《TRK》


 Chapter 1: You are a Tomb Raider (1)

    Chapter 1: You are a Tomb Raider (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    You trash bastard.


    That was something Ju-Heon had heard for close to ten years.


    ¡°Hyung. [1] The world is so shitty.¡±


    His dongsaeng would always say that and then sigh. [2] Of course, he knew the reason why.


    It was because of these damn tombs.


    These strange tombs suddenly started to appear in the world 15 years ago, starting in 2025.


    Mythology, great historical figures, legends, folk tales, and popular novels.


    They said something about how stories that people remember for a long time have power. These things all turned into tombs and started to appear in the world.


    The issue were these damn artifacts that came out of these tombs.


    The artifacts brought forth innovation and wealth, allowing anyone to increase their status.


    That was how the world changed.


    There were people who earned rank by being able to use the abilities of heroes through their artifacts.


    It was a world where dragons could rise from creeks.


    But it only lasted for a moment.


    It only lasted as long as good artifacts remained in the world.


    15 years.


    Ju-Heon was a young man who considered that time to be a nightmare more than anybody else. That was how the world had completely changed in just fifteen years.


    The downfall of the middle class. The world was divided into two, the 1% and the 99%.


    This was the difference between the nobles who had artifacts and the peasants who did not.


    The < monopolizers > who monopolized the good artifacts became so wealthy that even the governments could not ignore them and changed the social structure to benefit themselves. The ones who did not have them ended up becoming slaves suffering in poverty.


    The only way to get out of poverty was to work for a < monopolizer >.


    Ju-Heon was one of these slaves. However, that would all end today.


    ¡°Fuck, that damn son of a bitch!¡±


    Ju-Heon coughed up blood while being angry from being betrayed.


    Yes, Ju-Heon was dying right now. It was because of his boss, Chairman Kwon.


    Ju-Heon who had been Chairman Kwon''s right arm for ten years had been cut off like a lizard''s tail. All for the stupid reason of getting rid of any potential future disasters.


    ¡°Ah, Kwon Tae Joon, you motherfucking old man!¡±


    Chairman Kwon who possessed a Divine-Grade artifact was one of those < monopolizers >. However, he wanted to become the only monopolizer by gathering all artifacts.


    That was why he got close to Ju-Heon and Chairman Kwon, who had been envious of Ju-Heon¡¯s talents, had made him an offer.


    He told Ju-Heon he would pay him well to work for him. He had also said that he would use his Divine-Grade artifact to cure Ju-Heon and his family members from their illnesses.


    Ju-Heon had literally done everything for that reason.


    Illegal smuggling, theft, spying. He had been Chairman Kwon''s hands and feet to do all sorts of dirty deeds. He even did things that placed his own life in danger. He had no qualms about being Chairman Kwon''s shield.


    That was the only way to survive in a society where the monopolizers had changed everything for their benefits.


    The thing that Ju-Heon did the most was, ¡®illegal excavation.¡¯


    In other words, tomb raiding.


    Chairman Kwon often tasked Ju-Heon to raid tombs. Raiding them gained them more than lawfully excavating them.


    The reason that was possible was because of Ju-Heon''s abilities.


    It must have been an anonymous archeologist¡¯s artifact.


    The artifact that Ju-Heon found while risking his life had given him advanced archeology skills. Thanks to that, Ju-Heon was able to become the ace of Chairman Kwon¡¯s illegal excavation team.


    He had spent many years doing that.


    Ju-Heon plundered many artifacts and placed Chairman Kwon into a position of Monarch. Ju-Heon led his tomb raiding team to defeat Chairman Kwon¡¯s opponents with overwhelming strength.


    Other people just mocked Ju-Heon for being ¡®a trashy slave bastard who is leeching off a wealthy man,¡¯ but Ju-Heon just took it all in and continued to work.


    He needed the money. Chairman Kwon was the only person who had the artifact that could heal his family and himself. That had been the reason Ju-Heon trusted Chairman Kwon and had done everything he could.


    But for this to be the result...


    ¡®You son of a bitch! You became scared of us after we helped you rise to the top!¡±


    There were large snakes squirming around aiming for Ju-Heon''s body.


    His precious subordinates had become food for these snakes long ago.


    He had no way of knowing whose tomb this was. Chairman Kwon had found this unconfirmed highest-grade tomb. However, what he knew for sure was that this would become his grave as well.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh like a madman after figuring that out.


    ¡°You damn bastards, see if I trust any bastard with artifacts from now on!¡±


    Although he was saying that, he was extremely angry and hurting from betrayal and grudges.


    ¡°I''m going to become an evil spirit and haunt those bastards for the rest of their lives!¡±


    Ju-Heon heard an unexpected voice as his shrieks filled the labyrinth.


    [You''re so damn loud.]


    Ju-Heon scoffed at this sudden voice he heard.


    ¡°Sorry but I don¡¯t plan on dying quietly.¡±


    [Oh. You can hear my voice?]


    The voice sounded intrigued. Ju-Heon could not even laugh.


    ¡°It''s not the first day I could hear a damn artifact''s voice.¡±


    [How interesting that there was someone like you.]


    ¡°Interesting my ass. I don''t know which god''s item you are, but let me out of here while I''m asking you nicely.¡±


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    Ju-Heon coughed up some blood at that moment. His face was completely pale. It was an obvious reaction. There was nothing under his torso right now.


    All he could see was his blood dripping down. It was shocking enough that he had not fainted from shock already.


    That voice started to mock Ju-Heon as he was slowly fading away.


    [Thief who was greedy for the treasures of gods and entered without fear. This is the end for a fool like you.]


    Ju-Heon knew that he was dying but the smile had not left his face.


    ¡°Shut up and let me out now.¡±


    [You show rare talent but it looks like you were not able to use them to their full potential and only suffered because you were placed in a terrible time.]


    Ju-Heon got emotional after that and started to sneer.


    ¡°You stupid item bastard...you think I wanted to...¡±


    He was trying to say that he did not want to live like this. However, he could not finish his sentence.


    It was because he became angry thinking about Chairman Kwon and the societal changes that forced him to live like this.


    ¡°Fuck......damn Chairman Kwon. He was just lucky that he found a Divine-Grade artifact early on.¡±


    [Haha.]


    That item laughed again after hearing that. He sounded like a leery old man.


    [It truly would be a waste for you to die like this.]


    Ju-Heon screamed at that moment. It was because a light suddenly flashed and everything had turned white.


    Ju-Heon then saw something appear from the wall.


    It was something that even Ju-Heon who had seen numerous artifacts had never seen before.


    Furthermore, it was something that would make anybody in the world extremely happy.


    A hero-grade artifact? A Divine-Grade artifact?


    No, it was neither.


    Then what could it be?


    Ju-Heon saw the image of a crow in the flashing light at that moment.


    [I will give you a chance. Try to take a Monarch position for real.]


    That was the last thing Ju-Heon heard before he fainted.


    ¡®A Monarch position my ass.¡±


    Ju-Heon mumbled to himself as he moved his legs. He knew that his legs were not there, but it was a reflexive response.


    However...


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    They moved. He could even feel his legs that should not be there. A shocked Ju-Heon jumped up from his seat. However, he could not help but be even more shocked after jumping up.


    There was a scary looking mister in front of him.


    ¡°Have you snapped out of it?¡±


    Ju-Heon simply blinked a few times and looked around instead of responding.


    He seemed to be in a police station.


    The other people who were being questioned in the station peeked at Ju-Heon before lowering their heads again.


    Ju-Heon stood there in confusion for a moment.


    Something seemed weird.


    The officer in front of him started to bang on the table in anger.


    ¡°Hey, I¡¯ve been asking for your identity since earlier. Don¡¯t you have an ID? You haven''t said a thing since you got here. Are you trying to plead the fifth? Do you think we have time for that?¡±


    ¡®No, forget pleading the fifth or whatever.


    I need to know what the hell is going on in order to respond.¡¯


    He was in a tomb about to be fodder for snakes but how did he suddenly appear in a police station?


    ¡®Is that damn crow playing a trick on me?¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to frown and sat back down. He started to think about that final labyrinth where he had been dying.


    ¡®What is he trying to do, give me a punishment for breaking into his tomb?¡¯


    The officer across from him started to grumble.


    ¡°Aigoo, we¡¯re annoyed that we have to do this on the first day of 2025 as well, okay? Can you give us your statement so we can all go home?¡±


    Ju-Heon could not help but question his ears after hearing that. It felt as if he heard something impossible.


    ¡®Hold on. Did he say 2025?¡¯


    He quickly looked around the room.


    That was exactly what he saw.


    The calendar on the wall was on a date from a long time ago.


    [January 1, 2025]


    This was exactly 15 years ago when he was 23 years old. This was before tombs even started to appear!


    Ju-Heon got the chills after figuring that out. He had not heard incorrectly. And if this was the actual date!


    ¡®Wow, that means all of the Divine-Grade artifacts are still in their tombs!¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze turned greedy after realizing this fact.


    ¡®I can get all the artifacts if that is the case.¡¯


    He had the knowledge and experience in his mind to do that. Furthermore, he was not even sick at this point in his life. There was nothing tying him to Chairman Kwon either. It meant that he could have a new start.


    However, that hope was soon destroyed.


    It was because of the absence of his abilities.


    It didn¡¯t matter if all of the artifacts were still at home.


    The tomb where he got the archeologist''s artifact would not appear for another five years. He was just a regular person right now.


    ¡®Even though I know a lot about artifacts, without that tomb raiding ability.........¡¯


    Ju-Heon sat down with an annoyed expression on his face after realizing that fact.


    ¡®Damn it, I got excited for nothing.¡¯


    It really must be that damn crow playing a trick on Ju-Heon.


    He was a thief who knows where the treasures are but don''t have a way to get them. It¡¯s totally a way to mock him.


    ¡®Does he want me to repeat my sorry life again?¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide as he clicked his tongue.


    It was because he saw his reflection through the glass on the desk. He was focused on the unfamiliar text by his face.


    [Tomb Raider Seo Ju-Heon.]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes sparkled after confirming that.


    ¡®Oh, would you look at this?¡¯


    1. A way for a younger male to address an older male in Korean, literal meaning is older brother


    2. A way for an older male or female to address their younger sibling.

 Chapter 2: You are a Tomb Raider (2)

    Chapter 2: You are a Tomb Raider (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®A Tomb Raider?¡¯


    Some holographic words were floating next to him.


    Ju-Heon sighed after seeing that. He questioned why he could see something like this, but that was not important right now.


    [Tomb Raider Seo Ju-Heon]


    Level 1.


    A pathetic pickpocket who can¡¯t even use a shovel.


    There were some words that annoyed him, but Tomb Raider! A word that should have no relations to the world during this time had appeared.


    ¡°Did my eyes go crazy?¡±


    However, he could not ignore this. He needed to confirm things since he could see something like this.


    He needed to see if he could use his abilities. That would determine whether his life changed from here on.


    This was a chance.


    That was why to start...


    Ju-Heon grabbed the slightly rusted chair and stealthily tried to use one of his abilities.


    ¡®Restore!¡¯


    Unfortunately, nothing happened to the chair. Ju-Heon could only sigh.


    ¡®I guess it doesn¡¯t work without an artifact.¡¯


    The restoration ability was one of the abilities he had gained from the Archeologist''s artifact.


    According to his memories, it should easily get rid of some rust on a chair.


    ¡®Is this really just an illusion?¡¯


    He saw a message pop up in front of him at that moment.


    [Other skills are necessary in order to use the restoration skill.]


    [Please learn all four basic skills first.]


    ¡®A higher-tier skill?¡¯


    This window felt like a game interface. Ju-Heon was confused but soon started to smile.


    An odd but familiar thing appeared in front of his eyes.


    - Tomb Raider Basic Skills (1/4)-


    [Spy(F-Rank): Search a 1 meter radius area around you.]


    Ju-Heon started to laugh out loud after seeing that explanation. That made the officers look toward Ju-Heon in shock.


    ¡°Did this bastard suddenly go crazy?¡±


    ¡°Hey, why are you suddenly laughing like that?¡±


    However, Ju-Heon didn''t care and just continued to laugh.


    He was now certain.


    The name was different, but this was definitely the search ability that had been one of his abilities.


    But it changed to this?


    ¡®Did my original abilities turn into these game-like skills?¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes sparkled.


    If it was like this, he should be able to use his abilities even without the Archeologist''s artifact.


    A message popped up as he was having that thought.


    [Please awaken all four dormant skills in order to advance to a Tomb Raider.]


    [Mission: Successfully awaken all four basic Tomb Raider skills.]


    ¡®Oh? A quest window after a skill window?¡¯


    He naturally had no objections. Why would he have any issues with something that would allow him to use his abilities right now?


    ¡®But how do I awaken these skills?¡¯


    It happened as Ju-Heon was thinking about this.


    ¡°Ah, seriously, hey you! Hurry up and kneel and beg for forgiveness! Do you want to end up in jail?¡±


    Ju-Heon turned his head. Next to him was a high school student and a well-dressed madam.


    ¡°Hurry up and admit that you hit my son! We will settle for 10 million won! You can go to jail if you don''t want to do that!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown after hearing the woman¡¯s shout.


    ¡®Who are these bastards?¡¯


    But Ju-Heon quickly figured things out. Ju-Heon¡¯s memories were so good that he could even remember a phone number he received on the streets many years ago.


    That was why he could clearly remember what was going on right now.


    It happened on the streets around dinner time.


    ¡®I remember it was that bastard who provoked me after he had been drinking.¡¯


    As expected, the student was chuckling behind his mom.


    ¡°Oh, you''re going to stare at me like that? So who told you to touch a student studying for their exams? He can¡¯t even use his hand because of you.¡±


    ¡°They said it will take 8 weeks for a full recovery! Are you going to take responsibility if my son fails to get into college because of you? Are you going to take responsibility for ruining my son''s life?!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon scoffed at the women.


    ¡®That injury taking 8 weeks to heal?¡¯


    ¡°What a moron.¡±


    The mother-son duo both dropped their jaws at this comment.


    This bastard who was just groveling and saying he didn¡¯t have even ten dollars on him just said what?


    ¡°Hey! Did you suddenly go crazy or something?!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon could only laugh. There was only one thing for him to do now that he came back to the past.


    It was to take the artifacts inside the tombs before anybody else. He needed to awaken his skills to do that. Yet he was stuck here wasting time with these buffoons.


    ¡®I want to kick myself from 15 years ago.¡¯


    But he could understand why his old self acted the way he did. This had been how he lived until he earned the Archeology ability. He had found it hard to get a job as a high school graduate and had been suffering under an evil boss.


    ¡®But I can¡¯t waste my time like that now.¡¯


    There was no time to deal with these kind of children.


    The mother-son duo became anxious after hearing Ju-Heon start to laugh.


    ¡°Hey, did you go crazy, you retard? What¡¯s so funny? Huh?¡±


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    The woman tried to slap Ju-Heon. The officers tried to stop her in shock.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    A loud scream filled the station.


    The officers dropped their jaws in shock. The hand of the woman who tried to slap Ju-Heon had been twisted in a weird direction.


    It had happened so fast.


    ¡°Hol......!¡±


    ¡°Aaah! My arm, my arm!¡±


    Ju-Heon lightly laughed as he twisted her arm.


    ¡°Hey old lady, you need to know what you can hit and what you can¡¯t hit.¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°M, mom! Are you okay? You bastard!¡±


    The son tried to punch Ju-Heon as well and got his arm twisted as well.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    ¡°Oh my, I thought you needed 8 weeks for a full recovery. Your hand seems to be perfectly fine.¡±


    ¡°Aaah! Stop, stop! I''m sorry!¡±


    The officers finally snapped out of it and stopped them.


    ¡°Hey, stop right now!¡±


    Ju-Heon let go without any hesitation and stood up.


    ¡°That''s fine, where is the holding cell?¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to put me in the holding cell? I''m sleepy so I''m just going to go in and get some rest.¡±


    Ju-Heon then started to walk toward the holding cell. He looked as if he knew exactly where it was.


    ¡°Tsk, look at that bastard!¡±


    The officers chased after Ju-Heon in confusion. The mother-son duo were holding hands in shock as they watched him.


    It looked like the son''s hand was not as injured as they proclaimed...


    ¡°Ow, that bastard! Is he crazy?¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and stick him in the cell! Right away!¡±


    ¡°I''m going to sue this bastard!¡±


    They were huffing and puffing but did not realize something very important.


    They did not notice that their wallets had left their pockets without them knowing.


    ¡°Oh, these bastards were quite loaded.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled while looking at the stolen wallets. He had used his skills to swipe them.


    The original Ju-Heon had worked for 10 years with people calling him a rat bastard. It was nothing for him to steal people''s attention away and swipe things. His skills were at the level of a street magician or an expert.


    Of course, he had usually only used it during work-related tasks, but he had done it as a warm-up since he returned to the past. And voila, it had succeeded.


    ¡®You damn bastards, it looks like there are some important stuff in here so have fun crying.¡¯


    He just needed to awaken these basic skills now. The problem was that he still didn¡¯t know how to do it.


    ¡®Just how do I go about awakening these skills?¡¯


    It would be great if he at least knew how to do that.


    It happened at that moment.


    [Spy skill mastery level has increased.]


    [Your stealthy hands that even the devil would be shocked to see has helped you learn about the existence of the basic skill, < Dexterity >.]


    ¡®Oh?¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to think after seeing that before he started to chuckle.


    Did this mean that he needed to do certain actions to awaken the skills?


    Ju-Heon was about to thoroughly inspect the system window but quickly put away the stolen wallets first.


    It was because there was an officer heading toward him.


    ¡°Hey, you punk. I haven''t even seen my wife¡¯s face in a month so do I really have to see you here?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    Kim Gun Woo.


    He was an investigator on the Violent Crimes Unit who had been treating the orphan Ju-Heon like his own brother since they were young. He had been Ju-Heon¡¯s only family member until he eventually found some blood relatives.


    ¡°Anyway, don''t worry because I took care of this. Those damn scammers were repeat offenders.


    We should be putting them in jail for their repeated reports for the same thing.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled before seriously asking a question.


    ¡°Hyung, I have a question.¡±


    ¡°A question?¡±


    Ju-Heon pointed to the TV instead of responding. The TV had a lot of news information quickly buzzing by.


    [An unknown tomb appeared in Myeong-dong at 3pm today causing quite a disturbance. There are over 1,000 people reported to be missing......]


    Inspector Kim looked at the news before clicking his tongue.


    ¡°Even the police don''t know why these tombs are suddenly appearing. We haven¡¯t found anything out in the past nine months.¡±


    No, that wasn¡¯t very important. Ju-Heon knew very well about these occurrences even without being told anything.


    [Tomb Appearance]


    This was a disaster in the world caused by artifacts looking to find their masters.


    Zeus, Solomon, Socrates, Faust, Nostradamus, Chiyou the Chinese God of War, etc. Artifacts with the abilities of gods, heroes, and famous individuals were appearing in the world.


    Artifacts used different methods to select their masters, however, they all created tombs in the process. People saw the tombs as a signal and gathered over to them.


    ¡®Hell will be created once they start appearing more frequently.¡¯


    Artifacts definitely brought people benefits. However, if their goal was to destroy humanity, it could be called a great success.


    People started to kill each other for artifacts and the monopolizers changed the social structures. The only way to survive was to find a great artifact and became an artifact user.


    ¡®History will only repeat itself if I don''t do that.¡¯


    This was the core part of his question.


    ¡°Hyung, have you seen any superhumans?¡±


    ¡°What? .........Ah! I saw it a while ago, the movie that got over 10 million views! The heroine was so hot.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile at that response.


    Based on that response, tombs have not been cleared yet and artifact users have not appeared in the world.


    Tombs and artifacts were popping up here and there but it was still in the infancy stage. So there should not be any real competitors right now.


    However, he could not relax just yet.


    Why?


    Because of Chairman Kwon. Although he didn¡¯t know the exact time, Chairman Kwon was one of the early birds who got a Divine-Grade artifact in the early stages.


    ¡®So I need to move faster than that bastard.¡¯


    The best scenario would be to take Chairman Kwon¡¯s artifact before he got it.


    Ju-Heon started to grind his teeth after still feeling the pain from his limbs being cut apart from his body.


    ¡®Even without thinking about revenge, I need to hurry up in order to not have the same kind of life.¡¯


    Ju-Heon firmly made his resolves before saying goodbye and heading out of the police station.


    There were too many things for him to do now that he had returned to the past.


    ¡®The first was Europe. The tombs that were profitable mainly appeared in Europe at first, so I need to go there.¡¯


    However, it was at that moment.


    Ju-Heon suddenly stopped walking after realizing an important fact.


    It was something so shocking that he couldn¡¯t believe he forgot about it.


    ¡®Hold on. Wasn¡¯t I penniless at this point?¡¯


    That was the case.


    During this time, he had not even been able to pay his electricity or his water bills.


    So forget getting on a plane, he didn¡¯t even have money for daily necessities right now!


    Ju-Heon could only sigh after remembering this fact.


    ¡®I should be able to pay my overdue cell phone bill with this stolen money.¡¯


    Based on the situation, it looked like the era of artifacts would officially start in about two months. But forget getting into the tombs, he was having trouble getting to those countries to start!


    ¡®Damn it, why did I erase those winning lottery numbers from my memories.¡¯


    Even his memory that was better than everybody else was useless right now.


    However, it was at that moment.


    ¡°Hey! Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    There was a group of people sharply calling for Ju-Heon outside the police station. Ju-Heon started to frown while looking at them.


    ¡®Those bastards are?¡¯


    They were his hyung-nims at the company where he was being exploited during this time.


    They spit on the ground and motioned for Ju-Heon to hurry over to them.


    ¡®Are they saying they will kill me if I don''t come?¡¯


    He didn¡¯t know exactly what they wanted, but he knew it wasn''t so they could hang out and have some fun together.


    However, Ju-Heon started to smile as if he thought of something while looking at them.


    ¡®There are some useful punks right there.¡¯

 Chapter 3: Hand Over My Money (1)

    Chapter 3: Hand Over My Money (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®How perfect.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile while looking at them but Inspector Kim who noticed them opened his eyes wide in shock.


    ¡°Huh? Those bastards are? Wow, I caught them now! They ran away after using you as a human shield last time!¡±


    Ju-Heon stopped Inspector Kim who looked ready to take them down.


    ¡°Ah, it¡¯s fine, hyung. I¡¯ll take care of it. I happen to need something from them.¡±


    ¡°What? You need something from them?¡±


    ¡°Ah, call an ambulance just in case. It¡¯ll be complicated if they end up dying.¡±


    Inspector Kim doubted his ears after hearing that.


    ¡®What? Which side is going to die?¡¯


    ¡°Hold on! Hey! What the heck do you mean? Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡®You don''t know how to fight!¡¯ Inspector Kim chased him for a moment but Ju-Heon disappeared into an alley.


    The first thing Ju-Heon needed to do now that he returned to the past was to settle some loose ends. Well, settling loose ends might be too nice of a way to classify this...


    Of course, the ones he was dealing with were the art brokers from the criminal organization.


    He had ended up working for them once in high school when he was desperate for money and ended up being forced to work for this gang since then.


    Ju-Heon really worked his ass off like a slave under these bastards.


    ¡®If I remember correctly, I worked for them until my mid-twenties when I got my abilities.¡¯


    The Ju-Heon of this time even had his money stolen by them and had to do things he didn''t want to do. However, he had never thought about running away. Even with an inspector around him, he didn¡¯t know what kind of actions a gang would take.


    Ju-Heon sighed as he remembered that fact better than anybody else.


    Anyway, they originally planned to make Ju-Heon go deep in debt buying artwork before taking care of him, but continued to bother him after realizing that Ju-Heon¡¯s memory was quite useful.


    That was the same right now.


    ¡°Fuck, our little Ju-Heon. You poor orphan bastard. You should be greeting your hyung-nims as soon as you see us.¡±


    ¡°Work, it¡¯s time for work.¡±


    There were four of them.


    Four bulky dudes were stretching in a small alley while blocking Ju-Heon¡¯s way. One of them had a small wooden box with artwork in his shirt. They were probably looking for him because of this item.


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s hurry up. We are short on time, you bastard.¡±


    ¡°But he¡¯s gotten much better. He sent the Inspector off on his own.¡±


    ¡°He finally knows who he should stick with. Who wouldn''t want to live their life with their limbs intact?¡±


    ¡°I mean, how sweet of a job is this? Right? Other people are desperately looking for jobs but we let him go home twice a month, pay him even though he is an intern, and teach him a lot of things. Shouldn¡¯t we be the ones being paid instead?¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed, wondering if they truly believed what they were saying.


    They were making a grave mistake right now. The reason Ju-Heon got away from Inspector Kim as if he was Lupin was not because of their threats or fear. [1]


    Then why?


    There was a simple reason for it. Things would get complicated if an Inspector saw what was about to happen.


    For example.


    ¡°Hurry up and follow us if you kno......ugh!¡±


    A scream suddenly filled the alley. There was a man who was sent flying with his teeth punched out. It had happened so quickly that nobody could figure out what actually happened.


    At least until Ju-Heon started to laugh and make a comment.


    ¡°Morons.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°The reason I didn''t want the Inspector here was so that I don''t get punished for excessive self-defense.¡±


    ¡°T, t, this bastard?!¡±


    ¡°Hey! Seo Ju-Heon! You dare to touch our hyung-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon brushed his hand off and calmly started to speak after sending the man flying.


    ¡°I don''t have a letter of resignation on me so inform the boss verbally. I''m done with you guys now.¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say?¡±


    The men started to wonder if Ju-Heon had gone crazy. The bastard who used to grovel at their feet had turned weird.


    However, Ju-Heon just cracked his knuckles and started to laugh viciously.


    ¡°Ah. One more thing before I resign.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°Do you guys have any money on you? I think I should get my overdue pay and compensation package right now.¡±


    He had changed completely.


    Although the men were confused, Ju-Heon was being serious.


    The era of artifacts would start in a few months. He didn¡¯t even have enough time to go into tombs right now and take the artifacts before other people did, let alone dealing with these bastards any longer.


    That was why he would take care of any annoying loose ends before he started going into the tombs.


    However, the men scoffed as if they could not understand Ju-Heon¡¯s attitude at all.


    ¡°Huh, did he really go crazy? What? Pay? Compensation package?¡±


    ¡°Wow, Seo Ju-Heon. It looks like we need to train him properly once again.¡±


    ¡°Fuck, hey retard, a poor bastard who doesn''t know how to fight should not bluff like that!¡±


    These upset men started to scream as they charged toward Ju-Heon. To them, Ju-Heon was just a baby chick whose memory was useful.


    However, Ju-Heon clicked his tongue while looking at them. He did expect that things would not end with just words.


    ¡°You give me no other choice.¡±


    Ju-Heon poked one of them men in a vital point of the clavicle.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    He then lifted his elbow and slammed it into another man¡¯s neck. That was followed by grabbing a third man by the head and slamming it into his knee.


    Crack.


    ¡°Uuuuuuuuugh!¡±


    The men could not even see all of Ju-Heon''s movements. Ju-Heon did not give the many time as he attacked them in their temples.


    Every spot he had hit had been a vital point.


    Two men in the front ended up groaning as they fell over.


    ¡°Hyu, hyung-nim!¡±


    The other two were so shocked their jaws dropped as they looked at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°C, crazy. Y, you didn¡¯t even know how to fight before!¡±


    Ju-Heon had originally just been an excavator with the Archeologist¡¯s abilities. It sounds like it has nothing to do with fighting, but how could a life related to artifacts be that simple?


    He even had a vicious love scene with a homicidal maniac like Jack the Ripper over an artifact.


    ¡®That was why fighting was essential.¡¯


    He had learned many different martial arts including Jeet Kune Do for self defense but it was fine to take care of thugs like this.


    Pow!


    ¡°You bastard! Ugh!¡±


    A man who took out a club went flying this time. Ju-Heon laughed in a relaxed manner as he watched.


    Surprisingly, his body felt very light. His body had been a mess in his past life because of an illness he caught in a tomb.


    ¡®I''ll have less problems like this.¡¯


    He had felt it earlier as the police station as well, but his senses had remained. His stamina and strength might not be the same but he should be able to use everything he learned to a high degree even with this fifteen years younger body.


    The club went flying into the air as the man flew away, before landing in Ju-Heon''s hand.


    ¡°That bastard!¡±


    The men started to glare but Ju-Heon just laughed. A club-wielding Ju-Heon was like a fish in water as he started to attack the other men.


    Crack, the sound of one of their chin¡¯s breaking could be heard.


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon aimed for the next one as that man stumbled in pain.


    He aimed for the legs next!


    The club struck right between the knee joint and the leg. That wasn¡¯t it. He broke the club in half and pointed a sharp point to the man''s stomach.


    Pow!


    He then punched the man¡¯s face.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah! My eye!¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Ju-Heon had no problem causing a lot of damage with a single club. Once all three of them fell down, Park Kyung Tae, their leader, started to huff and puff with a flushed face.


    ¡°You disrespectful bastard! This is how you pay back our kindness for raising you?! Looks like we need to kill you to teach you a lesson!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon just scoffed at Park Kyung Tae.


    ¡®The kindness for raising me?¡¯


    The difference between Park Kyung Tae and the other three were that this bastard really was a dumbass.


    Lo and behold, he took a fancy knife out of his chest pocket. Even if he calls himself an art broker, he was born a thug. These bastards didn''t care for the methods.


    Of course, even gangsters didn''t take knives out in most situations these days, but Park Kyung Tae was a thug who believed he needed to show his knife a taste of blood at least once.


    ¡®Looks like this damn art broker got another weird art piece.¡¯


    He probably sent his lackeys to go find a weird one again.


    The groaning lackeys looked anxious after seeing him take out the knife.


    ¡°Hyung-nim, using a knife near a police station is a bit......!¡±


    ¡°Shut up, how can we walk around if we are afraid of damn pigs. Knives only become real knives after they taste human blood at least once.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh after seeing Park Kyung Tae point the knife at him.


    ¡®I just have to send the knife flying.¡¯


    It happened as Ju-Heon was about to send the knife flying. Ju-Heon¡¯s expression changed a bit as he looked at the knife.


    It was because of the aura he felt coming from this brass knife with a dog on it.


    ¡®That is?¡¯


    Other people would only see a fancy knife, but it could not trick Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes.


    He was certain. This feeling.


    It was an artifact.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh after figuring that out.


    ¡®Something is weird. Why does this bastard have that?¡¯


    This was not yet time for artifacts to float around in large numbers. However, Ju-Heon soon accepted it after thinking about it for a moment.


    Artifacts had many different ways of looking for a master. There were some like this one who came out of their tombs and just hid amongst other items in the human world. One of the best hiding spots for artifacts was in between works of art.


    ¡®Well, I guess it doesn¡¯t matter.¡¯


    Artifacts won¡¯t be able to do anything in a normal person''s hands.


    However, Park Kyung Tae still charged forward with the knife.


    ¡°You bastard! You¡¯ll need to find a grave in the hills today!¡±


    His loud voice was quite entertaining.


    However.


    Pow!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Forget swinging the knife, Park Kyung Tae could only sound like a pig as his arm was twisted behind him.


    ¡°Ugh, ugh, y, you bastard!¡±


    On the other hand, Ju-Heon smiled after picking up the knife. Park Kyung Tae''s eyes opened wide as he saw Ju-Heon with the knife.


    ¡°You bastard, put that down! That¡¯s not something for you to touch! Do you know how much that decorative item is worth?!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s sneer filled the area.


    ¡°Decorative item?¡±


    Although none of them had been his, Ju-Heon had touched many artifacts in his past life. He could not help but laugh at someone who was thinking an artifact was a decorative item. Even a regular person should be able to tell that this was not normal after holding it for a while.


    ¡®This bastard won''t know the value of artifacts even in the future.¡¯


    Well, that was fine.


    This was the first artifact to land in his hands after returning fifteen years into the past. He needed to see which bastard¡¯s artifact this was.


    ¡°Catch that bastard first!¡±


    Ju-Heon easily activated the artifact after hearing the thugs shout.


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 Chapter 4: Hand Over My Money (2)

    Chapter 4: Hand Over My Money (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Something odd happened at that moment.


    The knife became hot and the bodies of the people around him started to turn red. This was something only Ju-Heon who was holding the knife could see. Ju-Heon could instantly figure out what it was doing.


    ¡®It¡¯s letting me see the organs?¡¯


    He felt as if he could see the bones once he turned the knife a bit.


    That was the case. This was like seeing an x-ray in real time.


    Park Kyung Tae must have thought Ju-Heon was playing around with the knife as he started to shout.


    ¡°Hey, you bastard! Put down that knife!¡±


    He then picked up a brick from the ground and charged toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°You motherfucking bastard! It looks like you learned some martial arts or something!¡±


    Although he had used the knife to look cool, Park Kyung Tae was known for his fighting abilities in the past. He had been a thug for a long time. In comparison, the young Ju-Heon wasn''t even a real thug. Even if he was holding a knife, he would not be able to handle a real fighter who also had something in his hand.


    ¡°Don¡¯t show off, you bastard!¡±


    However.


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Something unexpected happened.


    Ju-Heon''s hand that seemed to be turning the knife disappeared.


    No, it looked like it disappeared. Once he realized that, Park Kyung Tae started to scream after feeling a terrible pain at his side.


    ¡°Aaah! You bastard!¡±


    ¡°Hyung-nim!¡±


    It felt as if a hot iron had cut his side. Park Kyung Tae started to roll on the ground while holding his bleeding side.


    ¡°Ow! Fuck!¡±


    However, Park Kyung Tae could not understand this situation. Ju-Heon was weird just now.


    Learning a weird martial arts was one thing. It was something that was doable if he trained like hell in the short time they didn''t see him.


    However, the way he used the knife right now was not at a regular person''s skill level, it seemed more like a homicidal maniac.


    ¡®...This bastard used to be scared of even seeing blood, so what......?!¡¯


    It even felt as if he was trying to cut off a piece of his flesh and not trying to stab him like a normal person. He started to think that this would be how a pig feels if they were butchered while still alive.


    ¡°Hyung-nim, are you okay?! Hyung-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon swung the knife around and approached them as they shouted. The men flinched as Ju-Heon got closer.


    ¡°D, don''t come any closer! Are you planning on killing the hyung-nim?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°Stop exaggerating, I didn¡¯t even stab him that deep.¡±


    ¡°F, fuck! Don¡¯t get any closer!¡±


    They looked pale as they shouted and fell to the ground. They looked so scared that they might start peeing their pants soon.


    It made sense that they were scared. It was not normal to see this little kid whose only strength was using his brain suddenly became an expert at martial arts and using a knife.


    They could only come to a single conclusion.


    ¡°R, right! He must be possessed! A ghost must have possessed him!¡±


    ¡°A ghost?¡±


    ¡°How else can you explain this?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to chuckle. No matter what, wasn¡¯t it too much to say he was possessed?


    The martial arts was one thing, but the knife was him just using the artifact.


    That was the case. These bastards might have used the knife thinking this decorative item is pretty and what not, but this was an artifact.


    It was a < Possession-Type > artifact.


    Ju-Heon had just used the internal force of this artifact.


    ¡®Based on the hieratic text (Egyptian priest text), it must be an Egyptian artifact.¡¯


    Although he didn¡¯t know for certain without appraising it, there was a high chance it was related to a high ranking embalmer (priest) from ancient Egypt.


    They would cut through a corpse¡¯s body with precision to remove the organs. That was probably why he could see other people''s organs and location of their bones when he activated this knife.


    Furthermore, possession-type artifacts allowed the user to use the original owner¡¯s abilities. In simple terms, even someone who does not know how to use a sword can become an expert using an artifact.


    ¡®But it is at max a consumable C-Grade (general-grade) artifact.¡¯


    A C-Grade artifact was something that was only at the level to surprise a regular person, and a consumable artifact will break after using it a few times.


    Of course, C-Grade artifacts were low-grade artifacts during Ju-Heon¡¯s past.


    ¡®It is probably quite precious right now.¡¯


    The laughing Ju-Heon then started to walk toward Park Kyung Tae. Park Kyung Tae instantly fell on his ass like an animal about to be butchered.


    ¡°Damn it, t, t, this bastard, really!¡±


    However, these thugs still had their pride as thugs, no, pride as men.


    This extremely young bastard. It felt unfair to lower their heads to this bastard who had never tried to fight them back as they beat him up!


    Lo and behold, Park Kyung Tae opened his eyes wide as he started to shout.


    ¡°Hey! Are you just going to watch this?! Hurry up and take out any knives or weapons you got and kill him! Hurry up!¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes! Hyung-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue after hearing that.


    ¡°Looks like you idiots haven¡¯t been punished enough.¡±


    And then...


    Ju-Heon pointed the knife at Park Kyung Tae''s neck as if he was annoyed. It was a simple threat, however, Park Kyung Tae forgot all about his pride as a man as the cold blade touched his skin. It really felt as if he would die if Ju-Heon pushed any farther.


    ¡°Aigoooo, stop! Seo Ju-Heon, you ungrateful bastard!¡±


    ¡°Hyu, hyung-nim!¡±


    Park Kyung Tae looked ready to cry. Honestly speaking, the thugs these days were cowards who didn¡¯t really know how to fight.


    In comparison, Ju-Heon had come from an era where people were used to killing one another for artifacts. Something like this was child''s play.


    Of course, Park Kyung Tae who had no way of knowing that was shaking in fear.


    ¡®Shit, did we stress this bastard to the point he went crazy or did he really get possessed by a ghost.¡¯


    Either way, they had touched someone they should not touch.


    But regret was useless at this point. The only thing he could do right now as he sat there in fear was this.


    ¡°I''m sorry sir! I''m sorry so please forgive me! I will get you your overdue pay and compensation package right away!¡±


    His tone had even changed.


    Ju-Heon happily pulled the knife back and responded.


    ¡°Good. Then I will be generous and give you thirty minutes so bring it now.¡±


    However, Park Kyung Tae started to roll his eyes to come up with a plan even as he was groveling. He still could not accept just doing whatever this bastard told him to do.


    He needed to get away from this situation to find a chance to step on this bastard again. Park Kyung Tae gulped and started to speak after thinking of a plan.


    ¡°Umm, you see, sir......¡±


    ¡°Is there an issue?¡±


    ¡°We can¡¯t pull funds from the company account without the boss¡¯s permission......¡±


    But Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care.


    ¡°Oh is that so? You need approval?¡±


    Park Kyung Tae seemed to think that Ju-Heon took the bait as he started to smile servilely.


    ¡°Yes sir! We will bring it in cash if you give us some more time! We will definitely convince the boss to......!¡±


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    ¡°Yes sir, he''s right! We can¡¯t do as we please with the company money. Hehe.¡±


    ¡®This young bastard should say he¡¯ll give us more time now. Then we will go call for reinforcements. He should not be able to do anything if we take his friend hostage.¡¯ They were laughing internally. However, the thugs heard a cold voice in their ears.


    ¡°Did these morons go crazy?¡±


    They turned pale after making eye contact with Ju-Heon.


    He was smiling mischievously but his gaze was very scary.


    And lo and behold.


    The smiling Ju-Heon cracked his neck before lifting his fist.


    And then...


    Pow!


    Ju-Heon started to mercilessly beat the men up. He played around with them by only punching the same spots over and over. He was thinking that these thugs should be pretty tough, so it wouldn¡¯t work unless he punched them with the plan to break their bones.


    Pow! Pow!


    ¡°Fuck, stop, stoooooop! I''m sorry, so, aaaaaah!¡±


    In the end, forget a man¡¯s pride or whatever, Park Kyung Tae started to cry.


    ¡°Damn it, damn it......!¡±


    ¡°It seems like you didn''t understand. I never told you to take money from the company account. I will give you five minutes. Go bring me money.¡±


    The men who realized their mistakes froze with pale expressions.


    But it seemed to be a bit too late.


    [What did you say? He¡¯s going to stop working for us? That Seo Ju-Heon said that?]


    Park Kyung Tae clenched his eyes closed after hearing his sister, Park Kyung Joo''s anger. Park Kyung Joo who was living as a gold miss was currently the head of a small art broker organization. [1]


    They had just come across another highly profitable deal that they were trying to take Ju-Heon and go to work.


    So it was no wonder that she was angry because the bastards she sent to do the job were crying and calling her.


    [You stupid idiots! You morons let Seo Ju-Heon say that crap?]


    ¡°No, you see! We could not touch him! He was a completely different person and was an expert at martial arts to the point that we almost died......¡±


    [Hey! Did you morons go crazy?! How can you call yourself thugs after being scared by a damn baby?!]


    ¡°N, no, that¡¯s not the case!¡±


    [Enough!]


    Park Kyung Joo did not seem to have the patience to listen to such nonsense any longer.


    [Forget him for now and you guys go take care of business. It is an important deal as usual. You have the sample on you, right?]


    Park Kyung Tae sighed knowing the worst part had finally arrived. The problem actually started from here.


    ¡°No, you see... that.¡±


    [What is it. Did something happen?]


    ¡°That, you see...... Ju-Heon, that bastard took it with him.¡±


    [Took what?]


    ¡°The art piece that he took......¡±


    [What? You really had that taken away?]


    ¡°Yes...yes ma¡¯am. He took everything saying it was his overdue pay and compensation package......¡±


    Park Kyung Tae said that and prepared himself for the worst. And lo and behold.


    [Ow, you really! You morons! Don¡¯t you know what that Buddha statue is?!]


    The boss¡¯s anger shot through the sky.


    [Do you know how much that is worth?!]


    ¡°That......he also took all of our wallets!¡±


    He then heard all sorts of swear words in satoori as well as about how she didn''t care about their money. [2] Park Kyung Joo could not help but go hysterical over the phone.


    [Plus, Seo Ju-Heon, that bastard is close to the cops! What if he notices the real identity of that Buddha statue?! You¡¯re driving me nuts!]


    ¡°N, no! It should be fine! Ju-Heon......no, that bastard should not notice anything about that statue! How would he figure out what is inside it......!¡±


    [Ah, whatever! I don''t care! Hurry up and get it back, NOW! Don''t even think about coming home until you do!]


    Click.


    She then hung up the phone.


    ¡°Aigoo, damn it!¡±


    ¡®This is all because of Seo Ju-Heon!¡¯


    Park Kyung Tae shook his head in frustration.


    1. Gold miss Refers to an unmarried woman who is highly-educated, economically and socially independent.


    2. Satoori is a term for a regional dialect in Korea. The easiest comparison I can make is an American southern twang.

 Chapter 5: Hand Over My Money (3)

    Chapter 5: Hand Over My Money (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    However, Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care whether they stomped their feet or got frustrated.


    He was just...


    ¡°Sir. This is probably not worth any more than 50,000 won.¡± [1]


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°You should just keep it at home. I don''t think any fine arts dealer will buy something like this.¡±


    Placed in a very awkward situation.


    ¡°.........Ho. They were acting like it was worth millions of won.¡±


    Ju-Heon who had come to an experienced fine arts dealer to appraise and sell the item started to frown.


    It was very weird and put him in a complicated situation.


    He had taken this Buddha statue and justified it by saying it was for his overdue pay and compensation package, but...


    ¡®Damn it, it is only worth 50,000 won?¡¯


    Park Kyung Tae had turned pale and tried to take it back vigorously that he thought it was worth a lot more.


    He wondered if the appraiser had lied, but he had seen people like this quite often. Forget showing no interest in the item at all, he seemed to treat Ju-Heon like a peddler.


    That was why Ju-Heon could only click his tongue after coming out of the shop.


    ¡®Tsk. Did those morons get this appraised incorrectly to start?


    They were trying to be the middleman for something like this?¡¯


    He would not be able to get any money even if he sold this. He needed that money to go looking for artifacts.


    Of course, it was his fault that he did not thoroughly look at this statue before he took it. But his instincts had told him that this would be worth a lot.


    ¡®......This is weird.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had a sharp instinct especially when it came to money. He had gained an unbelievable instinct after touching so many artifacts with the Archeology ability.


    That instinct was telling him that this statue was worth a lot of money.


    ¡®Why? Why is my instinct telling me this cheap statue is worth a lot of money?¡¯


    Ju-Heon thought about it for a while before deciding to let it be.


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s not even an artifact; my instinct might not work on regular artwork.¡±


    It happened as Ju-Heon was about to go back in to at least get the 50,000 won for it.


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    A weird message appeared in front of his eyes.


    [Activate Spy skill.]


    [A suspicious substance is being detected inside the Buddha statue.]


    ¡®Oh, would you look at this?¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to laugh at the completely unexpected message.


    ¡®A suspicious substance?¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes curled up like a sly fox. It would not be wrong to say he also looked like an excited child.


    He believed this was a message from the < Spy > skill, one of the basic Tomb Raider skills. It probably changed to be like a search skill in a video game.


    ¡®But there is something on the inside?¡¯


    There was no way something like a diamond sarira was inside it. [2]


    Ju-Heon decided to take a closer look at the statue. He even tried to shake it but could not feel anything weird about it.


    ¡®Just what could be inside?¡¯


    Ju-Heon had not cared about this item before but he was extremely focused on it because of the Tomb Raider skill.


    Park Kyung Tae had not been a broker for a day or two, so there was no way he was so antsy about him taking a 50,000 won statue away.


    That meant that their goal was not this outer shell but the item inside.


    ¡®......They hid something inside the artwork.¡¯


    Something that would make them a ton of money.


    ¡®In simple terms, it could be laundered money ...... Cash to avoid taxes ... jewels...¡¯


    A lot of things came to mind but he didn¡¯t think any of them fit.


    Ju-Heon thought about what else there could be before quickly realizing it.


    ¡®These bastards, are they really?¡¯


    The corners of his lips soon curled up slyly.


    Ju-Heon who had rolled around in this business for a long time had figured it out. There was generally only one thing they would trade like this.


    ¡®But do they really have the balls to do this?¡¯


    As they say, seeing is believing. Ju-Heon quickly took the artifact knife out.


    Once the artifact activated, the statue was sliced in half with god-like movement. The glue had been cut with the knife.


    A small liquid vial was located inside. Ju-Heon started to chuckle after seeing it.


    ¡®As expected.¡¯


    The substance inside was a clear liquid. It was a drug.


    It looked like it could be confused with a saline solution, but it was a liquid drug called Tears of God (TG), made with a synthesis of hemp and XLR-11. Instead of using needles, you dropped a few drops onto a cigarette to enjoy the high.


    And they had imported this to distribute inside artwork!


    ¡°Look at these brazen bastards. 100ML of this would sell for quite the price.¡±


    No wonder Park Kyung Tae had tried so hard to take it back.


    This was something he had not noticed when he was younger. Ju-Heon then started to think while looking at the vial.


    ¡®Now that I think about it, these bastards had hundreds of artwork they dealt, right?¡¯


    If all of them had drugs inside?


    Ju-Heon thought about this before putting on an evil smile and taking out his phone.


    He figured out a way to quickly generate his initial funds. With this method, he would not have to think about his tiny pay and his compensation package that would at max be a couple million wons.


    Of course, he was not interested in a dirty deeds like selling drugs.


    He just needed to..


    ¡°Oh, hyung. It¡¯s me. Sorry for suddenly disappearing like that earlier. You''re not busy right now, are you?¡±


    He knew very well that the reward for helping to catch drug dealers was at max 100 million won.


    ¡°No, not at all! Chairman-nim. It is not that that goods are not ready. Yes, yes sir! As I mentioned earlier, we need to delay the deal for a bit because there are some eyes watching us......yes sir. Yes sir. I understa...ugh!¡±


    8 pm the next day. Park Kyung Joo received a lot of flack as the goods did not show up on time as they planned. The ones making the complaints were the people who had requested the stealthy deals.


    However, Seo Ju-Heon taking the statue with the hidden drugs was one thing, but the morons she tasked to get it back had not contacted her either!


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    ¡°It¡¯s been a whole day since then so what the hell are they doing?!¡±


    The office door burst open at that moment. Park Kyung Joo who thought it was her lackeys jumped up and started to speak in anger.


    ¡°Hey! Do you know what time it is? Do you really want to jump into the ocean in this weather?!¡±


    However, she heard an unexpected voice respond back.


    ¡°The ocean is too cold but how about a cell? I''ll even add on a seolleongtang as a special service.¡± [3]


    ¡°......Gasp!¡±


    The ones to burst in through the door were not her lackeys but the police. No, her lackeys were with them. They were just in handcuffs with the police.


    Park Kyung Tae who was caught by Inspector Kim was grumbling and sniffling. After being stabbed by Ju-Heon, he was mercilessly beaten by Inspector Kim.


    ¡°Noonim, we''re finished......¡±


    Park Kyung Tae''s sister Park Kyung Joo could not shut up after hearing his comment.


    ¡°W, what the hell?! Who are you?!¡±


    ¡°We received a report of possession and sale of illegal drugs.¡±


    Park Kyung Joo got angry after hearing that.


    ¡°Drugs? We are art dealers! What are you doing to an innocent citizen!¡±


    ¡°Wow, all criminals always say the same thing before they¡¯re caught.¡±


    Inspector Kim took the Buddha statue and the liquid drugs out of his pocket as he started to laugh.


    ¡°Your tail has been caught. We are currently searching through the reported gallery as well.¡±


    ¡°G, gallery?¡±


    Park Kyung Joo gulped after hearing the word, gallery. They did have a gallery where they kept the artwork. Of course, the artwork with the drugs were all inside storage room safes in the name of security.


    ¡®It¡¯s fine. They all have different passcodes so these idiots can¡¯t get in.¡¯


    ¡°Don¡¯t pester the innocent without any proof! Even the police can¡¯t just burst into someone''s business......!¡±


    A voice could be heard coming from the walkie-talkie in Inspector Kim¡¯s pocket at that moment. It was the narcotics squad that came with him.


    [We received assistance to check all 600 pieces of artwork in the gallery storage room. Drugs were found in every art piece.]


    [There seems to be a total of 8000mL smuggled in. This is probably worth about 800 million won on the market.]


    Park Kyung Joo''s face turned pale. This made no sense at all.


    ¡°Who opened the safe for them?!¡±


    Inspector Kim started to laugh as he took out a pair of handcuffs.


    ¡°Thankfully, we had assistance from one of your employees.¡±


    However, Park Kyung Joo was going crazy for a different reason. Assistance was one thing, but each safe had different passcodes!


    There were so many that nobody would be able to open them without looking at the list of passcodes. Park Kyung Joo was the only one who had that list of passcodes.


    So who would have been able to tell them over 600 different safe passcodes?


    Inspector Kim who had picked up a call looked toward Park Kyung Joo.


    ¡°Ah, the person who helped us begged me to hand the phone to you.¡±


    He then put his cellphone by Park Kyung Joo¡¯s ear. The mischievous voice coming through the phone was very familiar.


    [Old lady. This is why you don¡¯t make people work for no pay.]


    Park Kyung Joo''s eyes almost rolled over in shock after hearing that voice. She finally realized who had provided the information. Park Kyung Joo started to shout into the phone.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you motherfucking bastard! You! You!¡±


    [Ah, I was going to ask you something, but never mind, you probably don''t know. Oh, by the way. You should really change your passcodes once every six months.]


    Park Kyung Joo was going crazy from his cheeky comments. ¡®You pay back my benevolence with betrayal?!¡¯


    ¡°Hey! Seo Ju-Heon! You stole the passcodes, you damn thief!¡±


    [No? I never stole it. I just used the ones I remembered to open it for them.]


    Park Kyung Joo could not believe what she heard.


    ¡°What? Are you crazy? You really expect me to believe you remember over 600 passcodes?¡±


    She received an unexpected response back.


    [Are you an idiot? Why wouldn¡¯t you be able to remember that?]


    ¡®What did he just say?¡¯


    ¡°Hey! Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    Park Kyung Joo started to jump up and down in anger with a flushed face.


    ¡°You bastard, you won''t get away with this. You better stay there. I''m going to get there and......!¡±


    Inspector Kim didn¡¯t care as he smiled with pity.


    ¡°I''m sorry. You¡¯ll have to come with us first.¡±


    [The 100 million won reward will be sent to your account in a few weeks. Don''t waste it all, make sure to save it! Don''t put it in a regular savings account and tie it up as a certificate of deposit! Promise me!]


    It was now 7 pm.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh while looking at Inspector Kim''s concerned messages.


    ¡°Gun Woo hyung always worries too much about me.¡±


    The reward was at the max, probably because they were able to catch the dealers and the supplier.


    ¡®It¡¯s a good thing I didn''t forget the location of the safes and the passcode patterns.¡¯


    Although it happened fifteen years ago, Ju-Heon was someone who did not forget most things he had seen at least once. That was how he was able to tell artifacts apart without looking through a list.


    The passcodes to the safes were pressed by the thugs each time but it was enough to have snuck glances at them.


    Of course, he was disappointed that he didn¡¯t remember any stock information or winning numbers for the lottery, but that could not be helped.


    ¡°Anyway, it looks like I don''t need to worry about the initial funds anymore.¡±


    Now that he thought about it, he should have done this in the past as well. He probably didn''t because he was either scared or didn¡¯t know much about the world.


    Oh well, it didn¡¯t matter anymore.


    He found a useful artifact for now, his skills were slowly building, and everything was going according to plan. The only thing left was to find the location of tombs and grab them before Chairman Kwon.


    ¡®Although there are probably some artifacts already floating around.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon was planning on asking Park Kyung Joo if there were other suspicious artworks. It was because Park Kyung Tae had an artifact on him. However, he didn''t think that that woman would know about artifacts.¡¯


    ¡®It''s fine. Let¡¯s go home and start searching.¡¯


    He needed to plan for the future as well.


    It happened as Ju-Heon was about to walk toward the villa complex where he lived. His spy skill sent another message that made him stop walking.


    [The aura of a suspicious tomb is coming from nearby.]


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    An unexpected situation was visible in front of him. He could see lights from many residences and company buildings in front of him. They looked very pretty.


    Everything was fine, except...


    ¡°......What happened to my place?¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s jaw dropped in shock.


    His apartment that should be right here had disappeared.


    1. About $50


    2. A Buddhist relic.


    3. stock soup of bone and stew meat

 Chapter 6: Keep the good things for myself (1)

    Chapter 6: Keep the good things for myself (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Something was weird.


    The village complex that should be here was not visible. All Ju-Heon could see was a large and round hill. It looked like an abnormally large tomb at first glance.


    Of course, it was not a hill that had gobbled up eight five-story villas.


    ¡®That¡¯s definitely a tomb.¡¯


    But a Tomb Appearance at his house?


    Ju-Heon who tried to recall what was going on at this time realized something.


    He remembered something that had happened around this time. His roommate had called him while he could not go home because he was working under those damn thugs.


    His roommate had said that their apartment had disappeared. Ju-Heon had not put much thought into it before. It was because the tomb disappeared soon enough.


    If a tomb disappeared, that meant that...


    ¡®Does that mean someone had cleared the tomb?¡¯


    Ju-Heon determined that had to be the case as he started to walk again. He could not let this tomb that appeared be taken by someone else.


    However, Ju-Heon could hear people arguing as he got closer to the villa complex.


    ¡®It¡¯s definitely around there.¡¯


    Once he got to the problem location, Ju-Heon could see about 100 people fighting with each other.


    ¡°Who are you to ignore me? Huh? Are you some kind of money-making machine?¡±


    ¡°Hey, you bastards! Are you looking down on us security guards? Who are you to fire us?! Huh?¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Where do you think you are touching? Let go of me!¡±


    ¡°Hey bastard, I told you not to play your guitar at night!¡±


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    Over a hundred residents, and even the cops and soldiers trying to stop them could not control their emotions and were going wild.


    There could be no greater chaos than this.


    ¡°Damn it! Hey bastards, I told you not to fight!¡±


    ¡°What? You bastards who just eat on country dime just swore at me? Die, you bastard!¡±


    People were responding more excessively than usual. They were showing extreme anger for even the slightest touch.


    This incomprehensible reaction was normal in places with Tomb Appearances.


    One of the effects of Tomb Appearances was to release control on human desire and emotions. These desires that they would normally suppress were exploding out at once.


    Ju-Heon tried to find his roommate in the midst of all the irrational people.


    ¡®Did he get gobbled up by the tomb?¡¯


    Ju-Heon heard a familiar voice in the chaos as he walked around while calling his roommate.


    ¡°Ay, fuck! Because of all of you! Because of all you bastards!¡±


    ¡°P, please don''t do this! Please put the gun away!¡±


    The voice was coming from behind him. There was a man being threatened by a soldier. The young man looked ready to get beaten up even though he had a decent physique.


    ¡®Kim Dong Hyun?¡¯


    He didn''t need to check to be certain. One of the people in the skirmish was definitely his roommate.


    ¡®Sigh, he''s never been able to live up to his physique.¡¯


    Ju-Heon walked over to them without greeting Dong Hyun as it was not the time for greetings right now. Once the soldier started to point his rifle at his friend!


    Pow!


    ¡°Aaaaah!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s kick sent the soldier and the rifle flying. The upset soldier tried to grab another weapon but Ju-Heon chopped his hand down at the soldier like an expert.


    Dong Hyun was extremely happy to see Ju-Heon but seemed nervous about Ju-Heon¡¯s fighting abilities.


    ¡°Ju, Ju-Heon?¡±


    On the other hand, Ju-Heon was talking to the soldier he sent flying.


    ¡°Hey, snap out of it. You¡¯re supposed to be protecting the people, so what the hell are you doing, you bastard?¡±


    ¡°U, ugh, I¡¯m sorry!¡±


    The man returned to his senses while coughing like he was about to die.


    ¡°...S, suddenly, I could not hold back my anger and I didn''t even realize! It looks like I went crazy for a moment......!¡±


    The reason for it was understandable. This guy just went crazy because of the Tomb Appearance as well.


    It got to the point where they called Tomb Appearances ill omens.


    But Ju-Heon had no plans on treating them that way.


    ¡°If you know what you did wrong then hurry up and resolve this mess and tell me what orders you were given. What did your superiors tell you to do?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    The soldier who seemed to be around Ju-Heon''s age looked flustered. His confused state made him look exactly like a private who just went in.


    Handling this chaotic situation was one thing, but a civilian wanted to know the orders from his superiors?


    However, there was a reason Ju-Heon asked that question. The fact that the tomb here disappeared in the past meant that someone must have cleared the tomb. That meant that someone had taken the artifact from here in the past.


    ¡®Was it these bastards?¡¯


    He was planning on digging for information to see how much they knew about tombs.


    Although he didn¡¯t know what was inside, Ju-Heon would not throw away this opportunity to gain an artifact.


    ¡°Are you guys planning on going in to search inside the tomb?¡±


    ¡°I, I can¡¯t tell you!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile wickedly in response.


    ¡°I see. Then I guess I need to report you to the authorities. A soldier was planning on using violence against a civilian.¡±


    The private who started to apologize again contemplated for a while before having no choice but to quietly whisper in Ju-Heon¡¯s ear after seeing his gaze. He seemed to have determined that it was okay to give this much information.


    ¡°To be honest with you, we plan on blowing up the bomb to search through it soon.¡±


    ¡°Blow it up?¡±


    Tombs will not be destroyed with such actions. There was no way such an action would have cleared the tomb in the past. The private then said something unexpected.


    ¡°There are foreign experts here right now for that reason.¡±


    Ju-Heon who realized something started to laugh.


    ¡®Wow, foreign expert bastards, huh?¡¯


    Weird tombs started to appear throughout the world. However, nobody could tell the identity of these tombs or the artifacts inside.


    Of course, it meant that the general population did not know about it. Certain people around the world started to catch on to the existence of artifacts.


    [The Korean government still doesn¡¯t know about the tombs, right?]


    Linda Walker, an American CIA agent, sent a text message. She received a simple response back.


    [YES]


    Linda Walker started to smile after seeing the response. Linda Walker had entered into Korea as a Geologist and not a CIA agent. There was a simple reason she came in hiding her identity.


    It was to go into the tombs.


    ¡®There are artifacts in tombs.¡¯


    That was the case. The people of the world thought tombs were simply weird geological phenomena, but some countries were already aware of what tombs really were.


    The United States (US) was one of the countries.


    It had already been nine months since tombs started to appear randomly in the world.


    Artifact users had appeared in some countries. Those were the people whom artifacts stealthily selected their masters. However, the countries who learned about artifacts did not announce the information to the public, covering them up in their investigations.


    Linda Walker was one of the agents sent to different countries under disguise for that reason.


    ¡®Our goal is to investigate tombs and grab the artifacts if possible.¡¯


    It was also top priority that the Korean government did not learn about artifacts.


    Korea, as well as a large number of other countries simply considered tombs to be disasters, giving her a chance to go in and swipe the artifact.


    ¡®The US needs to take the artifact to research on it.¡¯


    History books and the world could change with a single invention. So what would happen if they revealed the existence of these magical artifacts? The world would fall into extreme chaos.


    That was why the president wanted the CIA to gather information and send it to the US research team.


    Of course, she did feel iffy about stealing artifacts from other countries while keeping the information a secret.


    ¡®It feels like I''ve become a tomb raider.¡¯


    However, there were some people greedily and openly aiming for artifacts as well.


    ¡°Linda, we meet again.¡±


    The smiling man was Abe Kyoshi from the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). This man who seemed to be in his mid-thirties had hindered Linda many times.


    He looked like a damn chopstick but he was still someone from the investigation team sent by the Japanese government. The difference with the US would be that Japan was already stealthily creating artifact excavation teams.


    Abe Kyoshi was in charge of that.


    ¡°Looks like the US is extremely greedy. We are a neighboring country but you flew 12 hours to get here.¡±


    ¡°Ho.¡±


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you go somewhere like Alaska? I guess you have a lot of time on your hands.¡±


    Linda Walker was about to respond before looking around.


    Abe started to laugh after seeing her reaction.


    ¡°You''re so cautious. There¡¯s nobody around. We don''t want the Koreans to know about artifacts either.¡±


    Linda quickly chirped back.


    "The US is trying to take artifacts as the Global policeman. We are only focused on research and investigation in the name of peace.¡± [1]


    ¡°Ho, I won''t believe such nonsense from a CIA agent who works for the benefit of the US. Let¡¯s be honest, you just know the value of artifacts and don''t want them taken by others.¡±


    ¡°That!¡±


    ¡°What, am I wrong? Then will you give artifacts to another country if they want to research it too?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡°See, I told you.¡±


    Abe seemed satisfied as he finally started to console her.


    ¡°Let¡¯s not point the blade at fellow allied nations. Our enemy is China. Ah, I still don¡¯t plan on giving you the artifacts because our Prime Minister is looking forward to them with anticipation.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s fine. Just don''t flap your mouth too much so that the Koreans find out about artifacts.¡±


    ¡°Haha. There¡¯s no way I¡¯ll do that. Japan needs to take all of the artifacts from this tiny country.¡±


    One could wonder how Abe could speak with such confidence, but Linda knew why Japan could be so confident.


    Japan had an artifact user who received the ¡®prophecy¡¯ ability. The US was going crazy trying to determine whose artifact it was, but what they knew for certain was that Japan was artifact-hunting based on information from that seer.


    But Linda wasn''t planning on sitting back and letting Abe do whatever he wants.


    ¡®Korea does not have the abilities to take the artifact. We only need to be cautious of Japan in the East until China finds out.¡¯


    The two of them then quickly started to move.


    Neither of them knew that there was an unexpected rival in this location.


    ¡®Aha, I get it now. I know who took this artifact in the past.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had snorted after finding Linda and Abe once the violence started to be suppressed.


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t know who they were, but he knew about their organizations.


    ¡®The sly CIA and the stupid JSDF excavation team.¡¯


    Even Ju-Heon knew that there were countries that knew about artifacts and tombs during this time.


    The US had gained Medusa¡¯s artifact user during the precursor era and Japan had Prince Shotoku¡¯s << Future Diary: Records of Japan¡¯s Future >> artifact user.


    Honestly speaking, they were lucky to have artifacts that sought out their own owners rather than clearing tombs.


    ¡®But the Medusa artifact user is a little kid who can¡¯t use it properly and the Future Diary¡¯s artifact user......¡¯


    Ju-Heon chuckled after thinking about that person for a moment.


    ¡®There¡¯s no one stupider than that person.¡¯


    The countries that found out about artifacts first were looking for any and all opportunities to secretly raid the artifacts. They were trying to keep the information to themselves so that they could monopolize the artifacts.


    ¡®But it is all meaningless.¡¯


    This was all just the precursor. The < Great Tomb Appearance > incident that happens in a few months would inform the entire world about tombs and artifacts, creating an era of artifacts where even the civilians could use artifacts.


    Honestly speaking, Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care who originally took the artifact from the tomb. The ones who took it first were the victors and took possession.


    ¡®But I still don''t like the thought of those Japanese morons taking it.¡¯


    Not that he liked the US either.


    Ju-Heon then quickly started to move.


    1. Global policeman is an informal term for a state which seeks or claims global hegemony. It has been used, firstly for the United Kingdom and, since 1945, of the United States.

 Chapter 7: Keep the good things for myself (2)

    Chapter 7: Keep the good things for myself (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Bang!


    A loud explosion could be heard through the darkness as the chaos died down. That was the sound of people trying to destroy the tomb.


    ¡°Oh! We made a hole!¡±


    ¡°Won''t we be able to enter if we blow it up a few more times?¡±


    The civilians had evacuated long ago and the soldiers were focused solely on destroying the tomb.


    ¡°Things look fine, we will try it a few more times.¡±


    They were using weaker explosives because they were in the middle of the city but it seemed to be working.


    ¡°We will carefully enter once we make a large hole.¡±


    [Roger.]


    They believed that they would soon be able to enter. However, there were some anxious people among them.


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    They were Abe, the excavator from the JSDF and the CIA''s Linda Walker. Abe was especially annoyed.


    ¡®Why is the entrance not appearing even as they blow it up?!¡¯


    That was the case. You must use the < Entrance > to enter into the tombs and Abe and Linda were looking for that entrance.


    ¡®It¡¯s already been 30 minutes.¡¯


    The seer with Prince Shotoku¡¯s artifact had said that the entrance would appear if they destroyed the tomb. In that case, the tomb entrance should have appeared by now.


    ¡®It should be about now according to the researcher''s findings...¡¯


    Linda was also looking around nervously.


    She was looking for the entrance because the tomb entrances always appeared nearby whenever they found a tomb in the past.


    ¡®What is going on?¡¯


    However, there was someone sneering at them.


    ¡®You idiots. Try blowing it up for 100 days, see if you can get inside.¡¯


    That person was Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon knew why they were trying to destroy the tomb. It was basic belief to think that the entrance would appear if they started to destroy it.


    However, they were completely wrong. Tomb entrances did not reveal themselves because people did their best to destroy it.


    Why?


    ¡®Tomb entrances are always hidden.¡¯


    There were times the entrances appeared in visible places, but they were generally traps created by hostile artifacts.


    There were even artifacts that would open the entrance on purpose to swallow everyone who enters into the tomb. There were many foreign soldiers who had died because of such situations already.


    However, you needed to find the entrance and enter through it in order to acquire the artifact in the safest manner.


    But there was a problem with this.


    ¡®You definitely need that thing to find the entrance.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Ju-Heon, what have you been looking for this whole time?¡±


    The pitiful young man who had almost been beaten up by a soldier, no, Ju-Heon¡¯s roommate, found Ju-Heon''s actions to be odd. However, Ju-Heon did not respond.


    There was nobody in this era who would know what he was looking for even if he told them.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°The world really must have gone crazy. Now weird things like that is popping up too.¡±


    Ju-Heon who detected something after hearing the people mumble quickly started to move.


    ¡®Did that come out?¡¯


    The place he was heading for was the complex¡¯s outdoor parking lot that was filled with both crying people and spectators.


    ¡°Just what is that? How unlucky.¡±


    ¡°Aigoo, the prices of our homes are going to go down.¡±


    Once Ju-Heon made it through the crowd, he could see an ominous graffiti. The parking lot''s wall was filled with red demonic looking text.


    It looked like ancient Chinese characters or even Egyptian hieroglyphics, but it could seem like graffiti to regular people.


    ¡°You sure someone didn¡¯t just do it as a prank?¡±


    ¡°No! It just suddenly appeared! It''s that thing that''s been in the news these days.¡±


    ¡°Nevermind that! What are the soldiers doing not wiping away things like this?! The housing prices will fall if there are things like this around the apartment complex!¡±


    ¡°Hey old lady, did you go crazy?! What nonsense are you spewing in such a situation?!¡±


    ¡°Please step away! It is dangerous! Please step away!¡±


    The soldiers were there in case people started to riot. People started to get scared as the text started to blink like a ticking time bomb.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! What the hell? The text!¡±


    Once the text flashed, the soldiers started to push the civilians away as they started to shout.


    ¡°Damn it, I told you to step back! It might really explode!¡±


    ¡°Aaah! It¡¯s going to explode!¡±


    The scared people pushed each other as they started to run. Ju-Heon was the only one smiling in this situation.


    ¡®It¡¯s not going to blow up, you idiots.¡¯


    The name of this text was Toombglyph. [1]


    They could be considered tomb text of unknown origin that appeared with tombs. This had been what Ju-Heon had been looking for this whole time.


    This was required to find the tomb¡¯s entrance.


    ¡®They are slowly appearing around the tombs as expected.¡¯


    These were things that told you information about the ruins. You would use this to find the entrance to the ruins.


    Of course, it was not something anybody could do. Ju-Heon was probably the only one in the past and especially now who could decipher Toombglyph. S§×arch* The N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®I have a pretty good idea where the entrance is located.¡¯


    It was the moment Ju-Heon read the text.


    [You received the < Talented Decoder > title and a skill has been revealed.]


    [Tomb Raider basic skill Linguistics(F-Rank) has been awakened.]


    [Linguistics (Awakened)]


    Level F-Rank


    -


    Increases ability to learn, speak and understand all languages.


    -


    Increases fluency in all languages.


    -


    Can hear the voices of artifacts and discussion becomes possible.


    -


    Control over Toombglyph (ruin text) increases.


    -


    Tomb Raider Basic Skills (2/4)-


    Spy(F-Rank)


    Linguistics(F-Rank)


    ¡®Oh?¡¯


    A new message appeared and a skill was revealed. Ju-Heon was shocked after confirming the details.


    He had never received a title and learned a skill as a result.


    ¡®So, this is how I earn skills?¡¯


    If the Spy skill was an active skill, Linguistics should be a passive skill.


    Ju-Heon smiled after confirming the details and moved away from the crowd. He had no reason to stay there now that he confirmed the details.


    ¡°Dong Hyun. You stay here.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    His roommate turned his head toward him in shock but Ju-Heon was already gone.


    The place Ju-Heon moved to after leaving the area was a nearby river without many people.


    There was a tall bridge that could cover the sky located in Dorimcheon that cut through Seoul¡¯s Gwanak-gu. He could hear noises of cars every so often but it was mainly quiet around here. This was less than five minutes away than where he had been.


    ¡®Is it around here?¡¯


    The Toombglyph that Ju-Heon read in the parking lot had been pointing to this river. There were many Toombglyphs in the area, as if to confirm that this was an area of a Tomb Appearance.


    However, Ju-Heon was looking for some specific words.


    ¡®I found it.¡¯


    He found a red (U) that resembled a union symbol. Ju-Heon took out the Egyptian knife artifact after confirming it.


    This was necessary for what he was about to do. He was about to start the < Unsealing > of the tomb.


    This process was necessary to open up a tomb that had been tightly sealed.


    That was why Ju-Heon activated the knife artifact.


    And then!


    Slash!


    He slashed the knife toward the union symbol. A gust of wind appeared and the symbol was broken.


    It was at that moment.


    Boom!


    There was an explosion and the ground started to shake. Ju-Heon''s body started to shake from the shock that felt like magma was exploding from the ground.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    He could hear screams from nearby at this sudden earthquake. It was at that moment.


    An urgent message appeared in front of Ju-Heon who quickly found his balance.


    [A strong force is exploding through the ground.]


    However, the warning lasted only a short moment.


    ¡®It¡¯s coming.¡¯


    A bright light flashed as the ground cracked open.


    Bang!


    Of course, there was nothing to be shocked about. He had experienced this many times in the past.


    The opening of the tomb.


    During the Era of Artifacts, it didn''t matter if it was day or night. This phenomenon happened all the time once people learned how to unseal a tomb.


    The red light shooting up to the sky announced the opening of the tomb. It was as if it was announcing that the tomb entrance was located here.


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care as he jumped into the light.


    It would be too late by the time someone else saw this and came over.


    Bang!


    People screamed at the sudden explosion. They were all looking at the same spot.


    The red light shooting up from the river about 100 meters away seemed to reach the stratosphere.


    ¡°Now what?¡±


    ¡°What is that light?¡±


    The civilians grumbled wondering if someone was doing some type of laser show, but there were two people who recognized that light.


    They were naturally Abe and Linda.


    ¡®Is that perhaps?¡¯


    ¡®The entrance?¡¯


    They were certain. Although they weren''t certain about this phenomenon, they were certain that it was related to the tomb. There was a high chance that the entrance was opened.


    Lo and behold, Linda and Abe started to receive messages from their subordinates.


    [It looks like the entrance has been opened.]


    [Shall we go take a look?]


    Both Linda and Abe started to run as soon as they saw the messages. Of course, they didn¡¯t forget to give orders to their subordinates.


    ¡°Tell the baka-chon to hold their position because there might be a strong aftershock!¡± [2]


    His true nature seemed to have come out because he was in a hurry. Linda sighed after hearing Abe shout into his cellphone.


    ¡®What? Dangers of an aftershock?¡¯


    ¡°You¡¯re doing a great job imitating a geologist!¡±


    ¡®You should control your lies!¡¯


    However, Linda did not say anything about it. It was also disadvantageous for the US to have the Korean troops follow them now that the tomb entrance had appeared.


    ¡®The artifact will be ours.¡¯


    It happened as they both arrived at the location of the light with greedy hearts.


    There was a large sink hole there, with an immense light energy shooting up into the sky.


    ¡°This sinkhole, that must be it! That¡¯s the entrance!¡±


    Although they had not seen it many times, it matched what they had seen in documents.


    Linda threw a rock into the dark hole.


    Tap, tap.


    Splash!


    The rock eventually fell into water.


    ¡®Is the bottom water?¡¯


    Linda confirmed that and threw a rope down. However, Abe just jumped in without any fear.


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    Linda shouted in shock but she heard a loud splash along with a ¡®¤¯¤½(shit)¡¯.


    ¡°Cough, cough! Damn it! Cough! This water¡¯s rotten! Is this some shit water or something?¡±


    The condition inside the tomb did not seem to be great. It was fine that Abe jumped in knowing there was water at the bottom, but he was actually making a terrible mistake.


    Rotten water was one thing, but Abe¡¯s annoyed voice echoed through the underground tunnel.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    Ju-Heon who was already deep inside the cave could hear Abe¡¯s voice.


    ¡°The morons must have arrived.¡±


    He knew they would come at some point.


    Of course, Ju-Heon had no plans on doing a stupid race with them to get to the artifact first.


    That was why Ju-Heon laughed as he touched the wall. Something happened after he made that suspicious motion on the wall.


    1. The author put it in English so I will keep it as is even though tomb looks like it is spelled wrong...


    2. Baka-chon is a historically racist term used by the Japanese which is a compound comprising baka ("stupid") and chon (an abbreviation of Ch¨­sen, a term for Korea), a once widespread term for simple things, so easy, even ¡®stupid Koreans¡¯ could do them.

 Chapter 8: Keep the good things for myself (3)

    Chapter 8: Keep the good things for myself (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Boom!


    The underground passage started to shake after Ju-Heon touched something in the darkness. The area around him started to shake at first before the shaking started to move down the corridor.


    Linda and Abe who just got in through the entrance could not help but be shocked.


    ¡°W, what is that noise?¡±


    Linda seemed to have detected danger as she quickly turned on a flashlight. She could see a cave that looked like a large serpent had slithered through.


    There were many different paths as well. She was certain that these underground passages were created because of the Tomb Appearance. There were no stalactites as this was not a real cave.


    Abe who was tense as he looked around started to laugh.


    ¡°Damn, the sound of water in the distance makes me think of a water park......¡±


    However, Abe and Linda both started to frown at that point.


    ¡®Hold on.


    The sound of water?¡¯


    Kugugu.


    It was not just the sound of water. The sound that was quiet at first was sounding more like a roaring waterfall now.


    ¡°W, what the hell is this?!¡±


    Linda and Abe could not help but scream once the noise reached in front of them. A large tsunami-like wave was charging toward them.


    ¡°F*ck!¡±


    ¡°What is that?!¡±


    They started to run as fast as they could with pale expressions but there was no way humans could outrun nature. Their screams as they got swept up in the wave echoed through the cave.


    ¡°Aaaaah!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh once the sound carried through the cave to where he was walking. He seemed to know what happened to them just by listening to the sound.


    ¡°Retards, who told you to follow behind me?¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled as he continued to walk to the center of the tomb. He had not done much. All he did was activate one of the traps in the ruins.


    You may ask how he knows about traps that are in a tomb he''s never entered before, but that was no issue for Ju-Heon.


    He memorized pretty much all of the different types of traps inside the tombs, but even if he hadn''t he would be able to tell as soon as he entered into one of these ruins.


    Why?


    Because there are Toombglyphs inside the tombs as well.


    The text revealed itself as Ju-Heon pointed his lighter toward the wall. Ju-Heon started to laugh as they looked like something you would find in an ancient ruin or inside the tomb within a pyramid.


    [The Toombglyph reading comprehension speed has increased due to your Linguistics skill.]


    That was the reason. These texts gave brief descriptions about the tomb. It even provided useless information such as if the artifact in the tomb preferred men or women.


    ¡®Based on the text, it looks like it is that artifact I know about.¡¯


    Ju-Heon continued to walk. The tomb did not look completely finished as it had not been long since it appeared, but it felt as if the smell of mold was getting worse as he got closer to the tomb¡¯s central region, the core of the tomb where the artifact was located.


    ¡®Tombs smell like shit no matter whose tomb it is.¡¯


    It happened as Ju-Heon walked down a slope.


    ¡°Ah.¡±


    He arrived at an open area with a transparent pond. It resembled a basin at the bottom of a waterfall, too small to be a lake and quite large for a pond. It was bright even though Ju-Heon was in a dark cave because of the shining pond.


    Ju-Heon smiled as he looked at the pond.


    ¡°I found it.¡±


    He was certain. That artifact was here. Ju-Heon held up his Egyptian knife artifact.


    He then did something that would make other people scream in shock.


    Splash!


    He threw that precious artifact into the pond. He had no hesitation as if he was throwing some food to some goldfish!


    People like Abe or Linda who knew about artifacts would probably faint in shock.


    However, something amazing started to happen.


    Boom!


    The ground started to shake again before a white monster jumped out from the pond. It looked large enough to swallow a person whole.


    [Another poor soul seems to have dropped their item into the pond.]


    What came out of the pond was a large white snake the size of a building. The completely white snake that showed up like a mountain spirit opened its mouth.


    Inside the scary looking mouth were two artifacts that looked the same as the knife Ju-Heon threw into the pond. The only difference was that one was gold while the other was silver.


    The snake looked at Ju-Heon as if it was inspecting him before it started to smile.


    [Tell me. Is the gold knife yours or is the silver knife yours?]


    Ju-Heon let out a loathing sigh as if he had been waiting for those words.


    It''s here. This arrogant artifact bastard.


    ¡®Which of the two is mine?¡¯


    Ju-Heon was snorting internally at the snake¡¯s question.


    ¡®It¡¯s asking such an obvious question.¡¯


    This tale was something any adult who knew traditional fairy tales had to know.


    < The Gold Axe and the Silver Axe >


    He was certain. The artifacts in this tomb were the gold axe and the silver axe. This current situation was a sort of test by that damn artifact bastard.


    You needed to successfully pass some sort of test like this to earn the artifacts inside the tombs. This was the only way for an artifact to accept you as its master.


    Ju-Heon started to calculate the value of this artifact as he knew that was the case. There were many times he almost died a dog¡¯s death for an artifact that didn¡¯t benefit him much at all.


    ¡®Well, at least the gold axe and silver axe aren¡¯t total trash.¡¯


    If he remembered correctly, the gold axe and silver axe were B-Grade (Rare-Grade). He should first take something at that level.


    The snake urged Ju-Heon at that moment. Sear?h the n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    [So, which one is yours?]


    Ju-Heon''s gaze moved to the items.


    The gold axe and the silver axe, no, gold knife and the silver knife. They definitely looked valuable. However, it wasn¡¯t like Ju-Heon didn¡¯t know the answer he needed to give.


    ¡°Neither of them are mine.¡±


    The snake¡¯s eyes curled up like a crescent moon before taking out a familiar knife this time.


    [Then is this one yours?]


    It was an iron knife. It was obviously his and anybody who knew about the tale of the gold axe and the silver axe would answer like this.


    ¡®You''re right. That one is mine.¡¯


    Then you would receive both the gold axe and silver axe for being honest. That was how you cleared this tomb. That was probably how those bastards from the US or Japan took this artifact in the past.


    The gold axe silver axe was based on a quite famous story called < Hermes and the Honest Woodcutter > from Aesop¡¯s Fables, with similar stories passed down in many countries.


    However.


    ¡®Those morons would have just taken it without knowing anything.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon asked the smiling snake a question.


    ¡°Can I confirm if it really is my knife?¡±


    [Of course.]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze turned cold as soon as he received the knife.


    And then...


    It happened in an instant.


    Puuk!


    [Gwaaaaaaaak!]


    The snake started to scream as it coughed up blood. Ju-Heon had stabbed the Egyptian priest''s knife into the snake¡¯s body without even blinking his eyes.


    The knife that cut through the slippery scales cut through the snake¡¯s flesh as if he was slicing sashimi and cut through the organs.


    Thud! Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care even as blood splattered and he felt some bones at the tip of his knife.


    Boom! Splash!


    In the end, the snake¡¯s bulky body slammed down on the ground. The bloodied snake was coughing up blood with eyes full of disgust.


    [Just why......!]


    ¡°Why?¡±


    [Both the gold axe and the silver axe would have been yours if you just answered honestly!]


    The mountain spirit sounded as if he was dying but Ju-Heon who knew a lot about artifacts started to laugh with ridicule.


    ¡°Shut up. My philosophy is to not trust artifacts.¡±


    [What?]


    ¡°Who knows if there is a curse on that artifact?¡±


    [......!]


    The snake started to shake as if it felt guilty. The gold and silver artifacts could be seen in the snake¡¯s shaking eyes.


    Ju-Heon sneered at the response as if he had expected this.


    ¡®Of course that¡¯s the case.¡¯


    That was the case.


    The gold axe and silver axe took over 10,000 lives in the US in the past. Regular people turned into Jason and killed others with joy.


    That was all a terrible joke from the gold axe and the silver axe. They had sent cursed fake artifacts as presents to do such terrible things.


    It was the same with this bastard here.


    ¡°Who knows if I''ll end up a crazed murderer if I take these presents from you.¡±


    The snake¡¯s eyes opened wide as if Ju-Heon''s words stabbed him in the heart.


    [Ugh! How does a mere human know about......!]


    ¡°How?¡±


    The smiling Ju-Heon held the Egyptian priest¡¯s knife as he walked toward the snake.


    And then...


    Puuk!


    [Aaah!]


    He stabbed the snake¡¯s body once again. The snake who already had some of his flesh removed and now had another hole in his body started to shiver.


    ¡°Tools are made for humans to use. So, how would it make sense if a human could not read the tool''s thoughts?¡±


    Ju-Heon who had experienced the future knew about the despicable true nature of these artifact bastards.


    People first thought artifacts were angels bringing wealth and luck, however, they eventually found that that was not the case.


    ¡®You can¡¯t open your hearts to these damn tools.¡¯


    Artifacts did give many abilities and wealth to people, however, their true nature was that of parasites.


    If the three greatest human desires were for food, sex, and sleep, these bastards¡¯ three greatest desires were to look down on humans, ridicule humans, and kill humans.


    It was a sort of pay the price for our abilities and the wealth we gave you. These tiny devils seduced humans with amazing abilities before crippling and trying to kill their so-called masters.


    ¡®That is why artifacts need to be taught a lesson.¡¯


    Humans started to suppress these arrogant bastards with a special ability that only humans possessed.


    They used something called, < Dominance >.


    ¡°Hey artifact, be good and submit.¡±


    Ju-Heon twisted the knife in the snake''s body as he said that.


    [Ack!]


    Boom!


    The white snake spurted blood as he flailed. He seemed to be in more pain because of Ju-Heon¡¯s < Dominance > than the pain from the knife.


    Boom boom!


    [You human bastard!]


    < Dominance > was an ability used to suppress artifacts, otherwise known as charisma. It was something every person had, but if their Dominance was low, forget touching an artifact, they would only be a low-grade user who would be controlled by the artifacts.


    ¡®Well, the public announcement about Dominance won''t come for a few years.¡¯


    The snake that was in pain from the dominance flailed wildly as it shouted.


    [You think you can earn me like this?!]


    Normally, you would need to pass the artifact''s test to be accepted by them. You would become close to artifacts like that and have them approve of you.


    However.


    ¡®I can¡¯t become ill again trying to be accepted by these bastards.¡¯


    Artifacts stealthily released some poisonous energy into their masters to make them ill as they got closer to them. It was similar to slowly poisoning someone''s food. Then they would try to control their masters once the person got weaker.


    By the time people had learned about the true nature of these artifacts, over two thirds of the world was suffering from an incurable illness with a 90% fatality rate, with Ju-Heon choosing to serve Chairman Kwon to get some healing artifacts for that same reason.


    That was why he was going to do it differently from the beginning.


    ¡°I have no desire to complete your test and laugh along and be friendly with you bastards.¡±


    [What did you say?]


    The snake¡¯s eyes opened wide by Ju-Heon started to sneer.


    He just needed to loot the tomb¡¯s artifact using force.


    ¡°Useless things that can''t do anything without humans should just shut up and be controlled.¡±


    [You!]


    ¡°Don¡¯t submit if you don''t want to. I have no problems destroying artifacts that won¡¯t listen to me.¡±


    Those words made the snake extremely anxious. This artifact could not understand Ju-Heon at all. Based on his short observation of Ju-Heon, this human was someone who was extremely greedy for artifacts. He seemed to be greedier for artifacts than most humans.


    But such a human was talking about destroying artifacts? Was he crazy?!


    [You crazy bastard!]


    However, Ju-Heon glared with a cold and domineering gaze.


    ¡°Shut up, you tool.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [Ugh!]


    It seemed to have submitted to the pressure or maybe it really thought Ju-Heon was a crazy bastard who would destroy it, but the snake and the pond started to glow.

 Chapter 9: Keep the good things for myself (4)

    Chapter 9: Keep the good things for myself (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    Bang!


    A bright light flashed inside the cave. The artifact had submitted after being unable to handle Ju-Heon¡¯s pressure. The snake and the pond each started to change shapes and turned into familiar silhouettes.


    They were the real gold axe and silver axe.


    ¡®They came out.¡¯


    Ju-Heon who was filled with evil intentions grabbed onto the axe silhouettes as if he had been waiting for this. They then started to turn into shapes that were perfect for Ju-Heon.


    A message popped up at that moment.


    [You have received the title of < Someone who has experienced a tomb > and a skill has been revealed.]


    [Tomb Raider basic skill Tomb Exploration(F-Rank) has been awakened.]


    It was a familiar message.


    However, there was an unexpected message as well this time.


    [You have received the title of, < Cruel Artifact Intimidator > and your dominance has increased while your affinity has decreased.]


    Artifact Dominance: A+ (Great Conqueror)


    Artifact Affinity: D- (Coercive)


    Ju-Heon scoffed as he read that message. It was weird to see dominance and affinity popping up as systems, but he didn¡¯t expect to receive such a title.


    ¡®It¡¯s good that my dominance has gone up but for my affinity to go down...¡¯


    However, he was not concerned. His affinity had fallen, but Ju-Heon actually thought this was better.


    ¡®Artifacts look down on you if you become close to them.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon''s experience told him dominance was more important than affinity.


    ¡®It should be the same for this bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon inspected the gold axe and silver axe in his hands. The axe was not in the shape of an ancient axe you would find in old stories.


    The gold axe looked more like a modern ice axe. The silver axe looked more like a shovel, but the blade was so sharp that it was closer to an axe.


    In essence, they looked like a pickaxe and a shovel.


    They were the most fitting forms for a Tomb Raider. That was why Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡®I''ll need to test them out to see how useful they are.¡¯


    It happened as Ju-Heon was preparing to leave.


    ¡°Damn it! Where is the artifact?!¡±


    Ju-Heon quickly hid after hearing a voice coming from the cave. Abe and Linda walked in looking like wet rats.


    ¡°I found it! It''s the pond!¡±


    Abe ran toward the pond that looked like a basin at the bottom of a waterfall with a bright expression. He seemed to know the details of this tomb.


    That was obvious by how he threw a jar-shaped artifact into the pond without any hesitation.


    Splash!


    However, the gold axe and silver axe were already looted. There was nothing that happened.


    Maybe that was the reason, but Abe''s face that was full of expectations turned shitty as he got angry.


    ¡°Why is nothing happening?! The seer clearly told me to throw an artifact into the pond!¡±


    However, there was nobody who would show him any sympathy. Even Linda who followed behind him looked confused.


    However, her ears perked up after hearing the word, ¡®seer.¡¯


    ¡°Seer? The Japanese artifact user said that?¡±


    ¡°Tsk!¡±


    ¡°......Just what kind of artifact is the Japanese seer using?!¡±


    ¡°You think I would tell you that?!¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no reason not to tell me!¡±


    Linda tried to gather any information she could get but Abe who seemed to have a loose-lips didn¡¯t slip up.


    On the other hand, Ju-Heon who could easily hear their argument clicked his tongue. He was hiding nearby.


    ¡®Looks like Japan¡¯s Future Diary user had a prophecy about this tomb.¡¯


    That should be how Abe knew the way to clear this tomb. The person using that artifact was a regular student, however, Prince Shotoku''s Future Diary was an S-Grade(Legendary Hero-Grade) artifact.


    ¡®The higher grade artifacts are all nuisances.¡¯


    Abe, who had been pestered by Linda for a while, started to get angry.


    ¡°Damn it! Stop asking about our seer! That¡¯s not important right now! This, and the fact that the tomb entrance suddenly opened means that someone could have beaten us to it!¡±


    Linda used her flashlight to search the area.


    ¡°There are definitely signs that someone was here......¡±


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    Abe, who had only been looking at the ground started to look around the area as well.


    Ju-Heon started to think. He needed to get past them to leave the cave. Of course, it wasn¡¯t important to Ju-Heon whether he ran into them or not.


    The only thing would be that things might get a little more annoying with them remembering his face?


    ¡®Should I just get rid of both of them?¡¯


    Ju-Heon had a cold gaze as he lifted the Egyptian priest¡¯s knife.


    Anybody he met in a tomb were enemies that were also aiming for the artifact. Betraying people inside tombs happened often, as well as killing people inside tombs.


    Abe was walking toward Ju-Heon¡¯s hiding spot without knowing that Ju-Heon had his knife in his hand.


    ¡°Damn it, see if there is anyone nearby!¡±


    One step, two step.


    ¡°I need to at least drag the bastard who beat us to Japan with me!¡±


    Ju-Heon was showing murderous intent waiting for Abe to get closer. But as he pointed the knife and was about to activate it...


    [Knife possessed by an Egyptian Embalmer (C-Grade(General-Grade) - Consumable Artifact)]


    [Remaining Uses (54/100)]


    Some motion graphic text appeared above the knife.


    Ju-Heon started to frown after seeing the message. It was because of the limited uses of the knife. He then looked at Abe and Linda before changing his plans.


    ¡®Yes. I can¡¯t waste two uses for something like this.¡¯


    Furthermore, causing such an incident in a peaceful era might get him wrapped up in something much worse than them seeing his face.


    He didn¡¯t even have enough time to go enter tombs, so he did not want to do anything that might drag him down.


    So, he picked up a rock.


    He then threw it toward the opposite direction. The rock landed inside a stone path and created noises inside the quiet cave.


    Tap, tap!


    Abe and Linda jerked their heads in shock.


    ¡°What is that noise?¡±


    ¡°Over there!¡±


    Ju-Heon channeled his dominance into the axes in his hand once they turned. These axes were the ones to create this tomb, so there was something he could do with them.


    One of them was the following.


    ¡®Tomb close!¡¯


    Once Ju-Heon gave the order, the axes flashed and the area started to shake as if there was an earthquake.


    Kugugu!


    ¡°W, what the?!¡±


    Abe and Linda started to scream as the tomb started to crumble along with the shaking ground.


    ¡°We need to hurry up and get out!¡±


    ¡°But where is the exit?!¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s at least run back the way we came!¡±


    Ju-Heon was running toward the exit alone while the two of them were shouting in fear. Maybe it was because it was a newly formed tomb, but the path to the exit did not have any traps and was not far.


    ¡®Over there.¡¯


    Boom!


    Ju-Heon opened the lid to the place he saw glimpses of light. The exit to this tomb seemed to be connected to a manhole nearby. He didn¡¯t see many people around here in the nearby neighborhood shopping district.


    He heard the tomb crumbling once he made it completely out of the manhole.


    Booooooom!


    The suspicious tomb that had taken over the villa complex caused a dust storm as it disappeared into the ground. It looked as if it was being absorbed by the ground. The villas that had been buried by the Tomb Appearance started to reappear.


    Some of them were damaged but most of the buildings were fine because it was a low-grade tomb. The more dangerous tombs could reach the level of natural disasters.


    Ju-Heon watched the villas reappear before checking the status of the axes he brought out of the tomb.


    They would need to be restored to use their full abilities because he just brought it out of the tomb, but they were still usable.


    He would need to check what they could do but his instincts were telling him it had to do with bringing wealth to him.


    ¡®Well, I guess you could call this a success.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    However, there was someone who was about to go crazy, unlike the laughing Ju-Heon.


    ¡°What did you say? There was a prophecy about it? It said there was a Korean person who would beat us to the artifact?¡±


    Abe who barely managed to escape the tomb was about to explode while taking a call. ¡®I followed the prophecy into the tomb but what?¡¯


    ¡°Hey! How can you tell me that now?! How can you hold back the most important piece of information?!¡±


    The old man on the other side of the call responded as if it wasn¡¯t his fault.


    [You know what kind of person the Future Diary artifact user is.]


    ¡°The person couldn''t read the Kanji again?¡± [1]


    [Exactly.]


    ¡°Ow!¡±


    Abe would have probably hung up on this expensive international call if he wasn''t talking to a senior administrator. However, nothing would change even if he blamed the person. The problem was that bitch who uses Prince Shotoku¡¯s Future Diary.


    ¡®It¡¯s because it fell into the hands of such an airheaded bitch!¡¯


    < Prince Shotoku¡¯s Future Diary > was the type of artifact that came out of the tomb on its own to find a master. However, the Future Diary picked a terrible master for some reason.


    It had chosen a female high school student who was a thug and forget ancient text, could not read Kanji properly.


    She would sweat a lot when the Kanji would get even slightly difficult and could not decipher the message especially because it was in ancient text.


    The problem was that the text inside the Future Diary was something only the master could read, driving the others around her crazy.


    ¡°We stuck a bunch of scholars next to her! We ordered her to copy it down and hand it to them if she couldn¡¯t read it!¡±


    [Well......apparently the contents quickly change because the future is ever changing.]


    ¡°Just tell her to shut up and write it all down!¡±


    [She wrote down everything she could but she missed the important part because she doesn¡¯t know which are the important prophecies]


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    Honestly speaking, the information about this tomb was something she barely found out as well. It was no wonder they couldn''t say that Japan''s seer was omnipotent.


    [Anyway, there should be some good news because she is reading your future. Just keep up the good work like you have been doing. Keep the artifacts you took from the Korean safe until our research team comes over.]


    Abe had no choice but to cool his boiling temper and hang up.


    He couldn¡¯t get on an airplane with the artifacts he got in Korea.


    ¡®Those stupid Koreans won¡¯t know if I stole the artifacts anyway.¡¯


    However, his superiors were telling him to be as cautious as possible. He mentioned about how the Koreans would annoy them by asking for an apology or not if he happened to get caught.


    ¡®Hmph. These bastards say that we plundered the cultural items we won fairly in auctions so I wouldn¡¯t be surprised.¡¯


    Abe was thinking that they threw a fit about some useless relics Japan took during the Japanese colonial era, so they would throw quite the fit for these artifacts that give people special abilities. Abe''s superiors often had weird logic like this. Of course, Abe agreed with them as well.


    Anyway, the information he received was that the person who took the gold axe and the silver axe was a Korean person. In addition, that Korean knew a lot about tombs for some reason.


    ¡®She said he''s a bastard who can gobble up our Japan?¡¯


    The Future Diary used poetic words to say the following.


    - There is a great danger that can gobble up Japan, a great but rough star to rise in the neighboring nation.


    Abe repeated that to himself before starting to scoff.


    ¡°A star my ass! He''s just a Joseon bastard!¡± [2]


    Well it was fine.


    If it is a bastard who knows about tombs, he would show up at the next one as well.


    ¡°I''ll fuck him up and hand him over to Japan then.¡±


    Abe started to laugh.


    Too bad he had no idea about the man who was his opponent.


    1. Japanese word for Chinese characters


    2. Joseon was the last dynasty of Korea and the most influential on Korean culture before Japan took control

 Chapter 10: Do it if you can (1)

    Chapter 10: Do it if you can (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Hey Ju-Heon, what are you doing?¡±


    ¡°Research.¡±


    Ju-Heon casually responded back but his roommate who was cleaning up the mess inside the house could not hide his shock.


    It could not be helped.


    ¡®.........It was English earlier, then Arabic......F, French this time?¡¯


    Dong Hyun could not close his dropped jaw at Ju-Heon¡¯s weird actions. Ju-Heon who was doing research on his laptop was reading news articles in five different languages.


    At first, Dong Hyun scoffed, thinking, ¡®why is he reading like he understand it?¡¯ He sat down next to Ju-Heon with plans to mock him. However, he gave up after getting a headache after looking at the article in English.


    In addition to the news, Ju-Heon was reading articles from foreign technical magazines and dissertations, all things that would make people groan. The way he was scrolling would make people think he was reading some gossip news in Korean.


    That was why his roommate who liked to be nosy was so shocked he said the following.


    ¡°Hey, punk. Can you even read that?¡±


    Ju-Heon casually started to read out loud after hearing his friend''s question.


    ¡°......Dans l''affaire qui l''oppose au FBI (In the incident against the FBI)......¡±


    Hearing Ju-Heon fluently speaking foreign languages made Dong Hyun stand there with a blank expression.


    ¡®Wait, I knew he was smart but when did he learn five languages?¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon didn''t care whether his friend was shocked or not as he calmly bookmarked different articles.


    Honestly speaking, languages were no issue to Ju-Heon. He needed to know languages that no longer existed in the world so these existing languages were nothing!


    ¡°Anyway, Dong Hyun. I will be out of the house a lot for a while so don¡¯t get worried if I don''t respond.¡±


    ¡°Ho, did you seduce a rich noonim with that handsome face of yours? [1] Huh? Is she pretty?¡±


    Ju-Heon just laughed instead of responding. It would be nice if those artifact bastards were voluptuous noonims with long legs.


    Anyway, no big issues should happen while he collected artifacts for the time being.


    However.


    ¡®Chairman Kwon is the issue.¡¯


    Forget the fact that Chairman Kwon was his bitter enemy, he would be the greatest obstacle in Ju-Heon¡¯s rise to the top. That bastard had one of the strongest factions among the monopolizers in the past.


    It would be easy to get in Chairman Kwon''s way if he knew the identity of Chairman Kwon''s artifacts, unfortunately, Ju-Heon only had ideas about their abilities.


    ¡®All monopolizers hid the identities of their artifacts.¡¯


    The < monopolizers > that gathered artifacts and artifact users under them all had kept their own artifacts a secret.


    It was obvious as to why they would do that. The majority of the monopolizers were Divine-Grade(SS-Grade) artifact users. Many Divine-Grade artifacts were based on famous mythologies, which meant that their abilities and their weaknesses were well-known.


    ¡®I''m certain this was about the time Chairman Kwon got his artifact......¡¯


    He could have already gotten it or he could be right about to get it.


    It would be great if he could figure out Chairman Kwon¡¯s current situation, but he had no way of approaching him at this time. What similarities would an intern at a small business have with the boss of a Global corporation?


    However, Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide as if he suddenly realized something.


    ¡®Wait, hold on?¡¯


    There was something.


    There was a way for him to figure out Chairman Kwon¡¯s situation.


    ¡®You son of a bitch. I won¡¯t suffer in your hands this time.¡¯


    Ju-Heon immediately called someone after having that thought.


    ¡°Haa, damn it, I''m about to go crazy.¡±


    Oh Seung Woo let out a deep sigh. He was one of the subordinates who had worked for Park Kyung Joo and Park Kyung Tae, the art broker siblings.


    He was one of the lackeys who was beaten up by Ju-Heon when they went to find him to take care of the Buddha statue.


    They had lost their jobs after Park Kyung Joo and Park Kyung Tae were arrested for smuggling and dealing drugs.


    ¡°Hyung, how are your injuries? Should we report that bastard?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! We need to get revenge for noonim and the big hyung-nim who went to jail!¡±


    Oh Seung Woo clicked his tongue after hearing his dongsaengs¡¯ comments. People might look down on him if he didn''t do anything about this situation.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon that bastard, what the hell was up with him?¡¯


    ¡°Should we hire some people to teach him a lesson?¡±


    ¡°That''s more like it! Now you sound like our hyung-nim!¡±


    It happened as they chuckled and started to talk about how to trample over Ju-Heon.


    Brrrrr.


    Someone was calling.


    ¡°Damn it, who is calling us when we are busy chatting.........gasp!¡±


    Oh Seung Woo almost chucked his phone against the wall after seeing the number that popped up.


    [Underling Seo Ju-Heon]


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Oh Seung Woo subconsciously plopped down on the ground. He was thinking about getting revenge on Ju-Heon but unfortunately, the fear seemed to be cemented in his body. S~ea??h the N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Just seeing the Seo in Ju-Heon¡¯s name was giving him trauma after being beaten up like that.


    ¡°Hyu, hyung? What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Who is calling you?¡±


    His dongsaengs started to wonder while seeing the cold sweat on Oh Seung Woo¡¯s forehead before looking at the screen and starting to curse.


    ¡°F, fuck! Why is this bastard calling you? Did he call the wrong number?¡±


    They were talking like they wanted to pick up some bats and go fight him, but their bodies was responding differently than their mouths. It was one thing if they were the ones going after him, but seeing him call them first made them scared.


    ¡°A, are you going to pick up?¡±


    ¡°Damn it, I don''t know! Should we tell this bastard to come here to fuck him up?¡±


    ¡°Ah, at least pick up first!¡±


    Oh Seung Woo hesitated before connecting the call at his dongsaengs¡¯ insistence. He didn''t forget to put it on speaker phone so that all of them could hear.


    ¡°H, hello?¡±


    However, the voice on the other side of the call was extremely vicious.


    [What the hell were you doing that it took you so long to pick up?]


    Oh Seung Woo¡¯s group started to shiver as it sounded like he would have killed them if they took even one second longer to pick up.


    ¡®What does he mean by so long? It has been less than 30 seconds!¡¯


    Oh Seung Woo started to shout as if to hide the fact that he was scared.


    ¡°You bastard who doesn¡¯t know anything about grace! You dare to send hyung-nim and noonim to prison? You just wait and see if we let you li......¡±


    [Ah, enough. You guys are still in business, right?]


    Oh Seung Woo''s side started to grind their teeth at Ju-Heon who cut him off as if his business was more important.


    ¡®This bastard!


    What did he say? Still in business?


    Is that something this bastard should be saying?!¡¯


    ¡°Hey! You put hyung-nim and noonim behind bars and dare to ask if we are still in business?!¡±


    ¡°They confiscated all of our artwork because of you! You bastard!¡±


    They huffed and puffed but Ju-Heon just said what he needed to say without caring.


    [I don''t give a shit about that. You didn''t file for closure because your representative was arrested, right?]


    ¡°What? Why are you suddenly asking about that?!¡±


    [I will give you 5 seconds. Hurry up and tell me.]


    ¡°Damn it! We haven''t closed yet......so what the fuck do you want?!¡±


    It sounded as if they could hear Ju-Heon laughing. Ju-Heon was indeed laughing.


    [Good, how wonderful. You still have the qualifications to enter the World Auction.]


    Oh Seung Woo was shocked after hearing something completely unexpected.


    ¡°What? The World Auction? Are you talking about, ¡®Midas?¡¯¡±


    It was true that they had participated in the world¡¯s greatest Las Vegas underground auction nicknamed Midas as art brokers.


    There were many goods, national treasures and cultural assets stolen from many nations in the auction, and even some royalties and leaders of nations participated in the auction. It was an exclusive auction you needed to pay over 100 million won just to get a ticket.


    As for them, they were able to get connected with the auction thanks to Park Kyung Joo¡¯s abilities.


    ¡®But why does he suddenly want to know this?¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to speak as they were getting more confused.


    [I will keep this short. Go to the auction this month and acquire some specific items and find a person who goes by JK. Jack Kayman. Also figure out what that person is buying.]


    ¡°......Jack Kayman. Who is th......¡±


    Ju-Heon cut him off before he could fully ask the question.


    [If you don¡¯t see him then make sure to tell me that. However, if he was there and you lie to me, I will kill you.]


    ¡°So tell me who Jack Kayman is......¡±


    [If you understood what you need to do, come to the Moonbucks Cafe in front of Yeongdeungpo station. I will give you more information on the list of items you need to find.]


    ¡°Damn it! Hey! Who the hell is Jack Kayman?!¡±


    [No need for you to know.]


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    [Of course, it is business from here on so I will pay you according to the quality of your information.]


    Oh Seung Woo started to grind his teeth as if he could not hold it in any longer.


    ¡°You bastard, the more I hear you talk......!¡±


    Oh Seung Woo was not going to let a child treat him, a thirty years old man, like this.


    It already felt unfair that they had to be used by a bastard who beat them up without them being able to land a single punch!


    ¡°You bastard. You think we would work for you for money?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! Hyung! We don''t need to listen to him! Hey! Seo Ju-Heon, you wait right there! We are going to come kill you!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s ridiculing laugh could be heard from the other side.


    [Really? You don''t want money? I was trying to create a mutually beneficial situation but it''s fine if you don¡¯t want to do it.]


    Ju-Heon was not planning on letting these bastards be.


    Why would he let useful bastards sit around doing nothing?


    Ju-Heon continued to speak in an annoyed voice.


    [If you don''t want business then I will use a different method.]


    ¡°A d, different method?¡±


    [It looks like you''ve already forgotten about what happened a few days ago.]


    The color disappeared from Oh Seung Woo¡¯s group after hearing that one sentence. They would never forget how Ju-Heon had beaten them up until their bones were broken and swung a knife at them.


    In the end, they responded this way in shock.


    ¡°Aigoo! It¡¯s not that we don''t want business! Ah......shouldn¡¯t you at least give us something to put up for auction or some money......!¡±


    [You should figure that out on your own.]


    Click.


    The call ended abruptly.


    Oh Seung Woo stared at his phone¡¯s screen while clicking his tongue.


    Why did he have this feeling that he was caught up in something he couldn''t escape from?


    Ju-Heon snorted after ending the call. He was at the nearby station to take care of some things.


    ¡®Who is Jack Kayman?¡¯


    Who else would it be? JK was one of Chairman Kwon¡¯s fake identities. There was no way Ju-Heon would not remember that this was the name Chairman Kwon used since he was young whenever there was something he couldn''t use his real name.


    He was certain that this was around when Chairman Kwon earned his artifacts. The chances of him getting these artifacts in tombs was the highest, however, aside from that, there were things like auction houses and museums.


    He could personally check on tombs but he planned on leaving the other routes to these slackers. He needed to figure out how much power Chairman Kwon had right now.


    ¡®Good. This takes care of the Chairman Kwon business for now.¡¯


    He just needed to wait for news now.


    Ju-Heon checked the portal news on his cellphone before going into a convenience store inside Yeongdeungpo station.


    It was currently 8pm.


    It was fine that he came to Yeongdeungpo station after seeing the emergency news, but he was hungry because he didn¡¯t get to finish his dinner.


    [Approximately 7pm today, 40 years old Mr. Jo Mo failed in his attempt to commit suicide by burning himself in the Yeongdeungpo station time square......]


    Live news was coming out of the station''s news channel. The reason Ju-Heon came to this place was because of that news.


    There are precursors of Tomb Appearances before any tomb is created. He had come here knowing that these type of unusual incidents usually served as precursors to Tomb Appearances. It was great that it was a nearby station as well.


    ¡®Well, it could be completely unrelated to tombs as well.¡¯


    Either that or this tomb was cleared extremely quickly that it was not in Ju-Heon¡¯s memories.


    Which would it be?


    It happened as Ju-Heon was about to take a bottle of water out of the store¡¯s fridge.


    ¡°Hey! Baka-chon! Did you pay rent for that spot? How long are you going to take to pick a drink?¡±


    He heard someone behind him talking shit in Japanese.


    However, Ju-Heon started to smirk as he turned around after hearing the familiar voice.


    The person standing behind him with an angry expression was Abe Kyoshi of the JSDF. It was the same idiot he met in the tomb earlier.


    ¡°What did you say, you damn Nippo bastard?¡± [1]


    He was here while thankfully giving off the scent of artifacts.


    1. Nippo is a derogatory term Koreans use for the Japanese


    1. Noonim is noona (way for younger male to address older female) with nim (which is a respectful suffix in Korean.

 Chapter 11: Do it if you can (2)

    Chapter 11: Do it if you can (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Abe was shocked after hearing Ju-Heon¡¯s comments.


    He was not very happy to be here in the first place because of a prophecy.


    The prophecies told to them by that stupid thug was annoying, he had no idea who the Korean person that took the < Gold axe Silver axe > was, and now there was an annoying Korean in front of him.


    Ju-Heon just ended up the target as a result of all of those things. He said what was on his mind, thinking that there was no way a Korean person would understand Japanese.


    But what did this person say?


    ¡°N, Nippo?¡±


    Furthermore, Ju-Heon¡¯s Japanese was fluent. Listening to his enunciation would make people mistake him as a native. However, there were no Japanese people who would use such derogatory term toward their own.


    That was why Abe who had been confused for a moment said the following.


    ¡°Hold on. You''re Korean, right?¡±


    Ju-Heon just scoffed at that question.


    ¡®Am I Korean?¡¯


    ¡°Can''t you tell? Hey moron, are your eyes just for show?¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    Ju-Heon was speaking in Korean this time. Ju-Heon grabbed a can of beer and passed it back and forth between his hands before heading to the register.


    ¡°You must be as blind as a bat.¡±


    ¡°Ho.¡±


    Abe let out a scoff. He was not used to the Korean words Ju-Heon was using, but he could not believe it. Sear?h the ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    It made sense. Although he could not understand completely, he could tell the following.


    ¡®This bastard is mocking me right now!¡¯


    ¡°Hey! Stop right there!¡±


    Abe followed Ju-Heon but Ju-Heon pretended not to hear him.


    Honestly speaking, Ju-Heon didn¡¯t have any negative feelings toward the Japanese people nor did he hate them. In fact, he had worked with a Japanese person before, and it was always just a small minority that caused the issues. It was always the stupid bastards like Abe here.


    That was why he would not care about a bastard like this who used derogatory terms at the level of chink or nippo toward Koreans if he was not part of the Japanese excavation team.


    However.


    ¡®The fact that this bastard is here means that a tomb will appear here.¡¯


    He probably came here after hearing a prophecy. This bastard wasn¡¯t the type to tour around for no reason. Ju-Heon smiled after having that thought. This bastard helped him become certain about things he had not for sure.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    ¡®This stupid idiot. He''s carrying artifacts around so openly!¡¯


    Ju-Heon was laughing on the inside.


    Abe seemed to have hidden them as best as he could, but Ju-Heon could feel the artifacts on him.


    It was because of the aura, energy that artifacts released. That was why Ju-Heon could not help but find it to be funny.


    ¡®This idiot isn¡¯t even hiding the artifacts¡¯ auras.¡¯


    People with artifacts became targets. This was the reason all veterans knew they must dominate their artifacts and make them hide their aura. However, Abe had only physically hidden the items and left their aura as is. A good comparison to this would be walking around holding 10 million won in cash in front of a pickpocket.


    The only disappointing thing was that Ju-Heon could not confirm what artifacts Abe had in his possession.


    ¡®I would be able to tell if I had an x-ray vision artifact.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was shaking the can of beer he purchased as he left the convenience store. Abe who chased after Ju-Heon did not know anything as he grabbed Ju-Heon¡¯s shoulder.


    ¡°Hey! I told you to wait! Don¡¯t pretend like you didn¡¯t......ugh!¡±


    Abe ended up screaming because of the carbonated bubbles that landed in his eyes.


    ¡°Damn it! What the hell is this?¡±


    What else would it be? It was the bubbles from the beer that Ju-Heon vigorously shook. Abe took off his leather jacket to wipe the bubbles away.


    ¡°Damn it, you bastard, you really! Pay up so I can get it cleaned!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon just roughly patted Abe''s jacket as he responded.


    ¡°It¡¯s not even real leather. You just have to wipe it off.¡±


    ¡°What? Hey!¡±


    Ju-Heon was shaking an ID card as Abe was about to shout in anger.


    ¡°Anyway, you dropped this.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The item in Ju-Heon¡¯s hand was his JSDF identification card.


    Abe¡¯s expression changed while looking at that.


    ¡®Wait, how did something that was attached to my pocket fall off?¡¯ Abe touched his empty pocket in reflex.


    Ju-Heon was enjoying watching Abe looking for confused.


    ¡®There are at least two artifacts in his pocket.¡¯


    He didn¡¯t steal the artifacts because Abe would suspect him, but he was able to confirm the types of artifacts. There was one that was an accessory and one larger artifact.


    Abe, who didn''t know that information about his artifacts were discovered swiped the ID card from Ju-Heon¡¯s hand.


    ¡°You damn Korean! What the hell are you looking at?!¡±


    Abe thought it was a dangerous moment just now.


    ¡®That ID card has information about the excavation team.¡¯


    It would be bad for a Korean who had no idea about tombs to get information on his identity and the excavation team.


    Ju-Heon had seen his ID but it had only been for a few seconds.


    ¡®It¡¯s fine. Nobody should be able to remember that.¡¯


    Abe let out a sigh of relief before shoving his ID into his pocket. It wasn''t time to pay attention to this stupid Korean right now.


    ¡®The bastard who took the gold axe silver axe artifact will definitely come here.¡¯


    That bastard needed to be taken care of first. He could not let a bastard who could put Japan in danger live peacefully in Korea.


    ¡®There¡¯s always the method of shutting him up for good inside the tomb.¡¯


    Abe touched this hidden gun in his pocket. Unfortunately, as he stood there not realizing that the person he was looking for was right there...


    Boom!


    A sound that resembled an explosion filled the time-square plaza. The people who were shopping or on dates started to whisper.


    "W, what was that noise?¡±


    ¡°Ay, I''m sure someone just dropped something.¡±


    People didn¡¯t make much of it. And as they were about to go back to minding their own business...


    Beeeeeeep-


    The microphone and speakers on the stage started to malfunction. People were first annoyed at the screeching noise before becoming scared as they saw the equipment on stage fall one by one.


    ¡°Damn it! What the hell is going on?!¡±


    ¡°Ack! My coffee!¡±


    The nearby cafe was turning into chaos as well. The coffee mugs and tables were suddenly splitting into two.


    ¡°What the, what is going on?¡±


    Abe and Ju-Heon both responded at the same time. Abe¡¯s phone was going off while a message popped up in front of Ju-Heon.


    Abe quickly picked up the phone.


    ¡°¤â¤·¤â¤· (Hello?)¡±


    Ju-Heon checked the message once Abe turned around.


    The message was simple.


    [Spy skill activated.]


    [The aura of a violent tomb is coming from nearby.]


    Ju-Heon scoffed as he read that message. That weird phenomenon just now was not a natural occurrence.


    ¡®It is the result of a Tomb Appearance.¡¯


    It happened as Ju-Heon looked around. Abe, who had been talking on the phone started to shout in anger.


    ¡°Excuse me? What do you mean?¡±


    Abe was talking to his superior. The person was saying that Prince Shotoku¡¯s artifact user had read a new prophecy.


    However, the issue was the contents of that prophecy.


    ¡°Hold on! You''re saying that Korean bastard is nearby?! Are you sure it is the same bastard who took the gold axe silver axe artifact?¡±


    [Yes. And I don¡¯t know what this means, but she said you should be wary of alcohol. You might end up running into that Korean.]


    ¡°Alcohol......¡±


    Abe¡¯s gaze changed after he thought for a moment.


    ¡®The beer!¡¯


    He thought about the guy who sprayed him with beer. Abe quickly turned around after going crazy with that thought.


    ¡°Hey, you!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon was already gone by the time he turned around.


    [Major? What is going on! Major?]


    Abe clenched his phone so hard as he looked at the empty area that he almost broke it.


    ¡°........Ay, fuck!


    In the end, Abe swore before running through the group of people in the time-square plaza.


    [Major Abe!]


    ¡°I believe I found that bastard.¡±


    [What?!]


    ¡°So please quickly decipher the next prophecy and send it over! I need to know where he went!


    However, Ju-Heon who had moved away not caring whether Abe''s eyes were on fire or not, was looking around.


    It was because of the odd aura around time-square.


    ¡®The aura is more vicious than I expected.¡¯


    He could feel the chaotic energy artifacts always gave off in the Tomb Appearance areas.


    It was just that it was quite violent.


    ¡®It''s definitely not a calm artifact.¡¯


    It was different than the gold axe silver axe artifact. That one was actually one of the calmer artifacts. It did gobble up some apartments, but that was just child¡¯s play.


    Everybody had been outside and nobody had been hurt.


    As for this bastard here......


    Ju-Heon noticed something at that moment. It was on the window of the cafe where everything had been sliced in half.


    Red bloody text was slowly appearing on the window.


    That was the Toombglyphs.


    It was the text used by ruins to provide information. Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes focused after reading the information.


    ¡®Now I''m certain. The Tomb Appearance will happen around here.¡¯


    The size was an issue as well.


    ¡®This is an < Evacuation-Grade > sized tomb.¡¯


    There were disaster grades assigned to all tombs created by artifacts. In the future, the government would divide tombs into four levels based on size and potential damage, and the tomb that would appear here would fall under the < Evacuation-Grade > which was on the third level.


    A tomb at this level would cause damage equivalent to at least a 6.0-magnitude earthquake plowing through. A tomb that dangerous would mean that the artifact inside was strong as well.


    It could be a violent B-Grade (Rare-Grade) artifact, but it could also be an A-Grade (Treasure-Grade) artifact as well.


    There were greater chances of a high-grade artifacts being inside disaster-creating tombs.


    ¡®But I don''t know when the Tomb Appearance will happen.¡¯


    But at that moment...


    [0 : 6 minutes]


    A blue hologram appeared on top of the plaza stage. It was a message from the Spy skill.


    Ju-Heon was a bit shocked.


    ¡®6 minutes?


    ¡®Is that perhaps?¡¯


    Ju-Heon heard a familiar voice in the distance as he was about to walk that way.


    ¡°Hey, you!¡±


    The speaker was surprisingly Abe who had been looking for Ju-Heon. He put his hand on the gun inside his pocket as soon as he saw Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Stand there and don''t move while I''m being nice to you.¡±


    However, Ju-Heon just smirked while looking at him.


    ¡®Look at him walking over on his own accord with artifacts on him.¡¯


    And the moment the hologram changed to [0:5 minutes]!


    Boom!


    The ground suddenly started to shake.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    An urgent message popped up in front of Ju-Heon as well.


    [A violent force is exploding through the ground.]


    But the warning was only for a moment.


    Boom!!


    A violent earthquake started to shake the ground without giving people any time to evacuate. The ground split open, buildings crumbled down, many things that should not normally happen were starting to happen.


    Abe had not expected anything like this either.


    ¡°Shi, what the hell?!¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Ahhh! Someone save me!¡±


    Boom! Clang!


    The lights went out and it was chaotic, as if the world was ending and hell surfaced to the ground. However, there was one person who was calm unlike everyone else.


    It was Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon was calm while other people were screaming about how they were going to die.


    ¡®It¡¯s coming.¡¯


    A bright light flashed through the crack in the ground.


    And lo and behold. The people who got caught up in that light disappeared. Ju-Heon was no exception.


    A too familiar sight appeared in front of Ju-Heon.


    The dark and clammy feeling. The fishy smell of mold. The tomb with grey walls covered in rotten vines.


    He had been here before.


    Ju-Heon knew very well about the artifact inside this tomb.


    Everything was the same as in his memories.


    Everything except one thing.

 Chapter 12: Do it if you can (3)

    Chapter 12: Do it if you can (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Yes, one thing was different than in his memories.


    ¡°Mommy! What is this place?!¡±


    ¡°What is going on?! Let me out of here!¡±


    It was the people who got caught up in the tomb with him. He had not paid much attention because he was looking around the tomb at first, but it was quite chaotic nearby.


    ¡°Get lost motherfuckers! Don¡¯t stand behind me!¡±


    ¡°Who do you think you are to touch me! You''re nothing!¡±


    There were people crying on the ground, as well as people going wild and fighting each other like bulls.


    There were also debris from the Yeongdeungpo station shops probably because they were damaged by the Evacuation-Grade Tomb Appearance. The sight of the mannequins looking like human corpses looked grotesque as well.


    ¡°Damn it, how the hell did I end up in here when I was just shopping for new clothes?! Did we fall underground or something?¡±


    ¡°Please get me out of here!¡±


    There were about 50 people around him.


    They were crying that they suddenly ended up in a weird place, however, it was understandable.


    Tombs at the Evacuation-Grade or higher had tendencies to gobble up people without dealing with an entrance. It was because those artifacts wanted to see as many people die as possible.


    It was one of their terrible hobbies.


    ¡®This tomb and the test by the artifact is at the level of the Saw movies.¡¯


    And lo and behold.


    [A heinous aura has been detected. The artifact¡¯s malice toward rulers has been detected.]


    [Injury danger. The artifact¡¯s heinous aura is pricking at your body.]


    [You must protect your body.]


    A warning message appeared in front of his eyes. Ju-Heon laughed while looking at that.


    ¡®It¡¯s already started.¡¯


    Violent artifact bastards had a tendency to only attack rulers, aka artifact users.


    They had many different methods they used, but the most common of them was by causing illnesses.


    These damn artifacts seemed to understand that one of the things humans feared the most was being sick.


    Proof of that was how the people who had entered this tomb in the past had ended up with skin cancer. Not only that, it was a strand of skin cancer that could only be cured by healing artifacts.


    Lo and behold, Ju-Heon also felt some prickling pain on his arm. Small cuts that resembled papercuts started to appear and get infected on his arm.


    Ju-Heon who saw that realized he forgot about something.


    ¡®I¡¯ll be in danger too if I take too long.¡¯


    Ju-Heon who knew that was the case quickly started to look around. Time was of the essence in such tombs but there was nothing that should cause any problems.


    He already knew about the artifact inside this tomb.


    The area was filled with weapons as Ju-Heon expected.


    There were broken blades stabbed into the walls and old weapon handles scattered on the ground.


    Those blades were in many different shapes such as spears, daggers, etc, but none of them looked to look created in the Western style.


    Eastern style.


    The shape of the hilt and the design of the blades revealed they were Japanese.


    He was certain of it based on his experience.


    ¡®Muramasa.¡¯


    People may wonder why a Japanese artifact would show up in Korea, but it wasn¡¯t weird.


    Artifacts appeared around the world at random.


    That was why there were a lot of national disputes over the rights to different artifacts.


    One of the major ones had been...


    ¡®It was quite the spectacle when an Islamic artifact appeared in the US.¡¯


    Some of the Sunnites talked about how they couldn¡¯t let some American dogs use their sacred Islamic artifact. It led to them killing the artifact user and committing terrorism in the US.


    That was just one example of how nationalism or religious belief could cause the world to go wild depending on the artifact.


    There was someone like that in this tomb as well.


    ¡°Don''t move.¡±


    A vicious voice ordered Ju-Heon from behind.


    Ju-Heon peeked back after hearing a familiar voice. Standing behind him was Abe who was swept up into the tomb after having chased after Ju-Heon. It looked as if he had lived up to his status as a soldier and quietly snuck up behind Ju-Heon.


    ¡°You bastard, I got you now.¡±


    Ju-Heon then felt something stiff on his back.


    Ju-Heon thought he could tell what it was even though he couldn¡¯t see it.


    It was a gun.


    Abe looked at the backpack over one of Ju-Heon¡¯s shoulders and started to speak.


    ¡°You, open your backpack.¡±


    Abe was hoping for something. If this was the bastard who took the gold axe silver axe artifact, it was possible that he brought it with him into the tomb.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes curled up as he smiled.


    ¡®I guess that seer made him suspect me.¡¯


    Although it would not be weird for Ju-Heon to run away having realized that fact, he seemed to have no issues showing Abe what was in his backpack.


    The contents were simple camping equipment.


    Abe was shocked at what he saw. The item he had expected to see in there was missing.


    ¡®I don''t see the gold axe silver axe artifact......?¡¯


    There was an X knife and a shovel used for camping but those were general items that could be bought anywhere.


    Abe looked back and forth between Ju-Heon¡¯s back and the backpack before getting anxious. The prophecy had said that he might be able to encounter the gold axe silver axe artifact again.


    ¡®Is it not this bastard?¡¯


    Abe clicked his tongue in the end.


    ¡°Enough. Slowly turn around because I have some questions to ask you.¡±


    Ju-Heon could see Abe pointing the gun at him as well as the civilians who ended up in the tomb as well.


    They were shaking after seeing the gun in Abe¡¯s hand. How could they not be scared when they ended up in a weird place and there was a monstrous man holding a gun?


    However, Abe found it more important to confirm this bastard¡¯s identity.


    ¡®I need to get rid of him if this bastard really is the Tomb Raider mentioned in the prophecy.¡¯


    Otherwise, he might even get the artifact from this tomb taken away!


    Abe already knew that the artifact in this tomb was Muramasa. It was thanks to the seer. The Japanese government also considered Muramasa as one of the representative blades of Japan and an item that was connected to the Samurai mindset.


    Japan would be angry and find it shameful if a foreigner was to take such an artifact and use it.


    ¡®We can¡¯t lose it to any other country.¡¯


    If that were to happen, the Japanese Prime Minister and the executives would never forgive Abe.


    He had been selected as a member of the excavation team from the large number of JSDF soldiers because he was able to use artifacts.


    A lot of responsibilities came with such a position.


    That was why Abe bit down on his lips.


    ¡°Hey Korean, answer if you don''t want to die.¡±


    "Answer what?¡±


    Of course, unlike the serious Abe, Ju-Heon looked very relaxed and picking his ear.


    Abe had to suppress his anger as he asked in Japanese.


    ¡°Where were you around 7pm two nights ago?¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s scoff echoed inside the tomb.


    ¡°Are you a cop?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Are you a cop? I don''t think I have any reason to answer that question.¡±


    Abe scoffed at Ju-Heon¡¯s cheeky answer.


    ¡®This cheeky bastard.¡¯


    He pointed the gun at Ju-Heon and opened his eyes wide.


    ¡°Hey. Can¡¯t you see this?¡±


    ¡°I can? It''s a gun.¡±


    Ju-Heon then started to laugh. There was no way someone would respond like this unless they had gone crazy.


    ¡°Answer me if you don''t want your head blown off.¡±


    Ju-Heon who had been picking his ear snorted before responding like this.


    ¡°Oh is that so? You¡¯re going to fire the gun?¡±


    ¡°Hey, Korean. Use your head. I just need to kill you and all of the witnesses inside the tomb.¡±


    ¡°Mm, it probably won''t work so you shouldn¡¯t fire it.¡±


    "What did you say?¡±


    ¡®Is he really crazy?!¡¯


    Abe who had veins popping out of his forehead started to laugh viciously.


    ¡°Fine, I guess a bastard like you needs to lose a leg to come to your senses!¡±


    Abe could not hold his anger back anymore and caused an incident. He had pulled the trigger toward Ju-Heon.


    Bang!


    The people around them screamed after hearing the gun go off. They were waiting for Ju-Heon to start screaming as well.


    Why would anybody mess with someone holding a gun?


    However, something unexpected happened.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    The one to scream was Abe and not Ju-Heon.


    The gun had exploded as soon as Abe pulled the trigger and injured his hand.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Abe clenched his bloodied hand before falling down. Ju-Heon watched him fall to the ground and started to scoff.


    ¡°I told you not to fire it. You stupid idiot.¡±


    ¡°You!¡±


    Ju-Heon peeked at Abe''s hand and clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Well, you should feel lucky that it ended with just that even though you are inside a tomb.¡±


    Ju-Heon said that and then kicked Abe''s butt as if telling him to get out of the way.


    The reason Abe¡¯s gun exploded was simple. They were inside a tomb. No modern weapons would work inside a tomb.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    Artifacts were bastards who would destroy any item that might cause them harm, even if it was just a cellphone.


    That is why anybody who used a weapon inside a tomb controlled by an artifact would end up like Abe.


    ¡®This is the reason the only way to fight inside tombs is by using artifacts or martial arts.¡¯


    On the other hand, Abe who did not know about this could only shake as he held his hand.


    ¡®I guess this bastard really is the bastard from the prophecy!¡¯


    It would be weird if he didn¡¯t find Ju-Heon to be suspicious especially after seeing how knowledgeable he was about tombs.


    Abe started to grind his teeth.


    ¡°Were you the one who took the gold axe silver axe artifact?!¡±


    Ju-Heon patted Abe''s shoulder and laughed.


    ¡°Yes, you idiot. How can you not realize it when it is right in front of you?¡±


    Ju-Heon took something out of his backpack. It was the camping axe that Abe had not paid any attention to.


    Abe was shocked after seeing it.


    ¡°That!¡±


    Ju-Heon used his dominance on the gold axe to activate it. This caused the generic-looking axe to glow from end to end before it changed into a gold color. S§×ar?h the n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Abe could not close his mouth in shock as he watched.


    ¡°......It was clearly a generic axe so how did that?!¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed after the gold axe regained its original appearance.


    "What is it? I guess your talented seer-nim doesn¡¯t know how to disguise artifacts?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon then gave an order in a low voice.


    ¡°Find the treasures. Gold axe.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled as the axe started to sparkle. The axe started to resonate with a single item in the mountain of weapons.


    ¡®I guess Muramasa is over there.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to run after realizing that fact. Abe who confirmed this was about to foam at the mouth.


    "Damn it, that bastard!¡¯


    He could not let this bastard take Muramasa!


    ¡®I have no choice.¡¯


    Now that things were like this, Abe had no choice but to also use an artifact to track him down.


    He would get rid of the other people after that!


    Abe then clenched his injured hand and rummaged through his pockets.


    However.


    ¡°!¡±


    The artifacts that should be in his pocket were missing. Both of the artifacts he had stolen in Korea were gone!


    They were definitely there when he entered the tomb!


    ¡°Damn it, where did my artifacts go?!¡±


    His shout echoed throughout the tomb.


    Of course, there was no reason to find this to be odd.


    It was just that this soldier did not know about it.


    The Korean person inside the prophecy was someone with a wicked habit of stealing things.

 Chapter 13: Do it if you can (4)

    Chapter 13: Do it if you can (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    Abe started to panic after realizing his artifacts were missing.


    He could not understand this situation at all.


    He had lost the Korean in the prophecy and his artifacts had disappeared?


    It made him want to commit seppuku.


    ¡®What is going on?¡¯


    Abe suddenly recalled the incident with Ju-Heon at the convenience store. Ju-Heon had picked up his ID at the time.


    He had thought it was weird that something that should not fall out had fallen out.


    Could it be that the bastard had stolen his ID instead of it falling out?


    ¡®Did that bastard take the artifacts too?¡¯


    Abe soon shook his head.


    ¡®No, what kind of crazy human being would have such skilled hands?¡¯


    Of course, there actually was someone like that.


    But regardless of what happened, Abe was in a difficult situation. The Japanese research team would soon fly over to investigate the artifacts he stole.


    So, what would happen if he was to tell them that he lost them?!


    ¡®And Muramasa as well.¡¯


    The bigger issue was that the artifacts were not the only thing putting Abe in danger right now.


    It was because the civilians who had been listening to his conversation with Ju-Heon were starting to get suspicious.


    ¡°Hold on. What do they mean by prophecy or artifacts......?¡±


    ¡°What was that talk about the gold axe earlier?¡±


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    A few people who understood Japanese started to chatter away, causing Abe to have even more of a headache. The Japanaese government wanted to hide information about the tombs and artifacts from the Korean government.


    ¡®But that bastard used an artifact in front of civilians!¡¯


    What could he be thinking?


    It was obvious that they would be in a difficult situation if this information ended up in the Korean government¡¯s ears.


    A Major like himself could not look down on such diplomatic issues.


    ¡®Shit, what do I do?¡¯


    The original plan was to stealthily take the artifact before letting the civilians out with false information.


    If that didn¡¯t look like it would work, he would kill them all and say it was an accident, but he had lost his weapon as well.


    ¡®What to do.¡¯


    Abe¡¯s back was covered in cold sweat.


    He could not go back out of the tomb like this.


    Information would be revealed.


    While Abe was worried about that, Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care at all.


    Why?


    It didn¡¯t matter to Ju-Heon whether people learned about tombs and artifacts.


    The < Great Tomb Appearance > that leads to everyone in the world learning about tombs and artifacts would happen soon. That was why hiding information about an artifact''s abilities was one thing, but hiding the existence of tombs and artifacts was useless.


    Furthermore, Ju-Heon actually hoped that information about tombs and artifacts would get out.


    There was a simple reason for it.


    Artifacts and tombs were things that gained strength through ¡®stories,¡¯ such as mythologies, legends, folk tales and popular novels.


    That might be the reason for it. Whether the discussion was good or bad, artifacts and tombs became more active when people were talking about them.


    That would lead to an increase in the number of tombs and in the speed of appearance, which would make it beneficial to gain more artifacts.


    ¡®So, it is better for me if I can get a few more artifacts before the Great Tomb Appearance.¡¯


    That was the thought on Ju-Heon''s mind as he inspected the artifacts he stole from Abe while he walked to his destination.


    One was a bracelet made from a rope while the other was a suspicious looking gyeongdan inside a square wagashi box. [1]


    The so called bracelet was just a rope tied in the shape of a bracelet and the green gyeongdan looked like a round rice ball. Abe was probably the one to put it in the wagashi box.


    Ju-Heon knew the identity of these artifacts.


    ¡®Does that Japanese bastard know about the Korean version of the Sun and Moon legend?¡¯


    The Korean version of the Sun and Moon legend.


    This was talking about < The siblings who became the sun and the moon >. This suspicious gyeongdan was probably the rice cake the tiger begged the mom to give while this rope was probably the rope that descended from the sky.


    Neither of them were high in rank but they were both useful artifacts. That should mean that it was not easy to get them.


    But thanks to Abe, he was able to snatch useful artifacts and as a result, a familiar message window popped up in front of Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes.


    [You received the < Cheap Hand Skills > title and a skill has been revealed.]


    [Tomb Raider basic skill Dexterity(F-Rank) has been awakened.]


    [Dexterity (Awakened)]


    Level F-Rank


    -


    Quickly learn how to use any item even if it is your first time using it.


    -


    Speed of consumption decreases ever so slightly when using consumable artifacts.


    -


    Skillful in artifact maintenance and restoration.


    -


    Chances of stealing artifacts from other people increases.


    -


    Tomb Raider Basic Skills (4/4)-


    Spy(F-Rank)


    Linguistics(F-Rank)


    Tomb Exploration(F-Rank)


    Dexterity(F-Rank).


    The mission window popped up along with the message window.


    [You have successfully awakened all four dormant skills and have awakened as a proper Tomb Raider.]


    [Mission completed. You will receive a reward after leaving the tomb.]


    The mission that he had seen in the police station had been completed. Ju-Heon found this game reward-like system to be funny, but he was curious as to what the reward would be. S§×arch* The nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®It looks like I need to quickly gain Muramasa and leave.¡¯


    Ju-Heon came out of a side route while thinking about that. He had used a longer but safer route as the path toward Muramasa was filled with traps.


    That Abe bastard was probably struggling with the traps as he wouldn¡¯t know about this secret route.


    ¡®The civilians will be able to leave once I clear the tomb.¡¯


    It happened at that moment.


    Ju-Heon heard some unexpected noises when he was almost at Muramasa¡¯s location.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    He heard a familiar scream coming from nearby. It was coming from the route filled with traps that Ju-Heon had avoided.


    He saw a terrible sight as he walked toward the source of the noise.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaah, save me!¡±


    ¡°Please save me!¡±


    The screams were coming from the ground around one of the alleyways. There was a giant sink hole in the middle of the passage.


    It seemed to be about 7m high. There were about 50 people screaming inside the pit that had knives on every side.


    They were the civilians who had been swept up by the tomb.


    ¡®It¡¯s the artifact''s trap.¡¯


    Thankfully, nobody was dead yet.


    But Ju-Heon saw a red aura bridge over the pit. Ju-Heon instantly knew what it was after seeing the bridge.


    ¡®A sacrificial trap.¡¯


    That was the case. This was one of Muramasa¡¯s traps, the bridge of sacrifice. In simple terms, you needed to put other people into the pit as sacrifices to create the bridge. Then you could use the bridge to get to the other side.


    Lo and behold, it looked like someone had already walked across the bridge.


    The people who noticed Ju-Heon started to shout with urgency.


    ¡°P, please save us! Please!¡±


    There was another reason they were shouting so desperately. One of the 50 people inside the pit had turned into a homicidal maniac. One of the female students had a dagger in her hand as she tried to kill the others. There were some people who were already stabbed by her. This was probably one of Muramasa¡¯s terrible pranks.


    The people who were stabbed by that dagger would also turn into homicidal maniacs. The bridge over the pit would also reset once everybody in the pit died.


    That was how this trap worked.


    Whenever the people inside the pit got close to the sides to climb up, they would run into the sharp blades.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue while looking into the pit.


    ¡°Who threw you guys into the pit? Was it that Japanese guy?¡±


    The people started to cry.


    ¡°Yes, he said to follow him because he knew where the exit was...! But then something like this suddenly appeared!¡±


    ¡°Then he said all of us needed to die for things to remain a secret......!¡±


    It was obvious what happened.


    Abe, Sabe, whatever his name was, that Japanese bastard was trying to shut the civilians up so they could not talk about the tomb.


    ¡®I thought that he wouldn¡¯t be able to do anything because he lost his weapon and I took his artifacts.¡¯


    That wasn¡¯t it. He also knew how to get past the trap.


    ¡®Looks like it¡¯s that seer¡¯s doing again.¡¯


    According to his memories, Prince Shotoku¡¯s artifact user should be an idiot who didn¡¯t know how to use the artifact properly.


    But based on how Abe had the sun and the moon artifact as well, she seemed to be using it better than Ju-Heon expected.


    Ju-Heon slowly started to despise that seer. Of course, Abe had been the one to throw the people into the trap, but the ones who ordered him to silence the civilians would have been his superiors.


    Did they think they were extremely important because they had Prince Shotoku¡¯s Future Diary?


    ¡®I was originally planning on leaving those bastards alone for now, but...¡¯


    It looked as if he couldn¡¯t let them be.


    He heard people start to scream again. The woman being controlled by the dagger was starting to move again.


    People did many different things, including swinging their clothes at the student to keep her away. Her movement was so skilled that even a bulky young man could not stop her.


    ¡°Aaah! Don''t come this way, don''t come!¡±


    ¡°Get lost! Aaah!¡±


    The moment Ju-Heon looked inside the pit and heard the screams...


    He jumped into the pit. He was sliding down along the side of the pit.


    The people started to shout in shock.


    ¡°T, that¡¯s dangerous! There are blades coming out of the sides!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon took a knife out as he slid down the side. It was the Egyptian priest¡¯s knife. All of the blades in Ju-Heon¡¯s way broke apart with a light swipe.


    ¡°Ah......¡±


    The people were shocked for a different reason.


    The female student being controlled by the dagger charged toward Ju-Heon at that moment. She seemed to have selected Ju-Heon as her next prey.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Watch out!¡±


    Ju-Heon moved his hand. Of course, Ju-Heon had no interest in sending an innocent young girl being controlled by an artifact flying using Jeet Kune Do.


    What Ju-Heon did was to take out the rope bracelet, one of the artifacts he stole from Abe.


    [Rope from Heaven (C-Grade:General-Grade/Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses (940/1000)


    Ju-Heon channeled his dominance into the bracelet and gave an order.


    ¡°Bind.¡±


    The artifact flashed and instantly became longer. Then it moved as if it was a living snake and charged toward the female student.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    The female student being controlled screamed and fell to the ground once the rope tied her up. The rope seemed to be able to extend without a limit as it instantly wrapped the woman around like a mummy.


    The only thing still visible was the hand holding the dagger and her face.


    The people in the pit dropped their jaws at what they saw.


    Ju-Heon walked toward the flailing female student. The woman being controlled by the dagger glared and growled at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Shhh, sit still.¡±


    Ju-Heon gently tried to calm her down before instantly taking the dagger away. Unlike when he was dealing with a person, Ju-Heon¡¯s hands were very stern and strong when handling artifacts.


    The heinous dagger started to throw a fuss once Ju-Heon took it away.


    It seemed to be even more riled up after meeting up against Ju-Heon¡¯s strong dominance.


    [Kill. Kill humans.]


    He could even hear the artifact¡¯s thoughts in his mind.


    However, Ju-Heon just found it to be ridiculous.


    ¡°How dare a damn artifact try to order me around.¡±


    Ju-Heon then channeled his dominance into the dagger.


    1. Gyeongdan or Korean rice ball cake is a type of tteok (rice cake) made of glutinous rice or other glutinous cereal flours. Wagashi are traditional Japanese confections that are often served with tea, especially the types made of mochi, anko and fruits.

 Chapter 14: Do it if you can (5)

    Chapter 14: Do it if you can (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    Bang!


    Ju-Heon¡¯s strong dominance suppressed the dagger. The dagger than screeched in pain.


    [You human bastard!]


    The artifact''s voice that other people could not hear reached Ju-Heon¡¯s ears.


    However, it was only for a moment before the artifact stopped baring its fangs and submitted. The red aura that had surrounded it slowly disappeared as well.


    Before long, the dagger''s movements that had been loudly roaring completely stopped.


    ¡®It stopped.¡¯


    Information from the spy skill soon appeared above the dagger.


    [Muramasa¡¯s slightly failed dagger (C-Grade:General-Grade/Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses (862/1000)


    Ju-Heon laughed as a read that.


    A pitiful C-Grade artifact had tried to resist his dominance.


    ¡®Looks like this is one of the lower versions of Muramasa.¡¯


    Muramasa was originally like a brand name for blades. Naturally, that meant that there were many artifacts with the Muramasa name. According to his memories, there should be some C-Grade(General-grade) to A-Grade(Legend-Grade) Muramasas.


    There were many factors that determined an artifact¡¯s grade level, however, it would be easiest to consider this Muramasa as a lackey artifact to the one that created this tomb.


    That was why Ju-Heon scrunched his eyes.


    ¡®I need to go in farther to find the boss artifact that created this tomb.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    The female student who had been controlled suddenly screamed. The student had returned to her senses after the artifact submitted to Ju-Heon, however, a different issue had happened.


    It was because of the rope that had become excited about tying a person up.


    ¡°P, please save me! The rope........!¡±


    The female student was shaking as if a snake was crawling up her body. The rope that had been binding the student was moving and changing to a different shape.


    That shape was quite suspicious.


    Ju-Heon had no choice but to click his tongue and grab the rope.


    ¡®It¡¯s too excited, way too excited.¡¯


    These damn artifacts always cause issues if you looked away from them.


    ¡°Return!¡±


    The rope could not do anything and started to glow as Ju-Heon ordered while channeling his dominance. The rope quickly shrunk in size before wrapping around Ju-Heon¡¯s wrist once again.


    The artifact had changed appearance once the light disappeared. It didn¡¯t look as shabby as it did when Abe had it on him. It now looked like a fashionable copper-colored male braided bracelet.


    ¡°Ah......¡±


    The people could only blankly look at it. This situation was one thing, but they were shocked to see a rope turning into a bracelet.


    The first to speak was the female student who had been controlled.


    ¡°......J, just what happened?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled after hearing that question.


    He had used his dominance to change the shape of the artifact.


    In simple terms, it was using camouflage.


    This was how he had camouflaged the gold axe silver axe artifact as well.


    Of course, this was not easy to do.


    Although Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care about what the artifacts thought, he knew that they found it shameful to camouflage themselves like modern items.


    ¡®I don''t know whether they have pride in their original appearances or are angry at having to submit to a human.¡¯


    Forget changing their appearance, artifacts would try to gobble up any master without significant dominance who tried to make them do something like this.


    Ju-Heon started to walk while smiling.


    He needed to take care of that Japanese bastard now.


    ¡°I really must be a genius! Hahaha!¡±


    Abe was laughing out loud.


    Abe had arrived at the room with Muramasa after tricking the civilians into the trap. This tomb was a cave-style tomb, and the dirt ground was filled with weapon debris.


    Abe was planning on finding Muramasa here before killing all witnesses.


    ¡®It¡¯s a perfect crime if they all die inside the tomb!


    The stupid Korean government will treat it as an accident if they all die in here!¡¯


    The only thing important to him was Japan¡¯s benefit.


    ¡®Japan can become the greatest as long as we have Prince Shotoku''s Future Diary¡¯


    The US was nothing! China was nothing!


    Multiple large earthquakes, economic recession... His home that had been the sun of Asia at one point was slowly turning into a nation where the sun was setting as well.


    In that aspect, artifacts were a chance!


    For Abe who grew up listening to the heroic tales of the Japanese people found his work to be a cornerstone of such heroic deeds in present times.


    That was why he was going crazy about the current situation.


    ¡°Fuck, where the hell is Muramasa hiding?!¡±


    Clang, clang.


    Clang!


    Abe was handling the weapons in a rough way and throwing them to the side.


    ¡°That thug better have told me the right thing!¡±


    Abe was trying to find Muramasa according to the prophecy. The fourth room after passing through the tomb¡¯s trap.


    She had said Muramasa would be in that room!


    However, he could not find it no matter how hard he tried.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°You damn bastard, we got you now!¡±


    Abe started to scream as a horde of people charged into the room.


    ¡°W, what the hell, you bastards!¡±


    ¡°You son of a bitch, you dare to trick us? You tried to kill us all!¡±


    The angry mob tried to kill Abe as soon as they saw him. In the end, Abe fell on his ass.


    He was certain.


    These were the civilians he had pushed into the trap.


    ¡®How did these bastards get out?!¡¯


    The people who got out of the trap thanks to Ju-Heon grabbed onto Abe as soon as they found him, although it was not certain whether Ju-Heon had asked them to do that or they were doing it of their own volition.


    ¡°We need to inform the whole world and get this bastard buried!¡±


    Even though Abe was a soldier, there was no way he could deal with such large numbers without a weapon.


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    Abe who was captured by them was angry.


    ¡°How did these bastards get out of the trap?!¡±


    He had confirmed that the trap was something they could not get out of without an artifact.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°How else would they have gotten out?¡±


    Abe gasped and turned his head after hearing a familiar voice. The shocked Abe could see a familiar young man sitting on top of a pile of swords.


    It was Ju-Heon.


    Abe''s eyes opened wide after seeing Ju-Heon.


    ¡°You!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled and waved the artifacts he stole from Abe.


    ¡°Thanks for these, JSDF Army Major Abe Kyoshi.¡±


    One was the rice cake while the other was the rope. Abe almost foamed at the mouth after seeing that. It was not important that the bastard knew his name.


    ¡®That bastard really did steal them!¡¯


    ¡°Hey! Put them down right now!¡±


    ¡°Why should I?¡±


    Abe glared at Ju-Heon after hearing that response.


    ¡®That bastard.¡¯


    There was only one method left now that things were like this.


    ¡°You just wait until I find Muramasa. You''ll be the first one I slash in half!¡±


    It was to find Muramasa that was somewhere in this room. He didn¡¯t know where it was just yet, but if he found it!


    However, Ju-Heon suddenly started to laugh after hearing Abe''s threat. Abe became anxious.


    ¡°What the, what¡¯s so funny?!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s laugh echoed inside the tomb.


    ¡°What, you''re telling me you still haven¡¯t found it even with a seer on your side? You didn¡¯t find it even though it was right in front of you?¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    Abe couldn¡¯t help but be shocked. It was because Ju-Heon sounded as if he had already found it.


    And he was saying it was right in front of him?


    ¡®Unbelievable!¡¯


    ¡°Muramasa is not here!¡±


    The prophecy had said that Muramasa was a kodachi with a clear blade. However, he had not seen anything here that resembled that. All he saw were broken blades. The only weapons intact were spears, daggers, or podaos.


    Ju-Heon then approached Abe as he smiled like a teacher instructing a student.


    ¡°Hey idiot, it¡¯s right here.¡±


    He then grabbed an old sword. It didn''t even look to be in good condition. The blade was broken and even the remaining bit was so dull that it couldn¡¯t even cut a tree.


    That was why Abe could not help but be shocked. Muramasa looked completely different than the pristine kodachi he was expecting.


    ¡°Ho. You''re saying that is Muramasa?¡±


    ¡°Yes, you moron.¡±


    Ju-Heon then channeled his dominance into the sword. The kodachi that had been cosplaying as an old sword changed and started to let out a heinous aura.


    [You somehow managed to find me, you stupid human!]


    The sword started to yap on as if he had been struggling to hold back this whole time.


    [Human who needs power. Fill me with the blood of ten people if you wish to leave. My physical body will only be restored by drinking human blood!]


    The people started to shiver after hearing that. They could not understand this situation nor the things that weapon was saying.


    ¡°What is that saying?!¡±


    The only thing they were certain about was that ten people would die. How could they not be scared when their lives were in danger in this unknown situation.


    That was the case.


    The test for this artifact was simple slaughter.


    This artifact¡¯s terrible hobby was to become rejuvenated, no, have the blade be restored with human blood. That was why it had dragged a large number of people into the tomb in the first place.


    However, this was not just the case for Muramasa, most of the Japanese blades had similar tests to obtain.


    They required the user to slaughter or to show an expert''s mindset.


    Majority of the famous weapons had received their fame through war, making their internal force stink of blood as well.


    ¡®This is why I don''t like the blade-type artifacts very much.¡¯


    He was planning on selling Muramasa off after the Great Tomb Appearance. There was someone who would pay a lot of money for Muramasa¡¯s true abilities.


    Muramasa seemed to be annoyed with Ju-Heon who had not started to slaughter as it urged him on.


    [Hey human, hurry up and kill the others! Don¡¯t you want to take me? Just what are you do......]


    ¡°Will you shut the hell up? You stupid blade.¡±


    [W, what?]


    Ju-Heon had no plans on doing as this artifact asked. The majority of the people in here were innocent civilians. He would need to be crazy to do things as the artifact wanted him to do.


    He was someone who knew how to restore Muramasa without killing people.


    The problem was this bastard¡¯s resistance.


    ¡®Well, I can handle up to a B-Grade(Rare-Grade) artifact.¡¯


    Ju-Heon tightly clashed his hand around Muramasa''s old hilt.


    And then...


    ¡°You''re being too loud so shut up for now.¡±


    He channeled a lot of dominance into it.


    Boom!


    The tomb started to violently shake as Ju-Heon''s dominance and Muramasa¡¯s aura clashed. People were screaming and lying down on the ground or running out of the room.


    Muramasa started to run wild at the same time.


    [Ack! You arrogant human! You dare!]


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    The aura was much more violent than the low-grade Muramasa dagger from earlier.


    However, Ju-Heon did not budge and continued to suppress Muramasa. Muramasa soon started to wail in pain.


    [Human!]


    The battle of wills between the two of them did not last long before Ju-Heon sternly gave it an order.


    ¡°Absorb all of your other bodies. Muramasa.¡±


    A bright light flashed along with a scream. Something amazing then started to happen.


    All of the blades scattered around the tomb as well as the ones stabbed into the walls turned into dust and gathered toward Muramasa.


    Then, a blade started to appear on Muramasa¡¯s body contrary to his statement about not being able to do so without human blood.


    A fully restored kodachi appeared as the light subsided.


    Ju-Heon shouted as soon as it appeared in his hand.


    ¡°Close!¡±


    The tomb started to shake and light started to enter through the ceiling. The tomb was crumbling and a path to the exit had appeared.


    Ju-Heon activated the rope artifact and shouted toward the civilians.


    "Grab onto the rope. It will take you outside.¡±


    The civilians seemed to snap out of their shocks as they all ran forward and grabbed onto the rope. The rope that had been floating around looking like a cobra slowly started to rise.


    Once the rope ascended into the sky, only Ju-Heon and Abe were left in the tomb.


    Abe peeked toward Ju-Heon before trying to grab onto the rope.


    Pow!


    Ju-Heon kicked him so he fell off.


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    ¡°And where do you think you are going?¡±


    ¡°Ugh! You bastard!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to chuckle.


    ¡°What is it, were you planning on doing something to the people who left first?¡±


    Abe felt guilty after hearing Ju-Heon call him out and desperately turned around.


    Boooooom!


    The tomb was crumbling from the back. The ceiling was the only way out.


    He started to shout with urgency after determining there was only one way out.

 Chapter 15: Unexpected Reward (1)

    Chapter 15: Unexpected Reward (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Abe started to shout with urgency.


    ¡°Please let me out! I¡¯ll recommend you to the Japanese government if you let me out!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    That was the case.


    It wasn¡¯t important whether he liked this guy or not. He needed to find a way to save himself first.


    Furthermore, this bastard was someone the Future Diary warned them about. How amazing would such a person be?


    They needed to get rid of him.


    But this modern man was no idiot. He knew that phrases like ¡®the prophecy said he was a bad omen so get rid of him!¡¯ were old fashioned.


    So what if he''s dangerous?


    ¡®Then it''s best if we make him one of our allies.¡¯


    Actually, he needed to make that happen. Only then would he be able to cover up the fact that this bastard stole his artifacts and Muramasa.


    His superiors were smart enough to show such leniency.


    ¡°So 100 million yen!¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°I lose. You''re a really amazing Korean person. If you will use your wisdom for our Japanese excavation team, 100 million yen, no, we can promise you a yearly salary of 1 billion won!¡±


    ¡°Ho, 1 billion won?¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed interested in Abe''s offer. However, that made Abe¡¯s expression turned cold.


    ¡®He really is a normal person.¡¯


    ¡°Are you interested?¡±


    ¡°Exactly what is it that I''ll need to do?¡±


    ¡°Just excavating artifacts from tombs. We''ll even let you use the Future Diary if you want.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown at that offer.


    ¡°You¡¯ll let me use the Future Diary? I thought that artifact was something only it¡¯s master could use.¡±


    ¡°That is true but there is a company that can help us resolve that issue. Anyway, I won¡¯t hold anything back to push you forward. The only condition is that you don''t tell other countries about tombs and artifacts.¡±


    ¡°Oho.¡±


    Ju-Heon was quite amused.


    ¡°So, you are saying you''ll treat me well so team up with the Japanese. However, please don''t tell Korea about the artifacts in the process?¡±


    ¡°Exactly.¡±


    That made Ju-Heon who was hanging on the rope start to laugh.


    ¡°It''s not a bad offer. Let me hear more information.¡±


    Ju-Heon unexpectedly offering his hand made Abe subconsciously start to smile.


    ¡®I can get out of here.¡¯


    Abe who was floating up by holding Ju-Heon¡¯s hand started to speak with excitement.


    ¡°I was wrong about you, you¡¯re a Korean who has some sense. I''ll introduce you to Colonel Mouri as soon as we get out. You''re making the right decision.¡±


    "Ah, one thing before that.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°What is the name of the company that is helping the Japanese excavation team? I don¡¯t want to get tangled up with a weird company.¡±


    That was indeed the case. Getting in without knowing anything could make him get tangled up with multi-level organization.


    Abe seemed to have noticed as he let out a chuckle.


    ¡°Ah, you don''t need to worry about that. It is the TKBM Group.¡±


    ¡°Is that so?¡±


    It happened as soon as he said that.


    ¡°Huh?


    Ju-Heon had let go of Abe''s hand without any hesitation.


    ¡°Hol......!¡±


    Abe looked toward Ju-Heon in shock. However, Abe instantly fell from the air to the ground.


    Boom!


    Abe who fell into the crumbling tomb started to scream.


    ¡°Aaaah, my legs!¡±


    He had fallen at least 6 meters. The shock from the impact felt as if he had been beaten by a hammer.


    ¡®Damn it, this stupid bastard!¡¯


    ¡°Hey! What are you doing, you accidentally let go of me! How can a guy be so weak......huh?¡±


    However, Abe could not help but shake as he looked at the disappearing Ju-Heon''s gaze. The way Ju-Heon was glaring at Abe was quite serious.


    That was the case.


    He had not accidentally let go.


    He had let go on purpose!


    The proof of that came from the fact that Ju-Heon started to speak while smiling like a sly fox.


    ¡°You moron.¡±


    Abe''s jaws dropped.


    ¡®T, this son of a bitch!¡¯


    Lo and behold, Ju-Heon started to laugh out loud as if this was his plan from the beginning.


    ¡°You idiot! Thanks for providing me with useful information! Best of luck getting out on your own!¡±


    Abe who understood the meaning behind those words turned pale. The pain from his broken bones was nothing compared to this shock.


    ¡°You, you, what the hell?! Weren¡¯t you going to partner with us? We will give you 100 million yen!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon started to scoff.


    ¡°Just 100 million yen?¡±


    His smile was extremely cold.


    ¡°Do you want to die? Who is only worth 100 million yen?¡±


    ¡°Hey, but you! Earlier, you!¡±


    ¡°I was never going to join you guys. You are just bastards who are willing to kill people to keep them quiet. You guys are animals that are even worse than the artifacts.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    The tomb crumbled at that moment.


    Abe who realized everything started to dodge the falling stones as he continued to shout.


    ¡°W, wait! Are you really going to do this? Are you planning on burying someone alive?!¡±


    All he heard back was a sneering shout


    ¡°Who was the one that first talking about killing the rest of us?¡±


    ¡°T, that......!¡±


    ¡°Mouri or Mogi or whatever his name is, I''ll make sure to let your superior know. Abe Kyoshi was rushing things in Korea relying just on the seer and ended up dying!¡±


    ¡°Hey, don''t be like this, I''m sor......ah! That damn bastard!¡±


    Once Ju-Heon completely disappeared in a moment, Abe¡¯s screaming echoed along with the crumbling tomb.


    ¡®Damn it, to die such a dog¡¯s death, fuck!¡¯


    He even teared up as he regretted his actions from today.


    Why had he entered into a tomb alone without any fear? Why had he tried to take care of that bastard relying on the Future Diary alone?


    He even wondered if things would have been different if he never tried to harm the civilians and had been nicer to that bastard.


    He would go back in time by just a few hours if that was possible.


    Well, this is probably why it is called regret, as things cannot be reversed.


    Boom!


    The tomb underground became completely sealed.


    Ju-Heon had been able to climb out the hole that was the exit after sending Abe off for good. Abe would probably never see the light of day ever again.


    And then...


    ¡®Where is the exit this time?¡¯


    He soon saw a male urinal. Ju-Heon started to laugh after realizing where this exit was connected. Sear?h the N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°This time the exit is in a restroom.¡±


    First it was a manhole and now it was a restroom. Ju-Heon sighed thinking that he could smell the stench now that he knew where he was. These were the times that made him despise going into the tombs every so often.


    ¡®It was the best when the exit was connected to the women¡¯s bath.¡¯


    Of course he had cried because only the elderly were there at the time.


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Please let us in! We want to confirm that it is an exit connected to a tomb!¡±


    ¡°No! this is a restricted area!¡±


    ¡°Ah, please! Let us in!¡±


    Ju-Heon realized it was quite loud outside as he was about to exit out of the restroom.


    ¡°We are here from KBN!¡±


    ¡°We are here from YTM!¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed after hearing those noises.


    ¡®Ah, they came as expected.¡¯


    There were tons of reporters outside the restroom. It would be weirder if reporters did not gather at the scene of an accident.


    ¡®Well, they can¡¯t get in because the tomb is already sealed.¡¯


    Ju-Heon debated whether he should use mass communication to reveal the existence of tombs and artifacts for a moment before deciding to hold back.


    It was good to spread the information but not at the price of revealing his face.


    ¡®I have no choice.¡¯


    He was going to quietly climb out through one of the windows.


    However, it was at that moment.


    Boom boom boom.


    ¡°!¡±


    Muramasa that was in his backpack suddenly started to go wild.


    Muramasa started to scream as if it was a maiden in distress being kidnapped by a villain.


    Ju-Heon was slightly flustered.


    ¡®This bastard!¡¯


    Muramasa must have found it extremely shameful to submit to a bastard who had not passed its test.


    Boom boom boom.


    It flailed so much that it started to hit the stuff around it. The reporters outside heard the noises.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you hear something coming from the restroom?¡±


    ¡®Damn this bastard!¡¯


    Ju-Heon grinded his teeth as he glared at the backpack. However, Muramasa started to flail even more after hearing the people outside, as if he was trying to pull a prank on Ju-Heon.


    Boom boom!


    ¡°Head inside!¡±


    ¡°Who is in there?!¡±


    ¡®Tsk.¡¯


    The door soon opened and Ju-Heon quickly covered his face with his hood. He then ran out of the restroom.


    ¡°Hey, you!¡±


    ¡°Please wait! Hey!¡±


    Ju-Heon did not even look back.


    ¡°This damn troublemaker.¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue after hiding in an empty restroom.


    Muramasa was rambling on in some alien language inside the backpack.


    He could not understand him, but it was probably protesting about how Ju-Heon had placed it in a backpack.


    Ju-Heon covered one of his ears at the constant rambling. Of course, other people would not be able to hear this artifact¡¯s rambling.


    Honestly speaking, there was only one chance for a person to hear the voice of an artifact.


    It was when the artifact was giving its test.


    Just like the mountain spirit snake from last time or Muramasa this time, people could only talk to artifacts when they were trying to complete its test.


    However.


    ¡®It really is annoying to be able to hear artifacts.¡¯


    Whether it was because of Ju-Heon¡¯s archeology ability from the past or the Tomb Raider skill in the present, he could hear the artifacts.


    ¡®I''m sure I will understand more of what they are saying once my Linguistics skills goes up in rank.¡¯


    ¡®Well, I don¡¯t need this useless ability, I wish all artifacts to just shut up.¡¯


    That was Ju-Heon¡¯s thought on this ability.


    Ju-Heon seemed to be annoyed at the constant rambling as he took Muramasa out of the backpack and shoved it inside a toilet and flushed.


    Muramasa started to scream. Although he didn¡¯t get flushed, the taste of the toilet shower must have been terrible.


    Ju-Heon sighed as if he was a bit tired after Muramasa finally quieted down a bit.


    It¡¯s only this much because it is a B-Grade(Rare-Grade) artifact, an A-Grade or higher would probably not even listen to me.


    Of course, it would work out if he increased his dominance.


    The problem was...


    ¡°These damn bastards are the reason I have no uninjured spot on my body.¡±


    Ju-Heon pulled up his sleeve to reveal his arm that was covered in an injury that resembled a burn.


    ¡®The cost of forcefully dominating an artifact is quite painful.¡¯


    That was the case.


    The test needed to be passed in order to earn an artifact.


    However, Ju-Heon had completely ignored the test and force it into submission using his dominance. It was because he knew he would die an unnatural death if he showed any openings to an artifact.


    Sadly, the cost of such actions was the injury.


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    Forcefully dominating artifacts was a must because he knew the future. However, it will be problematic if it was like this in the future.


    ¡®Do I just handle the pain and continue to forcefully dominate the artifacts?¡¯


    That was honestly not possible. He was already in quite a lot of pain.


    ¡®It would be fine as long as I can get my hands on a healing artifact, but it is too early for any healing artifacts to show up.¡¯


    It must be related to the fact that all artifacts were evil because the necessary healing artifacts all showed up too late. They only showed up after people were already sick.


    Anyway, Ju-Heon was not confident that he could continue to pay the price to forcefully dominate an artifact.


    He would probably die from a different illness at this rate.


    ¡®Tsk, I don''t want to submit to the artifacts though.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    An unexpected message appeared in front of the contemplating Ju-Heon.


    [You have made it out of the tomb.]


    [The delayed reward for completing the < Tomb Raider Basic Skill Awakening > quest is being distributed.]


    It was as if someone had expected this situation.

 Chapter 16: Unexpected Reward (2)

    Chapter 16: Unexpected Reward (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon was slightly shocked.


    He recalled reading about the mission¡¯s reward. There had been a message about saying the reward would be distributed after he left the tomb. However, Ju-Heon was confused because he was not familiar with this.


    Did the mission''s reward mean that he would get an item, experience, or money like in a game?


    Another message popped up as Ju-Heon questioned what might happen.


    [Before the reward is distributed, please take some time to seriously make a decision.]


    < The Decided Path >


    Path of Domination


    Path of Affinity


    It was an odd message.


    ¡°......?¡±


    However, Ju-Heon started to frown.


    There was no way the intelligent Ju-Heon would not notice what this message was trying to say.


    This was asking about dominance and affinity.


    That was why Ju-Heon more annoyed than shocked.


    He was thinking it was very odd timing. It happened just as he was debating between dominance and affinity.


    ¡®It¡¯s not like someone is testing me.¡¯


    He felt as if someone was making a fool of him. It was probably nothing, but he felt like the times when he was being made fun of by artifacts in the past.


    However, he wouldn''t get an answer even if he contemplated it for days. No matter how it was asked, Ju-Heon''s decision was already made.


    He made his decision.


    ¡°The Path of Domination.¡±


    He would not submit to an artifact even if it meant he would die. He would not get an incurable illness from these bastards again.


    The next message window popped up as if it registered his decision.


    [The Mission''s reward has been distributed.]


    Ju-Heon started to laugh after seeing that message. It made it sound like something would happen but nothing seemed to have happened.


    ¡®If this so called reward is something useless...¡¯


    1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds...


    5 minutes later.


    Ju-Heon who had been sitting on the toilet with his legs crossed started to shout in anger.


    ¡°Why is nothing coming out?!¡±


    He even checked his belongings just in case but there was nothing new in there.


    It wasn¡¯t like he expected an item that would fall with some sound effect like in a game. However, shouldn¡¯t it at least give him an idea about what the reward is?


    It was at that moment.


    It happened as Ju-Heon rummaged through his pants pockets saying this was the last place he would check.


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    He felt something small at his fingertip. It was so small that he might have thought it was sand and just dusted off his pocket.


    But it felt different.


    It was soft and round.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh after he took it out.


    The small pebble in his hand was none other than...


    ¡®An eundan?¡¯ [ A silver-coated granule made from several kinds of herbs, used to be believed to cure many ailments but mainly used as a breath refresher now.]


    ¡°Is this the reward?¡±


    The chances of that being the case was high. The Ju-Heon of this time would be far from having an eundan. He had run an errand to get an eundan for Chairman Kwon many years later, but he had never taken one himself.


    The spy skill activated and information popped up as Ju-Heon stared at the eundan.


    [??? (?-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    - Instant Food


    It did seem to be an artifact. He was certain because this information only popped up when he was looking at an artifact.


    However, the fact that it could not determine what it was probably meant that the spy skill was too low in level or it was an artifact it could not determine.


    ¡®The only thing I can tell is that it is for eating.¡¯


    He could not let his guard down because it was an artifact.


    It looked like an eundan, but it could be filled with pesticide or be a drug that makes him hallucinate.


    ¡®To eat it or not to eat it?¡¯


    Ju-Heon soon made a decision after debating it for a bit.


    ¡®Yeah, such is my luck if I end up dying.¡¯


    He couldn¡¯t be too scared to use this thing.


    If he ended up dying because of a damn artifact, well, then that was it.


    That meant that he didn''t have what it took to be an artifact user.


    Ju-Heon put the eundan in his mouth and crunched on it. It let out a strong scent of herbal medicine.


    It tasted like a normal eundan until here, but the issue came afterward.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    His whole body suddenly started to heat up. Ju-Heon started to grind his teeth as he started to feel pain as well.


    ¡®Damn it. Did I just eat some poison?¡¯


    However, at that moment...


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    Something amazing started to happen.


    Something happened to the large burns that had been eating away on Ju-Heon¡¯s arm. His skin started to boil from the inside and squirm before it restored itself.


    Boil boil.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The burns were gone by the time the pain subsided.


    Ju-Heon laughed as he looked at his arm. The injuries he received because of the artifact''s resistance had completely disappeared.


    This level of healing was impossible for any regular medicine.


    ¡®Now I''m certain.¡¯


    He had taken a healing artifact.


    It was one of those healing artifacts that were rare to find and low in number.


    ¡®Based on the effectiveness, it is at least a C-Grade(General-grade) artifact.¡¯


    However, that was not the end of his reward.


    An unexpected message popped up after his injuries from the artifact had been healed.


    [You have successfully survived the artifact''s venomous aura and healed yourself.]


    [You have learned about the existence of < Tolerance(Immunity) >.]


    ¡°Ho.¡±


    Ju-Heon who had gotten on a train was shocked.


    The precious healing artifact was one thing, but most importantly...


    ¡®Tolerance.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was shocked because tolerance was an ability he had never seen before.


    ¡®There¡¯s something called tolerance in addition to dominance and affinity?¡¯


    He had never heard about it. It was probably something that was created just for him.


    That was why Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡®If this is tolerance to an artifact''s venomous aura, then the playing field has completely changed from here.¡¯


    That was the case.


    The thing that most artifact users feared was illness. They feared the venous aura from the artifacts destroying their body and making them sick.


    This was why healing artifacts were necessary for survival. This was also why the monopolizers monopolized the healing artifacts in the past.


    But tolerance?


    ¡®People wouldn¡¯t have had to beg for healing artifacts if something like that existed!¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to laugh out loud as if he had gone crazy from that thought.


    ¡®I can do it.¡¯


    He would not need to care about affinity if he could develop tolerance. He would also not need to waste time and money or have someone restrict him or hold a healing artifact against him to do something.


    In simple terms, it was like not needing to buy HP potions in a game.


    This was an amazing advantage.


    He had an advantage over everyone else.


    That was why he started to laugh at this absurd situation. It looked as if someone had decided to help him out.


    Returning him to the past, giving him the Tomb Raider skills, and even this odd system.


    ¡®Is this all that damn crow artifact¡¯s doing?¡¯


    He thought about that artifact from the ruins where he had died.


    It seemed as if that artifact had sent him to the past and given him some special services with it.


    Why did it do it? Ju-Heon had no idea.


    Maybe it was bored rotting around in the ruins alone. Maybe it was planning on eating him up later.


    He had no way of knowing what the artifact was thinking. He didn''t even know that artifact¡¯s grade or identity.


    What he was certain about was that the bastard has given him a chance along with some extra bonuses. Ju-Heon was not an idiot who would not use this chance properly.


    It happened at that moment.


    His phone started to ring.


    The caller was the Oh Seung Woo group he had ordered to go to the Las Vegas underground auction house and find out JK, Chairman Kwon''s whereabouts.


    Ju-Heon picked up and said just one thing in a cold voice.


    ¡°What is it? It¡¯s not time for the auction yet.¡±


    [Ah, you picked up. I called you because we had something to show you!]


    The Oh Seung Woo group had brought back some tempting information.


    ¡°I do not know what to say.¡±


    Mouri Hiroyuki, Colonel Mouri, was shaking as if there was a sword at his neck.


    Some generals from the JSDF as well as the Prime Minister was in front of him.


    ¡°Just how......¡±


    One of them started to speak.


    ¡°How the hell are you doing things?!¡±


    ¡°My apologies!¡±


    Colonel Mouri who was responsible for the artifacts and the excavation team this time was about to go crazy.


    He had left Abe in charge of excavating the artifacts in Korea. He had thought it was weird that he couldn¡¯t contact Abe anymore, but the Future Diary user had informed him about Abe''s whereabouts.


    Abe Kyoshi was killed by that Korean Tomb Raider. She had even said that the artifacts, including Muramasa, were all taken by that Korean.


    ¡°You told me you would take care of things! Of all things to lose, you had to lose one of Japan''s symbolic items?!¡±


    ¡°You dare to lose Muramasa?!¡±


    They were angry.


    How could they lose a Japanese artifact to Korea? This was extremely shameful to them who claimed to carry on the samurai mindset.


    ¡°My apologies!¡±


    However, it was obvious that they would continue to be angry. Lo and behold, one of the generals turned on a monitor.


    The hottest topics in the world news started to flow out.


    [The unknown tomb appearances, there are possessed artifacts inside them?]


    [Abe Kyoshi, JSDF Sant¨­ rikusa (Major) tried to bury 50 Korean citizens alive in the Tomb Appearance region.]


    [The survivors claim, ¡°Japan tried to shut us up to take the treasure for themselves.¡±]


    [Japan knew about these unverified tombs?]


    [China: Japan is very disrespectful.¡± A warning about Japan.]


    [US: ¡°The tombs are a worldwide problem. Disappointed in Japan for hiding the solution.¡±]


    That was the case. Once Korea broadcasted it as breaking news, other countries started to send it out as breaking news as well.


    These mysterious tombs were a worldwide issue already. It would be weird if other countries did not focus on them as well.


    That was why they were going crazy.


    The existences of these tombs and artifacts that they tried so hard to keep a secret to other countries had been leaked.


    ¡°And those damn Americans are feigning ignorance!¡±


    ¡°I, I have no excuses, sir! This is all because of that Korean who was mentioned in the Future Diary......¡±


    ¡°You were the ones who said you would take care of that Korean!¡±


    ¡°That!¡±


    Mouri really wanted to die as his superiors started to shout so much their veins were showing.


    Although the rank of Colonel was not low, he might need to commit seppuku to make up for this mistake.


    ¡®Damn it Abe, you useless bastard!¡¯


    Furthermore, the entire world was saying that Japan was a disgrace. They didn''t seem to have fully learned about tombs and artifacts, but the other countries now knew that there was something inside them.


    ¡°Damn it! Our plan for Japan to monopolize the artifacts is ruined!¡±


    Mouri urgently shouted after hearing their frustration.


    ¡°Sir, it should be fine! We have already ordered the Future Diary user. We told her to track down that Korean......!¡±


    ¡°Is it reliable?!¡±


    ¡°Yes sir! We are also getting help from the TKBM Group group so that the scholars can use the Future Diary as well, so......we should be able to read more prophecies than before.¡±


    ¡°TKBM¡¯s Chairman Kwon Tae Joon?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    ¡°I understand. Make sure to capture that Korean with the Future Diary. We will make sure he regrets turning things like this.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir, I will make sure to do so!¡±


    Mouri bowed and started to grind his teeth.


    At around the same time, Ju-Heon was laughing while hearing Oh Seung Woo¡¯s unexpected pieces of information.


    ¡°I see. So there are a total of three people listed as JK on the auction house attendees list.¡±


    [Yes. Ow! Do you know how hard we had to work to confirm the attendees list......]


    ¡°That''s none of my concern.¡±


    [What? You really!]


    ¡°Anyway, I''ll go to check that list right now, so......¡±


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    [You have been marked by an S-Grade artifact.]


    [Your future is being read.]


    Ju-Heon started to frown at the sudden spy message.


    This was the first time it had popped up like this, but he had a good idea as to what might be going on.


    He was certain.


    ¡®It must be the Future Diary.¡¯


    It might be because he had met with Abe who was influenced by the Future Diary. The Future Diary had marked him and started to read his information.


    This would make the Future Diary tell them all of his future actions.


    Oh Seung Woo¡¯s group who became scared that Ju-Heon suddenly stopped talking cautiously asked.


    [Ju, Ju-Heon? Did we do something wrong again? Why aren¡¯t you saying anything? Are you coming to check the list? Or are you not coming?]


    ¡°No, I''ll be there.¡±


    Ju-Heon then took Muramasa out and started to laugh violently.


    Of course, he would take care of these people with the annoying prophecies first.

 Chapter 17: Did you clean your neck well? (1)

    Chapter 17: Did you clean your neck well? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    There are different types of artifacts. Most of them are helpful to humans, but there is probably no ability people desire more than the ability to prophesize the future.


    This was the reason anybody who used an artifact with the prophecy ability had received great treatment.


    ¡®The Future Diary is one of those artifacts.¡¯


    However, the Future Diary user could not get in the good graces of the monopolizers.


    Why?


    Because the Future Diary user was an idiot. In addition, the Future Diary that was a S-Grade(Hero-grade) artifact had a critical weakness.


    Maybe that was the reason. It was true that Japan benefited greatly from the Future Diary at first, but the Future Diary user was assassinated by a different seer in the future.


    That seer would go on to become a monopolizer and make his name as the < Monarch of Fate >. [1]


    That was why he had not paid much attention to her. She would end up dying anyway.


    However.


    ¡®Things are different if the situation is going to be like this.¡¯


    It didn¡¯t matter whatever that idiot did, but it was a problem if he ended up being negatively impacted because of her.


    It was quite a terrible feeling to have someone read your every action and movement.


    Because of that...


    ¡®Let¡¯s take care of the Future Diary now.¡¯


    There was no reason not to take care of something that was getting in your way.


    There was also another reason he needed to take care of her now.


    ¡®Chairman Kwon is tied to the Future Diary.¡¯


    According to the information from Abe, the TKBM Group was involved in the Future Diary research.


    That was Chairman Kwon''s company. Of course, it wasn''t weird that Chairman Kwon was working with Japan. The Chairman Kwon in the past had been close with Japan as well. However, Ju-Heon did not know that he had been connected to the Future Diary early on.


    This was because Ju-Heon had not gotten involved with Chairman Kwon until he was already a monopolizer.


    ¡®You son of a bitch. You must have used the Future Diary to gather up a bunch of artifacts early on.¡¯


    So, this would be great.


    He would hinder Chairman Kwon¡¯s path.


    Ju-Heon packed his bag and headed out to the living room. It was a 20 pyeong small villa. [2] The digital clock on the wall said it was 9am.


    Clunk.


    His roommate Kim Dong Hyun came out yawning from the other room as Ju-Heon opened the front door.


    ¡°Where are you going so early in the morning when you said you quit your job?¡±


    ¡°Ah, I have something I need to do.¡±


    ¡°Are you going to eat dinner at home?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ll be home by dinner.¡±


    ¡°I guess you have lunch plans. Is it a woman? Where are you eating??


    ¡°Hmm, Japan? Shinjuku has a killer lunch menu.¡±


    ¡°Ah, yeah, Japan''s Shinjuku is great .........enjoy your meal......?¡±


    However, his friend questioned what he heard a moment later.


    ¡°Wait a minute, Japan?! Shinjuku? The country next to ours?¡±


    He completely woke up from the shock.


    ¡°Hey! You are going to get on a plane to go eat lunch?!¡±


    Unfortunately, Ju-Heon was already gone.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Sasaki Yuka, the Future Diary user.


    Sasaki who was in her third year of middle school this year almost fainted and died from shock while reading the old book. It was because of what she read in this old book that smelled of mold.


    ¡°Ay, damn it, what the hell?!¡±


    Words continued to appear on the old book she threw in shock.


    She didn¡¯t know the contents.


    The words appearing in the book were in old Hanja that was not used much anymore, and even the writing style was different than modern text.


    There was no way that someone like Sasaki who preferred to write even her own name in Katakana rather than Hanja would be able to read such ancient text.


    ¡®But I can still tell what it said this time¡¯


    That was the case. No matter how stupid she was, there was no way she wouldn¡¯t know the ËÀ character.


    Furthermore, how could she not be scared when that phrase appeared over and over on that page and the pages after it?!


    ×ô¡©Ä¾¤¬ËÀ¤Ì¡£(Sasaki is going to die.)


    ×ô¡©Ä¾¤¬ËÀ¤Ì¡£(Sasaki is going to die.)


    ×ô¡©Ä¾¤¬ËÀ¤Ì¡£(Sasaki is going to die.)


    ×ô¡©Ä¾¤¬ËÀ¤Ì¡£(Sasaki is going to die.)


    ×ô¡©Ä¾¤¬ËÀ¤Ì¡£(Sasaki is going to die.)


    š¢š¢š¢š¢š¢š¢š¢š¢š¢š¢š¢š¢š¢......... [3]


    ¡°What the hell is this?!¡±


    Sasaki started to cry.


    At this point, it seemed more like a curse letter than a prophecy.


    ¡®This started to happen after those old men made me do something weird!¡¯


    Sasaki was bawling now.


    Her bed in this luxurious mansion that was over hundreds of pyeong in size was filled with beauty magazines, fashion magazines, and celebrity gossip magazines she enjoyed.


    There was also a Hanja dictionary and texts to help her decipher ancient texts, but she didn''t care for those.


    There were traces of her trying to copy ancient texts on a notepad, but it was in the trashcan as if she got tired after trying for a few pages.


    She turned toward the large picture of a handsome male idol on the wall and started to sniffle.


    ¡°I wouldn¡¯t listen to those old men if it wasn''t for our handsome Sosuke.¡±


    She had received the Future Diary on her way home from school. This all started because she kicked the dirty book she saw on the ground.


    That weird book seemed to be trying to say something like how she had been the first woman to kick it and started to follow Sasaki everywhere.


    It would go into her backpack, follow her into convenience stores, and even to the restroom.


    The book followed Sasaki no matter if she ripped it, burned it or threw it away. The Prime Minister and some soldiers had come to pick her up when she went to the psychiatric hospital thinking she was going crazy. They said something about how they heard about artifacts and the Future Diary from TKBM¡¯s Chairman Kwon, but Sasaki didn¡¯t care about that.


    ¡°Waaaah, Sosuke. Sosuke, save meeeee.¡±


    Of course, she was not complaining about her current life. She got to live in a huge house she could only dream of, her family didn¡¯t have to work so hard anymore, and she could do whatever she wanted to do.


    Furthermore, she was now chatting with her idol, Nakamura Sosuke. Sasaki thought that he was the most handsome man in the world.


    That was why she was happy.


    She couldn¡¯t go to school or see her friends. Other than that and the fact that these scary looking old men kept an eye on her and made her study ancient texts, everything was great.


    But she had ended up like this after starting to trace a Korean Tomb Raider or whatever at those old men''s request.


    ¡°Waaaaa, even Mr. Abe ended up that way!¡±


    Sasaki was scared thinking that the same thing would happen to her.


    The ugly old men from the government were saying that she was the great priestess who would save Japan, but Sasaki didn''t give two shits about the country.


    ¡®Mommy, the Korean is coming to kill me, he¡¯s coming to kill me.¡¯


    Her friends had told her that Korean men were handsome, tall, and had good manners, but he was coming as an assassin.


    The most important things to her right now were her life and Sosuke, the most handsome man in the world.


    ¡®No. I can¡¯t die like this.¡¯


    Sasaki gulped after opening the old book again.


    ¡°Sushi at its birthplace really is delicious.¡±


    Shinjuku.


    There was a famous high-class sushi restaurant here that people would wait hours in line to try. Of course, Ju-Heon was able to enjoy the delicious taste without waiting as it won¡¯t get famous for a couple more years.


    Ju-Heon really was eating lunch in Shinjuku.


    Ju-Heon knew about a lot of delicious places because he had to travel the world for artifacts.


    The only difference was that he used to fly everywhere with a private jet he received from Chairman Kwon for his excavation team to use.


    Ju-Heon looked at the time visible on his cellphone as he sat in his private room and put another piece of fatty tuna in his mouth.


    It had been about one hour since he came into this sushi restaurant.


    ¡®It''s about time they showed up.¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled as he looked inside his backpack. There was a note filled with messages about killing Sasaki Yuka in his backpack.


    Why?


    It was because Ju-Heon knew the traits of the S-Grade(Legendary Hero-grade) Future Diary. The Future Diary definitely read people¡¯s futures. The effects were greater when it involved a Japanese person or Japan, with the future being written in the book in real time.


    However, all artifacts have weaknesses and the Future Diary has a critical weakness.


    She could only read the future of people she saw with her own eyes.


    She had to see the person face to face to be able to mark them and read their future.


    ¡®That is why the chances of being placed in danger are high.¡¯


    This was the reason she was instantly killed by the future Monarch of Fate in the past. Of course, the fact that Ju-Heon¡¯s future was being read right now was being done in a slightly different way. Although he had not been marked, he was being influenced by the fact that he had been next to Abe who was marked.


    That would be why a bit of Ju-Heon¡¯s future had been read, but she would not be able to read anything in detail.


    ¡®She should come out to mark me properly.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon had written many pages of curses toward Sasaki.


    She was the master of the Future Diary. There was no way the Future Diary would not tell her about such malice toward its master.


    Ju-Heon believed that Sasaki and the Japanese bastards would approach him on their own volition after knowing his location.


    Then Ju-Heon would take care of her with Muramasa.


    ¡®It''s about time they showed up.¡¯


    And lo and behold.


    ¡°It is confirmed. It is definitely the Muramasa kodachi.¡±


    There was a tail observing Ju-Heon. The one who said that was the expert(?) who was stealthily handling sushi in the kitchen.


    ¡°It does seem to be that Korean Tomb Raider.¡±


    His real identity was a member of the JSDF excavation team pretending to be an employee.


    There were at least five people like that.


    They were disguised as employees or customers after hearing Sasaki¡¯s story and stealthily coming here to capture Ju-Heon.


    They did not want to cause a commotion. The enemy was a Korean person and they didn''t want to tell the world details about artifacts.


    Colonel Mouri who heard the reports from the JSDF members responded.


    [Good. Tell Sasaki to mark him. Remind her to do it stealthily.]


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    They looked toward Sasaki after hearing Colonel Mouri¡¯s response.


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    Sasaki started to pout. She was disguised as an employee as well. She did it so that she could mark Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Do I really have to go?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ll be fine since we are right here. You need to look into the person¡¯s eyes to mark them anyway.¡±


    ¡°But what if I get caught?¡±


    ¡°That bastard does not know your face. You¡¯ll be fine.¡±


    The soldiers who were disguised as sushi chefs handed Sasaki a beautifully plated sushi dish.


    ¡°Make sure you succeed.¡±


    ¡°Tsk.¡±


    Sasaki started to walk toward Ju-Heon''s room. However, Sasaki was frowning.


    ¡®It''d be one thing if this was something Sosuke wanted me to do, but why do I have to listen to these ugly old men?¡¯


    However, she quickly put on a smile as she did not want to die.


    Screech.


    The door opened...


    ¡°Um, I have the extra dish you ordered.¡±


    Ju-Heon and Sasaki made eye contact.


    Ju-Heon and Sasaki''s expressions changed for different reasons.


    ¡®She¡¯s here.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was smiling with murderous intent.


    ¡®Eek, unbelievable. He¡¯s more handsome than Sosuke!¡¯


    Sasaki¡¯s heart was thumping in shock.


    1. I chose Monarch over King because the term is used for both male and female characters. While this is the same word used in the title, Tomb Raider King sounds better than Monarch of Tomb Raiding... The difference in word won''t make much impact on the overall novel, so I''m sticking with TRK as novel title and Monarch for these different titles for monopolizers.


    2. Pyeong is a Korean term of measurement with 1 pyeong = 1.818 * 1.818 meters squared. 20 pyeong is approximately 712 square feet


    3. š¢ is supposedly the character for kill

 Chapter 18: Did you clean your neck well? (2)

    Chapter 18: Did you clean your neck well? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    She was a third year middle school student this year.


    Sasaki who was at that age where she could get a heart attack by just looking at men was really shocked after looking at Ju-Heon.


    He seemed to be in his early twenties. Although he was sitting down, she could tell that he was tall, and he was neither too skinny like an anchovy or fat.


    Of course, he had a simple dandy cut and was just wearing a black turtleneck shirt and jeans.


    He was dressed like a regular person compared to her favorite idol, Sosuke.


    However...


    ¡®Kya! He''s perfect! Ikemen! [1] He¡¯s so handsome!¡¯


    Rather than the clothes making the person, the person was making the clothes look good in this situation. His facial features gave him a manly look while giving off the vibe that would look great on TV.


    ¡®Kya, he¡¯s the best! He gives off the wealthy young master vibe! He''s a total prince charming!¡¯


    Of course, this was all just Sasaki¡¯s imagination.


    Forget a prince, this tomb raider was someone who wouldn¡¯t even go easy on women if they were his enemy.


    Although it was true that Ju-Heon was quite handsome, the problem was that although the outside was perfect, the inside was not the ideal man Sasaki was looking for.


    And lo and behold.


    Ju-Heon was smiling with murderous intent as he looked at Sasaki.


    ¡®The Future Diary is here.¡¯


    She seemed to have tried her best to disguise herself as an employee, but Ju-Heon was familiar with Sasaki¡¯s face. Of course, this was the first time he had seen her up close and Sasaki was actually quite a cute girl.


    Well......


    ¡®At least she would be if she didn¡¯t use so much makeup.¡¯


    She wasn¡¯t at the level of a gyaru, but she definitely looked like a troublemaker.


    Her hair that was loosely tied on both sides was dyed bright while her accessories and make-up looked like something straight out of a fashion magazine for teens.


    He had no idea why she was so greedy with the amount of eyeliner she used and put fake lashes that were thicker than her hair when her face wasn¡¯t bad to start.


    ¡®Well, her appearance isn''t important.¡¯


    He was planning on getting rid of her anyway.


    He preferred not to kill for no reason, but Sasaki was Ju-Heon''s enemy because of the Future Diary.


    It''d be one thing if she handed the Future Diary to him, but there was no way a Japanese informant would do that.


    That was why he would get rid of her with Muramasa.


    Ju-Heon placed his hand on Muramasa. A JSDF soldier who noticed that quickly put his hand on his gun inside his pocket.


    ¡®Did Sasaki somehow get found out?¡¯


    He didn¡¯t plan on killing a foreigner in the middle of the city, but it was different if he picked up the sword first.


    However, Ju-Heon was smiling.


    ¡®Let¡¯s see how you act.¡¯


    He already knew that JSDF soldiers were disguised as employees. They seemed to have tried hard to disguise themselves, but it was useless.


    ¡®It¡¯s obvious, you idiots.¡¯


    There was no way someone like Ju-Heon who was familiar with places where people died would be unable to tell the difference between the soldiers who had murderous intent and regular civilians.


    ¡®I already checked all of them earlier.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon had already done something in preparation.


    And then, as Ju-Heon was about to take Muramasa out...


    ¡°Onii-san, can I be your fan?¡±


    An unexpected situation happened.


    Silence filled the room for a moment.


    Both Ju-Heon and the JSDF soldiers outside flinched at Sasaki''s unexpected comment.


    They all questioned their ears for a moment. Then they started to think.


    ¡®What could this be? Is this the JSDF bastards¡¯ plan?¡¯


    That was what Ju-Heon was thinking as he started to frown.


    ¡®What? Did Colonel Mouri give her a separate order?¡¯


    ¡®What the hell is going on? Is this part of the plan? Did the Future Diary tell her to do this?¡¯


    The JSDF soldiers were in a state of chaos.


    The first person to speak was Ju-Heon.


    ¡°What did you just say?¡±


    He sounded slightly annoyed. That made Sasaki start to speak again as if she realized what she said was not right either.


    ¡°No, that''s not it......¡±


    Sasaki peeked around for a moment before closing the sliding door.


    The soldiers hiding outside were shocked at this action.


    ¡®Sasaki, what are you doing!¡¯


    ¡®Why did you close the door?!¡¯


    ¡®We can¡¯t see anything!¡¯


    They were all looking from the kitchen, among the tables, different areas around the restaurant. They could only chat amongst themselves now that they couldn¡¯t see anything.


    "What is going on? Have you heard anything about this, sir?¡±


    ¡°Do you think it is Colonel Mouri¡¯s orders?¡±


    ¡°Shall we barge in?¡±


    They all debated for a moment before coming to a decision.


    ¡°Let¡¯s wait and see. It could be a plan to seduce that Korean. Sasaki is a proud Japanese citizen after all. I''m sure she is thinking about the country. She must be doing this because she knows that there will be a lot of damage if we cause a scene here.¡±


    ¡°I, I guess Sasaki is indeed the saintess who will save our country.¡±


    Yes. No matter how she looked, she was the Future Diary artifact user who was representing the country.


    They should trust her.


    Unfortunately, they were making a terrible mistake.


    Forget making a plan to save the country...


    Sasaki just wanted to get Ju-Heon''s number. The reason she closed the door was because the soldiers would get in her way.


    And lo and behold.


    ¡°Can you please give me your number?¡±


    Sasaki handed Ju-Heon her phone with sparkling eyes once they were alone.


    Ju-Heon was about to pick up Muramasa because he was annoyed before flinching at what he saw on Sasaki¡¯s screen.


    All sorts of images Ju-Heon could never expect was on there.


    [~~~(T§ÕT) Kya, handsome onii-san¨J. Fell for you at first sight. ¡ï I am the Future Diary user. (??£¾?£¼?)¡£?? -> I want to get to know you better. ?(?¦Å? )? =Do you have a girlfriend?(??¦Ø??)??]


    The text had no Kanji and was full of emoticons and shortened phrases mainly used by girls as they text.


    Ju-Heon started to contemplate hard. He was thinking that nobody could be this stupid. He had met all sorts of Japanese people while exploring tombs but he had never met someone like this before.


    ¡®What the hell could she be thinking?¡®


    She even revealed her true identity to him.


    Was it an act?


    Could that be it? Was she going to pretend to be friendly before stabbing him in the back?


    ¡®Or was there a different future?¡¯


    Ju-Heon knew a lot about the Future Diary. The things it said should be similar to what he imagined.


    Sasaki started to get nervous as Ju-Heon just stared at her.


    She seemed to have realized something because she started to type on her phone again. She then handed it to Ju-Heon.


    [I fol in love. I Futrue see. (¡ä£»¦Ø£»`) Yu and I frend. A u Ok? And...... Glis frend iru???( £»? £»)]


    ¡°.........¡±


    She seemed to have thought she was using English because she realized Ju-Heon was a foreigner.


    But it just gave Ju-Heon a headache.


    Ju-Heon wanted to rip the text apart and give her English composition lessons but it was fine.


    He understood what she wanted.


    That was why Ju-Heon took the phone and wrote something before showing it to Sasaki.


    Sasaki¡¯s face lit up after seeing the response.


    Something happened at that moment.


    Clang! Bang!


    ¡°Kyaaaaa! Why did the table suddenly?!¡±


    The loud noise distracted the JSDF soldiers outside. They turned their heads to see customers who were shocked that their table suddenly flipped over.


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Ah! Sasaki!¡±


    They saw Ju-Heon and Sasaki. Ju-Heon and Sasaki had run away from the restaurant during the chaos.


    That made the soldiers drop their jaws in shock.


    ¡°T, those punks!¡±


    ¡°Chase them right now!¡±


    ¡°You can kill the male!¡±


    ¡°Yes sir!¡±


    However, it was at that moment.


    Ju-Heon who seemed to be smiling at the soldiers mumbled something. The soldiers suddenly screamed as they fell.


    Boom!


    Something tripped the soldiers before starting to bind them.


    ¡°Ahhh! What is this?!¡±


    That was the rope that Ju-Heon had stealthily released in the restaurant. The rope that had been slithering around the restaurant like a snake had flipped the table over earlier before getting excited and tying the soldiers up. It was moving extremely fast.


    The soldiers who were tied up around their chest and legs as if they were enjoying some BDSM rope harness started to scream.


    ¡°What is this?!¡±


    ¡°Damn it, let go of me! Let me go!¡±


    ¡°Chase them! We''re all dead if we let them escape!¡±


    ¡°But! T, this weird rope!¡±


    ¡°Damn it, Sasakiiiiiii!¡±


    ¡°L, locate them first! We have a tracker on her!¡±


    ¡°But I can¡¯t use my h, hand because I am tied up......!¡±


    ¡°This is bad! We can¡¯t even cut this with the sashimi knife!¡±


    ¡°Then contact headquarters first! Give them information on the male!¡±


    ¡°I unders......m, mmph!¡±


    ¡°Damn it, this damn rope bastard is covering his mouth! Cut this first! Hurry.... Mmph!¡±


    However, the rope who was given orders by Ju-Heon tied the male soldiers up even tighter as they flailed around.


    I caught a big fish, I caught a big fish!


    The only thing the soldiers could do was scream after being tied up by the excited Sun and Moon rope.


    They ended up becoming the entertainment for people who stopped by and took pictures.


    It would not be long before these pictures went viral on the internet.


    Sasaki was extremely happy.


    [Then do you want to flee with this onii-san for a bit in the name of love?]


    She never expected to get such a response.


    Sasaki started to blush after seeing Ju-Heon lead her to an alley without many people.


    Weren¡¯t they moving too fast to come to such a secluded place to start?


    ¡®Hehe, I don¡¯t know. I finally got to come out so I¡¯ll just play around until the old misters show up and then go home.¡¯


    When else would she get a chance like this?


    And then...


    ¡®I have the advantage because I already marked him.¡¯


    She had a wicked smile on her face.


    Ju-Heon also seemed to have artifacts on him but they wouldn''t be able to affect her Future Diary. sea??h th§× N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    If all else fails, she could use the Future Diary to make a deal with him or escape. This onii-san would probably give her everything she wanted for the Future Diary just like Sosuke and the Japanese government had done.


    However, she needed to quickly realize something. She needed to understand that the person in front of her was not an easy prey.


    ¡°Umm, onii-san. What is your name? How old are you? Do you know who Nakamura Sosuke is? What is your favorite food......kya!¡±


    Sasaki screamed.


    Crack!


    It was because her cellphone that was in Ju-Heon''s hand broke.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! My phone!¡±


    Ju-Heon ruthlessly destroyed Sasaki¡¯s phone. It was because he needed to destroy the tracker and the GPS on the phone.


    However, Sasaki started to cry as she had no way of knowing that was his reason.


    ¡°Waaaa! Why did you do that! That phone had a voicemail from Sosuke saved on it! Negotiate right now! The JSDF misters will follow the tracker here and will make you negotiate right away!¡±


    She cried and started to complain but she could not help but shut up.


    ¡°Gasp!¡±


    A sharp blade was touching her neck.


    It was Muramasa.


    Sasaki plopped down on the ground and Ju-Heon smiled as he started to speak.


    ¡°You mean compensate not negotiate. You idiot.¡±


    Sasaki flinched in shock before keeping her mouth shut. The way Ju-Heon was smiling made her feel like she would die if she even said the c in compensate.


    ¡°A, aren¡¯t we going on a date?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly at that question.


    ¡°We''re already on a date.¡±


    ¡°Eek?¡±


    ¡®T, this is a date?¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled without caring about the fact that Sasaki''s mind was in a state of chaos.


    ¡°Alright, now that this onii-san went on a date with you, why don''t we talk some business?¡±


    He was smiling but Sasaki¡¯s instincts were telling her something.


    She might be young and stupid, but even she could tell this part.


    ¡®M, mommy. He¡¯s not a prince.¡¯


    The person in front of her was not a prince on a white horse but an evil Demon King.


    However, it was too late to realize that.


    This was just the start of a time of fear for her.


    1. The term ikemen is derived from the Japanese words ikeru or iketeru and menzu. Ikeru and iketeru mean "cool", "good" and "exciting", while menzu stands for "men". This term has been used to reference good looking men featured in Japanese pop culture.

 Chapter 19: Do you want to die? Or will you hand it over?

    Chapter 19: Do you want to die? Or will you hand it over? Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®Waaah mommy, I must have been crazy. Totally crazy.¡¯


    Sasaki almost started to cry tears of blood at her stupid actions. What was she thinking, asking this person for his number?


    What was she thinking, following this man here? Where had she gotten the confidence that this man would not kill her?


    The only thing she knew was that the person she angered was this Demon King.


    ¡®Soooob, mommy, daddy, I¡¯m sorry. I should have listened to you when you said a man''s face isn¡¯t everything.¡¯


    Unfortunately, there was nobody here to help her even if she cried. She could only do as Ju-Heon ordered her to do.


    ¡°First, turn around.¡±


    Sasaki sniffled and did as she was told after hearing Ju-Heon speak in a low voice.


    ¡°Raise your arms.¡±


    ¡°Sob.¡±


    Ju-Heon lightly patted her upper and lower body. He didn¡¯t know because she was wearing a loose uniform, but Sasaki¡¯s waist was narrow and she was more voluptuous than she looked.


    Of course, none of this was important to Ju-Heon. The girl in front of him was a minor. The thing that he cared about right now was whether there was another tracker on her.


    ¡®Nothing that stands out.¡¯


    The only thing he could consider to be a tracker was the ribbon hairpin. But he took that and stomped on it so that it was destroyed.


    ¡®Now they should have no way of tracking her.¡¯


    However, Sasaki became completely scared after seeing what Ju-Heon just did.


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care as he peeked at the time and started to speak to Sasaki.


    ¡°Then how about you go to a great place with this onii-san now?¡±


    His smile was extremely ominous.


    The place Ju-Heon took Sasaki was a room cafe. Sasaki became hopeful that they were having a date but Ju-Heon got a room assigned before saying something as soon as they entered the room.


    ¡°Bind.¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    He had used the rope artifact that had returned at some point. The rope that had been in the shape of a bracelet started to bind Sasaki as soon as Ju-Heon gave the order.


    Naturally, it was in the shape of a BDSM rope harness.


    The rope crawled all over Sasaki¡¯s body and quickly tied her chest, stomach, between her legs and her arms.


    Sasaki who was tied up could only cry as she looked toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°M, mmph! What is this! I''m going to scream and call someone over!¡±


    Ju-Heon let out a quiet sigh.


    He didn¡¯t know whether to praise or scold this rope.


    He had no way of knowing if this was this artifact¡¯s personal preferences or if it thought Ju-Heon would like it if it bound people up like this.


    He had her bound because he didn''t want her to say she was going to the restroom and run away, but Sasaki would definitely scream if things continued like this and he could end up being arrested for kidnapping.


    There was nothing worse than to convince someone who was resisting you.


    That was why Ju-Heon came to a conclusion.


    ¡°I hope you can be understanding that this date is a little rough. This is this onii-san''s style.¡±


    That made Sasaki who trusted people too easily gasp before stopping her flailing.


    ¡°D, date?¡±


    Her face then turned completely red.


    ¡®Is that why he brought me to a room cafe?¡¯


    Of course, Sasaki had never even held hands with a man before, but she had heard some stories about room cafes from her friends.


    They said it was a decently private place where they could show affection to each other without being seen. She then thought that Ju-Heon would have taken her to a storage facility or something instead of a place like this if Ju-Heon really was a bad person.


    Although nobody knows what Sasaki was imagining, she looked embarrassed as she looked toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°But still, doing something like this from our f, first meeting......¡±


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t even pretend to listen. He was just trying not to be mistaken for a criminal. Nobody would be able to say anything if he answered that they were on a date later.


    That was why he went and picked up the notepad inside the room.


    And then...


    Bang!


    He slammed it down in front of Sasaki who was having some wild thoughts. Sasaki who seemed to have been expecting something looked toward Ju-Heon in shock.


    Forget sweet displays of affection, the only things in front of her were a notepad and a pen.


    Sasaki started to sweat after realizing this too familiar situation.


    ¡®N, no way.¡¯


    Lo and behold, Ju-Heon smiled wickedly as he started to speak.


    ¡°Take out the Future Diary. Write down everything you see.¡±


    I will slice your neck if you get even a single character wrong.


    That was clearly what Ju-Heon¡¯s sharp glare was telling her.


    Write down everything on the Future Diary.


    Sasaki became anxious after hearing Ju-Heon¡¯s request. It was because she didn¡¯t have the Future Diary on her.


    ¡°T, the Future Diary is at home!¡±


    That was why the JSDF let Sasaki out as well. The JSDF was always guarding the Future Diary.


    They would never allow her to leave the house with the Future Diary.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh at that response.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter.¡±


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    Ju-Heon then grabbed Sasaki¡¯s arm in a slightly rough way.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    There was a mysterious tattoo on Sasaki¡¯s arm. It was Toombglyph.


    Ju-Heon snorted after seeing the tattoo.


    ¡°This tattoo, it appeared after you started using the Future Diary, am I right?¡±


    ¡°T, that is true......¡±


    ¡°Then touch this tattoo and call for the Future Diary. You will be able to call it here.¡±


    ¡°But...!¡±


    ¡°I can force you to call it if you don¡¯t want to do it.¡±


    ¡°N, not at all! F, Future Diary!¡±


    The tattoo flashed and an old book appeared on the table. The shocked Sasaki was wondering what was going on, but Ju-Heon did not seem shocked at all.


    It was an obvious reaction.


    This was one of the ways of controlling an artifact.


    ¡°W, what happened?¡±


    ¡°I''ll free your hand for now so shut up and write down everything that appears on the Future Diary. I''ll kill you if you miss anything.¡±


    ¡°Eek!¡±


    That was how Sasaki ended up Ju-Heon¡¯s prisoner and had to write down all the information that popped up in the Future Diary.


    ¡®There¡¯s still a lot of time before I need to return home.¡¯


    He could take care of the Future Diary with Muramasa. However, wouldn¡¯t it be a waste to just destroy the Future Diary and go home since things were like this?


    This was especially true because he now knew that Chairman Kwon was related to the Future Diary.


    What did that mean?


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡®Chairman Kwon''s future will be in here too.¡¯


    That was the case. Ju-Heon was aiming for information on Chairman Kwon.


    Chairman Kwon was helping the Japanese government. He would have definitely had Sasaki look into his own future.


    In that case, the Future Diary should show that bastard¡¯s future as well.


    This was a chance.


    ¡®It''s annoying to deal with an S-Grade(Legendary Hero-grade) artifact anyway.¡¯


    Rather than working hard to dominate the Future Diary himself, it was faster to have Sasaki read the information and then getting rid of it.


    He could currently easily dominate any artifact up to the B-Grade(Rare-Grade) artifacts, but anything from the A-Grade(Treasure-Grade) artifacts and up would require some difficult fighting of will to eventually dominate it.


    That was why he would lose to anything S-Grade or higher right now. Actually, Ju-Heon had to firm his resolve because anything above an A-Grade artifact was worlds apart than those under it.


    ¡®Well, I''m sure Sasaki''s one of the people with a high affinity rather than dominance.¡¯


    She had been selected by the artifact after all.


    However, it was not good to just have high affinity.


    Having high affinity meant that it was easy for that person to handle artifacts, but it also meant that they looked down on the person.


    ¡®They are basically a sitting duck.¡¯


    Sasaki would end up being poisoned by the artifact and die within one or two years if she continued to use the Future Diary with affinity alone.


    ¡°Anyway, make sure you get nothing wrong as you write things down. I¡¯ll kill you if you write anything weird.¡±


    Sasaki flinched and quickly looked down at the notepad after seeing Ju-Heon slightly take Muramasa out of its scabbard. Her face was full of tears and snot, but she frantically started to write because she was afraid Ju-Heon would kill her if she stopped to wipe them away.


    Once about four hours had passed...


    Sasaki had written a shocking amount of information on the notepad compared to her usual self. She had filled up the entire notepad.


    Of course, Sasaki had no choice but to do so.


    She had asked if she could rest for a bit, only to be told, ¡®Do you want me to help you rest forever?¡¯ When she said that her hand hurt, she had been told, ¡®I''m sure it would hurt more if you lost your hand.¡¯


    Even when she asked him if she could go to the restroom, he just told her, ''take care of it here.¡¯ So what would happen if she stopped writing things down?


    Sasaki handed the notepad back to Ju-Heon as she sniffled.


    ¡°Sob, sob, I''m sorry. I did it because I just wanted to chat with you, onii-san. Sooooooooob! Sosuke, I''m sorry for looking at someone else. I was told Korean men were gentle, nice, and considerate.¡±


    Ju-Heon who had been looking through the notepad let out a snort.


    ¡°Who told you that?¡±


    ¡°M, my friends!¡±


    ¡°Based on what?¡±


    ¡°Korean dramas!¡±


    Those damn dramas.


    They were always the reason children had weird fantasies.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue and flipped the page on the notepad. Sasaki had no idea what she wrote down, but it was easy for Ju-Heon who could even read ancient texts easily.


    Information on the JSDF, artifacts Japan will get in the future, locations of tombs, trends in Japan, etc.


    Unfortunately, the information Ju-Heon wanted the most was not there.


    ¡®Is there nothing about Chairman Kwon?¡¯


    However, it was at that moment.


    ¡°!¡±


    An unexpected prophecy was written on the next page. It looked like a code but it was definitely information on Chairman Kwon.


    That was why Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡®I found it.¡¯


    He was lucky.


    However, good things always comes with some bad things.


    ¡°Sir, what seems to be the case? Sir!¡±


    ¡°We are conducting an investigation!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to listen to the loud noises outside the room.


    Sasaki turned her head after hearing a familiar voice.


    ¡°Onii-san, it''s Colonel Mouri!¡±


    Those bastards seemed to have tracked Sasaki down. Although he had destroyed all of the tracking devices, it was not weird that they found them. There were many methods of finding them, such as checking the footages on the CCTVs throughout the area.


    He had expected them to show up sooner or later.


    It was actually quite slow that they took four hours to get here.


    The room Ju-Heon was in was surrounded by the JSDF.


    ¡°Don''t move!¡±


    Bang! The room door was slammed open. There were about ten soldiers from the JSDF standing there.


    Colonel Mouri who was too high in rank to normally personally be on site was grinding his teeth as he looked at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Where is the Future Diary that disappeared?!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled as he leisurely waved the book around.


    "Are you looking for this?¡±


    Colonel Mouri''s face flushed with anger after seeing it in Ju-Heon¡¯s hand.


    ¡°You! You damn bastard, it really was you who took the Future Diary!¡±


    On the other hand, Sasaki looked toward Ju-Heon with a pale expression. It looked like Ju-Heon was going to die. However, she was even more scared at the fact that Ju-Heon didn¡¯t even flinch at the situation.


    ¡®What could he be thinking?¡¯


    The JSDF shouted even louder at that moment.


    ¡°Hey Korean! Put down the Future Diary!¡±


    ¡°And if I don''t want to?¡±


    ¡°Ho, you don''t seem to understand the current situation. Do you think you can escape from here?¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted at them.


    ¡°You morons are the ones who don''t understand the situation.¡±


    ¡®You dare to show up to an artifact user without any artifacts?¡¯


    Ju-Heon who had his other hand in his pocket channeled his dominance into an artifact to activate it.


    A bright light flashed in the room.


    It was the Sun and Moon tteok that Ju-Heon had taken from Abe along with the rope.


    [Delicious tteok sold by a madam (C-Grade(General-Grade) - Consumable Artifact)]


    - Instant Food (Single Use)


    Ju-Heon used the moment to ruthlessly stab the Future Diary with Muramasa.


    There was another shriek before another light flashed in the room.

 Chapter 20: There’s a weird guy in Korea (1)

    Chapter 20: There''s a weird guy in Korea (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon could hear the Future Diary scream as the light flashed.


    It should be quite painful.


    It was none other than Muramasa that pierced through the Future Diary.


    It wasn¡¯t just because it was sharp or because it was a y¨­t¨­. [1]


    Muramasa.


    There were folk tales about this < y¨­t¨­ Muramasa > that often showed up in video games that said it cursed the Tokugawa household, the rulers of Edo at the time.


    Of course, it wasn¡¯t actually cursed, but the fact that three generations of Tokugawa men ended up having terrible situations related to the sword made them dispose of the sword, making people believe it to be a cursed katana.


    Anyway, this was an artifact born with such a tale as its background.


    Thanks to that, the true abilities of this blade was curses and destruction.


    The curses and destruction would become stronger when it went up against stronger artifacts and even stronger artifact users.


    ¡®So it should be quite painful even if it¡¯s from a B-Grade artifact!¡¯


    Lo and behold, the Future Diary was in pain because Ju-Heon ruthlessly stabbed it with the sword.


    [##!&@@*#&!!]


    Ju-Heon could hear it as well.


    He couldn¡¯t fully understand it, but it was probably something like, ¡®you insolent human bastard!¡¯ It was most likely swearing him out.


    That wasn¡¯t it. Not only did Ju-Heon stab it with the sword, he twisted the blade when it was inside, making it reasonable for the Future Diary to want to curse Ju-Heon to death as well.


    Unfortunately, it didn¡¯t seem to be able to handle the attack as the Future Diary started to leak a black liquid that could be either blood or ink.


    A message popped up in front of Ju-Heon once the artifact started to be destroyed.


    [You have received the title of < Violent Artifact Destroyer > and your dominance has increased while your affinity has decreased.]


    [Attack-based artifacts will show stronger powers when in use.]


    [Artifact detection has increased. The Spy skill has risen to E-Rank!]


    [You have learned about the existence of < Colossus Hunter > by destroying an artifact higher in rank than you.]


    The building they were in started to shake after many messages flashed in front of him.


    It was the shock from the Future Diary being destroyed.


    Boom!


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    The building was shaking and the JSDF soldiers fell into a state of panic without thinking about leaving.


    It was because they saw the burning Future Diary once the flash of light disappeared.


    ¡°T, the Future Diary!¡±


    That wasn¡¯t it. They could also see Sasaki who fainted in pain next to the Future Diary.


    ¡°C, Colonel! W, what do we do?! The F, Future Diary and Sasaki are!¡±


    ¡°Damn it! What is going on?!¡±


    They tried to put the fire out with their clothes but the Future Diary slowly turned into ashes.


    ¡°Ah, damn it, I¡¯m about to go crazy!¡±


    They knew that this was not normal even though they knew nothing about artifacts.


    ¡°D, damn it. What do we do about this?¡±


    ¡°What else can we do? F*ck that Korean up immediately......huh?¡±


    They were then shocked for a different reason.


    Ju-Heon who had been sitting in front of them until now had disappeared.


    ¡°What the hell? Where did he go?!¡±


    They urgently looked around but there were no traces of anybody leaving.


    They felt as if they had been possessed by a ghost.


    ¡°W, what happened?¡±


    ¡°We were blocking the entrance!¡±


    ¡°Where the hell could he have gone?!¡±


    It was as if he had teleported away. In his place was a suspicious food item.


    ¡°T, tteok?¡±


    The gazes in their eyes instantly changed after they smelled the tteok.


    The activated tteok was giving off an intense scent that made the soldiers¡¯ minds go blank.


    The sweet scent that struck their olfactory cells, the saltiness that got them drooling as if a devil was digging a well, and this intense aroma that made them think it would be full of flavor if they put it in their mouth!


    How could there be such a delicious aroma in the world?!


    It did not seem to be from this world.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    The soldiers started to drool.


    At the same time...


    The JSDF soldiers ran toward the tteok like crazed tigers.


    ¡°Tteeeeeeeeeeeeeeok!¡±


    ¡°Hand it over!¡±


    ¡°My tteok!¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s my tteok!¡±


    The JSDF soldiers who had instantly become crazed for the tteok started to point their guns at each other and fight.


    ¡°Die! Hand over the tteok!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s my tteok!¡±


    Bang!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    This tteok was something that let the user escape in a dangerous situation.


    The effects of the madam''s tteok was amazing.


    ¡°Huu, nobody should be chasing me now.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled as he got on the plane home.


    < Delicious tteok sold by a madam >


    This was the tteok that the tiger begged for in the Sun and Moon Siblings story.


    The effects of that artifact was simple.


    Using the tteok allowed the user to teleport away from danger. It was similar to how the madam had thrown the tteok at the tiger and escaped danger.


    Of course, the distance of the teleportation was only 50m at once because it was a C-Grade(General-grade) artifact. You could teleport as many times as you want until someone eats the tteok that was left behind.


    Normally, they would eat the tteok and snap out of it to start chasing after Ju-Heon again.


    However, the soldiers were fighting so much over the tteok that Ju-Heon was about to get 2km away.


    He then hailed a cab and easily got to the airport.


    ¡®Those retards.¡¯


    In simple terms, it was an artifact to escape from danger.


    This artifact was the reason he had even thought about coming to Japan. Abe seemed to have just stored it in the wagashi case because he had no idea what it would do.


    ¡®Anyway, I got rid of the Future Diary.¡¯


    The only thing left should be the copy of the Future Diary in his possession.


    Of course, he did not kill Sasaki.


    Why?


    His enemy was not that young girl. There would be no benefit to get placed on the Interpol¡¯s International Most Wanted list already.


    There were already enough people like Jack the Ripper who enjoyed committing murder.


    It was just that the pain caused by Muramasa was transferred to Sasaki as well. The curse she received would make it hard for her body to use any artifacts in the future.


    ¡®Well, I guess it is better for her than to be used by the artifacts and the JDSF until she died.¡¯ S~ea??h the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    She could just chase after that Sosuke or whatever now.


    Ju-Heon sat down on his seat and leisurely opened the notepad.


    The Future Diary was gone, but the prophecies were in his hands alone. This could be considered his precious loot from Japan.


    Now both Japan and Chairman Kwon who were probably running wild while relying on the Future Diary would end up in a state of chaos.


    ¡®There are about five prophecies regarding Chairman Kwon.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to frown after reading the notes.


    There was a prophecy on there that even shocked Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I, I don''t know what to say, sir. The Future Diary has been completely destroyed. S, Sasaki also does not seem to be able to use any artifacts anymore.¡±


    The Army General from the JSDF who was kneeling could not raise his head. The Prime Minister and the others around him who heard this information became angry.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know what to say? Hey! Do you even know what you all just did?!¡±


    They pounded their chests in anger that their dreams were gone now that they lost the Future Diary.


    The Future Diary.


    That was something that would have allowed them to bring all artifacts in the world to Japan. However, a single Korean person made Japan lose its direction and momentum.


    They had lost the strong weapon that they had been relying on.


    ¡°What about the excavation team that went to capture that Korean!¡±


    ¡°T, that. Colonel Mouri and the entire team were affected by a mysterious artifact and are......currently in recovery from severe injuries.¡±


    It was to the point that the excavation team was in danger of being disbanded as well.


    ¡°A mysterious artifact? What was it?!¡±


    ¡°I, I am not so sure. All of them were shouting, ¡®tteok...¡¯ So I could also assume......that it had to do with a tteok......¡±


    That made them shout.


    ¡®Tteok?


    Is he messing with us?!¡¯


    ¡°How can the entire team of JSDF soldiers lose to a damn tteok?!¡±


    ¡°M, my apologies, sir!¡±


    There was a woman in her twenties who slipped out of the room after hearing this conversation.


    Her long hair was well-groomed and her semi formal attire looked as if she would not allow a single speck of dust to land on it.


    Who could this beauty be calling?


    A few seconds later. The woman started to speak as soon as the call went through.


    ¡°Department head-nim. As mentioned previously, the Future Diary is confirmed to be destroyed. The JSDF soldiers seem to all have been defeated by an artifact.¡±


    The person on the other side of the call scoffed.


    [What did you say? It really did happen? The Future Diary is really gone?]


    It made sense that they would be shocked as well.


    TKBM, more specifically, Chairman Kwon¡¯s excavation team. They were the ones who were researching the Future Diary and had not held back their monetary support for it.


    But that Future Diary was destroyed?


    It was destroyed by a single person?


    [Ah, this is driving me nuts! I don''t know who this motherf*cking bastard is, but why did he have to hit the Future Diary......!]


    The man did not seem to be able to control his anger based on his voice.


    ¡°What should we do? Find him and make him pay?¡±


    [You want to get rid of that Korean?]


    ¡°Are we just going to let him be? We invested so much money into the Future Diary. There is also the idea of cooperating with the US to find him......¡±


    That made the man on the other side of the call, Yoon Shi Woo start to laugh. He was someone who had been Ju-Heon¡¯s teammate on Chairman Kwon¡¯s excavation team in the past. Well, he was closer to an enemy than a teammate.


    He was the unlucky soul who had an easy life and had a fast track on the elite course before he was pushed aside by Ju-Heon. Yoon Shi Woo who was currently serving as Kwon Tae Joon¡¯s right hand man since Ju-Heon was not there was quite interested in this situation.


    [Isn¡¯t it a waste?]


    ¡°What is?¡±


    [The fact that he destroyed the Future Diary means that he is someone who is skilled enough to do that.]


    ¡°Ho. Are you suggesting we pull him into the excavation team?¡±


    [Yes.]


    ¡°Department head-nim? Are you out of your mind? That bastard could also destroy the artifacts in the Chairman''s possession! He can do the same thing he did to the Future Diary!¡±


    This was someone who ruthlessly destroyed the Future Diary that could prophesize the future. Who could say for sure that Chairman Kwon would be safe?


    However, the man started to laugh.


    [What bullshit are you talking about. Even a bastard like that will end up your subordinate if you give them enough money.]


    ¡°Department head-nim!¡±


    [Ah, enough! I need to escort Chairman Kwon to the Las Vegas underground auction in a few days. Find that Korean Tomb Raider and scout him. The Chairman seems interested in him as well.]


    Yoon Shi Woo who was born with a golden spoon did not care much about this Korean guy mentioned in the prophecies.


    Why?


    They just needed to have any of these useful individuals working for them. That was what they had done until now and that was what they would continue to do in the future.


    Everybody went crazy for money anyway, right?


    He could easily imagine what would happen in the near future. Artifacts appearing in the world.


    There would be quite the scramble for them.


    Yoon Shi Woo had no doubt that Chairman Kwon would be the final victor of that scramble.


    At least he did until now.


    At a similar time.


    Ju-Heon was finding one of the prophecies about Chairman Kwon to be quite concerning.


    [Go to the underground arena of greed in the first month of the year. That is where the great evil, the ill omen will start.]


    Ju-Heon scrunched his face after reading that. This was a prophecy about the Great Tomb Appearance. The same Great Tomb Appearance that will lead the entire world to know about artifacts and tombs.


    The location in the prophecy was probably talking about Midas, the Las Vegas underground auction that he ordered Oh Seung Woo¡¯s group to attend.


    However, Ju-Heon found that to be odd.


    ¡®Did the Great Tomb Appearance happen this early?¡¯


    However, the more shocking thing was the next prophecy.


    [A god who knows about your greed quite well will wish to go with you at that location.]


    He was certain.


    A divine-grade artifact would appear in that underground auction house. And although he wasn¡¯t sure, that divine-grade artifact could be the pivotal artifact that helped Chairman Kwon become one of the monopolizers.


    ¡®Now I get it.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon must have earned something important in the Las Vegas underground auction house after seeing this prophecy from the Future Diary.


    ¡®If Oh Seung Woo gave me the right information, the January auction is in a few days.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon started to smile.


    This was a chance.


    It was a chance to steal that bastard''s golden wings.


    That day quickly arrived.


    1. Word for cursed katana in Japanese.

 Chapter 21: There’s a weird guy in Korea (2)

    Chapter 21: There''s a weird guy in Korea (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°This place is always so loud.¡±


    Ju-Heon was drinking a gin and tonic as he looked at the brightly lit night sky.


    It was already 8pm. It was also January, the middle of winter.


    However, this damn Las Vegas was loud without ever getting exhausted.


    Red light, blue light, lights flashing in all sorts of colors as well as golden colored buildings, solicitors and tourists.


    This western US tourist and gambling city was the same as it was in the past.


    ¡®Other than the fact that it is a bit smaller.¡¯


    During Ju-Heon¡¯s times, Las Vegas had grown a lot as one of the greatest auction houses for artifacts.


    That was why Ju-Heon was very familiar with this desert city.


    The World Auction.


    The secret underground auction nicknamed, < Midas > started here.


    Ju-Heon was waiting in the lobby of the auction house for Oh Seung Woo''s group to arrive.


    Most people might think this was a regular restaurant, but the people with inside information knew this was the auction house''s lobby. sea??h th§× n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®Why are these bastards not here yet?¡¯


    Midas was a five day long auction. Right now, most of the items going through this secret auction house would be brand items, famous art pieces and stolen goods.


    It was just a place for rich people to have some fun, but it would become an artifact auction house in the future where CEOs of international corporations, the wealthy, royalty, celebrities and even political figures attended on a regular basis.


    Ju-Heon had also frequented Midas as Chairman Kwon¡¯s right hand man. There were some celebrities, CEOs, and royalty that he got to know there as well.


    ¡®Although they probably saw me as thorns in their eyes.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s infamy was extremely high because Chairman Kwon used his wealth to sweep away the artifacts put up for auction.


    But this infamy went beyond the auction house.


    Chairman Kwon was one of the monopolizers and his excavation team at the time had both the highest status and the highest infamy.


    Ju-Heon was the captain of that excavation team. Of course, Ju-Heon¡¯s excavation team was closer to an illegal tomb raiding team than an excavation team at the time.


    None of the monopolizers were able to do anything in front of Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding team.


    ¡®I wonder what the other punks are doing right about now.¡¯


    The teammates from his tomb raiding team as well as the monopolizers whom he had negative relationships with.


    All of them were talented rulers who possessed artifacts.


    ¡®I''m sure they are all still regular people at this point.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Huff, huff! We found you! Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    Ju-Heon turned his head after hearing a familiar voice. He could see Oh Seung Woo¡¯s group who were wearing terribly fitting suits.


    Ju-Heon cracked his knuckles as he welcomed them.


    ¡°30 minutes over.¡±


    Oh Seung Woo''s group started to shake in fear after hearing his cold tone. Ju-Heon looked like a gentleman in his suit but they knew too well about this so called gentleman''s vicious nature.


    ¡°W, wait!¡±


    ¡°H, hold on! There¡¯s a reason!¡±


    ¡°What? What kind of reason?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown. However, the scared Oh Seung Woo¡¯s group pounded their chests as if something was unfair.


    ¡°It was hard to get in here without Kyung Joo noonim!¡±


    ¡°Listen! Damn it, why were they trying to kick us out?!¡±


    They sounded as if they faced some unfair treatment but Ju-Heon laughed while looking at them.


    ¡®They would be able to tell if they looked in a mirror.¡¯


    That was the case.


    Their faces were one thing, but their outfits were more the reason.


    They seemed to have dressed up as Midas¡¯s dress code required formal attire, but their shirts were the problem.


    They were wearing some old-fashioned flower patterned typical thug shirts that were in style probably twenty or thirty years ago. In addition, who knows what they did with their ties as they did not have any ties on them.


    ¡°Tsk, anyway, what are we going to do? None of us can speak English. You need to say some weird things when you place the order to enter the auction house.¡±


    Ju-Heon tilted his head.


    ¡°We just need to do it.¡±


    Oh Seung Woo¡¯s group pounded their chests in frustration after hearing his calm response.


    ¡°Like I was saying, noonim usually did that! You should be in the dark as much as we are!¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled and raised his hand. A waiter who seemed to have been trained well soon arrived and warmly asked.


    ¡°Are you ready to order, sir?¡±


    Oh Seung Woo¡¯s group who seemed to have insecurities about their English quickly looked away.


    ¡®How can you suddenly call him over!


    My mind is not ready yet!¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon casually looked over the menu and started to order something.


    ¡®Huh, huh?¡¯


    He sounded skilled at this.


    Oh Seung Woo''s groups expressions slowly changed after Ju-Heon started to say something about the auction.


    They went, ¡®huh?¡¯ at first before their expressions reached the level of astonishment.


    ¡®What the hell is going on?¡¯


    ¡®When did this bastard learn English?¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s English sounded as if he was a native speaker.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing. He seemed to have also joked with the waiter in the process, as they were both laughing as they chatted. The waiter and Ju-Heon even looked toward Oh Seung Woo¡¯s group as they laughed.


    Oh Seung Woo could not help but start to shout out of frustration.


    ¡°Hey! What the hell are you saying right now?! Are you talking shit about us?!¡±


    Ju-Heon just scoffed at them.


    ¡°No? He said they were going to kick you guys out because they thought you were black consumers so I was resolving the misunderstanding.¡± [1]


    ¡°......?!¡±


    ¡°By the way, I ordered everything from top to bottom. You guys pay the bill for my helping you resolve this misunderstanding.¡±


    ¡°What? Hey, hey!¡±


    ¡°Ah. I also told him you guys will take care of the tip as well.¡±


    The bill was already their responsibility!


    Either way, once that short commotion was over, Ju-Heon was able to receive an auction catalog from the employee.


    Information about the items that would show up in the auction were listed in this 200-page book that was the size of one hand.


    There were large images of the item as well as an English descriptions of them. Ju-Heon looked through each page wondering if any artifacts ended up mixed in with the items.


    Oh Seung Woo¡¯s group whispered to each other while looking at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°This bastard...... do you think he¡¯s actually reading everything?¡±


    ¡°B, but more importantly, hyung-nim, is it really okay for us to help this bastard? Shouldn¡¯t we make him pay for putting Kyung Joo noonim and Kyung Tae hyung-nim behind bars......¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! We came out here with extraterritoriality, so why don¡¯t we take care of him here......¡±


    Oh Seung Woo stepped on his lackey¡¯s foot and glared at him when he tried to get up.


    ¡°Are you confident you can beat him right now?¡±


    They all became quiet.


    It was definitely not possible.


    How could they take down this monster-like bastard?


    They might end up getting shot to death trying to take care of this bastard in the US.


    ¡°If you think about it, what good will it do us to be loyal to people who went to prison for smuggling drugs?¡±


    ¡°But!¡±


    ¡°Did you already forget how the Park siblings treated us as underlings?¡±


    ¡°But what...!¡±


    Oh Seung Woo then started to think. They were forced by Ju-Heon to work right now, but he didn¡¯t know whether he could trust this young bastard who claimed they would be well compensated based on how well they did.


    ¡®Shit, what do I do?¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°You said there are three JKs?¡±


    Oh Seung Woo''s group flinched at Ju-Heon¡¯s question and quickly handed him a document.


    ¡°Uh, uh, yeah. It''s these guys.¡±


    They must have some connections with an auction house employee as they were able to gather information on JK.


    Ju-Heon looked at this well-compiled document and started to smile.


    ¡®These kind of bastards are useful too.¡¯


    There was a limit to getting this kind of information from the auction house for his current self. He needed Park Kyung Joo''s company to qualify to get into the auction house this time as well. That was why it should be useful to boss these bastards around until he didn''t need them anymore.


    Of course, there were ways for him to get this information if he really wanted to do so, but he had too much to do to pay attention to such trivial things.


    ¡®Although it looks like I need to train them some more since they seem to be getting some funny ideas.¡¯


    Oh Seung Woo who had no way of knowing about Ju-Heon¡¯s dark thoughts started to sweat bullets as he explained the situation to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°There are three JKs. But all of them have different nationalities and occupations, so......¡±


    ¡°R, right. I heard one of them is a woman, a Hollywood actress. The other is a man......who seems to be a rich golden spoon artist. The third is a writer. They all seem to be using fake names so I can¡¯t really tell, is the person you are looking for among those three?¡±


    It happened as the Oh Seung Woo group clicked their tongues thinking it could have all been for nothing.


    They saw that Ju-Heon was smiling as he looked at the document.


    ¡°No, the person is in here.¡±


    They were shocked.


    ¡°What?! Who is it?! I, is it the a, actress?¡±


    Ju-Heon just smiled while looking at the document of participants they brought over.


    ¡®Actress my ass.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s eyes started to glare at one of the three people on the list.


    ¡®I knew you would come. Chairman Kwon.¡¯


    He was certain.


    The fact that the bastard was here meant that the chances of artifacts appearing in this auction house was high. Maybe he was born with an innate sense of detecting artifacts or something, but there were always artifacts wherever that man went.


    That was why Ju-Heon''s hands became busy looking through the catalog.


    And lo and behold.


    ¡®There are some.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s hand stopped moving.


    Ju-Heon found multiple artifacts in the catalog.


    The Code of Hammurabi.


    Shakespeare¡¯s pen.


    There were some other ones as well. A bracelet, a toy, a cigarette, they were all in different forms, but their cores remained intact for Ju-Heon to be able to tell.


    ¡®I don''t see any Divine-Grade artifacts, what could be going on?¡¯


    The prophecy mentioned a Divine-Grade artifact at the auction.


    ¡®Did I miss it?¡¯


    Oh Seung Woo tilted his head in confusion as he watched Ju-Heon. There were limited edition 20th century luxury bags, a Van Gogh painting and even wine that could sell for billions of dollars on the catalog.


    It was fine to pass those items because they couldn''t afford them, but why was Ju-Heon marking such weird items?


    However, they couldn¡¯t help but scream after looking at an item Ju-Heon selected.


    ¡®Starting bid of 2 billion dollars?¡¯


    They thought it wasn¡¯t much, but some of them were extremely expensive.


    However, what shocked them more was what Ju-Heon said next.


    ¡°There are a few items I need to win.¡±


    Oh Seung Woo foamed at the mouth after hearing that.


    ¡°Hey! A, are you saying you are going to win all of those items you checked?¡±


    ¡°Is there an issue?¡±


    ¡°Hey! The fact that you want to win something at Midas makes no sense at all! There are CEOs of large corporations bidding for these items!¡±


    Even Park Kyung Joo had only come to the Midas auction to build connections and watch, not to bid.


    How was he planning to do anything in this battlefield of giants?


    ¡°Hey! Let''s say that the items you picked are not popular. But they are all in the hundred millions dollars range to start! Where are you going to get that money?!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon just smiled at him.


    ¡°We just need to earn some money.¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    ¡°Did you forget that we are in the city of gambling?¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group were shocked after understanding the meaning behind Ju-Heon¡¯s words.


    ¡°G, gambling. Are you thinking about hitting a jackpot or something? You think that is possible?!¡±


    ¡°What if it is?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon then took out a gold knife from his pocket. It was the gold axe from the Gold axe Silver axe pair.


    He had disguised it as a knife to make it easy to carry around.


    ¡°You bought a map of the area right? Take it out.¡±


    ¡°Y, you punk, I have no idea what you are thinking.¡±


    Oh Seung Woo sounded shocked but still took out the tourist map of Las Vegas from his pocket.


    Ju-Heon did not care what they were thinking.


    He could increase his wealth.


    He just needed to find the ideal spot to increase his wealth.


    This gold axe would help him do that.


    [Gold axe Silver axe - Gold Axe (B-Grade:Rare-Grade/Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses (941/1000)


    Similar to how the gold axe silver axe brought wealth for the honest woodcutter, this artifact was one that helped bring wealth to its master.


    The gold axe''s ability was to pinpoint places that gave off the scent of money, riches, or treasures.


    In simple terms, it could locate places that would make the user rich.


    ¡®Okay then, pinpoint the place where a jackpot will happen today. Go, gold axe.¡±


    Ju-Heon activated the artifact and threw the knife into the air.


    And then...


    Stab!


    The knife shined with a gold light before stabbing into a spot on the map.


    Ju-Heon started to smile as he looked at the map.


    ¡®Alright then, shall I go hit a jackpot?¡¯


    1. Black consumer is a term in Korean for problem customers.

 Chapter 24: The Blacklist of Legends (3)

    Chapter 24: The Blacklist of Legends (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Son of a.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to swear as he tried to escape from the casino.


    ¡®Why did it have to be that woman?¡¯


    Ju-Heon knew that woman very well. Forget know well, she made him want to grind his teeth.


    The monopolizers in Ju-Heon''s past were more famous than most presidents and had high levels of infamy, but there was no one as famous and disliked as much as Irene.


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t like Irene either.


    There was no way he could like her!


    Anyone around her would become unlucky and quickly head for bankruptcy!


    ¡®I almost went crazy when I suffered a loss because of that woman.¡¯


    He couldn''t even count on his fingers the number of times he suffered a loss because of her.


    The price of an artifact he worked hard to raise would become worth shit because of Irene and his stock portfolio would sink just by being in the same area as her.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    There were even some nations that suffered from financial difficulties and disappeared from maps because of her.


    She was someone who brought misfortune with her and made it even worse.


    Her hobbies were personal bankruptcy and corporate default.


    Her specialty was global economic crisis.


    That was why she was the < Monarch of Destitution. >


    Ju-Heon had no idea of knowing what artifact she had. He could only suspect that it was a divine artifact related to misfortune.


    That was why a rare stiff expression was on Ju-Heon''s face as he tried to leave the casino.


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Unfortunately, the Monarch of Destitution, no, Irene, happened to notice Ju-Heon at that moment.


    ¡°Excuse me!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon flinched out of reflex.


    ¡®Why is she calling out to me?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon pretended to not hear her and started to walk. This was an automatic reaction based on his body¡¯s experiences.


    However.


    ¡°Please wait!¡±


    Something terrible started to happen as she called out to Ju-Heon. He tried to ignore this gorgeous woman no matter what she shouted, however, something odd happened to the door he was trying to exit.


    [A strong evil presence can be felt coming from the door!]


    [The artifacts in your possession may receive terrible injuries!]


    [Warning. The remaining uses (durability) is starting to be affected!]


    Ju-Heon urgently moved away from the door after seeing that message. Ju-Heon sighed in relief after confirming the artifacts in his possession.


    ¡®That could have been dangerous.¡¯


    He then turned his head.


    ¡®This damn Monarch of Destitution.¡¯


    His artifacts were almost destroyed because of the Monarch of Destitution¡¯s misfortune. Artifacts could be impacted by the Monarch of Destitution¡¯s influence as well because they were considered as part of your wealth.


    Ju-Heon then quickly looked around to see if there were any other exits. He was ready to even jump out a restroom window if he had to do so. He would not even be as desperate to run away even if erectile dysfunction came knocking at his door.


    However, she approached Ju-Heon at a scary speed and grabbed him as he looked for an exit. S~ea??h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Pat!


    She had grabbed his arm.


    Ju-Heon''s body started to shiver in reflex after she touched him.


    The terrible disaster started to increase exponentially once she grabbed him.


    [You have been captured by an evil presence!]


    [The artifacts have been critically injured by the evil presence and are weakening.]


    [Warning. The remaining uses (durability) is starting to fall.]


    [Your luck has been cast under a shadow and you will only roll losses.]


    [Everything you do will start to be less effective.]


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    Ju-Heon quickly slapped her arm away. Thankfully, he received a message that the artifacts¡¯ durability and his luck had returned, probably because he moved her hand away immediately.


    However...


    ¡°Are you perhaps the person who was rumored to have hit jackpots throughout Las Vegas?¡±


    Irene¡¯s gaze was firmly locked on Ju-Heon.


    She seemed to be about Ju-Heon¡¯s age if not a bit younger.


    The way she spoke made it easy to imagine her high level of education. Even her voice was beautiful as if a goldfinch was singing.


    Was she a person or a mannequin made with perfect proportions?


    She was so beautiful that people would blank out at a distance but seeing her up close made her beauty seem even more out of this world.


    Her expression reminded him of a cute puppy. Her white skin looked flawless and soft while the bridge of her nose and the lines on her face that were shining under the spotlight made her seem like a sculpture that had warmth.


    This was clearly evident in the Oh Seung Woo group who had blanked out and lost their senses of rationality long ago.


    ¡°T, this beauty is just......!¡±


    ¡°S, should I try talking to her?¡±


    However, the one Irene was interested in was not the Oh Seung Woo group around Ju-Heon but only Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I was looking for you.¡±


    He didn''t know why she was looking for him, but this was the Monarch of Destitution.


    ¡®You might have a reason to see me, but I have no reasons to see you!¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon turned around without any hesitation.


    ¡°You found the wrong person.¡±


    However, there were some tactless thugs who stopped him.


    ¡°Y, y, you, I''m so envi...no, you idiot! Why are you kicking away a treasure that has rolled over to you?!¡±


    ¡°I, I know that woman! She''s the celebrity from the Holten household! A rich noble family in the US! She''s the heiress!¡±


    ¡°Isn''t she interested in you if she is talking to you?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! How can you ever get a girlfriend if you reject such a gorgeous woman? This is pretty much asking you for a date!¡±


    These immature males had their noses flaring up as they stuck to Ju-Heon.


    They then looked shocked as if they realized something.


    ¡°Are you maybe embarrassed?¡±


    "What did you say?¡±


    ¡°N, now that I think about it, this punk said he¡¯s never had a girlfriend!¡±


    They looked at Ju-Heon with shocked expressions.


    ¡°Alright! Just wait! These hyungs of yours will help set you up!¡±


    ¡®No, wait! I''ve had a girlfriend now......no, that¡¯s not it, don''t approach that woman!¡¯


    However, the Oh Seung Woo group approached Irene without any fear.


    It looked as if it was their own dirty thoughts that was pushing them forward, but it was a useless favor for Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Those idiots, if they approach that woman like that......¡¯


    And lo and behold.


    The Oh Seung Woo group suddenly clutched their stomachs and fell to the ground.


    ¡°Aaaaah! My stomach!¡±


    That was not the end.


    ¡°U, uuuuugh!¡±


    ¡°J, Joon Tae!¡±


    Weird things started to happen, with one of the idiots approaching the Monarch of Destitution suddenly started to vomit and seize.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Call 911!¡±


    ¡°What is suddenly going on?!¡±


    People around them screamed and quickly started to call 911.


    ¡°Joon Tae, what happened to you, Joon Tae!¡±


    Ju-Heon could only stand there while sweating bullets.


    There were many ways to lead someone to destitution.


    One of them was leading them to bankruptcy due to having unbearably high hospital fees. That was why extraordinarily rare illnesses were included in the Monarch of Destitution''s disasters.


    ¡®Those idiots!¡¯


    It started to influence Ju-Heon as well.


    [The dangers of your skin rotting from the influence of the heinous artifact is increasing.]


    [Warning. An unidentified virus is trying to enter your body.]


    ¡®!¡¯


    However, the goddess of disaster did not stop there and tried to approach them.


    ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    ¡®There''s no way he''s okay!¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon approached the fallen Oh Seung Woo group and quietly whispered.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine so grab him and follow me.¡±


    ¡°What? Isn¡¯t it better not to move him until 911 shows up?!¡±


    ¡°Shut up and listen to me if you don''t want to die.¡±


    ¡°Tsk!¡±


    They quickly rushed over to the stairs to run away.


    They ignored the shouts of the Monarch of Destitution asking them to wait.


    ¡°Soooob, Joon Tae! Joon Tae! Don¡¯t die!¡±


    Once they got outside, the Oh Seung Woo group grabbed their dongsaeng who fainted after vomiting.


    ¡°Aigoo, when is 911 going to get here?¡±


    ¡°Hey, Ju-Heon. You said to come outside. 911......!¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed and started to speak.


    ¡°You don¡¯t need 911. Feed him a digestant if you are worried.¡±


    They questioned their ears.


    ¡°......W, what? A digestant?¡±


    ¡°He would not have vomited and seized if it was something that could be healed with a digestant!


    But you are saying he¡¯ll get better with a digestant?!¡±


    ¡°Well, you can take him to the ER if you¡¯re really worried. I''ll be heading out first.¡±


    Ju-Heon then coolly started to walk toward the auction house. The Oh Seung Woo group shouted toward Ju-Heon saying, ¡®you cruel bastard who has no blood or tears!¡¯ However, they soon gasped after seeing their fallen dongsaeng.


    ¡°Joon Tae!¡±


    Their dongsaeng was blinking his eyes and looking around.


    ¡°Huh? I''m not in pain anymore.¡±


    Was this really the guy who looked as if he was about to leave this world just now?


    ¡°W, what is going on?!¡±


    ¡°You were vomiting blood just now!¡±


    They were confused but Ju-Heon just scoffed at them.


    It had stopped at a stomachache and had not turned into a rare illness because they had quickly moved away from the Monarch of Destitution.


    It was clearly visible through the spy skill''s message as well. Ju-Heon was facing the same situation.


    [The presence of the evil artifact has disappeared, making the unidentified viruses trying to infiltrate your body disappear.]


    Ju-Heon let out a sigh.


    ¡®The Monarch of Destitution is as amazing as ever.¡¯


    He and that young 25 year old over there almost died just now.


    ¡®It really is best to avoid the weird monopolizers.¡¯


    People who ruled over S-Grade(Legendary Hero) artifacts were still considered human, but the SS-Grade(Divine-Grade) were treated as demigods.


    It was the right choice to force their way out at all costs. It was almost a miracle that it ended at this much after meeting the Monarch of Destitution.


    However...


    ¡®I have no idea why that woman would be looking for me.¡¯


    He was a bit curious, but decided not to pay any attention. It was best to not get involved with that woman.


    It was at that moment.


    The current time was 6:30pm.


    Ju-Heon heard a familiar voice when he walked through the auction house entrance.


    ¡°Hey, don¡¯t stand there blocking the way.¡±


    The voice came from right behind him.


    Ju-Heon who had a good memory started to glare as soon as he heard that voice.


    And lo and behold when he turned his head...


    ¡®Yoon Shi Woo.¡¯


    The young man with the well-groomed appearance and glasses was indeed Yoon Shi Woo, his former tomb raiding team member and Chairman Kwon''s right hand man.


    ¡®He¡¯s younger than my memories but it is him.¡¯


    He had been Chairman Kwon¡¯s right hand man until Ju-Heon joined the company, however, this bastard became angry that he was always compared to Ju-Heon once Ju-Heon joined the tomb raiding team and became the captain.


    That was why he always hated the talented Ju-Heon and tried to fight against him but never managed to win.


    And currently...


    Yoon Shi Woo started to frown while looking at Ju-Heon who was staring at him.


    ¡°What the hell, why are you staring at me when I told you to move?¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed thinking that this bastard was the same as before.


    There was a reason Yoon Shi Woo was looking down on Ju-Heon right now. It was because the number on Ju-Heon¡¯s ticket showed that he was not a VIP.


    The auction participants were naturally divided into grades and their seats were divided by grades as well.


    The number in Ju-Heon''s hand was bronze. In simple terms, he was a normal-grade participant. The number in Yoon Shi Woo''s hand was gold. He was a premium-grade participant.


    ¡®It''s obvious if his number is bronze.¡¯


    He was not someone a large corporation like TKBM had to worry about.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°What is going on?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown after hearing the voice of a man who was approaching Yoon Shi Woo.


    ¡®Chairman Kwon.¡¯


    He seemed to be in his late fifties or early sixties. He was still pretty young. Furthermore, Chairman Kwon should not know much about tombs and artifacts just yet.


    Yoon Shi Woo looked at him and started to laugh.


    ¡°I, it¡¯s nothing, sir. Please come this way, Chairman-nim.¡±


    It looked as if Ju-Heon and Chairman Kwon made eye contact for a moment, but it wasn''t long.


    The corners of Ju-Heon¡¯s lips then curled up in a vicious manner.


    He couldn¡¯t help but sigh, as seeing Chairman Kwon reminded him of having his lower body being ripped off at that final tomb.


    ¡®This is the beginning.¡¯


    He would steal all the artifacts that should have gone to Chairman Kwon during this auction.


    He would destroy them if he could not steal them.


    He would be the victor this time.


    ¡®Well, he¡¯s too big of an opponent to face head on right now.¡¯


    However, it was at that moment.


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    He thought he saw an ominous shadow in the auction house.


    And lo and behold.


    Ju-Heon looked as if he had stepped on shit as soon as he saw someone''s face in the crowd.


    The person Ju-Heon saw was Irene Holten, the Monarch of Destitution from earlier. Ju-Heon started to grind his teeth.


    ¡®Was that woman planning on participating in the auction?


    Damn it, nothing good will happen if I''m in the same place as that woman.¡¯


    As Ju-Heon expected, odd things started to happen in the auction house as soon as she entered.


    "What? You lost the money we were going to exchange for the number?! What the hell are you talking about?!¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaaa! What the hell? Why are my stocks suddenly falling?!¡±


    The people waiting in line all started to scream.


    Ju-Heon pressed his temple as he watched as if he was getting a headache.


    ¡®She really is a useless woman.¡¯


    This would mean that all the colossus here will be heading toward bankruptcy and he would be impacted as well.


    ¡®Tsk, I can¡¯t let myself be impacted as well. I guess I''m not going to the auction.¡¯


    However, as Ju-Heon was about to leave...


    [< Tolerance > has been awakened after being openly vulnerable to the critical presence of a Divine-Grade artifact once again.]


    [Tolerance has increased after being attacked by an artifact.]


    [Tolerance has increased after being attacked by an artifact.]


    [The effects of the opponent¡¯s artifact has decreased due to < Tolerance >.]


    [The effects of the opponent¡¯s artifact has decreased due to < Tolerance >.]


    [You have started to become resistant to the effects of the seduction of destitution.]


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    An unexpected cheat message had popped up.

 Chapter 22: The Blacklist of Legends (1)

    Chapter 22: The Blacklist of Legends (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Clang, clang, clang.


    The Oh Seung Woo group could only watch what was going on with their jaws dropped.


    The sound of chips being piled, the sound of marbles spinning, and even the clanking sound of the slot machines running. There were even crazy gamblers who were betting their wives and children in front of them.


    ¡°Ho.¡±


    ¡®We''re here.¡¯


    They had ended up in this place.


    This was < Goodbye World > the casino in Las Vegas with the highest stakes!


    The Oh Seung Woo group knew too well about the horror stories of this place. This was a cursed place that anybody who came to Las Vegas knew about.


    There was supposedly nobody who left this place without being ruined. However, jackpots that transcended any and all imaginations also happened here because of all the money and luck that others lost.


    There were examples of people who hit a jackpot in this place and became a top tier Hollywood actor, a president who was praised as being the greatest president in history, a doctor who was described as having godly medical skills, etc.


    Was that the reason? Many Hollywood actors and political figures came to this place, superstitious of the luck that they could also receive.


    ¡®But there are many more people who leave bankrupt.¡¯


    That might be the reason for it.


    Ju-Heon looked at the gold axe thinking that it picked quite a devilish place to start.


    ¡®How fitting for these damn artifact bastards.¡¯


    Did it want to see him fall to ruin? However, it wasn¡¯t as if the effects of the artifact would disappear because it wanted him to fail.


    What he was certain of was that a jackpot would happen here today.


    Artifacts always tried to take advantage of humans but their abilities did not lie.


    That was why how you train and use an artifact could turn it into an angel or a devil.


    ¡®Work a little more. Go, gold axe.¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled as he started to walk around while holding the knife. He picked a slot machine instead of a table.


    The knife¡¯s blade was folded in and it was only the size of his palm, making it so others could not see it.


    After he walked around holding that knife for a long time... He started to get a reaction from one of the slot machines against the wall.


    ¡®!¡¯


    The gold axe started to faintly glow blue. Then the blue light started to flicker as if it was breathing.


    Ju-Heon started to smile while looking at it.


    ¡®Good. This will be round one.¡¯


    He sat down at the slot machine in the corner. He put $6 into the machine and pulled the lever.


    Clunk!


    The slot machine''s reel gently started to roll.


    That was how the story of the legendary man who would end up on the blacklist in the gambling city of Las Vegas got started.


    Bambarabam!


    Bambarabam!


    Bambarabam!


    Bambarabam!


    People could not hide their shock.


    They were wondering if what they were looking at was real.


    The numerous guests in the casino as well as the casino dealers and employees all questioned their eyes.


    No, this was not at the level of just questioning their eyes. What was going on was something that went against all sense of rationality in the human mind.


    ¡°T, that is the devil.¡±


    The other observers agreed with that sentiment that someone shared. The devil(?) they were looking at pulled the lever again.


    The slot machine started to move again and an image appeared on the screen.


    The first column was a 7.


    The second column a few seconds later was a 7.


    ¡®And the final one.¡¯


    The observers gulped and focused on the final column. Their eyes were all focused on the reel and not willing to move.


    Chhhhhhhhhh.


    The reel finally started to slow down and passed an orange, a watermelon, a plum, and cherry, and then......


    Bambararararabam!


    [777]


    The perfect line of numbers was completed.


    All observers¡¯ jaws dropped as they watched.


    It had happened. He had hit the jackpot again.


    The winning amount for the jackpot this time was $500,000 (approximately 500 million won).


    ¡°This is crazy!¡±


    This made the tourists who came over and lost their entire fortune in the casino start to pull at their hair.


    They had lost so much money until now and this guy was easily making hundreds of thousands of dollars!


    ¡°Oh my God!¡±


    ¡°It''s a jackpot! $500,000!¡±


    Asians, Americans, absolutely everybody could not hide their shock as they looked at Ju-Heon.


    They would not have been this shocked to see someone become the lucky recipient of a jackpot.


    ¡°I saw it! That Asian man has hit the jackpot tens of times already! He''s earned $10 million (10 billion won) already!¡±


    "What? 10 million dollars?¡±


    ¡°Is this a scam?!¡±


    ¡°He won $2 million at once at Goodbye World!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s crazy! The Goodbye World that¡¯s known for how hard it is to win there?!¡±


    Of course, Ju-Heon had not hit the jackpot right now.


    He was winning a lot but only enough money that would still be considered a low amount. However, he started to hit the jackpot at some point and won $2 million with the first jackpot followed by hitting jackpots multiple times in other casinos for a total of $10 million (10 billion won).


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    He swept pretty much everything away from the casinos if you include his lower winnings as well. It was to the point that an employee showed up and said, ¡®something must be wrong with the machine¡¯ and checked it out. They even checked Ju-Heon to see if he had any suspicious devices on him.


    However, they could check for a hundred days and still find nothing.


    Ju-Heon''s only crime was putting money into the machine normally and pulling the lever.


    If they wanted to call it a scam, they would need to ask the normal(?) looking tourist souvenir knife he had on him.


    Furthermore, nobody would believe the story if they were told that all of this had happened in a span of one hour.


    This was the reason Oh Seung Woo could not close his mouth either.


    ¡°T, t, this bastard.¡±


    ¡°H, he¡¯s crazy! He¡¯s really crazy!¡±


    ¡°I thought it was weird from the moment he won $2 million from Goodbye World!¡±


    They wondered if this was a dream. However, Ju-Heon just chuckled at their response.


    They were causing such a fuss for just $500,000 (500 million won) to $10 million (10 billion won).


    It won''t be fun if they are like this already.


    ¡®The gambling is just getting started.¡¯


    Ju-Heon then laughed at the message that appeared in front of his eyes.


    [You forced even the machines to admire you and spit money out.]


    [Using your bizarre hand trick increased the mastery level of your Dexterity skill.]


    [The Dexterity skill¡¯s level has increased.]


    [The Dexterity skill has risen to E-rank!]


    [Dominance and Affinity has both increased slightly, allowing you to handle artifacts a little better.]


    It looked as if his Dexterity had been accepted as playing a role for his great gambling.


    Dealers wearing red clothes approached Ju-Heon as he got up. There was even a beautiful Korean dealer they brought over on purpose knowing that Ju-Heon was Korean.


    ¡°Esteemed guest, may we ask which hotel you are staying in right now? Are you staying in this hotel?¡±


    ¡°Ah.¡±


    Other people would not want to miss out on the chance to stay in one of the most luxurious hotels, but unfortunately, Ju-Heon had been asked this question at five other hotels as well. That was why he handed his passport and repeated his answer.


    ¡°I have no plans on staying in this hotel. I am not changing them for chips either. I will head to the counter and redeem all of it for cash.¡±


    The employee seemed shocked after hearing Ju-Heon¡¯s practiced answer.


    ¡°Uh, uh, please wait a moment. I will escort you to the VIP room.¡±


    However, Ju-Heon just walked past her.


    ¡°I will not be going. I don''t have much time. Just bring the report form to the counter. The others in my group should be chatting with them by now.¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes sir! Please wait a moment!¡±


    Ju-Heon used that opening to move to a different casino. It was in a hotel that was only 30m away from the casino he was just at.


    Clang, clang.


    Ju-Heon smiled while looking at the gold axe that was shining in excitement.


    ¡®Looks like I''ll make quite a lot of money in this hotel.¡¯


    The image of hundreds of people screaming in shock. He could see people who were so addicted to gambling that they were leading themselves to ruin all around him.


    A message popped up at the same time.


    [You arrived somewhere that an artifact would enjoy very much.]


    [Your affinity to artifacts has increased.]


    [The Spy skill''s mastery has increased.]


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    The casino dealer who was warmly welcoming customers flinched as Ju-Heon entered.


    ¡®A tall Asian man in a navy-colored suit, is, is that person perhaps?¡¯


    Her face turned pale before she started to run toward his manager.


    They too had heard about the monstrous rumor that was currently spreading throughout Las Vegas.


    A customer hitting one jackpot would have been enough for the news to spread, so it was no wonder that such a scary story of the same customer hitting jackpot after jackpot like a scammer would spread quickly.


    Information about his appearance was quickly spreading to the other casinos.


    And lo and behold.


    ¡°H, h, he¡¯s here! The money eating hippo is here!¡±


    The casino dealer gagged as she shouted, as if she had almost bitten her tongue. The manager and the dealers were astonished after hearing her shout.


    ¡°What did you say?! The money eating hippo?¡±


    ¡°That money sucking devil barged in here?¡±


    They started to tap their feet in nervousness. It would be fine and serve as good PR if Ju-Heon just hit the jackpot a few times and left, but the issue was that his actions went beyond human understanding.


    They had received warning to stay alert as he might actually be a scammer.


    Unfortunately, he was not a scammer but an extremely lucky devil.


    It was fine if people hit the jackpot, but it had to be within reason. Leaving a black consumer like this alone would lead to their becoming an eyesore in the future!


    However, they couldn¡¯t help but become even more shocked after seeing where Ju-Heon was headed.


    ¡°W, wait, that is!¡±


    Ju-Heon was about to sit down in the mega jackpot box corner. He was in front of the ¡®Wheel of Fortune¡¯ slot machine that was a combined jackpot between thirteen states including Nevada.


    The prize money for this machine exponentially rose the longer it went without someone hitting the jackpot.


    ¡®The jackpot amount right now should be $10 million (approximately 12 billion won).¡¯ [1]


    They had not had a winner for a while.


    The administrators all gulped as they looked at Ju-Heon. S§×ar?h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    There was no way he would hit the jackpot here too, right?


    Ju-Heon put his money in and started to bet as they shared those thoughts.


    Chhhhhhhh.


    Tick, tick, tick.


    His first spin was a dud.


    The administrators let out a sigh of relief after seeing that.


    There was indeed no human who could continue to hit jackpot after jackpot.


    ¡®Someone like that wouldn¡¯t be human.¡¯


    However.


    The second spin.


    The machine started to make a noise after seeing that the winner images lined up.


    ¡®!¡¯


    ¡°Oh! He seems to have won something!¡±


    The customers nearby cheered while the employees started to stiffen up.


    Ju-Heon calmly looked at the screen.


    [You have won $10,000 (10 million won). You can play the bonus games to exponentially increase your winnings.]


    [However, losing the bonus game will result in your winnings decreasing by 50%. Would you like to make the bet?]


    There was something written in Chinese, but there was no way Ju-Heon could not read that.


    There was naturally only one answer.


    [GO.]


    Push.


    The screen started to spin before the images started to appear in each column. People started to gather around as the machine continued to make weird noises.


    People started to cheer as the winning bambarabam noise appeared.


    ¡°He pressed go again!¡±


    ¡°He pressed it one more time!¡±


    The casino employees were screaming internally as they watched. The betting amount continued to rise as the bonus betting games commenced one after another.


    And finally...


    Bambarabam!


    The mega jackpot box was hit.


    ¡°M, my goodness!¡±


    He had put in $10 to hit a $10 million (approximately 12 billion won) jackpot at once.


    The administrators screamed before plopping on the ground.


    ¡°C, crazy, he''s not human.¡±


    However, Ju-Heon leisurely got up and sat down at a different machine. The casino workers quickly snapped out of it and started to scream after sensing an ominous feeling.


    ¡°No! No more!¡±


    Their voices sounded desperate.


    1. The author suddenly changed $10 million to be 12 billion won instead of 10 billion won... He goes back and forth so I¡¯m just going to leave them however the author left it...

 Chapter 25: Oh, this punk is pretty useful? (1)

    Chapter 25: Oh, this punk is pretty useful? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    This was quite an unexpected message.


    He had never expected such a message to pop up with this timing.


    ¡®I remember < Tolerance > is...¡¯


    Ju-Heon recalled the reward from the previous mission. He had learned about the existence of < Tolerance > after using the healing artifact he received as a reward to heal the injuries he received from Muramasa.


    [You have successfully survived the artifact''s venomous aura and healed yourself.]


    [You have learned about the existence of < Tolerance(Immunity) >.]


    It said something like that.


    That tolerance had become awakened after receiving the Monarch of Destitution''s attacks! It had awakened at the perfect time when he was thinking about how he could awaken his tolerance skill.


    ¡®This is an extremely useful ability.¡¯


    On the other hand, the surrounding area was totally chaotic because of the Monarch of Destitution.


    ¡°W, where did my wallet go?!¡±


    ¡°W, wake up! Someone¡¯s fainted here! Call 911!¡±


    ¡°Ack! Someone scratched my car!¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa! My dress ripped!¡±


    Ju-Heon was probably the only one who could not frown in such a situation. Everybody else was suffering drastically from being around the Monarch of Destitution¡¯s area of influence.


    That was why Ju-Heon quickly looked toward Chairman Kwon. He was curious if Chairman Kwon would also be impacted by the Monarch of Destitution. The Chairman Kwon of old would immediately try to leave this place or defend somehow, however...


    ¡®There¡¯s no way he knows about the Monarch of Destitution yet.¡¯


    And lo and behold.


    ¡°W,what is going on?! T, the company stock......!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s suspicions had been correct. Yoon Shi Woo was the first to scream. A secretary whispered something in Yoon Shi Woo¡¯s ear before he urgently checked something on his phone and started to scream.


    ¡°W, what the hell?! This is an unbelievable level!¡±


    He adjusted his glasses as if it was unbelievable before checking and checking again. However, the stocks he owned were sinking at unbelievable rates no matter how many times he looked.


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    ¡°What is going on?¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo anxiously put his phone away after hearing Chairman Kwon''s question.


    ¡°N, nothing, Chairman-nim. There was just a problem with one of the companies I¡¯ve been helping recently......hahaha. Nothing for you to worry about, sir.¡±


    However, something that Chairman Kwon needed to get anxious about happened this time.


    ¡°Chairman-nim. We have a situation.¡±


    The secretary who had been checking on things urgently started to speak to Chairman Kwon and Yoon Shi Woo. The secretary was wary of their gazes as she started to speak.


    ¡°There was a sudden fire in the Chinese factory so all of the T-line materials that were set to be exported......we will not be able to export them on time like this. Furthermore, the damage is greater than expected......¡±


    "What did you say?!¡±


    They could not hide their astonishment at this sudden bomb. Chairman Kwon had a rare look of anxiousness on his face.


    His face that had been full of joy had instantly stiffened up.


    Ju-Heon started to smile after confirming Chairman Kwon¡¯s expression.


    ¡®As expected.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon had no idea about the Monarch of Destitution right now. That was why he was anxious.


    And Yoon Shi Woo who had been observing Chairman Kwon¡¯s expression by the millimeter also turned pale. He made his move before Chairman Kwon exploded.


    ¡°Damn it, hey! How the hell are they running things over there?! Do those zh¨£nggu¨¬s want to get fired? [1] How can a fire just randomly start?!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo was Chairman Kwon¡¯s youngest daughter¡¯s potential future husband. As one of the many potential husband candidates, Yoon Shi Woo could not help but be wary about keeping his potential father-in-law happy.


    The secretary who became anxious after hearing Yoon Shi Woo shout lowered her head as she responded.


    ¡°That, they don''t know if there was any issues with how they were storing things, they said something just unluckily caught fire......they are currently investigating the causes.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo who had been peeking to see Chairman Kwon''s reaction turned red. The incident had happened in a factory under his jurisdiction.


    Why did it have to happen on this trip when he needed to make Chairman Kwon happy and earn some points?


    ¡°Damn it! Why did it have to blow up now?!¡±


    ¡®Why else would it happen now?


    Who told you to be in the same place as the Monarch of Destitution?¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to chuckle. He could hear Yoon Shi Woo loudly because they were close by.


    It had been a while since he saw Yoon Shi Woo shouting in anger like this.


    ¡®You deserve this.¡¯


    He never expected that the Monarch of Destitution who brought disasters would be this helpful!


    Of course, many people knew about the Monarch of Destitution¡¯s usefulness in the past as well. She was the goddess of disaster who could get rid of a rival company or another country that was a thorn to their eyes.


    The problem was that even the person who commissioned her would suffer losses as a result, making them have to be ready for damage to get what they wanted.


    That was why everybody was busy running away from the Monarch of Destitution whenever they saw her.


    However.


    [Tolerance has increased after being attacked by an artifact.]


    [The effects of the opponent¡¯s artifact has decreased due to < Tolerance >.]


    Ju-Heon saw his tolerance go up by simply standing next to the Monarch of Destitution.


    Thanks to that, Ju-Heon could not help but smile.


    ¡®Good, good job. Keep on rising! Rise some more!¡¯


    People were screaming with misfortune around him, but the damage to Ju-Heon was slowly going down probably because of the effects of tolerance.


    Wasn''t this a great advantage then?!


    He was just disappointed that it was not rising faster.


    That was why Ju-Heon became a bit greedier after seeing his tolerance.


    ¡®I need to raise my tolerance more.¡¯


    It should not be hard to achieve. Toughness was something you developed by getting beat up over and over, so wouldn¡¯t his tolerance go up if he faced a bunch of attacks like an idiot?


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes sparkled as he smiled.


    The Monarch of Destitution.


    He had thought she was a goddess of disaster he should avoid at all costs, however, she seemed to be a monster who would bring benefits to Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Good. It looks like it would benefit me to stay in the same place as the Monarch of Destitution like this.¡¯


    At least one person had no reason to escape from the auction house now.


    ¡®50 people. The numbers have gone down a lot.¡¯


    Ju-Heon chuckled as he sat inside the auction house.


    The seating that resembled the inside of an opera house had about two thirds of the seats empty.


    Some of them were transported to the hospital after receiving the Monarch of Destitution¡¯s attacks, others ran to their companies or elsewhere to deal with the misfortune they faced.


    ¡®Now there are only a third of the people to bid against.¡¯


    It was better to have less competition to guarantee that he would get the artifacts that come up.


    Those people would find their issues resolved once they move away from the Monarch of Destitution, however, the auction house doors would already be closed by then.


    However.


    ¡®Chairman Kwon''s side is still here.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    It looked as if Chairman Kwon was planning on still participating in the auction. The reason he would stay here even when there were issues with the company...


    It must be for the artifacts.


    ¡®Those bastards must already know about artifacts.


    I guess that is necessary for them to monopolize the artifacts during the beginning stages.


    I may end up fighting with Chairman Kwon for the artifacts.¡¯


    Ju-Heon frowned as he was a bit worried since he knew his opponent¡¯s financial power. He had earned a lot of money in the casinos but it was nothing compared to the Chairman of a world renowned company.


    And at that moment...


    Bang!


    ¡°We will now start the 74th auction.¡±


    The lighting in the seats went out and a spotlight focused on the stage to get the auction started.


    Some well-trained employees soon brought out an item inside a wooden box, with the large electronic display showing the first auction item.


    ¡°......Okay then! This is the first item! Wine ordered by the last Russian royalty of the 20th century! Do you remember how they recovered this sunken item in 1997?! That item has reappeared in the world today! The 1907 Heidsieck! The starting bid will be $500,000 (500 million won)!¡±


    People started to raise their hands to increase the bid as soon as he finished speaking.


    ¡°Yes, $505,000! $508,000! $600,000!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon paid no attention to the wine.


    The rich colossus might be interested in wine that costs hundreds of millions of won, but Ju-Heon did not care.


    ¡®I guess there are a lot of useless collectibles for the rich because the Great Tomb Appearance hasn¡¯t happened yet.¡¯


    The artifacts were scheduled to show up near the end of the forty auctions items.


    Ju-Heon expected that some of the artifacts would be pretty popular. They were disguised as items that would make humans go wild.


    ''Chairman Kwon is one thing, but I have to defeat the other colossus in this auction house.¡¯


    If things continued like this, it would be difficult for him to defeat all the rich people here to easily take the artifacts.


    So, it would be great if there was a way to get rid of the competitors.


    But how?


    It was at that moment.


    "Excuse me......¡±


    Ju-Heon heard a familiar voice next to him. Ju-Heon felt his heart thump at that moment.


    The Monarch of Destitution, no, Irene was approaching the empty seat next to him.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s body shook for a moment out of reflex as if a vicious predator was approaching him. Ju-Heon was anxious because he had thought that he should be in the same place as her, but had never expected her to sit right next to him.


    ¡®Why is this woman here?¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s artifacts that started to lose durability once again because of the Monarch of Destitution¡¯s artifact started to scream loudly.


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    He couldn¡¯t understand what they were saying, but they were most likely saying something like, ¡®what are you doing? You damn bastard of a master!¡¯ ¡®Hurry up and move, you bastard master!¡¯ Of course, Ju-Heon would have normally started to escape but his thoughts were different now.


    The speed of his artifacts losing durability had decreased as his tolerance increased. Furthermore, having her next to her made his tolerance level increase as a scary rate.


    In that case, was there a need for him to dodge her?


    The only thing that could bother him was that his artifacts would be in pain.


    However.


    ¡®Who cares about whether the artifacts are in pain. It''s fine as long as I don''t die.¡¯


    This was the attitude of this so called artifact master.


    The artifacts would go, ¡®this damn bastard of a master!¡¯ in response, but Ju-Heon was being serious.


    ¡®Good. I might as well increase my tolerance next to her.¡¯


    Of course, this was a gamble. Being next to the Monarch of Destitution could be dangerous. However, being next to this woman would allow him to increase his tolerance.


    ¡®It definitely is a gamble, however......¡¯


    He would not be able to go into places like tombs if he didn¡¯t have this much guts.


    That was why Ju-Heon confirmed the speed of the artifacts¡¯ durability decreasing through his spy skill as he looked toward Irene.


    ¡°Did you need something from me?¡±


    ¡°You are the lucky man who hit a ton of jackpots in Las Vegas, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Irene smiled brightly as if she was relieved to finally have found him.


    However, something weird happened at that moment.


    [The strength of the other party''s artifact is increasing based on her emotions.]


    [The other party''s artifact''s strength is increasing at an explosive rate.]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide at this unexpected situation.


    ¡®Hold on. The strength of her disasters went up because she¡¯s happy?


    What the hell?!¡¯


    The after storm then hit the auction house.


    [The presence of a strong artifact can be felt in 1 km radius.]


    [A serious case of misfortune is exploding.]


    [The artifacts in your possession are experiencing serious damage.]


    [Warning. All artifacts in your possession may be destroyed in a single moment.]


    Boom! An explosion shook the auction house at the same time. The earthquake was so strong that it was making their chairs shake.


    People started to scream in fear. The gold axe silver axe and the rope were screaming in pain as well.


    Ju-Heon also felt as if he was getting a stomach ache again. Ju-Heon had to bite down on his lips because of the pain.


    ¡®Tsk, I guess being around this woman really was a gamble!¡¯


    Had he looked down on this future Monarch of Destitution too much?


    He couldn¡¯t let this continue. He needed to leave as this would be dangerous.


    However, shocking messages bombarded him the moment Ju-Heon was about to leave.


    [Tolerance has increased after being attacked by an artifact.]


    [Tolerance has increased after being attacked by an artifact.]


    [Tolerance has increased after being attacked by an artifact.]


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    [Tolerance has increased after being attacked by an artifact.]


    [Tolerance has increased after being attacked by an artifact.]


    .


    .


    [The effects of the opponent¡¯s artifact has decreased due to < Tolerance >.]


    [The effects of the opponent¡¯s artifact has decreased due to < Tolerance >.]


    [The effects of the opponent¡¯s artifact has decreased due to < Tolerance >.]


    .


    .


    [You have gathered enough experience and your Tolerance skill has increased to E-rank!]


    [Tolerance (Awakened)]


    Level E-Rank


    - Your tolerance toward the venomous aura coming from artifacts has increased slightly.


    - Your tolerance toward attacks from artifacts has increased slightly.


    - Your tolerance toward the venomous aura coming from tombs has increased slightly.


    - Effects of E-Rank: Your tolerance toward illnesses have increased significantly.


    [Your Tolerance skill has increased to E-Rank and rescued you from the dangers of illnesses.]


    [The increasing speed of your tolerance has increased a notch due to the increase to E-Rank.]


    Ju-Heon subconsciously dropped his jaws.


    The reward of his gamble was sweet honey.


    1. This is a derogatory term Koreans use for Chinese, supposedly because it sounds like jjajangmyeon. I would equate it to being similar to chink? but that is just my opinion.

 Chapter 23: The Blacklist of Legends (2)

    Chapter 23: The Blacklist of Legends (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Wow, is this real money or fake money?¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group looked out of it as they stared at the pile of money in front of Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon had won a total of $59,805,040. This was about 70,839,069,880 won. [1]


    ¡®Ah, is it a total of 70.9 billion won if I add the money I started with?¡¯


    ¡°W, we''re rich! Rich!!¡±


    ¡°Jackpot! I''ve never seen such money in my life! Isn¡¯t this enough to live luxuriously for the rest of our lives?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile after hearing their shouts. He did have a pile of money now.


    ¡®It does feel great.¡¯


    Most of the money went into his bank account, but there were $300,000 (300 million won) in cash. It was for the auction house entrance fee.


    The Oh Seung Woo group started to shout in joy at that moment.


    ¡°Awesome! Our life is a success now!¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed at Oh Seung Woo who seemed extremely happy.


    ¡°You seem to have the wrong idea since earlier. This isn¡¯t your money.¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group whimpered after seeing his gaze.


    ¡°O, of course we know that!¡±


    ¡°Good.¡±


    But for them to shake in joy after seeing 300 million won.


    Ju-Heon who had touched many artifacts that were worth over 100 billions won chuckled after seeing them going crazy over this low amount.


    But he understood how they were feeling.


    ¡®I used to be the same way.¡¯


    It must have been when he first went to work for Chairman Kwon. He would be lying if he said his eyes didn¡¯t roll after seeing a large amount of money in front of him.


    The reason Ju-Heon became unresponsive to large amounts of money was because he got used to it, but also because he realized that none of it was his.


    ¡®Even as the captain of the tomb raiding team, I only took home about 1 million won a month.¡¯


    It was close to being paid nothing now that he thought about it. Especially when you considered the large amounts of benefits Ju-Heon brought to Chairman Kwon while working with no weekends or holidays and putting his life on the line every time. That was during a time when even a rookie employee of a large corporation would earn at least 5 million won to start.


    ¡®Well, it was because I received healing artifacts in place of money.¡¯


    However, they were all one time use healing artifacts that temporarily reduced the pain instead of fixing the issue.


    That was how Chairman Kwon used people as his slaves.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue thinking about that time.


    ¡®If that bastard didn¡¯t monopolize all the healing artifacts in the beginning and abused the system.¡¯


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue.


    The casino employee who was putting the $300,000 into a 007-style briefcase peeked toward Ju-Heon.


    He was probably looking at Ju-Heon as if he was a monster because of his scam-like luck. That was why Ju-Heon started to smile.


    He could have looted them completely, but he was controlling himself.


    Ju-Heon was someone who had that much conscience. Well, the real reason was that he didn''t really want to end up on the blacklist. Even the godly Las Vegas would be wary of someone who went against human logic and he couldn¡¯t let them go bankrupt when he needed to take more money from them in the future.


    ¡®There is an auction every month.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon had an evil smile on his face.


    He would be nice and hit jackpots only every so often.


    Furthermore...


    ¡®There¡¯s no need to increase my affinity with a damn artifact for no reason.¡¯


    Places such as battlefields or casinos where humans suffered and fell to ruin were places artifacts loved so much that they would shake in joy. His affinity would go up similar to Chairman Kwon¡¯s had done the more he bothered other people.


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t want to do anything these damn artifacts would like.


    However.


    ¡®It should be okay to win a bit more, right?¡¯


    And lo and behold.


    Ju-Heon looked at his watch as if he was thinking about something.


    It was currently 7pm.


    There was about an hour left before the start of the auction at 8pm. He wasn¡¯t that hungry.


    That was why Ju-Heon started to mumble to himself.


    ¡°I have some time left, should I go for another round......¡±


    The casino employees¡¯ faces instantly turned pale.


    ¡®W, what did he say?


    What, he¡¯s not satisfied with this amount?!


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    That was what their faces seemed to be saying, but Ju-Heon did not notice this as he got up from his seat.


    ¡°I have some time so why not?¡±


    ¡®No, don¡¯t do that!¡¯


    The casino employees wanted to shriek.


    Maybe that ominous feeling from earlier was correct. Ju-Heon seemed to come loot Las Vegas whenever he had time in the future.


    This was why they should have put him on the blacklist earlier.


    ¡®He might win enough to put us in financial trouble!¡¯


    It was fine until now, but if this weird man stuck around Las Vegas 365 days a year?


    Their bodies started to shiver in fear.


    ¡®Just thinking about it is terrible.¡¯


    It would be impossible within human logic, but Ju-Heon was a lucky man who transcended that logic.


    Jackpot winners were usually useful for the casino¡¯s publicity, but this person was such a scam that people might think the casinos were working together to trick the public.


    ¡®So please don''t come back, you monster.¡¯


    They were crying internally.


    Some of them started to shout once Ju-Heon casually disappeared.


    ¡°I, is it okay to let him be? He might really end up sending a portion of Las Vegas to ruin in a few years!¡±


    That could happen if Ju-Heon chose to act with malice. However, the employees started to laugh as if something like that could not happen.


    ¡°You¡¯re exaggerating too much. Something like that won''t happen.¡±


    On the other hand, some of the employees had serious expressions on their faces.


    ¡°This is no laughing matter. Did you already forget about, ''that woman¡¯ from a few months ago?¡±


    The employees started to shake after hearing a familiar term.


    There was another woman who was a candidate to be on the blacklist for a different reason than Ju-Heon.


    ¡®T, that woman.¡¯


    It happened about three months ago.


    There was a guest who brought the rain to this desert city where it did not rain much.


    The woman had struck without warning similar to how Ju-Heon had done. Terrible news had come with her.


    There was that incident where the shocked casino operators finally decided to put that woman on the blacklist.


    ¡®If the same thing happens like when that woman was here......!¡¯


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°W, w, we have a situation!¡±


    A female employee ran in as if she had seen a ghost.


    ¡°What is it, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°T, that woman is here! That crazy woman on the blacklist!¡±


    "What did you say?!¡±


    However, there was something that was even more shocking.


    ¡°And that woman is at < Goodbye World >!¡±


    ¡°Aigoo, why did she have to go to Las Vegas¡¯s number one casino......looks like that owner is ruined.¡±


    They were already praying for that owner for some reason. However, the female employee who said that suddenly shouted as if she realized something.


    ¡°Huh? Hold on. That guest who left just now was heading there too!¡±


    She looked toward the direction Ju-Heon left.


    Ju-Heon left the $300,000 with the auction house before arriving at Goodbye World where he hit the first jackpot.


    He wasn¡¯t planning on staying here long because the auction would start in an hour.


    However.


    ¡®It wouldn¡¯t hurt to have some extra money in case I need to bet against Chairman Kwon.¡¯


    He didn¡¯t know whether Chairman Kwon would already recognize artifacts and try to win the ones that showed up in the auction, but it would not be bad to prepare.


    However, it was at that moment.


    ¡°Ack! I was doing so well but I lost everything!¡±


    ¡°W, what the hell?! Someone came from behind to beat me!¡±


    ¡°Damn it! The money on the counter disappeared!¡±


    The customers at the table games, slot machines and even the employees who were working all started to scream.


    ¡°?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked around after noticing this odd situation.


    It felt a bit chaotic inside the casino. It happened as he was thinking that something bad was about to happen.


    Flash.


    There was a change to the gold axe silver axe knife Ju-Heon had in his pocket.


    ¡®This?¡¯


    The gold axe that had been shining brightly became faint before it disappeared and an excited silver axe appeared in its place.


    [Gold axe Silver axe - Silver Axe (B-Grade:Rare-Grade/Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses (939/1000)


    The gold axe was one that pinpointed places to bring wealth for the user while the silver axe was the opposite.


    The silver axe pinpointed enemies who threatened its master¡¯s wealth to help the master avoid those situations. In simple terms, it was a detector that would warn the master of anyone aiming for their master¡¯s wealth.


    However.


    ¡®Why is the silver axe reacting?¡¯


    It could seem like a good artifact that helps the user at first glance, but the silver axe was still an evil artifact.


    Humans were creatures who hated to lose their things. How many people would be nice to enemies who came aiming for their wealth?


    ¡®Stab the enemies that are aiming for your wealth to death!¡¯ That was what the silver axe was aiming for.¡¯


    ¡®But for it to respond like this......¡¯


    Ju-Heon quickly looked around.


    The situation was getting worse.


    Almost everybody in the casino started to scream or cry.


    Some of them lost money, some got caught up in a fight, some had their stuff stolen, some lost a game they were seconds away from winning, and there were dealers who kept making mistakes as well. There was even a situation of someone getting injured because a machine toppled over.


    There were many different issues and reactions.


    The aftershock of that was about to reach Ju-Heon as well.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Sir!¡±


    Someone shouted urgently but Ju-Heon didn¡¯t even look back before swinging his fist at the person behind him. The dealer who was trying to attack Ju-Heon couldn¡¯t do anything as he fainted with a bloody nose.


    Yes, the person who tried to attack Ju-Heon was a casino dealer.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue while looking at them.


    Where in the world would it make sense for a casino employee to attack a customer?


    That was why this was an extremely odd situation.


    However, this type of weird reaction was different than the reaction caused by a Tomb Appearance.


    Ju-Heon headed toward a direction he found suspicious.


    There were no signs of any precursors for a Tomb Appearance nearby.


    However.


    ¡®As expected.¡¯


    He smelled the scent of a familiar artifact nearby.


    It was coming from a woman who seemed to be the only one not affected by all the bad luck in the casino.


    That was the case.


    There was an extremely beautiful woman standing at the corner of the casino roulette.


    That Caucasian woman was a perfect ten with long blonde hair. Both her skinny yet voluptuous body underneath the red evening dress she was wearing as well as the sculpture-like face was so perfect that it looked as if the goddess of beauty had taken human form.


    And lo and behold.


    The Oh Seung Woo group who were following Ju-Heon blanked out after seeing the blonde woman.


    ¡°W, w, who is that goddess?¡±


    ¡°Are they filming a movie here or something?¡±


    It was to the point that everyone¡¯s eyes were opening wide after looking at her. People seemed to be bewitched by her beauty or something as they stopped what they were doing and started to walk toward her.


    There was only one person who was not acting that way. Ju-Heon was the only one who was different.


    In fact, Ju-Heon¡¯s face stiffened a bit as soon he saw her, as if he had seen some scary shit.


    Why?


    It was because Ju-Heon knew her quite well.


    That was why he said the following.


    ¡°We are heading toward the auction house right away.¡±


    His voice was stiff and urgent unlike his usual self. That was why the Oh Seung Woo group became shocked.


    ¡°W, what? I thought you said you were going to win some more money?¡±


    ¡°Ah, no, cancel that plan.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s attitude quickly changed as if he had never said that in the first place. He just coolly turned away from this heavenly beauty who looked like a gift from the gods.


    He was actually frowning a bit.


    ¡®I need to quickly get out of here.¡¯


    He was walking quicker than before as well.


    He was certain.


    That woman was one of the < monopolizers > Ju-Heon knew about.


    < Monopolizers. >


    This term did not reference only the greedy bastards who gathered as many artifacts as possible. This was the term used for anyone who possessed a Divine-Grade artifact, the elite whose dominance and affinity levels were higher than regular people.


    The monopolizers were majesties who stood above all artifact users, receiving titles such as the Monarch of Fate, Monarch of Calamity, Monarch of Conquest, Monarch of War, Monarch of Fraud, Monarch of Abundance, etc. They received the titles of < Monarch of __ > based on the effects of their artifacts since they would not share the identities of their artifacts.


    This woman was someone that all artifact users would scream and run away from in the past as well. Parties that just started and even international competitions would become canceled as soon as she arrived.


    No matter how strong, influential, or powerful someone was, they would scurry away like a scared little mice whenever she appeared.


    This was the same for Ju-Heon.


    Of course, it wasn¡¯t that Ju-Heon was avoiding her because he lacked abilities.


    In fact, the main reason he needed to avoid her was because of his abilities.


    She was a nice person who was intelligent and extremely beautiful with a voluptuous body, but she had no friends around her.


    Why?


    The name of this beautiful goddess was Irene Holten.


    Just being around her would make anyone, it didn''t matter whether they were male or female, young or old, fall to bankruptcy, disaster or ruin. Even the mighty Chairman Kwon had a change in his expression whenever she appeared.


    She was a cursed goddess who took the luck away from everyone around her and drove them to ruin!


    That was the case. She was the one who was called the < Monarch of Destitution >!


    1. This is more in line with the 10 million to 12 billion in the last chapte

 Chapter 26: Oh, this punk is pretty useful? (2)

    Chapter 26: Oh, this punk is pretty useful? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    The tolerance skill¡¯s level has increased. Maybe that was the reason, but Ju-Heon''s stomach pain had subsided as well.


    ¡®The durability is decreasing slower now too.¡¯


    The durability was still going down, but it seemed to be going down slower than before. That was why Ju-Heon looked toward Irene as if he had decided on something.


    ¡®Good, let¡¯s keep sticking to her like this to raise my tolerance more.¡¯


    However, there was something Ju-Heon did not understand as well.


    Although he didn''t know the identity of the Monarch of Destitution¡¯s artifact, he knew that it was an artifact related to disasters. That was why it would make sense to cause worse disasters based on negative emotions.


    ¡®But the strength of the disasters went up when she was happy?¡¯


    But it was understandable.


    The woman in Ju-Heon¡¯s memories was someone who laughed as she took people to bankruptcy and destroyed nations.


    That was why the Monarch of Destitution''s power of misfortune became stronger the happier this woman became.


    This thought was the reason Ju-Heon was looking at her with a mean gaze.


    ¡®I guess this woman was a total psychopath who could not be changed.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Irene''s emotions seemed to have changed as he received a different message.


    [The other party¡¯s emotions have changed and her artifact¡¯s attack strength has returned to normal.]


    She must have calmed down. Either way, the scary attack had instantly disappeared once her feeling of joy subsided. Irene then asked with sparkling eyes.


    ¡°Umm, if you truly are that person, I have a request for you.¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°Please sell me that luck.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown at the same time. It fit her name of Monarch of Destitution who enjoyed other people''s misfortunes to not be able to stand someone being lucky.


    However, Irene said the following that destroyed Ju-Heon''s hypothesis.


    ¡°You might not believe me, but anybody around me becomes unlucky.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°That is why I want to buy strong luck like the one you have. Then the people around me might be able to be happy as well.¡±


    Irene looked desperate. However, Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion.


    How could he not?


    According to his memories, she was the goddess of disaster who enjoyed bringing misfortune to others. The proof of that was that she would happily take jobs to bring misfortune to people and even caused multiple nation''s economies to crumble.


    Maybe that was the reason. Ju-Heon could not understand this situation at all.


    ¡®Is this woman putting on a despicable act right now?¡¯


    Of course, Ju-Heon would have continued to believe that. At least he would have if Irene¡¯s had not frantically grabbed his arm.


    ¡°Please sell me your luck! I know it might be important to you, but I beg you. Please...! I¡¯ll give you as much money as you want!¡±


    Ju-Heon scrunched his eyes.


    ¡®Does this woman not know about artifacts yet?¡¯


    That was indeed possible.


    Chairman Kwon seemed to know about artifacts already somehow, however, most of the world did not know about artifacts yet.


    It was possible that Irene was using an artifact without knowing she was using an artifact. Divine-Grade artifacts were bastards who could easily use their masters for their benefits.


    That was why Ju-Heon started to smile in an evil way.


    ¡®A Monopolizer doesn¡¯t know about artifacts, eh......


    I might be able to use this to my benefit.


    Then first......¡¯


    The auctioneer''s voice filled the auction house at that moment.


    ¡°There seemed to have been an earthquake but everything seems fine. Then, the 1907 Heidsieck! We were currently at $707,000 (830 million won). Does anybody have any other bids?¡±


    The surrounding area became quiet.


    ¡°Are there really no more bids?¡±


    The auctioneer smiled and picked up his auction gavel.


    Ju-Heon looked back and forth at Irene and the people inside the auction house at that moment. Then Ju-Heon, for some reason, quickly said the following to Irene.


    ¡°My luck. Well, I suppose there¡¯s nothing preventing me from selling it to you.¡±


    Irene smiled brightly as if she was genuinely happy.


    ¡°Will you really sell it to me?¡±


    Then a message popped up.


    [The strength of the other party''s artifact is increasing based on her emotions.]


    [The other party''s artifact''s strength is increasing at an explosive rate.]


    [Your tolerance is increasing at an abnormal rate.]


    Irene¡¯s innocent smile and Ju-Heon¡¯s evil smile were exchanged along with the message.


    Things started to happen as Ju-Heon expected at that moment.


    ¡°Then the first item, the 1907 Heidsieck......will be sold at $707,000 (830 million won)......!¡±


    ¡°10 million dollars! (10 billion won!)¡±


    Someone shouted out loud.


    Of course, it was normal for a new bid to come in before the item was sold. However, the auctioneer could not help but be shocked.


    ¡®It suddenly jumped from the hundred thousands to ten millions?¡¯


    That was why the quiet auctioneer cautiously asked.


    ¡°Uhh......did you really mean $10 million (10 billion won)?¡±


    The auctioneer soon looked at the bidder¡¯s face and nodded his head.


    ¡°T, then, the 1907 Heidsieck will be sold at $10 million.......¡±


    However, the auction house turned into chaos at that moment as if a dam had broken.


    ¡°12 million dollars!¡±


    ¡°13 million dollars!¡±


    ¡°15 million dollars!¡±


    ¡°20 million dollars!


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    The auctioneer became anxious after suddenly hearing voices around him. However, Ju-Heon didn''t care whether the auctioneer was flustered as he continued to egg Irene on.


    ¡°I''m certain that terrible things would stop happening behind you if I gave you the item in my possession.¡±


    ¡°Then...!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. After hearing your situation, I suppose I could sell it.¡±


    Irene smiled brightly at this and her artifact started to become stronger as Ju-Heon planned.


    This made the people go crazy for a simple bottle of wine.


    ¡°Damn it, 30 million dollars!¡±


    ¡°W, wait!¡±


    ¡°Aaah! Whatever! Get rid of my stocks! Pull money from the company funds! 35 million dollars!¡±


    ¡°36 million!¡±


    The auctioneer shouted with anxiety after seeing it going so crazy like this.


    ¡°P, patrons! P. please calm down!¡±


    The auctioneer tried to push the brakes but the colossus looked ready to pay whatever was necessary even if it meant going into debt.


    And then...


    ¡°50 million dollars!¡±


    Even Yoon Shi Woo who was standing next to Chairman Kwon jumped up and shouted. The way his eyes looked made it obvious that he was under the Monarch of Destitution''s area of influence as well.


    ¡°Fifty milliiiiiiiiion! Don¡¯t worry, Chairman-nim! I will definitely win that precious wine even if I need to sell TKBM to do it!¡±


    Chairman Kwon had no choice but to look at this potential son-in-law as if he was crazy.


    Who was this fool to sell his company as he pleased?


    Thanks to that, Ju-Heon who was watching was almost dying from holding back his laughter. He would have laughed out loud if nobody was around him.


    The auction house turned into chaos as Ju-Heon expected.


    ¡®As expected of the Monarch of Destitution. Everybody is starting to go crazy for the item.¡¯


    Honestly speaking, they were excessively excited rather than being mind controlled.


    Their brains were getting excited to the point they became dumb. It was similar to becoming drunk. The people whose dominance was weaker than the Monarch of Destitution''s ended up being easily influenced by the artifact¡¯s power and ended up in this state.


    ¡°Aaah! Hand over my money! I''m going to buy that!¡±


    ¡°You let go of my money, you bastard!¡±


    ¡°Swipe my card! Whatever! Swipe everything!¡±


    The wine ended up being sold at a historic price while Ju-Heon who created this situation was the only one who was laughing.


    He had riled up the Monarch of Destitution on purpose to cause chaos in the auction house.


    Why?


    He needed to get rid of the useless competition in order to make sure he won the artifacts that would show up later in the auction.


    The method was simple. The Monarch of Destitution''s artifact released an exponentially stronger power when she became happy.


    So Ju-Heon just needed to play with this pure woman¡¯s emotions. Something like that was not difficult for Ju-Heon to do.


    ¡®It¡¯s still a long way until the artifacts show up.¡¯


    So he would send the others out of the competition before that point.


    Unfortunately, Irene who had no idea about this scam was shaking Ju-Heon in desperation.


    ¡°E, excuse me? We were in the middle of our discus......¡±


    ¡°Ah, we were talking about selling my luck, right?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled warmly for Irene to become happy. There were still tens of thorns to get rid of standing in front of him.


    The 1907 Heidsieck is sold!!¡±


    ¡°Yes sir! The 2003 limited edition Prada UOZ Sapphire Blue handbag has been sold!¡±


    ¡°The ancient Egyptian wall art has been sold!¡±


    ¡°The rare Beatles t-shirt has been sold!¡±


    ¡°CEO Bill Gates¡¯ idea doll has been sold!¡±


    ¡°Oprah Winfrey''s homemade candy has been sold!¡±


    Sold, sold, sold!


    Tens of colossus started to buy items at excessive costs without thinking about the items that would show up later in the auction.


    It was to the point many of them would not be able to do anything about the artifacts that showed up.


    ¡®The Monarch of Destitution''s abilities truly are amazing.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to chuckle. Most of the strong competitors were now gone. The only ones remaining were the ones who failed to win any of the items.


    There was also Chairman Kwon.


    ¡®Tsk, that old man sure is lucky.¡¯


    However, it didn''t matter. He had already achieved his goal for coming to this auction house.


    That was the case.


    The artifacts Ju-Heon had been waiting for started to appear near the second half of the auction.


    Ju-Heon had managed to win every item he wanted to win, while he unnecessarily raised the price for the useless ones before purposely losing the bids to Chairman Kwon.


    One such item was the Butcher¡¯s Knife.


    ¡®Idiot. You bought a C-Grade trash that curses the user for two million dollars.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was chuckling.


    Ju-Heon had won a total of three artifacts.


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    Chairman Kwon thought these were junk like an idiot, but they were all A-Grade(Treasure-Grade) artifacts that he would be able to use effectively.


    He now had about 50 billion won of the original 70 billion won remaining.


    ¡®I got almost all the artifacts I needed.¡¯


    Thanks to Irene taking out most of the competition, he had more money left than expected as well.


    Ju-Heon prepared to leave now that he won all the items he had aimed to win.


    However, Irene''s face next to him was not very good.


    ¡°Umm......¡±


    It was an obvious reaction. Ju-Heon made it sound like he would sell her his luck before ignoring her over and over; how would anyone feel good after being jerked around like that?


    Of course, it was true that Ju-Heon had used Irene. There was only one final thing he needed from her now.


    ¡®Everything would be perfect if I could steal the Monarch of Destitution¡¯s artifact.¡¯


    ¡°Let¡¯s move to a quiet location because our conversation might be long.¡±


    ¡°Ah, yes!¡±


    Irene quickly started to pick up her bag. Ju-Heon chuckled while looking at Irene hurry.


    ¡®I think I have a good idea on how to control the Monarch of Destitution now.¡¯


    However, there was something that concerned him.


    ¡®The Divine-Grade artifact in the prophecy ended up not being one of the auction items.


    He was thinking about the Divine-Grade artifact mentioned in the Future Diary.


    The prophecy made it sound as if it would appear in the auction house and fall into Chairman Kwon''s hands.


    ¡®Will Divine-Grade artifacts only show up after the Tomb Appearance?¡¯


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Alright! Then I will show you our surprise event auction item of the day!¡±


    Ju-Heon turned his head with a confused gaze.


    ¡®A surprise event auction item?


    It¡¯s probably something useless......¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon¡¯s face instantly stiffened after seeing the item that appeared on the stage.


    He was certain.


    That was an artifact.


    Furthermore, it was no general-grade artifact.


    ¡®SS-Grade(Divine-Grade)!


    The auctioneer soon started to explain about the item.


    ¡°Alright, the last item of the day. This item is......!¡±


    However, both Ju-Heon and Chairman Kwon raised their hands at the same time before the explanation even ended.

 Chapter 27: Who do you think you are trying to fight? (1)

    Chapter 27: Who do you think you are trying to fight? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon and Chairman Kwon had raised their hands at the same time. Ju-Heon glared at Chairman Kwon.


    ¡®Tsk, does he know about this item?¡¯


    The item that appeared was a tree seedling.


    However, this item was definitely an artifact.


    In fact, it was an SS-Grade(Divine-Grade) artifact!


    ¡®Qin Shi Huang''s Herb of Eternal Youth!¡¯


    It was the healing artifact that Chairman Kwon possessed in the past.


    [@($&@#&@#!!]


    The Herb of Eternal Youth on the stage was crying about how the spotlight was too hot and what not but Ju-Heon did not care.


    This was one of the main reasons too many individuals signed slave contracts to work under Chairman Kwon.


    It was one of the important artifacts that helped Chairman Kwon increase his power.


    ¡®So I need to make sure to get my hands on this one.¡¯


    Getting this would completely change the future.


    The auctioneer started to auction quite happily, probably because this was an event auction item.


    "This is an extremely rare item that has even been discussed in the press!¡±


    The auctioneer was excitedly chatting away but Ju-Heon''s insides were boiling.


    ¡®Enough! Enough explaining and take my bid!¡¯


    However, the auctioneer mischievously smiled and shouted at that moment. S§×ar?h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Can you believe it? This almond fruit hanging on this seedling is supposedly great for a man''s vigor! The press was quite descriptive of different Hollywood stars and their sexcapades!¡±


    Everyone looked toward Ju-Heon and Chairman Kwon at that moment.


    ¡®S, sexual enhancer?¡¯


    Ju-Heon felt embarrassed at everyone looking at him but it did not matter.


    ¡®That is an artifact. That is an artifact.¡¯


    The auctioneer finally said what Ju-Heon was waiting for as he stood there awkwardly with his hand up.


    ¡°We will start the bidding for this plant of passion at $200,000 (200 million won)!¡±


    Ju-Heon quickly shouted at that moment.


    ¡°$300,000!¡±


    Chairman Kwon shouted as well.


    ¡°$400,000!¡±


    However, other people started to get interested and raised the prices as well.


    ¡°$500,000!¡±


    $505,000!


    ¡°$800,000!¡±


    ¡°$1,000,000!¡±


    ¡°$1,500,000!¡±


    Ju-Heon soon started to smile.


    ¡®It¡¯s fine. I have enough money to win this bid.¡¯


    He had 50 million dollars left (50 billion won).


    Most event auctions ended at 3 million dollars (3.3 billion won) at max. [1]


    Cheapskate Chairman Kwon would never invest more than that amount.


    However...


    ¡°10 million dollars!¡±


    Chairman Kwon had significantly raised the price. Ju-Heon flinched before peeking toward Chairman Kwon.


    ¡®That bastard is planning on taking that at all costs.¡¯


    Of course, Ju-Heon had no way of knowing if Chairman Kwon knew the true identity of the Herb of Eternal Youth.


    However, Ju-Heon had no intentions of giving up either. He managed to win other artifacts before they ended up in Chairman Kwon¡¯s hands but then lose out on this Herb of Eternal Youth, a Divine-Grade artifact? How stupid would that be?


    That was why Ju-Heon quickly raised the price again.


    ¡°12 million dollars!¡±


    Other competitors soon joined Chairman Kwon and Ju-Heon. The bidding turned oddly fervent with people believing that this was an extremely effective sexual enhancer because of Chairman Kwon and Ju-Heon''s bidding.


    ¡°We must earn that, 13 million dollars!¡±


    ¡°14 million!¡±


    ¡°18 million!¡±


    ¡°19 million!¡±


    However, Chairman Kwon significantly raised the price once more at this moment.


    ¡°40 million dollars!¡±


    People flinched.


    An event auction item ended up reaching this high in price!


    People became interested and the auctioneer seemed extremely happy.


    On the other hand, Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡®40 million dollars...¡¯


    Ju-Heon thought for a moment before whispering something to Irene. Irene looked toward Ju-Heon in shock after hearing what he had to say.


    But Ju-Heon soon raised his hand again.


    ¡°41 million!¡±


    Chairman Kwon started to frown and continued to shout as Ju-Heon persistently kept up with him.


    ¡°42 million!¡±


    ¡°43 million!¡±


    ¡°44 million!¡±


    ¡°45 million!¡±


    The others who felt burdened by the high amount slowly grumbled and fell off.


    Ju-Heon and Chairman Kwon were the only ones remaining.


    ¡°47 million!¡±


    ¡°48 million!¡±


    The fierce bidding battle continued until it reached 50 million dollars. 50 million was Ju-Heon''s total wealth.


    ¡°Yes sir, we are currently at 50 million dollars. Is there anyone who would like to make another bid?¡±


    Chairman Kwon who was annoyed at Ju-Heon''s persistence shouted a large number once again.


    ¡°100 million dollars!¡±


    People started to whisper after hearing the price jump once again.


    ¡°1, 100 million dollars?¡±


    ¡°Is he crazy?¡±


    However, Ju-Heon who could no longer outbid him was laughing as if it was funny.


    ¡®For that cheapskate to reach the hundred million level again.¡¯


    He had to accept the truth right now. Ju-Heon and Chairman Kwon had a significant difference in wealth right now.


    TKBM was not some local mom and pop type of company.


    It was one of the top companies for computers, cell phones and other IT technology, a global company that has its hand in a plethora of different fields. Since he was not just a figurehead CEO of such a company, it was only natural that he had more money than Ju-Heon to spend.


    Was that the reason?


    ¡®He shouldn''t be able to even dream about winning this bid anymore.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon and Yoon Shi Woo sneered at Ju-Heon after seeing him not place any more bids.


    ¡®This is why a crow-tit shouldn¡¯t try to keep up with a stork.¡¯ [2]


    It was his fault that someone in the normal seats were bidding against them.


    ¡®I will take that artifact.¡¯


    It happened as Chairman Kwon had that thought and sneered Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Okay, if there are no more bids we will...!¡±


    However...


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    Someone raised their hand.


    ¡°150 million dollars!¡±


    That person raised the price higher than Chairman Kwon as if it was nothing!


    Thanks to that, Chairman Kwon and Yoon Shi Woo could not help but become anxious.


    ¡®W, what?¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon was not the one to bid this time. The one to bid was Irene, the person sitting next to Ju-Heon.


    Yoon Shi Woo glared at Irene who poured ashes on their finished meal.


    ¡°Damn it, what the hell is wrong with that woman?!¡±


    ¡®What¡¯s wrong with her?


    She¡¯s my black knight, no, my black rose.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    He had already talked to Irene once the bid went past 40 million dollars.


    It had been obvious he would lose if it continued at that pace.


    Ju-Heon had quickly whispered to her as he knew that would be the case.


    ¡°I will sell you my luck.¡±


    That was what he told her.


    However, he had added on a condition.


    ¡®However, I will only trade you for it. I will give you my luck so please give me that item.¡¯


    Did she understand what Ju-Heon was trying to say?


    She had attacked Chairman Kwon at the perfect time.


    ¡°Uhh, then we will continue the bidding. 150 million dollars! Do we have any other bids?¡±


    Chairman Kwon and Yoon Shi Woo flinched after hearing this price.


    ¡°150 million dollars...¡±


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled wickedly while looking at them.


    ¡®You get it now? No matter how great you think you are, you''re shit compared to the Holten family.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon was quite anxious right now.


    ¡°160 million dollars!¡±


    ¡°200 million dollars!¡±


    It was because there was a woman who persistently continued to bid on the item he was about to purchase.


    She seemed to be on Ju-Heon''s side.


    However, this woman was easily suppressing Chairman Kwon¡¯s bids as if they were prices of gum when others were busy getting out of the bidding war as he raised the price.


    And once again...


    ¡°220 million dollars!¡±


    ¡°300 million dollars!¡±


    The woman''s loud voice echoed through the auction house.


    People started to whisper after hearing the exorbitant bid.


    ¡°My goodness, 300 million dollars!¡±


    Chairman Kwon looked toward the woman in shock as well.


    ¡®Holy hell, is that woman crazy?¡¯


    Yoon Shi Woo''s jaws dropped.


    ¡°What kind of crazy woman calls out 300 million dollars for a stupid tree?¡±


    He seems to have forgotten about how he tried to sell TKBM off for a stupid bottle of wine as he shouted in anger for someone to bring him some binoculars.


    She was definitely Ju-Heon''s ally as they seemed to be discussing something.


    ¡®That bastard.¡¯


    Just when he thought this bug stopped being persistent and backed off...


    ¡°What kind of bitch did he drag into this...?!¡±


    However, his expression turned pale after confirming the woman''s face with the binoculars.


    ¡®T, that woman is...!¡¯¡±


    On the other hand, Chairman Kwon was checking his free cash flow as he gave his secretary an order.


    ¡®I can¡¯t give up like this.¡¯


    ¡°Try pulling about 5,000 more.¡±


    ¡°Ah Yes, yes sir!¡±


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo called out to Chairman Kwon in a stiff voice.


    ¡°Umm. I, I think it is best that you give up.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Chairman Kwon became angry but Yoon Shi Woo was serious. He would usually not say anything about Chairman Kwon¡¯s actions, but this situation was different.


    ¡°That...if I''m not mistaken, she is the youngest daughter of the Holten household from the United States.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo knew what they were up against.


    He knew how much wealth Irene, the youngest daughter of the Holten household had, as well as how crazy the Holten household who were said to be as rich as some royal families were said to be.


    ¡®Even the Chairman-nim cannot defeat that family''s wealth.¡¯


    The Holten household was a noble household who had originated in England and crossed over to the US in the past. Their wealth was built on finance but their reach extended to other businesses as well.


    As for Irene Holten?


    According to rumors, the entire family loved Irene so much that they would chase anybody who harmed Irene in any way to the ends of the earth to destroy them.


    ¡®It¡¯s better not to get tangled up with that woman.¡¯


    It didn¡¯t matter what kind of relationship Ju-Heon had with that woman.


    "C, Chairman-nim, why don''t you just give up on that...!¡±


    Even Chairman Kwon had a limit to how much money he could spend at once. He was already reaching a dangerous level.


    However, Chairman Kwon raised his number again.


    ¡°320 million dollars!¡±


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim!¡±


    Chairman Kwon knew he needed to win this almost seedling no matter what anybody said.


    ¡®That''s an artifact I must have.¡¯


    However, Yoon Shi Woo who had no idea what Chairman Kwon was thinking couldn''t help but become anxious.


    How could he bid over 300 million dollars for a sexual enhancer?!


    ¡®Did the Chairman want another heir that badly?¡¯


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim! Please stop...!¡±


    ¡°Will you shut the hell up?¡±


    However, it was at that moment.


    Irene landed a heavy blow, as if she was telling them to get lost.


    ¡°500 million dollars!¡±


    ¡®That¡¯s crazy!¡¯


    Silence soon filled the auction house. However, Ju-Heon and Irene who called out that price were smiling.


    ¡®Alright, be a good boy and stop bidding. Chairman Kwon.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was able to estimate how much money Chairman Kwon was able to use right now.


    ¡®You guys can¡¯t beat the Holten household right now even if all of you gathered your money together.¡¯


    Did he manage to read Ju-Heon¡¯s smile? Chairman Kwon glared at them before throwing his number to the ground.


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    And then, after that...


    ¡°T, then this sexual enhan......no, no, this rare almond tree seedling has been sold for 500 million dollars!¡±


    Everybody in the auction house shouted in shock at that moment.


    Ju-Heon was shocked as well.


    500 million dollars were approximately 500 billion won.


    That was why Ju-Heon had to ask a question to confirm even though he was happy to have won the item.


    ¡°500 million dollars, isn''t that too excessive?¡±


    However, Irene''s response was quite clear.


    ¡°It''s fine. The random stuff I put on the market recently sold for 600 million dollars a few days ago. In addition.¡±


    She continued to speak.


    ¡°You are going to sell me your luck. That is more important to me than any amount of money.¡±


    Money wasn''t important to her at all. She just wanted to stop bringing misfortune to her loving family.


    That was why Irene happily paid such a large amount for this.


    Ju-Heon started to smile at that response.


    ¡®Irene Holten. She¡¯s definitely a woman who can help me.¡¯


    He was extremely happy that he was able to see such an expression on Chairman Kwon¡¯s face as well.


    ¡°Now please give me your luck. Is it some kind of Asian talisman......or something like a rabbit¡¯s foot?¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed before responding to that question.


    1. I''m sticking to the raws for these conversions because it changes every time...


    2. This is based on an idiom about a crow-tit (small fluffy bird) getting hurt trying to walk like a stork (with its long legs). It means we should all know our place.

 Chapter 28: Who do you think you are trying to fight? (2)

    Chapter 28: Who do you think you are trying to fight? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon said that before going to receive the items they won in the auction.


    He then took Irene to the auction house¡¯s cocktail bar.


    ¡®Now I just need to take the Monarch of Destitution''s artifact.¡¯


    The artifacts continued to complain but that was none of Ju-Heon¡¯s business.


    [Your tolerance is increasing.]


    [Your tolerance is increasing.]


    The results were great for him.


    The people around the bar all stared at them once Ju-Heon and Irene sat down. It was only natural since Irene¡¯s beauty stood out no matter where she went.


    That made people interested in Ju-Heon who was with her as well, but Irene was the Monarch of Destitution.


    Maybe that was the reason, but Ju-Heon who had no desire to prolong the conversation got right to the point.


    ¡°I will be honest with you.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°You said you want to buy my luck but I have no plans on selling my luck to you.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    ¡°No, I think it is more accurate to say that I don''t have the item you are looking for.¡±


    That was the truth.


    Irene''s Destitution ability was not something a lucky artifact would be able to handle.


    He could give the gold axe to her, but it was only a B-Grade artifact.


    It would be sad to hand over an artifact, but the more important point was that the gold axe would be destroyed in front of the Monarch of Destitution¡¯s artifact.


    That was why his answer was simple.


    ¡°I have nothing to give you.¡±


    Irene was shocked at Ju-Heon¡¯s brazen attitude.


    She had purchased the Herb of Eternal Youth because she trusted him but what was he saying?!


    ¡°Saying that you have nothing to give me......then did you scam me......?!¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    Ju-Heon was smiling.


    ¡°There is definitely a way for you to get your luck back.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°It will be resolved if you hand something in your possession over to me.¡±


    That was the case. Irene was unlucky because of the artifact of destitution.


    Then there was a simple solution.


    She just had to hand over her artifact.


    ¡®Then it''s a win-win for both of us.¡¯


    ¡°Don''t tell me you don''t have it. I''m sure there is a suspicious item that is following you around. Please give me that item. Then your misfortunes will disappear.¡±


    The artifact of destitution that scared even the monopolizers was quite tempting.


    ¡®Irene would be out of her misery and I would earn an artifact.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s gaze looked greedy. However, Irene gave an unexpected response.


    ¡°I wish I could give it to you, but there are no suspicious items following me around.¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue as if he was annoyed.


    ¡°Then get rid of everything around you. There¡¯s going to be something that keeps popping up even if you throw everything away.¡±


    ¡°I already tried doing that! But the misfortunes keep continuing......!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡®There¡¯s no item following her?¡¯


    What could be going on? There was no way that was the case.


    Ju-Heon debated for a moment before saying something.


    ¡°Take off your clothes.¡±


    Irene blankly stared at Ju-Heon for a moment.


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Take off the rags your wearing.¡±


    Irene peeked down at her clothes.


    All Irene was wearing right now was a low-cut evening dress that barely covered her body.


    Calling this fancy dress a rag was one thing, but telling her to take it off...


    Irene would basically be naked without this dress. She looked toward Ju-Heon in shock.


    ¡°U, umm, wait......¡±


    Ju-Heon went, ¡®ah¡¯ and added on in a tired voice.


    ¡°I''m not interested in your body so stop making weird assumptions.¡±


    ¡°......?¡±


    Ju-Heon was not interested in Irene¡¯s body at all.


    He was interested in a woman¡¯s body, but he was selective about his partner.


    ¡®I''ve seen too many guys who fell for the Monarch of Destitution and ended up in ruins.¡¯


    Ju-Heon knew this well, which was why he explained himself.


    ¡°I''m sure it¡¯s somewhere on your body. There¡¯s a tattoo that appeared along with the misfortune.¡±


    ¡°Tattoo......¡±


    The suspicious tattoo had been on Sasaki¡¯s arm as well.


    Artifacts are divided into < Possession > and < Consumable >, with the tattoos being unique to the < Possession > artifacts. They didn''t have durability like the < Consumable > artifacts, but they were items that could only be used by the contracted user.


    Ju-Heon knew that most monopolizers had possession type artifacts.


    Ju-Heon started to frown after seeing Irene hesitate after hearing the word, ¡®tattoo.¡¯


    ¡°Why? Do you not have one?¡±


    ¡°N, no! I do. ......It¡¯s by my breasts.¡±


    She lowered her voice and took out her phone. She hesitated for a moment but soon shook her head.


    ¡®Mr. Ju-Heon is the only one I can rely on now.¡¯


    She showed him a picture of her naked body that she had only shown female doctors before. Unfortunately, her breasts were not clearly visible, but it was there.


    The Toombglyph that nobody else could read was under her breast.


    However, Ju-Heon started to grind his teeth after he decoded the Toombglyph.


    ¡®Damn it. No wonder there¡¯s no item following her around!¡¯


    That was the case.


    Irene¡¯s artifact was a < Parasite > type artifact that lived inside the body.


    An example of the parasite type artifact would be the clairvoyance artifact that takes control of your eye.


    It was an extremely rare type of artifact.


    ¡®I didn''t expect there to be another one other than Chairman Kwon¡¯s.¡¯


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue as if he did not expect this.


    ¡®What a mess. You can¡¯t easily remove the parasitic artifacts.¡¯


    Why?


    He would need to cut through Irene''s body to take out a parasitic artifact.


    In simple terms, it was not something she could destroy her contract and hand over to him easily.


    He had no plans on taking it, but there was no sane person who would let someone else cut through their body.


    ¡®Then I need to change my plan.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had thought the artifact of destitution would be something like Eris''s Golden Apple.


    But it was a parasitic artifact related to wealth?


    Ju-Heon''s eyes sparkled with anticipation.


    ¡®Is it perhaps the Hand of Midas?¡¯


    It was the hand from Greek mythology where everything Midas touched turned to gold.


    He had no way to be certain.


    If that was the truth, this woman should be called the Monarch of Wealth instead of the Monarch of Destitution.


    However, this was a big deal if he was correct.


    The Hand of Midas that was said to turn everything it touched into gold. It was an ability that represented significant wealth and luck.


    ¡®The only thing I''m certain of right now is that it would be a shame to end our meeting here.¡¯


    After thinking about it, partnering with Irene was better than taking the artifact from her.


    ¡®Since it is parasitic, she may be able to draw out its strengths better than I can.¡¯


    Irene¡¯s artifact had the con of putting everyone around her into misfortune and he also had no certainty that he could dominate a Divine-Grade artifact with his current strength.


    Irene became desperate seeing Ju-Heon deep in thought as she had no idea what he was thinking.


    ¡°Umm, is it very difficult? You don''t need to return the almond tree to me. Please help me.¡±


    Irene grabbed Ju-Heon''s hand in desperation and Ju-Heon started to smile as if he came up with a good idea.


    ¡®Yes. It¡¯s better to have some super rich people owe me a favor.¡¯


    That would be beneficial to Ju-Heon in many ways in the future. That was why he shamelessly started to trick Irene.


    ¡°Please don¡¯t worry. I''m an archaeologist who collects and research those artifacts. I will contact you when I find a way to cure you.¡±


    ¡°R, really?¡±


    Ju-Heon handed her his number and smiled.


    ¡°I don''t tell lies.¡±


    Irene Holten.


    This woman was someone who would be extremely helpful as Ju-Heon became one of the new monopolizers.


    ¡®I''m now connected to the Monarch of Destitution.¡¯


    He never expected to become connected to the goddess of disaster whom even the monopolizers feared like this.


    Ju-Heon was smiling internally as he said goodbye to Irene and headed back to the auction house.


    ¡®Now that I have everything I need, let¡¯s leave.¡¯


    The Oh Seung Woo group was smiling as they came over toward Ju-Heon at that moment.


    ¡°Ju-Heon! Tada! Look at this! We brought a ton of them because they said it was a souvenir!¡±


    They had six bottles of 1 million dollar whiskey that the auction house was giving out as souvenirs in their inner pocket.


    ¡°They said it¡¯s free! They told us to take all of it!¡±


    ¡°An auction for the wealthy is really different!¡±


    They were smiling giddily while saying that they grabbed some for Ju-Heon as well. However, Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care and clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Shut up and let¡¯s go. There¡¯s no benefit to staying here any longer.¡±


    He actually had an ominous feeling. The way that he was feeling a prickling aura made him feel as if he might get dragged into a Tomb Appearance at any moment.


    However, the Oh Seung Woo group who had no way of knowing that were shocked.


    ¡°What? Why?! Why are we already leaving when they are having an after party after this?¡±


    ¡°They said there will be beauties there!¡±


    They grumbled but Ju-Heon who did not want to explain was stern.


    ¡°We didn''t come here to enjoy a party. Do as you''re told.¡±


    ¡°Damn it! I don¡¯t want to...!¡±


    ¡°Come on Ju-Heon, don''t be like that, let''s stay a little longer. Please?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡®These bastards truly are problems.¡¯


    Why?


    The problem was that they were trying to be at the same level as him.


    He was temporarily bossing them around because it was annoying to find new people and they were useful in different ways, but if it is going to be like this...


    ¡®It¡¯ll get even more annoying later if I don''t thoroughly show them who is the boss right now.¡¯


    Of course, he was not someone who liked the old-fashioned style of hierarchy or authoritarianism, but he could not forget that he was in a world where he could lose his life at any moment.


    ¡®An uncertain superior-subordinate relationship in such a dangerous world would only bring forth dangerous results.¡¯


    So he needed to do something about it.


    ¡®Proper discipline training.¡¯


    Either that, or a test.


    Ju-Heon smirked while looking at the time.


    ¡®I have some time.¡¯


    Was it because he had such a thought?


    Ju-Heon handed them the key to his item locker.


    ¡°You guys. Go get my stuff as well while you''re at it.¡±


    ¡°When you say your stuff do you mean the 200 million you left with the front desk?¡±


    ¡°Correct.¡±


    Ju-Heon had given the entrance fee of 100 million and left the 200 million in reserve with Midas. That would be the disciplinary training and a good test for them.


    ¡°Come back quickly.¡±


    Ju-Heon said that before slipping the bracelet-shaped rope artifact into Oh Seung Woo¡¯s suit pocket.


    His hands moved as if it was a ghost¡¯s hand that the clueless Oh Seung Woo group did not notice it.


    ¡°Damn it, Ju-Heon that damn bastard.¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group were making duck faces right now.


    They did get Ju-Heon''s stuff like he told them to, but...


    ¡°Are we his servants or something?!¡±


    ¡°That damn child doesn''t know what a social hierarchy is!¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re at max at the same level as each other if anything!¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group had picked on Ju-Heon but never hated him. The one who hated Ju-Heon was Park Kyung Tae and they just did as their hyung-nim and noonim told them to do.


    But for some reason, they were grinding their teeth toward Ju-Heon right now.


    It was because of the rope artifact in his pocket.


    The aura coming out of artifacts always touched human nature for destruction and people like them whose dominance level was weak could not help but easily be twisted because of it.


    ¡°Ow! So annoying!¡±


    ¡°Damn it, how do make him eat shit?¡±


    ¡°How can we do that? The three of us together still can''t take him down!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [It''s easy, just take his money and run.]


    [Human, show your true instincts now! Hurry! I will help you!]


    The rope artifact got excited and started to tempt the Oh Seung Woo group as soon as Ju-Heon disappeared.


    It was even saying it would help them. This was not normal.


    And lo and behold.


    Oh Seung Woo''s dongsaengs¡¯ eyes changed for a moment after being affected by the artifact''s aura.


    ¡°Hyu, hyung-nim.¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    ¡°There were 200 million in this bag, right?¡±


    ¡°Y, yes?¡±


    ¡°How much is it per person if we divide the 200 million into three?¡± S§×ar?h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Probably a little less than 70 million won each.¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that enough to live a good life?¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    They gulped at that moment. For people like them who barely earned 800,000 won a month, millions of won was a significantly large amount.


    ¡°Won¡¯t this be enough to at least open a small franchise cafe?¡±


    Their hands started to shake.


    ¡°Hyu, hyung.¡±


    Then Oh Seung Woo whose eyes looked dazed started to smile.


    ¡°S, should we make a run for it?¡±


    ¡°B, but!¡±


    ¡°Hyu, hyung! Do you think we can run away from Ju-Heon?¡±


    The rope that was slowly climbing out of Oh Seung Woo¡¯s suit pocket excitedly started to send signals to them.


    [Yes human! Run! That guy only has two legs too!]


    They started to speak as if they were influenced by the artifact.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. He''s only human and has two feet. He¡¯ll be slower than us if we run for our lives......¡±


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°Then do you guys have four legs or something?¡±


    They heard a chilling laughter.


    ¡°?!¡±


    The voice seemed to have expected this situation.


    They, as well as the rope that had been tempting the humans fell to the ground in shock.


    Standing behind them was Ju-Heon who was smiling cruelly as if he found this situation to be entertaining.


    ¡°What are you guys doing without me?¡±

 Chapter 29: Who do you think you are trying to fight? (3)

    Chapter 29: Who do you think you are trying to fight? (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°You guys look like you¡¯re having so much fun.¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group who heard that voice screamed as if they saw a ghost before kneeling down on the ground.


    ¡°Ju, Ju-Heon!¡±


    That wasn¡¯t it.


    Even the rope who tried to tempt the Oh Seung Woo group without Ju-Heon''s knowledge started to shake in fear.


    [#&$#$^&#!]


    What¡¯s up with this human?! What the hell?!


    It was because it felt fear from Ju-Heon¡¯s dominance that had come out for a moment. Ju-Heon didn''t care as he started to speak to the Oh Seung Woo group.


    ¡°Enough. Were you guys trying to run off with my money?¡± S~ea??h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The Oh Seung Woo group fell on their asses after seeing Ju-Heon smile viciously.


    ¡°Ju, Ju-Heon. It¡¯s not like that!¡±


    ¡°W, we tried to do something terrible!¡±


    Ju-Heon immediately started to speak without paying any attention to their excuses.


    ¡°Bind.¡±


    The rope then shamelessly(?) started to bind the Oh Seung Woo group as if it had never tried to tempt them in the first place.


    [#($#*#!]


    Who told you to try to run with his money? Who told you to run?!


    ¡°Ahhh! What the hell is this?!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    ¡°S, save us! Aaah!¡±


    Ju-Heon then chuckled while looking at the trio who tried to run with his money.


    ¡®Artifacts truly are great for confirming the worst in people.¡¯


    This was a method Ju-Heon had used many times in the past.


    Just being around artifacts brought out the savagery and the worst in people.


    But he never expected them to want to run with a mere 200 million won.


    That wasn¡¯t it...


    ¡®The fact that the rope tried to tempt them means that they are pushovers...... No, that their Affinity levels are high.¡¯


    Of course, they still seemed to be idiots even when their savagery was pulled out.


    How did he know? What could three people do by splitting 200 million won?


    ¡°You morons. You should have tried to kill me and take all 500 million won. How can you call yourself men without even having the guts to try that?¡±


    They felt as if they were getting in trouble for not committing murder and theft but none of it mattered.


    ¡°Sorry! We were wrong! No, we were wrong, sir! We weren¡¯t trying to do that!¡±


    The three of them were crying as they kowtowed in front of Ju-Heon. They were sniffling and crying as they begged. It was not something guys like them who were normally putting on a tough act even as a bluff would do.


    This would be impossible if the artifact was not dragging out their true intentions.


    Artifacts generally pull out a person''s true intentions so that they can draw out the person''s violent tendencies.


    However, there were many types of true intentions. Violent tendencies were not the only things hidden inside a person''s true intentions.


    "Sooooooooob! My mind suddenly became weird, sir! Damn it, to become greedy for your stuff, we were completely in the wrong, sir! We won¡¯t ever do it again, sir! We committed a grave sin, sir!¡±


    ¡°To be honest with you, with hyung-nim and noonim behind bars, we thought we were finally free but Ju-Heon, seeing you acting like the boss made me so angry......!¡±


    ¡°Aigoo, Ju-Heon!¡±


    They shared their honest feelings. Ju-Heon then laughed at their statements. It was because it was cute seeing guys like this after seeing shameless and dirty bastards for most of his past life.


    These guys were simpler and more innocent than he had expected.


    ¡®Most people would have tried to kill me and take the rest of the money as well.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon smacked the Oh Seung Woo group on the head as he started to speak.


    "So who told you to run with the money?!!¡±


    ¡°Aigoo! We were wrong! We thought we might be able to open a franchise cafe at a decent place with that money......!¡±


    "Something like Paris Baguette or Moonbucks......!¡±


    ¡°Then we could send some allowance to our mother as well......!¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled at them as they were talking about how they committed a grave sin again.


    ¡®A stupid franchise like that?¡¯


    ¡°If you do what I tell you to, I¡±ll make it so you can open hundreds of those stupid franchises.¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    ¡°Then you can gift your mom a few stores instead of just sending her some allowance.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    If their true natures that came out because of the artifacts were anything like his own, he would have killed them on the spot for the benefit of society.


    ¡®And these bastards have high affinity levels.¡¯


    Their affinity levels were the opposite of his high dominance. They may be treated as pushovers by artifacts but they could still be extremely beneficial for Ju-Heon.


    Why?


    They could do thing that he was unable to do.


    For example, they could grovel and please artifacts with terrible personalities.


    ¡®I can''t do that even if I died. No, I refuse to do that.¡¯


    That was why he might be able to use them to fill that need.


    Ju-Heon also remembered their mother as well. He still remembered how she had fed him and apologized for her sons actions when he told her he was their subordinate employee even though she had no idea what her sons did for a living. Ju-Heon was a man who would not forget someone¡¯s generous actions.


    However, the Oh Seung Woo group''s eyes opened wide.


    ¡°Hundreds of franchises? Really? Is that really possible?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Franchises were nothing. A person can easily become a billionaire if they gathered a bunch of artifacts.


    However, they didn¡¯t seem to believe him; Ju-Heon made it easy for them to understand as they sat there in disbelief.


    ¡°Did you already forget how I made a ton of money in Las Vegas?¡±


    ¡°No, we remember it clearly!¡±


    ¡°Then I think I showed you enough proof.¡±


    ¡°Mm, that is true.¡±


    They might not know what was going on, but there were weird things happening with the tombs and Ju-Heon was a man who knew how to use them effectively.


    The Oh Seung Woo group had no choice but to nod their heads as they were not stupid enough to pick up on that, and Ju-Heon continued to speak.


    ¡°Then I will set a condition for you guys.¡±


    "A condition?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing much.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled as he took something out of his bag.


    ¡°Uhh...isn¡¯t that the pumice stone you just won at the auction?¡±


    The artifact would probably die in shock if it heard them calling it a pumice stone.


    It did look like something that someone would use to scrub their foot, but this was an artifact. And this artifact was something that would allow him to put a tight collar around the Oh Seung Woo group¡¯s necks.


    [Babylonia¡¯s Code of Hammurabi (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade/Possession Artifact)]


    - Fatigue Level 70%


    The artifact activated and the pumice stone turned into a black slate board and landed in Ju-Heon''s hand.


    Ju-Heon shouted at the same time.


    ¡°Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. Betrayal will be met with betrayal.¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Flash!


    Small letters started to appear on the slate board. The letters appeared to be burning like magma. A bright light surrounded the Oh Seung Woo group''s bodies once the letters were completely written, leaving them in confusion.


    ¡°W, what just happened?¡±


    Ju-Heon answered as if it was nothing.


    ¡°Nothing much. Nothing will happen if you guys don''t do anything to betray me.¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    ¡°However, you shouldn¡¯t test it out since having the wrong idea will break your bodies into pieces. Don¡¯t say I didn''t warn you.¡±


    This was an artifact created from the famous phrase, ¡®Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth¡¯ from the Code of Hammurabi.


    In simple terms, Ju-Heon would betray them as well if the Oh Seung Woo group betrayed him. The Oh Seung Woo group''s bodies would be punished for their betrayal.


    This was a counter-type artifact that returns the thing the other person did back to them.


    Ju-Heon was relieved after testing the Code of Hammurabi like this.


    ¡®It looks like there are no issues using it.¡¯


    He had questioned whether he could properly dominate an A-Grade artifact.


    The collar was properly placed and the still confused Oh Seung Woo group asked a question.


    ¡°Uhh......we said we will do whatever you tell us to do, so what do you need us to do from now?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled at the question.


    ¡°First......¡±


    ¡°W, what is this? Ju-Heon. This...¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group could not help but open their eyes wide after seeing the items in front of them.


    They were in a suite of one of Las Vegas''s best hotels.


    It was fine that he told them to show up for work at 9am. They felt small getting on the elevator of this luxurious hotel but seeing Ju-Heon using this multiple pyeong suite by himself and dropping their jaws in shock was fine as well.


    ¡®......Dirt?¡¯


    But what they saw was quite odd. They didn''t know whether Ju-Heon went to buy it or he ordered it up here, but there were fertilizers, shovels, dirt, pots and all sorts of garden supplies lying around.


    Oh Seung Woo finally decided to ask about these things.


    ¡°Uhh, hey Ju-Heon, what are these things?¡±


    ¡°What are they? Things for your new job.¡±


    Ju-Heon who didn¡¯t seem to have slept properly was wearing a robe and yawning while making a cup of coffee as he pointed to a table.


    ¡°You see that whining almond tree over there?¡±


    ¡°Yes......¡±


    They could see an almond tree, no, the Herb of Eternal Youth that was rolling around on top of dirt.


    The Herb of Eternal Youth was screaming in anger.


    [@(#@##*@!]


    How dare you treat me like this, you damn human bastard! That was probably what it was screaming.


    That noise was similar to the screaming mandragora Ju-Heon had seen in a movie.


    That was why Ju-Heon covered one ear and told them to quickly take care of it.


    ¡°Anyway, your task is to grow this almond tree and propagate it.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    That was the case.


    Qin Shi Huang''s Herb of Eternal Youth was something you needed to farm, well, grow to earn its fruit. Those fruits were the healing artifacts. The seedling would continue to grow as long as you didn''t accidentally kill it while growing it.


    However, Qin Shi Huang''s Herb of Eternal Youth scared easily, cried a lot, and was extremely sensitive.


    ¡®It takes long to grow, you need to keep it happy, and you need to watch over it at all times.¡¯


    Basically, it required significant manual labor.


    He didn''t have the time nor patience to do that. It would bring in loads of money in the future for sure, but why did he have to grovel to an artifact like that?


    ¡°So take good care of it and make sure it doesn''t die. Take a picture once a day to send to me to report its condition.¡±


    Of course, it would be impossible for these punks to try to run away with the Herb of Eternal Youth. The influence of the Code of Hammurabi was one thing, but growing it and picking the fruit had two very different methods.


    ¡°That''s good enough for now. Just put it in the pot to start.¡±


    ¡°Well, horticulture really isn''t our......!¡±


    ¡°If you do a good job of growing it, I will give each of you 500 million won as an incentive.¡±


    ¡°Just tell us whatever you need us to do. Hyung-nim! We will do our best!¡±


    Humans truly became honest in the face of money. The Oh Seung Woo group whose demeanor instantly changed started to walk toward the Herb of Eternal Youth with serious expressions.


    Who cared about Park Kyung Tae and Park Kyung Joo anymore? They were drug dealing criminals.


    Oh Seung Woo who had instantly become the Herb of Eternal Youth¡¯s foster parent picked up to Herb of Eternal Youth which immediately stopped screaming as if it was a baby who was just given a bottle.


    Ju-Heon who finally got his peace back sighed while looking at the Herb of Eternal Youth.


    ¡®Their high affinity helps in situations like this.¡¯


    The Oh Seung Woo group who were starting to plant the Herb of Eternal Youth noticed something at that moment and asked.


    ¡°Uhh, doesn¡¯t this look like a scar on the tree''s body?¡±


    They had become anxious after seeing the marks on the tree¡¯s body that seemed to have come from a sword. They got angry thinking that the auction house''s employees handled their product without care.


    ¡°Those bastard, why I ought to! They dare to sell such a thing to our hyung-nim?¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ll go make a complain right now......!¡±


    Ju-Heon stopped them at that moment.


    ¡°Ah. That¡¯s normal so don¡¯t do that.¡±


    The toombglyph on the tree¡¯s body was a tattoo of possession that it was Ju-Heon''s possession.


    Others would see it as weird text but it clearly said Seo Ju-Heon on it. The fruit from < Qin Shi Huang''s Herb of Eternal Youth > was a consumable healing artifact, but the seedling itself was a possession artifact.


    In simple terms, it was writing his name on it to claim that it was his.


    ¡®Chairman Kwon cherished this to the point he grew it in his bedroom garden.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Brrrrr.


    Ju-Heon got a call on his cellphone.


    ¡°?¡±


    The number that popped up was not a number he had on his contact list.


    ¡°......¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group looked toward Ju-Heon in confusion after seeing him ignore the call.


    ¡°Who is calling you?¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it a number you don''t know if the name isn¡¯t popping up?¡±


    However, Ju-Heon was looking at it as if it was annoying.


    Why?


    It was because Ju-Heon remembered that number.


    That was the case.


    That number was Chairman Kwon¡¯s number.

 Chapter 30: The laughing one, the angry one, the almost crazy one (1)

    Chapter 30: The laughing one, the angry one, the almost crazy one (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Who is calling you?¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it a number you don''t know if the name isn¡¯t popping up?¡±


    However, Ju-Heon was looking at it as if it was annoying.


    Why?


    It was because Ju-Heon remembered that number.


    That was the case.


    That number was Chairman Kwon¡¯s number.


    Furthermore, it was his personal number and not his business number. There was no way Ju-Heon who had a great memory would forget a number that had not changed for tens of years.


    ¡®But I guess he was feeling quite rushed to call with his personal number.¡¯


    It was pretty obvious why Chairman Kwon would be calling him. That was why Ju-Heon answered without any hesitation.


    ¡°Hello.¡±


    He started the call calmly.


    The person on the other side started to speak. This was Chairman Kwon, the person who betrayed Ju-Heon like a lizard getting rid of its tail when Ju-Heon had been completely loyal to him.


    [Are you Seo Ju-Heon?]


    It sounded like a sincere and relaxed voice of a gentleman. It was the perfect voice for a businessman trying to get what he wanted.


    ¡°Yes, I am Seo Ju-Heon. Who is calling?¡±


    [I am TKBM''s Kwon Tae Joon.]


    Most people would say don¡¯t exaggerate when trying to commit phone fraud. It would be like getting a random call from someone claiming to be Microsoft¡¯s Bill Gates. It might be different overseas, but TKBM and Kwon Tae Joon were two names that were at that level in Korea.


    However, Ju-Heon lightly smiled and responded instead of hanging up.


    ¡°Yes, Mr. Kwon Tae Joon. What can I do for you?¡±


    He was smiling but his tone was quite cold. Chairman Kwon started to laugh.


    [Young man, we met at Midas yesterday, didn''t we?]


    ¡°I''m not sure. My memory is not very good.¡±


    [Really?]


    ¡°But your tone sounds quite rude for someone you''re calling for the first time. I''m going to hang up if there''s nothing to discuss.¡±


    Ju-Heon heard Kwon Tae Joon''s voice as he was about to hang up.


    [I''ll get right to the point. I heard that you took the tree that Irene Holten won at the action.]


    It was a relaxed yet sharp voice. Ju-Heon could tell because he had watched Chairman Kwon for a long time.


    The fact that he was doing this meant that he was desiring the Herb of Eternal Youth quite a bit.


    [If it is okay, I would like to talk about......]


    However, Ju-Heon coldly smiled and responded.


    ¡°I''m going to hang up now because I am busy. ¡°Mr. Kwon Tae Joon of TKBM.¡±"


    Click.


    Ju-Heon threw his phone on the table as soon as he hung up the call. It was an extremely unbelievable attitude. The ones to scream in shock were the Oh Seung Woo group.


    ¡°Huh? Hold on!¡±


    ¡°T, TKBM?¡±


    ¡°Kwon Tae Joon, that Kwon Tae Joon I know about? That rich man called you?¡±


    The name Kwon Tae Joon seemed to be familiar to them as well.


    Seeing Irene Holten was enough to shock them, but now Ju-Heon was on the phone with the most famous businessman in Korea!


    ¡°This truly is Las Vegas, the city of luck!¡±


    Ju-Heon had no idea what Las Vegas had to do with anything, but the clueless fools seemed excited. They were connected to someone who they would normally never interact with, and although it would normally not be believable, they were at the auction house yesterday as well.


    It was a place wealthy colossus visited and it was decently believable because Ju-Heon had won some items at the auction yesterday.


    ¡°Why did he call you?¡±


    Why else would it have been?


    It was obvious he called after burning the candle at both ends in anger about the Herb of Eternal Youth.


    Irene had won the auction, but it was easy to find out that he was the one to pick up the item after doing some research.


    ¡®It wouldn''t be weird for Chairman Kwon to connect with a Midas employee and have them give him my number.¡¯


    That wasn¡¯t it.


    He probably did some research on the size of this company as well. After learning about the company Ju-Heon came associated with, he was able to call saying he wanted to discuss a deal for the Herb of Eternal Youth.


    There was no need for TKBM to be afraid of a tiny hole in the wall store. However, it was very much like the greedy Chairman Kwon to personally call about making a deal for an artifact.


    ¡®Did he want it that badly?¡¯


    The Herb of Eternal Youth did have that much value.


    However, nothing could be done.


    The Herb of Eternal Youth was already his possession and he had no desire to hand it over.


    ¡°Damn it.¡±


    Chairman Kwon was grinding his teeth as he slammed the chair. The whiskey glass that Yoon Shi Woo had just brought over fell to the auction house floor.


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    The secretary and Yoon Shi Woo could only look dejectedly at their Chairman.


    ¡°Did the conversation not go well?¡±


    Chairman Kwon continued to grind his teeth after hearing Yoon Shi Woo¡¯s question.


    Chairman Kwon and Yoon Shi Woo had both heard about the Herb of Eternal Youth''s whereabouts from the secretary. Irene had won the auction, but the person who took the Herb of Eternal Youth was someone from a tiny company called Xiang Gallery.


    They had no idea how bastards like that had a connection with someone like Irene Holten, but the important thing was that they were the ones to take the Herb of Eternal Youth.


    That was why they were trying to make a deal for the Herb of Eternal Youth, but it had ended up like this.


    ¡°Umm, C, Chairman-nim?¡±


    ¡°He hung up.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°He hung up.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo turned pale after seeing Chairman Kwon¡¯s eyebrows twitch furiously.


    He had offered to make the call but Chairman Kwon had said he would make the call himself. That showed how much he desired that item.


    But what happened?


    They hung up?


    Art broker thugs who don¡¯t even know the basics dared to hang up on Chairman Kwon?


    No wonder Chairman Kwon did not seem happy!


    ¡®Damn it, that Seo Ju-Heon bastard, who the hell is that bastard?!¡¯


    He wanted to swear out loud and ask why the hell he needed to make Chairman Kwon angry while he was by his side, but Yoon Shi Woo did his best to smile.


    ¡°Haha. I''m sure it¡¯s nothing. He probably hung up thinking it was a spam call.¡±


    However, Yoon Shi Woo realized he must have said something wrong. It was because Chairman Kwon''s expression changed to a different yet still angry expression.


    Yoon Shi Woo who ended up saying nothing useful clenched his eyes closed and swore internally.


    ¡®Damn it. I need to hand that Herb of Eternal Youth over to the Chairman-nim at all costs.¡¯


    He had a reason to do that.


    Today was the second day of the Midas auction.


    Chairman Kwon had participated since the morning, but there was no item that caught his attention. The items that would catch his attention were artifacts, but there were none visible today.


    None at all!


    Of course, it was not that Chairman Kwon was recognizing artifacts as Ju-Heon had done. However, maybe the best term for it would be intuition, but there were items that left longing impressions on him.


    It was like walking down a street and finding an item that continues to catch your attention.


    That was how Chairman Kwon selected his items, and those items were likely to be artifacts. It was all thanks to the intuition that the artifacts in Chairman Kwon''s possession had brought him.


    The almond tree he fervently bid against Ju-Heon yesterday had tugged strongly at his intuition.


    ¡°F*ck!¡±


    That was why Chairman Kwon was feeling extremely angry. He had lost the Herb of Eternal Youth that had given off the strongest vibes yesterday to Irene Holten.


    Yoon Shi Woo had no choice but to be wary of Chairman Kwon''s mood and bit down on his lips. He was someone who had been kicked out of his family because of acting like trash until Chairman Kwon helped him make a comeback.


    ¡®I need to win some points with Chairman Kwon.¡¯


    However...


    ¡®The sword he won yesterday for 200 million dollars was a useless sword.¡¯


    Yoon Shi Woo had strongly urged him to win this Butcher¡¯s Knife. However, it was just a cursed sword after trying it out.


    It was the same as paying 200 million dollars to purchase shit!


    Thinking about that made Yoon Shi Woo recall yesterday¡¯s competitor. The Butcher¡¯s Knife was an item that bastard raised the price before quitting at the last minute.


    Yoon Shi Woo had no way of knowing whether 200 million was that bastard¡¯s limit or if he was a thug who thoughtlessly raised the price on purpose without having any intentions of purchasing the item.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    Seo Ju-Heon was probably the bastard who was next to Irene yesterday. It was because the auction house employee remembered exactly what he looked like because he was her type.


    He didn¡¯t know for sure, but he looked like a pretty face with no future. He was quite noticeable that he could easily tell who the auction house employee was talking about.


    Yoon Shi Woo started to frown while thinking about that guy.


    ¡®Is that bastard perhaps an artifact user?¡¯


    The chances were high. He had won the almond tree Chairman Kwon had been aiming for as well.


    However, Yoon Shi Woo soon shook his head.


    ¡®No.¡¯


    Irene might be an artifact user, but that bastard was probably not.


    ¡®He even won that pumice stone used by a Hollywood actor.¡¯


    He was probably some pervert with weird kinks. Chairman Kwon had not tried hard to win that item. Yoon Shi Woo who had no way of knowing that was the Code of Hammurabi, one of the four major codes of law artifacts, quickly started to speak to Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°Chairman-nim. I guess you still have regrets over that almond tree from yesterday......¡±


    ¡°That tree gave off as strong of a feel as my artifact.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo was shocked after hearing Chairman Kwon''s annoyed response.


    Chairman Kwon was already in possession of a Divine-Grade artifact. There must be a condition to use it or something as he had not used it very well yet, but Chairman Kwon had been moving around gathering artifacts once he learned of their existence.


    But to be at that level!


    ¡®It was an artifact we couldn¡¯t miss!


    Damn it, it wasn''t some sexual enhancer artifact!


    The fact that Irene handed such an item made it seem as if she was stupid or not an artifact user.


    ¡®Even those who are publicly amazing are regular people in front of artifact users.¡¯


    Even without that, Yoon Shi Woo had seen the powers of Chairman Kwon¡¯s artifact. That was why he was certain that there was nobody who could defeat his future father-in-law right now.


    That was how artifacts made humans arrogant.


    Yoon Shi Woo¡¯s expression changed as if he had made up his mind about something.


    ¡°Chairman-nim. I will take responsibility and go get that tree for you. I will use my artifact if I have to.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo''s gaze was full of anger as he started to leave the room.


    ¡®Damn bastard.


    I¡¯ll teach a lesson to that thug who doesn¡¯t even know the basics.¡¯


    Of course, Yoon Shi Woo was already drinking water in the process of finding Ju-Heon. [1]


    ¡®This damn bastard.¡¯


    Yoon Shi Woo was currently huffing and puffing as he walked back the way he came.


    He had used his connections to locate Ju-Heon.


    However, maybe it was to screw him over, but Ju-Heon only appeared at places he had already visited.


    ¡®Damn it, there¡¯s no reason he needs to stay in one spot I guess.¡¯


    Thanks to that, Yoon Shi Woo had to suffer more than he¡¯s ever suffered before.


    And he finally found him.


    He saw the damn bastard leisurely drinking a whiskey at the bar!


    ¡°Excuse me. Are you Mr. Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    The bar was away from the tourist locations that it was quiet and did not have many customers.


    Ju-Heon was leisurely drinking whiskey in front of the bartender while reading through articles on his laptop.


    Yoon Shi Woo started to frown.


    ¡®This bastard dared to make the Chairman-nim drink water? This young bastard?¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon only peeked at him after hearing Yoon Shi Woo ask him a question. Yoon Shi Woo became upset as that stoic expression had a gaze that seemed to be looking down on him.


    On the other hand, Ju-Heon was laughing internally unlike his outward expression.


    ¡®It looks like he''s had to visit quite a lot of places to find me.¡¯


    He could easily see that Yoon Shi Woo was annoyed and angry.


    ¡®He¡¯s still the same.¡¯


    This bastard had huffed and puffed about how he had been pushed aside by Ju-Heon and became nothing.


    Of course, he had moved around on purpose to treat Yoon Shi Woo like a stray dog.


    Most importantly, there was a reason Ju-Heon had made him angry.


    Yoon Shi Woo glared at Ju-Heon at that moment.


    ¡°Hey, can¡¯t you hear me? Shouldn¡¯t you respond when someone asks you a question?¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo then shouted toward the bartender.


    ¡°Water. Give me some water. And I don¡¯t care what kind of alcohol, just give me a cold one!¡±


    He then tried to sit next to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°As for you, you twerp! We need to chat!¡±


    He had no intentions of having a nice conversation with Ju-Heon from the beginning. He just needed to take care of him with his artifact. It was at that moment.


    For some reason, Ju-Heon kicked Yoon Shi Woo and knocked him off the chair.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    ¡°S, sir!¡±


    The bartender stopped making the drink in shock and rushed over. Yoon Shi Woo who fell over all of a sudden glared at Ju-Heon in shock.


    ¡°Hey bastard, are you crazy?!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon who had his chin in his hands was as calm as could be.


    ¡°Sure, we can chat. But isn¡¯t this our first time meeting each other?¡±


    "W, what?¡±


    Ju-Heon said that before smiling viciously.


    ¡°Then why don''t you start by fixing that rotten tone of yours.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo''s expression looked perfect to make the cover of a newspaper.


    1. Making someone drink water is a Korean idiom for giving them trouble.

 Chapter 31: The laughing one, the angry one, the almost crazy one (2)

    Chapter 31: The laughing one, the angry one, the almost crazy one (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®What did he just say? Rotten tone?¡¯


    Yoon Shi Woo could not even laugh in disbelief. What was this young bastard saying to him right now?


    Yoon Shi Woo had no plans to chat nicely with Ju-Heon who had ridiculed Chairman Kwon.


    He was planning on taking care of Ju-Heon and stealing the almond tree as he had done until now. His artifact was a curse-type artifact that could easily take care of people.


    Furthermore, this was the United States. Why would a foreign nature put any effort into what happened to an Asian foreigner?


    However, he had been kicked by that opponent he had been looking down on.


    ¡°Hey! Are you crazy? How dare you hit me!¡±


    Ju-Heon just casually smiled without caring whether Yoon Shi Woo was screaming or not.


    ¡°Weren¡¯t you the one who came to see me?¡±


    ¡°......You bastard!¡±


    ¡°Then fix your tone and sit straight. Then I will listen to what you have to say.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡®Is he really crazy?!¡¯


    Yoon Shi Woo continued to frown at this indignity but Ju-Heon was sneering internally.


    ¡®He probably came here thinking that he would kill me and take the Herb of Eternal Youth.¡¯


    The Yoon Shi Woo he knew was that kind of bastard. Furthermore, it was obvious Yoon Shi Woo was mistaking him as a regular person.


    It made sense why he would make that mistake and this was the time when only people like Chairman Kwon were monopolizing artifacts.


    It was also the time this bastard started to get stuck up. Artifacts tended to make people arrogant as well.


    However...


    ¡®He¡¯s still a useless fool who complained about being inferior to me.¡¯


    Yoon Shi Woo, age 29 years old.


    He was someone who tried to bring Ju-Heon down with everything he had and made things entertaining for Ju-Heon. In that regard, for Ju-Heon who was the Captain of the tomb raiding team, he was a subordinate who hated him.


    That was why Ju-Heon started to smile while thinking about the past.


    ¡®How great. Let''s teach this bastard a lesson like I used to.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was riling this bastard up on purpose.


    Why?


    Making people feel shamed was a way to weaken their dominance, allowing Ju-Heon to steal his weapon.


    ¡®Those with more pride are bound to feel more shame.¡¯


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    ¡°We met at the auction house, right? I came to see you for that reason.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t recall.¡±


    ¡°Stop joking! We definitely saw each other!¡±


    Ju-Heon then chuckled.


    ¡°Ah, the useless guy hanging onto that old man.¡±


    It was at that moment. A message window popped up in front of Ju-Heon''s eyes.


    [The other party has lost his cool and his dominance is temporarily weakening.]


    Ju-Heon chuckled as he read that.


    This truly was Yoon Shi Woo¡¯s weakness.


    He was the young master of a large corporation who was stripped of his successor title after causing an incident.


    He narrowly escaped his terrible fate by being a special admit into TKBM''s excavation team but he continued to feel shame at the fact that he had to suck up to Chairman Kwon.


    Ju-Heon squinted knowing that was the case.


    ¡°Now that I think about it, I did get a call from Chairman Kwon Tae Joon. I guess he really needs that sexual enhancer. Does he have a new mistress or something?¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo questioned if he heard correctly before getting angry.


    ¡®This rude bastard.¡¯


    Of course, he wasn''t angry because Ju-Heon was talking shit about someone who was like a father to him, it was the result of the Pavlovian conditioning that he needed to look good for Chairman Kwon.


    However, Ju-Heon didn''t stop there.


    ¡°It looks like you came all this way to deliver that tree to Chairman Kwon. What a good loyal dog.¡±


    [The other party has lost his cool and his dominance is temporarily weakening.]


    Yoon Shi Woo glared and put his hand in his pocket.


    ¡®Do I get rid of him right now with this?¡¯


    His hand touched his artifact. It was the artifact he brought with him to take care of Ju-Heon.


    However, Yoon Shi Woo ground his teeth and shook his head.


    ¡®There are still people watching.¡¯


    There was also something he wanted to confirm as well.


    ¡°I will get right to the point. What is your relationship with Irene Holten?¡±


    Ju-Heon just laughed loudly instead of responding.


    ¡°Hey useless. Didn¡¯t I tell you to fix your tone first?¡±


    ¡°......Ugh!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo''s eyes opened wide.


    This damn thug should be feeling thankful that he was even willing to talk to him!


    Ju-Heon looked at him and smiled again.


    ¡°I will say this again but you are the one who came here to see me, I have no reason to listen. Why don''t you think things through properly?¡±


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    ¡°Well, I might just hand that tree over to you depending on how you act. I just received it as a gift as well.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo''s gaze changed at this unexpected offer.


    Using an artifact with limited use to forcibly take it or to get it for free. Even children would know which was the better option.


    Yoon Shi Woo thought for a moment before thinking he could swallow his pride a bit for that.


    ¡°...My deepest apologies. Mr. Seo Ju-Heon. I will rephrase my question. Uhh, I wish to ask about your relationship with Irene Holten.¡±


    ¡®It should be fine now, right?¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon was not one who would give the answer Yoon Shi Woo was seeking that easily.


    ¡°Your tone sounds much better. But you are still lacking common sense. Shouldn''t you introduce yourself first? Or hand over a business card or something?¡±


    ¡®Damn it, this bastard!¡¯


    Yoon Shi Woo crunched his teeth as he handed a business card over.


    ¡®This is all for the Chairman-nim!¡±


    ¡°I am this kind of person.¡±


    However, Ju-Heon just laughed without receiving the business card.


    ¡°Put it away. I don''t need it.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo almost swore after hearing Ju-Heon laugh.


    ¡®Then why the hell did you ask for it?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon then laughed and answered Yoon Shi Woo''s question in a way that seemed as if he was praising a subordinate. It might have been an old habit.


    ¡°I met Irene Holten for the first time in the auction house. She kept following me around after I told her she was pretty.¡±


    ¡°Then what about that tree?¡±


    ¡°I got annoyed with her following me so I said I''ll give her my number if she buys that for me.¡±


    It wasn¡¯t the truth but he wasn¡¯t going to sell them any information about Irene.


    However, Yoon Shi Woo who had no way of knowing that was extremely shocked.


    ¡®She paid 500 million dollars for the tree for that reason?¡¯


    It could be shocking, but the fact that it was announced in the past that Irene liked Asian men and that Ju-Heon was handsome made it sound believable. Why else would a celebrity like that hang around a thug like this?


    That resolved most of his curiosity.


    ¡®I guess I don¡¯t need to pay much attention to it.¡¯


    They had the secretary do a good amount of investigation into Ju-Heon already, but he had thought Ju-Heon might have a connection with a celebrity because he was hanging out with Irene.


    Yoon Shi Woo sighed in relief as he continued to speak.


    ¡°Then are you willing to hand that tree over, sir?¡±


    ¡°Are you crazy?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? But you said earlier that you would hand the tree over......¡±


    ¡°Hey idiot, did you really believe that?¡¯


    Yoon Shi Woo instantly started to frown.


    [The other party''s cool has been severely shaken. The other party''s dominance has temporarily fallen from A-Grade to D-Grade(Antique-Grade).]


    [The artifact that has been repressed is starting to rampage.]


    Yoon Shi Woo couldn¡¯t hold back anymore and took out his artifact. He couldn''t deal with it anymore.


    ¡°You motherf*cking bastard! Good, I should have done this from the beginning! I''ll use it to turn you into a slave and make you die a dog''s death, you bastard!¡±


    Ju-Heon who had his arms crossed tilted his head and laughed.


    ¡°It¡¯s probably best you stop.¡±


    ¡°You son of a bitch!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo then activated the artifact in his hand.


    However...


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo instantly started to frown. It was because the artifact he used showed no reaction.


    ¡°Uhh, uhh?¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo became anxious.


    He definitely used his dominance but the artifact did not activate!


    ¡°W, what is going on?!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo had taken out a glass bottle. The item inside the cosmetic bottle looked like women''s powder or flour.


    However, this was a curse-type artifact.


    ¡°Why isn''t it activating?!¡±


    However, at that moment...


    Yoon Shi Woo''s head was forcibly grabbed and he fell toward the table.


    Boom!


    Yoon Shi Woo could not help but scream as his head was slammed on the table and his arm was twisted back.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Ju-Heon was pushing down on Yoon Shi Woo''s head like a cop arresting a thief.


    ¡°Hey bastard, that hurts! Aaah! Let go!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon just smiled at him.


    ¡°That¡¯s why I asked if you were crazy. You moron. How can you use an artifact when your dominance has fallen?¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo questioned his ears for a moment.


    ¡®Artifact?


    Did this bastard just say artifact?¡¯


    ¡°You bastard! So you do know about artif......!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo flailed and tried to use his artifact. However, the artifact still did not activate.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Ju-Heon used that opening to easily take the bottle away from Yoon Shi Woo''s hand.


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    Ju-Heon then easily channeled his dominance into the bottle.


    ¡°Obey my orders.¡±


    The powder inside the cosmetic bottle slowly started to move and Yoon Shi Woo turned pale after seeing what was going on.


    ¡°F*ck, why is that listening to that bastard?!¡±


    That was the case.


    The item that Yoon Shi Woo had taken out was a powder-type curse artifact. It was not a consumable artifact but a possession artifact contracted to an owner.


    [Voodoo Priest¡¯s Zombie Powder (A-Grade(Treasure-Grade) - Possession Artifact)]


    The Voodoo belief that originated from the Black slaves of Africa. They were said to use this zombie powder to turn believers into zombies to punish them.


    This artifact was born from those rumors that had filled the media and solidified itself in people''s minds.


    In simple terms, if you touch the powder or swallow it, an evil spirit possesses your body and you become a zombie slave with no rationality.


    ¡®But you need enough dominance to use a good artifact.¡¯ Dominance was related to a person''s mental strength, so people like Yoon Shi Woo who could not control their minds often saw their dominance stagger.


    That was why even a Possession artifact like this instantly betrayed its master.


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly.


    ¡°That¡¯s why I always told you not to be useless and feel inferior.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo who was pinned down by Ju-Heon ground his teeth. He thought Ju-Heon was mocking him.


    ¡°You son of a bitch, what bullshit are you saying now?! I''m going to kill you!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled with his eyes before tipping the bottle.


    ¡°I guess you haven''t learned your lesson yet.¡±


    The powder that seemed to be alive charged toward Yoon Shi Woo and covered him.


    A desperate screech echoed from this corner bar.


    ¡°That idiot!¡±


    Chairman Kwon¡¯s hands were shaking as he could not control his anger.


    How did the punk who arrogantly said he would go get the artifact yesterday return in such a mess?!


    And lo and behold. In front his eyes was a naked Yoon Shi Woo flailing around in a cell.


    ¡°Are you his guardian?¡±


    ¡°.........¡±


    That was the case.


    Chairman Kwon had shown up to the police station after receiving a call.


    Yoon Shi Woo had supposedly walked around Las Vegas naked chasing after women and sexually harassing them.


    Pictures were already being printed in articles! It was extremely shameful as the Korean news was reporting that he was TKBM''s Chairman Kwon¡¯s future son-in-law.


    How would he deal with this mess?!


    However, Yoon Shi Woo seemed to be seeing an illusion and unable to realize what was going on.


    He was just groaning like a zombie even while being in solitary confinement.


    The cops were just treating him as a junkie.


    However, the secretary peeked toward Chairman Kwon in shock after taking a look at Yoon Shi Woo¡¯s condition.


    ¡°Umm, C, Chairman-nim. This seems to be......¡±


    Chairman Kwon touched his forehead as if he had a headache.


    ¡°I''m certain of it. This is the effect of this bastard''s artifact.¡±


    ¡®This stupid bastard.¡¯


    He had a headache because of this son-in-law who was causing him all sorts of embarrassment.


    Chairman Kwon did not have a left arm or right arm person during this time.


    He would have pushed Yoon Shi Woo to the curb if he didn¡¯t have a useful level of dominance.


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim. What do we do?¡±


    ¡°Leave the punk here but go recover the artifact he had on him.¡±


    The secretary looked scared after hearing that question.


    ¡°That, you see.¡±


    ¡°Now what?!¡±


    ¡°That......he had nothing on him when they found him. Chairman-nim, your artifacts that he took with him are all missing as well.¡±


    Chairman Kwon frowned before his eyes opened wide in shock.


    ¡°WHAT?!¡±

 Chapter 32: Chairman Kwon’s Mistake (1)

    Chapter 32: Chairman Kwon''s Mistake (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®What?¡¯


    Chairman Kwon questioned his ears after hearing the secretary¡¯s response.


    ¡°The artifacts are all gone? All of the ones I let Yoon Shi Woo borrow?¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes sir. We searched through Yoon Shi Woo Department head-nim¡¯s personal belongings but they''re all......¡±


    Chairman Kwon felt as if someone had punched him in the head.


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim. What do we do?¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo supposedly had nothing on him when they found him.


    He wasn¡¯t robbed, he supposedly took his own clothes off in the middle of Las Vegas and started to throw money everywhere. Based on how all the artifacts he had on him were gone, he probably chucked the artifacts when he stripped and went crazy.


    That thought made Chairman Kwon touch his forehead. He even felt his temples getting tight as his blood pressure went up.


    Chairman Kwon was upset because they were all useful artifacts.


    He was keeping Yoon Shi Woo around because he was one of the few artifact users with high dominance and had let him borrow the artifacts he had gathered.


    This was because Chairman Kwon was more familiar with using people than doing things himself.


    But they disappeared?


    ¡®This stupid bastard!¡¯


    Chairman Kwon''s anger pierced through the sky.


    The secretary whose eyes were moving as she warily observed the Chairman said something to help him calm down.


    ¡°We¡¯ve sent people to inspect the places the Department head-nim had been. We might be able to find the artifacts soon......¡±


    However, Chairman Kwon who was massaging his tight temples had a different thought.


    ¡°No. That¡¯s probably useless.¡± S§×ar?h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Do you really think Yoon Shi Woo went crazy and threw away the artifacts?¡±


    ¡°......T, that.¡±


    ¡°It''s more likely that the bastard who turned him like this stole the artifacts.¡±


    That was the case.


    They had to determine why Yoon Shi Woo turned into this stupid zombie in the first place. Yoon Shi Woo wasn¡¯t an idiot who would have used the zombie powder artifact on himself.


    Someone had turned him like this and gave the order to perform the strip show after stealing his belongings.


    The secretary who thought artifact users were special became shocked.


    "Then just who did this to the Department head-nim......!¡±


    Who else would it be?


    ¡°It must be Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    It wasn¡¯t like this bastard Yoon Shi Woo would have stopped to do something else after saying he would go get the tree.


    He was probably stupidly defeated by an artifact because it was an isolated area.


    However, the secretary became even more shocked after hearing Chairman Kwon¡¯s response.


    ¡°T, then isn¡¯t it even more of an issue?! There are no legal ways to deal with artifacts......!¡±


    That was the case.


    The world did not know about artifacts yet. Chairman Kwon had no thoughts about letting others know because he was greedy and wanted to monopolize them for himself.


    So, it wasn¡¯t like he could reveal the existence of artifacts to file a police report that they were stolen!


    This was why he was going crazy.


    ¡°First, send someone to see if that Seo Ju-Heon bastard is at the airport.¡±


    ¡°How should we deal with him?¡±


    Chairman Kwon debated for a moment before scrunching his face.


    They could not use artifacts. It would become a major headache if the major communication companies learned about artifacts.


    ¡°Send the lawyer, Lee Jin-A. Tell her to take care of it quietly.¡±


    Seo Ju-Heon.


    He was just a spirited thug in his early twenties who didn¡¯t know how the world operated.


    This wasn¡¯t the first time he saw a bastard like that.


    He just needed to give a decently sweet candy or suppress them.


    At least that was what Chairman Kwon thought.


    ¡°Stupid Yoon Shi Woo.¡±


    Las Vegas McCarran International Airport.


    Ju-Heon who was waiting for a flight to Korea was laughing while looking at foreign and Korean articles on his phone.


    < TKBM''s Chairman Kwon¡¯s son-in-law''s strip show in broad daylight. >


    < Was he on drugs or is he nuts. Chairman Kwon''s underling Yoon Shi Woo attempted sexual harassment while naked. >


    < TKBM Chairman Kwon''s spokesperson claims they are looking into the incident. >


    ¡®Chairman Kwon''s face should be burning up right now.¡¯


    Ju-Heon knew better than anybody that a prideful old man like him would hate something like this quite a bit.


    ¡®Yoon Shi Woo truly isn''t useful.¡¯


    It needed to at least be Chairman Kwon¡¯s left hand man for Ju-Heon to admit they were good.


    That bastard possessed Zhuge Kongming¡¯s Artifact, a Divine-Grade artifact which was said to be difficult to handle. [1] Although Ju-Heon and he were Chairman Kwon''s left arm and right arm, they were not very close because of their different personalities.


    ¡®There are a few people including him that I need to steal.¡¯


    However, those people would not appear yet.


    So, there was nothing he could do about it.


    He would steal Chairman Kwon¡¯s weapons first. That was the reason he stole those artifacts from Yoon Shi Woo.


    And lo and behold, the Oh Seung Woo group who were next to Ju-Heon were confused while looking at the new items next to them.


    ¡°Umm, hyung-nim.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°That......I''m sure there are reasons for everything you do, hyung-nim.¡±


    ¡°Stop beating around the bush and say what¡¯s on your mind.¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group flinched at Ju-Heon''s annoyed gaze and quickly asked.


    ¡°Then I will ask the question. Umm......can we ask why are carrying millet around in a bottle like that?¡±


    They gulped as they asked the question because they thought they might get beaten up if they asked the question but they were too curious not to ask.


    Ju-Heon''s gaze headed for his phone. There was a small bottle accessory the length of two fingers dangling on his phone. Inside that bottle was one grain of millet.


    It was understandable why they would find this to be odd.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°I bought it as a souvenir. It¡¯s a Las Vegas talisman, a talisman.¡±


    ¡°A t, talisman?¡±


    ¡®A talisman my ass, this is an artifact.¡¯


    That was the case.


    This was the grain of millet artifact from the < Young Man who ended up getting married because of a grain of millet > story. It was a wonderful wealth-related artifact.


    The three artifacts he had taken from Yoon Shi Woo were the zombie powder, the millet, and Homer¡¯s Eye Patch.


    All three were items Chairman Kwon would be upset to have lost.


    Not only was Chairman Kwon greedy for artifacts, the zombie powder was a good curse-type artifact to deal with people, the millet helped to bring in wealth and Homer¡¯s Eye Patch was a S-Grade(Legendary Hero) artifact.


    He was probably seriously upset that he might need to take some pills.


    ¡®I''m sure that old bastard would come to retrieve his items.¡¯


    There was something he was disappointed about. The artifacts he took from Yoon Shi Woo were good but they were still second-rate artifacts. Yoon Shi Woo did not have any of the important first-rate artifacts on him. Of course, Chairman Kwon was not an idiot who would let others borrow his first-rate artifacts.


    ¡®That''s why...


    I need to steal that bastard¡¯s first-rate artifacts as well.¡¯


    The Chairman Kwon he knew would come at him with the first-rate artifacts to take them back.


    That was what Ju-Heon was aiming for.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Are you perhaps Mr. Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    A woman approached Ju-Heon who was sitting on a bench. She looked to be a fashionable career woman in her neat semi-formal outfit.


    She looked pretty but also looked like a difficult person who didn''t smile much. She was frowning while looking at the picture the auction house employee had of Ju-Heon and comparing to the real person.


    However, Ju-Heon recognized her and started to smile.


    ¡®Chairman Kwon¡¯s lackey is here.¡¯


    ¡°My name is Lee Jin-A and I am TKBM''s lawyer.¡±


    The woman who introduced herself as Lee Jin-A was sitting across Ju-Heon in a cafe.


    Of course, he expected someone from Chairman Kwon''s side to show up.


    ¡®It wouldn¡¯t be fun if they didn''t take the bait when I purposely sent Yoon Shi Woo back like that.¡¯


    That was also why he let the artifacts release their aura so that it would be easy to find him. Lee Jin-A continued to speak as Ju-Heon squinted.


    ¡°I will get right to the point and ask. You''re the person who took Mr. Yoon Shi Woo¡¯s belongings, aren¡¯t you?¡±


    Ju-Heon smirked.


    "And if I am?¡±


    Lee Jin-A smiled as if Ju-Heon was wary of her and continued to speak.


    ¡°Please don¡¯t get the wrong idea. Yoon Shi Woo is someone who has already smudged the Chairman-nim''s face so I am here to make you a great offer. The Chairman-nim believes you are a talented individual.¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed at her comments.


    ¡°Offer? What kind of offer did that old grouch make?¡±


    Lee Jin-A didn''t seem to like what Ju-Heon was saying as she could not help but frown.


    ¡°Mr. Seo Ju-Heon. Please let me first give you some life advice as someone who has lived longer than you. It is best to watch what you say when you are around others. I understand you may be lacking societal experiences.¡±


    ¡°Who knows? It looks like you are the one who is lacking societal experiences.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Lee Jin-A asked in anger but Ju-Heon just smiled. Lee Jin-A felt upset that he was ignoring her but chose to hold back her anger as she continued to speak.


    ¡°The offer isn¡¯t anything big. We won''t even ask you to return the items. You are free to continue using those items but you will need to sign a contract with our TKBM excavation team.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile. He had wondered how they would come at him but it was this type of plan?


    ¡°Are you telling me to sign a slave contract?¡±


    ¡°No, that is not our intention at all. The Chairman-nim knows the future value of these artifacts and thinks highly of people who can use these artifacts.¡±


    ¡°Then.¡±


    "We will pay you 100 million dollars in advance. It is something we do when we try to recruit a talented individual with high potential onto our team. You don''t need to show us any results and we won''t interfere in your life at all. We will have you sign a proper contract and pay you a salary and give you some employee benefits as well. All you have to do is be a part of the TKBM team......¡±


    ¡°And if I say no?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Lee Jin-A was shocked after seeing Ju-Heon''s cold smile.


    It was hard for her to imagine anyone rejecting this offer without even hearing all of it.


    Was this a young guy''s foolishness?


    ¡°Excuse me. You seem to think that you are something. Mr. Seo Ju-Heon, things would get complicated for you if Chairman Kwon files a police report for theft.¡±


    ¡°And?¡±


    ¡°Can''t you see that we are trying to let bygones be bygones in a way that benefits both sides since we can''t reveal these artifacts to others?¡±


    ¡®Does this guy not understand the situation since I''m being nice?¡¯


    ¡°A small store like the Xiang Gallery can easily be closed if the Chairman-nim wishes for it with all involved parties suddenly dying from unknown illnesses. You are no exception.¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed at her comments.


    ¡°Have you ever thought that the person spewing such nonsense might be in danger?¡±


    Lee Jin-A calmly smiled as if telling him to do it if he could.


    "This is an airport full of people. Then you should not be able to use any artifacts either. Do you want others to know about artifacts?¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled at that question.


    It seemed that this woman... was thinking she was safe because they were in a crowded area.


    The artifact users of this time were trying their best to hide information about artifacts so that they could monopolize them.


    It was understandable. That was why Ju-Heon answered in a relaxed manner.


    ¡°Let me give you a warning. It¡¯s best for you to get lost while I''m asking nicely.¡±


    ¡°Ho. Let me be blunt about it since you seem like someone who will not understand if I beat around the bush. The conditions we are offering are not bad at all.¡±


    She handed a contract to him.


    ¡°I''m sorry but please excuse the fact that I investigated you a bit. You are a high school graduate, have no backing, and to be honest with you, I don''t see your future being in a company with those thugs. You¡¯ll probably lose all your money because you won''t know how to manage the money you earn with your artifacts. Didn¡¯t you buy a useless Hollywood actor¡¯s pumice stone at the auction house? Your future is obvious. We¡¯re saying we will take care of everything for you. That¡¯s not it. The Chairman-nim has made a secret deal with the other colossus of the world......¡±


    ¡°Are you deaf? I told you to get lost.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s words sounded cold but the stupid Lee Jin-A laughed in disbelief.


    This damn young high school graduate thinks he can cut me off?


    ¡°Then let¡¯s do it the legal way. Unfortunately, the bartender confirmed that you were with Mr. Yoon Shi Woo. I heard you tried to pour some weird powder on him. I don¡¯t know how long you will last going up against TKBM, but.......¡±


    ¡°Hey, miss lawyer. Remember what I told you earlier?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°I said you seem to lack societal experiences.¡±


    ¡°Yes......excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon eyes sparkled at that moment. Lee Jin-A could not help but gulp. She felt something suddenly choking her neck.


    ¡®This is the zombie powder!¡¯


    Ju-Heon who was sitting with his arms crossed was smiling viciously.


    ¡°Anybody with a lot of societal experiences would have realized it right away. They would be able to tell if the person in front of them was a dog who could be controlled with a bone and whip method. If not, they would be able to tell if the person is a wild animal they should tuck their tails and run away from.¡±


    Lee Jin-A looked around and shouted as she noticed the rising powder.


    ¡°......H, hold! There¡¯s a lot of people here. It won''t do you any good if people learn about artifacts......!¡±


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Miss lawyer. You seem to have understood something completely wrong since earlier.¡±


    Ju-Heon used his vicious dominance to activate the zombie powder.


    ¡°Unlike Chairman Kwon, I don¡¯t care to keep artifacts a secret.¡±


    Then there was a large explosion at the airport.


    1. Zhuge Kongming is Zhuge Liang¡¯s courtesy name.

 Chapter 33: Chairman Kwon’s Mistake (2)

    Chapter 33: Chairman Kwon''s Mistake (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    The incident quietly but quickly became a big issue.


    And it happened in the way Chairman Kwon least wanted.


    Bang!


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    The explosion had happened in the cafe of a second-floor lounge of McCarran Airport. A strong gust of wind blew out with the explosion and the small self-serve coffee cafe inside the lounge disappeared without a trace from the violent explosion.


    These were all the powers of the artifact Ju-Heon took out.


    However, people who had no way of knowing this thought it was a terrorist attack and fell into chaos as they started to run.


    ¡°What the hell, is it a terrorist attack?¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! It exploded up there! Run!¡±


    Of course, there was nobody in the lounge and the explosion wasn¡¯t as serious as it sounded so no civilians were injured, but there was one casualty.


    It was Lee Jin-A.


    ¡°S, save me! Please save me! Please!¡±


    Lee Jin-A shamelessly started to crawl while looking at the powder threatening her. The powder that was moving as if it was a swarm of bugs was trying to charge at her.


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    ¡°Holy crap, what is that?!¡±


    ¡°What is that thing that is moving? Are they bugs?¡±


    People who could not see Ju-Heon or Lee Jin-A could not tell what was going on.


    However, there was a group of people moving up to the second floor while everybody else was escaping in fear.


    They were the Oh Seung Woo group.


    ¡°Ju, Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°What just happened?!¡±


    ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group seemed to have forgotten to call him hyung-nim because they were quite concerned as they ran up the stairs.


    However, the place they arrived at was already reduced to rubble. The tables, chairs, everything in a portion of the lounge had been blasted away.


    The only thing they saw was the crying woman and Ju-Heon who was staring at her like a mass murderer.


    ¡°Ju-Heon!¡±


    Ju-Heon told them things were fine and to wait there after hearing them call out to him.


    ¡°It¡¯ll be over soon. Stand guard over there for a bit if you have nothing to do.¡±


    Lee Jin-A''s body started to shake after hearing that.


    ¡°A, are you really going to be like this? Hey, do you know what the hell you just did? Using an artifact in the middle of the airport, are you f*cking crazy......?!¡±


    ¡°Who is the idiot who didn''t even realize the crazy bastard she was trying to mess with?¡±


    Lee Jin-A flinched after making eye contact with Ju-Heon for a moment. Lee Jin-A became certain after seeing that gaze.


    ¡®I really messed with the wrong person.¡¯


    This bastard was a crazy bastard.


    ¡®He really doesn''t care if people find out about artifacts.¡¯


    How could he be like this? Lee Jin-A then turned pale thinking that Chairman Kwon would be angry. It was because she would be finished if Chairman Kwon found out about this.


    No, this was not just a problem for Chairman Kwon. The many leaders of different nations and the colossus who were partnering with him would be angry as well.


    ¡®The civilians know about artifacts now!¡¯


    ¡°Damn it, you bastard! Wasn''t it a rule among artifact users to keep them a secret?! Are you crazy?!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s scoff could probably be heard from the sky.


    ¡°Rule? Who decided on such a shitty rule?¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    ¡°Let me give you a warning for my little junior lady. I''ve seen quite a lot of artifact users until now.¡±


    Ju-Heon soon had a mischievous yet cold smile.


    ¡°The people who try to force those ¡®who knows where the hell they came from¡¯ rules are always the first to die.¡±


    You know what I mean right?


    That was what Ju-Heon''s annoyed smile seemed to be saying as he channeled his dominance and summoned two artifacts.


    Boom!


    They were the Code of Hammurabi and the silver axe.


    However, they looked different than usual. The Code of Hammurabi was not its usual pumice stone size or even the slate board the size of an ipad while the silver-axe no longer looked like a knife or a camping axe.


    That was indeed the case. There was a 2.25m tall large slate board behind Ju-Heon. Not only that, there was a heinous silver-axe that looked as if it could easily butcher a woman in two.


    These were the appearances of the artifacts threatening Lee Jin-A. They were also giving off vicious auras that could not be compared to before.


    These were the artifacts¡¯ true appearances.


    These were the artifacts¡¯ ultimate forms that were at the opposite end of the spectrum from their < camouflage > forms, and was something people could not call forth without having skills.


    That was why Lee Jin-A could not help but shake in fear.


    ¡®I, impossible! This is something only the Chairman-nim could do...!¡¯


    She could not help but gasp again after seeing the large slate board summoned behind Ju-Heon.


    ¡®The Code of Hammurabi.¡¯


    It had disappeared from the Louvre Museum a few months ago but this was the same appearance she had seen in pictures.


    ¡®Chairman Kwon was looking for the Code of Hammurabi because it is one of the four major codes of law artifacts.¡¯


    But this bastard had it on him.


    Ju-Heon soon approached Lee Jin-A.


    The scared Lee Jin-A must have thought she was really going to die as she used her artifact. Forget the senior¡¯s mood or order, this bastard was about to kill her.


    The item she took out was a water bottle. Water shot out toward Ju-Heon once she activated the artifact.


    ¡°Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.¡±


    The water returned to Lee Jin-A once Ju-Heon quietly recited the phrase.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    The pressured had also changed to something that resembled a water cannon. Lee Jin-A who now looked like a drenched rat started to cough.


    ¡®T, this bastard!¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled with his eyes as if he was complimenting her. He was amazed that she did not easily turn into a zombie as Yoon Shi Woo had done even after touching the zombie powder.


    ¡°I guess your dominance is pretty high to last so long.¡±


    Ju-Heon then raised the heinous-looking silver-axe. Lee Jin-A was shaking as she started to shout.


    ¡°S, stoooooop! I''m sorry! I''m sorry! Please don¡¯t kill me!¡±


    However, it was useless. Ju-Heon was not the type to go easy on his enemies even if they were women.


    ¡°Go, silver-axe. Rip apart the enemy who tried to take my stuff.¡±


    The silver-axe coldly flashed in the air, making Lee Jin-A curl up in fear and scream.


    ¡°S, save me!¡±


    Both the sound of Ju-Heon¡¯s silver-axe striking down and the woman¡¯s desperate scream could be heard.


    However, something shocking happened. A noise that was too light to be the sound of bones breaking echoed in the area.


    Riiiiiiiip!


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Lee Jin-A now gasped for a different reason. The fancy suit that Lee Jin-A had been wearing had been ripped into pieces.


    ¡°!¡±


    It was not just her suit. Her fancy underwear, her expensive purse, cellphone, accessories, every material item she owned was destroyed!


    Riiiiiiiip! Riiiiiiiip! Riiiiiiiip!


    Lee Jin-A screamed.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! What the hell is this?¡±


    What else would it be? It was the silver-axe¡¯s power.


    That was the case.


    The silver-axe¡¯s power was to take care of anyone aiming for its master¡¯s belongings. As a wealth-type artifact, it could destroy the enemy¡¯s belongings.


    And clothes are also belongings humans pay money to purchase!


    That was why even the clothes on her back were destroyed by the silver-axe.


    The effect became even stronger with the more expensive items!


    ¡®In simple terms, it¡¯s for creating eye candy, no, no, disarming the enemy.¡¯


    Ju-Heon then chuckled.


    Lee Jin-A could only cover her large breasts and curl up her white body and cry. [1] She unfortunately ended up as the second strip show after Yoon Shi Woo.


    However, Ju-Heon was giving a thumbs up internally without any malice.


    ¡®Nice body.¡¯


    A message popped up in front of Ju-Heon at the same time.


    [The other party¡¯s dominance is drastically falling after experiencing severe indignity.]


    [The other party''s dominance has temporarily fallen from A-Grade to D-Grade.]


    Ju-Heon lightly motioned with his hands as if he had been waiting for this. The zombie powder covered her body in excitement.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    The zombie powder worked properly now that her dominance had weakened. Lee Jin-A became a zombie slave similar to how Yoon Shi Woo had ended up and started to aimlessly move around naked like a drug addict.


    Ju-Heon sneered as he watched.


    ¡®Good luck finding an exorcism artifact to return these bastards to normal, Kwon Tae Joon.¡¯


    Ju-Heon then picked up an artifact among the items Lee Jin-A had dropped. It looked like a ink bottle used with a fountain pen.


    [Ink belonging to an artist on Paris¡¯s Montmartre Hill / B-Grade(Rare-Grade) - Consumable Artifact]


    - Remaining Uses (50/100)


    The durability seemed to have lowered because of his belonging destroying silver-axe.


    ¡®Well, it doesn¡¯t matter.¡¯


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t really need art-type artifacts. He still put it in his pocket as he thought he might find some uses for it.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°I heard that possessed items were coming out of tombs and roaming around. Those rumors were true.¡±


    The one making the comment was one of the Oh Seung Woo group who had fallen over in shock.


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    ¡°Now that you got a good view of it, prepare to write a thorough eye witness account on SNS.¡±


    ¡°Ex, excuse me? Is that okay?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled and looked toward the Oh Seung Woo group. He did not seem to be too concerned about this situation.


    Ju-Heon had done plenty of illegal things against pretty much the entire world as he led his tomb raiding team. They came in and swept things up and slithered away like eels to escape. Ju-Heon was that kind of person.


    There was a reason people called Ju-Heon a ghost, the leader of the world¡¯s most evil tomb raiding team who appeared and disappeared without a trace. So, something like this was child¡¯s play.


    ¡°Is that really okay?¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. The one who will get upset about this news spreading is some old man and not me.¡±


    ¡°But the level of damage...! Hyung-nim, aren''t they going to arrest you?¡±


    Ju-Heon then smiled like a fox.


    "Do you think I''ll get caught that easily?¡±


    ¡®No, definitely not.¡¯ The Oh Seung Woo group instinctively gulped. It may sound as if he was speaking without thinking, but Ju-Heon knew something they didn''t. They knew the cops could not arrest him right now.


    Why?


    ¡®Chairman Kwon will try to minimize this incident as much as possible.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon was the one who would end up in a terrible situation if Ju-Heon was arrested. Chairman Kwon should know for sure now that he gave a blatant warning.


    ¡®He should now know that I have no desire to keep the artifacts a secret.¡¯


    That was why the situation Chairman Kwon least wanted to happen would occur if Ju-Heon was arrested. Ju-Heon might reveal the artifacts to the police if he was getting questioned.


    That was why Chairman Kwon who wants to keep the artifacts a secret would take care of things on Ju-Heon''s behalf and do his best to protect Ju-Heon even if he hated the fact that he needed to do so.


    Ju-Heon knew Chairman Kwon''s personality well. Chairman Kwon was someone who would definitely do that.


    ¡®But he¡¯s already late.¡¯


    News about artifacts would slowly spread out to the world through word of mouth.


    Ju-Heon actually looked down on people who wanted to keep artifacts a secret. Ju-Heon didn''t care whether people benefited from artifacts or even scammed others to take artifacts from others.


    He just felt it was disgusting and petty to keep the information to themselves so that they could monopolize all artifacts.


    Ju-Heon''s belief was that even if you scam others to get it, let¡¯s do it on a fair playing field where everyone knows the rules of the game.


    On the other hand, Chairman Kwon¡¯s method was to scam someone who didn¡¯t even know the rules of the game.


    Chairman Kwon''s methods would lead to more clueless people dying because of artifacts, and large numbers of people dying was something only the artifacts would enjoy.


    Ju-Heon did not want to see Chairman Kwon laughing nor the artifact bastards enjoying something.


    That was all he wanted.


    ¡®So eat shit, old man.¡¯


    ¡®Anyway, let''s head to North Las Vegas airport. This woman and Chairman Kwon Tae Joon who should be nearby will take care of things here.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Huh? Kwon Tae Joon? That person is nearby?¡±


    ¡°How do you know that?¡±


    ¡®How do I know?¡¯ Although Ju-Heon didn''t know the identity of Chairman Kwon''s artifact, he clearly remembered the aura of that bastard¡¯s artifact. Maybe he couldn''t hide the aura because he was flustered, but Ju-Heon could feel that evil artifact bastard¡¯s aura in the distance.


    ¡°Anyway, let¡¯s go before people come to see what happened.¡±


    It happened as Ju-Heon tried to walk outside.


    [You''re here, the human who has the qualifications to possess me.]


    Ju-Heon jerked his head after hearing a spooky voice echoing through the airport.


    The aura he felt meant it was at minimum a Divine-Grade artifact! However, it was much more heinous and violent than the likes of the Herb of Eternal Youth.


    On the other hand, the Oh Seung Woo group found Ju-Heon''s expression to be odd.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Nothing......¡±


    ¡®Am I the only one who can hear it?¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon was anxious for a different reason.


    This voice was the crow''s voice he had heard before.


    1. most of Asia finds whiteness to be beautiful, which is why the author makes a point about her body being white here.

 Chapter 34: Chairman Kwon’s Mistake (3)

    Chapter 34: Chairman Kwon''s Mistake (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    It was a voice he had heard before. The day he had been betrayed by Chairman Kwon... Had he not heard this voice inside that tomb?


    The voice echoed out again.


    [The human who has the qualifications to possess me. Danger will soon strike.]


    Ju-Heon looked around after hearing the voice again.


    He was certain.


    It was the voice of the bastard who sent him back to the past and gave him a new opportunity.


    ¡®But why is that bastard speaking to me now?¡¯


    He then heard the voice again.


    [Human, hurry over this way.]


    Ju-Heon then started to frown.


    ¡®Go that way?


    Does he think I''m crazy enough to do that?¡¯


    This bastard was the owner of the unclearable tomb that forced his greatest tomb raiding team in the world to die without being able to put up much fight.


    It was not something he could dominate right now.


    ¡®I don''t know why it is calling me over, but...¡¯


    He was thankful that it sent him to the past but Ju-Heon was not interested in this crow bastard at all.


    Of course, he needed strong Divine-Grade artifacts. Chairman Kwon had one and he needed at least one Divine-Grade artifact to become a monopolizer. However, the crow was an artifact even Ju-Heon didn¡¯t know about.


    ¡®The fact that I have no information is too dangerous.¡¯


    However, the crow continued to be persistent.


    [Hurry over to me. Danger will soon strike this place.]


    Ju-Heon found it a bit odd that it sounded as if it was giving him a warning, but he soon shook his head thinking that was not possible. He knew better than anybody else that there were no artifacts that cared about humans.


    ¡®It¡¯s all just part of an artifact¡¯s ploy.¡¯


    It happened as Ju-Heon tried to walk outside after having that thought.


    ¡°Look at the mess you caused.¡±


    Ju-Heon smirked as he turned around after hearing the familiar voice.


    ¡®He¡¯s here.¡¯


    And lo and behold, an angry Chairman Kwon was standing there.


    Ju-Heon had a twisted smile on his face as he looked at the tall middle-aged man.


    The person in front of him was none other than Kwon Tae Joon, Chairman of TKBM.


    He was in his mid-fifties but looked quite fit for a middle-aged man. And although he was old, the charisma flowing out of his gaze was oppressive and cold, fitting his title as a monopolizer.


    However, Ju-Heon was laughing internally while looking at him.


    This was because he could tell that Chairman Kwon was angry even though he had a gentleman''s smile on the outside.


    ¡°Nice to meet you, Mr. Kwon Tae Joon?¡±


    Chairman Kwon scoffed after hearing Ju-Heon mock him. He had expected it, but Ju-Heon was even more disrespectful than he expected.


    ¡°You must be Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°And if I am?¡±


    Unlike the calm Ju-Heon, the Oh Seung Woo group were wary of Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°Hyung-nim, are you sure it is okay? That big-boobed woman who was doing a strip show......no, no, that lawyer, wasn¡¯t he the one who sent her?!¡±


    Chairman Kwon turned toward the Oh Seung Woo group and greeted them as well.


    ¡°Friends, its my first time meeting all of you. My name is Kwon Tae Joon.¡±


    ¡°Ah yes, yes sir!¡±


    However, the Oh Seung Woo group started to sweat the moment they made eye contact with Kwon Tae Joon. It was because they had this weird feeling that they should be bowing 90 degrees toward him.


    That was extremely weird.


    Ju-Heon who saw this clicked his tongue and started to frown.


    ¡®That damn old bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon took a sword out of his pocket. He then quickly moved and appeared behind Chairman Kwon before turning his head and pointing the knife at Chairman Kwon¡¯s neck.


    It was an extremely crisp movement thanks to the combination of a possession-type artifact and a pro¡¯s abilities.


    ¡°!¡±


    Chairman Kwon¡¯s eyes opened wide in shock. The knife Ju-Heon was using was the Egyptian Priest¡¯s Knife.


    Ju-Heon could clearly see the location of Chairman Kwon¡¯s organs once he held the knife in his hand. Ju-Heon who confirmed this then put on a cold smile as if he would really dig those organs out.


    ¡°Chairman-nim. Pull back your powers if you don¡¯t want to die.¡±


    He seemed to have done this quite a few times. Of course, Ju-Heon was smarter than to kill a large corporation''s boss out here when they were not even inside a tomb.


    However, the situation was quite bad right now.


    ¡®This old bastard is trying to make us submit?¡¯


    That was the case.


    Chairman Kwon was using his dominance that should be used to make artifacts submit on them, and the Oh Seung Woo group had been suppressed by Chairman Kwon''s dominance.


    Dominance was something that could be used on both artifacts and humans. Those with a strong will could suppress those with weaker wills.


    It wasn¡¯t as if dominance could be used to mind control people, but it was enough to make the weaker people feel fear and intimidation.


    That was why Ju-Heon was using the knife to threaten Chairman Kwon''s life.


    ¡°I told you to pull your power back because it is unpleasant.¡±


    It didn''t affect him much but it did feel unpleasant and Ju-Heon was someone who took good care of people who he took in as his subordinates.


    Chairman Kwon started to laugh.


    ¡°I knew there was a reason Yoon Shi Woo and Lawyer Lee couldn¡¯t take care of you.¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group fell over and started to breathe heavily once Chairman Kwon withdrew his dominance.


    ¡°I, I''m alive.¡±


    The three who felt as if they were going to die were looking at Ju-Heon as if he was a monster.


    ¡®How is Ju-Heon fine through all this?¡¯


    They didn''t know what it was, but they were unable to bear it because Chairman Kwon had seemed extremely scary. However, Chairman Kwon had realized something shocking because of this.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon is stronger than I expected.¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason. Chairman Kwon''s instincts were telling him that Ju-Heon was dangerous. Chairman Kwon came to a single conclusion after having that thought.


    ¡°I think it will be best to get rid of people like you who know about artifacts.¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group became shocked after seeing his frightening gaze. They had seen how Lee Jin-A had turned into a zombie slave just now.


    However, Ju-Heon was calm unlike his scared subordinates. Chairman Kwon who was thinking that Ju-Heon was extremely confident started to laugh.


    ¡°There¡¯s been a prophecy too. It said that the whole world would learn about artifacts once something called the Great Tomb Appearance occurred.¡±


    He was clearly talking about the Future Diary. And Ju-Heon who remembered the Future Diary¡¯s copy version word for word started to laugh.


    ¡°And?¡±


    ¡°It said I needed to get rid of as many people who know about artifacts as possible if I want to prevent that Great Tomb Appearance. So I''m going to need all of you to disappear.¡±


    However, Ju-Heon who had the knife at Chairman Kwon¡¯s neck started to sneer.


    "Do you think you¡¯ll be faster or I''ll be faster?¡±


    Chairman Kwon still looked relaxed as if he was using a defensive artifact.


    "Do it if you can do it in a place like this with CCTVs all around us. It doesn''t look like you have any great artifacts anyways.¡±


    ¡°Hyu, hyung-nim!¡±


    ¡°Watch out!¡±


    Chairman Kwon then said something and activated one of his artifacts.


    ¡°Kamikakushi (ÉñëL¤· Mysterious Disappearance). All of you, become a god¡¯s slaves.¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group started to scream and fell to the ground as soon as he finished speaking. They weren¡¯t certain but it looked as if they might end up like Lee Jin-A!


    However...


    ¡°!¡±


    Huh?


    Nothing was happening. Nothing happened for a long time after he finished speaking.


    The Oh Seung Woo group finally decided to open one eye and peek. They could see Chairman Kwon who seemed to be as shocked as they were.


    And lo and behold, he started to shout.


    ¡°Kamikakushi!¡±


    A shocked Chairman Kwon then put his hand in his pocket. He then became extremely anxious.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh while standing behind Chairman Kwon at that moment.


    "Are you looking for this?¡±


    Ju-Heon was opening something and shaking it around as if to provoke Chairman Kwon. He was shaking Chairman Kwon¡¯s wallet. There was something that looked like a train ticket inside the black men¡¯s wallet. People who had no idea would think it was a train ticket, but this was an artifact.


    [A lonely god¡¯s invitation (SS-Grade - Divine-Grade / Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses (43/50)


    The effects of this artifact were as the name Kamikakushi mentioned, mysteriously disappearing from this world after being captured by a god. This was one of Chairman Kwon''s first-rate artifacts.


    ¡®Did you think I wouldn''t know you would use this?¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon had used the knife to pretend to threaten Chairman Kwon in order to draw his focus to the knife before he moved his hands.


    On the other hand, Chairman Kwon seemed to be extremely shocked after seeing Ju-Heon''s ghost-like dexterity for the first time. Ju-Heon smiled after seeing that reaction.


    ¡®It¡¯s the skill you complimented the most, you old bastard.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    [The Dexterity skill has risen to D-rank!]


    [You have received the title of < Dexterity that shocked even the gods > and the user¡¯s level information has changed.]


    [Tomb Raider Seo Ju-Heon]


    Level 2.


    - A Tomb Raider who doesn''t raid any tombs and only increases his thieving skills


    [You have learned the skill, < Hand of a Thief >.]


    Ju-Heon laughed in shock but it didn¡¯t matter much. He wouldn''t be able to use it right away because it was a Divine-Grade artifact, but he had managed to steal one of Chairman Kwon¡¯s first-rate artifacts.


    However...


    ¡®I didn¡¯t manage to steal his armor artifact or his conquest artifact.¡¯


    However, he didn¡¯t care much about it. No matter how great Ju-Heon¡¯s dexterity was for his scam-like pickpocket skills, he couldn''t steal something a person was wearing underneath or something he had no idea about its appearance.


    Chairman Kwon wouldn''t try to use his conquest artifact right now anyway. It had a significant penalty and using that would turn this area into ashes. It would be the artifact Chairman Kwon wanted to avoid using the most right now because he didn''t want others to find out about artifacts.


    It happened at that moment.


    Chairman Kwon started to laugh.


    ¡°You¡¯re looking down on me too much.¡±


    He had decided that it was better to get rid of this bastard now even if this would turn into a big deal if he was going to lose his artifact.


    ¡°I will definitely make you pay for your foolishness.¡± sea??h th§× Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Chairman Kwon just needed to make sure that Great Tomb Appearance didn''t happen. Everything else could be covered up. The moment he made that decision and was about to activate his artifact...


    That bastard appeared.


    He showed up with black feather falling off him like snow and looking down with a domineering gaze at the humans.


    [The human over there. Immediately retract your conquest artifact. Otherwise, an evil jackal that wishes to harm humans will awaken.]


    A haggard crow landed on a high spot at the airport. The crow who finished warning Chairman Kwon then seemed to make eye contact with Ju-Heon.


    On the other hand, Chairman Kwon who noticed that the crow was an artifact was quite shocked.


    ¡®It¡¯s not a normal artifact.¡¯


    He could tell at first glance. It seemed to be stronger than the regular Divine-Grade artifacts. That was why Chairman Kwon¡¯s eyes filled with greed. He looked as crazed as a person who found a piece of bread right before they died of starvation. This was an artifact that was giving off so much magical aura that it caused anybody who looked at it to fill with greed. It was to the point that even the Oh Seung Woo group who did not know much about artifacts became bewitched.


    However, Ju-Heon alone remained calm and focused on what the crow just said.


    ¡®A jackal?


    Is he talking about the God of Death Anubis''s artifact?


    Was that bastard¡¯s tomb resting inside the airport?¡¯


    That bastard was definitely one of the strongest and most useful Divine-Grade artifacts. That was why Ju-Heon''s eyes sparkled.


    However, Chairman Kwon''s hands started to shake as he looked at the crow while Ju-Heon was having those thoughts.


    ¡®I need to make that mine.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon who became greedy for the crow started to laugh with confidence.


    ¡°How perfect. I will take care of you guys and take that for myself as well!¡±


    The conquest artifact was able to force other artifacts to submit.


    Chairman Kwon soon activated the conquest artifact at the behest of the crow''s warning and the crow started to coldly glare at him with a condemning gaze.


    [How foolish.]


    It was at that moment. A terrible aura blasted out of the airport.


    At the same time...


    [Warning. A serious Egyptian virus is trying to enter your body.]


    [Warning. Your artifacts are starting to be destroyed by very strong < Death Attribute > artifacts.]


    [Very strong artifacts with murderous intent are headed this way.]


    Very strong artifacts that can call forth great disasters are headed this way.]


    [Please prepare an artifact or a plan to deal with them. There are no artifacts or humans who could handle these artifacts with their bodies alone.]


    A bright light that transcended all expectations blasted out of the airport and a large Tomb Appearance happened in Las Vegas.


    - Go to the underground arena of greed in the first month of the year. That is where the great evil, the ill omen will start.


    It was as the Future Diary described.


    This was the Great Tomb Appearance, the thing that Chairman Kwon wanted to make sure didn''t happen. In the end, Chairman Kwon had made a stupid mistake to make it happen.


    Of course, there did seem to be someone here who seemed to benefit from his mistake.


    [Tolerance has increased after being attacked by a violent artifact.]


    [Tolerance has increased after being attacked by a violent artifact.]


    [Tolerance has increased after being attacked by a violent artifact.]


    [Tolerance has increased after being attacked by a violent artifact.]


    [Tolerance has increased after being attacked by a violent artifact.]


    [The tolerance skill¡¯s level has increased.]


    [You are now able to bravely stand in front of Divine-Grade artifacts.]


    It was an extremely great benefit.

 Chapter 35: Have you heard about Tolerance? (1)

    Chapter 35: Have you heard about Tolerance? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    January 26, 2025.


    A terrible disaster appeared in the world. That was similar to seeing the end of the world. An 8.9 magnitude earthquake ripped apart the world and destroyed the civilization that humans had created.


    That was how Ju-Heon remembered the beginning of the Great Tomb Appearance.


    Magma and fire that should not be there shot out of the cracks in the ground and black smoke had shot up into the air along with the fire.


    The smoke itself was not normal either. The smoke that silently spread out caused people to become ill and people had to deal with this unknown source of pain as they fell down on the streets.


    People had described it as the ground cracking and hell opening on Earth.


    Of course, it was true that hell was opening.


    The Egyptian disaster artifact had created the gates of hell in the world.


    That was why Ju-Heon clicked his tongue in disbelief.


    ¡®For Chairman Kwon to be the one to pull the trigger for that.¡¯


    He idiotically pulled the trigger himself after trying to avoid the Great Tomb Appearance.


    ¡®He¡¯ll probably faint when he realizes this later.¡¯


    No, there was no need to save it for later.


    Unlike the relaxed Ju-Heon, Chairman Kwon¡¯s expression was already clearly different than before. Chairman Kwon was feeling as if blood was draining out of his body.


    ¡®Damn it, what the hell is going on?¡¯


    The first thing he saw was a black and red sky as if there was a war going on.


    It was not just that. The airport they were in was being destroyed by the earthquake while ancient Egyptian buildings were appearing through the cracks in the ground. The damage was so severe that it was like looking at a destroyed airport after World War I.


    This was clearly the result of a Tomb Appearance.


    ¡®An above-ground type tomb.¡¯


    Tombs were divided into above-ground and underground types, but Ju-Heon had only been in underground types until now.


    He was able to come out through the manhole after finding the gold-axe silver-axe in an underground pond, and he had escaped from Muramasa''s tomb by using the rope and coming above ground to exit through the restroom.


    ¡®But above-ground types are different.¡¯


    An easy way to describe it would be the buildings or a set area turning into a tomb. To put it bluntly, it would be like the White House turning into a tomb for Loki''s artifact or the entire Hahoe Folk Village turning into a tomb for Jumong''s artifact.


    Naturally, the above-ground type artifacts caused the most damage.


    ¡°F*ck!¡±


    However, Chairman Kwon was angry for a different reason.


    He couldn''t tell the size yet, but his conquest artifact was telling him something.


    It was saying this was not a regular Tomb Appearance.


    The artifact wasn¡¯t actually talking, but the conquest artifact came with a strong area scanning ability.


    No Monarch of Conquest in the history of the world would jump into the battlefield without knowing about their enemies. As a result, the conquest artifact gave a similar ability to its user.


    That was how he could tell.


    ¡®The Tomb Appearance is much larger than I expected.¡¯


    It was not just covering Las Vegas. The Tomb Appearance expanded much wider than that.


    ¡®F*ck, if it is this large, the entire world will found out about Tomb Appearances.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon''s face was slowly turning paler as if he realized that he made a serious mistake that was bigger than he had expected.


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened thinly as he watched that. Chairman Kwon''s suspicions were correct. sea??h th§× n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    [A heinous Egyptian artifact has created a Tomb Appearance that is larger than any other Tomb Appearances.]


    [Heinous Egyptian tombs have manifested throughout the world.]


    [A terrible disaster has spread throughout the world.]


    Ju-Heon smiled bitterly as he read those messages.


    The Great Tomb Appearance was not something he could have avoided in the first place. Furthermore, there was a reason the Great Tomb Appearance was the reason the entire world found out about artifacts.


    The scale was larger than one region or one building turning into a tomb. This Tomb Appearance ranged throughout the entire world!


    In simple terms, it was as if the entire Earth had turned into a large dungeon. This was why it was called the Great Tomb Appearance.


    The disaster grade for these tombs were the worst of the four possible grades at the < Disaster-Grade >, fitting of tombs created by Divine-Grade artifacts.


    ¡®It''s going to be a strong artifact with a terrible personality since it is strong enough to create this Great Tomb Appearance.


    Either way, the world has probably turned into pandemonium thanks to this artifact.


    This incident had caused history''s largest casualty count in the past that was so bad that no future wars ever surpassed that casualty count.


    That was the reason people were calling it a disaster in the world and that the world was going to end.


    He had felt the same way when he had experienced the Great Tomb Appearance as well.


    However...


    ¡®This Tomb Appearance will disappear if I take the artifact.¡¯


    Then things should be able to recover as well. There was also a reason there was so much damage. It had taken three months in the past to clear the Great Tomb Appearance. It meant that the entire world was stuck inside a tomb for three months.


    Furthermore, the future might have changed as it was not an Egyptian artifact that had caused the Great Tomb Appearance in the past.


    It was an Indian artifact in the past, and the person who took the Indian Divine-Grade artifact was probably the < Monarch of Asura >.


    ¡®I wonder how long it will take this time.¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked at his watch instead of his phone that was going crazy to check the time.


    It had been approximately 30 minutes since the Tomb Appearance manifested.


    It was better to clear it as quickly as possible.


    ¡®I need to make it have the least amount of casualties as possible.¡¯


    However, Chairman Kwon who realized his mistake opened his eyes wide.


    ¡®I need to quickly take care of this bastard and cover up the situation.¡¯


    Unfortunately, he didn¡¯t know the size of this to know if it could be covered up or not. But Chairman Kwon who had no way of knowing that started to use the conquest artifact on Ju-Heon.


    However...


    ¡°Didn''t I tell you not to use the conquest artifact? You old bastard.¡±


    Ju-Heon coldly glared at Chairman Kwon. Chairman Kwon who had used the conquest artifact looked at Ju-Heon in disbelief after hearing that.


    ¡®Obedience doesn¡¯t work on him.¡¯


    That was the case. The conquest artifact turned people in a set vicinity to be his captives.


    Conquest.


    As the name mentioned, it was used to subjugate them and make them obey. However, Ju-Heon did not look to be obeying him at all.


    ¡®What is going on?¡¯


    Chairman Kwon decided to try again as the conquest artifact still had a high rate of failure.


    However, there were some disrespectful individuals who got in the way of the anxious Chairman Kwon.


    [The Jackal bastard was right. Those lowly humans are able to dominate us.]


    A foreign voice started to speak at that moment. The voice was coming from the ceiling of the almost destroyed Las Vegas Airport. There was a muscular black greyhound glaring at them.


    [Warning. Your internal organs are receiving minor damages after being attacked by a violent artifact and your artifacts are getting damaged.]


    [Tolerance has increased after being attacked by a violent artifact.]


    [Tolerance has increased after being attacked by a violent artifact.]


    [Tolerance has increased after being attacked by a violent artifact.]


    [Tolerance has increased after being attacked by a violent artifact.]


    [The rate of damage to your internal organs is decreasing proportionally to the increasing tolerance.]


    It was an extremely scary aura.


    A scary aura that was unpleasant and suffocating surrounded Ju-Heon and Chairman Kwon. Thanks to that, all of Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts started to shake in fear. Ju-Heon had never seen them react like this before.


    ¡®As expected of a Divine-Grade artifact.¡¯


    It was very different than the Herb of Eternal Youth which was also a Divine-Grade artifact but not something that could be used as an offensive artifact. These bastards were strong Divine-Grade artifacts that could turn someone into a monopolizer.


    However, they were more vicious and violent than he had expected.


    Hearing Jackal made him think of Anubis, the God of Death, however, seeing the greyhound made Ju-Heon start to frown.


    Why?


    It was because Ju-Heon had faced this bastard in the past before.


    ¡®That damn greyhound. That¡¯s the god Set¡¯s artifact.¡¯


    Set, the god of destruction and evil¡¯s artifact was not something he could handle. This was not because it was difficult to control but because it had a terrible personality. Ju-Heon had ended up destroying it and the artifact user in the past.


    That was why Ju-Heon was frowning.


    ¡®The one to cause the Great Tomb Appearance was Set''s Artifact and not Anubis''s Artifact?¡¯


    Anubis would have been quite useful for him.


    However, it was at that moment.


    [Let''s get rid of them right now, sir.]


    Ju-Heon turned his head.


    ¡®There¡¯s another one?¡¯


    A black Jackal jumped off from the opposite side of the ceiling. This jackal that looked similar to a black dobermann had a golden Egyptian necklace.


    That was not the end.


    There was one more voice.


    [Good job finding them. I don¡¯t want to work with that classless bastard but I suppose I''ll let it go as our goals are the same.]


    ¡°!¡±


    The third voice was coming from the jackal''s necklace.


    Of course, there was no way Chairman Kwon could hear their conversation. Only Ju-Heon who could hear them started to frown. Their conversation allowed Ju-Heon to notice that there were three artifacts.


    ¡®Damn it, three Divine-Grade artifacts in one tomb.¡¯


    There was usually one artifact per tomb. It was rare to find other artifacts inside one tomb unless they were somehow attached to each other.


    However, it was understandable as this was the Great Tomb Appearance.


    Ju-Heon was also able to tell the identity of these three artifacts as well. It was not very difficult after taking a look at their appearances and listening to their conversation.


    The greyhound that was violently baring its teeth was Set, the god of destruction and evil¡¯s artifact. The black jackal that was using a respectful tone was Anubis, the god of Death''s artifact. The one who appeared as Anubis''s necklace was probably Osiris''s artifact, and he was known for having a bad relationship with Set.


    Of course, he didn''t care about the issues between artifacts.


    ¡®I have no interest in that.¡¯


    The important thing was...


    ¡®Three balls of disasters have appeared.¡¯


    These balls of disasters treated humans as trash, enjoyed watching them die, and tried to kill all humans. The Divine-Grade artifacts were at the zenith of trying to destroy mankind.


    ¡®One Divine-Grade artifact is fine but three of them...¡¯


    Was it doable?


    Ju-Heon had faced two Divine-Grade artifacts at once before but never three.


    They started to speak.


    [Two humans? Anubis. Wasn''t there a human bitch who uses the destitution artifact as well?]


    [Sir, let¡¯s take care of these human bastards and then take care of her.]


    [Then what test do you think we need to give to enjoy watching them die?]


    It was at that moment.


    [You sons of bitches, why give a test? Let¡¯s just quickly take care of them! I''m annoyed just being in the same place as human bastards!]


    The angry one was Set''s artifact.


    [Humans are like flies! We can easily kill them by sending out our aura!]


    Once one bastard launched the attack, the other artifacts started to attack Ju-Heon and Chairman Kwon as if they didn¡¯t want to lose.


    Heinous auras that looked like black smoke started to surround them.


    Chairman Kwon started to frown as he watched this happen.


    ¡®I¡¯ll make them submit before they get me!¡¯


    However, Chairman Kwon who tried to use the conquest artifact coughed up blood and kneeled. The airport was already a part of the manifested tomb. It was only natural that he would suffer from the illness you receive while inside the tombs.


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    The illness created by three Divine-Grade artifacts related to death was worse than anybody could expect. However, Chairman Kwon was grinding his teeth while looking at Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Why is that bastard!¡¯


    He was coughing up blood but Ju-Heon was fine. Of course, he was frowning because of the terrible aura, but that was it.


    And lo and behold, the artifacts looked toward Ju-Heon and started to laugh.


    [That bastard is lasting quite well!]


    [Is it because that bastard is young? I didn''t use too much of my power so I guess it was too weak.]


    [Are you not going to do it properly?]


    An urgent message popped up at the same time.


    [The artifacts are terrified and being destroyed by the strong artifacts¡¯ powers.]


    [A serious Egyptian virus is trying to enter your body.]


    [The enemy artifacts are openly revealing their murderous intent.]


    However...


    [The might of the attack is slightly decreased based on your tolerance level.]


    [The might of the attack is slightly decreased based on your tolerance level.]


    [The might of the attack is slightly decreased based on your tolerance level.]


    [The might of the attack is slightly decreased based on your tolerance level.]


    It seemed bearable.


    Ju-Heon continued to resist and the trio of artifacts started to become confused.


    [Hold on? What is up with this bastard?! Why is he not fainting?!]


    [What the hell is going on?!]


    [Hold on, that bastard... Doesn¡¯t he smell like that motherf*cking crow bastard?]


    The artifacts urgently started to shout.


    [Try it again!]


    However, Ju-Heon called forth one of his artifacts and started to smile.


    ¡°I got you now. You arrogant artifact bastards.¡±

 Chapter 36: Have you heard about Tolerance? (2)

    Chapter 36: Have you heard about Tolerance? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    The artifacts were anxious.


    Why was he fine when they clearly sent out their powers?


    Normally, humans would instantly cough up blood and be in terrible pain because their organs would be failing. So, why was this bastard perfectly fine?!


    They had never seen something like this before. No, this was something that should not happen! Thanks to that, the shocked artifacts could not help but scream.


    [What the hell is going on?!]


    [Use your full strength!]


    However, Ju-Heon did not fall no matter how much power they channeled. At this point, it would not be weird if they thought Ju-Heon was some type of weird alien from outer space!


    [W, what is going on?!]


    However, Ju-Heon smiled and summoned an artifact regardless of whether they were anxious or not.


    ¡°Come out, Enforcement of Law (Hammurabi).¡±


    A bright light flashed behind Ju-Heon and a 2.25m black slate board shot out with a weird noise.


    Kugugung!


    The Code of Hammurabi revealed itself with that weird noise. This was a very fitting artifact for these bastards who were running wild thinking they were the shits.


    However, the artifacts scoffed after seeing the artifact Ju-Heon summoned. An A-Grade artifact was like a squishy toy hammer for SS-Grade (Divine-Grade) artifacts like them.


    It was only natural for them to laugh.


    [How dare this bastard shove something like this in our faces?]


    [Human! Die along with that artifact that challenges us without knowing its place!]


    And lo and behold, the bastards who became cocky again after seeing the Code of Hammurabi sent out their vicious auras. However, Ju-Heon smiled and channeled a lot of his dominance as if he had been waiting for this.


    ¡°Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.¡±


    [!]


    ¡°Have a taste of your medicine!¡±


    A bright light flashed and the Code of Hammurabi responded to Ju-Heon''s orders. The Divine-Grade artifacts ended up being hit by their attacks once the bright light flashed.


    Boom!


    The Divine-Grade artifacts screamed as if they were in serious pain after being hit by their own attacks. Set''s artifact that had cast out the strongest attack was slammed against a wall and started to curse.


    [F*ck! What the hell is up with this human bastard!]


    Anubis''s artifact was also having trouble supporting itself after being hit by its attack. The fact that they lashed out at full strength because they were angry ended up making it worse for them.


    [T, this human bastard!]


    Ju-Heon laughed as if they deserved it.


    ¡°Retards.¡±


    [What?]


    The Code of Hammurabi was definitely an A-Grade artifact. However, it was different than regular artifacts.


    < Codes of Law > were the things with the strongest levels of control and suppression among things created by humans. Thanks to that, codes of law artifacts meshed well with a human who was trying to control something.


    In simple terms, meshing well with humans meant it fit terribly with other artifacts. Furthermore, the Code of Hammurabi was one of the four major codes of law artifacts, making its strength incomparable to regular artifacts.


    Ju-Heon soon started to smile viciously as he started to speak.


    ¡°You guys might be Divine-Grade artifacts, but really, tool scraps like you guys dare to crawl up here?¡±


    [You bastard!]


    Boom! His dominance threatened the artifacts.


    ¡°Submit, damn artifacts.¡±


    [This arrogant bastard!]


    [How dare a punk with such low dominance try to order us!]


    The artifacts were shouting like that but it was clear that they were anxious. How could they not be? Their aura didn''t work on this crazy bastard and the Code of Hammurabi was trying to rip them into pieces.


    [Sir, let¡¯s take care of him using a different method!]


    Set became annoyed as Anubis shouted while glaring at Ju-Heon.


    [You do it if you want! I¡¯m not going to do it!]


    The other method they were talking about was using their respective abilities rather than sending out their auras. However, Osiris did not like Anubis''s suggestion either.


    [We will cut down our bodies (durability) if we use our abilities.]


    That was indeed the case. It was fine to use their aura, but using their artifact abilities would decrease their durabilities.


    They could not cut down their own bodies to defeat this human bastard!


    However, Ju-Heon continued to approach them as they talked.


    "Alright, submit. You damn tools.¡±


    The artifacts flinched. Of course, Ju-Heon knew that he could not make Divine-Grade artifacts submit. However, this was a battle of will. It could even be called reckless courage.


    A person needed to be shameless to win against artifacts and survive. Ju-Heon''s bluff must have worked as the artifacts lost their cool and started to shake as if they were seizing.


    [This arrogant bastard is spewing nonsense!]


    They seemed to have lost some of their courage after losing their cool.


    [Someone like you is a piece of meat that is even lower than a damn fly in our eyes!]


    [Kill him!]


    Ju-Heon laughed after hearing their comments.


    ¡°Oh, then why don''t you try attacking me again?¡±


    [Ugh!]


    These artifacts had already been hurt by the Code of Hammurabi. Thanks to that, it was no wonder they would hesitate to attack again.


    That was why Ju-Heon shamelessly laughed again.


    ¡°Why don''t you come at me?¡±


    Ju-Heon''s sparkling eyes looked strong and extremely brave. His dominance was not something even Divine-Grade artifacts could dare to trample on.


    [This bastard, he really!]


    ¡®Damn it. I don¡¯t want to use any more abilities than I already have.¡¯


    [This is driving me crazy. Why the hell does our aura not work on him?]


    Set''s artifact that was thoroughly observing Ju-Heon started to swear.


    [I knew it, I smell that motherf*cking crow bastard on him.]


    [Crow?]


    Osiris''s artifact sounded shocked.


    [We already sealed that traitor bastard who sided with that human bastard. Are you sure your nose hasn¡¯t gone crazy?]


    [What do you expect me to do when I smell it? Just shut the hell up if you don¡¯t know anything!]


    [Why don¡¯t you shut up, you bastard! I get so angry just hearing about that damn bastard! That bastard had no damn pride while being at the top as a Divine-Grade artifact!]


    It was at that moment.


    The two of them started to fight against each other while talking about the crow. However, the anxious Anubis''s artifact quickly started to speak as Ju-Heon continued to approach them.


    [Sirs, this is not the time to fight amongst yourselves.]


    However, Set and Osiris''s artifacts continued to roar and point their blades at each other, forcing Anubis''s artifact to click its tongue.


    The Anubis''s artifact seemed to be the only clearheaded one in this situation.


    ¡®I have no choice. I was going to do it slowly but I will create the tomb''s test right away.¡¯


    Anubis''s tomb test was impregnable.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way a puny human will be able to survive my test.¡¯


    Since their auras were not working, the only way to kill this human bastard was by using their test.


    ¡®So, I will kill this bastard with the tomb''s test.¡¯


    Anubis''s artifact had no idea that doing so would increase its chances of being gobbled up by Ju-Heon and glared at him as it started to shout.


    [Fine. Human. Survive if you can do so!]


    Chairman Kwon had heard the voice this time as well. Chairman Kwon who heard the artifact¡¯s voice was confused but Ju-Heon started to smirk.


    ¡®I might be able to capture Anubis if things go well.¡¯


    He couldn''t force it to submit but he could earn the artifact by clearing the tomb.


    The black jackal revealed its teeth and released a strong power. The ground underneath Ju-Heon''s feet disappeared and he started to fall underground. However, that did not last very long either.


    He soon fell onto a large disk. No, it was not a disc.


    ¡®This is?¡¯


    It was a scale. Ju-Heon had fallen onto a scale. Chairman Kwon probably fell to a different spot as well.


    On the other side of the scale was a tiny feather.


    He was certain.


    That was the feather of truth.


    And this was...


    ¡®The judgment of the dead, also known as the judgment of one''s heart.¡¯


    In simple terms, it was the judgment to determine whether this person was a good person or a bad person.


    In Egyptian history, the person''s heart would be placed on one side with the feather of truth on the other side, and the person would be considered a good person if the two sides were balanced. They would then be able to safely enter the afterlife. However, if their heart weighed more than the feather because of the weight of their sins, their heart would be eaten by a monster and they would roam through hell forever. Anubis was the one responsible for weighing the hearts.


    The mission for this tomb should be similar.


    ¡®I can make that bastard mine if I just pass this.¡¯


    The artifact¡¯s test soon started.


    Anubis and 42 jury members he summoned surrounded Chairman Kwon and Ju-Heon. Anubis started to speak at that moment.


    [The judgment will now begin. You will now be given 42 questions. You will pass the test if you are able to answer yes to all 42 questions. However, if you lie during the process, your lies will be revealed and you will be eaten by an animal.]


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡®Everything is as I heard so far.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had met the Anubis''s artifact user in the past. He had gone to see the person to recruit them into his tomb raiding team and had heard about how he had cleared the tomb at that time.


    The Anubis artifact user was a child so he didn¡¯t remember the questions clearly, but that child had definitely said the following.


    ¡®They were questions that anybody could say yes to.¡¯


    Thanks to that, the child was able to answer yes to all 42 questions and earn Anubis.


    [This is the first question.]


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡®He said the questions themselves weren¡¯t much. I''m sure its something I could say yes to as well.¡¯


    However...


    [Did you never steal anything?]


    Ju-Heon instantly started to frown.


    ¡®Damn it?¡¯


    Unfortunately, Ju-Heon was a terrible adult who could not say yes to even the first question.


    Ju-Heon had a headache right now. It was because of the question that they were asking.


    [Did you never steal anything?]


    He had. He had stolen quite a bit.


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    He had lied quite a bit. He had lied as he scammed people.


    [Did you never commit murder?]


    He did do that. Of course, it was not at the level of Jack the Ripper.


    [Did you never hit anyone?]


    He had hit someone. He did it to make them listen to him.


    [Did you never destroy other people¡¯s belongings?]


    He had done that a lot if destroying artifacts were considered a part of their belongings.


    .


    .


    [Did you never lust?]


    ¡®Damn it, what kind of human has no lust?¡¯


    The questions were all like that. As for Ju-Heon...he amazingly was the worst type of person who could not say yes to any of the 42 questions. Actually, anybody who has lived a regular life would stumble at one of the first few questions.


    Anubis started to laugh and shout as if he had expected this.


    [As expected, a human bastard is a human bastard! Your heart is heavier than steel. Fall into hell for all eternity!]


    An overwhelming power of hell tried to pull Ju-Heon down. That heinous power was trying to eat Ju-Heon''s body and turn him into a mummy.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue at that moment.


    However!


    [Someone¡¯s power is temporarily increasing your Tolerance level at an explosive rate.]


    [Your body is being protected.]


    He thought he had heard the crow''s voice at that moment.


    [You seem to be in quite a difficult situation. You foolish human.]


    That stalker bastard he had forgotten about had appeared again.

 Chapter 37: Have you heard about Tolerance? (3)

    Chapter 37: Have you heard about Tolerance? (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    [You seem to be in quite a difficult situation. You foolish human.]


    Ju-Heon frowned after hearing the familiar voice. He couldn''t see anything because of the black smoke, but he could clearly hear that voice.


    And that voice definitely was...


    ¡®That crow from that time.¡¯


    It seemed that only Ju-Heon could hear the crow''s voice. The proof of that was the fact that the Egyptian artifacts had not noticed the crow''s existence yet. They were just busy laughing at Ju-Heon who was caught within the powers of hell.


    [Fall into hell! You human bastard!]


    [There''s no way for the living to defeat the dead!]


    However, a different message was popping up in front of Ju-Heon''s eyes.


    [The crow''s blessing has temporarily increased your Tolerance from D-Rank to A-Rank.]


    [Your temporarily explosive increase in tolerance has completely healed the continuous damage that had not been visible.]


    [Your flesh that has been rotting because of the dead has temporarily stopped.]


    It was clear that someone had temporarily messed with Ju-Heon''s Tolerance.


    But who could it have been?


    The crow started to speak again as if to answer Ju-Heon''s question.


    [We meet again, you lowly human.]


    The voice itself was overbearing no matter how many times he heard it. However, it was slightly different than the other artifacts. Maybe it was showing goodwill to Ju-Heon, but it didn''t seem to treat humans like insects like the other artifacts.


    However, something like that was not important to Ju-Heon at all.


    ¡®It is still one of the artifact bastards.¡¯


    Artifacts were enemies to humans whether they whispered sweet words to him or shouted arrogantly at him.


    That was why the rational Ju-Heon only paid attention to what the crow was saying.


    ¡®We meet again?¡¯


    That was the case. The crow was speaking as if they had met before. Of course, he remembered that bastard. However, this was not the past. That bastard should not know who he is.


    The crow lightly laughed as if it was reading Ju-Heon''s mind.


    [There¡¯s no need to wonder about how I can recognize you. I am one no matter what era we are in.]


    It sounded like a riddle, but the smart Ju-Heon immediately understood what he meant.


    ¡®It probably means that this bastard is connected whether it is the past or future.¡¯


    However, that only lasted for a moment as the crow continued to speak as if this was not the time to have such a leisure conversation. S§×ar?h the nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    [I will stop them for a moment.]


    A bright light flashed at the same time. That forced the dead holding onto him to scream and try to escape underground.


    Thanks to that, the three artifacts could not help but be shocked.


    [W, what is going on?!]


    [What else could it be?]


    The three animals turned to look at a single spot after hearing that familiar voice. They saw a crow sitting on the Egyptian architecture.


    The animals started to frown after seeing the crow sitting above them and laughing. It was because seeing this crow made them angry.


    And lo and behold.


    [Why is that motherf*cking crow here?!]


    [Where does he think this is?!]


    The artifacts¡¯ responses were explosive.


    [We clearly sealed him in that tomb!]


    [How was that bastard able to get out here?]


    Set growled viciously and Anubis quickly started to speak.


    [Please calm down for now, sir. Let¡¯s first take care of that human bastard......]


    However, the viciously smiling crow released its powers as Anubis tried to make a move. Anubis coughed up blood and fell over after being hit by a strong attack.


    The 42 jury members and the judge that Anubis had called forth disappeared as a result. His ability had been canceled.


    That was why Anubis could only grind his teeth.


    ¡®That bastard...!¡¯


    However, the crow didn¡¯t care that Anubis was grinding his teeth and glared at him as he gave a warning.


    [Stay still if you do not wish to get hurt any more than that. You guide dog of the underworld.]


    That made Anubis start to shake as he continued to grind his teeth.


    ¡®Who the hell is a guide dog?!¡¯


    However, the three Egyptian artifacts who were hit by the crow¡¯s attacks could only shake.


    Why?


    It was because the power the crow just used was the power of the Sun God Ra, the greatest Egyptian god. He was a god that stood above minor gods such as Anubis, Osiris, and Set.


    That was why the artifacts could only curse the crow that was using that power.


    [That damn thieving crow bastard. He dares to use that power he shamelessly stole again!]


    They were grinding their teeth even as their bodies were shaking. It was because they were afraid. Of course, that crow had been a regular Divine-Grade artifact like them in the past. However, it seemed to have gone crazy one day as it started to destroy other artifacts and gobble up their powers. Thanks to that, this crow bastard ended up something that a few Divine-Grade artifacts could handle on their own.


    But the artifacts were even angrier at the fact that he had done it for the damn humans!


    But that traitor bastard appeared again?


    Set started to shout as he could not hold it in anymore.


    [Enough! We need to let the others know about this! We need to tell them that the damn artifact predator bastard has reappeared!]


    They didn''t need to think long about it. Anubis was defeated, there was a crazy human bastard who wasn¡¯t affected by their attacks, and this damn crow had appeared as well.


    There was no reason to stay here anymore!


    Set soon used his abilities without caring about his body being cut away. It was the same for Osiris as well this time.


    Boom!


    The disaster created from the combination of Set and Osiris''s powers started to head out to the world with Las Vegas at the center. Earthquakes started to destroy places again and the dead from hell in the form of mummies started to rise from the cracked ground.


    They then shouted toward Ju-Heon as if they were mocking him.


    [You stupid human bastard, we don''t have time to deal with you anymore. Try to survive until the end, you damn insect!]


    Something amazing then started to happen. The greyhound, the black dog, and the necklace shaped artifacts all disappeared as if they had been mirages.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue as he watched.


    ¡®They ran away.¡¯


    He had expected it, but those three had not been their main bodies.


    That was why it was the same as what happened with the gold-axe silver-axe. No matter how great they claimed to be, they were still artifacts, inanimate objects.


    Unless they were creature-type artifacts, they were just useless junk that could not move without humans.


    That was why they needed bodies they could move freely, making them create clones of themselves. It could be considered forms to contact humans.


    It was similar to how the snake mountain spirit had come out and threatened him with the gold-axe and silver-axe. That snake was a clone of the gold-axe and silver-axe.


    Similarly, those bastards were hiding somewhere while sending their clones here.


    The crow was looking at Ju-Heon once they disappeared, as if they could finally chat.


    [It looks like you are using the present I gave you to good use.]


    He then squinted his eyes but Ju-Heon cut him off.


    ¡°Shut up, crow. I don¡¯t have time to chat with you.¡±


    [.......]


    It was as he mentioned. He didn''t have time to deal with this crow bastard right now.


    The shit that the trio of Egyptian artifacts left behind was gathering around him. Male, female, young, and old, all sorts of mummies were starting to walk aiming for the lives of the living.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue as he watched.


    ¡°Damn, it¡¯s like a zombie city here.¡±


    The crow that was cut off commented out of spite for being cut off or to mock Ju-Heon.


    [Human. You have already failed the tomb''s test and they have escaped. There is no way for you to escape this Great Tomb Appearance they created now. You will die here in the end as well.]


    However, Ju-Heon was not someone who would fall for such provocation.


    ¡°Who says there is no way?¡±


    Ju-Heon stretched while looking at the slowly approaching mummies.


    ¡°Find the true bodies.¡±


    Clones could not be far from the artifact¡¯s true bodies.


    That was why those trio of arrogant artifacts must be hiding somewhere around here as well.


    ¡®They must be hiding around here controlling the mummies.¡¯


    It was simple what he would do once he found them.


    ¡°I''ll have to force those bastards to listen to me.¡±


    Ju-Heon knew how to do that very well. The crow chuckled and gave him a hint.


    [Those bastards are hiding among those mummies.]


    ¡°Oho.¡±


    [But how would a lowly human find where the artifacts are hiding?]


    Ju-Heon scoffed in response to the crow mocking him.


    ¡°I don''t want to lecture to an item but I will tell you something.¡±


    Ju-Heon took out the Egyptian priest¡¯s knife from his pocket as he smirked.


    ¡°Don''t look down on the humans who uses your tools.¡±


    The crow laughed with satisfaction and Ju-Heon was able to look inside the mummies thanks to the activated artifact.


    [This is driving me crazy. Why did that crow suddenly appear?]


    [Who cares?! We need to first restore some of our strength and let the others know about this!]


    On the other hand, the three artifacts who were recovering while hiding inside a mummy were angry.


    [Did that thieving crow perhaps pick that human?]


    It was not abnormal for that crow who ate other artifacts for humans in the past and stole their powers to help humans out once again.


    [Seo Ju-Heon, does that young human have that much value?]


    [What are you talking about?! If you consider just their dominance, that old bastard next to him had a much higher level of dominance!]


    [Why would he pick someone like that?]


    However, they decided to stop thinking about it.


    They had been injured by Ju-Heon''s Code of Hammurabi and then by the crow so they needed to focus on recovering their strengths.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way a human can find us anyway.¡¯


    How would anybody be able to find their hiding spot when there were so many mummies here?


    Anubis had that thought as he picked a dark corner and tried to fall asleep.


    However...


    [Aaaaaaaaaaah!]


    He heard Set scream from a nearby distance. Anubis woke right up in shock.


    He wondered what was going on but Anubis could not help but be startled after looking outside the mummy''s body. Set''s artifact that had been far away from him was now nearby, being stabbed by a Japanese blade and getting destroyed.


    That Japanese blade was Muramasa.


    It was a thug of an artifact that released a curse that became stronger depending on the strength of the enemy and increased its destructive power.


    And that was not it.


    Ju-Heon who took care of Set then headed toward Osiris next with a horrifying gaze on his face. He didn''t pay any attention to the other mummies. It was as if Ju-Heon knew exactly where Set and Osiris had been hiding.


    The artifacts could only scream in shock as a result.


    [T, that human!]


    How does he know where we are?!


    However, they didn¡¯t question it for long. It was because of the other knife in Ju-Heon''s hand.


    It was a double-bladed knife with Egyptian text on it and a black jackal symbolizing Anubis at the hilt!


    ¡®That is!¡¯


    Anubis almost fainted in shock after seeing the knife in Ju-Heon''s hand.


    ¡®That is! That¡¯s a blade that has my blessing!¡¯


    That was an Egyptian embalmer¡¯s knife and Anubis was the god of funerals and mummies. In simple terms, this embalmer¡¯s knife became stronger because of Anubis¡¯s power that was nearby.


    The embalmer¡¯s knife that was stronger than ever thanks to Anubis''s blessing was slashing away at the mummies with excitement.


    [#$*#^&#^&!]


    All of you, die! Die!


    Mummies were humans in the end. It was normal for it to be excited at killing humans, but the problem was that these humans were summoned by some Egyptian god artifacts.


    In simple terms, it was excitedly destroying things created by its superiors.


    Thanks to that, it was no wonder Set was cursing.


    [Damn it! Hey! That¡¯s one of your subordinates! What the hell are you doing? Stop it!]


    However, Anubis''s artifact had no idea about the identity of that artifact. Ju-Heon was hiding the artifact¡¯s aura like a ghost and he couldn¡¯t feel the presence of that artifact at all.


    And in that slight moment, he heard Osiris¡¯s scream behind him this time.


    [Aaaaah!]


    The second artifact was destroyed by Muramasa. Of course, Set and Osiris could not be completely destroyed as it was going up against Divine-Grade artifacts.


    It was better to say they were being cursed and destroyed just to the brink of death.


    Basically, they were in serious pain.


    [T, That human bastard!]


    There was only one left now.


    Ju-Heon seemed to be treating the mummies charging toward him as if they were doctor fish coming for the dead skin on his feet as he moved forward without any fear.


    Set shouted desperately from a distance.


    [Stop him!]


    However, Anubis had already lost a lot of strength already. Forget blocking the embalmer''s knife, he could barely focus on restoring his powers!


    He had no choice but to hand over his neck to the viciously charging wild animal.


    Thud!


    [Ugh!]


    An Egyptian-style golden bracelet flew up into the air once Ju-Heon slashed a mummy. Ju-Heon did not miss it and used Muramasa to slash Anubis.


    Bang!


    Anubis felt a terrible pain at that moment and his mind started to falter.


    [T, this bastard!]


    The bracelet that was broken into two soon fell to the ground. Anubis was in pain, but Ju-Heon was not someone who would go easy because of that.


    And lo and behold.


    Crack!


    Ju-Heon stepped on the broken pieces of the golden bracelet as he started to speak.


    ¡°You''re a Divine-Grade artifact, I know you¡¯re not destroyed yet.¡±


    [?!]


    ¡°Alright then, shall we restart the test?¡±


    [What?]


    Ju-Heon squinted his eyes as if he was planning on making sure to leave with Anubis''s artifact.


    ¡°I''m saying start those damn 42 questions again. I''ll answer yes as many times as you want.¡±


    However...


    Ju-Heon was holding Muramasa and smiled as if he was threatening Anubis.


    ¡°But you will change the questions to the ones I tell you to ask if you do not want to be in pain. Got it?¡±


    He would just change the test if he couldn¡¯t pass the original one.

 Chapter 38:What did this bastard say? (1)

    Chapter 38:What did this bastard say? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Anubis was about to go crazy right now. It was because of this crazy human in front of him.


    ¡°Alright, hurry up and ask me the 42 questions again. Little black doggo.¡±


    That was indeed the case.


    Ju-Heon was using Muramasa to threaten Anubis. ¡®Give me the test again because I will make you mine!¡¯ That was what he was saying.


    Of course, Anubis had no thoughts whatsoever about submitting to such a human. Furthermore, tombs never gave a test to the same human twice. No artifacts were generous enough to test a human who failed their test once already.


    In simple terms, the bus had already passed by. But this bastard wasn¡¯t satisfied with pulling the bus back, he was basically saying he didn''t like the bus and would change how it looked as well.


    So, it would be weird if he wasn¡¯t shocked!


    [You deplorable human bastard! You dare!]


    ¡°I dare?¡±


    [That¡¯s right. Asking me to test you again, do you not know that there is a rule that doesn¡¯t allow us to test the same human twice?]


    However, Anubis had to feel a terrible pain and scream as soon as he said that. It was because Ju-Heon started to scratch Anubis''s bracelet with Muramasa as soon as he finished speaking.


    ¡®Pain is the artifacts¡¯ weaknesses.¡¯


    Although artifacts were sadists who enjoyed causing pain to humans, they could not handle much pain themselves. This was one of the artifacts¡¯ weaknesses that Ju-Heon knew about. Other people couldn''t hear the artifacts¡¯ voices and would not know about this weakness because they cherished artifacts.


    That was why Ju-Heon did not go easy as he scratched the artifacts. sea??h th§× ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Screeeech, screeeech.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s hand was moving like a craftsman cutting down gold or a fisherman slicing fish. Anubis''s bracelet would not be cut because it was not made of wood, but it was extremely painful for the artifact. It probably felt like his body was being sliced with a saw.


    As expected, once the metal, no, 99% pure gold dust started to scrape off the bracelet, Anubis screamed and started to cry. Osiris and Set who had been injured by Ju-Heon already shouted in shock as well.


    [Human! Please stop!]


    They were also crying as if they were experiencing this unbearable pain for a man together.


    [F*ck, human! I told you to stop, you crazy bastard! Don¡¯t you feel sorry for him?!]


    ¡®Sorry my ass.¡¯


    ¡°Haha. I¡¯ll make a good amount of money gathering and selling these gold dust.¡±


    Ju-Heon purposely started to saw away at Anubis''s body even more cruelly. He would not do something like this normally, but you had to make do with your gums if you had no teeth. He couldn¡¯t forcefully dominate a Divine-Grade artifact and he needed a test to earn the artifact.


    ¡®I will not stop until he gives me the test again.¡¯


    Set found it extremely difficult to hear as the sound turned similar to someone scratching a chalkboard.


    [Ahhh! Stoooooop! Do you want to receive divine punishment, you human bastard! Aigoo, that bastard will really die! He¡¯s going to die!]


    ¡®His body is going to get fully cut away!¡¯ It was to the point where it would probably be better to submit to the human. Of course, Osiris seemed to be avoiding the truth or fainted in shock as he was silent.


    However, Anubis was quite persistent unlike the other two.


    [Ugh! You think I would submit to a human with just this?!]


    Well, he probably could say such things because he knew Ju-Heon could not really destroy him.


    ¡®These damn greedy humans cannot destroy artifacts.¡¯


    It was similar to how someone who was greedy for money could not throw it away or burn it. However, Anubis was completely wrong about this.


    ¡°I see. Then die.¡±


    Screeeeech!


    Anubis started to scream.


    ¡®I''m really going to die like this.


    How could there be such a human?!¡¯


    That was indeed the case. Most humans would never do something like this to artifacts. The greedier the human, the more they would cherish the higher grade artifacts so that they could use the artifact¡¯s powers at least one more time.


    In the end, Anubis quickly asked for a time out.


    [H, hold on! Wait!]


    Ju-Heon who was sawing away with the sword finally stopped moving his hands.


    ¡°Sure. Did you decide to give me the test again?¡±


    He would have threatened the artifact to stop this damn mutiny if the weapon in the human''s hand was an Egyptian weapon.


    Although it didn¡¯t have a 100% chance of success, Divine-Grade artifacts were able to talk to most artifacts from the same cultural area and influence them. However, Ju-Heon¡¯s Muramasa was a Japanese artifact. It had never seen or heard about an Egyptian god.


    That was why Anubis only had one option here.


    [Fine. I will make a special exception and allow for a retest.]


    A bright light flashed and the golden presiding judge appeared again. The scale of justice and the 42 jury members were the same as earlier as well.


    The only thing different was the situation the two of them were in.


    Anubis soon started to speak.


    [The judgement will now begin. You will now be given 42 questions. If you can answer yes to all of those ques......ugh!]


    Anubis felt another terrible pain and started to grind his teeth. However, Ju-Heon started to speak with an annoyed expression.


    ¡°You talk too much. Hurry up and move to the next part.¡±


    ¡®This bastard!¡¯


    [...T,then here is the first question. [Did you never steal any.........ugh!]


    ¡°I said to move to the next part but not for you to ask as you please, you bastard.¡±


    ¡®Damn it, this human bastard hit me with intentions of killing me just now!


    However, Ju-Heon just smiled and sternly started to speak.


    ¡°Hey, item. You shut up and ask the questions as I tell you. First question. Did you ever steal anything.¡±


    [You bastard!]


    Anubis could not handle this indignity anymore. The retest itself was unbelievable but now he wanted to change it to whatever he pleased?


    Anubis started to shout as he could not hold back anymore.


    [I cannot accept such a cheating meth......ugh!]


    Screeeeeech!


    [Ugh!]


    ¡°I don¡¯t like repeating myself. Repeat after me if you don¡¯t want to die. Okay, did you ever steal anything.¡±


    [Ugh...! D, did you ever steal anything...!]


    However, Ju-Heon did not seem pleased as he lifted Muramasa in the air and started to frown.


    ¡°Your voice is too quiet.¡±


    [F*ck, did you ever steal anything!]


    Ju-Heon raised Muramasa again and started to shout.


    ¡°Get rid of the swearing and speak respectfully! Have respect for humans!¡±


    [Ugh!]


    ¡®I will definitely kill this human.¡¯ However, Anubis whose body was shabby because of Muramasa''s curse could only do the following.


    [S, sir, have you ever committed theft?]


    Ju-Heon finally had a satisfied smile on his face as if this was the 100 point answer.


    ¡°Yes, I have.¡±


    A message window popped up in front of Ju-Heon''s eyes.


    [The artifact has felt severe indignity and its will has been broken.]


    [The chances of the artifact resisting has decreased due to the broken will.]


    Of course, Anubis who had instantly submitted to a human was about to cry. However, this artifact had only gotten past the first hill.


    Why?


    Anubis still had 41 questions to ask.


    ¡°Speak. The 38th question. Seo Ju-Heon-nim, have you ever stolen someone¡¯s money?¡±


    [S, Seo Ju-Heon-nim, have you ever stolen someone¡¯s money?]


    ¡°Of course. You moron. Okay, next question. Senior Seo Ju-Heon, have you ever hit someone back in anger after they hit you?¡±


    [Senior Seo Ju-Heon, have you ever hit someone back in anger after they hit you!]


    ¡°Of course, why would I just sit back and let them hit me? Okay, next question. The world¡¯s most talented Seo Ju-Heon-nim, have you ever ogled a woman who was passing by.¡±


    [T, the world¡¯s most talented Seo Ju-Heon-nim, have you ever ogled a woman who was passing by.]


    ¡°Are you even a man if you don''t look? Okay, last question. You figure out the title on your own!¡±


    [T, the world¡¯s most talented and most handsome Seo Ju-Heon-nim, have you ever lusted?!]


    Ju-Heon chuckled and responded.


    ¡°Of course, it is natural for humans. If you understand, never ask those kind of questions ever again!¡±


    Ju-Heon said that and kicked Anubis in the air as Anubis''s bracelet started to shine. The tomb¡¯s test had been completely cleared after passing all 42 questions.


    A message popped up in front of Ju-Heon at the same time.


    [You have successfully completed the tomb¡¯s test in a magnificent way!]


    [One of the three artifacts that manifested the Great Tomb Appearance has completely submitted!]


    [You have perfectly cleared the Anubis''s artifact¡¯s tomb!]


    The message windows disappeared and Ju-Heon grabbed Anubis''s artifact from inside the shining light. It now looked like an ankh, a cross with a dome-shaped top. It was the item Anubis was always holding in the Egyptian wall arts.


    A different message window soon popped up.


    [Your dominance over Egyptian artifacts has increased after successfully making an Egyptian Divine-Grade artifact submit.]


    [Your tolerance toward death-attribute artifacts has increased thanks to Anubis''s artifact.]


    [The Tolerance skill has increased to C-Rank.]


    [You have received the title of < Great Tomb Appearance Explorer > and your Tomb Exploration skill has increased to E-Rank. Your understanding of tombs, traps, and missions have increased.]


    [You have received the title of < Dishonest Excavator > and your affinity with artifacts has slightly decreased while your attributes as a Tomb Raider has increased.]


    Many messages passed by and Ju-Heon shouted with Anubis''s artifact in his hand.


    ¡°Close.¡±


    Light flashed and a message related to the tomb appeared.


    [A portion of the Great Tomb Appearance that has covered the world is starting to be destroyed!]


    [The other two artifacts that helped manifest the Great Tomb Appearance have received severe damage as well. This has resulted in their inability to maintain the tombs and the Great Tomb Appearance will soon completely disappear from the world.]


    The Egyptian architecture slowly started to crumble. Most turned into dust and flew away or became absorbed into the ground.


    Ju-Heon grabbed the ragged Set and Osiris''s artifacts as that happened.


    ¡®I wonder if I can head out now.¡¯


    The crow had long disappeared from the tomb. He was concerned about the artifacts¡¯ discussions from earlier, but Ju-Heon decided not to think much about it. The important thing was that the crow had helped him this time and that it had some type of special power.


    ¡®You get whipped around by artifacts if you pay attention to what they say.¡¯


    Furthermore, he needed to focus on the bastard in front of him right now.


    And lo and behold.


    ¡°You should have something to say to me. You old bastard.¡±


    The person who crawled out in front of Ju-Heon was Chairman Kwon. Of course, he could only suck on his thumb and do nothing this whole time because he was stupidly being held captive by a mummy.


    However, Chairman Kwon had clearly seen it. He had seen Ju-Heon clear this tomb and take three Divine-Grade artifacts. There was no way Chairman Kwon would not be greedy for them.


    ¡®I need to take those away.¡¯


    However, Chairman Kwon¡¯s greedy gaze was unexpected not on the artifacts but on Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Artifacts are one thing, but this bastard is a talent that goes beyond my wildest imaginations.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had knowledge about artifacts that others did not have.


    Not only that, he had the sense and skill to handle artifacts well enough to use lower-grade artifacts to take on higher-grade artifacts and the dexterity to pickpocket and steal artifacts. Furthermore, Ju-Heon also had something that allowed him to be fine even against his conquest artifact.


    ¡®I need to grab him. Such a talented individual!¡¯


    That was what Chairman Kwon¡¯s conquest artifact was telling him.


    ¡®This bastard would allow me to easily gather artifacts.¡¯


    Yoon Shi Woo and lawyer Lee Jin-A were nothing in comparison. This was because he had seen some of Ju-Heon¡¯s abilities, but also based on his strong instincts.


    That was why he pompously started to shout.


    ¡°Young man, is there nothing you want?¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Ju-Heon tilted his head wondering what this bastard was saying, but Chairman Kwon''s eyes started to sparkle as he continued to speak.


    ¡°As TKBM''s Chairman, I will give you whatever you want. A high salary, status, talented subordinates, power, I can give you everything you want. I can even let you borrow my precious artifacts. I am also working with the government of many different nations and multiple colossus throughout the world. That will allow you to enter the tombs more easily.¡±


    Chairman Kwon knew how it was.


    He knew what kind of terrible thoughts, what kind of greed filled the minds of the artifact users right now. He had gathered people using all sorts of methods.


    That was why he could confidently say the following.


    ¡°Artifacts will change the paradigm of the world. You are not someone who should be rotting alone like this. You should play in bigger waters. I want to help you grow. So, come work for me. Let¡¯s sweep artifacts together and become leaders of the new world.¡±


    This was the Chairman of a global IT technology company praising and reaching his hand out toward a simple thug. Chairman Kwon who was thinking that was the case thought that he was making an amazing offer.


    However, Ju-Heon just scoffed at him.


    ¡°What nonsense from a stupid phone salesman.¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s reaction was quite the view.

 Chapter 39:What did this bastard say? (2)

    Chapter 39:What did this bastard say? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®What?¡¯


    Chairman Kwon could not help but question his ears.


    ¡°W, what did you just say?¡±


    "I said shut up, you stupid phone salesman.¡±


    He had not heard wrong. That was why Chairman Kwon¡¯s expression was quite entertaining to look at. Was he shocked and in disbelief or was he baffled?


    Ju-Heon''s gaze was also saying the following.


    Get lost, I have no business left with you. You old bastard.


    Ju-Heon was saying that with his whole body.


    ¡®I praised him so much and even sucked up to him a bit.


    But he instantly rejected me?¡¯


    Chairman Kwon felt awkward and embarrassed, but he held himself back.


    It was because he knew Ju-Heon was a rare artifact user.


    ¡°Don''t be like that and think about it. You are the type of genius who can rule the world. You are different from the others. I will take care of everything if you come work for me. Did you happen to get sick after going into a tomb? If you need a healing artifact to heal yourself...¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes sparkled the moment Chairman Kwon said that. Something unbelievable then happened.


    Ju-Heon had quickly charged in and slashed Chairman Kwon¡¯s neck.


    Puuk!


    It happened in an instant.


    Chairman Kwon soon bled out and fell in this isolated corner of the airport. Ju-Heon had slashed Chairman Kwon''s carotid artery without any hesitation.


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    Chairman Kwon twitched on the ground in a puddle of blood. However, Ju-Heon did not even blink as he watched and coldly responded.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you dare bring up healing artifacts in front of me with that dirty mouth of yours ever again.¡±


    The bleeding Chairman Kwon who raised his head could not help but shiver. Ju-Heon was smiling but he seemed so scary that it gave him the chills.


    That made Chairman Kwon feel anxious.


    ¡®I am feeling pressure from another artifact user?¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon just laughed as if he didn¡¯t care how Chairman Kwon was feeling.


    The healing artifact had been as important to Ju-Heon as food and water in the past.


    ¡®I wouldn''t have given this bastard my youth and efforts if it wasn''t for that.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was someone with the talents to be a monarch but ended up being unable to spread his wings and just had to help Chairman Kwon benefit because of those healing artifacts.


    That was indeed the case.


    Chairman Kwon was someone who was talented enough to be a monarch, but based on the specs, he was not someone who could reach the top of the monarchs.


    He had the capital, connections, as well as luck and good timing to help him become the overlord.


    ¡®I kept my end of the bargain and turned him into the King of the monopolizer.¡¯


    In return, he had gotten them killed without even giving the possession-type healing artifact he promised to give them. Even his precious sibling had died of illness during the process.


    That was why Ju-Heon had a loathing smile on his face as he leisurely continued to speak.


    ¡°How about you stop acting and get the hell up. You''re not someone who would die with something like that.¡±


    ¡°You......!¡±


    It was as Ju-Heon mentioned. Chairman Kwon had not died even with his carotid artery being cut. In fact, the blood squirmed as if it was alive before returning to Chairman Kwon¡¯s neck.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing. Once the blood completely returned to Chairman Kwon¡¯s neck, the cut on the neck healed itself as if nothing had happened.


    However, Ju-Heon did not become anxious at all.


    Why?


    This was something he already knew about. He knew that Chairman Kwon¡¯s undershirt, no, the defensive artifact made it impossible to kill him. He had just slashed him to check if that was still the case.


    ¡®Now I know the identity of the artifact on his body.¡¯


    [Achilles¡¯s Armor (S-Grade:Legendary Hero-grade/Possession Artifact)]


    It''s abilities were simple.


    Immortality and defense.


    He could not die as long as he was wearing that armor, and although you could harm him, you couldn¡¯t cut through his flesh.


    Of course, it would not come off even if you tried to take it off.


    ¡®It looks like I need to find a weapon that is strong enough to destroy Achilles¡¯s Armor.¡¯


    The overconfident Chairman Kwon clicked his tongue and started to speak at that moment.


    ¡°I''m warning you...ugh!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon stabbed Chairman Kwon again. Chairman Kwon who was suddenly attacked felt dizzy.


    ¡®He knows its useless! Is this bastard stabbing me on purpose?!¡¯


    He wouldn''t die because of Achilles¡¯s Armor and the pain and injuries would heal quickly, but he could not prevent the mental damage.


    ¡°You! Do you think you''ll be fine after doing this?!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon who knew Chairman Kwon¡¯s personality and acting patterns well sharply smiled.


    "Why? Are you going to report me to the cops?¡±


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    ¡°Do it. There won''t be any evidence.¡±


    Ju-Heon snickered as he said that. That was indeed the case. Chairman Kwon didn''t have the injury on his neck anymore and there were no witnesses in this empty airport. That wasn¡¯t the only thing. The CCTV had already turned into junk long ago because of the Tomb Appearance.


    In fact, it could be said that it was actually beneficial for Ju-Heon that Chairman Kwon had the immortality artifact. The shocked Chairman Kwon scoffed as if it was funny.


    ¡°You don''t know how easy it is to turn someone into a retard.¡±


    Ju-Heon did not back down.


    ¡°You don''t know how easy it is to get rid of a stupid phone company like yours.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon calmly took out his phone and threatened Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°I warned you. It probably won''t even take an hour.¡±


    Chairman Kwon looked toward Ju-Heon and became wary.


    Even someone like him with the conquest artifact could not read Ju-Heon¡¯s thoughts at all. That was how confident Ju-Heon was, and his gaze was different than other people.


    ¡®Does he perhaps have some kind of curse-type artifact that can destroy the company?¡¯


    The chances of that being the case were high.


    This was someone who could see through his artifact and knowledgeable enough to take down a higher-grade artifact with a lower-grade artifact. So, rashly provoking him might make Chairman Kwon be hit by an artifact he didn''t know much about.


    ¡®Provoking him might end up with me being harmed.¡¯


    Of course, this was just a giant bluff by Ju-Heon.


    However, Chairman Kwon who had no information about Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts could not do anything. This, and the fact that he seemed to have some kind of relationship with that almost untouchable Irene Holten was giving him a headache.


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    It was the people who had more things to lose who would be more cautious and thorough. Chairman Kwon was also such a person.


    Ju-Heon approached him at that moment.


    ¡°Now then, should I give a thank you gift to the Chairman-nim who tried to scout me?¡±


    Chairman Kwon flinched in reflex. It was because he was dealing with Ju-Heon.


    ¡°You, what are you thinking?!¡±


    ¡°Ah, don''t worry. I don¡¯t plan on killing you just yet.¡±


    Well, it would be more accurate to say he couldn''t kill Chairman Kwon because Chairman Kwon was stronger than him right now, but there was no need to be honest.


    ¡®TKBM will end up becoming an important company so I will thoroughly use them for my benefit.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s gaze turned cold as he had that thought.


    ¡®This bastard is someone I need to make experience the worst before I kill him.¡¯


    That was what Ju-Heon had decided the moment he had returned to the past.


    A shoddy method would not resolve Ju-Heon¡¯s grudge. He would show this bastard hell once he was no longer weaker in dominance level or financial power and was leveled with this bastard in society.


    ¡®So, just wait. I will stomp on you from a monopolizer position. I will thoroughly use you until then.¡¯


    However, he wasn¡¯t planning on just letting him go because he was keeping him alive.


    And lo and behold.


    ¡°Muramasa, draw out everything you have.¡±


    Muramasa started to scream and cast a violent aura.


    [@(#&&@*#]


    Muramasa was in intense pain as if it was cutting its own body.


    It was an obvious reaction.


    It was like forcefully whipping someone who could only release an energy level of 10 to make them release an energy level of 100.


    It allows it to release power at a couple grades higher than normal, but the artifact would end up breaking in the process.


    It was close to a suicide attack.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    The conquest artifact sent a signal as if it was obvious that being stabbed by the attack would hurt.


    - Use your power of conquest.


    It was because the parasitic conquest artifact would be impacted as well if Chairman Kwon was stabbed.


    However, Chairman Kwon had no plan on using his power of conquest.


    Why?


    ¡®That bastard has the Code of Hammurabi.¡¯


    Using it would just harm him from the counter-attack.


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    He had lost all other artifacts he brought with him, and it wouldn''t be easy to escape from such a young bastard!


    However, Chairman Kwon started to smile.


    ¡®No, it¡¯s fine.¡¯


    His subordinates would soon come looking for him. Then he could use other artifacts to steal this bastard¡¯s artifacts.


    ¡®I just need to last until then.¡¯


    He wouldn''t die because of Achilles¡¯s Armor anyway. The pain would be reduced by the armor and the injury would quickly heal if he waited a bit.


    ¡®So, let¡¯s see what you got!¡¯


    However, the confident Chairman Kwon ended up becoming anxious.


    Puuk!


    Once Muramasa slashed at him with this suicidal attack...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Chairman Kwon almost lost consciousness because of the unbearable pain.


    It was a terribly severe pain! Forget the injury recovering, he felt as if he would die from the pain.


    Chairman Kwon instantly became anxious.


    ¡®Unbelievable, why did the armor not function properly...!¡¯


    However, he soon figured out the reason.


    It was because Muramasa''s curse had temporarily paralyzed Achilles¡¯s Armor.


    ¡®Shit!¡¯


    As the conquest artifact that sensed danger activated itself...


    ¡®Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth!¡¯


    Ju-Heon activated the Code of Hammurabi as if he had been waiting for this and a bright light flashed.


    Baaaaang!


    The airport instantly exploded as if to destroy all of the evidence.


    [I thought I was going to die. Mummies suddenly started to appear and something was saying it was an Egyptian god and talked about a test or what not.]


    [There really were items possessed by ghosts!]


    [There must be artifacts inside these tombs!]


    [Some people were using items that were able to do marvelous things.]


    The world was in chaos.


    The sudden large earthquakes, the Great Tomb Appearance, and artifacts. People who witnessed them started to talk about their experiences.


    The world was in a state of panic. However, the people of the world who were stuck inside these tombs had learned about tombs and artifacts. The TV finally came back on after a few days after probably being down because of the world-wide disaster and Ju-Heon was watching the news while smiling.


    ¡°Looks like the secret is gone from the world. They deserve it.¡±


    Ju-Heon was in a hotel at a nearby city that had not been destroyed as much. He had needed a temporary place to stay because the airport was destroyed.


    It was at that moment. Oh Seung Woo who had been watching the news with him asked cautiously.


    ¡°By the way, what happened to Chairman Kwon? Was he not with you until the end, sir? We had fainted so...¡±


    ¡°Why, are you worried about that old bastard?¡±


    ¡°Of course not. I''m just worried something might happen to you, hyung-nim, or us.¡±


    ¡°Don''t worry. That guy won''t be able to move for a while.¡±


    Ju-Heon thought about Chairman Kwon and started to smirk. He had left because there were people approaching where they were at the airport, but Chairman Kwon should be suffering from Muramasa''s curse right now.


    ¡®He might not die but he can''t avoid the pain.¡¯


    The biggest gain was the following.


    [Achilles¡¯s Artifact has received 30% damage.]


    [The conquest artifact has received serious damage and 90% of its body has been destroyed.]


    That was what the message windows had said.


    The Code of Hammurabi truly was amazing.


    ¡®That old bastard should not be able to do much for a while.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon should be hospitalized because of the damage from Muramasa and his cherished artifacts were damaged by the Code of Hammurabi, so he should be quite angry right now.


    Ju-Heon who had ¡®gifted¡¯ Chairman Kwon such wonderful presents started to smile.


    However...


    ¡°Umm, but hyung-nim. Are those items called artifacts okay?¡±


    Oh Seung Woo was worried while looking at the damaged artifacts lying around. He had left them on the bed to rest, but they were all on the brink of destruction.


    It was an obvious reaction. They were harmed by the Monarch of Destitution after coming to Las Vegas, and then harmed by the Egyptian Divine-Grade artifacts.


    It was hell for the artifacts. The artifacts were probably cussing Ju-Heon out right now.


    ¡®Even the other consumable artifacts will be destroyed after using them once or twice.¡¯


    That wasn¡¯t it. The Egyptian artifacts that were harmed by Muramasa were like corpses and Muramasa had broken in two as well. Oh Seung Woo who was looking toward the artifacts that were slowly turning into dust with concern started to speak.


    ¡°These things called artifacts... They seem to be in terrible condition...is there no way to fix them?¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t fix artifacts. They get destroyed if the durability reaches zero or they receive serious damage.¡±


    ¡°Then do we just let these things break? What a waste......¡±


    However, Ju-Heon started to chuckle.


    ¡°Other bastards would let them break. I have a method.¡±


    "What method?¡±


    Ju-Heon took out his phone and called someone instead of responding.


    [Hello?]


    Ju-Heon started to laugh and scam the person who picked up the call.


    ¡°Irene. I know it¡¯s not a good time to call, but I called you because I was so happy. I found the way to find a way to resolve your curse.¡±


    [Excuse me? Really?]


    ¡°Yes. I think your curse can be resolved if we find someone.¡±


    There was a reason he had handled the artifacts terribly without worrying about durability or destruction until now.


    He had a decently useful level of the restore ability, but it was because there was a restoration expert, an artist who could even restore completely destroyed artifacts, restore artifacts¡¯ durability and make the artifacts like new.


    ¡®That bastard is an important worker I definitely need.¡¯


    Ju-Heon who decided to use Irene to find that reserve slave started to smile wickedly.


    ¡®He¡¯s probably going around scamming the rich right now, < The Monarch of Fraud >. Alright then, shall I go reel him in now?¡¯

 Chapter 40:The rowdy world, Chairman Kwon’s anger

    Chapter 40:The rowdy world, Chairman Kwon¡¯s anger Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    ¡®The Monarch of Fraud. I must find that bastard.¡¯


    Artifacts were not permanent. That was obvious for the < Consumable Artifacts > with limited amounts of uses, but even < Possession Artifacts > that didn''t have such limits would be destroyed if a person abused them or they received significant damage.


    That was why it was only natural for there to be artifact restorers similar to art restorers in the world. They were people who restored artifacts using other artifacts.


    ¡®But restorers are rare because it is difficult to handle restoration artifacts.¡¯


    Of course, not all of those restorers were at the same level.


    Even good restorers could not restore completely consumed durability or revive completely destroyed artifacts.


    ¡®Even high-grade restorers can only patch up or put an oxygen-mask on them.¡¯


    However, there was a restorer who was at the level of performing miracles like some religious leaders and could completely restore artifacts and make them new. That bastard was someone who was more talented than the personal restorers of monopolizers.


    Ju-Heon had the restore ability provided by his Archaeologist¡¯s artifact, but it was only at the level of regular emergency care.


    Furthermore, the restore ability had not been awakened yet in this life.


    Furthermore...


    ¡®I hate the art-type artifacts used in restoration.¡¯


    Why?


    Art-type artifacts or other artifacts of the arts that were mainly used for restoration required significant affinity levels. Not anybody could use them because someone who forcefully dominated an artifact could not understand the artistic mindset. It was some nonsense like that, but that was why Ju-Heon didn¡¯t mesh well with them. Furthermore, you needed art and chemistry knowledge to restore artifacts.


    ¡®I''d rather go find another artifact than become friendly with a restoration artifact or study.¡¯


    That was why he needed to find Yoo Jaeha.


    He should be about 26 years old at this time.


    That punk was also one of Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding team members. He used to be one of the monopolizers until he was absorbed into Chairman Kwon¡¯s team. That bastard was responsible for all of Chairman Kwon''s artifacts, and his scam-like restoration abilities helped to raise Chairman Kwon to the highest spot.


    ¡®I need to either take away his artifact or make him my slave.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha. ¡®See what happens if I catch you.¡¯


    Ju-Heon then smiled wickedly as he set a location to meet with Irene.


    [Everyone, please do not be shocked. There are items with magical powers in this world.]


    [These items are so magical that it is unbelievable they exist in this world.]


    [It has been determined that the phenomenon that struck the entire world recently was similar to the odd tombs that have randomly appeared in the world before that.]


    [Will this resolve the nine month long mystery of the tombs that we have not been able to solve until now?]


    [Scholars have started to actively research this phenomenon......]


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    Chairman Kwon was grinding his teeth while listening to the information coming out of the TV. The man who was resting while wrapped up like a mummy at the hospital was boiling inside.


    Isn''t it obvious why?


    The information about the artifacts that he had tried so hard to keep a secret had been revealed to the world. This was such a big issue that marketing around this could have landed someone in the Guinness Book of Records.


    Next to him was another old man laughing and mocking Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°What happened to you?¡±


    It was an old man named Edward who had come to visit the healing Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°You''re a total mess, Chairman Kwon.¡±


    This English old man, age 67 years old, who was laughing so loudly was a world renowned weapons and information merchant. This old man who used to be a secret agent but disappeared into the underworld after racking up infamy was Chairman Kwon¡¯s middleman.


    He was the person responsible for selling the artifacts Chairman Kwon gathered to other nation''s governments or colossus for a hefty sum.


    However, Chairman Kwon didn''t care whether Edward was a colossus of the underworld or not as he continued to grind his teeth while looking at Edward.


    ¡°You¡¯re laughing at it because it¡¯s someone else¡¯s business.¡±


    Edward started laughing slower as if telling him not to be like that.


    ¡°Congratulations. All of the clients were angry after hearing that you were the person responsible for this Great Tomb Appearance. They want to know why you are going around causing trouble.¡±


    Chairman Kwon felt his blood pressure rise and almost went crazy.


    ¡®Was this old bastard crazy?!¡¯


    ¡°Why would you tell them that?!¡±


    Of course, Chairman Kwon had explained the situation to this old bastard when he woke up in the hospital yesterday.


    It was because he thought that Edward might know something about the crow that he saw.


    ¡°But why the hell did you have to spread the news about the Great Tomb Appearance as well?!¡±


    ¡®Damn it, my credibility!¡¯


    However, Edward continued to laugh as if he was trying to add illness as a result of anger to Chairman Kwon''s list of issues.


    The person who was the most upset about the fact that Chairman Kwon''s mistake led to the Great Tomb Appearance and revealed the existence of artifacts was none other than Edward.


    ¡®The blue ocean that I managed to find has turned into a mud puddle.¡¯


    Well, it didn''t really matter to him. He had already solidified his footing.


    However...


    ¡®It¡¯s rare to find someone like Chairman Kwon who can procure good artifacts.¡¯


    But Chairman Kwon was in this state right now.


    It was a pity, Edward found this to be such a pity. Where could he find someone even better than Chairman Kwon?


    ¡®Did he say it was someone named Seo Ju-Heon who had made him like this?¡¯


    Edward started to smile as if he was greedy for Ju-Heon.


    Wouldn''t he be an even better partner than Chairman Kwon?


    ¡®It¡¯ll take Chairman Kwon a while to get discharged anyway.¡¯


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t look like Lee Jin-A or Yoon Shi Woo who work for you can do anything right now either. I¡¯ll be on my way then.¡± S§×ar?h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The secretary became anxious after seeing him get up as if he had no business here.


    It was because she knew very well that he was Chairman Kwon¡¯s business partner and the person helping Chairman Kwon increase his artifact business.


    ¡°One moment please! Chairman-nim!¡±


    However, Edward smiled as he responded.


    ¡°Ah, don''t worry. I¡¯ll come to visit again soon. Why don''t you find him a good healing artifact for the time being. Ah right! Get that fancy conquest artifact restored as well.¡±


    ¡°What? Restored?¡±


    ¡°Yes, there are artifacts that can restore other artifacts. Well, they are hard to handle so there are only a few people who can use them though.¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s expression immediately changed.


    ¡°Can you introduce me to someone?¡±


    ¡°Hmm, unfortunately, I knew just one person but I''ve lost contact with him. All I have is his name.¡±


    ¡°What is his name?¡±


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha.¡±


    Edward said that before leaving Chairman Kwon¡¯s hospital room. Chairman Kwon''s gaze changed after hearing about that. He then urgently started to speak to his secretary.


    "Find that Yoo Jaeha no matter what it takes. Search the whole world if you have to do so.¡±


    ¡°Damn, is it really okay to meet Irene like this, hyung-nim?¡±


    Oh Seung Woo was looking at Ju-Heon as if he could not understand him. They were in Henderson, a city in Nevada around Las Vegas. They were supposed to meet Irene here. However, Ju-Heon laughed while looking at the concerned Oh Seung Woo group.


    ¡°What¡¯s the problem? We¡¯re just meeting a woman.¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group started to shake in fear.


    ¡°S, she¡¯s not just any woman! She¡¯s a celebrity, a mesmerizing beauty, and .........¡±


    She was a woman that made them ill whenever they were around her. The Oh Seung Woo group seemed to be unable to forget that pain as they shook in fear, but Ju-Heon just calmly smiled.


    ¡®You punks are the ones who are in harm¡¯s way by being around her.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had the Tolerance skill so he wouldn''t be impacted as much as the guys. Of course, his Tolerance skill was not that high in level, so he did receive some damage but it was minor and recovered after resting for a bit.


    ¡°But hyung-nim, according to what you said, that woman is someone who walks around causing disasters. Won''t being close to her just destroy yoru artifacts even more?¡±


    ¡°Just who is this Yoo Jaeha bastard?¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group had heard some information about artifacts from Ju-Heon as Ju-Heon believed the time was right. Although they didn''t understand well, they at least understood that artifacts were items that were helpful to Ju-Heon. That was why they thought it would be best to go grab more artifacts as quickly as possible.


    But he was going to go meet with Irene?


    Ju-Heon who knew what the Oh Seung Woo group was worried about started to laugh.


    ¡°That is why I left the Consumable Artifacts in the safe deposit box. They won¡¯t break that way.¡±


    And then...


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha and that woman have some connection as well.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°We need that bastard to tell her how to get rid of her curse. It¡¯s killing two birds with one stone.¡±


    ¡°Is it impossible to tell her without that bastard?¡±


    ¡°I can tell her, but...¡±


    ¡°But?¡±


    ¡°I''m terrible at explanations.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    That was indeed the case. Of course, Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t planning on ignoring Irene as he had received the Herb of Eternal Youth. He obviously had a decent idea about how to get rid of her curse. However, that method might be a bit painful for Irene, and chances were high that she wouldn''t understand even if Ju-Heon explained it to her.


    It would be like handing down the know-how to her.


    ¡®Well, might as well take everything I can here and there before telling her.¡±


    It happened at that moment.


    "Damn it, why is that woman still not here?¡±


    As the men started to grumble...


    Ju-Heon and Oh Seung Woo heard a loud noise above their heads.


    Du du du du du du du du.


    The Oh Seung Woo group who looked up dropped their jaws in shock. There was a helicopter above their heads. She had said she¡¯ll come right over as she was in a nearby city, but they had never expected her to come on a personal helicopter.


    Irene who soon got off on the nearby helipad ran over with a bright smile on her face.


    ¡°I''m sorry for making you wait! Umm, this isn¡¯t much but please take it as a thank you gift for quickly figure out a method!¡±


    Irene who ran over handed over a paper bag. The Oh Seung Woo group who saw the paper bag gasped.


    It was a shopping bag from a luxury goods store.


    She was talking quickly in English so they couldn¡¯t understand her, but it seemed as if Irene had brought a gift to thank Ju-Heon. It was bound to be some expensive male luxury item.


    The Oh Seung Woo group¡¯s eyes flipped over temporarily as Ju-Heon declined the gift and started to speak.


    ¡°Please keep that for me. May I ask something first?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Is there anybody around you who is interested in purchasing art?¡±


    ¡°Ah, there is someone. My older brother...¡±


    ¡°Perfect. I am looking for someone. This is what he looks like, could you ask your brother...¡±


    Ju-Heon handed a picture he seemed to have downloaded from the internet. It seemed like a picture from a graduation exhibition, and although the person''s face was small, it was enough to tell his appearance.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if your brother might know him, but...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Huh? This person!¡±


    Surprisingly, Irene seemed to notice the person.


    However, Irene''s expression as she looked at Yoo Jaeha''s face was odd.

 Chapter 41:There’s someone who can fly above someone who can run (1)

    Chapter 41:There¡¯s someone who can fly above someone who can run (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    However, Irene''s expression as she looked at Yoo Jaeha''s face was odd.


    ¡°Is it really this person?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown after hearing Irene¡¯s question. Irene had a serious look on her face.


    ¡°Yes. What is it? Do you know him?¡±


    Irene then responded as if not knowing him would be weird.


    ¡°Of course I know him. He¡¯s the person who scammed my older brother one month ago!¡±


    Ju-Heon almost laughed after hearing that.


    ¡®That damn Yoo Jaeha!¡¯


    He had thought that the damn Monarch of Fraud would not be still, but for him to already have scammed the Holten household!


    ¡®He¡¯s leaving his prints behind for me.¡¯


    ¡°Scam? Was your older brother scammed?¡±


    ¡°Well, you see......he bought an expensive painting but it ended up being a counterfeit......¡±


    Irene lowered her head as she said that. She seemed to be embarrassed just to say it. She was even more embarrassed after seeing Ju-Heon holding back his laughter.


    ¡°You must be thinking that he was stupid to be scammed.¡±


    Of course that was the case. It was extremely comedic for a family that was as rich as some royal families to be scammed by a counterfeit.


    Lo and behold, Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°Did you properly hire an appraiser to look it over?¡±


    ¡°Yes, the appraisers employed by the Holten household thoroughly confirmed it.........¡±


    However, it ended up being a counterfeit and they were scammed.


    ¡°My older brother bought the painting but it just happened to be the same picture that a family friend¡¯s mother had purchased.........¡±


    That was when they had realized it was a counterfeit.


    There was no way two exact same masterpieces would exist in the world. They were arguing saying that they each had the real painting until three, four, five...twenty people who had the same painting showed up, making all of them faint on the spot.


    They were going crazy because all of that had happened in a span of three days. Furthermore, the reason this news was spread so slowly was because they had all tried to purchase a painting that had been stolen.


    In a sense, their carefulness led to their problem.


    Ju-Heon chuckled at that comment.


    ¡°And the person who sold the painting to your brother is this man in the picture?¡±


    ¡°Yes, there was a guest at home when I went back for the first time in a month and it was this person. His face is memorable so I remember it well.¡±


    It seemed as if Irene was living alone away from home because she caused misfortune to those around her. She also changed hotels on a weekly basis because staying at any one hotel for a long time would send them to bankruptcy.


    Anyway, Irene cautiously asked a question.


    ¡°Umm, but why are you looking for this person?¡±


    She was giving a gaze that seemed to be asking if Ju-Heon had been scammed as well. Ju-Heon smiled brightly.


    ¡°No, I was not scammed.¡±


    Forget being scammed, he was planning on scamming this bastard from here on.


    ¡°An acquaintance of mine was scammed so I am looking for him.¡±


    Irene had an awkward expression as she started to speak. She had a grim look on her face.


    ¡°Uh......but you won¡¯t be able to find him anymore.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°That person fell off a cliff in a car accident.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°He was caught trying to scam one of my brother¡¯s friends......so the two of them were chasing him and saw it with their own eyes. They don¡¯t know if there was an issue with his breaks or if the speed was the issue, but he crashed through the guard rail and fell. The cops pronounced him dead.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh as if it was unbelievable.


    ¡°You¡¯re saying that bastard is dead?¡±


    Riiiiiing.


    In a white workroom with a good amount of sunlight. This was a secret room on the third floor of a gallery in the corner of Los Angeles.


    The young man who was painting a picture picked up the phone.


    ¡°Oh, old man Edward. Long time no chat.¡±


    [Aigoo, I can finally contact you. What have you been up to so that I couldn¡¯t contact you?]


    The young man who was chatting through a headset started to laugh.


    ¡°What else would I be doing, I''m pretending to be dead.¡±


    The old man on the other side of the call started to laugh.


    [Ho, you faked your alma mater last time. You then put a mole on your face and pretended to be someone else. Now, you have nothing better to do than to pretend to be a corpse? I didn''t expect you to go that far.]


    ¡°Hahaha! I had no choice. I almost ate shit messing with the Holten household!¡±


    [It must have been a huge scam for you to be pretending to be a corpse. What will you do if you are caught?]


    ¡°It''s fine. I just have to lay low for a few months before reappearing! They¡¯re all idiots so they won''t be able to find me.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha.


    The 26 years old young artist was hiding in his secret workroom burning up his artist¡¯s soul, no, his scammer¡¯s soul as he was putting oil paint on the canvas.


    Something peculiar was that he had an autograph paper the size of an origami paper in his mouth as he was drawing.


    The painting he was drawing right now was the image of people trying to survive a roaring sea.


    This was Rembrandt¡¯s < The Storm on the Sea of Galilee > that was stolen from Boston''s Gardner Museum in 1990. It was one of the masterpieces that was stolen from the incident that was called the biggest art theft in US history.


    However, this was obviously a counterfeit. S§×arch* The N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Of course, he was not just looking at a picture and copying it.


    [The secret sign of the counterfeit who shocked the world (B-Grade:Rare-Grade / Possession Artifact)]


    That was indeed the case.


    The autograph paper in his mouth was an artifact. Yoo Jaeha was using that artifact to create counterfeits that could even trick the best appraisers in the world.


    The pieces he created using this artifact were perfect replicas to give the appraisers headaches. Furthermore, paintings were not the only things he could forge.


    Edward started to speak again.


    [Anyway, the fact that you picked up my call must mean that you ran out of money again.]


    ¡°Well, I spent a lot of money to pretend to be a corpse. Damn it, my car was destroyed, I had to pay my damn assistant to keep her mouth shut, I can''t leave this secret room on the third floor, I feel like I''m going to die. I¡¯m a total old boy right now, an old boy.¡±


    [Perfect. Do you want me to introduce you to a job that could make you some money?]


    ¡°What kind of job is it?¡±


    [Artifact restoration.]


    Yoo Jaeha clicked his tongue as if he didn''t like it. He didn¡¯t like restoring artifacts because it quickly exhausted him.


    ¡®No choice since I don¡¯t have any money.¡¯


    ¡°Who is the client?¡±


    [You know about TKBM¡¯s Chairman Kwon Tae Joon?]


    Yoo Jaeha stopped painting after hearing that. He started to frown as he asked back.


    "What the, that large corporation''s chairman? That person is the client? Really?¡±


    [Why, are you interested? It¡¯s urgent.]


    ¡°Of course. Didn¡¯t you say that person has a ton of artifacts? I used up all my artifacts to survive falling off a cliff.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was greedy for artifacts but could not go into tombs because he was afraid. Naturally, this news made him very happy.


    That was why he quickly started to call somewhere.


    Yoon Min Hee.


    Yoo Jaeha''s college hoobae and assistant twisted her lips. [1] She had graduated from an art college and set up a gallery, but there were no peaceful days because of her boss who went around scamming people.


    ¡®Now what? Pretending to be dead after messing with the Holten household?¡¯


    She would not be his assistant if that person wasn¡¯t a talented artist and didn''t have the restoration ability.


    Yoo Jaeha was once labeled as a genius new artist with high expectations, but one day, he started to scam people left and right.


    He casually sold forgeries and he wasn¡¯t satisfied with selling his paintings or sculptures as his professor''s new works; he even sold one of the professor¡¯s used tissues as a new art piece!


    He always said the same thing after each time.


    ¡®Art is a scam.¡¯


    Furthermore, it was as if he had grown wings with his scamming ability after getting an artifact a few months ago.


    ¡®Did he get a taste of money or something?¡¯


    Of course, she wasn¡¯t complaining because his acting like a corpse got her over 100 million dollars to keep her mouth shut.


    ¡®And I¡¯ll let him off because he seems to now be connected to TKBM.¡¯


    This was a chance.


    It was a major corporation! When would a nameless artist work with a major corporation like that? The right connections could get her a forever career and earn her a lot of money.


    ¡®Furthermore, Chairman Kwon has a lot of artifacts. If we can get even a few of them......¡¯


    They would make a ton of money.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Anybody here?¡±


    The gallery door opened and some unfamiliar men entered. There were two men.


    One was an average Asian while the other was quite handsome. He was also young. He seemed to be in his early twenties.


    ¡°What can I do for you?¡±


    ¡°I came because I heard that Yoo Jaeha is here.¡±


    Ju-Heon was the one who said that.


    Yoon Min Hee smiled bitterly after hearing Yoo Jaeha''s name.


    ¡®Ah. Is this one of the idiots who was scammed by sunbae?¡¯


    They had come to Yoo Jaeha''s gallery after Irene told them about the location. Of course, Yoo Jaeha was hiding in the third floor secret workroom right now. However, Yoon Min Hee calmly started to speak as she had been paid to keep her mouth shut.


    ¡°I apologize. Unfortunately, the Director-nim is not here right now.........¡±


    Furthermore, she had no time to waste with these idiots when they had a meeting with TKBM tomorrow.


    ¡°Unfortunately, it is time for the gallery to close now.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    ¡°Mommy!¡±


    ¡°Are you sure he¡¯s not here? Huh? Are you sure he¡¯s not pretending to be dead?¡±


    Oh Seung Woo was the one who shouted. He was pretty good at acting like this after working under gangsters for many years.


    However, Yoon Min Hee who had been paid did not back down either.


    ¡°The D, Director-nim passed away recently from a car accident! Please don''t make things complica.........¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Ju-Heon placed a heavy backpack on the table. He calmly smiled after hearing Yoo Jaeha was dead as he started to speak.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine if it is you even if Yoo Jaeha is not here. I just wanted to hire him to do something.¡±


    ¡°H, hire?¡±


    "Before that, do you perhaps know what is inside this backpack?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? What did you bring with you that you¡¯re causing such a ruckus.........¡±


    However, Yoon Min Hee had to question her eyes after opening the backpack.


    ¡°Uhh, uhhhhh?


    ¡°My goodness! Artifacts......!¡±


    There were over ten artifacts in the backpack. Ju-Heon smiled after hearing her say artifacts as if he had been waiting for that.


    ¡°You do recognize them. You are Yoo Jaeha¡¯s assistant right? Then do you know how to restore them? It doesn''t matter to me who it is as long as they know how to restore the artifacts.¡±


    Yoon Min Hee quickly responded to that question.


    ¡°I, I know how to restore them.¡±


    Honestly speaking, she didn''t. However, Yoon Min Hee quickly got up.


    ¡°Please excuse me for a moment while I go to the restroom.¡±


    She ran to the restroom and started to shout in a quiet voice.


    ¡°Director-nim! Something big has happened! Artifacts! Artifacts! Over ten of them!¡±


    [Are you sure they''re really artifacts?]


    ¡°Do you not trust my eyes? You were the one who taught me about artifacts!¡±


    Yoon Min Hee was urgently shouting to Yoo Jaeha on the phone.


    ¡°It¡¯s a jackpot! I can tell they¡¯re going to sell at high prices! I don¡¯t know for sure, but they are all destroyed and there was even an Egyptian artifact that seemed to be a higher-grade than your artifact.¡±


    Yoon Min Hee was a smart employee. Seeing her going nuts like this made Yoo Jaeha click his tongue.


    [Then what is the problem? Isn¡¯t the answer obvious?]


    ¡°Then......!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to chuckle.


    [If you understood what I meant, do exactly as I say.]


    ¡°What do you need me to do?¡±


    [Put them in the restoration room saying you''ll restore them. I¡¯ll stealthily head over. Make sure to keep them distracted.]


    ¡°And then?¡±


    [I can make perfect fakes in 10 minutes. Switch them with those. I''ll sell it to Chairman Kwon I''m meeting with tomorrow if they aren''t useful to me.]


    ¡°But Director-nim. Won''t we get caught?¡±


    [Are you joking? Anybody not at Chairman Kwon¡¯s level are idiots. We¡¯ll switch them out and swindle them off to Chairman Kwon or use them ourselves.]


    ¡°But what if we get caught?!¡±


    [Damn it, who do you think is going to make the fakes?! We won¡¯t get caught!]


    Yoo Jaeha didn¡¯t know much about anything else, but he was a genius artist. The counterfeit artifact was able to use more strength than normal in his hands.


    It allowed him to create fake artifacts as well. The fakes did not only look similar, they even had the same abilities.


    Of course, they disappeared quickly and the strength was clearly different from the original, but...


    [Anyway, quickly get started if you understood!]


    ¡°Y, yes sir!¡±


    The only one confused that she suddenly disappeared to the restroom was Oh Seung Woo.


    ¡®Why is she suddenly acting like this?¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon who came to this gallery with all of his artifacts just smiled.


    ¡°Will he slowly come out now?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°That damn scamming Rapunzel bastard.¡±


    1. Hoobae is a term for underclassman in Korean. Opposite is sunbae which is upperclassmen. Korea has a much stronger sunbae/hoobae hierarchy than the American education system.

 Chapter 42:There’s someone who can fly above someone who can run (2)

    Chapter 42:There¡¯s someone who can fly above someone who can run (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    There was no way that Yoo Jaeha was dead.


    That was the thought in Ju-Heon''s mind from the beginning. He apparently fell off a cliff in a car accident, but...


    ¡®That bastard can survive falling off a plane so no way he died in a car.¡¯


    The scale was too small!


    That was the case. Ju-Heon knew that Yoo Jaeha was scamming again. His pretending to be dead was too obvious of a scam. In simple terms, Yoo Jaeha was an amazing liar. It was obvious he was hiding in this gallery.


    Originally, he would meet Yoo Jaeha five years later after he was already working for Chairman Kwon. That was why this was his first time at this gallery, but Ju-Heon¡¯s instincts were spot on.


    ¡®I can smell the scent of an artifact coming from above.¡¯


    It was probably an artifact related to counterfeiting or copying since he was going around selling counterfeits. Ju-Heon who realized that Yoo Jaeha was hiding decided to fish him out.


    He was going to use a large bait to do that.


    The bait was simple.


    ¡®Yoo Jaeha is extremely greedy for artifacts.¡¯


    He was too scared to go into tombs but he was extremely greedy for artifacts. That was why he used his mouth and talents to do all kinds of different scams to steal, swindle, and receive artifacts before running away.


    He was a different kind of thief than Ju-Heon who openly stole things.


    That was why he considered them to be similar types, but...


    Maybe that was the reason he could read the bastard¡¯s thoughts even more. This was the reason Ju-Heon had prepared a fishing rod with artifacts as the amazing bait.


    Yoon Min Hee was the first to bite.


    ¡®Yoon Min Hee is greedy as well.¡¯


    Which of the people close to artifacts were not materialistic?


    And lo and behold.


    ¡°Umm, can I first check the conditions of the artifacts?¡±


    Yoon Min Hee who returned from the restroom smiled and picked up the backpack with the artifacts.


    ¡°I need to thoroughly inspect with a machine so I will need to go to the restoration room for a moment. Could you please look over this estimates sheet and the contract while I do that?¡±


    ¡°Sure.¡±


    Yoon Min Hee looked at Ju-Heon after seeing him let her go so easily.


    ¡®It looks like he¡¯s not suspicious about anything.¡¯


    Suspicious people would say they would follow her to the restoration room or tell them to do the inspection here, etc.


    That was why Yoon Min Hee lightly smiled.


    ¡®This should be easy to swindle.¡¯


    People who didn''t make things difficult were pushover customers for the Yoon Min Hee crew. Yoon Min Hee then took Ju-Heon''s artifacts to the first floor restoration room Yoo Jaeha mentioned.


    Ju-Heon and Oh Seung Woo were looking through the contract and estimate sheet as she did that. Oh Seung Woo could not close his jaw after looking at the estimate sheet.


    The estimate sheet even had images, explaining things in detail so that customers would be able to make an educated guess on how much it would cost.


    That was very good, but the problem was the price......


    Oh Seung Woo''s hands were shaking as he held the estimate sheet.


    ¡°Hyu, hyung-nim. Is r, restoration really this expensive?¡±


    Oh Seung Woo wondered if he had counted the 0''s wrong. However, the number didn''t change even after he rubbed his eyes.


    ¡°10 million won per damage? And then an extra 50 million won based on the size of the damage...it¡¯ll cost over 100 billion won at this rate!¡±


    Even if artifact restoration was expensive, this was a total scam.


    It was an unbelievable price.


    However, Ju-Heon didn¡¯t pay much attention to it.


    Why?


    ¡®An estimate sheet like this is useless.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon started to smile.


    Yoon Min Hee who entered the restoration room at that moment quickly locked the door. She then immediately called out to someone in a quiet voice.


    ¡°Director-nim, director-nim! I brought them!¡±


    And then, clunk, a chair in the corner moved.


    It was Yoo Jaeha who had stealthily hidden in the first floor restoration room after coming down from the third floor. The man who had been hiding like a rat looked toward the backpack Yoon Min Hee brought with a bright smile.


    ¡°Is that it?¡±


    ¡°Yes, please take a look! And hurry!¡±


    Yoon Min Hee quickly handed the black sports backpack to Yoo Jaeha, worried that Ju-Heon would find out. Yoo Jaeha dropped his jaws after quickly looking through the backpack.


    There were definitely more than 10 artifacts in the backpack. Most were seriously damaged, but they were all real without any fakes.


    And although Yoo Jaeha didn¡¯t know much about artifact grades yet, he could clearly tell.


    ¡®These are definitely above average items.¡¯


    Gold axe silver axe, the Rope from Heaven, Anubis''s Ankh, Osiris''s Hourglass, Set¡¯s War-sceptre, Shakespeare¡¯s pen, etc, they were all artifacts Yoo Jaeha had never seen before.


    They looked like regular items at first glance, but the aura they gave off in his hand was different.


    That was why Yoo Jaeha gulped.


    He desired them.


    He desired them way too much.


    He wanted to quickly use them.


    ¡°Stand guard for just 10 minutes.¡±


    ¡°Y, yes sir.¡±


    Once Yoon Min Hee stepped out of the restoration room, Yoo Jaeha brought out some scrap metal, plastic, wood, plaster and other materials.


    He then bit down on the white autograph paper again and grabbed an artifact in one hand.


    The first one he touched was the gold knife that was the Gold Axe. He then thoroughly observed the gold axe and started to touch it everywhere. Something amazing then started to happen.


    Ooooooooong.


    Once Yoo Jaeha, who touched the artifact, touched a piece of regular scrap metal, that slowly started to turn into the gold axe knife.


    It was a perfect counterfeit without any flaws.


    It was giving off a similar aura and the ability was the same as well. Even the destroyed areas were the same. This was only possible because of Yoo Jaeha¡¯s genius sense of observation.


    Of course, it was still a fake so it wasn¡¯t as strong as the real deal and would disappear without a trace in half a day. But it didn¡¯t matter to Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡®I would have escaped by the time he realizes it is a fake. That poor idiot.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha started to laugh while thinking that Ju-Heon shouldn''t hold it against him too much.


    ¡®Art is a scam and life is a scam as well.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha had been a new artist who was being watched by many, but he had given up honestly painting anything anymore.


    ¡®Why?¡¯


    It was because he felt it to the bones that living an honest life would only put you at a disadvantage.


    One way to put it would be that he was stabbed in the back. The bastard of a professor who stole the style of painting that Yoo Jaeha barely managed to develop after many years was the representative of such a cruel world.


    ¡®He claimed my painting was terrible and then went on to steal it?¡¯


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    Yoo Jaeha¡¯s style of painting that his professor had stolen was revered by many to the point that it would go down in art history, raising his professor to Picasso''s level of fame.


    However, no matter how many times Yoo Jaeha drew new paintings and put them on display, they all just called him a copycat.


    The world who didn¡¯t care about the truth buried the original creator while the famous bastard continued to profit.


    That was why Yoo Jaeha was just doing the same thing.


    He was stealing and selling other people''s work. What was the problem when everybody else was doing it too?


    ¡®Haha, the ones who get tricked are the retards.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha who now had such a twisted mindset had committed many scams, and the counterfeit artifact had reacted and approached him. The artifact had placed wings on Yoo Jaeha''s back.


    And even now, thinking about screwing Ju-Heon over was making his lips twitch in joy.


    ¡®There are 10 artifacts so......selling just a third of them to Chairman Kwon should give me enough to fool around with women for many years.¡¯


    He finished copying all of the artifacts at that moment.


    Now all that was left to do was to run away.


    Yoo Jaeha started to chuckle.


    ¡°I apologize. It does not seem possible.¡±


    Yoon Min Hee who brought the fakes back in Ju-Heon¡¯s backpack had a disappointed expression on her face.


    ¡°The artifacts are destroyed too much so I cannot restore them with my artifact.¡±


    She then proceeded to lie with a straight face. Oh Seung Woo sighed in disappointment.


    ¡°It looks like we didn''t manage to restore them in the end. Hyung-nim, what do we do now since that Yoo Jaeha person is supposedly dead?¡±


    Ju-Heon just casually looked through the artifacts. The item he picked up was Anubis''s Ankh. Yoon Min Hee seemed to feel sorry for Ju-Heon as she put on a bitter smile.


    ¡°I''m sorry. We tried to do whatever we could but these artifacts are on the brink of destruction...¡±


    Of course, this was the truth.


    The artifacts Ju-Heon brought would be destroyed with a single hit.


    ¡®But Jaeha sunbae should be able to restore them like new.¡¯


    She would take a cut of the profits!


    It wasn¡¯t like Ju-Heon would realize that they were fake. Yoon Min Hee had compared the fake ones with the real ones just in case, but even she who was a qualified appraiser could not determine which was which.


    Although she didn''t want to admit it, Yoo Jaeha truly was talented.


    ¡®Alright then, now to brush things off and get ready to run.¡¯


    Once Yoon Min Hee''s sneer and Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze crossed each other...


    Crack!


    Ju-Heon ruthlessly threw Anubis''s Ankh.


    ¡°Uhh, uhhhhh?!¡±


    That wasn¡¯t it.


    Ju-Heon kicked the table over.


    Baaaaang!


    The inside of the gallery quickly turned into pandemonium.


    ¡°W, what are you doing?!¡±


    ¡°Hyu, hyung-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon then started to smile.


    ¡°You¡¯re asking me what I''m doing? That¡¯s the question I want to ask you.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    ¡°What the f*ck do you think you are trying to do?¡±


    Yoon Min Hee''s heart almost sank after hearing Ju-Heon''s vicious tone.


    ¡®N, no way.


    Did he find out?¡¯


    However, Yoon Min Hee started to shake as she feigned ignorance.


    "That, umm, I really don¡¯t know why you are doing thi...¡±


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    Yoon Min Hee''s body started to tremble after hearing that.


    ¡®H, he found out?¡¯


    Ju-Heon then took a knife out of his pocket. Yoon Min Hee shrieked once she saw the knife.


    ¡°Hold......don''t come near...kyaaaa!¡±


    She tried to call the cops but Ju-Heon had kicked her phone out of her hand.


    ¡°Y, you crazy!¡±


    She then screamed as she ran away toward the door.


    But it only lasted for a moment.


    Boom!


    Ju-Heon slammed the door shut with his foot.


    ¡°These damn bastards only learned the bad things.¡±


    Yoon Min Hee subconsciously plopped down on the ground because his gaze was so scary. His gaze looked like he could have already killed many people!


    Oh Seung Woo grabbed Yoon Min Hee so she could not run away.


    She started to shout now that she could not run away.


    ¡°I, I''m sorry! The real ones are in the next room! Please don¡¯t kill me!¡±


    This was the truth. She felt like Ju-Heon would really kill her if she tried to scam him again. Ju-Heon then started to smirk.


    ¡°Oh, is that so?¡±


    Ju-Heon then headed toward the restoration room where Yoo Jaeha was hiding.


    ¡®I got you now, Yoo Jaeha.¡¯


    He had caught a giant fish with a simple paste bait.


    And at the same time...


    Yoo Jaeha who was listening from the restoration room almost fainted in shock. He had put his ear against the wall after finishing his preparations to run out of curiosity...


    ¡°Damn it, that crazy bastard!¡±


    He fell over on the chair after being shocked by the unexpected chaos.


    He didn''t know for sure, but he felt something was clear.


    ¡®I''m dead if I get caught.¡¯


    However, Yoo Jaeha still could not understand it.


    ¡°Damn it, that¡¯s so weird. How did he realize it?¡±


    Of course, Yoo Jaeha''s fakes were perfect. He was that talented of an artifact user.


    However, he just chose the wrong person to try to trick.


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha then jumped up from the ground.


    Running away was the best course of action right now.


    Even with a genius restoration ability, he was a weak young man who didn''t even know how to fight properly.


    However, something terrible happened at that moment as the door was destroyed.

 Chapter 43:There’s someone who can fly above someone who can run (3)

    Chapter 43:There¡¯s someone who can fly above someone who can run (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    The door was easily destroyed by the kick.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha screamed after seeing the intruder.


    The person who entered was a handsomely tall man. He looked like a real cool and handsome dude, but he definitely did not look like a good person.


    He had a knife in one hand and his smile looked like the smile of a mass murderer!


    Ju-Heon sighed as he was both happy to see Yoo Jaeha and disgusted at what he had tried to do.


    ¡®I got you now, you bastard.¡¯


    He was younger than in his memories, but this was definitely Yoo Jaeha. Ju-Heon was very happy to see Yoo Jaeha. It was the feeling of seeing an annoying but still lovable disciple or friend.


    Yoo Jaeha had meshed well with Ju-Heon and a talented friend and subordinate, but he annoyed the hell out of Ju-Heon quite often because he would run like a bat whenever he seemed to be in a bad situation.


    However, Yoo Jaeha was still one of the Chiefs he definitely needed to obtain. Restorers were necessary subordinates for monopolizers and Yoo Jaeha was a restorer with unmatched abilities.


    However, unlike the happy Ju-Heon, Yoo Jaeha could only plop down on the ground as his legs grew weak.


    ¡°U, umm.¡±


    Ju-Heon then asked a question like a jaguar looking at a deer.


    ¡°Where are my items?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Where are they?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped and quickly pointed to the safe after seeing Ju-Heon point the knife at him.


    ¡°O, over there!¡±


    He seemed to have been afraid of the knife. Ju-Heon looked toward where Yoo Jaeha was pointing. He could see an iron safe nearby. He was probably on his way to take it and escape by car.


    ¡°And the passcode?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha rolled his eyes for a moment before answering.


    ¡°.........7407.¡±


    Ju-Heon headed toward the safe without any hesitation. Yoo Jaeha scoffed internally as he watched Ju-Heon.


    ¡®You stupid retard, do you think that is the right passcode?¡¯


    It happened as Yoo Jaeha looked for an opening to crawl toward the exit.


    Beeeep!


    [The safe has been unlocked.]


    Yoo Jaeha questioned his ears at that moment.


    ¡®W, what?! The safe has been unlocked?


    What the hell?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon who casually unlocked the safe was smirking.


    ¡®7407 my ass.


    Your passcode has always been 1028.¡¯


    Apparently it was the birthday of an AV actress he had a huge crush on when he was younger.


    ¡®You stupid idiot.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had assumed he would be using the same code 15 years prior to that conversation. Ju-Heon was never planning on trusting Yoo Jaeha¡¯s words anyway.


    Ju-Heon''s artifacts were present once he opened the safe.


    Thankfully, they seemed to be the real ones this time.


    Real or not, the person who was about to go crazy right now was none other than Yoo Jaeha.


    And lo and behold.


    ¡°Damn it, hey! How the hell do you know my passcode?!¡±


    His shocked beyond belief appearance was quite entertaining to watch.


    On the other hand, Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡°How do I know? You blurted it out every time you got drunk, you bastard.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha became extremely flustered.


    ¡°W, what? Y, you know me? Damn it, did I make another mistake?¡±


    ¡°Who knows?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha stepped back after seeing Ju-Heon walk toward him with the knife up.


    ¡°Eek, don''t come near me!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha then tried to call the cops with his cellphone. However, Ju-Heon sent it flying with a kick before saying something to someone(?).


    "What are you waiting for?¡±


    The rope artifact burst out of the safe in response. The rope quickly flew through the air and bound Yoo Jaeha.


    Yoo Jaeha who was now dangling in the air could only scream.


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    Whether it was disappointed it wasn¡¯t a woman or excited because it was a hot guy, this rope artifact whose gender was impossible to determine was tightly binding Yoo Jaeha.


    Play with me, human! Play with me, human!


    However, Yoo Jaeha was about to suffocate to death.


    ¡°Hey, let go of me! Hey! Ugh!¡±


    The rope artifact then bound Yoo Jaeha¡¯s mouth as well as if it was saying he was being too loud.


    ¡°Mmmmph! Son bi let mmph o! (Son of a bitch, let me go!)¡±


    However, Ju-Heon debated for a moment while looking at Yoo Jaeha who had turned into a dried yellow corvina. It was because he knew it would not be enough to just make this bastard his work slave.


    Why?


    Because Yoo Jaeha was like a bat. He would wag his tail and go over to the other monopolizers if they promised him more money, and would sell Ju-Heon off as Judas had done if he found himself in any danger.


    In the past, he listened to Ju-Heon who was Chairman Kwon''s right hand man because Chairman Kwon had Yoo Jaeha¡¯s weakness.


    ¡®Well, I just need to use the Code of Hammurabi.¡¯


    However, there was something Ju-Heon had realized while fighting over artifacts in the past.


    It was that money, power, and weaknesses could not buy a person''s heart to completely win them over.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing. Yoo Jaeha was a Divine-Grade artifact user. He didn''t manage to get a Divine-Grade artifact yet, but he could easily escape if he ever found a good artifact.


    ¡®That is why I can¡¯t use force to make him submit.¡¯


    He was not someone that Ju-Heon was planning on throwing away after using once; trust was extremely necessary as he would leave his precious artifacts with this bastard.


    However, it was impossible to teach this bastard a sense of loyalty. Maybe it was because Yoo Jaeha was stabbed in the back by someone he trusted, but he had ended up a twisted person who didn''t trust anybody.


    So, how could he make such a bastard follow him?


    ¡®I¡¯ve never tried it, but do I need to be gentle with him and care for him?¡¯


    It happened as Ju-Heon seriously thought about something that the normal him would never care about.


    ¡°You, f*ck, let me go! What did I do wrong?! It¡¯s the fault of the people who are tricked! You bastard, turn into a damn eunuch! You retarded psychopathic bastard!¡±


    His swearing that flew out like a waterfall made Ju-Heon smile brightly.


    ¡®People really can¡¯t try to do things they don''t normally do.¡¯


    ¡°My troublemaking subordinate bastard, I was trying to treat you well this time, but...¡±


    ¡°Haha, what f*cking non...!¡±


    The former devil captain flicked his finger. The rope handed a fountain pen to Ju-Heon like an obedient child.


    It was Shakespeare¡¯s fountain pen.


    [Shakespeare¡¯s Pen (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade/Consumable Artifact)]


    However, Yoo Jaeha who didn''t know what artifact it was started to scoff.


    ¡°Ho. What, are you going to stab my eye with a pen or something?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to write in beautiful cursive English on the canvas. It was as if he was writing an act in a play.


    And then...


    [Poor Yoo Jaeha (26 y/o) who is dangling in the air will suffer intense pain as if he was dying.]


    Boom!


    ¡°?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha instantly turned pale.


    An unbearable pain had struck between his legs. It only took a moment for what sounded like a dying pig to fill the gallery.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha could not breathe properly after a pain starting from the top of his head made his entire body feel paralyzed.


    ¡°Damn...f*ck! Damn, ow, ah......!¡±


    The way he was groaning made it seem extremely painful. It was obvious that Shakespeare¡¯s pen was impacting Yoo Jaeha. Yoo Jaeha had turned into the main character of a tragedy thanks to Shakespeare¡¯s pen.


    However, Ju-Heon who was calm throughout all this started to speak.


    ¡°Alright, one more time with something else?¡±


    ¡®This devil bastard!¡¯


    The only thing that Yoo Jaeha knew for certain was that he did not have the upper hand. He didn''t know what artifact Ju-Heon would use next!


    ¡®Damn it, I don''t think I can run away because of the pain!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha who hated pain could only beg for survival.


    ¡°Damn it! Sir, I won¡¯t charge you for the restoration. I''m sorry for tricking you! I, I''ll do whatever you want so please don¡¯t kill me!¡±


    Apparently he was in enough pain to beg for his life. Yoo Jaeha who grabbed between his legs gave up before Ju-Heon could do anything else.


    ¡°Pleeeeeeeeease.¡±


    Ju-Heon then started to scoff.


    ¡°It¡¯s only natural that you won''t charge for the restoration. Go bring a contract.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    ¡°An exclusivity contract.¡±


    Of course, it would be called an exclusivity contract but be written like a slave contract.


    Yoo Jaeha who was still holding between his legs as if there was still the aftershock from earlier was shaking. The reason for it was simple.


    It was because of the contract he just signed.


    Of course, it was fine to sign a contract.


    He liked making money. Furthermore, the fact that this guy talked about an exclusivity contract must mean that he had no plans to harm him.


    So, it was fine to sign a contract as long as he wasn¡¯t in anymore pain, but...


    ¡°What kind of slave contract is this?!¡±


    Ju-Heon calmly chuckled at Yoo Jaeha¡¯s desperate shout.


    "What is it? What¡¯s wrong with it?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha held back his tears as he looked at the contract.


    It was an 8 page contract, but to summarize:


    1. All restoration will be free. (However, travel expenses will be covered)


    2. Will come whenever to wherever I call you. (However, transportation expenses will be covered)


    3. The duration of the contract is for 10 years. (Contract auto-renews at the end) (Pension will be provided)


    4. Can only take restoration jobs for the promisee (Seo Ju-Heon).


    5. Will do whatever the promisee tells you to do and will not complain about promisee''s actions regarding all things related to the contract.


    8. The promisee and the promisor will both sincerely abide by the contents of this contract and will be punished by the Code of Hammurabi should they break the contract.


    Such were the contents of the contract.


    ¡®Do as he says? What is this, some modern-day slave contract?!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha started to shout as if he could not hold it in anymore.


    ¡°Hey! Do you think this contract is normal?!¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed at him.


    "What is it? You were the one who signed it. Did you not read it first?¡±


    That almost made Yoo Jaeha go crazy. How could he thoroughly read through it when he was in so much pain?! He signed it because he was told to sign if he wanted his ¡®son¡¯ to be safe!


    But the contents!


    ¡®Nope, this won¡¯t work, it looks like I need to report this bastard.........¡¯


    Ju-Heon chuckled as if he knew what Yoo Jaeha was trying to do.


    ¡°You¡¯re free to call the cops, but you know you are at a disadvantage, right?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to grind his teeth. He didn¡¯t know what it was, but there was this thing called the Code of Hammurabi. Although he didn¡¯t know what it could do, but the contract said that he would be punished if he breaks the contract.


    Yoo Jaeha could only continue to think about what he could do.


    ¡®Damn it, why is the thing that disappeared from the Louvre Museum with this bastard?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to speak as Yoo Jaeha continued to grind his teeth.


    ¡°Think carefully as not everything in there is terrible for you.¡±


    There were some parts of the contract that were indeed tempting for Yoo Jaeha.


    6. The promisee will provide the promisor an annual salary of $50,000,000 should the promisor dutifully abide by the contract. (A bonus will be paid for every artifact restored)


    7. During the duration of the contract, the promisee will be responsible for the promisor''s necessities of life, safety, and health from illnesses.


    However, Yoo Jaeha was still pulling his hair out. It was tempting, but Yoo Jaeha was not dumb enough to stick to this bastard whom he had just met.


    In addition...


    ¡®Damn it, how can I trust such a young bastard?! Chairman Kwon is a million times better!¡¯


    How could a weird thug compared to the Chairman of a global company?! It was obvious sticking with Chairman Kwon would be a more reliable option. He could extend his network and get anything he needed to succeed!


    But he ended up getting dragged by such a weird bastard!


    ¡®Damn it, I was going to partner with Chairman Kwon!¡¯


    He had played hard to get to raise his worth. However, his eyes sparkled at that moment.


    ¡®Right. Chairman Kwon Tae Joon might be able to take care of this bastard for me!¡¯


    It happened at that moment.


    Riiiiiing.


    Yoo Jaeha received a call. He became shocked after seeing the caller. His gaze then changed and he asked Ju-Heon a question.


    ¡°Can I go take a call?¡±


    ¡°Do whatever you want.¡±


    Ju-Heon who let him go without any issues was tapping on the table as if he was deep in thought.


    ¡®In order to capture this bastard''s heart....¡¯


    It wasn''t like there was no method.


    But would it work?


    However, Ju-Heon who came up with a method started to smile as if there was no need to worry about it.


    He would only know if he tried it out.


    On the other hand, Yoo Jaeha who had no idea what Ju-Heon was thinking snuck out to pick up the call. It was none other than Chairman Kwon who was calling him. Chairman Kwon was personally calling him because he had been playing hard to get.


    However...


    Yoo Jaeha started to shout as soon as the call connected.


    ¡°Chairman-nim! I''ll restore it for you! I''ll do whatever you want!¡±


    Chairman Kwon who had made the call became anxious. He wondered if this was the same guy who had played so hard to get just a few hours ago. However, Yoo Jaeha was desperate. He felt as if everything would be resolved as long as he could escape from Ju-Heon.


    [What made you change your mind?]


    Yoo Jaeha started to run as Ju-Heon might hear as he asked for help.


    ¡°I''ll do it, I''ll do whatever you want Chairman-nim, so please save me! I''ll restore every artifact you want!¡±


    [Save you? What do you mean?]


    ¡°Some crazy bastard appeared!¡±


    [Who is it that is making you......]


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Who else would it be? It¡¯s me.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped.


    Ju-Heon was standing there with his phone and a smirk on his face.

 Chapter 44:There’s someone who can fly above someone who can run (4)

    Chapter 44:There¡¯s someone who can fly above someone who can run (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    Yoo Jaeha almost fainted.


    Ju-Heon was glaring at Yoo Jaeha with a, ¡®would you look at this bastard,¡¯ type of gaze. Yoo Jaeha turned pale.


    ¡®This bastard!


    When did he!¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon didn''t care whether Yoo Jaeha was shocked or not as he started to speak to the person on the phone.


    ¡°Aigoo, look who it is. Did the Chairman-nim call to get his artifacts restored?¡±


    He already seemed to know who Yoo Jaeha was talking to.


    It wasn¡¯t very difficult to figure out. Chairman Kwon was the only person Yoo Jaeha would call ¡®Chairman-nim¡¯ and say that he would restore artifacts for him.


    Was it because he heard Ju-Heon''s shameless voice? Chairman Kwon couldn''t speak as if he had received a great shock.


    ¡®This voice is definitely...¡¯


    Chairman Kwon felt as if he was hit on the head after realizing that the voice was familiar.


    ¡®Why is this bastard over there?¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon laughed wickedly and continued to speak without any care for Chairman Kwon who was at a loss for words.


    ¡°Oh my, I''m really sorry. Yoo Jaeha has already become my exclusive restorer.¡±


    [?!]


    Both of them were shocked but Yoo Jaeha was foaming at the mouth.


    ¡°Who became your exclusive restorer...mmph!¡±


    Ju-Heon covered his mouth and hammered the nail in.


    ¡°Let me deliver Yoo Jaeha¡¯s message for him. He said to go find yourself another restorer, you retard.¡±


    Click.


    Yoo Jaeha looked ready to cry as he grabbed Ju-Heon''s collar after seeing him end the call.


    ¡°Hey! You crazy bastard! When did I say something like that?¡±


    ¡°You are about to say it right now.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?! Damn it!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha tried to quickly call Chairman Kwon back to explain the situation. However, Ju-Heon who hung up the phone then erased Chairman Kwon¡¯s number as well.


    Ju-Heon looked at Yoo Jaeha who looked ready to cry and said something.


    ¡°It¡¯s best to not mistake which rope you should grab.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I''ll have you know that Chairman Kwon''s is a rotten rope. I am the rope you should grab.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha became flabbergasted after hearing that comment.


    ¡®Who is this bastard to say Chairman Kwon is a rotten rope?¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon was being serious.


    He was planning on turning Chairman Kwon into a rotten rope from here.


    ¡®You are the first card to do that. Yoo Jaeha.¡¯


    Ju-Heon who had prepared a carrot for this bastard started to chuckle.


    However, Yoo Jaeha was not the only one who was going crazy right now.


    It was the same for Chairman Kwon who had a restorer swiped from under his nose.


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    Chairman Kwon couldn''t close his mouth while looking at the hung up phone.


    ¡®He already took Yoo Jaeha?¡¯


    Chairman Kwon felt pain at the back of his head as he thought about that.


    ¡®But I need my artifacts restored right now!¡¯


    Most importantly, Edward had told him that a useful tomb seemed to have appeared in China. China who learned about the existence of artifacts had put out an announcement that they were recruiting for an excavation team who would be rewarded handsomely.


    ¡®Based on the reward, the five artifact users Edward warned me about would move as well.¡¯


    That was why he needed to restore his conquest artifact right away to enter the tomb!


    But that bastard Seo Ju-Heon was hindering his progress!


    ¡®This damn thorn in the ass-type of bastard!¡¯


    Anyway, he had no time to find a different restorer and he couldn¡¯t give up on Yoo Jaeha like this.


    Although Ju-Heon had just hindered him...


    ¡®It¡¯s not hard to employee an artist with no backing.¡¯


    He didn¡¯t know what Ju-Heon would offer, but there was no way that bastard could offer better terms than the Chairman of a major company.


    That was why Chairman Kwon had his secretary send a message to Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Gather as much money as possible for Yoo Jaeha. Don''t hold anything back.¡±


    He then laughed. Money was what moved the world.


    ¡®Does he think he is some kind of golden spoon?¡¯


    As Chairman Kwon expected, Yoo Jaeha was pouting as he looked at Ju-Heon.


    ¡®No matter what you offer, Chairman Kwon is the answer.¡¯


    He could not paint his own paintings anymore. He was already buried with the false reputation as a copycat. All that was left for him was counterfeits and restorations that could potentially end up making him money in the future.


    He would be able to have a decent level of support and money even without painting if he worked for Chairman Kwon.


    But Yoo Jaeha decided to listen to what Ju-Heon had to say first.


    ¡°What do I need to do if I work for you?¡±


    ¡°First, stop the paintings counterfeiting and restore artifacts for me.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to frown.


    ¡®I was wondering what this bastard was going to say.¡¯


    ¡°You speak more bullshit the more I listen to you. It¡¯s not that I don''t like restoring artifacts, but who are you to tell me not to paint?¡±


    ¡°Are such stupid counterfeits still considered paintings?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha instantly turned angry.


    ¡°Hey! Watch your mouth! Stupid counterfeits?! Counterfeits are still works of art! They are still the results of hard work!¡±


    Ju-Heon smirked as if he found Yoo Jaeha''s response to be stupid.


    ¡°I guess you still have your pride as an artist even though you scam people with other people''s paintings.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°Well, it''s not that you aren''t talented. Why don''t you stop the counterfeiting and draw your own paintings?¡±


    ¡®This bastard.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha clenched his fists. However, unlike how he had retorted everything until now, Yoo Jaeha just stood there without being able to say anything this time.


    ¡°......¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    ¡®As expected.¡¯


    Ju-Heon seemed to have thought about something as he handed a mini sketchbook the size of his palm in the air.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes turned wide after seeing it. That his was drawing note that he had not shown anybody else.


    ¡°Who gave you permission!¡±


    ¡°Sorry, but I took a look. Well, it does seem like your style of painting is the same as Jean Richard¡¯s that sells the best right now.¡±


    ¡°.........Hand it over!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who forced the sketchbook out of his hand ripped it up and threw it into the trash can. He then continued to shout toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Get lost before I get angry!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon just disrespectfully continued.


    ¡°Do you want to be Jean Richard''s ghost painter or something? How useless.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha became angry and started to grind his teeth.


    ¡°Ghost painter? He was the one who stole my painting!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile as if he got him.


    Yoo Jaeha.


    He didn¡¯t ask in details when they worked together under Chairman Kwon, but Ju-Heon had some ideas about it.


    He knew how Jaeha was stabbed in the back by a professor he trusted, buried from the art world and how desperately this bastard wanted to paint.


    ¡®But he turned into a scammer after throwing away everything including his creed when he became broken.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon knew what this bastard wanted more than anything else.


    Was that the reason? Ju-Heon who provoked him on purpose slowly asked.


    ¡°Stole?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha shut his mouth as if he said something he shouldn¡¯t have said, but Ju-Heon smiled wickedly.


    "Are you saying Jean Richard stole your painting?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha bit down on his lips so much that they might start to bleed at any moment. Nobody believed him and he had been blackmailed that his parents would not be safe if he publicised the issue.


    Furthermore, his fame had been tarnished and he had already been buried and banished from the art world.


    However, Ju-Heon sneered at him.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know much about it, but I guess art is something that can so easily be copied. Then I guess your art was nothing much either.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha exploded at Ju-Heon''s intentional provocation. Even a gentle and rational person had that reverse scale. Ju-Heon knew this bastard¡¯s reverse scale very well.


    And lo and behold.


    ¡°Hey! Shut the hell up if you don''t know anything! You''re just a layman! Art is made of the artist¡¯s techniques, values, and principles!¡±


    ¡°Oh, really?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was huffing and puffing as he seemed to recall the past events.


    ¡°That was why I also thought he won''t be able to go far with a copy. But for some reason, that bastard was able to draw the things that I had only thought about. It was as if he could read my mind......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha sighed after saying that.


    ¡°F*ck, there¡¯s no way that¡¯s possible.¡±


    ¡°No, it is possible.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze turned serious as he smiled. There was more. Ju-Heon got to the point as if he had been waiting for Jaeha to get angry.


    ¡°Jean Richard, the professor who stole your painting is an artifact user.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was shocked at what he had just heard.


    ¡°W, what did you say?¡±


    ¡°He is able to completely transform into the person of his choosing. He is able to perfectly copy the person''s knowledge and skills.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Jean Richard. There was no way Ju-Heon wouldn''t know about him.


    ''Why?¡¯


    He was the bastard with Vidoq¡¯s artifact, the < Vidocq¡¯s Mirrormask >. Vidocq was the real person who Lupin was based on.


    Chairman Kwon was the one who had won the War of Artifacts thanks to Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team, but there were other artifact users that caused quite the headache. One of them was Jean Richard.


    He was called the < Transformation Expert >. The title of Expert were given to Monarch candidates who used unique artifacts.


    ¡®Anyway, he used the artifact to perfectly copy Yoo Jaeha. Yoo Jaeha was a talented but nameless newbie.¡¯


    Whether it was a thesis or art, no matter what the truth was, the famous bastard would usually win and the poor weak soul would get buried.


    Ju-Heon soon started to speak.


    ¡°You want to draw, right?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha flinched at that question. Ju-Heon continued to smile as he watched Jaeha¡¯s reaction. This bastard should be quite riled up by now.


    That was why Ju-Heon showed a ray of hope to this thirsty artist.


    ¡°I will get that stolen painting back for you from Jean Richard.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha questioned his ears at this statement. It made his heart beat faster, but Yoo Jaeha was not an innocent child who would so easily nod his head.


    ¡°Do you think that is possible?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha sighed as if he didn''t believe Ju-Heon but Ju-Heon could clearly see it. Yoo Jaeha¡¯s gaze was telling him he was intrigued. He could also tell that Jaeha was being tempted even if his mind was telling him it was impossible.


    ¡®It really was this.¡¯


    That was indeed the case. Ju-Heon wanted Yoo Jaeha¡¯s loyalty. He needed this bastard to use his scamming skills for his benefit. However, he didn''t need a scammer who was ready to betray him at any moment. This was especially true because Ju-Heon had tasted the bitter taste of betrayal once already.


    ¡®Submission through force always brings forth evil intentions and betrayal.''


    Then what could he do?


    There was no need to worry about it too much. He just needed to make the person fall for him and drag them until the end.


    This was something that Chairman Kwon who treated artifact users as tools would never understand even after death.


    That was why Ju-Heon stabbed the nail into Yoo Jaeha¡¯s mind with a stern gaze.


    ¡°You will be able to get your painting back if you follow me.¡±


    This scammer named Yoo Jaeha seemed to be moved by money, but he was actually a genius artist. He liked art so much that he would paint these counterfeits as it was the only thing he could do right now.


    That was the one method to convince Yoo Jaeha.


    And lo and behold, Yoo Jaeha started to bite Ju-Heon¡¯s bait.


    ¡°......Can you really make that happen? You?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Before all of that, you... You believe that I had my style of painting stolen?¡±


    ¡°I trust you.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s gaze vividly shook at that response.


    Nobody had believed him when he told the truth and had treated him as a criminal. But why would this bastard...


    ¡®Is he pretending to trust me?¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze was firm and seemed to be sincere. That was why Yoo Jaeha started to speak.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know why you are doing all of this, but I am just a civilian. I am not a great individual for you to desire.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that. I''m trying to buy the future you and not the present you.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    He then continued to speak.


    ¡°Jean Richard is well-connected with the upper echelon of society so people like Chairman Kwon who are wary of them cannot do it. But it is possible for me.¡±


    ¡®I need to take care of Jean Richard anyway.¡¯


    That was for Ju-Heon''s benefit, but Ju-Heon somewhat wanted this bastard to achieve his dreams in this life as well.


    He was an annoying bastard who always caused trouble, but he was still one of his subordinates. Ju-Heon also trusted this bastard¡¯s pride as an artist.


    Yoo Jaeha blanked out after hearing this unexpected part.


    ¡®This bastard, just who...!¡¯


    He could not figure out Ju-Heon''s identity at all.


    Yoo Jaeha had received a text message at that moment.


    It was from Chairman Kwon.


    [I am sending this message because I can¡¯t seem to reach you. I want to personally chat with you regarding our support fund for you. I await your response.]


    Yoo Jaeha read the message with shaking eyes. He then looked toward Ju-Heon.


    It was now time to decide.


    He then started to draft a response.

 Chapter 45:There’s someone who can fly above someone who can run (5)

    Chapter 45:There¡¯s someone who can fly above someone who can run (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    The message was simple.


    [Eat shit. Find someone else.]


    That was the message that Yoo Jaeha wrote.


    Honestly speaking, Yoo Jaeha¡¯s heart was beating wildly.


    Having the truth revealed and getting back his name and painting as an artist?


    Yoo Jaeha thought about that future for a moment. Thinking about that future gave him the chills as he saw a future where he was so happy he could die without any regrets.


    It was to the point that even the non-religious Yoo Jaeha was willing to stupidly choose Ju-Heon.


    However, at that moment...


    ¡®Oops.¡¯


    He quickly snapped out of it and erased the message.


    [Please let me know the time and place. There is something I must propose first.]


    That was indeed the case.


    ¡®Good. Did he say his name was Seo Ju-Heon? There¡¯s no reason to completely trust this bastard.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha barely managed to be rational.


    Furthermore, there was always the possibility. If it was possible for Ju-Heon to return his painting to him, Chairman Kwon might be able to do so as well.


    ¡®So, I will keep it a secret from this bastard first, and then......¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon chuckled at that moment.


    ¡°Are you done responding to Chairman Kwon?¡±


    ¡°Gasp!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s heart almost jumped out. He hid his cellphone behind him on reflex.


    ¡°R, responding to Chairman Kwon? What do you mean? I responded to my dongsaeng!¡±


    However...


    ¡®What bullshit.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s hand moved at the speed of light. He then started to laugh in front of Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°See, you did send it to Chairman Kwon.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped. It was because Ju-Heon was looking at his phone while laughing.


    ¡°Crazy, when did he!¡±


    ¡°Hey! Give it back.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha then thought that his plan was ruined. Based on this bastard¡¯s attitude, he might stab him with the knife right away after seeing the message.


    However, Ju-Heon who saw the message was laughing too calmly.


    "A proposal for Chairman Kwon? You''re going to ask him to take care of Jean Richard and reveal the truth or something?¡±


    ¡°......Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed toward the anxious Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Do whatever you want. You can do that if you want.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡®What is this bastard planning?¡¯


    Ju-Heon then threw something toward Yoo Jaeha.


    [Marie Antoinette¡¯s Necklace (B-Grade:Rare-Grade/Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses (1/10)


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    It looked like a simple silver necklace. However, this was an artifact. That was why Yoo Jaeha looked toward Ju-Heon as if he didn¡¯t understand.


    Ju-Heon just waved at him.


    ¡°By the way, that is a small gift from me. Use it if Chairman Kwon makes you angry when you meet.¡±


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    There was no way he could like this bastard who was acting like he knew everything, but Yoo Jaeha grabbed the mysterious necklace and turned around.


    ¡°You! Don¡¯t regret this!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon didn¡¯t hold him back.


    Why?


    It was because Ju-Heon knew Yoo Jaeha and Chairman Kwon all too well.


    He could already tell what was going to happen.


    ¡°Welcome. The Chairman-nim has been looking forward to meeting you.¡±


    A meeting room somewhere in the middle of LA.


    Chairman Kwon who had rented out an entire seminar room was waiting for Yoo Jaeha. Yoo Jaeha clenched onto the artifact Ju-Heon had given him before entering the room.


    ¡®I don''t know what artifact this is, but I probably won''t need to use it.¡¯


    He then walked into the seminar room to see Chairman Kwon greeting him.


    "Welcome. I''ve been waiting for you.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha hesitated before starting to speak.


    ¡°I will keep it short and get right to the point.¡±


    ¡°Haha, just what is it you are going to ask for that your shoulders are so stiff? Ask away. I will get you whatever you want.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha continued to swear internally.


    ¡®I must totally be crazy, f*cking crazy.¡¯


    Honestly speaking, he didn''t know if he was doing the right thing right now.


    However, he saw a small ray of hope.


    Even if it was just a lie to convince himself, Yoo Jaeha''s actions were set now that his heart was already beating quickly.


    That was how thirsty Yoo Jaeha was already. He was not at the point where he was willing to throw away his dreams.


    ¡°Sir, you are familiar with Jean Richard?¡±


    ¡°Jean Richard? Are you talking about the professor at Yale University? That genius artist?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to grind his teeth. However, Chairman Kwon started to laugh without knowing what was on his mind.


    ¡°I know him well. He is a world-renowned painter. His unique style of painting he revealed not too long ago has given him the title of genius painter. They said he was the second coming of Picasso.¡±


    ¡®The second coming of Picasso my ass.¡¯


    ¡°Haha, sure. I heard that he was a respected mentor for all art students. Now that I think about it, you went to Yale for art too right? Was he one of your professors?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to frown and got to the point.


    ¡°Please don''t say something like that. That person stole my style of painting.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s a thief who stole my work.¡±


    The seminar room turned cold after that remark. Chairman Kwon had a terrible expression on his face while wondering what this punk was saying.


    ¡®Now that I think about it, Richard¡¯s style of painting had changed too quickly. I remember he said he was going to test out an artifact......¡¯


    That was indeed the case.


    Chairman Kwon and Jean Richard had known each other in secret for a long time.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    Richard was one of Chairman Kwon¡¯s very important business partners. He was one of the core individuals of the business Chairman Kwon has been developing in secret.


    He was one of the core individuals for < Pandora >.


    It would not be wrong to say that the foundation of that business would falter if Richard was not there. That was why Chairman Kwon had paid special attention to get rid of any rumors surrounding Richard.


    However, Yoo Jaeha who had no way of knowing that continued to speak.


    ¡°Please reveal that man¡¯s wrongdoings. Then I will sign an exclusive contract with you.¡±


    Chairman Kwon started to laugh as if it was unbelievable.


    ¡®What did he just say?


    Reveal Jean Richard''s wrongdoings?


    Is he telling me to ruin my business with my own hands?¡¯


    That was why the truth subconsciously came out.


    ¡°Are you crazy?¡±


    He might have been honest because he had heard something so shocking.


    ¡°So you are insisting that Jean Richard is a plagiarist?¡±


    ¡°I am not insisting on anything, that is the truth and he is a plagiarist. I truly had my painting stolen.¡±


    ¡°Ho.¡±


    ¡®This crazy bastard.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon could not speak anymore.


    It was difficult to find a restorer so he was going to take this punk in because he happened to be one.


    He never expected this punk to be a complete nutjob and a headache.


    However, Chairman Kwon started to laugh as he responded.


    ¡°I understand. I don¡¯t know the situation but I will thoroughly look into it. So please restore the artifacts first...¡±


    ¡°No. My conditions are that I will restore your artifacts once the truth has been revealed.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was not an idiot. He needed to make the conditions clear if he did not want to be used. Chairman Kwon sighed and sent the secretary out before calling someone.


    ¡®Who is he calling?¡¯


    However, Yoo Jaeha could not help but gasp after hearing the words that came out of Chairman Kwon''s mouth. S§×arch* The n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Ah. Richard? Do you know someone named Yoo Jaeha? There¡¯s something I want to ask you.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    That was indeed the case. He was talking to Jean Richard.


    ¡®This bastard!¡¯


    Chairman Kwon chatted with Jean Richard in French before putting the phone on speaker phone. Yoo Jaeha then started to hear him mock him in English.


    [Yoo Jaeha, you retard. You should at least be smart if you have nothing.]


    ¡°!¡±


    [Didn''t I tell you last time? You might die without anybody knowing if you keep running your mouth.]


    ¡°......¡±


    [I told you to live like a damn rat if you don''t want to die. Are you really that dumb? I guess being buried in the art community wasn¡¯t enough to make you come to your senses?]


    Yoo Jaeha''s fists started to shake after hearing Jean Richard¡¯s comments.


    ¡®This motherf*cking bastard.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon then hung up the phone and started to speak as if he had made up his mind about something.


    ¡°I tried to help you out but I guess it won''t work. You just speak nonsense and talk back to me.¡±


    Whether the plagiarism was real or not, Richard would be buried if this information leaked. Any bad press could ruin his business.


    ¡®I can''t let anything about this leak out.¡¯


    He had no way of knowing what would happen if he let this bastard go. It was better to get rid of any potential dangers completely.


    Furthermore, it was obvious who he would choose if he had to choose between Yoo Jaeha who could somewhat handle a restoration artifact or Jean Richard, his friend.


    ¡®It¡¯ll be bad if Richard later found out that I hid something like this from him too.¡¯


    That was why Chairman Kwon¡¯s plan was simple.


    It was submission.


    He had found Yoo Jaeha¡¯s attitude that seemed to be testing the waters to be annoying anyway. Furthermore, the other person he was with before was Seo Ju-Heon.


    Chairman Kwon started to grind his teeth.


    ¡°I think giving you a choice was the problem. Youngsters these days always do this when someone is nice to them. They try to be smart and take advantage of every situation. Such wicked bastards.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked toward Chairman Kwon in disbelief.


    However, Chairman Kwon who could change attitudes quickly coldly continued to speak.


    ¡°Alright, take your pick. Shut up and become my restorer, or... Be sued by a world-renowned artist and become completely buried.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked at him as if he was ruined. However, Yoo Jaeha wasn¡¯t very anxious.


    Why?


    The witty bastard had been recording everything on his phone from the moment he came to meet with Chairman Kwon.


    ¡®It¡¯ll be bad for TKBM if I leak this recording.¡¯


    However, Chairman Kwon started to laugh after seeing him being quiet.


    ¡°Do you think you''re special because you are an artifact user?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The guards that the secretary called over soon entered the room. The guards instantly suppressed Yoo Jaeha and took away his phone that was recording the conversation.


    ¡°Hey! Let go of me!¡±


    ¡°A stupid dime-a-dozen artist dares to go against me?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha became upset.


    ¡°What did you say? You stupid phone salesman bastard!¡±


    ¡°Haha. Sounds like something I''ve heard before. Lock him up and start with the mental training. Or we can shut you up here if you don¡¯t want to do that.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to scream as soon as he saw Chairman Kwon take out an artifact.


    He didn''t know what it was, but it seemed extremely dangerous.


    ¡°F*ck!¡±


    ¡®I might really die like this.¡¯ Yoo Jaeha flailed as the guards slammed him down, but he could not overcome them.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡®By the way, that is a small gift from me. Use it if Chairman Kwon makes you angry when you meet.¡¯


    He suddenly recalled Ju-Heon¡¯s words. Yoo Jaeha then used the artifact Ju-Heon gave him.


    However...


    ¡®Damn it, why is nothing happening?!¡¯


    Did that bastard scam him?


    ¡®This bastard, did he give me a useless item as a gift?!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha grinded his teeth as they captured him.


    ¡®Damn it, you motherf*cking bastard!


    Dream, my ass!¡¯


    He had thought he was worth something because of that bastard.


    He should have just lowered his head and thought about ways to make money as he had done in the past.


    It wasn''t like he didn''t know who he could press and who he couldn''t press. Yoo Jaeha started to cry in fear.


    ¡°Aigoo! People really can¡¯t to do things they don''t normally do!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°But there are things that can change because of that as well.¡±


    Bang!


    The seminar room¡¯s door was slammed open. Both Yoo Jaeha and Chairman Kwon became shocked after seeing who ran into the seminar room.


    The person who appeared like a savior was Ju-Heon.


    Chairman Kwon gasped in shock as soon as he saw Ju-Heon¡¯s face.


    ¡®How did this bastard?!


    There should be guards outside to prevent Yoo Jaeha from running away!¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon who had knocked all of them out on his way here was sneering at him. Yoo Jaeha started to shout as soon as he saw Ju-Heon.


    ¡°You!¡±


    Ju-Heon who looked at Yoo Jaeha and Chairman Kwon started to laugh as if he knew it would go down like this. Ju-Heon then calmly asked his former subordinate whom he cherished.


    "Alright then, really make your decision now. Will you be that bastard''s slave forever or will you become my subordinate, restore your name, and get out of here?¡±


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha closed his eyes as if he was both relieved and angry.


    This bastard really was the devil.


    ¡®The answer is obvious!¡¯


    He didn¡¯t know what this bastard was planning to do from here on, but he wasn¡¯t going to waste his time plotting things anymore.


    He was the only person who was willing to help him get his painting back in the first place.


    That fact alone made him very happy. Furthermore, he had no choice but to trust him in the current situation.


    ¡°Fine! You, I choose you! I''ll be your exclusive subordinate! Take my kidney, my gallbladder, take everything, you bastard!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile wickedly at that response.


    ¡®Punk. You should have said that from the start. Took you long enough to listen.¡¯


    That was how Yoo Jaeha became a restoration slave, no, no, once again became a member of Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team.


    Ju-Heon activated an artifact at the same time.

 Chapter 46: Work, slave (1)

    Chapter 46: Work, slave (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    The artifact that Ju-Heon had activated was the silver-axe. The silver-axe that had returned to its original appearance roared in excitement that it would rip everything up.


    Human, hand over a woman. Hand over a woman. I don¡¯t need men.


    That was what it was saying in words Ju-Heon could not understand, but Ju-Heon just channeled a lot of dominance into it.


    ¡°Shut up and work. Silver-Axe.¡±


    Once the dominance was channeled into it, Chairman Kwon''s suit instantly turned into rags and the artifact in his hand was destroyed and sent flying. Ju-Heon¡¯s speed at using artifacts was extremely quick.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Of course, he had not ended up naked even though his clothes had turned to rags. Achilles¡¯s Armor that Chairman Kwon was wearing, to be more specific, the black long johns were still there.


    Well, it looked more like a skin-tight pair of tights more than long johns.


    That was why Yoo Jaeha made a comment as he looked.


    ¡°Damn it, my eyes are rotting!¡±


    Chairman Kwon started to shout at the same time.


    ¡°Get him! What the hell are you doing? Get that bastard!¡±


    The guards who had been taken down by Ju-Heon started to block the exit. Ju-Heon started to scoff as he saw them move.


    ¡®Aigoo, did I go too easy on them because they were civilians?


    Oh well.¡¯


    ¡°I won¡¯t kill you guys because we are not in a tomb.¡±


    Ju-Heon casually took out Shakespeare¡¯s pen.


    Yoo Jaeha turned pale as he watched Ju-Heon. He could not help but grab between his legs in reflex.


    ¡®Is this bastard perhaps.¡¯


    And lo and behold. Ju-Heon who was moving the fountain pen around gave them something that was even worse than death.


    [The guards aiming for Seo Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha will suffer in pain as if they were right about to die.]


    Flash!


    The guards who were the best that money could buy screamed and fell to the ground while holding the spot between their legs.


    ¡°Aigoo, Aigoo!¡±


    ¡°O, ow, son of a!¡±


    This was a terrible pain.


    Ju-Heon laughed with satisfaction after seeing that the path was clear.


    ¡°Perfect, it¡¯s clear now.¡±


    ¡°Cruel bastard......¡±


    Ju-Heon made sure to take care of Yoo Jaeha regardless of what he was saying.


    ¡°Slave number 1. Hurry up and get up. Otherwise I am leaving without you.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes turned wide at that comment.


    ¡°W, what? Slave number 1?¡±


    ¡°Ah, my mistake. Subordinate number 1.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    The escape wasn''t difficult. The guards had been down long ago and Yoo Jaeha just had to chase after Ju-Heon and get on a cab.


    Yoo Jaeha who had escaped to a restaurant caught his breathe as he asked a question.


    ¡°Hey you. I have a question.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown as if he didn¡¯t like his tone.


    ¡°You. Are you going to call your employer, ¡®you,¡¯ like that?¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? You''re three years younger than me. You still want me to call you President-nim or something?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha grumbled as he opened the menu.


    ¡®He said he¡¯ll buy me a meal to celebrate my hiring but he¡¯s acting all pompous calling himself the employer for a cheap meal.¡¯


    However, Yoo Jaeha''s face stiffened after looking at the menu. It was because the prices for the meat on the menu went beyond his wildest imaginations.


    It could not be helped.


    ¡®A fist sized steak is one million won?


    F*ck, did they cover the meat with gold or something?!¡¯


    It was not just that. The wines were all 100 million won or higher and the cake for dessert cost hundreds of thousands of won for a single slice.


    ¡®I, impossible!¡¯


    He had touched some money recently from the scams he pulled, but it was not too long ago that Yoo Jaeha had to beg for a hamburger because he couldn''t even pay his rent. It was no wonder these prices were so shocking.


    The teary Yoo Jaeha could not help but ask this question.


    ¡°S, sir, you''re not going to order these and then make a run for it by saying you need to go to the restroom or something, right?¡±


    ¡°Am I you?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha cried internally after hearing Ju-Heon scoff. It was because he knew about Ju-Heon''s intentions.


    ¡®How much work is this bastard planning to slam on me?!¡¯


    That was indeed the case. Nobody was nice for no reason; Yoo Jaeha knew there was a reason Ju-Heon was feeding him this expensive meal. That was why Yoo Jaeha looked toward Ju-Heon with despair.


    ¡°Umm.........sir. In terms of the workload.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled after seeing his title change almost instantly.


    ¡°Don''t worry, I will make sure you have a set time to come and leave work. I''m someone who believes that employees need their free time. So eat whatever you want.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha sighed in relief and started to smile brightly.


    ¡°Please let me know whatever you need! I will do anything!¡±


    Ju-Heon just smiled wickedly at him.


    ¡®Punk, that¡¯s more like it.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was indeed planning on paying him handsomely and give him set hours and free time.


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    ¡®Your work hours end when you are finished with your work.¡¯


    As for free time...


    ¡®Restoration itself is free time for you.¡¯


    That was indeed the case.


    Ju-Heon was an evil employer who believed that artists¡¯ free time was drawing and a restorer¡¯s free time was restoring artifacts.


    ¡®So I''ll let you touch artifacts all you want until you grow tired of it.¡¯


    Most importantly, Yoo Jaeha did not have a Divine-Grade restoration skill right now. That was why his only choice was to quickly help him grow. The only way to get used to restoration was to restore as many artifacts as possible.


    ¡®So eat a ton while you can.¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled wickedly while looking at Yoo Jaeha who was happily looking through the menu.


    People really were not nice for no reason.


    Yoo Jaeha then took a destroyed necklace out of his pocket and ask.


    ¡°Ah, by the way, this thing. What does this artifact do?¡±


    "Ah, that? It¡¯s nothing much.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled as he showed him the mobile news on his phone.


    [TKBM Embezzlement of Corporate Funds]


    [Chairman Kwon Tae Joon''s secret mistress]


    [Chairman Kwon Tae Joon''s sugar baby]


    [Chairman Kwon Tae Joon sexually assaults an office employee]


    .


    .


    Nothing much?


    Chairman Kwon who was being impacted by Marie Antoinette¡¯s artifact was about to faint in shock.


    First Seo Ju-Heon and now Yoo Jaeha!


    Edward and Jean Richard who were watching the live internet news were laughing.


    ¡°Edward. Is this really that artifact¡¯s power?¡±


    The first to speak was Jean Richard.


    He was a bald French man with a gentle smile. He was the artist who was respected as the father of modern art, a politician, and a famous broadcaster. He had flown from Yale in the US east coast to LA because of Yoo Jaeha.


    The informer and artifact dealer Edward responded to him.


    ¡°You said that Jaeha had something that looked like a necklace?¡±


    Chairman Kwon started to frown.


    ¡°Yes. It was a silver necklace I saw at the auction house. I didn¡¯t buy it because I didn''t get much of a feel from it.¡±


    ¡°Then I should be right. It should be Marie Antoinette¡¯s Necklace. I remember hearing that it was sold at the Midas auction this time. It looks like that Seo Ju-Heon bastard handed Jaeha that item.¡±


    Chairman Kwon sighed in response.


    For that artifact to have such abilities... Why had he not realized it back then?


    That was indeed the case.


    Marie Antoinette¡¯s Necklace that Yoo Jaeha activated was a disaster-type artifact that spreads malicious rumors. It was an artifact that placed false charges on a person.


    The reason such ability came to be was simple.


    Marie Antoinette¡¯s diamond necklace incident.


    Supposedly, the Queen of France tried to buy this extravagant highest-class diamond necklace when the rest of France was suffering. The truth was that the Queen was falsely charged.


    Without any regard for the truth, the Queen became an icon of extravagance because of it, and that incident made the citizens angry that the malicious rumor about the queen had spread.


    That was the reason the necklace had such an ability.


    [Creates rumors to cut down a despised subject¡¯s reputation.]


    The only catch was that the person had to be visible to the user. Ju-Heon who had tailed Yoo Jaeha had appeared as soon as he felt the artifact being used. It was great proof that Yoo Jaeha was angry at Chairman Kwon. In some ways, it was as if Yoo Jaeha had summoned Ju-Heon.


    Well, it was a gift if the plan was to make Chairman Kwon suffer. It was also a wicked bait to prevent Yoo Jaeha from having any second thoughts.


    Any smart person would not want to serve a Chairman with such rumors!


    In the end, Yoo Jaeha had cut his own connections with Chairman Kwon because of Ju-Heon, but who could he blame? He could only blame himself for using the artifact.


    Richard started to console Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°It¡¯ll be revealed soon enough that they are all rumors. You''ll take a bit of hit though.¡±


    Rather, Richard was more concerned about Yoo Jaeha and Seo Ju-Heon.


    ¡®I guess I really should have killed that Yoo Jaeha bastard.¡¯


    And then, Seo Ju-Heon who took such a bastard in...


    ¡®I need to get rid of him and that Seo Ju-Heon bastard before they give us any more headaches.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon would suffer a bit but it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡®Those bastards won''t be able to use artifacts once < Pandora > is completed anyway.¡¯


    Even talented bastards would be no more than regular people if they could not use artifacts.


    ¡°Anyway, don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll take care of that retard Yoo Jaeha so you don¡¯t need to worry about that. Ah, and I will restore your artifacts for you.¡±


    Chairman Kwon started to frown.


    ¡°Is that possible? What about work for < Pandora >?¡±


    ¡°It''s fine. As for the restoration, I''ll do it for you if you bring me a restoration artifact. Do you think I can''t do something that that retard Yoo Jaeha can do?¡±


    He was confident that he could do it better than Yoo Jaeha.


    Probably.


    ¡°Wow, sir, you''re so thorough. Working for that bastard seems terrible because of Queen Marie¡¯s artifact.¡±


    ¡°You don''t want to work for a Chairman who is being accused of having a secret mistress?¡±


    ¡°Hoho.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to laugh. Was he wrong to think that he was playing on top of this man¡¯s palm?


    Ju-Heon then continued to speak.


    ¡°Anyway, now that you work for me, Jean Richard will probably become Chairman Kwon''s restorer.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha almost spit out the mojito he had been drinking.


    ¡°H, hold on. What did you say?!¡±


    Ju-Heon who was eating dessert nonchalantly responded. He was someone who knew about Chairman Kwon and Richard¡¯s relationship.


    That was how he knew that Chairman Kwon would reject whatever Yoo Jaeha asked for.


    Why?


    Because Jean Richard is an invaluable partner for Chairman Kwon. Even if he pretended to accept Yoo Jaeha¡¯s request, he would not have wanted to do anything to get on Richard¡¯s nerves.


    ¡°Anyway, Richard will be Chairman Kwon¡¯s restorer so keep that in mind.¡±


    Of course, he had not been a restorer in the past as Yoo Jaeha was Chairman Kwon''s restorer. He was curious how the future would change.


    However, Yoo Jaeha¡¯s eyes shook for a moment. Yoo Jaeha seemed to be a bit afraid as he had been trampled on by Jean Richard once already.


    However, he convinced himself internally.


    ¡®No. Things are different now.¡¯


    He would definitely take Jean Richard down and retrieve his painting. That was why he decided to work with Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon who read his gaze smiled and started to cheer him up.


    ¡°Don''t worry. That bastard Richard is someone I need to take care of as well. Richard is a thorn in my eyes as well.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Reasons. Mainly because of the business those bastards are planning.¡±


    That bastard¡¯s < Pandora > plan was the problem.


    In short, that business would only allow people close to them to use artifacts. It was naturally something Ju-Heon needed to avoid.


    Richard who was a central figure for that business was naturally a thorn in his eyes.


    Yoo Jaeha asked a question since Richard was brought up.


    ¡°Umm, sir, how do you plan on taking on Richard? He¡¯s at a different level.¡±


    Ju-Heon got to the point now that Yoo Jaeha took the bait.


    ¡°It¡¯s simple. You just need to satisfy someone. You just need to do as I tell you to do. Well, that person will definitely be helpful.¡±


    ¡°Who is this person?¡±


    ¡°It''s about time they showed up.¡±


    Ju-Heon who checked the time looked toward the door.


    And lo and behold, there was a woman heading over with a smile on her face. However, Yoo Jaeha turned pale after seeing her.


    It was because there was no way he didn¡¯t know who she was.


    Because...


    ¡®I, Irene Holten?!''


    That woman was the younger sister of George Holten, the man he scammed for a large sum of money! The family that he had to fake his own death to run away from!


    Yoo Jaeha who knew what he had done turned away in reflex.


    ¡®I need to run away!¡¯


    He was probably dead meat if he was caught by that family!


    However, Ju-Heon grabbed Yoo Jaeha who tried to run away and smiled wickedly.


    ¡°I thought you wanted to get your painting back.¡±


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯

 Chapter 47: Work, slave (2)

    Chapter 47: Work, slave (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®Damn it, why did it have to!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha almost instantly regretted deciding to work for Ju-Heon. It made sense since this was Irene Holten!


    He was already on the run from that household, so just what!


    Yoo Jaeha who became anxious could not help himself as he started to shout and spit.


    ¡°Hey! I mean, President-nim! How are you, I mean, sir, how are you connected to the Holten household?¡±


    He was so shocked that he could not speak properly. However, Ju-Heon just snorted while looking at Irene.


    ¡®How do I know her?¡¯


    ¡°That woman chased me down.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡®Why would that woman who is not lacking anything! Why would she want a thug like you?!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha who could not say that out loud could only sigh.


    Technically, what Yoo Jaeha could not understand was not a lie. She chased him down saying she wanted to get rid of her curse. Ju-Heon¡¯s strong arm did not let go of Yoo Jaeha''s collar as he needed Jaeha to do just that.


    Yoo Jaeha who could not run away because he was much weaker than Ju-Heon could only go crazy.


    The fact that Irene was there meant that they might know that he was alive. That was why Yoo Jaeha''s ass was on fire as he thought about George Holten, the person he scammed.


    ¡®Damn it, that man might hire a hitman to kill me if he finds out!¡¯


    He would not show such a reaction if the Holten household was a regular wealthy household. But what kind of family were they?


    They loved their youngest daughter, Irene Holten so much to the point that they would hire a hitman or use their influence to destroy someone for three generations and follow them to the end of the earth if they harmed her even ever so slightly.


    It was bound to be exaggerated as it was a rumor, but it was obvious what kind of family they were.


    He had only considered scamming them because of the power of his artifact.


    ¡®Damn it, I barely managed to create a corpse with the artifact to trick them!¡¯


    That was not the only problem.


    Yoo Jaeha suddenly started to get a stomachache as Irene got closer. Of course, there were people nearby saying things like, ¡®Huh? My wallet!¡¯ But Ju-Heon did not care at all.


    He just calmly continued to think.


    ¡®Yoo Jaeha is a future Monarch as well so he shouldn''t die while being next to the Monarch of Destitution.¡¯


    Well, any stocks this punk has bought might all sink but he did not care about that. Furthermore, even if artifacts became destroyed, this punk would just restore them.


    Yoo Jaeha started to go wild as Irene got closer.


    ¡°President-nim, let me go. Please let me go!¡±


    ¡°Why should I?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha pinched Ju-Heon¡¯s hand that was holding him but it was useless as Irene was now right in front of Yoo Jaeha. Sear?h the ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The future Monarch of Fraud and the Monarch of Destitution had met.


    Ju-Heon who saw Irene greeted her.


    ¡°You¡¯re here?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I came because you said you can get rid of my curse!¡±


    She seemed extremely happy. Her eyes that curled up like a crescent moon were so beautiful that people couldn''t help but fall for her, but Yoo Jaeha just saw her as a potential goddess of disaster.


    However, Yoo Jaeha who was flailing suddenly remembered something.


    ¡®No, wait! The person I scammed was George Holten. It wasn¡¯t this woman.¡¯


    Although he had scammed her family, he had not seen this woman.


    ¡®If I''m lucky, she might not know who I am.¡¯


    Just like how Asians were bad at telling white people apart, white people thought all Asians looked similar. She might not recognize him.


    That was why Yoo Jaeha shamelessly put his hand forward with high expectations.


    ¡°Ah, nice to meet you. My name is Leonardo Kang.¡±


    However, this was how Irene responded to him.


    ¡°Ah. That scammer.¡±


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    It truly seemed as if it would not be possible to trick her.


    Yoo Jaeha had his head down.


    He had a terrible stomachache and headache, but he held it in. He could only keep his head down as if he was asking her to let him live.


    He had a single request.


    ¡°Please keep it a secret with your brother.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh at that request.


    ¡®This stupid idiot.


    That¡¯s why you shouldn''t have scammed them.¡¯


    ¡°Just how much did you scam them for?¡±


    ¡°70 million dollars (80 billion won).¡±


    It was a lot of money.


    ¡°Then you should be fine if you return the money you took.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha clenched his eyes.


    ¡®I wouldn''t be doing this if I had any of that money left!¡¯


    Ju-Heon scoffed at Jaeha who could not respond.


    He could bet all of his money on the fact that Jaeha probably lost it all while gambling.


    ¡°How much do you have left?¡±


    ¡°5...50.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh as if Jaeha was a good boy.


    ¡°50 billon? Oh, you still have a lot more than I expected.¡±


    ¡°No, 50 million won...¡±


    ¡®As I expected.¡¯


    This wonderful subordinate of his had lived up to his expectations.


    He just didn''t know what kind of magic turned 80 billion to 50 million won. [1]


    ¡®It¡¯s understandable. This punk has no luck with gambling.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha sniffled without being able to raise his head.


    ¡°Please don''t kill me.¡±


    The future Monarch of Fraud was kneeling in front of the Monarch of Destitution with his head down. That was so funny Ju-Heon was laughing internally.


    But Irene smiled bitterly while looking at Yoo Jaeha. Irene had heard what was going on from Ju-Heon.


    She had also heard that Yoo Jaeha would help her get rid of her curse. That was why Irene had no plans on harming Yoo Jaeha.


    It was bad that he scammed her brother, but she could consider 80 billion dollars as payment for getting rid of her curse.


    ¡®He also looks like he''s become Mr. Ju-Heon¡¯s employee now.¡¯


    He might be trustworthy now.


    Her brother George Holten would probably let things go if he helped her get rid of her curse as well. That was how hard he had been trying to get rid of his younger sister¡¯s curse. Of course, he would probably chase after Yoo Jaeha to blow his head off right now if he knew that he was alive.


    That was why Irene was about to tell him to raise his head.


    ¡°Umm...¡±


    However, Ju-Heon stopped her at that moment.


    ¡°?¡±


    Ju-Heon raised his finger to his mouth to tell her to be quiet as Irene looked toward him in confusion. He knew what she was going to say.


    ¡®I''m sure she''s going to say she''ll forgive him because he¡¯ll help her with her curse.¡¯


    But Ju-Heon thought this was a great whip to educate Yoo Jaeha. Jaeha wasn''t that much of a sincere person, so Ju-Heon had no way of knowing whether he would work efficiently even if he put him to work.


    Jaeha was someone who might slack off so much to the point of taking over a year to restore a single artifact even if Ju-Heon imprisoned him and forced him to work.


    Irene was a great whip.


    That was why Ju-Heon whispered something to Irene. Irene nodded her head in agreement and started to speak to Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Umm, Mr. Yoo Jaeha, you probably would not be safe if I told my brother about this.¡±


    ¡°Aigoo, yes I know. I know very well.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Yoo Jaeha, I will keep the fact that you are alive a secret from my brother. In return...¡±


    ¡°I, in return?¡±


    ¡°You have to agree to my request.¡±


    ¡°A request?¡±


    Irene looked toward Ju-Heon and continued to speak.


    ¡°This sir is my important business partner. There¡¯s something I commissioned him to do, and he needs his artifacts restored quickly to take care of my request.¡±


    She was saying don''t slack off and quickly restore the artifacts.


    ¡°I will give you 3 days for the ten artifacts.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?!¡±


    ¡®Three days for 10 artifacts?


    Is she crazy?!¡¯


    This was not possible. Artifact restoration took a lot of time. It took a lot of finesse.


    Buildings such as the Sungnyemun took years to restore. Of course, artifact restoration could not be compared to buildings and each artifact was different, but it still took at least a week to restore an artifact even if he gave it everything he had.


    But she was giving him three days for all ten artifacts?


    It was like asking him to develop an MMORPG game in three days!


    Yoo Jaeha teared up and started to beg to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°President-nim! Three days is not possible. I need at least one week per each one!¡±


    Then was he asking for around two months for 10 of them?


    Ju-Heon scoffed at his comments.


    "Fine, I¡¯ll go easy on you. One week for all ten of them. I can¡¯t give you any longer than that.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha clenched his eyes shut. ¡®I told you I need at least a week per artifact, not a week for 10!¡¯


    ¡°Damn it, I said I need a week per artifact! Furthermore, the president-nim......!¡±


    ¡°Captain instead of president.¡±


    Captain?


    He didn''t know why Ju-Heon wanted to be addressed that way, but Yoo Jaeha started to speak again.


    ¡°Anyway, the artifacts the captain-nim brought are all artifacts on the brink of destruction! It might even take a few weeks for each one!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to pound his chest as if he was about to die from frustration. He could only sigh as he could not say that this was why experts like him could not speak to laypeople like them.


    ¡®This is why the people who know nothing are the problem.¡¯


    ¡°Excuse me. Captain-nim. I understand you might not know much about the restoration work, but ten in one week really is not possible.¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed at his comments.


    ¡®Who doesn¡¯t know about restoration?¡¯


    Ju-Heon had the ancient art, physics, and chemistry knowledge required for restoration. That was how he had used the restore ability given by his Archaeologist''s artifact to restore artifacts in the past.


    ¡°My knowledge of artifact restoration is a level above yours. You idiot. One week is plenty to restore 10 artifacts.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha whose pride was hurt glared at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Your artifact restoration knowledge is a level above mine?¡±


    Unfortunately, that was the truth.


    Yoo Jaeha was extremely talented, but he was still just a baby chick.


    That was why it was obvious that Ju-Heon who had a lot of knowledge about artifacts would be a level higher.


    However, Yoo Jaeha who had no way of knowing that pounded his chest as if he was eating dry food without any water.


    ¡®Aigoo, anybody can say that they can restore artifacts!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha then shouted in anger.


    "Then Captain-nim! Please explain the process of restoration to me if you are that confident! Let me at least hear how much you know!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile wickedly in response.


    "Fine, however, if you agree that I know more about it than you do, I will decrease the time from one week to one day. You have no complaints, right?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha flinched at the possibility of falling into hell if he lost but confidently accepted the condition.


    There was no way a layperson could explain it in a way that he would accept.


    ¡°Yes sir! Whatever you want!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled at his response.


    ¡®Yoo Jaeha, you witty bastard.


    You''re dead.¡¯


    1. The correct amount would be 5 million but I had to change it to make the lines about how much he had left work when changed to English.

 Chapter 48: Work, slave (3)

    Chapter 48: Work, slave (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Yoo Jaeha was thinking that Ju-Heon was showing off when he didn''t know anything.


    ¡®I am the pro. You think you are the pro? No matter how quickly you do it, it¡¯s at least a week per artifact, at least a week.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha smirked while having that thought. It was because he was confident that there were no restorers who were at his level right now.


    That was why he said the following.


    ¡°Ah right, why don¡¯t you give a demonstration while telling us how it is done? Anybody can say they are an artist, the top student, a maestro or have an annual salary of 100 million won. I won''t believe it unless I see it with my own eyes.¡±


    ¡®Look at this punk, he wants a demonstration?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha then provoked him further.


    ¡°But I¡¯ll bet my salary that you can¡¯t do it.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled at that statement.


    ¡®He¡¯s going to bet his salary?


    He shouldn''t say something like that without thinking.¡¯


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir! Captain-nim, if you can show me a demonstration, I will restore those 10 artifacts in a single day! I also won''t receive a salary! But if I win...¡±


    ¡°If you win?¡±


    ¡°I will take a month to restore every artifact as you have touched my pride as a restorer. I want to relax as I work!¡±


    ¡°Is that so?¡±


    Ju-Heon smirked for some reason. However, Yoo Jaeha who did not know the meaning of the smirk was sneering internally.


    ¡®He seems to have some artifact restoration knowledge, but I will burn my own hand if he can really do it. I''ll burn my own damn hand. [1] Restoration artifacts are not things that just anybody can handle.¡¯


    However...


    He heard an unexpected response.


    "A demonstration? Sure, why not.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha questioned his ears before his expression stiffened.


    ¡°................Excuse me? U, umm, what did you say?¡±


    Ju-Heon just motioned with his finger as if telling him to hand something over.


    ¡°I''ll show you. Hand over your restoration artifact.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha could not help but become anxious.


    ¡°W, wait, what did you say?¡±


    ¡°I told you to hand it over.¡±


    ¡®Is he being serious?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha finally realized that something was wrong.


    About thirty minutes later...


    ¡®This really makes no sense.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha could not help but have cold sweats all over his body. He couldn''t help it because this situation was unbelievable.


    That was indeed the case.


    It was crazy.


    His employer must be crazy.


    ¡®What the hell, something like that is possible?!¡¯


    Flash!


    Another bright light flashed outside the cafe. In a narrow alley with nobody else... Ju-Heon who had asked Irene for a moment and walked out of the cafe to restore an artifact was moving his hand quickly.


    Ju-Heon had a brush pen you would find at a stationary store in his hand, and his hand was moving so quickly as if he was a video being fast-forwarded.


    Thanks to that, Yoo Jaeha could not help but stand there with his jaw dropped.


    Even a restorer would not be able to restore such a critical injury so cleanly in such a short amount of time!


    However, Ju-Heon just calmly started to speak without paying any regards to what Yoo Jaeha was thinking.


    ¡°There. Isn¡¯t it easy?¡±


    That statement made Yoo Jaeha almost say the F word.


    ¡®This bastard, easy my ass!¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked like a certain mister who was holding a brush, smiling, and saying, ¡®wasn¡¯t that easy?¡¯


    That was indeed the case.


    Ju-Heon picked up the < Brush from the Joseon Palace Flower Garden - B-Grade (Consumable Artifact) > and started restoring an artifact as if he was used to it.


    But what the hell?!


    ¡®Ah, this is driving me nuts, I bet my salary on it!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha was crying internally.


    He had considered himself to be talented in restoration, but he just looked like someone who was trying to teach a fish how to swim!


    Furthermore, Ju-Heon''s knowledge of restoration that he was spewing out as if he was a professor, was not at an amateur¡¯s level.


    ¡®Shit, how is this possible?¡¯


    It was as if he was an elementary school student while Ju-Heon was a university professor!


    That was why Yoo Jaeha was going crazy as he felt shame, but also admiration for Ju-Heon¡¯s sense of restoration.


    ¡®Damn it, I might fall for him! No, this bastard is definitely a bad bastard!¡¯


    Although Ju-Heon was a shitty superior, Yoo Jaeha the genius artist could not do anything about it. He could not help but respect someone who could create wonderful works of art.


    That was why Yoo Jaeha shouted in pain.


    ¡°Damn it, Captain-nim! You''re even more talented at it than I am! Why are you making me restore artifacts?!¡±


    "Why? Because it''s annoying.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha almost fainted after hearing that. However, Ju-Heon just chuckled while looking at Yoo Jaeha.


    It took a lot of focus and energy to use restoration artifacts.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    ¡°Also, my using restoration artifacts would destroy them too quickly. They can''t tolerate me. It¡¯ll be like using something that could be used 100 times just once and throwing it away.¡±


    ¡°R, really?¡±


    That was the truth. Restoration artifacts focused on affinity, but Ju-Heon''s affinity was so low that the restoration artifact would try to commit self-harm.


    Honestly speaking, he had forced the brush to activate just now to the point that the artifact tried to reject Ju-Heon and its durability significantly went down. In simple terms, they were not a good fit for him.


    But most importantly...


    ¡®My skills are only at the level of regular restorers.¡¯


    He was just someone who could patch things up.


    That¡¯s how restoration worked.


    Restoring artifacts was similar to restoring ancient cultural items where the restorer patched things up to look normal. There was no way to completely restore something that was damaged.


    Of course, that meant that it was impossible to restore something that was broken into pieces or to return the durability to normal.


    However, Yoo Jaeha was different.


    ¡®Don¡¯t look so down. You have a much higher level of < Fit > than I do.¡¯


    That was indeed the case.


    < Fit > was something that existed separately from Dominance and Affinity.


    Basically, Fit represented natural talent to handle specific artifacts based on heritage or abilities.


    For example, a talented mathematician would have a high chance of handling math-related artifacts very well. Other examples would be musicians with music-based artifacts or Jews with historical Jewish artifacts.


    ¡®And this punk has a scary level of fit with art-type artifacts.¡¯


    Normally, a person would be able to pull out close to 100% of an artifact''s abilities with their dominance or affinity and there was no way to get past that.


    However, the people with extremely high levels of Fit were able to pull out the hidden abilities that went above 100%.


    It was very rare, but Yoo Jaeha was able to do such a thing with art-type artifacts.


    He was able to completely revive artifacts with < Artifact Revival > and < Artifact Regression. >


    He was able to revive an artifact that was destroyed into pieces back to normal and regress an artifact that had lost all durability back to full durability.


    It could be considered an upgraded restoration skill.


    ¡®That is why you are going to become an Elite restorer that nobody can match in a little bit. You little punk.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to laugh wickedly as he was the only one to know that fact.


    ¡°Your annual salary. You said you will give it up, right?¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    He then smiled without caring for Yoo Jaeha''s grumbling as he had this unmatched Elite working for him for free.


    ¡°Alright, get started right away since I showed you a demonstration. You have exactly 24 hours from right now. Finish restoring all 10 artifacts.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha wanted to jump up and down in anger after hearing that.


    ¡®Why does this person have to even be good at restoring artifacts?!¡¯


    Why?


    It was because he had to hand over all good artifacts to Chairman Kwon and had to develop his other abilities if he wanted to survive.


    The restore skill that he had used for emergency situations inside tombs had increased Ju-Heon''s rate of survival.


    ¡°Shut up and get started. Ah, by the way, I will decrease the time to 10 hours if you fail this time. No eating or leaving work until you are done.¡±


    ¡°Hey! You devil!¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    ¡®Grow quickly if you hate it that much, Yoo Jaeha.¡¯


    It might sound like an impossible task, but Ju-Heon knew this punk''s extremely competitive nature. He was the type to get fired up when he saw someone who was better than him at something.


    And lo and behold, Yoo Jaeha who had seen Ju-Heon''s abilities was burning up with the thought of catching up to Ju-Heon as quickly as possible.


    It was at that moment.


    [The Dexterity skill has risen to C-rank!]


    - Quickly learn how to use any item (artifact) even if it is your first time using it.


    - Speed of consumption decreases significantly when using consumable artifacts.


    - Quite Skillful in artifact maintenance and restoration.


    - Chances of stealing artifacts from other people increases significantly.


    [ You have received the title of < Superhuman Restoration Expert > and have learned about the existence of a new skill.]


    [< Tomb Restoration (F-Rank) > skill has been awakened.]


    Ju-Heon was shocked after seeing the sudden messages.


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    He was fine with the sudden messages by now. The crow seemed to awaken some weird things here and there. S§×ar?h the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    However...


    ¡®Not regular restoration but tomb restoration?


    What kind of skill is this?¡¯


    Ju-Heon only had an artifact restoration skill in the past. However, he seemed to have gotten a special restoration skill different than the artifact restoration skill he used in the past.


    Ju-Heon decided to test out the skill.


    However...


    [This skill cannot be used unless you are inside a tomb or near a tomb.]


    Ju-Heon decided to ignore it for now since he would eventually learn about its uses.


    Now that he taught this punk Yoo Jaeha a lesson, he needed to handle Irene now.


    And lo and behold, Irene was looking at Ju-Heon with anticipation when he returned to the cafe. Ju-Heon smiled while looking at her.


    ¡°It¡¯s time to remove your curse now.¡±


    Irene¡¯s face brightened after hearing his comment.


    ¡®Finally!¡¯


    ¡°Do you think it is possible?¡±


    ¡°Possible my ass.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The person who responded was not Ju-Heon but Yoo Jaeha who was next to him. He plopped down on the ground and started to sniffle.


    ¡°Aigoo. I''m done for! I hope the Earth blows up tomorrow.¡±


    Ju-Heon just chuckled while looking at Yoo Jaeha. He probably thought that he was ruined because he would need to work without pay for the rest of his life.


    ¡®Don''t worry. I¡¯ll add your salary on to the bonuses.¡¯


    Of course, Ju-Heon had no plans on telling him about this right now. Why? Yoo Jaeha was fired up for something else because he had lost his salary.


    ¡®Damn it, if it is like this, I might as well work hard at restoring artifacts to earn a lot of bonuses.¡¯


    The unreliable restorer had become extremely inspired.


    Ju-Heon who was easily handling his subordinate like this started to speak.


    ¡°You don''t need to worry about this punk. It¡¯s time for us to have our conversation.¡±


    ¡°Okay! How will you do it?¡±


    It was fine until that point. Irene was feeling positive as well.


    However...


    ¡°The method is simple. However...¡±


    ¡°However?¡±


    ¡°You have to give them to me. Your time and your body.¡±


    He said something that might give people the wrong idea as if it was nothing.


    1. It¡¯s a Korean saying that is used to say it is impossible. Similar to the English expression, ¡®When pigs fly.¡¯

 Chapter 49: The Monarch of Destitution’s Artifact

    Chapter 49: The Monarch of Destitution''s Artifact Translator: miraclerifle


    Lo and behold, Irene''s heart was beating wildly in shock.


    ¡®T, time and body?¡¯


    There was no way it was what she was thinking, right?


    However, Ju-Heon made them even more shocked.


    ¡°I won''t make it hurt so you don¡¯t need to worry about that. Please come to the officetel I rented for now.¡±


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    Yoo Jaeha who was listening gasped and looked toward him. Ju-Heon had told him about breaking Irene¡¯s curse, but time and body?


    Even if Irene¡¯s face and body was top notch, how dare he use the curse as an excuse!


    ¡®Damn this bastard, I''m jealous but this is terrible.¡¯


    There were still things you could do and things you shouldn¡¯t do.


    ¡°Hey.... No, Captain-nim! Please chat with me for a moment!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon said something unexpected as Yoo Jaeha tried to grab his collar.


    ¡°Please come to my officetel and get some training with this punk on how to use artifacts.¡±


    ¡°.........Huh?¡±


    ¡°.........Excuse me?¡±


    Both of their eyes turned wide after hearing that comment.


    The first to speak was the confused Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°T, training?¡±


    Ju-Heon then glared at Yoo Jaeha in confusion.


    ¡°Yes. It¡¯ll be a bit loud because of some talkative farmers, but it shouldn''t matter.¡±


    ¡°Ah......¡±


    Both them smiled in embarrassment after realizing they had the wrong idea.


    ¡°Captain-nim, please don''t use words that are easy to misunderstand.¡±


    Irene cautiously asked at that moment.


    ¡°Umm, but when you say how to artifacts... The reason I cause disasters is because of that artifact, right?¡±


    Ju-Heon nodded his head and Irene who wanted to move as far away from the artifact as possible quickly asked.


    ¡°Then wouldn¡¯t the issue be resolved if the artifact is destroyed? Even without learning how to use it......as long as it is destroyed......¡±


    However, Ju-Heon sternly cut her off.


    ¡°That¡¯s not possible.¡±


    It would be easy if Irene¡¯s artifact was an item. He could destroy it as she mentioned or take it from her.


    However, it was a parasitic artifact.


    ¡°I don¡¯t like beating around the bush so I will tell it to you straight. There is no way to remove a parasitic artifact until you die. So, please just accept the artifact.¡±


    ¡°Is there no way to destroy it? Maybe if you gouge it out......!¡±


    ¡°I''m happy to do so if you are fine losing your arm and your breast.¡±


    Irene who realized what he meant started to shake.


    ¡°I, is there really no other way?¡±


    Her fear was understandable. However, Ju-Heon was cold.


    ¡°There is no other way. However, please don''t worry. If you learn how to use it like I tell you to do, your family will be able to get out of the disaster.¡±


    ¡°Only my family...?¡±


    ¡°Only them for now. The artifact is too strong. You''ll be able to prevent it from harming anybody in about five years. Anyway, I will take responsibility and train you properly as I have received an item worth 500 million dollars from you.


    However, Irene''s face turned dark.


    ¡°......Umm, then can you just destroy the artifact?¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed as if he was annoyed at this repeated question.


    ¡°Please feel free to do so if you want to live handicapped for the rest of your life. I won¡¯t do it.¡±


    ¡°Then...is there no way to coerce the artifact to leave on its own? I saw the news yesterday... There seemed to be people who could talk to artifacts and force them out.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    She seemed to have seen something weird on TV. However, did she really have nothing to compare him to that she was comparing him to such quacks and scammers?


    ¡°I''ve been telling you since earlier that there is no other way. I guess you don¡¯t trust me at all.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? N, no, that¡¯s not the case. It¡¯s just that the method you told me is not something I...¡±


    Ju-Heon who was thinking about something got up without any hesitation.


    ¡°I understand.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Ah, then!¡±


    ¡°Please go look for those people if you don''t like my methods. I will make sure to return the 500 million dollars within a week.¡±


    ¡°Uhh...excuse me?!¡±


    Irene was shocked.


    However, Ju-Heon who had made up his mind was firm. There was no reason for them to be together if she didn''t like his methods.


    Ju-Heon did need a financial backer, but he wasn''t going to suck up to a monopolizer he despised in the past to hang onto her.


    ¡°I hope you are able to find someone who can give you a better solution than I could.¡±


    Irene became anxious and teared up a bit after seeing Ju-Heon stand up and start to leave the cafe.


    ¡°Ah, hold on!¡±


    To be honest, Ju-Heon was the only person she could trust. The shocked Yoo Jaeha started to shout.


    ¡°Hey, you terrible Captain-nim! That''s too cruel! How can you think about breaking the contract without even negotiating it at all?!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at both Jaeha and Irene in disbelief.


    ¡°Negotiate? I gave her the best option I had for her but she didn¡¯t like it so I¡¯m helping her out by destroying the contract. What¡¯s wrong with that?¡±


    ¡°T, that is true, but!¡±


    ¡°Then don¡¯t hold me back.¡±


    Irene who was holding back her tears desperately started to shout as Ju-Heon tried to leave.


    ¡°Umm, I''m sorry if I upset you! I''m really sorry! That wasn¡¯t my intentions at all, it¡¯s not that I don''t trust you, Mr. Ju-Heon......! No! I''ll just do as you said!¡±


    Ju-Heon who stopped walking smiled as if he had never been upset from the start.


    ¡®Good. That¡¯s it. I was waiting for those words.¡¯


    Honestly speaking, Ju-Heon had no intentions of leaving. However, it would be difficult for him to train her in the future if she had useless thoughts on her mind.


    ¡®Irene needs to follow me in order for the entire Holten household to follow me.¡¯


    That was why he had scared her a bit, but she had become extremely apologetic.


    Ju-Heon then acted as if he was doing something he didn''t want to do as he asked.


    ¡°There is something I can''t understand. Why are you so focused on getting rid of the artifact?¡±


    ¡°Why? ......I just don¡¯t like the fact that I¡¯ll be harming people for at least five more years even if I learn how to use it. I thought that it would be better to harm myself a bit to destroy the artifact right now than to do that...!¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    It was a reasonable question, but Ju-Heon was shocked at the unexpected response.


    It could not be helped.


    ¡®.........Is this really that Monarch of Destitution?¡¯


    She was too different. She was too different than the Monarch of Destitution he knew. Was this really the Monarch of Destitution who didn''t care if innocent people committed suicide and caused the IMF and the fall of the World Economy without any scruples?


    He had felt that something had been off since the beginning, but it looked like something must have happened in the past prior to her becoming the Monarch of Destitution.


    ¡®Mm......I do remember seeing an article about how her family had died......¡¯


    Was that perhaps the reason she changed so much in the future?


    ¡®In that case...¡¯


    Ju-Heon who came up with a good idea responded in a refreshing manner.


    ¡°I understand. It might be a bit difficult, but let¡¯s look for a way to make it take less than five years.¡±


    ¡°E......excuse me? Really?¡±


    Irene looked toward Ju-Heon in shock. She was even more shocked because Ju-Heon had seemed like he would not look back once he made his mind up about something.


    That was why her tears subconsciously started to flow out from feeling relieved. That was how desperate she had been.


    ¡°Thank you very much. And I''m really sorry. I feel like I was being stubborn when you were telling me a method to get rid of it, Mr. Ju-Heon. I will do my best to learn whatever you teach me. I can even come to work every day!¡±


    He was planning on helping her even if she didn''t do that, but he smiled thinking that she was commendable. After dealing with terrible artifact-users in the past, he didn''t mind an idiot like this.


    He would teach Irene. He would get the Holten household to owe him one in the process.


    ¡®Let¡¯s teach her properly to turn the entire Holten household to be on my side.¡¯


    You could not avoid the power of the wealthy in this capitalistic society.


    That was why he said the following.


    ¡°However, your artifact is extremely strong. In order to completely submit such an artifact, we need to find an artifact that is its natural enemy...or something else.¡±


    ¡°Like what...?¡±


    ¡°That is why I need to take another look at your tattoo before we look for it. I couldn''t see it clearly through the picture...¡±


    Irene tried to take her clothes off right away.


    ¡°Then I will show it to you right now!¡±


    The two males became shocked after seeing her covered white skin start to reveal itself. Yoo Jaeha''s eyes turned wide after thinking that he saw her slender waistline.


    ¡®Her waistline, then above that is her br...!


    However, Ju-Heon quickly grabbed Irene¡¯s thin arms and stopped her.


    ¡°I understand you are desperate, but we are outside. Please show it to me in private later.¡±


    ¡°Oh my, ah...yes! I''m sorry.¡±


    Irene who snapped back to her senses was extremely embarrassed, but Yoo Jaeha who was next to Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡®Why did he have to do something so useless?¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon didn''t care about Yoo Jaeha''s reaction as he started to think while looking at Irene.


    The Monarch of Destitution¡¯s artifact was probably the < Hand of Midas >.


    That was the most likely case.


    It would bring the user significant amount of wealth but cause others misfortune. In the end, that might cause misfortune for the user as well.


    Even King Midas who had helped out Dionysus and earned the touch of gold had gained a lot of wealth but faced misfortune in the end when he turned his own daughter into gold.


    In the end, the myth says that the curse left him when he washed his body in the river Pactolus and filled the river with nuggets of gold.


    Because of that...


    ¡®It should be resolved if we go into the tomb of the Midas artifact and she goes into the river.¡¯


    However, this was the first issue.


    ¡®Since the Midas artifact is out in the world, that tomb should have already collapsed.


    However, this wasn¡¯t too bad. There might still be traces of it that allowed them to still go inside.


    However, there was a second issue.


    ¡®Even I don¡¯t remember where the Midas Tomb is located...¡¯


    That was indeed the case. The tomb with the Hand of Midas had not appeared in the world. That was why he had no way of knowing where it was located.


    Of course, there was still a way to find it.


    ¡®I need a < map-type artifact > in a situation like this...¡¯


    He needed a map-type artifact such as Columbus or Magellan¡¯s < Sailing Log >, the < Hereford Mappa Mundi >, or the < Honil Gangni Yeokdae Gukdo Ji Do >. [1]


    But Ju-Heon could only sigh.


    ¡®Why?¡¯


    It was because of the bastards who had the map-type artifacts.


    ¡®The < Monarch of War > should have monopolized all of them by now.¡¯


    That was indeed the case. The Monarch of War.


    She was one of the Four Emperors who were difficult for Ju-Heon to handle. These four who were called the Four Pillars were the ones with the strongest factions among the fifteen monarchs. Chairman Kwon was able to join that top 4 thanks to Ju-Heon''s help.


    The Monarch of War was the face of the US government, a female General in the US army who was extremely hostile and strong.


    Furthermore, the strategic US had used thosed map-type artifacts during this time to figure out where tombs would appear. They used them to secretly enter into tombs without other nations knowing about it.


    That was why he would need to run into the Monarch of War in order to get a map-type artifact.


    This was something that even Ju-Heon who was arrogant around Chairman Kwon did not want to do.


    ¡®Damn it. I barely killed her in the past.¡¯


    Honestly speaking, it had been about 90% luck and quick thinking that allowed Ju-Heon to kill that woman in the past. But to deal with that woman again...


    ¡®I¡¯d rather go back to the army ten times.¡¯


    He was planning on meeting her as late as possible.


    ¡®What should I do? Is there no easy way to swindle a map-type artifact?¡¯


    It happened as Ju-Heon was deep in thought.


    ¡°Ahhh! What happened to my stocks?! F*ck, they all drastically fell!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who was checking his stocks was foaming at the mouth.


    ¡®That stupid idiot.¡¯


    He seemed to have only just confirmed the Monarch of Destitution''s curse. He did seem to deserve his title as a monarch candidate as he just got a stomachache and didn''t faint, but Yoo Jaeha was about to go crazy after seeing his fallen stocks.


    Ju-Heon looked toward him and chuckled.


    ¡®Sorry, but I''m the only one who can avoid the Monarch of Destitution''s disaster, you little punk.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha was screaming when someone called him on his phone.


    But the problem came after that.


    ¡°Huh? Ju-Heon? You want to talk to the Captain-nim?¡±


    An unexpected individual had contacted Ju-Heon.


    1. Different types of historical maps

 Chapter 50: Sorry, but you picked the wrong opponent (1)

    Chapter 50: Sorry, but you picked the wrong opponent (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Uhh, the Captain-nim is here, but...¡±


    Yoo Jaeha peeked toward Ju-Heon. Irene and Ju-Heon were both looking at Yoo Jaeha. Who was the person on the phone?


    However, Yoo Jaeha seemed to hesitate as he asked the person a question.


    ¡°Why are you looking for the Captain-nim? You don¡¯t have another evil plot, do you?¡±


    The person was probably not Korean as he was speaking in English.


    It was at that moment.


    Ju-Heon who had no patience had reached his hand out toward Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Hand it over.¡±


    ¡°Huh? But...¡±


    ¡°They¡¯re looking for me. It¡¯s fine so hand it over.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha had no choice but to hand Ju-Heon the phone. Ju-Heon greeted the person in English as soon as he received the phone.


    ¡°I heard you are looking for me? Who are you?¡±


    The silent person on the other side of the phone started to laugh. He seemed to have been frustrated as he wanted to chat with Ju-Heon but Yoo Jaeha that bastard was not handing the phone over.


    [Are you Seo Ju-Heon?]


    The old man¡¯s voice sounded cheery but not insincere. Ju-Heon who was familiar with the voice was able to instantly tell who it was.


    ¡°Oh, it¡¯s old man Edward.¡±


    He was certain.


    This was the wealthy former weapon merchant from the past who roamed around the monopolizers and traded artifacts and information.


    Edward was shocked after hearing Ju-Heon''s response.


    [You know who I am?]


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    ¡®This punk?¡¯


    Ju-Heon smirked without caring whether the old man was shocked or not.


    ¡®I didn''t expect this bastard to come looking for me first. It saves me the trouble of tracking him down.¡¯


    Edward was an investor who would be called the < Monarch of Wealth > in the future and a major player in controlling the economy of the artifact market. He was also a middle man who connected artifact users with each other, so he was planning on searching for him anyway.


    There were no better informants than him when it came to information about other artifact user''s situations and artifacts.


    However...


    ¡®Naive idiots will just be this bastard¡¯s prey.¡¯


    Edward definitely came with important information, but there were many users who would see blood after being swept up by the information. It was similar to how someone would lose a lot of money if they bit onto the wrong investing information. That was why he was the subject of anger for some people.


    ¡®But you can make a shit ton of money if you use Edward properly.¡¯


    Although idiots would fall victim to him, Ju-Heon was confident that he could suck out benefits without ending up as Edward¡¯s prey. He knew a lot about Edward because Edward was one of Chairman Kwon''s important partners.


    ¡®He''s probably working with Chairman Kwon and Richard anyway.¡¯


    But such a person was contacting Ju-Heon?


    ¡®It¡¯s obvious why he¡¯s calling.¡¯


    Ju-Heon knew the bastard¡¯s plan all too well, but decided to feign ignorance.


    ¡°I already know about you so there is no need for an introduction. So, get to the point and tell me why you were looking for me.¡±


    [Hoh.]


    Edward who was thinking that Ju-Heon¡¯s tone was arrogant started to laugh.


    [I guess this will go quickly if you know about it. It¡¯s nothing much. I was just curious because I heard that you were the expert who was making Chairman Kwon eat shit.]


    ¡®As I expected.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    Edward knew how to smell where he could make money and was extremely observant. He was the type to reach out early to these ¡®trees¡¯ that he thought might make it big. He also brought those trees a job that could make them a lot of money.


    And lo and behold.


    [What do you say, how about we have lunch together?]


    However, Ju-Heon just sneered at Edward.


    ¡°Hey Edward. We''re both busy people. So, stop with the nonsense and get to the point.¡±


    [What?]


    ¡°Didn''t you call me to hire me for a job? For example, asking if I want to go into a tomb that China has put a reward to clear?¡±


    [!]


    Edward could not help but be shocked. It was because Ju-Heon said exactly what he had been planning. Ju-Heon smiled toward Edward who could not respond.


    "What is it? Am I wrong?¡±


    No, Ju-Heon was correct.


    Edward who had learned about Ju-Heon wanted him to do a job for him. That job did indeed have to do with the tomb that China put a reward to clear.


    Multiple nations throughout the world had been looking for artifact users ever since the Great Tomb Appearance, and China was one country that was offering $10,000,000 for anybody who worked with their nation''s excavation team. Of course, the artifact users would only get the money and the artifact would belong to China.


    Edward who had been hesitant after hearing Ju-Heon''s tone had no choice but to agree.


    [Yes. It looks like you already know about the Chinese tomb. Then first......]


    ¡°You want me to join that excavation team as a mercenary?¡±


    [Huh? Uhh? Uhh, yes. And then, after you join them.......]


    ¡°Swindle the tomb¡¯s artifact without the Chinese realizing it and sell it to you?¡±


    ¡®Damn it. Is this punk reading my mind or something?¡¯


    The shocked Edward asked in response.


    [Did you hear something from Chairman Kwon or Jaeha?]


    ¡°No? But you are that type of person.¡±


    Edward then started to laugh before answering in a refreshing manner as if he was admitting defeat.


    [Yes. You are right, you are totally right. I thought there was nobody else who could do this job after hearing that you stole Chairman Kwon¡¯s artifacts. You were said to be like a ghost. I want you to use your genius-level talents to swindle the Chinese tomb''s artifact. I¡¯ll give you a good price for it.]


    ¡°The pay?¡±


    [20 million dollars.]


    20 million dollars was about 20 billion won. It wasn¡¯t a low amount of pay. That was why Edward continued in confidence as he thought it was a good offer as well.


    [You won''t be able to get a good price if you swindle it and try to sell it on the black market because China will put a bounty out for it. But you can get their pay for joining the excavation team and then sell it without any issues to me to get paid again.]


    Edward laughed while stating that something like this would be as easy as taking a walk for Ju-Heon.


    [I also have thoughts about considering you as a VIP client if you accept this commission.]


    It was a decent commission.


    It was also something that was not very difficult for Ju-Heon.


    However...


    ¡°It looks like you are looking down on me quite a bit.¡±


    [What?]


    ¡°You''re going to buy it from me for 20 million dollars and then sell it to the US for 100 million dollars?¡±


    [W, what?]


    ¡°I know that middlemen tend to inflate the price when they resell items, but that¡¯s just too much.¡±


    Even the sly Edward lost his cool at that statement. He had not told anybody about it, but Ju-Heon knew who he would sell it to and even the exact price.


    ¡®W, what is going on?!¡¯


    That was indeed the case.


    Everything Ju-Heon said was correct. Edward was dealing with the US government and had received this commission from the future Monarch of War.


    The US had always been wary of China, but they had especially not liked how China had tried to create an excavation team since the Great Tomb Appearance.


    Why?


    ¡®China rejected joining Pandora.¡¯


    The Pandora business was something that different governments and wealthy individuals were stealthily creating in secret. That business would not allow regular people to use artifacts and would push for shared ownership of artifacts among its members.


    In simple terms, all tombs and artifacts would be restricted to those members. China chose to create their own excavation team and earn artifacts as they had a vast amount of land where tombs could appear.


    Either way, that was why the < Monarch of War > was using Edward here and there to get information on the Chinese tombs and commission him to swindle those artifacts.


    But that was something only Edward knew about.


    It was not something Ju-Heon should know.


    But how?!


    Thanks to that, the extremely shocked Edward asked back, wondering if information had leaked.


    [Who told you such things?]


    Ju-Heon snorted in disdain.


    ¡°Are you ignoring me?¡±


    [?!]


    ¡°Hey Edward. I don¡¯t care who you deal with or how much you sell it for. But if you have any thoughts about dealing with me in the future, you need to remember something.¡±


    [......?]


    ¡°I''m not a worker ant you suck money out of, I am your partner. Got it? I can bring the artifacts you want out of the tombs and are skilled enough to grow your business. You know what I mean, right?¡±


    Of course he did.


    Don¡¯t do anything to get on his nerves, don''t hide anything and share all information.


    Edward started to laugh out loud.


    He had called because he wondered what kind of bastard managed to suppress Chairman Kwon and steal Yoo Jaeha away.


    ¡®It¡¯s not just luck, he¡¯s not an easy opponent.¡¯


    He couldn''t tell for sure because he couldn''t see Ju-Heon¡¯s face, but he could understand why Chairman Kwon struggled so much. He might even have a prophetic artifact or a sensing artifact that can discover information about people.


    ¡®I can¡¯t use him as I please.¡¯


    He was trying to use Ju-Heon as he seemed skilled like Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡®I haven''t seen his face yet, but this bastard might be someone who becomes bigger than Chairman Kwon or any other artifact users.¡¯


    Edward who had a great sense in investing became extremely interested in Ju-Heon. That was why he said the following.


    [I understand, I will share the information I know. The US has a female general named Keira Clark who is collecting map-type artifacts. I suspect that the artifact in the Chinese tomb is a map-type artifact.]


    ¡®A map-type?¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile at the unexpected news. Ju-Heon had not known the details as the information about Chinese tombs during this time in the past were quite restricted.


    But for it to be a map-type artifact...


    ¡®The timing is great.¡¯


    [Anyway, the US wants it because they are wary of China, but also because they are collecting map-type artifacts.]


    Ju-Heon then chuckled.


    ¡°Fine, I will join the Chinese excavation team and swindle the artifact.¡±


    [Really?]


    ¡°However, I''ll sell it to you for 80 million dollars.¡±


    [W, what?]


    ¡°You''re going to sell it for 100 million anyway.¡±


    [You......! Raising it from 20 million to 80 million like that, I won''t profit at all! 30 million dollars!]


    ¡°Stop acting like I''m robbing you. Fine, I¡¯ll go easy on you. 70 million dollars.¡±


    [Damn it, 40 million!]


    ¡°60 million for doing the dangerous role. I won''t take any less than that.¡±


    [What do you mean, the dangerous role?!]


    "What is it? Think about it. The Chinese bastards might execute me if I get caught swindling the artifact. Are you not going to pay me extra when you are sending me to do a dangerous crime?¡±


    Edward thought for a moment before groaning and agreeing. He needed to maintain the US''s trust and this job needed to succeed for that to happen.


    [I understand! I pray for your success!]


    ¡°Good, see you in a week.¡±


    The call ended once he responded. Irene and Yoo Jaeha who had been listening were blankly staring at him. They had heard everything as Edward''s voice was quite loud.


    That was why the two of them were looking at Ju-Heon as if he was crazy.


    ¡°There¡¯s no way China would sit still and let you take the artifact......!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. They will send you to the firing squad if you get caught!¡±


    Ju-Heon just smiled instead of responding.


    ¡°We need the map-type artifact from that tomb to cure your curse anyway.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who realized something shouted in shock.


    ¡°Huh.......? Hold on. You''re going to cure Irene¡¯s curse with it? But didn''t you agree to sell that artifact to Edward? I thought Edward was going to sell it to the US.¡±


    ¡°That is the case, but... Slave, I mean Subordinate number 1. Let me confirm something before that.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Does Edward know that you can make fake artifacts?¡±


    ¡°Uhh......no? He only knows about counterfeiting regular items. I thought it¡¯d get complicated if he knew I could make counterfeit artifacts......¡±


    Well, Yoo Jaeha actually kept it a secret to scam Edward in the future.


    However, Ju-Heon''s eyes sparkled after hearing that.


    ¡°Really? He doesn¡¯t know?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to sweat as he got an ominous feeling after seeing that gaze.


    ¡°U, umm, Captain-nim. There¡¯s no way, right..........?¡±


    Ju-Heon was smiling.


    ¡°Keep your hands loose. You''ll struggle a bit to make a fake.¡±


    ¡®T, this bastard!¡¯

 Chapter 51: Sorry, but you picked the wrong opponent (2)

    Chapter 51: Sorry, but you picked the wrong opponent (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®T, this bastard!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha was at a loss for words after hearing Ju-Heon saying such things so casually. ¡®So, this captain bastard is saying we should sell a fake?


    He wants to do that to the US government?¡¯


    There was only one thing Yoo Jaeha could say right now.


    "Captain-nim, are you crazy?¡±


    His true thoughts may have flowed out at that moment. However, Ju-Heon just laughed at Yoo Jaeha¡¯s expression.


    "What¡¯s wrong? I''m being serious.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha really wanted to cry after hearing Ju-Heon¡¯s response.


    ¡°It¡¯s even more of an issue if you are being serious! You''re trying to scam a country!¡±


    "A country? What nonsense are you spewing? The one being tricked is Edward.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha screamed in response.


    ¡°Either way, the one who will get blamed is me! Captain-nim, do it alone if you want to do that! I don¡¯t want to be marked by the US. Do you want to end up on the Interpol''s wanted list?¡±


    Ju-Heon pointed at Irene and smiled.


    ¡°Why are you freaking out like that? The Interpol¡¯s wanted list? I can easily see you on that if I tell George Holten that you are still alive.¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    Was he really going to be like this?


    ¡®Okay, honestly speaking, let¡¯s say that we can trick Edward. But what about after he sells the artifact to the US?


    Ah, I''m going crazy here!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha was in pain thinking that his life became even more difficult since he met Ju-Heon, but he decided not to worry about it for now.


    Why?


    Even if he needed to forge a fake artifact, that was for later. It was only possible if Ju-Heon managed to swindle the artifact.


    ¡®That''s why...''


    ¡°I hope you get caught by the Chinese.¡±


    He accidentally said that out loud and ended up getting punched by Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Wow, we¡¯re really here.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha pulled at his hair while looking at the sight in front of him.


    The hot sunlight of the afternoon, the buildings in the cities that looked like an ant''s nest... People speaking Cantonese all around them... The view of Macao from the observation deck of the 58 story tower was amazing.


    That was indeed the case.


    They were currently in China, well, in Macao, located in the outskirts of Hong Kong.


    ¡°I''m going to go crazy.¡±


    They had gotten on a plane as soon as that call with Edward ended. Forget their belongings, eating, or anything, they left LA right away. Macao didn¡¯t even require a visa, so they just got on the flight with their passports.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing. They were told that there were only first class tickets left at such notice, and this young twenty three-years-old handed his credit card over as if it was nothing!


    Well, he realized this guy wasn''t normal as soon as he saw him rent a 10 billion won penthouse as if it was nothing, but...


    ¡®That punk is treating taking a plane as if it was taking a bus!


    Planes are not public transportation!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha got to ride first class for the first time in his life, but he felt like dying the whole time.


    Why?


    He was dragged here and had to restore artifacts on the plane and could not get any sleep because Ju-Heon told him they''ll be heading right into a tomb!


    ¡®I still have seven left, damn it.¡¯


    Right after the restoration would come the reproduction.


    ¡®Damn it, when the hell can I get some sleep?¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon who was energetic as he got some sleep was talking to someone on the phone.


    [Excuse me?! You''re in Macao? Right now?]


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    He was talking to the Oh Seung Woo group who were farming, no, raising the Herb of Eternal Youth in the LA penthouse.


    [Wait, what do you mean?! We thought you might have had a satisfying night with Miss Irene since you never came back all night! We thought you might come back today but what did you say, sir?]


    [You went to Macao with Yoo Jaeha?!]


    ¡°Is there an issue?¡±


    [Quite a lot of issues!]


    The Oh Seung Woo group on the other side of the call were in despair as they stood there with dirty hands. They had prepared a lot of food and were waiting for Ju-Heon to come back with Irene.


    [Aigoo! We were so happy here thinking that we were getting a sister-in-law!]


    That was indeed the case.


    They had thought that he was using these artifact teaching lessons as an excuse to go on a date with Irene since Ju-Heon said he would bring her home. That was why they thought they were being smart by creating this event for them, but what the hell!


    [Hyung-nim, you''re too mean! We were growing this sexual enhancer for you with everything we had because you said Miss Irene was coming!]


    [That¡¯s right! It has a flower and is even about to grow a fruit now! We worked so hard to make it for you...!]


    [But you don¡¯t even come home... And you are in Macao with another dude instead of being with sister-in-law!]


    They sounded as if they were ready to cry.


    Ju-Heon scoffed after hearing that the Herb of Eternal Youth already had a flower. It was already blooming when it hasn''t even been that long?


    ¡®These punks, I guess they did give it their best.¡¯


    However...


    ¡®But they seem to have the wrong idea about its effects.¡¯


    The Herb of Eternal Youth was a healing artifact and not a sexual enhancer.


    ¡®Well, I guess it is just a sexual enhancer if I don¡¯t awaken it with another item.¡¯


    ¡°Either way, you really must have worked hard for it to already have a flower. You did a good job, a very good job.¡±


    [Yes sir! We did it thinking we were meeting our sister-in-law...! Ugh!]


    ¡°Good. I will make you guys my sla...no, no, subordinate number 2 from now on.¡±


    [Sob, thank you very much. But when will sister-in-law come back...]


    Ju-Heon was in disbelief after hearing them get upset again.


    ¡°But you guys seem to have the wrong idea by calling her sister-in-law since earlier.¡±


    [Wrong idea?! Do you know how rare a chance like this is for someone like you who has been single your whole life, hyung-nim?!]


    [We know what it is like to be forever alone. I''m sure you don¡¯t know what to do when you are alone with a woman!]


    [That was why we were going to thoroughly support you...!]


    Hearing that made Ju-Heon press his temples as if he was tired.


    ¡®These punks, I told them I had a girlfriend before.¡¯


    ¡°Enough, just keep doing a good job growing that tree. If Chairman Kwon calls, tell him to get lost because you won¡¯t hand the phone to me.¡±


    [Ugh, I understand sir.]


    The call then ended.


    ¡®Looks like there¡¯s no issues with the Herb of Eternal Youth for now.¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked out at the scenery once the call ended.


    It was very odd seeing a young man wearing sunglasses and posing like a model eating cotton candy, but it didn''t matter.


    The important thing right now was his prey that had gobbled up Macao.


    ¡®It looks like two-thirds of Macao has ended up in the Tomb Appearance.¡¯


    Macao was only as big as Seoul¡¯s Jongno-gu. However, having two-thirds of that turning into a tomb meant it was a large tomb.


    The only places left safe in Macao was Macao Tower that Ju-Heon was on right now and the nearby streets.


    People were calling it a disaster and shaking in fear, but Ju-Heon just scoffed.


    ¡®It makes sense for China to step forward for such a large tomb.¡¯


    They said they were gathering an excavation team, but how would it go?


    Most of them wouldn''t know how to even use artifacts properly right now.


    ¡®It¡¯s fine to go into most tombs alone, but...¡¯


    Ju-Heon took another look at the tomb with the binoculars on the observation deck just in case.


    He couldn''t see too well because of the fog, but it was an above ground tomb. He could see the Toombglyphs around the tomb once he focused the binoculars some more.


    Ju-Heon deciphered them for a bit before starting to smirk.


    ¡®As expected, the entrance conditions make it so you cannot enter alone.¡¯ S§×ar?h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    He had expected it, but they needed at least 30 people.


    ¡®Then I guess I have no choice but to join the Chinese excavation team at least to get inside.¡¯


    After that was Ju-Heon''s specialty.


    Ju-Heon who finished checking the tomb out was about to move to participate in the excavation team when...


    Something odd started to happen.


    ¡°Ack! My item!¡±


    ¡°Huh? What happened to my artifact?!¡±


    People started screaming at the tower¡¯s observation deck.


    ¡®Hmm?


    What¡¯s going on?¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked around after noticing this odd situation.


    Many people had gathered on this observation deck to enter the tomb. There were civilians who were here for the reward while there were some rare artifact users as well.


    The number of people with weaker artifacts had exponentially increased since the Great Tomb Appearance. Thanks to that, there were many people who wanted to enter the Macao tomb.


    But some of those people were flailing around and checking their belongings.


    The number started at one, then two...


    Until it quickly reached ten people!


    ¡°W, what is going on?!¡±


    An ominous feeling struck Ju-Heon¡¯s group as well.


    It started with Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Huh? My artifact!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha quickly started to rummage through his pocket after feeling the aura of his artifact suddenly disappear. However, he couldn¡¯t find his restoration artifact no matter how hard he looked.


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°N, no. My artifact!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s face turned pale. His artifact had instantly disappeared.


    Next was Ju-Heon¡¯s turn. A shocking artifact''s aura had brushed past Ju-Heon¡¯s side.


    However, Ju-Heon could feel the hand headed toward him unlike this others.


    ¡®This is?¡¯


    A message popped up as if to confirm Ju-Heon¡¯s thoughts.


    [A cunning thief¡¯s artifact is aiming for your artifact.]


    ¡®Ha, as I expected!¡¯


    He had lost three items.


    It had really happened in an instant. However, Yoo Jaeha immediately started to ask with an anxious expression as if to fan the flame.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Did you not lose anything?¡±


    Ju-Heon just snorted unlike the desperate Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Someone stole the artifacts.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped after hearing Ju-Heon¡¯s casual response.


    ¡°How can you be so calm?! Isn''t that really bad?!¡±


    And lo and behold.


    People who had their artifacts stolen were grumbling everywhere. Someone who knew numerous artifact users would gather here seemed to have planned this theft.


    Thanks to that, the tower turned into chaos.


    ¡°You bastard! Who is it?! Did you take it?!¡±


    ¡°Hand it over! You bastard!¡±


    Cantonese, English, Portugese, multiple languages mixed together to cause chaos on the observation deck. However, Ju-Heon didn''t care about the shouting and quietly focused before heading in a direction.


    ¡°Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°Shh. Just follow me.¡±


    Ju-Heon waded through the people before unexpectedly heading to the restroom. However, Yoo Jaeha gasped after seeing where Ju-Heon was trying to go.


    ¡°H, hold on! That¡¯s the women''s restroom!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha asked Ju-Heon who had no issues walking into the women''s restroom if he was crazy, but he still followed him.


    They then heard two voices in the empty restroom.


    [#($#@@&@$*!]


    ¡°Mm, mmph! Mmmph!¡±


    It was the mischievous voice of an artifact and a person in pain. Yoo Jaeha became shocked while listening to the voices.


    ¡°Someone must be inside, right?¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you take a look?¡±


    The moment they opened the door to the stall with the voices...!


    They saw something unexpected.


    There was a young blonde child tied up and dangling in the air with the artifacts she stole on the floor.


    ¡°Mmmmmmmmmph!¡±


    The child flailed around as if telling the rope to let her go as she glared at Ju-Heon.


    On the other hand, the rope was going, ¡®master, over here, over here!¡¯ It was dancing around as if asking Ju-Heon to praise it.


    Anyway, Yoo Jaeha had no choice but to get anxious after seeing this child.


    "Who is this child?¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed after hearing the question.


    ¡®Who else could it be?¡¯


    ¡°An artifact thief sent by the US government.¡±

 Chapter 52: Sorry, but you picked the wrong opponent (3)

    Chapter 52: Sorry, but you picked the wrong opponent (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®What? A thief sent by the US government?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha looked at the little girl in disbelief. This little kid did seem to be the thief. This was 100 percent the case as his restoration artifact was among the artifacts on the floor.


    But the US government?


    ¡°She looks like an elementary student.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked toward the child in shock.


    ¡®Does the US government employee children like her as well?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha then shouted for a different reason after seeing the little girl start to flail.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Everything else is fine but please release her! They might really put us behind bars like this!¡±


    ¡°Well, I guess I don¡¯t want to be mistaken as a child abuser.¡±


    However, the rope who didn''t seem to know what they were thinking was still shaking around while seeming to say, ¡®master, I did well right, did I do well?¡¯ It seemed to be waiting to be praised.


    Ju-Heon gave the rope and order.


    ¡°Put her down for now.¡±


    The rope sulked after hearing his stern tone but immediately followed the order. The rope still seemed to be saying, ¡®master, did I not do well? Didn¡¯t I do a good job?¡¯ It''s body was still twitching in anticipation.


    However, Ju-Heon didn''t care whether the rope was waiting for praise or not and approached the child.


    The child who looked as beautiful as a child actress was glaring at Ju-Heon with her blue eyes.


    ¡°Mmmmmmmph! Mm, mmmmmmmmph! (Are you the master of this perverted rope?!)¡±


    The child looked ready to rip apart the rope in her mouth with her teeth when Yoo Jaeha asked a question.


    ¡°What is she saying?¡±


    ¡°Who knows? I''m certain she¡¯s not saying that she is hungry though.¡± Sear?h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Ah, that does make sense.¡±


    Ju-Heon then waved his hand and the rope freed the child''s mouth. The girl started to shout in American English with a teary voice.


    ¡°Wait until I get out of here!¡±


    She looked like a calm and elegant girl but her demeanor was quite fierce. Ju-Heon chuckled after confirming what she had to say.


    ¡°Enough. Cover her mouth again.¡±


    ¡°You damn...mmph!¡±


    The child whose mouth was covered again was Vivian Lucy, a thirteen-years-old girl.


    She was the damn little punk who uses the Medusa artifact.


    Vivian was one of the US government''s affiliated artifact users. As the infamous Medusa artifact¡¯s user, she was not someone to be looked down on.


    And lo and behold.


    ¡®These kind of punks.¡¯


    Her long hair soon started to move as if they were alive, shocking Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Huh? What the hell, what is up with her hair?!¡±


    It was a chilling sight that he could not understand.


    He didn¡¯t understand what was going on, but it felt like a scene in a horror movie. It was an odd sight as if she was possessed by a ghost that was moving her hair!


    However, Vivian could not help but scream as her hair started to braid together.


    ¡°Mmmmmmmph!¡±


    It was because Ju-Heon ruthlessly pulled her hair out.


    Vivian could not help but cry.


    ¡°Mm, wet we wo, wet we wo, wat are you woing! (Let me go, let me go! What are you doing!)¡±


    It was extremely painful. Vivian was huffing as she looked toward Ju-Heon. However, Ju-Heon who was holding onto her long hair just scoffed at her.


    ¡°Do you want to die? You really think I¡¯ll let you activate your artifact?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha and Vivian were shocked for different reasons.


    ¡°When you say artifact, you mean her hair? Just what kind of artifact is it?!¡±


    ¡®What artifact is it?¡¯


    ¡°Medusa.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha cawed like a crow before covering his eyes. It was because even kids knew about the myth regarding turning to stone if you looked into Medusa¡¯s eyes.


    That was why he urgently shouted.


    ¡°Captain-nim! What are you doing?! Hurry up and close your eyes!¡±


    Ju-Heon just scoffed at him.


    ¡°You won¡¯t turn to stone, you idiot.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha peeked toward Ju-Heon with one eye as if he was asking if that really was the case. Ju-Heon just smiled instead of responding.


    That was indeed the case.


    Vivian did use Medusa''s artifact, but unfortunately, she could not use it very well.


    Why?


    There was a simple reason for it. She was too young.


    Medusa was said to be a beautiful woman with gorgeous hair. She had an affair with Poseidon in Athena¡¯s temple and Athena cursed her.


    That was why this child was too young to fit Medusa''s beauty. An adult woman was necessary to properly use Medusa''s artifact.


    However, Vivian was a little kid.


    ¡®That is why this punk¡¯s artifact is not very scary.¡¯


    Of course, similar to Medusa''s power of turning people into stone, she could make people stiffen up mentally, hardening their thoughts, turning their head into stone (idiot), and things of that nature, but...


    ¡®She¡¯s still just a kid.¡¯


    VIvian soon frowned and tried to use her artifact. If she could not use Medusa''s artifact, she would use the artifact for stealing to take this artifact!


    However...


    ¡°Who do you think you are trying to steal from?¡±


    ¡°Mmph!¡±


    Ju-Heon waved an artifact in the air as if he found her pitiful.


    It looked like a simple panda doll key-chain. However, this was the thief artifact that had looted everywhere in this area.


    ¡®I lost this one too!¡¯


    Ju-Heon was smirking.


    ¡°You''re a thousand years too early to steal from a senior in the same field.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon pointed a knife at Vivian''s neck as she ground her teeth and tried to scream.


    It was the Egyptian priest¡¯s knife.


    ¡°Mmmmph!¡±


    The child freaked out seeing the cold blue blade touch her neck, but Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°You see, this bro treats children well but artifact users are the exception. I won''t let you off if you have any stupid thoughts.¡±


    ¡®This crazy bastard!¡¯


    Ju-Heon then continued to speak.


    ¡°I''m sure you¡¯ve never dated at your age and there are a lot of things you''ve never done yet, so, you don¡¯t want to end up as a news article about a body they found, right?¡±


    ¡®Oh my, look at the way he''s talking to a child.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha who was keeping watch clicked his tongue, but he didn''t try to stop him. Looking down on an artifact user because they were old or young would make them suffer.


    Seeing the scared Vivian nodding her head, Ju-Heon told her she was a good girl and freed her mouth.


    ¡°You just need to honestly answer my questions. Got it?¡±


    Nod nod.


    ¡°First question. Did the US government order you to steal the artifacts?¡±


    Nod nod.


    ¡°Second question. Did they order you to go into the Chinese tomb?¡±


    Nod nod.


    ¡°Good. Good girl. Then, the final question. Tell me every artifact the US owns right now.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The other questions were fine, but this information was something only the US and their allies knew about it. It was not something she could easily answer because he asked.


    However...


    ¡°I already told you, right? I won''t go easy on artifact users even if they are children.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s gaze turned cold as he smiled.


    Vivian started to shake because she knew the meaning behind his words.


    ¡®Damn it, I''m really going to be killed by this bastard at this rate.¡¯


    The scared Vivian had no choice but to list the artifacts one by one. She was too young to scheme in such a situation and did not have the mental fortitude to resist against such a Demon King.


    Ju-Heon smiled once he heard the information.


    She did not seem to be lying as they mostly matched the information he remembered from the past.


    But there was one difference.


    ¡®The future did change a bit since they have an artifact another bastard is supposed to have.¡¯


    There was an artifact that Ju-Heon was looking for that was already in the US government¡¯s possession.


    Yoo Jaeha who was looking outside urgently shouted at that moment.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Someone is headed toward the restroom!¡±


    Ju-Heon then started to finish up as if he understood.


    ¡°Good, then how about we wrap things up.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    That made Vivian scared that she was going to get murdered while Yoo Jaeha who understood Ju-Heon''s intentions quickly shouted.


    "Captain-nim, I know you want to take care of things, but that one is not done being restored yet! You have to be gentle with it!¡±


    ¡®I know that, you idiot.¡¯


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue.


    That was indeed the case. Yoo Jaeha was talking about the Code of Hammurabi. He knew Ju-Heon would use that now.


    However, the artifact¡¯s damage and fatigue levels were so high that it couldn''t place a heavy or strong restriction. Artifacts could not perform at 100 percent when they were damaged and weak.


    Of course, Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t planning on putting a serious or large restriction.


    ¡®There is a way since she is a child.¡¯


    Ju-Heon activated the Code of Hammurabi. A small slate board the size of an iPad appeared in Ju-Heon¡¯s hand.


    Vivian¡¯s eyes opened wide as she watched.


    ¡®What is that artifact?¡¯


    Ju-Heon shook the Code of Hammurabi as he threatened her.


    ¡°Do you understand? You¡¯ll feel a pain even worse than death if you talk about me or that punk over there.¡±


    The slate board responded to Ju-Heon¡¯s words and flashed. However, nothing seemed to have changed.


    Of course, Vivian could only shake in fear as she had no idea about the artifact¡¯s powers. The only thing she was certain about was that talking about this bastard would cause her pain worse than death.


    It soon finished and Ju-Heon walked out of the restroom while gently waving at her.


    ¡°But I should compliment you. You did a good job gathering the artifacts for me. You''re such a good kid.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The shocked Vivian looked around but the artifacts she had stolen were all gone.


    The rope artifact had wrapped them up as it followed behind Ju-Heon.


    This made Vivian extremely angry.


    ¡®Damn it, why did he have to steal that!¡¯


    ¡°What did you say?! Someone stole all of your artifacts?!¡±


    Thomas could not close his jaw as he was shocked to hear Vivian¡¯s story. Linda who was next to him was shocked as well.


    Yes, this was the same Linda Walker who had been in the Gold axe Silver axe tomb with Abe.


    Thomas was Linda''s colleague from the CIA who was in charge of the artifact excavation. He had received orders to go into Macao¡¯s tomb and steal the artifact. That was why he had sent Vivian to steal the artifacts.


    But someone took all those artifacts as well as her thief¡¯s artifact?


    ¡°What the hell were you doing?! You little punk!¡±


    Linda calmed Thomas down.


    ¡°Nothing will pop up even if you shout, Thomas.¡±


    She asked Vivian a question.


    ¡°Do you really remember nothing about the person?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, nothing.¡±


    Vivian said that before biting down on her lips. She told them the truth about having the artifacts stolen, but she had said that she didn''t remember the thieves¡¯ faces because she had fainted right away.


    She did not dare to tell them even if she wanted to, because she didn''t know what Ju-Heon had done with the artifact.


    Vivian knew how the artifact-wielding world worked.


    However...


    ¡°Do you understand? The only reason you are able to keep your life even though you can''t even use the Medusa artifact properly is because of General Keira¡¯s grace.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°You would have been killed long ago for us to take the artifact out of your head if it wasn¡¯t for her.¡±


    "Thomas, don''t talk like that.¡±


    However, Vivian clenched her eyes shut.


    Vivian believed that the Monarch of War, no, that Keira had helped her out. That was why she had volunteered to steal the artifacts.


    That was why Vivian made up her mind.


    ¡°I really have to tell them about those people.¡±


    ¡°Wait!¡±


    However, the moment she tried to say something!


    A pain worse than death struck Vivian.


    ¡°Ah, ahahahahaha! Aha, ahahahahaha!¡±


    A tickling sensation that was more painful than death had struck Vivian.


    ¡°Ahaha, ahahaha ahahahaha!¡±


    Thomas turned red and started to shout thinking that Vivian who was rolling on the floor laughing was treating him like an idiot.


    ¡°Hey! Vivian! Do you think this is funny?!¡±


    ¡°No, t, that¡¯s not, ahaha, ahahahahaha! Ahhahahahahahaha!¡±


    ¡®He said it was a pain worse than death!


    Damn it, that bastard!¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon was leisurely headed toward the Chinese tomb without caring about whether she was going crazy or not.

 Chapter 53: Sorry, but you picked the wrong opponent (4)

    Chapter 53: Sorry, but you picked the wrong opponent (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°It¡¯s a total jackpot. There¡¯s a total of twenty artifacts, twenty!¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled while looking at Yoo Jaeha who was jumping up and down in joy.


    He seemed to be the one who was more excited even though he was saying ¡®how can an adult steal from a child,¡¯ just moments ago.


    Ju-Heon asked him a question.


    "What about the artifacts¡¯ conditions?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha seemed to think the artifacts were extremely cute as he smiled widely and responded.


    ¡°I think they used it roughly so they require some restoration but they are still usable.¡±


    ¡°Good. Then we can just leave a few of them and sell the rest to Edward.¡±


    ¡°Eek, you''re going to sell them?¡±


    ¡°All of them except one or two are useless.¡±


    That made Yoo Jaeha look at Ju-Heon in shock. It made sense since Ju-Heon had only glanced at the artifacts that the rope had gathered and brought over.


    That was why Yoo Jaeha gave him a suspicious look.


    ¡°Captain-nim, it''s not that I''m suspicious or anything, but can you really say that?¡±


    ¡°Say what?¡±


    ¡°You haven''t even used them. How can you say that they are useless...¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t need to use such crap to know.¡±


    ¡®Huh, what? What did he just say?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha scoffed and picked up an artifact.


    ¡°Then what does this one do?¡±


    ¡°Venus''s clam. It bubbles a lot so it is good for doing laundry.¡±


    ¡°Then this one?¡±


    ¡°Brothers¡¯ sweet potato. Fabulous for chronic constipation.¡±


    ¡°......Uhh...uhh? T,then this one?¡±


    ¡°A Chinese Queen¡¯s flower petal. It turns an ugly girl into a beautiful girl.¡±


    ¡°.........This one?¡±


    ¡°The Water of Youth. One gulp turns you one hour younger and one bottle turns you about five years younger.¡±


    ¡°Then this one!¡±


    ¡°Great for getting rid of bad breath.¡±


    ¡®Damn it?¡¯ Yoo Jaeha was truly shocked. He didn¡¯t know if this man was making things up as he went or if he really knew about all these artifacts.


    He must be an excellent scammer if it was the former and he must be following a monster if it was the latter.


    However, this was not difficult for Ju-Heon to do. He was happy to see these items that he had seen on the artifact trade market in the past.


    ¡®Anyway, I''ll get a decent amount of money for them if I sell them to Edward.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha gave up on asking Ju-Heon and just decided to accept it as is. It was true that Ju-Heon¡¯s knowledge of artifacts was high anyway.


    However...


    ¡°Is it really going to be okay? It¡¯s fine that we took the artifacts but that child was hired by the US government. Isn¡¯t this like provoking the US?¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled after hearing what this punk had to say.


    ¡°Who knows? To be precise, it was self-defense. They were the ones who stole my artifacts first. In addition.¡±


    ¡°In addition?¡±


    ¡°They''re just CIA chumps anyway.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    That was indeed the case.


    Ju-Heon had led the greatest and most infamous tomb raiding team among the numerous excavation teams. The CIA had realized the dangers Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team brought and had tried many things to disband his team. However, it was all for naught.


    Ju-Heon had been someone with the skills to be a Monarch but could not extend his wings because Chairman Kwon was using his weakness against him. It was impossible for something like the CIA to destroy his tomb raiding team.


    ¡®Although the Monarch of War is a bit cumbersome.¡¯


    The < Monarch of War > was a strong individual who caused all sorts of Currency Wars, Wars of Religion, Biological Warfare, and war crimes with her artifacts.


    One thing he was certain about was that she, as well as Chairman Kwon and the other monopolizers, caused the inequalities and the discord in the world.


    Furthermore, the artifacts in the world were screaming in joy once World War III started as well.


    It gave the artifacts strength and they spread the terrible diseases to destroy human population and rule over humans. The monopolizers then used that to their advantage.


    That was how many people ended up being sacrificed. This was the case for people Ju-Heon loved as well.


    ¡®Damn bastards.¡¯


    But it was impossible to get rid of all artifacts and their users. He had no plans on doing that either.


    That was why he needed to take the position of overlord and prevent the artifacts from trying to rule over humans. It was great to take a monarch position but it was meaningless if humanity was destroyed.


    ¡®Then those people should be able to live happy lives this time too.¡¯


    His blood relatives who should be living in the US right now without knowing about Ju-Heon''s existence as well as Inspector Kim¡¯s family who had looked after him since he was young.


    Ju-Heon was planning on finding his own happiness outside of Chairman Kwon''s oppression, but he wanted his loved ones and benefactors to be happy as well.


    This War of Artifacts was for that.


    Artifacts were useful tools that could be disastrous or prosperous depending on how they were used.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Uhh, Captain-nim. Over there.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha pointed to an area covered in fog. The fog made it difficult to see even though it was the middle of the day.


    ¡°I think we¡¯re almost there.¡±


    That was indeed the case. They were currently on a large ship with other people and headed toward Taipa Island.


    Why?


    The Macao tomb''s entrance was on this island. They would usually be able to get here by bridge, but the Tomb Appearance made it so that they could only cross by ship.


    ¡®The Tomb Appearance turned this entire area into water.¡¯


    In simple terms, this above ground tomb was not reachable by land.


    The land was split and only ships could cross through there. China had tried to enter a few times but had gathered this excavation team because everybody they sent in went missing.


    It was at that moment.


    Yoo Jaeha who had been looking at the island through binoculars started to shout.


    ¡°Wow, jackpot. Look at all the snakes and insects on the ground. They look like monsters from a RPG game! Will we die if they bite us?¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled as he listened to him.


    ¡®I guess this map-type artifact is related to the Age of Discovery.¡¯


    That was why the tomb looked like this. The conditions to go in was to have 60 ships go in at once.


    But he was certain about one thing.


    ¡®It¡¯s not Columbus.¡¯


    That was supposedly in the Monarch of War''s hands already.


    A message popped up as they entered the area around the entrance.


    [Warning. Creatures with critical poison are threatening you and the others.]


    [The artifact is trying to mess with you.]


    The ship started to shake and the people on board started to scream.


    Boom!


    The people quickly fell into chaos as this was happening out on the water where they could not see anything.


    ¡°Ack! ¡°What, what is going on?!¡±


    ¡°Ahhh! A snake flew on board!¡±


    ¡°Shoot it! Shoot it to death!¡±


    Tang tang!


    ¡°Ahhh! My gun exploded!¡±


    The ship instantly turned into pandemonium. This seemed to be the case not just on Ju-Heon¡¯s ship but all other ships as well.


    ¡°Kill them! Kill them now!¡±


    The people who were bitten by the white snakes lost consciousness and fell or became violent and started to attack the others.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    There were armed Chinese soldiers inside the ship as well. Thanks to that, guns were fired and led to some terrible accidents in the process. That danger soon reached Ju-Heon''s group as well.


    ¡°Hand over your artifacts!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was the first to scream. Ju-Heon kicked the soldier as if he was annoyed as Yoo Jaeha was being threatened with a knife. A white snake soon slid out of the fallen soldier''s body.


    Yoo Jaeha screamed again as the snake came toward him.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Snake, a snake!¡±


    ¡°Don''t be such a wuss.¡±


    Ju-Heon stomped the snake to death before starting to frown.


    ¡°This damn artifact......¡±


    The artifact¡¯s attacks were not done with that.


    ¡°Die, die, all human bastards must die!¡±


    ¡°Kill all human bastards! Kekeke!¡±


    Tang tang tang!


    Ships full of hypnotized idiots had appeared. These ships consisted 80 percent of Chinese soldiers who came here to excavate the tomb.


    Yoo Jaeha screamed and started to tear up as the soldiers on the ships started to fire. Weapons usually could not be used in tombs but this artifact bastard seemed to have created this situation on purpose.


    Yoo Jaeha then started to shout.


    ¡°Damn it, Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    There were so many of them probably because they were Chinese.


    Ju-Heon had no choice but to reach his hand out.


    ¡°Number 1. Hand over the pen.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? That¡¯s still being restored....¡±


    ¡°Shut up and hand it over.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    Ju-Heon who received Shakespeare¡¯s pen from Yoo Jaeha started to write on the ship''s floor.


    [The idiots being controlled by the artifact will all lament their stupidity and slam their heads.]


    A bright light flashed and they started to hear people banging their heads from all around them.


    Surprisingly, they did not hear anybody''s voice anymore.


    All of them had fainted.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue after realizing what happened.


    "They were all idiots.¡±


    It was at that moment.


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    Ju-Heon turned his head after suddenly hearing a voice inside the fog while Yoo Jaeha became shocked again.


    ¡°Damn it, what the hell is it now?!¡±


    This might have been his first time hearing the voice of an artifact as he had never been inside a tomb before. The artifact continued to speak.


    [But a mere human......]


    ¡°Shut up. How dare a damn item try to talk.¡±


    [!]


    The owner of the tomb seemed to be shocked to hear that. He enjoyed seeing how most human bastards freaked out and screamed about how he was a ghost.


    But Ju-Heon was not interested in what an artifact had to say. He had never been interested in what they had to say.


    However...


    [You truly seem like the bastard the crow bastard is trying to choose.]


    This time was an exception.


    ¡®Crow?¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to frown. Ju-Heon had been curious about the story of the crow he heard during the Great Tomb Appearance. It would be a lie to say he was not interested at all in the crow since that bastard was the one to bring him back in time and give him the Tomb Raider abilities. He was just trying not to care about it.


    However, there was something else that caught Ju-Heon''s attention.


    ¡®How does he know about the crow even though he isn''t one of the Egyptian artifacts from that time?¡¯


    The Egyptian artifact trio that had caused the Great Tomb Appearance had personally seen the crow. However, the bastard in this tomb should not have any relations to that incident.


    That was why the concerned Ju-Heon asked a question.


    ¡°Hey, how do you know about the crow?¡±


    However, the artifact just laughed as if he had been waiting for this.


    [Human! You finally seem interested in what I have to say!]


    ¡°Shut up and answer my question.¡±


    [Haha! Rumors about you have already spread among the artifacts!]


    ¡°Rumors about me have spread?¡±


    [That''s right! We all heard that motherf*cking crow has started to move and that you are the bastard that the crow has chosen!]


    ¡°Oho.¡±


    Something seemed to have happened among the artifacts since the Great Tomb Appearance. Lo and behold, that artifact continued to laugh as he shouted.


    [That is why all artifacts are looking for you. You¡¯ll soon be gobbled up by artifacts. Why don''t you beg for your life with that cute face of yours, you arrogant human!]


    The artifact laughed out loud as if telling Ju-Heon to be afraid, but forget being afraid, Ju-Heon was smiling.


    ¡°And?¡±


    [What?]


    ¡°Tell me more.¡±


    [W, what?]


    ¡°Is there a problem?¡±


    The artifact was flabbergasted.


    [W, wait, why are you not afraid? They¡¯re looking for you. They¡¯re trying to eat you. They want to get rid of potential danger early.........]


    Yoo Jaeha who had been listening sighed. He didn¡¯t know what the crow was or what not, but...


    What this artifact was saying was...


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it saying the artifacts are going to come rolling over to you on their own?¡±


    ¡°Yes. Exactly that.¡±


    [?!]


    The artifact was so shocked as if someone had smacked it from behind that it could not keep talking.


    It might be something that none of them had considered.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    Ju-Heon started to chuckle.


    "Are you all idiots? You should stealthily attack me if you are aiming for me, not blab about your plans like that.¡±


    ¡°I know, right? They¡¯re so nice to warn you in advance.¡±


    [?!]


    The artifact fell into a state of panic and could not say anything. Ju-Heon who wouldn¡¯t be nice to any artifact started to smile as if it was his turn now.


    ¡°Now then, you artifact with loose lips. There¡¯s something else I want you to tell me since you¡¯ve said so much already.¡±


    He started to squint as he asked.


    ¡°Tell me the true identity of that crow.¡±

 Chapter 54: This is the difference in class (1)

    Chapter 54: This is the difference in class (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Tell me the true identity of that crow.¡±


    That was what Ju-Heon asked.


    Originally, he wasn''t planning on having any interest in what the artifacts did. Getting deeply involved with an artifact¡¯s situation is what makes people get swept up in the chaos.


    However, it was a bit different now. Other artifacts might be different, but he needed to know about the crow.


    Even if he put aside the fact that it restored his life for him, artifacts were aiming for him now as well.


    That was why he asked the question.


    ¡°Who the hell is that bastard?¡±


    The tomb''s owner started to laugh as if he had been waiting for this.


    [Do you think I would tell a stupid human about that?! Ahahaha! Think hard about it on your own! Human!]


    ¡®Oh?¡¯


    However, the artifact sounded triumphant. It seemed to think that it could finally get revenge on the human that trifled with it.


    [I have nothing to tell a human about the existence of us noble artifacts, ahaha!]


    Its laughter sounded so annoying that Yoo Jaeha started to cuss while looking at the empty air.


    ¡°Wow, this idiotic bastard that was blabbing on until now is acting like he¡¯s the shit.¡±


    However, unlike the provoked Yoo Jaeha, Ju-Heon started to smirk. He was not someone to fall for such cheap provocation.


    ¡°Oh, really? That¡¯s disappointing. I thought artifacts were smarter than humans but I guess you can''t remember it.¡±


    [What?]


    The artifact became anxious for a moment after hearing that.


    [Human. What did you just say?]


    "What¡¯s wrong? I thought artifacts were the shit. But you can''t even remember what happened in the past? I thought artifacts were things that deserved human respect but I guess not.¡±


    Ju-Heon sighing as he said that made the artifact anxious.


    [W, what? We are definitely greater than humans!]


    ¡°But you can¡¯t even remember something from the past?¡±


    [I, I remember it! What are you talking about?!]


    ¡°You can''t tell me because you don''t remember.¡±


    This tomb''s owner could not hold back anymore after hearing that provocation. There was only so much he could take from a mere human looking down on artifacts.


    The artifact shouted in anger.


    [I''ll prove it to you since you are saying that! I¡¯ll let you know that we are much greater than you humans!]


    ¡°Really? Then tell me and I¡¯ll admit that artifacts are greater than humans.¡±


    [Really?]


    The artifact seemed to hesitate for a moment before it firmed its resolve.


    ¡®These human bastards won''t know what I¡¯m talking about even if I tell them a bit.¡¯


    [Then I will tell you. That crow preyed on its fellow artifacts...]


    ¡°I already know that. Move on.¡±


    The artifact became nervous after hearing Ju-Heon be selective about the information but it soon chose something else to say.


    [Then what about this? That artifact is an artifact with the abilities of a predator. That bastard used to be at the respected Divine-Grade level but it signed a contract with a human bastard and then went crazy and started to eat other artifacts.]


    ¡®It signed a contract with a human?¡¯


    ¡°Tell me more.¡±


    [Sure. That bastard preyed on its fellow artifacts for a mere human!]


    ¡°Oh? For a human?¡±


    [That''s right! I don¡¯t know if it had a grudge against other artifacts or fell in love with the human it contracted, but anyway, thanks to that, many of our friends forcibly ended up in that human¡¯s hands. Even some Divine-Grade seniors!]


    ¡°And?¡±


    [We couldn¡¯t let it continue so our friends sealed that bastard deep underground! Some of our friends are guarding that bastard and attacking it to keep it from recovering!]


    Ju-Heon thought that this bastard was talkative as he recalled the tomb he died in. According to this bastard, that tomb was the tomb that ferocious evil spirit was sealed in.


    ¡®No wonder it didn¡¯t seem like a regular tomb.¡¯


    That ferocious evil spirit and the guards guarding it must be why he couldn¡¯t figure out the pattern at all. The snake that gobbled him and his friends up must have been one of the guard artifacts guarding the crow.


    ¡®This is all because that bastard Chairman Kwon shoved us in there.¡¯


    Ju-Heon got riled up thinking about that but he calmed himself and asked.


    There was something he could not understand.


    ¡°But how can you seal such a monster in a tomb? Didn¡¯t you say it preyed on Divine-Grade artifacts as well?¡±


    The artifact proudly shouted as if to show off as Ju-Heon asked to dig some information to see if the crow had any weaknesses.


    [How, you ask?! The other artifacts won over the crow''s contractor!]


    ¡°Won him over?¡±


    [That''s right! You human bastards are simple! He happily threw the crow away when they offered him something better! Of course, we killed that human bastard as well after we sealed the crow! Hahaha!]


    The artifact laughed loudly saying humans truly were low in class.


    [Anyway, you are a bastard that the crow chose as well. But do you think we would let you contract the crow and let our friends be used again? You will be eaten up by the artifacts like the last human. Alright then, admit that artifacts are greater than humans now that I told you!]


    The artifact shouted as if telling Ju-Heon to keep his promise, but Ju-Heon just started to laugh.


    ¡°Hahaha! I see, so that¡¯s how it is?¡±


    The artifact looked baffled seeing Ju-Heon laughing refreshingly like this. It didn¡¯t know why this human bastard was laughing.


    [Huh? H, hey, you human bastard! Hurry up and admit that artifacts are great! Be afraid! Did you listen to anything I just said?!]


    He shouldn''t react like this if he heard correctly.


    However, Ju-Heon just smiled viciously.


    ¡°Yes, you idiot. I heard you blab very well. So, you''re saying I will gain power that even Divine-Grade artifacts fear if I form a contract with that crow bastard.¡±


    [?!]


    It seemed as if the artifact had helped Ju-Heon realized something different than it had intended. Lo and behold, Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    "And I also know that as long as I don''t betray the crow, you guys have no way of handling that artifact!¡±


    The artifact started to foam at the mouth.


    [D, damn it! It¡¯s not like that!]


    ¡®This isn''t what I intended!¡¯


    The artifact realized that things were not going as it had intended. However, Ju-Heon was laughing as if everything was moving properly. Ju-Heon was the only human who could chat with artifacts after all.


    Thanks to that, he could determine an artifact''s type and personality and easily trick artifacts that were not knowledge based.


    ¡°So, thanks for the info! Now I want to form a contract with the crow.¡±


    He was planning on ignoring the artifacts but Ju-Heon now became interested in the crow.


    On the other hand, the artifact was anxious. It seemed as if it had done something he shouldn''t have done. That was why it urgently started to shout.


    [N, no matter what you say, you won''t be able to learn about that artifact with the information I told you. No matter how much you want to contract that crow, you don¡¯t know what artifact it is or where it is located so how can you form a contract?!]


    Ju-Heon''s sneer filled the area.


    ¡°No, you told me plenty. That¡¯s enough information.¡±


    [?!]


    ¡®What? That was enough?¡¯


    That was indeed the case. It truly was enough.


    First of all, he knew very well where the crow''s tomb was located. As for the crow''s identity? This bastard had given him all the hints he needed.


    ¡®There are only a few Divine-Grade artifacts that deserve to be called a crow.¡¯


    And based on its predatory behavior...


    ¡®The Three-legged Crow, the bird that is said to prey on Dragons.¡¯


    However, there was another possibility based on its ferociousness, ability to gain other abilities (transform), and that the crow fell in love with a human.


    ¡®Morrigan, the Goddess of Destruction.¡¯


    Both were credible options because Ju-Heon had never seen either artifact before. Either way, the reason it was able to use the Sun God Ra''s power was probably because it ate Ra and absorbed Ra¡¯s powers.


    Regardless of which one it was, it would be quite useful to him because it seemed to have the attribute of a thief.


    ¡°Anyway, thanks for telling me such useful information, you artifact bastard with loose lips.¡±


    [?!]


    The artifact must have realized its mistake as it fell into a state of panic. But what could it do? It had already made the mistake.


    It was at that moment.


    [You deplorable bastard! I will represent all artifacts and not let you out of here! Die!]


    Ju-Heon seemed to have provoked it so much that the artifact went berserk.


    Boom!


    White water snakes popped out of the water but Ju-Heon just laughed.


    Why?


    The way to clear this tomb was probably by finding the hidden artifact (map) while sailing across. But that stupid artifact went berserk and released its aura.


    ¡®This stupid bastard. He¡¯s so nice to tell me his location!¡¯


    Other people might not be able to discover it, but a veteran with Ju-Heon''s level of intuition could easily figure out the direction.


    The rest was easy if he knew where it was located.


    That was why Ju-Heon smirked and took out the Egyptian priest¡¯s knife.


    ¡°Hey number 1. There''s a motorboat in the back of the ship. Go turn it on.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Ah, yes...huh? Wait, Captain-nim! Behind you! Behind you! A snake!¡±


    ¡°Who cares? These snakes are nothing as long as you have an artifa...¡±


    However, it happened as Ju-Heon leisurely swung the priest¡¯s knife.


    Crack!


    Something unexpected had happened.


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    It sounded like a stone breaking. The priest¡¯s knife that Ju-Heon confidently swung had broken.


    Both Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha flinched as they saw that.


    The destruction of an artifact!


    Anybody would be able to tell that the artifact turned into stone!


    Yoo Jaeha who went to find the motorboat screamed after seeing that.


    ¡°Ahhh! The artifact I restored!¡±


    He wondered how carelessly Ju-Heon used it to destroy an artifact he restored in half a day, but it wasn¡¯t the time to discuss that right now.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Your side! Your side!¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue and used a junk hammer to slam the snake¡¯s head.


    Pow!


    His skills were so efficient and slick that it deserved admiration, but it definitely wasn¡¯t as strong as an artifact.


    The snakes that were killed with one hit now took hundreds of attacks as if he was cracking a coconut to die.


    That was why Ju-Heon quickly threw the priest¡¯s knife to Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°I will turn the boat on. See if you can restore that!¡±


    ¡°W, will we be okay?!¡±


    The snakes climbing onto the ship looked vicious. They were surrounding Yoo Jaeha and Ju-Heon without paying any attention to the people who fainted earlier.


    ¡®Tsk, I can tell where the artifact is but the situation is now troublesome.¡¯


    He had no artifacts right now he could use to fight. The one he had used a lot had been the Egyptian priest¡¯s knife.


    Shakespeare¡¯s pen had a lot of restrictions and it was difficult to use the Code of Hammurabi against these snakes as well.


    Ju-Heon''s pupils quickly started to move.


    ¡®Does anybody have any useful battle-type artifacts? Battle-type artifacts, battle-type artifacts!¡¯


    Something happened as Ju-Heon adapted to his circumstances and just did what he could and stomped on the snakes.


    ¡°Everyone on the ships have fainted!¡±


    He heard some voices through the fog.


    They should be the last group of people on the ships. They seemed anxious that every ship they passed by was full of unconscious people. They must not have been close enough to hear what the tomb''s owner had to say as they found this situation to be odd.


    However, they noticed Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha as they passed by their ship.


    ¡°Huh? There are awake people here!¡±


    They were moving so slowly that it wasn¡¯t difficult to spot them but that wasn''t the important thing.


    Ju-Heon noticed three of the people.


    ¡®Those bastards are?¡¯


    They were none other than the CIA and Vivian. There was Linda whom he had seen with Abe in the past along with Vivian he met in the tower.


    And lo and behold.


    ¡°Ah, that damn thief!¡±


    Vivian shouted as soon as they made eye contact. Thomas and Linda who were next to her looked confused.


    ¡°...Thief?¡±


    Vivian seemed to have realized her mistake as she covered her mouth. She then shook her head as if it was nothing.


    However, it was easy for a child''s lie to be noticed so the sharp and hostile Thomas instantly realized what was up.


    Thomas then started to glare.


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    ¡°N, no, no? Not at all?¡±


    However, Thomas told them to move their ship toward Ju-Heon¡¯s and glared at both Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha. Thomas''s gaze became vicious as he observed them.


    Thomas''s sharp eyes were able to tell something about them.


    ¡®They really are artifact users. They have multiple artifacts on them as well.¡¯


    Thomas who realized that shouted with certainty.


    ¡°Vivian! It really were these bastards, wasn¡¯t it! The ones who took your artifact!¡±


    ¡°What? N, no, that¡¯s not the case!¡±


    ¡°Not the case my ass!¡±


    Thomas grinded his teeth before taking a weapon out of his long bag. It looked like a pipe at first glance but it was a blade-shaped battle-type artifact.


    ¡°I got you now. You damn thief bastards!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon was actually smiling as if things were great.


    Why?


    His gaze was only on the pipe that Thomas pulled out.


    He was finding it difficult to go find the artifact because he didn¡¯t have any battle-type artifacts. But that seemed like a high-grade battle-type artifact.


    That was why Ju-Heon started to smile.


    There''s a great item right there.

 Chapter 55: This is the difference in class (2)

    Chapter 55: This is the difference in class (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    A good one showed up right on time.


    Ju-Heon smiled while focusing on the pipe in Thomas¡¯s hand. However, Thomas raised his voice and shouted toward Ju-Heon without caring about what Ju-Heon might be thinking.


    ¡°Hey! Are you the damn thief who stole Vivian''s artifacts?!¡±


    ¡®Well, it¡¯s true that I took them.¡¯


    Ju-Heon chuckled. Thomas approached Ju-Heon as if he was annoyed by that chuckle. He looked different based on the items on his shoulder.


    Unlike the soldiers who brought useless weapons into the tomb, Thomas had a flashlight, a blade, and a rope, typical excavation equipment.


    ¡®As expected, he has an artifact on him as well.¡¯


    Thomas shouted again at that moment.


    ¡°Hey, don¡¯t you understand English? Answer my damn question while I''m asking nicely! You yellow monkey!¡±


    He was intentionally provoking Ju-Heon.


    Usually, Ju-Heon would have ignored Thomas.


    But it was different this time.


    ¡°Hey you. That thing looks nice.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Thomas was shocked for a moment after hearing Ju-Heon''s fluent English, but he scoffed after realizing that Ju-Heon was talking about his pipe.


    ¡°You''re able to tell that this is a good item. It is a good item because it has a unique ability...no, this isn¡¯t important right now...you are the thief...¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled and shamelessly asked at that moment.


    ¡°Why don''t you give it to me?¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    ¡°I happen to need that right now.¡±


    Thomas questioned if he had heard correctly.


    ¡°What did you just say?¡±


    ¡°Are you deaf? Hand it over because I need it.¡±


    Thomas scoffed in disbelief. ¡®Is this bastard crazy?¡¯ It happened as Linda and Vivian both realized he looked angry and tried to stop him.


    However, Thomas exploded in anger before they could stop him.


    ¡°I see, you¡¯re not a damn thief, you''re a highway robber!¡±


    Thomas activated his pipe and charged toward Ju-Heon. It would be different if Ju-Heon was a civilian, but Ju-Heon was the one who stole Vivian''s artifacts.


    ¡°Hand over the artifacts you stole first!¡±


    A suspicious red make-up appeared on Thomas¡¯s face once he activated the pipe and the pipe''s surface turned as sharp as a blade.


    The pipe that now looked as if it could cut someone''s arm off aimed for Ju-Heon but Ju-Heon easily dodged it.


    There was more. He didn''t seem to realize that he was in a dangerous situation as he calmly assessed the pipe.


    ¡®Lucky. It looks like an A-Grade artifact.¡¯


    This should be completely different than his C-Grade knife. This would allow him to easily take the artifact from this tomb and get out!


    Ju-Heon who seemed to have gone crazy at that thought kicked Thomas¡¯s chest as his eyes sparkled.


    Pow!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Thomas clutched his chest and fell over. His physique and muscles were much smaller than Thomas¡¯s, but his attack was vicious.


    ¡°You bastard!¡±


    "Thomas!¡±


    It happened as Thomas properly clenched the sword deciding not to go easy on Ju-Heon for being a civilian.


    ¡°C, Captain-nim!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha stopped heading toward the boat and shouted as if he was worried about Ju-Heon, but Ju-Heon just motioned for him to hurry up and prepare the boat. The sharp Yoo Jaeha then started to move like a rat while Thomas shouted toward Linda.


    ¡°Linda! What the hell are you doing? Chase him! He''s with this bastard!¡±


    Linda nodded her head and quickly chased after Yoo Jaeha. Yoo Jaeha shrieked and ran toward the boat saying he liked a woman chasing her but not like this.


    Thomas used that moment to run toward Ju-Heon again.


    ¡°I won¡¯t go easy on you for being a civilian! You damn thief!¡±


    ¡°Okay then, give it a go.¡±


    Thomas was an agent who had trained in martial arts. It was only natural that his physique and martial arts skill were different than regular civilians. Using an artifact on top of that made his strength exponentially stronger than normal. And lo and behold, the way Thomas was swinging the sword sounded as if his strength transcended common sense.


    However...


    ¡®There¡¯s plenty of bastards like you in tombs!¡¯


    And lo and behold.


    Crack.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s kick landed right on Thomas''s shin and his cheap hands poked Thomas¡¯s eyes. Thomas could only groan from the burning pain in his eyes.


    ¡°Y, you bastard!¡±


    Ju-Heon did not miss that opening, took out the silver axe and struck down toward Thomas.


    ¡°Rip him to shreds! Go silver axe!¡±


    The silver axe responded loudly to Ju-Heon¡¯s shout.


    ¡°Roooooar! You damn human, I told you to hand me some women!¡±


    It seemed to have a lot of complaints, but it did not matter.


    A large amount of energy struck Thomas and sent him flying.


    It was impossible to fully disarm Chairman Kwon because of his Achilles¡¯s Armor, but Thomas did not have such an armor.


    It was as if he was clothed in newspapers in front of the silver shield.


    And lo and behold.


    Bang!


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    Thomas became naked after everything he had been wearing was ripped up. Jewelry, outerwear, underwear, and artifacts, anything that could be traded for money and is considered property was destroyed.


    For some reason, Thomas became extremely anxious and grabbed the spot between his legs at that moment.


    Ju-Heon didn''t care as to why he did that.


    The sword had ended up in Ju-Heon¡¯s hand in the process anyway.


    Ju-Heon smiled after seeing the pipe in his hand.


    [Valiant Silla Hwarang¡¯s Sword received from the King (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses (2594/5000)


    It looked like a steel pipe on the outside, but based on the Chinese characters on it, it was Hwarang¡¯s Sword as he remembered. It looked like this right now because it was not in its original form.


    However, based on his spy skill, it didn''t seem one of the better known Hwarang Member¡¯s swords. If it belonged to people like Gim Yu-sin, Sadaham, or Gim Won-sul, it would definitely be an S-Grade artifact.


    ¡®Well, it¡¯d be useless since I can¡¯t handle S-grade artifacts yet.¡¯


    He then heard his talented subordinate¡¯s voice with perfect timing.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Get on!¡±


    ¡°Oh, what great timing.¡±


    Boooooooong, a small motorboat was heading toward him and the engine noise started to wake the people on the ship one by one.


    However, Yoo Jaeha seemed anxious for some reason. Ju-Heon wondered why but it was because Linda was on the boat as well to hinder Yoo Jaeha who was driving.


    Ju-Heon let out a sigh.


    ¡®That idiot.¡¯


    Linda put a headlock on Yoo Jaeha while asking where he thinks he''s running.


    "Stop now! There are many things I want to ask!¡±


    Ju-Heon quickly called out the rope. The bracelet on Ju-Heon¡¯s wrist flashed before quickly turning into the rope and binding Linda.


    ¡°Ugh! This thing!¡±


    The rope that was excitedly binding Linda seemed to be saying, ¡®human. Are you going to mess with my hot oppa? Are you?¡¯ It seemed to be baring its fangs as it said that.


    Ju-Heon tried to leisurely escape the ship and get on the boat. Thomas who was busy covering the spot between his legs started to shout.


    ¡°Hey! Linda! What are you doing?! Turn the boat! Now!¡±


    Linda gasped after getting closer and seeing Thomas.


    ¡°My goodness, why the hell are you doing a strip show?! Did you get raped or something? Uhh...but the size...why...¡±


    ¡°Will you shut the hell up?¡± These bastards are thieves! They are not regular citizens! Stab if him you need to but stop the boat!¡±


    ¡®Stab? Who does he think he is to stab my subordinate?¡¯


    Ju-Heon coldly said something in response.


    ¡°I guess I don¡¯t need to give you a warning if you can spew such nonsense.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°You might die because the ship is about to flip over.¡±


    Ju-Heon jumped off the ship as he said that and the ship started to sink.


    Boom!


    It had happened in the blink of an eye. The tomb''s owner that was aiming for humans used the snakes to sink the ship.


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    The people on the ship screamed as they fell into the ocean. Most were trained soldiers so they didn''t die that easily, but it was still nonetheless a big disaster for them.


    ¡°Gaaaaaaaaaaaasp! What the, what the hell is this?!¡±


    Thomas was also a mess from this sudden barrage of water. However, Ju-Heon was able to not get a single drop of water on him. The rope had stretched its body out to become a bar for Ju-Heon to hold to float in the air.


    People were screaming all around him. There were fish with sharp teeth charging toward the people in the ocean. The fish were charging as if they were craving living human flesh.


    The people swam toward the lifeboats and urgently shouted.


    ¡°Ahhh! Get on quickly! Hurry up!¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    The tomb¡¯s owner seemed to want to drown all humans here. It could be even angrier after being tricked by Ju-Heon, but Ju-Heon did not care.


    He knew they would not die from just this.


    Yoo Jaeha who was driving pointed to his side and asked as Ju-Heon easily landed on to motorboat.


    "What about this woman? Should we return her to the other guy?¡±


    ¡°No, we don¡¯t have time for that.¡±


    ¡°Then are you planning on throwing her into the water?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped as he asked but Ju-Heon pointed somewhere and gave an order. Sear?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°You just steer over there. You see the tree on top of the land? That is the map-type artifact located here.¡±


    ¡°T, that tree?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Ju-Heon then looked toward Linda who was groaning while bound by the rope. Linda was glaring at Ju-Heon to untie her.


    ¡°Mm, mmmmmmmph! Mmmph! (Release me! You pervert!)¡±


    However, Ju-Heon just caressed her body thoroughly and casually stole her artifacts. He then threw her to the back of the boat once he was done with her. He was throwing her as if she was a bag.


    ¡°Mmmmph!¡±


    Ju-Heon spoke seriously while Linda was in pain.


    ¡°Stay there quietly unless you want to see blood gushing out of your neck.¡±


    She was the victim to the rope¡¯s perverted nature, but what could she do? This was her fate.


    Yoo Jaeha started to chuckle with an expression that seemed shocked at this development.


    "Are you going easy on her because she is a woman?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    Ju-Heon then leisurely sat down next to Linda and looked behind him.


    ¡°It''s about time they showed up.¡±


    And lo and behold.


    Booooooong, there was another motorboat chasing after Ju-Heon. An angry Thomas and Vivian were coming for Linda and Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Hey, you thieving bastards!¡±


    Vivian was tightly hugging a pole on the boat as she was afraid that she might fall off the speeding boat while Thomas was wearing a Chinese soldier¡¯s uniform. He must have stolen it from someone.


    The boat fervently followed behind them showing their intentions of catching these thieving bastards.


    ¡°Linda! Just wait a bit! I¡¯ll save you!¡±


    Ju-Heon then smirked as if he had been waiting for his.


    ¡°Time to throw the bait now that the fish are here.¡±


    Ju-Heon then slung Linda over his shoulder as if she was a bag of rice. Linda gasped and started to turn pale.


    ¡®T, there¡¯s no way this bastard is planning to...?¡¯


    Ju-Heon then lifted the bound Linda high into the air. Linda could not help but scream.


    ¡°Mmmph! Mmmmmmmph!¡±


    Linda flailed above Ju-Heon but Ju-Heon ruthlessly threw Linda off the boat.


    "Take your belonging back! You stupid musclehead!¡±


    Splash!


    ¡°Mmmph!¡±


    ¡°L, Linda! T, that crazy bastard!¡±


    Thomas and Vivian gasped before heading toward where Linda was drowning. How could she not drown when she was thrown overboard while bound like that?!


    An anxious Thomas quickly jumped in and swam toward Linda. Thomas pulled on the rope binding Linda and tried to pull her toward a land mass, but the rope got in his way.


    ¡®This motherf*cking rope! Ugh!¡¯


    The rope that was excitedly bothering the two of them slithered back to its master as if it was a water snake after a bit.


    Thomas quickly gave Linda CPR and she miraculously survived. The revived Linda shouted toward Thomas.


    ¡°Cough, cough! I''m fine so quickly chase after them!¡±


    ¡°Tsk!¡±


    They quickly returned to the motorboat but it was already too late. Ju-Heon¡¯s motorboat was already disappearing at the distance.


    Ju-Heon who watched all this from the distance started to chuckle.


    ¡°Well, it''s complicated if they die now since they are the Monarch of War''s lackies, but I guess they survived.¡±


    There were things those bastards needed to still do for him.


    ¡°Captain-nim! We''re almost there! It¡¯s that area over there!¡±


    ¡°Yes, keep steering. I''m going to slash it while we¡¯re moving.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Slash it? What are you going to slash? Wait, you''re going to slash that thing?!¡±


    The broadleaf tree that seemed to have been here for hundreds of years was as large as most buildings and looked difficult to cut through.


    ¡®How is going to slash that tree?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon didn''t care whether Yoo Jaeha gasped or not as he channeled a large amount of dominance into the pipe he stole from Thomas. The shabby pipe flashed before turning into a Hwandudaedo from the Silla dynasty. [1]


    Red marking appeared around Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes and the artifact started to screech as Ju-Heon started to pull the sword out.


    He soon had the entire Hwandudaedo drawn.


    ¡°Here, there is your prey!¡±


    As the boat passed by the tree, the tree where the map-type artifact was hiding was ruthlessly slashed.


    1. Hwandudaedo is the modern Korean term for the earliest type of Korean sword, appearing in the Proto¨CThree Kingdoms of Korea.

 Chapter 56: This is the difference in class (3)

    Chapter 56: This is the difference in class (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Baaaaang!


    The large broadleaf tree was split into two along with the Hwandudaedo''s fierce screech. The tree was so thick that thirty adults stretching their arms out would not be enough to surround it.


    It seemed unbelievable that such a tree was split into two by a blade that was only as long as Ju-Heon''s forearm, but it was possible because this was an A-Grade artifact!


    The tree that was split along with the screech started to scream. Well, it was not the tree that was screaming. It was the artifact that had been hiding behind the tree that was screaming.


    [You motherf*cking human!]


    As a paper-based artifact, the artifact must have been connected to the tree as it was in a lot of pain.


    [How can you be so violent while looking for an item?!]


    Ju-Heon just had a twisted smile on his face.


    "Why? Is there a problem? The only rule was that I needed to find you.¡±


    ¡®Even if that is the case!¡¯


    [Don¡¯t come any closer! Human! I cannot accept this as passing the trial! Normally, you would need to sincerely pray in front of me, but to be so merciless...!]


    ¡®Pray my ass.¡¯


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care whether the artifact was grumbling or not as he told Jaeha to stop the boat and headed toward the tree.


    The scared artifact started to shout as Ju-Heon got closer.


    [Aigoo, you tricked me earlier and now you¡¯re trying to rape me!]


    ¡®Ho, rape?¡¯


    Ju-Heon pointed the Hwandudaedo at the artifact and snorted.


    ¡°Don¡¯t say such things that might cause misunderstandings. I''m not interested in screwing an artifact.¡±


    [Then be more gentle with me, you human bastard!]


    Ju-Heon then started to scoff.


    ¡°This is already being gentle based on my standards. You are a precious artifact I need to use for business reasons.¡±


    That was the truth. Ju-Heon would forcibly make it submit or teach it a lesson as he did to the Egyptian trio if he was going to use it for himself.


    ¡°Anyway, I met the conditions because I found you. Why don''t you be good and become mine?¡±


    [Damn it, you violent human bastard! You just wait!]


    Blocks of wood that were scattered around started to flash. No matter how violent he had been, the artifact seemed to be quietly submitting to Ju-Heon and returning to its original form as Ju-Heon had met the conditions.


    Yoo Jaeha let out a sigh of relief.


    ¡°Then will it turn into its artifact form now...¡±


    However, both Yoo Jaeha and Ju-Heon¡¯s expressions soon changed once the artifact appeared.


    Why?


    What appeared in front of them was a parchment map, no, maps.


    It was fine until there, but...


    ¡°.........This punk.¡±


    Could you believe it, there was more than one map! Every block of wood that was scattered around had turned into maps. Yoo Jaeha could only scoff in disbelief.


    ¡°Umm. There¡¯s no chance there are twenty identical maps...right?¡±


    Of course not.


    Ju-Heon started to smile viciously.


    That was indeed the case.


    This was the artifact messing with them. In simple terms, it was messing with Ju-Heon by telling him to find its true body among these clones. It seemed to be rebelling because it did not want to go with Ju-Heon.


    The artifact started to laugh as if this was all going according to plan.


    [Now then, find me if you can! I will follow you if you find me but you will need to kneel in front of me and praise my name if you can''t.]


    Ju-Heon sighed.


    ¡®I was planning on being nice because I needed to use it for the Monarch of Destitution''s situation, but...¡¯


    It was asking for a beating.


    Yoo Jaeha was about to get off the boat as if there was nothing else they could do about it.


    ¡°I will gather every piece. Why don¡¯t we leave with all of them since there are only about 20 of them?¡±


    ¡°No, we can''t leave with all of them. The exit will only open if we find the real one and clear the tomb.¡±


    ¡°Then should we appraise them one by one?¡±


    ¡°No. We don¡¯t have the time.¡±


    ¡°Then how?!¡±


    ¡°There is a way.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon did something completely beyond anyone''s imagination at that moment.


    Riiiiiiiip!


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon was ruthlessly ripping the different maps on the grounds. Yoo Jaeha screamed in response.


    ¡°Ahhh! What are you doing?!¡±


    ¡®What am I doing?¡¯


    ¡°Ripping things.¡±


    The slightly annoyed Ju-Heon calmly ripped the artifact then ripped another, and another, and another!


    Riiip, riiiip, riiiiiip!


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    ¡®How can he destroy an artifact in front of a restorer!¡¯


    However, the real one did not seem to be there as the fake ones turned into light and disappeared as soon as he ripped them. This was probably how he planned on finding the real one.


    But Yoo Jaeha was pulling at his hair as he watched.


    It was true that this method would leave only one in the end, but...


    ¡°Aigoo! What are you planning to do! What if you destroy the artifact in the process?!¡±


    ¡°No idea. Fixing it is your job.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?!¡±


    ¡®This punk is treating artifacts like recycled goods because he has a restorer with him!


    It¡¯s true I can restore most of it if it is not completely destroyed, but...!


    That''s hard as hell to do...¡¯


    Even though he was saying that, Ju-Heon was starting to get a feel for it. It was hard at first, but he could tell which was real as he picked up one after another.


    Ju-Heon smiled once there were only a few maps left.


    ¡®It¡¯s this one.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon gave his restorer some hope.


    ¡°Don''t worry. It looks like you won¡¯t need to slave away to fix it.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s face lit up after hearing that comment.


    ¡°Huh? Is it that one? Is that the real artifact?¡±


    ¡°Yes, even I wouldn¡¯t handle an artifact that is related to Irene¡¯s artifact harsh...¡±


    But it was at that moment.


    [You damn human bastard who deserves to be cursed for life! You will die a terrible death in the end! I hope you get sick and die!]


    ¡®Sick...¡¯


    That word seemed to touch Ju-Heon''s reverse scale as he started to smile viciously.


    ¡®Like hell I won''t handle it harshly.


    You really do need to make artifacts suffer.¡¯


    At the same time...riiiiiip! That heart piercing noise echoed in the air.


    [#*$#(#($#)$)!]


    The artifact felt like dying as its body ripped apart. Both the artifact and Yoo Jaeha started to cry. The tomb started to shake violently as the artifact was in pain while Yoo Jaeha gasped and shouted toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I can''t believe it! You really destroyed it!¡±


    ¡°Whatever. Fix it. Two thirds of it is still fine. They even let you trade your dollar bills into new ones as long as half of it is fine.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha almost vomited blood after hearing that logic.


    ¡®Are dollar bills and artifacts the same?!¡¯


    ¡°You motherf*cking Captain! I really won''t let you get away with this!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon was smiling.


    Maybe he was thinking that things were easy having a talented restorer by his side.


    It happened at that moment.


    The artifact that was in pain flashed before it returned to its true artifact appearance.


    [Zheng He''s Pearl of the West (Ship for collecting the treasures of the West) Navigation Map (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade/Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses (2/500)


    It looked like a carpet with a map on it.


    ¡®Zheng He¡¯s map.¡¯


    He had expected after seeing the conditions to get inside the tomb, but it really seemed to be the artifact of Zheng He, the man known as the Eastern Columbus. Unlike Columbus who headed out with only three ships, Zheng He was the famous Chinese explorer who led 20,000 crew members and sixty large ships.


    Unfortunately, he is not talked about much in history because China halted all oceanic exploration for a while and World History tended to favor the West and drown him out for the European explorers.


    Either way, Ju-Heon was quite curious about this artifact. China had kept it tightly guarded in his past life that even he did not know about its abilities or how to use it.


    It was able to help China revive in the past so it shouldn¡¯t be a simple artifact.


    ¡®I think China used this to locate the Western artifacts in the past.¡¯ sea??h th§× Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Different map-type artifacts showed locations of tombs, inheritance, soldiers, lucky and unlucky areas, and even the distribution of beauties and hunks.


    ¡®I''ll need to use it to understand what kind of map-type artifact this is.¡¯


    He started to hear boats at the distance at that moment. Yoo Jaeha shouted in shock.


    "Are they the yankee bastards from earlier?¡±


    ¡°No, I think the brothers of the continent are here too.¡±


    And lo and behold, the CIA and the Chinese soldiers were charging toward Ju-Heon''s location on boats. Tens of motorboats cutting through the water looked like a great spectacle, but the situation was different.


    Yoo Jaeha started to shake.


    ¡°We¡¯ll end up having to hand the artifact over to the Chinese excavation team like this. What do you plan on doing?¡±


    Ju-Heon shook the remaining clone artifacts and smirked instead of responding.


    ¡°You idiots!¡±


    The CIA agents flinched after hearing their supervisor''s loud voice.


    That was indeed the case. They were currently being scolded in a hotel nearby the Macao tomb after managing to get out.


    Honestly speaking, it was not difficult to get out of the tomb. The tomb was cleared as soon as someone got their hands on the artifact and the fog covering Macao island disappeared. The traffic outside returned to normal as well.


    Macao regained its peace after the tomb¡¯s domination was over, but the problem was...


    ¡®Forget the tomb disappearing or not, we did not manage to get the important artifact.¡¯


    And lo and behold.


    ¡°We sent the two of you but you came back empty-handed?¡±


    ¡°I, I''m sorry.¡±


    Thomas and Linda lowered their heads after hearing their supervisor¡¯s thundering voice. Morgan, their supervisor, pushed on his temples as if he had a headache.


    ¡°General Keira had high expectations for all of you.¡±


    ¡°We are ashamed. However, there was an unexpected artifact user...¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why you had your artifacts stolen?! Just who the hell is that unexpected artifact user?!¡±


    ¡°Ugh! That!¡±


    "That is a problem too, but do you two have any thoughts in your damn heads to allow China to get their hands on a map-type artifact?¡±


    ¡°I''m sorry sir!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [It¡¯s fine about the map. Edward said he procured it.]


    They heard a voice from a phone. It was an overbearing young woman''s voice. This woman was none other than the Monarch of War Keira Clark, the US General who sent the artifact excavation team this time.


    Her voice was very young but the people listening to her voice knew that her young sounding voice had nothing to do with her real age.


    Morgan looked confused at the unexpected statement.


    ¡°Umm, did you say Edward procured the map? He really managed to procure it?¡±


    Thomas and Linda shouted in disbelief.


    ¡°I thought China already took it!¡±


    [Apparently Edward''s person swiped the artifact before that. We are going to make the deal today.]


    ¡°Edward¡¯s person, just who...?!¡±


    [You two should know him very well.]


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    [I''m sure it''s the person who took your artifacts.]


    Thomas and Linda almost foamed at the mouth in response.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way it was that Asian guy, right?!


    That punk was Edward¡¯s person?!¡¯


    ¡°Wait, hold on. That punk!¡±


    [He seems to be quite the talented artifact user if he can steal the artifacts from the two of you. I''m quite interested now.]


    Thomas and Linda¡¯s jaws dropped after hearing that.


    ¡®Interested?


    Why him?!¡¯


    Regardless of what they were thinking, there was another person who was shaking in fear.


    It was none other than the restorer, no, the scammer artist who was the core player in this crime.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Is this really going to be okay?¡±


    ¡°Yes. Why wouldn¡¯t it?¡±


    They had given China one of the artifact¡¯s clones and had received the monetary reward. That was fine, but the problem was!


    ¡°You''re going to give Edward a counterfeit. Am I really going to be okay? You''re not going to give me up like a lizard getting rid of its tail, are you?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh at that question.


    That was indeed the case.


    Ju-Heon had Yoo Jaeha give Edward Zheng He¡¯s map.


    Of course, it was an identical counterfeit.


    Yoo Jaeha had used his skills to create that perfect replica. That was why Yoo Jaeha could not help but sigh even though he was the one to make the fake in the first place.


    He wondered if it would really happen, but how could he know Ju-Heon would really do it?!


    ¡®Edward and General Keira should be completing their deal right now. What is he thinking?¡¯


    Ju-Heon just responded as if it was nothing.


    ¡°I have a plan so just shut up and follow me.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha just decided to let it be and nodded his head. He just looked toward Irene who flew all the way to Macao because she was worried about them with concern.


    ¡°Will you really be okay?¡±


    Ju-Heon just chuckled.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I will keep my promise with you.¡±


    ¡®No, that¡¯s not the issue, captain!¡¯


    Ju-Heon just looked at his phone as if he was waiting for a call.


    ¡°He should be calling around now. Edward should call soon.¡±


    Soon, there was an urgent call from Edward as he predicted.

 Chapter 57: Declaration of War (1)

    Chapter 57: Declaration of War (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    He could hear Edward¡¯s happy voice as soon as he picked up.


    [You are the best!]


    His voice was so loud that even Yoo Jaeha and Irene who were next to him could hear Edward¡¯s voice.


    That was why Ju-Heon sneered as he responded.


    ¡°I guess the deal went well based on your voice?¡±


    There was no way he would sound so excited if it had not gone well. As expected, Edward shouted with joy.


    [Listen! The US gave 300 million dollars extra! They also agreed to make a large investment in the artifact business I am creating in the Middle East! The President guaranteed it!]


    ¡°What? 300 million dollars? Really?¡±


    [That''s right! General Keira said this was the best map-type artifact she has! She was extremely happy! So, I will pay you extra too!]


    Ju-Heon quietly chuckled after hearing that.


    ¡®These idiots!


    That¡¯s a fake!¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon could not say that so his head was down and his body was shaking. He was trying his best to hold back his laughter.


    On the other hand, Yoo Jaeha''s face was slowly turning pale.


    They had given 300 million dollars extra and will invest in his business for a fake. He said the President got involved as well.


    Yoo Jaeha was getting afraid as the scale was getting larger than he expected. Yoo Jaeha thought about Interpol''s Most Wanted List before he tried to take the phone from Ju-Heon with fear.


    Wouldn¡¯t he be safe if he recalled it before it was revealed to be a fake?


    However, such methods did not work toward his wicked boss. Ju-Heon kicked Yoo Jaeha away and responded like this.


    ¡°Old man. Don¡¯t forget that you told me you''ll pay me extra. You said it yourself.¡±


    [Of course! Just trust me!]


    ¡®Aigoo, you poor old man. That¡¯s a fake.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha could only sniffle as he could not say that out loud.


    [I''ll bring a nice bottle of alcohol next time!]


    Forget the alcohol, Edward came looking for this scammer with a gun a few days later.


    ¡°Jaeha, where is your captain?! What the hell did he sell to me?! Tell him to get his ass out here!¡±


    ¡°N, no, you see!¡±


    They were in a hotel in Macao.


    Edward who came to the location Ju-Heon gave him was running wild. He clearly was a weapons merchant as he looked ready to use the rifle in his hand.


    Edward exploded once Jaeha guided him to Ju-Heon¡¯s room.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon! You scammer!¡±


    His voice was so loud that Yoo Jaeha gasped and wanted to say, ¡®aigoo, I did nothing wrong. I just did as I was told.¡¯ Before running away to hide in the next room with Irene.


    However, Ju-Heon calmly greeted Edward once the door was opened.


    ¡°Edward, this is our first time meeting face to face.¡±


    Forget greeting, Edward looked ready to shoot him. However, he could not do so because he was shocked after seeing Ju-Heon''s face.


    ¡®Is this punk Seo Ju-Heon?¡¯


    He was shocked because Ju-Heon was much younger than he had expected. He had thought that Ju-Heon sounded like a young businessman based on his voice and expected him to be in his early thirties.


    But he never expected it to be such a greenhorn.


    ¡°Hold on. Jaeha! Is this youngster Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°Yes. Why?¡±


    ¡°My goodness...!¡±


    ¡®Is this why Chairman Kwon had been so angry?¡¯


    Jaeha did tell him that his Captain was younger than him. But he was shocked because forget being a greenhorn, this guy seemed like he was a little boy!


    ¡®I relied on a child to do that job?¡¯


    The fact that Ju-Heon probably looked like a high schooler to Westerners probably played a part. Edward soon shook his head.


    ¡®No, that¡¯s not important right now.¡¯


    ¡°I asked you what you sold me!¡±


    Ju-Heon leisurely smiled after seeing the veins in Edward¡¯s neck sticking out.


    ¡°What did I sell you? The map artifact from the Chinese tomb as you asked.¡±


    ¡°Map artifact my ass! Did you scam me?¡±


    ¡®Did you just figure that out?¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon just smiled at him.


    ¡°Relax. There¡¯s no way I would scam my future partner. What happened?¡±


    ¡°What happened? The artifact you gave me disappeared! The US sued me for fraud!¡±


    Ju-Heon feigned ignorance as he asked.


    "What do you mean? Fraud? Are you sure they didn¡¯t destroy the artifact because they used it wrong?¡±


    "Ah, this is so frustrating! They claimed that the artifact that was working fine suddenly disappeared! I might have to be on the run because I instantly went up on the wanted list world wide! I came here because you might know something about it!¡±


    ¡°Ah. You want me to teach you how to run?¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    ¡°I''m joking.¡±


    Ju-Heon calmly smiled. This was all going according to Ju-Heon''s plan anyway.


    ¡°Edward. Don''t worry. I''ll personally go tell them myself. I''ll tell them there was nothing wrong with the item.¡±


    ¡°What? You¡¯ll personally tell General Keira?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who was next to Edward, and Irene, who was hiding in the other room, were both shocked to hear that. However, Ju-Heon continued to speak as if this was his goal.


    ¡°Yes. I will personally meet that person and tell her.¡±


    Edward seemed shocked to hear that.


    ¡°Uhh, General Keira only meets with a select few people. I barely managed to build a relationship......I don''t know if she¡¯ll be willing to meet you.¡±


    Honestly speaking, it meant that he didn''t want to introduce Ju-Heon to General Keira. He was a middleman and wanted all artifact users to trade artifacts through him if possible. His role would disappear if artifact users met with each other and traded directly.


    Ju-Heon chuckled after seeing Edward be so petty.


    ¡°Then I guess just be convicted of fraud and be arrested. Why don¡¯t you consider your current situation a bit more?¡±


    The extremely desperate Edward almost pulled all of his hair out.


    ¡°Damn it! Fine! I''ll call her so you tell her yourself! Tell her there was nothing wrong with the item! Tell her you will take full responsibility!¡±


    ¡°I told you, don''t worry.¡±


    ¡°But the question is whether that difficult General Keira would be willing to meet you.¡±


    General Keira truly was a difficult person and very selective about who she met. She was not someone that Ju-Heon would normally be able to meet.


    But the situation was different this time.


    ¡°The US spent a ton of money to purchase this artifact, I''m sure they¡¯ll need someone to complain to.¡±


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing. Ju-Heon had sent the CIA members back alive on purpose to have them spread information about him. There was no way the Monarch of War would not bite on that bait. Keira who liked strong individuals would have no choice but to be interested in him.


    Edward said fine and then left.


    ¡°I¡¯ll set up a meeting for tomorrow!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha and Irene looked toward Ju-Heon as if they didn''t understand what he was doing. It was an obvious reaction. He shamelessly scammed them but was willing to meet with the victim face to face.


    Most people would be running away right now!


    "Captain-nim, you haven''t gone crazy, right?¡±


    ¡°No. I''m not crazy.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was about to go crazy hearing his boss¡¯s calm response.


    ¡°Why are you meeting General Keira if you are not crazy?! You''re going to explain it yourself? You''re not going to tell her, I sold you a fake!¡¯ You''re not going to confess, are you?!¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed out loud after hearing that question.


    ¡°Of course not. I just have a reason to meet the Mon...no, Keira Clark.¡±


    That was indeed the case.


    That was the reason Ju-Heon had planned this scam in the first place.


    ¡°The Monarch of War is not someone you can easily meet. But I need to meet that woman.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Why?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked toward Irene after hearing that question.


    ¡®Because of you.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Because of me? How come?¡±


    Irene became shocked at this unexpected response, but Ju-Heon just patted Zheng He¡¯s artifact they were sitting on. Zheng He¡¯s artifact was mumbling something as if it was upset that it had instantly ended up as a rug.


    They weren¡¯t in a tomb and his Linguistics skill was still ranked low so all he could hear was mumbling, but he was certain it was complaining.


    Ju-Heon then put his cigarette out on the carpet as if he was telling the artifact to shut up.


    ¡°Hey artifact, shut the hell up.¡±


    [#$#$(@#(!!]


    The artifact cried and Yoo Jaeha who would need to restore the artifact cried even worse.


    ¡°Anyway, I told you I found Midas''s tomb with this artifact, right?¡±


    Irene nodded her head.


    ¡®But you see, Midas''s tomb is located in a complicated location.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean by complicated?¡±


    ¡°It is located somewhere the Monarch of War has eyes.¡±


    ¡°Somewhere she has eyes?¡±


    It was located near the Syrian border in the Middle East. But that was one of the locations that Monarch of War had used an artifact to mark. She marked the spot using Columbus''s Map artifact that works like a radar.


    ¡°One of the artifacts that woman has. Columbus''s Map gives her live updates on tombs or artifacts that appear in the locations she has marked.¡±


    ¡°Giving live updates on tombs and artifacts makes it sound like some sort of radar.¡±


    ¡°Yes. She then sends the CIA or the US excavation team to the spots that pop up on the map.¡±


    ¡°Then if we go near one of those marked areas...¡±


    ¡°The artifacts in our possession will pop up on Keira''s map as well. There¡¯s no way Keira who is aiming for good artifacts would let us be.¡±


    Keira had marked multiple places around the world. However, just as how Columbus had found ¡®new land,¡¯ she was limited to marking deserts, oceans, mountains, etc instead of cities, places where people would not normally reach.


    Either way, Ju-Heon who had to stealthily infiltrate a base in the past to kill the Monarch of War knew every area that Keira had marked.


    Ju-Heon looked toward Irene.


    "She won''t really aim for any of the artifacts we have. They won''t be good enough for her. But you are different. That General would desire your artifact quite a bit.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    That was the truth.


    The Monarch of War had been the one who had used the Monarch of Destitution the most in the past. There was even a time in the past when she used Irene to cause a large scale currency war.


    The Monarch of War did not seem to have noticed the Monarch of Destitution''s artifact yet, but she would definitely be interested once her map tells her about the artifact.


    ¡°But as I told you in the past... Your artifact is a parasitic artifact so others cannot take it. She would need to cut open your body or kill you in order to take it.¡±


    ¡°Then you are saying?!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. That General will try to kill you or force you to join the US excavation team. She probably won''t kill you easily because you are from the Holten family, but she would probably find a way to use your artifact to her advantage even if it means doing whatever it takes to find your weakness.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Irene¡¯s face turned pale after hearing Ju-Heon''s blunt analysis.


    However...


    ¡°Don''t worry. I have no plans on handing you over to that General. I won''t let you get hurt either. My goal is to let you live a happy and peaceful life with your family.¡±


    That was obvious.


    ¡®The Monarch of Destitution¡¯s artifact is mine. There¡¯s no way I would hand it over to the Monarch of War.¡¯


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    ¡®The Holten family''s wealth is mine too.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s gaze turned vicious, no, cunning, as he thought about that.


    As long as he could lessen the aura of the artifact, he would be able to use Irene¡¯s wealth ability and destitution ability as well as the Holten household''s wealth for his benefit.


    Then Chairman Kwon¡¯s company would really become like a stupid phone salesman company.


    However, Irene must have understood Ju-Heon¡¯s words differently as she looked toward Ju-Heon with an extremely relieved expression.


    Yoo Jaeha soon asked a question. S§×ar?h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Doesn¡¯t that mean we can¡¯t go to Midas''s tomb? I thought you said Irene must go there with us.¡±


    ¡°No. She can go. That is why I''m trying to meet with General Keira.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s simple. I just need to destroy that woman¡¯s map-type artifact.¡±


    Irene and Yoo Jaeha were shocked by that statement.


    ¡®What did he just say?¡¯


    Honestly speaking, this was not just for Irene. Ju-Heon was finding the Monarch of War¡¯s map-type artifact to be annoying.


    Why?


    It was because map-type artifacts were too effective at monopolizing artifacts. They were artifacts that told the user the location of tombs and other artifacts! How useful.


    However...


    ¡®Only I deserve to know which tombs are where and what artifacts are inside.¡¯


    He regressed to the past with information about tombs so how could he allow others to use map-type artifacts to easily find that information out?


    That was unacceptable.


    He wouldn''t let them do that.


    ¡®That is why I need to destroy all of the Monarch of War''s map-type artifacts.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile wickedly as he thought about that.


    He needed to meet with the Monarch of War to destroy those artifacts and had used Edward to meet with someone who was difficult to meet.

 Chapter 58: Declaration of War (2)

    Chapter 58: Declaration of War (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    A suite on the 20th floor of a business hotel in Macao.


    Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha had arrived at the meeting location.


    Even the great and mighty Edward apparently did not want to be arrested for fraud as he quickly arranged a meeting with the Monarch of War. They were supposed to meet her at this business hotel.


    Ju-Heon chuckled while looking forward to seeing Keira¡¯s face.


    ¡®Edward is quite useful. I didn''t really think he¡¯d arrange this meeting.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Yoo Jaeha who was looking at the news on his phone started to shout.


    ¡°Captain-nim, big news! Big news! Apparently the English Prime Minister who came to Macao went missing!¡±


    ¡°So what?¡±


    "Huh? What do mean, so what?! This is extremely big news!¡±


    ¡°Who cares? He supposedly came on vacation. I''m not interested. He probably got swept up in the tomb.¡±


    People disappearing was quite common in the Era of Artifacts.


    What was important right now was not something like that but destroying the Monarch of War¡¯s artifact.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way that woman would move around without her map-type artifact so I''m certain she will have it on her.¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled quite viciously.


    However, Yoo Jaeha continued to ramble about random things next to him.


    ¡°Wow, jackpot. Macao ordered a search as well. We might run into the search team on our way back to our hotel later.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡°Hey. Are you still looking at that? Turn it off.¡±


    ¡°Why?! We might end up getting dragged into it because it is happening where we are!¡±


    ¡®Why is he interested in such useless things?¡¯


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°You, how dare you shamelessly come here!¡±


    There was a shadow charging toward Ju-Heon as he heard the familiar voice. The nimble fist tried to strike Ju-Heon¡¯s back but Ju-Heon easily dodged.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing. Ju-Heon grabbed the arm and pulled the person toward him, punching the person''s chin as soon as the person lost his balance.


    Pow!


    It sounded as if a bone was broken as the person started to groan.


    ¡°Ugh, you bastard!¡±


    Ju-Heon did not stop there and tripped the man before elbowing the person''s solar plexus. The fallen person foamed at the mouth after feeling intense pain.


    ¡°Ugh! Uuuuugh!¡±


    "Thomas!¡±


    Linda approached the man in shock. The person was Thomas as Ju-Heon expected.


    He wondered why the CIA showed up instead of Edward who said he would be here, but it wasn''t weird.


    The CIA excavation team was pretty much Keira¡¯s subordinates.


    However, Thomas who was crushed by Ju-Heon in the past didn¡¯t seem to want to settle things with words.


    ¡°You, you shameless bastard!¡±


    Ju-Heon just sneered at Thomas who was on the floor clutching his chest.


    ¡°Let me give you a warning. Don¡¯t try to ambush me from behind. I might accidentally end up killing you.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    It could be seen as if Ju-Heon was bluffing, but it was the truth. He could control his strength right now because they were not inside a tomb, but Ju-Heon was quite sensitive about ambushes after living a life in the tombs. If this was a tomb where his senses would have been fully alert, he could really kill the person.


    But Thomas who thought he was being mocked shouted in anger.


    ¡°You bastard! You were the one who scammed us with the artifact! You steal, rob, and now scam!¡±


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t even pretend to listen.


    ¡°I have nothing to say to you. Where is Keira Clark?¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Ju-Heon didn''t care for lackies like the CIA excavation team. The reason he was here was to meet Keira to destroy the map-type artifact.


    ¡°Didn''t you say that Keira Clark would be here as well?¡±


    Something unexpected happened at that moment.


    [Are you looking for me?]


    He heard a voice. However, the voice was coming from the phone in Linda''s hand.


    ¡°!¡±


    [Let me see what kind of pathetic excuse you came up with.]


    ¡®Shit.¡¯


    Ju-Heon scrunched his eyes at this unexpected situation.


    That was indeed the case.


    Kiera had not come in person but was talking to Ju-Heon over the phone. Ju-Heon who realized the situation smiled viciously.


    ¡®Edward, that damn old man. I was wondering why he hadn''t shown up.¡¯


    Edward seemed to have failed to schedule an in person meeting with Keira as he claimed.


    ¡®That must be why he ran away.¡¯


    He would return this 100 folds later.


    Putting Edward aside, Ju-Heon did not like this current situation.


    ¡®I didn''t expect to meet her so easily, but this will cause some issues.¡¯


    He could not destroy someone¡¯s artifact over the phone.


    However, Ju-Heon did not reveal his inner thoughts on his face as he started to speak.


    ¡°This is different than I heard. I heard you would be here in person.¡±


    He might have sounded a bit sarcastic.


    Thomas started to scoff.


    ¡°The General-nim has no time to meet with a bastard like you. You fool.¡±


    ¡°I didn''t ask you. You stupid musclehead.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    In some aspects, Thomas could be right. But Ju-Heon was thinking differently. The Keira that he knew would definitely show up here in person.


    Keira liked strong artifact users and wanted to confirm their strength with her own eyes before trying to recruit them. That was why after hearing the CIA members¡¯ stories, she should have appeared in front of him.


    ¡®But why did she not come? Did she not come to Macao from the US?¡¯


    No, that wasn¡¯t it.


    Edward claimed to have handed her the artifact in Macao. She was definitely here.


    ¡®So why?¡¯


    ¡®Did something big come up that she doesn''t even have the time to come meet with me?¡¯


    He then noticed Yoo Jaeha fidgeting with his phone on the side. Ju-Heon then suddenly thought about something.


    ¡®Perhaps?¡¯


    Ju-Heon pretended to check his phone as he looked through the current top searches. And lo and behold, a couple articles caught Ju-Heon''s attention.


    [English Prime Minister Albert missing during a secret meeting with an American General.]


    [US - ¡°He suddenly disappeared while we left the room for a moment.¡± Avoiding responsibility, denying abducting the Prime Minister. Not willing to share details of top secret conversation.]


    ¡®Aigoo.''


    This seemed to be the reason Keira was not here in person. This was the general scenario in Ju-Heon¡¯s mind.


    The US and the English Prime Minister were meeting to have England join Pandora when the English Prime Minister suddenly disappeared.


    That must have put the US in quite the difficult situation.


    Ju-Heon could only frown once he realized that fact.


    ¡®This became quite complicated. There will be no future chances to meet with Keira if the US is in this kind of mess.¡¯


    The chances of getting close to her map-type artifact were disappearing.


    ¡®What should I do?¡¯


    Keira started to speak in an overbearing tone like that of a Queen at that moment.


    [Seo Ju-Heon is your name, right? Let me ask you a question.]


    ¡°Go ahead.¡±


    [Did you by chance duplicate an artifact then hand it over to us?]


    The one who felt his heart sink after hearing that was Yoo Jaeha, the counterfeiter. But Ju-Heon just shamelessly smiled.


    ¡°Duplicate an artifact? Is something like that even possible?¡±


    ¡®It is possible you punk!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha gulped.


    Ju-Heon continued to speak.


    ¡°I guess it must be possible to duplicate artifacts if you are saying it, General-nim. But wouldn¡¯t it be a total scam if artifacts could be duplicated?¡±


    ¡®Wow, this shameless bastard.¡¯


    It happened as Yoo Jaeha clicked his tongue.


    Keira laughed viciously and threatened Ju-Heon.


    [You will die if you lie. Tell me the truth. What did you do to the artifact?]


    The General seemed set on killing Ju-Heon depending on his response. Ju-Heon squinted after hearing that.


    Something seemed weird.


    If the situation was like this, Keira shouldn''t have come to meet him. It made sense to focus on the English Prime Minister who disappeared while meeting with her.


    But she came to meet him during this time and was focusing on the fake artifact?


    Her priorities were completely wrong if that was the case.


    But the US was not stupid.


    Ju-Heon had an idea about what was going on and started to smile.


    ¡®These fools, maybe...¡¯


    However, they wouldn''t answer his question just because he asked it.


    Ju-Heon noticed a child at that moment. It was a little kid who was peeking at them from the other room in the suite.


    It was none other than Vivian, the Medusa artifact user.


    Vivian jumped in shock and started to hide as soon as they made eye contact.


    Ju-Heon who saw her started to smile as if he caught onto their plan.


    ¡°Waaaaaaaah! What kind of grudge does he have against me?!¡±


    Vivian was quietly crying in the next room. It was because of the crazy bastard who had just sent her a text message.


    That was indeed the case.


    VIvian had received a message from an unknown number. Vivian tried to ignore it at first but could not because of the message.


    [(Anonymous):


    I''m going to tell them everything if you ignore me. I¡¯ll tell them you sold the information about the artifacts the US has to me.]


    That was the threatening message Vivian had received.


    Vivian immediately realized that this was Ju-Heon''s number. However, Vivian fell into a state of panic at the same time.


    ¡®How does this bastard know my phone number?¡¯


    Another text message came through as if he had read Vivian''s mind.


    [It¡¯s not important how I know your number.]


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    Another message arrived as Vivian looked at her phone with shaking hands.


    [(Anonymous):


    Be honest. The English Prime Minister disappeared while using the artifact, didn''t he.]


    [bibi:


    I don¡¯t know!]


    [(Anonymous):


    I''m going to tell the General everything.]


    VIvian hesitated before clenching her eyes and responding.


    [bibi:


    It¡¯s all your fault! The English Prime Minister disappeared because you sold us something weird!]


    Ju-Heon started to laugh after seeing the message.


    He was casually checking his messages while talking to Keira saying that he needed to respond to some business matters.


    This was what had happened.


    The US tried to get England involved with Pandora. It was fine that the English Prime Minister who was coming to Macao to take a look at the Chinese tomb met with the Monarch of War in secret.


    But the misfortune had started there.


    The problem seemed to be that the General showed the artifact she purchased from Edward to the Prime Minister and offered him to try it out.


    [bibi:


    The Prime Minister suddenly disappeared after touching it! But the map-type artifact that made the Prime Minister disappear went missing too! How are you going to resolve this?! We can only save the Prime Minister if we have the map-type artifact! The General-nim might be falsely accused of murder!]


    Ju-Heon laughed internally after seeing the message while thinking that this had turned into a masterpiece.


    He never expected that the fake he sold would do so much for him!


    ¡®Even if it was a masterpiece created by Yoo Jaeha slaving away...¡¯


    Although it was a fake with half the original''s power, that fake seemed to have created quite the accident.


    Of course, it was because the English Prime Minister used Zheng He¡¯s artifact carelessly without knowing how to use it properly.


    Why?


    Others did not know about it, but Zheng He''s artifact came with high risk.


    It showed very useful information fitting an A-Grade map-type artifact, but it was an artifact that should never be used by someone with low Dominance.


    This was because this scary Age of Discovery artifact would teleport the person to a random location if it deemed the user to not have the qualifications to use it. It could send the person to a desert, an ocean, or even to another tomb.


    Only Zheng He¡¯s artifact would be able to locate the person who was teleported away. But it disappeared because it was a copy, leaving them no means to locate the teleported Prime Minister.


    The Americans'' asses were probably on fire.


    Lo and behold, Ju-Heon smiled as he asked them a question.


    "Did the English Prime Minister disappear while using the map-type artifact by chance?¡±


    Both CIA members as well as Keira were shocked by that comment.


    ¡°You, how did you?!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not important. Anyway, General-nim. Can you tell me whether that is true or not?¡±


    [.....]


    Keira smiled viciously at Ju-Heon¡¯s shameless tone.


    [What do you plan on saying if I say that was the case?]


    Ju-Heon smiled thinking that it really must be an emergency situation for the careful Monarch of War to respond like this.


    ¡®I got her.¡¯


    Ju-Heon thought this was his opportunity. Originally, he was going to use violent means to destroy her map-type artifacts. sea??h th§× N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    But he just came up with an easier way to destroy the maps.


    That was why he calmly started to sell this ¡®medicine.¡¯


    ¡°If the Prime Minister truly disappeared because of that, I will feel a sense of responsibility and offer you a deal.¡±


    [A deal?]


    ¡°I will find the English Prime Minister for you.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    All of them were shocked and Keira asked with suspicion.


    [You can help us find the English Prime Minister? Then you really must have the real Zheng He¡¯s artif...]


    ¡°No. It¡¯s a different method.¡±


    ¡°A different method my ass. We¡¯ve already tried everyt...!¡±


    [A different method? Is there another way?]


    ¡°Yes ma''am. I''m embarrassed to say this, but I am better than most people when it comes to using artifacts. I apologize, but I am better than you as well.¡±


    [Hoh. Keep talking.]


    ¡°You can kill me if I fail. However, I must put a condition in finding the Prime Minister.¡±


    [A condition?]


    ¡°I should be able to find the Prime Minister if I use a map-type artifact. I don''t have any but I heard that you have one. Will you let me use your map-type artifact for a moment?¡±


    Ju-Heon was smiling.

 Chapter 59: Declaration of War (3)

    Chapter 59: Declaration of War (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    The CIA agents and Yoo Jaeha¡¯s faces looked astonished for different reasons as Ju-Heon smiled. However, Ju-Heon wasn''t fazed at all by their reactions and asked once more to confirm.


    ¡°Please let me use your map-type artifact.¡±


    ¡°You!¡±


    Thomas tried to say something but the Monarch of War was laughing on the other side of the call. Her laughter sounded as if she didn''t know whether to call Ju-Heon shameless or ridiculous.


    [You want me to let you use my map-type artifact? Then you''ll be able to find the PM?]


    ¡°Yes ma¡¯am.¡±


    The Monarch of War played along as if she found his confident attitude to be cute.


    [Fine, let¡¯s say I let you do that. But you see...]


    ¡°?¡±


    [How do you know that I have a map-type artifact?]


    She sounded as if she was laughing but anger was clearly present underneath the laughter.


    However, Ju-Heon just chuckled at her question. It was something the entire world would know in the future, but it was not that time yet.


    That was why he calmly sold someone out.


    ¡°How else would I know? Edward blabbed all about it.¡±


    ¡®Hey!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha looked toward his boss in shock.


    ¡®Can you really tell her that so easily?¡¯


    Edward probably told Ju-Heon this secret information because he trusted Ju-Heon. In addition, the one that told him that Keira had a map-type artifact was not Edward but Vivian.


    ¡®Wouldn¡¯t it be better to sell out that little girl?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha thought that it should be that little Medusa punk Ju-Heon sold out instead of Edward because he was close to Edward.


    But Ju-Heon had a different thought.


    Why?


    ¡®That old bastard. He ran away after arrogantly saying that he could schedule a meeting with Keira.¡¯


    His sin was being too arrogant.


    The old man who did not even show his face here deserved to eat shit.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    He was also trying to make Edward¡¯s relationship with the US bad so that he would have no choice but to take Ju-Heon as his only business partner.


    Things seemed to go according to plan as the CIA agents became angry after hearing Ju-Heon''s response.


    ¡°That old bastard with such loose lips, why I''m going to-¡±


    Edward seemed to have instantly become a victim, but Ju-Heon did not care. The important thing was whether Keira accepted his offer or not.


    Keira laughed out loud at Ju-Heon''s statement.


    [Fine, I''ll trust you. But you are being ridiculous. Save the PM with my artifact? Why don''t you be honest? Aren¡¯t you just trying to take my artifact?]


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    ¡®I guess it really won¡¯t be that easy.¡¯


    The Monarch of War was one of the future Four Emperors.


    She would not have been able to rise to that position if she would be tricked by his words and the US would not have given full command over any artifact-related issues to Keira.


    She definitely was not someone to take lightly.


    And lo and behold, Keira sounded almost as if she was threatening him as she continued to speak.


    [I will also consider you as an enemy of the US and put you on the national wanted list if you say anymore nonsense.]


    She sounded overbearing and threatening.


    However, Ju-Heon was not the type to lower his tail at such threats.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine if you don¡¯t want to do so. It has nothing to do with me wherever the English PM ends up dying.¡±


    [Hoh. It has nothing to do with you?]


    ¡°Does it?¡±


    [The press won¡¯t leave you alone if we announce that you put some weird device on the artifact before you sold it.]


    ¡°What total bullshit.¡±


    [?!]


    "Feel free to do so if you have any proof.¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed before continuing to speak.


    ¡°I''ll be blunt. I have no issues going back like this. I''m not the one who sold the item to you. Edward was the one who sold it and I have no involvement with it whatsoever. Furthermore, I would not have come here if I really sold you a fake.¡±


    That was true.


    Edward was the one to make the deal with the US and there was no proof that he sold a fake.


    ¡°You''re just trying to make us the scapegoat when you made a mistake while using the artifact.¡±


    Ju-Heon said that before he chuckled.


    ¡°No. I guess you want to push the blame for doing that to the English PM to someone you despise.¡±


    [Can I take that as you trying to provoke me?]


    ¡°It doesn''t matter. You should know who is the one in a more urgent situation right now. I told you I¡¯ll rescue the PM if you do as I say.¡±


    He really was good with his words.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s attitude made even Yoo Jaeha who was a professional scammer gasp in shock.


    It was at that moment.


    An unexpected message appeared as if it was impressed with Ju-Heon''s shameless ways.


    [You have received the title of < Scammer who cannot be stopped > and the user¡¯s level information has changed.]


    [Tomb Raider Seo Ju-Heon]


    Level 3.


    - A Tomb Raider who is now improving even his scamming skills without digging through tombs.


    ¡®What the hell?¡¯


    Ju-Heon laughed in disbelief at this message that only he could see. But there were pros and cons because of this as well.


    [Your infamy has increased as a result of receiving a dishonorable title of scammer.]


    [Your Affinity has decreased a bit.]


    [The artifacts may have more hostility toward you, but the charm of a bad boy might appeal to the artifacts as well.] S~ea??h the N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    [Artifacts C-Grade and under will be easily tricked by your words.]


    [The chances of artifacts being trucked by you have increased.]


    ¡®Wait, what the hell would I use the charm of a bad boy to appeal to artifacts for?¡¯


    He was shocked but it was fine.


    This was time to finish this battle with Keira right now.


    The Tomb Raider, no, Scammer Seo Ju-Heon, ruthlessly landed another punch.


    ¡°It doesn''t matter to me whether the English PM disappears, but it¡¯s different for you. I''m sure I don¡¯t need to tell you what decision you need to make.¡±


    Ju-Heon knew Keira well. She was a female General with extremely high pride who did not do anything that might put the US in difficult situations.


    ¡®That is why she¡¯ll choose to save the English PM. That¡¯s the kind of woman she is.¡¯


    Based on the information he got from Vivian about this woman''s artifacts, she had no way of finding the English PM. She would want to find any traces she could.


    A few minutes later...


    She finally responded.


    [Fine. Give it a go if you think you¡¯re the shit.]


    The CIA agents threw a fit about it.


    "General-nim! How can you say that?! This bastard is a thief! He¡¯s a damn robber who stole our artifacts too! It¡¯s obvious he is aiming for your artifact as well!¡±


    Thomas was the most riled up. He was ready to drag this bastard to the US if General Keira had not said they should hear him out first. His crime would have been stealing their artifacts.


    However, ownership of tombs and artifacts was quite awkward right now because < Pandora > had yet to be created, so he could not legally punish Ju-Heon.


    They had swiped the artifact from another country¡¯s tomb in the first place and the world had not decided whether these mysterious artifacts were considered private property or not yet.


    But what?


    "General-nim! That¡¯s like leaving a fish with a cat!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! How can you let him use your artifact?!¡±


    Ju-Heon then started to laugh as if he had expected this.


    ¡°You guys can observe me like a hawk in a place of your choosing if you can¡¯t trust me. You can even have all of my artifacts during that time.¡±


    ¡®What?¡¯


    The CIA agents and Yoo Jaeha were shocked by that statement. They were thinking Ju-Heon was going to trick his way to steal that artifact.


    That was why Yoo Jaeha was even more shocked.


    ¡®What the hell is he planning on doing?¡¯


    What was he going to do?


    Proceed according to plan.


    Ju-Heon had that thought as he and Yoo Jaeha went to meet the Monarch of War. It was at a hotel right next to the one they were just in.


    It was a similar suite but the difference would be that there were scary looking soldiers whose gaze alone made it feel difficult to breathe.


    There were about twenty of them.


    They were probably a Special Operations Forces team like the Green Berets. They were probably the Special Forces team working for Keira as the Tomb Excavation team.


    Their physique and presence could not compare to the average Ju-Heon or Yoo Jaeha, making Yoo Jaeha feel small.


    ¡®Damn it, it¡¯s not like we came here as prisoners or something.¡¯


    They might end up kidnapped without even the rats or birds knowing at this rate.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing. They couldn¡¯t even plan an escape route because they had never been here before.


    That was why Yoo Jaeha pulled at his hair as they were getting patted down.


    ¡®Wait, why am I the one worrying when this reckless captain is the one causing all the issues?¡¯


    It happened as Yoo Jaeha grudgingly glared at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°It looks like you really didn''t bring any artifacts with you.¡±


    ¡°Yes, I left them with someone I can trust.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled and turned toward the source of the voice. There was a tall and skinny woman in uniform standing in front of them.


    This woman with the overbearing smile was Keira Clark.


    She was one of the Four Emperors of the past, the Monarch of War who the entire world feared as much as they feared Hitler.


    However, Yoo Jaeha was anxious for a different reason.


    ¡°W, wait, Captain-nim. It¡¯s not my eyes that are weird, right?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha seemed to be really shocked as he mumbled in Korean. Of course, it was obvious why he was acting like this.


    And lo and behold.


    ¡°I thought you said Keira Clark is a US General! Is she a proxy...?¡±


    ¡°No, that is her.¡±


    She looked the same as the Keira in his memories. However, Yoo Jaeha asked if he could not believe it.


    It could not be helped.


    ¡°Then how is she so young?! Furthermore she''s a tall and busty noonim...she¡¯s totally my type...no, no, that¡¯s not the issue...can she even earn a star at her age?¡±


    That was indeed the case.


    The woman in front of them was a young woman who was at most in her late twenties or early thirties.


    She had a refreshing appearance with black hair and blue eyes.


    She had the image of a commander who would kill you if you said something wrong, but she would probably be a total babe in civilian clothes.


    Either way, it would be one thing if the US was in a time of war or was a newly industrialized country, but she seemed too young. She seemed too young for the US President to give full control over anything related to artifacts.


    However, Ju-Heon was not very shocked.


    ¡®Artifacts are powerful.¡¯


    And even if she was a beauty...


    ¡®She¡¯s still someone who would launch a bazooka at someone''s house while they are sleeping.¡¯


    He still got the chills thinking about when she had ambushed him while he was sleeping.


    He had lost his house that he barely managed to buy by getting a loan. It was a terrible thing for Ju-Heon who was the Captain of the world¡¯s greatest tomb raiding team but earned a rat¡¯s tail of a salary.


    All of that had happened in the past, but he was interested in something else right now.


    That was why he asked the following.


    "And the artifact?¡±


    ¡°How rude. It is over here.¡±


    The General quickly walked into the next room. There were familiar artifacts on the table inside the room.


    [Barbarossa¡¯s Pirate Map (B-Grade: Rare-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    [A Copy of Philosopher Anaximander¡¯s World Map (C-Grade:General-grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    [Columbus''s Age of Discovery Map (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    All sorts of map-type artifacts were gathered here.


    The Monarch of War soon sat down and crossed her legs while telling Ju-Heon let¡¯s see what he can do.


    ¡°Alright, go ahead. Just know that we will kill you if you acted like a hotshot but can''t get it done.¡±


    The US soldiers pointed their guns that had been hidden until now once the Monarch of War motioned with her hand. Yoo Jaeha gasped and raised both hands.


    However, Ju-Heon just laughed.


    ¡®The Monarch of War sure did love to threaten people.¡¯


    ¡°Don''t worry, ma¡¯am. As I''ve mentioned before, I am much better at handling artifacts than you are. It¡¯s easy to locate the PM. But before that...¡±


    Ju-Heon asked for a pen. The Monarch of War found this to be odd but had her subordinate give him a pen.


    She didn''t know what he planned on doing, but she knew that regular items could not affect artifacts in any way.


    Ju-Heon who received a blunt color pencil smiled and tried to write something on the map.


    One of the Special Forces member pointed his gun as soon as he saw what Ju-Heon was trying to do.


    "What are you doing?!¡±


    ¡°Please move your gun away. This is an incantation to use an artifact more effectively.¡±


    The Monarch of War frowned before telling the soldier to let Ju-Heon do it. One was a Possession-type artifact and she knew that he could not do anything to the other two with a simple color pencil.


    ¡°I''m sure it won''t work, but just know that a bullet will go through your head if you do anything suspicious.¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you think about how much you will give me as a reward for finding the PM instead?¡±


    Ju-Heon then looked at the three artifacts.


    He then started to draw something on all three artifacts with the pencil.


    At first glance, they resembled hieroglyphics. There was no way that other people would know that these were Toombglyphs, the text of the tombs.


    This was the first step to destroy the artifacts.


    Ju-Heon channeled a significant amount of Dominance into the maps once he finished writing on them.


    The artifacts then started to scream.


    [#$&#$&#!] [##$*$&(!]


    What the hell, who the hell are you, human?!


    Who do you think you are trying to dominate?!


    The artifacts that seemed to have been jolted awake started to get angry at Ju-Heon and told him to get lost. This was the start of Ju-Heon''s scam.


    ¡°I figured it out! I know where the Prime Minister is located!¡±


    "W, what?¡±

 Chapter 60: Declaration of War (4)

    Chapter 60: Declaration of War (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°You located the Prime Minister?¡±


    The soldiers who were watching Ju-Heon were shocked at his bright shout. Actually, Keira and the CIA agents were shocked as well.


    ¡®He found the Prime Minister? This bastard did something even I couldn''t do?¡¯


    Keira had tried everything she could to locate the Prime Minister. But he managed to do it in a few minutes? Not only that, he did it with these map-type artifacts that had been no help to her?


    ¡°Did you really find him?¡±


    ¡°Yes ma¡¯am. I found the Prime Minister using these artifacts that you failed with.¡±


    Ju-Heon casually commented like that. Keira then pointed a gun to Ju-Heon¡¯s head and started to laugh.


    ¡°I guess you really must have found him if you can talk shit like that. Then tell me with that damn mouth of yours if you really found him. Where is the Prime Minister right now?¡±


    The atmosphere made it sound like Ju-Heon''s head would be blown into pieces if he said he lied, but Ju-Heon answered without even blinking.


    ¡°Then give me any piece of paper. I will write the location for you.¡±


    ¡°Who do you think you are trying to fool? Just say it.¡±


    Ju-Heon just laughed in response.


    ¡°It doesn''t matter to me. But it¡¯s kind of long so I don''t know if you guys are smart enough to remember all of it?¡±


    ¡®This bastard, he really!¡¯


    Keira thought for a moment before grudgingly telling a soldier to hand him a piece of paper. However, Yoo Jaeha who was in danger of being killed along with Ju-Heon was crying internally.


    ¡®Stop provoking her so much! I''m definitely going to ask for compensation for emotional distress later!¡¯


    Ju-Heon just calmly wrote something on the paper without caring about how his employee was timidly complaining.


    They looked like numbers.


    ¡°Here you go.¡±


    Keira confirmed the information after receiving the paper and started to frown. There were latitude and longitude coordinates on the paper.


    "Are you saying the Prime Minister is here?¡±


    ¡°Exactly.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    The CIA agents started to shout in response.


    ¡°He just wrote down whatever came to his mind!¡±


    ¡°Enough. First figure out what is located at this coordinate.¡±


    Keira''s subordinates were angry but started to determine the coordinates. It was easy for them to find the spot because the latitude and longitude were written down to the decimal points.


    ¡°The Sahara desert... No, it is a desert by the Egyptian border!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh after hearing that.


    ¡°Aigoo, looks like you''ll need to hurry if it is the desert.¡±


    One of Keira¡¯s subordinates shouted in anger.


    ¡°How can we trust this information?!¡±


    But Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t the type to cower at this.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine if you don¡¯t want to trust it. Just know that the poor Prime Minister will be suffering in the desert while you stupidly waste time like this.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s probably best for you to quickly move. It¡¯ll be difficult to search once the sun goes down and you don¡¯t know how the desert¡¯s weather will change at night.¡±


    Keira debated for a moment before shouting in a sharp voice.


    ¡°It is as he said! Search first!¡±


    ¡°But!¡±


    ¡°Shut up. Tell the excavation team we sent to the Middle East to search the area. Tell them I will temporarily allow them to use the long-distance search artifact. Hurry up!¡±


    ¡°Yes ma¡¯am!¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed saying his job was done while Yoo Jaeha awkwardly smiled and scratched his head as the soldiers ran out.


    ¡°Umm, then can we go home now? I hope you can remove that false accusation of fraud too...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Tang!


    ¡°Waaaaaaaah!


    A bullet brushed past right next to Yoo Jaeha. Yoo Jaeha started to shake as the bullet brushed past his face and Ju-Heon looked at Keira disapprovingly.


    Keira was looking at the two of them and smiling.


    "Where do you think you''re going? You bastards have to stay here until we find the Prime Minister.¡±


    ¡°Damn it, why do we have to do that?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha became annoyed while Ju-Heon laughed.


    ¡°And if you can¡¯t find him?¡±


    ¡°I''ll at least let you leave behind a will.¡±


    Keira was glaring at them as they waited to see what happened.


    But forget writing a will, Ju-Heon was released after a few hours. During the few hours they had sat in surveillance... The excavation teams in the Middle East and Egypt had sent urgent information back to Keira.


    [We found Prime Minister Albert!]


    Everybody cheered after hearing that message. It was because this situation could have put the entire US in a complicated mess.


    Keira had a rare smile on her face as well.


    ¡°Is the Prime Minister safe?¡±


    [Yes ma¡¯am. He seems to be extremely fatigued but he is fine.]


    The English Prime Minister had been found in the middle of the desert. He was able to survive because he had been missing for less than a day, but he probably wondered why he ended up in such a mess after just coming for a meeting. Furthermore, an old man close to 70 probably felt like he was in hell being thrown into a desert like this.


    Ju-Heon smiled after hearing that the Prime Minister had been located.


    ¡°Do you trust me now?¡±


    Keira clicked her tongue and looked toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Explain how you found the Prime Minister.¡± Sear?h the N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Why should I?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I''m sorry but I can¡¯t tell you because it is a business secret.¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll put a bullet through your head right now.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha shook in fear but still said what he needed to say.


    "Damn it, you thugs! We even helped you find the Prime Minister! Are you really going to act like this?!¡±


    But Keira just laughed as if she found it to be ridiculous.


    ¡°Shut your mouth. You scammers. In the end, the Prime Minister was sent flying to the desert because of you guys.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was flabbergasted at this unbelievable stubbornness.


    "Wow, this is driving me nuts. Hey lady! The one who sent the Prime Minister flying to the sand dunes was you guys! Why is that our fault?!¡±


    But the gun just stayed up. In fact, Keira started to smile arrogantly.


    Honestly speaking, she knew that she was responsible for this as well. Although it was an unforeseen accident, she still did put a nation''s Prime Minister in danger. But things would get complicated if they accepted that this was their fault. Forget adding England to Pandora, it would cause diplomatic issues.


    That was why she needed a scapegoat to bear responsibility instead of the US.


    ¡®I need to do whatever is necessary to make these two bastards the criminals.¡¯


    It didn''t matter whether the two of them scammed them or not. What was important was that they just needed to announce that these two had sold a suspicious artifact that made the Prime Minister disappear.


    However, if there was something that bothered her...


    ¡°Tell me before you die. How did you find the Prime Minister?¡±


    Was the fact that Ju-Heon had found the Prime Minister. But Ju-Heon sneered without any fear even in front of the gun.


    ¡°Our US General-nim seems to have a memory of a goldfish.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I told you earlier. The things I wrote with the color pencil. I told you that is an incantation to use an artifact more effectively. I used that to channel more of the artifacts¡¯ abilities.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Now that she thought about it, Ju-Heon did write some weird text on the maps earlier. That was why Keira was quickly interested.


    ¡°Tell me in detail.¡±


    Ju-Heon smirked and described more of his ¡®medicine.¡¯


    ¡°It¡¯s simple. You can listen to the artifacts if you write that text down. The artifact just told me those coordinates.¡±


    However, Keira and the CIA agents were shocked to hear that. Even his subordinate bastard who was being threatened with him was shocked.


    ¡°What? Artifacts can talk?¡±


    They started to laugh.


    "Are you saying that this map-type artifact told you the location of the Prime Minister? And you heard it?¡±


    ¡°Yes?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t try to be funny. That¡¯s not possible!¡±


    That could not happen.


    ¡°Artifacts can only talk inside tombs. How dare you so shamelessly try to scam us?!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s scoff could probably be heard from the sky.


    ¡°But I¡¯m not lying? That¡¯s called artifact text and can be used to talk to artifacts. The artifacts are talking as we speak. Listen closely.¡±


    ¡®What?¡¯


    Of course, the artifacts were talking as Ju-Heon mentioned.


    [#$#$#(!] [@$&$*(#&(!]


    The problem was that he couldn''t understand them.


    But other people couldn''t even hear that alien language. The few people who were gullible enough to listen closely turned red after a few minutes.


    ¡°We can¡¯t hear anything!¡±


    Ju-Heon then shamelessly chuckled.


    ¡°Then I guess only good people can hear it or something.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    As the soldiers tried to grab Ju-Heon in anger that they were tricked!


    ¡°Hold on.¡±


    "General-nim!¡±


    ¡°We just need to test whether this bastard is telling the truth.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Unfortunately, the Monarch of War had fallen for it.


    And lo and behold, Ju-Heon smiled as if he had caught the big fish.


    "What will you test?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s simple. There is a Special Forces team (TSOF) that we sent to excavate a tomb. Tell me their current location.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha cursed internally after hearing that. ¡®How the hell would civilians like us know such top secret military information?¡¯


    Keira and the US soldiers were triumphantly smirking as well.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way he would know that.¡¯


    Columbus''s Map was a possession-type artifact so Ju-Heon wouldn''t be able to use it, and the other two artifacts could not be used to determine that information.


    One was a map for finding resources in the ocean while the other was a map for searching the abyss where they could not enter.


    Ju-Heon soon laughed as if it was nothing.


    ¡°Something like that is easy.¡±


    ¡®What? Really?¡¯


    Ju-Heon reached his hand out and channeled his Dominance as soon as he finished speaking. The artifacts started to scream again.


    [#($#$((!] [#$$#&$&!]


    Of course, they were not responding to the question and just saying things like, ¡®you human bastard, stop! Let us sleep!¡¯ They were just grumbling in anger.


    But Ju-Heon just shamelessly smiled and answered like this.


    ¡°Ah, the artifacts are telling me. They¡¯re telling me the location of your excavation team.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°First one.¡±


    Ju-Heon then mentioned multiple locations. Kiera and the US soldiers, to be more specific, the TSOF soldiers, were astonished.


    Ju-Heon easily shared accurate information.


    ¡®Unbelievable. This bastard figured out information that civilians would have no way of finding out?¡¯


    This was almost impossible unless it was the artifacts. Actually, it would be a terrible leak of top secret information if it was not the artifacts that told him this information.


    That was why Keira asked with an anxious gaze that was uncharacteristic for her.


    ¡°Can you really hear the artifacts?¡±


    ¡°That''s what I said. Ah, then we will be on our way now because it is time for dinner. A total hottie is waiting for me.¡±


    Keira urgently shouted at that moment.


    ¡°Get them!¡±


    This was no longer an issue of just putting the blame on them. If this bastard really could hear the artifacts, it was a serious issue if he could get information about other artifacts through the ones he had.


    Furthermore, if this bastard was the only one who could listen to the artifacts?


    ¡®The 300 million dollars isn¡¯t the problem.¡¯


    Falsely accusing him instead of making him pay for his scam was one thing, but she needed to capture this bastard and take him to the US first. Keira ordered her subordinates to capture them after having that thought.


    But the writing in color pencil on the maps flashed and caused an incident.


    Bang!


    There was suddenly an explosion at the hotel.


    ¡°What is going on?!¡±


    The door to the room they were in blasted open as Keira shouted with urgency. They couldn''t help but scream. The explosion caused the hotel¡¯s sprinklers to go off and it was hard to see through the smoke and fire.


    ¡®Is it a terrorist incident?!''


    Kiera who was already making a lot of enemies due to their aggressive tomb excavation shouted with urgency.


    ¡°Protect the artifacts and assess the situation!¡±


    However, something even more astonishing happened at that moment.


    ¡°The map is on fire!¡±


    ¡°This damn cursed map!¡±


    The soldiers who were urgently trying to gather the map-type artifacts started to riot for some reason. They ruthlessly ripped the artifacts.


    The artifacts who were instantly ripped for no reason could only scream.


    [#$&@&@!] [##$(!]


    Aigoo you damn humans, what the hell did we ever do to you?!


    Aigoo, we¡¯re dying. Dyyyyyyyyyying.


    The soldiers who couldn¡¯t hear anything continued to rip the artifacts regardless of whether they screamed or not. They were acting as if they were getting rid of the devil.


    Everything had happened almost instantly that Keira could not stop them. She was probably shocked as well because they were all her trusted subordinates.


    However, she quickly realized the situation and fired her gun.


    "Did you all go crazy?!¡±


    Tang! Tang tang!


    The soldiers clenched their legs and snapped out of it once Keira fired her gun. However, the artifacts were already half dead and groaning in pain.


    Keira urgently started to look for Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Where the hell are the bastards?! Did they get swept up in the explosion?!¡±


    However, she could not find them no matter how many times she looked. They seemed to have used the chaos to almost instantly disappear.


    Keira finally realized that he had pulled one over them and her eyes turned red in anger.


    ¡°Those bastards!¡±

 Chapter 61: Heading toward gold (1)

    Chapter 61: Heading toward gold (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    "Wow, we really almost died in there.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha took a deep breath while looking at the hotel where the explosion had happened. They were currently 300m away drenched inside the Senado Square Fountain.


    They were able to escape from the hotel thanks to the power of the < Ink belonging to an artist on Paris¡¯s Montmartre Hill >.


    [Ink belonging to an artist on Paris¡¯s Montmartre Hill (B-Grade:Rare-Grade / Consumable Artifact]


    - Remaining Uses (53/100)


    It was the artifact he stole from Chairman Kwon¡¯s personal lawyer, Lee Jin-A, in the past.


    The effects were simple.


    It is said that talented artists¡¯ paintings have a way of drawing people in. That is why if you draw something with it, you get drawn into that item. Then, you can escape at the location where that drawn item exists.


    In simple terms, it could warp a person if the conditions were met.


    Ju-Heon had used the chaos to use the ink he had secretly hidden away and drawn an image on the floor. He had drawn this fountain that was the landmark of Senado Square. The two of them were instantly dragged into the picture and warped to this fountain to escape from the hotel.


    ¡®Of course, the condition is that it needs to be an actual object within 500m.¡¯


    If there were no corresponding objects within the distance range, forget being warped, the user would end up being captured inside the image. It carried a scary risk of never being able to come back into the real world ever again. That was why anybody who used this artifact needed to be wary of the items around them, the distance to them and use it with extreme caution.


    However...


    ¡°Wow, Captain-nim, you really suck at drawing.¡±


    ¡°........¡±


    ¡°Was that thing you drew back there supposed to be this fountain? It¡¯s a miracle we managed to come out here.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was starting to make fun of Ju-Heon without any fear.


    ¡°I thought you drew a hamburger or some......oooooooow!¡±


    ¡°Oh yes, you''re a genius artist.¡±


    Ju-Heon was pulling Yoo Jaeha¡¯s ear so hard as if he was torturing him.


    ¡°You can go back to the hotel if you have any complaints. Have fun letting Keira blow your head out.¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaah, my ear! Aigoo, I''m sorry! It was a joke, a joke! I was thanking you for saving me!¡±


    ¡°Did you just scream?¡±


    ¡°N, no sir! Of course not! How can I scream to you, my heavenly Captain-nim! I respect you!¡±


    ¡°Good. That¡¯s how it should be.¡±


    This punk was talented but always asking for a beating.


    Soon, after Ju-Heon''s mental training(?), Yoo Jaeha sniffled as he asked.


    "But how did you have an artifact on you? Didn¡¯t you say you left all artifacts behind?¡±


    He asked because there was nobody around them. Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    "Are you an idiot? Going to meet an artifact user while really leaving all artifacts behind is asking to die.¡±


    That was true.


    The rule was that artifact users had to keep their artifacts on them no matter what they needed to do. Otherwise, it was like a soldier going to the battlefield without his weapon.


    But Yoo Jaeha was shocked.


    ¡°Huh? Huh? Then did you really bring all of the artifacts with you? That¡¯s weird, I don''t even feel any of their auras? You¡¯re lying!¡±


    ¡°Tsk.¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue and took the artifacts out from his pocket. They all looked like glasses, glasses case, pens, etc. However, Yoo Jaeha could not help but drop his jaws in shock while looking at them.


    ¡°That¡¯s crazy, you¡¯re saying these are all artifacts? I can''t feel any aura coming from them though?¡±


    That was how Keira had been tricked as well. Ju-Heon just chuckled.


    ¡°It¡¯s called < camouflage >, you idiot.¡±


    Artifacts could transform into three appearances.


    The first level was the basic appearance (antique form). The second level was the camouflage appearance (forced disguise). The third level was the original appearance (ultimate form).


    It was only possible to turn them into the second or third levels using strong levels of Dominance.


    In the < Camouflage > state where the artifact can change appearance as the user desires, it is possible to hide its aura based on the user''s abilities.


    Although it was currently impossible for the other users of this era, it was not difficult for Ju-Heon.


    The quick-witted Yoo Jaeha seemed to have realized something as he asked a question.


    ¡°Then the red color pencil you received from the soldier earlier was also!¡±


    Ju-Heon took a red color pencil out of his pocket instead of responding. However, he then showed a second one.


    One was the regular red color pencil the soldier handed him.


    As for the other...


    ¡°It¡¯s Shakespeare¡¯s pen.¡±


    Ju-Heon then turned the artifact back to its original form. One of the color pencils turned into the fountain pen that Yoo Jaeha was familiar with.


    Yoo Jaeha almost fainted while looking at that. It was shocking that artifacts could be camouflaged into different appearances, but most importantly... Sear?h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Wow, you total scammer! You changed it with the regular color pencil in that instant!¡±


    Basically, this person received a color pencil from the soldier but had used Shakespeare¡¯s pen on the map-type artifacts!


    Yoo Jaeha quickly asked another question.


    ¡°Then is that pen the reason for the explosion and the soldiers ripping the artifacts up?¡±


    ¡°Oh, you''re quite sharp. That¡¯s correct.¡±


    ¡°Then, what did you write? You wrote it in something other people wouldn''t be able to read on purpose! Is that really the artifacts¡¯ language? Or maybe it is a weird ancient language? Blah, whatever, just tell me what you wrote!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°Business secrets. You idiot.¡±


    Actually, he had not written much.


    [Macao Hotel employee Jamie Jung decided to commit terrorism due to extreme levels of stress. She chose to detonate a bomb in room 2002.]


    [TSOF¡¯s John Smith and Jamie Evans saw terrible demons coming out of the map-type artifacts.]


    [They looked so terrible that they felt General Keira''s life would be in danger if they did not rip them up.]


    It was something like that.


    Shakespeare¡¯s pen had a lot of restrictions, but it was an artifact for bewilderment and hypnosis. It was limited to affecting humans but could turn people with low levels of dominance within a 50m radius into the main characters of a play. It was quite effective. He had used it to assassinate some high ranking people in the past as well.


    ¡®The issue is that you need to know the target''s face and cannot use it on the same person more than once.¡¯


    Anyway, Ju-Heon had just used Toombglyphs so that nobody else could read it. It was because he was certain that he was the only one who could decode that language.


    ¡°Anyway, our goal has been achieved. We can head toward Midas''s tomb now.¡±


    The concerns about Irene being tracked inside Midas''s tomb has been resolved.


    It shouldn''t be easy to restore the Columbus artifact either. At least 90% of it should be destroyed, so it was close to fully being destroyed.


    ¡®So, it would be difficult for anyone not at Yoo Jaeha''s level to restore it.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha started to speak with a disappointed tone at that moment.


    ¡°Aww, but it''s disappointing that we just left after destroying the artifacts. I don¡¯t know about Columbus''s artifact, but we might have been able to use the others in the future if we restored them.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile wickedly as if he had been waiting for that statement.


    ¡°I brought you a present expecting you would say that.¡±


    ¡°Uhh......what? W, what did you say? A present?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha had a feeling it wouldn''t be a real present, but he still asked what it was. Ju-Heon then calmly waved a piece of paper in the air.


    It was a portion of the ripped maps.


    He had a large amount of the pieces of Keira''s consumable map-type artifacts.


    He didn¡¯t have every piece, but he had at least two thirds of them.


    ¡°I brought it because it seemed terrible to leave them there. Try to restore these if you can. Well, I guess there¡¯s nothing I can do about it if you can''t.¡±


    This employee almost fainted while grabbing the back of his neck after seeing these pieces of papers.


    ¡®When did he manage to steal those?!¡¯


    ¡°Aigoo, you¡¯re going to even steal Keira''s panties in the future!¡±


    ¡°You''ve suffered greatly. General Keira.¡±


    Richard, the professor who stole Yoo Jaeha¡¯s art, didn''t know what to say while looking at the upset Monarch of War.


    Keira was one of the important figures for Pandora that Richard and Chairman Kwon were creating. They were able to get many other countries to join because a major nation like the US was involved with it.


    However...


    ¡®Aigoo, is it General Keira this time after Chairman Kwon last time?¡¯


    He needed to really consider whether this Seo Ju-Heon bastard had some terrible fate with them at this point.


    Why did he have to take down these important partners one by one?!


    Richard who was wary of Keira¡¯s emotional state cautiously asked.


    "Did the map-type artifacts end up useless?¡±


    ¡°Can''t you tell?¡±


    Keira glared at Richard as if telling him to get lost if he was going to ask such stupid question. Richard looked at the corpse-like artifacts and decided not to talk.


    ¡®I might die if I say the wrong thing.¡¯


    Getting burnt was one thing, but these artifacts that had lost pieces of their bodies looked hopeless. The consumable artifacts weren''t even responding no matter how much Dominance was channeled.


    Keira who was sitting with her legs crossed glared at Richard with an annoyed expression.


    "Why do you think I came to see you?¡±


    ¡°You want me to restore them.¡±


    ¡°Yes. I came because I heard that you became Chairman Kwon''s restorer. Can you do it?¡±


    He felt as if she would shoot him if he said he couldn¡¯t.


    Richard could only awkwardly smile at Keira¡¯s request.


    ¡°Umm, I apologize but I need at least two thirds of the pieces to even try something. Where did the rest of them disappear?¡±


    Of course, Ju-Heon had taken them.


    However, Keira who had no way of knowing that just frowned and motioned with her hand.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. That¡¯s none of my business. Just shut up and restore them. I don¡¯t care as much about the others, but you must at least restore Columbus''s Map.¡±


    How can she so openly say that she doesn''t know?


    But it was understandable why she was like this.


    ¡°You said you''ll give them to England, right? Three of the US''s important artifacts. They decided to drop any charges about the incident with the Prime Minister in return.¡±


    Keira¡¯s eyebrows shot up in anger.


    ¡°Hurry up and restore them if you know the situation. I need to use Columbus''s Map to gather more artifacts to make up for this loss.¡±


    Keira ground her teeth while looking at Columbus''s Map that was ripped in half.


    The artifact must have gone nuts from the shock of having its body split in half as it was running wild saying it needed to find some weird things like Sky Island or Atlantis.


    ¡®I''m certain that Seo Ju-Heon was the one who made it like this.¡¯


    Grind. The US had suffered quite a bit because of him.


    She continued to grind her teeth as she started to speak.


    ¡°Anyway, that bastard Seo Ju-Heon is dangerous. We need to take care of him or somehow drag him into the US excavation team. Personally, I want to make him my... No, the US''s slave.¡±


    Richard chuckled at that statement.


    ¡°Do not worry. I will do as you ask. He¡¯s still a civilian no matter how much of a ruckus he causes. He¡¯s just a weak little punk once we take away his artifacts.¡±


    ¡°What? Take them away? Then, perhaps?¡±


    ¡°Yes ma¡¯am. Pandora will soon be revealed. A law that prohibits civilians from using or owning artifacts will soon be spread throughout the world. Even Seo Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha will end up having their artifacts forcibly taken away. It won¡¯t be a problem executing or turning these little boys without any backing into slaves at that point.¡±


    Richard then started to laugh.


    ¡®I need to use this opportunity to turn Seo Ju-Heon into Pandora¡¯s slave and get rid of that bastard Yoo Jaeha.¡¯


    You just wait, you damn thorns in our eyes.


    Ju-Heon calmly started to speak to Yoo Jaeha without caring about what Richard was thinking.


    ¡°That Richard bastard is probably going to try to take our artifacts away. They¡¯re going to use legal means to do it. Just keep that in mind.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha almost spit up his bulgogi hotdog after hearing Ju-Heon say such things so calmly.


    ¡®What did you say? That bald bastard?!¡±


    They were at Macao airport to head to Midas''s tomb. Yoo Jaeha became angry just hearing Richard''s name, but what bullshit was this?!


    ¡°What do you mean they are going to take our artifacts away legally?!¡±


    ¡°Hmm? I already told you about Pandora. There¡¯s soon going to be a law preventing civilians from possessing artifacts. We will naturally be the example case to punish.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s jaw dropped in shock.


    ¡°W, wait, how can you say that so casually? It¡¯s not like I asked you what you ate this morning! That¡¯s dangerous!¡±


    Ju-Heon just chuckled as if Jaeha was overreacting.


    ¡°Don''t worry. I''ll make it so they can¡¯t do as they please.¡±


    ¡°How?!¡±


    ¡°Shh. These are the times to use to wealthy people.¡±


    Ju-Heon raised his index finger to tell Jaeha to be quiet as someone from the Holten household headed over. He seemed to be the Holten family''s butler as the gentle-looking old man probably in his sixties led the two of them to a section of the airport.


    ¡°Sirs, the young lady is waiting for you.¡±


    They were not getting on a regular airplane but the Holten family''s private plane.


    However, they were shocked once they arrived at the plane.

 Chapter 62: Heading toward gold (2)

    Chapter 62: Heading toward gold (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    They couldn¡¯t help but be shocked.


    There were five naked voluptuous beauties welcoming Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha into the plane!


    Actually, they weren''t completely naked, but the see-through clothes they were wearing made the women''s voluptuous bodies almost completely visible.


    Their thin waists, peach-like butts, and even their perky nipples! Some beautiful works of art were standing in front of them.


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    The first to scream was Yoo Jaeha. It was only natural to become anxious when almost-naked beauties came charging toward you.


    That was why the still ¡®pure¡¯ Yoo Jaeha gasped and screamed.


    ¡°Thank you very...! N, no, I''m sorry! We got on the wrong plane!¡±


    It happened as Yoo Jaeha tried to turn around.


    ¡°Huh? No! You came to the right place! This is the plane!¡±


    They heard a woman urgently shout from farther inside the plane.


    ¡°Over here, here.¡±


    Irene who ran out like an anxious hamster was wearing a regular one-piece outfit. Of course, Irene looked beautiful no matter what she was wearing, but the boys couldn''t help but be a bit disappointed.


    ¡°Ah, I''m sorry. I brought the plane without my father knowing....¡±


    ¡°Your father?¡±


    ¡°My brother''s plane and my plane are currently in repair.¡±


    This unexpected situation must have happened because it was not Irene''s plane.


    She then started to whisper so that the servants could not hear.


    ¡°To be honest with you, the servants think that Mr. Ju-Heon, you and Mr. Jaeha are my brother¡¯s friends. That¡¯s what I told them. That¡¯s why the servants chose to prepare like this on their own.¡±


    In simple terms, the servants were doing what they normally did.


    Irene''s brother, George Holten, always took these beauties with him whenever he used his private plane with his friends.


    It was a beautiful view to see, but the concerned Yoo Jaeha asked in a very quiet voice.


    ¡°Will it be okay? If they find out we are not your brother¡¯s friends...¡±


    Forget being her brother¡¯s friends, this guy was someone who had scammed that brother. Wouldn¡¯t he be killed if they got caught?


    Irene just smiled bitterly.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯ll be fine. Anyway, please get a massage and enjoy a relaxing flight since they are here anyway.¡±


    Lo and behold, the Russian beauties were brushing their hands off as if to show that they will show the two men their skills.


    ¡°Ah, I''m so happy.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was smiling like a fool once they arrived in Turkey ten hours later.


    They had enjoyed quite the time on the Holten private plane. They played games they wanted to play, ate luxurious meals prepared by a chef, took a dip in the spa facilities, washed their faces with water from a golden faucet!


    Where else would they get to experience such things?!


    And most importantly...


    ¡°The beautiful noonim¡¯s were so good at giving massages too.¡±


    Although no perverted situations took place, the important fact was that the beauties helped release the fatigue in their bodies.


    Yoo Jaeha still could not forget the touch of the Russian model noonims who smiled affably at him.


    The noonims had swiftly come over, put a towel over him, and started to gently rub him with oil once he laid down after taking his top off.


    The way their gentle hands brushed through his shoulders, arms, legs, back, and all over his body was almost dangerously pleasurable.


    Maybe that was why, but Yoo Jaeha felt embarrassed.


    ¡°Ah, to be honest with you, I got a bit ha......¡±


    ¡°No wonder you took so long to stand up.¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue next to him. Yoo Jaeha started to pout.


    ¡°As if I was the only one to enjoy it! You liked it too, Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Yes, they truly were pros. Thanks to them, all of my knots are gone.¡±


    Ju-Heon had been struggling with sore muscles after returning fifteen years into the past.


    It was obvious that he would be sore after using Jeet Kune Do with a regular office worker¡¯s body, doing manual labor going into tombs, and using muscles the past him would have never used before.


    ¡°None of my muscles are sore anymore. I''ll need to ask them for another one next time.¡±


    Seeing Ju-Heon sounding so wholesome made Yoo Jaeha who felt as if he was the only trash in the room start to shout.


    ¡°Ah, come on! You enjoyed it too, Captain-nim! Be honest! I''m not the only one who had lewd thoughts! Right?!¡±


    ¡°Hoo, who said anything about it? What¡¯s wrong with the proof that you are healthy?¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who felt upset for some reason shouted like a child.


    ¡°Captain-nim, it¡¯s not like you could take your gaze away from the noonims¡¯ big boobs!¡±


    Honestly speaking, Yoo Jaeha thought that Ju-Heon was a serious workaholic, a stone buddha who could not be tempted even by a woman''s naked body. However, he felt a sense of kinship as fellow men after seeing Ju-Heon being unable to take his gaze off the massaging noonims.


    ¡°Why don''t you be honest? You liked the boobs!¡±


    But Ju-Heon answered calmly asking if that was what Jaeha was talking about.


    ¡°Ah. They were great. But I was too distracted by that woman¡¯s necklace.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s an artifact.¡±


    ¡°.........Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°I was looking to see what abilities it had.¡±


    ¡°................¡±


    ¡°But in the end, it wasn¡¯t a very useful one. It seems like an artifact camouflaged itself and came in with the artwork that George Holten collects.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha could not hold back anymore and shouted.


    ¡°Hey, you damn artifactphile!¡±


    ¡®How can you focus on an artifact with that heavenly body in front of you?!¡¯


    ¡°Give me your face if you''re going to use it like that!¡±


    ¡°.........¡±


    Ju-Heon took out a Chanel lipstick and a notebook regardless of what his subordinate was shouting.


    "Shut up for a bit since I need to check again to see if the Monarch of War is chasing us.¡±


    They didn''t have to deal with a prohibition of departure thanks to Irene''s personal plane, but he needed to be sure.


    Something amazing started to happen once Ju-Heon placed the lipstick on top of the notebook.


    The lipstick was being absorbed by the notebook as if it was melting. The notebook was Zhen He¡¯s artifact in its camouflaged state while the Chanel lipstick was Keira''s personal property that Ju-Heon had swiped.


    Ju-Heon chuckled and channeled his dominance.


    ¡°Alright artifact, spit out Keira¡¯s location if you enjoyed your meal.¡±


    [#$#$#*!]


    I don''t want to, I don''t want to listen to you, you bastard!


    You ripped by body up and threatened me to find that English old man too!


    Zheng He¡¯s artifact screamed as if it did not want to work, but it had no choice but to submit probably because of Ju-Heon''s strong Dominance.


    Something started to appear on the empty page. What appeared was a map of Keira¡¯s current location as well as the locations longitude and latitude.


    Ju-Heon laughed after looking at it.


    ¡®I guess Keira is still stuck in Macao.¡¯


    That was indeed the case. This was how to use Zheng He''s artifact.


    You had to give it that person''s item to find a person and give it a similar type of artifact if you want to find an artifact or a tomb.


    It would read information from the item and find the location. The information it finds will stay visible for 24 hours. This was how they had found Midas¡¯s Tomb as well.


    Anyway...


    ¡°It doesn''t look like Keira will chase us yet.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha sighed in relief in response.


    ¡°I was scared she was going to chase us. We should have gotten away for good, right?¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed at that question.


    ¡°What are you talking about? She¡¯ll come chasing us sooner or later.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? She¡¯s going to chase us?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°Remember one of the artifacts Vivian told us about? The stalker artifact.¡±


    "Aigoo, how would I know what kind of abilities it has?¡±


    ¡°That artifact carries a strong risk so I''ll praise her quite a bit if that woman really uses that artifact on me.¡±


    ¡°...What is the risk?¡±


    ¡°Why don''t you confirm it yourself later if you are curious?¡±


    Ju-Heon then said they should quickly move.


    Ju-Heon had a lot of enemies in the past so he was not afraid of being chased, but he wanted to avoid it for a while if possible.


    ¡®At least until we get out of Midas''s tomb.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon wanted to hurry before their chasers arrived.


    ¡°The issue will be settled as long as we get to where Midas''s tomb is located.¡±


    But forget being settled, there was a small problem here.


    "Wow, isn''t this an unexpected development?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who was looking at a direction through binoculars started to shout. They were currently in Cappadocia, one of Turkey¡¯s three famous touristic attractions.


    It was a place full of rock formations that had thrilling boulder cliffs included in every vacation package. However, that tourist attraction had turned into a dangerous region right now.


    ¡®Tsk, I didn¡¯t expect it to have turned into such an appearance.¡±


    They were currently on a tower observation deck where Cappadocia was visible. They were many kilometers away, but they could tell the situation by using binoculars.


    Irene who was prepared to do whatever it took asked with concern after seeing Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha click their tongues.


    "What is it? Is there some kind of problem?¡±


    Ju-Heon peeked down at Irene who was shorter than him and put the binoculars over her eyes.


    ¡°Please take a look.¡±


    However, all Irene could see were some weird piles of rocks.


    ¡°Uh.........umm, I see a pigeon...¡±


    ¡°.............¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed as if he was annoyed before personally moving the binoculars to the correct stop. But his movements were gentle.


    "Can you see it now?¡±


    ¡°Ah, yes. Thank you very......uhh? That is!¡±


    Irene was happy that she saw what Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha saw as well, but the problem was the contents of what she saw. S~ea??h the n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Midas''s tomb.


    It was fine for the Tomb Appearance to happen in a bouldery plateau, but the problem was that there were soldiers surrounding that area.


    Of course, it wasn¡¯t weird for soldiers to be present around a Tomb Appearance. There will be many excavation teams around the tombs in the future, but there were only soldiers now because this was not the era of excavation teams.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    ¡°Umm...Captain-nim. That purple beret... That crest as well, aren''t they the TSOF bastards who were with Keira?¡±


    ¡°Looks like Keira¡¯s lackeys are investigating the tomb.¡±


    That was indeed the case.


    Midas''s tomb had not been destroyed. It was fine even though the tomb''s owner had escaped and stuck itself to Irene.


    However, it wasn¡¯t in perfect condition. The best way to describe it would be that it was not completely destroyed and about fifty percent of it still remained.


    It looked like a ruin that was abandoned in the wilderness.


    That was why Ju-Heon could not help but frown.


    ¡®Something is weird. Why is the tomb still standing even though the artifact left?¡¯


    He had never experienced something like this before.


    But the fact that he didn''t remember it must mean that it would not last long.


    Anyway, the tomb was not destroyed and the tomb maintained its appearance, so it was perfect for curious people to investigate.


    The entrance was wide open so there were no issues getting inside either.


    Yoo Jaeha soon sighed.


    "Wow, those bastards are tightly guarding the entrance and the surrounding area. Not even an ant would be able to get past them.¡±


    That was the problem.


    It seemed as if the Turkish soldiers and the TSOF were working together as hundreds of soldiers were guarding everywhere within 1 km of the tomb.


    That was why they would end up full of bullet holes if they got close. Realistically speaking, civilians would not be able to make it any closer than 3 kilometers because of the tight surveillance.


    Irene looked toward Ju-Heon with a pale expression.


    ¡°Then is there nothing we can do?¡±


    ¡°I guess so? There''s no way they would let civilians inside.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha answered that way and shrugged his shoulders.


    ¡°Furthermore, there was the news a few days ago. The country where the tomb opens has first rights to excavation and investigation and anybody who enters without getting permission from the country will be tried for tomb raiding and illegal entry.¡±


    The US TSOF also was involved with Pandora. Those bastards who were trying to monopolize artifacts and tombs would definitely not allow civilians to enter.


    ¡®Now that I think about it, Turkey was one of the original members of Pandora.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha started to speak as Ju-Heon had that thought.


    ¡°I wonder if the Holten household has some personal connections we could use.¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed at that comment.


    "Are you joking? Even the mighty Holten household is just wealthy and not the head of a state. How would they be able to tell those armed soldiers to get lost?¡±


    ¡°Then what can we do? We can''t do anything.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh at that moment.


    ¡°Who says there is no way?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Oh right, you¡¯ve been wondering about something since a while ago. You asked me why I am calling it a tomb raiding team while everybody else is calling it excavation teams.¡±


    ¡°Ah......¡±


    He had asked that question, but why was Ju-Heon mentioning that now?


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    ¡°Then I will now show you a Tomb Raider¡¯s methods.¡±

 Chapter 63: A Tomb Raider’s Methods, Step 1 (1)

    Chapter 63: A Tomb Raider¡¯s Methods, Step 1 (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°You¡¯re going to show me how to raid a tomb?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked toward Ju-Heon in shock.


    ¡°Is that possible?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha questioned Ju-Heon.


    He was someone who had an extremely twisted and negative personality because of Richard. He was much brighter than before now, probably because his original personality was coming out after finding his dream again, but old habits die hard in situations like this.


    ¡°How the hell can you get past that field of bullets?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    A field of bullets?


    He had seen plenty of those in the past while going around to tombs.


    Bullets were actually easy to deal with!


    He had to handle mines, bioterrorism, and more. Ju-Heon who was quite infamous had even had someone try to assassinate him while he was sleeping. While these all seem like made-up stories, they were true.


    That was how fierce the battle for the tombs would end up becoming.


    ¡®Every damn excavation team in the world tried to get me.¡¯


    The reason Ju-Heon was still able to collect so many artifacts was because his team was a tomb raiding team and not an excavation team.


    There were people who considered tombs to be < Places of Trials > and sincerely tried to complete the tests the artifacts gave them, but those fools were the first to die.


    ¡®Tombs are no places of trials.¡¯


    Tombs were just the stage that artifacts created to have fun tormenting and killing humans!


    Ju-Heon did not waste time in the tombs because he had realized that.


    Staying inside the tombs longer and being dragged around by the artifacts was what those bastards wanted.


    That was why he thoroughly figured out a tomb''s terrain, got rid of competitors, and even tricked people at times to swindle artifacts out of tombs.


    Of course, all of that was only possible because of the Archaeologist''s Artifact¡¯s abilities.


    But he did not have that Archaeologist''s Artifact now. Sear?h the ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    However, he had the Tomb Raider system that the crow had given him to make up for it.


    ¡°Now then, I guess it¡¯s time to do some stretching for the first time in a long while.¡±


    The wicked Tomb Raider started to smile.


    ¡°Umm, Captain-nim? May I ask what you are doing right now?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha could not close his mouth in astonishment. It made sense as Ju-Heon didn''t seem like he was planning on coming out of the restroom.


    Furthermore, it was the women¡¯s restroom.


    ¡®This person, he worked in the women¡¯s restroom last time with Vivian too.¡¯


    Thankfully, there was nobody else nearby. But Yoo Jaeha kept peeking outside as he had no idea when someone might show up.


    He didn¡¯t want to get arrested because they thought he was installing hidden cameras in the women¡¯s restroom or something.


    Ju-Heon didn''t care what Yoo Jaeha had to say as he continued to decipher the Toombglyphs on the restroom wall.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    He was also tapping on the wall or touching it as if he was confirming something.


    Yoo Jaeha could not hold back anymore and started to shout.


    ¡°Excuse me! Can''t you see Irene looks anxious too?!¡±


    But Irene responded at that moment.


    ¡°Excuse me? No. I''m not very anxious.¡±


    ¡°................Excuse me? Even while looking at that?¡±


    ¡°Mm, I''m sure Mr. Ju-Heon has a plan.¡±


    Irene seemed to trust Ju-Heon quite a bit that Jaeha felt embarrassed about shouting. Ju-Heon didn''t look like a person who deserved anybody''s trust, so she might just be an innocent girl who trusts people easily.


    Ju-Heon chuckled at Yoo Jaeha and responded.


    ¡°Just shut up and watch if you don¡¯t know what I am doing.¡±


    Ju-Heon was not trying to do something perverted in the women''s restroom. He was just looking for the spot where the aura was the weakest.


    Why?


    He was going to create an opening to infiltrate the tomb.


    ¡°I call it the back door.¡±


    ¡°Back door?¡±


    People were bound to gather at a tomb¡¯s entrance. It was because the entrance was the only way into the tombs.


    However, there would only be blood in a spot where people gathered like ants. Why would he want to join in the bloody chaos?


    He just had to leisurely walk in through a back way and swipe the artifact.


    That was why Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡°Tomb Appearances always have a shabby blind spot where the aura cannot reach.¡±


    The places where tombs appear were always discovered by other artifacts because of the aura barrier it casts. However, there was a spot that even the artifact that created the barrier would not be able to notice.


    ¡°That is why we will break through there and sneak in.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was shocked.


    He didn¡¯t know jack shit about tombs but it sounded as if Ju-Heon was saying they should go digging. But why would the soldiers just be sitting on their asses and sucking their thumbs if it was that easy?!


    ¡°Are you crazy? Is that really possible?¡±


    Of course, it required a lot of physical strength and artifacts needed to be sacrificed. That was why Ju-Heon made the decision based on the type of artifact and the number of competitors every time.


    In the past, Pandora had created all sorts of unbelievable regulations for ownership of tombs and rights of excavation. But Ju-Heon just casually committed illegal acts as if telling those laws to eat shit.


    His team ended up being called a Tomb raiding team because he ignored the laws Pandora created and raided artifacts as he pleased.


    ¡°Anyway, this restroom is the blind spot where the aura does not reach. Right around here.¡±


    Ju-Heon tapped on the wall.


    ¡°I thought the tomb was a dead tomb because the owner had left but surprisingly the Toombglyph and the aura are alive.¡±


    ¡°That means......¡±


    ¡°That the tomb is still functional. It is 50% destroyed but the other 50% is alive.¡±


    He didn''t know the reason behind it, but that meant that the tomb''s traps were still active. It wouldn''t hurt to be cautious.


    ¡°Anyway, step back a bit. You might get hurt.¡±


    ¡°Hurt?¡±


    Ju-Heon checked his skill window instead of responding.


    It was because he needed artifacts and his skill to create this back door.


    [Tomb Excavation (Awakened)]


    Level E-Rank


    - Knowledge of spatial perception and terrain of tombs have increased


    - Can dig, pierce, or destroy tomb-related terrains (Power increased by 20%)


    Ju-Heon chuckled in satisfaction as he read that. This truly was identical to the Excavation ability he had received through the Archaeologist''s Artifact in the past.


    ¡®That crow bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon then took an artifact out of his pocket. It was a low-rank artifact he had stolen from Vivian.


    ¡®This should be enough for a tomb like this.¡¯


    He had taken out a D-Grade artifact from a folktale known as < Brothers¡¯ sweet potato >. Whoever ate it would fart well, but its abilities didn¡¯t matter right now.


    He was going to destroy this artifact anyway.


    It would serve as a detonator for a low-level explosive!


    And lo and behold.


    Ju-Heon clenched the sweet potato artifact.


    "Cover your ears!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha and Irene quickly covered their ears as soon as Ju-Heon shouted. Ju-Heon then channeled a lot of dominance into the artifact.


    It was the most overbearing and violent Dominance channeling he had done until now. It was as if he was a tyrant creating a hit list.


    The artifact started to curse in serious pain.


    [#$#$(#!]


    What the hell are you doing, you motherf*cking human!


    The artifact who felt as if it was beaten up for no reason, no, as if it was stabbed while sleeping, started to curse Jackal. However, Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care and firmed his resolve to clench the artifact as tightly as possible.


    It was because he was about to give such a scary command that going easy on it might end up with the artifact counter-attacking and harming him instead.


    That command was...


    ¡°Hey, artifact bastard. Self-destruct.¡±


    [#$##*#&!]


    What?


    Are you f*cking crazy?!


    [#$##&(*!]


    The artifact naturally resisted.


    However...


    ¡°Artifact, self-destruct.¡±


    This human gave an unbelievable command.


    A significant amount of aura is released the moment an artifact self-destructs. Ju-Heon was trying to use that energy.


    ¡°Self-destruct!¡±


    Waaaaaaaaaaah, why are you doing this to me?!


    The pained artifact could not defeat Ju-Heon¡¯s Dominance and released a large amount of aura. A D-Grade artifact had no chance of resisting against Ju-Heon''s Dominance.


    Ju-Heon activated his skill as soon as the artifact released a strong light.


    He activated Tomb Excavation, one of his Tomb Raider skills!


    The aura that was strong enough to make the artifact self-destruct combined with Ju-Heon¡¯s skill to create a violent tomb-destroying bomb.


    Ju-Heon then slammed that sweet potato bomb against the wall.


    A large explosion soon occurred.


    Bang!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    A large explosion happened in the women''s restroom. People might confuse it for a terrorist incident, but it was completely different than most terrorist incidents.


    Why?


    Most terrorist incidents would destroy nearby buildings or objects. However, surprisingly, there was a large pit in front of them but everything around it was fine.


    The coward Yoo Jaeha whose heart was beating wildly and Irene had plopped down on the ground.


    "W, what is this?¡±


    ¡¯What else? This is Tomb Destruction, no, Tomb Excavation.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s Tomb Excavation skill was something that allowed him to dig, cut, or destroy a tomb. But its unique trait was that it only responded to aura, so he could only use it in a Tomb Appearance region and could not damage any modern buildings.


    That was why the restroom was fine and only the underground area that was part of the Tomb Appearance as well as the surface connected to the underground area had a giant hole.


    Of course, the sweet potato artifact that had helped make this happened had followed its fate and exploded.


    But Ju-Heon didn''t care whether an artifact suffered or not and calmly looked inside the diagonal pit and started to smile.


    ¡°Looks like the hole was created properly.¡±


    The hole was heading in the direction of Midas''s tomb. It seemed to be at least hundreds of meters long. It wasn''t as long as he had expected, but it was understandable.


    The Tomb Excavation skill was for excavation, so the destructive power was low and he had only used a D-Grade artifact for it as well.


    But the shocked Yoo Jaeha grabbed his wildly beating heart and started to scream. He was a young boy who could not even watch horror movies because they were too scary.


    ¡°Please tell me in advance! And what if people come this way?!¡±


    His words seemed to have planted the seed as they started to hear mumbling in the distance. Some of the voices sounded like men who were part of the Turkish military or the US TSOF.


    Irene looked outside and urgently started to shout.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, people are heading over!¡±


    ¡°Looks like we need to hurry.¡±


    Ju-Heon told them to quickly follow him and entered into the tunnel. An anxious Yoo Jaeha and Irene had to quickly follow behind him. The tunnel was quite uneven and rough so Yoo Jaeha ended up falling on his way in.


    As for Irene, Ju-Heon was taking care of her and even holding her hand.


    They started to run as soon as they entered the tunnel.


    ¡°Hurry. I used an artifact to cover the entrance for now but the TSOF are Keira''s lackeys so I''m sure they have some artifacts on them.¡±


    That was why it would be broken quickly even if he was using an artifact. But they were stopped by a wall after a few hundred meters.


    ¡°Damn it, it¡¯s blocked!¡±


    They became anxious but Ju-Heon chuckled.


    He had expected this.


    ¡°It¡¯s because it was a weak artifact. The aura energy it had is low so this much destructive power is its limit.¡±


    ¡°Then what are we going to do?!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the issue?¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled and took another D-Grade artifact out of his pocket.


    ¡°We have so many artifacts!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha foamed at the mouth after seeing what Ju-Heon was doing. He automatically started to swear.


    ¡°Stop destroying artifacts in front of a restorer! You damn Captain bastard!¡±


    However, Yoo Jaeha became anxious after hearing soldiers approaching from the distance.


    ¡°Hurry up and destroy it! Hurry up!¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled and channeled his dominance into the artifact.


    Another artifact started to scream inside the tunnel.


    But thanks to that artifact''s noble sacrifice, they were getting closer and closer to Midas¡¯s Artifact.

 Chapter 64: A Tomb Raider’s Methods, Step 1 (2)

    Chapter 64: A Tomb Raider¡¯s Methods, Step 1 (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    [#*$#$*#&(!]


    [*$&#($!]


    [#$$*#&!]


    The artifacts screamed and screamed some more.


    They probably never expected this. They considered humans to be a lesser race. How would they have ever expected to face such humiliation from a mere human?!


    [#$&#!]


    Aigoo, aigoo.


    Someone please teach this arrogant human a lesson. Please show him the greatness of artifacts.


    The D-Grade artifacts prayed to the high-grade artifacts as they screamed in pain.


    Honestly speaking, they could not understand this at all.


    Why was this human bastard handling them so roughly? Human bastards should treasure them a lot or run away in fear.


    Why were they being handled like this instead of being respected?!


    The artifacts were screaming.


    But Ju-Heon continued to self-destruct them one after another regardless of their screaming until they made it inside the tomb. He finally stopped his mercilessness once the tunnel was connected to the tomb.


    ¡°We finally made it out.¡±


    They were inside a tomb and not actually outside, but anyway, they could go into the tomb now.


    The tomb was an underground type.


    It was not a boulder cave but looked more like ant tunnels. Based on how sunlight was visible in certain spots, there had to be a spot connected above ground as well.


    ¡®I don¡¯t see those bastards.¡¯


    The TSOF and the Turkish soldiers should be running around here as they pleased right now, but he did not see any of them.


    That was why Ju-Heon motioned for the other two to get inside.


    ¡°Come in. There¡¯s nobody here.¡±


    A relieved Irene cautiously followed Ju-Heon. However, Yoo Jaeha was pouting as he entered.


    ¡°Damn it, how can you mercilessly make the artifacts self-destruct like that......¡±


    It might have been too much for a restorer to handle. It felt as if Ju-Heon was melting gold and sending it down the sewers to Yoo Jaeha.


    That was why he continued to grumble.


    ¡°Why didn''t you detonate the copies if you needed to detonate them. What a waste!¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed at that comment.


    ¡°Hey idiot. You can¡¯t make the copies self-destruct. They need to have a conscience to self-destruct or do anything.¡±


    "Tsk.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha just stiffed and decided that he would just try hard to restore the scraps he had collected on their way. He was acting like a bag carrier who was restoring artifacts in real time because of this damn man who carelessly used his artifacts.


    It wouldn''t make much difference to add a few more to that list.


    However, it was at that moment. Something long wrapped around Ju-Heon¡¯s arm like a koala.


    ¡°!¡±


    It was the rope artifact he had ordered to block the tunnel entrance. It seemed as if the rope had taken care of all soldiers who tried to follow them as he had ordered.


    However...


    [#$_$#[email protected]*@#!]


    Master, I''m in pain. I''m in pain.


    It had dutifully completed its mission, but its condition was not good.


    The soldier bastards must have had some artifact weapons as the rope was ripping in many locations. They must have used their artifact swords to saw away at the rope that was binding them.


    The rope artifact whimpered as it stuck to Ju-Heon¡¯s arm.


    Ju-Heon got annoyed and said something.


    ¡°Don¡¯t stick to me, ask that hottie oppa over there to heal you.¡±


    The rope artifact started to place Yoo Jaeha in a BDSM rope harness as soon as Ju-Heon said that and started to shout.


    [#$_#_#&*!]


    Human! Hurry up and heal me! Heal me!


    Of course, Yoo Jaeha who instantly felt as if he was being choked by a snake was dying.


    ¡°Kek, kek, kek! Let go of me! You little punk! Why do you act all cute around the Captain-nim but treat me like this?!¡±


    The rope wondered if there was even a need to explain why.


    ¡°To repeat myself, don''t try to waste your time getting friendly with any artifact. No matter what happens, only focus on dominating the artifact.¡±


    Irene nodded her head at Ju-Heon repeating his warning. Her gaze looked as if she was a student full of desire to learn. That was why Ju-Heon smiled with his eyes.


    ¡°Good, you''re a good student.¡±


    Irene started to smile.


    It was because she thought that Ju-Heon seemed like a rough person but he wasn''t as scary as she thought he was.


    She thought his lessons would be scary when he said that he would teach her how to use artifacts, but he was surprisingly gentle and delicate.


    Irene was about to say something in response when Ju-Heon stopped her.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°Shh.¡±


    Ju-Heon shoved his hand over Irene''s mouth as if he was telling her to shut up.


    And lo and behold.


    ¡°They''re not here!¡±


    "Damn it, we got a report that they found an underground tunnel!¡±


    ¡°They said it was headed toward the tomb! Search thoroughly!¡±


    The information must have spread as the soldiers were thoroughly searching the inside of the tomb. They were certain that the tunnel was revealed because of the noise of the explosion.


    The hiding Ju-Heon finally started to speak once they disappeared.


    ¡°Tsk, I should make them self-destruct a little quieter next time.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha pounded his chest in frustration after hearing his Captain say that so calmly.


    ¡®No, you shouldn''t make them self-destruct in the first place!¡¯


    However, it wasn¡¯t an issue even if they were discovered. This wouldn''t be the first time something like that has happened.


    Of course, they still had to be wary as this was a Divine-Grade tomb even if 50% of it was not working properly.


    The system message warned him as well.


    [The tomb''s chaotic aura has been detected.]


    [It is faint but present all around.]


    Ju-Heon scrunched his face after reading that.


    ¡®I need to hurry up and find the River Pactolus in here.¡¯


    Irene¡¯s eyes started to sparkle as they heard some soldiers getting close to interrupt them again.


    ¡°Should I make all of them suddenly have diarrhea?¡±


    Ju-Heon quickly stopped her from using her destitution artifact as if it would be terrible.


    ¡°That would help but don''t do it. I don''t want to be the victim of a stink terror in this small area.¡±


    ¡°Ah......¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it, I just need both of you to look for something that looks like hieroglyphics on the wall.¡±


    ¡®Hieroglyphics?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha suddenly recalled something.


    ¡°You''re talking about the Toombglyphs, right? I think I saw it over there earlier...on the ceiling!¡±


    The moment Yoo Jaeha tried to take a step!


    ¡®That idiot!¡¯


    The sensitive Ju-Heon seemed to have felt something as he quickly kicked Yoo Jaeha.


    Pow!


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha screamed and went flying as if he was an empty can on the street.


    Boom!


    Something shining that had detected Yoo Jaeha flashed before light shone down from the ceiling.


    It seemed to be gold in color.


    The golden light instantly turned everything it touched into gold, including living insects.


    Yoo Jaeha who was on the floor dropped his jaws after seeing what happened.


    ¡°G, gold?¡±


    Ju-Heon who was looking at the ceiling where the light was coming from started to chuckle.


    ¡®I found it.¡¯


    The thing that had released the golden light was none other than the Toombglyphs on the ceiling.


    ¡®This really must be Midas''s tomb.¡¯


    He wasn''t sure even after they came inside, but now he was sure. This should most certainly be Midas''s Hand of Gold tomb.


    It was the same tomb that turned the hand of gold into the cursed hands.


    Ju-Heon looked around before smiling after finding something on the ceiling.


    It was the specific part of the Toombglyphs he had been looking for.


    ¡°You still did a good job, Number 1. I was able to find the location of the river thanks to you.¡±


    ¡°Ex, excuse me? The location of the river?¡±


    Irene and Yoo Jaeha also looked up at the ceiling. It definitely looked like something was written there, but how do you have to read that thing to know it was talking about a river? sea??h th§× N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    Ju-Heon chuckled as if he was able to figure out most of this tomb from the Toombglyphs.


    But the soldiers must have heard Yoo Jaeha¡¯s scream as they could hear them running over toward them.


    "Are they over here?!¡±


    ¡°Intruders!¡±


    The Turkish soldiers and the TSOF had appeared. They attacked Ju-Heon''s group with modern weapons without any fear.


    Tang tang tang!


    Their weapons were fine inside the tomb probably because the tomb could not function properly. That must be why their weapons and their communication devices were all working.


    And lo and behold, they found Ju-Heon¡¯s group and quickly reported through the walkie talkie.


    ¡°Intruders located. They are suspected to be civilians!¡±


    ¡°Located!¡±


    ¡°The General-nim said it was fine to kill any intruders! Fire!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha urgently shouted as they pointed their guns.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown with annoyance.


    "Ah, these annoying little bugs.¡±


    ¡®I was trying to take care of things quietly for once.¡¯


    ¡°Hey punks. Did you all get permission from the owner of this tomb to come inside?¡±


    ¡°What is that Asian guy saying?¡±


    Ju-Heon grabbed Irene¡¯s right hand instead of responding. Irene was shocked to feel Ju-Heon tightly grabbing her hand, but Ju-Heon just grabbed her hand and put it against the wall.


    Ju-Heon''s eyes then glared viciously before he mumbled something in a language she could not understand.


    [Gold brings forth destruction.]


    ¡°!¡±


    He sounded as if he was playing some percussion instruments.


    What Ju-Heon was speaking was none other than Toombglyph, the language of the artifacts. It was an odd language that only Ju-Heon should be able to read right now.


    Something amazing then started to happen.


    Boom!


    Shining Toombglyphs started to float out from the wall with the location that Irene¡¯s hand touched at the center.


    Gold lights started to shoot out from the ground and ceiling, causing the soldiers to panic.


    ¡°What is this?! What is going on?!¡±


    ¡®What else would it be?


    The true owner of the tomb has arrived.¡¯


    ¡°Please become rich, everyone.¡±


    People started to scream as Ju-Heon smiled.


    ¡°G, general-nim! We received an emergency SOS from the tomb in Turkey!¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Keira¡¯s eyes flashed after receiving the report in Macao. It was so scary that one of the soldiers next to her flinched.


    The female soldier who brought the message over urgently shouted.


    ¡°We suddenly lost contact with some of them and the message received didn''t sound good either! T, the message said...¡±


    ¡°Speak.¡±


    The female soldier gulped after hearing Keira¡¯s cold voice before continuing to speak.


    ¡°S...suspicious people have infiltrated the tomb! Do you think a nation that is not part of Pandora is trying to steal the tomb?¡±


    Keira started to frown.


    ¡®The people we dispatched to Turkey......it must be that tomb in Cappadocia.¡¯


    She had dispatched people to investigate as it was a large tomb with the entrance open.


    They had a large number of people search seven times but they had not found any artifacts, so she had withdrawn the troops little by little and only left a few to look for any secrets about the tomb.


    ¡®But someone is trying to infiltrate that tomb?


    Are they maybe the radical Islamic Sunni militants?¡¯


    The subordinate shared more information.


    ¡°The intruders are supposedly two men and one woman.¡±


    ¡°Two men?¡±


    Keira started to frown again.


    ¡®Perhaps.¡¯


    Now that she thought about it, there was that incident when she tried to ask the Macao government for help and sealed the airport. There was a private plane that had still left as if it was sneering at her.


    She had heard that it was headed for Turkey after digging up some information.


    A vicious smile appeared on Keira''s face after putting two and two together.


    "Seo-Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Keira then slammed her hand on the table.


    "Seo Ju-Heon, I''m sure it¡¯s that bastard.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    ¡°Tell them to wait. Tell them I am headed over.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? But it¡¯ll take at least 10 hours to get to Turkey from here!¡±


    Keira clicked her tongue.


    ¡®They¡¯re bound to be gone by the time I get there.¡¯


    ¡°Umm, umm. Should we leave it to the soldiers there for now?¡±


    Keira snorted and took the communication device from her subordinate.


    ¡°Hand it over. I will lead them myself!¡±


    However, the people who should be receiving her command were dying inside the tomb.


    ¡°Ugh, that damn yellow monkey! Ugh!¡±


    Puuk!


    They were ruthlessly being defeated by Ju-Heon. The US TSOF were attacking Ju-Heon with weapons but they were the ones spurting blood and falling down.


    Ju-Heon was ruthlessly stabbing their necks with the Hwandudaedo.


    The sword that was running wild inside the tomb was attacking the enemies¡¯ vital points with each attack.


    It would be one thing if they were outside the tomb, but Ju-Heon was not the type to be nice to people aiming for his life inside tombs.


    Boom!


    Yoo Jaeha who was peeking at this while hiding poked his head out after the last one fell to the ground.


    ¡°Umm, Captain-nim, is it okay now?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I pretty much took care of them. You can come out.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked relieved as he came out with Irene. Yoo Jaeha had gulped after seeing Ju-Heon''s freakishly strong movements.


    ¡®I better not act foolish in front of the Captain-nim anymore.¡¯


    He knew that Ju-Heon was skilled but had not expected him to be this skilled. Of course, he was using a possession-type artifact that helped him fight, but those could only be used if the person''s basic foundations could support it.


    ¡®I wouldn''t be able to do that.¡¯


    They then arrived at a small pond, no, an underground lake that was slightly too large to be called a pond.


    It was surrounded by boulders and looked like a waterfall that had been created underground.


    This was the place to remove Irene''s curse.


    This was the River Pactolus.


    Ju-Heon put his hand in the lake to confirm there were no issues before starting to speak.


    ¡°It should be fine since there are no traps.¡±


    ¡°Then, what do you need me to do?¡±


    ¡°First.¡±


    Ju-Heon recalled the myth before looking at Irene and continuing to speak.


    ¡°I need you to strip naked.¡±

 Chapter 65: The one who dominates the Hand of Gold (1)

    Chapter 65: The one who dominates the Hand of Gold (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°I need you to strip naked.¡±


    Both Irene and Yoo Jaeha could not help but gasp after hearing Ju-Heon calmly say that.


    ¡®Wait, what did he just say?¡¯


    ¡°Captain-nim, are you crazy?¡±


    Ju-Heon glared at Yoo Jaeha and asked what the issue was.


    ¡°Why? What¡¯s the problem?¡±


    ¡°Asking her to strip naked, what are you trying to make her do here?!¡±


    Irene who was thinking about something nodded her head as if she understood.


    "Ah, you mean take off my outer layers, right?¡±


    But Ju-Heon completely destroyed that thought.


    ¡°No. Everything. Including your underwear.¡±


    Irene and Yoo Jaeha both shouted at the same time.


    ¡°Wow, Captain-nim, I didn¡¯t think you were like that!¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? She said she would do as I told her to do.¡±


    ¡°You''re asking to be cuffed!¡±


    ¡°What nonsense are you spewing? I''m telling her to wash herself.¡±


    ¡°...W, wash herself?¡±


    Ju-Heon nodded his head.


    "As I mentioned before, I believe your artifact is Midas''s artifact. In order to wash the curse away, you probably need to bathe in the river as King Midas had done.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha then sighed as if he was asking Ju-Heon to stop this habit of saying things in ways that could be misunderstood. Irene was still shocked and asked Ju-Heon a question.


    ¡°Umm, then wouldn¡¯t it be okay to go in with my clothes on? Taking everything off including my underwear is a bit...¡±


    Yoo Jaeha pervertedly laughed at that moment.


    ¡°She¡¯s right. It would be fine to go in with her clothes even if they got wet. Are you trying to get a nice view in the process or something, Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡®He pretended not to be interested in the busty noonims on the plane but he was aiming for more!¡¯ Yoo Jaeha snickered as if Ju-Heon couldn''t call him out for how he acted earlier.


    ¡°Why didn''t you prepare a swimsuit for her?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to click its tongue in annoyance.


    ¡°A swimsuit? You idiot. You''ll land yourself in big trouble if you say things like that without knowing what you are saying.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon put his hand into the lake instead of responding. Something amazing then started to happen.


    Siiiizzle.


    His sleeve started to melt away as if it was a piece of meat that was placed on top of fire. In fact, the clothes caught on fire that both Yoo Jaeha and Irene started to shout.


    ¡°M, Mr. Ju-Heon! Your clothes!¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim! Fire, fire! You''ll get burnt! Your hand, your hand!¡±


    While they were overreacting, Ju-Heon just casually took his hand out and put the fire out. The fire went out but a bit of Ju-Heon''s black jacket¡¯s sleeve had burnt away.


    ¡°Y......your clothes.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who had made fun of Ju-Heon earlier seemed to be extremely shocked as he could not close his mouth. Ju-Heon asked if this was enough to answer their questions.


    "This is what happens if you go in with your clothes on. Got it?¡±


    ¡°.....!¡±


    The two of them nodded their heads without being able to say anything.


    Of course, Ju-Heon had not expected all of this. He knew she would have to bathe, but he didn''t expect the water to burn all material items away.


    He had learned this from the Toombglyphs once they entered the tomb as well.


    This lake considers everything tied to clothes as sources of greed. That was why it would melt everything away. Wealth-related artifacts such as the silver axe were all like this.


    "That is why you will be safe if you go inside in your natural body, your birthday suit. That is what the text inside the tomb said.¡±


    Irene and Yoo Jaeha were both at a loss for words.


    ¡®Can he really read that nonsensical chicken scratch?¡¯


    However, the thoughts of Ju-Heon trying to rape her were gone after he explained like that. Of course, it was difficult to imagine Ju-Heon asking for something that might get him arrested in the first place.


    Why?


    ¡®The Captain-nim is an artifactphile.¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon seemed to have suddenly realized something and looked toward Irene with a serious expression.


    ¡°Ah. Hold on a minute.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    ¡°I''m sorry, but are your boobs real?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha almost choked after hearing that unexpected question while an embarrassed Irene looked down at her breasts and found it awkward to respond.


    ¡°Huh, t, that.¡±


    ¡°Ah.¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed to have figured it out based on Irene¡¯s response and clicked his tongue. He then raised his hand and said she didn''t need to say anything.


    ¡°Ah. That¡¯s okay. I understand. But if that is the case, they will melt in there so I will need to come up with a different method...¡±


    Ju-Heon became serious. This was unexpected.


    She would end up in a terrible mess if she went into the water with silicone. As Ju-Heon started to think...


    Irene who realized there was a grave misunderstanding urgently started to shout.


    ¡°N, no! T, they¡¯re natural! There¡¯s no way they will melt!¡±


    ¡°Ah. Is that so? I''m relieved.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha didn''t know what he was relieved about, but he still facepalmed.


    However, Ju-Heon was serious. He was worried that something he did not expect would be the reason they made it all the way here for no reason.


    ¡°Then please strip down and take a bath. We will look as least as possible.¡±


    Irene nodded her head and it didn¡¯t take long for her to strip down and enter the lake.


    A few minutes later...


    It was fine that Irene went into the lake, but Yoo Jaeha was judgingly looking at Ju-Heon.


    It could not be helped.


    ¡°Excuse me. Captain-nim, why are you so openly looking while not letting me look?¡±


    That was indeed the case.


    Ju-Heon was sitting on a boulder and shamelessly watching Irene bathe. This was after he kicked Jaeha as soon as he turned his head as well!


    ¡°So, what is this?! You shouldn''t be looking either, Captain-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon calmly responded as if he was confused.


    ¡°I need to be ready in case something happens.¡±


    ¡°...............¡±


    ¡®Is this guy doing this on purpose?¡¯


    It happened as Irene started to wash her body.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Irene suddenly screamed.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Irene urgently shouted after hearing Ju-Heon''s voice.


    ¡°My arms and legs!¡±


    Surprisingly, Irene¡¯s body that was inside the water was slowly starting to turn into gold from the legs up. Something shocking happened at that moment.


    A bright light flashed in the lake before they started to hear a weird voice.


    [My other half, you are here.]


    A message window popped up in front of Ju-Heon''s eyes at the same time.


    [The artifact that had been sleeping inside the lake has awakened.]


    [The artifact of gold is releasing a chaotic aura.]


    [Warning. Great fortune is headed away. Extremely strong luck can actually bring danger.]


    Ju-Heon became anxious after reading those messages.


    ¡®There¡¯s another hidden artifact in a tomb without an owner?¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha had no choice but to scream at that moment. The water Irene was in was turning into gold and turning everything around it into gold as well.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon became desperate.


    ¡°Come out of the lake right now! You¡¯ll die if you stay there!¡±


    ¡°But I can¡¯t move because my body has turned stif...mmmmmph!¡±


    The gold that had risen to her neck was trying to cover Irene¡¯s mouth. Irene¡¯s entire body would soon turn into gold and kill her.


    That was why he ground his teeth and quickly ran toward the lake.


    ¡®This is not a trap.¡¯


    This was the work of an artifact hiding inside the lake. The odd artifact hiding inside the lake was trying to gobble Irene up.


    However, there was something weird about this.


    Logically speaking, there was always one artifact inside a tomb. It was a different story in a Great Tomb Appearance involving multiple tombs, but the artifact from this tomb was already in Irene¡¯s hands.


    ¡®So why is there another artifact in here?!¡¯


    It was weird that the tomb was still alive even after its owner left and that it did not disappear.


    Ju-Heon soon jumped into the golden water. Ju-Heon''s clothes started to melt and his body started to turn into gold like Irene''s starting with his hands.


    Yoo Jaeha turned pale after seeing that.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    An anxious Yoo Jaeha tried to jump in as well, but Ju-Heon sterly shouted.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine! Don¡¯t move. You''ll get swept up in it as well.¡±


    ¡°But!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha could only stomp his foot from the outside. Ju-Heon started to frown while heading toward Irene.


    ¡®Think, Seo Ju-Heon. Think about how this could have happened.¡¯


    A tomb that had not disappeared and an unknown artifact that was charging toward Irene.


    And then, the attribute of the Hand of Midas.


    Why were all these things happening?


    He needed to know the cause to find a solution.


    However, Ju-Heon soon clicked his tongue after realizing something thanks to his vast experience and quick thinking.


    ¡®Damn it, I see. Midas¡¯s artifact has split into two.¡¯


    That was indeed the case.


    The Hand of Midas was originally a hand of gold that brought forth wealth, but that ability ended up turning it into cursed hands.


    It meant that the Monarch of Destitution¡¯s artifact was an artifact with two abilities, wealth and destitution!


    He didn''t know what happened here, but the Monarch of Destitution''s artifact had become unstable and split into two with the disaster-related portion getting stuck to Irene!


    That was why she could only cause disasters even though she had the Hand of Gold.


    She could also not control the artifact as she pleased because it was not complete.


    Ju-Heon then started to smile.


    ¡®At this point, there¡¯s no need to remove the curse or anything.¡¯


    All he had to do was make Irene dominate the artifact and fuse it to become whole again! Then she would be able to dominate over a land of gold and a land of destitution as she pleased. S§×arch* The N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®Then we can use Irene''s powers right away without taking any big risks.¡¯


    Ju-Heon grabbed Irene''s arm and channeled a lot of dominance into it.


    Boom!


    That made the artifact that was hiding inside the lake scream in anger.


    [#$($(#(!)]


    ¡®You arrogant bastard!¡¯


    The artifact resisted, but Ju-Heon seemed to have given it a strong enough blow as the speed of things turning into gold seemed to have slowed down. However, the artifact¡¯s rank seemed to be quite high as he could not make it fully submit with his Dominance alone.


    That was why Ju-Heon started to speak to Irene who was in pain.


    ¡°Suppress the artifact! This artifact is looking down on you right now!¡±


    She should have enough Dominance to control this SS-Grade artifact. She should be able to dominate it and make it fuse with the parasitic artifact inside Irene¡¯s arm.


    ¡°I taught you how to use your Dominance! Do as I taught you!¡±


    Ju-Heon had definitely told her.


    ¡®He said...


    He said do it as if I was smacking a mosquito that was bothering me from sleeping!¡¯


    Irene who had slowly been losing consciousness opened her eyes wide.


    "What happened to those bastards?!¡±


    Keira was giving orders to her subordinates in Turkey over the phone. However, the information they gave was only enough to make her angry.


    [We have determined that those bastards are still inside the tomb.]


    [However, we have lost all contact with the others inside the tomb!]


    That made Keira start to grind her teeth.


    She wondered if it meant that all of her subordinates inside the tomb were dead. However, Keira could not lose these bastards again.


    Keira debated for a while before giving an order to the TSOF who seemed to be stationed outside the tomb.


    ¡°Evacuate everyone. I am going to use my artifact.¡±


    The TSOF members all gasped.


    [Excuse me? General-nim, your artifact?]


    He froze as if he just heard that someone was going to launch a nuclear weapon. But Keira just started to smile wickedly.


    ¡°Yes. I am going to use my artifact.¡±


    Keira picked up a world map as soon as she said that.


    She had not used this artifact because the risk was quite high, but this would make those bastards into rats stuck in a jar.


    ¡°I succeeded!¡±


    Irene''s excited voice echoed out of the golden lake. She must have successfully suppressed the artifact with her Dominance as her body that had turned into gold returned to its original clear color.


    She looked toward Ju-Heon with an extremely happy expression.


    "Does that mean I have dominated the artifact now?¡±


    ¡°Well, I believe so. I can''t feel the aura of the artifact that was here anymore, so the chances it fused with your body is high. In simple terms, you can get rid of disasters based on your will now...ugh!¡±


    Irene who was extremely happy to hear that tightly hugged Ju-Heon.


    Of course, that made Irene¡¯s soft and supple skin touch Ju-Heon''s chest. They felt nice against his body. The sensation was amplified because both of their clothes had started to melt away so there were multiple spots where they were touching skin to skin.


    Ju-Heon became anxious and pushed Irene away.


    ¡°Let¡¯s head out first. More soldiers will come to chase us.¡±


    It was as he said.


    They got rid of the ones who had chased them earlier, but it was obvious the enemies would send more soldiers knowing they were still inside the tomb.


    However...


    Boom!


    Something unexpected happened.


    ¡°C, Captain-nim!¡±


    The tomb suddenly shook violently and started to crumble.


    ¡®Is the tomb crumbling because Irene absorbed the artifact?¡¯


    No, that wasn¡¯t it.


    Irene would need to use the artifact and shout, ¡®close¡¯ for that to happen.


    That meant that...


    ¡®Someone did something from the outside.¡¯


    A message popped up in front of Ju-Heon.


    [A violent goddess of destruction''s slaughter is attacking the tomb.]


    [All entrances and exits for the tomb have been destroyed by the goddess''s power!]


    [The violent goddess''s curse is starting to seep into the tomb.]


    [Warning. You are in danger of being buried alive once the tomb becomes completely destroyed. A defensive artifact is necessary.]


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue after seeing the message.


    ¡®The Monarch of War did this.¡¯


    It was obvious.


    The Monarch of War''s artifact was focused on destruction and slaughter. The scary part was that she could use her powers remotely.


    ¡®But I didn¡¯t expect her to brave the risk and use her artifact.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha urgently shouted at that moment as particles were falling from the ceiling that was breaking.


    "The entrance and our tunnel are both blocked!¡±


    All exits were blocked.


    What could they do?


    Ju-Heon debated for a moment before checking his skills.


    There was one skill inside the skill window that caught his attention.


    It was the [Tomb Restoration] skill.

 Chapter 66: The one who dominates the Hand of Gold (2)

    Chapter 66: The one who dominates the Hand of Gold (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Those bastards will die inside there now.¡±


    Keira started to laugh.


    ¡°Tell the team to go in when it''s over. Steal their artifacts if they are dead and bind them if they are alive as they won''t be okay mentally.¡±


    ¡°I understand.¡±


    The subordinates nodded their heads while worrying about Keira.


    ¡°I''m sure they were buried alive, but was there a need to use your artifact, ma''am? The risk is too......¡±


    Keira laughed out loud.


    ¡°Although I suffered heavy losses, it is fine as long as we managed to bury them alive.¡±


    ¡°Do you think it worked?¡±


    She sneered as if to say how dare he question her abilities.


    ¡°Just trust me. I make sure to destroy everything without even leaving a small hole for a rat to crawl through. He truly is a cockroach if he manages to survive in there.¡±


    Ju-Heon who had almost instantly fallen to the level of a cockroach was deep in thought while looking at his skill window.


    [Tomb Restoration]


    This was the new skill he had received while demonstrating how to restore artifacts to Yoo Jaeha.


    There was only one reason such a thing was catching his attention during this dangerous time.


    ¡®I might be able to re-open the blocked exit if I use this.¡¯


    He must have been right as the following information popped up as he thought about the Tomb Restoration skill.


    [Here is the list of things that can be restored with the current < Tomb Restoration (E-Rank) > skill.]


    - Tomb Decoration Restoration (Dexterity D-Rank or Higher)


    - Tomb Path Restoration (Radius 2 meters) (Dexterity C-Rank or Higher)


    Ju-Heon soon started to smile.


    However, there was someone screaming next to Ju-Heon.


    "Aigoo, are we all going to die like this?! Aigoo, aigoo!¡±


    That was Yoo Jaeha who was trying to dig the blocked wall with his hands. They could only move a few steps because the tomb had crumbled.


    ¡®We will suffocate to death in a few minutes.¡¯


    They became desperate because it was already difficult to breathe.


    ¡°Damn it, I haven¡¯t found myself a rabbit-like wife and have a daughter! Damn it, I can¡¯t die at the young age of 26!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, are we going to die like this?¡±


    It was normal for people to be afraid in such a situation, but Ju-Heon responded as if he found them annoying.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine so both of you stop whining.¡±


    Both of them became shocked after hearing that.


    ¡°Whining? How can you be so calm even in such a situation......!¡±


    Ju-Heon then clicked his tongue as if to tell him to shut up for a bit.


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha. You signed the contract I gave you, right?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°It said that, ¡®During the duration of the contract, the promisee will be responsible for the promisor''s necessities of life, safety, and health from illnesses.¡¯¡±


    ¡°I know it said that, but...!¡±


    He wondered if even Ju-Heon could keep such a promise in this situation. But Ju-Heon calmly smiled and looked at the two of them.


    ¡°I won¡¯t let any punks I make into my subordinates die.¡±


    ¡®No, I guess it is more accurate to say, I won¡¯t let you all die again.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was still pained about what happened in that final tomb.


    ¡°I won''t let my client die either.¡±


    Those words made Irene who had been shaking like a hamster and Yoo Jaeha both look at him with teary eyes.


    ¡°......Then we can get out of here?¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to stretch his hands.


    ¡°I would have died a long time ago if I would let a trick like this bury me alive.¡±


    He had made up his mind to blow up even his important artifacts to get out of here. But there was something that was worth testing before resorting to that.


    That was why Ju-Heon put his hand on the ground.


    ¡®Tomb Restoration!¡¯


    It wasn¡¯t hard to use. This skill was similar to the ability he had received through the Archaeologist''s Artifact in the past.


    And lo and behold.


    Something amazing started to happen once Ju-Heon focused his attention on his fingertips.


    ¡°Uhh, uhh?¡±


    Ju-Heon''s hand seemed to flash before the spot his hand was touching started to change.


    ¡°W, what is going on?¡±


    ¡°The path?¡±


    That was indeed the case.


    The crumbled wall returned to its original spot as if it was going back in time. The path that had been completely destroyed slowly reappeared as well.


    The area around them instantly became a bit wider. Irene and Yoo Jaeha screamed in joy after seeing that.


    ¡°The path appeared!¡±


    That was amazing.


    However, Ju-Heon did not seem to be satisfied.


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    Only about 30 cm of the path had been restored. However, the information said that the radius was 2 meters.


    ¡®Please.¡¯


    Ju-Heon frowned and focused once more, and a bright light flashed and something even bigger than last time happened.


    The distance of the restoration was getting wider! It seemed to be about 2m wide.


    Ju-Heon finally smiled with satisfaction.


    ¡®I did it. We should be able to make it out on time like this.¡¯


    Ju-Heon recalled the direction of the exit and continued to use the skill over and over.


    It was still too low in rank to restore the entire tomb at once, but this was enough for now!


    ¡°How is it? You still haven''t found those bastards?¡±


    About three or four hours had passed since the tomb had crumbled.


    Keira rushed her subordinates with an anxious heart. She thought that Ju-Heon should have suffocated to death or be on the brink of death because of oxygen deficiency by now.


    ¡°Hurry up and find them, hurry!¡±


    It would have been a waste if she used her artifact braving the risk if those bastards managed to escape. Keira then looked at the clock.


    ¡®There¡¯s less than 30 minutes left before the rebound from using the artifact happens.¡¯


    ¡°So hurry up and find them. They have artifacts on them. You should be able to quickly locate them if you use a search artifact.¡±


    [Roger.]


    [We have split up into teams to focus on different areas.]


    The TSOF were using search artifacts to look for Ju-Heon''s group who should have been buried alive. These artifacts were similar to mine detectors.


    They were walking around the outside of the destroyed tomb and digging anywhere they got a reaction. A destroyed tomb was just debris, so it was possible to drill through with modern weapons to get inside.


    They quickly came back with good news.


    [Reporting in. Team 1 has got a reaction!]


    Keira was happy.


    However...


    [Umm...]


    Keira started to frown as something seemed wrong.


    ¡°What is it? Hurry up and tell me.¡±


    The soldier on the other end seemed anxious even after hearing Keira''s question. Keira''s insides were burning the longer the silence continued.


    ¡°What is going on! Hurry up and report!¡±


    [No, that...you see.]


    "Do you want me to decapitate all of you? I asked you what is going on!¡±


    An anxious voice responded as if there really was a sword up against his neck.


    [Apparently there is a path inside the tomb!]


    ¡°What? A path?¡±


    [Yes ma¡¯am. Everywhere else is destroyed but there is only one area with an undamaged path!]


    [It is not an underground tunnel! Apparently it looks as if only that path was not damaged at all!]


    What bullshit was this?


    Keira was extremely shocked. ¡®I destroyed everything so that there wasn¡¯t even a tiny hole, so why is there still a path?¡¯


    However, the General then heard something even more shocking that made it feel as if someone had smacked her on the back of her head.


    [Reporting in. That path we mentioned seems to be connected to a village 1km away!]


    Keira felt dizzy at this point.


    ¡°What are you talking about?! I thought there was a reaction to an artifact! What about that?!¡±


    [That is something that we presume to be a piece of a sweet potato. We have no other reactions other than that!]


    [The other team only found corpses of our fellow soldiers! I believe the chances that they escaped through this path...!]


    Keira dropped the coffee mug in her hand.


    ¡®How the hell could this happen?¡¯


    What else could it be?


    Yoo Jaeha who managed to escape thanks to Ju-Heon''s Tomb Restoration skill shouted in joy.


    "Wow, our Captain-nim is the best! You''re so amazing!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was busy praising Ju-Heon while being full of loyalty toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I will follow you for the rest of my life, Captain-nim!¡±


    They were currently getting on the Holten family private plane.


    It had been three hours since they first became stuck inside the tomb.


    It was plenty of time to escape from the tomb and head to the airport. They were currently getting ready to depart.


    Actually, they had managed to get out of the cave and get to the airport in two hours.


    That was why Ju-Heon was leisurely bathing while Yoo Jaeha was laughing as he watched something on his tablet.


    ¡°The TSOF bastards are busy shoveling.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha seemed to be watching a Turkish news broadcast.


    [There were intruders to Cappadocia''s Tomb Appearance. We are currently searching for the intruders but there are no signs of them.]


    [The search team has found a path inside the tomb and is extending the search radius to the nearby village.]


    Ju-Heon snorted from inside the bathtub after hearing the news.


    ¡°What¡¯s the point of searching the nearby village? We¡¯ll be in the air.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked toward the bathroom in shock after hearing Ju-Heon¡¯s comment.


    It could not be helped because he was reading the English subtitles. But Ju-Heon who was taking a bath should not be able to see that.


    ¡°What the, Captain-nim, you know Turkish too?¡±


    "Why? Is it weird if I do?¡±


    ¡°Damn it, Captain-nim, how many languages can you speak?¡±


    Furthermore, the announcer was talking very quickly, so it was obvious that Ju-Heon was not a beginner. Ju-Heon just chuckled regardless of whether Yoo Jaeha was shocked or not.


    It was at that moment.


    [The only item we found that could potentially belong to the intruders is a piece of sweet potato. That is why the search team will do their best to investigate this piece...]


    ¡®Huh? A piece of sweet potato?¡¯


    It wasn¡¯t translated in the subtitles, but the piece of information he just heard was odd.


    ¡°Hey. Number 1. You gathered every piece of the self-destructed artifacts, right?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Ah, yes. What about it?! I wanted to try to restore them because it was such a waste!¡±


    ¡°But you left the sweet potato artifact¡¯s pieces behind?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to laugh.


    ¡°Ah! That thing? I threw it away because it stunk so bad! Why? Did something happen?¡±


    ¡°......No, it¡¯s fine.¡±


    ¡®Might as well let them take it to Keira to waste their time investigating.¡¯


    ¡°Anyway, we achieved our goal.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    Irene should be able to control her artifact as she pleases now. Furthermore, Ju-Heon should be able to use the power of gold and the power of destitution as he pleased as well.


    Ju-Heon had now gained the Hand of Gold.


    ¡®Now I just need to wrap my hand around the Holten household as well.¡¯


    The Holten family should reach out to him since he managed to successfully complete their beloved youngest daughter¡¯s request.


    As expected, Irene quickly rushed in with some news.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon! Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    She was smiling brightly as she looked around for Ju-Heon. She found Yoo Jaeha lounging around, but she didn''t seem to care for him at all.


    Irene wasn¡¯t thinking straight and walked into the bathroom where Ju-Heon was taking a bath before she screamed.


    ¡°Kyaaaaa! ¡°I, I''m sorry! No, you see, that.¡±


    She must have never seen a man¡¯s naked body before as she plopped down and covered her flushed face as she apologized.


    The Holten household was a strict Catholic household, so it was understandable that she had no experience with a man¡¯s naked body. Ju-Heon''s clothes had not completely melted away when they were inside the tomb.


    But Ju-Heon didn''t care whether Irene was flustered or not and calmly responded.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. What¡¯s all the fuss about?¡±


    ¡°Ah...that! I chatted with my family and my parents and my brother want to meet with you!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to shake in fear after hearing that while Ju-Heon smiled wickedly as if things were going according to his plan.


    ¡°That¡¯s perfect. There was something I wanted to meet them and tell them about as well.¡±

 Chapter 67: The one who dominates the Hand of Gold (3)

    Chapter 67: The one who dominates the Hand of Gold (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°You want to meet with them to tell them something?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha frowned after hearing Ju-Heon say that.


    ¡°You''re not planning to ask them for their precious daughter, right?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Irene was the one who was shocked after hearing that. But Yoo Jaeha just started to whistle and set the mood.


    "Wow, you''re going to have such a beauty as your wife? I''m so jealous, ah! As your first employee, I get special perks in not having to give you a monetary gift to celebrate!¡±


    "W, wait a minute. Excuse me!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to mess with Irene more after seeing her being flustered.


    ¡°Why are you so embarrassed? You hugged me with your naked body not too long ago.¡±


    Irene, who recalled what happened at the tomb, seemed to have lost her mind.


    ¡°I, I''m sorry if you found it to be unpleasant! I wasn¡¯t thinking straight when I did that!¡±


    ¡®Why would it have been unpleasant?¡¯


    Honestly speaking, someone at Irene¡¯s level was difficult to handle for even an artifactphile like Ju-Heon. It would be one thing if he was in his sick 38 years old body, but he was currently a very healthy 23 years old man.


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    ¡°I''m joking. Please don¡¯t be so gullible. It¡¯ll lead you to a lot of trouble in the future.¡±


    Irene blanked out for a moment after hearing that he was joking.


    In fact, she felt a bit disappointed.


    She couldn¡¯t tell why she felt that way.


    Ju-Heon received a text at that moment.


    [Hey, you dull pumpkin! You''re not supposed to say that it is a joke at that moment! ??]


    Yoo Jaeha must have been so frustrated to the point that he sent Ju-Heon an angry text.


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡®I''m not supposed to say it¡¯s a joke?¡¯


    [Then you want me to seduce her on purpose?]


    Yoo Jaeha seemed nervous after seeing that response.


    [Huh? You''re not interested in Irene?]


    [She is pretty.]


    It seemed as if his subordinate wanted to swear after hearing that.


    [Damn it, you damn artifactphile! Seduce her even if you don''t like her! What are you going to do with that handsome face of yours?! Let¡¯s just gobble up the Holten family''s wealth!]


    Ju-Heon just scoffed.


    ¡®Damn it, you damn wedding scammer bastard.


    [Enough. I''ve almost lost my life about twenty times doing things like that.]


    [What?! What the f*ck are you going around doing?!]


    ¡®What am I doing?


    I just scammed some people back in the days.¡¯ He had approached women on purpose to take their artifacts. There were professors, wealthy heiresses, Hollywood actresses, and even princesses on that list.


    Although it was terrible, what could he do?


    It was Chairman Kwon''s orders and his job.


    However, they say that the problems from foolish infatuations are the dirtiest in the world. That was why Ju-Heon had faced all sorts of terrible things as revenge.


    Because of that...


    ¡®I won¡¯t make any women problems anymore. I won¡¯t tie myself to the Holten family like that either.¡¯


    The Holten household was quite amazing and Inspector Kim who has been asking him for a niece or nephew would be very happy, but Ju-Heon had no plans on dating or getting married.


    He didn¡¯t even have enough time to gather all the artifacts he wanted and firm his foundation!


    ¡®A business relationship with the Holten household is good enough.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon said the following to Irene.


    ¡°Then please don¡¯t hug just anyone while you are naked from now on. That can be dangerous.¡±


    That seemed to have made Irene recall that moment as she quietly squealed.


    ¡°I''m sorry! And please keep that story a secret to my family!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Irene put her hand over her face.


    She was certain that her religious parents would come charging in with a marriage license if they learned about that.


    That was why Irene was in despair.


    ¡®Oh no, I might end up causing Mr. Ju-Heon harm.¡¯


    However, the plane was flying toward New York regardless of how Irene was feeling.


    ¡°Ho, now what is this?¡±


    Richard gasped in disbelief while on the video call. It was because there was something weird going on on the other side of the screen.


    Keira should have been on the screen.


    Yes, he checked and it was supposed to be that way.


    ¡®Why is there an infant?¡¯


    Richard could not ask the question in shock. However, the clothes the baby was wearing was Keira¡¯s military uniform. Of course, it was too big so it could not really be called clothes for the baby.


    ¡°Umm, are you really General Keira?¡±


    [Waaaaaaah.]


    ¡°Umm, General-nim.¡±


    [Waaaaaaaaaah?]


    ¡®......There¡¯s no way we can talk like this.¡¯


    Richard sighed and tried to hang up. He didn''t know what was going on, but it looked as if Keira¡¯s artifact¡¯s risk had activated again.


    ¡®I think General Keira said she had Sekhmet¡¯s Artifact.¡¯


    The Egyptian Sekhmet was a goddess of destruction who was sent to the world to punish people. She was the transformed appearance of Hathor, the goddess of love and beauty.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡®General Keira¡¯s risk was said to be a transformation.¡¯


    The shape of her body would change.


    It was fine up to that point, but the scary part was that even she did not know what she would transform into. He''s heard that she¡¯s transformed into animals, inanimate objects such as trees, furniture, dolls, and even underwear and a worm!


    The time it took to return to her original appearance was different each time as well. She would remain in that appearance for months if it was serious. That was why this was quite a difficult artifact to handle.


    However...


    ¡®This is driving me crazy. She turned into a baby this time.........¡¯


    Richard sighed.


    ¡°I understand. I don¡¯t think we can communicate right now so I will call again next time.¡±


    The baby on the other side of the screen started to slam down on the table in response.


    [Waaaaaaah! Waaaaaaaah! Waaaah!! Waaaah!!]


    The baby seemed quite angry.


    But it only put Richard in an awkward situation.


    ¡®Damn it, so what if you are angry?!


    We can¡¯t discuss anything if we can''t understand each other!


    A frustrated Keira huffed before sending a message through her cellphone. He could tell how angry she was based on the message.


    [Are you luuking down on me because I''m a baby?! I may be a bwaby, but I cwan still commoonicate!]


    Richard sighed while looking at the typo-filled message.


    Could this really be called communicating?


    ¡°Okay fine. But it¡¯s not like you can go outside looking like that.¡±


    That was indeed the case. Although Richard coincidentally saw her like this, only a few people knew about Keira¡¯s risk.


    Keira who made it so even most of her subordinates could not see her right now was shaking.


    ¡®Damn it. I can¡¯t let people know about this risk.¡¯


    But it should be okay. Only people she could trust knew about this risk and none of the enemies knew.


    [Anywuay, we are invwestiguading the sweet potato we fwound. Analysus used will find out everything. You can luuk fward to it. (Anyway, we are investigating the sweet potato we found. We are using the analysis-type artifacts so we should be able to get some information on that bastard. You can look forward to it.)]


    It was still a messy combination of letters, but Richard laughed as he understood what she was trying to say.


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    Keira¡¯s personal secretary came into the room as if to respond to that statement.


    [General-nim! Something bad has happened!]


    [Waaah? (What is it?)]


    [Umm, we urgently analyzed the sweet potato artifact as you ordered!]


    [Waaaah!! Waaaaaaaahh! (Good. What are the results?!)]


    Keira looked toward her subordinate with anticipation. She had thought that they would be able to use a reverse tracking artifact to gather information on Ju-Heon.


    However...


    [That......my apologies! The entire investigation team ended up fainting because of an unknown deadly gas! I''m sorry but I don¡¯t think it is possible to analyze it!]


    [Waaaaaaaaaaaaah?!]


    Richard put his hand on his forehead as he listened.


    ¡®Aigoo. Is it really okay to work together with this woman?¡¯


    ¡°Based on the file you gave me, it looks as if the Holten household is involved in this situation?¡±


    They had naturally found out the Holten household¡¯s involvement after investigating the airport. Ju-Heon had expected as much, as they would have found out about it as long as they were not idiots.


    However...


    ¡°The Holten household seems to be colluding with Seo Ju-Heon. Do you think the Holtens may be his sponsor?¡±


    They had learned that Seo Ju-Heon was the one who had been in the tomb and that he was with some woman.


    ¡®It was that way at the auction house as well. It¡¯s likely that he was with Irene Holten, but...¡¯


    However, it made no sense that the Holtens were working with Ju-Heon.


    There was a simple reason for it.


    ¡®The Holtens are Catholic and treat artifacts as the devil.¡¯


    They had tried to get the Holtens to join Pandora many times, but they were shut down each time.


    Keira responded by text.


    [No chwance they are hees spwonsor. But bwased on wuat I''ve heard, only bwad dings happen to those around the Hulten waomen. (No chance they are his sponsor. But based on what I''ve heard, only bad things happen to those around the Holten woman).]


    ¡°Do you think it is the power of an artifact?¡±


    [The chwances are high but I wunt it if it is an artwifact that can spwead daster. (The chances are high. But I want it if it is an artifact that can spread disaster).]


    Richard chuckled at her statement.


    ¡°I told you to leave them to me. Today happens to be that day.¡±


    [Nwo that I tink abuat it, yesterday was d-day. Will it bue okay? (Now that I think about it, yesterday was d-day. Will it be okay?)]


    ¡°Yes ma¡¯am. No matter how they try to fly or crawl, they are simple civilians in the face of power.¡±


    Richard started to smile.


    He had a certain way to tie Ju-Heon''s hands and feet.


    As expected, Ju-Heon''s group was frowning once they arrived at the airport.


    ¡°This is an investigation! Nobody can leave the airport until the search is completed!¡±


    They were currently at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. It was because the Holten private plane was a giant jet and not a small plane, so the plane was maintained at the airport.


    That much was fine.


    However...


    ¡°We found an artifact user!¡±


    ¡°Get them!¡±


    ¡°Let go of me! You bastard!¡±


    They saw some pests that had shut down the airport and were using search-type artifacts. They were using artifacts to search long distances at once. Anyone in possession of artifacts who were noticed by those artifacts were dragged away.


    Most of the soldiers were TSOF while there were people wearing uniforms they had never seen before going around the airport as well.


    They seemed to be Pandora soldiers.


    Of course, the news was saying the following about this situation.


    [There was a < Join Declaration for Pandora > at the G20 Summit Meeting in Paris yesterday.]


    [Artifacts are a social evil at the level of nuclear weapons, a pandora¡¯s box that will bring chaos into the world. That is why we are forbidding civilians from approaching tombs or owning or selling artifacts.]


    [All tombs and artifacts will now be handled by < Pandora >, the international tomb administration organization, and anyone in possession of artifacts will be arrested without exception and the artifacts will be confiscated immediately...]


    [Anyone who opposes will be labeled a terrorist. Regardless of their nationality, they will be punished in the country where the incident has happened.]


    In short, there were now restrictions and suppression of artifact ownership throughout the world. Many artifact users were discovered and ruthlessly arrested as if the soldiers had been waiting for this moment.


    Ju-Heon also received the following message.


    [The eyes of the wide-area search have discovered your artifacts.]


    [Artifact users are rushing over.]


    ¡®Damn it, even though I have been hiding the artifacts¡¯ auras?¡¯ The fact that they were discovered probably meant that they were using a high-grade search-type artifact.


    The news on Yoo Jaeha¡¯s tablet continued as that happened.


    [Tombs and artifacts will be safely investigated by the best excavation team that Pandora will create...]


    [Pandora will use the artifacts for the safety of the people.]


    [These new regulations are being enforced world-wide since the Joint Declaration for Pandora, so we ask for everyone¡¯s cooperation.]


    Yoo Jaeha shouted after seeing people being dragged out of the airport.


    "What do we do? They¡¯re going to take all of our artifacts and treat us as terrorists at this rate!¡±


    Ju-Heon then started to scoff.


    These bastards had come earlier than he had expected, but they really were annoying.


    Based on this broadcast, nobody other than people Pandora dictates could even touch an artifact or go into a tomb.


    ¡®It didn¡¯t matter in the past since I was under Chairman Kwon who was part of Pandora, but...¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha looked around and started to grind his teeth.


    ¡°Damn it, what do we do? If it is like this...!¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed at that moment.


    ¡°I have no choice if it is like this.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. We can¡¯t just sit back and let them do as they please.¡±


    Both Yoo Jaeha and Irene gasped.


    ¡°Excuse me? But how can a person go up against an organization made up of multiple countries...!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled and grabbed Irene¡¯s hand instead of responding.


    "Shouldn''t we properly test out the precious artifact we just gained?¡±


    It was time to test the Monarch of Destitution¡¯s artifact as Ju-Heon mentioned.

 Chapter 68: It was just a bad match-up (1)

    Chapter 68: It was just a bad match-up (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®Test Irene''s artifact?¡¯


    The sharp Yoo Jaeha seemed to have realized what Ju-Heon was trying to do.


    ¡°You¡¯re not talking about using the destitution ability to f*ck them up, are you?¡±


    ¡°Yes. You''re absolutely right.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha could not close his mouth after seeing Ju-Heon''s smile.


    Although he was saying that, Ju-Heon actually believed there should be an artifact administration organization.


    There needed to be an organization that could take care of artifact dealing, ranking, user handling, civilian protecting, and artifact-related laws, things that a country could not do on their own.


    However...


    ¡®The current Pandora can¡¯t be that organization.¡¯


    It¡¯s members were a serious problem. It was also an issue that a terrible law was issued because of them, not allowing him to use artifacts.


    ¡°I need your cooperation for that reason, is that okay?¡±


    Irene nodded her head at Ju-Heon''s question.


    She was happy to cooperate as much as he wanted.


    Ju-Heon was her savior, and based on the broadcast, she would end up as a terrorist like this as well.


    That was enough reason to cooperate, but...


    ¡°But Mr. Ju-Heon. I¡¯m not very good at using artifacts yet...!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡°That¡¯s okay. Just do as I tell you.¡±


    Of course, it would not be easy to handle a SS-Grade artifact. However, the basic methods were the same regardless of whether they were low or high grade artifacts.


    Ju-Heon then calmly started to speak.


    ¡°There are Dominance, Affinity, and Fit when it comes to handling an artifact, but Fit is useless and you should just feed Affinity to your dog. So, just follow after me. You will be using your Dominance.¡±


    Ju-Heon grabbed Irene''s left hand and interlocked their fingers. It was so that he could suppress Midas''s Artifact if it went berserk.


    However, his hand movement felt very practiced and somewhat erotic that Irene became nervous and flinched.


    ¡°Ah, wait.¡±


    Ju-Heon ignored her response, smiled, and started to speak.


    ¡°Okay, shout after me.¡±


    ¡°Ah, yes!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled as if he was satisfied with that response.


    ¡°Okay. First, ¡®How dare a damn artifact!¡¯


    ¡°H, how dare a damn artifact!¡±


    ¡°Louder!¡±


    ¡°H, how dare a damn artifact!¡±


    ¡°Your voice is still too quiet!¡±


    ¡°H, how dare a damn artifact!¡±


    ¡°Good. Next. Artifact, submit to me!¡± S~ea??h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "A, artifact, submit to me!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha had a suspicious expression on his face as he watched.


    ¡®...Is it just me or does this feel like he¡¯s scamming her?¡¯


    "We captured a total of 14 artifact users at the airport!¡±


    ¡°Reporting in! The artifact users resisted, but we were able to successfully suppress them!¡±


    Pandora¡¯s Colonel Morgan smiled after hearing the reports coming in.


    ¡°Good. We were able to protect the citizens from the dangers of terrorism thanks to your acts.¡±


    The people who had taken over the airport had received the important first mission of announcing Pandora¡¯s beginning.


    They were to confiscate artifacts from civilians and punish the artifact users.


    There was a simple reason for it.


    They were using them as examples.


    Humans needed to be dominated with fear, so they were severely punishing artifact users to make everyone else not even think about owning an artifact.


    Furthermore, they were instilling the thought that artifacts were things they should fear and stay away from.


    ¡®This should make it smooth sailing for Pandora.¡¯


    Pandora¡¯s influence would be embedded deep into the world.


    They were trying to scare people into thinking artifacts were disasters instead of tools to desire. Their plan was to make people support Pandora overseeing the artifacts without any question.


    As for the part where they were supposedly doing this for the citizens?


    ¡®They can eat shit.¡¯


    The artifacts they legally confiscated would be handed to Pandora''s members, sponsors, and member countries in the name of protection. People associated with Pandora will use artifacts and receive significantly high annual salaries as well.


    That was why they were shouting with all their might as they roamed around the airport.


    "Artifacts are disasters that threaten humans, anybody using them are all future terrorists! Please cooperate as we confiscate all artifacts!¡±


    ¡°All you have to do is stand still. Pandora will take care of everything.¡±


    They received a new piece of information through their wireless communicator.


    [Reporting in! We have located an artifact not too far away! There are three people.]


    They were using long distance search artifacts to investigate. Although there were many different search-type artifacts, they were mainly using inspector-related artifacts.


    [Police Notepad belonging to Javert who could not catch Jean Valjean (B-Grade:Rare-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    [Scotland Yard¡¯s Inspector Lestrade¡¯s Inspection Log (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    [The Sharp Eyes of the Woodcutter looking for the Bathing Fairy (B-Grade:Rare-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    Of course, the investigation team had over ten other artifacts in addition to those.


    Morgan who had easily arrested those other artifact users talked as if he found this to be ridiculous.


    ¡°There truly are many people who were hiding artifacts. Things could have been terrible without our Pandora.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. We must protect the citizens from the terrorists.¡±


    Of course, they were more interested in benefiting from the artifacts than the safety of the citizens.


    It was at that moment.


    [Reporting in! One of the artifacts detected on the three people seems serious!]


    ¡°What?¡±


    [One person has an art-type restoration artifact, another person has miscellaneous artifacts and a sword-type artifact... But the last person seems to have an artifact related to wealth!]


    Morgan started to smile after hearing that.


    He didn''t pay attention to anything else.


    He was thinking...


    ¡®Artifacts related to wealth are especially desired.¡¯


    Pandora had artifacts that they gave a high amount of points for bringing in. Naturally, artifacts that would benefit countries and the colossus would get high points, and artifacts related to wealth were one of them.


    Morgan was someone who had risen to Colonel because of his pretty high artifact Dominance. As someone who was greedy to get an even higher position, he was overjoyed that he could earn some points with this.


    ¡®We will get rid of them and steal the artifact.¡¯


    ¡°Where are they located?¡±


    [They are near Gate 4!]


    Morgan moved the soldiers after hearing the location on the wireless communicator.


    ¡®This is an issue that can get me promoted.¡¯


    They quickly moved until they located three youngsters.


    The brown-haired boy who seemed to be around mid-170cms in height seemed innocent but the boy who was around low-180cms in height looked like someone who would punch you if you said the wrong thing. Then the skinny girl was so beautiful that his jaws dropped.


    Morgan started to frown while looking at them.


    ¡®The only thing that is certain is that one of them has the wealth-related artifact.¡¯


    They confidently pointed their swords and surrounded Ju-Heon¡¯s group. They were all people who had received hellish training to deal with artifact users.


    They were all artifact users who had enough physical strength to suppress other artifact users. Every artifact user inside the airport had been suppressed by them.


    ¡°Don¡¯t move!¡±


    The civilians screamed and moved away after seeing around fifty soldiers pointing their guns. Yoo Jaeha also raised both hands while shaking.


    Ju-Heon was the only one not shaking during that situation.


    In fact, Ju-Heon looked as if he was looking down on them.


    ¡°What is it? You''re going to try to catch us?¡±


    Pandora¡¯s soldiers started to frown.


    ¡°Hand over your artifacts without resistance. Otherwise, you will be considered as terrorists and killed.¡±


    Ju-Heon just scoffed.


    ¡°Under what authority?¡±


    ¡°This bastard must not understand his situation. This is based on international law. This is all legal! Are you planning on turning the entire world against you?!¡±


    ¡°The items in your hands are dangerous items similar to nuclear weapons! Hand them over right now.¡±


    ¡°This is all for the citizens.¡±


    ¡°We will question the three of you after that.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who had been holding back sneered as if he needed to say what he needed to say.


    ¡°Hey moron...I mean, hey mister. I get everything you are saying, okay? I get that you are working hard for the citizens, but this lady''s artifact is stuck to her body so she can''t put it down, okay? What are you asking her to drop?¡±


    He said that thinking it was a way out, but the Pandora people did not budge.


    ¡°In that situation, we will move you to Pandora¡¯s isolation facility. Based on the inspection results, you will either be completely isolated or learn how to use the artifact properly within Pandora¡¯s facility. Everything is for the safety of the citizens.¡±


    Although he was using so many words to say it, they would be forcibly moved to Pandora¡¯s facility either way.


    Irene would have to use her powers for Pandora if she ended up being dragged to the facility.


    There was no way the three of them could feel good knowing the true intentions behind these bastards¡¯ actions.


    However, the Pandora soldiers triumphantly smiled.


    ¡°Now then, the woman can follow us while the other two can hand...¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted at that moment.


    ¡°Get lost.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The soldiers questioned what they just heard.


    ¡°What did you just say?¡±


    ¡°I told you to get lost. Unless you wish to die.¡±


    ¡°Hey bastard, how dare you say such bullshit!¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re past the warning phase. Fire!¡±


    They started to shoot once the command was given. However, something shocking happened at that moment.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    The area was suddenly full of screaming.


    The weapons they tried to fire had exploded and injured the soldiers. They couldn''t help but become anxious.


    "Why did our weapons suddenly?!¡±


    However, Morgan who realized the situation quickly started to shout.


    ¡°This is not something we can take care of with weapons! Quickly proceed to phase 2!¡±


    They quickly took out numerous artifacts Pandora had assigned them. They were consumable artifacts that were only to be used if they could not suppress the users with weapons.


    However...


    ¡°Who did you say you were trying to capture?¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed as if they were ridiculous.


    Pandora soldiers definitely were all talented artifact users. Many artifact users were captured by them in the past. Quite a few were captured by them now as well.


    However, Ju-Heon was an infamous artifact user among all those artifact users. It was normal for him to be chased and threatened as if he was on the International Wanted List.


    He did not live such a soft life to be captured by these bastards.


    ¡®It¡¯s obvious Richard, Keira, or one of those bastards plotted to steal my artifacts.¡¯


    Ju-Heon threatened them instead.


    ¡°Let me give you a warning. Put your artifacts away instead of wasting their limited uses. Otherwise, you will get hurt.¡±


    ¡°Don''t pay him any attention! Use them!¡±


    The different artifacts started to roar and show their abilities after the Colonel shouted.


    They were all strong artifacts as they were assigned to handle artifact users.


    [#(@$#$(@(!]


    [@#$($()!]


    I see humans, kill them!


    How exciting! Let¡¯s kill! Let¡¯s kill!


    However...


    ¡°Don''t say I didn''t warn you.¡±


    Ju-Heon then peeked toward Irene. Irene quickly activated the strong Hand of Midas after receiving Ju-Heon''s signal.


    She was not using Midas''s golden field but the destitution field!


    A bright light soon flashed before the ill omen of disaster descended upon the airport.


    Bang!


    And that might have been the day all those artifacts died.

 Chapter 69: It was just a bad match-up (2)

    Chapter 69: It was just a bad match-up (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Boom!


    An aura of disaster that transcended all imagination started to spread throughout the airport. Now that it was dominated properly, the power of the artifact was much stronger and scarier than before.


    Of course, the ones that received the most damage were naturally Pandora¡¯s artifacts.


    [$##&$#$!]


    [#@&#@!]


    Waaaaaah, waaaaaaaaaah.


    I finally came out after a long time to show off my powers, but what the hell is this?!


    A message popped up in front of Ju-Heon as if to show him the pain the artifacts were going through.


    [The savage Hand of Destitution has descended on the entire airport.]


    [An area with a radius of 1km has forcibly turned into a destitution field. An unfavorable situation will befall all wealth related issues.]


    [The strong aura of ill omen is making the enemy artifacts suffer significant pain.]


    [There are probably no artifacts that could survive this disaster.]


    Something happened to the artifacts in Pandora soldiers¡¯ hands as soon as that message popped up.


    Crack, crack.


    Crack, crack.


    The artifacts that could not overcome the aura of disaster started to crack.


    And then...


    Bang!


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Artifacts after artifacts started to break one after another. It looked as if light bulbs were exploding all around them.


    This made the Pandora soldiers start to scream.


    ¡°T, the artifacts!¡±


    ¡°Our artifacts!¡±


    They became anxious while looking at the artifacts that had turned to powder. How could these artifacts that wouldn¡¯t even get a scratch on them when they tried to destroy them end up like this?!


    Ju-Heon shamelessly snickered as if they had it coming.


    ¡°See, I warned you. I told you to put your artifacts away.¡±


    ¡°You......!¡±


    ¡°You guys are amazing but you picked the wrong person to mess with.¡±


    ¡°You bastard!¡±


    The soldiers who had instantly lost their artifacts all glared at Ju-Heon. However, Ju-Heon viciously smiled and walked toward them.


    All of their artifacts were probably marked by a Divine-Grade artifact called the < Pandora System > so their locations were being tracked. That was why the right choice was to destroy all of them instead of stealing them.


    Some of the soldiers fell on their asses as Ju-Heon got closer. These were the young soldiers. They had received a lot of artifact training until now, but this was something they could not have ever imagined.


    ¡®I don''t know what it is, but he has a suspicious artifact.¡¯


    There was a saying that said an unidentified enemy was the scariest in the world. It would be weird if they weren¡¯t scared of Ju-Heon after losing their weapons and their artifacts.


    ¡°D, don''t come any closer!¡±


    Colonel Morgan shouted viciously after hearing one of his subordinates shout like that.


    ¡°That stupid idiot! How dare he show such a reaction to a damn terrorist...!¡±


    However, Colonel Morgan could not finish his sentence. It was because ju-Heon got close and roughly grabbed his collar.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon smirked and started to frown.


    ¡°Terrorist? You should keep your f*cking bullshit straight.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°If we are terrorists for having artifacts, doesn''t that make you guys terrorists as well?¡±


    Morgan shouted in anger.


    ¡°Don¡¯t treat us the same as you bastards! We are users who have received permission......ugh!¡±


    However, Morgan coughed up blood mid-sentence.


    It was the same for the other Pandora soldiers as well. However, Ju-Heon''s group and the regular civilians were fine for some reason.


    They did not know why they had coughed up blood.


    However, Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed as he started to speak again.


    ¡°Go back to Pandora and tell them this. Get rid of that nonsense of a law if they don¡¯t want to die.¡±


    ¡°U, ugh! I got it, so......¡±


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s not like you guys will listen even if I tell you like this.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The corners of Ju-Heon''s lips started to go up as he continued.


    ¡°People who don''t understand with words seemed to understand after suffering a bit themselves.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    And voila, the artifacts that had not yet cracked started to heat up as soon as Ju-Heon said that.


    [#$#&#!]


    [#$#$(#$(!)


    ¡°Ow, so hot!¡±


    The soldiers dropped the artifacts that were heating up too much.


    A message popped up at the same time.


    [The artifacts that were unable to stand the strong power of destitution are destroying themselves.]


    [You have learned about the existence of the < Artifact Slaughterer > title.]


    [Your Dominance has increased exponentially.]


    Baaaaang!


    Even the high-grade artifacts self-destructed without fail.


    It was just extra that the airport was destroyed as well.


    [There was an explosion at John F. Kennedy International Airport on March 12th at 2pm.]


    [The airport was destroyed as a result of this incident and although no civilians were harmed in the incident, the civic groups and foreign press have proclaimed that Pandora will not be able to avoid responsibility for this.]


    ¡°This is really driving me nuts.¡±


    A meeting at the Pandora headquarters in Paris.


    Richard, one of Pandora¡¯s leaders, had a headache because of this incident.


    This was an important time where Pandora needed to receive favorable opinion from the public to spread its wings.


    But what?


    ¡°We destroyed an airport? Make the reporters shut their mouths!¡±


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon that bastard was the one who destroyed the airport!¡¯


    However, it did not seem that way to the civilians at all. What they saw was that Pandora had not maintained their artifacts properly, leading to their explosion and the resulting damage.


    However, these were the articles being posted regardless of whether it was true, driving Pandora''s leaders crazy.


    [US Civic group, ¡°If they want to created an International Artifact Administration Organization, they should be adept at handling artifacts.¡±]


    [China, ¡°It was illogical to leave artifacts to Pandora without having any proof they could handle it. They should stop pushing countries to become members.]


    [If it is like this, they should get rid of any thoughts about receiving support...]


    People were concerned.


    That was obvious.


    Pandora who was supposed to protect the civilians destroyed an airport because they could not handle their artifacts properly?


    ¡°There are many organizations being created that are aggressively pushing for Pandora to be disbanded. They are saying Pandora is using a weird law to unfairly profit.¡±


    ¡°We must reveal the truth to restore Pandora''s reputation.¡±


    ¡°We need to first capture that Seo Ju-Heon bastard! We must figure out why the artifacts were destroyed! We have almost no information on him!¡±


    Honestly speaking, this situation was what Ju-Heon wanted to happen.


    If he could not destroy Pandora yet, he could start by shaking different parts of its foundation one by one.


    They would lose power if Pandora did not receive support and he could get rid of that shitty law where civilians could not be in possession of artifacts.


    And he managed to destroy Pandora''s image to a degree.


    Richard was grinding his teeth as a result.


    They had finally prepared this law to easily gather artifacts but it was already in such peril!


    ¡®Damn it. It looks like the Divine-Grade artifact users will need to deal with Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    As Interim Director, Richard banged on the table as the members started to argue and fight.


    ¡°Fine. We will postpone Pandora personally capturing artifact users. We will leave that to each country. We will also put Seo Ju-Heon, Yoo Jaeha, and Irene Holten on the wanted list and name them as dangerous individuals throughout the world.¡±


    Many of the members flinched after hearing that.


    ¡°Wait, hold on. When you say Irene Holten...is she not from that Holten household?¡±


    "Are you sure it is okay to mess with them?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. It looks like that Seo Ju-Heon person has some connections to the Holten household. Wouldn¡¯t it be better to make a backdoor deal than to put them on the wanted list?¡±


    However, the people who said that ended up being treated as idiots.


    ¡°Please stay quiet if you don¡¯t know anything. Do you think we have just been sucking on our thumbs? We contacted the Holten household right away. We mentioned his sister and Seo Ju-Heon. Do you know what George Holten said?¡±


    "What did he say?¡±


    ¡°He told us to get lost if we don¡¯t want to end up being destroyed along with these satanic artifacts! He treated us as fools!¡±


    They could not say anything after hearing that.


    ¡°Oh my...that guy is still the same. What about the parents?¡±


    ¡°We cannot contact them. I''m sure they are ignoring our calls.¡±


    ¡°That is why we plan on making examples out of all three of them. That will make it easier to draw in the other artifact users.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. The Holten family just considers artifacts to be the devil. Their thought process has not evolved since that of the Middle Ages.¡±


    There seemed to be members who had a bad relationship with the Holtens as more people chimed in.


    Then they all started to laugh. S~ea??h the n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    They had no idea that their action would end up waking up a wild beast.


    ¡°AIgoo, we¡¯re dead now!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha lamented as if the world was ending as he read a news article. They were currently in a luxurious and spacious Benz while heading to one of the Holten family''s ten estates.


    They successfully cut Pandora''s image down, but the problem was the article that came up after the airport incident.


    [Airport Terrorist Incident trio set to have the highest bounty.]


    ¡®Bounty, a bounty?!¡¯


    ¡°They put a 10 million dollar (10 billion won) bounty on our heads! Aigoo, the world¡¯s worst criminals have an average of 5 million dollar bounties but look at this!¡±


    It made sense that Yoo Jaeha who didn''t want to be arrested by Interpol would shriek. However, Ju-Heon didn¡¯t even snort while looking at the article.


    ¡®Is this how they want to play?¡¯


    In fact, Ju-Heon looked annoyed.


    It was one thing to have a bounty on his head, but...


    ¡®Only 10 million dollars?


    Are they looking down on me?¡¯


    The bounty on his head as the captain of the tomb raiding team in the past was 70 million dollars so it was normal that 10 million dollars seemed quite low.


    ¡®Furthermore, your bounty was higher than mine, you damn Monarch of Fraud.¡¯


    The impact that the monarchs had on the world could not be described with words. Of course, Yoo Jaeha¡¯s bounty was the lowest among the monarchs as his level of danger was quite low compared to the others.


    There was also another reason Ju-Heon didn''t care much about this bounty.


    There were bounties on all artifact users in his past world and the bounties ended up being considered an artifact user''s level of worth. There were times they would end up being scouted because of how high their bounty was.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    He had successfully landed the first blow on Pandora and managed to check the impact of the artifact of destitution, so he benefited in the end.


    But it would be annoying to already have a bounty on his head.


    ¡®Well, I guess the only way is to be friendly with the Holtens and have them handle it.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon was looking at the Monarch of Destitution with a focused gaze. Irene was his important cornerstone.


    ¡®Everything is perfect if I can make the Holtens mine.¡¯


    In that sense, Irene was the medium to grab the entire Holten family. It would be bad if something happened to her. Ju-Heon asked a question after having that thought.


    ¡°Is there anywhere that hurts or anything that seems odd?¡±


    ¡°Huh? No! Not at all. Why?¡±


    Irene looked toward Ju-Heon but Ju-Heon just coolly turned his head.


    ¡°That¡¯s good. Just let me know if anything changes in your body.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who saw Irene¡¯s expression, clicked his tongue toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Sigh, that damn artifactphile.¡¯


    Did he need to help him? But Ju-Heon was interested in something else.


    He was thinking about the risk.


    Consumable artifacts that made up about 80 percent of all artifacts usually did not have risks.


    Why?


    Artifacts were bastards who enjoyed seeing people fighting, harming, and killing each other. Their goal was to make it easy for anyone to use them to kill as many people.


    But people would hesitate if there was a risk to use them.


    They would lower the walls as much as possible to make it easy for more people to use them. Artifacts wanted to see as many people in pain even at the cost of cutting away at themselves.


    That was why although there was a limit to how many times consumable artifacts could be used, there were no risks.


    However, possession-type artifacts were different.


    Possession-type artifacts could only have one master. In that case, where would these bastards find joy?


    The answer was obvious.


    ¡®They bother their master.¡¯


    This was why possession-type artifacts always carried a risk that bothered the user. Of course, artifacts and their risks were all over the place that some people might not even find the risk to be a risk while others would consider it to be like hell.


    Because of that...


    ¡®I''m sure Irene has a risk as well.¡¯


    The higher-grade possession-type artifacts came with more difficult risks.


    However, even a beating hurts less if you get it earlier as the saying goes, it was important to make her use her artifact to figure out that risk. Ju-Heon could plan around it once he knew.


    ¡®Well, I will need to figure it out before we properly attack Pandora.¡¯


    It happened at that moment.


    The moment the car entered the Holten parking lot!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Irene who was sitting next to him suddenly screamed. Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha quickly looked toward her in shock.


    "What¡¯s going on?!¡±


    It was because Irene''s body started to glow as a weird change started to happen.


    Ju-Heon could not help but anxiously jump up.


    ¡®Is her risk finally starting?!¡¯

 Chapter 70: Hey bro, why don’t we negotiate? (1)

    Chapter 70: Hey bro, why don¡¯t we negotiate? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon who had jumped up approached Irene. Irene had her hand over her chest and her head was down as if she was in pain.


    ¡°Are you okay? Hey!¡±


    He had expected there to be a risk as Irene was using an SS-Grade possession-type artifact. However, Ju-Heon had not been very worried.


    Why?


    There were many extraordinary risks and the Monarch of Destitution in the past did not hesitate to use her powers. That was why he did not expect it to be a risk that burdened her body.


    But had it changed to a different risk after the artifact became whole? Was it now a risk that gave her pain?


    Actually, all of that didn¡¯t matter right now.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue and grabbed Irene¡¯s thin arm.


    ¡®I have no choice. I have to suppress it with Dominance for now.¡¯


    He would end up being attacked if he did that, but it didn''t matter. He could resist because of his Tolerance, but Irene could not.


    ''Irene is not someone who is used to being attacked by artifacts either.¡¯


    Artifacts were important, but the client¡¯s safety came first.


    It happened at that moment.


    Irene who seemed to be in pain raised her head as if nothing was wrong. However, the problem started from there.


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha both gasped at the same time once she raised her head. It was because Irene was starting to strip.


    ¡°Uhh, uhhhhh?¡±


    The way she was doing it was so sexy that it was giving off a charm that could bewitch any man.


    ¡°H, hold on!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha became flustered and looked around. However, Irene did not stop. As she stripped off layer by layer and her cleavage became visible...


    Boom!


    Yoo Jaeha dropped the tablet in his hand and screamed. It was because Irene looked even more beautiful than usual.


    Of course, he couldn''t tell whether she really became more beautiful because of the artifact or if it was his brain playing a trick!


    However, there was some type of seductive aura that would make 200 out of 100 men and even women lose their rationalities and fall for her!


    But at that moment!


    Boom!


    Irene, who had stripped down about half way, pushed Ju-Heon down.


    ¡°!¡±


    Even an artifactphile like Ju-Heon was about to lose his mind. That reached the peak when she sensually started to climb on top of Ju-Heon.


    The way her hand caressed his chest, her light physique that he could easily sweep up with one hand, and her womanly fragrance that seemed to paralyze his thoughts!


    Irene¡¯s long blonde hair swept down on top of Ju-Heon''s face as well.


    ¡°Hehe, Mr. Ju-Heon.¡±


    Irene was smiling lewdly as she slowly leaned her body on Ju-Heon''s body.


    Her seductive gaze that was looking at Ju-Heon seemed full of desire and allure. But her expression seemed innocent, as if she was questioning if she was doing this right.


    Ju-Heon wondered if he should just stop thinking as her face got so close that he could feel her breath on his lips.


    He was about to lose all rationality even as a message like this had popped up.


    [Warning. The Hand of Greed is desiring your body.]


    He was certain.


    This was a risk.


    He was certain it would be harmful as it was an artifact¡¯s risk, but Ju-Heon found it dangerous once Irene¡¯s chest touched his body.


    And the moment her sweet lips were right about to touch his own!


    Plop.


    Irene fainted and landed on Ju-Heon¡¯s chest.


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon could not help but look at her with a flustered expression after what just happened. However, Irene was sniffing Ju-Heon¡¯s body odor as she fell asleep holding onto him as if he was a giant teddy bear.


    ¡°.........¡±


    Thanks to that, Ju-Heon was at a loss for words as he looked at Irene.


    Her face looked refreshed, as if she was satisfied.


    Yoo Jaeha who snapped out of it managed to say something.


    "W, what happened just now?¡±


    ¡°............I don''t know. Don¡¯t ask me.¡±


    Ju-Heon pressed his temples.


    Ju-Heon needed to think about this one as well. He was certain it was an artifact¡¯s risk, but he couldn''t tell what kind of risk it was.


    Was it just pushing a man down? Was it giving off a charm to seduce others?


    He didn''t know what it was, but he did hear Yoo Jaeha grumbling.


    ¡°......I wish we could trade spots.¡±


    ¡°.............¡±


    ¡®Are you crazy?¡¯


    However, Irene who had fainted for a moment opened her eyes.


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    She did not seem to remember anything. However, Irene screamed after realizing that she was tightly hugging Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    She quickly moved away from Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I, I''m sorry!¡±


    She then teared up as she apologized.


    ¡°I did something like this again!¡±


    She wanted to die from embarrassment.


    It was even worse because he had told her not too long ago not to randomly hug men. Irene sniffled while thinking to herself that she did something Ju-Heon didn¡¯t like again.


    However, Ju-Heon just scoffed while looking at her reaction.


    ¡®What the hell is this risk that she is reacting like this?¡¯


    A message popped up at that moment.


    [The < Greed > portion of the Hand of Gold and Destitution''s risk that you enjoyed so much has been satisfied.]


    ¡®Oh, look at this guy.¡¯


    However, he brushed aside the fact that the system was making fun of him. It was because information about Irene¡¯s risk that Ju-Heon wanted to know had popped up.


    [The user becomes greedy after using the Artifact of Gold. They then strongly desire something they¡¯ve wanted for a while. However, it is unpredictable what the user will do to obtain that item.]


    [This time, the user desired your body odor.]


    Ju-Heon gasped internally.


    ¡®Ah, so it works like that.¡¯


    In simple terms, it brought our Irene¡¯s desires. It made her seek out something she had been thinking about. However, it made her do whatever it took to get what she wanted?


    It was almost as much of a headache as Keira''s risk as it could make the user do things like BDSM or commit a crime.


    Of course, it was still a question as to why hugging him satisfied the requirements for the risk.


    Furthermore...


    ¡®My body odor?¡¯


    How was he supposed to take this?


    ¡°Excuse me.¡±


    ¡°Y, yes?¡±


    Irene sounded shocked as she responded to Ju-Heon, but Ju-Heon was frowning as he asked.


    ¡°......Do you like the smell of men¡¯s sweat or something?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Irene was in disbelief.


    ¡°Why are you asking such a random...!¡±


    ¡°Nevermind. Please ignore it. I asked a weird question.¡±


    However, Ju-Heon glared at Yoo Jaeha as he tilted his head in confusion.


    ¡®That¡¯s weird. I should be cleaner than him.¡¯


    Irene was sitting there with her head down in embarrassment as he thought that. Ju-Heon seemed to have gotten the wrong idea after she just hugged him.


    She just thought he smelled nice!


    Anyway, they soon entered the parking lot after that short incident.


    "Damn it, it is driving me crazy just thinking about it.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha put his hand on his forehead as if he suddenly recalled something. Ju-Heon asked why he was throwing a fuss.


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you remember? There''s no picture of you, but my face is on the newspapers!¡±


    ¡°Ho. But it¡¯s not like it was a picture for your bounty, it was just a small picture in a crowd of people.¡±


    But Yoo Jaeha was saying that¡¯s not it. Sear?h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°But I''m supposed to be dead! What if George Holten saw the article and comes looking for me?! I only came because she said George Holten wasn''t at home, but if he saw that and is home right now......!¡±


    He felt as if he was walking into his tomb with his own feet by going to the Holten residence.


    ¡°Ah, I really can''t do it. Open the door! I''m getting off!¡±


    But Irene urgently shouted.


    ¡°The car''s still moving! You¡¯ll get hurt!¡±


    ¡°I die either way whether I die jumping out of the car or from George Holten shooting me!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry! I heard this morning that my brother was still not home. He is dealing with business in Paris. The people who asked to meet you are my parents!¡±


    ¡°Really? You mean that, right?!¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha smiled wickedly after hearing Irene¡¯s confirmation. Her parents didn''t know his face, so it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡®Right. I just need to avoid that damn brother of hers. Just her damn brother!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha gulped as he started to speak.


    ¡°My name is Leonardo Rothschild starting today. It is not James Jung, Ellison Lee, David, or Yoo Jaeha. Got it?¡±


    ¡®How many damn aliases do you have?¡¯


    ¡°Number 1. You should stop having those thoughts and just go beg for forgiveness. Maybe he¡¯ll forgive you for the 80 billion dollars.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was shocked at his superior''s warning.


    ¡°I, it''s fine! I''m totally good as long as I avoid George Holten! Why would I reveal my own sins?¡±


    ¡®Sigh, that¡¯s going to get you punished in the future.¡¯


    It happened once the car stopped and they got out of the car. Irene, who got out of the car seemed shocked after seeing something.


    ¡°Uhh, uhh?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Irene tilted her head in confusion after seeing a porsche in the lot.


    ¡°Huh? My brother¡¯s car is here! That¡¯s weird, is my brother home?¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who had been trying to avoid a tiger turned pale after hearing that.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah! Why the hell is George Holten here?!¡±


    ¡®Why else?


    He¡¯s here to f*ck you up.¡¯


    ¡°You damn bastard, how nice of you to crawl back here.¡±


    A handsome man who looked almost identical to Irene was in front of them. This was Irene¡¯s older brother, the 32 years old eldest son of the Holten family who treasured Irene quite a bit.


    He had bought that counterfeit art-piece from Yoo Jaeha last time for a large sum to give it to Irene as a gift.


    However!


    ¡°You damn bastard, you scam me on a present for my dear sister?! And then you fake your own death?!¡±


    Tang tang!


    They heard some gunshots.


    The bullets brushed past Yoo Jaeha¡¯s face and created holes in the wall.


    It was a threat of sorts to say that he wanted to do the same to Yoo Jaeha''s head. Yoo Jaeha flattened himself against the floor and started to cry.


    ¡°Aigoo, aigoo, I''m sorry. I did something terrible, please forgive me this once, hyung-nim!¡±


    However...


    ¡°Who is your hyung-nim?! You damn scammer bastard!¡±


    Tang tang tang tang!


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon was leisurely getting a cup of tea poured for him regardless of whether his subordinate died or not. They needed to start talking about business now, but he needed to take care of this terrible subordinate''s past issues first.


    Yoo Jaeha cried as he was begging for forgiveness.


    ¡°Hyung-nim, please don''t do this. Your house is getting destroyed. Please calm down!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll destroy my house and then your head!¡±


    ¡°Ahhh! T, that¡¯s not what I meant!¡±


    There was only one person left for him to rely on.


    ¡°Captain-nim! ¡°Please save me! Your lovely subordinate is about to die!¡±


    ¡°Then die.¡±


    "Wait?! You damn Captain!¡±


    Gunshots echoed through the mansion again.


    Ju-Heon who emptied his cup of tea looked toward George Holten and started to speak at that moment.

 Chapter 71: Hey bro, why don’t we negotiate? (2)

    Chapter 71: Hey bro, why don¡¯t we negotiate? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon who finished his tea started to speak to George Holten.


    ¡°I think that¡¯s enough.¡±


    George Holten''s angry gaze then headed toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Shut up. Third-parties can stay out of this. It was none other than my younger sister¡¯s birthday present that he ruined.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡®This is my first time seeing him in person, but he¡¯s beyond what I imagined as well.¡¯


    He looked as if he could be a rugby player, but his personality was so fiery that he wondered if George really was Irene¡¯s brother.


    ¡®He also has a serious sister complex.¡¯


    George Holten who always proclaimed to others that he carried the 20 years old Irene on his back and raised her himself was so angry that his anger could probably reach the sky.


    However, Ju-Heon did not back down.


    ¡°No matter what you say, that bastard is my subordinate. As his boss, I can''t sit back and watch you torment him anymore.¡±


    ¡°C, Captain-nim!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha seemed full of admiration after hearing that. He was thinking that even a terrible human like that has a soft spot for his subordinates, but Ju-Heon said something unexpected.


    ¡°If you¡¯re going to do it, hire someone to throw him into the Pacific Ocean. Don¡¯t you think it is rude to have a guest wait any longer?¡±


    ¡°Hey, what did you say?! Nevermind, I''m at fault for trusting you in the first place!¡±


    This truly seemed to be unexpected as George Holten started to laugh as well.


    ¡°The Pacific Ocean? Didn¡¯t you just say you were his boss?¡±


    ¡°Yes. But I''m trying to make you a proposal since I''m getting annoyed waiting any longer.¡±


    ¡°A proposal?¡±


    ¡°That bastard is one of the people who helped remove your younger sister¡¯s curse. Isn''t 80 billion dollars cheap as a reward for removing your sister''s curse?¡±


    George Holten scoffed and approached Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Now that I think about it, Irene did tell me that. So you bastard¡¯s removed Irene¡¯s curse.¡±


    ¡°I hope you can be thankful if you know that.¡±


    However, George Holten unexpectedly pointed the gun at Ju-Heon now.


    ¡°Removed her curse? Shut the hell up.¡±


    George had heard about Irene''s situation from a maid. However, he was extremely angry at the fact that Irene was now using artifacts.


    It made sense since the Holten family considered artifacts to be the devil.


    ¡°How dare you make my sister put her hand on such mysterious things. The subordinate is a scammer and I guess the boss is a scammer too. Do you understand? Get the f*ck out of here if you don''t want a bullet in your head! I will remove the artifact stuck to my sister!¡±


    Irene jumped up after hearing that.


    ¡°Bro! If you keep talking like that to Mr. Ju-Heon, I''m going to take it as you never want to see me ever again! Mr. Ju-Heon saved me!¡±


    George became anxious after hearing that.


    He never expected Irene to respond like this. However, that only lasted a moment as he started to grind his teeth and shout.


    ¡°Irene! You don¡¯t understand because you''re still young! Don¡¯t hang around the devils who use artifacts!¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed.


    ¡®It¡¯s annoying to convince him, should I just beat him up to start?¡¯


    Ju-Heon had no plans on returning like this.


    Why?


    The entire family had to become his slave number 3...no, his precious sponsor.


    ¡®These bastards are perfect for the business I''m thinking of creating.¡¯


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    ¡®I need someone at the level of the Holtens to get rid of Pandora.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had been planning a bloody hit list against Pandora. He was planning on using the Holtens to get rid of all those eyesores who would continue to get in his way.


    Of course, it was fine for him to destroy Pandora on his own, but he was still not strong enough and had too many restrictions to do that right now.


    That was why they were perfect.


    ¡®But their reaction is a bit odd.¡¯


    George Holten had an unnaturally large amount of malice for artifacts.


    This was at the level of hatred.


    Of course, it was fine that a Catholic family like theirs would consider artifacts to be the devil. There were many religions that did not look kindly upon artifacts.


    However, he didn¡¯t think they would be such stubborn people.


    Ju-Heon who thought something was weird said the following.


    ¡°Looks like I won¡¯t get anywhere talking to you about it. Please get lost as I must speak to your parents.¡±


    George Holten who had flinched for a bit started to shake.


    "You arrogant bastard. Do you really think I would introduce my parents to you bastards who aren''t even our guests?¡±


    However, Ju-Heon would not lose a battle of words.


    "Does the eldest son of the Holten family not have a brain? We don¡¯t need your introduction. We came here because your parents invited us in the first place.¡±


    ¡°You punk...seriously! I already told you! My parents have no desire to meet with you!¡±


    '' .....?''


    Ju-Heon seemed to have noticed something as he calmly stood up.


    ¡°In that case, I guess I have no choice but to go find them myself.¡±


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    George Holten became anxious and suddenly shouted after seeing Ju-Heon¡¯s reaction.


    ¡°Alex! Hurry up and kick them out!¡±


    The butler quickly called someone and numerous guards quickly showed up and roughly grabbed Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I''m sorry but you''ll have to come with us.¡±


    However...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The guards who had tried to use their strength to drag them out started to fall one by one after being punched in the chin by Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon then suddenly started to move.


    ¡°That bastard!¡±


    Ju-Heon who seemed to have caught onto something started to run around opening every door to the rooms inside the mansion. It was because he couldn''t understand it.


    ¡®Honestly speaking, George Holten''s reaction was weird. He¡¯s hiding something.¡¯


    It was also weird that her parents who had been the ones to invite them were not appearing.


    Ju-Heon''s footsteps became even faster.


    Bang!


    Bang!


    Bang!


    George Holten, Irene, and even Yoo Jaeha who were shocked by this followed behind him, but Ju-Heon''s movement was so fast that they could not keep up with him.


    ¡°That bastard, he really!¡±


    Tens of housekeepers and butlers followed him in shock as well, but Ju-Heon was too fast.


    Bang!


    ¡®Not here.¡¯


    Bang!


    ¡®Not here either.¡¯


    He would open doors at the speed of lightning, check inside, and move on until he suddenly stopped.


    Ju-Heon smelled a familiar scent when he got deeper into the mansion.


    ¡®This is?¡¯


    This nose-piercing rotten smell.


    It was not the smell of a corpse.


    However, this stench of skin rotting and this ominous aura is...


    The staff shouted in shock as Ju-Heon got closer to the problematic door.


    ¡°Hey! Get away from that room! We''re really going to call the cops!¡±


    ¡°See what happens if you take a single step into that room!¡±


    George Holten who finally managed to catch up charged toward Ju-Heon


    ¡°I told you to get lost¡±.


    It was quite threatening as George Holten''s physique was quite good, potentially from playing rugby. He then punched out but it was for naught as Ju-Heon punched George Holten in the stomach and he fell down.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    George Holten twitched on the ground like a caterpillar as he coughed. George Holten glared at Ju-Heon but Ju-Heon just calmly walked toward the door as if he just found it annoying.


    ¡°I will not go easy on you if you annoy me any more than this even if you are my client¡¯s family member.¡±


    "What did you say?!¡±


    The thick door was instantly opened.


    Slam!


    As Ju-Heon expected, there was a middle-aged woman laying on the bed.


    The problem was the woman¡¯s condition.


    ¡®That is!¡¯


    A terrible stench the woman¡¯s entire body had turned purple and her skin was rotting, as if a zombie was laying there.


    He walked into the next room to see a middle-aged man in the same condition.


    The two of them were most likely Irene¡¯s parents.


    He then heard Irene scream.


    ¡°Mother! Father!¡±


    George Holten flinched after hearing Irene cry. It seemed as if he had been hiding this situation from Irene.


    And their parents who were in this condition had called Irene and Ju-Heon home, and George Holten had rushed back to prevent them from meeting.


    In such a situation, it made sense that George Holten would be angry toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I told you to get the f*ck out! Take your artifact and get lost!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon was looking at the patients with a cold gaze.


    ¡°Are you crazy? Why did you neglect them until they got to this point?¡±


    ¡°Neglect? Who the hell are you saying neglected them?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who finally showed up screamed at that moment. He then gasped as if he was looking at a zombie before quickly running over to his boss and asked.


    ¡°What, what is that! That! What is that zombie-like thing! Holy crap!¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue.


    ¡°What are they? This is called the tomb syndrome.¡±


    "Tomb syndrome?¡±


    That was indeed the case.


    Tomb syndrome was the worst incurable illness that the world had ever seen that appeared with the artifacts.


    From psychological symptoms such as soul swap, Hikikomori, impulse control disorder, and self-harm, to acute bleeding, coma, pneumonia, organ failure, and other rare symptoms...


    One third of the entire world¡¯s population had died because of this illness while the remaining two thirds were in danger of dying. This was the reason Ju-Heon had become Chairman Kwon¡¯s slave.


    Anyway, the Holten couple was suffering from that illness.


    However, something was weird.


    ¡®Why did this illness already start?¡¯


    Based on their condition, they were at the late stage of the illness.


    What was going on?


    This was something he had not expected either.


    That was why it was a bit complicated. At this rate, they would need to mourn them before he could work together with the Holtens. There was a setback to his plan.


    George Holten who had been wary of outsiders because he was afraid of this information getting out started to huff.


    "The reason my parents ended up like this is because of artifact users like you who suddenly showed up to the house. That is why get lost while I¡¯m still speaking nicely if you''re trying to scam us again.¡±


    Ju-Heon realized something new at that moment.


    ¡®Now that I think about it, I remember seeing an article that said that this couple had passed away.¡¯


    Ju-Heon finally realized something he had been curious about this whole time.


    It was regarding Irene¡¯s past.


    ¡®Now I understand why Irene worked with the Monarch of War in the past.¡¯


    It was obvious the Monarch of War threatened her. ¡®Don¡¯t you want to save your parents? I¡¯ll give you a high-grade healing artifact that I am monopolizing, so cooperate.¡¯ Well, something like that.


    In simple terms, the Monarch of War had her weakness similar to how Chairman Kwon had Ju-Heon¡¯s. Based on their condition, it would not be possible to cure them with regular healing artifacts.


    Ju-Heon chuckled as George Holten shook with anger and tried to drag Ju-Heon out.


    "Should I heal them for you?¡±


    ¡°......W, what?


    However, George Holten who blanked out for a moment started to scoff.


    ¡°Do you think I wouldn¡¯t have tried anything? I called many artifact users. They were all confident but nobody was able to heal them! They just ate my money and ran! Artifact users are all scammers...¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Scammers have rankings as well. Don¡¯t treat me the same as those frauds. It makes me feel dirty.¡±


    "W, what?¡±


    ¡°I can actually cure them. In fact, I just need one day.¡±


    That was the truth.


    Why?


    Ju-Heon had a SS-Grade healing artifact, Qin Shi Huang''s Herb of Eternal Youth. Furthermore, it was a precious artifact that ranked among the best healing artifacts.


    Ju-Heon who knew that was the case started to smile widely.


    ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll heal them with my artifact. They are my client¡¯s family members after all. However, there¡¯s something I would like to propose after that.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile. He wasn¡¯t going to turn a blind eye since they were Irene¡¯s family members and he felt that he was a bad person having this thought while looking at sick patients, but...


    ¡®I figured out a way to definitely get the Holtens within my grasp.¡¯


    It was also a way to tame this rough George Holten at the same time.


    Furthermore, it would not be a shallow relationship but a very tight and friendly relationship.


    That was why Ju-Heon warned George Holten.


    ¡°Let me tell you something. They won¡¯t last even a week like this.¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    Lo and behold, George Holten seemed to have been shocked as he froze up. George, who had been overbearing, was looking at Ju-Heon with shaking eyes.


    That was why Ju-Heon smiled as if he was training a tiger.


    "Well then, what¡¯s your response?¡±

 Chapter 72: The Man who left to search for the Herb of Eternal Youth (1)

    Chapter 72: The Man who left to search for the Herb of Eternal Youth (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    "Well then, what¡¯s your response?¡±


    George Holten was seriously shaken up by Ju-Heon¡¯s question. It seemed as if Ju-Heon was looking right through him. It was an obvious reaction as he would be tempted even by a devil if they offered to save his parents!


    Thanks to that, George Holten subconsciously blurted out.


    ¡°Please save them......!¡±


    However, George Holten then gasped and closed his mouth. It was because he realized that this was not right just as he was about to fall for Ju-Heon¡¯s trap.


    He had seen many scammers approach the Holten family.


    ¡®This bastard...! Is he planning on making us owe him a debt and then take what he wants from us?!¡¯


    That was why he could not agree to it even though this person was offering to heal his parents.


    It was because Ju-Heon''s goal was too obvious.


    ¡°There¡¯s no point to even talk to you! I will not get your help, you bastard!¡±


    ¡°Bro!¡±


    Irene was looking at him as if he was out of his mind, but George Holten''s mind was set.


    ¡®Artifacts are the devil.¡¯


    What day had it been?


    A guest had visited the Holten couple. Those people who were said to be passing merchants had shown them some mysterious artifacts. However, the couple who had found the artifact to be amazing became sick after touching that artifact.


    That was when the couple regretted being curious about the artifacts. They had seriously warned their children as well.


    ¡®You must never get involved with artifacts.¡¯


    That was the reason the Holten family rejected Pandora and artifacts. It was also the reason he was so adamantly repulsed by Ju-Heon¡¯s group.


    ¡°You got that? Artifacts are all devils! That is why I am going to remove that devil of an artifact from Irene as well. Don¡¯t do anything funny and get lost!¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed at that comment.


    This bastard¡¯s reaction was understandable, but...


    ¡°How can the eldest son of the Holten family be so stupid?¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°Penicillin was just a harmful mold at first. Fire was a dangerous disaster to humans at first as well. But what happened? It changed based on how humans used them. Do you understand?¡±


    "What?¡±


    Ju-Heon then approached Irene¡¯s mother.


    He smelled a terrible stench that smelled like a rotting corpse as he got closer.


    This was the typical symptoms of a late-stage patient.


    He was certain the staff and the doctors all probably wanted to vomit as they treated them. They probably never even thought about touching them.


    However, Ju-Heon did not even frown in this potential vomit-inducing situation and very respectfully asked.


    ¡°Madam. You probably can¡¯t hear me well because of the illness, but I would like to heal your illness with an artifact. Will you please allow me to do that?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was completely shocked at that gentleman-like tone.


    ¡®Wait, that guy can act this normal?¡¯


    He had imagined Ju-Heon telling them to shut the hell up and do as he said or leave the mansion saying do as you please and die!


    However, Irene¡¯s mother moved her mouth while Yoo Jaeha stood there in shock and Ju-Heon leaned his ear close before nodding his head.


    He then started to speak to George Holten with an, ¡®I told you so¡¯ kind of expression.


    ¡°See. She said please help her if it is possible.¡±


    George Holten thought he was bluffing and walked up to his mother. However, his mother had already fallen unconscious.


    ''!''


    George Holten who now had no way of confirming his mother''s words started to grumble.


    ¡°There¡¯s no way my mother would say that! Be honest. What the hell did you do to her with an artifact?!¡±


    Irene urgently shouted toward George at that moment.


    ¡°Bro! Just do as Mr. Ju-Heon says for now. Nothing bad will happen if you do as Mr. Ju-Heon says! You can trust him!¡±


    But George Holten became extremely angry.


    ¡°Irene! Stay out of this if you don¡¯t know anything! Damn it, this is all because of those damn peddlers who showed them the artifact! Why the hell did mother and father let those bastards in...!¡±


    ¡°Bro!¡±


    Her brother who was extremely upset said something he should never have said.


    ¡°Irene! You understand? We can¡¯t do that even if it means our parents will pass away. If we trust an artifact user we know nothing about again......!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s gaze instantly turned cold.


    It all happened in an instant.


    Pow!


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s kick landed right on George Holten''s face.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    George''s head was shaking from this serious pain.


    However, it didn''t end there. An even greater shock came after that. George Holten grabbed his stomach and curled over from the second impact when Ju-Heon¡¯s elbow ruthlessly landed on George Holten''s spine.


    Pow!


    It felt as if an axe had fallen on his back.


    Had he gotten annoyed at George Holten¡¯s immaturity or was he tired of trying to convince him? EIther way, Ju-Heon ruthlessly beat George Holten to a pulp.


    Thanks to that, George Holten''s firm muscles felt as if they were turning into tofu.


    Soft tofu at that.


    Pow!


    Pow!


    Yoo Jaeha was thinking, ¡®aigoo, I knew his terrible personality will win out.¡¯ He then covered his eyes.


    How many times must he have hit him?


    He beat George down until no part was left uninjured and only stopped kicking once George Holten apologized and said he didn''t mean to say that.


    Then he said the following to George Holten.


    "Did you age like shit?¡±


    ¡°Ugh...!¡±


    "I don¡¯t care what the hell you do. But don¡¯t you know that your stupid thoughts are going to cause something that cannot be reversed?¡±


    The staff quickly ran over and checked the bloody George Holten out. The old Butler was shaking in anger and tried to call someone.


    ¡°I will call the cops right away!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon didn''t care if they were angry.


    That was obvious. It was because he realized something while looking at the couple''s condition.


    ¡°Are you an idiot? Based on the situation, an artifact user purposely made your parents sick. They didn''t get sick just because they touched an artifact.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s say you don¡¯t know that to be the case. However, you should be investigating any suspicious people and even selling your soul to the devil if you had to do so to save your parents. Why the hell are you turning us into your enemies?¡±


    ¡°Ugh. Do you think I wouldn¡¯t have investigated...¡±


    ¡°Shut up. Try again. Let me tell you one more time. The people responsible for making them ill are 100 percent the bastards who came with the artifact. Go look for them again if you have time to act like an idiot here.¡±


    The butler could not listen anymore and shouted that Ju-Heon was speaking bullshit.


    ¡°Please don''t listen to that scammer! According to this bastard, then someone who has been the master¡¯s close friend for thirty years is the criminal! How dare he say that to someone who is like an uncle to the two of you!¡±


    George shouted angrily at that point.


    ¡°What did you say? I thought you said they were passing merchants!¡±


    The butler realized what he had done and lowered his head as he responded.


    ¡°..... That, the master requested that we keep our mouths shut about it...¡±


    Ju-Heon started to scoff that it was a total shit-show.


    ¡°What the hell? Even if the master told you to stay quiet, you really stayed quiet when it was related to the master¡¯s life?¡±


    ¡°Shut your mouth! I''ll call the cops right away to get these bastards...!¡±


    The butler was angry. However, George Holten wiped the blood off his mouth and stopped him.


    ¡°You shut the hell up! I will punish you if you say anything else.¡±


    ¡°Y, young master-nim!¡±


    George Holten who seemed to be thinking about something glared at Ju-Heon suspiciously before starting to shout.


    ¡°Fine then. Heal my parents if you can since you are so confident that you can do it. But I will throw both of you into the middle of the Pacific Ocean if you fail.¡±


    ¡°Young master-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to sneer in response.


    ¡°Then you will jump into the Pacific Ocean if I succeed?¡±


    ¡°Hmph, sure! Absolutely!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll warn you now, but I''m someone who does what I say I will do.¡±


    George Holten sneered at him.


    ¡°You said you only need a day, right? Then why don''t you do it right now?¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue as if George was an idiot.


    ¡°Are you stupid? Even a supercomputer needs time to boot up. You think I can just use it at will?¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°I''ll be back in less than a week. You damn shithead. You investigate the criminal while I''m gone.¡±


    ¡°Hmph, fine. Do it if you can. I''ll even give you all of our family''s wealth if you succeed!¡± S~ea??h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®I told you, you shouldn''t make those kinds of statements.¡¯


    "Why do you always have to argue?¡±


    He had not expected Ju-Heon to so ruthlessly beat the Holten family¡¯s eldest son up like that.


    It was refreshing to see, but that would be quite the worldly news if it ever got out.


    Of course, Irene told him it was fine to beat him up even more. She seemed to have been quite shocked by George Holten¡¯s words.


    However, Yoo Jaeha asked an unrelated question.


    ¡°But the reason the Holten couple ended up like that. Is it really that friend of theirs who brought the artifact with him?¡±


    ¡°I''m certain. Tomb syndrome usually takes a long time to make a person sick. It would normally take around 10 years to get to that stage. That is why they must have used a disease-type artifact or something to make them sick on purpose.¡±


    Of course, it looked as if George Holten had been investigating the wrong people because he had been told it was done by passing merchants.


    ¡®It might be possible that Irene¡¯s parents were really threatened by them.¡¯


    It was still quite weird that the butler was hiding that fact. The criminals might have gotten the parents sick and forced the parents to stay quiet about it.


    They probably used some cliche line like how they would not leave the kids alone if the parents told them anything.


    ¡®But was there someone like that in Pandora?¡¯


    He had not paid much attention, but there might have been.


    ¡°Anyway, the Herb of Eternal Youth is first priority.¡±


    They were currently in Manhattan. Yoo Jaeha found it odd that Ju-Heon was going into the subway.


    It was because this place was unrelated to the Herb of Eternal Youth at all.


    ¡®We seem to be tight on time, is it really okay...¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon just walked down the stairs following the DOWN sign. They then smelled the stench of trash befitting the infamous New York subway.


    Yoo Jaeha started to frown as he asked.


    ¡°Ugh, this stench, but Captain-nim, where are we going?¡±


    ¡°Where else? To upgrade the Herb of Eternal Youth.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    That was indeed the case.


    Honestly speaking, there was a reason he couldn¡¯t heal the Holten couple''s illnesses right now. The Herb of Eternal Youth was currently just a stamina enhancer as it had not awakened yet. He needed another artifact to awaken it into a true healing artifact.


    It was Xu Fu''s Artifact.


    Xu Fu was the person who went to find the Herb of Eternal Youth after being ordered by Qin Shi Huang. He had supposedly left to find this herb with thousands of virgin boys and girls.


    ¡°Then you''re saying Xu Fu''s artifact is here?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re quite sharp.¡±


    However, the direction he was walking in after coming down to the platform was odd.


    He seemed interested in a chair at the corner of the platform.


    Specifically, the homeless person curled up on it.


    The homeless person had a hat on his face and a dirty blanket around him. He seemed to have been here a long time.


    ¡®Ugh, the smell of sweat and booze.........¡¯


    That was why Yoo Jaeha looked confused as he had no idea what Ju-Heon was doing. Ju-Heon seemed to have come here as if he knew this homeless person was here.


    However...


    ¡®He doesn''t look like he would know anything about artifacts.¡¯


    It wasn¡¯t as if he was here to rob the person.


    However, Ju-Heon did something that made Yoo Jaeha gasp.


    Boom!


    He suddenly kicked the homeless man off the chair! Yoo Jaeha shouted after seeing that.


    ¡°H, hold on! Are you crazy? Do you not know how scary the homeless can be?!¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled and kicked the old man as if telling Jaeha to watch.


    ¡°Hey, are you enjoying this homeless life that is not suited for you?¡±


    ¡°No, Captain-nim. If you provoke him like that......¡±


    However, Yoo Jaeha gasped after seeing the homeless man''s face as he got up.


    ¡°Huh? You are!¡±

 Chapter 73: The Man who left to search for the Herb of Eternal Youth (2)

    Chapter 73: The Man who left to search for the Herb of Eternal Youth (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°O, old man!¡±


    That was indeed the case.


    The homeless man was none other than Edward.


    It was the same middleman who commissioned Ju-Heon to swipe the map-type artifact and ended up falling for Ju-Heon''s scheme and selling a fake artifact!


    ¡°Crazy, Old man Edward, why are you here?!¡±


    Actually, Edward¡¯s current appearance was the most shocking. Edward was quite rich as he was a well-off weapons merchant.


    He always wore an expensive and fancy white suit and he owned so much real estate that Yoo Jaeha didn¡¯t know how much he actually owned, but the ones he knew about were already worth close to one hundred million dollars.


    But why was that old man sitting here as a beggar?!


    However, he recognized who they were and immediately grabbed Ju-Heon by the collar.


    ¡°Hey, you damn bastard! Because of you, I, I had to suffer............!¡±


    The angry Edward then started to cry. It must have been quite difficult.


    The person who made him this way might have felt a bit sorry for it, or maybe he found it funny, as he started to laugh. Of course, he had planned on putting Edward in a predicament to train him, but...


    ¡®This is beyond what I expected.¡¯


    ¡°I guess Keira must have bothered you quite a bit for you to end up like this?¡±


    ¡°Does this look like she just bothered me?! Huh?¡±


    Edward started to swear looking as if he was going to throw the bottle in his hand.


    ¡°Fck! You motherfcking bastard! Because of you... Because of you! I was ruined because of the item you sold me! Keira ordered the CIA to do this to me!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh as if that was expected.


    ¡°I guess Keira pointed her blade at you?¡±


    ¡°That''s right, you bastard! She got on my case for all the illegal things she had been closing her eyes about until now! All my wealth and artifacts were confiscated, and I¡¯m still being chased! I''m on the Interpol''s wanted list and the FBI bastards are chasing me as well! Do you know what I''m going through?!¡±


    ¡®Aigoo, looks like that¡¯s quite terrible.¡¯


    ¡°Well, it''s still your fault. It''s true that you illegally sold weapons. Your network is what kept you alive until now.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?!¡±


    ¡®Who do you think made me this way?!¡¯


    "Damn it, my plan to work with the US has gone down the drain now. I thought I could finally get a sponsor to start a new business but it¡¯s all ruined!"


    Ju-Heon decided it was the right time after seeing his anger and threw the bait.


    ¡°Then should I give you a way to live?¡±


    Edward scoffed at that question.


    ¡°Fool me once maybe but you really think you can fool me twice? Why would I work with you again knowing it¡¯ll just lead to my ending up a bloody mess?¡±


    Ju-Heon coolly turned around after hearing Edward say that he would have blasted Ju-Heon¡¯s head off if he had a gun on him.


    "Then do as you please. Let¡¯s see, I know I have a CIA agent¡¯s number somewhere......¡±


    Edward grabbed Ju-Heon''s pants leg at that moment.


    ¡°Aigoo! I''m sorry! What do you need me to do?!¡±


    This old man was really quick to change his attitude.


    However, Edward clenched his eyes shut as if he was still angry as he said that. He was upset that he was reduced to someone who had to act like this.


    ¡®How did he know I was here?¡¯


    It was funny that the future Monarch of Wealth ended up like this, but Ju-Heon got down to business.


    ¡°It¡¯s simple. I just need some information.¡±


    ¡°Information?¡±


    ¡°Virgin boys and girls, it¡¯s an artifact that gathers young boys and girls. Do you know about it?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Edward¡¯s expression quickly changed.


    Ju-Heon who noticed that like a hawk started to smile.


    ¡°I guess something does come to mind.¡±


    ¡®This bastard knows about Xu Fu¡¯s artifact.¡¯


    That was the truth.


    Chairman Kwon who originally had the Herb of Eternal Youth had said that Edward gave him Xu Fu¡¯s artifact in the past.


    "Where is that artifact?¡±


    However, Edward feigned ignorance.


    ¡°An artifact of virgin boys and girls? What are you talking about? I don¡¯t know what you are talking about.¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed as if he found it ridiculous.


    ¡°Where is that CIA phone number...¡±


    ¡°Keira, it¡¯s Keira! I sold it to that motherf*cking woman! Damn it!¡±


    Ju-Heon was shocked after hearing that. The list of artifacts Vivian told him about did not include Xu Fu''s artifact.


    ¡®Something is weird. There¡¯s no way I wouldn''t have realized Xu Fu''s artifact was there.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to frown as he responded.


    "Don¡¯t lie to me. That woman should not have that artifact on her.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t trust me if you don¡¯t want to! Maybe she sold it to someone else!¡±


    "Do you know who she sold it to?¡±


    ¡°How would I know?! You idiot!¡±


    Edward feigned ignorance but Ju-Heon could tell the truth.


    ¡®This bastard, he definitely knows.¡¯


    He had been close to this old man while working for Chairman Kwon, so how would he not be able to read this old fart¡¯s expressions?


    ¡®I guess it''s about time that the whip stops working.¡¯


    Ju-Heon whose goal was to train Edward to use him for his business started to pour out the treats.


    ¡°I''ll let you make so much money you won''t need to worry about the damn US if you help me.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled in satisfaction after seeing Edward¡¯s gaze change.


    ¡°I have a great medicine.¡±


    ¡°......Great medicine?¡±


    ¡°Yes, it is a medicine that is one of a kind in the world. I''m going to have large quantities of it from here on. You know what I mean, right?¡±


    Ju-Heon was smiling.


    He could continue to regrow the Herb of Eternal Youth and sell it. It¡¯s effects would not compare to any other medicine on the market.


    ¡®Continuing to grow and selling the Herb of Eternal Youth will become a great source of income.¡¯


    Of course, he was not planning on using the vaccine to threaten people like the monopolizer bastards of the past. Honestly speaking, this was a method to prevent power from gathering to the monopolizers, a foundational piece to prevent the same future as the past.


    The ones he grew for vaccination would be sold at a price that anybody could easily purchase while the ones he grew as luxury goods would make him a ton of money.


    ¡®Then those people won''t be harmed either.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to think about his family.


    However, Edward gulped as he had that thought.


    ¡®Is this a scam? Or can I trust him?¡¯


    He was thorough as he was not a veteran who lasted this long in this playing field for a long time. However, he soon shook his head. He was the one who had smelled money on Ju-Heon and approached him in the first place.


    ¡®This bastard is definitely someone who is going to do something big in the future.¡¯


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing. He didn''t know whether it would be beneficial or harmful, but either way, it would still be better than his current situation.


    ¡°It sounds like you have a healing artifact, but you are certain about its efficiency, right?¡±


    ¡°Of course. Just boiling it down and drinking it would be enough to make it the greatest sexual enhancer. It could even make an old man like you have the stamina of a twenty year old.


    Edward''s gaze had changed and he seemed to be quite focused.


    ¡°Really? Is that possible?¡±


    "Why? I guess you need it too?¡±


    ¡°Ahem!¡±


    The smiling Ju-Heon started to smile as if he was a talented trainer.


    ¡°That¡¯s not all. Refining that artifact would allow us to create various medicines that would let us sit on cushions of money on royalty alone.¡±


    ¡°You really have something like that?¡±


    ¡°Yes, but there is an artifact I need to awaken it. That¡¯s what I''m looking for.¡±


    ¡°I guess it is the Virgin Boys and Girls Artifact you mentioned earlier.¡±


    Edward debated for a moment before responding this way.


    ¡°I know where Keira is using that artifact.¡±


    ¡°Where is it?¡±


    ¡°Africa.¡±


    "Africa?¡±


    Ju-Heon was shocked to hear an unexpected location.


    Why would the US be involved over there?


    Edward, who decided to latch onto Ju-Heon for now, coolly started to explain.


    ¡°I think Keira is using that to do something in an African tomb. However...¡±


    ¡°However?¡±


    ¡°The suspicious part is that she seemed to be doing this on her own without the US President knowing about it. The most suspicious part is that she is not using the TSOF in anything related to that tomb...¡±


    Ju-Heon who was sharp and realized what Edward was saying started to smile.


    ¡°Basically. She¡¯s doing something that would be terrible if the world found out about it.¡±


    ¡°Exactly that.¡±


    Of course, they had no idea what kind of illegal thing she was doing with Xu Fu¡¯s artifact that would gather young boys and girls.


    Ju-Heon calmly smiled. S§×arch* The ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Keira was someone who kept getting in his way but he had no way to drag her down because of her societal position.


    However, he had a good feeling about this.


    He smelled something as sweet as honey thinking this was an easy way to send one of the Four Emperors spiraling down.


    ¡®I can get the Monarch of War out of the game in advance if this goes well.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s smile looked quite evil.


    In the country of Ghana on the continent of Africa.


    Ju-Heon who flew here right away looked toward a shop 50m in front of him.


    That shop was unexpectedly a casino.


    Of course, this was not somewhere with good public order, so this casino was probably shady as well.


    However, there was a reason they were looking at this place.


    ¡®The bastards using Xu Fu''s artifact are supposedly here.¡¯


    He didn''t know the reason, but these were the bastards with whom Keira secretly left the artifact behind.


    Ju-Heon started to move as he spoke to the people who came with him.


    ¡°The two of you stay out here for now. It won¡¯t be pretty in there.¡±


    ¡°Ah......¡±


    Next to him were Irene and a female guard protecting her. She had let Ju-Heon borrow her private plane and came with him because she wanted to somehow help him even a little bit to get Xu Fu''s artifact.


    Irene started to speak to Ju-Heon who was about to walk into a dangerous place.


    ¡°Umm, Mr. Ju-Heon. Please be careful!"


    Ju-Heon then chuckled. Maybe he found her admirable for trying to do her best even while feeling upset and concerned about her parents¡¯ condition, but Ju-Heon nonchalantly caressed her head.


    ¡°Please stay hidden.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Irene instantly felt her heart starting to beat wildly, but she didn''t know if Ju-Heon realized that or not as Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha walked into the loud casino.


    They saw roulette, blackjack and many other typical casino games. The area wasn¡¯t very wide and the inside was shabby as it was in a countryside neighborhood.


    Ju-Heon was looking for someone in there.


    After searching around for a while...


    ¡®Those bastards must be the ones who have Xu Fu''s artifact.¡¯


    It was a group of about 20 people. There were both black and white men and the smell of artifacts was pouring out of these bastards playing poker in the corner.


    ¡®They definitely don''t look like good people.¡¯


    They were even firing their guns at their opponents and beating them to a pulp. It was quite the atmosphere that suited this lawless area.


    ¡°Haha! Hand over your entire fortune since you lost!¡±


    ¡°Take this bastard¡¯s wallet and then all his organs!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who had been ready to negotiate started to shake.


    ¡®Crazy, we¡¯re trying to negotiate with those scary bastards?¡¯


    ¡°Captain-nim, do you think it will be easy to negotiate with them?¡±


    He was concerned even though he brought a lot of money as Ju-Heon ordered.


    It happened at that moment.


    Ju-Heon suddenly walked over to them without any fear. Yoo Jaeha was shocked.


    ¡°Hol..! Captain-nim!¡±


    It happened as the thugs were about to put their hands on the bloodied victim''s wallet.


    ¡°Aaaaah!¡±


    The black man trying to steal the wallet started to scream. Ju-Heon had suddenly twisted his finger and broke it as he tried to take the wallet.


    The others shouted in shock after seeing their friend¡¯s finger being broken.


    ¡°What the, who the hell is this bastard?!¡±


    Ju-Heon just nonchalantly walked over to them and started to speak.


    ¡°I''m here for one reason.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Hand over the artifact.¡±


    Ju-Heon shamelessly chuckled.


    It was obvious he had no plans on negotiating from the beginning.

 Chapter 74: The Man who left to search for the Herb of Eternal Youth (3)

    Chapter 74: The Man who left to search for the Herb of Eternal Youth (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Hand over the artifact.¡±


    A message popped up in front of Ju-Heon as soon as he said that.


    [ You have received the title of < Immoral Extortionist >.]


    [Your < Violent Artifact Destroyer >, < Cruel Artifact Intimidator >, and < Immoral Extortionist > titles have combined together to create a hidden passive skill, < Diabolical Charisma >.]


    [The skill will always be active. Your significantly high Dominance has created a synergistic effect.]


    [However, the artifacts will have the worst first impression of you and remember you as a rare worthless scoundrel. However, artifacts affiliated with evil will fervently praise you.]


    [There are probably no other artifact-users as terrible as you in the world.]


    ¡®This Crow bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon scoffed only for a moment as Yoo Jaeha quietly whispered.


    ¡°Umm, Captain-nim. I thought you were going to negotiate...¡±


    ¡°I changed my mind. I''m just going to take it by force.¡±


    He didn''t seem to like the people with whom he was to negotiate. The thugs scoffed after hearing Ju-Heon''s shameless words.


    ¡°Steal our artifact?¡±


    ¡°Yes, the artifact that gathers young children. Hand it over.¡±


    ¡°Look at this crazy bastard!¡±


    It happened as they tried to grab Ju-Heon.


    They heard some dull pows before somethings that looked like toys started to fall onto the stone floor.


    It was actually teeth.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaah! My tooth!¡±


    The men grabbed their faces as they rolled on the ground. Ju-Heon just scoffed at them.


    ¡°Why do idiots like them never listen? It would have been so much easier if you just gave it to me.¡±


    ¡®Would you have done that? You damn Extortionist King.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha sighed while thinking like that but didn''t scold him. Actually, forget scolding Ju-Heon...


    ¡°The Captain-nim said to hand it over. Hey bastards. Do you not understand what he is saying?¡±


    He helped threaten the thugs.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Hey you, do you really want that artifact?¡±


    They heard an unfamiliar voice coming from the poker table. There was a young white woman sitting there. She was wearing a tank top and camouflage pants.


    She was a great beauty like Keira, but Ju-Heon''s expression turned odd after seeing her.


    ¡®Why?¡¯


    She was someone Ju-Heon remembered.


    ¡®Mary Wilson.¡¯


    He was certain. She was an army surgeon who was not at the monarch level but was quite active in the artifact world working for Keira. She was quite a talented artifact user.


    ¡®It really must be connected to Keira since this woman is here.¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled as if things were working out, but Mary Wilson ogled the two men¡¯s bodies before starting to smile.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t we make a bet? I can give you guys the artifact if you win.¡±


    ¡°Hey, Mary!¡±


    The others grumbled after hearing her offer, but Mary Wilson smiled as if she didn¡¯t care.


    ¡°Why not? We''re bored. Plus, it¡¯s obvious I will win no matter what that bastard does.¡±


    She seemed to have a trick up her sleeve as she was overflowing with confidence, but Ju-Heon saw the huge sum of money that Mary Wilson had won before smiling greedily.


    ¡°Fine. I¡¯m free until tomorrow morning. However.¡±


    ¡°However?¡±


    ¡°If I win, I get the artifact and all of your entire fortunes.¡±


    ¡®Is this punk crazy?¡¯


    ¡°Fine. But if I win, both of your healthy organs will be ours. There are a lot of people asking for it around here.¡±


    "Sure.¡±


    ¡°I can''t tell whether you are brave or stupid.¡±


    The thugs started to laugh.


    However, Yoo Jaeha alone was thinking that Ju-Heon was a devil. It was because he already realized what Ju-Heon was thinking.


    Yoo Jaeha looked at his watch and clicked his tongue.


    ¡®Tsk, it won¡¯t even take 10 minutes.¡¯


    What he thought actually came true.


    ¡°Royal straight flush.¡±


    Mary Wilson dropped her cards after seeing the cards Ju-Heon revealed. It made sense as the situation became quite troublesome for her.


    "T, this makes no sense.¡±


    ¡®How did I lose?!¡¯


    Her peers were also looking at her in disbelief. She then peeked toward the European coin next to her.


    ¡®It¡¯s definitely face up. But why?!¡¯


    The goddess of luck was supposed to descend and give her the greatest of luck as long as this coin was face up.


    But for some reason, her hands were shit and Ju-Heon''s cards were the highest-grade hands.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°How foolish. Did you think you would win no matter what as long as you had that coin?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    They became anxious after realizing Ju-Heon knew about the coin.


    ¡®He knows about the coin?¡¯


    ¡°You, how did you?!¡±


    ¡®How did I know?¡¯


    [A lucky coin blessed by a goddess of luck (C-Grade:General-Grade/Consumable Artifact)]


    He had seen that item so much that he got tired of it at one point in a casino.


    This coin was a coin that was thrown into a fountain that turned into an artifact. How many coins are thrown into fountains around the world for luck?


    Even if only a portion of them became artifacts, there were quite a lot of them and casinos around the world were full of bastards raising their lucks with this item. There were times people stole the coins from others because both of them having the coins would even out their lucks.


    ¡®But it doesn¡¯t matter.¡¯


    Ju-Heon laughed while looking at the message in front of him.


    [The goddess of destitution who makes you feel terrible just looking at her has descended.]


    [The aura of destitution is stretching out to a radius of 500m.]


    [Everybody except your group has been cursed with terrible luck for them and their families. Continuing like this will make the opponent¡¯s genetics itself hold the misfortune attribute.]


    [Stopping this now is highly recommended.]


    A C-Grade goddess of luck like that had no chance of doing anything in front of the SS-Grade goddess of destitution who was similar to a predator!


    It was a one-sided massacre.


    Ju-Heon who had texted Irene to make this happen was smiling wickedly.


    ¡®Good. She¡¯s getting better at handling the artifact. I guess she¡¯s slowly getting used to it.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was trying to make Irene use her artifact little by little to develop her proficiency. The thugs were just used for that purpose.


    It was as Yoo Jaeha had expected.


    Of course, it was not that Ju-Heon became lucky. These bastards just became extremely unlucky that all the good hands ended up with his captain.


    ¡®Wow, Making them suffer the same way they made others suffer is quite fun.¡¯


    On the other hand, Mary Wilson was sweating. This situation was not normal. However, Ju-Heon viciously glared regardless of whether Mary Wilson was shocked or not.


    ¡°I won. So hand over your entire fortune.¡±


    ¡°Wait, this is...!¡±


    Mary Wilson tried to grab the coin and stealthily run away. However, there was no way Ju-Heon would not notice that.


    Puuk!


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    A dagger stabbed down on Mary Wilson''s hand that was trying to grab the coin artifact. Ju-Heon pulled the dagger out and asked if she wanted her hand chopped off as he smiled viciously.


    ¡°You said you would hand it all over.¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    ¡°And spill the beans on the business the US General Keira Clark is running here.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know anything about that!¡±


    Ju-Heon slammed Mary Wilson on the poker table as soon as she said that. He then threatened her with a knife as he started to speak.


    ¡°I already know you are connected to Keira. I suggest you speak now while I''m still being nice.¡±


    A scared Mary Wilson started to speak as the blade was about to stab her. She felt like she would really die at this rate.


    ¡°Okay, okay, so stop! There¡¯s a tomb in the forest 10km north of here! A rare specialty item is generated there! The General-nim is gathering that item!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s knife stopped as if he had never planned to use it on her in the first place.


    ¡°A tomb?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! It looks like a regular stone mountain on the outside. You must be looking for Xu Fu''s artifact if you are looking for an artifact that gathers young children, right? It''s inside the tomb! Go there and take it or do whatever you want!¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed at her.


    ¡°Why did she put Xu Fu''s artifact in such a place?¡±


    ¡°I told you, a special item is generated in the tomb! But only children are able to bring it out, so the artifact...!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smirk as if he realized what was going on.


    ¡®So that¡¯s how it is.¡¯


    Mary urgently shouted after seeing that Ju-Heon seemed to accept it.


    ¡°We''re good now that I told you the information, right? So, let me go!¡±


    ¡®I must inform General Keira-nim of this now that it''s become like this!¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon activated an artifact. Some suspicious powder started to gather behind him.


    It was none other than the zombie powder.


    Ju-Heon''s eyes then sparkled as he smiled wickedly.


    ¡°Let you go? Do you think I am crazy enough to let eyewitnesses go?¡±


    They all turned pale after hearing that.


    Screams soon echoed through the casino.


    ¡°Wow, how cruel. So cruel. At this point, I''m starting to feel bad for the bad guys.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha stared at the 007-style money briefcase as they exited the casino. Inside the bag were money that those bastards scammed in the casino as well as the expensive items they owned.


    There was a total of about 70 million won. He didn¡¯t know why, but Ju-Heon had gathered everything.


    ¡®Well, I''m sure there''s a reason for it since he doesn''t usually care much for money.¡¯


    ¡°I thought you were going to the bank tomorrow morning. You said we needed cash before going to the tomb.¡±


    ¡°No, we don¡¯t need to go anymore. We still have the money we were planning to negotiate with and we have enough with this stuff.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    The casino was now full of patients who had become zombies, but Ju-Heon walked out without caring about them at all.


    It was now time to loot the tomb that Xu Fu''s artifact was supposedly in.


    However, Ju-Heon¡¯s expression suddenly turned odd as he walked.


    Of course, there was a reason for it.


    [You have received the title of < Robber Underneath the Clear Sky >.]


    [It is recommended that you change your profession to < Wicked Thief >.]


    [Would you like to change occupations?]


    It was because such unbelievable messages had popped up.


    ¡®This is definitely that damn crow bastard¡¯s doing.¡¯


    He then started to smile viciously.


    Was it provoking him on purpose to come find it?


    "I was going to slowly look for it, but I can¡¯t let this crow bastard just be.¡±


    ¡®Why is he randomly talking about a crow?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha looked at him oddly before asking a question.


    ¡°But what is that specialty item you talked about earlier? It seemed to be related to Xu Fu''s artifact.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s simple. Looks like that bitch Keira is running a plantation without the world knowing about it.¡±


    ¡°A p, plantation?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s using forced labor and not paying them a dime.¡±


    That was indeed the case.


    There was a tomb related to something edible here in Africa.


    ¡®That damn Keira. She probably realized she could make a lot of money off it and is monopolizing the tomb.¡¯


    Ju-Heon soon added on.


    ¡°What I am certain about is that the food item coming out of there will become something that changes the history of the world.¡±


    ¡°Is it because it tastes delicious? Or does it give a lot of benefits for eating it or something?¡±


    ¡°Who knows? I don¡¯t know because I¡¯ve never tried to eat it.¡±


    What he was certain about was that people claimed to see a Dragon ascending to the heavens.


    ¡®Now that I think about it, one of those specialty items first came from the US. It must be from this tomb.¡¯


    He might be able to swallow up this specialty food item as well.


    ¡°Anyway, it''s not far from here. Let''s find Irene and immediately head toward the to...¡±


    Ju-Heon started to look around.


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°S, something bad has happened!¡±


    He heard a voice behind him. Irene''s female guard was standing behind him. She was breathing heavily as if she had been running around.


    ¡°I, I don¡¯t see the young lady!¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡±


    A shocked Yoo Jaeha looked toward Ju-Heon with a thought on his mind.


    "Captain-nim, you asked Irene to use the artifact of destitution''s powers, right?!¡±


    Ju-Heon put a hand on his forehead.


    ¡®Did her risk activate again?¡¯


    It was quite possible that her risk of greed activated again.


    ¡®It¡¯s bad if her greed is being activated elsewhere.¡¯


    Ju-Heon, Yoo Jaeha, and the guard decided to split up to find her. Thankfully, Ju-Heon managed to find her after searching for a short period of time.


    The problem was where he ended up finding her! Sear?h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

 Chapter 75: The Man who left to search for the Herb of Eternal Youth (4)

    Chapter 75: The Man who left to search for the Herb of Eternal Youth (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    The problem was where he ended up finding her.


    ¡®Why did she have to be somewhere like this...¡¯


    Ju-Heon was looking at something in shock.


    Honestly speaking, it wasn¡¯t difficult for Ju-Heon to find Irene.


    The Hand of Midas gave off a very strong aura because it was a SS-Grade artifact.


    Ju-Heon who was quite sensitive to artifact auras could easily find her.


    However...


    ¡®Why a motel...?¡¯


    He was certain.


    This was a motel. It didn''t look like the motels in developed countries, but he was sure. Ju-Heon pressed his temples after getting a headache.


    He had wondered if her risk had activated, but...


    ¡®Did that sort of greed come out......?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon had an ominous feeling and urgently walked into the building. A black woman welcomed Ju-Heon as soon as he entered the dusky but clean building.


    ¡°Are you alone?¡±


    Ju-Heon asked back in British English?


    ¡°Did a blonde beauty come here?¡±


    ¡°Ah, she did. She came with quite the infamous thug in this area.¡±


    ¡®Aigoo.¡¯


    The black woman chuckled as if she was amused by Ju-Heon''s response before handing him a key.


    "Are you that pretty lady¡¯s boyfriend? She''s in room 304.¡±


    Ju-Heon took the key as if he had no other choice and walked up the stairs.


    It seemed that after growing up in an extremely strict and conservative family, Irene seemed to have quite the interest in men.


    The way she kept hugging him was also an example to prove that was the case.


    Anyways, it would be a bit complicated if she had seduced a random guy because of her risk. Ju-Heon quickly opened the door to room 304 as it was possible that a weird guy might attach himself to her and demand shares of the artifact.


    Bang!


    And inside the room...


    ¡°Ahhhh! Aaah! Right there, ahhhh! That feels so good!¡±


    A black man and a white woman were intertwined doing some lewd acts.


    However...


    ¡®It¡¯s not Irene...¡¯


    And forget being pretty, this woman couldn''t even compare to the bottom of Irene¡¯s foot.


    Ju-Heon checked inside before clicking his tongue and walking back out. The man and woman in the room were shaking wondering what had happened, but Ju-Heon didn''t care.


    Ju-Heon then focused and started to detect the Monarch of Destitution''s artifact. He thought that this probably would have been the best method from the start, but he quickly pushed that thought away as he felt the artifact¡¯s aura.


    ¡®This way.¡¯


    I hope there¡¯s no guy in there.


    Ju-Heon soon opened the door to room 405. It wasn¡¯t hard to open the door. It wasn''t an electronic lock, so he just had to break the door.


    Boom!


    However, Ju-Heon scoffed after rushing into the room.


    Yes, Irene was inside.


    However, she was just sleeping on the bed tightly hugging Ju-Heon¡¯s bag.


    She also had a random artifact with her that he had no idea where she could have gotten it.


    ¡®She truly is the woman with the artifact of wealth.¡¯


    She had brought over something that could make her money.


    Ju-Heon laughed out loud and then started to shake Irene.


    ¡°Hey.¡±


    Irene twitched and started to speak.


    ¡°Hey miiiiister, I told you the answer is no even if you ask like that. I won''t goooo with you.¡±


    Irene was drunk.


    She was extremely drunk.


    Ju-Heon started to get a headache.


    ¡®I guess the risk of greed this time was for alcohol.¡¯


    Based on her brother¡¯s personality, he probably never let Irene drink, so this desire she was usually suppressing might have come out.


    She probably came to the motel after drinking because she was sleepy?


    ¡®I guess I should praise her for getting a room on her own.¡¯


    Ju-Heon continued to shake Irene who grumbled in a way she probably would never do before turning around.


    ¡°Miiiiiiister Ju-Heon tuwold me not to follow random peeople. So, I''m going to sweeeeep...mister policeman, mister pervert, bye bye...I will make both of you go bankrupt if you keep bothering me......¡±


    ¡®What is this woman saying?¡¯


    Ju-Heon scoffed before poking Irene and asking a question.


    ¡°What are you doing here? And why are you hugging my bag?¡±


    Irene''s eyes opened wide after hearing Ju-Heon''s voice.


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    She seemed to have realized that Ju-Heon was the person talking to her.


    ¡°Ah, it''s mwister Ju-Heon!¡±


    Irene then smiled brightly and jumped up toward him. Ju-Heon couldn¡¯t help but be shocked.


    ¡°!¡±


    It was because Irene hugged him and then kissed him.


    She first kissed him on the cheek so he thought she was simply greeting him, but her soft lips had slowly landed on his lips. She smelled a bit like alcohol, but the delicious scent that only a woman could give off filled his nose.


    Irene, who was pushing her lips against his, shyly pushed her tongue in as well. Ju-Heon flinched in shock for a moment, but Irene whose risk had activated did not easily let him go.


    A quiet but quite sloppy noise soon echoed inside the room.


    Irene smiled with satisfaction after a while.


    ¡°All done.¡±


    It had happened in an instant.


    Of course, Ju-Heon who had been attacked just scoffed in shock.


    ¡®It felt really good, but this woman, she really...¡¯


    However, Irene soon slumped over in Ju-Heon''s arms and fell asleep. He heard her quietly mumble thank you or something, but he couldn''t really hear it.


    She was probably extremely thankful that Ju-Heon cared for her and her parents.


    ¡®My goodness.¡¯


    Ju-Heon just pushed all of this aside as it was her risk''s fault before taking out his phone.


    Now that he found Irene, he needed to call Irene¡¯s guard who must be frantically searching for her.


    ¡®I''ll let Irene sleep here.¡¯


    But as Ju-Heon tried to call the guard with his phone!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Something Ju-Heon did not expect happened.


    ¡®!¡¯


    The sleeping Irene suddenly reached her hand and pulled Ju-Heon to her.


    Ju-Heon lost his balance and fell over to end up lying on the bed.


    He had dropped his phone as well.


    ¡®Tsk.¡¯


    Ju-Heon tried to pick his phone back up but Irene who was tightly hugging him as she slept was stronger than he expected.


    ¡°...........¡±


    Irene was now sleeping with her head pushed up against Ju-Heon''s chest. He could smell a bit of alcohol, perfume or the scent of a woman as he felt her soft skin and her chests pushing up against him.


    Thanks to that, his healthy 23 years old brain was saying, ¡®look at this! It¡¯s a woman, a woman!¡¯ It was extremely excited.


    Ju-Heon started to get a headache.


    ¡®Damn it. I was going to go loot a casino to cool my head off.¡¯


    But what could he do?


    This was restitution for using the artifact of destitution.


    [Something bad has happened. General Keira-nim!]


    Keira found it odd to see the woman on the screen.


    That damn curse that turned her into a baby had finally ended and Keira was getting ready to capture Ju-Heon.


    But she got a call from Ghana at that moment.


    ¡°You are... Mary Wilson who is taking care of things in Africa, right?¡±


    [I am honored that you remember who I am.]


    But Mary Wilson looked a bit odd as she saluted her.


    "Was there a battle? You seem to be injured.¡±


    [Ah, to be honest with you, I was attacked by a weird powder artifact...I was able to return to normal thanks to a voodoo priest in this area but the others are still in a zombie state...]


    ¡®Zombie? Weird powder artifact?


    Ah, is it maybe the zombie powder that Chairman Kwon had before?


    I thought Seo Ju-Heon stole that artifact from him, so why is that in Africa?¡¯


    Mary Wilson started to explain what happened in Africa as if to answer her question.


    It was the story about the two weird Asian men who had come to the casino.


    Keira instantly looked like a vicious ghost after hearing the story.


    Why?


    It was because she immediately recognized the man Mary Wilson described.


    ¡°That damn moldy bread-like bastard.¡¯


    It was obvious after hearing the story.


    It was that bastard, Seo Ju-Heon.


    The artifact he used in the casino was probably the same one he used in the airport.


    [Umm, those bastards might infiltrate your tomb, General-nim. Will it be okay? If the information about what is going on inside is leaked or if they are trying to take your artifact...]


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. You''ve seen inside the tomb as well. They can¡¯t even reach that part without meeting the special conditions. Furthermore, I control that tomb so the situation is completely different than in Turkey.¡±


    [Ah, yes ma¡¯am.]


    In fact, Keira focused on something else.


    It was regarding the artifact Ju-Heon was looking for.


    ¡®Why is that bastard looking for Xu Fu''s artifact?¡¯


    Xu Fu had received virgin boys and girls, gold and silver, and even soldiers to go find the miraculous medicine, but he had not managed to return.


    Rumors say that he became a Daoist immortal, he ended his life at Jejudo or became a king somewhere, but...


    In the end, he received all of those things but never returned with what he promised.


    Therefore, Xu Fu''s artifact was something that made a lot of promises but never fulfilled them.


    It could seem like a desirable artifact based on its promises, but the artifact itself was not very useful. It was because the risk was total shit.


    So, why would he want such an artifact?


    There must be a reason for it.


    The sharp Keira was quickly able to come up with a hypothesis.


    ¡®Is it maybe the Herb of Eternal Youth?¡¯


    There was the information from Edward in the past that the almond tree Chairman Kwon lost out on seemed to be a healing artifact for some reason.


    Furthermore, the person who won the bidding for the almond tree was the Holten girl.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    They were also unable to contact the Holten couple for some reason.


    ¡®A healing artifact and the Holten couple who cannot be contacted.¡¯


    Keira got up as if she thought about something entertaining.


    She was thinking that she could find Irene Holten¡¯s weakness and use her and the entire Holten family for her benefit.


    ¡°Miss Irene! I was worried that something happened to you!¡±


    ¡°Damn it, do you know how scared we were because we couldn''t call either of you all night?!¡±


    Irene''s guard and Yoo Jaeha were both saying things to Ju-Heon and Irene. However, the reason the two of them were angry were a bit different.


    ¡°You spent the night together, did any satisfying things happen?¡±


    The guard became angry at Yoo Jaeha¡¯s implied lewdity.


    ¡°How dare you say such terrible things. The Holten family will sue you. But please tell me nothing happened!¡±


    Irene became anxious and told the guard not to get angry as Ju-Heon snorted.


    ¡°I''m not interested in being an animal who would jump on a drunk woman who cannot control herself.¡±


    That made Irene sad while the guard was huffing that this was defamation of her character. However, Yoo Jaeha, as a man, had to seriously think about this.


    Wasn¡¯t it weird? A female client was drunk so he got her a place to sleep? Then, they were together all night but nothing happened?


    It was fine that Ju-Heon was saying that. It could totally be true.


    However...


    ¡®The fact that this scammer is the one saying that makes it lose all credibility.¡¯


    It happened as all three of them were having different thoughts.


    ¡°Hey, baggage carriers. Shut up, we¡¯re almost there.¡±


    Ju-Heon who was driving the rental jeep was looking somewhere with a pair of binoculars. The road wasn¡¯t paved so the Jeep was shaking quite a bit, and it was still far away, but it was definitely located in the lush African grasslands.


    ¡®It¡¯s a tomb.¡¯


    It looked as if it was naturally made at first glance, but it was a large stone mountain. However, it was definitely a tomb based on the Toombglyphs and the aura coming out of it.


    An urgent message popped up as they got closer to the tomb.


    [Warning, you have entered a Tomb Appearance area where only young children may enter.]


    [You will suffer a terrible risk if you ignore this warning.]


    [Furthermore, this tomb has already been conquered by the Artifact of War. The artifact in this tomb already has an owner.]


    Ju-Heon chuckled as he read that.


    ¡®I guess that bitch Keira has already claimed it.¡¯


    It seemed as if she did not close the tomb even after gaining possession of the artifact. Usually, the owner orders the tomb to close after gaining the artifact as the tomb itself became useless and just remained as trash.


    ¡®But the fact that she didn¡¯t close it...¡¯


    That meant she was doing something in secret inside.


    Xu Fu''s artifact as well as the food-type artifact growing inside this tomb should both be inside.


    Another message popped up soon.


    [Entering a possessed tomb is considered trespassing.]


    [Warning. This is not a regular tomb entrance.]


    Ju-Heon chuckled as he read that.


    Why would I care about any of that when I am a tomb raider? S§×ar?h the N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Ju-Heon pushed down on the accelerator.

 Chapter 76: The tomb’s strange thieves (1)

    Chapter 76: The tomb¡¯s strange thieves (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon pushed down on the accelerator.


    Vroooooooooooom!


    This tomb was one where the entrance was completely visible. However, Ju-Heon had no plans on entering through the entrance.


    Who was crazy enough to go through the main entrance that was bound to be full of traps?


    It was only normal for a Tomb Raider to create an entrance that doesn¡¯t exist to stealthily infiltrate a location.


    And lo and behold.


    Ju-Heon who was pushing down on the accelerator reached his hand out toward Yoo Jaeha who was sitting next to him.


    ¡°Hey number 1. Hand any of them to me.¡±


    That made Yoo Jaeha, one of the temporary baggage carriers, turn pale.


    "C, captain-nim. No way, right?¡±


    ¡°You already know it. Why are you freaking out like that?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha sniffled after seeing Ju-Heon¡¯s wicked smile and handed him a toothpaste. He could anticipate what was going to happen next, but what could he do? He could only kneel when his captain told him to kneel.


    Although it looked like a regular toothpaste on the outside, this was an artifact.


    And thanks to Ju-Heon slamming on the accelerator, the tomb was right in front of them now. The guard in the back seat became anxious as she thought they were going to crash, but Ju-Heon just chuckled and channeled a large amount of Dominance into the toothpaste.


    Ju-Heon then flung the toothpaste out the window. The toothpaste that flew backwards due to kinetic energy started to scream.


    [#$(*$#(!!]


    Aigoo, you human bastard, I''m not a cigarette butt!


    However, the toothpaste that almost instantly disappeared while screaming crashed into the stone mountain and caused a large explosion.


    Bang!


    It truly was a large explosion.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s Tomb Excavation skill and the impact from the artifact¡¯s self-destruction had fused together to create a hole in the tomb. That was how the artifact that helped get rid of bad breath disappeared as a pile of ashes.


    Ju-Heon, who had quickly reversed as he threw the artifact, turned the steering wheel and headed toward the hole. The tomb was quite large, so it was no problem to enter in with the Jeep.


    Boom!


    A large cave appeared once they entered, and warning messages started to pop up one after another.


    [Warning. There is a trap created by the owner of the Artifact of War 500m in front of you.]


    Ju-Heon sneered after seeing that.


    ¡®I wasn¡¯t planning on going that way, you idiot.¡¯


    [Following that path, it will take 10 hours to reach the lowest underground level where the artifact is located.]


    ¡®Like I said, I''m not using that path.


    Usually, a tomb like this has a side path right around...¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked around and smiled as if he found something. What he found was a cliff that only a crazy person would approach.


    Ju-Heon boldly drove off the cliff.


    The tomb was most likely an underground-type.


    The Jeep fell headfirst as if it was being swallowed by the large black hole.


    It was a thrilling drive of death from there.


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    The car thankfully landed on a slope, but it was so steep that the car felt as if it would flip over at any moment. It would have crashed into some vicious jagged stones and caused a large accident quite a few times if it wasn¡¯t for Ju-Heon''s talented driving techniques.


    The guard who was shielding Irene in the backseat teared up as if she was scared that she was going to die. She had come with them because Ju-Heon said he needed a lot of baggage carriers, but this path did not seem normal at all!


    ¡°E, excuse me? I''m sorry to ask this kind of question, but!¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    Everybody else was tightly grabbing on something as if they were worried for their lives, but Ju-Heon was the only one who was calm. The guard held back her tears and asked.


    ¡°This does not seem like a proper road!¡±


    A message popped up as if it was agreeing with the guard.


    [Warning. This is not a proper entrance.]


    [There are no roads here.]


    The message window seemed to be protesting.


    It was as if it was saying, ¡®I didn¡¯t give you the tomb excavation skill to do something like this!¡¯ However, Ju-Heon just scoffed at it.


    ¡°A proper road? Who cares about that? Everywhere is a path if you force your way through it.¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha shouted as if he was asking why the guard was freaking out after hearing her shriek in shock.


    ¡°Did you just realize this was not a path? Looks like you''re quite the slow one.¡±


    Honestly speaking, subordinate number 1 had already figured out Ju-Heon''s style in Midas''s tomb.


    ¡°I¡¯ll let you know that our Captain-nim is always like this.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Ju-Heon reached his hand out as if he found Jaeha to be praiseworthy.


    ¡°Hey number 1. Give me one more artifact while you''re at it.¡±


    ¡°..........¡±


    Yoo Jaeha picked an artifact in his bag that he had been restoring and handed it over. Ju-Heon took the artifact and made it self-destruct as he used the Tomb Excavation skill.


    [$##&!]


    Bababang!


    They heard another large explosion!


    Who knew what the exploding D-Grade artifacts had done to deserve this, but at least they were very effective.


    Boom!


    They were able to break through an obstacle and reach their destination.


    ¡°Huff... huff...¡±


    How long must they have driven down for? They sighed in relief after the Jeep came to a stop.


    They could see light in the distance, but they didn''t have the time to pay attention to that right now.


    ¡°W, we stopped.¡±


    Everybody other than Ju-Heon was just happy that they were still alive. It was normal that they were out of their minds because they took a few minutes to get somewhere that would normally take ten hours.


    But Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care about how the rest of them were feeling as he got off the Jeep.


    A message popped up at that moment.


    [The current location is an already conquered tomb so worldly items can be used as well.]


    Ju-Heon took out his cellphone after seeing that message.


    The message seemed to be true as an item from the modern world was working properly even though they were inside a tomb.


    The place they landed in was quite wide.


    And...


    ¡®I guess I was right to bring baggage carriers.¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked at the sight in front of him and smiled with satisfaction.


    There was a large tea plantation that was as wide as multiple soccer fields put together in front of him.


    There were creatures that were glowing similar to fireflies floating around the tea plantation. The combination of the two made it oddly seem beautiful.


    ¡®I guess the specialty item was a type of tea.¡¯


    There were thousands of types of tea here. Just taking a small seedling of each one would be quite the load.


    But there was something even more shocking.


    ¡°There really are kids here. There seems to be thousands of them.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who got off behind Ju-Heon looked around as if he was shocked. The African children all seemed to be under 15 years of age, and they just continued to pick tea leaves even though some unfamiliar adults had shown up.


    ¡®It seems as if they are all hypnotized.¡¯


    A message popped up at that moment.


    [The humans are being controlled by Xu Fu''s artifact.]


    [They are gathering tea leaves at the artifact¡¯s order.]


    The messages continued.


    [These tea leaves have the power of the ox-headed human.]


    [These tea leaves have the power to revive the dead and have a flavor that you cannot forget after trying it once.]


    Ju-Heon chuckled as he read those messages.


    It said an ox-headed human, which was a human with an ox''s head and a human body.


    Ju-Heon who was thinking after seeing the Toombglyphs here lightly chuckled.


    ¡®I have a vague idea about whose tomb this is.¡¯


    That was indeed the case.


    This tomb held the artifact of < Shennong >, the man who was called the father of Chinese medicine, the Taoist God known as a god of agriculture and medicine. He was said to be a legendary king with an ox¡¯s head.


    Learning about the antidote properties of tea by chewing on it and drinking tea as a beverage were both said to be Shennong¡¯s ideas as well, but that was not important right now.


    He desired this artifact as well but there was something more important.


    ¡°We will first split up and look for Xu Fu¡¯s artifact. I taught you how to detect auras, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir! It will probably take a while because it is so wide!¡±


    The group split up and Ju-Heon started to look around.


    Based on the aura he was feeling, it should be hidden somewhere within this tea plantation. It happened as Ju-Heon held his phone up as he looked around.


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon kicked in reflex after seeing shadows violently charging toward him.


    The attackers were unexpectedly the farming children.


    Pow!


    The children who had been trying to bite Ju-Heon as if they were zombies coughed up blood and were rolling on the floor. The artifact might have ordered them to attack anyone who entered the tea plantation.


    He then heard some urgent screams.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


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    His subordinates were getting attacked as well. The children bit off the skin on Yoo Jaeha''s arm with their animalistic teeth.


    Blood splattered as a chunk of his flesh was ripped off. Then they aimed for his neck!


    Tang, tang!


    ¡°Aaaaah!¡±


    He took a small pistol out and fired around the children. The children either ran away in shock or fell to the ground.


    Some of the more defiant children glared at Ju-Heon who viciously glared back and growled.


    ¡°Get lost if you don''t want to die. I¡¯ll blow all of your f*cking heads off.¡±


    His gaze looked serious as if he had no problem making it so these children could never walk again. They must have instinctively realized their enemy was extremely evil as the children shook in fear and ran away.


    Ju-Heon lowered the gun and walked over to Irene who was on her own.


    "Are you okay?¡±


    ¡°Ah, yes. I''m okay, but...!¡±


    Irene was worried about the children who had fainted while foaming at the mouth. The children who had tried to attack her were suppressed by the power of destitution and fainted after contracting a rare disease before they could even attack her.


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡®As expected of the Monarch of Destitution. I guess I didn''t need to worry.¡¯


    As it was a parasitic-type artifact, it would automatically activate if it felt its master being in danger.


    Yoo Jaeha approached Ju-Heon at that moment.


    ¡°It looks like they will attack if we even get close to the tea plantation. ...Should we be the bait so you can look for it, Captain-nim?¡±


    Ju-Heon sneered while looking at Yoo Jaeha''s bleeding arm.


    ¡°It is praiseworthy that you are pretending to be tough, but you''re going to die if you don''t stop that bleeding!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    ¡°Also, I don¡¯t need bait. It¡¯ll slowly reveal itself.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯ll reveal itself?¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    ¡°Xu Fu''s artifact is the bastard controlling the children. It has hypnotized these children and is considering them to be its property. Won''t it react if we steal its property?¡±


    ¡°......When you say steal it''s property, you don¡¯t mean...¡±


    Ju-Heon detected the aura of an artifact and became alert as soon as he said that.


    ¡°I attacked the children. It¡¯s about time it charged out because I touched its property.¡±


    Xu Fu''s artifact was a possession-type artifact.


    You needed to either kill the owner or make the artifact betray its owner to take a possession-type artifact.


    Those were the only two methods. As for the zombie powder he stole from Yoon Shi Woo, he had lowered Yoon Shi Woo''s Dominance so low that he was able to make the artifact betray him.


    Anyway, both Xu Fu¡¯s artifact and Shennong''s artifact should be Keira¡¯s possession-type artifact.


    ¡®Well, I did come with a potential method of making it betray Keira, but...¡¯


    He needed to test it out to see if it would work, but he needed the bastard to come out to even try it.


    As expected, that bastard came out in a little bit.


    [#$(#(@#*(!]


    ¡®You motherf*cking human bastards, who dares to touch my stuff?!¡¯


    Xu Fu¡¯s artifact that had been hiding among the tea leaves appeared in anger.


    However, Ju-Heon then smirked as if he had been waiting for this.


    ¡®You''re finally here, you bastard.¡¯

 Chapter 77: The tomb’s strange thieves (2)

    Chapter 77: The tomb¡¯s strange thieves (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®You''re finally here, you bastard.¡¯


    The tomb started to shake as if the artifact was angry.


    [The angry artifact has created an aura wall around the plantation.]


    [You have been trapped.]


    [Your body will burn and you will die if you try to break through the wall.]


    That was how the bastard had appeared.


    However, Xu Fu''s artifact that had been hiding in the tea plantation had an unexpected appearance.


    Ju-Heon couldn''t help but be shocked.


    ¡®A worm?¡¯


    That was the case.


    The thing that was screaming in protest toward him right now was none other than a worm. He had wondered why it had taken so long to get here, but had it dug through the ground and crawled all the way here?


    The small worm that came out of the dirt was squirming as it strongly protested.


    [#$#&$&!]


    I''m going to make you pay for the damages, you bastard!


    [#$##$&*!]


    Hey human bastard, are you listening to me?!


    ¡®I need to at least be able to see you to even think about listening.¡¯


    It would be difficult to realize it was an artifact at first glance. It was because it looked like a regular worm. Ju-Heon would have probably not noticed and accidentally stepped on it if it was not giving off an artifact''s aura or mumbling in protest.


    The artifact continued to scream in anger.


    [#$&##! #$#&.#($(! #$#&(# #&##&*(&#(...]


    Listen to me! Those human slaves are my precious properties! I earned them through a contract. Do you know any of that you useless tall...!


    ¡°Ah so damn loud.¡±


    Puuk!


    Ju-Heon squished the worm with his foot as if he was annoyed.


    [##&!]


    There was no way an artifact would die because he squished it like that, but the artifact screamed as it was being ruthlessly squished by Ju-Heon¡¯s shoe.


    Yoo Jaeha who had been trying to detect aura around him to locate the Yoo Jaeha turned his head.


    ¡°Huh? Captain-nim, what are you doing?¡±


    ¡°I''m teaching a lesson. I''m teaching him not to run his mouth because it¡¯s so damn loud.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Did the artifact appear?¡±


    Ju-Heon lifted his foot and showed what was underneath it rather than responding. There was a dying worm underneath his shoe.


    [##$&#@......]


    Human bastard, I will make you pay for this...


    However, the group who discovered the worm were shocked and asked if this was Xu Fu''s artifact. They had expected artifacts to be in the shape of items.


    ¡°I heard the old man say there were artifacts that took the shape of living organisms, is this one of them?¡±


    Of course, this was Ju-Heon¡¯s first time seeing Xu Fu''s artifact as well.


    Why?


    ¡®Xu Fu''s artifact is a parasitic artifact.¡¯


    However, it was a unique parasite that stuck to an artifact instead of a person.


    It preferred to stick to another artifact and have a symbiotic relationship.


    It must be latched onto Shennong''s artifact this time to help it gather as many tea leaves as possible.


    Shennong''s artifact wanted to gather tea leaves to spread to the humans and needed manpower to gather them which Xu Fu''s artifact was helping it do.


    The reason they were only gathering children was because the artifacts knew something.


    They knew messing with little children was a better way to harm humans.


    Artifacts were those kind of cruel bastards.


    ¡®It¡¯s my first time seeing it in person, but I¡¯ve heard about how to lure this bastard.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon ordered Yoo Jaeha to bring his bag.


    ¡°Bring all the money we brought.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes turned wide at Ju-Heon¡¯s comment.


    ¡°Huh? The money we stole... Or do you mean the money we legally brought as well?¡±


    Ju-Heon nodded his head and Yoo Jaeha went to the Jeep to get the bag. Now that he thought about it, Ju-Heon had said they definitely needed cash or expensive items before coming into this tomb.


    But was that related to coercing Xu Fu''s artifact?


    Irene must have been curious about that as she continued to look at the squirming worm but asked Ju-Heon a question.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, what do you plan on doing with the money...¡±


    ¡®What else would I do?¡¯


    Ju-Heon squished the worm again and started to smile.


    ¡°I''m buying you. So, artifact, tell me. How much will it take?¡±


    How much will it take?


    Irene and the guard looked at him in shock.


    The thing in front of them was not human. It was an artifact.


    But he was telling an artifact to name a price as he was going to buy it?


    ¡®Is this person crazy?¡¯


    The guard had that thought but Ju-Heon was serious.


    Why?


    This was the proper way to handle Xu Fu¡¯s artifact. This bastard was originally a possession-type artifact that extorted its user. It requires payment from humans to make a contract and use it.


    Money, jewels, slaves, anything was fine.


    Anything that could be considered property was fine.


    It was a hippo that just ate up money over and over.


    That was Xu Fu¡¯s artifact¡¯s risk.


    Furthermore, it asked for more things every time you used it. It gave its user quite the headache.


    The fact that Keira was using this bastard meant that she had paid it as well. Of course, Ju-Heon had no idea how much that bitch Keira used to get him to work, but he didn''t think she would have used that much money.


    ¡®Chairman Kwon said he ended up using a total of 10 billion won.¡¯


    He didn''t think Keira would have spent more than that.


    That was obvious.


    Keira was a government employee and not a wealthy person. There was bound to be a limit to how much money she could spend on artifacts.


    The amount that the US used to purchase artifacts averaged around a billion to tens of billion won. That was why he didn''t think the money she was using to deal with the risk would go above that.


    She would have probably given up on using the artifact if it cost more than that. Furthermore, he didn¡¯t think it would require a lot of money to gather young children.


    Anyway, the method to steal this bastard was simple because it was such an artifact.


    ¡®It will betray her if I offer more money than Keira.¡¯


    That was why this bastard was a fickle bastard who required constant watching. Of course, Keira would not have left it alone like this if she knew that was the case.


    ¡®She let her guard down because it is a possession-type artifact.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon smirked as he squished the artifact some more.


    ¡°Okay. Speak. How much will it cost?¡±


    The artifact ground its teeth.


    [I have an important mission. Did you really think I would be swayed by money, human?!]


    It was protesting in that alien language earlier but it seemed to have connected with the tomb as he could clearly hear it now.


    Ju-Heon started to speak.


    ¡°I have the medicine you are looking for. It will be more beneficial for you to come over while I¡¯m being nice.¡±


    [You really think I would believe that?!]


    Ju-Heon scoffed after hearing that.


    ¡®So that''s how you want to play this.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha grunted as he dragged the bags of money from the Jeep.


    ¡°Captain-nim! I brought them!¡±


    ¡°Good.¡±


    Ju-Heon took a bag and casually opened the bag and threw the money in the air. The dollars that were in the 007-style bag spread out like pollen.


    There was approximately 2 billion dollars in there.


    The artifact that smelled the scent of money flinched. However, the artifact scoffed as if that was not enough.


    [That¡¯s not enough money! You fool!]


    Ju-Heon smiled in response.


    ¡°I''m sure it¡¯s not enough.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha opened the other bags and excitedly threw the money at the worm after getting Ju-Heon¡¯s signal. The money being thrown was worth 30 billion won, much higher than the 10 billion won Chairman Kwon said he ended up using!


    Ju-Heon wickedly smiled.


    ¡®This should be enough.¡¯


    However, something unexpected happened.


    [Still not enough, human!]


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide as if this was completely unexpected.


    ¡®What? 30 billion won is not enough?¡¯


    Ju-Heon became anxious after seeing that this amount that was much higher than the amount in the past was not enough. He then started to scoff.


    ¡®Keira, that bitch must have had a ton of money taken from here.¡¯


    But Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t going to let it end here. He was quite thorough and had brought more things just in case something like this happened.


    Ju-Heon flicked his finger and told Yoo Jaeha to hand them over. Yoo Jaeha handed Ju-Heon a bag that he threw toward the worm.


    Inside the bag were accessories with diamonds on it, gold rings, gold necklaces, broaches, watches, and all sorts of expensive items.


    All of these items would total to billions of won!


    Furthermore, it didn''t end there. He took a document out of his pocket.


    ¡°Here, this is the deed to the Holten family¡¯s land! This land is two hectares wide.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The guard freaked out and looked toward Irene after seeing that document. She was asking why that document was in this bastard¡¯s hand.


    Irene just smiled instead of responding.


    She seemed to have let Ju-Heon borrow one of the Holten family¡¯s smaller lands at his request. Actually, the more accurate statement would be that she stealthily swiped a document from her father¡¯s room.


    The guard foamed at the mouth after hearing that.


    ¡°My goodness, stealing?! Young miss! Your brother will faint if he finds out!¡±


    ¡°It should be fine since it is to save our parents.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s true, but!¡±


    Ju-Heon was smiling at that moment.


    ¡®This should be much higher than what that bitch gave it.¡¯


    His thoughts must be correct as the worm started to shake.


    [T, that much seems like it is enough to go with you, but...!]


    ¡°But?¡±


    [You see...]


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡°What¡¯s the problem? I have the money and like I said, I also have the medicine you are looking for.


    [That... It¡¯s about 100 million short!]


    ¡°......¡±


    Ju-Heon started to grind his teeth.


    ¡®Damn it.


    About 100 million short?


    Keira, that stupid idiot. This bastard stole quite the money from here.¡¯


    He didn¡¯t know if the future changed or something, but how had she been swindled so bad by this artifact?!


    However, this was not the time to talk shit about Keira.


    It would be easy to get 100 million if he exited the tomb. But they were currently stuck here.


    ¡®100 million, 100 million.¡¯


    He wanted to just destroy it and make Yoo Jaeha restore it, but he didn''t know if Jaeha could restore a living organism-type artifact.


    ¡®If this wasn¡¯t a possession-type artifact that already had a contract, I would just...¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked around at the others.


    ¡°Do any of you have anything worth about 100 million?¡±


    They all had awkward expressions.


    There was no way they were going to bring expensive things with them into a tomb. He gathered everything they had on them but it didn''t seem to be enough.


    ¡®About 60 million won more...¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha then asked a question.


    ¡°Why don''t you ask Irene to try to make some gold?¡±


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    ¡°Tsk, then what about using some artifacts? Maybe a pearl will come out of an artifact like this if you use it properly.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha took out Venus¡¯s clam they stole from Vivian, but Ju-Heon clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Hey idiot. This artifact is used to make foam, not pearls...¡±


    However, Ju-Heon who said that questioned his eyes for a moment. Something suddenly fell out of Yoo Jaeha¡¯s hand.


    ''!''


    It was none other than a pearl.


    It was definitely a pearl. The worm shouted as soon as the pearl fell from Yoo Jaeha''s hand.


    [Just 50 million won left!]


    Yoo Jaeha looked at the pearl in shock.


    ¡®Wait, this small pearl is worth 10 million won?¡¯


    ¡°Lucky! I guess there was a pearl among the artifacts! How lucky!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon smirked while looking at the laughing Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°No. You made that.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me...? What did you say? I made it? How...¡±


    ¡°Good job! Number 1. Hurry up and channel more Dominance into that artifact.¡±


    ¡°Ex, excuse me? No, like I said, how can I make a pearl...!¡±


    ¡°I''ll explain later so hurry!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Something shocking happened as soon as the confused Yoo Jaeha channeled some Dominance into Venus¡¯s clam. Venus¡¯s clam opened and closed before it started to pour out a large number of pearls.


    Ju-Heon instantly swept them up and threw them to the worm, Xu Fu''s artifact.


    ¡°Alright, become mine now, artifact!¡±


    [I will follow you!]


    The worm¡¯s body flashed before the weird text on its body disappeared. The worm then quickly flew over to Ju-Heon. It was its way of showing that it had changed owners and was willing to follow Ju-Heon.


    However, Ju-Heon took a small bottle out of his pocket and ruthlessly imprisoned the worm inside it.


    [#(#$(#(!]


    The artifact that had instantly become trapped in the bottle screamed but Ju-Heon who had gotten Xu Fu''s artifact smiled as he shouted.


    "Alright, now that the aura wall is gone, pick the tea leaves! You just need to get one seedling of each type!¡±


    The three others quickly started to move as soon as he said that.


    At this moment, the African children started to cry or look confused as if Xu Fu''s artifact changing owners had released them from their mind control.


    However, he didn¡¯t have the time to pay attention to that.


    Boom!


    The ceiling crumbled and rocks started to fall.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    Ju-Heon saw that and immediately activated an artifact.

 Chapter 78: Get lost, I called dibs first (1)

    Chapter 78: Get lost, I called dibs first (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon immediately activated an artifact as rocks started to fall.


    Boom!


    It was Hwarang¡¯s Sword. The police baton that came out of his pocket instantly turned into a sword and slashed the falling rocks into pieces.


    Boom, Boom!


    Ju-Heon landed back on the ground and shouted toward the worm he captured inside the glass bottle.


    ¡°This is your first order. Make those children gather the tea leaves.¡±


    It was so that he could save time, but the worm shouted from inside the glass bottle.


    [What, you need to first give me some riches!]


    ¡°What? I already gave you some.¡±


    [That was the contract fee to sign a contract! The labor fee is separate!]


    ¡°...........¡±


    ¡®He really is a money-stealing hippo.¡¯


    Ju-Heon debated ripping it apart and boiling it but suddenly had a thought. He then had a slight smile as he threw more of the pearls Yoo Jaeha created into the air.


    ¡°Alright, work!¡±


    That was 70 million won more!


    The worm started to dance while looking at this rain of pearls.


    Aigoo, it¡¯s raining money!


    [I will do as you command, master!]


    The pearls soon shined and disappeared before the worm that absorbed the riches burped and shouted.


    [Alright humans, what are you doing? Hurry up and gather the tea leaves!]


    The children who had been sitting and crying started to quickly gather seedlings. They were much faster and skilled than when the other three people were doing it.


    Yoo Jaeha was wowed while looking at their shocking skill but he suddenly realized an issue.


    ¡°Captain-nim! This is good and all, but how are we going to get out? Do we have to go back the way we came?¡±


    He was asking this because he knew very well how they had gotten here. However, Ju-Heon just sneered at him.


    "Are you crazy? Why would we go back up through that 10-hour distance?¡±


    There was a better way than that stupid method.


    Lo and behold, Ju-Heon started to laugh while looking at the worm.


    "Alright, you should know how to get out of here. Right, artifact?¡±


    However, the artifact became anxious.


    [B, but you have to destroy the tomb to get out of here. That means I''ll have to betray Shennong...]


    It seemed to have become friendly with Shennong as it was leeching off it. It didn''t want to fight against Shennong''s artifact that would definitely not let the intruders leave.


    However, Ju-Heon smiled like the devil and shook some more pearls.


    ¡°I''ll give you three more of these.¡±


    Furthermore, the pearls he was holding this time were very large.


    [Please just leave it to me! Master!]


    Something amazing started to happen at the same time.


    The children suddenly ran toward a warehouse, grabbed something, and headed toward the wall.


    The children were actually holding dynamites. Keira and the US soldiers who conquered this tomb must have left them here.


    The children seemed to know exactly which spot connected to the exit as they skillfully placed the dynamites and detonated them.


    Boom!


    A byway to the exit was finally revealed. Of course, the worm seemed to not be thinking about his betrayal anymore as he was just excited while watching the tomb being destroyed.


    It might innocently be thinking that it was great that this new master of his was extremely generous.


    But it happened at that moment.


    Kugugung!


    The owner of the tomb started to run wild as it probably realized the situation after seeing the byway being opened.


    [$#&#&#!]


    You arrogant humans, whose belongings do you think you are trying to run away with?!


    Shennong''s artifact was one of Keira¡¯s possession-type artifacts. The artifact that noticed Ju-Heon and the other intruders would not just let him be.


    The ground started to crack and the Jeep they came in was gobbled up into the ground.


    Kugugung!


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    The tea leaves fluttered in the wind and started to release an odd powder.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, this...!¡±


    Ju-Heon urgently covered Irene''s mouth.


    ¡°Don¡¯t breathe it in! It¡¯s poison!¡±


    ¡°Mmmmph!¡±


    ¡°Number 1! Follow those children outside!¡±


    "What about you, Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°Do you even need to ask? I need to take one more bastard with me.¡±


    ¡®One more bastard?¡¯


    ¡°Captain-nim, y, you''re not...¡±


    Ju-Heon wickedly smiled.


    There was no way a thief would leave a nice item behind, right?


    As expected, he strongly slammed down a flint he stole from the CIA.


    [The first embers for mankind belonging to the Homo Erectus (D-Grade:Antique-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


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    Something amazing then started to happen.


    Bang!


    A fire started as soon as he struck the artifact and it started to rage. The burning flame instantly spread to the tea plantation.


    Artifacts would be fine even if they were hit by a nuclear weapon, but it was a different story when they were attacked by another artifact!


    The tens of thousands of pyeong wide tea plantation instantly started to burn.


    The guard''s jaws dropped in shock.


    ¡°T, the tea leaves! Isn¡¯t that all money? Is it okay to do this?!¡±


    Ju-Heon just snorted.


    These things didn''t fit into his burglar sack. He already gathered the seedlings to propagate.


    The only thing left was to erase their tracks and make sure two of the same things did not exist in the world.


    ¡®I''m sorry, General-nim. I''m going to have to monopolize the tea leaves.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    [#$#$&!]


    Ahhhhh, it¡¯s hot, it¡¯s hot!


    Shennong''s artifact that had been hiding in the tea plantation was screaming as if it was in pain. Shennong''s artifact had been a tea tree as well.


    It was a plant-type artifact like the Herb of Eternal Youth!


    [Shennong¡¯s Tea Tree that knows the taste of Heaven (SS-Grade: Divine-Grade - Possession-type Artifact)]


    As it was in the shape of a tree, it seemed to be in pain even after being attacked by a D-Grade artifact¡¯s fire. As it was an artifact focused on producing food, it was useful but lacked any defensive capabilities.


    It happened as Ju-Heon was about to quickly snatch Shennong.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Watch out!¡±


    Boom!


    The ground Ju-Heon was standing on cracked as if a large earthquake was happening.


    ¡®Tsk!¡¯


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    A shocked Yoo Jaeha and Irene urgently reached their arms out. However, Ju-Heon and Shennong''s artifact instantly fell underground as the ground cracked.


    This was the result of the artifact¡¯s anger, as if it was trying to make him die with it.


    The rest of the group was shocked.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon was no longer visible after disappearing into the dark underground.


    ¡°F*ck! Captain-nim! Captain-nim!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was swearing as he struck the blocked wall with a shovel.


    Yoo Jaeha and Irene had tried to climb down the hole once Ju-Heon fell.


    However!


    Boom!


    A mysterious transparent wall appeared and made it so that they could not chase after Ju-Heon as if it was rejecting them.


    It was Shennong''s aura wall.


    ¡°F*ck!¡±


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    THe tomb continued to attack after that.


    And currently...


    They who had no choice but to exit the tomb to avoid the attacks were grinding their teeth while looking at the completely shut stone mountain.


    Ju-Heon was completely imprisoned inside now. It was because of an artifact¡¯s ploy!


    The entrance they had created had long been closed as well. That was why they were standing there thinking, ¡®who cares if we brought all these tea leaves out with us.¡¯


    The most important person was trapped inside the tomb!


    Yoo Jaeha started to get angry at the situation.


    ¡®Ahh, our Captain-nim is going to die like this. Is there really no way inside?¡±


    The guard then asked as if she found it odd that he was worried.


    ¡°But can''t that person just destroy the tomb and exit kind of like how we entered?¡±


    Of course, Ju-Heon had some odd skills. He could just make artifacts explode to create a path out like they had done earlier.


    However, Yoo Jaeha got angry as if to tell her to shut the hell up if she didn''t know anything.


    ¡°Will you shut the hell up? That¡¯s only possible if he has artifacts with him! He can¡¯t make it all the way out based on the amount he has on him! I have most of the artifacts!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was carrying the majority of the heavy Consumable Artifacts. It was because he had to restore them. Sear?h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Yoo Jaeha was lamenting as if he did something wrong.


    ¡°Ah, I should have fallen down with him...! Or, I should have at least thrown him the bag of artifacts...!¡±


    Although he frequently grumbled on the outside, Yoo Jaeha actually liked Ju-Heon. Although he was a terrible person who bossed people around too much, Ju-Heon had been the first person to show him a dream.


    Even if all of it was a bluff, he had been thinking that he found someone worth trusting for the first time in a long while.


    ¡°Ow, that¡¯s why I''m going to go inside no matter what I have to do! Irene, help me! I won''t be able to sleep out of guilt if the Captain-nim dies like this!¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡±


    Irene and Yoo Jaeha had come together for the same purpose and were about to try something with an artifact.


    "Captain-nim, I''m coming to save y...!¡±


    It happened at that moment.


    Bang!


    ¡°Mommy!¡±


    Irene, Yoo Jaeha, and the guard all covered their ears after hearing an extremely loud explosion. It sounded as if a cannon was going off.


    ¡°W, what the? What the hell was that?!¡±


    Something shocking happened at the same time. The stone mountain that reminded him of the Australian Uluru started to crumble.


    Boom!


    They started to move back in shock.


    The stone mountain split open and an extremely bright light shot up into the air. A significant amount of dust and wind spread out from the shock.


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    The stone mountain was swept up by the light and turned into ashes.


    They could only see a large pit when they opened their eyes a few minutes later.


    Yoo Jaeha who had fallen to the ground and blanked out got up and ran toward the pit with Irene.


    The pit that was now where the stone mountain had been was as deep as a sinkhole.


    It happened at that moment.


    They shouted as if they found something.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    Lo and behold, something was climbing up from deep down. He was grumbling as he climbed up.


    ¡°Damn it, why the hell did a damn tree have to resist so much?¡±


    The person who was slowly climbing up while holding onto a rope was none other than Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Captain-niiiiiim!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heoooooon!¡±


    Both of them started to sniffle in relief that Ju-Heon was alive.


    Of course, Ju-Heon just looked at them like they were weird. As for the rope artifact that was wrapped around Ju-Heon and helping him up, it was twitching while saying, ¡®master, master, praise me when we get up there, praise me.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha soon shouted happily toward the climbing Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I''m sorry, I was next to you, I should have done something!¡±


    ¡°No, it''s not your fault. There are plenty of accidents inside tombs.¡±


    ¡°...Yes sir! But Captain-nim! What happened? That explosion just now was no joke...just how...!¡±


    Ju-Heon whose clothes were a mess leisurely pointed below him.


    Ju-Heon was pulling up something that looked like a corpse.


    That was none other than Shennong''s artifact that only had its root left. Of course, the root was still quite large to the point it was much taller than Ju-Heon.


    Yoo Jaeha looked at it and stiffened up with an ominous feeling.


    "C, captain-nim. There¡¯s no way that is...¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed out loud while looking at the root that was being dragged.


    ¡°I got annoyed and just destroyed this bastard!¡±


    It was now burned to the point where it was impossible to tell whether it was the root of a tea tree or an alien lifeform.


    ¡®This person, he really...!¡¯


    He had left Xu Fu¡¯s artifact alone because he needed it, but he seemed to have gotten rid of Shennong¡¯s artifact in anger!


    He was curious as to how Ju-Heon had destroyed it, but it was obvious he did something terrible to the artifact.


    Anyway, the tomb had disappeared because the artifact in charge was destroyed.


    Ju-Heon who was completely scorched thanks to that was pulling the large root up as if he was pulling a shark or a whale up. It was quite large, so it was difficult for Ju-Heon to carry.


    "Ah, this bastard¡¯s really being annoying.¡±


    ¡°...........¡±


    ¡°Anyway, number 1! I know it¡¯s going to be a bit difficult, but is it possible for you to restore plant-type artifacts too?¡±


    The muscles in Yoo Jaeha''s face started to twitch.


    ¡°Uhh...uhh...yes sir. It should be possible. Of course it is.¡±


    Ju-Heon was looking at him with a gaze that seemed to be saying he would kill him if he said no.


    ¡°Now all that is left is to awaken the Herb of Eternal Youth.¡±


    Irene¡¯s face brightened after hearing Ju-Heon comment.


    ¡°Then my parents!¡±


    ¡°Yes, we just have to meet up with the farmers in New York now.¡±


    Of course, Ju-Heon would need to personally fuse the Herb of Eternal Youth with Xu Fu¡¯s artifact and awaken it once they got there.


    ¡®I should only need a day or so to awaken it.¡¯


    There were about 4 days left.


    They should have plenty of time to return to the Holten couple before it is too late.


    It happened at that moment.


    Ju-Heon received an unexpected urgent call once he arrived at the New York airport.


    [Farmer Leader]


    It was a call from Oh Seung Woo.


    An urgent voice started to speak as soon as he picked up.


    ¡°Hyu, hyung-nim! May I ask where you are?!¡±


    ¡°New York John F. Kennedy Airport. I should be at the meeting spot in a few hours, why?¡±


    [We are currently in a restroom of a Hamburger joint in New York city! We are being chased! US soldiers are chasing us! They seem to be after this almond tree....!]


    Ju-Heon scoffed as if he found it ridiculous.


    ¡®These bastards?¡¯


    It was obvious Keira caught onto the scent of the Herb of Eternal Youth. The Oh Seung Woo group was shaking on the other side of the call.


    [What do we do? They look like they¡¯re going to kill us if they catch us...!]


    ¡°Shut up, keep running away and listen carefully.¡±


    [Yes, hyung-nim!]


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    Now that he had the artifacts he needed, it was time to checkmate the annoying General.

 Chapter 79: Get lost, I called dibs first (2)

    Chapter 79: Get lost, I called dibs first (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Keira Clark.


    He was luckily able to kill her while she was in a weakened state, but she was an extremely strong and difficult woman. It was obvious that she would end up becoming that same headache as one of the Four Emperors if he let her be.


    ¡®So I need to eliminate someone like her early on if I am able to do so.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    ¡®One of those Four Emperors positions is mine.¡¯


    He would also steal one of those future positions.


    However, those bastards seem to be properly making their move now. They were aiming for the Oh Seung Woo group to steal the Herb of Eternal Youth in the middle.


    ¡®How dare they aim for someone else¡¯s things? They deserve punishment.¡¯


    It sounded like a pot calling the kettle black, but Ju-Heon first calmed the Oh Seung Woo group down.


    ¡°Anyway, I got it. Do as I said and keep hiding for now. I''ll be there soon.¡±


    [P, please hurry! Hyung-nim!]


    ¡°I got it.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked at Ju-Heon once he hung up the call.


    They had actually gotten on a cab as soon as he picked up Oh Seung Woo''s call. Yoo Jaeha who was in the front seat quickly asked Ju-Heon a question.


    ¡°What did they say, are the crazy bastards up to no good again?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡°It looks like Keira somehow found out about the Herb of Eternal Youth. She seems to be chasing the farmers right now.¡±


    Irene and Yoo Jaeha became shocked after hearing that.


    "Wait, I get that she could find out about the Herb of Eternal Youth''s existence because of Chairman Kwon. But how the hell is she chasing the farmers right now? You destroyed all of Keira¡¯s map-type artifacts! How the hell can she track them?¡±


    ¡°How else? It must be the < Pandora system >,¡±


    ¡°Pandora system?¡±


    ¡°Yes, Pandora has a special artifact that can be called the brains of Pandora.¡±


    Not only did it maintain all artifacts brought over to Pandora, it was a Divine-Grade artifact that could detect artifacts with strong auras.


    This brain-type artifact would end up becoming Pandora¡¯s central system that maintained artifact users, tombs, and their ranks in the future.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know which great historical figure''s artifact it is nor what kind of Divine-Grade artifact it is.¡±


    However, what he knew was that this was an artifact that even he could not easily handle.


    He was certain Keira was using that right now.


    ¡®But she would have needed to donate a ton of money to Pandora to use it, so that woman must be feeling quite frantic.¡¯


    ¡°Anyway, the farmers are low-grade users so they can¡¯t hide the artifact¡¯s aura. That''s why they are being easily tracked.¡±


    The Herb of Eternal Youth was a Divine-Grade artifact after all.


    It must be giving off a lot of aura right now, making it easy for the artifact that controls Pandora¡¯s system to track.


    ¡°Well, the airport is less than 30 minutes away from where the farmers are right now. We should be able to get there soon.¡±


    But Yoo Jaeha looked at his watch and started to frown after hearing that.


    ¡°But those 30 minutes already passed a long time ago.¡±


    That was indeed the case.


    They had gotten on the cab about 50 minutes ago.


    But forget entering the city, the cab wasn¡¯t even near the city. Yoo Jaeha boiled up in anger and started to argue with the driver in English.


    ¡°Damn it, mister! You said we would be there in 20 minutes! Why the hell are we not even in the city after 50 minutes?!¡±


    The hairy cab driver started to grumble as if he had a lot to say as well.


    ¡°What the hell can I do about traffic?!¡±


    "Then how much longer do you think it will take?¡±


    ¡°Who knows...? There¡¯s bad traffic like this from time to time. But what can you do about it, you guys are just unlucky. It shouldn''t take more than an hour for it to die down.¡±


    ¡®What, 1 hour?¡¯


    Ju-Heon seemed to be annoyed now as well as he finally said something.


    ¡°Hey number 1. Hand over an artifact. I''ll create a path.¡±


    ¡°......You cannot commit artifact bomb terrorism near the city.¡±


    ¡°Then you create a path.¡±


    ¡°.........¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed.


    ¡°Oh well then. In this case, I have to use that method...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    They heard a loud crash not too far away. Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide like a shocked rabbit at this sudden occurrence and he looked out the window.


    He saw smoke rising from not too far away.


    There were engines busting and signs falling down, all sorts of accidents starting to happen.


    ¡°Ahhh! A five-car pile up!¡±


    ¡°Ah, damn it! My car!¡±


    ¡°Ahhh! Who fell asleep behind the wheel?!¡±


    Ju-Heon turned pale while watching what was going on.


    ¡®Is this perhaps...¡¯


    As expected, a weird message popped up at that moment.


    [Warning. The artifact is showing a strong reaction according to the user¡¯s emotional state.]


    [The artifact''s aura is violently seeping out.]


    And along with that message...


    Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!


    The nearby area was turning into pandemonium.


    ¡°Ahhh! What¡¯s wrong with the traffic light?!¡±


    ¡°Hey! You crazy bastard! What the hell are you doing at a red light?!¡±


    ¡°What? The light was green!¡±


    "What are you talking about? The whole traffic light disappeared here!¡±


    ¡°Ahhh! I still have so many payments left on this car!¡±


    ¡°Aigoo! A 12-car pile up?!¡±


    ¡°No! It¡¯s a 30-car pile up!¡±


    ¡®Holy shit.¡¯


    Although nobody seemed to be getting hurt, this was quite chaotic.


    People were screaming everywhere and they continued to hear cars crashing and exploding.


    Bang! Bang!


    The cab driver became anxious and started to swear.


    "F*ck! What the hell is going on?!¡±


    However, Yoo Jaeha and Ju-Heon were only looking at a single person.


    ¡°..........¡±


    They were looking at Irene.


    However, Irene was deep in thought and her hand was shaking as if she didn''t know what was going on.


    She must have been getting anxious because she had finally found a way to save her parents but they might end up getting the Herb of Eternal Youth stolen.


    Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha awkwardly looked at her.


    ¡®She truly is the goddess of disaster...¡¯


    It was better now because she was dominating her artifact now, but he could not forget about something.


    Irene was the goddess of destruction who had instilled fear even in the monopolizers in the past.


    Once they heard someone in the cab next to them scream, ¡®how the hell is a cab fare 30 million won?! Are you crazy?!¡¯ Ju-Heon decided he needed to stop this and tightly clenched Irene''s hand.


    He did not want to end up paying millions of won for cab fare.


    ¡°Hey.¡±


    Irene looked toward Ju-Heon in shock.


    "Save your power.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon pointed outside instead of responding to the confused Irene.


    Irene almost fainted after looking outside.


    She seemed to have forgotten about the world while being deeply synchronized with the artifact.


    ¡°My goodness, did I again......! We should call the cops right away!¡±


    Ju-Heon stopped Irene who was quickly reaching for her phone.


    ¡°Please stop. Every cop who picks up the call from you right now will be ruined.¡±


    That made Irene¡¯s face turn pale.


    The cab driver rudely interrupted at that moment.


    ¡°Wow, shit, there are accidents now too so we can''t move at all. I''m sorry but it doesn¡¯t look like you¡¯ll be getting home until tomorrow. Do you want to play poker with me tonight?¡±


    ¡°.......!¡±


    Irene looked ready to cry. But Ju-Heon was chuckling at her.


    ¡°Ah, don''t be upset. You don¡¯t need cops to traffic control.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    The cab driver exploded in laughter as if he couldn''t believe what Ju-Heon just said.


    ¡°Then are you guys going to do traffic control? You¡¯re so crazy, you¡¯re going to deal with all of this? Hahaha!¡±


    ¡°I''m really going to do it.¡±


    ¡°Hahaha, sure, sure, go ahead!¡±


    However, unlike the driver, Yoo Jaeha had clenched his eyes closed.


    ¡®Hey mister. This person will really do it if you provoke him like that.¡¯


    As expected, Ju-Heon smiled and started to wave a train ticket.


    [A lonely god¡¯s invitation (SS-Grade: Divine-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    It was the artifact he had taken from Chairman Kwon in the past.


    It was the Kamikakushi (Mysterious Disappearance).


    ¡°Damn it, when is hyung-nim going to get here? I''m about to go crazy!¡±


    On the other hand, the Oh Seung Woo group were sweating while looking around. It was because they were busy running away from the crazy US soldiers.


    ¡°Why are the damn yankee bastards doing this to us?!¡±


    ¡°Shh!¡±


    Oh Seung Woo quickly covered his brother¡¯s mouth and went into the public restroom. The TSOF who had been chasing the Oh Seung Woo group soon arrived and were grumbling outside the restroom.


    "Damn it, those eel-like bastards! They couldn''t have gone far! Find them!¡±


    "We can find them easily because they have a strong artifact on them! What is the Pandora HQ saying?!¡±


    ¡°Yes sir! They said it is within 50m of this place!¡±


    ¡°Good! Find them!¡±


    They then started to run again.


    The Oh Seung Woo group slowly came out of the restroom once they disappeared. They sighed in relief, but the people who were about to go into the restroom flinched.


    It made sense because the Oh Seung Woo group had come out of the women¡¯s restroom. Although it might be easy to wonder why they were acting so perverted, there was a reason for that.


    ¡®The nuns...are men?¡¯


    That was indeed the case. They had looted a nearby monastery to disguise themselves as nuns to avoid the TSOF.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    They had disguised as cab drivers, homeless men, Chinese tourists, and they even hid in sewers, under a bridge, and even a restroom ceiling to hide and escape.


    This was only possible because they had years of experience being chased by loan sharks.


    They ran and they ran some more.


    They started to grind their teeth after barely managing to catch their breaths.


    ¡°Damn it, why do those shitheads keep saying money money bullshit even after we tell them we aren''t selling it?¡±


    ¡°They pulled their eyes back and called me a damn monkey.¡±


    Honestly speaking, the soldiers had continued to ask them how much they would sell it for all the way from the airport. They did not understand all of the English because they weren''t very smart, but they did understand one thing.


    They could tell those punks were looking down on them quite a bit. Sear?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    They were acting all gentle but the way they sneered at them while saying take the money and get lost was quite frustrating.


    ¡°Ow, at least Ju-Heon doesn¡¯t sneer at people like that.¡±


    Maybe that was the reason the Oh Seung Woo group continued to follow Ju-Heon. It was true, Ju-Heon did not hold back any praise for the Oh Seung Woo group who were working hard to grow the Herb of Eternal Youth and treated them well.


    This was the case even though other people would think what they were doing, weeding, fanning and singing lullabies to the plant, were stupid.


    There was more.


    Ju-Heon did not sneer at them even when they made mistakes while calculating money and showed their stupidity. He cared more about their positive traits than their negative traits and always did a good job helping them keep their pride.


    ¡®That is why I want to meet his expectations after all that he has given us.¡¯


    That was why they were grinding their teeth at the punks who were trying to take Ju-Heon¡¯s stuff.


    ¡°But those crazy bastards... Are they trying to show off that they¡¯ve never been to Asia? Why do they think Asians are just greedy for money? Money, money, money, money, they keep rattling on like a broken record even after we said no.¡±


    ¡°Anyway, let¡¯s run to somewhere else before those idiots find us.¡±


    ¡°Yes, let¡¯s go somewhere safe and wait for hyung-nim.¡±


    ¡°Let them eat shit.¡±


    They covered their faces with the veils on their nun outfits and slowly tried to start walking away.


    ¡°Freeze!¡±


    They heard a stern voice behind them.


    The shocked farmers group raised their hands on reflex and turned their heads.


    Had the TSOF bastards already found them?


    However, they turned their heads to see the New York Police who had come out after receiving a call.


    ¡°Freeze! We got a call that you were pretending to be women and hiding in the women''s restroom!¡±


    ¡°You are under arrest for installing hidden cameras!¡±


    ¡°Hand over everything you have! Is that black bag you have holding a camera?!¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group gasped after hearing that.


    ¡®Wait, now what?!¡¯


    ¡°No! Nono!¡± ¡®That¡¯s not what we were doing at all!¡¯ ¡°Misunderstanding!¡±


    ¡°Nonsense!¡±


    ¡°Ah, it¡¯s the truth! Aigoo, Ju-Heon hyung-nim!¡±


    It happened as the cops were putting handcuffs on the Oh Seung Woo group.


    ¡°Found them!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group gulped and turned their heads after hearing the voice.


    They heard someone''s familiar voice not too far away.

 Chapter 80: Get lost, I called dibs first (3)

    Chapter 80: Get lost, I called dibs first (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    They heard someone''s familiar voice not too far away.


    ¡°Hey! Farmers!¡±


    ¡®That punk is?¡¯


    The person speaking was none other than Yoo Jaeha! And as they were about to be happy about seeing him!


    ¡°It¡¯s the Asian monkeys with the artifact!¡±


    They heard another voice in the opposite direction. This time, it was the TSOF that they had been running away from. The soldiers they thought had gone away had found the Oh Seung Woo group.


    ¡°Get them!¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    There were about thirty of them.


    They were quickly running toward the Oh Seung Woo group thinking they finally got them. They couldn''t run away because the cops were pointing their guns at them!


    ¡°Ah, this is driving me nuts!¡±


    They were slowly getting closer, 100 meters, 50 meters, and then 10 meters!


    As they were about to have the artifact stolen and be wrongfully arrested for being perverts...


    ¡°!¡±


    They disappeared.


    The soldiers who were trying to grab the Oh Seung Woo group and the cops instantly disappeared.


    They were swept up by an artifact¡¯s light as if they were kidnapped by a god.


    ¡°Huff huff.¡±


    The soldiers and the cops who had been trying to grab the Oh Seung Woo group became confused as their surroundings suddenly changed. It couldn''t be helped as they had just been in the middle of New York City.


    But they had opened their eyes to find themselves on a grassy plain.


    It was a wide plain where they could clearly see the horizon!


    ¡°W, what happened?¡±


    Of course, that wasn¡¯t the only thing that was weird.


    Honk! Honk honk!


    The vast plain that should be quiet was oddly noisy.


    It sounded like the hundreds of cars that filled New York City. The mysterious plain was quite noisy with hundreds of people chatting away.


    "Where is this?!¡±


    ¡°We were on top of the road! Why are we suddenly on a grassy plain?!¡±


    Of course, they were not the only ones who were confused.


    The horses and goats that had been grazing on the plain were confused as well as they saw a pile of cars on this vast plain.


    Furthermore, the animals were looking at the newly appeared US soldiers and cops with a, ¡®what the heck, some more weird things have appeared.¡¯ expression. Then they started to sniff them.


    The US soldiers and the cops became even more flustered but the people who had gotten here at least ten or so minutes before them were starting to get angry.


    ¡°Ow! I''m going crazy! Is this California?¡±


    "F*ck! Where the hell is this?!¡±


    Where was this place?


    This was a vast plain in Mongolia.


    The Oh Seung Woo group blankly stood there after their chasers disappeared. The people coming for them had suddenly been swept up by a light and disappeared.


    ¡°Just what...¡±


    They heard a familiar voice as they stood there in shock.


    ¡°Good job staying hidden.¡±


    Ju-Heon had found the Oh Seung Woo group. He was leisurely walking over with Irene.


    ¡°Hyung-nim!¡±


    They looked deeply moved as soon as they saw Ju-Heon. They were about to cry in joy at the fact that they could finally complete their mission.


    They had almost died multiple times getting rid of those damn yankee bastards!


    ¡°Thank you for coming! Please take it!¡±


    ¡°Thanks.¡±


    They handed the Herb of Eternal Youth that was in a mini pot inside the bag to Ju-Heon.


    The Herb of Eternal Youth started to cry as soon as Ju-Heon got it, but Ju-Heon didn''t care.


    The Oh Seung Woo group then looked around to look for the disappeared soldiers in confusion.


    ¡°But Hyung-nim, where the hell did they go?¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    Where did they go?


    Ju-Heon slowly looked at the mobile news on his phone.


    [400 people mysteriously disappeared in New York City!]


    [Is it a god playing a prank or is it an artifact? Reports of distress coming from Mongolia.]


    Ju-Heon laughed out loud after seeing that.


    ¡°Looks like they are in Mongolia right now.¡±


    ¡°M, Mongolia?!¡±


    ¡°Just how?!¡±


    Ju-Heon waved a train ticket after hearing that question. The Oh Seung Woo group screamed after they realized that was the < A lonely god¡¯s invitation > he took from Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°That is that Kamikakushi (Mysterious Disappearance) or whatever!¡±


    ¡°Isn''t that the thing the damn TKBM Chairman tried to use on us?!¡±


    ¡°You used that?¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    Yes.


    The train ticket Ju-Heon had, the < A lonely god''s invitation > was a warp-type Japanese artifact that forced people into a different world.


    It was able to warp things in front of the person, regardless of number, size, or material to another place.


    They just ended up warping unscathed because he had Irene use her artifact.


    From America to Asia...


    While driving a car in New York City...


    Or while uselessly aiming for the Herb of Eternal Youth...


    He was planning on letting the civilians come back soon, but as for those bastards who had been aiming for the Herb of Eternal Youth...


    ¡°Let them keep sending distress signals.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to chuckle.


    He had Irene use it to train her but the results were magnificent.


    Of course, the user could send subjects to space or even unknown spatial pockets if they were willing to take the risk, but that wasn¡¯t important right now.


    ¡°Anyway, we are heading to the Holten residence now.¡±


    However, Ju-Heon called someone before they started to move.


    He needed a talented knight to move in order to checkmate the General.


    On their way to the Holten residence...


    Ju-Heon was starting the Herb of Eternal Youth''s awakening process inside the limousine. He was trying to upgrade this sexual enhancer to a healing artifact.


    He picked up the Herb of Eternal Youth that the Oh Seung Woo group was carefully holding as soon as he started.


    [!]


    The Herb of Eternal Youth started to scream as he handled it roughly and pulled it up by the branches as if he was pulling a rabbit up by its ears.


    [#$#$#&!]


    I hate him, I hate him, I hate this human.


    Go away, go away.


    The Herb of Eternal Youth really hated Ju-Heon as if he was a heinous kidnapper. In some ways, it also looked like a rebellious daughter pushing away her father.


    [$#&#$*!]


    Return me to my servants, return them to me!


    It must have not liked Ju-Heon¡¯s violent Dominance. This artifact was one that someone with high affinity (called affinity but really more of someone¡¯s level of being a pushover), could handle.


    The Herb of Eternal Youth cried to protest but it couldn''t run away as it was contracted to Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon viciously smiled knowing that was the case.


    ¡°Aigoo, this little cutie sure can cry so loud. It makes me want to pull off all of its leaves.¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group, aka the babysitters, started to sweat and plead with Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Aigoo, hyung-nim. That child will cry again if you handle it like that. It''s a sensitive child so the leaves will go bad.¡±


    ¡°Hmph. A few leaves going bad won''t damage its efficacy.¡±


    Ju-Heon then ripped the Herb of Eternal Youth violently out of the pot. The Oh Seung Woo group gasped while the Herb of Eternal Youth launched a scream.


    [#$#$&#!]


    You bloodless, tearless pervert!


    The Herb of Eternal Youth was crying frantically as if it had become naked.


    The Herb of Eternal Youth''s roots were moving like tentacles. It tried to attack Ju-Heon with them, but sadly, they were too short. They could not reach Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon then took a glass bottle out of his pocket.


    Xu Fu''s artifact, the greedy worm was inside it. The Oh Seung Woo group¡¯s eyes opened wide at what they saw.


    "What are you going to do with that worm?¡±


    ¡°Fuse them together.¡±


    Ju-Heon then moved the Herb of Eternal Youth into a different big pot. He then threw the worm toward the roots before instantly covering the pot with dirt.


    The two artifacts that were forced to stay together were screaming for different reasons.


    [#$#(#$(!]


    What is this filthy thing?!


    [#$#&#$&!]


    Oohhhh, I finally found you! My beloved!


    The Herb of Eternal Youth looked scared seeing something foreign coming into its house while the worm seemed to be crying in joy.


    However, it didn''t end there.


    ¡®Now I need to force the Herb of Eternal Youth to awaken.¡¯


    Ju-Heon channeled a large amount of Dominance into both artifacts.


    A bright light flashed.


    Bang!


    [#$&#$&*!]


    The Herb of Eternal Youth then started to change appearance.


    The baby almond tree that used to fit in a mini pot was changing to a shrub-like tree.


    ¡°It¡¯s appearance...!¡±


    ¡°Look, look! There¡¯s a different fruit where the almond flowers used to be!¡±


    The shrub had red fruits that resembled a Korean cornel dogwood fruit or a magnolia berry.


    He finally had the true Herb of Eternal Youth in his hand.


    Ju-Heon smiled while looking at it.


    ¡®Yes, this is it.¡¯


    Ju-Heon roughly pulled a batch of fruits off.


    [#($#($(!]


    The Herb of Eternal Youth screamed as if someone had pulled its hair out and the worm was being scared of its new house, but Ju-Heon didn''t care.


    The important thing was that squeezing the juice out of this and feeding it to the Holten couple would heal them.


    ¡°Now we just have to get to your parents.¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    Irene was very happy.


    It was at that moment.


    It happened as she excitedly walked into her house.


    ¡°B, brother?¡±


    George Holten was unconscious inside the house. Not only that, he was a bloody mess.


    A pale Irene and the driver ran toward George Holten.


    "Brother!¡±


    ¡°Young master!¡±


    George Holten was barely breathing with a giant hole in his stomach. Ju-Heon started to frown while looking at George¡¯s condition.


    Ju-Heon had seen enough corpses inside tombs to know how he was.


    His life was in danger.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    ¡®An artifact did this.¡¯


    Ju-Heon urgently slapped George Holten¡¯s cheek.


    ¡°Hey, can you hear me?¡±


    George Holten grabbed Ju-Heon¡¯s arm with as much strength as he could muster.


    ¡°My mother and father... They were sucked into a weird pict...¡±


    He then heard a scream coming from the other room.


    ¡°Young miss! This is bad! The master and the madam have disappeared!¡±


    The servant who went to check on the Holten couple had screamed.


    However, there was no need to ask who did this.


    Someone called the house at that moment.


    However, they didn''t answer the phone so it went to voicemail and the voice echoed in the room.


    [Why aren''t you picking up? I know you''re there.]


    Keira was the one who was calling.


    [I have the Holten couple. I taught that guy who should be on the ground a lesson because he tried to attack me when he¡¯s not even an artifact user.]


    ¡°!¡±


    [Irene Holten. I will return the hostages if you swear to follow us. Personally call me on this number if you will follow us. I will tell you and only you the location.]


    The one-sided call then ended.


    ¡°Ow, that crazy bitch!¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group and Yoo Jaeha shouted in anger while Ju-Heon scoffed and got up from the floor. S§×ar?h the N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Feed George Holten some of the Herb of Eternal Youth.¡±


    ¡°H, hyung-nim, what about you? Are you going to rescue the two of them?¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯ll be settled without needing to do that.¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at his phone as if he was checking something.


    ¡°Mm, something is odd. The knight that I asked to land the checkmate should be showing some results by now.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Ju-Heon who was checking something on his phone started to smile.


    There was urgent news regarding Keira popping up on his phone.

 Chapter 81: Goodbye, first to be eliminated (1)

    Chapter 81: Goodbye, first to be eliminated (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    There was urgent news regarding Keira popping up on his phone.


    [Shocking video report: Mind-Controlling African children with an artifact? Successive testimonies.]


    [Ghanian President Samuel, ¡°Modern-day slavery, disappointed in US. Removing Ghana from Pandora.¡±]


    [Black Extremist Group, ¡°We can see the US''s true mindset through this.¡±]


    The articles popping up were related to the Ghanian tomb that Ju-Heon had looted. That was the tomb where Ju-Heon had taken Xu Fu''s artifact and Shennong''s artifact.


    The news about how a General of the US TSOF had controlled black African children for her benefit was spreading internationally.


    Of course, while most of the children were Black based on the nature of where they were, but they had not all been Black.


    However, all of the broadcasts were very biased.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    [The US''s Lieutenant General Keira has been determined to be the mastermind behind the kidnapping and forced labor of these Ghanian children.]


    [The US''s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has scheduled an urgent press conference to state the following: ¡°We have no relations to her whatsoever.¡±]


    General Keira was being named the prime suspect in this matter. It was to the point that the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Pentagon which should have close relationships with her were conducting urgent press conferences.


    Her actions were enough to fill the front page and it was even more of an issue because of the recent artifact and tomb related terrorist incident.


    Furthermore, she was controlling humans!


    It wouldn''t be weird for World War III to start if something like that was truly possible in the modern world.


    It didn''t help that it had to do with the sensitive topic of racism.


    [¡°Nobody wants someone who oppresses Black people as a General.¡± A movement to fire Lieutenant General Keira is under way.]


    [A Black organization and the KKK have clashed. Thousands were injured due to artifacts being used. The entire US is tense right now.]


    If the articles popping up in Korea were like this, it wouldn¡¯t be wrong to say it was quite chaotic throughout the world.


    That was why the US''s decision was simple.


    [US, President James has an emergency meeting with his Chief executives.]


    [The Pentagon claims, ¡°We will not summon Keira Clark as we cannot bring someone who controls humans near us.¡±]


    [Will Keira Clark¡¯s expulsion be determined?]


    Ju-Heon laughed after seeing what came next. Someone was calling Ju-Heon.


    There was no need to question who was calling.


    [Seo Ju-Heon! Is this your doing?!]


    She must have seen the news as Keira¡¯s breathing was heavy as he listened to her on speakerphone. It seemed that she decided the only person who could have done this was Ju-Heon who had destroyed her tomb.


    However, Ju-Heon calmly laughed at Keira who was huffing.


    ¡°Oh, Miss General who may be expelled in the near future. How does it feel to have become a celebrity?¡±


    [You bastard, what the hell did you do?!]


    ¡°What did I do? I just let the world know about what you were doing. What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    That was true.


    Ju-Heon had formulated this plan after seeing the African children being forced to work in the tomb.


    It was his plan to demote Keira to a spot where she did not have any influence in society!


    ¡®General-nim. It¡¯s your fault for neglecting that tomb because it was already conquered.¡¯


    Of course, he doubted anybody else could run around as they pleased in there as he had done.


    Anyway, he was able to use modern items in that tomb so Ju-Heon had taken a video on his phone and sent it to Edward.


    ¡®Edward has ties to the major media networks.¡¯


    He had to use a lot of money for this but that much didn''t matter.


    A magnificent issue had been created using Ju-Heon¡¯s video, the testimonies from the surviving children, the US soldiers¡¯ weapons and the confessions from the subdued mercenaries.


    There was no way the media would pass up on something that would be a hot topic like this. The issue was now too big for the government to protect her simply because she had a Divine-Grade artifact.


    That was why Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡®Idiot. Why would you foolishly touch on the sore subject of racism that is like a ticking time bomb in the US?¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon had focused on that aspect and Keira was grinding her teeth.


    ¡®F*ck!¡¯


    Of course, she could feel that this was unfair. She knew that people could go into the tomb, but the Pentagon was playing dumb even though she had done it for the benefit of the US.


    But there was a critical component that put her in this position.


    [Did you send Old man Edward on purpose?]


    ¡°Did you only realize that now?¡±


    That critical component was Edward. Ju-Heon had given Edward Mary Antoinette¡¯s artifact so that he could be certain that they could send Keira off.


    It was the artifact that could create malicious rumors and give it wings to spread far and wide as long as the target was in front of the person.


    Old man Edward had gone to look for Keira saying that he was tired of running and wanted to sell her information about Ju-Heon before suddenly disappearing as soon as he used the artifact.


    In the end, the artifact¡¯s effects along with Ju-Heon''s masterpiece put quite the attention on Keira. Keira who had now become a celebrity started to shout.


    [Don¡¯t think you won. You really think I would be destroyed by something like this?!]


    ¡°But it doesn¡¯t seem like you''ll be able to stand it much longer. Life is like that, you can lose everything because of something trivial. That¡¯s why you shouldn¡¯t have done something the media would love.¡±


    The Monarch of War Keira had taken artifacts from Africans and Asians alike in the past in the name of war of the races after all.


    ¡°Whether it is now or later, you were fated to be punished for your actions.¡±


    However, Keira started to shout in anger at Ju-Heon¡¯s shameless comments.


    [Shut up! Don¡¯t forget that the Holten couple are in my hands! Bring the Herb of Eternal Youth over right now! Then I will forgive you about this!]


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    This woman seemed to be planning on taking the Herb of Eternal Youth to the US to avoid being expelled. Her thought process was commendable, however...


    ¡°Get lost. I have no reason to listen to you.¡±


    [What did you say? I do not lie. I will kill the Holten couple right now if you don¡¯t do as I say.]


    It was quite the threat.


    However, Ju-Heon was smiling for some reason.


    ¡°Okay then. I don''t care whether you kill them or not.¡±


    [I''m really going to kill them! Did you hear me? Take the Holten couple out of the painting and kill them!]


    Irene was seriously shocked at what she heard but Ju-Heon held her hand and told her it was okay.


    He was right.


    [T, the Holten couple are not here! They are not within the painting we kidnapped them in!]


    [What?!]


    They became flustered while Ju-Heon leisurely laughed.


    "Aigoo, the couple isn¡¯t there? I guess you can¡¯t kill them then?¡±


    [Seo Ju-Heon! Is this your doing too, you bastard?!]


    ¡°Yes. I won''t tell you how I did it though. It¡¯s business secrets.¡±


    He heard Keira starting to swear but Ju-Heon didn''t care and hung up.


    Click.


    An anxious Irene urgently grabbed Ju-Heon as soon as the call ended.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on? What about my father and mother?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing much. Those idiots just wasted their time.¡±


    George Holten took a deep breath and started to speak. sea??h th§× novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°I definitely saw my mother and father being sucked into their painting. Who the hell were they then...?!¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    ¡®Who were they you ask?¡¯


    "What? Copies?!¡±


    ¡°You hid my real parents in advance?¡±


    George Holten shouted in the limousine that was driving through New York City.


    He had been close to death but swallowed the extremely bitter Herb of Eternal Youth to narrowly escape death.


    Both George Holten and Irene were gasping in shock.


    ¡°Then you are saying I was nursing fakes this whole time?! And this scammer was the one who created the fakes of my parents?!¡±


    George Holten¡¯s eyes were open wide as he glared at Yoo Jaeha.


    Yoo Jaeha who had happily sold him a counterfeit painting in the past flinched but Ju-Heon nonchalantly smiled.


    ¡°Yes. Why don''t you praise him? My little subordinate here can create counterfeits of anything by using an artifact. Art, artifacts, items, anything with a material form can be copied. It¡¯s probably too much to copy something that is alive, but it''s no big deal to make a copy that pretends to be human. Just consider it as creating a protein doll that is extremely similar to the real thing. It¡¯s good enough to even trick artifacts.¡±


    That was the case.


    Ju-Heon had worried that someone might aim for the Holten couple.


    ¡®Why?¡¯


    It was because he could not get the fact that Keira had Irene¡¯s weakness in the past out of his mind. Keira had the personality to kidnap the couple to use Irene for her benefit if things went awry.


    That was why Ju-Heon had given Yoo Jaeha an order before they left for Africa for the what ifs. The fakes lasted a long time since he did not create fake artifacts this time.


    ¡°Now then, his copying skill is what kept your parents safe, so let¡¯s stop being petty and don¡¯t be angry that he sold you a fake painting. You''ll forgive him, right?¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha seemed to be full of admiration at this and whispered to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Captain-nim, don''t you think I¡¯d be great at scamming if I scammed people with fake artifacts? Then I can swipe those artifacts for you too, no?¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled at Jaeha who was starting to open his eyes as the < Monarch of Fraud >. Of course, Ju-Heon would welcome his subordinate growing to a Monarch-grade user.


    ¡°Anyway, your real parents are safe in a penthouse I bought in New York. We put them there before we left for Africa.¡±


    George Holten''s jaw dropped after hearing that statement.


    ¡°How the hell did you take the two of them out of the house...!¡±


    ¡°Getting out of a house like that is nothing when I''ve even escaped from a burning hotel in Macao.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    As they were moving in a limousine to heal the Holten couple...


    An urgent message popped up.


    [A suspicious painting is threatening you.]


    Ju-Heon who realized something at the same time urgently shouted.


    "Stop the car now!¡±


    The car came to a sudden stop at his shouting and Ju-Heon told people to quickly jump out.


    ¡°Hurry up and get out of the car!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha kicked the shocked people out of the car even though he didn¡¯t know what was going on because Ju-Heon had never been wrong yet.


    The moment they jumped out of the car...


    The large limousine was surprisingly sucked away.


    It was sucked toward the roof of a five-story building.


    Keira and the TSOF who were holding a large canvas painting were standing there. The car had been sucked into that canvas.


    George Holten recognized the painting right away.


    "That¡¯s the painting my parents were sucked into!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who saw the canvas, became shocked.


    ¡°Huh? Over there? That¡¯s Van Gogh''s famous < Tree Roots > isn''t it? I heard that went missing in a museum a few months ago...!¡±


    Ju-Heon smirked.


    It was obvious. It was a case of a real item turning into an artifact similar to his Code of Hammurabi.


    The woman who brought that painting was grinding her teeth.


    ¡°Now that things are like this, I''m going to capture all of you with this to prove my innocence.¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed as if she was ridiculous.


    ¡°Innocence my ass. What bullshit is this when all of it was true? Please get out of the way because we are busy.¡±


    ¡°Shut the hell up!¡±


    Keira tried to activate Van Gogh''s painting again. However, it was at that moment.


    Bang!


    ¡°!¡±


    There was a loud bang and the canvas had split in two as if telling her to get lost. A shocked Keira looked at the artifact while Ju-Heon turned his head.


    He saw Irene who was extremely angry.


    [The artifact of destitution is responding to the change in the user¡¯s emotion.]


    [The artifact is going berserk.]


    [The artifact of destitution is trying to destroy the artifact of war.]


    Irene started to grind her teeth confirming the message. She had clearly recognized Keira as the enemy.


    It would be weird if she did not hate Keira.


    She had aimed for Irene¡¯s parents, harmed her brother, and was now attacking Ju-Heon and them.


    ¡°You''re going to have to meet your end here.¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed as he watched her.


    ¡°Hey General, it looks like there''s a new person to take you on in my place.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Keira tried to pursue Ju-Heon but she was stopped by Irene¡¯s power while her subordinates coughed up blood and fainted.


    Ju-Heon did not miss that opening and summoned the rope to tie George Holten.


    ¡°Mmmph! What is this, untie me! Let me go!¡±


    ¡°Shut up and you come with me.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    George Holten was being messed with by the rope as he was dragged. The rope just seemed to like Ju-Heon as it was saying, ¡®master, where do you need me to go? Where should I go?¡¯ As it followed behind him. It seemed excited that its master might praise it this time.


    On the other hand, Keira who was being stopped by Irene was grinding her teeth as she shouted.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon! Get your ass here right now!¡±


    ¡°I''m a busy man. I understand how you feel but stop looking for me, you obsessed woman.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    They quickly started to move.

 Chapter 82: Goodbye, first to be eliminated (2)

    Chapter 82: Goodbye, first to be eliminated (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    The rope pulled George Holten with immense strength. However, this eldest son of a noble family could not help but scream at this treatment that he could have never even imagined.


    How could there be nobody to mess with him to the point that a damn rope was treating him like this?!


    ¡°Hey, let me go! Y, you weird rope thing!¡±


    George Holten tried his best to rip the rope but this only made the rope annoyed and made it tighten its hold on George Holten.


    [#$#&#&*!]


    Huh? You¡¯re going to play with me? You¡¯re going to play with me?


    It was tightening quite a bit as if it had been going easy until now. It sulked and let George go when Ju-Heon told it to stop because it looked as if George Holten was going to die.


    ¡°Damn it, why are all artifacts like this?!¡±


    ¡°It can''t be helped. All artifacts have the basic foundation of tormenting humans.¡±


    George was huffing but didn''t care about that. What was important right now was not talking about artifacts but his sister.


    ¡°Hold on. You left Irene back there! Why did you drag me away?!¡±


    ¡°At least one person from the Holten family needs to see their parents being healed. I need to make sure you can¡¯t make any excuses about what happened.¡±


    George Holten became anxious at that statement and started to speak.


    "But you saw that General! Her opponent is not normal!¡±


    ¡°Why are you freaking out like that? Your sister isn¡¯t normal either.¡±


    "What did you say?!¡±


    George Holten who was concerned about his sister shouted in anger but Ju-Heon smiled without any malice.


    It was true that she was not normal.


    There were only a few monarchs who could take on the Monarch of War.


    ¡°Stop worrying for no reason. Do you know who taught her? I didn¡¯t teach her so terribly that she''ll lose to a woman like that.¡±


    The entire city started to shake as soon as he said that and Ju-Heon smiled while looking at the messages that popped up.


    [The artifact of war is attacking the city.]


    [The goddess of destruction is dragging humans into the battle and starting to destroy buildings.]


    That was Keira¡¯s doing. Irene, who had been trained quite thoroughly by Ju-Heon had forced Keira to take out her artifact of war.


    ¡®Oh my, I remember she hated to use the artifact of war because of the risk.¡¯


    Irene must have been doing even better than he imagined.


    Ju-Heon and George Holten then arrived at a 105th floor penthouse as he thought that.


    The Holten couple was inside as Ju-Heon mentioned.


    ¡°Mother! Father!¡±


    However, the room was filled with the stench of rotting corpses and the couple were groaning in pain.


    Ju-Heon quickly checked the couple¡¯s condition before starting to frown.


    ¡°They¡¯re really at their limits now.¡±


    "What? N, no! Hurry up with that fruit!¡±


    Ju-Heon took some of the Herb of Eternal Youth fruits out of the glass bottle before George even finished shouting. He then ruthlessly squeezed them as if he was squeezing a lemon.


    Crack!


    He would normally turn it into medicine first, but there was no time to do that. Ju-Heon quickly dripped the juice into the couple¡¯s mouths.


    Something amazing then started to happen.


    The couple''s bodies started to glow before the rotten areas covering the couple¡¯s bodies slowly started to disappear.


    Their skin was returning to normal as if they were returning to how they were prior to being sick.


    George Holten''s jaws dropped after seeing what happened.


    ¡°T, the injuries!¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed thinking this was it.


    The Herb of Eternal Youth was a healing artifact that returned the body to a past condition. That was how it healed any issues.


    ¡®I just need to repeat this.¡¯


    Ju-Heon continued to squeeze more juice into the couple''s mouths. He had to do that numerous times! The oddities around their body finally disappeared and the couple lifted their heavy eyelids.


    The couple had finally been fully cured.


    ¡°Huh... What happened to us?¡±


    George Holten was in awe after seeing his parents looking normal.


    ¡°Father! Mother!¡±


    George Holten, their eldest son, started to cry profusely in a way most men their size would never do while the confused couple started to console their son. However, the situation did not permit this emotional reunion.


    Boom!


    There was another large rumbling and Ju-Heon got a call.


    Irene was calling him.


    [Mr. Ju-Heon!]


    Ju-Heon laughed to tell her to relax after hearing her desperate voice.


    ¡°Your parents are safe now.¡±


    [!]


    Ju-Heon heard some crying and instantly cut her off and sternly added on.


    ¡°Save the emotions for later since Keira is still there. It is not the time to lose focus.¡±


    [Ah, yes sir! I''m sorry!]


    Irene urgently responded.


    [Umm, you see, the General suddenly disappeared. Do you think she ran away?]


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    He was certain that she had not escaped. The mighty Monarch of War would never suddenly run away while attacking.


    There was a message saying the following as well.


    [The artifact of destitution and the artifact of war are nearby.]


    If the artifact was nearby but Keira escaped...


    Ju-Heon debated for a moment before his eyes opened wide.


    ¡®Wait, hold on?¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile after realizing something.


    ¡®Yes, her risk must have happened!¡¯


    She was using the artifact of war quite a lot because of Irene and the risk must have come much earlier than expected. She must have turned into something weird right now.


    That was why it looked as if she had disappeared or run away.


    Ju-Heon who realized that laughed viciously like a hunter and responded.


    "Don''t worry. I¡¯ll be there soon.¡±


    Ju-Heon hung up the phone and quickly ran out of the hotel.


    This was an amazing opportunity.


    ¡®It is our win if her risk activated.¡¯


    That meant that he didn¡¯t need to work his ass off to take her on as he did in the past.


    Ju-Heon quickly walked through the chaotic city. He heard Irene''s voice once he walked to a part of the city that was in ruins.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    It seemed as if Irene¡¯s risk had not arrived yet.


    ¡°You said that Keira did not run away?¡±


    "She just changed into something because her risk activated.¡±


    He was certain Keira was somewhere in this wide city. He could feel a faint aura of an artifact that other people could not feel once he started to focus.


    It was at that moment.


    [The mastery of the Spy skill has reached its max level.]


    [The spy skill has risen to B-Rank.]


    Keira¡¯s aura became even clearer as the rank rose, but...


    ¡®She¡¯s hiding her aura quite thoroughly.¡¯


    Even the mighty Ju-Heon could not clearly locate her yet.


    ¡®Damn it, it''s almost checkmate.¡¯


    Where is it? Where was she hiding?


    It would be easier to search if he knew at least the area she was in.


    As Ju-Heon was grinding his teeth...


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    He turned his head to see Yoo Jaeha running toward him with a bright smile. But Ju-Heon could not help but scoff as the item Yoo Jaeha was holding was unexpected.


    Actually, he had no choice but to laugh.


    ¡°What the hell, that¡¯s Keira''s artifact. When the hell did you grab that?¡±


    ¡°I swiped it since the TSOF bastards had fainted. I''m restoring it because it pained me to see the historic Van Gogh painting being destroyed, but...!¡±


    It didn¡¯t matter.


    The important thing was that this punk was holding Keira¡¯s item.


    ¡®I can track her with this.¡¯


    Ju-Heon did something that made Yoo Jaeha almost faint while Jaeha was talking. He had ruthlessly ripped a part of the canvas that Yoo Jaeha was restoring!


    Riiiiiiiip!


    Yoo Jaeha who had been busy restoring it screamed while the artifact screamed as well.


    [#$&#&*!]


    Aigoo. My body!


    ¡°Aigoo! What are you doing?! I was in the middle of restoring it!¡±


    ¡°Does anything change because there is one more part to restore?¡±


    ¡°What did you say, you bastard!¡±


    Ju-Heon took a notebook out of his pocket without any regards for whether Yoo Jaeha was foaming at the mouth.


    To be more specific, this was Zheng He¡¯s map-type artifact.


    Ju-Heon then put a portion of the canvas he ripped onto the notebook. Zheng He¡¯s artifact then tracked Keira down and showed her location on the map.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide while looking at the location visible on the notebook.


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    Keira was unexpected around his current location.


    ¡®She¡¯s within 20m of me.¡¯


    That woman was that close to him? However, he could not see anywhere a person might be hiding no matter how many times he looked. It was because he was standing at an open intersection. There was debris from broken buildings, but...


    "Search thoroughly. She''s right around here.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? She¡¯s still around here?¡±


    The others looked around in shock. However, they could not see Keira at all no matter how hard they searched.


    ¡®What the hell did she turn into?¡¯


    The fact that he could not see anything meant that she had turned small or did not look human.


    At that moment...


    Keira was hiding within the debris and grinding her teeth in anger.


    It was fine that the motherf*cking artifact of destitution forced her to use an artifact she didn''t want to use. But maybe because she used so much strength that a portion of New York City was blown up, but...


    The artifact¡¯s risk had come extremely quickly.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    ¡®This is driving me crazy!¡¯


    Keira could not see anything and had to crawl with her whole body as her arms and legs seemed to be bound as well. Actually, it might be more accurate to describe it as she was going crazy because it felt as if she was flipping over every so often rather than crawling.


    ¡®Damn it, why did it have to!¡¯


    Yes.


    Keira had turned into a white grub right now.


    Furthermore, she was so close that Ju-Heon would find her if he took a few steps!


    She was at least relieved that she could somehow still hear, probably thanks to the artifact, even though she was a tiny grub. That was why she was rolling her body as best as she could in the opposite direction of Ju-Heon''s voice.


    She didn''t want to stay in place and have him find her because of the aura of her artifact!


    ¡®This is really driving me crazy!¡¯


    She wanted to avoid getting caught by them because she had no idea when she would return to normal.


    But at that moment...


    A black shadow appeared over Keira who was struggling to run away as quickly as she could.


    ¡®!¡¯


    It was not Ju-Heon.


    However, it was the rope artifact that had followed Ju-Heon here and was searching this area.


    The rope was staring at the short and chubby grub, no, Keira.


    Was it thinking that this short but still long and white thing was similar to it? Or maybe it realized that this thing was actually human.


    And lo and behold.


    The rope artifact instantly swept Keira off the ground and was dancing.


    [#&$#! #$#!]


    Master, I found it! I found it!


    The rope bound the grub and lifted it high into the air.


    Ju-Heon''s gaze naturally moved over to the rope artifact that was moving up and down as if it was asking him to look over there. On the other hand, Keira felt like she wanted to die.


    ¡®This motherf*cking artifact!


    Let go of me! Let me go!¡¯


    She was done for if she was caught here.


    Keira who had instantly been swept up by this artifact and was being spun in the air wanted to throw up. However, the rope artifact didn¡¯t care and excitedly called for Ju-Heon.


    [$##&$! $#&$*!]


    Master, over here, over here! Please quickly look here!


    Ju-Heon soon became interested in the rope that was causing a ruckus. Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide after realizing that the rope was holding something.


    ¡®That is!¡¯


    He was certain. That was Keira!


    This artifact that specialized in tormenting humans must have found it easier to locate Keira. He couldn''t feel it when he was blindly looking, but he could clearly feel Keira''s aura now that his attention was focused on something.


    Ju-Heon quickly started to move and the anxious Keira tried to escape from the rope. She was done for if she was caught by Ju-Heon in this state.


    ¡®I need to escape!¡¯


    However, she was still a grub no matter how hard she tried to flail.


    She was a grub that was used in medicine or as food!


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    The rope artifact might or might not know what Keira was thinking, but it was saying, ¡®human, where are you going? Where are you going?¡¯ And mischievously holding onto Keira.


    Keira truly was going crazy now.


    ¡®Please let go of me!¡¯


    Then the worst situation started to happen.


    ¡°Oh, who might this be?¡±


    Ju-Heon picked Keira up and was laughing viciously.


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 Chapter 83: Goodbye, first to be eliminated (3)

    Chapter 83: Goodbye, first to be eliminated (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Keira felt as if she was going to go crazy.


    It was still acceptable that she turned into a damn grub because of the artifact¡¯s risk. But why did she have to get caught by Ju-Heon while looking like this?!


    ¡®Damn it, I''m f*cked.¡¯


    She wouldn''t be able to say anything if she turned into a medicinal ingredient like this.


    As for Ju-Heon, he was smiling wickedly as if he was going to boil her and eat her.


    ¡°Hey General-nim, I never expected to see you looking like this.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha and Irene were shocked after hearing that while Keira became frantic. It was all because of this motherf*cking rope!


    ¡®I need to get away from this bastard.¡¯


    However, the rope that found Keira was swaying side to side as if it was looking forward to something.


    Will you praise me now? Are you going to praise me? It moved to Ju-Heon''s right and then to his left, back and forth.


    And the moment Ju-Heon looked away from the rope for a moment...


    Keira did everything she could to activate her powers.


    Making a Divine-Grade artifact go berserk was gambling with her life, but it would still be better than being captured by this bastard!


    ¡®All of you can die!¡¯


    But the moment Keira tried to activate the artifact¡¯s powers!


    Ju-Heon took out something unexpected from his pocket.


    It was a bottle of soju.


    ¡°!¡±


    He then twisted the cap open before throwing Keira into the bottle.


    Splash!


    Keira who was instantly submerged in soju started to scream.


    ¡°#($*#$(!¡±


    But nobody could hear her as she was a bug.


    ¡°Guzzle, guzzle!¡±


    Keira who was submerged in soju couldn''t help but swallow the alcohol. Yoo Jaeha and Irene couldn''t help but blankly watch what Ju-Heon did.


    ¡°C, captain-nim?¡±


    He seemed to have brought that to deal with Keira. That seemed to be the case as a message window popped up in front of Ju-Heon''s eyes.


    [The tyrannical goddess of war is starting to feel good because of the alcohol.]


    [The goddess of war''s tyrannical power is becoming weaker.]


    Ju-Heon started to smile after seeing those messages.


    Yes. All artifacts had their natural enemies. Her Sekhmet¡¯s Artifact had one as well.


    Sekhmet was the goddess of massacre who was sent by Ra, the greatest of the Egyptian gods, to destroy mortals who conspired against him. According to the myths, she liked alcohol too much and got drunk after drinking all the beer in the world and led to humanity being saved.


    As this was an artifact that was born from such a myth, Sekhmet¡¯s Artifact was weak against alcohol. Ju-Heon had used that fact in the past to kill Keira as well.


    ¡®She got knocked out by beer so there¡¯s no way she could stand soju.¡¯


    The Oh Seung Woo group had bought this when he told them to go buy some alcohol, but it seemed pretty effective.


    There was more.


    Ju-Heon who had placed Keira inside the soju bottle violently started to shake the bottle. The person inside was screaming.


    "Ahhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    Keira who now felt as if she was suddenly placed in a laundry machine ended up drinking a lot more soju.


    ¡°Hiccup! Hiccup!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at the dying Keira inside the soju bottle and started to laugh viciously.


    ¡°Alright, be a good girl and turn into grub-ju.¡±


    ¡°Hiccup!¡±


    And that was how the infamous goddess of war ended up falling unconscious.


    ¡°Your parents and your brother will be here soon.¡±


    At the Holten residence...


    Ju-Heon''s group and Irene were waiting for the Holten couple and George Holten here. The Holten couple who were saved by the Herb of Eternal Youth were at a large hospital getting a checkup at George Holten''s insistence. Of course, the doctors were just gasping in shock.


    ¡°My brother seemed to be fine as well.¡±


    Irene seemed to be very happy thanks to Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon smiled in satisfaction as well. It was nice seeing a beauty like her smiling so happily, but a greater joy was waiting for him after this.


    It was as if sweet honey was waiting for him after enduring so long.


    He was looking forward to the reward he would get as a result of this long-term project.


    ¡®The Holten family is on my side now.¡¯


    However, there was someone who was going crazy.


    [Terrible terrorist Keira who destroyed New York City.]


    [Keira did not appear at her hearing.]


    [US, Decision made to expel Lieutenant General Keira Clark and put her on the most wanted fugitives list]


    ¡®Wait, a terrorist?


    Someone on the most wanted fugitives list?!¡¯


    Keira who Ju-Heon had toyed with for the past few days in the Holten family''s annex was going crazy.


    She could handle being toyed with by being thrown into a pile of grubs, being placed on a drying rack to be used as a medicinal ingredient, and even almost ending up as food for the Holten family''s pets.


    ¡®But expelled and a terrorist?!¡¯


    Keira wanted to complain to the president that she was innocent but she was a bug right now.


    ¡®Damn it! Seo Ju-Heon!¡¯


    Keira cursed Ju-Heon while inside the soju bottle. She slammed into the sides of the soju bottle trying everything she could to escape.


    ¡®They say that even grubs are talented when it comes to rolling!¡¯


    But grubs are talented in rolling was some bullshit.


    ¡°Aahhhhhhh!¡±


    The soju bottle started to roll around again.


    ¡°Puuuuu puuuuu!¡±


    She heard someone sneer at that moment.


    "What is this woman doing now?¡±


    Ju-Heon was speaking as if he found her to be stupid. The rope artifact had picked up the soju bottle and brought it over to Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon placed the soju bottle next to him again and looked at the rope.


    [##($(#]


    The rope had not returned to its bracelet form for some reason and continued to roam around Ju-Heon. It had actually been doing this for a few days.


    He didn¡¯t scold it for not returning to a bracelet as it had been useful, but he had no idea why it wasn''t changing back.


    ¡®What¡¯s up with this thing?¡¯


    The rope just continued to tilt side to side as if it was waiting for something.


    Master, are you not going to praise me? Are you really not?


    Ju-Heon who had no way of knowing what it was thinking seemed to be checking the time.


    ¡°It¡¯s about time they showed up.¡±


    [......]


    The rope became upset.


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Hand over General Keira-nim!¡±


    ¡°We are going to arrest the kidnappers!¡±


    The TSOF had charged into the Holten residence. The TSOF who barged in through the main door seemed to have tracked Keira¡¯s artifact down as they continued to search every room.


    The Holten servants became anxious seeing the soldiers suddenly barge in, but Ju-Heon was welcoming them with open arms.


    He had been waiting for these bastards on purpose.


    ¡®You need to take care of the worker ants too when taking care of the Queen Ant in order to prevent any future trouble.¡¯


    Ju-Heon liked being thorough with his business. That was why Ju-Heon looked out before urgently shouting.


    ¡°Number 1!¡±


    ¡°Yes sir! Everything is ready!¡±


    But it was at that moment.


    ¡°The bastards are in here! Get them!¡±


    The TSOF seemed to be experienced in this type of thing as they looked comfortable entering the house.


    ¡®There¡¯s more than I expected.¡¯


    But as Ju-Heon became a bit wary and took out Hwarang¡¯s sword...


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    ¡°What the hell is this thing?!¡±


    The rope started to flail. The rope artifact that had been roaming around Ju-Heon bound them up as if asking where the hell they thought they were coming.


    The rope seemed frustrated for some reason.


    [#$#$&$#*!]


    Humans! Get lost! I''m angry! I''m angry!


    Boom!


    Ju-Heon looked at the rope that had almost instantly taken care of the soldiers who had come in and started to laugh.


    ¡°Good job. You''re quite useful.¡±


    [!]


    The rope froze in place after hearing that and looked toward Ju-Heon.


    The rope looked at him as if it could not believe what happened before it started to shake in joy.


    ¡®I finally got praised, I got praised!¡¯


    The rope who heard that single praise went berserk in joy.


    [#&@#&*@!]


    I''m going to hear more of it, more of it!


    ¡°Ahhhhh! Save me!¡±


    ¡°This rope bastard! Aaaaaaah! My bones!¡±


    ¡°My legs!¡±


    ¡°Ahhh! My underwear!¡±


    Of course, the TSOF bastards were the victims of its berserk state.


    ¡°Hand over General Keira!¡±


    ¡°We already know she¡¯s here!¡±


    "We will arrest the Holten family and all of you for unlawful imprisonment!¡±


    Keira¡¯s personal brigade had all come to the Holten residence.


    They had received orders to get Keira¡¯s artifact back, but honestly speaking, they just wanted their superior back.


    ¡®We will definitely save you. General-nim.¡¯


    ¡®We can''t let her get expelled like this.¡¯


    They wanted to save Keira and clear her of these false charges even if it meant they would be severely disciplined.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you to hand over the General-nim right now?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who was looking down at them from the top of the staircase whispered to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Captain-nim, what are you planning on doing now?¡±


    ¡°Have you heard of Franz Kafka¡¯s < The Metamorphosis >?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon threw the soju bottle at them instead of responding.


    Clang!


    They were shocked.


    Ju-Heon threw the soju bottle out of nowhere so they wondered if he was attacking them, but there was a struggling bug inside.


    The bug seemed extremely drunk and out of it.


    However, she was filled with emotion at the sound of her subordinates¡¯ familiar voices.


    ¡®My subordinates. My praiseworthy subordinates came to save me...!¡¯


    She crawled to her as best as she could to respond to their loyalty.


    However...


    Tang tang!


    ¡°!¡±


    She was suddenly bombarded by bullets. The TSOF that had shot the bullets shouted in anger.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you to hand over the General?!¡±


    "Are you mocking us?!¡±


    ¡®Your General-nim is right there.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha felt bad for her.


    As for Keira who was attacked by her subordinates, she coughed while covered in injuries.


    ¡®These stupid idiots!¡¯


    Of course, it was her fault for only telling her close confidants about the risk.


    ¡®It¡¯s fine, I just need one of them to notice my artifact¡¯s aura!¡¯


    There was one subordinate among them who knew about the risk. She just had to go to that one. Keira crawled toward her subordinates with that thought on her mind.


    However, the soldiers continued to fire at the bug.


    ¡°We don¡¯t need a bug like this!¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and hand over the General!¡±


    ¡®It¡¯s me! You damn idiots!¡¯


    Keira ended up a bloodied mess at her subordinates¡¯ hands but her subordinates still had not realized it was her.


    Ju-Heon chuckled while looking at the message that appeared above her.


    [The artifact of war''s risk is currently activated]


    [Transformation will be maintained for 1 minute 48 seconds]


    It was now only about a minute before that woman returned to normal.


    Ju-Heon picked up a S-Grade artifact and started to laugh.


    ¡®Your role is done.¡¯


    [The artifact of war''s risk is currently activated]


    [Transformation will be maintained for 30 seconds]


    ¡°I''ll return your General-nim to you since you''re asking so desperately. Just wait 30 seconds.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon wickedly smiled and started to count.


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    ¡°Are you messing with us? Fire at that bastard!¡±


    ¡°3. 2. 1.¡±


    A bright light soon flashed.

 Chapter 84: Goodbye, first to be eliminated (4)

    Chapter 84: Goodbye, first to be eliminated (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    A bright light soon flashed.


    Keira''s appearance changed with the light and so did the TSOF''s expressions.


    ¡°!¡±


    The TSOF fell into shock as soon as the light flashed. How could they not when there was a shocking sight in front of them that could have never expected?


    ¡°K, Kei...¡±


    There was a person lying down where the bug had been.


    Her long black hair was messy and her naked body was covered in blood.


    That was definitely...!


    ¡°Lieutenant General Keira-nim!¡±


    Yes, it was her.


    The subject they had excitedly shot at was none other than Keira. The naked Keira was coughing up blood as she glared at her subordinates.


    ¡°You idiots...!¡±


    ¡°Lieutenant General-nim!¡±


    Her subordinates turned pale.


    They were going, ¡®damn!¡¯ wondering what they had just done.


    However, the extremely angry Keira shouted toward her stupid subordinates.


    ¡°You morons who can''t even recognize their superior...!¡±


    ¡°T, that''s not it...!¡±


    ¡°Shut the hell up! You¡¯ll all be executed!¡±


    However, Keira had to turn around after hearing someone laugh.


    ¡°What a nice view, General-nim.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon was laughing from on top of the stairs. Keira who had ended up naked because the transformation was reversed had a stunning body.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    [The owner''s Dominance is shaking due to receiving serious injuries.]


    [The artifact of war is unable to utilize its powers.]


    Ju-Heon smiled in satisfaction while looking at that while Keira was grinding her teeth in anger.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you son of a bitch!¡±


    But she was definitely at the Monarch grade for a reason as Keira¡¯s overwhelming Dominance was threatening Ju-Heon. However, Ju-Heon violently laughed.


    ¡°I want to enjoy this view for a little longer but I have no business with any of you anymore.¡±


    A strong aura burst out as soon as he said that. Yoo Jaeha had activated Van Gogh''s incomplete art-type artifact in his hand.


    [Vincent Van Gogh''s incomplete painting(?) (S-Grade(?) - Legendary Hero Grade (?) - Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses (7/10)


    Vincent van Gogh was originally an artist who always finished his paintings, but had not finished Tree Roots that was said to be his last work before his death.


    While it was questionable whether van Gogh committed suicide or was murdered, this painting that was revived as an artifact sucked anything and everything in so that it could complete itself.


    And that artifact was activated right now!


    Boom!


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    ¡°You bastard!¡±


    The painting vigorously sucked the TSOF in. The worker ants that came to protect the Queen Ant were all sucked into the painting.


    A new picture then appeared on top of the tree roots painting. The TSOF who had come to rescue Keira had turned into characters in van Gogh''s painting.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh after seeing that the artifact was properly activated.


    ¡°It¡¯s your turn next.¡±


    But Keira was sneering even after her subordinates were sucked in.


    ¡°How foolish! We were the ones who were using that artifact before. Do you really think I won¡¯t know how to get out of it even if I am sucked i...!¡±


    ¡°Shut up and get inside.¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    Keira started to scream as she was sucked into the painting. She also appeared on the canvas in her naked form.


    Ju-Heon quickly looked toward Yoo Jaeha as soon as they were all sucked in.


    As Keira mentioned, it wasn¡¯t over after he put them inside the painting.


    ¡°Number 1. Activate it.¡±


    ¡°Please leave it to me.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha took out an artifact he¡¯s had since the beginning. It looked like a regular oil painting brush at a glance. However, paint automatically appeared at the tip of the brush once he activated the artifact and he started to draw on top of van Gogh''s painting.


    He was using his best imitation of van Gogh''s style to add a tentacle monster to it.


    He must watch quite a lot of you know what as the red tentacle monster looked quite realistic.


    Something amazing started to happen at the same time.


    Flash!


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    They could hear screams coming from the painting.


    The appearance of the people on the painting soon changed.


    The TSOF and Keira who had been standing there now looked to be in pain after being captured by the tentacle monster. They were actually being tortured by the monster inside the painting.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah! Let go of me!¡±


    ¡°Let me go! Mmmph! I''m going to kill you first as soon as I get out!¡±


    Ju-Heon was wowed as he looked at the painting.


    ¡°You drew really well. They must be in serious pain.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s mouth almost ripped from joy after being praised that way.


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    ¡°Yes, I leave it to you.¡±


    The rope that was roaming around Ju-Heon seemed to be jealous after hearing Ju-Heon praise Jaeha.


    [#$&#&!]


    I know how to bind them really well too! I know how to bind them really well too!


    It seemed as if the rope was considering the tentacles inside Yoo Jaeha''s painting to be its rivals.


    However, Ju-Heon didn''t care whether the rope was jealous and started to speak to the TSOF soldiers in pain inside the painting.


    ¡°Okay. Spill some information about the TSOF''s military intelligence. Then I will let you out of the painting.¡±


    Of course, there were loud objections coming from the painting.


    ¡°You think we¡¯ll listen to you?!¡±


    ¡°Get lost! I''m going to kill you! You pervert!¡±


    ¡°How dare you sexually assault the General like this!¡±


    ¡°Hey number 1.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha calmly started to add to the painting. He started to add sticky fluids to the tentacles he drew earlier.


    The responses were explosive.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaahh! What the hell, it¡¯s slippery!¡±


    ¡°I...I feel!¡±


    ¡°Sob! Okay! I got it! Stoooooop!¡±


    ¡°I have something on me! I''ll give it to you! A, ahhhh! Save me!¡±


    Keira started to grind her teeth at her subordinates¡¯ shouts.


    ¡°You idiots! How dare you fall for the enemy¡¯s threat!¡±


    However, the people who just wanted to get out of this situation were willing to do anything.


    A new object appeared on the painting at that moment. One of the TSOF members must have dropped it as a black object that looked like a USB appeared on the painting.


    Ju-Heon put his hand on the object and channeled his Dominance.


    The roughly drawn USB then popped out of the painting and turned real.


    He was certain this probably had the TSOF''s list of artifacts and their personnel information.


    Ju-Heon quickly brought a laptop over and connected the USB to confirm the contents. But Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡®Tsk, there¡¯s a password.¡¯


    ¡°Number 1. Make them give the password.¡±


    ¡°Did you hear him?! He said to give the password!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha drew a torturer with a rope, whip, and feather as soon as he said that. He heard some more desperate screams as soon as the torturer appeared.


    ¡°Aigoo! Stop it, you bastard!¡±


    ¡°Ah, ahahahahaha! T, the password is...!¡±


    Keira started to swear as her subordinates who could not handle the pain were about to blurt out the password.


    "Are you bastards really trying to sell the US out?! Mm, mmph!¡±


    ¡°The password is Veni, vidi, vici! (I came, I saw, I conquered)!¡±


    Ju-Heon plugged in the password and started to smile.


    ¡°All done.¡±


    The soldiers inside the painting desperately pleaded to Ju-Heon after hearing that.


    ¡°Then please let us out!¡±


    ¡°Please!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha peeked toward Ju-Heon to ask what he was going to do. He needed a decision on whether to remove the things he had added.


    "Should I let them out?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    "Are you crazy?¡±


    Ju-Heon took the painting and headed down to the first floor without any regrets.


    He then did something shocking.


    He threw the painting into the fireplace without any hesitation!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Ju-Heon was planning on getting rid of those bastards and the artifact from this world. This artifact was the type that would make everything inside it disappear with it once it was destroyed.


    ¡®Keira¡¯s artifact is strong but is useless because of the terrible risk.¡¯


    There were many other artifacts with similar effects. The painting that was thrown into the fireplace instantly started to burn from the fire that was created by an artifact.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    ¡°Ahhh! Save me!¡±


    The soldiers inside the burning painting were screaming. Keira was screaming as well. She was crying in pain while still angrily shouting.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you bastard! You won''t get away with this!¡±


    But Ju-Heon just started to smile.


    ¡°Goodbye, one of the Four Emperors. I will make sure to take your place.¡±


    The painting soon disappeared without a trace.


    Keira and the TSOF were gone as well.


    [Lieutenant General Keira Clark is missing, unable to determine whether she is still alive.]


    [Members of Keira''s personal TSOF team are all missing as well, will the US Tomb Exploration Team, the TSOF, be disbanded?]


    [TSOF''s artifact information disappeared overnight.]


    Ju-Heon was chuckling while looking at those articles.


    He managed to take care of the US Excavation team that had been strong from the beginning at once. They might have disappeared forever with the painting or were currently stuck roaming a world from which they could never return. They might be able to return to this world in a couple thousand years if they were lucky.


    ¡®The important thing is that an obstacle is out of the way.¡¯


    That was enough for Ju-Heon.


    Furthermore, he had received a great title after sending Keira away.


    [ You have received the title of < Person who got a goddess drunk >.]


    [Your Fit with artifacts focused on destruction has increased.]


    [Your Dominance has increased.]


    [Your Dominance will temporarily increase whenever you face a goddess-type artifact.]


    [You are now able to manufacture artifacts to take on goddesses.]


    [Your detection of high-grade artifacts has increased.]


    Ju-Heon then heard a man scream.


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    The person screaming was none other than George Holten.


    ¡°Do I really need to do this?!¡±


    Yes he did. They were currently in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Now that things were resolved, they were currently vacationing on top of one of the Holten family''s luxury cruise ships.


    George Holten only had rash guards on while shaking at the bow of the ship. It was so that he could face his punishment.


    However, George Holten shouted while shaking.


    ¡°Hey, damn it, even I will die if I fall into the Pacific Ocean!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon who was leisurely relaxing on a sunbed after receiving the Holten family''s support started to smile.


    "What¡¯s wrong? You were the one who said you would jump into the Pacific Ocean if I successfully saved your parents. Did you forget about that?¡±


    ¡°I know I said that, but...!¡±


    ¡°A man keeps his word.¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    ¡°Oh and hand over your entire fortune as well.¡±


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    ¡°You said you would hand it over.¡±


    ¡°Ow!¡±


    George Holten shouted while looking at this bastard who looked so calm while trying to extort him of his fortune. George, who had realized that Irene was interested in Ju-Heon was already shaking in anger because of that.


    ¡°F*ck! Father, mother, this bastard might be your savior but he is an extremely dangerous bastard! This bastard will take your wealth and your daughter!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who could not stand it any longer was biting a piece of expensive meat as he walked toward George Holten.


    ¡°You have so much to say. Please stop talking and just jump in.¡±


    He then pushed George off the bow.


    However at that moment!


    ¡°Damn it, you come with me! You scammer!¡±


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    George Holten and Yoo Jaeha dived and screamed together. The rope artifact soon pulled them back up while Irene and the Holten couple walked over laughing in their swimming suits.


    The couple who had returned to health thanks to the Herb of Eternal Youth were extremely thankful to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, everybody in our family had our lives saved thanks to you.¡±


    And it wasn¡¯t just their lives... The Herb of Eternal Youth had many effects. Irene¡¯s father was extremely happy that he was quite lively at night again. The Holten couple liked Ju-Heon quite a bit. Of course, it was possible this was the case because he had saved their lives.


    ¡°Please let us know if you need anything. We will do everything we can to support you.¡±


    Ju-Heon was relieved that they were safe but also smiling at the benefits of this expedition.


    ¡®I can easily do the Herb of Eternal Youth and Tea businesses now.¡¯


    He just needed to leave the business side to Edward while he continued to loot tombs.


    It was at that moment.


    [I guess you are enjoying yourself.]


    Someone started to speak to Ju-Heon.

 Chapter 85: The Crow’s warning and gift

    Chapter 85: The Crow''s warning and gift Translator: miraclerifle


    He heard the voice from around the bow of the ship.


    Ju-Heon started to frown after hearing the voice. He couldn''t help but recognize this voice.


    ¡®That bastard is...¡¯


    As Ju-Heon expected, there was a crow the size of an adult¡¯s head at the bow. The Crow was extremely relaxed as if it was in its own place.


    But the problem was...


    Boom!


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    The haughty and overbearing aura coming from the Crow was quite strong.


    ¡®He''s at a different level.¡¯


    Even Yoo Jaeha and Irene who had the talents to be Monarchs were finding it hard to breathe. In fact, they were all sweating and shaking.


    ¡°M, Mr. Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Shut up. Don¡¯t get afraid of an artifact. Is that how I taught you?¡±


    But they couldn¡¯t help but be scared. However, Ju-Heon who was the only one that remained calm in this situation was even scarier!


    The humans were not the only ones to be afraid. It seemed to be an Evil Divine-Grade artifact for a reason as the artifacts they possessed were extremely scared as well. Even the rope that was hanging around Ju-Heon was struggling as it wrapped around Ju-Heon''s waist.


    [#$#&*!]


    But its ferocious true nature as an artifact seemed to remain, or maybe because it felt a need to protect its master, it was growling at the Crow.


    It happened at that moment.


    [#$&#!]


    Get rid of that crazy crow bastard!


    [#$&#&!]


    Get rid of that traitorous bastard!


    The artifacts could not hide their murderous intents anymore. Most of them were Yoo Jaeha and Irene''s artifacts.


    That wasn¡¯t the only reaction.


    Some people¡¯s eyes rolled over and they were aiming for the Crow as strong Divine-Grade artifacts had a tendency to make people feel both awe and greed.


    ¡°That¡¯s mine!¡±


    ¡°Move!¡±


    ¡°Hold on! Don''t go near it!¡±


    However, as they ignored Yoo Jaeha and Irene¡¯s shouts and ran toward it!


    [That human is the one I have business with. Do not get in the way, unrelated humans.]


    The Crow''s devil-like red eyes flashed. That was all it did but the waves suddenly became rough and the ship tilted to the side.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    The people held onto the ship while the artifacts foamed at the mouth as their bodies started to be destroyed. Irene had to suppress the artifact of destitution that wanted to run wild.


    Ju-Heon sternly responded as people screamed at this sudden hurricane-like disaster.


    "Stop now. Or you will never be able to see me again.¡±


    The Crow seemed to lightly smile at that comment. But the wave started to calm down a bit. Ju-Heon started to smile while looking at it.


    ¡°Please don¡¯t be scared. That thing is just a stalker.¡±


    ¡°S, stalker?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a perverted guy that pops up every time I''m about to forget about him. Ah, maybe it¡¯s a perverted girl?¡±


    The Crow scoffed in disbelief as it observed Ju-Heon.


    [You are still the same.]


    The Crow started to speak once everyone else other than Ju-Heon went inside the ship. The Crow was as overbearing as it had been the first time they met.


    [Human, I¡¯ve been watching your actions. But it looks like you want to be a thief instead of a Tomb Raider.]


    Ju-Heon scoffed while still remaining wary of the Crow.


    ¡®Look at this punk.¡¯


    ¡°Did you come here to say such useless crap? I¡¯m out of here if that¡¯s all you want to say.¡±


    The Crow started to speak again as if to stop him as Ju-Heon turned around without any hesitation.


    [I came to see your face but also because I have something to tell you.]


    Ju-Heon started to smirk after hearing that.


    ¡®Punk. You should have acted like that from the beginning.¡¯


    ¡°I''ll listen. What is it?¡±


    [There will be artifacts aiming for you.]


    ¡°Artifacts don''t choose specific people to aim for like that. Why me?¡±


    [Because you are different from normal people.]


    ¡°Oh?¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed but it was the truth.


    [Artifacts try to trick humans. But forget listening when an artifact tries to make you a suggestion, you¡¯re someone who would just tell it to stay in its lane and destroy it. You also have the skills to do that.]


    In simple terms, he was a thorn in their eyes.


    Ju-Heon was excitedly making the artifacts work to do his bidding while most people were pampering artifacts.


    [There are leaders among the artifacts. They are the ones who imprisoned me. They will truly hate someone like you who ignores the authority of the artifacts.]


    The Crow continued to speak.


    [So, be careful. The artifacts¡¯ movements seem serious lately. Tombs that go beyond your expectations will start to appear in the world.]


    ¡°Tombs?¡±


    [Yes. It¡¯ll be good for you to train the Tomb Raiding skill properly. You must do it.]


    ¡°Is that why you keep provoking me with those messages?¡±


    The Crow laughed instead of responding to that. Ju-Heon scoffed at the fact that there will be artifacts aiming for him.


    ¡°Tombs or whatever shit they want to do, let them try all they want. How dare damn tools act so ridiculous.¡±


    The Crow seemed satisfied. It seemed to like Ju-Heon who was not swayed by damn artifacts.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    [I picked up something on the way here. I¡¯ll give it to you since I don''t need it.]


    ¡°You picked up something? Did you bring something shiny for me?¡±


    [It¡¯ll help you out.]


    Ju-Heon wanted to ask something else but the Crow disappeared after saying that. Some large spheres fell in front of him at the same time.


    [You have received????.]


    It was larger than a child and seemed to weigh at least 100kg. However, Ju-Heon looked confused as he looked at it.


    It was because...


    ¡°...Gourds?¡±


    The things in front of him looked like gourds from the Heungbu and Nolbu story.


    However, Ju-Heon laughed with joy after seeing the three large gourds in front of him.


    [Heungbu and Nolbu''s Gourds that a Crow brought over instead of a Swallow (S-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses (1/1)


    It truly were the gourds from the Heungbu and Nolbu story. These treasure chests were so precious that even the auctions sold them at extremely high costs.


    The ones in his memory were B-Grade and lower in rank, but these were S-Grade! Ju-Heon was curious to know what amazing stuff would come out of it.


    But he couldn¡¯t help but worry.


    ¡®This is an extremely great artifact but it is a random box of both wealth and disaster.¡¯


    The chances were 50/50.


    Heungbu''s gourd would give unbelievable wealth while Nolbu''s gourd would give unimaginable disasters.


    That was why Ju-Heon was happy but concerned.


    He could safely sell it for a lot of money but it seemed like a waste to do that while he didn''t want to make others do it either.


    ¡®What should I do? Do I crack these open? Do I not?¡¯


    He could just leave it to Irene if she could use her power of wealth.


    But at that moment...


    Yoo Jaeha, Irene, and George Holten who came out after the crow¡¯s aura disappeared dropped their jaws in shock.


    ¡°My goodness, what are those things?¡±


    ¡°What are they? The Crow dropped some precious gourds as it left.¡±


    ¡°......Not a swallow?¡±


    It happened as Ju-Heon laughed at that comment.


    Irene, who was shocked by the size of the gourds, asked her brother for help.


    ¡°Bro, please move those to Mr. Ju-Heon¡¯s penthouse.¡±


    ¡°What? Why should I?¡±


    George pouted but he submitted to Irene''s gaze and said that he would do it. However, Ju-Heon waved him away saying it was unnecessary.


    ¡°No. I don¡¯t need your help.¡±


    ¡°W, what? Are you going to make that rope move it?¡±


    The rope¡¯s eyes seemed to sparkle after hearing its name but both Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha started to laugh with their hands over their stomachs.


    ¡°There''s no need to use the rope for such a thing.¡±


    ¡°Then how...¡±


    ¡°Hey number 1.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha soon took a postcard out of his notebook. Then something shocking happened once he channeled a small amount of Dominance into it.


    ¡°Huh? That!¡±


    A familiar painting appeared in front of Yoo Jaeha.


    [Vincent van Gogh''s incomplete painting (S-Grade: Legendary Hero Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses (475/500)


    It was van Gogh''s incomplete painting they thought was burnt away after sucking in Keira¡¯s group!


    They couldn¡¯t help but be shocked.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that you burned that thing?¡±


    ¡°Yes. It did burn completely. Well, the fake one did.¡±


    George Holten''s jaw dropped after hearing that statement.


    "What? It was a fake?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled disgustingly at that question.


    "Do you really think I''m crazy enough to use the real thing to get rid of them? I''m not crazy enough to waste a S-Grade artifact like that.¡±


    ¡°Ho...!¡±


    It was true.


    The artifact they had used against Keira was a fake that Yoo Jaeha had cleverly made. It was just a lesser version that was either A-Grade or B-Grade.


    ¡°That is why normally we would not have been able to suck Keira in with a fake.¡±


    Keira¡¯s Dominance was quite high.


    However, her Dominance was shaken because the TSOF bastards had shot her and they were able to take care of Keira with the fake.


    They had earned this useful inventory just as Yoo Jaeha was complaining that it was hard to carry all the consumable artifacts around.


    ¡°Okay, I put them all away!¡±


    But the rope artifact that wanted to be praised started to berate the S-Grade painting artifact once van Gogh¡¯s artifact was used to store the gourds.


    [#$&#&!]


    Why did you steal my job! Why did you steal my job!


    It seemed to have forgotten that it was just a C-Grade artifact.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Oh, Mr. Ju-Heon, this came for you, but......¡±


    The bikini-clad Irene handed him an international party invitation. It was a large party sponsored by the different governments of the world.


    ¡°I looked into it and global corporations, countries, and excavation teams are all gathering together. They said they¡¯re gathering artifact users to entertain us, but...¡±


    ¡°But?¡±


    ¡°Chairman Kwon was the person who sent this invitation.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped.


    ¡°Why is that old man sending you an invitation?! It¡¯s a VIP invite at that!¡±


    But Ju-Heon just laughed. S§×ar?h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®Look at this old man trying to use his head.¡¯


    It wasn¡¯t written on it but he was certain this was a party being sponsored by Pandora.


    ¡®It¡¯s because they ate so much shit trying to forcibly grab artifact users.¡¯


    That was the only reason they were now using such a carrot type of method.


    As for why he had received an invitation?


    It was obvious. Chairman Kwon was saying they should be allies instead of enemies.


    ¡°So, will you go? It is a VVIP invite.¡±


    ¡°Tell him to get lost.¡±


    Of course, it was a great opportunity. He could hire some people he met at this thing, but most importantly, the monopolizers of the past, the Monarch-grade individuals might show themselves.


    ¡®It¡¯s a great chance to go check up on the future hindrances, but...¡¯


    ¡°I can understand getting an invitation but something feels iffy about the fact that he sent a VVIP invitation. It feels unlucky.¡±


    Ju-Heon was going to ignore it because it seemed like he was being openly invited to a trap.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    Ju-Heon who was about to rip the invitation couldn¡¯t help but become wide-eyed.


    The reason was simple.


    ¡®What the hell, why is this punk here?¡¯


    He was looking at the schedule of events written on the invitation. The problem was that a familiar name of a person who used to be on his excavation team was on there.


    He was an extremely important person in the future.


    ¡®Unbelievable, is it someone with the same name......?¡¯


    ¡°Captain-nim? What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Ju-Heon thought for a moment before smiling wickedly instead of responding.


    ¡°Hey number 1, get ready to go.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°I changed my mind. We are going to the party.¡±


    ¡°What? Really?¡±


    ¡°Yes. We can¡¯t turn down their generous offer for us to eat some fancy food.¡±


    Of course, the person who invited them might end up telling them to leave.


    ¡°You made sure to send the invitation to Seo Ju-Heon in Chairman Kwon¡¯s name, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes, young master-nim.¡±


    The young man smiled in satisfaction at that response.


    ¡°But really, Keira that stupid woman. Why did she have to be taken out by such a weird little kid? I worked hard to get her up to that position.¡±


    Austin Rockefeller.


    He was a person from the Rockefeller family that ended up making one of the future Four Emperors. He, the son of one of the wealthiest petroleum industry families in the world and someone who had a Divine-Grade artifact, was talking shit about Keira and Ju-Heon.


    It was understandable as he was the one who had let that woman borrow van Gogh¡¯s painting artifact.


    ¡°I let her borrow it because she said she was aiming for the Holten family, but that moron.¡±


    Not only did she lose someone else¡¯s artifact, she couldn¡¯t even finish the Holten family in the process.


    ¡°What the hell was Chairman Kwon doing? Why can¡¯t he get rid of such bastards? I gave him a VVIP invitation this time so tell Chairman Kwon to take care of things properly this time.¡±


    Austin Rockefeller¡¯s secretary looked upset at his annoyed expression.


    ¡°We worked so hard to get the Holten couple sick but it was all for nothing.¡±


    The Russian secretary who said that was surprisingly someone Ju-Heon had run into before.


    She was George Holten¡¯s servant, the same one who had massaged Ju-Heon on the Holten plane.


    ¡°We even planted you as a spy to George Holten to see what was going on in the Holten family.¡±


    This was the truth. One of the perpetrators who had gotten the Holten couple sick through the artifact was Austin Rockefeller.


    The reason for it was simple.


    ¡®I can¡¯t let the Pandora system artifact choose the Holten family.¡¯


    The Pandora system artifact was the core artifact that was supporting Pandora. That artifact was selecting wealthy families who would help grow the future Monarchs. Basically, it was choosing families to support it. It was telling them to create talented artifact users who would go on to be called the monopolizers in the future.


    However...


    ¡®We are enough to sponsor the artifact users.¡¯


    They had to gobble up all the artifacts that the Pandora system artifact provided them.


    ¡°Anyway, it was my mistake. My apologies, sir. In the end, Seo Ju-Heon managed to save the Holten family...¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. Nostradamus prophesied the Holten family will be chosen as a supporting family as well so I was giving it a go...wait, what happened to the necklace artifact I gave you?¡±


    The secretary then touched her neck and became anxious.


    ¡°That...I don¡¯t know if it was stolen but I lost it. I think it disappeared when I was on the Holten family¡¯s private plane......¡±


    Austin was extremely shocked. Just who could have done it?


    ¡®I made sure to hide the artifact¡¯s aura thoroughly as well......!¡¯


    Just who could have done it?


    It was at that moment.


    Boom!


    ¡°Ow!¡±


    ¡°Ah, I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    Someone had run into Rockefeller who was standing at the entrance before walking past him.


    Rockefeller turned around to see what kind of crazy bastard this was to see Ju-Heon who was wearing a fancy suit lightly wave his hand before entering the party hall.


    Austin Rockefeller quietly cursed.


    ¡°Stupid bitch, he should be looking where he¡¯s walking.¡±


    Indeed, this was the international party hall sponsored by Pandora and Rockefeller was here at the Pandora party as one of the sponsors.


    ¡°This is the VVIP Caucasian only section. Why is a Mongoloid over here...!¡±


    He was about to call the guards when the secretary stopped him in shock.


    ¡°Please wait, young master-nim! That person just now was Seo Ju-Heon! That person is the one who destroyed Pandora, revived the Holtens, and got rid of Keira...!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Austin was completely shocked. Maybe it was because Ju-Heon had not been around for very long or because he didn¡¯t have any clear pictures of him, but he had not recognized him.


    ¡°Why are you only telling me that now!¡±


    He quickly ran into the party hall.

 Chapter 86: The Monarchs gathered in one spot (1)

    Chapter 86: The Monarchs gathered in one spot (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Haha! Look who it is, our Director Seo Ju-Heon whom I could never repay for his grace and the goddess of the Holten family.¡±


    Pandora''s international party hall.


    Edward, who was wearing a white suit, started to laugh out loud as soon as he saw Ju-Heon there.


    He was most likely the person who benefited most from Keira¡¯s disappearance.


    The CIA had loosened their chase once Keira disappeared.


    Honestly speaking, Keira had become quite the wanted fugitive in the US.


    The White Supremacists were talking about supporting Keira, but the US probably wanted to take care of this quickly as they were being scrutinized by the rest of the world.


    This was the result of that situation.


    [The US will take proper responsibility for the artifact-related issues.]


    [Order given to disband the TSOF.]


    Edward''s situation was one that Keira had asked the president¡¯s help for as well, so the CIA dropped the issue.


    The US President had given orders to drop everything related to Keira.


    Of course, the Holten family played a big role in things going so smoothly like that.


    There were many people connected to the Holtens who were part of the US political system.


    Thanks to that, Edward who did not have to be a homeless person anymore couldn''t help but be happy.


    "This is all thanks to you!¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled while looking at Edward who was flattering him without any malice.


    ¡°I can¡¯t let you continue to be on the run when you have a business to run.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly but Yoo Jaeha was shaking as if he was scared of Ju-Heon.


    Why?


    It was because he was able to tell something due to the fact that he had been by Ju-Heon¡¯s side.


    Although it seemed as if Edward was swept up in Keira¡¯s scheme and Ju-Heon had saved him, but was that really the case?


    ¡®Old man...you''ve been fooled by the Captain-nim¡¯s act......¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha held back tears at the appearance of a new slave.


    They were the ones who had created a fake artifact and put Edward in this trap in the first place.


    And everything had worked out.


    Gaining the Holtens, getting rid of the TSOF who was in their way, and Edward¡¯s loyalty.


    Ju-Heon who had plotted this whole thing and gotten rid of Keira for these three things laughed like the devil as if things had gone according to plan.


    ¡®There¡¯s nobody who can sell artifacts better than Edward can.¡¯


    Ju-Heon who now had Edward in his hands had made a business contract (written that way but read as a back door contract through the Code of Hammurabi) to create a company.


    This company would be created with the Holten family''s significant investment and Edward¡¯s business skills.


    It was starting as a medical company with the Herb of Eternal Youth as the foundation, but ultimately, it would become a global corporation that would take care of all artifact distribution.


    ¡®The distribution of artifacts is extremely important in the Era of Artifacts.¡¯


    It was not just an issue of money.


    Artifacts were useful tools but also a method of dominance.


    Artifacts would become competitive goods for numerous companies and even influence medicines and daily necessities.


    The monopolizers had completely controlled the artifact market and did as they pleased in the past.


    He was trying to be a major player in the market early on because he did not want to see that happen again.


    ¡®So put your talents to use, Monarch of Wealth.


    I''ll make sure to throw you a bone every so often if you do a good job.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s name was listed as part of the executive team, but he was leaving most of the business aspects to Edward.


    Everything had a right man and the right place for it.


    And as Ju-Heon who now had the future Monarch of Destitution, Monarch of Fraud, and Monarch of Wealth in his hands was licking his lips...


    ¡°Our Director-nim truly gets a lot of attention.¡±


    ¡°Of course! He caused a ruckus in the Caucasian section earlier!¡±


    He had confidently gone to the VVIP section but Ju-Heon had made them eat shit when they tried to give him a corner seat instead of his original seat.


    He brought up regulation after regulation and claimed he would sue them, which made the hosts raise their hands and feet in defeat.


    Edward started to laugh after hearing the story.


    ¡°But even without that, the Director-nim catches a lot of attention.


    He¡¯s handsome.¡±


    ¡°Ho, only the Captain-nim? What about me? I¡¯m pretty good looking too.¡±


    ¡°What?


    You''re so buried nobody can see you.


    You look like a squid in comparison, a squid.¡±


    "What did you say?!¡±


    It was true.


    The women in dresses were all interested in Ju-Heon while the men were jealous of the fact that he was with Irene.


    Irene, who had no idea about any of this, was looking at Ju-Heon.


    He was over 180cm tall in height, had a muscular body, a face that caught your attention, and an adult-like feel and experience that was rare for someone in their early twenties.


    Ju-Heon had enough things going for him to catch the attention of the women in the party hall.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    [The artifact of destitution is responding to its master''s subconscious change in emotion.]


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    A message had suddenly popped up.


    And at that moment! ¡°Oh no! My dress!¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa! My stocking!¡±


    No major accidents happened, but there were many small incidents such as spilling wine on an expensive dress and the like.


    Everybody else just thought they were minor accidents but Ju-Heon knew the truth.


    The artifact of destitution had subconsciously been activated.


    Of course, Ju-Heon didn''t care whether dresses, bags, or stockings were ripped nearby, but he tilted his head as he found it to be a bit odd.


    ¡®Why?¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°You must be the Seo Ju-Heon who said he was going to sue the hosts.¡±


    The person making the remarks approached Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon turned his head after hearing the sudden voice.


    A handsome young man was standing there.


    ¡°My name is Austin Rockefeller.


    You''re Seo Ju-Heon who went up against TKBM¡¯s Chairman and Keira, right? Nice to meet you.


    I came to apologize for our hosts¡¯ rudeness.


    We didn''t recognize who you were.¡±


    Austin reached his hand out in a friendly manner but he was boiling on the inside.


    ¡®We lost a woman who could become a monarch among monarchs because of you.¡¯


    He was talking about Keira, one of the future Four Emperors.


    He had secretly made a deal with the US to push Keira.


    ¡®Well, it¡¯s fine, I just need to create a new candidate.¡¯


    He laughed as he touched his artifact.


    Ju-Heon was also quite skilled if he managed to defeat Chairman Kwon and Keira but for a monarch, he wasn''t sure.


    ¡®Who would be crazy enough to sponsor and grow a lunatic like this?¡¯


    As a strong artifact user, he was feeling a sense of rivalry with Ju-Heon.


    ¡®I''ll let him be my driver if he¡¯s useful.


    He should be honored.¡¯


    On the other hand, other people were starting to whisper at Austin Rockefeller¡¯s appearance.


    "Ah, I know that person.


    He''s handsome and an extreme golden spoon. I''ve seen him on TV!¡±


    ¡°He even had that hit movie this time.


    He also has a bestseller album and book.¡±


    ¡°My goodness, I never thought I¡¯d see him in person!¡±


    People recognized Austin Rockefeller too much.


    Even Edward and Yoo Jaeha who were next to Ju-Heon recognized him.


    ¡°Wow, I really like the book he wrote!¡±


    The people then started to become interested in Ju-Heon who was talking to Austin.


    ¡°But who is Austin chatting with?¡±


    ¡°He extended his hand first!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who was next to Ju-Heon was getting excited as well.


    ¡°Wow, I''m so jealous you get to shake hands with him! Captain-nim! Please get me a signature!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Jaeha, one for me too.¡±


    Ju-Heon shook his head at them once Irene joined in as well.


    "Who is this punk?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Captain-nim, you really don''t know who this is?¡±


    ¡°Not at all.¡±


    Austin seemed extremely embarrassed at that.


    Ju-Heon really did not seem to know about him.


    ¡°Well, sure, that¡¯s fine.


    You might not recognize me because you¡¯ve never seen me in person before.¡±


    Austin smiled and took out a fountain pen.


    It was an artifact.


    The effects were simple.


    This artifact made the other person respect him and become his fan.


    Rockefeller then smiled in an evil way.


    ¡®You guys can become my prisoners first.¡¯


    There were already quite a lot of economic, political and law enforcement connections that came to him because of this.


    Furthermore, the artifact users of Pandora were his fans as well.


    He peeked toward Irene and Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°You asked for a signature right? Your name is...¡±


    ¡°You''re going to give me one? It¡¯s Yoo Jaeha.¡±


    ¡°Yes, here you g...¡±


    But it was at that moment.


    Riiiip! Yoo Jaeha ripped the signature he received.


    Austin¡¯s fans who were watching gasped in shock.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Is he crazy? What the hell is he doing?!¡±


    Even Edward who was in line to get a signature gasped in astonishment.


    ¡°Jaeha, do you know how much that is worth......! Even people in Pandora can''t easily get his signature! It¡¯s a free pass ticket! Are you crazy?¡±


    But Yoo Jaeha who had ripped the paper was completely pale.


    ¡°No! No! I didn¡¯t rip......¡±


    He urgently turned toward Ju-Heon.


    And as expected!


    ¡®This person!¡¯


    Ju-Heon was leisurely typing something on his phone.


    Well, it looked like a phone but this was just Shakespeare¡¯s pen that was camouflaged.


    [Stupid idiot Yoo Jaeha (26) who can¡¯t come to his senses will rip the other fans¡¯ signatures as well.]


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha soon started to rip all of Austin¡¯s signatures like a crazy person.


    Although he was a Monarch-level artifact user in the future, he was just a pushover to Ju-Heon right now who only had high Affinity.


    ¡°Damn it, whatever, if you came for a signature just get our Captain-nim¡¯s signature, you bastards!¡±


    Austin looked toward Ju-Heon in shock.


    However, Ju-Heon just scoffed and walked over to Austin.


    And then...


    Crack!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Ju-Heon broke Austin¡¯s fountain pen without any hesitation! The people gasped.


    ¡°I, is he crazy?!¡±


    ¡°I remember seeing that fountain pen in a magazine ...it said it was worth close to a billion dollars!¡±


    Austin''s eyes opened wide as he glared at Ju-Heon.


    However, Ju-Heon threw the fountain pen that was crying in pain and viciously started to smile.


    ¡°I will kill you if you try to do anything funny with an artifact.¡±


    ¡®This bastard!¡¯ Ju-Heon must have realized the effects of the signatures created with this fountain pen.


    The people in the crowd started to whisper.


    ¡°What? It¡¯s an artifact?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t feel an artifact¡¯s aura at all!¡±


    Even Edward seemed shocked.


    Of course, Ju-Heon didn''t feel the artifact''s aura right away either.


    However...


    ¡°Sob.


    You picked the wrong opponent! Our Captain-nim is an artifact maniac who would focus on an artifact even when there are big boobs in front of his face.......!¡±


    Even Ju-Heon did not manage to feel the aura but it could be called his intuition.


    He felt that the weight was maybe 0.0000001g off.


    And Austin just happened to meet a cruel person who would destroy someone else¡¯s item for that trivial reason.


    Ju-Heon started to smile as if he got him.


    He didn¡¯t know who Austin was, but the name Rockefeller was enough.


    ¡®He''s that slacker from the Rockefeller family who created the artificial Four Emperors and Monarch-grade users.¡¯


    He seemed to be right as he could smell a Divine-Grade artifact on him right now.


    However, this made him question something.


    ¡®Something is weird.


    I don¡¯t remember his face at all.¡¯


    Honestly speaking, Ju-Heon was familiar with most of the people here.


    There were some bitter enemies among the Monarch-grade users who made him want to grind his teeth, some people he was happy to see, and even women he had slept with in the past.


    But Austin Rockefeller?


    ¡®I don''t remember that snooty Rockefeller family having a male artifact user.¡¯


    There was a female artifact user he was slightly familiar with but he just wondered what was going on for a moment before moving on.


    ¡®The future could have changed.¡¯


    The important thing was the artifact this bastard had on him.


    Why?


    ¡®If it is the Rockefeller family who could create Monarch-grade users, they might have that buff-type artifact that could increase Dominance or Fit.¡¯


    There was a reason the Rockefeller family''s excavation team had a lot of high-grade excavation teams.


    They had created a few of the monarchs as well.


    It was no coincidence that they had created the < Monarch of War > who was one of the Four Emperors.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°Come at me.


    I¡¯ll teach you how to properly use an artifact until 2pm to help me digest.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Ju-Heon disgustingly smiled while looking at Austin who was in disbelief.


    ¡®I¡¯ll take care of him before he turns those unqualified bastards into Monarch-grade users again.¡¯


    Well, he didn''t even know if this bastard had the important Rokefeller¡¯s family artifact on him.


    As Ju-Heon was about to take out an artifact...


    ¡°You''re doing something amazing by supporting an orphanage.¡±


    ¡°Haha, it is nothing.¡±


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s face stiffened after hearing a loud voice.


    He could hear it from nearby even though people were chatting loudly around him.


    ¡®Hold on.


    This voice is!¡¯


    Ju-Heon urgently turned around.


    He was right.


    ¡°I enjoyed your briefing, Mr. Richard.


    It was very memorable.¡±


    ¡°Not at all. It was nothing compared to yours, Mr. Miller. And we¡¯ve met before, right?¡±


    Chairman Kwon and Jean Richard were there.


    Yoo Jaeha, who followed Ju-Heon''s gaze and saw the two of them, started to frown.


    It was an obvious reaction since Yoo Jaeha probably hated those two so much he wanted to kill them.


    ¡°Why are those sons of bitches here......!¡±


    But it made sense the two of them were here.


    Chairman Kwon had been discharged from the hospital so the fact that two well-recognized artifact users like them would be here.


    The problem was the person they were chatting with.


    "Thank you for the exaggerated compliment,


    I''m honored that you looked so favorably at it.¡±


    The German person shaking hands with Chairman Kwon was...


    ¡®Yulian Miller!¡¯


    He had not seen the name wrong on the schedule on the invitation.


    [15:30 Philanthropic Organization focused on saving people from being harmed by artifacts - Briefing: Yulian Miller]


    ¡®It really was this bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had come here because of this guy.


    Why?


    If he was Chairman Kwon¡¯s right hand man, this bastard who had Zhuge Kongming''s artifact was Chairman Kwon''s left hand man.


    Ju-Heon had played a big role in helping to raise Chairman Kwon to the position of being one of the Four Emperors, but this bastard had played a big role as well.


    Of course, he had not been interested in what this bastard had been up to at this point, but...


    ¡®It''d be a major headache if that iron wall ended up with another Monarch-grade user.¡¯


    He was one of the few people that Ju-Heon rated highly.


    It was just that their personalities were like fire and ice.


    Ju-Heon became anxious after seeing them chatting.


    ¡®I need to prevent them from getting friendly with each other.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon would end up with wings that would be difficult for even him to take down if this bastard ended up working with Chairman Kwon.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    Ju-Heon had a rare stiff expression as he tried to walk toward them.


    However...


    ¡°Hey, where are you going after saying some bullshit about how you''ll show me how to use artifacts?¡±


    Austin, who had been provoked, was blocking Ju-Heon¡¯s way.


    Either that, or he was trying to prevent Ju-Heon from interrupting Chairman Kwon as he chatted with Yulian.


    ¡°I know you have a bad relationship with Chairman Kwon.


    I don¡¯t know what you are thinking, but...¡±


    Ju-Heon who was annoyed quickly called Yoo Jaeha over. S§×arch* The N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Hurry up and block this guy.¡±


    ¡®I''m definitely tempted by this bastard¡¯s artifact, but...¡¯


    The priority was obvious when comparing it with Yulian Miller.


    He was that important of a person.


    Yoo Jaeha became anxious after hearing the order.


    "Wait, how am I supposed to stop a celebrity like this on my own even if you tell me to stop him...?!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care how you do it!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? I''m saying it¡¯s not that easy......¡±


    ¡°Please leave it to me.¡±


    Austin scoffed after seeing Irene, the Monarch of Destitution stepping in.


    He had already heard about this woman¡¯s weird abilities.


    ¡°Using your destitution ability here will be bad for you. But if you still want to fight it out, I¡¯ll happily be your opp...¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa! There¡¯s a molester here!¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    The Holten family guards urgently ran over and grabbed Austin.


    ¡°Hold on, let go of me!¡±


    Austin became anxious but the smiling Ju-Heon ignored him and turned around.


    ¡°Hey! You son of a bitch, where are you going?!¡±


    ¡°Get lost! You molester. I don¡¯t have time to deal with the likes of you right now.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?! Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s footsteps quickened.

 Chapter 87: The Monarchs gathered in one spot (2)

    Chapter 87: The Monarchs gathered in one spot (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon''s footsteps quickened.


    Yulian Miller. He had dirty blonde hair that was closer to brown and blue eyes. This face that seemed extremely stiff as if he wouldn¡¯t be flexible at all meant it was definitely him.


    If he was called an < Expert Excavator > who specialized in excavating tombs, this bastard was an < Expert Strategist > who could see through every tomb, artifact, and artifact users¡¯ information and weaknesses. That was why this bastard¡¯s strategies plus Ju-Heon''s ability to perfectly carry out those strategies allowed them to sweep artifacts away as the greatest Tomb Raiding team.


    ¡®And that bastard was at the Monarch-grade too.¡¯


    The Expert-grade artifacts users were called the candidates for Monarchs based on the ranking system of [Monarch-Grade (Rulers) - Expert-Grade (High-grade) - Talent-Grade (Middle-grade) - Novice-Grade (Low-grade)].


    This punk was also someone who could have easily become a Monarch-grade user if he did not get his weakness found out by the monopolizers. He would have been one of the highest-grade Monarchs at that. S~ea??h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Flashes soon started to blast from where those bastards were standing.


    ¡°This is the scene of TKBM hiring their third talented individual!¡±


    ¡°Please look this way so we can get a picture of the two of you together!¡±


    It seemed that this punk had already decided to join the TKBM Excavation team.


    It was not weird since a lot of people at this Pandora gathering had chosen to join excavation teams.


    But Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡®That stupid motherf*cking idiot.¡¯


    Why did he have to pick that old man of all people?!


    Of course it was understandable.


    TKBM had a pretty good image and Yulian Miller was a poor graduate student at a German university who volunteered with nonprofit organizations.


    How highly would he consider a large corporation''s sponsorship? That was why Ju-Heon urgently started to run.


    He was only about 3m away from them.


    Ju-Heon started to hide himself as he got closer to make sure they wouldn''t notice him. The reporters were busy interviewing them.


    ¡°Mr. Miller, we''ve heard you are doing a lot of things to use artifacts to help the needy? We heard that TKBM would give serious financial support for this matter.¡±


    ¡°That is correct. The Chairman-nim promises to use the artifacts Mr. Miller procures to help society.¡±


    The reporters gasped in response but Ju-Heon clicked his tongue.


    ¡®Why does a smart idiot like him get hooked by helping the needy?¡¯


    It was true. Yulian Miller was a man of justice among artifact users and cared a lot about people.


    That was the reason he and Ju-Heon fought quite often like this.


    ¡®Ju-Heon, I heard that you killed people again during this excavation.¡¯


    ¡®I didn''t kill any civilians. Isn''t that good enough?¡¯


    ¡®No. You killed more people than you told me you did. I told you so many times to be more careful!¡¯


    ¡®Hey! There are always incidents and accidents in tombs so I would have died if I didn''t do that!¡¯


    ¡®That¡¯s not the only thing. The fraud incident with England not too long ago. You used Jaeha to do that, right? I told you not to do such shady things. We were in the middle of discussions with England......!¡¯


    ¡®I just used a base deal because they took so long! What¡¯s the issue?! It¡¯s ours anyway!¡¯


    ¡®We would have gotten it without doing such shady things if we discussed with them! You just made our relationship with them terrible!¡¯


    ¡®We¡¯ll never see them again anyway! You inflexible bastard!¡¯


    ¡®Ju-Heon! You''re the one who always goes overboard!¡¯


    Well, it was similar to that. They worked together because they knew that each other was talented, but they really did not mesh well together.


    ¡®That is why I will not work together with you this time.¡¯


    He already had data on tombs, artifacts, and artifact users. That was why he didn¡¯t necessarily need Zhuge Kongming''s artifact.


    ¡®But things will become complicated if his abilities end up with Chairman Kwon.¡¯


    That was why he would cause a hindrance here even if he wasn¡¯t planning on dragging Yulian in as an ally. It was a shameless thought process of thinking that other people should not have something he won''t have.


    A familiar young man who was standing next to Chairman Kwon started to speak.


    ¡°The Chairman-nim is a trustworthy person. We also have Professor Richard here who is working with us as a restorer. He is extremely talented. Restorers are really rare so our conditions should be better than any other excavation team.¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed out loud after seeing that young man. The person talking was none other than Yoon Shi Woo.


    This son-in-law of Chairman Kwon was the same idiot who had his zombie powder stolen by him and had to parade around naked through Las Vegas.


    ¡®I guess he managed to get rid of the zombie powder.¡¯


    It didn¡¯t matter. It was because Yoon Shi Woo then said the following.


    ¡°Ah, right. Didn¡¯t the Chairman-nim promise to donate 1 billilon won to the orphanage foundation as a gift for signing the contract? Professor Richard, how about you donate a painting to the foundation as a sign of friendship?¡±


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s not a bad idea.¡±


    The reporters listening started to laugh.


    ¡°A painting donation sounds amazing! A painting from the current master of the arts, Professor Jean Richard is extremely precious.¡±


    ¡°Furthermore, he¡¯s sold all his paintings already so he should only have that one painting left.


    But will it be okay since you don''t have any paintings left? You should get back to painting, professor.¡±


    ¡°Uh, uhh uhh. Yes. I sure do.¡± Pasticheur Richard started to frown for some odd reason, but the clueless reporters quickly interjected as if they thought they found a hit piece. [1]


    ¡°Professor Richard, when are you planning on painting your next piece?¡±


    "We can talk about my paintings later......¡±


    ¡°Your manager was worried that you were making slow progress on your paintings unlike in the past, did something happen......¡±


    ¡°That... Like I said, we are currently in the middle of a discussion.¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed at Richard who seemed to be in a complicated situation.


    That was the limits of a pasticheur. He was able to easily paint up what he stole from Yoo Jaeha to get the title of a master, but a pasticheur could never surpass the original.


    A copycat could never evolve.


    He was scrutinized because he could only draw paintings in his exact copycat style and could not show anything more.


    It was even worse because Yoo Jaeha¡¯s painting style was not just based on technique.


    Richard quickly thought of an excuse and smiled bitterly.


    "As you know, I''ve been busy with Pandora lately! I haven¡¯t had time to paint. I will start again as soon as Pandora is settled......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°How funny. You can draw like that?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    They turned their heads in shock after hearing a familiar voice. The three people all gasped for different reasons while looking at the people standing there.


    ¡®That bastard is!¡¯


    Ju-Heon, Yoo Jaeha, and Edward were standing there.


    Chairman Kwon and Yoon Shi Woo who saw Ju-Heon started to frown as if they had seen a ghost.


    That was obvious. It wouldn¡¯t be weird for extremely proud people like them to get twisted in a knot after thinking about how much Ju-Heon beat them down!


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you......!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo was foaming at the mouth at the fact that Ju-Heon appeared while Chairman Kwon''s perfect poker face was shaken as well.


    Ju-Heon was chuckling internally while looking at their reactions.


    However, Yulian, who may or may not know what they were thinking, asked a question.


    ¡°What do you mean he can''t paint it?¡±


    "What else? Jean Richard''s painting is actually someone else¡¯s masterpiece or a pastiche.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon threw the first card. Everyone gathered around looked shocked. However, they then started to laugh.


    ¡°Well, there¡¯s been such lies since earlier.¡±


    ¡°The professor''s style of painting had changed so much......¡±


    ¡°Be careful, you¡¯ll be sued if you speak such nonsense. A reporter was asking a weird question earlier too......¡±


    ¡°But it was all dismissed because there was no proof.¡±


    Richard started to laugh as well.


    ¡°Right, it only changed because I went through a slump but I keep getting ragged on by such stupid rumors...... It never stops.¡±


    ¡°Then why don''t you create an even better next painting to get rid of the rumors?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Richard started to frown after hearing this unexpected voice. It was because the person who said it was Yoo Jaeha, the original artist.


    ¡®T, this bastard!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha started to provoke him even more after seeing his expression change.


    "What¡¯s wrong? You used an artifact to steal my painting but you can''t paint anymore?¡±


    ¡®Yoo Jaeha, this bastard, he really!¡¯


    That made people start to whisper.


    The reporters were getting curious, wondering what was going on.


    Whether Yoo Jaeha was speaking nonsense or not, plagiarism being discussed would cause quite the stir.


    Furthermore, it involved an artifact?


    ¡°R, right an article for now!¡±


    ¡°Using an artifact to steal a painting, what does he mean?¡±


    "This is our first time hearing about this!¡±


    ¡°Professor Richard, isn''t your artifact said to be an art-type healing artifact?¡±


    ¡°Please tell us more details......!¡±


    Richard instantly got angry.


    "What the hell are you recording?! Do you all want to get sued?! How can you not even tell apart the words of a grandstander?!¡±


    Richard glared at Yoo Jaeha as if he wanted to kill him.


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha. You can''t say such things about your instructor because you don¡¯t like me. Hmm?¡±


    Richard¡¯s arrogant gaze was the same as always. He was trying to make Yoo Jaeha who had no abilities or backing to shut up.


    However, the Yoo Jaeha now was completely different than the Yoo Jaeha back then.


    ¡°Shut up. Instructor? What bullshit. I even have proof that you stole my painting. Let¡¯s meet in the courtroom if you want to fight.¡±


    ¡°What, he¡¯s telling the truth?¡±


    ¡°Write it down for now!¡±


    Richard¡¯s hands were shaking at this unexpected development. He never expected that coward Yoo Jaeha to come at him like this.


    ¡°You, I must have a deep conversation with your parents. I will tell them you are trying to screw your instructor over.¡±


    It was a threat of sorts. However, Yoo Jaeha continued without caring about it.


    "Sorry, gramps. My parents will be hard to find because they are on an all-expenses paid vacation thanks to the Holten family.¡±


    He then started to speak to Yulian.


    ¡°Ah, right, hey bro. Investigate the people you are planning on signing a contract with thoroughly. Who knows? They might swipe your artifacts away while claiming to help the needy. Don''t end up a victim like me.¡±


    Yulian Miller seemed shocked by this.


    How could he not be shocked when some random people showed up and talked crap about your business partner when they were talking business?


    However, any normal person would start to question things in such a situation.


    Richard shouted as Yulian''s expression started to change.


    ¡°You really! Don''t bother me! I will sue you for defamation if you continue this nonsense!¡±


    Ju-Heon was the one to laugh this time.


    ¡°Do it if you want.¡±


    ¡°But before that...¡±


    Ju-Heon soon grabbed Chairman Kwon''s arm.


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Oh Chairman-nim. I hope that you didn''t use the artifact of conquest on that person?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Chairman Kwon looked toward Ju-Heon anxiously. However, Yulian glared at Chairman Kwon before looking at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°The artifact of conquest?¡±


    ¡°Yes. Chairman Kwon Tae Joon is a bastard who uses the artifact of conquest. It has a clever way of controlling someone''s mind.¡±


    ¡°You bastard, what are you......!¡±


    ¡°Did you suddenly have a desire to sign a contract with him? Think hard about it. You might have been influenced by that as well.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Although he was saying that, it was completely a lie. His goal was to just cause a disturbance.


    Ju-Heon started to smile at the same time.


    ¡®Good, even an innocent fool like him should be suspicious at this point.¡¯


    Yulian Miller seemed to feel that way as he asked Chairman Kwon a question.


    ¡°Is it true that you controlled someone''s mind?¡±


    ¡°......There is no way that is true. It is nonsense.¡±


    Yulian looked at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Is there any proof that you are not lying?¡±


    ¡°You can slash my neck off if either the plagiarism or the mind control is determined to be a lie.¡±


    Richard started to grind his teeth as if he was going crazy.


    He had realized long ago that Yulian had Zhuge Kongming''s artifact and they were easily tricking this clueless student who did not know much about society yet but what the hell?!


    That was why he urgently called out to a familiar face to ask for help.


    ¡°Edward! Can¡¯t you verify that the Chairman-nim¡¯s artifact doesn¡¯t have such abilities?! Please tell them!¡±


    However, Edward pouted and said the following.


    1. A pasticheur creates pastiche, a work of visual art, literature, theatre, or music that imitates the style or character of the work of one or more other artists.

 Chapter 88: The Monarchs gathered in one spot (3)

    Chapter 88: The Monarchs gathered in one spot (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Richard and Chairman Kwon questioned their hearing after hearing that.


    ¡°Wait, what did you say?¡±


    ¡°I said, I don''t know!¡±


    Richard and Chairman Kwon were wondering why this guy was acting like this. Edward was their close business partner after all.


    He should know what they want right now!


    ¡®Why is this idiot acting so capricious?¡¯


    Richard started to grind his teeth and responded, not knowing that Edward had gone over to Ju-Heon¡¯s side.


    ¡°Edward, I''m going to pretend that our partnership never existed if you act this way.¡±


    Edward loudly scoffed as if he found the situation ridiculous.


    ¡°What? Partnership? What are these idiots saying?!¡±


    ¡°Edward!¡±


    ¡°Hmph! Who was it that ignored my calls when I asked for help because I had to live as a homeless person with Keira chasing me?¡±


    ¡°........!¡±


    Edward had pouty duck lips as if he was extremely upset.


    ¡°These bastards talk about being brothers when they need something but shut their doors when someone is in need! Get lost! I''m not going to work with people like you!¡±


    ¡°Edward!¡±


    ¡°Compared to that, this young man helped me out in my difficult times so that I could recover.¡±


    Chairman Kwon and Richard¡¯s hands were shaking as Edward laughed and looked at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Edward...! This isn''t a place for an illegal arms dealer and a little kid to act up!¡±


    ¡°Hmph, this isn''t a place for a stupid phone salesman like you to act up. You evil bastards.¡±


    "What?¡±


    ¡°You guys are failing so hard because you are treating future businessmen who might overtake you in the future.¡±


    ¡°What? Businessmen?¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? Did you think you''re the only one with a company?¡±


    Richard and Chairman Kwon looked flustered after hearing Edward¡¯s comment. It was understandable as Edward was an illegal arms dealer who had broken the law many times.


    But what?


    ¡°Are you joking? A puny broker like you calls yourself a businessman? And this little kid?¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled and sneered at them as they looked at him in shock.


    ¡°Have you heard about Grave Corporation?¡±


    ¡°........!¡±


    They soon started to frown.


    They had heard about it.


    They had heard about the crazy people who were absorbing technically talented companies in each specialty by offering them extremely great conditions. There were many companies that wanted to be contacted or partner with it because the conditions were so good. This damn company was absorbing buyers who had a tight hold on each market and infiltrating each market at a scary pace.


    There was a quiet but already well-known rumor that although nobody knew what the company was trying to do, this company was pushing the name of Grave Corporation.


    But why was he mentioning that now?


    ¡°So you are behind that crazy company?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh as if to provoke him.


    ¡°I guess I might as well purchase TKBM in the near future.¡±


    ¡®This arrogant bastard!¡¯


    It seemed as if this bastard was partnering with Edward to start a business and cause a lot of issues.


    However, they were still just an illegal arms dealer and a kid with no backing.


    There was no way they could do anything.


    ¡°Ho, I don¡¯t know what the hell the two of you are planning but do you really think it¡¯ll be hard for me to trample on you?¡±


    ¡°I dare you to try then. You''ll just be the fools trying to trample the Holten family.¡±


    "W, what?¡±


    ¡°The Holten family are the investors for Grave Corporation. They¡¯re paying close attention to it so don''t get crushed trying to fight them.¡±


    ¡°.....!¡±


    They couldn¡¯t hold up their poker faces any longer.


    It was because they knew about the Holten family''s wealth. Actually, it was not just their wealth. They knew that the Holtens had a vast amount of economic influence and societal connections.


    ¡®Damn it. Why the hell did it have to be them?!¡¯


    Edward started to laugh out loud.


    Honestly speaking, Ju-Heon just wanted to create a small business item using the Herb of Eternal Youth. He asked for the Holten¡¯s help regarding the labor force, research team, and distribution networks he thought would be difficult to breach.


    But those areas did not seem to be easy for the Holtens as well as they thought about it for a while and answered this way.


    ¡®Ah, whatever. Let¡¯s just buy some companies and put them to work. Also.¡¯


    ¡®A small business is fine but you are our benefactor. We will gift it to you as a token of our thanks.¡¯


    The Holtens then easily prepared a strong foundation for the artifact-related business Ju-Heon wanted.


    That was the story behind Grave Corporation that had suddenly and fiercely appeared in the world.


    Ju-Heon was realistically the owner with the most shares of the company. Edward was just hired as the public representative.


    Edward started to laugh as he asked a question.


    ¡°TKBM is trying to run a tomb-related business too, right? Let¡¯s see how well you can do.¡±


    ¡°Edward!¡±


    ¡°Of course, I don¡¯t know how well you two will run that business without my network.¡±


    ¡°You traitor!¡±


    They started to grind their teeth.


    They never expected Edward to act like this.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°So you are saying it is true that the Holtens have started investing in tomb-related issues.¡±


    ¡°This is big! Even people who were extremely anti-artifacts have changed their minds!¡±


    The reporters were writing this down as it was a great story.


    It was because people in the world were currently fighting over whether artifact-related businesses would be profitable or not. It was only normal that having large corporations and extremely wealthy families getting involved would focus their attention on it.


    Their involvements changed the level of money involved.


    The reporters were almost spitting as they started to rip apart Chairman Kwon and Richard.


    ¡°Then Chairman-nim! Professor! Are the plagiarism and mind control issues true then?!¡±


    ¡°< Mind control > ability is an extremely serious ability as we recently saw with the Lieutenant General Keira situation!¡±


    ¡°If it is true, it¡¯ll be difficult for you to avoid criticism as well...!¡±


    Chairman Kwon shouted in an annoyed voice.


    ¡°Like I said, it¡¯s not true!¡±


    Richard seemed to have given up as he smiled and approached Julian.


    ¡°It¡¯s a bit noisy here so let¡¯s keep talking somewhere else.¡±


    ¡°Yes. There is too much interference.¡±


    However, Julian cut them off.


    ¡°There¡¯s no need.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Richard and Chairman Kwon turned their heads toward him in shock after he cut them off without any hesitation.


    "What?¡±


    ¡°The reason for all the interference is not because of the location but the two of you it seems.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Julian turned around without any hesitation.


    ¡°Let¡¯s pretend this discussion never happened.¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    Richard and Chairman Kwon were the only ones shocked by his reaction.


    ¡°Hey, are you trusting what those bastards are saying right now? You''re more easily influenced than we expected.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re the one who will lose out if we end our discussion like this!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo shouted as well.


    ¡°Even if it was only a verbal contract, this is still a breach of contract!¡±


    Julian didn¡¯t even snort at that threat.


    ¡°Feel free to sue me if you wish. I just have no desire to sign a contract with you any longer.¡±


    "Wait! We¡¯ll give you even better contract conditions!¡±


    ¡°I do not need it.¡±


    ¡°Ho!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh thinking that this odd iron wall was still the same inflexible person who didn¡¯t care for threats or flattery.


    But it happened at that moment.


    Julian who seemed to be walking away from them peeked toward Ju-Heon. Honestly speaking, Julian was quite curious about Ju-Heon who had suddenly appeared.


    Whether it was the plagiarism incident or the mind control thing... The fact that he could be so confident about that might mean that he had an analysis-type artifact like his own.


    Either that, or he was a shameless scammer.


    He didn''t know which it was, but either way...


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon...they said his name was Seo Ju-Heon, right?¡¯


    He had an extremely high level of Dominance.


    The other thing he was certain about was that this guy seemed a bit different than most artifact users.


    ¡®He''s being protected by an extremely heinous artifact. It¡¯s shaped like a crow?¡¯


    He could see it clearly because of Zhuge Kongming''s artifact.


    That was why he became curious about Ju-Heon.


    ¡°What''s your name?¡±


    Ju-Heon lightly scoffed at him.


    ¡°Figure that out on your own.¡±


    ¡°...........¡±


    It made him wonder what was wrong with this person. But Ju-Heon walked over to Julian and whispered the following.


    ¡°You have a younger sibling, right?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Julian almost jumped in shock.


    Ju-Heon smiled at that reaction.


    ¡°Should I tell you where she is?¡±


    Ju-Heon had no plans on working together with Zhuge Kongming. Their personalities didn''t mesh for numerous reasons.


    However, he didn''t want this punk working for anybody else either. Ju-Heon would need to get rid of him if he ended up working for the enemy.


    ¡®That is why the best thing would be for him to hand the artifact over to me.¡¯


    ¡°I know you are looking for your younger sister. I''ll tell you where she is.¡±


    ¡®In return, hand over Zhuge Kongming''s artifact to me.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was smiling.


    He knew that his sister was Zhuge Kongming¡¯s weakness. He had started using artifacts to find his younger sister and that was the reason he had ended up under Chairman Kwon in the past as well.


    He also knew that Julian was a very good and reliable older brother who would even give up his artifact for his younger sister.


    Of course, he was not planning on saying he would find his younger sister for him and put him to use as Chairman Kwon had done. He was planning on doing a proper business transaction.


    ¡®Alright, so bite.¡¯


    However...


    He heard an unexpected sigh.


    ¡°Thanks for the offer but it is already useless.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know how you learned about that, but I already found my sister.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°And.¡±


    Julian let out a deep sigh.


    ¡°My sister died in front of me a month ago.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡®Finding his sister is one thing but she¡¯s already dead?¡¯


    ¡°Was it really your sister?¡±


    ¡°It really was my sister. But thank you for thinking of her.¡±


    Julian then walked away from Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon started to think once he was gone.


    ¡®Why?¡¯


    Julian was supposed to be baited by Chairman Kwon into working for him because he couldn''t find his sister right now. But his sister was dead?


    ¡®Dead my ass. I found her working as a celebrity and brought her to you myself.¡¯


    That happened about 10 years from now. That was why his sister should have been alive until at least 10 years later.


    ¡®What the hell happened? Perhaps...¡¯


    It seemed as if he would need to dig deeper into this issue. However, it was at that moment.


    ¡°You seem to have a terrible hobby of getting in people''s way.¡±


    Chairman Kwon who barely managed to get away from the rapid fire questions of the reporters was grinding his teeth at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°How dare you defame someone like that.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    "What¡¯s wrong? I didn''t say anything false. Old man.¡±


    Chairman Kwon seemed to be extremely angry as he channeled a large amount of Dominance.


    Boom!


    The artifact of conquest had been activated.


    ¡°Nicely said. Then why don''t we give it a go? Let¡¯s see if you can get out of my Dominance!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    A bleak aura filled the closed party hall and the gazes of the people inside started to change. They then all started to glare at Ju-Heon, Yoo Jaeha, and Edward.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh. S§×arch* The novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®The Conqueror¡¯s Dominance is out.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°One moment please! TKBM Chairman-nim! I must take care of that bastard myself!¡±


    Austin Rockefeller had unexpectedly appeared. Ju-Heon scoffed while looking at him.


    ¡°What the hell? They let you go? You molester.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s obvious since I am not a molester! You motherf*king!¡±


    Ju-Heon thought he didn¡¯t need to pay any attention to this fool.


    As Ju-Heon calmly tried to use an artifact to escape...


    Boom!


    [Warning. A strong aura that can split the world is threatening you.]


    Austin Rockefeller was grinding his teeth as he took out a book.


    ¡°You bastard. You''ll have to participate in my missionary activity too!¡±


    [The Avesta of Zoroastrianism (Sacred Text) - (SS-Grade: Divine-Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    Zoroastrianism was said to be the base for Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam. In simple terms, it was a religion-type artifact. And that artifact released a strong aura.


    Ju-Heon''s eyes sparkled as he looked at it.


    Why?


    ¡®Something is weird. The < Monarch of Evangelism > is supposed to have that.¡¯


    The Four Emperors among the fifteen monarchs who stood above all artifact users.


    One of them was the Monarch of Evangelism.


    That was the artifact belonging to the Islamic man of the Four Emperors who was famous as a religious sect leader.


    So why did he have this artifact?

 Chapter 89: The future seems to have changed a bit? (1)

    Chapter 89: The future seems to have changed a bit? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®Did the Monarch of Evangelism steal it from this bastard?¡¯


    No, that wasn¡¯t it.


    The Monarch of Evangelism was someone who had received an artifact right from the beginning similar to Chairman Kwon. He did not steal it from anyone nor have it stolen.


    ¡®Then did the future change a bit?¡¯


    Ju-Heon shamelessly smiled.


    Now it made sense. This was why he didn''t remember an ability user at Austin¡¯s level.


    Did a bastard like this who wasn¡¯t in his memories appear because the future changed?


    It was possible since he returned to the past and caused a shitshow, no no, slowly changed the future. It was obvious that the future would change if the past changed.


    Ju-Heon had seen some precursors of that being the case already.


    ¡®I''m already checking the news and the stock market frequently.¡¯


    The bigger things were going as Ju-Heon remembered but there were quite a lot of things that were changing as well.


    But he was not very scared.


    ¡®It¡¯s not like I got Chairman Kwon to the top in the past because I could see the future.¡¯


    The only issue with the future changing was that he might suddenly run into an unexpected danger. That was especially true because Ju-Heon was aiming for a higher spot than in the past.


    ¡®Irene and Edward are fine because they had artifacts from the beginning.¡¯


    As for Yoo Jaeha, he just needed to get him Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact that he used in the past. Ju-Heon had those thoughts before looking at Austin Rockefeller in front of him.


    ¡°But your artifact is first.¡±


    ¡®Damn, for it to be The Avesta of Zoroastrianism (Sacred Text)!¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    He didn¡¯t expect such an opportunity to come to him with the future changing. He felt extremely lucky!


    There were only 15 monopolizers, the Monarch-grade majesties in the entire world!


    The Four Emperors were the ones among the majesties with the most artifacts and strongest power.


    Keira, the Monarch of War; Kwon Tae Joon, the Monarch of Conquest; the third was a crazy lunatic; and the final one was the Monarch of Evangelism who used to have The Avesta of Zoroastrianism in front of him right now.


    ¡®This is an extremely useful artifact.¡¯


    Why?


    Do you know the power of religion and its believers?


    The Monarch of Evangelism had used the fact that he was an Islamic believer to get over 1.5 billion Islamic believers to be his congregation.


    Basically, all artifacts those people found were delivered to the Monarch of Evangelism.


    He was overgeared thanks to this large number of people!


    His troops would overwhelm the enemies with an overbearing amount of supplies!


    ¡®There¡¯s another reason he ended up one of the Four Emperors.¡¯


    There was more.


    ¡®Supplies are critical to gain artifacts.¡¯


    Excavations required significant manpower.


    You needed to enter with a large number of artifacts to clear the tests of the tombs that people could never know before entering and the monopolizers couldn¡¯t even go into the tombs because they cherished their lives so much.


    Of course, he had swept a tomb on his own.


    That was why he wouldn¡¯t do a shitty thing like gathering people and throwing them into a tomb, but there were a lot of things he could do with a higher headcount.


    For example...


    ¡®I can use that for viral marketing (word of mouth marketing, larger numbers are advantageous).¡¯


    Ju-Heon was thinking about using this holy religious leader¡¯s artifact for something like marketing, but he was a shameless person.


    ¡°Alright, so hand it over. That thing.¡±


    Austin Rockefeller scoffed after seeing Ju-Heon who was wearing a nice suit pound his fists together.


    ¡°He¡¯s a wicked thief!¡±


    ¡°Shut up. Are you going to hand it over or not?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled and the rope that had jumped out after smelling the scent of battle threatened Austin from behind Ju-Heon as well.


    [#$#$!]


    ¡®Raaaaawr, my master said hand it over! He said hand it over!¡¯


    It seemed to want to look scary as it was squirming like an anaconda.


    Unfortunately, it was just a rope no matter how hard it tried.


    However, it was at that moment.


    ¡°You want me to hand this over? You really think I would do that, you dumbass?!¡±


    The women around them started to charge at Ju-Heon as soon as Austin scoffed.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The women in dresses hung onto Ju-Heon''s arms and legs as they growled at him.


    ¡°What are you doing to Austin!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s our idol!¡±


    "We won''t let you harm him!¡±


    It was not just one or two people, the numerous people inside the party hall were baring their teeth at Ju-Heon. The party hall couldn''t help but turn into pandemonium almost instantly. Ju-Heon whose arms and legs were being held down by the women started to frown.


    ¡®Hypnosis?¡¯


    No, it was not hypnosis.


    However, Ju-Heon had seen this crazed look somewhere before.


    Yes, it was...


    ¡®At an idol concert hall.¡¯


    That was it.


    The numerous people inside the party hall all started to praise Austin. There was a higher number of women but even the men were praising Austin.


    They then started to steal artifacts from the artifact users inside the party hall. Even Chairman Kwon, Richard, and other Monarch-Grade and Expert-Grade users were affected by this.


    A message window popped up as Ju-Heon wondered what it could be.


    [The Avesta owner¡¯s fame and popularity have made people become fanatical and become his believers.]


    [The Avesta owner¡¯s religious leader abilities are rising.]


    [The religious leader''s shouts will increase the religious fanatics¡¯ powers by 10%.]


    [They are starting to steal artifacts from the nonbelievers.]


    Ju-Heon scoffed as the women slowly became stronger. S~ea??h the n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    He was thinking it was unfamiliar as it was being activated differently than he remembered.


    ¡®This bastard was using this holy sacred text like this.¡¯


    As mentioned, he had so easily turned the people in the party hall into his religious fanatics. Austin seemed to be some crappy bestseller novel, famous singer, actor or whatever.


    As Ju-Heon shook his head in disbelief and was about to push the women away...


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaah! What are you trying to do to our precious writer-nim!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was almost crying as he jumped on Ju-Heon¡¯s back.


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at him in shock but Yoo Jaeha became angry as if he was a soldier who had gone crazy while looking at a girl group.


    ¡°You bastard! Rockefeller writer-nim needs to write the sequel to < Clandestine Housekeeper >! Don''t touch him! You damn artifactphile!¡±


    The veins on Ju-Heon¡¯s head started to pop out.


    ¡®This stupid moron.¡¯


    Pow!


    Ju-Heon''s steel-like fists ruthlessly punched Yoo Jaeha''s face. His wide movements made the women hanging on him fall off as Ju-Heon continued to punch the dazed Jaeha with his fists of punishment.


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was clutching his stomach and groaning at the unbearable pain but he seemed to have snapped out of it unlike the others.


    ¡°Ugh...ugh... My writer-nim...¡±


    "Are you still out of it? Do I need to give you some more mental training?¡±


    ¡°N...no, I''m good sir!¡±


    "And what did you say? Artifactphile?¡±


    ¡°Wait, that¡¯s tru... N, no, I mean, Captain-nim! I''ve committed a terrible sin!¡±


    That was how it was.


    Rockefeller was a prominent figure in the literary, music, and film world whether that was thanks to using an artifact or through his own abilities. And that was just part of his evangelism to use the Avesta.


    He was raising people¡¯s awareness of him to create fans and turning those fans into believers!


    All those who become his fan would end up his prisoners.


    Rather than calling it mind control, it was using the believers¡¯ burning devotion, faith, and affection to make them only do the religious leader¡¯s biddings.


    It relied purely on fanship and had nothing to do with Dominance, which was why even the Monarch-Grade users were easily swayed.


    But even if that was the case...


    ¡®How dare my subordinate praise someone else.¡¯


    It did not feel good.


    That was why Ju-Heon looked at Austin and took out a scary sword thinking he was going to not think about mental training this time.


    ¡°I¡¯ve made up my mind. I will let you feel the terror of losing your neck.¡±


    Austin Rockefeller scoffed in disbelief.


    "A bastard without a Divine-Grade artifact is going to do that to me? Is a dog bark...¡±


    But as he was saying that...


    ¡°!¡±


    Austin got the chills looking at the sword pointed at him. Ju-Heon who had been 20m away had instantly appeared in front of him.


    Ju-Heon was looking at him with a frightening gaze as he held the sword at Austin''s neck.


    ¡®T, this bastard.¡¯


    And at that moment...


    Ju-Heon smiled viciously as the sharp sword shined in the air.


    ¡°Gasp!¡±


    The sword that shot up from the bottom then slashed Austin''s neck.


    ¡°Aaaah!¡±


    Austin had clearly felt it.


    He felt the terrible sensation of the sword cutting through his skin and breaking his neck bones!


    He had clearly seen it as well.


    He had seen his body fall to the ground while spurting blood!


    Austin screamed at the terrible sight of his neck separating from his body.


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°Gasp!¡±


    He snapped out of it.


    ¡®Was it an illusion?¡¯


    He opened his eyes to see Ju-Heon standing at a distance smiling with Hwarang¡¯s Sword across his shoulder.


    Hwarang''s Sword was the artifact of warriors who blazed past death on the battlefield and could cause the enemy to see an illusion of their death if the sword¡¯s abilities were used at a high level.


    However, that wasn''t important to Austin right now.


    The thing in one of his hands is!


    ¡®My Avesta!¡¯


    It was the book artifact that had been in his hand.


    ¡®That bastard!¡±


    Austin tried to jump up but ended up vomiting after feeling nauseous.


    [The other party''s Dominance has been severely shaken.]


    Ju-Heon laughed out loud after seeing that.


    ¡°Thanks for the Avesta.¡±


    However...


    [This artifact cannot be used as it is a Possession-type artifact that still has an owner.]


    [You must lower the opponent¡¯s Dominance even more.]


    Ju-Heon looked toward Austin at this unexpected situation.


    It made sense as most humans would not be able to maintain their clarity after experiencing their death.


    The fear of death was the scariest thing for humans. It was obvious that Dominance that was called mental fortitude would be strongly shaken.


    Then his contract with the possession-type artifact should have been released.


    ¡®His mental fortitude is quite strong.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was not a thoughtless fool who would shed blood in front of so many people. That was why he was trying to take it using a different method, but...


    Austin Rockefeller soon wiped his mouth and channeled his Dominance.


    ¡°Return! Aves....!¡±


    It was possible to summon possession-type artifacts.


    That was why he was trying to call back the item Ju-Heon took, but at that moment!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    He didn''t know when it appeared, but the rope was choking Rockefeller''s neck.


    [#$#$&*!]


    Don''t bother my master! Don¡¯t bother him!


    Rockefeller couldn''t help but foam at the mouth and cough as it choked his neck like an anaconda.


    ¡°Uggggggh! This rope...bastard! Ugh!¡±


    The reaction came quickly as he started to lack oxygen in his brain.


    [The opponent¡¯s Dominance is falling.]


    [The opponent¡¯s Dominance is falling.]


    [The opponent¡¯s Dominance is falling to A-Grade.]


    [The opponent¡¯s Dominance is falling.]


    [The opponent¡¯s Dominance is falling.]


    [The opponent¡¯s Dominance has fallen to B-Grade.]


    [The opponent''s contract with the Avesta is about to be released.]


    Ju-Heon''s expression brightened after seeing that.

 Chapter 90: The future seems to have changed a bit? (2)

    Chapter 90: The future seems to have changed a bit? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    [The opponent¡¯s Dominance has fallen to B-Grade.]


    [The opponent''s contract with the Avesta is about to be released.]


    Ju-Heon''s expression brightened after seeing that.


    Even if Rockefeller''s Dominance was high, he was still human. There was no way his mental fortitude would remain when he was on the brink of death.


    And at that moment...


    [The Avesta has betrayed its master.]


    [The opponent''s contract with the Avesta has been released.]


    The Avesta moved away from its master as the Dominance fell. Ju-Heon did not miss that opening and channeled his Dominance into the old Sacred Text.


    Boom!


    The reaction was quite intense.


    [#&$#&!]


    What do you want, you worthless human!


    Boom! Boom!


    The Avesta went on the defensive as soon as the foreign Dominance was channeled inside it. It was starting to release a strong aura without being dominated by Ju-Heon''s Dominance.


    But Ju-Heon laughed while looking at it.


    Why?


    This bastard wouldn¡¯t react this way if his Dominance was weak. There was no way an expert would be thoroughly defending against a mere puppy.


    That meant...


    ¡®It means my Dominance has risen to a point where I can handle Divine-Grade artifacts to a degree.¡¯


    Ju-Heon peeked at his abilities.


    [Artifact Dominance: S+ (The Manifestation of a Hero)]


    Artifact Affinity: E- (Do not want to even approach)]


    It was not enough to be at the Four Emperor-Grade level (SS+), but he would be able to deal with Divine-Grade artifacts based on the battle of will.


    It was much better than when he first returned to the past. He was only at the A+ (Great Conqueror) level when he first returned. His Dominance seemed to have fallen because of his death and the shock of betrayal when he first returned, but he had gained back some of his original Dominance.


    ¡®There was a benefit to exploiting the artifacts.¡¯


    It would normally not be possible to raise it like this in such a short amount of time.


    Ju-Heon was an Expert-Grade artifact user who mainly used S-Grade artifacts prior to returning to the past. Of course, he was able to handle Divine-Grade artifacts to a degree. There were just no Divine-Grade artifacts to form a partnership.


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Ugh, this damn low-grade artifact...!¡±


    Austin who was being choked by the rope clenched his feet and started to resist.


    ¡®How dare this thing.¡¯


    He couldn''t believe what was happening. This rope that was choking him felt like a low-grade artifact.


    It was also a Consumable Artifact that anybody could use!


    ¡®I just need to Dominate and pull something like this off!¡¯


    Austin tried to channel strong Dominance into the rope to dominate it.


    The reaction was quick.


    [!]


    The rope that felt Austin¡¯s strong Dominance twitched. It choked Austin¡¯s neck for a moment before it started to act wild like a rat that had ingested poison.


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    Normally, Consumable artifacts did not care about the user. It was typical for its master to change based on the user.


    ¡®Alright, so hurry up and let go!¡¯


    Furthermore, the rope was a low-rank C-Grade artifact. There was no way it could resist Austin''s Dominance that could even control Divine-Grade artifacts.


    The rope felt as if it was being whipped by the strong Dominance and slowly started to lose strength.


    Austin started to smile.


    ¡®Good! Just like that!¡¯


    Austin gasped for air and gave the rope an order as soon as he was starting to be released.


    "Alright, you damn rope son of a bitch! Go choke that bastard!¡±


    However at that moment!


    [$&#$#&!]


    That hurt! That hurt!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The rope that had been releasing became angry and started to choke Austin again. The rope seemed to be extremely upset. Austin''s Dominance must have felt terribly dirty for the rope.


    [#$##&*!]


    I''m angry! Super angry! You''ll pay for that!


    It was really strong this time. Austin couldn''t breathe again but more importantly, he couldn''t believe what was going on.


    ¡®What the hell?!¡¯


    What was up with this shitty situation? How could a damn Consumable Artifact reject a user?!


    But he had no time to think.


    ¡®This hurts!¡¯


    As Austin whose airway was blocked was flailing for air...


    ¡°Young master!¡±


    The rope artifact quickly ran away as someone called for Austin. Austin returned to his senses to see his secretary Vera next to him.


    "Are you okay sir?¡±


    She had a vicious ornamental silver knife in her hand. It was an A-Grade artifact. She must have wanted to rip the rope apart with this knife.


    Austin was feeling the sequelae of being suffocated as he asked.


    ¡°Huuu......huff! W, what about that damn rope?!¡±


    Vera looked forward instead of responding. Ju-Heon who had swiped the rope away was standing there. The rope was wrapping around Ju-Heon¡¯s body and whining.


    [#$#(#(!]


    Master, I''m in pain. I''m in pain.


    Vera must have cut it a bit with the knife. Ju-Heon who was holding the rope was frowning. He had noticed the secretary appearing and called back the rope with almost perfect timing.


    The rope would have been instantly destroyed if he left it to be attacked.


    ¡°How dare you try to destroy an artifact?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to pout next to him.


    ¡°Says the guy who destroys artifacts almost daily...¡±


    ¡°Shut up.¡±


    It was fine for him to do that. But others couldn''t destroy them.


    He couldn''t allow that to happen.


    ¡°By the way.¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed while looking at Vera who was standing next to Austin.


    ¡°I remember you were George Holten''s servant......¡±


    It definitely was that woman. It was that Russian woman who had given Ju-Heon a massage on the Holtens¡¯ private plane.


    ¡°But you were the Rockefeller''s spy?¡±


    ¡°Ah yes, how is that disgusting dimwit doing?¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed out loud at Vera¡¯s sneer.


    It was quite interesting.


    How can it not be when the Holten couple became ill at someone¡¯s deliberate action? That was why Ju-Heon and George were trying to find the culprit.


    But there was a Rockefeller spy?


    Then wasn¡¯t it a simple story?


    ¡°Was it you guys who got the Holten couple sick too?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Vera flinched at his voice that had instantly become cold.


    However, Vera quickly snapped out of it and snorted.


    ¡°I''ll tell you in advance since it will be revealed eventually, but all we did was introduce them to an artifact merchant. Those idiots must have touched artifacts without thinking and gotten sick.¡±


    Vera was sneering as if she had no intentions of hiding it, but at that moment...


    ¡°Will you look at that?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°I guess these shitheads really did get them sick on purpose.¡±


    Vera started to shake in fear at Ju-Heon''s heinous Dominance.


    ¡®W, what is this?¡¯


    She was scared.


    It wasn¡¯t that Ju-Heon was ever a nice person, but he was much more vicious right now.


    However, that was an obvious reaction.


    Ju-Heon had been a victim of tomb syndrome as well. That had been the reason for his pain and for his life of slavery under Chairman Kwon. It was no wonder he would not look kindly on people who spread it on purpose.


    And a person''s Dominance was the materialization of the person''s charisma or overbearing nature. It was the type of pressure one would feel in front of charismatic leaders, past sovereigns, experts in different fields with strong persistence, and even tyrants who committed terrible deeds throughout history.


    ¡®He¡¯s at a completely different level.¡¯


    His Dominance seemed to be at the Monarch-Grade.


    As Vera whose legs became weak fell on her butt...


    ¡°Well, it doesn''t matter. It¡¯s not my job to get rid of you guys.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The heinous Dominance disappeared as if it had never been there.


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly threw the Sacred Text to his luggage boy, Yoo Jaeha. It wasn''t important right now even if it was true that these bastards were the ones who messed with the Holten couple.


    ¡°Number 1. Put that away for now. We''re ditching this joint before some weird bastards get involved.¡±


    The hyenas aiming for Ju-Heon''s Sacred Text started to appear as expected.


    ¡°That bastard took that weird Sacred Text, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I saw him take it.¡±


    ¡°It looks like a possession-type artifact and not a consumable artifact, right?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    There were at least forty of them who had been suppressed by the believers earlier but were free now.


    He saw some familiar Monarch-Grade and Expert-Grade people.


    Even Chairman Kwon was there.


    Ju-Heon chuckled at that reaction.


    Honestly speaking, a possession-type artifact that had lost its master was quite precious.


    Possession-type artifacts were rare items compared to Consumable Artifacts that could be stolen and also had limited uses!


    ¡®It''s normal that the artifact users would try to steal it.¡¯


    People soon charged toward Yoo Jaeha who was holding the artifact.


    ¡°It is a master-less artifact! Steal it!¡±


    ¡°Take it away! Get it now!¡±


    Austin was grinding his teeth as he sat on the ground.


    How dare they act this way with my artifact!


    He started to growl toward people involved with Pandora who were trying to take the artifact.


    ¡°Hey, you morons! I''m cutting off all of my support for Pandora if you even touch my artifact!¡±


    His words made Chairman Kwon and Richard who were trying to steal the artifact flinch.


    Austin quickly shouted as the people all stopped for a moment.


    ¡°Vera! Proceed with the original plan! Do it now!¡±


    ¡°Ah, yes sir!¡±


    Austin seemed to have been plotting something in this party hall. It was time to put it into action.


    But as Vera tried to activate the artifact they had secretly installed inside the party hall...


    ¡°!¡±


    Vera¡¯s eyes opened wide in shock. Austin became angry and shouted again.


    ¡°Vera!¡±


    ¡°N, no. The artifact is not activating! I know I hid it between the planters!¡±


    That was their plan.


    Austin and Vera knew that there would be a lot of prey at this party. They had installed an illusion-type artifact in advance and were trying to activate it. They had been planning on stealing artifacts from the invited guests while they were under an illusion.


    She had hidden the plant-shaped artifact among the plants in the party hall.


    ¡®So why?!¡¯


    At that moment...


    ¡°Ah. This was yours?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    She heard someone''s nonchalant voice.


    Yoo Jaeha was the one who said that. He seemed to have sucked up all the people charging at him with van Gogh''s painting.


    Yoo Jaeha nonchalantly showed her the Sansevieria plant.


    ¡°Aigoo, I''m sorry. I thought someone threw it away.¡±


    He was planning on running to Ju-Heon and asking for praise and a bonus for finding an artifact.


    Yoo Jaeha started to chuckle.


    ¡°Well, I''m going to take it since I found it, pretty sis. I only have so many chances to get a bonus.¡±


    Of course, Vera who heard that could only foam at the mouth.


    ¡°T, then what about that one over there?¡±


    ¡°Ah, that¡¯s a fake.¡±


    ¡°W, what? A fake?¡±


    It was at that moment. Austin who saw something started to shout.


    ¡°Vera! That¡¯s not the problem! Look at the painting in his hand!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    They started to curse at them for a different reason.


    It was understandable.


    ¡°That¡¯s definitely the thing you lent to General Keira, young master...!¡±


    ¡°Why the hell do they have that van Gogh painting?!¡±


    Had it not been burnt?


    ¡°It¡¯s fine! Steal that first!¡±


    However...


    ¡°Steal it my ass. Goodbye you stupid idiots!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gave a F*ck you as Ju-Heon started to laugh. Ju-Heon had purposely made Yoo Jaeha catch everyone¡¯s attention while he drew an image on the ground.


    He was using his escape artifact, the Ink belonging to an artist on Paris¡¯s Montmartre Hill!


    The image flashed and the superior and the subordinate completely disappeared.


    [300 of the 400 artifact users who were invited to Pandora¡¯s meeting have received minor injuries, 80 have received serious injuries and there are some who are missing.]


    [A fight that started with one artifact user stealing a Sacred Text artifact became bigger and...]


    [Civic groups have started to criticize Pandora for being an organization that fosters fights.]


    [Pandora, the responsible party claims to be nonplussed at the situation and......]


    Ju-Heon, who had returned to his New York penthouse, was laughing while watching the news.


    ¡°They deserve it. Anyway, this is the greatest gain from this Pandora meeting.¡±


    Ju-Heon threw something on the desk.


    That was the Avesta Sacred Text.


    ¡°Wow, all that ruckus happened because of this thing, right? What kind of artifact is it? The news didn''t say anything about it.¡±


    ¡°What is it? Basically, it is an artifact that turns you into a religious leader.¡±


    "A religious leader?¡±


    ¡°It is a religion-type artifact.¡±


    Ju-Heon was smiling.


    The Avesta was originally supposed to belong to the Monarch of Evangelism. But it had ended up in Rockefeller''s hands as the future changed and now it was in his hands.


    That meant that...


    ¡®The Four Emperors have inevitably been changed.¡¯


    He had sent the Monarch of War, one of the Four Emperors off already, and he would hinder Chairman Kwon from getting there. The future was continuously changing as the Monarch of Evangelism didn''t have the artifact to become the Monarch of Evangelism anymore.


    ¡®I wonder which bastards will end up as the candidates now.¡¯


    The Oh Seung Woo group who had become quite connected with the community now were worried about Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Umm, will you be okay? Based on rumors, this incident made not just Chairman Kwon and Rockefeller, but... Other people are starting to focus on you as well, hyung-nim.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled after hearing that.


    There were definitely others beside Chairman Kwon and Rockefeller who were monopolizers in the past and could be Monarchs in the future. There were some colossus who weren¡¯t at the party, but this was a great chance.


    ¡®It¡¯s a greeting of sorts.¡¯


    He was sending a greeting in advance to all the bastards he would meet from now on.


    Now that the Four Emperors were changed, he would end up fighting with them for the positions that would influence the world.


    Of course, he would end up taking one of those spots.


    As he was having that shameless thought...


    ¡°Ah, Captain-nim. What do we do about that one?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who had been stuck in the room restoring artifacts was huffing as he walked out.


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡°What is it? What¡¯s the issue?¡±


    ¡°No, you see, the rope!¡±


    Ju-Heon walked into the room. He could see the rope moving around in front of him.


    Huh, but the rope''s condition...?

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    Chapter 91: The future seems to have changed a bit? (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Huh, but the rope''s condition......?


    The rope inside the room was huffing as if it was extremely angry. But it didn''t seem to have been restored.


    [Rope from Heaven (C-Grade:General-grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses (2/100) (1000)


    How could it be when its durability was a mess like this?


    However, the rope was moving around extremely energetically even with its durability so low.


    Forget being weak, it had bound and bit(?) Yoo Jaeha who put his hand on its body. It was causing all sorts of messes.


    And because of that...


    ¡°Please do something about this thing! I can''t restore it because it won''t stand still!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who was grinding his teeth clenched the rope. The rope then started to flail like a captured snake and screamed in anger.


    [#&$#&!]


    Don''t touch my body! Don¡¯t touch it!


    The rope that was being held down by Yoo Jaeha landed a strong punch to Jaeha¡¯s cheek.


    Pow!


    Yoo Jaeha ended up screaming and falling on his butt.


    ¡°Why that damn thing!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was whining and asking why it was acting this way to someone who was trying to restore it and Ju-Heon called the rope back.


    ¡°Come here.¡±


    The rope that was growling toward Yoo Jaeha instantly wrapped around Ju-Heon''s arm.


    Maybe it was because of the incident with Rockefeller, but it didn''t seem to want to be touched by anyone other than Ju-Heon.


    ¡®It is a very unique situation.¡¯


    This was very weird.


    Artifacts hated humans and there were no artifacts that were friendly to humans.


    ¡®It is guaranteed to be the devil¡¯s ploy if they seem nice.¡¯


    That was the reason Ju-Heon did not open his heart to artifacts.


    Even possession-type artifacts created a contracted relationship based on both sides benefiting from the deal. The other reason would be if the person''s Affinity was extremely high.


    Either way, you couldn¡¯t expect the image of a loyal dog and its master from an artifact.


    ¡®You¡¯d be better off expecting that from a cockroach.¡¯


    But here was an artifact that listened to him well.


    ¡®But this punk should have been restored by number 1 many times already.¡¯


    Why was it suddenly rejecting being restored?


    Ju-Heon thought for a moment before asking with a serious expression.


    "Did you sexually harass it or something?¡±


    "Does that make any sense? Does it?!¡±


    ¡®Then why?¡¯


    Ju-Heon had that thought for a moment before tilting his head in confusion. For some reason, the aura he felt coming from the rope seemed a bit odd.


    ¡°......?¡±


    Now he was certain. The rope¡¯s aura was different than usual. A message popped up as if to answer his question.


    [The rope that has achieved its goal is scheming to change.]


    [Goal: Go against dominance for master]


    [The rope''s body is starting to change.]


    The rope¡¯s body flashed as soon as he saw that message.


    Oh Seung Woo ran over in shock after seeing the bright light from outside.


    "W, what is going on?! Hyung-nim!¡±


    ¡°Hey, restorer! What the hell did you do?!¡±


    ¡°What? I didn''t do anything!¡±


    Another bright light that was so bright they couldn''t open their eyes flashed once Yoo Jaeha started to shout as well.


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    ¡°My eyes!¡±


    The bright light continued for a few seconds.


    And after a while... The painful light slowly disappeared. Ju-Heon saw an unfamiliar sight once he opened his closed eyes.


    ¡®!¡¯


    The rope that had been moving looked different now. The typical dirt-colored and old rope had changed to a silver rope!


    [Versatile Silver Rope from Heaven (B-Grade:Rare-Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    - Fatigue Level: 0%


    [The rope has changed into a Possession-type artifact.]


    [The artifact¡¯s specialties have increased.]


    The rope that had been a consumable artifact had changed to a possession-type artifact!


    Ju-Heon couldn''t help but question his eyes after seeing that.


    ¡®Artifacts are capable of upgrading?¡¯


    No. Ju-Heon had never heard about that. An artifact¡¯s rank could change? Furthermore, it could go from consumable to possession-type?


    Why would the numerous artifact users not have done it if it was possible?! They would have upgraded all the low-grade artifacts!


    Not only that... If upgrading was possible, Ju-Heon would have upgraded the C-Grade healing-type artifact he got from Chairman Kwon to a SS-Grade Divine-Grade artifact.


    That was why Ju-Heon who learned something new became serious.


    Is it something rare like tolerance?


    Or...


    ¡®Maybe nobody knew the methods behind upgrading artifacts.¡¯


    Ju-Heon suddenly got the chills. Had it said it upgraded because it achieved its goal? S§×ar?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    It was at that moment.


    [It is a master-less artifact.]


    [Therefore, you are able to initiate a contra......no, it has already initiated a contract on its own.]


    [The Versatile Silver Rope from Heaven''s master: Human Seo Ju-Heon]


    ¡®This little punk.


    It initiated a contract on its own.¡¯


    However, the rope that had turned into a possession-type artifact rubbed its body on Ju-Heon as if it was happy. Ju-Heon was also happy as it would be less annoying to use it now.


    Another message then appeared.


    [A risk will activate after using the artifact as it is now a possession-type artifact.]


    [The Versatile Rope Artifact¡¯s risk is, ¡®a strong desire to praise.¡¯]


    Ju-Heon scoffed after seeing that message.


    ¡®Would you look at that.¡¯


    He was shocked but it was fine. It wasn¡¯t much for being a risk.


    In fact, it was nothing compared to the risks for other possession-type artifacts he used a lot such as the Code of Hammurabi and the Herb of Eternal Youth.


    And possession-type artifacts that had low chances of being stolen were things all artifact users wanted.


    Another message popped up.


    [You have received the title of < Artifact Trainer > and your Fit with all artifacts has increased.]


    [You are now able to draw out 90% of an artifact¡¯s abilities.]


    Ju-Heon was amazed after seeing those messages.


    ¡®An increase in Fit is extremely good.¡¯


    Fit (talent) was one of three ways to use artifacts.


    It was similar to how Yoo Jaeha''s Fit with art-type artifacts were high.


    ¡®People can at max draw out 70% of an artifact¡¯s abilities.¡¯


    Monarch-Grade users could draw out 90% but they could never get past 100%.


    However, people with high Fit could not only draw out an artifact''s abilities more efficiently, they could also discover new abilities as well.


    In simple terms, they were able to draw out an artifact''s hidden abilities at times.


    One example of this would be how Yoo Jaeha was able to create pearls with the Venus¡¯s Clam artifact.


    But his Fit was not limited to a specific type like Yoo Jaeha''s art-type artifacts but for all artifacts.


    ¡®This is not bad.¡¯


    Furthermore, Fit was an issue of talent so it wasn¡¯t something that could be raised with effort.


    That was why Ju-Heon smiled while looking at this unexpectedly useful rope artifact.


    ¡®I can put it in my list of first-rate artifacts now.¡¯


    All artifact users would gather as many artifacts as possible and determine their abilities to create their set of first-rate artifacts.


    He also felt like he should thank the Rockefeller family who ended up helping the rope meet its goal.


    ¡®They¡¯re helping me a lot even though they said I don¡¯t deserve to be sponsored.¡¯


    However, the disappointing thing was the rope¡¯s grade.


    ¡®It¡¯s abilities are nice but B-Grade is still pretty low.¡¯


    It was better than C-Grade but it was rare to go up against Expert-Grade or Monarch-Grade users with a Rare-Grade artifact.


    ¡®I''ll run into them once the higher ranking tombs start to come out....¡¯


    There was still one of the Four Emperors he needed to be wary of from China.


    But the high ranking majesties right underneath the Four Emperors were dangerous as well. Yoo Jaeha was one of the difficult majesties to handle but those other bastards were pretty versed in battle.


    It could be called, ¡®named buff.¡¯ As artifacts were created based on existences in human memory, the artifacts of individuals who are famous world wide would give buffs to its users, but what about this rope?


    That was why Ju-Heon seriously asked a question.


    ¡°Hey number 1.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    ¡°Are you able to fortify artifacts?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was shocked.


    ¡°......Are you trying to make me work as a blacksmith too now?¡±


    Well, that was true.


    ¡®But based on this artifact, I should be able to upgrade other artifacts too......¡¯


    He just didn''t know how to do it.


    It happened at that moment.


    [Artifacts can grow stronger.]


    A message popped up as if it was giving Ju-Heon a hint.


    ¡°Artifacts cannot be developed.¡±


    ¡°That is why there is a need to quickly monopolize the high-grade artifacts.¡±


    ¡°Low-grade artifacts are trash even if they have useful abilities.¡±


    Pandora was having an emergency meeting.


    It was because the core artifact Pandora''s system had given them new information after the gathering of artifact users.


    There had been a total of 521 tombs in the world until now. Most were medium or small tombs with most artifacts being B-Grade or lower.


    ¡°Seven large tombs that are different from the others will start to appear.¡±


    ¡°Different?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir. They seem to be different from other tombs in both size and cruelty. The Tomb Appearances will be close to 9,373km2 in size.¡±


    They showed a map so that it was easier to explain.


    The 9,373km2 was about the size of South Korea.


    Pandora members who saw that dropped their jaws in shock.


    ¡°Then are you saying an entire state in the US could end up being affected by a Tomb Appearance?¡±


    The tombs until now had only been the size of a village at most.


    But what?


    ¡°The Tomb Appearance area is the size of a small country......!¡±


    ¡°Of course, there was the Great Tomb Appearance that affected the entire world a few months ago, but......!¡±


    It was better than back then but this was serious even if you considered the Great Tomb Appearance to be an outlier.


    However, the researchers were saying that wasn''t the important thing.


    ¡°According to the prophet Nostradamus, we must clear those seven tombs even if they are dangerous.¡±


    ¡°What? Why?!¡±


    ¡°He said that the people who conquer those tombs will change the world.¡±


    The people''s gazes changed after hearing that.


    It was because they knew what that symbolized.


    ¡°Are you saying extremely precious artifacts are going to come out?¡±


    ¡°That is possible.¡±


    The Pandora members and soldiers started to whisper.


    ¡°Pandora must excavate those tombs first!¡±


    ¡°That''s right, we have to do it before the Russian or Chinese excavation teams get there!¡±


    ¡°The civilians might try their luck and try to go in as well...... That would be bad.¡±


    However, the people reporting shook their heads.


    ¡°No. There are others we need to be wary of as well.¡±


    "What?¡±


    They started a slideshow instead of responding.


    It showed the people who attended the party.


    ¡°This is the record of the < dangerous users > that the Pandora system artifact detected at the party. It ranks the top 50 people.¡±


    < Danger ranking > base: Number of artifacts, artifacts¡¯ abilities, Overall assessment of Tomb Exploration Ability


    [Talent for Conquest, Kwon Tae Joon (~58 y/o)]


    Number of artifacts in possession: 21


    [Talent for Strategy, Julian Miller (~25 y/o)]


    Number of artifacts in possession: 19


    [Talent for Destitution, Irene Holten (~20 y/o)]


    Number of artifacts in possession: 1


    [Talent for Seduction, Elena Mecken]


    Number of artifacts in possession: 14


    [Talent for the Arts, Austin Rockefeller (~28 y/o)]


    Number of artifacts in possession: 20


    [Talent for Hunting, Alicia Ruiz (~25 y/o)]


    Number of artifacts in possession: 18


    ...


    [Talent for Wealth, Edward (~62 y/o)]


    Number of artifacts in possession: 17


    [Talent for Stocks, Lu Guanghui (~35 y/o)]


    Number of artifacts in possession: 9


    [Talent for Restoration, Jean Richard (~59 y/o)]


    Number of artifacts in possession: 6


    [Talent for Fraud, Yoo Jaeha (~24 y/o)]


    Number of artifacts in possession: 5


    ... [Talent for Chemistry, Murata Shinichi (~42 y/o)]


    Number of artifacts in possession: 3


    ...


    [Talent for Gluttony ...]


    The Pandora members were shocked looking at this list.


    The people who were or had been a part of Pandora made sense. But there were so many people who had rejected joining Pandora or of civilian origins!


    ¡°These people will become the central figures in Tomb Exploration from here on.¡±


    They were also the future Experts and Majesties. However, these people who had no way of knowing that started to grind their teeth in competition.


    It was an obvious reaction. They had been upset lately because all artifacts they found were either D-Grade or C-Grade.


    ¡®At least 10 people die even in a tomb with a D-Grade artifact.¡¯


    They were not superhumans even when using artifacts. The traps and tests killed a lot of people.


    ¡°Of these people, the ones who are not part of Pandora are the biggest issues.¡±


    ¡°They are all people who can conquer tombs.¡±


    ¡°Then there are high chances that these bastards will conquer the seven tombs.¡±


    They started to whisper to each other and suggested that they quickly start forming excavation teams.


    ¡°We must hurry!¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and look for new members! Let our nations work together!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    The researchers who were presenting urgently shouted.


    ¡°P, please wait a moment! We are not done yet!¡±


    ¡°What, what is it?¡±


    "Well, these people are problems, but......¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    They peeked around before continuing to speak.


    ¡°There was someone we did not put on there because the value was overwhelming......there is actually someone hidden above that first place person.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°That person is the one the Pandora system artifact warned us the most about. It said he was so dangerous he could excavate tombs on his own......!¡±


    People who heard that started to scoff.


    ¡°Are you crazy? How can anybody excavate a tomb on their own?¡±


    ¡°Who the hell is it?¡±


    The real first place person''s name soon popped up on the screen.


    [Talent for Plunder, Seo Ju-Heon (~22 y/o)]


    [Number of artifacts in possession: 50]

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    Chapter 92: Alright, fall for me (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    [Talent for Plunder, Seo Ju-Heon (~22 y/o)]


    [Number of artifacts in possession: 50]


    Pandora members who saw that were astonished. His talent for plunder was one thing, but the number of artifacts in possession!


    ¡°My goodness, 50?!¡±


    ¡°Furthermore, please look at the detailed data. That number is the amount he has on him.¡±


    This was an unbelievable amount.


    It wasn''t as if Pandora had been sitting around sucking their thumbs all this time; they had quickly started to move from the moments artifacts first appeared.


    Chairman Kwon who had 21 artifacts was proof of one of the people who had started to move early on. Furthermore, Chairman Kwon only moved in cooperation with Pandora, which meant that he had not collected all 21 on his own.


    However!


    ¡°50 artifacts alone?¡±


    ¡°Who the f*ck is this bastard?!¡±


    The Pandora members were shocked. The detailed data didn''t show anything that said Ju-Heon was a talented excavator no matter how many times they looked.


    ¡°That is why this data makes no sense!¡±


    ¡°We need to deploy thousands of Pandora soldiers to maybe come back with ten of them.¡±


    ¡°Did he maybe form an excavation team with the Holtens?¡±


    ¡°Are you joking? Excavation teams have a few hundred people at minimum. General Keira would have crushed them if she noticed such a large movement!¡±


    ¡°Ah, if his talent is in plunder, maybe he stole them from others......¡±


    That made Pandora¡¯s members sulk even more. They were afraid that they might end up getting their artifacts stolen.


    ¡°A, anyway, please keep the information about the seven tombs a secret from the press. We cannot allow anybody else to take them.¡±


    ¡°Pandora and its partner nations must take them all.¡±


    ¡°We can¡¯t let the others on this list find out, but...... We must absolutely make sure this Seo Ju-Heon doesn¡¯t get any information about it at all.¡±


    They nodded their heads.


    However, their cautious actions would end up being useless.


    Why?


    [There are sudden tombs that have appeared throughout the world. Thankfully, they are small tombs but a total of 1,690 tombs have appeared......]


    ¡°What the hell? That¡¯s the precursor to the 7 Great Tombs.¡±


    It was because the person they were worried about had already realized what was going on. Ju-Heon looked at the map that popped up on the news and started to squint.


    ¡®Is it time for those things to slowly pop up?¡¯


    However, Irene tilted her head in confusion at Ju-Heon who was smiling while watching the news.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon?¡±


    They were currently in the New York penthouse. She was currently being taught by Ju-Heon.


    Yoo Jaeha who was also getting taught about artifact usage with Irene asked a question.


    ¡°What do you mean by 7 Great Tombs?


    Captain-nim, is something weird coming out again?¡±


    Ju-Heon pointed to the map on the news instead of responding. The locations of the tombs were visible on there and they were connected like a round ring.


    ¡°That¡¯s called the Ring of Tomb.¡±


    ¡°Ring of Tomb?¡±


    It seemed to be similar to how they called the earthquake region in the west the Ring of Fire. And the large tombs would appear in the locations within the ring that had the strongest aura.


    There would end up being a total of seven of these tombs.


    That was one of the reasons they were called the 7 Great Tombs, but the artifacts inside played a role as well.


    It was because the 7 Great Tombs had characteristics of the Bible¡¯s Seven Deadly Sins (Avarice, Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Gluttony, Lust).


    ¡°Basically, seven large tombs will appear in the future. Each of them will have an artifact corresponding to a deadly sin. The order is random. But based on the type, they can be extremely precious tombs that could change the world.¡±


    Most of the people who conquered those tombs ended up solidifying their positions as majesties. That was the strength of these artifacts.


    ¡®Well, they originally showed up a few years later.¡¯


    The events of the future were being pulled forward a couple years in advance. Maybe it was the risk for his return. It was as if it was slowly tightening its grasp on him.


    But Ju-Heon just found it ridiculous.


    He might need to rush the preparations, but it was more advantageous for him if the future events occurred earlier.


    Why?


    ¡®It¡¯s obvious there are less competitors now than in a few years.¡¯


    It was as if it was trying to help him.


    Furthermore, the 7 Great Tombs were special to Ju-Heon. One of these tombs was where the past Ju-Heon earned the Archaeologist''s Artifact and became an < Excavator >.


    ¡®I remember it was the Tomb of Avarice.¡¯


    It had been greed for historical knowledge.


    That was the reasoning behind how that possession-type artifact came to be.


    However, Ju-Heon got a headache thinking about the past.


    There was a simple reason for it.


    ¡®Everything was great about that artifact except the retarded risk.¡¯


    That Archaeologist''s Artifact''s risk was related to written text addiction, viewing addiction, knowledge gathering addiction, basically, it made him addicted to research.


    It was normal for people to be extremely tired after barely making it out alive from a tomb.


    But this damn artifact wouldn''t even let him sleep, forcing him to go to libraries, museums, and art galleries throughout the world to shove historical and artistic knowledge into his brain.


    Not only that... There was a time when the risk struck him while he was about to do the deed with a woman he liked in France.


    He could not forget that terrible memory of how he suddenly ran toward the Louvre telling her, ¡®I suddenly want to see the Mona Lisa for a moment.¡¯


    That woman probably looked at him as if he was crazy as well.


    ¡®Forget being my partner-artifact, I wanted to destroy that shit during those times.¡¯


    The Tomb raiding team members laughed at him so much about that.


    ¡®Especially this bastard Yoo Jaeha.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to grind his teeth thinking about that.


    Maybe that was the reason. Ju-Heon said the following to Yoo Jaeha who was in front of him.


    ¡°Number 1. Finish restoring all artifacts by the end of the day.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha foamed at the mouth hearing that completely unbelievable order.


    "Excuse me?! What do you mean? You said you''ll give me a week because I''ve suffered a lot lately!¡±


    ¡°Who cares. I''ll kill you if you can¡¯t do it. Get it done.¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    He was half-joking, but Yoo Jaeha who suddenly had to pull an all-nighter started to sniffle.


    Anyway, Ju-Heon had such shitty risk in the past but it didn''t matter now.


    He had this Tomb Raider skill he got from the Crow instead of the Archaeologist''s Artifact. Either way, the Tomb of Avarice was the most difficult of the seven tombs to clear and had not been conquered for many years.


    That was why Ju-Heon ended up gaining that artifact late in the game at 27 years old when he put his life on the line and went inside.


    ¡®But the 7 Great Tombs...¡¯


    Wait a minute...


    ¡®Then is the Archaeologist''s Artifact coming out in the Tomb of Avarice again?¡¯


    Would the artifacts in the other tombs be the same as well even though they were random?


    As Ju-Heon was thinking about that...


    ¡°Those don¡¯t seem to be regular sized tombs. Hyung-nim, will you be able to go in there alone?¡±


    Oh Seung Woo, the farmer who now had to take care of the Herb of Eternal Youth and grow tea leaves, had asked the question. Ju-Heon started to laugh as if that helped him realize something.


    ¡®Right, it''s a waste of time thinking about the Tomb of Avarice right now.¡¯


    Forget the Tomb of Avarice... It might be difficult to even clear the rest of the 7 Great Tombs as well. They were very particular.


    ¡®The chances of survival are too low on my own.¡¯


    They were level 4, Disaster-Grade tombs. He would need at least one guide member and one or more battle members.


    He needed people to support him when he was busy. He needed people who could be like his fingers.


    Yoo Jaeha was a necessary member because he was a precious restorer but he was like a eunuch when it came to battles. His skills were far from Tomb Excavation.


    It might seem funny that he was looking for a few people when others took hundreds of people to excavate tombs, but that was enough for Ju-Heon.


    If it was his subordinates...


    ¡®But I have no idea what any of them were doing at this time.¡¯


    He had met them in his late twenties.


    That was why it was a bit disappointing. All those punks who died with him in that final tomb...


    There were none as skilled as them in this world.


    ¡®It''s disappointing but oh well.¡¯


    He couldn''t miss out on the 7 Great Tombs even if he wanted to go find them.


    That was why Ju-Heon left the Oh Seung Woo group to find those people for him while he looked through his artifacts. It was so that he could do some image training.


    ¡®If I use the 7 Great Tombs of the past to run some simulations......¡¯


    He currently had 50 artifacts.


    It was thanks to going into small tombs nearby every night to excavate them. Well, small tombs were mainly a part of people¡¯s houses, so, honestly speaking, he had broken into some houses but it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡®I got rid of their Tomb Appearance for them.¡¯


    Of course, he ended up doing some vandalism... And also swiped the items that had turned into the artifacts, but none of that mattered.


    ¡®They would have ended up with tomb syndrome if I left them there.¡¯


    The shameless Ju-Heon scratched his cheek while looking at the artifacts. These artifacts would be useful in the current world, but...


    ¡®Damn it, most of them are B or C-Grade so they won¡¯t be useful in the 7 Great Tombs.¡¯


    But he was certain that they would be of great assistance in the 7 Great Tombs if he could raise their ranks. He could estimate that much based on the rope''s level up.


    That was why he was disappointed.


    ¡®Damn it, there are some artifacts that look like I could use them properly if I could at least raise them to A-Grade.¡¯


    Unfortunately, it didn''t seem easy to upgrade them.


    Why?


    He had received the following message.


    [In order to upgrade an artifact, it must meet a specific value.]


    [Antique-Grade (D-Grade) -> General-Grade (C-Grade) (Commence general action)]


    [General-Grade (C-Grade) -> Rare-Grade (B-Grade) (Commence rare action)]


    [Rare-Grade (B-Grade) -> Treasure-Grade (Antique-Grade) (Must possess enough value to be considered a treasure)]


    [Treasure-Grade (A-Grade) -> Legendary Hero-Grade (S-Grade) (The Master must be approved as a Hero who made an impact in the world)]


    [Legendary Hero-Grade (S-Grade) - Divine-Grade (SS-Grade) (Either the artifact or the master must become deified.)]


    Based on these criteria, the rope artifact was able to upgrade because it did something rare for an artifact.


    ¡®But enough value to be considered a treasure...¡¯


    That was not easy. Furthermore, it needed to become deified among humans to enter the Divine-Grade? Ju-Heon started to think. It''d be one thing if this was the world of the past with idolatry and polytheism. It was impossible for a human to be deified in modern society.


    Even people who receive the Nobel prize or the geniuses who impact the world would probably reach their limit at the Legendary Hero-Grade.


    ¡®Divine-Grade......Divine-Grade.¡¯


    Other grades were fine too, but he was obviously greedy for the Divine-Grade. The greedy Ju-Heon could not take his eyes away from the Divine-Grade description.


    He then had a thought.


    ¡®Hmm, if I become deified, wouldn''t that mean that the artifacts in my possession would reach the Treasure-Grade?¡¯


    He had not tried it out, but it seemed likely based on the descriptions.


    For example, the birthplaces of heroes were considered rare sights or treasures. They had to consider artifacts belonging to a deified individual as treasures.


    Then the 7 Great Tombs would be doable as well.


    It was at that moment. A message popped up as if it was reading Ju-Heon¡¯s dark mind.


    [It is possible based on the artifact''s characteristics but based on the current average human abilities, it will be extremely difficult to raise it to the S-Grade(Legendary Hero-Grade) and difficult to even raise it to the A-Grade (Treasure-Grade) level.]


    [Furthermore, based on the user¡¯s current abilities, B-Grade seems to be the maximum.]


    [It is recommended you just use the artifacts in your possession well.]


    ¡®Oh, would you look at this?¡¯


    Ju-Heon scoffed thinking that this thing was mocking him.


    But it was understandable.


    ¡®It''s not easy to reach the Treasure-Grade, Hero-Grade, or Divine-Grade.¡¯


    But Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t the type to give up so easily on something so useful.


    ¡®To become deified...there should be a way even without being Jesus or Sakyamuni.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    [Something mysterious is happening in Kyoto Japan. Women are disappearing from different areas. The number of women who have disappeared is currently surpassing 2,000.........]


    [Police have determined that a cult is responsible for this incident......the investigation]


    Ju-Heon peeked at the news after hearing the CNN news anchor''s loud voice.


    ¡®A cult...... A religious leader?¡¯


    Ju-Heon then started to smile.


    He had realized an easy way to become deified in the modern world.


    ¡®Becoming deified? It¡¯s not that hard.''


    The message bastard said that a modern human could not become deified.


    That was true. The people who were deified by humans were legendary figures from ancient times.


    That was why there was no way for someone to be treated as a god in human minds right now. It was obvious.


    However, there was still a way. He couldn''t become Confucius, Mencius, Jesus, or Buddha, but that wasn''t important.


    ¡®Right. It¡¯s fine as long as some people think of me as a god.¡¯


    In simple terms, religious fanatics! A religious leader! Fans!


    Crazed fans!


    There was an extremely effective way to deify himself at least temporarily even if it wasn''t permanent.


    It was a kind of a trick. There was a loophole based on the message.


    ¡®Yes, this bastard didn''t say what kind of deification it needed to be.¡¯


    It just had to be something similar to being worshipped. That was why Ju-Heon wickedly smiled.


    ¡®Then I can definitely upgrade them. I can get them to the Divine-Grade!¡¯


    Well, he would give it a go whether it worked or not.


    Both Rockefeller and the Monarch of Evangelism had used this to create religious fanatics after all. This was probably one of the many ways to become stronger.


    Ju-Heon who had become crazy with that thought immediately grabbed the Avesta Sacred Text.


    Of course, he had not contracted the Avesta yet. But Ju-Heon decided to use the artifact of Evangelism to raise the ranks of his artifacts. S~ea??h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®Alright, respond. Avesta. It¡¯ll be easier to take on the 7 Great Tombs if I can activate you.¡¯


    The Toombglyphs that were the symbol of a contract appeared once he channeled his Dominance.


    These texts would end up somewhere on his body. However, the text quickly disappeared.


    ¡°!¡±


    That wasn¡¯t the only reaction. The Avesta went back to sleep as if it never started to shine in the first place.


    ¡®This dog-like bastard.¡¯


    What was going on? The fact that it started the contract process must mean that his Dominance wasn¡¯t low. Then why?


    A message popped up at that moment.


    [You do not meet the requirements to use the corresponding artifact.]


    [Evangelism-type artifacts require the user¡¯s fame of popularity as a base.]


    [You need at least ten people who have fallen for you.]


    ¡°......¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue. Now that he thought about it, possession-type artifacts were picky about their masters.


    ¡®I guess there really is a condition.¡¯


    Every artifact was different, but they required things like high virtue, talented artistic abilities, good math skills or things like that.


    It wanted someone with the qualifications to use it.


    ¡®The Code of Hammurabi was easy to contract though.¡¯


    But that was because the ¡®Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth¡¯ concept...


    Fit Ju-Heon''s personality very well.


    Anyway, Ju-Heon now understood why Rockefeller was a writer, musician, and actor.


    That was the minimum requirement to use the Monarch of Evangelism''s artifact. The user could probably use more of its abilities based on their popularity and number of people worshiping them.


    It was killing two birds with one stone since getting to use the Avesta meant that he could raise the ranks of his artifacts and get new abilities.


    ¡®But ten people...ten people...¡¯


    Who could he turn into his fans?


    He wasn¡¯t a celebrity so how could he suddenly make ten people fall for him?


    He looked at Irene, Yoo Jaeha, and the Oh Seung Woo group in front of him.


    That was five people to start.


    ¡®I can''t think of a way to get Irene to fall for me.¡¯


    He had never seen such a type of person before.


    As for the men......?


    Wasn¡¯t it more difficult to get other men to become his fan?


    However, he gasped after looking at Yoo Jaeha.


    Now that he thought about it, he was Rockefeller''s fan to the point that he fell for the hypnosis as well.


    ¡®He said he read that novel called < Clandestine Housekeeper >......¡¯


    It seemed to be a 19+ erotic novel.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡®Then I can just write one too.¡¯


    Ju-Heon opened the word window on his laptop and started to write.


    As for the results of his spirited endeavor......

 Chapter 93: Alright, fall for me (2)

    Chapter 93: Alright, fall for me (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®Good, here¡¯s a masterpiece that will make its mark on history.¡¯


    Ju-Heon who was done with most of the writing smiled in satisfaction. He was thinking this was a pretty decent erotic novel(?).


    ¡®Something like this should make Rockefeller look like a chump and make people fall for me.¡¯


    Ju-Heon, who had that thought, quickly printed the text. Once he had the five or so pages of A4 paper, he called his subordinates who were working hard over.


    ¡°Hey guys.¡±


    ¡°Yes?¡±


    ¡°Come read this novel I wrote.¡±


    They were shocked.


    ¡°What did you say sir?¡±


    ¡°A n, novel?¡±


    The thing he had been writing since earlier was a novel? They gasped after receiving the manuscript in confusion. How could they not?


    < The Slutty Secretary - Master, I am Your Slave >


    This clearly seemed like a title that needed a 19+ tag next to it!


    They looked toward Ju-Heon with disbelief.


    ¡®Unbelievable. The Captain-nim wrote this?¡¯


    It made no sense!


    Seo Ju-Heon was an artifactphile who would pick an artifact over a sexy beauty without any hesitation.


    But that person wrote what kind of novel?


    A 19+ novel?


    Did this thing even have adult scenes?


    Yoo Jaeha asked with an extremely questioning gaze.


    ¡°Umm, Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°Does this...... Have those scenes......that we are thinking about?¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group focused on Yoo Jaeha''s question as well. Ju-Heon just triumphantly laughed as if there was no need to ask such a question.


    ¡°Yes, it does have those scenes you guys are thinking about. Do I need to add some category tags for you to believe me?¡±


    However, his subordinates became scared of him for a different reason at that reaction.


    ¡®Just what the hell did he write......?!¡¯


    ¡®He didn''t write a novel where the MC is an artifact, did he?¡¯


    As their minds all became chaotic...


    ¡°Umm......!¡±


    Irene, who was left alone, spoke up.


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t give her a manuscript for some reason, but Irene was very curious about the story.


    It was because Ju-Heon had written it. She became curious about anything Ju-Heon did, whether that was writing a novel, painting a picture, or scamming someone.


    That was why Irene slowly approached Yoo Jaeha and Oh Seung Woo.


    ¡°Umm, can¡¯t I read it with you? What is the title?¡±


    However, the men¡¯s reactions were quite intense as soon as she got close to them.


    ¡°Damn it, please stay over there!¡±


    ¡°M, Miss Irene, this isn¡¯t for you!¡±


    They suddenly felt like they had diarrhea as soon as they ran away from her, but it was fine.


    ¡®The Captain-nim at least knows something since he wrote about a secretary.¡¯


    The excited men started to read the novel once the pain disappeared. Ju-Heon smiled with satisfaction while looking at these perverted bastards.


    Things were going according to plan based on their reactions.


    ¡®I am fully aware of all of your preferences.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had been extremely upset that Yoo Jaeha had been brainwashed because he was Rockefeller''s fan.


    Why the hell did it have to be him and not some other author?


    He felt that way even more after reading Rockefeller''s book to see how amazing it was.


    Rockefeller''s novel did not meet Ju-Heon''s expectations and it kept dragging on.


    That was why Ju-Heon was confident in his work.


    ¡®I will show you the difference in class.¡¯


    A few minutes later...


    His subordinates seemed to be done reading as they flipped the papers over. Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡°You guys are already done?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir, we read it all.¡±


    ¡°And your thoughts?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha smiled brightly at that question.


    ¡°It¡¯s really the best. It¡¯s the best erotic novel I¡¯ve ever read!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who once dreamt about being an author as well wanted to compliment Ju-Heon so much that he almost started clapping.


    It was an obvious reaction.


    ¡®It takes skills to write a terrible novel like this.¡¯


    That was the truth.


    Ju-Heon''s writing?


    Yes, it was good.


    He knew about a lot of things and he must have researched on how to write as his writing skills were superb but that was all.


    He sold off all suspense to Andromeda and it wasn''t funny at all.


    Furthermore, an erotic novel was trying to educate people!


    How does that make any sense?!


    Imagine turning on an adult video ready to please yourself and instead of the scenes you want to come up, it starts talking about politics or some other random thing!


    It felt as if he was listening to a lecture on men and women¡¯s purity for 100 minutes.


    ¡®You''d turn into a Saint after reading the first line.¡¯


    What was the intentions of an erotic novel?


    Why did people want to read these novels?


    Would it have been different if he had not called it an erotic novel?


    The problem would be even worse if that was the case.


    No suspense or clear progression and the ambiguous conversations.


    This made that novel about an invisible reptile seem charming!


    [1]


    That wasn¡¯t the only reaction.


    ¡°Umm......hyung-nim.¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°Umm, there¡¯s a part I can¡¯t get past because there¡¯s a word I don¡¯t understand......¡±


    ¡°What word don¡¯t you get?¡±


    ¡°Umm, what does ...... neumryeol ?? („CÁÒ) mean?¡± [2]


    ¡°It means that it¡¯s extremely cold.¡±


    ¡°What about......chisung ??(ÖÂÕ\)?¡±


    ¡°Giving it your best.¡±


    ¡°And gihwi ??(¼ÉÖM)?¡±


    ¡°That means reluctant......but those are all things that come up in the first line of the novel. Are you saying you''re still stuck on the first line?¡±


    They started to cry instead of responding.


    ¡°Damn it, you damn restorer! How the hell did you finish this?!¡±


    ¡°Come on hyung-nim, that bastard is an Ivy League graduate. Of course he can read it!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha scoffed in response.


    He couldn''t understand over half of it either.


    Anyway, there was a reason this could be considered a candidate for one of the 10 worst books in the world.


    ¡®How could he have such stellar writing skills but write a novel that seems to have come from an alien world?¡¯


    This truly was a talent of its own.


    Yoo Jaeha couldn''t hold back anymore and decided to bite the bullet.


    ¡°Captain-nim, you really haven''t read an erotic novel before have you! Wait, have you ever watched porn before?¡±


    ¡°I have, but why?¡±


    ¡°Then why the hell is the secretary we are waiting for not there and you just talk about damn artifacts?! Are you fishing?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked confused.


    ¡°She¡¯s there. She¡¯s the Tomb Raider''s secretary.¡±


    ¡°Shut up! There¡¯s just one line about her! She¡¯s not even human! Damn it, the rope could probably write something better if I gave it a pen!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed completely shocked after hearing that.


    He wouldn''t usually be affected by something someone said, but comparing him to an artifact was like giving him poison.


    Ju-Heon turned serious as Yoo Jaeha expected he would.


    Most comparisons would be fine but he thought a damn artifact would write better than a human?


    It was that bad?


    However, the rope who heard its name grabbed a pen and started to move.


    [$&#$#&*]


    Master! Should I try writing one? Should I try writing one?


    Ju-Heon looked at the rope and started to grind his teeth.


    ¡°Then what do I need to write to gain fans?¡±


    ¡°I looked into it and apparently something like this was popular with high school girls in the past.¡±


    High school girls?


    Ju-Heon became interested but soon ended up receiving multiple shocks.


    It was because the novel that was said to be popular was like this.


    [¡°You¡¯re the first to kiss my lips --^ How are you going to take responsibility for it? ==^¡±]


    Soh Eun-Yul, the strongest student, rubbed his lips as he became angry. ¡®Why the hell?! It wasn¡¯t my fault at all -0-;;; but it''s best to beg in such a situation!¡¯


    [¡°I''m sorry ?.? ah that damn motherf*cking class rep ??^ Wait no, I mean, I''m sorry ^^;;;¡±]


    Ju-Heon received quite the culture shock and just said one thing.


    ¡°......I''m done with novels.¡±


    This was not a territory he could replicate.


    ¡®It¡¯s an extremely profound world.¡¯


    So, he¡¯ll just forget about novels.


    ¡®Let¡¯s just go explore some tombs.¡¯


    Ju-Heon gave up on becoming an author.


    Of course, he could always write the famous novels from the future to become popular. But Ju-Heon was someone who believed the original owners deserved that fame.


    His subordinates were relieved at Ju-Heon''s decision but Ju-Heon started to think.


    ¡®Hmm, then how would I gain followers?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha smiled bitterly while watching him think.


    ¡°I know you¡¯re trying to figure out a way. It¡¯s disappointing, how about just giving up on upgrading the artifacts¡¯ rankings? Politicians and Entertainment companies would not struggle so much if it was so easy to gain a massive following.¡±


    But at that moment...


    [The bizarre incident in Kyoto where only women are disappearing is still continuing.]


    [This incident is suspected to be related to the nearby cult.]


    [The base of this cult is extremely mysterious as anybody who tries to enter are all murdered by the female believers.]


    [Furthermore, there is a large tomb inside this cult¡¯s territory that is currently being investigated to see if there are any relations to the missing women incident.]


    Ju-Heon''s subordinates and Irene all had some to say about this.


    ¡°Wow, the leader of that cult is suspicious. Maybe that damn leader bastard is kidnapping the women.¡±


    ¡°It could be the tomb as well.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    He had not paid any attention to this missing women incident because he wasn¡¯t interested. But Ju-Heon knew the culprit behind this incident.


    ¡®That¡¯s definitely the harem artifact¡¯s doing.¡¯ sea??h th§× ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    It was obvious even if he didn¡¯t know the details.


    ¡®That cult leader used the harem artifact to kidnap women.¡¯


    He just ignored it because he wasn¡¯t interested right now.


    ¡®Even if I get it, it¡¯s just an artifact I''d sell at a high price to a pervert.¡¯


    Ju-Heon explained and then men were extremely envious.


    ¡°Wow, a harem artifact. There¡¯s only a sausage fest here.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha flinched at that comment and raised his hand as if he wanted to ask a question.


    ¡°Captain-nim. I am going to ask a serious question.¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°Does our Tomb raiding team have a ban on women?¡±


    ¡°No? What¡¯s with the sudden question?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s face lit up and his eyes started to spar-kle.


    ¡°We¡¯re at the age when we¡¯d be longing for women. Please pick some female team members......and let us have some chances at some intra-team relationship......¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°I guess you have a ton of time on your hands if you can say such nonsense. Fine. I''ll give you some more work.¡±


    ¡°N, no. It¡¯s not like that!¡±


    ¡°Shut up.¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    ¡®This wasn¡¯t what I wanted!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha sniffled and Ju-Heon turned toward Irene and smiled.


    ¡°What nonsense when you get to study with a beautiful lady every day.¡±


    "Well, Irene, she!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was about to say something before he stopped himself.


    Although this artifactphile wasn''t interested, anybody could tell that Irene was quite interested in Ju-Heon.


    ¡®I¡¯m so jealous.¡¯


    Ju-Heon chuckled at that comment.


    ¡°Well, don''t worry. There¡¯s at least two women I''m looking for.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s Tomb raiding team had two female members in the past.


    But those two would probably not be interested in these guys at all.


    But Irene immediately started to become curious about the two women Ju-Heon was talking about.


    Actually, becoming concerned would be more accurate.


    ¡°Aww, then that means that this sausage fest is going to continue for a while.¡±


    Ju-Heon just started to laugh at Yoo Jaeha¡¯s comment.


    ¡°No. I''ll let you see plenty of women.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha questioned his ears at that moment.


    ¡°What did you just say......¡±


    ¡°That.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°I will use them to create my fans.¡±


    ¡°Ex, excuse me? I thought you said you weren¡¯t going to write anymore......¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled wickedly while they looked anxious.


    ¡°Why should I work hard to create fans myself?¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    ¡°I just need to steal the fans someone else has gathered.¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say?¡±


    Their jaws dropped.


    What was he thinking?


    ¡°Umm, are you talking about swiping those women who are gathered together in that cult......¡±


    ¡°It''s perfect. I''m concerned about the large tomb that appeared in that cult¡¯s territory as well. It might be one of the 7 Great Tombs.¡±


    They became anxious.


    "Are you sure you are interested in the tomb?!¡±


    Ju-Heon then got up regardless of what they had to say.


    It seemed as if he was planning on adding the title of Monarch of Harem to his list.


    1. Comparing it to the novel Invisible Dragon, famous in Korea for being SO BAD. If you want to give it a read... https://ensjtrans.com/projects/invisible-dragon but do it at your own peril.


    2. Left those words as is because 1. It is explained in the next sentence and he¡¯s not that dumb to ask what extremely cold means. That¡¯s the case with all words down below as well.

 Chapter 94: Alright, fall for me (3)

    Chapter 94: Alright, fall for me (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    May 7th, in Kyoto''s Arashiyama.


    Luggage boy Yoo Jaeha who had taken a day long flight from New York to Japan was huffing.


    ¡°Ah, it¡¯s so hot. It¡¯s not even summer yet.¡±


    However, Ju-Heon who was looking around like a land speculator clicked his tongue.


    ¡°That¡¯s why I told you to come with me to the gym. Develop your stamina. You''re so weak even though you don''t look like it.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to grumble.


    ¡°Grr, what the hell! Captain-nim, you''re not holding anything! I''m in charge of baggage! But why the hell do I have to carry your stuff too...!¡±


    ¡°You brought it upon yourself. So who told you to make a bet like that for no reason?¡±


    ¡°D, damn it. I didn¡¯t know I would lo...no wait, you said a gym? Who was the one that went there and ended up getting ruthlessly beaten?¡±


    ¡°You go to a ring to get hit not to dance.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    As Yoo Jaeha thought that there was no way to defeat Ju-Heon in a battle of words...


    ¡°Charge!¡±


    They heard the Japanese Police shouting from a distance.


    Yoo Jaeha looked around in shock. They seemed to be charging toward the dense bamboo forest nearby.


    The news said that this bamboo forest was where the cult¡¯s base was located. Yoo Jaeha, who knew that was the case, started to ask urgently.


    ¡°Do you think they came to arrest the cult leader? You know, as the perpetrator for the missing women incident......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was mentioning the disappearances but Ju-Heon started to frown for a different reason.


    ¡®My artifact is in danger!¡¯


    ¡°You stay here, I¡¯ll go take a look.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Ah, wait! That¡¯s a restricted area!¡±


    But Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care whether Yoo Jaeha was shocked or not and walked into the bamboo forest alone.


    The nearby area was restricted with special forces and police barricading the area, but who cares?


    It was fine as long as he didn''t get caught. In addition...


    ¡®That harem artifact is mine.¡¯


    He wouldn''t let anybody else touch it!


    Ju-Heon''s gaze turned cold as he had that thought.


    And then...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    "Wait, what! Ugh!¡±


    Pow!


    Ju-Heon knocked everybody in his way unconscious as he almost instantly made it deep into the forest.


    There were no issues as he had not seen anything special around here when he looked earlier.


    It was only the Japanese Police and special forces who had been randomly attacked almost instantly shouting out in anger.


    ¡°R, reporting in! Some weird bastard suddenly showed up and is attacking......ahh!¡±


    ¡°Shut up. Nobody can touch my harem artifact.¡±


    However, the people who were lying on the ground were upset.


    ¡°What do you mean by artifact? We are just here after receiving a missing person''s report......!¡±


    ¡°Well, okay then.¡±


    Ju-Heon beat them down anyway as they were getting in his way and continued to move.


    Ju-Heon saw an odd sight when he made it to the shrine at the center.


    Japan must have asked for help as Pandora soldiers were standing there with the Japanese police. They seemed to have called the experts as this incident seemed to be related to tombs.


    Ju-Heon quickly hid behind one of the shrine¡¯s pillars.


    They were grinding their teeth.


    ¡°We must make it inside the shrine today!¡±


    ¡°We must go in and confirm whether the missing people are in there!¡±


    ¡°Damn it, I heard a congressman¡¯s daughter was kidnapped too, what the hell is going on?¡±


    ¡°How can they all disappear after going on a school trip......?!¡±


    Their hands were shaking.


    All women in Kyoto, including the students who disappeared after coming here for their school trip, the residents, tourists, celebrities, film crews, seemed to have been kidnapped.


    Well, should the culprit at least be praised for not taking elementary students?


    ¡®Anyway, I guess it became this big of a mess because a congressman¡¯s daughter disappeared.¡¯


    He expected that the religious leader here had King Uija¡¯s artifact as he was famous for his 3,000 palace women or the artifact of Venice¡¯s < Giovanni Giacomo Casanova >.


    Yes, it could be that famous Casanova''s artifact.


    There were many artifacts for leading the masses, but that might be one of the few artifacts to be this effective with women.


    The Pandora soldiers and the armed Japanese police started to forcibly break through at that moment.


    ¡°Get through!¡±


    Tang tang tang!


    However...


    ¡°Ahhhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    The numerous armed men trying to plow through fell over in pain. They had not just fallen down.


    They didn''t look injured but all of the men were dead.


    The people still alive stepped back in shock.


    ¡°Fck! Again?!¡± "They¡¯re all dead again!¡± ¡°Motherfcker, this is why we can''t get inside!¡±


    ¡°Isn''t this because of an artifact?!¡±


    ¡°No! I don¡¯t feel any aura!¡±


    Ju-Heon who was hiding between bamboos at a distance started to scrunch his eyes to observe them.


    ¡®I did not feel any aura of an artifact being used.¡¯


    That was why even Ju-Heon was shocked right now.


    This meant that the person was extremely skilled.


    ¡®Who the hell could it be?¡¯


    An Asian woman appeared in front of the chaotic soldiers as if to answer his question.


    The woman was wearing a black rider¡¯s jacket and short hotpants, and although he couldn''t see her face clearly, she had a sexy body.


    The soldiers were about to become bewitched by her skinny and sleek legs before snapping out of it and starting to shout.


    ¡°Fire! There''s no need to go easy! She¡¯s the religious leader¡¯s informant!¡±


    The woman started to frown as if she found them to be ridiculous.


    ¡°I warned you so many times not to come.¡±


    Ju-Heon was shocked by what he heard.


    ¡®Korean?¡¯


    She was not Japanese.


    That was why Ju-Heon became shocked after focusing his gaze on her face once more.


    ¡®Lee Seol-A?¡¯


    It was only natural that he was shocked. She had been one of his subordinates like Yoo Jaeha, one of the members of his Tomb raiding team. She was also an extremely beautiful girl.


    As for her personality......well, it wasn''t like there were any gentle people on his Tomb raiding team.


    ¡®This punk, I''ve been wondering what she was up to during this time.¡¯


    Similar to how it had been with Julian, Ju-Heon was happy to see her even though that feeling was not visible on his face at all. Ju-Heon and Lee Seol-A had been quite close in the past.


    ¡®But for her to be working under a cult leader...¡¯


    All the men screamed and fell down before they could even gasp in shock. She had not done anything. It seemed as if the soldiers had been injured and fallen by something invisible.


    That invisible thing appeared behind her once all the men were out.


    It looked like a goblin.


    Ju-Heon thought he knew the identity of this goblin.


    ¡®Gildal!¡¯


    This was the name for the goblin who was subordinate to King Jinji of Silla¡¯s son, Bi Hyung who was said to control ghosts.


    ¡®That punk had Gildal''s artifact during this time?¡¯


    Ju-Heon now felt like he could understand why the soldiers suddenly died. To be more accurate, they had their souls stolen by that goblin.


    That was how soul-type artifacts worked.


    Her supreme ability to handle soul-type artifacts that got her the name Ultimate Necromancer was still praiseworthy.


    ¡®Tsk, soul-type artifacts are annoying to handle.¡¯


    Lee Seol-A was his loyal subordinate, but that was in his past life. She was an enemy right now.


    Furthermore, even Ju-Heon could not deal with a soul-type artifact. Even Monarch-Grade artifact users could not deal with their soul being sucked out.


    All humans were equal in the face of death.


    That was why the conclusion was simple.


    ¡®Let¡¯s retreat for now.¡¯


    But as Ju-Heon calmly tried to use an artifact to escape...


    [The aura of the large tomb surrounding this shrine is hindering your artifact usage.]


    [Unauthorized individuals are not allowed to use artifacts.]


    ¡®Tsk.¡±


    It seemed as if this central region he was in right now was being influenced by the tomb.


    He was certain that one of the 7 Great Tombs was located here. And these great tombs were called great tombs for a reason.


    They were high-grade difficulty tombs where artifacts did not work.


    But how could these cult bastards use their artifacts? Had they paid tribute to the great tomb?


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Did you think I wouldn''t notice if you hid like a damn rat?!¡±


    Lee Seol-A noticed Ju-Heon and turned her head. Ju-Heon scoffed after having his location discovered.


    ¡®My goodness, I taught them but my subordinates are all so reliable.¡¯


    She then started to call for backup.


    ¡°Intruder! Come here and capture the intruder!


    Hand the intruder over to the leader!¡±


    Female believers ran out at Lee Seol-A''s calling. However, Ju-Heon started to smirk and used his specialty toward these energetic women.


    And that was...


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    Taking hostages!


    He picked one of the believers who was close to him and took her as hostage! Something like this was like taking candy from a baby for the Monarch of Crime.


    ¡°T, that bastard!¡±


    The women became anxious but Ju-Heon put a small dagger up by the woman¡¯s neck and addressed Lee Seol-A.


    ¡°Alright, here is one of your leader¡¯s precious believers. Get rid of that ridiculous artifact and step aside if you don¡¯t want to see her get hurt.¡±


    Gildal''s artifact was an A-Grade soul-type artifact.


    It¡¯s natural enemy, an exorcism-type artifact was required to fight against it, but Ju-Heon didn''t have such an artifact on him.


    That was why this was his only way to get out of this unexpected situation.


    ¡°Alright, move.¡±


    Lee Seol-A looked at Ju-Heon in disbelief.


    ¡°This shameless thief!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon snorted and dragged the hostage with him as he escaped into the shrine.


    Gildal¡¯s artifact seemed to be a summoning type.


    It had a short range to materialize and harm the enemy. It could not move far away from its master.


    Ju-Heon recalled the battle just now and scrunched his eyes.


    ¡®I would say the range is about 3m.¡¯


    He could work around that. The experienced Ju-Heon leisurely dragged the hostage and hid in a room with nobody around.


    Boom!


    He then pointed the dagger at the hostage and started to speak.


    ¡°Alright, tell me where the hidden exit is while I am asking nicely.¡±


    He then seemed to have remembered something and changed his question.


    ¡°No, nevermind. Tell me where the leader¡¯s room is located.¡±


    They would become warier and it would be harder for him to come back in if he left right now.


    He might as well take care of business since he was in here already.


    The hostage who seemed to be a high schooler started to shake in fear.


    At the same time, the inside of the shrine was a mess.


    ¡°A man has infiltrated the shrine!¡±


    ¡°The leader might be in danger! Hurry up and catch him!¡±


    The believers who were under the harem artifact¡¯s hypnosis were worried about the leader as they asked Lee Seol-A a question.


    ¡°Boss, do you think it''ll be okay? What if the believer taken hostage sells information about the leader?!¡±


    Lee Seol-A who was the only one in this cult who was not hypnotized started to smile.


    ¡°There are no believers here who would betray the leader.¡±


    ¡°I guess that is true, ma''am.¡±


    That was indeed true.


    The believers didn''t know about the harem artifact but the leader¡¯s harem artifact was strong as it was a S-Grade artifact. It cast a strong hypnosis that would not easily be broken.


    ¡®These believers would even kill themselves to protect the leader.¡¯


    The believers¡¯ loyalty was amazing even if they were being threatened with a knife.


    That was why Ju-Heon who took a hostage would be wasting his time.


    ¡®What an idiot.¡¯


    Lee Seol-A smiled wickedly while looking forward to what would happen.


    ¡°I''ll make him regret walking in here with his own two feet.¡±


    At the same time, Ju-Heon who was asking the hostage about the leader was still pointing his dagger. However, the hostage was not easily opening her mouth.


    Ju-Heon sighed while looking at her.


    ¡®I guess it¡¯s not easy because of the harem artifact''s hypnosis.¡¯


    He had expected this but it seemed he had no choice but to do a frontal breakthrough.


    But at that moment...


    Something unexpected happened.


    ¡°Umm, uhh......¡±


    The girl who was speaking Japanese started to speak as if she knew Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Are you perhaps Ju-Heon-nim?¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    And then something shocking happened!


    [The opponent¡¯s emotion is becoming intense.]


    [Thanks to that, the harem artifact¡¯s hypnosis has been broken.]


    [You have surpassed the harem artifact user.]


    Ju-Heon questioned his eyes while looking at those messages.


    ¡®That¡¯s crazy! The harem''s hypnosis has been broken? But why did that happen all of a sudden?¡¯


    This was something Ju-Heon could not understand at all.


    Ju-Heon who was rarely this flustered started to become wary.


    "What the, who the hell are you?¡±


    Her face was neat and clean without any makeup.


    Ju-Heon was the type to remember even the faces of people he just walked past.


    But he could not recall this woman¡¯s face no matter how hard he tried.


    However, the woman started to smile even brighter after hearing Ju-Heon''s voice.


    ¡°It¡¯s me! It¡¯s Sasaki, you know, the girl who had Prince Shotoku''s Future Diary! Don¡¯t you remember me?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon gasped in shock.


    ¡®What? Who is who?¡¯

 Chapter 95: Alright, fall for me (4)

    Chapter 95: Alright, fall for me (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°You¡¯re Sasaki?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at Sasaki in shock.


    Sasaki Yuka.


    This seemed to be the thug middle school student he had met right after he returned to the past.


    She had been Japan''s Future Diary artifact user and he had gone to Japan to personally take care of her because he was tired of her getting in his way......


    ¡®I remember she was a fanatic for Sosuke or whatever that idol¡¯s name was.¡¯


    This was the idiot who could not use the Future Diary properly because she couldn''t read Kanji.


    But she looked completely different now.


    Maybe that was the reason, but Ju-Heon who had great memory couldn¡¯t help but frown.


    ¡°Don¡¯t lie to me. There¡¯s no way I don¡¯t remember a person''s face. Who are you?¡±


    However, Sasaki received quite the shock at Ju-Heon¡¯s serious question and started to sniffle.


    ¡°Sob, you''re so mean. I just...... I just used less makeup!¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    This truly was the before and after world of makeup.


    Of course, the after was gyaru makeup so her face right now looked much better.


    ¡®Her base was actually cute.¡¯


    Anyway, that was not important right now. He didn''t know how she snapped out of the hypnosis, but that was beneficial for Ju-Heon.


    He could now use......no, get her to help him.


    Ju-Heon started to smile sharply as he waved the dagger.


    ¡°You know how I am after dealing with me once before, right? Lead me to the leader¡¯s room while I am asking nicely.¡±


    Sasaki sighed in response.


    She was thinking that Ju-Heon was still the same. But Sasaki was still thankful to Ju-Heon.


    Why?


    Because she would have suddenly died in a few years if she continued to use the Future Diary.


    She had been so shocked when she found out about it. In that aspect, Ju-Heon was her savior.


    The government let Sasaki return to being a civilian once the Future Diary disappeared because they had not told her any big secrets.


    Sasaki soon sighed.


    ¡°I understand. But there¡¯s just one thing before that.¡±


    Ju-Heon who was checking for people outside looked at his watch. Sear?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°You have thirty seconds.¡±


    ¡°Ah, yes sir! Umm, when you destroyed the Future Diary in the past. Did you do it to save me by any chance? Was it because you knew that I would die if I continued to use the Future Diary?¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed at the words that were shooting so quickly out of her mouth that she could have choked.


    It was because what Sasaki said was so funny. ¡®What? Save her?¡¯


    ¡°They said people are free to misunderstand. Look at this kid speaking nonsense.¡±


    Sasaki, who had been hoping that was the case, became upset.


    She had expected this, but still...


    Ju-Heon looked at his watch as he continued to speak.


    ¡°I got rid of the Future Diary because it was in my way and you luckily got to live thanks to that. Got it?¡±


    Sasaki¡¯s shoulders slumped at Ju-Heon''s harsh words. Ju-Heon truly was a blood-less tear-less Demon King like before.


    ¡°Then are you going to really try to shut me up for good once I tell you where the leader''s room is?¡±


    ¡°Shut you up? Why would I do that?¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    "Do you think I''m some kind of homicidal maniac or something? Enough, I don¡¯t need you once I know where the leader¡¯s room is. Chase after Sosuke or something, do whatever you want. Alright, 30 seconds is up. Tell me where the leader''s room is now.¡±


    Ju-Heon had said that because he had no interest whatsoever, but Sasaki flinched. Those words sounded oddly gentle in her ears.


    ¡®Huh? Wait a minute. Doesn¡¯t that mean that he¡¯s going to let me go?


    And he''s telling me to live happily wherever I go.¡¯


    That was why the young Sasaki''s heart was beating faster even as she had these delusional thoughts.


    ¡®Yes, Ju-Heon oppa might be the Demon King but he might actually be a good Demon King......!¡¯


    Did that have an influence? A message popped up for Ju-Heon.


    [You have met a portion of the basic requirements to use the Evangelism-type artifact.]


    [Requirements: Fame: 0, Popularity: -10 (Unsatisfactory, Base 50+)] [Requirement: A minimum of 10 people have fallen for you (4/10)]


    He couldn¡¯t help but be shocked while looking at that message.


    ¡®Why did this happen all of a sudden?¡¯


    What had he said to cause this?


    Ju-Heon seriously debated for a moment before deciding that there was no need to think hard about it as the person was Sasaki.


    Wasn''t it good enough that he got another fan?


    But it was still weird.


    ¡®Why do I already have four fans?¡¯


    Who were the other three fans?


    His novel was a failure so it was probably not Yoo Jaeha or Oh Seung Woo.


    However, this traitor believer Sasaki started to tell him the information he wanted.


    ¡°Umm, Ju-Heon-nim. I know you asked to know where the leader¡¯s room is, but it is dangerous to go there.¡±


    ¡°What? Why?¡±


    Sasaki started to explain.


    Simon, the American who was using Casanova''s artifact to create a harem here in Kyoto, Japan, was laughing out loud.


    ¡®Women truly are the best.¡¯


    Simon was actually a former TSOF soldier. He had left the TSOF before they were destroyed by Ju-Heon, but he was still an artifact user who had worked for Keira in the past.


    However, he was thinking that both Keira and the TSOF were morons.


    How could he not feel that way?!


    ¡®Why should we offer the artifacts we struggled to excavate to the government?!¡¯


    The person who had the artifact was the owner!


    That was why Simon who had come to Kyoto had been spending his time with a ton of women while waiting for one of the 7 Great Tombs.


    ¡®I need to conquer the Great Tomb that is going to appear here.¡¯


    Simon knew that one of the 7 Great Tombs would appear in this area. It would be weird if he didn''t know. He had heard the prophecy about one of the 7 Great Tombs appearing here from the China-Russia cooperation.


    ¡®I''ll have the power to step on that damn Pandora as long as I have the artifact inside the tomb.¡¯


    Then he could earn points with the Chinese or Russian sides and be scouted by them.


    He was not interested in the US-European collaboration that resulted in Pandora.


    In fact, he preferred China and Russia that had rejected the offer to join Pandora and partnered with each other.


    ¡®The C-R Alliance will be the new star.¡¯


    He was planning on joining up with the former Soviet Union.


    And this harem plan was to help make that happen. Well, 80% of it was for ulterior motives regarding the women, but he had the necromancy artifact along with Casanova''s artifact.


    He could use necromancy to make the souls of past warriors possess the bodies of his believers.


    This would allow him to create his own army to conquer the tomb!


    The only downside to the artifact was that the souls could only possess women''s bodies, but it was fine.


    He gathered believers with Casanova''s artifact and then they became the soldiers who would conquer the 7 Great Tombs.


    ¡®I have around 2,000 believers. This should be plenty but King Uija was said to have 3,000 palace women so I should have at least 3,000 if I''m a man.¡¯


    It was a completely wrong thought process, but Simon started to laugh.


    ¡°Oh, necromancy?¡±


    Ju-Heon who had heard this unexpected story from Sasaki found it entertaining.


    ¡®I was thinking it was weird that Lee Seol-A was here as the leader¡¯s subordinate.¡¯


    ¡°But the leader was using that type of artifact too?¡±


    He seemed to be causing all sorts of mischief using souls.


    Sasaki nodded her head and continued to speak.


    ¡°That is why the 2,000 believers will not leave you alone if you try to approach the leader. The believers who have been possessed are no longer regular women. They are extremely strong!¡±


    How could they not be?


    The souls the leader used necromancy to possess their bodies were bound to be strong soldiers from the past. There might even be some Spartans among the mix.


    ¡®It¡¯ll depend on the grade of the necromancy artifact......¡¯


    But it was probably S-Grade at max.


    Why?


    Necromancy was the act of calling forth a human soul. There was no way it could be a Divine-Grade artifact.


    Anyway, if the enemy¡¯s artifact was S-Grade and he summoned the souls of some ssaurabis, Ju-Heon had no chance of success. [1]


    He would probably be killed before he could even get to the leader.


    Although he had more training than the regular civilian, there was no way he could compare to the heroes of the past.


    ¡°No, even if they were terrible fighters, I can''t handle 2,000 of them.¡±


    It would be hard even if it was 2,000 regular women.


    Ju-Heon had messed with soldiers and escaped from them in the past, but how could he take on 2,000 people on his own?


    ¡®Yeah, I wouldn''t be human if I could take them all out alone.¡¯


    Ju-Heon calmly assessed the situation before coolly accepting the facts.


    But there was still a way.


    The only way to handle soul-type artifacts was with their natural enemy, exorcism-type artifacts or with other soul-type artifacts.


    But he had no thoughts about finding an exorcism-type artifact right now. Why should he when he already had a strong soul-type artifact?


    ¡°I just need to use souls as well if that''s what my opponent is using.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    Sasaki''s eyes opened wide. But Ju-Heon didn''t care and looked outside.


    ¡°There¡¯s someone I need to call before that.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    Even if the leader had a necromancy artifact, he was still just human.


    ¡°Excuse me? You want Anubis''s artifact? That God of Death''s artifact?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha became shocked after hearing Ju-Heon¡¯s request.


    His ass had been on fire waiting for Ju-Heon outside the bamboo forest.


    He was so shocked when Ju-Heon suddenly came out of a small doghole in the forest!


    And then, without saying anything else, he wanted what?


    ¡°You seem to be okay...... Are you sure you''re not injured, Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°I''m good. So hand it over.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha sighed and opened his inventory, no, his postcard shaped van Gogh''s painting. It only took a moment to take out Anubis''s artifact. ¡°Here you go. By the way, who is this?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha chuckled while looking at Sasaki who was next to Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon had not been the only one to come out of the doghole. Sasaki, who had guided him to this doghole, was with him.


    But the way she was looking at Ju-Heon with a look of bliss...


    ¡®She seems like someone who would have been hypnotized by the harem artifact......so, why is she looking at the Captain-nim like that?¡¯


    ¡°Who the heck is this girl? Who is she?¡±


    ¡°Ah. Someone I tried to kill in the past.¡±


    ¡°......Excuse me?¡±


    Sasaki urgently shouted as Yoo Jaeha blankly stood there.


    ¡°There are people coming!¡±


    She was right as there were believers with Lee Seol-A at the center running toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Over there! We found him!¡±


    ¡°Release the hostage!¡±


    Sasaki who saw them quickly pulled the two men.


    ¡°This way!¡±


    Sasaki showed her experience of having been a believer as she used complicated paths to get away from the people.


    She climbed over the fence of the shrine and entered a narrow path before guiding the two of them to somewhere without people.


    The place they arrived at was a small abandoned hut in the bamboo forest.


    Sasaki, who was looking around started, to speak.


    ¡°They shouldn''t be able to get here for a while!¡±


    ¡°Good job. I guess you are useful.¡±


    ¡°R, really? Was I useful?¡±


    ¡°Sort of.¡±


    The rope artifact that was in the shape of a bracelet seemed to flinch at Ju-Heon praising someone, but Ju-Heon didn''t pay any attention.


    He then smiled after receiving Anubis''s artifact from Yoo Jaeha.


    It looked like a cross, but it was an Ankh as the top was round.


    This was one of the trio of Egyptian thug artifacts Ju-Heon had checkmated when he got wrapped up in the Great Tomb Appearance along with Chairman Kwon Tae Joon. However, Yoo Jaeha who handed it to him seemed extremely anxious.


    There was a simple reason for it.


    ¡°Captain-nim, you told me not to even restore it because it was difficult to do. I haven''t touched it at all. It¡¯s in shambles and extremely close to being destroyed.¡±


    That was the truth. Ju-Heon had given Yoo Jaeha an order. He said that it was fine to restore all artifacts but to never restore the Egyptian trio.


    That was why Yoo Jaeha was thinking that Ju-Heon would just keep the Egyptian artifacts shoved in the corner of the storage.


    But he wanted it now?


    ¡°Should I restore it now if you¡¯re going to use it? I can at least fix it up a bit......¡±


    ¡°No. There¡¯s no need to do that. It¡¯ll actually be more of a headache if you restore it.¡¯


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡®Of course it¡¯ll be a headache. This bastard is one of the heinous artifacts that caused the Great Tomb Appearance.¡¯


    It was staying calm right now because it was on the brink of destruction, but he had no idea how these rabid dogs would run wild if he restored them.


    These fools had already caused the Great Tomb Appearance and tried to get rid of humans because they didn''t want humans to touch them.


    He had used a plan to deal with them back then but...


    ¡®This bastard is an artifact even the Four Emperors would have trouble handling.¡¯


    He had dealt with Anubis in the past, but it would not submit easily. Even among the Divine-Grades, they had their hierarchy. The more famous gods were stronger than the nameless gods.


    An artifact¡¯s recognition was a type of buff. The more people remembered the identity of the artifact, the more buffs it received.


    ¡®But it is still just an item.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile as he channeled his Dominance.


    The Ankh shined brightly before a dying black Jackal appeared.


    Anubis that seemed to be part of the canine family was the size of a large dog or a wolf.


    And as Ju-Heon expected, Anubis''s artifact started to growl as soon as it saw Ju-Heon.


    [You motherfucking human. How dare you do this to me......!]


    It looked ready to rip Ju-Heon¡¯s neck off right now, but it could not do it as it had no strength.


    But it couldn''t just sit there and do nothing.


    The noble predator used the last of its strength to charge toward Ju-Heon.


    [I¡¯ll kill you this time! Human!]


    However...


    [Ugh!]


    It was ruthlessly kicked by Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon stepped on the weakened Anubis and smiled as if he found it ridiculous.


    ¡°You must be real brave to dare to attack your master.¡±


    [W, what did you say?]


    ¡°Damn dogs that don¡¯t listen need to be trained first.¡±


    Ju-Heon then called forth the rope artifact and tightly pulled on it.


    And then!


    [Ugh!]


    The rope wrapped around Anubis''s neck as if it read Ju-Heon¡¯s intentions. It even looked like a dog with a collar on!


    Anubis that had instantly turned into a dog started to shake in shame.


    [You, human bastard! And you, you low-grade artifact! Let go of me! How dare you put your hand on me!]


    Anubis tried to get out of the rope but the rope became excited and started to choke Anubis''s neck some more.


    [#&#$&#!]


    He said let''s train! He said let¡¯s train!


    [Ugh!]


    It didn¡¯t seem to be able to even handle a low-grade artifact because it was so weak right now.


    Anubis foamed at the mouth before it screamed.


    [Human! What the hell are you trying to make me do?!]


    ¡°Who knows? First......¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled wickedly and reached his hand out as if he was training a puppy.


    ¡°Hand?¡±


    1. literally means man who fights, said to be historical Korean figures who loved their country more than themselves and gave their lives for the glory of the country.

 Chapter 96: Is that all you got? (1)

    Chapter 96: Is that all you got? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Hand?¡±


    Anubis''s mind became chaotic as it watched the human smiling calmly and holding out his hand.


    ¡®What? Hand?¡¯


    Did this human really just ask him to give him its hand? How dare he treat a Divine-Grade artifact like a damn dog!


    However, Ju-Heon started to smile.


    Ju-Heon liked Egyptian mythologies and even liked Anubis as a god, but the thing in front of him was just a damn tool that wanted to harm humans.


    ¡®A proper education is the answer for idiots who don¡¯t know their place.¡¯


    Even if this shit was a Divine-Grade artifact, it was still a Jackal, which was part of the canine family, making it a little doggie. Its body and face was like a vicious wolf, but this was a doggie!


    That was why he shouted again.


    ¡°Hand!¡±


    After continuously being treated like a dog, Anubis''s golden eyes flashed.


    [You dare to act up without knowing your place!]


    As Anubis viciously glared and tried to charge in again!


    [Uuuuugh!]


    It ended up foaming at the mouth again after being choked by the rope. Ju-Heon chuckled as he watched.


    ¡°Looks like you''re the one who doesn''t know his place.¡±


    [You bastard......ugh!]


    The rope was showing no mercy to Anubis who was trying to hurt its master.


    [#$&#$&*!]


    He said hand! Hand!


    The rope who became a living dog leash was doing its best to annoy Anubis.


    Whether it forgot that it was going up against a Divine-Grade artifact or if it was overflowing with courage was up for debate.


    However, the results were quite effective!


    [Ek, ekk!]


    It might be a different story if it was at full power, but Anubis really felt like it was going to die right now.


    It also could not understand the rope at all.


    How did this make any sense?


    [Hey you, rope! Ugh! Shouldn''t an artifact take its fellow artifact¡¯s side?! So, why?!]


    However, the rope got angry as if it didn''t care.


    [$*#(#(!]


    Hurry up and hand! Hand!


    Anubis was giving off a venomous aura as if it won''t leave this rope alone if it got its powers back, but for now, it was just a doggie being choked.


    [This bastard!]


    In the end, Anubis gave up.


    [Damn it!]


    Even he did not want to suffocate, no, receive more damage and end up destroyed. Anubis was huffing as it put its paw on Ju-Heon''s hand.


    Of course, it was not submitting without resistance.


    ¡®I''m just playing along for a moment.¡¯


    As Anubis put its paw on Ju-Heon¡¯s hand with disgust, Ju-Heon chuckled as if he had been waiting for this.


    ¡°Good. Other hand.¡±


    [.......]


    Anubis was grinding its teeth but still put the other paw up as well.


    ¡°Good, sit!¡±


    [.......]


    Anubis plopped down as if it was annoyed. However, Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡°Who told you to lay down? Sit down properly.¡±


    Anubis wanted to swear up a storm but did as it was ordered for now.


    Anubis was feeling extreme indignity but thought that things were going according to plan.


    ¡®Good. Now that I did as he said, I need to find a chance to kill this human......¡¯


    However, Anubis was too innocent.


    ¡°Good. Looks like you¡¯re smart enough to go through the other training properly.¡±


    [......?!]


    A branch flew in the air as soon as Ju-Heon said that.


    And then...


    "Fetch!¡±


    Anubis started to shake after hearing his shout.


    [Hey human! Watch it...!]


    However, the rope was not going to just sit still.


    [#$&#&$!]


    He said fetch! He said fetch!


    The excited rope started to fly in the direction of the branch. Anubis who was being dragged by this leash felt as if it was going to die.


    ¡®This bastard!¡¯


    The rope''s eyes(?) sparkled as it fetched the branch and returned it to Ju-Heon.


    [#$&#&#*]


    Master, I brought it. I brought it.


    Of course, Ju-Heon who took the branch clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Hey, who told you to fetch?¡±


    [......!]


    The rope realized it made a mistake but Ju-Heon just brushed it aside and threw it again.


    And as the rope was about to run off again out of instinct!


    ¡®Damn it, I''m going to die like this.¡¯


    Anubis kicked off the ground as it expected to be dragged again. It ran out at the speed of light.


    Finally, the large black dog that had muscular legs jumped up and caught the branch in the air.


    Yoo Jaeha and Sasaki were amazed by its nimble movements.


    ¡°Wow! Nice catch!¡±


    Large dogs really did look cool catching things in the air. Of course, Anubis who landed on the ground with the branch in its mouth was huffing and grumbling.


    ¡®Damn it, that motherf*cking human!¡¯


    However, it had no choice if it wanted to survive!


    Its pride as an artifact was being cut down following Ju-Heon¡¯s orders, but it was still okay.


    ¡®It hasn''t been cut enough for me to be dominated by a human yet.¡¯


    Honestly speaking, artifacts like Anubis that had strong wills required their pride to be cut down in order to be dominated.


    That seemed to be why Ju-Heon had chosen to do this dog training, but Anubis viciously bared its fangs.


    [Bring it on! I will not submit!]


    Anubis was one of the artifacts with the strongest will power, its loyalty toward its master Ra was high, and it could maintain its calm to make calculated judgments. It was not an artifact that would easily be defeated by a human.


    It would keep its pride no matter what he made it to do.


    However, Anubis suddenly saw the world flip over. Ju-Heon had pushed Anubis over with his foot.


    Ju-Heon smiled wickedly as if he wanted to see how long Anubis could last.


    "Alright then, show me your belly and act cute.¡±


    [......!]


    Anubis looked at Ju-Heon as if it was shocked. Sit! Hand, fetch! Those were bearable.


    But what?


    He wanted to see it show its belly and act cute?


    An animal showing its belly was showing complete submission. Furthermore, acting cute in such a position was an extremely shameful act. But that was what he wanted to see?


    But Ju-Heon just chuckled.


    ¡°Hurry up. Don¡¯t you want to be restored? I¡¯ll restore you all you want if you do this.¡±


    Anubis was tearing up but laid down after hearing that.


    ¡®How did I end up showing my belly to a human and acting cute?!¡¯


    It felt as if its pride as a Divine-Grade artifact was crumbling, but it had no choice.


    It needed to survive in order to rescue Osiris and Set who ended up in similar positions and recover Ra''s power from that thief, the motherf*cking crow, as well.


    ¡®I can¡¯t give up on life like this!¡¯


    A message popped up in front of Ju-Heon at the same time.


    [The ferocious Anubis''s pride has been cut by more than fifty percent. You can now contract with it.]


    [You have already satisfied the requirements to use it. You will be able to use the artifact right away after the contract is completed.]


    [Requirement: Strong conviction, cold judgment, near-death experience]


    Ju-Heon then laughed as if he had been waiting for this. A tattoo of light appeared on Anubis''s body along with the laughter.


    That tattoo moved onto Ju-Heon¡¯s arm and Toombglyph spelling out Ju-Heon¡¯s name appeared on Anubis¡¯s body as well.


    He had successfully contracted Anubis!


    However, Anubis, who had chosen to submit to Ju-Heon in order to survive, glared at Ju-Heon.


    [Alright, human! I did everything you wanted me to do! Now restore me! Did you not call me out so you can use me?!]


    Ju-Heon called Yoo Jaeha over as that was indeed the reason.


    ¡°Restore it.¡±


    ¡°Ah, yes sir!¡±


    Anubis¡¯s body started to shake in joy.


    ¡®I can finally be restored! It was worth dealing with the shame and indignity!¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon would not let this artifact bastard cry tears of joy without doing anything.


    ¡°Ah, right. Don''t fully restore it and only restore it to the point it won''t die.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    [?!]


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    "What''s with that expression? What is it? Did you think I would restore your powers to full strength?¡±


    [W, what?]


    ¡°Hey doggie. You are my slave from now on.


    I am going to make you work and restore you each time only enough so that you won¡¯t die.¡±


    [......!]


    "So, I suggest you be good and listen to my orders.¡±


    Anubis started to cry. It felt as if it had been scammed for some reason.


    ¡°That is the leader¡¯s room!¡±


    Sasaki, who had been guiding them while avoiding other people, pointed to a building. This shrine building seemed as large as a gymnasium, and this seemed to be the leader¡¯s area.


    "The leader usually does not come out of there.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    They just had to barge in if he didn''t come out.


    But the moment Yoo Jaeha tried to take a step!


    ¡°I knew you would come here.¡±


    Lee Seol-A and the believers suddenly appeared as if they knew Ju-Heon would come here. They were in front of them, to their sides, and even behind them.


    There seemed to be at least a couple hundred of them.


    Lee Seol-A, who was thoroughly guarding the entrance, called Gildal out to threaten Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Looks like you''ve gathered some more people but I will not let you go if you take even one step forward.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who saw Lee Seol-A for the first time, dropped his jaw as he shouted in admiration.


    ¡°Jackpot, she''s a total babe!¡±


    Maybe she was his type. However, Ju-Heon scoffed at him. It was touching to see the members of his old Tomb raiding team meeting each again, but...


    ¡°Don¡¯t fall for her. She¡¯ll take your soul.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Lee Seol-A started to frown while looking at Sasaki.


    She could not understand how Sasaki got out of the leader''s hypnosis.


    ¡®It shouldn''t be easy to get out of Casanova''s artifact''s hypnosis.¡¯


    Had this man broken it?


    Lee Seol-A''s mind became chaotic while looking at Ju-Heon.


    She was working together with the leader because it was beneficial to both sides, but she was one of the people who would be placed in a complicated situation if the leader''s hypnosis was broken.


    Ju-Heon tried to threaten the women at that moment.


    ¡°Step aside if you don¡¯t want to get hurt. I have n......I do have business with all of you, but step aside for now.¡±


    He would normally have no business with them, but it was different now. On the other hand, Lee Seol-A who was thinking things over bit down on her lips. The important thing was to take care of these bastards before they could get to the leader.


    ¡®Protecting the leader is my way to survive.¡¯


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Why is it so loud?¡±


    The door to the leader¡¯s area that they didn¡¯t expect to open suddenly slammed open. The man who usually never came out walked out.


    Yes, it was the leader. Lee Seol-A was shocked that he chose to reveal himself.


    However, Simon laughed with scorn while looking at Lee Seol-A who allowed the intruders to get here.


    ¡°You let them get all the way here. You''re so useless.¡±


    ¡°No, this!¡±


    ¡°Shut up. I''ll let the Chinese government know that you are useless. I''m sure they¡¯ll kick you right now.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Lee Seol-A glared at the leader but Simon just scoffed and looked toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Are you the one who came into my holy harem with dirty feet?¡±


    He sneered at Ju-Heon while looking at him up and down.


    He was just thinking this was another useless guy. Maybe he felt that he was a superior man compared to this punk.


    ¡°I apologize for greeting you with such useless fools. I''ll take care of you myself.¡±


    He then activated Casanova''s artifact. The 2,000 believers who had been spread out all started to gather together. Their numbers were so large that just looking at them made a person feel pressure.


    But there was more.


    ¡°Alright! Possess their bodies! Come, 2,000 soldiers!¡±


    He used the necromancy artifact to have the souls of past soldiers possess the bodies of the believers.


    The believers¡¯ bodies flashed before the weak believers turned into strong warriors.


    Their bodies had not changed but their gazes were different.


    This was clearly because of the possession.


    Simon started to laugh.


    ¡°Here are 2,000 famous soldiers of the past! You guys are just ants in front of my army!¡±


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    ¡°I will give you special treatment and let you die in a woman¡¯s arms, you damn punk!¡±


    However...


    ¡°2,000 possessed soldiers?¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed as if that was nothing.


    And then...


    ¡°Then we have 2,000 immortal soldiers.¡±


    The ground split open as soon as he said that. Simon and the believers were shocked.


    ¡®An earthquake?¡¯


    No, it was not an earthquake.


    Boom!


    The ground was shaking so loudly as if the world was coming to an end!


    Magma was flowing through the cracked ground as mummies started to crawl up. These were the strong Egyptian warriors who had protected the pharaoh.


    These valiant warriors who were called out of the afterlife gave off overbearing auras.


    But they weren''t the only things to appear. Skeleton warriors and ghost warriors that seemed to be summoned from the depths of hell were showing off their auras as well.


    Based on their armors, there seemed to be Romans, Spartans, Europeans, Chinese... Soldiers from all different eras.


    There were also some Generals on horses along with the soldiers.


    He had used Anubis to open the Gate of the Dead, not just the Egyptians but for all different cultures!


    Simon started to shake in fear while looking at their overbearing appearances.


    This was not at the level of his necromancy! This was not something humans could do!


    Ju-Heon, who summoned the dead as if he was telling these human-type possessions to get lost, started to laugh.


    ¡°Listen carefully. You need to at least bring out something like this if you want to run your mouth. Got it?¡±

 Chapter 97: Is that all you got? (2)

    Chapter 97: Is that all you got? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    It was hard to believe even while looking at it with his own eyes.


    Simon blanked out after seeing the dead that his necromancy could not compare to being summoned while Yoo Jaeha and Sasaki plopped down on the ground in shock.


    ¡°W, what is this?!¡±


    He expected that Ju-Heon would use Anubis, but what the hell?!


    ¡®He¡¯s at a different level.¡¯


    This was not a dream no matter how many times he looked.


    The mummies that crawled out from the ground had Egyptian helmets, necklaces, bracelets, and other accessories while the blue swords and maces looked as if they could ruthlessly destroy these possessed believers.


    Not only that...


    ¡°Wow, what the hell, Genghis Khan¡¯s cavalry''s here too! Then are the cavalry from Goguryeo here?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha could tell them all apart because he had studied different cultures and their clothing for art.


    That was why he could tell the identities of the ghost soldiers quickly, but he probably would have been able to tell even without that information because most of them were extremely famous ones.


    The overwhelming number of dead soldiers that could easily stomp on the 2,000 possessed soldiers threatened Simon.


    ¡°F, f*ck, this crazy bastard.¡±


    That was why Simon subconsciously fell to the ground.


    Even without the numbers advantage, these soldiers were all people who made significant marks, whether good or bad, on history.


    It¡¯d be weird if he didn''t get scared.


    Ju-Heon who had summoned the soldiers smiled wickedly.


    ¡®A man should make people fall for him with his actions rather than his words.¡¯


    In fact, everybody here was mesmerized by Ju-Heon right now.


    Simon who became anxious started to shout to his believers.


    ¡°What the hell are you doing?! Get rid of them, take care of them now!¡±


    Lee Seol-A who had blankly been staring scoffed. S§×ar?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    This crazy bastard seemed to have lost his mind.


    ¡®Who is going to take care of whom with just 2,000 people?¡¯


    Even if they were possessed, these believers were all still human.


    ¡®Does he really think they could take down those zombie soldiers?¡¯


    She must have been right as the possessed believers did not dare to move because of the enemy¡¯s overbearing aura. There were some interesting situations as well.


    "General-nim!¡±


    One of the spirits possessing a believer seemed to have been a subordinate of one of the generals Ju-Heon called forth as the believer knelt down and shouted like this.


    ¡°I dare not go against you, General-nim!


    Please kill me!¡±


    Simon was flabbergasted.


    ¡°Are you crazy?! Hurry up and follow orders!¡±


    However the number of kneeling believers started to increase. Ju-Heon leisurely motioned with his hand and the Egyptian mummy soldiers attacked Simon.


    ¡®!¡¯


    The mummy soldiers seemed to turn into ashes and disappear before instantly appearing in front of Simon and pointing a sword at his neck.


    Clang!


    The mummy¡¯s heinous appearance looked so scary even the toughest of men would pee a bit in fear. However, Ju-Heon was not even flinching while standing among the 2,000 corpses as he calmly started to seduce(?) the women.


    ¡°I will make you all happy. Get rid of your shitty master. He¡¯s the type to ditch you and run away first when things get though.¡±


    ¡°I, is that bastard crazy?!¡¯


    Simon could not hold it in and shouted to his believers.


    ¡°What the hell are you doing?! It''s your job to protect your master!¡±


    Although the believers usually would have responded to him, they did not move.


    Simon became confused.


    ¡°Hey! Why aren¡¯t you moving?! Get to work! You damn slaves! Get rid of them!¡±


    However, Simon gasped in shock while looking at his believers who were slowly starting to peek at Ju-Heon.


    ¡®N, no way, right?¡¯


    Had he lost them to this bastard?


    Ju-Heon who confirmed this was the case started to speak as if Simon was ridiculous.


    ¡°You should know the difference in class between you and me.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Ju-Heon pulled a sword out with a loathing expression as he walked over to Simon.


    ¡°And you are not qualified to even say the word, slave.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°You make your subordinates attack even when you know the difference in quality? You don¡¯t get it. Being a master means that you take responsibility for your slaves'' safety and quality of life in exchange for taking away their autonomy and freedom. You are the worst kind of trash, using your subordinates as shields.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha chuckled at that statement.


    Now that he thought about it, his slave contract had mentioned something similar as well.


    It said that he would have to work his ass off but that Ju-Heon would guarantee his safety through all kinds of danger.


    A message popped up in front of Ju-Heon.


    [The hypnotized people are starting to become interested in you.]


    "What? Slaves are just slaves! Such thoughts.......! Hey! You guys! I¡¯ll buy you everything you like! Clothes, bags, you just name it! Just hurry up and take care of this bastard!¡±


    ¡°You stupid idiot.¡±


    [The opponent''s charm is starting to fail.]


    [The harem¡¯s focus has changed!]


    [2.000 believers are now in your hands!]


    [You have completed the Avesta Sacred Texts¡¯ requirements for usage by taking away the leader¡¯s popularity and believers!]


    Ju-Heon saw the messages and started to laugh out loud as Simon was self-destructing and the believers turned around from Ju-Heon.


    This situation was to be expected.


    Casanova''s artifact really was a harem artifact. It would allow anybody to easily create a harem.


    However, it had a critical weakness in return for allowing the user to easily hypnotize people. if there was a more charming person next to the user, the focus of the harem would change.


    ¡®I was planning on using a different method if I needed to do so, but I guess I don''t need to do that.¡¯


    And because of that... Ju-Heon who had gained 2,000 women nonchalantly said the following.


    ¡°Ah, I really, really want the artifacts on him.¡±


    The possessed women''s eyes turned scary as they charged at Simon and started to rummage through his pockets. They were both consumable artifacts so it wouldn''t be hard to take them away.


    ¡°Hand it over! Hand over your artifacts!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not going to hand it over?! That esteemed sir said to hand it over!¡±


    Simon tried to remove the necromancy but he could only scream as he was pushed down by the strong women.


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    His expensive clothes were ruthlessly ripped, he was punched, kicked, and ended up a giant mess.


    "Where did you hide it?!¡±


    ¡°I''m going to take it!¡±


    ¡°Move!¡±


    Simon almost instantly lost both the harem artifact and the necromancy artifact! Everything had happened in the blink of an eye.


    This was driving Simon crazy.


    ¡°What the hell are you doing?!¡±


    What were they doing?


    ¡°They¡¯re just moving from a junk car to a Mercedes.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The harem was destroyed. Simon who had been using the women as his weapons had lost his trusted weapons. There was only one result for Simon who was now empty-handed.


    "Alright then, my first order.¡±


    Ju-Heon waved Casanova''s artifact while smiling.


    "Stomp on that bastard.¡±


    ¡°Ahhh! Save me!¡±


    Splash!


    Simon was ruthlessly bound and thrown into the ocean by the 2,000 women.


    ¡°Save me! Save meeeee!¡±


    However, the women who had been in his harem turned around without even looking at Simon.


    And then later, inside one of Kyoto''s fanciest hotels...


    ¡°W, who is that person? Is he a celebrity?¡±


    ¡°I guess he must be famous?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who was eating with Ju-Heon, was laughing. It was fine that they threw Simon into the ocean.


    It was also good that they picked the best looking hotel nearby, but......


    ¡°Ju-Heon-niiiiiiiiiiim! Please show us your face!¡±


    ¡°Where are you going without us?!¡±


    ¡°We got rooms here too!¡±


    ¡°......This is crazy, 2,000 women?¡±


    The hotel lobby and the area around the restaurant were full of the 2,000 women who were here to see Ju-Heon. It was funny because people who didn¡¯t know what was happening would think that they were fans who were here to greet a celebrity.


    ¡®There are high school students, college students, tourists, married women...... There¡¯s a whole array of them.¡¯


    The women were going, ¡®Ju-Heon-nim, Ju-Heon-nim.¡¯


    Their eyes were sparkling with desire as well.


    Furthermore, Ju-Heon who was wearing stylish sunglasses was tall and handsome. He would do well to dress better but it made sense why people might think these were fans here to see a celebrity.


    ¡®And I''m the manager. Damn it.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha''s hands were shaking while holding the desserts he was talking to Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Damn it. I''m so jealous. i can¡¯t live any longer because I''m so jealous!¡¯


    ¡°Captain-nim! Please let me use the harem artifact too!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha sniffled thinking that things were unfair. Ju-Heon just snorted and told him to hand over the dessert. Yoo Jaeha put the plate down and started to pout.


    ¡°What are you going to do with those people now? You¡¯re putting the hotel employee in an awkward situation! We can''t take them all home with us!¡±


    Ju-Heon obviously knew that was the case as well.


    Furthermore, he had already achieved his goal, so Ju-Heon waved at the women waiting for him outside as if he wanted nothing to do with them.


    "Alright, you guys can go away now. I don¡¯t need to see you all anymore.¡±


    The women screamed in response.


    They seemed to want to stay with Ju-Heon. However, Ju-Heon had no plans on keeping these women with him.


    ¡®I mean, a harem is great.¡¯


    But there was no way he could realistically have 2,000 people with him. Especially since the entire world was loudly talking about this kidnapping incident right now.


    ¡°That is why all of you should go back home and live your lives. Gather back when I call for you. I have nothing else I need from you guys.¡±


    The women seemed disappointed to hear that, but they started to disperse.


    The clueless people watching thought that they were very reasonable fans.


    They watched what was happening with their jaws dropped.


    Yoo Jaeha soon asked as if he was okay.


    ¡°What a pity to disband them. The harem artifact is a short-distance artifact. The effects would disappear once they move away......¡±


    But Ju-Heon just shook the Avesta (Sacred Text) artifact.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. I have this.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon who had completed a contract with the Sacred Text at some point was satisfied.


    ¡°I filled up all 2,000 believers at once.¡±


    He had successfully contracted the Avesta after meeting the requirements. That meant that his artifacts should rank-up as well. There were some that had actually risen in rank already as if he was being given a reward.


    [3 artifacts have moved from D-Grade to C-Grade.]


    [The Smelly Brothers¡¯ Sweet Potato (D-Grade) has become The Sweet Potato Bomb (C-Grade).]


    He didn''t know how useful it would be for this sweet potato to rank-up, but this was an amazing sign.


    And most importantly...


    [Shakespeare¡¯s pen (A-Grade) has ranked up to Teenage Shakespeare¡¯s pen (S-Grade).]


    He didn¡¯t know why it had to be Shakespeare¡¯s pen of all things, but anyway, there was one that had risen to a high rank!


    ¡®This can be useful in the 7 Great Tombs.¡¯


    He didn''t know whether it was because he had a low number of believers or because their belief was weak... But he couldn''t do anything about the fact that none of them had become Divine-Grade artifacts.


    ¡®Now I just need to get the believers to be crazy about me. I also need to increase the number of believers.¡¯


    Then he could turn any artifact into a Divine-Grade artifact! Level up! Level up!


    And with these numbers, he could even use an artifact like the Valkyrie artifact that would allow him to create a strong army of women!


    Just thinking about that made Ju-Heon smile wickedly.


    Yoo Jaeha gasped after seeing that smile.


    ¡°I''m sorry to disturb you while you are enjoying yourself, sir, but...


    Even if you keep them together with the Sacred Text, the believers will leave if you don¡¯t continue to provide them with faith. Can someone as busy as you do something like that, Captain-nim?¡±


    More importantly, how could this greatest thief under heaven give any kind of faith to people?


    But Ju-Heon seemed relaxed.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine since I''m not going to do it myself.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    "Sasaki said she¡¯ll try to do that. She said something about handling my image making and evangelism......? Anyway, I said give it a go since she said she¡¯ll help deify me.¡±


    Whether it was celebrities or politicians, the person who won the image battle was always at an advantage. Even in the past, there were plenty of people who used all sorts of means to get out of trouble. Ju-Heon also planned on not caring about the methods or means.


    ¡°You never know. This might end up being a wildcard in the future. I plan on leaving it alone and see what happens.¡±


    Sasaki used to be the president of an idol''s fan club and an obsessed fan, so she should be talented in evangelism(?) or at least gathering fans.


    But Yoo Jaeha just sighed.


    ¡°It just looks like you are enjoying the harem...ugh!¡±


    But it was funny since he never expected the girl from the Future Diary issue to end up being useful like this. Either way, it was fine as long as the results were good and he could use the Avesta properly. It was perfect to go up against the other Monarch-Grade users who would fight with their connections.


    If all ends failed, he¡¯ll just go into an olympic stadium and use the harem artifact or something.


    But at that moment... The rope that was in the shape of a bracelet on Ju-Heon¡¯s wrist seemed to be expecting something.


    There was a simple reason for it.


    [The rope artifact¡¯s risk is approaching.]


    [You suddenly have a desire to praise.]


    Ju-Heon flinched as the rope artifact¡¯s risk struck for the first time.


    If the rope had eyes, it would be sparkling brightly in anticipation.


    ¡®Praise, he¡¯s going to praise me.¡¯


    However...


    ¡°Hello sir, this is a gift we give to our VIP guests for staying with us.¡±


    They must have thought Ju-Heon was a celebrity as a hotel employee brought over a fancy plate of food.


    It looked extremely beautiful with expensive caviar and other things on it.


    Ju-Heon was wowed and started to speak.


    ¡°Oh wow, this is extremely beautiful. Such color and decoration, I can clearly see the chef¡¯s great sense. It is also very delicious. I''ve never tasted something like this before. This hotel truly is in a class of its own to have such an amazing chef. Please let the chef know we¡¯ll enjoy this very much.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha almost spit up the dessert he was eating at this amazing praise that would usually never come from Ju-Heon while the employee was filled with joy. And...


    [You have satisfied the risk.]


    [!!!!]


    The risk was satisfied while the rope who saw this was in shock.


    The rope realized that it did subconsciously put a risk on Ju-Heon so that he had to praise.


    However, it never stated who or what Ju-Heon had to praise!


    The rope who realized this shocking and disappointing truth started to cry.


    [#$#$&*!]


    I''m an idiot. I''m an idiot.


    Once the employee bowed almost 90 degrees and disappeared, Yoo Jaeha looked toward Ju-Heon wondering if he was sick.


    ¡°C, Captain-nim? Umm......¡±


    ¡°Shut up, I''m not crazy. It¡¯s a risk.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Ju-Heon who was eating the caviar with a stoic expression as if he had never said any compliments looked to the side and started to smile.


    ¡°Why don''t you hurry up and get out here? How long are you going to peek at me while hiding?¡±


    Ju-Heon ruthlessly dragged someone out as soon as he said that.


    There was a familiar person there.

 Chapter 98: What are you trying to steal? (1)

    Chapter 98: What are you trying to steal? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    There was a familiar person there.


    ¡°What the? She is!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was the first to respond. The person Ju-Heon had dragged out was Lee Seol-A.


    ¡°Holy crap, what the hell?!¡±


    People were shocked but Ju-Heon who had thrown her onto a table was laughing.


    ¡®I was wondering why this punk wasn¡¯t showing up.¡¯


    However, the woman who was thrown by Ju-Heon was squirming like a worm and dying in pain. Her back had landed on some sauce containers.


    ¡°U, ugh, you really......!¡±


    He seemed to have thrown her on top of them on purpose.


    However, Yoo Jaeha was shocked.


    ¡°Where the hell did she come from? Does she have an invisibility artifact or something?¡±


    ¡°Good job. You know about < The Goblin''s Hood > right?¡±


    The black rabbit ears headband sliding off Lee Seol-A¡¯s head must be that hood. Yoo Jaeha was extremely envious after seeing that.


    ¡°Wow, jackpot. It¡¯d be perfect for peeping. Can I take it away?¡±


    ¡°......What the hell are you trying to peep on?¡±


    ¡°Are you really asking because you don''t know, sir?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was being serious.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°W, what happened sir? Are you okay?¡±


    The commotion had been quite loud that the shocked employee and chefs ran over.


    ¡°Just what happened here......!¡±


    Ju-Heon calmly took off his sunglasses and started to smile.


    ¡°Ah, it¡¯s nothing much so please leave it alone. I just have a stalker fan obsessed with me.¡±


    The people around them started to whisper while Lee Seol-A who had instantly turned into an obsessed stalker fan was shaking in anger.


    ¡®This damn bastard, how dare he turn me into a stalker fan......!¡¯


    Lee Seol-A soon opened her eyes wide and tried to stab Ju-Heon while he wasn¡¯t paying attention.


    However...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Forget stabbing him, she ended up screaming and falling down. She had thought that Ju-Heon had a lot of openings but he had easily twisted her arm and slammed her down under him.


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    ¡°You¡¯ll be in serious pain if you don¡¯t behave.¡±


    But for some reason, Lee Seol-A urgently shouted while being suppressed by Ju-Heon.


    ¡°F, fine, hurry up and get off me!¡±


    Her face was extremely red as she grumbled.


    It was to be expected. Ju-Heon was pressing down on her lower body of all places, making her feel very weird and embarrassed.


    But that wasn¡¯t the only reason.


    As a National Special Agent, she was confident that she could take down a strong young man.


    How could she be suppressed so easily?!


    But Ju-Heon just looked at the embarrassed girl and slyly smiled.


    ¡®I''m going to make this punk my subordinate again.¡¯


    It was a waste to give this punk to someone else. Lee Seol-A was one of the team members who would be on Ju-Heon''s side until the end even if the entire world turned on him.


    She was a talented fighter and was a loyal secretary and advisor.


    However, Ju-Heon sounded cold on the outside even though he was happy to see her on the inside.


    "Did you come all this way to get revenge for the leader?¡±


    Lee Seol-A started to grind her teeth.


    ¡®I told this jackass to get off me.¡¯


    ¡°Who would get revenge for such a bastard...?! Enough, just get off me first!¡±


    A flustered Lee Seol-A was huffing underneath him, but Ju-Heon who was roughly pushing her down didn''t even pretend to listen.


    ¡®I thought they had some special relationship because she was working for him.¡¯


    That did not seem to be the case. She seemed to have chased him because he took the leader¡¯s artifact.


    That must be the case as...


    ¡°Gildal!¡±


    Lee Seol-A called out the goblin under her command. The red goblin that appeared in the air viciously aimed for Ju-Heon¡¯s neck.


    To be more specific, it was aiming for the small necklace around Ju-Heon¡¯s neck!


    This necklace was Anubis''s Ankh!


    But at that moment...


    Flash!


    Ju-Heon''s necklace reacted to Gildal¡¯s hand and suddenly flashed. Gildal then disappeared while screaming, making Lee Seol-A¡¯s triumphant expression look stupid.


    ¡°Gildal!¡±


    Lee Seol-A''s jaw dropped while looking at Gildal disappear like that.


    However, Ju-Heon just lightly scoffed as if he had expected this.


    ¡°I like that you have guts but what were you trying to steal with that A-Grade artifact?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    She was starting to get anxious.


    ¡®No, it¡¯s not that artifact.¡¯


    Gildal had not disappeared because of Anubis''s Ankh.


    The other necklace Ju-Heon was wearing along with Anubis''s Ankh was the reason.


    Ju-Heon was acting calm but he found this situation to be odd as well.


    ¡®Something is weird. Why did this thing react?¡¯


    The artifact that reacted was the necklace Ju-Heon had stolen from the masseuse on the Holten plane.


    ¡®This is the one that Rockefeller''s secretary had on her.¡¯


    Even Ju-Heon didn¡¯t know what it was and it was almost destroyed, but he had swiped it because it kept catching his attention.


    He decided it was an useless D-Grade trash after investigating it, but he had kept it because he didn¡¯t want to throw it away for some reason.


    But this artifact just took care of an A-Grade soul-type artifact that is hard to handle?


    ¡®I guess this isn¡¯t just trash after all.¡¯


    Ju-Heon who had that thought started to smile while looking at Lee Seol-A.


    ¡®I''ll take Lee Seol-A with me and look into it later.¡¯


    He took out the harem cologne. This should make it so that he could even take a trained martial artist like Lee Seol-A with him.


    ¡®How do I use this thing?¡¯


    Honestly speaking, Ju-Heon didn¡¯t know how to use it as he had never used it before. But a message suddenly popped up as if the crow was responding to his question.


    [You just need to channel a lot of your Dominance and spray it on the person.]


    Ju-Heon chuckled and immediately sprayed the cologne.


    ¡®I guess this punk is useful at times like this.¡¯


    Chhh!


    Even the tough Lee Seol-A''s mind was getting tipsy as if she was drunk on an odd pheromone.


    ¡°You...bas...¡±


    The harem artifact that she was experiencing for the first time as she was working together with the religious leader was extremely strong.


    It must have been very strong as Lee Seol-A tightly hugged Ju-Heon and rubbed her face on his chest.


    Ju-Heon who saw this smiled mischievously as if it worked.


    ¡®Good. Now I just need to take her to my room and figure out who she is work......¡¯


    But at that moment...


    ¡°P, please accept my love!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Something weird had happened.


    ¡°Umm......I think I''ve fallen for how strong you were to not even submit to a stalker!¡±


    ¡°Esteemed guest, my heart thumped when you gave me such glorious compliments!¡±


    The male hotel employees and chefs were sticking to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°?!¡±


    Some of their hands were moving to some shocking places!


    Ju-Heon couldn''t help but look at the harem cologne bottle and gasp in shock.


    ¡®That¡¯s crazy! Wasn''t this limited to the opposite gender?¡¯


    ¡°Ahahaha! I''m laughing so hard I''m going to die!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was rolling on the floor while clutching his stomach.


    He couldn''t help it because of the awkward situation happening outside right now.


    ¡°Please show us your face! I''ve given all of my purity to you!¡±


    ¡°Ju-Heon-nim! I¡¯ll follow you to the ends of the Earth, sir!¡±


    ¡°Hooooooooooooneeeeeeey!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha thought he would laugh to his death.


    Yoo Jaeha had returned to his senses quickly as he was a Monarch-Grade candidate, but the problem was with the hotel employees who had almost zero Dominance.


    ¡°Haha, you''re super popular, Captain-nim! I''m so jealous!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to stick them on you if you don¡¯t shut the hell up right now.¡±


    ¡°I''ve committed a grave sin, sir! I ran my mouth without knowing my place, sir!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha lowered his head begging for forgiveness.


    It was an extremely funny situation, but he realized his current situation after seeing Ju-Heon''s murderous aura that looked ready to kill him at any moment.


    Slave number 1 knew that it was best to shut up and sit still in this situation.


    Ju-Heon couldn''t help but grind his teeth right now.


    ¡®This motherfucking crow.¡¯


    The message he got seemed to have been the crow pulling a prank on him and teaching him an improper way of using it.


    That was why these random men in addition to Lee Seol-A got caught up in the artifact¡¯s abilities.


    It was a completely different result than what he knew of the artifact.


    ¡®Casanova''s artifact was restricted to the opposite gender based on my memories.¡¯


    That was why he was certain it was that stalker crow''s doing. Maybe it was jealous that Ju-Heon was going to use the harem artifact or maybe it wanted to see the always calm Ju-Heon flustered, but there was no way of knowing which it was.


    That was why Ju-Heon sternly gave an order to Lee Seol-A.


    ¡°Tell me how to use this artifact properly. You should know since you saw the leader using it.¡±


    But Lee Seol-A wasn''t the type to tell him what he wanted to know.


    ¡°Then you¡¯re just going to use it on me again. Are you crazy?!¡±


    Thankfully she had just fallen asleep because it was not used properly, but Lee Seol-A was grinding her teeth.


    ¡®I hugged this damn thug-like bastard!¡¯


    She was just lucky that her Dominance was high and she snapped out of it quickly as Yoo Jaeha had done.


    ¡°It won''t work even if you tried to use that and make me talk. I¡¯ll just fall asleep.¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted and walked toward her.


    ¡°How innocent. Who knows what will happen while you are sleeping?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Lee Seol-A became nervous and flinched as Ju-Heon quickly walked toward her.


    ¡°H, hold on......mmph!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon just tightly grabbed her small face instead of doing anything weird.


    ¡°Tell me who you are working for. I know both you and the leader have an organization behind you.¡±


    It was because the fact that they were there meant that they knew there would be a Tomb Appearance there.


    ¡®I need to get rid of the annoying hyenas.¡¯


    That was why he needed to know who was behind her. It didn¡¯t seem to be Pandora, but the fact that they knew about the 7 Great Tombs meant that they were strong enemies.


    He needed to at least grab their tail.


    Lee Seol-A who had been resisting Ju-Heon¡¯s question snorted back.


    ¡°There¡¯s no way I''d answer that question. I''ve already sent your information up the chain. They''ll look into and probably send down an assassination order.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha toyed with her from the side.


    ¡°Does she have balls of steel or something to warn us about an assassination?¡±


    But the woman who had shared false information on purpose was arrogant.


    ¡®Idiots. I said they¡¯ll look into it but the Chinese assassins are already in this hotel.¡¯


    That was why she just needed to use the opening when they were attacked to swipe Anubis''s artifact.


    ¡®Alright, hurry up and get here.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Boom!


    Everybody became shocked after hearing something big fall down.


    ¡°Huh? What is this noi......¡±


    ¡°Shh.¡±


    Ju-Heon ordered him to stop talking.


    A small groan started to come out of the empty room. That groan slowly became louder.


    ¡°Over there.¡±


    This made Lee Seol-A and Yoo Jaeha anxious for different reasons while Ju-Heon slammed open the door to the room with the noise.


    Then they could clearly hear the screams now that it wasn''t muffled by the door.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Something funny was happening inside.


    ¡°Ahh, that hurts, that hurts so let me go!¡±


    The person was speaking in Chinese.


    A bellboy was about to die after being bitten in the butt by a black wolf.


    This black wolf was Anubis.


    [You damn trash of a human, how dare you disturb my sweet slumber!]


    ¡°Ahhh! Someone stop this dog!¡±


    Anubis seemed to get angry after being called a dog and bit down even harder.


    [Who do you think you are calling a dog?! Shut your mouth right now! You terrible thing!]


    The desperate scream became even louder.


    Ju-Heon smirked toward Lee Seol-A who seemed to be frozen for some reason.


    ¡°Is he that assassin who was supposed to come kill us?¡±


    Lee Seol-A just fake laughed with a stoic expression.


    ¡°W, what bullshit is that? He¡¯s just a bellboy.¡±


    She tried not to show any emotion but her face was pale.


    She didn¡¯t know why he was being bitten by a dog, but this person was her teammate.


    The bellboy who noticed Lee Seol-A started to shout again.


    ¡°That¡¯s right! What do you mean by assassin? I just came to change a light bulb when this crazy dog-!¡±


    [I told you not to call me a dog!]


    ¡°Ahhh! Anyway, I feel wronged! Please stop this thing!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who saw that urgently added on.


    "Ah, he¡¯s going to lose all the meat on his ass like that! Hey! Stop it! Hey! Damn it, we haven''t even given him his rabies shots!¡±


    But at that moment...


    Anubis who was angry knocked the bellboy over and something fell out of his pockets.


    Both the bellboy and Lee Seol-A became anxious once they saw it.


    It was a picture of Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha that was taken at Simon''s shrine.


    The problem was that the other believers¡¯ faces were erased but the two of their faces were circled.


    Anybody would be able to tell that this was a suspicious picture.


    ¡°Oh my, would you look at this?¡±


    Ju-Heon picked the picture and waved it around as he continued to speak.


    ¡°Why would a bellboy have our picture?¡±


    ¡°T, that!¡±


    ¡°Looks like you need to receive proper compensation for the rights to your photo, sir.¡±


    Ju-Heon gave Anubis an order.


    ¡°Hey blackie. Don¡¯t just bite his ass, bite the front too.¡±


    Woof?!

 Chapter 99: What are you trying to steal? (2)

    Chapter 99: What are you trying to steal? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Hey blackie. Don¡¯t just bite his ass, bite the front too.¡±


    Woof?!


    Anubis seriously debated after hearing Ju-Heon''s order. Should he listen to a damn human''s orders or not?


    However, he didn''t have to think long.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Anubis opened its large mouth toward the bellboy''s little son. It wasn¡¯t that he was doing it because Ju-Heon ordered him to do so.


    He just found this human who disturbed his sweet slumber to be rude!


    Yoo Jaeha who saw that gasped and pulled the savage Anubis back.


    ¡°Aigoo, bad boy! No! You can¡¯t bite there! Do you really want to do that when you''re a male too?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was pulling with everything he had.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Please stop him!¡±


    ¡°Why should I?¡±


    ¡°What did you say sir?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha ended up being dragged by the close to 70kg Anubis. Of course, Anubis was trying to bite the bellboy even as he dragged Jaeha with him.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing...


    [Do not grab me with your dirty human hands!]


    ¡°Eek, don¡¯t bite me!¡±


    Anubis viciously growled at Yoo Jaeha who was holding onto him as well.


    Yoo Jaeha was huffing as he started to shake the picture once the rope bound the bellboy.


    "Alright, now spill it. Who the hell are you guys? Why do you have a picture of us?¡±


    ¡°Like I said, I just picked this up......!¡±


    ¡°Damn it, I can''t understand you. Speak English instead of Chinese!¡±


    Ju-Heon sneered at him.


    A vicious dagger stabbed the bellboy''s right arm at the same time.


    Bang!


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    The bellboy screamed at the terrible sight. However, the hand he thought was cut off was completely fine.


    The dagger had stabbed the bracelet he was wearing and not his arm. It was a red bracelet. However, the bellboy who thought that his wrist was going to be cut off was shaking in fear.


    ¡°Picked it up my ass.¡±


    Ju-Heon picked up the bracelet he had cut off. Ju-Heon who understood the things the bellboy had been saying in Chinese started to wave the bracelet around.


    ¡°Can I just send the bill for the compensation for using my photo to your superior? Chinese excavation team < Team Red >''s Corporal Liao Yu?¡±


    Both the bellboy and Lee Seol-A gasped after hearing his question. The name was one thing, but he was able to figure out the excavation team information based on a bracelet with not much features! Even Yoo Jaeha asked in shock.


    ¡°The Chinese excavation team? This bellboy bastard is part of it?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Ju-Heon looked toward the bellboy and Lee Seol-A as if he found this amusing.


    ¡®I guess it''s about time for the C-R Alliance to start moving.¡¯


    China and Russia had both rejected the invitation from Pandora, the International Artifact Administration Organization consisting of many nations.


    It was to be expected.


    Joining Pandora meant that they would all share tombs and artifacts.


    China would find it terrible to even think about foreign soldiers, especially US soldiers, entering their territory.


    Even if they came with a justification such as for excavating a tomb... It was a way for them to infiltrate the country and gather information. China had even protested Korea installing the THAAD missiles in the past.


    The artifacts and tombs had even caused a second Cold War in the future.


    They hired talented artifact users to excavate tombs and quarreled with each other.


    ¡®Well, a war between countries for benefits is none of my business.¡¯


    Ju-Heon saw both Pandora and the C-R Alliance in the same light for using artifacts to rip the world off.


    Anyway, he had wondered who Lee Seol-A was working for, but it seemed as if she was a lackey for China. But Ju-Heon who learned of this fact quietly clicked his tongue.


    Of all places, why did it have to be China?


    ¡®I don¡¯t like China because it reminds me of that lunatic.¡¯


    The Four Emperors of the past were Keira of the US faction, Ali of the Middle East faction, and Kwon Tae Joon of the Guerrilla faction.


    As for the last person...


    It was the Monarch of Gluttony of the Chinese faction.


    She was the most difficult to handle, the strongest and worst enemy of all artifact users. Ju-Heon had almost died because of that worst predator as well.


    But in the end, Ju-Heon was the final victor.


    How?


    For some reason, she had committed suicide in front of him.


    That extremely strong woman... Even though the situation had not called for it...


    Anyway, Chairman Kwon who was in second place rose to her Emperor position after that.


    Of course, it was still shocking as he thought about it. That was why he treated her as a lunatic and didn¡¯t want to get involved with China if he didn''t need to do so.


    ¡®But it shouldn¡¯t matter in the present time.¡¯


    That lunatic shouldn''t be connected to China yet. It wouldn''t be bad to take the initiative first.


    Ju-Heon who came to that conclusion walked over to Lee Seol-A and started to speak.


    ¡°Looks like you were aiming for Anubis''s artifact to tackle the 7 Great Tombs.¡±


    Ju-Heon continued to speak. sea??h th§× n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Your superior must have told you about the 7 Great Tombs, right? Hand that information over.¡±


    Lee Seol-A flinched but did not lose her calm.


    ¡®He wants me to hand over information about the tomb?¡¯


    There was no way that was going to happen.


    She needed a strong artifact such as the one from the 7 Great Tombs to get away from China. She would not give up on this tomb so easily!


    And then...


    She bit down on the rope that was binding her.


    Lee Seol-A had figured out the rope''s weakness while being bound for almost twelve hours.


    Chomp!


    The rope suddenly started to flail in shock as if it was bitten on a sensitive spot.


    [#$&#$!]


    Lee Seol-A quickly attacked Yoo Jaeha as soon as the rope loosened.


    ¡°Hand over my artifacts!¡±


    Lee Seol-A who could even take down soldiers kicked Yoo Jaeha in the ribs.


    Pow!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha curled over in pain as Lee Seol-A gathered her artifact and sneered at him.


    ¡°You¡¯re so weak.¡±


    ¡°This woman......!¡±


    Lee Seol-A then instantly ran over to the terrace. Gildal¡¯s artifact would be able to easily handle landing from 15 stories up.


    ¡®I''ll reassess the situation after running away!¡¯


    But the moment Lee Seol-A artistically jumped off the terrace!


    [#$&#&$*!]


    Why did you bite a weird spot?! Why did you bite it?!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Lee Seol-A was caught by the rope, making her jump useless.


    The sniffling rope had grabbed Lee Seol-A''s foot as she jumped.


    It then started to tie her up in a peculiar manner. It had held itself back and tied her up like a mummy in the past, but the rope wasn''t going to go easy on her anymore!


    [#$&#&$*!]


    I''m going to punish you, punish you!


    ¡°Hey! Let go of me! Kyaaaaa!¡±


    It tied Lee Seol-A''s arms, legs, and all sorts of other places as it liked, hung her upside down, and started to dig through her clothes.


    The rope squirmed in through Lee Seol-A''s boobs, and even slid into her hotpants and rummaged inside her underwear.


    "Wait, over there-!¡±


    Lee Seol-A became flustered at the rope that was squirming around her body like a snake and screamed.


    ¡°Ah, hold on, where the hell do you think you¡¯re going? Kyaaaa!¡±


    The fact that her black bra was visible for a moment might have been her eyes playing a trick on her.


    But then...


    The rope that had been harassing Lee Seol-A for a while unexpectedly moved over to Ju-Heon and handed him something.


    It was a small memory chip the size of a section of a finger.


    [#&$#&$#*]


    She was hiding this! She was hiding this!


    Ju-Heon had not found anything when he searched her body earlier, so she must have been hiding it deep inside her body. A woman¡¯s body had many places to hide something like this.


    But the rope that handed him the chip was huffing as it moved its body side to side like an angry snake.


    [#$&!]


    It seemed to be extremely angry after having its weak spot bitten.


    Ju-Heon patted the rope without thinking much about it.


    ¡°Good job.¡±


    [!]


    The huffing rope was extremely shocked. It wondered if it was hearing things at this unexpected praise.


    But the rope started to jump up and down in joy as if it had never been angry after realizing it actually happened.


    [#$#&!]


    I was praised! I was praised!


    Of course, Anubis was shaking its head at the rope''s reaction.


    Lee Seol-A who was sexually harassed by the rope, failed to escape, and had the information about the 7 Great Tombs stolen was grinding her teeth.


    The information popped up once Ju-Heon plugged the memory chip into his laptop.


    There was a password on it, but it didn''t matter.


    ¡°Blackie, go find out the password.¡±


    Anubis started to frown as soon as he heard the order.


    [Human, you seem to have the wrong idea. I, I am not your dog......]


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to do it if you don''t want to be restored. Aren¡¯t you in pain after using your powers at the shrine?¡±


    Anubis started to grind his teeth in humiliation.


    [Do not threaten me! You will die from the risk before I die, you bastard!]


    ¡°I know exactly what your risk is. I won¡¯t die from such a thing. So stop the nonsense and do as I said.¡±


    Anubis was shaking in anger as he bit the bellboy''s front parts.


    [What the hell are you doing?! He said to tell him the password!]


    Chomp!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak! No! Stoooooop! It¡¯s going to fall off!¡±


    In the end, Ju-Heon who was informed of the password through peaceful(?) means inputted the password as Yoo Jaeha groaned and walked over.


    ¡°Ugh, Captain-nim. Is it opening?¡±


    ¡°Shut up. I''ll give you some money so go get checked out at a hospital.¡±


    Ju-Heon looked through the vast information on the memory chip.


    It had simple files about tombs and locations of artifacts. They seemed to have hacked Pandora as well as they even had the top 50 people of concern that Pandora determined through the party.


    Ju-Heon was very satisfied.


    ¡®I got something quite useful.¡¯


    Ju-Heon then started to look for information on the 7 Great Tombs. The 7 Great Tombs were Disaster-Grade tombs under the large-tomb category, but most importantly, they were random tombs. He needed to know if the tomb was the same as the ones he remembered.


    ¡®I might end up dying if I don''t check this out.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was also concerned about what the crow had told him on the Holten ship.


    [There are leaders among the artifacts. They are the ones who imprisoned me. They will truly hate someone like you who ignores the authority of the artifacts. So, be careful. Tombs that go beyond your expectations will start to appear in the world.]


    ¡®Tombs?¡¯


    [Yes. It¡¯ll be good for you to train the Tomb Raiding skill properly.]


    ¡®Is that why you keep provoking me with those messages?¡¯


    The 7 Great Tombs were most likely part of those tombs that went beyond his imaginations.


    However, Ju-Heon started to smile.


    Maybe it was because a thief¡¯s natural instincts became oddly excited after hearing about a dangerous tomb or because he accepted this dumb challenge from the artifact bastards.


    Either way, he finally opened a file containing information on the Great Tomb that was to open in Kyoto.


    ¡°Ah, this is driving me nuts!¡±


    Richard looked toward Chairman Kwon who was angrily hanging up the phone.


    ¡°Did something happen?¡±


    ¡°You remember how we sent an excavation team to Kyoto for one of the 7 Great Tombs?¡±


    ¡°Of course. I remember you paid special attention to that. Did they all perish inside?¡±


    ¡°No. They couldn''t even go inside!¡±


    Chairman Kwon started to grind his teeth.


    ¡°They all perished without even making it inside.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Richard¡¯s jaw dropped in disbelief. There was a reason Chairman Kwon was able to procure a lot of artifacts. His excavation team was extremely talented.


    However!


    ¡°Something like that has never happened before. How could they perish at the entrance?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not just our excavation team.¡±


    Austin Rockefeller, Julian, and other excavation teams who had noticed something was up had headed for the entrance with large numbers of people.


    But nobody could get through the entrance.


    ¡°I plan on going there myself but it seems like there¡¯s something annoying inside the tomb.¡±


    Yes, it would definitely be annoying.


    At least for them, that is.

 Chapter 100: Annoying, everything is annoying! (1)

    Chapter 100: Annoying, everything is annoying! (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Wow, Captain-nim. That is indeed annoying.¡±


    They were on an observation deck where they could see all of Kyoto.


    Yoo Jaeha''s jaw was dropped as he looked out at the city.


    ¡°Wow, that¡¯s crazy.


    Is this Japan or Italy?¡±


    It was a legitimate question.


    Approximately three days after Ju-Heon stole the tomb information from Lee Seol-A...


    One of the 7 Great Tombs appeared in Kyoto.


    They were observing just outside the Tomb Appearance area, but the city itself had turned into a mess.


    There were buildings in a style of architecture that did not match the Japanese shooting up.


    ¡®They seem to be ancient Roman art style.¡¯


    They were very fancy.


    Hellenistic golden decorations, extremely technical round galleries and baths, frescos that would make people gasp, and even extremely posh Roman Empire¡¯s streets...


    Kugugung!


    These buildings were shooting up through the streets and in between buildings, destroying the city as they rose.


    It was as if they were trying to get rid of this Japanese area and forcibly fill it with the radiant Roman civilization.


    Of course, Pandora had sent an urgent alarm about the tomb a long time ago.


    [There is chaos in Kyoto, Japan after the appearance of a tomb! Pandora believes the Tomb Appearance is ranging 1,027km2 in area and has already overtaken Kyoto!]


    [Pandora has given a level 3 Evacuation-Grade alarm and both Pandora soldiers and Japanese JSDF are quickly......!]


    Of course, this emergency notice was not the only thing on the news.


    [Archaeologists have determined that the tomb''s architecture that has appeared in Kyoto belongs to the ancient Roman Empire and Italy is strongly claiming the tomb as theirs in response.]


    [However, Greece is claiming that this is actually Greek architecture and also fighting for the rights......]


    Ju-Heon started to laugh after hearing the news coming out of his phone.


    ¡®Based on the size of this thing, the artifact is at least an S-Grade artifact.¡¯


    That was why it was normal for the entire world to want to take it for themselves, which resulted in numerous hyenas gathering in Kyoto.


    And one of those hyenas were...


    ¡°What the hell, did you all come here to try to get into the tomb as well?¡±


    The person who approached Ju-Heon while saying that was TKBM''s Lee Jin-A.


    This was the lawyer who ended up giving him a strip show after coming to scout him in the past.


    Yoon Shi Woo was with her as well.


    Chairman Kwon must have sent them after hearing about one of the 7 Great Tombs opening.


    However, Yoon Shi Woo looked ready to kill as soon as he saw Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°I got you bastards now. I remember how you got in our way at Pandora¡¯s party last time!¡±


    ¡°Zhuge Kongming is ignoring all of our calls because of you! How are you going to compensate us for our losses?!¡±


    However, unlike these two grumbling people, Ju-Heon just scoffed.


    "Who are you guys again?¡±


    "What did you say?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who recognized Yoon Shi Woo, started to laugh as well.


    ¡°Hey hey, you shouldn¡¯t lie like that. Why is that our fault? Isn''t it because you guys are useless?¡±


    ¡°You really want to start...!¡±


    They heard a stern voice at that moment.


    ¡°Department head-nim, Deputy Lee-nim. I understand how you two must feel but this is not the time to fight.¡±


    ¡°You!¡±


    An unfamiliar man walked up next to Yoon Shi Woo.


    ¡°I apologize for these two¡¯s rudeness. Our Department head-nim has been dealing with a lot of issues lately.¡±


    The man bowed to apologize and handed a TKBM excavation team business card.


    [Yang Chen]


    Yang Chen who could be considered one of the chief executives of TKBM¡¯s excavation team was looking at Ju-Heon with a cleverly sparkling gaze.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, the hidden first place that Pandora warned us about.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon and Yoon Shi Woo who had been defeated by Ju-Heon wanted nothing more than to kill him, but he was different.


    He recognized Ju-Heon¡¯s abilities.


    ¡®This bastard is someone who will make it big. We need to take a step back no matter what.¡¯


    This was why Yang Chen smiled as if he was a nice person.


    "We have no desire to be enemies with you, Mr. Ju-Heon. It seems that our Department head-nim caused you some trouble in the past as well, please feel free to contact me at this number if there¡¯s ever anything bothering you. My name is Yang Chen.¡± S~ea??h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    However, just as he said that...


    ¡°Ho.¡±


    They heard a scoff before something that made all of them gasp happened.


    Riiiiiiiip!


    Ju-Heon had ruthlessly ripped up the business card Yang Chen handed him.


    ¡®!¡¯


    He did it right in front of his face!


    Yang Chen, the woman, and Yoon Shi Woo all became shocked as the excavation team business card was ripped.


    He was clearly offending them.


    This was not something Ju-Heon would normally do.


    ¡°C, captain-nim?¡±


    However, Ju-Heon threw the ripped pieces of the business card into the air.


    ¡°I''m warning you. If you show that motherf*cking face of yours ever again, you will be the first to die in a tomb.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    They became anxious at Ju-Heon¡¯s hostility, but Ju-Heon had been glaring ever since he noticed this bastard.


    It was an obvious reaction.


    ¡®This damn Judas-like bastard.¡¯


    There was no way Ju-Heon would not know this person''s face.


    Yang Chen was a part of his excavation team and the person who put them in the tomb that led to their deaths.


    Yang Chen was a talented person, and he was like a brother to the other tomb raiding team members even though he was the last to join the team.


    However, this bastard turned on them and helped Chairman Kwon get rid of them.


    That was why Ju-Heon could never forget the face of the bastard who brought the crow''s tomb mission to them.


    ¡®Ju-Heon. You and the rest of the tomb raiding team members will be free if you take care of this job. I can''t go with you this time because I''m injured, but it shouldn''t be a difficult tomb for you based on my investigation.¡¯


    ¡®Fine, just tell the Chairman to keep his promise.¡¯


    ¡®Okay. Ah, use this if it becomes dangerous. It''s an escape-type artifact. Make sure to use it if you end up in trouble.¡¯


    ¡®Okay.¡¯


    ¡®Oh, and leave the punks who aren¡¯t part of the tomb raiding team behind this time. They¡¯ll just hold you back if you take them with you.¡¯


    ¡®Who knows? They are actually quite helpful inside the tombs.¡¯


    ¡®Ju-Heon. This is an important job. I know you enjoy developing people to their full potential, but there''s no time.¡¯


    ¡®Sure, whatever.¡¯


    He should have realized it at that point.


    He should have realized that it was all a ploy to get rid of them from the world completely!


    Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team was the best but also the one that Chairman Kwon feared the most.


    He promised Yang Chen a spot as a director for taking care of them.


    ¡®All the information this bastard gave me was fake.¡¯


    And the artifact he had given Ju-Heon claiming it was an escape-type was a self-restraint artifact.


    Thanks to that, his precious subordinates were killed without being able to resist.


    The crow''s tomb was an Evil Divine-Grade tomb, but the reason they couldn¡¯t even resist was because of this bastard.


    However...


    ¡®I should actually thank him for that.¡¯


    The corners of Ju-Heon''s lips went up viciously.


    Why?


    It was because he ended up being unable to resist because of that self-restraint artifact that he fell into the spot where he met the crow!


    ¡®I met the crow and got a chance at a new life thanks to you, Yang Chen.¡¯


    Revenge wasn''t his life goal, but he wasn¡¯t going to forgive this opportunistic bastard.


    He would take care of this bastard the same way he would take care of Chairman Kwon in the future. He would do it after gathering all of the tomb raiding team members who unfairly died in that tomb.


    But he needed to take a monarch position first to do that.


    ¡°Anyway, I warned you. I can see you trying to suck up so get lost.¡±


    It wasn¡¯t hard to pretend to be friendly with this bastard, but Ju-Heon was not nice enough to calmly shake hands with someone who stabbed his back.


    ¡®I also don''t want to give him any unnecessary leeway.¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason.


    Yang Chen was trying not to show it, but his expression as he stood there with shaking fists was quite entertaining to watch.


    Yoon Shi Woo was telling him, ¡®see, I told you that you can''t talk to this bastard.¡¯


    He continued to grumble to Yang Chen.


    But Ju-Heon just coolly called Yoo Jaeha over.


    ¡°Ignore them and come. We''re going into the tomb.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    Lee Jin-A watched Yoo Jaeha follow behind Ju-Heon before shouting in confusion.


    ¡°You''re not trying to go in there with just the two of you, are you?¡±


    ¡°What if I am?¡±


    Lee Jin-A seemed shocked and sneered at Ju-Heon after hearing his response.


    ¡°It¡¯s useless even if you try to run wild here. Can''t you see that all sorts of excavation teams are stuck at the entrance?¡±


    That was the truth.


    The entrance to this first of the 7 Great Tombs had already appeared.


    The entrance was a large dirt wall that looked like a fortress that had appeared in the bamboo forest where the cult had been.


    Most of the excavation teams headed there as their experiences told them that was the entrance but the results were terrible.


    All of them ended up like this as soon as they entered the area.


    ¡®Who cares about a tomb?! Sleeping is winning!¡¯


    ¡®Ah, let¡¯s just forget about excavating! Just drop it all!¡¯


    ¡®Ah, just holding onto these artifacts is annoying. You can just have our artifacts!¡¯


    ¡®Damn it, being alive is annoying too! Let''s all die! Even breathing is annoying!¡¯


    This was the situation.


    The identity of the Great tomb that appeared in Kyoto was Sloth.


    That was why forget trying to remove the seal of the tomb, the different national excavation teams were all sleeping on the ground or trying to commit suicide.


    How could anybody enter a tomb that made you want to drop everything?


    ¡°That means that the tomb itself is preventing humans from entering. You can''t go in.¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s right. I saw that Zhuge Kongming was here earlier too, but even that cheat of a tomb clearer was planning on withdrawing because this tomb can¡¯t be handled! But you bastards think you can do it?¡±


    ¡°Even the top 10 people Pandora warned about are all sucking their thumbs. So what makes you think you can do it?¡±


    ¡°Ho, do it if you think you can! Why do you think you are special when everybody is just blanking out?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to sneer.


    ¡°That¡¯s only for you guys.¡±


    This former tomb invader lightly tossed an artifact in his hand.


    ¡°What a spectacle.¡±


    Ju-Heon who was confidently standing in front of the entrance clicked his tongue while looking at the people sprawled out on the ground.


    The trial at the entrance seemed to be quite strong. Even Yoo Jaeha started to lay down as well.


    Of course, Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t affected.


    How?


    [The entrance¡¯s attack is reduced by half thanks to your tolerance.]


    [Your feelings of sloth are reduced by half thanks to your tolerance.]


    It was thanks to the Tolerance that the crow gave him. He was starting to feel lethargic, but it wasn¡¯t to the point where he would lay down on the floor right away like Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡®But I still need to hurry.¡¯


    Even he was starting to feel bored to the point he wanted to cause a fire or something.


    The large dog Anubis started to sneer at Ju-Heon who was heading toward the entrance.


    [What a troublesome Tomb. Humans are naturally lazy animals. This is not something you can handle with mental fortitude alone.]


    Ju-Heon asked as if he was interested.


    ¡°Oh, is the condition for opening the entrance resisting with your mental fortitude?¡±


    [Yes. You need to mentally overcome the slothfulness for that door to open. This condition is something that a human cannot clear. It is basically telling you not to come inside.]


    Ju-Heon just scoffed at him.


    ¡°What bullshit are you talking about? We just need to go inside. And that¡¯s why it looks like you''ll need to do some work. Come on, doggie.¡±


    Anubis started to speak in shock.


    [This human is speaking like an idiot. I''ll let you know that my army of the dead cannot destroy someone else¡¯s tomb. You need to pass this trial with your mental fortitude to......]


    ¡°The corpse soldiers? I don¡¯t need them. I just need your body.¡±


    [W, what? My body?]


    Anubis had an ominous feeling as a strong amount of Dominance was channeled inside him.


    And then...There was the sudden scream of a dog and an unexplainable explosion in Kyoto.


    Bang!


    Yoon Shi Woo who was observing the entrance from a distant observation deck gasped in shock.


    The entrance seemed to have been destroyed by a strong energy as there was a hole in the door.


    ¡°C, crazy! The entrance was destroyed!¡±


    "Excuse me?! Just how?!¡±


    TKBM members were not the only ones who were shocked.


    The excavation teams from different countries who had all come here and even the top 10 individuals Pandora had warned about were all shocked.


    All the excavation teams quickly stood up at that moment.


    "Damn it, that¡¯s not the important thing right now! That means that someone entered the tomb right now!¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and get inside the tomb! The artifact!¡±


    ¡°Damn it, it¡¯ll take at least 20 minutes to get there!¡±


    They started to become frantic.


    However, Ju-Heon who had used his Tomb Exploration (written that way but called Tomb Destruction by Ju-Heon) in combination with Anubis¡¯s self-destruction to enter the tomb was laughing.


    He would need to be crazy to go along and complete an artifact''s condition.


    ¡°You just need to make a door if there is none and break through it if there is one.¡±


    Of course, Anubis who had turned into an Ankh was dying.


    [......Human. I will definitely kill you no matter what it takes.]


    Ju-Heon didn''t care as he woke Yoo Jaeha who was being dragged by the rope and started to speak.


    ¡°Number 1, wake up. The trial is gone now. Fix this doggie up and restore the artifacts I tell you to restore as much as possible. I¡¯ll need to use them for the artifact here.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha urgently jumped up and asked.


    ¡°Excuse me? The artifact here......? Captain-nim, do you know which artifact is in this tomb by chance?¡±


    Of course he did.


    He was able to tell after looking at the result of a Tomb Appearance from the observation deck.


    ¡°Which artifact is it?¡±


    ¡®Which artifact is it?¡¯


    ¡°A famous Roman Emperor you would know a lot about.¡±

 Chapter 101: Annoying, everything is annoying! (2)

    Chapter 101: Annoying, everything is annoying! (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°A Roman Emperor even I know a lot about?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Ju-Heon was running deep into the tomb without any hesitation.


    Boom boom!


    The inside looked like an overbearing and magnificent temple, similar to the Italian Pantheon if a comparison had to be made.


    However, it gave off the feel of a gloomy old castle because there were no lights of any kind.


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes sparkled as he followed behind Ju-Heon. S~ea??h the n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Then is it Caesar, Augustus, or maybe someone like Constantine? Ah, Julius Caesar wasn¡¯t an emperor. Anyway!¡±


    Ju-Heon sneered at him.


    ¡°I know what you are looking forward to, but unfortunately, it isn¡¯t someone like that. Don¡¯t have such high hopes.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Then who is it? I thought you said it¡¯s a Roman Emperor even I know a lot about.¡±


    ¡°Domus Aurea (Golden House). That should be enough of a hint for you, right?¡±


    ¡®No, I can¡¯t tell at all.¡¯


    ¡°...Domus Aur......Domus Aurea?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was recalling information about western art history when his eyes suddenly opened wide as if he thought of something.


    ¡°Ah, maybe......!¡±


    But the moment Yoo Jaeha tried to keep talking!


    Boom!


    They heard something fall before the inside of the temple suddenly caught fire.


    Crackle!


    The fire was burning even taller than them. The fire started to spread rapidly and block their way.


    Yoo Jaeha who saw this started to tear up as if it was as he expected.


    ¡°Is the owner of this tomb really Emperor Nero?! The bastard who burned down Rome?¡±


    ¡°You know quite a lot about him.¡±


    ¡°Damn it, Nero is that tyrant. The tomb¡¯s trial is going to be damn cruel.¡±


    ¡°It is indeed cruel.¡±


    Ju-Heon didn''t know the specifics as a Chinese team was the one to clear this tomb in the past.


    ¡®But they said over 1,000 people died.¡¯


    Ju-Heon shouted toward the fire that was moving as if it was alive.


    ¡°Use the painting to absorb the fire! It¡¯ll be a useful weapon in the future.¡±


    As Yoo Jaeha nodded his head, they absorbed the fire with van Gogh''s painting and started to run down the now open path...


    ¡°It''s that bastard!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    They heard some footsteps before seeing people who had chased after Ju-Heon.


    They were the members of the other excavation teams that had been trying to get inside the tomb.


    ¡°Is that bastard the one who blasted a way in?¡±


    ¡°Capture him and make him spill how he did it!¡±


    Ju-Heon was wowed.


    They had to be above average people to make it this far.


    ¡®I guess there are some Monarch-Grade users with them.¡¯


    There were some troublesome veterans whom Ju-Heon had always run into in the tombs among those he saw in Kyoto.


    However...


    ¡°That bastard is Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    There was an excavation team he had never seen before. Maybe that was the reason, but Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion.


    ¡®Who the hell are they?¡¯


    But that confusion only lasted a moment as they started to shout.


    ¡°Young master Austin said to make sure we don''t lose the artifact to this bastard!¡±


    ¡®Austin?¡¯


    Ju-Heon was amused.


    He was wondering why the excavation team members¡¯ equipment, tools, and artifacts looked as if someone had gone on a shopping spree.


    ¡®Hmm, what to do...¡¯


    Austin was a Divine-Grade user who appeared as the future changed.


    He would normally observe and analyze more since he had no information, but......


    ¡°Ah, so annoying.¡±


    ¡®These bastards should really think about the time and place.¡¯


    Ju-Heon lightly placed his hand on the ground. Ju-Heon¡¯s hand that touched the ground seemed to glow before the ground started to shake.


    Boom!


    The ground soon split open and the area where the people chasing them were standing started to crumble.


    ¡°Hold, what the hell?!¡±


    They quickly rushed back as the ground continued to crumble.


    What he did was not very strong, but it was enough to mess with the tomb and tie these bastards down.


    Of course, their faces turned red in anger.


    ¡°That bastard must have done something!¡±


    Ju-Heon who had used the Tomb Destruction skill started to smile.


    ¡°This Tomb Excavation skill really is useful.¡±


    ¡°......Archaeologists will cry if you call that excavating.¡±


    A message popped up in front of Ju-Heon as if to agree with Yoo Jaeha.


    [You have received the title of < Tomb Destroyer who makes Archaeologists cry > and your < Tomb Excavation > skill has evolved to < Tomb Destruction >.]


    [The destructive nature of the skill will increase upon usage.]


    [The scope of the skill has increased from the ground (dirt, rocks) to the entire tomb.]


    [You are now able to destroy not just the ground but all spots of a tomb.]


    [The scope and area of destruction will increase as the skill goes up in rank.]


    Ju-Heon laughed while looking at that.


    ¡°Oh?¡±


    The Tomb Excavation skill was weak because it was for excavating.


    That was why he had to make artifacts self-destruct to make it stronger.


    But Tomb Destruction?


    At that moment...


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter! We can jump over a hole this size!¡±


    ¡°Yes sir!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile like a fox while looking at the enemies who were trying to get over to him without any fear.


    ¡®Idiots.¡¯


    Ju-Heon ruthlessly activated his skill toward the enemies.


    ¡®Tomb Destruction!¡¯


    Boom!


    The tomb started to shake and the Roman-styled buildings started to split.


    Bang!


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    The excavation teams that were trying to jump over the hole were humiliated by the pieces of rock falling from the ceiling.


    Ju-Heon started to whistle as he watched.


    ¡®Tomb Destruction is quite useful.¡¯


    If it was this strong at F-Rank, how destructive would it be once it leveled up?


    Ju-Heon who was crazed by that thought started to smile while looking at the idiots.


    The upset members of the excavation teams opened their eyes in anger.


    ¡°Fuck! It¡¯s a petty trick, it¡¯s not that dangerous! Go!¡±


    "Aigoo, come on over.¡±


    Ju-Heon snickered and continued to use the skill.


    Bang bang bang!


    The tomb ruthlessly started to crumble while message after message popped up in front of Ju-Heon.


    [The mastery of the F-Rank Tomb Destruction skill has increased.]


    [The Tomb Destruction skill''s mastery level has increased.]


    [The Tomb Destruction skill''s mastery level has increased.]


    [The Tomb Destruction skill''s mastery level has increased.]


    [The Tomb Destruction skill''s mastery level has increased.]


    [The Tomb Destruction skill''s mastery level has increased.]


    [The Tomb Destruction skill has risen to E-Rank.]


    [The Tomb Destruction skill has risen to D-rank!]


    ... [The Tomb Destruction skill has risen to C-rank!]


    Thanks to this, the excavation teams could only struggle through these disasters inside the tomb.


    ¡°Ahhhhh! Save me!¡±


    "Damn it, run!¡±


    Bang bang!


    Ju-Heon was only satisfied once the 20 pyeong area was completely destroyed.


    ¡°Wow, how effective. It¡¯ll be useful in the future.¡±


    Of course, Yoo Jaeha was just standing there with his jaw dropped.


    Ju-Heon looked at Yoo Jaeha as if he was wondering why Jaeha was blankly standing there like that.


    ¡°The Roman Emperor is waiting for us, hurry up.¡±


    ¡°Damn it, it¡¯s fine if he doesn¡¯t wait for us......¡±


    They reached a large amphitheatre as they got rid of the enemies and quickly moved farther in.


    The golden amphitheatre was extremely luxurious and filled with sculptures and fresco paintings that would make any art history student gasp in admiration, but...


    Yoo Jaeha could not admire those things.


    How could he?


    ¡°Ow, it''s so hot!¡±


    The amphitheatre was a sea of fire. They could not take a single step inside.


    But Nero''s artifact was definitely here based on the presence of its aura.


    That was why Yoo Jaeha started to shout.


    ¡°Is this where we have to complete the artifact¡¯s test?!¡±


    ¡°Apparently. I thought it was surviving being burned at the stake.¡±


    Just then... They heard a gloomy voice coming from the tomb.


    [Observe this Emperor''s art! And praise it! Worship it! Scream in joy! Give this Emperor the greatest stimulation!]


    Emperor Nero was said to neglect his political duties and just sought out thrills until he eventually set fire to Rome and persecuted the Christians.


    This Emperor loved art so much that it has been said that he would have been happier to be born as an artist.


    He spent time performing on stage and writing literary works.


    ¡®But I heard that he sucked.¡¯


    That was why he showered people who praised him with gold in admiration.


    Anyway, he seemed to still be obsessed with that as watching this bastard¡¯s performance in this giant oven seemed to be the conditions for clearing this tomb.


    However...


    ¡®You''d have to be crazy to burn to death.¡¯


    How many people must have died here in the past trying to clear the mission?


    That was why Ju-Heon quickly launched a challenge.


    Ju-Heon quickly took out and put on a round pair of glasses that looked like Harry Potter¡¯s glasses.


    It was Homer¡¯s artifact he had taken from Chairman Kwon Artifacts in the past.


    ¡®I know you''re a Homer fanatic.¡¯


    Nero was a Roman Emperor but was obsessed with Greek literature.


    Was that the reason?


    Homer had written the famous Greek epic poems, The Odyssey and The Iliad (Battle of Troy).


    He should be able to bait Nero with Homer¡¯s artifact, especially since even Alexander the Great was said to have carried a copy of The Iliad with him.


    ¡®An artifact''s trial is meaningless. The tomb will be cleared as long as you can make the artifact submit.¡¯


    As he activated Homer¡¯s artifact''s abilities...


    [Human. Such petty tricks will not work!]


    ¡°!¡±


    The fire had stolen Ju-Heon¡¯s artifact in the blink of an eye.


    The tyrant inside the fire started to laugh as if he knew what Ju-Heon was planning on doing.


    [Haha! Don''t try to be sly! This Emperor loves Homer but it is just a human bastard¡¯s artifact!]


    ¡®Wait, you''re a human bastard¡¯s artifact too, you punk.¡¯


    However, it just kept laughing out loud as if it had become a god.


    [A lowly human using that artifact still cannot wow this Emperor!]


    It must be one of the 7 Great Tombs for a reason as this bastard seemed to have no intentions of easily submitting.


    Even the large fire this bastard started to bring forth was beyond all expectations.


    "Damn it, this damn artifact! Captain-nim!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha quickly tried to use van Gogh''s painting but the fire that seemed to be alive stole Yoo Jaeha''s painting artifact as well.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon was submerged in the fire. The burning heat that was starting to stick to his body and burning away his skin that was made of protein and water.


    The fire was extremely hot.


    It would be difficult for even Ju-Heon to withstand this inhumane fire. That was why Ju-Heon quickly started to move his hands.


    ¡®I need to use an artifact to deal with this.¡¯


    However, the bastard ruthlessly destroyed Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Boom!


    The crazy bastard then started to shout, as if telling Ju-Heon to give his body into the pain.


    [All of that is useless! Human, just enjoy the pain! Enjoy the stimulation! There¡¯s only one way out of this tomb! You must survive this fire! Die, human!]


    ¡®I guess the 7 Great Tombs really aren¡¯t easy to deal with.¡¯


    As Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha were in pain...


    [Huh? Hold on.]


    It must have finally taken a good look at them as the bastard who was excitedly torturing Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha suddenly had a change in reaction.


    [Oh, my goodness, look who it is!]


    He then instantly got rid of the fire and started to say something weird.


    And that was...


    [Aren¡¯t you writer Seo Ju-Heon who wrote < The Slutty Secretary >?]


    Both Yoo Jaeha and Ju-Heon''s expressions turned odd after hearing that.


    How could they not?


    ¡®T, the Slutty Secretary? Is he talking about Captain-nim''s terrible novel?¡¯


    But the bastard shouted as if he was happy to welcome them.


    [Ohhhh! I''ve been waiting for you! The hot topic of the artifact world and the person who could be considered as my sole rival! The best selling author!]


    ¡®......Wait, what the hell is he talking about? How does this bastard know about that novel?¡¯

 Chapter 102: Annoying, everything is annoying! (3)

    Chapter 102: Annoying, everything is annoying! (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®How does this bastard know about that novel?¡¯


    < The Slutty Secretary > was the terrible novel Ju-Heon had written while talking about gathering fans or what not!


    It had excellent writing but was terribly boring, the parts a person would want from an erotic novel never came out, and the suspense was shit......


    ¡®Wait, that¡¯s not important right now.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s novel was thrown away.


    So how could this artifact bastard know about a novel that never made it out into the world?


    ¡®What the hell has happened without our knowledge?¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked serious as he asked a question.


    ¡°Number 1. Did you do something behind my back? Did you spread the manuscript to the artifacts?¡±


    ¡°......Does that even make any sense?!¡±


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    Nero''s artifact just laughed at the two confused humans.


    [Nice to meet you like this. Seo Ju-Heon, the rising comet of the artifact world!]


    The lights of the amphitheatre that had been off and setting the gloomy mood suddenly started to light up.


    Tang tang!


    They could clearly see the dome-shaped golden amphitheatre in front of them.


    ¡°The lights......!¡±


    The pillars supporting the amphitheatre were extremely fancy and the decorations all around them looked as if taking even one of them would make them extremely wealthy.


    This amphitheatre was part of Domus Aurea (Golden House).


    This radiant building was lighting up once again thanks to the artifact¡¯s abilities.


    But there was more.


    [Seo Ju-Heon! I will give you special treatment and allow you to meet with this Emperor!]


    The laughing bastard revealed himself as if he was happy to see Ju-Heon.


    It was shocking as artifacts usually did not reveal themselves in a tomb.


    But the more shocking fact was that the bastard that appeared in front of them was not in the shape of an object.


    ¡°Uhh, uhhhhh?¡±


    What appeared in front of them was a man dressed in Roman clothing, yes, it was an artifact in the shape of a human.


    Did that have an influence? Yoo Jaeha who never expected there to be an artifact that took human form shouted in shock.


    "Wait a minute, there are human-shaped artifacts?!¡±


    There was a simple reason Yoo Jaeha was shocked.


    If there are human-shaped artifacts, then there could be a total babe......


    ¡®There might be artifacts that look like women!¡¯


    And if Ju-Heon got one of those artifacts, he would naturally have to restore them......


    He would need to touch their bodies to restore them.......which meant that......


    ¡®That would be legal skinship!¡¯


    The corners of Yoo Jaeha¡¯s lips were slowly twitching but Ju-Heon not only destroyed his subordinate¡¯s dreams, he crushed it into pieces.


    ¡°Stop your wild imagination. There are no human-shaped artifacts.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha became extremely angry.


    "Damn it, then what about this bastard whose body doesn''t match his face?! His face is a Dicaprio but his body is that of a fat pig!¡±


    ¡®What else would it be?¡¯


    ¡°That¡¯s an artifact transforming itself.¡±


    Anubis was an Ankh but moved around in the shape of a dog. It was a similar concept.


    ¡°High-grade artifacts at S-Grade or higher can transform to communicate with humans.¡±


    It would be hard to move around as an object. Of course, they still could only transform into things that were related to their identity.


    Anyway, the Emperor who showed himself was being covered in radiant lights as he complimented Ju-Heon.


    [Seo Ju-Heon, you are very famous in the artifact world! < The Slutty Secretary > that appeared like a comet has taken over the artifact world. Everybody is in love with that amazing piece of work! Everybody is going wild wondering when the next one will be out!]


    ¡°......¡±


    [Even this Emperor can¡¯t forget how moved I was after reading your novel! It was completely different from the lowly works created by the other human bastards!]


    ¡®What the hell is he saying?¡¯ Yoo Jaeha''s expression was quite entertaining to look at right now.


    He had read that novel as well but......


    ¡°Which part was it that moved you?¡±


    The bastard gasped at Yoo Jaeha''s question before getting angry.


    [Are you saying you weren¡¯t moved at all while reading that masterpiece?! Your eyes must be rotten!]


    ¡°N, no wait, I''m just asking which part I need to read in order to......¡±


    [Superb writing skills, amazing descriptions! Careful choice of words! Subject matter that provides deep wisdom! Most importantly, this erot......no, complete satisfaction from feeling like he was able to read the minds of artifacts! Anyway, The Slutty Secretary was the best! It is unbelievable that a lowly human was able to write such a masterpiece!]


    ¡°......¡±


    [But to be unable to realize its value, your eyes are worse than those of animals! Do you know how quickly the number of obsessed fans of Seo Ju-Heon are growing right now?!]


    Yoo Jaeha started to clap.


    ¡°Congratulations. He¡¯s a crazed fan. Looks like you¡¯ll be deified soon enough, sir.¡±


    ¡°......Shut up.¡±


    ¡®I don¡¯t want to be fanboyed by a damn artifact.¡¯


    Honestly speaking, the fact that artifacts thought highly of a human was amazing, but Ju-Heon clicked his tongue.


    Ju-Heon just felt as if ghosts or aliens were worshiping him.


    The only thing he was certain about was that somehow, the novel that he wrote had permeated through the artifact world.


    Humans cannot interfere in the matters of the artifact world, so it must have been an artifact that spread his novel.


    But which one was it?


    Of the fifty artifacts in his possession, the ones who would do something like that were......


    Anubis?


    ¡®No, is it this bastard¡¯s doing?¡¯


    Ju-Heon was looking at the rope around his wrist. The rope that was in the shape of a bracelet right now seemed to be happy to have Ju-Heon looking at it as it squirmed with joy.


    ¡®I don¡¯t know for sure, but I¡¯ll need to look into it once I get out of here.¡¯


    He had been shocked for a moment, but this was actually a big chance.


    Why?


    ¡®It¡¯s a great win that the annoying fires are gone.¡¯


    Ju-Heon quickly looked around.


    He could see the glasses, Homer¡¯s artifact that Nero had thrown earlier, about 100 meters away.


    ¡®Get that first!¡¯


    But there was no way Nero would let Ju-Heon do as he pleased.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°I found it! It¡¯s the artifact!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The other excavation teams who had been delayed because of Ju-Heon arrived at the amphitheatre.


    It must have become easier once Nero got rid of his fires.


    ¡°Artifact, hurry up and become ours!¡±


    ¡°We made it here so give us the test!¡±


    It was normal to clear the tomb''s trial to get the artifact and leave.


    However, the fat mister shouted with an annoyed expression as if these were unwanted guests.


    [I have no interest in junk like you guys! Get lost!]


    A terrible fire violently burst out as soon as he said that.


    [This Emperor is only interested in Seo Ju-Heon! Get lost!]


    ¡°Ahhhhh! It¡¯s hot!¡±


    "Save me!¡±


    Nero then turned toward Ju-Heon with an anticipating gaze.


    [Now then, Seo Ju-Heon. You and this Emperor will now......huh?]


    But Ju-Heon welcomed Nero with an unexpected appearance.


    Ju-Heon had quickly put on Homer¡¯s Glasses while Nero was dealing with these thorns in his eyes.


    ¡®You are mine as long as I put in the time.¡¯


    Homer¡¯s artifact was something that could make someone else the main character of an epic poem and impact the target¡¯s life as an omnipotent writer.


    ¡®It normally doesn¡¯t work on artifacts but it will work on this Homer fanboy.¡¯


    But he wasn''t done just yet.


    [Teenage Shakespeare¡¯s pen (S-Grade: Legendary Hero-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    He also had Shakespeare¡¯s pen that had evolved thanks to the Avesta. There was no way he wouldn¡¯t be able to make this bastard submit with these two artifacts!


    But Nero looked disappointed after seeing Ju-Heon''s appearance.


    [Seo Ju-Heon, you are a talented and famous writer. You are able to write masterpieces without borrowing the power of such artifacts.]


    He then said something that shocked Ju-Heon.


    [Why don''t you just have a literary battle with me?! Let¡¯s battle to see who is more popular.]


    ¡®What? A literary battle? Is that thing crazy?¡¯


    But the snickering Yoo Jaeha was truly wowed.


    ¡°Wow, jackpot. Have you become the representative for humanity? Can I look forward to your victory?¡±


    But Ju-Heon didn¡¯t even listen to such useless words.


    Why?


    ¡°Are you crazy? Who would go along with a damn artifact''s request?¡±


    ¡®Especially in a place like this? What would I get in return for doing that?¡¯ But Nero seemed upset after hearing Ju-Heon¡¯s comment.


    [This Emperor is personally challenging you! Hurry up and be happy!]


    ¡°Shut up. I''m not happy at all. Who the hell would listen to an artifact?¡±


    ¡®I have time anyway. I just need to slowly make it submit and then get out.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    [The aura of a strong artifact of strategy is getting closer.]


    [It is a strong artifact that can detect the weaknesses of tombs and artifacts.]


    ¡°!¡±


    It was a message that someone was coming to bother him. However, that message made Ju-Heon frown unlike normal.


    He was certain. The artifact the message was warning him about was an artifact Ju-Heon knew very well.


    Zhuge Kongming Julian.


    ¡®Of all people!¡¯


    He was clear about how skilled his former tomb raiding team member was, as well as how much of a headache he could be.


    He was worlds apart from those other dumb excavation teams. He was pretty much like a hacker since he could see through all artifact and artifact users¡¯ abilities and weaknesses.


    ¡®Tsk, I thought they said he withdrew.¡¯


    He seemed to have changed his mind after hearing that the entrance was breached and came back. Thanks to that, Ju-Heon was starting to feel rushed.


    ¡®It¡¯ll get complicated if that bastard comes here right now.¡¯


    Julian would be able to quickly figure out his and Nero''s weaknesses and might end up stealing the artifact first.


    [The analysis-type artifact is slowly getting closer.]


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    Julian''s footsteps were getting closer.


    Based on the noise, 100m, 80m......


    ¡®Damn it, I haven¡¯t made this thing submit yet.¡¯


    What could he do? Send the rope to get in Julian¡¯s way?


    He didn¡¯t have much time. But Nero, who had no idea about Ju-Heon''s current mindset, nonchalantly shouted.


    [Seo Ju-Heon! Compete with this Emperor! Hurry up!]


    Ju-Heon started to laugh as if he figured something out.


    ¡®Ah, I''m an idiot.¡¯


    There was a way to take this artifact with him without making him submit.


    This was Ju-Heon''s answer.


    ¡°Alright. Fine, I¡¯ll battle you like you want. I¡¯ll play with you.¡±


    [Oh, really?]


    ¡°However!¡±


    Ju-Heon put a condition.


    ¡°Only if you come with me.¡±


    Nero instantly started to frown.


    [What did you say? That is not possible. Did you think this Emperor would not notice that this is your plot to drag me out of here?]


    Ju-Heon just shamelessly responded as if he had no fear at all.


    ¡°Really? Then, do whatever you want. Kill me with your fancy fire if you don¡¯t like it.¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    But Ju-Heon just started to smirk with the spirit of a gambler who was going all-in on a terrible hand.


    ¡®This bastard got rid of the fire on his own accord. He won¡¯t kill me that easily.¡¯


    Of course, he would have to deal with the annoying situation of fighting against Julian for the artifact if this didn¡¯t work.


    Ju-Heon shamelessly continued to speak as if he was a scammer selling some miracle drug.


    ¡°Think hard about it. I am unable to display my true abilities here. A talented artist like you should know the importance of the environment.¡±


    Ju-Heon then nervously looked at Nero, although it was not visible on his face. Nero was just glaring at Ju-Heon without any changes to its expression.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue as he watched.


    ¡®Tsk, I guess it won¡¯t work.¡¯


    Nero''s body flashed at that moment.


    The human body disappeared and a laurel wreath-shaped artifact appeared!


    [Understood. Make sure to keep your promise!]


    Maybe it was seduced by Ju-Heon calling it an artist. Either that, or maybe Nero realized it didn''t matter since it didn¡¯t submit to Ju-Heon and agreed.


    Clang!


    The laurel wreath fell to the ground and Ju-Heon shouted with joy internally.


    ¡®Good.¡¯


    He heard a familiar voice right behind him at that moment.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡®!¡¯


    It was Julian as he had expected!


    Julian soon saw Nero''s artifact.


    ¡®That is!¡¯


    Julian urgently stretched his arm out but Ju-Heon grabbed the laurel wreath first.


    Tap!


    It was extremely close.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh while looking at him.


    ¡®Scary bastard, he made it all the way here without any injuries.¡¯


    He truly deserved to be one of the Monarch-Grade candidates. Julian started to frown while looking at the laurel wreath in Ju-Heon¡¯ hand.


    ¡°You! That!¡±


    Julian approached Ju-Heon looking as if he wanted to take it away, but Ju-Heon agilely dodged him.


    ¡°You idiot, the bus has already passed by! Let everyone know that this artifact is already mine!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled provokingly before quickly activating an artifact.


    The two of them almost instantly disappeared.

 Chapter 103: Annoying, everything is annoying! (4)

    Chapter 103: Annoying, everything is annoying! (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha disappeared with a flash of light.


    They had left the tomb with Nero''s artifact.


    The tomb lost power and started to crumble once its master had left.


    Was that the reason? Julian, the artifact user ranked third on Pandora¡¯s warning list, became anxious as an earthquake happened.


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    ¡®Wait, he swiped the artifact without even clearing the tomb?¡¯


    This was an abnormal tomb clearance.


    No, this couldn''t even be called clearing it at all.


    It made sense an exit did not appear as the tomb wasn¡¯t cleared!


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    It truly meant that Ju-Heon just swiped the artifact and escaped.


    Julian who had instantly gotten stuck after coming into the tomb for no reason got a headache.


    ¡®I need to hurry up and get out.¡¯


    However, Julian could not ignore the numerous people who had fainted on the ground.


    ¡®I have no choice.¡¯


    He took out a wine bottle.


    [Golden Horned King and Silver Horned King¡¯s Purple Gold Red Gourd (Gourd-shaped bottle) SS-Grade: Divine-Grade]


    ¡°Alright, suck them in without hurting them.¡±


    This was an artifact from the Journey to the West that Ju-Heon would be extremely greedy for if he saw it.


    Of course, it could not go against Julian¡¯s Dominance and saved the people without any complaints.


    Shhhhhhh!


    It had sucked up all of the unconscious people.


    Julian then used Zhuge Kongming''s artifact to find a path and escape. But he couldn¡¯t help but click his tongue at the fact that Ju-Heon got away.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, I came here because I was concerned, but...¡¯


    Honestly speaking, Julian was planning on withdrawing from here.


    However...


    ¡®The way he blasted his way through the entrance when nobody else could...that man is stronger than I thought.¡¯


    Julian was subconsciously chasing after Ju-Heon.


    As someone with the ability to analyze artifact users, his eyes could clearly see it.


    He could see the level of the artifact users.


    If a number system was to be used, the average artifact users would get 40 - 50 points, while the people he saw in Pandora would average in the mid-to-late 80.


    But Ju-Heon was over 90 points.


    There was no way he could not be concerned.


    He had never seen someone record that high of a level.


    ¡®Well, it¡¯s not like there weren¡¯t anybody who was close to 90, but......¡¯


    The reason he had planned on working with Chairman Kwon was because he thought there would be a good amount of give and take since Chairman Kwon¡¯s points were much higher than average, at 91.


    Even if it was only a small difference, Ju-Heon was stronger than Chairman Kwon?


    It was understandable that it caught his interest. It was similar to how the athletes in the Olympic world ranking would pay attention to their talented rivals.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing...


    ¡®There was also the thing about how he seemed to know a lot about my sister......and how he tried to stop me from working for Chairman Kwon.¡¯


    There were many reasons that man caught his attention.


    ¡®Most importantly, that crow¡¯s protection is concerning.¡¯


    The aura of the crow surrounding Ju-Heon was not normal.


    It felt like an Evil God, a predator who preyed on its fellow artifacts. It¡¯s nature was clearly different from the other artifacts.


    And...


    ¡®It was the scent of the predatory artifact I smelled on my sister¡¯s corpse.¡¯


    Could Ju-Heon be related to his sister¡¯s death?


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Ugh, aren''t you that famous strategist?¡±


    The members of the other excavation teams, who were brought out of the wine bottle after he came out of the tomb, recognized him. However, they found it odd that Julian had saved them.


    ¡°Why would you save us who are your rivals......¡±


    ¡°And you should have known how to clear this tomb, so why did you withdraw earlier?¡±


    ¡®Why else?¡¯ Julian was able to tell what this tomb''s trial would be even without going in thanks to Zhuge Kongming''s artifact. He naturally knew how to clear it as well.


    That method was so loathsome that he was planning on withdrawing.


    "What? Even the Arabs couldn''t get it? Seo Ju-Heon took it?!¡±


    Austin Rockefeller who heard the situation from his secretary was going nuts.


    ¡®That bastard.¡¯


    Austin had quite a bit of hate for Ju-Heon after being choked by that damn rope and losing both the artifact of evangelism and van Gogh''s painting to Ju-Heon.


    That was why he had coordinated with the radical Arab terrorists for this excavation.


    The usually rational Austin started to shout into his phone.


    ¡°That¡¯s different from what we discussed! And why the hell did they have to lose it to him?! I even told them how to clear the tomb, those retards!¡±


    It wasn¡¯t enough that they lost one of the 7 Great Tombs¡¯ artifacts to Seo Ju-Heon, what else happened?


    ¡°And then they were rescued by the Zhuge Kongming or whatever bastard? What the hell did they do right to come out of that tomb alive?! They should have just died inside!¡±


    ¡®Those chumps weren¡¯t worth the money.¡¯


    ¡°That Ali or whatever. I''m sure that man didn''t send good people. It was a total scam of a deal.¡±


    He was extremely angry. And although Austin didn''t know this, the person he made a deal with this time was unfortunately the religious leader who would become the Monarch of Evangelism in the future.


    He was the Avesta Sacred Text''s original owner. Ju-Heon had that artifact now, but he was a strong artifact user who had become one of the Four Emperors. That person was stealthily building his forces in the desert.


    ¡°You got that? Deliver this message to him properly. Tell him that I will tell the US about the existence of his organization if he scams us like this again. Tell him to take care of Seo Ju-Heon and bring back the artifact they lost today if he doesn¡¯t want that to happen!¡±


    He then ended the call.


    He had a headache for many different reasons. He was already busy enough gathering artifacts to create a talented artifact user as his eldest sister had ordered.


    ¡®But the Holtens are suddenly provoking us for no reason.¡¯


    He started to grind his teeth.


    ¡°We had to spend a ton of money on Nostradamus to tell us how to clear this tomb too!¡±


    That was the case. Austin Rockefeller had gone to the future < Monarch of Fate > who was a part of Pandora. He had learned the method of clearing the Sloth tomb from the seer who uses Nostradamus''s artifact.


    ¡®He said the tomb could be cleared if you made 100 humans blow themselves up!¡¯


    That was why Austin had given bomb artifacts to the excavation team members he hired this time. He was planning on making them blow themselves up.


    Of course, he kept the information about the bomb artifacts a secret as they would never agree to do such a thing.


    Nostradamus was correct about how to clear the tomb. Julian¡¯s Zhuge Kongming¡¯s artifact analyzed that was the way to clear the tomb as well.


    Of course, it only had about a 70% chance of success.


    That was why Austin who had spent a ton of money for this was grinding his teeth.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon that bastard, he destroyed the entrance and then swiped the artifact away as well?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not all sir. According to the surviving excavation team members, Seo Ju-Heon was not harmed at all.¡±


    His former Russian secretary had run away after the party because she was afraid of Ju-Heon. Austin started to sneer after hearing his new secretary''s comment.


    ¡°He probably gave Nostradamus a ton of money as well. He cleared it by making 100 people blow up.¡±


    But the secretary shook her head.


    ¡°No, only two people went inside. But they were still able to easily take the artifact without any harm......¡±


    Rockefeller questioned his ears.


    ¡°What? Only two people? And they took it easily?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    ¡°They ignored the trial?¡±


    ¡°That seems to be the case.¡±


    He was completely flabbergasted.


    ¡°Are you joking? Tomb Excavation teams consist of at least twenty to thirty people at minimum! And how could he take it without even clearing the trial...!¡±


    ¡°He seems to have used a special skill we are not aware of, but......all the other excavation teams seem to be shocked as well.¡±


    Rockefeller didn''t care about the other excavation teams, but he started to lose it.


    "What the hell did Nostradamus say?! That bastard didn''t tell Seo Ju-Heon a different way of clearing the tomb, did he?!¡±


    ¡°N, no sir! That sir seems to be shocked as well...¡±


    He became tired.


    ¡°Ah, whatever! What was the artifact in the tomb?! That is the most important thing!¡±


    Austin bit down on his lips as if he was extremely antsy.


    ¡®Nostradamus said an extremely great historical figure would come out of there.¡¯


    The artifacts based on more famous people would be more useful. That was why both he and the rest of the world were curious as to who it was.


    ¡°So, who was it?!¡±


    The secretary became flustered.


    ¡°Umm, it does seem to be a great historical figure from Rome......but nobody knows who it is.¡±


    Austin exploded.


    ¡°How the hell can they go inside the tomb but not even figure that out?!¡±


    That was the most important thing.


    ¡°What if it is someone like Julius Caesar or Constantine?! We need to know that to decide whether to give up on it, negotiate for it, or steal it!¡±


    Nostradamus was able to prophesize how to clear the tomb but could not figure out the identity of the artifact.


    ¡°That is why Pandora is trying their best to contact Seo Ju-Heon to figure out the identity of the artifact after learning that he took it, but......¡±


    Probably Pandora as well as the leaders of different countries and people like Chairman Kwon were all desperately trying to contact Ju-Heon right now.


    This artifact had come out from one of the 7 Great Tombs and they were all focused on the fact that it was a great historical figure.


    ¡®I''m sure it is not a normal artifact. I must get it.¡¯


    ¡°Tell them to use the Pandora system artifact to quickly locate the next tomb. We can''t let him take the next one too.¡±


    ¡°What about you, young master?¡±


    ¡°......I will try to contact Seo Ju-Heon. I¡¯ll see if he is willing to sell the artifact.¡±


    The secretary nodded her head and left but Austin was still grinding his teeth as if he felt humiliated.


    ¡°Damn it. ......Do I really have to contact him first?¡±


    [As expected, the Roman buildings all over Kyoto have disappeared once the tomb has disappeared.]


    [Pandora believes that the tomb has been cleared but the location of the artifact is currently unknown......]


    Ju-Heon who had arrived in a Kyoto hotel was laughing while watching the news on TV. He was certain everybody would be running around wondering what the hell happened.


    The way he cleared the tomb with a petty trick was something nobody else knew about.


    ¡°It¡¯s already too late even if you guys want to figure it out, you bastards.¡±


    Ju-Heon was sitting on the chair with a mischievous expression.


    ¡®Should I mess with them using a different method next time?¡¯


    Well, he was calling it messing with them, but it would be a great disaster for the people on the receiving end.


    But honestly speaking, right now... That was not what Ju-Heon found to be the most important. That was why Ju-Heon called out the rope and waved a pile of papers in front of it.


    This was none other than < The Slutty Secretary >.


    ¡°Okay. Explain what happened.¡±


    Yes. The thing Ju-Heon was most curious about right now was how this had spread to the artifacts.


    He was curious as to what kind of network the artifacts had, but most importantly, Ju-Heon wanted to know the culprit.


    ¡®It¡¯s definitely one of my artifacts.¡¯


    Of his fifty artifacts, the rope was the only potential suspect on his mind.


    That was why Ju-Heon started to frown toward the rope.


    ¡°Okay, tell me. Why did this spread among the artifacts? I also want to know how artifacts are able to share text with each other. Did you do it?¡±


    That wasn¡¯t the only issue. Nero had told him something else.


    He said that The Slutty Secretary was only available for purchase.


    That meant that someone had spread the manuscript without his consent and was getting all the benefits from it!


    How could he not be angry?


    But the rope just seemed to like Ju-Heon who had just come out of the shower as it rubbed its body on Ju-Heon''s leg and tried to act cute.


    [##$&#]


    Master, let¡¯s play. Let¡¯s play.


    Violent Dominance shot out from Ju-Heon at that moment.


    Boom!


    The shocked rope seemed to be saying something in fear.


    [##&#&#, #$(#$*#(]


    Of course, Ju-Heon could not understand the rope that was still only a B-Grade artifact.


    But Anubis who was lying on the ground sighed after hearing what the rope was saying.


    [Hahaha, so crazy.]


    It must have understood the rope as they were both artifacts.


    Ju-Heon, who realized this, asked Anubis a question.


    ¡°What is it saying?¡±


    [Hmph, I have no reason to tell you......]


    ¡°Let¡¯s see, where is a good place to test out the self-destruct......¡±


    [Damn it, it said it just praised its master! That you wrote the thing! That it was well-written! That it was very entertaining!]


    ¡°Oh. That''s why it spread the manuscript to all the artifacts?¡±


    The rope quickly said something else.


    [#$&#&$#!]


    [No, I only showed it to master¡¯s artifacts! Only showed it to them! Is what it said!]


    ¡°What? My artifacts?¡±


    [#$(##(! #($(!]


    [We all sat in one room and read it together! We didn¡¯t spread it! Is what it said!]


    ¡°Hmm. So that¡¯s how it was.¡±


    Ju-Heon had a pretty good idea about what happened.


    It seemed that on the day his novel was written... His artifacts had gathered around and read the manuscript together.


    They were like children reading a comic book together.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts were usually gathered together in Yoo Jaeha''s restoration room, so the rope probably took the manuscript there.


    Anyway, Ju-Heon nodded his head and threw something to Anubis.


    "Thanks for the translation. Hey doggie. Here¡¯s a reward.¡±


    The thing that he threw to Anubis was a dog bone that Yoo Jaeha had bought.


    Anubis exploded as if he felt humiliated, but Ju-Heon who threw the bone felt that this situation was odd.


    Why?


    ¡®All the rope did was show it off to my artifacts.¡¯


    He could overlook showing it to his artifacts as they were all his.


    But that meant that the culprit that spread the novel to the entire artifact community was still out there.


    Who was it that dared to illegally distribute his work?


    It was at that moment.


    [#$&#$&#*!]


    Alright, I''ve made billions now!


    [#$&#*#!]


    The reaction to the novel is great! Wow, it¡¯s so easy to make money!


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide.


    He was hearing the suspicious voices of artifacts coming from Yoo Jaeha''s restoration room.

 Chapter 104: I got you now, you bastard! (1)

    Chapter 104: I got you now, you bastard! (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide.


    He was hearing the suspicious voices of artifacts coming from Yoo Jaeha''s restoration room.


    It was not just one artifact. There were quite a few of them chatting inside the room.


    Most of them were mumbling like the rope where he could not understand, but there were some voices that were clear as Anubis''s voice.


    [This is how you make money while lying down!]


    Ju-Heon''s face turned vicious after hearing that familiar voice.


    ¡®That bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to walk toward the restoration room. However, the excited voices inside continued to chat away even as Ju-Heon got closer.


    The voices were very loud. The decibel was usually low even though they usually chatted, but something must have happened inside to get them excited.


    [#&$#&*!]


    Wow, even Rafael and that bastard Robin Hood are sponsoring!


    [#*$#(#(!]


    Confucius sent more money!


    [#(#(#(!]


    We''re rich! We''re number 1 right now!


    [See, I told you we¡¯d make money in our sleep if you listened to me!]


    But at that moment!


    Bang!


    ¡°What the hell are you guys doing?¡±


    Ju-Heon charged into the room with a vicious blizzard around him.


    The inside of the room that had been full of cheers had turned into pandemonium.


    It made sense as Ju-Heon''s Dominance, as he charged into the room, went beyond a level any of them could ever imagine.


    Boom!


    The chaotic Dominance was vicious and rough enough to destroy every artifact inside the room.


    Because of that...


    [?!]


    [#$&#&*?!]


    The artifacts that had been gathered together on the bed started to run away in shock.


    Most of them were tool-types such as ink, fountain pen, or knife so they flailed around before falling off the bed while the ones who were capable of transforming ran away to hide inside trash cans or the closet.


    Yoo Jaeha who was munching on a chicken leg and enjoying a break ran over in shock.


    ¡°C, Captain-nim? Did something happen?¡±


    ¡°Did something happen? It looks like these shitheads gather together and pull some bullshit whenever you''re not here.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    But the only thing left inside the room was Yoo Jaeha''s regular art tools.


    Yoo Jaeha¡¯s restoration artifact must have been an accomplice with the others as it had gone into hiding long ago.


    However, Ju-Heon viciously started to speak to the artifacts.


    ¡°So, you shitheads used my novel for your benefit?¡±


    He heard some mumbling as soon as he said that.


    [#$&#&#]


    What the hell, how did he find out?


    [#$&#&#*]


    I don¡¯t know, just feign ignorance. There¡¯s no way a human would know anything.


    [#&$#&#*]


    Humans can¡¯t understand us anyway.


    The veins on Ju-Heon''s neck started to show as his Dominance exploded.


    ¡°Get your asses out now while I''m speaking nicely!¡±


    [#$&#$&#*!]


    Mommy, I''m going to die like this!


    The scared artifacts quickly gathered to the center of the room.


    It was shameful to listen to a human, but Ju-Heon¡¯s Dominance was transcending anything they could ever dream of.


    Yoo Jaeha was so amazed that he stopped eating after seeing the artifacts quickly gather together with movements that could usually only be seen in the military.


    He was always getting beaten up by the artifacts but apparently they were capable of acting like this too.


    But Ju-Heon looked like a scary ghost as he started to speak to the numerous artifacts.


    ¡°Who is responsible for this? Which of you shitheads started all of this?¡±


    The artifacts all peeked toward a direction as if they all agreed on it in advance. But they were looking at artifacts Ju-Heon would have never expected, the Gold axe Silver axe!


    Ju-Heon was shocked.


    ¡®Gold axe Silver axe? Those twin bastards?¡¯


    However, the two artifacts were shocked and quickly looked elsewhere as if to say they were not responsible.


    The bastard among the artifacts who was trying to run away was caught.


    And as expected......


    [Y, yes. It was me. So what?! What about it?!]


    It was Xu Fu''s artifact, the high-grade artifact used to awaken the Herb of Eternal Youth.


    Ju-Heon started to frown at the bastard who was acting as if he had been wronged.


    ¡°You damn worm, how dare you act like you did nothing wrong.¡±


    [Ugh, ugh.]


    The worm was ruthlessly stepped on by Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Furthermore, hey worm. Why are you in Japan? You should be with the Herb of Eternal Youth the farmers are growing.¡±


    This was the situation. He had already fused Xu Fu¡¯s artifact inside the Herb of Eternal Youth''s pot.


    This bastard needed to stick to the Herb of Eternal Youth and do his job for the Herb of Eternal Youth to continue bearing fruit.


    But the worm that should be in the New York penthouse with the farmers was in Japan, doing what?


    The worm screamed from under Ju-Heon''s foot as if he had a lot to say as well.


    [Why else?! You damn human bastard! You make me work but don¡¯t pay me at all! I''m not running away because you are my partner, but this is exploitation, you bastard!]


    ¡°What bullshit are you talking about? We''re giving you the precious pearls that number 1 is making. They should have been giving them to you in bulk once a week.¡±


    [Shut up! You scammer!]


    The worm got angry for some reason.


    [Those pearls are all fake! Don¡¯t think I don''t know that, you bastard!]


    Ju-Heon peeked toward Yoo Jaeha after hearing that.


    ¡®Were you found out?¡¯ It was an annoyed gaze.


    Yoo Jaeha who understood the meaning behind his gaze smiled bitterly.


    ¡°Of course I was found out! Those pearls disappear after a while!¡±


    This was the situation. Yoo Jaeha who had high Fit with art-type artifacts was able to draw out the Venus''s artifact''s hidden ability, ¡®Pearl Creation¡¯.


    However, Yoo Jaeha¡¯s base disposition was in scamming...


    So everything that was created like that disappeared after a while.


    They were all fake goods.


    That was why he had expected it to not last very long when he promised to pay the worm with the pearls.


    But Ju-Heon clicked his tongue, as if to why he got caught so quickly.


    He would have had a lot of money if Jaeha managed to drag it out a little longer.


    The worm was huffing.


    [Anyway, I had to do this to make money since you don''t pay me, you bastard! Pay me!]


    ¡°Shut up. And hand over all the money you made.¡±


    [I refuse, you bastard! It¡¯s my money!]


    ¡°Oh? Looks like all of you need to be exploded together as a group to return to yours senses?¡±


    The other artifacts gasped and looked toward the worm after Ju-Heon said he would hold them all responsible.


    The worm tried to ignore them, but the other artifacts shouted at the worm in fear.


    [#$(#(!]


    Just hand it over! Hand it over!


    [#($(#(!]


    Tell him you were wrong!


    The worm sniffled and started to glow.


    [You cheap and terrible devil-like bastard!]


    Something amazing started to happen at the same time.


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    An exorbitant amount of gold, silver, jewels, and items that seemed as if they would have significant historical value started to pour out.


    Bang!


    The artifacts around the world seemed to have sent over their master¡¯s goods.


    ¡°H, holy crap, what is all this?!¡±


    The money had dollars, yens, pounds, and other currencies while the items were enough to start a museum of his own.


    All of this seemed to be worth over hundred billion won!


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue in shock.


    ¡®How much did these shitheads take from the other artifacts?¡¯


    ¡°Wow, shit, the whole room is filled!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped while Ju-Heon started to smirk.


    ¡®I thought things useless to humans would come out since he was charging the artifacts.¡¯


    But would you look at this?


    Not only that... There were many items Ju-Heon had never seen before. Weird powders, liquids, ores, and even food that artifacts would probably enjoy.


    They were all unique things that could not be found on Earth.


    Were they maybe ingredients for tombs?


    ¡®Do these bastards create tombs using manual labor?¡¯


    It didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡®Anyway, it should be interesting to sell these things.¡¯


    Something among the things Ju-Heon had never seen before caught his eyes.


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    It was a small orb that seemed to have Toombglyphs on it. It was giving off a strong aura and seemed to be quite precious.


    "What is this?¡±


    All of the artifacts unexpectedly flinched.


    They seemed scared that an important secret of the artifacts would be revealed to a human.


    [#&$#&#*!]


    Why did that bastard have to get that thing......!


    [#$&#&*!]


    That should have been hard to find so how did this bastard......!


    [D, don¡¯t touch it! It is something very important for artifacts!]


    Ju-Heon, who naturally did not miss the change in atmosphere, smiled wickedly.


    ¡°Oho? Really? What is it?¡±


    A few minutes later...


    There was a bloodied worm squirming on the ground. The artifacts nearby were going, ¡®Self-destruct. Self-destruct.¡¯


    ¡®What a cruel human bastard!¡¯


    They were shaking in fear.


    Ju-Heon who turned the worm this way calmly asked again.


    ¡°So, you''re saying that this orb-like lump of aura is an artifact¡¯s core?¡±


    [Y, yes sir. That is the truth.]


    ¡°No wonder I felt the aura of an artifact on it.¡±


    Yes. The orb was an ¡®artifact¡¯s core.¡¯


    It was similar to an artifact¡¯s soul. It was the thing that gave it life.


    The worm was squirming as it revealed one of the artifacts¡¯ secrets.


    [You are able to take it out of any destroyed artifact¡¯s body, sir. ......But that one seems to only be a C-Grade soul......]


    Ju-Heon was amazed.


    Was it because it was in the shape of a lump of aura instead of a tool?


    Even he could not tell it was C-Grade by looking at it.


    ¡®Mm, either way, I guess there are cores inside artifacts.¡¯


    This was quite precious information. He should be able to take the core out and use it for his benefit.


    At that moment... He heard Yoo Jaeha start to scream.


    ¡°Aaaah, what the hell?! Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°You''re getting flooded with love calls. You''re getting mail from Pandora and numerous countries.¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed at him.


    ¡°I know. I''m getting a ton of calls every day. They¡¯re probably trying to get their hands on the artifact from one of the 7 Great Tombs. It¡¯s obvious they''re trying to at least get information about the artifact since they don''t know what it is.¡±


    ¡°Ah...... Now that you mention it, it felt like some people were keeping an eye on our place as well, what are you planning on doing? It¡¯ll be difficult to contract with Nero like this...¡±


    He still needed to do that literary battle or whatever to make Nero submit and contract with him.


    ¡®Well, a promise with a stupid item... I could just ignore it and sell it off, but......¡¯


    Ju-Heon was concerned about the message he saw when he gained Nero.


    [You have earned one of the seven Majesty''s keys.]


    That was what the message windows had said. But Ju-Heon had been confused after seeing that.


    The fact that there were seven of them must mean that they were talking about the 7 Great Tombs, and the keys were probably the artifacts from these 7 Great Tombs.


    But Majesty?


    ¡®Artifacts have royalty too?¡¯


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter. The only thing he was certain about was that Nero would call out artifacts he¡¯s connected with while running wild in this literary battle or whatever. He was an Emperor who loved to boast, so he¡¯d call out his servant artifacts or whatever.


    ¡®I can swipe all of those as well.¡¯


    But the dangers of having it stolen would increase with so many eyes on him.


    ¡®But it¡¯s not my style to hide around...¡¯


    ¡°Hmm, it is annoying so I do need to get these hyenas away from me......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha smiled wickedly after hearing that.


    ¡°Captain-nim, I have a pretty good idea.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll beat you up if you say some bullshit again.¡± S§×arch* The N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Aww come on, it¡¯s for real this time! It''ll be ¡®a kill two birds with one stone¡¯ type where you can make a lot of money and take care of the hyenas at the same time!¡±


    ¡°Oh? Okay, then tell me about it.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha then started to smile like a scammer Ju-Heon had seen in the past.


    ¡°Let¡¯s sell a fake to them.¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted.


    ¡°Sounds interesting, but your fakes disappear after a day. There''s no way they would fall for......¡±


    ¡°No! That¡¯s only if I copy the abilities as well. Copying just the appearance will make it last a long time.¡±


    ¡°Copy just the appearance? Then what about the contents?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha smirked and started to shake the orb around.


    Yoo Jaeha who had learned about the artifact orb''s abilities had used his head.


    ¡°We copy just the outer shell of this laurel wreath and throw this core inside to create a fake artifact from the 7 Great Tombs that won''t disappear. They might know what it looks like because of the people who saw it, but they won''t know what''s inside.¡±


    Ju-Heon could contract with the real Nero''s artifact while the others were all distracted by the fake.


    ¡®Then I can quickly aim for the next of the 7 Great Tombs as well.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to chuckle at his subordinate who was showing that he was growing.


    ¡®How fitting of the future Monarch of Fraud.¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon was the boss of that scammer.


    ¡°Fine. Then let¡¯s keep all of the artifact users who gather for it imprisoned inside an artifact. Then it should be easier to loot the next tomb without anyone bothering me, right?¡±


    The sharp Jaeha quickly started to run his mouth.


    ¡°Wow, this sir is trying to imprison perfectly fine people! Anyway, please give me a ton of incentives if it succeeds.¡±


    Ju-Heon quickly started to write a post in the artifact forum that had been created since Pandora''s party.


    The message was simple!


    [I am selling the artifact I gained from Kyoto''s tomb.]


    These scammers shamelessly added on as well.


    [Ah, this artifact seems to be Julius Caesar''s artifact. The bidding will start from $500,000,000!]


    ¡®Now let¡¯s see how many people bite the bait.¡¯

 Chapter 105: I got you now, you bastard! (2)

    Chapter 105: I got you now, you bastard! (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    How many would bite?


    A number of people that went beyond anything he could have expected, bit the bait like a pile of ants.


    Yoo Jaeha was laughing out loud while looking at the post they made.


    ¡°Haha, wow, jackpot! This is as good as a Youtube video with over 100 million views! Captain-nim, look at how the views and comments are exploding!¡±


    Those weren''t the only things to explode.


    ¡°The site has exploded as well.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha clutched his stomach and laughed.


    [Selling. Artifact found in Kyoto¡¯s tomb.]


    [Believed to be Julius Caesar¡¯s artifact. Hoping for a price of $500,000,000 or higher.]


    Their post just looked like someone selling an item for a video game.


    But this post ended up going viral and landed on the news throughout the world.


    There was a simple reason for it.


    ¡®That''s crazy, did it say the Kyoto tomb?¡¯


    ¡®Did the person who cleared that Great Tomb post it?¡¯


    ¡®I heard that he went through the entrance that nobody else was able to open and swiped the artifact......!¡¯


    ¡®It must be a lie!¡¯


    ¡®Figure out where they posted from and if it is true!¡¯


    That was how Pandora, the different nations and guerrilla excavation teams, and even civilians who heard the rumors reacted...


    The whole world was in chaos because of this mischievous post that was posted in this forum.


    Nobody would have believed it if it wasn¡¯t posted on the site maintained by Pandora.


    "They¡¯re all biting, they¡¯re all biting.¡±


    How could he not laugh in such a situation?


    But such a response was obvious. Pandora¡¯s warning, the seer¡¯s prophecy, and the fact that the Tomb Appearance was large enough to cover all of Kyoto...


    All things were pointing to the fact that the tomb was special. And that was an interesting story even to the civilians.


    These two people managed to clear a tomb that excavation teams with hundreds of people could not and now they wanted to sell that artifact that the entire world wanted?


    Whether the post was true or not, it was obvious that the entire world would be frantic to figure out what was going on.


    ¡®Where will you do the auction?¡¯


    ¡®Is it the real thing?¡¯


    ¡®Pick up my call.¡¯


    ¡®I will offer great conditions to purchase it.¡¯


    ¡®Please, I wish to meet with you at least once, sir.¡¯


    ¡®I will give you as much money as you want.¡¯


    Ju-Heon seemed to find these love calls to be annoying as he left one comment in English.


    [The item will be auctioned in the US this month.]


    [I will not sell it if you guys keep bothering me.]


    He was as unfriendly as possible.


    He didn''t even clearly state where it would be auctioned, so auction houses around the world were being flooded with calls.


    ¡°I''m sure they¡¯re going crazy.¡±


    China and Russia were grinding their teeth because of Ju-Heon.


    These two large countries that were enemies with Pandora that was based in the US found this situation to be too frustrating. They figured out where Ju-Heon was staying and had tried to stealthily contact him, but why did he have to do an auction of all things?


    ¡°The hyenas are going to rush over.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why we would have been able to take that tomb for ourselves if Simon''s plan didn¡¯t fail!¡±


    ¡°We would have been able to clear it if the harem artifact was safe.¡±


    ¡°Enough, we all know whose fault it is.¡±


    They all glared at someone who flinched.


    This person was Lee Seol-A.


    She had managed to get away from Ju-Heon, but... Ju-Heon had let her go on purpose. He put a weird device on her, as if he wanted to see what China and Russia were up to.


    She was already angry that she had been captured by Ju-Heon but now she had to keep her head down in front of China and Russia.


    Her annoying superiors were fine.


    ¡®But why is the Russian president here...¡¯


    Lee Seol-A who would only be a non-commissioned officer in the military was tense because of the wild beast in front of her.


    Putin, the current Russian president and the former KGB member.


    He seemed to be quite interested in this issue. Actually, it might be better to say that he was interested in Seo Ju-Heon.


    This seemed to be the case as he said the following.


    ¡°The item that Korean man named Seo Ju-Heon took was Julius Caesar¡¯s item?¡±


    ¡°He is claiming it is.¡±


    ¡°It would be great to hire him if that is true.¡±


    He licked his lips. He probably wanted Ju-Heon who could clear a tomb that everybody else was struggling with to work for him.


    ¡®Pandora, that damn thorn in my eye.¡¯


    Although it was called an alliance for artifacts, they just thought it was a gathering of the US and their close lackeys.


    They would have to be stupid to not know that Pandora was trying to monopolize artifacts instead of nuclear weapons to take control of the international society.


    ¡®This is an invisible war between nations.¡¯


    That was why Russia and China were working together to gather hundreds of thousands of people to excavate tombs, gather intelligence, protect and observe individuals, and secure their items.


    This was the birth of a Tomb-based KGB.


    Lee Seol-A was one of those members and she was supposed to keep an eye on Simon who was going to clear the Great Tomb with his harem artifact.


    However...


    ¡°The item was stolen and the hyenas are gathering because that item is showing up at an auction.¡±


    Lee Seol-A who could not raise her eyes just clenched them shut.


    ¡®Damn it, this is all because of that damn Seo Ju-Heon bastard.¡¯


    If only that motherfucking bastard had not appeared!


    ¡°I''m sorry for this......¡±


    ¡°I have no need for excuses. Take responsibility and go steal it! I''ve heard that the artifacts of the 7 Great Tombs are keys for world dominance.¡±


    Lee Seol-A was put in an awkward situation.


    ¡®Even if you want me to steal it...!


    ¡°That¡¯s already going to be auctioned......!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Do it if we tell you to do it. Can''t you understand it the first time we tell you?¡±


    It was an overbearing woman¡¯s sneering voice. She sounded as overbearing as a queen.


    Lee Seol-A turned around after hearing that familiar voice. She saw a young female professor who was reading something among the executives.


    ¡°Professor Zhen Cai Yuan!¡±


    She was the < Monarch of Gluttony >, the last of the past Four Emperors whom even Ju-Heon did not want to see again.


    She was the strongest of the Four Emperors in the past and the one with the worst personality, the artifact user who had the artifact of gluttony.


    Jodie Moore. Her original name was Zhen Cai Yuan.


    She spoke to the Chinese administrators with a sharp but elegant gaze.


    ¡°I''m a busy person. I pray you don¡¯t make me have to act.¡±


    ¡°Tsk, it is as the professor said. Make sure you don''t fail.¡±


    ¡°Remember who has your troublemaker older brother and your younger siblings.¡±


    ¡°You know your debt grew by another 1 billion not too long ago, right?¡±


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    ¡°Make sure to get the item.¡±


    Lee Seol-A was grinding her teeth and glaring at them.


    ¡°I understand.¡±


    The teeth grinding Lee Seol-A left while Zhen Cai Yuan was smiling.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, Seo Ju-Heon. He''s holding the entire world hostage with a single artifact.¡¯


    There were many wealthy individuals, nations, top Hollywood actors, athletes, royalty etc, with a lot of money and high Dominance among the artifact users right now.


    But Ju-Heon had nothing that stood out like they did. That was why she had thought he wasn¡¯t much, but...


    ¡°A way of clearing a tomb that even the seer didn''t know about......¡±


    ¡®He¡¯s a total dark horse.¡¯


    Was that the reason?


    ¡°Investigate him thoroughly. Stick some people in the auction house as well.¡±


    The world, as well as the past monopolizers and future Monarch-Grade users were all focusing on or greedy for Ju-Heon.


    At a small theatre in LA.


    The fanciest of auctions was taking place in this theatre that could barely fit 50 people. The colossuses who had no choice but to participate in this auction were shivering.


    In fact, everybody here might have been shaking in disbelief.


    It made sense given the circumstances.


    "What? The entrance fee is an artifact?¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes sir. That is what the owner told us.¡±


    ¡°Unbelievable!¡±


    People were whispering to each other.


    That was the case. Ju-Heon had rented this tiny 20 pyeong space for the auction.


    But there were thousands of people who had gathered here. Civilians groups, interest groups, colossuses, reporters, and even government workers from different countries were all gathered here. But how could this small theatre fit all of them?!


    There was a fight to get inside and that was why Ju-Heon despicably put the following condition.


    [Admission fee: Regardless of whether people are in the same party, one artifact per person.]


    ¡°Fuck! What the hell is this?!¡±


    The intention behind this was obvious!


    ¡®There¡¯s no way this bastard didn¡¯t expect a ton of people to gather here!¡¯


    Austin Rockefeller could not hold back any longer and punched the post on the wall that mentioned the admission fee.


    ¡°How dare he try to gobble up artifacts like this!¡±


    However, there were people nonchalantly responding to him.


    "What¡¯s wrong? You have issues with it?¡±


    ¡°You!¡±


    Ju-Heon was the one to respond to Austin.


    However, the people who followed the colossuses here couldn''t help but gasp.


    It could not be helped.


    ¡®A, a track suit?¡¯


    What kind of people does he think are here?


    ¡®And he even showed up late?¡¯


    But that wasn''t important.


    "What is up with this artifact as an admission fee?!¡±


    ¡°What else? Nothing can be done about it even if you complain. There¡¯s only so many seats and it''s too late to do it by who got here first. It¡¯s too unfair to the people who don¡¯t have much capital if I make the admission fee too high.¡± Sear?h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°That¡¯s why we are able to get a small group of people if we accept an artifact as the admission fee. It is fine even if it¡¯s a trash artifact rolling around, so feel free to bring something like that.¡±


    The people¡¯s faces started to twitch as Yoo Jaeha added on as well.


    ¡®These bastards. Ask for money instead.¡¯


    ¡®No, they¡¯re saying bring the lowest-grade artifacts.


    But there''s no way anybody brought useless low-grade artifacts with them and we don¡¯t have time to go get another one!¡¯


    Furthermore, the theatre could only fit 50 people, so it actually was a first come first serve type of situation.


    The angry people started to shout.


    ¡°All you need to do is move it to a bigger venue instead of doing this!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s up to the seller. You don¡¯t have to participate if you don¡¯t want to do so. I have no qualms about not selling it.¡±


    Ju-Heon then turned around and people started to whisper.


    They could not go back now while knowing that he was the one who conquered one of the 7 Great Tombs and earned the artifact.


    ¡®He knows how curious we are about the artifact¡¯s identity.¡¯


    The people, who did not have a good impression of Ju-Heon from the beginning, were getting close to exploding.


    ¡°Hmph, fine. Sure. Then don''t say anything even if we forcibly take it away!¡±


    ¡°Who are you to even take the artifact from the Great Tomb? You probably swiped it away when other people excavated most of it!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! How could you get it with just the two of you? You''re not even skilled......!¡±


    Some of the more impatient artifact users activated their artifacts to try to take it by force.


    However...


    ¡°Aaaah!¡±


    A fire attack that was heading toward Ju-Heon turned around and hit the caster instead.


    Ju-Heon who had activated the Code of Hammurabi started to laugh as if his body was itchy.


    ¡°Anybody who uses an artifact would be seen as giving the signal to attack.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    The people became silent.


    They didn''t know which artifact it was as Ju-Heon was hiding it, but it was obviously a counter-type.


    ¡®I''ll lose if I attack without thinking about it.¡¯


    Ju-Heon scratched his head as if he was annoyed before waving his hand.


    ¡°Feel free to go back if you don¡¯t want to buy it. I won¡¯t stop it. It doesn¡¯t matter to me whether I sell it or not.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, feel free to bring Appraisers to check it all you want if you are suspicious of the item!¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    Their reaction made it seem as if they were not going to offer a fake at the auction.


    Anybody with a brain would not do something as stupid as turning the colosuses gathered here, political figures, and the entire world as their enemies.


    Maybe it was because they were crazed by that thought...


    ¡°I understand! I''ll pay the artifact I have on me as the admission fee! Please let me in!¡±


    ¡°Me too!¡±


    ¡°Damn it, me too!¡±


    Everybody turned frantic and started to hand over artifacts they considered useless as admission fee.


    They were thinking that the artifact that came out of one of the 7 Great Tombs was more important than these C or D-Grade artifacts.


    Of course, some people handed B-Grade or A-Grade artifacts as the admission fee as the theatre could only hold the first fifty people.


    ¡°Hurry up and bring anything!¡±


    ¡°Here!¡±


    They weren''t crazy, they were just thinking about the investment they were making. Most of the people here were extremely wealthy and had a strong investing mindset.


    They even sent some excavation team members in to check the artifact with their own eyes. Thanks to that, Yoo Jaeha who was collecting the artifacts was laughing internally.


    ¡®As expected of the Captain-nim. He¡¯s so wicked.¡¯


    He was the one who had come up with the original scam plan, but Ju-Heon had added to it.


    ¡®He must have rented this place with this situation in mind.¡¯


    This seemed to be the type of thing he made sure to learn from Ju-Heon.


    But Ju-Heon who probably had no idea what Jaeha was thinking went inside after people rushed in.


    The auction soon started with the auctioneer he had hired for today.


    ¡®I guess it¡¯s about time I go inside as well.¡¯


    As Yoo Jaeha who had been gathering the artifacts tried to go inside as well!


    ¡°Hey.¡±


    Someone grabbed Yoo Jaeha''s shoulder. Yoo Jaeha who turned around without much thought was shocked.


    ¡®J, Julian Miller?


    This bastard was here too?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha had heard about Julian''s abilities from Ju-Heon.


    ¡®He said this guy was like a hacker with an artifact of discernment.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha, who was oddly shaking his foot, smiled as calmly as possible while looking at Julian.


    ¡°Oh, I didn¡¯t expect you to be here as well, Mr. Miller. What can I do for you?¡±


    Julian seemed as if he wanted to say something before looking around and taking Yoo Jaeha to a secluded area. He then seemed to have made up his mind as he started to frown and asked.


    ¡°I will get right to the point. What are you planning, trying to sell a fake?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha flinched after hearing that.


    He then wracked his brain and then shouted!

 Chapter 106: I got you now, you bastard! (3)

    Chapter 106: I got you now, you bastard! (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Excuse me? A fake? What bullshit are you talking about? That¡¯s the real thing.¡±


    He played it off at first.


    He felt guilty, but there were probably no idiots who would out themselves like that.


    Although Yoo Jaeha always lost to Ju-Heon, he was a talented scammer who had scammed many wealthy people.


    He wasn¡¯t an inexperienced newbie whose face would give everything away after being called out like that.


    That was why he glared at Julian instead.


    ¡°Are you trying to lower the price by doing this?¡±


    "What?¡±


    Julian glared at the scammer in disbelief.


    ¡®How dare he act this way.¡¯


    ¡°You can¡¯t trick my eyes. That¡¯s not the same one that was in the tomb.¡±


    But Yoo Jaeha¡¯s face was thick.


    "Aigoo, is that so? Your sight must be as good as a microscope. Anyway, you keep speaking nonsense, but that is the thing we got from the tomb, okay?¡±


    Julian was truly flabbergasted.


    This punk looked as if he was ready to argue that the Earth was square.


    ¡®How can he act so confidently while bringing a fake?¡¯


    Honestly speaking, Julian was one of the people who was hooked and paid the admission fee. He was interested in this auction. S§×ar?h the N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Which artifact user in the world would not be interested in an artifact from one of the 7 Great Tombs?


    But as for the artifact he got to inspect after following the rule and paying an artifact...


    That was a fake.


    The others did not notice at all, but thanks to Zhuge Kongming''s artifact, his eyes could tell that the flow of aura was different.


    So, how could he not grind his teeth in anger?


    ¡®There¡¯s a limit to being shameless.¡¯


    The angry Julian¡¯s eyes opened wide.


    ¡°I¡¯ll let you know that my eyes can see it. What you guys put out there is definitely a fake. Why don''t you admit to it while I''m asking nicely?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to grind his teeth as if his pride took a hit.


    ¡®Damn it, I didn¡¯t do a shoddy job so that it would get caught.¡¯


    ¡°Do you have any proof?¡±


    ¡°Proof?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. You''re going to be sued for defamation if you keep speaking bullshit like that. Do you understand?¡±


    No matter what, Yoo Jaeha was confident.


    His copy was perfect and nobody else here was able to notice that it was a fake. There was no way there would be any proof.


    However...


    ¡°Alright then. I''ll show you proof.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Julian coolly turned around, making Yoo Jaeha gasp.


    ¡°H, hey?¡±


    ¡®There¡¯s no way he really has proof, right?''


    ¡°Hey! Hey you! You over there! Where are you going?!¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t the real one with Seo Ju-Heon anyway? I already confirmed it. I''m sure it¡¯ll come out if I grab his collar and shake.¡±


    ¡®What?! Is he crazy?!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha urgently chased after Julian.


    Ju-Heon should be receiving people''s bids inside right now. He did have the real artifact on him.


    ¡®Damn it, it''s probably full of reporters inside.¡¯


    How had he figured out that Ju-Heon had the real one on him?


    That wasn''t important right now.


    What would happen if Julian went inside and caused a ruckus right now?!


    The auction would naturally be canceled.


    There would be a lot of negative press about how he tried to scam the world and Ju-Heon''s rivals would start bothering him...... Then Ju-Heon would be very annoyed......then that would mean.......


    ¡®.......Damn it, I¡¯ll probably be killed by the Captain-nim!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha turned pale. Ju-Heon might execute him for being unable to stop one person.


    ¡®I need to stop him with everything I have!¡¯


    ¡°Hey! Stop right there! Hey!¡±


    However, Julian quickly started to enter through the door regardless of whether someone was shouting behind him.


    Yoo Jaeha shouted at that moment.


    "Wait! Wait! Okay! I''ll tell you everything!"


    ¡°I''ll tell you everything!¡±


    Julian, who was about to enter the hall, stopped immediately.


    ¡°You¡¯ll tell me? You''ll tell me what?¡±


    ¡°Basically, we had no choice but to put a fake one on display. We were going to give the real thing to the winning bidder!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha forced his muscles to smile.


    ¡®Damn it. Let¡¯s trick him first.¡¯


    Who cared about what would happen later? They just had to disappear for a while if something blew up.


    Yoo Jaeha who came up with a great excuse fitting a former scammer smiled like a nice person.


    Maybe it was because he looked innocent and believable, but he didn''t seem like someone who would trick people if you didn''t consider what was on the inside.


    ¡°Alright, I''ll give you some secret artifact information related to this, so, why don''t we go chat over there? Well? I''ll let you know because we¡¯ve met before.¡±


    Julian just turned around as if he didn''t care.


    ¡°Enjoy chatting to the wall. I will do the confession for you!¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    ¡®How can someone be like a damn pumpkin?!


    He doesn''t even pretend to listen!


    Damn it, most people would try to listen if they were told it was some secret artifact information!¡¯


    But Julian entered the hall without even looking back.


    There were only fifty people inside the small theatre, but it was as fired up as a 50,000 person concert hall.


    ¡°$50,000,000!¡±


    $60,000,000!¡±


    $70,000,000!¡±


    $100,000,000!¡±


    ¡°$100,000,000 plus the artifacts I have with me!¡±


    ¡°Then me too!¡±


    ¡°Crazy, it''s mine! Get lost!¡±


    It was as fired up as an idol''s concert hall. It must be because Ju-Heon was doing some amazing work.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Hold on!¡±


    Julian, who noticed the truth about the artifact, shouted in the hall filled with colossuses.


    ¡°Stop the auction for a moment!¡±


    His voice was as loud as if he was using an amplifier. People jumped after hearing his voice.


    "Damn it, that scared me!¡±


    ¡°How can his voice be so loud even without a mic......!¡±


    Of course, that was not his normal voice. He had used an amplifying artifact.


    Julian who had his finger on his neck sternly shouted.


    "Stop the auction! There¡¯s something I need to tell the people here!¡±


    Some of them recognized Julian.


    ¡°Huh? That bastard is here too?¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t he the guy who rejected TKBM''s scouting? But why is he......¡±


    Ju-Heon who saw him from the stage started to frown.


    He couldn''t help it as he saw the serious look on Yoo Jaeha''s face behind Julian.


    ¡®That bastard.¡¯


    The extremely sharp Ju-Heon was able to instantly tell what had happened.


    But Julian quickly pointed to the glass container at the center of the hall.


    It was a square glass container that could be found in a museum.


    ¡°Listen carefully! That artifact there is......!¡±


    But the moment Julian was about to reveal the truth!


    ¡°Mmmmph!¡±


    The rope that had quickly flung itself had grabbed Julian.


    [#$#$&#!]


    Why are you bothering my master! Why are you bothering him?!


    Julian was tied from mouth to toe by the angry rope.


    People in the room became flustered, but Ju-Heon who had quickly sent the rope over calmly grabbed the mic.


    ¡°Haha. You can¡¯t interrupt us no matter how much you want to win the auction. Bid fairly.¡±


    ¡°Mmmmph!¡±


    Ju-Heon just laughed as people started to whisper.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing much. To be honest with you, Mr. Julian Miller has been persistently calling me and saying that this artifact is his. He told me that he has no money but that I must not sell it to anybody else.¡±


    ¡®What? When did I do that?!¡¯


    Julian seemed to want to say something but the rope tightly bound Julian.


    [#$#$&*!]


    Are you not going to sit still? Are you not?!


    ¡°I understand how you feel, but the important VIPs here are all fairly participating in the auction.


    No whining or unfair methods are allowed.¡±


    The people at the auction started to laugh. Only a few people knew at this point that he had Zhuge Kongming''s artifact.


    Ju-Heon then glared at Yoo Jaeha and gave him an order.


    ¡®Drag him out.¡¯


    And then...


    ¡®You¡¯re dead tonight.¡¯


    He let Yoo Jaeha know he would be murdered. He was smiling, but his gaze was viciously plotting for Jaeha''s death.


    Yoo Jaeha who also saw his future was crying internally.


    ¡®Aigoo, aigoo, Julian you damn bastard.¡¯


    He felt that it was unfair. He could only scam someone if they would listen to him.


    Anyway, the rope excitedly dragged Julian as Yoo Jaeha was about to drag him out.


    It wasn¡¯t hard for the rope to drag out a healthy adult man.


    ¡°Congratulations! Julius Caesar''s artifact has sold for $200,000,000!¡±


    The auctioneer bang his gavel and both joy and sorrow filled the small auction house.


    The person who won Caesar''s artifact was smiling.


    ¡®I now have one of the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs.¡¯


    The person who won the item after a fierce bidding was Sophie, a lovely European princess.


    Austin who was bidding with her until the end sighed.


    ¡°Damn it, a person I didn''t expect......!¡±


    "And for only 200 million......!¡±


    Although a country like Greece with struggling economies had to stop bidding near the middle, but Italy, US, and wealthy people like Austin would not lose when it came to money.


    Even if the competitor was royalty, the winning bid was only 200 million dollars.


    It was an exorbitant amount that was about 200 billion won, but it was still a low amount for the bidders.


    However...


    ¡°Damn it, Seo Ju-Heon. I didn''t expect him to like artifacts more than money......!¡±


    That was the case.


    It was only 200 million dollars in cash, but there was more to it.


    ¡°Then please hand over the 200 million dollars, one SS-Grade artifact, two S-Grade artifacts, three A-Grade artifacts, and ten B-Grade artifacts. Congratulations and thank you very much!¡±


    They pulled at their hair at the auctioneer''s shout.


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    ¡°Damn it, he handed it over!¡±


    Honestly speaking, Sophie must have felt the competitors were fierce as she started to bid artifacts once the price reached 900 million dollars.


    For some reason, Ju-Heon had kicked the 900 million dollars away and ended the bid with Sophie''s artifacts.


    Ju-Heon had a simple response when the reporters asked why he had done that.


    ¡°It¡¯s only 900 million dollars. I can easily make that much on my own.¡±


    But it was different for artifacts.


    Austin was pounding his foot and grinding his teeth. As someone with both wealth and artifacts, he too had bid artifacts as Sophie had done.


    But Ju-Heon did not care about Austin¡¯s artifacts at all. In fact, he was completely ignored.


    That was why this kind of misunderstanding couldn¡¯t help but happen.


    ¡°Damn it, he probably sold it to her because that princess is pretty!¡±


    ¡°Exactly! There are no special artifacts among the ones the princess offered!¡±


    The artifact users from around the world who were gathered here were all grumbling.


    On the other hand, the princess was smiling wickedly while thinking about Ju-Heon.


    ¡®I got it. Men truly are weak against pretty women.¡¯


    Either way, she now had an artifact from the 7 Great Tombs that other countries desired. It was now only a matter of time for her to raise her own position and her country¡¯s power.


    ¡®I can now become an artifact user Pandora is wary about as well.¡¯


    Well, she would have been able to, if that was the real thing.


    ¡°What a masterpiece, truly a masterpiece.¡±


    The current location was a supply closet in this small theatre.


    Julian was hanging from the ceiling in the rope''s preferred method of binding.


    ¡°Mmmmph!¡±


    The rope quickly rushed over to Ju-Heon and rubbed itself on him as Ju-Heon motioned for it to release Julian¡¯s mouth.


    It was telling him to praise it.


    But Ju-Heon just ignored it and scoffed at Julian who was covered in dust and huffing.


    ¡°I''m going to reveal that the one you sold to the princess is a fake as soon as I get out here. How dare you think about selling a fake......!¡±


    ¡°Stop, stop. Things will become complicated even for me if you reveal to the world that what she has is a fake.


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯ll be really annoying, especially since a country¡¯s princess was the one who won the bidding.¡±


    It would not just be annoying.


    He would probably be executed.


    Julian started to speak to Ju-Heon as if he found him to be ridiculous.


    ¡°You shouldn''t have done something like this if you were scared of that. I have no reason to listen to you. I will get out of here and show your shameless side to the world.¡±


    This was not just a bluff.


    They had currently taken away his artifacts and he was bound by the rope, but this bastard would definitely find a way out eventually.


    Zhuge Kongming''s artifact would allow him to quickly figure out the rope''s weak area.


    In addition...


    ¡®Based on my memories, the second of the 7 Great Tombs should be appearing soon.¡¯


    He needed to contract Nero''s artifact before that and then aim for the second one. He didn¡¯t want to be chased around by people because of this bastard.


    The best thing to do was to stop this bastard from speaking.


    But Julian was not the type to easily die.


    That was why he was going to go with the most effective method.


    What is that?


    ¡®Making him an accomplice.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile.

 Chapter 107: I got you now, you bastard! (4)

    Chapter 107: I got you now, you bastard! (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon looked at him and snickered.


    ¡®Don¡¯t think badly of me.¡¯


    He hadn''t planned on dragging Julian into this, but what else could he do?


    This guy tried to choke them first.


    That was why anything that happened from now was all this bastard¡¯s fault.


    ¡®This bastard¡¯s artifact really is annoying, but......¡¯


    Ju-Heon actually had been keeping an eye on Zhuge Kongming''s artifact more than anybody else because of that. He already knew a lot about it to start because they had been part of the same tomb raiding team in the past.


    ¡®That¡¯s why there is a method.¡¯


    But Ju-Heon debated for a moment.


    ¡®Even still, if there isn¡¯t a suitable situation......¡¯


    But as he thought about that...


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown after feeling a presence.


    He felt the presence of a third person here when it should just be him and Julian here in this storage room.


    The location was the ceiling! Ju-Heon raised his head and the artifact spying on them disappeared.


    Swish!


    It had quickly run away after feeling Ju-Heon''s murderous intent.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue in response.


    ¡®Tsk, did they overhear?¡¯


    It was a soul-type artifact that had been eavesdropping on them while hiding in the ceiling. It was obvious that someone had sent an artifact to spy on them.


    Julian, who noticed it as well, sneered at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°How wonderful. Now the information about how you put up a fake artifact will spread everywhere.¡±


    Julian had noticed almost at the same time as Ju-Heon because the artifact had hidden so well.


    Ju-Heon got an urgent call soon enough.


    It was the auctioneer who had run the auction.


    [Umm, we have a problem, sir.]


    ¡°Please tell me. What is going on?¡±


    [The princess of Monaco has paid for the item and taken it. But there is a person hindering the deal......!]


    ¡°Hindering?¡¯


    [Yes sir, it is a woman claiming that the item is fake! Anyway, please quickly come to the exit area.]


    The call suddenly ended as if there was a big issue at the other end.


    Julian, who had heard the conversation because the person had been speaking loudly, started to laugh.


    ¡°You''re bound to get punished if you commit terrible deeds. Why don¡¯t you just confess and ask for forgiveness?¡±


    But Ju-Heon, who was looking at Julian, was smiling for some reason.


    ¡°Yeah, you¡¯re right. I¡¯ll go confess.¡±


    He sent someone a text at the same time.


    "What? You¡¯re saying this is fake? What are you talking about?!¡±


    Sophie, the lucky person who won the bidding war for the artifact. Princess Sophie of Monaco''s mind was a chaotic mess right now.


    It made sense as something unexpected happened as she paid a hefty price and was trying to leave this stuffy small theatre.


    A woman suddenly stopped her as she was trying to leave.


    ¡°What am I talking about? It¡¯s exactly as I mentioned. Princess, the item you won is a fake.¡±


    It was a female FBI agent who was speaking fluent French to the princess. She was the one who had received Lee Seol-A''s report.


    Lee Seol-A was inside a car watching what was going on inside with a headset on her head.


    She could see things thanks to the small camera she had stealthily placed on the FBI agent.


    ¡®I called you guys as you wanted to stop the princess.¡¯


    Honestly speaking, Lee Seol-A had been suspicious of Ju-Heon. She had been suspicious since the moment Ju-Heon said he would have this auction.


    Why?


    ¡®There¡¯s no way that wicked bastard is going to do an auction with proper intentions.¡¯


    Grind. This bastard had completely destroyed their area for the harem artifact and Nero''s artifact.


    ¡®I''ve pretty much figured out that the bastard is focused on artifacts.¡¯


    Would such a person just sell an artifact they worked so hard to get?


    ¡®Of course not!¡¯


    That was why she had infiltrated this place and looked around everywhere to see if she could find anything.


    That led her to end up overhearing Julian and Ju-Heon''s conversation.


    Yes. The owner of the soul-type artifact that had spied on Ju-Heon and Julian was none other than Lee Seol-A. That was why Lee Seol-A had clearly heard it.


    She heard that the artifact was a fake!


    Lee Seol-A, who was outside, immediately started to act once she learned this fact. She called the Interpol and FBI members she was connected with. The FBI had already found artifacts to be headaches, and did not have a good relationship with the CIA that was kind of doing whatever they wanted for the artifacts.


    But the FBI would gain more rights to artifact investigations among other benefits if they took care of this properly. Lee Seol-A was using that for her advantage.


    She wasn''t scared of the weird device Ju-Heon had installed on her.


    ¡®The professor said it was a simple transmitter.¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason. The FBI agent who came after Lee Seol-A''s report showed their ID and surrounded the auction house.


    ¡°Anyway, that artifact is fake. Seo Ju-Heon scammed you.¡±


    People started to whisper.


    ¡°Unbelievable!¡±


    "What do you mean it''s a fake?!¡±


    ¡°Our Appraisers all said it was real!¡±


    They didn''t think this was all just for attention as the cops appeared as well.


    Of course, the princess who had instantly become the victim of a scam was receiving gazes of compassion.


    Did that have an influence?


    ¡°Shut the hell up, what do you mean it''s a fake? I bid on it because our side''s Appraiser said that it was the real thing. If you want to try to turn me and my kingdom into idiots any more......!¡±


    However at that moment...


    ¡°Let me show you proof.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The person who appeared in front of the embarrassed princess was Lee Seol-A.


    ¡°Please hold that artifact out in front of you.¡±


    The princess held the artifact out and started to speak.


    ¡°Fine. You won¡¯t be fine if you''re speaking nonsense......kyaa!¡±


    Lee Seol-A had taken a dagger out and ruthlessly slashed down at the artifact.


    Crack!


    It had really happened in an instant. The golden laurel wreath was destroyed and everybody gasped.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°What the hell did you do?! That was a 200 million dollar artifact!¡±


    However, Lee Seol-A snorted while looking at the artifact that was destroyed so easily.


    ¡°Please take a look. A supposed S-Grade artifact was so easily broken. My dagger would only be considered B-Grade according to Pandora¡¯s standards.


    ¡°W, what? B-Grade?¡±


    ¡°Unbelievable!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong, what is it? Why does it matter that it is a B-Grade artifact?!¡±


    Lee Seol-A started to speak as if to answer that question.


    ¡°A low-grade artifact cannot destroy a high-grade artifact like this. That¡¯s a known fact. But it was destroyed?¡±


    That made most of the people drop their jaws in shock. Even an idiot would know the meaning behind those words.


    ¡°Then that means that the item the princess won is lower than B-Grade!¡±


    ¡°Unbelievable! He said it was Julius Caesar''s artifact! Why else would we have come all the way here?!"


    ¡°It should at least be an S-Grade artifact because it came from a Great Tomb!¡±


    Everybody turned chaotic.


    ¡°Just what is going on?¡±


    What else could it be?


    ¡°As I mentioned already, you all have been scammed.¡±


    People were astonished or angry after hearing that.


    ¡°Then you are saying we were fooled by that bastard and even paid an admission fee for a fake?¡±


    ¡°Ah, that crazy!¡±


    ¡°No wonder he happily accepted a bid for 200 million dollars!¡±


    The inside of the auction area was turning rowdy while the princess started to glare.


    "Find Seo Ju-Heon immediately!¡±


    ¡°This is big news!¡±


    Lee Seol-A started to smile at the crowd¡¯s intense reaction.


    ¡®Good, send Seo Ju-Heon to prison just like this.¡¯


    He had scammed the princess of a country. It probably wouldn''/ disappear quietly as he fooled a ton of colossuses as well.


    This would allow her to get rid of Seo Ju-Heon and negotiate with the princess.


    People soon started to go wild, talking about catching Ju-Heon.


    "Find Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°Hurry up!¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°You''re looking for me?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    A person unexpectedly walked toward them with his head up.


    The shocked people turned their heads to see Ju-Heon smiling by the hallway, looking as if he was wondering why they were all gathered together.


    Lee Seol-A, who had expected him to have run away, started to get anxious.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    The shocked people snapped out of it and started to shout.


    ¡°Did you really sell a fake?¡±


    ¡°Please say something!¡±


    Ju-Heon calmly responded.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. The item that all of you saw was indeed a fake.¡±


    People were shocked to hear Ju-Heon''s shameless words.


    Was this guy crazy? How could he so openly say it was a fake in such a situation? What could he be thinking? Even Lee Seol-A looked confused as she could not understand his actions.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue.


    ¡°But it¡¯s not like we wanted to put out a fake.¡±


    The people couldn''t believe it.


    ¡°Ho. Of all the excuses to pick from, that......!¡±


    This seemed to be the right moment as the father of all scammers, Yoo Jaeha, started to shout.


    ¡°It¡¯s not an excuse! Please look at this!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha suddenly lifted up his shirt and showed them his stomach.


    The people were shocked. There was a large scar on Yoo Jaeha¡¯s stomach that looked as if it had healed not too long ago. He seemed to have been stabbed by a knife and had it sutured back up.


    ¡°W, what is that injury?¡±


    ¡°What does that have to do with the auction......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to grumble.


    ¡°I''ll tell you everything since it ended up like this. We originally had no intentions of auctioning off the item! Who would want to sell something that they worked so hard to earn?!¡±


    "Then why......!¡±


    ¡°We received a threatening phone call! The caller said to hand over the item we got from the Kyoto tomb!¡±


    "What? A threatening phone call?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha threw copies of a doctor¡¯s note to the whispering people as he continued to shout.


    ¡°Take a look at this! We ignored it thinking it was a common prank call but I got stabbed a month ago!¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    The people looked at this completely authentic diagnosis and became anxious.


    Yoo Jaeha continued to speak.


    ¡°Anyway, we did the auction because we thought we might die if we kept holding onto it!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why we tried to catch the perpetrator here in the auction house.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Huh? That¡¯s right! We knew someone who desired that item so much would definitely come here!¡±


    Ju-Heon immediately looked toward the princess.


    ¡°That was why we tried to draw out the perpetrator with the fake. Wouldn¡¯t such a criminal stealthily aim for the person who won the bidding?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°In that sense, I believed the perpetrator would aim for you since you have the item.¡±


    ¡°If that is true, then you used me.¡±


    Ju-Heon put on an extremely apologetic expression.


    ¡°I apologize, but I thought your guards would be able to handle themselves in danger, princess.¡±


    The people around them were suspicious but shocked.


    ¡°......Is that for real?¡±


    ¡°......If that is the case, I can now understand it. I see why he let her win it with just 200 million dollars and some pretty useless artifacts.¡±


    They could now understand why he chose the princess and the expressions on Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha''s faces made it seem as if they were not lying. S§×arch* The Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Ju-Heon soon started to speak.


    ¡°I apologize. I was planning on giving you the real item once we caught the perpetrator and explained the situation to you. An auction is an auction after all.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    The princess seemed to soften up a bit after hearing Ju-Heon''s comment.


    ¡°Although we didn¡¯t manage to catch the person who threatened us, we will give you the real thing right now since the situation ended up like this.¡±


    ¡°But this is still fishy......¡±


    At that moment, Julian who was released by the rope was huffing as he arrived at where Ju-Heon was talking.


    He had come to see if Ju-Heon really was confessing.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    Ju-Heon put a hand on Julian¡¯s shoulder.


    ¡°Sorry, Miller. I had to confess like you said.¡±


    The good-natured Julian smiled after seeing that Ju-Heon seemed to truly be reflecting on his actions.


    ¡°......You should have done that from the beginning.¡±


    ¡°I apologize. Miss princess. Please let me give you the real thing.¡±


    But the moment Ju-Heon tried to take the laurel wreath out of his pocket...


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Ju-Heon suddenly looked shocked. He then became flustered unlike his usual self and thoroughly searched his body.


    The people around him started to get anxious while looking at Ju-Heon''s reaction.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Did something happen?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s gone! The real thing! It was definitely here!¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡±


    Ju-Heon then urgently asked Lee Seol-A for help.


    ¡°Please block the exit for a bit! Can you do a body search on people just in case as well?¡±


    Lee Seol-A tensed up. He truly had the gaze of someone who had lost something.


    Julian was shocked as well.


    ¡®What the hell is this bastard saying all of a sudden?¡¯


    He had just confirmed in the other room that Ju-Heon had the artifact on him.


    That was why Julian found it odd and activated Zhuge Kongming''s artifact again.


    He couldn¡¯t keep it activated all the time because it drained a lot of energy, but he needed it now.


    However...


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    He questioned his eyes.


    ¡®W, what the!¡¯


    He couldn''t believe it.


    The real artifact that Ju-Heon should have had on him was sending out its aura from his own pocket!


    When the hell had this thing gotten here?!


    Julian was rarely confused, but he was extremely bewildered at this situation. He then glared at Ju-Heon.


    But Ju-Heon was smiling like the devil at him.


    ¡®Welcome, my accomplice. No, the perpetrator.¡¯


    That was what he seemed to be saying.


    That was why Julian got the chills.


    ¡®Is this bastard perhaps...¡¯


    But that only lasted for a moment as Julian became urgent. They would suspect him no matter what if this was found when they did the body search.


    Because of that...


    ¡®I need to quickly let them know before there is a misunderstanding.¡¯


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Please cooperate with us for this body search.¡±


    The Chinese Team Red excavation team put a hand on Julian''s shoulder with perfect timing.


    A shocked Julian dropped his jaw in shock.


    ¡°Wait......h, hold on!¡±

 Chapter 108: I got you now, you bastard! (5)

    Chapter 108: I got you now, you bastard! (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Wait......h, hold on!¡±


    Julian was about to go crazy. He didn''t want to be misunderstood as the perpetrator like this.


    That was why he quickly slipped out and tried to take out his artifact.


    However...


    ¡°We found it!¡±


    These bastards had found the artifact in his jacket pocket. It was easy to find as it was the size of a bracelet.


    Julian was placed in an awkward situation but he quickly calmed down and tried to explain the situation.


    ¡°Hold on! I have something to say!¡±


    But damn it, they didn¡¯t even give him the chance to talk.


    ¡°We¡¯re certain of it! It¡¯s the same laurel wreath artifact!¡±


    "What? Grab him!¡±


    Julian started to get a headache.


    But the people around him started to treat him as the perpetrator whether he had a headache or not.


    "What the, what is going on here?¡±


    ¡°Did that person steal the real artifact?¡±


    A shocked Lee Seol-A quickly walked toward Julian. She had expected that Seo Ju-Heon would have ran with the real thing.


    But what the hell?!


    ¡°Please move! I¡¯ll check if it is real or not!¡±


    Sophie grabbed the dagger from Lee Seol-A. She then swung the dagger artifact the same way Seol-A had done earlier.


    There was a loud clanging noise and the blade ruthlessly struck down on the golden laurel wreath.


    However...


    ¡°!¡±


    Crack!


    The same thing as earlier did not happen. In fact, it was the dagger that Sophie swung that broke this time.


    Lee Seol-A and the others all gasped.


    ¡°The dagger broke!¡±


    ¡°We know for sure now! That laurel wreath is the real artifact!¡±


    Of course, there was no need to even check. Nero''s artifact that had been hiding until now was sending out its heinous aura as if it was finally free.


    This savage artifact was obviously an S-Grade or higher artifact!


    [#$&#$&*#!]


    Ahahahaha, bow before me. You peasants! Bow!


    It had been hiding its aura well until now but was suddenly making its presence known. It was as if it had been told to reveal its presence with this timing!


    Thanks to that, Julian almost fainted from nausea.


    ¡®Why did it have to choose now to reveal its presence?!¡¯


    People would not have fallen for the fake item if it had done so from the beginning. Of course, it had not been revealed because Ju-Heon had ordered it to shut up while the auction was going on.


    But the people who had no way of knowing that started to get angry.


    ¡°Did they say his name was Julian Miller? That bastard had taken the real thing!¡±


    ¡°My goodness, when did he swipe it?¡±


    ¡°Was the thing earlier in the theatre related to this too?!¡±


    ¡°What meticulous bastard!¡±


    It was at that moment. Ju-Heon grabbed Julian''s collar to take this act one step further.


    ¡°Miller! It was you?!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked extremely angry.


    ¡°I thought you were suspicious from the moment you caused the ruckus inside but are you that person who threatened us? You pretended to be a knight of justice and then stole the real thing?!¡±


    "What? Seo Ju-Heon, tell them the truth! You put that in my......!¡±


    ¡°Shut up!¡±


    Ju-Heon cut him off and didn¡¯t give Julian any time to speak.


    ¡°Now I get it. You''re the one who stabbed my subordinate, weren¡¯t you! Were you the one who threatened us?!¡±


    What did he mean by stab?!


    It was now Yoo Jaeha''s turn to gasp in shock.


    ¡°My goodness, that person is the one who stabbed me? Now that you mention it, he does seem to have a similar build......!¡±


    Of course, Julian who had showed up later didn¡¯t know what was going on.


    ¡°What the hell do you mean by stabbed you?!¡±


    ¡°What else?! Don''t you remember this injury?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha shamelessly lifted his shirt again. People looked at him with pity after seeing the ugly scar, but Julian was flabbergasted.


    How could he not feel that way?!


    ¡®That¡¯s a fake scar created with the counterfeit artifact!¡¯


    He was able to take a good look at it with Zhuge Kongming¡¯s artifact.


    He could feel the aura of the counterfeit artifact roaming around the scar.


    He was now certain.


    ¡®These bastards are true scammers!¡¯


    That was why Julian who was being held back shouted with urgency.


    "Everyone! Don¡¯t be fooled! That scar is a fake! It is all just a trick! I don¡¯t know why the real thing was in my pocket, but I''m sure that bastard ran this auction to scam people!¡±


    However...


    ¡°What do you mean it''s a fake, there¡¯s even a doctor¡¯s note!¡±


    ¡°How can you not notice something getting into your pocket?¡±


    ¡®No, that¡¯s what really happened!¡¯


    Although Julian was going crazy, the few people who had still been suspicious of Ju-Heon were fooled as well.


    It was an obvious reaction. That was how close to perfect Yoo Jaeha''s fakes and Ju-Heon¡¯s ability to adapt to the situation were.


    Because of that, the only ones who knew the truth were the perpetrators and Julian who could see through the fakes.


    A frustrated Julian started to shout.


    ¡°Please trust me, I am able to see through artifacts! I have an analysis-type artifact like that! They are the ones scamming you!¡±


    Ju-Heon shamelessly shouted at that moment.


    ¡°Then show us proof. Show us proof that you could see it.¡±


    Julian was at a loss for words after hearing that.


    How could he prove something that only he could see and others couldn¡¯t?


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon! Tell them the truth! You were the one who had the artifact on you!¡±


    But Ju-Heon didn''t care what he was shouting and started to call someone.


    ¡°Ah, hello? Is it the police station? I''ve been robbed.¡±


    He called the cops on Julian.


    ¡°Wow, Captain-nim. Just be an actor. Definitely an actor.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to chuckle. But Ju-Heon glared at Yoo Jaeha as if he was asking why he was laughing.


    ¡°Shut up and keep your head on the ground properly.¡±


    ¡°M, my apologies, sir!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who was being punished by lying in a pushup position on his head and feet, quickly put his head back down.


    Ju-Heon, who had returned to his penthouse after the auction, was checking the artifacts he had received from the princess.


    ¡°Stupid idiot who can''t even do his job properly.¡±


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha had split tasks prior to the auction.


    Ju-Heon would take care of the auction while Yoo Jaeha prevented anyone from bothering him.


    It would be bad if an accident happened in the middle of the auction. Yoo Jaeha had told Ju-Heon to trust him and that he could conduct the auction without any worry.


    ¡®I''ll jump off the penthouse if I can¡¯t stop them.¡¯


    But they were almost dragged into a headache of a situation because of Julian.


    That was why Ju-Heon was grinding his teeth as he started to speak.


    ¡°It¡¯d be one thing if he suddenly barged in. But you let a bastard, who came up to you and told you to confess, into the auction area?¡±


    ¡°W, wait, that damn pumpkin of a bastard wouldn¡¯t listen......!¡±


    ¡°Enough excuses. You said you would jump off yourself so you can jump off the roof later.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to sniffle but he wouldn¡¯t have anything to say even if he had 100 mouths. Ju-Heon had handed the princess Nero''s artifact because he could not stop Julian.


    ¡®Aigoo, it¡¯s all my fault. We lost an artifact that we worked so hard to get......!¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon was actually not angry at all. There was a simple reason for it.


    ¡®It''s about time...¡¯


    At that moment...


    [Alright! I did as you asked, you bastard! Now fight this Emperor!]


    ¡®It showed up as expected.¡¯


    As if to respond to his expectations, Ju-Heon heard a voice outside the penthouse balcony.


    Yoo Jaeha peeked after hearing some banging noises and dropped his jaw in shock.


    How could he not?


    ¡°T, t, that thing! That¡¯s Nero''s artifact!¡±


    He was right. There was a golden laurel wreath jumping up and down on the balcony.


    It was Nero''s artifact that should have been with the princess.


    Yoo Jaeha shouted in complete shock.


    ¡°Shouldn''t that thing be in Monaco right now?! Why is that over here?¡±


    Why else would it be here?


    ¡°It''s an artifact so it should have been able to teleport......¡±


    [Shut up, human! Did you really think this Emperor would not be able to use your transportation methods?!]


    It had gotten a free ride. Ju-Heon, who had expected Nero''s artifact to show up, started to laugh.


    ¡®It somehow managed to leave the beautiful princess behind.''


    However, Yoo Jaeha was crying tears of joy. Forget the beautiful princess or what not, the important thing was that the artifact was here!


    ¡°Wow, I''m so relieved. I thought we wouldn''t get to see it again because we gave it to the princess.¡±


    "Are you an idiot? There¡¯s no way I would have given it away without any thoughts.¡±


    Of course not. Ju-Heon knew that Nero''s artifact would appear in front of him again.


    It was obvious. Nero wanted a literary battle with Ju-Heon. It wanted it so bad that it was willing to leave its tomb!


    In other words, this bastard would come looking for Ju-Heon like a stalker no matter how many times Ju-Heon pushed it away.


    ¡®That was why I pretended to hand it over to the princess.¡¯


    What could the princess do about the fact that the artifact came back to him after the deal?


    ¡®Loss after the deal is on them.¡¯


    Not only that...


    ¡®I got a lot of things from this auction.¡¯


    He managed to drag Julian half-way into this and also got money and artifacts.


    Actually, one of the artifacts the princess had offered was unexpectedly something that Ju-Heon had wanted since a long time ago.


    ¡®Other people would probably think it''s an useless artifact.¡¯


    Ju-Heon who became happy started to speak to Yoo Jaeha who was crying tears of relief.


    ¡°Anyway, I helped you with the scam this time, but never again.¡± Sear?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Y, yes sir!¡±


    Of course, Ju-Heon was quite satisfied even though he was saying that.


    Although it was his first time doing it, the fake stab wound, the doctor''s note, and even the fake Nero''s artifact was beyond what Ju-Heon had expected.


    ¡®It''s enough if he can use a B-Grade artifact to do that much.¡¯


    That meant that Jaeha would seem to have grown wings if he got his original Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact.


    ¡®I just need to gather talented people one by one like this.¡¯


    ¡°Well, I''m disappointed we couldn''t imprison those bastards inside the auction house.¡±


    ¡°Hello there. I told you that you''ll be arrested if you do that......wait, I guess we¡¯ve already done more than enough to warrant that.¡±


    Anyway, Yoo Jaeha, who was feeling a sense of responsibility for this incident, made up his mind that he needed to try harder next time.


    Nero''s artifact was now jumping up and down asking if it had done a good job.


    [Alright! That¡¯s good enough, right? Battle this Emperor now that I did as you ordered!]


    Ju-Heon did need to battle this bastard to contract it and subjugate its subordinate artifacts as well.


    However...


    ¡®I can¡¯t do it here.¡¯


    Why?


    This bastard was bound to cause a Tomb Appearance and use its authority once the battle started.


    And the Domus Aurea (Golden House). It would definitely take that out.


    In simple terms, it would call out the burning palace and turn the nearby area into ruins.


    ¡®That¡¯s why we can¡¯t battle it out at my house.¡¯


    He needed somewhere that wouldn''t harm the civilians...... But also a place where it wouldn''t matter if there was a lot of damage......


    Ju-Heon debated for a bit before looking at a map he pulled up on the internet. Ju-Heon then started to smile like a fox as if he found the perfect place for it.


    [The current fire in Monaco has been subdued but nobody is able to tell who is responsible.]


    [The damaged areas are the Monaco palace, garden, casino, etc......]


    [The arson is still on the loose.]


    Sophie, Monaco''s lovely princess, was shaking while looking at the news. The news was discussing the recent arsonist incident.


    Of course, she clearly knew the perpetrator.


    ¡°That damn artifact!¡±


    It was Nero''s artifact that had escaped.


    200 million dollars was one thing, but she had also given multiple artifacts for it. And those artifacts were things that Monaco, the second smallest country in the world, had worked very hard to get. There was no way it wouldn''t feel like a waste.


    ¡°Find that artifact right now! Do you know how much I had to give for it?!¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes, your highness! We are looking for it right now.¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Princess Sophie, I located your artifact.¡±


    The person who showed up was Lee Seol-A. She had been bargaining with the princess after helping her find the real artifact, and then started to chase it down once it disappeared a few days ago.


    The Princess stood up with joy on her face once Lee Seol-A appeared.


    ¡°You finally found it? Where is it right now?¡±


    ¡°It is by the Kauai beach in Hawaii, but......¡±


    Lee Seol-A''s face looked odd as she said that.


    It was to be expected.


    ¡°To be honest with you, it is a wide area but there¡¯s nothing where the artifact went. It makes me wonder why it went there. There is just one large building there.¡±


    "What building is it?¡±


    ¡°It is TKBM¡¯s Chairman Kwon Tae Joon''s vacation house.¡±

 Chapter 109: Fanning a burning house? (1)

    Chapter 109: Fanning a burning house? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Chairman Kwon Tae Joon''s vacation house?¡±


    Sophie was shocked. It was one thing for the artifact to run... But why had it gone there?


    ¡®That artifact has no connections to Kwon Tae Joon.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon had not even shown up to Ju-Heon¡¯s auction. For some reason, nobody related to TKBM was there at all.


    ¡®That really was weird, but...¡¯


    It could just be because they didn¡¯t want to deal with Ju-Heon. But the runaway artifact was by Chairman Kwon Tae Joon''s vacation house?


    ¡®Why?¡¯


    Sophie could not understand it at all.


    Of course, she was not the only one who could not understand the situation. Lee Seol-A who had tracked the artifact down was finding this to be odd.


    Even still, it did not change the fact that the artifact was there.


    ¡°I''m certain. The artifact is around that vacation house.¡±


    The princess¡¯s advisor started to shout.


    ¡°That makes no sense. It is not common for an artifact to cross an ocean on its own.¡±


    ¡°That is why there is a chance that Chairman Kwon is involved in this issue.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? I know the Chinese government doesn¡¯t like TKBM, but please don''t make unsupported accusations like that!


    Chairman Kwon is Monaco''s good business partner.¡±


    ¡°Please shut up for now.¡±


    ¡°Your highness!¡±


    The young princess started to grind her teeth.


    Monano was the second smallest nation after Vatican City, but it was an extremely wealthy country with one of the top GDPs in the world. In fact, Sophie''s uncle ranked in the top five in wealth among the royalties around the world.


    However, their domestic affairs was a mess, with their right to defend the country against invaders resting with France and the country having to merge with France if there were no successors.


    ¡®But it¡¯s a different story if we have artifacts.¡¯


    Artifacts were considered as alternatives for nuclear weapons. These were important items that could give a country significant power even without much land, population, or influence.


    And this Julius Caesar''s artifact was said to have come out from a Great Tomb! She needed to recover this artifact she worked so hard to win in order to survive in the international society.


    ¡°You understand? The important thing right now is that my artifact is over there. My artifact that I worked so hard to win!¡±


    "Y, yes, your highness.¡±


    The princess looked toward Lee Seol-A.


    ¡°Are you certain the artifact headed for Chairman Kwon Tae Joon''s vacation house?¡±


    ¡°Yes ma¡¯am.¡±


    ¡°Good. Then let¡¯s go over there. Miss Lee Seol-A, I trust you. Not only did you tell me that the artifact was fake, you also have tracking abilities almost as strong as the Pandora system artifact.¡±


    She had no idea why the artifact had gone over there.


    It was possible that Chairman Kwon Tae Joon did have something to do with it.


    However, she would not leave anybody who put their hands on her artifact alone.


    She would make them pay for it.


    However, Chairman Kwon had no idea about that, and the area around his vacation house was peaceful. There wasn¡¯t even a cloud in the sky.


    However, the devil who would bring disaster here was as relaxed as possible.


    ¡°Wow, the weather is really nice here.¡±


    The people shaking in fear were the ones who followed Ju-Heon here.


    ¡°Wow, shit, we really came here.¡±


    The water that was glowing like emeralds, a waterfall, and the natural scenery that made everybody go wow in admiration.


    A beautiful resting place was in front of them, but they couldn''t enjoy it.


    ¡°I mean, seriously, how can you choose Chairman Kwon Tae Joon''s vacation house......¡±


    This would not be the response if they had come here after getting approved for a vacation.


    Yoo Jaeha who had realized Ju-Heon''s plan could only click his tongue at Ju-Heon''s wickedness.


    It was obvious. That Emperor who did whatever he wanted would definitely pull out his pride and joy, the Domus Aurea for this literary battle. And that building was a huge building that was 50 hectare wide!


    Then what would happen to the buildings that are already here?!


    ¡®I think they¡¯ll be destroyed. Actually, this whole place will be destroyed.¡¯


    It was bound to disappear from the maps without a trace.


    ¡®We¡¯ll be lucky if it doesn''t end up like Atlantis.¡¯


    Of course, there won¡¯t be any people who were hurt if they do it here.


    Chairman Kwon owned about 6 km2 (60 hectares) of land on this island.


    Ju-Heon who knew very well that that was the case lightly chuckled.


    ¡®Chairman Kwon spent a lot of money for this place and it is the largest of his vacation houses.¡¯


    He had called it the Future Village of Dreams or something?


    That was why nobody lived here. Only the newest automatic systems were here and Chairman Kwon was trying them out as he wanted.


    Basically, this was TKBM''s technology testing site.


    That was why there were only the maintenance people and a few researchers.


    Well, it was a wide area and had a house, organic farming area, wine factory, a private museum, library, gym, and even a fancy movie facility Chairman Kwon had decorated, but who cares?


    ¡®I¡¯ll put it to much better use.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha seemed to have died and reached nirvana after seeing Ju-Heon¡¯s expression. He was calling somewhere as he started to speak.


    ¡°Captain-nim, the people inside seemed to have all left after we threw the bait. I confirmed it so it looks like you can get started.¡±


    ¡°Good.¡±


    Ju-Heon who had openly entered private property using an artifact took the laurel wreath out of his backpack.


    Nero started to jump up and down as if he really liked this place.


    [Ohhh, a vast area with forests that suit my palace! What a perfect place for our battle!]


    However, Nero thought there was just one thing missing.


    [But there are no spectators here. There¡¯s also no judge!]


    This bastard seemed to like being praised in front of a lot of spectators as it was grumbling about nobody being here. But Ju-Heon told it not to worry.


    ¡°This bastard will take care of that.¡±


    What Ju-Heon took out was unexpectedly a squirming worm.


    The worm was screaming in Ju-Heon''s hand. S§×ar?h the n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    [You bastard, I gathered the artifacts for you! Hand over the money! Hand over the money!]


    Ju-Heon seemed to have used Xu Fu''s artifact to gather spectators through the artifact network (?).


    He didn¡¯t know how it worked, but the artifacts seemed to have gathered after it told them that author Seo Ju-Heon was going to have a literary battle.


    ¡°Alright, so shut up and get started.¡±


    Nero''s artifact became excited and activated its aura.


    And at that moment...


    Baaaaang!


    There was a bright light and a festival had started inside Chairman Kwon''s territory.


    [The artifact that likes to be praised has activated its power.]


    [The Golden House is descending in 50 hectares of space.]


    [A Tomb Appearance is starting. The tombification has started.]


    It was as destructive as lightning striking down from the sky.


    The lightning that looked as if it could destroy the world fell to the ground.


    Buildings quickly started to rise from the spot the lightning fell, similar to bamboo shoots growing from the ground.


    Booboobooom!


    Nero''s amphitheatre then rose up where Ju-Heon was standing. Tens of columns shot up and a beautiful wall appeared as if it was covering those skeleton-like columns.


    Of course, the issue was that every wall had Nero''s face on it.


    But there was more.


    Boom boom boom!


    35m tall sculptures of Nero appeared one after another. Majestic Nero, slightly concerned Nero, angry Nero, contemplating Nero, fighting Nero, and Nero making love to a woman......


    Anyway, the dream palace of a bastard Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care about had descended on this area.


    The hall alone was more than 1 km wide.


    ¡°Wow, this is crazy!¡±


    Once the dome-shaped stage was finished, beautiful flower petals started to fall down from the sky.


    [Alright, hurry up and cheer this Emperor''s talented artistic abilities! Praise it!]


    A message popped up in front of Ju-Heon at the same time.


    [A golden stage has appeared.]


    [The tombification has been completed.]


    [The space inside has become separated with the space outside.]


    [Warning. You are imprisoned inside the Domus Aurea. You cannot escape from this stage until you offer sincere cheering and praise.]


    [Warning. Nero''s power will be much stronger in his personal palace; everything will be used in Nero''s favor.]


    [All spectators and judges invited here will be bribed by Nero.]


    He could hear voices whispering in the stands around the central stage as soon as he saw that last message.


    [##&$##&*!]


    Damn it, hurry up and get started! I paid 30,000,000 to the worm to see this!


    [#$&#!]


    ¡®What? Damn it! I paid 300 million! Why is the admission fee different?!


    [@#@&*!]


    Damn it, I bought a scalped ticket!


    [#*@&@!]


    Aigoo, I should have purchased a VIP seat! Damn it, can¡¯t you move your damn head?!


    [#$#&$&*!]


    Anyway, just hurry up and get started!


    Start!


    There were some heated cheering and the stands that seemed to be able to fit over ten thousand spectators were almost full already.


    There were some artifacts jumping up and down in their item state while many of them had transformed into their human or animal forms.


    ¡®I¡¯m sure there are some artifacts that have already contracted with someone and have owners among them.¡¯


    Of course, there were artifacts like Anubis that would have called its subordinates over as well, so there was no way to get an accurate count.


    Either way, the number of artifacts gathered here would go beyond all expectations.


    Ju-Heon, who was going crazy at that thought, smiled greedily seeing that there were more artifacts here than he had expected.


    ¡®These bastards walked in here on their own asking to be captured.¡¯


    However, it was at that moment.


    Tang!


    The stands turned quiet and the stage with Ju-Heon and Nero started to glow.


    The artifacts cheered as they watched.


    [$&@#&@*!]


    Kya, it¡¯s finally starting! I even threw away my human slave to come watch this!


    [@#(@#@(!]


    Ohhhhh, to be able to see this author with my own eyes.


    [@#@(#(!&^%]


    Shut up. I''m sure it was a fluke. The Slutty Secretary is probably not even his work. I¡¯ll confirm if that is the case with my own eyes.


    [@#@*!#@%(]


    He¡¯s right! How can a lowly human bastard write something like that?!


    [#($*#([email protected]$]


    Be honest! You had a ghost-writer, didn''t you!


    It seemed as if the artifacts did not believe that Ju-Heon had written < The Slutty Secretary >.


    The battle between an artifact and a human started among all those shouts.


    On the other hand, Chairman Kwon who was quietly going over his Tomb Excavation business in his office couldn''t help but gasp in shock.


    ¡°What did you just say? Repeat what you just said.¡±


    It was because of what Yoon Shi Woo had just told him.


    ¡°Umm, that......Chairman-nim, your vacation house area in Hawaii was destroyed......¡±


    ¡°Destroyed? What the hell are you talking about?!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo was looking at the delivered images and files while not knowing what to say.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know exactly what is going on, but a 50 hectare worth of Greek buildings suddenly started to shoot up......¡±


    "Greek buildings? Is it a Tomb Appearance?¡±


    ¡°Pandora says that it is an artifact''s doing.


    However, Pandora¡¯s scholars are saying that it is the same as the buildings that had appeared in the Kyoto tomb.¡±


    ¡°One of the 7 Great Tombs?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir. And nobody was injured because of this incident but your museum and the 70 million dollars worth of art inside was burned to the ground and there were damages to the farms and factories. There is an estimated damage of over 200 million dollars......and this is just the minimum damage because they are still looking into it......¡±


    Chairman Kwon got a headache.


    What the hell was going on?


    ¡°Umm, also......¡±


    ¡°What, there¡¯s more?!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo started to shake in fear.


    ¡°W, we got a call from Monaco''s royal family for some reason. And as for TKBM''s third quarter new product... They want us to put a hold on the deal for now......¡±


    Chairman Kwon¡¯s eyes opened wide in shock.


    ¡®Why the hell are they suddenly asking for that?!¡¯

 Chapter 110: Fanning a burning house? (2)

    Chapter 110: Fanning a burning house? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Chairman Kwon could not understand this situation at all.


    How did any of this make sense?!


    Not only was his vacation house area burned to the ground all of a sudden, Monaco was trying to restrict the goods from his company imported into the country?


    ¡®The royal family personally declared it?¡¯


    A flustered Chairman Kwon calmly asked back.


    ¡°Were there any issues with the product? Did something explode? Did it crack?¡±


    ¡°N, no sir. No issues at all.¡±


    ¡°Then did our promotions or advertising, etc have any content that the Monaco royal family would object?¡±


    ¡°Not at all, sir.¡±


    Of course, this was the expected response.


    They would have been ripped apart by the press if there were any issues and he would have heard about it.


    ¡®The product for the second half of the year hasn''t even come out yet.¡¯


    They shouldn¡¯t be trying to restrict the import of the products because of any issues as they haven¡¯t even had a press conference to introduce the new product.


    That meant that...


    ¡®There¡¯s a different reason behind it.¡¯


    But the problem was that nothing was coming to mind as to what that reason could be.


    The things that came to Chairman Kwon¡¯s mind when he thought about Monaco were that:


    -


    It was his tax haven.


    -


    That the Monaco princess won the bidding for Julius Caesar¡¯s artifact that Seo Ju-Heon put out for bidding.


    ¡®So why?¡¯


    However, Chairman Kwon started to frown and reached out his hand as he could not come up with an answer no matter how hard he thought about it.


    ¡°Connect them to me.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo bowed his head and had the secretary connect the call.


    He unexpectedly heard a young woman¡¯s voice on the other end.


    [It¡¯s been a while. Chairman Kwon Tae Joon. I am Sophie Grimaldi.]


    It was the princess herself.


    They had met at a Pandora gathering before, but Chairman Kwon couldn¡¯t help but be shocked.


    It was because of the threat she started to make.


    [Do you understand? If you lie to any of my questions right now, TKBM will never be able to even set foot in Monaco anymore.]


    She sounded extremely hostile as well.


    That was why Chairman Kwon was wondering what was up with this woman but still laughed out loud.


    ¡°What is going on, princess? You¡¯re about to give me a heart attack.¡±


    [I believe you are aware that I won the bidding for Julius Caesar''s artifact?]


    Of course he knew.


    He had purposely not gone to Seo Ju-Heon''s auction, but the entire world knew about her winning the bidding. How could he not know?


    The princess continued to speak.


    [You should also be aware that your vacation house is burning right now.]


    Chairman Kwon started to frown.


    His hand was shaking thinking about the cost of the damage, but he held himself together.


    He had no idea why the princess was coming at him in such an overbearing way, but Chairman Kwon maintained his businessman¡¯s poker face.


    ¡°Haha. Thank you for your concern. But it is okay. Accidents happen from time......¡±


    The princess snorted as if she was angry.


    [Concern? Do you really think I called because of that?]


    ¡°Hol......¡±


    [It¡¯s fine, please answer this first. Why is my artifact at your vacation house, Chairman Kwon?]


    Chairman Kwon was suddenly at a loss for words.


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    He thought he had heard incorrectly.


    ¡°What did you just say? You said that the artifact you won is at my vacation house?]


    [Please don''t act like you don¡¯t know.]


    ¡°N, no, please wait a moment.¡±


    [Pandora¡¯s detection artifact has revealed everything. They said that the artifact is the one causing a rampage at your vacation house right now, Chairman Kwon! And I am asking why my artifact suddenly disappeared and happened to appear at your vacation house!]


    ¡°Umm.¡±


    [Do you not understand what I am saying? Even France, our ally is angry. All members of the EU who were going to use that artifact are upset! Do you not want to do business in Europe anymore?!]


    He didn''t seem to have heard incorrectly.


    But Chairman Kwon really was flabbergasted.


    ¡®Wait, the princess''s artifact suddenly disappeared? And that artifact is in my destroyed vacation house right now? And all of Europe is angry about it? What the hell is she talking about?!¡¯ S§×arch* The n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    This was a serious international matter.


    That was why Chairman Kwon urgently looked toward Yoon Shi Woo. Yoon Shi Woo quickly delivered a message from Pandora.


    The contents of Pandora¡¯s message was simple.


    [The artifact rampaging at the Chairman''s vacation house is the artifact from the Kyoto tomb.]


    [We do not know why Princess Sophie''s artifact is over there, but your attention to the matter is highly encouraged.]


    But there was more.


    Richard must have heard about it as well as he had sent a message.


    [Chairman Kwon, did you use the artifact of conquest to swipe Princess Sophie''s artifact?]


    ¡®Aigoo, what the hell?¡¯


    Chairman Kwon put a hand on his forehead.


    Chairman Kwon finally started to understand why Sophie was causing such a fuss. It was too obvious.


    Sophie had won the auction just three days ago.


    However...


    ¡®There¡¯s no way an artifact would have crossed an ocean and moved to a different continent in a few days.¡¯


    That was one of the characteristics of artifacts that Pandora had revealed.


    Artifacts that were similar to wild animals may cause issues as they moved, but they did not suddenly disappear in the east and pop up in the west.


    In addition, artifacts that loved areas with a lot of people would have no reason to go to Chairman Kwon''s vacation house that was close to deserted.


    ¡®So, why the hell is an artifact that was in Europe causing a ruckus in Hawaii?!¡¯


    Some weird misunderstandings were caused by it!


    Chairman Kwon was extremely angry but held himself back as he urgently started to speak to Sophie.


    ¡°Umm, I know what you might be thinking, but please let me make it clear. It wasn¡¯t me. In fact, I am probably the person who wants to know why that artifact is destroying my vacation house the most.¡±


    But Sophie responded as if she still suspected Chairman Kwon.


    [In that case, is it okay for me to head to your vacation house right now? I want to get my artifact back and check for myself.]


    ¡®Damn it, do whatever you want!¡¯


    The innocent Chairman Kwon finished the call and hung up.


    The veins in his neck became visible as he started to shout.


    ¡°What the hell were you doing, letting things get to this point?! What about our employees inside?! How can there be no witnesses?!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo seemed troubled as he started to speak.


    ¡°Umm, you see......the employees happened to leave their posts at that moment.........¡±


    ¡°What? Leave their posts?! Are they crazy? Why?!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo avoided his gaze.


    ¡°......That.........to be honest with you, some crazy bastards throwing money around appeared by the place so.........¡±


    ¡°Throwing money around? What did they look like?¡±


    ¡°............A rope and a worm.¡±


    .


    Chairman Kwon questioned his ears.


    ¡®What? A rope? A worm? Is this punk making shit up?¡¯


    ¡°Yoon Shi Woo, tell me the truth! What is up with this bullshit?!¡±


    Well, this was actually the truth.


    Yoon Shi Woo was tearing up as he handed Chairman Kwon his cellphone.


    Something was going viral right now.


    [This is crazy, I''m in Hawaii and there is a rope that has a worm on it and they are going crazy kekekekekekeke, they must be crazy kekekeke]


    [Anyway, these things are throwing money around. At least a thousand people seem to have gathered around them. But they¡¯re really hard to catch. #Luckysilverrope #artifact]


    [Kyaa, look at that. That rope is so cute. - Liked by 10,000 people]


    [Let me send the coordinates. #Kawaii #changeoffortune #itemdrop #forall]


    [I got myself $1,000. Easy money kekekekeke]


    [Jackpot. Not fake money. I confirmed for myself.]


    [O wow, total jackpot! I earned $10,000! #Hawaii #iwasinthemiddleofoilingsomeone #quitmyparttimejob]


    Chairman Kwon''s face muscles started to twitch in disbelief.


    ¡°T, there''s no way........¡±


    ¡°Yes sir. They apparently got a report about an hour before the vacation house was destroyed. They got a call that this money-throwing lifeform was heading to your private property......and they were asked to catch it......¡±


    ¡°Ho, so the employees all rushed over? All of them?¡±


    ¡°......Yes sir.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo didn¡¯t know what else to say.


    But it was understandable.


    It was normal for people to go wild if someone was throwing money around by the beach.


    Especially when $10 bills, no, $100 bills were flying around in stacks.


    Who would sit still when following the rope around for a while would make them their annual salary?


    The employees went to confirm if it was real or not, actually, they probably went to get some money themselves.


    ¡®Well, they just claimed it was to catch the suspicious rope that was on the private property.¡¯


    Since the world was filled with weird things right now due to the artifacts, it wasn''t weird to think that a rope would be going around throwing money.


    He didn¡¯t know who made the call, but they sure used their heads.


    But they became certain because of this.


    ¡°That means that some bastards lured the people away to sneak in.¡±


    ¡°Y, yes sir......¡±


    Chairman Kwon¡¯s chaotic Dominance struck the room as soon as he heard that.


    Boom!


    Yoon Shi Woo clenched his head and the artifacts started to die at the vicious Dominance.


    ¡°Why I oughta!¡±


    It was obvious that whoever it was that did this was doing it to screw both Princess Sophie and him over at the same time.


    ¡®Who the hell is doing this at someone else¡¯s house......¡¯


    Chairman Kwon suddenly realized something.


    ¡®No way, right?¡¯


    An annoying face that he had temporarily forgotten about but could never actually forget passed through his mind.


    Chairman Kwon jumped up from his seat.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you son of......¡±


    Chairman Kwon held himself back from swearing and gave an order.


    ¡°Get it ready.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°The plane!¡±


    Chairman Kwon was boiling inside but started to laugh.


    ¡®No, it¡¯s actually better this way. I''ll finish him off this time.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon then picked up an artifact.


    [#$&#$&!]


    Ohhhhhhhh! It¡¯s starting, it¡¯s starting!


    The artifacts seemed to be very excited for this battle.


    It was an obvious reaction. They wanted to check if a human really wrote that novel.


    But most of them were snorting.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way a human wrote that.¡¯


    Nero glared at Ju-Heon and started to speak at that moment.


    [Seo Ju-Heon, do you understand? I''ll let you know in advance that this Emperor¡¯s writing was unable to see the light because of you.]


    ¡°What?¡±


    [This Emperor also released a novel but there was only one purchase!]


    Ju-Heon just scoffed.


    ¡°You weren¡¯t that one purchase, were you?¡±


    Nero flinched before starting to shout.


    [Shut up, this is all because you released your novel first, Seo Ju-Heon! My peers were too busy reading your novel that this Emperor¡¯s novel didn¡¯t sell at all! This Emperor is the victim!]


    The artifacts tilted their heads in confusion.


    [#$&#&#$]


    Anybody know what this bastard wrote?


    [#$#*(!]


    I know. I know. < Nero, the Artist Who Makes Even the Gods Cry in Defeat >.


    [#$&#$&*]


    Ah, that trash.


    [#$&#$&*#]


    It was ranked number 1 in views but it sold only one copy.


    Nero''s body started to shake as he heard the artifacts whispering.


    [Shut the hell up!]


    The artifacts started to scream as Nero released his aura that was fitting of an S-Grade artifact.


    Nero then started to use his authority as well.


    [The violent Nero who does whatever the hell he wants released its power, < Absolute Authority >. Anything in this place happens the way Nero wants it to happen.]


    [Warning. All bets will be beneficial to Nero.]


    [You cannot leave this palace until Nero removes this order.]


    Nero started to laugh and shout.


    [You understand?! I order all the spectators to become the judges! And you will all decide that this Emperor has won this battle. All of you will die if you do not do that!]


    [##&$#&!]


    What?! Is he crazy?!


    [#&$#$&!]


    Would he have burned his own territory down if he wasn''t crazy?!


    [#$#&!]


    This is tyranny! Total tyranny!


    Nero released his strong aura and attacked them after hearing that.


    [Shut the hell up!]


    The fires of hell started to fill the palace as soon as he said that.


    Bang!


    That made the artifacts in the stands and Ju-Heon''s subordinates who had suddenly ended up tied to crosses scream in pain.


    #$&#$!


    Aaaaah!


    ¡°Ahh, damn it, what the hell is this?!¡±


    ¡°Hyu, hyung-nim!¡±


    Nero who decided on the judges started to triumphantly laugh.


    [My art will receive the fair reviews it deserves now.]


    Well, it seemed as if fair reviews had already sailed away...


    Ju-Heon actually found all of this to be annoying.


    He wasn¡¯t interested in something like this and didn''t care to play along with an artifact¡¯s request. Plus, he didn''t have time to write another novel.


    ¡®I do want its abilities though.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon''s goal was to quickly take care of this and get out.


    ¡®I need to quickly get to the spot for the second of the 7 Great Tombs.¡¯


    But Nero didn''t care and triumphantly asked in a voice that seemed to be full of expectations.


    [Alright, how will you show your abilities?]


    Ju-Heon thought for a moment before reaching his hand out.


    ¡°Then give it to me.¡±


    [Give what?]


    ¡°That novel you wrote.¡±


    Ju-Heon was asking to read it.

 Chapter 111: Fanning a burning house? (3)

    Chapter 111: Fanning a burning house? (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    He said to hand it over.


    He wanted the novel that Nero had written.


    However, Nero seemed to be shocked after hearing what Ju-Heon said. That was the same for the other artifacts.


    [#&#]


    What did that bastard just say?


    [#$&#$]


    He wants the novel? Is he crazy?


    They were all flustered.


    [#&#$!]


    What did that human just say?!


    [#$&#$!]


    Haha! Hey idiot! You can¡¯t read our language!


    [#$#&!]


    Even if we can understand the lowly human language, who does this human bastard think he is?!


    Nero sneered at Ju-Heon as well.


    [Enough with the bluffing, human. Humans cannot read Toombglyph. No humans have ever been able to read that advanced language and there will never be anybody who can. Would you like this Emperor to be nice and translate it for you?]


    ¡®What the hell is he saying?¡¯


    ¡°Shut up and hand it over. Are you deaf?¡±


    ¡®This little punk.¡¯


    Nero was flustered but continued to sneer as he summoned his novel into the air.


    The novel was in the shape of a papyrus scroll used in ancient Greece.


    [Fine, here! Here you go! This Emperor will kneel to you if you can even read a single line.]


    The artifacts sneered at Ju-Heon as well.


    [#&#$&!]


    I''ll self-destruct if that bastard can read it! Really!


    [#$&#$!]


    Haha, he can''t read it. How can a human read......


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°This Emperor saw a carp today.¡±


    The artifacts questioned their ears after hearing that.


    Huh?


    [H, he just read it? A human?]


    It made no sense!


    But Ju-Heon continued to read it correctly word for word, as if that was not a mistake.


    ¡°Both men and women were looking at this Emperor out in the town. Ah, I guess you wrote about your time as the Emperor.¡±


    That made the artifacts gasp and start to scream.


    He clearly read it! That bastard is reading Nero''s book!


    [#$&#!]


    C, crazy! He read it! He really read it!


    [#$&#!]


    That makes no sense! It¡¯s a precursor for a disaster! How could a mere human read our language?!


    Of course, the only artifact jumping up and down in joy while every other artifact was astonished was the rope.


    ¡®See, see! He can read it! He can read it!¡¯


    That seemed to be what it was saying.


    Nero''s jaw was dropped at this unbelievable situation as well.


    ¡®Who the f*ck is this bastard?!¡¯


    But Ju-Heon just started to smile without caring whether Nero was shocked or now.


    ¡°Time to kneel.¡±


    [What?]


    ¡°You said you would kneel if I could read it.¡±


    [......!]


    Nero started to frown and Ju-Heon walked toward Nero while sneering.


    "Well, if you don¡¯t like that, I¡¯ll make you kneel in a different way.¡±


    [W, what did you say?]


    He sounded coercive compared to before.


    Nero seemed to be shocked at this demeanor, but Ju-Heon was just looking at it as if it was ridiculous.


    ¡®This bastard is just a golden spoon Emperor who had an easy life.¡¯


    That was why even though it lacked any artistic skill at all, it probably never heard any criticisms.


    All it heard were probably praise and more praise.


    Nero would have liked people who flattered him, and the people probably praised him all he wanted as he would give them gold every time they praised him.


    ¡®That is why he should be weak against criticism.¡¯


    As for how many bets in this golden palace would be beneficial to Nero?


    Who cares about that? Ju-Heon didn''t plan on making a bet at all. Wouldn¡¯t it be his victory if he could just get this bastard to say he lost with his own mouth?


    ¡®So, all I need to do is destroy his mental state.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile wickedly.


    ¡°I''ve never seen such shit in my life. Have you even written anything before?¡±


    [W, what?]


    ¡°You saw a carp and both men and women looked at you when you went to town. The maids dress too conservatively. So what? What the hell are you trying to say? Get rid of this trash.¡±


    Nero''s glass heart started to crack even before they got started.


    But that didn''t seem to be enough as Ju-Heon tapped on the book like an evil editor.


    ¡°You got that? Even my dog could write better than this. I wouldn¡¯t take such trash even if it was free. Ah, it might be useful to put a hot pot on top of it. It is pretty thick if you fold it. Either that, or I¡¯ll use it to make some origami battle cards.¡±


    Squish squish.


    Nero started to shout almost in tears as he watched the papyrus turn into battle cards.


    [Y, you bastard! This Emperor is an artist that Orpheus looked up to and Apollo envied! How dare you say my writing is......!]


    ¡°Ah, whatever. I''ll fix this for you. I''ll do that in place of this battle.¡±


    [W, what?! How dare you try to change this Emperor''s writing!]


    Nero opposed it with a flushed face, but Ju-Heon just ignored him and took a red pen out of his pocket.


    And then...


    ¡°First, change the title.¡±


    He ruthlessly crossed out the title, < Nero, the Artist Who Makes Even the Gods Cry in Defeat >.


    Nero started to scream after seeing the crossed out title.


    [Aaaaah! What are you doing to the title this Emperor put so much thought into?! You bastard, I won¡¯t let you get away with that!]


    ¡°The title is < The Emperor''s Agony >.¡± S§×ar?h the n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Nero was saying it was a terrible title, but the artifacts in the stands were responding positively.


    [Wow! What a great title!]


    [That¡¯s crazy! Look at that classy title choice!]


    [Damn it, it''s like a billion times better than what that arsonist came up with!]


    But the red lines did not stop at the title.


    "This too! And this!¡±


    Ju-Heon who opened the scroll all the way started to cross out a lot of Nero''s writing.


    He was ruthless.


    Even if it was not well-written, there was nothing better to destroy someone''s mental state than to mess with their work!


    That was why Ju-Heon started to turn even bolder.


    ¡°Let¡¯s see here. This Emperor saw a carp today? What bullshit. Change it to this Emperor saw a beautiful woman today.¡±


    [Ohhhhhhhh!]


    ¡°Both men and women were looking at this Emperor out in the town? Pfft, get lost. Men are useless. Change it to only the women were looking at you.¡±


    [Ohhhhhhhh! That¡¯s right!]


    ¡°The maids were dressing too conservatively? So what? Listen up. We''re changing that to all of them started to strip.¡±


    [Woooooooooooooow! Yes, that¡¯s it! That¡¯s exactly it!]


    The artifacts¡¯ eyes started to sparkle. This was Ju-Heon¡¯s writing that had made the artifacts go crazy in the first place.


    [This bastard definitely knows something!]


    [Ugh, he really is that author!]


    The artifacts were jumping up and down, almost dying in joy.


    By now, even Yoo Jaeha and Oh Seung Woo who could not understand the artifacts could tell that they were jumping up and down in joy.


    Of course, the humans couldn''t understand why after hearing the things Ju-Heon was changing.


    It made sense since all Ju-Heon did was change some words.


    ¡°......D, do these things just like anything erotic?¡±


    Nero''s body started to shake from embarrassment as the praise and cheering poured out for Ju-Heon.


    [You deplorable bastards......! How dare you cheer at such foolishness......!]


    Most importantly, this was his palace.


    His Absolute Authority had been activated, and these bastards were supposed to praise and cheer him as the judges.


    [You bastards! What the hell are you doing?! Do you all want to die here?!]


    An angry Nero called forth the fire.


    The artifacts started to scream inside the fire.


    [Aaaaaaaaah!]


    [I cannot accept this! Hurry up and say that this Emperor''s writing is better!]


    But the artifacts shouted in defiance even as they were crying because of the pain from Nero''s fire.


    [#$&#!]


    Damn it, I''d rather die!


    [#($#(!] Fck, I cannot lie even if it means I¡¯ll die! Just kill me!


    [You bastards! This Emperor will not accept it! This Emperor cannot accept it!]


    Ju-Heon stabbed Nero with the final blow.


    ¡°Shut up, trash.¡±


    Rip, rip.


    He ripped the book in front of everyone. Nero fell to the ground as the pieces of papyrus disappeared.


    [Nero''s heart has been crushed.]


    [Nero has fallen into a state of shock.]


    [It may never be able to pick up a pen ever again.]


    [It needs time to heal.]


    Ju-Heon chuckled after reading that.


    ¡®Time to heal my ass.¡¯


    Did it expect him to give it time to heal?


    Ju-Heon threw a piece of paper to Nero.


    ¡°Here, take it. It¡¯s a bonus gift I prepared for you.¡±


    A scream and unbelievable messages started to pop up once Nero read the paper.


    [Nero has lost his sanity.]


    [Nero has lost his mind.]


    [Nero has realized that he should never write again.]


    [Nero has accepted defeat.]


    [The Absolute Authority on the palace has been destroyed as Nero has lost his sanity.]


    [Nero''s sloth attribute is changing into the screaming attribute.]


    [The tomb that Nero has created is starting to shake.]


    [The tomb is about to be completely cleared.]


    Nero''s golden palace started to crumble as well.


    Boom!


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed at that moment.


    ¡®Now''s the time.¡¯


    ¡°Alright, be good and submit! I''ll give you some pointers if you listen to me!¡±


    Nero''s body flashed as soon as he said that and Toombglyphs appeared on Ju-Heon''s arm.


    That was proof that he had contracted a possession-type artifact.


    Another message popped up as proof.


    [You have successfully contracted the artifact of sloth and have earned the power of sloth.]


    [You are able to destroy the morale of enemy artifacts.]


    [In addition, you are able to control the Absolute Authority and this < Golden Palace > where everything you imagine can be turned into reality as you please.]


    [You have developed an aptitude for < Conquest > after making an Emperor artifact submit and your Dominance has increased.]


    [This will help you handle unyielding artifacts such as Generals or other artifacts with strong fighting spirits.]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s subordinates who were freed ran toward him. They seemed to be curious about something.


    ¡°Captain-nim! What the hell did you show Nero?¡±


    ¡°What did you do that turned that bastard into such a mess?¡±


    ¡°What else?¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly handed the paper to them.


    Oh Seung Woo and Yoo Jaeha who saw that dropped their jaws in shock.


    ¡°T, this is!¡±


    Yes. The things written on the paper were typical malicious comments that could be found on the internet.


    Ju-Heon who had calmly thrown malicious comments around was laughing.


    ¡°They¡¯re just artifacts. They can¡¯t look down at the level of malicious comments in today''s world.¡±


    Of course, these were nothing for humans, but his subordinates clicked their tongues.


    ¡°This devil......¡±


    ¡°A keyboard warrior must have possessed his body......¡±


    Ju-Heon picked up Nero''s artifact as he started to speak.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, it''s fine. It¡¯ll cheer up again if you praise it.¡±


    ¡°Making it sick and then giving it the medicine......¡±


    ¡°You terrible person......¡±


    ¡®These punks.¡¯ It was at that moment. The artifacts that came to watch started to chat now that Nero had submitted.


    [#$#($#(]


    Huh, what? The battle¡¯s already over?


    [#(*#$(!]


    I guess we just go home now?


    [#($*(!]


    Yeah, yeah, it was fun! It¡¯s time to go home!


    They started to move similar to people exiting the theatre after a movie. Some of them were heading to their contractor''s homes while others were heading to random buildings around the city. They had many different places to go.


    It was at that moment.


    "Where do you think you''re going?¡±


    Someone sneered and the artifacts started to scream. A giant net was suddenly flying toward them.


    It was as if the battle was nothing and this had been the plan from the beginning!


    [#$(*$#(!]


    Aaaah, what the hell?!


    [#(*$(!]


    Waaaa, I''m caught! Waaaa!


    The artifacts got tangled up in the net and were unable to escape.


    It didn¡¯t seem to be a regular net as the artifacts could not cut or break through it.


    [#$&#!]


    What the, what the hell is this?!


    The artifacts couldn''t help but be shocked.


    Why?


    Ju-Heon was the person who had thrown the net. Thanks to that, the artifacts became so shocked that they started to stutter.


    [#$*(!]


    T, this bastard! What the hell is this?! What the hell is this?! Let go of me! The battle is over!


    [#(*$#(!]


    Let go of me! I need to go home! I need to go watch my drama!


    It was time to go home and rest now that the entertainment was over.


    But what the hell?!


    But Ju-Heon who was as satisfied as a fisherman coming home with a boat full of fish snorted back.


    ¡°You guys seem to have misunderstood something.¡±


    [!]


    ¡°Who said you could go home?¡±


    Ju-Heon wickedly smiled.


    Why would he send these idiots that had gathered here on their own accord go? It was their choice to come in but not to go out.


    ¡®It¡¯s fine since I contracted Nero already. All that''s left are these idiots that came rolling in!¡¯


    He would make them his as well.


    Ju-Heon tightly clenched the specially-made net and started to shout.


    ¡°Alright, time to pay the price since you watched the show for free!¡±


    But the artifacts could not believe it. They couldn¡¯t believe what Ju-Heon was saying.


    How could they?


    [#$#$&!]


    Free?! What the hell are you talking about?! We already paid for admission!


    [#$#&!]


    That¡¯s right! We already paid! We did!


    But Ju-Heon just sneered at them.


    ¡°Shut up, the VAT is separate!¡±


    The kidnapper who shouted that started to pull on the net.

 Chapter 112: Fanning a burning house? (4)

    Chapter 112: Fanning a burning house? (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Shut up, the VAT is separate!¡±


    The kidnapper, who shouted that, started to pull on the net.


    The net then flew up into the air before falling in front of the exit.


    Boom!


    The artifacts being dragged by the net started to scream. What does he mean by VAT?! Was that not included in the cost of admission?!


    If so, why didn¡¯t he tell them in the beginning?!


    [##&(*(!]


    Okay! I''ll pay it! Tell me how much the VAT is!


    They had gathered a lot of money and artifacts like them could gather human money whenever they pleased.


    But Ju-Heon¡¯s response was cold.


    ¡°I''m going to take your bodies for the VAT.¡±


    The artifacts gasped and started to scream.


    This is a scam! You can get sued for this!


    The artifacts had never expected that the VAT would be their bodies.


    This was like signing something only to realize later that you had signed away your organs!


    [#$#&!]


    Aaaaaaah! Human! Don¡¯t kill me! I''m sorry!


    [#$#&!]


    We didn¡¯t know it would be like this!


    [#($#(!]


    Let me go, I need to watch my drama! It¡¯s the finale!


    The artifacts flailed around but Ju-Heon just excitedly dragged them away.


    His subordinates¡¯ jaws dropped after watching some human trafficking, no, artifact trafficking happening in front of their eyes.


    ¡°He¡¯s truly the devil, the devil I tell you.¡±


    He really seemed to be talented in kidnapping based on what he was doing.


    Now that he thought about it, Ju-Heon had mentioned needing a net to catch artifacts before coming here.


    That was why Yoo Jaeha had made copies of the rope and they had sat around tying it together into a net.


    ¡®I was wondering where he was going to use it.¡¯


    But they accepted what was going on.


    ¡®There was no way the Captain-nim would be the artifacts¡¯ entertainment based on his personality.¡¯


    Forget just the artifacts... This thief was someone who would rip humans off with unbelievable taxes if he wanted to do so.


    ¡®We definitely can¡¯t let him become a government official.¡¯


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who was looking around must have seen something as he urgently started to shout with a pale expression.


    ¡°Captain-nim! B, behind you!¡±


    Boom, an explosion happened at the floor of the stage as soon as he said that.


    Bang!


    Ju-Heon easily twisted his body to dodge the explosion, but the artifacts that had caused the explosion were huffing.


    One of them seemed like an axe-wielding general.


    They had gotten out of Ju-Heon¡¯s net.


    The A-Grade and lower artifacts were struggling because of Ju-Heon''s Dominance on the net, but there was no way that S-Grade artifacts would fall that easily.


    And as proof of it...


    [#$#&!]


    How dare a human try to do as he pleases!


    [#$(#$(!]


    We will just destroy this stupid palace! It''s just a tomb controlled by a human bastard!


    The artifacts threatened Ju-Heon with vicious auras.


    [Warning. All sorts of disease-causing pathogens are threatening you.]


    Of course, Ju-Heon would not just sit back and let them do that.


    ¡°These punks, just where do you think you are right now?¡±


    Boom!


    An unbelievable amount of Dominance roared around the palace at that moment.


    Ju-Heon was mischievously smirking, but the artifacts couldn¡¯t help but suffer because of the sharp attacks by his Dominance.


    [#&#&!]


    Shit, I don¡¯t think we can win!


    The artifacts here were strong, but they were currently inside Nero''s tomb.


    It didn¡¯t seem to be easy for them to use their strengths because they were not in their own tombs.


    That was why the artifacts could only come up with one method.


    [#&#$&*!]


    Damn it, we have no choice! Hurry up and go ask the seniors for help!


    [#&#!]


    That¡¯s right! Those esteemed seniors will be able to kill this arrogant human bastard!


    However...


    ¡°Are these bastards the seniors you are talking about?¡±


    [What?]


    Ju-Heon threw three artifacts into the air.


    The place turned into pandemonium once those artifacts turned into large dogs.


    [Those esteemed beings are!]


    [Set-nim, Osiris-nim, and.......]


    [A, Anubis-nim?!]


    Indeed. The artifacts Ju-Heon had brought out were the seniors they were looking for, the Divine-Grade artifacts.


    That made the artifacts gasp for a different reason.


    [That¡¯s impossible! How are the Commander of the Corps and Division Commanders here?!]


    [I never thought I''d see these respected beings face to face!]


    It seemed that the Egyptian trio held high positions even among the Divine-Grade artifacts.


    Ju-Heon found this quite interesting.


    ¡®Oh, I guess artifacts have their own positions.¡¯


    Of course, the doggies that were called out, well, Osiris and Set were just scratching their asses while only Anubis was going crazy.


    ''This damn human bastard, where did he call us out......?!¡¯


    Their positions were too high to appear in front of these lowly artifacts.


    That wasn¡¯t the only issue. They were currently submitting to this human because he had their weaknesses figured out. But if these artifacts learned that Divine-Grade artifacts were submitting to a human and following his orders....


    ¡®N, no!¡¯


    They would be ostracized.


    ¡®We¡¯re done for even without a trial if the story of how we have submitted to a human spreads around.¡¯


    But Osiris and Set were just sleeping, as if they didn¡¯t know what Anubis was thinking.


    Ju-Heon just chuckled and looked at Anubis.


    ¡°Hey doggie, what are you doing? Get to work. You know what I mean, right?¡±


    ¡®Ow, why I ought to!¡¯


    The artifacts who found this situation to be suspicious started to talk.


    [How did that human call these seniors out?]


    [Have they submitted to him?]


    Anubis flinched after hearing the artifacts whisper.


    [D, do not make such incorrect claims!]


    [Then?]


    [Do not think we are like all of you!]


    [Then, what is it, sir?]


    The sleeping Set and Osiris then chimed in.


    [What else would it be?]


    [It''s obvious. We were captured by that hu......]


    [Aaaaaaaaaah!]


    Anubis urgently started to shout after hearing the two artifacts trying to say something useless.


    [T, the reason we are with this human is because we were intrigued by this human¡¯s abilities!]


    [Excuse me?]


    [Y, you got that? This human is a rare human who can satisfy artifacts. We are watching over him for a bit to see if we can designate him as an artifact cultural heritage!]


    [!]


    The artifacts became silent after hearing that.


    Even Osiris and Set were looking at Anubis, wondering what bullshit it was spewing.


    Of course, Ju-Heon was the most shocked after hearing that response.


    ¡®What? Artifact cultural heritage? Am I some item or something?¡¯


    Furthermore, there was no way such lies would work......


    However, the artifacts¡¯ reaction was different than what Ju-Heon had expected.


    [#$&#&$*!]


    Ohhhhhhhh! I knew we weren''t wrong! They must have read that book too!


    Most of the artifacts started to cry as if they had never shown any murderous intent.


    ¡®I, impossible.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was shocked after hearing that, but the artifacts were being serious.


    Actually, about 95% of the artifacts that were here were Ju-Heon¡¯s fans.


    That was why they were extremely happy to hear the Division Commander artifacts approve of their tastes.


    [$&#!]


    We have good taste! We have good taste!


    Their humble hobbies were publicly declared to be good. Furthermore, they liked the same thing as the seniors!


    That fact made them the most excited.


    The artifacts who had read it in secret and debated whether they should like this because it was a human¡¯s work could now openly share their thoughts. They were extremely happy and were complimenting their discerning eyes as they felt that they were cleared from something that could have gotten them in big trouble.


    [#($*#(!]


    That¡¯s right! His abilities are truly worthy of approval even when just looking at what happened in this battle!


    [#&#]


    Damn it, he might be extremely disrespectful, but it¡¯s our bad for trying to attack you first!


    [#$#(#(]


    That¡¯s right! I can¡¯t believe the seniors were considering designating him as a cultural heritage! I''m so amazed!


    Let¡¯s work hard to make sure he is designated as a cultural heritage!


    It was at that moment.


    < You have been designated as a candidate for the < Artifact Designated Cultural Heritage Treasure Number 1 >.]


    [This event has made your passive fans reveal themselves and become active fans. Your low number of fans may even increase.]


    [Your fit has increased and your level of charm has increased when dealing with artifacts.]


    [As the user has achieved a rare achievement, you are now capable of always raising artifacts to the Rare-Grade (B-Grade). Furthermore, the potential of always raising artifacts to the Treasure-Grade has appeared based on meeting the conditions.]


    Ju-Heon could not help but scoff in shock. He seemed to have achieved a condition for artifact upgrade after instantly becoming a candidate for artifact cultural heritage.


    ¡®I didn''t expect all of this to happen since I only did this to contract with Nero.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    However, Anubis was at a loss for words after seeing these inferior artifacts shouting in joy.


    He had not expected them to take the words he had pulled out of his ass so seriously.


    It seemed as if he had managed to avoid the spread of a shameful rumor, but he had this ominous feeling that he had pulled a trigger he should not have pulled. S§×ar?h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®Damn it, I''m done for if the Supreme Leader and the other Divine-Grade artifacts find out.¡¯


    Anubis was the only one whimpering here.


    The artifacts here were relatively mild ones. That was why they seemed to have accepted this without much resistance, but he didn¡¯t know how the more ferocious and radical factions would react.


    There was no way those elite groups that hated, no, loathed humans would accept this. These were the groups the crow had been talking about.


    Unfortunately, Anubis had dug his own grave. It was extremely beneficial for Ju-Heon.


    But as the artifacts were cheering in joy...


    ¡°Hey. I''m glad that you are all happy that I''m a candidate for artifact cultural heritage or whatever, but...¡±


    [!]


    ¡°You weren¡¯t thinking of dodging the VAT with that, were you?¡±


    The artifacts started to scream after seeing Ju-Heon''s miser-like smile.


    [Now destroying Nero''s golden palace.]


    Ju-Heon destroyed the palace now that he had successfully contracted with Nero''s artifact and gathered the other artifacts.


    The golden palace ruthlessly started to shake as soon as he shouted, ¡®close.¡¯


    Boom!


    There was a strong earthquake and the palace that was standing tall as if to praise Nero started to crack before even the sculpture with Nero''s face started to break and disappear into the ground.


    It took only a few seconds for the palace to disappear.


    [You have completely cleared this tomb with ease.]


    Chairman Kwon''s completely destroyed vacation house area appeared once the golden palace disappeared. The area had completely been destroyed.


    ¡°Wow, it¡¯s completely scorched.¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s completely destroyed vacation house area had appeared once Ju-Heon got rid of the golden palace, but...


    Nobody would be able to tell this was that place. Ju-Heon checked the time and urged them to move.


    "We don¡¯t have much time. The second of the 7 Great Tombs will appear soon. We will go get the ideal spot before the hyenas show up.¡±


    "Which country is it in this time?¡±


    As Ju-Heon was about to respond...


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    He heard a familiar voice in the distance.


    Ju-Heon then showed his pearly whites and greeted the person extremely warmly.


    ¡°Uhh, it¡¯s been so long. Chairman-nim.¡±


    Ju-Heon was laughing but the running Chairman Kwon seemed to be boiling in anger.


    Honestly speaking, Chairman Kwon was known as having the greatest under heaven poker face among artifact users. However, he turned into an animal in front of Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I knew it was your doing, you bastard. What kind of grudge do you have against me to do something like this?!¡±


    ¡°I don''t know, I wouldn¡¯t really call it a grudge.¡±


    Ju-Heon then despicably added on.


    ¡°It was just unfortunate that your place met the conditions of what I was looking for.¡±


    ¡°You must be crazy.¡±


    Chairman Kwon gave a signal. He had already fought against Ju-Heon once before.


    He had a pretty good idea about how to deal with him.


    ¡°Do not get close to him at any cost! Set up a barrier and attack from a distance!¡±


    ¡°Yes sir!¡±


    TKBM''s excavation teams had stepped up. He was in a different department as a tomb raiding team, but they had all been a family under the same umbrella in the past.


    Of course, they had envied but looked down on Ju-Heon''s department that was low in numbers but always achieved overbearing results.


    ¡®These bastards are still the same.¡¯


    But Ju-Heon was shocked after seeing an artifact in their hands.


    ¡®Tsk, that artifact is...¡¯


    It looked like a simple pistol, but Ju-Heon could tell.


    It was an artifact. It was an artifact Ju-Heon knew well.


    [Brutus''s sword used to assassinate Caesar (A-Grade:Legendary Hero-Grade/ Consumable Artifact)]


    ¡®That old fart. He already got his hands on that?¡¯


    This artifact was supposed to appear a few years later.


    This was no regular artifact.


    Maybe it was because it was used to assassinate someone like Caesar who once had quite a lot of power, but this was an artifact that could even destroy higher-grade artifacts. This was the reason the other monopolizers had to avoid Chairman Kwon in the past.


    Ju-Heon, who naturally knew about this, quickly whispered to his subordinates.


    ¡°Don''t look back and use the artifacts you have on you to escape.¡±


    His subordinates were shocked at Ju-Heon''s wariness.


    ¡°Excuse me? Is it that strong of an artifact?¡±


    "All of the artifacts we have will be destroyed. Avoiding it is the best course of action.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Those bastards shouted at that moment.


    ¡®It¡¯s already too late!¡±


    A ray of light shot out before Ju-Heon''s group could even dodge.


    The light was coming from Brutus''s artifact that Chairman Kwon¡¯s subordinates had activated.


    Flash!


    The artifact''s light had shot out toward Ju-Heon''s group. They were directly hit without being able to dodge at all.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    However...


    ¡°Huh? Hold on, what¡¯s wrong with this?¡±


    ¡°Huh? Huh?¡±


    Something that should not have happened had happened.

 Chapter 113: The World’s Greatest Artifact of Lust? (1)

    Chapter 113: The World''s Greatest Artifact of Lust? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Fuck, what the hell?! What¡¯s wrong with this?! They were clearly hit!


    Yes.


    This was very weird.


    The bastards, who should have fallen down after being attacked by the artifact, were fine.


    They wondered if Ju-Heon''s group had used a defensive artifact or something, but they quickly realized that was not the case.


    ¡°No, the artifact stopped its attack before it hit them!¡±


    ¡°What?! How does that make any sense?!¡±


    ¡°Did the artifact suddenly go crazy?¡±


    They tried to use the artifact again, but the artifact did not respond.


    It was the same for the other artifacts as well.


    It was no wonder they were getting flustered.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with this thing?!¡±


    ¡°Did it break?¡±


    The artifacts were not broken. However, the artifacts were screaming and protesting with the S-Grade artifact leading them.


    [#($*#($!]


    You motherfucking human bastards, what the hell are you doing?!


    [#$*(#!]


    That bastard is a candidate for our cultural heritage designated by a senior! A candidate for cultural heritage!


    [#$(#$(!]


    Trying to harm our cultural heritage is offending us, you bastard!


    [#($*#($!]


    How dare a human try to challenge our authority! Are you mocking our seniors?!


    [#$#($!]


    We are not going to work, not going to work at all if you''re going to act like this!


    Forget protesting, they were ready to go on strike.


    Ju-Heon was quietly chuckling while watching this.


    His subordinates happened to be safe thanks to him as well, but these damn artifacts really seemed to have gone crazy.


    That wasn''t all.


    They heard some of the other enemies start to scream.


    ¡°Huh? It¡¯s not here! The artifacts that were in my bag are gone!¡±


    "What did you say?!¡±


    ¡°They were just there thirty minutes ago!¡±


    Even the artifacts that were in their bags seemed to have disappeared. But the artifacts that have disappeared were actually nearby.


    [#$#&!]


    O, over here! Hey owner bastard!


    [##*(!]


    I''m sorry for r, running away from home! Please save us!


    [#($*(#]


    Why can¡¯t you hear us?! Why can¡¯t you hear us?!


    They were inside the net that Ju-Heon was holding.


    They had gone to watch Nero''s fire show(?) as a group and ended up in trouble.


    Anyway, even the great and mighty Ju-Heon could not help but laugh out loud at this point.


    ¡°Hahaha!¡±


    Even Ju-Heon who had handled artifacts quite a bit had never faced a situation like this before.


    ¡®What a masterpiece, truly a masterpiece!¡¯


    Chairman Kwon and the others wondered if he had gone crazy, but Ju-Heon could not help but laugh as he was the only human who could hear the artifacts¡¯ whispers.


    [#&#$&#&!] [#&$#$&*!]


    He then heard something else which made him laugh out loud once again.


    ¡°This bastard......!¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s subordinates started to shake in anger.


    They were wondering if they were mistaken to feel as if they were being made fun of.


    ¡®I''m certain. It was that bastard¡¯s doing.¡¯


    They were certain based on how he was laughing on his own.


    There was more.


    ¡®This bastard is the one Pandora warned about for having the Talent for Plunder.¡¯


    He must have used an artifact to make their artifacts not work and also clear the first of the 7 Great Tombs that was impossible to breach.


    ¡®We could deal with it as long as we know which artifact he is using.¡¯


    The captains shouted at that moment.


    ¡°Don''t get close to him because it is dangerous! But try to find it!¡±


    ¡°He must be hiding an artifact that makes other artifacts not work! Just figure out what it is! We will report him to Pandora and get him on the wanted list!¡±


    But Ju-Heon was still laughing.


    ¡°You idiots, I didn''t do it with an artifact.¡¯


    That was why nothing they did would be useful.


    Ju-Heon then started to shout.


    ¡°Hey Jaeha, how is it going?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir, almost done!¡±


    ¡®What?¡¯


    Chairman Kwon and Yang Chen both urgently turned after hearing this unexpected discussion.


    The voice had come from some palm trees in the distance. Yoo Jaeha was crouching over there as if he was having a bowel movement.


    Chairman Kwon started to frown after seeing him there.


    ¡®That bastard, I was wondering why he wasn¡¯t here but he¡¯s over there?¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Chairman Kwon who realized that Yoo Jaeha was drawing something started to frown some more.


    ¡®That bastard!¡¯


    He was certain.


    ¡®That fountain pen!¡¯


    Chairman Kwon shouted to his subordinates.


    ¡°Stop him from drawing! Hurry up!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°It''s an escape-type artifact!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    His shocked subordinates tried to grab Yoo Jaeha, but Yoo Jaeha''s running speed was amazing.


    ¡°Captain-nim! It''s ready! Hurry, hurry!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s group ran over to where Yoo Jaeha was standing as soon as he said that.


    But at that moment...


    Ju-Heon who seemed to be heading toward Yoo Jaeha threw something to Chairman Kwon.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Chairman Kwon caught it out of reflex, but Ju-Heon''s subordinates started to scream in shock.


    ¡°Hyu, hyung-nim!¡±


    "Why would you give that to that bastard?!¡±


    Even Chairman Kwon who had caught the item looked at Ju-Heon in shock.


    It could not be helped.


    Ju-Heon had unexpectedly thrown Nero''s artifact, the laurel wreath, to him.


    This was the artifact that the news and newspapers were all talking about!


    This was Nero¡¯s artifact!


    ¡®This is definitely the real thing.¡¯


    But why would Ju-Heon give this to him?


    ¡®No, that¡¯s not important right now.¡¯


    A shocked Chairman Kwon pointed toward Ju-Heon and started to grind his teeth.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you bastard, you really were the one who took it!¡±


    Just thinking about how Monaco''s princess had annoyed him because of this, why he ought to!


    However, Ju-Heon who handed over Nero''s artifact just nonchalantly waved and responded.


    ¡°I did everything as you asked, sir!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Our deal is completed now! Please don''t change your tune later!¡±


    A deal?


    Chairman Kwon was about to ask what bullshit Ju-Heon was talking about when he heard someone¡¯s voice.


    "What does he mean by a deal?!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    It was an extremely sharp scream that gave him the chills.


    ¡°I asked you what he meant by a deal!¡±


    ¡°P, princess Sophie!¡±


    Chairman Kwon turned his head to see a beautiful woman glaring at him as if she was a ghost.


    They were quite far apart but he could feel her anger from tens of meters away.


    ¡°Chairman Kwon, did you make a secret deal with Seo Ju-Heon from the beginning?¡±


    A completely pale Chairman Kwon wanted to swear while looking into those eyes that looked as if lazer beams would shoot out of them.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, you son of a bitch. I was wondering why he threw me the artifact!¡¯


    ¡°That''s not......hey, Seo Ju-Heon! Hurry up and tell her the truth!¡±


    The wrongly accused Chairman Kwon quickly turned his head and looked for Ju-Heon.


    However...


    ¡°That motherfucker.¡±


    Ju-Heon was already long gone.


    [There was an explosion on the beaches of Hawaii that seems to be the work of an artifact.]


    [The perpetrator is still......]


    ¡°Ahahaha, that was the best, the best.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s group that had escaped from Chairman Kwon¡¯s vacation house area was in a Holten family vacation house.


    Chairman Kwon and the others thought that Ju-Heon had escaped far away, but they were actually just in the next neighborhood.


    ¡°Haha, those bastards are probably looking for us in completely wrong places. It¡¯s definitely darkest underneath the lamp.¡±


    ¡°Wow, but how did the Holtens happen to have a vacation house nearby?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not weird since this is an area where a lot of wealthy people have vacation houses.¡±


    The world was busy with news about the disaster in Hawaii or the rope of luck, but the biggest issue right now was this.


    [Do you all remember the auction that was the talk of the entire world a while ago? There was an incident where Julius Caesar''s artifact that the Monaco royal family had won the bidding for had disappeared after three days.]


    [This artifact was found in TKBM''s Chairman Kwon Tae Joon''s vacation house area......]


    [Chairman Kwon is said to be behind this incident......]


    However, Ju-Heon just laughed while watching the news.


    ¡°Well, none of that is important right now.¡±


    What was worse was that he just changed the channel as if he had nothing to do with it.


    His subordinates just clicked their tongue.


    It wasn¡¯t that they felt bad for the enemies, but why did they keep thinking they were watching a movie or a drama where the villains were the ones who deserved the sympathy?


    Was that the reason? Yoo Jaeha and Oh Seung Woo were looking at each other.


    ¡®I''m never going to become the Captain-nim''s enemy.¡¯


    ¡®Yeah. I¡¯d rather just drink poison and die the moment I become his enemy.¡¯


    They then both shook in fear.


    A moment later, Ju-Heon turned to the Korean news channel that had some breaking news.


    The message was simple.


    [Breaking news. A-Party Congressman Shin Han Soo who was visiting Eumseong county in Chungbuk province has gone missing, putting the nation in a state of shock. The total number of Congressmen who have gone missing are now......]


    Ju-Heon''s subordinates were shocked to hear that report.


    ¡°Huh? What¡¯s going on now?!¡±


    Even Irene and the Holten couple who had welcomed Ju-Heon here seemed to be shocked.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, isn''t that happening in your home country?¡±


    However, Ju-Heon didn''t seem shocked at all.


    ¡°Why are you so shocked? It¡¯s just because of a Tomb Appearance.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°I already mentioned it was going to happen. I said that the second of the 7 Great Tombs was going to appear. It''s about time for the precursor to happen.¡±


    June 24th.


    Ju-Heon nodded his head while looking at the date on his phone.


    ¡®It appears right on time.¡¯


    But his subordinates who were shocked that the second tomb was coming out asked a question.


    ¡°Do you know which tomb it is as well?¡±


    ¡°Lust.¡±


    The men cheered in response.


    ¡°If it is lust, is it by any chance a woman-shaped artifact?¡±


    ¡°Please let it be a beauty, a beauty!¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue at the men¡¯s obvious thoughts but he didn''t deny it.


    ¡°Well, it is an artifact, but it definitely is a woman beautiful enough to cause the downfall of a country.¡±


    "Excuse me?! A total beau...... No, no, you know which artifact it is?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s better for you guys not to know.¡±


    ¡°Aw, come on......¡±


    ¡°Anyway, let¡¯s just confirm something and then go back to Korea for the first time in a long while.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Confirm something?¡±


    Ju-Heon tapped the earpiece in his ear instead of responding.


    ¡°I''m currently eavesdropping.¡±


    ¡°Ah, yes, of course. Eaves......huh?! Eavesdropping?! On Who?!¡±


    ¡°TKBM¡¯s old fart. I got a good one from old man Edward and attached it to Nero''s artifact. It better get me something good for how much it costs.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha clicked his tongue as if he finally understood something.


    ¡°I was wondering why you weren¡¯t retrieving Nero''s artifact while giving it away like that!¡±


    He knew that Ju-Heon had given Nero''s artifact to Chairman Kwon to make him eat shit.


    But based on his personality, it was weird that he had not retrieved the artifact by now.


    But it was so that he could eavesdrop on him?


    ¡°But why all of a sudden......!¡±


    "Why else?¡±


    Honestly speaking, there was something Ju-Heon had found iffy about this auction.


    He had not said anything about it, but it had to do with Chairman Kwon.


    ¡®That old fart who is greedy for artifacts didn''t show up for the auction?¡¯


    There was definitely something weird.


    Even if that old fart didn¡¯t want to be messed with by him, there was no way he wouldn¡¯t have sent a single person.


    ¡®There''s no reason for that old fart to not show up.¡¯


    This was especially the case because the bait was as desirable as Julius Caesar.


    Ju-Heon, who had found this to be oddly peculiar, had thrown a trap at Chairman Kwon.


    If he was wrongfully accused and had to deal with Sophie, he might confess to something.


    Of course, 99% had to do with ulterior motives, but...


    Ju-Heon was the type to check anything that felt iffy even if it seemed small enough to pass over.


    ¡®Nero''s artifact is perfect to eavesdrop with since they won''t get rid of it.¡¯


    He then heard Chairman Kwon shout through the earpiece. sea??h th§× ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    [I really have nothing to do with Seo Ju-Heon! Just hearing his name makes my blood boil now!]


    Chairman Kwon still seemed to be claiming his innocence.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue as if it had continued this way for three hours already.


    ¡®Did he really give up on it because he didn''t want me to mess with him?¡¯


    But as Ju-Heon was about to pass the earpiece to Oh Seung Woo to have him take note...


    He heard something unexpected on the earpiece.


    [Fine then, Chairman. Let me just ask you one more question.]


    [Of course.]


    [Then why did you not show up for the auction?]


    ¡°!¡±


    She had asked about what Ju-Heon wanted to know with perfect timing.


    He was sure it wasn¡¯t a coincidence. Chairman Kwon who is so interested in artifacts not being interested at all about an artifact from one of the 7 Great Tombs was quite odd.


    [He even said it was Julius Caesar''s artifact. Every country in the world wanted this artifact but a greedy person like you didn''t even come. I would have thought you would have come to at least take a look out of curiosity.]


    Chairman Kwon seemed anxious.


    [No, that......!]


    [What is it? I''ll just take it as you planned this in advance with Seo Ju-Heon if you do not respond.]


    Chairman Kwon immediately responded.


    [Absolutely not. The reason I didn''t go is simple. It was because I knew that the artifact he was offering was a fake.]


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    Even Zhuge Kongming Julian needed to see it in person to know it was fake but what did this Chairman say?


    ¡®Number 1 worked hard on it so even a search-type artifact wouldn''t have been able to tell it apart.¡¯


    As expected, even Sophie was shocked.


    [You can¡¯t tell an artifact apart without seeing the real thing. So, how did you know it was a fake......!]


    Chairman Kwon sternly responded.


    [I can guarantee that this artifact is not Julius Caesar''s artifact. I can guarantee that much. That is why I didn''t go, since I knew he was trying to scam people. I believe I''ve said enough for you to understand what I mean.]


    He sounded weirdly too certain.


    ¡®It¡¯s definitely not Julius Caesar''s artifact?¡¯


    Others may be wondering how he could bullshit like this, but Ju-Heon thought for a moment before smiling wickedly as if he figured something out.


    ¡®This old fart.¡¯


    Ju-Heon then started to chuckle.


    ¡®Now I get it.¡¯


    He now knew the identity of this bastard¡¯s artifact.

 Chapter 114: The World’s Greatest Artifact of Lust? (2)

    Chapter 114: The World''s Greatest Artifact of Lust? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®Now I get it.¡¯


    He now knew the identity of this bastard¡¯s artifact.


    Ju-Heon violently laughed.


    He finally felt as if his questions were answered.


    The artifact of < Conquest >.


    He had wanted to figure out the identity of that artifact more than anybody else.


    ¡®I wanted to get away from the bastard.¡¯


    He was tired and annoyed of being a slave because of the medicine.


    That was why he had done all sorts of things to figure out the identity of Chairman Kwon''s artifact.


    He had even pretended to go crazy and hid in the ceiling of Chairman Kwon''s restroom and bathroom for a few days and spied on Chairman Kwon¡¯s daily routine at one point.


    He had even seen the old fart''s bedroom actions he never wanted to see!


    But he never managed to figure it out despite everything he tried.


    ¡®Only if I didn''t get all those people getting in my way.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to grind his teeth while thinking about those incidents.


    It was obvious as to why the monopolizers would want to hide the identities of their artifacts. They didn''t want their weaknesses to be found.


    ¡®But Chairman Kwon tried almost excessively to hide its identity.¡¯


    That was why most users were unable to determine the identity of Chairman Kwon''s artifact and Ju-Heon had probably come closest to figuring it out.


    ¡®He was probably scared.¡¯


    That bastard had a lot of bad karma.


    Thanks to that, that old fart couldn''t even trust Ju-Heon who was his loyal subordinate and tried to cut his tail off.


    But now, he finally had an idea about the identity of the artifact of conquest that he had wanted to know so badly.


    ¡®I''m almost certain.¡¯


    Irene, who was bringing over some snacks that she had made herself, tilted her head in confusion after seeing Ju-Heon''s smile.


    ¡°Umm, did you get some good information?¡±


    ¡°Ah, yes. I did. This old fart¡¯s artifact might be Julius Caesar''s artifact.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha screamed as soon as he said that.


    ¡°C, crazy! You said it could be Julius Caesar¡¯s artifact? Chairman Kwon¡¯s artifact?!¡±


    Julius Caesar, the man who said, ¡®the die has been cast.¡¯


    And ¡®I came, I saw, I conquered.¡¯


    That Julius Caesar¡¯s artifact.


    Yoo Jaeha had been the one who had said they should sell Nero''s artifact as Julius Caesar¡¯s artifact.


    There were no special reasons behind it.


    He just thought something along the lines of, ¡®wouldn¡¯t someone like Caesar work better than that trash Nero for a Roman artifact?¡¯


    That was all it was.


    Even if someone already had Caesar¡¯s artifact, they would then be able to know the location of it, so it was killing two birds with one stone.


    But that happened to be with Chairman Kwon?


    A shocked Yoo Jaeha got chills throughout his body.


    He then slapped his knees as if he was suddenly possessed.


    ¡°That¡¯s it! That''s why that Chairman didn¡¯t show up at the auction! He had it so he knew what we were offering was a fake! Right, sir?¡±


    That was true.


    Even with any prophecy-type artifacts or search-type artifacts, nothing was better than an artifact in a person''s possession to confirm if something was a fake!


    Ju-Heon who had the same thought smiled more viciously than ever before.


    ¡®I never expected to find out like this.¡¯


    His laughter that was a mix of hatred and jubilation made him seem crazy for a moment.


    It was because something he had desired for so long had finally been revealed and it was too funny.


    ¡®Caesar¡¯s artifact was definitely on the list as I was figuring out the identity of the artifact of conquest.¡¯


    But Chairman Kwon barely managed to dodge Ju-Heon''s sharp intuition when a different Julius Caesar¡¯s artifact user had appeared.


    ¡®But it''s possible that all of it was a ruse.¡¯ S§×arch* The n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    This was quite important information.


    It was a chance to reformulate the incorrect information he had, but most importantly......


    ¡®Artifacts have a correlative relationship.¡¯


    If you knew one person''s artifact, you were able to speculate about other people¡¯s artifacts as well.


    For example, the artifacts that acted sensitively around Admiral Yi Sun-sin''s artifact were highly likely to be an enemy soldier¡¯s artifact.


    There were things that were possible with Julius Caesar¡¯s artifact as well.


    ¡®I got you now. You old fart.¡¯


    Furthermore, he was openly using Brutus''s artifact that should be Caesar''s artifact¡¯s greatest weakness.


    It was extremely despicable.


    But it was at that moment.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that Chairman Kwon Tae Joon is a Divine-Grade artifact user?¡±


    Irene mentioned something unexpected.


    ¡°That...according to the ratings for artifacts you told me Mr. Ju-Heon, Caesar¡¯s artifact should be an S-Grade (Legendary Hero-Grade) artifact and not a Divine-Grade artifact......¡±


    That made his subordinates realize their mistake while Ju-Heon nodded his head as if he already knew about that.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. That was what I was thinking about as well.¡±


    Even Ju-Heon was thinking that Julius Caesar''s artifact seemed more like an S-Grade (Legendary Hero-Grade) artifact than an SS-Grade (Divine-Grade) artifact.


    He was an amazing person, but he was still human.


    ¡®Qin Shi Huang''s Herb of Eternal Youth could be a Divine-Grade artifact because it has an immortality component, but.......¡¯


    Did that old fart maybe pretend to be a Divine-Grade artifact user when he wasn¡¯t one?


    If that wasn''t the case, did Chairman Kwon have a different secret they did not know about?


    Ju-Heon started to frown as if it was a bit complicated.


    ¡®Damn it. Zhuge Kongming would be able to use the analysis-type artifact to figure it out for sure......¡¯


    That bastard could not say anything in the past because of his own slave contract and he was not an ally right now.


    He didn''t want to consult Zhuge Kongming now and get this information out to a different artifact user.


    The fact that he was curious about that and consulted him would reveal his strategy.


    He didn¡¯t want to use that method without turning Zhuge Kongming completely on his side. It would be difficult to trick that smart bastard as well.


    ¡®Hmm, what to do...¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Umm, Mr. Ju-Heon? Are you okay?¡±


    Irene was so close that he could feel her breath.


    His face must look extremely serious for Irene to be concerned.


    Ju-Heon who saw Irene''s face started to laugh out loud.


    ¡°Ah, now that I think about it, there¡¯s no point worrying about it. Clearing the Tomb of Lust would allow me to somewhat figure out Chairman Kwon¡¯s artifact as well.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Why?¡±


    Why else?


    ¡°The Tomb of Lust is Cleopatra¡¯s Tomb.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Cleopatra was someone who had seduced Julius Caesar and other men of power to protect her country.


    There should be a big reaction if he approached Chairman Kwon with Cleopatra''s artifact in his possession.


    That was the reason only male Congressmen were disappearing as a result of the Tomb Appearance.


    ¡®Congressmen can be considered the powerful figures of modern society.¡¯


    At one point, he wondered, ¡®Huh, that¡¯s weird. Why is Cleopatra coming out in the Tomb of Lust?¡¯


    But what could he do about it? That was what had happened.


    Either way, this could be called some amazing timing.


    He definitely needed to get his hands on the artifacts of the 7 Great Tombs even if it wasn''t for Chairman Kwon.


    Furthermore, he already knew the method of clearing Cleopatra¡¯s Tomb very well.


    ¡®This is like taking candy from a baby.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    [We have some breaking news. The missing people incident that has started in Chungbuk province¡¯s Cheongju city has spread throughout the nation. Based on stories, in addition to Congressmen, soldiers on vacation, old men and young men are all starting to go missing....... Furthermore, women are starting to go missing as well.]


    Ju-Heon flinched after hearing that.


    ¡®......That¡¯s weird. This is Cleopatra''s Tomb, right?¡¯


    ¡°Something is definitely weird.¡±


    Korea looked extremely odd after returning after a few months.


    Korea itself had not changed, but the weird thing had to do with the Tomb Appearance from one of the 7 Great Tombs.


    ¡®Now I''m certain. This is different from what I remember.¡¯


    The date, the location of the tomb and its entrance, the shape of the tomb, and the damage were all completely the same.


    But there was one difference.


    The effects were slightly different.


    ¡®Only the male Congressmen disappeared in the past.¡¯


    But apparently everybody except children were disappearing this time.


    Young men and women, middle-aged men and women, and even grandmas and grandpas!


    ¡®What is going on?¡¯


    But there was more.


    Ju-Heon started to frown while looking at the people gathered around Mt. Seorak.


    ¡®There¡¯s so many people here.¡¯


    Even if this was a tourist attraction, this many people made it seem as if they were at an amusement park. There were so many people.


    That was the case.


    Ju-Heon had come alone to Gangwon-do province''s Sokcho city.


    ¡®This place can be considered the core of this tomb.¡¯


    That meant this was where the artifact should be located.


    However, Cleopatra''s Tomb hated humans as she had closed Egypt off and would not have gathered people like this.


    In fact, people had stopped coming here at one point despite the fact that it was a tourist attraction in the past.


    ¡®But the Chinese bastards have gathered here as well.¡¯


    The area was full of Chinese excavation team members who seemed to be mixing in with the tourists.


    Of course, they were dressed as tourists on vacation as they wanted to excavate the tomb without the Korean government knowing about it.


    ¡®Seol-A is here too.¡¯


    Lee Seol-A was pretending to be a tourist as well, wearing a one piece and a hat and looked extremely beautiful that he almost lost focus, but......


    ¡®You idiot, look at your expression. How would anybody think that you are a tourist?¡¯


    It didn''t matter.


    ¡®I¡¯ll swipe it before them.¡¯


    He knew where the artifact was located. That was why he just needed to break through and swipe it.


    The numerous competitors gathered here didn¡¯t mean anything.


    But at that moment...


    Boom!


    Something weird happened in this mountain area.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    "What the, what the hell is this?¡±


    There was a strong earthquake and a strong aura shot out from multiple locations.


    Bang!


    As a result, pillars of light shot through the ground and into the sky.


    Those pillars of lights seemed to create a barrier as it started to surround a portion of Gangwon-do province.


    [You have been captured inside an above ground tomb.]


    [You cannot get out here using any method until the tomb has been cleared.]


    ¡®!¡¯


    It was the work of the artifact here. It seemed as if it had done that to capture the people who had gathered around.


    However, Ju-Heon became certain after feeling the aura.


    ¡®It really is not Cleopatra''s Tomb.¡¯


    He had thought it was weird this whole time, but this was not Cleopatra¡¯s aura.


    ¡®The future has changed.¡¯


    It was actually an artifact he had never seen before.


    However, the size and signs meant it was definitely one of the 7 Great Tombs.


    ¡®Damn it, then whose tomb is this?¡¯


    But at that moment...


    [Everybody imprisoned inside the tomb is starting to be actively affected by the artifact.]


    [Your virility has increased.]


    [Warning. The people affected by the artifact are starting to go on a rampage.]


    [The harem artifact in your possession has been activated.]


    [Women with strong yin energy are rushing over.]


    Ju-Heon felt as if he saw something he should not have seen.


    ¡®Y, yin energy?¡¯


    Ju-Heon then turned around and gasped.


    They must have been affected by the artifact as all women, young, middle-aged, and old were charging toward him.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Look, there¡¯s a man! There''s a man over there!¡±


    ¡°There''s a man with strong yang energy!¡±


    He saw another message as the women fervently charged toward him.


    Ju-Heon''s face turned pale and he started to swear as soon as he saw that message.


    [This is the tomb of Byeon Kang-Soe, the man with the greatest virility in the world, and Ong-Nyeo, the lewdest woman in the world.]


    [Warning. You may die from sex due to a woman¡¯s yin energy.]

 Chapter 115: The World’s Greatest Artifact of Lust? (3)

    Chapter 115: The World''s Greatest Artifact of Lust? (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    [This is the tomb of Byeon Kang-Soe, the man with the greatest virility in the world, and Ong-Nyeo, the lewdest woman in the world.]


    [Warning. You may die from sex due to a woman¡¯s yin energy.]


    ¡®Fuck!¡¯


    Ju-Heon honestly wanted to swear out loud.


    He knew something was weird, but what the hell was this?!


    Even the great and mighty Ju-Heon could not help but stiffen up at this unexpected situation. [1] However, Ju-Heon couldn¡¯t stand there and swear, he had to run away.


    It was because hundreds of women were charging toward him.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Oppa! Wait for me!¡±


    ¡°Get him! Get hiiiiim!¡±


    ¡°Ahh, I can''t hold back any longer! Stop!¡±


    ¡®What the hell can¡¯t you hold back?! Damn it.¡¯


    Ju-Heon ran away as best as he could.


    Some people may question why he would not like a lot of women coming for him, but there was a time and place for things.


    It was great, but why would anybody stay when it seemed as if he would die from getting his energy sucked out the moment he was caught?!


    ¡®I, I need to run away.¡¯


    This did not seem normal at all. They must have all gone crazy because of the artifact¡¯s abilities.


    Of course, it was not just the women who were feeling lust and chasing after the men.


    This was Ong-Nyeo''s tomb but also Byeon Kang-Soe¡¯s tomb.


    The men who were overflowing with virility were also looking for the women as well.


    However, the problem was...


    ¡°Fuck! Why are the women only chasing after him?!¡±


    ¡°What the hell does that bastard have that I don''t?!¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhh! I''m getting so angry!¡±


    All the women in this area were only aiming for Ju-Heon!


    Even though there were other men around, all the women were chasing after Ju-Heon as if they had agreed to do that.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! Oppa is going up over there!¡±


    ¡°Oppa, don''t run away!¡±


    ¡°Young man, over here, over here!¡±


    All of these women must be seeing the other men as stone statues or something.


    But why?


    He didn¡¯t need to question it for too long.


    [Congratulations. You have received Byeon Kang-Soe¡¯s special blessing.]


    [Congratulations. You have become a candidate for transcendental stamina and virility to last a whole month without stopping.]


    [Congratulations. Every woman in the world, regardless of age, is coming for you.]


    ¡®This crow bastard, why I ought to really twist its damn neck off!''


    The old women were chasing after Ju-Heon at that moment.


    ¡°Healthy young maaaaan!¡±


    ¡°Stop there!¡±


    The old women were chasing after Ju-Heon with extremely embarrassed expressions.


    It made him wonder how these grandmas could have such stamina to keep chasing after him!


    ¡°Young maaaan! I''ll leave the door ajar for you tonight. What do you think?¡±


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, just lock the door and get some rest! You''ll be robbed if you leave the door open!¡±


    The grannies who had been chasing him opened their eyes wide as soon as they heard that.


    "Are you looking down on us for being grannies?!¡±


    ¡°We might be wrinkly but we won''t lose to the youngins!¡±


    They definitely looked as if they would not lose to the younger girls.


    The angry grannies looked ready to kidnap him.


    ¡°Get him, get him!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who had been running away to the top of a mountain, jumped onto a tall tree.


    Boom!


    Ju-Heon was actually pretty good at climbing trees.


    He used swift moments to quickly climb up.


    ¡°Ah! He went up there!¡±


    The women gathered below were throwing a fuss.


    ¡°Oppa! Please come down!¡±


    They tried to climb the tree after Ju-Heon before they started to fight with each other over Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Hey, let go of me! My skirt is going to rip!¡±


    "That man is mine! Where do you think you''re going?!¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s mine! Get out of my way!¡±


    ¡°What did you say? You bitch!¡±


    Of course, they tried to climb the tree in their skirts before sliding down and landing on their butts.


    They didn''t seem skilled enough to climb trees.


    Ju-Heon sighed in relief before sitting down on a thick branch. It was fine that the women were throwing a fuss down there.


    ¡®Damn it, what the hell is going on?¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to think deeply about the situation.


    The future had definitely changed.


    Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo¡¯s Tomb had come out instead of Cleopatra¡¯s Tomb.


    Of course, it was understandable that they were here because it was the Tomb of Lust.


    However...


    ¡®Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo are S-Grade (Legendary Hero-Grade) artifacts?¡¯


    That seemed weird.


    Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo was quite an amazing(?) pansori folktale, but for them to be called Legendary Hero-Grade......


    Ju-Heon used his Spy skill to detect the nearby aura to see if this really was one of the 7 Great Tombs, and that was correct.


    That fact had not changed.


    ¡®Is this just a variable as a result of the future changing?¡¯


    Ju-Heon groaned and started to frown.


    ¡®No. Something¡¯s up.¡¯


    As Ju-Heon was deep in thought...


    Bang, bang!


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    He heard an extremely loud noise coming from below.


    The noise continued and he started to feel the tree shake.


    "W, what?¡±


    A shocked Ju-Heon urgently looked down and almost fainted.


    The young women who had been throwing a fuss were striking the tree with axes!


    ¡°Come down!¡±


    ¡°Please come down!¡±


    Boom, boom!


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    ¡®Where the hell did they get those axes?''


    Even the grannies Ju-Heon had ran away from earlier were eagerly helping them chop the three down.


    ¡°Come down!¡±


    ¡°Come down young man!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t look down on us grannies!¡±


    Bang! Bang!


    The axes continued to slam into the tree and the tree started to shake. But as he thought he might die like this...


    [#*$&#!]


    Master, hurry up and grab on! Hurry up and grab on!


    The rope suddenly appeared and shot up into the air.


    It was floating in the air, becoming a tool that would allow Ju-Heon to stay in the air.


    Ju-Heon laughed while looking at it.


    ¡°Good. Good job!¡±


    The rope got extremely excited after hearing Ju-Heon praise it. This punk was the < Rope from Heaven > after all.


    ¡®I can run away to the sky all I want.¡¯


    But the moment Ju-Heon tried to grab onto the rope and escape to the sky!


    [Warning. Only good people can rise to heaven.]


    You have too much negative karma to escape to the sky.]


    [The owner of the tomb is launching a punishment.]


    [The thunderbolt of punishment is striking down.]


    "W, what?!¡±


    Bang!


    The thunderbolt of punishment struck down from the sky.


    The rope and Ju-Heon had no choice but to fall to the ground in shock.


    Boom!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    He wasn¡¯t injured much thanks to the rope grabbing him, but Ju-Heon started to groan once he fell down.


    ¡°Damn it. What the hell?¡±


    The rope was roaming around Ju-Heon to make sure he wasn¡¯t hurt as Ju-Heon saw another message.


    [The strength of the tomb owner is too strong to escape.]


    ¡®The tomb owner?


    Are you joking with me?


    You''re telling me Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo are capable of causing natural disasters?!


    How does that make any sense?!¡¯


    The women jumped on Ju-Heon as if to stop him from running away again.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Oppa!¡±


    ¡°I''m first! Move!¡±


    ¡°You move!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The first to straddle Ju-Heon was a young woman who seemed slightly older than him.


    ¡°He truly seems different than the other guys.¡±


    She smiled erotically before caressing Ju-Heon''s chest and stomach. Her seemingly experienced hands slowly made their way down.


    ¡°!¡±


    Her hands were moving in a firm yet sensual way, making him feel as if he could lose his rationality at any moment.


    But there was more.


    Once one of them made her move, the others started to stick to Ju-Heon as well.


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    Even Ju-Heon couldn¡¯t help but flinch as the numerous women¡¯s flesh touched him.


    It was an obvious reaction. Even if he had not turned into an animal like the other men thanks to his Tolerance, this Tomb Appearance location was too dangerous. Sear?h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    This situation was slightly dangerous as well.


    However, as the women stripped Ju-Heon down and erotically kissed his body...


    [#$#$*!]


    Get away! Get away!


    The rope could not hold back anymore and started to whip the women.


    Slap slap!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    "What the, what is this?!¡±


    The women screamed and moved away.


    However, the women were instantly tied up in BDSM rope harnesses by the angry rope and started to dangle in the air.


    [#($*#(!)]


    Don''t touch him! Don¡¯t touch him!


    The rope whipped down on the ground and was being menacing, as if it was saying that it would punish anybody who got closer than 3 meters.


    However, there was another shout as the women ignored the warning and tried to get closer than 3 meters.


    [#($#((!]


    I told you not to get closer! I told you!


    The rope that was giving off a venomous aura seemed extremely angry.


    He didn''t know why, but it seemed to not like the women putting their hands on Ju-Heon¡¯s body.


    Ju-Heon quickly snapped out of it and praised it internally.


    ¡®Good job.¡¯


    He did not want to lose his rationality because of an artifact¡¯s influence in such a place.


    But as soon as he stood up...


    [Oh my, he¡¯s not succumbing, how interesting. I wonder why.]


    He heard an artifact''s voice somewhere even though it sounded as if it was talking to itself.


    It was an extremely charming and clear voice.


    Ju-Heon started to frown after hearing that bewitching voice.


    ¡®Is that Ong-Nyeo?¡¯


    No, it couldn¡¯t be. It was a much more vicious and stronger aura.


    Ju-Heon urgently looked in the direction of the voice.


    ¡®It definitely came from the mountain.¡¯


    He could hear men screaming and women moaning inside the mountain, but that was fine.


    A curious Ju-Heon quickly started to move.


    Clang!


    On the other hand, Irene who had stayed at home was shocked.


    Ju-Heon''s group that had stayed at her villa had gone to Korea a long time ago.


    They should have had plenty of time to go into the Tomb of Lust by now.


    However...


    "Why did this......¡±


    The numerous gifts she had been planning to give to Ju-Heon had been destroyed. She wasn¡¯t too superstitious, but this gave her a bad feeling.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°My goodness, young miss, young miss! Please take a look at this!¡±


    One of the staff employed to maintain the house was shouting for Irene.


    ¡°Look at the news right now. Isn¡¯t that where Mr. Ju-Heon is right now?¡±


    She felt an ominous feeling and immediately looked toward the TV. George Holten and her parents were already watching the TV with their jaws dropped.


    [An extremely strong Tomb Appearance has appeared in the Republic of Korea. It is in Sokcho in Gangwon-do province......]


    [According to Pandora¡¯s analysis, this is the Tomb of Lust and they have detected an even stronger artifact than the one that was found in the Kyoto tomb......]


    [Excavation teams from Pandora and all around the world are currently heading over, but anybody entering the region is said to become filled with lust and start to......]


    The entire world was treating the Tomb Appearance in Korea as important news. This was definitely related to the tomb Ju-Heon left to excavate.


    George Holten and the Holten couple became serious while watching.


    ¡°Wow, that damn thug is over there?¡±


    ¡°I''m a bit envious in some......ugh!¡±


    Irene¡¯s father had his ear almost ripped out by his wife, but Irene urgently returned with an artifact.


    ¡°I, Irene?¡±


    The artifact Irene had brought over was an ancient book Ju-Heon had told her to use in a state of emergency.


    [The Books of the Mayan Priest Chilam Balam (B-Grade:Rare-Grade/ Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses (376/1000)


    This artifact was a record of the Mayans after the Spanish Conquest.


    The Mayan priest had tried to use this new language, the alphabet, to recreate texts that had been burnt.


    The contents were said to include mythologies, but honestly speaking, it was closer to a difficult to decipher book of Prophecies by a seer.


    In other words, this was an artifact that was able to show you the dangers someone might be facing.


    ¡®This should at least give me an idea about the troubles Mr. Ju-Heon is about to face.¡¯


    Irene quickly thought about Ju-Heon as she activated the artifact.


    The message that popped up about Ju-Heon was extremely shocking.


    [Chastity]


    That word made Irene turn pale.


    ¡®I have a bad feeling about this!¡¯


    She didn¡¯t know why, but she had an extremely ominous feeling about this!


    1. Pun not intended. Lol.

 Chapter 116: The World’s Greatest Artifact of Lust? (4)

    Chapter 116: The World''s Greatest Artifact of Lust? (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    And at that same time...


    ¡°Open this! Open this right now!¡±


    ¡°Open up!¡±


    ¡°Are you crazy?! Why the hell would I open it?!¡±


    Ju-Heon was defending the only door to this watermill with his life as he started to grind his teeth.


    ¡®Is it hiding? This damn artifact.¡¯


    It was fine that he came to the mountain after hearing a suspicious voice.


    It was also fine that he found a suspicious watermill and walked inside.


    He had felt the aura of a suspicious artifact inside here.


    However...


    Bang bang bang!


    ¡°Break it! Break it down!¡±


    ¡®Ah, this is driving me nuts!¡¯


    He tried hiding in a cave, underground, and even inside a pond.


    He tried everything, but the women kept finding Ju-Heon. It was as if they were looking down at him, telling him to try and hide if he could.


    It was the rope that saved Ju-Heon each time.


    [#(&#$#]


    They''re here again! Again!


    Ju-Heon urgently looked around regardless of whether the rope was going crazy.


    It was because he heard them chopping at the door with axes again.


    ¡®I''m sure it is in here.¡¯


    He was certain.


    He could still feel the suspicious aura of an artifact inside this watermill.


    Ju-Heon started to look around even faster, thinking that this artifact was the owner of this tomb.


    ¡®Damn it, where are you?¡¯


    He didn¡¯t know why a watermill that didn¡¯t seem to fit with this area was here, but this was probably all done by the artifacts.


    It was kind of obvious. ''Okay! Come here, it''s better inside than outside!¡¯


    It was probably something like that.


    They were probably enjoying watching humans lose their rationalities and turning into animals.


    Thanks to that, Ju-Heon smiled viciously.


    ¡®These annoying bastards.Let¡¯ see what happens if I catch you.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to destroy things inside the watermill to track them down.


    Bang bang!


    ¡°I know you''re in here! Hurry up and come out, you artifact bastard!¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    He heard an unexpected voice coming from the ceiling.


    ¡°!¡±


    Something white that was in the ceiling gently landed in front of Ju-Heon. Actually, this someone had very agile and light movements.


    Ju-Heon was shocked.


    ¡°Lee Seol-A?¡±


    ¡°I got you now.¡±


    This person was Lee Seol-A who was wearing a white one piece.


    She was beautiful and had a voluptuous body comparable to most top idols, but her face was vicious unlike her beautiful appearance.


    ¡°You bastard! Do you know what I''ve had to deal with because you took the artifact......!¡±


    She was even grinding her teeth as she pointed a dagger at him.


    She seemed to be extremely angry at Ju-Heon.


    Maybe that was to be expected.


    Why?


    Isn¡¯t it obvious?


    China had suffered a lot because of him.


    They lost the harem artifact because of him, and even lost out on Nero''s artifact they had been trying to get for a month. They apparently also spent a lot of money on Monaco.


    China had donated a lot of money to use the artifact that the princess had won.


    But he had swindled that artifact as well.


    ¡®It makes sense why she is so angry.¡¯


    Since they had no way of getting a donation back, China was probably making Lee Seol-A pay for all of their losses.


    ¡®Mm, she doesn''t seem to have turned like the other women because her Dominance is high.¡¯


    Anyway, Lee Seol-A was difficult for the current him to handle.


    Ju-Heon flicked his finger without getting close to her.


    ¡°This thing is enough for you.¡±


    The rope roared and approached Lee Seol-A as soon as he said that.


    However...


    ¡°Ha, did you think I would lose to that thing again?!¡±


    Lee Seol-A threw a handkerchief at the rope as if she had been waiting for this. Something amazing then started to happen.


    [#*$&38!]


    What is this?! What is this?!


    It was an artifact.


    The handkerchief that slammed into the rope suddenly turned into a pouch that was taller than most people and instantly gobbled up the rope.


    [Finn MacCool of the Irish Fianna¡¯s bag (A-Grade: Treasure-Grade / Possession-type artifact)]


    It was an useful artifact that would allow someone to store any item regardless of type, size or amount.


    Swooosh!


    The bag that swallowed the rope instantly turned into the size of a cellphone. The rope that was captured inside the bag could only whine as it could not come out.


    [#($#&!)]


    Let me out! Let me out!


    It had all happened in an instant.


    ¡®Tsk!¡¯


    A shocked Ju-Heon quickly tried to use a different artifact, but the quick Lee Seol-A did not miss that opening.


    Pow!


    Ju-Heon''s view quickly flipped over.


    ¡®!¡¯


    There was a reason she could even take down most men, as she had almost instantly kicked Ju-Heon''s leg to knock him over.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Even Ju-Heon had not been able to see her move.


    ¡®This punk.¡¯


    Ju-Heon groaned as he fell on the ground.


    ¡®Damn it, she¡¯s even faster and more energetic than when I met her in the past!


    Now that he thought about it, he had first met Lee Seol-A when he was in his late twenties. But they were both in their early twenties right now.


    ¡®This must have been her golden days!¡¯


    But Lee Seol-A didn''t give Ju-Heon any time to think.


    She straddled the fallen Ju-Heon and raised her dagger up as if to kill him.


    ¡°Just hand it over now!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon had no intentions of giving up so easily.


    ¡°It¡¯s not something I would so easily hand over because you are asking for it......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Ah, just hurry up and take it off! Shut up and hand it over! Hand your body over!¡±


    ¡®Huh? What?¡¯


    Ju-Heon questioned his ears for a moment. But he couldn''t help but scream.


    It was because she used the dagger in her hand to rip apart Ju-Heon¡¯s clothes.


    Rip, rip!


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s upper body was quickly revealed through the ripped clothes. Lee Seol-A then started to take off her one piece as well.


    He could see her white skin and her voluptuous breasts that would easily fill his hands.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Ju-Heon could not understand what was going on right now.


    ¡®Wait, she wasn¡¯t normal?¡¯


    Ju-Heon then saw a message pop up.


    [Warning. An artifact with strong yin energy has attached itself to this person.]


    [It is Ong-Nyeo¡¯s artifact.]


    [Warning. The dangers of dying during sex is present.]


    ¡®This bastard. I was wondering where you were hiding and you attached yourself to this punk? This is driving me crazy.¡¯


    Ju-Heon finally understood Lee Seol-A¡¯s actions.


    No matter how strong her Dominance was, there was no way she could dodge its brainwashing when it was stuck to her.


    But this was not the time to sigh.


    It wasn¡¯t that he didn''t like this situation, but he would rather die than be fooled with by an artifact.


    Furthermore, this was the artifact of Ong-Nyeo who was said to send every man to their death!


    He had no desires to leave this world in this shameful position!


    But Lee Seol-A''s strength was quite strong as if the artifact was making her stronger.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Something weird happened as Lee Seol-A tried to put her hand on Ju-Heon''s pants.


    [An unknown power of destitution is attacking the opponent.]


    ¡®Huh? Power of destitution?¡¯


    He heard a loud bang as soon as the message appeared and Lee Seol-A started to stagger while sitting on top of him.


    Thanks to that, there was a short opening.


    Ju-Heon''s eyes sparkled once he saw that.


    ¡®This is my chance.¡¯


    Ju-Heon immediately grabbed both of Lee Seol-A¡¯s arms and pushed her down.


    Boom!


    The only thing he was certain about was that Ong-Nyeo''s artifact was hidden somewhere on her body.


    ¡®I need to find it.¡¯


    Of course, the problem was that she would not stay still.


    ¡°Let go of me!¡±


    ¡®It¡¯s so hard to deal with her.¡¯


    It made him question how he had handled her in the past.


    Ju-Heon pushed down Lee Seol-A¡¯s arms and quickly searched her body.


    He anticipated where the artifact might be hiding and caressed her from head to toe.


    As for the clothes that got in his way(?) He ruthlessly ripped them apart.


    And finally, he had found it.


    ¡®!¡¯


    The artifact was unexpected in a normal spot.


    It was in the leather holster that was sexily strapped to Lee Seol-A¡¯s thigh. Ong-Nyeo''s artifact seemed to be inside instead of a gun.


    However, the artifact¡¯s appearance was not normal at all.


    ¡°Son of a! What the hell is this?!¡±


    Ju-Heon had picked it up before quickly throwing it aside.


    Bang!


    Ong-Nyeo''s artifact that was thrown started to cry.


    [#$&#!]


    That hurt, that hurt you bastard!


    However, Ju-Heon wiped his hand on his pants with an annoyed expression.


    His response was understandable as this artifact of lust''s appearance was......


    "A penis? This shit must be crazy.¡±


    It was in the shape of a penis sculpture that could often be found as a souvenir at different places.


    According to records, the ladies of the Goryeo dynasty or Joseon dynasty stealthily used these......


    Anyway, Ong-Nyeo''s artifact was a wooden penis.


    This made him unable to tell what Byeon Kang-Soe''s artifact might look like.


    ¡®These artifacts truly are troublesome.¡¯


    Ong-Nyeo''s artifact that had been ruthlessly thrown started to get angry and use its powers.


    [#$&#!]


    You bastard, how dare you do that to me! You''ll pay for that! You''ll definitely pay for that!


    "Shut up, monster size.¡±


    Crack!


    The artifact that had controlled Lee Seol-A to try to take him was instantly broken into two by Ju-Heon.


    It had broken once he had channeled his Dominance.


    [#$&#&#!]


    The artifact was crying, but Ju-Heon just snorted.


    ¡®It¡¯s definitely not an S-Grade artifact based on how it broke so easily.¡¯


    But the artifact was huffing.


    [#&$#!]


    You young bastard! Do you really think you can leave this tomb after doing that?! You bastards can''t get out of this tomb if I''m in this state! You can''t!


    Ju-Heon sighed after hearing that.


    ¡°Shut up and open the door to this tomb before I find Byeon Kang-Soe''s artifact and destroy that too.¡±


    The artifact then said something completely unexpected.


    [Hmph! You bastards can¡¯t get out of here no matter how many times you mess with Byeon Kang-Soe or me!]


    Ju-Heon became interested after hearing that.


    He had thought it was weird and something really must have happened to this tomb.


    ¡°Then what is the condition to clear this tomb?¡±


    [Do you really think I would tell you that?]


    ¡°Oh, I suggest you answer me before I turn you into the size of a fingernail.¡±


    [Aigoo! Please don''t do that! Fine! You need to meet the real owner of this tomb to clear it, are you happy now, you bastard?!]


    Ju-Heon chuckled at that statement.


    ¡®I knew this wasn''t Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo''s tomb.¡¯


    The true owner seemed to have messed with them. It pretended it was Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo''s tomb because it didn¡¯t want to be conquered by a human.


    ¡®I''m guessing the voice I heard earlier is the true owner of this tomb.¡¯


    He was certain.


    Ju-Heon then asked a question.


    ¡°Now then, why don¡¯t you tell me where the true owner is right now?¡±


    [I wish to tell you but it is not possible because of my current condition! I need to work together with Byeon Kang-Soe to open the gate!]


    ¡®Tsk.''


    It seemed as if he needed to find Byeon Kang-Soe''s artifact.


    ¡®But where do I look?¡¯


    It must be hiding as he couldn''t feel it at all.


    But at that moment...


    [Huh, why is Byeon Kang-Soe over here?!]


    For some reason, Ong-Nyeo¡¯s artifact started to go wild. Ju-Heon also started to frown.


    ¡®It¡¯s an artifact¡¯s aura.¡¯


    Was Byeon Kang-Soe''s artifact really around here?


    It was coming here on its own?


    But why?


    But he soon heard someone screaming as well.


    ¡°Ahhhhh! Don''t come here! Don''t!¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    It was a familiar voice.


    ¡°Why are you only chasing after me?! Wahhh!¡±


    Ju-Heon who found it weird quickly looked out through a small hole on the wall.


    He could see a familiar face running this way while crying with a face covered in snot.


    ¡°Waaaaaaaaah, don¡¯t follow me!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t run away from me pretty boy! Hey boy, you¡¯re totally my type!¡±


    "Get lost! I told you to get lost!¡±


    ¡°A burning fire doesn''t go out that easily, boy!¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    The person crying was none other than Yoo Jaeha.


    He must have stealthily followed Ju-Heon as he was interested in the Tomb of Lust.


    However, he seemed to be getting punished for that as he was being chased by men.


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    This must have happened as all the women in this tomb were chasing after Ju-Heon.


    But Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡®He still did very well.¡¯


    Even if he was being chased, he still brought Byeon Kang-Soe¡¯s artifact all the way here.


    Ju-Heon looked toward the head of the person chasing after Yoo Jaeha.


    More specifically, he was looking at the women''s panties on top of that person''s head.

 Chapter 117: The World’s Greatest Artifact of Lust? (5)

    Chapter 117: The World''s Greatest Artifact of Lust? (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®Man, this is almost as annoying of a shape as Ong-Nyeo''s artifact.¡¯


    Ju-Heon just scoffed.


    He didn''t know why that guy had that over his head, but it wasn''t too weird since it was an artifact''s doing.


    Artifacts loved to bring down a human¡¯s authority and make them embarrassed.


    ¡®The important thing is to figure out how to take that away.¡¯


    He would do it himself, but honestly speaking, even he got the chills thinking about dealing with them.


    However, the women who were causing a scene outside finally manage to destroy the door.


    Bang!


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Kya! We finally got through!¡±


    ¡°Go inside! Go inside!¡±


    The women charged in as soon as the sealed door was breached.


    ¡°Kya! I''m first!¡±


    ¡°No! I''m first!¡±


    If Yoo Jaeha was in a male hell, Ju-Heon was in a female hell.


    Danger had struck Ju-Heon this time.


    ¡°Young maaaan!¡±


    ¡°Oppa! Oppa!¡±


    All of the women were charging toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Tsk.¡±


    But at that moment...


    [The power of destitution that calls forth disasters is intimidating them.]


    Babang!


    Thunderbolts started to strike down from the clear sky and the earth started to shake.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Mommy! What''s going on?!¡±


    The women who were trying to grab Ju-Heon all fell through the crack on the ground.


    ¡°Help me out! Help me out now!¡±


    Of course, Ju-Heon couldn''t help but be shocked while looking at the message and the struggling women.


    ¡®Wait, the power of destitution? Why would that suddenly appear? Irene isn¡¯t even here?¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon only debated for a few moments before he turned his head.


    it was because he heard some familiar voices outside the door.


    ¡°Huh? It¡¯s the Captain-nim, Captain-nim, it¡¯s you right?! Captain-niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim! Please save me! Please!¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? You look like you''re having fun.¡±


    ¡°#$&#*!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was crying as he ranted.


    It was fine when he secretly followed Ju-Heon here because he said the artifact was a total babe even for an artifactphile like Ju-Heon.


    He was also intrigued at the fact that the women around this tomb ended up seeking out men.


    However!


    ¡°Waaaaaah, what the hell?!¡±


    The women he had been looking forward to were all gathered around Ju-Heon!


    He was jealous. He also found Ju-Heon to be amazing!


    But Ju-Heon just shouted without knowing what his subordinate was thinking.


    ¡°Jaeha! Stop playing around and hold them down for a bit! I need to take that thing off their head!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha screamed as soon as he said that.


    ¡°Hold them down? Are you telling me to die?!¡±


    ¡°Ah.¡±


    Ju-Heon admitted Jaeha was right.


    Yoo Jaeha just looked like a baby rat in front of these muscular bodybuilders.


    It was almost certain that Yoo Jaeha''s life would be over if he stopped moving.


    Well, his life as a straight man that is.


    Ju-Heon debated for a moment before shouting toward them.


    ¡°Hey! You guys! Stop for a moment! We will all just waste time and energy, so stop chasing my subordinate bastard and let¡¯s negotiate!¡±


    ¡°What? Negotiate?¡±


    The muscular men frowned after hearing that while Yoo Jaeha''s face turned bright.


    ¡°Wow, truly a loyal man. He won''t let his subordinate face danger......¡±


    ¡°I''ll give you his number if you hand over the thing on your head!¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who had instantly been sold started to foam at the mouth.


    ¡®I thought he said he would guarantee my life and safety!¡¯


    On the other hand, the men¡¯s reaction was hot.


    ¡°Oh! Cool guy! You know how to negotiate! I like you! Fine! I¡¯ll trade this for his number!¡±


    ¡°NOOOO!¡±


    Ju-Heon calmly sold Yoo Jaeha''s cellphone number without caring about the fact that Yoo Jaeha was crying.


    Ju-Heon who had traded his subordinate''s chastity(?) for the artifact looked extremely satisfied.


    ¡®I can meet the true owner of the tomb now.¡¯


    Of course, Yoo Jaeha just fell to the ground and started to lament.


    ¡°I''m going to change my number as soon as I get out of here......I will change it.¡±


    He really looked sad.


    But as Ju-Heon tried to use Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo''s artifacts...


    ¡°Hand over those artifacts.¡±


    Lee Seol-A who had quietly been looking for an opening had taken out an ornamental silver knife.


    ¡°I¡¯ll tell you once more. Hand them over if you don''t want to die.¡±


    The sniffling Yoo Jaeha looked at Lee Seol-A as if she was trying to attack the person who saved her.


    ¡°Wow, you have a lovely time with the Captain-nim and now you want him to hand over the artifacts?¡±


    ¡°What? A lovely time? What are you talking about?¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? Both of your clothes are ripped. Are you telling me you didn''t have some fun with our Captain-nim?¡±


    Lee Seol-A became flustered and her face turned red as she looked at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°T, that¡¯s not what happened! This is!¡±


    Lee Seol-A tried to gather her ripped skirt for a moment before she lifted her knife as if she would strike down with it.


    She decided that there was no need to explain anything to this joke of a man.


    ¡°Enough, you can just die!¡±


    ¡°Oh sure, you remember how you broke my rib last time? Do you know how much pain I was in at the hospital?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh seeing the two of them who had terrible first impressions with each other starting to growl like this.


    It was really nice to see his old subordinates fighting like this again.


    ¡®These two always hated each other.¡¯


    Ju-Heon laughed with satisfaction before walking over to them.


    ¡°You bitch, let me show you the self-defense skills I learned while being beaten up by the Captain-ni......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was sent flying by Ju-Heon''s kick at that moment.


    ¡°Ow, ow, ow!¡±


    He had really been ruthlessly kicked. Yoo Jaeha felt as if he was wronged.


    ¡°Wow, this is too much sir! Are you discriminating because she is a pretty girl?! I was trying to take her artifact and hand......aaah!¡±


    Lee Seol-A''s knife slashed as if she was trying to cut both of their necks off.


    Yoo Jaeha would probably have been caught by Lee Seol-A if Ju-Heon had not kicked him away.


    ¡°Damn it, that bitch! Captain-nim, I¡¯ll hold her down so you can take it away?¡±


    ¡°Enough. Your life will be over if that knife even scratches you.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes opened wide in shock.


    ¡°Huh? Because of that ornamental silver knife? Isn¡¯t that only a C-Grade artifact?¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s lessons must be paying off as Jaeha¡¯s ability to tell artifacts apart had become much better. The ornamental silver knife artifact in Lee Seol-A¡¯s hand was indeed a C-Grade artifact.


    But this was no ordinary artifact.


    Why?


    Although this item was carried by both men and women, the ornamental silver knife was remembered most as an item signaling a woman¡¯s chastity.


    It naturally had an extremely terrible ability against men.


    ¡°That thing just scratching you will turn you into an eunuch, you idiot.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha immediately retreated in shock, as if he had not been willing to take her down in the first place.


    Ju-Heon also had no intentions of going near her.


    He didn''t want to become an eunuch either.


    However, there was something that was concerning.


    ¡®That artifact is the one that the lunatic liked to use.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan, one of the Four Emperors.


    This woman who was the strongest of the Emperors and had overbearing power had made him eat shit by committing suicide in front of his eyes.


    That was why Ju-Heon started to frown as he asked.


    ¡°Let me ask you a question. Who did you get that artifact from?¡±


    ¡°Hmph.¡±


    Lee Seol-A pointed the knife at Ju-Heon instead of responding. She didn''t want to use this ornamental silver knife artifact if she didn''t have to, but she had no choice.


    ¡®If I don¡¯t manage to take the artifacts this time either, my debt to China will once again......!¡¯


    Her gaze looked quite anxious and desperate.


    But as the ornamental silver knife flashed dangerously once again...


    Boom!


    A bright light flashed in front of them.


    [An unknown power of destitution is attacking the opponent.]


    Lee Seol-A immediately grabbed her stomach and curled over.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


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    Lee Seol-A teared up and ended up on her knees as it was the same pain she had felt earlier.


    ¡°Damn it......!¡±


    This was definitely an artifact''s abilities.


    ¡®Who the hell has been doing this since earlier?!¡¯


    Of course, Ju-Heon just chuckled as he watched.


    He couldn''t tell who was doing it, but that person didn¡¯t seem to want Ju-Heon to turn into a eunuch.


    ¡®Either way, thank you!¡¯


    Ju-Heon did not miss this opening.


    Pow!


    He instantly kicked the ornamental silver knife away and got on top of Lee Seol-A to suppress her.


    Boom!


    He then pushed her arms that were trying to resist down with his legs.


    ¡°I asked you a question. Who did you get the ornamental silver knife from?¡±


    ¡°Ugh! Why should I answer your ques......¡±


    ¡°Is it a professor named Zhen Cai Yuan?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Lee Seol-A¡¯s pupils started to shake after simply hearing the name.


    That was enough of a response for him.


    Ju-Heon secretly started to grind his teeth.


    ¡®Damn it. Is that why Seol-A is with China right now?¡¯


    That woman had a keen eye.


    Chairman Kwon was a pro in gathering talented individuals, but Zhen Cai Yuan was unfortunately even better.


    This woman had tried many times to swipe his precious Tomb raiding team members in the past!


    ¡®Seol-A''s talent for detecting things is almost as good as the Pandora system.¡¯


    She was pretty much a human radar who could easily detect artifact users.


    Her detection skills had been quite important for their Tomb raiding team in the past as well.


    Most humans could not feel the aura of an artifact well once they were about 30m away from it.


    That was why detecting an artifact that had escaped to a different continent was something that could not happen.


    But Lee Seol-A was capable of doing that.


    Of course, he had helped her develop that ability in the past, but it was possible because similar to Yoo Jaeha, she had high Fit in that aspect.


    ¡®That must be why she caught that woman¡¯s attention.¡¯


    Ju-Heon felt his insides starting to twist after having that thought. It could not be helped.


    ¡®I would have to be crazy to give my subordinate¡¯s ability to someone else.¡¯


    He could not accept it.


    He would rather turn her into a regular person at that rate.


    He was slowly planning on developing a connection with Lee Seol-A, but......


    ¡®Why the hell does she have to be under that woman? No, no.¡¯


    Leaving her like this will make Lee Seol-A turn into China''s radar.


    ¡®Hmm, but how do I lure her out of there?¡¯


    She wouldn''t fall for anything he said and she wasn¡¯t easy to use force to make submit either.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Captain-nim, your pocket, your pocket!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    A bright light shot out of his pocket.


    The Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo artifacts he had left along were showing weird reactions.


    [#&$#!]


    Aaaaang! Not there! No!


    [#$#(!]


    Huff, huff, right there, right there! Euuuuuuuung!


    These artifacts of lust were suddenly becoming hot and releasing strong auras.


    Ju-Heon wondered if they had suddenly gone crazy, but he soon realized what was going on.


    ¡®Gildal!¡¯


    Lee Seol-A¡¯s goblin artifact had approached him in its soul-state and touched the two artifacts of lust.


    And it scratched the places they liked(?) and they were going crazy.


    But why was it doing this and not thinking about stealing it?


    Something unexpected happened at that moment.


    [#&#&*!]


    Aaaaaang, I''m almost there!


    [#$#&!]


    Huff, huff, almost there!


    A gate to go somewhere suddenly opened as soon as they said that.


    Ju-Heon''s jaw dropped in shock.


    ¡®Is this how you¡¯re supposed to use these artifacts?!¡¯


    This gate to some other location must open when the two artifacts reached climax(?).


    ¡®What annoying artifacts......!¡¯


    Anyway, as Gildal was an artifact, it probably knew how to use its fellow artifacts better than the humans.


    Lee Seol-A must have received a message from Gildal as she smiled and started to shout.


    ¡°Okay, I got it! Go and find the true owner of this tomb! We will swipe the artifact first!¡±


    The true owner of the tomb seemed to be on the other side of this gate.


    Ju-Heon shouted to Yoo Jaeha once the red goblin jumped into the gate.


    ¡°You head over first too!¡±


    ¡°Yes sir! Just leave it to me!¡±


    Lee Seol-A, who was still under Ju-Heon, sneered once Yoo Jaeha disappeared as well.


    ¡°My artifact will probably get it first even if he''s chasing behind it.¡±


    Ju-Heon just looked at her as if she was ridiculous.


    ¡°Ohh, you sound so confident. Do you want to bet on it? Shall we bet on who will get it first?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°And will you hand it over if I win?¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes turned mischievous as he looked at Lee Seol-A.


    ¡°Your body.¡±


    On the other side, Yoo Jaeha who arrived at some sort of entrance after going through a large cave dropped his jaw.


    The true owner of the tomb did seem to be inside there.


    But this door required a certain condition to be met in order to open.


    However...


    ¡°......Wow, this is crazy. We''ve been had by this artifact bastard. Who the hell can clear this condition in here?!¡±


    He was certain.


    It was obvious that it didn''t want to let anybody inside.


    ¡®I guess it wasn¡¯t going to let anybody clear it in the first place.¡¯


    It seemed that way as this was the Tomb of Lust.


    There were no children in here and everybody was excitedly running around lusting for one another because of the artifact.


    So, how could anybody meet this condition?!


    < Requirement >


    [Only a pure man will be able to open this door! Don''t even think about coming in otherwise!]

 Chapter 118: The World’s Greatest Artifact of Lust? (6)

    Chapter 118: The World''s Greatest Artifact of Lust? (6) Translator: miraclerifle


    Yoo Jaeha couldn''t help but become flustered at what he read on the door.


    ¡°Wow, this one''s a major headache.¡±


    Well, it was nice that they made it convenient for humans and wrote it in Korean to match the area they were in.


    It was even okay that it would only allow men to go inside because it was an artifact in the shape of a woman.


    But what?


    Pure?


    It might make sense elsewhere, but they were currently in the Tomb of Lust.


    This was a dangerous tomb where you might even lose the virginity you came in with!


    To have such a shitty requirement inside such a tomb...


    ¡°Shit, it shouldn''t have created the tomb in the first place if it was going to be like this.¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed to have been right when he said the artifacts were shitty bastards.


    At that moment...


    ¡°G, Gildal!¡±


    He heard a familiar voice behind him.


    It was Lee Seol-A. She was freaking out while looking at the red female goblin that was unconscious in the corner.


    ¡°Gildal! What the hell happened?!¡±


    Lee Seol-A then glared at Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°What the hell did you do?!¡±


    A knife was placed on her neck as soon as Lee Seol-A started to get angry.


    ¡°Ahem. Didn''t you agree to be good?¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Lee Seol-A glared at Ju-Heon. But she could not understand it.


    ¡®How was that bastard able to take Gildal down?¡¯


    It was one thing for Ju-Heon to do it, but this dumbass whose only talent was in running his mouth?


    But Yoo Jaeha acted extremely pompous.


    Why?


    ¡®Our Captain-nim truly is the best.¡¯


    He actually had not done much.


    All that happened was that the Captain-nim had bestowed an artifact necklace to him for a moment.


    Yoo Jaeha snickered as he started to shake a necklace.


    ¡°Do you understand? Your fancy goblin is just a toothless puppy in front of this thing. Ah! No! My bad! Even puppies have teeth! Hahaha!¡±


    ¡®Why I ought to.¡¯


    Lee Seol-A''s fists started to shake at Yoo Jaeha''s annoying teasing.


    That was definitely the necklace that made her lose to Ju-Heon last time as well.


    It was the necklace Ju-Heon had swiped from the Holten plane, but Lee Seol-A who had no way of knowing about that just started to grind her teeth.


    ¡®What the hell is that necklace?¡¯


    She would not be able to deal with these bastards like this.


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Enough, hey Jaeha. Why are you still here? Are you slacking off?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who had been snickering instantly stood up straight in shock.


    ¡°S, slacking off?! Absolutely not, sir! It¡¯s just that the requirement for this door is extremely shitty!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to scoff.


    "What¡¯s wrong? Do you need to use magic or something for the door to open?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir! That¡¯s exactly it! You need to be a virgin......huh? How did you know?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s obvious.¡±


    This wasn¡¯t his first or second time in a tomb.


    He could easily deduct it based on how this tomb focused on openly giving into a person''s lust.


    Artifacts get pleasure from watching humans shake in anger.


    ¡®It''s obvious the requirement is extremely shitty.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha slapped the door as he continued to speak.


    ¡°What do we do? Should we go find someone else?¡±


    ¡°Oh, I guess you''re not a wizard?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha became extremely upset after hearing that.


    ¡°Wow, that¡¯s too much, Captain-nim. I¡¯ve had a girlfriend too! It was only once during my freshman year, but......¡±


    He wasn¡¯t a great wizard but he seemed to be a core member of the wizard society.


    He seemed to be upset, but that was fine.


    It was more important to figure out how to open this shitty tomb entrance right now.


    Was that the reason?


    Yoo Jaeha was looking back and forth between the door and Ju-Heon for some reason.


    ¡°......Umm, Captain-nim. I happened to hear something from the farmers...¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡°Shut up. I haven¡¯t been single since birth.¡±


    ¡°Ah! Of course not, right? I''m sure you must have fooled around a lot with that face of yours.¡±


    ¡°Yes, so we just need to destroy this door and go......¡±


    But at that moment...


    As soon as Ju-Heon placed his hand on the door...


    Boom!


    [You have perfectly satisfied the requirement.]


    [You are extremely pure.]


    [The door is opening.]


    The door sounded as if it was talking before the ground started to shake.


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon, Yoo Jaeha, and Lee Seol-A were all shocked at this sudden development.


    And then the door opened.


    The door that had been closed shut had opened! It opened extremely widely as if it was telling him to hurry up and come inside!


    Yoo Jaeha''s jaw dropped as he started to speak to Ju-Heon who was at a loss for words.


    ¡°......U, umm, Captain-nim......¡±


    ¡°Shut up. It¡¯s my Tomb Destruction skill.¡±


    ¡°B, but the door seems fine for it to have been that......¡±


    ¡°I told you it was the Tomb Destruction skill.¡±


    [You are an unbelievably pure male.]


    ¡°...It says you''re pure.¡±


    ¡®This son of a bitch.¡¯


    Ju-Heon glared at the door as he jumped up.


    Now that he had thought about it, he had forgotten about something.


    This was 15 years in the past!


    He also forgot that his first time would be a few years from now!


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    It was good that the door opened, but what the hell had he been doing at this time?


    Yoo Jaeha who had found some big news started to shout.


    ¡°Holy shit, everybody! Please listen to me!Our Captain-nim, with that handsome face, is a vir......¡±


    Of course, he heard something that sounded as if his bone was breaking along with that shout.


    Because of that...


    ¡°I''ll really hit you if you say another word.¡±


    ¡°U, ugh! B, but you already hit me......!¡±


    ¡°I''m also increasing your workload.¡±


    ¡°Gasp.¡±


    ¡°You no longer have a salary, bonuses, or get to go home.¡±


    ¡°Aigoo! Captain, no, master! I''ve committed a grave sin, sir! I didn¡¯t say anything! I promise!¡±


    ¡®It¡¯s too late already, you bastard.¡¯


    Anyway, Ju-Heon did not have much feelings about this tomb.


    He just needed to take the artifact and leave.


    But now, his thoughts had changed.


    ¡®This bitch, how dare you try to make a fool out of humans.¡¯


    Of course, Ju-Heon had coincidentally been caught and the tomb was not really planning on making a fool out of him.


    However...


    Bang!


    "Hurry up and come out, artifact!¡±


    Ju-Heon even kicked the tomb with his foot as he looked for the owner of the tomb.


    Ju-Heon entered the cave without any hesitation.


    What he found inside was a Field of Debauchery. There was a wide pond that was full of fragrant alcohol and there was gold all around.


    The cave was dark, but there were small balls of light floating around, making it possible to see.


    At that moment...


    [Oh my, there really was a human who could open that door?]


    It was a woman.


    There was a young woman sitting on top of a boulder inside that wide cave.


    Yoo Jaeha, who saw the woman, dropped his jaw in shock.


    ¡°H, holy crap.¡±


    Bewitched might be the best term to describe what happened.


    There was a young but extremely sexy babe sitting there.


    However, Ju-Heon was shocked for a different reason than Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡®It definitely is not Cleopatra.¡¯


    The woman who had her long hair flowing down was dressed differently than the Egyptian style.


    She was dressed in Chinese clothing. But Ju-Heon was able to almost instantly realize the identity of this artifact. S~ea??h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®Daji.¡¯


    She was the villain who was said to have bewitched King Zhou with her beauty.


    This enchantress of Chinese mythology was said to have enjoyed cruel punishments and was extremely lewd.


    ¡®But Daji''s artifact did not originally come out from one of the 7 Great Tombs.¡¯


    Although Nero''s artifact still showed up properly, the artifact in the Tomb of Lust must have changed because the future had changed.


    ¡®It¡¯s not a problem.¡¯


    Daji¡¯s artifact was quite threatening and had many uses.


    He then received a warning message as if Daji''s artifact was trying to show its abilities.


    [Warning. The artifact of lust is using its seduction ability.]


    [Warning. Your life is in danger as your energy is being drained.]


    [Unfortunately, it is rare to find a human who can escape from this ability of the artifact of lust.]


    As the message warned, Daji started to make many erotic movements, such as slightly lowering its clothes.


    Yoo Jaeha went crazy and started to shout.


    ¡°Holy shit, you''re not a man if you don¡¯t fall for her here!¡±


    As he was about to take his shirt off...


    Pow!


    Ju-Heon smacked Yoo Jaeha on the back of his head.


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to grind his teeth after making Yoo Jaeha fall to the ground.


    ¡°Consider the time and place.¡±


    This was his subordinate, but he could not go easy on him when he acted extremely stupid like this.


    ¡°Do you understand? Learn from these motherfucking artifact bastards in times like......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [#&$#$&*!]


    Ohhhh, unni! How much do you want?! How much do you waaant?!


    [#$&#$!]


    So hot! You¡¯re so sexy!


    [#&$#!]


    Take me! Take me now!


    [#$&#!]


    No, not there, yes yes! Take more off over there!


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡®Time to teach all of them a lesson.¡¯


    Ju-Heon then clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Damn it, then is Seol-A the only one who can help......¡±


    However...


    ¡°Oh my goodness, how can her skin be so nice?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked toward Lee Seol-A in shock.


    Lee Seol-A was shaking and looking at Daji for a different reason.


    She must have been seduced in a different way as she could not pay attention to maintaining her skin because she was a soldier.


    ¡°That skin and hair......and her boobs are even bigger than mine!¡±


    Daji smiled and started to speak.


    [Oh my, what a pitiful young maiden. I will teach you my secrets if you pay me some type of tribute.]


    Lee Seol-A viciously attacked Yoo Jaeha as soon as Daji said that.


    Bang!


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! What the hell are you doing?!¡±


    ¡°Shut up and become my tribute! You dumbass!¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhh! My son!¡±


    Ju-Heon couldn¡¯t help but sigh.


    ¡®I can''t believe this artifact works on women too.¡¯ It definitely was not an easy opponent.


    Daji was sneering at them while thinking that humans truly were lowly creatures before it approached Ju-Heon.


    [Alright, it is your turn now that the people bothering us are gone.]


    The temptress caressed Ju-Heon''s face with a sensual touch.


    She must have put a virgin male as a requirement on purpose.


    [Pure men are extremely precious and delicious.]


    Furthermore, the way she caressed Ju-Heon''s body was different from normal people. A warning message appeared as if to prove that was the case.


    [The artifact is using paralysis.]


    [You are about to have your purity stolen.]


    [You cannot clear the tomb if your energy is drained.]


    The wickedly smiling beauty desired Ju-Heon''s lips.


    However...


    ¡®How despicable of a damn item.¡¯


    No matter how beautiful it was, this was a devil messing with a human.


    Ju-Heon who had that thought took a knife out of his pocket.


    He could control himself and remain rational even while being seduced by a damn artifact thanks to his Tolerance.


    He had also been in plenty of tombs.


    There had been many artifacts that had tried to seduce humans and Ju-Heon had the mental fortitude to overcome those attempts.


    However, something that even the mighty Ju-Heon had not expected had happened.


    [Your pure body is too honest to resist with your Tolerance alone!]


    [Your current body is too young and healthy!]


    [Warning. Your second head is starting to become chaotic.]


    ¡°!!¡±


    ¡®Damn it.


    I forgot this was 15 years in the past!


    This was when I was young and extremely healthy!¡¯


    He had already been sick by the time he started to go into the tombs in the past. His body condition was bad for multiple reasons, and he was also older.


    He was still quite ¡®energetic¡¯ at that time, but there was no way it could surpass the power of his early twenties.


    [Warning. Your body is reacting in a healthy way to the opponent''s charm.]


    [Warning. You will die in minutes if your energy is sucked out.]


    ¡®Tsk, how annoying.¡¯


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue and forcefully pushed her away.


    However, Daji grabbed on, as if she was asking where he was going.


    [Be a good boy and become my prey.]


    But as Daji stuck to him and tried to take his purity away...


    [The artifact of destitution is going berserk.]


    [The artifact of destitution is going berserk.]


    [The artifact of destitution is going berserk.]


    [The artifact of destitution is going berserk.]


    [The artifact of destitution is going berserk.]


    [The artifact of destitution is going berserk.]


    [The artifact of destitution that has gone berserk is bringing disaster to the tomb and its owner.]


    [It is a terrible disaster that could exterminate three generations of a family.]


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    Ju-Heon turned his head. He felt a familiar presence.


    Ju-Heon felt as if he could see a familiar face by the entrance.


    ¡®That person is?!¡¯


    However, an explosion to punish Daji happened before he could even confirm the person''s face.

 Chapter 119: The World’s Greatest Artifact of Lust? (7)

    Chapter 119: The World''s Greatest Artifact of Lust? (7) Translator: miraclerifle


    The tomb started to shake violently along with the scary explosion.


    [Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!]


    It seemed as if a disaster had struck the world.


    [The power of disaster that cannot control its anger is starting to destroy the tomb.]


    [?!]


    ¡°!¡±


    This extremely destructive force was scary.


    The extremely sturdy stone tomb was ruthlessly being destroyed and the ceiling had turned to dust as if it was a building that was struck by a missile.


    Thanks to that, Daji, who had tried to jump on Ju-Heon, turned pale.


    [W, what?! What the hell?!]


    But Ju-Heon was also shocked as well.


    They then heard an urgent voice.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon! Are you okay?¡±


    He couldn¡¯t see her face because of the dust, but he was certain it was Irene.


    But Ju-Heon was confused.


    He welcomed her appearance but......


    ¡°Why are you here?¡±


    ¡°Ah.¡±


    Irene who heard that question was quite flustered.


    It was fine that she came here, but she couldn¡¯t come up with a good excuse to tell him.


    She couldn''t tell him that she saw the word < chastity > and that she blacked out before realizing she was here once she snapped back to her senses.


    That was why the flustered Irene just smiled bitterly.


    ¡°U, umm, that......the prophecy said that Mr. Ju-Heon might be in danger, so...¡±


    Ju-Heon then nodded his head as if he accepted that response.


    "Well, how perfect. This artifact is the natural enemy of all men, so since you are here anyway......¡±


    However, at that moment...


    The dust in the area settled and Daji stuck to Ju-Heon as it grumbled. sea??h th§× nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    [That treacherous bitch scared me for no reason.]


    She didn¡¯t care about Irene as she planted a kiss on Ju-Heon. [1]


    Ju-Heon saw something that almost scared him to death at that moment.


    Irene¡¯s eyes seemed to sparkle for a moment before she started to destroy the tomb again.


    Babang!


    She looked ready to completely destroy this tomb!


    [Kyaaaaaa!]


    Daji turned pale as soon as the tomb started to be destroyed.


    [Kyaaaa! Do you know how much money I spent to create this tomb?!]


    She tried to use her powers to stop the destruction, but it was useless in front of the artifact of destitution that was just charging forward without any thought.


    An anxious Daji started to shout.


    [Hold on! Stop, stop it! Let¡¯s negotiate! I''ll eat this man first. And then I''ll give him back to you!]


    ¡®What? Is this thing crazy?!¡¯


    Baaaaang!


    [Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!]


    Daji became desperate as the tomb was almost completely turned to dust.


    ¡®I, I need to get away from here first. And then, I have to eat this man.¡¯


    It needed to do that to become a Divine-Grade artifact.


    The fox rolled its eyes to think for a moment before reaching its hand out toward Ju-Heon.


    [Okay, pure human! Come with me!]


    But it was at that moment.


    Grab!


    Ju-Heon smiled wickedly as he pulled her hand.


    It was because Daji¡¯s seduction had become weaker after Irene appeared.


    It only took a second for him to lay the beauty in an erotic position.


    [!]


    Daji who was pushed down in an instant seemed truly flustered.


    However, Daji couldn¡¯t help but start to scream.


    [Kyaaaa!]


    It was because Ju-Heon''s hand went into somewhere it should not go into.


    [!!]


    It was at that moment.


    [Your Dexterity that could even astonish artifacts has activated.]


    [The artifact cannot think straight because of your godly Dexterity.]


    Daji, whose face had turned bright red at Ju-Heon¡¯s touch, adjusted her clothes as she moved away from Ju-Heon.


    She was certain.


    This human...


    [You wicked bastard. You''re not a virgin! Your body is pure but your mind is too dirty!]


    Ju-Heon snorted in response.


    ¡°What? All men have dirty minds.¡±


    [What?]


    "What¡¯s wrong? Are you complaining because my mind is dirty?¡±


    Daji rolled her eyes in shock at his shameless smile before she made a decision.


    [Tsk!]


    ¡°Huh?! The fox!¡±


    ¡°It disappeared!¡±


    Daji had instantly disappeared as if the woman they had been looking at was an illusion.


    However, Ju-Heon didn¡¯t seem anxious at all.


    In fact, he just said something to the people around him.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine so can you cover your ears for a bit?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°It won''t take long.¡±


    [Huff. Huff.]


    On the other hand, the true body that had been hiding deep inside the cave the whole time...


    Daji''s true body was huffing.


    The sudden appearance of a disrupter was fine.


    However, there was something it could not understand no matter how much it thought about it.


    [That man, no matter how much I think about it, his body is pure but his memories......]


    The memories of his soul were not pure at all.


    It felt as if a soul from the future that had experienced everything it could experience had invaded the body of the past.


    It was not just a matter of whether men had dirty minds or something like that.


    [Just what is going on?]


    However something happened at that moment.


    ¡°What else could it be? You just made a stupid mistake while making your door.¡±


    [!]


    Ju-Heon, who would never admit the truth even if he was to die right now, had appeared.


    [You!]


    Ju-Heon who found the true body deep inside the cave started to smile.


    It made sense as Daji¡¯s true body looked different than what he saw earlier.


    ¡°You really were a fox, weren¡¯t you?¡±


    Indeed.


    Although she looked human, there were ears on her head and there were nine attractive tails on its butt.


    It was a nine-tailed fox.


    What they had seen earlier was this artifact¡¯s transformed appearance.


    The true body that had been hiding was a fox.


    It might be easy to wonder why there was a fox, but it was understandable.


    ¡®There are tales about how the villains of Asia are all nine-tailed foxes that have disguised themselves as humans.¡¯


    There were even tales of how Daji was sent to Earth with a mission to take down the Zhou dynasty.


    That was why Daji could fall under the category of demons or divine beings rather than a human.


    ¡°But I didn¡¯t expect the great and mighty Daji to be a baby fox.¡±


    [!]


    The fox, no, the around ten years old girl¡¯s body started to shake at Ju-Heon''s invidious remarks.


    Ju-Heon''s gaze was saying he found this to be amusing.


    ¡°You''re probably not a baby fox since you should be at least 1,000 years old... I guess you¡¯re just a fox that can''t use its powers?¡±


    [Shut up, human. Don¡¯t run your mouth in front of me as you please.]


    The fox seemed angry as it glared at Ju-Heon with an anxious expression.


    ¡®Damn it, I need to eat this bastard to become a Divine-Grade artifact!¡¯


    Originally, it was a S-Grade artifact. However, it had been downgraded to an A-Grade artifact by the Supreme Leader for some reason.


    That was why it didn''t have its regular powers and looked like a child.


    It was an extremely demeaning appearance for an artifact of lust.


    ¡®If it wasn¡¯t for that motherfucking artifact of gluttony...¡¯


    The fox''s eyes sparkled as its body started to shake.


    The artifact of gluttony.


    That bastard was the Supreme Leader of the artifact world. It was a big shot that was part of the Elite faction that loathed humans.


    The way it acted triumphantly while leading the Division Commanders like Anubis was extremely annoying.


    [I need to start with the Division Commanders and get revenge on the bastard......]


    ¡®The Division Commanders?¡¯


    As Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion...


    [Anyway, you''ll need to give me your purity, human! Become my nourishment!]


    The fox released a lot of aura and the child suddenly turned into an adult.


    She was extremely confident.


    ¡®All human men are the same.¡¯


    She had enough strength to seduce them even if she was weaker now.


    [Show me your true nature, you lowly human male!]


    But as Daji tried to attack Ju-Heon...


    ¡°Oh, sure sure, you want me to make your climax once more?¡±


    [W, what?]


    ¡°I can please you once more if you want.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s dexterity activated again and some lewd noises that might be awkward to listen to echoed through the cave.


    The crow probably did not give this skill to him for this reason, but it didn¡¯t matter.


    Yoo Jaeha who was listening to all of this live outside was shouting, ¡®Captain-nim, you¡¯re the best!¡¯ over and over.


    [The artifact of lust¡¯s seduction is not working at all.]


    [The artifact of lust has felt indignity and has submitted.]


    [The Field of Debauchery is being destroyed.]


    [You have cleared the tomb.]


    [You have received the title of < Sexually harassed an artifact > and your Dexterity skill has risen to A-Grade.]


    [You can handle artifacts a little better as your Dexterity skill has increased.]


    The Tomb of Lust that had caused a ruckus in Korea had finally disappeared.


    And Ju-Heon was back in his mansion in Korea for the first time in a while... [2]


    The place where the Gold-Axe Silver-Axe had appeared as he was catching his breath.


    Of course, Yoo Jaeha had forgotten all about the housewarming as he was busy praising Ju-Heon over and over.


    ¡°Ah......Captain-nim, you truly are the best. Even I¡¯m about to fall for you, really.¡±


    What must Yoo Jaeha have heard for him to be giving Ju-Heon thumbs up while crying tears of admiration?


    On the other hand, Lee Seol-A could only scoff.


    ¡®Did I really get captured by these idiots?¡¯


    There was also someone else who was grinding her teeth along with Lee Seol-A.


    [Human......you won¡¯t get away with this.]


    It was Daji.


    Daji who had submitted to Ju-Heon¡¯s splendid (?) Dexterity was shaking in anger.


    ¡®This is extremely shameful.¡¯


    She, the one at the apex of all artifacts of lust, was sexually harassed by a human male.


    But Ju-Heon was actually having a random thought right now.


    ¡®Looks like the spots artifacts like are different than humans.¡¯


    But what would he use such information for?


    At that moment...


    Yoo Jaeha looked toward Daji in its fox appearance and smiled wickedly.


    ¡°This oppa will be gentle with you during the restoration so be good......ahhhh!¡±


    He instantly started to see blood.


    ¡°Aigoo, my hand!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked at his tattered hand and glared at the fox.


    "Damn it, you bitch! What a terrible personality!¡±


    The fox''s eyes sparkled as it released its aura at that moment.


    Boom!


    Yoo Jaeha started to laugh like an idiot, as if he had never been angry at all.


    "Wow, you''re so pretty, so, so, pretty.¡±


    He looked ready to buy it food, brush its hair and do whatever it wanted him to do.


    The fox clicked its tongue as it watched what happened.


    ¡®It¡¯s definitely not that my ability is broken.¡¯


    It seemed as if her ability just didn''t work on Ju-Heon.


    ¡®I''m certain he is quite the powerful man.¡¯


    A man like Ju-Heon would be able to give it enough yang energy for it to become a Divine-Grade artifact.


    That was why Daji¡¯s eyes sparkled as its mind was full of ambition.


    ¡®You just wait and see, I''ll definitely make that human submit under me and use him as nourishment.¡¯


    Ju-Heon chuckled, as if he read the fox¡¯s mind.


    ¡°Now that I think about it, you mentioned Division Commanders earlier, right?¡±


    [?]


    ¡°Are you talking about this bastard?¡±


    Ju-Heon casually tossed an artifact as soon as he said that.


    Daji gasped in astonishment as soon as the artifact turned into a dog.


    [......Anubis!]


    ¡®Why is that human loathing Division Commander here?!¡¯


    Forget being shocked, Daji looked completely flabbergasted.


    But the doggie Anubis was growling as it glared at Daji.


    [You bitch. Why is the thieving cat who smacked the Supreme Leader from behind over here?!]


    [What?! I should be asking you that question! You damn misanthropic bastards!]


    ¡®I knew there was something between them.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was amused. He wasn¡¯t interested in the issues between artifacts, but it would probably be useful to him if he knew about it.


    ¡®I''m worried about the leaders the Crow warned me about as well.¡¯


    Was that the reason? Ju-Heon started to speak to the rope that was moving around nearby.


    ¡°That thing is your friend starting today. Stick close to it and be good friends.¡±


    He was telling it to keep an eye over it, but the rope''s eyes(?) sparkled after its master said to be friends.


    It must have been wrong to think it was an enemy!


    [#$&#!]


    Let''s be good friends! Let''s be good friends!


    The rope welcomed it like a puppy and reached its body out as if it wanted to shake hands.


    The fox just snorted and turned its head away.


    [Don''t touch me, you low-grade artifact without even a backbone.]


    The rejected rope became upset.


    Master said to be good friends. He said that...


    The rope then bound the fox.


    [#$&#!]


    He said to be good friends! He said that!


    [Kyaaaaaa!]


    Daji, the originally S-Grade artifact, screamed after it was captured by a simple rope.


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Huh? Umm, Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    Irene who was looking at her tablet looked shocked for some reason and had called Ju-Heon over.


    ¡°Umm, please take a look at this. Hurry!¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Ju-Heon walked over and she handed the tablet to him.


    She was watching a news interview.


    Irene pointed at someone on the screen and asked a question.


    ¡°Umm, doesn''t this person look very similar to you, Mr. Ju-Heon? Her name is similar to yours as well.¡±


    Irene was pointing at a face he had not seen in a long time.


    1. I normally address all artifacts as ¡®it¡¯ as Ju-Heon considers them items, but the author mentioned it as a ¡®she¡¯ (this might be the first time the author has done that for any artifact other than Nero calling itself ''this Emperor¡¯) so I left it as she and not it. Just a note so that people aren''t confused!


    2. Umm... since when was this a mansion? It was just a small apartment complex where he lived with a roommate!

 Chapter 120: Affection is thicker than blood (1)

    Chapter 120: Affection is thicker than blood (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    It was a young woman who seemed to be about Ju-Heon''s age.


    ¡°What do you think? Doesn¡¯t she look like you?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha slowly crawled over after becoming curious at Irene¡¯s statement.


    "What is it? What is it? Who looks like our Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°Ah, this person who is being interviewed......¡±


    It seemed to be news of the Middle East.


    It was the interview of an NGO that was out helping people in a refugee camp.


    The news was one thing, but Yoo Jaeha started to clap like a seal after seeing the woman being interviewed.


    ¡°Wow, jackpot. She''s totally my type! She¡¯s a hot babe!¡±


    But it only lasted for a moment as Yoo Jaeha started to peek toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°But she really does look like you, Captain-nim. Is she one of the doctors for the NGO?¡±


    ¡°Probably. Ah, apparently there was a Tomb Appearance where she is being interviewed.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    "Based on the information, it seems to be the Tomb of Pride, one of the 7 Great Tombs...¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped and looked toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Captain-nim, she said it¡¯s one of the 7 Great Tombs.¡±


    But Ju-Heon didn¡¯t even seem to care. In fact, his gaze was focused on the woman being interviewed.


    [Please tell us something. What was it like at that time?]


    [Umm...It was different from the Tomb Appearances I''ve seen on the news. There were no signs that it was going to happen and we were suddenly swept into it so we didn''t really know what was going on...]


    Yoo Jaeha and Irene were looking at Ju-Heon with confusion.


    ¡°Captain-nim?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha even waved his hand in front of Ju-Heon''s face after not hearing a response.


    ¡°Hey, Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡°Hello, Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡°Hehe, you stupid dumbass vir......ugh!¡±


    ¡°I can hear everything, you bastard.¡±


    ¡°#$&#!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who was beaten up silently screamed.


    ¡°...Ugh, sir, I am just asking, but is she someone you know?¡±


    Ju-Heon just nonchalantly responded.


    ¡°No. I don¡¯t know who she is.¡±


    ¡°But she looks really similar to you.¡±


    ¡°There are many similar looking people in the world. My face is actually a common face.¡±


    ¡®Ho, what nonsense. He should have said Irene has a common look instead.¡¯


    But Yoo Jaeha soon just brushed it off.


    ''Nothing I can do when he says no.¡¯


    That was what they were all thinking, but honestly speaking, Ju-Heon knew the woman on the screen too well. There was no way he wouldn¡¯t know who she was.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Won.¡¯


    As for the reason they look so similar?


    She was Ju-Heon''s sibling. She was his twin sibling.


    But none of it mattered.


    ¡®That punk doesn¡¯t know that I''m alive.¡¯


    He had no intentions of letting her know either.


    ¡®It''s fine as long as she¡¯s living well somewhere.¡¯


    It wasn¡¯t time just yet. However...


    ¡®I hope she can push that Chinese lunatic out of the way and get the Nobel Prize this time.¡¯


    Ju-Heon stared at the screen for a while before starting to speak.


    ¡°Anyway, send that NGO some information not to go into tombs if they don¡¯t need to do so.¡±


    ¡°Ah, yes sir.¡±


    ¡°And don¡¯t worry about that tomb. No humans will be able to clear that tomb.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Is it similar to the Tomb of Lust?¡±


    ¡°No. In fact, it¡¯s a tomb that we benefit from by not entering at all.¡±


    ¡°Why? Just what kind of tomb is it?¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Aaaaah! W, who are you?!¡±


    They heard a scream from the door.


    His roommate had opened the door and walked in.


    ¡°Wow, this is so crazy.¡±


    The Pandora employee was sighing as he was carrying files to the meeting room.


    ¡°Two of the 7 Great Tombs that are said to lay golden eggs have already been cleared......!¡±


    ¡°Nostradamus had said that it was a dangerous tomb that would take at least 1 year to clear...¡±


    But that wasn¡¯t important.


    ¡°The problem is that a single person cleared both of those tombs! What the hell are Pandora¡¯s excavators doing?!¡±


    ¡°Shh!¡±


    The employees carrying files stopped talking. It was because they spotted Austin Rockefeller, Pandora¡¯s financier, nearby.


    Austin glared at the employees and started to frown.


    ¡°You guys will be fired if you keep blabbing like that. Do you understand?¡±


    "Ah, ah, sorry sir!¡±


    Austin walked into the meeting room after saying that.


    ¡®Annoying me even more when my sister is probably going to beat me up when I get home.¡¯


    However, Austin Rockefeller almost forgot how to breathe the moment he walked into the room. There was a simple reason for it.


    ¡°Why are you the last one to get here after gathering all these busy people?¡±


    ¡°Sis.¡±


    There were high-grade artifact users and the eldest daughter of the Rockefeller household, Eve Rockefeller.


    She was the power player behind the family that was creating Monarch-Grade users and the Four Emperors. She had a buff-type artifact that could raise a person''s Dominance up to the Monarch-Grade level.


    But she was just a thorn in Austin¡¯s eye, the person Austin was fighting with over the position of heir.


    That was why Austin''s voice became harsh.


    ¡°What the hell, why is Pandora''s Executive Board here?!¡±


    "Why else? Because you are a stupid idiot who keeps failing. I personally made the trip here. I wanted to see if the people you gathered would be useful to Pandora at all.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    "I sent most of them back because they were undisciplined idiots. You should really work on your ability to notice talent.¡±


    "What did you say?!¡±


    She looked toward the artifact users she had called. Religion, crime, environment, food, healing, art, technology, economy, resources, prophecy, the fields these people were famous in were numerous.


    They were Ju-Heon¡¯s enemies, the monopolizers of the past. They were the people who would become Monarch-Grade users in the future. Some of them would end up in the Monarch-Grade thanks to the Rockefellers as well.


    ¡°Austin, you don¡¯t seem to have any talent, so shut up and leave Pandora. That is an order from the Executive Board.¡±


    "What did you say?!¡±


    Austin was dragged out by people his sister had called over.


    ¡®Damn it, do you really think I will lose my position to my sister and Pandora like this?¡¯


    Who cared if Pandora was in the west? There were the Arab terrorist factions in Central Asia. China had Zhen Cai Yuan who led a large excavation team. These two places were where the Monarch of Evangelism and the Monarch of Gluttony had appeared in the past.


    ¡®I¡¯ll drag them in and create another Monarch among Monarchs like Keira.¡¯


    ¡°You just wait and see!¡±


    ¡°Okay, bye Austin.¡±


    Austin was huffing as he walked out while being sneered at, but they didn''t care. They were busy looking at a video of Ju-Heon from the party as they frowned.


    ¡°Enough, who the hell is Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    "We thought he was some rando who wanted to join Pandora when he caused a ruckus at the party last time.¡±


    ¡°My friend¡¯s excavation team was defeated by him at the Tomb of Sloth.¡±


    ¡°He is the hidden first place user that the Pandora system warned us about?¡±


    They seemed extremely upset.


    ¡°We will go to the next tomb as well.¡±


    ¡°We can''t let him monopolize everything.¡±


    A Pandora employee started to speak as if he suddenly remembered something.


    ¡°Pandora¡¯s executive office is actually looking into that right now. Secretary General Richard is personally preparing an international artifact law which should definitely be able to stop Seo Ju-Heon. Please use that opening to aim for the 7 Great Tombs.¡±


    ¡°Oh. What kind of law is it?¡±


    ¡°Please take a look. It is already being tested in countries such as Korea. We are thinking about expanding it world-wide.¡±


    They then started to smile while looking at the law that appeared on the screen.


    At the same time, Ju-Heon''s roommate Kim Dong Hyun seemed to be completely shocked while looking at Irene who walked over to the door. She was then followed by Lee Seol-A who was beautiful enough to slap an idol over 1,000 times.


    ¡°Umm, umm, umm, I don¡¯t know who you are, Miss, but if I came to the wrong place...¡±


    ¡°No, you came to the right place.¡±


    ¡°J, Ju-Heon?!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s friend gasped after seeing Ju-Heon waving toward him from the couch while wearing a sweat suit.


    ¡°You bastard, I didn¡¯t know whether you were dead or alive because you never contacted me! No wait, before that, who are these beautiful ladies......?! Are they your financiers?¡±


    "No, my friends.¡±


    ¡°Wow, please give me their numbers!¡±


    He didn''t even seem to notice Yoo Jaeha at all.


    ¡°Enough. I just stopped by for a moment. I could get a new house, but I don''t plan on being in Korea for very long.¡±


    ¡°......Not be in Korea very long? Have you been out of the country this whole time?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    His roommate seemed extremely upset after hearing that.


    ¡°Wow, you cruel bastard, you didn''t even let me know you were going out of the country. And instead of bringing a present back, you bring a weird homeless guy with you.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who was taking a sausage out of the fridge felt this was unfair.


    ¡°Hey! Why am I a homeless guy?!¡±


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    His roommate, who was ragging on Yoo Jaeha who seemed to be the easiest to pick on, started to speak as if he suddenly thought of something.


    ¡°Ah, you probably don''t know what happened to Gun Woo hyung if you''ve been out of the country?¡±


    ¡°What? Gun Woo hyung? What happened to him?¡±


    Kim Gun Woo was the young inspector who was pretty much a family member to Ju-Heon who grew up as an orphan.


    They were his parent¡¯s friends and he had been the one who rescued him from the station when he first returned to the past as well.


    He had paid for Ju-Heon''s tuition and gave him money to pay for necessities, the person who had disciplined him and kept him on a straight path even when he was about to go astray.


    That was why Ju-Heon had contacted him frequently while he was abroad and kept sending money.


    But something had happened?


    ¡°That¡¯s weird. Hyung never mentioned anything.¡±


    ¡°Oh, so I''m the only one you didn''t contact? You traitor. Anyway, go to Gun Woo hyung¡¯s house right now. There¡¯s a big issue.¡±


    ¡®What the hell could it be?¡¯


    ¡®What else would it be?''


    Inspector Kim seemed to have gotten entangled with a tomb and artifact issue in the few months Ju-Heon was gone.


    But he had not received any injuries as it was a low-level Tomb Appearance.


    However...


    ¡°Like I said, why the hell are we criminals?! We are victims who were affected by a tomb!¡±


    ¡°I''m sorry, but based on the criteria, you are not victims and you actually need to pay a penalty fee and an artifact income tax.¡±


    ¡°Ho, are you crazy? It¡¯s not like we got rid of the artifact because we wanted to do so! How can we sit still when our child was about to die?¡±


    ¡°Who knows? You have no proof. That¡¯s just your side of the story. According to the information from Pandora, a level 1 tomb is unable to harm humans.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown as he watched what was going on.


    ¡°Sister-in-law, what is going on?¡±


    ¡°Huh? My goodness, Ju-Heon!¡±


    Inspector Kim''s wife Eun Ji-Yoon was holding back, but she was sighing and looked as if she was about to cry.


    ¡®Something''s wrong.¡¯


    ¡°You ended up being affected by a tomb? Hyung didn''t say anything about it.¡±


    ¡°That...he probably didn''t tell you on purpose. We got rid of it without any issues.¡±


    Ju-Heon then glared at the public servant.


    ¡°What is this?¡±


    ¡°What else? There was a Tomb Appearance in this house but the man of the house cleared it on his own without reporting it.¡±


    ¡°So what?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? What do you mean, ¡®so what?¡¯?¡¯


    Pandora¡¯s employee glared at Ju-Heon in disbelief.


    ¡°It is currently illegal in Korea for civilians to destroy tombs or excavate them! Both excavating and using artifacts are causes for arrest!¡±


    It seemed as if a shitty law had appeared in Korea while he was gone. The public servant walked into the house and turned on the faucet in the kitchen.


    What started to pour out was not regular water.


    ¡°I, isn''t that gold? Golden water?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha became shocked and the Pandora employee started to sneer.


    ¡°You must be very happy to have golden water. I heard that you opened up a new shop recently, did you use this to pay for it?¡±


    ¡°Hold on...! We haven''t even touched that water because it looked suspicious! We opened the shop with our savings and a loan......!¡±


    ¡°Either way, there is a pretty steep fine or imprisonment so that we can prevent civilians from randomly excavating tombs.


    ¡°Hey, hold on.¡±


    "The country should have warned you multiple times already. Artifacts are very dangerous items.¡±


    ¡°But......!¡±


    ¡°People not approved by the country are subjects of restriction for excavation and people who use artifacts must pay an artifact tax. Mr. Kim Gun Woo falls under both categories, so he will have to pay a fine.¡±


    ¡°H, how much is it?¡±


    The public servant started to look through the document after Yoo Jaeha asked.


    ¡°Mr. Kim Gun Woo has continued to ignore our warnings as well. I went to his workplace before I came here to speak to the madam.¡±


    ¡°Like I said, it ended up that way after we tried to save our child. Who would pay a fine that makes no sense?! Who came up with such stupid laws?!¡±


    The employee pretended not to hear and just said what he wanted to say.


    ¡°The fine is 50 million won for an illegal Tomb Excavation. There¡¯s another fine of 50 million won because he did not report it after gaining the artifact. There¡¯s also an illegal usage fee of 50 million won. You can choose between paying the 150 million won fine or choosing an imprisonment of 10 years or less.¡±


    ¡°Where would we come up with that money when we are full of debt?!¡±


    ¡°Either way, you broke the law. I ask for your cooperation as the country and Pandora have come up with this law to protect the citizens.¡±


    Ju-Heon viciously laughed in response.


    ¡®Oh really, did they all go crazy?¡¯

 Chapter 121: Affection is thicker than blood (2)

    Chapter 121: Affection is thicker than blood (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon''s eyes shined viciously.


    ¡®Who do they think they¡¯re trying to rip off?¡¯


    Ju-Heon could not hold back during this ridiculous situation any longer.


    Inspector Kim seemed to have faced a shocking situation a month ago. He was preparing dinner when his 20 pyeong house suddenly turned into a low-grade tomb.


    It was just a lowly level 1, < Boundary > Grade tomb. It was the lowest-grade tomb so that rather than the entire area turning into a dungeon, it only turned a wall or a portion of the floor into a tomb, making it possible to continue with everyday life.


    ¡®Even a layperson would be able to easily clear it.¡¯


    That was how not dangerous level 1 tombs were said to be.


    In simple terms, it would be as if there was a fire, but it was small enough to put out with a fire extinguisher.


    However...


    [In Korea, anybody without permission cannot possess or gather artifacts or enter tombs.]


    Whether this was an order from Pandora or the Korean government did it on their own, civilians were not even allowed to clear tombs.


    But when did things go as planned in the world?


    [#&$*#!]


    What a cute kid! How cute! Cry some more! Cry!


    The artifact pulled at the infant¡¯s hair and tormented(?) it, and the shocked Inspector Kim and Eun Ji-Yoon went nuts.


    ¡®Doh Yoon!¡¯


    Inspector Kim ended up grabbing anything he could grab, which happened to be the head of napa cabbage kimchi his wife was cutting, and slapped the artifact¡¯s face.


    Then the artifact went, ¡®waaah, it¡¯s spicy! Spicy! Human food is too spicy!¡¯


    And then the tomb was cleared.


    That possession-type artifact then attached itself to one of Inspector Kim¡¯s faucets.


    This artifact was one that poured out gold instead of water.


    ¡®But a fine?¡¯


    Are they shitting him or something?


    Of course, he understood the reasoning behind it. Artifacts were a type of disaster. They were things that made the human society chaotic, regardless of whether they seemed like trivial jokes or terrible grand disasters.


    ¡®That¡¯s why they could make a law for people¡¯s safety.¡¯


    The problem was that it was obvious that wasn¡¯t the goal of this law.


    Ju-Heon started to launch his attack.


    "What did you just say? Illegal tomb infiltration? Illegal excavation? Failure to report? Illegal usage?¡±


    The employee looked down at the document and triumphantly started to smile.


    ¡°Yes sir, anybody under Grade 5 public servant is restricted. They cannot get close to tombs or artifacts.¡±


    ¡°Even cops who have to protect the safety of the citizens?¡±


    The employee fearlessly started to sneer.


    ¡°Ah, Mr. Kim Gun Woo is an inspector. It is different based on the situation for inspectors, but......¡±


    The employee mumbled as if he wanted Mrs. Kim to hear him.


    ¡°That¡¯s why they should have cooperated while we were being nice...¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smirk after hearing that.


    ¡®Just as I expected. It¡¯s obvious he¡¯s been marked by the people above him.¡¯


    He knew something seemed odd. That stupid hyung of his was a single-minded simpleton and seemed to have gotten on some of his superiors¡¯ bad sides.


    ¡®That¡¯s the reason I like him though.¡¯


    On the other hand, the employee tapped the faucet with the document and started to speak.


    "Anyway, if it continues like this, Mr. Kim Gun Woo will...¡±


    But the Pandora employee who was blabbing suddenly fell down.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    It was because Ju-Heon had coolly kicked the employee¡¯s leg.


    Boom!


    ¡°Ow, what the hell did you do that for?!¡±


    However, it didn''t end there.


    ¡°Damn it, my arm, my arm!¡±


    Ju-Heon had twisted the employee¡¯s arm back as if he was suppressing a criminal.


    He wasn¡¯t even pressing very hard, but the employee who didn¡¯t know anything about fighting felt as if he would die from the pain.


    ¡°Aaaaah! Let go of me! Who the hell are you?! I''ll get you arrested!¡±


    ¡°Do whatever you want. You stupid idiot.¡±


    ¡°Aaaaah! ¡°Damn it! Let go of me! It¡¯s for the safety of the civilians. What¡¯s your problem?!¡±


    ¡°Shut up. Instead of teaching people how to use the fire extinguisher, you bastards are just plotting to gobble up the artifacts for yourselves.¡±


    The employee flinched before he started to shout.


    ¡°Whatever, civilians should just not touch artifacts! All they have to do is shut up and report it to Pandora! You got that?! They just need to wait until the special team arrives!¡±


    ¡°Oh is that so? Okay.¡±


    But as Ju-Heon easily accepted what the employee said...


    Flash!


    There was a spark and the employee''s clothes caught on fire.


    The employee foamed at the mouth and shouted in shock.


    ¡°W, what the? What is this?! Fire? Fire! Why did a fire suddenly appear?!¡±


    Why else?


    [#$#&!]


    Haha! Let everything burn! Human! Burn!


    The thing going wild was none other than Ju-Heon''s < The first embers for mankind belonging to the Homo Erectus > artifact.


    The flint shaped artifact was jumping up and down on the sink in joy. The employee who was rolling on the ground opened his eyes wide.


    ¡°T, that¡¯s definitely an artifact!¡±


    It seemed to be a new type of artifact, but he didn¡¯t have time to think about that.


    ¡°Ah, it¡¯s hot! Water, water!¡±


    The employee urgently turned the faucet. He then poured the gold water on his body.


    However...


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    The gold water turned into oil, probably because it was used by someone other than its master.


    The small fire now turned into something that covered the employee''s whole back.


    ¡°Ahhh! Please, please give me some water! Please put it out!¡±


    Ju-Heon calmly started to speak.


    ¡°Then tell me Pandora¡¯s phone number."


    ¡°What?!¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? I thought you said civilians are not allowed to touch artifacts. I think we need to report it to Pandora and wait until the special team shows up.¡±


    The employee wanted to swear.


    ¡®This bastard!¡¯


    But Ju-Heon just ripped the documents the employee had been holding.


    Riiiiiiiip!


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon then started to speak as if he found it all to be ridiculous.


    ¡°Now do you get it? Do you understand how shitty the things you guys are shoving at people are?¡±


    The employee gulped while watching Ju-Heon but urgently started to shout.


    ¡°Yes, yes sir! I understand! I completely understand! I apologize! I''m really sorry! So, please!¡±


    At that moment... The employee''s jaw dropped the moment Ju-Heon snapped his finger.


    His body that had been burning turned to normal as if it had never been burning in the first place.


    It wasn¡¯t hot and it didn¡¯t hurt at all either.


    ¡®Why?''


    The people around him started to whisper as if to answer his question.


    "Why is this person suddenly screaming?¡±


    ¡°He''s acting like an idiot.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Indeed.


    His body had been fine the whole time.


    His senses were just dominated to think that the fire illusion the artifact made him saw was real!


    The artifact he had thought was a flint turned into the shape of a Sansevieria.


    ¡®Was it an illusion-type artifact...?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled and reached his hand out toward the embarrassed employee.


    ¡°Enough, now it''s time for you to hand it over. The artifact usage tax.¡±


    The employee became shocked.


    "What? Why would I?!¡±


    "Why? You used it. You used it to have an interesting experience. So hand it over. I guess we can say 10 million won per second?¡±


    ¡°You son of a!¡±


    The employee almost swore. But Ju-Heon smiled and started to speak again.


    ¡°Do you want to see a fire show again if you have a complaint?¡±


    The employee who recalled that terrible sensation shook his head before lowering it.


    ¡°One moment please! I apologize! I''m really sorry!¡±


    ¡°No. Don¡¯t apologize to me.¡±


    ¡°Madam, I''m truly sorry. I will do whatever I can to help out your husband''s situation...! Alright, are you happy now?!¡±


    ¡°No, not yet.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°Hey number 1. Drag him to the police station since we¡¯re done here.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    But the employee soon started to scoff.


    "Sure......! Take me to the station all you want! I''m a Pandora-affiliated public servant! The police can''t touch a Pandora employee regarding an artifact issue even if you take me to the sta...¡±


    But Ju-Heon was laughing at him for some reason.


    ¡°What? Artifact issue? Do you even have a brain?¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    Ju-Heon calmly pointed to the living room the employee was standing in.


    "Article 319 of the Criminal Code. Any act that disturbs the peace of the resident will be considered intrusion.¡±


    ¡°H, huh?¡±


    Ju-Heon just laughed.


    ¡°You entered without the owner¡¯s permission.¡±


    ¡°!!¡±


    ¡°That is why the first thing is trespassing.¡±


    ¡®F, first thing?¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s sparkling gaze made the employee turn pale.


    ¡°...Trespassing, arson, leakage of secret military information, leakage of government secrets, impersonation of a civil servant, abuse of authority, bribery, insult, defamation, blackmail, theft, embezzlement... Even possession of pornography?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped.


    ''I really shouldn¡¯t mess with this person.¡¯


    He had this thought quite often, but he really shouldn''t mess with this person unless he wanted to be ruined.


    As expected, the employee who had arrogantly come here to threaten Inspector Kim¡¯s family ended up being charged with numerous crimes instead.


    ¡°So vicious, so totally vicious. Did you see the respectful gaze in the eyes of the lawyer old man Edward called?¡±


    He said he never saw someone who sued someone else so viciously even in the US.


    But Ju-Heon just snorted.


    ¡®This is nothing.¡¯


    Ju-Heon then started to call someone.


    ¡°Damn it, why the hell is Edward that old fart not picking up his phone?¡±


    Edward, who had probably been working, was huffing as he picked up the phone as soon as Ju-Heon said that.


    [Director, what can I do...]


    ¡°Enough. Just answer my question.¡±


    [Huh?]


    ¡°You know what bullshit the Pandora bastards are doing right now, right?¡±


    [Bullshit?]


    ¡°They seem to be messing around with some artifact tax or what not.¡±


    [Ah, ah! That thing!]


    Of course, there were these shitty laws in the past as well.


    But anybody associated with Pandora or sponsoring Pandora were exempt from all these laws.


    That was why it was a great situation for the monopolizers and the rich to use artifacts while the wealth gap only continued to grow based on these numerous laws.


    However...


    ¡®It¡¯s too fast.¡¯


    It should have taken at least another 10 years for this artifact tax to come about. That was why there had been a short duration of time for Dragons to rise from the creeks. Eventually, only people who were on Pandora¡¯s good side would end up succeeding.


    ¡®But they¡¯re already initiating these closed policies?¡¯


    ¡°Tell me the details. Which bastard pushed this through?¡±


    Edward must have felt the viciousness underneath Ju-Heon¡¯s joking tone as he immediately responded.


    [Multiple people... no, it is actually most of them. It seems to have come from Pandora¡¯s executive office, and Jaeha¡¯s former instructor, Jean Richard, seems to have been the one who was most adamant about it.]


    ¡°What? Jean Richard?¡±


    [Yes, basically he did it to stop you. Even if it isn¡¯t you, it was a perfect way to get rid of his competitors. He probably prepared this a long time ago with some of his close confidants.]


    ¡®Oh really?¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled as if he knew what was going on.


    ¡°Old man, send me the list of everyone who brought up that law and the people who agreed to it.¡±


    He could start his hit list with them.


    [What? You want me to become a member of Pandora? Me?]


    Irene¡¯s brother, George Holten, seemed to be unable to speak to the person on the phone as he was in a state of shock.


    Of course, George who had a sister-complex didn¡¯t like Ju-Heon calling him.


    But he still picked up as he was still his family''s savior.


    But what the hell did he want?


    [Pandora is full right now. It has a lot of politicians and celebrities.]


    ¡°Oh, the Holten family doesn''t even have that much sway?¡±


    [What?! We just have no interest in the devil¡¯s items, it doesn''t mean we don''t have the power to get in it!]


    He seemed to be upset about Ju-Heon¡¯s comment. Ju-Heon smirked after hearing George Holten responding like that.


    ¡®The Holten family and the people around them are quite good at working.¡¯


    He had investigated them through Edward. None of them had any scandals in the past or issues with falling for an artifact''s temptations based on Ju-Heon¡¯s memories as well.


    He was certain that they would do things that would actually benefit the civilians.


    ¡®No matter what, an organization like Pandora is necessary.¡¯


    The world would end up in an End of World movie type of situation if there was no organization to protect the civilians from artifacts.


    Although he accepted the need for Pandora, the people who made up Pandora were a different issue.


    ¡®Most of Pandora''s members are people who are there for their own greed.¡¯


    Why did they only gather such terrible people? He could swear at them but there was nothing that could be done.


    ¡®Artifacts look for humans they know will be able to torment other humans.¡¯


    It meant that they were more prone to stick to greedy people with power and strong influence.


    Why?


    They wouldn''t be able to torment humans if they attached themselves to nice people!


    That was why an organization like Pandora that had the highest level of authority regarding artifacts was full of such bastards.


    ¡®They just claim to be for world peace and the civilians.¡¯


    But actually, they only cared about the monopolizers.


    These trash bastards ignored the civilians who were suffering from tomb syndrome as if they only cared about themselves.


    Either way, what could he do since he didn''t like what these bastards were doing?


    It wasn¡¯t a problem.


    ¡®I just need to get rid of all of them.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile brightly.


    ¡°Anyway, big bro. There¡¯s going to be a lot of openings coming up in Pandora in the near future. Get yourself and some other decent people into it. And then do a good job selecting the Secretary General as well.¡±


    [W, what? Wait, hold on? There are going to be openings? What the hell are you planning on doing? I know those bastards would never quit on their own accord.]


    What else would he do? Ju-Heon just smiled and showed a piece of paper to his subordinate.


    Yoo Jaeha who saw that note turned pale.


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    That was what the gaze seemed to be saying. It was because this was what was written on the note.


    [Call Irene.]


    Ju-Heon started to smile viciously.


    ¡®These bastards would only come to their senses if three generations of their families are ruined and their DNA is dried out.¡¯


    There was more.


    [Take out the Roman Emperor''s artifact too.]


    They would start charging a fine for < Illegal Tomb Entry > as well.

 Chapter 122: Affection is thicker than blood (3)

    Chapter 122: Affection is thicker than blood (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Yoo Jaeha looked toward Ju-Heon with disgust.


    He was certain.


    This person was probably a tyrant in his past life.


    He was probably a tyrant who threw even the nobles into the fiery depths of hell.


    But what could he do? He just needed to get things ready if his Captain-nim told him to do so.


    ¡®Although that Nero bastard is still depressed over the Captain-nim¡¯s barrage of facts...¡¯


    Would the restoration be easier if he gave it some praises even if he didn''t mean it?


    Yoo Jaeha asked once Ju-Heon hung up the phone.


    ¡°Captain-nim, will it be okay? You seem to be thinking of doing something big, will you be able to handle the risk of greed or whatever it''s called?¡±


    Ju-Heon flinched after hearing that. It wasn¡¯t that he had forgotten about the risk...


    However...


    ¡®The risk from using her power in the Tomb of Lust hasn¡¯t activated yet either.¡¯


    It wouldn''t come together, would it?


    That was why he was concerned about it.


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    It was the result of her risk of greed for her parents.


    ¡®But something like that won''t happen this time.¡¯


    Irene''s risks that Ju-Heon had confirmed so far were his scent, drinking, and... kissing him.


    ¡®Why can''t risks just show up at good times?¡¯


    The problem was that an artifact¡¯s risk showed up whenever it felt like showing up.


    The artifacts probably didn''t want to make it easy for the humans.


    It would be no fun like that.


    ¡°Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°Ah, it¡¯s fine. I just have to be next to her. Then I can stop it no matter what it is.¡±


    ¡°Oh, you think you can stop it?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked serious.


    ¡°It¡¯s just a twenty years old girl''s greed. It won''t be something like wanting power, or a country or something like that.¡±


    ¡°You''re right, it¡¯s not like she¡¯s you, Captain-nim. She won''t aim for World Domination or anything like that.¡±


    ¡®This little punk.¡¯


    ¡°Anyway, I''m really calling Irene. Don''t regret it.¡±


    ¡°Sure. Just figure out the things that a girl in her twenties would like. One of those should hit the target.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes opened wide.


    ¡®Wow, our Captain-nim''s surprisingly innocent.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha started to chuckle without any malice.


    ¡°Yes sir. I will call the farmers and get everything ready.¡±


    ¡®Damn it, whatever. I''m not the one who''s going to be jumped anyway.¡¯


    And on a random day in 2025...


    Pandora¡¯s Korean branch was quite elated due to the artifact related laws.


    ¡°Haha, this law definitely seems to have been effective.¡±


    ¡°We are getting a lot of reports and there are plenty of people voluntarily turning in their artifacts.¡±


    ¡°Fining a lot of money solves all issues as we expected.¡±


    ¡°Thanks to that, it has been very easy to locate artifacts as well.¡±


    ¡°Pandora HQ has shown a very positive response as well. They said they would support the Korean branch with more money and artifacts!¡±


    ¡°My goodness, we didn¡¯t even do much.¡±


    ¡°Apparently this law will be passed world-wide probably because we showed such great results.¡±


    Pandora¡¯s Korean branch employees were laughing with each other. However, their expressions changed the moment they came out of the meeting room.


    ¡°My goodness, this should get rid of any potential for serious danger from lay-people using artifacts.¡±


    "We should have done this from the beginning. We can¡¯t let any random dog or cow use artifacts. We need to draw the line.¡±


    ¡°But we still need to put some good people into Pandora¡¯s excavation team. We need to take those artifacts that fall our way.¡±


    ¡°Ah right, what did Secretary General Richard have to say? How will we deal with the money we brought in?¡±


    ¡°Do you even need to ask?" The money brought into Pandora will be used for each country¡¯s restoration business.¡±


    ¡°Ah, the restoration business. Of course, we need to do our best to help the victims. The company designated for the restoration is my brother-in-law''s company, so please take good care of them.¡±


    They then started to laugh.


    They knew that close to 80% of the money would come in through companies related to them.


    "And did they say his name was Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    They laughed despicably.


    "Why is a Korean person like him not giving up his artifacts to the Korean branch?¡±


    ¡°We will make him offer it to us with his own hands.¡±


    ¡°Good.¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Sir! You need to escape!¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    Pandora¡¯s Korean branch suddenly became a mess.


    ¡°It''s blown up, the delivery incident from last time! The story about it is blowing up right now!¡±


    ¡°Sir! The 10 billion won incident was discovered as well!¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    ¡°The police are here so we might lose everything if things go wro......!¡±


    ¡°Your brother-in-law¡¯s villa has already been seiz...!¡±


    ¡°Damn it, what the hell?!¡±


    Why did those things suddenly get revealed?


    ¡°Are you crazy? We gave them a ton of money! How can you let them keep investigating it?!¡±


    ¡°No, you see, the files that were not revealed somehow ended up being publicized to the news companies...!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, plane! Get me a plane ticket now! We just need to leave the country until it settles down!¡±


    He had gotten a lot of money coming into this Pandora branch already.


    He could use the rest of the money once things settled down.


    Korean were like pots anyway. They''ll quickly forget about it.


    However...


    ¡°That... something happened to the land you invested in and the price has fallen to the ground......!¡±


    ¡°And there was a large sinkhole in the building you were building...!¡±


    ¡°The building you own!¡±


    ¡°There was a burglar at your residence!¡±


    The Pandora members were at a loss after seeing their wealth being destroyed like a strong gust of wind, no, like a tornado charging through them.


    These were some monstrous disasters that did not seem real.


    ¡°Holy shit, what the hell is going on?¡±


    ¡®What else would it be?''


    [The strange power of destitution is calling forth disasters!]


    [The strange power of destitution is calling forth disasters!]


    [The power of destitution is going berserk!]


    [This is not a power that can be stopped by regular means!]


    The power of the Monarch of Destitution had just descended.


    However, these people, who had no way of knowing that was the case, started to swear.


    They just knew that they needed to escape from the investigation.


    ¡°Fuck! The airport! Let¡¯s first head to the airport!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    A large spark appeared in the air as if it wouldn''t let them run.


    And then, BOOM! A strong earthquake shook the Pandora branch.


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    ¡°What the hell?!¡±


    [A strange golden palace is shooting up.]


    [It has declared the Pandora branch area as its territory.]


    [Everybody inside will be imprisoned within the golden palace.]


    Boom!


    A strong spark and earthquake!


    Golden pillars cut through the ground and valiantly shot up.


    A luxurious wall started to appear around the golden pillars as if they were muscles and flesh surrounding the bones.


    Although it seemed familiar, this palace was now more luxurious than the former golden palace that resembled the Colosseum.


    It looked more like the Sydney Opera House this time!


    But that wasn¡¯t all.


    Boom boom boom!


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    Roman sculptures that were over 3m tall fell from the sky to surround the circular palace.


    However, they did not look like Nero this time.


    They were sculptures of Ju-Heon.


    Laughing Ju-Heon, angry Ju-Heon, solemn Ju-Heon, Ju-Heon making lo... Anyway, the jaw dropping sculptures and the faces on the walls were all of Ju-Heon.


    It must have been modified to suit Ju-Heon¡¯s tastes.


    But that wasn''t all.


    "All of you, gather in front of me.¡±


    They heard Ju-Heon''s voice in the air.


    The Pandora members suddenly felt dizzy and started to scream.


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    They were then shocked by what appeared in front of them.


    ¡°W, what the? The Opera House?¡±


    ¡°Is it a Tomb Appearance?¡±


    It was just that the size was not the size of a regular Opera House. It was almost as large as a large baseball stadium.


    The funny thing was that they were not the only ones to be captured in this palace.


    ¡°Oh! You guys are!¡±


    There were foreigners who walked out of the other doors in the Opera House.


    However, the Korean branch members gasped after seeing their faces.


    ¡°P, Pandora HQ members!¡±


    They weren¡¯t the only ones.


    Members from different countries were all summoned to this Opera House.


    To be more specific, he had summoned a portion of this golden palace in each country first before summoning the people captured inside to this central portion.


    And then... There was a smiling young man who seemed very different than these people who were in a state of chaos on top of the dark stage.


    ¡°Jamie Cruger. Lee Hyung Shik. Julia Albagene. Chu Yeh-Rhim. Jean Richard. A total of 268 people. Are all my invited guests here?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The voice had come from the stage steps.


    The young man who was sitting with his legs crossed on top of the steps was flipping a document over page by page as he called out names.


    This was the hit list he had received from Edward.


    Secretary General Jean Richard, Chairman Kwon''s restorer and Yoo Jaeha¡¯s bitter enemy, had an awkward expression on his face after suddenly being summoned here.


    ¡®What the hell is going on?¡¯


    He had been restoring Chairman Kwon''s artifact.


    But then, his stocks suddenly shot down and his house blew up and all sorts of things happened to make him shocked.


    ¡°Hey! Who the hell are you?!¡±


    More lights turned on above them at that moment.


    Some of the members¡¯ eyes opened wide as the young man''s face was revealed.


    ¡°T, that bastard is!¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    Was this bastard the one who summoned this weird palace and summoned them?


    But there was more.


    Irene was next to Ju-Heon.


    Richard started to grind his teeth while looking at them.


    He was wondering why such crazy things were happening to Pandora members.


    "Was this all the result of those two working together?!¡±


    He got the chills. But he quickly snapped out of it and his veins started to appear.


    ¡°You arrogant bastard, do you know who all these esteemed people are?!¡±


    But as he tried to use an artifact...


    Bang! Bang!


    The artifacts in his possession were ruthlessly destroyed.


    The one to destroy them was a grumbling man standing behind Ju-Heon.


    [You invited such fools who do not know the value of art to this Emperor¡¯s palace.]


    This man was none other than Nero, the artifact whose face was as handsome as Dicaprio but had a beer belly.


    He was grumbling to Ju-Heon with a gaze that was boiling with anger.


    [You and your woman is one issue. But to invite those shitty... Those shitty low-grade trash to this Emperor''s palace......!]


    ¡°Shut up.¡±


    [But!]


    ¡°Where else would I call those humans than to the castle of a talented artist like yourself?¡±


    Those words made Nero gasp.


    After having only heard terrible remarks from Ju-Heon until now, Ju-Heon''s words sounded like sweet whispers to Nero.


    [My goodness, this Emperor is starting to like you a little more.]


    As a result...


    [His level of interest in you is increasing.]


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡®I don¡¯t need something like that.¡¯


    ¡°Hurry up and activate it.¡±


    All doors in the palace slammed shut as soon as he said that.


    The people gasped and started to whisper.


    "What the, what the hell is this?!¡±


    What else would it be?


    Ju-Heon stood up and channeled his Dominance.


    Boom!


    The golden palace immediately responded.


    [The law of the golden palace has become even stronger.]


    [The surrounding area has completely become Seo Ju-Heon''s area.]


    [The rule, < Do as I say > has been activated.]


    The Pandora members started to foam at the mouth.


    "Aigoo, this crazy bastard, I should have realized how crazy he was at the party hall!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ll be hit with a hefty fine from illegal artifact usage!¡±


    ¡°The Pandora members will charge in here at any moment!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh at that threat.


    ¡°Oh really, extra tourists? Thank you for considering the encore presentation as well.¡±


    ¡°What? E, encore?¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [The interior of the golden palace is changing based on the user¡¯s request.]


    The golden palace soon turned into a maze garden shape.


    [They have been given the title of < The crime of messing with my people >.]


    [They have been given the title of < The crime of taking things that should have been mine before I could take them >.]


    [The maze has been completed.]


    [It is turning into a maze of disasters after fusing with the power of destitution.]


    [Just walking through it might make a person face terrible bad luck and die of destitution.]


    The people gasped after looking at this gloomy maze that felt as zombies might pop out.


    ¡°Holy shit......! The bottom of the river is hydrochloric acid!¡±


    "What is that monster!¡±


    On the other hand, Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°Time for you guys to pay up.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°The fine for entering someone else¡¯s tomb without notice. Or maybe I should call it a usage fee? Anyway, we will start it at 100 million dollars.¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say?¡±


    Their screams soon echoed through the maze.


    [Anything of value on the humans is being given to you.]


    [The remaining amounts will be automatically paid from each individual person''s wealth.]


    The maze turned into pandemonium after their phones went off to let them know that money was being transferred.


    ¡°I, it really is being transferred! What the hell is this?!¡±


    But Ju-Heon just continued to laugh.


    "Ah, by the way, the usage fee of 100 million dollars is only for the first person to arrive at the exit. It will go up exponentially by the second after that.¡±


    "What did you say?!¡±


    ¡°Ah, by the way, I''m also accepting information in place of money.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°You can run to the exit over there. Or you can sell me information about Pandora.¡±


    They really only had one choice.

 Chapter 123: Affection is thicker than blood (4)

    Chapter 123: Affection is thicker than blood (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°You can run to the exit over there. Or you can sell me information about Pandora.¡±


    They really only had one choice.


    ¡°I''ll sell you information!¡±


    ¡°No, I''ll do it!¡±


    The members started to rush forward like a pack of dogs trying to save their own lives.


    It looked as if the department sale was having a special sale.


    Of course, this was an expected reaction.


    ¡®I''ll really die if I go through there.¡¯


    This maze was not a joke, it really was a place to go to die.


    The golden Opera House had instantly turned into a garden maze, but it was actually just a fancy name for hell.


    There were pillars of fire shooting up from multiple places and there were man-eating plants with their jaws open as well.


    There was also more.


    There was also the hydrochloric acid river and monsters that had blood dripping from their mouths.


    Furthermore, money kept going out of their bank accounts for some reason.


    All of their expensive jewelry, bags, and even shoes were all gone!


    Prior to them disappearing, their phones were blowing up with family members texting that money was being donated somewhere for some reason.¡¯


    Everybody was going crazy.


    [Items in your possession are being donated.]


    [Your artifacts are being donated.]


    [Your wealth is being donated.]


    [Everything will be used in a more useful way.]


    ¡°Holy shit, what the hell is this?!¡±


    "Fuck, my money!¡±


    ¡°Do you know how hard I had to work for that?!¡±


    They started to become desperate. They felt as if they would really become penniless like this.


    That was why they could only shout like this.


    ¡°I''ll sell you all the information I know!¡±


    ¡°I''ll sell it to you so please stop!¡±


    The members fought each other to get to Ju-Heon first.


    Ju-Heon chuckled as if he was telling them to get in line.


    ¡°Alright, it is already up to 200 billion dollars. Hurry up and speak.¡±


    ¡°Me, me! This is top secret information that only a few members know about. I¡¯ll let you know the location of the land that will soon shoot up in value!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown in response.


    ¡°Are you joking with me? Next.¡±


    ¡°J, joking? This is precious information!¡±


    ¡°Hey retard. The most meaningless thing since tombs started to appear is the price of land. Get lost.¡±


    The member dropped his jaw but it was the truth. Who was crazy enough to buy land when tombs coming up would destroy the land and any buildings on top of it?


    They didn''t seem to understand the reality of the situation yet because only cute little Grade 1 and Grade 2 tombs have mainly come out.


    ¡°Get lost before I destroy all of those pieces of land.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Move, he said to get lost! I''m next! I''ll introduce you to a Pandora member¡¯s daughter! She¡¯s a student at Harvard and her wealth and network are amazing!¡±


    ¡°Is she pretty?¡±


    ¡°Uhh...¡±


    ¡°Dismissed.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°I''ll let you all know that it needs to be information that is useful to me.¡±


    Ju-Heon was being serious. But Ju-Heon was starting to get annoyed at this point.


    ¡°Looks like you guys are useless.¡±


    Ju-Heon stood up from his seat. The members¡¯ screams filled the area at that moment.


    The floor had suddenly disappeared and they had all ended up in that gloomy gaze.


    ¡°Alright, crawl to the exit since none of you seem to have any useful information.¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    The members foamed at the mouth after looking at the man-eating plants and monsters before starting to run.


    They started to blurt out information that might satisfy Ju-Heon after seeing that he was not joking.


    ¡°I¡¯ll introduce you to my beautiful cousin! She¡¯s an idol-in-training!¡±


    ¡°Artifacts, I''ll tell you every artifact in Pandora''s possession!¡±


    ¡°I''ll tell you about that guy''s corruption! Vunderson over there has stolen money from Pandora! He stole about 30 billion!¡±


    Some of the members started to cough up blood after hearing these things.


    What kind of information were they trying to sell?!


    But Ju-Heon was extremely satisfied.


    ¡°Ohh, good, good. Wonderful. I¡¯ll take 100 million off for you.¡±


    The members¡¯ gazes changed as soon as he said that.


    ¡°Hey! You swindled 20 billion too!¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say?¡±


    ¡°I know about it! Wilson over there said that we shouldn¡¯t send cops to the slums this time!¡±


    ¡°H, hey!¡±


    ¡°There are better chances of a good tomb coming out in places with more crime! He wanted to make the tombs gather in the slums to save our properties...!¡±


    ¡°H, hey!¡±


    The situation had quickly turned into pandemonium.


    The attacked members started to shout as they didn''t want to lose and also wanted to get out of here.


    ¡°Damn it, Smith, you are racist!¡±


    ¡°W, what? Why are you picking on me when I¡¯ve been silent?!¡±


    "Why? Because you''re racist! You said we can¡¯t have brown or black people handling artifacts! You tried to make that into a law!¡±


    ¡°What the? What about you?! You tried to do the same thing!¡±


    They were just pots calling the kettle black.


    Richard was extremely frustrated at this point.


    ¡®These idiots!¡¯


    Jean Richard started to grind his teeth. Richard had seen the most of what Chairman Kwon and Keira had done.


    But the members who were busy saving their own asses continued to share information without knowing how Richard was feeling.


    "There, it should be fine now that I gave you some information, right?!¡±


    ¡®Fine my ass!¡¯


    ¡°Please don''t fall for it! This is obviously that bastard¡¯s plot! We need to think about a way for us to get out of this together! There¡¯s no way that bastard will let us out even if we sell him information......!¡±


    However...


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon-nim! That bastard over there! I know all of Jean Richard''s corrupt affairs!¡±


    ¡°Me too!¡±


    ¡°Me three!¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    A shocked Richard started to shout after all of them turned away from him.


    ¡°Damn it, Chairman Kwon used Pandora money to......!¡±


    [That bastard swindled 20 billion!]


    [That bastard said brown and black people are not qualified to use artifacts!]


    [What did you say? You son of a bitch!]


    [Hey! This is how you repay me for keeping quiet about how you had an affair with Walter¡¯s wife?!]


    [What?! Why would you bring that up right now?!]


    The entire world was in shock.


    This scene of Pandora members arguing with each other was being broadcast throughout the world!


    These people who had a chip on their shoulders for being Pandora members were busy sharing each other''s personal and business corruptions.


    Their illegal acts, and even their infidelities...!


    These were all things that Ju-Heon had personally filmed.


    "T, those crazy bastards.¡±


    "We''ve been paying taxes to those shitheads?¡±


    "Shit, why aren¡¯t they arresting these bastards?!¡±


    The entire world was angry and it was obvious that people started to protest.


    Each country started to investigate and punish the problematic Pandora members.


    There was too much evidence to sweep it under the rug, but more importantly, the people who had been looking after these problematic members started to become sick with an unknown illness as a group.


    [The 268 Pandora members involved with corruption have all resigned and had everything seized]


    [Pandora¡¯s Jamie Cruger has resigned]


    [Lee Hyung Shik has resigned]


    [Julia Albagene has resigned]


    [Korea branch''s Chu Yeh-Rhim has resigned]


    [Tom Smith, fortunes seized]


    [Pandora''s Secretary General Jean Richard placed on probation.]


    There was more.


    [Unknown source of destitution for Pandora¡¯s corrupt members]


    [Land and buildings in their possession evaporated, such a bizarre disaster.]


    [Was it the work of an artifact?]


    [Pandora¡¯s financier, Austin Rockefeller, had two-thirds of his personal wealth evaporate into nothing.]


    [Austin Rockefeller transported to the hospital after fainting.]


    [NGOs worldwide are thankful for the donations they received]


    George Holten who had read through all these incidents started to laugh.


    [What the hell did you do?]


    Ju-Heon had said there will be openings in Pandora and it truly happened.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh as they video-chatted. He didn¡¯t think he did much.


    ¡°Anyway, there are a lot of openings now so run for those spots with some interested people.¡±


    [Why do you keep trying to put me in there?]


    Why?


    Honestly speaking, he had swept a good amount of cancer from Pandora this time.


    However, similar people would end up filling those spots if he didn''t do something.


    Furthermore...


    ¡°Austin Rockefeller is still a part of Pandora. Don¡¯t you have a grudge against him for what he did to your parents?¡±


    He had gotten rid of all the rotten teeth but there were still some cavities left.


    George responded to Ju-Heon''s statement.


    [The issue with my parents is something I can deal with even without going into Pandora. Furthermore, I¡¯m not interested in the work Pandora is doing at all. Why do I...]


    Why else?


    There were some bastards who have not done anything corrupt yet but could turn into cancer in the future.


    Most importantly, Austin Rockefeller. S§×arch* The N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®Some of the higher-ranking artifact users are hiding some things within Pandora.¡¯


    For example, Pandora¡¯s detection artifacts.


    He had left them alone to figure out where those artifacts are located and to steal them.


    ¡®But it¡¯s annoying to keep my eye on them.¡¯


    That was why he was going to put George Holten there to serve as his eyes.


    ¡®This bastard knows how to act and has a good sense for business.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon started to say things to make George, who had no desire to do it, get fired up.


    ¡°I didn''t tell you this before, but Irene was sexually harassed at Pandora¡¯s party. Austin Rockefeller was the one who did it.¡±


    It sounded as if the phone was breaking after George heard that.


    [What?! Sexual harassment?!]


    ¡°Attempted sexual harassment to be more accurate.¡±


    Well, the truth was that he had not placed a finger on her.


    [Whether it is attempted or not, it means that that bastard tried to put his hands on Irene!]


    That seemed to have lit a fire in George properly as he started huffing and puffing.


    [But Pandora didn''t say anything about it? They didn¡¯t impose any sanctions? That bastard got away without any issues?]


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Aren''t they terrible?¡±


    [Just wait, I''m going to gather people and destroy Pandora from the inside. I''m also going to fuck that bastard Rockefeller up!]


    ¡®Good good. That''s what I wanted to see. Hyung-nim.¡¯


    ¡°Anyway, I said everything I needed to say. Use the money donated by the members for the damage restoration business. And create a tomb manual properly like I told you. I''m hanging up now because I am busy.¡±


    [Okay.]


    Ju-Heon hung up and started to remove the artifact from the faucet.


    Inspector Kim''s wife Eun Ji-Yoon asked Ju-Heon a question.


    ¡°Is it going okay?¡±


    ¡°Mm, not bad.¡±


    Of course, the artifact that seemed to have contracted with Inspector Kim on its own accord was screaming and rejecting Ju-Heon.


    [#$#$!]


    Let go of me, you bastard! Call our oppa home! Oppaaaa!


    ¡®Oppa my ass.¡¯


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t hit on a married man, you bitch.¡±


    But this artifact didn''t want to accept(?) and started to cry while talking about how its love was going to end like this.


    Apparently, it had fallen for the man who had slapped it with a head of napa cabbage.


    Ju-Heon finally managed to remove a marble-sized piece of gold.


    [The gold thrown in the story of the gold the brothers threw into the water (C-Grade:General-grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    It was a story about how two close brothers found some gold and split it between them but ended up becoming greedy and hating each other because of it.


    This artifact had originated from a Korean tale about how those brothers threw the pieces of gold into the river for their brotherly love.


    Basically, it created gold whenever it was placed.


    ¡®It has a lot of impurities and isn''t as good as Irene¡¯s artifact, but still.¡¯


    It was still a lot of money.


    Anyway, the faucet started to pour out regular water again now that the artifact was removed.


    ¡°It¡¯s done now. But you said you took a loan to open your shop, did you not receive the money I sent over?¡±


    "Ah, we did get it, but my husband said we can¡¯t use that money.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Why?¡±


    ¡°He said you were working your butt off in a foreign country to make the money. He said we should use it for your wedding later.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    Ju-Heon started to get a headache.


    ¡®He''ll probably faint on the spot if I bought him a porsche or something.¡¯


    But at that moment...


    ¡°By the way, I''ve been thinking about it since earlier......¡±


    ¡°Yes?¡±


    "Did you not sleep properly?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who was next to him was trying so hard to hold in his laughter after hearing that.


    It was because Ju-Heon had a pain relief patch on his neck.


    Yoo Jaeha who knew the real reason for the patch was covering his mouth and laughing while Ju-Heon covered his neck as if he had forgotten about it.


    ''Damn it.¡¯


    The real reason for the patch was that his neck was covered in red marks underneath it. Basically, they were hickeys.


    That pretty much sums it up.


    ¡®Man, that risk......¡¯


    It was fine that he worked with Irene this time but then... she suddenly attacked his neck.


    Normally he wouldn¡¯t have cared that people saw it, but he wanted to act like a good boy in front of his sister-in-law.


    That was why he smiled innocently that Jaeha wondered if this really was Seo Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Uhh, I might have. Please don''t worry about it.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha seemed to have found his acting to be despicable as he sneered before starting to laugh while clutching his stomach.


    ¡°......Ke, keke. I know about it, I know...¡±


    Pow!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon kicked his annoying subordinate¡¯s calf.


    He then started to speak in his usual vicious voice as if he had never acted like a good boy in the first place.


    ¡°You''re starting to act up.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to shake.


    ¡®I''m just glad the risk ended at that level.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had seriously wondered if he would need to create a reverse harem with the world¡¯s most handsome men or something.¡¯


    ¡®So this much is just child¡¯s play.¡¯


    Ju-Heon thought that things were easily handled this time.


    However, he was completely wrong.


    Irene¡¯s real risk struck in the middle of the night.


    It was an extremely serious risk!

 Chapter 124: A headache of a risk (?)

    Chapter 124: A headache of a risk (?) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon had struggled quite a bit with this risk on his neck.


    It was fine that he had imprisoned the Pandora bastards and ripped them off as he broadcasted it to the world.


    But this motherfucking artifact must have gotten annoyed at something.


    It activated Irene''s risk while all the Pandora members were looking at him.


    Irene had suddenly hugged Ju-Heon and shoved her face at Ju-Heon¡¯s neck.


    ¡°!¡±


    Thanks to that, the Pandora members and Ju-Heon were all shocked.


    She looked like a seductive Vampire.


    She gently grabbed Ju-Heon''s face and started to caress his neck, making the Pandora members almost die from envy.


    The artifact might have been going like, ¡®Okay! Hurry up and react, human! React to her, human!¡¯


    As it smiled like the devil, but Ju-Heon would not fall for it so easily.


    ¡®Do you think I would fall for a damn artifact¡¯s mischief?¡¯


    Ju-Heon chuckled like that as he walked into his room while thinking about what happened.


    He was going to plan a couple things out since he was back in Korea anyway.


    But Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide once he came into the room.


    ¡°What the hell?¡±


    There was something there.


    There was a lump on his bed for some reason.


    Furthermore, it was squirming. It was obvious that there was something underneath his blanket.


    But forget being nervous, Ju-Heon just scoffed as if he found it despicable.


    ¡®That damn Daji.¡¯


    It kept doing things like this, as if it was trying to conquer him. Sear?h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®It does seem to have some principles though.¡¯


    It treated all other men like pumpkins but tried to act cute to Ju-Heon.


    But it didn''t matter because it was an artifact!


    ¡°Do you understand? No matter how many times you do this, I will not fall for an artifa......!¡±


    But as Ju-Heon pulled the blanket away...


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide once more once he pulled the blanket off.


    Underneath his blanket was not the fox Daji but Irene!


    ¡°Huh? Huh?¡±


    Furthermore, Irene only had a thin blouse on as she lay on the bed.


    Thanks to that, even the great and mighty Ju-Heon could not help but get flustered.


    ¡®What the......!¡¯


    His gaze naturally headed toward Irene¡¯s smooth thighs.


    Certain parts were just barely covered by the long shirt, but it was easy to imagine.


    Ju-Heon felt as if someone had punched him as his mind became complicated.


    Something seemed off.


    He should have taken care of Irene¡¯s risk!


    It should have ended with the hickeys!


    It was to the point Ju-Heon even had this thought.


    ¡®Did that damn Daji transform into Irene?¡¯


    Ju-Heon urgently started to touch Irene¡¯s butt.


    ¡®Tail, tail.¡¯


    But forget finding a tail, all he ended up doing was touching her soft butt!


    Irene¡¯s juicy butt felt really nice at the tip of his hands.


    Ju-Heon then started to frown as if he had received a shock.


    ¡®This is not an artifact.¡¯


    His head stopped shaking for a moment, but he did not feel the special aura of artifacts.


    ''This really is Irene.¡¯


    But why?!


    He should have already fulfilled the risk!


    Messages started to pop up at that moment as if to sneer at Ju-Heon.


    [The remaining risk of destitution is activating at once.]


    [The remaining risk of destitution is activating at once.]


    [The remaining risk of destitution is activating at once.]


    ¡®What?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s jaw dropped.


    What happened earlier did not seem to be the full risk!


    ¡®Damn it, what the hell is the risk this time?¡¯


    The message was nice and answered his question.


    [The risk of greed this time is for your < chastity >.]


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    What the hell was it talking about?


    [#&$#&!]


    Ohhhh! Human! Are you about to do it?!


    [#&!]


    We will help you!


    ¡°!¡±


    He heard some excited voices coming from the balcony.


    They were the Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo artifacts that had followed him from the Tomb of Lust.


    Ju-Heon started to frown as soon as he saw them.


    ¡®Why the hell are they here again when I threw them away?¡¯


    They were getting excited and jumping up and down on the balcony regardless of whether Ju-Heon was grinding his teeth or not.


    [#$$#&*!]


    Huff, huff, we will help you! We will help!


    [#&$#&!]


    We¡¯ll let you experience a ton of pleasure!


    ¡°......¡±


    The panty and penis jumping up and down on the balcony was quite... bizarre.


    [#$&#!]


    We said we would help! We''ll send you off all the way to Hong Kong!


    [#$#&*!]


    We''ll help you feel the best feeling ever!


    ¡°Best feeling my ass!¡±


    Ju-Heon walked out to the balcony and chucked the two excited artifacts down.


    The two artifacts screamed as they fell.


    ¡°Damn it, can someone please pick those two up and take them away?¡±


    But as Ju-Heon walked back in and tried to walk out of his room...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Irene pulled Ju-Heon to her before he could even think.


    ¡°!¡±


    He was pushed down on a bed again.


    It had instantly turned into this kind of situation once again.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon.¡±


    The smiling Irene slowly climbed on top of Ju-Heon. Of course, she didn¡¯t forget to undo the buttons of her blouse as she did that.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Her deep cleavage was revealed before Irene moved her body up against Ju-Heon.


    The supple softness touching his skin made Ju-Heon subconsciously turn ''tense.¡¯


    Irene''s sweet scent that tickled his nose made his mind start to go blank.


    ''Damn it.¡¯


    Irene¡¯s natural beauty, her voluptuous breasts, her slender waist and her smooth legs...


    Any of those would have been enough to excite a man.


    However...


    ¡®This is an artifact¡¯s risk.¡¯


    That was the only thing he could think about.


    Artifacts enjoyed destroying people''s sense of rationality and toying with them.


    It picked the right way to make things complicated for him.


    ¡°This artifact bastard......huh?¡±


    Irene, who had noticed that Ju-Heon was thinking about something else, pushed her lips against Ju-Heon¡¯s lips.


    ¡°Mmph!¡±


    Their moist tongues wrapped around each other and started this time of pleasure.


    The noises and heavy breathing coming from the room signaled that was the case.


    But it didn¡¯t stop there.


    Irene grabbed Ju-Heon''s hand and placed it on her breast.


    Her breast filled his hand and the supple and smooth sensation went from the tip of his hands straight to his brain.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°How critical."


    It was a terrible risk now that he thought about it. It was perfect to toy with humans.


    But this was a risk that could never come out unless Irene herself wanted this to happen.


    Ju-Heon didn''t have to think about it for long.


    ¡®It¡¯s obvious the artifact bastard wants to see Irene or me getting flustered, but...¡¯


    Ju-Heon viciously smiled and let his instincts take over. Irene quietly moaned and her white body started to shake.


    ¡°Ah, aahh......¡±


    Irene, who seemed embarrassed at first, quickly welcomed Ju-Heon''s hand.


    Irene''s breathing started to get heavier.


    He didn''t even do much with his hand but Irene¡¯s bell-like voice teared up as she hugged Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, stop, stop...¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    Irene, who was shocked to hear that, quickly shook her head.


    It didn''t seem as if she didn¡¯t like it.


    Ju-Heon, who thought she was cute, again lifted his body up. He then pulled Irene by the hips and placed her on top of his thighs.


    A small moan that Irene had been holding in escaped from her mouth.


    As expected, a night between a young man and a young woman couldn¡¯t help but be steamy.


    It was at that moment.


    [#$&#? #$&#?]


    Huh? This isn''t what I intended! This isn''t what I intended!


    They could hear the oddly shocked artifact of destitution''s voice, but it was already too late.


    ¡®Thank you. You little bastard.¡¯


    The artifact started to scream after realizing that they were not going to blame it on the risk any longer.


    [#$&#!]


    No! This isn''t what I intended!


    The night continued on whether the artifact was shouting or not.


    Ju-Heon suddenly had a thought as they were continuing to keep things hot.


    ¡®Ah, this room isn''t soundproof. Whatever. I''m not the one who is going to suffer.¡¯


    ¡°What the hell, where did you guys go?¡±


    10 am.


    Ju-Heon found it odd to see his roommate and Yoo Jaeha walking together looking like best friends.


    ¡°Did you guys go out late at night to go drink?¡±


    The two young men who were coming back with sandwiches started to grumble.


    ¡°Yes, we went out for chicken and beer.¡±


    ¡°Ugh, we went to clubs too but we were kicked out of all of them! Damn it!¡±


    Ju-Heon found it quite odd seeing the two of them grumbling together like this.


    ¡°Oh, but when did you guys get so close?¡±


    Both of the young men clenched their fists at that moment.


    ¡®What? When did we get so close?¡¯


    ¡°Since last night, you bastard!¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim, you traitor! Just go out and die!¡±


    ¡°Yeah! Go die!¡±


    ¡°No thanks. Why would I go die for no reason?¡±


    The two young men started to tear up as Ju-Heon shamelessly stole the sandwiches they had just bought.


    They had to leave in the middle of the night because they couldn''t handle it anymore, but why was it so sad?


    It happened at that moment.


    [Human. Your yang energy is much stronger than usual today.]


    Daji, the young nine-tailed fox that was disguised as a black cat, was sniffing Ju-Heon''s clothes.


    [I also smell the scent of a woman¡¯s perfume.]


    She looked up at Ju-Heon with a coy expression and Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    How could he not?


    ¡°You can stop talking about chastity with me now.¡±


    He wasn¡¯t a virgin anymore.


    But Daji just started to laugh as well.


    [I don''t care about copulation between humans. You are still pure.]


    ¡®...What?¡¯


    [You¡¯re guaranteed to be popular with all artifacts. I''m certain of it.]


    As Ju-Heon''s face stiffened up unlike his usual self after seeming to have realized something...


    The rope suddenly appeared and crawled over to Ju-Heon.


    It then climbed up Ju-Heon¡¯s body and started to rub itself on Ju-Heon saying it loved its master.


    However, at that moment...


    The rope that was acting cute suddenly flinched.


    It then seemed to be sniffing around as if it smelled something different than normal.


    It then oddly looked upset.


    It was probably because of the woman¡¯s perfume, but the rope couldn''t tell why it was upset.


    It couldn''t describe why, but it was upset.


    It started to search its master¡¯s body to figure out the reason.


    [#$#&?]


    Huh? Is it this thing? Is it this thing?


    What the rope found was none other than the pain relief patch on Ju-Heon''s neck. The rope sniffed it before it started to shake.


    The scent of medicine was like hell for artifacts.


    [#$&#!]


    Yes, it must be this! It must be this thing!


    It must have gotten upset because of this patch!


    Was that the reason?


    The rope that was looking at the patch as if it was a bitter enemy squirmed before it ripped it off with its mouth(?).


    The rope''s eyes(?) then sparkled in joy.


    [#&$*!]


    It won¡¯t smell like that anymore! It won¡¯t smell like that!


    As the rope was about to rub its body again!


    [!]


    The rope noticed the red hickeys underneath the patch.


    But Ju-Heon didn''t really care.


    ¡®What would an artifact know?¡¯


    The rope seemed to be observing the hickeys for quite a while as if to prove he was right.


    It was taking a good look at it. It was taking a very good look at it.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon felt the world tilt.


    The rope pushed Ju-Heon down on the ground and started to search multiple places.


    It even crawled into his clothes and took them off!


    Ju-Heon couldn¡¯t hold back any longer and shouted once the rope started to crawl into his underwear.


    ¡°Hey! What the hell are you doing?!¡±


    The rope''s eyes sparkled again once it didn''t find anything else other than the marks on his neck.


    [#$#&!]


    I¡¯ll go get you some medicine! I¡¯ll go get you some medicine!


    The rope then flew out.


    Ju-Heon was shocked.


    "What the hell is up with that thing?¡±


    The rope was extremely active, as if it thought they were injuries or just wanted to get rid of them quickly.


    It was at that moment.


    A message popped up in front of him.


    [You have satisfied the requirement.]


    The message that came after that was very good news for Ju-Heon.

 Chapter 125: Relationships from the past (1)

    Chapter 125: Relationships from the past (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    [You have satisfied the requirement.]


    The message that came after that was very good news for Ju-Heon.


    [The rope has earned the potential to level up once again from this event.]


    ¡®The potential to level up again?¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile. But there was more.


    [You have earned the title of < One who knows pleasures > and now give off a special aura.]


    [Midas¡¯s < Wealth ability > was influenced by that aura and dragged out. You have successfully drawn out the Wealth ability.]


    [You now give off yang energy that artifacts like.]


    Ju-Heon ended up laughing out loud after seeing that last message.


    ¡®My goodness, the rope is one thing, but...


    I was wondering how I could awaken the Wealth ability.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had not been able to release the Wealth ability no matter how hard he tried. But he was able to figure something out after seeing that message.


    ¡®Midas''s artifact might have two personalities.¡¯


    Irene¡¯s artifact came with two different abilities.


    Destitution and wealth.


    So, if there were different personalities that controlled the Destitution and the Wealth?


    ¡®There¡¯s a good chance that is the case.¡¯


    They were split in the tomb from the beginning. Maybe the personality that deals with Wealth was drawn out by his scent or whatever.


    ¡®Either way, it means she can use the Wealth ability now.¡¯


    There must have been a reaction as he heard a scream from the room at that moment.


    It was Irene. Yoo Jaeha and Ju-Heon''s roommate were shocked after hearing her scream.


    ¡°What is that? What the?¡±


    "Captain-nim, did you do something to Irene?¡±


    ¡®Uhh......I did do something, but...¡¯


    Ju-Heon quickly ran into the room where he heard the screaming.


    "What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh once he entered the room.


    Of course, the people who came behind him almost fainted.


    ¡°Holy shit, what the hell is this?!¡±


    ¡°Gold?!¡±


    "What are those items?¡±


    It really was gold. The room had turned into the world¡¯s most expensive storage room.


    Everything in Ju-Heon''s room from the bed, the walls, and even the floor had turned into gold and the room was full of items they had never seen before.


    It started with pieces of gold, money, jewels, ores, limited edition bags, alcohol, truffles, watches, bonsai plants, insects, old books, elephants, instruments, fish splashing around...and even large dogs that were panting on top of Irene.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh after taking a look.


    ¡®The Wealth ability really did activate.¡¯


    His roommate and Yoo Jaeha almost fainted while looking through the items though.


    ¡°H, hold on! Isn¡¯t this Russian President Putin''s dog?!¡±


    ¡°I''ve seen this collar in the newspaper before!¡±


    Ju-Heon calmly started to speak to Irene without caring about the fact that they were shouting.


    ¡°You''re up?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    Irene hugged the puppy and looked nervous as she thought she caused some trouble again.


    "Did I cause another accident...!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡®Well, there was an ''accident¡¯ if you want to call it that, but......''


    ¡°Do you remember what happened last night?¡±


    He didn''t ask that question for any special reason. It was just so that he could explain why this had happened.


    But the shocked Irene started to stutter unlike her usual self.


    ¡°Umm, uhh that......¡±


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion.


    ¡®Hmm? Does she not remember?¡¯


    That was possible. She never remembered her actions whenever her risk had activated in the past.


    And Ju-Heon had some partners every so often in the past who would not remember what happened the night before.


    ¡°Umm, Mr. Ju-Heon.... that...¡±


    Irene tried to gather the courage to say something, but she missed the timing to do so.


    ¡°Mm, okay. I''m sorry. You might not be able to remember what happened.¡±


    ¡°Huh? E, excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed to have misunderstood something.


    Irene¡¯s eyes opened wide. Ju-Heon answered as if it was nothing.


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll tell you about it later because it might shock you. Anyway, you must be hungry. Let''s eat first.¡±


    Ju-Heon was being nice and trying to take care of her, but Irene was getting anxious thinking that he was misunderstanding the situation.


    ¡®N, no, that¡¯s not it!¡¯


    She was just trying to say that she was happy because she felt as if she managed to get closer to Ju-Heon!


    Irene became very sad.


    [Even the Pandora members¡¯ entourages are involved in the corruption]


    [More people have been indicted for Pandora¡¯s corruption]


    [Pandora and their corruption regarding artifacts has been revealed one by one]


    "Damn it, Seo Ju-Heon, that bastard.¡±


    A young man was grinding his teeth after seeing what was going on.


    How did their plan to get rid of Seo Ju-Heon end up like this?


    ¡®80% of my allies were swept out.¡¯


    Not only that, Pandora¡¯s image was shot down...


    ¡°Mr. Joshua, sir, it is the same even after checking it again. The prices of the land you own have plummeted down.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡°Your stocks have turned into toilet paper as well.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡°The paintings and sculptures you were storing have turned into ashes as well.¡±


    ¡°......Stop.¡±


    ¡°Your artifacts have been seriously damaged too.¡±


    ¡°I told you to stop.¡±


    ¡°The excavation team members have gone on strike asking for pay raises...¡±


    ¡°Stop it! I know about all of that!¡±


    Joshua threw the celadon sculpture on his desk.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you son of a bitch! And damn you, Irene Holten!¡±


    This was none other than the important man who would be known as the < Monarch of Fate > in the future. He was Pandora¡¯s seer who uses Nostradamus¡¯s prophecy artifact and would end up killing Sasaki for having the Future Diary.


    He was the puppeteer controlling things behind the wealthy people and the politicians while earning wealth, fame, and influence by reading their futures for them.


    He was also a part of Pandora¡¯s Eunuch, but it was okay because he was not summoned to the golden palace. But he had lost quite a bit of money from it.


    This was too scam of an ability for modern society!


    ¡®That shitty artifact of destitution.¡¯


    He should have known about it from the moment she was ranked 4th on the dangerous individuals list with a single artifact.


    The seer started to frown.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon''s existence itself is a bit weird.¡¯


    He was a seer who could prophesize the future. Naturally, he tried to read Ju-Heon¡¯s future as well.


    But for some odd reason, he was unable to see anything about Ju-Heon''s future.


    ¡®I feel like I might be able to see it if I try a little more, but...¡¯


    His ability couldn''t touch it as if there was a curtain placed over it. All he could see was a mysterious and violent crow.


    ¡®Damn it, we¡¯re going to lose every artifact to Seo Ju-Heon if it continues like this.¡¯


    He already knew that there would be 15 monarchs. They will be the people who will dominate the artifacts.


    But he couldn''t allow Seo Ju-Heon to be among those 15 people.


    ''If only that bastard didn¡¯t save the Holtens.¡¯


    Actually, the Holten household was one of the households the Pandora system artifact tried to designate as a sponsor household along with the Rockefeller household. But the Holtens were stubborn fools focused on noblesse oblige.


    He had joined hands with Austin Rockefeller and tried to get rid of them because he didn¡¯t think he could get through to them.


    Basically, he was one of the culprits who got the Holten couple sick.


    That was why he couldn¡¯t help but hate Irene who was taking Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s side.


    ¡°It looks like she wasn''t satisfied with having her parents almost die.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Joshua?¡±


    ¡°Contact the executive office. Let¡¯s completely destroy the Holten family this time. We¡¯ll take care of Seo Ju-Heon as well.¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°So, you really were responsible for the issue with my parents?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    He heard the voice coming from below. A shocked Joshua leaned over the ledge to look down to find a broad-shouldered man on the lower floor.


    "And what did you say? Who is going to destroy who?¡±


    Joshua''s jaw dropped in disbelief.


    That man was none other than George Holten.


    ¡®Why is that bastard in Pandora¡¯s HQ?!¡¯


    A shocked employee whispered to Joshua.


    ¡°There were many candidates for the open positions in Pandora. George Holten was one of those people......¡±


    But Joshua couldn''t hear anything he was saying.


    It was because George Holten was looking at him with an extremely violent gaze.


    ¡°I heard that our precious benefactor harmed you quite a bit.¡±


    ¡°......W, what?!¡±


    ¡°Well, please take good care of me as I am part of Pandora now. Director Joshua.¡±


    The vicious gaze suppressed the Monarch of Fate.


    < Monarch of Torture >


    This was also the moment a new monarch was born to help Ju-Heon.


    ¡°What? I did what with Pandora''s money?¡±


    ¡°No... that''s not it......¡±


    Jean Richard was placed in an awkward position.


    He could only look at the ceiling and the floor right now.


    But Chairman Kwon''s eyes were shooting fire regardless of how awkward Richard was feeling.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you say it again?! I used Pandora''s money for personal gain?!¡±


    Bang!


    Jean Richard clenched his eyes shut at Chairman Kwon''s anger.


    ¡®Ah.¡¯


    He had expected this, but he didn''t know he would have to feel this way when he was over fifty years old.


    ¡°No, Chairman-nim. Please calm down.¡±


    ¡°What? Calm down?¡±


    Did he really think Chairman Kwon could calm down right now?


    Chairman Kwon started to grind his teeth. He was one of the people who were most worried because Jean Richard was caught up with this incident.


    But it was different now that the confession(?) of the Pandora members was broadcast around the world thanks to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°What the hell were you spewing?! I swindled Pandora''s money to TKBM? I took care of things for members in the dark? What kind of bullshit is that?!¡±


    ¡°Please listen to me......¡±


    ¡°Shut up!¡±


    Chairman Kwon still seemed extremely angry as his eyebrows were shaking.


    He felt a bit guilty to say it was 100% false, but it was not something Richard should have discussed.


    "Are you still one of my people after saying shit like that?! You''re supposed to be my restorer! How dare you sell me out!¡±


    Richard found this to be unfair. S~ea??h the n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°My goodness, you''re being too dramatic! It¡¯s not like I sold him real information! I had no choice! I had to at least tell him a lie to get out of that golden palace!¡±


    ¡®This bastard knows how to talk.¡¯


    ¡°It seems I should have taken your student as my restorer instead of you.¡±


    Richard became upset and glared at Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°Hey, Chairman Kwon Tae Joon. Are you really going to act this way because of this small issue?¡±


    ¡°Who was the one that started it?!¡±


    The two partners growled and glared at each other.


    ¡°I''m going to have to reconsider being your restorer if you''re going to keep acting like this!¡±


    ¡°Ho! Do whatever you want! I''ll let the world know that you plagiarized your student¡¯s painting if you do that!¡±


    ¡°H, hey!¡±


    ¡°Anyway, you¡¯ve been placed on probation so just quietly lie low and restore my artifacts for the time being.¡±


    Chairman Kwon then walked out of the room.


    Richard was at a loss of words from being shocked.


    Even if he was in the wrong for this incident...


    "That bastard!¡±


    As he was slamming the poor table since he had nowhere else to vent his anger...


    ¡°This is not the time for the two of you to be fighting!¡±


    Vicious looking soldiers pushed Chairman Kwon back into the room and walked in.


    Chairman Kwon and Richard both started to get angry after seeing these soldiers barge in without permission.


    ¡°What the hell are you...!¡±


    The soldiers handed them a cellphone instead of responding.


    ¡°......?¡±


    It was a number they didn¡¯t recognize. But they were certain it was another annoying news media.


    Richard was shouting as he picked up the phone as he was upset that they were now using Pandora soldiers as well.


    ¡°Hey! I''m going to have you all fired if you keep acting like this! We are not doing any interviews!¡±


    However, he heard someone respond in a tone that was different than the reporters.


    [It''s been a while. Hello Professor Jean.]


    That sneering tone made Richard realize who it was.


    ¡®Nostradamus.¡¯


    Why was this hikikomori game addict who was not interested in outside affairs calling him?


    A seer like him was scary.


    ¡®The rumors said he might create a prophecy.¡¯


    Joshua had another Divine-Grade artifact in addition to Nostradamus¡¯s artifact to make that happen.


    The seer just sneered at him.


    [I heard that our Pandora''s Secretary General has been placed on probation and is struggling a lot because of Seo Ju-Heon.]


    ¡°......What are you trying to say?¡±


    [I will do you a favor and help you out this time.]


    Joshua¡¯s soldier subordinates brought over a map at that moment.


    [I''ll tell you how to deal with Seo Ju-Heon. So join this operation to get rid of Seo Ju-Heon.]


    It was quite a tempting story.


    ¡°Umm, Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim whom I respect and love so much that I want to smack every so often?¡±


    ¡°Get to the point.¡±


    "What is this?¡±


    "What else? It¡¯s a saw.¡±


    ¡°No, I can tell it¡¯s a saw.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was looking at Ju-Heon who was giving him the saw.


    ¡°Captain-nim, you''re not......¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled after seeing the gourds behind him.


    "Do you know how to saw a gourd?¡±


    ¡°Why a gourd all of a sudden?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s jaw dropped after looking at the gourds.


    Was it when they were going through the Pacific Ocean on a cruise after saving the Holten couple?


    These were Heungbu and Nolbu''s gourds that a crow randomly dropped off.


    Ju-Heon had said they were like a type of random item boxes.


    ¡°I thought you said you had no intentions of opening those yet!¡±


    ¡°I have a reason to do so now.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled while looking at the gourds that filled up his house. He had worked hard to awaken Irene''s Wealth ability.


    ¡®It¡¯s the perfect chance to test it out.¡¯


    These gourds were things that could give really good items or bring terrible disasters. That was why he had wondered when he might be able to open them.


    But there was another reason Ju-Heon took these gourds out right now.


    [Breaking news. There is another serious Tomb Appearance starting.]


    [Multiple tombs are popping up at the same time...]


    It was the appearance of the third of the 7 Great Tombs. Based on the precursors, it seemed as if the fourth and fifth tombs were appearing one after another.


    That was all fine, but he kept getting these messages.


    [Someone is trying to spy on you.]


    [Someone is trying to detect the artifacts in your possession. They are trying to sneak a peek at their abilities.]


    [Someone is trying to use a tracking artifact on you.]


    ...


    [Someone is trying to use a seduction artifact on you.]


    [A power that is trying to change your future is approaching.]


    My goodness, being too popular was a problem too.


    He had some crazy fans after doing such a good job looting a few tombs.


    ¡®There¡¯s so many I can¡¯t even tell which country or which excavation team it is coming from.¡¯


    People all over the place were trying to track him and scan him and what not. He would have taken longer to notice it if it wasn''t for the system, but whatever.


    ¡®This is at the level I need to use a defense-type artifact to block them.¡¯


    He wouldn¡¯t be caught easily because his base level of Dominance was high, but the problem was when he was asleep.


    ¡®It is a bit dangerous because my guard could be lowered while I am sleeping.¡¯


    That was why he needed a defense-type artifact, but...


    Artifacts were despicable items and artifacts that were beneficial to humans didn''t appear a lot.


    Defensive and healing artifacts only appeared extremely late in the Era of Artifacts once a lot of people had already died. There were so few of them that it was easy to monopolize them as well.


    ¡®But there is a chance one could come out of this random box.¡¯


    Heungbu and Nolbu¡¯s gourds were either jackpots or disasters. Rare artifacts that were difficult to find had appeared in the past for jackpots as well.


    He''s had a terrible life where even fortunes he would pull were always terrible, but...


    ¡®Wouldn¡¯t it be guaranteed to be a jackpot if I use the Wealth ability?¡¯


    The cheating artifact user picked up the saw and smiled wickedly.

 Chapter 126: Slowly saw away

    Chapter 126: Slowly saw away Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®What? It¡¯s a guaranteed jackpot gourd if he uses the Wealth ability?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha gasped.


    That was right. This person was saying they should scratch off their lottery tickets now. Furthermore, this was a lottery ticket with a 100% chance of winning!


    Ju-Heon''s smile was so wicked that Yoo Jaeha clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Isn''t that a scam? It¡¯s like discretely highering the chances of the roulette ball landing on a certain number at the casino......¡±


    ¡°Who cares? The only thing that matters is that we get good results.¡±


    ¡®Aigoo, look at this Captain-nim!¡¯


    ¡°You¡¯re going to receive heavenly tribulation like this!¡±


    Ju-Heon didn''t seem to hear his subordinate as he just tightly grabbed Irene¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Shall we cut open the gourd? It''s a great chance to test out your ability.¡±


    Although he was saying that, Ju-Heon''s eyes were sparkling for a different reason.


    ¡®100% chance of jackpot. 100% chance of jackpot.¡¯


    But Irene who had no way of knowing his black heart was about to die because her heart was beating wildly once Ju-Heon grabbed her hand.


    She might have also remembered what happened last night as her face turned red and she didn¡¯t know what to do.


    ¡®No, no.¡¯


    Irene barely managed to calm herself down and placed her hand on the gourd.


    And at that moment!


    Boom!


    A strong gust of wind burst out and Irene¡¯s ability was activated through her hand! The green gourd started to glow gold!


    Crack, crack!


    Ju-Heon started to smile. Started to smile at this shocking phenomenon.


    ¡®Good, first of the three gourds!¡¯


    The gourd soon cracked open. It looked as if it would bring forth a significant amount of wealth!


    He was right.


    Plop!


    Pop!


    Numerous gourds popped out of the first gourd as if they were popcorn kernels popping.


    The messages that followed made Ju-Heon go crazy.


    [The gourds have multiplied thanks to the power of the artifact of wealth!]


    [Double, double, double, and double again!]


    [Double and triple!]


    Ju-Heon smiled while looking at the gourds that multiplied into the hundreds.


    This was truly the artifact of wealth! Such a special effect came out while using it to crack open one of the three gourds!


    The rest of the group started to go wild as if they realized this was serious.


    ¡°Jackpot! They multiplied! Are they all 100% guaranteed to be winners?!¡±


    ¡°Holy shit, this is a total scam!¡±


    Ju-Heon was very happy. It was like this even though Irene¡¯s Wealth ability was at a very low level right now.


    ¡®She¡¯s the best! My woman is the best!¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason, but Ju-Heon confidently picked up one of the multiplied gourds.


    ¡°Alright! We¡¯ll start with this one!¡±


    Ju-Heon channeled his Dominance and cracked the ground as soon as he said that.


    And what came out of it was?!


    [You''ve pulled a jackpot!]


    [The aura of archangels can be felt!]


    [It is an extremely holy aura!]


    Holy angels with pure white wings appeared around them to prove that was true.


    There were both male and female angels.


    Ju-Heon was cheering internally while surrounded by the angels.


    ¡®It''s just as I expected!¡¯


    It was a jackpot.


    The things that popped out of the gourds were different based on the grade. Ju-Heon had once heard in his past life that a person would receive a very precious gift if holy angels came out of them.


    For example, they would give a high-grade artifact or one with a special ability!


    The angels were holding a lot of good artifacts.


    Ju-Heon smiled and started to shout.


    ¡°Alright! Hurry up and hand them over.¡±


    However something happened at that moment.


    [Do you think we will give it to you?!]


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡®What the hell are they talking about?¡¯


    The angels were glaring at Ju-Heon.


    [Did you think this kind of scam would work?!]


    [How dare you do something so despicable!]


    ¡®These punks.¡¯


    Then some familiar faces popped out of the gourd.


    [You terrible bastard!]


    [You greedy bastard!]


    They were the goblins who had appeared in front of Nolbu!


    Another message popped up soon.


    [You have opened the gourd using unjust means.]


    [You have drawn a bad result.]


    [You are being punished.]


    [You are being chastised.]


    They then started to shout.


    [Die, you scammer!]


    Both the angels and the goblins took out their weapons.


    Yoo Jaeha and the roommate started to shake their legs in fear.


    ¡°I knew it would be like this! I knew you would get caught scamming!¡±


    ¡°Hey, they might kill us too for being accomplices. We need to hurry up and run...!¡±


    "C, Captain-nim! I''m going to use the escape-type artifact!¡±


    But as Yoo Jaeha was about to use the escape-type artifact...


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. There¡¯s no need.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Put the escape-type artifact away.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? That¡¯s going to give you bad luck! Bad luck!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not bad luck.¡±


    ¡®W, what did he say?¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled viciously and cracked his knuckles.


    Crack, crack!


    ¡°It¡¯s a jackpot if I take away all their stuff!¡±


    ¡®That¡¯s not what you call a jackpot!¡¯


    ¡°Hand them over, you bastards!¡±


    The artifacts that had tried to chastise Ju-Heon started to scream as soon as he said that.


    Baaaaang!


    [#&##&*!]


    Aaaaaaah!


    [#$##&!]


    Aigoo!


    He used the Code of Hammurabi on the lower-grade artifacts while Irene fended off the higher-grade artifacts with the artifact of destitution.


    He had turned the tables and punished the artifacts trying to punish him.


    [The angel artifacts are in pain.]


    [The goblins are going crazy.]


    [You have gained a never-before-seen amazing artifact.]


    [A angel has coughed up a SS-Grade artifact!]


    [A goblin has dropped an S-Grade artifact and ran away!]


    ¡®Should have done this from the beginning.¡¯


    A satisfied Ju-Heon viciously shouted.


    ¡°Next!¡±


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    "Take the next one out!¡±


    They then cracked open another gourd.


    And...


    [You bastard! How dare you use such unjust methods......]


    Baaaaaang!


    [You have gained a B-Grade artifact.]


    [You have gained a A-Grade artifact.]


    ¡°Next!¡±


    [#$&#&$]


    Such tricks will not wo...


    Babababang!


    ¡°Neeeeeext!¡±


    Babababang!


    Babang!!


    And that is how the 100%(?) jackpot... How the gourd opening happened all night.


    [You''ve gained a great weapon-type artifact.]


    [You''ve gained a great beauty-type artifact.]


    [You''ve gained a great healing-type artifact.]


    [You''ve gained a great resource-type artifact.]


    ¡°Huu, good. That was a satisfactory draw.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha and the roommate were at a loss for words while looking at a satisfied Ju-Heon.


    ¡®My goodness, even S-Grade artifacts popped out like popcorn?¡¯


    Ju-Heon just hugged his jackpot won artifacts with satisfaction.


    The spoils(?) he gained were extremely good items.


    ¡°Just think about how much I could make if I sold these things.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    He had even managed to get some defense-type artifacts which he had needed the most.


    [The Youngest of the Three Little Pigs'' Brick House]


    ...


    [The Dragon Blood Siegfried used on his body]


    [Heungseon Daewongun''s National Isolation Policy]


    Ju-Heon immediately used his new artifacts. They were very effective.


    [You have activated a defense-type artifact.]


    [They are starting their defense.]


    [They are getting rid of the enemy¡¯s surveillance.]


    [They are starting to attack and destroy the artifacts trying to stick to you.]


    Ju-Heon smiled with satisfaction while looking at those messages.


    ¡®Okay, there shouldn''t be any problems now. What else is the...¡¯


    But at that moment... Ju-Heon found an artifact he had never seen before.


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    [Odin''s Raven Muninn (Memories)¡¯s Tear (? Grade - Consumable Artifact)] [1]


    - Remaining Uses: 10/10


    Another one had popped out. Another mysterious artifact had popped out. But it seemed extremely important for some reason.


    Ju-Heon tilted his head and picked up the artifact.


    It looked almost like an artificial tear used while using lenses.


    ¡®I''m certain. That crow bastard is responsible for this.¡¯


    These artifacts that he couldn''t tell the grade were usually sent by the crow.


    ¡®What the hell is it planning now?¡¯


    But it wasn''t a bad thing.


    Although the crow bastard was arrogant and a stalker, it hadn''t done anything to harm him yet.


    But at that moment...


    The news started to report on some breaking news.


    [We have some breaking news! One of the 7 Great Tombs that had appeared in Syria has been cleared!]


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    Their eyes all opened wide in shock.


    [The tomb to be cleared this time was the tomb of < Envy > and this was the third of the 7 Great Tombs that Pandora revealed.]


    [The person who cleared that tomb is...]


    Irene was really shocked to hear that.


    ¡°Someone cleared one of the 7 Great Tombs?!¡±


    "Who could it be?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha¡¯s eyes were opened wide as he watched the news.


    He wanted to know who would end up with the artifact if his wicked and artifact-crazy Captain-nim didn''t take it.


    As Irene and Yoo Jaeha were focused on the TV...


    [Ah, here he comes.]


    [This person is said to have cleared this tomb!]


    Irene and Yoo Jaeha couldn¡¯t help but scream.


    It was a completely unexpected person!


    ¡°Old man Ed?!¡±


    ¡°How did Mr. Edward?!¡±


    It was shocking. He had been whining about how scary it was to go into a tomb but ended up going into one of the 7 Great Tombs, especially without telling Ju-Heon about it?


    The news was going wild about the appearance of a new excavator.


    [Pandora has claimed that Mr. Edward is a great talent and is starting to publicize this event...]


    [Another influential artifact user has now appeared...]


    On the other hand, Yoo Jaeha seemed to be extremely shocked.


    ¡°O, old man Ed went into a tomb...¡±


    He had thought Edward was a coward like him who couldn''t go into a tomb, but he went into one of the 7 Great Tombs...


    Edward looked toward the camera and agreed to do an interview at that moment.


    [Ahem, can I start talking now?]


    [Ah, yes sir.]


    [Ah ah, Captain-nim. Are you watching this? I did a good job so how about you trade me for that fox you earned last time? Give me a bonus too!]


    [......Excuse me?]


    Yoo Jaeha and Irene were put at a loss for words.


    ¡®What? Fox? Bonus?¡¯


    Ju-Heon was the only one laughing right now.


    ¡°I remember that old man was extremely envious at the fact that I got Daji''s artifact.¡±


    But Ju-Heon had no intentions of giving it away.


    Why?


    Nine-tailed foxes were said to eventually ascend to heaven and become heavenly foxes. In simple terms, it would become a Divine-Grade artifact.


    So, why would he hand such a thing away?


    Furthermore, nine-tailed foxes were foxes who dig up graves and eat corpses.


    ¡®I remember what Anubis said.¡¯


    He had called it a thieving cat that smacked the Supreme Leader from behind and escaped.


    Wasn''t it possible that Daji dug up a tomb the artifacts had created and taken something from there?


    ¡®I can¡¯t let something like that go.¡¯


    But at that moment...


    [One moment please! That¡¯s the wrong person!]


    Another reporter suddenly interjected into Edward¡¯s interview.


    [He is not the person who cleared this tomb!]


    [Excuse me? Then this person...]


    [Who is this? Who is this person?!]


    [What the hell? Who are you?]


    [Huh? Wasn¡¯t this an interview about my lovely coin artifact collection?]


    [Damn it, let¡¯s go over there!]


    [Damn it!]


    Yoo Jaeha started to laugh after hearing that.


    ¡°Haha, I knew that wasn¡¯t right. Captain-nim, you''re purchasing coin artifacts from that old man, right? The D-Grade ones?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    "I heard you accepted Princess Sophie''s bid because of that D-Grade coin too. You spent over a hundred million won elsewhere for another one. Why the hell are you collecting those things?¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? They¡¯re pretty.¡±


    ¡°.........¡±


    ¡®Aigoo, they did say that the people you never want to argue with in the world are the collectors.¡¯


    ¡°Huh? Wait a minute. Then who cleared that tomb?¡±


    The people who then appeared on screen as if to respond to that question were even more shocking.


    [Mr. Richard and Mr. Francisco were the ones to excavate this tomb.]


    [Mr. Jean Richard and Mr. Francisco who have created the greatest excavation team this time used overwhelming artifact abilities to clear this tomb...]


    [Pandora is calling Mr. Jean Richard someone with talent for < Restoration and Art > while Mr. Francisco is someone with the talent for < Panhandling > and call them both the new stars of tomb excavation.]


    [The two of them have created an excavation team and completed an excavation at a scary speed.]


    [Mr. Jean Richard, the genius artist and restorer created synergy with Mr. Francisco and used an infinite absorption strategy to excavate the tomb...]


    [Jean Richard was involved in the recent corruption case but Pandora is claiming that this excavation was his personal doing and is showing goodwill...]


    [There are now a total of 20 influential excavators in the world including Seo Ju-Heon...]


    Of course, Yoo Jaeha was jumping up and down after seeing that news.


    ¡°Jean Richard?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s that old fart?! Why is Chairman Kwon¡¯s dog over there?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha received a shock that was incomparable to the shock from earlier when he saw Edward.


    ¡°Why did it......!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to grind their teeth.


    Irene¡¯s emotions were just as easy to tell as well.


    [The power of destitution is reacting.]


    [The power of destitution is reacting.]


    However, it was at that moment.


    ¡°Whatever, who cares if they take it?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon was very calm even after losing out on this artifact.


    ¡°There¡¯s no need to grind your teeth so much. Just let them have it.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes opened wide after hearing that.


    ¡®What¡¯s up with this artifactphile? He¡¯s like this even when it''s someone on Chairman Kwon''s side?¡¯


    "Oh as for that skeleton-looking dude who supposedly has a talent for panhandling... I''ve seen him before. He was with that Yang Chen guy at the Tomb of Sloth last time. I don¡¯t know why, but Captain-nim, didn¡¯t you despise that Yang Chen guy? I''ve never seen you act like that before.¡±


    Despise wasn¡¯t strong enough of a word. This was the traitor bastard who had sold them off to Chairman Kwon and got them killed.


    Francisco was one of Chairman Kwon¡¯s people as well. He was pretty much the Monarch of the Sun, Yang Chen¡¯s hands and feet and helped to get them stuck in that tomb.


    Ju-Heon remembered he was called the < Monarch of Panhandling >.


    ¡®Well, there¡¯s no way that old fart would let someone go independent from his company.¡¯


    It was obvious he stuck one of his people to keep an eye on Jean Richard who went independent.


    But Yoo Jaeha who definitely had no good feelings about Jean Richard started to shout.


    ¡°Captain-nim! That¡¯s an artifact from one of the 7 Great Tombs...! Are you sure it¡¯s okay...¡±


    Ju-Heon started to sneer as he responded back.


    1. The author uses crow here but Odin¡¯s were ravens so I am putting it as raven

 Chapter 127: Recovered memories? (1)

    Chapter 127: Recovered memories? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°That bastard didn''t clear one of the 7 Great Tombs.¡±


    ¡°......Excuse me?!¡±


    Even Irene''s eyes opened wide this time. Yoo Jaeha''s jaw dropped in shock.


    ¡°It¡¯s not one of the 7 Great Tombs? That old fart didn¡¯t clear one of the 7 Great Tombs?¡±


    But the news and Pandora were talking about how the tomb in Syria was the third of the 7 Great Tombs.


    In fact, the news was going on about it.


    [Jean Richard used his abilities and went into a region of conflict that even Pandora found difficult to enter. He used his abilities to go through the tomb entrance and...]


    [He seemed to have used his excellent senses to clear this Tomb...]


    [We can now say that the most influential Tomb Excavation teams in the world have now become a total of 15 teams...]


    ¡°They¡¯re praising him so much...¡±


    They sounded as if they were at a festival or something. They probably wouldn''t even be this happy to find that someone from their country won the Nobel Prize.


    Pandora was praising him and so were the western countries.


    They all seemed to have been quite angry at the fact that they lost two of the very important 7 Great Tombs to an Asian who made Pandora eat shit. At least that was how the news made it sound.


    That was why they were publicizing Excavation team leader Jean Richard so much. There were no other excavation teams that had done what he had done, something about how a genius artist is different from others no matter what he does, they were saying all sorts of positive things about him.


    But none of it mattered.


    ¡°That tomb is fake.¡±


    It was fake.


    Irene and Jaeha were shocked to hear that.


    "Then what the hell did Jean Richard clear?¡±


    ¡°A copy tomb that the true tomb created.¡±


    It was a trap to make people eat shit. It was only as difficult as a C-Grade or B-Grade tomb to clear. He had wasted manpower and an astronomical amount of money for such a tomb.


    "What a fucking retard.¡±


    "Then what about the artifact he brought out?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s probably C or B-Grade. They won''t know at first because of the trap and because the artifact is cleverly disguising itself.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to sneer in relief.


    ¡°Then you mean... That old man... Is acting like that after clearing a fake tomb? He¡¯s going to look so stupid once he finds out!¡±


    ¡°Anyway, the real tomb is farther underground. It¡¯s probably still there.¡±


    Ju-Heon pointed to the map of the tomb that the news was showing.


    ¡®It¡¯s much farther down than that.''


    That was the truth.


    People had thought they had cleared this tomb in the past as well, but they realized the true tomb was still there once people started to go missing. He had already been thinking about it ever since he came out of the Tomb of Lust.


    His roommate, who had been listening to him, urgently asked.


    ¡°Then shouldn''t you hurry over? What if someone else takes it?¡±


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t seem to care.


    "Just let it be. I''m not going over there.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes opened wide.


    The greatest under heaven Ju-Heon was giving up on a tomb?


    Especially one of the 7 Great Tombs at that? Had he gone crazy?


    What was wrong with this artifactphile?


    ¡°Ah, Captain-nim, did the Post-coital Tristesse finally arri......ahh!¡±


    ¡°Your problem is that you talk too much.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha groaned after being beaten up again.


    Of course, Ju-Heon had a reason he didn¡¯t want to go to the Tomb of Envy.


    ¡®There¡¯s no point to go there.¡¯


    It was common for the 7 Great Tombs to be open for a couple of years in his past life.


    Why?


    It was because they were scary.


    The Tomb of < Envy > was one that had a 100% chance of death upon entering.


    He didn¡¯t know the reason behind it. Nobody managed to come back alive to talk about it.


    They had sent a team to investigate it, but the information they managed to gather from a record-type artifact they got back was that everybody, men and women alike, died once they took a step into the tomb.


    The survival rate was 0%.


    Cause of death? Unknown.


    The Tomb of < Envy > being like this made people become wary of the other 7 Great Tombs as well.


    There were some of these tombs that weren''t cleared for almost 10 years, and they were the tombs of < Avarice >, < Envy >, and < Pride >.


    Well, he ended up putting his life on the line and clearing the Tomb of Avarice to gain the Archaeologist''s Artifact.


    As for the Tomb of Pride......


    After it created a trap so that people couldn''t come inside, it started to shout ¡®Why are no human bastards coming inside?! Are you all ignoring this great and mighty artifact?!¡¯


    And came out on its own huffing and puffing.


    Humans told it to come on over to them and easily swept it up.


    As for the Tomb of < Envy >?


    It stayed inside like a hikikomori before disappearing without anybody being able to clear it. That was why even Ju-Heon didn''t know which artifact was inside.


    He was curious about what it was and wanted it because there was even a prophecy about how it was an extremely powerful item, but...


    ¡®It¡¯s too dangerous.¡¯


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    He also had no information about it.


    ¡®I''d have to be crazy to go in there.¡¯


    ¡°I want to go in there as well, but I don''t know how. Maybe if there was a way to survive once you went in, but... I''ll pass since I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s body started to shake in response. It was a tomb that even Ju-Heon was scared to enter.


    ¡®I won''t go even if he told me to come.¡¯


    But at that moment...


    There was suddenly an earthquake. A message popped up at the same time.


    [A cunning someone is attempting an abduction.]


    [They are trying to abduct you.]


    ¡®An abduction?¡¯


    The desk and cabinets started to shake wildly along with the urgent message.


    Boom boom boom!


    This was definitely not a natural earthquake. The ground was shaking as if someone was using the ground as a drum.


    The vicious aura shooting up from the ground trampled on Ju-Heon''s old mansion.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    ¡°Come here!¡±


    Ju-Heon quickly pulled Irene by the arm and tightly held her in his arms.


    Clang clang!


    The desk, lamp, decorations, everything fell to the floor.


    Ju-Heon then hugged Irene''s head as if he was protecting it.


    That abnormal earthquake continued for about ten minutes.


    [The aura has disappeared.]


    [The aura has disappeared.]


    Once the terrible pandemonium had passed by...


    Ju-Heon stood up once everything became quiet.


    ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    Someone started to grumble from underneath the desk after seeing Ju-Heon checking on Irene first.


    ¡°Damn it, you bastard......¡±


    His roommate groaned as he crawled out from underneath the desk.


    ¡°Take care of me too! You damn bastard!


    ¡°But you¡¯re fine.¡±


    "Huh? I was scared to death too!¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed and looked around.


    Now then, there should be one more grumbling person......


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide.


    Yoo Jaeha had disappeared.


    ¡°!¡±


    The rope and some other artifacts had disappeared as well!


    ¡®Where the hell did they go? Are they hiding?¡¯


    No, that wasn¡¯t it. He couldn¡¯t feel the rope¡¯s aura and there was no way that bastard Yoo Jaeha could stay quiet for this long.


    ¡®What the hell happened?¡¯


    But at that moment...


    [They have been abducted by a hungry panhandling artifact.]


    [They¡¯ve been abducted.]


    ¡®Ah, so that¡¯s what happened.¡¯


    It seemed Yoo Jaeha who had been restoring the rope and some other artifacts had been abducted by someone.


    ¡°Tsk, how dare they abduct my slave bastard.¡±


    No matter what, Jaeha was his subordinate. He could pick on him but he would not forgive anybody else for picking on him.


    It was romance if he did it but infidelity if anybody else did it!


    As Ju-Heon started to get worried...


    Buzzzz.


    He received a call. It was from an unexpected person.


    [Jean Richard]


    ¡°Oh, if it isn¡¯t the man who cleared one of the 7 Great Tombs and became Pandora¡¯s husband. Was it your doing? Huh, you old bastard?¡±


    The person on the phone started to laugh.


    [Huh what? Am I an old bastard now too?]


    ¡°Enough, just get to the point. Did you abduct my subordinate?¡±


    [......I did, but you sound too calm after what just happened.]


    Well, he would have been quite angry if Irene had disappeared, but it was fine since it was that punk Yoo Jaeha.


    He should be together with the rope since it disappeared as well.


    And their reason for it was obvious.


    ¡®They just want to get their stupid revenge.¡¯


    They must have used an artifact that could summon people.


    Basically, they sent him flying somewhere in this world.


    ¡°So, where did you send him?¡±


    [Even I don¡¯t know that. They could have ended up wherever.]


    ¡°Oh.¡±


    [Basically, that means that you''ve lost your restorer, Seo Ju-Heon. And Pandora has monopolized all the other restorers. You know what I mean right?]


    It seemed that they were trying to make it so that Ju-Heon could not use any artifacts because they found it too difficult to stop him.


    There were indeed talks about how an artifact user was only at half-strength without a restorer.


    ¡®But that abduction artifact and this method, I''ve seen it before...¡¯


    Someone had used a similar method in the past.


    ¡®Who was it, who was it...¡¯


    Ju-Heon debated for a moment before he remembered.


    ''The Monarch of Fate and the Monarch of Panhandling.¡¯


    Australia had lost all their restorers at the two monarch''s combination. It was retaliation after they said they would leave Pandora.


    The Monarch-Grade users in Australia who had lost their restorers were utterly defeated in a material war and raised the white flag.


    Now that the same thing had happened to Ju-Heon, Jean Richard sounded triumphant as if he had won.


    [It¡¯ll be difficult for you to excavate tombs now. An artifact¡¯s durability will last a month at max. Anyway, time to talk business.]


    "Business?¡±


    [Let¡¯s make a deal.]


    ¡°A deal?¡±


    [Hand over your artifacts and your know-how of Tomb Excavation.]


    Ju-Heon snorted.


    It seemed that these bastards were curious about how Ju-Heon was clearing tombs on his own.


    [I''ll call that stupid student of mine back if you hand them over.]


    ¡®What the hell is this idiot saying? I can do that much too.¡¯


    Ju-Heon wrote something on a piece of paper and showed it to Irene.


    [How did it go?]


    Irene was looking intensely at Zheng He¡¯s map.


    She was using this map-type artifact in Ju-Heon''s place to find the missing Yoo Jaeha and Ju-Heon''s artifacts.


    Irene was shocked by the results.


    ¡°Take a look!¡±


    Ju-Heon was shocked while looking at the map as well.


    ¡®Huh? This location is...¡¯


    He couldn''t help but be shocked.


    Yoo Jaeha and the artifacts were located none other than......


    ¡®The inside of the Tomb of Envy?¡¯


    They were inside this terrible tomb that he had just talked about!


    The same tomb that people died in the moment they entered!


    ¡®Shit.¡¯


    Ju-Heon became anxious after seeing that this was the case.


    ¡®Is he dead?¡¯


    Ju-Heon tried to summon the rope that was a possession- type artifact but it did not appear.


    [It is in an area where you cannot summon it.]


    [The attribute of envy that does not like to have things taken away is too strong.]


    Those messages just kept popping up.


    ¡®I guess they really are in the Tomb of Envy.¡¯


    Richard started to laugh as if he thought Ju-Heon was nervous because of what he told him.


    [Now then, why don''t we start talking about that deal again...]


    It was at that moment.


    [Ohhhh! Human! I saw the preview for your new work! When will you release it?!]


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide at Nero who suddenly appeared with sparkling eyes.


    ¡®What does he mean by the prologue for my new work?¡¯


    Nero continued to speak while showing him a piece of paper.


    [The story seemed quite unique, but when is it releasing?]


    Ju-Heon quickly took the paper away from Nero in confusion.


    Ju-Heon scoffed as soon as he read it.


    ¡®Would you look at that.¡¯


    [Title: Author Seo Ju-Heon''s superexpress start!]


    [Content: Captain-nim, please save me. My chastity is in danger. This unni is too scary. Look forward to it. The new superexpress female secretary novel will come out soon!]


    Just reading it made it sound like a PR stunt with some content from the novel.


    However, this post was going viral in the artifact network and reaching the top rankings of most viewed post.


    Ju-Heon, the person mentioned in that viral post, asked Nero a question.


    "When did this come up?¡±


    [Hmm? Just now. I ran over as soon as I saw it.]


    He was certain. This was a message the rope was sending him. It made it look like a PR stunt on purpose to hide the message.


    They had used the artifact network to spread Ju-Heon¡¯s novel the first time, so it was using the same method again.


    They knew that Nero would go crazy hearing about Ju-Heon''s new novel and run over to Ju-Heon to ask about it. That was how they were trying to communicate with him.


    And most importantly...


    ¡®These bastards are still alive.¡¯


    They were still alive in that impossible to enter Tomb of Envy.


    Ju-Heon''s mind started to quickly move.


    They seemed to be captured in some unique way, but...


    ¡®Either way, that means there is a way to survive inside that tomb.¡¯


    It wouldn¡¯t be a problem to loot that tomb if that was the case!


    Was that the reason? Ju-Heon''s eyes started to sparkle. He then said the following into the phone.


    "Thank you.¡±


    [......What?]


    ¡°Thank you very much for abducting that bastard of a subordinate.¡±


    [Huh...? W, what did you say?]


    "Thanks to you, I think I can clear one of the 7 Great Tombs. Then, goodbye.¡±


    Click.


    Ju-Heon rudely hung up the phone.

 Chapter 128: Recovered memories? (2)

    Chapter 128: Recovered memories? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Click.


    The phone was hung up extremely rudely.


    Thanks to that, Richard wondered if he had said something incorrectly. However, he didn''t think he said anything wrong once he thought about it.


    Richard had definitely said that he had abducted Ju-Heon''s subordinate, but...


    He hung up.


    ¡°This totally crazy bastard.¡±


    ¡®Did he just hang up on the abductors? Is this bastard really crazy?¡¯


    Richard couldn''t help but wonder what was going on.


    ¡®What is making him so confident?¡¯


    It happened at that moment.


    Ding.


    He received a text message from Chairman Kwon.


    [What the hell are you doing?]


    It was obvious Chairman Kwon was angry.


    It could not be helped. Richard, who was affiliated with Chairman Kwon, had created his own excavation team, cleared one of the 7 Great Tombs, and took the important artifact for himself. Furthermore, he used Chairman Kwon''s lackeys to get it done.


    [I never said you could use them for such endeavors when I lent you my subordinates.]


    This was the truth.


    On the other hand, Richard was smiling. Honestly speaking, Richard had done this on his own without Chairman Kwon¡¯s knowledge.


    Zhen Cai Yuan. China¡¯s strong faction.


    He had done this to shake hands with the Monarch of Gluttony who would become one of the future Four Emperors.


    ¡®Zhen Cai Yuan.¡¯


    Richard had only heard rumors about her. But Richard was most focused on her artifact.


    ¡®They said it is able to make any artifact submit?¡¯


    Although he didn¡¯t know for sure, he was told that all artifacts would kneel in front of her artifact of gluttony. The level of Dominance, even if it was a possession-type artifact with a different master, none of that mattered.


    Not only would they submit, they would obey the orders of Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s artifact.


    ¡®It''s basically the king of artifacts.¡¯


    Richard was pretty much correct.


    Her artifact of gluttony was the Supreme Leader of the artifacts. It was a powerful artifact with a significant amount of influence.


    That overwhelming power was the reason she was able to become the strongest of the Four Emperors.


    Either way, Richard was more interested in Zhen Cai Yuan than Chairman Kwon right now.


    Why?


    ¡®If I work together with Zhen Cai Yuan, we can even make Chairman Kwon''s artifacts submit.¡¯


    Richard was quite envious of Chairman Kwon¡¯s < Conquest > artifact.


    Not only that...


    ¡®I can end up with other bastards¡¯ artifacts as well. Pandora¡¯s Executive Board will think better of me if I told them I created a connection with China as well.¡¯


    He was not someone who would be satisfied with just being Chairman Kwon¡¯s restorer. Richard started to laugh while looking at Chairman Kwon¡¯s message.


    ¡®How dare you try to use the Yoo Jaeha incident to blackmail me. You despicable Kwon Tae Joon.¡¯


    There was nothing that said yesterday''s friends could not become today''s enemies. It wasn''t as if there was a lot of trust in their relationship anyway.


    But before all of that, Seo Ju-Heon...


    "What the hell is this bastard trying to do?¡±


    It didn''t matter.


    ¡®That bastard Yoo Jaeha should be dead.¡¯


    Even he didn¡¯t know where Jaeha ended up being sent. The Panhandling Expert Francisco had randomly sent Jaeha flying at Nostradamus''s order.


    [Put the target in an extremely deep hell.]


    That was supposedly the description he placed to use his ability.


    ¡®This gets rid of all the thorns in my eyes.¡¯


    Jean Richard couldn''t help but grind his teeth while thinking about Yoo Jaeha. It was because of what the Monarch of Fate told him.


    ''That kid, he will end up becoming the world''s one and only genius restorer if he''s left alone. That means that only Seo Ju-Heon would see significant benefit.¡¯


    ¡®Ho, if that bastard can become a world-class restorer, then I must be an universe-class restorer.¡¯


    ¡®Are you sure you didn''t steal everything because you were jealous of your student¡¯s talent and covered it up? Or, maybe you were scared of his genius-level talent?¡¯


    Richard started to glare while thinking about the Monarch of Fate''s teasing.


    ¡®Scared my ass! That bastard had no talent. He barely deserved to put the paint out for me.¡¯


    Either way, the headache of an original artist and Seo Ju-Heon who lost his restorer could be taken out together now. Richard laughed out loud in joy.


    He had one of the 7 great artifacts, he had the attention of the world, it seemed as if his luck was getting much better!


    Unfortunately, Yoo Jaeha, the person he had tried to kill, was still alive.


    However...


    ¡°Aigoo, Captain-nim. I''m sorry I left without writing my will.¡±


    He felt as if he would die.


    Where he was right now looked fine. Actually, forget fine, it was an extremely dazzling place.


    ¡®Why is there such a grand mansion underground?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha was very shocked. He thought that all tombs were eerie-looking caves.


    But this was a luxurious mansion glowing gold and red.


    The marble floor that was so clean his face reflected off it made a clear noise every time he took a step, and the ceiling was high as if someone carved it out. Furthermore, the paintings and artwork all around the walls and hallway made Yoo Jaeha''s eyes sparkle.


    Well, they would have, if it wasn¡¯t for the crazy woman who appeared here.


    ¡®Human, serve me as your master. Start doing what I tell you to do!¡¯


    She must be this tomb''s master.


    ¡®Alright! Hurry up and do the things I''m telling you to do!¡¯


    Why did he have to listen to a monster?!


    That was why he had asked, ¡®will you let me go if I do as you say?¡¯


    But she said no.


    Did she think he was crazy?


    Yoo Jaeha just tried his best to keep running away. He believed Ju-Heon would send him a message if he did his best to survive.


    ¡®He''s not the type to throw away his subordinates.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha had ended up surviving in this tomb in a peculiar way.


    He had pretty much figured out the identity and weakness of this artifact already.


    ¡®Now I just need to wait for the Captain-nim.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha looked around and stealthily walked down the hallway.


    They had already been playing this game of hide and seek for 30 minutes.


    ¡®I''m dead if I get caught.¡¯


    But the moment Yoo Jaeha lifted his foot up again!


    Boom!


    [Over here! The noise came from this side!]


    [Get him!]


    He heard a voice from one side of the hallway.


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    As Yoo Jaeha urgently changed directions to run...


    [We found him!]


    [He¡¯s over here!]


    ¡®Damn it!


    Am I just a rat in a jar? There¡¯s nowhere to run!¡¯


    As Yoo Jaeha clenched his eyes shut!


    ¡°Mmph!¡±


    Something slithered down from the ceiling and swept Yoo Jaeha up. It was so strong that Yoo Jaeha was lifted up in an instant.


    The servants of the castle who had chased after Yoo Jaeha started to talk.


    [What the, where did he go?]


    [I definitely saw him going up to the ceiling!]


    But they could not see Yoo Jaeha even while looking up.


    Yoo Jaeha was already somewhere else as he coughed.


    ¡°You, you punk.¡±


    The one to save Yoo Jaeha was none other than the rope.


    [#&$#!]


    Who told you to go off on your own?! Who told you to do that?!


    The rope¡¯s body was moving up and down in anger.


    It seemed to have struggled to find Yoo Jaeha.


    However...


    Slap!


    Yoo Jaeha was ruthlessly being slapped by the rope.


    ¡°You, what the hell... ugh!¡±


    [#$&#!]


    Are you going to keep moving around alone like that? Are you?!


    Yoo Jaeha was its master''s property.


    That was why the rope that did not listen to anybody but its master had to protect its fellow property.


    Unfortunately, Yoo Jaeha could not understand the rope and just thought that the rope had gone crazy.


    ¡°You stupid shit that can''t even recognize its master...ugh!¡±


    [#$*#(!]


    Who is my master?!


    Who is my master?!


    Do you want to get in trouble? Do you want to get in trouble?


    Not only that... The rope seemed to be angry that its special ability that did not work on Ju-Heon worked on Yoo Jaeha.


    [Gate to Heaven]


    Originally, grabbing the rope in a state of danger would allow the person to randomly teleport to a nearby area.


    It was similar to how the siblings who became the sun and the moon grabbed the rope to escape to heaven while being chased by the tiger.


    However, it had said that Ju-Heon could not do so because he had too much negative karma.


    [#$&#!]


    But why does it work for you?! Why, why does it work for you?!


    Slap, slap!


    That seemed to be what was making the rope extremely angry. Yoo Jaeha couldn''t do anything as the rope slapped him over and over.


    ¡®What the hell did I do wrong?! Why does it act this way around me when it does all sorts of things to act cute in front of the Captain-nim?!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha found this to be unfair. He felt as if he was being ignored by a puppy.


    ¡®Was the Captain-nim telling the truth when he said that having high Affinity would make the artifacts think you''re a pushover?!¡¯


    But he could not give up his Affinity because of his restoration artifact! Anyway, Yoo Jaeha realized he would be in a bad situation if this continued and started to growl.


    ¡°Damn it, you just wait and see. I heard about an artifact from the Captain-nim. I''ll use that to turn you human and we can fight on equal conditions.¡±


    He was thinking that the rope would be easy to take on if it was in human form.


    But suddenly, the rope calmed down.


    Huh? There¡¯s such an artifact? There is?


    Just then...


    [We found you, you bastard!]


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    They were discovered by the enemies again. The enemies were men holding swords and spears.


    But they didn''t seem too threatening to the rope.


    That was why it asked the question.


    [##&!]


    What is it? Which artifact is it?


    But Yoo Jaeha ran away again as it asked.


    ¡°Ahhhhh! Don''t follow me!¡±


    It was a natural reaction for a human, but the rope started to shake in anger. It then started to chase after Yoo Jaeha as it shouted.


    [#$&#!]


    I told you not to run! I told you not to!


    [The aura of gluttony can be felt nearby.]


    [The aura of gluttony can be felt nearby.]


    [Warning. You will be within the artifact of gluttony''s search range in 1km.]


    Ju-Heon started to frown after seeing the message.


    It was fine that he had come to Syria to recover Yoo Jaeha and the few artifacts he had with him to restore.


    It was an area of civil war, but this area was pretty safe as the refugee tents were all gathered here.


    Furthermore, this was the place Richard had set his base camp.


    But he was certain about something else.


    ¡°Tsk. Is that woman here too?¡±


    The aura of gluttony must mean Zhen Cai Yuan.


    That crazy future strongest member of the Four Emperors was here.


    It made sense that the Chinese excavation team would be here as one of the 7 Great Tombs had opened here, but why would he feel her aura at Richard¡¯s base camp?


    ¡®I was wondering what that bastard Richard was relying on to betray that old bastard.¡¯


    He had thought he just needed to get past Richard and the Monarch of Panhandling here...


    Ju-Heon was displeased. He had first met Zhen Cai Yuan when he was ordered by Chairman Kwon to approach her.


    He first approached her naturally as if they had been set up on a blind date and ended up getting pretty close, but he had soon realized something.


    ¡®She¡¯s a dangerous woman.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon dumped her first. He didn''t care how Zhen Cai Yuan would have reacted to it. And now...


    ¡®I don''t want to get caught in that woman¡¯s radar.¡¯


    It wasn''t difficult to drag Yoo Jaeha out of the tomb. Ju-Heon just needed to find where Jaeha was and use the Tomb Destruction skill to make a hole. He then just had to call the rope to him and drag Jaeha out that way.


    ¡®But I don¡¯t know where he is.¡¯


    He was concerned about the layout of the Tomb of Envy and Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s radar to go in without thinking about it.


    ¡®I need a radar that is even better than theirs.¡¯


    Ju-Heon sighed.


    ¡®It would be perfect if I had Seol-A right now.¡¯


    That had been Seol-A''s job in his tomb raiding team.


    He had sent her back with a tracker and a bug to figure out what the Chinese excavation teams were doing, but they seemed to have become useless.


    ¡®The last place it stopped was in Beijing.¡¯


    It happened at that moment.


    There was someone who was looking at Ju-Heon with a vicious gaze.


    ¡®I found you, Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    The prey had walked in on its own.

 Chapter 129: Recovered memories? (3)

    Chapter 129: Recovered memories? (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    The prey had walked in on its own.


    This prey was a Special 1+++ grade prey that was perfect for what he needed right now!


    Ju-Heon looked as if he would start a grill for this special-grade Hanwoo that suddenly showed up. [1]


    The prey that had walked in on its own was none other than Lee Seol-A.


    The distance was about 400m. Lee Seol-A, who was pointing a sniper rifle from on top of an abandoned building¡¯s roof, bit down on her lips.


    ¡®This is really my last chance.¡¯


    It sure was. Lee Seol-A was here after receiving orders from Zhen Cai Yuan.


    ¡®Bring back the artifacts the bastard took even if you need to kill him to do it.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan seemed to have lost an important artifact to Ju-Heon.


    To be more specific, it was when Ju-Heon had taken the donations(?) from the Pandora members. Well, when he stole the artifacts while justifying it as donations that is.


    Honestly speaking, it was fine that Ju-Heon looted Pandora which was a thorn in her eyes. The C-R Alliance could just sit back, eat some popcorn, and watch that happen.


    The C-R Alliance would be happy whether Pandora members were beaten up or started to shit blood.


    ¡®But why did he have to take our spy artifact too?¡¯


    The problem was that one of the Pandora members was the C-R alliance''s spy. And that spy had been Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s eyes and ears.


    Was that the reason? Zhen Cai Yuan had even dragged in Richard the restorer. He had also smiled while giving an overbearing order to Lee Seol-A.


    ¡°You understand? Kill Seo Ju-Heon. You¡¯re out if you fail again. Your younger siblings and that immature older brother of yours will all end up as experiments for that parasite artifact.


    You will also be used to deal with an artifact''s risk.¡¯


    She was basically being told to shut up and die. How could she not grind her teeth in such a situation?


    ¡®That motherfucking woman.¡¯


    Only if that shithead of an older brother didn¡¯t end up with such a large debt against the nation!


    At that moment...


    ¡°Hey hey, when are we firing?¡±


    ¡°Are they still telling us to wait?¡±


    Her close colleagues who were next to her started to ask. They were all aiming at Ju-Heon.


    They were all talented marksmen who were part of the special forces.


    Their weapons were not ordinary guns though.


    Odin¡¯s weapon Gungnir was said to be able to hit a target that was on the other side of the world.


    These weapons were not at that Divine-Grade weapon''s level, but they were still A-Grade long distance weapon artifacts that were said to strike the target 100 out of 100 times.


    They were thinking that Lee Seol-A was hesitant to fire.


    ¡°Hey Seol-A, there¡¯s no need to wait for a signal. Let''s just fire.¡±


    ¡°Yeah. I know you''re being very careful because even someone like you ended up eating shit multiple times because of this guy, but...¡±


    ¡°That bastard doesn''t even have the Code of Hammurabi right now.¡±


    That made Lee Seol-A start to think.


    Ju-Heon did not have the Code of Hammurabi on him as her friends mentioned. It was because they purposely timed it so that Yoo Jaeha would be restoring it when they abducted him.


    It was all part of Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s plan.


    ¡®He won''t be able to reflect that artifact¡¯s ability if he doesn¡¯t have the Code of Hammurabi.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan seemed to know which artifacts Ju-Heon had.


    She even seemed to know about those artifacts¡¯ penalties and weaknesses.


    This was the reason the snipers aiming for Ju-Heon could not help but be arrogant.


    ¡°It''s fine. Let¡¯s just hurry up and put a bullet through his head.¡±


    Lee Seol-A sighed after hearing them chuckling as if they were playing a game of darts.


    They definitely seemed to be losing their humanity because of the artifact¡¯s risk as she had been told.


    But Lee Seol-A firmed her resolve regardless of whether that was the case.


    ¡°Okay, we are firing. Get ready.¡±


    She didn''t like it but this was a matter of life and death for her.


    She couldn¡¯t let compassion get in her way. But as they channeled their Dominance to activate the artifacts...


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon urgently turned his head after feeling auras that were full of murderous intent.


    The snipers started to laugh once they saw his annoyed face through the scope.


    ¡°Wow, this is crazy! He¡¯s a total monster, a monster.¡±


    ¡°You''re too late, you bastard!¡±


    Lee Seol-A and the snipers all pulled the trigger.


    Tang! Tang!


    Sparks flew out of the barrel. The bullets then even changed directions to blow Ju-Heon''s head off.


    But there was more. The snipers started to cheer in joy about how they all got perfect scores as the pierced Ju-Heon fell backward.


    ¡°Good. We''ll receive a ton of bonus now......¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Ah fuck, that hurt like hell.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    They gasped after hearing a vicious voice behind them.


    ¡°B, behind us?¡±


    They screamed after looking back.


    Ju-Heon who should be dead was touching his forehead while standing behind them.


    He looked extremely upset like a sleeping lion that had its whisper pulled.


    ¡°C, crazy!¡±


    They gasped and pulled out their pistols out of reflex and fired.


    Tang! Tang tang!


    But Ju-Heon did not fall.


    He was fine even though bullets went into his body and legs!


    Ju-Heon walked over toward them while telling them to stop.


    ¡°Ow, it still hurts even when I''m using an artifact, okay? So, ow, if you know it''s useless...ow, shit, can you stop shooting me?!¡±


    The roof cracked as soon as he said that.


    They held onto the building¡¯s walls and started to scream as they thought the building was going to crumble as it was shaking fervently.


    ¡®This crazy bastard!¡¯


    Whether it hurt or not was not the problem right now!


    ¡°What artifact did this bastard use?!¡±


    The Code of Hammurabi was his only defense-type artifact based on their reports.


    ¡®It would have been a mess if we knew he had something like this!¡¯


    The only artifact with enough defense to make the user almost invincible was Chairman Kwon Tae Joon''s Achilles¡¯s Armor based on their knowledge!


    This defense-type artifact was Athena¡¯s Aegis. It was that shield with Medusa''s head in it.


    But their eyes just opened in shock.


    ¡°Hey! Where the hell did you get that?!¡±


    ¡®Where did I get it?¡¯


    ¡°I pulled it in a gatcha! Why?! You have issues with that?!¡±


    "A gatcha?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    Unfortunately, it was a consumable artifact so he couldn''t use it too many times and it had many negatives compared to Achilles¡¯s Armor.


    Ju-Heon grabbed his twitching shoulder and smiled viciously.


    ¡®I need to get rid of them quickly.¡¯


    Almost all of his useful artifacts were abducted with Yoo Jaeha, so......


    ¡°Eat this.¡±


    Ju-Heon sprayed them with something.


    The snipers screamed before they fell down.


    They shockingly started to turn into women. They were placed in a state of mental chaos at these changes to their bodies they had never felt before.


    ¡°Aaah! Boobs, I have boobs!¡±


    ¡°Ahhh! It''s gone, it¡¯s gone! My dick! My dick is gone!¡±


    There could be no greater shock than this.


    Lee Seol-A''s jaw dropped in shock. She tried to contact the base while in a state of shock and fear.


    She was trying to report this to Zhen Cai Yuan.


    However...


    Crack!


    Nero suddenly appeared and stomped on the transmitter.


    [Human items truly do not understand art at all.]


    Lee Seol-A was shocked at the appearance of this handsome fatty.


    ¡®Nero?¡¯


    Lee Seol-A who recognized the artifact told the snipers to retreat for now. This was one of the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs for a reason.


    ¡®This bastard must have caused the earthquake too.¡¯


    But the snipers who had instantly turned into women were huffing as they took out their guns.


    ¡°Fuck, what the hell is that fatass?!¡± Sear?h the N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Hurry up and return us to normal!¡±


    Lee Seol-A became desperate.


    ¡°You idiots! Don¡¯t do that!¡±


    But she soon heard gunshots.


    Tang tang!


    Nero''s eyes flashed.


    [How dare you, you lowly humans!]


    Boom!


    [Nero has declared his territory.]


    [The area in a 50m radius will all become Nero''s territory.]


    [Nero¡¯s < Shut up and do I as I say > ability has been activated in this territory.]


    Because of that...


    Fire started to shoot up, and...


    [Kneel, humans. How dare you hold your heads up in front of this Emperor.]


    Boom!


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    They were forced to submit.


    They were kneeling with their heads on the ground because of a strong force.


    Nero found these humans to be despicable. He didn¡¯t like the fact that they were standing straight with their heads up in front of him, but...


    [How dare you attack the person this Emperor cherishes?]


    The messages that popped up were overbearing.


    [Nero''s aura is exploding.]


    [The emperor''s aura is exploding.]


    [The Sloth attribute is even getting rid of hostility!]


    [The Sloth attribute is even making this building that is not alive to become flabby!]


    Boom!


    It lived up to its name as an artifact from one of the 7 Great Tombs as Nero''s explosive aura made the five-story building they were in become destroyed.


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    They started to scream as they fell to the ground.


    They were fine even after falling from a high place because of Lee Seol-A¡¯ Gildal, but they couldn''t help but scream as Nero chased after them.


    ¡°Don¡¯t come here!¡±


    At that moment...


    "Ah, hold on a bit.¡±


    Ju-Heon calmly walked over to them while his body was still full of holes.


    They foamed at the mouth after seeing Ju-Heon¡¯s zombie-like appearance.


    Nero found this to be odd.


    [What is it, are you trying to let them live because they are your fellow humans?]


    ¡°Ah, I don¡¯t care about what you do with the men, but leave the woman behind.¡±


    Nero and the snipers who used to be men disappeared somewhere.


    He was hearing things like, ¡®Aah, you really can¡¯t sing!¡¯


    ¡®Can you even call this acting?!¡¯


    Along with some screams, but Ju-Heon didn''t care.


    Ju-Heon was smiling now that he was alone with Lee Seol-A.


    "Welcome, Special 1+++.¡±


    Lee Seol-A quickly retreated after seeing the spray in Ju-Heon¡¯s hand.


    ¡°A, are you going to turn me into a transgender like those other bastards?¡±


    Ju-Heon truly became angry.


    "What? Are you crazy?¡±


    Why would he do something so crazy to his cherished subordinate?


    Ju-Heon looked at his injuries that were slowly closing as he continued to speak.


    ¡°I''m guessing that woman, that Zhen Cai Yuan said that she¡¯ll sell off your younger siblings and older brother if you don¡¯t do as she says.¡±


    Lee Seol-A flinched and looked toward him in shock.


    ¡®Wait, how does this bastard know about that?¡¯


    But Ju-Heon just started to smile.


    ¡®This punk had close to 100 million dollars of debt when she came into TKBM.¡¯


    It was not her own debt.


    Lee Seol-A''s father was an executive who was making deals with the Chinese Ministry of Public Security.


    But he was murdered and his family was captured because he ran away after stealing something important. His family was captured so that they could help locate this important item that he had stolen.


    ¡®He probably stole an artifact.¡¯


    But her troublemaker of an older brother thought the government being nice was them showing goodwill and continued to increase his debt.


    It made Seol-A have to work for free to pay off that debt. Ju-Heon started to smile once he had that thought on his mind.


    ¡®Seol-A''s search and track abilities are the best.¡¯


    He couldn¡¯t let someone else have that.


    ¡°How much do you want?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°How much to buy you?¡±


    Lee Seol-A then glared at Ju-Heon after becoming upset at that question.


    ¡®Is he crazy?¡¯


    Lee Seol-A instantly took out a knife.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you pay with your life?¡±


    She seemed to have misunderstood something, but it didn''t matter. He didn''t mean anything weird when he said that, but he did want to buy her.


    ¡®100 million dollars is chump change for me now.¡¯


    ¡°Will 200 million dollars be enough?¡±


    ¡°You bastard!¡±


    Lee Seol-A started to grind her teeth. She might have just thought that Ju-Heon was just a billionaire who was speaking nonsense without knowing her situation.


    She had hesitated until now because she didn¡¯t think he was someone who needed to be killed, but...


    ¡°I¡¯ll just kill you as I was ordered to do.¡±


    She did not attack normally this time.


    ¡®Possess!¡¯


    She was also the best in battle because she handled souls. She could make a soul possess her body to give her monster-like strength. Anybody would be in danger once she did that.


    In response...


    ¡®I guess it really is difficult for us to be allies in this lifetime.¡¯


    As Ju-Heon was disappointed, but was about to attack because he had no choice...


    Flash!


    Something in Ju-Heon''s pocket flashed. It was the crow''s gift that had come out of the gourd.


    ¡°!¡±


    [Odin''s Raven Muninn (Memories)¡¯s Tear (? Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses: 10/10


    That artifact started to glow as if it was given to him to use at this moment. The artifact flashed and Lee Seol-A who saw the light started to scream.


    Lee Seol-A then had an odd experience. Things that she had never seen or felt started to flow into her mind.


    It was quite magical. She saw Ju-Heon who looked older than he was right now and looked as pale as a vampire. She also saw Yoo Jaeha who had a much more twisted personality.


    She saw Julian Miller arguing with Ju-Heon and many faces she had never seen before.


    She saw how she cried as if the world had ended after Ju-Heon was injured, how they went into a monstrous tomb they had never seen before, and how she sacrificed herself to die in Ju-Heon''s place.


    Lee Seol-A was about to go crazy as she went dizzy from having those memories etched into her mind and heart. The malice and hate she had for Ju-Heon was turning into unbreakable trust and strong loyalty for some reason.


    This was the truth. Lee Seol-A knew. Lee Seol-A knew things about this man. Furthermore, this man she was touching right now...


    How she had wanted this man, how they had kissed, and...... Lee Seol-A screamed and plopped down on the ground once the embarrassing memory of their naked bodies coming together filled her mind.


    Her face had turned as red as a tomato as she dropped her knife.


    ¡®What the hell was that just now?!¡¯


    Of course, Ju-Heon just found it weird that she suddenly screamed and turned so red all of a sudden.


    ¡°Hey Seol-A?¡±


    Lee Seol-A flinched and her heart started to beat wildly once she heard that voice.


    Just hearing Ju-Heon''s voice made Lee Seol-A feel as if she was going to cry.


    ¡°Captain-nim?¡±


    1. The Hanwoo, also Hanu, is a breed of small cattle native to Korea. This breed is raised mainly for meat and is the source of Hanwoo beef, one of the most rare and expensive meats in the world.

 Chapter 130: Recovered memories? (4)

    Chapter 130: Recovered memories? (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Captain-nim?¡±


    It was an extremely weird sensation.


    Ju-Heon was clearly her enemy.


    Furthermore, she had only seen his face two or three times.


    But why was she feeling this way?


    She was sad. Just seeing Ju-Heon''s face and hearing his voice made her become emotional.


    She had this weird feeling that she had known Ju-Heon for a very long time.


    1 year... 5 years... No, over 10 years.


    She felt as if she had seen him as if he was family. But her emotions were beyond the level that someone would feel for a family member.


    Her body was the first to remember him and her heart was beating wildly.


    Weird memories seeped into her mind.


    A single teardrop dripped down.


    Lee Seol-A had no choice but to think about what was going on because of this too sudden change.


    ¡®Is it hypnosis?¡¯


    It didn¡¯t feel as if it was a form of illusion.


    It didn¡¯t feel like she was seeing something odd.


    It felt as if these things suddenly popped into her mind.


    It was similar to remembering something from childhood that she had forgotten about for a while.


    Lee Seol-A put a hand on her head.


    ¡®He must have done something with an artifact.¡¯


    There was that weird bottle that flashed as well.


    She tried to suppress her emotions and became wary of Ju-Heon thinking that this was all just a trick.


    However...


    ¡°Hey Seol-A? Why are you suddenly acting like this?¡±


    Lee Seol-A couldn¡¯t stop her tears from falling as soon as she heard Ju-Heon''s voice again.


    She could tell for sure now.


    "Captain-nim, Captain-nim......!¡±


    This person was her captain.


    This was someone whom she loved so much that she was willing to sacrifice her own life to save him.


    But the most vivid memory in Lee Seol-A''s mind right now was Ju-Heon who had lost half of his body.


    ¡®You guys run away!¡¯


    ¡®Excuse me?! What about you, Captain-nim?!¡¯


    ¡®I''m fine. I''ll be the bait so you guys must make sure to survive.¡¯


    That tomb where they were thrown away after being betrayed by Chairman Kwon... Ju-Heon had tried to do whatever he could to get his subordinates out alive.


    Ju-Heon was almost eaten by the snake after that, but Lee Seol-A had sacrificed herself in his place.


    That was the reason Ju-Heon ended up meeting the crow, but Lee Seol-A had no way of knowing that.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    Lee Seol-A touched Ju-Heon¡¯s legs that were still attached to his body and started to cry.


    ¡°Captain-nim. Thankfully... Sob, you are okay......¡±


    Ju-Heon couldn''t tell whether she was crying or trying to talk.


    Ju-Heon just hugged Lee Seol-A and patted her back.


    ¡°Yes, yes. I''m okay so don¡¯t cry. Don¡¯t cry.¡±


    Ju-Heon was completely baffled right now.


    ¡®What the hell did that crow bastard do?¡¯


    The way she was talking made it sound as if she recalled something from the past.


    Ju-Heon scrunched his eyes after having that thought.


    ¡®......Maybe, this artifact...¡¯


    Was it something that could make a person remember the memories of their past life?


    ¡®There¡¯s a good chance it is.¡¯


    That crow remembered things from Ju-Heon¡¯s past life as well.


    Furthermore, that weird bird was able to bring him to the past and do some all sorts of mysterious magic.


    That was why it wouldn''t be difficult for it to restore someone''s memories of the past.


    And this liquid medicine¡¯s remaining uses...


    [9/10]


    He was certain.


    It matched the number of people in his tomb raiding team.


    That was why Ju-Heon couldn¡¯t help but scoff.


    ¡®Is it telling me to restore my subordinates¡¯ memories with this thing?¡¯


    Did it want him to revive his tomb raiding team or something?


    Of course, the number could just be a coincidence.


    However...


    ¡®That ridiculous crow bastard.¡¯


    He couldn¡¯t help but have that thought. He was thankful, but he found it annoying that a damn artifact was acting as if it was a god.


    ¡®But something like this is definitely beneficial.¡¯


    At that moment...


    Lee Seol-A who was sniffling while checking Ju-Heon''s face suddenly screamed.


    ¡°C, Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°What? What is it? What¡¯s wrong?!¡±


    He was scared that something was wrong, but Lee Seol-A said the following.


    ¡°Why did you become so young?¡±


    ¡°......What?¡±


    ¡°U, umm your skin is firm, you have no wrinkles... You look young... Most importantly, you look cute...ah, no, wait, that¡¯s not it...¡±


    ''This punk.¡¯


    She had more things to say.


    ¡°Captain-nim, how the hell are you alive... No, Captain-nim, you are my enemy...¡±


    It seemed that her memories of the past and the present were starting to confuse each other.


    ¡°Anyway, you... You remember me?¡±


    ¡°Ah yes, yes sir!¡±


    ¡°Then when and where did we first meet?¡±


    Lee Seol-A who had been baffled until now suddenly turned serious.


    ¡°It was Christmas Day... In the TKBM office. Captain-nim, you gave me a Santa Claus donut talking about how I have to work late on Christmas Day.¡±


    ¡°Good. You guys went on a business trip without me once. Just tell me one thing that happened there.¡±


    ¡°That damn Yoo Jaeha bastard was drunk...and he peed in the closet in the middle of the night. Everybody had fun calling him a baby. We even took pictures.¡±


    This was good.


    The things she was saying matched his memories. Lee Seol-A even remembered some things he did not remember.


    It wasn¡¯t that his memories were transferred to her or that false memories were implanted in her mind.


    ¡°Then what is the last thing you remember?¡±


    ¡°The last thing is......¡±


    Lee Seol-A suddenly covered her mouth as she was about to say something.


    She plopped down on the ground and started to vomit.


    "Seol-A!¡±


    She started to speak even as her body was shaking.


    ¡°......June and Julian died first...... And then, C, Captain-nim... Your legs... And then I... ugh!¡±


    ¡°Enough. You can stop!¡±


    She seemed to vividly remember the events of the final tomb as well.


    She probably remembered the sensation of being swallowed by the snake.


    Of course, it was still vivid in Ju-Heon''s mind as well. It was even more vivid as Ju-Heon had a better memory than most people.


    He remembered it as if it had just happened.


    Anyway, it was not a good memory.


    Because of that...


    ¡°Enough. Don¡¯t think about it anymore.¡±


    There was no reason to make her keep remembering about such terrible things.


    But Lee Seol-A, whose eyes had become red, started to grind her teeth.


    ¡°......Kwon Tae Joon! Yang Chen...! Those motherfucking bastards! How dare they trick Captain-nim! And us...!¡±


    She looked ready to go kill them right now.


    Well, it was an obvious reaction as she was someone who would willingly go kill even the president if Ju-Heon gave the order.


    "Hold on. I understand how you are feeling, but hold on for now.¡±


    ¡°But those bastards...!¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ll explain it to you later, so hold on.


    That¡¯s not an emergency right now.


    "We need to rescue someone.¡±


    ¡°Uhh, excuse me? Who?¡±


    Ju-Heon pointed below him.


    ¡°Who else? Our restorer bastard.¡±


    ¡°W, when you say restorer, you don¡¯t mean......¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s obviously Yoo Jaeha.¡±


    Lee Seol-A¡¯s expression changed as if she had just eaten shit.


    "Aigoo, stoooop! I didn''t do anything wrong! Get lost, you pervert!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was screaming as he ran away and ran away some more.


    He wouldn''t die easily in a tomb as he was a Monarch-Grade artifact user, but he was reaching his limits surviving in this shitty tomb.


    He was thankful that the rope was slapping the enemies who were chasing him, but...


    His cheeks were also swollen from being slapped by the rope. S§×ar?h the N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    [#$&#!]


    Run faster! Run faster!


    ¡®Ah, this tomb would be easy to clear if Captain-nim was here!¡¯


    And at that moment!


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who had been annoyingly running away for so long, was finally caught. The rope was caught as well.


    ¡°Damn it, let go of me!¡±


    [#$#&!]


    Let go of me! Let go of me!


    The two of them ended up hanging upside down.


    They were hung by a spider web-like thread.


    That transparent and sticky thread started to tightly bind Yoo Jaeha and the rope.


    Yoo Jaeha instantly felt the blood rushing to his head as he started to shout.


    ¡°Damn it, you pervert! What the hell are you capturing me for? Fuck!¡±


    [All geniuses must die.]


    ¡°Damn it, I''m not a genius!¡±


    [All those who have more talent than me must die.]


    "Ah, you see...!¡±


    [So, anybody other than me must die.]


    "Wait, how does it end up like that?!¡±


    The spiderweb soon took away van Gogh''s postcard that Yoo Jaeha was holding.


    The artifacts captured inside started to pour out.


    It started with the Gold axe Silver axe, the Code of Hammurabi, Hwarang''s Sword, and even Shakespeare¡¯s pen.


    Numerous artifacts sounded happy to be free from Yoo Jaeha''s grasp.


    [#$&#!]


    Wow! It¡¯s the outside! The outside!


    [#$&#!]


    Wow, let''s go to the beach! Where¡¯s the sunscreen?! Hurry up and bring it over, you slave!


    [#$#&!]


    Let¡¯s go watch Sharon noona¡¯s movie! The erotic movie!


    But forget going to the beach or watching and erotic movie or whatever...


    [You bastards, everybody other than me must die!]


    The artifacts almost fainted because of the tomb''s owner that suddenly popped out.


    [#$&#!]


    Kyaaaaaa! What is that?! What is it?!


    The artifacts started to be chased.


    The tomb''s owner looked ready to destroy even its fellow artifacts.


    [Shut up and die!]


    [#$#&!]


    Waaah, don''t come any closer!


    [##&!]


    I''m scared. I''m scared. It has a scary face!


    The artifacts screamed as they scattered.


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha screamed.


    A sharp blade was placed against Yoo Jaeha¡¯s neck.


    The tomb''s owner then started to shout to Yoo Jaeha.


    [Human, I felt bad for you and was going to keep you alive, but it is the Supreme Leader¡¯s order. I was told to make sure to kill you.]


    ¡°Damn it! Who the hell is that Supreme Leader?!¡±


    The owner of this Tomb of Envy seemed to be subordinate to that < Supreme Leader > or whatever.


    Yoo Jaeha, who felt as if he would really die, started to shout to the escaping artifacts.


    ¡°Hey, you guys! Cut this for me! Save me!¡±


    The artifacts started to pout.


    [@##$*!]


    Why should we? Why should we?


    [#*$(#!]


    Just be eaten! Be eaten!


    Yoo Jaeha couldn''t tell what they were saying because he was not Ju-Heon, but he was certain.


    ¡®Oh, I see, they¡¯re treating me like dirt. They even got in formation and stood at attention when Ju-Heon told them to! This motherfucking Affinity! No, more like Pushoverness!¡¯


    ¡°Ah, whatever! I''ll treat you to a 3 night 4 day full course luxurious package if you help me once! It¡¯ll come with a massage! A luxurious bath! I''ll even take you on a walk without the Captain-nim knowing!¡±


    That made the artifacts start to debate ¡®should we help that bastard? Should we help him?¡¯


    They then started to jump up and down while the rope was shaking its head thinking Yoo Jaeha was dumb.


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Who said you bastards could make a deal without me?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Boom!


    The ceiling of the mansion violently crumbled.


    The artifacts then started to shake in fear at Ju-Heon¡¯s familiar Dominance.


    This motherfucking aura is?!


    [#$&#&!]


    Waaaaaah, he appeared! He appeared!


    [#$&#!]


    It''s the monster!


    Jaeha raised his head to see a familiar face through the hole in the ceiling.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha smiled brightly but...


    ¡°......Huh?¡±


    He instantly started to frown after seeing the woman who was with Ju-Heon.


    "What the hell, Lee Seol-A? Why are you with her?!¡±


    Of course, Lee Seol-A who had guided Ju-Heon here also seemed to hate him.


    "Captain-nim, must we rescue this retard?¡±


    He must have looked extremely stupid hanging upside down.


    She admitted that he was a genius restorer, but she thought that he always embarrassed Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t we just let him be eaten?¡±


    ¡°Should we?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha became anxious after seeing the two of them even joking with each other.


    ¡°Huh? What the hell, when did the two of you get so close without me?¡±


    ¡®Who knows?¡¯


    Ju-Heon debated whether to use the memory artifact on this bastard as well, but he decided not to for now.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine so tell me. What artifact is the owner of this tomb and where is it...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Behind you! Behind you!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon urgently got an artifact ready after feeling something behind him.


    And as he was about to attack the owner of the tomb...


    Ju-Heon freaked out after seeing the face of the owner of the tomb.


    ¡®What is this thing?¡¯

 Chapter 131: Remember the runner-up too! (1)

    Chapter 131: Remember the runner-up too! (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®What is this thing?¡¯


    Even Ju-Heon, who had faced all sorts of hardships in his life, could not help but flinch.


    Long hair, long inner lashes, white cheeks, fancy dress......


    All of that was great. But Ju-Heon froze while looking at this person''s face.


    She¡¯s ugly? She was a monster?


    No, it wasn¡¯t that kind of issue.


    The issue was...


    "Damn it, this fucker is a guy!¡±


    Ju-Heon swore as he kept his distance.


    He was right.


    The person who had appeared was a man dressed as a woman! It was a beefy man wearing extremely feminine(?) makeup that was giving him the chills...!


    It was no wonder he couldn''t help but swear.


    ¡®Holy crap, now I get it!¡¯


    The rope had sent a message that said, ¡®this unni is too scary.¡¯


    He understood why Jaeha had said that! He understood why he had said that his chastity was in danger!


    It really was scary! What crazy shit would this guy do with his fully bearded face?!


    [Ho ho ho, everybody other than me must die!]


    ¡°You crazy bastard! You should have at least shaved!¡±


    The way this man was charging toward him with his fake boobs bopping up and down was impossible to describe.


    The beautiful(?) woman wearing a dress threatened Ju-Heon with a knife.


    Actually, it was a violin bow and not a knife!


    That bow was so sharp that it could slash an opponent by just touching them.


    Swish! Swish! Ju-Heon started to think as he used swift movements to dodge.


    ¡®He seems to be someone from the 18th century? Maybe from Austria?¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s eyes quickly observed the bastard''s clothing and the style of the buildings.


    ¡®There has to be someone. There has to be an artifact from that era who liked to dress like a woman......¡¯


    [Ho ho ho ho! Hurry up and die!]


    Grind.


    Which artifact could it be?


    He had no idea.


    ¡®This damn artifact!¡¯


    Ju-Heon quickly shouted toward Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha! You weren¡¯t just fooling around, right? Tell me about this crazy artifact in 10 words or less!¡±


    "That one is a fake! This bastard should only be one of the lackeys of the original boss!¡±


    ¡°What? Then is the boss Arachne because of the spiderwebs?¡±


    ¡°No! I thought that was the case too, but the boss isn¡¯t from Greek mythology... mmph!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s mouth was covered by spiderwebs again. The monstrous man was huffing and puffing as he charged toward Ju-Heon again.


    [Who are you calling crazy?!]


    The furiously charging man changed appearance as well. A black fog surrounded him before he turned into a creature.


    The artifact had transformed.


    [The boss is sponsoring his talent.]


    [The boss has changed his talent to an appearance of his choice.]


    [The sponsored talent is starting to run wild.]


    [It is not in a normal state.]


    [You must clear this tomb to return it to normal.]


    ¡®Damn it, did it say sponsor?¡¯


    The boss of this tomb seemed to be similar to Cao Cao''s artifact or Chairman Kwon''s artifact and focused on gathering talent. And that boss had changed it into this weird shape.


    It was at that moment. The artifact that finished its transformation into a spider attacked Ju-Heon. It looked big enough to easily gobble up a person.


    The spider¡¯s legs were stomping away as it furiously charged. Ju-Heon felt threatened and urgently called out an artifact.


    ¡°Come out!¡±


    The S-Grade sword artifact he gained through the gatcha should be able to cut this spider¡¯s legs off!


    He couldn¡¯t summon his artifacts out of this tomb because of its attributes, but he should even be able to summon his possession-type artifacts since he was inside the tomb.


    He was right. An artifact was summoned as he had expected.


    Flash!


    However, what appeared in his hand was not a sword but a...


    [#$#*(!]


    Did you call me? Did you call me?


    It was the rope that''s eyes were sparkling.


    ¡°......¡±


    [#$(#!]


    What do you need me to do? What do you need me to do?


    Ju-Heon was at a loss for words.


    ¡®No... I didn''t summon you...¡¯


    The S-Grade sword artifact that had been beaten by the rope was blankly standing to the side.


    But it didn''t matter.


    ¡®I just need to be able to attack!¡¯


    Ju-Heon tightly clenched the rope and started to whip with it.


    ¡°Get lost! You damn perverted artifact! I have no business with you!¡±


    Slap, slap!


    It was surprisingly effective! The spider was instantly whipped by the rope and started to chuckle. The rope became excited and started to strike the spider harder as well.


    [#$&#!]


    You messed with us so much earlier! You messed with us!


    Slap, slap! Slaaaaaaaap!


    The whipping noise echoed through the large mansion. The spider must not be used to getting hit as it was groaning in pain.


    The rope was quite strong for just being a B-Grade artifact!


    [You bastard!]


    Lee Seol-A used the opening to swing her dagger at Yoo Jaeha.


    The thick spider web covering Yoo Jaeha''s mouth was quickly removed.


    Of course, he was still hanging upside down.


    ¡°Don''t move. I might end up cutting somewhere else.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha scoffed at Lee Seol-A.


    ¡°What, did you decide to stick with the Captain-nim because of your debt? You latched onto the Captain-nim because he¡¯s rich?¡±


    Lee Seol-A started to frown.


    This bastard¡¯s way of talking was the same as in the past.


    ¡°But there¡¯s no point in trying to seduce him with your beauty. Our Captain-nim won''t fall for something like that.¡±


    ¡®Mm, he seems like a pushover right now for some reason.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha. He was their restorer and one of the 15 great monarchs who had influenced the world as the < Monarch of Fraud >.


    Well, he was just a scammer that scammed the entire world in Lee Seol-A''s eyes despite the fact that he was a Monarch-Grade user.


    He admitted that he was talented, but his personality was so wicked and dirty. It was to the point that she found it difficult to be around him.


    He did listen a bit to Ju-Heon as the captain, but he was just an icon of betrayal for Lee Seol-A and the others.


    ¡°I''ll forgive you since you''re not as bad as Chairman Kwon or Yang Chen.¡±


    She called him the icon of betrayal, but he was just an annoying scammer. It was not at the level to compare him to that bastard who had sold his teammates off.


    That was why Lee Seol-A completely freed Yoo Jaeha.


    Plop!


    Yoo Jaeha''s jaw dropped in shock after seeing Lee Seol-A free him without any issues.


    "Wow, what changed? You were trying to kill me until not too long ago.¡±


    ¡°I wouldn''t rescue you if it wasn¡¯t for the Captain-nim¡¯s orders.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Her mind was still chaotic as her memories of the past and present were mixed together, but she was certain about something.


    ¡®The Captain-nim came to the past right before he died.¡¯


    The rest of their team must have died in that final tomb.


    Ju-Heon had not said that to her, but the smart Lee Seol-A was able to quickly figure it out.


    Ju-Heon had said the following after that.


    ¡®I don¡¯t plan on forcing you to be loyal to me in this life.¡¯


    ¡®Excuse me?¡¯


    ¡®Whether you have those memories or not, you are a different Lee Seol-A. But remember this. I will ignore our past relationship if you become my enemy.¡¯


    He had nonchalantly said it, but Lee Seol-A understood.


    How could she not know that he meant that he would get rid of her if she became his enemy? Ju-Heon was such a person.


    That was why she had smiled. Ju-Heon had said, ¡®you can choose to follow someone else if you want to do so.¡¯


    But who else would she follow other than Ju-Heon?


    China? That damn country with Zhen Cai Yuan?


    Pandora? Stick with those annoying monopolizers who turned the world into a mess?


    TKBM''s Kwon Tae Joon? He wasn¡¯t even worth talking about at all.


    Even if it wasn¡¯t them, she knew that there was only one choice for her from the beginning.


    ¡°Enough, just tell him about this tomb. Be useful to the Captain-nim.¡±


    Lee Seol-A pointed her knife at Yoo Jaeha''s neck. Yoo Jaeha started to sniffle as if he knew it would end up like this.


    ¡°Captain-nim! That weird man is a composer that even you should know about! You can clear it with one of your artifacts!¡±


    ¡°What? A composer? Who is it?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s Salieri!¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    "Antonio Salieri! The guy who was said to be jealous of Mozart!¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed after hearing that.


    Antonio Salieri.


    He was an Italian composer who wasn¡¯t that famous in the modern world, but he was Beethoven and Schubert¡¯s teacher. He was said to be comparable to the genius, Mozart.


    There were many stories about how this great musician had poisoned Mozart to death out of jealousy because of Mozart''s extremely rare genius-level talent.


    That was why his name was used in the modern syndrome for a jealous person. This syndrome became known as the < Salieri syndrome > but this was different from what actually happened.


    That was why it was weird.


    [Die! All the talented people except me should die! I''ll kill them all!]


    ¡®This is Salieri?¡¯ Ju-Heon was thinking about which story this artifact must have been based on before he realized it.


    ¡®Pushkin''s play!¡¯


    Pushkin, one of Russia¡¯s great writers, had an opera play called < Mozart and Salieri >.


    It was a play about one person''s jealousy for another person''s genius talent.


    ¡®This artifact must have been based on that play.¡¯


    Ju-Heon seemed to have figured it out.


    Either way, Salieri should be an S-Grade artist-type artifact similar to Michelangelo or Mozart.


    ¡®So, I need to get rid of the Tomb''s owner first to return this bastard to normal.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha urgently shouted at that moment.


    ¡°Anyway, you should be able to take care of him with one of your artifacts!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡®I guess I luckily have the necessary artifact. At least that punk seems to have worked hard to analyze the tomb.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was thinking that Jaeha had done a good job as he started to shout.


    ¡°What is it? Which artifact will work?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha shouted back with confidence.


    ¡°The harem artifact!¡±


    Ju-Heon questioned his ears for a moment. S~ea??h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°......What?¡±


    But Yoo Jaeha shouted again in a serious tone.


    ¡°You can seduce it with the harem artifact and take it out with you!¡±


    ¡°......Hey Seol-A.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    ¡°Kill. Him.¡±


    Bang!


    Lee Seol-A stabbed Yoo Jaeha with her dagger as if she had been waiting for this. Yoo Jaeha barely managed to dodge as he shouted again.


    ¡°I''m serious! I''m not lying! It will work!¡±


    ¡°Thanks for everything until now, I will look for a new restorer.¡±


    Bang!


    ¡°Ahhh! I said I¡¯m serious! Just try it out.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha must have figured something out while being on the run.


    ¡°If you drag him out with the harem artifact, even the boss that is sponsoring him will come out of the tomb. It¡¯s the type that will try to keep their talents forever!¡±


    ¡°Who is that boss?¡±


    "The House of Medici!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    This was another unexpected artifact.


    The House of Medici was a famous family in Florence, Italy that had been the patron for numerous genius artists. Painters like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, musicians, writers, numerous key figures in the Renaissance were sponsored by them.


    A message popped up to prove that was the case.


    [The artifact is trying to add you to its collection for artistic talent.]


    [The artifact changed its mind after seeing that you have no artistic talent at all.]


    ¡®This little punk.¡¯ Anyway, that was probably why an art-type artifact like Salieri was under this boss¡¯s control. It probably went around collecting all sorts of related artifacts.


    ¡°Okay, so hurry up and use the harem artifact on it and drag it out! Hurry! Do it before other Renaissance artists show up too!¡±


    ¡°Then you do it.¡±


    ¡°......Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°I''ll let you borrow the artifact. You do it.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha turned pale.


    He then peeked toward Salieri.


    He would have done it without any question when it was Daji, but......


    ¡®Not that.¡¯


    A stiff Yoo Jaeha tried to run away.


    ¡°Farewell. It¡¯s been fun. The two of you can stay here.¡±


    Lee Seol-A clicked her tongue and grabbed Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°You should do it since that bastard seems to like you.¡±


    She then calmly placed the perfume bottle in Yoo Jaeha¡¯s hand.


    Yoo Jaeha gasped.


    ¡°H, hold on! What are you doing?!¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? I thought you said it¡¯ll work?¡±


    Lee Seol-A grabbed Yoo Jaeha''s fingers and made him use the harem artifact.


    Yoo Jaeha started to fake a fuss about the pain.


    ¡°Aigoo! It hurts, it hurts! This woman is so damn strong!¡±


    Lee Seol-A knew the correct way to use the harem artifact.


    Maybe that was the reason. The harem artifact that Yoo Jaeha activated brought great results. The purple perfume bottle flashed before a strong pheromone was released throughout the entire mansion.


    Salieri''s body started to shake as it looked toward Yoo Jaeha.


    That gaze was quite burdensome and Yoo Jaeha screamed as if it was disgusting.


    [My goodness, what a genius. Hey boy, I think I''m falling for you.]


    ¡°Ahhhhh! No! Don''t come near me!¡±


    [The artifact has fallen for another artifact user.


    The tomb¡¯s owner is becoming anxious.]


    Changes started to appear to the tomb along with that message. A suspicious woman appeared at the same time.


    [The tomb''s owner has appeared.]


    Ju-Heon laughed after figuring out her identity.


    ¡®I guess it really is that artifact.¡¯


    Catherine de'' Medici.


    She was a queen consort of France who was known as a wicked woman for the massacre of 90,000 Protestants. It was an incident that the Vatican was still keeping its mouth shut about.


    She was said to be extremely jealous at the fact that her husband took in the beautiful Diane as his mistress.


    She was a talented political figure who was able to turn all her sons into kings. There were stories about her believing in witchcraft and superstition as well as rumors about how she used a poisonous perfume.


    Of course, it could have been a different artifact like Hera in the past. He believed it had changed based on the fact that it was a tomb where nobody could survive in the past but they were fine in here right now.


    But at least it was beneficial to Ju-Heon this time.


    ¡®Having the House of Medici artifact should make it easier to gain the Leonardo da Vinci artifact as well.¡¯


    That had been Yoo Jaeha¡¯s main artifact when he was a Monarch. It was an important artifact for Ju-Heon to rise to the number one position.


    And...


    ¡®Catherine de'' Medici is connected to Nostradamus as well.¡¯


    It would be beneficial when he went up against the Monarch of Fate as well. That was why Ju-Heon used Salieri as bait.


    ¡°Hey, I''m going to swipe this bastard you are protecting. Catch me if you can!¡±


    The Medici artifact started to chase Ju-Heon who tried to use Tomb Destruction to escape.


    ¡®Good.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Boom!


    The tomb started to shake violently. Something unbelievable started to happen.


    [The Supreme Leader, the artifact of gluttony, is getting angry.]


    Ju-Heon was shocked to see that message.


    ¡®The Supreme Leader?¡¯


    Was this the leader of the artifacts that the crow had warned him about on the Holten ship?


    More warning messages started to pop up.


    [You are unable to take this artifact out of the tomb with you.]


    [The artifact of gluttony is getting in your way.]


    [You are being imprisoned here.]


    [The traps are being reactivated by the Supreme Leader artifact.]


    ¡®That shitty artifact!¡¯

 Chapter 132: Remember the runner-up too! (2)

    Chapter 132: Remember the runner-up too! (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon started to grind his teeth.


    This was clearly third party interference. An artifact should not be able to interfere with how a different artifact¡¯s tomb is cleared.


    There are just certain things that were not allowed. But this artifact made that possible.


    Ju-Heon scrunched his eyes.


    ¡®It definitely said Supreme Leader.¡¯


    The crow had said something similar when it had appeared on the Holtens¡¯ ship.


    ¡®There are leaders among the artifacts. They are the ones who imprisoned me.¡¯


    He was certain. That leader bastard was interfering with this tomb. It was normally impossible, but it seemed to be possible because it was the Supreme Leader of the artifacts.


    It was a higher-ranking bastard telling a lower-ranking bastard, ¡®hand over control of your tomb.¡¯


    Which low-ranking bastard would be able to say no to that?


    And this aura was definitely Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s artifact. Ju-Heon scoffed once he figured that out.


    ¡®Then that woman is the one who has the Supreme Leader artifact?¡¯


    It wasn¡¯t weird once he thought about it. That woman had shown overwhelming strength even amongst the Four Emperors.


    ¡®No wonder all artifacts submitted to her artifact.¡¯


    This was the case even for possession-type artifacts that had masters.


    That woman seemed to have no weaknesses whatsoever. It all made sense if that woman¡¯s artifact was the Supreme Leader artifact.


    Which artifact would not submit to the Supreme Leader?


    ¡®But it¡¯s quite the headache if that is really the case.¡¯


    Ju-Heon shook his head.


    He first needed to worry about getting out of this tomb.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°!¡±


    A threat started to appear on the wall in blood.


    [I will give you a special chance. Hand over all of your artifacts.]


    Ju-Heon scoffed in response.


    ¡°What fucking bullshit, do you think I am crazy?¡±


    The opponent¡¯s decision was swift.


    [Warning. The Supreme Leader artifact is starting to attack you.]


    [A strong sense of jealousy is being activated.]


    Boom!


    It was the Tomb of Envy''s < envy > trap.


    Once that trap was activated...


    Ju-Heon, Yoo Jaeha, and Lee Seol-A felt their minds starting to zone out.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    It was similar to how everybody became lazy at the Tomb of Sloth. A strong sense of envy that any human was bound to have started to seep into their minds.


    It was quite a strong power. This was probably the case because it touched on a human''s natural instinct as it attacked.


    [Warning. You are feeling the desire to kill the people around you due to a strong sense of envy.]


    [You are forcibly starting to become envious of everything the other person has.]


    It was so strong that even Ju-Heon, who had the Tolerance skill, couldn''t help but flinch.


    ¡®It¡¯s dangerous.¡¯


    Even Ju-Heon was starting to get envious of his subordinates¡¯ talented abilities.


    Yoo Jaeha''s restoration ability and Lee Seol-A''s detection ability.


    He suddenly became envious of them.


    ¡®How much easier would it be to clear tombs if all of those abilities became mine?¡¯


    Of course, Ju-Heon was much better than them when it came to clearing tombs. However, his subordinates specialties were both things that could not be bought with money.


    Ju-Heon shook his head at that moment.


    ¡®Oops. I almost fell for it.¡¯


    The bastards who entered this tomb in the past probably killed each other because of this reason as well.


    Ju-Heon then suddenly realized something.


    ¡®This is strong enough for the two of them to try to kill each other as well.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon urgently looked toward his subordinates.


    "The two of you stop...!¡±


    However...


    ¡°Damn it! Yoo Jaeha! You¡¯ve been stuck to the Captain-nim like glue this whole time! I''m so jealous!¡±


    ¡°What did you say? Then what about you? Why are you whispering with the Captain-nim as if you guys have been close for a long time?!"


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    They were already fighting. But their fighting looked pretty cute as they were just pulling at each other¡¯s hairs.


    Ju-Heon was amazed by them.


    ¡®As expected of my subordinates.¡¯


    It was amazing. He couldn¡¯t believe those were the things they were envious about.


    It happened at that moment.


    [The Supreme Leader is raising the strength of the trap.]


    [A different form of envy is being felt.]


    [You are starting to become envious of yourself.]


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon felt a reaction in his hand as soon as he saw that.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Both Ju-Heon and Lee Seol-A were in pain as they pushed their hands that were moving on their own with their other hand.


    It was because one of their hands was holding a blade and trying to kill them.


    It was obvious. Envious of oneself. It was a trap that brainwashed people to have split personalities and make them kill themselves. That was why even Ju-Heon gulped this time.


    ¡®This one is really dangerous.¡¯


    It was extremely strong. An urgent Ju-Heon tried to use a different artifact. But the artifacts¡¯ conditions were much worse than his condition.


    The artifacts that had amazing abilities were becoming extremely envious of themselves and starting to harm themselves.


    [#$#&!]


    Aaaaaaaaaaaah! Why is this bastard so talented?!


    [#$*#(!]


    I''m so annoyed that this bastard is so talented! Die! I must die!


    ¡®These fools.¡¯ It was more effective on these artifacts because they were all arrogant to start.


    But Ju-Heon could not blame the artifacts right now.


    Was it because his self-confidence was high? It was true that people with high self-confidence would have strong Dominance. But that was more like poison in this situation.


    He was considering himself to be a different person as if he had split personalities and becoming envious of himself! It didn''t matter that these split personalities shared the same body and the abilities!


    ¡®Damn it, this must have been it.¡¯


    This must be why everybody who had entered this Tomb of Envy in the past had died. Their artifacts would not have been working properly and they would have ended up killing themselves no matter how hard they tried to escape it.


    Even if they cleared the tomb, nobody would have made it back alive as there was no way to leave.


    As Ju-Heon''s blade was about to cut his neck...


    Something happened.


    Slap, slap.


    ¡°!¡±


    Someone slapped Ju-Heon¡¯s hand and took the blade away.


    It was none other than Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Bad boy, snap out of it!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha somehow seemed to be fine at this strong level of envy.


    "Bad girl, you snap out of it too!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha took Lee Seol-A¡¯s blade away as well. He also tied her up so that she could not choke herself.


    Ju-Heon quickly returned to his senses but he was shocked.


    ¡°How are you fine?¡±


    Now that he thought about it, Yoo Jaeha had been fine even after falling into this Tomb of Envy in the first place.


    Salieri rubbed his bushy face on Yoo Jaeha''s face as if to respond to that question.


    [Soooooooooooob! You truly are a poor soul! You have nothing you are envious about within yourself! That¡¯s how low your self-confidence is!]


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah! Get away!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s jaw dropped.


    ¡®This loser. Is that why he didn''t fall for the trap?¡¯


    ¡°You bastard, there''s a limit to how much you can belittle yourself!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked as if he was being unfairly assessed.


    ¡°It¡¯s not like that! You try being around someone like you, Captain-nim! How can I have any self-confidence?!¡±


    ¡®Sure, I''m really sorry about that.¡¯


    Well, it was understandable. Yoo Jaeha was giving this excuse, but his self-confidence must have been crawling on the ground at this time because he was scammed by Jean Richard and buried in his field.


    While he was already down in the dumps because of that, Ju-Heon showed up and one-upped him in restoration that Jaeha thought was the one thing he was very good at.


    Ju-Heon crushed his self-confidence even more by making it look so easy. He had done more things to lower Jaeha¡¯s self-confidence and keep him in check because Jaeha had been quite a troublemaker when he was the Monarch of Fraud.


    ¡®Then does that make me the instigator...? No, that can¡¯t be it.¡¯


    But those were the reasons Jaeha¡¯s Dominance was low right now.


    ¡®This is bad. Monarchs need to have at least a base level of Dominance.¡¯


    Did he need to take special action? It happened as Ju-Heon''s eyes were sparkling.


    ¡°Captain-nim, it¡¯s this way!¡±


    She must have been extremely angry that she was defeated by Yoo Jaeha in something as Lee Seol-A, who had managed to prevent herself from committing suicide, pointed in a direction.


    ¡°I found the path that is closest to the exit!¡±


    ¡°Wonderful. Good job.¡±


    Ju-Heon continued to speak to both of them.


    "Seol-A, you keep looking up which path to take, Jaeha, you......¡±


    "What are you thinking about doing?¡±


    ¡®What else?¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked toward Salieri.


    ¡°First, talk to Medici and have her contract with me. You should be able to convince her since she is your sponsor. And tell me the spot in this tomb with the weakest defense.¡±


    [Why should I listen to you?]


    Ju-Heon calmly pointed to Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°I¡¯ll let you have him for 24 hours if you listen to me. Actually, I''ll just make it more certain and help you complete a possession contract with him. I just need Medici.¡±


    "W, what......?!¡±


    ¡®This motherfucking Captain!¡¯


    ¡°Hey mister, I don¡¯t need an artifact like this even if it is an artifact from one of the 7 Great To...¡±


    [The weakest spot is the ceiling.]


    ¡°Hey! Don¡¯t tell him!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to stretch.


    ¡°Alright, now then, how about I respond clearly to that shitty Supreme Leader or whatever?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha turned pale after seeing Ju-Heon''s gaze. It was because he had seen this gaze on Ju-Heon''s face a couple times before.


    ¡°C, Captain-nim, you''re not...¡±


    Ju-Heon took an artifact out of his pocket.


    Yoo Jaeha and Lee Seol-A were shocked for different reasons as they looked at it.


    ¡°That!¡±


    ¡°Zhen Cai Yuan''s spy artifact that was in Pandora......!¡±


    It looked like a simple badge. But Ju-Heon had seen her with this in the past.


    That was why he was able to recognize it right away. This was a Divine-Grade memory artifact. He knew that there were important data in this artifact.


    Lee Seol-A was shocked.


    ¡°That woman has been desperately looking for that!¡±


    "Captain-nim, didn''t you say you were going to make a deal with that?¡±


    He did say that, however...


    ¡°There¡¯s no need to make a deal anymore.¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed with a cold expression.


    The Supreme Leader bastard that the crow had warned him about...


    ¡®Tombs that go beyond your expectations will start to appear in the world. It¡¯ll be good for you to train the Tomb Raiding skill properly.¡¯


    Was that what it had said? He presumed that this was the leader of the artifacts and that it loathed humans. That was fine. He didn''t care about what an artifact thought about humans.


    But the thing he could not forgive...


    ¡®A damn artifact dared to interfere with my tomb clearing?¡¯


    Whether it was the Supreme Leader or not...


    ¡®You cocky bastard. I''ll destroy you.¡¯


    He¡¯ll use the Tomb raiding skill the crow gave him to do that.


    An angry Ju-Heon chuckled as he channeled a lot of Dominance into the badge artifact. This Divine-Grade artifact seemed shocked.


    [#$#&!]


    Hold on, you bastard. My body is being destroyed! What are you doing?!


    "What else, changing you into a bomb.¡±


    The artifact found this to be upsetting.


    [#$*#(!]


    You said you¡¯ll send me back home!


    [#($*#(!]


    You told me you''ll let me read the sequel to The Slutty Secretary before anybody else if I was good and didn''t escape! That was why I was ignoring the Supreme Leader and staying put......!


    It blurted all of that out in a state of urgency. Ju-Heon didn''t even pretend to listen.


    ¡°Well, I¡¯ll restore you if I feel like it.¡±


    He just didn¡¯t know when that would be.


    The artifact started to scream in response.


    [#%&(#(&()*!]


    Hey hey hey hey, you damn human bastard! I''ll let you use me if you leave me alone! You must be curious about the information I have, yeah?


    You stupid bastard!


    ¡°Get lost. I''m not curious because I already know.¡±


    [#$&#!]


    !!!!!!!


    The < Tomb Destruction > skill was soon activated. The artifact that Zhen Cai Yuan had wanted had self-destructed as well.


    The two of those things combined together to create a beautiful explosion that would end up in the Guinness Book of Records in the future.


    ¡°Now then, please say something! Mr. Richard!¡±


    ¡°You cleared one of the 7 Great Tombs and stopped Seo Ju-Heon''s solo race.¡±


    Richard was about to die from joy.


    He was getting the most attention in the world right now.


    Praises pouring toward him! The respectful gazes!


    And Yoo Jaeha, that damn thorn in his eye, was dead!


    He even had an artifact from one of the 7 Great Tombs!


    ¡°Presidents from all over the world want to treat you as a VIP and meet with you.¡±


    ¡°Please come to our country...¡±


    ¡°Please show us the artifact from the tomb!¡±


    ¡°Haha, please wait.¡±


    ¡°You have now received the title of 7 Great Tombs Clearer......¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°W, what did you say?¡±


    The reporters interviewing Richard started to get rowdy.


    The reason was revealed quickly.


    It was because the electronic displays were busy describing the incident even as they were interviewing Richard.


    [Notice. A mysterious explosion has occurred from the tomb that Mr. Jean Richard has cleared.]


    [Pandora believes that there was a hidden tomb underneath the tomb that Mr. Richard has cleared...]


    [They seem shocked at this......]


    [The entire world is looking into this incident.]


    [What could have...kyaa!]


    It was at that moment.


    [You want to know what happened?! Richard! What you got is a fake, you bastard!]


    Richard¡¯s face turned pale after hearing the voice on the screen.


    ¡®T, that bastard!¡¯


    It was because the men who interrupted the live broadcast were some extremely familiar people.


    ¡®S, Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    And...


    [You got that?! You damn thief who plagiarized my work!]


    Richard¡¯s jaw dropped.


    ¡®Y, Yoo Jaeha, did that bastard go crazy to say that on a live broadcast?!¡¯

 Chapter 133: Remember the runner-up too! (3)

    Chapter 133: Remember the runner-up too! (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Richard was shocked.


    He was certain.


    The bright brown hair... The raggedy clothes that were all ripped up... He was certain it was Yoo Jaeha who was on TV right now.


    The station turned into pandemonium once he infiltrated.


    [What the hell, how did this person get in?!]


    [Get lost!]


    People who were watching this started to whisper.


    [Who is that? Who is that person?]


    It would be one thing if it was Ju-Heon who had cleared two of the 7 Great Tombs. But Yoo Jaeha was someone they had not seen or heard about before.


    On the other hand, Richard was drenched in sweat.


    ¡®Why is that bastard still alive?¡¯


    Richard could not understand this situation at all. He had partnered with Zhen Cai Yuan to send those bastards to hell!


    ''He made it out alive?¡¯


    That idiot Yoo Jaeha had made it out alive?


    There was also another problem.


    [The artifact Mr. Richard brought out is not one of the artifacts of the 7 Great Tombs?]


    [And what do you mean by plagiarism? Please explain!]


    Richard jumped up after hearing that.


    ¡®Those bastards!¡¯


    They brought this up at Pandora¡¯s party last time and now they¡¯re doing it live on the news?


    He was about to eat shit while the whole world watched. It was an extraordinarily stinky shit at that!


    Richard urgently sent a text message.


    [What are you doing?! Hurry up and stop it! Take it off the air!]


    He was obviously texting someone at the station.


    The show they were on was actually < Tomb Plus >, the current hit US channel focused on artifacts.


    It was not a famous station such as NBC, CBS, or ABC, but it became a hit channel because people found it important to know about artifacts.


    This channel was already in Pandora¡¯s hands as Austin Rockefeller was lobbying for them.


    ¡®That¡¯s why we should be able to stop him.¡¯


    But the response he received was quite the spectacle.


    [The PD is excited!]


    [He said don¡¯t stop him because the views are shooting up right now!]


    ¡®What? Did this PD bastard go crazy?!¡¯


    Richard¡¯s hand was shaking as if he was going to break his phone.


    He was able to prevent anyone from talking about it last time because it had happened at a Pandora event. That was why the reporters had not been able to discuss Richard¡¯s plagiarism or Chairman Kwon''s suspicious actions. That was also the reason Zhuge Kongming Julian ended up as the lunatic who threw away his chance to join TKBM for no reason.


    But if it is like this!


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Huh?! Look! Isn¡¯t that Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re right! That is Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s face popped up on the screen.


    He was wearing sunglasses and standing there as a spectator, but his model force, no, his loan shark-like force would always be present.


    The way he was smiling was extremely annoying for Richard to see. That was why Richard¡¯s eyes flashed at that moment.


    ¡®That bastard...!¡¯


    He was certain.


    Seo Ju-Heon. That bastard was responsible for putting that damn Yoo Jaeha on there.


    He must have rescued Yoo Jaeha from the tomb and put him there to say all this bullshit!


    ¡®It''s about time to get started.¡¯


    He ended up with a fitting artifact anyway. This was the first scheme to use this bastard as the < Monarch of Fraud >.


    ¡®I can¡¯t let him live in the dark forever.¡¯


    It would be beneficial for Ju-Heon to have some Monarchs as his subordinates anyway.


    Ju-Heon leisurely walked up to the news desk and started to speak.


    ¡°Jean Richard buried the original artist in a tomb to kill him. Not only that, he is scamming the whole world because he realized that people who clear the 7 Great Tombs are being treated as celebrities.¡±


    ¡°......A s, scam?¡±


    Richard started to feel dizzy and grabbed the back of his head that was hurting.


    ¡®Damn it, has Chairman Kwon felt like this all this time?!¡¯


    But Ju-Heon just calmly started to speak as if he had no idea what this was doing to Richard.


    ¡°People of the world, please don''t be fooled. Jean Richard is scamming you with an artifact from the fake Tomb of Envy.¡± Sear?h the N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Do you have any proof?¡±


    ¡°Of course I do.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled and pointed to Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°My subordinate has the artifact from the real Tomb of Envy.¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    People started to whisper.


    "Ah, but I was the one to clear it.¡±


    The reporters who heard this all started to go crazy.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon apparently cleared one of the 7 Great Tombs again!¡±


    ¡°Wow, who the hell is this bastard?¡±


    ¡°Enough, hurry up and post! Post that the person who cleared the 7 Great Tombs is someone else! Post that a different person has the artifact from the Tomb of Envy!¡±


    ¡°But if it is a lie...!¡±


    ¡°You retard! You just have to phrase it well! This is going to go viral!¡±


    "Someone contact Jean Richard to confirm!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was wondering if this was okay, but decided he would just go along with it for now since they were already here.


    He was a man! A man should do what he can to make sure the show goes on!


    ¡°So get your ass out here if you have any complaints, baldie! Let¡¯s get down to the truth!¡±


    ¡®Good good. Good job.¡¯


    Ju-Heon nodded his head, telling himself that it was worth teaching Jaeha. There was definitely a reason Ju-Heon was making Yoo Jaeha provoke Richard like this.


    What is it?


    ¡®Trust is a foundational condition for scamming.¡¯


    You can only scam people if there is trust. People won''t fall for a scam if they don''t trust the person.


    That''s why...


    ¡®I will turn Yoo Jaeha into the victim.¡¯


    Well, he actually was the victim.


    Either way, the public would have a favorable view of Yoo Jaeha if that happens. And it would be difficult for them to think that a victim was scamming them. That meant that this would create a good environment for Yoo Jaeha to run wild as the Monarch of Fraud in the future!


    Ju-Heon viciously smiled knowing that was the case.


    ¡®Alright, hurry up and become one of the 15 Monarchs to help me!¡¯


    All artifacts of the world have to become his!


    ¡®So work, Slave number 1!¡¯


    It was at that moment. The news anchor was flustered before she started to shout.


    ¡°Ah, we have received a call from the field.¡±


    ¡®A call from the field?¡¯


    A familiar face soon appeared on a large screen at the news desk.


    Yoo Jaeha turned pale after seeing that face while Ju-Heon smiled as if he had been waiting for this.


    ¡®He¡¯s here.¡¯


    [It looks like you are spreading some baseless rumors.]


    The person who appeared was Jean Richard himself.


    It was easy to get connected as he had been in the middle of an interview.


    Richard was grinding his teeth as he started to shout.


    [They are currently taking an innocent person and trying to claim I am a plagiarist and a scammer. What? You have the artifact from the real Tomb of Envy?]


    ¡°Yeah. I do, you baldie!¡±


    [Ho, then set the date. Let¡¯s compare to see which one is real!]


    He had taken the bait!


    The world became rowdy once again. The truth between the instructor and the student was about to be revealed.


    [Seo Ju-Heon, the man who has swept three of the 7 Great Tombs. What is this man''s true identity?]


    [Pandora has determined that all three tombs were not cleared normally.]


    [Illegal entry, abnormal clearing, his actions are being considered as tomb raiding?]


    [Richard vs Yoo Jaeha. Who has the real artifact from the Tomb of Envy?]


    ¡°Congratulations. You''ll be able to reveal the truth in front of the whole world in a week.¡±


    But Yoo Jaeha was not happy at all.


    Of course, Catherine de'' Medici''s artifact was able to contract with Ju-Heon thanks to Salieri. In return, she set the condition for Ju-Heon to find her rival in love and her husband''s artifacts, but that was easy to do.


    They must have contracted properly as Ju-Heon was now able to use < Camerata; a sponsoring group > as a buff.


    Basically, he was able to maximize the efficiency and output of all work within a set range. Basically, it was an artifact of a boss at a factory or a workplace that would make others do the work.


    Yoo Jaeha felt that he would be the one who would end up working there most of the time, but it did not matter. It was fine that he would get to battle it out with Jean Richard to see who was telling the truth.


    But he could not be happy at all.


    How could he be happy?


    [Oh, boy. Cute boy.]


    His artifact was this shitty thing!


    Its appearance had thankfully returned to the normal Salieri after contracting with Medici, but the problem was the content!


    ¡°Do you think people would believe it? Would they believe that this really is Salieri and that this is the artifact from one of the 7 Great Tombs?¡±


    ¡°Mm. I guess even I don''t want to believe it.¡±


    ¡®Aigoo! Just as I expected.¡¯


    ¡°Please just tell me the truth! You had me contract with him because you didn''t want to deal with him, didn¡¯t you!¡±


    ¡°Did you just figure that out?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha felt as if he would faint.


    But Ju-Heon had a different thought even as he said that.


    ¡®This isn''t Salieri''s original appearance.¡¯


    This burdensome gay mode was because it was modified by another artifact. Basically, it was like catching a virus that resulted in an abnormal bug.


    [Its personality has been modified by the Supreme Leader.]


    This artifact seemed useless right now, but......


    ¡®This bastard was Beethoven and Schubert''s instructor.¡¯


    He should mesh well with other great artists and be able to draw them toward him.


    ¡®That means it¡¯ll be easier to gather other art-type artifacts.¡¯


    That was Ju-Heon¡¯s true goal. Art-type artifacts were very valuable, making Ju-Heon''s eyes sparkle.


    ¡®The entertainment business always makes money.¡¯


    ¡°Anyway, use this to get rid of that false charge of being a copycat. Your opponent should only be about a C-Grade artifact.¡±


    ¡°But with this Salieri......damn it, the House of Medici should have Michelangelo or da Vinci, why the hell is it Salieri?!¡±


    ¡°Shut up. The playing field has been set. The rest of it is up to you, popular boy.¡±


    ¡°Hold...ahh!¡±


    Ju-Heon ignored Yoo Jaeha who was being ambushed and looked toward Lee Seol-A who was crouched in the corner.


    She seemed to be upset at the fact that she had tried to attack Ju-Heon, even if she had not had her past memories at that time.


    She had even injured Ju-Heon''s body.


    That was something she could not accept.


    "Seol-A.¡±


    She quickly stood up and walked over after hearing Ju-Heon''s voice.


    ¡°Y, yes sir! Should I get you some water? Or maybe, should I call a doctor?¡±


    She randomly blabbed like that.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh as she looked ready to jump off a five story building if Ju-Heon even faked being in pain.


    ¡°What about Zhen Cai Yuan''s side?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir. She seems quite angry. It is probably because you destroyed the memory artifact, Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°Good.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled as if things were going according to his plan.


    ¡®I can¡¯t leave something that would be beneficial to that woman.¡¯


    Ju-Heon then threw a contract toward Lee Seol-A.


    ¡°Sign it.¡±


    It was the same contract he had given to Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°You''ll have to start being my hands and feet as well.¡±


    ¡°This is......!¡±


    ¡°A contract to join. But you don¡¯t have to sign it if you don''t want to do so.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to pout.


    ¡°Wow, shit, this is discrimination. You told me you would kill me if I didn''t sign but you are giving her a choice?¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled. He had been quite rough(?) when he had dealt with Yoo Jaeha.


    But wasn¡¯t that obvious?


    ¡°You and her are the difference between heaven and earth.¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked upset after hearing Ju-Heon openly discriminate against him.


    Then a message popped up.


    [Your subordinate''s level of jealousy is going up at his superior''s blatant discrimination(?). His Fit with the artifact of envy is going up.]


    [Your subordinate''s level of jealousy is going up at his superior''s blatant discrimination(?). His Fit with the artifact of envy is going up.]


    ¡®Oh, great. Looks like I need to discriminate(?) against him even more.¡¯


    Lee Seol-A quietly whispered to Ju-Heon at that moment.


    ¡°Captain-nim. Are you not going to use the memory artifact on that bastard?¡±


    She was asking if he was going to restore Jaeha¡¯s past memories as well.


    But Ju-Heon¡¯s response was as quick as a sword.


    ¡°Nope.¡±


    Lee Seol-A found this to be odd.


    ¡°His restoration skill and Dominance would both go up if he gets his memories back.¡±


    That would be the case.


    However...


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯ll be annoying for many reasons.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha did not go to the final tomb with them. He would have to be crazy to return Jaeha¡¯s memories to him to know that everybody else on the team had died except for him.


    Even if he was the icon of betrayal, he was still someone who would have been upset about the death of his teammates. He would use it if he found a need to do so, but he didn¡¯t want to return a painful memory to his subordinate.


    ¡®I also can''t deal with his twisted personality.¡¯


    Lee Seol-A understood in the end.


    This pushover was probably more helpful to Ju-Heon. Because of that...


    ¡®I''ll save one of the memories for Kwon Tae Joon, that old bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    He thought it was great. He had been thinking about how to land a strong blow to Kwon Tae Joon at the end.


    ¡®I''ll use this at the last moment.¡¯


    He would use this artifact to make Chairman Kwon feel the bitter taste of killing a dog after the hunt is over.


    Just thinking about how Chairman Kwon would frown was getting Ju-Heon excited.


    ¡°Anyway, you are going to work as my spy and spy on the Chinese. Report to China that you are spying on me. You''re going to be a double agent.¡±


    Lee Seol-A nodded her head. It was an obvious decision.


    ¡®We need to get revenge on Chairman Kwon who killed us and destroy the other Monarch-Grade users.¡¯


    She would give her life to protect Ju-Heon. It was at that moment.


    ¡°Oh right, Captain-nim! Irene was really interested to hear that we got a new member on the Tomb raiding team!¡±


    Irene seemed to be asking Yoo Jaeha a lot of questions.


    ¡°Well, she''s probably curious because I said the new member was a beautiful girl...¡±


    "What?¡±


    ¡°Ah, I am just talking to myself. It¡¯s okay to tell her to come, right?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, that¡¯s fine.¡±


    ¡°Well, I guess it is obvious since it is Irene.¡±


    Lee Seol-A tilted her head in confusion.


    It didn¡¯t matter that Ju-Heon was talking about another woman.


    She wasn''t going to throw a fit because they had been close in the past. It would be a lie to say she wasn¡¯t jealous at all, but there was nothing she could do about it.


    Ju-Heon had been the one who said that she was a different Lee Seol-A even with her past memories.


    But Irene...?


    Lee Seol-A''s face stiffened up.


    ¡®No way, right...?¡¯


    ¡°Umm, Captain-nim. When he says Irene......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Clunk!


    A familiar woman walked into the room with perfect timing.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, I heard you took in a new member for the Tomb raiding team?¡±


    The two women soon made eye contact.

 Chapter 134: The Meeting of the Women(?)

    Chapter 134: The Meeting of the Women(?) Translator: miraclerifle


    The two women soon made eye contact.


    ¡°!¡±


    The innocent Irene wearing a white one piece.


    Lee Seol-A wearing a black tank top and hotpants.


    The two of their expressions changed for different reasons once they saw each other. Lee Seol-A couldn¡¯t help but freeze up.


    How could she not......


    ¡°T, the Monarch of Destitution!¡¯


    She was certain. She knew a lot about Irene now that her memories had returned.


    Irene Holten. She was the goddess of disaster who pushed numerous monopolizers into states of fear! She was the devil who messed with the world economy as a hobby!


    The witch of modern society who would make innocent people go bankrupt!


    There were too many businesses and even countries that went bankrupt because of this woman! They had also received major damage(?) because of her.


    ¡®I remember the Captain-nim......All of Chairman Kwon¡¯s artifacts that Ju-Heon had had in his possession were destroyed.


    ¡®The Vice Captain-nim......¡¯


    Zhuge Kongming Julian''s house that he finally managed to get after 10 years had disintegrated into thin air.


    He had instantly become house poor.


    ¡®As for that damn Yoo Jaeha......¡¯


    His entire fortune was seized because he was caught trying to scam someone. He had even ended up in prison for a bit.


    The other Tomb raiding team members probably all suffered at least a 100 million won worth of damage.


    Lee Seol-A had eaten shit because of this woman multiple times as well.


    ¡®So why of all people...!¡¯


    Lee Seol-A became tense as soon as she saw the Monarch of Destitution.


    But Irene, who had no idea about what Seol-A was thinking, seemed concerned about Lee Seol-A for a different reason.


    It made sense because Yoo Jaeha had asked Ju-Heon not too long ago this question. Were they ever going to get female members for the team?


    Ju-Heon had responded this way to that question.


    ¡®Well, don''t worry. There¡¯s a few punks I''m looking for.¡¯


    That meant that Ju-Heon already had some people he was thinking about. So, how could she not be concerned about that?! It was someone who was on Ju-Heon''s mind from the beginning!


    But that was this Lee Seol-A person?!


    ¡°She''s with the Chinese! She''s the enemy!¡¯


    But Lee Seol-A whispered in Ju-Heon''s ear at that moment.


    They looked extremely friendly with each other! Their faces were right next to each others¡¯ as well!


    Of course, the things Lee Seol-A was saying were far from being romantic.


    ¡°Captain-nim! You took the Monarch of Destitution as an ally?!¡±


    Her shocked face looked at him as if he was crazy. Only someone who was crazy would do something like this when they knew about the Monarch of Destitution of the past!


    Did he not remember how even the ants dissipated into thin air when the Monarch of Destitution appeared?! Ju-Heon would end up bankrupt first if things continued like this.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh at this realistic reaction.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. She¡¯s an ally.¡±


    ¡°But Captain-nim...!¡±


    As Lee Seol-A moved even closer to Ju-Heon...


    [The aura of destitution is starting to seep out.]


    [The aura of destitution is starting to seep out.]


    Crack.


    ¡°!¡±


    Lee Seol-A looked down at her wrist after hearing something crack.


    The bracelet-shaped artifact on her wrist had cracked!


    However, it didn''t end there.


    [The fierce aura of destitution is stealthily spreading.]


    [The fierce aura of destitution is stealthily spreading.]


    [The fierce aura of destitution is stealthily spreading.]


    [The fierce aura of destitution is stealthily spreading.]


    Bang bang bang bang!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    The weapon and accessory artifacts she had on her were all destroyed as well.


    But Lee Seol-A''s artifacts were the only ones to be destroyed!


    Maybe that was the reason. A shocked Lee Seol-A started to grind her teeth.


    ''This damn Monarch of Destitution......!¡¯


    Ju-Heon just calmly started to speak, not revealing whether he knew what was going on or not.


    ¡°Both of you are similar in age so be good friends. Seol-A will be my secretary and aide from now on. Irene is a cooperator we will have the most intimate relationship with.¡±


    The two women¡¯s ears perked up for different reasons at that moment.


    ¡®Secretary and aide?¡¯


    ¡®Cooperator with the most intimate relationship?¡¯


    Sparks started to fly out of both of their eyes at the same time.


    They were certain. The other woman was their enemy.


    ¡®Mr. Ju-Heon, this woman is a spy sent by the Chinese...!¡¯


    ¡®Captain-nim, she''s the Monarch of Destitution even if she¡¯s pretending to be innocent...!¡¯


    Well, they were both Ju-Heon''s strongest allies who could not be replaced, but they were considering each other to be the enemy.


    That wasn¡¯t all. There was another reason the two of them were wary of each other.


    ¡®She¡¯s too pretty!¡¯


    ¡®Why is her figure so great?!¡¯


    Both of them were extremely beautiful to the point that even the worst of photos of them would go viral. Even if Ju-Heon didn''t seem to be interested in women, how could he not be affected by two women at their levels?!


    Seol-A started to shake. She had always been ready to hold back her tears and let the Captain-nim go if he ever found a woman he loved, but this wasn¡¯t it.


    On the other hand, Irene was also biting down on her lips. Her role was that of a sponsor. To be more specific, she wasn¡¯t one of Ju-Heon''s colleagues. She was not a member of the Tomb raiding team.


    But she could tell that Ju-Heon cared quite a bit about his subordinates.


    That meant that Lee Seol-A had a legitimate reason to always be by Ju-Heon''s side! She was his subordinate...!


    ¡®I''m jealous.¡¯


    She wanted to join the Tomb raiding team as well.


    She was certain that she could be helpful.


    Seol-A urgently whispered to Ju-Heon at that moment.


    ¡°Captain-nim, I don¡¯t mind anybody else but the Monarch of Destitution is too dangerous. Please rethink......¡±


    But she was too close to him.


    [The artifact of destitution is going berserk.]


    [The artifact of destitution is going berserk.]


    ¡°Kyaaaa! My wallet! My artifacts! My clothes!¡±


    Irene approached Ju-Heon at that moment.


    "Mr. Ju-Heon!, please let me join the Tomb raiding team too! I can even be a scout for you!¡±


    Seol-A, the scout for the team, looked angry.


    ¡®Does she want to start a fight?!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha, who was watching this with curiosity, started to smile wickedly.


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    ¡°Captain-nim, who do you like more between the two of them?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked toward Jaeha with an expression that seemed to be asking what nonsense he was spewing.


    ¡°What the fuck are you talking about?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked back and forth at Irene and Lee Seol-A.


    ¡°Umm... Hmm, do you like the dog better or the cat better?¡±


    ¡°The artifact.¡±


    ¡°......Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Go bring the artifacts over if you have time to spew such bullshit.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡®This damn artifactphile. How dare he say such ludicrous statements with such beauties in front of him...!¡¯


    As Yoo Jaeha was about to say something to Ju-Heon...


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha suddenly screamed and fell down. They thought Salieri might be causing an issue again, but surprisingly, the rope was the culprit.


    It had pulled at Yoo Jaeha''s leg and made him fall down.


    [#$&#&*!]


    You scammer!


    You scammer!


    The rope used its tail(?) to slap down on the ground in anger.


    [#$&#&!]


    You told me I could transform into a human! You said I could!


    The rope was continuing to pester Yoo Jaeha as if it wanted him to tell it the method as quickly as possible. However, there was no way Yoo Jaeha or Ju-Heon would understand what it was saying.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaah, why is this thing acting like this?!¡±


    The rope seemed to have had enough as it slithered over to Ju-Heon and curled around Ju-Heon¡¯s shoulder.


    [#*$#!]


    Hmph, I don¡¯t need it! I don''t need it!


    The now upset rope bellowed from around Ju-Heon.


    [#$#$&!]


    I will protect my master! I will protect him!


    The two women were thinking hard about how they could get the other away from each other without paying any attention to the rope.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Anyway, let¡¯s go eat to welcome our new member and to figure out a strategy for Jaeha. There''s a restaurant around here I''ve wanted to try.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha flinched for some reason.


    ¡°Ah... Umm, Captain-nim. It might be best to avoid that one...¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with it? I heard their food is delicious. I did see a lot of couples going there, but it''s big enough for a large gathering as well.¡±


    ¡®What? A couple restaurants?¡¯ Seol-A and Irene glared at each other as soon as they heard that. Yoo Jaeha started to cry as he watched.


    ¡®Aigoo, that poor restaurant. Would it be able to survive?¡¯


    ¡°I apologize. We were unable to find the memory artifact in the end.¡±


    ¡°Instead, we just found traces of that artifact having been destroyed...!¡±


    The Chinese excavation team. They were currently thoroughly searching the Tomb of Envy at Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s orders.


    Why?


    ¡®We must recover the memory artifact.¡¯


    It was public knowledge that the Tomb of Envy was forcibly destroyed thanks to Seo Ju-Heon.


    They also knew that Zhen Cai Yuan''s Divine-Grade memory artifact had exploded along with the tomb.


    [Mnemosyne¡¯s Coin of Memory (SS-Grade:Divine-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    That was definitely a memory-type artifact. This was how Zhen Cai Yuan had placed moles in their enemy, Pandora, and cleverly pulled out the memories of the workers.


    But he destroyed that artifact...


    ''That was important information we needed for China.¡¯


    Furthermore...


    ¡®He ignored the strength of my artifact and escaped from the tomb?¡¯


    An angry Zhen Cai Yuan licked her lips as if she was excited.


    This was quite thrilling. Her artifact of gluttony was the Supreme Leader that could control all artifacts. No artifacts could do anything in front of her artifact. Furthermore, the control of the tomb had been in her hands as well.


    But Seo Ju-Heon had still managed to escape from that tomb.


    ¡®What ability did he use?¡¯


    She didn¡¯t think it was an artifact. All artifacts were useless in front of the Supreme Leader.


    That was why she had been feeling that everything was boring. There was nobody who could challenge her who had an extraordinary mind and strong Dominance from the beginning!


    But Seo Ju-Heon was different.


    ¡®A rare ability. Talent for excavation.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s body was heating up and her heart was pounding for the first time in a long while.


    ¡®I want to eat him up.¡¯


    Her sparkling eyes and her tongue that was licking her lips made her look extremely sexy and lascivious. She was extremely dangerous like a female spider that would eat the male.


    She was someone who could absorb another person''s memories, lifestyle, their everything. She would then use it as her own strength.


    That was why she had eaten numerous cultural items in the past. Thanks to that, she was a Monarch who was famous for her < cultural absorption >.


    It was at that moment.


    "Are you listening to me? Professor Zhen Cai Yuan?¡±


    ¡°Ah, of course. Please continue, Professor Richard.¡±


    Jean Richard looked as if his ass was on fire. There was a simple reason for it.


    [Talent for Panhandling, Francisco. Located in his residence with mental illness.]


    [Seems to have developed schizophrenia while listening to music.]


    [Francisco claims to have seen the devil and continues to attempt suicide.]


    The future Monarch of Panhandling had teamed up with Jean Richard. That person had been hospitalized with a weird mental illness.


    The hospital said that it could not be cured and they were trying to find the cause, but Richard knew the reason after hearing about it from the Monarch of Fate.


    ¡®He said it was the ability of Salieri''s artifact.¡¯


    Basically, it meant that it was Ju-Heon''s doing. He was probably trying to get rid of them for threatening him.


    ¡®No wonder the seer said to stay away from music for a while...!¡¯


    He had said to stay away from even a single note. That was why Richard had put his phone on silent, stayed away from the TV, and had not even gone outside.


    That was how he was able to get away from the music of the devil as the Monarch of Fate prophesized, but Francisco was attacked after he ignored the message.


    His ass was on fire even more after having the Monarch of Panhandling, one of his excavation team members, get hospitalized for mental illness.


    ¡°I''m certain. Seo Ju-Heon, that bastard, is getting revenge for what we did.¡±


    Richard knew that it was now his turn. He believed they would try to send him off as they sent Francisco off.


    ¡°Anyway, we must hurry and aim for the fourth tomb. So, please let me borrow some artifacts. I will give you half of the artifact.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan started to smile like a snake.


    ¡°That¡¯s good for us but will you be okay?¡±


    She pointed to the news. The news was continuously talking about the plagiarism.


    Jean Richard just scoffed.


    ¡°I''ll be able to completely bury that bastard Yoo Jaeha from society in a week. He¡¯s probably trying to scam all of us, but I''ll prove that I am innocent.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Was the bad luck that always showed up whenever they dealt with Seo Ju-Heon getting stronger?


    ¡°This is bad! Professor Richard! Proof of your plagiarism has appeared in the newspaper!¡±


    Apparently, they did not need to wait a week.


    They didn''t need to wait for the truth to be revealed!

 Chapter 135: The truth will always be revealed (1)

    Chapter 135: The truth will always be revealed (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Apparently, they did not need to wait a week.


    The problem was the newspaper that his student brought him.


    [Jean Richard. Used an artifact to steal a student¡¯s painting?]


    [Testimony from an art appraiser.]


    [Have all his works been the work of an artifact?]


    [Did he steal both wealth and fame from his student?]


    [The father of modern art is actually a damn thief?]


    [Art professors claim, ¡®It was very weird that Richard¡¯s style of painting suddenly changed.¡¯]


    [Not only was he involved in Pandora¡¯s corruption, he even lied about his works? Situation evidence seems to prove that is the case. What is the truth?]


    Richard foamed at the mouth after reading that article.


    Which crazy bastard wrote a shitty article like this?


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°You seem to be in quite the mess. Professor Richard.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan was chuckling. Richard started to shake, as it sounded as if she was mocking him.


    ¡®Damn it......!¡¯


    Richard walked outside with his student. He didn''t want to cause a ruckus in front of other people.


    Richard slapped the student with the newspaper as soon as he walked out.


    Pow!


    ¡°How the hell are you taking care of business?!Do you want to die?!¡±


    ¡°P, professor!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re even worse than Yoo Jaeha. I''ve taught you and taken care of you this whole time, for you to respond like this?!¡±


    ¡°N, no, that¡¯s not the case!¡±


    ¡°Where did this come from?! Who the hell wrote it?!¡±


    Richard threw the newspaper at the student¡¯s face.


    ¡°Hurry up and tell me!¡±


    ¡°...Umm, that, they say they don¡¯t know who did it. There¡¯re even talks about how it was the work of a ghost!¡±


    Did he really think that made any sense?


    "Are you joking right now?!¡±


    ¡°No, sir! They really say that they have no idea. They''re claiming that the editor would never have let a piece like this through......!¡±


    That was true. The company that this article came from was one they were already controlling.


    But this article had already made it out.


    Richard continued to shout.


    "What the hell is going on?!¡±


    Richard had been getting attention from all over the world because of the Tomb of Envy. Just the fact that he cleared one of the 7 Great Tombs was enough to receive VIP invitations from presidents around the world.


    Ju-Heon just ignored all of them, but Richard was not going to let these opportunities go.


    But Yoo Jaeha had suddenly appeared, and...


    ¡®That bastard is trying to ruin my life...!¡¯


    ¡°A retard like that should just stay down in the gutters, why is he getting in someone else¡¯s path to success...!¡±


    One week. He would be able to completely bury Yoo Jaeha in a week. That was why he had been keeping the press quiet and creating fake evidence to send Yoo Jaeha off.


    But this...!


    ¡°Hahahaha! This is great!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who was picking up a piece of meat in a restaurant, started to laugh while reading the article about Richard.


    ¡°It came out well, it came out very well.¡±


    Indeed. Ju-Heon was enjoying this article that people were calling the work of a ghost.


    The articles that he wrote were all over the paper.


    Of course, the others were going nuts.


    Yoo Jaeha was the worst of them.


    ¡°C, Captain-nim, you wrote this?! Did you buy the companies to do it?¡±


    ¡°Kneel and bow if you figured it out.¡±


    ¡°C, captain-nim...!¡±


    Ju-Heon was trying to help his subordinate get rid of these false charges this time.


    He had promised to do so, but he also wanted to help this pushover regain some of his self-confidence.


    The way Jaeha was groveling in Salieri''s tomb made Ju-Heon feel the need to do so even more.


    It was a bit difficult to use artifacts and buy back the press that those bastards had bribed already, but...


    ¡®I can¡¯t watch my subordinates being unable to lift their heads when they''re out.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed at that moment.


    A decent level of self-confidence was necessary for this bastard to regain his Monarch-Grade Dominance like the past.


    ¡®So, get that self confidence up.¡¯


    But at that moment...


    Seol-A and Irene, who seemed to have been contacted by people, started to speak.


    ¡°Captain-nim! The Chinese media has been plastered with this article. It is overshadowing the big issues in China.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s also the case in Europe and all over the world.¡±


    Irene and Yoo Jaeha dropped their jaws as they looked toward Ju-Heon.


    "Captain-nim, are you responsible for the Chinese press too...?¡±


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion.


    He did do something with the US media, but he didn¡¯t recall touching the Chinese media.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh while looking at some of the articles from the Chinese press.


    ¡°What the hell is this? I don''t write in such a shitty way.¡±


    ¡°Then...!¡±


    ¡°Furthermore, do you really think Yoo Jaeha''s issue could be the number 1 issue world-wide when there are so many important things to report on?¡±


    Even Ju-Heon could not control things to that level.


    "Then what is going on?¡±


    ¡°Well, it does seem beneficial to us, but...¡±


    Seol-A peeked toward Ju-Heon at that moment. It was because she knew that only one person was capable of doing this.


    ¡°Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    He was certain. Only that bastard was able to do this.


    ¡®This bastard appears now that I sent the Monarch of Panhandling off.¡¯


    The < Monarch of Gossip >, one of the fifteen Monarchs.


    This bastard was someone who was a headache for the monopolizers in a different manner than the Monarch of Destitution. He was able to find out information that they were trying to keep quiet and blast it in the media around the world.


    Bombing them with facts, fabrications, incitement, he didn''t care how he did it.


    The amazing thing was that he could change newspaper or even broadcast reports as he pleased. He could even add his own programs to spread to the world.


    Basically, this bastard was able to control all media. It made sense that he was one of the 15 Monarchs who had the greatest influence in modern society.


    Of course, this bastard was neither an ally nor a foe.


    In fact, he had not been that troublesome for Ju-Heon, but......


    ¡®It seems a bit different this time.¡¯


    This seemed to signal that the bastard wanted to ally with him. It seemed as if he was saying, ¡®I''ll help you send Jean Richard off! Let''s be on the same side!¡¯


    That seemed to be what he wanted as he revealed himself to the world.


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t know what this bastard''s intentions were, but there was one thing he was certain about.


    ¡®A big thank you for this though.¡¯


    Ju-Heon would not miss this great chance.


    ¡°Huh? Captain-nim? Who are you calling?¡±


    ¡°Your fellow alumni.¡±


    ¡°Ah, yes, of course. My fellow alumni......Excuse me?!¡±


    Why was he randomly calling them?!


    But Ju-Heon just started to smile wickedly.


    ¡°Evidence fabrica......no, no, evidence gathering. We should send him off properly if we¡¯re going to do it.¡±


    ¡®It¡¯s best to get rid of Chairman Kwon''s restorer from this world as quickly as possible.¡¯


    No.


    ¡®I should be the only one with a restorer in this world.¡¯


    He had instantly become a supervillain who wanted to get rid of all restorers from the world. Yes, a supervillain.


    This Monarch of Villainy started to smile.


    ¡°How much would it take to get your fellow alumni to get rid of... No, no, to speak about Richard? Do they need jobs? A private exhibition for their art? A sponsor?¡±


    ¡°H, hey!¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? The Yale School of Art means they are all great restorer candidates. Let''s get rid of all of them at the same time.¡±


    ¡°Look at this person!¡±


    He was openly announcing his desire to murder people!


    Of course, he was probably half joking, but Ju-Heon really did contact Yoo Jaeha''s classmates and fellow alumni. It was a spectacle to watch him use his smooth talking and language fluency in 5 different languages to gobble them up one by one.


    ¡°Ah, hello? Is this Miss Kim Ye-Sool? It is wonderful to get a chance to speak to you. You¡¯re Yoo Jaeha''s former girlfriend, aren¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°Aaah! Damn you!¡±


    He had despicably contacted Yoo Jaeha''s former girlfriend as well.


    ¡°Yes, yes, I believe you only dated for about a month before you broke up with him.¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha called over to Lee Seol-A as he could not take it anymore.


    ¡°Hey Seol-A! The Captain-nim is talking with a woman! Please stop hi......¡±


    However...


    ¡°......Lee Seol-A. What are you doing?¡±


    Lee Seol-A quickly hid something after noticing Yoo Jaeha''s gaze. It was her cellphone.


    Yoo Jaeha then started to shout.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Lee Seol-A took a picture of you...mmph!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked toward Yoo Jaeha but he was being choked by Lee Seol-A.


    ¡°Pho...mmph!¡±


    Ju-Heon who was on the phone started to frown.


    ¡°Did you just do something?¡±


    Lee Seol-A avoided his gaze. It was because Ju-Heon hated having his picture taken.


    He said something about how he looked like a squid each time or something. In fact, the first thing he did was to steal reporters¡¯ cameras whenever they were around.


    ¡°Hey Seol-A?¡±


    ¡°I, I didn¡¯t do anything, sir!¡±


    ¡®I''m sure she did something. Well, it doesn¡¯t matter.¡¯


    Ju-Heon continued to chat on the phone. Lee Seol-A was upset.


    ¡®Damn it, I couldn¡¯t even take it.......!¡¯


    That was right. Lee Seol-A was taking pictures of Ju-Heon without his permission.


    She had never seen him smile like this. Seeing him smiling for the first time as he was talking looked so cute that she had suddenly become greedy.


    Ju-Heon in his late twenties and mid-to-late thirties was imposing and cool, but he was a bit scary.


    He had a face as pale as a vampire, large dark circles, it wasn''t wrong to say he looked like a moving corpse. He never smiled either.


    Compared to then, right now was...


    ¡°Ah, I''m sorry but are you working as a restorer? Ah, nevermind if you are not. You managed to save your life.¡±


    ¡®So cute.¡¯


    She liked his decadent bad boy image but she liked this cute side too! Lee Seol-A stomped her feet while looking at the brightly(?) smiling Ju-Heon.


    However, Irene, who saw this, was not happy.


    Maybe that was the reason. Irene also stealthily took her phone out.


    ¡®I¡¯m going to take one too.¡¯


    She had been holding back all this time because Ju-Heon hated taking pictures so much, but...!


    Suddenly, a battle of stealthy photo taking had started. Yoo Jaeha nonchalantly commented as he watched.


    ¡°I have a lot of pictures of the Captain-nim. There are some revealing ones too.¡±


    Lee Seol-A urgently shouted after hearing that.


    ¡°Hand over all the originals to me. I''ll introduce you to one of my fellow employees. She¡¯s super pretty!¡±


    ¡°...R, really?¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°100,000,000 won.¡±


    Irene interjected. Yoo Jaeha questioned his ears for a moment.


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°100 million won per picture. I''ll pay you more for the revealing ones.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    Ju-Heon just continued to chat on the phone, probably not knowing what was going on.


    [Shocking news! Yale University''s alumni are coming out with their testimonies.]


    [They must clear their conscience! Jean Richard told me, ¡®Keep your mouth shut if you don''t want to die.'']


    [I saw Yoo Jaeha draw it first. He told me he was going to show it to the professor.]


    [After that, it suddenly showed up as Richard¡¯s painting.]


    [Did he use his authority as a professor to stomp on the future of a young artist?]


    Richard screamed after seeing the scandal continue.


    He heard that all of the bastards they had a strong grasp on had gone over to Seo Ju-Heon.


    The future Monarch of Gossip seemed to have gotten excited as well as he copied Ju-Heon and spread this information to the press all over the world.


    [Is this the downfall of Jean Richard, a person who managed to clear one of the 7 Great Tombs?!]


    ¡®These bastards......! Things will become really complicated like this.¡¯


    Even he would find it difficult to cover this up. Furthermore, the Art Council was throwing a fit as well.


    ¡°Please show us proof. Professor Richard.¡±


    They suddenly showed up and wanted an explanation for this situation.


    ¡°Please show us proof if you feel that you have been wronged. Just draw the painting again in front of us.¡±


    Richard couldn¡¯t help but become full of cold sweat.


    ¡°Well...it¡¯s not a good time to do that right now.¡±


    It could not be helped.


    Why?


    ¡®I''ll turn into Yoo Jaeha if I use the transformation artifact!¡¯


    Jean Richard''s transformation artifact. It was Vidocq¡¯s artifact, the real person that Lupin was based on.


    It allowed him to copy the other person''s abilities.


    However...


    ¡®I can only use the ability when I have transformed into that person.¡¯


    That was why creating Yoo Jaeha¡¯s painting would make him transform into Yoo Jaeha. How could he prove it in front of other people?!


    That was why he only worked in his private space with nobody around!


    ¡®These motherfucking bastards!¡¯


    Richard just started to smile at the people gathering in front of him.


    ¡°Everybody has their work styles. I cannot oblige with your request......¡±


    But at that moment...


    "What¡¯s wrong? You old bastard. You can¡¯t do it?¡±


    The person''s laughter seemed to choke Richard.


    ¡®This voice is...!¡¯


    The voice had come from near the cameras.


    ¡®This arrogant bastard must have sent the people from the Art Council.¡¯


    It was because this person knew that Richard had too much authority to take down if he didn''t use this opportunity when Richard was being accused of plagiarism to take him down.


    And then...


    "What¡¯s wrong? Draw it. Ah, don''t be scared because this is a live broadcast.¡±


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 Chapter 136: The truth will always be revealed (2)

    Chapter 136: The truth will always be revealed (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    < The truth will always be revealed (2) >


    Richard¡¯s face started to twitch as he looked at these people.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon... Yoo Jaeha!¡¯


    There were two beautiful ladies with them, but he didn''t have time to even look at them right now.


    ¡°You bastards, do you know where this is?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown as if he found Richard loathsome.


    ¡°I''m sorry, but only I am allowed to bully my subordinates. That is why I must reveal the truth.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    He was certain. These bastards had sent the reporters and Art Council members here.


    Ju-Heon soon started to laugh.


    "Alright, prove it right here if you are not a plagiarist. Only a retard would not be able to recreate his painting.¡±


    ¡°You......!¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? You can¡¯t do it? You old bastard.¡±


    Richard started to grind his teeth once Yoo Jaeha chimed in as well.


    It seemed as if they knew that Richard would not be able to draw the painting. Maybe that was the reason. Richard gulped while Ju-Heon triumphantly laughed.


    "Alright, let¡¯s do it since we have witnesses here. The truth game.¡±


    Of course, this was a gamble and they did not have a 100% chance of success. They could end up in a bad situation if Richard managed to clear this danger successfully.


    The Art Council professors and reporters shouted as if they liked what was going on.


    ¡°Good. Please prepare right away!¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing more accurate than having both of you draw the painting at the same time.¡±


    Richard naturally opposed this.


    ¡°Are you joking? How dare you plan things on your own?!¡±


    But the Art Council members seemed to have a lot to say as well.


    ¡°Leaving it like this will only increase the number of negative talks about you, Professor Richard.¡±


    ¡°......Ugh!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! You''re just recreating an old painting! It shouldn''t be difficult because you already drew it once!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s hard for anybody to mimic Professor Richard¡¯s habits anyway. Who could imitate your magical brush touch?!¡±


    That was true. However, the problem was that those habits were Yoo Jaeha¡¯s habits!


    These people who didn¡¯t know what was on Richard¡¯s mind just handed him a brush.


    ¡°Okay, professor. We trust you.¡±


    ¡®These bastards!¡¯


    But Richard, who had been trying to get out of this, shouted confidently as if he had not tried to get out until now.


    ¡°Fine, I¡±ll do it!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Do you understand? If I can prove my abilities here, the two of you are done for.¡±


    Richard then glared at Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Especially you, Yoo Jaeha. I¡¯ll prove that you are an extremely persistent human trash once again!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha couldn¡¯t help but shake after hearing his former instructor sneering at him.


    It could not be helped. It made him recall the memories of being beaten up by the others, including people he had been close with, in the past.


    [You trash bastard. Why the hell are you still alive, just die.]


    [Don''t try to cheat your way through life like that.]


    [I didn¡¯t think you were so crazy for money, you bastard.]


    [I heard he protested against the professor.]


    [Wow, how shameless. A copycat bastard should just die.]


    That had all been Richard¡¯s doing. It led to Yoo Jaeha not being able to leave his house or even eat properly for a few months.


    Maybe that was the reason. He wasn''t showing it, but Yoo Jaeha, who was shaking more than anybody else right now, peeked toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡®The Captain-nim said we should give it a go, but...¡¯


    This bastard was an art professor no matter how rotten he was.


    Although he was on a downward trend, he had been a talented artist for a while. There was no way such an artist would not be able to imitate a painting like that.


    ¡®That¡¯s why doing something like this should be useless.¡¯


    In fact, Ju-Heon had said that as well.


    ¡®It definitely is a gamble. The situation might turn on us if things go wrong.¡¯


    But he had been certain.


    ¡®But I will guarantee you this. Richard will not be able to draw it.¡¯


    Why had Ju-Heon said that? Richard¡¯s hand started to move at that moment.


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Ohhhh! He¡¯s getting started!¡±


    Richard smiled confidently as he held up the brush.


    He had not painted anything in a while, but...


    ¡®There¡¯s no need to transform into Yoo Jaeha.¡¯


    He was a talented artist. It would be fine as long as he just perfectly copied this bastard¡¯s painting!


    He poured out some oil paint.


    ¡°Oh!¡±


    Then came blue... And then yellow...


    Richard was moving his hand confidently.


    He mixed colors as he used difficult-looking strokes to draw a person''s face.


    The people around them could not help but be amazed.


    Ju-Heon kicked Yoo Jaeha¡¯s back at that moment.


    ¡°Hey. Why aren''t you getting started?¡±


    ¡°B, but!¡±


    ¡°Shut up and do it. Just trust the usual me.¡±


    ¡°......But that¡¯s the thing I can trust the least.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    But he should do something since the Captain-nim had created this situation for him.


    As Yoo Jaeha picked up the brush with that thought on his mind...


    ¡°Film it! Hurry up and film it!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s the painting of a master!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s hand stopped as the cheering for Richard started to increase.


    ¡®Do I really need to give up?¡¯


    This was trying to break a boulder with an egg.


    But at that moment...


    Whisper whisper.


    The cheering was changing into whispers. Something that should not happen was starting to happen.


    ¡°P, professor?¡±


    ¡°What the hell is that. What did he draw?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha turned his head after hearing the whispers while Ju-Heon was the only one smiling.


    ¡®As expected.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha walked over toward Richard to see what was going on.


    What he saw was shocking.


    ¡°What the hell is going on?!¡±


    Forget recreating the original painting...


    Terrible chicken scratches that weren''t even 1% of the original was visible.


    It looked like something a child would draw!


    Richard was trying to recall the original brush touch or color pattern, but that made it extremely awkward to the point it was pitiful.


    It was so drastically different that even someone who knew nothing about art would be able to tell. The people filming this couldn¡¯t help but gasp.


    ¡°Umm...Professor. This is not the time to joke around......!¡±


    ¡°Please be serious!¡±


    But Richard¡¯s hand that was moving the brush was shaking.


    His face was also turning pale.


    Even he had not expected this situation.


    How could he?


    ¡®Damn it. I didn¡¯t know I degenerated this much.¡¯


    Richard was not joking.


    He was trying his best to draw a person, but a stick figure was coming out! S§×ar?h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Of course, Yoo Jaeha questioned his eyes after seeing this.


    ¡®Why is he...!¡¯


    Even if this bastard had stolen his painting, he had been known as a master for a long time.


    He was not someone who sucked at drawing like this!


    ¡®What is going on?¡¯


    The people around them started to grow frantic. They truly seemed to be shocked.


    ¡°Wow......I was wondering why he couldn¡¯t come up with any new paintings lately, but guess he really did plagiarize...!¡±


    ¡°Was he really a fake?!¡±


    Richard started to shout after hearing that.


    ¡°Please stop with the nonsense! I just got nervous because too many people are watching!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha urgently asked Ju-Heon for an answer.


    "Captain-nim, what is...¡±


    ¡°I told you. That bastard will never be able to draw anymore.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? You did say that, but...¡±


    ¡®But how?!¡¯


    At this point, Yoo Jaeha could only respect Ju-Heon. But Ju-Heon was actually cheering internally that his suspicions had been correct.


    That was right. Richard¡¯s artifact would allow him to copy other people¡¯s abilities as much as he wanted.


    However, all artifacts came with risks.


    Richard lost a bit of himself every time he used the artifact. In return for becoming other people, he had lost his true self.


    That meant that Richard¡¯s original art abilities had significantly deteriorated.


    ¡®It was just a guess since I heard he doesn''t draw in front of others, but...¡¯


    It was worth taking this gamble. The people approached Richard in shock.


    ¡°Get ready to send this report out!¡±


    Richard became desperate.


    ¡°Turn that damn camera off right now!¡±


    Richard threw a fit and threw something at the camera.


    ¡°Damn it, I''m being framed!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon started to chuckle.


    ¡°Shut up. You can say whatever you want in court.¡±


    ¡°......Ugh!¡±


    Richard, who had been peeking around, used his last potential option.


    Flash!


    He had used an artifact. The people started to scream as an unknown artifact was activated.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! I, I can¡¯t see anything!¡±


    ¡°My eyes!¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t see anything!¡±


    Everybody inside the room had lost their sight. It was because of an artifact that made people go temporarily blind.


    Of course, it did not last very long.


    ¡°Ah, I can see again.¡±


    The few people who got their sight back first gasped.


    ¡°Richard has disappeared!¡±


    ¡°He ran away!¡±


    Lee Seol-A and Irene became frantic after realizing that Richard had escaped.


    "We need to hurry up and track......!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    "Ah, there¡¯s no need to go outside. He didn¡¯t run away.¡±


    Someone flinched after hearing that.


    Ju-Heon just chuckled.


    ¡°He just transformed into someone else.¡±


    This bastard¡¯s transformation artifact... He was planning on changing his appearance using that artifact, but...


    Ju-Heon looked around the room before looking at someone.


    ¡°M, Mr. Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°I found you now, you bastard.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled as he reached out to grab someone.


    Everybody''s eyes opened wide after seeing who he grabbed.


    [Jean Richard has been arrested.]


    [He is being investigated for threats, bribery, and defamation.]


    [Yoo Jaeha. He was not a copycat.]


    [This painting that had received many prizes was actually created by someone else!]


    [Who revealed the truth?!]


    [Seo Ju-Heon found the true artist!]


    [Seo Ju-Heon had listened to the story of a young man who had been buried by society and helped him to reveal the truth.]


    The press was quite noisy.


    Yoo Jaeha''s name seemed to have been cleared while Ju-Heon became famous again for a different reason.


    Yoo Jaeha was sitting in front of Richard who was being investigated for numerous things as he started to laugh.


    ¡°I think you should have a lot of things to say to me, old man.¡±


    ¡°You bastard......!¡±


    ¡°So who told you to steal my painting?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who was allowed to chat with Richard for a moment thanks to the Holten family''s connections, was telling Richard that he deserved all of this.


    But Richard seemed arrogant until the end.


    ¡°Ho. Your painting was only a success because I brought it into the world, you retard. Do you really think a new artist like you would have received the same attention?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who was more confident than before, sneered at him.


    ¡°You can keep barking in your cell.¡±


    Richard was extremely flustered once Yoo Jaeha got up.


    ¡°You bastard, no......hold on... Yoo Jaeha! Let¡¯s work together. If you are willing to say things as I tell you, I can give you... wait! Yoo Jaeha! Jaeha!¡±


    And once Yoo Jaeha walked out of the police station...


    ¡°Your face looks so much better. Congratulations, you don¡¯t need to make counterfeits anymore.¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°I guess I should call you artist-nim now?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha seemed extremely embarrassed.


    ¡°No, not at all. I''m still just a baby chick even if my name has been cleared.¡±


    ¡°Really? Hey Seol-A. Give it to him.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    Lee Seol-A handed an envelope to Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°What is this?¡±


    ¡°What is it? A present for clearing your name.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha quickly took the papers out of the envelope.


    Yoo Jaeha''s hands were shaking as he slowly looked over the content.


    He then looked toward Ju-Heon in disbelief.


    ¡°C, captain-nim.¡±


    It couldn''t be helped.


    ¡°A personal exhibition? Me? In N, New York?¡±


    ¡°Yes. I put my name as the sponsor for now...and it is a little small, but why don¡¯t you think about making your debut in a New York Art Gallery this winter...huh?¡±


    Both Lee Seol-A and Ju-Heon were shocked.


    It was because Yoo Jaeha started bawling while looking at the paper that discussed his personal exhibition.


    ¡°Hey number 1?¡±


    ¡°M, my life-long dream was to have a personal exhibition even if it was just once......!¡±


    He started to cry in front of this crowded plaza. Ju-Heon became flustered.


    ¡°Hold on, hey!¡±


    ¡°S....ob. I''ll never forget what you did for me! I will follow you forever! Captain... no, master!¡±


    ¡®No...there''s no need to call me master.¡¯


    But Yoo Jaeha didn''t care and kowtowed in front of everyone.


    "Thank you very much! Really, thank you very much!¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue after seeing how thankful Jaeha was for this.


    ¡®Tsk, I should have scheduled it with a larger art gallery if I knew he would be this happy.¡¯


    He had not expected Jaeha to be so happy for such a small thing.


    But Yoo Jaeha felt as if he had the whole world.


    ¡°Mother! Please be happy! Your rotten son is going to have a personal exhibition in New York! I can properly show you filial piety now! It¡¯s an art gallery where even artists sponsored by Chairman Kwon have made it big!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Ju-Heon''s eyebrows twitched.


    ¡®What did he say? Who sponsored? Chairman Kwon?¡¯


    ¡°Hold on. That old fart did exhibitions for artists in that gallery?¡±


    ¡°Ah, yes sir. It¡¯s quite a good gallery...they¡¯ve also sold a lot of paintings. I heard it was the highest amount of sales in history...¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyebrows went up at that moment.


    "Seol-A.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    ¡°Call over all curators and art merchants when he is doing his exhibition. Close all other art galleries in New York that day. Make sure all of this bastard¡¯s paintings sell, no matter what. Make them sell out.¡±


    ¡°......E, excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to grind his teeth as he shouted.


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha. Make sure your personal exhibition is a success. I¡¯ll kill you if you don¡¯t make it a success when I created this opportunity for you.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Excuse me? Ah, yes sir!¡±


    "Also, you''re dead if your restoration slows down because you need to draw.¡±


    ¡°Uhh, o, of course! I will even work on the weekends and not take any vacation!¡±


    ¡°Wonderful. That¡¯s the type of attitude I wanted to see.¡±


    But Yoo Jaeha then looked toward Ju-Heon as he was curious about something.


    ¡°But that baldie, at the end... He tried to run away by turning into something else.¡±


    "Ah, yeah, he did.¡±


    ¡°How did you manage to find him?¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide as he responded.

 Chapter 137: Welcome, Monarch of Plunder! (1)

    Chapter 137: Welcome, Monarch of Plunder! (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°You don''t know? I thought you would know.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Not at all.¡±


    The people there could not locate Richard.


    Why?


    It was because Richard had turned into an art item instead of a person!


    He had hidden himself among the ceramic busts! Yes, those ceramic busts that are frequently found in art classrooms! Nobody would probably pay any attention to the number of busts going up by one, and it would be difficult for them to tell which was the fake one.


    In fact, nobody had noticed.


    Well, nobody except Ju-Heon.


    ¡°How did you figure it out when nobody else noticed it?¡±


    ¡°How else?¡±


    Ju-Heon showed his phone instead of responding. He seemed to have taken a picture of something.


    ¡°Here.¡±


    ¡°What is different?¡±


    Ju-Heon tapped the screen as he continued to speak.


    ¡°Take a good look. Only this Agrippa is bald.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha took another look at the picture as soon as he heard that.


    It really was there. There was a bald bust! The rest looked normal but only one was shining brightly!


    It was shiny, as if it was recently washed and oiled. It was shiny even though it should only have a dull luster!


    Yoo Jaeha was flabbergasted. He had not recognized it because he was very familiar with seeing ceramic busts, but......


    ¡°...This is crazy.¡±


    Was it a bald Agrippa because he is bald?


    Ju-Heon laughed out loud after hearing that reaction.


    ¡°That¡¯s why you need to be careful when using artifacts.¡±


    Ju-Heon placed Richard¡¯s transformation artifact that nobody knew when he stole into the bag.


    ¡°Anyway, keep on working hard for the restoration stuff. For your private exhibition as well.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha kowtowed again in gratitude.


    ¡°How could I have any complaints?! I will get it all done even if I need to sacrifice some sleep! I must do well since my benevolent Captain-nim prepared it for me!¡±


    ¡°Oh, the profits from the private exhibition will be split 9:1.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°By the way, I''m the 9. You are the 1.¡±


    ¡®W, what did he say?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha turned pale but Ju-Heon was laughing. No matter how much Jaeha tried, he would forever be Slave number 1.


    It was at that moment. A message popped up as if to reward him for this.


    [You have earned your subordinates loyalty and he would never betray you.]


    [Your Dominance has increased due to the charisma from your subordinate¡¯s loyalty.]


    [Your Leader Fit that allows you to handle military artifacts well has increased.]


    [You have earned the title of < Generosity felt from an evil man > and even artifacts that hate you are starting to change their minds.]


    [You have earned the < Training > skill.]


    Yoo Jaeha truly must have been thankful for this. But a training skill...


    ¡®This Crow bastard. Where the hell does it want me to use this skill?¡¯


    Was it telling him to train artifacts?


    Seol-A whispered to the sniffling Yoo Jaeha at that moment.


    ¡°Jaeha, give it to me since things worked out.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°The pictures!¡±


    This was her chance since Irene was not here right now.


    It was her chance to get the pictures of Ju-Heon that Yoo Jaeha supposedly had!


    ¡°You told me earlier you would give it to me! I need to go to China today so hurry up and hand it over!¡±


    She didn¡¯t enjoy almost begging for it like this because of all the issues she had with the Monarch of Fraud in the past, but it couldn''t be helped.


    ¡®Pictures of the Captain-nim are too precious!¡¯


    It was to the point that there was a paparazzi in the past whose only job was to sneak around to take pictures of Ju-Heon! Ju-Heon was someone who would even use artifacts to destroy any pictures of him. That was why the rich folks with unyielding spirits had hired the paparazzi.


    He had taken a few pictures with her, but they were in the past now.


    There was no way she still had those pictures! Furthermore, the Captain-nim was now in his early 20s and looked hot! She wanted those revealing shots!


    Seol-A started to frown just as she was about to blush.


    ¡°Hold on. Now that I think about it, why do you have revealing shots of the Captain-nim?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha foamed at the mouth and said that he got the chills as Lee Seol-A''s looked at him suspiciously.


    ¡°You idiot! it¡¯s not like that! These pictures are for the believers!¡±


    ¡°B, believers......?¡±


    What bullshit was this? She looked toward Yoo Jaeha in confusion and Yoo Jaeha asked if she remembered the harem artifact.


    ¡°Do you remember the girl named Sasaki?¡±


    ¡°The girl wearing the gyaru makeup?¡±


    ¡°Yeah! She''s currently evangelizing for our Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°......E, evangelizing?¡±


    Avesta. This was about the artifact of evangelism.


    There was a condition of increasing the user¡¯s number of fans to activate the artifact of evangelism. Sasaki, the girl they had met in Japan, had said that she would take responsibility to increase Ju-Heon¡¯s number of fans.


    He now had the artifacts that were his fans, but...


    ¡°Sasaki said that she needed pictures of the Captain-nim to increase the number of fans! She told me to take those revealing photos!¡±


    ¡°Faaaaaaans?¡±


    Murderous intent was visible in Seol-A¡¯s eyes after hearing that those pictures were to be sent to women.


    But Yoo Jaeha, ahem, avoided her gaze.


    ¡®Oppa, I''ll give you some of the profits if the photos sell well!¡¯


    Sasaki had said that someone of Ju-Heon''s caliber would be easy to market.


    He was tall, muscular, and he even had a handsome face.


    She mentioned something about how Ju-Heon could work as a model instead of a human trafficker or loan shark as long as he kept his mouth shut.


    Of course, the person himself only liked artifacts, but he seemed to appeal to women very well.


    Female middle school and high school students around Sasaki¡¯s age, college students, and even housewives in their thirties and forties would respond well to this.


    ¡°So, you should cooperate as well. If it succeeds, his artifacts can level up and most importantly, they¡¯ll become the Captain-nim¡¯s natural excavation team.¡±


    But Lee Seol-A just looked toward Yoo Jaeha with a suspicious gaze.


    ¡°But there¡¯s no way the Captain-nim would have approved of something like that.¡±


    Their Captain-nim who hated having his picture taken? The same person who destroyed hundreds of paparazzi cameras because he was annoyed?


    Yoo Jaeha soon started to shake his leg as he looked away.


    ¡°N, no... The Captain-nim naturally approved of all of this......¡±


    ¡®Am I shaking right now?¡¯


    Lee Seol-A seemed to have realized something at his reaction as her eyes turned as ferocious as those of wild beasts.


    ¡°Bullshit! How much did they give you?! How much did you try to sell the Captain-nim¡¯s pure naked body for?!¡±


    ¡°No, everything that needed to be covered was cov......ugh!¡±


    Lee Seol-A was choking Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°How dare you sell the Captain-nim off to women whom you don¡¯t even know! Hurry up and get those pictures back!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°What? Pictures?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Both Lee Seol-A and Yoo Jaeha jumped in shock after hearing that sharp tone.


    Yoo Jaeha really seemed to have secretly taken those photos, as he started to shake.


    Lee Seol-A, who had tried to buy those pictures from him, was also shaking.


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡°The two of you are acting very suspicious.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha instantly had his phone taken away.


    L


    ¡°Eek, hold on, Captain-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked through Yoo Jaeha''s phone.


    There was a password on it, but it was meaningless.


    Yoo Jaeha, the Monarch of Fraud, had a limited combination of passwords he used.


    [to. Sasaki]


    He opened an album with that name and found tens of pictures inside.


    Lee Seol-A''s face turned red after seeing those pictures.


    Flesh, flesh, flesh.


    Numerous pictures that would have Ju-Heon be cursed by other men and loved by many women appeared.


    They were great pictures. He deserved his title as an expert artist as he even considered the golden composition and golden ratio.


    He had used a cellphone camera to take DSLR quality photos. The problem was that they were all secretly taken.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°......?¡±


    Crack.


    Ju-Heon destroyed the phone without saying anything.


    Yoo Jaeha screamed after seeing that.


    ¡°Ahhhhh! My phone! I haven''t even finished paying it off!¡±


    ¡°Did you send it to that gyaru?¡±


    ¡°N, no sir. Not yet......¡±


    Ju-Heon then sent a message to farmer Oh Seung Woo.


    [Destroy Yoo Jaeha¡¯s computer. The hard drive, the LAN card, any USBs, the laptop itself, everything.]


    He also sent a message to Sasaki.


    [You''re dead if you receive even a single picture from Yoo Jaeha.]


    His heinous murderous intent was clearly visible in the message. Even Sasaki, who was across the ocean right now, was probably extremely scared right now.


    Ju-Heon, who quickly took care of things, looked toward Yoo Jaeha with a vicious expression.


    ¡°Your private exhibition is canceled.¡±


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    ¡°Your salary is reduced to 1/10th of what it is right now.¡±


    ¡°#$&*@!¡±


    ¡°All money coming to you from now on is going to be mine 10:0.¡±


    ¡°Waaaa! Captain-nim! I''ve committed a grave sin, sir!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to cry and his only one month old cellphone started to cry as well.


    Of course, Ju-Heon, who had taken care of the data, looked refreshed.


    ¡®Well, I''m half joking.¡¯


    Even the revealing shots were just shots up his upper body. It didn''t matter. He was just annoyed.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°You''re really good at taking photos...¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    Lee Seol-A was looking at Yoo Jaeha with a serious expression.


    ¡°Jaeha, I''m hiring you as paparazzi.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?! Did you not see the Captain-nim¡¯s reaction just now?! I''m dead if I get caught!¡±


    ¡°Then draw it for me!¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°You''re good at drawing. Draw me a nude photo of him!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to cry again. ¡®I didn¡¯t study art to do something like this!¡¯


    ¡°I''ll pay you good money for it if you draw a fantastic nude painting of the Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°Enough!¡±


    It happened at that moment. Something was poking Yoo Jaeha.


    He turned around to see what it was, and surprisingly, it was the rope. The rope''s eyes were sparkling as it looked toward Yoo Jaeha.


    [#$&##]


    Give me a copy of it too. Give me a copy. It even had a bill in its mouth.


    But at that moment...


    Buzz.


    Ju-Heon received a call.


    Edward was calling him.


    ¡°Yeah, what?¡±


    What Edward had found out was Pandora¡¯s unexpected emergency proclamation. This was information that would change Ju-Heon''s fate as well.


    [D, Director. It¡¯s urgent news.]


    ¡®Urgent news?¡¯


    [I sent you an e-mail just now, take a look right away.]


    They all gathered to open the e-mail. The contents had been translated to Korean.


    < Regarding Tomb Ranks >


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion while looking at it.


    ¡°What about it? I had George bring this up.¡±


    [No, no, that¡¯s not the important thing!]


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon scrolled down on the e-mail. The important part came up.


    < Ranks of Artifact Users >


    [Monarch]


    - Level 4 (Ruler. A person who is able to influence the entire world and can cause destruction equivalent to the damage during a World War.)


    [Expert]


    - Level 3 (High-grade. People who can cause issues in the world)


    [Talent]


    - Level 2 (Middle-grade. People who can cause issues in a country)


    [Novice]


    - Level 1 (Low-grade. People who can cause issues in a small area)


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide at this unexpected information. There had only been rankings for tombs or artifacts until now.


    This was the first time artifact users were divided by grades. But Ju-Heon started to smile after looking at it.


    ¡®It looks like the Pandora system artifact has officially started to designate Monarchs.¡¯


    He was right.


    < Monarchs >


    [Monarch of Destitution (Economy)]


    Irene Holten


    [Monarch of Fate (Prophecy)]


    Joshua


    [Monarch of Conquest (Manpower)]


    Kwon Tae Joon


    ...


    < Experts > 180 People


    [Expert Strategist]


    [Expert Conqueror]


    [Expert Supplier]


    [Expert Gambler]


    ...


    [Expert Seller]


    [Expert Scoundrel]


    [Expert Instigator]


    Many people had appeared. Of course, Yoo Jaeha and Lee Seol-A were on there as well.


    [Expert Pushover]


    Yoo Jaeha


    [Expert Scout]


    Lee Seol-A


    They were both high-grade artifact users in Pandora¡¯s comprehensive evaluation. The fact that the Pandora system artifact revealed this was very important.


    ¡®There¡¯s an important incident that happens once this is revealed.¡¯


    The titles received here would change the future a bit as well. Well, the crow talked some nonsense about changing occupations or what not, but...


    ¡®I''m sure it¡¯ll say I''m a Monarch of Excavation. I was an Expert Excavator in the past.¡¯ S§×ar?h the ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Their eyes opened wide after seeing something.


    It was understandable.


    "C, Captain-nim¡¯s title......¡±


    Lee Seol-A''s jaw dropped as she read it.


    Yoo Jaeha started to laugh out loud as he thought it was perfect.


    [Monarch of Plunder]


    Seo Ju-Heon


    It really seemed as if he should change occupations.

 Chapter 138: Welcome, Monarch of Plunder! (2)

    Chapter 138: Welcome, Monarch of Plunder! (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Haha. The Monarch of Plunder, he¡¯s the Monarch of Plunder!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha seemed so amused that he looked ready to roll around on the floor laughing. Lee Seol-A, who was next to him, was smiling brightly.


    It was to be expected.


    ¡®My goodness, the Monarch-Grade?!¡¯


    This was amazing.


    Her Captain-nim who was only at the Expert-Grade (High-grade) in the past was now at the highest grade possible.


    Lee Seol-A quickly looked through the list as her heart beat wildly. Pandora had labeled five people, including Ju-Heon, as Monarchs right now.


    [Monarch of Plunder, Seo Ju-Heon]


    [Monarch of Destitution, Irene]


    [Monarch of Fate, Joshua]


    [Monarch of Conquest, Kwon Tae Joon]


    [Monarch of Gossip, Wade Haarmann]


    They were all familiar names.


    ¡®Everybody who should be here is here.¡¯


    Seol-A might not like Irene, but she had to accept that Irene was talented.


    ¡®It''s natural that the Monarch of Fate, Nostradamus, is on there.¡¯


    He was a future monopolizer. The power of prophecy was like the ability of history''s greatest religious leader.


    And Kwon Tae Joon? No matter how much she was shaking in anger, he was a personnel monopolizer. It made sense that he would be a Monarch because he had the power of conquest to subdue others. That annoying Monarch of Gossip could monopolize the press. He was extremely talented at instigating things.


    ¡®And the Captain-nim......¡¯


    She was happy. It seemed that Ju-Heon¡¯s choice to imprison Pandora''s members into the golden palace and rip them off was helpful.


    The people labeled as Monarchs so far were all people who have recently used their artifacts and become conspicuous. This was a natural first step to do greater things.


    ¡®The Captain-nim¡¯s greatest desire will come true!¡¯


    But Lee Seol-A almost fainted after looking at Ju-Heon''s face.


    ¡°K, kya! C, Captain-nim?¡±


    She couldn¡¯t help it because Ju-Heon''s face was extremely cold.


    ¡°Umm, umm umm umm Captain-nim.¡±


    "Why I gotta kill all of those bastards.¡±


    That was right. Ju-Heon did not like being labeled as the Monarch of Plunder!


    Because of that...


    Crack! A crack appeared on the screen of the phone Ju-Heon was using to read the e-mail.


    ¡°Kya, Captain-nim!¡±


    Lee Seol-A seemed as if she didn¡¯t know what to do after he destroyed that screen.


    "Seol-A.¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes sir! Captain-nim! Shall I go chop the Pandora members¡¯ heads off?! Or maybe, you need me to kidnap a president......!¡±


    Why was she bringing in innocent presidents into this?


    Honestly speaking, she looked very strong but she feared Ju-Heon¡¯s anger the most in the world. But Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care and just clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Where the hell did these shitheads come up with such a shitty title.......¡±


    Lee Seol-A bitterly smiled in response.


    ¡®But it''s not a shitty title. It¡¯s perfect for the Captain-nim.¡¯


    She quietly stood there without being able to say it while Yoo Jaeha, who couldn''t read the mood, was still rolling on the floor laughing.


    ¡°Hahaha, the Monarch of Plunder, he¡¯s the Monarch of Plunder! I don¡¯t know who came up with it, but they have great sense at coming up with titles! It¡¯s perfect!¡±


    Veins started to appear in Ju-Heon''s forehead as he listened.


    ¡°Ahahahaha! The Monarch of Plunder, plunder!¡±


    ¡®Who the hell does he think he¡¯s mocking right now?¡¯


    And then...


    Pow!


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    ¡°Shut up, you world-approved pushover.¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say, sir?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha felt that it was unfair, but what could he do?


    He truly had become an Expert Pushover.


    It happened at that moment.


    [You have received the title of Monarch of Plunder.]


    [You seemed to have chosen the wrong aptitude in this life.]


    [Would you like to change occupations?]


    This damn crow was sending these messages again.


    ¡®This damn stalker artifact.¡¯


    It probably meant that the crow would give him different abilities if he chose to change occupations. As a result...


    [Changing occupations from Tomb Raider to Monarch of Plunder would result in the skills you have gained disappearing.]


    [You will receive new skills in their place.]


    [Would you like to change occupations?]


    That message appeared in front of him again.


    Ju-Heon scoffed after looking at it.


    It was tempting. He was curious to know what skills he would get if he chose to become the Monarch of Plunder.


    But Ju-Heon had no plans whatsoever, to throw away his tomb raiding skills. He would have to be crazy to throw away these tomb-related skills that he was most familiar with.


    They were like the roots helping Ju-Heon survive in this era.


    ¡®Is there no way to have both?¡¯


    However...


    [The skills will automatically be reset in a month if you do not change your aptitude.]


    [You will automatically change occupations from Tomb Raider to Monarch of Plunder and gain new skills if this continues. Please consider this warning.]


    ¡®Oh, now it''s going to be a forced change?¡¯


    Ju-Heon read those messages as he called someone.


    Riiiiiing...


    ¡°C, Captain-nim? Who are you calling?¡±


    ¡°Pandora.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Why are you calling them?¡±


    ¡°To create a second hit list.¡±


    The messages were one thing, but he really had complaints about this title.


    ¡®How the hell am I the Monarch of Plunder, the Monarch of Plunder is...¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to speak in a sharp tone as soon as the call was connected.


    ¡°Get George Holten on the phone.¡±


    [E, excuse me?]


    The person who picked up was a Pandora employee.


    The employee seemed flustered at the fact that the caller got right to the point without even announcing who they were, but screamed as soon as he saw the number.


    [This monstrous son of a...ah, no, Mr. Seo Ju-Heon!]


    It was obvious how Pandora was addressing Ju-Heon¡¯s existence right now.


    [U.......umm, Mr. Seo Ju-Heon. The core members are currently in a meeting!]


    ¡°Hurry up and get him on the line. Do you want me to summon all of you to the palace again?¡±


    [Kyaaaa! I, I understand! Please wait a moment!]


    ¡°I will give you five seconds. 5...4...¡±


    [Kyaaaaaa!]


    There was another scream before a familiar voice answered the phone.


    [Hey, benefactor. We¡¯re currently in a meeting. What is it?]


    It was a rough but welcoming voice.


    But Ju-Heon just coldly got to the point.


    ¡°Hey. What the hell is this?¡±


    [This?]


    ¡°Monarch of Plunder.¡±


    [Ah, ah! That thing!]


    George Holten started to laugh as he continued to speak.


    [Congratulations! Monarch of Plu......]


    ¡°Enough. Who the hell told you to do this?¡±


    [Huh? I wasn''t supposed to put you as a Monarch? I put you up as a candidate.]


    ¡°No, that is praiseworthy. I''m asking who the hell came up with this title.¡±


    George Holten was chuckling, as if he found Ju-Heon''s voice that was full of venomous aura to be quite cute.


    [Who came up with it? Why? You are indeed the Monarch of Plunder, aren''t you?]


    "Was it you?¡±


    [No, it was a unanimous decision.]


    ¡°What?¡±


    [You should be thankful that we didn''t call you the Monarch of Thievery! You damn Monarch of Robbery!]


    ¡®Why I ought to.¡¯


    "Change it immediately. Change it to something like the Monarch of Holiness.¡±


    [......Are you serious?]


    ¡°I''m serious.¡±


    [.......]


    ¡®Is this punk crazy?¡¯


    George Holten wanted to ask Ju-Heon to put his hand over his heart and say that again.


    [I''m sorry, but we can''t change it because the Pandora system artifact chose the titles.]


    ¡°Is that so?¡±


    [Yes. We''re going to send that list to the press in a few days...]


    ¡°...I guess I need to go and destroy that system artifact.¡±


    [W, what did you say?]


    "Anyway, all of you are all on the second hit list.¡±


    [W, what? Hol......!]


    ¡°Keep your necks clean.¡±


    Click.


    Ju-Heon ruthlessly hung up the phone. He seemed to be getting the attention of the world for a multitude of reasons right now.


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡®At least I made it to the Monarch-Grade.¡¯


    Becoming a Monarch gave the person the < Token of a Monarch >. It gave them the rights to the < Heirloom > artifacts. That was the important incident that would happen soon.


    The number one spot that Chairman Kwon had taken in the past... The biggest goal in order to aim for that spot was this incident.


    He didn¡¯t know exactly what happened, but the people who became famous for being Monarchs would have the Heirloom artifacts appear in front of them.


    There were a total of 15 of them. Of course, Ju-Heon didn¡¯t know the specific uses for them because he was only an Expert-Grade user. But there was one thing he was certain about.


    ¡®They¡¯re extremely strong buff-type artifacts.¡¯


    He was certain that the reason the Monarchs and eventual monopolizers were so strong and did not seem to be human were because of these artifacts. This was the reason he could never reach them as an Expert-Grade user. The Expert-Grade users like him had shed so much blood fighting to earn and steal those Tokens of a Monarch.


    ¡®But they just ended up in terrible conditions.¡¯


    Anyway, he was a sort of False Monarch right now. sea??h th§× Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    He would be able to become a full-fledged Monarch after receiving a Token of a Monarch.


    The artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs were important key artifacts to earn a Token of a Monarch.


    According to a prophecy in the past, the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs would open the path to the Heirlooms or something.


    ¡®But why the hell did they have to go with the Monarch of Plunder? Really, Monarch of Plunder?¡¯


    Ju-Heon was grumbling because it did not sound cool.


    ¡®Well, nothing I can do about it.¡¯


    He could not give up on Tomb raiding when there were still many tombs that had yet to appear.


    It seemed as if he had no choice but to properly act as a tomb raider.


    ¡®But the skills of a Monarch of Plunder sound like they¡¯ll be fun too.¡¯


    Would he get skills related to stealing? It was a bit disappointing that he would not get to use those potential entertaining skills.


    He realized something at that moment. Ju-Heon¡¯s face lit up as if his problems had been solved.


    ¡®I''m an idiot.¡¯


    He realized that he didn¡¯t need to think about this.


    ¡°I just need to earn the skills of the Monarch of Plunder as well!¡¯


    Tomb raiders and thieves were pretty much the same! That meant that all he had to do was choke the crow''s neck and force it to give it to him later on.


    Lee Seol-A peeked toward Ju-Heon as he had these thoughts.


    ¡°Umm, Captain-nim?¡±


    Lee Seol-A was extremely anxious seeing Ju-Heon look serious, angry, and then smiling in such a short duration of time. But she soon whispered quietly so that Yoo Jaeha could not hear.


    ¡°Umm, is it okay like this? Is it okay that Yoo Jaeha isn¡¯t the Monarch of Fraud?¡±


    There were many things that had only been possible in the past because Yoo Jaeha was the Monarch of Fraud. There was a chance that the future might change. But Ju-Heon just coolly nodded his head.


    ¡°If all else fails, I¡¯ll just make him become the Monarch of Pushoverness.¡±


    Lee Seol-A had a serious expression after hearing that. What kind of abilities would the Monarch of Pushoverness be able to use?


    It was at that moment.


    Brrrrr.


    [Restricted Caller]


    He received a call from a suspicious person.


    Ju-Heon picked up the call.


    ¡°Who the hell are you?¡±


    The caller laughed after hearing his cold voice.


    [Hey, Monarch of Plunder. Why the hell do you pick up the phone like that? You should be nice to the person who helped you send Jean Richard off.]


    The man on the other side of the phone was laughing triumphantly.


    [You don¡¯t know who I am, do you? You¡¯re curious to know, aren¡¯t you? Huh? But I know so much about you...]


    ¡°Shut up. Keep your sleep talking for the bed. Wade Haarmann.¡±


    He heard someone fall down on the other end of the line as soon as he did that.


    The person must have dropped the phone in their hand.


    [......H, hold on, what?]


    ¡°I know quite a lot about you, so don''t try to crawl over me.¡±


    That was right. The man who called was the < Monarch of Gossip > who had released the article about Yoo Jaeha and Richard.


    He was that Monarch who seemed to be appealing to Ju-Heon''s group for some reason. He was even on the list of Monarchs as well.


    ¡°I''m hanging up then.¡±


    The flustered person responded back.


    [Wow! H, hold on! I heard that you were a weird bastard, but you really are a weird bastard.]


    He quickly changed his attitude as he approved of Ju-Heon unlike the other Monarchs.


    [I''ll get right to the point. Team up with me. It won''t be a bad alliance for you. If you and I work together..]


    ¡°Mm, get lost."


    [Wait, what?! Hold on, did you forget that I helped you send Jean Richard off?]


    ¡°You did that on your own accord.¡±


    Of course, he had happily used this man for his benefit. Ju-Heon then tried to hang up.


    ¡®This bastard is just a troublemaker who enjoys gossip.¡¯


    He was very much the, ¡®If not then, whatever!¡¯


    Type of wishy-washy tabloid person. There was no way that he would be happy to hear from this bastard.


    The biggest reason was that Ju-Heon hated this bastard¡¯s artifact quite a bit.


    ¡®I remember it was that bastard Goebbels¡¯s artifact.¡¯


    He was one of Hitler''s close associates and was the Nazi Reich Minister of Propaganda. He was an instigator talented in public speaking who played a pivotal role in Hitler coming into power, World War II, and the Holocaust.


    This bastard was the monopolizer who had used that artifact to control the press throughout the world and instigated the public. There was no way Ju-Heon could have good feelings about this guy after having been harmed by his actions in the past.


    ¡°I have nothing to give you. Get lost if you understand......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [Wait! I''ll tell you about the Monarchs¡¯ Heirlooms!]


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed slightly curious.


    ¡°The Monarchs¡¯ Heirlooms?¡±


    These were the Tokens of a Monarch that would appear to the fifteen Monarchs. But there should be nobody right now who should know about them.


    The seer, the Monarch of Fate, should be the only one to know right now...


    ¡®Did he get something from that bastard?¡¯


    Even Ju-Heon did not know much about the Heirlooms. He was only an Expert-Grade user in the past and the heirlooms were the secrets of the victorious Monarchs.


    [I''ll share information about them. It¡¯s very important information. So let¡¯s clear the 7 Great Tombs together.]


    It was too concerning to brush it aside.


    [But there¡¯s someone I would like for you to take care of before that. I need your help.]


    ¡°My help?¡±


    [That''s right! I''m trying to excavate a tomb that seems to be one of the 7 Great Tombs, but this annoying bastard keeps hindering me!]


    ¡°An annoying bastard?¡±


    [I formed an alliance with some other people but he still beat us! He even took the artifacts we were supposed to take! He was using some weird thunder artifact!]


    A thunder artifact?


    ¡®Thunder is at least a Divine-Grade artifact.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s eyes sparkled as if he was quite amused.


    "And who is that annoying bastard?¡±


    [Zhuge Kongming, Julian Miller! That motherfucking bastard!]


    Ju-Heon chuckled after hearing that name.


    ¡®Would you look at that, the Vice Captain bastard who was questioned for fraud was playing around over there.¡¯

 Chapter 139: Welcome, Monarch of Plunder! (3)

    Chapter 139: Welcome, Monarch of Plunder! (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®I was wondering what he was up to.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had been thinking that that bastard was being too quiet.


    It had been about one month ago. That bastard had barged in at their auction to sell Nero''s artifact. He was the only one who had realized that it was a fake and tried to report them.


    Well, he ended up being questioned for fraud once Ju-Heon stealthily slipped Nero''s artifact in his pocket.


    ¡®Anyway, I guess he managed to get out of jail.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had also not pushed it too much as he didn''t want the truth to be revealed.


    It seemed as if that bastard was causing issues elsewhere now.


    That area was the Middle East. It was an area dominated by the future Monarch of Evangelism and radical terrorist artifact users.


    East Asia was dominated by China and Russia... America and Europe were being dominated by Pandora... So, the opportunists had all turned their attention to central and southern Asia.


    The Middle East was full of strong terrorists who have taken control so that regular people were unable to excavate there. Because of that, the Saudi royal family and the government were sponsoring an excavation team by offering a ton of money for the potential dangers they might face.


    Maybe that was the reason. The guerrillas who didn''t want to stick to neither the C-R Alliance that was openly suppressing others nor the Pandora thugs who were pretending to be good on the surface all gathered there.


    However...


    [I''m looking for your help because I can¡¯t deal with that crazy bastard.]


    Julian Miller had appeared there.


    The captain of a small excavation team seemed to be causing major headaches in the Middle East.


    [That bastard is not just attacking us but also excavation teams that have not done anything. He''s just destroying artifacts left and right. We''re trying to clear one of the 7 Great Tombs this time but we¡¯re done for if that bastard appears again.]


    Ju-Heon was quite amused.


    It was actually a tempting story.


    How could he not be interested when one of the 7 Great Tombs had unexpectedly appeared?


    Furthermore, an artifact that lets him control thunder?


    ¡®My goodness, our little Kongming. When did he get such a precious artifact?¡¯


    He desired it quite a bit. Artifacts that controlled natural disasters were quite precious.


    ¡®The fact that it can control a disaster means that it is a Divine-Grade artifact.¡¯


    It was an extremely strong SS-Grade artifact! No matter how much human technology develops, all human creations are like ants in front of the powers of nature.


    And this was a power to control electricity in modern society!


    ¡®A source of money......no, natural energy. Natural energy!¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s eyes started to sparkle as he knew that was the case.


    [Anyway, if you''re interested...]


    ¡°Fine. I''ll at least meet up to hear you out.¡±


    [Oh, really?]


    The person sounded truly shocked.


    It was because he had heard that Ju-Heon was quite difficult to handle.


    [Then let¡¯s meet somewhere in the middle...]


    ¡°Shut up. You come fly over.¡±


    [......What?]


    ¡°The person asking for help should fly over, why the hell would I meet you somewhere in the middle?¡±


    [.......]


    He was probably thinking that Ju-Heon was indeed difficult to handle.


    [Alright. I¡±ll go over there.]


    ¡°Send the files first.¡±


    [Ho, I''ll give that to you when we meet...]


    "Send it.¡±


    [Hold on......]


    ¡°You can hang up if you don''t want to!¡±


    [F, fine!]


    The call then ended.


    Lee Seol-A asked a question as soon as she saw that the call had ended.


    ¡°Captain-nim, that call just now...¡±


    ¡°It was from Wade Haarmann.¡±


    Seol-A instantly started to frown after hearing that name.


    "That damn tabloid manipulating bastard?¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled after hearing that response. It was because Seol-A had been attacked by that bastard in the past as well.


    < A beautiful spy. She betrayed her superior and fell in love with a third generation son of a wealthy family! >


    How could she not go crazy when a shitty tabloid article like that was spread throughout the world?


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care about it, but Lee Seol-A had gone crazy thinking that Ju-Heon might have a misunderstanding.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    "That¡¯s great. We can break his neck before he becomes one of the true Monarchs this time......¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue after hearing Lee Seol-A say such vicious things.


    ¡°Stop it, you shouldn''t say things like that.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha peeked toward Lee Seol-A as if he agreed.


    ¡°That¡¯s right, you. Killing people is not a joke......¡±


    ¡°Do it in a tomb if you must do it. You won¡¯t get caught that way.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to get a headache.


    It was even scarier because these people were not bluffing and really had the power to do that. In the end, the noncombatant Yoo Jaeha quickly changed the topic.


    ¡°Anyway, what was that call about? I thought I heard Zhuge Kongming being mentioned...¡±


    ¡°Nothing much. That bastard is going around sweeping tombs in the Middle East.¡±


    ¡®Ho, sweeping tombs?¡±


    ¡®I thought he was being questioned by the police after he was framed by the Captain-nim.¡¯


    A flustered Lee Seol-A started to whisper to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Captain-nim. Are you talking about the Vice Captain-nim when you talk about Zhuge Kongming?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡®Just as I expected!¡¯


    She had not known because she didn''t have her past memories back then, but the man who was dragged away as a scammer at the auction house was indeed their Vice Captain.


    He just had a completely opposite personality to Ju-Heon. Their personalities clashed so much that they fought whenever they saw each other...


    ¡®Wait, hold on?¡¯


    Now that she thought about it, the Vice Captain she knew would never scam someone.


    She quickly turned her head as if she realized something.


    "Captain-nim, then back then......!¡±


    ¡°Do you even need to ask? I did it.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡®It really was the Captain-nim!¡¯


    Seol-A grabbed the back of her neck.


    ¡°Captain-nim. You don¡¯t need to do such things to the Vice Captain-nim...no, to fellow team members...¡±


    She was not taking Julian''s side.


    She was just worried about Ju-Heon.


    ¡®There would be an issue with scouting him if he had a bad impression of the Captain-nim.¡¯


    But Ju-Heon just shrugged his shoulders.


    ¡°No, he needs to get as dirty as me. Otherwise, I won¡¯t be able to put him to use because he''ll give me cancer.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha scoffed in response.


    ¡°......Captain-nim, if he becomes as dirty as you, he''d be a dirty rag......ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha cried after being hit again.


    Ju-Heon continued to speak.


    ¡°Anyway, he seems so difficult to handle that rivals are forming alliances together. We should go get him. There¡¯s not many people at his level.¡±


    Seol-A nodded her head.


    That was the truth. The Vice Captain was someone who formed the twin towers with Ju-Heon.


    ¡®He¡¯s someone who the Captain-nim definitely needs.¡¯


    It should be perfect as long as they recovered his memories. The corners of Seol-A¡¯s lips were twitching as if she was happy.


    ¡®Captain-nim... They hated each other but he still trusts the Vice Captain-nim.¡¯


    Seol-A nodded her head.


    ¡°I understand! Then I will do my best to assist you in bringing the Vice Captain-nim back...¡±


    "What are you talking about?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡°You have to speak properly. I don¡¯t need that bastard. My goal is just the artifact in his possession.¡±


    ¡®Ah... Of course it is.¡¯ Seol-A sighed.


    On the other hand, Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡®Well, there were ways to take those artifacts away from him, however......¡¯


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s fine. It should be fine to throw a pikachu into the team.¡±


    ¡°P, pikachu?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s a useful generator.¡±


    Ju-Heon had instantly turned Zhuge Kongming into an electric power plant.


    ¡®He should be as useful as the Monarch of the Sun, the former energy monopolizer.¡¯


    "But will he come with us without throwing a fuss? He probably hates us quite a bit.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. The Vice Ca...no, Julian Miller currently hates you, Captain-nim...!"


    Why would he come with them when Ju-Heon had framed him as a scammer and thrown him in jail?


    Ju-Heon said that that was a stupid question.


    ¡°Do you understand? There may be people who have never seen porn in their lives, but there is nobody who has only seen porn once.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s hard to turn someone into a criminal the first time. But not the second.¡±


    ¡®W, what did he say? This person, he really...!¡¯


    [Ruuuuuuuuuuumble!]


    ¡°Wow, jackpot. It¡¯s so cool!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha could not close his mouth while watching the video on his tablet.


    He was watching a video of a thunderbolt shooting down and destroying a tomb. It showed how the thunderbolt destroyed the artifacts and items of the excavation teams into nothing.


    Even Seol-A was shocked while looking at it.


    ¡®It really is a thunder artifact.¡¯


    ¡°Holy shit, how can you defeat someone who has something like this?! What a terrible person!¡±


    The unfamiliar person sitting across from Ju-Heon clicked his tongue after hearing that.


    ¡®A terrible person? The terrible person is your damn Captain!¡¯


    That was right. Wade Haarmann. This German man in his thirties with a sharp gaze was the < Monarch of Gossip >. It was fine that he came all the way here to meet Ju-Heon.


    He had determined that Ju-Heon was the only person who could handle Zhuge Kongming based on his past exploits. He had even cleared some of the 7 Great Tombs.


    ¡®Well, it doesn''t change the fact that he is the enemy.¡¯


    That was why he had come to the location Ju-Heon told him to come to while stealthily planning ways to smack Ju-Heon from behind.


    However...


    ¡®But why the hell did he have to pick the sky?!¡¯


    That¡¯s where they were. Ju-Heon had called the Monarch of Gossip to the Holten family''s private plane. That was why Haarmann, who had made plans to deal with Ju-Heon, clicked his tongue.


    ¡®I can¡¯t even think about doing anything like that now!¡¯


    There was no way he could do something when they were in the sky. He would fall to the ground as well if he, for example, blew the plane up.


    He did his best to smile while looking at Ju-Heon.


    ¡®He truly is shrewd as I heard.¡¯


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    ¡°And? You told me you would be able to tell which artifact it was once you saw the video. Did you figure it out?¡±


    ¡°Pretty much.¡±


    "Really? What is it?¡±


    Ju-Heon then sneered at Haarmann.


    ¡°Hey retard, you don¡¯t even know what this is?¡±


    ¡®This bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled while looking at the video.


    ¡®It really is the Thunder God Indra¡¯s artifact.¡¯


    Indra was an Indian god that controlled thunder and lightning.


    It was also known as the God of War and the King of the Gods.


    Ju-Heon had only seen it once in the past, but even he had to admit it was an extremely strong attack-type artifact.


    ¡®But for that bastard to end up with this...¡¯


    ¡°Wow, but I don''t think any humans can approach him.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s a reason the Middle East teams were defeated without being able to do anything. It¡¯s difficult for people to deal with this. Regular insulators don¡¯t work against it. That¡¯s why we have no way...¡±


    It was at that moment. Ju-Heon was doing something odd while everybody else was thinking about how to deal with it.


    ¡°Captain-nim? What are you doing?¡±


    Ju-Heon, who had been touching an artifact, started to smile.


    ¡°What else? Do you want to end up like a roasted chicken?¡±


    [Ruuuuuuuuuuumble!]


    In Southwest Asia where Mesopotamia once stood... Thunderbolts were striking down on this land of dry heat.


    Ruuuuumble!


    ¡°My goodness, why is there thunder when it''s not even raining?!¡±


    ¡°The gods are angry, the gods are angry!¡±


    The people doing laundry at the river quickly started to run back into their homes.


    It was happening far away from them, but the clear sky suddenly became dark and there was thunder and lightning!


    This was not normal!


    But the man who was causing these thunderbolts was calm.


    ¡®I guess we cleared this tomb as well.¡±


    Zhuge Kongming, Julian Miller.


    The man who destroyed a large pyramid-shaped tomb leisurely grabbed an artifact.


    ¡®This is the twentieth one.¡¯


    Julian started to smile.


    But the subordinates who had come with him were standing with their jaws dropped.


    ¡°Wow......that¡¯s a monster.¡±


    ¡°He did it in just thirty minutes......!¡±


    ¡°He even did it with so many competitors...!¡±


    His subordinates gulped while looking at the people on the ground around them.


    Probably over 500 people had entered into this pyramid tomb including the workers.


    But all of them had been K.O.-ed.


    They were all knocked down by Julian''s thunderbolt!


    Well, there was no way for humans to be fine after being struck by lightning.


    ¡°It truly is the Thunder God¡¯s artifact...!¡±


    ¡°I don''t know which artifact it is, but it definitely is amazing...!¡±


    "Wouldn''t he be considered one of the top excavators?¡±


    ¡°Are you dumb? That human is already one of the top-grade users.¡±


    Julian was about to tell them to stop because he felt embarrassed.


    However...


    ¡°But isn¡¯t it weird? Why is someone at that level hiding around?¡±


    Flinch.


    Julian flinched as he was about to walk out of the room.


    ¡°Mm, what did he say, he said something like he was on the international wanted list or something for being a scammer?¡± He¡¯s being chased by the Interpol right now.¡±


    ¡°What? A scammer?!¡±


    The muscles in Julian¡¯s face twitched after hearing that. It was because he suddenly remembered something he didn''t want to remember.


    And then...


    Crack.


    Currents were cracking around Julian''s body, as if they were responding to his emotions. Screams soon echoed through the area.


    Kugugung!


    ¡°Ahhh! The room is being destroyed!¡±


    "A thunderbolt struck down!¡±


    ¡°Leader! Are you okay?! Leader Miller!¡±


    The thunderbolt had been extremely destructive. A person soon walked out of the destroyed room.


    ¡®That damn Seo Ju-Heon...!¡¯


    Julian was groaning as if he could not fully control the power yet.


    ¡°Enough, what is going on with that one of the 7 Great Tombs that was supposedly found around here?¡±


    ¡°Ah, the terrorists are guarding it as we expected. They are killing anybody that they find. I heard that the alliance excavation teams have gathered in the nearby village as well. There are a total of ten teams with over 1,000 people in all.¡±


    ¡°Nah, it will still be like taking candy from a baby for Captain Miller. Those alliance excavation teams are nothing.¡±


    ¡°That is true......but there¡¯s a rumor.¡±


    They gulped as they warily peeked toward Julian.


    ¡°A rumor? What is it?¡±


    ¡°Umm, there is a rumor that Seo Ju-Heon is a part of that alliance excavation team......¡±


    Julian started to frown after hearing that familiar name.


    ¡°C, Captain? What do you want to do?¡±


    Julian started to speak at that moment.

 Chapter 140: Welcome, Monarch of Plunder! (4)

    Chapter 140: Welcome, Monarch of Plunder! (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°That... we will at least head over to the potential location of the tomb.¡±


    Julian''s subordinates¡¯ eyes opened wide.


    "W, will it be okay?¡±


    ¡°Are you okay running into Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    Julian''s calm face slowly started to turn rotten. Some of his subordinates saw his face and thought that this was as they had expected.


    ''Our poor captain... he suffered quite a bit in that police station after being framed.¡¯


    Seo Ju-Heon, that rotten bastard had such a glib tongue. The inspectors had treated Julian as if he was some extremely terrible criminal.


    Julian had felt so wronged when they had interrogated him and asked if he was a habitual offender.


    ¡®Captain Miller is someone who can¡¯t even walk past an old lady without helping her with her bags!¡¯


    He usually helped refugees with an NGO and had taken on cases for people who had been wronged.


    But he had suffered quite a bit after that incident as the press came to rip him apart. That was why he was stealthily moving around while hiding from the press!


    Julian started to grind his teeth, probably because he recalled that nightmare.


    ¡°Do you understand? We will avoid Seo Ju-Heon. Don¡¯t go up against that bastard.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Weren''t you thinking about doing a face-to-face battle with him?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    Julian started to frown.


    There was something called instincts. And that instinct was warning him right now.


    You must never get caught up with that bastard!


    It was not that he was scared. You don¡¯t dodge shit because you''re scared, you dodge it because it¡¯s dirty!


    ¡®That bastard is a villain beyond anybody''s wildest imagination...!¡¯


    Of course, Julian admitted Ju-Heon was talented. Even his Zhuge Kongming''s artifact was warning him about it. But there was a different reason he didn''t like Ju-Heon.


    ¡®He¡¯s an extremely greedy guy.¡¯


    Julian didn¡¯t think that people should use artifacts for personal greed.


    ¡®Artifacts need to be used for the weak.¡¯


    That was the reason he was going around collecting artifacts.


    ¡®That bastard did say I was a co-conspirator and said some weird things about working together, but...¡¯


    ¡°Do you understand? We will never work together with that bastard.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir! T, then...¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon is an artifactphile. We will lure him away. We will then enter the Great Tomb.¡±


    Julian had a confident smile as he sent an artifact flying.


    ¡°What did you just say?¡±


    On the other hand, Lee Seol-A was frowning after hearing what the alliance excavation team had to say.


    The people who heard her question found it odd.


    ¡°What? You didn''t hear us?¡±


    ¡°Please tell me again.¡±


    ¡°We are splitting the profits 7:3.¡±


    Lee Seol-A''s eyebrows twitched.


    Were these fools messing with them?


    That was right. The alliance excavation team members were in front of Ju-Heon¡¯s group right now.


    These were the members of the < Alliance Excavation team > that the Monarch of Gossip had mentioned. This alliance seemed to be made of the people who mainly conducted business in West Asia.


    All of that was fine.


    Talented excavation team members working together to clear a dangerous tomb. How rational was that? Ju-Heon was actually interested as well.


    But the problem was the contract that they handed over.


    [All profits (artifacts) discovered in the tomb will be divided 7:3.]


    ¡°So, you guys get 7 and we get 3?¡±


    That was the deal. She did not like the fact that Ju-Heon would only get 30 percent of the profits.


    Of course, Yoo Jaeha just feigned ignorance and rolled his eyes. But she was frowning.


    ¡®The Captain-nim will probably be doing all the work, so, how dare these bastards try to get 70 percent?!¡¯


    ¡°The rest of the conditions are acceptable, but we must fix this profit split.¡±


    They were shocked to hear Seol-A''s statement.


    ¡°What? We have a lot of people while you guys only have three people! We¡¯re already giving you too much by giving you 30 percent!¡±


    ¡°Yeah. 30 percent is too much.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon interjected into the conversation. Seol-A was shocked at what Ju-Heon had to say.


    ¡°It¡¯s too much?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. 9:1 is enough.¡±


    ¡°C, captain-nim?¡±


    The Alliance Excavation team leaders started to laugh out loud as if they liked what they heard.


    ¡°Wow, you¡¯re different from what we heard. Mr. Seo Ju-Heon, you''re very modest, very modest.¡±


    ¡°Right, the Alliance Excavation team has a total of 2,500 people. A 7:3 split is very generous of us when there are only three of you.¡±


    But they told him to accept it.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon. You¡¯ve already cleared 3 of the 7 Great Tombs. We are treating you well because of that. So, please guide us properly.¡±


    "Furthermore, we''ll make sure to compensate you properly for dealing with that Zhuge Kongming or whatever bastard.¡±


    ¡°This punk is more modest than we expected to want only 10 percent.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown in response.


    ¡°What bullshit are you talking about?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Don''t get the wrong idea. I''m the 9. You guys are the 1. Ah, by the way, the profit split is for things such as tomb information and extra stuff. The artifacts inside are all naturally mine.¡±


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    ¡°Are you fucking crazy?!¡±


    ¡°Are you saying that you¡¯re going to take everything that is in there?!¡±


    ¡°Wow, I guess he''s been shameless so much that he''s forgotten what it means to be shameless!¡±


    ¡°Hello? I''m sorry. It makes no sense that you want all of the profits. We were the ones to find the tomb and you have to consider that we need to pay our members.¡±


    ¡°Then go without any of them. We don''t need them.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡±


    They were truly flustered. He wanted them to get rid of the people when they had no idea what kind of traps or tests would come up in the tomb?


    The people were used to find paths and artifacts, but 90% of their job was to take care of the traps.


    Basically, they were cannon fodder. They needed to pay them handsomely in return.


    They naturally vehemently opposed.


    ¡°Are you joking? We are a large-scale excavation team while you guys only have three people!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s obvious why we should get more!¡±


    ¡®Only three people my ass. Each of my subordinates are worth more than 1,000 of you guys.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team had a total of 7 main members and three supporters. They were able to take down excavation teams with hundreds and thousands of people with just ten people.


    It didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°9:1. Artifacts are mine. If you don¡¯t want to meet my conditions, then feel free to take care of Julian Miller on your own as well. I don¡¯t care whether you guys have your items destroyed by him as well.¡±


    The excavation team members were shaking once Ju-Heon turned around.


    ¡®This bastard, I heard his name was on the black list!¡¯


    They started to shout without being able to hold back anymore.


    ¡°Captain! Let''s just leave this bastard out of it! We should be able to take care of Zhuge Kongming on our own!¡±


    ¡°We don¡¯t need to go into the Great Tomb with him!¡±


    As they were getting rowdy...


    Crack.


    They could see an electric current that was so clear that they could see it with their bare eyes.


    ¡°Uhh, uhh?¡±


    And at that moment... The excavation team''s machines started to break.


    Bang bang bang!


    ¡°Ahhhhh! What the hell?!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, he''s here! It¡¯s that bastard!¡±


    A vicious thunderbolt struck down from the sky at that moment.


    Ruuuuumble!


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    The artifacts they had set up around the base camp as lookouts were starting to be destroyed.


    The nearby area started to crumble while the people who were struck by thunderbolts were screaming as they fainted. Julian only appeared once he destroyed the internal areas.


    ¡°That should take care of it.¡±


    Julian leisurely walked into the base camp. However...


    ¡°I was waiting for you. You bastard!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Julian''s eyes opened wide.


    The base camp that he had expected to turn into a mess was quite fine. The alliance members seemed to have prepared counter measures after being on the receiving end for a while.


    ¡°Haha! Look at how flustered he is!¡±


    "The thunderbolts won''t work on us anymore!¡±


    They then activated the artifacts they had prepared in advance.


    ¡°We don¡¯t even need Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    "Grab that bastard! Get our revenge!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who was watching from a distance, snorted after watching this.


    ¡®What you are doing is useless. You idiots.¡¯


    He was right.


    Crack, craaaaaaaaaaaackle!


    "Ahhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    The alliance team members who had been talking triumphantly foamed at the mouth and fainted because of the thunderbolt.


    A single thunderbolt from Julian had taken out about 80% of the alliance team members.


    The people who were not attacked started to shake in fear.


    ¡°I, in an instant.¡±


    ¡°But why?! We blocked it once!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to chuckle.


    ¡®Block it my ass. That nice bastard went easy on you.¡¯


    Ju-Heon, who had been hiding, triumphantly walked out.


    ¡°See, I told you. You need my help.¡±


    The alliance team members were shaking but shouted as if they didn''t have a choice.


    ¡°Fuck! Okay! We¡¯ll do the split as you mentioned earlier!¡±


    ¡°Good. Then it is 10:0.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Julian, who found Ju-Heon, started to frown.


    ¡®Why is this bastard here?!¡¯


    It could not be helped.


    "Why are you here? I thought I lured you away with a different artifact.¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed after hearing that.


    "Ah, that weird blue bird?¡±


    A blue bird had indeed appeared in front of Ju-Heon before he met up with the alliance team.


    It was that blue bird in a fairy tale that had turned into an artifact.


    It was Julian¡¯s plot as he knew that Ju-Heon would go crazy for artifacts.


    However...


    ¡°You idiot, did you really think you could lure me away with something like that?¡±


    ¡°What? You excitedly followed it into a woman¡¯s changing room......ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was beaten up once again. Seol-A quietly whispered at that moment.


    ¡°Captain-nim. The Vice Captain-nim is not someone you can talk with. Why don¡¯t you use the memory artifact like you did for me last time...¡±


    That would be extremely effective. But Ju-Heon shook his head.


    ¡°I won''t use that on this bastard just yet.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    It wouldn''t matter if he used it, but Julian would be a headache for a different reason if he restored Julian''s memories.


    Why?


    Lee Seol-A was a loyal subordinate who would kill herself if he told her to do so, but Julian was his completely opposite. Restoring his memories might make Julian throw a fuss and get in his way.


    Either way, restoring the memory of someone who was not certain to be his ally could just be giving information about the future without any benefits to himself.


    ¡®This bastard is a monster who would go up to the level of the Four Emperors if he also had the information about the future.¡¯


    That was why he couldn¡¯t just give the memories back to him.


    ¡°That¡¯s why we need to first dye that bastard the same color as us.¡±


    "Dye him?¡±


    Julian wondered what nonsense Ju-Heon was spewing as he cast another thunderbolt.


    ¡°Ho, whatever. I might as well return the shame you caused me!¡±


    Indra''s artifact was generating a large thunderbolt as if it would gobble Ju-Heon up.


    Craaaaaaaaaaaaaackle!


    Yoo Jaeha screamed after seeing that huge thunderbolt while Lee Seol-A got the chills.


    ¡®The Vice Captain-nim truly is strong!¡¯


    It was at that moment. Seol-A, the Expert Scout, realized something after feeling a sensation.


    ¡®This is...¡¯


    They were still a bit far away, but numerous people were heading over. Her instincts told them who they must be.


    ¡®Are they the Monarch of Evangelism¡¯s subordinates?¡¯


    They were most likely Middle Eastern terrorists.


    These terrorists were probably coming to kill them for being in their territory and take the tomb for themselves.


    Seol-A became urgent.


    ¡°Captain-nim, the terrorists are heading over. We need to hurry up and get the Vice Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Don''t worry. I''m using this!¡±


    ¡°You really had a plan!¡±


    But Lee Seol-A turned pale after seeing the item that Ju-Heon pulled out.


    ¡®W, wait, that is!¡¯


    ¡°T, that is the harem artifact!¡±


    ¡°I''ll call women over with this.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Flash, the harem artifact was activated. It sounded as if they could hear a lot of women not too far away.


    Lee Seol-A could not understand it at all.


    ¡°Umm, Captain-nim. I don¡¯t remember the Vice Captain being very lustful...!¡±


    Ju-Heon rubbed his ear after hearing that.


    ¡°That is true. Be honest, who do you think would win if I went up against Kongming right now?¡±


    ¡°That...!¡±


    Even Seol-A could not tell. Other people might say that Ju-Heon would have the advantage because of Anubis¡¯s army, the Code of Hammurabi, Nero''s artifact, etc, but...


    ¡®The Vice Captain-nim has Zhuge Kongming¡¯s artifact.¡¯


    He hadn¡¯t been Chairman Kwon''s left arm alongside Ju-Heon for no reason.


    ¡°Well, I could take care of Kongming before he figured out my weaknesses if I went at full power. But that was before that bastard had this thunder artifact.¡±


    An Expert Strategist getting a strong attacking power made him extremely difficult to handle.


    ¡°But it''s still okay. Indra is famous for being a horny bastard. That was why his testicles ended up being chopped off.¡±


    Seol-A gasped.


    ¡®Even if he manages to block the artifact with that......!¡¯


    "What about the Vice Captain-nim?! You can¡¯t make up with the Vice Captain-nim using that method...!¡±


    "Who said anything about making up? I''m hunting him down.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Using regular methods against an honest person like him was annoying and tiring. He naturally needed to cheat. Ju-Heon chuckled and called Yoo Jaeha over.


    ¡°Jaeha. Take some pictures when the women rush over.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Proof of sexual harassment.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re good at taking pictures. Use the skills you used to sneak pictures of me to take some good pictures.¡±


    ¡®Hey, you bastard!¡¯

 Chapter 141: Really messed with the wrong person (1)

    Chapter 141: Really messed with the wrong person (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Yoo Jaeha gasped.


    ¡°H, hold on. You really want me to take pictures? You want me to do it when the women rush over? Really?¡±


    ¡°Yes. Ah, by the way, take them so that there won''t be any legal issues. You know, that thing called angle scam.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    As Yoo Jaeha was about to say something...


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! Over here, over here!¡±


    ¡°I found him, I found him!¡±


    Women nearby, who were affected by Ju-Heon using the harem artifact, had rushed over.


    The women were as heated up as the hot sand all around them.


    They numbered in the tens... Hundreds... No, about a thousand! Ju-Heon had summoned all the women in the area similar to how Simon had done so in Kyoto.


    Of course, Yoo Jaeha could not understand it.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t this the middle of the desert? How are there so many people...?!¡±


    He had not expected too many women because they were far from any towns.


    But the number of womens who were flooding over were beyond anything he could have ever expected. They had even arrived before the terrorists!


    The difference in original distance probably played a role, but it was most likely because they were burning up like fireflies.


    He still thought that it was great.


    ¡°Even Kongming should not be able to handle this many...¡±


    But Yoo Jaeha soon turned pale. It could not be helped. S§×ar?h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Wait, Captain-nim! They''re all headed here! Over here!¡±


    About a thousand women charged in as Yoo Jaeha screamed. They were moving so fiercely that they resembled wild buffalos running through a plain.


    ¡°Kyaa! Ju-Heon-nim! Ju-Heon-nim!¡±


    ¡°I was looking for you! Ju-Heon-nim!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was instantly slammed by the women and sent flying.


    The women took off their hijabs and burkas as soon as they found Ju-Heon. There were a few tourists among the group as well, but there were many locals as this was not a large tourist attraction area.


    ¡°Ju-Heon-nim! Ju-Heon-nim!¡±


    They were all quite pretty as well. They were all giving off the unique beauty of Middle Eastern women that could not be found in the East or West.


    Maybe that was the reason. Lee Seol-A felt as if she was going to faint.


    "C... Captain-nim.¡±


    Was she mistaken to think that the artifact was working more effectively than when Simon had used it? Simon could only call twenty to thirty women at once.


    ¡®A, as expected of the Captain-nim.¡¯


    There was such a difference when he was using the same artifact! Of course, she didn¡¯t know whether she should be happy or cry in sorrow.


    Ju-Heon screamed as soon as the horny women stuck to him. It was quite difficult to handle as the women''s soft breasts and legs stuck to him.


    ¡°Not me! Over there! Go over there!¡±


    The women freaked out after hearing that.


    "Excuse me?! How come?!¡±


    ¡°Ju-Heon-nim! Please don''t throw us away!¡±


    ¡®There¡¯s no need to talk about throwing you guys away or anything!¡¯


    This artifact was great other than the fact that the impacted people did not care about the time or place.


    ¡°Over there, over there! Go over there!¡±


    The women pouted after seeing where Ju-Heon was pointing. They could all see Julian standing there. Was nerdy the best word to describe him?


    Dark blonde hair and a stiff expression... He was quite handsome, but they didn¡¯t seem to care for him at all.


    ¡°He has no style......¡±


    "I like Ju-Heon-nim...¡±


    Ju-Heon shouted at that moment.


    ¡°Hurry up and go!¡±


    The women got off him with disappointment. They didn¡¯t want to do it, but Ju-Heon had ordered them to do so.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! Ju-Heon-nim gave the order!¡±


    ¡°He said to go there!¡±


    ¡°I''m going to be praised!¡±


    It felt as if there were 1,000 of the ropes, but it didn¡¯t matter. Ju-Heon called out to Yoo Jaeha who was huffing after having been trampled by the women.


    ¡°Good. Take the pictures now.¡±


    ¡°......A, are you serious? You really want me to take pictures?¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? You had no problems taking pictures of me.¡±


    ¡°N, no, that...¡±


    ¡°Take good pictures and make sure to consider the golden composition and golden ratio.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha truly felt sorry for Julian. But it wasn''t as if Ju-Heon had chosen normal methods when making him sign a contract either.


    This was the person who had pointed a knife at him as he handed over a slave contract!


    ¡®But this is still a crime!¡¯


    He was trying to send an innocent person off!


    Ju-Heon said something else without caring for whether his subordinate was suffering or not.


    ¡°Do you understand? The Monarch of Gossip... No, take pictures that would even make Wade Haarmann go crazy. Take pictures that the press would like.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to cry.


    ¡°I''d rather take pictures of women......why does everybody keep telling me to take pictures of men....¡±


    Lee Seol-A and Irene had asked him to do that as well even though this wasn¡¯t the reason he had studied photography.


    ¡°......Aigoo, aigoo, my poor life. To think that I studied photography to end up taking pictures of men...¡±


    ¡°200 million won per good picture.¡±


    "I will put my life on the line to get it done, sir!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha instantly turned from the Monarch of Pushoverness into the Monarch of Unpermitted Photography.


    ¡°Hey hey hey hey! Do it properly! Oggle the women or something! Move your hands! Play along so that it will be easy to edit!¡±


    Julian, who had instantly fallen into a blissful torture, started to shake.


    ¡®These bastards.¡¯


    It was an obvious reaction. They were acting as if they knew the risk of his artifact.


    Indra¡¯s artifact¡¯s risk was as strong as its power and had three stages of risks. The first level would make him turn into the worst scoundrel ever. That was the reason Julian purposely avoided women.


    Indra¡¯s artifact started to react.


    [#&$#!]


    Ohhh, women, 1,000 women came over for me!


    ¡®This is driving me crazy.¡¯


    He couldn¡¯t understand artifact language as Ju-Heon could, but he had a pretty good idea since he was contracted with it.


    The situation was quite dangerous. But Julian was a person who could even handle Zhuge Kongming''s artifact¡¯s shitty risk as well.


    There was no way he would lose control to this damn scoundrel of an artifact! And then...


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Attempting Ju-Heon-nim¡¯s orders...huh?¡±


    Craaaaaackle!


    A thunderbolt shot out. A bright light flashed at the center of the women as the thunderbolt shot out.


    The women screamed and fell down. Of course, it was not a strong thunderbolt that would harm them. It just made them temporarily faint.


    Yoo Jaeha and Lee Seol-A¡¯s jaws dropped in shock.


    ¡®Amazing. He made that many people faint without harming them.¡¯


    That was what Lee Seol-A was thinking.


    ¡®Wow, that¡¯s a stone Buddha, a total stone Buddha.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha was giving Julian a ton of respect.


    Even Ju-Heon, who was participating in this Zhuge Kongming raid, couldn¡¯t help but admire him.


    ¡®As expected of this vicious bastard.¡¯


    This bastard was someone who could even suppress risks with his mental fortitude. Well, this was how this bastard had always been.


    It was said that it was easier to handle the artifacts¡¯ attempts to mess with you if you had no greed. That was the reason this bastard had many uses.


    ¡®I definitely need to control this bastard.¡¯


    This bastard¡¯s wishes weren¡¯t important. All useful things had to become his.


    As Ju-Heon warmly(?) smiled and started to walk over to Julian... Zhuge Kongming started to run without looking back.


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon was shocked.


    ¡®How dare this son of a bitch try to run away!¡¯


    This wouldn''t normally happen, but this was a terrible match-up for Julian!


    Ju-Heon was the craziest of all foes that Julian had run into.


    ¡®He¡¯s an extremely crazy bastard!¡¯


    Furthermore, his goal wasn¡¯t the artifact here anyway.


    ¡®That¡¯s why I''ll hit and run!¡¯


    There would be no good things that would come out of getting involved with this kind of scammer thug anyway! There were too many people in the world waiting for Julian''s help!


    Of course, Ju-Heon could easily guess what despicable thoughts were going through Julian¡¯s mind.


    Maybe that was the reason. Ju-Heon let out a deep breath.


    ¡°I wasn¡¯t planning on doing this because you had a reputation to maintain as the Vice Captain, but....¡±


    ¡®I guess I have no choice. How dare he try to get ahead.¡¯


    ¡°C, captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°Come on out. Time for the two of you to get to work.¡±


    A light flashed next to Ju-Heon as soon as he said that.


    But Julian just sneered.


    ¡®It¡¯s obvious he¡¯s calling the artifact of lust!¡¯


    It was well-known that Ju-Heon had cleared the Tomb of Lust.


    In fact, it really was Daji that appeared! Extreme beauty to shake the hearts of men, fox ears, nine tails that looked fluffier than anything in this world...


    Daji, who could get almost anybody to fall with a single elegant movement, sensually smiled.


    Next to her was a rope that Ju-Heon had not even called out...


    [#&$#&*!]


    Do I just need to seduce that person? Do I?


    Its eyes were sparkling with excitement. [1]


    Julian was in disbelief after seeing this weird combination.


    ¡®Wait, the artifact of lust and a rope? What kind of perverted play is this bastard trying to do?!¡¯


    But Ju-Heon didn''t care and just confidently shouted to the two of them.


    "Alright, the two of you go and seduce that bastard!¡±


    ¡®Seduce, my ass! It won¡¯t work even if you try to seduce me with the artifact of lust!¡¯


    Julian didn''t have Tolerance like Ju-Heon did, but his mental fortitude was strong.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    He reacted. His body that was a steel wall similar to that of a practitioner practicing the dao, started to react!


    ¡°?!¡±


    The proof was the fact that Indra¡¯s artifact that he had been suppressing started to run wild!


    [#$&(#$)]


    Sniff sniff, it¡¯s the scent of a woman! It¡¯s a scent I can¡¯t resist!


    Julian started to scream. This was very dangerous.


    ¡®The second level of risk is going to pop out like this as well!¡¯


    But why was this happening all of a sudden?


    As he thought that...


    ¡°You¡¯re not a real human if you can hold yourself back against these two.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Julian''s jaw dropped after seeing the two terrible items in Ju-Heon¡¯s hands.


    These items that would make someone gasp just looking at them were...!


    [#(*$(#!)]


    Huff, huff, huff! I''m coming! Comiiiiiiiiiiiing!


    [#($*#(!]


    Aaaaaaaaaahng, I can¡¯t hold back anymore. Huff huff! I''m about to cum!


    They were Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo''s artifacts!


    Ju-Heon started to smirk.


    ¡°What do you think? You''ve never experienced Korean artifacts of lust, right?¡±


    And then...


    [Yang energy and Yin energy at levels beyond all expectations are exploding out 1km in all directions!]


    [Yang energy and Yin energy at levels beyond all expectations are exploding out 1km in all directions!]


    [They are strong enough to even make someone with erectile dysfunction stand up tall.]


    [They are strong enough that even a stone Buddha would not be able to hold back its lust.]


    Yoo Jaeha became shocked while seeing what Ju-Heon was doing.


    ¡°Wow, shit, when did he bring those ones?!¡±


    These two artifacts chased Ju-Heon around saying they liked him, but Ju-Heon always threw them away saying they were disgusting.


    Anyway, why they were here right now was not important.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The Yin energy didn''t matter because all of the women nearby had fainted, but the effect of the Yang energy was amazing.


    The men who were hiding started to go berserk.


    ¡°Ohhhhhhhh! It¡¯s a woman! A woman!¡±


    ¡°A woman!¡±


    The Alliance excavation team members who had been defeated by Julian earlier started to smile lecherously while looking at the fainted women.


    Of course, Ju-Heon would not just sit back and let them do that.


    ¡°All of you get lost. Kamikakushi!¡±


    Ju-Heon instantly sent all members of the Alliance excavation team off elsewhere. Yoo Jaeha was fine to stay here because Ju-Heon was stepping on him with his foot to make sure he doesn¡¯t cause any trouble.


    As for Ju-Heon, his Tolerance would allow him to not turn into a horny bastard even with this overflow of Yang energy.


    That meant that the only one left was Zhuge Kongming! Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    "Alright, be good and give in to the anguish! Give yourself into the risk! You old-fashioned blockhead!¡±


    ¡®T, this bastard!¡¯


    ¡°Also tell me why you attacked the other excavation teams while you''re at it!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? There¡¯s no reason you would attack them for no reason. I''m sure there¡¯s something there.¡±


    ¡°Ugh...! Do you really think I would tell a villain like you?!¡±


    ¡°Okay, fine.¡±


    The quick-witted rope¡¯s eyes flashed after seeing Ju-Heon motion for it. It quickly bound Julian and threw him toward Daji. Daji, who knew exactly what to do, started to scream.


    [It¡¯s a pervert, a pervert! This lowly human!]


    ¡°?!¡±


    And at that moment...


    Click.


    Julian heard the sound of a camera shutter. Daji smacked Julian away with a haughty expression as soon as she heard the shutter.


    Pow!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Julian, who was suddenly hit by her tail, could not think straight. Ju-Heon then started to chuckle.


    ¡°Alright, come serve under me if you don¡¯t want this picture getting out.¡±


    Julian was in disbelief.


    Did he really need to do all of this for a single picture?


    He felt wronged!


    ¡°Hey! Why are you doing this to me?! Did we have a terrible relationship in a past life or something?!¡±


    ¡®A terrible relationship in a past life?¡¯


    ¡°It was very bad. Very, very bad.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Ju-Heon then started to shake a contract.


    Of course, it was written as a contract but read as a slave contract.


    ¡°Miller. I don¡¯t care whether you go around doing charity work or try to win the Nobel Peace Prize or whatever. In fact, I would help you if you want to do those things. So just become my sla... No, just cooperate with me.¡±


    ¡®Do you think I would do that. You''re treating me like shit!¡¯


    Julian started to grind his teeth while having that thought.


    ¡°Fine. But that picture comes first. Delete it immediately.¡±


    ¡°No thanks. The contract comes first.¡±


    ¡°The picture comes first......!¡±


    ¡°I''ll send it to the press if you don¡¯t want to.¡±


    ¡°Ack!¡±


    Ju-Heon naturally had no plans on really sending the picture, but he just smiled.


    ¡°Okay. Sign it.¡±


    Julian wanted to die.


    1. The author refers to the rope¡¯s eyes so much... I wonder if it really has eyes lol.

 Chapter 142: Really messed with the wrong person (2)

    Chapter 142: Really messed with the wrong person (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Why did he have to end up getting caught by such a weird bastard?


    ¡°Alright, hand over your thumb.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled despicably as he pulled a red ink pad out of his pocket. He looked ready to complete this bully of a contract right now.


    ¡°Alright, hand it over while I''m asking nicely.¡±


    Why would I listen to you?! It¡¯s obviously not a regular contract! Why was this bastard acting like the mafia asking for his pinky?!


    This was a guy who was using such unbelievable methods to scout someone. There was no way that the contents of the contract would be normal.


    Ju-Heon chuckled as the sharp Julian tried to find a way out of it.


    ¡°I''m really going to send the picture if you don¡¯t sign. That picture over there.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha soon shook the phone screen from underneath Ju-Heon¡¯s foot.


    There was a clear picture of Julian touching Daji¡¯s breast on the screen.


    The truth was that he had accidentally put his hand on her breast after being pushed by the damn rope, but Yoo Jaeha''s fantastic skill had turned it into a work of art. Furthermore, Daji had put on such a godly act that she really looked as if she did not like his action.


    How the hell was he able to get the perfect angle to make it look as if Julian was forcefully assaulting Daji?!


    This was why Julian felt so wronged!


    ¡®It¡¯s not like I was bitten by a flower snake!¡¯ [1]


    But Julian wasn''t the type to submit so easily.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon. I''ll sue you if you come at me like this. This is clearly blackmail.¡±


    Ju-Heon just scoffed after seeing Julian attack him back.


    ¡®Look at this bastard. Of course a lawyer would act this way. Ah, he¡¯s probably not a lawyer yet.¡¯


    Julian had been a talented lawyer who took care of any of the tomb raiding team and TKBM''s legal matters. Well, he didn¡¯t represent TKBM very much because he was mainly a human rights lawyer who cared most about representing the weak.


    Anyway, the reason Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding team was able to get out of its numerous legal battles was because of this bastard who had a perfect record with no losses.


    But who cared if he was talented?


    ¡®The fist is closer than the law in this world.¡¯


    ¡°Ah hello? Hey old man, it''s me. Leave the front page of the Times empty. The cover will be ¡®Zhuge Kongming, Julian Miller. His hobby is sexual assault.¡¯ Something like that should be fine. The contents can talk about how he makes women faint with thunderbolts to rape them I guess?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon was not the type to back down because he was threatened by the law. He would not have messed with the Chairman of a large corporation or a US General if that was the case!


    Ju-Heon annoyingly shook the phone again.


    ¡°Alright then. Are you going to sign here? Yes or no?¡±


    He was certain. This was fodder for the press. Forget the law, he would be buried in society while getting ready to sue Ju-Heon!


    ¡°Damn it. Hand it over!¡±


    A desperate Julian reached his hand out. But Ju-Heon would not have it taken from him so easily.


    ¡°Aigoo, hey Seol-A. Hold him down firmly for me.¡±


    Seol-A really held down firmly.


    ¡°!¡±


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    It was just that her arms were wrapped around Ju-Heon¡¯s body instead of Julian!


    ¡°!¡±


    Seol-A was slightly moaning as she tightly hugged Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Ha, haaaaah. Captain-nim, Captain-nim...! I can¡¯t hold back any longer!¡±


    Ju-Heon realized his mistake. Seol-A had also been affected by yin energy after he activated Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo''s artifacts.


    ¡®Shit!¡¯


    He was focused on Yoo Jaeha potentially causing an accident that he had not thought about Seol-A.


    Ju-Heon could feel Seol-A''s soft breasts pushing against his back.


    That wasn¡¯t even it! Seol-A, who had been rubbing her flushed face on Ju-Heon''s back, slowly lowered her hand to his thigh. Her movements looked very natural.


    ¡®W, wait, this punk!¡¯


    It felt nice, but right now was a bit!


    In the end, Ju-Heon grabbed Lee Seol-A¡¯s wrist as she tried to find his junior. He then had no choice but to shout.


    ¡°Damn it, Byeon Kang-Soe!¡±


    [#($#*(!]


    Yes sir! Master! Huff, huff, huff!


    Byeon Kang-Soe''s artifact charged toward Julian as soon as he said that. Julian screamed after watching it come near him.


    ¡°H, hold on!¡±


    It was surreal seeing a flapping white lace panty viciously charging toward him.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Julian was about to go crazy because of Byeon Kang-Soe''s ability.


    ¡®Damn it, the second level of risk is here too!¡¯


    That was right. The second and third level risks would strike down once he got past the first level of being a scoundrel.


    The second level of risk was Pain from the Heavens. This was because Indra was said to have been punished by the gods after lusting after Asura''s daughter.


    Was that the cause? Julian started to cough up blood after the second level of risk arrived. His whole body was in pain as if he had been beaten by the gods.


    Nothing was actually broken. But his bones really felt as if they had been broken and his muscles felt as if they were ripping.


    ¡°Hey... Seo Ju-Heon! Are you really going to do this to your fellow human...!¡±


    Ju-Heon just shoved the contract in front of Julian again.


    ¡°Here, sign it.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    ¡°I''m sure you don¡¯t want the last risk to arrive either, right?¡±


    Julian flinched and his body started to shake after hearing that.


    The final third level risk. He had not experienced it yet, but he knew it would truly be terrible.


    ¡®Indra¡¯s final moment...!¡¯


    After being beaten by the gods, it was said that Indra was either castrated or ended up with the vulva of the heavens appearing on his body. The tale said that he begged and pleaded until the sentence was reduced to having the eyes of heaven appear on his body.


    That meant that the third risk......


    Julian''s face turned pale.


    ¡°W, wait, let¡¯s talk after I read through the contract!¡±


    He could not let the third risk happen.


    Julian still wanted to live as a man!


    He didn¡¯t know how Seo Ju-Heon knew so much about his artifact, but that was not important right now.


    ¡®Let¡¯s get out of this situation first.¡¯


    But Julian almost fainted after looking through the contract. Even Julian, who was preparing to become a lawyer, could see that the format was perfect, but breaking down the contents of the contract in simple terms......


    -


    Become Seo Ju-Heon''s personal lawyer after officially passing the bar and becoming a lawyer. (All legal advice, representation, and assistance will be provided for free.)


    -


    Come whenever and wherever Seo Ju-Heon asks you to come to help him.


    -


    The duration of the contract is for 10 years. (The contract auto-renews at the end. The contract can only be terminated via mutual agreement.)


    - During a dispute, you will only represent the promisee (Seo Ju-Heon). However, this does not pertain to the pro bono cases representing the weak individuals in society who cannot defend themselves.


    -


    Will do whatever the promisee tells you to do and will not complain about promisee''s actions regarding all things related to the contract.


    -


    The promisee and the promisor will both sincerely abide by the contents of this contract and will be punished by the Code of Hammurabi should they break the contract.


    It was basically something like that. How could he not get flustered after reading that?!


    "What kind of shitty contract is this?!¡±


    ¡°What? It¡¯s a standard contract.¡±


    "What? This is a standard contract?!¡±


    Julian was in disbelief.


    Any rational person would be able to tell the terrible nature of this contract.


    ¡°I won''t do it. I can''t cooperate with a bastard like you!¡±


    ¡°Really? Then I¡¯ll send the picture.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to e-mail someone on his phone.


    ¡°No, wait!¡±


    Julian clenched his teeth and then sighed.


    ¡°Fine. I''ll do it.¡±


    He was so desperate that he quickly signed. He knew that a contract like this would not be viable in the court of law.


    ¡®He doesn''t seem to know anything about the law.¡¯


    But for some reason, Yoo Jaeha, who was next to him, started to chuckle.


    Yoo Jaeha then whispered to him.


    ¡°Nice to meet you, my fellow slave.¡±


    ¡®What? Slave?¡¯


    Julian should have realized it at that moment. He should have remembered that you should always read a contract thoroughly, including the back.


    ¡°Oho, you think that the artifact users in the Middle East were trying to create Hitler?¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s group that had come into a tomb were listening to Julian¡¯s story.


    ¡°Yes. The guerillas that don''t want to be loyal to Pandora nor the C-R Alliance are trying to create their own faction.


    It was pretty obvious why they wanted to create Hitler.


    ¡®The Monarch of Gossip has Goebbels''s artifact.¡¯


    Julian seemed to be trying to stop the Monarch of Gossip.


    ¡°That man is using his artifact for evil means.¡±


    That made Ju-Heon think about the monopolizers and start to sneer.


    ¡®Well, it¡¯s understandable.¡¯


    The good people usually suffered while the bad people benefited in society.


    People would gain more and more benefits for using their artifacts to harm humans. The Monarch of Gossip was naturally someone who chose to do that as well. There was no way that someone who contracted Hitler¡¯s lackey''s artifact would have been a good person to start.


    Artifacts and humans were said to lean toward each other with similar tendencies, so seeing either one would make it easy to tell the disposition of the other.


    ¡°Anyway, the Monarch of Gossip has Goebbels''s artifact. The world will turn to chaos if they manage to find Hitler¡¯s artifact.¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed at him. It was true that Hitler¡¯s artifact appearing would mean that there was someone at the level of Keira, the Monarch of War. They would try to find Hitler¡¯s artifact, as well as different Nazi artifacts throughout the world.


    That would instantly turn the world into chaos.


    ¡°I''m destroying all of them to prevent that from happening.¡±


    "Aha.¡±


    ¡®That must be why the Monarch of Gossip wanted to hire me.¡¯


    He must have wanted to get rid of Julian who seemed to have realized their plan.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°I don''t think you have to worry about Hitler.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon thought about the far-right White Supremacist faction from the past. They had searched for the artifact while dreaming about the resurrection of the dictator, but...


    ¡®Most of the Nazi artifacts were sealed in the past.¡¯


    Searching for those artifacts had only led to destruction for those people.


    But there was no need for him to tell them that.


    ¡°Anyway, I hope you guys can help me out with it as well.¡±


    Ju-Heon could naturally help.


    Julian¡¯s enemies were people who would be aiming for his artifacts as well.


    However...


    ¡°Ah, you innocent idiot.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    This bastard was truly the ¡®hero¡¯ type.


    He was the type who was smart but would end up being scammed because of his overflowing sense of justice.


    That was why he had been captured underneath Chairman Kwon even with such abilities.


    ¡°Ah, whatever, hey pikachu. Destroy that.¡±


    Julian started to shake as Ju-Heon pointed to the tomb entrance.


    ¡®Now he¡¯s calling me pikachu?¡¯


    ¡°Hold on. You need to meet the requirements to open the entrance to this tomb...¡±


    ¡®What requirements bullshit.¡¯


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    Ju-Heon ruthlessly destroyed the tomb entrance as if he was too annoyed to even wait. He had used his Tomb Destruction skill. It truly was a large explosion.


    Of course, Julian became angry.


    ¡°H, hold on! Destroying it like that can damage the nearby towns!¡±


    ¡°Who cares?¡±


    Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t an amateur who would damage the nearby area.


    What continued was Ju-Heon completely ignoring Julian.


    ¡°Ack! Hold on! Over there is!¡±


    Bang!


    ¡°No, that is!¡±


    Babababang!


    ¡°Hey! If you do that...!¡±


    Ruuuuuuuuuuumble!


    Ju-Heon just completely ignored Julian¡¯s comments and walked deep into the tomb.


    Julian was at a loss for words. Ju-Heon didn''t listen no matter how much he warned him.


    In fact, forget listening...


    ¡°Alright, you watched properly, right? The last one is for you to destroy.¡±


    Julian started to shake.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think we are well-suited for each other. Good luck on your own. I¡¯ll report you guys to Interpol as soon as we get out of here.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha interjected after seeing Julian trying to turn around and walk out.


    ¡°Huh? What are you doing, slave? Are you trying to break the contract?¡±


    ¡°Hmph, the picture is already gone, such threats mean nothing to m...¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°!¡±


    A familiar picture appeared. The rope was in front of Julian holding a phone and moving up and down.


    The picture that appeared on the screen was the one from earlier......


    ¡°W, what the hell?! Why is this picture here?! You definitely deleted it earlier!¡±


    ¡°Who knows? Maybe an artifact restored it.¡±


    Julian was in disbelief.


    ¡°Ho, that means this is a breach of contract! I¡¯ll sue you...¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°What bullshit are you spewing? There were no conditions that artifacts could not spread it.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    [#$&*#8!]


    That¡¯s right, it wasn¡¯t there! It wasn''t there!


    The rope excitedly threw the phone up and down in the air.


    Julian blanked out. Yoo Jaeha shook the contract in front of him at that moment.


    "Alright, you haven''t forgotten about this contract, right?¡±


    Julian just scoffed.


    ¡°An unfair contract like that will not be held up in a court of law. It¡¯s just useless pieces of paper.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    "That is true. At least in human society that is.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡®Human society?¡¯


    ¡°Did you read thoroughly until the end? Professor Kongming?¡±


    ¡°T, the end?¡±


    He had not felt the need to read through such an unbelievable contract until the end.


    But Julian¡¯s jaw dropped once he read the end of the contract.


    [This contract is unrelated to the human world and functions under the laws of the artifact world; all artifacts will be hostile to the person who breaks this contract.]


    [Certifier: Division Commander Anubis]


    There was a dog¡¯s paw print next to it.


    ¡®W, what the hell......!¡¯


    Julian could clearly feel Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha''s artifacts starting to show murderous intent toward him.


    This odd contract must truly be effective.


    ¡°Alright, why don¡¯t you destroy the door as the Captain-nim asked......¡±


    Julian''s eyes flashed at that moment and he struck out toward Yoo Jaeha.


    Ruuuuumble!


    ¡°Ow, it¡¯s hot, it¡¯s not!¡±


    A thunderbolt flashed and the contract in Yoo Jaeha''s hand started to burn.


    ¡°Ah! The contract!¡±


    Julian started to smile.


    ¡°That contract is now gon......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°But I have another one?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was chuckling as if he had never been shocked at all and shook another contract.


    Julian started to frown in response.


    ¡°You made a copy of the contract!¡±


    Another thunderbolt struck down.


    However...


    ¡°I have a ton of these!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha threw hundreds of the contract into the air.


    ¡°Hahahaha! Burn them all if you want! You probably can''t tell which one is real! Do you know how much I was tortured after you figured out my fake last time?! Ahhahahahahahaha!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh after hearing Yoo Jaeha laugh.


    ¡°Take good care of the contract. And...¡±


    He then pointed to the door.


    ¡°Okay. Hurry up and destroy it.¡±


    ¡°##$&!¡±


    1. female con artist who exploits men with sex appeal

 Chapter 143: Really messed with the wrong person (3)

    Chapter 143: Really messed with the wrong person (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Julian¡¯s body was shaking.


    In the air were the contracts flying around as if to tease Julian... While the laughing Yoo Jaeha and Seo Ju-Heon were in front of him.


    ¡°Okay. Hurry up, Captain-nim said to destroy it!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha excitedly shook a contract around while Julian clenched his teeth.


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    He didn¡¯t want to associate with these thugs!


    Unfortunately, he had no choice right now. The proof of that was the fact that the thunderbolt shot out and struck the iron door. The door turned completely black before it fell over. That created a path inside.


    Yoo Jaeha started to laugh with joy as he watched.


    "Captain-nim, Captain-nim. I did good, right? I did good, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes. Good job. I''ll give you 90 points.¡±


    ¡°Oh yeaaaaah! I got praised! Bonus, bonus!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who had his salary cut and cut again, was jumping around in joy.


    It was probably because he was always on the receiving end of Ju-Heon¡¯s abuse. He was probably happy that he now had a fellow slave.


    It felt as if he had been the newbie at the workplace who always had to do the shit jobs but a new worker showed up under him.


    ¡°Hooray! I''m free now, free!¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled because he found this entertaining.


    ¡®Free? That punk seems to be making a bit of a mistake.¡¯


    ¡°Anyway, now that we have Kongming with us, let¡¯s go inside...¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s quiet groan echoed in the area.


    Lee Seol-A had pushed Ju-Heon down and straddled him, as if she could not hold back any longer.


    ¡°Haaaa, haaaaa, Captain-nim.¡±


    Her eyes were not focused. They were not focused at all. Ju-Heon started to frown while looking at her.


    ¡®These bastards!¡¯


    Just as he had expected...


    [##&*]


    Aaaaaaaaaahng, aaaaaaaaahng! Young lady! Be honest with yourself! Conquer him!


    [#&*!]


    Huff, huff. Oppa, don''t let her wait any longer, just take her!


    Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo''s artifacts. These two terrible artifacts were excited and harmoniously rubbing their bodies against each other and continuing to release their auras. Seol-A happily started to go for Ju-Heon''s lips.


    The entire world might be in danger if Irene found out about this, but the artifacts didn''t care about that. Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo¡¯s artifacts then started to jump up and down in joy, thinking that they had succeeded and that this man was going to be conquered.


    [#&$#]


    Aaaaaaaahng, he¡¯s still just a human man! S~ea??h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    How can he resist?


    [#@&$!]


    We won! We won!


    These artifacts of lust pushed for sexual pleasure and disorder, hoping to change the way humans thought in the process. They caused quite the headache doing things like this whenever they had a chance.


    But forget winning...


    ¡°M, mmph! Captain-ni....mmph!¡±


    Ju-Heon wrapped his tongue with Seol-A¡¯s and K.O.-ed her.


    Ju-Heon looked at these terrible artifacts and smiled viciously after Seol-A''s body shook and she weakly fell off Ju-Heon¡¯s body.


    ¡°I''m going to turn you both into the size of peas.¡±


    The terrible artifacts gasped after feeling his violent Dominance.


    [#$&*#]


    Huff huff! This isn''t what I intended!


    There was an explosion as soon as they saw that and the two perverted artifacts started to scream.


    Yoo Jaeha clicked his tongue while watching this.


    ¡°Wow, there¡¯s really no answer for those terrible artifacts. You did a great job destroying them, Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°Restore them.¡±


    ¡°......Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s your job.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha turned pale.


    ¡®W, wait. The lace panty is one thing, but he wants me to put my hands on that terrible thing and touch it all over to restore it?


    Really?¡¯


    "C...... Captain-nim! Umm!¡±


    ¡°Shut up. Let¡¯s go inside now.¡±


    Julian clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Your friend doesn''t seem to have woken up yet.¡±


    ¡®!¡¯


    Something bulky was holding onto Ju-Heon. Seol-A had fainted while hugging him.


    Yoo Jaeha started to grumble, as if he was envious of Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Sigh, what should we do? Captain-nim, I can carry her if it''s too much for you.¡±


    Julian¡¯s eyes sparkled at that moment.


    He seemed to think that this was an opportunity.


    "I¡¯ll heal her for you if you get rid of this terrible contract...!¡±


    But Ju-Heon looked down at Seol-A and started to speak.


    ¡°Hey Seol-A? I know you''re awake. Get up.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Seol-A felt as if she had made a mistake.


    She was planning on getting up, but she could have legally(?) hugged Ju-Heon for a few more seconds if she had not been caught!


    Seol-A, who was disappointed, moved away from Ju-Heon. Julian, who had lost his chance to negotiate, was upset as well.


    Then Seol-A, who had tried to waste(?) some time on purpose, pointed toward the tomb.


    ¡°It¡¯s best to wait a little longer. The scouts are passing by.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped at Seol-A''s ghost-like detection skills while Ju-Heon said that they would wait a bit, as if he was used to this.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll go find a different path. We need to procure an exit path since the terrorists will charge in soon.¡±


    ¡°Sure, whatever.¡±


    Julian quickly started to move while cheering after seeing that Ju-Heon so easily let him go.


    His plan was to leave Ju-Heon behind and go get the artifact first.


    ¡®I''m certain. Over there is the center of this tomb. That¡¯s where the owner of the tomb will be.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had told Julian to become his subordinate and help him, but......


    ¡®Is he crazy? I can''t hand artifacts over to such a villain.¡¯


    It was blatantly obvious how he would use the artifacts. Other people might be okay, but he could not let this bastard have them.


    Most importantly, he was concerned about the suspicious aura he felt around Ju-Heon.


    ¡®It was in the shape of a crow.¡¯


    The bastard¡¯s aura that he saw with Zhuge Kongming''s artifact was so scary that it gave him the chills. As Julian tried to use a side path to steal the artifact without Ju-Heon knowing...


    [#$&#!]


    This bastard dares to plot a rebellion! Plot a rebellion!


    ¡°!¡±


    Julian was shocked because his artifacts suddenly started to run wild.


    [#&$#*#]


    How dare this bastard ignore a contract he made with our esteemed Division Commander!


    [#$&#$]


    Attack this heinous bastard! How dare he try to swipe the artifact first! How dare he!


    It wasn¡¯t that he could hear the artifacts grumbling. It was just that they returned to their true forms even though he had camouflaged them and the auras they were releasing were......!


    "Wait, hold on! Seo Ju-Heon will find out...!¡±


    Julian was placed in a difficult situation.


    He was certain. This was because of that contract he signed! It had mentioned that there would be retaliation from the artifacts should he ever do anything to betray Ju-Heon.


    ''This is driving me crazy.¡¯


    How the heck did a paper contract with the artifacts make any sense?


    ¡®Is that possible for a human to do?¡¯


    Of course, Julian was also a Monarch-Grade user with a high level of Dominance. It wasn''t difficult for him to get these artifacts to shut up, but...


    ¡°What are you doing, Professor Kongming? Are you trying to swipe it?¡±


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    Julian, who had been caught by Ju-Heon, cast a thunderbolt. The wall of the tomb was instantly destroyed. The hidden area behind it appeared.


    ¡°O, of course not. This is where the boss artifact is located.¡±


    ¡°You little punk.¡±


    Ju-Heon walked over toward the room. Julian urgently grabbed Ju-Heon after seeing him trying to enter without taking anything out.


    ¡°Hold on!¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°Are you not carrying an Entrance Pass?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha walked up to them and asked.


    "An Entrance Pass? What the hell is that?¡±


    ¡°What else?! It¡¯s the Proof of Toll for the people who have reported that they will be excavating a tomb! This is the Middle East, but it is still under Pandora''s jurisdiction! This is the tomb that Wade Haarmann, the Monarch of Gossip, had reported that he would be excavating! Anybody who enters without permission will be attacked! It''s not somewhere you can just walk in...!¡±


    Ju-Heon just laughed.


    This was the truth. To excavate a tomb after reporting as Julian mentioned or to do so without reporting... That was related to < Tomb Excavation Reporting >.


    Basically, it was Pandora¡¯s rule that required people to report that they were going to excavate a tomb. All member nations¡¯ tombs fell under Pandora¡¯s jurisdiction, so they claimed that anybody who wanted to dig through these member nations¡¯ tombs must let them know in advance. They could not receive Pandora¡¯s < Entrance Pass > without doing so.


    This Entrance Pass that was a Consumable Artifact was very important for excavators.


    Why?


    ¡®You can only survive in the central region of the tombs with it.¡¯


    The boss rooms with the tomb owners were located there. The central region was the most dangerous part of the tomb.


    They would be exposed to the aura and end up ill, get caught in a trap, be attacked by an artifact... The central region was also where most of the excavators died.


    But recently, Pandora had increased the tomb survival rate by a lot. It was because of this < Entrance Pass > that was a Consumable Artifact!


    ¡®I''m sure it¡¯s the Pandora system artifact''s doing.¡¯


    He didn''t know how it worked, but Ju-Heon, who had taken a glimpse into the artifact world, had an idea about how it worked.


    The Pandora system artifact probably used the artifact network to make a deal with the artifacts.


    Hey, I¡¯ll do something for you. In return, let the humans with the < Entrance Pass > enter the room without any issues.


    It was probably something like that. The Entrance Pass didn¡¯t guarantee that the person would be able to clear the tomb, but it would be good bait for people since it at least increases their rate or survival.


    That was why people were reporting their excavations left and right. The C-R Alliance started to issue a similar Entrance Pass as well. They were able to do so because China had the Supreme Leader artifact.


    But either way, Ju-Heon was someone who had not reported in. Naturally, he had no Entrance Pass.


    Regular people had less than 5% chance of dodging the traps without cannon fodder.


    But Julian gasped and shouted.


    "Wait! You damn troublemaker, you can¡¯t go! I''ll let you borrow my Entrance Pass, so wait patient......¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Uhh, uhhhhh?¡±


    Ju-Heon accurately dodged a trap.


    He did this in a place where taking even one wrong step would make him fall into the depths of hell!


    Ju-Heon then sneered at Julian.


    "What did you say about traps?¡±


    The confident Zhuge Kongming became anxious.


    ¡®H, how?¡¯ That was what his expression seemed to be saying.


    Ju-Heon just laughed as if he was looking down at Julian before he pointed to the ceiling.


    ¡°You. Shut up if you can¡¯t read that.¡±


    He was pointing to the Toombglyph. Julian took a look at the Toombglyph and seemed as if a cat got his tongue.


    ¡®He¡¯s able to read that mysterious text?¡¯


    Julian got the chills. This was not just the level of having high Dominance.


    ¡°Nobody in the world is able to read that text.¡¯


    Actually, no humans should be able to decode it.


    It was because this was not like any other language on Earth. There was nothing in history to even find anything similar to it.


    Maybe that was the reason. Julian could not take his eyes off Ju-Heon right now. He didn''t know because he had not seen Ju-Heon clear any tombs until now, but Ju-Heon was like a mutant.


    He felt as if he was looking at something extraordinary.


    Ju-Heon then sneered at Julian.


    ¡°Don''t think that those Entrance Passes are things that are helpful for artifact users.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no way that they would make anything out of goodwill. There¡¯s definitely a cost associated with it.¡±


    Even that witty Chairman Kwon chose not to use Pandora¡¯s Entrance Pass if he could do so in the past.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡®Oops.¡¯


    Julian, who had not been able to take his eyes off Ju-Heon, quickly looked away.


    Zhuge Kongming''s artifact''s risk might activate if he continued to observe Ju-Heon like this.


    There was no way he could become this bastard''s king maker.


    "Anyway, Seo Ju-Heon. I accept that you are skilled, so listen to m......¡±


    However...


    Babababang!


    Ju-Heon ruthlessly started to destroy the tomb without listening to Julian at all.


    He then leisurely started to shout.


    ¡°Hey artifact, get your ass out now. Otherwise, I''m going to destroy everything.¡±


    ¡°Hey, listen to me, you son of a bitch!¡±


    Julian started to foam at the mouth.


    It was at that moment.


    Something happened once the room was destroyed.


    A slimy substance was starting to come out of the destroyed well.


    Seol-A quickly asked at that moment.


    "Vice C... No, Mr. Miller. How do we clear this tomb?¡±


    Lee Seol-A was already familiar with Julian''s tomb clearing hack.


    Their usual strategy consisted of Julian telling them the method and Ju-Heon fulfilling it. It was natural for her to ask.


    But Julian seemed to have quite the awkward expression.


    ¡°It¡¯s simple, but... it''s a bit...¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s okay. I am willing to do anything for the Captain-nim.¡±


    Julian continued to speak as if he had no choice.


    ¡°Then please take your clothes off and start to dance as if you are respecting the dead......¡±


    But at that moment...


    Bababang!


    [#&#]


    Aaaaaaaaah!


    Ju-Heon started to ruthlessly throw artifact bombs toward the artifact. Of course, they were not his artifacts.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    It happened to be the artifact in Julian''s hand!


    Not only that, it was a high-grade artifact, the very precious SS-Grade Gourd-shaped bottle from the Journey to the West!


    Julian wanted to cry now.


    ¡°Hey! What the hell are you doing?! That¡¯s my precious artifact!¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? It¡¯s a waste to use my own.¡±


    ¡®Who said it was okay to do that with mine?!¡¯


    No, that wasn¡¯t the issue.


    ¡°I already told you how to clear it! Why do you keep destroying it?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown and picked his ear.


    ¡°Shut up.¡±


    Only he will get to watch Seol-A dance. How dare an artifact try to watch it as well.


    The destroyed artifact started to get angry.


    [#$&#!]


    How dare you disturb the feast for my eyes! How daaaaaaaaaaaaaaare you!


    It seemed to have been looking forward to it because Lee Seol-A was quite the beauty.


    In fact, it was possible that it had changed the requirements to clear the tomb from something else to this one after seeing Lee Seol-A.


    But Ju-Heon didn''t care as he covered his mouth after seeing the slime that had splattered around after being hit with the artifact bomb.


    ¡°Shut your damn mouth if you don''t want to die.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    A suspicious smell started to appear after the slime had exploded.


    ¡°Cough, cough. W, what is this?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to put a pair of gloves on as Yoo Jaeha asked.


    ¡°Don¡¯t breathe in too deeply. You''ll die of diarrhea.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?!¡±


    They urgently covered their mouths and looked toward Ju-Heon.

 Chapter 144: Really messed with the wrong person (4)

    Chapter 144: Really messed with the wrong person (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®Wait, die by diarrhea?!¡¯


    ¡°Is it really a diarrhea artifact?¡±


    ¡°Yes. You can die from exhaustion from severe diarrhea.¡±


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    They didn''t want to die from diarrhea in a tomb that didn''t even have a restroom!


    They urgently covered their mouths and warily looked toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Diarrhea, what kind of bastard artifact is this?!¡±


    ¡°Mm, Cholera?¡±


    ¡®What? Cholera?¡¯


    They were shocked.


    Cholera was that disease that could be fatal due to dehydration from vomiting and severe diarrhea!


    ¡°No wonder the inside of the tomb was so dirty!¡±


    ¡°Then is it the Cholera artifact?¡±


    ¡°Mm, at least this bastard is Cholera.¡±


    ¡°At least this bastard?¡±


    "There¡¯s more than one in here. There¡¯s about three more artifacts hiding here.¡±


    ¡°T, three more?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Some messages popped up to prove that was the case.


    [The violent diarrhea artifact is rampaging around.]


    [The terrible blister artifact is dancing around.]


    [The fatal artifact that will rip your ass is requesting a cushion.]


    [The fatal fever artifact is looking for a prospective spouse.]


    Lee Seol-A cautiously looked around after hearing Ju-Heon''s comment.


    It was because she didn''t know where or when an artifact might jump out.


    ¡®Four of them...... Is it the god of a plague or a plague doctor wearing a crow mask?¡¯ [1]


    It was most likely the artifact of a bastard who created a disease or a drug.


    Based on the scale of this tomb, it could be something at the level of the Black Plague.


    Lee Seol-A gulped.


    The disease-related tombs in the past were all very destructive.


    Communicable diseases were still big issues in the modern world and they were portrayed as disasters from God or the devil throughout history.


    Disease-type artifacts born from such stories truly were scary and destructive.


    Lee Seol-A, who was thinking very hard, looked toward Julian.


    ¡°Mr. Miller, can you tell the identity of the artifact?¡±


    He should be able to know. Julian was able to see the artifacts¡¯ auras that were not normally visible because of Zhuge Kongming''s artifact.


    He could use the shape of the aura to tell the time period the artifact originated from as well as what attributes it may have.


    For example, he would see the artifact¡¯s true aura while looking at doggie Anubis.


    He would see the shape of the Egyptian god Anubis that most people knew about.


    But Julian''s response was surprising.


    ¡°Someone seems to be hindering me. The shape of the aura keeps changing. I never had anything like this happen before.¡±


    Lee Seol-A became anxious. There should be no artifacts that the Vice Captain could not determine.


    And at that moment...


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    They heard the voice of the Monarch of Gossip from a distance. They couldn''t see him.


    The voice was just coming from around the ceiling of the entrance.


    ¡°You haven''t forgotten our promise, right?!¡±


    He was telling Ju-Heon to hurry up and get rid of Julian and bring the artifact over.


    ¡°Julian Miller is not someone who will mesh well with you! I''ll help you take care of him! Let¡¯s share the artifact in this tomb!¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim, aren¡¯t you actually aligned with that guy right now?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked toward Ju-Heon, but Ju-Heon just had a twisted smile on his face.


    ¡®Aligned, my ass.¡¯


    It was understandable.


    [The current tomb is under the influence of the Supreme Leader.]


    [The boss is wary of you.]


    [The Monarch of Gossip''s instigating aura can be felt in the tomb. The gazes of the public that are full of malice are being pointed toward you.]


    Why could he feel both the Supreme Leader and the Monarch of Gossip¡¯s powers at the same time in this tomb?


    Ju-Heon seemed to have become intrigued as he walked toward the moving slime.


    ¡°C, captain-nim?¡±


    Ju-Heon then started to choke the slime.


    "Did the Supreme Leader bastard tell you to kill us here? Or maybe it was the Monarch of Gossip?¡±


    [#$*&#&!]


    I, I don¡¯t know. The Supreme Leader-nim just told me not to harm the instigator artifact user, but I don¡¯t know!


    It continued to flop around like a fish as it had a guilty conscience. But it felt terrible for Ju-Heon because it looked like a pile of shit.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    [#$&^#&!]


    Seo Ju-Heon, if you don¡¯t want to suffer from diarrhea until you kick the buck......ahhh!


    Bang!


    Ju-Heon exploded the artifact without any blood or tears.


    The destruction of an artifact. It made it look as if shit had exploded everywhere, but it didn''t matter. Ju-Heon whispered to the others as if he learned something interesting.


    ¡°It looks like the Monarch of Gossip is working together with China. That¡¯s what the artifact bastard spilled.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Julian could not believe it.


    ¡®What the hell is he talking about, how can an artifact talk...?!¡¯


    ¡°He lured me in by saying he wanted to excavate the tomb with me, but he probably wanted to take care of both of us in this tomb.¡±


    ¡°Ho...!¡±


    Julian couldn''t tell the identity of the opponent because the Supreme Leader was getting in his way.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s hypothesis was correct.


    The Monarch of Gossip, who was by the entrance, was smiling.


    ¡®That woman in China said she would give me Hitler''s artifact if I succeed.¡¯


    He then started to smile. The Monarch of Gossip with Goebbels¡¯s artifact was looking for Hitler¡¯s artifact to create their own tyrannical faction.


    But no matter how much money he paid the Monarch of Fate or used different means to search for it, he could not find Hitler¡¯s artifact. Then Julian, who had realized his plan, came and got in his way!


    But then, China¡¯s Zhen Cai Yuan...


    The future Monarch of Gluttony had contacted the Monarch of Gossip. She was originally working with Jean Richard but had looked elsewhere after he had been buried.


    And...


    ¡®Just find a decent tomb. Then I will use my powers to make sure that they are no longer an issue.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan used the Supreme Leader artifact. All it had to do was give an order to the boss artifacts of the tomb. Well, the original plan was for him to go into the boss room with Ju-Heon, but...


    ¡®There¡¯s no need to put my life on the line for a disease-type tomb.¡¯


    The Monarch of Gossip smiled as he motioned to his subordinates.


    "Block them! Spread out the artifacts and protect the tomb!"


    Ju-Heon had said that he could destroy the tomb to escape. In that case, he just had to create walls that Ju-Heon could not break.


    ¡®The plague artifact should be able to take care of the rest.¡¯


    Both Hitler¡¯s artifact and the plague artifact in here would become his once they were killed.


    Ju-Heon soon heard the Monarch of Gossip escaping before he smiled and gave orders to his subordinates.


    ¡°All of you will split up and look for the other diseases. There''s something I need to do first.¡±


    Was he telling them to find the disease-type artifacts? Yoo Jaeha pointed toward the shit(?) splattered on the wall just in case.


    ¡°......Umm, what about those things?¡±


    ¡°Gather them.¡±


    ¡°......Umm, then... restoring......?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to cry after seeing Ju-Heon¡¯s ¡®do you even need to ask¡¯ gaze.


    First was the penis and now it was shit?!


    ¡°Ah, my body is dirty now. This is the end. This is the end.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who was gathering the blasted slime... no, the diarrhea, was grumbling. He never expected that he would ever have to gather poop like this in his life.


    ¡°I won¡¯t even be able to get married anymore. I got to cover a wall with shit before I got married.¡±


    ¡®All because of this shit that I don¡¯t even know where it came from!¡¯


    Ju-Heon, who had just returned from somewhere, warned him at that moment.


    ¡°Hey number 1. You¡¯ll get diarrhea if you breathe it in too much. Dying from diarrhea is too shitty of a death.¡±


    ¡®Then don¡¯t tell me to gather it!¡¯


    But Ju-Heon didn''t care whether his subordinate was crying as he looked around.


    ¡®Where are the other bastards......¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    "Captain-nim, I found them!¡±


    Seol-A urgently threw some things toward him. They were the special artifacts inside this tomb!


    [Dr. John Snow¡¯s Communicable Diseases Epidemic Tracking Map - (S-Grade:Legendary Hero Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    [Hippocrates¡¯ Miasma (Foul odor, poison gas) Legend - (S-Grade:Legendary Hero Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    There were two artifacts.


    One was an artifact of John Snow, the English Doctor who was known as the father of modern epidemiology. He was the one to realize that cholera, the disease that had destroyed London''s public health, was being transmitted by the handle of a water pump.


    This was a map-type artifact based on that story, allowing it to track the paths of communicable diseases, tomb syndrome, and more.


    The legend of Miasma came from ancient Greece to modern times. It was the legend that communicable diseases were not caused by pathogenic microorganisms but by foul odor from human waste and corpses, gases, and other poisonous scents. Basically, it was an artifact that caused miasma.


    ¡®These are all artifacts that the Monarch of Healing had in the past.¡¯


    Ju-Heon praised her for finding these difficult to find artifacts before looking around.


    ¡°There should be a reagent artifact nearby as well.¡±


    "A reagent?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I need to have that one as well to......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    "Are you looking for these?¡±


    Julian was shaking something in his hand. He was holding up a backpack.


    ¡°!¡±


    He was certain.


    [#&#!]


    Bad! Let go of me! You damn bean pole!


    [#8$#&8!]


    Who the fuck is this?! Let go of me!


    These were the rest of Namtar, the god of diseases, that Ju-Heon had tried to find.


    [The Epic of Gilgamesh, the germ reagents bag thrown away by Namtar, the god of diseases - Fever (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    There were bottles filled with suspicious liquids inside. Ju-Heon awkwardly smiled after looking at them.


    ¡®That bastard already managed to find it? In some aspects, that is the most important one right now.¡¯


    That was the medium to clear this tomb.


    He truly had to accept that Julian was talented. But there was a bit of an issue.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon. I''m sorry but I can''t give you these artifacts.¡±


    ¡®Just as I expected.¡¯


    Julian reached his hand out toward Yoo Jaeha as well.


    ¡°Sell the artifact you are gathering to me as well.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped.


    ¡°He¡¯s a scatologiphile?! He''s like Mozart?¡± [2]


    Julian started to get a headache.


    ¡®I''m not a scatologiphile!¡¯


    ¡°I''m saying that I can''t give these disease-type artifacts to you guys!¡±


    ¡°Huh? Why?!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha argued back, but Julian was serious.


    ¡°These disease-type artifacts are bundles of disasters. I absolutely cannot let you leave with them. Hand over the miasma artifact as well.¡±


    "What? Hey you! That was found by one of our team members, so why?!¡±


    Why else?


    It was obvious. Julian didn¡¯t know how the greedy artifact users would use these disease-type artifacts.


    Dynamite was used for mining, but it was realistically used more for war.


    ¡°I''m sure you will use these to make a profit.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s potential actions were obvious based on what he had done so far.


    He was someone who could nonchalantly scam people. He would spread the diseases and then sell the cure to make a lot of money.


    He could also sell the virus as a weapon to a country.


    Ju-Heon countered back after hearing that theory.


    "What about you? What are you going to do with them?¡±


    ¡°What else? I''m going to use them in disease-filled areas.¡±


    ¡°Oh? You''re going to become the god of diseases or something?¡±


    Ju-Heon was mocking him, but Julian just scoffed.


    "What are you talking about? Poison can be used as medicine as well.¡±


    ¡°Is that so?¡±


    ¡°Yes. These artifact bottles are the artifacts of the god of diseases. While they can be used to spread diseases, they can also be used to gather diseases and store them! It¡¯ll allow me to be the Pied Piper of diseases and remove them from people''s bodies!¡±


    He truly knew a lot about the artifact''s uses.


    Ju-Heon knew that it would be difficult as he had originally expected.


    Julian soon reached his hand out toward Yoo Jaeha as if to prove that was true.


    ¡°Okay. Hurry up and hand that over to me. I have no problem purchasing it from you either.¡±


    ¡°...He really is a shit lover.¡±


    ¡°.............¡±


    ¡®Why I ought to.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°!¡±


    Julian had the disease-type artifacts in his hands stolen away.


    Seol-A had used Gildal to swipe them. Julian, who had only been wary of Ju-Heon, realized his error.


    However, Julian started to speak calmly as he did not want to use his thunderbolt to get the artifacts back.


    ¡°Hand them back to me.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t think I can do that right now, sir.¡±


    Julian was not her long-time team member right now. Julian looked toward Ju-Heon as if he was tired after seeing Seol-A''s reaction.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon. I can use it for good.¡±


    Ju-Heon responded back.


    ¡°Julian Miller, stop being arrogant.¡±


    ¡°......What?¡±


    ¡°A gun that you carry for self-defense can be used for murder if it is taken away by a criminal. Just like what happened right now.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    He wasn¡¯t wrong. It had happened because Julian had let his guard down, but Julian could not say anything.


    Ju-Heon confirmed this was the case before continuing to speak.


    ¡°Miller. Don¡¯t get the wrong idea. I had no intentions of selling those things. I planned on destroying all of them.¡±


    Julian was shocked after hearing that while Julian scrunched his eyes.


    ¡°Tens of thousands of people will just die again because of these things.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡®Again?¡¯


    Ju-Heon viciously smiled.


    They truly were those kinds of artifacts. They had the freedom to gather, spread, or get rid of diseases. These were artifacts that could control diseases.


    But Ju-Heon knew how they were used.


    ¡®The monopolizers used these things to kill people.¡¯


    ¡°There¡¯s no need for artifacts that have potential to cause harm.¡±


    He then continued to speak.


    ¡°Some merchants will try to use these artifacts as you mentioned. Whether we want it to happen or not, there is a high probability that they will be used for evil if any of them manage to get out of here. In that case, it''s better that neither of us take it out.¡±


    Julian suspiciously looked toward Ju-Heon after hearing that. Ju-Heon did not look as if he was lying. That was why he was confused.


    ¡®Have I been having the wrong idea about Seo Ju-Heon this whole time?¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason. Julian thought for a long time before smiling slightly.


    ¡°......It seems like I may have had the wrong idea about you.¡±


    This seemed to be the first time he ever smiled in front of Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I''m sorry for all the misunderstanding. I never expected you to be someone who did not think about using artifacts for profit...¡±


    Julian was thinking that Ju-Heon was not as evil as he had thought. In fact, he was thinking that it would be okay to trust Ju-Heon for now if this was the case.


    ¡°Then let me destroy these artifacts right now.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to laugh after hearing that.


    Maybe he was happy that he didn''t need to restore shit in the future.


    However...


    ¡°No, this tomb is a disease-type tomb. The pathogens may be released out of the tomb if we just destroy them.¡±


    ¡°Then...!¡±


    ¡°Hand those germ reagents to me for now. I have a way.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Julian hesitated for a moment before handing the reagents over.


    ¡®What is he planning to do with the reagents?¡¯


    As soon as he handed them over...


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon opened the bottles and drank the reagents.


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    [Warning. A variant virus is entering your body.]


    [Warning. A mold is entering your body.]


    [Danger. A brain-eating parasite is entering your body.]


    [A systemic infection, tumor, and bleeding are starting.]


    [You are in danger of Hemorrhagic shock and Pulmonary fibrosis.]


    Ju-Heon clenched his chest as the burning sensation moved from his neck to his organs.


    The others looked pale as they walked over to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Wait, are you crazy? You''re going to die! Hold on! Let me get a healing artifact...!¡±


    Ju-Heon pushed Julian, as if telling him to get lost. There was a sudden flash of light.


    [Your Tolerance is increasing at a scary pace.]


    [Your Tolerance is increasing at a scary pace.]


    [Your Tolerance is increasing at a scary pace.]


    [Your Tolerance is increasing at a scary pace.]


    [Your Tolerance is increasing at a scary pace.]


    [You have satisfied a special condition by drinking all of the germ reagents.]


    [A special artifact that only comes out when the special condition is met is starting to appear.]


    [Namtar, the god of diseases, (SS-Grade/Possession-type Artifact) is appearing.]


    Ju-Heon started to smile in response. This was it. His talks about clearing the tomb was bullshit. Ju-Heon''s true goal was to summon this bastard to clear the tomb.


    He would have to be crazy to destroy those artifacts since doing so would mean that he would never be able to get this bastard.


    This was something that Julian could not figure out with Zhuge Kongming''s artifact. The fact that Ju-Heon could read Toombglyph gave him benefits like this.


    And...


    [You have fulfilled the conditions to contract Namtar, the god of diseases, after having numerous pathogens in your body.]


    [You have successfully contracted the artifact.]


    Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed as he used the power of the tomb owner, the god of diseases artifact.


    Something scary happened at that moment.


    Kugugung!


    [The scary aura of Cholera is flying away.]


    [The aura of the acute form of Cholera that has a high chance of causing death is flying away.]


    [The disease with a 90% fatality rate is flying away.]


    Ju-Heon sent the diseases flying to the Monarch of Gossip who had been barricading the tomb. The eyes of the Monarch of Gossip, who had been waiting at the entrance for Seo Ju-Heon and Julian to die, opened wide.


    It was because he heard some weird noises.


    ¡°Hold on, what is this noise...ahhhh!¡±


    The Monarch of Gossip was soon attacked by shit water that was full of all sorts of pathogens. He was about to go crazy after being infected by multiple diseases almost instantly.


    The fact that he was vomiting blood was an added bonus.


    ¡°Damn it, a healing artifact! A healing artifact!¡±


    That was followed by a flash of light.


    Boom!


    Ju-Heon and Julian had destroyed the artifacts while at the central region of the tomb.


    The artifacts screamed and were destroyed by the immense Dominance of these two Monarch-Grade users.


    Baaaaang!


    The tomb that had lost its powers was forcibly cleared while there was quite the reaction from the world. As a result...


    "The tomb was destroyed! It was not a normal clearing!¡±


    "What?¡±


    The administrators became anxious as they announced, ¡°Wade Haarmann, the person who reported the excavation, was not the one who cleared it!¡±


    ¡°Then who was it?!¡±


    ¡°I''m not sure! This person did not report their excavation!¡±


    Pandora was going crazy.


    The ground started to shake and caused a storm. The tomb was ruthlessly destroyed after being forcibly cleared.


    Of course, the people inside were fine.


    Flash!


    Ju-Heon had used his Tomb Restoration skill to create a path for them.


    They went their separate ways after arriving at a town tens of kilometers away.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t seem to have been one of the 7 Great Tombs and I didn''t get anything out of it, but at least I feel good.¡±


    Julian said goodbye to Ju-Heon with a refreshed expression.


    "Call me if something comes up. I¡¯ll come help you.¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°You ended up destroying and leaving Namtar¡¯s artifact along with the other disease-type artifacts in there. Is that really okay? That must have been why you went into the tomb.¡±


    ¡°Well, we can¡¯t let even one of the disease-type artifacts go into the world.¡±


    Both of them laughed. It was a happy goodbye.


    ¡®I don¡¯t know for sure, but it feels as if I got a good ally.¡¯


    Julian smiled with satisfaction. He was thinking that it would be okay if Zhuge Kongming''s risk activated if Ju-Heon was around.


    But a few days later... Julian foamed at the mouth after seeing a picture that appeared on the internet!


    [Title: Selling an artifact I excavated in the Middle East.]


    ID: Seo Ju-Heon


    Content: Selling the < fever artifact >. Has been destroyed once but fully restored! Selling it at the reduced price starting at $5,000,000!


    ¡®Can¡¯t let any of them go out into the world my ass!¡¯


    Julian started to shake after seeing the post that appeared on the artifact community.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon! When the hell did he grab that?!¡±


    ¡®I''m the idiot for trusting that bastard!¡¯


    On the other hand, in the Las Vegas Midas auction house where the auction was underway...


    Jaeha was grumbling in the intense heat of Las Vegas. He ended up restoring all of those destroyed artifacts in the end. Even the shit artifact.


    ¡°I knew this man would scam people again. I should have realized it the moment he said let¡¯s go back to get the pieces after saying goodbye to Miller.¡±


    ¡°I would have to be crazy to leave the pieces back there. What if someone ends up restoring them?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha scoffed in response.


    ¡®Oh yes, you care about that soooooo much.¡¯


    He was the only person in the world right now who could restore a completely destroyed artifact, wasn''t he?


    "Anyway, I thought you weren¡¯t going to release the disease-type artifacts to the world. You said they could be used for evil if they are stolen.¡±


    ¡°Is there a problem? It¡¯s fine as long as I don¡¯t get them stolen.¡±


    ¡®Well, that is true, but...¡¯


    ¡°Then why are you selling the disease-type artifact right now?! Didn¡¯t you say many people died because of these artifacts?! Were all of those lies?!¡±


    ¡°No. I didn¡¯t lie?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°They really did die. From joy.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Then they didn''t die? I thought you said it was a disease-type artifact as well......¡±


    ¡®Why would they die? That¡¯s an aphrodisiac.¡¯


    1. Plague doctors wore a mask with a bird-like beak to protect them from being infected by deadly diseases such as the Black Death, which they believed was airborne.


    2. A scatologiphile is a person with an interest in or preoccupation with excrement and excretion. A Korean TV show reported about how Mozart had a documented history of being a scatologiphile, hence the Mozart reference.

 Chapter 145: That’s a damn Tomb Raider! (1)

    Chapter 145: That¡¯s a damn Tomb Raider! (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Huff. Professor, Professor Zhen Cai Yuan, get your ass out!¡±


    Hawaii.


    There was a man with a terrible stench in this beautiful state with blue water all around.


    This man was none other than the Monarch of Gossip who had been in the Middle East. Unfortunately, his healthy body was gone and he was barely moving around looking extremely thin as he made his way to the villa.


    This luxurious villa belonged to Zhen Cai Yuan, one of the Four Emperors from China.


    The white administrators in charge of maintaining this villa with an ocean view was shocked after seeing this unfamiliar man enter.


    ¡°Get the hell out before I call the cops!¡±


    ¡°Eek... Get lost!¡±


    The Monarch of Gossip glared at the administrators. The administrators tried to drag him out, but someone stopped them.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, let him be.¡±


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    This bikini-clad woman was Zhen Cai Yuan. This woman, who was once the genius who had become the youngest professor of Washington University''s Biotechnology, had recently moved to a famous university in China. She was only 28 years old.


    She had a skinny body that was voluptuous in all the right places. She started to smile while wiping water off her body.


    ¡°I thought you were dead.¡±


    The Monarch of Gossip started to grind his teeth while looking at her. It wouldn''t have been weird if he had died because of Ju-Heon. That was the reason Ju-Heon had used artifacts with high rates of fatality against him.


    The reason he was still alive was because he had eaten a healing artifact out of caution prior to entering the tomb.


    It was something he received from a healing artifact user who was still not very well known, but her consumable healing artifacts were quite effective.


    But they were still worthless if hit by an attack that was stronger than the medicine. He was halfway through the doors of death because of the gushing diarrhea inside him.


    ¡°Ugh... a healing artifact, give me a healing artifact!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan sat down on the sun bed with a disappointed expression.


    ¡°You¡¯re acting like you''re in so much pain because you were hit by a mere disease artifact. Seo Ju-Heon is fine even after drinking multiple disease artifacts.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°Oh well, I guess there¡¯s nothing I can do about it.¡±


    ¡°Then...!¡±


    As the Monarch of Gossip started to smile...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The Monarch of Gossip¡¯s body suddenly ripped apart and he was killed. Something that had jumped out of her shadow had ripped the Monarch of Gossip apart. She immediately motioned to her administrators.


    "Get rid of this. It stinks.¡±


    She sighed as if looking at his bloody corpse was annoying. She had no use for failed artifact users.


    She had been hopeful that she could create an artifact user like Hitler since she managed to run into this idiot who had Goebbels'' artifact...


    ¡®Looks like Seo Ju-Heon took Goebbels'' artifact as well.¡¯


    Seo Ju-Heon was the problem. The people they believed would be talented artifact users were disappearing one by one as if they were bewitched by Seo Ju-Heon.


    Who did she have to approach to get near Seo Ju-Heon this time?


    She looked through the list of individuals on her phone with a bored expression.


    However...


    ¡®No.¡¯


    She stopped moving her hand and started to smile.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think it''ll be a bad idea to personally meet him this time.¡±


    ¡°Listen carefully. This is a breach of contract.¡±


    Monarch of Gossip, Wade Haarmann. No, a man claiming to be the envoy of the Monarch of Gossip was calling someone.


    But he seemed extremely angry.


    It was because of the sharp voice of the woman on the phone.


    [A breach of contract? There¡¯s no point to even hear you out.]


    ¡°What?¡±


    [I''m sorry, but I don¡¯t remember ever signing such a contract. I''m hanging up if you have nothing else to say.]


    Click.


    She hung up. She had ruthlessly hung up without giving him a chance to say anything!


    Guinness, the Monarch of Gossip¡¯s envoy, looked at his phone with a blank expression before he started to shout.


    ¡°Monarch of Plunder! You son of a bitch!¡±


    ¡®Do you not even train your subordinates properly?!¡¯


    The woman who had hung up on him as if she was squashing a bug was Lee Seol-A.


    Ju-Heon turned around to look at her after seeing that she was grinding her teeth.


    ¡°What is it? What happened?¡±


    Ju-Heon was still in the middle of an auction.


    He was wearing a perfectly fitted suit and his hair was handsomely styled. The way he looked while sitting there with his legs crossed made it look as if he was the star in a commercial.


    The problem was that the bastard who looked as if he should be biting on a cigar was sucking on a lollipop.


    Ju-Heon, who had bought a bunch of lollipops after a kid on the street asked him to buy one from him, was eating them one by one as he asked.


    ¡°Who called?¡±


    ¡°Heineken. It was the Monarch of Delicacies.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide after hearing that name. He wondered why that alcohol king had called, but then realized something.


    That man was a Michelin chef and an alcohol business man. This man would go on to become the Monarch of Delicacies who made a name in the world¡¯s food industry through a consumable artifact in the future. But he was just the Monarch of Gossip''s sponsor at this point in time.


    He recalled hearing about how this man had funded the Monarch of Gossip''s excavation this time as well.


    ¡°Ah, that bastard. I knew that he would call at some point. What did he want? Did he try to put a claim on us?¡±


    ¡°Ah, please don''t worry about it. I will take care of it.¡±


    Seol-A smiled beautifully as if she had never growled in the first place.


    ¡®This damn annoying bastard.¡¯


    The Captain-nim paying any attention to this bastard was making her angry.


    But Ju-Heon''s phone started to ring at that moment. It was from the same number.


    Seol-A clicked her tongue.


    ¡®What a persistent bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon flicked his finger as Seol-A tried to turn it off.


    ¡°Give it to me.¡±


    ¡°But...¡±


    Ju-Heon picked up, regardless of Seol-A''s expression that seemed to be saying that it would just annoy him if he picked up.


    ¡°Why do you keep calling me? What do you want, Monarch of Delicacies?¡±


    He heard an extremely angry Heineken''s voice.


    [You finally picked up. Seo Ju-Heon.]


    "What do you want?¡±


    The Monarch of Delicacies scoffed.


    [Do you really need to ask? Why the hell are you selling my artifact away?!]


    ¡°Your artifact?¡±


    What bullshit was this?


    ¡°I didn¡¯t steal your artifact this time.¡±


    ¡®What? This time?¡¯


    [......You shameless bastard. You stole it and are selling it off right now! My artifact!]


    ¡®What the hell did I steal?¡¯


    ¡°I''m not interested in your artifacts right now.¡±


    That was the truth. None of the Monarch of Delicacies¡¯s artifacts were Ju-Heon¡¯s style right now.


    Well, the fact that a chef who was famous for being a gentleman was calling him so rudely like this showed how angry he was.


    ¡°Do you understand? Call me back after you gather some better artifacts.¡±


    Heineken was flabbergasted as Ju-Heon tried to hang up.


    [Wait a minute! That tomb is one that I reported to excavate. You naturally need to hand over the artifact you gained from there!]


    Now this was a ton of bullshit.


    ¡°I''m hanging up. Bye quick shot.¡±


    Click.


    The call ended once again.


    Heineken was probably swearing like a sailor on the other end of the line.


    ¡°Bothering me for no reason.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to grumble.


    Of course, Heineken¡¯s logic was understandable.


    The Pandora initiated < Excavation Reporting >. According to that shitty rule, he needed to give the Monarch of Gossip the artifact he gained.


    The whole reason for the Excavation Reporting was to deal with the dispute in rights to an artifact.


    Basically, reporting an excavation meant that the person would pay a set fee to receive reinforcements and monopolize the tomb first.


    ¡®However, should they fail their excavation... The chance goes to the next person on the list.¡¯


    This was why there was a lot of merits to the Excavation Reporting. There were no needs for unnecessary fighting.


    Because of that... Yoo Jaeha, who had also dressed stylishly but was being buried by Ju-Heon''s overwhelming style, asked a question.


    ¡°Captain-nim. Wouldn¡¯t it be beneficial for us to do some Excavation Reporting as well?¡±


    They would get the rights to the tomb and receive some equipment for support. He wanted to know why this wasn¡¯t beneficial.


    Ju-Heon sneered at him.


    ¡°Do you want to lose 60% of everything after reporting it?¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°If you report an excavation, they¡¯ll give you information on the tomb, an Entrance Pass, good equipment, and even manpower. But do you know that they can take up to 60% of everything you find?¡±


    He was not talking about taxes. Excavation Reporting was going into the tomb with a pre-set partnership of sorts with Pandora. They would provide support, so the people would go and excavate the tomb. Once they came out, they divided the gains. That would be a simple explanation of it.


    Basically, Pandora was offering a business deal to the excavators and artifact users.


    They were doing this under the justification that all of Pandora¡¯s gains were used for World Peace, recovery for people and places that were damaged by tombs and artifacts, research, etc.


    ¡°Then the Monarch of Delicacies paid a shit ton of money to Pandora to monopolize this time?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    It was no wonder the Monarch of Delicacies was angry.


    He had spent a shit ton of money only to have a thief steal from that tomb!


    He got another call as the auction continued.


    Ju-Heon picked up the call.


    ¡°What do you want, siscon?¡±


    [Who the hell is a siscon?]


    George Holten was the one who called.


    He seemed to have received quite the tiring complaint.


    [Benefactor. Did you loot a tomb that the Monarch of Gossip reported?]


    ¡®Oh? They put it through Pandora because they couldn''t handle it anymore?¡¯


    [Benefactor. The Monarch of Delicacies threw a fit at Pandora. The Monarch of Delicacies was part of the team that did the Excavation Reporting for that tomb so he was going off about how a thieving bastard ran off with his artifact.]


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    [You know that you are treated as a thief without an Excavation Reporting form?]


    ¡°I know very well.¡±


    How could he not know?


    ¡®That old bastard put my team together in order to avoid Excavation Reporting.¡¯


    This was true. This was how the Tomb Raiding Team that would do the dirty work for Chairman Kwon had been created. Well, many people would claim that Excavation Reporting was for World Peace and the safety of excavators, but...


    ¡®They''re just talking shit because they don''t know the truth.¡¯


    In reality, it was an easy way for Pandora to maintain and control all artifacts and artifact users. Money wasn¡¯t the only thing they took when someone submitted an Excavation Reporting form. They gave away their personal information and the Pandora system artifact would spy on them in real time.


    But most people felt that there were too many political issues with Pandora and the C-R Alliance to not go through with the Excavation Reporting.


    Chairman Kwon¡¯s response was to create this shadow brigade that was TKBM''s special team. In other words, Ju-Heon''s Tomb raiding team.


    ¡®He used a loophole in the rule.¡¯


    The loophole was that teams of less than 10 people did not need to complete Excavation Reporting. As the goal of tombs was to kill as many people as possible, they believed there was no way to clear tombs with such a small team.


    But Ju-Heon and his Tomb raiding team were different. They could clear tombs with just two or three people. They were a peerless excavation team.


    Of course, thinking about it made him want to throw up. He had vomited so much blood and worked his ass off to meet the conditions Chairman Kwon desired.


    Of course, all that it resulted in was killing the dog after the hunt was over.


    ¡®But it¡¯s different now.¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled sharply as he had that thought.


    ¡°Anyway, tell Pandora¡¯s Executive Board to get their act straight first if they want to complain. I know they¡¯re playing favorites when giving out Entrance Passes.¡±


    [......I, I apologize about that part. I don¡¯t have any influence on that.]


    Pandora¡¯s Executive Board. Basically, they were the people who contracted with Pandora¡¯s system artifact. They were people who could spy on artifact users using that artifact. They were the ones at the top of Pandora who had ignored the fact that civilians were dying.


    But they were people Ju-Heon couldn''t touch right now.


    Those bastards were strong. The future Era of Artifacts controlled by the monopolizers would not change if he did not face them head on. It would just return to how things were in the past.


    ¡®That¡¯s why I need to earn an Heirloom and properly become a Monarch.¡¯


    It was better for nobody to be able to monopolize artifacts rather than to let those bastards gobble up the artifacts.


    Ju-Heon soon started to speak.


    ¡°The Executive Board... based on your personality, you probably made Rockefeller shut up, so, I guess the annoying one is the Monarch of Fate?¡±


    [That bastard is an issue, but I can''t tell what the hell the entire Executive Board is there to do. I can''t even tell who is a part of it.]


    ¡®Makes sense. Even I don''t know much about those bastards. I do remember those bastards did like Chairman Kwon a bit though...¡¯


    Of course, Chairman Kwon may have lost a lot of points with them now because of him.


    [Austin Rockefeller was trashed by Pandora as well. He then went and partnered with the Monarch of Evangelism, this weird terrorist in the Middle East, and ended up a Monarch himself, but......]


    George¡¯s voice sounded a bit odd.


    It was understandable.


    The Monarch of Surplus.


    [That bastard was given such a stupid name. I can''t tell whether I need to pay any attention to him or not.]


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°Fine. Thanks for the information. I got it......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Yes, it has been sold! The artifact version of an aphrodisiac! This warm miracle drug Mr. Seo Ju-Heon brought over from the Middle East!¡±


    ¡°It has no side effects! Drinking just a little bit will help you restore the relationship between spouses that has cooled off! It is definitely a Fever of sorts! The Drug of Love!¡±


    ¡°It has been sold for $80,000,000!¡±


    Ju-Heon was quite satisfied as he heard the people cheer.


    He thought it would be useless, but it had fetched such a good price.


    But Ju-Heon¡¯s group couldn¡¯t help but gasp. It was because they heard the name of the person who made the winning bid.


    ¡°Thank you for your purchase, Miss Irene Holten!¡±


    ¡®Huh? Wait a minute. Who? Irene?¡¯


    It was indeed the familiar beauty who was being applauded.


    Standing there with the long blonde hair and her low-cut red dress...


    ¡®It really is Irene!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha started to laugh.


    ¡°Hahaha, Irene bought the Drug of Love that the Captain-nim put out?!¡±


    But Ju-Heon turned serious. It was fine that Irene purchased it, but......


    ¡°......Who is she going to use that on?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha clutched his stomach and started to laugh crazily after hearing his slightly anxious Captain mumbling.


    ¡°It¡¯s a boomerang, a boomerang!¡±


    As for Seol-A, she was shaking. It was obvious why Irene was buying this thing!


    ¡°Is she really going to use it on the Captain-nim......!¡±


    ¡®Damn it, I could have bought it too if I had the money......!¡¯


    Of course, there was nobody who noticed that the rope¡¯s eyes had sparkled after hearing that.


    On the other hand, George Holten''s expression was quite odd after hanging up the phone.


    ¡°......Fever? The Drug of Love?¡±


    He seemed to hear that Irene was the one who had won the bidding for that item...


    ¡®...I must have heard wrong, right?¡¯


    One of George Holten¡¯s close subordinates was stomping his foot at that moment.


    "H, hold on, sir! Mister Holten! You hung up without mentioning the important thing!¡±


    ¡°Which is?¡±


    ¡°You were supposed to tell Seo Ju-Heon not to fuck... No, to be careful!¡±


    The employee had an awkward expression on his face, as if wondering if it was okay to just hang up like that.


    ¡°The Monarch of Delicacies is outside right now! They want us to punish the thieving bastard! He seems to have contacted the Monarch of Fate in the Executive Board as well... They¡¯re going to cause issues from above as well!¡±


    George Holten started to smile.


    ¡°Why would we punish him?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Teams of less than 20 people don¡¯t need Excavation Reporting. Based on what I heard, Seo Ju-Heon did that. His team only consisted of three people.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°That is why he didn¡¯t break the rule at all. That rule was something that the so-called Executive Board that is going to cause issues agreed on. What¡¯s the problem?¡±


    The employee foamed at the mouth after hearing that response.


    ¡°Sir! Pandora can¡¯t save face like this!¡±


    ¡°Face?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir! The Monarch of Delicacies properly submitted his Excavation Reporting form and we have gained a lot of profits from these forms, so if we do this...¡±


    The employee seemed to look outside before he shouted.


    ¡°People are going to ask what the hell Pandora is doing while taking their money!¡±


    "What else are we doing other than working our asses off?¡±


    ¡°Sir! Are you taking Seo Ju-Heon''s side? If you are going to act like this, you should withdraw......¡±


    "Why are you acting like this? I''m a proper member who was voted in.¡±


    ¡°But everybody is going to do this illegal excavation if we don¡¯t set an example! Who would want to share the profits with us?!¡±


    ¡°Who cares? They can revise it if they want to. We can change the International Constitution if they want.¡±


    ¡°Sir!¡±


    George started to laugh.


    The Monarch of Delicacies.


    He was a bastard who was working with the Monarch of Gossip to use the press and control Pandora''s core individuals. There was no way that George Holten would like him.


    "Anyway, we can¡¯t leave the Monarch of Delicacies with nothing after taking his money......¡±


    ¡°Mm. Did we receive about $800,000 from the Monarch of Delicacies so far?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir! But Seo Ju-Heon...!¡±


    ¡°$80,000,000.¡±


    ¡°E......excuse me?¡±


    ¡°That''s the donation Seo Ju-Heon gave to the International Artifact Foundation. He told us to use it for damage restoration or whatever we want. Anyway, we have a ton of money right now.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    George Holten put his chin in his hands as he warned his subordinate with a wild beast-like stare.


    ¡°Maria. Let¡¯s not shake for a mere $800,000. It makes us look uncool.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡°Respond to the Monarch of Delicacies if you understand.¡±


    George Holten furiously ripped the Monarch of Delicacies¡¯s complaint as soon as he said that.


    ¡°Tell him to excavate a tomb with just three people himself if he has any issues.¡±

 Chapter 146: That’s a damn Tomb Raider! (2)

    Chapter 146: That¡¯s a damn Tomb Raider! (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Excuse me? What did you just say?¡±


    ¡°Umm, you see, that... We are unable to accept your complaint.¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t accept it?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir, I was told to tell you, Mr. Guinness, that you should excavate a tomb with just three people as well if you have any issues......¡±


    ¡®Is he really crazy?!¡¯


    Guinness Jaeger, who was relaxing in the reception room, almost threw the coffee cup in his hand.


    He had sharp facial features and an outfit that made him look like the moderator of a talk show. He also had a muscular body. His large eyes being filled with anger made his face look as if it was the face of the devil.


    Guinness then bitterly smiled toward the employee.


    ¡°Pandora seems to like to joke a lot.¡±


    ¡°N, no, that is what I was told to tell you......¡±


    ¡®What, this is real?¡¯


    Guinness could not hold back anymore and closed the book he was reading. This world famous star chef could not take it.


    ¡°Are you guys fucking crazy? Why the hell is Pandora taking Seo Ju-Heon''s side?!¡±


    ¡°No, we are not taking his side......!¡±


    ¡°Then what the hell is this?!¡±


    ¡°T......that!¡±


    The Monarch of Delicacies had an artifact that could gather rumors. That was why he knew a lot of the inner workings of Pandora. It made it too obvious what Pandora thought about Ju-Heon.


    The Monarch of Delicacies started to shout.


    "Which slacker ignored my complaint?!¡±


    ¡°It was Mr. George Holten.¡±


    ¡°George Holten?!¡±


    ¡®Ah, I see. Holten. That damn Holten family was the problem. They should just stay quiet after almost being killed by the Executive Board once already.¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate had tried to kill the Holten couple with tomb syndrome. He had heard that their son had recently joined Pandora, but...


    The other leaders of the excavation team who were with the Monarch of Delicacies recognized the name as well.


    ¡°Isn''t George Holten that lunatic who created and spread that manual for Tomb Emergency Disasters? Edward and he are the only ones in the world who have chosen to take Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s side......¡±


    That was right. The Tomb Emergency Disaster Manual. That was a manual to tell people how to evacuate from tombs or handle artifacts if they got swept up.


    Basically, it was a basic manual similar to evacuating from natural disasters such as fire or earthquakes and using items such as fire extinguishers.


    Pandora had provided an extremely shitty manual for the most basic of things. Thanks to that, Ju-Heon had said it was shit and told George to make a new one. The information listed were all basic things, but he wanted them to put more logical and effective methods.


    Of course, some of Pandora''s members were foaming at the mouth as they needed people to be unable to deal with the situation in order to have them rely on Pandora more. What was important to Pandora was the benefits they could gain through the artifacts. They did not care much about the safety of the citizens at all.


    ¡®Whether it is George Holten or Seo Ju-Heon, why are these bastards causing such issues?¡¯


    Everything would be fine as long as they got the artifacts. The damages to get to their goal were just sacrifices for the greater good.


    As someone who has spent a lot of money on those people, the future Monarch of Delicacies clicked his tongue. [1] sea??h th§× n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®Do you know how much money I''ve poured into Pandora?¡¯


    He thought that he had created a connection with Pandora through the Monarch of Gossip''s scandals, but then all this shit had to happen!


    He started to speak.


    ¡°Contact Mr. Wilson and have Pandora modify the rule. Make it say that all people who do not report their excavations will be punished.¡±


    ¡°Will he do as you wish?¡±


    ¡°Tell him to prepare for scandals to be spread if he doesn¡¯t do it!¡±


    There were a total of 15 people that Pandora had said would become monarchs. Currently, the Monarch of Plunder, Monarch of Conquest, Monarch of Destitution, Monarch of Gluttony, Monarch of Evangelism, Monarch of Fate, and the Monarch of Gossip were the 7 people designated as Monarchs.


    There were also over 500 Expert-Grade individuals who were candidates to become Monarchs. Everybody was trying their best to become Monarchs as they were told that Monarchs would receive special artifacts.


    ¡®I need to hurry up and get one of those positions.¡¯


    But a bastard like Seo Ju-Heon was already there!


    Because of that...


    ¡®Let¡¯s change the rule to bring that thieving bastard down first.¡¯


    It wasn¡¯t easy to take Ju-Heon down with strength. That was the focus of Pandora¡¯s executive office''s meeting.


    ¡°This is the next motion that has been presented to us.¡±


    ¡°It is related to the issue of < Banning excavations without reporting, regardless of number of people in the excavation team, with anyone who breaks the rule being severely punished >.¡±


    The more influential Pandora members smiled internally after hearing this motion.


    They all knew that this motion would not only be beneficial to Pandora, it was also a ploy to bring Seo Ju-Heon down.


    The Pandora members were thinking that this motion would naturally pass. Until George Holten said the following...


    ¡°Mr. Chris. Your family is safe at home?¡±


    ¡°......Why are you asking such a question?¡±


    Chris had an ominous feeling after hearing George Holten ask such a question.


    They all knew that George Holten was connected with the Monarch of Plunder. Furthermore, they also knew what had happened to Chairman Kwon''s vacation house because of the Monarch of Plunder!


    ¡°If, hypothetically speaking of course. Let¡¯s say this new law was to pass.¡±


    ¡°......?¡±


    George Holten smiled as he asked a question.


    ¡°Is it okay to punish everybody inside your house if your house is turned into a tomb? They would be excavators who did not report their excavation.¡±


    Some of the members flinched after hearing that question.


    They all knew the meaning behind George Holten¡¯s words.


    ¡®We would have no way out of it if Seo Ju-Heon called forth his golden palace.¡¯


    Even if it wasn¡¯t that, they didn¡¯t know what Ju-Heon might do.


    In the end, they could only vote one way as their minds were full of nightmares about what Ju-Heon might do.


    ¡°All 500 members have opposed the motion! This motion will not pass!¡±


    George Holten then clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Let¡¯s stop bringing up motions because people paid us a ton of money. How about we discuss some proper motions? Please?¡±


    [That stupid motion has been trashed.]


    Inside a warm open-air bath...


    Ju-Heon was chuckling after reading the message from George Holten.


    He seemed to have picked the right person to put inside Pandora.


    Things were progressing properly as Ju-Heon wanted, keeping Pandora from having too much influence.


    ¡®Do you think I would let people bribe their way into the Monarch-Grade like in the past?¡¯


    Of course, Ju-Heon felt a bit anxious as well.


    ¡®I need to hurry up and put my people in the Monarch-Grade.¡¯


    The top people were Yoo Jaeha, Julian, and Edward.


    There was a big difference between his people being there or not. Ju-Heon then looked at the Excavation Reporting form Chairman Kwon had submitted as he started to smile.


    Maybe he was thinking about stealing Chairman Kwon''s tomb next.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Wow, Captain-nim, what made you decide to donate $80,000,000?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha burst into the bathing area. Yoo Jaeha, who had peeked over the books as Seol-A was going through them, had rushed in after being shocked.


    ¡°Is it maybe the risk from an artifact?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown after hearing that.


    "What''s wrong with you? I do good deeds every so often...¡±


    "Ah, it was a strategic bribe.¡±


    ¡®This little punk.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha must have felt Ju-Heon''s anger as he sounded as if he had tucked his tail down.


    ¡°Aww, come on. You know I¡¯m right, Captain-nim. It¡¯s probably money you raised with The Slutty Secretary and the money you stole from the Pandora members, but you''re not someone who would give money away like that for no reason!¡±


    "Tsk.¡±


    ¡®I guess they found out.¡¯


    Seol-A accepted that thought process.


    ¡®That makes sense. The Captain-nim is not someone who would donate money for no reason.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was not a cheap person, but he cared about when and to whom he gave money. Ju-Heon started to speak.


    ¡°There were two reasons I donated the money. First. Maintaining my image. It was to combat the bastards who would try to come at me for the illegal excavations. That siscon needs a shield in order to cover me. It¡¯s even better since he¡¯ll use the money for good.¡±


    As for the other...


    ¡°I plan on creating an artifact company from here on. That¡¯s why...¡±


    "Wow, is this guy planning some tax evasion......ugh!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not that. There¡¯s an artifact bastard that will come out if there''s a ton of money gathered in something like a foundation. That artifact will be quite beneficial for the company.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled. This was killing multiple birds with one stone.


    On the outside, Ju-Heon looked like a benevolent person who donated money frequently! However, on the inside......


    Ju-Heon laid down in the bath and smiled wickedly. Yoo Jaeha slowly walked over and entered the water as well.


    "Captain-nim, Captain-nim. There¡¯s a question I wish to ask you in secret as fellow men... With Irene... And Seol-A...¡±


    Yoo Jaeha stopped talking at that moment.


    Ju-Heon looked toward Yoo Jaeha in confusion.


    ¡°Irene and Seol-A what?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha did not respond.


    Instead, Yoo Jaeha was looking at the lower part of Ju-Heon''s body.


    And then, for some reason... Yoo Jaeha started to sniffle as he quickly covered a part of his body.


    ¡°You damn scammer! Why the hell do you have everything!¡±


    He then immediately ran out.


    Ju-Heon tilted his head.


    ¡®What¡¯s wrong with him?¡¯


    ¡°You damn old bastard who looks for hot water every day!¡±


    Seol-A chuckled from the outside after hearing Yoo Jaeha¡¯s shout.


    There was actually a simple reason Ju-Heon kept looking for hot springs or spas since coming back to the past. His whole body was sore after going into tombs, but it was because people couldn¡¯t dream of having such relaxing baths in the future.


    Why? It was because water became extremely polluted in the future because of the monopolizers. Only the bastards who had purification artifacts could turn that polluted water into purified water, forcing civilians to pay money to buy water to drink.


    Basically, they were selling water similar to Bong-i Kim Seondal. [2]


    People who did not have much money could only buy water to drink and had to wash their bodies with the polluted water.


    That was similar to washing their bodies with poison, so they could not wash for more than three minutes because of the artifacts¡¯ venomous auras. This resulted in extremely quick showers that made it hard to tell whether they even washed or not.


    Ju-Heon relaxed in the warm water and started to smile.


    ¡®I really need to quickly get the purification artifact before that Monarch of Pollution bastard gets his hands on it......¡¯


    The other option was to get rid of that bastard, who had not appeared yet, before he could pollute the water.


    ¡°Anyway, hey pushover, sort the books when you get out before you do anything else.¡±


    ¡°Sob, I don¡¯t care! The winner should die! You sound like an old man!¡±


    ¡®Why I oughta... I already changed the way I speak a lot.¡¯


    As Ju-Heon started to grumble...


    Riiiiiiiing.


    ¡°?¡±


    [Director-nim, this is bad!]


    He received an urgent text from Edward.


    At the same time...


    Seol-A, who was peeking into the bath that Ju-Heon was in, poked at Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Jaeha. Right now. Hurry up!¡±


    ¡°...You really want me to do it?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who was busy sorting the books, grabbed his head. But Seol-A, who was wearing a gown, was serious.


    ¡°Hurry up and steal it. The Captain-nim''s underwear!¡±


    ¡°.........¡±


    ¡®I¡¯ve never had someone ask me to steal underwear before!¡¯


    ¡°You, are you being serious?¡±


    ¡°I''m dead serious.¡±


    She then took a small perfume bottle out of her pocket.


    ¡®If I spray this artifact, the Captain-nim will......¡¯


    This was an artifact Seol-A had a colleague she worked with in China airlift to her.


    Seol-A had asked for this to be sent as she did not want to lose to Irene who won the bidding for the fever artifact. She wouldn¡¯t normally act so childishly like this, but if the Captain-nim fell for Irene because of that artifact...


    ¡®This is insurance. Just for insurance.¡¯


    Of course, this artifact was not like Irene¡¯s fever artifact.


    ¡®But still, if I spray this......¡¯


    Seol-A''s eyes were sparkling.


    ¡°Okay, hurry!¡±


    "Damn it, do I really need to steal a man''s underwear?!¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? You don''t want to do it?¡±


    Seol-A then started to wave the books.


    This was the Tomb raiding team¡¯s books that Yoo Jaeha had been in charge of before Seol-A joined them.


    ¡°If you don''t hurry, the issue with these books... I''m going to tell the Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°Eek, please don''t! Anything but that!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to sniffle.


    Honestly speaking, Seol-A had almost fainted the first time she saw the books as Yoo Jaeha had organized the transactions.


    She was just trying to help as she had been in charge of this prior to returning to the past, but......


    Something was weird.


    It was not just an issue of the books not being organized.


    ¡®The amounts don''t match.¡¯


    Money was being leaked a little bit at a time.


    100,000 won, 200,000 won, 1,000,000 won.


    They were not very large amounts, but she could clearly tell that someone was embezzling money.


    Ju-Heon would not pay attention to such small amounts, but Seol-A was different.


    ¡®Hey Jaeha.¡¯


    ¡®Hmm?¡¯


    ¡®Did you use the Captain-nim¡¯s credit card for this < Oppa, stay here and rest > thing?¡¯


    ¡®What?!¡¯


    ¡®And what the hell is < In the Moonlit Night >?!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha had then started to beg.


    ¡®I already returned the money for those things! You don¡¯t need to worry!¡¯


    It seemed that Yoo Jaeha had made a bet with the worm during an argument while restoring artifacts.


    It was just a small bet.


    But in the end, Yoo Jaeha had lost. How was he supposed to know the worm would take Ju-Heon''s money and not his?!


    She had looked further into it and learned that the artifacts had exponentially increased the amount through betting at horse racing... And she had taken all of the money from them, but...


    ¡°Okay, the fact that your mistake made the Captain-nim lose money to artifacts. You know what would happen if the Captain-nim finds out, right?¡±


    Jaeha would naturally be killed.


    ¡°Now then, you will go steal it. Go.¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha had no choice but to sneakily walk into the changing room where Ju-Heon had left his clothes. He had already told the person at the counter that he had lost his key and asked for a new one.


    He then found Ju-Heon''s worn clothes, as well as his clothes he would change into, inside the basket.


    ¡®I found it.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha wondered why he had to do this, but he still grabbed Ju-Heon''s underwear as ordered.


    But at that moment!


    Grab!


    Someone reached in at the same time.


    A shocked Yoo Jaeha turned his head to see Irene standing there.


    ¡°!¡±


    Irene''s face that was lit up by the cellphone light was scary.


    ¡°I, Irene?¡±


    ¡°This is mine.¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    It seemed as if Irene had the same thoughts as Seol-A.


    The fever artifact in her hand was proof that was the case. But Yoo Jaeha could not withdraw so easily. He had a lot riding on this as well.


    ¡°I''m sorry, but...¡±


    Irene then took out a pile of money. Yoo Jaeha received the money, handed her the underwear, and bowed toward her.


    ¡°Thank you very much. Esteemed customer-nim!¡±


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    A wild beast burst out from the darkness and stole Seol-A¡¯s perfume artifact!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    It also stole Irene¡¯s fever artifact!


    ¡°!¡±


    [#$&#!]


    These are mine, MINE!


    The thief was the rope!


    This wild beast flashed the eyes it did not have as it started to charge toward the bath where Ju-Heon was relaxing.


    It seemed to be going berserk!


    1. The author uses future Monarch of Delicacies here, but George was calling him the Monarch of Delicacies, so... not sure what is going on. It may be a mistake or Pandora knows he can reach that level so they¡¯re just going with it too, similar to how they''re calling Ju-Heon the Monarch of Plunder.


    2. Bong-i Kim Seondal is a bold, genius swindler who deceived the wealthy and powerful and sold a river.

 Chapter 147: That’s a damn Tomb Raider! (3)

    Chapter 147: That¡¯s a damn Tomb Raider! (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    "What just happened?¡±


    ¡°Hold on, what the hell was that?!¡±


    Irene and Seol-A both couldn''t help but be shocked. They could tell that something had almost instantly stolen their stuff.


    But it was so quick that they could not see what had happened.


    The thief had moved as quickly as a wild predator.


    The wild beast that had used the darkness to disappear truly was quick!


    The beast that had taken Seol-A and Irene¡¯s items had disappeared into the darkness, and then...


    It slithered through the pillars, floor, the lockers, and charged toward a single person.


    It was heading for the man who was enjoying the open-air bath by himself!


    Swiiiish!


    The rest of the group became anxious after realizing that it was aiming for Ju-Heon.


    ¡°It went into where Mr. Ju-Heon is!¡±


    They then heard a scream from inside the bath.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Ju-Heon had screamed.


    The others were shocked as soon as they heard it.


    Ju-Heon was someone who would go into a haunted house, and forget screaming, he would smack the ghosts on the head to not scare people. But what the hell?!


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    They opened the door to the bath with concern. They couldn¡¯t help but be shocked at what they saw inside.


    ¡°C, Captain-nim!¡±


    There was a tussle going on inside.


    "What the hell are you doing?!¡±


    The rope that had infiltrated the open-air bath was using its long body to bind Ju-Heon.


    Yoo Jaeha was wondering what was going on while Irene and Seol-A both turned red after seeing something.


    Of course, the rope was not violently binding Ju-Heon as if it was facing an enemy. It had just become a bit more radical than usual and was aiming for Ju-Heon''s body. It had swam through the water being greedy for its master¡¯s body.


    And finally, the violent rope had flashed its eyes(?) and aimed for Ju-Heon.


    It had opened the cap of the reagent with its mouth.


    Ju-Heon instantly recognized the identities of these artifacts.


    ¡°Hey you, those artifacts!¡±


    ¡®When the hell did it steal those artifacts?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon realized something at that moment. This was a bit dangerous.


    One was the fever artifact while the other was a charm artifact. If the rope used those things...


    Ju-Heon had a rare anxious expression on his face. He didn''t want to court an artifact!


    But the rope was flailing around, probably huffing or sniffling.


    [##&*#!]


    I''m going to be praised too! I''m going to be praised!


    ¡®It seems to be frustrated.¡¯


    Artifacts were more instinctual and greedy creatures compared to humans. They would go crazy if they could not satisfy their desires even a single day.


    But it had been much longer than that. The rope had not been praised even once for months. The risk for Ju-Heon to praise had activated multiple times, but someone else always got in the way!


    The rope had gotten rid of all enemies aiming for Ju-Heon and did everything it was ordered to do, but something like this always happened!


    [#$&$#!]


    Master! Praise me! Praise me!


    [Oh, Seol-A. That outfit is the best. You were always beautiful, but you look so lovely today, as if you were the most beautiful woman in the world.]


    [#$#&!]


    No, not there! Over here!


    Praise...


    [Irene, this tastes amazing. How can you make something taste this good?! I''m so shocked and wowed by your skills! Can you cook for me everyday?]


    [#$#*!]


    M, master. Over here too, please......


    [Ohh, Jaeha. Your restoration skill is so elegant. I wouldn''t be able to use artifacts at all if it wasn¡¯t for you. I''m always thankful for everything you do. I feel so lucky to have met you.]


    [#$&#]


    Master, can you please praise me just once today......


    [Hahaha! All of your farming skills are developing day by day! You guys are truly amazing!]


    [#$&#]


    Whimper, praise......


    [Old man, you are quite the lusty man for your age.]


    [..........]


    Grr.


    He was praising people to the point that they would gasp, but the rope had exploded.


    [#$&!]


    Not there! Over here! Over here!


    The violent rope slammed down on the ground with its tail(?) and showed its anger.


    It then sniffled and scarily shoved its face forward.


    The problem was that it still looked like a cute rope no matter how angry it tried to look.


    Anyway, the rope was envious of Seol-A and Irene.


    Why?


    It was because Ju-Heon had an extremely slightly gentle gaze whenever he looked at Irene or Seol-A. Humans would not be able to notice it, but the rope could clearly see it.


    It wondered if Ju-Heon couldn¡¯t help but love humans more than artifacts because he was also human!


    ¡®I want him to have interest in me too!¡¯


    It really couldn''t say anything though because it had caused this on itself... But still... still......


    [#$&#&!]


    He¡¯s going to look at me with a gaze like that too!


    He will!


    The frustrated rope then self-destructed.


    Of course, there was no chance that it would turn into a human. Then it could only gain his interest in a different way!


    Ju-Heon urgently shouted as the rope started to move up and down while holding the two bottles of drugs.


    ¡°Bad! Using medicine together can give you a stomachache! Bad!¡±


    But the rope didn¡¯t budge. It started to spray the artifacts that Seol-A and Irene had brought over as if it was putting spices on its body.


    The messages that popped up were quite the spectacle.


    [The rope¡¯s charm is exponentially rising.]


    [The rope¡¯s charm is exponentially rising.]


    Ju-Heon''s jaw dropped in shock.


    ¡®It''s still only a rope even if its charm goes up!¡¯


    [It looks as if an S-line is appearing on the rope!]


    [The rope¡¯s skin seems to be getting smoother!]


    [The rope¡¯s skin seems to be shining!]


    ¡®It¡¯s still just a rope!¡¯ But whether it knew that or not...


    [#&$*!]


    Roooooar!


    ¡°Ack!¡±


    The frustrated rope roared and charged forward to jump(?) its master.


    ¡°C, Captain-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon urgently shouted at that moment.


    ¡°Good job! You did very well!¡±


    [......!]


    It was because he felt that he would be in danger for a different reason if he let this continue.


    ¡°You did very well!¡±


    The rope stopped in front of his face at that moment.


    [.........]


    The rope¡¯s violent eyes started to turn teary, as if it had never been violent to start with.


    The chaotic aura around it had disappeared as well.


    The rope had instantly turned into an innocent sheep as it rubbed its body on Ju-Heon¡¯s lips.


    [#&$#!]


    Master, I''m sorry. I''m sorry! I really do like you. I like you.


    Ju-Heon sighed in relief.


    ¡®It was mesmerized by a simple statement.¡¯


    But the artifacts must have been effective. The rope''s body that had been a bit stiff had turned as smooth as a carpet. Being rubbed by such a smooth body made him feel good as if he would fall asleep, but...


    ¡®I might really die if I don¡¯t praise it every so often.¡¯


    He had not praised it on purpose as it was funny seeing it being the victim of its own plot.


    ¡°...Anyway, good job. Good job. Good job. Good job. Good job...¡±


    Ju-Heon petted the rope and gave it all of the overdue praises.


    The rope was about to faint from joy.


    It then started to flail around as if to show off to Irene and Seol-A.


    [#$&#*!]


    I was praised! I was praised! I won!


    Nobody knew what it had won, but the rope was dancing in joy.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Okay, so please bring some clothes......¡±


    Ju-Heon motioned as a pouting Yoo Jaeha grumbled. The rope quickly went and bit down on a robe, brought it over, and put it on Ju-Heon.


    This was unfortunate for Seol-A and Irene who were pouting. They were upset that the rope had put the robe on Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon didn''t care as he read Edward''s message again and turned toward Seol-A.


    ¡°Now then, Seol-A, it looks like you''ll need to go spread some gossip in China.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Seol-A eyes opened wide. Ju-Heon showed up the text instead of responding.


    [China is moving to an annoying location.]


    This information meant that China¡¯s large-scale excavation team was starting to move. They were aiming for the Tomb of Wrath, one of the 7 Great Tombs. It was somewhere on the East Coast of the United States.


    The tomb had not appeared yet, but they were definitely heading toward the spot where the precursors were happening.


    Ju-Heon was planning on tying them down.


    ¡°Send some fake information to make them get a bit lost.¡±


    The most troublesome issue was the path they were taking. It was because the secret farm that Ju-Heon''s company had created was nearby. Yes, this was the Herb of Eternal Youth farm.


    Well, it wouldn''t be difficult to launch an attack first because he had the information about China that Seol-A had given him, but...


    ¡®It¡¯s soon harvest season so we can¡¯t let them harm the product in any way.¡¯


    The artifact was so sensitive to start with that it was bound to throw the fruits away before they could be harvested if they detected strong levels of Dominance. The scaredy-cat Herbs of Eternal Youth might scream and immigrate away if Zhen Cai Yuan took even a single step into the farming area.


    He would lose billions of won if that happened. Maybe that was the reason. sea??h th§× N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Make them change directions. It will be war if our lil ones start to cry.¡±


    Seol-A quickly started to speak to calm him down.


    ¡°Captain-nim, the team designated to that area are all part of my team. I can make them change directions right away.¡±


    Seol-A then urgently started to make some calls.


    ¡®I can''t make the Captain-nim go up against that dangerous Zhen Cai Yuan.¡¯


    Her eyes opened wide.


    ¡°Will Seol-A be okay?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was stomping his foot while looking at the empty spot where Seol-A used to stand. Seol-A, who was contacting her subordinates, must have been summoned as she said she will be back soon.


    They were getting more anxious as the team¡¯s direction was getting even closer to the Herb of Eternal Youth farm now.


    ¡°She¡¯s not a double agent, right?¡±


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t pay much attention to it.


    ¡°Just do your job properly if you have time to worry about Seol-A.¡±


    ¡°Wow, look at this unkind human...! Do you know how much we worry about you, Captainn-nim?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha banged on the table but Ju-Heon trusted Seol-A''s abilities.


    This area was the Appalachian Mountains on the East Coast of the United States. Seol-A skillfully succeeded in turning the members of her excavation team around.


    ¡®This is an area where Seo Ju-Heon has already set traps.¡¯


    Nobody questioned Seol-A because she was well-trusted by the Chinese. She was a talented artifact user, a talented fighter, bust most importantly, her family members were being held captive by China.


    They believed that she would not be able to betray China. Furthermore, they had even more confidence because she had been accepted as a spy who had managed to get close to Seo Ju-Heon.


    However...


    ¡°What did you say? Zhen Cai Yuan is not here?¡±


    She heard some unexpected news.


    She had been certain that Zhen Cai Yuan had led the troops here, but she was not here.


    ¡®Something is weird. I definitely felt her.¡¯


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°Huh? What the? Lee Seol-A, why are you over here?¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°I just saw you over there......!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Seol-A disappeared without being able to say anything at that moment. It was not just her that had disappeared.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    There was a sudden earthquake and Seol-A and the Chinese excavation team fell into an underground tomb.


    ¡°Damn it, it''s a Tomb Appearance!¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    They fell head first underground.


    But Seol-A clearly saw her as she fell.


    She saw Zhen Cai Yuan.


    However, she couldn¡¯t help but freak out after seeing her appearance.


    It was understandable.


    ¡®That appearance is!¡¯


    But the tomb ruthlessly closed.


    Boom!


    Seol-A, who was imprisoned in this tomb, figured out the situation.


    ¡®The Captain-nim is in danger! Damn it, my phone doesn''t work because I am in a tomb. Is it a level three tomb?¡¯


    Other people might die here, but Seol-A was calm.


    It might have been an issue prior to getting her memories back, but Lee Seol-A''s know-how about tombs was different after getting her memories back.


    Although she was not at Captain Ju-Heon''s level, she was a tomb raiding team member as well.


    ¡®I can definitely clear this tomb and get out even if it takes some time.¡¯


    However...


    ¡®But that woman, what is she planning on doing while looking like me?!¡¯


    That was the only concern on her mind.


    ¡®Good.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan started to smile while heading toward Ju-Heon''s house. She liked capable men. It was because she possessed the artifact of gluttony.


    The artifact of gluttony could steal abilities by eating up others. Soon, Ju-Heon received a visitor.


    ¡°I''m back, Captain-nim.¡±


    It was Zhen Cai Yuan, the Monarch of Gluttony, who currently looked like Lee Seol-A!

 Chapter 148: The Greatest Artifact of this Era? (1)

    Chapter 148: The Greatest Artifact of this Era? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon. He¡¯s such an interesting man.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan licked her lips after coming to find Ju-Heon in New York.


    Seo Ju-Heon. Who was he?


    Everything he had done until now would make people call him a terribly crazy bastard.


    In fact, many artifact users who had gone against Ju-Heon would openly call him a lunatic.


    How could they not?


    ¡®What¡¯s yours is mine!¡¯


    ¡®The law is far but the fist is close!¡¯


    ¡®Give me artifacts instead of women!¡¯


    ¡®Power, money? Fine! But I don¡¯t need those things from you guys!¡¯


    ¡®You made one of my people cry? Then how about you shit blood?!¡¯


    Those were just some of the things he had said.


    These people would lament that Ju-Heon was someone whom they could not talk to.


    That was why Zhen Cai Yuan was amused.


    ¡®It''s actually difficult to smack artifact users in the back.¡¯


    Artifact users were actually very malicious people.


    Why?


    Based on the personalities of artifacts, nice people would become pushovers to the artifacts or be the shrimps that blew up in a fight between whales.


    On the flip side, people who handled artifacts well, the high-grade artifact users, were likely to be cruel humans.


    But Ju-Heon was an even worse bastard who could play around with those malicious people.


    He was a bastard who was completely out of his mind.


    How could she not be interested?


    ¡®I don¡¯t know whether he is just a lunatic or it is because of an artifact.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan started to smirk.


    Whatever the reason may be, it wouldn''t be bad for her to personally check Ju-Heon out.


    Her Supreme Leader artifact was quite wary of Ju-Heon.


    ¡®I''ll eat him up if he seems useful.¡¯


    She licked her lips mysteriously.


    Zhen Cai Yuan.


    The reason she was able to become a Professor at the young age of 27 and become a Nobel Prize candidate was all because of her artifact.


    She was able to absorb other people''s athletic abilities, physical abilities, expert subject knowledge, etc... and make it her own.


    The Supreme Leader artifact¡¯s ability was ¡®to eat abilities.¡¯


    She had been talented prior to that, but she was developing even more as she ate people.


    Naturally, the men she ate all ended up dying after becoming weak or faced sudden deaths.


    She slightly opened the door to Ju-Heon''s room. Ju-Heon was inside with Zheng He¡¯s artifact to investigate artifacts.


    ¡°Captain-nim. Are you working?¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan triumphantly smiled.


    She already knew the relationship between Lee Seol-A and Ju-Heon.


    How could she not when she had overheard a good amount of Ju-Heon and Lee Seol-A''s conversation in Salieri''s tomb?


    It had been possible because the Supreme Leader''s artifact had temporarily taken control of Salieri¡¯s tomb.


    That was the reason she had chosen Lee Seol-A.


    But if there was something she could not understand...


    ¡®Part of TKBM... The last tomb...¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan could not understand those sentences.


    She had not been able to listen thoroughly as the conversation had been cut in the middle, but some of those key words had made her curious.


    ¡®Is it maybe an artifact that shows you your past life or something?¡¯


    It would make sense if it was something like the Buddhist samsara-related artifact.


    ¡®Either that or he could have created fake memories to lure Lee Seol-A away.¡¯


    That might even be what makes Ju-Heon so dominating.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    She started to shake from excitement.


    She was filled with delight.


    Information she did not know about... An ability she did not know about...


    She desired it. She desired this man¡¯s body too much.


    Those thoughts were making her antsy, but she started to smile.


    ¡®Just hold on. It¡¯ll all become mine once I eat him up.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan calmed her heated mind and walked over to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Umm, Captain-nim?¡±


    On the other hand, Ju-Heon who looked at Zhen Cai Yuan seemed shocked.


    He then looked at his watch with confusion.


    ¡°Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°Ah. You''re back so soon. I was going to come get you.¡±


    ¡°Ah, that¡¯s okay.¡±


    Her acting was perfect.


    It would be weird if it wasn¡¯t.


    [Ancient Roman Poet Ovidius¡¯s << The Metamorphoses >> Original Text (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    [A Cognitive Psychologist¡¯s Memory Research Dictionary (B-Grade: Rare-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    Zhen Cai Yuan had used a delusion-causing artifact in addition to the transformation artifact.


    It was something that would make the target believe that the person in front of them truly was that person.


    That was why it would automatically work even if she just called him Captain-nim without trying to pretend to sound like Seol-A.


    Zhen Cai Yuan started to smile.


    ¡®Someone like me wouldn''t stupidly try to act.¡¯


    Imitating someone else¡¯s actions or tone...


    Those kinds of things were only for clowns.


    This delusion-type artifact was enough.


    The proof was in the fact that Ju-Heon did not seem very suspicious until Zhen Cai Yuan got close.


    ¡°Captain-nim.¡±


    He wasn¡¯t suspicious even when she got right in front of Ju-Heon''s face.


    But as Zhen Cai Yuan tried to activate her artifact of gluttony...


    "Seol-A.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir?¡±


    Ju-Heon was staring right at Zhen Cai Yuan''s face for some reason.


    Zhen Cai Yuan internally started to frown after seeing his suspicious gaze.


    ¡®Did I get caught?¡¯


    No, that wasn¡¯t possible.


    Zhen Cai Yuan was many times better than Ju-Heon at handling artifacts and hiding their auras.


    In fact, Ju-Heon really did not feel the aura of an artifact right now.


    However...


    Ju-Heon said something that sounded completely unrelated.


    ¡°You got older in the short time I didn''t see you.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan slightly frowned after hearing that.


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    She could almost not control her expression.


    ¡°Excuse me......? What are you saying all of a sudden......¡±


    ¡°You suddenly look at least ten years older. Your skin looks so terrible.¡±


    ¡®Grr.¡¯


    She oddly felt upset, but she couldn''t say anything.


    She was Lee Seol-A right now. Zhen Cai Yuan started to smile.


    ¡°I guess I''m a bit tired after traveling to China.¡±


    ¡°Oh, is that so? Then what about that woman?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    "Did you meet that woman in China?¡±


    ¡°That woman?¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? Zhen Cai Yuan, that lunatic. That crazy bitch with the flower in her hair.¡± [1]


    Zhen Cai Yuan''s eyebrows started to twitch after hearing that.


    ¡®This bastard isn¡¯t doing this on purpose, right?¡¯


    Publicly, she was known as a Biology professor with a strict personality.


    She didn¡¯t know why someone like that needed to hear such things from Ju-Heon, but......


    ¡°Unfortunately, that crazy professor was absent.¡±


    She had to play along for now.


    It was degrading to say that about herself, but she was not the type to make such an obvious mistake in a place like this.


    ¡®He¡¯s fated to die in my hands anyway.¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason. Zhen Cai Yuan started to smile.


    ¡°Anyway, Captain-nim. I have something to tell you regarding information that China has.¡±


    The artifact of gluttony activated at the same time. Zhen Cai Yuan used her stocking-clad foot to slowly touch Ju-Heon''s leg.


    She lightly touched his ankle at first, then moved up to his calf...


    Then up to his thighs and then more inward... It seductively and stealthily climbed up as if she was trying to take Ju-Heon''s clothes off.


    A seductive and provocative fragrance started to spread as well.


    But it was completely different from the feel of the artifact of lust. It was similar to the scent of a carnivorous plant leaving honey out to attack its prey.


    ¡®Come to me.¡¯


    Her eyes started to squint dangerously.


    Most men would not be able to resist this amazing fragrance and would pull their pants off and charge toward Zhen Cai Yuan.


    Their tent below would become extremely hard as if it was about to explode, their breathing would become heavy, they would be steaming at the nose as they licked Zhen Cai Yuan''s voluptuous body as if it was full of some precious honey.


    They would cautiously touch her body as if it was something extremely precious while also coming at it like a crazed beast!


    Of course, she would enjoy them until she handed them to become fodder for the artifact of gluttony.


    In that case, they truly turned into pieces of meat.


    She continued on.


    The fragrance of gluttony became even stronger. Her gaze became more wicked as well.


    ¡®Alright, come to me!¡¯


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    Boom!


    Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s view suddenly changed. Ju-Heon had roughly pushed Zhen Cai Yuan down.


    ¡°!¡±


    The problem was that he was being quite rough.


    ¡°Hold...!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan couldn¡¯t help but become anxious.


    But Ju-Heon didn''t miss that opening and pulled apart Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s blue shirt.


    Plop!


    The buttons ripped off from the force and her full cleavage appeared through the open shirt.


    She then heard a sharp laugh.


    ¡°Do it properly if you''re going to disguise yourself.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°This is not Seol-A''s size.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°And over here! Seol-A has veins that split into sixteen strands right underneath her boobs! Got it?¡±


    ¡®W, what did he say?! He¡¯s just saying whatever he wants!¡¯


    ¡°Whatever, just stop with the terrible act. You crazy professor.¡±


    What was going on?


    Ju-Heon actually knew from the beginning that it was the professor.


    [The aura of an odd artifact of confusion can be felt.]


    That message popping up helped, but......


    ¡®An artifact of confusion, my ass!¡¯


    ¡°Only a blind person wouldn¡¯t be able to tell! The person is completely different!¡±


    What was different?


    For Ju-Heon whose memory was out of this world, even the slightest change in facial features would be a different person.


    Well, he did rile her up more because he had noticed it for sure.


    Zhen Cai Yuan viciously smiled at that point.


    Her pride would not let her keep pretending now that things were like this.


    She just found him despicable.


    ¡°Then you acted like that from the beginning even though you knew I wasn¡¯t Lee Seol-A?¡±


    ¡°Did you only realize that now? You lunatic?¡±


    Crunch.


    Ju-Heon found it amusing regardless of whether Zhen Cai Yuan was getting angry or not.


    ¡®Anyway, this damn woman.¡¯


    ¡°I applaud you for charging in here, but let me tell you something since I have the chance to do so. Even if the world splits in half or the two of us are the only people on a deserted island... I will never ever do it with you.¡±


    ¡°What......?¡±


    It felt as if he was repeating something he said in the past, but it didn¡¯t matter.


    She was smiling while pretending to be calm, but the way her eyes were shaking were quite funny to watch.


    Her pride had been hit very hard.


    But what could he do about it?


    ¡°At least bring a Divine-Grade transformation artifact next time if you feel wronged. Did you really think a mere A-Grade one would work?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°How can you even say that you used a transformation artifact? The lines on your palm don''t match hers at all either.¡±


    ¡®What the hell? Palm lines??¡¯


    ¡°And on her butt......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Slam!


    ¡°Captain-nim! Please don¡¯t remember weird things like that!¡±


    ¡°Oh, you¡¯re here.¡±


    Lee Seol-A, whose face was as red as a tomato, burst in.


    But the huffing Lee Seol-A looked like a mess.


    Her clothes were ripped and raggedy, making it seem as if he could see her underwear here and there.


    But Lee Seol-A started to shout as if it wasn''t the time to worry about those things.


    "Captain-nim, please be careful! That woman...!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Boom!


    [An overbearing aura has surrounded the house.]


    [An overbearing aura has surrounded the house.]


    A chaotic aura filled the entire house once those messages popped up.


    ¡®A Tomb Appearance!¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s entire penthouse then turned into a tomb.


    Lee Seol-A sighed realizing that she was late.


    "That woman is able to create tombs!¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue as this was not an ability he had seen in the past.


    ¡®Is it the Supreme Leader artifact''s doing?¡¯


    He was certain.


    This shape, the aura of the artifact...


    ¡®I¡¯ve never even heard about a tomb like this.¡¯


    He had never seen the shape of this tomb before.


    It was a tomb created by the Supreme Leader artifact.


    Zhen Cai Yuan must have felt extreme levels of indignity as she was smiling with an extremely venomous aura around her.


    ¡°Damn it, it¡¯s because of you.¡±


    ¡°......?¡±


    ¡°I would have sent you off while you were enjoying yourself if you just gave me your body.¡±


    Ju-Heon couldn''t help but frown and move back as soon as she said that.


    He had received serious burns on his arm just by being around her.


    [This aura is much stronger than your Tolerance can handle at its current level.]


    [This aura is much stronger than your Tolerance can handle at its current level.]


    [This heinous aura can turn a human into a pile of meat in a few seconds.]


    That seemed to be true.


    Zhen Cai Yuan was giving off a completely different aura than before.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    There was an odd tone in her voice, as if she and someone else were speaking together.


    ¡°My artifact hates humans quite a bit.It won''t let you out in one piece.¡±


    A chilling aura started to spread throughout the tomb.


    Boom!


    Ju-Heon quickly picked Lee Seol-A up after feeling that dangerous aura.


    "C, Captain-nim?!¡±


    Ju-Heon did not respond and just threw a fire extinguisher at the large window to crack it.


    Lee Seol-A''s eyes opened wide as she got an ominous feeling.


    "W, wait... you¡¯re not!¡±


    ¡°Heal your injuries on your own. Meet up with Jaeha.¡±


    Ju-Heon ruthlessly threw Lee Seol-A out the window as soon as he said that.


    By the way, this was a penthouse on the 40th floor.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! Captain-niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim!¡±


    Lee Seol-A had been flung out of a 40th story window.


    Ju-Heon wiped his hands off as he started to speak.


    ¡°I''m just glad I only had to throw one thing out.¡±


    Oh Seung Woo and Yoo Jaeha happened to not be here right now.


    Ju-Heon then tried to jump out as well.


    Ju-Heon was someone who could quickly get a grasp of the situation.


    He would have to be crazy to stay and face something that was giving off such a heinous aura.


    This bitch was even crazier than Keira.


    However...


    ¡°And where do you think you are going?¡±


    An extremely angry Zhen Cai Yuan, who seemed to have fused with her artifact, created a wall outside the window with her aura.


    She had blocked all exits so that Ju-Heon could not escape.


    "Tsk.¡±


    The aura blasting out of her was so terrible that it was difficult for him to breathe.


    [The Supreme Leader is releasing Level 1 aura.]


    [The Supreme Leader is releasing Level 1 aura.]


    [Warning. You cannot fully defend against this with A-Rank Tolerance.]


    [You may die within 10 minutes from exposure.]


    [Your body is being exposed to a terribly venomous aura and is starting to become contaminated.]


    Ju-Heon started to frown as he looked at his arm.


    It was because the skin was starting to peel off.


    That wasn¡¯t the only thing.


    [#$&#!]


    [#$&#!]


    The artifacts that were in Ju-Heon''s house started to cough up blood and shake in fear.


    Crack, crack.


    All artifacts C-Grade or lower started to crack after being touched by the Supreme Leader¡¯s aura and the majority of them were feeling intense fear of death.


    [#&#]


    It¡¯s the Supreme Leader, the Supreme Leader!


    But Ju-Heon was still calm. He was thinking about breaking out with his Tomb Destruction skill, but he didn''t think the B-Rank skill would be enough to do so.


    ¡®I have no choice.¡¯


    If he was going to fight against it, he would need to use a Divine-Grade artifact with a high level of attack.


    Ju-Heon put his hand into his pants pocket.


    However...


    ¡°......Anubis, this damn shitty dog bastard.¡±


    It had been the first to run away.


    He wanted to summon it, but this tomb was a tomb where he could not summon artifacts.


    Zhen Cai Yuan was releasing an overbearing aura as she walked toward him.


    ¡°Alright, just give up and become my nourishment. Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°No thanks. You damn bitch.¡±


    Ju-Heon gave her the finger to say fuck you as he peeked somewhere.


    1. Supposedly, it was a thing where the crazy girls would put flowers in their hair to make themselves not look as crazy.

 Chapter 149: The Greatest Artifact of this Era? (2)

    Chapter 149: The Greatest Artifact of this Era? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    He was looking at the door of the penthouse.


    ¡®I can still get out through there.¡¯


    That spot was still fine even though everywhere else was being dyed black.


    Ju-Heon threw the rope as soon as he realized that. He was going to use the momentum from the rope pulling him to leave.


    However, at that moment...


    [#*#$&!]


    The rope screamed.


    The Supreme Leader artifact must have done something as the rope¡¯s body started to rot away as soon as it touched the door.


    ¡®Shit.¡¯


    Ju-Heon quickly pulled the rope back.


    His final exit ended up changing appearance as well.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Blood seemed to spread out starting from the door until the entire area turned extremely grotesque.


    It felt mushy and humid.


    He could tell where he was.


    This was......


    ¡®I¡¯m inside a stomach.¡¯


    The walls, the ceiling, the floor...


    Everywhere turned into an area that would normally only be visible through an endoscope.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue in response.


    ¡®Is it like this because it is the artifact of gluttony?¡¯


    It was normal for the artifacts to pay good money to create tombs that resembled pyramids, stone tombs, cave tombs, etc.


    The rope started to huff and puff in anger as its path was hindered.


    [##&!]


    Why are you getting in my master¡¯s way?! Why?!


    It didn''t seem to care that its body was injured.


    The rope, which didn''t know about superiors and inferiors, was about to charge at the Supreme Leader artifact.


    Grab!


    Ju-Heon quickly grabbed the rope¡¯s tail.


    He usually let it do as it pleased because it was a good artifact, but he could not let it do so this time.


    ¡°Bad. No, not there this time.¡±


    ¡®Please quickly realize that you''re only a B-Grade artifact.¡¯


    Ju-Heon then urgently looked around.


    He might be able to use his Tomb Destruction skill on an area where the aura was weak.


    ¡®Am I around the intestines or something?¡¯


    Ju-Heon then kicked off the ground and started to move. His movement was so fast that even Zhen Cai Yuan had been shocked.


    However...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    He suddenly got extremely dizzy.


    Ju-Heon had no choice but to plop down on the ground as he felt like vomiting.


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    He was dizzy.


    And his chest felt as if it was going to rip. It felt as if there was a needle inside his body that was trying to dig its way out of his muscles.


    There was more.


    His neck felt extremely dry and his internal organs felt as if they were burning inside a volcano.


    He also started to hyperventilate as it was difficult to bear.


    Ju-Heon clenched his chest, frowned, and fell to the ground.


    He then got a major headache and started to cough up blood. His sight was getting blurry as well.


    His entire body seemed to be a mess.


    But this sensation was not foreign for Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Tomb Syndrome!¡¯


    That was right.


    It was that damn pain he had been able to forget about for a while.


    He had flailed around in pain every night and shook in fear of death all the time in the past.


    But why was this pain suddenly back?


    As he had that question...


    ¡°What do you think? Don¡¯t you feel like you¡¯re going to die from pain? Doesn''t it feel like a rat is digging away inside your body?¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan was smiling in satisfaction.


    ¡°It should be quite painful. This is a tomb virus that I created with some artifacts.¡±


    Ju-Heon viciously glared at Zhen Cai Yuan after hearing that.


    He wanted to say something but Ju-Heon could only hold back a groan because of the terrible pain.


    Zhen Cai Yuan licked her lips and started to smile while looking at him.


    Seo Ju-Heon.


    He was annoying, but she truly desired this man.


    Most importantly, he had something that was clearly different than the other artifact users.


    It was the fact that he treated artifacts like shit.


    It was different.


    Ju-Heon was the only one to do that.


    Even the craziest of artifact users had a weakness they could not avoid.


    It was the fact that they feared their artifacts being destroyed.


    ¡®All artifact users cherish their artifacts.¡¯


    In fact, they considered their artifacts to be more important than human lives!


    They would kill their relatives or cut off someone else¡¯s arms and legs but they would never ever think about destroying an artifact.


    That was why it was being said that anybody who was trying to threaten an artifact user should take their artifacts hostage.


    But Ju-Heon was different.


    ¡®I heard he ruthlessly destroys artifacts without caring.¡¯


    Destroy them if he doesn¡¯t like them!


    Destroy them if he thinks they are going to harm humans!


    Destroy them if they don''t listen to him!


    Destroy! Destroy some more!


    Destroy again and again and again!


    What was he? Some kind of lunatic with aesthetics for destruction?


    ¡®It¡¯ll be annoying to leave a bastard like this alive.¡¯


    But at that moment...


    ¡°This lunatic.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Boom!


    Ju-Heon, who had been in pain, grabbed Zhen Cai Yuan''s neck and pushed her down.


    He wanted to stab her to death with an artifact, but the damn artifacts wouldn¡¯t listen because she was using the Supreme Leader artifact.


    He didn''t have any weapons on him.


    Ju-Heon could only choke her with his bare hands.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan couldn¡¯t help but become anxious.


    ¡®That¡¯s impossible! He shouldn''t be able to have this much strength in this situation!¡¯


    This was the artifact virus she had created by mixing artifacts together. It should cause critical and extremely painful symptoms for humans.


    It should feel as if his flesh was constantly burning on fire. It should feel like he was being tortured to the point that he would rather die!


    ¡°How is he still able to remain conscious......!¡±


    Ju-Heon clenched her forehead with one of his hands as he started to grind his teeth.


    ¡°Shut the hell up!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan was in pain from the powerful grip.


    Ju-Heon bit down on his lips to try to handle the pain.


    Blood started to drip down to Ju-Heon''s chin.


    How was he still able to remain conscious?


    ¡®Fuck. I lived 10 years with this motherfucking pain! I went into tombs with only 1-hour pain relief medicines as rewards!¡¯


    Ju-Heon tightened his grip around Zhen Cai Yuan''s neck.


    He just had to create an opening by killing the artifact user if there was no way to clear the tomb!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan clenched her teeth. This didn¡¯t make sense at all.


    This strength did not seem humane.


    ¡®How could he have such strength......?!¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    A terrifying aura shot out of Ju-Heon as if to answer her question.


    It was a black aura.


    It was not a human''s Dominance, Affinity, or Fit. It was an artifact¡¯s aura!


    This aura was something that a human would never be able to create.


    It looked similar to how Zhen Cai Yuan and the Supreme Leader artifact had become one.


    This was unbelievable.


    Zhen Cai Yuan seemed a bit shocked.


    ¡®How can anybody other than me?!¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan flinched after looking past Ju-Heon who was choking her.


    To be more accurate, it was the Supreme Leader artifact that had flinched!


    It was certain.


    That image that had appeared behind Ju-Heon''s back... S§×ar?h the N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    This heinous and overbearing aura that seemed to be clearly making its presence known...


    ¡®It¡¯s that Crow!¡¯


    Indeed.


    This was the chaotic aura that Julian had seen before with Zhuge Kongming''s artifact.


    It was the Crow''s aura.


    That crow viciously flapped its wings while in its aura state and screeched as it threatened the Supreme Leader.


    It seemed to be threatening it by saying, ¡®see what happens if you even touch Ju-Heon''s fingertips!¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan used a teleportation artifact to get away from Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Cough, cough.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan then glared at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I knew it. You really are tied to that Crow bastard.¡±


    The voice coming out was not Zhen Cai Yuan''s voice.


    The Supreme Leader artifact that was connected to Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s mind was talking.


    ¡®This human bastard.¡¯


    It now made sense why this bastard stuck out more than the other artifact users.


    It truly was a strong aura.


    However, only a portion of the Crow''s aura was possessing him as he had not contracted the Crow.


    It was similar to having a barrier around him.


    This Crow''s aura was the power and key that allowed Ju-Heon to use his numerous Tomb Raider skills.


    It was what allowed the Crow to send messages to Ju-Heon and let him use his skills even without the Archaeologist''s Artifact.


    There was no way that Ju-Heon knew that was the case, but Zhen Cai Yuan and the Supreme Leader realized it immediately.


    ¡®I need to get rid of him.¡¯


    This guy would be trouble.


    They weren''t sure, but he definitely had not contracted with the Crow.


    Although he was being protected, the Crow''s true body was not here.


    ¡®We can still take care of him.¡¯


    Normally, she would have seduced him with the sweet fragrance, made love, and stolen his abilities.


    But it didn''t work on Ju-Heon, and the Supreme Leader detested the Crow.


    ¡°This annoying bastard.¡±


    Something shocking happened as soon as she said that.


    Red aura shot out of Zhen Cai Yuan, similar to how black aura was shooting out of Ju-Heon.


    Boom!


    Ju-Heon clenched his head and started to flail on the ground because of the red aura.


    [The terrible Supreme Leader''s power is exploding.]


    [The terrible Supreme Leader''s power is trying to destroy your brain.]


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    His body was being attacked by the artifact virus.


    Ju-Heon flailed while feeling the pain from his past that made it seem as if his head was going to burst.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan''s body started to shake as she heard him scream. To be more accurate, it was the Supreme Leader artifact that was feeling satisfied.


    The red aura shooting out of her turned into a monster spider.


    The artifacts started to scream after seeing that monster spider appear.


    [#$#$&!]


    I, it''s the Supreme Leader-nim.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts were extremely scared. They weren¡¯t thinking that they would be freed if the Supreme Leader killed Ju-Heon.


    They would probably all die as well.


    The Supreme Leader would kill them for having been kept captive by a human!


    [#$&$#!]


    None of them could think about resisting the Supreme Leader. Some of his artifacts were Ju-Heon''s fans, but they couldn''t do anything in front of the Supreme Leader!


    The monstrous spider revealed its vicious teeth as it aimed for Ju-Heon.


    The Supreme Leader artifact was a rare carnivorous artifact that ate humans.


    And then...


    ¡°I¡¯ll kill you and use your body as snacks for my subordinates.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan and the Supreme Leader slowly approached Ju-Heon.


    They were moving to rip apart the weak body of this bastard that had annoyed them!


    ¡®Okay, die!¡¯


    As the artifact of gluttony reached its leg toward Ju-Heon...


    Slap!


    ¡°!¡±


    It had finally done it!


    The rope couldn''t hold back any longer and slapped Zhen Cai Yuan. No, it had slapped the Supreme Leader''s cheek.


    The other artifacts foamed at the mouth and fainted after seeing what happened.


    [#$#*#!]


    Crazy! That thing¡¯s gone crazy!


    [##![email protected]]


    That stupid rope that doesn''t know the difference between heaven and hell dared to hit the Supreme Leader-nim!


    The rope didn''t care about the other artifacts¡¯ reactions as it was willing to do anything to protect Ju-Heon.


    Slap, slap, slap!


    [#$&#!]


    Go away! Go away!


    The other artifacts tried to get the rope to stop.


    [#$#$&!]


    Stop it! Stop it! You''re really going to die like that!


    [#$&#!]


    You¡¯re still young! You need to cherish your life!


    It didn''t care about that.


    Ju-Heon was in danger.


    Slap! Slap! Slap!


    Zhen Cai Yuan who had been whipped left and right by the rope furiously glared.


    ¡°You little shit!¡±


    [#$#&!]


    The rope screamed as it was slammed away by the red aura.


    Its clean silver body turned black as if it was a candle wick that was burning down.


    It then started to crumble starting from the areas that had turned completely black.


    But the determined rope did not stop.


    Slap, slap, slap, slap!


    [#$*$#&!]


    Go away! Go away! Get lost!


    It was extremely persistent. It was attacking so furiously that its hand(?) wasn¡¯t even visible.


    Then a message popped up.


    [The rope has realized a new skill.]


    [The rope has done something that will go down in the legends of the artifact world.]


    [It has slapped the Supreme Leader''s cheeks.]


    [It has gained a new achievement!]


    Ju-Heon smiled and slowly pushed his body up as he read those messages.


    ¡®Good. You''re doing a good job.¡¯


    If it could create an opening like this...


    But at that moment...


    ¡°What the hell is this artifact?!¡±


    The Supreme Leader got angry after being struck each time it tried to approach Ju-Heon.


    The artifacts then started to wail.


    [#$#&*!]


    Aigoo! We apologize! We apologize!


    [#$#!]


    We did not teach it properly!


    That didn¡¯t matter.


    The Supreme Leader artifact started to grind its teeth.


    ¡°It seems that a mutant has appeared.¡±


    The rope¡¯s body floated up as Zhen Cai Yuan and the Supreme Leader flicked its finger.


    [#$&#!]


    ¡°?!¡±


    It was then sent flying. The crumbling rope''s body was now over half gone.


    Ju-Heon started to worry after seeing that.


    ¡®Even Jaeha can''t restore an artifact if there is nothing left.¡¯


    This was quite a dangerous situation.


    He wanted to use other artifacts, but none of them could go against the Supreme Leader artifact.


    As for using other means or his Tomb raiding skills to get out?


    This damn artifact virus was making it so that he couldn''t even move a finger.


    Ju-Heon bit down on his lips.


    ¡®This is quite a headache.¡¯


    But at that moment!


    The rope¡¯s body flashed.


    Something else happened as well.


    A strong aura descended in front of Ju-Heon and an unexpected message appeared!

 Chapter 150: The Greatest Artifact of this Era? (3)

    Chapter 150: The Greatest Artifact of this Era? (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    [The rope is full of venomous aura.]


    [The rope¡¯s body is being restored due to its indomitable will.]


    Something shocking happened along with the messages.


    New flesh appeared on the rope¡¯s body that had turned into ashes and it was restoring itself on its own.


    It seemed to be provoking the Supreme Leader artifact to try to destroy it all it wanted!


    The other artifacts couldn''t help but drop their jaws in shock in response.


    [#$&*#!]


    What the hell is that thing?! What the hell is that thing?!


    [#$&#$!]


    How is an artifact restoring itself?!


    [##$&!]


    That¡¯s impossible! It¡¯s not even a Divine-Grade artifact!


    But it was still too soon to be shocked. There was still something else that would make the other artifacts all freak out.


    Something that Ju-Heon had already seen once before happened again.


    Flash!


    The rope¡¯s body flashed and something that should not happen in the artifact world happened.


    [The rope has upgraded into an S-Grade artifact.]


    It definitely was the same!


    This was what had happened last time. It was an artifact upgrade.


    Of course, some of the other artifacts fainted in shock.


    [##&!]


    That¡¯s impossible! What the hell?!


    The remaining artifacts were screaming as if their houses were on fire.


    This made no sense at all! They had never heard about artifacts upgrading.


    Furthermore, it had upgraded to an S-Grade artifact!


    [#&##]


    I''ve never heard about anything like this, never!


    [#$&*!]


    N, no. My grandmother told me. She said we could upgrade if we make some great achievements...!


    [#$&*#]


    Hey. We''re artifacts, we don''t have grandmothers!


    The rope showed off its strong body without caring whether the other artifacts were fainting or screaming.


    [Its new body is very tough.]


    [It¡¯s so tough that even the gods might not be able to break through.]


    [It is possible that it could even tie down the gods.]


    Ju-Heon''s jaw dropped after looking at the messages. It was because he thought of an artifact as he read those descriptions.


    ¡®No way, right?¡¯


    There was one person who was extremely uncomfortable right now.


    Well, an artifact that was extremely uncomfortable. It was the Supreme Leader.


    ¡®What unbelievable nonsense is this?¡¯


    That¡¯s truly how it felt. If artifacts could upgrade as they pleased, the hierarchy in the world... The artifacts¡¯ ranking wouldn¡¯t be as resolute as it was right now.


    ¡®An artifact''s grade is something only those at the leader-level can touch.¡¯


    Of course, that was limited to forcibly removing their strengths or making them stronger with a buff-type artifact. Daji and her weakened state was an example of this.


    But to ignore that and end up upgrading on its own? To upgrade to an S-Grade artifact at that?


    Artifacts started to become different at the S-Grade level. Even if the SS-Grade level was kept out because they were too different, S-Grade artifacts would be considered first-rate while the A-Grade would be considered second-rate. All artifacts at the B-Grade level or lower could be considered third-rate.


    But a third-rate peon had suddenly become a first-rate artifact. How did that make any sense?


    But there was something else that got on the Supreme Leader''s nerves.


    [#$*!]


    Hurry up and spread the news! Tell the others that artifacts can upgrade on their own!


    [##&!]


    Ah, my grandmother said something else too. She said that we need a talented trainer to upgrade on our own!


    [#$#!]


    A trainer?


    [#$#!]


    She might have said a talented human... I think she mentioned there was someone like that in the past.


    [#$&#!]


    What? Then, you¡¯re saying that the kid over there upgraded because of Seo Ju-Heon?


    The gazes that had been looking at the rope in awe turned toward Ju-Heon. They were looking at Ju-Heon with gazes that seemed to be wondering if they could upgrade as well if they followed Ju-Heon.


    The Supreme Leader started to grind its teeth once the artifacts showed those reactions.


    How could it not? The rope¡¯s upgrade was instigating the others. There was no way the Supreme Leader would feel good about that.


    ¡°Any of you who says another peep will be executed.¡±


    The chatty artifacts completely froze up in response. S§×ar?h the N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    It then glared at Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, this bastard truly is someone who destroys the system. Let¡¯s kill him. We must make sure to kill him.¡¯


    As the angry Supreme Leader tried to approach Ju-Heon...


    [#&#*!]


    I told you not to get closer! I told you!


    The rope growled and stood in front of Ju-Heon.


    [#$#$!]


    Get lost!


    ¡®This bastard!¡¯


    It could have upgraded or whatever, but all artifacts were low-grade artifacts when compared to the Supreme Leader artifact. It could destroy the rope by using some strength!


    Flash!


    The other artifacts gasped even when the Supreme Leader did not use much strength.


    [#&!]


    We apologize! We apologize!


    But the Supreme Leader¡¯s aura still turned into a sharp spear. But as that attack tried to strike Ju-Heon and the rope!


    [The rope is binding down a god''s attack.]


    ¡°!¡±


    The rope''s appearance instantly changed along with that message.


    The regular rope turned into a strand of light and shot up toward the spear.


    It then bound the Supreme Leader¡¯s aura that had been charging toward them in the shape of a spear!


    ¡°!¡±


    The furiously flying aura stopped right in front of Ju-Heon.


    It had managed to stop the Supreme Leader''s attack!


    [It has bound a god¡¯s existence!]


    [It will not break even when attacked by a god!]


    These messages weren¡¯t weird.


    Divine-Grade artifacts were considered gods based on their existences. That was why their attacks were considered godly as well.


    Honestly speaking, gods were just natural disasters or other unknown things that humans had feared in the past and served as gods.


    Basically, it meant that the rope could now bind even the thunderbolts they used.


    The only thing was that the shape in which it bound the Supreme Leader¡¯s attack was......


    ¡®A BDSM rope harness......?¡¯


    That perverted nature did not seem to have disappeared.


    Of course, the other artifacts started to scream again.


    [#&#&!]


    There¡¯s another bastard that can stop a god¡¯s attack!


    [#(*#([email protected]]


    Isn¡¯t the other one no longer in this world for rebelling?!


    [#$&$#]


    It¡¯s a pervert! A total pervert!


    But the Supreme Leader artifact started to frown.


    ¡®......This bastard!¡¯


    The Supreme Leader''s eyebrow was twitching in anger.


    ¡®DId that Crow bastard help it upgrade?¡¯


    It had caused the upgrade on its own, but the Crow must have played a part in helping it through the process.


    ¡®That motherfucking bastard. It should have just quietly stayed in exile!¡¯


    The Supreme Leader started to channel its full strength.


    It was just going to stomp on the rope and Ju-Heon without putting in much effort before, but it had changed its mind.


    "What are you all doing? We will capture those two and publicly execute them!¡±


    The artifacts started to whisper as soon as the order was given.


    [#$&#]


    ......C, capture?


    [#$&#!]


    That rope is still like our family memb...mmph!


    [#&!]


    Shh! You¡¯re dead if you say that!


    Ju-Heon peeked around at the artifacts¡¯ reactions.


    They didn¡¯t know what to do. Should they capture Ju-Heon and the rope or not?


    The fact that the artifacts were uncertain was already amazing. Artifacts would never show any goodwill toward humans or artifacts that sided with humans. Their hesitation was enough to be signs of treason.


    Maybe that was the reason. The Supreme Leader artifact sighed.


    ¡°All of you are trash.¡±


    Baaaaang!


    The Supreme Leader artifact released enough power to destroy these artifacts and their souls without caring about the fact that they were also artifacts. But Ju-Heon would not just let this happen.


    ¡®How dare he try to do that to my artifacts.¡¯


    Ju-Heon clenched his head that felt as if it was going to break and used a skill.


    ¡®Tomb Destruction!¡¯


    He put his hand on the ground and the area underneath the artifacts sunk to make the Supreme Leader''s attack barely miss.


    The artifacts seemed to be shocked at this.


    [$#**!]


    A h, human saved us!


    [#$]


    M, master......


    [#&*!]


    Shh! You must not say that!


    Zhen Cai Yuan, no, the Supreme Leader, approached Ju-Heon at that moment.


    ¡°Human, you seem to have gotten quite an interesting skill.¡±


    Its demeanor had completely changed as if it was extremely angry.


    [Warning. A chaotic aura is threatening you.]


    [You need to hurry up and get away.]


    The Supreme Leader summoned its subordinates as soon as Ju-Heon got that message. It had called its Division Commander-grade subordinates similar to how Anubis had summoned the troops from hell.


    Boom!


    A black aura that overwhelmed the entire area struck through the tomb.


    The artifacts that were summoned with that aura were the Black Corps that served the Supreme Leader.


    They were responding to the Supreme Leader''s call with their own subordinates behind them.


    [Sir, you summoned?]


    There were some that had the heads of animals and the bodies of humans as well as some that looked like monsters.


    These were definitely no ordinary artifacts.


    They were all at least S-Grade artifacts and there were even some SS-Grade artifacts. It seemed as if only the strongest of each grade were there as well.


    The proof was that their powers and abilities were much stronger than the artifacts Ju-Heon had seen until now.


    The artifacts started to shake in fear at the appearance of the execution corps.


    [#&*#]


    I, it¡¯s the Supreme Leader''s Corps.


    [#$&*#]


    Nobody can defeat them!


    But the upgraded rope was just moving up and down as if telling them to come at it.


    It felt as if it would have to take down 10 million artifacts on its own, but it could not run away and leave Ju-Heon behind.


    [#$#&!]


    Come at me! Come!


    But Ju-Heon was looking around. It was proud of the rope, but the opponent was too dangerous.


    ¡®It¡¯ll die if it took all of them on by itself.¡¯


    He needed something that could buy him some time.


    If something could even give him enough time to make some medicine with the Herb of Eternal Youth...!


    It happened at that moment. A bright light flashed in front of Ju-Heon as if something had responded to his calling.


    [Human, you called?]


    A familiar man¡¯s voice echoed in the area.


    But it was not an artifact that had been inside the tomb.


    As a result...


    [The golden palace has been activated inside the tomb!]


    A golden light flashed in the grotesque intestine-like tomb.


    ¡°......This is?!¡±


    The Supreme Leader started to frown. What appeared in front of them was surprisingly Nero!


    Ju-Heon was shocked.


    ¡°You...!¡±


    [Haha! The fact that a human did not instantly die while going up against the Supreme Leader is amazing.]


    Ju-Heon was thinking that this was an opportunity, but he was still shocked.


    ¡°Weren¡¯t you and Daji being restored by Jaeha?¡±


    That was the situation. The useful artifacts had been in the restorer¡¯s hands. Yoo Jaeha was not in this tomb right now. So how was an artifact that should not be able to be summoned here?


    Nero started to sneer.


    [Human, don¡¯t look down on the power of an artifact of the 7 Great Tombs.]


    The Division Commanders that had come at the Supreme Leader''s order started to frown as Nero stood in front of Ju-Heon.


    [Hey S-Grade, what do you think you are doing in front of the Supreme Leader?!]


    [Hurry up and kneel!]


    [Don¡¯t be arrogant because you are one of the Majesty''s Keys! It doesn''t matter if you are one of the 7 Great Artifacts!]


    Nero just sneered at them.


    [Do you dare to tell this Emperor to kneel?]


    It seemed that another artifact that did not know who was superior and who was inferior had appeared. It was even an artifact from the 7 Great Tombs. Furthermore, Nero, the spirited Emperor, was giving off a strong aura.


    [Hey spider, listen carefully. This human is this Emperor''s belonging.]


    [That bastard!]


    [I have been unhappy since you bastards executed the majesty on your own accord. He was the only bastard who appreciated my art.]


    [.........!]


    [But now you also want to get rid of a precious artifact cultural heritage candidate? To destroy this Emperor''s belongings without permission... This Emperor will consider it a declaration of war!]


    Nero seemed to not want Ju-Heon, someone who accepted him, to disappear.


    [That is why I must heal my master first.]


    The rope quickly lifted Ju-Heon up after hearing that.


    But as Nero was about to take Ju-Heon into his golden palace...


    [How stupid. Did you really think you could get away from us?]


    [Why wouldn¡¯t I be able to do so?]


    It was at that moment. A bunch of artifacts started to pour out of the golden palace at that moment.


    [#$#&*!]


    Protect the artifact cultural heritage!


    [#$#&!]


    He''s a precious artifact cultural heritage candidate that Anubis-nim has approved of!


    [#$#&!]


    I won''t be able to read the sequel if this human dies! You bastards!


    [$#&#!]


    The Supreme Leader should leave! Should leave!


    [#$*$#!]


    How dare you try to kill off a writer of great literature skill like this! You arrogant artifact!


    The artifacts on the Supreme Leader artifact''s side dropped their jaws in shock while looking at these fan''s riot. Their numbers were overwhelming!


    What the hell was going on?!


    [A, artifact cultural heritage?]


    [Did they just say Anubis?]


    [What did that bastard do this time......!]


    It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    They heard a loud noise coming from somewhere.


    And...


    [Excuse me, Division Commander-nim. Some of your subordinates seem to have disappeared?]


    [What?]


    The Tomb Raider¡¯s turn had come thanks to the intense rioting of his fans.

 Chapter 151: The Greatest Artifact of this Era? (4)

    Chapter 151: The Greatest Artifact of this Era? (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    There were explosions around them and they heard some screams.


    Those screams were coming from the Division Commanders¡¯ subordinates that had supposedly disappeared.


    [#$&#!]


    You motherfucking human! Ugh!


    [#$&#*$!]


    This bastard! Ugh!


    The subordinates were getting abducted one by one.


    That was right. Ju-Heon was abducting them. To be more specific, the artifacts that had come to rescue Ju-Heon were abducting them!


    [#$&#!]


    Hand it over, hurry up and hand it over to Seo Ju-Heon! Swipe it without the Division Commander finding out!


    [#$#&!]


    He said he would write the sequel if we abduct them!


    [#$&$*#!]


    Even without that, I''d do it because I don¡¯t like those bastards!


    [#$&#*!]


    That¡¯s right, that Supreme Leader only rose to the position through a coup d¡¯etat!


    There was a simple reason Ju-Heon was abducting them.


    ¡®The force should be quite strong when artifacts that are S-Grade or higher self-destruct.¡¯


    Those bastards should be able to make an impact on the Supreme Leader''s tomb!


    This was Ju-Heon''s plan. Destroy them to affect the Supreme Leader. The tomb owner will be affected when the tomb is destroyed.


    If that doesn''t work, it would be enough if he got lucky and a hole was created in the tomb.


    This thief knew better than anybody else that he had no chances of success facing the Supreme Leader head on.


    Because of that...


    ¡®I''ll use any artifact that isn''t mine as bombs.¡¯


    Not only that...


    ¡°Speak. Is it going to be the Supreme Leader or is it going to be me?¡±


    Ju-Heon was giving the artifacts on the Supreme Leader artifact''s side a choice.


    ¡°Okay, tell me! Do you choose the Supreme Leader or do you choose me?!¡±


    [W, what did you say, you bastard?!]


    ¡°I will give you three seconds. One, two.¡±


    [Do you really think I would betray the Supreme Leader-nim?! You arrogant human!]


    Baaaaang!


    ¡°Next!¡±


    That¡¯s basically how it went.


    The abducted artifacts dropped their jaws in shock after seeing how ruthless Ju-Heon was acting.


    ¡®T, there''s a human who treats artifacts like shit?!¡¯


    How many people who knew the taste of money would be able to rip a hundred million dollar check into pieces?


    But Ju-Heon was actually excited right now. Putting the joy from destroying artifacts aside, he didn''t know there were so many good artifacts!


    ¡®Okay, the Division Commander artifacts after these ones!¡¯


    Ju-Heon was chuckling even as he was being carried by the rope because he was in pain.


    He was laughing even though there was no color in his face and lips that he looked like a corpse.


    Irene and Seol-A would probably cry and faint if they saw how he looked right now, but he didn¡¯t care.


    ¡®Let¡¯s see, S-Grade artifacts, one, two, three......¡¯


    What a jackpot!


    What? The Supreme Leader¡¯s Corps?


    They might be a source of fear for other artifacts and overbearing artifacts for humans, Ju-Heon just saw all of them as prey. They were extremely special items that even Ju-Heon, who had a very high standard when it came to artifacts, couldn¡¯t help but drool!


    How could he not be excited when these 1++ grade, no, these rare to find wild ginsengs were in front of him?!


    The problem was that they were wild beasts that he could not hunt easily.


    He heard Nero''s shout at that moment.


    [Alright! Stop them! Stop them! Don¡¯t let that spider bastard and those black bastards go! Make sure to kidnap the ones that are easier to handle! Hahaha!]


    Nero, who seemed to be exactly like his master, was also excited. He seemed to be enjoying this feeling of being a commander even though he wasn¡¯t a great conqueror like Alexander or Genghis Khan. It was to the point that Ju-Heon wondered if the Supreme Leader would kill Nero.


    Furthermore, Nero also had the < Sloth > attribute of the 7 Great Tombs in addition to his Golden palace. The lower-grade artifacts started to become weaker once he used his sloth ability.


    [#$&#$]


    Ooooo, I don''t want to work...


    [#&#$]


    I''m just going to lie down and go to sleep...


    The Division Commanders naturally would not sit back and just watch this.


    [How dare an artifact with a mere human origin act so arrogantly.]


    The artifacts that were Divine-Grade artifacts like Anubis started to frown in disdain.


    [I knew that artifacts with human origins would end up being rebellious. We shouldn''t have given him the qualifications to be one of the 7 Great Tombs.]


    [Where the hell did that bastard Anubis go?]


    [We could easily take care of them if that bastard was here.]


    [Anyway, execute all of those rebels!]


    Thunderbolts started to strike down and violent auras roamed through the tomb.


    Nero just laughed like a maniac.


    [All of you are already in my golden field! Domus Aurea!]


    Ruuuuumble, bang!


    The golden palace was summoned and the inside of the tomb had turned into pandemonium.


    [A temporary golden stage has appeared.]


    [The rule < Praise Seo Ju-Heon > has been activated.]


    Domus Aurea (golden palace) was a type of area control ability. That power imprisoned the Supreme Leader and its Corps.


    There were flower petals and pieces of gold falling from the sky as well. Neor was excited after imprisoning the Supreme Leader and the Division Commanders inside the golden palace.


    [Go ahead and praise this Emperor! Also praise Seo Ju-Heon as a bonus! You won¡¯t be able to leave before that!]


    [This crazy bastard!]


    [Shut the hell up! You insolent fools! You destroyers who don¡¯t know the value of art! This Emperor has always hated you bastards!]


    The Divine-Grade artifacts were truly wondering if this artifact was crazy. It was at that moment.


    [Supreme Leader-nim?]


    ¡°There really is no hope for these artifacts with human origins.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan clicked her tongue. The Supreme Leader flicked his finger. A vicious aura descended inside Nero''s golden palace!


    On the other hand, the rope that had been carrying Ju-Heon finally stopped moving.


    It had stopped where Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts were hiding. They were all shaking in fear while looking at Ju-Heon.


    [#$&#!]


    Is the human still alive? Is he still alive?


    [#$*#)]


    How can he still be alive after going up against the Supreme Leader?


    Ju-Heon was only looking for one artifact right now.


    And...


    ¡®I found you, you bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed. He then ordered the rope to move again.


    The artifact freaked out after seeing this ¡®corpse¡¯ chasing after it.


    [#$#&!]


    Go away! Go away!


    It was the Herb of Eternal Youth.


    The propagated offsprings had been sent to the farm, but the original was still with Ju-Heon. It was backup since he could restock the field even if it burned down as long as he had this one that was contracted to him.


    The Herb of Eternal Youth had popped out of its pot and was shaking in fear behind it.


    Ju-Heon clenched it as soon as he was within reach.


    Crack!


    The Herb of Eternal Youth started to cry and flail.


    [$&*!]


    Let go of me! Let go of me right now!


    It seemed quite stressed at the Supreme Leader''s appearance as it had been quite a coward from the beginning. The proof was that all of its leaves had fallen off similar to how humans would lose their hair. There were no fruits left on its branches or in the pot.


    Well, it should be thankful that it had not rotted while being under this intense level of Dominance...


    ¡®Tsk. I can''t get rid of this poison if there are no fruits.¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked around.


    He was certain that there would be at least one of the fruits on the ground nearby.


    ¡®Where are you. Where could you be?¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked around while painfully coughing up blood.


    It was at that moment.


    [#$&$#*!]


    Over here! Over here!


    The rope brought a red bag over.


    The bag was surprisingly full of the Herb of Eternal Youth''s fruits. Ju-Heon wondered why these were in a bag before his eyebrows twitched.


    He had figured it out. It seemed to have escaped after realizing that Ju-Heon was approaching, but......


    "That damn worm bastard.¡±


    It had tried to use this opening to gather all of the Herb of Eternal Youth¡¯s fruits and sell it. It was because Ju-Heon did not let the worm pick any of the Herb of Eternal Youth''s fruits.


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter. Ju-Heon grabbed the red fruit that resembled the Korean cornel dogwood fruit and shoved it into his mouth. It tasted quite bitter, but it didn¡¯t matter.


    [Your body is starting to heal.]


    The poison inside your body is starting to be purified.


    The pain was slowly disappearing from Ju-Heon''s face.


    ¡®Ah, I feel like I can live again.¡¯


    It seemed to be an extremely strong poison.


    [The degree of poisoning is so severe that it will take at least 6 months to heal completely.]


    If it was like this for him even with the Tolerance skill... Well, it was understandable since it had said that regular people might have died instantly while in here.


    ¡®This much is still enough.¡¯


    The duration would go down if he continued to eat the Herb of Eternal Youth and a lot of the pain was already gone as well.


    ¡®But I didn''t know the artifacts would do something like this.¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked toward the artifacts that claimed to be his fans in confusion.


    ¡°How the hell did they know what was going on?¡±


    The rope responded to his question.


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    Msaster, your D-Grade artifact spread the news that you were in danger! It spread the news!


    The rope continued to talk.


    [#$&#!]


    Nero got angry and gathered the artifacts!


    But who cared if it was talking so much? He still could not understand what the rope was saying.


    Was it because the punk that should have become an A-Grade artifact had skilled a grade?


    ¡®Well, the voice does sound more like a little girl than an alien now.¡¯


    He felt as if he could understand a little bit of what it was saying.


    Ju-Heon peeked at the rope. It was still long and thin as its original look. The only thing was that her base silver color had turned into white gold.


    However...


    [The Rope from Heaven that has slightly realized the powers of Heaven (S-Grade:Legendary Hero Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    -


    It is able to conduct strong bondage play that can even tie down the gods.


    -


    Its body is extremely tough.


    -


    It has earned the tenacious whipping skill.


    There was an extremely amazing part. Honestly speaking, Ju-Heon had been thinking that a regular rope wouldn''t become much stronger no matter how many times it upgraded.


    But it was a bit different this time. There was a Northern European myth based on the gods and the end of the world. That Northern European myth had something called < Gleipnir >.


    It was the rope that tied down the wolf, Fenrir, until it would devour Odin during Ragnarok, when many gods would perish.


    It was said to be the rope of legends that was made of things that are impossible to find in the world, such as the beard of a woman. It should have the power to tie down Divine-Grade artifacts.


    But how did the rope from the story of the siblings who became the sun and the moon end up with a similar skill to Gleipnir? It should have just been a normal rope that happened to descend from heaven.


    ¡®Was the rope that was lowered to the siblings actually a legendary rope or something......¡¯


    No, honestly speaking, that wasn¡¯t possible.


    It wouldn¡¯t have been a C-Grade artifact to start if that was the case.


    If so, what could have happened?


    ¡®I have a hunch, but......¡¯


    Some of the artifacts had said something earlier.


    ¡®There¡¯s another bastard that can stop a god¡¯s attack!¡¯


    ¡®Isn¡¯t the other one no longer in this world for rebelling?!¡¯


    That¡¯s what they had said. Ju-Heon scrunched his face after thinking about that.


    Maybe the artifact that had disappeared for rebelling was something like Gleipnir, and if the rope managed to somehow comprehend some of its skills? If that was the reason it was able to evolve into a much stronger artifact?


    ¡®Hmm, is it really that Crow¡¯s doing?¡¯


    It didn¡¯t matter. There was nothing bad about his artifacts upgrading and becoming stronger.


    But at that moment...


    Baaaaaang!


    There was a loud explosion and artifacts started to scream.


    ¡°!¡±


    It was not his Tomb Destruction skill.


    It was the Supreme Leader. The artifacts that had screamed were the peasant artifacts that had claimed to be Ju-Heon''s fans and had charged toward the Supreme Leader.


    Some of them had been hit by that explosion.


    [#&##!]


    Waaaah, I guess I''m heading out first!


    [#$&#&!]


    Just leave the sequel in front of my tomb!


    [#$*#&!]


    I wanted to die after seeing it snow on Christmas day!


    The artifacts were ruthlessly destroyed. The artifacts that had been hit directly even had their souls destroyed.


    Bang bang bang!


    But the artifacts were not afraid. They would not have done this from the beginning if they were afraid of the Supreme Leader.


    [#$&#]


    You guys were the ones who labeled him as an artifact cultural heritage!


    [##*!]


    So why the hell are you trying to kill him?! Why?!


    [#&!]


    This is tyranny! Tyranny! Give us the right to enjoy things!


    [#$&!]


    That¡¯s right! You guys killed innocent artifacts last time as well because of a blacklist! Wake up! Wake up!


    [#$#&$!]


    You sons of bitches that killed the majesty!


    The Supreme Leader and its subordinate artifacts seemed extremely angry.


    ¡°It looks like some odd things have happened while I was absent.¡±


    [Should we summon that bastard Anubis and question him?]


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue while looking at them.


    That was right. He needed to accept the things he needed to accept.


    ¡®The Supreme Leader artifact truly is a different caliber.¡¯


    He had felt it in the past when he went up against Zhen Cai Yuan as well, but it was too strong. Ju-Heon was not an idiot who could not realize such a thing.


    Maybe that was the reason. A recovered Ju-Heon sighed as he flicked his finger.


    ¡°I really didn''t want to do this.¡±


    ¡®I guess I have no choice.¡¯


    ¡°I will contract with you. But you need to get to work right now.¡±


    Ju-Heon had called two hideous artifacts over.


    He looked toward Zhen Cai Yuan and continued to speak.


    "And as for you, Supreme Leader or Nacho Supreme or whatever, regret the fact that you are possessing a human¡¯s body.¡±

 Chapter 152: The Greatest Artifact of this Era? (5)

    Chapter 152: The Greatest Artifact of this Era? (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    Zhen Cai Yuan, the Supreme Leader, and the Division Commanders all tilted their heads in confusion.


    He seemed to have purified the poison with the Herb of Eternal Youth, however......


    ¡®There''s no way for a human to go up against the Supreme Leader.¡¯


    ¡®Is he just bluffing?¡¯


    But the artifacts called by Ju-Heon were crying tears of joy.


    [$#&#!]


    The sire, the sire called us!


    [#$$#&!]


    Finally! He finally called us after running away from us for so long!


    It was unbelievable. The artifacts that Ju-Heon had called were Ong-Nyeo and Byeon Kang-Soe¡¯s artifacts.


    They were always chasing after Ju-Heon saying they liked him, but Ju-Heon would be disgusted and throw them away each time.


    The person would have to be crazy to carry these perverted artifacts around!


    But these two artifacts had told Ju-Heon something while stalking him.


    ¡®Sire, we¡¯ll let you experience ecstasy if you contract with us.¡¯


    ¡®We¡¯ll send both men and women off.¡¯


    They bothered Ju-Heon every night while saying things like that. Ju-Heon even almost fainted once after waking up to find them moaning together on top of his chest!


    Not only that... They once appeared at an important business meeting and made Ju-Heon clutch the back of his neck in pain. Thanks to them, the business plan to use artifacts all turned into via... I mean, that blue pill.


    ¡®Extremely annoying bastards.¡¯


    There was no way he would contract with these perver...... No, these artifacts he was not interested in.


    ¡®Most importantly, there¡¯s a limit to contracts.¡¯


    That was right. He would die if he contracted any and all possession-type artifacts he saw.


    There was a limit to how many contracts a single person could handle.


    The term was < Possession Limit >. Would one person be able to control 100 beagles at once?


    Ignoring this fact and continuing to contract artifacts as he pleased would make him lose stamina and mental strength. It was because contracted artifacts sapped away at their master''s stamina.


    That was why it was smart to only contract the useful possession-type artifacts.


    Most high-grade artifact users would be able to only control ten or so S-Grade Possession-type artifacts.


    Of course, Ju-Heon¡¯s Dominance was quite high.


    His Possession Limit was higher than others, but...


    ¡®They¡¯re too perverted.¡¯


    He would have to be crazy to contract with such dirty looking artifacts. They had even tried to get Yoo Jaeha to contract with them every so often since Ju-Heon wouldn''t do it, but, well...


    ¡®Waaaaaaaah! Captain-nim, please save me! I like women!¡¯


    ¡®Hey cutie, look over here! Look over here!¡¯


    Ju-Heon had destroyed those two dirty artifacts in anger once his restorer could not restore artifacts anymore.


    Unfortunately, they seem to be close to a restoration artifact or something as they appeared again after that.


    Anyway, he really had no answer for these bastards. That was why he had always ignored them regardless of their constant badgering to contract with them, but......


    ¡°I will contract the two of you. In return, you must send them off properly.¡±


    His answer had changed now.


    Why?


    It was because Ju-Heon knew something.


    He knew that all artifacts could only show their full abilities when used by a human. A level of strength incomparable to what they had done to Zhuge Kongming would appear if he contracted them.


    The two dirty artifacts started to cheer after hearing the word, ¡®contract.¡¯


    [#$&#!]


    The sire has approved of us!


    [#$*&!]


    He approved of us!


    [#$&!]


    Hooray! We''ll get to contract with a human for the first time!


    On the other hand, the Supreme Leader and the Division Commanders looked as if they didn''t even know anything about Ong-Nyeo or Byeon Kang-Soe.


    It was an obvious reaction.


    ¡®They¡¯re only B-Grade artifacts.¡¯


    These bastards didn''t even consider anything under B-Grade to be artifacts. There were some other reactions as well.


    [I''ve never seen such blasphemous artifacts before.]


    [How vulgar, get lost right now!]


    These two artifacts were outsiders or loners even amongst the artifacts.


    Most of their fellow artifacts avoided these two artifacts as well.


    But Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°Let¡¯s see how long you can act like that.¡±


    [?]


    A light flashed and Toomglyphs appeared on Ju-Heon''s body.


    This was proof that he had contracted a possession-type artifact.


    The two artifacts looked shocked after contracting with Ju-Heon.


    [$#&#!]


    Ohhhh! Sire! I can feel an immense amount of power!


    [#$*!)]


    Oh my goodness! Sire, that...!


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t know what was making the two artifacts so shocked, but he didn¡¯t care as he activated both of them.


    [Your godly Dexterity is being activated.]


    [Your amazing Dexterity is enough to pull out the two artifacts¡¯ true talents.]


    As a result...


    [#$#&!]


    Aaaaang! Fall into bliss!


    [##$&!]


    Huff huff, reach your climax!


    A much stronger aura appeared than when they had attacked Zhuge Kongming. Zhen Cai Yuan and the Supreme Leader just sneered at them.


    [Look at these shitty artifacts......]


    [I was wondering what they were doing, but there''s no way something like that would affect...]


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan''s expression suddenly turned weird. The Division Commanders found this to be odd.


    [Supreme Leader-nim?]


    [What is......]


    Ju-Heon started to smile after seeing her expression.


    [S, Supreme Leader-nim?]


    It was not a mistake to think that her breathing was getting heavier.


    Ju-Heon smiled with satisfaction while watching her reaction.


    ¡°Oh, did you get a reaction?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°I''m relieved. To be honest with you, I wasn''t sure if it would work.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to walk toward Zhen Cai Yuan. She immediately became wary.


    ¡°Don¡¯t come here. Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    She glared overbearingly at Ju-Heon. It was because she knew what would happen if he came over.


    ¡®What kind of shitty situation is this?!¡¯


    She started to grind her teeth while stepping back. Something was definitely weird.


    ¡®Those two artifacts... They¡¯re not normal artifacts.¡¯


    Their powers were different from normal artifacts. Ju-Heon just smiled wickedly.


    ¡°I wonder how long you¡¯ll be able to hold out.¡±


    ¡°I told you not to come any closer!¡±


    She launched an aura attack as she shouted. The rope¡¯s eyes opened wide and it flew over.


    Bang! Bang!


    The rope blocked all attacks headed toward Ju-Heon.


    Some messages then popped up.


    [The Supreme Leader is unable to use its powers properly because the host¡¯s mind is in turmoil.]


    [The Supreme Leader is unable to use its powers properly because the host¡¯s mind is in turmoil.]


    Ju-Heon continued to smile after reading those messages.


    ¡®As expected of a body possession-type artifact.¡¯


    Body possession-type artifacts were impacted by the host¡¯s condition.


    No matter how strong the Supreme Leader artifact was, the plate it was in was still just a person. That was why he just needed to find a way to affect the host.


    ¡°No matter how much you try to run, you and I are both humans.¡±


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    The Division Commanders must have realized Zhen Cai Yuan''s reaction was serious as they became anxious.


    [S, Supreme Leader-nim?]


    [Hold on, Supreme Leader-nim... You weren¡¯t impacted by those perverted artifacts...]


    Zhen Cai Yuan tried to tell them to cut the crap.


    However...


    [#$#*!)!]


    Aaaaaaaaaahng, aaaaaaaaahng! Supreme Leader-nim, be honest with yourself! Be honest!


    [#$#*!]


    Yes, huff huff. Even the Supreme Leader must know about pleasure!


    Zhen Cai Yuan flinched, grinded her teeth and then started to shout.


    "What are you doing?! Get tho...ugh!¡±


    The Division Commanders gasped. Zhen Cai Yuan could not hold back any longer and fell to the ground.


    The Division Commanders¡¯ jaws dropped in shock.


    [Supreme Leader-nim!]


    It was clear what was going on.


    She was showing a reaction! She was reacting to these dirty artifacts!


    There was no other explanation.


    [#$&!]


    S, Supreme Leader-nim! What is going on? Eek!


    Zhen Cai Yuan jumped a female goddess artifact.


    Riiiiiiiip! Riiiiiiiip!


    The human-shaped goddess''s clothes were instantly ripped and she fell to the ground naked.


    [#$&!]


    S, soooob. Supreme Leader-nim!


    The two artifacts were enjoying this.


    [#$(*#)!]


    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahng, I can feel it. I can feel the Supreme Leader''s true desires!


    [#($#)]


    I can feel it! I can feel it!


    ¡®These fools.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan. No, the Supreme Leader viciously glared.


    ¡®This useless human body!¡¯


    But the Supreme Leader''s indignity did not stop there.


    [#&$*!]


    H, huff! Supreme Leader-nim! Please don¡¯t do this!


    [$#*&!]


    Sir, you cannot do this! Euuuuuuuung!


    Zhen Cai Yuan''s female body reacted this time. The male gods had their clothes ripped as well and Ju-Heon started to laugh so hard that he had to clutch his stomach.


    ¡°Supreme Leader-nim, you¡¯re a man, a real man.¡±


    ¡®That bastard!¡¯


    On the other hand, Ju-Heon started to smile. It seemed to have been affected as it was possessing a human''s body.


    Ju-Heon triumphantly smiled.


    ¡°Even our great and mighty Zhuge Kongming submitted to these artifacts. Did you really think you could hold out?¡±


    Even he had been in a bit of danger inside the Great Tomb.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way anybody else would be fine even when I was in danger.¡¯


    Well, this method had not worked against her in the past.


    Why?


    Zhen Cai Yuan had been unable to feel anything.


    This was not just talking about sexual pleasure.


    Moral insensitivity, safety insensitivity, etc. She had been in a state where she could not be stimulated by much of anything. She could not even feel fear or guilt.


    She committed crimes to get some kind of stimulation. Basically, she was a psychopath who did not care about other people''s feelings.


    That had been the risk of the Supreme Leader artifact. Of course, that probably allowed her to safely use the Supreme Leader artifact.


    Ju-Heon flicked his finger.


    ¡°Should I help you out if you don¡¯t want to do it with an artifact?¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan started to grind her teeth again even as her body was shaking.


    She had felt a desire to be in Ju-Heon''s arms after hearing that one sentence.


    It was shameful.


    ¡®This is all because of those artifacts.¡¯


    But the power of these two dirty artifacts was amazing.


    [#(#*&!)]


    Aaaaaaaaaahng, aaaaaaaaahng! Hurry up and be honest with yourself! Be honest!


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    ¡°Do you really think I would fall for...¡±


    But at that moment...


    [Your godly Dexterity is being activated.]


    [Your critical Dexterity is being activated.]


    ¡°.........?!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan''s expression turned weird. Ju-Heon had placed his hand on her hips at some point.


    She tightly bit down on her lips and glared at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°Submit. I''ll let you experience total bliss.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Her pupils started to shake.


    She was holding out pretty well, but her body was instinctively heading toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Damn it, I''m starting to lose control.¡¯


    Actually, this might end up being beneficial to her. She could use an opening to use her artifact of gluttony.


    A part of her was already accepting that Ju-Heon was a charming man.


    It was probably the artifacts¡¯ doing.


    She then ended up so close that she could feel Ju-Heon''s breath.


    But at that moment... Ju-Heon''s hand that had been gently caressing her body suddenly turned rough!


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Her scream was far from the screams of pleasure. She screamed because Ju-Heon had twisted her arm.


    Ju-Heon quickly shouted to the two artifacts.


    ¡°Now!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The two dirty artifacts did something bizarre at that moment.


    [#$*&!]


    Aaaaaaaaaahng, aaaaaaaaahng, it''s the sire¡¯s orders! We need to hurry up and do our best to reach climax! We need to reach climax!


    [#$#&*!]


    We must work hard, huff huff! Climax! Climax!


    The two bizarre dirty artifacts¡¯ second ability had appeared.


    A gate to send people off to a random spot appeared when the two artifacts reached climax!


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    A strong gust of wind blew in as a shining gate appeared in the air. It was so strong that they could be dragged in at any moment.


    ¡®That is?!¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan was shocked. But Ju-Heon didn''t care as he roughly grabbed Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s collar.


    Even if her artifact was the Supreme Leader artifact, it was still possessing a human body right now. She was a light woman who could easily be lifted by Ju-Heon. Zhen Cai Yuan, who would twitch every time Ju-Heon''s hand touched her body, started to grind her teeth.


    "Seo Ju-Heon, you!¡±


    Ju-Heon sneered while looking at Zhen Cai Yuan.


    ¡°What were you expecting?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°I already told you. I wouldn¡¯t fuck you even if we were the only ones on a deserted island.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan started to frown in shame.


    ¡®Until the end, this bastard!¡¯


    ¡°Change the Supreme Leader¡¯s gender and come back if you want to do it.¡±


    It was just that he didn¡¯t like this woman named Zhen Cai Yuan.


    ¡°Then bye, have fun.¡±


    Ju-Heon threw Zhen Cai Yuan, as if she was a bag, as soon as he said that. He sent her through this gate to who knows where!


    The Division Commanders were shocked.


    [Supreme Leader-nim!]


    [You bastard!]


    But they all screamed and flew into the gate as well.


    Slap, slap, slap, slap!


    It was because the rope was slapping them and throwing them into the gate.


    [$##*!]


    You guys go too! Go and get lost!


    [Ahhh!]


    Some of them were slapped in the back or butt as they were sucked into the gate.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°You guys go too!¡±


    Ju-Heon threw Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo''s artifacts into the gate as well.


    [#$&!]


    Huff huff, sire! Sire!


    [#$*(!]


    Siiiiiiiiiiiire!


    ¡°Phew, they probably won¡¯t be able to stalk me for a while.¡±


    He wouldn¡¯t break the contract since they were useful, but he really didn''t seem to like them.


    ¡®They seem a bit different than the other artifacts, but it¡¯s just a delusion. It¡¯s because they''re dirty artifacts.¡¯


    The tomb started to shake once the Supreme Leader disappeared through the gate.


    A rift had been created in the tomb since the creator had disappeared.


    [An opening has appeared in the temporary tomb created by the Supreme Leader.]


    [You can now escape.]


    Of course, it was amazing that the tomb was still holding up even though the Supreme Leader had disappeared. That showed how strong of an aura the Supreme Leader possessed.


    ¡®It¡¯s probably different from regular artifacts.¡¯


    He was lucky that there was at least a rift.


    But Ju-Heon just started to smile without heading out right away.


    Why?


    There was still something for him to do.


    ¡°Let¡¯s see, how many are left?¡±


    Honestly speaking, Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care about the Supreme Leader at all.


    ¡®The Supreme Leader artifact gives off a disgusting scent.¡¯


    It was not the scent of an artifact. It was a stench that was similar to a rotting corpse.


    He could also tell something by looking at artifacts. He could tell whether he could control them with Dominance or not. He also didn''t want to become a monster with no emotions because of its risk as well.


    What he needed was not the Supreme Leader artifact but the other ones that it had discarded(?) and left behind.


    It was time to get down to business.


    ¡°Now that the sheep herding dog is gone... Let¡¯s continue with business.¡±


    [!]


    The rope stood behind him, looked ready to whip at any moment.


    ¡°Do you all want to disappear with the Supreme Leader or will you come over to my side?¡±


    The eyes of the wolf looked vicious as it was about to steal the sheep away.

 Chapter 153: The Greatest Artifact of this Era? (6)

    Chapter 153: The Greatest Artifact of this Era? (6) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Ah, these shitheads are having such a hard time understanding. Are they stubborn or are they stupid?


    [This human! You''re not worthy of our time. We will retreat......]


    Babababang!


    [D, damn it. That bastard destroyed another one!]


    [How can he ruthlessly murder artifacts like that...!]


    "Where do you think you''re going? You bastards.¡±


    The Supreme Leader¡¯s subordinates were close to crying.


    They weren''t too worried about the Supreme Leader that had disappeared. Even if it was sent somewhere, it would still be somewhere on Earth.


    An SS-Grade artifact might have sent things off to outer space or a parallel universe, but Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo were B-Grade artifacts. That meant that there was no point to worry about the Supreme Leader, the strongest of all artifacts.


    They weren''t worthy to worry about it. That was the kind of feel.


    Their only issue was this crazy human bastard.


    ¡°I''ll tell you again since you guys seem to be unable to understand.¡±


    [Damn it, how can a human bastard understand the artifact language......?!]


    Ju-Heon cracked his knuckles and shouted.


    ¡°Hey hey, I don¡¯t want to bother my restorer bastard too much. Do you know how pitiful he is, having to work without even eating? So be good and just listen to me. Do I need to spread the rumor that your Supreme Leader committed sexual assault to follow me?¡±


    [What do you mean by sexual assault...!]


    [He¡¯s just bluffing, sir. There''s no way a human could...]


    "What¡¯s wrong? Should I make my next work a nonfiction with the Supreme Leader-nim as the main character? Huh?¡±


    The artifacts that had come as Ju-Heon''s fans started to cheer.


    The Supreme Leader¡¯s Corps seemed shocked.


    [Damn it, who instigated these bastards?!]


    [I recall hearing them mention Anubis...]


    The Division Commanders started to grind their teeth.


    [Anubis, that damn bastard......! What the fuck is he going around doing?!]


    They would probably gasp even more after seeing the contract Anubis had created for Ju-Heon to use against Zhuge Kongming, but they had no way of knowing about that yet.


    They looked at Ju-Heon and started to frown.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, this guy is extremely skilled at handling artifacts.¡¯


    They could tell by the way he handled Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo¡¯s artifacts. Normally, B-Grade artifacts would not be able to affect the Supreme Leader.


    An artifact¡¯s abilities can get stronger or weaker based on the human using it. Even though the Supreme Leader was possessing a human body, they were able to affect the Supreme Leader.


    That meant that...


    ¡®That means that he has the potential of becoming the strongest of the humans.


    Those people would end up being called the Four Emperors in the future.


    ¡®I didn¡¯t already expect there to be another person with such potential other than the Supreme Leader''s contractor.¡¯


    They started to whisper to each other.


    ¡®What the hell is Anubis doing?! We told him to kill all strong humans!¡¯


    ¡®Does he want to go back to the time when we were dominated by humans?!¡¯


    ¡®We need to hurry up and gather the other executives!¡¯


    They heard Ju-Heon''s annoyed voice as they were debating about what to do.


    ¡°Man, you guys sure drag things out. This is the issue with smart bastards. They waste their time calculating things.¡±


    [!]


    ¡°There actually isn¡¯t much to think about.¡±


    [W, what?]


    ¡°You just have to decide whether you want to live or die.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled as there was another explosion.


    Bababang!


    More artifacts screamed as they blasted away. He was the emblem of chaos.


    Ju-Heon was at the center of that chaos, laughing as he excitedly shouted.


    ¡°It really is best to destroy artifacts and tombs!¡±


    [Breaking news. The Cruz Building located on 6th Street in Manhattan was destroyed by an explosion.]


    [The $20,000,000 luxurious penthouses were destroyed...]


    [Pandora has determined that it was a Tomb Appearance and a single Korean male was confirmed to have been there......]


    [The manager for the building says that it was Mr. Seo Ju-Heon, the man who has become famous for being an artifact excavator...]


    It was really loud outside Ju-Heon''s house that had turned into a tomb. It was because a weird tomb that Pandora could not determine the cause, size, or layout had appeared.


    The world was focused on the fact that Ju-Heon had been swept up in this tomb. This was especially true for those individuals who had been focused on Ju-Heon as their rival.


    There was a simple reason for it.


    ¡®It¡¯s time to loot him.¡¯


    It was public knowledge that Ju-Heon had numerous artifacts. They would be able to investigate the inside of the tomb under the guise of tomb exploration if the owner had died.


    The news continued.


    [Pandora has stated that this tomb is very small but extremely threatening.]


    [It is different from regular shapes and it seems to have been temporarily created, but the danger level is at Level 4 (Disaster-Grade)......]


    [They are looking into why such a tomb had appeared and are preparing an investigation. They have stated that anybody inside this tomb has zero percent chance of still being alive.]


    There were numerous firefighters and hyena excavation teams. A similar number of reporters were outside Ju-Heon''s house as well, causing quite a scene.


    There were two, no, three people who were freaking out as well.


    "Are you sure our Captain-nim is still alive?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon...!¡±


    They were Yoo Jaeha and Irene who had followed Seol-A back home.


    Yoo Jaeha had been going around to different art shops to buy materials for restoration. Irene had rushed over after watching the news.


    However, what they saw in front of them was a completely burnt down penthouse.


    There was this mysterious poisonous gas as well. They couldn''t help but worry.


    That wasn¡¯t all. Seol-A''s hands were also shaking, unlike her usually calm self. This was because she knew that Ju-Heon was going up against Zhen Cai Yuan.


    ¡®That woman is one of the Four Emperors.¡¯


    Seol-A remembered how scary that woman, Zhen Cai Yuan, had been. She also remembered how that woman had focused on Ju-Heon so much in the past!


    All artifacts were useless in front of her and even Ju-Heon had almost died a few times. The reason he managed to survive was because Vice Captain Julian had created escape routes for him.


    In other words, Ju-Heon had never faced that woman on his own before. This was why she couldn¡¯t help but be worried.


    ¡®I wonder if the Captain-nim is okay.¡¯


    The defense was so strong and the poisonous gas was so dense that she had not been able to go back into the tomb.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way he ended up as a piece of meat for that woman......!¡¯


    As Seol-A was holding back her tears...


    [This just in. A camera is said to have captured some footage of the inside! They found a burnt corpse! It is most likely from the 40th floor of Mr. Seo Ju-Heon...]


    Ju-Heon''s group felt their hearts sink after hearing the report.


    However...


    [''s pet doves.]


    ¡°.............¡±


    Seol-A started to swear.


    ¡°Listen to these motherfuckers making it sound like it was the Captain-nim!¡±


    The other excavation teams that had come here wondering about whether Ju-Heon was alive or not started to laugh.


    ¡°He¡¯s dead, he¡¯s totally dead. There¡¯s no way a human can survive through that poison gas.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, awesome. The artifacts that come out of there later are all ours!¡±


    There were some people there who were Chairman Kwon¡¯s people or had been curious about Ju-Heon as well.


    ¡°Move quickly. We will stealthily infiltrate inside.¡±


    They were aiming for Ju-Heon''s artifacts. They had thought about looting Ju-Heon''s house as soon as they had seen the news.


    One of these people were Yoon Shi Woo, Chairman Kwon¡¯s subordinate and future son-in-law.


    ¡®It¡¯s a chance to retrieve the Chairman-nim¡¯s artifacts.¡¯


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Bang!


    There must have been some bastards who had already infiltrated Ju-Heon''s house as they heard some screams.


    ¡°Who the hell are you guys?¡±


    They were all shocked after hearing a familiar voice. The voice was coming from near the window.


    ¡°H, hold on! Look over there! Isn¡¯t that a person coming out over there?!¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say?!¡±


    The first person to shout was the cameraman who was on a helicopter recording the scene. The people observing below started to get rowdy as well.


    ¡°It¡¯s a person, a person!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s shocked group members all looked up.


    They could see him too.


    They could see Ju-Heon coming out of the building window!


    [It¡¯s a person! A person has come out from inside the tomb!]


    [It¡¯s a miracle! A person has come out!]


    Some people were astonished while others were sobbing. Yoo Jaeha was completely bawling.


    But Ju-Heon, who was coming out of the window, started to frown while looking at all these people.


    The rope was next to Ju-Heon and carrying a large red bag. The size of the bag made it seem as if it was full of stuff.


    Ju-Heon easily descended by using the rope.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    Irene hugged Ju-Heon as soon as he landed on the ground. Ju-Heon seemed shocked but didn''t seem as if he didn''t like it. Forget not liking it, he liked it a lot.


    However...


    ¡°Umm, I''m sorry but my rib is broken right now.¡±


    Irene gasped and quickly moved away from Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I''m sorry, are you okay?!¡±


    She then got a good look at Ju-Heon''s face and started to scream.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! There¡¯s a corpse, no, a patient here! There¡¯s a patient here!¡±


    Irene, who had never seen Ju-Heon''s pale face before, looked ready to cry.


    As for Yoo Jaeha, he was quite concerned about the large bag the rope was carrying. sea??h th§× ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°Umm...... Captain-nim. That large bag that seems to be full of hundreds of junk......¡±


    ¡°Your work.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to cry as if he knew that would be the case.


    It looked as if he would need to pull all-nighters for a whole month.


    ¡°Did you take longer to come out because you were gathering all of these?¡±


    ¡°Yes. Some of those damn bastards tried to run in the middle... I had to catch them and teach them a lesson. By the way...¡±


    Ju-Heon glared at the excavation teams that had tried to loot his house and asked a question.


    ¡°Who the hell are they?¡±


    "Ah, it¡¯s fine. They¡¯ll all retreat since you came out, Captain-nim.¡±


    The hyenas slowly started to run away after seeing that Ju-Heon had appeared. Of course, the rope would not just let them get away like that.


    [#$&*!]


    Hand over your artifacts too! Hand them over!


    Slap, slap, slap!


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    The rope that was carrying a large bag started its artifact plund... No, recovery.


    Ju-Heon started to speak to Yoo Jaeha again as he watched the rope get to work.


    ¡°Anyway, Jaeha, make sure to restore these properly. Take care of the reporters as well. And...¡±


    "And?¡±


    ¡°I''m going to faint for about a week.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Even the great and mighty Ju-Heon seemed extremely tired this time as he immediately fainted.


    On the other hand, Zhen Cai Yuan was laughing like a maniac.


    ¡°Hahaha, Seo Ju-Heon, that bastard.¡±


    She had traveled through space, a weird, dimension, or wherever that was because of those bizarre artifacts until she landed in Hong Kong.


    She couldn''t help but laugh in disbelief while standing in the middle of Hong Kong.


    She started to laugh extremely dangerously after returning to her lab.


    ¡°You might have defeated me this time but there won''t be a second time.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan was not the type to fall for the same thing twice. She was now standing inside her lab in a lab coat while opening up a map-type artifact.


    It was because she wanted to mess with Ju-Heon.


    ¡®I won''t do it with you even if we were the only ones on a deserted island.¡¯


    That comment had been extremely shameful. Zhen Cai Yuan was an extremely beautiful woman that 9 of 10 men would easily fall for her.


    There was no way she could be calm after hearing such a comment. She walked deep into her laboratory full of malicious intent toward Ju-Heon.


    There were many storage rooms there, but she was headed to the farthest one. There was a small box inside there.


    It was secured with a lock, but the aura seeping out of a gap was very chaotic.


    There were artifacts in this box.


    These were all artifacts that still did not have a master. These were the artifacts she had planned on giving to Goebbels, the Monarch of Gossip not too long ago.


    ¡°I''ve been keeping these locked up because even I have a hard time dealing with them, but......¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan smirked as she opened the door to the storage room.


    This was a gamble for her as well. She was planning on using them when she needed more stimulation in the future, but it didn¡¯t matter that she was using them now. It was fine as long as she could crush Ju-Heon and that arrogant look on his face and make him beg for her forgiveness.


    The chains inside the storage room disappeared without a trace once she waved her hand. The chains binding these artifacts with the Supreme Leader''s power had disappeared.


    She smiled and started to speak.


    ¡°You are all free. Go out and have fun looking for a master.¡±


    The artifacts laughed and disappeared from the storage room as soon as she said that.


    She started to laugh as well.


    ¡®It¡¯s perfect. There are Nazi artifacts already out in the world anyway.¡¯


    They would definitely create synergy together.


    ¡°I wonder what kind of trouble the modern Hitler will cause.¡±


    These were monsters that had not appeared in Ju-Heon¡¯s past life.


    Hitler and the devils throughout history had been released into the world.


    [Aigoooo, it hurts. Be more gentle! Come on, you pushover bastard!]


    Nero was grumbling while in his laurel wreath form. Yoo Jaeha smacked the laurel wreath.


    He didn''t know what it was saying, but he could tell it was saying something because it hurt.


    "So who told you to act like a commander? Did you think you''re Alexander or something? I had to stay up all night because of you!¡±


    [Are you mocking this Emperor right now?!]


    Ju-Heon, who had lost(?) his house overnight, was at a temporary place.


    ¡°Sigh, it¡¯s going to be annoying looking around for a new place.¡±


    Ju-Heon was really sleeping for a week straight as he claimed he would, while Yoo Jaeha was busy restoring artifacts.


    On the morning of the seventh day...


    Yoo Jaeha, who had been pulling all-nighters to restore artifacts, yawned as he brought the newspaper in.


    It was at that moment. Yoo Jaeha''s eyes opened wide after taking a look.


    ¡°W, what the hell is this?!¡±


    There was an unexpected scandal described in the newspaper.

 Chapter 154: A Major Scandal (?) (1)

    Chapter 154: A Major Scandal (?) (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    It was a major scandal!


    ¡°Holy crap. What the hell is this?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was tapping his foot while holding up the newspaper.


    There were over ten newspapers with headlines about Ju-Heon. English, French, Arabic, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Chinese... Many major newspapers in different countries all had this article.


    Ju-Heon usually woke up every morning and read through all of them to gather information about tombs.


    Minor political issues, crimes, and even things like forest fires could be related to tombs and artifacts.


    But these articles clearly seemed to be fabricated...!


    [Breaking news! Seo Ju-Heon, the extremely famous excavator!]


    [Shocking information about the Monarch of Plunder!]


    Yoo Jaeha couldn''t help but drop his jaw in shock after reading those headlines and then the article.


    It was because it made less sense the more he read it.


    Yoo Jaeha almost screamed after reading the last newspaper.


    ¡®Damn it, this is bad.¡¯


    There were many people who might flip out after learning about this fact.


    Maybe that was the reason. Yoo Jaeha was shaking as he looked toward the room where Ju-Heon was sleeping.


    He only had one thought on his mind.


    ¡®I need to hide it.¡¯


    He would normally pile the newspapers up next to Ju-Heon, but he could not do that this time. He had to hide them.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Mr. Jaeha, is something wrong?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha held back a groan and clenched the newspapers after hearing Irene''s voice.


    ¡®Damn it, fuck. There¡¯s going to be a world-wide economic crisis.¡¯


    ¡°Mr. Jaeha?¡±


    Irene tilted her head in confusion.


    ¡®What is going on?¡¯


    She was wondering why he was acting like this, but she decided to drop the issue.


    ¡®An artifact probably bit him again.¡¯


    Irene looked back toward Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon was deep asleep as if he was sleeping beauty.


    Irene caressed Ju-Heon¡¯s face, thinking that the way he was sleeping so peacefully like a caterpillar with the blanket wrapped around him was really cute.


    He was a bear that had not washed for a week, but anything Ju-Heon did would look cute in Irene¡¯s eyes.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Groan......¡±


    Ju-Heon groaned as he woke up.


    Irene smiled brightly and jumped up from her seat after seeing him wake up.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, you''re u......kyaa!¡±


    Irene suddenly fell onto the bed.


    She tried to get back up, but Ju-Heon hugged Irene tightly as if he was hugging a teddy bear and stuffed his face into her breasts.


    Irene¡¯s heart almost burst from shock.


    ¡°M, Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    Irene was screaming internally as she was pressed up against Ju-Heon¡¯s firm chest and legs.


    Ju-Heon didn''t seem to care as he started to fondle Irene¡¯s perky butt.


    Irene¡¯s scent was really good because it wasn''t too strong.


    ¡°How long did I sleep?¡±


    "E, exactly one week.¡±


    ¡°And the artifacts?¡±


    ¡°None of them caused too much of an issue. I used my ability and they were dest.....no, they became calm.¡±


    "What about Edward?¡±


    ¡°He said that the Herb of Eternal Youth medicine is in clinical trial while other artifacts have been invested into the industrial facilities as well.¡±


    ¡°That old bastard, Kwon Tae Joon?¡±


    ¡°Nothing special. But his future son-in-law, Yoon Shi Woo, is jumping up and down in joy because he got a Hero-Grade artifact and TKBM seems to have gathered a lot of new people?¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed in relief after hearing all of that. He finally let go of Irene and casually asked a question.


    "Good morning. How long have you been here?¡±


    Irene started to laugh.


    ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    Ju-Heon had been unconscious for a week because of an artifact¡¯s risk. He did eat the Herb of Eternal Youth, but his body seemed to be in a worse condition than he had expected.


    ¡°I feel much better after getting some sleep. My face feels like a giant steamed bun though.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s still cute......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°It¡¯s not the time to be joking about steamed buns right now!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha shouted as he ran in with a newspaper.


    ¡°We have major issues! You damn person! What the hell were you going around doing?!¡±


    ¡°......?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked toward Jaeha wondering what bullshit he was talking about and Yoo Jaeha threw a newspaper at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Take a look at this! And!¡±


    He pulled Irene and pushed her out of the room.


    ¡°Irene, you stay here. Don¡¯t turn on the TV or read mobile news or anything. Okay?¡±


    Irene¡¯s eyes opened as wide as a rabbit. S~ea??h the N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®Saying that makes me want to read it even more...¡¯


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Fuck, what the hell is this?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha heard Ju-Heon swearing behind him. It was so shocking that even Ju-Heon, who did not usually shout, had raised his voice.


    Yoo Jaeha flinched in fear as he walked back toward Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon seemed angry after reading the newspaper. It was understandable.


    [Seo Ju-Heon has committed many crimes including tax evasion and illegal weapon purchases.]


    [Seo Ju-Heon, an extreme playboy.]


    [Seo Ju-Heon has a nine-years-old child he has been hiding.]


    [Exclusive interview. The mother was a German woman who had passed away. The child lived a difficult life.]


    [The motherless orphan has wowed the world with his genius artistic abilities.]


    [Is he currently dating Irene Holten?]


    [He also had a stealthy affair with Zhen Cai Yuan as well. Is she his mistress? Is he a player?]


    [Sex toys? His sexual preferences are extremely obscene and decadent.]


    [Not interested in people? Extreme artifactphile.]


    [What will happen to his child?]


    There were some tabloids mixed in as well.


    Some showed the face of a child Ju-Heon had never seen before. Others had pictures of him wrestling with Zhen Cai Yuan.


    There were even pictures of him using Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo¡¯s artifacts, which were giving people the wrong idea.


    Ju-Heon started to frown while looking at all of them.


    ¡®Is it the Monarch of Gossip... No, the Monarch of Delicacies?¡¯


    He was confused as he had completely destroyed Goebbels''s artifact and made it disappear from the world.


    ¡®It¡¯s totally like Goebbels¡¯s artifact¡¯s abilities. Is it just a coincidence?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha could not hold back anymore and started to shout again about what Ju-Heon was going to do.


    ¡°The other things are fine, but what is this about a hidden child?! Since when did you have a French kid?! And the kid is nine-years-old?! How old would you have been when you knocked up......ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha ended up getting beaten up.


    ¡°See what happens if you keep running your mouth.¡±


    ¡°Ow ow ow, my ear! It hurts, it hurts!¡±


    ¡°I don''t want to say this, but do you have the memory of a goldfish?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha shouted back as if he knew what Ju-Heon was talking about.


    ¡°I know, of course I know. My goodness, our Captain-nim only recently lost his vir......ugh!¡±


    ¡°I told you I wasn''t a virgin.¡±


    ¡°Ow, then what about this kid?! This is obviously your child based on the face!¡±


    ¡°Isn''t it obvious? They¡¯re scamming with an artifact. They must have used a transformation artifact or something.¡±


    How could he have a kid?!


    ¡®I''ve never been close to having a kid.¡¯


    He was an extreme workaholic who had never been close to getting married......but most importantly, he had been infertile in his past life. Actually, it wasn¡¯t just him.


    It had happened a little after he had turned thirty. A lot of men and women were suddenly unable to conceive around ten years after tombs and artifacts first appeared.


    One of the conditions of tomb syndrome was infertility.


    It was as if it was trying to dry out the human race. The world had faced a serious population decline. It had also faced a serious economic recession. Even the babies that were born were born with severe deformities or died early because they could not handle the artifacts¡¯ venomous auras.


    ¡®Well, I''m healthy now and the situation is different.¡¯


    Anyway, this article was a complete lie.


    It was most obvious while looking at the person who was pictured as claiming to be Ju-Heon''s child.


    ¡°See, it really is this bastard.¡±


    Ju-Heon looked once more through the artifact users list that George had sent him.


    [Louie Martin (9) Monarch of Fraud]


    He had not noticed after just looking at the face, but he was certain after reading the name.


    His name was clearly on the list that George had sent him a week ago. It was not revealed publicly, but this little kid had taken the title of < Expert Scammer > instead of Yoo Jaeha!


    ¡®But now he''s the Monarch of Fraud?¡¯


    The new list that George had sent was full of Monarchs. This was extremely different than a week ago when there were over 800 candidates but only 5 Monarchs!


    ¡®It''s too fast.¡¯


    It should have taken at least another year for all of the Monarchs to appear.


    He had left it alone because there was no need to make Jaeha the Monarch of Fraud. He was thinking that it was fine as long as Jaeha became a Monarch whether it was as the Monarch of Fraud or as the Monarch of Pushoverness.


    He also didn''t want to give Jaeha the title of scammer again because he knew why Yoo Jaeha had to live as a scammer.


    But this was a bit annoying. He didn''t want to give the title of the Monarch of Fraud to such a little kid.


    It oddly felt as if the kid had stolen his subordinate¡¯s spot.


    ¡®Anyway, did this Monarch of Fraud bastard start working together with someone who has an artifact related to the press?¡¯


    But why?


    An article like this would easily be debunked.


    But at that moment...


    ¡®Hmm? Wait a minute.¡¯


    Louie Martin...... Ju-Heon quickly picked up his phone and read through the files that Edward had sent.


    [Pandora''s Tomb Excavation Reporting List]


    [Central Asia region]


    The names were there. Their names were on the Tomb Excavation Reporting list! They were trying to excavate quite a large tomb.


    Ju-Heon smiled after reading through. He felt as if he could understand why they spread such a tabloid.


    It was obvious. It was not just out of malicious intent or for revenge.


    ¡°I was wondering why these bastards were doing something like this......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked out and started to speak again.


    ¡°Anyway, I''m sure reporters and the police will soon gather around and annoy us, you should probably quickly take care...¡±


    And then...


    Rumble!


    [The power of destitution is descending.]


    [The power of destitution is descending.]


    ¡°!¡±


    The house started to shake.


    The house they had temporarily rented was starting to crumble from the power of destitution.


    Yoo Jaeha started to scream.


    ¡°Ahhh! She saw it! She watched the news!¡±


    ¡°Step aside.¡±


    ¡°No, I cannot let you guys through.¡±


    The excavation teams pounded their chests in frustration.


    They were extremely annoyed. Julian Miller was preventing them from going in.


    Yes, it was Zhuge Kongming.


    This was the bastard who was famous for sweeping through tombs. He was currently public enemy number 1 among excavation teams.


    He had originally been known as a scammer and the lunatic who had wasted a chance to be scouted by TKBM because of Ju-Heon.


    But Julian Miller was slowly starting to make a name for himself in the world. As a result...


    [Julian Miller has risen to the position of < Monarch of Strategies >.]


    [The Monarch of Strategies is one of the 15 Monarchs.]


    [Will he create his own excavation team as the Monarch of Strategies?]


    He had already risen to the position of Monarch as Ju-Heon had expected of him.


    Everybody wanted him to work with them. They didn''t want Ju-Heon because he was talented but always doing detestable things and was probably the most narcissistic person under the heavens, but...


    ¡®The Zhuge Kongming artifact is special.¡¯


    It was pretty much a hack that allowed them to see through a tomb and he also had a strong natural disaster artifact as well!


    Even the leaders of different countries were personally trying to scout him.


    That was why the excavation organizations throughout the world, including TKBM, which was the greatest one so far, wanted Julian to work for them.


    Unfortunately, there were rumors about how he was haughty because he was rejecting all scouting offers left and right.


    ¡®He¡¯s definitely not the type to work under someone.¡¯


    His Pandora ranking and his Dominance level was one of the best.


    But there was another rumor going around.


    ¡®You can become a monarch if you are with the person who has the Zhuge Kongming artifact.¡¯


    It had been described as the Zhuge Kongming artifact''s risk. Similar to how Zhuge Kongming had chosen Liu Bei, Julian would become a useful strategist for someone.


    This was the ¡®secret¡¯ behind why the leaders of countries and organizations wanted him to work for them.


    But that bastard had turned into an obstacle and appeared in front of them.


    ¡°Like we said, step aside! Get lost, Zhuge Kongming!¡±


    ¡°I already told you guys no. This tomb is too dangerous. You will all die if you go inside.¡±


    Julian was blocking the entrance with his arms crossed. Nobody could get close because of the thunderbolts the bastard was using.


    ¡°Wow, this is so annoying!¡±


    ¡°We need to hurry up and get inside before that bastard Seo Ju-Heon gets here!¡±


    There were 10 excavation teams that had submitted to excavate this tomb because it was expected to be where the next of the 7 Great Tombs was to appear.


    One of them was TKBM''s Yoon Shi Woo, who was extremely excited after gaining a Hero-Grade artifact. There were excavation teams with the other Monarch-Grade users as well.


    ¡°Damn it, we worked so hard to hinder Seo Ju-Heon from getting here.¡±


    The Monarch of Delicacies started to frown as if this was extremely frustrating.


    Next to him was a boy who was nine-years-old. This boy was Louie Martin.


    This kid had risen to the position of < Monarch of Fraud > not too long ago with a Divine-Grade artifact.


    Numerous Monarch-Grade users had appeared because Divine-Grade artifacts had suddenly popped up for some reason.


    There had been many within the 800 Expert-Grade Monarch candidates who had been unable to become Monarchs because they lacked a Divine-Grade artifact.


    This was all because of the artifacts that Zhen Cai Yuan had released.


    Louie looked toward Julian and started to speak.


    ¡°Should I take care of that mister? I think I can do it.¡±


    The reason Louie was working together with the Monarch of Delicacies was because they shared a common hatred of Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, I won¡¯t let that bastard off.¡¯


    Louie had a grudge against Ju-Heon as well. But it was undeniable that Seo Ju-Heon was a high-grade artifact user who had cleared 3 of the 7 Great Tombs.


    They had tried to tie Ju-Heon down with this scandal because there was also the issue of the Monarch of Gossip''s tomb being looted.


    ¡®We need to loot this tomb before Seo Ju-Heon shows up again.¡¯


    A bastard who had looted one of the 7 Great Tombs was too strong of a rival. But the person blocking their way just had to be the Monarch of Strategies...


    ¡°So move aside, Zhuge Kongming!¡±


    ¡°I already told you no. It is too dangerous.¡±


    Something happened at that moment.


    ¡°Oh, our little Kongming. Were you blocking these bastards for me?¡±


    ¡°!!¡±


    The excavation teams dropped their jaws in shock after hearing this familiar voice. That wasn¡¯t all. Julian instantly started to frown after hearing the voice.


    ¡®Why is that shameless bastard here?¡¯


    But Ju-Heon didn''t care as he nonchalantly walked toward them.


    ¡°Thanks, my good little subordinate. You did a good job holding them back as I ordered. You''re so reliable.¡±


    The excavation teams started to whisper after hearing that statement.


    ¡°What the hell?! Subordinate? You''re working for him after rejecting our scouting?!¡±


    ¡°You acted all high and mighty but you are working for this bastard?!¡±


    ¡°This bastard was claiming it was dangerous, but it was actually all for Seo Ju-Heon''s benefit?!¡±


    A shocked Julian dropped his jaw as he looked toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Hey! Tell them the truth! When did I agree to work for you?!¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? We made a deal. Did you already forget about the contract? Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll give you plenty of incentives. You¡¯re my subordinate.¡±


    ¡°#$&!¡±


    He really had no way to deal with Ju-Heon.

 Chapter 155: A Major Scandal (?) (2)

    Chapter 155: A Major Scandal (?) (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon was extremely unreasonable.


    The other excavation teams started to get angry.


    ¡°Wow, what did he say?¡±


    "A contract?!¡±


    Their anger was justified.


    Julian had stated that he would never join another excavation team. He had told them all to get lost regardless of the artifacts, money, position, whatever they offered.


    There was a simple reason for it.


    ¡®I don¡¯t want to get involved in the dirty and personal benefit focused relationship of excavation teams.¡¯


    That was what he had said. It meant that he wanted them to shut up and get lost because he didn''t want to help them do things to benefit themselves.


    Maybe that was the reason. Julian had rejected the love calls and bribery of leaders of countries and major corporations saying that he would not do anything to personally benefit from using artifacts.


    He was bound to get dirty if he was involved in the influential individuals and their excavation teams.


    Those artifact users would gain even more benefits if he helped them, leading to the regular civilians being harmed even more in the process. Furthermore, he had clearly said that he didn¡¯t want to work together with the greedy artifact users.


    But what?


    ¡°Seo Juuuuuuu-Heeeeeeeon?¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, the greediest person ever?!¡±


    How could they not be shocked?!


    ¡°Why did it have to be that bastard?!¡±


    ¡°That bastard is a scammer!¡±


    ¡°That bastard is a thief who has screwed other excavation teams over for his own greed!¡±


    ¡°You acted like you loved justice but you were just in cahoots with that bastard!¡±


    Julian could not close his mouth because he felt so wronged.


    In fact, he was one of the people who wanted to throw Ju-Heon in prison. He would probably be one of the top five people on the list if there was a ranking. But they were saying who was working for whom?!


    ¡°Hey! I have no recollection of agreeing to work with Seo Ju-Heon! This bastard decided......!¡±


    "By the way, this sir is the person who will become our private lawyer. I hired him because he said he had no work as a new lawyer.¡±


    ¡®This bastard!¡¯ Julian was flabbergasted while the others were angry.


    "Wow, you are going to represent such a bastard just because you needed work?! So much for your sense of pride and justice!¡±


    ¡°Were there no other people in the world to help that you are going to help the worst criminal in the world?!¡±


    ¡®Damn it, who is helping who?! I''d rather help a cockroach than this bastard!¡¯


    Julian could not hold back any longer and approached Ju-Heon while grinding his teeth. He then grabbed Ju-Heon by the collar.


    ¡°Stop with the bullshit! I will pull that damn tongu...¡±


    ¡°Oho, did you forget about the contract?¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly shook a piece of paper.


    It was the contract. It was that contract with a dog paw print on it.


    Julian¡¯s eyebrows twitched.


    And...


    Craaaaaackle!


    A thunderbolt aimed for the contract but Ju-Heon was chuckling.


    ¡°You''re really good at burning up copies.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    Julian¡¯s thunderbolt then aimed at Ju-Heon in anger, but so what?


    ¡°!¡±


    Crackle!


    The thunderbolt heading toward Ju-Heon was redirected to an artifact Ju-Heon threw into the air.


    ¡®That is?!¡¯


    The artifact that Ju-Heon threw into the air was a tree branch!


    [A Shaman''s Birch Branch (B-Grade: Rare Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses (9/10)


    The birch branch was used when a shaman conducted an exorcism. It was used as a lightning rod so that the other people don''t end up possessed!


    Basically, it worked as something to focus the opponent¡¯s artifacts¡¯ abilities on it.


    All of the thunderbolts heading toward Ju-Heon were absorbed by the branch artifact and Ju-Heon smiled in satisfaction.


    His pocket was full of tree branches.


    ¡°Feel free to try again, you thunderbolt eunuch. I still have a ton of lightning rods left.¡±


    ¡°.............¡±


    ¡®Ow, this bastard!¡¯


    He could not launch an overbearing thunderbolt toward a person.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh out loud.


    The others were afraid of Julian''s thunderbolts, but his situation was different. As a human, he was naturally afraid of thunderbolts. However, he knew the character of the bastard who had this ability.


    ¡®That bastard won¡¯t kill humans.¡¯


    He wasn''t afraid of killing humans, but he was someone who thought that artifacts should be used to help people. There was no way someone like that would use his artifacts to kill a person!


    That meant that he should be able to fend off his attacks with B-Grade artifacts as long as Julian didn¡¯t go crazy and launch an extremely strong thunderbolt.


    ¡°Do you understand? You innocent little bastard. Anyway, thanks for blocking those other idiots......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Craaaaaaaaaaaaaackle!


    ¡°!¡±


    The artifact Ju-Heon had been using was destroyed. A confused Ju-Heon looked toward Julian.


    Julian was constantly mumbling something over and over.


    ¡°That¡¯s not a person, that¡¯s not a person......¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ruuuuuuuuuuumble!


    1 billion volt thunderbolts struck down.


    The thunderbolts looked like spider webs as they slammed down on the ground.


    Bang bang, there were barrels of gas blasting off and it sounded as if Ju-Heon was screaming.


    Maybe that was the reason. The other excavation teams started to laugh.


    ¡®This is great.¡¯


    This was an amazing opportunity.


    ¡°Notify every team. Seo Ju-Heon is currently being stalled at the entrance.¡±


    ¡°The two of them seem to be on the same side but there seems to be internal strife with Julian Miller.¡±


    ¡°This is our chance to use Julian Miller to get rid of Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    That plan made the excavation teams smile wickedly.


    There were some heavy hitting excavation teams among the group. For example, there were the excavation teams working for Austin Rockefeller, TKBM, and the Middle East Alliance. They were all large excavation teams with at least 1,000 people.


    They were all teams that were recently becoming famous, but they were all also excavation teams that had been defeated by Ju-Heon in the past.


    There was no way they would miss this chance.


    ¡°Cooperate with the other excavation teams!¡±


    ¡°Use your artifacts!¡±


    The leaders of each excavation team started to excitedly shake hands with each other.


    ¡°Hello? Let¡¯s hunt down a thorn in our eyes before we enter the tomb.¡±


    TKBM''s Yoon Shi Woo was contacting the leaders of every excavation team that was here.


    ¡°Hey Captains. All of us have submitted an Excavation Reporting Form together for this tomb anyway.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo, Chairman Kwon''s future son-in-law, had become a bit more arrogant after gaining a Hero-Grade artifact.


    He pushed up his glasses and started to snicker.


    ¡°That''s why we should take care of our common enemy first before going into the tomb together. We all have a lot of grudges to settle.¡±


    [Sounds good, we will be in charge of catching him.]


    [We have an artifact that will turn him into an old man.]


    [Why don''t we just kill him?]


    Yoon Shi Woo urgently shouted after hearing that.


    ¡°No. We cannot kill him! Chairman Kwon-nim has a bounty out for him. You can make him crippled but make sure he stays alive.¡±


    They all snickered and quickly started to move after the discussion was completed. Things might usually be different, but they had a great shield called Zhuge Kongming right now.


    They all quickly gathered behind Julian. Julian looked at them wondering what they were doing, but he didn¡¯t pay much attention.


    He could at least tell that Ju-Heon was their common enemy.


    ¡®Anyway, that shitty contract is meaningless.¡¯


    Thunderbolts soon struck down again.


    The people behind him excitedly activated their artifacts as well.


    A chain managed to bind Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Great, we got him!¡±


    That made the rope that was next to Ju-Heon start huffing in anger.


    [#$&*!]


    Go away! Go away!


    The rope started to smack the people aiming for Ju-Heon.


    But they were difficult to handle as there were ten teams gathered there.


    ¡°Hurry up and use the aging artifact! Now!¡±


    It was at that moment. The bound Ju-Heon seemed to be smiling for some reason.


    At the same time... boom! There was an explosion.


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    ¡°This son of a bitch exploded the artifact!¡±


    They retrieved their artifacts and started to grind their teeth.


    ¡°You son of a bitch, I won¡¯t let you......¡±


    But the people approaching Ju-Heon all gasped.


    "W, what the hell is this?!¡±


    At the same time...


    ¡°Ow ow ow!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha grabbed the back of his head as if someone had punched him.


    ¡®Damn it, it hurts so much!¡¯


    Ju-Heon, who was working, clicked his tongue after seeing Yoo Jaeha tear up and lower his head.


    ¡°What, it''s already over? You were so confident but that was fast.¡±


    A grumbling Yoo Jaeha raised his head and started to shout.


    "Damn it, this is the limit for a clone made with an A-Grade artifact!¡±


    That was right. Ju-Heon was somewhere else right now.


    He was not dealing with the bastards at the tomb entrance. Ju-Heon was already inside the tomb.


    He had made Yoo Jaeha create a clone while he had slowly created a hole in the back of the tomb and climbed in.


    The pitch black stone tomb around him was proof of what had happened. Ju-Heon, who had come in to loot the artifacts inside, sighed after hearing an explosion outside.


    ¡®Sigh, those morons.¡¯


    There were too many people who had grudges against him.


    He had sent the clone out on purpose because he knew that they would not stand still once they saw him.


    ¡®Just waste your time outside! Keep that up, you retards.¡¯


    The reason this was possible was because of the artifacts he had gotten from looting the Supreme Leader''s Corps. They deserved to be the Supreme Leader''s Corps as the Division Commanders and most of the artifacts managed to escape, but it didn''t matter.


    He had managed to get some useful ones in the process.


    He was especially pleased about the few artifacts that would be useful for his subordinates.


    [Pygmalion¡¯s Sculpting Tools (A-Grade: Treasure-Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    Pygmalion was a sculptor from Greek mythology. He was known for creating a sculpture of his ideal woman and falling in love with it.


    The story claims that Aphrodite had turned the sculpture into a real person after hearing his prayer.


    Yoo Jaeha had created Ju-Heon''s sculpture in a similar manner. That sculpture would then receive divine blessing and become real.


    Of course, there were some cons as well. First of all, the user needed extremely skilled artistic talent to make it not look weird once it became real.


    It would not become real unless the sculpture perfectly resembled the person.


    Furthermore, the sculptor would feel pain as well if the sculpture was destroyed.


    Finally, the risk was extremely shitty, but...


    ¡®Who cares. It''s not my risk anyway.¡¯


    Anyway, there seemed to have been a benefit to spying on Ju-Heon thoroughly to take some unauthorized photos.


    The well-made clone did its job to lure the others. Ju-Heon had even sent the rope with the clone to show more credibility.


    Ju-Heon, who had a light artifact in his mouth to read the Toombglyph, motioned to Jaeha.


    ¡°This side doesn''t have traps. Follow me.¡±


    Ju-Heon then used the Tomb Destruction skill on the ground.


    Bang!


    They could see a large area underneath the hole. This clearly seemed to be the room with the artifact.


    ¡®Great, it¡¯s over there.¡¯


    There were bamboo papers standing up all around acting as walls. Those papers were full of difficult to read Hanja.


    There were also mysterious piles of stones the size of adults nearby as well.


    On the ground were some weird perpendicular lines. Ju-Heon, who was determining the shape of the room, started to smile.


    ¡®It¡¯s a Xiangqi board.¡¯


    The artifact seemed to have been catering to modern humans as the shape was similar to the modern Xiangqi board as well.


    It seemed quite obvious what he needed to do to clear the tomb.


    "Do you need to win this game?¡±


    Based on the bamboo papers all around, it probably was not played in the same manner.


    It happened at that moment.


    Ruuuuuuuumble.


    ¡®!¡¯


    The tomb started to shake as if there was an earthquake.


    They then heard some noises.


    They also heard some voices as well.


    ¡°Over here!¡±


    ¡°I feel the aura of the artifact over here!¡±


    He could hear the voices of the other excavation teams nearby. They seemed to have quickly caught up as all of the excavation teams gathered here were pretty decent ones.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Among the enemies......¡±


    Seol-A peeked toward Yoo Jaeha before starting to shout.


    ¡°The Monarch of Fraud seems to be there. Should I go take care of him?¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s fine. There are ten teams over there.¡±


    She would die a dog¡¯s death if she ended up surrounded.


    ¡°Don¡¯t do a direct battle without Dan.¡±


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    Yoo Jaeha tilted his head in confusion.


    ¡®Dan? Tanker?¡¯


    It was probably just a figure of speech, but it was quite suspicious as he had not heard that name before.


    ¡®These two... They have these secret conversations that I have no idea about every so often.¡¯


    Ju-Heon threw something to Seol-A at that moment.


    ¡°Use this for me. I''ve been annoyed at them anyway. How dare they turn me into an unmarried dad?¡±


    Seol-A''s expression looked weird after catching the artifact out of reflex.


    ¡°Umm...... Captain-nim, this...¡±


    ¡°And Jaeha, create a prison out of an artifact.¡±


    ¡°What are you planning on doing?¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly answered.


    ¡°Give them a proper education.¡±

 Chapter 156: A Major Scandal (?) (3)

    Chapter 156: A Major Scandal (?) (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Holy shit, what the hell is this?!¡±


    The excavation team members¡¯ eyes opened wide after seeing the sculpture in front of them.


    It was a clay sculpture that looked like Ju-Heon giving them the finger.


    It was extremely aggravating as the size and even the minor details, such as the wrinkles on his face as he sneered, were all identical to the real Ju-Heon.


    "Wow, this crazy bastard. He may be the enemy, but he¡¯s amazing. How the hell did he make something like this?¡±


    "Damn it, should we at least take this to the Chairman-nim?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s a bounty on his head. Wouldn¡¯t we be able to get some money if we turn this over?¡±


    It looked so real that they were even saying things like that.


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Inform Pandora and tell them to arrest him right away! That son of a... No, Seo Ju-Heon has stolen a tomb!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo looked as if he was going to destroy his phone.


    ¡®Damn it, we spent so much money to get this tomb assigned to us.¡¯


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡®The Chairman-nim even put a bounty out for Seo Ju-Heon with his own money.¡¯


    That was why he shouted after sending their battle team members first.


    ¡°All of you slacking around, pack this away! Take it to the Chairman-nim!¡±


    The TKBM excavation team members were shocked at what they heard.


    ¡°Excuse me sir?¡±


    ¡°You really want us to take this to the Chairman-nim?!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo glared at them.


    "What, do you have any complaints?¡±


    ¡®No... It¡¯s not a complaint... But what is he going to do with this?¡¯


    On the other hand, Julian, who had entered the tomb after the annoying Ju-Heon, was grinding his teeth.


    There was an annoying clay sculpture number 2 in front of him.


    ¡®It really wasn''t real.¡¯


    He had thought that something was weird since the middle of their battle, but it really was a fake.


    The surprising thing was that it was so well-made that he needed to focus even with Zhuge Kongming''s artifact to tell it apart. He usually only needed to use 60% of the artifact¡¯s power to determine if things were fake, but it now required 80% to tell.


    ¡®Yoo Jaeha has gotten much better than when he made that fake Nero''s artifact.¡¯


    That meant that...


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, that bastard is godly at coaching.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had grinded Yoo Jaeha and raised him up.


    Why?


    Julian and the rest of the world did not think that Yoo Jaeha would ever be a Monarch-Grade user.


    He seemed to be a restorer, but well... The person who was famous for restoration was Yoo Jaeha''s mentor, Jean Richard.


    ¡®He would have gotten the international license if he was that skilled.¡¯


    Any semi-talented restorer would gain an international license to properly place their name on the International Official Restorer list. That would make him be treated better by society.


    People like Yoo Jaeha, who did not have the international license, were generally lower-grade restorers.


    ¡®Well, his restoring ability seems to be good though.¡¯


    Anyway, Julian was in quite a difficult situation.


    ¡®Using Zhuge Kongming''s artifact even stronger will make the risk activate immediately.¡¯


    The light risk that always showed up was fine. It was tiring because it made him do some extremely narcissistic things, but it didn¡¯t matter.


    The problem was that he would truly become a Monarch¡¯s slave if he ran into a monarch during that time. He would say something like, ¡®you don¡¯t even know how to do this? I''ll help you with everything. In fact, I might as well turn you into a Monarch in the process!¡¯


    That would be how it would go.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡®Zhuge Kongming''s artifact gives a special buff to its liege.¡¯


    There was no way he would let that happen. Especially if it was aimed toward Seo Ju-Heon.


    But Julian soon shook his head.


    ¡®No, it¡¯s still fine. It¡¯ll be fine as long as nobody has Liu Bei''s artifact.¡¯


    The tomb shook at the same time.


    Ruuuuuuuumble!


    ¡°We found him! It''s Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    He heard voices around him. The excavation teams that had been chasing after Ju-Heon were happy.


    Ju-Heon was standing in a large room as if he was waiting for them to get him.


    They all smiled.


    "We got you now!¡±


    They charged toward Ju-Heon but Julian realized something.


    ¡°Hold on! Not there!¡±


    But his warning did not matter.


    ¡°Hahaha, welcome!¡±


    The tomb shook violently along with that wicked laugh.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Boom!


    The chasers all screamed as they fell into a pit.


    ¡°Hahaha, those stupid idiots!¡±


    This was one of the tomb¡¯s traps. Yoo Jaeha was in the corner laughing his ass off.


    Yoo Jaeha had used an artifact to create a fake path on top of the trap.


    ¡°Damn it, Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s fucking lapdog!¡±


    That made Yoo Jaeha pout like a duck and respond.


    "What''s wrong, are you jealous? Eat some more if you''re jealous.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha then threw a brown fluid, red fluid and yellow fluid into the pit.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Those were the artifacts Ju-Heon had told him to use well.


    In return...


    ¡°M, mmph!¡±


    There were some desperate screams inside the pit.


    ¡°Ah, it smells like sweat!¡±


    "Oh shit, it¡¯s coming out, it¡¯s coming out!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, t...this bastard shit his pants!¡±


    ¡°Which bastard was it?! You can''t even hold in your shit?!¡±


    "What the hell did you eat yesterday?!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re saying that when it looks like you shit your pants too!¡±


    Julian covered his face as if he found this extremely embarrassing.


    ¡®The gods really need to take these bastards away.¡¯


    He then said something to Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Hey, you over there!¡±


    ¡°Hmm? Aigoo, look who it is. I''ve been waiting for you.¡±


    ¡°It looks like you''re suffering because of a weird slave contract from Seo Ju-Heon as well.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Julian started to smile as if he found an opportunity.


    ¡®It¡¯s easy to tell based on how Seo Ju-Heon usually treats this punk.¡¯


    It was obvious that Yoo Jaeha would have a lot of complaints about Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon was also not here right now. His offer should work.


    Julian confidently started to negotiate a back door deal.


    ¡°Let¡¯s negotiate. I''ll get rid of your contract if you get rid of mine. Let¡¯s steal each other¡¯s contracts. Doesn''t that sound beneficial to both of us?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    "And you¡¯re a restorer right? Your skills are probably not too good since you don¡¯t have an international license. I''ll help you get the international license if you help me with th...¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes opened wide before he started to sneer.


    ¡°What? I haven''t gotten the international license because it is annoying... anyway, listen up.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°You''re number 5 while I''m number 1.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing? Do you think you and I are at the same level?! How dare you try to negotiate with your senior who is like heaven when you are the earth!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha then opened up an artifact that looked like a rolled up paper.


    ¡°Eat this!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The open paper flashed and Julian was struck by the artifact¡¯s power.


    The screams coming from the shit pit was just a bonus.


    Julian opened his eyes in a moment and felt a sandy breeze brushing past his skin. What he saw in front of him was a wasteland with tens of thousands of soldiers!


    ¡°Defeat the enemies!¡±


    ¡°Kill the enemies!¡±


    They seemed to be Chinese soldiers. Julian put his hand to his forehead as he stood in between the soldiers.


    ¡®It must be an illusion maze.¡¯


    He seemed to have been sucked into this war painting that Yoo Jaeha had drawn, but...


    This was looking down at him too much.


    ¡°Hmph, did he really think I would get lost in this child¡¯s play......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Liu Bei, you bastard!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Julian''s face instantly turned pale.


    ¡®H, hold on.¡¯


    ¡°Kill that bastard! Kill that Liu Bei bastard right now!¡±


    Julian saw a familiar scene. Julian felt that he was fucked after seeing the man standing on top of the fortress. S§×arch* The novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®Damn it, why did it have to be a painting of the Three Kingdoms?!¡¯


    Because of that...


    ¡°Fuck!¡±


    Julian swore after seeing something.


    On the other hand, Yoo Jaeha was stepping on the unconscious Julian and laughing.


    He was kneeling and screaming while unconscious.


    ¡°My lieeeeeege! Please don''t throw this subordinate away!¡±


    ¡°Ahahahaha! What a jackpot, this is working so well.¡±


    That was right. Yoo Jaeha had heard an interesting story from Ju-Heon.


    He had heard that Julian stayed away from anything related to the Three Kingdoms for some reason even though he used Zhuge Kongming''s artifact.


    He claimed that he had no interest in Asian war novels, but was that really the case?


    There were a lot of games and movies related to the Three Kingdoms. Julian supposedly always found an excuse to avoid those things every time.


    He didn''t know when the Captain-nim spent that much time with Julian, but it didn''t matter.


    ¡°Good, now that I''m certain about this, should I head over to the Captain-ni...¡±


    But at that moment...


    Grab!


    ¡°Mommy!¡±


    Julian, who had woken up with his almost superhuman mental fortitude, grabbed Yoo Jaeha¡¯s ankle.


    ¡°Hey.¡±


    ¡°Ekk, w, what the hell?! You¡¯re already awake?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha thought he really was a scary bastard and tried to use another illusion maze artifact.


    ¡°I''m sorry!¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Julian urgently continued to shout.


    ¡°I''m sorry! I won''t ever talk about recovering my contract anymore. Get rid of that Three Kingdoms painting first......please.¡±


    Julian truly felt as if he was going to die. Yoo Jaeha tilted his head in confusion before starting to snicker as he asked.


    ¡°Are you perhaps weak against Liu Bei?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡°I''m right, aren''t I? That¡¯s the Zhuge Kongming artifact¡¯s weakness isn''t it? Right? Right?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    Julian slammed his forehead on the ground instead of responding.


    ¡°......Does Seo Ju-Heon know about this?¡±


    ¡°The Captain-nim shouldn¡¯t know. I was just testing out a theory.¡±


    Julian jumped up with a sparkle in his eyes.


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell him. Please.¡±


    ¡°You mean, ¡®please don''t tell him, sir.¡¯ You damn annoying junior.¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha smiled mischievously while patting his junior(?)''s back.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Wow, it stinks. Hey, don¡¯t go overboard. What are you doing in such a confined space?¡±


    Ju-Heon and Seol-A appeared while pinching their noses. Julian flinched after seeing the two of them appear and asked.


    ¡°You, what about this tomb''s artifact?¡±


    ¡°Ah, this thing?¡±


    Ju-Heon took something out of his pocket. It was a small glass bottle.


    ¡°I haven''t closed the tomb yet because I still have things to do, but...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Grab!


    ¡°Ah!¡±


    Julian had quickly stolen the bottle from Ju-Heon.


    Yoo Jaeha''s jaw dropped in shock.


    ¡°Hey! You!¡±


    Julian laughed after stealing the bottle.


    ¡°I''m sorry, but I feel that I shouldn''t care about the means or methods when it comes to you guys.¡±


    But as Julian, who had learned an important lesson, was starting to run away...


    ¡°Make sure to recycle it properly.¡±


    ¡°......."


    Julian had taken an empty bottle.


    Ju-Heon started to sneer. The artifact that Ju-Heon had scammed to get this time was < The Art of War > artifact.


    He was supposed to play the Xiangqi with weird rules and capture each piece one by one, but who cares? He realized that each of the Xiangqi pieces were part of The Art of War and abducted all of them.


    And...


    ¡°The real thing is not in there, you idiot.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Then where did you hide the real artifact? Well, Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    They heard a different voice at that moment.


    ¡°We got you now, you thieving bastard!¡±


    It was the other excavation teams.


    The cave that seemed quite wide became filled once they surrounded Ju-Heon¡¯s group.


    The ones who stood out the most were the Monarch of Delicacies and a child.


    The corners of Ju-Heon''s lips started to twitch while looking at the kid.


    ¡®Is that the kid that pushed Jaeha aside and became the Monarch of Fraud?¡¯


    He looked the same as Ju-Heon had looked as a kid, but well... It was obvious that he was using a transformation artifact.


    ¡°You''re Seo Ju-Heon, right?¡±


    ¡°Hey kid, you need to speak respectfully to your elders.¡±


    The kid just arrogantly snorted.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, I don¡¯t care about the others, but you must die in this tomb.¡±


    ¡°Ho. Come back with your parents.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s you, you''re his dad.¡±


    Ju-Heon frowned after hearing the Monarch of Delicacies mock him.


    ¡°Who the hell are you?¡±


    He felt oddly familiar for some reason. The kid walked over toward Ju-Heon and started to speak again.


    ¡°Think hard about it. Didn''t you do something to earn someone¡¯s grudge?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s too many to remember all of them.¡±


    Ju-Heon was being serious. The Monarch of Fraud seemed shocked after hearing this.


    ¡°It happened recently!¡±


    ¡°What? I really have no idea if it was recently.¡±


    He had caused quite a lot of issues recently.


    The Monarch of Fraud started to grind his teeth and flicked his finger. They heard some noises before people started to gather around.


    [The instigated people are gathering around.]


    [The instigated people have recognized you as the subject of their animosity.]


    [A black and white frame has been placed on the instigated people.]


    Ju-Heon was shocked.


    This was definitely Goebbels''s artifact¡¯s ability! He was right as Louie Martin, the Monarch of Fraud, took out a familiar artifact.


    ¡°Huh? That is!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was shocked. It made sense since the Monarch of Fraud was holding Goebbels'' artifact.


    ¡°How does that kid have that thing?!¡±


    A shocked Yoo Jaeha looked back and forth between the kid and Ju-Heon.


    ¡°The Captain-nim definitely destroyed that...! Did someone take the debris and restore it?¡±


    That comment made Ju-Heon start to frown. He believed that wasn''t it.


    The only person who could restore such a destroyed artifact to perfect condition was Yoo Jaeha, the proper Monarch of Fraud.


    A message popped up as well.


    [It is a fake made with his imagination.]


    [However, it is a 100% perfect replica of the S-Grade Goebbels''s artifact.]


    [It is able to use the same abilities.]


    ¡°......!¡±


    It was clear what was going on.


    This was a replica! However, the fact that it could do the same thing as the original...


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡®Ah, I understand why that kid became the Monarch of Fraud.¡¯


    The reason was obvious.


    Why?


    The item that had allowed Yoo Jaeha to become a Monarch... The artifact that was necessary for Ju-Heon to become the Monarch among Monarchs...


    This item was created with the artifact of one of the three major Renaissance painters, Leonardo da Vinci¡¯s artifact.

 Chapter 157: A Major Scandal (?) (4)

    Chapter 157: A Major Scandal (?) (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon smiled in satisfaction. Actually, it was more of a wicked smile.


    ¡®Aigoo, that stu... No, that esteemed customer! Should I thank him? He personally brought Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact to me.¡¯


    People would probably faint in shock if they could read Ju-Heon''s mind. That was how excited Ju-Heon was right now.


    It was an obvious reaction.


    ¡®Do you know how hard I had to work to get Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact in the past?!¡¯


    Many years ago...


    Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact had appeared in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.


    It had created its own continent, country, and people.


    The continent had been about the size of China.


    Not only that... It had changed the world maps as if it wanted to openly reveal its presence. It made textbooks, the internet, public documents and all world maps have a new continent that had never existed before.


    ¡®Man... Thinking about it makes it seem even more radical.¡¯


    Leonardo da Vinci, artist, scientist, and inventor. He was a genius that people had respected for a long time, but he was just an annoying bastard for Ju-Heon.


    For example...


    ¡°All those whose faces are not identical on the left and right get lost!¡±


    ¡°All those whose body proportions are not perfect should die!¡±


    It was something like that.


    But he did benefit from being stuck inside that tomb for 70 days.


    Why?


    ¡®Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact was the king of all restoration artifacts.¡¯


    Leonardo da Vinci''s paintings during the Renaissance had amazing Observation and Descriptive Methods, Perspective, Anatomical Structure, Mathematical Ratio.


    It was a prime example of expressive technique.


    Basically, it pursued objective and realistic things.


    Maybe that was the reason. Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact was extremely great at copying artifacts.


    It could even create new artifacts by just thinking about it.


    That was why Yoo Jaeha had been able to imagine things he had seen on TV or read about in legends and create fakes to scam people. Sculptures, music, architecture, civil engineering, mathematics, science, he created anything and everything!


    He was able to bring many countries to tears with his actions.


    ¡®Well, I was the one that pushed him to scam most of them though.¡¯


    It was one of the reasons he had fought so much with Vice Captain Julian.


    Anyway, that artifact was in front of him right now. How could he not smile?


    ¡®I was quite worried because I heard that a lot of Divine-Grade artifacts were suddenly released.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to chuckle.


    It wasn¡¯t important why that artifact was with this kid right now.


    ¡®That artifact is mine.¡¯


    That artifact would allow him to do a lot more.


    But the Monarch of Fraud must not have noticed Ju-Heon¡¯s black heart as he snickered without fear.


    ¡°I heard that you won''t be charged with murder if you kill someone inside a tomb.¡±


    The tomb started to change appearance as soon as he said that. The cave had turned into an atelier.


    [The enemy''s atelier has been summoned.]


    [The enemy''s atelier has been summoned.]


    There were many precious artifacts shining inside this atelier that resembled an art gallery.


    The Monarch of Fraud then activated all of the artifacts within the atelier.


    Kugugung!


    The paintings on the walls, sculptures, everything flashed and started to move.


    Ju-Heon started to whistle as he watched.


    ¡°This little kid already has the proper Dominance level of a Monarch.¡±


    Artifacts and bugs rushed toward Ju-Heon''s group at that moment.


    ¡°Just die in this tomb!¡±


    However something happened at that moment.


    ¡°You stupid idiot.¡±


    Craaaackle!


    A vicious fire shot up from behind Ju-Heon. All of the artifacts inside the atelier started to break.


    Bang, bang, bang!


    The Monarch of Fraud started to scream.


    ¡°Aaah! The artifacts I created! Do you know how much work went into making them?! Pay for the damages! I''m going to sue you for the damages!¡±


    Ju-Heon walked over to the child in response and coldly smiled.


    ¡°Hey kid, you have bigger things to worry about right now.¡±


    "Gasp.¡±


    The Monarch of Fraud started to shake in fear after seeing Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze.


    ¡°Hey kid, listen carefully. I will give you a word of warning as an uncle.¡±


    ¡°!?¡±


    ¡°You have to carefully pick the people you want to fuck over. Got it?¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed at that moment. There was an explosion of fire as if it was responding to his emotions.


    Bang!


    The explosion was so strong it felt as if a barrel of gas had exploded! The shocked excavation team members pulled out some containers of water.


    "W, water! Quickly use water artifacts!¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and put it out! We''re all going to burn to death!¡±


    The fire roared wildly and started to surround the wide cave, as if it was angry that they were trying to come at it with such lousy artifacts.


    The excavation teams started to take some steps back in shock.


    ¡°Fuck, w, what is that?!¡±


    There was a devil behind Ju-Heon. The fire behind Ju-Heon had gathered together to form the shape of a devil.


    Craaaaaaaaaaaackle!


    The large horned devil looked as if it was going to gobble up the excavation teams.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Some people gasped and fell backward.


    This was one of the S-Grade artifacts Ju-Heon had gathered from the Supreme Leader''s tomb after beating it up.


    [Fire Fallen from Hephaestus''s Forge (S-Grade:Legendary Hero Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses: 4/5


    Yoo Jaeha and Seol-A had quickly hidden behind a stone pillar as if they had expected to see this dangerous fire.


    The fire that had turned into the shape of a devil started to scream.


    [#$&#!]


    Take me with you! Take me with you! Don¡¯t throw me away!


    This artifact was the artifact of the Greek God of Blacksmiths, Hephaestus......well no, it was actually the Fire that had fallen from Hephaestus¡¯s forge after Ju-Heon beat him up.


    Similar to how the Herb of Eternal Youth''s fruits could be used as medicine, a part of a Divine-Grade artifact¡¯s body seemed to be able to be reborn as a different artifact.


    ¡®It should be better than most since it was discharged from a Divine-Grade artifact.¡¯


    Anyway, this fire gathered into the shape of a devil and started to burn wildly.


    The fire was as violent and hot as an erupting volcano.


    "Damn it, grab him for now! Let¡¯s distract him so he can''t use his Dominance!¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s only one of him! Kill him first!¡±


    The excavation teams quickly took out their artifacts.


    There were many weapon-shaped artifacts. They all seemed to be pretty strong weapons, but, well...


    ¡°You all know what it means to point your weapon inside a tomb, right?¡±


    Ju-Heon had a twisted smile as the fire devil roared and slammed on the ground.


    The weapons they were holding started to melt like ice cream. The ground then split open and magma started to appear.


    Many of the people screamed as they fell into the split ground.


    Yoo Jaeha¡¯s jaw dropped as he watched. This was a completely different level than the diarrhea terror he had caused earlier.


    The artifacts that had fallen in with the humans were screaming in pain for their terrible choice of masters.


    [#$&#!]


    AIgoo, my body!


    [#$#$&*!]


    Aigoo, aigoo!


    Some messages quickly popped up as well.


    [You have received the title of < Divine Slayer > after destroying artifacts as you please.]


    [You have earned the < Artifact Destruction > skill as a result of receiving the title.]


    [Artifact Destruction (Awakened)]


    - You are able to destroy, crush, or disassemble a part of an artifact¡¯s body without making it self-destruct.


    - You can destroy an artifact¡¯s body and remove just the artifact¡¯s core from inside.


    - You are able to destroy an artifact and gather its components as materials.


    [You have learned about Artifact Combination after earning the Artifact Destruction skill.]


    [Your mastery of Artifact Destruction has increased.]


    [Your mastery of Artifact Destruction has increased.]


    [Your mastery of Artifact Destruction has increased.]


    The Artifact Destruction skill appeared, as if he was being told to use it as a set along with Tomb Destruction. S~ea??h the N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®Well, that¡¯s good. The issue with making them self-destruct was that their whole body was destroyed.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha had been complaining about how that made it difficult to restore them as well.


    He should be able to just destroy the parts he wanted to destroy with this new skill. Maybe that was the reason.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Ju-Heon started to destroy the artworks in the atelier summoned by the kid one by one. He was trying to find Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact.


    There was no way he didn¡¯t camouflage that precious artifact.


    ¡®I''m sure it¡¯s around here somewhere....¡¯


    Leonardo da Vinci¡¯s artifact truly was amazing, as even Ju-Heon could not quickly find it with his intuition.


    Ju-Heon ended up flicking his finger and calling Julian over.


    ¡°Find it?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Find Leonardo da Vinci¡¯s artifact.¡±


    Julian could not believe it.


    "Huh, why should I cooperate with you?¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Liu. Bei.¡±


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    Julian''s eyebrows twitched after hearing what Yoo Jaeha whispered in his ear.


    But Julian didn''t submit.


    ¡°I¡¯ll let you know that I will not do anything to benefit a villain like you......¡±


    ¡°Oh the milk-colored Liiiiiu Beeeeei~ Guan Yu, Zhang Feiiiii~¡±


    ¡°Damn it, everything in here is fake! The real thing isn''t here!¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°I swear to God!¡±


    He seemed to be telling the truth. The messages were telling him the same thing.


    [This is a copy of the atelier.]


    [This is a copy of the atelier.]


    The atelier with the real artifacts was probably somewhere in the world.


    Ju-Heon smiled with satisfaction.


    ¡®Looks like he had some things other than Leonardo da Vinci¡¯s artifact that are quite useful as well.¡¯


    He greedily smiled and picked up Louie Martin.


    His smile looked as if he would have no problem killing a child. Ju-Heon grabbed Louie Martin by the collar and held him over the magma.


    ¡°I will give you 10 seconds.¡±


    ¡°A, aaaaaaaaaah! It¡¯s hot, stop it, stooop! Mommy!¡±


    ¡°Where did you hide the atelier?¡±


    ¡°A, aaaahhh! I, it''s in the US! But you won¡¯t be able to get to it!¡±


    ¡°Oh, really?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to chuckle.


    Julian seemed to have had enough as he tried to interject.


    ¡°Hold on, Seo Ju-Heon, don''t kill him! He¡¯s just a kid!¡±


    But Ju-Heon just chuckled.


    ¡°He might prefer to be dead.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon took out an artifact instead of responding. Julian flinched after seeing Ju-Heon''s suspicious artifact.


    He could tell the identity of the artifact thanks to Zhuge Kongming''s artifact. But this artifact had an unfamiliar ability in the eyes of a European like him.


    That was why Julian urgently checked the ability.


    ¡°Hold on. What artifact is......?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡®What else would it be?¡¯


    ¡°Whale hunting.¡±


    They heard the kid start to cry as soon as he said that.


    ¡°Are you really okay?¡±


    The Monarch of Delicacies looked at Louie, the Monarch of Fraud, and clicked his tongue.


    They were barely able to get away from Ju-Heon. They were able to fly away to TKBM''s building thanks to Yoon Shi Woo, who was outside.


    Well, Seo Ju-Heon seemed to have let them go on purpose seeing as how he did not chase after them.


    Louie was sniffling as he walked. But his walking looked odd as if there was some pain in between his legs. This was the normal walk for children who had gone whale hunting. [1]


    The Monarch of Delicacies laughed while looking at Louie''s walk.


    ¡°I will negotiate so you can just stay home.¡±


    ¡°No. I will personally meet with TKBM¡¯s Chairman Kwon.¡±


    They were on their way to meet with Chairman Kwon.


    Many of the Monarchs were already working with each other, and Louie had decided to take Chairman Kwon as his backer.


    ¡®Yes, let¡¯s hand over my atelier artifact to Chairman Kwon for now.¡¯


    It was easier for him to end up as a target because he was a kid.


    Chairman Kwon¡¯s excavation team was on the top of the rankings in both size and number of Monarchs. He was someone Louie thought he could trust.


    ¡°Captain-nim. I found it. The Monarch of Fraud¡¯s atelier seems to be in the US Pentagon.¡±


    ¡°What? The Pentagon? That kid has some connections with the US government?¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed with curiosity after hearing the results of Seol-A¡¯s investigation.


    ¡°It seems as if the Monarch of Fraud is working together with the US and TKBM.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha asked if it was okay.


    ¡°How can we loot the Pentagon and the Department of Defense? Looting that place is pretty much declaring war. I don¡¯t even think we can get it out of there.¡±


    But Ju-Heon just chuckled.


    ¡°Why do we need to loot it? We will just legally bring it.¡±


    ¡°Legally?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled and started to wave a newspaper around.


    There were more tabloids about Ju-Heon that the Monarch of Delicacies had continued to spread.


    [Seo Ju-Heon, unmarried father. Will he continue to abandon his son?]


    He seemed to be trying to lower Ju-Heon''s image by using the Monarch of Fraud.


    It was great material to destroy Ju-Heon''s image in the US which was extremely sensitive to child abuse.


    The articles made Seol-A and Irene angry, but Ju-Heon told them to calm down. This tabloid was actually beneficial to him.


    He then started to call someone.


    ¡°Ah, bro. You''re not busy, right? Let¡¯s make a deal.¡±


    The person Ju-Heon had called was Pandora¡¯s George Holten. Of course, George sounded confused.


    [What? A deal?]


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you an artifact. Add another clause into Pandora¡¯s artifact law.¡±


    [The law?]


    George sounded baffled.


    [What clause do you want me to add?]


    "The law about artifact possession. There¡¯s nothing relating to minors right?¡±


    [Yeah?]


    "Add something. Any minor under the age of 12 must have parental consent to possess an artifact.¡±


    [W, what?]


    ¡°Wouldn''t something bad happen if a child had something dangerous like an artifact? Isn¡¯t it something that should be added to the law?¡±


    [......That is true, but...]


    ¡®There¡¯s no way this bastard would tell me to add something like that for a good reason.¡¯


    [What are you planning?]


    ¡°Shut up and just do it. And add that the parent will have possession of the child¡¯s artifact if they do not give consent. They will return the artifact once the minor becomes an adult.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled wickedly.


    ¡®I just have to get it legally if it is difficult to loot.¡¯


    "And Jaeha.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir?¡±


    ¡°Make it. Make a fake paternity test.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Ju-Heon was now going to openly rip apart and change laws and even DNA.


    1. Whale hunting is slang for circumcision in Korea.

 Chapter 158: A Major Scandal (?) (5)

    Chapter 158: A Major Scandal (?) (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    "What did you just say?¡±


    ¡°What else? Make a fake paternity test.¡±


    ¡°You want me to make it?¡±


    ¡°Of course. A real one will definitely show that we are not related.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was flustered.


    ¡°You want to create a fake son in order to loot some artifacts?¡±


    ¡°Who said anything about creating one? I have no use for him once I have the artifacts. I prefer daughters.¡±


    That was true. Yoo Jaeha preferred a pretty daughter over a son as well. Even if he was to have a niece or nephew, a daughter who looked like Ju-Heon would be a pretty girl. She could easily take the title of Miss Korea.


    His gaze must have seemed perverted as Ju-Heon said something in a serious tone.


    "An age difference of 26 years is a crime.¡±


    ¡°What the hell?! I wasn¡¯t even thinking about that!¡±


    ¡°Whale hunting will be the least of your worries if you touch my daughter. I will make your whale disappear from the Earth.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve already gone whale hunting anyway! They dragged me when I was 9 after lying to me about going to eat pork cutlets! I don¡¯t know how they trick the kids these days. Anyways, go make a daughter first if you want to keep talking about this!¡±


    ¡°Whatever you do is fine. Just make sure the paternity test looks real.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha put his palm to his forehead.


    This person was saying he was going to steal a child¡¯s artifact as his parent.


    Basically, it was like saying, ¡®mommy will keep your allowance for you. I''ll give it back to you when you get older.¡¯ That seemed to be a good comparison.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you just walk into the Pentagon and loot it?¡±


    ¡°I will do that if I don''t like what you come up with.¡±


    ¡®Oh wow, he¡¯s thought about it.¡¯


    But it was understandable why Ju-Heon was choosing this method. An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth. That was Ju-Heon''s belief and he despised the tabloids that the Monarch of Gossip had created. He would just respond by using their tabloid for his advantage.


    But even still...


    "Will that kid obey and follow you?¡±


    Ju-Heon, who was sitting with his chin in his hands, started to snicker.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. We can just kidnap the kid if needed.¡±


    Ju-Heon peeked toward Seol-A. That made Seol-A, who specialized in spying, abduction, infiltration, and other stealthy endeavors, sigh.


    She would do it because it was an order from Ju-Heon, but this would make the Captain-nim into an unmarried father!


    ¡®So sad.¡¯


    Seol-A put her hand over her face. At least it would all be resolved after things were over.


    Yoo Jaeha reached his hand out toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Then please give it to me.¡±


    ¡°Give you what?¡±


    ¡°A toothbrush or a cigarette butt or something.¡±


    "Why?¡±


    ¡°Why else?! I need to at least get your DNA and run the test even if I change the results!¡±


    Ju-Heon just blankly stared at Yoo Jaeha for a moment before responding.


    ¡°You''re going to change the results anyway. Just put yours in there.¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say?¡±


    ¡®This human!¡¯


    "Ah, use this for the kid¡¯s side.¡±


    Ju-Heon handed him a black bag. There was some hair and the stick of an eaten lollipop, presumably belonging to Louie Martin.


    Yoo Jaeha couldn''t believe it.


    ¡°......Look at this guy making me do all sorts of things to create a fake.¡±


    ¡°Anyway, make your first priority taking Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact away. That¡¯s something we must have.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha quickly asked a question as Ju-Heon got up from his seat.


    ¡°Huh? That¡¯s it? What about the Monarch of Delicacies?¡±


    Seol-A asked Ju-Heon a question in response.


    ¡°Can¡¯t you take care of the Monarch of Delicacies with the Monarch of Destitution?¡±


    ¡°I will. But not right now.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°The Monarch of Delicacies has too good of a public image. You know about how Goebbels was greatly cheered by the public? The Monarch of Delicacies¡¯ public image is stellar probably because of that buff.¡±


    ¡®His image is definitely much better than our Captain-nim, that¡¯s for sure.¡¯


    It was rare for Seol-A and Yoo Jaeha to have the same thought.


    Ju-Heon calmly started to speak again, not caring about what his subordinates might be thinking.


    ¡°So, think about what would happen if he ended up with misfortunes because of Irene¡¯s power. Irene will end up as the bad guy.¡±


    Ju-Heon did not want Irene to be seen as the villain. He also needed to tread carefully when using Irene¡¯s artifact since the balance was quite sensitive.


    ¡°There¡¯s also someone I need that bastard to fight.¡±


    Seol-A''s eyes opened wide.


    ¡®Is he talking about the Monarch of Pollution?¡¯


    The Monarch of Delicacies was a chef. He wanted fresh ingredients, but the Monarch of Pollution was a destroyer of the environment. He would pollute the ground, water, and everything else, making it obvious why they would end up as bitter enemies.


    ¡°In that case...¡±


    ¡°I have too much to do to take all of them down one by one. I also found someone who will annoy the Monarch of Delicacies until then.¡±


    Ju-Heon saw the name < George Holten > on his phone screen as he snickered again.


    There was a simple reason behind why he was laughing.


    It was because he had found an unexpected talent in George Holten.


    < Expert Torturer > was a type of talent he had never seen in the past.


    Well, George Holten didn''t want to use artifacts because he still found artifacts and artifact users to all be the devil, but...


    None of that mattered.


    ¡®I need to quickly grow these kinds of bastards and make them my slaves.¡¯


    George Holten sent him a text at that moment.


    [Passed.]


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    Chairman Kwon was smiling with satisfaction at that moment.


    There was a simple reason for it.


    ¡®I was wondering why Seo Ju-Heon was being helpful for once.¡¯


    George Holten, who was definitely on Ju-Heon¡¯s side, had apparently asked to add a new clause into the law.


    Chairman Kwon had wondered what nonsense George would say, but it was unexpectedly something that would also help Chairman Kwon.


    [Additional clause about minors and artifact possession.]


    There had already been many discussions because of Louie Martin, the Monarch of Fraud.


    [Minors¡¯ artifact usage, should we allow it?]


    [Children are too young to use artifacts.]


    In such a situation, the majority believed that children needed a guardian artifact user.


    There were currently no laws related to minors and artifact usage right now.


    There had been no children handling artifacts until now.


    Actually, there had been some, but unless they were in the Expert-Grade (High-grade. People who can cause issues in the world) or Talent-Grade (Middle-grade. People who can cause issues in a country), they would not really be revealed to the world.


    That might have been why this additional clause brought up by George Holten ended up quickly making it to Pandora''s members for a vote.


    The clause was simple.


    [Minors can use artifacts after parents (or guardian if there are no parents) give consent.]


    [Children under the age of 12 will only be able to use artifacts under the supervision of their parents or guardians.]


    [All artifacts will be moved to the parent or guardian¡¯s possession should they not give consent.]


    [That artifact will be returned when the child becomes an adult.]


    Pandora members quickly passed the motion.


    It was a unanimous approval.


    Of course, their evil plans were too obvious.


    ¡®I''m sure they''re all aiming for Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact.¡¯


    Everybody in the world probably knew about Leonardo da Vinci. An artifact¡¯s rank was determined by the Pandora system artifact and the Executive Board based on three factors.


    -


    Is it related to divinity?


    -


    How famous is the individual?


    -


    Ability (how much influence can it have on human society) and how is the risk?


    The ability and risk could make an S-Grade (Legendary Hero-Grade) artifact end up as an A-Grade or SS-Grade artifact, but it had already been proven that artifacts¡¯ abilities were better based on the fame of the individual.


    Chairman Kwon was naturally one of the people with his greedy eyes on Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact.


    ¡®Most importantly, this little kid has no parents.¡¯


    That was right. Louie Martin, the Monarch of Fraud, was originally an orphan whom General Keira, the Monarch of War had shown support.


    Yes, Keira, the leader of the US TSOF who had disappeared after fighting against Ju-Heon, had been taking care of Louie Martin.


    It was because he was talented in using artifacts, similar to that child who used Medusa¡¯s power.


    ¡®It looks like he ran away from the US after the TSOF was disbanded.¡¯


    The US had tried to erase all traces of the TSOF and its artifact users after receiving the scorn of the entire world.


    He had escaped before he was hunted down and ran into the Monarch of Gossip. He then rose to the Monarch-Grade after finding the Divine-Grade artifact that suddenly showed up in front of him.


    Chairman Kwon started to smile as he knew about this.


    ¡®I can become his guardian and make him work for me.¡¯


    He would happily welcome a child with Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Will you really sponsor me?¡±


    Louie Martin, the Monarch of Fraud''s eyes sparkled. Chairman Kwon leisurely answered the child¡¯s question.


    ¡°I will give you my full monetary support as well. As long as you promise to use that artifact for my benefit.¡±


    Based on what he had heard from the Monarch of Delicacies, Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact required significant Affinity and Fit. It was something that could not be used without any talent for art.


    Louie Martin''s artistic talent was at a genius level since he could use Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact.


    He would not miss out on such a talent.


    ¡°But before that, you''re not really Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s hidden child, right?¡±


    ¡°I have no relations whatsoever to that man, so you don''t need to worry about it.¡±


    ¡°Then that¡¯s fine. A parent has priority in the face of the law versus a guardian.¡±


    Chairman Kwon flicked his finger and told the secretary to bring over a contract.


    ¡°I''ll be your guardian if you sign right here.¡±


    Louie Martin nodded his head. Chairman Kwon nodded his head in satisfaction.


    The contract Chairman Kwon offered looked like a regular contract, but it was actually a slave contract created by an artifact.


    In some ways, it was similar to Ju-Heon''s Code of Hammurabi. There would be retribution from the artifacts should he go against the contract.


    ¡®Alright, sign. Your artifacts will all become mine.¡¯


    Louie Martin was about to sign the contract under the sneering of Yoon Shi Woo, Chairman Kwon, and the Monarch of Gossip.


    Something happened at that moment.


    Bang bang bang!


    Clang!


    ¡°!¡±


    TKBM¡¯s office started to be destroyed.


    A strong gust of wind destroyed the glass windows while the office furniture inside were flipped over.


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa! What the?!¡±


    The secretaries and employees inside started to scream as they were sent flying.


    The chaotic aura roaring inside started to threaten the people.


    Boom!


    The building started to shake and the sound of things breaking filled the hall.


    The moans of the dead started to echo throughout the building.


    The black aura started to turn into the shapes of goblins or the grim reapers as they attacked people.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    ¡°What is this?!¡±


    The evil spirits disappeared like ashes before appearing here and there to attack people, making them lose consciousness.


    Yoon Shi Woo, who was on the ground, suddenly raised his head.


    "What the hell is this?! Who the hell is doing this?!¡±


    This was definitely the work of an artifact user.


    It was understandable.


    ¡°She is?!¡±


    The woman leaning on the window was a beauty.


    ¡®Lee Seol-A?¡¯


    He was certain it was her.


    This was the Chinese excavation team member who had lately been by Ju-Heon¡¯s side for some reason.


    However, she looked like a grim reaper because of her black clothes and serious expression.


    Yoon Shi Woo started to grind her teeth.


    "What the hell is that bitch doing?!¡±


    ¡°Hold on, team leader-nim! Do you think China might be involved in this somehow...?!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°That woman seems like she¡¯s on Seo Ju-Heon''s side, but there¡¯s rumors that China put her there.¡±


    China wasn''t involved in this at all, but they gulped since they had no idea about that.


    Yoon Shi Woo motioned for the guards to attack Seol-A, but Seol-A turned into black ashes and disappeared.


    She then appeared right behind Louie Martin. She looked toward Chairman Kwon and Yoon Shi Woo with disgust before starting to smile viciously.


    All of the excavation manpower inside TKBM were her allies at one point. But they were the people responsible for killing her Captain-nim and all of them.


    Grind.


    The ghosts under her command started to release their eerie aura again.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    They destroyed the walls, the floor, and then the ceiling.


    Yoon Shi Woo started to swear in the middle of this pandemonium where he could not even see right in front of him.


    ¡°That crazy bitch! Hey you! Little kid! Take out your artifact! Use the artifact to grab that woman! Show some gratitude to the Chairman-nim for becoming your sponsor!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Who the hell are you to tell someone to do something with my artifact?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The lights went out and the inside of the building became pitch dark.


    They then saw Ju-Heon standing in an area that looked as if it was lit up by a candle.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    Ju-Heon roughly pulled Louie Martin up by the collar.


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go to your atelier.¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo scoffed in response. S§×arch* The N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°He¡¯s already signed the contract to have the Chairman-nim as his guardian. See what happens if you go to the atelier. See what happens if you put your hand on any of the artifacts! We''ll get you arrested for larceny!¡±


    ¡°You guys are the ones committing larceny.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon waved a paper in the air. This was none other than the paternity test.


    Ju-Heon smiled annoyingly.


    ¡°You know that parents have first priority over guardians, right?¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo and Chairman Kwon could not believe it.


    ¡°Stop with the bullshit. Parent? Hey you! You and he don¡¯t look anything alike! You''re trying to scam people with something that even dogs wouldn''t believe!¡±


    They already knew that it was all just lies spread by the Monarch of Gossip to bring Ju-Heon¡¯s image down.


    But Ju-Heon started to laugh for some reason.


    ¡°Who said that I''m the parent?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Take a good look.¡±


    There was an unexpected name on the paper Ju-Heon was waving.


    [Yoo Jaeha, Louie Martin]


    [Probability of Paternity (%) : 99.92%]


    [This is proving conclusive evidence that Subject 1 (Yoo Jaeha) and subject 2 (Louie Martin) are father and son.]


    Ju-Heon then started to laugh even louder.


    ¡°This isn¡¯t even forged.¡±


    The file was legitimate. Of course, Yoo Jaeha was in a state of disbelief and could not believe it at all.


    Ju-Heon then started to smile.


    ¡°Based on this, we are taking the artifact. Legally.¡±

 Chapter 159: I am your father (1)

    Chapter 159: I am your father (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®Holy shit.¡¯


    That was what Yoon Shi Woo and Chairman Kwon had both said at the same time.


    They also had a different thought that they did not say out loud.


    ¡®That lunatic is scamming again.¡¯


    It did seem that way. This was some impossible bullshit. Actually, this child scandal was something manufactured with Goebbels''s artifact to destroy Seo Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon would have had the child when he was 14 according to the article, but whatever.


    Lies start as unbelievable, then become questioned, until it is repeated enough times and people start to believe it.


    They had tricked the masses as Goebbels had done. Although the general public might be fooled, they wouldn''t be tricked since they came up with the ruse themselves.


    But what happened?


    ¡°Who did you say is whose son?¡±


    ¡°What did you just say?¡±


    Ju-Heon just shamelessly smiled.


    "What¡¯s wrong? I should thank all of you. I was able to find my long-lost nephew thanks to all of you.¡±


    ¡°Hey, hold......!¡±


    Louie Martin grabbed the back of his head.


    Their own articles were being used against them! The more aggravating part were the reporters who came after smelling a scandal.


    ¡°A paternity test?¡±


    ¡°My goodness, the Monarch of Delicacies was wrong?¡±


    ¡°Unbelievable!¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed and pulled the Monarch of Fraud over his shoulder. He wasn¡¯t very happy because he was just a little kid.


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go somewhere fun with this uncle.¡±


    ¡°Hey, are you crazy?! Let go of me!¡±


    He might end up dead before he could send Seo Ju-Heon off!


    "Damn it, let go... aaaah!¡±


    The Monarch of Fraud screamed after seeing the blade up against his neck.


    ¡°Nephew. I''m going to start cutting off your arms and legs one by one if you keep moving.¡±


    His gaze was so scary that Louie just quietly cried.


    ¡®Damn it, I was crazy to scam a fucking bastard like this.¡¯


    Ju-Heon, who was ruthless to all artifact users regardless of their age, was the type to really cut off and sell parts of his body.


    Ju-Heon jumped onto the window sill.


    ¡°Hey you, stop!¡±


    ¡°I''m not moving right now.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    ¡°Sorry, but I have to go since the child¡¯s father is waiting.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo shouted after hearing Ju-Heon¡¯s statement.


    ¡°Chairman-nim, I''m sure this is fake. How can he be Yoo Jaeha''s son?!¡±


    ¡°Then I''ll just say he¡¯s my son.¡±


    ¡®That bastard!¡¯


    It was clear what was going on. Ju-Heon''s reaction made it obvious that they had changed who the dad was going to be but they were still scamming them.


    This wasn''t his first time dealing with Ju-Heon. This bastard was someone who would shamelessly say that the earth was square.


    That was why they were certain.


    ¡®This is a fake document.¡¯


    People made eye contact with each other and started to surround Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Leave the child while we¡¯re asking nicely.¡±


    The number of guards were increasing because of this issue at the Chairman''s office.


    Seol-A gulped. She could tell that they were artifact users based on the aura of artifacts she saw coming from them.


    Even Ju-Heon needed to be wary of getting surrounded in enemy territory.


    ¡°Captain-nim.¡±


    This was in New York, but it was still TKBM''s territory.


    The guards were slowly tightening the encirclement. A barrier made by artifacts was starting to cover the area from ceiling to floor.


    The narrowing encirclement made Seol-A frown as she put a hand on her knife. It was a poisoned artifact.


    ¡®Do you think I¡¯ll let you guys threaten the Captain-nim again?¡¯


    Her eyes were full of murderous intent.


    She couldn¡¯t help but be even more sensitive after being killed because of TKBM once already.


    It was at that moment. Did they notice her demeanor? Ju-Heon stopped her with his hand as if to tell her it was okay. Ju-Heon started to chuckle.


    ¡°Feel free to get a retest if you don''t believe it.¡±


    They sneered as if they couldn¡¯t believe what Ju-Heon was saying.


    ¡°You still run your mouth without thinking. Fine, let¡¯s get that retest. But someone from our side will do it since we can¡¯t trust results from a bastard like you.¡±


    They thought Ju-Heon would object, but he just started to laugh again.


    ¡°Sure. Whatever you want.¡±


    Even Seol-A looked toward Ju-Heon in shock after hearing that.


    She had not expected Ju-Heon to agree to a retest.


    How could she? Seol-A already knew about Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha''s futures. There was only one person on their Tomb raiding team who had a child.


    Forget a child, the rest weren''t even married.


    That was why she believed that Ju-Heon had set this all up even though she didn''t have all of the details. Getting it tested again would make that clear.


    ¡®But Captain-nim... What is he thinking...¡¯


    Ju-Heon just looked outside without knowing what Seol-A was thinking.


    ¡°Then shall I go bring the baby''s daddy...¡±


    He heard a scream just as he was about to finish the sentence.


    ¡°Aaah! You bastard! Where the hell are you dragging me?!¡±


    The scream was coming from the first floor.


    And the moment that scream reached the fifth floor where Ju-Heon was at...


    Clang!


    Kaboom!


    Glass broke and furniture crumbled as a new guest arrived.


    [$#&#!]


    Did you call me? Did you call me?


    An excited rope appeared while carrying Yoo Jaeha.


    Ju-Heon scoffed after seeing the rope. He hadn''t called for it, but it didn''t matter.


    ¡°The test subject is here. Let¡¯s get started.¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim. Will it be okay?¡±


    Seol-A looked toward Ju-Heon with an anxious expression. There should be a reason for all of this because Ju-Heon was doing it, but it was hard to understand.


    ¡°Captain-nim, aren''t the results you brought a fake one Jaeha created? That¡¯ll be revealed if the other side does it again.¡±


    The person''s appearance would change if the DNA was altered with.


    That was why it was impossible to create a fake child. Even if he tried to do some sleight of hand, Chairman Kwon was not an idiot.


    ¡®We can¡¯t let them do the test again.¡¯


    On the other hand, Yoo Jaeha was showing a different reaction.


    ¡°I''m going to retake it. I''m going to retake the test. I can¡¯t accept this!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was banging his head.


    ¡°How can I have a nine-years-old boy when I''m only twenty-six?! Something must have been wrong with the test!¡±


    Ju-Heon took a sip of coffee.


    ¡°99.8% chance that he''s my son? Don¡¯t bullshit me.¡±


    ¡°I''m telling you the test was wrong. And there¡¯s still the 0.2% chance that it¡¯s wrong. 0.2% chance that he¡¯s not my son. Isn¡¯t that right?¡±


    ¡®What is he saying?¡¯


    Seol-A, who figured out the situation after hearing his rant, dropped her jaw in shock.


    ¡°H, hold on. Really? The test wasn¡¯t faked? He really is your son?!¡±


    ¡°Yeah! Would I act this way if it was fake? Huh?!¡±


    Seol-A gasped after learning the truth.


    ¡°M, my goodness. You made a mistake when you were seventeen?! Then you left the baby momma like she was nothing?! You were that type of person?! I didn¡¯t know you were such a bastard...!¡±


    ¡°Ow! No!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha found this to be unfair.


    ¡°Forget seventeen, I was a virgin until I was twenty!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked ready to cry at this wrongful accusation. Even he didn¡¯t know what was going on.


    It was fine that he put his own DNA to run the test. He just needed to change the names and results in the end.


    But why did it show up positive even before he changed the results?! How could he not go crazy after that?!


    ¡°What the hell is going on?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°It¡¯s obvious. Either the kid is lying about his age or you lost your virginity while you were drunk. Take good care of him.¡±


    "Captaaaaaaaaaaaaain-niiiiiiiiiiiim!!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha just lied down on the ground.


    ¡®He¡¯s saying all this because it''s not happening to him!¡¯


    But Ju-Heon just chuckled like a kid who received some candy.


    ¡®It really is legal. Perfectly legal.¡¯


    There was no need to do all sorts of annoying things to get his hands on Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact now.


    What else can they say when it shows that they are related? There was nothing more certain than this.


    He continued to laugh as this whole situation was quite funny to him. A shocked Seol-A stealthily whispered to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°Yeah?¡±


    ¡°Did you have Jaeha do the DNA test knowing this would happen?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile after thinking for a moment.


    ¡°Are you crazy? I''m not an omnipotent god.¡±


    That was true.


    ¡°In that case...¡±


    Ju-Heon focused on his phone as he answered.


    ¡°Something seemed off.¡±


    ¡°Off?¡±


    ¡°Yes. He has the Monarch of Fraud title that Jaeha should have had, his artistic talent, the fact that he had Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact......¡±


    They were too similar for it to be a coincidence.


    Ju-Heon might rag on his subordinate, but he still approved of his abilities. He was a crybaby now, but he was a genius artist who had scammed different governments throughout the world in the past.


    Well, nobody remembered Yoo Jaeha as an artist because of Richard burying him, but still...


    "Anyway, Jaeha should be the only one who can handle Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact that well.¡±


    But the story was different if he was Yoo Jaeha''s child. He should be able to use the artifact well because he carried on Jaeha¡¯s talents.


    Seol-A pushed her temples after hearing that.


    "Do you think the future has changed?¡±


    ¡°Either that or he did make this mistake even in the past but the kid just never showed up in the past life. Damn it! It¡¯s all slimes!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who was playing a game on his phone, put his hand against his forehead. Ju-Heon sounded full of despair as he spent money to pull characters. This must be the risk from an artifact.


    ¡°Anyway, I''m the one who is most curious about the results.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown as he stood there upset at the fact that he pulled 100 slimes.


    ¡°It¡¯s disappointing if it was a test error, but I would say someone is interfering if it says they really are related.¡±


    ¡°Interfering?¡±


    ¡°Yes. Anyway, I prefer the artifact... No, that I get a new nephew.¡±


    It was at that moment. Something burst through the ground and appeared in front of Ju-Heon.


    Bang!


    [#&$!]


    The results are out! It¡¯s out!


    The rope had tunneled through the ground like a mole. It seemed to be able to dig like a worm after upgrading.


    The rope poked its head out of the ground and continued to shout.


    [#&$!]


    They want you to hurry over! They want you to hurry over!


    He didn''t know what it was saying, but it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡®It¡¯s time.¡¯


    ¡°The results are out!¡±


    Everybody inside the office stood up. One of those people was the little kid who had instantly become Yoo Jaeha''s son and Ju-Heon¡¯s nephew.


    ¡°What are the results? It¡¯s different right? They messed with the original, right?¡±


    "Uhh, that!¡±


    The researcher who was called over quickly pulled out a document. He was a researcher from Chairman Kwon¡¯s lab.


    There were no chances of Ju-Heon messing with the results to make it beneficial to him.


    ¡°So, the results...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    Ju-Hon kicked the door open and entered.


    ¡°I heard the results were out. Did you call the reporters?¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    The Monarch of Fraud gasped and hid behind the Monarch of Gossip as soon as he appeared. He was looking at Ju-Heon as if he was looking at a monster. Of course, Yoon Shi Woo and the TKBM employees were glaring at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Where does that bastard think this is that he can just barge...!¡±


    But Ju-Heon, who had walked into the room as if it was his own living room, asked the researcher the question.


    "And the results?¡±


    The anxious researcher peeked toward Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°No, that...¡±


    ¡°Enough, the results.¡±


    Ju-Heon snatched the document away.


    He immediately ripped the envelope open and pulled out the papers.


    Yoon Shi Woo was shocked as he talked about how rude Ju-Heon was being, but it didn¡¯t matter.


    He was curious about the results as well.


    ¡°Enough, let¡¯s see. Be ready to be embarrassed. We are going to reveal to the world that you tried to pull a major scam...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Son of a.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo''s face turned pale after taking the document from Ju-Heon.


    Yoo Jaeha and Louie, the main characters of this morning¡¯s drama, rushed over after seeing Yoo Jaeha¡¯s reaction.


    ¡°What is it? What do the results say?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not right? We''re not related right? Right?¡±


    But Yoon Shi Woo just mumbled without being able to close his mouth. S§×arch* The ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°M, match.¡±


    Even Chairman Kwon was shocked this time. That wasn¡¯t all. TKBM''s employees, the reporters, and even Seol-A were all shocked.


    A shocked Yoo Jaeha and Louie snatched the paper and confirmed it, but it still said that the two of them were father and son.


    Maybe that was the reason. The Korean father and the French son both looked to be in despair.


    ¡°My goodness, we tested it properly this time...!¡±


    ¡°Get lost! No, I can''t accept this! How can this crybaby bastard be my dad......!¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    Louie Martin screamed as someone pulled his ear.


    ¡°What the hell!¡±


    Ju-Heon was the one to pull Louie¡¯s ear. Ju-Heon squinted while looking at Louie.


    This situation was odd for Ju-Heon as well. It was because there was something that made absolutely no sense on the test.


    [Genetic Match Rate: 99.9%]


    This was impossible unless there was a clone.


    ¡®Well, this part might just be an error in the test.¡¯


    Who cared if it was impossible? The important thing right now was that Yoo Jaeha was this bastard¡¯s father. Regardless of the genetic match rate, it didn¡¯t change their relationship.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°Ahem, nephew. How dare you call your father a bastard. I guess I need to teach you to speak properly, little slave.¡±


    "What the hell is a little slave......?!¡±


    Ju-Heon pointed to the blankly staring Yoo Jaeha and continued to speak without any malice.


    "What¡¯s wrong? He¡¯s my slave number 1. That means his son is Number 1 Junior. That¡¯s why you are little slave.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed at that moment.


    ¡°You have no complaints, right?¡±


    ¡®No... I have a lot of complaints.¡¯


    ¡°Now then, repeat after me before you''re interviewed. Father.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Father!¡±


    ¡®I''m going to go crazy.¡¯

 Chapter 160: I am your father (2)

    Chapter 160: I am your father (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    There were gasps from multiple people as Ju-Heon said that.


    ¡°This crazy...¡±


    But they wouldn''t let Ju-Heon just go like that.


    ¡°Stop right there.¡±


    But even Yoon Shi Woo could only laugh in disbelief.


    The document was not fake. But the father just happened to show up? Furthermore, that father happens to be Yoo Jaeha, Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s subordinate?


    ¡®This is driving me crazy.¡¯


    There was no way for them to do anything about this.


    Yoon Shi Woo could only glare at the innocent Yoo Jaeha as he started to shout.


    ¡°Wow, how old was this son of a bitch when he knocked a girl up?!¡±


    The blanking out Yoo Jaeha responded like lightning after hearing that.


    ¡°Will you shut the hell up? Hey you, naked zombie! I really didn¡¯t cause an accident!¡±


    ¡°What did you say? Naked Zombie?!¡±


    "Why? It¡¯s true! You did a strip show in Las Vegas about a year ago! I saw the article about it! I thought you might have a nuclear missile down there, but it was just a paper plane.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo, who had been the victim of the zombie powder, started to twitch after hearing that.


    "I ordered all of those to be taken down.¡±


    ¡°Hey retard. It still shows up if you google it.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo started to frown as he looked toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Anyway, this is a scam. And even if it isn''t, we won¡¯t let you out of here.¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue.


    ¡°My goodness, I really prefer women to be so clingy to me.¡±


    The Monarch of Delicacies got in their way as well.


    ¡°You¡¯ll have to be prepared if you manage to get out of here. We¡¯ll post articles right away.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to sneer.


    ¡°Hey stupid. You shut the hell up.¡±


    ¡°What? Stupid?¡±


    ¡°Am I wrong? You said he was my son, but the truth was different. You spread false information to the reporters.¡±


    Guinness could only laugh in disbelief as well.


    Who the hell would have expected the real father to be next to Ju-Heon?


    It was easy to make people believe false rumors as long as they had the power of Goebbels''s artifact.


    They were planning on continuing to spread tabloids to bring Ju-Heon''s image down.


    How could they have ever expected that he would show up with paternity test results?


    ¡®He unfairly used facts...¡¯


    There was no way to instigate the reporters with this. Louie Martin started to shout as if he had given up.


    ¡°Wow, sure! Let¡¯s say you take my artifacts like that!¡±


    There was too much evidence for him to proclaim that this was not true. But he still had a way.


    ¡°But you''ll still have to return them to me once I become an adult. What are you going to do then? What are you going to do?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha wanted to smack him in the head, but Ju-Heon was calm.


    ¡°Yeah, I know. Don¡¯t worry. I''ll give them back to you.¡±


    ¡°What? Really?¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡°If you''re still alive at that time that is.¡±


    ¡®W, what did he say?¡¯


    On the way to the US Pentagon.


    Ju-Heon seriously asked while sitting inside a train.


    ¡°Okay, Jaeha. It¡¯s okay, so spill it.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Who was the girl?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked as reverent and peaceful as a priest in charge of the confessions. But Yoo Jaeha, who felt as if he was being interrogated, clenched his eyes shut.


    ¡°It really is not true. It¡¯s not true. I''ve been wronged.¡±


    ¡°It is true. How old was the girl? Was she older? She wasn¡¯t younger than you, right? Where were you living and how did it lead to that? Most importantly, was she pretty?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to scream and violently shook his head.


    ¡°God damn it, I''m going nuts! Captain-nim, please be honest. You somewhat expected this to happen, didn¡¯t you! That¡¯s why you told me to put my DNA! Right?!¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°Yeah! I knew you would sa... Excuse me? You knew? What?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped and jumped up in shock after hearing Ju-Heon''s response.


    ¡°You knew? What?!¡±


    Ju-Heon kicked Yoo Jaeha away after Jaeha grabbed him by the collar trying to figure out what was going on.


    ¡°You really don¡¯t know? The two of you are very similar.¡±


    ¡®What the hell is he saying?¡¯


    ¡°I''m sorry, Captain-nim. I must have heard wrong. Right? Seol-A?¡±


    ¡°No. The two of you are similar since the Captain-nim said you are.¡±


    ¡®This is driving me nuts.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha felt wronged and that nobody was on his side after seeing Seol-A agree with Ju-Heon.


    But the one who was rebelling the most was the young Louie. The Monarch of Fraud, who had asked Seol-A to translate for him, was huffing as he interjected.


    ¡°Hey, old man. Are you blind? How the hell do you think this pushover and I am similar? It''s like comparing apples to oran...aaaah!¡±


    Of course, he was beaten up for calling Ju-Heon old.


    ¡°I''m not an old man, I''m a young and handsome hyung.¡±


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    Louie just grumbled after being beaten up.


    ¡°Who the hell says that they are handsome...¡±


    ¡°Someone who looks like me won''t be slapped no matter where I go.¡±


    ¡°You still talk like an old man... ugh!¡±


    ¡°I can hear you.¡±


    It seemed that Ju-Heon''s French made him sound old. It was probably because he used old literature as references to learn the language.


    "Anyway, I accept that you guys don''t physically look similar. You wouldn¡¯t be that cute if you looked like this bastard.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me! Captain-nim. I can¡¯t understand French that well but I did understand that part. I look like a squid all the time because I''m next to you, but many people hit on me in general, okay?¡±


    ¡°You mean the older men?¡±


    ¡°#$$&#!¡±


    ¡°Woah, woah. Use human language. Human language.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled while looking at the despairing Yoo Jaeha.


    He was making fun of Jaeha, but...


    ¡®Well, I''m sure he didn¡¯t really have an accident.¡¯


    Why?


    ¡®He doesn''t have the balls to do that.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon was curious. Who the hell was this kid and what was his true identity?


    ¡®Is it an artifact messing with us?¡¯


    Ju-Heon stared at the kid.


    Blonde hair, white skin... He was a mixed child, but he definitely had the face of a foreigner.


    Louie was dolled up as if he was in the Vienna Boys¡¯ Choir. Even Ju-Heon would probably have cherished him a lot if he was a girl.


    But who cared if he was pretty? He was still just an annoying and rude little punk.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaah!¡±


    Ju-Heon strongly pulled Louie''s cheeks as he continued to speak.


    ¡°Anyway, the feel I get when you guys use artifacts is pretty similar.¡±


    Dominance, Affinity, and Fit. People left an impression whenever they used one of those three abilities.


    ¡®Should I call it a scent?¡¯


    He couldn''t see auras like Julian could, but there were things he could feel with his intuition after dealing with artifact users for a long time. People''s different values and personalities made their abilities feel different.


    However, Fit... Something that relied on talent would definitely be affected by genetics.


    Basically speaking, a mom who was good at math would pass down those genes to the kid, making them smell similar. Yoo Jaeha and Louie felt similar because they were both using Fit to use artifacts.


    But there was something that kept weighing on Ju-Heon''s mind about this.


    ¡®It feels as if someone who knows the future is doing this...¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed as he asked Louie a question.


    ¡°Hey you, be honest. That Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact. You didn¡¯t earn it on your own, did you?¡±


    ¡°I, I did.¡±


    ¡°Oh, you did? You cleared a tomb to get it?¡±


    ¡°Y, yes?¡±


    Ju-Heon glared at Louie.


    ¡°How did you clear it?¡±


    ¡°Hmph, I used a method that you could never even imagine... aaaaah!¡±


    ¡°I''ll forgive you if you tell the truth right now. Who did you get it from? Nobody other than me should have been able to clear that tomb.¡±


    ¡°Hmph.¡±


    ¡°Stop bullshitting and tell me the truth. Don''t you want to get your artifacts back when you become an adult?¡±


    ¡°You have no plans on returning them to me anyway!¡±


    Louie sniffled as he looked around.


    ¡°It¡¯s about time they showed up...¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Screeeeeech!


    ¡°!¡±


    The moving train suddenly slammed on the emergency brakes.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    The train screeched as it moved forward. There was a boom as the train crashed into something.


    Boom! The intense impact made Ju-Heon''s group groan while the inside of the train turned into pandemonium.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!¡±


    The electricity went out, the train car became crushed, people inside fell out, and it became full of screams and crying.


    Then, the train derailed.


    Clang! Clang!


    The train instantly flipped over and the glass windows broke and covered their view.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Grab onto something!¡±


    The flipped over hunk of metal started to slide.


    Babababang!


    The inside of the train did not have many special safety devices. The group who were holding onto the armrests felt as if they would be sent flying as well.


    How long must have passed in that nightmare-like situation? The dark inside of the train truly seemed like hell. There weren''t any quiet moans or wailing.


    The rope was looking Ju-Heon over without knowing what to do.


    [#$&#!]


    Are you okay? Are you okay?


    How could he not be okay? The rope had wrapped all around him, making him look like a mummy, to absorb all of the impact.


    ¡°I''m not okay right now because of you. Release me.¡±


    The rope quickly let Ju-Heon go and Ju-Heon started to look around.


    ¡°Are you okay? Are you hurt?¡±


    Seol-A, who was hugging Louie to protect him, responded.


    ¡°I''m okay sir. What about you, Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°I''m okay. What about Jaeha.¡±


    ¡°I am also......somehow alive.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, whose legs were tied by the rope, waved from a distance.


    ¡°It doesn''t seem like an accident.¡±


    It was as Seol-A had said. There was a message in front of Ju-Heon right now.


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    [Warning. This is the result of a Tomb Appearance.]


    [A Tomb Appearance was pulled forward because of the power of an artifact.]


    Basically, the moving train had ended up getting swept up in a Tomb Appearance. This definitely smelled fishy.


    Yoo Jaeha grabbed the back of his neck and laid down where he was.


    ¡°A tomb here, an artifact there, this bastard is my son, why the hell did they have to flip over a perfectly fine train?! Aaah!!¡±


    What Ju-Heon realized was that someone had meddled with a Tomb Appearance. It would be impossible unless that person knew that a tomb would appear here.


    ¡®As for someone who could do something like this...¡¯


    As Ju-Heon started to frown...


    ¡°There¡¯s no way that they are fine when the train is this destroyed, right?¡±


    He heard some laughter from outside.


    ¡°Yes sir. There were about twenty other passengers, but......¡±


    ¡°It doesn''t matter. Who told them to get on this train?¡±


    ¡®Ah, that annoying voice. Just as I expected.¡¯


    Ju-Heon and Seol-A both started to frown at the same time. It was a voice they both recognized.


    ¡®Nostradamus.¡¯


    A member of Pandora¡¯s Executive Board. This was the artifact user known as the Monarch of Fate.


    He was the hikikomori gaming otaku who had used his special prophecy ability to provide information to the monopolizers from the beginning of the Era of Artifacts. He had a big influence in society because he could predict the future, which also made him difficult to handle.


    ¡®He was a good partner to Chairman Kwon in the past so he wasn¡¯t our enemy, but......¡¯


    It was different now.


    ¡°See, I told you. That old man Chairman Kwon can''t do anything without us. How can he have the Monarch of Fraud be taken away so easily?¡±


    Louie seemed to be happy to hear these familiar voices. But his body was shaking as he had not expected them to appear like this.


    ¡°Anyway, please recover that kid quickly. I can¡¯t believe they made busy people like us come all the way out here.¡±


    ¡°I do remember hearing that we needed to make that kid the Monarch of Fraud in order to kill Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°He also said that there were only two people in this world who could use da Vinci¡¯s artifact. Actually, it should now only be that kid.¡±


    Seol-A urgently turned toward Ju-Heon after hearing that.


    She subconsciously grabbed onto Ju-Heon''s sleeve. Ju-Heon chuckled at that moment.


    He had figured it out now.


    ¡®So that¡¯s how it is.¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate seemed to be involved in the appearance of the Monarch of Fraud. Chairman Kwon was involved in it as well.


    Ju-Heon quieted his breathing after hearing the footsteps get closer. He put his finger to his lip to tell the others to act dead as well.


    ¡®He seems to have seen a weird future.¡¯


    He was amused. He was quite amused.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°!¡±


    Louie Martin, who Seol-A had been hugging, had suddenly disappeared. It was as if he had teleported!


    They then heard voices outside.


    ¡°Let go of me! What the hell is this?!¡±


    ¡°Alright, we recovered the kid. Time to move onto the next phase. Our opponent is Seo Ju-Heon, and he should have already recovered.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s group, who were indeed done recovering, flinched.


    But the Monarch of Fate''s voice continued to get closer.


    ¡°Are they hiding right around here?¡±


    Bang bang.


    Ju-Heon heard some banging noises right next to him.


    It truly seemed like a ghost. Actually, it was just that he had seen the future.


    ¡°Okay, throw it here.¡±


    ¡°I understand. Is a nuclear artifact enough?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s fine. Ah, please use it so that we aren¡¯t harmed.¡±


    ¡®These bastards are using a nuclear artifact? There are limits!¡¯


    A bright light soon flashed.


    Bang!


    There was a loud explosion and the train had blown up into pieces.


    There were some laughter along with the explosions.


    But the Monarch of Fate laughed for a bit before he clicked his tongue.


    ¡°The fire is not very pretty.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s head back now, sir.¡±


    ¡°Yes. We need to finish our job, so...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°You need to know your limits. You motherfucking bastards.¡±


    An angry Ju-Heon was walking out of the completely destroyed train.

 Chapter 161: I am your father (3)

    Chapter 161: I am your father (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    [The radiation has caused you severe damage.]


    [You are in danger of permanent blindness.]


    [The extreme heat is starting to melt your skin.]


    [You have been exposed to radiation.]


    Ju-Heon seemed extremely angry.


    It was to be expected.


    He was already angry about the fact that the train flipped in the middle of a nice trip but confirming a murder? They even used a nuclear artifact?!


    Nuclear artifacts were artifacts born from the shocks of people in the past. August 1945.


    Nuclear weapons were dropped for the first and last time in Japan. The impact of those weapons were incomparable to any other types of weapons in the past.


    The nuclear weapons erased everything within their range. It was not a difference of dodging or not.


    Oppenheimer, the man in charge of developing the nuclear weapons, left these words.


    ¡®Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.¡¯


    The artifact born from this story was extremely destructive and had a lot of killing power.


    Of course, there were multiple nuclear weapons that had appeared in the world. It was because multiple were created from the fear and rumors of the masses.


    It was just that the nuclear weapons born from those situations were ranked differently in both grade and effect from the real nuclear weapons.


    The nuclear weapons these bastards used were probably those types of fake nuclear weapons. They were probably around B-Grade artifacts, but nuclear weapons were still nuclear weapons. Their power and aftershock were enough to destroy people.


    There were issues in the past as well, where people swiped a bunch of these nuclear weapons and caused a large war that could have been called World War III.


    ¡®But to use such things without any thought...¡¯


    Well, it seemed that they at least kept the range small so that they wouldn¡¯t be killed as well.


    ¡°But these sons of bitches should still know what they should and should not use.¡±


    A bloodied Ju-Heon pushed the blood dripping down from his forehead and started to grind his teeth.


    ¡°Do they want to start something?¡±


    Of course, the people who caused this incident gasped in shock after seeing that he was alive.


    The Monarch of Fate was especially upset.


    ¡°What the hell? What is up with that zombie? Is that even human?¡±


    ¡°T, that¡¯s S, Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°D, did he just survive that attack? He survived when the whole train vaporized? Are you serious?!¡±


    The people with the Monarch of Fate could not close their mouths.


    They didn''t get injured because they had prepared in advance, but......!


    Ju-Heon, who made it out alive, viciously growled.


    "These bastards. Whether I am a zombie or bambie, do you know how much this hurts?¡±


    ¡®I don¡¯t think how much it hurts is the problem right now.¡¯


    ¡°This crazy bastard!¡±


    ¡°Humans should also die like humans!¡±


    The scared subordinates subconsciously stepped back.


    But the Monarch of Fate just started to laugh.


    ¡°Wow, I thought that only someone like Chairman Kwon could survive through something like this.¡±


    It was because that old man had Achilles¡¯s Armor. That was why the Monarch of Fate''s eyes started to sparkle instead of becoming flustered.


    ¡°You seem to have quite a good artifact.¡±


    Ju-Heon viciously smiled after hearing that.


    ¡°Yes. A Crow brought me some gourds since I did some good deeds.¡±


    ¡°Gourds? What is that?¡±


    Ju-Heon just snorted in response.


    ¡®What is it?¡¯


    [Replica of Athena¡¯s Aegis (S-Grade:Legendary Hero Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses: 4/5


    It was a barrier artifact that came out of a gourd.


    ¡®I couldn''t block all of it because the timing was a bit late though.¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate looked intrigued.


    ¡°Enough of that, I want to know which artifact you used.


    "Why don''t you be a good person if you''re that curious?¡±


    A slate board the size of an ipad appeared in Ju-Heon''s hand as soon as he said that.


    A vicious aura started to rip through the air.


    Craaaaaaaaaaaackle!


    [#$&#!]


    The artifact looked as if it wanted to gobble the people up. The Monarch of Fate¡¯s subordinates freaked out once they saw it.


    ¡°T, that is the thing that Chairman Kwon said he lost to...!¡±


    They were certain. This was the Code of Hammurabi!


    ¡°Holy shit, it¡¯s one of the three major Codes of Law...!¡±


    The Monarch of Fate had already made a prophecy about the Codes of Laws.


    < A person with the Codes of Law will make the laws of the universe. >


    Basically, they will become the center of the world.


    Ju-Heon started to smile grotesquely.


    ¡°I''m glad you recognized it! I won¡¯t need to explain what is about to happen!¡±


    ¡°Hold...! Hold on!¡±


    ¡°Alright, how about you guys have a taste of nuclear weapons too!¡±


    It released a violent aura and activated its powers.


    Flash!


    Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth! The Code of Hammurabi, the artifact that returns as much as it has received, had been activated!


    Bababang!


    People started to scream after the bright flash.


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t even decrease the range of the explosion. He didn¡¯t care since they were inside a tomb.


    The ones who were meant to die would die while the ones who were meant to live would live!


    It ruthlessly destroyed the inside of the tomb and the artifacts inside the tomb were in pain as well. Maybe the reason Ju-Heon had not healed his injuries was to use the Code of Hammurabi and return the exact amount of pain to his enemies.


    The bloody screams of everybody other than Ju-Heon was proof.


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


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    There were corpses in front of him once the flash settled down.


    He had actually reduced the damage in half. They wouldn''t be able to feel any pain if they simply vaporized.


    The enemies were all clenching on their dissipating skin and coughing up blood as they gagged.


    Ju-Heon wiped the blood off his body as he watched them.


    ¡°Alright, do you get how much this hurts now? You fucking shitheads.¡±


    They would die if they understood this pain even once more.


    Ju-Heon then picked up Louie, who had been kidnapped by these men. Louie seemed to have died after being swept up in the explosion, but Ju-Heon ruthlessly started to slap the child¡¯s cheeks.


    ¡°Don''t pretend to be dead. I know that you''re not dead.¡±


    He had used a barrier artifact to protect Louie.


    Louie started to sob as he responded.


    ¡°T, t, this crazy old man.¡±


    ¡°You want me to fuck you up once more?¡±


    ¡°N, no! I respect you! Uncle! Shall I escort you to the atelier?¡±


    ¡°Good boy.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    "Captain-nim, please quickly heal yourself. Over here!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha and Seol-A, who had almost dissipated with the train, were struggling as they started to heal themselves. They were fine because she had quickly used her ghosts, but they had still been heavily injured.


    Seol-A handed the bottle of Bacchus they had been drinking over to Ju-Heon. [1]


    "This is your share, Captain-nim...¡±


    This was an S-Grade healing artifact.


    But Ju-Heon chuckled after seeing that 2/3 of it was still left after both of them had already used it.


    ¡®She always worries about me so much.¡¯


    He would be fine because of his Tolerance.


    ¡°I''m fine. You guys drink some more. You¡¯ll probably need more than that anyway.¡±


    The enemies urgently reached their hands out after hearing that.


    ¡°G, give it to us if you''re not going to use......ugh!¡±


    But they were kicked away by Seol-A. She then looked at Ju-Heon''s injuries with concern before looking around.


    ¡°We should first quickly get out of here......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Where do you think you¡¯re going?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The Monarch of Fate, who was a bloody mess, had been the one to speak.


    His condition seemed to be completely different than his subordinates as his injuries were quickly healing themselves.


    The special thing was that this fucker was putting his hand on his subordinates¡¯ backs and moving his injuries over to them.


    Of course, those subordinates were screaming until they died.


    Nostradamus viciously started to smile.


    "Who said you could leave after killing a ton of my subordinates?¡±


    ¡®Who is the one actually killing your subordinates right now?¡¯


    ¡°Oh, you didn¡¯t kick the bucket even though I didn''t go easy on you.¡±


    The Monarch of Fate started to snort after hearing Ju-Heon¡¯s brusque comment.


    ¡°I can see the future. Did you really think that I would die?¡±


    "Well, fine. You wouldn¡¯t be a Monarch if you died so easily.¡±


    That was right.


    His name was Joshua. He was originally from England. He was 22 years old right now.


    This was someone who had influenced politicians and important individuals throughout the world at such a young age to pretty much hold everything in the palm of his hands.


    The scary thing about him was that he would help you avoid death if you were nice to him but kill you off if you weren¡¯t.


    That was why nobody dared to treat him terribly.


    Life and death, wealth and danger, ways to clear tombs... He could give answers to all those things.


    ¡®Now that I think about it, the Captain-nim used a lot of the Monarch of Fate''s prophecies as well.¡¯


    Seol-A started to frown as she warily watched the Monarch of Fate. Well, Ju-Heon had actually gone to this man just to know the approximate areas where tombs would appear before they showed up.


    But Ju-Heon had always been in a terrible mood after going to see this bastard.


    ¡®I''m sure he always requested things the Captain-nim would not like as payment.¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate was smiling annoyingly right now as he started to speak.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you seem to be running around doing whatever you please right now, but know your limits.¡±


    ¡°And this was all you could come up with in response?¡±


    ¡°Yes. You keep bothering the Executive Board, other executive offices and Chairman Kwon. You¡¯re so annoying!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha stealthily took an artifact out to strike the Monarch of Fate as Ju-Heon and the Monarch of Fate''s mental battle had started. However...


    ¡°Hey you, pushover. Don''t think about doing anything useless.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t even take out artifacts you can''t use.¡±


    The artifact Yoo Jaeha was holding started to melt away as soon as the Monarch of Fate said that.


    Yoo Jaeha was shocked but Ju-Heon just clicked his tongue.


    ¡®It really did appear.¡¯


    < Future Dominance >


    He didn¡¯t know whether this man could really see the future or if whatever he said became the future.


    ¡°You created the Monarch of Fraud, didn''t you?¡±


    "Why? Are you curious? Is it because you heard that you would die if the Monarch of Fraud was created?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    Yes. He was curious about that future.


    The future was slowly starting to change from the past that Ju-Heon knew about.


    That was why he was curious.


    The changed future. The reason that Louie Martin had appeared.


    ¡®Isn¡¯t it better to know about the potential variables?¡¯


    That was why he would keep this man alive until he heard about a few things.


    ¡°Alright, why don¡¯t you tell me what kind of future you see for me?¡±


    ¡°I told you that you are going to die.¡±


    ¡°And this kid¡¯s true identity?¡±


    ¡°I thought he was your subordinate¡¯s son.¡±


    ¡°What the hell does the Executive Board do?¡±


    ¡°Why would I tell you that?¡±


    The Monarch of Fate started to snicker.


    ¡°But my question comes first. There¡¯s actually something I''m curious about regarding you, Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°Curious about?¡±


    ¡°Yes. Your......ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon punched the Monarch of Fate in the face, as if there was no reason to even listen to him.


    Crack!


    Ju-Heon was a young man who trained in fighting every day at the gym.


    It was only natural that his swift and firm punch would be stronger than most people!


    ¡°I''m sorry, but my three sizes are a secret.¡±


    "What?¡±


    ¡°Just use that fancy prophecy ability of yours to answer my question if you understand.¡±


    Ju-Heon cracked his fingers as he viciously smiled.


    ¡°Alright, what will happen to you in ten seconds? Try to guess correctly.¡±


    1. Bacchus is probably the most famous Korean energy drink.

 Chapter 162: I am your father (4)

    Chapter 162: I am your father (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon walked over toward the Monarch of Fate.


    His vicious smile gave the Monarch of Fate an ominous feeling.


    But he just scoffed.


    ¡®What will happen in ten seconds? Is he really asking that as if it was a question?!¡¯


    ¡°What is going to happen is that you are going to die!¡±


    The Monarch of Fate activated his artifact.


    But at that moment...


    Bam!


    The Monarch of Fate was seeing stars.


    ¡°Uuuuugh!¡±


    Something metallic(?) had struck him right on the nose.


    Ju-Heon had hit him in the face.


    The Monarch of Fate was sent flying.


    Boom!


    It had happened in an instant.


    Ju-Heon blew on his fist and started to speak after sending him flying.


    ¡°Beep. Wrong. You¡¯re just a fraud.¡±


    The Monarch of Fate couldn''t help but scoff as he was lying on the floor.


    ¡®This crazy bastard.¡¯


    He now understood what it meant to see stars. His nose felt warm after feeling the impact that made it feel as if his face was broken.


    ¡°Ugh... A n, nose bleed?!¡±


    Nobody would remain rational after being punched like that.


    He started to shout.


    ¡°Hey! Are you a thug?! I''m going to get you arrested!¡±


    ¡°Ah. I can¡¯t hear you, I can¡¯t hear you.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled annoyingly.


    "What¡¯s wrong? Did you think I would use an artifact? It¡¯s a waste to use an artifact on you.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°Ah, and you seem to have your pride as a man. But too bad that isn''t the end.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile brightly.


    ¡°Ten seconds haven¡¯t passed yet.¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    The Monarch of Fate¡¯s face turned pale.


    ¡®What is this fucker planning?!¡¯


    And then... Something shocking happened.


    ¡°That punch felt nice. You don''t need to be my subordinate. Why don''t you become my slave?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to punch again, as if the first hit was just a greeting, and started to turn Joshua into mince meat.


    Pow! Pow! Pow, pow!


    The tomb was soon filled with a person''s scream.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha had to click his tongue as he could not watch any longer.


    He also made sure to cover Louie¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°Wow, that should hurt a lot.¡±


    He knew because he had received this beating after running his mouth at the gym once. But Ju-Heon seemed to have gone easy on him at that time because he was Ju-Heon''s subordinate. The impact behind each punch was completely different from that time.


    That was why he could only say one thing right now.


    ¡°Wow, what kind of reckless courage is that when he can''t even fight?¡±


    Actually, Joshua knew how to fight. He might be a hikikomori gaming otaku, but he was skilled enough to take guards down. It was just that his opponent was in a different class.


    Joshua started to stumble while clutching his stomach.


    ¡®This bastard!¡¯


    Ju-Heon had only chosen places that are not visible on the outside to attack. He would claim, ¡®I didn¡¯t hit him.¡¯


    It was his way to keep an out for himself.


    Ju-Heon started to smile again.


    ¡°Okay, ten seconds is over. Oh look, I don''t seem to be dead.¡±


    ¡°......Ugh!¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t even talk because it hurts?¡±


    ¡®This bastard.¡¯


    ¡°But you were totally a quack. Should I put a claim out for fraud? Should I let the world know that you couldn¡¯t even predict your own future?¡±


    The Monarch of Fate felt frustrated.


    ¡®It¡¯s not me, you¡¯re the one who is weird! My artifact doesn''t seem to work on him.¡¯


    This was the truth.


    His artifact did not work on this bastard.


    < Seo Ju-Heon, you will die. >


    Normally, Ju-Heon should have died from shock after hearing that.


    But forget shock...


    ¡°These fake mediums all over the world are such a problem.¡±


    Ju-Heon just spewed such nonsense.


    Of course, Ju-Heon had not planned to do all of this in the beginning. It would be bad if his ability level (?) as the Monarch of Plunder continued to go up any farther.


    However...


    ¡°Be honest. You can''t see the future right now, can you?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    That was right.


    Ju-Heon had been testing the Monarch of Fate¡¯s abilities.


    ¡°If you could really see the future, you would have answered my question correctly and said that you''ll be beaten to a pulp.¡±


    The Monarch of Fate snorted in response.


    Ju-Heon was right. He could not see the future in the middle of a fight.


    Why?


    ¡®I can only use the artifact to see the future when I am asleep.¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate had two different prophecy artifacts.


    One was Nostradamus¡¯s artifact while the other was the Temple of Apollo (Delphi Temple) artifact. The Delphi Temple artifact was a dimensional artifact and Joshua used it to see the future but only for precious clients.


    It wasn¡¯t as if he could put down some blankets and go to sleep in the middle of a battle!


    That was why this future creator mainly used his other artifact.


    [Nostradamus''s < Les Proph¨¦ties > (S-Grade:Legendary Hero Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    Nostradamus was most famous for his claim that the world would end in 1999. He was a physician but made his prophecies while treating patients.


    The book of Nostradamus''s prophecies that was banned by the Catholic Church was released with the title of < Les Proph¨¦ties > and written in cryptic poetic verses that the meaning would change based on the reader.


    Anyway, Joshua could create short term futures with that artifact, and this second artifact was what made Joshua extremely powerful. He had been using it throughout his battle with Ju-Heon as well.


    But it wasn''t working?


    ¡®No way, right?¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly as if he read the Monarch of Fate''s expression. And...


    Blood splattered in front of him.


    ¡°Uuuuugh!¡±


    Joshua clenched his neck. His neck was spurting out blood.


    Ju-Heon had sliced Joshua¡¯s neck with a sword. To be more specific, he had destroyed Joshua''s vocal cords.


    Joshua glared at Ju-Heon as he stood there in pain.


    ¡°U, uggh. You......!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve been wondering why you''ve been talking so much since earlier, but it¡¯s a type of incantation isn''t it? Your ability is one where your words become reality. The words that you blurt out become activated in the future.¡±


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    Ju-Heon checked his watch before starting to smirk.


    ¡°I tested it out for one minute. I''m certain of it now. You are unable to change the future without talking.¡±


    Something would have happened if Joshua could create the future with just his thoughts.


    There was no way he would just stand there and not do anything, especially after being attacked by Ju-Heon so much, unless he was an idiot.


    ¡°And the future you create is only effective if the person you target hears what you say.¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    Ju-Heon triumphantly smiled.


    ¡°That was why you crawled out toward me without any fear even after hearing all the rumors about me.¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    ¡°Am I wrong? Feel free to tell me if I''m wrong. Ah, you probably can''t talk anymore.¡±


    Ju-Heon then took some ear plugs out of his ears. It was an ear plug artifact that just keeps on talking.


    [##$&!]


    Oppa, please listen to me! Why do you keep ignoring me! I''m lonely every night!


    Ju-Heon seemed to have been wearing these from the moment he appeared in front of the Monarch of Fate. It was only possible because he had seen the Monarch of Fate''s abilities in the past.


    There was no way that he could hear the Monarch of Fate, or anybody at that, when his ears were being filled with smut.


    The Monarch of Fate was in disbelief after seeing what Ju-Heon did.


    ¡®This bastard really did know about me.¡¯


    That was why he had covered his ears. Of course, just blocking his ears would not have been enough.


    ¡®It''s as the request form stated.¡¯


    Ju-Heon took a step forward at that moment.


    ¡°Alright, time to put an end to this I guess.¡±


    He wouldn¡¯t let a prey that walked in on its own escape.


    The Monarch of Fate, who was lying on the ground, quickly started to shout as Ju-Heon walked over with a sword.


    ¡°Wuuuuuuua! (Wait!)¡±


    But it was hard to tell what he was saying because his vocal cords were destroyed. That was why Ju-Heon just decided to cut his neck off.


    ¡°I''m sorry, but I''m already annoyed enough with alien languages because of the artifacts.¡±


    The sword flashed in the sky and the Monarch of Fate quickly wrote something in his notebook.


    [Wait!]


    Ju-Heon stopped attacking and the Monarch of Fate quickly started to write, as if this was his chance.


    The message was simple.


    [Let¡¯s make a deal. I''ll look into your future. For free!]


    His handwriting looked more like a worm crawling on the paper.


    But Ju-Heon just smiled and raised the sword again. The Monarch of Fate''s subordinates were shocked after seeing his ruthless action.


    ¡°H, hold on! You can¡¯t read English?¡±


    ¡°You can speak it but you can''t read it?!¡±


    Of course not.


    Yoo Jaeha chuckled. He didn¡¯t know about any other languages, but Ju-Heon''s English was at a native speaker¡¯s level. It was at an uselessly amazing level.


    ¡®I even thought that he was some English Professor.¡¯


    That was why Yoo Jaeha had almost gasped after hearing that Ju-Heon had gotten his passport for the first time this year.


    Anyway, that was why there was no way that he did not understand what Joshua had written.


    It was just that...


    ¡®He thinks it''s all bullshit.¡¯


    Ju-Heon did not seem to have any plans on negotiating with the Monarch of Fate.


    That was why he asked a question.


    ¡°He seems like he would be a good slave, are you not going to take out a slave contract?¡±


    ¡°I don''t contract just anybody.¡±


    ¡®You must be so wise. You¡¯re probably the pickiest person in the universe.¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s intentions were a bit different.


    ¡°Plus, he wants a deal? He should be respectful and show up face to face if he wants to make a deal with someone.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Face to face?¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s sword sent Joshua¡¯s head flying as soon as he said that.


    Pow!


    Joshua¡¯s head was separated from his body and started to roll around like a ball. Joshua¡¯s subordinates gasped after seeing that while Yoo Jaeha and Louie screamed.


    ¡°His neck! His neck!¡±


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t even blink as he started to speak in a loathing tone.


    ¡°How disrespectful.¡±


    Joshua''s headless body started to change.


    ¡°T, that is?!¡±


    Joshua''s body had turned into someone else¡¯s body. This person was big and bulky unlike Joshua¡¯s skinny body. Even the head that was sent flying did not look like Joshua''s face anymore. His clothes were a prison jumpsuit as well.


    Yoo Jaeha could not help but rub his eyes.


    ¡°A p, prisoner?¡±


    ¡°Someone on death row. In fact, someone who has already been executed.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped. He understood the meaning behind those words.


    ¡°Then it¡¯s a corpse?!¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed to have realized it a long time ago.


    ¡°Yes. The feeling I got when I punched him didn''t feel like a living person.¡±


    "The fact that you can figure that out......¡±


    ¡°Well, he was just possessing a fake body.¡±


    ¡°Then the real person...!¡±


    ¡°Is probably at home.¡±


    ¡°That means that he¡¯s fine?¡±


    ¡°No, I''m sure that he¡¯s not fine.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    The moment that he had sliced Joshua¡¯s neck...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Joshua was screaming in his bedroom that was full of games.


    ¡°Ahhh! So fucking crazy!¡±


    He was gasping for breath after being jolted awake from his slumber and sat up while still wearing his sleeping socks and nightcap.


    ¡°.........Seo Ju-Heon, that son of a bitch.¡±


    ¡°Joshua-nim, what¡¯s wrong?! Joshua-nim!¡±


    It was an extremely terrible sensation. He didn''t expect that the feeling of his neck being chopped off would feel so terrible. That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°Ow, my body. My bodyyyyy!¡±


    Joshua started to squirm in pain like a caterpillar now that the link had been disconnected.


    Even though it had not been his body, he still received all of the pain.


    ¡°Damn it, all of the pain from the punches earlier are coming to me. Ow, my precious, my extremely precious body......!¡±


    That was why he had urgently tried to negotiate with Ju-Heon. He didn''t want to feel the sensation of death. S~ea??h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Why?


    It would come up in his dreams! He would have nightmares!


    He started to punch his pillow in despair.


    He would rather sell off a future or two rather than suffer from a nightmare.


    That was how much a person''s future was worth to Joshua.


    Human lives existed for his convenience and enjoyment. People''s futures were as numerous as the fish in the sea.


    The more important people¡¯s futures were like expensive tuna while the useless civilians¡¯ futures were like small fish. That was the value Joshua put in people¡¯s futures.


    Some were caviar, some were foie gras, while others were food crumbs.


    And Joshua had to do the work of going fishing for those futures.


    He had to have a dream.


    ¡°But Seo Ju-Heon, ow, that son of a bitch!¡±


    He had personally offered to fish up the future of a bastard who was only a small fish!


    He just ignored that and cut off his neck?


    ¡°Is my head a ball? You threw it?! You kicked it with your foot?!¡±


    This was the first time he had seen Ju-Heon, but he could now sort of understand why Chairman Kwon was so pissed.


    But it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°I¡¯ve already cast the bait and things are still going according to plan.¡±


    That was the reason he had prepared that Monarch of Fraud kid. There was a piece of paper in front of him.


    [Request to get rid of Seo Ju-Heon]


    [Requester: John Smith]


    There was numerous information on this request form.


    [Information on Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts, abilities and specs]


    [Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s recent movements]


    [Seo Ju-Heon''s 5 weaknesses]


    They were all information about Ju-Heon.


    And...


    -


    Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s greatest weakness: You just need to destroy the artifact that Seo Ju-Heon has temporarily contracted


    -


    P.S. It is in the shape of a crow


    -


    P.P.S. You must get rid of Seo Ju-Heon


    -


    P.P.P.S. You will be handsomely rewarded.


    There was a familiar dog¡¯s paw print on the paper.

 Chapter 163: I am your father (5)

    Chapter 163: I am your father (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    Bang, crumble.


    On their way to the state of Virginia in the US...


    There was a loud noise and a building on a plain started to crumble. Ju-Heon¡¯s group had managed to escape from the Tomb Appearance area.


    They had earned a dice artifact in the process.


    [14-Sided drinking game dice of the Silla nobles (Punishment dice) (B-Grade: Rare Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    This was a tool used by the Silla nobles for punishment games while drinking.


    There were things written on each side to describe the punishment the person must face.


    It was a B-Grade artifact, but Ju-Heon liked it quite a bit. Maybe it was because it suited his tastes.


    ¡°Huu, I was worried because this area was in the Ring of Tomb for the 7 Great Tombs. I''m glad it wasn''t a difficult test.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was shocked after seeing Ju-Heon''s refreshed expression.


    ¡°Test? But you just destroyed it.¡±


    "What are you talking about? Seol-A and I sincerely completed the test.¡±


    ¡°It looks like you and I were at different places, sir.¡±


    The artifact¡¯s test was simple.


    ¡®Bathe it well, and serve it alcohol.¡¯


    But forget completing the test... Was he mistaken to think that Ju-Heon and Seol-A had excitedly played catch with the artifact instead?


    ¡°Anyway, how are we going to get to the Pentagon?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha pulled up a map on his phone as he sighed.


    ¡°It looks like we still need to go a couple hundred kilometers.¡±


    They had been traveling via train after all. This was the middle of nowhere for them to hitchhike.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. I requested a helicopter from the US armed forces.¡±


    "They said they¡¯ll send one?¡±


    ¡°Yes. The president himself told me.¡±


    Ju-Heon was smiling.


    The US President seemed to be quite interested in Ju-Heon.


    He had been going to the Pentagon at the President¡¯s invitation since he had to handle Louie''s issue anyway. It was amazing that the leader of a nation was willing to meet a civilian, but it was a different story since this civilian was the artifact user who had turned the world upside down with his achievements.


    Furthermore, Louie was a child whom the US armed forces had been protecting. The US would not ignore the fact that such a child had a connection to Ju-Heon.


    Of course, Ju-Heon would do whatever he wanted regardless of whatever people had to say.


    The reason Ju-Heon had come here right now was to steal.


    ¡®One of the 7 Great Tombs will appear around here.¡¯


    It would be here soon. That wasn''t all.


    ¡®I heard in the past that there were suspicious artifacts hidden inside the Pentagon.¡¯


    There were many rumors about how the Pentagon itself is a devil-type artifact or about how the US armed forces had a secret weapon. He had also heard that China, Russia, and North Korea all loathed something and tried to get rid of it.


    There must have been something since Zhen Cai Yuan threw a fit about it as well.


    Furthermore, Ju-Heon had been disappointed about it. It was great that he got rid of the US General Keira early on, but he couldn¡¯t sweep any artifacts because he didn''t have a useful artifact at the time.


    He couldn''t sweep the artifacts that Keira and the US President had hidden in the Pentagon.


    ¡®That is why this is a chance to sweep all of them.¡¯


    Why would he let go of this opportunity to enter a heavily guarded area when they were going to let him legally enter?


    Of course, the Pentagon is still thoroughly guarded by artifacts. He would probably die for stealing from a national defense facility, so he would need to think long and hard about how to get them out of there.


    ¡®But to tell me that the Monarch of Destitution can¡¯t come with me, these cruel bastards.¡¯


    They couldn¡¯t help but feel that the Monarch of Destitution going into a national defense facility in itself was extremely dangerous.


    ¡®A nuclear weapon might go off.¡¯


    "Anyway, they said they¡¯ll send a helicopter since I said we were with your son. They even said they¡¯ll hand over the artifacts they are holding for him.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s not my son!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha pounded his chest before glaring at Louie Martin.


    ¡°All we need to do is take da Vinci''s artifact from this kid......¡±


    Louie Martin took a notebook out of his pocket and started to get angry.


    ¡°I told you this is a copy! The US President has the real da Vinci''s artifact! The Pentagon is guarding all of the artifacts! I was asking Chairman Kwon to be my guardian so that I could get it out of there!¡±


    Everything was ruined because they had shown up and claimed that Jaeha was his father. Louie continued to huff. Ju-Heon naturally just ignored it.


    ¡°Anyway, people from the Pentagon will come get us in about 30 minutes. We¡¯ll just wait until then.¡±


    But at that moment...


    As Ju-Heon tried to move...


    Tang!


    A bullet flew over and landed right in front of Ju-Heon.


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°We will shoot if you take a single step.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    They realized after the Tomb Appearance ended that this vast plain was full of soldiers.


    They were all US soldiers.


    [The enemy artifact has cast a barrier.]


    [Warning. You are unable to use any escape or teleportation artifacts.]


    [Warning. You are unable to escape.]


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion after seeing them using artifacts and preparing to attack.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t seem like they came to escort us, does it?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s obvious they¡¯re not! It¡¯s been less than 5 minutes since you contacted them!¡±


    Ju-Heon then started to smirk.


    ¡°Mm, let me ask to make sure. You haven¡¯t made a mistake, have you? We¡¯re supposed to meet with the President and the Secretary of Defense at 5pm.¡±


    A soldier responded to him.


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll make sure to report up. I''ll tell them that Seo Ju-Heon''s group perished on their trip because of a Tomb Appearance.¡±


    ¡®What the hell did that fucker just say?¡¯


    ¡°Hand over the kid.¡±


    ¡°We will fire if you resist.¡±


    Ju-Heon glared at Louie Martin after hearing that.


    ¡°Hey. Did you create this situation?¡±


    ¡°N, no! Why would I?!¡±


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter. They probably just didn¡¯t want to lose Louie who could use da Vinci¡¯s artifact.


    But Ju-Heon just started to call someone.


    ¡°There¡¯s someone I''m going to call if you guys keep acting like this.¡±


    They became shocked.


    ¡®Is he calling the Monarch of Destitution?!¡¯


    ¡®Damn it, we need to take care of them stealthily without informing the superiors!¡¯


    This naturally made them feel pressed.


    "W, wait!¡±


    ¡°You must not call the Monarch of Destitution for World Peace!¡±


    ¡°Please!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile at their reactions.


    ¡®Who said I was calling the Monarch of Destitution?¡¯


    [Thank you for calling Dominos pizza...]


    Ju-Heon calmly looked toward them while holding the phone.


    ¡°Okay. What are you going to do? Are you going to keep attacking?¡±


    They seemed to have realized that they couldn''t continue like this as they changed their strategy.


    ¡°Attack his weaknesses!¡±


    ¡°Use Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s five weaknesses from our intel!¡±


    ¡®Huh? Weaknesses?¡¯


    Ju-Heon tilted his head.


    ¡®What do they mean by his weaknesses?¡¯


    As he had that thought...


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    ¡°D, don¡¯t shoot!¡±


    The enemies suddenly started to scream before they fainted. Seol-A, who had disappeared before any of them had noticed, had attacked.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Seol-A''s ghosts possessed their bodies, broke the enemies necks and killed themselves.


    Of course, the enemies could not see the ghosts.


    All they saw was..


    ¡°Hey! Where are you going?¡±


    ¡°D, don¡¯t shoot!¡±


    A state of chaos.


    A special artifact was included this time.


    [Bi Hyung''s necklace (S-Grade:Legendary Hero Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    Bi Hyung Rang was King Jinji of Silla''s son and said to have controlled ghosts. He was said to have done a lot of things by controlling a goblin named Gildal and some ghosts.


    This was the necklace artifact that Ju-Heon had used in the past every time he clashed against Seol-A.


    He had thought it was weird that Gildal couldn¡¯t do anything in front of that artifact, but it was because there was a connection between the two.


    Anyway, that artifact he had swiped from the Holten plane was now given to Seol-A.


    The powered-up Seol-A controlled numerous ghosts and goblins as she instantly swept the enemies.


    ¡°Aaah! S, save me!¡±


    Finally, Seol-A appeared in front of Ju-Heon with the spoils from the battle. The cowering Yoo Jaeha and Louie tightly hugged each other and started to scream.


    ¡°Ack! A ghost, it¡¯s a ghost!¡±


    "Damn it, why the hell is a ghost a total babe?! Damn it!¡±


    Seol-A nonchalantly swept her long hair behind her ear as she handed Ju-Heon something.


    It was the size of a playing card. It was a black matte card with nothing written on it.


    But Ju-Heon, who knew very well that this was a record-type artifact, activated it. There were conditions set by the original user, but such things did not matter to Ju-Heon.


    Why?


    ¡®Do you want to be destroyed?¡¯


    That one statement was enough to take care of the issue.


    The artifact was activated and all sorts of text appeared on the front of the card. Yoo Jaeha walked over with curiosity.


    "Captain-nim, what is it? What¡¯s written on it?¡±


    Most of it was information about the troops.


    But there was an interesting contract there.


    ¡°This is......!¡±


    [Request to murder Seo Ju-Heon]


    [Requester: John Smith]


    Ju-Heon was quite amused. Of course, Yoo Jaeha gasped.


    ¡°What the hell?! This is a request to kill you, Captain-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    "It looks like there are too many people who are jealous of me.¡±


    "This isn¡¯t an issue of jealousy! No wonder they showed up so arrogantly in front of the Captain-nim!"


    Most artifact users would not reveal themselves so easily unless they were confident.


    That was why Yoo Jaeha looked concerned as he read the card.


    ¡°Is it okay to have your information sold like this? And what is this part about Seo Ju-Heon''s Crow? You don¡¯t have an artifact like that.¡±


    ¡®Well, I do, but it has no form.¡¯


    It was a stalker stuck on his body in aura form.


    It was not something that could be taken away.


    Furthermore...


    ¡°It¡¯s fine to have my information stolen.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Why? There¡¯s even information about your family...¡±


    Ju-Heon tapped the card instead of responding.


    ¡°Take a good look.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes opened wide as he urgently looked at the card again.


    ¡°This is......!¡±


    There was information on Ju-Heon''s birth and even the college he attended as well as the degree he received.


    There were even addresses of cousins, in-laws, and second cousins!


    However...


    ¡®The Captain-nim is an orphan.¡¯


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡®The Captain-nim also only graduated from high school. His birthday is on Christmas and not in the summer.¡¯


    That was why it meant that this person shamelessly changed his family information and even forged a degree, but......


    "Was this just bait?¡±


    ¡°Yes. That¡¯s why it doesn''t matter.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile. But Yoo Jaeha started to laugh as he continued to look through the information.


    ¡°Even though your weaknesses were included?¡±


    ¡°It doesn''t matter.¡±


    ¡°Really? Even though it has a weakness like this too?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha showed him something instead of responding.


    - Seo Ju-Heon''s special traits and weaknesses


    [Artifactphile]


    [Loves artifacts more than human beauties]


    [Female artifacts would be like hitting the jackpot.]


    [Even males would work if they were artifacts]


    [Especially loves lust-related artifacts]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyebrows started to twitch.


    "What the hell is this?¡±


    ¡°Haha, I guess you didn''t read the weaknesses section, Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no way I have any weaknesses. Why would I read that?¡±


    ¡°That makes sense. You can¡¯t call being an artifactphile a weakness.¡±


    Seol-A, who was standing next to Jaeha, was shocked after hearing that.


    ¡®Wait, no wonder he didn''t fall for any of my recent seducing(?)!¡¯


    She had wondered if something was wrong with her, but the problem was that Ju-Heon was the type of man who would run off to a tomb even when the Monarch of Destitution was seducing him.


    She had thought it was because this was an important time where he needed to get artifacts before anybody else, but... But still...


    ¡°Did his tastes change during...¡±


    ¡°No. Absolutely not.¡±


    But he did seem to cherish Daji¡¯s artifact quite a bit. He always slept with the rope next to him! He didn''t say anything even when Daji crawled into his bed!


    Yoo Jaeha was clutching his stomach as he laughed.


    ¡°The weakness isn¡¯t the issue. It looks like a weird rumor is about to be spread.¡±


    Ju-Heon grabbed the back of his neck. He was certain that this murder request had not only been sent to the US armed forces. It was most likely sent to all of his enemies!


    Even the Monarch of Fate''s subordinates had some useless artifacts on them.


    Sultan¡¯s Harem, South American Nude Dancer, Greek pretty boy artifact, Maid''s Artifact, etc.


    He had just thought that these men had some interesting tastes and were dumbasses, but that wasn¡¯t it!


    He now realized that those artifacts were all to deal with him!


    ¡®This is driving me nuts.¡¯


    This requester should have at least tried to gather some accurate information! Yoo Jaeha couldn''t stop laughing without knowing what his Captain was thinking.


    ¡°Hahaha Captain-nim. I will find you a pretty boy or a pretty girl artifact next time. You can use that to create a harem...¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gulped and couldn¡¯t finish his sentence.


    It was because Ju-Heon''s vicious Dominance looked ready to chew him up.


    Yoo Jaeha quickly started to roll his eyes to figure out what to do. sea??h th§× n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°I, I was joking......¡±


    ¡°Who the hell spread such nonsense? Was it you?¡±


    ¡°Of course not!¡±


    The gulping Yoo Jaeha started to look around.


    ¡°Umm... It wasn¡¯t me. I definitely wasn¡¯t an accomplice either.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I have a feeling I know who the culprit is...¡±


    ¡°Who?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha showed him the rest of the contract instead of responding.


    He was pointing to a familiar paw print. Ju-Heon smiled after seeing this paw print.


    "That shitty dog, you¡¯re dead.¡±

 Chapter 164: You know of your sins (1)

    Chapter 164: You know of your sins (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon''s eyes had a vicious glow to them. He then summoned Anubis.


    However...


    [You are unable to summon the artifact.]


    [It seems to have escaped to somewhere you are unable to summon it.]


    [It seems to have done everything it could to hide.]


    ¡®Oh? This son of a bitch.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha gagged and pounded his chest.


    It was because Ju-Heon was releasing his vicious aura.


    ¡®Aigoo. I can¡¯t breathe!¡¯


    It felt as if he was eating a rice cake and choking on the powder!


    Dominance was something that both artifacts and humans could feel. Weak people would not be able to even raise their heads.


    It was extremely painful for even the past Monarch-Grade Yoo Jaeha that it felt even worse than the triple combination of being asked about college, work, and marriage during the holidays.


    He could not handle it any longer and looked toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡®U, umm, Captain-nim......please calm down.¡±


    ¡°That shitty dog. I thought he had just run away from home for a bit but he was going around pulling this crap.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s voice was full of murderous intent.


    ¡®He dares to go around putting a hit on his heavenly master? And John Smith?¡¯


    ¡°It''s disgustingly pretending to be human.¡±


    He seemed to be looking for Ju-Heon''s enemies to get away from Ju-Heon as the enemy of an enemy is a friend.


    ¡®I knew something was weird when he was wrestling with the computer with his paws.¡¯


    It seemed to have worked hard to learn how to use the human computer to draft this and send it out. Either that, or he stuffed the mailbox in secret while they were out on their walk.


    He had an idea as to why Anubis, who had been pretty calm until now, suddenly did this.


    ¡®It¡¯s most likely because of the Supreme Leader.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan, the woman who had appeared at his house. Anubis had tucked his tail and ran away as quickly as possible as soon as the Supreme Leader artifact had appeared.


    It had done many things to anger the Supreme Leader, even if half of it was against his will. It would know that getting caught would mean it would be executed.


    ¡®Is that why it thought that killing me would at least help it keep its life?¡¯


    However...


    ¡°If you''re going to steal information, you should do it properly. What is up with all of this fake information.¡±


    ¡°Aww, come on. You can¡¯t say it¡¯s all fake......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha quickly cowered after seeing Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze.


    ¡°Should I go find that shitty dog?¡±


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s fine. It¡¯s actually better like this.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? It¡¯s better?¡±


    ¡°Yes. It looks like that shitty dog is going around selling my weaknesses and trying to get me killed. This is a good chance to spread even more fake information.¡±


    ¡°Ah......¡±


    Fake information was great for confusing the enemies.


    He didn''t know how Anubis had done it, but even the US armed forces seemed to believe that the weaknesses the doggie gave them were true. Basically, Anubis'' ¡®John Smith¡¯ moniker...


    It was possible that John Smith was a trusted human among artifact users.


    ¡®I definitely need to use something like this for my benefit.¡¯


    ¡°It¡¯s extremely disrespectful, but I can still forgive it. What are the other four weaknesses? Hurry up and read the rest so that I can come up with a plan.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha seemed shocked for some reason.


    ¡°Uhh, that...¡±


    "What is it?¡±


    ¡°I think it is better that you don¡¯t hear the rest......¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? What is it? Spit it out.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes were quickly moving around before he clenched his eyes shut and continued to read.


    ¡°That......Seo Ju-Heon. Other weaknesses include suffering from chronic hemorrhoids. Related artifacts should be useful. He is also a nouveau riche who doesn¡¯t know how to use his money at all; he seems to have a stupid illusion about high society. Might fall to the seduction from the wealthy. Furthermore, Seo Ju-Heon is thought to be a pedophile and gay......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha read a few sentences before he put the document down. He then started to bolt.


    And at that moment!


    Boom!


    Artifacts¡¯ bodies started to crack and they started to scream because of the Dominance that was suddenly shot out.


    [#$&$#!]


    It¡¯s a disaster! A disaster has descended in the world!


    [#$&!]


    We need to run away right now! It¡¯s the end of the world!


    Ju-Heon had a vicious glare as he started to speak again.


    ¡°Immediately locate that shitty dog. I will give a reward to the one who figures it out. Anybody who tries to hide that motherfucker will also be destroyed.¡±


    The artifacts started to cry.


    [$#&$!]


    Aigoo, the Division Commander-nim is on the wanted list.


    [#$#$&!]


    Aigoo, aigoo.


    Why did he have to go around spreading false information? Both the artifacts and Yoo Jaeha started to cry.


    They were certain about what would happen.


    ¡®That doggie bastard. He¡¯s going to turn into dog stew.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha then desperately started to pray.


    ¡®God. Please let him only destroy it to a point that can be restored. Please, pretty please.Please let it stop at firewood and not dog stew.¡¯


    Unfortunately, Ju-Heon seemed to be thinking of blending Anubis up like a smoothie.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Move according to the manual! We already know all of his weaknesses!¡±


    ¡°Take out the lust-related artifacts! Hurry up!¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter whether it is male or female shaped! Take them all out!¡±


    "The artifactphile will definitely fall for it!¡±


    South American dancers started to pop out.


    They were extremely voluptuous female dancers but there were some male dancers who terrorized people¡¯s eyes.


    All of them were only wearing a thin cloth that barely covered anything as they danced intensely. The decadent dancers even had a pole they got from who knows where.


    Yoo Jaeha and Seol-A''s jaws dropped in shock. They had not expected the US armed forces to use such artifacts.


    ¡°Nice body...... ugh!¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    Seol-A shouted after smacking Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Their ranks might be low but there are too many of them! I think we should retreat for now and wait until we get our escort......¡±


    ¡°No, we don¡¯t need those bastards anymore.¡±


    Bang!


    A fire shot out from behind Ju-Heon. It was the artifact he had used last time.


    The ground started to split and the boiling lava gobbled up the enemies.


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    Ju-Heon did not go easy on them as he was in a very bad mood.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    All of the artifacts exploded while some of the soldiers started to faint. However, there were so many of them that it looked like Ju-Heon would get caught.


    Yoo Jaeha then started to shout.


    ¡°There''s no end to this! I think it is better to get out of here!¡±


    Ju-Heon then pointed somewhere as he responded.


    ¡°Then over there, steal the cars they brought. We''re going to use those to get to the Pentagon.¡±


    Ju-Heon was pointing at a military Jeep. Seol-A sent her ghosts after hearing Ju-Heon''s order.


    The vast plain turned into pandemonium again and the soldiers in the driver''s seats started to rampage. The possessed soldiers were talking about how another soldier stole their girlfriend or not as they started to fight.


    Seol-A shouted after stealing one of their cars.


    ¡°I stole the Jeep!¡±


    However...


    Bang!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    The military vehicles all exploded at once.


    The enemies had done it.


    ¡°They can¡¯t run away very far now!¡±


    They started to triumphantly laugh.


    ¡°Do everything to not let them go!¡±


    ¡°Captain Hans gave the order! We must take care of them here!¡±


    They were trying very hard to not send Ju-Heon¡¯s group to the Pentagon for some reason.


    Why were they doing this when Ju-Heon going to the Pentagon didn''t mean that he would do something to it?


    ¡°They¡¯re so annoying.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to grumble.


    ¡°Wow, shit, what do we do? They destroyed all the cars around here. Are they all planning on walking back too?¡±


    ¡°Well, it doesn¡¯t matter.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°We can just fix the car.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to laugh out loud.


    ¡°Wow, Captain-nim, that¡¯s great. Were you a mechanic in the army?¡±


    ¡°No? You¡¯re the one who is going to fix it.¡±


    ¡°......I was a military cook.¡±


    Ju-Heon then put his hand on Yoo Jaeha''s shoulder.


    ¡°Fix it like you would restore an artifact. You can do it, right?¡±


    Ju-Heon was looking at him with a gaze that seemed to be saying he would kill him if he said no.


    But Yoo Jaeha was getting a headache.


    ¡°Excuse me. Artifact restoration isn''t enough that you have to make me the maintenance guy too? I''m not an auto mechanic! How can I fix a car...?!¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? You can¡¯t do it? Is it impossible with your skills?¡±


    ¡°N, no, it is possible, but.......¡±


    ¡°Then great. Shut up and get started. Go.¡±


    ¡°Aaah! It¡¯s going to take a lot of stamina! I''m going to be completely out of energy!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s your problem. It¡¯s a problem that I don¡¯t need to know about.¡±


    Louie Martin sneered at Yoo Jaeha who looked ready to cry.


    ¡°Serves you right! You''ll probably faint for a few days......ugh!¡±


    Louie Martin screamed after someone hit his head. He turned around to see Ju-Heon sneering at him.


    ¡°Who said you could run your mouth? You''re going to do it with him.¡±


    ¡°What?! Why me?!¡±


    ¡°Your daddy is working. It¡¯s only fitting that the son helps. It¡¯ll go faster with both of you working on it, wouldn¡¯t it?¡±


    ¡°W, w...what? I...¡±


    ¡°Shut up. I will give you 1 minute. Go.¡±


    The Monarch of Fraud also started to cry.


    After some time...


    ¡°Fuck, what the hell?! What is going on?!¡±


    The soldiers who were beaten by the rope and had their souls taken by Seol-A couldn''t help but question their eyes.


    It was because a Jeep that had exploded into pieces.......!


    ¡°It¡¯s fixed!¡±


    ¡°I, it''s moving?¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s group was getting far away in that car. They could only come up with one explanation.


    ¡°Holy shit, they were mechanics and not restorers?!¡±


    Actually, they knew nothing about machines.


    The soldiers started to become desperate.


    ¡°That¡¯s not important! Chase after them!¡±


    ¡°Chase them!¡±


    Unfortunately, it was impossible to chase after a car on their feet.


    Vroooooooooooooom!


    Seol-A, who looked in the rear view mirror as she drove, smiled brightly.


    ¡°It looks like we got away from them.¡±


    ¡°Looks like it. Although we ended up with two corpses in the process.¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue while looking at the two dying zombies in the back.


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha. Develop your stamina. How can you be wiped out after restoring a single car?¡±


    ¡°#$&#&!¡±


    ¡°Ahem. I told you to use human language. Human language.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha pounded his chest in frustration. They weren¡¯t faking it, they really had done taxing work.


    ¡°He really bosses people around as he pleases!¡±


    The Monarch of Fraud was glaring at Ju-Heon too.


    He was not rebelling because Ju-Heon had used him like an ox.


    ¡®I need to get rid of Seo Ju-Heon before we get to the Pentagon.¡¯


    The Monarch of Fraud''s eyes flashed.


    He had a mission he had received from the Monarch of Fate.


    General Keira had taken him in when he was an orphan who had lost his memories. This guy was the one who got rid of that General.


    ¡®I can''t forgive him for that.¡¯


    As Louie tried to take out an artifact he had hidden on him...


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    It wasn¡¯t there! His hidden curse artifact wasn''t there! He had camouflaged it extremely well into a toy artifact!


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    ¡°Are you looking for this?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was waving something.


    ¡°You¡¯re really fucked if you mess with our Captain-nim.¡±


    Louie searched his pockets in shock.


    ¡®When the hell did he?!¡¯


    It was a keychain-shaped artifact. Yoo Jaeha viciously glared at the child as if he was angry, which was rare for him.


    "This is a curse-type artifact, isn''t it?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s Dominance temporarily rose to the Monarch-Grade that even Louie flinched.


    "Why do you look so shocked? I''m an expert too. I can tell these things apart.¡±


    ¡°H, hand it over while I''m asking nicely! You crybaby......ugh!¡±


    ¡°You did make it well so that we wouldn¡¯t notice, but......¡±


    Crack.


    ¡°It¡¯s useless.¡±


    Louie started to despair after the artifact was destroyed.


    ''Damn it, now the plan is ruined!¡¯


    As for Yoo Jaeha, he was confused at the fact that the artifact broke. He had been angry thinking about a rude kid trying to harm Ju-Heon, but...


    ¡®Interesting. I could never destroy artifacts no matter how many lessons the Captain-nim gave me.¡¯


    It was because his Dominance had temporarily risen. Of course, Yoo Jaeha had no idea about what had happened. He then pulled Louie by the ear.


    ¡°Listen carefully. Our Captain-nim actually tends to like children. That¡¯s why you''ll be fine, but that¡¯s only if you''re a good boy. You know what I mean, right?¡±


    ¡°.........¡±


    ¡°Be a good boy and quietly lead the way if you understand. You bastard!¡±


    Pow!


    ¡°Ow!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°You guys are being too loud back there. I can see it. The Pentagon is right there.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Already? That was fast.¡±


    They looked out the window.


    They noticed that the Pentagon looked a bit weird. Well, extremely weird.


    [There is a Great Tomb Appearance.]


    [Warning. It is a desert Tomb Appearance.]


    [The Valley of the Kings has descended.]


    [All artifacts in the Pentagon have been gobbled up by the tomb.]


    [This is the Tomb of Wrath of the 7 Great Tombs.]


    ¡®The Valley of the Kings? That Egyptian tomb?¡¯


    That was right. The entire Pentagon was caught in a tomb.


    There was a smiling shadow on top of the tomb.


    [The Monarch of Fraud should have succeeded by now.]


    It was the doggie that had run away from home.

 Chapter 165: You know of your sins (2)

    Chapter 165: You know of your sins (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    [The plan seems to be going well.]


    Seo Ju-Heon was headed here.


    The large dog-looking Anubis was smiling at that fact. Anubis looked terrible with numerous injuries!


    Why?


    ¡®Damn it. The Supreme Leader was too harsh.¡¯


    That was right. Anubis had already been attacked after running away from home. He seemed to have recharged his power now, but an enraged Supreme Leader had put out an order for Anubis''s arrest.


    ¡®Damn it, this is all because of Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    Anubis had run away as quickly as possible when the Supreme Leader had appeared, but he ended up being captured by the other Division Commanders not long after that.


    [I don¡¯t know what the hell you¡¯ve been doing lately, but the Supreme Leader will really kill you if you keep this up.]


    [The other Supreme Leader is about to start making a move because of you. Do you know how shameful that is?]


    [Do you understand what we are trying to say?]


    Of course.


    There were currently two Supreme Leaders of the artifacts. There had only been one strong Supreme Leader in the past, but two influential artifacts ended up the leaders after a coup.


    One of the two was the Spider Supreme Leader that they served while the other was the Giant Supreme Leader hiding somewhere in this world.


    Well, the Giant wasn''t much of an issue since it lived quietly as if it was dead, but...


    The Spider Supreme Leader''s personality meant that he, along with Osiris and Set who were also captured with him, would end up dead.


    [Take care of Seo Ju-Heon before that bastard starts to move. We must take care of it on our own.]


    [If not, you will be the first to be executed.]


    Anubis had no choice but to do so.


    He put a hit on Ju-Heon with anybody who could be considered Ju-Heon''s enemy and personally came up with a plan to kill Seo Ju-Heon as well.


    ¡®I''m dead if I don¡¯t do this.¡¯


    However, Osiris and Set weren¡¯t being helpful at all, claiming they were sleepy, hungry, the drama was funny, the BOB cut is pretty... Acting as if nothing was wrong while spewing such nonsense! They were doing nothing when someone had to even put his paw print on Julian''s contract to protect the two of them!


    ¡®Damn it, if it wasn¡¯t for that damn Crow...¡¯


    That was right. That Crow was the problem from the beginning.


    ¡®I''m sure that Crow was the one to give Seo Ju-Heon all of his weird skills.¡¯


    Anubis was talking about Tolerance and all of Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding related skills. It was certain about something else as well.


    ¡®That¡¯s definitely Odin¡¯s abilities.¡¯


    The king of the Northern European gods and sorcerer who had control over war, death, knowledge, and spells.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s Tolerance and tomb raiding skills could not be explained by anything else than that sorcerer''s ability.


    ¡®That arrogant Crow.¡¯


    But it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡®It is not stable because they have not contracted.¡¯


    That meant that he might be able to make Ju-Heon''s powers disappear.


    ¡®The other artifacts and I can attack Seo Ju-Heon as long as that power is not there.¡¯


    His attack didn''t work last time because of Ju-Heon''s Tolerance, but Ju-Heon was just another human if he didn¡¯t have it!


    That was why Anubis sent Ju-Heon''s information to the different Monarchs and put out a hit to make them aim for Ju-Heon.


    The one he had the most expectations for was the Monarch of Fraud. He had heard that Ju-Heon had happily taken the kid.


    Maybe that was the reason. Anubis started to chuckle while looking at the Jeep headed for the Pentagon.


    ¡®I''m sure the plan was a success.¡¯


    The plan was for the Crow''s aura to temporarily be sealed right before Ju-Heon arrived at the Pentagon.


    Although Anubis could not get rid of the Crow''s main body, he should be able to remove the aura protecting Ju-Heon.


    It was thanks to the item the Monarch of Fraud created with da Vinci¡¯s artifact! Then, the moment Ju-Heon, who had become a normal person, arrives at this location...!


    ¡®I¡¯ll get rid of him.¡¯


    Anubis started to smile. But at that moment...


    ¡°Ah, you can¡¯t see any of the original Pentagon''s appearance at all.¡±


    The Jeep''s engine stopped and Ju-Heon''s group got off. Anubis''s expression couldn''t help but become odd.


    [H, huh?]


    Something was weird.


    The Crow''s aura surrounding Seo Ju-Heon...


    [Damn it! It hasn¡¯t disappeared!]


    Anubis fell into a state of panic.


    Had the plan failed?


    Anubis became extremely angry.


    [I spent all that time sending them Seo Ju-Heon''s information!]


    Why couldn''t those idiots capture a single person? Why?!


    Anubis then realized an important fact.


    ¡®Damn it, I''m dead if it continues like this.¡¯


    That was right. Anubis needed to run away before Seo Ju-Heon realized that it was here. Otherwise, it was dead.


    But Anubis shook its head.


    ''No. It¡¯s still okay.¡¯


    There was no way that Ju-Heon had realized that it was here just yet.


    ¡®How can he find me when I''m this far away?¡¯


    Ju-Heon was staring at the Pentagon. Seol-A tilted her head in confusion while looking at him.


    ¡°Captain-nim? What is it?¡±


    ¡°Nevermind. I thought I saw something.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown. There was a large stone valley in front of him that looked as if it had been cut down.


    [All artifacts in the Pentagon have been gobbled up by the tomb.]


    [This is the Tomb of Wrath of the 7 Great Tombs.]


    The federal building in charge of the US land, sea, and air. The Pentagon, the greatest office building in the world, was already gone.


    In its place was < The Valley of the Kings >. This was the shared tomb of the pharaohs. It was basically created to prevent tomb raiding.


    Even if it was a rotten scoundrel, Anubis was still an Egyptian Divine-Grade artifact. It must have gathered all of its subordinate artifacts and ordered them to create this tomb.


    Since there had already been a precursor for one of the 7 Great Tombs here already, it had just pulled it up.


    ¡®It¡¯ll probably take me longer than usual to get the entrance opened.¡¯


    Seol-A checked something on her phone before urgently shouting.


    ¡°Captain-nim, the Valley of the Kings did indeed disappear from Egypt. It does seem to be the real Valley of the Kings tomb.¡±


    ¡°What about Pandora¡¯s rating?¡±


    ¡°Level 4, the highest grade at the disaster-grade. It was announced 10 minutes ago and each area has given orders for teams to come......¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    It was natural for everybody to come.


    ¡°This is one of the 7 Great Tombs.¡¯


    ¡°This place was extremely shitty.¡±


    It had happened before Ju-Heon earned the artifact of Avarice, around when he was 26 years old. He had put his life on the line and went into it because he wanted to become an artifact user.


    A high school girl needed more manpower so he came with her, but in the end, she died in the tomb because he could not protect her.


    "Ah, that kid listened to me very well. She was pretty too.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes opened wide.


    ¡°What? Who are you talking about? Who is it?! How pretty is she?!¡±


    Seol-A ignored him and said something.


    "Captain-nim, don¡¯t be interested in her. You¡¯ll be dragged away.¡±


    "Why? Why will he be dragged away?! Is she a flower snake? Is she married?¡±


    ¡°I guess so. She¡¯d be in elementary right now.¡±


    ¡°What? Elem...?! Are you crazy? Captain-nim, I didn¡¯t see you like that but I guess Anubis''s information was ri...ugh!¡±


    As Yoo Jaeha, who had been smacked, was about to say something else...


    ¡°You''re Mr. Seo Ju-Heon, correct?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    There were some US soldiers in military vehicles.


    "We were on our way to escort you but you came here first. My name is Colonel Matthew.¡±


    A buff man in his forties reached his hand out toward Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon scrunched his eyes.


    ¡®He¡¯s a high-grade artifact user.¡¯


    ¡°Enough of that, why did you guys attack us?¡±


    He was asking why soldiers had been sent to prevent them from coming to the Pentagon.


    Matthew seemed extremely apologetic.


    ¡°I''m very sorry. The Secretary of Defense is extremely hostile toward foreign artifact users.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why you let the bullets fly?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not all sir.¡±


    Matthew pointed to the Pentagon that had turned into the Great Tomb instead of responding.


    ¡°You¡¯re someone who would go in there and loot everything. Unfortunately, all of the artifacts possessed by the US troops have been gobbled up.¡± S§×arch* The N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Ah.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha put his hand on his forehead as if he instantly realized the issue.


    Because of that... He put on the face of a businessman and quickly shook Colonel Matthew¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Aigoo, I''m sorry. This is why a person''s usual image is important! No wonder you thought that our Captain-nim would loot all of the artifacts. Captain-nim. This is why you need to act properly......¡±


    ¡°Shut up. Otherwise, I''m destroying your hard drive.¡±


    ¡°Our Captain-nim is extremely pure and he is a man of integrity. You seem to have a misunderstanding.¡±


    Seol-A looked at Jaeha¡¯s instantly changed demeanor with disbelief. Yoo Jaeha then started to whisper to Ju-Heon as if he wasn''t playing fair.


    ¡°Are you going to do this? I shared a few of them with you! Why would you destroy that!¡±


    ¡°I have no recollection of that.¡±


    ¡°Wow! I''m completely being wronged! Captain-nim, you liked them. I saw you start to smile. I even saw you copy some of them over!¡±


    ¡°Shut up. Your tastes suck.¡±


    ¡°#$#&!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°The President has arrived. We have received orders to escort Mr. Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    A young man in uniform with brown skin saluted as he appeared. Matthew laughed and responded.


    ¡°Then I will escort him.¡±


    As Matthew tried to lead Ju-Heon''s group away...


    [#$$&#!]


    The rope was pulling at Ju-Heon''s clothes for some reason.


    ¡°?¡±


    Ju-Heon found it odd but the rope kept pulling on Ju-Heon¡¯s clothes.


    [#$#&#]


    You shouldn''t go. You shouldn''t go.


    He couldn¡¯t understand the rope, but this was obviously a signal not to go. It seemed to be wary of Matthew.


    Maybe that was to be expected.


    Matthew Tyler. This US soldier was actually the person with Hitler¡¯s artifact. He had been an artifact user for a while, but he had only recently run into Hitler¡¯s artifact.


    In addition, he was hiding the fact that he was a spy who was dealing with the Monarch of Evangelism in the Middle East.


    He would definitely be aiming for Ju-Heon.


    ¡®I heard that this bastard has the remains of Goebbels''s artifact.¡¯


    The greedy Matthew, who was thinking about forming a guerrilla faction as Chairman Kwon had done in the past, opened his eyes wide.


    Ju-Heon might be a good business partner. He handed a paper with his number to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I will be your strength.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled after receiving the number.


    ¡°Who knows? I would rather we never have to see each other again.¡±


    The others chased after him in shock as Ju-Heon handed the paper back to Matthew and walked away.


    "Captain-nim, what are you doing?! He seemed like a nice guy!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon stopped moving and glared at his subordinates.


    Something was weird. This twisted punk would never trust someone he met for the first time like this.


    ¡°Anyway, I don¡¯t like him very much.¡±


    ¡°Why? Is it because the rope doesn''t like him?¡±


    ¡°No, he¡¯s similar to Chairman Kwon.¡±


    ¡°............?!¡±


    ¡°That''s why I don¡¯t like him.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha and Seol-A gasped.


    ¡°When you put it that way, they do give off a slightly similar demeanor, but......!¡±


    It wasn''t as if they were siblings or anything.


    There could be people who just seemed similar.


    ¡°But it¡¯s a really small amount of similarity...!¡±


    ¡°Get lost, in my mind, being 1% similar is the same as being 100% similar. That¡¯s why there¡¯s no reason to deal with him.¡±


    ¡°Ho......!¡±


    It wasn¡¯t as if people who were similar to Chairman Kwon had also done terrible things, but...


    ¡®Wow, I''m just glad I¡¯m nothing like Chairman Kwon.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha was truly relieved. But Ju-Heon was actually wary of Matthew for a different reason even though this was the reason he had given.


    ¡®There¡¯s nobody who is nice without reason.¡¯


    This was true at least among the artifact users.


    And...


    ¡°There¡¯s actually something much more important than a bastard like him.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked toward the brown-skinned soldier who was guiding him instead of responding.


    "Well, whatever. Hey soldier man.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir, what is it?¡±


    ¡°Nothing much. I need to say something to our shitty dog that ran away from home before we go into the tomb.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°I''m saying, that¡¯s not where we need to go right now.¡±


    Ju-Heon pointed to an eerie alley.


    Maybe that was the reason. The young man awkwardly started to smile.


    ¡°Mr. Seo Ju-Heon. What are you suddenly......ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon punched the young man in the stomach and knocked him down.


    And at that moment!


    Bang!


    ¡°!¡±


    Seol-A and Yoo Jaeha were completely shocked.


    ¡°That is!¡±


    A familiar black dog appeared in front of them.


    ¡°A, Anubis?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°This damn son of a bitch. How dare you sell off your master.¡±


    [......!]


    ¡°You''ve been struggling since you ran away from home, haven¡¯t you? That¡¯s how the world is. Let me welcome you back home!¡±


    Home actually seemed to be more dangerous in this case...

 Chapter 166: You know of your sins (3)

    Chapter 166: You know of your sins (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon cracked his knuckles while looking extremely happy to see Anubis.


    ¡°Was your life easy after running away from home? Did it feel nice to sell out your master?¡±


    [Ugh...... N, no, you see!]


    Doggie Anubis was shaking in fear.


    It was because the way Ju-Heon was cracking his knuckles looked vicious and terrible.


    ¡°Alright, take your pick. First option, boil. Second option, rip. Third option, light on fire.¡±


    ¡®What the hell does he mean?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon continued to speak, as if to answer that question.


    ¡°First option is a stew, the second option is sashimi, and the third option is a roast. What do you like? Just let me know. By the way, I like sashimi.¡±


    ¡®Damn it, all three options means that you''re going to kill me!¡¯


    Anubis started to cry as it took a step back. Ju-Heon seemed extremely angry as the Dominance coming out of Ju-Heon''s body gave Anubis the chills.


    And then...


    ¡°Hey Seol-A. Prepare to cook. I¡¯ll prep the ingredients.¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡±


    Anubis screamed as Seol-A also took out a knife. The shiny blade looked ready to skin it at any moment.


    It could not hold up its head as a Divine-Grade artifact if it quietly let itself be captured.


    ¡®I need to run away!¡¯


    Anubis desperately started to run.


    Yoo Jaeha and Seol-A were shocked by this action.


    ¡°Ah! It¡¯s running away!¡±


    ¡°That bastard!¡±


    But Ju-Heon seemed relaxed.


    ¡°Wow, this punk learned a new trick after running away from home. It wants to play. Well, that¡¯s fine. We can play. However...¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile viciously.


    ¡°You¡¯re fucked if you get caught.¡±


    Something shot out from next to Ju-Heon as he was about to step in.


    [#$*#!)]


    I''ll go capture him! I¡¯ll go capture him!


    It was the rope. The excited rope was twitching as it chased after Anubis.


    This made Anubis almost foam at the mouth. A damn rope was keeping up with a dog running at full speed!


    [Did this shit go crazy after upgrading?!]


    The rope flashed its eyes as it continued to chase after Anubis.


    [#$#&!]


    Stop right there! Stop right there!


    ¡®This is crazy!¡¯


    Anubis had no choice but to hide inside the building. It got rid of its aura as well.


    ¡®It shouldn''t be able to find me here.¡¯


    But there was no way he could get away from the rope.


    No way at all.


    [#$*#@?]


    You''re hiding in here? You''re hiding in here?


    The rope banged the restroom door open.


    Anubis was shaking in fear as he continued to hide in the restroom.


    ¡®Holy shit, I''m dead if I get caught!¡¯


    Anubis turned pale as he remembered what the rope had done to him in the past.


    The rope that slowly crawled into the restroom started to look around.


    The way its eyes were sparkling(?) in the dark looked extremely horrifying.


    [#&#]


    Here? Here?


    The rope thoroughly searched the restroom until it got to the stalls...


    Bang!


    The first door opened!


    Babang! The second, third, and fourth doors opened.


    A scared Anubis started to hold its breath.


    ¡®Yeah. It shouldn''t be able to find me here.¡¯


    It really shouldn¡¯t know.


    Actually, it would be terrible if it did!


    And then it was opened!


    The last door was opened!


    However...


    [.............]


    The rope was not bobbing up and down after opening the last door. It was disappointed.


    Anubis was not inside.


    Anubis internally sighed in relief. It had not realized where he was.


    ¡°......Okay, hurry up and leave. Get out.¡¯


    It was at that moment. The rope suddenly looked up at the ceiling.


    [!!!]


    It then made eye contact with Anubis! Anubis was stuck to the decorations on the ceiling!


    [U, uugh......![


    The rope seemed to be smiling as Anubis lowered its tail and awkwardly smiled.


    [T, this is the men''s restroom......]


    However at that moment!


    [#$&(#!)]


    I found it! I found it!


    The rope quickly wrapped around Anubis''s neck.


    [Uggggggh!]


    Boom!


    Anubis couldn''t help but foam at the mouth after being choked.


    [Let go of me, you scoundrel! Ugh!]


    The rope didn''t care as it quickly ran back toward Ju-Heon.


    Unfortunately, that made Anubis into a rag that was dragged while being choked.


    The rope was jumping up and down in joy after capturing Anubis.


    [#$(#*(!]


    Master, I caught it! I caught it!


    Ju-Heon twisted Anubis''s tail in satisfaction.


    ¡°Good, that was a very good job. You did very well!¡±


    The rope''s eyes sparkled while Anubis started to grumble.


    [Let go of my tail! Let go of it! How dare a lowly human!]


    "What?¡±


    Anubis whimpered as Ju-Heon twisted its tail.


    As for Yoo Jaeha... ¡®Please go easy on it. Please go easy on it.¡¯


    That was what he was praying right now.


    A desperate Anubis started to shout.


    [Hey you, the little human!]


    The Monarch of Fraud was shocked to hear Anubis calling him.


    Anubis didn''t care as it viciously revealed its fangs.


    [Hurry up and commence the plan! What are you doing?!]


    Louie responded by saying something completely unrelated.


    ¡°Wow, an artifact can talk outside the tomb? Is it ventriloquism?¡±


    Seeing Louie take a step back while saying that made Anubis''s ass feel on fire.


    [What are you doing?! Hurry! Use the artifact you created with da Vinci''s artifact! Take away Seo Ju-Heon''s powers!]


    "Ah, that thing? Sorry. That¡¯s already been taken away......¡±


    [?!]


    ¡°It¡¯s also broken...¡±


    Anubis became flustered.


    ¡®What?!¡¯


    He had the artifact I helped him make taken away?! And it was destroyed?! These damn useless humans!¡¯


    What had he given them Ju-Heon''s weaknesses for? What was the point of helping them make that item?


    But Ju-Heon became quite interested in what Anubis just said.


    ¡°Oh, what did you give him? What is the item to take away my powers?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was the one to respond.


    ¡°It¡¯s probably this thing.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was shaking a keychain around. It was the panda-shaped keychain he had taken away from Louie.


    The panda¡¯s neck was dangling after being destroyed.


    Anubis dropped its jaw in shock while Ju-Heon was amused.


    ¡°A magic-type artifact?¡±


    Magic-type artifacts would be based on people remembered as famous sorcerers such as Merlin, Solomon, Nicholas Flamel, Faust, Aleister Crowley, etc.


    It would be related to the items that these people used. The amusing part was that it was a copy.


    [This is a copy created by Leonardo da Vinci¡¯s artifact.]


    [This is a copy of Merlin''s artifact and is able to temporarily seal the Crow''s aura.]


    Ju-Heon started to smile after reading that message.


    Why?


    ¡®Da Vinci''s artifact is not able to create copies of things that don''t exist in the world.¡¯


    That meant that......


    ¡°It means that these things already appeared in the world.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s eyes started to sparkle.


    He had gained a lot of high-rank artifacts lately but it had been disappointing as most of them were not battle-type artifacts.


    There were things like a sex-change artifact, an artifact to make you hot, language mastery artifact, 100% success in confession or proposal artifact, an artifact that makes it so that you don¡¯t have to sleep, an artifact that helps you focus 100%, an artifact that helps you develop strong personal connections, etc.


    Of course, even dog shit could be used in medicine, so he wouldn¡¯t throw these artifacts away. These were good to use and beneficial for his business. At the same time, it would be a lie if he said that he was not envious of artifacts such as Julian¡¯s thunderbolt.


    ¡®He has something better than what I have.¡¯


    A good guy like that didn¡¯t need such an artifact. Joo Hun was slightly annoyed.


    Did he have bad luck with drawings or did he have bad luck with tombs? It didn''t matter since all artifacts could be used differently based on the human using it. There was no law that battle-type artifacts would be strong or that the higher-rank artifact would win.


    Artifacts had personalities and potential combinations. That was why he wasn¡¯t hoping for Mjolnir or Excalibur or Heavenly Emperor Chi You''s artifact, but still...


    ¡®I''m still jealous.¡¯


    A man couldn¡¯t help but romanticize having a cool artifact.


    ¡®And the only useful artifact I have is this shitty bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to glare while looking at Anubis that could summon the army of the dead.


    ¡°Anyway, you''re saying that kid had that thing?¡±


    The Monarch of Fraud must have felt an instinctual danger as he slowly tried to escape.


    However...


    ¡°Hey kid, where do you think you''re going?¡±


    Seol-A smiled as she tightly hugged Louie Martin. Louie was trying to run away from Ju-Heon in fear, but stopped moving as soon as Seol-A hugged him.


    The reason for that doesn¡¯t even need to be mentioned.


    ¡°That perverted bastard. I''m jealous.¡±


    As Yoo Jaeha mumbled with envy and Ju-Heon tried to inspect the item...


    [...Don¡¯t look down on a Division Commander!]


    Anubis¡¯s eyes sparkled as he was being stomped by Ju-Heon''s foot.


    Something amazing then started to happen.


    Boom!


    The panda keychain that seemed to be broken started to activate!


    Flash!


    The panda¡¯s dangling neck came alive and its eyes flashed. Yoo Jaeha and Louie both screamed after seeing that panda that seemed to be possessed.


    ¡°Holy shit, what the hell?! What the hell is this thing?!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak! It''s scary! That thing is scary!¡±


    What kind of concept was an extremely gory panda?!


    It was bleeding from its eyes and body while the organs were squirming inside.


    An odd change happened at that moment. The Crow''s aura had disappeared.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked down at his hand in shock.


    ¡®This is......¡¯


    The possessed panda''s eyes flashed again as it jumped down. It had Yoo Jaeha¡¯s pen in its hand but nobody knew when it had stolen it.


    The panda picked up its dangling head, put it back on its body and started to run toward Ju-Heon.


    That wasn¡¯t all. Ju-Heon¡¯s subordinates started to anxiously shout after sensing a suspicious aura surrounding that pen it was using as a weapon.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Ahhh! Run away! You can''t stop that! You''ll become a zombie if it stabs you!¡±


    However...


    Slaaaaaaaap!


    ¡°!¡±


    The possessed panda was sent flying without being able to touch Ju-Heon. Furthermore, the slap had been filled with enough of Ju-Heon''s Dominance that it was destroyed.


    Ju-Heon then started to swear.


    ¡°Holy fuck, destroy it properly if you''re going to destroy it. I was so shocked.¡±


    The others couldn¡¯t help but wonder if he really was shocked...


    ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    ¡°I guess so.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled as he glared at Anubis.


    ¡°I was wondering what this son of a bitch was trying to do, but he was trying to do something annoying.¡±


    Anubis closed his eyes thinking he was ruined.


    ¡®I managed to use the artifact the Monarch of Fraud created, but...!¡¯


    That was right. Ju-Heon had felt something just now. Something that he had always felt around his body had temporarily disappeared. He had not known what it was until now, but he was now certain.


    ''It''s the Crow''s power.¡¯


    The message windows, as well as Tolerance and the Tomb raiding skills could have all disappeared.


    ¡®Is it because I haven¡¯t properly contracted the Crow?¡¯


    That was why it was unstable. Maybe the prophecy the Monarch of Fate had made about his death was related to this incident.


    Well, it seems that the prophecy would not be right, but...


    ¡®Looks like I need to quickly find that Crow bastard.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon said the following.


    ¡°Hey shitty dog. There¡¯s something you need to do now.¡±


    [W, what? What is it?]


    "But before that......¡±


    Bang!


    [Whimper!]


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    [Whimper!]


    Bababang!


    [Waaaaaaaaaaah!]


    Ingredient preparation was the most important part of cooking.


    Break and fix, break and fix.


    Bang! Baaaang!


    The special ingredient preparation time for mental training had started.

 Chapter 167: You know of your sins (4)

    Chapter 167: You know of your sins (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®Damn it, just kill me if this is going to continue.¡¯


    Anubis started to cry while being held upside down by the rope.


    It was to be expected.


    Ju-Heon would destroy it, Yoo Jaeha and little Yoo Jaeha Junior would restore it just enough so that it won''t die, Ju-Heon would destroy it again, they would restore it, Ju-Heon would destroy it and then they would put on an artificial respirator......


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    [Hurry up and beg for forgiveness! He said he¡¯ll cut the TV off if you don¡¯t! I need to watch THWICE''s live performance! I need to watch Chzuyu!] [1]


    [He said he¡¯ll only buy us chicken if you beg for forgiveness! I need my chicken while watching my drama!]


    These damn dogs were being angry with Anubis as well. These were Set and Osiris.


    The two of them were Divine-Grade artifacts. They were even at the Commander of the Corps level.


    But who cared if they were high-ranking or high-grade artifacts? They were now just couch potatoes watching TV, eating, and sleeping......no, they were completely domesticated animals.


    That was why Anubis felt wronged.


    [......Damn it, everything I''ve been doing until now was to protect these two esteemed individuals......so why...]


    The two ferocious dogs roared back.


    [Anubis! How dare you talk back!]


    [How dare you glare at your master!]


    [Get your act together!]


    ¡®Aigoo, my poor life.¡¯


    Set and Osiris''s artifacts just wagged their tails at Ju-Heon without any regard for Anubis''s thoughts.


    They seemed to be very happy dogs.


    [Human. Will you let me watch TV again?]


    [What about the chicken? The one you guys ate the other day was really good.]


    Ju-Heon started to smile wickedly.


    ¡°I''ll order the unlimited VOD service for a month. I''ll also order a month worth of half and half chicken. Do you want to sell the Supreme Leader''s weaknesses to me too?¡±


    [Should we?]


    [What kind of weakness do you need?]


    ¡®Seniors, you can¡¯t sell such information!¡¯


    Anubis was now bawling.


    It was at that moment. Ju-Heon stomped on Anubis.


    ¡°It''s fine, anyway, shitty dog. I have a question for you.¡±


    [A q, question?]


    ¡°My information and weaknesses. Did you personally analyze all of that?¡±


    [No.]


    ¡°Then?¡±


    [Human... Do you think I am that easy to...]


    As Anubis was saying that...


    [Hurry up and respond! Our Chzuyu is on the line based on your response!]


    [My chiiiiiickeeeeeen!]


    ¡®Damn it, what the hell is wrong with these seniors?! What the fuck happened to those charming individuals?!¡¯


    Anubis clenched his eyes shut.


    [I, it was the damn worm...! That worm said it knows more about you than anybody else in the world. I also combined it with testimony from some of the other artifacts...]


    A suffocating Dominance shot out from Ju-Heon and made the artifacts start to scream.


    [#$&#]


    Aaaaaaaaah, let everybody know! That¡¯s a hit list, a hit list!


    [#$&$)]


    I didn''t say anything. Nothing at all!


    Ju-Heon¡¯s vicious voice echoed through the area.


    ¡°Hey Seol-A. We''re starting a new business when we go home.¡±


    ¡°......The exploded artifact powder business?¡±


    There were no decisions on whether that powder would be used for food or beauty, but anyway...


    ¡°Hey shitty dog. I''m going to give you an important task.¡±


    [A t, task?]


    ¡°Spit out the location of the damn Crow''s tomb.¡±


    [C, Crow?]


    ¡°Yes. That Crow you guys locked away.¡±


    Anubis looked shocked.


    ¡®This human... Is he really planning on going into that tomb and raiding the Crow¡¯s artifact out of there?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon snickered as if that was exactly right.


    ¡°It looks like I need to have a long conversation with that stalker. But I don¡¯t know where it is.¡±


    Ju-Heon had hired people to investigate it.


    He had sent them to look somewhere in the Amazon. That was the location of that tomb on Ju-Heon¡¯s mind. But the people he sent did not find the Crow''s tomb over there.


    He didn¡¯t know why, but the location might be different or hidden because this was 15 years in the past.


    That was why he was asking Anubis.


    ¡°So, tell me where it is.¡±


    [Ugh!]


    Ju-Heon grabbed Anubis by the neck. Anubis''s body was twitching.


    The reason was obvious.


    ¡®Damn it, if this bastard learns about that tomb......!¡¯


    It happened at that moment.


    Boom!


    There was a loud explosion and the Valley of the Kings started to shake.


    The ground started to split while the air started to become full of poison smog.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    It made people cough and their skin start to tingle.


    An urgent message popped up.


    [Warning. Someone has caused the tomb to enlarge.]


    [The tomb is growing at an explosive rate.]


    There was a strong earthquake as soon as the message popped up.


    "What the hell is going on?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha and Louie screamed. [2]


    The intense shaking was making it hard to stay standing.


    Boom! Boom! Boom!


    [Warning. The tomb is starting to enlarge.]


    [A heinous aura is starting to threaten the humans.]


    He was being warned about danger. The tomb that had gobbled up 90% of the Pentagon was continuing to get bigger.


    They weren''t even inside the entrance yet, but they now looked as if they would get stuck without any preparation.


    Ju-Heon quickly twisted Anubis¡¯s mouth.


    ¡°You son of a bitch, I told you to find the Crow but you just go and enlarge your house? Are you trying to harm me?¡±


    Anubis felt wronged after seeing Ju-Heon''s vicious gaze.


    [No, it wasn''t me!]


    ¡°Really?¡±


    Anubis vigorously nodded its head.


    [I swear. It really wasn''t me!]


    In fact, this situation was one that Anubis wanted to avoid. It would make it use more strength than necessary.


    That was why it was certain.


    The only one who would do something like this......


    [......It¡¯s the Supreme Leader.]


    ¡°What?¡±


    [The Supreme Leader!]


    ¡°!¡±


    It was not even a question. The Supreme Leader was interfering with this tomb! But Anubis was the one who would have to pay for the energy consumption!


    ¡®Is the plan to use our tomb to kill Seo Ju-Heon?¡¯


    Anubis could feel it. Anubis could feel the Supreme Leader''s aura!


    But Anubis''s face turned pale the moment it realized this. How could it not?


    ¡®Damn it, that means that the Supreme Leader has been watching everything that happened!¡¯


    It must have seen Anubis getting beaten up by Ju-Heon, harassed by the rope, and most importantly, the Supreme Leader must have seen Osiris and Set wagging their tails at Ju-Heon!


    Anubis started to shake in fear of death.


    There were rumors about how the Supreme Leader was unexpectedly defeated and shamed, but that was a one in a million and will never happen again kind of weird situation.


    There was a reason even the Divine-Grade artifacts were afraid of the Supreme Leader''s powers.


    ¡®The Supreme Leader would never possess a human¡¯s body if it wasn''t for that Crow.¡¯


    The Supreme Leader was desperately searching for something because of that reason. Either way, the Supreme Leader who hated humans was with a human contractor right now because of the Crow.


    In that case, what would happen if Ju-Heon freed that Crow?!


    ¡®The Demon God will appear again. The Supreme Leader would be furious!¡¯


    Ju-Heon choked Anubis even stronger.


    ¡°Alright, tell me. Where did you guys hide the Crow?¡±


    It was at that moment.


    "What the hell, why are you here?¡±


    They heard a familiar voice in the hallway.


    At the same time...


    At Pandora¡¯s Executive Board... An eagle flew into the room.


    The eagle landed on the windowsill before starting to report to the man inside.


    [Director, it seems as if the Supreme Leader artifact is trying to get rid of Seo Ju-Heon.]


    The eagle was an artifact. It was actually a Divine-Grade artifact.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    [Yes sir. There are rumors that Seo Ju-Heon is the Crow''s contractor. There¡¯s no way the Supreme Leader would leave him alone.]


    ¡°It must be planning to kill him in the Pentagon.¡±


    The man talking to the eagle was a noble young master, he was the oldest son of the Rothschild family.


    The beautiful woman sitting across Rothschild was shocked.


    ¡°What? It''s aiming for Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    She was Austin Rockefeller''s older sister.


    Unlike the trash Austin, his sister had a calm and elegant charm to her.


    ¡°Then the reason the Pentagon turned into a tomb was to get rid of Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°I''m sure killing him is just a bonus. Artifacts want to kill all humans anyway.¡±


    They were both members of Pandora¡¯s Executive Board. They were the Directors and the highest ranking members of Pandora, the people who controlled Pandora¡¯s system artifact.


    Soon, Rothschild... No, the artifact taking human form, started to speak.


    ¡°Quite a lot of Pandora¡¯s excavation teams have headed over. Make sure they stay safe and keep your eye on Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    The eagle asked if it was confused.


    [Why do you care so much about Seo Ju-Heon? Sir?]


    ¡°They said the enemy of an enemy is a friend. That bastard is the only one who can take on the Spider Supreme Leader.¡±


    He started to grind his teeth.


    ¡°Anyway, that damn spider. All of them think they¡¯re the shit after getting some powder.¡±


    He, the Giant Supreme Leader, did not like the spider.


    He was angry that such a vulgar and dirty thing could be in the leader position.


    "Anyway, Seo Ju-Heon is the man the Crow selected. He¡¯s our card to take down the spider. Keep your eye on him.¡±


    The eagle seemed somewhat annoyed.


    [But to work together with that Crow bitch? That¡¯s too dangerous. She¡¯s just a criminal......]


    ¡°Let''s use anything and everything if it will bring us good results.¡±


    Eve Rockefeller seductively crossed her legs as she smiled.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think you can work together with Seo Ju-Heon. Chairman Kwon and a lot of other people already despise him quite a bit.¡±


    Ju-Heon had quite a lot of enemies.


    Eve Rockefeller laughed while looking at a text message on her phone.


    [Holy shit, why the hell is Seo Ju-Heon here?! Pandora didn''t tell us about this!]


    It was an angry text from the Pentagon.


    ¡°Why the hell are you here?¡±


    The person who showed up was Yoon Shi Woo. Behind him was a face that Ju-Heon could never forget even if he wanted to do so.


    ¡°I knew you would be here.¡±


    ¡®Chairman Kwon.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to frown. They must have flown over after hearing that the Pentagon had turned into a tomb.


    Actually, it was probably more accurate to say that they chased after Ju-Heon because they were upset about losing the Monarch of Fraud.


    But something was weird.


    ¡®Chairman Kwon''s Dominance went up?¡¯


    He was certain. Chairman Kwon must have done something in that short period of time that his Dominance had gone up quite a bit. It was to the point that even Ju-Heon had to be seriously wary of it.


    It was getting pretty close to the Four Emperors level. There was more.


    ¡®He got a good artifact.¡¯


    That was the only thing that could explain this change. He seemed to be correct as Chairman Kwon started to smile while looking at the Pentagon that had changed into a tomb.


    ¡°It looks like the tomb has gobbled up all of the artifacts belonging to the US armed forces. Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact included.¡±


    There was no way they wouldn''t know the meaning behind that smile. Chairman Kwon glared at Yoo Jaeha as if he wanted to kill him. He would have killed him instantly if they were not outside a tomb.


    ¡°We definitely can''t take da Vinci¡¯s artifact now. We can''t do anything as long as your stupid restorer is the kid¡¯s biological father.¡±


    However...


    ¡°But even illegal actions are fine inside a tomb.¡±


    Chairman Kwon smirked before starting to shout.


    ¡°Hurry up and move! Get in first and swipe all artifacts inside this tomb! Make sure to get Leonardo da Vinci¡¯s artifact as well!¡±


    The TKBM excavation team executives dispersed as soon as he shouted. Seol-A started to shake while the Monarch of Fraud and Yoo Jaeha started to become wary.


    ¡°Hey. Uncle. Is that okay? They¡¯ll take all of the artifacts inside the tomb.¡±


    "Captain-nim, we should go too!¡±


    ¡°Hold on.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? But...!¡±


    ¡°It doesn''t matter if we go right now.¡±


    Ju-Heon was staring at Chairman Kwon as he sent a text.


    [Irene, are you busy right now? Won''t you go into a tomb with me if you¡¯re not too busy?]


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    2. They seem very much like father and son in their actions.

 Chapter 168: The Pharaoh’s Curse (1)

    Chapter 168: The Pharaoh''s Curse (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    [Breaking news!]


    [The Tomb Appearance at the Pentagon has extended past Washing D.C. And has reached Philadelphia, New York, and even Boston. It is continuing to extend throughout the East Coast...]


    [Pandora believes that the tomb has turned into one of the 7 Great Tombs and is the Tomb of < Wrath >.]


    [Furthermore, there is chaos as the famous Egyptian tourist attraction, the Valley of the Kings, has suddenly disappeared......]


    The world was in chaos.


    It was understandable because a tomb the size of the 7 Great Tombs had not appeared since Salieri''s tomb.


    [The civilians may be getting affected by the Tomb Appearance as they have suddenly become violent....]


    [Many places are reporting arson and other violent crimes...]


    [Just what is going on......]


    Click.


    The news anchor''s voice flowing out of the artifact stopped.


    The man who turned it off was General Hans of the United States.


    ¡°Do you understand? We don¡¯t mind whether you turn over or destroy the tomb, but please keep something in mind. You must not touch any of the artifacts inside the tomb belonging to the United States! That is the most important thing!¡±


    ¡®Actually, that¡¯s not that important.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha put his hand to his forehead after looking at this General who had gathered the excavation teams.


    ¡®The important thing right now is that our Captain-nim has called the Monarch of Destitution.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha groaned as he looked toward Irene.


    She must have been nearby as she arrived quickly, but Yoo Jaeha was afraid of her.


    Why?


    Wasn¡¯t the reasons obvious?


    ¡®This is the tomb of pharaohs.¡¯


    What were pharaoh''s tombs most famous for?


    They were most famous for the curse of the pharaohs.


    Well, there were many myths busted about the true nature of these curses, but...


    These tombs and artifacts never cared about such historical truths.


    Tombs and artifacts were created from human imagination.


    It was certain that this tomb would focus on curses to kill people.


    But Irene being here in such an environment?!


    Have you heard about popcorn?! Have you heard about the snowball effect?!


    ¡®Aigoo, I can''t even imagine what kind of curses will pop up.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha looked toward Ju-Heon, thinking that Ju-Heon was extremely cruel.


    This greedy captain of his preferred to destroy all of the artifacts and turn them into dust rather than letting Chairman Kwon get his hands on it.


    It was very admirable.


    ¡®He¡¯s fine with it since he won''t be harmed at all.¡¯


    It was his subordinates who would be harmed!


    Ju-Heon started to speak to the US General.


    ¡°Please don''t worry. I''ll definitely help you guys get your artifacts back.¡±


    Sighs and scoffs of disbelief could be heard all around them.


    ¡°Hey! Who is going to recover whose artifacts?¡±


    They were shaking in anger staring at this scammer.


    ¡°Fuck, I''ll stab a hole through my hands if this bastard gives them their artifacts back!¡±


    ¡°This damn Monarch of Plunder!¡±


    ¡°This damn son of the devil, scammer, trash bastard. This son of a bitch is like those bad artifacts that pop up every so often!¡±


    ¡°Exactly. Let¡¯s go since we got information about the tomb from the US troops.¡±


    People tried to scatter but Ju-Heon seemed to take these comments to heart as he was frowning.


    ¡®Wait a minute. I don''t care about the rest but I am not like an artifact.¡¯


    Ju-Heon slowly grabbed Irene''s hand.


    Irene gasped before her face turned red and something odd started to happen.


    [The tomb''s curse of destruction is creating synergy with the power of destitution!]


    [The strength of the curse is exponentially rising!]


    [The curse is extremely severe and can even change human DNA and cells!]


    They started to hear screams as soon as Ju-Heon saw those messages.


    ¡°Uggggggh! My boooooooooooooody!¡±


    The person who had compared Ju-Heon to an artifact was foaming at the mouth as he rolled on the floor.


    Other people were shocked while looking at him.


    ¡°What the hell?!¡±


    ¡°My booooooody!¡±


    The man who was rolling on the floor had fur rapidly growing out of his body.


    The fur was growing so quickly that it made the man look like a gorilla.


    ¡°My body, my body!¡±


    "What the hell, is this the curse of the tomb? Damn it!¡±


    But that was not the end.


    The curse of the tomb and Irene''s power creating synergy had almost instantly increased its destructive power.


    [The strength of the curse is exponentially rising!]


    [The strength of the curse is exponentially rising!]


    [The strength of the curse is exponentially rising!]


    ¡°Aaah! Why did you suddenly grow boobs?! Did you turn into a woman?!¡±


    ¡°Aaah! My hair!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was shaking in fear while watching this pandemonium.


    ¡®It¡¯s already this bad before we even made it inside! What the hell are we going to do?!¡¯


    What else?


    ¡°We''re breaking through without looking back.¡±


    "Damn it, I knew it!¡±


    Ju-Heon calmly walked out of the pandemonium after sending his rivals off.


    The other excavation teams were shocked as he was about to disappear.


    ¡°Huh, hurry up! Hurry up!¡±


    ¡°Find the entrance! We can¡¯t let Seo Ju-Heon take the artifacts!¡±


    But it didn¡¯t matter that they were trying to chase after Ju-Heon¡¯s group.


    ¡®I can¡¯t lose to the Monarch of Destitution as a member of the tomb raiding team.¡¯


    ¡®It¡¯s the first time in a long while that Mr. Ju-Heon has asked for my help!¡¯


    There were fires in Lee Seol-A and Irene¡¯s eyes as the area ended up scorched.


    [The power of destitution is exploding!]


    [The power of a vicious ghost has descended!]


    Babang!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaahh! All of my artifacts broke! What the hell just happened?!¡±


    Babababang!


    ¡°Ahhh! Save me!¡±


    ¡°Hey! W, what just happened?! Don¡¯t die! Hey!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, I can see my deceased grandmother! What the hell is going on?!¡±


    ¡°I, it¡¯s a ghost!¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhh! What is this rope?!¡±


    There was probably no greater pandemonium than this mess.


    ¡°Umm, Captain-nim, I was thinking about something.¡±


    ¡°No, just don¡¯t think.¡±


    ¡®This guy...¡¯


    ¡°......Why don¡¯t you just have Chairman Kwon get the things inside and then take it from him when he comes outside?¡±


    ¡°Your idea isn¡¯t even worth listening to.¡±


    Most importantly, Ju-Heon was concerned about how Chairman Kwon''s Dominance had suddenly risen.


    ¡®That old bastard¡¯s Dominance suddenly shot up. What the hell did he do?¡¯


    There was something weird that happened in the past as well.


    A person''s Dominance was not something that could rise overnight. But this incident where someone¡¯s Dominance suddenly shot up had happened in the past as well.


    The one thing he was certain about was that Chairman Kwon did not do a good deed for it to rise.


    ¡®I could analyze it if Julian was here.¡¯


    There were too many uncertainties to plunder a bastard who has done who knows what before coming here.


    Furthermore...


    ¡®I don¡¯t want to have artifacts that that bastard has touched.¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled viciously.


    Ju-Heon arrived at a secluded stone wall after leaving his enemies behind.


    ¡°I found it. It¡¯s over here.¡±


    There were large cliffs in front of them with a suspicious cave in between them.


    The path to it was a narrow pathway that only one person could fit through at a time. S§×ar?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    This was the side entrance.


    As they started to enter...


    [Isn¡¯t that bastard Seo Ju-Heon?]


    ¡°!¡±


    They heard whispers inside the tomb.


    There were artifacts talking.


    [You¡¯re right, it is Seo Ju-Heon. That¡¯s the bastard who has been entangled with that Crow bitch.]


    [Huh? Bitch? Isn''t the Crow an old man?]


    [What did you say? I heard it was an old woman?]


    [I heard it was a middle-aged man!]


    As they were talking like that...


    [That¡¯s not important! That bastard is the one who messed with Anubis-nim......!]


    The artifacts were quite loud.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Shh.¡±


    Ju-Heon suddenly made his group stop moving. He had felt someone''s presence.


    "Seol-A, search this area.¡±


    Lee Seol-A nodded her head and sent her ghosts to scout.


    She started to speak after a few moments.


    ¡°Captain-nim, TKBM, Julian Miller, CPP, and the Dominions excavation teams are on the other side of the wall.¡±


    They were all top-tier excavation teams.


    They were also dangerous people that Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team had run into many times in the past.


    ¡°What should we do? TKBM seems to have < Hunters > with them as well...¡±


    ¡°What do you mean by Hunters?¡±


    Ju-Heon realized something as Yoo Jaeha and Irene asked with curiosity.


    The people with memories of the past knew of this term, but......


    ¡°It¡¯s jargon. They are the team of murderers that excavation teams always take with them.¡±


    That was right.


    They were human hunters.


    They were similar to restorers. Their occupation was something that had only appeared with the appearance of artifacts.


    They only killed artifact users.


    As for how such an occupation came to be...


    It was simple.


    Humans would never just try to get the artifacts of the tomb.


    They would try their hardest to steal artifacts from the people they met inside the tombs.


    This was what gave birth to these hunters.


    Hunters were people who focused on that specific aspect as their expertise.


    They chose this path of wickedness because they did not have the money, brains, or skills to clear tombs.


    That was why tombs were always bloody messes where you stole things or had things stolen from you.


    ¡®That¡¯s why the larger excavation teams all groomed their own Hunters.¡¯


    The mid-sized excavation teams hired professional Hunter organizations as mercenaries.


    All of the large excavation teams always took Hunters for their safety.


    ¡®That old bastard really seems to want to kill all of us.¡¯


    Tombs were under extraterritorial law and nothing was illegal.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine as long as they¡¯re about 100 meters away. It is smarter to save our stamina and fight after getting the artifacts.¡±


    As they were about to start moving again...


    Boom!


    The tomb suddenly started to shake.


    [Warning. The Pharaoh¡¯s Warth is starting.]


    [The Pharaoh''s curse is attacking you.]


    [Your age is starting to change.]


    ¡°!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to scream as soon as Ju-Heon saw that message.


    ¡°M, my hand, m, my face!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon was shocked after looking at Yoo Jaeha. Irene and Lee Seol-A were even more shocked.


    ¡®M, Mr. Jaeha!¡±


    ¡°You...... You suddenly became a grandpa!¡±


    ¡°Damn it, what the hell is going on?! Why didn''t the Captain-nim get old?!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at his reflection off a knife before responding in a serious tone.


    ¡°No, I did get older.¡±


    ¡°You don''t look any different!¡±


    ¡°Look, I have a single wrinkle by my eye.¡±


    ¡°#$&$!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was angry.


    ¡®It looks like my Tolerance prevented me from getting extremely old.¡¯


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Irene and Lee Seol-A screamed this time.


    Their bodies seemed to shrink before their clothes became extremely loose.


    They ended up becoming little girls.


    "M, my body!¡±


    ¡°It became small!¡±


    The two of them were so pretty that they could be child models.


    This must also be caused by the Pharaoh''s curse. They were not the only ones to be affected by the Pharaoh''s curse.


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    ¡°What the hell is going on?!¡±


    "My leeeeeeeeg!¡±


    ¡°My johnsoooooooon!¡±


    Screams soon echoed from all around.


    These screams were pitiful to hear.


    However, that was not the end of the Pharaoh''s curse.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    There were some other reactions as well.


    [The Pharaoh''s curse is becoming more violent!]


    [The Pharaoh''s curse is becoming more violent!]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s group was impacted by this as well.


    ¡°!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was the first to disappear.


    Irene and Lee Seol-A then disappeared at the same time!


    Finally, Ju-Heon¡¯s view changed as well.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon came back to his senses to find himself in a dark area.


    It was an extremely stuffy and suffocating place.


    Yes, this was...


    ¡®A coffin?!¡¯


    He was certain. This length and width was definitely a coffin!


    He was probably inside a pharaoh''s coffin!


    ¡®These motherfucking artifacts! Am I an Egyptian king or something?!¡¯


    Lee Seol-A and Irene had fallen elsewhere together.


    "W, where is this place?¡±


    ¡°What happened to Mr. Ju-Heon?!¡±


    ¡°C, Captain-nim!¡±


    As for Yoo Jaeha......


    ¡°.........You are?¡±


    "Shit... I''m fucked.¡±


    He fell in front of Chairman Kwon all by himself.

 Chapter 169: The Pharaoh’s Curse (2)

    Chapter 169: The Pharaoh''s Curse (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Yoo Jaeha was about to go nuts.


    It was fine that the tomb split them all up! They could handle this much danger since they were in a tomb.


    But still......


    ¡°Oh, how interesting.¡±


    ¡®But not this! Why did I have to end up in front of Chairman Kwon?! This is really driving me crazy!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha looked like a rabbit that had met a predator once he made eye contact with Chairman Kwon.


    The other people nearby started to whisper.


    ¡°What the, who is that old man?¡±


    About thirty or so of TKBM''s members were glaring at Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Why did he suddenly show up here?¡±


    ¡°Haha, why else? That idiot seems to have received the Pharaoh''s curse.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s get rid of him.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to scream as someone pointed a knife at his neck.


    ¡®Damn it, am I really going to die here?! They won¡¯t let me live since I''m one of TKBM''s worst enemies!¡¯


    But at that moment...


    "Hold on. Let¡¯s just take his artifacts and let him go. He¡¯s an old man. We need to treat our elders well.¡±


    ¡°I guess so, the Chairman-nim did tell us not to cause too much chaos.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha sighed in relief.


    ¡®It¡¯s a good thing I turned into an old man... They don¡¯t recognize me.¡¯


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°An old man?¡±


    Chairman Kwon was snickering for some reason.


    ¡°His face looks quite familiar.¡±


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha was full of cold sweats after seeing Chairman Kwon smile.


    He was certain.


    ¡®That old fart recognizes me!¡¯


    Because of that...


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha. Why are you here alone? Where is your Captain?¡±


    ¡®Fuck, he really knows who I am!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha quickly avoided Chairman Kwon''s gaze while feeling that his underwear was slightly damp.


    ¡°My hearing isn''t so good anymore...! What did you just say...¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll make it so that you can hear well. Slice off his ear.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha instantly covered his ears.


    It was obvious. Chairman Kwon would definitely kill him in this tomb!


    Furthermore, these bastards......


    ¡®They''re all Hunters!¡¯


    These were those human Hunters.


    He could tell even though this was his first time seeing those Hunters. They all matched the descriptions Ju-Heon had mentioned!


    They started to smile while looking to slice off Yoo Jaeha¡¯s ear.


    ¡°Alright, it''s the Chairman-nim¡¯s orders. Do you like your left ear or your right ear.¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak! No! I''m not that Yoo Jaeha person! I''m a baggage carrier for another excavation team! Are you blind? I¡¯ll stab myself in the hand if I really am Yoo Jaeha......¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°!¡±


    The wrinkles on Yoo Jaeha''s hands and face were starting to disappear. He was no longer an old man and was returning to his original appearance!


    ¡°!¡±


    People started to snicker once the wrinkles disappeared and he returned to his younger self while Yoo Jaeha started to sniffle and speak in a quiet voice.


    ¡°......Fuck, I''m really sorry. But you should know that I use all TKBM items and not that fruit. My cellphone, laptop, and all of the appliances in my house are all TKBM brand items. I''m part of the TKBM family. Please let me go this once......¡±


    ¡°Stop the bullshit. You¡¯re team Aiple. I can see the iphong in your pocket.¡± [1]


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    A woman, who seemed to have seen through Yoo Jaeha''s clothes, smiled maliciously.


    ¡°You damn son of a bitch. Do you know how angry the Chairman-nim is at you and Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°Kill him! Kill him and take away his artifacts!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who seemed to have gotten a sudden burst of courage after having his ear grabbed by the Hunters, started to shout loudly.


    ¡°That¡¯s right! We stole his artifacts, got his restorer sent to prison! We even destroyed his house! I''m sure he¡¯s grinding his teeth day and night! He might even need implants to replace his teeth! Huh? You want me to introduce him to a good dentist? He¡¯s just an old fart who wastes his money on his mistress!¡±


    "This crazy bastard.¡±


    Chairman Kwon smiled in a loathing manner before saying the following.


    ¡°Chop his neck off.¡±


    ¡°Right now?¡±


    ¡°Wouldn¡¯t the rights to da Vinci''s artifact move to the guardian if the parent dies?¡±


    ¡®Aigoo, this psychopath!¡¯ Yoo Jaeha started to become desperate as he cried internally.


    But the artifact he touched was Salieri''s artifact. It was an artifact from one of the 7 Great Tombs, but...


    Yoo Jaeha started to think but he only had one decision.


    ¡°Wait, wait! I''ll sell you information on the Captain-nim if you don¡¯t kill me! I''ll tell you his true weaknesses and such, so just don''t kill me!¡±


    ¡°Oho? You''ll sell out your captain?¡±


    As Chairman Kwon was starting to get interested...


    ¡°That¡¯s quite the welcoming news.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha heard a familiar voice behind him.


    ¡°Where the heck did the Captain-nim disappear?¡±


    Lee Seol-A, who had been sending Gildal around to search for Ju-Heon, sighed. There should be nobody she couldn''t find with her ghosts.


    But for some reason, her ghosts and goblins were all unable to find Ju-Heon.


    It meant that Ju-Heon was sent somewhere special that was difficult to find.


    ¡®Captain-nim.¡¯


    Irene was just as worried about Ju-Heon.


    Irene, who was looking at something with an artifact, suddenly started to scream.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Lee Seol-A ran over after hearing her scream.


    "What is it, what happened?! You were using that to search for the Captain-nim, right?!¡±


    They weren''t wary of each other and growling as they would usually act.


    The two of them, who still looked like little girls, had their faces right next to each other as they looked at the book artifact.


    They had put aside their pants a long time ago since they were too big and currently wearing their shirts like one-pieces.


    The book artifact was warning about the dangers Ju-Heon was facing.


    [Be careful of your body]


    [Be careful of ropes]


    The two of them started to shake while looking at the weird text.


    They were especially focused on one word.


    ¡°.........Rope.¡±


    They both thought of the same thing after reading the word, rope.


    ¡®The rope from heaven!¡¯


    That was right.


    Both Lee Seol-A and Irene had heard a weird story lately.


    ¡°There were rumors that... The Captain-nim is an artifactphile.¡±


    Yes, it was that rumor that was so weird that they had not paid much attention to it.


    But even lies would become suspicious if it was repeated over and over.


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t seem to hate women, but he didn''t seem to be too affected by them.


    Furthermore...


    Irene peeked toward Lee Seol-A.


    ¡°To be honest with you, I received many pictures of Mr. Ju-Heon from Mr. Jaeha.¡±


    Lee Seol-A started to glare after hearing that.


    ¡®Why did he only give those to this woman?! Yoo Jaeha, you traitor! You slave of money!¡¯


    But Irene seemed to be serious.


    ¡°I didn''t put much thought into it until now. But now that I think about it, I think it was in every picture......¡±


    "W, what was?¡±


    ¡°The rope. The rope is in every picture of Mr. Ju-Heon.¡±


    Lee Seol-A turned pale after hearing that.


    In every picture Irene had received from Yoo Jaeha... Whether they be bathing photos, sleeping photos, or photos of Ju-Heon changing...


    The rope was always in every picture!


    It would usually be wrapped around Ju-Heon¡¯s neck like a scarf, but it was wrapped around Ju-Heon''s chest or waist when he was sleeping and twisted on top of Ju-Heon''s head when he was eating.


    There were even pictures of the rope biting on a towel and wiping Ju-Heon''s body while he took a bath.


    They truly seemed to be one in body and spirit.


    There was no way they didn''t know what that implied.


    Irene was the first of the silent women to speak.


    ¡°Umm, where is the rope right now?¡±


    ¡°Where else......it¡¯s obviously with the Captain-nim......¡±


    She stopped talking.


    The two of them jumped up at almost the same time.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon is in danger!¡±


    ¡°Captain-niiiiiiiiiiiiiiim! No matter what, you can¡¯t pick an artifact! Even if I am to lose, please let me lose to a person!¡±


    The two women decided to work together after coming to a serious conclusion.


    ¡°How about we temporarily work together?¡±


    ¡°Sounds good. We need to save the Captain-nim first. Neither of us want to see the Captain-nim getting hurt. And......¡±


    "At least not with an artifact.........!¡±


    Both of them nodded their heads.


    This was the time that a weird(?) cooperation had started.


    The people were all shocked at the appearance of this familiar person.


    ¡°That person is......!¡±


    The TKBM excavation team urgently grabbed their artifacts. They seemed extremely wary of this person.


    ¡°Julian MIller!¡±


    ¡°Why is that son of a bitch......!¡±


    There were over ten thousand excavation teams in the world.


    Most of the high-ranking excavation teams were the ones belonging to countries or the wealthiest people in the world.


    Julian Miller, however, had reached the top ranking with just a few members, similar to what Ju-Heon had done.


    There was no way they wouldn''t be wary of him.


    Julian started to smile while looking at Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°You said you will sell information about Seo Ju-Heon if someone saves your life? You mean that?¡±


    ¡®Well, I did say that, but...... Do you really think I would sell out the Captain-nim?¡¯


    And...


    ¡°I wasn¡¯t talking to you...¡±


    "Whatever, you said you would do it for saving your life. You didn''t say you cared who did it.¡±


    Julian¡¯s eyes were sparkling.


    ¡°I''m sorry, but I have a lot of ill feelings toward Seo Ju-Heon as well. I probably want to punish Seo Ju-Heon more than you do.¡±


    Well, he was saying that, but what he really wanted was to get out of his slave contract.


    Chairman Kwon started to laugh.


    ¡°Looks like we are in the same boat. How entertaining.¡±


    Chairman Kwon, who seemed to have a change of heart, said the following.


    "We will keep Yoo Jaeha alive. Treat him well.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s face lit up after hearing that comment.


    ¡®Alright! I''m saved!¡¯


    However...


    ¡°But cut off his legs. Make it so he can''t run away.¡±


    ¡®Fuck, I knew it!¡¯ The Hunters grabbed the flailing Yoo Jaeha and put a knife to his thigh.


    "Alright, he told us to cut off your legs!¡±


    ¡°Aaah! No, no!¡±


    ¡°Make sure to leave his hands alone! We should be able to use him as a restorer!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak! Nooooooooooooooooooo! I thought you said you would treat me well!¡±


    As Yoo Jaeha was flailing for his life...


    Ruuuuumble!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    There were some bright thunderbolts and the people aiming for Yoo Jaeha foamed at the mouth as they fainted.


    The others glared at Julian.


    ¡°What are you doing?!¡±


    ¡°Ah, it¡¯s just that I don''t like blood very much. Why don¡¯t you hold back while I''m still here?¡±


    ¡°That lunatic......!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo, who had been resting in the back, grabbed Julian by the collar.


    ¡°Are you trying to start a fight with us?!¡±


    Chairman Kwon glared at Yoon Shi Woo.


    ¡°Leave him be. There¡¯s no benefit to fighting with him right now. Can we treat you as an ally since we have a common enemy in Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°Do whatever you want.¡±


    Chairman Kwon glared at Yoo Jaeha as he continued to speak.


    ¡°Will you really sell us information on Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°Of course. Do you know how much I''ve suffered under that man?! Do you want his three sizes too?¡±


    "Alright, find Seo Ju-Heon! We will prepare for battle while hearing about his weaknesses!¡±


    The group started to move according to Chairman Kwon¡¯s orders when one person shouted.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon seems to be by the tomb of kings!¡±


    "Shit, he¡¯s already there? Hurry up!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo let go of Julian''s collar and the Hunters moved away from Yoon Shi Woo.


    Yoo Jaeha let out a sigh of relief as if he had been holding it in for a hundred years.


    He was a sharp person and knew what had just happened.


    Even if the things Julian said were shitty, Julian had just saved him.


    That was why he asked a question.


    ¡°What got into you?¡±


    ¡°I heard noises while passing by. You might be annoying, but I still don''t want someone I know getting killed.¡±


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    Julian clicked his tongue with scorn.


    ¡°You¡¯re getting punished for doing bad things. Can¡¯t you or Seo Ju-Heon live proper and lawful lives?¡±


    ¡®Forget about thinking that he might be decent.¡¯


    ¡°Whatever. Are you not affected by the Pharaoh''s curse? You look fine.¡±


    ¡°Ah. Unlike certain people, I am different and it doesn''t work on me. I have a way to dodge it.¡±


    ¡®This bastard...¡¯


    As Jaeha was thinking that Julian¡¯s smug face seemed extremely annoying...


    The baggage carriers who were tying Yoo Jaeha up started to whisper.


    ¡°I heard that Team leader Yoon Shi Woo got a Hero-Grade artifact lately. Which artifact is it?¡±


    ¡°What else? It¡¯s apparently Liu Bei¡¯s artifact, the one from the Three Kingdoms. Well, he said it was just trash.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure it¡¯s not because he doesn¡¯t know how to handle it? Why doesn¡¯t he give it to Seo Ju-Heon to try it out? That guy is a genius when it comes to handling artifacts.¡±


    ¡°Shh! Are you crazy? Did you forget who you work for?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to smile while Julian instantly turned pale.


    ¡®Damn it, why did I have to get so unlucky that it has to be in this tomb...!¡¯


    The Pharaoh''s curse.


    Everybody was on even grounds inside the tomb.


    Ju-Heon, who had become the topic of conversation, was about to go nuts from anger.


    Boom, boom, boom!


    In the deepest part of the tomb where the pharaoh¡¯s coffin was located...


    Ju-Heon was lying inside the golden coffin that only the kings should be lying inside, but...


    [#$#&!]


    It won¡¯t open! It won¡¯t open!


    The rope was struggling outside the coffin, trying to open the lid.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts had all been kicked out of the coffin a long time ago.


    They heard something about only those who are qualified to be kings could lie in this coffin or whatever.


    But who cares about that?


    [The holy mummification will be completed in 5 minutes.]


    [You will travel to the magnificent afterlife as a holy mummy.]


    [It will be an amazing experience that no humans will ever be able to experience.]


    ¡®An amazing experience my ass!¡¯


    The veins in Ju-Heon¡¯s forehead were bulging.


    ¡°Fucking A, open this right now!¡±


    ¡®I''m going to beat all these artifact bastards to a pulp!¡¯


    Ju-Heon, who did not usually get this angry, was shouting so loudly that it echoed through the tomb.


    He then heard a quiet whisper.


    [Human. Do you want me to let you out of there?]


    It was a familiar voice.


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 Chapter 170: The Pharaoh’s Curse (3)

    Chapter 170: The Pharaoh''s Curse (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Naturally, it was not a person. It was an artifact.


    [It¡¯s frustrating, isn¡¯t it? Right? You want to die because you''re so frustrated? Humans feel pain from such trivial things.]


    ¡®Why I ought to.¡¯


    [I''ll let you out of there. You just need to make a deal with me.]


    Ju-Heon''s eyebrows started to twitch as he heard this annoying voice.


    How could they not?


    ¡°Hey. You damn worm. Shut the hell up.¡±


    That was right. The one talking to him was the worm! It was that greedy Xu Fu''s artifact that should be helping to grow the Herb of Eternal Youth.


    Most importantly, this was the culprit responsible for selling his weaknesses(?) to the shitty dog! How could he not be angry?


    The worm continued to blab, as if it had no idea what was going through Ju-Heon¡¯s mind.


    [I know how to open the lid to that coffin. Should I help you? Huh? Huh?]


    Ju-Heon let out a sigh.


    ¡°Hey rope, are you out there?¡±


    Ju-Heon heard some whimpering outside.


    [#*#&##&!]


    Yes, I''m here! I''m right here!


    The rope was the only artifact working hard while the other artifacts were sitting around eating popcorn and watching what it did.


    It was whimpering because it tried to break the coffin but ended up only hurting itself in the process.


    Nero had tried to help as well, but... He tried to start a fire and Ju-Heon yelled at him.


    ¡®Do you want to die?! Are you trying to turn me into roasted meat?!¡¯


    He had been somberly sitting in the corner after being yelled at.


    The worm started to laugh at the rope¡¯s futile attempts.


    [Hey hey, stop wasting your energy. It wouldn¡¯t work even if Divine-Grade artifacts were here. That¡¯s why I said I¡¯ll open it for you. I''m close to one of the servant ladies of this tomb.]


    "What are the conditions of the deal?¡±


    [Your entire fortune! I also want to leave your house with your artifacts! Let me move to Elisa¡¯s house instead of staying in your dirty house! I''m going to leave your house since you don''t give me any money!]


    ¡®Who the fuck is Elisa?¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s eyebrows continued to twitch as he responded.


    ¡°I''d have to be crazy to agree to such a deal.¡±


    [Reeeeeeally? It¡¯s fine if you don¡¯t want to do so!]


    As the worm sneered and turned around...


    [The artifact of destitution is descending.]


    [Half of the tomb is starting to crumble.]


    [A Thunderbolt of Wrath is falling on the worm.]


    Bababang!


    The worm¡¯s head caught on fire.


    [Aaaaaaaaah! My head! Aigoo, my precious hair!]


    He heard some familiar voices outside the tomb.


    ¡°Is that you guys, Irene and Seol-A?¡±


    The two of them jumped in shock after hearing his voice.


    ¡°M, my goodness! Mr. Ju-Heon! Are you in there? You''re in this thing?¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    The two little girls banged on the golden coffin. He was now certain they were Irene and Seol-A.


    [It¡¯s hot, it¡¯s hot! It¡¯s hoooooooooooooot!]


    The worm was crying as it rolled on the floor. Seol-A must have heard something from Gildal as she shouted while stepping on the worm.


    ¡°Hurry up and get the Captain-nim out of there!¡±


    [Aigoo, Aigoo! I''m going to explode! Explode!]


    The worm had no choice but to shout something which opened the coffin. The two women¡¯s faces lit up after Ju-Heon climbed out. Both of them rushed over and hugged him as they let him know how worried they were.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    Of course, the fact that they currently looked like little girls made Ju-Heon feel as if he suddenly had two pretty daughters, but......


    "What did you guys do with your pants?¡±


    ¡®What are you going to do when you return to normal later?!¡¯


    But they didn''t seem to care about that right now.


    ¡°I''m so relieved! There were some weird things written in the prophecy......!¡±


    "Weird things?¡±


    The two of them showed him the artifact book. There were many things listed inside.


    [Bondage]


    [Restraints play]


    [Rope play]


    They were all probably talking about this coffin and the mummification process.


    The women were relieved after realizing this fact.


    ¡°It wasn¡¯t much......it wasn¡¯t the rope.¡±


    ¡°Huh? What about the rope?¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [What do you mean it wasn''t much! There¡¯s still one more dangerous thing!]


    Ju-Heon started to frown after hearing the worm shout.


    ¡°Something dangerous?¡±


    [I''ll tell you, I¡¯ll tell you so please take care of this fire! Please put the fire out! Aigoo, my precious hair!]


    Did worms even have hair?


    ¡°Put it out.¡±


    The rope¡¯s eyes flashed before it tied the worm up and rubbed its head on the ground.


    It looked as if it was putting out a cigarette!


    Rub rub rub!


    [Aaaaaaaaaaah!]


    The worm continued to scream as its head was forcibly rubbed on the ground. Ju-Heon didn''t care as he asked the question.


    ¡°Now tell me. What¡¯s the danger? I¡¯m going to grind you up and turn you into make up if you say some bullshit.¡±


    [It¡¯s written right there! It says be wary of a fan. That¡¯s talking about Zhuge Kongming! You¡¯re going to be killed by Zhuge Kongming today!]


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion.


    ¡°Why him?¡±


    [That...... You have a temporary contract with that Crow bastard, right? That guy will get rid of your Crow!]


    ¡°What does that......ah.¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim?¡±


    Ju-Heon accepted what the worm was saying after realizing something.


    ¡®Now that I think about it, that bastard might be able to get rid of my Crow.¡¯


    Why?


    Julian was able to see an artifact''s aura with his eyes and figure out the opponent¡¯s weakness.


    That was why he might be the only person who could get rid of the Crow''s artifact surrounding his body.


    ¡®That¡¯s why I couldn''t let him become an enemy...¡¯


    It would be extremely annoying if that bastard joined forces with Chairman Kwon.


    ¡®Well, he won''t be my enemy if I use the memory artifact on him.¡¯


    But the two of them didn¡¯t get along enough for Ju-Heon to want to give him back his memories and it was obvious that Julian and his stupidly strong abilities and hero delusion will get in Ju-Heon''s way in the future.


    And most importantly...


    ¡°Ah......he¡¯ll really try to kill me if I give him back his memories.¡±


    Why?


    It was simple.


    ¡°I destroyed his engagement.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon?¡±


    That was right. Ju-Heon had destroyed Julian¡¯s potential marriage in the past. Well, he didn¡¯t do it on purpose, it just ended up that way. The wife-to-be ended up falling for him!


    Julian''s fiancee left behind a note and disappeared, and that note said...


    [I can''t love two men under one sky!]


    His fiancee disappeared after saying something like that.


    On that warm Spring day, Julian, who was 38 years old... Had instantly lost his fiancee.


    But Ju-Heon actually felt wronged. He had been feeling mischievous because Julian managed to get a pretty and sweet girl and he was nice to her because she was a VIP client of TKBM, but...


    ¡®I really feel wronged.¡¯


    Well, it was actually a political marriage Chairman Kwon had ordered. It was probably better that the two of them didn''t get married, but Julian seemed to have liked the girl quite a bit.


    ¡®It makes sense since anybody could tell that she was beautiful and lovely.¡¯


    The fact that she broke off her engagement was already sad enough, but for the reason to be Ju-Heon! And because of something he did as a joke! There was a matter of Julian¡¯s pride, but anybody would consider Ju-Heon to be their worst enemy after something like that.


    ¡®I understand how he feels as a fellow man.¡¯


    Anyway, their already terrible relationship became worse after that. Julian tried to pretty much rip his head off at every chance he got since that incident. In fact, Julian was super petty. He didn¡¯t even talk to Ju-Heon for a few years.


    Ju-Heon decided two could play that game and Seol-A ended up stuck between the two of them as a delivery owl repeating messages from one to the other. It had been like that even when they entered the final tomb!


    This relationship was the reason Ju-Heon did not want to use the Raven¡¯s Tears on Julian.


    ¡®I''m certain of it. I''ll be in danger for a different reason if I restore his memories.¡¯


    He would become roasted meat for sure.


    ¡®Well, I might end up using it if it really became necessary.¡¯


    As Ju-Heon looked around and tried to walk out of the room with Irene and Seol-A...


    ¡°What do you think? Do you agree to the deal?¡±


    Ju-Heon heard a person, whose voice was enough to make him become filled with anger.


    ¡°Hey you, be honest. You can see Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s weaknesses, right?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    Right outside the king''s room where Ju-Heon was in...


    Julian started to frown while listening to Yoon Shi Woo.


    ¡®I was wondering what he was going to ask.¡¯


    ¡°I can¡¯t see it.¡±


    ¡°No, you should be able to see it. I don¡¯t know for sure, but I heard rumors about the fact that he has contracted a special artifact. You received this document too, right?¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo waved a document around.


    That was the request to kill Ju-Heon posted by John Smith, aka shitty dog. Yoon Shi Woo pushed up his glasses as he snickered.


    ¡°The part about weaknesses was so stupid that I threw it in the trashcan, but I thought you would be different. So? Can you see it with Zhuge Kongming¡¯s artifact? Can you see the special artifact?¡±


    ¡®Of course I can. It must be that Crow from last time.¡¯


    It was that heinous Crow''s aura that was surrounding Ju-Heon as if to protect him. Julian did know. Julian knew how to get rid of that aura.


    He didn¡¯t have Zhuge Kongming¡¯s artifact for nothing. However...


    ¡°I''m sorry, but I really don''t know.¡±


    Julian took a step back and Yoon Shi Woo snickered as he asked.


    ¡°Oh, then why are you running away?¡±


    ¡®Why else? It¡¯s because you have Liu Bei''s artifact, you son of a bitch! Why did it have to be this bastard?! He hasn¡¯t activated it but I¡¯m certain.¡¯


    Yoon Shi Woo really had Liu Bei''s artifact! It was okay right now since it wasn''t activated, but it was dangerous to just be around him.


    [My liege, my liege, my liege, my liege, my liege, my liege, my liege, my liege, my liege, my liege.]


    ¡®Damn it, I need to run away.¡¯


    ¡°I''m sorry but I¡¯ll be heading out first......¡±


    It was at that moment. The TKBM Hunters surrounded him as if they expected this.


    ¡°Zhuge Kongming. Why do you think we came all the way here with you?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Did you really think we brought you here to get your thunderbolt to help us?¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo put something against Julian¡¯s neck at that moment.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    It was a sword.


    Julian flinched in shock after seeing the sword.


    ¡®Liu Bei''s artifact!¡¯


    Julian could not use his thunderbolt because his mind was full of that thought.


    Chairman Kwon soon glared at Julian in an overbearing manner.


    ¡°I''ve already heard the rumors about how you can¡¯t do anything against Liu Bei''s artifact.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°What do you think? Do you agree to the deal?¡±


    Julian could not believe it.


    ¡°You¡¯re putting in so much effort to get rid of Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon is an unexpected guest who appeared out of nowhere. Do you know how disrespectful it is that such a nobody is in the Monarch position? That was supposed to be filled with people in my network.¡±


    ¡°Network?¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo added on.


    ¡°Yes. We heard that special artifacts will appear to the 15 Monarchs in a month. Just possessing these special items will supposedly give you what you want...... and we can¡¯t let Seo Ju-Heon get such special benefits.¡±


    Chairman Kwon started to smile viciously.


    ¡°The other Monarchs have agreed as well. We won¡¯t take away your position as the < Monarch of Strategies > if you cooperate with us. Let¡¯s share the benefit together.¡±


    Julian let out a sigh.


    It seemed as if Ju-Heon had gotten on all of the other Monarchs¡¯ bad sides. That was why they all agreed to cooperate and get rid of Seo Ju-Heon from the Monarch position within the next month.


    That month was actually the time the Crow had given Ju-Heon as well.


    It was that time limit the Crow had given him to take away his Tomb Raider skills and force him to change occupation.


    Julian responded at that moment.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I''m not interested in that...¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s gaze turned sharp.


    ¡°You have a younger sister, don¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Your younger sister is alive. What do you think? Aren¡¯t you curious? You know what I''m about to say, don''t you?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Julian¡¯s Dominance was shaken. Chairman Kwon released a coercive amount of Dominance as if to rip apart his prey.


    It was a battle of will. The person who lost this battle would lose the advantage. Chairman Kwon started to smile.


    ¡°I¡¯ll help you find your younger sister and TKBM will sponsor you as much as needed. I also heard about some weird slave contract with Seo Ju-Heon? I should be able to get you out of that as well.¡±


    Julian¡¯s mind was shaken after hearing that. His pupils were shaking as he made eye contact with Chairman Kwon.


    Now that he thought about it, all artifact users were wicked. He just needed to work together with the least wicked of the bunch. In Julian''s point of view, Ju-Heon was the most wicked. He saw Chairman Kwon as being one of the least wicked.


    In that case, wouldn''t it be better to work together with Chairman Kwon?


    Chairman Kwon and Yoon Shi Woo started to smile after seeing Julian''s reaction.


    ¡®We got him.¡¯


    He was caught in Chairman Kwon''s artifact of conquest''s ability.


    His artifact of conquest had the conquering attribute as the artifact belonging to someone who had conquered Rome, but it had a special ability to gather people under him.


    It had the power to gather talented individuals. That was why in the past, he was known as the < Personnel Monopolizer >.


    He gathered Monarchs and numerous Expert-Grade users close to the Monarch level to become one of the Four Emperors.


    And now, Julian gulped as he was being influenced by this same artifact. S§×arch* The N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    TKBM. It was a large excavation team with a lot of skills. There were some negative images about them, but in some ways, those were all created by Seo Ju-Heon. That was why he was thinking that it might be good to work with Chairman Kwon and strike Seo Ju-Heon.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Hey hey. That¡¯s not it. Put aside that thought.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    They were all shocked after hearing a familiar voice.


    Seo Ju-Heon had appeared in front of them. And...


    ¡°Huh, t, that is?!¡±


    Ju-Heon had Liu Bei¡¯s artifact in his hand.


    Yoon Shi Woo gasped after seeing a sword that looked the same as the one in his hand.


    "Wait, this!¡±


    There was a shadow slowly crawling away at that moment.


    That shadow was Yoo Jaeha. In his bag were numerous artifacts that belonged to TKBM.


    Yoon Shi Woo foamed at the mouth after seeing this.


    "That damn counterfeiting bastard! Hey you! Get your ass over here!¡±


    ¡®You really think I would come?!¡¯ Yoo Jaeha, who had created fakes of TKBM''s artifacts in this short amount of time, rushed over to Ju-Heon.


    "Caaaaaaaaaaptaaaaaaaaaaaain-niiiiiiiiiim!¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled, thinking that Jaeha had done a good job.


    "Hey Kongming. You seem to be stupidly getting fooled again. Let me get rid of your concerns at once. You''re not that stupid.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Ah, before that, everybody should watch out. He might really kill someone in anger.¡±


    The Raven¡¯s Tears artifact activated as soon as he said that.

 Chapter 171: The Pharaoh’s Curse (4)

    Chapter 171: The Pharaoh''s Curse (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Ah, before that, everybody should watch out. He might really kill someone in anger.¡±


    The Raven¡¯s Tears artifact activated as soon as he said that.


    Flash!


    The memory artifact activated and it did the same thing as it had done with Lee Seol-A.


    There was an extremely bright flash that blinded everyone!


    Everybody associated with TKBM shouted under that blinding light while Ju-Heon¡¯s group started to groan.


    ¡°Aaah! What the hell?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s too bright!¡±


    Of course, Lee Seol-A was very familiar with this situation. She had already experienced this once!


    He was certain.


    ¡®Captain-nim really used it!¡¯


    Lee Seol-A had not heard about everything from Ju-Heon. She did not know exactly what kind of abilities her Captain ended up getting.


    But she did know that this artifact was something that would give them back their memories of the past life.


    Lee Seol-A didn''t know what kind of artifact it was, how it worked, or whose artifact this was.


    But the specific details weren¡¯t important.


    Why?


    Julian would remember everything now that he was the target of this artifact!


    He would remember the memories of his past.


    Those memories would be felt with his body and mind and not be seen as if it was a movie.


    The sensations from the last moments of his past life?


    If he remembers them......


    Lee Seol-A gulped as she looked toward Julian.


    She then heard Julian''s painful groans from inside the light.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Odd memories were entering his mind as Lee Seol-A had experienced.


    Being a lawyer, being dragged into TKBM, joining a team with Ju-Heon, Ju-Heon finding his younger sister for him, the terrible deeds of the monopolizers...


    Numerous memories became vivid in his mind.


    But the most memorable memory was to be expected.


    ¡®This is a trap. The reinforcements aren''t going to show up. Chairman Kwon made us eat shit.¡¯


    ¡®.......¡¯


    ¡®It¡¯s my responsibility as your captain for bringing all of you here.¡¯


    ¡®Ju-Heon.¡¯


    ¡®That¡¯s why you need to take the rest of them and go out. I will be the bait.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s angry gaze was begging him to help him make sure nobody else had to die.


    Julian had nodded toward his captain before leading the rest of the team members away.


    ¡®Vice Captain-nim! Captain-nim!¡¯


    Inside the dark tomb... Their allies dying inside there...


    That was where Julian ended up dying as well.


    As the tomb raiding team¡¯s strategist, he gave the last remaining members a path to get out.


    ¡®Vice Captain-nim! You should come with us too...¡¯


    ¡®I''m fine. Our Captain led most of them away so I can block the rest on my own.¡¯


    ¡®But still...¡¯


    He did not respond.


    And once all of the remaining members were no longer visible...


    Fires that were so bright that they almost blinded him in that dark tomb charged toward him.


    He clenched his teeth and continued to block them even as they ate away at his skin.


    He was hoping that he could save at least one more person. He wanted to do everything he could to lessen the burden the captain would feel even if it was just by a little.


    Julian almost threw up once he remembered those memories.


    Was it because of the sensation of being eaten up?


    No.


    The memories of being ripped apart by rats and his skin being dug out were nothing.


    His anger was clearing on his mind than the pain.


    ¡®Vice Captain-nim. Jaeha and I can''t go with you, but I¡¯ll pray for you guys. Please come back safely.¡¯


    A man¡¯s face brushed through his memories.


    ¡®Seol-A seemed to have a fever, I hope she''ll be okay. She told me not to tell the Captain-nim.¡¯


    ¡®It should be fine. She has the medicine from our tomb raiding team''s nurse, so she should be fine inside the tomb.¡¯


    ¡®Ah is that so? I''m relieved.¡¯


    Was he really relieved?


    Yang Chen.


    The traitor who sold Ju-Heon and the rest of them off with a smiling face!


    Then there was Kwon Tae Joon.


    That bastard used their weaknesses to make them work like dogs before getting rid of them!


    Julian knew that Ju-Heon had been the most harassed and worked to the bones.


    The two of them had a terrible relationship with each other, but Julian still had to admit that Ju-Heon was skilled. He was not someone who should have been worked to the bones like that by Chairman Kwon.


    The entire team was thrown away at the end.


    Julian lost his rationality once that anger completely became his own.


    Craaaaaaaaaaaackle!


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    Normally, the thunderbolts would not be strong enough to kill people.


    But the anger that was filling not his head, but his heart, was striking down from the sky.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Ju-Heon covered the two young girls, Irene and Lee Seol-A, as he used the lighting rod artifact.


    Of course, the enemies were still dying off.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaahh!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    The thunderbolts falling toward Chairman Kwon and Yoon Shi Woo were extremely strong.


    Yoon Shi Woo, who used his allies to barely keep himself alive, started to swear.


    ¡°Ow, that fucking son of a bitch! Are you crazy? Hey, hey! Seo Ju-Heon! What the hell did you do to make him go crazy?!¡±


    ¡°Who cares? You brought it upon yourself.¡±


    Ju-Heon touched a device in the tomb as if he had been waiting for this.


    It was at that moment.


    Boom!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaahh!¡±


    Two thirds of TKBM''s excavation team fell through the ground.


    The Valley of the Kings had many devices to prevent tomb raiders from coming in, such as extremely deep pits.


    ¡®There''s probably a human eating crocodile inside that pit.¡¯


    The thunderbolts disappeared and Julian was huffing.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what happened, but Seo Ju-Heon, you are our captain. That is why we need to work together here to.........¡±


    However...


    Boom!


    ¡°Huh?!¡±


    The ground underneath Julian disappeared and Julian became flustered.


    He managed to grab the side of the pit to prevent himself from falling in, but!


    "Seo Ju-Heon, what the hell are you doing?!¡±


    He then questioned his eyes.


    It was because Ju-Heon was shaking a bottle around.


    ¡®That is?!¡¯


    ¡°I''m taking this Golden Horned King and Silver Horned King¡¯s Purple Gold Red Gourd.¡±


    Julian looked through his pocket out of reflex.


    ¡®It really isn¡¯t here!¡¯


    He became extremely angry after realizing that it was his Journey to the West artifact.


    ¡°Hey! Seo Ju-Heon! What the hell are you doing?!¡±


    "What else? What¡¯s yours is mine. As for what¡¯s mine? It¡¯s naturally mine.¡±


    Julian started to get a headache.


    ¡®Ah.¡¯


    Now that he thought about it, their captain had always been this kind of bastard.


    He was too strongly influenced by the image of the end of his life, but Seo Ju-Heon had always been a bastard.


    Ju-Heon said something else to prove that was the case.


    "Ah, and the mob of weaklings that got away are your responsibility.¡±


    ¡®What? The mob of weaklings?¡¯ Julian turned his head and realized something.


    ¡®Chairman Kwon is gone!¡¯


    Chairman Kwon''s artifacts¡¯ auras had disappeared. He must have escaped from the pit.


    ¡®He ran away in that short period of time!¡¯


    His goal would naturally be this tomb''s artifact.


    An urgent Julian tried to quickly head toward the artifact.


    His memories of the past might have returned, but they were currently all rivals.


    He remembered his duty.


    ¡®I need to get this tomb¡¯s artifact!¡¯


    As Julian tried to crawl out of the trap...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon pointed a sword at Julian.


    It was Liu Bei''s artifact.


    Ju-Heon was smiling.


    ¡°Listen carefully. Your Mountains and Streams excavation team will become a subset of our excavation team. That means that you are my subordinate. Your subordinates are my manpower. They will come whenever I call for them and hand over all artifacts as soon as they get them.¡±


    Julian could not believe this shameless attitude.


    ¡°Hey! How can you say that, you damn engagement breaker!¡±


    Craaaaaaaaaaaackle!


    An angry thunderbolt headed toward Ju-Heon.


    It looked as if it was a Dragon''s Rage.


    None of that mattered.


    Pssh.......


    The strong thunderbolt scattered in front of Liu Bei¡¯s sword.


    ¡°Ah. I''ll make it clear since we haven¡¯t chatted for a few years. Engagement breaker? Hey. It¡¯s not my fault that the bride to be fell for me! How is that my fault?¡±


    ¡°What?! Then it... Is my fault.¡±


    ¡°Yeah! Get rid of that old-fashioned shirt and glasses if you don''t like it! I might wear anything I found but your clothes are way too old-fashioned! Do you know that?!¡±


    ¡°What did you say?! You damn... yes sir! I also believe that my clothes are too old-fashioned, sir! Damn it!¡±


    ¡®That damn Liu Bei¡¯s artifact!¡¯


    Lee Seol-A started to laugh while hearing their conversation.


    She shouldn''t be laughing, but she was just too happy right now.


    She was happy that they could be together again.


    But Julian seemed to feel differently.


    ¡°Fine, I''m going to keep getting in your way now that things are like this! You just wait and see! You¡¯re out of your mind if you think I''ll be in the same team as you again! All of the information I had to keep to myself because of the contract in the past! The information about monopolizers that you don¡¯t know about! I''m going to keep them to myself! I''m going to fix that rotten attitude of yours!¡±


    ¡°Oh, is that so?¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Ju-Heon, who had been swinging the sword around like an expert, activated the artifact.


    Boom!


    [Your Dominance is at the Monarch-Grade. You have met the first level requirements and the artifact has been activated.]


    [The artifact is being activated after meeting the second requirements of leadership and Fit for a liege.]


    [You are able to summon Liu Bei''s three brothers and order them as you like after dominating Liu Bei''s artifact.]


    [Your image has changed and the masses will be curious about you.]


    [You are able to control Zhuge Kongming''s artifact.]


    An intense amount of Dominance and Fit was activated.


    Kugugung!


    ¡°I''m giving an order. Zhuge Kongming will be a good boy and tell me everything.¡±


    Liu Bei¡¯s sword flashed.


    Liu Bei''s artifact did not have the power to force people to do things, but this was no normal person.


    Julian screamed before he started to shout.


    "Fine, I¡¯ll tell you! I¡¯ll tell you! Fuck!¡±


    The remaining TKBM''s subordinates dropped their jaws in shock.


    "S, shit, that trash artifact... It could actually be activated? It was just a skewer whenever the team leader-nim used it.¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted in response.


    "That¡¯s what you call throwing pearls to the pigs.¡±


    That made Yoon Shi Woo start to grind his teeth.


    ¡°Hey, you fucker, you done talking?!¡±


    ¡°Enough, now goodbye. I need to go get this place¡¯s artifact. Hey Kongming. Hurry up if you want to come along.¡±


    Ju-Heon instantly departed for a shortcut.


    Of course, Yoon Shi Woo would not just stand around and watch.


    ¡°Hurry up and get them! Make them hand over my Liu Bei''s artifact!¡±


    Ju-Heon responded as if he remembered something.


    ¡°Ah, right. Let me give you a warning. You''ll receive the curse of destitution soon.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo was wondering what Ju-Heon was talking about, but Julian turned stiff.


    Now that he thought about it, that girl standing next to Seol-A whose eyes were sparkling.........


    ¡®It¡¯s the Monarch of Destitution!¡¯


    He had not thought much about her until now, but it was different now that he had his memories back!


    ¡®The goddess of destruction in the stock market!¡¯


    Julian foamed at the mouth as he entered the shortcut.


    ¡°Hold on, did you bring the Monarch of Destitution into a tomb?!¡±


    ¡°So what?¡±


    ¡°Hey, that¡¯s crazy, are you really crazy?! You can''t bring the Monarch of Destitution into a tomb!¡±


    Julian was right.


    The tomb started to violently shake.


    [The power of destitution is descending upon the Tomb Appearance area.]


    [Terrible misfortunes will befall everybody inside the tomb.]


    [A part of your wealth is leaving you every time you take a step.]


    [You are losing some luck every time you breathe.]


    [You are being infected by a critical and rare disease every time you blink.]


    [Everything you touch is being destroyed.]


    [Your wealth is taking an excessive dive every time you think about anything erotic.]


    There were many voices echoing through the tomb.


    "Ahhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaahh!¡±


    Something terrible must have happened to them as they sounded full of pain.


    Julian put a hand against his forehead.


    He thought it was already too late.


    Ju-Heon handed him a contract at that moment.


    ¡°Here¡¯s an addendum to the contract I gave you last time. I changed some things because I didn''t think that contract was right.¡±


    Julian happily nodded his head.


    ¡®Yes. That was not a humane contract at all.¡¯ S§×arch* The n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Julian gasped while looking at the front page of the contract.


    ¡°Ha.........my poor life. Chairman Kwon in my past life and Seo Ju-Heon in this life.¡±


    He looked like he ate shit but he was certain about one thing.


    Julian started to chuckle.


    "At least you¡¯re better than Chairman Kwon.¡±


    That was why he didn¡¯t mind being on the same team again.


    He had cherished their team members as the Vice Captain as well, and he couldn''t help but accept that Ju-Heon was talented.


    The information about monopolizers he couldn¡¯t tell Ju-Heon in the past because it would have been breaching a contract...


    It wouldn''t be difficult to raise Ju-Heon into one of the Four Emperors position if he shared that information.


    However...


    ¡°Hold on. Nothing seems to have changed.¡±


    ¡°No, the part on the bottom about your salary has changed. I changed the number.¡±


    Julian started to frown after taking a look.


    [$5,000,000 (X) -> You have no salary]


    An angry Julian started to shout.


    ¡°Hey! You should at least give me minimum wage!¡±


    ¡®Damn it, I thought he was a smart dog I could put to use.¡¯


    What had happened to make Julian take that damn lunatic¡¯s side?


    Chairman Kwon didn¡¯t like anything right now.


    ¡®My plans keep getting ruined because of Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    The tombs, the Monarchs line-up, too many things had changed.


    ¡®There''s only one month until those artifacts of the prophecy. We need to push Seo Ju-Heon out of the Monarch position before then.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon and the other members of the excavation teams entered the final room in the tomb.


    They should just have to clear the test of the artifact in this place if this tomb was normal.


    That was what they thought, but......


    "C, Chairman-nim?¡±


    "Fuck, what the hell is this?!¡±


    Chairman Kwon started to swear after seeing what Ju-Heon had done.

 Chapter 172: The Pharaoh’s Curse (5)

    Chapter 172: The Pharaoh''s Curse (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    Chairman Kwon started to swear after seeing what Ju-Heon had done.


    His reaction was to be expected.


    ¡°Who the hell did this?¡±


    This was the boss room. This was the last room in the tomb. They needed to go to the top of this room to start the test.


    ¡®The Monarch of Fate said that there would be a rope here.¡¯


    "But what the hell is this?!¡±


    He had spent 1 billion dollars to hear about the future! There was indeed a dangling rope as prophesized.


    The issue was that there were hundreds of them.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim! Aren¡¯t those our artifacts?¡±


    ¡°Yeah! They¡¯re our artifacts that that bastard, Yoo Jaeha, replaced with fakes! I''m sure of it!¡±


    There were numerous artifacts all over the ground.


    Glass bottles, ear wax removers, ink bottles, cards, dolls, cotton swabs, etc. There were so many items that they piled up to an average person''s knees.


    But they were all copies of artifacts.


    "What the hell, why is this over here?¡±


    ¡°Why else? They threw these artifacts away because it was hard to get through the traps.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, we don''t need to worry about these since we have the real ones. What a fucking retard.¡±


    ¡°Yes. We don¡¯t need to worry about...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    The baggage carriers¡¯ bags suddenly exploded. Ten people¡¯s backpacks exploded! People started to shout with anxiety.


    ¡°What the hell?!¡±


    ¡°The artifact backpack suddenly-!¡±


    Something that would make them gasp even more happened. Their bags exploded and the artifacts inside fell to the ground.


    It fell into this sea of fake artifacts.


    This naturally caused a headache of an issue.


    Clang, clang!


    ¡°Fuck! They''re all mixed together! They''re all mixed together!¡±


    ¡°Find them!¡±


    They couldn''t find it no matter how hard they tried.


    ¡°Team leader-nim! We can''t find them! The artifacts all look the same!¡±


    "What are you talking about? They¡¯re just fakes! You call yourself artifact users when you can¡¯t even tell the difference between the real ones and the fake ones?! Compare them by their auras!¡±


    ¡°Sir, even if you say that......!¡±


    ¡®I can¡¯t tell which is real!¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°You probably won''t be able to find them. It¡¯s impossible with all of your shitty eyes.¡±


    They heard a mocking voice behind them. All of TKBM''s excavation team members started to grind their teeth after seeing the owner of the voice.


    ¡°You damn bastards!¡±


    Seo Ju-Heon and his group had appeared. The person chuckling behind Ju-Heon was Yoo Jaeha. TKBM''s excavation team members felt their blood pressure rising as they started to shout.


    ¡°You son of a bitch, were you responsible for our backpacks blowing up?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to smile in an extremely annoying manner.


    ¡°Hey idiots, did you just realize that? I put some bomb artifacts in there when you guys were relieving yourselves!¡±


    That was right. Yoo Jaeha had run away after creating fakes of TKBM''s artifacts. Making fakes of artifacts were things Yoo Jaeha could now do in minutes after being beat... No, trained by Ju-Heon.


    These people wouldn¡¯t have cared about his fakes that much, but all of it had been planned for this situation.


    Yoo Jaeha urged Ju-Heon on.


    "Captain-nim, hurry. Hurry, hurry! We don¡¯t have much time!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled before taking out a soju bottle, no, the Golden Horned King and Silver Horned King¡¯s Purple Gold Red Gourd.


    The artifact was quickly activated. The artifact made a loud noise before sucking up all artifacts scattered on the ground.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    Both the real artifacts and the fake artifacts on the ground were all sucked up.


    The excavation team members started to scream after all of their artifacts were sucked away.


    ¡°Ahhh! The artifacts!¡±


    ¡°T, that crazy son of a...!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was chuckling that it was a success while Julian was looking at Ju-Heon''s gourd bottle and going, ¡®ah... That¡¯s my artifact...¡¯


    As he quietly stood there full of sorrow.


    The team leaders gasped in despair after seeing all of those artifacts become abducted in an instant.


    ¡°He took all of those precious healing artifacts...!¡±


    But Chairman Kwon did not seem to mind that much.


    ¡®You used such petty tricks.¡±


    ¡°Chairman-nim...!¡±


    "We can buy those artifacts again from that female doctor! Focus on this tomb¡¯s artifact first!¡±


    The excavation team members nodded their heads and started grabbing onto ropes.


    Their only choice now was to clear this tomb first and take the artifact!


    ¡®A pharaoh''s artifact should have some pretty good abilities.¡¯


    ¡°Go up! Hurry up!¡±


    "We need to get up there first!¡±


    Tens of people started to climb on ropes.


    But the moment they got onto the ropes... Snap.


    "Ahhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    The ropes broke and they fell to the ground. Then the walls suddenly split open and bugs started to pour out.


    They were all man-eating bugs.


    "Fuck, what the hell are those things?!¡±


    The bugs that resembled beetles created a black wave as they charged toward the humans.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    Snap! Snap! Snap!


    More ropes snapped and people continued to fall.


    ¡°Aaah! My skin!¡±


    ¡°My eyes, I can''t see!¡±


    ¡°Aaah! My johnsoooooooon!¡±


    They could hear the screams of people who were impacted by the Pharaoh''s curse.


    ¡°Fuck! It¡¯s all based on luck!¡±


    "Seo Ju-Heon, that lunatic!¡±


    They could tell what had happened with complete certainty. Ju-Heon must have messed with the ropes as well.


    This was ''operation mess with the traps''. It wasn¡¯t hard to do. First, Yoo Jaeha made copies of the rope and then Irene touched the fake ropes to set everything in motion! The ropes would be full of the power of misfortune and naturally create cursed ropes.


    The excavation teams who ended up activating the traps in the tomb including some of them falling into pits and others being covered in shit water, started to shout as they could not hold back any longer.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon! Which rope is real?!¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted while wondering why he would let them know.


    "Are all of your eyes just for show? Why can¡¯t you find it?¡±


    "What did you say?!¡±


    Ju-Heon shrugged his shoulders.


    ¡°I¡¯ll still let you know since I''m a nice guy.


    It¡¯s easy to tell which rope is real. First of all, the person needs to be a good person. Only an extremely virtuous person like me can see the real rope.¡±


    ¡°Ho, what? A good person? A virtuous person?¡±


    ¡°Like hell! Prove it you bastard!¡±


    Ju-Heon walked over to the hundreds of ropes as if telling them to watch.


    "Alright, the rope that only a good person can see...¡±


    He suddenly stopped reaching his hand out and started to frown as if he was hesitating...


    ¡°Tsk, hey rope! Where are you?¡±


    And called for it. He was calling for the rope!


    There was only one rope that started to move from among the hundreds of ropes.


    It seemed to have camouflaged itself as it looked like an Egyptian rope, but......


    [#&#^&!]


    Yes! I''m over here! Over here!


    The rope was making itself visible as it was excited that its master was calling for it.


    [#$&*!]


    You were looking for me? Looking for me?


    Ju-Heon smiled while looking at it.


    ¡°Good. You see that? That¡¯s the real one. People really need to live virtuous lives.¡±


    ¡°Damn it! You scammer!¡±


    ¡°How is that finding it?!¡±


    ¡°Get lost. Hey, you guys. Go up first.¡±


    The rest of his group asked after hearing Ju-Heon¡¯s order.


    ¡°What about you, Captain-nim?!¡±


    ¡°I have some business with that old fogey.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon triumphantly took something out.


    It was van Gogh¡¯s painting!


    The artifact was activated and a familiar item fell out of the painting.


    Boom!


    ¡°!¡±


    The thing that came out with a loud noise was the pharaoh''s coffin that Ju-Heon had been trapped in!


    "What the hell is that?!!¡±


    People wondered why Ju-Heon had summoned this thing, but Ju-Heon, who had already experienced being trapped in it, started to smile.


    He then started to shout in Toombglyph.


    [King, enter! Obtain your eternal rest!]


    Chairman Kwon disappeared as soon as he said that.


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim?!¡±


    ¡°Where the hell did he go?!¡±


    But he had not disappeared from this room.


    Boom boom boom!


    Chairman Kwon started to shout from inside the golden coffin.


    ¡°Get me out of here!¡±


    The others started to gasp.


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim?!¡±


    ¡°A, are you stuck in there?!¡±


    ¡°Hey! What the hell did you do?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°It seems a bit early for him to go into a coffin, but have fun struggling!¡±


    This coffin was a trap inside this tomb that could capture Monarch-Grade users. Ju-Heon had heard the incantation that was needed to get out when the worm had said it.


    He then threatened the worm to hear the incantation to trap someone inside as well.


    The excavation team members gathered around the coffin.


    ¡°Fuck, Chairman-nim! We will get you out of there soon! Please wait a moment!¡±


    ¡°I''m sure whatever you guys do will be useless.¡±


    ¡°You shut the hell up!¡±


    They then heard Yoo Jaeha''s voice from above.


    ¡°Captain-nim! I''m the last one! Please come on up!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s subordinates must have all entered the test room while this happened.


    The last one was Yoo Jaeha who was struggling to climb up the rope.


    ¡°Hurry up!¡±


    ¡°I got it.¡±


    Ju-Heon also tried to climb up the rope.


    However...


    ¡°Captain-nim?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha stopped climbing and looked down after seeing that Ju-Heon was not following him.


    ¡°Captain-nim, are you not coming up?¡±


    ¡°Ah. I suddenly have something to do.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Something to do? What the hell do you have to do when the artifact is right in front of us?! That wasn''t part of the plan!¡±


    ¡®Yes, it wasn¡¯t.¡¯


    It really had not been part of the plan.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide while glaring at the rope.


    [The Pharaoh''s curse has descended.]


    [A person with an evil heart is unable to climb this rope.]


    ¡®This damn mummy bastard.¡¯


    Text started to appear on the ground to mess with Ju-Heon some more.


    [Please be a good person.]


    [You''re a terrible person.]


    ¡®Should I just kill all of them?¡¯


    The owners of the tomb were laughing somewhere.


    [That¡¯s why he should have been nicer.]


    [That human is someone who couldn¡¯t climb the rope in the first place. We don¡¯t need to pay any attention to him.]


    Ju-Heon started to swear after continuing to hear the artifacts¡¯ voices. Sear?h the N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°These shitty fuckers......¡±


    ¡°C, captain-nim?¡±


    Even Seol-A was getting anxious from above.


    Ju-Heon waved at them.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, you guys go try to get the artifact first. I''ll head over after taking care of this mob of weaklings.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha became flustered.


    ¡°Excuse me? What the hell are you talking about?! That¡¯s not your style!¡±


    "Why? What¡¯s wrong? You have a problem with this?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was scared by Ju-Heon''s glare and quickly started to climb.


    ¡°O, of course not! None at all!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at the scammer Yoo Jaeha and started to get angry.


    ¡®Even a scamming bastard can climb the rope, so why can¡¯t I......?!¡¯


    The rope started to whimper after seeing that Ju-Heon couldn¡¯t climb it.


    [$#&#! @]


    Why won¡¯t it work, why won''t it work!


    The rope was anxious as it continued to think about why it wasn''t working, but Ju-Heon had learned the answer while they were inside the Tomb of Lust.


    It was probably similar to how the tiger couldn''t grab the rope from heaven in the story......


    [Hahaha, this is all because this damn thief dared to mess with our tomb. This bastard is the worst person under the heavens.]


    [Hahaha. Why don''t you do some community service over here! Tell us that you respect us over and over!]


    [Then we will give you special treatment and get rid of the curse!]


    The muscles in Ju-Heon''s face started to twitch after hearing the pharaohs¡¯ sneering. He might be able to climb the rope if he listened to them, but...


    Ju-Heon glared at the excavation team members surrounding the coffin.


    ¡°Hey you guys!¡±


    "What do you want, you son of a bitch?! Hurry up and take the Chairman-nim out!¡±


    ¡°Shut up. All of you will need to become a human staircase for me.¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say?¡±


    The excavation teams wondered what bullshit Ju-Heon was talking about, but Ju-Heon just tapped a picture on the wall. They then heard water rushing toward them.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    A large amount of water started to pour in from all sides.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaahh!¡±


    "W, what the hell is this?!¡±


    The water that rushed in like strong waves instantly filled the room.


    Bang!


    The excavation teams were swept up by this sudden disaster.


    ¡°Ahhhhh! Save me!¡±


    A few seconds later...


    The water evaporated and Ju-Heon stopped holding his breath.


    What was left in front of him were the people who had fainted because of the water that suddenly rushed in. Chairman Kwon was lucky as he wasn¡¯t impacted because he was inside the coffin, but was he really lucky? He still couldn¡¯t get out of the coffin.


    Chairman Kwon started to swear while banging on the coffin.


    ¡°What the hell?! What¡¯s wrong?! Answer me!¡±


    Ju-Heon didn''t care as he swept back his wet hair and called Nero out.


    ¡°Hey, Nero. I have some work for you to do.¡±


    [What is it?]


    ¡°Call your soldiers out to pile those people up.¡±


    He was creating the human staircase.


    ¡®Damn it. Oh well, who cares if there¡¯s nothing for me to climb. I¡¯ll just create a staircase myself.¡¯


    In the test room... Ju-Heon was grinding his teeth while trying to dry himself in the pharaohs¡¯ room.


    ¡°Whether they¡¯re the kings of Egypt or whatever, I should just kill them. They should know there''s a limit to messing with humans.¡±


    The rest of the team members were shaking in fear after feeling Ju-Heon''s wrath. It might be understandable that he was full of anger.


    All of the attacks on their way over had been focused on Ju-Heon, as if they were all trying to kill only Ju-Heon.


    He was shot, he was pulled, he was pushed on the ground, fell through a pit, made fun of, turned into a doll...


    Hundreds of things had happened to him. Ju-Heon, whose whole body was swollen, looked ready to explode.


    "C, Captain-nim, are you okay?¡±


    Julian just opened the large door as if he was used to this.


    ¡°He won''t die from this much.¡±


    They could see something inside once the door opened. They were the appearances of the past pharaohs.


    "That is......?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡®There are S-Grade artifacts and even Divine-Grade artifacts.¡¯


    The rest of the team members were shivering in reflex.


    ¡®They''re strong.¡¯


    ¡°Wow, look at these auras. How many dangerous artifacts are there?!¡±


    But their captain wasn¡¯t even blinking at the overbearing auras.


    ¡°What is the test for this tomb?¡±


    Julian responded after Ju-Heon asked, wondering if it was different than what he remembered.


    ¡°It¡¯s simple. You just have to defeat the pharaohs¡¯ wrath. Can you do it?¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed after hearing that.


    ¡®What? The pharaohs¡¯ wrath?¡¯


    He had a rare angry look on his face.


    ¡°How dangerous can the wrath of some fuckers who are messing with people while chilling in here be?¡±


    [Shut up, you human bastard.]


    ¡°Sure. ¡°Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.¡±


    [!]


    ¡°Should we compare whose wrath is greater?¡±


    Ju-Heon took out a set of artifacts.

 Chapter 173: The Pharaoh’s Curse (6)

    Chapter 173: The Pharaoh''s Curse (6) Translator: miraclerifle


    Julian was shocked after seeing the three artifacts.


    ¡®Those artifacts are... Divine-Grade!¡¯


    They were Divine-Grade artifacts that would be ranked high among all Divine-Grade artifacts. They were artifacts that could not be tamed by regular people. Even he and the other Monarchs would find it difficult to subdue these artifacts.


    But Ju-Heon had a firm grasp on these ferocious artifacts.


    He couldn¡¯t help but be awed.


    ¡®His Dominance has gone up even higher than in the past.¡¯


    He could tell for sure after recovering his memories. It was not just his Dominance.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s skills in handling artifacts were much more stylish and had upgraded from the past. That was why Julian was happy, but well...


    ¡°Will you be okay? There seem to be a lot of dangerous auras.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡±


    ¡°I guess there¡¯s no point in worrying about you. You already know about this test anyway.¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s not that.¡±


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    Julian started to frown but Ju-Heon just kicked a stone door by the wall instead of responding.


    The door opened to reveal a vast desert. They could feel the intense desert heat. There was a dry sandy breeze as well.


    The team members were shocked to see this environment.


    "Why is such a place...?!¡±


    Seol-A, who had come here in her past life with China, found this to be odd.


    ¡°There should be coffins here...! That¡¯s how we cleared it.¡±


    Ju-Heon remembered the same thing. He had not been able to go inside in the past because someone else came first, but this place had been a room full of coffins and treasure.


    There were tens of golden coffins lined up in a large room and Ju-Heon had to find a special treasure inside. Of course, that required him to open the pharaohs¡¯ coffins.


    The people who opened the coffins would be cursed and die from illnesses.


    Basically, the test was to survive the curses and find the treasure.


    ¡®Well, we could get through here quickly if Chloe was here.¡¯


    She was a member of the tomb raiding team and basically the team¡¯s personal doctor. She was an extremely skilled doctor. Anyway, the test seemed completely different than in the past.


    "Do you think the future has changed?¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled after hearing Seol-A whisper.


    ¡®No. That¡¯s not the case.¡¯


    "These bastards. They have no thoughts about giving the test at all.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smirk.


    That was right. This tomb had been created to get rid of him. There was no way they would create the test.


    The team members became wary after realizing that fact.


    However...


    "Stop moving.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°You guys stay here and be my backup.¡±


    Seol-A eyes opened wide.


    ¡°Excuse me? But we need to make them give the test...!¡±


    Every so often, there were artifacts that would not give their test. There was a method they used when that happened.


    But Ju-Heon shook his head.


    "That method won''t work. Furthermore, I am never going to do any of the tests that these arrogant artifact bastards create ever again.¡±


    ¡°Ex, excuse me? But...!¡±


    ¡°I''m going to kiss all of you if you guys move without my order.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to swear and told him to hurry up and please go on his own, while Seol-A and Irene both tried to follow him before flinching.


    The reason behind it was simple.


    Since he said he would kiss all of them...


    ¡®That means he¡¯ll also kiss Irene...¡¯


    ¡®He¡¯ll also kiss Miss Seol-A...¡¯


    The two of them decided ''whatever'' and tried to help Ju-Heon, but Julian stopped them.


    ¡°Leave that artifactphile to deal with the artifacts. There¡¯s something we need to do for him.¡±


    He seemed to have felt some pity for Ju-Heon.


    ¡®He might not show it, but he does seem to have some trauma.¡¯


    It wasn¡¯t that his subordinates were weak.


    Ju-Heon should know that better than anybody else, but he probably kept remembering what happened. He couldn''t forget the things that happened in the final tomb.


    It was a tomb where nothing they knew worked.


    The image of his friends dying terrible deaths one by one was probably ingrained in Ju-Heon''s head.


    ¡®It¡¯s probably even worse since his memory is better than most people.¡¯


    Seeing a tomb like this with that memory...


    ¡®The aura alone says that is quite a dangerous tomb.¡¯


    It wasn¡¯t as dangerous as that Crow''s tomb, but the difficulty of this tomb has gone up significantly because of the Supreme Leader¡¯s interference.


    There was no way Ju-Heon would take his subordinates farther in with him.


    ¡®He might not show it, but he cherished his subordinates a lot.¡¯


    He had just considered Ju-Heon to be a crazy son of a bitch prior to recovering his memories, but he could not tell.


    There was a sword growing inside Ju-Heon''s heart. That was the reason he did not just kill Chairman Kwon.


    Why?


    ¡®He won¡¯t be satisfied with something so small.¡¯


    In fact, the power of wrath, the fact that Chairman Kwon was still alive, was probably the reason Ju-Heon could grow stronger so quickly.


    Well, that old son of a bitch had an immortal armor so stabbing him over and over wouldn''t kill him anyway.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡®It looks like I need to help him find Chairman Kwon¡¯s weakness.¡¯


    Julian said something as Ju-Heon started to walk toward the throne.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon. I don¡¯t really care whether you die or not, but...¡±


    ¡°Vice Captain-nim!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was like, ¡®what the hell, since when is he our Vice Captain?¡¯ after hearing Seol-A shout.


    He couldn''t believe what he had just heard.


    ¡°I''m going to take all of your artifacts if you die.¡±


    Ju-Heon became angry.


    ¡°Get lost. Do you think I would accept some bullshit about how you''ll use it for the betterment of society or something?¡±


    ¡°Then be careful of what is under your foot.¡±


    ¡°I know without you having to tell me! You stupid idiot!¡±


    The ground started to shake and something large popped out at that moment.


    [You are not qualified to enter this tomb! You thieving bastard!]


    Ju-Heon turned his head to see large snakes pointing their venomous fangs toward him.


    [Get lost!]


    [A bastard like you who has contracted with the Crow is not qualified to even take the test!]


    The large snakes the pharaoh''s were controlling flashed their eyes and charged toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    As Irene and Seol-A, who was taking down a timed trap, were about to use their artifacts...


    Boom!


    [Aaaaaaaaaaaah!]


    One of the large snakes was sliced in half and fell to the ground.


    Ju-Heon was standing in front of the fallen snake with a large spear. It was an S-Grade artifact of the Khitan people. It was extremely destructive.


    But Ju-Heon threw the spear away without any hesitation.


    "Damn it, it''s useless.¡±


    Julian, who had been amazed by the strength of the spear, gasped in shock.


    ¡°Hey! Seo Ju-Heon! Why are you throwing such a precious thing away?!¡±


    ¡®Why else?¡¯


    ¡°It¡¯s not my style since it''s too heavy.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Ju-Heon walked up to another snake as Julian asked that question. The snake opened its jaw and tried to attack Ju-Heon.


    [You bastard!]


    Ju-Heon took out a retractable dagger that looked like something that MacGuyver might have.


    [Dagger of the Corrupt Officials (Ten Attendants) who would even suck away your tears]


    Ju-Heon brought out the blade and stabbed it into the snake¡¯s head.


    Puuk!


    [Ahhhhhhhhhhh!]


    The snake¡¯s skin started to become stiff starting from the spot it was stabbed. It was becoming completely dry!


    Ju-Heon seemed extremely happy as he watched.


    ¡°Yes, I like things like this. Now I don¡¯t have to worry about emergency rations!¡±


    Ju-Heon landed on the ground once the snake that had turned into stiff jerky fell to the ground. The other snakes would naturally not stand still after watching what had happened.


    [You bastard, how dare you turn my friend into jerky!]


    Unfortunately, they just ended up as great opponents for Ju-Heon to experiment with his artifacts.


    Puuk! Puuk!


    He tested a total of 20 artifacts he had received from the gatcha game.


    ¡°Good, test completed. They¡¯re all useful.¡±


    As he was saying that...


    [Human, stop doing as you please!]


    The tomb''s owners showed up after being unable to sit back and watch any longer. The kings that had been sitting on their asses had finally started to move.


    [You are truly fitting to get along with that Crow bastard.]


    [You extremely crude bastard!]


    Fancy buildings started to appear in the empty desert.


    The pharaohs of the past appeared on the radiant Egyptian buildings.


    As the Valley of the Kings was a common burial site, over twenty pharaohs had appeared. Although they had eventually fallen to the Roman Empire, they were the kings of Egypt, the civilization by the beautiful Nile River.


    Their majestic demeanor and elegance... Their strong auras could be felt.


    Unfortunately, none of that mattered.


    ¡°No matter how strong they are, they are still only human.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to confidently walk toward them. Of course, the pharaohs started to laugh after seeing his reaction.


    [You truly are as Anubis-nim mentioned.]


    [This bastard will not be able to enter any tomb from now on.]


    [Yes, there will be no artifacts that are willing to give you a test any longer.]


    [All artifacts are boycotting you at the Supreme Leader''s orders.]


    Ju-Heon started to smile after hearing something interesting.


    ¡°Really? Are you saying that you guys put me on a blacklist?¡±


    Basically, they were restricted from letting him enter into tombs while other people would be allowed. They were restricted from giving him their test. They were restricted from being used by Seo Ju-Heon. Everything was restricted, RESTRICTED!


    This was the Supreme Leader''s orders.


    [You are someone who will become a disaster to us in the future.]


    [Every tomb will be a cell for you from now on!]


    [There is no way you will become the king of the artifacts!]


    [Soldiers of the king! Rise! Kill this bastard and recover the power of the Sun God that the Crow has consumed!]


    The Pharaohs¡¯ army showed up once they shouted. The ground split open and the soldiers had risen from underground.


    [Fight for our king!]


    [For the glory of our great king!]


    There were tens of thousands of soldiers!


    Yoo Jaeha foamed at the mouth after seeing them while the other team members tried to run toward Ju-Heon. As Irene was about to quickly use the power of destitution as well...


    Bang!


    An aura exploded and the pharaohs started to scream.


    [The cruel god of war and destruction who sheds no blood nor tears has descended.]


    [The king of the underworld who controls the book of the dead has descended.]


    [The god of death who leads the souls of the dead has descended.]


    The aura coming off these three artifacts were amazing.


    Ju-Heon had summoned three Egyptian artifacts. The pharaohs¡¯ artifacts were shocked at their appearances.


    [Those esteemed beings are!]


    Their auras had been hidden until now, but their aura as Divine-Grade artifacts could not be hidden any longer and exploded out now that they were activated.


    Three dogs had appeared.


    Osiris, the Lord of the Underworld.


    Set, the god of destruction and violence.


    Anubis, the god of the afterlife.


    They currently looked like dogs but their demeanor and strength seemed much different than usual. It was because Ju-Heon had released their powers to level 3, the ultimate level.


    ¡°Ah, it took some time filling the contract requirements.¡±


    The pharaohs and their slaves couldn''t believe what they were seeing after these three Divine-Grade artifacts appeared.


    [Fucks, why do those esteemed beings...!]


    [Lord Anubis was the one who told us to create this tomb!]


    [It doesn''t matter, they are the gods of our civilization!]


    [We do not need to fear them!]


    However, the pharaohs couldn¡¯t help but start to scream soon. It was because an overbearing aura of Divine-Grade artifacts started to surround the tomb.


    The pharaohs became anxious after realizing that the gods looked ready to rip apart this tomb.


    [Hold on, oh gods of our people. Why are you doing this to us?!]


    Ju-Heon started to shout after hearing that question.


    ¡°Why else?! Who cares if you guys don''t give the test? I can just drag you all out by your heads.¡±


    [W, what?]


    ¡°This is why you guys should have served your gods some chicken and pay them tribute. They¡¯re angry that you guys have been ignoring them all this time!¡±


    [Wait, that¡¯s not right. This...!]


    ¡°You guys are mere humans. Do you really think you can stand up to your gods?¡±


    A vicious sandstorm appeared as soon as Ju-Heon said that. The vicious attack destroyed the tomb.


    The doggies that had finished contracting with Ju-Heon started to snicker as they heard the pharaohs¡¯ scream.


    [Master. 4 boxes of chicken for making those bastards shut up, yeah?]


    Osiris started to rebuke Set.


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    Anubis just sighed while looking at them but what could it do?


    ¡®This is my fate.¡¯


    They had already betrayed the Supreme Leader. Ju-Heon happily accepted their request.


    ¡°I''ll get you a box of each brand. I''ll set up a fan meeting and rent out a whole building. I¡¯ll make sure to ask them for extra radish and a monthly subscription for on demand.¡±


    [As you ordered! Master!]


    Osiris and Set who had been trained properly, as well as Anubis that did not want a second round of the training from hell, returned to their original appearances.


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 Chapter 174: The Pharaoh’s Curse (7)

    Chapter 174: The Pharaoh''s Curse (7) Translator: miraclerifle


    Boobooboom!


    Osiris and Set, who had been trained properly, had changed.


    The sight was amazing. Yoo Jaeha, who had only seen them in their lazy dog forms day after day, almost fainted from shock.


    ¡°Holy shit, what the hell?!¡±


    There was an extremely bright light. A strong aura exploded before three familiar people showed up.


    [They are...?!]


    Osiris and Set looked like young men. Anubis had the head of a canine. They appeared in the form that people had seen in pictures.


    Who would ever think that these were the same dogs that lazed around munching on chicken or being obsessed with idols?


    Yoo Jaeha, who was in charge of feeding them, was the first to be amazed.


    ¡°Wow, jackpot.¡±


    Of course, the pharaoh artifacts were truly anxious after seeing them appear.


    It was to be expected.


    [Why are these three esteemed sirs working for Seo Ju-Heon?!]


    [Wait, why are Lord Osiris and Lord Set together? Don''t they hate each other?]


    [That¡¯s not the issue right now! That''s Lord Anubis over there!]


    [What?!]


    They felt wronged after seeing Anubis. It couldn''t be helped because they had created this tomb after receiving orders from Anubis.


    So why?!


    [Sir, why are you with Seo Ju-Heon?!]


    [Didn''t the Supreme Leader give us an order?]


    [We were told to kill Seo Ju-Heon...]


    Both Osiris and Set''s eyes flashed at the same time.


    ¡®Who is going to kill who?¡¯


    [You terrible bastards!]


    [How dare you say such things toward our master!]


    The Divine-Grade artifacts¡¯ wrath started to appear as soon as they said that.


    [Set, the one who controls the darkness of the night, is starting to cover the sun.]


    [The cruel god of destruction has summoned a sandstorm!]


    Set created his sandstorm first. Set was originally a god of cruel slaughter who shed no tears nor blood. His ability that was only focused on destruction had descended on the Egyptian civilization!


    Bang! Babababang!


    [The storm of destruction is absorbing all life.]


    [The wind of destruction is ripping everything into shred.]


    The black sand took the shape of a devil and swept the entire tomb. The pharaohs foamed at the mouth as they watched.


    However, Set was just excited while thinking about chicken.


    [Hahahaha! Destroy everything! Destroy! I can eat more chicken now!]


    The pharaohs gasped in disbelief as they commanded their soldiers.


    [Lord Set is an evil god who only knows about destruction!]


    [Attack!]


    [Ohhhhhhhh!]


    The pharaohs¡¯ soldiers headed toward Set. The pharaohs¡¯ soldiers were not regular soldiers.


    Flash!


    They were all shamans who used the Book of the Dead. The pharaohs¡¯ soldiers who had received the power of the moon used their incantations to try to seal Set.


    It was at that moment.


    [You arrogant bastards!]


    Osiris¡¯s red aura was next to explode.


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    [Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!]


    [Aaaaaaah!]


    Screams could be heard throughout the battlefield.


    The soldiers who were using incantations died and their body broke into pieces.


    Osiris laughed viciously as he watched.


    [All of you can feel what it is like to be sliced into pieces, you bastards!]


    Was he becoming more like his master?


    [Get sliced into pieces! Hahaha!]


    The pharaohs were about to go crazy. Set was one thing since he was an evil god and a total bastard of a god.


    But Osiris was different. Osiris was the god who represented the pharaohs.


    Furthermore, Osiris was the god who was murdered by his younger brother Set, who was aiming for the throne. He was revived to become the god of the underworld.


    But these two bitter enemies were working together right now?!


    Osiris didn¡¯t care about what they were thinking as he used his abilities.


    [Osiris has activated the Book of the Dead.]


    [Those whose names are in the Book of the Dead will lose their lives and be dragged down into the Underworld.]


    [Ahhhhhhhhhhh!]


    [Ahhhhh!]


    The pharaohs could not do anything and begged Anubis for help.


    [Lord Anubis! Please stop the two of them!]


    [Hmm?]


    Anubis hesitated for a moment.


    It had returned to his original appearance, but it had not acted because it was responsible for all of this in the first place.


    [Please stop them! Nobody will be safe if the Supreme Leader finds out about this!]


    [Hmm, yes, I should stop them. However...... What are you guys doing right now?]


    [......Excuse me?]


    [Now that I think about it, you guys have called out your soldiers and are pointing your blades at your gods.]


    The pharaohs were flustered.


    ¡®What is he saying when we asked him to stop them...¡¯


    [No, these were pointed toward Seo Ju-Heon...]


    [That¡¯s none of my business.]


    [Excuse me?]


    [Anyway, you guys have called your soldiers out to go against us right now. You have attacked us. Those are the facts.]


    The pharaohs finally realized that something was wrong.


    [No, these were all things that you ordered us to do, Lord Anubis...!]


    [You fools who don¡¯t know your place!]


    Anubis bared his fangs as if he got them right where he wanted.


    [You all have brought forth the wrath of the gods!]


    [The god of the afterlife is bringing forth the ghosts of hell.]


    ¡°Groooooooooooooowl!¡±


    Anubis growled and the soldiers of hell appeared from beneath the desert.


    [The guards of hell have appeared.]


    The soldiers that appeared this time were not mummies or skeletons like last time.


    These were Anubis''s personal soldiers! They all had heads of beasts and gold necklaces. Their bare upper bodies only had golden necklaces and bracelets on them while their lower bodies were covered in golden armor.


    Boom! Boom! Boom!


    The ground started to shake.


    [It is the order of our Lord! Drag the enemies into the depths of hell!]


    There were some howls and both the sky and the ground started to shake as the gate to hell opened.


    Craaaaaaaaaaaackle!


    The pharaohs¡¯ soldiers fell into the boiling lava that appeared as the ground split open.


    [Aaaaaaaaahh!]


    The tens of thousands of soldiers all disappeared and only left the pharaohs behind. All the pharaohs could do was kneel in front of the power of their gods.


    Although the pharaohs were called the sons of the Sun God, there were limits to what they could do against the real gods.


    The gods triumphantly started to speak to the pharaohs.


    [Alright, keep quiet and follow us.]


    [The master says he wants all of you.]


    [But!]


    [Shut up and follow us!]


    [You''re wasting our time!]


    Osiris and Set¡¯s eyes were burning in anger.


    Their heads were already full of thoughts about their four boxes of each chicken brand and a fan meeting with the girl idol group.


    Although they had looked down on human civilization and what it had to offer at first, they were extremely obsessed now.


    Yoo Jaeha clicked his tongue.


    ¡®They took a bite once while I was restoring things and now, tsk tsk.¡¯


    The pharaoh artifacts started to shake after feeling their vicious auras. For the artifacts, these gods were also the Commander of the Corps and Division Commander.


    ¡®We have no idea why they are taking the human''s side.¡¯


    The important thing was that they were traitors. They needed to inform the Supreme Leader. Unfortunately, there was nothing they could do right now.


    ¡®All we can do is rely on that esteemed individual.¡¯


    There was actually a Divine-Grade artifact hiding in this tomb.


    ¡®Even if we are dragged away, that sir should be able to inform the Supreme Leader.¡¯


    ¡®We will sacrifice ourselves.¡¯


    ¡®And then we will run away.¡¯


    The pharaohs soon turned into their artifact forms.


    The Book of the Night, Mask of Tutankhamun, they were in all different forms.


    [We understand. We will follow you.]


    Something happened at that moment.


    "Why are you guys the only ones to come?¡±


    [!]


    The pharaoh artifacts flinched while Ju-Heon continued with a wicked smile.


    ¡°There¡¯s one more of you. The Divine-Grade one.¡±


    ¡®Damn it! He noticed it!¡¯


    The trio were shocked to hear that.


    [There¡¯s one more?]


    ¡°Yes. There is. Over there.¡±


    Ju-Heon pointed toward the rope.


    [#$#&!]


    Hurry up and come here. Hurry up and come here.


    The rope was binding a bird¡¯s legs as it dragged it over.


    The bird that was captured by the rope was struggling as it fluttered its wings.


    The bird was a Crested Ibis. The Crested Ibis was flailing around as if to show that it was an innocent bird that just happened to fly by, but well... The rope who recognized the bird was pulling at it with all its strength.


    [#&$!]


    I said let¡¯s go! I said let¡¯s go!


    The shocked Crested Ibis started to get angry.


    [Let go of me! I said let go of me!]


    The bird seemed to be annoyed with the rope as it started to peck away.


    The rope felt a lot of pain being poked by the long and sharp beak.


    [#&#!]


    Stop it! It hurts, it hurts!


    The bird majestically flew up and snorted.


    [You stupid fools!]


    The rope that was now full of injuries looked toward Ju-Heon as it didn¡¯t know what to do.


    [#&!]


    It ran away! It ran away!


    It seemed to be whimpering and apologizing to Ju-Heon.


    It was at that moment.


    [Exactly that! Lord Thoth! Please get out of here!]


    [Please inform the Supreme Leader about these traitors!]


    [Please bring retribution to these evil gods who have destroyed our civilization!]


    The Egyptian trio looked toward the artifact in defeat.


    [Oh, I didn¡¯t know that damn Thoth was here.]


    [There¡¯s nothing we can do when that shithead escapes to the sky.]


    Ju-Heon sighed and quickly picked something up.


    ¡°Who says there¡¯s nothing we can do, it''s just a damn bird head!¡±


    Ju-Heon had thrown the Mask of Tutankhamun. Ju-Heon had tied the mask with the rope and used centrifugal force to throw it up!


    Swooosh!


    The mask that had instantly turned into a baseball started to scream.


    [#$&!]


    How dare you treat me this way!


    The golden mask that was thrown like a fastball crashed right into the bird.


    Clang!


    It hit the bird right on the head!


    [U, ugh!]


    The Crested Ibis''s head jerked back and it fell to the ground.


    The Mask of Tutankhamun was like a giant ore.


    Even a Divine-Grade artifact would not be okay after being hit by an ore traveling at a high speed!


    [U, ugh!]


    Ju-Heon walked toward the bird that was on its back.


    This was Thoth, one of the important gods of Egypt. It was the god of wisdom and the scribe of the underworld.


    It was similar to Hermes in Greek mythologies.


    ¡®I didn¡¯t know I would catch this one.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡°Now then, you should know.¡±


    [What?]


    ¡°This tomb sucked up all of the artifacts inside the Pentagon. Where did you hide them?¡±


    The extremely prideful Crested Ibis coughed as it started to grind its teeth. It didn''t know how a human bastard could understand the language of the artifacts, but...


    [Shut up. Do you think I would submit to a human and traitors who are wagging their tails for a human?!]


    Ju-Heon started to chuckle.


    ¡°Hey, bird head. You''re the god of wisdom. You should know about this human phrase then.¡±


    [What?]


    ¡°Even a great hero cannot defeat numerous enemies on his own.¡± [1]


    The three Egyptian gods¡¯ eyes glowed ferociously.


    [You have succeeded in getting the artifacts out of the Valley of the Kings tomb.]


    [You have succeeded in your tomb raiding.]


    [You have swept a large number of Egyptian civilization artifacts. You have swept a large number of kings¡¯ cultural items.]


    [You have gained the Mask of Tutankhamun. You are able to curse someone and change their age.]


    [You have gained Hatshepsut''s artifact.]


    [You have gained Cleopatra''s tea leaf.]


    [You have gained Egyptian workers¡¯ artifacts. They are extremely useful in construction.]


    [You have gained Egyptian scribes¡¯ artifacts. They are extremely useful for creating records.]


    [You have gained Egyptian priests¡¯ artifacts.]


    [You have gained the pharaohs¡¯ manpower.]


    [You have gained the Book of the Dead.]


    [You have gained Thoth, the scribe of the underworld and have gained all of the < gods of death >.]


    [Four artifacts of the dead with relations to each other have gathered together and you can now use a special < Artifact Combination >!]


    [You are now able to use the special skill, < The Judgment of the Dead >!]


    [Your experience as a Tomb Raider has increased.]


    [You have gained the Majesty''s Key, the Key of Wrath.]


    [Possessing the key allows you to use the power of wrath. It allows you the use of berserk, temporarily increasing an artifacts base ability and temporarily increasing an artifact¡¯s rank]


    They were truly great spoils of war.


    There was a mountain of artifacts in front of him as if he truly did sweep away an entire civilization.


    ¡°Hahaha, this is a total jackpot! We should never lose out to anybody now.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled with satisfaction while Julian couldn''t close his mouth.


    It was to be expected.


    ¡®This monster bastard. He can control three Divine-Grade artifacts like that?¡¯


    Artifacts use the master¡¯s stamina and mental fortitude while they are activated. That was why it was difficult to activate multiple Divine-Grade artifacts at once.


    Even Julian could not use other artifacts when using his Divine-Grade Indra¡¯s artifact.


    ¡®An artifact would explode if a person goes over their limit and could even kill the user.¡¯


    Julian was thinking that he would have fallen unconscious if he tried to do the same thing.


    ¡®His base foundation as an artifact user is truly different.¡¯


    Well, thinking back on it, Ju-Heon was in the top 5 artifact users in the ranking.


    But Ju-Heon seemed to be more interested in some different artifacts. They were not the pharaohs¡¯ artifacts.


    [Colossus Im Sang-ok''s oxcart (S-Grade:Legendary Hero Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    [Appointment Certificate for Odin¡¯s soldiers, The Valkyrie (SS-Grade:Divine-Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    ...


    [La Fontaine''s Fables, The Story of the Fox and the Stork¡¯s plate and long bottle (B-Grade: Rare-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    [East India Company Trade Items Statement (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    [Opium Wars, The Treaty of Nanjing Contract (A-Grade: Treasure-Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    Was it because he ripped Thoth to shreds? He found the safe of the artifacts belonging to the US troops in a corner of the tomb.


    The artifacts inside were quite interesting.


    ¡°There really was something that would make China angry.¡±


    Merchants and trade related artifacts would be useful in negotiations. Using it maliciously could make a person monopolize things and make the prices soar or plummet.


    The slightly problematic artifacts here were the East India Company artifact and the Treaty of Nanjing contract artifact.


    The East India Company was a trade tool for dealing with the Orient, but it was also used as an outpost for slaughtering slaves and colonial occupation, making it a symbol of an era of absolutism.


    There was no need to even talk about the treaty artifacts between England and the Qing Dynasty, which were just as unfair as the Japan¨CKorea Treaty of 1876.


    He didn¡¯t even need to analyze it to know where they were planning on using it.


    ¡®Pandora was going to use these to take control of China.¡¯


    But Ju-Heon suddenly looked elsewhere and started to look through the piles of treasure. It was because there was an artifact that Ju-Heon had to prioritize in this pile.


    And...


    ¡®I found it.¡¯


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 Chapter 175: Seo Ju-Heon’s Curse (1)

    Chapter 175: Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s Curse (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    [Leonardo da Vinci''s idea notebook]


    Ju-Heon threw the notebook toward Yoo Jaeha with a look of satisfaction.


    ¡°Take it, it''s yours.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Mine? Wow, what got into this greedy miser to give me an artifact?¡±


    ¡°Hand it back if you don¡¯t want it, I''ll sell it.¡±


    ¡°Ack! Are you crazy?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha quickly hugged the old notebook even though he didn¡¯t know what it was. Irene smiled brightly while looking at the interaction while Julian and Seol-A sighed.


    Maybe they remembered when Jaeha was the Monarch of Fraud.


    ¡®Yoo Jaeha committed a lot of scams with that item in the past.¡¯


    His restoration abilities and copying abilities would both increase quite a bit with this artifact and he would be very helpful to Ju-Heon. But Julian coughed loudly at that moment.


    ¡°Alright, now that you found da Vinci''s artifact, you''ll return the rest to the US troops, right?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You signed a contract with the US troops. You said you would find their artifacts and return it to them. Wasn¡¯t your goal to get your hands on da Vinci''s artifact? Even if you destroy the dangerous artifacts, you should return the rest......¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted in response.


    What the fuck are you talking about?


    That was what his gaze seemed to be saying.


    ¡°Why should I return the artifacts to those bastards? Why should we? No, why should I?¡±


    Outside the tomb. Ju-Heon was snorting at Julian after making their way out of the tomb. Of course, Julian was in disbelief at how shameless Ju-Heon was being.


    ¡°Why else?! You signed a contract with them! You made a deal to return the Pentagon¡¯s artifacts that have been gobbled up!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to sneer at Julian.


    ¡°It¡¯s such a waste to return them. Do you still don''t know my personality even after dying like that?¡±


    There was no way that Julian did not know. In fact, his body was shaking from the fact that he knew too well. That was why he had gotten into many fights with Ju-Heon in the past.


    ¡°Listen carefully. The articles about the crimes you committed would have decreased by half if you didn¡¯t go around acting like a thug.¡±


    ¡°What the hell did I do? Can you at least remember the articles properly? I didn¡¯t do any of those shits. I pretty much lived the life of a saint.¡±


    ¡°Ho! Do you even have a conscience? You don¡¯t even remember how hard I had to work to cover up the issues you caused?¡±


    ¡°Did you do something without me knowing about it?¡±


    ¡°Damn it...... My blood pressure is going up!¡±


    Julian grabbed the back of his neck.


    ¡°Ah, whatever! What the hell are you thinking? You never used to scam people when it came to business.¡±


    ¡°Who is that?¡±


    Julian started to whisper after hearing Yoo Jaeha¡¯s voice.


    ¡°In fact, the person whose credibility was low because he went around scamming people was Jaeha......¡±


    He peeked toward Yoo Jaeha, who had now become the Monarch of Pushoverness instead, and continued to speak.


    ¡°I thought you didn¡¯t go around committing contract fraud because it was dangerous.¡±


    "What bullshit are you talking about? I didn¡¯t do it because all it would do is benefit that old bastard. Why would I do that when my salary was smaller than a rat¡¯s tail?¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°You got that? All artifacts I find are mine unless there is a very good reason. Naturally, there is no reason to return these artifacts. And...¡±


    Ju-Heon threw a piece of paper toward Julian.


    "This is...¡±


    It was the document with pictures of the artifacts the US troops gave them to help with the search.


    Ju-Heon had made many comments about them.


    [2030, used in the war in the Middle East.]


    [2033, used in the war in the Korean Peninsula.]


    Most memos were similar to those. Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed once Julian looked up at him after seeing the memos.


    ¡°You remember it now after reading those notes?¡±


    How could he not?


    Other people might not be able to tell by just looking at the pictures, but...


    ¡®They¡¯re all artifacts that will be used in the future.¡¯


    It might not matter now because Ju-Heon had gotten rid of the Monarch of War, but there was a reason the US had Keira, the Monarch of War in the past.


    A lot of these items could be used for positive reasons, but they were simply weapons when used in war.


    That was probably why Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°You can deal with the evil ones as you please. But the rest are all items that will be used in wars as well if you return them. If that¡¯s the case, it is a billion times better for me to use them instead. You don¡¯t want people to die in wars either, right? So, cooperate with me.¡±


    He really was good with his words.


    ¡°Are you sure it is not just because you are greedy for the artifacts?¡±


    ¡°So what, you don¡¯t want to cooperate?¡±


    ¡®......Ah, sure. Let¡¯s say I want to cooperate. But what about the contract? You signed a contract with the US troops! How are you going to deal with that?!¡±


    Julian was very sensitive about contracts as someone in the law profession.


    Ju-Heon placed his hand on Julian¡¯s shoulder as he responded.


    ¡°Of course, I did sign a contract with them. But where do you see their artifacts?¡±


    ¡®Where else?!¡¯


    ¡°What about all of those things over there?!¡±


    Julian pointed to the gourd. This was the Golden Horned King and Silver Horned King¡¯s Purple Gold Red Gourd that had sucked up all of the artifacts inside the tomb.


    ¡°The artifacts that were at the Pentagon were all sucked up into the gourd-shaped bottle earlier! I saw it with my own eyes!¡±


    That was right. There were some that Ju-Heon had found after grilling Thoth, but some of the artifacts Yoo Jaeha had stolen from Chairman Kwon''s group belonged to the US as well. The TKBM members had come into the tomb earlier and found some of them.


    Actually, they found a lot of them. Ju-Heon''s group then proceeded to steal them from TKBM.


    Ju-Heon feigned ignorance and looked toward Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Jaeha. Are there any artifacts that belong to the US in this gourd-shaped bottle?¡±


    ¡°No sir. I only stole artifacts from that bastard, Chairman Kwon.¡±


    Julian dropped his jaw.


    ¡®These scammers!¡¯


    Ju-Heon patted Julian¡¯s back as he started to speak again.


    ¡°Do you understand? There are artifacts in the gourd-shaped bottle that are the same as the ones the US troops asked about, but it is just a coincidence. An extreme coincidence.¡±


    ¡°Hold on...!¡±


    Seol-A nonchalantly added on.


    ¡°My goodness, I wonder where the Pentagon artifacts are.¡±


    ¡°Who knows, maybe at the bottom of the ocean.¡±


    Julian couldn''t listen anymore and started to shout.


    ¡°They''ll find out with a little bit of investigation!¡±


    ¡°They won¡¯t find out.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    "As long as you keep your mouth shut.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile again.


    Julian could not speak because he was in disbelief. This wasn¡¯t right.


    ¡°I can¡¯t accept scamming people. I will reveal the truth even if you don''t want me to do so.¡±


    ¡°How?¡±


    ¡°By investigating that gourd-shaped bottle...¡±


    "Ah right, this gourd-shaped bottle belongs to you, right?¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re a proper guy so you should have properly reported ownership of this artifact to Pandora. It¡¯ll all be revealed if the US investigates it, won''t it?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°In that case, it¡¯ll be the criminal turning himself in. Am I wrong?¡±


    Julian¡¯s jaw dropped as if he had been punched.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, you bastard!¡¯


    He was a worse person than in the past!


    But that wasn¡¯t all!


    Ju-Heon had always been greedy about artifacts. It was a natural phenomenon, similar to how humans are greedy for money.


    ¡®But he still wasn''t this bad in the past!¡¯


    He was like a crow going crazy for a shiny object!


    ¡®This bastard had his abilities upgraded along with weird aspects as well!¡¯


    Julian was starting to get a headache. Irene showed him something at that moment.


    ¡°Umm, what do you think this Heirloom thing is?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Irene seemed to have found a suspicious document inside the tomb.


    ¡®This is?¡¯


    It was a top secret document from the CIA. The Monarch of Fate''s prophecy was written on it.


    There was information about the 15 people who would become Monarchs, as well as the Token of a Monarch. Basically, the method to gain an Heirloom was written on it.


    ¡®The end of the document is missing.¡¯


    There was one other thing that caught Ju-Heon¡¯s attention.


    [Information about the Crow''s Tomb]


    He didn''t know if it was the same Crow, but the chances were high as the CIA was probably investigating him.


    ¡®It looks like the missing part is the important part.¡¯


    He might have to negotiate(?) with the US President later to hand over the end of the document.


    Yoo Jaeha looked around before asking a question.


    ¡°By the way, I''ve been curious about this since a long time ago. What about Chairman Kwon? What happened to him?¡±


    ¡°Who the hell cares?¡±


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t even treat Chairman Kwon as a person so Julian responded in his place.


    ¡°He probably ran away. The coffin that Chairman Kwon was imprisoned in is a trap of this tomb. Unfortunately, it should have disappeared once the tomb disappeared.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Yes. Now that we came out with the artifact and the tomb disappeared, he is probably withdrawing with the rest of TKBM by now.¡±


    ¡°No, that''s what I also thought at first, but...¡±


    Yoo Jaeha continued to look around as he continued to speak.


    ¡°This tomb has not disappeared yet.¡±


    Something odd was going on.


    At the same time...


    The TKBM excavation team felt as if their asses were on fire as they were roaming around the tomb.


    ¡°Chairman-niiiiiiiiiiiiim! Sir, where are you?! Chairman-nim!¡±


    ¡°Please respond if you can hear our voices!¡±


    Inside the tomb where Ju-Heon had already raided the pharaohs and Thoth''s artifacts...


    Something that had never happened before was happening in this tomb.


    The tomb was still standing even though all of the artifacts inside the tomb had disappeared. Even the traps were functioning normally.


    A normal tomb would have been destroyed the moment Ju-Heon removed all of the artifacts. That was why the TKBM excavation team were desperately looking for Chairman Kwon, thinking that the tomb had yet to be cleared.


    ¡°Chairman-niiiiiiiiiiiim!¡±


    ¡°My goodness, where did that heavy golden coffin disappear?!¡±


    ¡°You said it was a pharaoh''s coffin! How can you not be able to find it?!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo pounded his chest in frustration.


    The coffin with Chairman Kwon had suddenly disappeared.


    They wondered if Chairman Kwon had used a teleportation artifact to escape, but that didn''t seem to be the case.


    "The search artifact is pointing to this area! I''m certain he is around here...!¡±


    ¡°Damn it, we already looked through this area! Where the hell is he?!¡±


    Where was Chairman Kwon?


    Bang bang bang!


    ¡°I''m over here you idiots!¡±


    Chairman Kwon was banging on the coffin in frustration.


    He had been stuck in this tiny coffin for hours already.


    Chairman Kwon was boiling inside.


    ¡°Can¡¯t you hear my voice?!¡±


    That was right. Chairman Kwon was near the search team looking for him. In fact, he was right below them!


    He had become buried under the ground because of a strong earthquake that had happened once Ju-Heon left with the artifacts. But he was not buried too deep that he couldn''t hear the voices of the excavation team members.


    However...


    ¡°Chairman-niiiiiiiiiiiiim! Sir, where are you?!¡±


    They couldn''t hear him at all!


    ¡°These damn morons!¡±


    His artifacts were useless against this coffin, his Dominance wasn¡¯t working, and physical strength didn''t do anything either!


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon. You¡¯re dead when I get out of here!¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s Dominance exploded at that moment.


    Ruuuuuuuumble!


    Chairman Kwon''s Dominance started to shake the tomb.


    Boom boom boom!


    It still didn¡¯t even leave a scratch on the coffin but a Monarch¡¯s Dominance was enough to get the tomb to react.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°Aaah! It¡¯s an earthquake!¡±


    "Damn it, is it a trap of the tomb?!¡±


    The excavation team members gasped and started to leave.


    ¡°Run away! Withdraw for now!¡±


    The excavation team members all ran out without being able to find Chairman Kwon who was right under their feet.


    After that... There was breaking news in all the newspapers throughout the world.


    [TKBM''s < Monarch of Conquest > Chairman Kwon Tae Joon has gone missing inside the Valley of the Kings.]


    [He has been missing for two weeks.]


    [Discussion about Chairman Kwon''s successor. Who will gain control of TKBM?]


    [At the shareholders¡¯ meeting, Yoon Shi Woo has claimed, ¡°We cannot leave the Chairman position empty any longer.¡±]


    [The candidates for the Chairman position...]


    Chairman Kwon was about to be considered dead.


    [The excavation team has investigated and determined that ¡°No artifacts are inside the Valley of the Kings.¡±]


    [But the Valley of the Kings has not disappeared.]


    [Pandora claims ¡°It is the first time a tomb has only remained with its traps.¡±]


    [Have the artifacts been swiped or is it an abnormal tomb?]


    [MI6, the C-R excavation team, and the CIA are cooperating to investigate.]


    [Pandora¡¯s internal investigation has revealed the following: ¡°Traces of escaping after destroying the tomb. This is something only Seo Ju-Heon can do.¡±]


    [Another conspiracy theory, ¡°How is he able to swipe the artifacts while leaving the tomb intact? Just who is Seo Ju-Heon?¡±]


    [Odd phenomenon, why is the tomb not disappearing?]


    "Wow, this is great, totally great. The feeling of being a villain behind the black curtains is the best.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was looking at Ju-Heon as if he would fall for him after reading the newspaper and watching the news.


    Louie, the little Monarch of Fraud chimed in as well.


    ¡°How is the tomb still standing when you came out with the artifacts? Why did the tomb not crumble?¡±


    ¡®Why else? I restored the tomb.¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled wickedly.


    That was the reason for this odd phenomenon. There was only one way for humans to get out of a tomb.


    ¡®We can only get out by clearing the tomb¡¯s test.¡¯


    However, the situation in this tomb was completely different.


    ¡®It seems like I''ve been placed on a blacklist.¡¯


    There had still been a precursor. It had happened once the Supreme Leader got involved.


    That was why there was only one way for him to get out. He just used < Tomb Destruction > over and over to create a hole and get out.


    But he had an idea as he was about to exit.


    ¡®What would happen if this tomb does not disappear?¡¯


    That was why he had used the restoration skill toward the tomb that was about to crumble.


    Something shocking had happened!


    ¡®The tomb did not disappear even though all of the artifacts were removed.¡¯


    Even the traps were working properly!


    Basically, the shell was still there even though the contents were removed! This was actually extremely beneficial to Ju-Heon.


    Why?


    [The Valley of the Kings, excavation teams continue to show up despite the fact that the artifacts were removed.]


    [They didn¡¯t know that the artifacts are gone because the tomb is still open.]


    [The latecomer, Austin Rockefeller, the Monarch of Surplus. Wasted billions of dollars on an empty tomb.]


    After seeing that the tomb was still open, his rivals were continuing to go to the tomb without realizing that it was empty. This was killing two birds with one stone.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡®I can use this for my benefit in the future.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile like the devil. This was all thanks to this tomb!


    A tomb without a test. His thought process had evolved because the artifact bastards had changed their methods as well.


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    The phone started to ring.


    [Hello? Mr. Seo?]


    The true Tomb Raider had started to move.

 Chapter 176: Seo Ju-Heon’s Curse (2)

    Chapter 176: Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s Curse (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Hello? Who are you?¡±


    It was an unfamiliar man''s voice. He had never seen this number before either. But Ju-Heon was still smiling.


    He was still able to recognize it.


    ¡®I''m certain this is the US president.¡¯


    That was right. It was the same president Ju-Heon was supposed to meet at the Pentagon.


    [This is Jacob Grey. We were supposed to meet yesterday.]


    Ju-Heon started to smile after sensing that the man was holding back his anger. Of course, Yoo Jaeha, who had his ear up to the phone until just now, was running to tell the others.


    ¡®Holy shit, it''s the president!¡¯


    Seol-A became tense while Julian started to glare at Ju-Heon with an, ¡®I told you so¡¯ type of expression.


    The reason was obvious.


    ¡®The US should have realized it by now, if they are not idiots.¡¯


    They should know that Ju-Heon took the artifacts belonging to the US as well as the artifacts of the tomb. There were more issues as well.


    ¡®This is a terrible person to try to scam.¡¯


    That was right. Jacob Grey.


    ¡®He''s someone who destroyed artifact users in the past.¡¯


    He was a recently elected president but was one of the crazy presidents. Maybe that was the reason.


    "Seo Ju-Heon, stop it now! He¡¯s a terrible opponent to do this with.¡±


    Julian whispered to Ju-Heon, trying to get him to stop.


    Yoo Jaeha, the ever so loyal subordinate, pushed Julian down.


    ¡°Ah, hold on! Our Captain-nim is much more amazing than you think he is! You can''t compare to him at all!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha praised Ju-Heon for a bit before dragging Julian to a corner.


    He then spilled what was really on his mind.


    ¡°Hey, stop being a hindrance. Just sit tight. I''m going to get close to the US president and sell his autograph for a hefty price. He might be the president but there are a lot of fanatics who would pay a ton for it. It¡¯s good to network with him.¡±


    Julian started to get a headache.


    ¡®This punk, autographs and networking isn¡¯t the issue right now!¡¯


    ¡°You don''t know what kind of person Jacob Grey will become in the future!¡±


    ¡°Oh, but you do? Are you a stalker?¡±


    ¡®Can''t we just use the damn memory artifact on this bastard too?! He doesn¡¯t know how much of a headache this president is in the future.¡¯


    Why?


    In the future, the world became a society where even civilians relied on artifacts. In return, in Asia, Europe, America, Australia and Africa... There were major fights between continents and countries for possession of artifacts.


    They claimed that the fight had started for the safety of their civilians and countries. In the end, forget alliances and peace, the world turned into a state of New Imperialism.


    ¡®Now that I think about it, Keira, the Monarch of War, was probably able to run wild and become one of the Four Emperors because such a bastard was the US president.¡¯


    But something was weird.


    ¡®Grey does become president, but that shouldn''t have happened until five years later...¡¯


    He remembered that the president who was known as the symbol of peace had been reelected at this time.


    ¡®I guess the future seems to have changed a bit.¡¯


    Either way, what would happen if that crazy president found out that Ju-Heon had scammed him?


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, he is going to kill you.¡¯


    The tyrannical US president asked Ju-Heon a question.


    [I will get right to the point. Mr. Seo Ju-Heon, did you leave with the artifacts belonging to the US?]


    He sounded ready to send the military at any moment. Julian facepalmed thinking that shit had hit the fan, Seol-A gulped, and Yoo Jaeha looked toward Ju-Heon with a nervous gaze.


    Ju-Heon responded as if he had been wronged.


    ¡°How could you, sir? We had no choice but to give up on the artifacts and leave because one of my team member''s life was in danger. Do you know how upset we are at the fact that we couldn''t grab any artifact in the process?¡±


    ¡®Upset my ass. You were laughing the moment we got out of the tomb! You were probably laughing happier than you would laugh when your child is born!¡¯


    The president sounded angry.


    [I already know about what happened. I know that you ran off with our artifacts in the Golden Horned King and Silver Horned King¡¯s Purple Gold Red Gourd.]


    The amazing actor Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide after hearing about that.


    ¡®How the hell do they know about that?¡¯


    He peeked toward Julian and started to write in German.


    [Did you really report about the possession of the artifacts?]


    [Why wouldn¡¯t I?]


    [You signed that paper that is written as an artifact possession report form but is actually a slave contract? Are you crazy?]


    ¡°.............¡±


    Julian put a hand against his face. He was probably realizing how stupid his action had been.


    It was probably because of the Pandora system artifact, but...


    ¡®This gourd-shaped bottle is probably being tracked by Pandora.¡¯


    That meant that Pandora''s side would have realized what was inside.


    [Mr. Seo Ju-Heon? I can¡¯t hear you.]


    Ju-Heon glared at Julian after hearing the US president calling for him.


    ¡®What are you going to do?¡¯


    Julian avoided his gaze.


    ¡°T, that¡¯s why I told you that you will get caught.¡±


    ¡°So why did you report it? You should know who to trust and who not to trust, you dumbass.¡±


    ¡°What did you say? I just did what any responsible citizen would do......¡±


    Julian retorted before clenching his eyes.


    ¡°Damn it. Fine. I''ll go to Pandora and burn up all of my artifact possession report forms so stop looking at me like I''m some kind of idiot. Huh?¡±


    ¡°Okay. Take care of it. Bring some artifacts out with you if you are barging into Pandora anyway.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly looked back toward the phone.


    He wasn¡¯t worried about Julian.


    He was skilled enough to take care of it and Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t the one who would end up as Pandora''s slave anyway.


    ¡®This is my chance to go to the White House.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile. His mind seemed to be filled with thoughts about the secret document.


    Later that night...


    The rope was crawling to Ju-Heon¡¯s bed as it did every night to sleep next to Ju-Heon.


    It opened the room door and slowly crawled up to Ju-Heon''s bed.


    Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t in the room yet but it didn''t matter.


    Jump!


    The rope just needed to wait for Ju-Heon on the bed!


    But at that moment...


    [Hey rope, where do you think you are crawling into?]


    Daji slapped the rope off with her tail. The rope whined and asked why She was acting this way.


    [#&#!]


    I''m going to sleep next to him too! I will!


    Daji grabbed the rope and threw it outside the door.


    [Come back when you have a human form.]


    Bang!


    The door closed and the rope became upset.


    The rope was extremely envious of Daji, Irene, and Seol-A.


    Why?


    Here is something that happened one day.


    ¡°Hey. I''m going to bed.¡±


    Ju-Heon was frowning and said that he was going to sleep when it was only 7pm.


    Yoo Jaeha seemed to have realized something as he handed him a pillow that was shaped like a woman.


    ¡°Hug this instead of hugging an innocent person while claiming that you are lonely. Got it?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    The female pillow was unfortunately ripped to pieces.


    What was Yoo Jaeha talking about? Ju-Heon had to deal with the risks after using numerous artifacts.


    One of them was falling asleep while hugging anybody who was nearby while claiming that he was lonely.


    It didn''t matter who it was. Whoever happened to be close to him would be the target. Yoo Jaeha had almost ended up becoming a Dutch wife as well. There were some dangerous times when the risk had activated during business meetings as well.


    Of course, Seol-A and Irene¡¯s eyes had flashed once they learned about the risk.


    ¡®This is a great risk!¡¯


    That was probably the thought on their minds. Well, Ju-Heon would usually go into his room alone without Irene or Seol-A as he didn''t want to be toyed with by an artifact¡¯s risk, but they didn''t care.


    ¡®This is a chance!¡¯


    Seol-A and Irene would stop whatever they were doing and head toward Ju-Heon whenever they sensed that his risk was about to activate. They would fight each other to head into his room first and lock the door.


    The rope was envious of the two of them. It could do the same thing if it had a human body.


    That was probably why the rope headed to talk to an artifact that could take many different forms.


    [#&#!]


    Tell me how to transform into a human! Tell me!


    Anubis, who had been woken up from his nap, snorted back.


    [All artifacts S-Grade and above are capable of transformation. It''s something we know how to do that is as natural as moving our fingers.]


    [#&$#!]


    But I can''t do it......


    Anubis sneered at the rope. S~ea??h the n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    [You didn''t start off as an S-Grade artifact. You went through some weird upgrade business. You don¡¯t know how since you¡¯re a mutant. You will probably never figure it out. How dare a mutant think it deserves to do things like the rest of us.]


    This made the rope upset.


    Anubis thought that this should have been enough for it to stop thinking about it and tried to go back to sleep.


    However...


    [#&#&*!]


    Then tell me until I figure out how! Tell me!


    Anubis was being choked by the now excited rope.


    [U, ugh! Stop. Stoooooooooooop!]


    Set and Osiris were just focused on their TV and chicken without caring for whether Anubis was being killed or not.


    [Ugh! Ugh! I can''t talk if you keep choking me! You stupid bastard!]


    The only one to pay any attention to Anubis was the Crested Ibis, Thoth''s artifact. It couldn¡¯t escape because there were chains on its legs.


    ¡®This is animal abuse, you son of a bitch.¡¯


    Thoth grumbled before it looked toward the rope that was bothering Anubis.


    ¡®Amazing. How could a simple rope manhandle a smart Divine-Grade artifact like this...¡¯


    Thoth, the god of wisdom, must have felt something.


    ¡®It oddly seems to smell like the Crow as well.¡¯


    At that moment...


    [Ugggggggggggh! Thoth, Thoth! Save me!]


    Thoth sighed while looking at Anubis.


    ¡®Aigoo, a damn Division Commander is being whipped around by a rope!¡¯


    Thoth seemed to deserve the title of the god of wisdom as it started to speak.


    [Hey you, little rope bastard. Stop it. There is an artifact that will let you transform into a human. Should I tell you about it?]


    The rope''s eyes were sparkling after hearing Thoth''s comment.


    [#&#@#$!]


    There¡¯s something like that? There¡¯s something like that?

 Chapter 177: Seo Ju-Heon’s Curse (3)

    Chapter 177: Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s Curse (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Is there really an artifact that can turn me human?


    The rope did not have eyes but its eyes were sparkling. It had heard something similar in the past. sea??h th§× Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    It was probably inside Salieri''s tomb.


    Yoo Jaeha had said, ¡®there is an artifact that can turn you human.¡¯


    He had teased the rope with that information.


    After that, the rope had written on a piece of paper to argue with Yoo Jaeha.


    [I thought you said there was an artifact to turn me human!]


    It had even learned Korean to write that since Yoo Jaeha could not read Toombglyph.


    But this was how Yoo Jaeha had responded.


    ¡°You idiot, did you really believe that? I would have already used it if there was such an artifact!¡±


    [!!!]


    Was he saying that he was not human right now...?!


    The shocked rope had thought that there were no such artifacts after that moment.


    But it actually exists?


    [#$&#$&!]


    Tell me! Tell me!


    The rope instantly ran toward Thoth.


    It allowed Anubis to stop being choked by the rope as well.


    It was great that he was released, but the artifact Thoth was talking about...


    [You''re not planning on telling it about those artifacts, are you?]


    [Why? Can''t I do that?]


    Anubis was shocked at Thoth''s nonchalant demeanor.


    [Are you crazy? Do you want the Supreme Leader-nim to kill you?!]


    [Why would I die?]


    [Are you an idiot?! Those artifacts are things that cannot be traded even between artifacts! Did you already forget what happened in the past?!]


    Thoth started to chuckle.


    [That thing can''t become human even if I tell it about those artifacts. Numerous artifacts have failed.]


    [And if it succeeds? We would be doing something beneficial for Seo Ju-Heon! It would put us in even more of a difficult situation!]


    [Don¡¯t worry. It won¡¯t happen. I''ll stab my own damn hand if a simple rope could do it.]


    Anubis started to laugh while looking at the rope. He understood the meaning behind Thoth''s words.


    ¡®Thoth, you cunning bastard.¡¯


    The rope''s eyes were still sparkling as it looked toward Thoth.


    [$#*#$!]


    Where can I Get it? Where?


    [I can tell you about it. But I won¡¯t do it for free.]


    [#$&?]


    What do you need me to do?


    Thoth triumphantly pointed to the chains around its legs.


    [Rope, get rid of these things. In exchange, I will tell you about them.]


    The rope instantly started to viciously glare.


    [$#*#$&!]


    I can''t do that! No! You¡¯re going to run away!


    How dare it ask the rope to undo something Ju-Heon had done.


    [It''s fine, I just won¡¯t tell you.]


    Thoth started to smile wickedly.


    The chains on its legs were artifacts full of Dominance.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, how dare you place such things on me.¡¯


    It would normally have been able to break it with its own strength, but it had already been destroyed by Ju-Heon and only restored to barely be alive. There was no way it could destroy the chains and escape.


    It had pecked and harassed Yoo Jaeha in anger to fully restore it, but well...


    ¡®Aaah! Blackie attacked me in my sleep last time but now it''s a damn bird?! Do I look like such a pushover?! Huh, do I look like a pushover?! Why do they all have to be males?! I''m going to castrate you guys before I kill you!¡¯


    An angry Yoo Jaeha had taken out a flamethrower artifact.


    Thoth was currently being calm as it was worried that its whole head would burn if it continued to peck Jaeha.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon''s subordinates also have the same shitty personalities as him.¡¯


    Anyway, that was why Thoth was trying to make a deal with the rope.


    ¡®Release the chains.¡¯


    The rope debated for a moment before disappearing. Thoth was starting to get excited.


    [Ohhhh! Did you go to get the keys?! Yes, hurry...!]


    The rope actually returned with a box of chicken.


    [#$&!]


    How about for this? No?


    [.......]


    ¡®Like hell that would work!¡¯


    [Do you think I am like those dogs?!]


    The shocked rope seemed to have realized something after seeing Thoth throw a tantrum and quickly disappeared.


    The rope then returned with a bag of grains such as rice and millets.


    [#&*!]


    Sorry, this is more to your liking right? Right?


    It seemed to have made its way into Yoo Jaeha''s dinner and stolen some things.


    Thoth shouted in anger.


    [Do you think I am a damn chicken?! You damn bastard!]


    The rope really didn''t know what to do after seeing Thoth being angry.


    It thought that the doggies like chicken because they were carnivores.


    Similarly, it thought Thoth would like these things because it was a bird.


    The rope hesitated before taking out a picture as if it had no choice.


    It was the picture of Ju-Heon that he had ordered to be destroyed. It must have swiped one without anybody knowing about it.


    [#$&^$#^&!]


    I don''t want to give this to you because I cherish it very much, but I guess I have no choice. I¡¯ll give it to you.


    Thoth looked ready to start shooting fire out of its mouth.


    [Enough, just undo the chains, the chains!]


    The rope started to whimper.


    Even if it wanted to be human, it could not undo these chains that Ju-Heon had placed.


    The rope sniffled some more before turning around in resignation.


    [#$&$#&!]


    It¡¯s fine! I''ll just find a different method. I''ll find it.


    [Whatever! Search for it all you want! A stupid idiot like you won''t ever find out without a god of wisdom like me helping you!]


    However, at that moment...


    [Go ask the worm. It¡¯ll probably get it for you if you ask.]


    Set was the one who said that. Thoth was angry at Set helping the rope.


    [Hey! Are you crazy? Why are you telling it to this rope?!]


    [Shut up, I don¡¯t like you. You¡¯re always up to no good.]


    Set seemed to like the rope. It wasn''t plotting things all the time like other artifacts and it was cute how loyal it was.


    [Oh right, hey rope. I collected 20 coupons. This means I get a chicken for free, right?]


    Maybe it just like the rope because it helped him order coupon chicken without Ju-Heon knowing about it.


    On the way to meet with the US president... Yoo Jaeha and Ju-Heon were looking at an odd situation.


    "What is it doing?¡±


    ¡°I, I''m not sure.¡±


    The rope was cleaning Yoo Jaeha''s room. Well, it was actually a temporary room in a hotel because Ju-Heon''s villa had burnt to the ground because of the Supreme Leader.


    The rope which had cleaned the walls, windows, and everything a hotel employee should have done, now started to clean Yoo Jaeha''s art tools and artifacts.


    It even cleaned his shoes and laundry.


    ¡°Why is it cleaning your room and doing your laundry?¡±


    Ju-Heon glared at his subordinate as if he was not happy with this. Yoo Jaeha triumphantly responded.


    "Wow, it finally seems to have recognized its other owner.¡±


    "What?¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim, you¡¯re already receiving a lot of help from the rope! Don¡¯t you think it is finally feeling thankful to me and giving me the same service?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown as if he had a problem with this.


    The rope servicing someone other than himself? And of all people, it had to be Yoo Jaeha?


    Yoo Jaeha started to chuckle after seeing Ju-Heon being full of complaints.


    ¡°Wow, why don¡¯t we just share such good service? It¡¯s being a good rope. It is probably showing me gratitude for restoring it......what the hell is this?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha almost fainted after looking at the paper that the rope handed him.


    [Room cleaning 100,000,000]


    [Bed organization 10,000,000]


    [Shoe cleaning 50,000,000]


    [Laundry 200,000,000]


    [Bathing the restoration artifact 70,000,000]


    ...


    [Service charge 600,000,000]


    [Total requested: 1,030,000,000 won.]


    Yoo Jaeha almost fainted after reading the receipt the rope handed him.


    "What the hell is this?!¡±


    What else would it be? It was an invoice.


    The rope, that had no idea about the value of money, was innocently bobbing up and down.


    Yoo Jaeha''s hands were shaking.


    ¡°What kind of invoice is this?! You did all of that on your own accord and you want me to pay you?!¡±


    [#*&$!]


    Pay me if you understand! Pay me!


    ¡°Damn it, this is theft!¡±


    [#$*&#!]


    It¡¯s not theft! It''s a part-time job! It''s a part-time job!


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    He was wondering why the rope was doing things for Yoo Jaeha, but it was for this.


    The rope probably didn''t know anything about human money.


    ¡®I don¡¯t know why it is suddenly doing this.¡¯


    Why was it doing this? Ju-Heon didn''t know the reason, but the rope had gone to see the worm as Set had advised.


    [What did you say? You want to become human?]


    The worm sounded shocked as it looked toward the rope.


    [#$&#$!]


    Set told me that you would know about it!


    The worm almost fainted after hearing what the rope said.


    ¡®Aigoo, asking for something that even a Commander of the Corps would find difficult to do...¡¯


    There really was such a thing. There were artifacts that could turn them human. There were many stories about animals or other non-human things trying to become human.


    Animals and artifacts could become human if it used those artifacts.


    ¡®They should have all been slaughtered in the past.¡¯


    The rope just continued to ask.


    [#$&#$!]


    You can''t get it? You can''t get it?


    The worm peeked toward the rope.


    Well, he could easily get it, but......


    [Do you have any money?]


    The rope gasped and asked in a serious tone.


    [#&$#!]


    H, how much do you need?


    [Mm, approximately $100,000,000?]


    That was about 110 billion won.


    The rope didn''t know how much money that was, but there was no way it had that much money.


    Maybe that was the reason. That was when the rope''s part-time job had started!


    The rope''s eyes flashed as it continued to chase after Yoo Jaeha.


    [#&$#!]


    I worked for you! I worked! Pay me! Pay me!


    The rope continued to hound Yoo Jaeha. It looked like a loan shark chasing after someone who owed them money.


    ¡°Damn it, you thieving bastard! How can you ask for 1 billion won after doing these things?! This is void, void!¡±


    The rope didn''t care as it went into Yoo Jaeha¡¯s bank account and started to take all of his money. It was easy to take money as long as you had a cellphone in this world.


    Yoo Jaeha gasped after seeing what was going on.


    ¡°Hey, what the hell are you doing?! Hey! Hey! How the hell do you know my password?!¡±


    He received a message on his phone.


    [42,467,839 won has been withdrawn.]


    [It was deposited to the Worm Company.]


    Yoo Jaeha foamed at the mouth after receiving text message after text message.


    ¡°Aaah! Is the bank crazy?! Did they really send all that money?!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who had been sneering at Jaeha, started to shout.


    "Whatever, let¡¯s go. Go call Seol-A.¡±


    ¡°Ah, damn it, okay. Ah, wait! Where¡¯s my laptop? My backpack......¡±


    The rope handed him his backpack at that moment.


    [#@*&#$?]


    Are you looking for this? Are you looking for this?


    ¡°Ah, thank you......ugh!¡±


    [50 million won requested as reward.]


    Yoo Jaeha started to cry after seeing the invoice the rope was slyly handing him.


    At the same time, Julian was frowning while looking at his watch.


    He was currently at the White House to join Ju-Heon in his meeting with the US president.


    He had come after being invited by the president, but......


    ¡®I told him we need to avoid the US president, so Seo Ju-Heon, what the hell is he thinking?¡¯


    Ju-Heon was probably not coming here with good intentions.


    Julian was being stared at by the people inside the White House as he was debating what to do.


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Is the gourd-shaped bottle still not here?¡±


    ¡®He¡¯s here.¡¯


    The US president was here.


    Julian started to shake.


    He heard Ju-Heon''s voice at that moment.

 Chapter 178: Seo Ju-Heon’s Curse (4)

    Chapter 178: Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s Curse (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    He heard Ju-Heon''s voice at that moment.


    "Are you looking for this?¡±


    Julian turned his head with joy after hearing Ju-Heon''s voice.


    He would normally not be happy to hear Ju-Heon''s voice, but the time and place mattered this time.


    Even Julian would find it scary to stand alone in the middle of the White House with such thorough security.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°You''re lat...¡±


    Julian welcomed Ju-Heon with a bright expression but had no choice but to drop his jaw.


    ¡®W, what the hell did he bring with him?¡¯


    Ju-Heon had a large bag with him. The people in the White House and the president were all amazed by the bag Ju-Heon brought with him.


    ¡°Are our artifacts inside that bag?¡±


    ¡°My goodness, did we have that many artifacts?¡±


    ¡°No. Maybe he brought some other artifacts with him as a token of his apology.¡±


    That made them start to become full of expectation. It was an expected reaction in front of artifacts.


    But Julian was the only one with his hand on his forehead.


    It couldn''t be helped as he could see it clearly with Zhuge Kongming¡¯s eyes.


    ¡®This bastard, I was wondering why he was so willing to hand the artifacts over!¡¯


    Julian wanted to get out of here right away.


    He started to whisper to Ju-Heon who sat down next to him.


    ¡°Are you crazy? What the hell did you bring with you?!¡±


    ¡°What else? Bombs.¡¯


    ¡®Ow! This lunatic!¡¯


    ¡°Do you want to get arrested for terrorism on the White House?! What about Seol-A and Jaeha?¡±


    Ju-Heon pointed outside instead of responding.


    The two of them were waiting outside just in case something happened.


    ¡®We can''t do anything about it if we are all in one place and we get captured.¡¯


    That was why they were guarding Ju-Heon from the outside. Seol-A had sent a few ghosts with Ju-Heon.


    Lee Seol-A realized someone was staring at her at that moment.


    It was Yoo Jaeha.


    "What are you looking at?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha just clicked his tongue and said it was nothing.


    ¡°It¡¯s just disappointing. You looked really cute as a little girl.¡±


    ¡°................¡±


    ¡°Actually, having a daughter like you......ugh!¡±


    Seol-A had stepped on Yoo Jaeha¡¯s foot.


    Lee Seol-A then started to speak as if she had the chills.


    ¡°A, are you crazy? Do you want to get some silver bracelets on your wrists?¡±


    ¡°Ow! Hey! You should let a person finish what they are saying!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Having a pretty daughter like you would be great. The Captain-nim said that!¡±


    Lee Seol-A instantly started to blush as if she had not been attacking Jaeha at all.


    ¡®What? The Captain-nim said that?¡¯


    Lee Seol-A didn''t know what to do.


    There was a simple explanation.


    ¡®I, it might have been impossible in the past... but now...¡¯


    Lee Seol-A covered her face with embarrassment after having some thoughts. Yoo Jaeha looked at her as if she was crazy, but she didn¡¯t care.


    Pretty much everybody in the world had been infertile when she had met Ju-Heon in the past.


    But things were different now.


    ¡®I, if it is what the Captain-nim wants...¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha made her emotions sink at that moment.


    ¡°Ah, he also said a daughter like Irene would be great too.¡±


    Lee Seol-A, who had been having a happy and wild thought, instantly turned pale.


    ¡®A daughter like I, Irene?¡¯


    That must mean that......


    ¡®Captain-nim, does he...¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha didn''t know what Lee Seol-A was thinking as he stupidly added on.


    ¡°I think a mixed baby would be pretty too. Someone at the Captain-nim and Irene¡¯s level of looks would definitely have a beautiful daughter... And as for that daughter, I will......u, ugh!¡±


    Lee Seol-A started to choke Yoo Jaeha with teary eyes.


    "Just whose side are you on?! Huh?!¡±


    ¡°Who else? T, the side of the wealthy...¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    ¡®Then I have no way to defeat Irene!¡¯


    ¡°Jaeha, how can you do that to your fellow team member? You don''t even remember all the things I did for you. Instead of being thankful, you pay me back by betraying me!¡±


    ¡°What the hell are you talking about? When did you? U, ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was about to suffocate to death. Lee Seol-A was extremely upset, but it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡®I still have a chance.¡¯


    Lee Seol-A remembered something. She remembered what had happened when the curse in the pharaoh''s tomb had been removed.


    It had been on their way out of the tomb.


    They had to jump down a cliff.


    They could have just climbed down the rope but Ju-Heon was going to carry Irene down because it looked quite dangerous.


    "Seol-A, you should be okay with this since you have a lot of experience, right? You can just use Gildal.¡±


    ¡®No, I''m not okay at all.¡¯


    Seol-A stuck to Ju-Heon''s back as if she was a koala.


    She had then shouted after making up her mind.


    ¡°Umm, I, I actually can''t use artifacts right now! My Dominance must have fallen after turning into a kid!¡±


    ¡°............What? I saw you using your artifact earlier.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re remembering wrong!¡±


    Lee Seol-A had then used her legs to tightly hug Ju-Heon¡¯s back.


    She wouldn''t be able to act like this except when she looked like a little kid!


    Ju-Heon decided to hold both little girls as he climbed down the cliff.


    Yoo Jaeha the lecher, who couldn''t bear to watch this, tried to interject.


    "Captain-nim, should I just carry one of them down with me?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha had no choice but to take back his offer after feeling the odd murderous intents.


    Anyway, it was fine that Ju-Heon was climbing down while holding both little girls, but......


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    The two of them had instantly transformed while being carried by Ju-Heon.


    The two little girls had returned to their original appearances.


    Both of them had been shocked at the sudden change.


    Ju-Heon had a lot of arm strength so it wasn¡¯t hard for him to carry both of them.


    The problem came after that!


    ¡°Irene, I can''t see in front of me because of your boobs. And Seol-A, put on some pants.¡±


    The two of them who were stuck to Ju-Heon even after getting to the bottom had felt something.


    ¡®I''m certain of it. It is proof that the Captain-nim enjoyed it!¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s body was honest. Of course, she and Irene got into a fight afterwards for a different issue.


    They had to battle to figure out who had caused Ju-Heon to get excited.


    Well, they still couldn¡¯t come to a decision on who had caused it, but either way...


    ¡®It¡¯s still too soon to give up.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha, who was looking through the window without any regards for what Lee Seol-A was thinking, gasped in surprise.


    Lee Seol-A tilted her head in confusion.


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°N, no...¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gulped.


    Yoo Jaeha had noticed the rope slowly heading toward the president.


    It was not just crawling over, it had received cups of soda from an employee and was personally serving the president.


    It then handed one to Ju-Heon and one to the president.


    ¡®Does it think it is a waitress or something? What the hell is a damn rope doing?!¡¯


    That wasn¡¯t the issue.


    ¡®Is that punk doing another part-time job?¡¯


    That was right.


    It wasn¡¯t done serving the drink to the president, it brought some documents over and even organized his desk for him.


    It was also helping out the executive employees in the White House as well!


    Of course, the people were just amazed by what they saw.


    ¡°Ohhh, thanks for the drink. What an interesting artifact.¡±


    ¡°It would be nice to have such a helpful tool.......¡±


    ¡®Helpful my ass! Sigh, that thing is planning on sweeping away the White House!¡¯


    Jaeha was right.


    The rope''s eyes flashed as it started to generate receipts.


    [Desk organization 300,000,000]


    [Document organization 1,000,000,000]


    [Serving Fee 1,000,000,000]


    [Service charge 800,000,000]


    ..


    [Total 3.4 billion won]


    [*VAT is separate, will accept in USD as well]


    Was he wrong to think that the prices were going up?


    The people enjoyed the services without realizing that the money would soon leave their bank accounts.


    Of course, Ju-Heon was watching with satisfaction, thinking that it had grown up properly.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Now then, please return our artifacts......¡±


    Julian was shaken up after seeing the people trying to open Ju-Heon¡¯s bag.


    ¡®Those people... If they open that... They won''t be safe.¡¯


    There weren¡¯t actual bombs in there, but there were some annoying things for sure.


    That was probably why Julian started to shout.


    "Wait!¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°Please wait. The things inside that bag...¡±


    However, at that moment...


    Pow!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Julian teared up after having his shin kicked.


    It hurt alot.


    He caressed his shin and glared at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Damn it! What are you...?!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who had his chin on his hands, sent him a message with his gaze.


    ''Shut up.''


    He then silently mouthed some words.


    ''If you don''t shut up, your fiancee... I will seduce her again. Your younger sister as well.''


    ¡°#&$!¡±


    Julian''s eyes lit up in anger after understanding Ju-Heon¡¯s message.


    ¡®What did he just say?¡¯


    He couldn¡¯t let that happen in this life.


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    In addition, his younger sister?!


    Just thinking about it made Julian foam at the mouth and quietly sit there.


    He then clenched his eyes and started to speak again.


    ¡°It should be fine to open. It wasn¡¯t anything serious.¡±


    ¡®Ah, whatever.¡¯


    They won''t die because of a simple curse.


    At the same time, Anubis, who was inside the White House, had someone call him.


    [Anubis, come here.]


    Anubis couldn''t help but shake after hearing his comrade¡¯s calling.


    It was because he felt guilty about many things.


    ¡®Damn it, why are they suddenly calling me?¡¯


    Anubis peeked around before sneaking out of Ju-Heon¡¯s pocket.


    Anubis freaked out once he got to the empty garden.


    ¡®My subordinate artifacts!¡¯


    The Egyptian artifacts that had been following were all destroyed in terrible states.


    He anxiously looked around.


    [Who the hell...?!]


    Anubis gasped and fell down at that moment.


    Puuk!


    Anubis almost went unconscious at the sudden attack on his back.


    It was not a light injury.


    It was so deep that his soul might be destroyed.


    As for the people who were capable of doing that...!


    [You guys...!]


    His comrades were in front of him.


    That wasn¡¯t all. They were all holding execution tools......


    ¡®Inquisitors!¡¯


    They started to laugh while looking at the bloody Anubis.


    [The sin of being unable to kill Seo Ju-Heon. The sin of instigating the artifacts. Those are your sins.]


    [Anubis, you are skilled but you made a big mistake.]


    Anubis started to grind his teeth.


    [You guys... do you think the Supreme Leader-nim will let you guys do this?! I will inform the Supreme Leader-nim right aw...]


    His fellow Division Commanders started to laugh.


    [Aigoo, I''m sorry. Unfortunately, that Supreme Leader-nim was the one who ordered us to do this.]


    [.........What?!]


    [The Supreme Leader-nim has given the order. We were told to get rid of you. We were at least told to let you know that you worked hard until now.]


    [.........!]


    [You couldn¡¯t recover your subordinates and even Thoth ended up in Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s hands. The Supreme Leader has said that you and all of the Egyptian artifacts are trash.]


    [Hol......!]


    [You guys are an embarrassment to us Division Commanders. Disappear forever.]


    Anubis let out a terrible scream as soon as that was said.


    Puuk!


    Anubis fell to the ground with a piercing pain in his body.


    [U, ugh!]


    He was about to lose consciousness.


    His comrades watched the dying Anubis and started to laugh as if they were excited.


    [Who told you to act so pompous?]


    [How dare you get captured by a lowly human like Seo Ju-Heon. This guy was nothing compared to the rumors we heard about him.]


    [The Supreme Leader came to a decision quickly.]


    His comrades slowly disappeared, but Anubis was angry.


    ¡®Fuck, fuck......! To think that I considered them to be my comrades...!¡¯


    He had been a loyal Division Commander for a very long time. But because of a single mistake...!


    They even mocked all Egyptian artifacts.


    Artifacts couldn''t help but have strong levels of pride about their cultures.


    That was why Anubis felt wronged and betrayed.


    If the Supreme Leader really had been the one to get rid of him......


    ¡®Supreme Leader-nim... No, Supreme Leader, you bastard.¡¯


    Anubis tried to lift his body up, but coughed up some blood and fell back down.


    ¡®I can''t even move.¡¯


    The Supreme Leader destroyed not just the body but also the soul.


    ¡®No humans could probably restore me now.¡¯


    But at that moment...


    A shadow appeared on top of the dying Anubis.

 Chapter 179: Seo Ju-Heon’s Curse (5)

    Chapter 179: Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s Curse (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    It was an artifact with a long appearance, the rope.


    The rope seemed to have been moving around here and there after receiving an order from Ju-Heon.


    Honestly speaking, it had been kicked out of the meeting room because it had helped people on its own accord and submitted invoices.


    It had come to the garden after sensing some suspicious auras, but......


    [#$&#!]


    Did you get hurt? Did you get hurt?


    The rope was about to rush over to call Yoo Jaeha. Anubis seemed to be in an extremely serious situation.


    He realized something at that moment.


    [Wait a minute, rope. I have something to tell you.]


    [!]


    However, the rope couldn¡¯t help but freak out again.


    [##&!]


    No, stop talking! Your body is going to break, it is going to break!


    Anubis was turning into ashes and disappearing even though it had only slightly moved its foot.


    It was obvious that the rope touching it even a slight amount would make it disappear completely.


    [#&&!]


    What do I do, what do I do?!


    Anubis would probably die before it could go and get Yoo Jaeha.


    Why?


    It was because Anubis''s current situation was not just a physical destruction. It was completely different from how Ju-Heon always destroyed him.


    It was destroying the artifact¡¯s core. That meant that its soul was being destroyed and it would really die. It could not be restored or reborn.


    But that wasn¡¯t all. All memories regarding that artifact would disappear.


    That was the reason the rope was upset right now.


    [#$&^! @]


    A restorer, a restorer!


    Anubis grabbed the rope that it was happy to see.


    ¡®I won¡¯t die for nothing now.¡¯


    It¡¯s eyes flashed.


    It wasn¡¯t an issue that it was disappearing now, but the problem was the other artifacts.


    ¡®The sparks will impact them too.¡¯


    All of its subordinate artifacts had already disappeared because of it. Set, Osiris, and all Egyptian artifacts might get swept up in this as well.


    The Supreme Leader was someone who would have no problems doing that.


    ¡®That bastard will get rid of anything it finds suspicious or annoying.¡¯


    That was why Anubis started to feel desperate.


    [Rope. I don¡¯t need a restorer, but please hurry up and call Seo Ju-Heon over. There is no human in this world who can fix this.]


    [......!]


    [There is something I need to tell Seo Ju-Heon before I disappear. It is about the Supreme Leader.]


    The rope sobbed as it nodded its head.


    Even if it had been rude most of the time, Anubis was Ju-Heon''s artifact. The rope couldn''t let it disappear like this.


    The rope was about to hurry up and move.


    ¡°Hey! There¡¯s an artifact over here!¡±


    [!!]


    "What? An artifact?¡±


    The rope freaked out.


    The guards patrolling around the White House had found Anubis.


    ¡°Fuck, why is there an artifact over here? There were no precursors for a Tomb Appearance!¡±


    It wasn¡¯t weird that they found Anubis.


    There had been quite a chaotic aura around the garden and the nearby government facilities were full of artifact users in preparation for any type of artifact terrorism.


    There was no way they would not notice the aura of strong artifacts.


    Because of that...


    ¡°A dog has turned into an item! It¡¯s not a cross... it looks like a decorative necklace! It¡¯s an artifact!¡±


    "We don¡¯t know what artifact it is, but we can tell it''s a high-grade artifact!¡±


    ¡°We''re so lucky, hurry up and call people over!¡±


    The rope became extremely desperate. Anubis would be dragged away if it went to call Ju-Heon.


    The people started to snicker.


    ¡°The President will be happy about this.¡±


    "What are you talking about? We can swipe it without reporting it.¡±


    The people grabbing Anubis however they pleased made Anubis start to crumble even faster.


    [!]


    The rope immediately started to charge toward the guards.


    [#$&*!]


    Move away! Move!


    Pow, pow!


    ¡°Damn it! What is this rope?!¡±


    The rope sniffled while looking for Ju-Heon.


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    [#&$#^&!]


    ¡°.........?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked around as if he had heard the rope''s calling.


    But the US President called Ju-Heon at that moment.


    ¡°Haha, I apologize for suspecting you.¡±


    He was laughing as if he was a little kid who had received a lot of birthday presents.


    ¡°Our appraisers have confirmed the artifacts inside the bag.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°They said that they are all the real items. I apologize for suspecting you. We thought you swindled our artifacts.¡±


    Ju-Heon shamelessly laughed after hearing that.


    ¡°What reason do we have to turn our backs on the US? Of course we would return your items since we signed a contract.¡±


    Julian put a hand up against his forehead again.


    ¡®This scammer. Returning their items my ass.


    You handed them fakes.¡¯


    It was obvious that Ju-Heon had Jaeha make these.


    Now that he had da Vinci¡¯s artifact, his copying abilities had gained wings, no, it had reached Divine-Grade!


    Furthermore, these people believed that Yoo Jaeha couldn¡¯t use da Vinci''s artifact. They believed that Louie was the only one with the Fit to use it and they were capable of appraising the fakes that Louie created.


    ¡®But I didn''t think he would use Tutankhamun''s curse artifact.¡¯


    He used one of the pharaoh''s artifacts that he had just brought out of the Valley of the Kings.


    ¡®It might be okay since he didn''t put any dangerous curse on it.¡¯


    That was why Julian chose to remain silent for the time being. Well, he would claim it was for his fiancee and his younger sister, but Julian didn''t want them to have those artifacts either.


    ¡®The wars the US creates will be the starting point of a World War.¡¯


    Migraines and diarrhea were better than wars.


    In fact, wouldn''t the chief executives became wary if they got diarrhea after having artifacts close to them?


    ¡®Ah. We should be more careful about how we use artifacts.¡¯


    They might have such thoughts.


    The President, who probably had no idea about that, started to laugh again.


    ¡°Mr. Seo Ju-Heon, we will give you some help in return for recovering our artifacts. But once again, I apologize for suspecting you.¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed and said it was okay.


    ¡°We just happen to bring out some of Chairman Kwon¡¯s artifacts and your artifacts ended up being mixed in with them.¡±


    ¡°But Chairman Kwon''s side did not tell us about it at all.¡±


    ¡°There are no guards inside the tombs. TKBM might have been thinking about swiping all of your artifacts.¡±


    The US President easily accepted that what Ju-Heon said could have been true.


    ¡°TKBM might be one of the top three excavation teams in the world right now, but that also means that they are very ruthless. It is quite possible, thinking about the things they have done until now.¡±


    The US President then gave an order to his subordinate.


    ¡°Keep a thorough eye on TKBM. Make sure you don''t miss a single thing they do. Check to see if they do anything sly or corrupt.¡±


    ¡°I''m certain something will pop up as they are not a completely clean business.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile knowing the meaning behind what the Chief of Staff had said.


    No matter how well a business could make money, it was a headache to be on bad terms with a country. They could even create crimes that did not exist to make things difficult.


    They wouldn''t be able to do anything if there was any proof of crimes being committed. This was a way to make Chairman Kwon eat shit.


    Well, the first thing Julian did was sigh.


    ¡®As expected of our Captain. So vicious, so totally vicious. I didn¡¯t think he would try to choke Chairman Kwon like this.¡¯


    It was something Julian wished for as well. He had no proof to put them away, but Julian didn¡¯t have enough fingers to count the number of corrupt things he remembered TKBM doing.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°I recall that you wished for us to share a document with you as the reward for this situation, Mr. Ju-Heon.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes started to sparkle. It was the document about the Monarchs¡¯ Heirlooms and the Crow''s tomb.


    ¡°The US did indeed ask the Monarch of Fate to see into the future. We had not revealed it to anybody else, but we will happily share it with you, Mr. Ju-Heon, since you recovered our artifacts for us. However, the condition is that you excavate together with us.¡±


    ¡°Sounds great.¡±


    Ju-Heon quickly looked through the prophecy the CIA had received from the Monarch of Fate. As he was almost done recording all of the information in his head...


    [#$&$#!]


    Master, master! Something bad has happened!


    He felt as if he could hear the rope¡¯s voice again. Ju-Heon looked out after thinking it was odd. He could see guards quickly rushing somewhere.


    Seol-A noticed Ju-Heon starting to frown while looking at the document and quickly approached him.


    ¡°Is something wrong?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    Ju-Heon thought for a moment before checking his pockets.


    He noticed that Anubis''s artifact had disappeared.


    Ju-Heon scrunched his eyes.


    ¡®This bastard.¡¯


    Of course, Ju-Heon knew that Anubis had disappeared.


    Actually, he had let him sneak away on purpose. He would be able to gain information on his enemies by letting Anubis go.


    However...


    ¡®Looks like something serious must have happened.¡¯


    Blackie might normally vandalize some things or pee in public, but it was different this time.


    ¡®There was the issue of Divine-Grade artifacts suddenly appearing and then disappearing.¡¯


    Ju-Heon tried to summon Anubis.


    But Anubis was not summoned. He wondered if Anubis was resisting again because of its pride as a Divine-Grade artifact, but that didn''t seem to be it.


    [It cannot respond to your summon.]


    [It is not in the condition to respond to your summon.]


    Not in the condition...


    There was only one reason such a message would pop up.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue and asked Seol-A a question.


    "Where is Jaeha?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Ah... I think he was hitting on one of the White House employees. He was trying to get a date.¡±


    ¡®Oh?¡¯


    ¡°Whatever, hurry up and drag him over by his ear. There¡¯s somewhere I need to send him.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Seol-A found this to be odd. It was usually her job to take care of any reconnaissance or message deliveries.


    Why was Ju-Heon looking for that bastard?


    The weirder thing was that Ju-Heon was touching the Raven¡¯s memory artifact for some reason.


    He looked quite serious.


    ¡°Hey hey hey hey, where are we going?! Where are we going?! At least tell me where we are going! Damn it, I was having a nice chat with Jenny, why are you doing this?!¡±


    ¡°Is that Jenny or pony important or is our Captain-nim¡¯s order important?¡±


    ¡°Damn it! Of course the Captain-nim, but ow, it hurts!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was being dragged by the ear by Seol-A. Seol-A then stealthily headed to the White House garden as Ju-Heon had ordered.


    ¡°!¡±


    They saw something unexpected once they got there.


    ¡°Rope?¡±


    That was right. The familiar rope was whimpering while being captured by the guards.


    The rope was extremely happy to see Yoo Jaeha and Seol-A.


    [#$&^&!]


    Over here! Over here!


    Of course, the guards were cursing the rope.


    ¡°Fuck, this bastard is making us unable to take this artifact with us!¡±


    ¡°What the fuck is up with this shit?!¡±


    The two of them wondered why the rope was here, but they quickly figured it out. It was because of the people gathered around.


    ¡°Wow, this is also a Divine-Grade artifact!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not just Divine-Grade artifacts! Everything here is artifact pieces!¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and call the restorers over!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all ours if they are restored!¡±


    There were tens of artifacts in the garden. They were all Egyptian artifacts.


    Yoo Jaeha gasped after seeing one artifact in the midst of those artifacts.


    ¡°H, holy shit! Anubis? Why is that bastard here?!¡±


    They then seemed to understand why Ju-Heon had sent them there.


    A desperate Yoo Jaeha pushed the guards.


    ¡°Damn it! Get away! Don¡¯t touch it if you don¡¯t know anything, you¡¯re going to destroy it!¡±


    As Yoo Jaeha carefully picked Anubis up...


    "What are you doing?!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    He heard some sharp voices. They were angrily walking toward Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Get your hands off of it right now! What the hell is an illegal touching?!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Seol-A realized something after seeing some familiar faces.


    ¡®They¡¯re the official restorers!¡¯


    There were about 500 official restorers whose names were known worldwide.


    They were restorers between the A-Grade and SS-Grade and all of them were elites hired by Pandora, different countries, or the top excavation teams.


    They were the ones with the international license while everybody else was treated as illegals and ignored. Seol-A put a hand against her forehead as if this was going to get annoying.


    ¡®Why did those bastards have to be here...!¡¯


    It was understandable. Today was the day they were receiving the artifacts from Ju-Heon. The White House would have called some official restorers over.


    ¡®They are definitely talented.¡¯


    They moved people away and approached Anubis¡¯s artifact.


    They then peeked at Yoo Jaeha.


    "The fact that you have some restoration tools must mean that you must be a loser restorer.¡±


    ¡°Divine-Grade artifacts will be destroyed if an illegal touches it. Only experts who are approved by Pandora are allowed to touch artifacts S-Grade and higher. So, please get lost.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was flustered.


    ¡°Hey, this is our Captain-nim¡¯s artifact. I am his personal restorer. Who the fuck are you to say I can or cannot restore it?¡±


    ¡°Ho.¡±


    They looked as if they wanted to say something before they started to laugh.


    ¡°Ah. Now that I think about it, isn''t this the little chick who put Professor Jean Richard in prison not too long ago?¡±


    ¡°Does it feel good to put the role model of the restoration world behind bars?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Anyway, move away. You don¡¯t have a license; do you even know how to restore artifacts?¡±


    In the end, Yoo Jaeha was pushed away. The restorers then started to speak to the reporters they brought to the White House with them.


    ¡°Make sure to take a good recording of the restoration process. It is a rare opportunity to touch a Divine-Grade artifact.¡±


    ¡°I understand.¡±


    They were S-Grade and SS-Grade restorers. But even doctors would need a certain amount of surgery experience to be considered experts.


    ¡°Alright, hurry!¡±


    Similarly, restoring a Divine-Grade artifact would be great for their career.


    ¡®This is a chance for me to be accepted as one of the top restorers.¡¯


    It was understandable that they were causing such a ruckus as it was rare for them to be able to touch a Divine-Grade artifact, but......


    "Alright, let¡¯s hurry! Let¡¯s negotiate with Mr. Seo Ju-Heon if we successfully restore it.¡±


    ¡°We will restore the ones that are not Mr. Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s artifact and give them to the President.¡±


    "Won¡¯t it be difficult?¡±


    ¡°Well, as long as we do what we have always done......¡±


    However, the faces of the restorers trying to restore the artifacts started to turn pale one by one.


    ¡°W, what the hell is wrong with this?¡±


    ¡°Why can¡¯t I fix it?¡±


    The artifact users from the White House started to get anxious after seeing the restorers getting anxious.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong, is it not working?¡±


    ¡°Well, you see...¡±


    ¡°Weren¡¯t you guys high-grade restorers? I thought you said you¡¯ve restored Divine-Grade artifacts before!¡±


    ¡°Something¡¯s weird, this isn¡¯t just broken!¡±


    "What, you can''t do it?¡±


    ¡°N, no, that¡¯s not it! Our tools are not good! We can''t do...!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Hey.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°You guys can¡¯t do it, can you?¡±


    An angry Yoo Jaeha''s face was twitching as he viciously smiled.


    ¡°Get lost. You quacks.¡±

 Chapter 180: Seo Ju-Heon’s Curse (6)

    Chapter 180: Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s Curse (6) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Get lost. You quacks.¡±


    The restorers were flabbergasted at what they just heard.


    "What?¡±


    ¡°Did you just call us quacks?¡±


    They looked extremely upset.


    Their reactions were understandable.


    ¡®Yoo Jaeha, who does that bastard think he is talking to?¡¯


    They didn''t like him.


    In fact, they had not liked him long before they saw him here.


    Why?


    The reason was obvious.


    ¡®This bastard was the one who dared to put Professor Richard in prison.¡¯


    ¡®He probably coerced his captain to do something. He has no talent himself.¡¯


    Jean Richard, the man in prison right now, was one of the mentors in the restoration world. He was someone who had earned the title of < Restoration expert >.


    There was a reason why he was a candidate to become the Monarch of Restoration.


    But Yoo Jaeha, this bastard, had coerced Ju-Heon to put Richard in prison.


    Plagiarism?


    Something like that was not important. What was important was the fact that a SS-Grade restorer was sent to prison.


    In comparison, Yoo Jaeha...


    ¡®He¡¯s at max a B-Grade restorer.¡¯


    Richard had even talked shit about Yoo Jaeha in the past.


    ¡®That bastard¡¯s restoration ability is terrible. Don¡¯t pay him any attention.¡¯


    That was what he had clearly said.


    In addition, the illegal restorers were all people who claimed they would restore artifacts and then end up destroying them.


    They had no reason to even think about someone like that.


    Because of all of these preconceived notions, they sneered at Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°You get lost!¡±


    ¡°Do you really think an illegal restorer bastard like you could restore a Divine-Grade artifact?!¡±


    But Yoo Jaeha scoffed in disbelief.


    ¡°You guys are the illegal restorers, not me! Official restorers my ass! You don¡¯t even know how to handle a broken artifact!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha then swiped Anubis''s artifact away.


    ¡°Now hand it over, you fuckers!¡±


    ¡°Ah, this bastard! Give that back!¡±


    An angry Yoo Jaeha immediately took out his restoration tools.


    Yoo Jaeha couldn¡¯t help but get angry because he was someone who cherished artifacts.


    ¡®It almost got destroyed even more.¡¯


    Of course, Lee Seol-A was looking at him with concern. She then cautiously whispered to him.


    ¡°Hey Jaeha, can you really restore it?¡±


    Anubis''s condition was not normal right now.


    ¡®It feels completely different then when the Captain-nim was blowing it up.¡¯


    He could tell that just by the aura.


    ¡°The artifact¡¯s aura is starting to disappear.¡¯


    That meant that the soul was perishing.


    It was something Zhen Cai Yuan did very well.


    And the people here didn¡¯t know it, but the executioners that had executed Anubis... They were artifacts capable of destroying the souls of artifacts because they have received the power of the Supreme Leader.


    This level of damage was something that no restorer could restore.


    It was beyond human territory.


    Well, nobody except one person.


    ¡®Jaeha of all people should be able to do it, but...¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha¡¯s restoration skills were top notch even though they were not well-known in the past because his ability as the Monarch of Fraud was too overwhelming.


    ¡®But can he reach that level with his current abilities?¡¯


    The other restorers were looking at him as if he was crazy.


    ¡°There¡¯s no way this bastard can do something we are unable to do......¡±


    Something amazing started to happen at that moment.


    Flash!


    ¡°!¡±


    The restoration artifact was used and Anubis''s body started to become restored.


    That made the restorers¡¯ eyes open wide.


    ¡°H, hold on, what is that?!¡±


    They were so shocked that their eyes were almost falling out of their sockets.


    ¡°What is that?!¡±


    ¡®What else, it is Artifact Revival.¡¯


    Something the restorers could not understand was happening in front of their eyes.


    Actually, it was something that even Anubis, the artifact being revived, could not understand!


    ¡®My core is being restored.¡¯


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡®I am being filled with new flesh.¡¯


    How was something like this possible?


    ¡°Holy shit, how does this make any sense?!¡±


    Maybe it was normal for them to be shocked.


    The restoration that Yoo Jaeha was doing was already beyond the level of restoration.


    Artifact restoration was similar to restoring relics found in ruins. It was restoring something to as close to the original condition as possible using substitutes of similar texture and feel.


    Basically, it was similar to getting a prosthetic hand after losing a hand.


    ¡®What the hell is this?!¡¯


    As for what Yoo Jaeha was doing, forget prosthetics...


    He was pretty much recreating a lost arm¡¯s bones, muscles, senses, blood vessels and skin. [1]


    It was a complete revival! It was at the level of creation!


    ¡°I, I''ve never seen something like this before...!¡±


    Even Lee Seol-A was amazed.


    ¡®He¡¯s able to do this even without getting his memories back?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha had reached this level in his early thirties in the past.


    ¡®Even if he is using da Vinci''s artifact...¡¯


    Had he been forcibly trained because Ju-Heon destroyed artifacts left and right?


    Yoo Jaeha, who was relieved that he had succeeded, glared at the restorers.


    ¡°You should at least be able to do this much. Who the fuck do you think you are, calling me an illegal restorer?¡±


    The restorers started to whisper to each other.


    ¡°W, who the fuck is this bastard?¡±


    ¡°There was someone like this working for Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°Wait, hold on. Isn¡¯t he even better than the top restorers at this level?¡±


    ¡°Do you really think this makes sense......hold on, what the hell are you guys recording?!¡±


    ¡°Well, we are recording this rare sight...¡±


    ¡°Who gave you permission to film this illegal bastard!¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and delete it!¡±


    However, it was at that moment.


    ¡°That recording. I''ll buy it.¡±


    It was a familiar voice.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon was throwing something up and down in his hand as he praised Yoo Jaeha.


    It was the Raven¡¯s memory artifact.


    He had taken it out as he had expected something like this to have happened once Anubis was unable to be summoned.


    He started to smile while looking at the restored Anubis''s artifact.


    ¡®Punk, it looks like I don''t need to restore your memories.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had seriously been debating whether to do it.


    He wondered if he needed to restore Jaeha¡¯s memories for his old restoration abilities to come out.


    Of course, he had recently raised Yoo Jaeha''s restoration ability by working him like a horse. That was why he had acquired the revival ability, even if it was not complete Artifact Revival.


    But it was still lacking compared to his prime.


    This comparison was what made him debate whether to use the Raven¡¯s artifact.


    ¡®It looks like I don''t need to resort to this.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes flashed while looking at the artifact in Ju-Heon¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Huh, that!¡±


    He then reached his hand toward the artifact.


    ¡°I want to use it too! The three of you have been enjoying secret conversations with each other after using that thing!¡±


    That was why Yoo Jaeha was charging toward Ju-Heon to use it as well until he was kicked by Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Get lost. You''re fine if you can restore it.¡±


    ¡°Damn it! Why?!¡±


    ¡°I prefer the Monarch of Pushoverness over the Monarch of Fraud.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    "Anyway, good job. Ah, why don¡¯t you restore those other artifacts as well. Do it now.¡±


    ¡°Damn it......there¡¯s too many of them. Can''t I do it la...¡±


    ¡°10 million won bonus for each one you restore. I''ll set you up on a blind date as a bonus if you restore all of them.¡±


    ¡°I can do it! Oh, Captain-nim, the person I respect the most in this world! I will give my life to you to restore artifacts, Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°No, I don''t need your life.¡±


    ¡°Ohhhhhhhh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha ran over and took care of all of Anubis''s subordinate artifacts.


    Flash! Flash! Flash!


    Of course, ''took care of'' meant that he had saved them.


    He restored them quickly and perfectly, as if possessed by the power of a blind date.


    As for the S-Grade and SS-Grade restorers who were watching him, they were foaming at the mouth and almost fainting on the spot.


    ¡°W, who the hell is this bastard?! What the fuck?!¡±


    They plopped down on the ground.


    "Holy shit, it is possible to restore artifacts that quickly?!¡±


    ¡°How is something like that possible?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha shouted in response.


    ¡°How is it possible?! You guys try being abused by our ghost of a Captain-nim for one month! You will then be able to do it too! Hahahaha!¡±


    The excited reporters started to shout.


    ¡°Spread the news! There¡¯s a top-ranked restorer under Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°He said it was Artifact Revival, isn¡¯t he better than the official restorers?!¡±


    ¡°Aren¡¯t the rest of them pretty much sealing cracks and such?¡±


    The other restorers who were looking for artifacts to restore foamed at the mouth again.


    ¡°What did you say? Sealing cracks?¡±


    ¡°Ho, that son of a bitch is definitely relying on his tools! He got da Vinci''s artifact! He can do it because of that artifact!¡±


    ¡°Yeah! Take it away! Take away da Vinci''s artifact!¡±


    Something happened at that moment.


    Boom!


    The restorers trying to steal da Vinci¡¯s notebook artifact screamed as they were sent flying.


    [This is an artifact with principles.]


    [Those who do not meet the qualifications cannot even touch it.]


    "Fuck, what the hell is this?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, try to take it again!¡±


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°Uggggggh!¡±


    Ghosts appeared and started to choke the restorers.


    Lee Seol-A, who was even scarier than these maiden ghosts, was frowning her beautiful eyebrows.


    ¡°How dare you try to steal one of our team member¡¯s artifact!¡±


    ¡°A, aaaahhh!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile viciously as well.


    ¡°You''ve enjoyed the show, now get lost.¡±


    The ground split open once Ju-Heon smiled and a blade-like sandstorm started to rush through the area.


    ¡°A, aaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    This was the power of Set''s artifact.


    The restorers ran away without being able to do anything.


    Ju-Heon was very satisfied while looking at them.


    ¡°It looks like those bastards will be the reason Jaeha can rise to a Monarch position.¡¯


    He was already planning on doing something to get Jaeha a spot, so this was great.


    ¡®I need to fill the Monarch positions with my allies.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    [H, how am I...]


    Anubis was looking at its body as if it still couldn¡¯t believe what had happened.


    This was extremely surprising.


    [There is no way a human would be capable of doing something like this.]


    But it, as well as all of its subordinate artifacts, had been restored no matter how many times it checked.


    [#$&#!]


    I''m alive! I''m alive!


    [#$&!]


    Is this a dream or is this for real?


    [#$&#!]


    Lord Anubis, we are alive!


    Anubis sighed in relief after seeing its subordinates being restored and even the rope was extremely happy. Sear?h the n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Ju-Heon walked over and started to speak to Anubis at that moment.


    ¡°You owe me your life.¡±


    [!]


    ¡°You should know what I mean by that.¡±


    Anubis clenched its eyes in response.


    It wasn¡¯t because it was upset.


    Forget restoring itself, it was extremely happy that its subordinate artifacts had been restored.


    [I will never forget what you did for me.]


    ¡®Good. That¡¯s how it should be.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    Dogs were the type to become loyal for good once they submitted.


    Anubis was also the type to pay back his debts.


    But most importantly, it had to do with the Supreme Leader.


    ¡®I will not forgive them.¡¯


    It also would not forgive the Division Commander bastards who had mocked him.


    Anubis was willing to even make a deal with the devil to get back at them.


    A devil named Seo Ju-Heon.


    [What do you need me to do?]


    ¡°It¡¯s simple. Obey any and all of my orders. Don¡¯t do anything to get on my nerves. Make sure to address me in a respectful manner.¡±


    [Are those three things it for now, master?]


    ¡°No, there¡¯s one more thing.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s gaze turned scary.


    Bang!


    ¡°It¡¯s these bastards.¡±


    Ju-Heon slammed a list of names on the table.


    Anubis started to become full of cold sweat.


    The list of names on the table was the list of people Anubis had requested to assassinate Seo Ju-Heon.


    Basically, this was the list of Ju-Heon¡¯s rivals who had his weaknesses.


    There were some top excavation teams, TKBM, Austin Rockefeller, and even Zhen Cai Yuan.


    Ju-Heon tapped on the list and looked toward Anubis.


    ¡°You should reap what you sow. You blabbed on about my so called weaknesses, right?¡±


    [T, that...... I apologize.]


    Yoo Jaeha, who realized something, whispered to Anubis who had his head down.


    ¡°No, there¡¯s no need to lower your head. They weren¡¯t actually his weaknesses, and none of them were lies. Everything other than the fact that he is a pedophile was true.¡±


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha, no lunch for you for a week.¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled with satisfaction and continued to speak.


    ¡°No, I''m not trying to punish you again. We will let bygones be bygones. I don¡¯t know if it was a coincidence or not, but the list of people who got my weaknesses were all monopolizers or their lackeys.¡±


    [......?]


    Ju-Heon, who was sitting with his legs crossed, continued to speak with his chin on his hands.


    ¡°Anyway, I don¡¯t like it. I don¡¯t like the fact that they got my information and accepted the request to kill me even if the information was fake.¡±


    Furthermore...


    ¡°Based on my investigation, all of these bastards are frantic to get me out of the Monarch position.¡±


    [Ah......]


    ¡°It''s perfect. They are also hindrances to my activities in the tombs.¡±


    He then slammed the Mask of Tutankhamun on the table.


    ¡°So, little doggie. Do exactly as I tell you to do.¡±


    [.........!]


    The next day.


    Knock knock.


    ¡°Umm, Yoon Shi Woo team leader-nim. There¡¯s someone here to see you.........¡±


    ¡°Damn it, who is it?! I''m busy enough as is with the Chairman-nim being missing!¡±


    ¡°U, umm, he said that his name is John Smith.........¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    The doggie, no, a handsome man with bronze skin, soon entered Yoon Shi Woo''s office.


    This muscular man was wearing a black dress shirt, black tie, and a black suit. He looked like a grim reaper as he was dressed in black from head to toe.


    Yoon Shi Woo¡¯s office was filled with a vicious aura and a Tomb Appearance had started the moment the man walked in.


    And Anubis, who was confirming the face and name on the hit list... No, the document started to speak.


    ¡°You are Mr. Yoon Shi Woo who accepted my request, correct?¡±


    This was the start of the Seo Ju-Heon curse.


    1. Ah yes, anybody else think of Piccolo when they read this?

 Chapter 181: Not this bastard (1)

    Chapter 181: Not this bastard (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    [Michael Jones, the Monarch of Gambling has committed suicide after his entire fortunes tank.]


    [A file was found after his suicide. Will the route for the illegal organ sale that had been covered in a veil be revealed?]


    [The Monarch of Pollution''s excavation team, Stra, continues to face accidents for some reason. Have they been cursed?]


    [TKBM''s new business factory has evaporated.]


    [Nostradamus, the Monarch of Fate, has faced a calamity in the middle of the night while sleeping.]


    [International Soccer Star, the Monarch of Doping injures his leg through a questionable accident. Unable to participate in the World Cup.]


    [The Monarch of Delicacies was found in a state of starvation.]


    [The Monarch of Evangelism¡¯s Middle East IS terrorist organization has suddenly disbanded while leaving a questionable message behind.]


    The world was in uproar. It was because of the rumors about a terrible curse.


    [A series of odd accidents. Is this already the tenth incident?]


    [Famous businesses, organizations, criminal organizations have all been harmed.]


    [Their crimes are being revealed in the process.]


    The number of civilian artifact users were exponentially increasing in the world.


    That wasn''t all. Items created by using artifacts were starting to appear in the world as well. That was how the world¡¯s interest in artifacts was slowly increasing.


    However...


    ¡®Accidents to the forerunners in the artifact world...¡¯


    People did not think that these incidents were mere accidents.


    Why?


    [There were suspicious masks placed on the faces of all victims.]


    There were these masks of unknown origin. A suspicious man had appeared at each of the locations as well.


    In the middle of a dark night in a warehouse full of containers...


    "Evan Goldman, age 34. Born October 17. Occupation, Drug Broker. You are the person who received John Smith''s request, correct?¡±


    ¡°Y, yes?¡±


    A man with bronze skin wearing all black always appeared in front of the victims regardless of the time or day.


    That was the same right now.


    ¡°You accepted the request and took the money but feigned ignorance, how despicable.¡±


    ¡°Ho, who the hell are you? Who the fuck do you think you are......?!¡±


    ¡®Who am I?¡¯


    ¡°I am that John Smith.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The man took a step back as soon as he heard that.


    But Anubis was approaching him as if to take the person''s soul.


    ¡°It¡¯s been a few weeks since I paid you to assassinate Seo Ju-Heon. Why the hell have you not done anything?¡±


    ¡°A, aaaahhh!¡±


    The man screamed in fear after looking at this man who resembled the grim reaper.


    "W, what are you talking about?! It is just not the right time yet; we¡¯ve been preparing for it! Seo Ju-Heon that bastard will die in a few days...ugh!¡±


    The man who was in his thirties was flailing as his body started to float. It felt as if an invisible hand was dragging him up.


    ¡°L, let go of... ugh!¡±


    It felt as powerful as a crane. Anubis, who had lifted the man up, crossed his arms and sighed.


    ¡°Yes, yes. Now that I think about it, I wouldn''t be out here doing this if all of you had just done your jobs.¡±


    He looked a bit angry, but it didn''t matter.


    The past was the past.


    ¡°I will give you another opportunity. I will give you new information about Seo Ju-Heon and a commission of 100 million dollars. Do you accept?¡±


    Anubis motioned with his hand. The rope that had followed Anubis opened a 007-style briefcase.


    Clunk!


    There were piles of dollar bills inside.


    The man foamed at the mouth.


    ¡®Holy shit, how much is that?!¡¯


    There was no way a human would not be shaken by the seduction of money.


    The man started to shout.


    ¡°Fine! Just wait! All we need to do is kill that Seo Ju-Heon bastard, right? We will also bring you all of that bastard¡¯s artifacts in the process! A, are we good?¡±


    Anubis started to smile.


    ¡®As expected of humans.¡¯


    ¡°No. You will be executed. You talked shit about my master.¡±


    A vicious aura started to appear behind Anubis.


    Boom!


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    The roaring aura shook the ground and destroyed the items nearby.


    [A Tomb Appearance is affecting the nearby area in a 50m radius.]


    The only place an artifact could use its full power without its master was during a Tomb Appearance. That was why all artifacts caused Tomb Appearances to use their full strength.


    This was the same for Anubis.


    [The power of the god of the afterlife is descending.]


    [The power of the god of the afterlife is descending.]


    Of course, it didn''t create a large tomb. Artifacts needed quite a lot of materials to create large tombs that were the size of dungeons.


    They just needed to create a level 1 (Boundary-Grade) tomb to make it easy to act!


    Basically, they were creating a barrier.


    Boom!


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Egyptian hieroglyphics started to appear on the ground.


    This was the incantation from the Book of the Dead.


    Anubis had a cold smile on his face.


    ¡°Punishment to those who bother the peaceful rest of my master.¡±


    A sticky black liquid violently shot up from underneath the man¡¯s feet.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    ¡°Ahhhhh! My face, my face!¡±


    The liquid that struck the man¡¯s face turned into a suspicious mask.


    ¡°Mmph, mmph, what is this?!¡±


    This was the Mask of Tutankhamun.


    ¡°Ahhhhh! Aaah!¡±


    The curse had started.


    Tutankhamun¡¯s artifact was a curse-type artifact. It would stick to the person¡¯s face and bring forth some kind of curse.


    The most likely curse was the change to a person¡¯s age.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I''m sooooorry! Stoooooooooop!¡±


    The man¡¯s screams echoed through the warehouse and the man turned into an old man and then a mummy.


    Anubis, who had taken care of one more person, grinded his teeth as he sighed.


    There were still too many humans to handle.


    ¡®Damn it, why did I have to send out the hit request to so many people for no reason?¡¯


    Someone poked at Anubis¡¯s leg at that moment.


    ¡°!¡±


    He turned around to see the rope that had taken care of things for Anubis.


    The rope¡¯s eyes were sparkling as it looked up at Anubis.


    [#$&#!]


    My pay for my part-time job today! My pay!


    Anubis groaned and took out his wallet from his pocket.


    The rope must have learned from Ju-Heon(?) as it had started a weird part-time job.


    Well, it had originally ripped anybody and everybody other than Ju-Heon off for hundreds of millions of won, but it was eventually caught by Ju-Heon and scolded.


    ¡®You can rip as much money off people as you want. That is great to see. But don¡¯t rip my slaves off too much. They¡¯re too pitiful. Rip other people off if you want to rip people off.¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason.


    [$#&$!]


    My pay! My pay!


    ¡°Fine. Take it.¡±


    The rope was extremely happy to receive a 500 won coin.


    [#$&#&!]


    I got my pay! I got it!


    How long will it take to gather 100 million dollars at this rate, but it didn¡¯t matter.


    He had his own things to deal with.


    ¡°Okay, next......¡±


    Anubis sighed and quickly flipped the document over to find the next target.


    He would be in trouble with Ju-Heon if he was late.


    [31St victim has been located.]


    [The suspicious mask was found again.]


    [The visit of a suspicious man, is he the grim reaper?]


    [Is Seo Ju-Heon related to this?]


    ¡°There are rumors that those who try to harm Seo Ju-Heon will run into this curse from an unknown source......¡±


    Bang!


    ¡°Unknown source my ass! What do you mean unknown source! Unknown source?!¡± sea??h th§× Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Yoon Shi Woo, who had been listening to the secretary''s report, started to grind his teeth.


    The people gathered at Pandora agreed with him.


    ¡°The victims all have something in common.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir. All of them are people who have received the request to assassinate Seo Ju-Heon. All of them were people who had planned ways to kill him.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not all. They were all people who were recruiting people to drag Seo Ju-Heon down from a Monarch position.¡±


    People around the meeting room gasped after hearing that.


    That was right.


    It had been two weeks since the incidents started. A storm was going through the 515 people whose names were on the Monarch-Grade and Expert-Grade lists.


    Seo Ju-Heon. That bastard was the problem.


    The people who were being targeted by Seo Ju-Heon were currently gathered in Pandora to come up with a plan to stop him.


    ¡°Did you know this? The people who were cooperating with my subordinates were attacked as well.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not all! Our excavation team was scorched because of that weird curse. We barely got the rights to excavate! Our Captain-nim is still angry...¡±


    ¡°Ah, I heard that there was someone who managed to get out of the curse...¡±


    All of their ears perked out.


    ¡°How did they do it?¡±


    ¡°Those who bother the rest of the pharaoh, be cursed. Those who spread the name of the pharaoh... They will be blessed.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Pandora''s female employees were the ones to speak.


    ¡°It is the special trait of Tutankhamun''s artifact. It is a curse-type artifact but those who do something that is beneficial to Seo Ju-Heon will be removed from the curse.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡±


    ¡°Basically...... wouldn''t spreading the name of the pharaoh mean to leave Seo Ju-Heon in the Monarch position?"


    Multiple people started to swear.


    ¡°The Monarch of Fate''s prophecy about the special artifacts appearing to Monarchs will happen in two weeks!¡±


    ¡°We have tons of people waiting in line willing to give a ton of money to Pandora to get into a Monarch position!¡±


    ¡°But how can we let a bastard from who-knows-where take one of those positions?!¡±


    ¡°The issue started with Pandora! Why did you guys put such a bastard as a Monarch in the first place?!¡±


    The Pandora employees were flustered at the continuing opposition.


    ¡°W, well... Mr. Seo Ju-Heon is actually talented, and... it is the system artifact and not us that decides the grade of the artifact users...¡±


    ¡°Hoo, whatever, just drag him off of it!¡±


    ¡°That bastard was responsible for that empty tomb without an artifact as well, wasn¡¯t he?!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, I heard that that bastard didn¡¯t even complete the artifact¡¯s test and just dragged it out of there!¡±


    ¡°That tomb raiding bastard!¡±


    ¡°Do you know how many empty trips we had because of him?!¡±


    ¡°E, everyone! Please calm down!¡±


    Even TKBM¡¯s Yoon Shi Woo was clenching his eyes closed.


    ¡®Damn it, this is driving me nuts. All of this is happening while the Chairman-nim is missing.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon had already been missing for two weeks since the Valley of the Kings incident.


    They had continued to search through the pharaoh''s tomb until now, but they could not find Chairman Kwon.


    TKBM was close to having internal division as their leader had disappeared.


    ¡®There really will be a battle for the successor at this rate.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon''s sons and daughters each had their own businesses. Their goal was to eventually get control of TKBM.


    Some of them might even jump in joy and try to take Chairman Kwon''s artifacts and excavation team if they heard that he was dead.


    ¡®I won¡¯t let those bastards take it all.¡¯


    Yoon Shi Woo''s eyes were full of greed.


    The Monarchs would be finalized in two weeks. It was normal that they would have a sense of urgency.


    "This is indeed a problem. We even lost the Monarch of Fraud whom we thought would be useful.¡±


    ¡°My goodness, we also heard that Seo Ju-Heon''s subordinate is more talented than the official restorers...... there¡¯s talks about raising Yoo Jaeha to a Monarch as well...¡±


    ¡°Ah, about that. I heard that the top restorers are extremely angry. They''re talking about how a quack restorer was mocking them. They probably won¡¯t leave him alone.¡±


    The others started to smile in response.


    "Anyway, we can¡¯t let that bastard do as he pleases any longer.¡±


    But at that moment...


    Ruuuuuuuumble!


    ¡°!¡±


    The people gathered at Pandora freaked out after hearing the sudden loud noise.


    ¡°W, what the hell is this?!¡±


    "What is going on?!¡±


    The noise was so loud and made the Pandora building feel as if it would crumble.


    A Pandora employee quickly ran over.


    ¡°This is bad! You must all evacuate!¡±


    ¡°What, what is going on?!¡±


    ¡°No, you see, the M, Monarch of Strategies... Julian Miller barged in and......!¡±


    At the same time...


    [I pretty much got rid of all 700 people on the list.]


    Anubis was trying to catch his breath while handing Ju-Heon a document with X¡¯s all over.


    It then returned from his human appearance to its dog appearance.


    Seol-A found this to be amazing.


    ¡°He can turn into a human?¡±


    Ju-Heon was quite amazed as well.


    ¡°Apparently. I thought even S-Grade and above artifacts could not turn into anything not related to them.¡±


    Anubis was pouting as it looked toward Ju-Heon.


    [It''s not that they can''t but that they don''t. Why would an artifact take the form of a lowly human......]


    Ju-Heon scrunched his eyes.


    It was understandable as all artifacts looked down on humans.


    However...


    ¡®Maybe there is a rule about not getting involved with humans.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Brrrrr.


    Ju-Heon picked up the phone after seeing who was calling.


    ¡°What is it? What do you need, our little Kongming?¡±


    Julian was the one who was calling.


    However, Ju-Heon started to frown after hearing the loud noises on the other side of the call.


    "Where are you right now?¡±


    [Where else, I''m at Pandora.]


    "What are you doing there?¡±


    He heard a Pandora employee screaming on the other side of the call.


    [Ahhh, you can¡¯t burn those reporting documents! Stop him!]


    [We must save at least the ones that this bastard signed!]


    Babababang!


    [Aaaaaaah!]


    ¡°.............¡±


    Ju-Heon started to chuckle as he heard the screams.


    ¡°You¡¯re really causing a ruckus, aren¡¯t you?¡±


    [A ruckus... that¡¯s rude. I sincerely requested to cancel my contract until they dragged me to this eerie place...]


    ¡°Whatever. What do you want?¡±


    [Ah, I heard some interesting information at Pandora.]


    ¡°Interesting information?¡±


    [You know how Chairman Kwon is currently missing? Some bastards that want to gobble up TKBM and its excavation team have appeared.]


    ¡°Oh?¡±


    [If that happens, those bastards will probably become interested in you as well. For bad reasons of course.]


    Julian then continued to speak.


    [Kwon Joo Hee, Kwon Seung Jae. Chairman Kwon¡¯s children. It¡¯s been a while, hasn¡¯t it? You were close to them.]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes turned vicious and full of life after hearing those names.


    There was no way he wouldn''t remember those trashes.

 Chapter 182: Not this bastard (2)

    Chapter 182: Not this bastard (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    It was a very familiar name.


    ¡®It''s not a day or two I had to deal with those fuckers.¡¯


    But those bastards were trying to gobble up Chairman Kwon¡¯s fortunes?


    ¡®They¡¯re using the opening while their father is gone?¡¯


    This was one of the funniest things he had heard in a while.


    Why? People said that the funniest thing in the world was watching a fire or a fight.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®I might be able to swallow TKBM up if I play the right cards.¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    That was right. That motherfucking Chairman Kwon had two sons and one daughter. He had a total of three children.


    The eldest son was not interested in being the Director of TKBM and running the business. That was why he did not interfere with TKBM¡¯s excavation team either.


    ¡®Well, it is more that he has no talent for it rather than he is not interested in it.¡¯


    Pandora had determined him to be an Antique-Grade (D-Grade) artifact user.


    ¡®That is why he pretended not to be interested in artifacts.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon had been quite disappointed as well. Anyway, that was why they could pass on the eldest son.


    But the younger siblings were different.


    [Both of them were your disciples, weren¡¯t they?]


    Ju-Heon just chuckled.


    ¡°I was just a short-term tutor.¡±


    [How modest of you.]


    Ju-Heon was one of the top artifact users in the world at that time.


    Although everybody called him a thief and environmental reasons forced him to remain in the Expert-Grade, he would have ranked among the top even within the Monarchs based on his ability to handle artifacts. He was so talented that multiple places had contacted him to tutor people.


    That was why his disciples were pretty much the shit.


    Julian gently laughed as he continued to speak.


    [I remember the second son was quite a lot for you to handle. He even tried to hit on your twin sister.]


    Ju-Heon started to chuckle.


    Who cares if he hit on her? They truly were siblings as he ended up being beaten up by both of them.


    Either way, the second son was quite talented in handling artifacts unlike the eldest son.


    But it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡®His relationship with his father was terrible.¡¯


    That was why he was quite greedy about artifacts but could not even come near his father¡¯s precious excavation team.


    But the future had now changed thanks to Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Chairman Kwon is missing.¡¯


    Was that why that son was trying to take his father¡¯s spot while he was missing?


    ¡°Ah, then is that funeral for Chairman Kwon the second son''s doing?¡±


    [Yes. That same funeral where you sent the wreath of roses.]


    Ju-Heon started to chuckle.


    ¡®That makes sense. This is his chance since that old bastard is missing.¡¯


    Why?


    ¡®Only his children will be able to open Chairman Kwon¡¯s artifact warehouse.¡¯


    TKBM''s artifact warehouse where Chairman Kwon kept all of his artifacts. It was a safe-type artifact but it was not hidden in the company itself, it was hidden somewhere in the world. Chairman Kwon used a teleportation artifact to go in and out of that safe.


    That safe artifact was the artifact of royalty, making only the person''s bloodline be able to open it.


    That was why the second son was probably using this opening while Chairman Kwon was not here to swipe all artifacts out of the artifact warehouse.


    Ju-Heon found that fact quite interesting. Internal conflicts always benefited external parties.


    But there was something weird.


    ¡°What is up with the daughter? She should have a good relationship with that old bastard. What¡¯s with her desire to usurp everything?¡±


    Julian stopped for a moment before telling the truth.


    [Yang Chen.]


    ¡°!¡±


    [I wasn¡¯t planning on telling you about it, but that bastard is involved. That same bastard who betrayed us.]


    Ju-Heon was amused.


    ¡®Is it about that time for that bastard to start coming out? That motherfucking bastard.¡¯


    The corners of Ju-Heon''s lips were twitching.


    ¡®I should use this opportunity to get rid of him along with TKBM.¡¯


    ¡°Good, hey Kongming. Let me ask you one more thi.........¡±


    He heard another thunderbolt from the other side of the call.


    Ruuuuuumble!


    [Ahhhhh!]


    Ju-Heon couldn''t listen anymore and started to get angry.


    ¡°...Hey, you damn terrorist, control yourself! The Captain is responsible for all the accidents that their team members cause!¡±


    [Ah, really?]


    He heard a loud noise that couldn''t even be compared to any of the others from before.


    It sounded as if he was openly destroying the building now.


    Bang bang!


    That wasn''t all.


    [Everyooooone! I am a part of Seo Ju-Heon''s excavation team! I am here on the orders of our respected captain, Seo Ju-Heon! I ask for your understaaaanding!]


    Bang bang bang bang bang bang!


    ¡°.............¡±


    ¡®Did this bastard go crazy?¡¯


    ¡°......Hey bastard, do you want to die?¡±


    [Hmm? Why? I thought you said the accidents of the team members were the captain¡¯s responsibility.]


    ¡®This bastard, I should really go find his younger sister and fiancee and seduce them.


    It was at that moment. Julian, who had been only attacking Pandora¡¯s top secret locations even as he was saying those things, continued to speak.


    [Anyway, there is one more thing I need to confirm.]


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    [Will you be okay?]


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡±


    [It involves the sons and daughters of TKBM. Will you be okay personally getting involved in this?]


    ¡°Why wouldn''t I be when I might be able to gobble TKBM up completely?¡±


    Julian must be thinking that Ju-Heon had a lot of trauma after being killed off by Chairman Kwon.


    It made sense since......


    ¡®The TKBM bastards knew about our deaths in advance and didn''t do anything about it.¡¯


    Thinking back on that situation, it was pretty much all of TKBM that had betrayed them.


    There was no way Ju-Heon wouldn''t know about that. Julian was worried that Ju-Heon''s anger would gobble him up.


    But Ju-Heon responded as if he was refreshed.


    ¡°Hey Kongming. It¡¯s fine so you guys just shut up and follow me. My final goal is not revenge.¡±


    Julian started to laugh as if he asked that question for no reason.


    [I''ll come back after burning all of the artifact possession report form.]


    ¡°Steal some artifacts while you are there.¡±


    ¡®What is he saying?¡¯


    [Anyway, what are you planning on doing with the son and the daughter? Both of them are at the Monarch level.]


    ¡®What else would I do?¡¯


    ¡°I need to take good care of my former students.¡±


    ¡®All of you guys are my prey, you bastards.¡¯


    ¡°These people are Seo Ju-Heon''s excavation team?¡±


    Kwon Joo Hee. Chairman Kwon¡¯s daughter, a senior in high school, was looking through their photos.


    ¡°Ah, Yoo Jaeha? This is that restorer right? He¡¯s so cute. He¡¯s totally hot. Next is Lee Seol-A...... Hmph, does she think she is a celebrity? Why is a regular person so uselessly pretty?¡±


    ¡°Joo Hee.¡±


    ¡°And Seo Ju-Heon... Wow, jackpot. Hey mister. Can I just get engaged to this person? I don¡¯t need Mister Yoon Shi Woo.¡± S§×arch* The N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Yang Chen started to frown.


    Why did he have to sit here dealing with a kid like her?


    ¡°Joo Hee. Please focus. The list of his assistants are on the side.¡±


    ¡°Hmm...Julian Miller... Wow he looked terrible with glasses on but he¡¯s handsome with it off! Kyaaa, Irene Holten! I really like her because she¡¯s so pretty!¡±


    ¡°Joo Hee!¡±


    Kwon Joo Hee lowered her head in shock.


    Yang Chen sighed.


    ¡®Only if the Director-nim was able to open the artifact warehouse...¡¯


    The eldest son had given Yang Chen an order.


    ¡®My younger brother is openly pushing for my father¡¯s funeral. He¡¯s planning to take his spot.¡¯


    Honestly speaking, the eldest son who was on Chairman Kwon''s side could not open Chairman Kwon¡¯s artifact warehouse because he didn''t have the talent.


    He met the conditions but it was because he lacked the Dominance. That was why they couldn¡¯t help but hang into the youngest daughter.


    But Yang Chen clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Do you understand? Joo Hee, your fiance Yoon Shi Woo, and your second brother are aiming for your father¡¯s position.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s my fiance but I haven''t even seen his face properly...¡±


    ¡°Joo Hee.¡±


    Yang Chen frowned as he looked at her.


    ¡°The value of the Chairman-nim¡¯s excavation team is already at a global level and it is as strong as the military of some nations. Chairman Kwon cherishes the team as much as the company. Many other countries are already aiming for the Chairman-nim¡¯s artifact safe.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡°Joo Hee, don¡¯t you think you need to protect your father¡¯s excavation team and his artifacts?¡±


    ¡°But I hate artifa...¡±


    Bang!


    Yang Chen slammed down on the table with his artifact.


    ¡°Joo Hee, you will not be able to inherit any of TKBM¡¯s subsidiaries if you are unable to protect your father''s wealth.¡±


    His scary gaze made Kwon Joo Hee slightly flinch.


    But Yang Chen, the future Monarch of the Sun, had a fishy smile on his face.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon. I will use this child to return the indignity from that time.¡¯


    His plan was to push Ju-Heon out and take away Ju-Heon¡¯s subordinates.


    [Grave Company, an artifact business, opens its doors]


    [Will the artifact business bring forth the fifth Industrial Revolution?]


    [Artifact products that used to only be sold to VIPs can now be found almost anywhere.]


    [Seo Ju-Heon, Director of Grave Company stated, "We will provide multiple items in batches, starting with items that are necessary for survival.¡±]


    [Artifact brokers are revolting.]


    ¡°Ha.... Shit, these are all of the artifacts we are sending to old man Edward, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was huffing as he organized the artifacts.


    Ju-Heon had split the artifacts into two groups.


    First. Artifacts he would use.


    Second. Artifact he would use for business.


    An example of an artifact in the second category would be a C-Grade flower petal artifact that would allow you to sleep for 1 hour but feel as if you got 8 hours of sleep.


    They took the artifact and turned it into a diffuser. He would sell those diffusers to civilians.


    ¡°Ow, shit, I''m done with my work load for today! Captain-nim! I''m sending these copies to old man Ed!¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°Alright, time to work! Rope!¡±


    The rope hopped over and grabbed the bag of artifacts with sparkling eyes.


    ¡°This is the address, have a safe trip.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha then placed a 1,000 won bill in the rope¡¯s mouth.


    [#$&#!]


    I got it! I got it!


    The rope was happy that it got some money and put it inside its piggy bank. It was swaying with joy as it left the room.


    ¡°Man, it could have taken more with it.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha peeked at the rope¡¯s piggy bank before stealthily shaking it.


    ¡°Wow, jackpot. This is super heavy.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who had been feeling the weight of the piggy bank, looked around before starting to smile.


    ¡°These things were meant to be broken.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was about to destroy the clay piggy bank with a hammer.


    ¡°Hey. You should really think about the people you scam.¡±


    ¡°!!!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha almost dropped the piggy bank in shock.


    ¡°Shit, you scared me!¡±


    Seol-A had been the one to scold Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°You¡¯ll be punished if you do that.¡±


    ¡°I''m joking, it was a joke. Tsk.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha quickly returned the piggy bank to its original location.


    It was at that moment.


    Knock knock knock.


    Someone was knocking on their hotel door.


    ¡°Yes, who is it?¡±


    There was a man at the door.


    ¡°Excuse me, is Mr. Seo Ju-Heon inside?¡±


    It was Chairman Kwon¡¯s second son.


    The young tiger had come to see the devil.


    At the same time...


    Boom. Boom.


    There was a banging noise somewhere in the world.


    The noise was coming from deep underground.


    Boom. Boom.


    Someone was breathing heavily and swearing deep underground.


    ¡°Fuck......fuck.¡±


    There was also the noise of a stomach growling.


    ¡°Fuck, how did I end up like this.......¡±


    The man whose mouth and body was starting to dry out kicked at the coffin as he screamed.


    "Seo Ju-Heon, you motherfucker!¡±


    Chairman Kwon was still inside the coffin.

 Chapter 183: Not this bastard (3)

    Chapter 183: Not this bastard (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Are you Mr. Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    The person who came to see Ju-Heon was Kwon Seung Jae, the trash second son of Chairman Kwon.


    Yoo Jaeha, who had opened the door, was shocked after hearing his question.


    ¡°Huh? Who? Me?¡±


    Kwon Seung Jae scoffed in response.


    ¡°Is there anybody other than you over there?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked around. Seol-A seemed to have gone to call Ju-Heon.


    Yoo Jaeha sighed as if he knew what this person was here for.


    "Ah, we don¡¯t need it. Our family is fine, we don¡¯t need insurance, and we are properly respecting our deceased ancestors everyday. Now goodby...¡±


    Kwon Seung Jae desperately grabbed the door as Yoo Jaeha tried to close it.


    ¡°Hey, mister! You shouldn¡¯t treat a person who traveled a long way to get here like this!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha snorted as if he found this man ridiculous.


    ¡°You should know that there are only three types of people who come to look for our Captain-nim like this. First are his enemies, second are his enemies. Third are his enemies. Regardless of whether you are in the first, second, or third category, you aren''t helpful to us so goodbye.¡±


    ¡°Hey! Don¡¯t close the d......!¡±


    ¡°Oh right. I¡¯ll give you this if you don''t have anywhere to go.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha threw a red business card through the door.


    [Work trip massage service! Oppa, we¡¯ll give you great service!]


    Kwon Seung Jae looked flustered after reading the business card.


    "What the hell...?!¡±


    ¡°It was stuck to our door. Now goodbye for real.¡±


    Bang!


    The door was ruthlessly closed.


    Kwon Seung Jae scoffed in disbelief before he started to loudly bang on the door.


    ¡°Hey! Open the damn door! Do you know who I am?!¡±


    How long must he have banged like that?


    The door opened again and Kwon Seung Jae started to swear.


    ¡°Fuck, you should have opened it earlier. You son of a bitch......¡±


    But Yoo Jaeha was not the one standing at the door this time.


    [Grrrrrrr]


    Set, who had the face of a dog, revealed its vicious fangs and made Kwon Seung Jae step back in fear.


    ¡°......A dog bastard, ah, no, dog-nim, could I ask you for some directions?¡±


    Set was extremely threatening as he was almost 2 meters tall.


    ¡°T, then goodbye...¡±


    As Kwon Seung Jae and his secretary slowly tried to turn around...


    [What the, this isn¡¯t the chicken delivery guy. You told me it was the chicken delivery guy. Are you messing with me?]


    Set, who was holding some money, grumbled as he turned around.


    It seemed as if Yoo Jaeha had lied to Set. Kwon Seung Jae, who had been chased away, started to swear.


    ¡°Ah shit, this is driving me nuts. What do I need to do to meet with that Seo Ju-Heon bastard?¡±


    That doggie was too scary to barge into the house.


    But at that moment...


    "Why are you looking for that bastard?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Kwon Seung Jae jerked his head after hearing the cynical voice. Ju-Heon was standing there.


    Kwon Seung Jae asked with his eyes wide open.


    "Are you perhaps Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°Hey kid, you shouldn¡¯t speak informally to someone on the first meeting.¡±


    Kwon Seung Jae''s eyes flashed after realizing that the pressure he felt right now was completely different than when he was dealing with Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡®I¡¯m certain. This bastard is Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    Kwon Seung Jae immediately offered his business.


    ¡°This is who I am.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t need it. You''re Chairman Kwon''s son.¡±


    ¡°Ooh!¡±


    Kwon Seung Jae was amazed but Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t happy to see this guy.


    ''This crazy druggie bastard.¡¯


    Kwon Seung Jae, 21 years old.


    He was smart but completely immature and always had to have people cover up his accidents. So many of Ju-Heon''s interns had died or been injured because of this bastard.


    But it didn¡¯t matter now.


    ¡®I will use this bastard to gobble TKBM up.¡¯


    Kwon Seung Jae grabbed onto Ju-Heon with a happy expression.


    ¡°Our discussion will be much faster if you know who I am! Can I hire you for a job?¡±


    He seemed to think that Ju-Heon was his source of hope.


    ¡°I need to succeed my father¡¯s position but my older brother keeps getting in my way.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why you came here to have me work with you?¡±


    Ju-Heon knew why this bastard wanted him.


    Why?


    [Mysterious human zombies have appeared.]


    [Is it because of tomb syndrome? They are appearing all over the world.]


    Drug users who became zombies were appearing around the world. This was no accident; it was the work of an artifact.


    ¡®I''m sure Yang Chen is responsible for it.¡¯


    There had been information about Chairman Kwon on the document the US handed Ju-Heon.


    [TKBM has contacted the Monarch of Healing to find clues of creating human weapons.]


    [Brain physiology artifact. Highly pathogenic. The person will become a zombie if it fails but a high-grade artifact user if it succeeds.]


    [Under the responsibility of TKBM''s top excavation team captain, Yang Chen, the Monarch of the Sun.]


    The US made it sound as if they weren''t involved at all, but it was obvious.


    Most of the patients who became zombies were procured from countries such as China and India that had high populations and they were planning on using these people in the future.


    Either way, it would be a hindrance for the second son. Chairman Kwon¡¯s zombie brigade would get in his way if he tried to steal Chairman Kwon''s artifacts.


    But for some odd reason, Ju-Heon was able to survive against artifacts¡¯ venomous auras and also had Anubis to be able to call forth soldiers in the tens of thousands. In addition, the chances of betrayal were low as this guy seemed like someone who would never work with TKBM based on his past actions.


    ¡®Most bastards are already partners with my father.¡¯


    ¡°So, how much do you want? Just tell me. 100 million dollars? 200 million dollars?¡±


    The secretary behind him opened a 007-style briefcase full of dollar bills.


    Ju-Heon grabbed the money and threw it to the side as if it was annoying. Then he sent a fireball to burn the piles of money.


    Craaaackle!


    The burning dollars turned into ashes while a gasping Kwon Seung Jae started to scream and ask if he was crazy.


    ¡°Hey! This is not fake money!¡±


    But Ju-Heon just had an expression that seemed to be asking,¡¯ who cares?¡¯


    ¡°Hey kid, do I look like someone who is lacking in money?¡±


    The secretary quickly whispered in Kwon Seung Jae''s ear.


    ¡°Umm...... young master-nim. To be honest with you, Seo Ju-Heon''s watch... That is the limited edition Patek Philippe SA watch worth 10 billion won. As for the paintings behind him... If they are all real, they are easily worth a hundred billion won together......¡±


    ¡®Damn it. He''s damn rich.¡¯


    He stomped his foot for a bit before his eyes flashed.


    ¡°......Ah, in that case! I know a lot of pretty girls! Here, take a look. You''ve probably never seen girls this hot...¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly handed over a picture he took with Irene.


    Kwon Seung Jae slowly lowered his phone after seeing how close the two of them looked in the photo.


    All of the girls he knew looked like pigs when compared to Irene.


    ¡®Tsk, this lucky bastard!¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled wickedly at that moment.


    ¡°Let me tell you this. If you want to cooperate with me, you should be willing to offer your father¡¯s estate.¡±


    "E, estate?¡±


    Ju-Heon was happy to talk about Chairman Kwon being dead.


    Kwon Seung Jae, who was quickly calculating things in his mind, started to smile!


    ¡°Okay! Then we agree to let me be the Captain of this excavation team.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha and Seol-A, who had been quietly listening, glared at him.


    ¡°Hey. What did you just say? You think you can do whatever you want because our Captain-nim was nice to you?¡±


    ¡°Hold on. Why are you so angry? This shouldn¡¯t be weird. According to Pandora, my Dominance is higher than this guy''s.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Furthermore, I am the son of a Chairman, I should at least have my own excavation team. All Monarchs have their own excavation teams. It¡¯s annoying to hire subordinates and get used to them. It¡¯s best to take and use something that¡¯s already there.¡± sea??h th§× n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Is that so?¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed and nonchalantly accepted it.


    ¡°Okay. Then all of us will be your subordinate.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha and Seol-A, who were about to be sold off, gasped in shock.


    ¡°C, Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°What are you suddenly saying?!¡±


    ¡°Well, you can even use all of my artifacts. As long as you hand over all of Chairman Kwon''s estate.¡±


    A shocked Seol-A grabbed onto Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Captain-nim...! This kid is Chairman Kwon¡¯s son! He might be able to steal some of your possession-type artifacts...!¡±


    Kwon Seung Jae laughed and headed toward the doggies.


    He at least seemed to have an eye for things as he could tell that they were the strongest artifacts here.


    ¡°Alright, your master has given me permission. Obey my commands.¡±


    The doggies flinched.


    [Hey, master.]


    They looked toward Ju-Heon as if they did not like what was going on.


    [Are you really going to let this bastard use us?]


    [Really? For real?]


    Kwon Seung Jae didn¡¯t care and channeled his Dominance toward the doggies.


    ¡°Shut up and obey!¡±


    Boom!


    He must not have just been rated highly because he was Chairman Kwon''s son as his power forced the doggies to return to their artifact forms. His Dominance was quite strong.


    The artifacts were soon activated! A vicious aura descended in the room and the team members were screaming while Kwon Seung Jae was shouting as if he was awesome.


    ¡°Wow, these artifacts are total jackpots! Good, now that things are like this, I should be able to change the ownership...!¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim! You''re really going to lose the doggies like this! Look at that!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon was smiling.


    Kwon Seung Jae started to scream as soon as Ju-Heon smiled.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Kwon Seung Jae''s hand that was holding the artifact was starting to turn black.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°My body! Aaah!¡±


    The black dots crawled up his hand and started to spread throughout Kwon Seung Jae''s body.


    This was the signs of an artifact going berserk.


    As a result...


    [You arrogant human!]


    [You think a lowly human like youcan boss us around?!]


    The Egyptian trio artifacts charged toward Kwon Seung Jae as if they wanted to kill him and destroy this entire hotel in the process.


    They looked completely different than when dealing with Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Aaah! Wait, do something about this!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who had been scared for a moment, started to shout as if he was confused.


    "What the hell, what¡¯s wrong with him?! He seemed to have made them submit enough to turn them back into their artifact form...!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s laugh pierced through the heavens at that moment.


    ¡°Did you really think those doggie bastards were easy to handle by anyone other than me?¡±


    Ju-Heon snickered and walked over to the Egyptian artifacts.


    The doggies were angry and talking about whether Ju-Heon wanted to throw them away or something as they tried to bite Kwon Seung Jae to death.


    ¡°Yes yes, I understand, so calm down you punks.¡±


    The moment he put his hands on the Egyptian artifacts that were about to go berserk...


    Boom!


    [#$#*&#*!]


    A level of Dominance that went beyond all imagination was released.


    [#$&#$!]


    The artifacts going berserk were being suppressed as if they had not started to go berserk at all.


    That wasn¡¯t all. His overwhelming Dominance looked ready to gobble up Kwon Seung Jae as well.


    ¡°H, huff...!¡±


    Kwon Seung Jae was sweating bullets and felt as if he would subconsciously bend the knee. Ju-Heon started to laugh as if he found this guy ridiculous.


    ¡°You said Pandora determined that your Dominance was higher than mine?¡±


    Kwon Seung Jae could not say anything in response.


    ¡°You......!¡±


    ¡°I didn''t even show a quarter of my Dominance for that test, you retard. You shouldn''t show everything you have for things like that.¡±


    ¡®This crazy bastard.¡¯


    ¡°Furthermore, a bastard like you without any sense of responsibility or duty should not think about being in charge of an excavation team. It is a position where you hold the lives of your subordinates in your hands.¡±


    Ju-Heon then started to smile brightly.


    ¡°Good. You seem to know who is superior in this relationship now. You will now do what I tell you to do.¡±


    "What you tell me to do?¡±


    ¡°Yes, first.........¡±


    Ju-Heon summoned an artifact. It was the rope.


    [#$&!]


    Did you call me? Did you call me?


    Kwon Seung Jae flinched after looking at the rope.


    "W, what are you planning on doing with that?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t do anything and stand still. Don¡¯t even get angry no matter what happens.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Kwon Seung Jae was confused but nodded his head for the time being.


    Ju-Heon then whispered to the rope.


    ¡°Steal his money.¡±


    [!]


    ¡°Don''t waste your time doing jobs for less than minimum wage.¡±


    The rope''s eyes viciously flashed.


    [#$$#?]


    Can I really steal his money? Really?


    Ju-Heon chuckled while looking at the rope that was bobbing up and down with excitement.


    ¡°Take it all. Don''t even leave a penny behind.¡±


    He was not someone who would let a prey that had walked in own its own accord, leave.

 Chapter 184: Not this bastard (4)

    Chapter 184: Not this bastard (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®This is really driving me crazy.¡¯


    That was the only thought on Chairman Kwon¡¯s mind right now.


    Maybe it was to be expected. Forget going crazy, a person would normally die if they couldn''t eat or drink anything for two weeks.


    Chairman Kwon clenched his eyes shut inside this extremely small coffin.


    ¡®Fuck, I¡¯m really going to die at this rate.¡¯


    He was barely holding on right now because of an artifact.


    ¡®I would have been screwed if it wasn''t for my armor.¡¯


    That was right. Achilles¡¯s Armor. The armor that made him immortal was helpful in maintaining his life as well. The armor was strongest when dealing with physical attacks, but since it had the ability to make him immortal, it kept him alive.


    But who cared if he couldn''t die?! Although he wasn¡¯t ''dead¡¯, that was it!


    ¡®Ho, I''m going crazy.¡¯


    He couldn''t eat, he couldn''t drink anything. He couldn''t take care of any biological needs. How much of a torture must it be for a human to lie down without being able to move at all?!


    A normal person might have already bit down on their tongue and committed suicide.


    That was why he couldn''t help but be full of hate for Ju-Heon who put him in this situation.


    ¡®......Seo Ju-Heon, I will haunt you as a ghost if I really die like this.¡¯


    He continued to slam on the coffin.


    Boom boom!


    It wasn''t because of false hope. It was because he heard some voices approaching from a distance.


    ¡°Wow, there are a ton of coffins here as well!¡±


    ¡°Wow, should we be thanking Seo Ju-Heon? He left such historical records behind for us.¡±


    There seemed to be a lot of people.


    "Enough talking, hurry up and investigate! The US troops are going to destroy this tomb in a few days! We need to finish our research before then!¡±


    This tomb that Ju-Heon left behind seemed to have become a treasure trove for archaeologists.


    It was to be expected.


    The artifacts were one thing, but the tombs themselves were historical cultural sites.


    Even if they couldn''t read the Toombglyph, archaeologists would go crazy reading the hieroglyphics and analyzing the wall art and items they found.


    ¡®This will help develop the knowledge of history.¡¯


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon left a treasure for the scholars!¡¯


    But Chairman Kwon didn''t care about any of that.


    ¡®Shit, why the hell can''t anybody find me?!¡¯


    Boom! Boom! Boom!


    Chairman Kwon desperately banged on the coffin after hearing people''s voices.


    He had become so skinny that it was painful for his bony hand to slam on the coffin, but he didn''t care.


    ¡®I''m over here! There¡¯s a person over here! Please!¡¯


    He couldn''t even shout anymore but he slammed on the coffin with every ounce of strength he could muster.


    However...


    ¡°Ohhhhhhhh! Professor! There are some texts here regarding the pharaoh''s toilet habits!¡±


    ¡°Ohhhhhhhh! Hurry up and copy it down!¡±


    ¡®Ow! Toilets are not the important thing right now!¡¯


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°I heard that they still haven¡¯t found Chairman Kwon, right? I heard he¡¯s in here somewhere.¡±


    "Wow, where the heck is he hiding that the great and mighty TKBM excavation team can¡¯t find him?¡±


    ¡®Where else? Over here! I''m right here! I''m right next to you guys!¡¯


    ¡°Ah, well it''s probably over. He¡¯s probably dead since it has been two weeks.¡±


    ¡®No you bastards, I''m right here!¡¯


    Boom boom boom!


    ¡°Ah, Professor. I''m hungry, why don¡¯t we take a break to eat?¡±


    "Should we? I think all of the traps around here are gone.¡±


    The smell of ramen started to spread throughout the empty tomb and Chairman Kwon started to swear.


    ¡®Ow, fuck! I''m going to kill these bastards!¡¯


    Chairman Kwon''s Dominance spread out again.


    However...


    Ruuuuuuuuuumble!


    ¡°Aaah! Run!¡±


    The tomb started to shake and the people inside the tomb started to run away.


    "Fuck......fuck! Why can''t anybody find me?! Why......?!¡±


    It didn''t seem easy for Chairman Kwon to see the light of day ever again.


    ¡°Fuck, what the hell is this?!¡±


    On the other hand, as for Kwon Seung Jae who had planned to use Ju-Heon to become a Monarch and take away his father¡¯s excavation team...


    He was sweating bullets while looking at the messages blasting on his phone.


    It couldn''t be helped.


    [800 million won has been withdrawn from HK Bank.]


    [1 billion won has been withdrawn.]


    [13 billion won has been withdrawn.]


    [It was all deposited to the Worm Company.]


    [You have received a loan of 2 billion won.]


    [You have received a loan of 1 billion won.]


    ...


    ¡°What the hell is going on?!¡±


    The messages continued to come without stopping.


    He was wondering what was going on, but he couldn''t suspect anything.


    Actually, it would be weirder if he had something to suspect.


    Beyond that...


    ¡®Does the bank not even confirm it is the actual person?! Are there no restrictions?! What the hell is the Worm Company?!¡±


    The messages continued despite his grumbling.


    [Thank you for purchasing a Lamborghini Veneno Roadster.]


    [5 billion won lump sum contract completed.]


    [Thank you for being a VVIP customer.]


    ¡®This is driving me nuts!¡¯


    Kwon Seung Jae grabbed the back of his head.


    The anxious secretary started calling around but the answers she received were:


    ¡®We don¡¯t know.¡¯


    ¡®Computation error.¡¯


    ¡®It was completed without anybody knowing about it.¡¯


    ¡®We will quickly look into it.¡¯


    Those kinds of comments were all she heard.


    The research had also revealed that the Worm Company was a mysterious ghost company.


    That was why they had ordered them to quickly investigate it and recover the money, but...


    It was at that moment.


    Ring!


    [200 million won has been withdrawn for < heating bills >.]


    Kwon Seung Jae screamed after seeing another message.


    ¡°Now what?!¡±


    A furious Kwon Seung Jae turned his head and saw something that made him freak out.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Kwon Seung Jae was extremely shocked and started to run toward it.


    ¡°Hey! Stop it!¡±


    The rope was there burning Kwon Seung Jae''s suit jacket.


    It had gathered some firewood as if it was creating a bonfire for some roasted sweet potatoes!


    Kwon Seung Jae foamed at the mouth.


    "What the hell is this thing doing?!¡± Sear?h the N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    What else would it be doing?


    [#$&$#!]


    Is it warm? Is it warm?


    It must have created the fire since it was charging him for < heating bills >.


    Of course, Kwon Seung Jae couldn''t help but grab the back of his head again.


    "What are you doing to my custom suit! Do you know how much this suit costs?!¡±


    The rope just slowly started to rummage through Kwon Seung Jae''s bag as if it wasn¡¯t done.


    It then seemed to have thought of something as it started to write something on the invoice. Kwon Seung Jae was about to go crazy.


    ¡°Hey! Stop it!¡±


    He had been told that this stupid rope was a S-Grade artifact.


    ¡®Is this what he meant when he said it would be difficult to handle?!¡¯


    But this was still wrong! Yoo Jaeha was laughing his ass off as he watched.


    ¡°Hahaha, I''m going crazy! I wonder who the rope is taking after.¡±


    A nervous Seol-A soon whispered to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Umm, Captain-nim, is it okay to rip him off like this?¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. It¡¯s not my money.¡±


    ¡®Makes sense. That is true.¡¯ It was a cheap price to hire Ju-Heon.


    But Kwon Seung Jae had a headache.


    ¡®Fuck, my emergency fund I embezzled from the company!¡¯


    He couldn''t let this damn rope keep taking his money away. Of course, the problem was whether he could get his money back from that tightwad worm.


    But at that moment...


    "What? That damn bitch went to France? She went with the company excavation team?!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    A problem seemed to have come up.


    Kwon Seung Jae looked toward Ju-Heon and started to swear after receiving the call.


    "Wasn¡¯t that bitch looking for our father in the Valley of the Kings? Why the hell are they trying to go into the Tomb of Pride? What? Yang Chen did? Why?!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who quickly noticed something, started to sneer.


    ¡®Why else?¡¯ They were trying to take the artifact of Pride rather than trying to look for Chairman Kwon who was buried inside the Valley of the Kings.


    ¡®Those bastards are trying to take the excavation team for themselves since Chairman Kwon isn''t here.¡¯


    The fact that he was so greedy for power was probably why he had betrayed them in the first place.


    Yoo Jaeha quietly whispered at that moment..


    ¡°Captain-nim. Do you know where Chairman Kwon is?¡±


    ¡°I do.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped.


    ¡°Really?¡±


    "Of course I know. There¡¯s no benefit to have Chairman Kwon found quickly.¡±


    Ju-Heon had gone into the pharaoh¡¯s tomb and used his Spy skill to locate him.


    He had then placed a device there.


    It was a device to make it difficult to find Chairman Kwon.


    Yoo Jaeha gasped once more.


    ¡°T, then is the reason Chairman Kwon hasn''t been found yet......!¡±


    ¡°Well, he probably won¡¯t die. He should still be alive thanks to the artifact of immortality.¡±


    ¡®This heinous person! He¡¯s using the immortality to his benefit since it prevents him from killing Chairman Kwon.¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s plan was slowly progressing like that.


    ¡®Anubis took care of the other bastards, but I will personally curse him since Chairman Kwon is extremely special to me. I''ll make it a big one this time.¡¯


    His grudge was one thing but TKBM was a large excavation team that was within the top 5 ranking. They were bound to be obstacles for Ju-Heon in the long run. What he was doing was just a step he needed to take to get rid of those who get in his way.


    He had attacked Chairman Kwon until now but it was different this time.


    ¡®I will disband your excavation team itself this time.¡¯


    In order to do that...


    "I need to take care of everything before they find that old bastard.¡±


    Kwon Seung Jae urgently started to speak.


    "Seo Ju-H... No, hyung-nim. Why don¡¯t we head to France right away then?¡±


    ¡°You want to go to the Tomb of Pride?¡±


    Kwon Seung Jae hesitated for a moment before responding as if he had no choice.


    ¡°That... To be honest with you, there was a prophecy that the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs were keys to receive the Monarch''s heirloom. I can''t let my father¡¯s people earn that.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t need it?¡±


    ¡°Hyung-nim, you¡¯re going to give me one anyway. You already have four of them!¡±


    ¡°Why should I?¡±


    ¡°Y, you won¡¯t give me one?!¡±


    ¡°Of course not.¡±


    Kwon Seung Jae freaked out. Yoo Jaeha tapped on Seol-A¡¯s arm at that moment.


    ¡°Hey, what is that Monarch¡¯s Heirloom thing?¡±


    ¡®Well, you probably know the most about it.¡¯


    Seol-A sighed. According to Ju-Heon, the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs would be the strongest artifacts until the Heirlooms appeared.


    The Heirloom would appear in the Monarch''s tomb and the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs were keys to be used in that Monarch''s tomb.


    But they would only find out what each key would open at that moment.


    ¡®He probably means the time when the Heirloom appears.¡¯


    ¡°Anyway, then we need to go to the Tomb of Pride...!¡±


    ¡°Not so fast. I don¡¯t think it will work.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    ¡°I want to go, but the Tomb of Pride is under the jurisdiction of the EU and they have placed restrictions on entry. They want to take it for themselves. I can''t go there. They probably put me on a restricted list to prevent me from even entering the country.¡±


    That was the truth. That was why he had been having a headache since learning about it on the news.


    The EU was currently working with the US as they were both members of Pandora, but the European countries would be closest to other European countries. They put him on the restricted list so that he couldn''t sweep the artifact inside the Tower of Pride.


    Kwon Seung Jae¡¯s eyes lit up at that moment.


    ¡°Shit, okay! I''ll let you get through using my connections so please go with me!¡±


    ¡°Before that, your father¡¯s artifact warehouse first.¡±


    ¡°I got it!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile as if things were going as he had planned. The bird that he had caught was giving wings to this Tomb Raider''s plan.


    ¡°So you are saying that the information on this top secret document from the US is all accurate?¡±


    [Yes. The Monarch of Fate bastard properly saw the future.]


    Ju-Heon was currently on a plane headed to France.


    It was not a private jet but a commercial plane. The Holten family¡¯s private plane had come down with a mysterious mechanical failure and suddenly could not be used.


    That was why he was sitting in first class looking like a model while writing something in his notebook and chatting with Anubis.


    Other people might think he was crazy to talk to an item, but who cared?


    ¡°Then where is that Crow bastard located?¡±


    [The Crow''s tomb will not appear in the world unless special conditions have been met.]


    ¡®No wonder. I was wondering why I couldn¡¯t find any traces of it.¡¯


    The fact that the Crow was imprisoned must mean that the tomb was already open, which should have meant that he should have gotten at least a clue when using map-type artifacts.


    But he couldn¡¯t find any information with both Zheng He¡¯s artifact and Columbus''s artifact.


    There might not be much information as it is a highest-grade tomb, but the Crow''s tomb was actually special.


    ¡°Then what is the condition to find that tomb?¡±


    [It¡¯s probably best to gather all of the artifacts of the 7 Great Tombs first.]


    "The artifacts of the 7 Great Tombs?¡±


    [That bastard is imprisoned in a special large cell. I believe that the artifacts of the 7 Great Tombs have some connection to that cell.]


    Ju-Heon smiled after hearing that.


    Maybe it was a good thing that he had not missed out on any of the artifacts of the 7 Great Tombs until now.


    It was at that moment.


    [Can we have your attention please? We have received reports of dangerous substances being on board.]


    [Please be seated and follow the instructions of the crew......]


    This announcement was not normal.


    ¡®What is going on?¡¯


    As Ju-Heon was thinking this was odd...


    ¡°Can we please check your passport?¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Ju-Heon frowned and looked at the male flight attendant. He started to hand over his passport before pulling it back.


    "What the fuck are you doing?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    "Why the hell does a flight attendant have an artifact glove on?¡±


    Ju-Heon twisted the flight attendant¡¯s arm as soon as he said that.


    "Ah, aaaaah!¡±


    The man screamed and the other team members who were sleeping nearby woke up.


    "W, what is it?! Did something ha......!¡±


    They soon gasped. They must have heard that Ju-Heon was in first class as some familiar faces rushed over.


    "Stop it, Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    "We cannot let you step foot on European ground.¡±


    ¡°We can¡¯t sit back and watch you clear another one of the 7 Great Tombs. We must stop you before you get there.¡±


    The people who appeared were unexpectedly TKBM¡¯s excavation team members. Ju-Heon started to sneer after seeing them appear.


    ¡®I was wondering why Irene¡¯s private jet that was in the New York airport suddenly broke down. These bastards must have done it. Yang Chen must be responsible for them to use such shady methods. I really should get myself my own sturdy private jet.¡¯


    Ju-Heon closed the notebook where he was writing ¡®The Slutty Secretary 2.¡¯


    ¡°Wonderful. Your plan is great. Taking care of me in advance since you can''t defeat me in a tomb? That¡¯s a very good idea.¡±


    However...


    ¡°You picked the wrong place. You bastards.¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed and opened his fist.


    They were currently on a plane 9,000 meters in the air.

 Chapter 185: Not this bastard (5)

    Chapter 185: Not this bastard (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Wow, no wonder I had a bad feeling. I had a feeling I shouldn''t have gotten on the plane. No wonder the Captain-nim didn''t put me to work!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha sniffled while looking at the enemies that had appeared.


    Normally, Ju-Heon would have made him work even on a plane.


    He was enjoying his sleep since maybe Ju-Heon was in a good mood to let him not work this time, but...


    ¡°Of course it¡¯s like this. Shit... I was right about to kiss her.¡±


    He didn¡¯t reveal who the girl was but Yoo Jaeha was extremely upset.


    Louie, who had been restoring artifacts in Yoo Jaeha''s place, pretended to be asleep.


    ¡®I don¡¯t know these people. I have nothing to do with them.¡¯


    That was probably the message he was trying to send.


    Lee Seol-A instantly realized that they were TKBM''s people and took out an artifact dagger.


    ¡®Yang Chen, that motherfucking bastard.¡¯


    It was obvious.


    That bastard was responsible for this. Yang Chen had been a part of TKBM''s top ranked excavation team before he came over to their tomb raiding team.


    The people in front of them were all members of that top ranked excavation team. Most of them were people who had joined at the same time as Yang Chen or were on the same team with him.


    They were the same bastards who had looked down on Ju-Heon''s team that was left in the dark.


    ¡®The Captain-nim should have realized it as well.¡¯


    Ju-Heon cracked his knuckles and started to smile viciously.


    ¡°You guys broke the Holten jet too, didn¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°And what if we did?¡±


    The TKBM Hunters snickered and charged toward Ju-Heon.


    They were not just attacking with their physical strengths. The Hunters groomed by the top ranking excavation teams were all possession-type artifact users!


    These bastards, who had already studied special fighting techniques, ate artifacts that raised their physical strengths that made it natural for them to almost be flying around.


    Because of that...


    Crack!


    The bastards holding weapons were threatening Ju-Heon with movements that seemed impossible for humans.


    However...


    ¡°These punks. They have no sense when it comes to location selection.¡±


    Crack!


    Ju-Heon, who was still sitting down, glared before he sent one of those bastard¡¯s chin flying. The blades ruthlessly flying in front multiple directions destroyed Ju-Heon¡¯s seat.


    Crack!


    Ju-Heon, who had quickly moved away, took out a familiar artifact from his pocket.


    It was the Silver Axe artifact!


    The Silver Axe artifact that was in the shape of a knife instead of its usual axe form let out a cold light.


    Flash!


    The knife slammed into the Hunters¡¯ weapons and created a terrible noise.


    Screeeeeeeeeeech!


    The Silver Axe artifact then ruthlessly started to destroy the enemies¡¯ murder weapons.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    [#$&#^&!]


    Roooooar! Why are there no women? Hand over some women!


    It... Seemed to be full of complaints.


    But Ju-Heon didn''t care and continued to swing the silver knife to block the enemies¡¯ weapons.


    It was only a B-Grade artifact and couldn''t destroy higher grade artifacts, but it was enough to damage them.


    Clang! Clang!


    The artifacts that clashed against the Silver Axe screamed and looked for something to heal them.


    [#$&#!]


    Aigoo, that hurts, you bastard!


    It was to be expected since their bodies were splitting and their blades were getting dull after clashing with the Silver Axe.


    Furthermore, they may all be artifacts but it must be painful since Ju-Heon, who was extremely talented at using artifacts, was channeling his Dominance into it.


    That was why the dramatic artifacts quickly started to scream and protest.


    [#$#!]


    I won¡¯t work! I won''t do it! You didn''t mention this!


    [##&*!]


    The working conditions are terrible! It¡¯s terrible! Give me some better working conditions!


    But the artifact users only shook their heads in confusion as they could not understand the artifacts.


    "Why is this thing not listening to me?!¡±


    ¡°These bastards!¡±


    They channeled a lot of their Dominance but the artifacts just protested more.


    Ju-Heon was not someone who would miss this opening.


    Puuk!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Ju-Heon took their artifact blades away and stabbed them with their own weapons.


    The stewardess who was around screamed after seeing blood.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! It¡¯s a terrorist, a terrorist!¡±


    She seemed to be trying to take out a weapon to suppress the enemies as the manual indicated.


    However...


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    ¡°You should do it properly if you want to cosplay as a stewardess.¡±


    Ju-Heon twisted the undercover female Hunter¡¯s arm and smiled viciously. Ju-Heon took away the artifact the woman was trying to use as he started to speak.


    "Did your supervisor tell you to take care of me before I got to France?¡±


    Ju-Heon then took an artifact out of the woman¡¯s pocket.


    He took a simple stick out of her pocket.


    The woman started to sneer.


    ¡®That¡¯s just a sleep artifact.¡¯


    But the stick instantly turned into a dagger once Ju-Heon channeled his Dominance.


    The woman couldn¡¯t help but be flustered.


    ¡°Huh? Why did that turn into a dagger?!¡±


    ¡°You should really know the identity of an artifact before you use it.¡±


    Ju-Heon cut the woman¡¯s neck off as soon as he said that.


    Puuk!


    He had done it without even an ounce of hesitation. The first class area became covered in blood following his movements.


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    ¡°Ack!¡±


    The walls and the floor...


    There was blood everywhere.


    The dagger cut through the enemies¡¯ neck muscles and their arteries.


    Small glass bottles started to fall out of the pockets of the falling enemies.


    There were eundans inside, but there was no way Ju-Heon didn¡¯t know the identity of it.


    [Spartan Warriors¡¯ Secret Weapon (B-Grade: Rare-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses: Single Use, Immediate Effect


    Ju-Heon calmly placed the eundan in his mouth and chewed.


    Crack!


    A surprising change happened to Ju-Heon''s body at that moment.


    [An immense amount of power is flowing through your body.]


    [Your fighting spirit has increased.]


    [You are starting to get an Indomitable Will.]


    [Your physical abilities are becoming amplified.]


    [These effects will remain for 5 minutes.]


    Ju-Heon''s hands were filled with strength that had not been there before.


    Ju-Heon then threw his fists at the bastards charging toward him.


    Crack!


    It sounded as if their skulls were breaking.


    The enemies who were accurately hit did not fall over, they were sent flying.


    That was the result of his inhumane strength! Boom!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The enemies who slammed into the wall were bleeding as they lost consciousness.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    ¡°Uuuuugh!¡±


    The Hunters who were supposed to hunt humans were losing face as they were all destroyed by Ju-Heon alone.


    Other Hunters started to charge toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°You bastard!¡±


    Seol-A joined in at that moment.


    Pow!


    She had been beating enemies in the other direction since earlier.


    Her trained fighting skills were ruthlessly twisting the enemies¡¯ arms and legs and snapping their necks to kill them.


    Craaaack!


    ¡°Uuuuugh!¡±


    They were a magnificent combination.


    Blood was splattering everywhere, corpses were rolling on the ground, and there were even heads rolling around as well.


    Louie, who had tried to pretend to sleep and act as if he had nothing to do with them was shaking and could not close his mouth.


    ¡°C, crazy...... All those people...! There were at least twenty of them...!¡±


    It was obvious that they were extremely skilled fighters.


    Of course, Yoo Jaeha was huffing next to him as well.


    ¡°Captain-nim! I took care of all of them here......!¡±


    ¡°Ohhhh, you took care of two of them? That¡¯s amazing. Good job.¡±


    Well, Yoo Jaeha, who didn''t know how to fight, was about to die from sore muscles after using a possession-type artifact.


    But it was good enough that he had not been the first to run away.


    Lee Seol-A looked at Ju-Heon''s overwhelming abilities and said something.


    ¡°It would have been perfect if Dan was here.¡±


    Similar to how TKBM''s excavation team had groomed Hunters, Ju-Heon''s Tomb raiding team had a professional Hunter as well.


    That person was Dan.


    Anyway, the TKBM employees couldn''t help but gasp in astonishment after seeing all the Hunters they hired starting to die.


    ¡°These crazy bastards.......!¡±


    ¡®I can''t believe the twenty Hunters Yang Chen spent so much time to select were all killed by two people. We spent so much money to take them from the Middle East Terrorists.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to laugh viciously.


    ¡°Now then. Is that all? I guess it''s our turn now?¡±


    The people who had been grinding their teeth gulped and grabbed Louie.


    ¡°It''s not over yet!¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    They pointed a knife at Louie''s neck and started to shout.


    ¡°Do you not care what happens to this child?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile brightly.


    ¡°Yes. I don¡¯t care.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Louie was about to faint but Ju-Heon meant what he said.


    ¡°You did some stupid hostage play but he¡¯s not on our side.¡±


    ¡°............?!¡±


    Louie smiled awkwardly while looking at the anxious enemies.


    Julian, who has Kongming''s eyes, had said the following while looking at Louie.


    ¡®Are you going to keep the Monarch of Fraud kid around?¡¯


    ¡®Why? Is he going to cause trouble?¡¯


    Julian had shrugged his shoulders after seeing Ju-Heon being wary.


    ¡®No, I don¡¯t think it¡¯ll matter if you keep him around.........¡¯


    ¡®I''ve been told this kid is Yoo Jaeha''s son from when he messed up a long time ago.¡¯


    Julian had laughed after hearing that.


    ¡®I don¡¯t think that¡¯s the case. Well, it¡¯s fine. He should be helpful if you keep him around. But don¡¯t worry about it too much if it looks like he will cause you trouble.¡¯


    Don¡¯t worry about it.


    That meant that Ju-Heon could take care of him as he pleased.


    The fact that that bastard Julian would say something like that meant...


    ¡®He¡¯s not a living being.¡¯


    That was why it didn¡¯t matter what happened to him.


    The enemies who became anxious after seeing Ju-Heon¡¯s calm demeanor started to look around.


    ¡®Damn it, do we really need to use that artifact?¡¯


    ¡®I was hoping we wouldn¡¯t need to resort to it.¡¯


    But they had no choice now.


    ¡°It doesn''t matter now so use that artifact! We must get rid of this bastard before he gets to France!¡±


    They stuck an artifact on the floor of the plane.


    Something amazing then started to happen.


    ¡°!¡±


    A circle appeared and a part of the plane¡¯s floor started to become transparent. It looked scary as if there was a hole.


    But there seemed to be a transparent barrier over it as there were no changes to the plane.


    They started to laugh.


    ¡°What would happen if we got rid of this barrier?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to swear.


    ¡°Hey, hey, are you fucking crazy?! Everybody on this plane is dead if you do that!¡±


    The doors of a plane could not open while they were high in the air because of the difference in pressure between the inside and the outside and they should not be opened.


    Why?


    There would be a major accident the moment a plane¡¯s door was opened.


    But they started to snicker.


    ¡°We didn''t want to get innocent civilians involved, but we have no choice.¡±


    ¡°It is our team leader¡¯s orders. You guys are going to die in an accident before you get to France.¡±


    Ju-Heon sneered at them.


    ¡°Are you guys committing suicide?¡±


    ¡°You idiot. We won''t die. Only you guys will die.¡±


    They must have prepared something in advance. But he couldn''t figure anything out even while using his Spy skill.


    They started to snicker again.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, only you have to die if you don''t want the passengers and your subordinates to die.¡±


    "What is that lunatic saying?!¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted in response.


    ¡®No wonder they picked the plane. They wanted to do this cheap hostage play.¡¯


    ¡°Alright! We will give you until the count of three! Are you going to die alone or will everybody die?! One! Two...¡±


    As they counted to two...


    Screeeech.


    "Ah, I feel so refreshed. I''ve been struggling with constipation for so lo... huh?¡±


    Kwon Seung Jae showed up in the first class area.


    He then saw the bloody pandemonium and the hostage situation.


    What the hell was going on?


    He then noticed a man in the group.


    ¡°Huh.......? What the hell? Section chief Shin Woo Hyuk! You are from my father¡¯s excavation team......¡±


    ¡°S, Seung Jae?¡±


    ¡°Why is the Chairman-nim¡¯s son here?!¡±


    ¡°What is going on?! He wasn¡¯t on the passengers list!¡±


    ¡°No, you see...!¡±


    Ju-Heon viciously pulled Kwon Seung Jae toward him at that moment.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    He then placed a dagger against Kwon Seung Jae''s neck.


    Multiple people gasped at that moment.


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    Naturally, the TKBM employees foamed at the mouth while looking at Kwon Seung Jae.


    ¡°Stop it!¡±


    He might be trash, but he was still their boss''s son.


    But Ju-Heon didn''t care and started to laugh.


    ¡°Now then, I guess it¡¯s my turn to make a deal.¡±


    ¡®They want to take a hostage? I"ll do the same thing.¡¯


    ¡°Then we will start with the wealth.¡±


    There was approximately 1 hour left until the plane would land.

 Chapter 186: A Beautiful Hijacking (1)

    Chapter 186: A Beautiful Hijacking (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Are you crazy?! Do you know who that is?!¡±


    They were grinding their teeth at the fact that the situation had flipped in an instant while Yoo Jaeha was clicking his tongue from the back.


    "Who told you to take a hostage first?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Our Captain-nim is a terrible person so he will happily copy what you''re doing.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha nonchalantly talked shit about his captain. Of course, he quickly whimpered after seeing Seol-A glaring at him as if she was a maiden ghost.


    They started to grind their teeth.


    ¡°Listen carefully. Do you think this kid and that person are the same?¡±


    ¡°That person is the Chairman-nim¡¯s son!¡±


    Ju-Heon sneered at them.


    "So what? Does the Chairman-nim¡¯s son shit gold or something?¡±


    The dagger touched Kwon Seung Jae''s neck as he laughed. That made multiple people freak out.


    Kwon Seung Jae, who had simply returned from using the restroom, was the most shocked.


    ¡°U, umm, hyung-nim? Please wait a moment. Could you please explain to me what is going...ahh!¡±


    He could not continue to speak. It was because Ju-Heon''s blade started to push into his neck.


    ¡°Ah, I don¡¯t know, it''s too annoying to explain.¡±


    The completely pale Kwon Seung Jae started to shout as if he figured out the situation.


    ¡°Ack! I got it, Section chief Shin Woo Hyuk, I think there is a misunderstanding. This person is not the enemy. I don¡¯t know how the misunderstanding happened, but this person is just someone who is working with...¡±


    The blade dug deeper once he said that.


    He then heard Ju-Heon¡¯s voice behind him.


    ¡°Wrong. That¡¯s not it.¡±


    ¡®Then what is it?!¡¯


    ¡°Tell them to hand over all of Chairman Kwon''s wealth in return for your life. The shares they own of the company is fine too.¡±


    "What did you say?!¡±


    Kwon Seung Jae screamed that he didn¡¯t hear what Ju-Heon said while the TKBM employees were still grinding their teeth.


    He was certain. The way Ju-Heon was laughing meant that he was pretending to joke while enjoying all of this.


    That was why they were extremely frustrated.


    ¡°Seung Jae, why are you here instead of being at the club?!¡±


    ¡°Why did you do something you normally don''t do and end up getting captured like this?!¡±


    They protested but Kwon Seung Jae seemed upset as well.


    ¡°Why else?! I made a deal with this guy to clear one of the 7 Great Tombs without you guys knowing! This guy is the final boss when it comes to Tomb Excavation!¡±


    ¡°What did you say?!¡±


    ¡®You had nobody else to make a deal with so you made a deal with this bastard?!¡¯


    ¡°Either way, Mr. Seung Jae, you made a deal with a terrorist who hijacked a plane!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡®Terrorist my ass. Who the hell is the terrorist who hijacked a plane?¡¯


    Ju-Heon snorted as he responded.


    ¡°Whatever. All of you put your artifacts down on the ground. Fix the plane back up as well.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed like a goblin''s eyes after seeing them hesitate.


    ¡°Hurry up and drop them!¡±


    They quickly started to move.


    They were shaking after seeing a scary looking bastard glaring at them like this.


    Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed once they put their artifacts down and the floor that was about to be destroyed was fixed up.


    ¡°Listen carefully. You guys will now get rid of the zombie weapons guarding Chairman Kwon¡¯s artifact warehouse.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°You will then hand over a map marked with the location of the artifact warehouse.¡±


    ¡°What is this bastard...!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not all!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Finally, hand over TKBM''s shares that Chairman Kwon owns. Those should have moved over to the eldest son by now.¡±


    They became flustered.


    ¡°Hey, do you think that is reasonabl...!¡±


    ¡°If not, then this guy is out.¡±


    Kwon Seung Jae became desperate after seeing the blade push in some more.


    ¡°Aaah! Section chief-nim, at least hand him over my shares! I''m really going to die like this!¡±


    A desperate Section chief Shin Woo Hyuk quickly shouted back.


    ¡°Fine. We will discuss these things with the Vice Captain-nim and our Director once we get off the plane. So!¡±


    These bastards were done for once they got off the plane anyway.


    They just needed to get past the current situation. They would receive the help of the French police to take care of the rest.


    As they were laughing internally...


    ¡°Once we get off the plane? What kind of bullshit is that? Do it right now.¡±


    ¡°What? Hey! We¡¯re on a plane right now. How can we do anything when we can''t even make a call...!¡±


    ¡°Just drag them over here.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡°Both the eldest son and Yang Chen are on this plane right now. You''ve already informed them about the situation.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    They were shocked.


    "W, what the hell are you talking about?¡±


    They were feigning ignorance, but the atmosphere had completely changed.


    But Ju-Heon approached Section chief Shin Woo Hyuk as if to tell him not to lie.


    ¡°You should have thought about who you were trying to trick.¡±


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    Ju-Heon then pulled something out of Section chief Shin Woo Hyuk''s ear. They were all shocked to see something that looked like a hearing aid.


    Ju-Heon talked into the hearing aid.


    ¡°Can you hear me? I know you guys are back there in the economy section.¡±


    He couldn''t hear them as this was an artifact for eavesdropping, but Ju-Heon continued to speak.


    ¡°I made myself clear. I said this guy was dead if you hide even one artifact.¡±


    The employees started to get restless.


    ¡°If you got that, release the rope that you guys have captured. Then, properly sign the contract the rope is holding. He¡¯s dead if you guys bother my artifact any more than you already have.¡±


    The employees¡¯ eyes opened wide after hearing that.


    ¡®What? What does he mean by rope?¡¯


    But Ju-Heon just ruthlessly destroyed the eavesdropping artifact.


    ''This lunatic.¡¯


    Kwon Seung Woo, Chairman Kwon¡¯s eldest son, pushed on his ringing ear with a look of disbelief.


    They were here as Ju-Heon had said.


    Economy class. Chairman Kwon''s eldest son and TKBM¡¯s Vice Captain, Yang Chen, were sitting there. They were watching the situation from far away as Director Kwon Seung Woo had stated that he wanted to see what happened with his own eyes.


    But then a mysterious rope had suddenly appeared.


    [#&$!]


    Let me out! Let me out!


    Yang Chen frowned and looked inside the flailing bag. Yang Chen had captured the rope into this bag artifact as if it was a snake.


    Their reactions were understandable. How could they not capture it when it suddenly appeared and told them to sign a weird contract?


    He had thought about making a rope stew later but well...


    ¡°Yang Chen. First, let it go as Seo Ju-Heon said to do.¡±


    Yang Chen clicked his tongue and released the bag. The rope burst out immediately and pushed the contract toward him while grumbling.


    [#$$#&*!]


    Sign it! Sign it!


    There must have been some ferocious bugs inside the bag as the rope''s body was full of injuries.


    Ju-Heon had actually searched the entire plane with his Spy skill. He had sent the rope after recognizing the aura of Yang Chen¡¯s artifact.


    That had led to this situation.


    The eldest son had no choice but to accept the contract from the rope.


    "Director-nim. Are you really planning on signing that contract?¡±


    The eldest son started to sneer.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine to sign it because it is a contract like this.¡±


    There were some unbelievable conditions on the contract.


    Here was the simplified version of the contents.


    -


    Sell off Chairman Kwon Tae Joon''s TKBM shares to the promisee.


    -


    Sell off 2% of all TKBM affiliates to the promisee.


    -


    Sell off Chairman Kwon and TKBM''s properties to the promisee.


    -


    Hand over Chairman Kwon Tae Joon''s excavation rights.


    -


    Get rid of the soldiers guarding Chairman Kwon Tae Joon''s artifact warehouse.


    -


    Should you have no plans to complete the requirements of this contract or try to get out of it, they will be forcibly enforced and there will be retribution.


    [Addendum. Agree to the rope''s requests. That will be the ransom.]


    Although it said to sell off, it was pretty much telling them to give it to him for pennies on the dollar.


    ¡°It¡¯s obvious he wants to get his hands on some of TKBM''s shares.¡±


    He started to scoff. Of course, his father¡¯s wealth had come over to him after his father went missing, but...


    ¡°Do you really think a contract like this will be enforceable?¡±


    ¡°I suppose even the lawyers would laugh at it and say that a dog is barking.¡±


    "Anyway, Seo Ju-Heon, that man... He''s terrible at drafting a contract. I don¡¯t know if he doesn''t know how the world works or if he''s an idiot who only knows how to dig through tombs.¡±


    He didn¡¯t feel any aura of an artifact on the contract either.


    And most importantly...


    ¡®Does he really think he can get out of this plane so easily?¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°Hand this over to him.¡±


    ¡°You signed it?¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. I just need to play along for now. We must first save my younger brother. He is my brother after all.¡±


    ¡°Ho, are you sure it is not because you don¡¯t want to be known as the older brother who let his younger brother be killed?¡±


    The eldest son laughed and handed the signed document over to the rope. He then took some money out of his wallet and handed it to the rope.


    It was because the rope had requested some money as < delivery fee >.


    The eldest son handed it about 2 million won.


    ¡°Sorry but this is all I have on me right now.¡±


    They snickered internally.


    ¡®I should have satisfied all of the contract requirements now.¡¯


    If he could save his brother for 2 million won, that was like doing it for the price of gum.


    "Sorry I can only give you 2 million won.¡±


    The rope just nodded its head.


    [#$&*!]


    That¡¯s okay! That¡¯s okay!


    Tada, the rope proudly took out a card payment machine.


    [#$&!]


    I accept credit cards!


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡®This shitty...¡¯


    Kwon Seung Woo and Yang Chen started to frown.


    [#$&#$*!]


    Would you like a one-time payment? Or maybe you would like to pay in installments?


    The eldest son''s face was twitching after reading what the rope wrote down.


    ¡°I, installments......¡±


    The rope happily swiped the black card he handed over.


    The total written on the receipt...


    [Worm Company]


    [Installment request declined]


    [30 billion won has been approved for a one time payment.]


    The eldest son dropped his jaw at the amount that didn''t seem to care about his credit limit.


    Furthermore, he had told it to do an installment plan!


    But the rope didn¡¯t care and just happily ran toward its master.


    [#$&#$!]


    I only have 10 million won left now! That¡¯s all that¡¯s left!


    It must have worked hard on its part-time jobs until now. Money was one thing but it seemed to be very happy at the fact that it was able to successfully complete Ju-Heon''s order.


    [$#$&!]


    I brought it! I brought it!


    Ju-Heon smiled after taking the contract that the rope brought over in a case.


    It was definitely the eldest son''s signature. Those bastards probably had no idea. They didn''t know how this contract worked.


    ¡°Anyway, good, you did well.¡±


    The rope was jumping up and down in joy after being praised by Ju-Heon for the first time in a long while.


    One of the employees whispered to Section chief Shin Woo Hyuk after seeing Ju-Heon grab the contract. Sear?h the N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Will that be okay?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. It should be a useless contract. What is he planning on doing with such a terrible contract...¡±


    ¡°I guess so. That is true. And...¡±


    ¡°Shh.¡±


    They quickly shut up in fear that Ju-Heon might hear.


    Ju-Heon was deep in his thoughts at that moment.


    ¡®Escaping is really the problem.¡¯


    He had caused quite the ruckus here. It was obvious that the cops would drag him away the moment he arrived in France.


    That was what the TKBM excavation team members were waiting for as they snickered.


    They were planning on calling the Immigration Office as soon as they landed to call the cops over.


    ¡®Tsk, what would be the cleanest way to escape from here?¡¯


    He couldn''t really hijack the plane.


    ¡®The only escape-type artifact I have is only usable on land...¡¯


    But at that moment...


    Bang!


    There was a sudden unexpected situation.


    The plane suddenly started to shake.


    ¡°Fuck! What is going on?!¡±


    Even the TKBM employees seemed shocked at this.


    Ju-Heon urgently called Seol-A over.


    ¡°Go figure out what is going on. There might be something we could use.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir!¡±


    Seol-A nodded her head and quickly headed toward the economy class area.


    And what she saw from the end of the corridor was.........!


    ¡°All¨¡hu Akbar!¡±


    It was one of the remaining members of the TKBM Hunters they had taken down.


    He looked Arabic. There seemed to have been some of them waiting in economy class in addition to the ones who had shown up to first class.


    The problem was what they were trying to do.


    Tang tang!


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!¡±


    ¡°Praise Allah!¡±


    Seol-A started to frown.


    ¡®Stupid idiots. I had a feeling they hired a Middle Eastern terrorist organization.¡¯


    She didn¡¯t know whether they were the Monarch of Evangelism''s personal subordinates or they were part of the guerrilla organizations, but as for the gun they were holding...


    ¡®It¡¯s a virus-type artifact.¡¯


    Of course, their unexpected action made the TKBM people who had hired them look shocked as well.


    "W, what are they doing?¡±


    ¡°I''m not sure! Maybe this was their goal from the beginning when they agreed to participate in this mission......!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, the Director-nim is on this plane as well. What are you going to do if things go wrong?!¡±


    As Seol-A turned around to inform Ju-Heon about this...


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    Seol-A was shocked. She thought that she saw a familiar face among the passengers. It was someone who should not be here.


    ¡°Chloe?¡¯


    It was a beautiful woman with dark black hair. One of their former Tomb raiding team members was here.

 Chapter 187: A Beautiful Hijacking (2)

    Chapter 187: A Beautiful Hijacking (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Seol-A questioned her eyes. It really was Chloe. She was definitely there.


    Seol-A quickly turned back. However, she was no longer in the same spot. Seol-A looked around and couldn¡¯t help but frown.


    ¡®......Did I really make a mistake?¡¯


    Chloe. She was the artifact user who used Nightingale''s artifact. She was Ju-Heon''s doctor and the team member responsible for the health of all of the tomb raiding team''s members.


    Basically, Yoo Jaeha was the scam... No, restorer. She was the spy. Julian was the strategist. As for Chloe, she was the healing artifact specialist.


    Tombs were places where humans could easily get sick. Furthermore, an artifact¡¯s risk brought a lot of fatigue and illnesses to a person as well.


    ¡®Chloe was the one who had slowed down the Captain-nim¡¯s illness as well......¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb syndrome had been much worse than most people. It was as if he had to deal with pain in his head and chest on a daily basis, as if someone was making him feel pain on purpose. She was the one who had lessened that pain for him.


    She might have been unknown in the world because of the Monarch of Healing, but she was actually a doctor who could have easily shocked the world. As for whether she was close to them...... She wasn¡¯t, but that was because of a difference in personalities.


    ¡®Anyway, she is one of our team members.¡¯


    There was no way she wouldn¡¯t be happy to see her. Seol-A especially could not forget about what had happened in the final tomb. Chloe had been very worried about Ju-Heon at that time.


    Most importantly, Ju-Heon would be very happy to know about this.


    But Seol-A soon flinched.


    ¡®Chloe... Her outfit was a bit odd.¡¯


    It was an outfit she would have never worn.


    ¡®Did I see wrong? But I''m sure it was Chloe.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Tang tang tang!


    ¡°Did you not hear us?! Sit your asses down!¡±


    The TKBM Hunters... No, the terrorists who were pretending to be TKBM''s hunters were threatening the passengers and the flight attendants.


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    It became extremely difficult as they were using the virus artifact they had received after being hired by TKBM.


    ¡°Alright, start reading the Quran from the front seat. You will be executed immediately if you are unable to read it!¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    The TKBM employees could not watch any longer and grabbed their arms.


    ¡°Hey! We didn''t give you such an order!¡±


    ¡°Sit tight and wait......!¡±


    Tang!


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    They ruthlessly shot the people who should have been on their side.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaah, my leg, my leeeeeeg!¡±


    There were terrible screams once they were hit by the virus bullets.


    ¡°U, uggggh!¡±


    However, the terrorists, who had been planning to do this from the beginning, didn¡¯t even blink.


    ¡°Alright, my brothers should have taken control of the cockpit by now.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°I will send all of you to great Allah¡¯s side! Who wants to be first?! Huh?¡±


    The plane was forced into silence. The terrorist started to laugh.


    ¡°Hmph, then you will be the first to read the Quran. I will put a hole in your head for being a heretic if you are unable to read it.¡±


    ¡°P, please don¡¯t kill me!¡±


    Seol-A immediately jumped in after hearing a gunshot and a scream.


    Pow!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    As Seol-A started to suppress the terrorists...


    The eldest son must have decided enough was enough and tried to get up.


    ¡°I will go settle things as the person who hired them. How dare they use father¡¯s artifact in such a terrible manner.¡±


    However, Yang Chen told him to stay seated.


    ¡°It is best not to get involved, sir. You won¡¯t be able to get through to them.¡±


    ¡°But......!¡±


    Yang Chen''s eyes flashed as he whispered to the eldest son.


    ¡°Furthermore, it will cause quite the headache if it is revealed that the Hunters we hired did this.¡±


    ¡°Then...¡±


    ¡°We shut them up. And then we can put the blame on Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Yang Chen started to smile.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon and the passengers will all die if we blow up the plane. The TKBM employees will find a way to survive if they are lucky.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    We could use the artifact of Gossip to spread the news that Seo Ju-Heon was responsible for this terrorist incident.


    It was a great idea. There would be no issues if there were no witnesses.


    "But still......¡±


    ¡°Dan.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Dan. You remember that person, right?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    The eldest son''s complexion changed and he gulped.


    Dan was one of Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding team members in the past. These two people, who had no way of knowing about that, continued to chat.


    ¡°It hasn¡¯t been long since we covered up the incident you caused, Director-nim. The reporters are already going to the prison to dig up dirt... If this incident is revealed as well......¡±


    The eldest son nodded his head after hearing that. He had no choice.


    It happened at that moment. As Yoo Jaeha had come to the back to see what was going on...


    ¡°Ugh, ugh...... Please let us use that artifact too!¡±


    A passenger who had been shot was desperately begging for something.


    They were begging to one of the TKBM employees.


    ¡°That seems to be a healing artifact! The people who have been shot are starting to become weird!¡±


    ¡°They are biting each other and causing a ruckus!¡±


    ¡°My child keeps coughing up blood!¡±


    ¡°It looks like people who use that artifact that you have become normal...!¡±


    ¡°Hey. This is......¡±


    ¡°My child is dying! Please!¡±


    ¡°My father''s condition suddenly became weird as well!¡±


    One of the leaders of TKBM''s excavation team became annoyed. It was because too many people were coming at him.


    ¡°Wait, I don¡¯t have any! I don''t have any more!¡±


    ¡°What do you mean you don''t have any more?! I saw you taking it out of that carrier! I saw that it was filled with the same thing!¡±


    ¡°No, you can¡¯t have this!¡±


    ¡°Healing artifacts are precious.¡¯


    They were people who were responsible for protecting Director Kwon Seung Woo, Chairman Kwon''s eldest son. That was why these healing artifacts could only be used for the eldest son''s benefit.


    They couldn¡¯t give such precious healing artifacts to these useless people when they didn''t know what would happen in the future! But the people who heard about this urgently gathered around him.


    ¡°You have something that can heal them?!¡±


    ¡°Please give it to me! My mother...! She¡¯ll end up dying if you don¡¯t do anything! Please!¡±


    ¡°Please let me use it once! My wife and daughter!¡±


    Even more people gathered around him.


    The man looked toward Yang Chen.


    ¡®What should I do?¡¯


    Yang Chen just glared back at him.


    He was obviously asking why the man even had to think about it.


    ¡®We¡¯re going to kill these passengers off when we blow up the plane.¡¯


    He meant that there was no need to heal people who were going to die anyway.


    ¡®It would just be a waste of the artifacts.¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason. The man started to get angry after seeing Yang Chen¡¯s gaze.


    ¡°Ah, whatever! These are not for you guys to use! These are for VIPs only!¡±


    ¡°That''s right, pay up 100 million won as a usage fee if you want to use it! Get lost if you don''t have the money!¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    They started to kick the people gathering around them away. They could do this because it had not been revealed that they were part of TKBM.


    Yoo Jaeha, who had witnessed all of this, started to grind his teeth.


    ¡®Those bastards.¡¯


    As Yoo Jaeha couldn¡¯t watch anymore and was about to step in...


    ¡°I, I''m healed!¡±


    They heard someone laughing brightly nearby.


    The man from TKBM urgently turned his head. He then put a hand on the back of his head.


    ¡°Hey! Who told you that you could use that?!¡±


    That was right. There was a woman who had taken their healing artifacts at some point and was healing the people.


    It was Chloe.


    ¡°Hand those over!¡±


    ¡°Hey, can¡¯t you hear me?!¡±


    Chloe turned her head.


    ¡°No, I can hear fine.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s jaw dropped as he looked at this woman.


    ¡®Who is this woman?!¡¯


    Part of the reason was because she was beautiful, but the main reason was because it was shocking that she didn''t even flinch even when there was a gun pointed at her. Of course, TKBM¡¯s side could only grab the back of their heads in anger.


    ¡°Hold on, where the hell did you get that from?!¡±


    Chloe started to smile before tilting her head in confusion at their question.


    ¡°Do you have dementia? You don¡¯t even know where you put it? I got it from your pockets.¡±


    She seemed to have stolen it. They shouted in disbelief after hearing her be shameless.


    ¡°Hand that over right now! That¡¯s for our VIP!¡±


    ¡°What? It¡¯ll just turn to shit if you save it.¡±


    ¡°T, there are more patients over here!¡±


    ¡°Ah, please wait a moment. I''ll be right......¡±


    The healing artifact in Chloe¡¯s hand was destroyed at that moment. The TKBM employees could not bear with it anymore and had destroyed it.


    ¡°Try to take some more if you think you can do so.¡±


    Chloe started to walk away before destroying one of TKBM''s carry on suitcases.


    Crack!


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    Artifacts poured out of the suitcase.


    "Thanks, I''ll take them since you told me to take them.¡±


    Chloe nonchalantly grabbed some of the artifacts and taught people how to use them.


    Someone screamed at that moment.


    ¡°Hey! Stop it!¡±


    They tried to ambush Chloe, but well...


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    There was a flash of light and they were defeated by this slender girl.


    Yoo Jaeha blankly watched her for a bit before starting to clap internally.


    ¡®Jackpot, there¡¯s another girl who is like Seol-A.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°I was wondering why you guys were taking so long.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes opened wide after hearing a voice next to him.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    He pointed somewhere while rattling on.


    ¡°Captain-nim, there was a total babe over there......!¡±


    ¡°......A total babe?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha pointed at an old grandma who was using the healing artifacts to help people.


    ¡°No, not that grandma, damn it, there was a woman who could fight really well... Where did she go?¡±


    ¡°Jaeha!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Seol-A, who had run over to Ju-Heon, started to shout.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Actually......!¡±


    ¡°Shh.¡±


    Ju-Heon covered Seol-A''s mouth as if to say that he knew what was going on.


    ¡°I took care of the ones trying to take control of the cockpit. They were trying to remove the engine.¡±


    ¡®No, that¡¯s not what I''m talking about, but...... I guess we can discuss it later.¡¯


    Most importantly, that woman was wearing the outfit of a terrorist organization that should have nothing to do with Chloe.


    ¡®I could have seen wrong.¡¯


    Well, Yoo Jaeha had thought she was just another passenger, but there was no way Seol-A would know about that.


    Ju-Heon looked at the unconscious terrorists and started to speak again.


    "Those bastards installed self-destructing artifacts all around the plane. These guys were total perverts.¡±


    Ju-Heon was shaking a bomb artifact saying there were some even hidden among women''s underwear.


    It was amazing how he managed to find those, but...


    ¡°But Captain-nim, you should be able to recover all of those artifacts......¡±


    ¡°Why should I recover them?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°It''s perfect. I was worried about how to escape once we got to France.¡±


    ¡°You thought of something?¡±


    Ju-Heon quietly whispered.


    ¡°Do you remember when that bastard Yoo Jaeha was the Monarch of Fraud?¡±


    ¡°Ah......¡±


    ¡°A method that bastard frequently used.¡±


    Seol-A turned pale after hearing that.


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°What are you guys doing over there?!¡±


    They heard some voices from farther down the corridor. The terrorists seemed to have more allies.


    But surprisingly, their focus was not on the passengers but on TKBM''s eldest son and Yang Chen.


    "What do you think you¡¯re doing?!¡±


    They seemed to have been caught while trying to escape using an escape-type artifact.


    Ju-Heon found it amusing and started to walk over to them.


    And then...


    ¡°Hand over the artifacts in your hands.¡±


    The terrorists were focusing on the eldest son.


    ¡°Hand it over now!¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly interjected.


    ¡°Oho, stop it. People on the same side shouldn''t fight.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Yang Chen and the eldest son gasped and then looked toward Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon didn''t care and just continued to speak.


    ¡°Hey, those guys are the ones who hired you. You can''t treat them like that. They''re important people in TKBM.¡±


    The eldest son looked flustered as he looked toward Seo Ju-Heon.


    ¡®T, this bastard!¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s words made the passengers start to talk.


    "What? The people who hired them?¡±


    ¡°Did he just say TKBM?¡±


    ¡°All of this is TKBM''s fault? Holy shit!¡±


    Most people knew about a large corporation such as TKBM. They were also one of the top companies in excavation. Yang Chen and the eldest son started to frown after hearing the people start to talk.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, this bastard.¡¯


    He was certain. He was planning on putting the blame for everything that happened on the plane on them! It was a way for them to get out of it but also the way to screw them over.


    Was it because they realized that?


    ¡®We need to get rid of everybody here to get rid of the evidence.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Click.


    Yang Chen stole a bomb artifact from a terrorist and blew it up.


    Their artifacts were all given to them by TKBM anyway. There was no way he wouldn''t know how to use them.


    Baaaaaang!


    There was an explosion on the plane and people started to scream. The inside of the plane as it shook and fell truly seemed like hell.

 Chapter 188: A Beautiful Hijacking (3)

    Chapter 188: A Beautiful Hijacking (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    People screamed as the plane started to tilt. People who were standing were falling over while the people who were sitting were starting to fly out of their seats and rolling around as well.


    ¡°Ahhh! What is going on?!¡±


    ¡°Please save me!¡±


    The lights inside the plane went out and the plane that was in a nosedive to the ground truly felt as if it was hell.


    ¡°Please put on your seatbelts!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯ll be okay so please calm down!¡±


    The passengers and flight attendants all lost their center of gravity and felt as if they would be swept away.


    ¡°C, Captain-nim!¡±


    Seol-A, who was holding onto a chair, was no exception.


    Ju-Heon grabbed Seol-A by the waist and sat her down on an empty seat as her light body was about to be flung away.


    ¡°Hold on tightly. Don¡¯t forget your seatbelt.¡±


    "B, but what about you, Captain-nim?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯ll be fine.¡±


    Ju-Heon lightly ruffled Seol-A''s hair before heading toward the first class area.


    It was only possible as the engine still seemed to be alive and the plane was able to slightly maintain its balance.


    The captain of the plane was probably doing everything he could right now.


    ¡®It¡¯ll still crash into the ground in a few minutes.¡¯


    Well, it could also turn into particles in air if they were unlucky.


    Ju-Heon had expected something like this to happen. He didn''t know if Yang Chen would really detonate a bomb, but he had expected it might happen and even wished for it to happen.


    But he did not have any plans to kill the other passengers as well.


    The passengers were mainly people without artifacts. There was a theory about not getting those innocent people involved, but...


    ¡®Most importantly, these people are all my precious witnesses.¡¯


    There were many reasons he could not let them die. That was why he quickly called the rope over.


    ¡°Hurry up and move!¡±


    The rope understood its master¡¯s intentions and extended its body. It was now an S-Grade artifact after all; it would even encircle the Earth if its master told it to do so.


    [#$&$!]


    Okay! Okay!


    The rope that had extended its body tied the passengers up.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! What is thi...mmph!¡±


    People had instantly turned into cocoons, but they seemed as if they would be cushioned by the rope¡¯s soft and squishy body.


    And finally, the plane crashed into the ground.


    Boobooboooooooooom!


    They couldn''t tell where it had crashed. But that moment brought an extreme amount of shock.


    The plane that was sliding on top of the snow flipped over before it was destroyed.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    That wasn¡¯t all. They could smell a strong smell of gasoline inside the plane. That was definitely the smell of fuel leaking.


    Did he consider this to be a signal?


    Yang Chen quickly looked around. There was someone he needed to locate first in this situation.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon. What happened to Seo Ju-Heon.......!¡¯


    He finally found the person he was looking for. He saw Ju-Heon unconscious in a corner of the corridor.


    He seemed to have received a lot of damage from the impact as he was covered in blood.


    The terrorists who had not been protected by the rope were even missing some limbs.


    Yang Chen''s face lit up after seeing that.


    He couldn''t tell whether Ju-Heon was dead or if he was just unconscious, but it was obvious that he was severely injured.


    The rope artifact whimpering next to him was proof of it.


    [##$&!]


    Yang Chen smiled while looking at the rope that was nervously pacing around Ju-Heon.


    ¡®That stupid idiot.¡¯


    He thought it was truly dumb.


    ¡®Who told it to pay attention to those useless people instead?¡¯


    He used the rope to protect the passengers and ended up like this himself. Yang Chen was sneering, thinking that this thug and thieving bastard had done something stupid.


    But all of that seemed to have been for nothing. The rope had become weaker, probably because Ju-Heon had become unconscious.


    The rope that had extended had returned to its 1.5m length and the cocoon surrounding the people disappeared as well.


    What then appeared were people who seemed to have fainted. Yang Chen felt rushed after confirming their conditions.


    They needed to start a fire and run before these people woke up and evacuated.


    ¡°Director-nim, please hurry up and use the escape artifact! You guys too!¡±


    The TKBM employees and Kwon Seung Woo quickly used the artifacts after hearing his shout.


    Flash!


    They disappeared in an instant.


    Yang Chen then started to smile as he used a bomb artifact.


    Crack!


    The leaking fuel caught fire and there was a red glare.


    Flash!


    That glare ruthlessly destroyed the plane. It ravaged the plane as if the people inside were just insects.


    Babababang!


    The plane was destroyed into pieces and caused quite the ruckus worldwide.


    [Plane exploded by a terrorist.]


    [Seo Ju-Heon was responsible for the explosion.]


    [Debris of the plane found on an island on the Atlantic Ocean.]


    [Miraculous survivors. Of the 296 passengers, 14 people of TKBM and 2 regular passengers. Rest were all found as corpses.]


    [Seo Ju-Heon''s group have all died as well.]


    [TKBM''s Director Kwon Seung Woo barely managed to avoid injuries by using an artifact just prior to the explosion.]


    [¡®I''m sorry I couldn''t do anything to save them even though I was there.¡¯ TKBM is donating a large sum of money to the families of the deceased.]


    [TKBM¡¯s artifact users truly are different. This is the proper reaction for a global corporation. TKBM stock is on the rise.]


    [Who will clear the Great Tomb in Europe now?]


    [TKBM seems to be favored to do so.]


    ¡°The article turned out great.¡±


    In a hotel at a city in France...


    Director Kwon Seung Woo, Chairman Kwon''s eldest son, put the newspaper down with satisfaction. The article was spectacular for something that he ragged the reporters to post in less than a day.


    ¡°The culprit is Seo Ju-Heon. It is also painting our company as the hero.¡±


    ¡°People are mourning but the public opinion is favorable. There are no suspicions on us because we rescued two regular passengers on purpose.¡±


    ¡°How is dealing with those two passengers? Let¡¯s see... it was two old people?¡±


    ¡°We gave them some money and told them some lies which got them to do the interviews we wanted them to do. They stated that Seo Ju-Heon caused a ruckus on the plane. They called him a bastard who deserved to die.¡±


    ¡°Just tell them to buy some snacks for their kids and grandkids.¡±


    The eldest son laughed with satisfaction. But there was someone who was angry at him.


    ¡°Ah, whatever! Bro, you almost got me swept up in that explosion too!¡±


    It was the second son.


    ¡°How can you be laughing right now? Who the hell blows a plane up like that?¡±


    ¡°Will you shut the hell up? Who the hell was it that tried to work with Seo Ju-Heon in the first place?¡±


    The second son started to cower as the eldest son glared at him.


    ¡®Damn it, just wait until father¡¯s excavation team lands in my hands.¡¯


    ¡°Anyway, Kwon Seung Jae. I¡¯m only forgiving you because you stated that Seo Ju-Heon took you hostage. Otherwise, I would have left you behind on that plane. How dare you aim for father¡¯s excavation team.¡±


    ¡°Damn it, whatever! What the hell are you going to do now?! Are you sure he¡¯s dead? I was going to use Seo Ju-Heon to clear the French tomb......¡±


    ¡°He is dead.¡±


    Yang Chen responded with certainty. His gaze seemed to say that it would be a headache for them if he wasn''t.


    ¡°We sent the best appraisers and medical examiners to the site of the incident.¡±


    ¡°And? And? They said the corpses were real?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir. All of the passengers, the terrorists, and Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s group have all been declared to be themselves. They are really dead. They can¡¯t trick the appraisers even if they tried to use artifacts to do something.¡±


    ¡°I guess so, since they are the official appraisers.¡±


    There were artifact appraisers now that artifacts were taking over the world.


    Basically, these were the people who were able to use artifacts to figure out what happened, which artifacts were used, if they are fake and if something was a scam using artifacts.


    And these official appraisers were similar to the official restorers in that there were less than 100 experts in the entire world.


    Both restorers and appraisers were occupations that required talent, so they were rare and treated well by everyone.


    Only the top people among them were able to put the term ¡®official¡¯ (World certified) to their titles. Basically, it was a high-income profession.


    Either way, it should be certain since the elites have been sent to appraise the plane.


    "Seo Ju-Heon and all of the passengers are dead.¡±


    It would be bad if they were alive.


    "Seo Ju-Heon, that man must disappear.¡±


    He had not had a positive interaction with Ju-Heon from the first time they met.


    He didn¡¯t know the reason behind it. He just didn¡¯t like the guy. It was not a simple difference in personalities, jealousy or things like that. His instincts were telling him to be wary. It felt as if he had known Seo Ju-Heon since a long time ago.


    It gave him a sense of fear that he would die if he did not kill that man.


    It was an extremely eerie sensation.


    ¡®Something is weird. This is my first time meeting him.¡¯


    That weird feeling... He had wondered if they were bitter enemies in a past life.


    But the traitor, Yang Chen, soon shook his head.


    ¡®I''m recalling such a weird thought. I''m sure it¡¯s nothing much.¡¯


    It better not be anything.


    ¡°Wow, this is driving me nuts. Where the hell is this?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped while looking at the snowy field in front of him.


    Snow over here, snow over there!


    ¡°Captain-nim! Where the hell is this place?!¡±


    ¡®Where?¡¯


    "The North Pole.¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s second son, Kwon Seung Jae, who had been dragged here, started to grind his teeth.


    "Wow, shit! I''m gonna freeze to death! Are there no penguins here?!¡±


    ¡°Penguins are in the South Pole. You idiot.¡±


    Yes, they were all alive. The person that TKBM took with them was a fake that Yoo Jaeha had created. Ju-Heon had swindled the real one to loot Chairman Kwon''s artifact warehouse.


    ¡°Tsk, I asked it to send us to the location of Chairman Kwon¡¯s artifact warehouse...why the hell are we here?¡±


    That was right. These people who had been on the plane had fallen somewhere near the North Pole right now.


    How? The method was simple. He still had the Kamikakushi (Mysterious Disappearance) artifact.


    It was a scary artifact that could send people anywhere in the world or even out of this world.


    But there were no better artifacts to transport close to 300 people on a plane at once.


    ¡°But I don¡¯t think we are that far from my father¡¯s secret artifact warehouse.¡±


    ¡°Anyway! I questioned my hearing when I was ordered to create 300 people¡¯s worth of corpses.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was grumbling.


    Ju-Heon had given Yoo Jaeha an order while they were in first class. He wanted Jaeha to create a doppelganger for him as well as corpses for all passengers except the terrorists. Louie worked his ass off as well as it would have been difficult for Jaeha to do alone.


    This method was something that past Yoo Jaeha, the Monarch of Fraud, had often used to run away. Basically, the Ju-Heon that Yang Chen had seen in economy class was a fake they had created.


    Ju-Heon had been in the cockpit the whole time.


    It was natural to protect the cockpit during a hijacking.


    Seol-A was shocked once she learned about this.


    ¡°Captain-nim, that¡¯s why you weren¡¯t even wearing a seatbelt......!¡±


    She had just realized that the Ju-Heon that she had chatted with was a fake.


    ¡°What about the passengers?¡±


    She looked around at the passengers who were relieved that they were still alive and thanking them while cursing TKBM.


    ¡°I had the rope create a cocoon. I made it so that they couldn¡¯t see and moved them first before replacing them with the fakes.¡±


    "Then it wasn¡¯t just for a cushion......!¡±


    She did not expect for there to be such a plan.


    Unfortunately, none of that mattered.


    ¡°I really thought I was going to die.¡±


    ¡°I thought I was going to die.¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed after seeing Yoo Jaeha and Louie making the same pouting duck face.


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡®Oh, right, Chloe.¡¯


    Seol-A quickly looked for Chloe among the passengers just in case.


    Ju-Heon, who didn¡¯t know about this, started to speak.


    "Alright, it¡¯s time to make it.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Make what?¡±


    ¡°You should learn to understand what I mean. Are we just going to keep standing here?¡±


    ¡°O, of course not!¡±


    ¡°Then you need to make it.¡±


    ¡°Make what?¡±


    Ju-Heon glared at the two of them, wondering if they really didn''t know.


    ¡°We are currently without any of our belongings because we wanted to avoid being traced or appraised. With that being the case, how can we escape from the middle of the North Pole?¡±


    ¡°......Make a SOS sign with rocks?¡±


    ¡°Start a fire with some wood?¡±


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    ¡°Naturally, a vehicle to get us out of here! Do you not understand?!¡±


    ¡°N, no way......¡±


    ¡°A special train. Something as fast as the KTX. I will give you 1 minute since it''s cold.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me.¡±


    "What is it? You can''t do it?¡±


    ¡®Aigoo, now he¡¯s even asking me to make a train?! I guess I should be thankful that he hasn''t told me to make a plane!¡¯


    ¡°Excuse me, Captain-nim......¡±


    ¡°Shut up. Yoo Jaeha, you make the train while the kid will make the tracks.


    I don¡¯t know where we are but we should hit either Russia or Canada if we keep traveling south.¡±


    ¡°Have you not considered that the ocean might show up?¡±


    "Then make a ship if that happens.¡±


    ¡®Ow! Really?¡¯


    ¡°Wow, fine. Fine. I get it but realistically, 1 minute is impossible! How can I make a train to fit 300 people in one minute?!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who was deep in thought for a moment while shivering, started to speak as if he was being extremely generous.


    ¡°Then two minutes? I have to loot Chairman Kwon''s warehouse so I guess I will give you three minutes.¡±


    ¡°......You''re saying whatever you want because it''s cold, aren''t you? Huh?¡±


    Louie interjected at that moment.


    ¡°Even if we can make a train, who can steer it?! Huh?¡±


    Ju-Heon pointed to something as if there were no issues.


    [#$$#&!]


    I can do it! I can do it!


    The rope was jumping up and down.


    It was appealing for them to designate it as the driver.


    The team members and the passengers all dropped their jaws in shock.


    ¡®Is it being serious?¡¯


    But Ju-Heon, who had been planning on putting one of the dogs as conductor if he had to, started to smile.


    "Alright, shut up and get started. I''ll be extremely generous and give you four minutes. Ah, I really am such a nice person.¡±


    Louie and Yoo Jaeha sniffled and took out their artifacts.


    Ju-Heon took the contract he got from Chairman Kwon¡¯s eldest son and started to smile.


    ¡°How dare you try to kill us off with the plane.¡±


    Regardless of which country they end up in, once they get there and the passengers are found to still be alive and they reveal the truth...


    That would be the start of the game.

 Chapter 189: Shut up and hand it over (1)

    Chapter 189: Shut up and hand it over (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°I, it¡¯s a train! A train has appeared!¡±


    The passengers were shocked at what was happening in front of their eyes.


    It was understandable as they were currently in a snowy field. Forget train tracks, this was the wilderness that didn''t even have the common pavement.


    But a train and train tracks had suddenly appeared.


    The train looked like a train that would cut through Siberia.


    ¡°T, this is crazy. How can they do this in just 40 minutes......?!¡±


    But Ju-Heon''s group was not shocked at all.


    It was normal for them.


    ¡®This much is easy.¡¯


    Da Vinci was a multifaceted genius who could design planes and helicopters in addition to art. His artifact was basically about creation.


    ¡®That¡¯s why it shouldn''t be difficult to create a train.¡¯


    This bastard was the person who had been called the Monarch of Fraud in the past. All of Ju-Heon''s team members were specialists in their respective fields.


    Of course, da Vinci''s artifact wouldn¡¯t create something just because the user imagined it. Basically, Yoo Jaeha would not be able to create something that he did not understand.


    However...


    ¡®On the other hand, that means that he can create anything that he understands.¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason. Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed oddly. He then started to speak to Yoo Jaeha who was complaining that his arm was numb.


    ¡°It took you 40 minutes to finish. No bonus for you.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was shocked and looked ready to cry.


    "Wow, shit, I really feel wronged. I had to recall the components of a train I studied when I was a kid to barely make this thing. Are you really going to be like this because I took 40 minutes? Are you joking?¡±


    ¡°I''m not joking.¡±


    A sad Yoo Jaeha started to tear up.


    "Wow, you''re really too much. It''s illogical to only give someone three minutes to make something like this! Captain-nim, I didn''t see you as that kind of person...!¡±


    ¡°Yes. That¡¯s why I am raising your salary.¡±


    ¡°Wow, I should just run away from home because I''m so sa......huh? What did you just say?¡±


    ¡°Nevermind if you didn¡¯t hear me.¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted and got on the train.


    Yoo Jaeha questioned his ears before starting to scream.


    ¡°H, hold on. Captain-nim! Really? I thought my salary was frozen! My salary fell to 20 million won after running my mouth around you and you said it was frozen forever! But you''re going to raise it?!¡±


    ¡°I guess I won¡¯t if you don¡¯t want me to do it.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to jump up and down through the snow in joy as if he was a dog.


    "Aigooo, huuuuraaaaaay! My salary that was cut down is finally higher! Hooray! Hooray!¡±


    He looked ready to roll around the snow in joy.


    ¡°Captain-nim, I love you soooo much! Should I give you a kiss? Do you want me to work late? Maybe pull an all-nighter? Work the weekend? I''ll do whatever you want me to do! I''ll be loyal to you! You don¡¯t even need to feed me. Ah! Should I create a personal tub for you inside the train?! Maybe you want a harem tub? Well?!¡±


    ¡®Sigh, what am I going to do with this idiot.¡¯


    ¡°Sure, you stay there all you want. I''m leaving.¡±


    Ju-Heon, who got tired of Jaeha, told the rope to go and the rope started to move the train with excitement.


    [#$#$&!]


    Go! Go!


    Yoo Jaeha, who had been jumping up and down, ran toward them while crying and asking them not to leave him behind.


    "Wait, Seol-A, Seol-A! Don¡¯t leave me behind! Captaaaaaaaaaaain-niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim! Hey rope! Stop the train!¡±


    ¡°Haaaaaaaa.¡±


    Seol-A seemed embarrassed as she quickly closed the door.


    At the same time in a press conference in France.


    "We will now end TKBM''s briefing.¡±


    ¡°We will take no more questions. Thank you.¡±


    ¡°Ah, please wait! Director Kwon Seung Woo! What about Seo Ju-Heon?! Is he really dead? I heard you were on the same plane!¡±


    ¡°Ah come on, we said no questions!¡±


    The guards tried to stop the person but the eldest son started to smile as if he was amused.


    "Seo Ju-Heon is definitely dead. He died as a terrorist.¡±


    ¡°Then one more question! We heard that you signed a contract with Seo Ju-Heon. We heard that you signed a weird contract......!¡±


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    Director Kwon started to frown at this unexpected question.


    "Who said that?¡±


    ¡°Your brother! Mr. Kwon Seung Jae told us......¡±


    ¡®That useless bastard.¡¯


    He answered, acting as if he had no choice.


    "Ah......I did receive a contract. He took my brother hostage and made me sign a terrible contract that was pretty much a highway robbery.¡±


    "So you have no intentions of revealing the details of it?¡±


    ¡°It isn¡¯t even worth bringing up.¡±


    ¡°Director, please wait! We still have more questions!¡±


    The eldest son ignored the person and left the room.


    ¡®Pfft, he wants me to show the contents of the contract? I''d have to be crazy to do that.¡¯


    The eldest son was angry.


    Hand over the artifacts of the excavation team and shares of TKBM... he would be a laughing stock if people found out he signed such an unbelievable contract.


    It was a useless contract anyway.


    Maybe that was the reason. Director Kwon gave an order to his secretary.


    "The contract in my suit pocket. Burn it up.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Is that okay? You probably don¡¯t need to do anything listed there anymo...¡±


    Yang Chen, who was next to them, glared at the secretary.


    ¡°Do any of them? Stop the bullshit if you don''t want to get fired.¡±


    ¡°Ah......m, my apologies, sir!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just a piece of paper. Burn it since I don¡¯t even want to see it. Seo Ju-Heon is dead anyway. It¡¯s useless.¡±


    The secretary nodded her head after hearing Director Kwon telling her the same thing.


    ¡®I''m sure it¡¯s fine.¡¯


    However at the same time...


    ¡®Director-nim! You must absolutely not destroy that contract!¡¯


    There was someone who was screaming that internally.


    It was inside the train traveling through an unknown part of the North Pole. There was a TKBM employee spying on Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Damn it. I didn¡¯t think Seo Ju-Heon would still be alive.¡¯


    That was right. There was an unexpected guest inside the train. It was a TKBM employee who had not managed to escape.


    ¡®Damn it. The company probably thinks that Seo Ju-Heon is dead!¡¯


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°My goodness, those terrorists definitely said that TKBM hired them as Hunters, right?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, yeah. And then they just escape and leave us all behind?¡±


    "We need to hurry up and inform the world about this.¡±


    "We need to boycott TKBM!¡±


    "Boycotting isn¡¯t enough. We need to make it so that they can never use artifacts ever again!¡±


    ¡®Ah. This is driving me nuts.¡¯


    The passengers on the plane who had survived were the problem.


    ¡®TKBM will be revealed as the terrorist if this continues.¡¯


    It wouldn''t just be a hit to their image. That was why he needed to quickly inform TKBM about this.


    ¡®But why did my cellphone suddenly turn off?!¡¯


    The employee looked down at his phone that was out of battery. The battery probably went crazy after they arrived at this cold North Pole.


    ¡°I''m going nuts here... I need to hurry up and inform Vice Captain Yang Chen about this......¡±


    He needed to take care of things before this train stopped.


    It was obvious what kind of scam Seo Ju-Heon would pull if he ran into some reporters.


    ¡®I need to hurry up and inform them about this so that they can prepare for it.¡¯


    The employee then peeked at Ju-Heon who was in the engine compartment.


    But the employee couldn''t help but flinch after looking toward Seo Ju-Heon. It was because of Set, the lion-sized dog that Ju-Heon was using as a pillow.


    Set looked like a sleeping white dog, but the employee had seen it. He had seen the monster-like sharp teeth when the dog yawned.


    ¡®This is crazy. That¡¯s obviously a Divine-Grade artifact...¡¯


    He had never seen someone using a difficult to handle Divine-Grade artifact as a pillow.


    Animal-shaped artifacts were placed in cages and item-shaped artifacts were stored in safes because the prideful artifacts would usually try to attack.


    That had been the case for the high-grade artifacts users he had seen until now.


    ¡®Is it because he is a Monarch.........!¡¯


    No. He had actually not seen any Monarchs acting like this either.


    As for Set, he seemed to like Ju-Heon, regardless of whether other people found this to be odd.


    An eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. Similar to how the Code of Hammurabi was a good match with Ju-Heon, Set, the god of destruction, seemed to be a good fit for Ju-Heon who destroyed anything he pleased.


    As for the black dog Anubis... He had instantly ended up a footrest for Ju-Heon.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°......Something is wrong with this. Why do I need to do such......ugh!¡±


    ¡°Hey, stop moving. My feet are falling off.¡±


    ¡°.........¡±


    Anubis clenched his eyes shut after being kicked. His dignity as an Egyptian god seemed to have disappeared.


    The TKBM employee, who was watching with his jaw dropped, shook his head.


    ¡®No. It¡¯s not important that this bastard treats Divine-Grade artifacts like this.¡¯


    That was right. He had heard something while spying on Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Captain-nim. The contract that Director Kwon signed. What happens if he gets rid of it or burns it up?¡¯


    ¡®It would be considered as failure to carry it out. The retribution written on the contract will be activated. The text hidden on the contract will be revealed and activate those things.¡¯


    ¡®What kind of retribution?¡¯


    ¡®Who knows? Maybe everybody associated with TKBM will die.¡¯


    The employee had gasped after hearing that.


    ¡®Director Kwon-nim. Vice Captain Yang Chen-nim! Please keep that contract safe!¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Ah, good! I have reception! We can now contact TKBM!¡±


    Someone motioned to him from the front car.


    She was a paparazzi reporter and a reliable ally for monopolizers such as TKBM. They had ended up on the same plane as she had been chasing Seo Ju-Heon around for a scoop.


    The employee looked around at everybody on board, then at Seol-A, before he dragged the reporter to a different car.


    ¡°Come over here! We need to hurry up and inform the company!¡±


    The employee, who arrived in the front car, made the call with urgency.


    Surprisingly, Yang Chen picked up quickly.


    [Hello? Shin Chan Yeol. Where are you? Everybody else returned but you couldn''t be conta...]


    "Vice Captain-nim! That¡¯s not the issue right now. Seo Ju-Heon and the passengers from the plane......!¡±


    Someone took his cellphone away at that moment.


    The shocked employee turned his head to find a woman there.


    It was a sunglass-wearing beauty with black hair. It was Chloe.


    They could hear Yang Chen''s voice on the phone.


    [Seo Ju-Heon? What about Seo Ju-Heon and the passengers? Hey, Mr. Shin?]


    Chloe calmly responded in English.


    ¡°He just keeps reading the articles about Seo Ju-Heon and the passengers are all dead.¡±


    [Huh?]


    ¡°I don''t know if you are this person¡¯s superior or whatever, but can you stop bothering us? I can¡¯t hold it in any longer.¡±


    [What......? Hold what in? Hey, Shin Chan Yeol! What are you doing right now with that woman...!]


    Click.


    The call ended and the employee glared at Chloe in disbelief.


    He had flinched for a moment because she was beautiful, but he would not submit.


    ¡°Are you crazy? What are you doing right now?!¡±


    Chloe didn''t care and just started to do something to the phone.


    ¡°I''m borrowing your phone.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?!¡±


    Chloe made an international call even without permission.


    ¡°Ah, hello?¡±


    She then started to run with the phone before jumping out the window.


    The reporter screamed while the TKBM employee foamed at the mouth.


    ¡°Hey! Hand it over! Hand over my phone! It''s an emergency for us too!¡±


    Chloe didn''t care and used an artifact to get to the top of the train. She must not have wanted anybody to hear her conversation.


    ¡°Hey, it¡¯s me. I infiltrated TKBM as a terrorist but the mission was a failure. But I did manage to get some samples of the zombie virus artifact that the Monarch of Healing created.¡±


    The employee down below was about to go crazy.


    ¡°Ah, this is driving me nuts. I need to hurry up and inform Vice Captain Yang Chen and Director Kwon about this......!¡±


    "Don''t worry. I have a laptop so we can use that to......!¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Oho, you guys have some nice stuff.¡±


    They turned their heads to see a brightly smiling Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°You guys have been spying on us the whole time haven''t you? Our beautiful radar is quite talented.¡±


    ¡°Uhh, t, that, you see.........¡±


    ¡°And you''re a reporter, aren¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°Good, it looks like you saved us some trouble. We needed to find someone to write an article for us. Ah, of course, this esteemed sir behind me will take care of the payment.¡±


    Ju-Heon was standing behind Yoo Jaeha and cracking his fingers.


    At the same time, urgent information was delivered to TKBM''s Director Kwon.


    ¡°T, this is bad! Director-nim! Vice Captain-nim!¡±!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? What is it?¡±


    ¡°A, an article. An article!¡±


    [The survivors of the plane accident who were thought to be dead.]


    [All of them are still alive.]


    [Testimony from survivors: ¡°The hijacking was not done by Seo Ju-Heon but by terrorists hired by TKBM.¡±]


    [They are demanding TKBM take responsibility.]


    [Worldwide shock, signs of boycott.]


    [Will there be a trial?]


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°Vice Captain-nim! This is bad!¡±


    ¡°Now what?!¡±


    ¡°All of the Chairman-nim¡¯s artifacts have disappeared from the TKBM excavation team¡¯s safe!¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°Furthermore, buildings owned by TKBM were suddenly sold off and the shares held by the Chairman-nim were also......!¡±


    ¡°All of TKBM''s excavation rights as well......!¡±


    ¡°But it doesn¡¯t stop there......!¡±


    Contracts were not meant to be ignored.

 Chapter 190: Shut up and hand it over (2)

    Chapter 190: Shut up and hand it over (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    [TKBM''s wealth and shares sold off.]


    [Will TKBM be able to get back their controlling rights?]


    [TKBM''s excavation team''s artifacts have disappeared in an instant. Administrator: ¡®There were no issues with security.¡¯]


    [Was TKBM really responsible for the plane incident?]


    [Boycotts and protests have started.]


    [Large number of their Tomb Excavation rights have been sold off. Will there be a setback to their excavations?]


    [Their opponents are cheering]


    There were numerous annoying articles. There were some people who were suffering from this the most.


    "What the hell is this about?!¡±


    One of them was TKBM¡¯s eldest son, Kwon Seung Woo. He couldn¡¯t hold back his anger at the numerous calls he was receiving. Multiple calls were coming to his direct line every hour, so how much must his subordinates be facing?


    All sorts of people had started to gather around TKBM¡¯s headquarters and branch offices throughout the world once the news was revealed.


    ¡°TKBM should reveal the truth!¡±


    ¡°Reveal the truth!¡±


    ¡°Are the passengers telling the truth?!¡±


    ¡°I knew something was fishy as soon as they said that only TKBM people managed to survive!¡±


    There were some other voices in addition to the protesters.


    ¡°Did Chairman Kwon really give up all of his TKBM shares?¡±


    ¡°He did! All of Chairman Kwon''s shares have been sold! The foreigners were happy to buy them!¡±


    As for Yang Chen, the Vice Captain of the excavation team... He was probably having a major headache as well.


    Yang Chen''s expression was quite entertaining to look at as he stood in the Director¡¯s office.


    ¡°Director-nim, I confirmed them. All of the passengers are currently in Canada.¡±


    The eldest son''s expression completely changed after hearing that.


    ¡°The corpses......! Didn''t the official appraisers and medical examiners check them?! I thought they said those corpses were real!¡±


    He was glaring at Yang Chen and asking how things had ended up like this, but Yang Chen was flabbergasted as well.


    Honestly speaking, he had not expected this either.


    "The official appraisers......¡±


    ¡°What about the official appraisers?!¡±


    ¡°That......they checked again and they said that the corpses are real.¡±


    The items on the desk slammed down to the ground.


    Crash!


    Director Kwon then threw a newspaper as he continued to shout.


    ¡°Are you joking? Then who the hell are these people in the newspaper?! Are they ghosts?!¡±


    Yang Chen kept his mouth shut and held back his anger.


    But there was something even more shocking.


    "Sir, that¡¯s not all. Your brother Seung Jae was apparently seen there......¡±


    The eldest son''s expression instantly changed.


    ¡°...Then what about the guy who was here until this morning?!¡±


    "According to my subordinates¡¯ report, Seung Jae suddenly turned into a sculpture...¡±


    The eldest son almost dropped the phone in his hand.


    ¡®Was my brother a fake too?¡¯


    The picture in the newspaper was definitely of the passengers currently traveling on the train.


    [Survivors confirmed in Northern Canada.]


    [Mysterious train. Who created this?]


    The eldest son''s expression then froze.


    ¡°Then Seo Ju-Heon, what about his group? Are they alive?¡±


    ¡°We haven¡¯t confirmed it, but...¡±


    Yang Chen looked at the newspaper.


    [Yoo Jaeha, ¡°The official appraisers can''t even tell apart the fakes. Is that all they can do?¡±]


    [The official appraisers are angry. ¡°This is clearly an act of provocation.¡±]


    [First the official restorers and now the appraisers as well? Embarrassment for the official experts throughout the world. ¡°This is clearly a scam and an act of ridicule. Yoo Jaeha. We will not leave him alone.¡±]


    The fact that such things were being posted must mean that they were alive.


    ¡®That motherfucking Monarch of Plunder.¡¯


    However, the important thing right now was not the indignity of the official experts. It was TKBM.


    The youngest sister, who had quietly been sitting in the office, couldn¡¯t hold back any longer and started to shout.


    ¡°Ah, whatever! Oppa! What are you going to do about this?! Who bought father¡¯s shares? How can they buy it when we didn''t sell it?!¡±


    "Who else?!¡±


    The eldest son started to grind his teeth.


    ¡°The Holtens.¡±


    "What?¡±


    The youngest child foamed at the mouth.


    ¡®They were the foreigners people were talking about?!¡¯


    But that wasn¡¯t the end to the scary things.


    ¡°Worst case scenario, they might sell all of their TKBM shares to Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    That would mean that Ju-Heon would end up as the major shareholder of TKBM. The youngest almost fainted after hearing that.


    ¡°Ah, my future wealth, my money!¡±


    Her father¡¯s shares that she believed would become hers in the future now belonged to someone else!


    ¡°That¡¯s why I said that that contract looked dangerous! I said we shouldn''t burn it! The expression on dad¡¯s face is obvious if he comes back alive, it¡¯s obvious!¡±


    ¡°Hey, Kwon Joo Hee, shut the hell up.¡±


    The eldest son started to shout, making the youngest swear as she cowered.


    The eldest son, who had burned up Ju-Heon''s contract, was boiling in anger.


    ¡®I can¡¯t face my father like this.¡¯


    It was really dangerous.


    His father¡¯s wealth, TKBM''s image, and even the artifacts safely secured in the excavation team''s safe were all gone.


    ¡®My father worked so hard to build this company and the excavation team up.¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, you''ll pay for this.¡¯


    The eldest son took out his phone and started to make a call.


    ¡°Huh? Where are you calling?¡±


    ¡°Hello? Ah, it''s me. I need you to do something for me right away. You know the company that Seo Ju-Heon is the major shareholder? I think it was called Grave Company? Make sure that company fails. I don¡¯t care what methods you have to use. Take everything away from them and make the same thing happen to them!¡±


    [Excuse me? But......]


    ¡°This is our chance since Seo Ju-Heon is not here right now. Shut up and do it!¡±


    The eldest son hung up the phone and glared at the youngest daughter.


    ¡°Kwon Joo Hee.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, what is it?¡±


    ¡°Make sure to clear that Great Tomb in Europe. We need to make up for our mistakes.¡±


    ¡°O........oh. Okay.¡±


    She was planning on doing that anyway to take control of her father¡¯s excavation team.


    "And Yang Chen.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    ¡°Contact father''s friends and ask for their help. Ask them to take down Seo Ju-Heon''s company too.¡±


    ¡°I understand.¡±


    He had become angry for a moment but it was okay. TKBM would not stumble with just this. They were a strong global corporation.


    Unfortunately, none of that mattered.


    ".......What? All of them said no? They said they won¡¯t help TKBM?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    Director Kwon Seung Woo started to swear.


    The eldest son had given all sorts of orders to company affiliates and partner companies to attack Seo Ju-Heon''s company.


    He had tried to attack Ju-Heon in numerous ways, including using the media, taking away money for investments, hindering delivery and distribution...


    But what?


    ¡°You¡¯re saying that our company was the one that ended up with less capital? They stopped investing in us?¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes sir.........¡±


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    The companies that had targeted Ju-Heon to assist TKBM were all struggling as well.


    These were some of the ways.


    ¡°What did you say? The suppliers suddenly stopped sending the goods? What the hell are you talking about?! We¡¯ll be in the red if we can¡¯t get those goods!¡±


    ¡°What did you say? Our trade partners have said they will cancel all trades in the first half of the year...?¡±


    ¡°What do you mean they want to pull their ads?!¡±


    Their investors stopped funding them. Their business partners canceled their deals. Advertisers pulled their ads.


    All companies and media that had tried to help TKBM almost fainted at these sudden shocking information.


    They went to look for their investors and partners because they thought something was fishy......


    ¡°Unfortunately, we are being pressured as well. We were told that any company that helps TKBM will lose all deals and suppliers. Anyway, please just quietly go home.¡±


    ¡°Pressure? From who?! How can you do all of this and think...¡±


    All of those people had scoffed before showing them the same piece of paper.


    ¡°Feel free to take a look then.¡±


    "W, What is this?¡±


    ¡°Hoho, who knows? Anyway, we are just doing as we were ordered to do. We were told to show you this if you guys didn''t back down......¡±


    TKBM and their partners scoffed and asked them to hand the paper over.


    The people who were trying to help TKBM were all major corporations. They were not the type to be damaged by such things.


    However, they all turned pale after looking at the piece of paper.


    ¡°......!!!¡±


    It couldn''t be helped as the kiss of the devil was on the paper.


    [You haven''t forgotten what my ability is, right? By Irene Holten.]


    That was the situation. This was the reason all of these companies had slowly stopped supporting TKBM.


    TKBM had lost all of their networks. Of course, Director Kwon, who had been dealing with them, was extremely angry, but everybody said the same thing.


    [Ha, haha. Now that I think about it, we have some urgent business at our company as well.]


    [I''m sorry for TKBM, b, but......]


    [My child is sick and in the emergency room right now. I''m busy so I have to hang up.]


    [We''re celebrating my wife¡¯s birthday right now. I''ll call you later.]


    ¡°These bastards!¡±


    At the same time...


    ¡°Young miss, I took care of things as you said.¡±


    Irene¡¯s eyes were on fire as she sat inside Ju-Heon''s hotel.


    Irene had seen the articles about Ju-Heon¡¯s death already. Her power of destitution had almost exploded when she read it, but she had calmly looked at Ju-Heon''s Herb of Eternal Youth that he had asked her to look after while he was gone.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s name should have disappeared from the Herb of Eternal Youth if he really was dead.


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    ¡®I''m relieved. Mr. Ju-Heon is alive.¡¯


    Irene had sat back down before sighing in relief with her face in Ju-Heon¡¯s clothes.


    The problem were the malicious rumors about Ju-Heon that came after that. There were also the malicious companies trying to attack Ju-Heon''s company.


    There was no way Irene would not be angry.


    She had not gotten a call yet, but Irene was not just spraying the mosquitoes that could threaten Ju-Heon, she was killing all the larvas as well.


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Young miss, it''s the Kosney Corporation this time that is coming after Mr. Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s company...!¡±


    Irene¡¯s eyes flashed as if it would start to shoot laser beams.


    Maybe that was the reason. There was a story going around in the world right now.


    [Do you know about this? The editors in chief for the newspaper agencies that told people to target Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s companies... All of their stocks are suddenly falling.]


    [Pffffft, the companies that tried to help TKBM and attacked Seo Ju-Heon are all in danger of being bankrupt as well......]


    [The employees apparently lost their personal wealth as well hahahahahaha]


    [Did the Monarch of Destitution play a part?]


    [I''m certain she did. Pwahahahahahhaa.]


    [Anybody connected to TKBM will probably be ruined hahahahahahahahaha]


    TKBM''s personnel department was about to die because of these rumors... No, the things that were really happening.


    Why?


    [Letter of Resignation.]


    Reason: I don''t want to die.


    [Letter of Resignation.]


    Reason: I don¡¯t want to end up homeless.


    [Letter of Resignation.]


    Reason: My child is only three years old. Please let me live.


    One third of TKBM¡¯s employees at the headquarter resigned while two thirds of the excavation team members resigned.


    There was a mass exodus of TKBM¡¯s personnel. TKBM had to quickly start recruiting people but faced indignity at the low-caliber applicants they received.


    Chairman Kwon would lament if he managed to get out of the tomb.


    And at that same time somewhere in the northern part of Canada...


    ¡°Ahahaha, jackpot. Chairman Kwon¡¯s artifacts are now with us, right?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was snickering with joy.


    That wasn''t all.


    "Captain-nim, I checked and Chairman Kwon''s buildings and shares have safely become ours as well.¡±


    ¡°Good. It looks like TKBM''s partner companies are keeping their distances thanks to Irene as well.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    Yoo Jaeha and Seol-A felt good as well.


    ¡°Kyaa, now that Chairman¡¯s fortune is in our hands... The Captain-nim and Irene''s combination is always Disaster-Grade!¡±


    The curse from the contract as well as Irene¡¯s curse did not seem to end.


    Director Kwon threw the monitor after seeing the result of the two devils¡¯ curses.


    "Why? Why can¡¯t you even take care of something like this, why?!¡±


    The second son and youngest daughter on the other end of the call were laughing.


    [Sigh, bro. Why are you so serious? It''s painful but it''s all of father¡¯s wealth anyway.]


    [Sigh, he¡¯s right. We just have to think that our inheritance took a bit of a hit......]


    ¡°Kwon Seung Jae. Kwon Joo Hee. Do you guys not understand the current situation?!¡±


    The two siblings who were elsewhere both flinched and responded.


    [Ah, it definitely is very dangerous. Actually, this is probably the worst situation in the history of TKBM. People are leaving, the company''s image is in the gutters, sales are falling, the Chairman position is about to change hands, and the passengers are suing us for damages. Ah, bro, you have to go to court soon too, don''t you?]


    ¡°......You.¡±


    [Wow, you caused quite a major incident. Father will probably faint if he gets back.]


    ¡°Shut up! Kwon Seung Jae, if you didn¡¯t get on that plane with Seo Ju-Heon! I wouldn''t have had to sign such a contract if you didn''t get caught! We wouldn''t have ended up like this! That''s why I''m asking if Seo Ju-Heon is still alive!¡±


    [WTF bro, you¡¯re the one who signed that contract and burned it up! I don''t know about Seo Ju-Heon! I woke up to see that dad¡¯s warehouse was looted and that I was cast aside on a snowy field. I can call you now because I was finally rescued.]


    The eldest son grabbed the back of his neck.


    ¡°Kwon Joo Hee! You were responsible for guarding that warehouse! How could you let this happen?!¡±


    [What can I do when it was already empty when I got there?!]


    "Shut the hell up. I know you went to a concert instead of guarding the safe!¡±


    [I, I was only gone for two hours! I don''t deserve all the blame! Oppa, you were the one who got rid of the zombie brigade guarding it!]


    The eldest son flipped a table over.


    In the end, the younger siblings, who had been shaking in fear at the eldest son''s angry explosion, started to speak.


    [S, should we take the money and run?]


    [Y, yeah. Now that things are like this, why don''t we just give up on finding dad? We''re done for even if we manage to find him.]


    Director Kwon started to grind his teeth.


    They had a point. If their father appeared in this current situation......


    The eldest son didn''t even want to think about it.


    They would be lucky if their father didn''t faint from shock after hearing that Seo Ju-Heon might be the majority shareholder for TKBM.


    As for them...


    The eyes of the eldest son, who had quietly been weighing his father¡¯s life against their future, started to flash.


    ¡®Now that things are like this, father......¡¯


    ¡°Let Yang Chen know. We will resume looking for my father once we take care of this......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    "Director-nim! It''s a miracle! We finally found him! We finally managed to find the Chairman-nim! He¡¯s still alive!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡®W, what did he say?¡¯


    All three siblings instantly turned pale.

 Chapter 191: Shut up and hand it over (3)

    Chapter 191: Shut up and hand it over (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Clunk clunk.


    The train Ju-Heon was on was cutting through the snowy field. It moved very gently, as if it was singing a lullaby.


    Of course, the engine room was turning into a battlefield.


    [#$&#$&$&#!]


    Hey! Go even faster! Step on it!


    [$&#^&!]


    No! No!


    [#$&#!]


    You petty idiot! Step on it! Step on it so that we can flip it over!


    [#$_&_!]


    That¡¯s right! Let¡¯s kill all the humans! Let¡¯s send them all to hell!


    [$##&$!]


    I told you no! I told you!


    There were many artifacts, including the Gold axe Silver Axe, that were causing a ruckus. The rope was the only one that seemed to care about the safety of the passengers.


    However, at that moment...


    [#*&#!]


    Damn it, hand it over!


    The Gold Axe Silver axe managed to attack the rope. Then they grabbed onto the steering wheel with excitement.


    [#$_&#_!]


    Kyaa! Kyaa! We took it away! We took it away!


    [#$&!]


    Okay little brother, push it! Go wild!


    Maybe it didn¡¯t know how to drive as the train wildly shook.


    The passengers started to scream, while Ju-Heon, who was leisurely drinking whiskey and reading a newspaper, felt his body shake.


    Yoo Jaeha, who had even sold his soul for his pay raise, started to get angry.


    ¡°What the hell is that rope doing?! How dare it drive like this when the Captain-nim is here! The Captain-nim is getting upset!¡±


    ¡®Actually, I''m not.¡¯


    Ju-Heon, who had only spilled a little bit of whiskey, was looking toward the engine room in confusion.


    The artifacts in the engine room that had caused the incident were shaking in fear.


    [#&$#!]


    Waaaah, it shook so wildly!


    [#$&&$*!]


    Mommy, I''m scared. I''m scared.


    The angry rope started to chastise them.


    Slap, slap, slap, slap!


    [#$_&_!]


    That¡¯s why I told you not to do it! I told you not to!


    [#$_&_!]


    Aaaaaaah!


    The rope slammed on the ground with its tail in anger. The rope¡¯s aura that was usually suppressed was oddly chaotic.


    It probably got angry thinking that they had harmed Ju-Heon.


    Tang tang!


    The artifacts started to cry once more.


    [#$&#!]


    It¡¯s getting angry at us, angry.


    [#$&#!]


    Mommy, you''re reminding me of that Crow, don''t do it! Don''t do it!


    [#$&#!]


    Waaaaa, waaaaaaaaaah! And after a while...


    [The rope has learned a new type of knot.]


    [It¡¯s battle ability is rising viciously.]


    [The artifacts are in pain.]


    [The artifacts have learned < How to grovel >.]


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion after seeing the messages popping up in front of him.


    ¡®What the hell are those fools doing?¡¯


    But Ju-Heon just looked back at the tablet. There was an article that was more important than the artifacts.


    [Chairman Kwon is still alive?]


    [Chairman Kwon is finally found in the Valley of the Kings.]


    [He was found by a private university''s research team and not TKBM. TKBM is perplexed.]


    Yoo Jaeha looked extremely nervous after reading that.


    ¡°Captain-nim, is this Okay? They''re saying that the old bastard showed up!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°It¡¯s about time he was found. Actually, it is normal that he was found.¡±


    He wanted to keep that bastard locked up underground for about 100 years, but there was a limit to an artifact. In that case, it was better to make Chairman Kwon appear at the right time.


    This was that moment. Ju-Heon was the one who had originally hidden Chairman Kwon but also the one who had removed the thing hiding him now. Basically, he had used a camouflage artifact.


    [World War II Soldiers¡¯ camouflage cream (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses (54/99)


    Ju-Heon had thoroughly rubbed that artifact around the coffin. That made the coffin naturally blend in with the surroundings, making it impossible to find with the naked eye.


    ¡®It was originally a C-Grade artifact.¡¯ sea??h th§× N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    But what had happened?


    Something odd had happened because the exit for the tomb happened to be through a women¡¯s changing room.


    [The artifact has achieved its mission.]


    [The artifact has received the title of < Fallen after encountering a new world >.]


    [Its grade has risen to B-Grade (Rare).]


    It was the upgrade that the rope had experienced. The soldier artifact seemed to have been quite stimulated by being in a women¡¯s changing room.


    Anyway, adding the authority of the artifact of Wrath on top of it... It became quite useful.


    [The artifact¡¯s abilities have temporarily risen.]


    [It is able to temporarily rank-up one grade.]


    ¡®It was able to add silencing to its basic stealth ability.¡¯


    There was still a time restriction.


    Anyway, that was why he had used this timing to release the artifact.


    ¡°Chairman Kwon, I''m sure you feel like hell.¡¯


    But Yoo Jaeha still seemed to be worried as he was stomping his foot.


    ¡°Won''t Chairman Kwon get retribution soon enough now that he is out?¡±


    ¡®Retribution?¡¯


    ¡°He can''t come out that easily.¡±


    Ju-Heon then started to make a call.


    ¡°M, my goodness, how did the Chairman-nim end up like this?!¡±


    In the research lab of a university... Chairman Kwon''s family and Yang Chen were looking at the coffin in front of them with disbelief.


    They then asked the University excavation team that had brought the coffin out.


    ¡°Is the Chairman-nim really inside there?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir, we used an x-ray that confirmed that there is a person around the Chairman-nim¡¯s age inside the coffin.........¡±


    "We also heard him banging on the coffin and asking us to save him when we were inside the tomb. Other than Chairman Kwon who has disappeared...¡±


    ¡°Then why is it quiet right now?¡±


    ¡°I''m not sure. We heard him until just a moment ago... Did he maybe pass away in that short.......¡±


    The eldest son quickly gave the order to rip the lid off the coffin. TKBM''s remaining excavation team members all gathered around the coffin, but...


    ¡°It won¡¯t open! Damn it!¡±


    The golden coffin''s lid did not even budge when they used artifacts or slammed into it.


    ¡®Fuck, what do we do?¡¯


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Uh, uhh uhh? Hyung! You got a call! It¡¯s from Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    "What did you say?!¡±


    The eldest son quickly took the phone away after hearing the second son''s comment.


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    [The coffin isn¡¯t opening?]


    It was an extremely annoying voice. The eldest son almost threw the phone in anger.


    But he didn¡¯t think Ju-Heon had just called to make fun of him.


    "What do you want?¡±


    [Do you want me to tell you how to open the coffin lid?]


    ¡°!¡±


    The eldest son was shaken up, but he was cautious as the person he was talking to was Seo Ju-Heon. He knew that Ju-Heon must be scheming something as he would not do something like this out of the goodness of his heart.


    Just as he had expected...


    [I¡¯ll teach you how to open it so tell Chairman Kwon the following. Tell him to give up the ownership rights to his possession-type artifacts.]


    ¡°What?¡±


    [I''m sure he¡¯s not dead yet but he probably doesn¡¯t even have the strength to shout anymore. So tell him to do it quickly. Then I¡¯ll open it for you.]


    ¡®This bastard.¡¯


    Even though Ju-Heon managed to steal the possession-type artifacts from the safe, it was a headache because the ownership rights belonged to Chairman Kwon.


    He could use strong Dominance to force the artifacts to become his, but there was a limit and it was annoying.


    ¡®It¡¯s also annoying to match the needs of the artifact as I did with the worm.¡¯


    [That¡¯s why just tell him to give up the ownership rights while I''m being nice.]


    Chairman Kwon''s family couldn''t help but be full of disbelief.


    "Stop with the bullshit. Why would we rely on you of all people...!¡±


    [Then just leave him be. At least you saved some money on a coffin. Bye then.]


    ¡°Hold on! Fine, we¡¯ll do it!¡±


    They cautiously approached the coffin and started to speak.


    ¡°Umm, Chairman-nim.¡±


    "Father, I don¡¯t know if you can hear this or not... But Seo Ju-Heon said he would open the coffin if you gave up the ownership rights to your possession-type artifacts...¡¯


    At the same time... boom! The coffin shook vigorously.


    Bang!


    Babababang!


    They could feel Chairman Kwon''s anger as he kicked the coffin.


    He seemed to be able to still get angry even in his condition as long as Seo Ju-Heon was mentioned.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°......Fine. They¡¯re all in my safe anyway.¡±


    They heard a voice that was so angry that he might throw up. He must have thought that it would be okay to give up the ownership rights since they should all be inside his safe. He was thinking that Seo Ju-Heon wouldn¡¯t have been able to take them away.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    [Okay. I just confirmed that he gave up the ownership rights to the artifacts. I''ll open it now.]


    The firmly stuck coffin lid slowly started to open!


    ¡°!¡±


    The people there screamed after seeing the person imprisoned inside the coffin.


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim!¡±


    "F, father!¡±


    It really was Chairman Kwon. The person inside the coffin definitely was Chairman Kwon.


    However...


    ¡°.........Seo Ju-Heon, that son... of a bitch.¡±


    There were some mysterious smells coming out of the coffin, but Chairman Kwon looked......!


    ¡°M, my goodness. The Chairman-nim...!¡±


    They saw a mummy. The completely skinny mummy had a glare on its face while releasing a venomous aura.


    ¡°Go and capture......capture Seo Ju-Heon right away!¡±


    The extremely skinny mummy gave orders to its subordinates.


    ¡°Go capture him immediately! I''m going to kill him!¡±


    The mummy stood up in anger.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! C, Chairman-nim!¡±


    The secretaries became anxious and called the doctors they brought with them over.


    However, Chairman Kwon pushed the doctors aside and continued to shout in an angry voice.


    ¡°My artifacts! My excavation team! My networks! All of those along with my capital makes it easy to take care of a bastard like him. Now!¡±


    The three siblings all started to frown after hearing that. However, Chairman Kwon didn''t seem to notice as he looked toward his children and continued to speak.


    ¡°Okay, hurry up and go bring my artifacts! And send the people out. My excavation teams......I''ve been saving them until today but I will send all of them out to fuck Seo Ju-Heon over...!¡±


    However, nobody seemed to want to move to bring the artifacts and excavation teams to Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°What the hell? What is going on?! I told you go get them right now......!¡±


    The secretary had an awkward expression while his children slowly prepared to run.


    ¡°Umm, Chairman-nim, t, that...... it¡¯s nothing. You should first get some treatment at the hospital...¡±


    But Chairman Kwon seemed to have realized something after seeing his children looking to run and started to frown.


    ¡°I¡¯m guessing...... That my second son and youngest daughter did something stupid while I was gone. You two are worse than dogs.¡±


    He wondered why his eldest son had an odd expression on his face as well, but he just brushed it aside.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine so tell me what happened.¡±


    The secretary and his children were anxious.


    ¡°I, it''s nothing. Chairman-nim. It¡¯s probably best that you go to the hospital......!¡±


    ¡°Tell me!¡±


    The secretary debated for a bit before handing him a tablet.


    ¡°Hoo, there¡¯s even an article? Let¡¯s see what stupid shit you did this time.......¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s eyes opened wide after seeing the articles popping up.


    [All of Chairman Kwon¡¯s shares have been sold.]


    [All of Chairman Kwon''s artifacts have disappeared from his safe.]


    [A multitude of letters of resignation from TKBM''s excavation teams. There are less than 10 people left... ¡°I don¡¯t want to die from destitution.¡±]


    [Numerous companies are cutting ties with TKBM.]


    [There are no more investors.]


    [They are facing numerous lawsuits in the hundreds of billions.]


    [¡®Murderer Corporation.¡¯ People are boycotting TKBM.]


    [Different countries have stopped importing TKBM products.]


    [Will Seo Ju-Heon become the major shareholder for TKBM?]


    It was normal for Chairman Kwon to faint.


    ¡°That old bastard probably fainted by now, right?¡±


    Only faint? He probably can''t wake up because of the shock for a while.


    They chuckled and got off the train. The train had finally arrived at a village.


    As people were getting off the train thanking Ju-Heon and saying that they won''t forget about what he had done for them...


    "But was there a need to open that coffin lid for that bastard? Captain-nim, you said the incantation to let him out, right?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was asking why Ju-Heon didn''t let him rot forever in that coffin.


    However, Ju-Heon sneered at him as he responded.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t open it for him. Why would I open that?¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°The coffin that the bastard was in is a trap inside the tomb. It slowly loses power once it is out of the tomb.¡±


    ¡°T, that means...¡±


    ¡°It was about time for the trap to lose its strength. They were probably able to open it when I called. Basically, I didn¡¯t open it for them; they just opened it while causing a ruckus.¡±


    ¡®Wow! He shamelessly acted as if he had opened it for them.¡¯


    Ju-Heon called Seol-A over while Jaeha stood there in disbelief.


    "Hey Seol-A.¡±


    Seol-A seemed to be looking for something through the crowd of people getting off.


    ¡°Hey Seol-A. Who are you looking for?¡±


    ¡°Ah......!¡±


    She looked around before quickly running over to Ju-Heon and starting to speak.


    "Captain-nim, to be honest with you, I think I saw Chloe on the p.........kyaaaaa!¡±


    The rope attacked Seol-A as soon as it got off the train.


    ¡°Kyaaaa, w, what are you doing?!¡±


    The rope went inside Seol-A''s clothes before searching between her legs, her breasts, and all over her body. It then dragged something out from her chest area.


    It was none other than Xu Fu''s artifact, the worm.


    ¡°!!¡±


    The North Pole must have been too cold for the worm that it was relaxing with Seol-A''s body heat.


    Of course, this was shocking information for Seol-A.


    ¡°M, my goodness, why was that worm by my boobs?! I didn''t even feel anything!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s jaws dropped with envy while Ju-Heon''s eyes became as sharp as those of a wild beast.


    The worm that had instantly been abducted by the rope felt as if it was going to die.


    [Let go of me, you scoundrel! Let go! I was using a stealth artifact to enjoy paradise! It was extremely soft! I even thought about going farther down!]


    But the rope that had rescued(?) Seol-A was extremely excited.


    [#$&!]


    I gave you the full 100 million dollars! I gave it to you!


    [!]


    [#$_&$#_!]


    Give it to me! Give it to me! Give me the thing that will turn me human!


    [Okay, okay!]


    The worm that was in pain after being shaken by the rope took something out.

 Chapter 192: Shut up and hand it over (4)

    Chapter 192: Shut up and hand it over (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    It was a piece of paper.


    The rope''s eyes were sparkling while looking at it as it asked.


    [#$&#!]


    Is this it, is this it?


    Was this the item that could turn it into a human?!


    The rope opened the paper with a look full of expectations.


    But the rope soon stiffened up.


    It made sense since......


    [Artifacts are banned from using human transformation artifacts. Those who go against this restriction will be punished. Both the seller and the buyer will be punished.]


    It was not the artifact to turn it into a human but an announcement. The worm mischievously smiled at the frozen rope.


    [What can I do? I saw that there was such an announcement!]


    [.......]


    [You know how busy I am. I didn''t know we received such notice and agreed to sell you the artifact.]


    [..........]


    [Ah, I can''t give the 100 million dollars back to you. You already paid it. Sorry.]


    [.............]


    [I really wanted to get the item for you, but what can I do? Orders are orders. I need to survive as well. Ah, should I give you a chocolate bar instead? It¡¯s deli...]


    The rope''s anger burst out.


    [#$#&!]


    Shut up and hand it over! Hand it over!


    The now violent rope was choking the worm and shaking it around.


    Even the innocent rope knew that this bastard worm was trying to scam it.


    [#$&$#!]


    Hand it over! Hand it over!


    The worm that was about to be choked to death started to shout.


    [That, what do you expect me to do?! Both you and I are done for if I sell that artifact to you!]


    The rope flinched after hearing that.


    It didn¡¯t care whether it died but it didn¡¯t want the worm to end up in trouble because of its actions.


    [&&#]


    ...Then I guess I have no choice.


    The rope became upset. The worm wickedly smiled thinking that the rope was too innocent.


    [Yes, yes, I''m sorry. Ah, since things ended up like this, I¡¯ll give you something else. How about alcohol?]


    [#&&*! $]


    I don¡¯t need alcohol...


    [Give it to Seo Ju-Heon! He likes liquor!]


    The rope¡¯s eyes flashed after hearing that.


    The rope¡¯s expression had brightened after hearing that Ju-Heon likes it.


    The worm was laughing while looking at the happy rope.


    ¡®I sold a 100,000 won whiskey for 100 billion won! This was a totally profitable sale!¡¯


    However, at that moment...


    [There should be a limit to your scam.]


    [?!]


    Set had appeared. The worm foamed from the mouth at Set¡¯s appearance.


    [C, Commander of the Corps-niiiiiiim!]


    [Furthermore, there has never been such an announcement.]


    The worm started to cry after seeing Set rip the announcement up.


    [C, Commander-nim! This is an obstruction of business......!]


    As a result...


    [.............]


    The rope was extremely angry. The fact that it was holding a rock with its tail made it obvious it would not just let this go.


    [N, no... that¡¯s not the case.]


    The worm gave up after seeing the angry rope starting to charge toward it.


    [Okay, here! This is it! Take you! You punk!]


    [!]


    The worm threw an item to the rope.


    [The Korean wormwood and garlic given by Hwanwoong (SS-Grade:Divine-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    - Immediate Effect


    It was none other than Korean wormwood and garlic!


    The rope had seen Irene using it to cook for Ju-Heon.


    The worm started to explain.


    [You¡¯ll turn into a human if you eat it.]


    [............!]


    The rope''s eyes started to sparkle. It recalled hearing something like this in the past.


    It heard a story about a bear that ate these things for 100 days and turned into a human!


    [#$&#&!]


    Then I just need to eat this for 100 days?


    [No? This might not look like much, but it is a Divine-Grade artifact! You just need to eat it once. It will have an immediate effect.]


    [!!]


    The rope''s face lit up after hearing that. It just needed to eat it once to turn into a human!


    The rope that was full of expectations was jumping up and down in joy while holding the box.


    It was extremely happy. Although these things didn¡¯t look tasty, it just needed to suck it up and eat it once!


    ¡®Finally, I...!¡¯


    It could turn into a human like the others that Ju-Heon likes.


    It could confidently stand next to Ju-Heon! Daji wouldn¡¯t be able to ignore it anymore! It might even be able to stop being envious of Seol-A and Irene!


    The rope''s eyes were sparkling as it tried to eat the Korean wormwood and garlic.


    It was at that moment.


    [.........!]


    The rope dropped the item after realizing a shocking fact.


    Set tilted its head and observed the rope.


    [What is it?]


    The rope just plopped down on the ground without caring for Set.


    It realized that it didn''t have it!


    It didn¡¯t have a mouth.


    It didn''t have a mouth to eat the Korean wormwood and garlic!


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with the rope?¡±


    Ju-Heon was looking at the rope as if something was off as he headed into a nearby hotel.


    The rope had been doing weird part-time jobs to gather money for a while. It should normally be looking around to see if there were any jobs to do.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, but it looks very sad.¡±


    The rope that was following behind Ju-Heon would start moving, stop, move, stop, move, stop, until it stopped at a transparent wall to look at its reflection.


    The rope then started to sniffle.


    [#$$#&!]


    Why don¡¯t I have a mouth?! Why not?!


    It would actually be weirder if it had a mouth, but...


    Anyway, the important thing right now...


    ¡®I can''t be with master like this.¡¯


    Ju-Heon called the rope that looked depressed.


    The rope slowly crawled over like a dog and rubbed its face on Ju-Heon¡¯s leg.


    ¡°It really seems depressed.¡±


    It liked being caressed by Ju-Heon, but it looked sad while looking at him.


    But at that moment...


    Poke poke.


    Someone poked the rope.


    [Hey. You can have this.]


    [!]


    Set was the one who was poking the rope.


    Set, who was poking the rope with his nose, had something in his mouth.


    It looked like a rock at first glance.


    [You can turn into a human if you use this.]


    [!!!]


    Set coolly dropped something on the ground and walked away. It was obvious it ripped the worm to shreds and got this item.


    Of course, the worm that had instantly been robbed(?) by Set was probably crying right now saying this item was expensive.


    Anyway, it was a different artifact than the Korean wormwood and garlic. It was a different artifact to turn it into a human.


    That was why the rope was extremely happy.


    [#$#&!]


    Thank you. Thank you.


    Was it thinking the rope was a cute little sibling for helping him get the best chicken menus?


    The rope that had realized that Set was a nice artifact(?) Started to move up and down with joy in front of Ju-Heon.


    [#$&*!]


    I''m heading out for a bit! I''m heading out for a bit!


    It then quickly ran off.


    Ju-Heon was relieved to see that it was energetic again, but...


    ¡°What¡¯s up with the rope?¡±


    ¡°Who knows?¡±


    As they opened the door to their hotel room and walked in...


    ¡°Apparently Chairman Kwon fainted!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who was searching something on his phone, urgently ran over.


    It was breaking news that Chairman Kwon fainted after realizing the state of things in the world.


    ¡°There are a lot of doctors around him, but... The sequelae from being stuck in the coffin is no joke and his artifact''s risk is quite severe as well.


    ¡°Oho.¡±


    Ju-Heon and Seol-A looked through the article as well.


    [Chairman Kwon Tae Joon, who survived for approximately three weeks without any food or water ¡°I survived thanks to my undershirt of immortality.¡±]


    [Extreme hunger. ¡°Looked like a mummy.¡±]


    [He was recovering in the hospital until his artifact¡¯s risk struck, making it impossible to heal him. ¡°In serious condition.¡±]


    [¡°Suffering from bulimia as a result of the shock from being unable to eat.¡±]


    [The artifact¡¯s risk is making it impossible to inject nutrients and liquids into his body as they are all being expelled.]


    [Difficult to heal him with current medical knowledge.]


    [TKBM ¡°He needs to be healed with an artifact.¡±]


    [TKBM ¡°We need to find an artifact user with at least an S-Grade healing artifact......¡±]


    [Chairman Kwon''s people are planning on meeting with a mysterious doctor who is offering to give them a healing artifact.]


    [It is believed to be a woman.]


    Chairman Kwon seemed to be in quite the pickle right now. Yoo Jaeha started to wickedly smile while looking at the article.


    ¡°Can¡¯t you fix this with the Herb of Eternal Youth?¡±


    He was thinking this was a chance to make a deal with the fruits from the Herb of Eternal Youth.


    ¡°The domain is different. What he needs is surgery and not medicine.¡±


    "Aha.¡±


    ¡°Hua Tuo, Hippocrates, Asclepius, Heo Jun, Nightingale. Only people using those kinds of healing artifacts will be able to heal him.¡±


    Ju-Heon then started to laugh.


    "But it¡¯ll be difficult to heal this old bastard.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Why?¡±


    ¡°Healing artifacts are rare. Since artifacts¡¯ true natures are for killing humans, it would be annoying if there were many artifacts to save humans. There are also only a few healing artifacts that humans can handle.¡±


    ¡°Then......¡±


    ¡°I''ll say this. In 15 years.... There will still be less than 10 artifact users who can use S-Grade or higher healing artifacts.¡±


    ¡°What the... that¡¯s even rarer than restorers!¡±


    That was the truth.


    And...


    ¡®Most importantly, there should be nobody right now who can use S-Grade or higher healing artifacts.¡¯


    Those bastards won''t appear until a few years later.


    Most of the healing artifacts aside from the Herb of Eternal Youth didn''t come out until the mid to late years of the Era of Artifacts.


    Most of the healing artifacts available at this time were for simple injuries. There were only a few of them as well.


    "Anyway, we shouldn''t need to worry......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°No, something annoying might actually happen.¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    ¡°You see... I think I saw Chloe.¡±


    ¡°What? Are you sure it was Chloe?¡±


    ¡°I think, no... I''m certain.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha sounded excited after hearing a woman¡¯s name.


    "Chloe? Who is Chloe? Is she pretty?¡±


    ¡°The same Chloe Laurent that I know of?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    "Damn it, who is she? Is she pretty?¡±


    ¡°I was wondering who you were looking for, I guess it was her.¡±


    ¡°I''m sorry... I thought I saw wrong because she was wearing a terrorist outfit...¡±


    ¡®Terrorist? Did the future change?¡¯


    ¡°Anyway, did she have Nightingale''s artifact?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know but... She did know how to use healing artifacts.¡±


    Ju-Heon patted the gloomy Seol-A''s head.


    He then finally called Julian, from whom he had 459 missed calls.


    Riiiiiing...


    Julian started to scream as soon as he picked up unlike his usual calm self.


    - Hey! Seo Ju-Heon! You should have called me to tell me you were alive! I saw in the newspaper that you died from a plane accident and I couldn''t contact you. You made me worry...!"


    ¡°Ah, get lost, I don¡¯t need you to worry about me. I need you to find someone.¡±


    [You should listen when people are talk......huh? You finally call me and what?!]


    "Chloe. Find her.¡±


    [Hey! Chloe or Floe... what? Chloe?!]


    ¡°You saw the news about Chairman Kwon, right?¡±


    [Ah, I did see it. But Chloe doesn''t awaken as a healing artifact user until much later in the future...]


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡°No. It is just my hypothesis, but the female doctor making healing artifacts for the monopolizers might be Chloe.¡±


    [......What? It could be the Monarch of Healing at this time!]


    ¡°It''s fine if it is the Monarch of Healing as well. I need to meet with that person too anyway.¡±


    Either way, that Chairman would not leave such talent alone. He would use his artifact to keep them as his slave if he had to do so.


    ¡®Just like he did in the past.¡¯


    ¡°That¡¯s why you need to quickly find Chloe. It¡¯ll be annoying if Chairman Kwon notices her and she lands in that bastard¡¯s hand first.¡±


    Julian agreed with Ju-Heon.


    At the same time...


    "Chloe? That''s the name of the doctor who is giving healing artifacts to Monarchs?¡±


    Yang Chen''s eyes opened wide after hearing his subordinate¡¯s report.


    ¡°Either way, you¡¯re sure that she uses an S-Grade healing artifact?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir, I believe she was on the plane with us as well.¡±


    ¡°Fuck.¡±


    "Ah, but there is a problem......¡±


    "A problem?¡±


    ¡°There is a rumor that she is in that NGO......¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    There were a lot of rumors about a mysterious NGO right now. They looked like an organization that did research and healed civilians who had ended up being injured by tombs, but...


    The truth was......


    ¡®They are people who oppose artifacts.¡¯


    < Anti Terrorists > had started to appear as the number of artifact users using artifact for evil had increased. Basically, they were people who believed that all artifacts and artifact users had to disappear.


    In fact, TKBM''s excavation team had been attacked by them as well. But this wasn''t the time to discuss that right now.


    "We need to heal the Chairman-nim. Go find that Chloe woman. Do it now!¡±


    They were TKBM¡¯s excavation team after all. It wouldn''t be hard to find a person.


    And...


    ¡°If that woman was in the plane, she should be in northern Canada right now.¡±


    He quickly called the TKBM employee who was with the passengers.


    Around that same time...


    [#$&$#!]


    The rope that had left with the artifact it had received from Set was looking around with an excited expression.


    It seemed to be planning on using the artifact somewhere without Ju-Heon as it didn''t know how things would go.


    But as it was about to try the artifact...


    [#$&!]


    No! No!


    The artifact Set gave it had slipped out of its grasp.


    [#$&*!]


    Wow! It¡¯s the outside! It¡¯s the outside!


    The stone artifact said that as it jumped and ran away.


    The stone then crossed the street. As the rope was whining and chasing after it...


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    There was a beautiful woman smiling and gently handing the artifact to the sniffling rope.


    It was Chloe.

 Chapter 193: Shut up and hand it over (5)

    Chapter 193: Shut up and hand it over (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Is this yours?¡±


    Chloe was currently in the northernmost tip of Canada. It was where the train that Yoo Jaeha had created had stopped.


    She had escaped while avoiding Ju-Heon and Seol-A¡¯s gazes and was trying to grab a cab to go to the airport.


    But at that moment... sea??h th§× NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Hmm.¡±


    She was blankly staring at the rope she had met around the station.


    She probably found it interesting that a rope was carrying a rock and waiting for the light to turn green to cross at the crosswalk.


    Of course, the rope was also tilting its head in confusion as it observed Chloe.


    Why?


    It was because she smelled a nice familiar scent on Chloe. It was oddly the same as Ju-Heon¡¯s scent.


    In addition, her long wavy black hair, white skin, sharp nose, beautiful lips...


    And her light blue eyes that sparkled like jewels were extremely beautiful.


    Other people might think that her gaze was a bit cold, but it didn¡¯t seem that way to the rope.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°This is yours, right?¡±


    The rope happily accepted the stone Chloe handed it.


    This was the artifact to turn it into a human.


    [#$&#!]


    Thank you, thank you!


    But at that moment...


    Tap!


    ¡°Alright, we got a big one!¡±


    Someone suddenly grabbed onto the rope.


    [!]


    The rope started to squirm in shock like a snake, but the man was laughing.


    ¡°It looks like a trashy artifact but it is a big fish indeed. Chloe, you did good.¡±


    The rope started to huff and choked the man.


    [#$&!]


    I''m not a trashy artifact! No!


    The rope was an S-Grade artifact after all.


    The rope''s eyes soon flashed and it tried to activate its BDSM rope harness knot.


    However...


    [!]


    The rope suddenly lost all strength as the man squeezed its body.


    ¡°My goodness, this thing is quite energetic.¡±


    [.........?!]


    What¡¯s going on? What¡¯s going on?


    The rope was quickly able to figure out what had happened.


    The gloves. It was certain that the Divine-Grade artifact gloves that the man was wearing had caused this.


    The man grabbed the rope as if it was a snake and spun it around as he snickered.


    ¡°Anyway, Chloe. Let¡¯s use this one to capture the Monarchs as well.¡±


    They then called a cab and as the man was about to force the rope into the cab...


    Flash!


    ¡°Huh? "W, what the?!¡±


    There was a flash and something shocking had happened.


    "W, what the hell...all of a sudden... aaaaaah!¡±


    The man suddenly screamed.


    It couldn¡¯t be helped as a kid bit the man''s forearm and ran away.


    ¡°Hold on...!¡±


    The kid¡¯s hair that was long enough to drag on the ground was the color of white snow and although it was covered by the kid¡¯s hair, this kid seemed to be naked.


    The man who was shocked at this tried to grab the child out of reflex.


    ¡°Hey! Stop right there! If it can change into a human, that¡¯s definitely at least an S-Grade...!¡±


    The man quickly started to move.


    However...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The man fell down. It was because someone had tripped him.


    ¡°Shit, what the hell are you doing Chloe?!¡±


    Chloe, who was sitting on a chair, nonchalantly responded.


    "Sorry. My legs are a bit long. Forgive me.¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    The man glared at Chloe in disbelief.


    ¡°You let that kid go on purpose, didn''t you!¡±


    ¡°No?¡±


    ¡°No my ass! Why would you let an artifact that walked in on its own......plop!¡±


    The man''s face slammed into the snow once again. Chloe had tripped him once more.


    ¡°Hey! Chloe!¡±


    Chloe just clicked her tongue as she got into the cab.


    ¡°You should really look where you¡¯re going.¡±


    ¡°Ho.¡±


    ¡®That bitch.¡¯


    The angry man got into the cab as well and started to speak.


    ¡°Ah, whatever! Did you hear about it? TKBM is looking for you!¡±


    ¡°What do they want?¡±


    ¡°Chairman Kwon. Remember how he was stuck in a tomb because of Seo Ju-Heon? They need someone to heal him.¡±


    ¡°Really? That¡¯s an interesting job offer.¡±


    The man was shocked at her unexpected response.


    ¡°Huh? Are you interested in Chairman Kwon? Weren¡¯t you interested in Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    Chloe slightly sneered at him.


    She was definitely interested.


    Was it because he was the most famous artifact user right now?


    No, that wasn¡¯t it.


    ¡®D¨¦j¨¤ vu.¡¯


    Chloe had recently met a woman who uses a spider artifact.


    She had been having nightmares since that day.


    They were so bad that she would vomit.


    ¡®What the hell is that dream?¡¯


    She was inside a terrible tomb she had never seen before and looking at some people dying in there. Seo Ju-Heon had appeared in that dream.


    ¡®His age was different but that was definitely Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    Of course, there was no way that she would know that that was the Crow''s tomb, the tomb where she, and the rest of the tomb raiding team, had met their demise.


    But the pain had felt real. She was angrily shouting something at Seo Ju-Heon in that dream.


    ¡®I''m going to kill you... I''m going to kill you.¡¯


    She was saying that as if she was going to throw up blood in anger.


    Chloe didn''t know the full contents of that dream. That was why she had just come up with a hypothesis based on what she had seen.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon might be an enemy.¡¯


    She was already someone who had a grudge against artifact users.


    Although she didn¡¯t know who was responsible for it, someone had taken the children she was taking care of at a Pediatric Clinic and turned them into mediums for experiments.


    Their excuse was that they were creating healing artifacts. But all it did was create zombies.


    ¡®I''m certain one of the current Monarchs was responsible for it.¡¯


    She went to look for an artifact user who could decipher dreams and Seo Ju-Heon had surprisingly been the name that came up during the fortune telling.


    The fortune telling was one thing, but there was also her dream.


    That was why Chloe had decided to meet with Ju-Heon.


    She wanted to meet with this man who might be a bitter enemy.


    ¡®I''ll have to get rid of him if he really is the enemy, but...¡¯


    ¡°I''ll head to Chairman Kwon for now. He should know a lot about Seo Ju-Heon since they have a terrible relationship with each other.¡±


    The cab started to move faster through the snowy road.


    At the same time...


    There was a child who was hiding while wearing a tarp from a construction zone.


    This wasn''t an extremely young child in kindergarten or elementary school. The child¡¯s hair was long enough to cover the child''s whole body.


    The child had hair that resembled the sparkling snow and clear eyes that resembled the sunset.


    The child, no, the rope, looked around nervously.


    It had ended up activating the artifact to turn it into a human, but......


    [The Witch''s Mermaid to Human potion from the Little Mermaid (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses: Immediate Effect


    That was right. The rope had turned into a human. It turned into a human using the same potion the mermaid princess used! Set had recognized it and stolen it from the worm''s bag.


    Of course, the clam-shaped potion artifact was protesting to the rope.


    [#$#&!]


    Why did you use me without permission?


    Why did you use me?!


    The clam was angry that the pearl inside had disappeared.


    [#$*&!]


    Do you want to get in trouble? Do you want to get in trouble?


    The rope was whining and extremely apologetic as the little mermaid artifact bit the rope¡¯s head and body in multiple places.


    ¡®I''m sorry, I''m sorry.¡¯


    Of course, it could not speak. This was the Little Mermaid artifact after all.


    But the Little Mermaid artifact screeched and continued to shout.


    [#&$#$!]


    Whatever, but do you know what the hell you just did?!


    It did know. It also knew why the Little Mermaid artifact was being this angry.


    [#$&#!]


    Four days, just four days! You¡¯re done for if the humans don''t recognize you in that time! You¡¯ll turn into bubbles, bubbles!


    The clam was so angry that it looked as if it would cough up blood. It was understandable as an artifact could use it to turn into a human, but that artifact would lose its abilities. It¡¯s artifact aura would also disappear, making it impossible for anybody to think it was an artifact.


    [#$&#$!]


    Do you know that?! You¡¯re in a serious situation right now! Do you really think those bastards would recognize you?! You¡¯re really going to turn into bubbles! Do you want to die?!


    But the rope didn''t care about the risk. All it wanted to do was to meet with Ju-Heon in its human appearance.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡®!¡¯


    The child smiled brightly after seeing a familiar face.


    It was because it saw Ju-Heon, Yoo Jaeha, and Seol-A coming out of the hotel.


    ¡®Master!¡¯


    ¡°Chloe is in an NGO? She¡¯s part of an Anti Terrorists¡¯ group?¡±


    [Yes, that was what my brother told me.]


    Ju-Heon was on his way to meet Irene who called to tell him that she had arrived in Canada.


    It was because she came bearing good news.


    ¡®But why Anti Terrorists......¡¯


    That at least made it understandable why she suddenly slipped away like that. They preferred not to be seen.


    ¡®It is about time they appeared I guess.¡¯


    The creation of an artifact-centric society where artifacts were considered the norm... The Monarchs and monopolizers were a sort of rulers in this era.


    Everybody tried not to mess with the hegemony of the era, but there were bound to be factions of people resisting it. There were people trying to return the world to how it used to be before the artifacts had appeared.


    They were the Anti Terrorists. These groups were groups that even the Monarchs hated to their guts.


    ¡®They are people who are trying to destroy all artifact users and tombs.¡¯


    They were hunters who either hated artifacts or used artifacts to destroy other artifacts to achieve their goal.


    ¡®I guess that was what she was doing during this time.¡¯


    He had no idea how an artifact user murderer ended up being lured in by Chairman Kwon and entered a den full of artifact users in TKBM.


    ¡®No wonder I couldn''t find any traces of her.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha said something at that moment.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know who that Chloe girl is, but isn''t she part of a dangerous organization? She would probably be aiming for you as well because you are a Monarch, Captain-nim. Why do you want to meet with such a person... Anyway, is she pretty?¡±


    "She¡¯s pretty.¡±


    ¡°Then of course you should meet her. You must absolutely meet her.¡±


    Seol-A sighed. Chloe had been one of their team members in the past, Julian had said the following.


    ¡®The Captain probably can''t sleep well, can he?¡¯


    ¡®Uhh... probably.¡¯


    ¡®He doesn''t seem to have tomb syndrome as he did in the past, but that bastard is someone who uses multiple Divine-Grade artifacts when other people struggle to use even one. There¡¯s no way his body is okay because of the risks. It¡¯s probably best to take him to a doctor for an exam.¡¯


    She would bring Chloe in front of Ju-Heon even if she needed to beat her up to bring her here. As Seol-A''s eyes viciously flashed...


    Something round suddenly ran over and jumped into Ju-Heon¡¯s arms.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon groaned and fell down in the snow after suddenly feeling something big fall into his chest.


    ¡°C, Captain-nim!¡±


    "Are you okay?! W, what the hell?!¡±


    They anxiously tried to pick up the thing that had attacked Ju-Heon. The rope was just smiling brightly in joy after meeting with Ju-Heon.


    ¡®I found him, I found him!¡¯


    The rope tightly clenched Ju-Heon''s head.


    It was hugging his face so tightly, as if it was trying to suffocate him to death.


    Ju-Heon was about to suffocate but Yoo Jaeha, who couldn''t watch this any longer, stepped in.


    ¡°Hey hey hey hey, you dirty girl, who the hell are you? Where did you come from? Huh? Are you trying to kill our Captain-nim?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha tried to pull off the rope that was covered in rags.


    "Captain-nim, are you okay?!¡±


    ¡°Hey hey, Seol-A, call the police. I think this beggar girl was trying to steal Captain-nim''s money.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha tried to forcibly pull away the girl who was stuck to his Captain-nim as if she was a piece of gum.


    ¡°Who is this girl? She looks so pretty. Is she from around here?¡±


    None of them even considered that this girl was an artifact. The rope had no choice but to be forced away from Ju-Heon.


    The rope struggled and tried to get to Ju-Heon again.


    ¡®I''m going to be hugged, I''m going to be hugged.¡¯


    It¡¯s fine to hug him since I''m human now. It¡¯s fine.


    The rope sniffled as she was dragged away to the police station.


    It didn''t matter that she couldn''t talk or that the humans didn¡¯t recognize her. It didn''t matter if that would make her disappear in four days because of the artifact¡¯s risk.


    Even if Ju-Heon didn''t know it was her, as long as she could be by his side...


    "Alright, I said follow me!¡±


    Ju-Heon got up at that moment.


    ¡°Hey hey, Jaeha. Let her down for a bit.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon was looking at the rope¡¯s face.

 Chapter 194: Shut up and hand it over (6)

    Chapter 194: Shut up and hand it over (6) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon was looking at the rope¡¯s face.


    He was taking a very good look at the girl''s face for some reason.


    ¡®What the hell, is she his type or something?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha was wondering why his captain was acting like this now, but he just nodded his head.


    ¡®It¡¯s not like this guy will have bad thoughts about humans anyway.¡¯


    Irene and Seol-A wouldn''t sit back and just watch either.


    The rope continued to whimper for Jaeha to let her go.


    ¡®Let go of me! Let go of me!¡¯


    She had not noticed when she was a rope, but the human body she got by using an A-Grade artifact was too weak. She couldn''t move when it was Yoo Jaeha of all people holding her down!


    The rope had fallen into a state of shock but it didn''t matter.


    ¡°Huh? Hey, hey! Sit still!¡±


    As she continued to flail around...


    ¡°Ahh!¡±


    The construction tarp that the girl was wearing had fallen off.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Her white naked body was revealed.


    Both Yoo Jaeha and Ju-Heon''s eyes opened in shock at this sudden event.


    ¡°Hold......!¡±


    Seol-A, who was the most shocked, was the first to scream.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! She¡¯s not wearing anything underneath!¡±


    She quickly took off her jumper and chased after the rope. The girl''s long hair covered her body a bit but Seol-A couldn''t help it because this was a little girl.


    ¡°Hey little girl! Come over here! You can''t run around like that!¡±


    But the rope didn''t find that important as she started to run in a straight line to be hugged by Ju-Heon.


    ¡°C, Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Watch out!¡±


    Unfortunately, none of that mattered.


    ¡°Woah, woah, stop, stop.¡±


    She was stopped by Ju-Heon this time.


    Ju-Heon grabbed the rope¡¯s small head with one hand.


    ¡°Hey hey, I told you to stop.¡±


    The rope who had been marching straight toward Ju-Heon was moving her legs but not actually going anywhere.


    The short rope couldn''t help but be caught by Ju-Heon who was quite tall.


    But the rope did not give up.


    ¡®I''m going to get a hug.¡¯


    Her eyes seemed as if they were on fire.


    Of course, she was in a human body right now. There was no way Ju-Heon would be pushed back when she was not in her extremely strong rope form.


    ¡°Hey hey. I told you to stop. I don¡¯t like being hugged by some random person.¡±


    The rope realized her mistake and quickly looked for something to write with.


    It would be easy to tell Ju-Heon her identity if she wrote it!


    However...


    ¡°My goodness, even a worm would write better than this.¡±


    "What the hell did she write?¡±


    The rope was shocked.


    Her handwriting must have been extremely terrible when writing with human hands.


    ¡®W, what do I do?¡¯


    An anxious rope started to look around. She then came up with an idea and suddenly attacked Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Hey! What the hell are you doing? Hey!¡±


    She had borrowed Yoo Jaeha¡¯s phone!


    The rope¡¯s eyes flashed as she typed out a message.


    ¡®Does this work? Does it?! It¡¯s me, it¡¯s me!¡¯


    She thought that Yoo Jaeha or Ju-Heon would recognize her now.


    She had written that she was the rope.


    That was why she was charging toward Ju-Heon with a happy expression.


    However...


    ¡°Oho. Would you look at this.¡±


    She heard Yoo Jaeha''s vicious voice behind her. He then started to drag her away.


    "Captain-nim, let¡¯s take this girl to the police station.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡®Why?!¡¯


    The rope gasped after seeing the message she had written on the phone.


    [Hand over your artifacts.]


    ¡°!!!!¡±


    What showed up was completely different than what she had written!


    Yoo Jaeha started to scoff.


    ¡°This little punk was a thieving little cat.¡±


    ¡®No, no!¡¯


    The rope was flustered.


    How had things ended up like this?


    But she soon felt as if she knew the reason.


    That was right.


    ¡®......The risk!¡¯


    The rope realized her mistake after thinking about what the Little Mermaid artifact had told her.


    ¡®Remember this. You can''t communicate with humans while you are in human form. No matter what you want to say, things won¡¯t come out as you like.¡¯


    Was that responsible for this?


    Yoo Jaeha scoffed and started to speak to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I''ll come back after taking her down to the station. Captain-nim, you just quickly go meet with Seol-A or Irene.¡±


    ¡°Ah, wait, Jaeha! At least put some clothes on her!¡±


    ¡°Haaaaaa, there¡¯s no need to be so nice to a thief!¡±


    The rope, who currently did not have any special powers, sniffled as she was dragged away by Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡®Master! Master!¡¯


    She looked like a sad baby animal looking for her parents, but who cared?


    Seol-A, who had no way of knowing the true identity of this girl, looked toward Ju-Heon in disbelief.


    "Captain-nim, what do you think is up with that girl?¡±


    ¡°Who knows?¡±


    Ju-Heon just smiled and quickly started to move.


    ¡°Excuse me? What did you say?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who really did take the rope down to the police station, heard an unexpected story.


    ¡°Please be careful. Artifact users are being abducted lately.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who got scared after hearing that, looked around him. The officer looked at the rope and continued to speak.


    ¡°It¡¯s not children like with the Pied Piper, it is adults disappearing.¡±


    "This kid might be bait from that criminal organization. Anyway, please don''t worry about it and thank you for your cooperation.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha left and the officer was about to get started with the investigation.


    ¡°Anyway, we need to properly figure out this child''s identity. She should first send her to Pandora and get a psych evaluation.........huh?¡±


    The officer freaked out after turning his head.


    Bang!


    ¡°Hey! W, where did the kid go?!¡±


    The rope had escaped during that time.


    At the same time...


    [#$&#!]


    Hey, hey, what are you going to do?! What are you going to do?!


    The sun had gone down and it was the dark night now. The rope was walking through the streets to get back to Ju-Heon. S~ea??h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    It was dark and cold and nobody was out. The Little Mermaid artifact appeared out of nowhere and rolled over to the rope.


    [#$&!]


    Wow, it¡¯s so cold! Hey, you¡¯re going to freeze to death!


    It seemed to have come looking for the rope as it was worried.


    [#$&!]


    Aren¡¯t you cold?


    She was cold.


    But she had no choice but to walk the dark streets barefoot.


    The Little Mermaid artifact got angry.


    [$#&@@#&$&*!]


    What the hell are you doing here?! I told you that the human needs to figure out your identity within 4 days! Otherwise, it''ll really be dangerous!


    She knew. She knew that very well, but...


    ¡®I don¡¯t know where this is...¡¯


    It was fine that she had courageously ran out of the police station, but the now lost rope started to sniffle.


    She could return by Ju-Heon summoning her if she was still the rope, but it was different now.


    Even the Little Mermaid artifact seemed to be having difficulties finding the way back as it was dark.


    But at that moment...


    ¡®!¡¯


    She saw someone on the empty road. Actually, about five men were putting something onto a truck.


    The rope¡¯s face lit up as if she was a person in the desert who had found an oasis.


    ¡®Let¡¯s ask them for a ride! Let¡¯s ask them for a ride!¡¯


    She knew the name of the hotel Ju-Heon was staying at. She would be able to go there as long as she told them the name.


    The rope smiled brightly and approached the busy-looking men.


    But the men looked serious.


    ¡°There¡¯s nobody nearby, right?¡±


    ¡°Hey, make sure there¡¯s no hands sticking out! That leg over there too!¡±


    Why did the rope have to run into murderers of all people?! They were urgently loading the truck with corpses and artifacts.


    "Anyway, these motherfucking artifact user bastards. Why do they only care about themselves?¡±


    ¡°Who does the Captain want us to take care of next?¡±


    ¡°There are a lot of people but Seo Ju-Heon made it on the list as well.¡±


    ¡°What? How the hell are we going to kill that lunatic?!¡±


    ¡°There''s a rumor that he¡¯s actually not that strong......¡±


    ¡°Shut up and just figure out where we are going to dump the bodies first.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t w......aaaaah!¡±


    They freaked out and stopped talking. They freaked out because there was a child with sparkling eyes tapping them.


    ¡°W, who the hell is this girl?!¡±


    Well...


    ¡®Give me a ride! Give me a ride!¡¯


    The rope was brightly asking these murderers for a ride. The men freaked out and looked toward the artifacts and corpses loaded onto the truck.


    ¡°Hey. Do you think this little bitch saw these?¡±


    ¡°I, I think she did...¡±


    ¡°Hey! Who the hell are you?!¡±


    But the rope didn¡¯t care whether they were shocked or not and took a piece of paper out of her parka pocket.


    She had swiped some paper and a pen while running out of the police station.


    Her handwriting had been terrible earlier because she was not used to it, but she should be able to get the message across properly this time.


    ¡®Let¡¯s ask them to take me to the hotel!¡¯


    The rope handed the paper asking them to help her find Ju-Heon to the men with a bright expression on her face.


    However...


    [Hand over all of your artifacts while I''m asking nicely. You damn bastards.]


    The risk from becoming human was quite overbearing.


    The men started to frown after looking at the note.


    ¡°Is this kid crazy?¡±


    ¡°Hey, just put her on the truck for now! We¡¯ll figure out how to get rid of her later!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    And just like that, the rope ended up on the truck.


    Of course, the rope was not scared at all. What kind of artifact would be scared of human weapons and being threatened?


    In fact, the rope was happy once the truck started to move.


    ¡®Over here! Over here! To the right!¡¯


    The rope excitedly started to point after seeing some familiar streets.


    However...


    The rope became angry once the truck drove deep into the mountains.


    ¡®Not over there! Not over there!¡¯


    She then crawled into the driver¡¯s seat and tilted the steering wheel. That made the truck shake vigorously and change it into pandemonium.


    Bang!


    ¡°Aaah! Why is this girl so crazy?!¡±


    ¡°Shut this bitch up for now!¡±


    The men stabbed the rope¡¯s stomach with a knife.


    ¡°!¡±


    The men started to sneer once the child fainted.


    ¡°This little punk is so annoying.¡±


    However, it was at that moment.


    ¡°W, what the?!¡±


    [#$&#!]


    That hurt! That hurt!


    There was a bright light and the rope reappeared in its rope form instead of the girl! The rope choked the man in anger.


    The other men couldn''t help but scream as well.


    ¡°U, ugh! What the hell?! When?!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Hey, hey! Look forward! Forward!¡±


    The people foamed at the mouth after seeing something pop up in front of them.


    There was a tall young man standing in the middle of the road.


    He was wearing a black sheepskin jacket and had a smile on his face.


    It was none other than Ju-Heon.


    ¡°It¡¯s a person, it¡¯s a person!¡±


    ¡°Watch out!¡±


    ¡°No, just run him over! ......Ahhhhh!¡±


    The men were the ones who started to scream.


    Bang! Babababang!


    The car was destroyed into pieces. Not long after that...


    ¡®!¡¯


    The rope felt its body starting to become faint while it was quietly inside the truck.


    Maybe it had been stabbed in the core when it was stabbed earlier. Was that why it had returned to its original form?


    It was probably because she had transformed into a human by just using an A-Grade artifact.


    ¡®I don¡¯t care if I disappear, but...¡¯


    She still wanted to see Ju-Heon¡¯s face one more time.


    As the rope, whose Durability was destroyed, was whimpering inside the truck, a sword stabbed in from the roof and split the truck in half.


    She saw some familiar faces through the opening.


    ¡°Hey, are you okay?¡±


    "Are you okay?!¡±


    ¡°Sigh, those guys were alive? But are you sure that we can find that Chloe or whatever girl if we beat these guys up?¡±


    Seol-A, Irene, Yoo Jaeha.


    And......


    [#$*&#&!]


    I found him! I found him!


    The rope was extremely happy while looking at the young man sitting on the ceiling of the truck.


    He clicked his tongue and started to speak to the rope.


    ¡°You little punk. You should come back home when the sun goes down.¡±


    It was Ju-Heon.

 Chapter 195: I won’t give it to you (1)

    Chapter 195: I won¡¯t give it to you (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    The rope jumped up and down while looking at Ju-Heon. It then jumped up and wrapped around Ju-Heon.


    [#$&!]


    I found him, I found him!


    The rope was rubbing its face in joy after seeing Ju-Heon again. It had been stabbed by a human knife, but something like that was like being bitten by a mosquito for the rope.


    In fact, the stabbing made it return to its artifact form.


    Yoo Jaeha, who was looking inside the car at that time, tilted his head in confusion.


    ¡°Huh? What the hell? Captain-nim! Only the bad guys are inside. That kid, the thief isn¡¯t here!¡±


    ¡°What? Really?¡±


    ¡°Huh? But... Mr. Ju-Heon said that we needed to find a little girl...¡±


    Seol-A and Irene anxiously looked inside the car after hearing Yoo Jaeha shout.


    As Yoo Jaeha mentioned, there were only unconscious men in the 9-person vehicle.


    ¡°That little girl isn¡¯t in the trunk either! Did she go somewhere else?¡±


    Seol-A started to grumble.


    ¡°Why the heck did you take her to the police station? I hope she''s okay in this cold weather.¡±


    She had given the girl her parka, but Seol-A was grumbling because the girl was probably cold since she wasn¡¯t wearing anything underneath.


    ¡°She threatened us to hand over our artifacts! She was a thief! I did it for the Captain-nim......!¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim, should we look elsewhere?¡±


    ¡°Hey! Don¡¯t ignore me!¡±


    ¡°I can call our helicopter and guards to search...¡±


    Ju-Heon shook his head after Irene asked as well.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, we don''t need to find that little girl anymore.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Really? Isn¡¯t she an important person? You went all the way to the police station to find her.¡±


    ¡°Mm, she¡¯s not that important......¡±


    Ju-Heon peeked at the rope that was rubbing its face on him so much that it might wear out.


    ¡°Anyway, we don¡¯t need to find her any longer.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha sounded disappointed after hearing that.


    ¡°Aww, I thought the Captain-nim found his ideal type.¡±


    ¡°Ideal type?¡±


    Irene and Seol-A seemed interested.


    "What are you talking about?¡±


    ¡°Ah, the Captain-nim stared at that little girl''s face for a long time. I thought he wanted to raise her up to eat......ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was punched by Ju-Heon again.


    ¡°Stop with the nonsense.¡±


    ¡°Damn it! She was pretty! She had the type of face that makes you wonder how she will look when she grows older!¡±


    ¡®Of course she was pretty. The rope put so much of the fever artifact and the charm reagent artifact on its body.¡¯


    Ju-Heon peeked toward the rope again and started to scoff.


    When was it? It was definitely when he had been in the open air bath.


    The rope had wanted his attention and stole Irene and Seol-A''s reagent artifacts and rubbed them all over its body as if it was putting sauce on noodles.


    The message that popped up at that time was...


    [The rope¡¯s charm is exponentially rising.]


    [It looks as if an S-line is appearing on the rope!]


    [The rope¡¯s skin seems to be getting smoother!]


    [The rope¡¯s skin seems to be shining!]


    He had thought that it was useless for it to put those artifacts all over its body since it was an artifact.


    ¡®I guess they were all effective.¡¯


    Ju-Heon just scoffed in disbelief.


    ¡®Well, I guess it is meaningless because it didn''t take the form of an adult.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to swing the rope that had run away from home (?) as if he was scolding it. As for the rope, it was still just bobbing up and down in joy.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. I already found that little girl.¡±


    ¡°Huh? You found her?¡±


    ¡°Yes, this thing.¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly shook the rope around. He looked like a hunter who had caught a snake.


    But the three other people gasped at what they heard.


    ¡°Hold on! That little girl is this rope?!¡±


    ¡°Unbelievable!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s true. The clothes Seol-A gave her is right over there.¡±


    This made everybody else become shocked.


    This was unbelievable.


    ¡®I thought the rope couldn''t transform into a human.¡¯


    ¡®What happened?¡¯


    But they all finally understood something.


    ¡®That¡¯s why the Captain-nim went to the police station!¡¯


    ¡®He went to find the rope!¡¯


    Well, Ju-Heon had done it also to search for Chloe... But the rest of his team was in states of shock.


    ''The rope taking a human form...¡¯


    They had never even imagined it.


    While Irene and Seol-A weren¡¯t too happy about it...


    Yoo Jaeha said something while starting to laugh.


    ¡°Jackpot! It was to the point that the Captain-nim personally got involved. He truly is an artifactphile.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was joking but Irene and Seol-A screamed at that moment.


    ¡®Wait, hold on!¡¯


    They weren¡¯t too worried about it, but it was rare for Ju-Heon to personally go looking for an artifact.


    Furthermore, the rope was the artifact that had been by Ju-Heon''s side the longest. He had even said it was pretty.


    They were relieved that it was not an adult woman, but......


    ¡®It¡¯s an artifact. It might be able to turn into an adult as well.¡¯


    ¡®W, won''t it grow up at some point?¡¯


    Seol-A and Irene both turned pale after having some thoughts.


    Both of them could only slam on the ground without being able to say anything to Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Captain-niiiiiiiiiiiiiiim! Why did it have to be a tool and not a person......?!¡¯


    ¡®Mr. Ju-Heon! Please.......!¡¯


    No matter how much they thought about it, their greatest enemy seemed to be artifacts and not the other women in the world. But they were in these states of despair only for a moment as their eyes lit up and they shook each other''s hand.


    ¡®We can''t lose.¡¯


    ¡®At least not to an artifact!¡¯


    Ju-Heon, who didn''t care about what they were doing, was chuckling.


    ¡®I was wondering why it was doing all those part-time jobs lately.¡¯


    It was obvious.


    Actually, Ju-Heon had not realized the girl was the rope right away. The worm that could have told him about it was beaten to a pulp for the sin of using Seol-A''s chest as paradise.


    Ju-Heon just had a strong intuition and used the evidence he gathered from many different situations to make a hypothesis.


    Well, the Little Mermaid artifact seemed to have had a lot of side effects, but......


    ¡®The results would have been a bit different if it could have used the Korean wormwood and garlic artifact.¡¯


    That was an SS-Grade (Divine-Grade) artifact after all.


    But what could it do?


    ¡®It¡¯s just a rope that doesn''t have a mouth.¡¯


    Would it be able to use that?


    Ju-Heon, who was laughing without any malice, then kicked the car.


    ¡°Anyways, time for all of you to wake up.¡±


    ¡°U, uggggghhh.......¡±


    ¡°You guys know about Chloe, right?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    The men''s expressions changed after hearing a familiar name. But they just feigned ignorance.


    ¡°Huh, we don¡¯t kno.......ugh!!¡±


    The man clenched his stomach and started to cough up blood.


    ¡°I¡¯ll let you know that I''m in a very bad mood since you guys dared to try to abduct my artifact, which gave me serious emotional damages. In addition, I think something is wrong with my neck after you guys tried to crash into me. Ow ow ow, my neck hurts. What am I going to do, I might have herniated a disc.¡±


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°That¡¯s why you guys are going to have to hand over the 31 artifacts in the trunk as compensation.¡±


    They couldn''t believe Ju-Heon''s shameless exaggeration. S~ea??h the N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "What the fuck is this bastard say...?!¡±


    "What''s wrong?! Isn''t it cheap when this is all I want as compensation for the abduction, hit and run, and attempted murder combined?!¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    ¡°Anyway, I''ll let you off with this for the emotional distress caused by you guys stealing 31 of my artifacts if you tell me about Chloe.¡±


    ¡®T, this bastard!¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? I said I''ll let you go with just getting my 31 artifacts back. Hurry up and tell me. Where is Chloe?¡±


    ¡®Fuck!¡¯


    And at that moment...


    ¡°Why are you looking for me?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled after hearing a familiar voice.


    ¡®Bingo.¡¯


    There were three women standing there once Ju-Heon turned his head.


    She was definitely there. A beautiful woman that is....


    ¡°Chloe......!¡±


    Seol-A was happy to see a former team member. But Chloe just frowned and started to speak to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Let my team members go. I asked you why you were looking for me.¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed and walked toward Chloe.


    Chloe sneered while looking at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know why you''re here, but...ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon ruthlessly swung a sword at Chloe. This made the rest of the team members gasp in shock. Seol-A especially seemed anxious.


    "C, Captain-nim! Why are you, all of a sudden?!¡±


    "Why?¡±


    Ju-Heon pointed the sword at Chloe as if to kill her.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    Seol-A was extremely anxious. But she suddenly recalled a memory from the past.


    In that final tomb... Chloe and Ju-Heon had major arguments before entering the tomb and even inside the tomb.


    She didn¡¯t know the reason behind it. But the Captain-nim and Chloe had always had a bad relationship.


    And maybe Chloe''s future had changed as she was a part of the Anti Terrorists who were the enemies of all artifact users.


    ¡®Then is the Captain-nim trying to get rid of Chloe......¡¯


    She didn¡¯t know what had happened between them, but really?! Seol-A turned pale.


    ¡°Captain-nim! ¡°Hold on...!¡±


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°At least it is someone who can dodge my attacks this time.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon threw a Xiangqi ¡®Po¡¯ piece into the air.


    [Spring and Autumn¨CWarring States period The Art of War 36 pieces - (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade)]


    This was the artifact he had gained in the last tomb.


    The Xiangqi piece he took out was the 13th of the 36 pieces!


    The coin that was thrown into the air turned into its original Xiangqi piece!


    [Strategy 13: Startle the snake by hitting the grass around it]


    What does Startle the snake by hitting the grass around it mean? It makes the enemy show their true intentions.


    The shocked enemy screamed once that Xiangqi piece flashed. The face, clothes, and body shape of the woman who looked like Chloe changed.


    ¡°D, damn it!¡±


    The person who appeared was an unfamiliar woman and not Chloe.


    ¡°Is that the Doppelganger artifact?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    The Art of War was not an omnipotent artifact, there were 36 different buff-type artifacts to use depending on the situation, whether it was for business, battle, or any type of ¡®battlefield.¡¯


    ¡°Who do you think you are trying to fool?¡±


    Ju-Heon disappeared as soon as he said that. Ju-Heon''s eyes lashed and Set roared as a sandstorm started to sweep down.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    The strong sandstorm swept the enemies all away and scorched the area.


    The woman kneeled in front of Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Ugh, how did you realize.......ahh!¡±


    Ju-Heon stomped on the woman as he laughed.


    ¡°I¡¯ll let you know that the only one who can trick my eyes is the original Monarch of Fraud, our restorer bastard.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha almost fell to the ground as if he had a heart attack.


    He had tears of joy in his face because it was rare for Ju-Heon to praise him.


    ¡°I¡¯m really going to even work on the weekends. Sob sob. I¡¯ll really work hard, sob sob.¡±


    But Ju-Heon didn''t care and had a twisted smile on his face as he took a notebook out of the woman¡¯s pocket and read through it.


    Amoxicillin, methylephedrine hydrochloride... The notebook had some drug-related information.


    ¡°It looks like you guys have been abducting artifact users around this area. Who the hell are you guys?¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    ¡°Do you guys know Chloe?¡±


    ¡°T, there¡¯s nothing we have to say to you, Monarch of Plunder...ahhh!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know about other bastards, but I have no magnanimity or consideration for you guys.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to snicker in response.


    ¡°You''ve never had that for anybody......ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon threw the notebook at Yoo Jaeha''s head before grabbing the woman¡¯s face.


    ¡°Alright, tell me while I''m asking nicely.¡±


    ¡°Mmmmmmmmmmmph!¡±


    Ju-Heon really looked ready to kill the woman.


    Ju-Heon was ruthless all the time, but these people were professional Hunters targeting artifact users.¡¯


    ¡®I have no reason to keep bastards who casually put my name on a hit list alive.¡¯


    The woman, who either realized that fact or felt the overwhelming difference in their abilities, started to shout.


    "We were just hired by a woman named Benjani! Chloe is that woman¡¯s comrade.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide after hearing a familiar name. It was the same for Seol-A.


    ¡°Benjani is the Monarch of Healing."


    ¡°That woman told us to steal Chloe''s ability!¡±


    Ju-Heon finally seemed to understand.


    ¡®Chloe and the Monarch of Healing knew each other.¡¯


    This was quite entertaining.


    The Monarch of Healing who ended up becoming the symbol of monopolizers was originally an Anti Terrorist who loathed artifact users.


    Something must have happened for the Monarch of Healing to become one of Pandora''s monopolizers while Chloe got sold off to TKBM.


    They soon continued to speak.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know why you are looking for Chloe, but it¡¯s too late! Chloe already left with a TKBM employee to meet with Chairman Kwon!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    "She¡¯ll heal Chairman Kwon and make a deal with him. It¡¯s just business.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    ¡®Oho. She went to Chairman Kwon, eh?¡¯


    At the same time...


    Chloe really was waiting for a plane with a TKBM employee.


    Inside this Canadian airport¡¯s restroom...


    ¡®I''ll heal Chairman Kwon and make a deal with him.¡¯


    Chloe, who was stealthily inspecting her artifact inside the restroom stall, started to frown.


    ¡®Yes, I just need to heal him. That is more beneficial.¡¯


    She soon received a text message.


    [I thought you were going to ask Chairman Kwon about Seo Ju-Heon? - Benjani]


    Chloe nodded her head and responded.


    [Probably, there¡¯s something I need to find out...]


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°The flight scheduled for 10:10 is about to take off, all passengers are asked to......¡±


    ¡°Ah.¡±


    Chloe realized that she needed to get on the plane and came out of the stall.


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°M, mmph!¡±


    Chloe was abducted by someone.


    ¡°M, mmmmph?!¡±


    Seol-A was the one who had abducted her. Then two people confidently appeared in front of her.


    ¡°Long time no see, my subordinate.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡®T, the Monarch of Plunder?¡¯


    That was right. Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha were shamelessly in the women¡¯s restroom.


    They then heard an urgent voice shout from outside the restroom.


    ¡°Hey, Seo Ju-Heon! Take care of it quickly. People will come soon!¡±


    Julian was being the lookout outside this women¡¯s restroom.


    He probably chose to be the lookout because he refused to enter the women¡¯s restroom.


    Chloe anxiously looked toward Ju-Heon. Her mouth was firmly covered by Seol-A who was behind her.


    Yoo Jaeha had a wicked expression on his face as he held the Doppelganger artifact in his hand.


    Chloe''s eyes opened wide, wondering what he was planning on doing.


    ¡°M, mmmmph!¡±


    "Well, it¡¯s no big deal.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled as he took something out.

 Chapter 196: I won’t give it to you (2)

    Chapter 196: I won¡¯t give it to you (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon had taken out the Raven¡¯s Tears that was familiar to his team members. Yoo Jaeha, Seol-A, and Julian''s expressions all changed after looking at it.


    ¡®He¡¯s using that artifact.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha looked as if he was looking at a game that only he had not played while Seol-A and Julian who both experienced it once already had different expressions.


    Seol-A had been happy to remember memories of Ju-Heon, but it was the complete opposite for Julian.


    ¡®Damn it, it might have been better to not remember this bastard.¡¯


    Then he might not be stuck in this position.


    He looked as if he had stepped on some shit.


    ¡®No, that¡¯s fine, but...¡¯


    Julian looked around and started to frown.


    ¡®Why the hell did he have to do it inside the women¡¯s restroom?! It''s so embarrassing!¡¯


    Even if they didn¡¯t have time...


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Mmph!¡±


    Chloe started her counterattack. Maybe she was planning on getting away from them using her artifacts.


    However...


    ¡°Mmmmmmmph!¡±


    Ju-Heon quickly used a different artifact.


    [Perfume of Pleasure (B-Grade: Rare Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    It looked like an air freshener! However, Chloe lost strength in her body after taking a whiff of it.


    ¡®!!!¡¯


    [The target is experiencing pleasure that is making it impossible to maintain rationality.]


    [An unbearably pleasurable sensation that is making it impossible for the target to maintain rationality is being felt.]


    [The target is temporarily giving into the pleasure.]


    [The target is temporarily finding it annoying to think.]


    [The target¡¯s Dominance is temporarily weakening.]


    [The target¡¯s focus is temporarily falling.]


    [The target¡¯s possession-type artifacts are also losing their rationalities from experiencing the same pleasure.]


    [The artifacts connected to their master are losing their rationalities.]


    The effects were amazing.


    Even her artifacts were impacted by Ju-Heon and unable to focus.


    As a result, Chloe and her artifacts all fell to the ground.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    [#$&#!]


    Of course, Julian gasped after seeing what was going on.


    ¡®What is that bastard using right now?!!¡¯


    He always knew what Ju-Heon was using because he had Zhuge Kongming''s artifact.


    ¡°Hey, why are you using that vulgar artifact that could cause human rights issues......?!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? I can use it on you too if you¡¯re jealous. This is for both men and women.¡±


    ¡°Damn it, that¡¯s not the problem.......!¡±


    ¡°My goodness, my Vice-Captain is such a loud bastard. Shut up and focus on your job.¡±


    Ju-Heon looked annoyed as he walked toward Chloe.


    Chloe, who was drunk with pleasure, tried to run away with an anxious expression on her face.


    She didn¡¯t know what he was planning on doing, but there was no way that a bastard who would do such a thing inside a restroom would do something normal!


    However...


    ¡°Mmmmph!¡±


    Seol-A was holding onto her from behind like a Koala and covering her mouth, so she could not do anything.


    Chloe tried to get Seol-A off of her, but Seol-A did not let go.


    ¡°Mmmmmmmph!¡±


    ¡®I''m going to report these bastards.¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon didn''t care and activated an artifact.


    Flash!


    [The Raven¡¯s Tears has activated.]


    A bright light flashed through the restroom.


    Chloe saw it at that moment. People and memories she had not known until now as well as the weird memories she had recently seen as nightmares.


    ¡®Say hello. She''s a new team member.¡¯


    ¡®Hello, my name is Chloe.¡¯


    ¡®Wow, she¡¯s a beauty! That¡¯s too bad. She¡¯s also a member of TKBM''s trash team like us.¡¯


    ¡®Jaeha....... watch your mouth.¡¯


    ¡®Why? What? Did I say something wrong? Fuck, we¡¯re the poor department that can''t see the light no matter how well we do. All of our accomplishments are stolen as well. Isn¡¯t that right, Dan? Who cares if our Captain bastard is talented, everything good gets taken away from him.¡¯


    Faces she had never seen before... Other memories that showed up one after another.


    ¡®Wow, shit, I heard Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s team did something big again.¡¯


    ¡®Those bastards really are the thorns in our eyes. Why are those undisciplined idiots so strong?¡¯


    ¡®They have the Chairman-nim¡¯s favor. Those bastards make us look bad. We¡¯re the Elite team!¡¯


    ¡®Hey hey, who cares if they are strong and have the best accomplishments. They¡¯ll never make it to any official positions in the company.¡¯


    ¡®Should we quietly get rid of them? The entire team?¡¯


    The faces of the people plotting against them...


    And the final tomb they went into...


    She remembered how the TKBM teams that were supposed to come reinforce them never showed up.


    Chloe''s eyes opened wide as those memories and sensations became engraved into her brain.


    And the moment the Ju-Heon in his late thirties of her memories overlapped with his current appearance...


    "Captain......!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    But something unexpected happened at that moment.


    [The target has been affected by the Supreme Leader artifact''s powers.]


    [The target has been affected by a memory modification artifact.]


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Chloe seemed to be in pain as she looked toward Ju-Heon.


    [The powers of the Spider and Raven, two strong artifacts, are clashing.]


    Chloe, who seemed to be in a lot of pain, screamed and tried to choke Ju-Heon. S§×ar?h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    [Get your revenge.]


    [Get your revenge.]


    Ju-Heon started to frown as he quickly started to act.


    Pow!


    He immediately hit Chloe in the back of her neck and made her faint.


    He had moved at lightning speed.


    She probably didn''t even feel any pain.


    However, the rest of the team members seemed shocked at his actions.


    "C, Captain-nim?!¡±


    ¡°Something happened, didn¡¯t it?¡±


    Julian and Seol-A looked quite anxious. It was because the reaction was different than what had happened with them.


    But Ju-Heon who realized something grabbed Chloe and took out an escape-type artifact.


    ¡°Change of plans.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Flash!


    They soon appeared in the airport¡¯s lounge. Thankfully, there were no people around.


    The team members urgently started to shout at that moment.


    "Weren¡¯t you going to have Chloe get her memories back before sending her to Chairman Kwon?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Chloe would be able to make Chairman Kwon''s illness even worse!¡±


    That was right. Ju-Heon was planning on snatching Chloe in the middle and starting his next plan.


    This was Operation make Chairman Kwon eat shit. Basically, he would make Chloe remember the past before sending her to Chairman Kwon. She would pretend to heal him while actually using a curse-type artifact to make his illness even worse.


    But now that he had made her faint...


    ¡°It looks like there was some kind of accident.¡±


    Ju-Heon looked toward the unconscious Chloe.


    [The target has been affected by the Supreme Leader artifact''s powers.]


    That was what the message had said.


    ¡®It looks like she met with Zhen Cai Yuan.¡¯


    He would ask Chloe about the details once she woke up.


    But before that...


    Ju-Heon quickly looked at his watch.


    ¡®Chloe''s plane is set to leave at 10:10.¡¯


    There was approximately 10 minutes before boarding closed.


    Ju-Heon urgently looked toward Julian.


    ¡°Look for the TKBM employee who was supposed to get on the plane with Chloe. He should be around here somewhere.¡±


    Julian quickly looked toward the people boarding.


    There were a lot of people. But the people looked different once he activated Zhuge Kongming''s artifact. There were different colored auras coming up from people''s bodies or no reactions at all.


    Julian was able to almost immediately locate TKBM''s employee.


    It was because there was an artifact that all TKBM employees would have on them.


    ¡°I found him. He seems to be looking for Chloe. I''m sure he¡¯ll get suspicious if Chloe goes missing like this.¡±


    ¡°Then shall we take Chloe and run for now?¡±


    Julian shook his head at Yoo Jaeha¡¯s question.


    ¡°No, we won¡¯t get a good opportunity like this again. I don''t want to make them wary of us for no reason.¡±


    ¡°Then how......¡±


    Julian quickly looked toward Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha, make a copy of Chloe.¡±


    ¡°H, huh?! But she¡¯s unconscious. There are portrait rights and such, you want me to do it without permission?¡±


    ¡°Just do it quickly.¡±


    H, hey......!¡±


    ¡®Why is he becoming more like the Captain when he claims they¡¯re not alike at all?!¡¯


    "Anyway, this is a rare opportunity for us. We will make a copy and send that to Chairman Kwon instead.¡±


    ¡°Damn it, is that okay? I''ll need more than 10 minutes unless I''m creating corpses.¡±


    Julian put his hand on his forehead while Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, you don''t need to make a human copy.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Ju-Heon pointed to the Doppelganger artifact in Yoo Jaeha''s hand.


    ¡°Instead of making a copy, use that to transform into Chloe and go meet Chairman Kwon.¡±


    ¡°Aha!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha immediately looked toward Seol-A.


    "Then Seol-A can do it!¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue as Yoo Jaeha tried to hand the Doppelganger artifact to Seol-A.


    ¡°Why would Seol-A do that?¡±


    ¡°E...... excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Seol-A can¡¯t turn into a perfect Chloe even if she uses the Doppelganger artifact since she¡¯s lacking Fit. Chairman Kwon will find out.¡±


    The muscles in Yoo Jaeha''s face started to twitch as he had an ominous feeling.


    ¡°......T, then......C, Captain-nim or Julian.......¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly at that moment.


    "What bullshit are you talking about? It¡¯s obvious that you, the copy genius, need to do it. Isn''t your Fit with the Doppelganger artifact at max because of your sharp eyes?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    "That¡¯s not the only thing. Jaeha, I''ve never seen a more talented scammer than you in my whole life. I''m sure that you¡¯ll be able to trick Chairman Kwon.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha plopped down on the ground once even Seol-A put her hand on his shoulder.


    ¡®Fuck, no wonder things have been going so well since this morning! No wonder he was praising me so much lately! Fuck, I knew it would be like this!¡¯


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care about Jaeha''s feelings as he continued to speak.


    ¡°There¡¯s no time. I''ll give you one minute.¡±


    ¡°Wahhh! You¡¯re telling me to act as a woman?! It¡¯s obvious that Seol-A would be more natural at it! Why me?!¡±


    ¡°Get lost. Why would I put Seol-A in danger and send her off to the center of the enemy base?¡±


    ¡°Hey! Then what about me?! I''m in the most danger if you consider our fighting capabilities!¡±


    ¡°Who cares, I don¡¯t care what happens to you.¡±


    ¡°#$&#!¡±


    ¡°Speak human words, human words.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha continued to argue that he could not pretend to be a woman.


    ¡°No, why don''t we just miss the plane? We can send Chloe once she wakes up. Hey hey, Julian, you agree with me, don''t you? Huh? Anyway, I won¡¯t... No, I can''t do it!¡±


    At that moment, Set of the sand and Indra of the thunder... Ju-Heon and Julian¡¯s eyes flashed as they activated two vicious Divine-Grade artifacts.


    ¡°Shut up and do it.¡±


    ¡°Good luck.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha held back his tears after seeing these chaotic auras that looked ready to eat him up.


    ¡®Aigoo, I''m really going to go crazy.¡¯


    At that moment...


    ¡°Ha......this is crazy. Will I really be able to use this artifact on that Chairman Kwon bastard?¡±


    Inside the plane. Yoo Jaeha, who truly deserved the title of being the Monarch of Fraud in the past, had used the Doppelganger artifact to turn into a perfect copy of Chloe as he was deep in thought.


    ¡®I just need to not make any mistakes as the Captain-nim mentioned. Chairman Kwon will totally find out if I just use the curse-type artifact. That''s why I need to use my abilities to camouflage the curse-type artifact. Ah, whatever. I''m sure it¡¯ll be fine.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha had those thoughts on his mind as he looked around.


    There was someone or something that Ju-Heon had sent with him as his bodyguard.


    ¡®Where the hell did the rope go?¡¯


    It was fine that they were going through with the plan, but the bastard who was to be his bodyguard had disappeared.


    That was why he was chasing after the auras of artifacts to find it. Yoo Jaeha was shocked.


    ¡°Hey, hey you bastard!¡±


    The rope was located in the area where they made the in-flight food. Thankfully, the flight attendants weren¡¯t there, but...


    ¡°Hey! What are you doing?! What is all this?!¡±


    The rope¡¯s eyes were sparkling after hearing Yoo Jaeha''s shout.


    [#$#&!]


    I''m going to use this! I''m going to use it!


    The rope was grinding something on a steel sheet. It was also putting something in a mortar and grinding it!


    They were the garlic and Korean wormwood artifacts!


    The rope that had been searching to see if there were any dangerous items aboard the plane when it found something good.


    [#$&#$!]


    Let¡¯s grind it! Grind it!


    The rope must have seen something on the plane¡¯s TVs as it was extremely excited.


    The garlic and Korean wormwood artifact that had its body being ground up was crying.


    [#$&#!]


    Aigoo, you bastard, my head, my head!


    Here comes hair loss!


    [##$&!]


    Stop, stoooooooooooooop! My booooody!


    The rope continued to grind and touch the Korean wormwood and garlic artifact.


    The rope¡¯s eyes then flashed before it started to rub the ground up artifact on its body.


    Yoo Jaeha was shocked as he watched.


    ¡®T, this bastard.¡¯


    Was it planning on rubbing it on its body since it didn''t have a mouth?!


    Yoo Jaeha grabbed the back of his neck in shock.


    ¡°Aigoo, will it be able to successfully complete its mission?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon. Will it really be okay? Is it okay to send Mr. Jaeha on his own?¡±


    Ju-Heon camly took a sip of coffee as he smiled to answer Irene''s question.


    ¡°That¡¯s just his luck if he dies.¡±


    He then waved toward the plane that was flying up into the sky.


    Yoo Jaeha the fake Chloe should be on that plane, but who cared?


    ¡®I just need him to pretend he¡¯s healing Chairman Kwon before using a curse-type artifact.¡¯


    It might sound stupid, but Jaeha was the most talented when it comes to backup.


    ¡®He should be fine since I even sent the rope with him.¡¯


    They were planning on chasing after Yoo Jaeha and heading to TKBM as well.


    Why?


    ¡®TKBM will go to clear the Tomb of Pride.¡¯


    But that tomb was currently being thoroughly guarded by the UN, EU, and Pandora. They would not let him, who had a reputation as the Monarch of Plunder and a Tomb Raider, go into the tomb.


    Of course, there was still a way.


    [TKBM excavation team recruitment announcement]


    TKBM''s excavation team had urgently put out a recruitment announcement after they lost so many people because of this past situation.


    Irene asked with concern at that moment.


    "Are you really planning on responding to that recruitment?¡±


    ¡°Only if Jaeha does his job properly.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Ugh......!¡±


    Chloe opened her eyes.

 Chapter 197: I won’t give it to you (3)

    Chapter 197: I won¡¯t give it to you (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    The first thing she saw was a pair of beautiful blue eyes.


    ¡°Chloe!¡±


    Seol-A grabbed Chloe''s hands as soon as she opened her eyes.


    There were many memories of bickering with each other, but they were still teammates. There was no way she wouldn¡¯t be happy to see her.


    This was especially the case while thinking about what had happened in that final tomb!


    "Are you okay now?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    Chloe didn¡¯t know what to do and just hugged Seol-A back. But there was someone who caught her attention as she did that.


    It was Ju-Heon.


    ¡°You''re awake?¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    Chloe¡¯s expression changed as soon as she saw Ju-Heon.


    Why?


    [Seo Ju-Heon is the enemy. Seo Ju-Heon is the enemy.]


    [I''m going to kill you... I''m going to kill you.]


    The hypnosis placed by the woman who used the spider artifact was etched deep in her mind.


    It had happened while she was drinking beer in Northern Canada.


    ¡®You know Seo Ju-Heon, right?¡¯


    Chloe put a hand on her forehead as she thought about that woman.


    [The power of the Supreme Leader artifact that remains in her brain is flailing around.]


    Chloe¡¯s eyes flashed and she tried to attack Ju-Heon. She was extremely quick.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    As Julian and Seol-A tried to suppress Chloe... Ju-Heon quickly put his hand on her forehead and used his skill.


    ¡®Artifact Destruction!¡¯


    Flash!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    There was a bright flash in front of Chloe¡¯s eyes and something surprising happened.


    [Artifact Destruction destroyed the brainwashing artifact etched in her brain.]


    [The Supreme Leader artifact¡¯s power is starting to disappear.]


    [It is disappearing.]


    A bug popped out of Chloe''s neck and Ju-Heon destroyed a pair of sunglasses after seeing Chloe in pain.


    The sunglasses started to scream.


    [Aaaaaaaaaaah! I''m going to get you arrested for animal abuse! I''ll do it!]


    It was Thoth, the Crested Ibis.


    Thoth, the god of wisdom, was being choked by Ju-Heon.


    [Let go of me!!]


    ¡°Shut up. This properly got rid of the Supreme Leader bastard¡¯s aura, right?¡±


    [Yes! I used a purification artifact to get rid of the Supreme Leader''s aura from that woman¡¯s body! I did it so let go of me, chiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirp!]


    Thoth fluttered its wings as if it was dying.


    ¡®Fuck, they¡¯ll execute me if anybody from the Supreme Leader''s faction finds out about this!¡¯


    But Ju-Heon just threw the Crested Ibis aside as if he was done with it.


    He seemed extremely cruel. Of course, this was because Ju-Heon was only focused on Chloe right now.


    ¡®Zhen Cai Yuan''s thoughts should have disappeared now.¡¯


    It was obvious that Zhen Cai Yuan, that psycho woman, had done something weird.


    But it should be okay now.


    Thankfully, that was the case.


    ¡°......C, Captain-nim?¡±


    Chloe looked shocked while looking at Ju-Heon.


    It was because she figured out who this person in front of her actually was.


    The Monarch of Plunder who was causing quite the stir in the world right now... The enemy of all monopolizers... All those memories didn¡¯t matter now that she saw Ju-Heon with her own eyes.


    This person was not that infamous Seo Ju-Heon but their one and only Captain.


    And at that moment!


    Grab!


    Chloe grabbed Ju-Heon''s collar.


    ¡°C, Chloe?!¡±


    Seol-A and Julian became anxious. But they didn''t have the time to stop Chloe from taking Ju-Heon down.


    Clang!


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Chloe!¡±


    Chloe got on top of Ju-Heon and took Ju-Heon''s top off as if it was urgent. She then caressed Ju-Heon¡¯s body with shaking hands.


    The condition of his heart, his pulse... Chloe seemed to be checking the condition of Ju-Heon''s body.


    Chloe''s hands were moving like the hands of a nurse who needed to take care of an emergency situation.


    ¡°Hold on, Chloe?¡±


    Seol-A approached her after figuring that out, but Chloe''s hands did not stop moving. In fact, her eyes were seeing something else.


    In that final tomb... She recalled seeing this person die. Blood was dripping out, all of his bones were broken, and he was on the verge of death.


    As the memory of Ju-Heon, who was about to die, overlapped with this current Ju-Heon...


    Chloe opened Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes and inspected his pupils.


    ¡°Hold on... Chloe!¡±


    Seol-A became anxious. Ju-Heon must have thought that she would end up pulling his eye out as he tightly grabbed Chloe''s soft hands.


    He then said the following.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. I''m fine right now.¡±


    Chloe started to grind her teeth.


    ¡°There¡¯s no way you''re fine! With those injuries......!¡±


    She was viciously glaring at Ju-Heon. The gaze was so vicious that people might think that she was looking at Ju-Heon as if he was the enemy.


    But Ju-Heon didn''t seem to care much about it. It was because he knew that Chloe would not betray him.


    However...


    ¡°Yes yes. I know I did something that would make you hold a grudge.¡±


    ¡®A grudge?¡¯


    Seol-A and Julian¡¯s eyes opened wide as they tilted their heads in confusion.


    Ju-Heon didn''t care and just continued to speak.


    ¡°That¡¯s why you can hate me all you want. But you need to sign......ugh.¡±


    Chloe didn''t seem to be listening as she continued to rip Ju-Heon''s clothes off.


    Ju-Heon was a bloodied patient in Chloe''s eyes right now.


    ¡®His organs are being destroyed by the artifacts¡¯ auras.¡¯


    Chloe immediately tried to activate her artifact. Well, the surroundings started to get rowdy because there was a woman straddling a man and ripping his clothes off.


    Even Julian was blushing while Seol-A was starting to shake.


    Ju-Heon''s comment landed the final blow.


    ¡°Hey, I know you''re happy to see me, but you can¡¯t do this in a public place.¡±


    ¡°HOLD......! Chloe! S, stop it!¡±


    Chloe pushed Seol-A away when Seol-A tried to grab her.


    ¡°What are you telling me to stop?! Why are you acting like this?! This is not the time to be fussy that you don¡¯t like this because he is YOUR Captain-nim...!¡±


    ¡°No, Chloe! Take a closer look!¡±


    The angry Chloe started to freak out. Ju-Heon slowly started to look different to Chloe''s eyes.


    ¡®!¡¯


    The bloodied face of a man in his late thirties slowly started to look younger.


    There was color to the face that was as pale as a vampire¡¯s face, the wrinkles started to disappear, and even the dark circles that made it seem as if he had make-up on were gone as well. Furthermore, he was actually quite cute......?


    ¡°......?!¡±


    Chloe plopped down in shock after seeing an unfamiliar Ju-Heon.


    Well, her plopping down just landed her on top of Ju-Heon''s stomach, but well...


    A shocked Chloe started to shout.


    ¡°W, who are you?¡±


    ¡®Who else would I be?¡¯


    ¡°Are your eyes just for show? It¡¯s me, Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    Chloe looked as if she had just heard that a friend she had been close to for ten years was actually part of the royal family of some country.


    ¡°Are you crazy?! The Seo Ju-Heon I know doesn¡¯t look like this! he¡¯s older, looks like a zombie corpse.......has no manners...¡±


    ¡®What the hell did she just say?¡¯


    Chloe looked Ju-Heon up and down from head to toe before asking a question.


    ¡°C, Captain. You¡¯ve become young again?¡±


    ¡°Ho, I guess you can finally see properly.¡±


    Chloe seemed to not believe what she was seeing as she grabbed Ju-Heon''s cheeks and seemed to be inspecting his face.


    ¡®Why does he look like this? What did he eat? What the hell did I miss?¡¯


    That was what the gaze seemed to be saying.


    Chloe seriously looked at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°You used another weird artifact again, didn''t you?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Did you eat something weird without my knowledge?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Then you screwed someone over again!¡±


    ¡°I always do that.¡±


    ¡®Well, that is true, but!¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to speak to the chaotic Chloe.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, you don¡¯t need to worry about it. It is a return to youth without any side effects.¡±


    ¡°......You¡¯re lying! It¡¯s obvious you messed with another weird artifact without caring about your body...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Chloe, I know what you are feeling since I''ve experienced it as well, but calm down.¡±


    It was Julian''s voice.


    A shocked Chloe started to look around. She realized that this was not that final tomb and that both Julian and Seol-A were fine as well.


    All of them looked oddly younger. Julian was young, and Seol-A looked extremely beautiful as she was in her prime.


    Furthermore...


    ¡®The Monarch of Destitution?!¡¯


    Chloe started to shake in reflex, as if she had seen the grim reaper. She then protected her wallet out of reflex as well.


    ¡°W, what is going on?¡¯


    It happened at that moment.


    Buzzzz.


    Chloe received some text messages.


    [Chloe, is the deal with Chairman Kwon going well?]


    [The executives have high expectations for you.]


    They were messages from Benjani, the future Monarch of Healing, and her teammates in the anti-artifact faction.


    As Chloe was about to respond...


    Something happened.


    ¡°!¡±


    Her phone had disappeared from her hand.


    And...


    [Get lost. I''m not going to play with you guys anymore.]


    Ju-Heon had instantly sent a message. Chloe started to scream.


    "Captain! W, what the hell?!¡±


    Chloe quickly tried to send a different message but Ju-Heon ruthlessly destroyed her phone and started to smile.


    His smile looked quite wicked.


    He quickly started to speak.


    ¡°How dare you hang out with not just Anti Terrorists but also the Monarch of Healing.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to sneer. Ju-Heon became angry just thinking about how he had almost been killed by those hunters aiming for artifact users.


    Furthermore, the future Monarch of Healing who went around spreading viruses left and right?


    "Well, that¡¯s your situation so whatever, but you even thought about working with Chairman Kwon.¡±


    Chloe turned pale. She was still not used to the memories and sensations that returned to her, but......


    ¡®I''m getting tired. I''m certain.¡¯


    She was instinctively feeling fear.


    Maybe that was the reason. Chloe calmly looked away.


    ¡°Sorry, I have something I need to do. I think I need some time to think things ov...¡±


    "Where do you think you¡¯re going?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon soon started to shake the item that he would call a contract but should really be called a slave contract.


    "Shut up and sign this first. I will not forgive you if you run away.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    This was the time he got an additional slave.


    ¡°Huh? The artifact¡¯s power disappeared.¡±


    Location: Hong Kong. Zhen Cai Yuan''s eyes opened wide after feeling her power disappear.


    She was currently in an open-air hot spring. Her body was covered by the water vapor, but she had a slim waist and a voluptuous chest.


    Even her peach-like butt was not completely covered.


    The only thing that stood out was the scar on her smooth back.


    This was the symbol of the curse she had received from Ju-Heon last time. She started to smile with curiosity while bathing in a special hot tub to get rid of that curse.


    Well, part of the reason she chose this place was because she had heard that Ju-Heon enjoyed spending time in hot tubs, but...


    "Seo Ju-Heon is the only one who can destroy my power.¡±


    That man was the only person who could take her on. That was why she was smiling in joy.


    ¡®Chloe Laurent......I messed with her brain a bit because it seemed pretty obvious that Seo Ju-Heon would look for her.¡¯


    That was right. She had read Ju-Heon''s actions from the moment she heard that Chairman Kwon was looking for Chloe.


    Of course, she didn¡¯t know that Chloe was a former teammate of Ju-Heon''s. But the important thing was that Seo Ju-Heon would not sit back and let the woman who could help Chairman Kwon heal him.


    That was why she had met Chloe in Canada and pulled a small prank.


    She had done so after eating a brainwashing-type artifact user who would be called the ¡®Disposal Unit¡¯ in the future to get his powers.


    That was how she had been able to brainwash her to have malice toward Seo Ju-Heon.


    ¡®But he took care of my prank so easily.¡¯


    Seo Ju-Heon. At first, she had thought he was a stupid kid who didn''t think things through.


    ¡®He¡¯s actually a wild beast.¡¯


    His obsession with artifacts, his greed, his need to always win... His passion was hotter than anybody else but he was also extremely rational and cold. He was like a wild beast that did not show its fangs unless it needed to do so.


    The way he had looked at her as if he loathed her... How he had completely ignored her...


    ¡®Things would be really bad if that bastard really got the Monarch''s Heirloom.¡¯


    Although she knew she shouldn¡¯t do it, Zhen Cai Yuan had sent a lot of useless e-mails and text messages to Ju-Heon.


    Business, curses, threats, they were all different. Even the e-mail address and numbers she used were all different.


    ¡®But he just ignored them all.¡¯


    This lady, who had been completely ignored, was shivering in excitement just thinking about Ju-Heon. Irene and Seol-A might have glared at her with murderous intent and anger if they saw this, but it didn''t matter.


    ¡®What do I need to do to gain Seo Ju-Heon''s interest?¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan was smiling as if she had gotten a dangerous toy.


    And at that same time...


    ¡°Hey, you punk. You stink! Go away!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who had been heading to Chairman Kwon, tried to shoo the rope that was following him away.


    But the rope just happily jumped onto Yoo Jaeha''s shoulder.


    [#$&#!]


    Master told me not to leave you alone! Master told me!


    Yoo Jaeha was placed in an awkward situation while looking at the rope bobbing up and down.


    He couldn''t understand it, but he could at least tell that it was trying to do something praiseworthy......


    ¡®But not like this!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha felt as if he would die because of the smell of garlic and Korean wormwood.


    He wanted to ask why it was using those things as if they were body lotion, but Yoo Jaeha was getting a headache as he had an idea as to why it was doing it.


    ¡®Aigoo. I''m the sinner, I''m the sinner.¡¯


    He was certain that he told the rope at some point that there were artifacts that could turn it into a human, but......


    ¡®But still, not garlic and Korean wormwood!¡¯


    The sharp Yoo Jaeha who knew about the Dangun myths would definitely know about the abilities of this garlic and Korean wormwood artifact.


    ¡®This smell could really kill someone.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Miss Chloe? Where are you?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked toward the rope after hearing the employee calling for him.


    "Ah it''s fine, you stay here! Come when I tell you to come!¡±


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    Huh, why? Why?


    Yoo Jaeha grumbled before walking into Chairman Kwon''s room to proceed with the plan.


    Yoo Jaeha carefully touched the artifact inside his pocket that Ju-Heon gave him.


    ¡®I will use this curse artifact on that old bastard.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon was an old bastard they could not kill until now because of his Achilles¡¯s Armor. But this was the artifact that could send Chairman Kwon off forever.


    And finally...


    "Father, I think the healer is finally here.¡±


    The Kwon siblings and Yang Chen were inside.


    And......


    ¡°Oh, you¡¯re here. Please come and try to heal me.¡±


    The mummy Chairman Kwon was here as well.


    ¡®I''m fucked if they find out, totally fucked.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha gulped and approached Chairman Kwon.

 Chapter 198: I won’t give it to you (4)

    Chapter 198: I won¡¯t give it to you (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    The Kwon siblings and TKBM''s Vice Captain Yang Chen were inside as he had expected.


    Jaeha, who was disguised as Chloe, peeked toward Yang Chen.


    Yoo Jaeha wouldn¡¯t know that Yang Chen was the one who had betrayed them as he didn''t have his old memories, but......


    ¡®I don¡¯t like this guy for some reason.¡¯


    Maybe it was because they met as enemies, but he didn''t know why he didn''t like this guy who looked sharp and talented. In fact, he should really hate people like Ju-Heon who had it all. Maybe his body was reacting subconsciously.


    ¡®Well, it doesn''t matter.¡¯


    The important one was Chairman Kwon.


    ¡®I will touch that old bastard as I please......no, I will send him to his end.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon was staring at Jaeha as he smiled wickedly.


    ¡°You.........¡±


    ¡°Y, yes?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha¡¯s heart sank as his gaze seemed serious.


    ¡®Was I already found out?¡¯


    Chairman Kwon was a starving mummy right now, but he still was a Monarch.


    This man was the one even Ju-Heon was wary of because he had a sudden increase in his Dominance. Chairman Kwon squinted for a moment before lying down.


    ¡°Nevermind. Go ahead.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, no, Chloe, sighed in relief before shamelessly asking.


    ¡°H, how is the patient¡¯s condition?¡±


    ¡°It is serious. We cannot heal him without an S-Grade or higher healing artifact.¡±


    ¡®Well, I''m sure.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon truly seemed terrible. His cheeks were sunk in and he was completely shriveled up as if he only weighed about 30kg.


    ¡®I''m surprised that this crazy bastard is still alive.¡¯


    It was most certainly because of the Achilles¡¯s Armor that this mummy had around him.


    This was as Ju-Heon has mentioned.


    ¡®Chairman Kwon''s illness is from a typical artifact side effect.¡¯


    He didn''t know much about it, but < Artifact Side Effect >... This was what happened when someone used an artifact improperly.


    If they overused an artifact, used too many artifacts at once, used it for too long, or used an artifact that is not suited for that person, etc...


    Basically, they would get sick for not knowing their limits.


    ¡®Chairman Kwon used his immortality artifact for close to three weeks. He went overboard.¡¯


    Furthermore, Achilles¡¯s Armor might be an immortal armor, but that immortality was focused on injuries. It probably went berserk because he was trying to use that armor to prevent dying from starvation.


    ¡®He seems to have used numerous artifacts for survival in addition to the immortality artifact.¡¯


    Things might normally be different, but his stamina had fallen significantly because he had been stuck in the coffin. Getting sick was an obvious result of trying to use too many artifacts in that condition.


    ¡®He said that something like cancer cells would grow in a person''s body in that situation.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon apparently had a lump in his body created by artifacts.


    That lump would push out all food and drinks Chairman Kwon consumed.


    Basically, Chairman Kwon would continue to remain as a mummy unless that cancerous lump was removed with an artifact.


    The TKBM employee asked Yoo Jaeha a question at that moment.


    ¡°Umm, will he be okay?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha smiled brightly.


    ¡°Please don¡¯t worry. I only need three minutes.¡±


    ¡®I''ll send you to hell in three minutes.¡¯ Yoo Jaeha smiled in secret before untying a scarf on his bag.


    It was a scarf that could be worn around the head, neck, or waist, but...


    Flash!


    The scarf turned into a scalpel once he channeled his Dominance.


    This was Nightingale''s artifact...well, the curse artifact disguised as Nightingale''s artifact.


    As Yoo Jaeha was about to activate the artifact...


    ¡°!!!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha almost fainted while looking out the window.


    ¡®T, that punk!¡¯


    [##$&!]


    Is it going well? Is it?


    He saw the rope jumping up and down by the window. It was that punk that was covered in Korean wormwood and garlic!


    Yoo Jaeha turned pale.


    ¡®T, that punk is getting in my way!¡¯


    Well, it wasn''t actually getting in his way. The rope seemed as if it had something to say.


    [#$&$(!]


    Something is suspicious here! Suspicious!


    The rope desperately tried to call out to Yoo Jaeha.


    But there was no way Yoo Jaeha would be able to hear the rope¡¯s voice.


    And at that moment...


    ¡°Is there something outside?¡±


    ¡°!!!!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha quickly shook his head after hearing Chairman Kwon''s voice.


    ¡®He¡¯ll become suspicious if he sees the rope.¡¯


    It was camouflaged as metal right now, but the rope was still a rope. There was no way Chairman Kwon would not know about the rope that was always by Ju-Heon''s side.


    Yoo Jaeha quickly walked over to the window.


    ¡°T, the sun is getting in my way. Please let me close the curtains.¡±


    The rope stuck to the window and continued to call out to Yoo Jaeha.


    [#$#&!]


    Something is weird. Weird. You should hurry.


    Yoo Jaeha peeked to make sure nobody was looking.


    ¡°Don¡¯t bother me, you idiot!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha sighed and closed the curtains.


    [#$&!!]


    ¡°Okay, let''s get started.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha immediately activated the artifact.


    Flash!


    But at that moment...


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha''s expression changed once he touched Chairman Kwon''s body.


    And at that moment...


    Flash!


    Baaaaaaaaaang!


    Chairman Kwon''s body flashed and the treatment room burst away.


    Yoo Jaeha realized it at that moment.


    ¡®These bastards set a trap!¡¯


    His sight soon became blurry.


    ¡°Lee Seol-A. Let me just say that I''m sorry for you.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Seol-A''s eyes opened wide while looking at Chloe who was setting up her new phone.


    "What are you talking about?¡±


    Chloe calmly said something while turning on her phone.


    ¡°The Monarch of Destitution is stuck to the Captain-nim. You have no chance of success.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Chloe started to sneer after seeing Seol-A become angry. Seol-A started to shake while looking at that annoying sneer.


    She had forgotten about it because of the incident in the final tomb, but she was now certain.


    ¡®She really isn''t on my side!¡¯


    Chloe and Seol-A had hated each other since long ago.


    That was the same right now.


    ¡°I''ll do everything I can to support the Monarch of Destitution, so good luck on your own.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    Chloe just started to pout while looking at her cellphone number.


    ¡®This is a mess now.¡¯


    It truly was, since she was part of the anti-artifacts faction that didn''t like artifact users.


    However...


    ¡®I didn''t know things would be like this.¡¯


    Although her memories had returned, she still had to consider her current situation. It was similar to how Seol-A had been working for China. And how Julian was the Captain of the Miller Excavation team.


    But there was a reason her situation was different than theirs.


    Seol-A and Julian were still part of excavation teams, even if they were affiliated with different ones.


    However...


    ¡®It''s complicated for me to be with artifact users.¡¯


    Seol-A looked at Chloe at that moment.


    ¡°You¡¯re not going to betray the Captain-nim because you are part of the anti-artifacts faction, are you?¡±


    ¡°Depends on how the Captain does.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Seol-A immediately started to growl but Chloe just sighed while looking at Ju-Heon who was on the phone.


    She could clearly see Ju-Heon¡¯s condition because her artifact allowed her eyes to see people as patients.


    Headache, insomnia, chronic fatigue, stress, etc.


    Artifact Side Effect would happen more frequently the more a person used high-grade artifacts, but how stupidly had he been using Divine-Grade artifacts?


    ¡®I don¡¯t think he has any right to sneer at Chairman Kwon for struggling with Artifact Side Effect.¡¯


    He didn¡¯t seem to have tomb syndrome as he did in the past, but Ju-Heon needed to stop using artifacts as he pleased and get thorough treatment and maintenance.


    It would turn into a serious illness if he left it alone.


    ¡®I have no choice.¡¯


    This person was someone who never showed his pain to others in the past as well.


    It might be best described as the pain of a patient with terminal cancer. Even though he should have been in so much pain that just standing up should have been seen as a miracle, this captain of theirs never showed it if he thought his subordinates would become worried.


    ¡®I''m sure it''s the same this time as well.¡¯


    Chloe could not forget how Ju-Heon had coughed up blood in pain in her treatment center.


    Maybe that was the reason, but now that she had gained back her memories... Chloe started to record Ju-Heon''s condition.


    She could hear Ju-Heon sneer without any malice next to her.


    "What, you¡¯re going to be my personal doctor this time too?¡±


    Chloe glared at Ju-Heon before sighing.


    ¡°Don¡¯t get the wrong idea. You won''t be able to get any doctor because of your terrible personality, so I''m just going to look after you a few times for our past relationship.¡±


    "Well, fine. What about the Monarch of Healing?¡±


    ¡°Benjani was my friend, but she¡¯ll probably sell me to TKBM in a few years. She¡¯ll do it so that she could become a Monarch.¡±


    Chloe sighed. She wondered why she lived like that in the past, but it was old... No, it was a future that had not happened yet.


    More importantly...


    ¡°I''m amazed that our Monarch of Fraud went to Chairman Kwon.¡±


    He might have been the Monarch of Fraud in the past, but he was now the Monarch of Pushoverness.


    ¡°Are you sure he¡¯s okay? Don¡¯t you need to go help him? His GPS location disappeared as well......¡±


    ¡°Mm.¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed a bit serious as he scratched his cheek while thinking about how Yoo Jaeha''s location had disappeared.


    ¡°I guess it really might be dangerous with that old bastard.¡±


    At the same time...


    ¡°Did you take care of Chloe?¡±


    In a treatment room a bit away from the room Yoo Jaeha had been in... The real Chairman Kwon and his family were in there.


    The employees gave their report.


    ¡°Reporting in. We succeeded in using the trap to capture Chloe as planned.¡±


    ¡°Hahaha, good job.¡±


    Chairman Kwon started to laugh.


    ¡°We can¡¯t let a precious artifact user who walked in on her own accord just leave like that.¡±


    Chairman Kwon had no plans on making a deal with Chloe in the first place.


    Why?


    ¡°I don''t need her when I was able to contact the woman who would become the Monarch of Healing.¡±


    The Monarch of Healing had connected him to a woman named Benjani.


    Chairman Kwon was slowly gathering people around him.


    They would become his strength to become the Monarch among Monarchs.


    ¡°And that woman, Chloe. I heard she was the one responsible for taking out some of our TKBM members. I''m sure she came here with some kind of evil plot.¡±


    He found her despicable.


    But it was also true that Chloe was a very rare artifact user.


    In that case...


    ¡®I just need to forcibly Dominate her with my artifact.¡¯


    He would be able to Dominate her with his artifact of conquest.


    ¡°Bring that woman here. I¡¯ll use my artifact of conquest to turn her into my slave. Having more healing-types is always better!¡± Sear?h the n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°We brought her, sir!¡±


    A TKBM employee brought a slumped over woman.


    This was Yoo Jaeha, no, Chloe, whose clothes were ripped in multiple places and whose body was a bloody mess because of the explosion.


    Chairman Kwon was quite satisfied. The way she was barely breathing was nice to look out.


    "Alright, bring her here......¡±


    But at that moment...


    The subordinate who had brought Chloe over grabbed Chairman Kwon¡¯s arm.


    Yang Chen and the siblings¡¯ eyes opened wide.


    ¡°Hey, what are you......?!¡±


    Yang Chen realized that something was wrong.


    ¡°That bastard, is he?!¡±


    Yang Chen quickly grabbed the man who was holding onto Chairman Kwon by the hair and pulled.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The man was in pain but Yang Chen immediately used an artifact.


    It was the truth artifact!


    The man¡¯s skin started to boil and the face that appeared was none other than...


    ¡°You scammer bastard!¡±


    It was Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡®Had he transformed into that employee?!¡¯


    And the fact that this bastard was here must mean that......


    ¡®Maybe?!¡¯


    He looked toward Chloe with a shocked expression. He then started to grind his teeth as he ran toward Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°That woman is a trap! She¡¯s a fake created by da Vinci''s artifact! Get rid of her! This bastard is the real one!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    The subordinates and the three siblings grabbed Yoo Jaeha, who was in front of Chairman Kwon, after hearing Yang Chen shout.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was immediately pressed down and captured by the subordinates.


    ¡°Damn it......!¡±


    The subordinates sneered at him.


    ¡°You stupid idiot! Where do you think you¡¯re at?!¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and drag this bastard away! Hand him over to Pandora! Tell them to arrest him for coming after the Chairman-nim''s artifacts!¡±


    Something happened at that moment.


    ¡°Retards.¡±


    ¡°!!!¡±


    The voice they heard came from the slumped over Chloe.


    Yang Chen and his subordinates freaked out while looking at the Yoo Jaeha they had captured.


    "Was this the fake?!¡±


    The person who looked like Chloe quickly used an artifact.


    Flash!


    The curse artifact was activated and Chairman Kwon screamed before he fainted.


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim!¡±


    ¡°That bastard!¡±


    They grinded their teeth and captured ¡®Chloe¡¯.


    However...


    ¡°V, Vice Captain-nim! This!¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Chloe wasn''t the real one either. The proof of that was the fact that Chloe¡¯s face was starting to fall apart.


    Yang Chen started to grind his teeth after seeing this happen.


    ¡®Both of them were fakes!¡¯


    They had been had.


    Yang Chen became desperate.


    ¡°Fuck! Ring the alarm! The pushover bastard is hiding somewhere in here!¡±


    ¡°Let Pandora know about this!¡±


    The hospital turned into a mess.


    Unfortunately, none of that mattered.


    ¡°Huh? ¡°Uhh, uhh? O, over there, a helicopter!¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    The Monarch of Fraud had fled on Chairman Kwon''s helicopter that had been on the hospital roof a long time ago.


    [Oh, is that so? You succeeded?]


    [Yes yes yes yes yes, I did a great job, right?! You should really give me a bonus. You should also set me up on a blind date. Hahahahahahah]


    [OK]


    Yoo Jaeha, who had received a reply from Ju-Heon, was jumping up and down in joy.


    ¡°Kyaa, it¡¯s a good thing I''ve been abused by the Captain-nim so much."


    Being abused by Ju-Heon must have been effective as he successfully completed this mission.


    Yoo Jaeha had used a defense-type artifact as soon as he realized Chairman Kwon was a fake before completing this mission.


    ¡®The important thing is that I managed to put a curse on Chairman Kwon''s immortal body.¡¯


    They might even be able to destroy that annoying Achilles¡¯ Armor if they did everything right.


    The rope who was piloting the helicopter flashed its eyes and handed something to him while he was laughing.


    [#$&!]


    Restore this for me! Restore it!


    The rope''s eyes were flashing as it handed the garlic and Korean wormwood artifact to Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡®Well, the fact that this punk is covering its body in garlic and Korean wormwood is... Okay, let¡¯s say that¡¯s fine.


    But........


    [#$#&!]


    Aigoo, you bastard, you¡¯re too much. Just eat me.


    [#$#&]


    I''m not meant for something like this.


    Even if an artifact ate the garlic and Korean wormwood artifact, it wasn''t cruelly eating a fellow artifact; it was similar to eating the fruits of the Herb of Eternal Youth.


    A simple comparison would be like giving some hair.


    However...


    [#$&#!]


    Aigoo, my head. My head.


    The garlic and Korean wormwood that had become bald in a way were crying in pain.


    [#$&$#!]


    My hair won''t grow back like this, you bastard.


    But the rope didn¡¯t care as its eyes flashed while reeking of garlic and Korean wormwood.


    [#$$#&!]


    I''ll give this to you as compensation if you restore it. I''ll give this to you.


    The rope was holding a picture of Ju-Heon.


    [#$&#!]


    Restore their hair! Do it!


    Yoo Jaeha was in disbelief while understanding what the rope wanted him to do.


    ¡®Is it really thinking about rubbing these things on its body for 100 days.........¡¯


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha succeeded.¡±


    ¡°Really? That¡¯s unexpected!¡±


    Ju-Heon was very satisfied.


    ¡°Now then, how about we test it out.¡±


    What Ju-Heon took out was unexpectedly a remote control.


    They wondered what it was, but this was the matching set for the curse artifact that Yoo Jaeha had activated in Chairman Kwon''s body.


    [14-Sided drinking game dice of the Silla nobles (Punishment dice) (B-Grade: Rare-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    The moment he pressed a button on the remote...


    [The dice that has risen in level thanks to the power of Wrath is able to act as an S-Grade artifact.]


    [The 14-sided dice is starting to roll.]


    [The dice has stopped.]


    [< Multiple people hit your nose > has been rolled.]


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    He should be able to check on the TV whether the curse worked properly. The problem was that in order to loot the Tomb of Pride......


    ¡®I need to trick the eyes of the EU, UN, and Pandora......¡¯


    They had put quite a lot of things to prevent him from getting in.


    ¡®How can I get past their thorough surveillance...¡¯


    Something happened at that moment.


    Riiiiiiiing.


    Ju-Heon smiled while looking at the text message he received.


    [Mr. Han Ji-Sang. Congratulations on passing TKBM''s open recruitment.]


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡°Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°Good. It¡¯s about time to go loot the Tomb of Pride.¡±


    The attack of the Tomb Raiding team.


    The bastards who would make Chairman Kwon blow up in anger if he knew what they were doing started to move.

 Chapter 199: It is always darkest underneath the lamp (1)

    Chapter 199: It is always darkest underneath the lamp (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°What did you say? TKBM excavation team recruitment announcement?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who had returned after successfully completing his mission, dropped his jaw in shock.


    It was great that he received a storm of praises from his Captain upon his return, but what?


    ¡°You passed the TKBM open recruitment test?! Really?¡±


    ¡°Yes. They told me to start working tomorrow.¡±


    The first thing Yoo Jaeha did was scream. Maybe that was to be expected.


    It was that motherfucker Chairman Kwon''s company, but TKBM was quite a famous global corporation and just talking about getting into it was quite prestigious for a person.


    As for their excavation team... It might be a dangerous job but something that everybody wished to join.


    But he managed to be accepted to such a place on the first try?


    ¡®I bet there were a ton of applicants after hearing that Chairman Kwon had woken up.¡¯


    ¡°Wow, shit, TKBM is the cream of the crop......¡±


    Well, it wasn¡¯t hard for Ju-Heon since he was just going back into his old company.


    ¡°No, wait, you damn person! Control yourself! Don¡¯t you even feel bad for them?!¡±


    ¡°......What? Why?¡±


    ¡°You''re not satisfied with doing what we did to Chairman Kwon that you''re going to murder the regular employees?! The employees are innocent!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who was sitting with his legs crossed, started to frown.


    ¡°Hey. You keep treating me like a villain every so often, who do you think......¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? It¡¯s true! Why are you pretending it''s not?!¡±


    ¡°No. I did this just to dodge the individual inspection......¡±


    ¡°I understand. Just tell me what to do. Do I just need to abduct all of them? Abduct them and sell them off to a tuna fishing boat? Or maybe the Aoji Coal Mine? If not that, then maybe to dig for oil in the Middle East? Anyway, you damn Monarch of Crime, I guess I should just be glad that you''re not participating in the organ trade......ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon stomped on Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Sure. I''ll cut you up and sell your organs first.¡±


    Flash.


    Yoo Jaeha screamed once Ju-Heon took a dagger out with fluid movements.


    ¡°Joke, it was a joke! It really was a jooooooke!¡±


    A gasping Yoo Jaeha lowered his head and started to beg for forgiveness. As Chloe was watching this situation with curiosity...


    "Aigoo, of course I know. I definitely know it! The reason you applied for TKBM was to cause a shit... No, because of that detection artifact, right?¡±


    "As long as you know.¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted and put the dagger away.


    That was right. Pandora must have been quite annoyed with Ju-Heon running wild that they personally offered their detection artifact. They also offered the assistance of Expert Detectors who were famous in Ju-Heon''s past.


    Of them, the bastard called the Monarch of Detection was nicknamed the human radar. Basically, these bastards had placed long-range radars all over the world.


    This punk would end up being recruited for wars in the future, but he already had his fancy radars all over Europe.


    That was why Ju-Heon¡¯s location would be revealed the moment he arrived in Europe, even if he was far from the tomb.


    There was a lot of discussion in the press about Detectors right now.


    [A successful detection has led to the capturing of more illegal excavation teams!]


    [All teams who had tried to sneak into the tomb without getting Excavation Rights have been captured as Tomb Raiders......]


    [Of course, the captured excavation teams are complaining that Pandora is only issuing < Excavation Rights > to certain people...]


    [Pandora responded that they have shared Excavation Rights with people who have met the qualifications and labeled these people as terrorists. They hope to increase the punishment......]


    Of course, these Expert Detectors were not the issue.


    They were quite annoying, but Ju-Heon¡¯s excavation team was called a Tomb raiding team for a reason.


    They were experts when it came to dodging detectors. However...


    [The Detector artifact that Pandora offered, could this be that Pandora system artifact?]


    [Ah, Pandora¡¯s brain artifact that is said to be able to track anything down? Pandora is currently using that to track the movement of artifacts and artifact users.]


    [We don¡¯t know the identity of the artifact, but it is seen as the pillar of Pandora.]


    [Wouldn''t this be the first time that this artifact is being used in an excavation site?]


    [We''re not sure if it is indeed that artifact. Pandora has not made a public announcement and they are all rumors so far.]


    It would be quite the headache if the detection artifact that came out this time was indeed the Pandora system artifact.


    That was a sort of super computer that controlled the central system. The Pandora system artifact was on 24 hours a day to gather a lot of information for Pandora.


    Of course, it was questionable whether they would accept the potential damage and send that off for a single tomb.


    ¡®They might have pulled their swords out now.¡¯


    That was why even Ju-Heon had to be wary.


    Julian started to laugh while looking at the news about the Monarch of Detection on the TV.


    Although they were claiming some bullshit about how this was all for the benefit of the citizens...


    ¡°In reality, that person was called because of our infamous captain.¡±


    They all started to laugh.


    ¡°I guess it is that guy. Ju-Heon, there are rumors that he is creating your coffin.¡±


    ¡°Oh really? I won¡¯t even look at it if it isn¡¯t made of diamonds.¡±


    ¡°But they seem to be quite wary of you. Especially if they are willing to bring out the Pandora system artifact.¡±


    The provocative articles were proof of that.


    [It will be impossible for Seo Ju-Heon to enter this tomb.]


    [Iron wall of an inspection. ¡°We will be able to tell the moment Seo Ju-Heon arrives in Europe.¡±]


    There was more.


    [The Pandora-EU alliance has sent 1,000 soldiers. ¡°Seo Ju-Heon? We will definitely arrest the Tomb Raider who is destroying World Peace.¡±]


    Ju-Heon started to pout.


    They were doing all this for a team that only had 5 people.


    ¡°These bastards have no morals.¡±


    ¡°Is that something you of all people should be saying? Anyway, you can just destroy all of the radars with Divine-Grade artifacts if we get caught. However...¡±


    Julian looked at Ju-Heon who was sitting on the couch.


    ¡°You understand? There¡¯s no need to waste time or artifacts because of those bastards.¡±


    Tombs were a fight against time.


    They would get nothing if another excavation team managed to get the artifact first while they are tied down.


    Ju-Heon happily nodded his head at the opinion of his strategist.


    He naturally had the same thought.


    Beyond that...


    Bang!


    Ju-Heon placed his long legs on top of the table as he started to snicker.


    ¡°It¡¯s still darkest underneath the lamp.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    "Whether it is the hired Expert Detectors or the Pandora system artifact... None of them would dare to use a detection artifact on Pandora-affiliated teams like TKBM. No, they can¡¯t do it at all.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Why?¡±


    ¡°Would you like it if I placed a CCTV in your room?¡±


    ¡°N, no. But I''d enjoy it if it was the other way around. Irene would pay me good money for those recordings.¡±


    Seol-A started to glare. Ju-Heon just continued to speak.


    ¡°Pandora is, in the end, a collection of allied teams. Even if you have an alliance with the country next to yours, you¡¯re still not going to reveal your forces to each other.¡±


    ¡°Then...¡±


    ¡°That is why they will only do weak detections in the name of trust.¡±


    ¡°Is that why you are sneaking into TKBM?¡±


    ¡°Yes, as long as I joined their team, I can manage to avoid the Monarch of Detection''s inspection. They won''t check the contents after confirming our association.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha nodded his head.


    ¡°For that reason, Kongming, Seol-A, and I are the three people going to this tomb.¡±


    ¡°Huh? What about me?¡±


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha, you will deal with the artifact auction. There is an item that we must win in this auction. Chloe, you are back-up.¡±


    Chloe quickly started to speak.


    ¡°I''ll come too.¡±


    ¡°No. There¡¯s something I want you to take care of for me with Irene.¡±


    ¡°But......!¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    Chloe flinched after seeing Ju-Heon''s gaze.


    Ju-Heon was originally slightly younger than her. Furthermore, Ju-Heon seemed much younger as it was currently 15 years in the past. It wasn¡¯t that he seemed like a kid, but he was at an age where an old man like Chairman Kwon would look down on him.


    But his presence and charisma was at least as strong, if not stronger than back then.


    ¡®His Dominance is much stronger than back then.¡¯


    Even then he was one of the top ten artifact users.


    ¡®He''s definitely beyond the Monarch grade now. He could probably aim for one of the Four Emperors positions.¡¯


    He still didn''t have the special filthy feeling that monopolizers gave off as they forced people down. That was why Chloe found it interesting and amazing.


    Yoo Jaeha tilted his head in confusion at that moment.


    ¡°But why did it have to be TKBM of all places? TKBM is only one of the five teams with the excavation rights to this tomb......¡±


    Julian checked through the files and responded.


    ¡°Ah...... I analyzed the other four teams and they were no joke. TKBM is no joke either, but we had an opportunity this time. Our Captain caused a shitsho......no, his plan succeeded so TKBM lost a lot of manpower. Their core personnel are still there, but this recruitment is the best time to infiltrate them.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha suspiciously looked toward Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon was having fun rolling the dice that he placed in Chairman Kwon over and over.


    ¡®Alright, let¡¯s see what will come up next. I wonder if this can turn him into an eunuch. Maybe that one can give him hemorrhoids?¡¯


    He was smiling wickedly.


    ¡®Kongming seems to have worked hard to analyze all teams before choosing TKBM, but......¡¯


    It seemed as if their damn captain had chosen the prey that could make things most interesting.


    ¡°What did you say? Seo Ju-Heon might try to sneak into the tomb as a part of our team?¡±


    In front of the Tomb of Pride... The current TKBM''s captains, who had carried malicious thoughts about him in Ju-Heon¡¯s past life, dropped their jaws in shock.


    Seo Ju-Heon''s name alone was enough to get them angry but that bastard might stealthily infiltrate into their team?


    ¡°That¡¯s right. It might happen. He might try to sneak in with an excavation team with excavation rights in order to dodge the Monarch of Detection''s radar.¡±


    ¡°TKBM recently recruited a lot of people. You have to be especially careful.¡±


    That made TKBM''s ace team captains start to sneer.


    ¡°Who do you think we are?¡±


    TKBM was one of the top three excavation teams in the world.


    ¡°Do you know how thorough our excavation team is? You guys just worry about yourselves.¡±


    The other excavation teams that had come to warn them responded with disbelief. They were thinking that TKBM¡¯s foundational attitudes would never change.


    ¡°Look at these frogs forgetting what it is like to be tadpoles.¡± [1]


    ¡°Shh, they might hear you.¡±


    There was a reason TKBM was one of the top three excavation teams. Their tremendous amount of capital played a part, but the virtue necessary to gain artifacts, their trashy personalities, also played a part.


    "Anyway, Chairman Kwon and his bastard subordinates are all the same.¡±


    "What?¡±


    "Ah, you heard me? Anyway, just know that Seo Ju-Heon might try to sneak in through your excavation teams.¡±


    ¡°Ho, we are artifact users as well. Do you really think we would not be able to recognize an artifact user at Seo Ju-Heon''s level?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Don¡¯t talk shit about TKBM. Do you really think we wouldn¡¯t have expected something like that?¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ve gone through all sorts of shit recently because of that bastard Seo Ju-Heon, but we were thorough with our recruitment. Our interviews were quite strict as well. In fact, it isn¡¯t our TKBM teams but you guys who should be careful. You trash-like fools.¡±


    ¡°What? Trash?! You guys have no right to say that! Do you know how many of our people TKBM has killed?! You guys even killed our interns who didn''t know anything!¡±


    ¡°That''s why you should have sent some hot shots. Did you send them to build a friendship because we talked about having an alliance?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°And what do you mean we killed them? We just threw them aside because they were useless and they got themselves killed. Send some useful people next time. They were useless out in the field.¡±


    "What? You bastard!¡±


    Other excavation team captains started to calm down the people who were about to start fighting.


    ¡°Stop, stop!¡±


    "Anyway, fine. We will be wary of Seo Ju-Heon just in case.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s contact each other if there are any signs of him trying to infiltrate any of our teams.¡±


    The excavation team captains quickly dispersed from their meeting.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon and his band of misfits? You guys won¡¯t be able to take a single step into TKBM.¡¯


    However... One step was bullshit.


    ¡°My name is Lin Yun, and this is James.¡±


    ¡°Hello, my name is Han Ji-Sang.¡±


    ¡°Yes, it must be hard going into one of the 7 Great Tombs on your first day at work, but good luck.¡±


    They had openly walked onto the TKBM excavation team already.


    Well, the one who had to pull an all-nighter was Yoo Jaeha though.


    ¡®Jaeha was really about to die.¡¯


    Julian, who had turned into James, an American, felt sorry for Yoo Jaeha.


    His name was on the verge of going up as the Monarch of Pushoverness, but he truly was the Monarch of Fraud Julian remembered.


    ¡®Is it because Ju-Heon thoroughly trained him? Jaeha, and even Seol-A are developing quite a lot.¡¯


    They might even become stronger than they had been during their prime.


    Julian''s heart was beating quickly.


    Well, it was good that Yoo Jaeha used da Vinci''s artifact to change their faces and physique, but......


    ¡®You understand? I created this artifact skin quickly so its duration and durability are quite low. Just three days. You need to clear the tomb and get out within three days. Also be careful since receiving a strong attack would return you back to normal!¡¯


    Most Great Tombs took at least three days just to move around.


    Would this really work since the fastest time any Great Tomb has been cleared still took a whole week?


    Furthermore...


    ¡°Thoroughly investigate the new personnel. Report up if you see anything suspicious!¡±


    ¡°Yes sir!¡±


    ¡®It looks like they have their suspicions.¡¯


    Well, they had expected as much.


    In fact, they would have clicked their tongues and called these people idiots if they weren¡¯t suspicious.


    But if there was something Julian had not expected......


    ¡°Seo-Ju-Heon, that dog-like bastard. He really is a thorn in our eyes. How many excavation teams are being fucked over because of a single bastard?¡±


    ¡°Fuck, we''ve had to work overtime and more overtime because of that motherfucking Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°Please let me go home......¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s kill him if we capture him. I managed to get my hands on a torture artifact.¡±


    ¡°His only talent is sneaking around like a damn rat......I wonder if his thing can even get up to be a man.¡±


    "Exactly. What a fucking retard.¡±


    There was a woman whose eyes flashed as she took out a knife after hearing their comments.


    Julian quietly screamed while seeing this happen.


    "Seol-A, stop, stop!¡±


    Julian held Seol-A back from assassinating those bastards. Sear?h the ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Seol-A''s gaze was quite chaotic.


    ¡°I will be back after cutting off their necks.¡±


    She looked ready to chase the people who talked shit about Ju-Heon to the ends of the Earth. Julian desperately stopped Seol-A since he knew she would actually do that.


    ¡°I know you''re angry that they talked shit about Ju-Heon, but relax. Relax!¡±


    ¡®This is the middle of the enemy base!¡¯


    "We can''t get caught out here! Even our captain is holding back his temper and staying quiet. That¡¯s why......¡±


    He was definitely not staying quiet.


    ¡°Huh? My artifact, where did my artifact go?¡±


    ¡°You idiot, look again.¡±


    ¡°Hey, where is YOUR artifact then?¡±


    ¡°Aaah! Where did it go?!¡±


    Julian grabbed his hair and started to freak out after hearing this.


    Many people were starting to scream around them.


    ¡°Huh? Hey! Where did the artifact I was restoring go?!¡±


    ¡°Huh? Did the owner already take it back?¡±


    ¡°Of course not! Fuck, what the hell?¡±


    Julian grabbed the back of his neck.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, you motherfuuuuuuuuuuucker!¡¯


    His suspicions were correct.


    While everybody was in states of chaos, there was a young man with glasses that was calm.


    He had horn-rimmed glasses and mop-like hair. This dismal appearance was quite different than the strong impression he usually gave off.


    He was acting as if he had no idea what was going on.


    ''I''m new here and have no idea about anything.''


    He had an innocent expression that seemed to be giving off such a message, but well...


    Snicker snicker.


    Julian clenched his hair after seeing the corners of this young man¡¯s mouth twitching while others couldn¡¯t see it.


    ¡®Damn it! There¡¯s no way a sparrow will just pass by a gristmill!¡¯


    Well, was this actually more of a crow being unable to pass by a sparkling object without trying to get it?


    ¡®This guy can never be still! What will he do if he gets caught?!¡¯


    They had not even gone inside the tomb yet, but... Ju-Heon was already running wild as if he was a crow that had found a sparkling object.


    1. An idiom about people whose situation becomes better forgetting what it was like in the past and pretending as if they had been living in this better situation since the beginning.

 Chapter 200: It is always darkest underneath the lamp (2)

    Chapter 200: It is always darkest underneath the lamp (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®This bastard!¡¯


    He truly deserved the title of Monarch of Plunder.


    Julian was starting to get a headache.


    It couldn¡¯t be helped.


    ¡®That bastard always had a bad habit of using his hands like this. We used them quite effectively for each mission. Was it the Archaeologist''s Artifact? That artifact should have given an ability related to < Dexterity >.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had always done bad things with his hands but getting that ability had turned him to a master.


    ¡®He used that ability to steal things, pick locks, it was quite useful.¡¯


    But Ju-Heon had not enjoyed stealing things; he only used the ability when he needed it.


    But now......


    ¡°Aaah! Where did my artifact go?!¡±


    ¡°Hey. Look for it again!¡±


    ¡®Aigoo, I''m going crazy.¡¯


    Should he be praising this ghost-like ability?


    Julian couldn¡¯t help but sigh.


    Even if they seem to be declining, TKBM was still one of the largest excavation teams. Their members should have a lot of rare and unique artifacts compared to the small excavation teams.


    ¡®No wonder he¡¯s excited.¡¯


    Julian quickly headed over to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Hey...Seo!¡±


    Julian was about to call out ¡®Seo Ju-Heon,¡¯ before looking around and touching one of the buttons on his jacket.


    [The Assistant for Chivalrous Fighter''s to hide their conversation from others (C-Grade:General-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses: 986/1000


    It was a C-Grade artifact, but it was quite useful when around enemies.


    And...


    [Seo Ju-Heon, what the hell are you doing?!]


    He started to scream at Ju-Heon.


    It was a sound of the mind so others couldn''t hear it, but Ju-Heon put his hand to his ear as if he was hearing a speaker screech.


    He then responded while frowning.


    [What the hell, you son of a bitch. I was having so much fun.]


    ¡®Fun my ass.¡¯


    [We can''t go into the tomb if you''re caught here! You¡¯ll be fucked! You know that!]


    [I won''t get caught. I really won''t get caught.]


    ¡®Won''t get caught my ass!''


    ¡°Team leader-nim! Something bad has happened!¡±


    ¡°What the hell? What is it?¡±


    ¡°People¡¯s artifacts are starting to disappear. Do you think it is a result of the Tomb Appearance, or if not that, maybe.........¡±


    Julian became urgent after seeing the TKBM employee''s gazes turn sharp.


    [You idiot. I know your dexterity is amazing, but you''ll still get caught if you cause this mess! How many did you steal in that short time? Huh?]


    [What¡¯s wrong with you? ......I only stole 100 of them.]


    [......What, 100?!]


    [And only about two of them are useful.]


    Julian couldn''t believe Ju-Heon''s grumbling.


    ¡®Whether it is two or 20...¡¯


    [Are you out of your mind? You¡¯re going to get caught if you have 100 of them on you!]


    [What do you take me for?]


    Ju-Heon started to smile instead of responding.


    Ju-Heon then pointed at Yoon Shi Woo, one of TKBM¡¯s captains.


    He was tilting his head in confusion in this chaotic situation.


    ¡°What the hell? What is it?¡±


    ¡°Ah Captain Yoon Shi Woo. Other teams seem to have lost their artifacts. They seem to be looking for them......will things be okay?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t pay them any attention. It¡¯s fine as long as it doesn¡¯t happen to our team.¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Ah! I found one! Isn''t this one of the artifacts that disappeared?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Julian freaked out after hearing that shout. It was because Ju-Heon had been the one to shout.


    ¡°Captain-nim! I found the missing artifacts in team 3''s bag!¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    The members of team 4, the team Ju-Heon was on, rushed over. They foamed at the mouth after seeing the bag that Ju-Heon handed them.


    ¡°Hey, Team 3! What the fuck, man?! Do you guys want to die?!¡±


    "What, what happened?¡±


    The other employees, as well as Chairman Kwon''s eldest son and second son, rushed over at this sudden chaos.


    Yang Chen, the captain of TKBM''s Team 1 and the Vice Captain of all teams, was there as well.


    Julian screamed internally as more people rushed over.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, you motherfuckeeeeeeeeeeeer! Why do you keep causing issues?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon feigned ignorance and started to shout, probably without any knowledge of the concerns going through his Vice Captain''s mind.


    ¡°They really are the items that disappeared from our team! I believe Team Leader Yoon Shi Woo''s Team 3 is the culprit!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo, who had instantly been cast as the culprit, dropped his jaw in shock.


    ¡°Hold... hey! Who the hell are you?! I''ve never seen your face before...¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo tried to grab Ju-Heon''s collar but Chairman Kwon¡¯s eldest son, Kwon Seung Woo, grabbed his collar first.


    ¡°You bastard, I knew you would do something like this!¡±


    ¡°Director-nim!¡±


    ¡°I thought that your gaze changed ever since my father disappeared! How dare you try to steal your fellow teammates¡¯ artifacts like this?!¡±


    ¡°No sir! This is all just a misunderstanding!¡±


    "Then what are all these things in your subordinates¡¯ bags?!¡±


    ¡®What else? It¡¯s all the artifacts you guys lost!¡¯


    A frustrated Yoon Shi Woo started to shout.


    ¡°Please hold on a minute. Director-nim. There really must be a misunderstanding...!¡±


    ¡°Director-nim! We found some with the other teams as well!¡±


    ¡°According to our investigation, it seems that all members of the Yoon Shi Woo faction were involved!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo grabbed the back of his neck.


    However, it didn''t end there.


    ¡°Hold on! Isn''t this the Chairman-nim''s artifact?!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon was the one who shouted again. Ju-Heon took something out of Yoon Shi Woo''s bag and showed it to everyone.


    ¡°I remember seeing this on TV. Is this the Chairman-nim''s?¡±


    The eldest son''s eyes opened wide.


    ¡°That! That''s the artifact I brought!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo was instantly beaten up by the eldest son.


    ¡°You damn trash who is trying to steal my father¡¯s inheritance!¡±


    ¡®No, it¡¯s not true!¡¯


    But Yoon Shi Woo''s faction had no chance to say anything.


    Yang Chen¡¯s subordinates, who had a bad relationship with people from Yoon Shi Woo''s faction, rushed in as well.


    ¡°I got you now. You guys have always been annoying me anyway!¡±


    ¡°How dare you take our artifacts!¡±


    Pow, pow! Poooooow!


    TKBM''s base camp ended up turning into the Colosseum with a fight between factions.


    Julian showed a look of disbelief as he watched.


    He didn¡¯t know whether to say it looked familiar or if it felt new.


    Similar to how there were internal conflicts in any company, TKBM had its factions as well. The different teams did not have good relationships with each other.


    Ju-Heon had used that to his advantage. He knew exactly which teams didn¡¯t like each other.


    ¡®He¡¯s a fish in water, a fish in water indeed.¡¯


    These people were not regular people; they were people who had received training for fighting and freely using artifacts.


    The scale of this conflict was beyond what anybody could imagine.


    As a result...


    Bang! Babababang!


    The materials they brought were destroyed, the durability of artifacts went down... They were losing supplies and strength before they even entered the tomb.


    But Julian was thinking that this was good.


    ¡®It¡¯s better for us if there are a lot of internal conflicts.¡¯


    Why?


    TKBM had lost a lot of personnel, but their core personnel was still intact.


    TKBM¡¯s excavation team had a total of ten teams but each of those teams were strong enough to go up against an Expert-Grade artifact user''s excavation team.


    As for their tomb raiding team, they were an 11th team separate from those officially recognized 10 teams.


    They were the hidden 11th team.


    In addition, they only had 10 members unlike the official teams that had hundreds or even thousands of members.


    ¡®Either way, each team¡¯s captain is the problem.¡¯


    The captains of each team... These captains were the core members of TKBM''s excavation team.


    ¡®Those bastards are all Expert-Grade artifacts users who could become Monarchs at any moment.¡¯


    It was beneficial to create internal conflict and make them fight against each other.


    Of course, Ju-Heon¡¯s abilities at that time were the greatest even compared to the other ten teams.


    They talked shit about him and pulled some crap because of his superiority quite often.


    ¡®Well, Seo Ju-Heon was treated like a hunting dog and couldn''t spread his wings back then because Chairman Kwon had his weakness in his hands, but......¡¯


    It was different now that there were no restrictions whatsoever.


    ¡®He will push aside all Monarchs and become one of the Four Emperors.¡¯


    Once that happened, he would be able to get rid of all of those monopolizer bastards who tried to hoard the artifacts for themselves.


    Julian was looking forward to it quite a bit.


    ¡®I can''t let Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s talents go to waste.¡¯


    Of course.........


    ¡°Aaah! I really didn''t do it!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, you motherfucking bitch!¡±


    ¡°Haha. Those retards.¡±


    Ju-Heon was just chuckling while watching them fight each other to the point they were bleeding without knowing what was going through Julian''s mind.


    It was at that moment.


    Yoon Shi Woo glared at Ju-Heon.


    ¡®That bastard really is suspicious.¡¯


    He was quite sharp and felt that something was off with this situation.


    Yoon Shi Woo grabbed Ju-Heon by the collar.


    ¡°Hey you. Look at me. You¡¯ve been quite suspicious since earlier.........!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? M, my apologies! I''m sorry team leader-nim!¡±


    Someone rushed over after Ju-Heon quickly shouted, as if he had been waiting for this moment.


    ¡°Hey, are you crazy? He¡¯s a part of my team!¡±


    It was the team leader for the team Ju-Heon was on.


    ¡°Stop provoking him and get lost!¡±


    ¡°Ho, hey! You damn arrogant son of a bitch!¡±


    Ju-Heon swung his leg and tripped Yoon Shi Woo who was trying to charge toward his team leader.


    Boom!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo glared at Ju-Heon after falling down.


    ¡°Hey, look where you''re going!¡±


    But that innocent face this man had until just now had disappeared as Ju-Heon quietly whispered in Yoon Shi Woo''s ear.


    ¡°You look where you''re going, you retard.¡±


    He quickly released his overbearing Dominance.


    Yoon Shi Woo started to shake in fear at that overbearing Dominance.


    ¡®This feeling.......!¡¯


    ¡°......You, are you?!¡±


    He quickly started to shout.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon. You¡¯re Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    That made everybody stop what they were doing and look toward them, but they just looked at Yoon Shi Woo as if he was crazy.


    It made sense since......


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon? Are your eyes just for show?¡±


    ¡°You think this kid is giving off the Dominance of a Monarch?¡±


    "Seo Ju-Heon might not look like it, but he¡¯s still a Monarch. You''d be able to tell if you saw him. Fuck.¡±


    ¡°No, just now......!¡±


    ¡°Shut up! You¡¯ll be sent to a hearing! You damn artifact thief!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo felt wronged while Ju-Heon, who had hidden his aura back as quickly as a ghost, wanted to roll on the ground laughing.


    Julian put a hand against his forehead.


    ¡®Please stop wasting your talents in such weird ways.¡¯


    His heart was beating crazily in fear of getting caught.


    At the same time...


    ¡°Something seems weird.¡±


    ¡°Is there no chance that Seo Ju-Heon is hiding here?¡±


    A weird rumor started to come out of TKBM.


    ¡°You think that Seo Ju-Heon might have infiltrated into our teams? Really?¡±


    ¡°Yes. Artifacts suddenly disappearing......he¡¯s the only bastard who could have such ghost-like skills.¡± Sear?h the n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°But.........!¡±


    Artifacts suddenly disappearing...


    That could be brushed off as something that happened because they are in a Tomb Appearance area.


    But Seo Ju-Heon was known for being a thief.


    And now that there were rumors about how he might have infiltrated into a TKBM team...


    It was only right to be suspicious.


    The TKBM team leaders started to get riled up after hearing these rumors.


    "Seo Ju-Heon is hiding in here? That dog-like son of a bitch is here?!¡±


    ¡°Find him! Do whatever it takes to find him! Find him and kill him!¡±


    Julian gulped after hearing the shouts around him.


    ¡®It makes sense, TKBM people aren''t dumb.¡¯


    It was normal for them to be suspicious.


    ¡®It¡¯s dangerous like this.¡¯


    It would become complicated if they caused any more ruckus.


    However..........


    ¡°Mr. Han Ji-Sang. We¡¯re told to report up if we see any suspicious individuals. Pandora has provided some information, so please use it as reference. You¡¯ll be able to spot him immediately because his Dominance is high.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir, I understand.¡±


    None of the employees recognized that this was Ju-Heon.


    Was it that Yoo Jaeha''s skin was superb or that Ju-Heon was such a genius that he could even trick these elite artifact users?


    ¡®Anyway, this is a relief.¡¯


    The people who had been fighting started to move.


    They could now see the tomb entrance. All that was left was for them to go into the tomb.


    Julian and Seol-A started to smile while looking at the tomb entrance.


    ¡®Now that we have excavation rights, we can easily loot the tomb if we go in with this group.¡¯


    But at that moment...


    Whisper whisper.


    The teams up front had stopped and were talking.


    ¡°What the hell? Why is that person over here?¡±


    "We never heard anything about him being here.¡±


    Ju-Heon also started to frown as he looked forward.


    Standing up there was.......


    ¡°I''m sorry, but I''m here because I want to search through TKBM.¡±


    It was the Monarch of Detection.

 Chapter 201: It is always darkest underneath the lamp (3)

    Chapter 201: It is always darkest underneath the lamp (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Around the same time...


    Irene was overhearing the conversations of the Pandora members who were gathered in France.


    Of course, she had barged in after hearing that Pandora¡¯s European branch was trying to harm Ju-Heon.


    ¡®They''re planning on taking care of Mr. Ju-Heon in this tomb?¡¯


    Irene started to frown.


    It had not been difficult to come into Pandora¡¯s France branch. Her brother was a member of Pandora.


    Well...something that reminded her of Moses''s miracle did happen too.


    ¡°T, the Monarch of Destitution!¡¯


    "Fuck, I mean, w, welcome ma¡¯am!¡±


    ¡°Please enjoy your stay!¡±


    The guards got out of her way on their own, allowing her to install a bug to eavesdrop on the information.


    Buzz, buzz.


    George Holten, who was freaking out about his younger sister¡¯s radical actions, was getting anxious next to her.


    ¡°Irene. Who taught you all these terrible things......¡±


    ¡°Shh! I can''t hear them.¡±


    George, who was unintentionally cut off by Irene, felt as if he had received a major shock.


    ¡®Our little girl has changed.¡¯


    It would probably hurt less than this to be slammed over and over in the head with a hammer. George''s eyes filled with anger after thinking about the fact that the reason Irene was working so hard was for Seo Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon!¡¯


    Ju-Heon was definitely their benefactor.


    Even though that was the case......


    ¡®Our Irene.......¡¯


    George slammed his head a few times against the wall.


    He would probably hire an assassin if he ever learned that the two of them had a relationship that went beyond just holding hands.


    Either way, Irene was focusing on the ear-piece of the bug.


    [That bastard Seo Ju-Heon will not be able to make it into the tomb this time.]


    The European Pandora members seemed to have high expectations for this situation.


    [Asia, America, Middle East... He made all of them eat shit. But we can¡¯t let that happen to Europe. The Tomb Excavation will be a breeze as long as that bastard is not there.]


    [The Excavation Rights were given to five teams this time?]


    [Yes. They were given to the teams that offered the most money.]


    [Regardless... Seo Ju-Heon, that damn thieving bastard... Things keep going wrong because of him.]


    [Even civilians keep running into artifacts because of that bastard. That is not good.]


    [What benefit would there be for those poor shitheads to get their hands on artifacts.......]


    [Well, at least one of those five teams should end up getting the artifact in the Tomb of Pride. We can ignore Seo Ju-Heon.]


    The members and excavation team captains started to sneer, but they soon heard another voice.


    [Don''t look down on Seo Ju-Heon.]


    [That¡¯s right. There¡¯s no way that such an obsessed bastard would give up on the tomb. There¡¯s no way that a cat would just pass by a fish shop.]


    That might have been the reason that the people who had their tombs looted dry in the past quickly changed the direction of the conversation.


    [First, please have them thoroughly investigate the company where Seo Ju-Heon is the major shareholder.]


    [Even if the government and Pandora gave permission, how dare he try to sell artifacts for business without the Executive Board''s permission.]


    [Investigate and put just the right amount of obstacles to hinder his business.]


    [You know that what we really mean is to completely destroy it in the end, right?]


    [If anybody gives you shit, tell them it is the Secretary General¡¯s orders. You can also say that this is the result of the desires of multiple royal families and presidents.]


    Irene¡¯s eyes started to burn with anger after hearing this.


    ¡®What? Presidents? Royal families? Which countries are they from?¡¯


    Irene looked toward her older brother.


    ¡°Bro, which countries are trying to get in Mr. Ju-Heon''s way?¡±


    ¡°......Is there any country that isn''t trying to do that?¡±


    That was true.


    Well, the US seemed to be accommodating Ju-Heon after he recovered their artifacts, but...


    ¡®The current US president is known for being capricious.''


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon''s name has been handed to Interpol already. Although it is not guaranteed to be the case, there are quite a lot of countries where Seo Ju-Heon is restricted from entering.¡±


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°There are even talks of using beautiful women to seduce Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?!¡±


    No matter what, the strengths of these countries were quite high.


    Pandora''s Directors were strong as well.


    George Holten was doing everything he could as a Pandora member to cover for Ju-Heon, but......


    ¡®I don¡¯t have the strength to protect him.¡¯


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°This......¡±


    Chloe quietly swore after seeing a message on her phone.


    She must have received a message from one of the moles that George had planted.


    ¡°Miss Chloe? What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°The US apparently sent the Special Forces out. They¡¯re headed toward the hotel Seo Ju-Heon currently resides in. The Chinese government also seems to have sent people to Korea......¡±


    Irene realized something after wondering why they would send people to those locations.


    ¡°They must be aiming for Mr. Ju-Heon''s family members and close friends.¡±


    She was certain. The farmers were working their asses off to take care of the Herb of Eternal Youth in Ju-Heon''s temporary hotel residence.


    As for Korea, that was where Inspector Kim and his wife, who could be considered parents to Ju-Heon, resided.


    The thorough Ju-Heon would have handed them some artifacts to guard themselves, but there was no way that civilians would be able to defeat well-armed organizations.


    George felt as if he was in an awkward situation as he started to speak.


    "We should first inform Seo Ju-Heon......¡±


    ¡°No, please wait a moment. It¡¯s fine to let him know, but......¡±


    Irene started to frown while thinking about something.


    ¡®I''m certain Mr. Ju-Heon might give up on this European tomb if he hears about this fact.¡¯


    Ju-Heon actually cared a lot for the people around him. Irene didn''t want Ju-Heon to give up on his goal.


    ¡®Right now is not the time for Mr. Ju-Heon to focus on such external affairs.¡¯


    That was probably why she asked the following.


    ¡°Oppa. Can you connect me with the US president and the Chinese leader?


    ¡°Huh? What are you planning on......Irene, are you?!¡±


    Irene¡¯s eyes were burning up in anger.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon¡¯s enemies are my enemies.¡±


    And she was akin to the devil in present society.


    Specialty, destroying the World Economy.


    The Monarch of Destitution, no, the Monarch of Threats who had no problem swaying an entire country for her needs, started to contact someone.


    ¡°I''m sorry, but I''m here because I want to search through TKBM.¡±


    The Monarch of Detection was there with a lot of Expert Detectors.


    This woman seemed to be in her thirties. She looked as if she would make things quite difficult.


    Furthermore, she was not here alone. She was with the soldiers sent by Pandora¡¯s European branch.


    TKBM''s excavation team members looked quite upset at her appearance.


    "Why is that woman here? We already passed our inspection.¡±


    ¡°That''s true, but didn''t she just say that she wants to search us?¡±


    "Search our teams? Why?¡±


    ¡°I heard that they even sent Pandora¡¯s system artifact to deal with the illegal excavation teams.


    ¡°What? That special artifact in Pandora?¡±


    The Monarch of Detection started to speak after hearing them start to talk.


    ¡°I heard a rumor that Seo Ju-Heon might have infiltrated his way into your teams.¡±


    ¡°Ah, we heard that rumor as well. But it is just a rumor......¡±


    The Monarch of Detection smiled viciously after hearing that.


    ¡°Are you sure you guys aren''t just hiding Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    TKBM¡¯s captains foamed at the mouth.


    ''What the hell did she just say? Who is hiding who?!¡¯


    How can she say that when there are quite a lot of people here grinding their teeth in anger because of Seo Ju-Heon even now?!


    ¡°Why the hell would we hide Seo Ju-Heon?!¡±


    "Is this bitch crazy?!¡±


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    ¡°Ow!¡±


    Seol-A looked toward Ju-Heon with a gaze that seemed to be asking if this was okay.


    ¡®The Detectors are a problem, but we will be discovered right away if it really is the Pandora system artifact.¡¯


    Being caught here would lead to dealing with the thousands of European soldiers the Monarch of Detection brought with her. TKBM was there as well. If they added the other excavation teams to the equation as well.......


    ¡®We¡¯ll lose quite a lot of time.¡¯


    It was dangerous even if they had two Monarchs on their side.


    But both Ju-Heon and Julian looked as if things were okay.


    ¡®TKBM would not let them search unless they¡¯ve gone crazy.¡¯


    TKBM''s members did indeed look quite upset.


    This was the normal reaction. What the Monarch of Detection was saying was pretty much that she wanted to install a CCTV on people on the same side. How could they feel good about this?


    ¡°Ah, whatever! Get lost. You would loot all information about the artifacts in our possession if you search us. Do you really think we would allow you to do that?!¡±


    ¡°Listen carefully. Do you really think we are retards who wouldn''t even know if Seo Ju-Heon snuck in?¡±


    ¡®Aren''t you? You don''t know that I am here. You didn''t realize it.¡¯


    The corners of Ju-Heon¡¯s lips were twitching while Julian had his hand on his forehead as if things were starting to get complicated. TKBM shouted as Ju-Heon expected them to react.


    ¡°We don¡¯t need your help so get lost with your little lackeys! We need to head into the tomb now!¡±


    The Monarch of Detection started to sneer.


    "Seo Ju-Heon isn''t here? Are you joking? I can feel the Dominance of Monarchs inside this excavation team.


    Seol-A urgently peeked toward Ju-Heon and Julian with only her eyeballs.


    She might not be there, but Julian and Ju-Heon were definitely Monarchs.


    Both of them were hiding their auras, but......


    ¡®Did they figure it out?¡¯


    The Monarch of Detection¡¯s sharp gaze was around the area where Ju-Heon and Julian were standing.


    She was looking only at that vicinity.


    Julian seemed anxious after hearing what she had to say as well.


    ¡®No. Both Seo Ju-Heon and I have hid our aura perfectly.¡¯


    The two of them definitely had enough skills to do that. Of course, he couldn''t hide and reveal his aura over and over as Ju-Heon did.


    The Monarch of Detection viciously laughed at that moment.


    ¡°The Monarch of Fate prophesized that he would show up here. Seo Ju-Heon is definitely among these people.¡±


    Julian started to frown.


    ¡®Ah, Monarch of Fate, you son of a bitch.¡¯


    Ju-Heon seemed to be feeling the same way.


    ¡®I need to really drag that motherfucker out and fuck him up.¡¯


    He then started to glare.


    TKBM hesitated a bit after hearing about the Monarch of Fate, but they soon started to speak.


    ¡°Fuck the Monarch of Fate, do you really think we don¡¯t know this is just a ploy to gather information about our excavation team?¡±


    ¡°My goodness, you sirs are difficult to chat with.¡±


    She then activated her artifact of detection.


    Flash!


    [An aura that detects everything is approaching from the side.]


    An aura that was like a tentacle swept the excavation teams from the side.


    The excavation teams to the right of Ju-Heon started to scream.


    They couldn''t see anything but Julian could see that they were all being attacked by something long.


    ¡°Ahhhh, what is this?!¡±


    They were throwing up in pain.


    ¡°Ahhh, it''s weird. This feels weird!¡±


    ¡°Baaaarf, it feels terrible!¡±


    Ju-Heon and Julian both started to frown.


    ¡®Are they really using the Pandora system artifact?¡¯


    The artifact of detection activated once more at that moment!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    ¡°T, that bitch!¡±


    The artifact of detection did not touch Ju-Heon once again.


    The only area left now was the section Ju-Heon was standing in.


    The Monarch of Detection triumphantly started to laugh.


    ¡°Just one section left now.¡±


    It was her fault if she couldn''t find Seo Ju-Heon here.


    ¡®We need to crush that bastard here in Europe.¡¯


    She had to return a ton of money to the European government if she failed.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    [The artifact of detection is descending.]


    ¡°Come out, Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    The artifact activated again and Seol-A tightly grabbed Ju-Heon''s hand.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡¯


    Julian, who was also concerned about being found out, was about to activate an artifact.


    The hundreds of top-tier artifact users around them would all turn into enemies if the truth was revealed.


    Being surrounded would be a headache.


    ¡®This ended up a bit dangerous.¡¯


    The artifact of detection was spreading out through the entire base camp!


    Flash!


    The moment the aura of detection descended on Ju-Heon...


    [You are being exposed to an upsetting gaze that is searching your body.]


    [The eye of detection is searching your entire body.]


    [The Crow''s power is being exposed to the enemy.]


    [The hand of detection is starting to squeeze the Crow''s body.]


    Ju-Heon felt something disgusting as soon as he saw the messages.


    It felt even worse than another man touching his body. It was quite interesting.


    ¡®Is the artifact a male-type artifact?¡¯


    Ju-Heon definitely felt something at that moment. He could feel the Crow surrounding him starting to go wild, as if it didn¡¯t like this either.


    Julian instantly noticed it and telepathically sent Ju-Heon a message.


    [Suppress your aura! Hurry!]


    However, Ju-Heon just smiled at him.


    ¡®Suppress my aura my ass.¡¯


    Instead, Ju-Heon released the roaring Demon God, the Crow''s power.


    Boooooooom!


    ¡°!¡±


    A chaotic and vicious aura suddenly burst out.


    The Monarch of Detection suddenly felt a creepy sensation.


    ¡®What the heck? What is this?¡¯


    Of course, Ju-Heon had not released his Dominance or an artifact.


    It was something that only the woman who was using the artifact of detection could sense. Nobody other than her would be able to see or feel this sensation.


    That wild aura then went berserk, as if it was going to eat her up.


    This strength was completely different than most Divine-Grade artifacts!


    She clearly saw it. She saw Ju-Heon''s gaze as he handled that chillingly scary and fearsome aura as if it was nothing.


    Baaaaaang!


    The Crow''s aura attacked her as Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed. It was as if a Crow was roaring.


    Her entire body started to shake. She suddenly had a thought.


    ¡®I''m going to be eaten up.¡¯


    And that thought became reality.

 Chapter 202: It is always darkest underneath the lamp (4)

    Chapter 202: It is always darkest underneath the lamp (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    Boom!


    The Crow''s aura had attacked out of nowhere.


    That aura opened its vicious wings and spread its presence around.


    Dowsing McCann, the Monarch of Detection, who had barely managed to get the information from the Monarch of Fate, suddenly became full of fear.


    ¡®I''m scared.¡¯


    She was someone who had a different kind of clairvoyance compared to the Monarch of Fate. If the Monarch of Fate was able to see the future, she was someone who could detect everything in the present.


    Her power allowed her to detect any and all enemies and threats right away.


    This Seo Ju-Heon or whatever bastard just became a Monarch through thievery.


    ¡®But Seo Ju-Heon''s information is still sold for quite a lot of money.¡¯


    She was also someone who had reached the Monarch grade.


    ¡®I won¡¯t lose a battle of will against such a bastard! Let¡¯s just quickly get paid and go shopping.¡¯


    That was the thought on her mind. That should be how this went.


    ¡®But what the hell........?!¡¯


    The animal that was caught in her radar might have been better not to have been noticed by the radar at all. That was how scared she was right now.


    It felt as if she was looking into the eyes of a wild beast who was glaring at her asking who the hell she thought she was to look at it. The Crow''s chaotic aura attacked the Monarch of Detection as if to eat her up.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    The Monarch of Detection plopped down on the floor in fear.


    ¡®What is this artifact?!¡¯


    It wasn''t a vague sense of fear! This fear felt as if she was being dragged into the deep sea. This fear felt as if she was about to be eaten by a mysterious thing.


    That was the kind of fear she was feeling from Ju-Heon.


    She started to think once that fear reached the top of her neck.


    ¡®I need to run away.¡¯


    She NEEDED to do it. Otherwise, she might really be gobbled up.


    However...


    Boooooooooooom.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!¡±


    Ju-Heon was smirking, as if he wouldn''t let her get away.


    A vicious black aura spread out as if it was opening its wings.


    It was extremely quick to the point it gave her the chills.


    As the hand of the black predator started to choke the Monarch of Detection''s neck...


    A message popped up in front of Ju-Heon.


    [Starting to gobble up the opponent¡¯s artifact.]


    [Trying to eat the power of the white god.]


    [This will end with the host being gobbled up as well.]


    He was certain that the message had popped up because the Crow was running wild.


    However...


    [Unable to gobble up because this is not the true body.]


    [Lacking strength.]


    The Crow''s power said that while sounding as if it was sighing.


    The vicious rampaging Crow''s chaotic aura quickly disappeared.


    The Monarch of Detection, who had barely kept her life, plopped down on the ground.


    ¡°......Huff, huff. T, this is crazy.¡±


    Her legs and arms were shaking and she might have even peed a little.


    TKBM''s excavation team members and the soldiers started to whisper after seeing her reaction.


    ¡°What the hell? Why is this woman acting like this?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. Why the hell is she suddenly screaming?¡±


    ¡®Why else?!¡¯


    She hysterically started to shout.


    ¡°He really is here! Seo Ju-Heon is right here! You crazy shitheads were hiding Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°What? What is this woman saying again.......?!¡±


    Only the Monarch of Detection who had cast her radar seemed to have noticed the Crow''s aura.


    Actually, Julian had felt it too, but...


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, this crazy bastard.¡¯


    Julian, who had cold sweats down his back, was looking at Ju-Heon as if he was looking at a monster.


    He knew that there was a Crow¡¯s aura that was chasing Ju-Heon around, but......


    ¡®It''s amazing that he can use such a thing this way!¡¯


    He realized something today.


    The Crow''s aura chasing Ju-Heon around truly was a monster.


    It was just an aura and not the real body but it was already this scary.


    It was almost bizarre that Ju-Heon could handle that aura so easily.


    ¡®I''m sure there¡¯s nobody else who can do such a thing.¡¯


    The Monarch of Detection and he had a level of mental Tolerance toward Divine-Grade artifacts as fellow Monarchs. However, the Expert-Grade and below artifact users might end up fainting.


    ¡®Well, I''m sure he didn''t only reveal the aura to that woman because he cared about the others.¡¯


    It was probably more correct to say that he purposely only revealed it to the Monarch of Detection. He wanted to turn the Monarch of Detection into an idiot.


    That was the reason Ju-Heon was smiling triumphantly.


    As a result, TKBM and the European soldiers were looking at the Monarch of Detection with suspicion.


    ¡®It does seem like the Monarch of Detection used her radar.¡¯


    The Monarch of Detection started to swear, as if she realized those suspicious gazes.


    ¡°What is up with those gazes? Do you not believe me?¡±


    ¡°N, no......that is...¡±


    ¡°It was definitely a level of an artifact¡¯s power that cannot be brought out unless the user is at the Monarch-Grade. It was Divine-Grade!¡±


    ¡®No, really...we didn''t feel anything? Such a person isn''t here.¡¯


    She started to shout in frustration.


    ¡°He really is here! Either TKBM is hiding Seo Ju-Heon or these retards didn''t know that he snuck in. It''s either one or the other!¡±


    The prideful TKBM members started to frown. TKBM was one of the top excavation teams in the world with extremely talented individuals.


    ¡°This woman thinks she can say whatever she wants......!¡±


    ¡°What the fuck is she talking about when she randomly started to scream while using her artifact?!¡±


    ¡°Did she even use the artifact?¡±


    They started to shout as they were already extremely upset.


    ¡°Where the hell is Seo Ju-Heon?!¡±


    ¡°You should know if you detected him. Tell us which person is Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    The Monarch of Detection immediately stared at Ju-Heon.


    ¡®I''m certain it¡¯s that man.¡¯


    She immediately grabbed Ju-Heon by the collar.


    His face was completely different than what she had seen in the picture, but......


    ¡°It¡¯s you!¡±


    Both Julian and Seol-A were shocked. But Ju-Heon completely feigned ignorance.


    "What are you talking about, ma''am?¡±


    ¡°Feigning ignorance won''t work.¡±


    The Monarch of Detection started to roughly pull at Ju-Heon''s shoulder, making Ju-Heon scream while asking why she was doing this.


    The reactions were split in half.


    ¡°Is he really Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    Ju-Heon put on an expression as if he was the most wronged person in the world.


    ¡°How could someone like me be a Monarch......?! Furthermore, Seo Ju-Heon, that son of a bitch is my hated enemy as well. That motherfucking scammer and criminal bastard. This is serious slander.¡±


    The Monarch of Detection''s subordinates started to pull at Ju-Heon as well.


    ¡°It¡¯s true if the lady says it is. He is someone in Seo Ju-Heon''s excavation team at minimum.¡±


    ¡°No, why would I join an excavation team like that?! It''s got a thug for a captain and he doesn¡¯t even treat the members as people!¡±


    After seeing Ju-Heon''s truly wronged expression, Julian was in a state of disbelief even though he was on Ju-Heon''s side.


    ¡®What the hell did this guy just say?!¡¯


    The Monarch of Detection started to sneer while looking at the shameless Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Ho, is that how you want to play it? Whatever, as long as I activate my radar again......!¡±


    The Monarch of Detection immediately activated her artifact.


    [Horn infused with Heimdall''s sight and hearing (SS-Grade:Divine-Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    Heimdall, the shining god of Norse mythology, was a sort of watchman of the gods and Loki''s enemy. He was said to have clairvoyance and extreme hearing that allowed him to even hear the grass growing. That was how he would sense danger.


    The highest-grade radar ability would be cast to live up to that ability, however......


    [The power is not being activated.]


    [Heimdall''s power is unable to activate properly as it was ripped apart by the Crow.]


    Ju-Heon started to smile while reading those messages.


    ¡®I guess I won¡¯t need to use the artifact I prepared to deal with the Monarch of Detection at this rate.¡¯


    This seemed much more effective than what he had planned.


    Furthermore...


    [A portion of Heimdall''s power has been absorbed after ripping it apart.]


    [You have learned about the existence of predation.]


    Ju-Heon was very satisfied with that message.


    ¡®That Crow bastard. I did hear that he was a predator that gobbled up artifacts.¡¯


    Of course, it didn''t seem to be able to use its full powers as it was just a chunk of aura right now without its true body.


    ¡®Does that mean I will be able to steal abilities if I get that Crow bastard in my hands?¡¯


    Would he be able to steal the powers of artifacts and tombs?


    Ju-Heon was quite amused.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Fuck!¡±


    The Monarch of Detection, who could not detect anymore, was grinding her teeth.


    ¡®I''m certain it is this bastard! Why is my artifact not working now of all times?!¡¯


    ¡°You bastard, I will reveal your true identity!¡±


    She would end up being reprimanded by Pandora at this rate.


    ¡®It¡¯s obvious he is using a Doppelganger artifact or a transformation artifact right now!¡¯


    If her artifact won''t work, she would just rely on the power of an artifact she had borrowed!


    "What, that is...?!¡±


    ¡°That''s the Pandora system artifact''s...!¡±


    Something flashed in the Monarch of Detection''s hand.


    She grabbed Ju-Heon by the collar with one hand and tried to pull his hair with the other.


    Seol-A''s eyes flashed while Julian was thinking this was dangerous.


    ¡®The transformation will be removed if you are injured! Please keep that in mind! Captain-nim!¡¯


    That was what Jaeha had told them!


    ¡®His Dominance will give his identity away if he uses an artifact, it¡¯s dangerous......!¡¯


    The problem was the mysterious artifact this woman was trying to use.


    ¡®What the hell is that artifact?¡¯


    He couldn''t tell very well because it was covered in light, but it seemed to be shaped like an eye. ¡®Is that the Pandora system artifact?¡¯


    She then started to speak.


    ¡°I know that a few of Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s excavation team members have infiltrated here. Show yourselves if you don¡¯t want to see your captain being injured!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    She must have thought that she would be able to prove Seo Ju-Heon''s identity and drag out the other members of his tomb raiding team by doing this.


    "This artifact can send this bastard¡¯s head off.¡±


    As that artifact was about to touch Ju-Heon...


    ¡°Excuse me, Miss Dowsing!¡±


    "What?! What is it?!¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s an emergency call from Pandora¡¯s European branch........!¡±


    "An emergency call?¡±


    ¡°Umm, you are to return immediately.¡±


    ¡°Get lost. Who do you think told me to capture Seo Ju-Heon in the first place?!¡±


    ¡°No, they¡¯re saying that the country is about to go bankrupt.... There is someone they need to find!¡±


    ¡°The country is going bankrupt? What the hell are you talking about?!¡±


    The Monarch of Detection turned around and started to walk away while glaring at Ju-Heon every few steps.


    Ju-Heon was not even paying attention, but...


    Julian saw it.


    Julian saw how the corners of Ju-Heon''s lips were twisted up.


    The Detectors then moved away from TKBM''s excavation teams. All of them started to talk, wondering what the heck just happened.


    ¡°What the hell did they come here for? What¡¯s up with them?¡±


    ¡°Right? Why did they suddenly go back?¡±


    Why else?


    [Weird phenomenon with the world stock index]


    [Exchange rate emergency]


    [Stock price paralysis]


    [Money evaporation at the bank]


    The world was in quite the chaos.


    The stock price was in a state of emergency and the exchange rate jumping up and down was making the different countries suffer.


    The countries that had received the major blow of this weird phenomenon were the US and China.


    ¡°My goodness, what the hell is this...?!¡±


    The Detectors, who were heading back to Pandora, could not close their jaws after reading the related information in the car.


    ¡°We ignored the request of the Monarch of Destitution and......all this happened in just 10 minutes!¡±


    "Request? What did she want?!¡±


    ¡°That... You know how you asked us to attack Seo Ju-Heon''s friends? We were told to cancel that mission... if we don¡¯t, she will do something about it."


    "What? Why didn¡¯t you tell me about that?!¡±


    "Well, we didn''t think something like this was really possible...¡±


    ¡°Ow!¡±


    Just as they were trying to use the opening where Seo Ju-Heon was missing to attack his surroundings...


    What nonsense was this?


    At the same time...


    ¡°The order to withdraw has been given!¡±


    ¡°Ex, excuse me? Are we really withdrawing?¡±


    The US troops who had charged into the hotel room with the farmers who were raising the Herb of Eternal Youth were becoming anxious.


    The Oh Seung Woo group farmers, who were almost in danger of being dragged away by the Pandora soldiers, had cast a defense-type artifact and were gulping inside.


    It was fine that they were working hard to raise the Herb of Eternal Youth today as well, but they had almost fainted because Pandora soldiers suddenly barged in with guns.


    But withdrawing?


    Korea was facing a similar situation at that time.


    "What do you mean withdraw?! Why are we withdrawing?! Seo Ju-Heon won''t be able to do anything if we capture these people!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, just withdraw! I''m dead if we don''t withdraw!¡±


    Both the Chinese Team Red and Pandora soldiers started to grind their teeth. They were withdrawing when they were right outside the Finish line! But they had to do it.


    ¡®The Monarch of Destitution will kill me if we don¡¯t withdraw.¡¯


    She confirmed this before contacting Pandora.


    "Why did you stop us?! We could have dragged Seo Ju-Heon out if I had some more time!¡±


    [Are you sure you didn¡¯t make a mistake?]


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    [Seo Ju-Heon appeared in the English party hall along with Yoo Jaeha.]


    They became anxious.


    ¡°There¡¯s no way...! No, there is no way that could have happened. I''m certain it was Seo Ju-Heon. I can go back and confirm with this Pandora system artifact...!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [No, there is no need to confirm.]


    ¡°!¡±


    The person on the other side of the call seemed to have changed. She flinched in shock.


    "Who the hell are you?!¡±


    [What¡¯s wrong, we were just together until a moment ago.]


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°Is this perhaps Seo Ju-Heon?!"


    Ju-Heon started to laugh and respond through the static noise.


    [Oh, it¡¯s nothing much, I''m just curious about the Pandora system artifact you brought.]


    ¡°!¡±


    [Show it to me.]


    The Monarch of Detection quickly started to speak.


    ¡°Turn the car around! Seo Ju-Heon really was the...!¡±


    [Ah, you don¡¯t need to come back. Just hand it to that thing.]


    ¡°!¡±


    She turned her head to see the rope suddenly pop out and start to move up and down. It must have been hiding under the Monarch of Detection¡¯s skirt.


    [#$&!]


    Give it to me! Give it to me!


    The Monarch of Detection was in disbelief but quickly clenched her bag.


    However...


    Screeeech-


    The driver suddenly slammed on the brakes... And they lost balance.


    The orb-shaped artifact had rolled out of the bag in the process.


    This was the so-called Pandora system artifact.


    The rope, which grabbed it with its head, started to move in joy.


    [$#&*!]


    Thank you. Thank you.


    The rope then almost instantly left through a gap in the window.


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    As the Monarch of Detection and her subordinates tried to chase after it...


    [Oh right, I forgot about something.]


    ¡°!¡±


    She heard the voice in the call she had forgotten about.


    [If you make such bullshit threats ever again, I won¡¯t let you get away with it.]


    ¡°......!¡±


    Was he talking about how she had tried to use his life to lure out his team members?


    [Well, I don¡¯t think there will be a second time though.]


    ¡®What?¡¯


    The car they were in burst into flames and exploded in an instant.

 Chapter 203: It is always darkest underneath the lamp (5)

    Chapter 203: It is always darkest underneath the lamp (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    [You took care of her?]


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide after Julian used the telepathy artifact once again.


    Julian continued to speak.


    [You were concerned about the Pandora system artifact. Didn¡¯t you send the rope to them to take it away?]


    Ju-Heon started to laugh after hearing that part.


    ¡®I knew he would know what I did.¡¯


    Ju-Heon did indeed send a call interference artifact, a bomb artifact, and the rope with those bastards.


    [Well, the rope should come back with it soon.]


    Julian sighed in relief.


    [Huuuuuu, I''m glad nothing much came of it. I guess we somehow ended up getting the Monarch of Destitution''s help. Why did we suddenly get such an obstacle...]


    Julian was relieved that they didn''t have to make it messy and fight against the European troops.


    [No, I don¡¯t think she ended up being a total obstacle.]


    [Hmm?]


    Ju-Heon smiled while looking at the message that popped up.


    [You have received the title of < Hiding your body like a ghost >and learned of the < Stealth > skill.]


    [You have gained the Stealth skill.]


    This was the first skill that had come out since he received the Tomb Restoration and the Artifact Destruction skills.


    Ju-Heon happily opened his skills window to check.


    [Linguistics(F-Rank)]


    - Increases communications with artifacts


    [Training(A-Rank)]


    - A skill to handle artifacts and people


    [Spy(A-Rank)]


    - Information confirmation and Increases Detection ability


    [Tolerance(S-Rank)]


    - Increases Tolerance toward auras


    [Tomb Restoration(A-Rank)]


    - Restores Tombs, increases range, increases Dexterity


    [Dexterity(S-Rank)]


    - Improves pickpocket ability, Increases ability use artifacts and Fit


    [Tomb Destruction(S-Rank)]


    - Destroy tombs as you please, Decreases Affinity


    [Artifact Destruction(SS-Grade)]


    - Destroy artifacts as you please, increases Dominance, decreases Affinity


    Ju-Heon smiled while looking at these skills.


    Linguistics had no chance(?) of going up because he didn¡¯t give a damn about what the artifacts said to him and somehow, the Artifact Destruction, which was his newest skill, was at the highest level, but......


    ¡®Stealth.¡¯


    This was quite interesting.


    Why?


    Getting a new skill was interesting, but most importantly...


    Ju-Heon peeked around. Since this was an above ground tomb, the entire city had turned into a tomb. Ju-Heon read the Toombglyph written on a small house before stealthily putting his hand on the wall.


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°Hey, what are you doing?!¡±


    A shocked Julian called out to Ju-Heon.


    Thankfully the people around them didn''t hear because he shouted quietly, but Julian had been so shocked that he even forgot to use the telepathy artifact.


    [Seo Ju-Heon, what the hell are you doing?! That¡¯s a trap over there!]


    His eyes could see it.


    A trap to cut off Ju-Heon''s hand and neck would activate the moment he touched it.


    Even Seol-A looked toward Ju-Heon with nervousness.


    [Captain-nim!]


    [Seo Ju-Heon!]


    But Ju-Heon ignored the two of them and gently put his hand on the trap.


    Grab!


    As an anxious Julian and Seol-A were about to pull Ju-Heon¡¯s hand away...


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Julian questioned his eyes.


    ¡®What is going on?¡¯


    He was fine.


    Ju-Heon''s hand was fine even though he had placed his hand on the trap.


    This was probably the reason for their reactions.


    [What the hell, how are you fine? How are you still alive?]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s subordinates''s gazes were quite a spectacle as they asked such questions.


    [What did you do?!]


    Julian and Seol-A became flustered as they looked over Ju-Heon¡¯s body.


    [A, are you okay, Captain-nim?]


    Ju-Heon enjoyed the concerns of his subordinates as he lightly chuckled.


    ¡®It is as I expected.¡¯


    That was right.


    Ju-Heon, who had made a dangerous gamble, saw a message pop up in front of his eyes.


    [You used the Stealth skill.]


    [The trap is not being activated because of Stealth.]


    Ju-Heon snickered.


    ¡®I got quite the useful one this time.¡¯


    It would be even easier to loot tombs with this skill.


    Ju-Heon''s gaze then headed toward the TKBM members who were aiming for him.


    ¡°We must get the artifact from this tomb!¡±


    ¡°We will go attack Seo Ju-Heon as soon as we get the artifact!¡±


    Each and every one of them were grinding their teeth in anger toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, see what happens if we catch you. We will cut your head off and hang it on the company roof!¡±


    ¡°Oooooooooooo!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s dangerous smile was quite wicked as he looked toward them.


    ¡°Uuuuuuugh, stop, stoooooop!¡±


    While all of that was going on, Chairman Kwon was screaming because of a terrible pain.


    When had this pain started? It seemed to have started after that bastard Yoo Jaeha had appeared in his treatment room.


    Since then, Chairman Kwon had been struggling with terrible pains that he could not even discuss.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    This was what the doctors had to say about it.


    ¡°I''m sorry. You have Grade 4 hemorrhoids.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?!¡±


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°Uggggggh! My foot, my fooooooot!¡±


    ¡°I''m sorry. You have an extreme case of Athlete¡¯s Foot.¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak! It¡¯s leaking, leaking! Doctor!¡±


    ¡°My goodness. You have Incontinence. Having it at such a young age.......¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! It hurts, it hurts!¡±


    ¡°Oh my, it is kidney stones.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! My skin, my skin!¡±


    ¡°Doctor!!!¡±


    ¡°It is syphilis.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    And currently...


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Another scream shot out of the room.


    The aides turned pale and quickly started to move after hearing the painful scream.


    These company executives would usually curse Seo Ju-Heon and effectively cater to Chairman Kwon¡¯s mood, but it was different now.


    ¡°Chairman, are you okay, sir?! Where does it hurt?¡±


    The aides jumped up and got angry after seeing a secretary get anxious.


    "What are you asking?! You should be able to tell by now! Hurry up and bring it!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Ah, that......then I will get the donut c, cushion......¡±


    ¡°You idiot, not that! Call the female nurses over!¡±


    ¡°He needs ointment, the ointment!¡±


    ¡°You retard, it¡¯s his diaper!¡±


    ¡®None of you are right you dumbasses!¡¯


    Chairman Kwon was in pain and wanted to cuss them all out.


    "Sooooooooob, sob. Over there, my thing...¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Chairman Kwon could not keep talking and just clenched the area between his legs. He was feeling a terrible pain where it felt as if that spot between his legs was being crushed.


    ¡®Damn it, what the hell did you do to me, Yoo Jaeha?!¡¯


    Well, Seo Ju-Heon was probably responsible for it since Yoo Jaeha had done it.


    What he was certain of was the fact that Yoo Jaeha had installed a monstrous artifact in his body.


    That was why he couldn¡¯t help but to grind his teeth.


    ¡®Motherfucker, where the hell did he get such a shitty artifact?!¡¯


    He suspected that it was a curse-type artifact.


    However, it didn''t seem to be a regular curse-type artifact as weird things happened to Chairman Kwon regardless of the time.


    There were times his eyes felt as if they were on fire, times he got sick, and even times he almost died because he could not stop laughing.


    Even his sword between his legs that was standing rock hard thanks to the return to youth artifact was limping down.


    As for right now...


    ¡°Owwwwwwwwww!¡±


    He felt another pain in between his legs.


    Even Chairman Kwon''s artifact started to rampage, as if it was reacting to that pain.


    Grab! Booboboboooooooooom!


    It was his artifact of conquest.


    [#$&#!]


    The items in the room started to break as his artifact rampaged.


    People started to scream once things started to float, as if they were being controlled by psychokinesis.


    ¡°Aaah! Chairman-nim, Chairman-nim!¡±


    ¡°P, please calm down, Chairman-nim!¡±


    Medical equipment, vases, fruits, all sorts of things floating up in the air made his subordinates feel a sense of urgency.


    ¡°Hurry up and c, call the Doctor!¡±


    ¡°No, stop that first! N, no, call the artifact users over! Yang Chen, go get Yang Chen! Vice Captain Yang Chen!¡±


    "Excuse me?! They¡¯re all out on a Tomb Excavation right now! Kyaaaaaa!¡±


    As all the aides stood there without knowing what to do...


    Boom!


    An artifact¡¯s power suddenly shot out.


    The sparkling light created a circle and surrounded the room.


    That made the items floating around all fall to the ground.


    Boom!


    ¡°!¡±


    This power was Newton¡¯s artifact that impacted gravity.


    The subordinates dropped their jaws in shock while looking at the items that were stuck to the floor.


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    ¡°Just who...?!¡±


    They heard an angry voice that seemed to answer their question.


    ¡°This is not the time to be angry, you old bastard!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s eyes opened wide after hearing this familiar voice.


    The person who had come to visit Chairman Kwon was the Monarch of Fate.


    Joshua, the man who had the seer, Nostradamus''s artifact. This man, who stealthily supported numerous countries and businesses from the back, was breathing heavily as if he had run over.


    This young man would usually call his driver for even short distances because he didn¡¯t want to sweat.


    That made this current situation odd, but Chairman Kwon just glared at the Monarch of Fate.


    ¡°What are you talking about? Why are you suddenly here?! What is going on?!¡±


    ¡°Did you know? Seo Ju-Heon snuck into your excavation team!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    This man must have seen something through his dream again.


    ¡°Your excavation team is currently in Europe, right? Seo Ju-Heon is hiding among them!¡±


    Chairman Kwon started to scoff.


    ¡°Do you really think they wouldn¡¯t be able to sniff out that damn rat?¡±


    Chairman Kwon started to boil inside just thinking about Seo Ju-Heon.


    He didn¡¯t know the reason for it. But if he was to make a guess......


    ¡®I saw something weird at that time.¡¯


    Actually, Chairman Kwon had made a personal deal with the Executive Board. That was how he was able to learn the method of instantly raising his Dominance through the system artifact.


    But Chairman Kwon had seen something during that process. He saw Ju-Heon who seemed to be in his thirties.


    ¡®Kill him. Get rid of him before he gets any bigger.¡¯


    ¡®I will promote you to Director if you manage to lure those bastards.¡¯


    ¡®No TKBM employees will have seen or heard about anything that is about to happen. Seo Ju-Heon was never in TKBM to start.¡¯


    He didn''t know the details as he had only seen that one scene. It had felt as if he was seeing a film still of a movie he had never seen before.


    But the way he found Seo Ju-Heon to be so annoying must have meant that they were connected in some way.


    Chairman Kwon soon shook his head.


    ''It¡¯s fake.¡¯


    Even if they were connected in some way, Chairman Kwon only cared about the present.


    The thing he needed to focus on right now was...


    ¡°You¡¯re saying Seo Ju-Heon snuck into my excavation team?¡±


    ¡°Yeah! Even my excavation team is being swept up because you guys can¡¯t find Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°What did you see?!¡±


    ¡°First, both your and my excavation teams were thoroughly destroyed......¡±


    Chairman Kwon slammed his hand on the table after hearing that.


    ¡°Don¡¯t say such ominous things! Even if that bastard is hiding like a rat, we can take care of him in the tomb......uuuuuuugh!¡±


    Chairman Kwon started to twist his body.


    The pain in his groin was just extra. The Monarch of Fate, who had his hands clashed by his stomach, clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Yes, I''m sure it''ll be fine.¡±


    He had already contacted the excavation team just in case.


    But things were definitely not fine.


    ¡°What did you say? What about that bastard Seo Ju-Heon? He¡¯s where?¡±


    ¡°No, we¡¯re saying that Seo Ju-Heon is in your excavation team...


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    ¡°What are those things?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a trap, a trap, sir!¡±


    The tomb entrance was currently full of screams from TKBM and other excavation teams. It was because of the terrible(?) pranks that Ju-Heon was pulling.


    ¡°Fuck, fix the formation!¡±


    But ancient Chinese soldiers seemed to be coming out of every alley.


    The excavation teams foamed at the mouth after seeing the large number of soldiers.


    It was to be expected.


    ¡°Fuck, we didn¡¯t even touch the trap!¡±


    "Who the hell did it?!¡±


    ''¡®Who else?¡¯


    Tap, tap, tap, tap.


    Ju-Heon was activating trap after trap with ghost-like movements.


    Of course, it wasn''t difficult to find the traps. This was child¡¯s play once he used his experience and knowledge from going into numerous tombs.


    Click!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Julian and Seol-A truly prayed for their happiness in the afterlife after hearing their screams.


    ¡®I now understand why he said to pretend like we are injured and stay in the rear. This damn thug.¡¯


    Julian had instantly realized Ju-Heon¡¯s plan.


    ¡®The trap path is the shortest path to our destination for sure.¡¯


    All tombs were set up so that the most dangerous routes were the closest to the artifact.


    Using the safe path would make it difficult to find the artifact and also take too much time. Some paths would take over a year to get to the end.


    That was why excavation teams usually chose the short paths even though they knew these paths were full of traps.


    They could just use the baits they dragged into the tomb to deal with the traps!


    But what had happened?


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaahh! The bait, throw the baits!¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re out of baits!¡±


    "What did you say?!¡±


    ¡°I believe all of the traps have been activated!¡±


    ¡°Why did they activate?! Aaaaaah!¡±


    That was right. This was all Ju-Heon''s doing.


    The rope had stealthily returned with that Pandora system artifact or whatever and given it to Julian.


    It was fine that he was analyzing the artifact without other people knowing about it, but his damn Captain seemed to have started acting like a total thug while he wasn¡¯t looking.


    Was he planning on lowering the number of people as much as possible since they would get to the central region of the tomb soon?


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    He didn''t seem to like what these bastards did by using human bait that he had already sent those people off elsewhere.


    It was because Ju-Heon knew how these bastards abducted those people to be bait.


    ¡®Clear the tombs with your own strength if you want the artifact, you bastards.¡¯


    He then urgently shouted in the middle of the chaos.


    ¡°Captain-nim! The exit seems to be this way!¡±


    Their faces lit up after seeing Ju-Heon easily cross a bridge.


    ¡°Yes, over there is the path without a trap!¡±


    But the moment they got onto the bridge...


    "Ahhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    The trap activated and Ju-Heon started to shout.


    ¡°I''m sorry sir! It must have been a trap! I was okay but why...?¡±


    ¡°Hey you son of a biiiiiiiiiiiitch!¡±


    Although Ju-Heon was apologizing, Julian saw it. He saw Ju-Heon''s smile that seemed to be saying that things were going according to the plan.


    ¡®This devil-like bastard.¡¯


    But Ju-Heon didn''t care and just walked over to Julian and Seol-A as he started to speak.


    ¡°I succeeded in holding these bastards back. We will head to the central region before these lowlifes chase after us.¡±


    Ju-Heon brushed his hair up before taking off the horn-rimmed glasses.


    His sparkling eyes were as savage as those of a Crow.

 Chapter 204: Grovel at my feet (1)

    Chapter 204: Grovel at my feet (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°I succeeded in holding these bastards back. We will head to the central region before these lowlifes chase after us.¡±


    Ju-Heon brushed his hair up before taking off the horn-rimmed glasses.


    His sparkling eyes were as savage as those of a Crow.


    It could be described as the gaze of a wild beast aiming for its prey. Julian and Seol-A flinched after seeing this gaze.


    It wasn¡¯t because of a bad reason.


    ¡®Captain-nim.¡¯


    His gaze right now had overlapped with his old appearance. It reminded them of Ju-Heon when he was their leader in the past.


    His body was rotting away from illnesses, but Ju-Heon had defeated monopolizers with his charisma.


    Ju-Heon had been so sick that his skin almost looked rotten. The venomous aura his corpse-like face gave off had been so vicious.


    Anyway, he had an indescribable charisma about him. Compared to back then, the current Ju-Heon looked quite fresh and cute.


    His smooth appearance must have made them subconsciously think that he was meek compared to back then.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡®I didn¡¯t think there was a reason for me to follow him.¡¯


    There was no reason that Julian, who was ranked third among talented artifact users, should work for Ju-Heon.


    But he was wrong.


    ¡®You truly are our leader.¡¯


    This familiar sensation made both Julian and Seol-A''s hearts start to beat wildly. It felt as if even they were returning to the past.


    They liked this feeling.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°What are you doing? Hurry up. I can''t watch the artifact fall into those terrible bastards¡¯ hands. I won¡¯t forgive them.¡±


    Julian was full of admiration after hearing that.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon......!¡¯


    It was to be expected.


    ¡®This thug who only looted artifacts for his own benefit in the past.......!¡¯


    He grabbed Ju-Heon''s shoulder in awe.


    ¡°I''m relieved. You''ve changed. Fine. Let¡¯s keep working together. Let¡¯s aim toward World Peace together this time......¡±


    ¡°What bullshit are you talking about?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Those sons of bitches. How dare they aim for something that will belong to me.¡±


    Ju-Heon instantly disappeared as soon as he said that.


    And...


    Bang! Bababang!


    ¡°Ahhh! Save me!¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s a trap here too! Fuck!¡±


    Julian''s face looked full of despair.


    ¡®Yes. There''s no way a person could change that easily.¡¯


    Actually he probably did change.


    For example, he could have become more docile... Which would have made him a bit nicer...


    ¡°Damn it. Who stole my artifact?!¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! Who touched my boob?!¡±


    ¡°Who stole my underwear?! Who did it?!¡±


    ¡®Became nicer my ass.¡¯


    ¡°What the hell is that punk stealing?!¡±


    Julian turned his head with eyes that looked ready to shoot lasers and saw Ju-Heon running wild.


    But it only lasted for a moment until he was caught by someone.


    ¡°Hey! You! You''ve been suspicious since earlier, where do you think you are trying to go on your own?¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo had appeared.


    He was one of the few people who had been suspicious of Ju-Heon since earlier.


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡®Things are getting complicated.¡¯


    The people who had caught Ju-Heon were the elite team leaders of the 12 excavation teams, with whom Ju-Heon had a lot of beef in the past.


    ¡®They¡¯re all Experts who could become Monarchs.¡¯


    They would not be easy to handle.


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t pay much attention to it even though he was being held by the collar.


    Why?


    ¡°What is that in your hand?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo almost foamed at the mouth while looking at his hand.


    It could not be helped as there was a warm pink bra in his hand. There were all sorts of underwear poking out of his bag as well.........!


    Ju-Heon started to snicker while looking at it.


    ¡°You have some interesting hobbies, sir.¡±


    Naturally, Yoon Shi Woo and the other captains with him could not help but turn pale.


    "Wait......w, what is this?!¡±


    A woman who was feeling her chest that felt as if something was missing looked around for a bit before starting to scream.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! Team leader-nim!¡±


    "W, what are you all holding?!¡±


    ¡°What? W, wait, this is!¡±


    The flustered Yoon Shi Woo and the team leaders all glared at Ju-Heon, but Ju-Heon just mischievously smiled.


    ¡°Ah, no wonder. I was wondering what you sirs were talking about earlier when you said there was a great artifact to use inside the tomb.¡±


    ¡°W, what? Hey! When did we?!¡±


    ¡°The tomb is sealed and the traps make it so that the female employees cannot run away... Is that right?¡±


    ¡°No...that¡¯s not it!¡±


    The women didn''t care for what he had to say as they started to glare.


    ¡°Wow, that¡¯s crazy. I should have realized it from the sexual harassment in the office!¡±


    ¡°We can''t let him get away with this. Let¡¯s inform the Vice Captain-nim and drag him down right now!¡±


    ¡°Hey, hey! Shut the hell up! You stupid bitches! It¡¯s this bastard, this bastard is Seo Ju-H...!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon had instantly disappeared.


    Yoon Shi Woo and the members of his team started to scream at the same time.


    It was because the teams that were against them had pointed their weapons toward Yoon Shi Woo and his faction.


    Bang, babababang!


    Of course, Julian was just shaking his head at Ju-Heon who had managed to slip out of there.


    ¡°Hey, what the hell are you going around stealing?¡±


    ¡°What did I do?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re a bad person, but still, women¡¯s underwear...?!¡±


    ¡°I didn''t steal those.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    The screams coming from all around proved that he was telling the truth.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! Who did it?!¡±


    Just who could it be?


    [Kakakakakaka! Money, money!]


    The worm was the one that was going around stealing the underwear with excitement.


    This bastard was able to swipe anything that was related to wealth.


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    But Julian found this to be odd.


    ¡®This bastard that doesn¡¯t take anything other than money, gold, or jewels is stealing underwear?¡¯


    Ju-Heon said something as if he was reading Julian''s mind.


    ¡°100 million won per piece. I told him I would pay him if he stole those things.¡±


    Julian was in disbelief.


    "Are you really going to pay up?¡±


    ¡°Are you crazy?¡±


    The worm, who probably had no idea about this, just continued to steal underwear with joy.


    On the other hand, it didn''t seem to be able to abduct its fellow artifacts.


    ¡®It¡¯s still useful.¡¯


    The worm would probably sell its fellow artifact off if Ju-Heon offered about 300 million won.


    But as they were about to start moving...


    Poke poke.


    There was something poking at Ju-Heon¡¯s leg.


    ¡®!¡¯


    It was the rope.


    The rope¡¯s eyes were sparkling as it looked up at Ju-Heon.


    [$#&$!]


    I brought something too! I brought it!


    The rope seemed envious at the fact that the worm had received an order from Ju-Heon, making it imitate the worm like this.


    The proof was the panties the rope was holding.


    [$#&!]


    Praise me too, praise me!


    The rope¡¯s eyes were sparkling and it seemed to be waiting for Ju-Heon''s praise.


    But both Julian and Ju-Heon instantly started to frown.


    It made sense since......


    ¡°I don¡¯t need men¡¯s underwear.¡±


    It was rare for the two of them to agree on something.


    At the same time...


    ¡°What the, isn¡¯t that the Monarch of Pushoverness?¡±


    "What does he need from here?¡±


    "Why else would he be here? He¡¯s probably here to be someone¡¯s servant.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s hands were shaking.


    It was fine that he came to a party for the wealthy at Ju-Heon¡¯s order. This was the United Nations Antiquities Fair that was being built in Russia. The C-R Alliance had invited Pandora, saying they wanted to exchange knowledge.


    Well, that¡¯s what they called it, but it was more of a ''let¡¯s see how far your skills have developed'' as they scope out the competition.


    It was fine that Yoo Jaeha had followed Ju-Heon''s proxy, President Edward, to come here, but...


    ¡®Wow, the atmosphere is so tense in here. There are royalties and people I¡¯ve only seen on TV and newspapers.¡¯


    This was a place where artifacts, industrial items created by artifacts, and artifact byproducts were traded. There was only one thing Ju-Heon had ordered him to do.


    ¡®Yoo Jaeha. There''s an artifact I need you to swipe from there.¡¯


    He had come here because of that order, but......


    [Yoo Jaeha has risen to the position of Monarch of Pushoverness.]


    [Monarch of Pushoverness. New monarch to fill the place of the deceased Monarch of Burglary.]


    [Pandora: ¡°The system artifact has decided this.¡±]


    ¡®What the hell is this?!¡¯


    Things had changed for him while his Captain and the others were in the tomb.


    ¡®Damn it, the Monarch of Pushoverness?!¡¯


    That was right. He seemed to have been raised to the Monarch-Grade after making the official restorers eat shit, launching a sneak attack on Chairman Kwon, and doing all sorts of odd things.


    Either way, he was now ¡®a person with the destructive force and influence equivalent to a World War.¡¯


    He was thankful to be on that list.


    It was cool. It made him seem awesome! There was also the prophecy about how people in the Monarch-Grade would end up receiving special artifacts!


    However...


    ¡°My goodness, what kind of abilities would someone called the Monarch of Pushoverness have?¡±


    ¡°The power to be a pushover?¡±


    ¡°The power to be a doormat?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was screaming internally.


    ¡®Why did they have to put such a shitty title out of all things?!¡¯


    These people were sneering at him in English since he was Asian, but he was an Ivy League graduate. Yoo Jaeha had no trouble understanding their English.


    He looked ready to breathe fire out of his mouth.


    ¡®I''m going to destroy that system artifact or whatever!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha started to grind his teeth.


    The Captain-nim and Seol-A had been making fun of him for being an Expert Pushover for a while.


    It was okay right now since they were inside a tomb and disconnected from the outside world right now. He was certain they would make fun of him for at least a month if they found out that he really became the Monarch of Pushoverness.


    They might even make fun of him forever.


    ¡®Fuck, what do I do? Is there no way to change this before the Captain-nim comes out of the tomb?!¡¯


    Well, whatever.


    The Monarch of Pushoverness was annoying, but there was a bigger concern right now.


    [Artifact users are being hunted?]


    [Who is responsible?]


    [Is the Anti Terrorist NGO responsible for this?]


    [Is it the work of talented Expert-Grade users who want to move up?]


    [Is the Russian International Artifact Fair going to be dangerous?]


    Yoo Jaeha was quite concerned about these articles.


    But at that moment...


    [#$&#!]


    Aaaaaaaaaahng, aaaaaaaaahng. Over here, over here.


    ¡°Mm, mmph!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha almost suffocated because of a pair of panties that suddenly covered his face.


    [#$&#$!]


    Aaaaaaaaaahng, young man. The artifact the sir is looking for is here.


    It was Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo''s artifacts that Ju-Heon had sent flying.


    [#&$!]


    Please hurry up and get the item before restoring us!


    Aaaaaaaaaahng, aaaaaaaaahng.


    ¡°Mmmmmmmmmph, let guo of me you bwiitch!¡±


    People inside the auction house started to talk after seeing Yoo Jaeha being dragged away by a pair of panties.


    ¡°My goodness, panties?¡±


    The fact that Ong-Nyeo''s artifact was following Yoo Jaeha as well was enough to make people scream.


    [#&$*#!]


    We need to hurry up and make the sir happy! We need to!


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaaaaaa! What is this?!¡±


    ¡°How can there be such a frivolous artifact?¡±


    ¡°What kind of Monarch is this?¡±


    ¡°Is he really a Monarch?¡±


    As Yoo Jaeha''s image was falling... There were people who started to scoff at Jaeha.


    ¡°Oh, that damn Monarch of Pushoverness. He showed up here?¡±


    There were some people observing Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°That shit made us look bad last time.¡±


    "We got him now.¡±


    They were the official restorers and official appraisers.


    The restorers were shamed in the White House. The appraisers ate shit because of Yoo Jaeha''s work during the plane incident.


    "We can probably bury the Monarch of Plunder with him if we find a way to bury him.¡±


    ¡°That bastard should also have Seo Ju-Heon''s artifacts on him since he is Seo Ju-Heon''s restorer.¡±


    They started to smile wickedly.


    Clang, clang!


    As all of that was going on, it was quite a difficult path to get the central region of the tomb for the others.


    Well, not Ju-Heon''s group but TKBM and the other teams that had gotten the Excavation Rights.


    ¡°Fuck! Why are you acting like this?! Snap out of it!¡±


    They were struggling earlier because of traps. Now, people who were fine just moments ago were starting to become unconscious one by one.


    ¡°I''m certain. Seo Ju-Heon is in here!¡±


    ¡°What? He really was here? Holy shit!¡±


    They finally understood the severity of their situation.


    They had not believed it at first, but it seemed to be getting clearer and clearer as they got closer to the central region of the tomb.


    ¡®I¡¯m certain. This is the Dominance of a Monarch.¡¯


    A Monarch¡¯s Dominance that had definitely not been here earlier was starting to be felt.


    Yoon Shi Woo pounded his chest in anger and started to swear as people chatted.


    ¡°I told you that that bastard from earlier was Seo Ju-Heon! You retards!¡±


    ¡°Fuck...... it really is that bastard?¡±


    They were looking at a tower that was standing at the center of the city area.


    They called it the Tower of Pride.


    In this city area where the Tomb Appearance took place...


    This tower in the center of the city was where the artifacts were located.


    It seemed to be at least 50-stories tall. It was an extremely luxurious and elegant tower.


    Of course, they still didn''t know what artifact was in there, but...


    ¡°What I know for sure is that Seo Ju-Heon must have headed that way!¡±


    ¡°We can¡¯t fall behind! Chase after him!¡±


    As they expected, Ju-Heon''s group was already inside the tower.


    ¡®It did change a bit compared to the past.¡¯


    Ju-Heon kept his guard up while climbing this beautiful and radiant tower. That was why his Dominance had naturally started to flow out.


    Julian started to speak.


    ¡°It looks like this tomb was a collaboration between multiple artifacts, similar to the Valley of the Kings.¡±


    There were going to be multiple artifacts here.


    ¡®That¡¯s not weird since it is one of the Great Tombs.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Watch out!¡±


    Julian shouted while Ju-Heon and Seol-A blocked the bullets heading toward them with artifacts.


    However...


    [The artifact is being destroyed after receiving significant damage.]


    The defense-type artifact was destroyed as easily as if it was tofu.


    There was an overwhelming aura. The aura seemed quite strong.


    Finally, an army appeared in front of them.


    Clang. Clang.


    The army looked like modern European troops.


    Someone who was giving off an overbearing aura then appeared from within the soldiers.


    [Listen, my soldiers. Listen, puny humans.]


    The person who had appeared on a horse started to speak.


    [Kill everyone who is taller than me.]


    It was an extremely famous person.

 Chapter 205: Grovel at my feet (2)

    Chapter 205: Grovel at my feet (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    [Kill everyone who is taller than me.]


    It was an extremely famous person.


    It was someone who would show up in any textbook if searched from the French Revolution and on.


    Anybody who knew about World History would know about this bastard.


    That was why Julian started to speak.


    "D, did he just talk about height?¡±


    ¡°I, I think so?¡±


    ¡°Then maybe.........¡±


    That was right.


    Inside this Tower of Pride... The person that had appeared on the first floor was none other than..........


    ¡°Napoleon?¡±


    Julian started to mumble.


    All three of them seemed shocked.


    Why were they so shocked?


    ¡®This is different from what I remember.¡¯


    Napoleon had not appeared in the Tomb of Pride in the past.


    Napoleon had risen to the position of Emperor during the French Revolution Era.


    He was a conqueror who was said to be a genius at military strategy and politics. He achieved quite a lot of things before causing significant influence throughout all of Europe.


    However, this was Napoleon who was reborn as an artifact.


    That was the reason nobody was able to recognize him at first glance.


    They could only make a hypothesis.


    Ju-Heon asked Julian a question.


    ¡°Is it really Napoleon?¡±


    Julian nodded his head instead of responding.


    Part of it was thanks to Zhuge Kongming''s artifact, but even without analyzing it...


    ¡®There¡¯s only one general famous enough to appear in one of the 7 Great Tombs while being short.¡¯


    Of course, the real Napoleon was of average height compared to Europeans of the time.


    There were rumors that the claim that he was short came from the fact that his height was compared to modern-day heights and that Europeans did it to cut down his character.


    ¡®But it¡¯s not weird for him to look like this since this is an artifact.¡¯


    Artifacts were reborn based on people¡¯s thoughts.


    ¡®But why did it have to be reborn as a prideful version?¡¯


    It was somewhat understandable.


    Even Beethoven, who had supported Napoleon, supposedly claimed, ¡®So he is no more than a common mortal!¡¯ as he threw the sheet music for the < Sinfonia Eroica >.


    It was natural that Napoleon would show up as the symbol of arrogance and pride as he had made himself emperor.


    But that was not important right now.


    [I will repeat myself. Benighted humans.]


    His voice was overbearing.


    He then glared down at Ju-Heon''s group with an extremely sharp gaze.


    [I said to kill all bastards who are taller than me!]


    A vicious aura started to fly toward them as soon as he said that.


    ¡°!¡±


    It seemed like a wind sickle.


    A shapeless blade that was cutting through the air was aiming for Ju-Heon''s group''s heads.


    Slaaaaaaaaaaaash!


    ¡°Watch out!¡±


    Julian shouted while some balls of fire appeared in front of Ju-Heon and Seol-A.


    Crack!


    A green barrier appeared in front of Ju-Heon and Seol-A along with the fireballs.


    This was the shield artifact, Athena¡¯s Aegis!


    It''s specialty was a strong defense along with Medusa¡¯s head at the center of the shield, however...!


    Crack!


    The barrier was destroyed.


    ¡°!!¡±


    It was to be expected.


    [It is merely an S-Grade artifact. It is only an imitation of a Divine-Grade artifact.]


    Napoleon looked down at Ju-Heon as if he found this to be ridiculous.


    That wasn''t all.


    [Nothing is impossible for this Emperor.]


    The message windows quickly warned him as soon as Napoleon said that.


    [The morale and strength of Napoleon''s army is increasing.]


    [Napoleon''s Code of Law is being activated.]


    [Napoleon¡¯s quotes are showing their powers.]


    All three of them must have sensed serious danger as they had activated their artifacts at the same time.


    It was almost done out of reflex.


    [#$&#!]


    [#$&!]


    [#$&#$!]


    The artifact¡¯s they had activated were the thunders of Indra, the ghosts of Bi Hyung, and the sandstorms of Set.


    Each of their artifacts started to fight against Napoleon''s aura.


    [This shitty bastard!]


    [He¡¯s very unpleasant!]


    Bababababaaaaang!


    Craaaaaaaaaaaackle!


    However, Napoleon¡¯s army was known to have at least 600,000 people.


    Only a couple thousand were called out right now, but that was enough to overwhelm just three people.


    But Julian didn''t seem to care much about it.


    ¡°Two of us is enough to take all of them down.¡±


    Indra¡¯s artifact and Set''s artifact together were enough to defend against them.


    But there was more.


    [This Emperor has already said it. All bastards taller than this Emperor must die!]


    A vicious aura struck out toward them once again.


    [Napoleon''s curse is spreading throughout the entire tower.]


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue after seeing that message.


    He had realized something after blocking Napoleon''s attack with Aegis last time.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way to dodge this. I guess I have no choice.¡¯


    Ju-Heon activated an artifact.


    This was the Pharaoh¡¯s artifact he had earned last time!


    A bright light surrounded his body as soon as he activated the artifact.


    Flash!


    [The Pharaoh''s curse has descended.]


    [Your body is shrinking after receiving the Pharaoh''s curse.]


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s view instantly changed.


    He had been forcibly warped elsewhere on the tower.


    He quickly figured out that he was now much higher on the 30th floor.


    Ju-Heon, Julian, and Seol-A''s body then ended up shrinking.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    Their age had changed similar to how Yoo Jaeha, Irene, and Seol-A had turned old or young after being cursed in the Pharaoh''s tomb.


    He had adapted to the situation and made them all shorter than Napoleon!


    They were now all shorter than 150cm. They looked like elementary students now.


    A bright light surrounded the entire tower again as soon as they changed to these kids.


    [Napoleon''s curse has descended.]


    Flash!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    It looked as if they would not die as they became small at the perfect time.


    The curse passed through once more before Seol-A got up.


    ¡°C, Captain-nim!¡±


    A short Seol-A was squirming inside her now too big clothes as she urgently started to look for Ju-Heon.


    "Captain-nim, are you o.........¡±


    But Seol-A almost screamed while looking at Ju-Heon who was squirming next to her.


    "C, Captain-nim?¡±


    "What is it?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown but the young Ju-Heon was crazily cute in Seol-A¡¯s eyes.


    Of course, Seol-A, who looked like a child model, was the prettiest of the three, but that wasn''t important.


    ¡®I, I want to take a picture. I probably can¡¯t, right?¡¯


    She almost lost her rationality at this situation she had never faced before.


    Seol-A had never seen Ju-Heon as a child, even in pictures.


    But this precious sight that would probably never come around again was seen by her and not Irene!


    Seol-A, who was happiest about that fact above all else, was feeling obsessed with the fact that she wanted to tightly hug Ju-Heon before she snapped out of it.


    ¡®Oops, this is a tomb.¡¯


    Seol-A quickly started to focus so that she could protect Ju-Heon.


    She could feel Napoleon''s army coming up from the bottom.


    Seol-A became completely alert after feeling their vicious auras.


    ¡®I will protect the Captain-nim.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°We¡¯re returning to normal! Seol-A! Make sure to cover up properly!¡±


    ¡°Huh? Yes, yes sir! Kyaaaaa!¡±


    All of them returned to normal at that moment.


    Seol-A was unable to grab her clothes properly as she returned to normal.


    Julian probably found Seo-A¡¯s naked curves to be too thrilling as he covered his eyes and started to speak.


    "We need to hurry. The same curse will come again!¡±


    Julian prepared to attack while Ju-Heon peeked at Anubis''s Ankh.


    He believed in an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.


    He would use an item to fight another item.


    It might be best to deal with an army summoned by an artifact with Anubis''s Army of the Dead.


    Julian looked at Ju-Heon, who was looking at Anubis''s Ankh, with concern.


    "Are you thinking about using that right now? Will you be able to handle the risk?¡±


    He was being ignored as a black doggie right now, but...


    Anubis''s artifact was still a Divine-Grade artifact.


    The risk was one thing but it also took a lot of stamina to call forth its army.


    They weren''t even at the top of this tower yet.


    ¡®It''s bad if he wastes his stamina here.¡¯


    Ju-Heon just nonchalantly responded.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. It should be fine based on the numbers we saw down ther..........¡±


    He was trying to say it should be okay.


    Until the enemies arrived that is.


    [Ooowooooooooo! Where is Seo Ju-Heon?!]


    [Capture Seo Ju-Heon!]


    ¡°...............?!¡±


    In addition to Napoleon''s army, ancient Chinese soldiers had shown up as well.


    That wasn''t all.


    [Is it here?! Is this where Seo Ju-Heon, that bastard who caused a rampage in our Valley of the Kings, is this where he is?!]


    They were followed by the Egyptian army! Ju-Heon looked out of it after seeing the numbers suddenly increase.


    This was a bit overwhelming.


    ¡®Damn it. What the fuck is up with this tomb?¡¯


    Artifacts usually tried to gather with others within their cultural heritage to create a tomb.


    Why were all these artifacts from different cultures gathered together in one tomb?


    In fact, these artifacts started to fight against each other.


    [Our General was the first to find Seo Ju-Heon!]


    [Shut up, all that matters is who kills him first!]


    [Shut up, you inferior dogs!]


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter.


    It was obviously the Supreme Leader¡¯s orders. It made sense that they would come to capture Ju-Heon who was infamous in the artifact world, but......


    ¡®There are too many.¡¯


    The number of soldiers gathered here were probably in the tens of thousands, no the hundreds of thousands.


    That meant...


    ¡®I''m 100% going to faint if I call forth enough of Anubis''s Army of the Dead to match their numbers.¡¯


    But it wasn¡¯t like he had a boss artifact that was strong enough to take them down.


    Ju-Heon started to frown while speaking almost as if he was sighing.


    ¡°I guess I have no choice.¡±


    Julian and Seol-A were shocked after hearing that.


    "Are you......¡±


    ¡°Yes. Prepare yourselves.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to glare at the enemies with a vicious gaze.


    That meant that he was getting ready for battle.


    Julian and Seol-A tensed up as well.


    And at that moment!


    ¡°I will give the bastard who catches me first the chance to take my head!¡±


    ¡°............?!¡±


    His shout made the armies of different cultures flash their eyes.


    Even Napoleon started to smile as if he was interested.


    But at that moment...


    [Ohhhhhhhh! I like the spirit of this bastard!]


    It was someone who was dressed in Ancient Qin dynasty attire.


    It was Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu during the Chu¨CHan Contention period!


    Hundreds of thousands of soldiers started to charge toward Ju-Heon at that moment.


    [#&$&#!]


    [#$$&#!]


    There were too many of them!


    Julian and Seol-A gasped while looking at the number of soldiers charging toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Hey Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    They wondered what was giving Ju-Heon the courage to provoke them, but they were even shocked at what Ju-Heon did next.


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon suddenly jumped out the window!


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    A completely pale Seol-A and Julian rushed over toward the window.


    ¡°Hey! Are you crazy?! This is thirty-stories up!¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon was holding onto the rope as he fell to the ground, almost as if he was bungee jumping.


    Where Ju-Heon ended up was by TKBM and the other excavation teams that were arguing with each other outside the tower!


    All of their eyes opened wide at Ju-Heon''s sudden appearance.


    "W, what?! Isn¡¯t that Seo Ju-Heon?!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled and walked over to them.


    ¡°Weren¡¯t you looking for me?¡±


    ¡°Ho, is this guy retarded? He walked over to us with his own two feet!¡±


    ¡°He thinks he can take us on by himself?¡±


    They grabbed the shameless Ju-Heon by the collar and pointed an artifact gun to his head.


    "We got you now. You bastard, I''m going to blow your head off.¡±


    ¡°Oh, you''re going to kill me?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, you son of a bitch! If I think about everything you did to our TKBM...!¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Umm, umm, team leader-nim.¡±


    ¡°What is it?! I''m busy!¡±


    ¡°Umm......b, behind him.¡±


    ¡°Behind him? What about .........huh?¡±


    Their faces turned pale after looking behind Ju-Heon.


    It was because they saw what seemed like a horde of black ants............


    [I''m going to catch that bastard first!]


    [Get him! Get Seo Ju-Heon!]


    The French army, ancient Chinese army, and the Egyptian army.


    These three extremely strong armies were headed toward the excavation teams while chasing after Ju-Heon!


    The excavation teams dropped their jaws in shock after looking at this sight.


    ¡°H, holy crap.¡±


    ¡®What the fuck did this bastard drag with him?!¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Good luck.¡±


    ¡®What do you mean good luck?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon just pushed the person and disappeared.


    He had used his Stealth skill! The armies that had chased after Ju-Heon ended up entangling with the excavation teams.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    All of it had happened in an instant.


    There were shouts and the sounds of weapons clashing against one another.


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Aaah! Who are these bastards?!¡±


    ¡°Where is Seo Ju-Heon?!¡±


    That was what the armies wanted to ask as well.


    [Find Seo Ju-Heon!]


    [Fuck, we can''t see him sir!]


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    [No, YOU hid him!]


    [No! These humans must have hid him!]


    That made the artifact armies target TKBM and the other excavation teams.


    And...


    [Hand over Seo Ju-Heon!]


    ¡°H, hold on......!¡±


    That place ended up in pandemonium.


    ¡°Uuuugh, uuuuuuuuugh!¡±


    The excavation teams were instantly stomped on by the armies.


    Ju-Heon, who was returning to his original spot while still using his Stealth skill, started to smile.


    "Thanks for taking care of the trash mob.¡±


    He truly was the devil.

 Chapter 206: Grovel at my feet (3)

    Chapter 206: Grovel at my feet (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon, who had gone around gathering the aggro to take care of the trash mob, had returned to his original spot.


    He had to hear some terrible things once he returned to his subordinates.


    ¡°Hey, you damn Devil King!¡±


    Julian was looking at Ju-Heon with a disgusted expression.


    ¡°You should just change your title to the Monarch of Evil!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to pout after hearing Julian¡¯s nagging.


    ¡°What the hell did I do? Should I have included you as well?¡±


    ¡®What do you mean ''included me''?!¡¯


    A frustrated Julian could only pound his chest.


    ¡°Hey! Even if you have the rope, jumping out at this height... ah, whatever! Wait, that...... Try disappearing again.¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    ¡°I told you to disappear! There¡¯s something I need to confirm!¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Ju-Heon immediately used his Stealth skill. He then disappeared even without holding an artifact.


    Julian gasped after seeing this.


    He had been thinking that it was amazing that he kept disappearing even without using an invisibility artifact.


    ¡®Is this the power of the Crow he mentioned last time?¡¯


    The dark purple aura in the shape of a Crow that was surrounding Ju-Heon...


    Divine-Grade.


    No, it was probably not enough to label it an Evil Divine-Grade artifact.


    That was how dangerous it was. It was something that even Monarchs would find difficult to handle.


    That was the reason Julian gulped.


    ¡®How is he fine while having something like that stuck to his body?¡¯


    Julian had checked something with Zhuge Kongming''s artifact because he was concerned that this aura would be dangerous to Ju-Heon.


    He started to frown.


    ¡®The reason he''s so focused on artifacts might be because of this Crow''s artifact¡¯s risk.¡¯


    Julian started to look at Ju-Heon with a serious expression.


    However...


    ¡°Haha, look at this. The Stealth skill is totally a jackpot. I swiped some artifacts on my way back.¡±


    ¡®............No. It¡¯s just that this bastard is a damn artifactphile with no chances of recovery. Well, I''m sure it¡¯ll be fine.¡¯


    The Crow''s aura was extremely chaotic, but he could tell that it was chaotic because it was telling him not to mess with Ju-Heon.


    Once Julian finished confirming this...


    ¡°Anyway, where¡¯s Napoleon?¡±


    "That bastard disappeared after you gathered the mob.¡±


    Ju-Heon turned wary after hearing that.


    ¡°I''m sure he didn¡¯t get far. Keep Kongming''s artifact activated.¡±


    ¡°I know.¡±


    The three of them became extremely tense.


    They had gone through all sorts of dangerous tombs with each other.


    They were all strong enough to clear most tombs on their own without Ju-Heon covering them.


    But still...


    ¡®This is one of the 7 Great Tombs.¡¯


    They could be dead in an instant if they put their guard down.


    In addition, they could feel that there were more than just one or two artifacts here.


    It felt as if the most prideful bastards throughout the world were gathered here.


    ¡®And the first of them was Napoleon.¡¯


    The person who had shown up last time was King Louis XIV, the Sun King.


    The difficulty had gone up significantly compared to last time.


    ¡®I feel like I sense a Divine-Grade aura coming from the top.¡¯


    It happened at that moment.


    Boom!


    [Napoleon''s aura is descending on the battlefield.]


    [Napoleon''s aura is descending on the battlefield.]


    Ju-Heon immediately looked up at the ceiling.


    Napoleon, the arrogant Emperor on his horse, had appeared again.


    [Grovel. You uncivilized thief.]


    An overbearing aura descended once he said that.


    [Soldiers following the orders of this general are being summoned.]


    [Soldiers following the orders of this general are being summoned.]


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    [Warning. Napoleon¡¯s curse will happen again in 5 minutes.]


    ¡®Tsk, is it that curse on the tall people again?¡¯


    He had dodged the curse last time with the Pharaoh¡¯s artifact, but he couldn¡¯t keep turning small while having to deal with the risk.


    Napoleon started to observe Ju-Heon while Ju-Heon was thinking about what to do.


    [I''ve heard a lot about you. The bounty on your head is quite high.]


    Ju-Heon scoffed at that comment.


    ¡®There¡¯s a bounty on my head even among the artifact bastards?¡¯


    Napoleon started to smile at Ju-Heon.


    [To be honest with you, I''m not interested in the bounty but I heard that you managed to make Divine-Grade artifacts submit to you. That was why I became interested in you. Of course, you could only do that because those were all useless Divine-Grade artifacts.]


    The Divine-Grade artifacts Ju-Heon had on him started to shake in anger.


    But this bastard¡¯s arrogant attitude was understandable.


    Why?


    ¡®Similar to how Divine-Grade artifacts have a hierarchy, the S-Grade artifacts have one as well.¡¯


    The artifacts created from people who were seen as transcending human limits and having superhuman strength through idolization, heroization would be able to have powers at the level of deified artifacts at the Divine-Grade.


    That was why an artifact at Napoleon''s level would be strong enough to consider itself as a Divine-Grade artifact.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    Napoleon started to laugh triumphantly.


    [Your petty tricks will not work against this Emperor.]


    That might actually be true.


    ¡®Napoleon''s artifact was quite the headache in the past as well.¡¯


    His ability, the < Napoleonic Code >, was known as one of the three major Codes of Law in the world along with his Code of Hammurabi.


    It was quite annoying.


    ¡®It has a special ability that would make even Divine-Grade stop working for a moment.¡¯


    And...


    [Warning. Napoleon''s curse is right in front of your nose.]


    [The curse will strike in 4 minutes.]


    That''s right, it was this curse.


    ¡®I need to do something about this curse first.¡¯


    He needed to make Napoleon weaker in order to do that.


    Ju-Heon debated what to do for a moment.


    How could he make Napoleon weaker?


    [Napoleon¡¯s curse will happen again in 2 minutes.]


    Ju-Heon became desperate.


    Ju-Heon seemed to have come up with an idea as he started to smirk.


    ¡°Hey artifact, let me ask you a question.¡±


    His disrespectful demeanor made Napoleon''s subordinates glare in anger.


    [You rude human! How dare you speak that way to his majesty!]


    ¡°Shut up. Just answer my question.¡±


    [That bastard!]


    Napoleon stopped his subordinates who wanted to go and kill Ju-Heon.


    [Human, speak. I will grant you this request before you die.]


    Napoleon was quite interested in Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon pointed at this monstrous tower and asked to confirm his hypothesis after hearing Napoleon accept his request.


    "This tomb. There are at least three or more different cultures mixed in here. What is this tomb for?¡±


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    Napoleon had a smile suitable for an Emperor.


    [In the end, we decided that the one who killed you will gain the rights.]


    Ju-Heon accepted that response.


    Basically, there were multiple artifacts that were strong enough to create great tombs all gathered in one location.


    But they were all competitive bastards that they couldn''t come to a conclusion.


    "Well, fine. Thanks for telling me.¡±


    [Is it time for me to take your head?]


    ¡°Are you crazy?¡±


    Ju-Heon took an artifact out and quickly gave an order to his subordinates.


    "The two of you should run.¡±


    Julian and Seol-A both chuckled after hearing that.


    "Stop the nonsense, Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim, where would I go without you?¡±


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion.


    ¡°You guys are going to regret it if you don¡¯t run.¡±


    ¡°What? What do you......¡±


    Julian soon gasped after seeing the artifact Ju-Heon took out.


    ¡°Hey you, that thing!¡±


    Ju-Heon snickered.


    ¡°I told you that you''ll regret it.¡±


    ¡°Ow!¡±


    The artifact was activated.


    Julian grabbed Seol-A and didn¡¯t even look back as he jumped out the window.


    It was because he knew that he would see some terrible things if he didn¡¯t run.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you bastard.¡±


    ¡®He¡¯s a totally crazy motherfucker.¡¯


    Julian, who had given Ju-Heon crap for jumping out the window but ended up jumping out the same thirty-story window, was swearing internally.


    They were fine after jumping out of the high building thanks to Gildal''s artifact, but still...


    ¡°Still, this was not the answer!¡±


    Julian covered his nose while returning to where they had been and then sighed.


    Just as he had expected...


    [#$&$##&!]


    Napoleon was twisting his body in serious pain.


    That wasn''t all.


    [Owwwwwwwwwwww.]


    [Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.]


    The place was full of soldiers who were about to die from pain as well. A terrible stench filled the entire floor.


    ¡®Shit, what the hell does he think he is doing in a confined area?¡¯


    That was right.


    Ju-Heon had used a shit-like artifact on them.


    This was the artifact that he had forced to sign a contract with him.


    Yes, this was the artifact that had come out when they went into that tomb in the Middle East.


    [Germ reagents bag thrown away by Namtar, the god of diseases (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    It was his disease artifact.


    Some people might ask why he used this artifact, but Julian and Seol-A quickly figured it out.


    ¡®This vicious bastard.¡¯


    All artifacts had weaknesses and it was important to make artifacts weaker.


    This was especially true for Ju-Heon since the artifacts wouldn¡¯t give him a test because of the Supreme Leader¡¯s orders.


    It was so that he could not clear tombs.


    In other words, he needed to find ways to forcibly drag artifacts out of the tomb even without them giving him a test.


    It was necessary to weaken the artifacts to make that possible.


    ¡®But to use the plague artifact like this...¡¯


    That was right.


    Napoleon was said to suffer quite a bit from hemorrhoids.


    That was why, in the Battle of Waterloo that was said to bring the Napoleonic Wars to an end...


    There were many reasons as to why he had lost, but supposedly, his hemorrhoids had been at their worst during that battle.


    Rumors even claim that the hemorrhoids were responsible for his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.


    That was the reason Ju-Heon had used the plague artifact.


    It was full of bacteria to cause diarrhea.


    ¡®Most importantly, diarrhea makes hemorrhoids worse.¡¯


    Ironically, the disease artifact was the thing to make Napoleon weak.


    The thing that worried Ju-Heon the most disappeared once Napoleon couldn''t focus.


    [The curse has disappeared as Napoleon is unable to focus.]


    This was also super effective against Napoleon''s soldiers who had failed their conquest of Russia due to the cold weather and war plague.


    ¡®Well, this won¡¯t be enough to make him submit though.¡¯


    Ju-Heon needed to take it to the next level to make Napoleon submit completely.


    Maybe that was the reason. Ju-Heon was checking the time as he looked toward the window.


    ¡®It¡¯s about time it showed up.¡¯


    It finally appeared.


    [You retard.]


    Another bastard had appeared.


    [You acted like you were the shit but look at you now.]


    It was Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu.


    This young man looked full of vigor, as if he could even take monsters down with his hands.


    He was the only person in Chinese history who was so strong that he was said to have studied real martial arts.


    His skills were so overwhelming that he was able to defeat a grand army of 600,000 soldiers with just 30,000.


    Unfortunately, none of that mattered.


    ¡®He''s a lone wolf who doesn''t listen to anybody else.¡¯


    It made sense why he would show up in the Tomb of Pride.


    And at that moment...


    Boom boom boom!


    The artifacts all around the Tower of Pride started to rush over.


    Napoleon and Xiang Yu started to fight as well.


    [It¡¯s fine so get lost. I will capture Seo Ju-Heon.]


    [You get lost! Where do you think you are coming with those dirty feet?!]


    [Shut up. You damn barbarian of the West.]


    Napoleon released a strong aura at that moment.


    Boom!


    Although he had been affected by the plague artifact, the artifacts in this tomb were all arrogant and strong artifacts that were at the level of Divine-Grade artifacts.


    [Warning. His aura is exploding out.]


    [An extremely strong aura is threatening your life.]


    With the two of them looking ready to fight at any moment... His threatening aura made Xiang Yu and Napoleon¡¯s soldiers start to die.


    But Ju-Heon nonchalantly stopped the two of them at that moment.


    ¡°Now now, you guys shouldn''t fight. I''ll give you my head, so let me ask a question.¡±


    [Hmm?]


    ¡°Who would win if the two of you fought?¡±

 Chapter 207: Grovel at my feet (4)

    Chapter 207: Grovel at my feet (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    [What?]


    The corners of his lips slightly went up.


    They seemed to be in disbelief after hearing what Ju-Heon asked.


    [You want to know who would win?]


    [What are you talking about?]


    Ju-Heon shamelessly continued to speak after seeing their shocked gazes.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? All artifacts strong enough to create this tomb are amazing bastards. I just want to know who would win if such strong bastards fought against each other.¡±


    That made Napoleon and Xiang Yu sneer at him.


    It was at that moment.


    Julian urgently shouted out.


    ¡°You can''t make eye contact with Xiang Yu!¡±


    Ju-Heon shouted at the same time.


    ¡°Seol-A!¡±


    Seol-A quickly used an artifact.


    She had moved at lightning speed.


    Paat!


    The three of their bodies suddenly flew back. Xiang Yu''s attack slashed through the air at the same time.


    Boom!


    [Xiang Yu''s is exploding!]


    [You will not be able to escape if you are captured in his eyes.]


    It was extremely quick and strong. The reason three normal humans like them were able to escape the attack was because of possession.


    Three ghosts that specialized in fighting had possessed their bodies, allowing them to just barely dodge the attack.


    Of course, using such methods would mean......


    ¡°Ugh, my body......!¡±


    That they would suffer from extreme muscle soreness.


    Ju-Heon was fine but Julian was groaning. Xiang Yu and Napoleon were looking at Ju-Heon as if he was stupid.


    [Hey, human.]


    [I see that you are trying to use such shitty provocation to make us fight each other......]


    But it won¡¯t work.


    That was what the two of them were about to say. At least until Ju-Heon said the following.


    ¡°I guess the answer is too obvious. Xiang Yu is someone most people haven''t even heard about. In comparison, Napoleon is so famous that most people in the world know about him. Wouldn¡¯t the Emperor of the West be the winner?¡±


    Napoleon started to laugh.


    [Yes. It is obvious that this Emperor would win even if we didn¡¯t fight to find out. That is why such provocation wouldn¡¯t work......]


    But at that moment...


    [Hey. What the fuck did you just say?]


    There were flames of anger in Xiang Yu¡¯s eyes.


    [Why is it obvious that you would win?]


    Napoleon clicked his tongue and started to speak after seeing the angry flames in Xiang Yu''s eyes.


    [How foolish. Do not fall into his provocation. It is that human¡¯s shitty method.]


    [No. I know that as well. But this is a different issue.]


    [What?]


    [Why would a shitter like you win? I would obviously be the winner!]


    [Ho, I told you not to fall for it. The fact that you are falling for such stupid provocation is proof that you are an idiot. You understand? We are great gods that are different from such uncivilized humans...] sea??h th§× N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Ju-Heon gasped and started to speak again at that moment.


    ¡°Ah, right. On the other hand, Xiang Yu was such a man. He¡¯s so cool. Jos¨¦phine would probably have fallen for the manly Xiang Yu over Napoleon if they were from the same area.¡±


    ¡®What did he just say?¡¯


    A vicious aura shot out from Napoleon¡¯s body.


    Bang!


    The aura seemed ready to destroy the whole tower.


    Ruuuumble, ruuuuuumble.


    This chaos made Julian and Seol-A urgently look toward Ju-Heon.


    It couldn''t be helped as the two of them couldn¡¯t understand what the artifacts were saying at all.


    They could tell that the artifacts and Ju-Heon were talking, but......


    ¡°#$&$##*!¡±


    [$&$#&#?] [$#&#*!]


    ¡°$#&#$!¡±


    ¡®What the hell are they saying?¡¯


    ¡®It¡¯s not Chinese nor French.¡¯


    It oddly sounded as if they could hear Chinese or French, but it was neither.


    Ju-Heon was probably the only human who could communicate with artifacts. They could at least hear this incomprehensible noise while inside the Tomb Appearance region, but they couldn''t even hear this when they were outside.


    It was as if the artifacts were saying that they would give humans special consideration to hear their voices inside the tomb but that they could not let such uncivilized and lowly humans hear their voices outside. That was how it felt to the humans.


    That was why they were always amazed by Ju-Heon. He was the only person who could always hear and understand the artifacts¡¯ language.


    Based on what Ju-Heon told them, the artifacts would say things like ¡®Uncivilized bastards who can''t even understand the artifacts¡¯ language.¡¯


    They were always looking down on humans for it.


    This was the reason Ju-Heon was different from the other humans who had no choice but to deal with the tests the artifacts handed out. He was the only person who could negotiate with artifacts like this.


    It sounded as if he was saying something to negotiate with them this time as well, but...


    Boom! Booooooom! Boom boom!


    ¡®What the hell did he say to make them act like this?!¡¯


    Julian destroyed a falling boulder with his thunder as he started to shout.


    ¡°Hey! I get that you''re amazing, but I can''t understand anything you''re saying!¡±


    ¡®I need to know what he is saying to make a plan!¡¯


    Ju-Heon realized his mistake and apologized.


    He sometimes ended up using the artifact language subconsciously when he focused too much on the artifacts.


    ¡°It''s not much, I just provoked them. I brought up Jos¨¦phine and Consort Yu.¡±


    ¡°J, Jos¨¦phine? Consort Yu? Are you talking about Napoleon and Xiang Yu¡¯s lovers?¡±


    Jos¨¦phine was Napoleon''s first wife and queen. Although they ended up divorcing for political reasons, Napoleon cared for her so much that she was called the only thing in the world Napoleon could not conquer.


    As for Consort Yu, a woman beautiful enough to cause the downfall of a country, she was Xiang Yu''s woman who committed suicide to keep her fidelity to him.


    There were numerous stories about Xiang Yu''s and Consort Yu¡¯s sad farewell that she was often drawn as a pair with Xiang Yu.


    ¡°But why did you have to bring up those two women...¡±


    Ju-Heon started to snicker.


    ¡°Wouldn''t they get angry if they are men?¡±


    He was right as Napoleon and Xiang Yu were both releasing chaotic auras.


    [You barbaric man whose brain is covered in muscles. Do you even know how to read?]


    [A man only needs to know how to write his name.]


    [It is shameful that I am being compared to an animal that only knows how to fight!]


    [Shut up you shitter!]


    [At least I got to be Emperor, you couldn''t amount to anything, you bastard. You''re just an animal of the East that only knows how to fight!]


    [I told you to shut up, you can¡¯t even control your bowels!]


    Sparks started to fly out of both of their eyes. Their chaotic auras descended on the tower and caused an earthquake.


    The soldiers became frantic and tried to calm their respective generals.


    [Your majesty, please calm down......!]


    [Please stop, sir! Right now is not the time for this! This is just what that human wants.....]


    However...


    Bang!


    [Shut the hell up!]


    [Ahhhhh!]


    [I don¡¯t care about that human right now, I need to get rid of this pest in front of my eyes first.]


    [Sure, let¡¯s do it right now. Call your soldiers.]


    [Sure. There cannot be two Emperors under one sky. Die!]


    The two auras clashed at that moment. The subordinates started to cry while Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡®Yes, hurry up and fight. Fight more! More!¡¯


    ¡°Then I will give my head to the winner.¡±


    Well, it seemed more as if the winner would have their head taken by Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Either way, both of them are useful bastards.¡¯


    He was at least certain of their abilities.


    Napoleon was so famous that nothing needed to be said about him, and while Xiang Yu was less famous in World History, he was said to have been Liu Bang, Liu Bei¡¯s ancestor''s rival.


    If Liu Bei and Cao Cao were major players in the Three Kingdoms era, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were the same for the Chu¨CHan Contention period.


    They were two of the strongest people throughout Chinese history.


    As a result... Xiang Yu, whose spirit could not be compared, flashed his eyes.


    [The valiant general''s spirit is piercing through the heavens.]


    [The tomb is being destroyed because of his strength.]


    [It looks as if they will take care of destroying the tomb for you.]


    [Xiang Yu and Napoleon''s subordinates are all starting to die.]


    [The artifacts on other floors are starting to be harmed as well.]


    Ju-Heon was extremely happy as he read those messages.


    ¡®I can get the bastards on the other floors as well.¡¯


    There was at least that Egyptian artifact and a Divine-Grade artifact as well.


    ¡®I pretty much have all of the Egyptian artifacts, which one is this?¡¯


    But not everything was beneficial to Ju-Heon.


    [Warning. The valiant general''s spirit is killing off the morale of all artifacts.]


    [Your artifacts are becoming weaker as well.]


    [The artifacts¡¯ abilities and effectiveness are going down.]


    Julian became concerned and started to shout.


    He did not see the messages but he could tell that their artifacts were getting harmed because of Zhuge Kongming''s artifact.


    ¡°Hold on! Even our artifacts are getting harmed!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile wickedly as he shouted back.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter! The most important thing is that those bastards are getting damaged!¡±


    ¡°What? Are you saying it doesn''t matter if our artifacts get destroyed?!¡±


    "Who cares?! It''s our restorer bastard who needs to fix them!¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    They felt a large impact at that moment.


    At the same time...


    "D, doctor. What did you just say?¡±


    ¡°Umm, you see......¡±


    Inside Chairman Kwon''s treatment room.


    There was an odd silence in the room right now.


    The doctor who was examining Chairman Kwon looked toward him with a bitter smile.


    ¡°I was going to tell you later, but...¡±


    Chairman Kwon was frozen stiff as if he had received quite the shock while the aides around him all turned pale.


    "D, doctor. P, please repeat...¡±


    ¡°Yes. It is disappointing, but......¡±


    The doctor sighed before continuing to speak.


    ¡°It is not curable with modern medicine. That¡¯s why...¡±


    The doctor truly seemed sad for Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°The Chairman-nim will not be able to have children anymore. He is unable to have sex anymore.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?! My father?!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with the Chairman-nim?!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re telling me my husband is a eunuch?!¡±


    Chairman Kwon put his hand up to his forehead before plopping down on the bed.


    ¡°Honey!¡±


    ¡®Aigoo, what the hell is he saying?!¡¯


    ¡°My father is a eunuch?!¡±


    The doctor calmly started to speak without seeming to understand how they were feeling.


    ¡°I believe it is a curse from an artifact. However, please don''t worry. He should be able to heal quickly if he finds a related healing artifact or gets the help of an healer with a S-Grade healing artifact......¡±


    But Chairman Kwon had fainted without hearing everything.


    The aides, secretary, and children started to shout after seeing him faint.


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim!¡±


    ¡°Please wake up! Father!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, you still haven''t found which curse artifact was used on my father?! I told you to find it and get rid of it right away!¡±


    ¡°T, the radius of where the artifact is located is quite wide...! We are narrowing it as much as possible but all we can tell is that it is currently in Russia!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, Seo Ju-Heon is in France right now... Who the hell was it if it wasn¡¯t him?! Who turned my father into an eunuch......?!¡±


    ¡®Who else would I be?¡¯


    ¡°Ha, this should be enough, right?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who was in the Russian Artifact Fair, put the 14-Sided drinking game dice of the Silla nobles away and nodded his head.


    Ju-Heon had thrown him the dice and told him to frequently bother Chairman Kwon while he was in the tomb. It was to prevent Chairman Kwon from entering any tombs himself.


    This artifact was originally just a punishment dice but it was quite useful for 70 hours as it had powered up.


    Well, Ju-Heon had told him to avoid one section of the 14 sides as much as possible, but...


    ¡®It makes me want to make it come up since he said not to do it.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha seemed quite content.


    It was at that moment.


    Brrrrr.


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha took Ju-Heon''s cellphone out of his pocket. He was holding onto it while Ju-Heon was in the tomb.


    It was fine that he was holding onto it because there might be urgent issues, but...


    [Are you busy right now?]


    [Play with me if you have the time. Aren¡¯t you lonely at night?]


    I prepared a great artifact for you.]


    [It¡¯s a 100 million dollar business. Do you want to do it with me?]


    ¡®This is driving me crazy.¡¯


    These annoying messages wouldn¡¯t stop.


    They were extremely odd messages.


    Although they were all sent from different numbers, Your highness could tell that they were all sent by the same person.


    ¡®This is obviously that woman, Zhen Cai Yuan.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha did not know at first, but there was a day when Ju-Heon had looked as if he had eaten shit before getting tired of just deleting messages and blocked the number as well.


    ¡®Captain-nim! That was information on an artifact just now! Why did you delete it?! Isn''t this some juicy information from Irene¡¯s brother?¡¯


    ¡®No. It¡¯s not from George.¡¯


    ¡®H, huh?!¡¯


    ¡®That brother of hers is extremely noble-like and uses annoyingly proper English. He doesn¡¯t use words like these.¡¯


    ¡®Then what about this one? Isn¡¯t this one from Irene?¡¯


    ¡®Irene wouldn''t text me like this.¡¯


    It was amazing that he was able to recognize all of that, but it seemed as if Ju-Heon was being stalked.


    Of course, this person was giving information about great artifacts or tombs for it to be a regular case of stalking.


    Other people might be desperate to get such information, but Ju-Heon didn¡¯t even care to look.


    He just hated Zhen Cai Yuan.


    But it seemed as if Zhen Cai Yuan was getting even more interested every time she was ignored.


    ¡®Whatever, let¡¯s delete it before the Captain-nim sees them. Delete.¡¯


    Of course, he put the useful information in his head first.


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Isn''t that Princess Charlotte and Prince Paul?¡±


    The entire hall was starting to get rowdy. Yoo Jaeha''s eyes flashed while looking at the VIPs who had just arrived at the auction house.


    Why?


    ¡®There¡¯s the target the Captain-nim gave me.¡¯


    They were the prince and princess of England.


    These two were Yoo Jaeha''s target this time.


    ¡®Let¡¯s get close to them.¡¯


    As Yoo Jaeha was about to get closer...


    ¡°Look who it is. Isn''t it the Monarch of Pushoverness?¡±


    He turned his head to see some familiar faces.


    ¡®They¡¯re the official restorers and appraisers.¡¯


    Their noses were pointed up as if they had Yoo Jaeha where they wanted him.


    "We got you now, Monarch of Pushoverness.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha just sneered at them.


    ¡°These bastards never learn.¡±


    Something that would turn the unknown Yoo Jaeha into a famous person was about to take place.


    [Two thirds of the tomb has been destroyed.]


    [Xiang Yu and Napoleon''s armies have perished.]


    Ju-Heon was smiling wickedly while looking at what was going on in front of him.


    He seemed quite pleased to mess with these artifacts.


    ¡®Free items, free items. I¡¯ll get all of them for free without doing anything!¡¯


    As for Xiang Yu and Napoleon, they were still holding on quite well.


    [You motherfucker, I¡¯ll completely destroy you.]


    [That¡¯s my line!]


    It was at that moment.


    [Keep the damn noise down!]


    The Egyptian bastard could not hold it in any longer and appeared.

 Chapter 208: Grovel at my feet (5)

    Chapter 208: Grovel at my feet (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    The Egyptian bastard could not hold it in any longer and appeared.


    No, it was not just the Egyptian bastard.


    [Did you guys go crazy?! Why are you acting like this?! Huh?]


    The artifacts of pride from the other floors were all grumbling.


    [I''m going to report you guys for excessive noise!]


    [I''m going to cut your legs off!]


    Ju-Heon snickered after seeing the artifacts appear while Ju-Heon and Seol-A''s eyes opened wide.


    Why?


    It was because they could hear the artifacts¡¯ voices this time as well.


    It was probably because they were inside a tomb, but what did they just say?


    ¡®Excessive noise?¡¯


    ¡®This was an apartment complex?!¡¯


    It seemed as if all sorts of arrogant artifacts were living on the different floors of this tower.


    The residents who were angry about what was going on down below were barging in with weapons in their hands.


    [I''m really going to kill you! I can''t sleep because you''re being so loud!]


    [Hey! It''s better for you because you''re on the upper floors, I''m going crazy because of all the pounding on my ceiling!]


    They were all glaring at Napoleon and Xiang Yu as if they wanted to kill them.


    It was understandable. There was a reason there have even been murders in apartments over excessive noise.


    They then started to charge toward Napoleon and Xiang Yu who were still growling at each other.


    The Egyptian artifact''s strength was quite tremendous.


    [Egypt''s greatest king is using the power of the sun.]


    [The king''s authority is descending on the tomb.]


    Ruuuumble, bang! Bababang!


    The golden walls started to crumble at the attack while the majestic sculptures started to break.


    [The tomb is being destroyed.]


    [The tomb is being destroyed.]


    [The Egyptian artifact is damaging Napoleon and Xiang Yu¡¯s artifacts.]


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide.


    ¡®I should have swept up almost all of the Egyptian artifacts in the Tomb of Wrath. What is this one? Which one is left...¡¯


    An angry Xiang Yu and Napoleon glared at the other artifacts.


    [Hey! What the hell are you doing?!]


    [Did you forget how much we paid to create this tomb?!]


    The Egyptian artifact clicked its tongue in disbelief.


    [For knowing how much it cost, look at what the hell you guys have done!]


    Bang! Babababang!


    The battle that had started over excessive noise was about to destroy the entire apartment.


    The falling debris wasn¡¯t an issue for Ju-Heon''s group.


    Boom!


    Large boulders would turn into dust from Ju-Heon¡¯s sword slashes...


    Craaaaaack!


    While the items made of steel were sent flying with Julian''s thunderbolts.


    Julian could see all of the artifacts fighting in front of them. Napoleon and Xiang Yu were still okay, but the newly appeared artifacts were the problem.


    [How dare you turn my precious house into this mess because of some human bastards.]


    The Egyptian bastard glared arrogantly at Napoleon and Xiang Yu.


    [This is why humans are useless. You useless idiots.]


    [What?]


    [Hey. You''re human too!]


    He could tell that it was an Egyptian artifact as Egypt had an extremely distinct culture.


    ¡®The aura is at the Divine-Grade level.¡¯


    It was extremely strong.


    That was why he had wondered if it was an Egyptian Divine-Grade artifact Ju-Heon had not gotten yet, but...


    ¡®Pharaoh, it is a human artifact.¡¯


    Julian''s analysis didn¡¯t take long.


    ¡°Is it Ramesses?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Did you say Ramesses?¡±


    He seemed to be right as the tomb suddenly started to change.


    [The tower is changing shape to turn into the great Temple of the Sun because of Ramesses''s power.]


    [Everyone other than Ramesses will become his slaves.]


    It was at that moment.


    ¡®This is dangerous.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to frown after seeing that his hand was starting to move on its own.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    [Ramesses''s power of dominance is infiltrating your brain.]


    [You are getting a desire to grant Ramesses''s wish no matter what it takes.]


    It was extremely strong.


    The effects were only at this level because it was the three of them; Expert-Grade users and lower would probably have been brainwashed as soon as they were touched by the aura.


    He was certain of it. This was the pharaoh who was said to have had the strongest royal authority among all Egyptian pharaohs! It was the Egyptian pharaoh who was said to have taken the Hebrews as slaves and argued with Moses. This was Ramesses II.


    As a result...


    [Looks like there are some useful slaves this time.]


    Seol-A urgently shouted after seeing her hand take a sword out on its own.


    ¡°Umm, there were pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings. They¡¯re in the hotel right now, but wasn''t one of them Ramesses?¡±


    ¡°Ah, there is one. But that is Ramesses VI. This one is the second. This is his ancestor.¡±


    Julian glared at Ju-Heon who was speaking so nonchalantly.


    "Seo Ju-Heon, weren¡¯t most of the Egyptian artifacts in your possession?!¡±


    ¡°Ju-Heon had four important Egyptian Divine-Grade artifacts.


    That meant that most Egyptian artifacts would feel an affinity with Ju-Heon or submit to him.


    However...


    "What the hell is going on? Are you telling me that you¡¯re unable to Dominate the Divine-Grade artifacts right now?¡±


    Julian was confused but Ju-Heon understood what was going on.


    Why?


    [I am a god.]


    Ramesses had an arrogant gaze as he looked toward Ju-Heon.


    His frown, crunched lips and cold smile...


    [You seem to have the other gods, but well...]


    Ramesses suddenly disappeared into dust and appeared right in front of Ju-Heon.


    [Do you think they will allow you to take us out of this tomb? You have the wrong idea, you uncivilized human. All you have are the uncivilized gods.]


    ¡°What?¡±


    [The idiot who only knows how to fight. The errand boy dog that just runs errands. The king of the netherworld that any king, whether they be dogs or cows, can turn into upon death. And that stupid bird that has no powers at all. I will cut all of their heads off and decorate my bedroom with them.]


    That was right. Most pharaohs believed that they turned into Osiris, the god of the underworld, upon their deaths. But Ramesses was a conqueror who deemed himself a god even while he was alive.


    He thought himself as being so great that he even created a statue of himself to sit side by side with Ra, the greatest of all Egyptian gods.


    He even made the slaves create the statue and temples to deify himself.


    ¡®No wonder he isn¡¯t afraid of any of the gods.¡¯


    Ramesses, who was angry at the fact that his apartment ended up turning into a chaotic mess, started to snicker while looking at Ju-Heon.


    [In the end, getting rid of this human will put an end to the excessive noise of my slaves.]


    The other artifacts became shocked at what they heard.


    [What? Hey! Are you thinking that we are your slaves as well?]


    [Look at this son of a bitch.]


    Of course, there were others who were shaking in anger after hearing what he had to say.


    Flash!


    [......What did you say? An errand boy dog?]


    [The idiot who only knows how to fight?]


    [The stupid bird that has no powers at all?]


    [Did you say any dog or cow can turn into me?]


    The Divine-Grade artifacts in Ju-Heon¡¯s possession burst out in anger.


    At the same time...


    ¡°These bastards never learn.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha scoffed while looking at the bastards in front of him.


    They were all wearing expensive dresses and suits. They were covered in name-brand items, but that wasn''t enough to hide the disposition of artists who had suddenly gained a lot of money.


    He had seen these bastards before.


    ¡®They¡¯re the restorers I saw at the White House.¡¯


    They started to surround Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°It looks like you are here on your own.¡±


    The first thing Yoo Jaeha did was sigh.


    ¡®Getting tangled up with them will just be annoying.¡¯


    ¡°Shoo, shoo, I''m a busy man. Get lost before I throw some salt, you retards.¡±


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Hey hey, what do you mean you''re busy?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    It was an extremely familiar voice.


    He turned his head to see a familiar face.


    ¡°How long has it been? Yoo Jaeha.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    It was a foreigner who was as tall as Ju-Heon had had beautiful blonde hair. Yoo Jaeha became shocked as soon as he saw them.


    ¡°Sunbae, what are you doing here?¡± [1]


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Julien sunbae isn¡¯t the only one who is here.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    A pretty Asian girl appeared as well. Yoo Jaeha got a headache as soon as he saw her.


    ¡°Shin Seung Hee......?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s been a while, Jaeha sunbae. Is Min Hee doing well?¡±


    Who were these people? They were Yoo Jaeha''s university sunbae and hoobae. [2] They had all worked together with Jean Richard as their professor.


    These two were successful artists who achieved fame early on because they were smart and talented artists.


    They had the combination of beautiful appearances and skill. They had everything required to be a star. They had been quite popular at the university and frequently in the press.


    These people were people who had everything in life.


    ¡®Why are these bastards here?¡¯


    They started to speak, as if to answer that question.


    ¡°It looks as if you''ve become quite famous now.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha had no intentions of chatting with them regardless of what they said.


    It couldn¡¯t be helped because they had remained silent even though they knew that Professor Jean Richard had plagiarized his work.


    He asked them to be witnesses, but...


    ¡®Sorry, I¡¯ve never seen your painting.¡¯


    ¡®Let¡¯s be honest, there¡¯s no proof that it was your painting, sunbae.¡¯


    He had considered them to be his family, but they had shunned him just like that.


    That wasn''t all. They ended up sucking up to Jean Richard and gave testimony that benefited him.


    ¡®I was completely buried because of them.¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°I have nothing to say to you. I don¡¯t know why people who needed to suck up to Jean Richard to become instructors are here in the first place.¡±


    Julien ordered his subordinates to grab Yoo Jaeha.


    "Where do you think you''re going?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Julien, who had been smiling like a gentleman until now, started to smile viciously.


    ¡°You made us official restorers eat shit. I can¡¯t sit still as the Chief Official Restorer.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha flinched after hearing that.


    ¡®Wait a minute. What did he just say? The Chief Official Restorer?¡¯


    ¡°Then......¡±


    ¡°Yes, Mr. Julien is the top restorer of all official restorers. You son of a bitch.¡±


    He was number one of less than 100 official restorers in the world.


    ¡®I do remember seeing his name among the Expert-Grade users.¡¯


    He had seen Julien¡¯s name.


    He had wondered if it was just someone with the same name.


    Julien started to smile brightly.


    ¡°You made our official restorers eat shit and I have a personal issue with you as well.¡±


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    ¡°That¡¯s right. Originally, I was supposed to move up to a Monarch position last week. But suddenly, you burst into the position.¡±


    ¡°Ho.¡±


    That was the truth.


    Because Ju-Heon had gotten rid of a lot of the original monarchs... Julien was supposed to take one of the spots as the < Monarch of Creation >. He had the skills for it as well.


    But whether it was the Pandora system artifact or someone else, Yoo Jaeha had suddenly taken his spot.


    How could he not be angry?


    Julien''s smile looked full of loathing.


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha. Don¡¯t you care about seniority? I heard that Koreans find things like that quite important. No, more importantly, why is a talentless person like you even a Monarch?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡°Did it feel nice to throw your instructor who cared for you so much into prison?¡±


    "What?¡±


    Shin Seung Hee chimed in at that moment.


    ¡°Aww, don¡¯t be like that. What would Jaeha sunbae know? Congratulations on being able to argue that the professor¡¯s painting was yours as you wished, Jaeha sunbae.¡±


    ¡®Wow, this bitch.¡¯


    The other restorers started to suck up to the top restorer.


    ¡°Do you really think this bastard became a monarch because he is skilled? He probably only became a monarch through Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s backing.¡±


    ¡°Look at these thieves even stealing Monarch positions.¡±


    ¡°Please don¡¯t worry since your name will be up there with the other Monarchs next week.¡±


    Julien laughed at their flattery before starting to speak again.


    ¡°Anyway, I heard you''re a minor restorer. I won¡¯t say much. Get the hell out of here right now.¡±


    ¡°Hmph, why would I?¡±


    ¡°You still have no tact. This is a place with VIPs and our office. They''re going to think less of us if we are with quacks like you.¡±


    ¡°Ho.¡±


    ¡°Ah, right, what is your annual salary?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ll pay you for your troubles so get out of here, go back to Korea, and don¡¯t create a fuss for a while. Is 100 million won enough?¡±


    ¡®What? 100 million won?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha scoffed before responding back.


    1. Sunbae is a Korean term for someone who is ahead of you in years in places such as a university. I couldn''t think of an English equivalent since... Such terms aren''t used in English.


    2. Hoobae is the opposite term, those who are more junior to someone at a university.

 Chapter 209: Grovel at my feet (6)

    Chapter 209: Grovel at my feet (6) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°What did you just say?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you 100 million won so lay low and don''t show your face in this profession. You don''t get what I''m saying?¡±


    There was a reason he was doing this.


    ¡®The authority of the official restorers will crumble if Yoo Jaeha keeps running around like this.¡¯


    It was obvious based on how he made them eat shit not too long ago.


    Their value will go down in the long run if this bastard continued to be in this profession.


    ¡®This damn thorn in our eyes.¡¯


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®Make it so Seo Ju-Heon can¡¯t restore any artifacts. You guys boycott him too.¡¯


    But still, Yoo Jaeha just scoffed at him.


    ¡°Umm, did you just say 100 million won?¡±


    Julien was confused at Yoo Jaeha''s scoff.


    The only thing Yoo Jaeha said whenever they went out for drinks during college was, ¡®Ah, there¡¯s only 100,000 won in my bank account! I can¡¯t even ask my parents for money since they¡¯re working hard! Ahh, my only wish in life is to have 100 million won.¡¯


    It was the same every time.


    He even used other people¡¯s discarded art supplies and starved himself from time to time in this modern world.


    He was so shabby that it had been embarrassing to be around him during college.


    Julien soon clicked his tongue.


    ¡°I guess Seo Ju-Heon is at least paying you well since you are a restorer.¡±


    ¡°Fine, then I¡¯ll give you 10 million dollars.¡±


    The restorers around them gasped in surprise.


    How could they not?


    "Chief, did you say the right number?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s too high. Are you going to pay this bastard with Pandora¡¯s money?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, it''s only 10 million dollars.¡±


    It wasn''t much for him since he only handled royalty, presidents, and the top ten wealthiest people in the world. They were not just wealthy people, they were the royalties of oil producing countries, Pandora¡¯s top executives and the leaders of the largest corporations in the world.


    But Yoo Jaeha just scoffed again.


    "Ah, whatever. I''m leaving since I don¡¯t have time to listen to your bullshit.¡±


    Julien clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Okay! 300 million won! I''ll give you 300 million won! No, you shouldn¡¯t have any complaints if I give you 30 million dollars, right?!¡±


    The other restorers dropped their jaws in shock.


    ¡®30 million dollars?!''


    30 million dollars, or 33 billion won, was the salary for the top ten official restorers.


    Yoo Jaeha started to laugh out loud after hearing his shout.


    The restorers were wondering why he was acting like this.


    Yoo Jaeha started to speak.


    ¡°30 million dollars? That''s what the top restorers make?¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    ¡°You want me to lay low for only 30 million dollars?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha found this so funny that he was clutching his stomach as he laughed.


    The restorers were starting to get upset.


    "What¡¯s up with him? Did he go crazy?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha viciously started to smile.


    ¡°Hey, how much do you guys think I make in a year?¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    ¡°300 million dollars (330 billion won).¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°Unless you can give me more than that, don''t ask me to lay low, you retards. Ah, and that 10 million dollars you mentioned at the beginning? I don¡¯t need that either. I can easily earn that as a bonus.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha then turned around and headed into the auction house.


    Of course, the official restorers who heard what Yoo Jaeha just said were standing there with their jaws dropped.


    ¡®Holy shit! He makes 300 million dollars a year?!¡¯


    That was the salary Yoo Jaeha had made in his prime as well, but they were all flustered since they had no way of knowing that.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon is that wealthy?¡¯


    He was giving a salary that would be difficult for even large corporations to give to their restorers even with a multi-year contract to a single restorer......!


    They were angry.


    But there was something they didn¡¯t know.


    The fraud in the < Monarch of Fraud > could be because he scammed people, but there had been talks that his abilities were so amazing that it was unbelievable.


    Yoo Jaeha waved at the shaking restorers and waved at them.


    ¡°I''m leaving if you guys have nothing else. I have to go buy the artifact the English princess has on her.¡±


    ¡°What? What did you...¡±


    But Yoo Jaeha was already long gone.


    Of course, Julien would not just stand by and watch.


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    ¡°Yes sir!¡±


    How could they do that? They were actually here as the restorers for the English royal family.


    The official appraisers were with them as well.


    The reason they were trying to kick Jaeha out of here was because of the VIPs from the English royal family as well.


    ¡®The princess is interested in Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding team.¡¯


    That meant that she would obviously be interested in Yoo Jaeha as he was a part of that team.


    There was no way Yoo Jaeha would show any special abilities or whatever, but if he did something weird or started to run wild.......


    ¡®The authority of the officials will crumble.¡¯


    Most importantly, he didn''t want to see that bastard Yoo Jaeha acting superior to him.


    "Stop him. We must stop him!¡±


    They quickly started to move with their minds full of anxiety.


    While that was going on, the Divine-Grade artifacts that were angry at Ramesses''s remarks burst out on their own.


    [This arrogant human thinks he can say whatever the fuck he wants.]


    [An errand boy dog?]


    [The idiot who only knows how to fight?]


    [The stupid bird that has no powers at all?]


    [Any dog or cow can turn into me?]


    They were not in their usual doggie form but their ultimate forms.


    They all popped out in their original appearances.


    They did this even though they hated to show their true forms in front of the lowly humans.


    That was how angry they were.


    Because they were so angry...


    [Master, you can feel free to use us as you please even without giving me chicken.]


    [I don¡¯t even need a fan signing this time.]


    [I don¡¯t ever recall getting anything from you, but it''s fine.]


    Their eyes were open wide and they were more than willing to lend Ju-Heon their powers. They wanted to do this even though they were against a fellow Egyptian artifact.


    But Ramesses and the artifacts of the Tower of Pride all started to scoff at them.


    [You guys are siding with the human? The Commanders of the Corps and Division Commanders truly have fallen.]


    [I feel pity for the fools who have to call such idiots their boss.]


    The artifacts in the Tower of Pride considered all artifacts other than themselves as trash in the first place. It wouldn''t be different because they were looking at Divine-Grade artifacts.


    Napoleon and Xiang Yu interjected at that moment. They weren¡¯t going to follow the Supreme Leader''s orders and they didn''t have any large complaints against these gods, but......


    [Now that I think about it, wouldn''t defeating those bastards mean that the Commanders of the Corps and Division Commanders are below us as well?]


    [That is true.]


    [We can truly be known as gods if we destroy those bastards.]


    [Are they strong?]


    [I already conquered Egypt. Their gods are all below me.]


    [Hmm? Where is Egypt? Are they the guard dogs?]


    [Probably.]


    [Ah, I have a good idea. Let¡¯s take their heads and decorate our tower with it.]


    [That sounds good.]


    The Divine-Grade artifacts¡¯ angers reached their peak after hearing the three long tenants of this apartment speak.


    Even if these famous bastards were deified and able to have powers close to the Divine-Grade level......


    [These morons don''t know the difference between the heavens and the earth!!]


    [Are there no gods or superior beings in your cultures?!]


    Boom!


    [Set¡¯s artifact is going berserk.]


    [Anubis is calling the dead from the underworld.]


    [Osiris has activated the Book of the Dead.]


    They started to shout with flames of anger in their eyes.


    [Maaaaaaaaster! Capture those bastards and train them the same way you trained me!]


    [Yes! Contract with them and destroy them just to the brink of death, restore them and destroy them again. Show them hell!]


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue and started to speak.


    ¡°I need to first clear the tomb in order to do that......¡±


    [We will clear it for you!]


    Ju-Heon was shocked.


    ¡°What? Clear it? You guys are going to clear it?¡±


    Was that possible?


    Clearing the tomb would make contracting these bastards much easier than forcibly dragging them out of here.


    Why? Rather than asking an artifact if it wanted to contract with you... Or if it won''t... It was easy to clear the tomb to get the right to contract them.


    But still...


    Artifacts could clear another artifact¡¯s tomb?


    No, most importantly...


    ¡°Hey. These guys have no plan on leaving this tomb. They probably have no intentions of giving a test?¡±


    They started to blow fire out or their mouths.


    [Then we just have to force them to give it!]


    [Give the test while we ask nicely, you damn bastards!]


    Beams shot out of their eyes and they used their powers toward the artifacts of pride sneering at them.


    A bunch of extremely strong auras clashed at that moment!


    Boooom!


    Julian clutched his head as he watched.


    It was one thing for all these artifacts to fight, but...


    "Seo Ju-Heon, are you okay?!¡±


    ¡®He used 4 Divine-Grade artifacts at full power!¡¯


    ¡°You¡¯re going to die from the risk! The risk is going to come right now!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, I''m okay. I''m really okay. It won¡¯t come right now.¡±


    But suddenly, Ju-Heon, who had been smiling, pulled out a sword and grabbed Julian by the collar.


    ¡°So be good and hand over one of your useful eyes.¡±


    ¡°Ack! It''s already here! The risk is already here! It¡¯s even worse than usual!¡±


    Julian gasped after realizing that this was Set''s artifact''s risk since Set took Horus''s eye.


    But Ju-Heon didn''t care and channeled his strong Dominance to power his artifacts.


    Even if the risks came right now, Julian would take care of it for him.


    ¡®This is good. There were things I wanted to test out.¡¯


    A message popped up at the same time.


    [You can use a combination skill for the four Divine-Grade artifacts.]


    [You are able to use the < Judgment After Death >.]


    Ju-Heon started to smile in response.


    The Judgment After Death was something everybody who died would face. Osiris was the judge, Thoth was the scribe, and Anubis was the guide of the underworld. There was also Set the slaughterer who would bring forth death.


    They would work together to forcibly detain their target and stand in the position of the omnipotent judge.


    The Divine-Grade artifacts¡¯ combined skill was instantly activated. He could feel the aura of the dead pushing up from the ground. That aura grabbed Napoleon, Xiang Yu, and Ramesses.


    [What is this?]


    [Judgment has descended on all artifacts inside the tomb.]


    [The artifacts are being captured.]


    [The sins of the artifacts are being judged.]


    It was extremely powerful.


    [The residents of the Tower of Pride are starting to submit.]


    [The Divine-Grade artifacts have taken over the sovereignty of the Tower of Pride.]


    [They have started the tomb¡¯s tests on their own.]


    The tests on every floor started to activate at once.


    Boom boom boom!


    A flaming chair appeared on the floor Ju-Heon was on.


    This was the test from the first floor of the tomb. The contents were probably related to how they tested if someone was a witch and the person had to survive through it.


    However...


    [Hahaha, this is nice and warm.]


    Orisis sat on the burning chair and enjoyed it as if it was a sauna.


    [Isn''t there anything hotter? Huh? Huh?]


    A message popped up at the same time.


    [The test for the first floor of the Tower of Pride has been cleared.]


    The artifact of pride from the first floor ended up in Ju-Heon¡¯s hand.


    Ju-Heon snickered while the tower residents foamed at the mouth.


    [My goodness, they can''t do this!]


    But the 4 Egyptian gods were excited.


    [Alright, next!]


    The second floor¡¯s test was summoned.


    But this was just a piece of cake for them.


    [The test for the second floor of the Tower of Pride has been cleared.]


    [You have gained the second floor''s artifact.]


    [The test for the third floor of the Tower of Pride has been cleared.]


    [You have gained the third floor''s artifact.]


    [The test for the fourth floor of the Tower of Pride has been cleared.]


    [You have gained the fourth floor''s artifact.]


    The artifacts of pride started to shiver in fear as they watched.


    However...


    [What the hell, these bastards¡¯ tests are so easy.]


    [It¡¯s going to end quickly like this.]


    The Egyptian Divine-Grade artifacts were laughing.


    [Alright, shall we clear everything to the top?]


    They were extremely excited.

 Chapter 210: You thugs! (1)

    Chapter 210: You thugs! (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    [The test for the twentieth floor of the Tower of Pride has been cleared.]


    [You have gained the twentieth floor''s artifact.]


    [The test for the twenty-first floor of the Tower of Pride has been cleared.]


    [You have gained the twenty-first floor''s artifact.]


    ...


    [The test for the fortieth floor of the Tower of Pride has been cleared.]


    [You have gained the fortieth floor''s artifact.]


    [Alright! Next!]


    It had been about 30 minutes since the Egyptian Divine-Grade artifacts started causing this shitshow. The Tower of Pride had turned into pandemonium.


    [Fuck, who the hell are these thugs?!]


    [This is a scam! This is unbelievable!]


    The artifacts were swearing left and right while looking at the Egyptian gods causing this shitshow.


    Humans were supposed to fulfill the tomb''s tests. These tests were created to harm and kill humans.


    It would not work on artifacts. Furthermore, the thugs causing this shitshow were Divine-Grade artifacts.


    How would any of these tests work on them?!


    As proof of that......


    [Hahahaha! Bring on more fire. Bring it all! Hey, bring more kindling!]


    [Stab me some more, I dare you!]


    [These fuckers¡¯ tests are total shit!]


    [Try some more, do your worst!]


    ¡®Fuck, these crazy bastards.¡¯


    The angry artifacts foamed at the mouth as they scolded the Egyptian gods.


    [#$&#!]


    Hey, you dumb fucks!


    [#$&#*!]


    Do you have no respect for your fellow artifacts?!


    The Egyptian gods¡¯ eyes started to burn with anger after hearing that.


    [Respect? Did you just say respect?!]


    [You bastards are the ones who stomped on respect first!]


    They then released a scary aura.


    [The Egyptian gods have cleared the forty-first floor of the Tower of Pride.]


    [The test for the forty-second floor is starting.]


    [Napoleon''s test has started.]


    [This test can only be cleared by not sleeping.]


    There were stories about how Napoleon did not sleep much.


    This test was filling for that belief and truly might be an impossible test for a human.


    But the ones dealing with it were gods.


    [Gods do not need something like sleep.]


    [Napoleon''s tomb was instantly cleared.]


    [Ramesses''s test has started.]


    [You must be praised as a more famous god than Ramesses to clear this tomb.]


    [You are already being praised. Ramesses''s tomb has been cleared.]


    [Xiang Yu''s tomb''s test has started.]


    [You must defeat Xiang Yu in battle.]


    [The annoyed Egyptian gods have written in the Book of the Dead.]


    [Xiang Yu was dragged to the underworld without even having a chance to fight.]


    [This is still considered a victory and Xiang Yu''s tomb has been cleared.]


    The gods¡¯ cheating shortcut continued!


    Julian''s jaw dropped after seeing all of the artifacts ending up in Ju-Heon¡¯s hands.


    ¡®These artifacts are just like their master!


    They¡¯re total thugs!¡¯


    Julian couldn''t listen anymore and started to speak.


    ¡°Hey, do you think this is a normal way of clearing a tomb?!¡±


    Julian tried to object, but Ju-Heon just snickered and asked what was wrong.


    ¡°Since when did we ever clear tombs the normal way?¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    ¡°You know how it is. The method is not important. What is important is that we got the artifacts. Taking the artifacts and getting out of the tomb is the most important thing.¡±


    ¡®Well, that is true, but...¡¯


    ¡°The problem is the risks you''ll face after doing it this way!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s your problem. Take care of them properly, Vice Captain. You¡¯re dead if you fail.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    Julian, who had instantly ended up as the cover up team once again, was fuming inside. He was really afraid of the risks Ju-Heon would face after this.


    Ju-Heon did not use his artifacts whenever and wherever, probably because of the toll it took on his body and the artifacts¡¯ risks. It was because he thought that it might drag in the people around him.


    But that was before Julian was with him. Julian and Chloe were the only team members who could handle Ju-Heon¡¯s risks and take care of them.


    It happened at that moment.


    [All residents of the Tower of Pride have submitted.]


    [This is an impossible new record for quick completion.]


    [The Tower of Pride has been cleared.]


    Many bright lights flashed from the tomb.


    Then the tomb started to shake.


    [The tomb will be destroyed in 10 minutes.]


    Julian must have realized the flow of aura as he quickly started to shout.


    "We need to hurry up and get out of here! We¡¯ll be stuck inside the tomb forever!¡±


    Of course, the artifacts started to openly object to Ju-Heon once the tomb was cleared.


    [This is a scam!]


    [Having others take your place to clear the tests is not acceptable!]


    But at that moment...


    [We cannot accept th......ugh!]


    The Egyptian god bastards who had succeeded in the Tower of Pride raid(?) stomped on them and started to sneer.


    They had been waiting for this moment.


    [Alright, master. Hurry up and teach these bastards a lesson!]


    [Hurry! Hurry!]


    [Quiiiiiiiiiiiiickly!]


    Anubis, Set, Osiris, and Thoth, the four Egyptian gods, urged Ju-Heon on.


    [Alright! Grind them up like you did to me!]


    [Saw them down with a saw!]


    [Drown them like you drowned me!]


    [Tease them with chicken!]


    It brought to question how Ju-Heon usually handled his artifacts, but, anyway...


    ¡°There¡¯s somewhere we need to go before that.¡±


    [What?!]


    Ju-Heon suddenly started to head toward the top.


    Seol-A and Julian urgently shouted toward him.


    ¡°It¡¯s dangerous, Captain-nim! The tomb will be destroyed soon!¡±


    But Ju-Heon ignored them and headed for the top floor, making Julian and Seol-A chase after him.


    They saw it once they got to the top floor.


    ¡°Ahh!¡±


    They saw a suspicious man trying to escape from the tomb.


    But that man was not human.


    ¡®It¡¯s a Divine-Grade artifact.¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s suspicions had been correct.


    ¡®I knew I faintly smelled a Divine-Grade artifact.¡¯


    But Julian jumped in shock after analyzing this artifact.


    It might be normal for him to be surprised.


    "That is Loki¡¯s artifact!¡±


    This bastard was a disastrous artifact that would cause nuclear wars in the future.


    But most importantly...


    ¡®This artifact should already have a master.¡¯


    It was someone who was either a Monarch, in the Executive Board, or at least within Pandora.


    Why was an artifact with an owner doing in this tomb?


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly started to speak.


    ¡°I guess it was acting as the landlord.¡±


    ¡°L, landlord?¡±


    He was right.


    Loki was not associated with this tomb.


    It was just a < Landlord > who got a good spot.


    ¡®Well, I don¡¯t know whether it was the owners¡¯ intents to build the tower or if it was Loki¡¯s, but......¡¯


    This Loki bastard was probably the one who called these artifacts here and pushed up the Tomb Appearance for the Tomb of Pride.


    ¡®That¡¯s most likely seeing as how the location and contents were different than in the past.¡¯


    It was probably done so that someone from Europe could easily gobble up the Tower of Pride.


    Ju-Heon chuckled and received a pile of papers from the rope. They were the documents in Loki''s hand.


    Julian and Seol-A could not read them because they were written in Toombglyph. As for Ju-Heon, he smiled wickedly while reading through the files.


    Why?


    [Move-in contract]


    [List of tenants]


    [Certificate of Land Possession]


    ¡®I got something good.¡¯


    Ju-Heon seemed to have a plan as he channeled his Dominance into the rope.


    "C, Captain-nim?!¡±


    Seol-A wondered why Ju-Heon was suddenly doing this, but Ju-Heon just smiled and sent the rope flying.


    The flying rope quickly captured Loki¡¯s artifact.


    Loki¡¯s artifact tried its best to resist.


    [Fuck, let go of me! Ah! You''re that shitty rope bastard, aren¡¯t you?! You¡¯re famous, you bastard!]


    An angry Loki tried to get rid of the rope, but the rope¡¯s current attribute was a rope that neutralized the power of the gods.


    [The rope¡¯s attribute is making this god¡¯s powers weaker.]


    [Fuck, why can''t I use any of my powers?!]


    Loki''s groans were to be expected. Ju-Heon then launched a skill toward Loki.


    It was his Artifact Destruction skill!


    Baaaaang!


    Loki was ruthlessly destroyed as soon as Ju-Heon''s skill reached it.


    Crack, crack!


    Loki coughed up blood and staggered after receiving a direct hit from the Artifact Destruction.


    [T, this bastard!]


    The eyes of Loki, this artifact that looked like a total playboy, flashed.


    [I won''t let you off easy!]


    Ju-Heon started to snicker.


    ¡°Shut up and hand over the rights to this land.¡±


    [W, what?!]


    "Give it up! Give up this building!]


    Baaaaang!


    [Ahhhhhhhhhh!]


    Ju-Heon continued to ruthlessly destroy Loki¡¯s artifact. This artifact already had a master and Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t interested in an evil god¡¯s artifact.


    If he had no intentions on having it, he might as well destroy it!


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®Real Estate is the real way to make money.¡¯


    With this thought in mind...


    Ju-Heon started to destroy Loki, the landlord, left and right.


    He was going to completely destroy Loki to get rid of its name from the documents.


    Then all he had to do was put his name in the empty slot!


    In simple terms, this was stealing wealth. S§×arch* The nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    But Loki was still a Divine-Grade artifact.


    [Hey, you damn thug. I should have known you were so terrible after hearing the rumors about you, you son of a bitch!]


    Loki¡¯s artifact tried to use its powers.


    However...


    Seol-A quickly threw some white powder toward Loki.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Don''t worry and just keep destroying it!¡±


    [This bitch!]


    Loki, who was covered in white powder, was huffing as it looked at Seol-A, but it was soon whipped by the rope.


    Ju-Heon looked at the thing that Seol-A had thrown.


    [Powder from pieces of Heimdall''s Horn (SS-Grade:Divine-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    - Remaining Uses: 9/10


    It was the artifact they had gotten from the Monarch of Detection before coming into the Tomb of Pride.


    To be more specific, it was just the pieces that were left after the Crow ripped it off, but...


    ¡®Even a portion is still useful!¡¯


    This Heimdall''s artifact was very effective against Loki.


    ¡®Heimdall and Loki are eternal enemies in Norse mythology.¡¯


    Heimdall was the one who had killed Loki.


    That was the reason Loki was in pain right now, making Ju-Heon smile as he started to speak.


    ¡°Alright, hand over the authority!¡±


    [What?!]


    ¡°Seol-A!¡±


    Seol-A realized Ju-Heon''s intentions right away and started to pour Heimdall''s artifact on Loki, as if she was putting salt on something.


    ¡°He said to hand it over!¡±


    Loki was about to die.


    [Fuck, I''m not even fully activated, this is cheating...!]


    Pow pow!


    [Hey, let¡¯s talk it ou........]


    Pow pow pow pow!


    [Hey, I told you not to do this...!]


    Pow pow pow pow pow pow pow pow!


    [Fuck!]


    A message appeared at that moment.


    [The destroyed Loki has given up the rights to this tomb and has disappeared.]


    Ju-Heon snickered after seeing that message. As for Loki, who had thrown away this tomb, was grinding its teeth for a different reason.


    [Fuck, why does that bastard have a portion of the Pandora system artifact?!]


    Loki soon disappeared.


    Once he left...


    Ruuuuuuuumble!


    [The tomb is being destroyed.]


    [The tomb is being destroyed.]


    ¡°Hurry! Let¡¯s go out!¡±


    The artifacts were becoming frantic that their home was being destroyed while Ju-Heon''s group quickly escaped.


    TKBM¡¯s excavation team and the other excavation teams that had been around the tower had run away a long time ago.


    The artifacts that came outside were in despair after seeing the tower crumble.


    [Our home!]


    [Our tomb!]


    [I brought all of my precious possessions because I planned on living here forever......!]


    It was at that moment. Ju-Heon cracked his fingers and then activated a skill.


    Boom!


    [You have used the Tomb Restoration skill.]


    Something amazing then started to happen.


    The completely destroyed tomb started to be restored.


    [The tomb is starting to be restored.]


    [The Tower of Pride is being rebuilt.]


    The artifacts, as well as Julian and Seol-A, dropped their jaws in shock.


    The building debris started to clump together, once Ju-Heon used his skill, and returned to normal as if time was flowing backward.


    The 50-story Tower of Pride was restored just like that. The artifacts living in the tower were very happy.


    [Ohhhh! Our home has been restored!]


    [I really liked this place!]


    [Human, I guess you¡¯re a bit useful!]


    [You''re a good bastard unlike the rumors!]


    [I won''t forget what you''ve done for us!]


    This was close to a miracle.


    But his subordinates did not understand.


    ¡°Captain-nim. Why did you restore a destroyed tomb......¡±


    The artifacts did not care as they were happy.


    [#$&#!]


    Woohoo! I can live in my house again now!


    But as they tried to go into the tower...


    ¡°Hey hey. Where do you think you''re going?¡±


    [What?]


    Ju-Heon prevented them from going on before showing them the contract he had taken from Loki. The artifacts freaked out after reading through it.


    It couldn''t be helped, since......


    [Landlord and building owner - Seo Ju-Heon]


    [Monthly rent 50 million won (Can be paid with artifacts)]


    [The monthly rent may increase as the owner pleases. (Can be renegotiated 12 times a year)]


    [Security deposit, 1 billion won.]


    [H, hold on, what is this......?!]


    ¡°The building owner has changed. You''ll need to meet the new conditions of the lease before going back in.¡±


    [?!]


    ¡°Hand over the money or get out.¡±


    [W, what?!]


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    Now that he thought about it, the leasing business was quite appealing. Other artifacts might rush over if this place was known for being great.


    ¡°Ah, by the way, you¡¯ll have to pay for the remodeling that happened as well.¡±


    ¡®T, this bastard!¡¯

 Chapter 211: You thugs! (2)

    Chapter 211: You thugs! (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    [Tomb of Pride has been cleared, the Tomb Appearance phenomenon has disappeared.]


    [Seo Ju-Heon... Did he clear another one of the 7 Great Tombs?]


    [Excavation teams and political powers are fuming with anger.]


    [However, the questionable tower has not disappeared.]


    [This Demonic Tower is now located in a public area... Has the tomb not been cleared completely?] S§×arch* The N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    [Pandora: ¡°Numerous artifacts found inside the tower.¡±]


    [Pandora and different governments have decided to send people into the tower.]


    Julian put his hand on his forehead after seeing all these articles that were starting to pop up.


    ¡®The news spreads so fast!¡¯


    There was this much chaos in less than one day since the tomb was cleared.


    Julian looked toward Ju-Heon, as if he found this to be a headache.


    ¡°Are you serious about getting into the leasing business?¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t I?¡±


    ¡°Forget whether you can or cannot, that land already belongs to someone.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh as if he found this to be ridiculous.


    ¡®What? Land owner?¡¯


    ¡°Then isn¡¯t it your job to contact them and buy this land in advance?¡±


    ¡°......That land is not private property. It is public property owned by the French government.¡±


    ¡°Then under Pandora¡¯s Tomb Laws Section 4 Article 32, original owners cannot claim rights to a tomb area until it is cleared.¡±


    ¡°But it is cleared.¡±


    ¡°Other people don¡¯t know that.¡±


    ¡®This damn thug.¡¯


    Julian started to press his temples as if he was tired.


    Basically, this was what Ju-Heon had said to him.


    ¡®Let''s do a leasing business with the artifacts as our tenants!¡¯


    It was getting difficult storing all of their artifacts inside the hotel.


    He was saying that he needed a place to stash those bastards. It was fine whether it was a storage room or a house, so why don''t they just become the landlord for an apartment complex?


    Of course, he would ask for an extremely high security deposit and rent to rip them off.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    [#$&!]


    I, I robbed a bank!


    [#&!]


    I robbed Austin Rockefeller!


    [#$&*!]


    I grabbed all the money in the district office!


    The artifacts were stealing from nearby people and places to pay off this extensive security deposit and rent.


    [#$&!]


    Here, please take it! Please take it!


    Of course, he wouldn¡¯t accept all of their offers regardless of the source.


    ¡®I can¡¯t take money from the bank. Go put it back. Go, go.¡¯


    ¡®Austin Rockefeller¡¯s money is okay.¡¯


    ¡®I can¡¯t take stolen taxes either.¡¯


    ¡®Hollywood actress Christine? No. She¡¯s pretty.¡¯


    ¡®John Hudson? He¡¯s a comedian I like. Go away.¡¯


    ¡®Ah, Chairman Kwon Tae Joon¡¯s money is totally fine. I''ll even take material goods as long as it is stolen from him.¡¯


    This landlord''s preferences were quite difficult as he wouldn''t accept the money based on the source.


    That was why the artifact started to sell off their own stuff to exchange for human currency, or.........


    [#$&#$!]


    I abducted my friend! I abducted him!


    [#&!]


    I dragged this bastard who was sleeping! I''m here!


    [#$&#!]


    I can rent the place now, right?


    They were even abducting their friends and fellow artifacts to hand over to Ju-Heon.


    The artifacts that were dragged without knowing what was going on wanted to cry and complain, but Ju-Heon didn''t care.


    It was their choice to come here but not to leave.


    Anyway, that was how Ju-Heon''s leasing business was starting to grow.


    ¡®But I am still curious.¡¯


    Julian was quite concerned.


    He was concerned about Loki¡¯s artifact that provided this great piece of land to them.


    ¡®Loki belonged to the < Monarch of Disturbances >.¡¯


    That bastard had been on the list when Julian had checked the list of Monarchs.


    ¡®He should be a member of the Executive Board.''


    Pandora¡¯s leadership, the < Executive Board > was surrounded in mysteries.


    They were known as the ones who ruled over the system artifact, but even Julian did not know much about them.


    Why?


    ¡®They¡¯ve never shown themselves to the public.¡¯


    The only thing he knew for sure was that they were very strong.


    They were at least at the level of the Monarchs. In addition, the system prevented Monarchs from treating them with disrespect.


    ¡®Even Chairman Kwon was wary of the Executive Board as one of the Four Emperors.¡¯


    He couldn''t help but be concerned.


    ¡®Since Loki was the one in charge of the Tower of Pride....¡¯


    They were bound to contact Ju-Heon or start something because of this incident. Furthermore, it was his job to deal with all this crap in the backend.


    That was the same right now.


    ¡°Hey! What the hell were you guys thinking to show up in front of us?! Huh?¡±


    Julian raised his head after hearing an angry shout.


    He saw some people who looked as if they would not feel refreshed even after killing them, grinding them up and drinking them down.


    They were TKBM''s excavation teams.


    ¡°Did these morons go crazy? What the fuck were you guys thinking to crawl in here?¡±


    Julian sighed.


    That was right.


    They were currently meeting with TKBM. Yes, they were meeting with the same people who came back empty-handed because of them and probably wanted to chop them up with a chainsaw.


    Why?


    Why else?


    Seo Ju-Heon had sent them here.


    ¡®Fuck, Seo Ju-Heon, what the hell are you thinking?¡¯


    Julian and Seol-A had been ordered to make a delivery.


    They were told to give an artifact they earned in the Tower of Pride to TKBM.


    The reason for it?


    They had no idea.


    Their captain was not the type to warmly explain these things to them.


    ¡®Haaaaaaaaa. There''s no way these bastards would accept it even if we offered it to them.¡¯


    He was right.


    ¡°Are you guys crazy? Why would you give us an artifact?¡±


    ¡°Be honest! What the fuck are you planning now?! Huh?!¡±


    "Where the hell is your captain?!¡±


    Seol-A started to frown as she responded.


    ¡°Our Captain-nim is currently busy. Can you please just hurry up and let us finish this deal?¡±


    ¡°Ugh......¡±


    They started to drool for a moment because of the beautiful Seol-A before quickly snapping out of it and starting to swear.


    She looked like a weak woman but numerous excavation teams have already been countered and stomped on by Seol-A.


    They roared in anger.


    ¡°Hmph, we don¡¯t need it, so get lost! Do you really think you can keep fooling us like that?!¡±


    Julian started to frown.


    ¡®Well, I do understand how they feel.¡¯


    Even he would not receive an artifact from his captain.


    ¡®I''d rather take a cookie from a murderer.¡¯


    A tired Julian sent a text message to Ju-Heon.


    [It¡¯s as we expected. They won''t take it. I don¡¯t think I can give it to them.]


    This was the message he got back.


    [You retard, you can¡¯t even take care of that ^^?]


    ¡®This son of a bitch.¡¯


    Julian started to shake in anger.


    He felt that Ju-Heon was using emoticons that he normally didn''t even use to mess with him.


    Julian, who could usually not be angered, put his phone away and started to smile.


    He then started to speak in a tone that was difficult to tell whether he was laughing or threatening them.


    "Shut up and listen to me. I don¡¯t think this is a bad deal for you guys either. You guys are returning empty-handed because of our captain, aren¡¯t you? Won¡¯t Chairman Kwon chew you guys out for that?¡±


    "Hey, what did you say?! You son of a...!¡±


    One of TKBM''s captains stopped the shouting subordinate at that moment.


    ¡°I went to Harvard with Julian Miller. We should hear him out.¡±


    He then whispered to his subordinates.


    "Forget scamming someone, that retard can¡¯t even lie.¡±


    Someone here seemed to know Julian''s tendencies from their time at Harvard Law School.


    Seol-A started to frown as their whispers were still quite loud, but Julian held her back.


    ¡°You guys have Chairman Kwon while we have Seo Ju-Heon. Aren''t we all people suffering under our captains? I''m doing this because even I think that our Captain was too much this time.¡±


    He then unexpectedly handled them Ramesses''s artifact.


    ¡°Wouldn¡¯t it be better to take this and say you at least got your hands on something rather than going back empty-handed? In return, turn a blind eye to what our captain did here.¡±


    Julian¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡°I hope that you guys make a wise decision.¡±


    Even the Vice Captain was becoming like a certain someone...


    Around the same time...


    "C, Captain-nim?!¡±


    Seol-A gasped after walking into a pub.


    She couldn¡¯t help it as there were some people bloodied up all over the floor.


    Then she saw the owner of the pub shaking in fear while Ju-Heon was calmly drinking a beer.


    ¡°You said your phone got destroyed... What is going on here?¡±


    What else could it be?


    ¡°I took care of some bastards who were aiming for me.¡±


    ¡°Uhh......¡±


    She didn''t even need to ask why they were aiming for him.


    Ju-Heon was surrounded by gold bars and jewels, most likely the artifacts¡¯ rent and security deposits.


    It would be weird if someone didn¡¯t try to start something when he was drinking with these valuable things stacked up next to him.


    That wasn''t all.


    Bang!


    ¡°Owner, a round on me for everybody in here!¡±


    "C, Captain-nim?!¡±


    ¡°They probably sobered up really fast because of me. That¡¯s just too painful for me to watch.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Seol-A couldn''t speak properly because she was so shocked.


    Ju-Heon had a strong alcohol tolerance, so how could he act like this after drinking some beer?!


    Seol-A frantically observed Ju-Heon.


    "C, captain-nim. D, did you drink a lot? Should I get you some water? Or would you like some hangover medicine...?¡±


    Ju-Heon grabbed Seol-A''s hand.


    "Seol-A, thank you for always following my orders without any complaints. Can you buy me some candy?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    "Ah, Kongming. This is a painting I drew. Isn¡¯t it great?¡±


    Julian grabbed the back of his neck after seeing Ju-Heon pull out a nude painting.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°Owner! Did you see outside?! Someone cut the trees in weird shapes!¡±


    ¡°Someone wants to buy everything in the shops on First Street!¡±


    ¡°A handsome man seduced all of the single girls in this neighborhood?!¡±


    ¡°He asked them to have his child?!¡±


    Julian started to pull at his hair after hearing different things all around him.


    It was obvious without even looking into these issues.


    ''This punk. The risks are all starting to come......!¡¯


    Ju-Heon probably destroyed his own cellphone because of the risk as well.


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Ah, money truly is useless. Let¡¯s burn it all up. Let¡¯s burn the money, our house, let¡¯s burn it all.¡±


    Julian and Seol-A grabbed Ju-Heon as he tried to light a pile of money on fire.


    ¡°Captain-nim, no! Nooooooooooooo!¡±


    Ju-Heon had a warm gaze that Seol-A would normally never even think of seeing as he took off his shirt for her.


    ¡°Hey Seol-A. You''ll catch a cold if you walk around dressed like that. It would hurt me so much if you got sick. Come here. Aren¡¯t you cold?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze and warm and caring words that she would never hear on a normal basis! Seol-A, who ended up being tightly hugged by Ju-Heon, turned as red as a tomato before happily planting her face in his chest.


    Julian got rid of the money as Ju-Heon tried to use that opening to burn the money once again.


    ¡°Hey! Stop it!¡±


    "Tsk.¡±


    Ju-Heon pulled out a sword toward Julian who was getting in his way.


    This was the start of the chaos!


    Crackle, crackle.


    Clang!


    Chairs and tables were flipped over, destroyed, and created a mess. Ju-Heon¡¯s abilities were uselessly strong and skilled that someone who wasn¡¯t at Julian¡¯s level would find it difficult to block his attacks.


    Julian knew that Ju-Heon was like this because he trusted Julian, but Julian still became angry and started to shout.


    ¡°Ow, stop! I knew it would end up like this!¡±


    The artifacts¡¯ risks truly were scary.


    For example, the Code of Hammurabi''s risk would make someone into a good person, a person of justice.


    It was called the Virtues of Justice.


    Ju-Heon would make donations to random charities and do many good deeds because of it!


    That was a risk that Julian was happy to see, but there should be some limits!


    Ju-Heon would try to donate all of his wealth and even his organs when that risk struck!


    That risk made a person try to donate everything without holding back!


    He had to work so hard to stop that.


    ¡°Damn, whatever, I don¡¯t care anymore. You are wasting your own money, it doesn''t harm me in any way.¡±


    But at that moment...


    [The cash withdrawal has been completed.]


    ¡°?!¡±


    Julian opened his eyes in shock after receiving that text message.


    More withdrawal messages started coming.


    [The cash withdrawal has been completed.]


    [The loan has been approved at First Bank.]


    ..


    [The loan at XX Capital is currently awaiting approval.]


    ¡®Eek, a private loan!¡¯


    As Julian was turning pale...


    He saw it.


    He saw the rope using his phone to take money out of his accounts!


    Ju-Heon calmly started to speak.


    ¡°I withdrew all of your money. I''m going to donate all of it now.¡±


    ¡°Ack! Stop! Wait, stoooop!¡±


    As he was about to donate all of his money, including the money from his new private loan...


    Flash!


    A light surrounded Ju-Heon. Something like that looked like bandages made of light started to surround Ju-Heon.


    This was Chloe''s Nightingale''s artifact.


    ¡°Chloe!¡±


    Chloe clicked her tongue and started to subdue Ju-Heon''s risks that were going berserk.


    [The risks had been subdued by an artifact''s powers.]


    She grabbed the falling Ju-Heon and urgently asked Julian a question.


    ¡°How many artifacts did he use in the tomb this time? The risks shouldn¡¯t go berserk like this normally.¡±


    Julian sighed in relief as he sat down.


    ¡°He used four Divine-Grade artifacts at full power at the same time while also using other artifacts at the same time as well.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?!¡±


    Chloe gasped in shock.


    A person''s life would be in danger if they used two Divine-Grade artifacts at full power at the same time.


    It was only at this level because it was Ju-Heon, anybody else would have already been dominated by artifacts and died.


    ¡°He should have just died in the tomb.¡±


    Although Chloe was talking like that, she still seemed to be slowly caressing Ju-Heon''s head.


    Of course, she had to receive Seol-A''s envious gaze at the fact that she was hugging Ju-Heon.


    ¡°How long will it be until he wakes up?¡±


    ¡°Probably about two days......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°I''m up, you punks.¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim?!¡±


    Ju-Heon, whose risks had disappeared, was groaning but apologized for his actions as he started to speak again.


    ¡°What about the artifact I told you to hand over to TKBM?¡±


    ¡°We gave it to them. I still don¡¯t know why you wanted us to give it to them though.¡±


    ¡°Good. Chloe, what about your task?¡±


    ¡°There were no issues. Oh, I don¡¯t know if you saw this yet.......¡±


    Chloe showed Ju-Heon something that just posted not too long ago.


    They were all shocked after seeing the article.


    ¡°U, unbelievable!¡±


    It was an article about Yoo Jaeha, the Monarch of Pushoverness.

 Chapter 212: You thugs! (3)

    Chapter 212: You thugs! (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°What the hell did this punk do while we were in the tomb?¡±


    Ju-Heon read the article with a shocked expression.


    The article was full of breaking news about Yoo Jaeha.


    Of course, it wasn¡¯t on the front page. The front page had information about Ju-Heon as usual.


    But on the second page... There was a large article about their damn restorer.


    ¡°Looks like some interesting things happened while we were away.¡±


    He didn¡¯t seem to be believing the story described in the article.


    It couldn''t be helped, since......


    ¡°He did what with the princess of England?¡±


    While Ju-Heon was still inside the Tomb of Pride... It was right around then the Divine-Grade artifacts were causing a shitshow.


    ¡°My goodness, is that really that artifact?¡±


    ¡°It is.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who was at the Russian Artifact Fair, was looking somewhere with sparkling eyes.


    ¡®Is that the artifact the Captain-nim wanted me to bring back?¡¯


    There were leaders from different countries, royalty, Hollywood celebrities, generals, CEOs...


    This place was full of important people.


    That was why he was feeling small as these people could all squash him into a pancake, but...


    ¡®It¡¯s the British princess and prince.¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s order was to buy the artifact they had on them.


    ¡®He¡¯s probably going to kill me if I can¡¯t do this. Sooob.¡¯


    He would probably be killed by the guards before he could even get to the item.


    The people around him were whispering at that moment.


    ¡°That is Princess Charlotte of England, right? She''s still young.¡±


    ¡°Is that Queen Victoria¡¯s artifact around the princess''s neck?¡±


    ¡°Holy shit, are you for real?¡±


    ¡°The princess is one thing, but look at the one the prince has on him. That Crow broach. Didn''t they say that the broach is some kind of Divine-Grade artifact?¡±


    ¡°They did. Ah, what did they say......I think they said it was a crow goddess from Ireland¡¯s Celtic mythology...¡±


    ¡°I think they said it was Morrigan. They said she was the goddess of war and destruction...¡±


    ¡°My goodness, war? That¡¯s unbelievable. How can the prince of a country proudly walk out while wearing such a thing?¡±


    ¡°Maybe he¡¯s making a declaration to the world?¡±


    ¡°He wants to tell the world that he wants to go back to the colonization era...?¡±


    The VIPs in the auction house were getting tense.


    The English royal family did not have much influence over the world in modern society.


    But this was now the Era of Artifacts. The artifact they had in their possession was the problem.


    ¡®Queen Victoria and Morrigan''s artifacts are indeed a problem.¡¯


    Queen Victoria, the Queen during the Great British Empire when the Empire on which the sun never sets held about one fourth of all territories around the world. Queen Victoria¡¯s artifact could be seen as the artifact being used by the royal family to groom the next Queen.


    It was Morrigan¡¯s artifact that was the problem.


    ¡®Queen Victoria and an artifact of war. It''s obviously a provocation.¡¯


    The countries near England were extremely tense right now.


    Of course, there were some opposite opinions as well.


    ¡°There are talks that both of them are artifacts of abundance.¡±


    ¡°You mean like how England was at its peak during Queen Victoria''s era.¡±


    ¡°There are talks that Morrigan was a goddess of prosperity as well.¡±


    Either way, the people here were all interested in the prince and princess''s artifacts.


    It was the same for Yoo Jaeha as well.


    ¡®Wow, there¡¯s going to be a lot of competitors. What the hell am I going to do to take their artifacts?¡¯


    He couldn¡¯t just steal it like his Captain would do.


    ¡®Ah, do I really need to use the thing I prepared in advance?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha decided to approach the princess first.


    But at the same time...


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha, we found you! Grab that bastard!¡±


    The official restorers, who had no thoughts of letting Jaeha meet with the British princess, started to become frantic.


    But Yoo Jaeha, who probably didn''t care about what they wanted, was jumping up and down trying to get the princess to notice him.


    ¡°Princess! Please sell your artifact to me! Your artifact!¡±


    The princess noticed him.


    ¡®Huh? That person is...¡¯


    She must have recognized him as Ju-Heon''s subordinate. She was interested in Seo Ju-Heon.


    Of course, the official restorers would not sit back and watch.


    ¡°Stop him, stoooop hiiiiiiiiiim!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Boom!


    Bang!


    The auction house suddenly started to shake and the ceiling crumbled.


    Bang!


    The lighting on the stage fell, windows broke, and it was quite the mess.


    The lights all went out at that moment as well.


    People started to scream while looking for the exit.


    ¡°Holy shit, what the hell?!¡±


    This was not a Tomb Appearance. Yoo Jaeha had followed Ju-Heon around for so long that he instantly realized that a person had done this.


    He then heard a man scream.


    ¡°Uuuuugh!¡±


    It was the sound of someone getting killed.


    ¡®No way!¡¯


    He seemed to be right as he started to hear shocked voices all around him.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! General!¡±


    ¡°Police, call the police! Hurry!¡±


    People fell into states of panic once the backup lights turned on.


    It was because there seemed to have been a murder.


    ¡°Hurry up and block the doors!¡±


    ¡°Don''t let anybody out!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gulped while looking at the general who was killed with his head cut off.


    Why?


    ¡®A Monarch was instantly killed.¡¯


    This was the < Monarch of Criticism > who had recently become a Monarch.


    This person was someone who said a lot of radical things, including saying things about how immigrants and refugees were all evil and potential terrorists in the making who needed to be killed.


    He should have a Divine-Grade artifact on him, but he was still instantly killed!


    That wasn''t all.


    Yoo Jaeha had seen something. He read about a similar incident in the newspaper!


    [Serial killing of artifact users.]


    [Will the Russian International Artifact Fair be safe?]


    He had clicked his tongue while showing the article to Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Wow, Captain-nim. This is already the third newbie Monarch who has been killed. They¡¯re calling it a serial killing, I wonder who is responsible for it.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had said the following after seeing how the victims had been killed.


    ¡®I hope it isn''t him......¡¯


    ¡®Him?¡¯


    ''Yes... A famous artifact you also know a lot about......¡¯


    Jack the Ripper.


    That was what Ju-Heon had said. S§×arch* The Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Yoo Jaeha then got the chills after feeling a murderous intent behind him.


    It was definitely there!


    The murderer was behind him!


    He was right.


    ¡°You¡¯re Seo Ju-Heon''s restorer. And you¡¯re a Monarch.¡±


    He heard a girl''s pretty voice.


    He was sure about one thing.


    ¡®I''m dead.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha immediately activated his artifact as soon as he had that thought.


    He had used Salieri''s artifact.


    Ju-Heon had taken Medici¡¯s artifact and cast aside Salieri''s artifact, but it was still one of the strong artifacts of the 7 Great Tombs.


    The woman must have felt the aura of the artifact as she picked her knife up to kill Yoo Jaeha.


    But at that moment...


    [#$&#!]


    Don''t touch our young man!


    [#$#&!]


    He¡¯s our master¡¯s subordinate! What the hell are you doing?!


    ¡°?!¡±


    The bizarre panties and wooden penis screamed as they surrounded Yoo Jaeha.


    The woman¡¯s knife slashed the wooden penis.


    Slash!


    The penis was cut in half and the panties started to scream.


    [$#&#*!]


    Aigoo! My wife, my wife! She was cut in half!


    The woman looked at these bizarre artifacts for a bit before disappearing.


    Maybe she didn''t want to deal with these things.


    No, it might just be that her goal was not Yoo Jaeha but the other VIPs in the first place.


    There was another boom and the stage crumbled before people started to scream.


    It was in the direction of the England VIPs.


    ¡°Uncle! Uncle!¡±


    The British princess was crying while holding the corpse of the prince.


    Their artifacts had already been destroyed.


    Everybody fell into states of shock and even the restorers could not close their mouths.


    ¡°Prince William, the prince has been murdered!¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Protect the princess!¡±


    ¡°Find the culprit! Find them!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha knew they would not succeed as he could feel it.


    ¡®She¡¯s not here. She¡¯s long gone.¡¯


    He was extremely talented at detecting and using artifacts because of Ju-Heon''s Spartan-style training.


    That was how he was able to know that Jack the Ripper had disappeared.


    The princess was holding her dead uncle as she cried.


    ¡°Uncle, uncle.¡±


    The official restorers and guards didn''t know what to do.


    It was at that moment. Yoo Jaeha, who didn¡¯t really know what to do as he looked at the crying princess, started to speak.


    ¡°Umm, excuse me, please don¡¯t worry. Your uncle is not dead.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha had nonchalantly walked up to the princess. The official restorers started to glare at him.


    His sunbae, Julien, started to shout.


    ¡°Hey! Yoo Jaeha! Stop with the nonsense. How can you say such bullshit to the shocked princess...¡±


    ¡°No, I really mean it. I couldn''t save the general but her uncle is fine.¡±


    Julien grabbed Yoo Jaeha by the collar.


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Charlotte! Is Charlotte safe?!¡±


    A man who was only wearing underwear burst into the party hall.


    ¡®My goodness, it''s Prince William!¡±


    ¡°Uncle!¡±


    ¡°Then this corpse is...?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha picked up a chair.


    ¡°Hey, what are you do...?!¡±


    Bang!


    The corpse changed from the shock once it was slammed by the chair.


    It was a fake Yoo Jaeha had created with da Vinci''s artifact.


    ¡°A fake...!¡±


    The appraisers started to shake, as this familiar sight gave them deja vu of the plane incident.


    Julien glared at Yoo Jaeha at that moment. He wanted to know why Jaeha had transformed the prince.


    His intentions must have been terrible.


    "What the hell are you planning?!¡±


    What else would it be? He had exchanged the prince to a fake on purpose to purchase the artifact from the princess.


    If the princess''s uncle were to say, ¡®sell the artifact to Yoo Jaeha'', he thought that would make it easier to purchase.


    Well, it was lucky that he aimed for when the prince went into the restroom and that he put the scary guards to sleep as well. He had been happy that things were going so well, but...


    He ended up unexpectedly saving the man¡¯s life.


    ¡®Tsk. It is good but...¡¯


    He couldn''t tell them the truth about his scheme.


    That was why Yoo Jaeha decided to use the special technique, ¡®medicine selling¡¯ he had learned from Ju-Heon.


    ¡°To be honest with you, I sensed that something was weird! I had read an article about how this Artifact Fair would be dangerous. That was why I protected the prince just in case.¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say?¡±


    "I''ve seen enough assassinations of princes!¡±


    The official restorers and appraisers started to shake in anger.


    ¡®Protect my ass! There¡¯s no way Seo Ju-Heon''s damn subordinate would do something like that!¡¯


    "Stop trying to scam us!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha didn''t care and just picked up an artifact that had fallen on the ground.


    It was the princess''s artifact, Queen Victoria¡¯s artifact, that had been destroyed.


    "This is completely destroyed. Should I restore it for you?¡±


    The pretty princess wiped away her tears as she looked at Yoo Jaeha.


    "Can you really restore it? It¡¯s already completely destroyed...!¡±


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s not hard. But in return, could you please......¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Don''t you dare!¡±


    ¡°Princess! You can''t leave your artifact with a quack like that!¡±


    Julien took the artifact away from Yoo Jaeha.


    "This bastard is Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s quack restorer! Your artifact will only end up destroyed!¡±


    ¡°How can you leave us, the official restorers, aside and ask such a bastard?!¡±


    Their overbearing attitudes and pride were annoying.


    The British prince interjected as well.


    ¡°Yes, that item belongs to the royal family. You can¡¯t leave it with a restorer who is in a tomb raiding team with an unknown background.¡±


    ¡°Did you hear that?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha just nonchalantly waved.


    ¡°That¡¯s fine. Feel free to fix it if you can.¡±


    Julian was in disbelief.


    ¡°What? Of course I can restore something like this.......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Crack!


    Forget being restored, the artifact broke even more.


    "What the hell, why won''t it be restored?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to snicker.


    ¡°Hand it over if you can''t do it.¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    The Monarch of Pushoverness.


    This was the moment that the man who had only been known for his association with Ju-Heon would make his debut in front of world leaders, royalty, and celebrities.


    Returning to the present...


    [Yoo Jaeha, the Monarch of Pushoverness. Invited to visit the British royal family.]


    [Saved the British prince and their treasure.]


    [British princess: ¡°I really want to meet Mr. Ju-Heon, the captain of the team.¡±]


    [The Monarch of Pushoverness is receiving scouts from numerous different nations around the world.]


    [¡°You want to know my desired salary?¡±]


    [The Monarch of Pushoverness: ¡°I''m looking for a girlfriend right now!¡±]


    Ju-Heon was baffled at the different stories about Yoo Jaeha in the article.


    There were a lot of things that caught his attention such as the assassination of a skilled general and such, but...


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know he would really end up becoming the Monarch of Pushoverness.¡±


    ¡°Wow, Jaeha instantly became famous.¡±


    Julian tilted his head in confusion before he started to speak.


    "But he¡¯s getting scouting offers for his artistic talents? There¡¯s even talks about freelancer restoration requests? Is Jaeha going to end up transferring to a different team?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, what are you going to do? It looks like you¡¯re going to need to get a new restorer.¡±


    Ju-Heon just laughed after hearing Julian tease him.


    He then started to call someone.


    The person picked up quickly.


    [Yes, hello?]


    His ego seemed quite inflated as Yoo Jaeha''s voice sounded haughty.


    As a result...


    [Ah, I don¡¯t know who is calling but I''m quite busy right now. I already have enough requests for a whole year and am currently in the middle of an interview. Please don¡¯t call me directly next time and contact my manager. Any media appearances will need to be addressed with my manager as well...]


    ¡°A manager, my ass.¡±


    He heard the phone dropping.


    His heart must have almost burst out of his chest as he dropped his phone in shock.


    Yoo Jaeha started to speak in a shaking voice.


    [C, Captain-nim?]


    "What are you doing? You little punk.¡±


    [T, this is definitely the Captain-nim''s voice! Is that you, Captain-nim? W, what the hell?! I don¡¯t know this number!]


    ¡°Shut up. What did you just say? You are full of requests for the year?¡±


    [Excuse me? Ah, t, t, that, you see...]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡°You. Are you taking jobs on the side aside from working for me? Huh?¡±


    [N, no... that¡¯s not the case!]


    Yoo Jaeha looked ready to cry. It was obvious that he was kowtowing on the other side of the phone.


    [Aigoo, whose artifact would I touch other than yours, Captain-nim?]


    ¡°What about the artifact I told you to purchase.¡±


    [Aigoo, I got it. Of course I got it.]


    ¡°Good. It looks like I didn''t give you enough work if you can talk about girlfriends, interviews, artistic talents and other bullshit. I feel like I''m wasting the 300 million dollar salary I''m paying you.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to scream.


    [Not at all, I''m sorry, I''m really sorry! You''re really not wasting your money!]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed like tiger eyes as he sat with his legs crossed.


    ¡°Then return immediately before I kill you for breach of contract. I''ll give you one hour.¡±


    [I¡¯ll be there in 30 minutes! I will tell you everything once I''m back...! I¡¯ll even introduce you to the princess so pleeeeeeeease!!!]


    A crying Yoo Jaeha hung up as he started to run.


    Ju-Heon nodded his head in satisfaction.


    No matter how talented he was, the Monarch of Pushoverness could do nothing in front of the Monarch of Plunder.

 Chapter 213: You thugs! (4)

    Chapter 213: You thugs! (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Fuck, Yoo Jaeha, you son of a bitch!¡±


    Julien, the top restorer, was kicking an artifact.


    Bang bang!


    He looked quite angry after returning to his work room.


    This reaction should have been expected.


    ¡°That bastard pulled off a scam and the entire royal family fell for it!¡±


    It wasn¡¯t just the royal family, the entire world was being tricked by him.


    [The top official restorer was stomped by a quack restorer?]


    [A restorer ended up breaking a precious artifact instead of restoring it.]


    [Governments and royal families around the world are starting to become skeptical of official restorers.]


    [Should the evaluation of ''official'' be rediscussed?]


    [Seo Ju-Heon raised this so-called ¡®quack restorer.¡¯ What is the true identity of Seo Ju-Heon?]


    News anchors were discussing these things on almost every channel. Julien¡¯s subordinates ran over after seeing artifacts, furniture, and tools all being destroyed.


    ¡°Chief, please calm down. It¡¯s not that you''re not good at restoring!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! Yoo Jaeha that scammer must have tricked us!¡±


    That was right.


    Julien closed his eyes and recalled what had happened at the auction house. He had tried to fix a broken artifact......


    ¡®But it didn''t get restored.¡¯


    The artifact just broke even more instead of reacting to him.


    ¡®But why?¡¯


    He was someone who had risen to the number one restorer position in the world. He wasn¡¯t an idiot who wouldn''t be able to restore something like that. He was even at the Monarch-Grade as well.


    But Yoo Jaeha had reached his hand out at that moment, as if he had been waiting for it.


    ¡®Hand it over if you can''t do it.¡¯


    That had been so weird that Julien investigated it further until he found the answer.


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha... That bastard must have switched it for a fake.¡±


    It could not be restored because the one he had in his hand was not an artifact but a fake. Fake artifacts could not be restored with the restoration ability.


    Yoo Jaeha then switched it for the real one when he restored it, which was why it worked! The one that broke was a fake that couldn''t handle the strong impact of the restoration artifact!


    Even the appraisers had claimed that there were signs of da Vinci''s artifact being used.


    He was at fault for not noticing such fine details, but this was a scam from the beginning!


    But the princess, prince, and the press, all those idiots...!


    ¡®Wow, you''re amazing! You completely restored something that even the top restorer could not fix......!¡¯


    ¡®What the hell? You''re an official restorer but you were defeated by an illegal? Yet you charge an arm and a leg for your services?¡¯


    ¡®It¡¯s true that only talented people are in Mr. Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding team! You are at a completely different level!¡¯


    ¡®Talented individual my ass! This was all just a scam!¡¯


    Julien, who had been tricked by Yoo Jaeha, felt frustrated.


    He had no proof to reveal this scam!


    ¡°Do you think that bastard Seo Ju-Heon put him up to it?¡±


    ¡°This is enough to put him on the international wanted list. We can get him for fraud and defamation!¡±


    But they still thought things were okay.


    Why?


    They had built connections with a lot of people until now.


    ¡®Yoo Jaeha, we play in a different world than you.¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°First, contact all of our sponsors and clients. Let''s go bury the bastards who slandered us.¡±


    They just needed to do the same thing as what Professor Richard had done with the academics and his sponsors to bury Yoo Jaeha.


    However...


    ¡°Chief, this is bad!¡±


    "What is it?!¡±


    ¡°LDU¡¯s CEO... He wants to cancel his request.¡±


    ¡°What? Why?!¡±


    "T, that... he said he was going to get Seo Ju-Heon''s permission to have Yoo Jaeha do it.¡±


    ¡°What? Unbelievable... fine, whatever. Get rid of him. We have plenty of other sponsors.¡±


    ¡°Umm......but that... the other sponsors...¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°The Arab royal family......¡±


    ¡°The French government who gave us a large sponsorship......¡±


    They were getting flustered at the number of cancellations. People canceling their requests meant that they had lost their trust.


    That meant...


    ¡°Chief, I think it will be difficult to get help burying Yoo Jaeha and Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    The top restorer and his hoobae¡¯s faces scrunched up into frowns.


    [Official restorers are attempting to sue Yoo Jaeha for defamation and fraud.]


    [But they are not gaining much traction.]


    [Yoo Jaeha is declaring his status as a freelancer?]


    "Good job.¡±


    The first thing Ju-Heon did when he saw Yoo Jaeha was to praise him. But Yoo Jaeha was on his knees and shouting in a loud voice.


    "Aigoo, I wasn¡¯t trying to do this, sir! I''ve committed a grave sin, sir!¡±


    ¡®Why is he acting like this when I said he did well?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha just completely lowered himself to the floor and started to beg.


    ¡°T, there¡¯s no way I would betray you, Captain-nim. I think that the article is wrong... I never declared my status as a freelancer or anything like that.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    "There are multiple royal families contacting me with requests, but I''m not interested at all. I will only restore your artifacts even if you tell me you don''t want me to do it, Captain-nim. So please, don¡¯t kill me...!¡±


    Ju-Heon and the others held back their laughter.


    Yoo Jaeha must not be hearing Ju-Heon''s praises as praises. He was probably thinking that Ju-Heon wanted to kill him.


    The way Ju-Heon was sitting with his legs crossed with his chin in his hand and a smile on his face made him look like the godfather who didn''t give a shit. He looked like a vicious mafia boss.


    ¡®It¡¯d be perfect if he had a cigar in his mouth.¡¯


    But Ju-Heon was actually quite happy about what had happened.


    Why?


    ¡®We can tell who has which artifact if he restores other people''s artifacts.¡¯


    That was amazing information to have. He could know what his enemies had, negotiate with some people, and even catch information that had changed from the future.


    ¡®I can also swipe any useful ones I see.¡¯


    That was probably his main goal.


    "Anyway, it was worth teaching you, you really did well.¡±


    But Yoo Jaeha became even more scared and continued to cry at this bombardment of praises.


    ¡°Aigoo! I''m really sorry! AIgoo, please don¡¯t kill me......! To be honest with you, I thought that I might be able to meet some famous Hollywood actresses if I started taking celebrity requests! Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    The other team members had these thoughts on their minds.


    ¡®This damn Monarch of Pushoverness.¡¯


    ¡®What a pushover......¡¯


    ¡®He really is a pushover.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°But did Jack the Ripper really appear at the auction house?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha seemed to finally remember it as he reported it right away after hearing Julian¡¯s question.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. That''s right! That artifact showed up! The person you discussed before showed up!¡±


    The members were shocked.


    "That murderer showed up again?¡±


    Jack the Ripper.


    That artifact brought serial killings with it, fitting its identity as a serial killer artifact.


    They were not regular serial killings either.


    ¡®Only Monarchs are killed.¡¯


    This opponent had been difficult for Ju-Heon in the past as well.


    ¡°But we don¡¯t need to worry much about that bastard right now.¡±


    ¡°Bastard? Jack the Ripper is a man?¡±


    "Why?¡±


    ¡°Nothing...¡±


    Yoo Jaeha tilted his head.


    ¡®The voice was definitely a woman''s voice.¡¯


    Ju-Heon, who had no way of knowing that, reached his hand out.


    "Whatever, just hand over the artifact you bought.¡±


    Seol-A became interested after hearing that.


    ¡°You''re talking about Queen Victoria and Morrigan¡¯s artifacts, right?¡±


    The members were waiting to see what these artifacts could do until Ju-Heon responded like this.


    "Why the hell would I tell him to buy those things? I don¡¯t need them.¡±


    ¡°Uhh, uhh, excuse me? But......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to complain. S§×arch* The N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Damn, it wasn¡¯t those things! It would have been so much easier if it was!¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha pulled out a statue of a woman in an embarrassing pose from his backpack instead of responding.


    ¡°Here, we''re good now since I bought it, right?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha channeled his affinity and the statue that was the size of his palm turned into the size of a human.


    It was definitely a 19+ statue of a beauty in an embarrassing pose.


    Ju-Heon was extremely happy to see it.


    ¡°Yes, this is it, this is it!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Seol-A and Irene looked completely in shock at Ju-Heon''s reaction.


    ¡°T, this is it......Captain-nim!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon was serious.


    ¡°Yes, I really wanted this thing. I need it when I sleep.¡±


    "W, when you sleep?!¡±


    ¡®What is he planning to do with this?!¡¯


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    Yoo Jaeha took out some steamed buns that looked like dishes at a dim sum restaurant.


    [The Emperor of the Qing Dynasty¡¯s Manchu¨CHan Imperial Feast (Food of the Emperor) (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    He activated it and beauties wearing skimpy clothing appeared and started to make food.


    [They are creating the most delicious food in the world.]


    Julian put his hand against his forehead.


    He couldn¡¯t help it after seeing the abilities of this artifact.


    He couldn¡¯t help but start to shout.


    ¡°Hey, Seo Ju-Heon! This is just an artifact for a mukbang!¡± [1]


    ¡°Yes. What about it?¡±


    Julian was in disbelief.


    ¡°You used 2 billion dollars for each one......no, I''m sure that¡¯s chump change for you, but you still gave two artifacts for something like this?!¡±


    Seol-A started to shout as well.


    ¡°Vice Captain-nim, why are you only angry about the mukbang artifact?! T, this sexy woman statue too......!¡±


    Seol-A could not finish her sentence.


    Yoo Jaeha quickly interjected, telling them that it was okay.


    ¡°Hey hey, it¡¯s fine, it¡¯s fine. I got them for free for restoring their artifact. Free, completely free.¡±


    ¡°Hey! That¡¯s not the problem!¡±


    As Seol-A grabbed Yoo Jaeha¡¯s collar...


    Julian slammed his hand on the table.


    "Ah, fine, let¡¯s say you don¡¯t need Victoria and Morrigan¡¯s artifacts!¡±


    The fact that Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t interested must mean that the risk or ability was trash for both of them.


    However...


    ¡°But still, this artifact isn¡¯t it! You could pay money to buy food!¡±


    ¡°No, Vice Captain-nim... This 19+ statue is also a problem......¡±


    Seol-A was timidly sniffling behind him.


    But Julian didn''t care as he pointed to the statue of the woman in an embarrassing pose and continued to speak.


    "This is just an air freshener as well! You could have just bought a diffuser instead of buying something like this!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? A, an air freshener?¡±


    Seol-A''s eyes opened wide as she inspected the statue.


    There was an extremely fragrant and relaxing smell coming out of the statue. It felt similar to aromatherapy.


    Ju-Heon angrily shouted back.


    ¡°Hey! A person should eat some delicious things in his life! As for this air freshener, I¡¯ll be able to sleep well with it! You know I have trouble sleeping! I''m going to sleep with this thing next to me!¡±


    Chloe, his doctor, could not listen anymore and interjected.


    ¡°Captain-nim, in that case, please take the medicine I prescribed you! Please don¡¯t do anything weird!¡±


    ¡°Yeah! Take some sleeping pills instead! There¡¯s so much delicious food in the world, why do you need such an indecent artifact......?!¡±


    ¡°I don''t like my mind being fuzzy when I take medicine! I can''t focus! The artifacts are much more effective! Same with this feast! I''ve never liked anything I got from a store. Why are you all throwing a fuss when they are just consumable artifacts with no risks?¡±


    Julian and Chloe, who were the common sense of the tomb raiding team, sighed as if they couldn''t say anything.


    ¡°Ow, you damn artifactphile! I don''t care! Do whatever you want! Chloe, make sure to get a CT scan of his head while you are examining him.¡±


    ¡°Do you think that will be enough?¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Seol-A and Irene sighed in relief after learning the identities of the artifacts that Ju-Heon had purchased.


    ¡®He didn''t buy these things with weird intentions.¡¯


    That was why they were relieved, however...


    Both of their gazes quickly changed.


    One of them headed over to Yoo Jaeha while the other headed over to Chloe to ask serious questions.


    "Chloe. I''m going to ask a serious question as a fellow team member.¡±


    "What is it?¡±


    ¡°Do you have any fragrance or oil artifacts on you?¡±


    ¡°W, what......?¡±


    ¡°Couldn¡¯t I take the place of that beautiful air freshener if I rub that around my body and lie down?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡®What the hell is this girl thinking?¡¯


    Irene, who was tightly holding onto Yoo Jaeha''s arm, had a vicious glare as well.


    ¡°Mr. Jaeha. You''ve frequently eaten with Mr. Ju-Heon, right? You should know a lot about Mr. Ju-Heon¡¯s tastes.¡±


    ¡°Ex, excuse me? That is true......¡±


    "What do I need to do to make a better dish than that stupid Food of the Emperor that those women are making?¡±


    Both of their eyes were on fire because they were about to lose to artifacts.


    Of course, the rope bobbed up and down as it approached Ju-Heon as well. It was concerned that Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t sleeping well.


    [#&#!]


    Does this scent not work? Does it not?


    The rope that had covered its body with garlic and Korean wormwood was shaking its body around.


    Ju-Heon flinched as he watched.


    Well, he didn¡¯t mind the shaking because it looked cute.


    But still......


    Garlic and Korean wormwood were a bit...


    Ju-Heon couldn''t handle it any longer and called Yoo Jaeha over.


    ¡°Jaeha. Can''t you do something about this?¡±


    ¡°Mm. Just let it do that for about 100 days.¡±


    ¡°......What?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was being serious.


    On the other hand, in Chairman Kwon''s hospital room...


    Chairman Kwon¡¯s son and daughter cautiously knocked on the door.


    Knock knock.


    ¡°Excuse me, father? Have you verified the Ramesses artifact that TKBM''s excavation team brought back?¡±


    ¡°The team members worked really hard to bring it back...... Do you like it?¡±


    They did not hear a response. The son who was worried asked a question.


    ¡°Doctor Kim. What is going on?¡±


    "Doctor, why is father not saying anything?¡±


    The doctor looked as if he was placed in an awkward position as he responded.


    ¡°I swear he was very happy to receive Ramesses''s artifact...... He was saying that he could even save his dead son [2]...¡±


    ¡°Then why is it so quiet?!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaahh!¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s children burst into the room after hearing him scream.


    Slam!


    "F, father?!¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!¡±


    They gasped at what they saw in front of them.


    1. A mukbang, also spelled meokbang and also known as an eating show, is an online audiovisual broadcast in which a host consumes large quantities of food while interacting with the audience. It became popular in South Korea in 2010, and since then it has become a worldwide trend.


    2. Euphemism for penis

 Chapter 214: The person aiming for the crown (1)

    Chapter 214: The person aiming for the crown (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°T, the Chairman-nim will be okay, right?¡±


    There was an odd silence flowing through the TKBM excavation team right now.


    It was great that they had returned to the company and offered up Ramesses''s artifact.


    Julian''s offer was quite smart as well.


    ¡®It''s a hundred thousand times better than coming back empty-handed.¡¯


    They had invested 20 billion dollars in this Tomb of Pride if they included the cost for the Excavation Rights. They had also received billions of dollars worth of damage because of Seo Ju-Heon.


    That was why it would mean that they would have lost all of that money for nothing if they returned without a single artifact.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®We¡¯re really done for if it was revealed that Seo Ju-Heon pretty much killed us.¡¯


    That was one of the reasons they debated not taking the item, but the captains chose to take it in the end. They didn''t want to be cut from the excavation team. The Chairman''s sons were very happy to receive the artifact from them as well.


    However...


    ¡°D, do you think it was a good idea to offer an artifact Seo Ju-Heon gave us to the Chairman-nim?¡±


    ¡°We were able to get a decent idea of its abilities.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Its abilities are focused on prosperity and idolization, similar to how Ramesses idolized himself.¡±


    ¡°A prosperity artifact is exactly what the chaotic TKBM needs right now.¡±


    "But we didn''t look into the risk......¡±


    Someone started to shout at the person who said that.


    ¡°No. The Chairman-nim is said to be dealing with a serious illness right now!¡±


    ¡°When you say serious illness......¡±


    ¡°Well his...... ¡®son¡¯ is dead.¡¯


    They became quiet.


    ¡°Something like Ramesses''s artifact might help the Chairman-nim become ¡®strong¡¯ again.¡±


    ¡°That makes sense, Ramesses is said to be the king of virility who had 130 children.¡±


    ¡°It should be beneficial for the Chairman-nim.¡±


    Would that really be the case?


    ¡°F, f, father?!¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s children gasped once they entered the room.


    His youngest daughter, who was still in high school, freaked out the most.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    The youngest daughter covered her eyes after seeing something.


    It was as if she saw something she never wanted to see.


    ¡°Father, please cover yourself!¡±


    Her frantic brothers sent their youngest sister outside.


    It was because Chairman Kwon had used Ramesses''s artifact. The appraisers had said the artifact would be beneficial for Chairman Kwon as well.


    However...


    ¡°F, fuck, it won¡¯t go down. This bastard won''t go down!¡±


    Chairman Kwon was about to die from pain.


    His sons became extremely anxious.


    ¡®The artifact''s ability should be for prosperity and idolization.¡¯


    Ramesses was someone who spent a lot of efforts to idolize himself and leave his traces behind. It¡¯s abilities were the same.


    But why was there such a side effect...?!


    ¡®Does it include this when it talks about prosperity?¡¯


    Chairman Kwon started to scream.


    "Doctor Kim, please do something about this. Please! Please make this go doooooown!¡±


    This ¡®thing¡¯ which could not be named had not only become healthy, it had become rock hard.


    Chairman Kwon''s sons gasped after looking at it.


    ¡®Wait, he wants it to go down?!¡¯


    "W, why do you want us to make it go down? What a waste!¡±


    ¡°Why else?! This bastard won''t go down at all!¡±


    ¡°......I, isn¡¯t that a good thing?¡±


    Veins were starting to become visible on Chairman Kwon''s neck.


    ¡°Why would it be good?! You damn bastards! It hurts so much!¡±


    The doctor who was examining Chairman Kwon started to speak in a serious tone.


    ¡°My goodness, based on the protrusion of the blood vessels and its size...... it is similar to the effects of abusing viagra. Congratulations.¡±


    ¡°What the hell did you just say?!¡±


    Chairman Kwon was about to go crazy from anger.


    It was good that his condition was fixed, but...


    ¡®They said they brought Ramesses II''s artifact from the Tomb of Pride...¡¯


    "What kind of artifact did they bring me?!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Are you that curious?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The doctor who was examining Chairman Kwon started to say something weird.


    ¡°D, Doctor Kim?¡±


    ¡°It seemed as if my damn subordinate did something terrible to your ¡®son.¡¯ I gave the artifact as a special token of my apology.¡±


    ¡°You bastard, what......!¡±


    One of Chairman Kwon¡¯s sons grabbed the doctor¡¯s collar.


    But at that moment...


    Crack! They heard a weird noise.


    Then they were shocked.


    Doctor Kim¡¯s face started to crumble after he was manhandled by the man.


    They started to see some sculpture dust. This was clearly Yoo Jaeha¡¯s work.


    Chairman Kwon started to grind his teeth.


    ¡®That bastard Seo Ju-Heon is responsible for this!¡¯


    The fake doctor started to speak.


    ¡°You got that? Old bastard, you are my toy. So hold yourself together until I rip off your armor and cut off your head. Don¡¯t let anybody else kill you until then.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll continue to give you pain that would make you wish that you were dead until that day comes. It¡¯ll be the same thing you did to me in the past.¡±


    ¡®This son of a bitch.¡¯


    ¡°Anyway, the majority shares for most of TKBM''s subsidiaries ended up in my name but it looks like you just barely managed to maintain control of the artifact business.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°Don''t worry, I¡¯ll slowly take that away from you. Anyway, see you later at the Shareholders¡¯ Meeting. Make sure to be respectful to the major shareholder.¡±


    ¡®This bastard is asking for death.¡¯


    As Chairman Kwon was about to destroy the sculpture doctor...


    ¡°Oh right, be careful with how you use the present I gave you. Those bastards are said to have done some special rituals.¡±


    ¡°What the hell did you just say?¡±


    ¡°The pharaoh represented masculinity, the Nile River represented femininity. Apparently they had to masturbate in public or something to calm the roaring Nile River.¡±


    ¡°In p, public?!¡±


    The fake doctor started to smile.


    ¡°You should know what the risk is after hearing that part, right?¡±


    ¡®Holy shit!¡¯


    The sculpture doctor completely crumbled while Chairman Kwon turned pale.


    ¡®What the hell is he talking about?!¡¯


    The risk was one thing, however...


    "What the hell is he talking about?! What does he mean he gave the artifact to us?!¡±


    The excavation team members who had come into the room with the sons lowered their heads.


    ¡°Umm, Chairman-nim, to be honest...!¡±


    ¡°Did you dumbasses take an artifact that Seo Ju-Heon offered you?! What about the appraisers¡¯ inspection?!¡±


    ¡°That, you see...... Going through the appraisers would have revealed that Seo Ju-Heon gave it to us...¡±


    ¡°We just had the abilities appraised...¡±


    ¡®What the hell did he just say?!¡¯


    As Chairman Kwon, who looked ready to cough up blood in anger, was about to speak...


    Jump!


    "Father?!¡±


    Chairman Kwon suddenly jumped up from the bed and was about to run out of the hospital room.


    The risk had activated.


    He started to shout as his eyes flashed.


    ¡°Gather people right away. No, I''m going to the Nile River right now!¡±


    ¡°Father, what did you say?!¡±


    His subordinates and his children all gasped in shock.


    Where was he trying to go while looking like this?


    ¡°Father, no!¡±


    All of them did their best to grab Chairman Kwon and stop him from leaving.


    "Aigoo, father! You can''t do that!¡±


    ¡°Hey! What the hell are you doing?! Hurry up and call more people!¡±


    They truly seemed desperate. They could not turn their father into a spectacle like this.


    But regardless of what they were doing...


    Bang!


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    He deserved to be a Monarch as Chairman Kwon used his ability to push aside his children and subordinates before running out of the room.


    ¡°Get my plane ready!¡±


    There was something else that was quite ''active¡¯ as well.


    ¡°I''m going to die in shame!¡±


    Joshua, the Monarch of Fate who uses Nostradamus¡¯s artifact. He threw a newspaper to the floor and was huffing and puffing in anger while in his completely protected Room of Oracle that he secluded himself inside.


    There was news about Chairman Kwon inside the newspaper.


    [TKBM¡¯s CEO, who still looks half-dead like a mummy, committed some shameful conduct by a nearby river.]


    [Beaten up by nearby resident fishermen.]


    [TKBM''s image is damaged, employees are panicking.]


    The Monarch of Fate laid down on the couch as he started to swear at the guest who came to visit him.


    ¡°It¡¯s fucking shameful to be working with Chairman Kwon.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what to say, sir.¡±


    Yang Chen, the Vice Captain of TKBM''s excavation teams, had a hand on his forehead as if he was tired.


    Not only that, he was also grinding his teeth.


    He had not gone to the Tomb of Pride this time. It was because he had cleared a different important tomb. He had been so angry after hearing that they were not only toyed with by Seo Ju-Heon but that the excavation teams had plotted together to receive an artifact from Seo Ju-Heon.


    Of course, they felt as if they had been wronged.


    ¡®We didn''t make a deal with Seo Ju-Heon, we made a deal with Julian Miller!¡¯


    ¡®Who knew Julian Miller would pull off such a scam?!¡¯


    Seo Ju-Heon was someone who could easily commit some terrible deeds, but they never expected Julian Miller, the symbol of goodness, to do such a thing.


    But that was all spilled milk now.


    ¡°Anyway, the Chairman-nim¡¯s condition is an issue, but... I came to see if we could get some useful information for the future.¡±


    The Monarch of Fate clicked his tongue.


    ¡°I''ll tell you since I got the money.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    ¡°You guys are all going to die in Seo Ju-Heon''s hands. Especially you.¡±


    Yang Chen was shocked at the Monarch of Fate pointing him out.


    ¡°Me?¡±


    ¡°Did you ever do anything to make Seo Ju-Heon hate you? Did you kill his family members or something?¡±


    Yang Chen couldn''t believe it.


    ¡°We¡¯ve ran into each other a few times because of work-related issues, but I never......¡±


    The Monarch of Fate started to frown.


    ¡°I don''t know the reason for it, but I think you''ll die a terrible death.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡±


    ¡°No, I saw it in my dream. Seo Ju-Heon said this to you. He called you a traitor? He said he would make you pay the price for killing 7 of his family members.¡±


    ¡°Ho.¡±


    Yang Chen was in disbelief.


    Yang Chen had no way of knowing that the 7 family members Ju-Heon was talking about were the members of his tomb raiding team.


    ¡°I have no idea.¡±


    ¡°You really don''t know?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no way I would know about such a thing.¡±


    Yang Chen tried not to think much about it.


    But why was he feeling like this?


    ¡®Why do I have such an ominous feeling?¡¯


    He kept having these ominous feelings every time he saw Seo Ju-Heon. It felt as if he had done something wrong to him in the past.


    Yang Chen gulped before asking another question.


    "When is it going to happen?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. I can''t tell that much detail.¡±


    Yang Chen quickly handed him a bag of money.


    That wasn''t all.


    Boom!


    Yang Chen pulled a pin off his tie and handed that over as well.


    It was an S-Grade artifact.


    ¡°Do you need anything else, sir?¡±


    The Monarch of Fate smiled, calling him someone who knew how to act.


    ¡°I will give you two solutions.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°First. I don''t know much about it, but a Crow-like artifact will appear in a tomb in the near future.¡±


    ¡°A crow?¡±


    ¡°It seems to be an extremely strong Evil Divine-Grade artifact.¡±


    ¡°Evil Divine-Grade?¡±


    ¡°I don''t know the identity of it, but I do know that it was extremely strong. Seo Ju-Heon won''t be able to do jack shit if you managed to get that artifact.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡°Second. There seems to be three more people Seo Ju-Heon really wants to find. Maybe they are his team members? Anyway, I''ll tell you their names and describe their appearances, so you should look for them.¡±


    Yang Chen was smiling even as he gulped. Sear?h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    There was no way that he would be killed by Seo Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Please don¡¯t worry. I will take care of Seo Ju-Heon properly. I happened to get my hands on an army artifact that is greater in number than Seo Ju-Heon''s Army of the Dead.¡±


    ¡°Is that so?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir. I was also able to get my name in as the Monarch of Natural Resources this time...¡±


    ¡°Then please do something about that damn thorn in our eyes! There¡¯s only a week left until the < Monarchs¡¯ Heirlooms > show up. Seo Ju-Heon, Julian Miller, and Yoo Jaeha. Do you plan on giving them to those bastards?!¡±


    The Monarch of Fate continued to shout as he kicked the table.


    "We need to hurry up and get rid of those bastards to put our clients up as Monarchs!¡±


    Yang Chen seemed to be running away from Joshua¡¯s hysteria as he exited the room.


    ¡°Your highness, I''m sorry to keep you waiting!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Jaeha! Welcome.¡±


    Around the same time...


    Yoo Jaeha was smiling as he entered a palace in England.


    ¡®She¡¯s a total beauty, a total babe. She seems to have a nice personality as well.¡¯


    In addition, she was a high-grade artifact user.


    Now that they got closer to each other because of the restoration this time, maybe......


    ¡®I might be able to escape my single life.¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason. He wickedly smiled as he approached the princess.


    ¡°Excuse me, princess, I''ve actually been studying palm reading......¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Your highness, Mr. Seo Ju-Heon is waiting for you.¡±


    The princess¡¯s smile became even brighter after hearing her subordinate¡¯s report.


    ¡°Mr. Seo Ju-Heon came with you too!¡±


    ¡°Nice to meet you, your highness. My name is Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    The princess seemed to have been looking forward to meeting with Ju-Heon quite a bit as she was extremely happy. The princess¡¯s eyes were sparkling incomparably to when she had met with Yoo Jaeha.


    Yoo Jaeha, who was awkwardly standing there with his hand still out, glared at his captain.


    ¡°Damn it, I hate you, Captain-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon was shocked.


    ¡°What did I do?¡±


    The princess looked quite embarrassed while looking at Ju-Heon, as if she was his fan.


    She then quickly ran outside before crouching down and covering her face.


    ¡®My goodness, I saw him in person, I saw him with my own two eyes!¡¯


    The princess took out her phone and started to send a message in a group chat.


    [I saw him, I really met with Mr. Seo Ju-Heon!]


    The name of that group chat was < Gathering of people who want to meet with Seo Ju-Heon in person - Executives Chat (7 people) >


    This was a group chat with princesses from around the world, wealthy heiresses, and famous celebrities.


    The princess''s message caused an explosive reaction in the chatroom.


    [Really? You really met with Ju-Heon-nim?!]


    [Picture, picture! Picture!!!!!!!]


    [I''ve already invested in Ju-Heon-nim¡¯s company.]


    [Should we sponsor his team members too?]


    [Can we give him some artifacts?]


    [I''ve already bought some Excavation Rights. I''m personally going to excavate some artifacts. I plan on meeting Ju-Heon-nim to hand over the artifact I find.]


    [Gasp, I want to do that too.]


    [Me too!]


    [Pictuuuuuuuuuuuure!!]


    The princess took a quick picture of Ju-Heon as her heart beat wildly and posted it to the chatroom.


    The chatroom was about to explode.


    [Kyaaaa! It¡¯s real! It¡¯s real!]


    [Oppa, you¡¯re so cool! Look at that slight smile on his face!]


    [I want to meet him too!]


    [Ah, the guard is covering his body!]


    [Princess, can you broadcast this live? We should show it to the believers around the world!]


    [No! We can''t do that without permission. That¡¯s not right.]


    [That¡¯s true. Let¡¯s first inform Commissioner Sasaki about this.]


    That was right.


    They were all here because of Sasaki Yuka. To explain further, they were Ju-Heon''s believers(?). That the gyaru girl whom Ju-Heon had left in charge of publicity for his Avesta Sacred Text had gathered.


    As the former president of an idol fan club, Sasaki was quite talented in this business.


    She had used her unofficial (but official in her mind) experiences to enhance her business skills and gather royalty, wealthy heiresses, celebrities, and even teachers and students to Ju-Heon''s fan group.


    But all of these people were not regular people. She had only selected talented artifact users on purpose.


    ¡®Ju-Heon oppa¡¯s excavation team''s only weaknesses are a lack of numbers and power.¡¯


    The other top-ranked excavation teams had a lot of people and manpower to gather information and collect artifacts.


    That was how an amazing network of people who were gathering for Ju-Heon was being created without Ju-Heon¡¯s knowledge.


    It happened at that moment.

 Chapter 215: The person aiming for the crown (2)

    Chapter 215: The person aiming for the crown (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    [Everyone! It¡¯s the rope! It¡¯s Ju-Heon-nim¡¯s partner!]


    The British princess quickly uploaded a video of the rope, which made the chatroom explode again.


    [Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaa, so cute!!!]


    [Ah, I really wish I could be that rope.]


    [It has apparently helped Ju-Heon-nim quite a bit!]


    [It looks so plain, should I buy it a ribbon or something?!]


    [I want to see some of Ju-Heon-nim''s other artifacts too!]


    [I researched all of them! I''m going to make a list and send it to Ju-Heon-nim!]


    At that moment...


    [The rope¡¯s recognition is increasing.]


    [Your artifacts¡¯ recognitions are increasing.]


    [The C and D-Grade artifacts in your possession are starting to gain new abilities because of their new-found fame.]


    [They are starting to meet the conditions to upgrade.]


    [The Avesta Sacred Text''s power is increasing.]


    [You are starting to meet the conditions to use Odin''s Army, the Valkyrie artifact.]


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion after seeing these messages that had suddenly popped up.


    ¡®What the hell?¡¯


    They were getting famous without him having any knowledge about it.


    [The artifact¡¯s recognition is increasing.]


    [The artifact¡¯s recognition is increasing.]


    [The artifact of Evangelism, the Avesta Sacred Text, is gaining strength.]


    These messages had continued to pop up since earlier.


    ¡®Something is weird. The Avesta Sacred Text activated?¡¯


    Ju-Heon had a rare confused expression on his face after seeing those messages.


    However, Yoo Jaeha started to provoke him because he could not take it longer.


    ¡°What is it now? I''m going to kill you if you''re concerned about something stupid like why women like you or something.¡±


    After being dumped (?) by the princess, Yoo Jaeha was pouting in anger while Ju-Heon was looking at him with a gaze that seemed to be asking what the hell he was talking about.


    ¡°You''re going to kill me?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to cower after receiving Ju-Heon''s gaze.


    Ju-Heon was about to mention the messages before he stopped. Nobody knew about this system right now.


    Even if it was one of his trustworthy team members, all he had told them so far was that he saw a crow-like artifact in the final tomb. Ju-Heon believed that he needed to be careful about saying anything more than that.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    "Are you still in contact with that Japanese girl?¡±


    ¡°Japanese girl? Ah, you mean Yuka?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to speak with an expression that seemed to be wondering why Ju-Heon would ask such an obvious question.


    ¡°She called me a few days ago. She wanted to know what style of clothes you liked to wear.¡±


    ¡°............?¡±


    His gaze seemed to be asking why the hell she would ask such a question.


    Yoo Jaeha grumbled as he responded.


    ¡°Well, it''s probably to send you a present or something. She seems to have worked hard to gather fans.¡±


    ¡°A present? She''s gathering fans?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to sneer.


    "Well, we¡¯re calling them fans but she seems to actually be trying to gather some manpower that can be useful to you, Captain-nim. But how many could she really gather? There''s probably just one or two of her friends.¡±


    What he didn¡¯t know was that, forget one or two people, there were thousands of people already.


    Furthermore, the caliber of the people in that group was extremely scary.


    ¡°Anyway, it¡¯s nothing for you to be concerned about. She said she wanted to get you a present, so I told her to get you a slacker sweatsuit made by Gucci''s top designer.¡±


    ¡°Slacker sweatsuit?¡±


    ¡°You know, that blue sweatsuit with the stripes. Ahaha, how could Gucci''s top designer make something like that?¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Hey, Jaeha. What is this?¡±


    Seol-A, who was with him, stealthily showed him something.


    ¡°What is what?¡±


    ¡°It looks like a weird item was delivered to the Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    What Seol-A showed him was an urgent video sent by the farmers.


    Yoo Jaeha couldn''t help but be shocked after looking at it.


    It couldn''t be helped, since......


    ¡®Eek, that¡¯s the clothing design I sent to Sasaki!¡¯


    The item that was delivered was an old-fashioned blue sweatsuit.


    It was the same blue sweatsuit that slackers would wear!


    But that wasn''t all.


    ''What the hell, this person?! That¡¯s Gucci''s top designer!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha dropped his jaw in disbelief.


    He rubbed his eyes and looked again but the famous top designer was still with the farmers.


    Gucci''s top designer had personally delivered the clothes he had made.


    A shocked Seol-A asked Yoo Jaeha a question.


    ¡°Did you order something without the Captain-nim knowing about it?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha became flustered.


    ¡°Hey! How the hell can I make Gucci''s top designer do anything?! Do you know how snobby he is?!¡±


    ¡°But there¡¯s no way that the Monarch of Destitution would have sent such a design!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to blank out. He had definitely sent the design to Sasaki, but......


    ¡®How the hell did that girl?!¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Ding.


    Yoo Jaeha gasped after seeing the text message he received.


    [I sent a present to Ju-Heon-nim! His fans wanted to support him?]


    [I wanted to send a better design, but Jaeha oppa, you said that Ju-Heon-nim won''t wear it unless it was something like this.]


    Yoo Jaeha almost started to scream.


    ¡®What kind of fan is able to make Gucci¡¯s top design do such a thing?!


    It hasn¡¯t even been a week since I sent the design over!


    What the hell kind of believers has she gathered?! I hope it is not a dangerous person!¡¯


    But before that...


    ¡°This is an artifact!¡¯


    The sweatsuit in the video was moving around on its own.


    The farmers sent a message about that as well.


    [Apparently it is an S-Grade defense-type artifact...]


    [This feels like it is made of an artifact.]


    [I think this is processed artifact goods.]


    Processed artifact goods. Basically, this meant that the clothes were made of fiber, fabric, or thread-shaped artifacts. The artifact-related business Ju-Heon was having Edward start-up was in a similar field as well.


    [That¡¯s great. Hyung-nim was looking for a new defense artifact since Aegis was broken in the Tower of Pride.]


    Yoo Jaeha continued to scream internally.


    ¡®Fuck, it''s an S-Grade defense-type artifact made by a Gucci designer, how much is this thing worth?!¡¯


    Seol-A, who was reading the messages, started to speak as if she realized something.


    ¡°What? A fan? Is this Sasaki? You said she was going to make some kind of gathering to upgrade the Avesta Sacred Text......¡±


    Seol-A''s jaw dropped in shock.


    ¡°Anyway, it¡¯s going to be extremely expensive if it was made by this top designer......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°I''m so jeaaaalous!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°I want to wear it toooooo!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was in despair.


    ¡°It probably costs more than my annual salary! I''m sooooo jeaaaaaalous! I want to receive something like this from a female fan tooooooo!¡±


    The despairing Yoo Jaeha took away Seol-A¡¯s phone. He then quickly tried to send a message to the farmers.


    [Hide it. Hide it!]


    Seol-A started to glare after seeing what he was trying to do.


    ¡°Hey! What the hell are you doing?!¡±


    ¡°I''m going to wear it! The Captain-nim doesn¡¯t know that he has fans yet!¡±


    ¡°What?! What if she asks you to send a picture of him wearing it or something?!¡±


    ¡°I''m going to send a picture of me!¡±


    Seol-A started to shake her head and sneer.


    ¡°It¡¯s going to fit differently on you than the Captain-nim! First of all, you guys are not the same height!¡±


    As they were chatting...


    "What the hell are you guys looking at?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Ah, you see......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha suddenly ran over and interrupted their conversation.


    ¡°Shoo, shoo! Captain-nim, the princess is heading over! You should go see her!¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Ju-Heon was dragged by Yoo Jaeha and forcibly sat down.


    At the same time...


    ¡°What?! You want me to get revenge for father?¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s youngest daughter gasped after hearing her brother¡¯s suggestion.


    But she quickly pretended to be modest after seeing the handsome man sitting next to Director Kwon.


    ¡°Do you really have to talk about such things with Mr. Tao here?¡±


    The person that was dragged here was one of the Monarchs, Tao, the < Monarch of Popularity >.


    This man had temporarily pushed down the Monarch of Seduction, who had been one of the original 15 monopolizers, to get there. He was a famous musician who was on the top of the billboard charts and had fans all around the world.


    He was the artifact user with the most fans among the Monarchs. Until not too long ago that is.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, that damn bastard.¡¯


    The royalty and heiress fans who had been sponsoring him had dropped their memberships in his fan cafe.


    ¡®My important artifact funding sources have all disappeared.¡¯


    They were quite useful as they had offered him artifacts every so often.


    ¡®Fuck, they were like my excavation team that didn''t cost me any money to maintain!¡¯


    He had heard that all of those people had chosen to support Seo Ju-Heon instead. How could he not go crazy after that?!


    ¡®Why would they support such a criminal?!¡¯


    That wasn''t all. He had seen a paparazzi picture of Seo Ju-Heon not too long ago, but he had almost fainted in shock after seeing an article that came out after that.


    Why?


    [Tao is just an downgraded version of Seo Ju-Heon?]


    Tao almost went crazy with anger after seeing that.


    It was fine that he used a plastic surgery artifact, but for some reason, the plastic surgery artifact had turned his face to be oddly similar to Ju-Heon¡¯s.


    He didn¡¯t know the reason for it. He thought it was just because Seo Ju-Heon was handsome, but a downgraded version of Seo Ju-Heon?


    ¡®I really need to get rid of that Seo Ju-Heon bastard.¡¯


    Anyway, Chairman Kwon¡¯s oldest son was quite serious after having called his youngest sister here.


    ¡°Look at father¡¯s condition right now. Of course you need to help father. He only called your name over and over in the hospital room today.¡±


    The youngest daughter sighed after hearing that.


    How was she supposed to love her father who committed such shameful acts by the river?


    Furthermore, it had been a one-sided love from her father from the beginning.


    The eldest son said something as if he was reading her mind.


    ¡°Father''s wealth... Didn''t you want to get it?¡±


    ¡°Hmph. Seo Ju-Heon took it all away thanks to you.¡±


    Her brother¡¯s eyes flashed after hearing that.


    ¡°The most important wealth is still in father''s possession.¡±


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    Director Kwon, who was glaring, picked up a document his subordinates brought over as he continued to speak.


    ¡°It¡¯s pretty simple. You and Tao need to work together. You have the ability to amplify an artifact''s power.¡±


    ¡°But......¡±


    Her brother continued to speak.


    ¡°Tao has had to cancel everything because of Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°What?! Oppa, is Seo Ju-Heon the reason you didn''t show up for that fan meeting last time?!¡±


    Tao and the eldest son chuckled as if they were flustered.


    ¡®Actually, it was because I found the fans to be disgusting.¡¯


    Either way, TKBM, who was sponsoring Tao, the Monarch of Popularity, thought that this was a great opportunity.


    Why?


    ¡°Your artifact''s ability would create synergy with Tao to send Seo Ju-Heon away for good."


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°It''ll be even better if you can use the fans to drop Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s company''s image as well. Create some accidents, have some of them be Black Consumers, and other things like that.¡±


    ¡°Can we really do that?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. He¡¯s the owner of a company as well. Black Consumers are also customers. We can use things like that to lower the value of his company and counterattack him.¡±


    ¡°We should have used such a method from the beginning.¡±


    ¡°No, right now is the best time to do it since the value of his company is on the rise.¡±


    They started to smile wickedly.


    For reference, the impact that fans could have was scary. Even Seo Ju-Heon would probably find it difficult to handle this issue.


    Why?


    It seemed as if Seo Ju-Heon was only assertive with artifact users.


    ¡®It¡¯s not like he''s going to attack the regular fans.¡¯


    Seo Ju-Heon would be buried in society if he laid a hand on the civilians.


    ¡®Even Pandora wouldn''t be able to deal with the fallout except by removing Seo Ju-Heon from the Monarch list.¡¯


    That would mean that he would lose the qualification to earn the Monarch¡¯s Heirloom that would show up soon.


    An eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. Their eyes were flashing as they smiled.


    ¡°I''m sorry for making you wait. Ju-Heon-nim......no, Mr. Ju-Heon.¡±


    The British princess¡¯s eyes were sparkling as she sat down in front of Ju-Heon.


    ¡°You said you have something to request from me?¡±


    ¡°To be honest with you, it¡¯s more of a favor than a request...¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°Actually, there is a tomb that we bought the Excavation Rights to but have been unable to clear it. We thought it would be good if you could handle it for us, Mr. Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°What kind of tomb is it?¡±


    The British princess handed him a map.


    Ju-Heon and Seol-A were shocked after looking at it.


    ¡®A precious artifact is buried here.¡¯


    They had never considered going into this tomb now or even in the past because it belonged to the royal family.


    The princess continued to speak.


    ¡°This tomb has been giving us quite the headache. We will reward you handsomely if you could clear it for us. We won''t even fight over the rights to the artifact inside the tomb either.¡±


    Everyone on Ju-Heon¡¯s side sat there with their eyes wide open.


    Although it was called a request......


    ¡®Isn''t she basically telling me to go... and take the artifact?¡¯


    She was giving him a freebie.


    ¡°England should have its own excavation team. Why would you ask me?¡±


    The princess shyly smiled.


    ¡°Actually.......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    The British princess was shocked after seeing a message she received.


    She was not going to check it because Ju-Heon was there, but she thought she saw something serious and asked for Ju-Heon''s understanding.


    ¡°Excuse me, I''m really sorry. I got an important message!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    The princess quickly ran out. The thing she checked after coming outside was her group chat room that seemed as if it would explode.


    [Urgent news. Tao is aiming for Ju-Heon-nim.]


    [It looks like he dares to try to drag Ju-Heon-nim down from the Monarch-Grade.]


    [He won''t be able to earn that Heirloom thing if he isn¡¯t one of the Monarchs! That is probably his goal...]


    [It also seems as if they are trying to use his civilian fans to attack Grave Company as well.]


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    [I also heard that TKBM is involved in this issue as well......]


    The British princess¡¯s eyes seemed to be burning with anger.


    [Gather the others.]


    [Let¡¯s show them the power of the princesses.]


    [Shall we have a chat with the Secretary of Defense?]


    An amazing army was forming without Ju-Heon knowing about it.

 Chapter 216: The person aiming for the crown (3)

    Chapter 216: The person aiming for the crown (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    As the princess was angrily chatting away in the hallway...


    ¡°Can I have a minute of your time?¡±


    Princess Charlotte¡¯s uncle, the British Prime Minister, sat down in front of Ju-Heon.


    The Prime Minister was extremely warm to Ju-Heon. This was because Ju-Heon was the one who had saved him when Keira¡¯s map-type artifact had sent him off to a desert.


    He probably wanted to reward Ju-Heon on behalf of England.


    Well, he didn''t know that it was actually Ju-Heon''s scam that got the Prime Minister into that mess...


    ¡®The artifacts that Seo Ju-Heon has processed and supplied have been beneficial to many countries.¡¯


    Numerous countries around the world were struggling because of Tomb Appearances.


    The majority of Pandora-affiliated businesses were monopolizing those aid artifacts. They would sell it for an extremely expensive price if they ever sold it, but Ju-Heon had sold vaccine artifacts and survival artifacts at almost no cost.


    ¡®Even our neighboring countries have said that they managed to save over 10 million lives.¡¯


    That was when the princess had started becoming interested in Ju-Heon as well.


    Of course, the uncle didn''t seem to be smitten with Ju-Heon like the princess. He probably didn''t like the fact that a noble royal family like theirs was dealing with a complete thug from the streets.


    But they had no choice.


    ¡®The fact that he has Monarchs working for him is unbelievable.¡¯


    The Monarch of Pushoverness and the Monarch of Strategies. Two extremely talented people were in Ju-Heon''s excavation team.


    Most Monarchs would try to create their own excavation teams and not go serve someone else. Only the Four Emperors had been strong enough to have Monarchs working for them in the past.


    That was why the prince, who rated Ju-Heon highly, started to speak.


    ¡°Jack the Ripper had appeared at the auction house. To be honest with you, the princess and I have been targeted.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Actually, it¡¯s probably our artifacts they want.¡±


    Queen Victoria¡¯s artifact and Morrigan''s artifact. Ju-Heon peeked toward the crow wing broach on the prince¡¯s clothes.


    He then started to smile.


    ¡°Then Jack the Ripper is an idiot.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Victoria¡¯s artifact is one thing, but he¡¯s aiming for that thing? A fake Morrigan¡¯s artifact?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The prince seemed quite shocked but Ju-Heon gently chuckled and picked up the mug.


    ¡°I will keep your secret. You''re probably doing it to keep England safe.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    The prince and the British Prime Minister both dropped their jaws in shock.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, this crazy bastard.¡¯


    He had instantly recognized that this artifact was fake although even an SS-Grade official appraiser had failed to notice.


    Yoo Jaeha was looking at Ju-Heon with disgust.


    ¡®I''m the one who realized it was a fake.¡¯


    But Ju-Heon would have probably assumed the same even if he had not told him.


    ¡®That¡¯s why he wasn''t interested in that Divine-Grade artifact and just had me buy some weird artifacts.¡¯


    Ju-Heon continued to speak.


    ¡°Why are you carrying around a fake artifact?¡±


    ¡°Fake artifact?! How dare you speak such ludicrous nonsense!¡±


    The prince clenched his eyes shut after seeing that Ju-Heon showed no reaction.


    He probably realized that there was no point in lying in front of Seo Ju-Heon any longer.


    ¡°To be honest with you, it was so that I could gain one of the < Monarch''s Heirloom >. Having a Divine-Grade artifact would allow me to meet the requirements of being a Monarch and having my name up as a Monarch would give me the qualifications to gain an Heirloom.


    Ju-Heon sighed.


    ¡°Please don''t do anything stupid if you don''t want to die.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°How many bastards do you think are trying to become a Monarch by gaining a Divine-Grade artifact?¡±


    Cats seemed to have gotten everyone''s tongue at Ju-Heon¡¯s question, but Yoo Jaeha seemed a bit confused. He whispered to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Excuse me, Captain-nim. What are those Monarch¡¯s Heirlooms that even England is acting like this?¡±


    ¡®How the hell would I know, you bastard? You probably know better since you were the Monarch of Fraud.¡¯


    Ju-Heon, who had not been able to become a Monarch due to environmental circumstances in the past, snorted.


    The Monarchs¡¯ Heirlooms.


    These were special reward artifacts that only showed up to the 15 Monarchs.


    Once they appeared, only the people who were in possession of these artifacts were officially considered to be Monarchs. Chairman Kwon had cherished his heirloom quite a bit as the Monarch of Conquest.


    ¡®The only thing I''m certain about is that they are special buff-type artifacts with amazing abilities.¡¯


    The Monarchs had changed significantly once they got those artifacts in the past. They had been strong to start with but they seemed as if they were demi-gods once they got them.


    Ju-Heon had bothered Yoo Jaeha, who had been the Monarch of Fraud at the time, multiple times a day because he was curious about the Heirlooms.


    ¡®Hey, the Monarchs¡¯ Heirlooms. What kind of artifacts are they?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha had just chuckled at him.


    ¡®Captain-nim, there¡¯s no need for you to know.¡¯


    ''Shut up, I said, what kind of artifacts are they?¡¯


    ¡®Ah, please stop thinking about it. Why are you so curious when you aren¡¯t even a Monarch?¡¯


    ¡®I bought you booze.¡¯


    ¡®I know it was the company card.¡¯


    ¡®It was my card.¡¯


    ¡®I know all of your cards are unusable Captain-nim.¡¯


    ¡®I got them reactivated.¡¯


    ¡®I see. Anyways, don''t worry about it.¡¯


    ¡®Hey. You only got your incomparable restoration ability because you got that Monarch¡¯s Heirloom.¡¯


    ¡®Not really? It¡¯s just my skill.¡¯


    The slightly... No, extremely disrespectful Yoo Jaeha at that time had even treated Ju-Heon as if he was an idiot.


    ¡®Bring me 100 billion won and some women if you really want to know. Oh, and buy some of my paintings too.¡¯


    ''Are you really trying to forcibly sell your paintings?¡¯


    ¡®Captain, you¡¯re the only one who ever buys my paintings.¡¯


    ¡®Fine. Hand it over.¡¯


    ¡®Alright, the money is in my account.¡¯


    ¡®Hurry up and tell me.¡¯


    ¡°To be honest with you....... My ass, did you really think I would tell you, you retarded Captain?! You''re just Chairman Kwon¡¯s little doggie bastard! Hahahaha!¡¯


    What Ju-Heon managed to hear after beating him half to death was...


    ¡®A r, rare reward? And epic reward? You can see it as rights to the Monarch position! No matter what, it is extremely beneficial to have it!¡¯


    That was all he managed to get out of Jaeha.


    It was probably really good if that extremely picky bastard claimed it was good.


    ¡®I need to make sure to get an heirloom no matter what.¡¯


    That was the only way to make sure the future didn¡¯t turn as terrible as it had been in the past. It would be great if all of his team members could become Monarchs and earn Heirlooms as well.


    ¡®It''s important to find the other team members in order to do that...¡¯


    Ju-Heon scrunched his eyes.


    Where would the rest of those punks be right now?


    As Ju-Heon was deep in thought...


    ¡°Excuse me, Captain-nim? What¡¯s wrong? You look upset.¡±


    Seol-A and Yoo Jaeha were worried about Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon looked toward Yoo Jaeha when suddenly, the past Yoo Jaeha and the present Yoo Jaeha overlapped with each other in his mind.


    ¡®Ho! Don¡¯t even think about the Heirlooms if you''re not a Monarch! You retard!¡¯


    Ju-Heon scrunched his eyes.


    ¡®Thinking about the past is making me extremely angry.¡¯


    ¡°Umm, Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha. You¡¯re working overtime today.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡®Why this time?! What the hell just happened?! What did I do wrong?!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha started to cry.


    While that was going on...


    ¡°Miss Holten, excuse me for prying, but have you ever slept with the Captain-nim?¡±


    Irene almost sprayed the tea she was drinking after hearing Chloe''s question.


    They were currently observing the Monarch of Fate as Ju-Heon ordered.


    But what did she just ask?


    Julian actually did spit up the coffee he was drinking.


    ¡°Hey Chloe!¡±


    He rebuked Chloe for asking such a question but Chloe was being serious.


    ¡°Please don''t eavesdrop on our conversation, Vice-Captain.¡±


    ¡°Do you think I listened in because I wanted to?¡±


    Irene was flailing around while her face turned red.


    ¡°No, that......¡±


    ¡°Ah, I''m sorry. I hope you haven''t misunderstood me. I didn¡¯t mean it like that. I just meant if you''ve literally fallen asleep around him.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Chloe, who had been checking the condition of all of Ju-Heon¡¯s group members, continued to speak while looking at Irene¡¯s examination file.


    ¡°The Captain''s Dominance is extremely strong. He might put the people around him at risk while he is sleeping because he can¡¯t suppress it when he¡¯s asleep.¡±


    In simple terms, his Dominance could make people around him have nightmares or even be controlled by him.


    Irene and Julian seemed to realize something at that moment.


    ¡°Then is the reason Mr. Ju-Heon always sleeps on his own......¡±


    Ju-Heon always kept the seat next to him open whenever he was on a plane or train.


    He also enjoyed staying up deep in thoughts while other people went to sleep.


    ¡°Although it doesn¡¯t suit his personality, he has a tendency to cherish the people around him.¡±


    ¡°Ho, I thought he was just a sensitive boss who couldn''t sleep when others were around.¡±


    ¡°You would think so, right?¡±


    Chloe sounded brusque as she said that but her gaze was very warm.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    Irene started to smile in joy.


    ¡°Miss Chloe, I thought you didn¡¯t like Mr. Ju-Heon......¡±


    She was extremely brusque with Ju-Heon when compared with how Seol-A treated Ju-Heon.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon said that you think he is your bitter enemy or something, Miss Chloe......¡±


    ¡°Ah.¡±


    Julian became interested after hearing that.


    Chloe had always seemed to dislike Ju-Heon but something seemed to have happened between the two of them once again when they were in that final tomb.


    Chloe started to laugh out loud.


    ¡®Bitter enemy? I guess he¡¯s talking about that time.¡¯


    That was right. Ju-Heon would kill his allies if he had reason to do so and he had taken away Chloe''s sight in one eye at that final tomb.


    Why?


    [All who look at the world with two eyes will embrace despair.]


    [Death will strike down.]


    Ju-Heon had immediately stabbed Chloe''s eye with an artifact as soon as he read the Toombglyph.


    It was so that she wouldn¡¯t be affected by the conditions of the trap.


    He was trying to save Chloe while facing the attack of the trap on his own.


    The trap had activated almost instantly after that.


    ¡®Captain-nim!¡¯


    That trap ended up only attacking Ju-Heon.


    He had managed to save his life thanks to Chloe''s medical skills, but Ju-Heon seemed to have had a misunderstanding.


    ¡®I''m going to kill you, I''m going to kill you......¡¯


    She had muttered those words over and over while grinding her teeth. He probably thought that she hated him for taking away her friends and her sight.


    However...


    ¡®It¡¯s obvious that the person I wanted to kill was Chairman Kwon.¡¯


    Ju-Heon cherished his subordinates. The situation was so dire that he had determined that it was better to lose one eye than to lose her life.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing much. He¡¯s not a bitter enemy but someone who feels like a bitter enemy from a distant past."


    Ju-Heon had been a patient at the hospital she worked at, and somehow, she ended up getting tangled up with that scamming bastard.


    Irene was happy after seeing the look in Chloe''s eyes.


    ¡°Miss Chloe, I''m just relieved that you don¡¯t hate Mr. Ju-Heon.¡±


    Chloe started to frown after hearing that.


    ¡°No, I hate him very much.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?!¡±


    ¡°I had a job. What kind of scoundrel makes someone quit that job and force them to sign a contract?¡±


    ¡°Ah, ah......¡±


    ¡°So please don¡¯t worry about me and give your best with the Captain-nim.¡±


    Chloe continued to speak with a slightly grumbling expression.


    ¡°And personally, it makes me angry to see Seol-A stick to the Captain-nim the way she does.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Why?¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Chloe!¡±


    Julian urgently shouted.


    She looked to see what was going on and saw that Yang Chen was coming out of the Monarch of Fate¡¯s store.


    He was the past Monarch of the Sun. He ended up crippled because of the artifact¡¯s risk and was banished to their tomb raiding team. Ju-Heon had pretended not to know and helped him recover to be useful again, but...


    That bastard had betrayed them, forgetting about everything Ju-Heon had done for him.


    Grind.


    Julian¡¯s gaze was burning up.


    The bastard seemed to be heading somewhere after getting a cab.


    ¡®Did he get some information from the Monarch of Fate?¡¯


    There was a reason he believed that to be the case.


    ¡®Region 3 Penitentiary please.¡¯


    Julian was sure he heard that thanks to the hearing enhancement artifact.


    Something seemed weird.


    ¡®Why is he heading to the penitentiary?¡¯


    Nobody related to that bastard or TKBM should be at the penitentiary based on Julian''s information.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°Let¡¯s follow him.¡±


    They started to follow Yang Chen after the Vice Captain gave the order.


    Yang Chen soon arrived at the penitentiary.


    ¡°You¡¯re Dan, right?¡±


    Seo Ju-Heon''s remaining team members... He had a twisted smile while meeting with the prisoner who was one of those members.


    "We need to have a long chat.¡±


    He had no idea about who had followed him there.


    At that moment...


    "Wooooooooooo! Tao oppa!¡±


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    Tao!¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! Oppa, you¡¯re so handsome!¡±


    ¡°Please come out soon!¡±


    The largest concert hall in London was full of frantic cheers and excitement.


    There were 50,000 people inside already with many more waiting outside.


    The person at the center of this attention was none other than Tao, the Monarch of Popularity.


    ¡®This is a concert to get rid of Seo Ju-Heon. I''ll get rid of your qualifications to earn an Heirloom first.¡¯


    The Monarch of Popularity started to smile.


    But as he did that...


    Screeeech.


    Multiple Mercedes Benz stopped in front of Tao''s concert hall.


    The people entering the hall gasped but were happy.


    ¡°Tao truly is different. He¡¯s at a different level. There are so many people with such expensive cars coming here!¡±


    ¡°Of course! Did you expect anything else from our Tao?!¡±


    Sadly, they would soon be disappointed.


    ¡°Time for roll call. One.¡±


    ¡°Two.¡±


    ¡°Three!¡±


    ¡°Four!¡±


    "Five!¡±


    ¡°Six! All here!¡±


    ¡°Good. Shall we get started?¡±


    These people who had arrived at the concert were devils.

 Chapter 217: The person aiming for the crown (4)

    Chapter 217: The person aiming for the crown (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! Tao oppa!¡±


    Loud screams were echoing through the concert hall.


    This was Wembley Stadium, the Field of Dreams, one of the largest stadiums in the world.


    This place, England¡¯s mecca of football and a stadium where many famous musicians have played, was currently full of screams for the Monarch of Popularity.


    ¡°Oppaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Take me!¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!¡±


    Tao was laughing out loud while listening to their screams from behind the stage.


    ¡®The stadium is full.¡¯


    The concert had indeed sold out.


    He lived up to his title as the Monarch of Popularity and managed to easily sell out the 90,000 tickets for this venue, and now he just needed to slowly prepare to drag Ju-Heon down.


    He would start right here.


    How?


    ¡®I''m going to hypnotize everybody who is here.¡¯


    He would make them all have negative feelings about Seo Ju-Heon.


    But they wouldn¡¯t just simply bother Ju-Heon as that would not be enough.


    They would be black consumers, use hidden cameras, boycott, commit harmful terrorist acts, and even commit murder.


    He would make them do all sorts of terrible deeds to Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Even Seo Ju-Heon cannot attack regular civilians.¡¯


    Beside that, how could he handle 90,000 people?


    As Tao was about to activate the hypnosis artifact and get on the stage...


    ¡°Mr. Tao!¡±


    A staff member who was close to Tao came urgently looking for him.


    He looked like a regular staff member, but he was actually part of Tao''s entourage and knew a lot about artifacts.


    Tao started to frown after seeing that his expression looked quite serious.


    ¡°What is it, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Actually, I heard some information that some members of the royal family have shown up at the concert hall.......!¡±


    ¡°Really? So what? That¡¯s good.¡±


    ¡°No... please wait a moment! Stop the stage device!¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    The audience started to wonder what was going on as the music had started but Tao had not come out.


    "What the hell, bring out our oppa!¡±


    Tao became angry after hearing their shouts as well.


    ¡°What the hell¡¯s wrong with you?! The performance has started! Don¡¯t you know that focus is extremely important for my artifact?!¡±


    ¡°Like I said, some members of the royal family might be here!¡±


    ¡°What about it?!¡±


    ¡°What do you mean, ''what about it?!¡¯?! It¡¯s weird that seven members of the royal family would show up to your performance!¡±


    Tao almost threw the microphone in his hand.


    ¡°Why is that weird, you son of a bitch?! Is there a law that the princess can''t come to my performance? Do you want to get fired?!¡±


    ¡°No, that¡¯s not it!¡±


    The staff member shouted in frustration.


    ¡°Some of the princesses who have shown up are said to be Seo Ju-Heon''s fans! You never know! The information might have been leaked!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Our CEO has suggested that we don¡¯t go through with the plan to take down Seo Ju-Heon, just in case that was the case. We might end up getting investigated by Pandora.¡±


    Tao became extremely angry.


    ¡°Are you crazy? When do you think I¡¯ll be able to have a concert like this ever again?! Do you think it is easy to gather 90,000 people?! This is our chance of a lifetime!¡±


    Most importantly, this was a chance for him to use Kwon Joo Hee to upgrade his artifact.


    That was why Tao, who didn''t want to miss this opportunity, vehemently opposed this suggestion.


    ¡°I''m just having a concert that was planned in advance and only added the thing about Seo Ju-Heon this morning. How the hell would the information have leaked?!¡±


    ¡°You never know! Some of the princesses were candidates for Monarchs! We should be wary of them!¡±


    ¡°Are you stupid? They were candidates but they didn''t actually become Monarchs. Pandora just put them on the candidates list to look good to their member countries!¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°Look at you shaking in fear because some bitches from the royal family who couldn''t even become Monarchs are here. We will proceed as planned!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Tao!¡±


    ¡°Get lost! But are they really here? Are you sure?¡±


    ¡°N, no, that......¡±


    ¡°Get lost if you aren¡¯t even sure of it! Why can''t you just think that the princesses decided to cast Seo Ju-Heon aside and come cheer for Tao?!¡±


    ¡°Hol......!¡±


    ¡°The fans are stupid idiots who will follow me like sheeps if I just flirt with them a little. There¡¯s no need to worry about the princesses even if they have artifacts. Their heads are just as empty.¡±


    The staff member clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Whatever, I''m sure it''ll be okay. The guards would have already caused a scene if the royal family was here.¡±


    The audience started to cheer once Tao appeared on stage.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! Oppaaaaaaaaaaaaa!¡±


    Tao started to smile in response.


    ¡°We are starting the plan. Who cares if the royal family is here?¡±


    As a result...


    ¡°I have something special to tell all of you cuties here today! Will you hear me out?!¡±


    ¡°Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!¡±


    Tao activated the artifact. Chairman Kwon''s youngest daughter started to smile while sitting in the VIP section.


    ¡°It¡¯s time to use the amplification artifact.¡¯


    That would make it possible to thoroughly brainwash all of these people.


    She activated the amplification artifact. Tao confirmed that she had activated the artifact before he started to speak to brainwash the audience.


    ¡°To be honest with you, I almost died in a car accident not too long ago. The other driver was Seo Ju-Heon......¡±


    But at that moment!


    ¡°Mmph!¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s youngest daughter was abducted by someone as she was activating the artifact.


    Kwon Joo Hee became anxious after feeling someone grab her from behind.


    "Wait a minute, who the hell are you guys?! M, mmph!¡±


    Some mysterious men were the ones to grab Chairman Kwon¡¯s daughter.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    Their movements looked as if they all had special training! They started to speak after commandeering the concert hall.


    ¡°We are here because we received information about an artifact terrorist attack.¡±


    ¡°Please step back as it is dangerous.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s daughter and Tao were captured without knowing why.


    ¡®What the hell, why are the soldiers here?! Are the royal family or whatever really here?!¡¯


    Of course, Tao would not just sit back and let them do as they pleased.


    ¡®I don¡¯t know what is going on, but I can''t miss this opportunity when so many people are gathered here!¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°Wait, let me tell you about Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    As Tao and Chairman Kwon''s daughter tried to activate their artifacts again...


    ¡®!¡¯


    They felt the power of strong artifacts that seemed to be angry at what they were trying to do.


    Flash!


    The artifacts that were activated were female Legendary Hero-Grade artifacts!


    Joan of Arc, Nongae, Empress Dowager Cixi, and other strong artifacts flashed their eyes.


    The powers of the activated artifacts soon destroyed the stage that Tao was on...


    Bang!


    [#$&#]


    Okay! Follow me!


    Joan of Arc¡¯s artifact started to lead the crowd out of the concert hall. Joan of Arc''s artifact had the power to lead crowds around.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaaaaaa, big sis!¡±


    The crowd instantly turned away from Tao.


    Tao started to grind his teeth in response.


    ¡®Those damn princesses!¡¯


    He continued to grind his teeth as he quickly activated his artifact. Something amazing happened at that moment.


    The gazes of the 90,000 people who were about to head out changed and they started to glare at the princesses. This was Tao''s power.


    [Rip those princesses to shreds and drag Seo Ju-Heon down.]


    [Seo Ju-Heon cannot be allowed to have the qualifications for an Heirloom.]


    The crowd started to pick up anything that could act as a weapon around them.


    However...


    Tang!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Tao fell down after being shot in the leg. There was a princess viciously smiling when he turned toward the shooter.


    ¡°Please stop your artifact while we are asking nicely.¡±


    The princess pointed the gun at Tao again.


    ¡°Unless you want to die with a bullet through your brain in the middle of your performance.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    That wasn''t all. Empress Dowager Cixi''s artifacts suppressed the body guards while the Queen¡¯s Knights Brigade appeared to protect the princesses.


    Some of their Dominance levels were so strong that they were at the level of Monarchs, making Tao and Kwon Joo Hee unable to believe what they were seeing.


    ¡°This makes no sense, why do the princesses have such strong abilities?! I thought they were people who couldn''t become Monarchs!¡±


    The regular middle-aged man who was holding Kwon Joo Hee let out a cough.


    ¡®They weren¡¯t people who couldn''t become Monarchs.¡¯


    Some of the princesses had received invitations to become Monarchs but could not do so.


    Why?


    ¡®Kyaaaa, I''m too embarrassed to be at the same level as Ju-Heon-nim!¡¯


    ¡®That¡¯s right! How could I dare to be at Ju-Heon-nim¡¯s level?!¡¯


    ¡®We also can¡¯t leave the other fans behind and be with Ju-Heon-nim by ourselves! Kyaaaaaa!¡¯


    They had said some nonsense like that.


    However, he just kept his mouth shut and started to drag Kwon Joo Hee away.


    ¡°You are under arrest for planning a suspected large area artifact terrorist act.¡±


    Kwon Joo Hee started to shout in anger at the man wearing a turtleneck sweater who had grabbed her.


    ¡°What the fuck do you mean by suspected artifact terrorist?! Who the hell are you, mister?!¡±


    ¡®Who am I? I''m the Chief of the General Staff in the British Army. Fuck, today was supposed to be my day off.¡¯


    But what could he do about it?


    ¡°Your highness, we have captured her.¡±


    The eyes of the British princess flashed after receiving that information.


    ¡°He said they captured her.¡±


    The other princesses were extremely happy to hear that as well.


    ¡°Oh my! That¡¯s a relief.¡±


    ¡°I''m so glad that the brainwashing artifact was not activated.¡±


    ¡°I can''t believe they were trying to use so many people to harm our Ju-Heon-nim.¡±


    As for the Chief of the General Staff, Chief of the Air Staff, Chief of the Naval Staff and others who were dragged here by the princesses despite it being their day off... They were sweating bullets.


    ¡°Excuse me, your highness. If you use the army for such personal reasons......¡±


    "What are you talking about? The Prime Minister would agree with what we did. Artifact terrorism is extremely dangerous.¡±


    ¡°It looks like they¡¯ll spill the beans if we interrogate them...... But is this really okay? You used to like Tao in the past......¡±


    ¡°Please shut your mouth. Ju-Heon-nim is the best.¡±


    The Chiefs continued to sweat bullets.


    ¡®How could our innocent and lovely princesses end up like this......?!¡¯


    ¡°Anyway, please make a public proclamation about this incident with Tao. We need to make sure something like this never happens again.¡±


    They had quite a lot of power.


    ¡°How dare they try to use such despicable methods.¡±


    ¡°They must receive severe punishments.¡±


    ¡°Ah, I had a pretty entertaining idea.¡±


    One of them started to make a call.


    ¡°Ah, yes, Reporter Eddie? It¡¯s me. I''m calling you because I have quite the scoop. Yes yes, actually, popular musician Tao and TKBM¡¯s Kwon Joo Hee... Not only are they in a sponsor relationship, they are also rumored to be passionately in love with one another.¡±


    ¡°Ah, I also confiscated a recording from a staff member. It¡¯s a recording of Tao talking badly about his fans.¡±


    The women started to smile.


    ¡°Then Mr. Eddie, you know what kind of article you need to write, right?¡±


    They knew what it took to survive in this field.


    The Monarch of Popularity should know about it as well. He was going to take the easy route to use his fans, but what would happen when his fans turned their backs to him?


    At the same time...


    [The Avesta Sacred Text is growing.]


    [The Avesta is growing at an explosive rate.]


    [The Avesta has upgraded and has unlocked a new ability.]


    [You are able to use < Household >.]


    [Using the Household ability allows you to amplify the abilities of the people within your ¡®household.¡¯]


    [You are also able to use a portion of the household members¡¯ abilities.]


    [You have satisfied the requirements to use the Valkyrie artifact.]


    [You are now able to use the Valkyrie artifact.]


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion after seeing these messages that he could not understand.


    ¡®What the hell is going on?¡¯


    But there was more.


    [Popular artist Tao suspected of attempted artifact terrorism.]


    [TKBM¡¯s Kwon Joo Hee is involved in the incident.]


    [Kwon Joo Hee, daughter of TKBM¡¯s Chairman Kwon Tae Joon. Is she Tao''s lover? She and Tao were in this together.]


    [The fans are angry]


    [The Army, Navy, and Air Force have been deployed at full force]


    [Informant was an anonymous fan club member]


    Ju-Heon scoffed after reading the article.


    ¡°Tao? I''ve never heard of this guy. I don¡¯t know what''s going on but poor kids. He probably wanted to try something since he was a Monarch but he was destroyed before he could even attempt it.¡±


    Ju-Heon was entertained for a different reason, but Yoo Jaeha was shaking while reading the article as well.


    He was sharp enough to know what really happened.


    Why?


    [Our members did something big ? Please leave the rest to us ? - Sasaki]


    Sasaki had pretty much told him everything.


    She had even given him a list of the members in the fan club. Sear?h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    That might have been the reason Yoo Jaeha turned pale.


    ''I should have realized it from the moment the British princess suddenly rushed out! Holy crap, princesses?! Seven of them?!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha looked toward Ju-Heon as if he was a monster.


    ''He¡¯s scary. I''m about to be extremely scared of this man!¡¯


    Princesses who could order the Army, Navy, and Air Force as they pleased were his fans!


    ¡®What kind of business did she do with pictures of the Captain-nim?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to speak at that moment.


    ¡°Hmm, an anonymous fan club? I wonder whose fan club it is. I''m envious that someone has such artifact users as their fan.¡±


    ¡®Who else do you think it is?! It¡¯s you!¡¯


    Seol-A was about to tell him the truth while Yoo Jaeha stood there shaking.


    "Actually, Captain-nim...... mmph!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha quickly covered Seol-A''s mouth.


    Seol-A glared at him asking what the hell he was doing, but Yoo Jaeha quickly shook his head.


    ¡°No, you can¡¯t tell him. Absolutely not!¡±


    ¡°Mmph, mmmmmph?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha became serious.


    ¡°Are you crazy?! Think about what would happen if that person found out about this fan club! Do you think he¡¯ll just sit still?¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°Just think about how he might use this cooperative monstrous weapon!¡±


    They already didn''t care about the means and methods, but they couldn''t run completely wild because of their positions.


    But for princesses around the world to be his fans... This bastard would definitely find a way to use them.


    That might really lead to World War III!


    ¡°Ah, anyway, you can''t tell him. Got that? Oh, and the Captain-nim can¡¯t find out about the sweatsuit either.¡±


    Seol-A started to glare at Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Hey, be honest. It¡¯s just because you want that sweatsuit for yourself, isn''t it?!¡±


    ¡°N, no! I''m just doing it for the Captain-nim and for world peace!¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion while looking at the two of them fighting.


    ¡®What¡¯s up with them?¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Ding.


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    He received a message from the Vice Captain.


    [I found Dan!]


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide.

 Chapter 218: Objection! (1)

    Chapter 218: Objection! (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Captain-nim?¡±


    Seol-A looked toward Ju-Heon with a confused expression.


    This was only possible because Seol-A was able to notice even the slightest of changes to Ju-Heon''s expression.


    ¡°Did something happen?¡±


    Ju-Heon showed her the phone instead of responding.


    Seol-A was also shocked after seeing the message about finding Dan.


    ¡°Dan? Really?! They really found him?¡±


    ¡°I guess so.¡±


    The chance of it being a lie was low because it was coming from the ''always do everything properly'' Julian.


    ¡®They somehow managed to find him.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had hired people to look for Dan but had no luck until now.


    He had no idea how they ended up finding him.


    Ju-Heon immediately made the call. Julian picked up right away.


    - Hey. Captain.


    ¡°Where is he?¡±


    Julian scoffed at Ju-Heon who got right down to business.


    [You don¡¯t want to know how I found him?]


    ¡°I don¡¯t care about your methods.¡±


    [Ho, anyway, it''s the penitentiary.]


    ¡°Penitentiary?¡±


    Ju-Heon tilted his head.


    Yoo Jaeha was poking Seol-A on the side to ask a question as he listened.


    ¡°Hey, hey, who is Dan? Is he a lawyer... No we already have one of those, what is it this time, an accountant? Or maybe a voluptuous babe?¡±


    Seol-A looked at him with disbelief before saying one word.


    ¡°Hunter.¡±


    ¡°Ah! That¡¯s right! There was still a Hunt......huh?! You mean someone like those shitty bastards Chairman Kwon had with him?!¡±


    It was a combatant position that all excavation teams needed to have. However, Yoo Jaeha, who had almost been killed by those motherfucking bastards when he landed in front of them as an old man, was shaking in fear.


    "Why, why do you need such a scary person?¡±


    ¡°Why else?! The competition for tombs will be even more fierce from now on! It¡¯ll be extremely terrible when the Heirlooms come into play!¡±


    Dan was extremely strong.


    He was almost legendary among people who used battle-type artifacts in the past. He was a genius when it came to all sorts of battle-type artifacts and was strong enough to be a Monarch.


    He was like a human weapon that allowed Ju-Heon to only focus on excavation. The enemies all called him Asura and quaked in fear in front of this man who neither shed blood nor tears.


    ¡°A Hunter is essential to an excavation team!¡±


    However, Yoo Jaeha shook his head.


    ¡°N, no, a Hunter is one thing, but he said the penitentiary! That means that he is a criminal! Now the Captain-nim''s godly gacha hands is plucking someone from the penitentiary?!¡±


    ¡°What? Godly gacha hands?¡±


    ¡°Yeah!¡±


    He could not understand it at all.


    Why?


    It was because the way Ju-Heon looked for his team members was quite odd.


    All these people had nothing in common. They had never even met Ju-Heon. But each and every person he brought over was crazy strong.


    ¡°How else can he do that if he doesn¡¯t have godly gacha hands?!¡±


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°Plus, everybody he brings over like that are all soulmates except for me! Were you guys all childhood friends or something?! Huh? Why do you guys alienate me?!¡±


    ¡®We¡¯re not alienating you. You have no problem hanging out with us as if you''ve known us since birth whenever we go out to eat.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha became extremely angry.


    ¡°I want to be a part of the secret conversations too! All of you share a common memory, don''t you?!¡±


    Seol-A nodded her head as if she understood.


    ¡°Fine. I''ll let you know since you want to know so bad. I''ll tell you about that memory or whatever.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s face lit up.


    ¡°Really? Thank you! The Captain-nim wouldn''t tell me no matter how many times I asked!¡±


    That was probably true. He had told them to not tell Jaeha anything since it was annoying.


    "Seol-A, you''re an angel! I think you might be the prettiest girl I''ve ever met. No, you really are the prettiest girl and I almost fell for you, but anyway, you¡¯ll be blessed!¡±


    Seol-A put her hand on Jaeha¡¯s shoulder. S~ea??h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°There is something I need to ask before I tell you.¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    Seol-A started to smile like a scamming ascetic.


    "Do you believe in a former life?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha¡¯s expression was quite the spectacle.


    It happened at that moment.


    "What? What did you just say?¡±


    Ju-Heon raised his voice while talking on the phone.


    Around the same time...


    Irene was looking at Julian and Chloe who had serious expressions on their faces.


    It was fine that they followed Yang Chen to this suspicious penitentiary.


    However......


    ¡°Umm......¡±


    The two of their expressions were too scary after chasing Yang Chen here.


    It was rare for Julian and Chloe to show such murderous intent on their faces as they were very rational people.


    But why...


    ¡°Umm, did something happen with Mr. Yang Chen in the past......?¡±


    Chloe had a rare frown on her face after hearing the question.


    "There''s no need to speak formally about that bastard.¡±


    Irene flinched after feeling the murderous intent Chloe was giving off.


    She did not know how many times Julian and Chloe had to suppress their anger while chasing after Yang Chen.


    ¡®Chairman Kwon''s damn dog.¡¯


    Yang Chen.


    He was the last person to join the Tomb raiding team.


    TKBM''s official excavation teams were made with 12 large teams.


    The man who was in Team 1 and was the Vice Captain of all of TKBM''s excavation teams had joined the unofficial thirteenth team, their tomb raiding team.


    It was pretty much a demotion.


    He had reached the Monarch-Grade after getting his hands on Apollo''s artifact.


    However, he overused the artifact until he became unable to use any artifacts stronger than the C-Grade because of the artifact¡¯s risk. His body had been destroyed.


    ¡®He instantly fell from a Monarch to a third-rate Novice-Grade (Low-Grade) artifact user.¡¯


    He had then been relieved of his position and sent to their tomb raiding team.


    But there was no point for it.


    ¡®He couldn''t even go into tombs.¡¯


    Yang Chen was just a supporter.


    He was responsible for the team members¡¯ communications and their pay. He probably went crazy after having to face this demotion.


    It would probably be similar to a talented musician or surgeon who could not use their hand anymore. That was why Ju-Heon had paid quite a lot of attention on Yang Chen to heal him.


    ¡®He was able to use up to A-Grade artifacts again thanks to the Captain-nim, but he......!¡¯


    Chloe clicked her tongue as she walked toward the penitentiary.


    Anyway, he had spent three years with the rest of the tomb raiding team as if they were all part of one large family. He was even on great terms with that scoundrel of a captain, and acted as if they were siblings.


    But how did things end up?


    That bastard had betrayed them.


    Seo Ju-Heon, Captain and the greatest Expert Excavator.


    Julian Miller, the greatest analyst.


    Yoo Jaeha, the greatest restorer.


    Lee Seol-A, the greatest pathfinder.


    Dan, the greatest Hunter.


    Chloe Laurent, the greatest doctor.


    Ilya Volgof, the greatest aftermath clean-up crew.


    Those were the seven main members of the tomb raiding team.


    There were two other supporters with the greatest abilities as well. All of them, including these two supporters, had disappeared aside from Yoo Jaeha and Yang Chen.


    To be more specific, Chairman Kwon had gotten rid of them and their tomb raiding team had forcibly been erased from the world that day. It was no wonder they were grinding their teeth in anger.


    ¡®How dare he make the Captain cry tears of blood. What the hell is he planning now?¡¯


    ¡°Excuse me, Miss Chloe?¡±


    ¡°Ah, please don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s nothing.¡±


    She could understand how Ju-Heon was feeling and what he was trying to do.


    He probably wanted to gather all of the old team members again and place them in the highest positions possible.


    ¡®I will help him do that. Let¡¯s focus on what''s in front of me right now.¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason. They had been trying to figure out why Yang Chen had come to the penitentiary as quickly as possible.


    However, the moment they met with a guard that Irene had bribed...


    "Dan?!¡±


    They couldn''t help but freak out after seeing the picture of a prisoner the guard handed them.


    It was a muscular Asian man in his mid-thirties whose features were quite sharp. They saw their former teammate in the picture.


    That was why they freaked out.


    ¡®How does Yang Chen know about Dan?¡¯


    The Yang Chen of this time should not know about Dan at all. Was it just a coincidence?¡¯


    Or did he come looking for Dan because he knows something?


    Either way, Julian had contacted Ju-Heon as his mind was a chaotic mess.


    And currently...


    ¡°Dan is on death row?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown while listening to Julian.


    ¡®No wonder I couldn''t find him.¡¯


    His network did not reach the penitentiary.


    But why?


    ¡®It¡¯s not yet time for......¡¯


    Ju-Heon realized something and quickly asked.


    "What about his daughter?¡±


    [What?]


    ¡°His daughter. Soo-A.¡±


    [!]


    Julian realized something and told him to wait before quickly hanging up.


    ¡°Have you been well? You homicidal maniac.¡±


    Yang Chen, the person who was pretty much responsible for sending him to prison, started to smile.


    There was a man in an orange jumpsuit in front of him.


    Right now, he was just the owner of a butcher shop. He was just a regular dad with a four years old daughter.


    However...


    ¡®This bastard is going to end up as Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s teammate?¡¯


    He was just a thorn in Yang Chen¡¯s eyes right now.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°I''m sure you know why I''m here?¡±


    He had come to take care of Dan.


    Dan would end up being extremely helpful to Seo Ju-Heon according to the Monarch of Fate''s prophecy. This was the warning the Monarch of Fate had given him.


    ¡®You must get rid of all of them before the Heirlooms appear. Can you do it?¡¯


    Of course he could do it.


    Yang Chen started to sneer internally.


    ¡®This bastard was just framed for murder.¡¯


    The person responsible had been a member of TKBM''s excavation team. The son of one of their partner companies had come to learn about excavation when he and Chairman Kwon''s eldest son had caused an accident.


    ¡®Apparently they killed a civilian while fighting after getting drunk......¡¯


    There were quite a lot of casualties as many people ended up being involved. Dan happened to show up because his daughter had gotten lost.


    Of course, Yang Chen knew better than anybody else that Dan was not the murderer. He was the one who had framed Dan.


    He had called the aftermath clean-up crew that was great at manipulating evidence and messed with people''s memories and the CCTV. Dan claimed he was innocent but he was at a disadvantage because he could not even hire a lawyer.


    Even the judge did not side with Dan since he had no evidence.


    ¡®It¡¯s not hard to change the criminal.¡¯


    They helped the actual criminal escape out of the country.


    They made sure to shut up any and all witnesses.


    As for the dead... They could not talk.


    So many people had to work their asses off to take care of that incident.


    ¡®It¡¯s still unsettling because the police are not done with the investigation.¡¯


    The FBI somehow heard about the situation and was working around the clock to investigate. He needed to make Dan admit to the crime to make his days more relaxed.


    ¡°Like I said, it wasn''t me. The culprit was that man named Steven who was there.¡±


    Dan¡¯s fists were shaking. He had seen the person who had committed the crime.


    But the business partner who came with Yang Chen clicked his tongue and started to speak.


    ¡°Man, this person doesn''t know how to live in this world.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°I will get right to the point. President Maison, the father of the man you are claiming is the culprit... He¡¯s in a coma after falling down in shock. What are you going to do about it? Don''t give me some bullshit about a public defender or an appeal and just confess.¡±


    ¡°I never killed anyone. I really didn¡¯t!¡±


    ¡°The evidence is there. The evidence. There¡¯s proof you killed the person on the CCTV!¡±


    Dan clenched his eyes shut.


    He had no idea how that was possible. He just went to deliver some meat that day.


    He ended up witnessing the murder when he went to look for his daughter who had disappeared.


    It was at that moment. Yang Chen''s eyes flashed wily.


    ¡°Now that I think about it, you... You have a daughter.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Dan¡¯s gaze changed after his daughter was mentioned.


    ¡°I heard she¡¯ll die if she doesn''t get surgery? But you can''t give her the surgery because you don''t have the money.¡±


    Dan¡¯s hands started to shake again.


    Yang Chen started to smile as if he had been waiting for this.


    ¡°I''ll let your daughter live if you confess. TKBM will pay for her surgery.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Dan¡¯s eyes flashed.


    Yang Chen could not tell at first, but he became more certain the more he saw Dan.


    ¡®This bastard has quite high levels of Dominance and Fit.¡¯


    The man himself seemed to have no clues about artifacts at all though.


    However, he would become a headache if he ever learned about his abilities.


    And if he ended up in Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s hands......


    ¡®I can''t let Seo Ju-Heon get any stronger than he is already.¡¯


    That meant that he needed to get rid of this seed before he could meet with Seo Ju-Heon.


    Yang Chen started to smile wily once again.


    Sadly, he had no idea who was in the next room.

 Chapter 219: Objection! (2)

    Chapter 219: Objection! (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    On the other hand, Julian and Chloe fell into states of shock.


    It was great that Irene was able to get them access to observe the room next to them.


    It wasn¡¯t hard to spy on Yang Chen since they had an eavesdropping artifact as well.


    However...


    ¡®I didn''t know Yang Chen would be involved in this way.¡¯


    The guard who had received Irene''s sponsorship(?) aka bribe was very nice and explained the situation to them.


    ¡°It was buried because it wasn¡¯t a big issue in the press, but I''m certain it was this incident.¡±


    The guard was blanking out while looking at the beautiful Irene and Chloe.


    Irene was shocked after seeing the article on the guard¡¯s phone.


    ¡°Ah, I know about this incident. I remember my brother looking at it.¡±


    Chloe and Julian had never heard about this incident.


    It was understandable as the incident was only mentioned in the regional newspaper.


    ¡®It looks like the incident itself was buried on purpose.¡¯


    Dan must have come up with a pseudonym later, as his name was different right now.


    Anyway, the incident had happened in a party hall.


    ¡°It seems to have been a party for businesses to celebrate excavating some artifacts.¡±


    A murder happened inside the hall. For some reason, this incident was still buried and not mentioned much in the press.


    ¡®It looks like an employee of the hall was murdered.¡¯


    Julian started to frown.


    The incident was simple. Dan got into an argument with two men and killed an employee who came over to stop them.


    The CCTV and evidence at the scene of the crime made it so that nobody looked further into it.


    Well, Julian would have probably let it go with that much information as well. But the guard said something that changed his mind.


    ¡°The two bastards that supposedly fought with the culprit... They were actually the TKBM Chairman¡¯s eldest son and a member of his excavation team.¡±


    ¡°I think they said that the excavation team member was someone with some clout as well.¡±


    The guard was obviously saying that the person had some backing.


    Chloe started to speak as if she suddenly remembered this incident.


    ¡°I do think I heard about this incident. Our organization was talking about how an artifact user probably buried the incident.¡±


    Since she was part of an NGO that despised artifact users, they probably detested an incident like this and had tried to cause a ruckus. They tried to put articles in the newspaper and even tried to protest.


    But none of it worked. It was as if an artifact was burying things related to this incident on purpose. It was completely forgotten in the world.


    Of course, it was quite obvious who was responsible for it.


    ¡®Yang Chen, this son of a bitch.¡¯


    They were certain. Since it involved Director Kwon, TKBM would have definitely been involved and Yang Chen would have taken care of everything.


    This was tampering with the evidence by using artifacts. This was the work of people who would go on to be known as the < Aftermath clean-up crew >.


    Chloe thoroughly read the article before putting her hand against her forehead in defeat.


    They would need to win the trial in order to clear Dan of murder and get him out of here.


    But........


    ¡°Dan is at a disadvantage since they tampered with it so much. I don''t see any potential to win.¡±


    That was why Yang Chen, the person who was responsible for tampering with everything, sounded confident as well. He knew that the prosecutor in charge of this incident was no joke.


    He was also someone who had an extremely favorable relationship with TKBM.


    ¡°Will we be able to get Dan out? Even the Captain-nim might struggle with this......¡±


    Julian started to scoff.


    ¡®Who does she think she is saying that to?¡¯


    ¡®Don¡¯t you want to save your daughter?¡¯


    Dan bit down on his lips while thinking about how Yang Chen had laughed.


    He was certain of it. This had all been planned.


    He didn''t know how they did it, but they must have tampered with the CCTV and somehow messed with people¡¯s memories as well.


    How was he so sure?


    It was because he saw it clearly. He saw the two bastards who had looked like messes inside the restroom on the day of the murder.


    ¡®I''m certain those bastards are the real culprits.¡¯


    Kwon Seung Woo, the eldest son of TKBM¡¯s Chairman Kwon Tae Joon. Steven, the young man who seemed to be a member of TKBM¡¯s excavation team.


    Dan had been frantically running around the building looking for his daughter who had disappeared.


    He had heard it when he found his daughter.


    ¡®Hey, shit. What are we going to do about this?! It¡¯s already been 20 minutes! Is someone coming or not? When is the clean-up crew headed over?!¡¯


    ¡®Who told you to mess around with an artifact knife?¡¯


    ¡®Fuck, I was just testing to see if it worked well! This bastard kept peeking at me!¡¯


    ¡®What the fuck do you mean he was peeking at you?! Stevene! I told you to get off the drugs!¡¯


    The two men had been fighting in front of the bloodied employee.


    But they were not the only ones there.


    ¡®Now now, please stop fighting. Please remain calm while I discuss with the aftermath clean-up crew.¡¯


    He was certain that he saw that man there.


    Yang Chen was there to clean up the mess.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®Hey little girl. When will your daddy get here?¡¯


    His daughter, whom he had thought had disappeared, was with Yang Chen as well.


    It was as if he was trying to lure Dan to this location.


    That was why he was certain.


    ¡®I''m certain those bastards did something with those things called artifacts.¡¯


    But nobody would believe him regardless of what he said. There were weird things caught on the CCTV as well.


    And currently...


    ¡°I heard about the situation from Mr. Yang Chen. What do you plan on doing?¡±


    The public defender was looking at Dan as if she was bored.


    She had tried to find Dan innocent at first, however...


    ¡®We will reward you as well if you get him to confess.¡¯


    Even this lawyer had been bribed by Yang Chen. She would receive a hefty reward if she got Dan to confess.


    They would reward her with an artifact.


    ¡®It¡¯s not like I have other opportunities to earn an artifact.¡¯


    TKBM was one of the top three excavation teams in the entire world. She had heard that they had plenty of artifacts that could change a person''s life.


    They even said that she would be able to select the artifact she received.


    ¡®There¡¯s not much to this case since the evidence is so clear anyway.¡¯


    She wouldn''t be able to make any money or advancements to her career through this incident. Something smelled fishy based on how very important people were personally getting involved, but who cares?


    ¡®This man just messed with the wrong people. That guy was an important person in TKBM who even has connections to the president.¡¯


    It was better to convince the defendant and get paid rather than messing with such people.


    ¡®I would be lying if I said I wasn''t greedy for that artifact.¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°Your daughter is sick. It¡¯s probably best for her to get the surgery.¡±


    She started to slowly convince Dan.


    ¡°The other side doesn''t want to drag this out and rather than going to trial when the results are obvious, it might be better to confess and have them pay for your daughter''s surgery.¡±


    ¡®That¡¯s beneficial for me too.¡¯


    ¡°Okay then, what do you want to do?¡±


    Dan''s hands were shaking.


    He felt wronged but this might be the only thing he could do for his sick daughter.


    ¡®It¡¯s my fault for not taking care of her better.¡¯


    His wife had passed away a long time ago, but he couldn''t send his lovely daughter to join her so soon.


    But Dan knew the truth. He knew how many people were harmed and had their memories tampered with because of that incident. He also knew that they were the ones who framed him.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°Excuse me, ma¡¯am. As I mentioned before, the real culprits are the people in TKBM and not me.¡±


    The lawyer sighed and jumped up from her chair.


    ¡°I understand. Then I will resign. I¡¯ll give up on representing you.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    The lawyer decided to come out strong.


    ¡°I don¡¯t really want to represent someone who is going to lose.¡±


    ¡°Hol......!¡±


    The lawyer calmly started to scam Dan.


    ¡°Other lawyers are going to find this case to be a headache as well. Even if you try to find another lawyer, nobody is going to want a case like this.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°It also doesn''t look like you have the money to hire another lawyer. Rather than being stubborn, I think it would be smarter to take TKBM''s goodwill and take the money while they are still offering it. Your daughter is only four years old. Please think about it carefully. You should know what the smart decision is.¡±


    Dan clenched his eyes shut.


    ¡®Do I have no choice?¡¯


    ¡°I understand. Then I will confess......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    The lawyer jumped up in shock after the door slammed open.


    ¡°W, what the? Who are you?!¡±


    ¡®Who else would I be?¡¯


    ¡°I am that person''s lawyer.¡±


    Julian was the one who had barged in. He looked at the lawyer with a cold gaze as he continued to speak.


    ¡°Who gave you permission to speak to him alone?¡±


    Dan¡¯s lawyer could not believe what she was hearing.


    "Whose permission?! Excuse me. I am this person''s lawyer......¡±


    ¡°Ah, please go back since you are no longer needed. I am this man¡¯s lawyer.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?!¡±


    Dan was shocked as well.


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    Julian glared at the lawyer regardless of how shocked Dan was right now.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t think you should let a piece of shit like her, who would let her personal benefits sway her decisions, handle this case.¡±


    ¡°......What do you mean by personal benefits?!¡±


    ¡°How could someone who calls themselves a lawyer sell their soul to the other side for an artifact? That¡¯s just too shameful. Hurry up and resign.¡±


    Chloe whispered to Julian at that moment.


    ¡°Umm, Vice Captain-nim. I''m sorry but do you even have a law license?¡±


    The other lawyer started to grind her teeth. She had not noticed at first because she was shocked, but she quickly realized that this was the Monarch of Strategies.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. You, you¡¯re not even a lawyer! What the hell do you think you are doing when you aren¡¯t even a lawyer?! I''m going to report you!¡±


    Julian started to frown as if he was wronged.


    ¡°I am a lawyer.¡±


    Of course, he was just a completely noob who recently got his license.


    ¡°Anyway, feel free to leave. I can prove that this man was innocent.¡±


    The lawyer could not believe it.


    ¡°......Ha, haa! Innocent? Anyway, you¡¯re the person who has nothing to do with this. Get out before I call someone...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [Please get him to confess. Then we will give you a great artifact.]


    [Really?]


    ¡°!!¡±


    The lawyer turned pale after hearing her voice.


    ¡®Wait, how does he?!¡¯


    Julian had turned on a recording artifact.


    He then started to chuckle.


    ¡°Should I send this to the press?¡±


    ¡°Fuck!¡±


    She ran out while claiming she would resign and asking Julian to delete the recording.


    Dan could only sit there and watch all this happen with confusion.


    ¡°Excuse me, I don¡¯t know who you are, but...... Are you a different public defender?¡± S§×ar?h the n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°No. Mr. Im Hae Jin, I wanted to represent you after hearing about your situation.¡±


    ¡®Uhh......but I don''t have any money to pay for your services...¡±


    ¡°Ah, I don¡¯t need any money. I already received it.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Dan looked at Julian with a suspicious gaze.


    "What is it that you want?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t need anything. I just want to take care of the incident and prove that you are innocent.¡±


    ¡°Why are you helping me......¡±


    Julian started to chuckle.


    ¡°I guess you must have saved a big oddball in your past life.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure it¡¯ll be okay?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯m certain that he will confess.¡±


    TKBM''s captains were participating in the trial as witnesses.


    A lot of people had gathered at the courtroom after hearing about the case. They had kept the press at bay until now but it was quite a hot issue as TKBM''s Director Kwon and a famous celebrity had been summoned.


    Yang Chen started to smile while looking at Dan¡¯s seat.


    ¡°Anyway, we should be able to make Seo Ju-Heon eat shit by getting this bastard executed.¡±


    The other captains tilted their heads in confusion after seeing Yang Chen sneering.


    ¡°What does executing this bastard have to do with Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°That...... Just know there¡¯s a relation. It should be fine since I already took care of the lawyer.¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Hold on. Hey. Isn¡¯t that Seo Ju-Heon?!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Yang Chen¡¯s eyes opened wide at this unexpected question.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon? Did he just say Seo Ju-Heon?¡¯


    Seo Ju-Heon was actually sitting in the courtroom.


    Yang Chen foamed at the mouth while looking at Ju-Heon who was snickering as if he came to see something entertaining.


    ¡®W, why is that bastard here?!¡¯


    Something even more shocking happened at that moment.


    ¡°Hey! I, isn¡¯t that Julian MIller?!¡±


    ¡°!?¡±


    Julian was at Dan''s lawyer''s seat.


    This was the lawyer of the tomb raiding team who had never been defeated.

 Chapter 220: Objection! (3)

    Chapter 220: Objection! (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Hey! I, isn¡¯t that Julian MIller?!¡±


    ¡°!?¡±


    Julian was at Dan''s lawyer''s seat.


    This was the lawyer of the tomb raiding team who had never been defeated.


    They became flustered.


    They rubbed their eyes and looked again but nothing had changed.


    The person in front of them was definitely Julian Miller, the Monarch of Strategies.


    In addition, Seo Ju-Heon was in the room!


    They anxiously glared at Yang Chen.


    ¡°Hey! What the hell is going on?!¡±


    "Why are those bastards here?!¡±


    ¡°Explain!¡±


    ¡®What the fuck can I explain?!¡¯


    Yang Chen wanted to swear.


    He was the one who wanted to know why those bastards were here the most!


    A flustered Yang Chen looked back and forth at Seo Ju-Heon and Julian with a pale expression.


    ¡®What the hell is going on? Did they already know each other?¡¯


    No, that wasn¡¯t possible. He had already done a thorough investigation into Dan¡¯s life.


    Dan and Seo Ju-Heon had no connections at all.


    But how?


    Ju-Heon was laughing as he watched.


    ¡®It was surprising that that bastard was involved with Dan so early, but to think that he helped me find my friend! I don''t need to search for him anymore! Thanks, you son of a bitch.¡¯


    Yang Chen started to shake after seeing Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze that looked as if he was praising a dog who had fetched the stick.


    ¡®That son of a bitch. I''m definitely going to kill him.¡¯


    Yang Chen had been quite shocked when the Monarch of Fate had told him about Dan.


    Why?


    It was a coincidence, but it was someone he had already met!


    That was why he thought it was a chance to stealthily get rid of him before Seo Ju-Heon could find him.


    However...


    ¡®Fuck, it¡¯s getting complicated.¡¯


    There was no way that those bastards would have gotten themselves involved with this case because they were bored!


    Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze looked serious as he looked at Yang Chen.


    ¡®How dare you frame him. You guys are dead.¡¯


    He had a relaxed smile on his face but his gaze was extremely fierce. His gaze was giving off the signal that he would make them all pay.


    Yang Chen became even more anxious after seeing that gaze.


    ¡®Fuck, what the hell happened to the original lawyer? Why is that bastard here?!¡¯


    He picked up his phone to send her a text message to complain.


    However...


    [I''m going to give up on this case.]


    He had received a message from Dan¡¯s original lawyer a few minutes ago.


    [Anyway, please be careful. Those bastards are going to try to claim that the defendant is innocent.]


    ¡®This damn bitch! Could you have sent that text any later?!¡¯


    She probably sent the message at such a shitty time because she didn''t want to be reprimanded.


    But putting this shitty lawyer aside, they were going to get Dan off clean? Yang Chen could not believe it. But he was not the only one who was flustered right now.


    "Fuck, that bastard was a lawyer?!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve never heard about it.¡±


    ¡°No, I remember hearing that he graduated from Harvard Law School last year.¡±


    The TKBM members in the audience became flustered as well.


    ¡°Last year?! Then he¡¯s just a noob!¡±


    The prosecutor¡¯s side started to speak at that moment.


    ¡°I heard that he changed lawyers earlier today, but is it really okay? I don¡¯t think the outcome will change.¡±


    Julian started to smile.


    ¡°It will change. The defendant is innocent.¡±


    The courtroom became rowdy after hearing that.


    ¡°Are you completely denying all charges?¡±


    "Yes, the defendant is not guilty.¡±


    Whisper whisper.


    People started to get rowdy again.


    His confident demeanor made Yang Chen, who had fabricated all the evidence, start to frown while TKBM¡¯s excavation team members were shaking their legs.


    ¡°Vice Captain-nim, will it be okay? What if they noticed.......¡±


    ¡°Shut up. There¡¯s no way that is the case.¡±


    Yang Chen quietly growled as his eyes flashed.


    It should still be okay.


    ¡®We brainwashed the witnesses with an artifact as well.¡¯


    There was no way they would say anything unexpected.


    Furthermore, Julian was a new lawyer who had never been in the courtroom before.


    Forget flipping everything, Julian should just focus on not stuttering and making a fool of himself.


    But worrying about Julian making a fool of himself was bullshit.


    ¡°Hey, what the hell is this?¡±


    Something unbelievable was happening in the courtroom right now.


    It was something Yang Chen could have never even imagined.


    And at this moment...


    ¡°Objection!¡±


    This was already the twenty-first time.


    Yang Chen swore internally after hearing Julian''s voice again.


    ¡®This motherfucker!¡¯


    He turned his head to see a triumphant expression on Julian''s face.


    He was currently examining the witnesses. They were the TKBM excavation team members and the business people who were at the scene of the crime, the same ones who had been told exactly what to say.


    However...


    "What the witness just said contradicts itself. Are you sure you haven¡¯t been told what to say?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Of course not! I''m just telling the truth...!¡±


    "According to what the witness just said, he was whispering sweet nothings to a lady on the first floor while also witnessing a murder on the thirtieth floor. That¡¯s some amazing superpower. I am envious.¡±


    ¡°That...!¡±


    Julian had been running laps around the opposition like a pro since the beginning.


    He was so calm and wise for a new lawyer. He was using facts and flashy methods to sway the judge and the jury.


    ¡®How could this happen?¡¯


    The prosecutor and the judge were quite shocked. This was not the skills of a rookie.


    ¡®Is he really a new lawyer?¡¯


    Of course, Ju-Heon was watching the flustered people with as much joy as if he was in the movie theatre enjoying some popcorn.


    ¡®This much is to be expected.''


    He is a part of my team after all.


    He had been stuck under Chairman Kwon because he was a pushover(?) but this bastard was a veteran.


    Chairman Kwon''s eldest son and the culprit, Steven, who were called as witnesses, were grinding their teeth as they watched everything unfold.


    How could they not?


    ¡®How the hell did they take care of things that this bastard can do as he pleases?!¡¯


    Their anger was not directed at Julian anymore but at Yang Chen.


    Yang Chen bit down on his lips.


    The true culprit was the problem.


    Why?


    Steven was the real murder.


    He might look like a regular member of TKBM''s excavation team, but he was actually a VIP that even Chairman Kwon paid close attention to. S~ea??h the ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Why? Steven was the son of a central figure in the US finance sector.


    Most importantly, that person was the major shareholder for TKBM''s foreign shares.


    He had planned on stealing the know-how from TKBM and becoming a captain in his own independent team, but he just had to cause an accident with the eldest son.


    ¡®Fuck, I can''t let the truth come out like this.¡¯


    TKBM''s shareholders will all cause a fuss and they will receive quite the hit in their corporate image if the truth was revealed.


    It was already a shit show but it would become even worse of a shit show.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡®Fuck, I need to do whatever it takes to make that bastard the murderer.¡¯


    But forget making him the murderer...


    ¡°I definitely heard it! The victim and TKBM''s members were fighting and I heard some screams. I don¡¯t think the defendant was there at that time.¡±


    ¡°I remember hearing something weird from the victim before he died. He said that he thought one of TKBM¡¯s members was doing drugs in the restroom. I think that was why he went to take a look......¡±


    ¡°The defendant was with me at that time. We were delivering meat. He''s not the culprit.¡±


    ¡°Now that I think about it, I remember someone named Yang Chen coming to find me and using a weird coin. I feel like my memories were changed after that for some reason......¡±


    "Do you think he messed with your memories with an artifact?¡±


    ¡°Fuck, are those bastards crazy?!¡±


    That was right.


    They were proving that Dan was innocent.


    All of the people who had originally claimed that Dan was the culprit were changing their stories! The presiding judge was in shock.


    "What the... What is going on?¡±


    The members of the jury were confused after hearing these people change their stories.


    The other judges and the prosecutor were shocked as well. [1]


    It was no wonder the people responsible for fabricating the evidence were going crazy as well!


    "Vice Captain-nim, what the hell is going on?!¡±


    Ju-Heon almost fell to the ground laughing as he watched their reactions.


    ¡®What else could have happened?¡¯


    Julian had used Zhuge Kongming''s artifact. He used it to figure out which artifacts were used and got rid of the effects using an opposing artifact.


    The reporters were getting excited at the changing testimonies.


    The reporters who had shown up because this was related to TKBM''s excavation team had caught quite the scoop.


    ¡°Then was a member of TKBM''s excavation team the true culprit?¡±


    ¡°Did they mess with the witnesses?¡±


    The TKBM employees started to cause a ruckus.


    ¡°Hey! All of you need to shut up! Stop spreading nonsense without any proof!¡±


    The angry TKBM employees jumped up from their seats but the reporters were very happy to have such a juicy scoop.


    The prosecutor could not hold it in any longer and started to protest.


    ¡°Your honor, this is unbelievable!¡±


    The prosecutor glared at the witnesses and Julian.


    "The witnesses are fooling around in this sacred courtroom. I believe we should punish the witnesses and the defense attorney......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Fooling around?¡±


    Julian dropped a thick stack of papers in front of the prosecutor.


    The prosecutor looked at him in disbelief.


    ¡°W, what is this?¡±


    ¡°Please confirm for yourself who did the fooling around here.¡±


    The prosecutor quickly looked through the document and saw Pandora¡¯s seal of investigation clearly visible on it.


    ¡°These are the results from Pandora¡¯s authorized appraisers. They said that they found some unnatural evidence of artifacts having been used throughout the crime scene. Basically, they used an artifact to mess with the memories of the witnesses and tried to get rid of the evidence.¡±


    The presiding judge shouted in anger.


    "What did you say?!¡±


    ¡°Mess with their memories?!¡±


    Dominating their memories.


    This would become as big of an issue as Keira controlling the African children.


    ¡°Hey, this is breaking news! Breaking news!¡±


    "They even tried to frame someone for murder!¡±


    The TKBM employees felt as if their asses were on fire.


    Most importantly...


    ¡®Why the hell are Pandora''s appraisers involved in this?! We told them so many times to not investigate it!¡¯


    The true culprit could not hold it in any longer and started to shout.


    ¡°How can we trust that appraisal from Pandora?! The Pandora bastards could be in this with them!¡±


    Julian responded.


    ¡°Then I guess that means that TKBM is doing shady business all the time since they always use Pandora¡¯s appraisers.¡±


    ¡°............!¡±


    ¡°Pandora is an internationally accredited organization when it comes to anything related to artifacts. Sir, what were you doing on that day?¡±


    Steven foamed at the mouth after hearing that.


    ¡°What qualifications does a lawyer from who knows where have to...!¡±


    The prosecutor quickly interjected as well.


    ¡°Mr. Miller! This trial is to question the crimes of the defendant, not to question the witness. Your honor. There¡¯s no need to listen to this any longer. This is the defense¡¯s ploy to drag things out.......!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    ¡°This is currently the defense¡¯s time for questioning. Mr. Miller, please continue.¡±


    ¡®Fuck!¡¯


    Yang Chen instantly glared at Ju-Heon in anger. It looked as if he would not just give up like this.


    ¡®It¡¯s obvious that they pulled all sorts of strings to get that bastard Dan out. We have our methods too if you guys are going to come at us like this.¡¯


    He quickly looked toward his subordinate. The subordinate nodded his head and quickly sent a message.


    ¡°Excuse me? You want us to abduct that little girl named Soo-A?¡±


    The TKBM members who were at the university hospital were shocked. They had moved Dan¡¯s daughter to a hospital connected with TKBM after making the deal with Dan.


    ¡®Keep an eye on her just in case.¡¯


    That was the order Yang Chen had given them.


    It was because he knew that Ju-Heon would come looking for the daughter once Dan joined him.


    But the subordinates sighed while looking at the child who was sleeping on the bed.


    ¡°He wants me to keep an eye on her but nobody has shown up.¡±


    Only the doctor and the nurses have come to see the girl.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°!¡±


    They saw some suspicious shadows moving about the hallway outside the room.


    It looked like a male nurse at first glance.


    However, their eyes were burning with anger as soon as they saw who it was.


    It couldn''t be helped, since......


    ¡°Hey! Yoo Jaeha!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, that got me good! You guys scared me!¡±


    That was right.


    Yoo Jaeha was the one snooping around the room!


    He looked as if he was looking around to make sure nobody was nearby before going into the room.


    Yoo Jaeha awkwardly started to smile once he was caught.


    ¡°Umm... I''m not a bad person. I, I just came to see the patient.¡±


    ¡®Came to see the patient my ass.¡¯


    The TKBM members started to chase him with fire in their eyes.


    ¡°Hey! Get him! Get that bastard!¡±


    ¡°Who knows what that damn Monarch of Pushoverness is going to try to do this time!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha screamed as buff men charged toward him.


    ¡°Hey, five people is overdoing it, don''t you think?! Hey! Don¡¯t come any clooooser!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to run.


    The remaining members entered the room and started to speak while five of them chased after Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°We found Yoo Jaeha. It looks as if Seo Ju-Heon''s people are trying to pull something as the Vice Captain-nim mentioned.¡±


    "We will move the girl somewhere else just in case.¡±


    They tried to take the little girl who had woken up somewhere else.


    ¡°Sorry, did we wake you up?¡±


    ¡°Come with us since this place is dangerous.¡±


    As they grabbed the child¡¯s hand and started to walk out of the room...


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°Hey, what is this?¡±


    Something weird had happened.


    1. There is usually a panel of three judges with the Presiding Judge being in charge

 Chapter 221: Objection! (4)

    Chapter 221: Objection! (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°Hey, what is this?¡±


    Something weird had happened.


    ¡°Hey, what happened to the artifact you had around your neck?¡±


    ¡°Huh? You''re right, where did it go?¡±


    Their artifacts had suddenly disappeared. It was very weird.


    It also felt as if they could faintly smell garlic around them.


    Why would they smell garlic in a hospital?


    But they ignored that and started to check their clothes.


    ¡°Hey, is it really not there? Look carefully. Do you know how important that artifact is?!¡±


    A person who was checking his clothes urgently shouted.


    ¡°Hey! Something¡¯s weird! I think someone must have stolen it!¡±


    His peers all sneered at him.


    ¡°Hey retard. Why are you making shit up when you probably dropped it somewhere?¡±


    ¡°No, I really didn''t drop it. Someone took it.¡±


    ¡°Ah, shut up. Just find it!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, I''m telling the truth......¡±


    They were flustered but they didn''t think much of it. Well, at least they were planning to not think much of it.


    Why?


    ¡°Don''t even think about mentioning that you lost it. You''ll be seriously reprimanded by the superiors.¡±


    ¡°Fuck, I''m being serious......¡±


    ¡°Shut up and look carefully. You could have dropped it on the floor.¡±


    ¡°Okay......¡±


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Something else had disappeared.


    It felt as if a black shadow had sped past them and another artifact had disappeared!


    The men were starting to go crazy.


    ¡°Hey, fuck. Where did your artifact go?!¡±


    ¡°I don''t know! It suddenly disappeared!¡±


    Someone grabbed the person who said that by the collar.


    ¡°See! I was right! The artifact suddenly disappeared!¡±


    ¡°N, no......!¡±


    ¡®Fuck, what the hell is going on?¡¯


    As they looked around as if they were looking for a ghost or something....


    Swoosh swoosh swoosh!


    That mysterious something rummaged through the men¡¯s clothes again.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    The female excavation team member who was with the men started to shake.


    It was because something had pushed its hand up her skirt.


    The female member looked at her teammate who was behind her and started to scream.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    The teammate shouted as if he had been wronged.


    ¡°N, no. It wasn''t me!¡±


    ¡°I know! Not you!¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    The female member was pointing behind her teammate.


    All of them screamed once they saw what she had seen.


    It was because Dan¡¯s daughter who was behind them was the problem!


    ¡°Kyaaaa! What is that?!¡±


    She looked comparable to the Chucky doll.


    She looked like a five year old whose face was splitting open.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°A, ahhhh!¡±


    The man who had subconsciously pulled the child toward him almost fainted from shock.


    The child¡¯s hand broke off when he pulled it!


    It didn¡¯t stop there!


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaaaa!¡±


    Something burst through the child¡¯s skin like a scene from an alien movie!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa! W, what is that?!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaahh! Doctor! Doctooooooooor!¡±


    Blood burst out of her eyes!


    And the thing that popped out of the child¡¯s body like a parasite and started to squirm on the floor was......!


    [$&$%!!]


    Hand it over! Hand over everything you have!


    The rope roared as best as it could, as if it was trying to threaten them.


    Sadly, it just looked like a rope whose eyes were sparkling.


    But the shocked excavation team members were still screaming.


    Not many people could remain calm when a five years old child¡¯s body splits open and blood bursts out.


    They were pretty close to fainting after seeing this grotesque sight.


    ¡°Ahhhh, ahhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, what the hell is that?! It¡¯s not made of plaster!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was laughing his ass off after hearing their screams.


    ¡°I got them, I got them! Hahaha! Those morons!¡±


    The men¡¯s eyes flashed after hearing their teammates¡¯ screams and Yoo Jaeha''s sneering.


    They didn''t know what had happened, but they were certain that Yoo Jaeha had done something.


    "What the... hey! What the hell did you do to our friends?!¡±


    They heard some more screams before they could hear a response.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    ¡°Mommy, save me!¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhh! I''m going to die!¡±


    They all sounded as if they were about to die.


    Jaeha didn''t know what the rope was doing, but these people probably would not act this way even if they fell into the depths of hell.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    The people chasing Yoo Jaeha became anxious while Yoo Jaeha started to scratch his cheek as if he felt guilty.


    He had felt mischievous after thinking about the grotesque alien movie that Chloe had kept on TV all night, but......


    ¡°Uhh.......I guess hyperrealism was a bit much?¡±


    The men snapped out of it and turned red in anger after hearing that.


    ¡°Hey! What the hell did you do to our team members?!¡±


    ¡°What did you do to Chris?!¡±


    ¡°And the kid in the room!¡±


    ¡°Ha! None of your business! You retards!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha quickly started to run as if he was a rat.


    But it did not last long.


    ¡°Get him! I told you to get him!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The people who had been chasing Yoo Jaeha had used artifacts to attack him after getting annoyed by his antics.


    Yoo Jaeha was instantly captured. His legs had been turned into stone.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    ¡°Ha! We got you now, you bastard!¡±


    ¡°This damn eel-like son of a bitch! Today is the day you die!¡±


    "Where did you hide the little girl?!¡±


    ¡°Where did you hide her?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who was being crushed under five buff dudes, started to swear. But they didn''t care and just started to drag Yoo Jaeha away.


    It wasn¡¯t hard to drag him away since his legs had turned into stone.


    "Drag this bastard to TKBM right away!¡±


    But then their eyes opened wide as if they realized something.


    ¡°Verify that he is real first!¡±


    ¡°Yeah!¡±


    The men started to pull at Yoo Jaeha''s hair and pinch his cheeks.


    This person they had captured should start to crumble if he was a fake made by Yoo Jaeha!


    Yoo Jaeha''s fake humans were easily revealed when attacked.


    But rather than the skin crumbling away...


    ¡°Aaah! Hey! That hurts! You shitheads! It hurts!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s appearance did not change no matter how hard they hit him, pinched him, etc.


    The men¡¯s eyes flashed after confirming this.


    ¡®There are no changes.¡¯


    That must mean that......!


    ¡°This is really him."


    They started to smile.


    ¡°Good! Drag him away!¡±


    Although they were all Monarchs, Yoo Jaeha was different from Irene or Seo Ju-Heon.


    The Monarch of Destitution was a walking disaster, Seo Ju-Heon was the modern day satan...no, he was a walking plunderer, but Yoo Jaeha was simply the Monarch of Pushoverness whose only talents were on escaping!


    There was no need for them to be scared!


    ¡°Break one of his legs before the petrification wears off!¡±


    They pushed Yoo Jaeha down and picked up a hammer-shaped artifact.


    Then they swung that hammer artifact down!


    But at that moment...


    Thud!


    There was a dull noise and they were sent flying.


    They couldn''t help but be shocked at what they saw.


    ¡°What did you say?! The daughter disappeared? She exploded like an alien?!¡±


    Yang Chen started to swear after receiving the information.


    The trial had not ended yet.


    Yang Chen was just using a 10 minute recess to give orders to his subordinates.


    He was quietly and stealthily sending his subordinates to abduct Dan''s daughter!


    He was trying to use her as a hostage to gain the upper hand!


    ¡®I will capture the daughter and use a curse-type artifact or something.¡¯


    He was going to try to make a deal with Seo Ju-Heon with that card in his hand.


    It would be complicated if TKBM''s VIP ended up as a murderer and especially complicated if the fact that TKBM tried to cover up a murder was revealed.


    But what?


    That shitty Monarch of Pushoverness had appeared?


    Yang Chen¡¯s hands were shaking while he was on the phone. He then glared at Ju-Heon who was drinking a bottle of water by the entrance.


    He didn¡¯t like how Ju-Heon had all of the reporter¡¯s attention.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon. You even figured out the location of the hospital?¡¯


    But it didn''t matter.


    ¡®All of Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s excavation team is here.¡¯


    Seo Ju-Heon, the one who handled artifacts the best, Julian, the lightning power plant, Seol-A, the one who controls ghosts...


    They were all here.


    The rest of the members other than them did not require much attention.


    None of them were battle-type artifact users.


    ¡®We can easily handle a damn pushover in the hospital.¡¯


    Yang Chen scoffed as if it was nothing.


    It sounded as if a woman who uses a healing-type artifact was there as well, but she was not a fighter either.


    ¡®The staff we have at the hospital right now are all thoroughly trained.¡¯


    They could all be considered Hunters who specialized in capturing and killing people.


    It sounded as if Ju-Heon had either looked down on them or had other more important issues as he only sent the Monarch of Pushoverness to the hospital.


    ¡®Retard. That was your mistake.¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason.


    Yang Chen gave an order to his subordinate on the phone.


    ¡°It''s fine so get rid of that shitty son of a bitch and quickly find the daughter......!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [Aaah!]


    The subordinate on the phone screamed.


    He didn¡¯t know what had happened, but it sounded as if he was hit by something and dropped the phone.


    Yang Chen became anxious.


    ¡°Hey, what''s wrong?! Hey! What is going on?!¡±


    The call then ended.


    Yang Chen anxiously called back but the phone was turned off.


    ¡®What the hell just happened?!¡¯


    He had just heard that they had captured Yoo Jaeha.


    He bit down on his lips after seeing Dan who was still sitting in the courtroom with a stiff expression on his face.


    ¡®We need to hurry up and find the daughter to take care of things!¡¯


    And at the same time...


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    The men who had tried to capture Yoo Jaeha were coughing up blood and curled up on the floor.


    ¡°T, this bastard......!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s jaw dropped in shock as he sat on the floor..


    ¡°Wow, jackpot.¡±


    It was because of the person in front of him.


    The people who had been chasing him were grinding their teeth in pain on the ground.


    Some of them instantly had broken bones, twisted joints, and all sorts of issues.


    ¡°Fuck, this bastard!¡±


    These Hunters who were all experts in excavating were all sent flying with single hits!


    ¡®He didn¡¯t even use an artifact!¡¯


    The enemies just continued to swear.


    It was understandable.


    "Why is this son of a bitch here......?!¡±


    ¡°This bastard should be in the courtroom!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha raised his head with a look of respect.


    Who was this person?


    The person in front of Yoo Jaeha was none other than Dan.


    Yes, it was the same Dan who should be in the courtroom right now!


    The enemies had veins bulging on their foreheads as they started to shout.


    ¡°Why the hell are you here?!¡±


    ¡°Why is a murderer here?!¡±


    "Who the hell let this bastard out?!¡±


    ¡®Who else would have let him out?¡¯


    ¡°It was me! You have issues with that?!¡±


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha, you son of a bitch!¡±


    Dan grabbed the men by the collar as if to tell the angry men to focus on him.


    ¡°I¡¯m not done speaking yet.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    His gaze looked as if he would cut them up into pieces, fitting the gaze of the owner of a butcher shop.


    Yoo Jaeha was shaking in fear as he watched.


    All he had said was, ¡®these bastards are trying to kidnap your daughter!¡¯


    That was all he said but......


    ¡°Where is my daughter?!¡±


    The daughter idiot father¡¯s anger had reached the heavens. [1]


    The enemies were going crazy at this point.


    The fact that he was here was a problem, however...


    ¡®Fuck, why aren''t the artifacts working on him?!¡±


    None of their artifacts were working.


    His body seemed to be made of steel as he showed no reaction to even being stabbed by a cursed knife!


    This weapon could even take down a dinosaur in a few seconds!


    ¡®Is he human or is he an animal?!¡¯


    They couldn''t hold it in any longer and started to threaten Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Hey! Monarch of Pushoverness! You''ll be arrested for helping a prisoner escape if this is revealed! You retard!¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and convince this bastard if you unders...aaaaah!¡±


    ¡°Hey, Yoo Jaeha! Let¡¯s negot...aaaaaah!¡±


    "Where is my daughter? You sons of bitches! Do you not understand what the hell I am saying?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was the only one laughing right now.


    ¡®Let¡¯s not reveal where I hid his daughter until he takes care of these bastards.¡¯


    He heard some pitiful screams as soon as he had that thought.


    At the same time...


    ¡®What, what the hell......?! Dan is at the hospital right now? Then what the hell is that?!¡¯


    Who was this bastard that Julian was representing right now?


    Yang Chen started to sweat.


    That wasn¡¯t important right now.


    ¡®That means that they''ve already moved the daughter somewhere safe.¡¯


    Yang Chen kicked the wall in anger.


    Bang!


    The Pandora appraisal department who had sent proof of the fabrication had responded in the following way as well.


    [Excuse me? Why did we do the appraisal?!]


    [What do you mean?! The Chief said that Mr. Yang Chen personally came and asked us to do it!] S§×ar?h the N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    [We were told to find evidence of the fabrication because you wanted to make sure to tie up all loose ends! You said you would look at the report to completely take care of everything!]


    [We took care of it that same day.]


    Yang Chen grabbed the back of his neck after seeing those messages.


    He didn''t even need to ask who went into Pandora looking like him.


    ¡®Damn it, you damn Monarch of Pushoverneeeeeeeeeeeeeeess! This Lupin-like son of a bitch!¡¯


    The thing that made him even angrier was the person who would have controlled all of this from the back.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, that damn son of a bitch!¡¯


    As an angry Yang Chen tried to walk toward Ju-Heon...


    ¡°The recess is over. We are starting the trial once again.¡±


    ¡°The jury have come to a decision as well!¡±


    They received orders to return.


    Yang Chen turned pale while Ju-Heon mischievously smiled while looking at him.


    ¡°Aigoo, I guess it''s time for the results of the trial.¡±


    Yang Chen clenched his eyes shut.


    ¡®Damn it. This bastard is ruining things again!¡¯


    1. Daughter idiot is a Korean term for a dad who loses all senses when it comes to his daughter.

 Chapter 222: Those meant for prison will go to prison (1)

    Chapter 222: Those meant for prison will go to prison (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Although it is difficult to believe that artifacts could be used to fabricate evidence, using Pandora¡¯s appraisal results and the witness testimonies as foundation, we find the defendant, Im Hae Jin, not guilty.¡±


    ¡°In fact, based on the evidence provided by the defense, it is highly likely that the culprit is actually the witness, Steven Patterson.¡±


    ¡°As a result, the witness, Steven Patterson, will be taken into custody while the defendant, Im Hae Jin will be freed.¡±


    ...


    ¡°Not only did Steven Patterson murder the victim, he intentionally murdered more people in the party hall to hide his crime.¡±


    ¡°In addition, witness Kwon Seung Woo will also be arrested as there is significant concern that he would flee before he can be tried for attempting to cover up a crime and destroy evidence after witnessing a murder.¡±


    ¡°The jury finds it terrible that artifacts that should be used for the good of society were used to frame an innocent man for murder.¡±


    ¡°As a result, all related TKBM employees will be investigated and will be tried by the International Artifact Justice System according to Pandora''s laws.¡±


    Some thrilling results were being revealed. All TKBM members in the audience were in disbelief after hearing the decision.


    It was because they had just come to watch Dan be sent to his death after framing him for the murder.


    But what? TKBM will be investigated for conspiracy to murder? Furthermore, Kwon Seung Woo and Steven, who had come as witnesses, were now the culprits?


    In addition, the excavation team¡¯s Vice Captain, Yang Chen, would be questioned as well?


    They had blank expressions on their faces. Forget being unbelievable, this was something that should not have happened.


    ¡°Please wait a minute, this trial was for the defendant, Im Hae Jin, it has nothing to do with us! So...!¡±


    The judge scoffed at their comment. It was as if he couldn''t believe what this terrible bastard was saying.


    ¡°That is why all of you will need to respond to the court¡¯s summons once more. This time, you guys will be the defendants.¡±


    ¡°You guys will be properly tried at that time.¡±


    ¡®Holy shit.¡¯


    The officers grabbed the three who were involved with this, as they were afraid that they would make a run for it.


    Yang Chen glared at Dan and Ju-Heon with bloodshot eyes as he resisted the officers.


    ¡®Do you really think we would go down on our own?¡¯


    They had done all of this to prevent Seo Ju-Heon from doing as he pleased. They didn''t know why, but this bastard was someone who kept destroying the things they were trying to create.


    He was a troublemaker and their enemy.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡®The Monarch among the monarchs will be able to command all artifacts.¡¯


    They could not allow Seo Ju-Heon to become that person no matter what. That was why he quickly pointed to Dan.


    ¡°Your honor! That person over there is a fake! Seo Ju-Heon''s subordinate helped a convict escape!¡±


    That made the entire courtroom become loud. The fact that a convict on death row had disappeared meant there was a prison break.


    Yang Chen had a fishy smile on his face as he continued to shout.


    ¡°If we have committed a crime by using an artifact, those bastards have also committed a crime by using an artifact to help a convict escape!¡±


    Yang Chen triumphantly started to smile.


    However...


    ¡°How the heck is he fake?¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°It is impossible for a person to create such a perfect clone.¡±


    Yang Chen became frustrated after hearing the officers.


    ¡®Impossible for humans my ass! It¡¯s because you guys have never seen it before!¡¯


    ¡°I will show you proof!¡±


    Yang Chen walked over toward Dan, who was sitting down with his hands cuffed.


    Julian, who was sitting next to Dan, became anxious. It was because he knew what Yang Chen was trying to do.


    Yoo Jaeha''s fakes would be revealed if they were attacked.


    ¡®We won¡¯t be safe if it is revealed that this is a fake.¡¯


    Julian jumped up from his seat.


    But Yang Chen had managed to get away from the officers and grabbed Dan by the collar.


    The courtroom turned into pandemonium.


    ¡°Hey! What the hell are you doing?!¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and drag him out!¡±


    But Yang Chen started to smile viciously.


    ¡°Now we will all go to hell together!¡±


    He punched Dan¡¯s face.


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°?!¡±


    He did not break even though he was punched in the face. In fact, he now had a bruise on his face.


    ¡®Why didn¡¯t he turn into a sculpture?¡¯


    Dan was glaring at Yang Chen as if the punch hurt.


    ¡®Fuck, this shouldn¡¯t be the case.¡¯


    Yang Chen channeled his Dominance into the gloves he was wearing.


    ¡®I''ll need to give him a stronger shock if that wasn''t enough!¡¯


    The judges were getting angry.


    "What is that bastard trying to do?!¡±


    ¡°Hey, get him! Stop him!¡±


    Yang Chen threw a punch and there was a small explosion.


    Bang!


    People started to scream. They then gasped.


    They couldn''t help it because Dan was a bloodied mess on the floor after being punched by Yang Chen.


    He looked as if his cheek bone was broken!


    There was chaos inside the courtroom.


    ¡°What do you think you are doing?!¡±


    ¡°Are you trying to kill the defendant?!¡±


    Yang Chen became anxious.


    ¡®Is he really human?¡¯


    But Ju-Heon. Was snickering in the audience. Yang Chen started to shout again as he knew what that snicker implied.


    ¡°Your honor! This really is a fake! He¡¯s fake!¡±


    ¡°Nonsense! It¡¯s obvious he is a person!¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Yang Chen was about to shout again as he felt wronged.


    However...


    ¡°You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney.¡±


    Heavy handcuffs were placed on the witnesses.


    ¡°What do you think? Did it go over well?¡±


    In the first floor garden outside the hospital...


    Yoo Jaeha was speaking to Ju-Heon on the phone with a shaking heart. He was checking to see if the fake Dan in the courtroom was not revealed.


    ¡®I put in more effort than usual so they shouldn''t have found out, right?¡¯


    He had made it extremely realistic in order to cover the weakness of them being revealed as fake being too easy.


    That was why he made it so that it would spurt blood instead of cracking even after receiving impact.


    ¡®Well, it''s just an optical illusion so it''ll be found out if anybody looks at it closely.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to laugh while Jaeha asked with his ass on fire.


    [They didn''t find out. Anyway, we¡¯re almost there, where is Dan?]


    ¡°Uhh, that mister......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha turned his head.


    Dan was currently bawling while hugging his daughter whom they had moved to a different hospital.


    ¡°Are you hurt anywhere? Hmm? Are you okay? The bad misters didn¡¯t say anything weird to you, did they?¡±


    The pretty daughter then pointed toward Yoo Jaeha and nonchalantly started to smile.


    ¡°That mister told me to go somewhere nice with him! He said I''ll be really happy!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha felt murderous intent at that moment.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    He was shaking in fear as he did not want to be butchered.


    ¡°Um, um, um, mister. I believe you might be having the wrong idea...... When I said somewhere nice I didn''t mean the kind of places you are thinking of, I simply meant we should go to where you were... I don¡¯t remember saying anything terrible to a little child...... ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha plopped down on the ground after someone hit him on the back of his head.


    He then heard a voice.


    ¡°You resorted to hitting on a kid now?!¡±


    ¡°C, Captain-nim!¡±


    He turned around to see Ju-Heon there. He had said that they were almost there but they must have been nearby.


    ¡°What about the trial?¡±


    ¡°No problem.¡±


    Dan stood up and bowed toward Ju-Heon once he saw him.


    It was because he had heard that Ju-Heon was Julian''s boss.


    ¡°Umm, t......thank you very much! Sir, I don¡¯t know who you are, but thank you for letting me meet my daughter before I die.......¡±


    Dan probably had no idea what just happened in the courtroom. He had been switched out with the fake by Yoo Jaeha prior to the trial.


    He probably just saw Ju-Heon as someone who helped him escape from prison. Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha had found their way into Dan¡¯s cell and escaped with him after leaving the fake.


    He probably never even imagined that he would be found innocent. But he was satisfied with this.


    ¡°......My wish to see my daughter¡¯s face one more time before I was executed......! Thank you very much for granting me this request!¡±


    He knew his situation. He needed to be framed and executed for TKBM to pay for his daughter¡¯s surgery.


    That was why he knew that he needed to go back to prison now.


    ¡°Thank you very much for helping me. But I should probably head back to the prison......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was about to ask why he was speaking such nonsense.


    However, Ju-Heon stopped him and made a call somewhere.


    ¡®Damn it, it can¡¯t go on like this.¡¯


    Yang Chen. Kwon Seung Woo. Steven.


    The three witnesses were being transported in different police cars right now. No, the three suspects were shaking.


    [The true culprit behind the murder in the RI building restroom has been revealed.]


    [The true culprit is shockingly Steven Patterson, the son of Mr. Patterson, an extremely influential figure on Wall Street......]


    [TKBM¡¯s Director Kwon Seung Woo and TKBM''s excavation team Vice Captain Yang Chen have both been arrested for accessory to murder and fabricating evidence by using artifacts......]


    [Pandora member George Holten has stated that using artifacts to mess with people¡¯s memories is a violation of human rights and the worst type of crime and they will be tried under Pandora¡¯s laws......]


    [The criticism of TKBM and Wall Street will increase because of this incident......]


    This issue was blowing up everywhere.


    They were shaking in anger as they heard these stories.


    ¡®I went to the courtroom to watch and have some fun so what the hell?!¡¯


    They were not the type to easily be arrested like this.


    ¡®Do they think I am crazy? Do they really think I would rot in prison for tens of years?¡¯


    ¡®Our TKBM really will be eaten up by Seo Ju-Heon at this rate.¡¯


    ¡®The Heirlooms will soon appear.¡¯


    ¡®There is still a way to flip all of this around.¡¯


    As a result...


    ¡°Fuck!¡±


    The first to move was the police car in the front with the culprit, Steven!


    Bang!


    The police car exploded and the road instantly turned into pandemonium.


    He had used an artifact.


    He had most of the artifacts confiscated when they did a body search, but the artifact he had hidden away for emergencies was still on him.


    It was an explosive artifact that all TKBM members had in their teeth. Although it could only be used once, it was good enough to escape.


    Boo boo boom!


    ¡°This is an emergency! S, Steven Patterson is running away!¡±


    But the accident didn¡¯t stop there.


    Bang! Bang!


    The cars with Kwon Seung Woo and Yang Chen blew up as well.


    ¡°U, ugh...!¡±


    There were no people around but the bloodied cops were reaching toward the criminals who were getting away.


    ¡°Kwon Seung Woo...! Yang Chen, also running...!¡±


    ¡°A, all of the culprits are running......!¡±


    ¡°Those bastards used artifacts to run away...!¡±


    The road turned into pandemonium and the three men who managed to escape were laughing.


    They were all artifact users.


    ¡®Did they really think civilians would be able to arrest us?¡¯


    Although Kwon Seung Woo could only handle up to C-Grade artifacts, there was still a drastic difference between people who had artifacts and people who didn¡¯t.


    About one hour after they escaped... Yang Chen came into a building under construction and started to look for something. He lifted the marble floor off a part of the fourth floor to find his emergency stash of cash.


    This money was important to escape his current predicament.


    ¡°The Director-nim and Steven should be looking for their hidden artifacts and emergency funds as well.¡¯


    TKBM¡¯s excavation team had actually hidden artifacts and money in all major cities. They had prepared these artifacts as reserves because they never knew when someone might steal their artifacts.


    ¡®We need to save these but there¡¯s nothing we can do in our current situation.¡¯


    Yang Chen continued to hear Kwon Seung Woo''s voice through the phone.


    [My subordinate eavesdropped on the police station but it doesn''t sound as if Seo Ju-Heon would help with the search. I don¡¯t think we need to worry about that.]


    ¡°I expected that to be the case. That bastard¡¯s goal should have been Im Hae Jin. Anyway, Director-nim, please hurry......¡±


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Hey, did you prepare the money?¡±


    Some people walked into the floor Yang Chen was currently at.


    They were wearing black from head to toe. It was a man and a woman in black coats.


    They were people with special artifact-related occupations such as restorers, appraisers, and hunters. They were the aftermath clean-up crew that used modification artifacts.


    They were Yang Chen¡¯s last resort.


    Yang Chen glared at them.


    "Are you really able to get rid of everything that happened in the courtroom today?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. We can modify the memories of everybody who was in the courtroom and even get rid of the court records.¡±


    ¡°It won¡¯t be easy, but our captain would be happy to take care of it for you if you give us the right number of artifacts.¡±


    "We need to gather a lot of artifacts to gain an Heirloom.¡±


    As Yang Chen smiled and started to hand over the artifacts...


    [Aaah!]


    He heard a scream through the still connected call.


    "D, Director-nim?¡±


    That wasn¡¯t all.


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    There was a large explosion in the direction Steven should have escaped as well. Something very weird was happening at that location.


    Ruuumble, ruuummble!


    There were thunderbolts even though the sky was clear.


    Thunderbolts were ruthlessly falling in the middle of New York City!


    Bang! Bababang! Bang!


    ¡°H, holy crap.¡±


    ¡®Is that perhaps?¡¯


    Even the man and woman from the aftermath clean-up crew were anxious.


    ¡°What the, is that perhaps the Monarch of Strategies?¡±


    ¡°Fuck, you didn¡¯t mention this...¡±


    The man and woman coughed up blood and fell over at that moment.


    Yang Chen didn¡¯t know why. What he could see was that the building they were in was starting to crack.


    A flustered Yang Chen quickly gathered the stuff and tried to run.


    Grab!


    But someone grabbed both of Yang Chen''s shoulders.

 Chapter 223: Those meant for prison will go to prison (2)

    Chapter 223: Those meant for prison will go to prison (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Grab!


    Someone grabbed both of Yang Chen''s shoulders.


    A shocked Yang Chen turned his head to see a familiar face.


    ¡°Oh my, you hid quite a lot. How much is all of this?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s still not even enough to last for one year.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    There was a woman on each side of Yang Chen.


    One person reminded him of Catwoman? She was wearing a sexy all-black sleeveless shirt and some risqu¨¦ hotpants.


    The other had on a white one piece with boots and a cute red hat.


    The two of them were smiling so beautifully that they almost took his breath away!


    Yang Chen almost plopped down on the ground after seeing their gazes. It was not just because of these women¡¯s beauty.


    ¡®They are Seo Ju-Heon''s women.¡¯


    That was right.


    Irene and Lee Seol-A were next to him right now.


    They might look pretty but they were monsters on the inside.


    The proof of that was the chaotic army behind these two beautiful women.


    [#$&$#!]


    This punk would be gone in a single bite.


    [#$$&! @]


    Should we eat him? Should we eat him?


    Hundreds of ghosts that looked like things straight out of folktales looked ready to rip Yang Chen to death as soon as they were given the order.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    [Thank you for your withdrawal!]


    [Taking it all!]


    [Taking it all!]


    [Thank you for the $50,000 purchase!]


    [Thank you for the $120,300 purchase!]


    [Thank you for the $74,020 purchase!]


    [Thank you for your purchase!]


    ...


    [Thank you for using our loan with your body parts as collateral!]


    He felt as if he could hear things that would make him go crazy.


    [Alright, they shouldn''t even dream about running away anymore. We took all of TKBM''s artifacts and emergency stash of money hidden in New York.]


    Ju-Heon laughed out loud after hearing Julian''s update on the situation.


    Their plan seemed to have succeeded.


    They found all of the hidden artifacts and money.


    Their plan to loot all these hidden items had succeeded.


    They knew that those three would never quietly go to the police station and would attempt to run in the middle.


    How?


    It was simple.


    ¡®All TKBM employees have an artifact hidden on their body.¡¯


    They were all for getting out of dangerous situations and were usually C-Grade or B-Grade artifacts. They were installed on the bodies to easily dodge searches.


    It was not hard to figure that out.


    They also had artifacts hidden in their teeth (crown-shape) when they were TKBM members.


    That was how they were able to predict these bastards¡¯ actions.


    ¡®We might as well loot the money and the hidden artifacts while we''re at it.¡¯


    Only then would they be unable to do any funny business.


    Anyway, Julian had told the police about this to work together with them, but he was completely ignored. Ju-Heon had told him that there was no need to cooperate with the police once he heard that.


    Ju-Heon let those bastards escape on purpose.


    It was so that they would head to their secret stashes.


    Well, the police officers who ignored Julian¡¯s warning were reprimanded while the FBI, who was happy to capture these fugitives thanks to the help of Ju-Heon¡¯s team, apologized on behalf of the officers.


    [Anyway, Seo Ju-Heon. Let¡¯s use a more gentle method next time......]


    Ju-Heon cut him off after he felt another round of nagging coming.


    It was because he would nag for a minimum of one hour once he got started.


    ¡°Ah, it¡¯s fine. Where are you?¡±


    [What? I''m currently restoring the facilities the culprits destroyed!]


    He was apparently crouched down fixing mailboxes, crosswalks, street lamps, and other things the culprits destroyed.


    It made Ju-Heon sigh.


    ¡°Why the hell are you doing that?¡±


    [It¡¯s not like we¡¯re not related to this incident at all. I''m just patching up things I can see.]


    ¡°Ho, you stupid bastard.¡±


    Pandora had already thanked them and offered to take care of all clean-up for helping them capture the fugitives.


    But Ju-Heon just hung up since he had no obligations to tell Julian about it.


    He wasn¡¯t the one who needed to suffer.


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes flashed as soon as Ju-Heon ended the call.


    ¡°They caught all of the criminals? They threw all of them in prison?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to chuckle.


    ¡°Yeah. Yang Chen, that bastard Chairman Kwon¡¯s eldest son, and even the true culprit, Steven, were all captured.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha screamed in joy.


    ¡°Wow, those so called witnesses are going to rot in prison, totally rot!¡±


    There was someone who was confused in front of them.


    It was Dan.


    ¡®What the heck are they talking about?¡¯


    He wasn¡¯t sure, but......


    ¡°E, excuse me...... I think I should return to the penitentiary...¡±


    He was probably concerned about the police sirens he was hearing from outside the hospital.


    But Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡®What? Go back to the penitentiary?¡¯


    ¡°Are you really going to go back? Even though you were found innocent?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at the five years old Soo-A in Dan¡¯s arms.


    ¡®Hmm, she¡¯s pretty.¡¯


    Her white cheeks, large round eyes, and smart-looking expression...


    She looked quite gentle and wily compared to her brusque father.


    She was just extremely skinny, probably because she was struggling with an illness.


    Actually, this was the first time Ju-Heon saw Soo-A.


    Why?


    ¡®She was already dead by the time we met Dan.¡¯


    Dan was a soldier who did special operations.


    But he was dishonorably discharged at a court martial.


    It was for being violent against his superior.


    Well, he might have had a reason to be that way though.


    ¡®His one and only daughter was sacrificed because of his superior.¡¯


    It was the request of the Middle Eastern terrorist group they had been confronting.


    They were told to hand over the child of the commanding officer but Dan¡¯s daughter had been sent because his superior was a Monarch.


    She was sent without his knowledge.


    What they told the crying Dan once she came back as a corpse was quite the spectacle.


    ¡®It doesn¡¯t matter since your daughter only had a little longer to live! Did you think I would send my son? Huh?¡¯


    Dan had tried to sue the government and the country for feigning ignorance of the situation, but it had failed.


    He ended up barging into the Middle Eastern terrorist group¡¯s base on his own to destroy the people who had taken his daughter away before getting rid of all of the people from his side who had played a role in it as well.


    The imprisoned Dan had tried to kill himself after that.


    Ju-Heon was the one who had stopped him at that moment.


    ¡®I''m buying your life starting today.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon had been interested after hearing about a monstrous man who had destroyed a large Middle Eastern terrorist group on his own.


    But Chairman Kwon had canceled the scout.


    ¡®It¡¯s fine so just give up and come back.¡¯


    It was because he believed Dan would be harder to handle than he had expected.


    But Ju-Heon seemed to have other thoughts on his mind as he bought Dan¡¯s life.


    He had then placed Dan as a member on his team.


    ¡®Your life is mine starting today. That¡¯s why you can''t die. It¡¯s now up to me whether I kill you or keep you alive.¡¯


    Basically, he had hired a convict on death row to be a Hunter.


    There was a simple explanation.


    ¡®I wanted to let him live to resolve the grudges of his daughter.¡¯


    He would feel too wronged if he died like that.


    Ju-Heon wanted to help Dan at least get the minimum amount of revenge to the people who had killed his daughter. The people Dan had wanted to kill were Monarchs.


    ¡®Well, we all died together in the end.¡¯


    But things were different now.


    ¡®His daughter is still alive.¡¯


    Soo-A kept sneaking glances at Ju-Heon, as if she found him interesting. She would hide behind her father whenever she would make eye contact with Ju-Heon.


    Of course, that made Yoo Jaeha go, ¡®sigh, even little children only like the Captain-nim now!¡¯


    He had continued to grumble while pounding his chest.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Captain-nim.¡±


    Chloe entered the hospital room. Ju-Heon asked as if he had been waiting for her to come.


    ¡°Yes. And the surgery?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir. Miss Im Soo-A¡¯s surgery date has been scheduled. We paid the fee as a lump sum as well.¡±


    Dan questioned his ears for a moment.


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    That was why he was looking at Ju-Heon with such widely-open eyes.


    "What did you just say?¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly started to smile.


    ¡°Your daughter. You said she needed surgery. That¡¯s why we scheduled a date for her, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Sear?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°.........?!¡±


    Dan plopped down on the floor in shock.


    ¡°Daddy?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to go to prison anymore. Your innocence was revealed and you can save your daughter.¡±


    ¡°B, but......¡±


    "I told them to gather the best doctors and make your daughter a priority. What is it, should I not have done that?¡±


    Ju-Heon got up from his seat.


    ¡°Now live happily with your daughter. There¡¯s nothing to worry about.¡±


    Pppp


    A completely shocked Dan asked in disbelief.


    "D, do you really mean that? Can my daughter really live?¡±


    ¡°Feel free to go meet with the doctors if you don¡¯t trust me.¡±


    ¡°The surgery date is a week from today.¡±


    ¡°Why are you doing all of this for me......¡±


    ¡°Just because. Because your daughter is pretty.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon caressed Soo-A''s head.


    ¡°If we can save a life, might as well save it.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha then took out his phone and started to show him reports from all over.


    ¡°Now now, over here, over here. Mister, take a look at this.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who had not wanted to be butchered(?) Desperately praised his Captain''s work.


    It was the story of how Dan was found innocent and the true criminal was caught.


    There was an interview with the director of the hospital that was going to do Dan¡¯s daughter¡¯s surgery underneath the articles about Dan.


    Dan¡¯s eyes started to tear up after he read it over and over.


    There really was an article about his daughter getting surgery.


    He kneeled on the ground and screamed loud enough for the whole hospital to hear.


    ¡°.........THANK YOU VERY MUCH!¡±


    Dan lowered his head to the ground and started to cry.


    ¡°Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Truly, truly, thank you very much. I will never forget your kindness......!¡±


    This was the greatest day in the world for Dan.


    He had been focused on his work so much that he had not even realized that his daughter and wife had been sick.


    His wife had already left this world once he learned about the illness and he was only left with his daughter.


    It had been extremely painful since then.


    He was happy that he was found innocent, but he was even happier at the fact that there was now a future for his daughter.


    She would not have been able to live past this year if she didn¡¯t have surgery.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know who you are, sir, and I don¡¯t have much, but your kindness...... I will give my life if I have to do so to pay you back......!¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed, as if he was telling Dan to cut the bullshit.


    ¡°What? It¡¯s bad if you die. You can treat the fee for your daughter¡¯ surgery as a down payment.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled wickedly before this emotional moment could even end.


    He then slammed something down in front of Dan.


    Bang!


    ¡°?!¡±


    It was obviously a suspicious looking document.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you sign this first?¡±


    It was the appearance of the slave contract once again.


    ¡°Ah fuck, he really was amazing. He beat down the trained hunters with his bare hands! He was fine even after being stabbed by an artifact knife! I thought he was some Indian elephant or something.¡±


    The team members all started to laugh at Yoo Jaeha who was freaking out as he explained what happened.


    He was going on and on because he found it hard to believe, however...


    ¡®That¡¯s expected of Dan.¡¯


    Dan was an ability-user who could control Asura¡¯s artifact.


    There was a reason he had enough Fit to handle that artifact.


    Julian quietly whispered at that moment. He had temporarily been arrested for destroying the building because he was looking around the building when Ju-Heon made the report, but that was just a minor misunderstanding.


    ¡°Hey. Are you really not going to restore Dan''s memories?¡±


    He wanted to know because Ju-Heon had used the artifact on some of them almost immediately.


    ¡°Isn''t the Dan you want the Dan of the past?¡±


    But Seol-A and Chloe understood why Ju-Heon had not used that artifact.


    ¡®He probably doesn''t want to use it.¡¯


    It was probably a different case than Yoo Jaeha.


    Things might get complicated if Yoo Jaeha got his memories back.


    Part of it was that Ju-Heon didn''t want to give Jaeha his memories of living as a copycat back, but anyway...


    ¡®He probably doesn''t want Dan to feel the pain of losing a child again.¡¯


    The Ju-Heon they knew was that kind of person.


    ¡®But the Asura of the past would only descend if he gets his memories back.¡¯


    He was quite skilled right now as well, but...... There was something called a person''s prime.


    Ju-Heon was fidgeting with the Crow''s artifact in his pocket.


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion once he returned to the hotel after taking a look at a decent personal jet.


    [#$$&!]


    There''s something weird! There¡¯s something weird!


    The rope was digging something out of the restroom.


    ¡°Hey, what are you doing over there?!¡±


    It had removed the tile from the floor and was digging underneath!


    He was about to scold the rope when, unexpectedly, Yoo Jaeha started to scream.


    ¡°W, wait, hey!¡±


    It couldn''t be helped, since......


    [#$&$#!]


    Look at this! Look at this!


    The excited rope took out a box that was covered in a waterproof bag.


    Ju-Heon was tilting his head in confusion after seeing this unexpected item.

 Chapter 224: The one who cries because of their memories (1)

    Chapter 224: The one who cries because of their memories (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    [#$&$#!]


    Look at this! Look at this!


    The excited rope brought over the box That was covered by a waterproof bag(?).


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion at this unexpected item.


    It was to be expected.


    ¡°Gucci?¡±


    It was because there was a present with the Gucci logo clearly present inside the waterproof bag.


    This was the sweatsuit that Ju-Heon''s fan club(?) had sent him.


    Of course, Ju-Heon, who had no idea about that, inspected the box with a confused expression.


    The box seemed to have a shirt inside based on the size...


    ¡®Why is a box like this inside the restroom......¡¯


    Something was very very weird. The moment he reached his hand toward the rope that was bobbing up and down!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak! Why is something like this over here?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha used some swift movements to plunder the box!


    ¡°!¡±


    All of the members were shocked. But Yoo Jaeha, who didn''t care about their reactions, was laughing after swiping the box at light speed.


    ¡°Huh, huh huh, so interesting! Why is this in the restroom?!¡±


    He looked quite odd smiling while avoiding their gazes.


    Of course, the rope was angry after having the box swiped away like that.


    [#$#&$!]


    Why did you take it from me?! Why did you take it from me?!


    Yoo Jaeha had to face the rope¡¯s chastisement! The rope started to chase after Yoo Jaeha with a scary expression on its face(?).


    The rope''s attack strength and lethality was higher than usual as it chased after him while smelling like garlic and Korean wormwood.


    [#$$&#!]


    Hand it over! I said hand it over!


    Yoo Jaeha was instantly placed in a BDSM rope harness.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Seol-A, who knew about what was going on, put a hand against her forehead.


    ¡®That idiot!¡¯


    She was wondering where he had hidden the box with the sweatsuit but he had modified the restroom to create a secret storage space?!


    ¡®That¡¯s too much!¡¯


    Seol-A looked toward the newly created secret storage space in the hotel restroom with disbelief.


    This level of skill was fitting of a spy movie.


    It was the type where you have to press a special tile on the floor for the ground to open and the box automatically pops up.


    He probably planned it so that he would have an excuse if he got caught as it played happy birthday when the box came up and probably to defend against his captain(?). He even had a defensive wall that prevented its aura from being noticed.


    It was so well-made that even Zhuge Kongming Julian, the greatest artifact detector under heaven, was amazed.


    ¡°That¡¯s unbelievable...... How could such a thing be possible?!¡±


    Chloe didn''t seem interested as she was reading a fashion magazine, while Seol-A just sighed.


    ¡®It''s a total waste of his talents, a total waste.¡¯


    He would probably create a secret passage like Lupin did in the future. Unfortunately, all of his efforts were for naught as he was caught by the rope.


    Anyway, Ju-Heon was looking at Yoo Jaeha who was being choked by the rope as if he was an idiot.


    ¡°So what is this sweatsuit?¡±


    ¡°M...my fan bought it for me!¡±


    ¡°Fan?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown as he tilted his head.


    ¡°Even you have fans?¡±


    Jaeha flinched before starting to shout.


    ¡°T, that¡¯s rude! Captain-nim, you might not know about it, but I have fans too! T, they gave it so that I can wear it in my workroom! Aren''t you jealous?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha and Ju-Heon made eye contact at that moment. Yoo Jaeha clenched his eyes with guilt after looking into Ju-Heon¡¯s wild beast-like eyes.


    He was too scared to trick Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Umm, actually, Captain-nim, you see......¡±


    Ju-Heon sneered at him.


    ¡°I won''t steal it from you.¡±


    ¡°Uhh, e, excuse me?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes opened wide.


    ¡°It looks like you wasted your talents to create such a place to hide it because you thought I might take it away because it is an artifact.¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    ¡°Even I wouldn''t take away my subordinates¡¯ artifacts.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was shocked.


    ¡®Lies. You took away everything until now!¡¯


    A flustered Seol-A started to whisper to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Umm, Captain-nim. Actually, that...!¡±


    ¡°I know. Didn¡¯t it come for me?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Seol-A was shocked.


    ¡®We haven''t even told him about his mysterious fans......¡¯


    ¡°You knew about it?¡±


    ¡°Of course. There¡¯s no way Irene would send such a terrible design. If anything, it was probably George or someone like him. Either that or it''s a bribe from a company that wants to look good to a Monarch.¡±


    ¡®N, no, it¡¯s not like that.¡¯


    ¡°Captain-nim, it¡¯s not like that......!¡±


    ¡°He''s probably just doing this because he¡¯s jealous so let him be for a while. He''ll hand it over on his own eventually.¡±


    Even Ju-Heon did not seem to want to wear a slacker sweatsuit.


    He actually did like sweatsuits so it might just be that he didn¡¯t like the color.


    ¡°He must really want it if he''s going to claim he has fans that don¡¯t exist.¡±


    The Captain looked at his subordinate with a pitying gaze.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. He said it''s for work so tell him to wear it and just stay in his room and work.¡±


    Wasn''t it great since he could make Jaeha work?


    Seol-A was amazed at Ju-Heon''s comments.


    ¡®As expected of the Captain-nim.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha, who had no idea about this conversation, had a sparkle in his eyes.


    ¡®The Captain-nim didn¡¯t notice at all.¡¯


    He then looked at the sweatsuit with a serious expression.


    ¡®He really thought that my fans sent it to me.¡¯


    Doesn¡¯t that mean that he could wear it?! He now had the legal rights to wear it!


    Yoo Jaeha started to jump up and down in joy.


    ¡°Hooray! It¡¯s mine! It¡¯s mine!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes were sparkling as he quickly put the sweatsuit on.


    ¡°I won against the Captain-nim......!¡±


    But at that moment...


    Ding.


    [Jaeha oppa. If it is okay with you, the sweatsuit we sent... Please take a secret picture of Ju-Heon oppa wearing it.?]


    Yoo Jaeha froze in place.


    Seol-A saw the message and shook her head at Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°They want proof of him wearing it.¡±


    Her gaze seemed to be asking what he was going to do.


    There was no way that Ju-Heon¡¯s scary fans would let this go.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha set the timer, quickly backed up, and took a picture of himself wearing it!


    Click!


    ¡°?!¡±


    He then cropped his face out of it and sent it to Sasaki!


    And......


    [Captain-nim proof 1.JPG]


    [Captain-nim proof 2.JPG]


    [Captain-nim proof 3.JPG]


    [Captain-nim proof 4.JPG]


    [Captain-nim proof 5.JPG]


    ...


    [Captain-nim proof 21.JPG]


    He sent a ton of pictures to Sasaki.


    Seol-A gasped after looking at it.


    ¡®Where is this confidence coming from?!¡¯


    An anxious Seol-A grabbed Jaeha.


    ¡°Hey! It fits you completely differently than the Captain-nim! Your physique and heights are different too!¡±


    It was as clear of a difference as the fit on a model inside the mall and a regular person wearing it.


    Yoo Jaeha then started to laugh like a scammer.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. I won''t get caught.¡±


    No. That¡¯s what he wanted to believe.


    While that was going on...


    [Kwon Seung Woo, the eldest son of TKBM¡¯s Chairman Kwon Tae Joon. Arrested for aiding a murder and destroying evidence. Sentenced to 15 years.]


    [TKBM¡¯s excavation team member Steven Patterson, arrested for murdering ten people and artifact-based special crime. Sentenced to 150 years.]


    [TKBM¡¯s Vice Captain Yang Chen. Concealment of evidence, intimidation, artifact-based special crime, and attempted child abduction. Sentenced to 10 years.]


    "What the hell is this?¡±


    Chairman Kwon could not raise his head after reading the article in the newspaper.


    It was to be expected.


    It had to do with none other than his own son. A TKBM shareholder¡¯s son going to prison for murder was one thing, but his eldest son?!


    ¡°How the hell are you guys taking care of busi...ugh!¡±


    ¡°Chairman-nim!¡±


    Chairman Kwon grabbed the back of his neck and fell over.


    ¡°Chairman-nim, please wait a little longer. We¡¯ve consulted the Monarch of Healing. Chairman-nim, you¡¯ll be able to recover in a little bit...¡±


    But Chairman Kwon could not speak.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, is this what you meant by continuing to cause me pain?¡¯


    It wasn¡¯t just his eldest son.


    [Kwon Seung Jae, the second son of TKBM¡¯s Chairman Kwon Tae Joon. Lost all of his wealth due to overusing Louis XIV''s artifact. Arrested for illegal gambling.]


    [Kwon Joo Hee, Chairman Kwon Tae Joon''s youngest daughter. Is she the Monarch of Popularity''s sponsor? Are they lovers?]


    [Arrested for conspiracy to include thousands of people in a crime.]


    There were issues not just with his eldest son but also with his other children.


    Chairman Kwon couldn''t believe it.


    ¡°My children, all of my children......!¡±


    ¡°Chairman-nim!¡±


    "W, what should we do?!¡±


    "What else?! Call the lawyer to take care of things!¡±


    The subordinates started to sweat.


    All of them just had to commit crimes with artifacts, making it difficult to get them out.


    Artifact-related crimes were charged more severely because artifacts could harm large numbers of people.


    Chairman Kwon knew about that as well but Chairman Kwon had currently lost all rationality.


    He didn''t care much about his sons.


    But it was different for his most beloved daughter.


    ¡®Joo Hee.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon received a message at that moment.


    Chairman Kwon jumped up after seeing who sent the message.


    [Sender: My beloved daughter]


    ¡°Joo Hee!¡±


    Chairman Kwon quickly checked the message.


    However, his jaw dropped after reading the message.


    Not only did his jaw drop, it felt as if his whole chin would come off.


    ¡°Chairman-nim?¡±


    ¡°Ah oo uhh ah uhh.¡±


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim...?¡±


    Chairman Kwon was shaking in anger for a bit before his mouth started to spew out flames.


    ¡°Ack! Bring me my artifact right away!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s war!¡±


    The subordinates freaked out and tried to get a doctor over.


    ¡°Chairman-nim? Chairman-nim! Please calm down! What do you mean, ¡®it''s war!¡¯?!¡±


    The employees quickly checked the message to see what had gotten Chairman Kwon so riled up.


    And...


    ¡°Gasp!¡±


    The subordinates fell into shock as well.


    It was to be expected.


    [Don¡¯t mess with Ju-Heon-nim! I''m going to marry Ju-Heon-nim!]


    How could this happen?


    Chairman Kwon''s Dominance exploded.


    ¡°Joo Hee! What the hell happened during this time?!¡±


    Boom!


    The items inside the hospital room were destroyed, flying around, and causing all sorts of issues.


    ¡°Chairman-nim!¡±


    Chairman Kwon could not hold it in any longer and tried to get out of the bed.


    His subordinates did their best to hold him down.


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim! Please calm down!¡±


    ¡°I''m sure your daughter did not send that! How can she when she is being questioned......?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! This is someone impersonating her!¡±


    But the daughter idiot Chairman Kwon ran out of the hospital room bare feet.


    ¡°And? What business do you have with me?¡±


    Yang Chen glared at the woman who came to meet him.


    A woman he had never met had come to find him at the penitentiary.


    Well, he knew who she was.


    ¡®The Monarch of Gluttony.¡¯


    It was the Chinese artifact user who uses the Supreme Leader artifact. He had heard that she was struggling to get rid of a curse that Seo Ju-Heon had put on her.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it busy season for China because of the Heirlooms as well?¡±


    The Monarchs¡¯ Heirlooms. They were said to only appear to people who were currently Monarchs.


    The prophecy had said that the world would change once more depending on whether a person was able to get that Heirloom or not.


    ¡®The Monarch of Fate prophesized four large changes in the world.¡¯


    He had said that the world would change significantly upon reaching each of those four moments.


    The first was the beginning.


    That was when the Egyptian trio artifacts had appeared. Yes, this was the Great Tomb Appearance that Chairman Kwon had caused.


    That was when the Tomb Appearances that they had only considered as precursors had truly started to appear, bringing the world officially into the Era of Artifacts.


    The second point of change would be the appearance of these Monarchs¡¯ Heirlooms.


    ¡®That is why we must gain an Heirloom.¡¯


    ¡°Everybody in the world is waiting to figure out where the Heirlooms would appear. You should be very busy since Seo Ju-Heon took all of the keys to find the Heirlooms.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan smiled as if to stop him.


    ¡°I''m here because of Seo Ju-Heon. You seem very close to Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    He gave her a look of disbelief. Zhen Cai Yuan started to smile.


    ¡°You heard it from the Monarch of Fate right? He told you about Seo Ju-Heon''s teammates?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡®Did this woman make a deal with the Monarch of Fate as well?! But I didn¡¯t think China would directly make a deal with Pandora.¡¯


    But she started to smile as if she read his mind.


    ¡°I know what you are thinking about, but that¡¯s not important right now.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°It seems like the Monarch of Fate didn''t tell you, but actually, he said that he saw you in that dream about Seo Ju-Heon as well.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°That means that you are Seo Ju-Heon''s teammate as well.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Yang Chen looked flabbergasted.


    He had only heard about three people including Dan.


    ¡®There was one more person?¡¯


    More important, why was it him? There was no way he would become Seo Ju-Heon''s teammate even if he went crazy.


    ¡®What the hell is about to happen?¡¯


    To be more specific, the Monarch of Fate had seen the past when they were teammates rather than the future. He saw it from the records of the world that were bound to be kept somewhere in the universe.


    Zhen Cai Yuan''s eyes flashed at that moment.


    ¡°Anyway, I''m very curious about these so-called teammates of Seo Ju-Heon. I don¡¯t know where the rest of them are. That¡¯s why I couldn''t help but become interested in you.¡±


    She looked extremely curious about Ju-Heon. It looked as if she wanted to know anything and everything about Ju-Heon.


    She seemed confident that this bastard would be able to let her know more things about Seo Ju-Heon.


    Yang Chen started to frown. S§×arch* The Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°......What is your goal?¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan showed him something instead of responding.


    [A suspicious camera created by Merlin


    (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    The item she showed seemed to be a simple polaroid camera.


    It was the type that the picture would print right away once it was taken.


    But Yang Chen instantly realized that it was an artifact.


    ¡®I don¡¯t know what artifact it is though.¡¯


    She took a picture of Yang Chen at that moment.


    ¡°?!¡±


    He was about to yell at her but Zhen Cai Yuan showed the polaroid picture that came out to Yang Chen.


    Yang Chen became anxious.


    ¡°Ho. I don''t think anything special would show up if you take pictures of me......aaaaaaaah!¡±


    He couldn''t help but be completely shocked after seeing the picture Zhen Cai Yuan handed him.


    It was because there was something shocking visible in the photo.

 Chapter 225: The one who cries because of their memories (2)

    Chapter 225: The one who cries because of their memories (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Ho. I don''t think anything special would show up if you take photos of me......aaaaaaaah!¡±


    He couldn''t help but be completely shocked after seeing the photo Zhen Cai Yuan handed him.


    It was because there was something shocking visible in the photo.


    ¡°What is that?!¡±


    What he saw was himself as a mutilated corpse.


    That was right.


    He was a corpse. It was the terrible sight that only homicide detectives would usually see.


    He rubbed his eyes and looked again, only to find his face on the body again.


    He looked a bit older, but that was the only difference.


    Yang Chen¡¯s hands were shaking before he glared at Zhen Cai Yuan.


    ¡°What the hell is this?! What kind of photo is this?!¡±


    He was trying to act calm but his voice was shaking.


    There weren¡¯t many people in the world who would be fine after seeing their own corpse.


    Zhen Cai Yuan started to laugh.


    "What else, this is your fate.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Other photos started to come out of the polaroid camera as well.


    ¡°The Monarch of Fate let me borrow it. He said he uses this artifact to visualize the future for his clients.¡±


    He normally only told them the contents of his dream, but he would sometimes take a photo of the future for them with this as well.


    Why?


    The ¡®Future Experience.¡¯


    As seeing is believing, it was better to experience the future for themselves rather than hearing it from the Monarch of Fate sometimes.


    It meant that those people could go into their photos taken through this camera.


    They would be able to personally experience the image that was captured in the photo.


    That would make it easier to know the future than to decipher someone else¡¯s dream.


    ¡®But he would only do this as a service if the client paid him a ton.¡¯


    He looked toward Zhen Cai Yuan with confusion until she nonchalantly explained.


    ¡°He said there was a dream that he could not decipher at all or something.¡±


    ¡°.........?¡±


    ¡°He said any future related to Seo Ju-Heon was difficult to decipher. He was wrong about them quite often too.¡±


    ¡®He was wrong about them?¡¯


    ¡°That was why it was a free special service. He wanted you to experience the future for yourself and he won¡¯t be charging for it. In return, he wanted you to experience it and tell him about it as well. Nobody can go into someone else¡¯s future.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan was smiling but Yang Chen could not believe it.


    It was obvious what she was telling him to do.


    ¡°Hey. You''re telling me to experience my own death?!¡±


    He foamed at the mouth while looking at the photo of his butchered corpse.


    It was obvious that he would experience the future where he was murdered if he went into that photo.


    ¡®Does she think I am crazy?!¡¯


    But Zhen Cai Yuan mischievously laughed.


    ¡°I''m sure it¡¯ll be terrible. But at least you would know why you die.¡±


    ¡®Is this woman really crazy?¡¯


    But Zhen Cai Yuan didn''t care as she pushed over the other photos that came out as well.


    Yang Chen was shocked after looking at the photos.


    ¡°......These bastards are...¡±


    It was a group photo.


    It was as if the photo was taken to celebrate being on the same team.


    The background was familiar.


    ¡®TKBM''s office area.¡¯


    There were annoyingly high piles of documents, excavation files, and artifacts.


    Everybody had TKBM ID badges as well.


    But........


    ¡®They''re not the current members.¡¯


    Yang Chen got the chills.


    There were ten people in the photo, but shockingly enough, there were some people who should not be there looking extremely friendly.


    Seo Ju-Heon, Yoo Jaeha, Lee Seol-A, Chloe, Julian, Dan, etc etc.


    There were some people he had never seen before as well.


    The Monarch of Fate had probably looked at this to tell him about the three people.


    He had shared their appearances and name based on what was on their ID badges.


    ¡®But why am I here?¡¯


    He was hanging out with them as well.


    That was what he was having trouble understanding.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°Hand it over.¡±


    Yang Chen quickly gathered the photos she had pushed toward him.


    He didn¡¯t want to experience his own death, but he was too curious now.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way I would be on the same team with these bastards unless I went crazy.¡¯


    Yang Chen, who had no way of knowing that the photo he was looking at was both the future and the past at the same time, started to shake.


    He then quickly channeled his Dominance into the photo.


    ¡°Captain-nim, little Im Soo-A''s surgery was a success.¡±


    ¡°Is that so?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh after hearing Chloe¡¯s comment.


    ¡°Good. I thought the surgery would be difficult because she was suffering from tomb syndrome.¡±


    That was right.


    Chloe had realized something shocking when she examined Soo-A.


    Tomb syndrome.


    Soo-A was suffering from that as well. That was why it would have been extremely difficult to perform surgery on her as the tomb syndrome would get in the way.


    She would have seizures every time they placed her on the operating table.


    It was as if the cancer cells inside her body were rejecting the child¡¯s treatment.


    Of course, the surgery was a success because Ju-Heon happily gave her some Herb of Eternal Youth.


    ¡°That¡¯s why Dan said he really wanted to come see you to thank you again.¡±


    ¡°Good. I have business with him too.¡±


    That made Chloe nod her head.


    ¡°Are you planning on using the memory artifact?¡±


    "I will use it. But I need to pick the best time frame to return it to.¡±


    He then asked her a question.


    "What about the rest of the team members?¡±


    ¡°We might have found some traces of them.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡®We can gather everybody now.¡¯


    And at the same time...


    ¡°Kya! Kyaaaa! Everyone! We got a photo of Ju-Heon-nim!¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Oh my, we weren''t even expecting it to actually come!¡±


    The princesses were very happy to hear that Yoo Jaeha had sent them a photo of Ju-Heon.


    They were even happier because they had not been expecting a reward from Ju-Heon.


    But one of the princesses tilted her head in confusion.


    ¡°Huh, but Sasaki-nim says something seems weird.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Why?¡±


    ¡°The photo we got as proof that Ju-Heon-nim is wearing it......¡±


    They all gathered around and tilted their heads in confusion while looking at the photo Sasaki had sent them.


    It couldn''t be helped, since......


    ¡°Oh my, isn¡¯t this Mr. Jaeha?¡±


    ¡°It looks like Mr. Jaeha was wearing it instead of Ju-Heon-nim for the photo.¡±


    These women, who pretty much knew everything about Ju-Heon, were quite informed about the people around Ju-Heon as well.


    Whether it was Yoo Jaeha or Lee Seol-A... In fact, these people probably knew the length of the rope as well.


    ¡°Why would Mr. Yoo Jaeha be wearing this?¡±


    ¡®Why else? Yoo Jaeha swiped it.¡¯


    The guards pushed down on their temples. It was because they knew the whole story about this incident.


    They had spied on Ju-Heon¡¯s hotel for a bit because they were worried that their princesses might be liking a dangerous person.


    They clearly saw everything.


    They saw Yoo Jaeha create the secret storage area and hide the present.


    Yoo Jaeha had no plans on informing Ju-Heon about the fan club''s existence at all.


    That was good news for them but it was still a present from their princesses.


    That was why they were about to tell the princesses about this preposterous situation.


    ¡°Excuse me, your highness......!¡±


    At that moment...


    Yoo Jaeha was in a state of shock. It was because of a message Sasaki had sent back.


    ¡®What the hell is going on?¡¯


    He knew that Ju-Heon''s fans would quickly figure out after seeing the photos.


    Even he knew that the Captain-nim and he had different body types.


    He had sent it on purpose even though he knew that they would figure it out.


    ¡®I stole the artifact you guys sent him! Kakakakakaka!¡¯


    He was planning on messing with them like that.


    It was because he was envious of the Captain-nim¡¯s fans.


    It was his way of acting out.


    That was why he had been waiting for the fans¡¯ angry protest to respond, but.........


    [We understand Ju-Heon-nim¡¯s big heart!]


    [As expected of Ju-Heon-nim!]


    [We''re sorry! We should have thought more about it! We will get some S-Grade uniforms ready for the entire team!]


    [Please wait a little bit!]


    [We will match the design and shapes to each person''s style!]


    Yoo Jaeha plopped down on the ground after seeing Sasaki''s message.


    ¡®W, wait, what is she talking about now?


    I stole your present.


    But you''re talking about uniforms?!


    What the hell just happened?!


    How the hell did things end up like this?!¡¯


    To be honest, this was good news.


    Other excavation teams all had useful uniforms.


    They were all defense-type artifacts to save their lives inside tombs.


    Ju-Heon had been talking about how good it would be for the entire team to have sturdy artifact clothes for the tombs, but......


    ¡®Why are they acting like this even though I didn''t say anything?!¡¯


    He would have to ask about it later but Yoo Jaeha, who had been feeling guilty, went and kowtowed in front of Ju-Heon.


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    ¡°?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha who had taken off the sweatsuit and folded it neatly said that he would go get it dry cleaned.


    No, he said he would go somewhere and find an artifact to bring back.


    "Captaaaaain-niiiiiiim! I, I¡¯m sorry for everything! It was because I was jealous of you, that¡¯s why...¡±


    ¡®What¡¯s wrong with him?¡¯


    ¡®Fuck, what the hell is this?¡¯


    Yang Chen had cold sweats down his back after coming into the photo.


    He was in the group photo.


    ¡®This really is the TKBM office.¡¯


    Seo Ju-Heon''s excavation team was there.


    However, it was not the present based on the calendar. Everybody looked oddly older and a bit exhausted.


    "Captain-nim, Captain-nim! Let¡¯s take a photo! Take a photo with me!¡±


    An excited Seol-A walked in with the camera.


    ¡°Why do we need a photo?¡±


    ¡°Why? It¡¯s your birthday today, Captain-nim! Yang Chen even bought a cake!¡±


    Yang Chen urgently turned his head.


    Seo Ju-Heon, who had a manager ID on him, seemed to be in his early thirties and seemed to have bad eyesight as he had reading glasses on while holding a thick book.


    He looked like a total bookworm because his desk was full of encyclopedias.


    He didn¡¯t have a smile on his face and looked completely pale, as if he was a vampire, unlike his present self.


    ¡®Did he do some drugs or something?¡¯


    He was completely different from the present Seo Ju-Heon Yang Chen knew about.


    There were severe dark circles under his eyes, his cheeks were sucked in making his cheek bones completely visible, and his body was skinny.


    He seemed to be dealing with some kind of pain because he was slightly frowning and looked annoyed even when they took the group photo.


    He looked like a cripple who was wasting his good looks might be a good explanation.


    Seol-A grabbed Ju-Heon''s hand and pulled him toward them.


    She was still pretty but seemed to be in some kind of pain as well.


    She was trying to add some color to her face by using lipstick but even that made her lips look pale.


    The others looked similar as well.


    But they all seemed quite happy and close to each other.


    ¡®But why am I here?¡¯


    The scene blurred past him. What he saw next was a conversation with Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°Kill them. Doesn¡¯t it hurt your pride to serve under Seo Ju-Heon when you used to be a Monarch?¡±


    ¡°.........That!¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon is too dangerous if we let him be. That bastard is not normal. He¡¯s pretending to be loyal right now but he might end up killing me.¡±


    It was the scene of where he betrayed Ju-Heon.


    But Yang Chen was shaking in fear after seeing what happened.


    Something was weird. This was definitely the future, but...


    For some reason, it felt as if he had experienced this in the past. That was how his body was reacting.


    That wasn''t all.


    He almost went crazy when he activated the photo where he was murdered.


    ¡°You traitor.¡±


    Seo Ju-Heon was walking toward him with a cold gaze.


    This was the future where he would be butchered into pieces!


    This was the only photo that showed the present and the future that was to come instead of the memories of the past life.


    He screamed and stopped using the artifact.


    ¡°Huff........ huff. Huff!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan tilted her head while looking at Yang Chen.


    ¡°Did you see anything?¡±


    "Seo Ju-Heon, Seo Ju-Heon, Seo Ju-Heeeeeeeeon...!¡±


    Bang!


    Yang Chen fell off the chair.


    His eyes were bloodshot and his hands were shaking in fear.


    He seemed to slightly remember.


    About Seo Ju-Heon, about his captain.


    He also slightly remembered his sins as well.

 Chapter 226: The one who cries because of their memories (3)

    Chapter 226: The one who cries because of their memories (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Kill them. Doesn¡¯t it hurt your pride to serve under Seo Ju-Heon when you used to be a Monarch?¡±


    ¡°.........That!¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon is too dangerous if we let him be. That bastard is not normal. He¡¯s pretending to be loyal right now but he might end up killing me.¡±


    It was the scene of where he betrayed Ju-Heon.


    But Yang Chen was shaking in fear after seeing what happened.


    Something was weird. This was definitely the future, but...


    For some reason, it felt as if he had experienced this in the past. That was how his body was reacting.


    That wasn''t all.


    He almost went crazy when he activated the picture where he was murdered.


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    Seo Ju-Heon was walking toward him with a cold gaze.


    This was the future where he would be butchered into pieces!


    That was the only future of the present instead of a memory of the past life.


    It was something he would eventually experience.


    He screamed and stopped using the artifact.


    ¡°Huff........ huff. Huff!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan tilted her head while looking at Yang Chen.


    ¡°Did you see anything?¡±


    "Seo Ju-Heon, Seo Ju-Heon, Seo Ju-Heeeeeeeeon...!¡±


    Bang!


    Yang Chen fell off the chair.


    His eyes were bloodshot and his hands were shaking in fear.


    He seemed to slightly remember.


    About Seo Ju-Heon, about his captain.


    He also slightly remembered his sins as well.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°Fuck, fuck......!¡±


    Yang Chen¡¯s pupils were violently shaking.


    The memory about how he had betrayed his teammates and Ju-Heon¡¯s overwhelmingly strong abilities.


    The memory of how Chairman Kwon had been envious and afraid of Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Fuck!¡±


    He was scared after Ju-Heon popped into his mind.


    He had not gotten his memories back completely like the others with the Raven¡¯s Tears.


    The camera artifact that Zhen Cai Yuan used was only an A-Grade artifact that allowed people to experience the image in the picture. It was not made to return someone''s memories.


    That was why he didn''t know anything about artifacts or tombs that would show up in the future like Ju-Heon did.


    But it was as if he was deeply immersed in a movie. It felt as if he had taken the place of the movie¡¯s main character.


    It was enough to feel as if it was his own experience.


    That was probably why he was acting like this.


    ¡®I, I betrayed my teammates?¡¯


    That was the thought on his mind.


    He then did his best to brush it off.


    ¡®No, this is something that would happen in the future. Seo Ju-Heon will join TKBM in the future... And that¡¯s when I¡¯ll end up betraying him......¡¯


    But he screamed after looking at the Ju-Heon in the picture.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak! Captain-nim!¡±


    It felt more like fear than regret. Zhen Cai Yuan jumped up from her chair after seeing his reaction.


    ¡°What the hell? What did you see that is making you act like this?¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan was extremely curious.


    She was curious about anything and everything related to Ju-Heon and wanted to know it all.


    ¡°Hey, Yang Chen!¡±


    But he shook his head.


    ¡°No, nothing......¡±


    Yang Chen did not easily trust people.


    Zhen Cai Yuan was an enemy in the end as well.


    He had only seen a portion of everything, but there was no way he would easily tell this woman about it.


    But he peeked toward the pictures again.


    ¡®I might be able to use this to figure out Seo Ju-Heon''s weakness.¡¯


    He didn¡¯t know what it was, but this was Seo Ju-Heon''s future that only he could see.


    ¡®It should be beneficial for the Chairman-nim.¡¯


    He was shaking but reached his hand out toward the picture again.


    It was a picture of Ju-Heon with Chairman Kwon this time.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon. It looks like that professor, Zhen Cai Yuan, went to the penitentiary with a suspicious camera!¡±


    Ju-Heon was amused at this unexpected situation.


    "A camera? She took it to Yang Chen?¡±


    ¡°Yes. It looks like this......¡±


    Irene showed him a picture she received from her brother.


    Ju-Heon scoffed after looking at the picture.


    ¡®It¡¯s the Monarch of Fate''s artifact.¡¯


    He knew this tool very well.


    It was a camera that could take a picture of a person''s future and let them experience it.


    Ju-Heon had a pretty good idea about what Zhen Cai Yuan and the Monarch of Fate were scheming.


    ¡®It¡¯s obvious they''re trying to use Yang Chen to read the future..........¡¯


    He didn¡¯t think that would change much. He would change it all regardless of what they tried.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡®Hmm? No, wait.¡¯


    He suddenly had a thought.


    Would the images in the picture be things that have yet to happen?


    Or would they be that ¡®future¡¯ that could be called a past life?


    Ju-Heon started to smile after having that thought.


    ¡®This is good.¡¯


    He had been curious about what had happened after they all died.


    ¡®I''ll kill him to get rid of any other memories.¡¯


    He could recover Yoo Jaeha''s memories and ask since he was the only one among them who was alive after that, but......


    Ju-Heon looked toward Yoo Jaeha who was sniffling while restoring an artifact.


    ¡®Yeah. We can''t have the Monarch of Fraud. That¡¯ll be a major headache.¡¯


    Ju-Heon nodded his head.


    He then got up from his seat.


    ¡°I''m heading to the penitentiary for a bit.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    "That lunatic Zhen Cai Yuan did something useful this time.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? What do you mea......?!¡±


    Irene became a bit sullen and Seol-A started to grind her teeth as Ju-Heon left the hotel instead of responding.


    ¡®I can''t let that obsessed bitch get tangled up with the Captain-nim any more than she already has.¡¯


    Ju-Heon seemed to loath Zhen Cai Yuan as an attention seeking crazy woman, but Seol-A thought that it was a bit different.


    She thought that this professor¡¯s craze for Ju-Heon was based on affection.


    This woman had committed suicide in front of Ju-Heon in the past after all.


    ¡®I don¡¯t think she¡¯s fallen that deep for the Captain-nim yet, but......¡¯


    Either way, she needed to make sure that woman did not become interested in the Captain-nim.


    Why?


    Who cared if it was based on affection?


    That was a type of twisted affection and that woman was one of the Four Emperors. She would be Ju-Heon''s enemy in the end.


    At that moment...


    ¡®That lunatic Zhen Cai Yuan did something useful this time.¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s praise(?) that wasn¡¯t really a praise put the rope in a state of shock.


    ¡®My master praised someone else and not me again!¡¯


    The rope looked as if it would sulk for a moment before its eyes flashed.


    Yoo Jaeha took a step back after getting an ominous feeling from it.


    ¡°Hey, heyhey......?¡±


    The rope slowly approached Yoo Jaeha.


    And...


    [#$&$#!]


    Rooooooooooar!


    ¡°Hey, hey! Stoooooooooop!¡±


    But the rope that seemed to be charging at Yoo Jaeha started to dig the floor right next to him!


    ¡°?!¡±


    It was similar to when it found the secret safe that Yoo Jaeha had hidden in the restroom!


    The rope was digging as if it was finding some money it had stashed away or as if it was a dog that was looking for where it had hidden a bone.


    Its gaze seemed to be saying that it might find something else its master might like if it digged again!


    Yoo Jaeha started to shout as he watched.


    It was because he would end up having to restore everything the rope destroyed in the hotel.


    ¡°Hey! Stop it!¡±


    But the rope didn¡¯t care and continued to dig.


    It had found the sweatsuit artifact when it dug through the restroom last time!


    That was why......


    [#$u$&#*!]


    An artifact would come out again if I dig! It will come out!


    The excited rope started to dig all around.


    Yoo Jaeha, who knew what it was thinking, felt as if he was going to die.


    It was obviously trying to dig through to give the Captain-nim something!


    ¡°Hey! Things don¡¯t just appear because you dig around! Huh?!¡±


    The rope didn''t care that Yoo Jaeha was shouting and just put a shovel in his hand.


    [#$#$&#!]


    You should dig too. Dig.


    ¡°Hey! This is vandalism!¡±


    Louie looked at his father(?) and shook his head as he changed the TV channel.


    While that was going on...


    Yang Chen was looking for Ju-Heon''s weakness through the photos.


    The location was the TKBM office building.


    However, the TKBM in the picture was much larger than the present.


    It was pretty much an Empire.


    The excavation team members were shocked at the breaking news they saw.


    [The Ruler of the Middle East, one of the Four Emperors, destroyed.]


    [Will the four giants crumble one by one?]


    [TKBM''s Seo Ju-Heon has conquered the Middle East-Europe-Africa area.]


    ¡°Jackpot! Seo Ju-Heon completely destroyed the Monarch of Evangelism!¡±


    ¡°Holy shit, he took down one of the Four Emperors with just 10 people?! He took down the Middle East and the Europe-Africa alliance?! He did that with his small team?!¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s crazy. He¡¯s definitely the Chairman-nim¡¯s right arm......¡±


    ¡°Well, honestly speaking, that bastard is the one who raised our Chairman-nim to become one of the Four Emperors......¡±


    ¡°Tsk.¡±


    Ju-Heon was one of Chairman Kwon''s strongest cards after taking down the Monarch of Evangelism, one of the Four Emperors.


    ¡°Chairman-nim, congratulations. The only original Four Emperors left is Zhen Cai Yuan, China¡¯s Monarch of Gluttony.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon... No, Chairman-nim, your dog has been trained very well. I am envious of you.¡±


    ¡°.........Yes.¡±


    But he wasn¡¯t always so proud of his ace.


    ¡°Proceed with the plan as soon as Seo Ju-Heon takes down the Emperor in China.¡±


    ¡°You want us to kill him?¡±


    ¡°Yes. Get rid of Seo Ju-Heon and his entire team from this world. They are too dangerous.¡±


    Seo Ju-Heon, the man who had raised him to this level...


    And his teammates who could take down the Four Emperors with just 10 people.


    Chairman Kwon was scared of them and they probably got on his nerves.


    He was scared that this slave that he had raised would cut his head off and rise in his place.


    Yang Chen cautiously observed Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon and his group won''t be very easy to kill......¡±


    ¡°Try to get Yoo Jaeha on your side. He seems to not like Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°The Monarch of Fraud is a bit difficult to trust...¡±


    Yang Chen then checked the examination records he had stolen from Chloe.


    Those records should show Ju-Heon and the team¡¯s body conditions, as well as their strengths and weaknesses.


    Yang Chen was happy to see through this memory.


    He just needed to turn one more page to see Seo Ju-Heon''s weaknesses.


    ¡®Good. Turn it. Turn one more page!¡¯


    But at that moment...


    [Human. How dare a lowly human try to look into this future.]


    ¡°!¡±


    The area inside the picture he was in started to crumble!


    He felt an extremely chilling aura.


    ¡°W, what the?!¡±


    Boom!


    Yang Chen started to scream.


    He then gasped after seeing the animal sitting behind him.


    There was a pair of cold red eyes.


    The Crow that preyed on artifacts was behind him.


    It was the same artifact that had eaten numerous Divine-Grade artifacts until now and had been watching over Ju-Heon this whole time.


    [You are not qualified to see any further.]


    Yang Chen let out a terrible scream as he was forcibly kicked out.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    And once Yang Chen got out of the picture...Boom! He heard something explode.


    Zhen Cai Yuan was shocked.


    ¡°Merlin¡¯s artifact!¡±


    The pictures with the future started to burn and the Monarch of Fate''s camera artifact was completely destroyed.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak! My head, my head!¡±


    Yang Chen clenched his head in pain.


    The information he saw in the pictures were being destroyed in his mind.


    The only ones left were the memories and hatred for his sins!


    A chaotic aura filled the area, making it impossible for them to do anything.


    Zhen Cai Yuan started to frown after sensing the aura.


    ¡®It¡¯s that Crow¡¯s aura.¡¯


    ¡°Why is that artifact......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°......Let¡¯s kill that bastard first. We must kill that bastard first......!¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Yang Chen seemed unconscious as he mumbled.


    ¡°Kill who?¡±


    The person he wanted to kill was an unexpected person.


    ¡®......Yoo Jaeha. Monarch of Fraud, you son of a bitch!¡¯


    What he saw for a moment inside the picture was what had happened right after Ju-Heon''s group had died in the crow¡¯s tomb.


    It was only a portion but he almost had a seizure.


    It was as if there was a clashing between his past life and the present.


    It made the guards barge into the room and drag him out.


    Zhen Cai Yuan was flustered while watching him leave, but Yang Chen seemed to have lost all rationality as he continued to shout while being dragged away by the guards.


    ¡°Let go of me! We need to get that bastard away from Seo Ju-Heon''s side immediately! After Seo Ju-Heon died, that bastard, with TKBM''s secrets!¡±


    Jaeha was the only one to survive from the tomb raiding team.


    Yang Chen had said they needed him to restore artifacts and kept him alive.


    However...


    ¡°He claimed it was for revenge or whatever, but because of that son of a bitch, TKBM......!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°What the hell are you talking about?¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Someone stomped on Yang Chen.


    Yang Chen almost fainted after hearing that voice.


    Why?


    ¡°I think I heard something quite interesting just now.¡±


    ¡°............!!!¡±


    "Revenge? What about TKBM''s secrets?¡±


    The voice sounded quite amused.


    ¡°You¡¯re talking about some interesting things.¡±


    It was because Ju-Heon was in front of him.


    Yang Chen felt an instinctual fear and started to shake as soon as he saw Ju-Heon.


    His whole body was stiff, as if he was a herbivorous animal that had met a tiger.


    Ju-Heon had a wicked smile while looking at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Let me confirm something first.¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    "Do you remember me?¡±

 Chapter 227: The one who cries because of their memories (4)

    Chapter 227: The one who cries because of their memories (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Let me confirm something first.¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    "Do you remember me?¡±


    Yang Chen plopped down after seeing Ju-Heon¡¯s smile.


    ¡°Ah...... ah.¡±


    It was because his face overlapped with the face of the Ju-Heon in his thirties.


    Seo Ju-Heon.


    People had thought that he was a druggie, but he was actually Chairman Kwon''s king maker and mighty hunting dog that took care of the Four Emperors on the Chairman''s behalf.


    He was also the leader that Yang Chen himself had gotten killed.


    Yang Chen''s limbs started to shake once he acknowledged that fact.


    His whole body was now shaking as he started to mumble while looking at Ju-Heon.


    "C, Captain...n...¡±


    Ju-Heon had a vicious smile after hearing Yang Chen''s mumbling.


    What he just heard was enough to know.


    Ju-Heon then stepped on Yang Chen¡¯s neck.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Yang Chen couldn''t breathe after having his neck suddenly being stepped on, but he could not escape.


    It was because the vicious voice that reached his ears seemed to paralyze his spine.


    ¡°Oho, you do seem to remember.¡±


    It was a level of murderous intent he had never seen before.


    Was it that Ju-Heon had just been hiding this murderous intent until now?


    His Dominance had channeled out at full force as soon as Yang Chen recognized him.


    Yang Chen started to shout out of instinct after seeing Ju-Heon like this.


    ¡°Captain-nim, I''m sorry. I didn''t want to do it.........ugh!¡±


    ¡°Shut up and only answer the questions I ask.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to speak with a vicious gaze that looked as if he wanted to kill Yang Chen.


    ¡°First. Tell me your damn Monarch title.¡±


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    He felt as if he was going to die.


    He felt as if Ju-Heon would really butcher him like he saw in the picture if he didn¡¯t respond.


    "The Sun, the Monarch of the Sun.¡±


    ¡°Second. Tell me the artifact the Monarch of Healing had on her. Oh, and the location of the tomb they possess too.¡±


    ¡®.........T, the Monarch of Healing''s artifact? Tomb?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile after hearing that confused response.


    He had been testing how much information this bastard knew, but...


    ¡°Thankfully, it doesn''t look as if he remembers the important information of the future.¡¯


    He remembered just enough to remember the members of the tomb raiding team.


    ¡®Good.¡¯


    Of course, the team members who came with Ju-Heon were showing different reactions.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Let''s kill this son of a bitch.¡±


    ¡°We can''t let someone with information go!¡±


    Seol-A and Chloe were the ones who had shouted. Ju-Heon agreed with them.


    He had no plans on leaving the sly bastard who had pushed his precious subordinates to their deaths alone.


    He just had a few things he was curious about.


    ¡®TKBM¡¯s secrets.¡¯


    And......


    "W, what?! What is going on?¡±


    ¡®Yoo Jaeha, the Monarch of Fraud.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha looked toward Yang Chen who was flustered as he did not understand the situation at all.


    ¡®The only one of us who managed to survive.¡¯


    He should know what happened after all of them had died.


    He was curious about that but he had not restored Jaeha¡¯s memories because it was annoying.


    It would be annoying to retrain a bastard who would easily sell off even his fellow team members.


    He also didn''t want Jaeha to remember his days as a copycat.


    But something must have happened once they died.


    And it must have been related to their deaths.


    ¡®He has important information.¡¯


    He had information they didn''t know about.


    Yang Chen foamed at the mouth once he saw Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°You damn scamming son of a bitch!¡±


    "W, what did you say?! Who are you calling a scammer?! What the fuck is this son of a bitch talking about?!¡±


    Yang Chen continued to shout as if he felt wronged.


    ¡°Do you know how much TKBM suffered because of you......?!¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked toward Ju-Heon, wondering what nonsense Yang Chen was talking about.


    ¡°Wait, what the hell did I do to TKBM...... No, I guess there are some things... I did act as a black consumer because I hated TKBM, but...... Who cares about that?! Why?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to get angry, wondering if the black consumer incident was the reason Yang Chen was causing a fuss.


    ¡°Are you acting like this because I did some black consumer business? Be honest with me, there¡¯s no way a global corporation like yours suffered because of some negative complaint! Huh?!¡±


    Yang Chen felt frustrated.


    ¡°That¡¯s not what I am talking about, you idiot!¡±


    Yang Chen subconsciously got angry while still confused about his past life and the present as Ju-Heon peeked toward Yoo Jaeha.


    He had not thought about what would have happened to this bastard after they died.


    Why?


    It was because he expected this bastard to find a way to stick with Chairman Kwon and live a happy life.


    It was not that he was angry about that; this guy was just that kind of terrible materialistic bastard. He had not joined their tomb raiding team because he wanted to in the first place.


    He didn''t try to get close to any of the tomb raiding team members.


    ¡®But getting revenge?¡¯


    There was also the talk about TKBM''s secrets.


    Yang Chen seemed to have realized his mistake after seeing Ju-Heon''s gaze.


    He had shouted out loud because he saw Yoo Jaeha while the memories of the past memories were still fresh on his mind, but......


    ¡®No. This is top secret information. It involves the other Monarchs as well.¡¯


    He didn''t know for sure, but it wasn¡¯t just an issue of his past life.


    These TKBM secrets were deeply connected with the current Monarchs as well. That was why it would be terrible if Ju-Heon wanted to find out about it.


    ¡®I need to change topics.¡¯


    Maybe that was the reason.


    Yang Chen quickly came up with an idea and urgently started to shout.


    ¡°I''m sorry sir! I''ve committed a grave sin, sir! However!¡±


    He shouted whatever came to his mind.


    ¡°To be honest with you, I''m not the only one who betrayed you at that time, Captain-nim!¡±


    His eyes opened wide as he quickly turned toward Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°That bastard! That bastard betrayed you too!¡±


    The team members became shocked while Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡°Don''t put Jaeha on the team.¡±


    It was probably right after Julian got his memories back through the Raven¡¯s artifact.


    Julian had said the following to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I agree that Jaeha is talented. But I am against having him as one of our team members again.¡±


    Julian had not looked very happy.


    Why?


    Julian did not trust the Monarch of Fraud.


    It was obvious that Yoo Jaeha would have a bad relationship with Julian who worked as an appraiser with Zhuge Kongming''s artifact.


    It was the relationship between an appraiser and a scammer.


    Furthermore...


    ¡®This is just my hypothesis, but...¡¯


    Julian had stealthily told Ju-Heon after he had recovered his memories.


    ¡®I don¡¯t think that Yang Chen was the only one to betray us.¡¯


    He believed that Yoo Jaeha had betrayed them as well.


    There was a simple explanation.


    ¡®The artifacts we had on us at that time... None of them were fully restored.¡¯


    That was true.


    The artifacts Jaeha had given them while saying they were fully restored only had about half of their durability.


    They broke easily as well.


    That was why they couldn''t fight at full power after just a short time inside the tomb.


    ¡®He always took care of our artifacts. It wouldn''t be hard for him to mess with them.¡¯


    ¡®Hey. Kongming.¡¯


    ¡®That¡¯s not all. Jaeha was the only one who didn¡¯t come into the tomb with us. He said he was sick.¡¯


    ¡®He always said that though.¡¯


    Julian ended by saying one more thing.


    ¡®There¡¯s also Chloe''s chart artifact that had our data on them. Don''t you remember Yoo Jaeha stealing it a few weeks before we went into the final tomb?¡¯


    There had been a time when Chloe¡¯s examination records had been replaced with a copy.


    In that case, what would have happened with the original?


    ¡®It¡¯s obvious. He claimed that he was pulling a prank to see if Chloe realized it, but he probably handed our data over to those bastards that wanted to kill us.¡¯


    Returning to the present...


    Julian had the same look as that time as he looked at Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha was also a traitor?¡±


    Julian¡¯s gaze looked much more agitated than usual.


    The proof was the thunderbolts crackling around him.


    Indra''s artifact was responding to the user¡¯s emotions.


    ¡°That bastard really was a traitor too.¡±


    Seol-A was shocked after hearing Julian¡¯s vicious tone.


    ¡°P, please wait! Vice Captain-nim! Are you really trusting what Yang Chen is saying......?!¡±


    ¡°No. You guys know it as well! There was a lot of circumstantial evidence that made me believe that!¡±


    ¡°T, that......!¡±


    Seol-A shook her head. She always bickered with Yoo Jaeha until their faces became red as if they were bitter enemies, but she had treated him as her friend.


    Although he would frequently cast them aside and run away, she just thought that that was his personality.


    ¡°There¡¯s no way Jaeha really betrayed us...!¡±


    ¡°You guys might not know it, but our restorer didn''t come into that tomb with us.¡±


    ¡°Vice Captain-nim!¡±


    He knew that the Yoo Jaeha that came into the tomb was fake because he was using Zhuge Kongming¡¯s artifact.


    As the Vice Captain and as someone who cherished and trusted his teammates more than anybody else, he loathed those traitors.


    That was why he was extremely angry right now!


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon. You know it too! You know that Yoo Jaeha was suspicious! You''re just staying quiet because there¡¯s no proof and you are greedy for his abilities!¡±


    ¡°Vice Captain-nim!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was extremely flustered right now.


    ¡®What are these people talking about right now?¡¯


    ¡°Wait, excuse me. I know you guys always talk about some weird life on the moon without me all the time, but I really can''t keep up with this one. A traitor? Do you know how hard I''ve been working to restore Captain-nim¡¯s artifacts?! I feel wronged!¡±


    But thunderbolts struck down regardless of what he was saying.


    Boom!


    Then Julian¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡°Let''s kill them half way and restore their memories. Then once their sins are confirmed......!¡±


    His thunderbolts were about to strike down on Yang Chen and Yoo Jaeha.


    Yoo Jaeha and Yang Chen screamed at the same time in response.


    ¡°Wait, Captain-nim! Captain-nim! Eek! Please save me!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who had no idea what was going on, plopped down on the ground and started to scream while Seol-A became anxious.


    ¡°Vice Captain-nim!¡±


    Julian¡¯s strength and Dominance was quite strong as he was a Monarch as well.


    Babababang!


    As his thunderbolts started to strike down on Yang Chen and Yoo Jaeha...


    Bang!


    Ju-Heon''s artifact gobbled up Julian''s artifact.


    ¡°!¡±


    Set''s artifact started to viciously suppress Julian¡¯s artifact.


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    That wasn''t all.


    [Osiris is summoning hell''s Book of the Dead.]


    [Julian Miller''s name is being written inside.]


    [Preparations for judgment have begun.]


    Julian started to scream as Ju-Heon read that message.


    Steel rods suddenly fell from the sky and he ended up captured inside a suspicious cell.


    His Dominance instantly fell once he was captured.


    Julian looked flustered as he looked at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Hey! What the hell are you doing?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine so calm yourself and prevent your artifacts from going berserk.¡±


    ¡°What? Hold......!¡±


    ¡°Shut the hell up. That is an order from your Captain.¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    Julian flinched after seeing Ju-Heon¡¯s cold gaze.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue.


    He understood that Julian lost his rationality because he was fired up with his desire for revenge, but...


    ¡°I agree with punishing the traitors. I also agree with restoring their memories and forcing them to tell us information we don''t know about.However...¡±


    He roughly pulled Yang Chen by the hair.


    ¡°Hey Kongming. Information about the future is very precious.¡±


    That was why he only restored the memories of people he trusted as well.


    He would have to be crazy to let these bastards know about the future.


    ¡®This is not the time to restore their memories.¡¯


    The moment he achieved everything he wanted...


    He would use the artifact on Chairman Kwon and these traitors at that time.


    Then he would watch them frown.


    Julian asked Ju-Heon a question.


    ¡°Then how the hell are you going to drag information out of them?!¡±


    ¡°First.¡±


    Ju-Heon flicked his finger and Chloe approached them and grabbed Yang Chen¡¯s shoulder.


    Yang Chen glared at Chloe but......


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Yang Chen screamed and coughed up some blood.


    Yang Chen realized something was wrong. The Dominance in his body was slowly disappearing.


    He was shaking as he glared at Ju-Heon and Chloe.


    "W, what did you do to my body......?!¡±


    What else would it be?


    ¡°Do you really not remember?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    That was right.


    ¡®Nurse of healing and punishment.¡¯


    That was Chloe¡¯s nickname.


    She could heal risks and illnesses but she could also remember those risks and illnesses to return them to the person.


    She had just done the same to Yang Chen.


    Ju-Heon had a cold smile on his face as he looked at Yang Chen.


    ¡°That¡¯s for lying to my face. You are now a D-Grade artifact user, you bastard. You can¡¯t use any artifacts higher than C-Grade. Actually, you probably can''t even use D-Grade artifacts properly.¡±


    Yang Chen quickly grabbed the key that was around Ju-Heon¡¯s waist.


    It was an A-Grade Consumable Artifact.


    Nothing happened even after he channeled his Dominance into it.


    He really couldn''t use high-grade artifacts.


    ¡°Fuck, fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!¡±


    He shouted in anger and looked toward Ju-Heon as if he had been wronged.


    ¡°You can¡¯t only punish me, sir. You should also punish that bastard......ugh!¡±


    Yang Chen was stomped on by Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon glared at Yang Chen as if he was ridiculous.


    ¡°Shut up. I''ll cut your head off right now if you run your mouth any longer.¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    Ju-Heon then peeked at Yoo Jaeha who started to shake in fear.


    He didn¡¯t know what they were talking about at all, but......


    ¡°Please hold on a minute. Captain-nim! I really don¡¯t know anything! I don¡¯t know what he is talking about......¡±


    Ju-Heon then grabbed Yoo Jaeha by the collar.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I will be the one to decide that.¡±


    Ju-Heon then used an artifact.


    It was an artifact to restore memories.

 Chapter 228: The one who cries because of their memories (5)

    Chapter 228: The one who cries because of their memories (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Please hold on a minute. Captain-nim! I really don¡¯t know anything! I don¡¯t know what he is talking about......¡±


    Ju-Heon then grabbed Yoo Jaeha by the collar.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I will be the one to decide that.¡±


    Ju-Heon then used an artifact.


    It was an artifact to restore memories.


    It happened in an instant.


    Ju-Heon had taken out the Raven¡¯s Tears and activated it.


    ¡®I will restore this bastard¡¯s memories with this.¡¯


    Of course, doing this came with a risk.


    This bastard was a headache compared to the others.


    Furthermore, he might be a traitor as Julian mentioned.


    There was just one reason for doing this.


    ¡®Tell me TKBM''s secrets.¡¯


    He wanted to know the information after they died!


    The information was probably not that important, but Ju-Heon was the type who could not handle curiosity well.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®What Yang Chen said was interesting too.¡¯


    The corners of Ju-Heon¡¯s lips started to twitch.


    ¡®There¡¯s enough value to restore his memories.¡¯


    The moment the Raven¡¯s artifact was about to descend on Yoo Jaeha!


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha clenched his head and started to scream. Getting these memories of the past seemed to cause quite the headache for everyone.


    ¡®He should fare better than the others though.¡¯


    The others would vividly remember their deaths but Yoo Jaeha wouldn''t have that.


    However, something weird happened at that moment.


    ¡°Barf.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha barfed and was in serious pain.


    ¡°Huff...... huff. Captain-nim.¡±


    He looked toward Ju-Heon in terrible pain after who knows what he had seen.


    Yoo Jaeha was crying as he recognized Ju-Heon.


    "Captain-nim, Captain-nim......I''m sorry. I did something terrible.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡®Good he remembered. Yes. Hurry up and tell me.¡¯


    He wanted the information! Information none of the others knew about!


    ¡®Jaeha. You''ll have no choice but to tell me the information.¡¯


    He would now be able to tell whether Yang Chen was telling the truth, what TKBM''s secrets are, and what this ¡®revenge¡¯ thing pertained.


    Yoo Jaeha''s hand was shaking as he grabbed Ju-Heon¡¯s hand that was holding the Raven¡¯s artifact.


    ¡°......I really, really did something terrible.¡±


    ¡°Okay. It''s fine, so tell me.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was still gagging as he apologized to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°.........To be honest with you, the artifact you just used was fake......¡±


    ¡®What?¡¯


    ¡°I¡¯m r, really sorry.........¡±


    Yoo Jaeha fainted as soon as he said that.


    Plop.


    ¡°............?!¡±


    A blank Ju-Heon soon returned to his senses.


    And then...


    ¡°Hey. What the fuck did this bastard just say?¡±


    Julian started to sweat after hearing Ju-Heon¡¯s vicious voice.


    ¡°.........U, umm, that tears artifact. He said it was a f, fake...¡±


    ¡°Really? Is that the truth?¡±


    Julian felt as if he would die if he didn¡¯t tell the truth.


    Julian looked toward Ju-Heon with an awkward expression.


    "That...... Now that I''m looking at it, it really is a fake. But didn''t you already realize it before you used it?¡±


    ¡°Then are you saying he fainted from the side effects of using a fake?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    The fake Raven''s artifact was instantly destroyed!


    His chaotic Dominance started to fill the area and the team members started to shake in fear.


    ¡°Aaah! Captain-nim, calm, please calm down!¡±


    But Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care and grabbed Jaeha, who had fallen unconscious while foaming at the mouth, by the head.


    ¡°Wake up, you son of a bitch.¡±


    ¡°.........U, ugh. I, I''m sowwieee. Captain-nim, you didn''t use this on me...... So I was planning on secretly using one drop......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha then fainted once again.


    ¡®My goodness. He changes to a fake on his own and faints as he wishes.¡¯


    The fact that Ju-Heon was able to destroy it with his Dominance was proof that it was a fake that Yoo Jaeha had made.


    The pale Yoo Jaeha really seemed to be in pain, potentially from the side effects of using a fake.


    He looked as if he was suffering from Appendicitis and Enteritis at the same time.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue and got up.


    ¡°Ah, whatever. Let this son of a bitch sleep for now.¡±


    ¡°Huh, huh? Then what about the real tears?¡±


    ¡°I found it in his pocket. Shove that son of a bitch in a hospital for now.¡±


    ¡°Wait... Captain-nim! Where are you going...?!¡±


    ¡°Where else? You really don''t know where?¡±


    Ju-Heon viciously glared at Yang Chen before looking at the Monarch of Fate''s destroyed camera.


    ¡°They¡¯re extremely annoying.¡±


    That was right.


    Ju-Heon found the Monarch of Gluttony and Monarch of Fate who had come looking for Yang Chen to confirm the future to be annoying.


    The one to actually show up to decipher the future was the Monarch of Gluttony, but the Monarch of Fate had let her borrow the artifact.


    Their asses were probably on fire because there was a future they could not see, but......


    ¡®There¡¯s also the fact that they gave Yang Chen information about team members we still haven''t found.¡¯


    He found them annoying.


    Very annoying.


    ¡°That motherfucking Monarch of Fate. I was letting him do as he pleases because I have some use for him in the future.¡±


    But he kept getting on his nerves.


    Because of that...


    ¡°I''m going to go teach him a lesson.¡±


    Ju-Heon cracked his knuckles.


    While that was going on...


    ¡°Mr. Joshua?¡±


    "What is it? What do you want?¡±


    Joshua, the Monarch of Fate, was sleeping with a sleep eye mask.


    His clients kept telling him to ¡®please take care of Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    They went on and on about it that he even had to work overtime.


    But the subordinate¡¯s response was serious.


    ¡°Sir! Seo Ju-Heon''s status does not seem normal.¡±


    Joshua sat up completely annoyed.


    ¡°Fuck, is it Seo Ju-Heon again?! Please stop! I left that situation to that woman, Zhen Cai Yuan!¡±


    He didn''t know why, but that woman seemed to be interested in Ju-Heon.


    That was why he had even let her borrow his artifact to take care of Seo Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon that bastard, he¡¯s nothing if I can read the future......¡±


    ¡°What do you mean he¡¯s nothing?! Seo Ju-Heon is moving extremely quickly! It''s almost unbelievable!¡±


    The Monarch of Fate didn''t even snort after hearing that.


    Who cared if it was an unbelievable speed?


    ¡°He must be on a plane or something. Where is he headed? Chairman Kwon¡¯s house? A government building? A tomb? Who the fuck cares where that son of a bitch is headi-...¡±


    ¡°You can''t be this calm, sir!¡±


    ¡°Ah why?! Did he go to a brothel or something?!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, no sir! He¡¯s headed here!¡±


    ¡°W, what? To this building......?¡±


    The Monarch of Fate, who had been confused as he was still half asleep, dropped his jaw in shock.


    He felt as if he had been hit over the head with a hammer.


    ¡®Wait, what did he just say?¡¯


    ¡°.........Holy crap! He¡¯s headed over here right now?!¡±


    ¡®But why?!¡¯


    He jumped out of his bed.


    ¡°Prepare the defenses right away! Use that thing!¡±


    They all became anxious at this unexpected emergency situation.


    ¡°Look at him sleeping so peacefully in such a situation.¡±


    Seol-A clicked her tongue at Yoo Jaeha who was completely pale as he laid there unconscious.


    It was fine that they got him admitted to a hospital, but......


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing dangerous. He just got a stomachache.¡±


    ¡®Aigoo, this stupid idiot.¡¯


    ¡°Who told you to copy an artifact and switch it as you pleased?¡±


    Even medicine can be bad for a person if taken incorrectly.


    The other team members clicked their tongues at him, saying this happened because he was greedy for an artifact.


    Seol-A cautiously looked at Julian at that moment.


    ¡°But Vice Captain-nim, do you really think that Jaeha...... Is a traitor?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Julian¡¯s thoughts had not changed.


    ¡°There''s no other reason for our artifacts being in such terrible conditions.¡±


    Julian''s gaze turned cold while looking at Jaeha. Seol-A flinched after seeing his gaze and turned toward Chloe.


    ¡°Chloe, not you too, right?¡±


    ¡°I think there is a 83.7% chance that is the case.¡±


    She wondered how Chloe could come up with such a number, but Chloe was peeking at Yoo Jaeha.


    She wasn''t shaking in anger like Julian, but her gaze was still not nice.


    ¡°I''m sure all of the team members would be suspicious of Yoo Jaeha. The Monarch of Fraud had no issues selling out the team members whenever he was placed in a terrible position. It¡¯s nothing new.¡±


    Chloe was very calm.


    ¡°I was uncomfortable from the beginning when I found out that Yoo Jaeha was on this team. I also thought that Yoo Jaeha betrayed us.¡±


    ¡°W, what?! But......!¡±


    ¡°I just haven''t said anything because it seemed that the Captain-nim trusts this guy.¡±


    Julian clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Ju-Heon might not show it, but he¡¯s a very affectionate person. He considers the team members as his family.¡±


    That was the reason he tried his best to even tutor the employees that TKBM had called trash and help them get stronger.


    Julian had even thought Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t a bad guy at one point because he knew this side of Ju-Heon.


    ¡°But we still can¡¯t accept a traitor.¡±


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    Chloe was not very worried.


    She knew that Ju-Heon wouldn''t be controlled by affection.


    That was how he was.


    Ju-Heon would definitely get rid of Yoo Jaeha if he really was a traitor.


    If there was something Ju-Heon was worried about...


    ¡°It would be finding a restorer to replace him.¡±


    There was no other restorer at Yoo Jaeha¡¯s level in this world.


    Actually, nobody in the world could replace any of the team members on this tomb raiding team.


    Each person was worth about a thousand people. They were also subordinates who had developed chemistry with Ju-Heon.


    ¡°That might be why he is just trying to use his abilities without restoring his memories.¡±


    Seol-A started to tap her feet after hearing what the two of them had said.


    She could understand where the two of them were coming from.


    Everybody on the team had been smacked in the back by Yoo Jaeha multiple times.


    They had lost all of their money more than once, been betrayed, fallen into traps, and even felt that their lives were in danger.


    He would then say some shit like, ¡®it¡¯s your fault for being tricked!¡¯


    ¡®This damn son of a bitch.¡¯


    There really was no way to deal with this punk, but......


    ¡®Hey. Look at this! The Captain-nim bought my painting.¡¯


    ¡®Ho! You probably forced him to buy it again.¡¯


    ¡®Fuck, I didn¡¯t! He''s the only person who appreciates my painting!¡¯


    She didn''t think that he would really have betrayed them......


    Seol-A, who was waiting for Ju-Heon to contact them, asked a question.


    ¡°Umm...... Is it really okay to send the Captain-nim to the Monarch of Fate¡¯s place on his own?¡±


    Julian wasn¡¯t very worried about that.


    Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t the type to be beaten up no matter where he went.


    ¡°It¡¯s not like the Monarch of Fate has an artifact to make a person powerless.¡±


    They knew all about the artifacts he had. That was why they knew how to deal with him as well.


    Ju-Heon was the type who liked to move on his own from time to time.


    Seol-A seemed to be worried even though she knew that was the case.


    ¡°But it¡¯s the middle of enemy territory... What if something happens when he¡¯s there alone......¡±


    Chloe sighed while looking at her.


    ¡°Then you go too.¡±


    ¡°What? Then what about Jaeha?¡±


    Chloe looked at Yoo Jaeha, who was still fainted, as she continued to speak.


    ¡°I¡¯ll keep an eye here. Vice Captain-nim, you can go too.¡±


    ¡°Should I?¡±


    Even Julian seemed to have been worried about Ju-Heon.


    He didn''t think anything would happen, but he was concerned as a friend.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go meet Dan on the way and go with him.¡±


    Seol-A nodded her head.


    Chloe walked the two of them out and returned to the room.


    However...


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    The fainted Yoo Jaeha was now up.


    ¡°You''re up?¡±


    ¡°Ah...... I feel like I''m dying...... I want to vomit... Chloe, where¡¯s the restroom......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha groaned and tried to go out.


    ¡°Sigh. The restroom is to the left.¡±


    Chloe released the lock and opened the door.


    Chloe then heard a voice by her ear.


    ¡°I¡¯m relieved to see you again.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s tone was different than usual.


    She turned her head in shock to see Yoo Jaeha slam the door as if he had never been sick.


    Bang!


    Chloe became flustered after instantly getting locked in.


    ¡°Hold on, hey! Yoo Jaeha!¡±


    She tried to open the door but he seemed to have used an artifact to make the door feel like concrete.


    Yoo Jaeha laughed out loud as he started to speak.


    "Stockfish. You stay here because it¡¯s dangerous. I''ll be back soon after seeing the Captain-nim.¡±


    Chloe became shocked after seeing the familiar look in his eyes.


    That gaze and what he called her...... she was certain!


    ¡°Hey! Yoo Jaeha!¡±


    ¡®This bastard! He was tricking us even though his memories had returned?!¡¯

 Chapter 229: What happened in the past? (1)

    Chapter 229: What happened in the past? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Hey! Yoo Jaeha!¡±


    ¡®This bastard! He was tricking us even though his memories had returned?!¡¯


    Chloe became flustered.


    She was certain.


    That pessimistic gaze just now and his annoying tone...


    ¡®It¡¯s the Monarch of Fraud.¡¯


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    The way the Monarch of Fraud spoke felt more sarcastic.


    It was also more relaxed and confident as fitting for a scammer.


    But most importantly, Yoo Jaeha had just called her Stockfish and not Chloe.


    ¡®That¡¯s the nickname that bastard used to use.¡¯


    With a team full of extremely different personalities, the way they addressed each other was very different as well.


    They mainly called each other by their names but there were two people who never called anybody by their names.


    One of them was Yoo Jaeha.


    He called her stockfish, Seol-A fangirl, Ju-Heon the retarded Captain-nim, Julian a pushover, and such.


    ¡®And that Dominance I just felt.¡¯


    It was slightly different.


    His Dominance had gone up quite a bit compared to before.


    She was certain it was the level of Dominance he had during his time as the Monarch of Fraud.


    But Chloe did not understand at all.


    ¡®How?


    He was completely pale and unconscious until now......!


    Wait, did he pretend not to have his memories this whole time?!¡¯


    ¡°Just when......?!¡±


    If Yoo Jaeha got his memories back, it was most likely when the Captain-nim used the Raven¡¯s artifact at the penitentiary.


    But wasn''t that a fake?


    Chloe realized her mistake at that moment.


    ¡®Now that I think about it......¡¯


    The real one had been in Yoo Jaeha''s pocket.


    And if Yoo Jaeha had gotten his memories back from his time as the Monarch of Fraud...


    Chloe stopped thinking and shook her head.


    That wasn''t important right now.


    If what just happened was real...


    ¡®Captain-nim, I need to quickly inform the Captain-nim.¡¯


    She needed to inform the others as well.


    However...


    ¡°Huh? Huh huh?¡±


    Chloe''s eyes opened wide after putting her hand in her pocket. Her cellphone was not there.


    She looked in her bag and all over the room but she couldn''t find it.


    She then glared at the door that Yoo Jaeha locked before running away.


    ¡°That son of a bitch.¡±


    ¡®He stole my phone in that short period of time!


    He only learned terrible things from the Captain-nim!¡¯


    Around the same time in an alley within what seemed to be an empty city.


    ¡°Huff, huff.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was vomiting once again after running out of the hospital.


    He had acted shameless before running away from Chloe, but his complexion changed as soon as his teammate disappeared.


    ¡°Barf.¡±


    It was the same as when the other members had recovered their memories.


    They had all experienced the moments of their death and felt extreme amounts of pain.


    Yoo Jaeha was trying to catch his breath after feeling a similar pain.


    ¡°Fuck.........¡±


    It felt extremely shitty. He lamented the fact that he had been jealous that Ju-Heon had used the Raven¡¯s Tears on the others.


    But his curiosity had been satisfied.


    ¡°Man, I''ve been wondering what everybody had been talking about while leaving me out.¡±


    It was this.


    Yoo Jaeha sighed in disbelief.


    He really did switch out Ju-Heon''s Raven¡¯s Tears out of curiosity.


    He just used the real one at the same time Ju-Heon had used the fake one.


    Either way, his memories had returned.


    He now had his memories from his time as the Monarch of Fraud.


    ¡°Fuck.¡±


    He then realized it.


    He remembered his time as a copycat and the time he spent as the Monarch of Fraud, screwing over countries with his teammates.


    He also remembered what had happened to him after his teammates had died.


    Yoo Jaeha vomited again after thinking about those moments.


    Maybe the Raven¡¯s artifact was messing with him quite a bit as he felt as if he wanted to die of sorrow.


    His eyes opened wide after he vomited once more.


    ¡°Yang Chen! That son of a bitch, trying to get out of it on his own.........¡±


    He then started to laugh as if he was crazy.


    ¡°If we¡¯re going to die all, of us traitors should die together.¡±


    On that day...


    He really did not go into the tomb. It was also true that he had not restored his teammates¡¯ artifacts properly.


    Most importantly, he knew about what Chairman Kwon and Yang Chen had done.


    However...


    ¡®What? They''re all dead?¡¯


    The news had been shocking. TKBM''s people had then said the following to him.


    ¡®You did very well. Yoo Jaeha. The information you swiped for us allowed us to take care of them. I will give you a promotion.¡¯


    Then came Chairman Kwon''s request.


    ¡®You¡¯re the only restorer in the world now. Work hard if you don''t want to end up like your captain.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha had seen it at that time. That was when he saw TKBM and the other Monarchs¡¯ secrets.


    And right after that......


    ¡®That bastard Yoo Jaeha betrayed us, sir! He schemed with the other Monarchs!¡¯


    ¡®That son of a bitch!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha vomited again after thinking about that moment.


    He then started to cry by the trash pile he was vomiting at.


    The faces of his dead teammates passed through his mind one by one.


    ¡°......Fuck, fuck. Captain-nim. Captain-nim.¡±


    He continued to walk even though he was in pain.


    ¡®I need to go to Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    It was because he had overheard Julian, Chloe, and Seol-A''s conversation they had outside the room.


    ¡®I think that Yoo Jaeha is a traitor.¡¯


    ¡®Will the Captain-nim be okay going to the Monarch of Fate on his own?¡¯


    He needed to go.


    There was something he must do.


    In the Palm Beach area within the US state of Florida...


    The Monarch of Fate''s home was a mess.


    ¡°Fuck, that bastard Seo Ju-Heon is barging in!¡±


    ¡°Shit, why the hell is that bastard coming here?!¡±


    The Monarch of Fate¡¯s subordinates were always trying to keep tabs on all Monarchs.


    Of course, they couldn¡¯t always know where they were. They could only track Ju-Heon right now because he was getting close to the Monarch of Fate''s home.


    Anyway, the fact that Ju-Heon was heading over was shocking news.


    ¡°It looks like he''s already arrived at the gate sir!¡±


    ¡°The gate has been breached!¡±


    ¡®Holy shit!


    Why the hell is that son of a bitch coming to find me?!


    What business does he have with me?!¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate soon shook his head.


    ¡®Right, that¡¯s not important right now. There¡¯s no way that this bastard would show up without a plan.¡¯


    "What about the defenses?!¡±


    "We have activated the artifacts! It should be difficult for him to enter!¡±


    ¡°Good. That bastard would dig a hole to sneak in if he needs to do so. Make sure to pay close attention to the floor and blind spots!¡±


    But forget the blindspots...


    Ding dong.


    ¡°?!¡±


    Someone openly rang the doorbell. The Monarch of Fate was wondering who it could be in such a situation.


    ¡°Which motherfucker rang the doorbell?! Do they not understand the situation?!¡±


    The subordinates started to shout at that moment.


    ¡°I, it¡¯s Seo Ju-Heon sir!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Umm, Seo Ju-Heon was the one who rang the doorbell!¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    It really was Ju-Heon.


    The person visible on the intercom camera calmly stating, ¡®what the hell? Why is there no response?¡¯


    That was definitely Seo Ju-Heon.


    He seemed to be getting annoyed after not getting a response after ringing the doorbell a few times that he started to continuously ring the doorbell over and over.


    Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong.


    That wasn''t all.


    [I know you¡¯re in there, hurry up and get your ass out here!]


    He started to cause a ruckus(?) at the door.


    The people inside became flustered.


    "W, what do we do?¡±


    The Monarch of Fate grabbed the back of his neck.


    ¡°Fuck, why the hell is he coming through the main door?!¡±


    ¡®Doesn¡¯t Seo Ju-Heon usually not come through the door?¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate started to frown.


    ¡°C, connect him. Let¡¯s see what bullshit he has to say.¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes sir.¡±


    The subordinates gulped as they connected to the intercom.


    ¡°Umm, what brings you here today, sir?¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly started to speak.


    [Send the Monarch of Fate out.]


    ¡°What do you mean send him out?"


    [Yes, your house is too far. It¡¯s annoying to go there. So just send him out. I have something to say to him.]


    They wondered what he needed to say just to the Monarch of Fate, but......


    ¡®Does he really think we would send him out because he told us to do so? It¡¯s not like he came here just to talk.¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate snorted.


    "Tell him to scram. End the call.¡±


    They had their defenses set so that that bastard should not be able to get to them.


    The subordinates did as they were ordered.


    ¡°I''m sorry sir, but Mr. Joshua says he has nothing to say to you.¡±


    Click.


    The Monarch of Fate smiled with satisfaction after the call was disconnected.


    ¡°That bastard won¡¯t cause a ruckus if he has any sense of rationality since this is not a tomb. I guess I can go back to sleep......¡±


    Bang!


    ¡°?!¡±


    An extremely loud explosion came from the property.


    He opened the curtains in shock to see a vicious sandstorm destroying the plot of land around the house.


    The garden that was larger than over ten soccer fields put together... Three pools, numerous buildings...


    This property that was as large as most resort complexes was being completely destroyed.


    The Monarch of Fate foamed at the mouth as he watched.


    "This crazy bastard!¡±


    ¡®He''s really destroying this even though it''s not a tomb?!¡¯


    He immediately told them to activate the defense-type artifacts.


    ¡°You¡¯ve analyzed all of his Divine-Grade artifacts, right?!¡±


    ¡°Yes sir, they are all Egyptian artifacts and Set¡¯s artifact is the natural disaster type while Osiris and Anubis''s artifacts are related to the underworld.¡±


    ¡°You can''t forget that all artifacts have their counters.¡±


    Ju-Heon, who was destroying someone else¡¯s home without any guilt, started to sneer after seeing them activate an artifact.


    [The sandstorm is subsiding.]


    [The power of the dead is becoming weaker.]


    Joshua didn''t seem to be an idiot as he had thoroughly set his defenses.


    The proof was that Set¡¯s sharp winds subsided while Anubis''s soldiers and Osiris could not properly show their powers.


    ¡®It looks like they have an artifact that is their weakness.¡¯


    Soldiers rushed out of an inner building, probably because they thought that they had Ju-Heon where they wanted him.


    There was a large cross that Ju-Heon remembered seeing in a history book once.


    They were Crusaders.


    [He is satan! Kill him!]


    [He is a heathen! Kill him!]


    [Protect our sacred land!]


    He didn¡¯t know the identity of this artifact, but the fact that the soldiers were coming in formation must certainly mean that it was an S-Grade artifact.


    However, he didn¡¯t care much about it.


    Why?


    ¡°Why do you think I came here alone?¡±


    The rope jumped out behind Ju-Heon and slightly lifted up Ju-Heon''s jacket.


    It then took a chain rope out of his belt and handed it to him.


    The moment the soldiers were right in front of Ju-Heon...!


    Flash!


    Ju-Heon activated the artifact at the time. What appeared was a large spear and sword!


    That artifact was the World Conqueror.


    It belonged to the hero whose power was said to be strong enough to pull out mountains and conquer the world.


    It was the valiant general Xiang Yu''s artifact.


    It might be lacking in other ways, but it was amazing when it came to fighting.


    [#$&#!]


    The sword and the spear turned into shapes that were most efficient for Ju-Heon once he channeled his Dominance.


    They changed into dual daggers about the length of his forearm.


    ¡°I''ll sweep all of you away first.¡±


    The devil of the battlefield descended once Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡°Holy shit, this is crazy.¡±


    The Monarch of Fate could only drop his jaws in shock after looking at the unbelievable sight in front of him.


    He had wondered what was giving Ju-Heon the courage to openly press the doorbell.


    Ding dong.


    [Your package is here. Come get it.]


    ¡°That bastard.¡±


    He seemed to have gotten a valiant general''s artifact from the Tower of Pride.


    The Monarch of Fate got up from his seat after it looked as if Ju-Heon would really barge in.


    His subordinates became shocked after seeing him trying to open the passage to a secret location.


    "Are you planning on using the artifact the Pandora Directors gave you?!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re going to use them here sir?!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s too dangerous! They haven¡¯t even passed the testing phase yet......!¡±


    ¡°Shut up! There¡¯s nothing more dangerous than my house being destroyed!¡±


    As he was about to walk into that suspicious passage...


    [Brrrrr.]


    He received a call.


    It was from Yoo Jaeha.

 Chapter 230: What happened in the past? (2)

    Chapter 230: What happened in the past? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    [Brrrrr.]


    He received a call.


    It was from Yoo Jaeha.


    The Monarch of Fate didn''t know who it was at first.


    He did not have it in his contacts.


    ¡®Is it a new client?¡¯


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    He then heard a voice.


    [You can talk right now, right?]


    They were shocked to hear this familiar voice. Maybe it was to be expected.


    "The Monarch of Pushoverness?¡±


    ¡°Why would that bastard Yoo Jaeha be calling?¡±


    They were extremely confused. It was the same for the Monarch of Fate.


    ¡®Why would he call right now?¡¯


    Was it part of Seo Ju-Heon''s ploy?


    He found it weird but decided to talk for now.


    "What is it, Monarch of Pushoverness. I''ll let you know that I''m not going to leave that son of a bitch Seo Ju-Heon alone.¡±


    He answered confidently but the words he heard on the phone were shocking.


    [Un-known.]


    ¡°......?¡±


    [The Pandora Directors¡¯ artifact. You have it, don''t you?]


    ¡°.........!¡±


    The Monarch of Fate froze in spot.


    Normal people might not know what that meant, but it was extremely shocking to the monopolizers who were colluding with Pandora.


    Why?


    ¡®How does this bastard know about that?¡¯


    The only people who knew about that should be Chairman Kwon and the other Monarchs who had been around since the creation of Pandora.


    ¡®Did the information leak?¡¯


    No.


    There was no way that this information had leaked. But how did Yoo Jaeha of all people know about that?


    As the Monarch of Fate''s pupils were shaking...


    [I''m sure you don''t want other artifact users knowing about Un-known and you really don¡¯t want the world knowing about it. All of you will have major headaches if that happens.]


    ¡®This son of a bitch.¡¯


    ¡°Where did you hear......¡±


    [It¡¯s fine, make a deal with me.]


    ¡°A deal?¡±


    [I''ll give you information on Seo Ju-Heon. I''ll make it so you can take care of him with certainty.]


    ¡°?!¡±


    The Monarch of Fate was in disbelief.


    ¡®Wasn''t this punk in Seo Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team?


    Is he crazy? Is he trying to betray Seo Ju-Heon?¡¯


    "What¡¯s your goal?¡±


    [Nothing much. Just give me Un-known too. It¡¯s really tempting.]


    The Monarch of Fate scoffed once he heard that.


    ¡°How dare you ask for that when you are just an illegal restorer who became a Monarch without any qualifications......?!¡±


    [What¡¯s wrong? It¡¯s not that hard for you guys. I''m offering you a way to take down Seo Ju-Heon, someone you guys have failed to take down no matter how hard you''ve tried. You don¡¯t like it? Then never mind.]


    ¡®This bastard.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha quickly added on before the Monarch of Fate could figure out what Yoo Jaeha was really planning.


    [Don¡¯t get the wrong idea. I''m in a situation where Seo Ju-Heon might kill me if I do something wrong.]


    ¡°What?¡±


    [I caused a bit of an accident. That¡¯s why I''m just preparing a lifeline before my captain finds out about it.]


    The Monarch of Fate started to frown.


    "What? You think Yoo Jaeha got his memories back?¡±


    Julian and Seol-A were frantic after getting a call from Chloe.


    Yoo Jaeha seemed to have escaped somewhere after getting his memories back.


    Julian asked Chloe a question.


    ¡°Have you tried calling him?¡±


    ¡°He''s not picking up. I think he¡¯s ignoring my call.¡±


    ¡°Did you contact Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    "That......¡±


    Chloe sighed while looking at the phone.


    ¡°It looks like the Captain-nim¡¯s cellphone is broken.¡±


    ¡°What? Really? Why?!¡±


    Julian put a hand on his forehead as Seol-A shouted.


    ¡®Why else? He probably broke it again!¡¯


    Ju-Heon was someone who destroyed a phone every time he went into a tomb.


    It was extremely likely that it was already destroyed since he was causing a ruckus at the Monarch of Fate''s house.


    Well, TKBM had provided them with phones in the past.


    ¡°Anyway, so you can¡¯t contact him......¡±


    They started to become desperate.


    It looked as if the worst possible scenario they had imagined had happened.


    ¡°It looks like Yoo Jaeha really is a traitor.¡±


    There was no other reason for him to run away after getting his memories back. He knew because he had recovered his memories as well.


    Even if there weren''t as many emotions as during a family reunion for families that have been split apart in North and South Korea, they should at least be able to greet each other.


    ¡®Instead, this son of a bitch chose to run away?¡¯


    What else could that mean?


    ¡°That bastard really must have sold us out. There''s enough circumstantial evidence as well.¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    Seol-A turned pale while Chloe looked anxious.


    Julian started to grind his teeth while looking at Yoo Jaeha''s number that he couldn''t reach.


    ¡®I didn¡¯t want to believe it was real.¡¯


    Julian must have been unable to control his anger as thunderbolts started to crackle around him.


    He quickly asked a question.


    "Seol-A, are you able to track him down?¡±


    Seol-A was a talented searcher and scout.


    It would be easy for her to track down any of her team members.


    Seol-A, who quickly used her ghosts and took out a radar, hesitated as she looked at Julian.


    She was worried that Julian would really kill Yoo Jaeha if she informed Julian about Jaeha''s current location.


    ¡°Umm......¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, tell me.¡±


    ¡°Will it be okay not to tell the Captain-nim? What if we met up with the Captain-nim and tell him what is going on first.......?!¡±


    Julian started to frown.


    ¡°Who knows what the hell that Monarch of Fraud would do in that time.¡±


    Seol-A debated for a moment before starting to speak.


    ¡°It looks like he is within New York City.¡±


    ¡°Good. He hasn''t gotten that far.¡±


    It would take Ju-Heon three hours to fly here from Florida but they were only about 30 minutes away.


    Julian quickly started to run.


    ¡®Yoo Jaeha. I won¡¯t let you get away with this.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had taken good care of Jaeha because he was one of their team members.


    That was why Julian was angry.


    ¡®You repaid his generosity with betrayal.¡¯


    ¡°Umm...... Vice Captain-nim.¡±


    "The Captain doesn''t know about this yet.¡±


    No. He didn''t want Ju-Heon to know about it.


    ¡°Let¡¯s take care of it before Ju-Heon figures it out.¡±


    They would get rid of him from this world along with Yang Chen and Chairman Kwon.


    [Why? You don¡¯t want to make a deal?]


    The Monarch of Fate''s pupils were shaking at Yoo Jaeha¡¯s offer.


    It was because he couldn''t figure out what this bastard was thinking at all.


    ¡®Damn it. Is this son of a bitch telling the truth or is he lying?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha looked annoyed at the prolonged silence and sounded as if he would hang up.


    [Well, it''s fine if you don''t want to. I just need to tell the world about the Un-known that should be at your house right now.]


    ¡°N, no, wait! I don¡¯t know how you know about it, but I''ve never seen it or used it......¡±


    [What? Weren¡¯t you going to use it on Seo Ju-Heon right now?]


    The Monarch of Fate started to frown before he heard his subordinates shouting from the floor below.


    ¡°Aaah! Mr. Joshua! Hurry! Seo Ju-Heon is right outside!¡±


    His subordinates were shouting because Ju-Heon was causing a ruckus and charging forward.


    ¡°Ow! Stop breaking everything, you son of a bitch!¡±


    "Do you know how much that costs?!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Baaaaang!


    Ju-Heon made it into the bedroom on the floor below.


    Ju-Heon, who had used his tomb destroying abilities to destroy this house, brushed the dust off of his clothes.


    "Ah, so annoying. There¡¯s so many fucking rooms.¡±


    The Monarch of Fate started to shake while looking at him through a surveillance camera.


    "T, that bastard......!¡±


    Ju-Heon was smiling as he walked up a set of stairs.


    Xiang Yu''s Sword of the Sovereign and Spear of the Overlord were quite threatening.


    The guards rushed toward him, but, unfortunately... The rope jumped out, wrapped around the guards and used them as drumsticks.


    [$#$#&!]


    Don¡¯t come closer! Don¡¯t come closer!


    The Monarch of Fate started to shake while looking at the screen before he shouted to Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Okay! I¡¯ll give it to you! I''ll give it to you so stop this son of a bitch! Now!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to smile on the other end of the call.


    ¡®I got you now. You bastard.¡¯


    [Then stop trying to activate Un-known for now.]


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Joshua¡¯s subordinates tried to enter the secret passage as Ju-Heon got closer.


    The Monarch of Fate quickly stopped them.


    ¡°Stop!¡± Hold off on Un-known for now!¡±


    His subordinates were shocked.


    "Excuse me?! But...... We need to use it to get rid of Seo Ju-Heon for good...!¡±


    The Monarch of Fate shook his head.


    It was dangerous to use it now that Yoo Jaeha knew about it.


    It would be a major headache if it was revealed to the world.


    An urgent Monarch of Fate turned on the speaker system that broadcasts through the entire residence.


    [Stop! Stop!]


    He was stopping.


    [Okay, I¡¯ll head out so stop destroying my house!]


    That message broadcasted throughout the house but Ju-Heon just laughed.


    ¡°Too late, you son of a bitch!¡±


    Bababababaaaaang!


    The Monarch of Fate started to scream.


    [Hey! I told you to stop! Damn it, my house! That thing''s worth 100 million dollars! Shit, that one''s worth 50 million......]


    He started to foam at the mouth before continuing to shout.


    [Fuck, I''ll sell you some good information about the future!]


    ¡®Information about the future my ass.¡¯


    Ju-Heon just went bang! He destroyed another wall.


    ¡°I know more than you, you bastard!¡±


    He then finally barged into the bedroom the Monarch of Fate was in.


    ¡°Hey there, Monarch of Fate. Did you keep your neck clean for me?¡±


    The Monarch of Fate became desperate after seeing Ju-Heon''s vicious smile.


    But it didn''t matter as Ju-Heon stomped down on the Monarch of Fate.


    ¡°Alright, feel free to tell me which body part you want me to destroy first. I¡¯ll be generous and give you that option.¡±


    The Monarch of Fate who was under Ju-Heon''s foot started to shout.


    ¡°Shit! Seo Ju-Heon, you have bigger things to worry about than doing this right now! You need to be wary of your subordinate!¡±


    Ju-Heon stopped moving.


    Was it because he already had an idea about it?


    The Monarch of Fate thought this was his chance after Ju-Heon stopped.


    ¡°I had a prophecy.


    Seo Ju-Heon will die when the Monarch of Fraud appears. Do you know what that means?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡°One of your subordinates can be considered the Monarch of Fraud. Shouldn¡¯t you take care of that bastard first?¡±


    The Monarch of Fate was talking about Yoo Jaeha.


    There was no way Ju-Heon wouldn¡¯t know that. He had seen it in the newspaper a while ago.


    The Monarch of Fate became excited and continued to blab as Ju-Heon stood there without talking.


    ¡°To be honest with you, he wanted to make a deal with me. He said he would sell information about you because he felt as if you would kill him.¡±


    ¡°.........¡±


    ¡°I will do a thorough reading of your future. Huh? It looks like that bastard ran away from the hospital, should I track him down for you? You don''t know where he is, right? That¡¯s why...¡±


    ¡°I don''t need it.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s here.¡±


    ¡°!!¡±


    As soon as he said that, bang! The wall crumbled. The next room was completely visible once the wall was destroyed with Set¡¯s artifact.


    As for the person who had been hiding in the next room...


    Yoo Jaeha gasped.


    ¡®Fuck, I hid my presence completely!¡¯


    That was right.


    The Yoo Jaeha Seol-A located in New York was a fake. The real one had secretly followed Ju-Heon.


    But to notice him...


    He held his breath and continued to hide thinking it could have been a coincidence, but Ju-Heon started to sneer.


    ¡°Come out, you retard. How long are you going to be secretly following me?¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s hands shook for a moment.


    ¡®What do I do? Should I go out?¡¯


    Ju-Heon became annoyed.


    ¡°Hurry up and come out, you beggar!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who had been hesitating, jumped up as if he had been struck by lightning. He then coughed out loud before slowly crawling out toward the hole in the wall.


    ¡°A, aigoo, you found me.¡±


    ¡°Why did you follow me?¡±


    "Aww, why else? I came to help you, Captain-nim.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha nonchalantly smiled as he approached Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Do you need my help with anything? I want to get a bonus.¡±


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s dagger was pointed at Yoo Jaeha''s neck.


    Yoo Jaeha was shocked.


    ¡°C, captain-nim?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile with satisfaction.


    ¡°Oho? ¡®Retarded Captain.¡¯ You''re not going to call me that?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha stiffened up after hearing that. He anxiously asked back.


    ¡°.........E, excuse me? What do you mea......¡±


    ¡°Why are you shocked? You already got your memories back.¡±


    ¡°............!¡±


    The poker face on Yoo Jaeha''s face instantly disappeared.


    Ju-Heon started to smile as if he found Jaeha to be despicable. sea??h th§× n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Did you think that I wouldn''t know? You really thought I wouldn¡¯t know you got your memories back?¡±


    Silence filled the area.


    Had the others contacted him?


    Jaeha looked toward Ju-Heon with a gaze that seemed to be asking that question, but Ju-Heon showed him his destroyed cellphone.


    He was showing that he couldn''t have been contacted by them.


    Yoo Jaeha gulped after seeing the blade against his neck.


    ¡°H, how can you know even without getting a call...¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not my first time dealing with your obvious methods.¡±


    He knew from the beginning that this bastard had been lying.


    How?


    ¡®I can tell by looking at the durability.¡¯


    The real Raven¡¯s artifact that Yoo Jaeha had on him...


    He had only used it three times but it showed that it had been used four times.


    The gears fell into place once he thought of this bastard¡¯s habits.


    That was why he had pretended not to know to let Jaeha do as he pleased.


    It was because he could predict what this bastard was going to do.


    And now, in order to take care of everything...


    Ju-Heon placed the tip of Xiang Yu¡¯s sword right up against Jaeha''s neck.


    ¡°Alright, answer my questions while I am asking nicely. Your head will be gone the moment you lie.¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha could see the light smile on Ju-Heon''s face.


    "Did you betray us too?¡±

 Chapter 231: What happened in the past? (3)

    Chapter 231: What happened in the past? (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    On the other hand, Julian scoffed after arriving at New York City.


    "This son of a bitch.¡±


    They had arrived at New York¡¯s Time Square.


    They were somehow able to find Yoo Jaeha in this crowded area.


    Even if Jaeha was hiding his aura, they were all Ju-Heon''s subordinates.


    It wasn¡¯t hard for them to do something like this.


    However...


    ¡°I''ve been feeling that something was weird the closer we got, but...¡±


    "......This son of a bitch.¡±


    They grabbed the back of the neck of the item in front of them.


    There was a well-crafted corpse in front of Julian, Seol-A and Chloe.


    Of course, people around them were screaming that someone was murdered.


    ¡°S, someone is dead!¡±


    ¡°No! It¡¯s not a person! Kyaaaa! Look at it!¡±


    The corpse that had fallen down while spewing blood had jumped up and started to rampage.


    It was as if it was telling the people who had followed it, ¡®you retards, you were tricked. You were tricked.¡¯


    It was making fun of them.


    Julian started to shake as he watched.


    ¡°This bastard is dead once I find him.¡±


    Of course, even Seol-A who had tracked Yoo Jaeha looked as if she had not expected this.


    Maybe that was to be expected.


    Why?


    ¡°Unbelievable. Jaeha went somewhere without Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact.¡±


    That was right.


    Yoo Jaeha''s fake corpse had Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact with it. He would never leave this artifact behind for a scam.


    That was the reason Seol-A had focused her search on this artifact.


    However...


    ¡°Why did he leave da Vinci''s artifact behind?¡±


    He would definitely need this artifact to run.


    This was unbelievable even if he was trying to get away from their tracking.


    Da Vinci''s artifact was the greatest artifact for the Monarch of Fraud. This could be compared to a soldier going out into the battlefield leaving his gun behind.


    ¡°How can he leave such a precious artifact behind......¡±


    It felt as if he left it behind on purpose, knowing that they would recover it.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    Julian, who had recovered da Vinci''s artifact, looked anxious.


    ¡®Da Vinci''s artifact is the reason we were always tricked by him.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha was just a toothless tiger who only had his restoration abilities without this artifact.


    He had even given up his ownership of it.


    ¡®Why?¡¯


    It happened at that moment.


    Seol-A''s eyes flashed as she looked at her radar.


    ¡°I found the real Yoo Jaeha!¡±


    Julian and Chloe focused on her.


    ¡°Really? Where is he?¡±


    ¡°Umm, that.........¡±


    Seol-A looked at the map of the United States.


    Florida.


    It said Jaeha was at the Monarch of Fate''s house where Ju-Heon was right now.


    "Did you betray us too?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s body started to shake after hearing those words.


    He couldn''t help but shake.


    It made sense.


    The person he had killed was standing in front of him.


    Of course, Ju-Heon was viciously smiling. He didn¡¯t sound angry.


    But Yoo Jaeha couldn¡¯t help but gulp because of Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze.


    ¡®I''m certain.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s gaze was saying that he would really kill Jaeha if he tried anything funny.


    In that sense, Ju-Heon was really like a sword.


    Every member of his tomb raiding team knew how Ju-Heon became when he got angry.


    His recovered memories clearly remembered the vicious side of Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon especially never forgave his enemies.


    He would never forgive someone for betraying him either.


    Yoo Jaeha clenched his eyes shut after having those thoughts.


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    However, the Monarch of Fraud was not someone who would be scared by just this.


    He was someone who always said, ¡®the fault lies with the fools who were tricked, the fools who were smacked in the back.¡¯


    That was kind of his motto.


    He just needed to say the same thing this time.


    He confidently started to speak.


    ¡°That...... that¡¯s right. I killed you and the others just like Yang Chen did.¡±


    ¡°.........¡±


    So what?


    Who told you to get on Chairman Kwon''s bad side? You¡¯re the idiot for getting screwed over.


    Yoo Jaeha was about to say something like that as he usually would.


    However...


    ¡°.........¡±


    He couldn¡¯t open his mouth to speak.


    Yoo Jaeha clenched his eyes shut after recalling the memories of his team members deaths.


    And...


    ¡°I''m sorry......!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha unexpectedly got down on his knees and lowered his head to the ground.


    This was something that would never happen in the past life since the Monarch of Fraud never knelt down for anyone.


    He was banging his forehead on the ground as he cried.


    They were not fake tears; he was not acting.


    ¡°I''m sorry, I''m really sorry. I wasn¡¯t trying... I wasn¡¯t trying to do that. It really was my fault! I got you and the others killed. It was because of me......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha bit down on his lips while recalling the incidents of the past.


    ¡°At that time......I swiped the information about our team members and handed it over to the bosses.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding team was overbearing.


    They were able to clear any and all tombs without any issues, causing jealousy and envy from the others.


    ¡®Ah, Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding is so lucky. They always end up with the easy tombs.¡¯


    ¡®I know, right? Well, I guess they¡¯re only given easy tombs since they are an unofficial excavation team.¡¯


    They wanted to give a bad name to Ju-Heon''s team no matter what it took.


    That was why Yoo Jaeha, who had gotten upset at their slander, had responded back.


    ¡®Those retards. Look at them acting like buffoons. It¡¯s obviously because they suck.¡¯


    They responded to him.


    ¡®Then go clear a tomb we would approve of. Then we will accept your skills.¡¯


    ¡®Ho! Get lost. You¡¯re not even worth talking to.¡¯


    ¡®Why? Make sure to give us the correct information about your team members as well! We will pick a difficulty using those files as our foundation!''


    Pandora was able to pretty accurately determine the danger level of a tomb at that time and they wanted to use that.


    Of course, Yoo Jaeha just ignored their bullshit. But Chairman Kwon seemed to have been amused by it.


    ¡®Fine. We will test the strength of our team members.¡¯


    Yang Chen had asked Yoo Jaeha for the team¡¯s charts. Yoo Jaeha didn''t want to do it but this was what Yang Chen had said to him.


    ¡®I want to show them our true strength during this test. It makes me angry seeing the Captain-nim being looked down upon like this.¡¯


    That was the reason Yang Chen wanted him to swipe the team members¡¯ files.


    ¡®They will use the information as foundation to assign a tomb with the right difficulty. That''s the only way to make sure nobody claims we got another easy tomb.¡¯


    Yang Chen had said that this was an opportunity for their tomb raiding team to become an official excavation team.


    ¡®Hey Jaeha. Don¡¯t you want to proudly come up to the sun rather than continuing on as a ghost team?¡¯


    ¡®I don''t really care.¡¯


    He was Chairman Kwon¡¯s personal restorer and a Monarch so he was treated pretty well.


    But he knew how the rest of his team members were treated in TKBM.


    They were an unofficial excavation team on paper and were part of a ghost branch that didn¡¯t even come up on the organization chart.


    The Accounting team used that as an excuse to not give them any funds or artifacts and their salary was a third of everybody else''s as well.


    It was like this even though Ju-Heon''s team was the one who had raised Chairman Kwon to the Four Emperors position and brought in 80% of all of TKBM''s profits.


    ¡®That¡¯s all because we¡¯re an unofficial excavation team. To be honest with you, I want to be accepted by everyone and proudly stand with my head up high through this chance.¡¯


    After hearing that from Yang Chen who was one of his team members, Yoo Jaeha had rummaged through Chloe¡¯s examination records and swiped the team members¡¯ files.


    He did it hoping that his team members who were working so hard could finally come out of the shadows and into the sun.


    They were annoying, frustrating, and aggravating bastards, but he had received a lot from them during their time together.


    ¡®Let¡¯s help them.¡¯


    Of course, all of this was done in secret.


    The team members knowing this was a test would not make it as effective.


    But he had no idea that this was Chairman Kwon''s scheme to delete Ju-Heon''s team from this world.


    There was even that stupid argument with his team members the day before the test.


    ¡®Ah whatever, I don¡¯t care. They¡¯ll only know about how important I am to the team if their artifacts don''t work properly inside the tomb.¡¯


    He was tired and upset.


    That was why Yoo Jaeha had done something out of anger.


    ¡®I''ll make it so that they will say sorry and that they can¡¯t do anything without me once they get out of the test.¡¯


    That was why he had not fully restored their artifacts. He had received information about the tomb in advance and it did not seem that dangerous anyway.


    ¡®Plus, it¡¯s just a test.¡¯


    He had received an extremely sweet order as well.


    [We are going to be conducting the test for the team members so do not enter the tomb in order to keep it a secret.]


    That made him think, ¡®great, it¡¯s my first break in a long time.¡¯


    He then went out and had some fun with women and booze.


    He would be able to see the others in the office after fooling around for a few days.


    However...


    ¡®Excuse me? What did you say?¡¯


    He then heard that all of them had died.


    Yoo Jaeha was flustered.


    This was what Chairman Kwon had also said.


    ¡®You did very well. Yoo Jaeha. The information you swiped for us allowed us to take care of them. I will give you a promotion.¡¯


    He was fuming with anger when he went to find Yang Chen and grabbed him by the collar.


    ¡®You said it was a test! Why would people die during a test?!¡¯


    ¡®Who knows? They were just unlucky. Who could have expected history''s worst Tomb Appearance to happen in that area?¡¯


    ¡®.........You son of a... Why would you not know that?! What happened to all that shitty technology those sons of bitches at Pandora are so proud of?!¡¯


    But the TKBM employees patted Yoo Jaeha''s shoulders, as if they had all known about this in advance.


    ¡®Forget about them. You¡¯ll do much better now too. The shitty tomb raiding team that was holding you back is gone.¡¯


    ¡®Hey, you damn sons of bitches......¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha had been grinding his teeth. He was about to grab these bastards who were worse than animals to object.


    However...


    ¡®If not, then are you going to say you weren¡¯t involved at all?¡¯


    ¡®What?¡¯


    ¡®We used the information you swiped about the tomb raiding team to find that tomb. We set the traps accordingly as well.¡¯


    ¡®..........¡¯


    ¡®You also said that you didn''t fully restore their artifacts. It sounds like you had a good idea about what was going to happen.¡¯


    ¡®Hey Monarch of Fraud, I respect you. You even scammed your own team members to their deaths. You truly are at a different level than the rest of us.¡¯


    ¡®Let¡¯s work together well from now on. The cancer aiming for the Chairman-nim is now gone.¡¯


    The only thing he figured out was that he had killed his team members.


    ¡®Hey Jaeha, did you hear? The Captain-nim gathered all of your paintings that he''s bought until now and asked a cafe to display them. It¡¯s not big, but it''s still an exhibition!¡¯


    ¡®People were asking who painted them!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha had cried.


    He cried out of guilt as he sat in the empty office where nobody would come anymore.


    ¡®Why is nobody coming? Why? That bookworm retarded captain should be reading over there... The stockfish should be nagging me... the pushover should be watching her while sighing......¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha started to plan his revenge now that he knew that TKBM had planned this from the beginning.


    It took a long time to do it.


    It took about one year to pull it off.


    Even though he called it revenge, he didn¡¯t know if it would end up causing only a small impact and not matter in the long run.


    His opponent was TKBM''s Chairman, someone who could be compared to the Emperor of an Empire. S§×ar?h the N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    In contrast, he was just a worker ant in that organization.


    How much damage could a puny little ant cause?


    But he still used the best method he could to get his revenge.


    Of course, he had no idea what happened to TKBM after that.


    Why?


    It was because he didn¡¯t know what happened in the future after that.


    ¡®Fuck! Yoo Jaeha, that son of a bitch is dead! The only restorer left in the entire world committed suicide!¡¯


    ¡®The artifacts¡¯ durabilities are at 0 too!¡¯


    But his team members didn''t return.


    Even if it had not been his intentions, his actions had led to his team members¡¯ deaths.


    And now...


    ¡°I''m very sorry. I''m so sorry...... I did something wrong.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was apologizing to Ju-Heon.


    He didn''t try to make any excuses.


    While that was going on...


    ¡®I don¡¯t know what the hell is up with them, but......¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate, who was still captured by Ju-Heon, thought that this was his best chance to escape.


    ¡®This is my chance while Seo Ju-Heon is distracted.¡¯


    As he was about to use an escape-type artifact!


    Stomp!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly stomped on the Monarch of Fate''s hand.


    It was his way of saying there was no way he would let the Monarch of Fate escape.


    ¡°Don¡¯t try anything funny and stay right there. There''s something you need to do.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha continued to speak.


    ¡°I won''t ask you for your forgiveness. You can punish me with death right now. I am the traitor. But Captain-nim, there is something I must tell you before that......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°You¡¯re finally telling the truth.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha heard an angry voice.


    Yoo Jaeha turned his head to see Julian, Chloe, and Seol-A, who had chased him here.


    The other team members had used an artifact to fly here while Ju-Heon was busy destroying the residence once they realized that they had chased a fake.


    Julian was shaking while looking at Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Captain. Don¡¯t pay him any attention. He¡¯s going to say whatever he can to stay alive.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha clenched his eyes shut after sensing Julian¡¯s anger.


    ¡°All criminals will apologize for their actions before they receive their sentences. They¡¯ll beg and say that what they did was wrong.¡±


    Julian said that those tears could not be considered true tears.


    Those criminals were only apologizing with their mouths even if they didn''t mean it.


    They were doing it so that it could help them reduce their sentences.


    This bastard would be the same.


    ¡°Yang Chen is one thing, but because of this bastard......!¡±


    Julian had a lot to say because of his fellow team members who had died wrongful deaths.


    But Julian sighed and didn¡¯t go on.


    He knew that there was no point in getting emotional right now.


    The important thing was what happened from here.


    ¡°I''m sure you are already aware even if I don¡¯t say anything else. This bastard......¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Ju-Heon was looking at Yoo Jaeha with a cold gaze, as if he had made up his mind about something.

 Chapter 232: What happened in the past? (4)

    Chapter 232: What happened in the past? (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°I''m sure you are already aware even if I don¡¯t say anything else. This bastard......¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Ju-Heon was looking at Yoo Jaeha with a cold gaze, as if he had made up his mind about something.


    ¡°He¡¯s not a traitor.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, he¡¯s not a trai......¡±


    Julian''s eyes opened wide.


    ¡®Wait a minute. What did he just say?¡¯


    ¡°Hey! Seo Ju-Heon! What did you just say?!¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked back at Julian with a confused look on his face.


    ¡°I said he was not a traitor.¡±


    ¡°Ho.¡±


    The team members gasped.


    They had never expected those words to come out of Ju-Heon''s mouth.


    Chloe and Seol-A were standing in shock as Julian shouted in anger.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon! Are you out of your damn mind?!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Is there a problem?¡±


    ¡°A lot of problems! You''re saying you¡¯re going to forgive a traitor! Are you trying to protect him?!¡±


    Seo Ju-Heon scoffed in response.


    ¡®Protect him my ass.¡¯


    ¡°You know how I am.¡±


    ¡°I do know!¡±


    ¡®Everybody needs to take responsibility for their mistakes.¡¯


    That was Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s philosophy. But knowing that was the case was making Julian even more frustrated right now!


    ¡°So what is it?! There is circumstantial evidence proving that this bastard sold us out! But you¡¯re saying he¡¯s not a traitor...?!¡±


    ¡°What? Circumstantial evidence? What circumstantial evidence?¡±


    ¡°What else?! He didn¡¯t restore our artifacts, he didn''t come to the tomb, and he swiped our information!¡±


    "Ah, those things?¡±


    Ju-Heon just laughed. Julian was confused at Ju-Heon¡¯s laugh that seemed to be asking if that was all Julian was talking about.


    "Hey...Seo Ju-Heon! You can''t be like this! Huh?!¡±


    The Captain could not be like this in consideration for the team members who had died.


    But Ju-Heon nonchalantly responded back.


    ¡°You are right that our artifacts were not fully restored at that time.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to shake as Ju-Heon peeked toward him.


    ¡°It''s obvious he was being a jackass after arguing with us the day before, but...¡±


    It was obvious. This bastard was petty and sly. Sear?h the N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    That was probably why he only restored their artifacts a little bit, however......


    ¡°But he didn¡¯t do that to kill us.¡±


    Julian could not believe it.


    ¡®Listen to this bastard!¡¯


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon! You......!¡±


    ¡°Shut up. I''m not saying that irrationally.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡°The durability of our artifacts didn''t mean anything in that tomb anyway.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°I know it¡¯s not easy to look at it rationally. But I need you to calm down and be your usual self.¡±


    Ju-Heon recalled the situation in that tomb.


    ¡°Think about it. Did the durability of our artifacts have anything to do with what happened in that tomb?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    They didn¡¯t.


    That was obvious. Their artifacts had not even worked in that tomb.


    Why?


    Their artifacts had crumbled as soon as they channeled their Dominance into them.


    No...


    ¡®All of the artifacts in our possession were destroyed as if there was something that despised artifacts in there.¡¯


    It was understandable now that they knew more about the situation.


    That was the tomb of the Crow that loathed artifacts. Any artifact brought into that tomb would have been destroyed by the Crow''s savage aura.


    ¡®Either that or it was a trap that was placed to make that happen.¡¯


    Regardless of the reason, they were unable to use any artifacts inside the tomb at all. All they could do was run away as even their possession-type artifacts ended up being destroyed with a single use. All that they could do in that tomb was use those S-Grade artifacts once.


    It was an extremely shitty tomb.


    But what about fully restoring the artifacts?


    ¡®It was a tomb where having any artifacts with us was meaningless.¡¯


    ¡°That''s why although it was disgraceful that he did not fully restore our artifacts as a restorer, that¡¯s all it is. Strictly speaking, it had nothing to do with our deaths. We would have died even if they were fully restored.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    Julian started to frown after hearing this accurate deduction. But he probably could not fully accept it still.


    ¡°But he didn''t even come to that tomb that day.¡±


    ¡°A secret test of strength.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was shocked to hear that familiar term. Ju-Heon just laughed at that reaction.


    "Why do you look so shocked? Did you really think I wouldn¡¯t know about the rumor that was going around the company?¡±


    ¡°T, that......!¡±


    Julian quickly asked a question.


    ¡°Hold on. What do you mean a secret test of strength?¡±


    ¡°Ah. I don¡¯t know all the details, but I think they were trying to secretly test each team¡¯s strength. None of the restorers would take part in the test.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡°Well, that old bastard ended up using that to get us killed it seems.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze turned vicious as he said that.


    He had felt that there were things he had not known, but he had not known about Chairman Kwon¡¯s true colors. Who would have expected to die like that?


    Julian shouted in frustration after hearing what Ju-Heon had to say.


    ¡°Then what about the fact that this bastard swiped our information?! Let¡¯s be real, if they didn¡¯t have that information......!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°Ah. The information he swiped? I''m sure that was useless.¡±


    Even Yoo Jaeha''s eyes opened wide after hearing that.


    ¡°U, useless? Why?¡±


    ¡°Why else? I modified it before that.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡®What?!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha gave Ju-Heon a gaze that seemed to be asking him to explain and Ju-Heon glared back at him to lower his gaze.


    ¡°There were enemies all around us at that time. There were numerous hyenas trying to find out our team members¡¯ weaknesses. Of course I modified it.¡±


    Nobody knew about it since he didn''t even tell Chloe who had created the files.


    Julian was truly flabbergasted.


    ¡°T, then......¡±


    ¡°Our information was not given to them through this bastard.¡±


    "Then who?!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze turned sharp.


    ¡°There¡¯s a person. There¡¯s a bastard among the Monarchs who could do that.¡±


    "A Monarch? Wait a minute... then...¡±


    "This is just a hypothesis from here, but I don¡¯t think TKBM was the only one responsible for our deaths.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°Anyway, this bastard is not a traitor like Yang Chen for those reasons.¡±


    Julian glared at Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°How do you know that?! He could have stuck with TKBM after we died and laughed it all off as he got promoted!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡±


    Ju-Heon recalled what had happened when Yoo Jaeha had gotten his memories back.


    He had thrown quite a show about using a fake artifact, however... He had clearly looked as if he had gotten his memories back and he had been in pain. He had looked how everybody else had looked as well.


    Their gazes were all the same as they recalled the moment of their death. He had seen the same gaze on Yoo Jaeha at that time.


    Because of that...


    ¡°I think this bastard ended up dying too. After we died of course.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to shake while recalling that moment.


    Chairman Kwon had destroyed his legs and prevented him from running away, saying that he was the only restorer left in the world.


    Yoo Jaeha had used all sorts of excuses to lower the durability of all artifacts before doing something he considered as a rebellion.


    He used a gun-type artifact he had hidden away.


    Of course, Ju-Heon looked at him as if he was an idiot.


    ¡°You dumbass. You should have just stuck with Chairman Kwon and lived a good life until you died of old age.¡±


    ¡°T, that''s so mean.¡±


    Ju-Heon was sure that TKBM would not have crumbled after that. Yoo Jaeha¡¯s rebellion had caused meaningful results, however, it was not enough to destroy a large corporation like TKBM.


    Julian shook his head in disbelief at this point.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon. Then you never thought that this bastard betrayed us from the beginning......¡±


    "Are you an idiot? Why would I bring someone who really betrayed us as a team member?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡®This bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was being serious.


    He would not have sought out this bastard if he thought Jaeha was a traitor. The rest of the team members glared at Yoo Jaeha.


    They were feeling less suspicious after hearing their Captain say all these things, but......


    ¡°Then why did you run away?! You even threw away da Vinci''s artifact!¡±


    ¡°.........That!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha could not raise his head. The Monarch of Fraud had felt serious guilt facing his former team members once he got his memories back.


    He had believed that his actions had led to their deaths.


    He felt extremely guilty for having been alive when the rest of the team members had died. That was why he had returned da Vinci''s artifact, the symbol of the Monarch of Fraud, and planned on having Ju-Heon punish him with death.


    He was worried that he would subconsciously try to run away if he had the Monarch of Fraud''s artifact with him.


    ¡°That...... I''m sorry. I''m really sorry. I¡¯ll take any punishment you give me! You can even kill me, Captain-nim!¡±


    He didn¡¯t think he would be able to raise his head if they didn¡¯t come to some kind of conclusion right now.


    It was because no matter what Ju-Heon said, regardless of the fact that he didn¡¯t know what was going to happen, even if his actions had not impacted their deaths...


    It was still true that he had stolen the files and not fully restored their artifacts.


    ¡°So...... please...¡±


    Ju-Heon just sneered at Yoo Jaeha who could not raise his head.


    ¡°Shut up.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Why would I do something to make you feel better?¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted in response.


    ¡°You probably think dying is the best result, don''t you?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at the hard case on his destroyed cellphone.


    It looked like a regular cellphone case but this was the Code of Hammurabi. The names of the team members who had signed the slave contracts were clearly written on it.


    ¡°How dare you plot ways to get an easy out when you are Slave number 1. Don¡¯t think about dying for a while. I don¡¯t plan on letting you do that.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Ju-Heon continued to speak.


    ¡°You definitely have things to feel guilty about. So shut up and work without causing any issues if you really feel guilty. I''ll fuck you up if you mess around like you used to when you were the Monarch of Fraud.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to cry after hearing that.


    The joy of meeting his team members again, the relief at the fact that they were alive... And his guilt.


    Yoo Jaeha could not raise his head.


    ¡°Yes sir, yes sir... I understand. I understand...¡±


    ¡°Most importantly, you need to do something very important from now.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon gently grabbed Yoo Jaeha¡¯s shoulder as if he had not been rude this whole time.


    ¡°Jaeha. This is a very important question.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s tone was very warm. Yoo Jaeha gulped in fear.


    ¡°U, umm, Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°You saw TKBM¡¯s secrets after we died, right?¡±


    Ju-Heon had an extremely friendly expression on his face that did not suit him at all.


    "What is Un-known?¡±


    He was quite curious.


    Ju-Heon wouldn''t normally care whether he knew about an artifact or not, but this was still an artifact he didn''t know about. He couldn¡¯t help but be curious.


    In addition, although this risk had disappeared now, the Archaeologist''s Artifact¡¯s risk from the past...


    The greed for knowledge... That was gone now but he now had a greed for artifacts.


    ¡°Speak. What kind of artifact is it?¡±


    ¡°Umm, umm t, that......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha probably thought Ju-Heon''s gaze was scary as he responded while shaking.


    ¡°That......umm, Un-known is basically an artifact that Pandora''s Executive Board has.¡±


    ¡°Okay. What does it look like?¡±


    ¡°Um, umm that......¡±


    ¡°Be specific. You must know a lot about it if you were willing to make a deal with the Monarch of Fate.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was now sweating bullets.


    ¡°Umm, Captain-nim. There is something I wish to tell you first.¡±


    "What is it?¡±


    ¡°Umm, your memory is better than most people¡¯s right? That¡¯s why you are able to remember the tombs and artifacts from the past? You know that isn''t normal for most people even if they get their memories back? Right, sir?¡±


    ¡°What the hell are you trying to say?¡±


    ¡°S, so what I''m trying to say is that I don¡¯t remember! I remember seeing it, but...... Ah, shit, I don¡¯t know! Are you crazy?! How can I remember everything from the past?! You''re the weird one, Captain-nim!¡±


    The doggies were summoned as soon as he said that.


    And...


    ¡°He¡¯s a traitor. Take care of him.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t leave behind a corpse.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to scream.


    "Wow, isn''t this too much?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to grind his teeth.


    It was because he was stuck with a pile of artifacts and had to do all sorts of chores including cleaning, laundry, and looking after the artifacts.


    He could not hold it in any longer and started to shout.


    ¡°Hey, retarded ca... No, Captain-nim. Logically speaking, most of these aren¡¯t my jobs.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who was no longer a pushover, immediately started to resist. These shitty jobs... They weren¡¯t his duty.


    "Ah, whatever. I don¡¯t care if there¡¯s a contract or not, I can make a living doing something else. I can''t work while being treated like this.¡±


    He immediately grabbed da Vinci''s artifact and was about to run.


    Disappearing after leaving his team members behind... That was something he frequently did during his time as the Monarch of Fraud.


    The others who saw him acting like this were starting to get headaches, thinking that they knew he would be like this.


    They were getting headaches thinking about how he would smack them from the back now that the pushover got his memories back.


    However...


    ¡°Jaeha, now that I think about it.¡±


    ¡°What is it, retarded Captain."


    ¡°We might have been able to last a little longer in that tomb if you fully restored our artifacts.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡°Right? Even though he said it was for us, it is true that he gave them our information.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡°Ah, I think the leg I lost in the tomb is starting to hurt......¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak! I¡¯ll do it! I''ll do it sir! I''ll do anything! I''ll do anything you tell me to do, Captain-nim!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who had been getting ready to run away, kneeled again.


    The way he addressed Ju-Heon became respectful again.


    Although he was the Monarch of Fraud, it was still difficult for him to get away from his guilty conscience.


    As for Ju-Heon, this was just the birth of a talented pushover.


    The other team members scoffed while looking at their interaction.


    ¡°I expected it, but it is quite rowdy.¡±


    They clicked their tongues while looking at the articles in the newspaper.


    [The Monarch of Fate, one of the world¡¯s greatest VIPs, has gone missing.]


    [Was it an abduction? Have there been no requests from the culprits?]


    [The puppeteer controlling things from the shadows has disappeared.]


    [The leaders throughout the world are in a state of panic.]


    [Where is he headed? Nobody knows whether he is alive or dead.]


    [A 100 million dollar reward for any witnesses.]


    [This VIP must be found no matter what.]


    [We cannot locate the Heirlooms or the remaining 7 Great Tombs without the Monarch of Fate.]


    ¡°Well, I''m sure its a shitshow since the Monarch of Fate, the person who pretty much controls the world, has disappeared.¡±


    ¡°Hmm, what do we do now?¡±


    They peeked toward the restroom.


    And inside......


    ¡°Hey! Fuck! Are you going to keep me like this?! What the fuck are you planning on doing with me?!¡±


    The VIP who had been abducted by Ju-Heon was shouting in anger.

 Chapter 233: Abducting someone is bad (1)

    Chapter 233: Abducting someone is bad (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    The team members sighed after hearing the loud shouts coming from the restroom.


    Joshua, the Monarch of Fate, was being held captive inside the restroom.


    He had been in there for about two days already.


    ¡®It¡¯s about time he got tired.¡¯


    ¡°He¡¯s still quite lively.¡±


    ¡°Will he calm down if we drown him?¡±


    The Monarch of Fate started to foam at the mouth.


    ¡®Lively? Drown me? What the hell did they just say?¡¯


    ¡°Hey! You guys shouldn''t be doing that! How can you do that to a person?!¡±


    Someone slammed the door open after hearing that.


    The person who had been the first to do so was unexpectedly Julian.


    The Monarch of Fate''s face lit up after seeing Julian.


    ¡®The Monarch of Strategies! This bastard is a good person who will not forgive wrongdoings!¡¯


    There was no way this guy would leave a poor soul who had been tied up with duct tape and imprisoned inside a tub for two days.


    That might have been why the Monarch of Fate started to feel rushed.


    ¡°Hurry and free me! This is a crime! Let¡¯s work together to put that bastard Seo Ju-Heon behind bars!¡±


    He believed that Julian would be on his side.


    ¡°You hated Seo Ju-Heon quite a lot too! You called him a criminal!¡±


    However...


    ¡°Can¡¯t you cover his damn mouth? He¡¯s so loud.¡±


    ¡®What the hell did he just say?!¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate looked at Julian as if he had been punched. Julian just looked back at the Monarch of Fate as if he was ridiculous.


    He was probably thinking that there was someone better than this guy for his good will.


    ¡°I definitely think there is a problem with his methods, but it shouldn''t matter.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    The Monarch of Fate was a member of Pandora''s Executive Board and the shadow puppeteer of the world¡¯s powerful leaders. He was a criminal who had control over countries and a strong influence over the black markets that were known as the underground economy.


    He had harmed a ton of people and caused chaos for the benefit of those he supported and his own.


    Furthermore, that was not just in the past life.


    ¡°There are over 20,000 people who have been killed by your hands. Do you know that?¡±


    All of that had happened in the past one year.


    ¡®He¡¯s the culprit behind wars.¡¯


    He had purposely caused war and chaos to kill people or push them out of their lands so that he could take control of artifacts and tombs.


    Although Africa and the Middle East were still the main focus because of the terrorist organizations and riots... It was slowly spreading to Europe.


    ¡®He even ordered the Monarch of Destitution to cause an economic crisis in the past life.¡¯


    World leaders would often try to use wars to overcome their economic danger.


    It had made it so that the countries stuck between the weak countries and large countries would be beaten down without being able to do much.


    ¡®It should be less now since Keira, the Monarch of War, is gone, but still...¡¯


    Asia would end up scorched in a few years too if the current situation continued. That was why although Julian would normally believe that all humans had the right to dignity......


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it good in its own way if getting rid of one criminal would mean that hundreds of millions of people could be happy?¡±


    The Monarch of Fate froze in place after seeing Julian''s bright smile.


    He was certain of it.


    ¡®This son of a bitch is planning on killing me.¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate started to shout as if he felt wronged.


    ¡°Don''t you know that your captain is a greater villain than me?! He''s a wanted criminal!¡±


    That made Julian sneer as if Joshua was a pot calling the kettle black.


    "The two of you look the same in my eyes but I guess the results are a bit different.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    "The Monarch of Plunder and the Monarch of Fate. The people who will be happy with your disappearances are different.¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    That was true.


    The monopolizers would feel as if the whole world had been destroyed if the Monarch of Fate disappeared. The people of the world would still suffer from wars and famine.


    But what if Ju-Heon disappeared?


    The civilians might not necessarily be happy, but the monopolizers would be jumping up and down in joy.


    That was the difference.


    ¡°That is why if I had to choose between the two of you, I would wholeheartedly choose you to disappear.¡±


    The Monarch of Fate gasped and Yoo Jaeha who had entered the restroom started to snort.


    ¡°And there you have it. So please keep your damn mouth shut.¡±


    He then started to run the water in the tub.


    The Monarch of Fate gasped once more as the water level started to rise.


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    ¡®Are they really thinking about drowning me?! And the water is cold!¡¯


    ¡°Fuck, it¡¯s cold! It¡¯s fucking cold!¡±


    ¡°Aww, it¡¯s cold? Here you go.¡±


    The Monarch of Fate started to scream that he was going to boil as Yoo Jaeha turned on the hot water instead.


    Julian clicked his tongue as he watched.


    ¡°Hey scammer, don''t overdo it. This can be considered torture. Don''t do something that cannot be forgiven in modern society......¡±


    ¡°Huh? Hey. You¡¯re the one who imprisoned that son of a bitch here.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s a big difference between holding someone captive for a little bit and torturing them.¡±


    He knew that both actions were bad but Julian just didn¡¯t like the Monarch of Fraud.


    Even if Jaeha reflected on his past actions, he was still just the Monarch of Fraud to Julian.


    Yoo Jaeha snorted, knowing that was the case.


    ¡°Ah whatever, don''t tell me what to do when you¡¯re not the Captain-nim. You damn pushover!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    The two of them started to fight.


    They had fought a lot in the past as well since Yoo Jaeha was a scammer who made fakes while Julian was an appraiser who revealed the fakes.


    Julian used his position as a lawyer to angrily sue Jaeha whenever he was scammed. That made Yoo Jaeha get angry at the fact that it seemed as if he received more court summons than credit card statements.


    They sued each other so much that they saw each other more in the courtroom than in their office.


    They were pretty much bitter enemies now that they got their memories back.


    ¡°The Captain-nim is the only one who can tell me what to do! Got it?¡±


    ¡°Sure, you damn scammer.¡±


    Of course, the Monarch of Fate was about to die while they argued because the water had risen to his nose.


    ¡°M, mmmmph!¡±


    Splash splash!


    The Monarch of Fate started to shout once the water moved up past his nose and started to get to his head.


    ¡°Hey, wait! Stop fighting and stop this! Pleeeeeeease stop this! Ugh! Guzzle, guzzle!¡±


    It was no longer an issue of whether the water was hot or cold.


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    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Hey. We still need him alive.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha moved at the speed of light once Ju-Heon said something. He had pulled the plug out of the tub.


    He then yelled at Julian for no reason.


    ¡°Sigh! Hey! The Captain-nim says you can¡¯t kill him!¡±


    ¡®Why I ought to.¡¯


    Julian didn¡¯t have any plans on killing Joshua either, but...


    ¡®This son of a bitch is annoying me.¡¯


    Julian turned toward Ju-Heon.


    "Seo Ju-Heon, what are you planning on doing with him? This bastard heard everything we discussed back then.¡±


    It couldn''t be helped since the Monarch of Fraud bastard had asked for Ju-Heon''s forgiveness right next to this guy.


    ¡°Weren''t there some information that would be bad for him to know?¡±


    The issue of the past life was a secret to anybody outside of the team. There was no way the Monarch of Fate would find out anything about the past life, however...


    ¡®He probably realized something was odd.¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate was quite sharp.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°......Cough, cough......h, hey?¡±


    The two who would usually call each other nerdy bastard or scammer bastard shared a common thought right now.


    ¡°Hey Monarch of Fate. We can''t leave you alone now that you heard our story.¡±


    ¡°I agree.¡±


    The Monarch of Strategies and the Monarch of Pushoverness''s eyes flashed.


    ¡°The bathroom will conduct electricity quite well. Right, pikachu?¡±


    ¡°Ho, you create the fake one this punk is dead. You damn scammer.¡±


    The Monarch of Fate started to become desperate as the two of them got closer.


    ¡®Fuck, these lunatics! Are they becoming like Seo Ju-Heon?! How can they threaten to use electricity in a place with water?!¡¯


    ¡°I, I didn''t hear anything. I really didn¡¯t hear anything!¡±


    He was telling the truth.


    The Monarch of Fte thought that they were discussing some interesting things as Yoo Jaeha was kneeling in front of Ju-Heon. He was trying to keep this breath down and listen because he was quite amused, but...


    That damn rope kept slapping him so that he could not hear properly!


    [#$&#!]


    Don¡¯t listen! Don¡¯t listen!


    [$#&!]


    Are you going to keep listening? Are you?!


    That was basically what it did.


    How could he hear anything when he was suffering in pain?!


    That was why the Monarch of Fate felt wronged.


    ¡°Really! I really didn¡¯t hear anything!¡±


    The Monarch of Strategies and Monarch of Pushoverness both smiled wickedly regardless of what he said.


    ¡°What bullshit. That¡¯s what all of the criminals say.¡±


    "Right? Who would admit to overhearing things?¡±


    ¡°H, hold on! You''re a human rights lawyer! I''m telling the truth!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to smirk while Julian slowly put his hand inside the tub.


    The Monarch of Fate started to scream.


    ¡°Wait, stop. No! Don¡¯t do it! I don¡¯t have a defense-type artifact on! Don¡¯t do it! I''ll really die! I really didn''t hear any......!¡±


    ¡°Alright, one, two......!¡±


    ¡°Three!¡±


    The lights of the restroom went out as soon as Jaeha shouted three.


    Chloe was the one who turned the lights off.


    They turned the lights back to see that the Monarch of Fate had fainted while foaming at the mouth.


    The Monarch of Fate, who really had not heard anything, had been toyed with by the team members. Yoo Jaeha clicked his tongue while looking at him.


    ¡°Wow, what a retard.¡±


    "Anyway, Seo Ju-Heon...! What are we going to do with him...¡±


    Ju-Heon was currently taking a look at the stock markets around the world. Things were changing because the Monarch of Fate had disappeared.


    The person they had abducted was an extremely important person.


    The excavation teams that had been using information given to them by the Monarch of Fate in order to find artifacts were in states of chaos as well.


    ¡°Captain-nim! What are you going to do with the Monarch of Fate...?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile after hearing the team members ask him the same question again.


    ¡°What else? Put him to use.¡±


    ¡°Put him to use? We''re going to let him live even though he heard everything?¡±


    They were asking if that wasn''t dangerous. They knew very well that the monopolizers were not easy to deal with.


    ¡®But to kill him...¡¯


    There were two types of Monarchs who were difficult to kill.


    The first were people like Chairman Kwon and Zhen Cai Yuan who had special artifacts. They were difficult to kill because they had artifacts of immortality, healing, curse-resistance etc.


    The second were members of Pandora''s Executive Board. The Monarch of Fate fell under the second type, which made it quite the headache.


    Well, all Monarchs would be difficult to kill for some reason once they got the Heirlooms, but...


    Either way, it would be difficult to take care of or use the Monarch of Fate. Ju-Heon didn''t seem to have any thoughts about killing the Monarch of Fate yet.


    Why?


    ¡®The Heirlooms are the issue.¡¯


    The Heirlooms were said to come out of the Monarch''s tomb. That was the case in the past as well.


    The Monarch of Fate had prophesized that the Heirlooms would appear in about two weeks.


    The remaining 7 Great Tombs would appear within the next two weeks and the Monarch¡¯s Tomb would appear after that.


    However...


    ¡®No. I''m certain the Heirlooms would appear before that.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had shamelessly said that.


    They were wondering what the hell he was talking about but this was what he had said.


    ¡®Why wait until the day it shows up?¡¯


    ¡®Excuse me?¡¯


    ¡®Why wait until then? Why would we wait and go searching for the Heirlooms with everybody else?¡¯


    ¡®Then......?¡¯


    Ju-Heon had smiled wickedly.


    ¡®We already know where the Monarch''s tomb will appear.¡¯


    ¡®!¡¯


    ¡®Jaeha-nim, the only one of us who was a Monarch in the past, happily shared his experience with us. He said that the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs have the power to call forth the seven precincts where the Heirlooms are asleep. It won''t be an issue to head over there first and open them up as long as we have these keys.¡¯


    ¡®......!¡¯


    ¡®Although we only have five of them, I heard each precinct had at least two Heirlooms? Then it¡¯s a total steal to get 10 of them before everybody else. Should we, hmm, destroy the other precincts to get them out?¡¯


    ¡®This bastard!¡¯


    Anyway, that was how this plan to take it first had been created.


    However, there was a problem.


    ¡°Why does the Monarch¡¯s tomb have to be next to an area that¡¯s always full of excavation teams?¡±


    It would only be a matter of time before they were noticed.


    That was why Ju-Heon was planning on using him.


    ¡°This damn son of a bitch.¡±


    ¡°Then use the Code of Hammurabi to turn the Monarch of Fate into a slave...!¡±


    ¡°Do you really think an A-Grade artifact would work on him?¡±


    Using the Code of Hammurabi to create a slave was useful but it wouldn''t work if the opponent¡¯s Dominance was too high.


    That was why Ju-Heon had people he could use it against and people he couldn''t.


    ¡°Then a brainwashing artifact...¡±


    ¡°We will need an expert at at least the S-Grade to brainwash him or modify his memories so quickly.¡±


    Seol-A gasped after hearing that.


    ¡°Ah, only if that punk was here right now......¡±


    The other team members¡¯ expressions all changed after hearing that.


    It was because they all knew who she was talking about.


    ¡®Ilya Volgof.¡¯


    He was usually referred to as the aftermath clean-up crew.


    There were seven total tomb raiding team members excluding the three supporters.


    Now that there were six of them, that bastard was the only one remaining.


    That bastard was a specialist in all sorts of modification.


    In simple terms, that bastard was the operative who made everything easier for the tomb raiding team.


    They would have used him on the Monarch of Fate if he was here right now.


    ¡®All we need to do is modify his memories.¡¯


    However...


    ¡°He¡¯s great at erasing his own tracks since he is the aftermath clean-up crew.¡±


    It was extremely difficult to find him.


    "What should we do? Should we look for a different aftermath clean-up crew?¡±


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s fine. I don¡¯t really need his help for this.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly started to call someone.


    ¡°Ah, old man, it¡¯s me. Prepare a camera crew and bring them over.¡±


    ¡®Huh? A camera crew?¡¯


    ¡°I''m going to do an entertaining live broadcast. Only bring people you can trust.¡±


    "A live broadcast?!¡±


    ¡®What the hell is he trying to do?!¡¯

 Chapter 234: Abducting someone is bad (2)

    Chapter 234: Abducting someone is bad (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Fuck, I''m going crazy.¡±


    The Monarch of Fate started to pull at his hair.


    It had already been a few days since he was abducted by Seo Ju-Heon. The Monarch of Fate continued to swear after seeing the piles of items around him.


    It couldn''t be helped, since he was still imprisoned inside a restroom. He also had an issue with the piles of items inside the restroom with him.


    [Extremely strong sleeping pill ¡®Fall asleep immediately.¡¯]


    [Sleeping pill ¡®You''ll never open your eyes again.¡¯]


    [Sleeping pill ¡®Let¡¯s sleep until we die.¡¯]


    Sleeping pills over here and sleeping pills over there!


    ¡°Ah, so crazy!¡±


    There seemed to be at least 500 boxes of sleeping pills!


    The Monarch of Fate started to swear at the CCTV on the ceiling.


    ¡°Hey, fuck, I''m going to die if I stuff myself with so many sleeping pills!¡±


    He heard a voice respond in the speaker.


    [Don''t worry. We¡¯ll get your stomach pumped if it looks as if you¡¯re going to die.]


    It was Chloe.


    [So, just relax and eat them to fall asleep. That¡¯s the only way for you to see the future.]


    The Monarch of Fate grabbed the back of his neck after hearing the doctor¡¯s calm voice.


    ¡®How are there no normal people on this damn tomb raiding team?!¡¯


    That was right. These bastards were keeping him imprisoned and threatening him to look into the future.


    Why?


    [Live broadcast of Seostradamus''s Daily Future Forecast.]


    It was because of the TV program that Ju-Heon had created.


    Ju-Heon had created a suspicious(?) program after calling the camera crew over.


    He then had the Monarch of Fate predict things that would happen in the near future.


    They were in numerous categories.


    [Today''s report is about the results of the sports competition happening later today!]


    [Today''s stocks are looking...]


    [Today''s weather!]


    [Today''s report is information about tombs and artifacts!]


    Of course, Joshua was not the one on TV.


    ¡°Ohhhh! Irene! Ireeeeeeeeeeeene! Show us your face!¡±


    ¡°Oh, the Monarch of Pushoverness is not a bad emcee.¡±


    ¡°He gets to be on the same program as Irene! I''m going to kill you, you damn Monarch of Pushoverness!¡±


    ¡°I''m so jealous of Seo Ju-Heon! I heard he¡¯s close to Irene!¡±


    The ones on the show were Irene, the total babe, and Yoo Jaeha, the likeable talker who looked as if he would be a good MC.


    And......


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    ¡°Kyaaaa! Ju-Heon-nim!¡±


    ¡°Ju-Heon-nim came out!¡±


    There was Seo Ju-Heon, the one making the predictions.


    Anyway, Joshua had to be stuck in this restroom sleeping and having dreams.


    He would read the future before Irene and Yoo Jaeha shared that information on the program.


    Thanks to that, this mysterious program was currently breaking all viewing records throughout the world.


    Even the political colossus and the extremely wealthy were focused on this program.


    There was a simple reason for that.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, this bastard, did he abduct the Monarch of Fate to use him for this?¡¯


    ¡®What the hell is he planning?!¡¯


    ¡®Focus for now!¡¯


    It was pretty obvious that Seo Ju-Heon had abducted the Monarch of Fate since he disappeared when Ju-Heon broke into his home.


    That was why the numerous excavation teams and individuals who had been relying on the Monarch of Fate could only focus on this program.


    [Anyway, we need to send over the contents for tomorrow''s broadcast. Go to sleep while I ask nicely.]


    Joshua started to pull at his hair again after hearing Chloe¡¯s threats(?).


    They were doing this because he needed to fall asleep to see the future, but......


    ¡°Hey! How can a person sleep 24 hours a day?! Are you crazy?¡±


    [Are you blind? What do you think all those pills are for? They are sleeping pills, sleeping pills. They¡¯re there for you to take them and fall asleep!]


    ¡®Ow! How can she call herself a doctor?!¡¯


    "What about food?! Are you not going to feed me?!¡±


    [I put all of the nutrients you need on a daily basis in the pills so shut up and go to sleep.]


    Was she thinking about turning him into a druggie?


    ¡®I can¡¯t keep going like this.¡¯


    He would really become a druggie and die at this rate!


    The sniffling Monarch of Fate made up his mind to attempt to escape.


    ¡°Wow, this is crazy. We hit the jackpot in views again today!¡±


    The people at the station were shouting in joy.


    The views were high and they consisted of people in top positions around the world as well as extremely wealthy people. There were also regular civilians who watched as well. How could a single program get half of the entire world¡¯s population to chime into it?


    ¡®This is enough to call it the program with the most influence in the world.¡¯


    ¡®We¡¯ve made so much in ad money!¡¯


    But there was something they did not understand.


    "Why is Seo Ju-Heon doing this broadcast?¡±


    ¡°Isn''t he just seeking attention?¡±


    ¡°No, this is Seo Ju-Heon after all.¡±


    That was right. They had no idea as to why Ju-Heon would have a program like this.


    Yoo Jaeha started to chuckle after overhearing their conversation.


    ¡®Why else would he do it?¡¯


    There was a simple explanation.


    ¡°First. It¡¯s to mess with the monopolizers.¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate had been responsible for the lives of many terrible bastards. The important individuals in the world had all been moving according to what the Monarch of Fate had said.


    It was a daily occurrence!


    But if Ju-Heon got involved and took that away...


    ¡®Those bastards would 100% be controlled by the Captain-nim.¡¯


    Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t honest about everything he said on the show. He added fake information on purpose to make those bastards waste their time.


    That was why the Monarch of Fate''s clients were about to blow up in anger.


    There was more.


    ¡®The Monarchs¡¯ Heirlooms are going to appear soon.¡¯


    The number of talented artifact users were going up as more artifacts appeared.


    There were many Expert-Grade users with the talents to become Monarchs.


    Everybody was saying they deserved to be Monarchs and waiting in line after bribing Pandora, but things would change once the < Heirlooms > appeared.


    ¡®People with the Heirlooms are the true Monarchs.¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate was the only person who could predict where those Heirlooms would appear.


    The monopolizers¡¯ asses were on fire because he had disappeared without sharing the location!


    ¡®But we know where they will appear.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was working to drag the excavation teams away from the location because of how inconveniently it was located.


    ¡®He¡¯ll probably start to release false information about the Monarch''s Tomb now.¡¯


    The people who had no choice but to focus on the program would end up getting a headache as to whether Ju-Heon was telling the truth or lying. He was aiming for the chaos it would create. They would use that opening to get a head start on the Monarch¡¯s Tomb.


    Their enemies were getting angry without even knowing the real reason this program had been created.


    Just as he had expected...


    ¡°Hey! Where the hell is your captain?!¡±


    Someone grabbed Yoo Jaeha by the collar again as he headed out after the show ended.


    ¡°Hey! Monarch of Pushoverness!¡±


    ¡°Damn it! It¡¯s you guys again?! Aren¡¯t you tired of doing this every day?!¡±


    They looked as if they had a lot to say.


    ¡°Drag your damn captain out right now!¡±


    "Seostradamus my ass!¡±


    ¡°Do you really think we don''t know what you guys are scheming?!¡±


    They were so angry that they were about to explode.


    That was obvious.


    He was openly spreading information about the future that only they should know about.


    They really wanted to use their influence to get this program canceled, however...


    ¡®Fuck, canceling this program might mean we have no contact with the real Monarch of Fate at all!¡¯


    That was why the monopolizers could only grab the back of their necks in anger without being able to do anything every time they watched the program.


    ¡®Fuck, where the hell are they hiding him?¡¯


    They thought about threatening Irene as well but gave up on that and only chased after Yoo Jaeha who seemed easier to handle.


    "Ah, whatever, where the hell is the Monarch of Fate?! Where is he?!¡±


    At the same time...


    [Breaking news. The Monarch of Fate who has been missing for five days, already appeared on TV.]


    The mysterious disappearance of the Monarch of Fate.


    As there were many speculations about him being dead or him running away with his hidden cash...


    The Monarch of Fate had suddenly appeared on TV. The entire world gasped after seeing him appear on live television.


    Before they could even get over that shock...


    At Disneyland... While everybody else was enjoying themselves on the rides...


    ¡°You are Mr. Black, the excavation team wrecker, right?¡±


    A suspicious deal was being made.


    ¡°Please disband Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s excavation team. Please also find the Monarch of Fate. I''m sure he was abducted by Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    The silver-haired young man snickered after receiving the money.


    ¡°Please don¡¯t worry. Disbanding excavation teams is my specialty.¡±


    The hidden aftermath clean-up crew bastard had appeared.


    Ilya Volgof.


    He was a member of the tomb raiding team in the past and the leader of the aftermath clean-up crew.


    Whether it was recovering things from the scene of the incident, restoring damage caused by artifacts, gathering evidence, or destroying things... He did all sorts of modifications but his specialty was modifying human memories and character, changing records, assassinating people and torturing people.


    Basically, he was responsible for doing whatever it took to make things more advantageous for the team.


    Seol-A and Chloe had been trying their best to find him but had not been able to find any traces of him at all. They had wondered if he was living a life not related to artifacts at all, but...


    He was quite infamous among excavation teams already.


    He was infamous for being a wrecker. He was a person who was feared by any Monarchs who had their own excavation teams.


    Why?


    ¡®The excavation team will be completely disbanded.¡¯


    It didn''t matter about the size of the team.


    He would modify their memories to completely disband an entire excavation team.


    There were over one hundred cases of teams being disbanded by him already. His job was to be a hunter who targeted his client¡¯s enemies to get rid of them.


    In the middle of the dark night, this team was...


    They were observing someone while stationed on a roof of a building in the city that never sleeps. Their unique characteristic might be that they all wore black suits that made them look like grim reapers.


    ¡°Haha, Captain Ilya. Is our prey this time that famous Seo Ju-Heon''s excavation team?¡±


    ¡°Yes. We will get 80 B-Grade and higher artifacts if we take care of them.¡±


    ¡°Our backer will be quite pleased. He¡¯s been gathering artifacts to tackle the Monarch¡¯s Tomb.¡±


    ¡°No. We are preparing to take a Heirloom for ourselves without involving that person.¡±


    ¡°But without our backer, I don''t think 80 B-Grade and higher artifacts are enough...¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be surprised just yet. They will give us five SS-Grade artifacts as a reward if we get their captain. There is even a possession-type artifact among them.¡±


    ¡°Son of a!¡±


    ¡°Wow, Monarchs truly are different! No wait, they never gave us such payments for any other Monarchs!¡±


    ¡°Is it because it is Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°Anyway, all we need to do is modify their memories.¡±


    That was right.


    They sneered at the Hunters for being barbarians.


    They were an intelligent organization in comparison. Memories and evidence... They modified scenes of the crime and even modified family relationships or people¡¯s personalities if they needed to do so.


    They would modify anything and everything to completely get rid of an excavation team¡¯s existence.


    For example...


    ¡®Hey, you know who I am? Who the hell are you and what the hell are you doing?!¡¯


    ¡®You don¡¯t know who I am?!¡¯


    ¡®Waaaaaaaaaaah, tombs are so scary.¡¯


    ¡®You stole my money!¡¯


    ¡®Who the hell are you?!¡¯


    That was what happened once Ilya¡¯s excavation team made their way through.


    They were able to naturally get rid of excavation teams without any physical fights.


    That was why numerous Monarchs had lost their excavation teams in their hands already.


    As for their target this time...


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon. How should we disband his team?¡¯


    Ilya was looking through binoculars as he started to smile.


    They were looking at someone right now.


    ¡°Wow, I truly am talented. I''m a celebrity no matter where I go.


    I won¡¯t lose to the Captain-nim now.¡±


    They were looking at Yoo Jaeha who was returning to his workroom while praising(?) himself.


    He had given everything he had to scam people on TV since there was only a few days until they went to look for Heirlooms.


    As the self-praising(?) Yoo Jaeha said, ¡®I should go get praised by the Captain-nim¡¯.


    And picked up his phone...


    ¡°Look at the Monarch of Pushoverness running his mouth.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was shocked after hearing that voice.


    ¡®Huh? Wait a minute. This voice?¡¯


    However, Yoo Jaeha was swallowed by a serpent before he could even scream.


    ¡°Ahhhhhh!¡±


    The only thing left was a tall young man with a long black coat.


    ¡°That¡¯s one down.¡±


    Ilya started to smile.

 Chapter 235: Abducting someone is bad (3)

    Chapter 235: Abducting someone is bad (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    [I¡¯m giving up restoring now. Please don¡¯t look for me.]


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion after seeing the message from Yoo Jaeha.


    He checked the number again and it was definitely Yoo Jaeha¡¯s number. He read it again to make sure and it clearly said he was giving up restoring.


    That wasn''t all.


    [Please deposit my severance pay into my account.]


    [PS. I will report you to the Labor Administration if you don''t.]


    ¡®Is he crazy?¡¯


    The person next to him looked concerned after seeing the confused expression on Ju-Heon''s face.


    ¡°Umm, Mr. Ju-Heon, is something wrong?¡±


    It was Irene.


    He was currently on a date with Irene. Well, this date was just sitting in a cafe together and going through files.


    Ju-Heon was preparing to enter the Monarch''s Tomb. Irene seemed to be going through some Pandora audit-related files.


    Ju-Heon didn''t ask what she was doing, but she seemed to be part of Pandora¡¯s leadership like her brother for some reason.


    ¡®Did she say it was the audit team?¡¯


    That team was responsible for observing all artifact-related businesses and all artifact users.


    ¡®How scary.¡¯


    The Monarch of Destitution was on Pandora¡¯s Audit Team.


    ¡®Pandora is okay, right?¡¯


    Ju-Heon was seriously concerned about Pandora¡¯s future.


    Irene was intelligent and an amazing individual, plus she seemed to be thoroughly doing her job with a great sense of responsibility, however......


    ¡®D, don''t get on the Monarch of Destitution''s nerves!¡¯


    ¡®Pandora might be completely destroyed if we make a wrong move!¡¯


    ¡®We''re going bankrupt if we are even missing a cent!¡¯


    ¡®F, fuck, I spilled some coffee on the Monarch of Destitution!¡¯


    ¡®Are you crazy?! Eight generations of your family will be cursed!


    Pandora was in quite the anxious situation because of her. S§×arch* The N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®George has gotten obsessed with artifacts now.¡¯


    Irene¡¯s older brother, George Holten.


    He hated artifacts but liked the artifacts Ju-Heon gave him.


    It was especially true of the artifact from the Tower of Pride.


    He had given George the Louis XIV artifact after forcing it to vacate its room since it could not pay the rent and George seemed to be using it to run a dictatorship(?) in Pandora.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, you¡¯re the best. I''ve been able to beat up the thorns in my eyes thanks to you!¡¯


    He had not given that artifact to George for that reason.


    ¡®As expected, the Monarch of Torture is starting to show his true colors...¡¯


    Pandora was currently shaking in fear at George and Irene, the Holten siblings¡¯ ruling with fear.


    And now...


    Ju-Heon was currently trying to figure out how to drag the enemies away from the Monarch¡¯s Tomb which would appear soon.


    The enemies were much more thorough than he had expected.


    ¡®It would be difficult to lure them away if it continues like this.¡¯


    Was there no way to use the Monarch of Fate even more? He had been thinking about that when he received the text from Jaeha.


    ¡°This is a text from Mr. Jaeha, right?¡±


    Irene was shocked after seeing the message from Yoo Jaeha.


    She couldn''t believe that he suddenly said he was giving up on restoring artifacts. It also said that he was giving up on painting.


    How could that Yoo Jaeha say these things?


    ¡°Do you think something happened to Mr. Jaeha?¡±


    However, Ju-Heon just nonchalantly threw his phone aside.


    ¡°That son of a bitch is just upset.¡±


    At that moment...


    [Please don''t look for me. I''m giving up on restoration and painting.]


    Julian, who had received the same message as Ju-Heon, started to frown.


    ¡°Is he doing this because he wants attention? What could make him want to send me a text message?¡±


    Seol-A, who had also received the same text message, found it odd.


    ¡°No. He¡¯s not the type to seek attention like this......¡±


    ¡®Plus, he would rather die than being unable to ever paint anymore.¡¯


    That was why this was weird. But Seol-A just started to laugh.


    ¡°Well, I''m sure he¡¯s joking. He¡¯s doing it now since he won''t be able to do so when we go to the Monarch¡¯s Tomb...¡±


    But Julian had a serious expression on his face.


    ¡°Vice Captain-nim?¡±


    Julian stared at the message a little longer before turning around.


    ¡°This son of a bitch has a screw loose in his head.¡±


    ¡°Vice Captain-nim!¡±


    Julian growled and barged into Yoo Jaeha''s workroom.


    ¡°Hey! Scammer!¡±


    "Vice Captain-nim! Please don''t fight again...!¡±


    ¡°How dare a damn restorer talk about betraying the Captain and running away?!¡±


    He was thinking that Yoo Jaeha was scheming as he used to do during his time as the Monarch of Fraud.


    And once he opened the innermost door...


    ¡°?!¡±


    He found a hanging corpse in the room. They were shocked because the corpse looked to be similar in build to Yoo Jaeha at first glance.


    However...


    ¡°Ho. Unbelievable. Does he think we would be tricked again...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°You idiot! Don¡¯t come closer!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Julian and Seol-A screamed after hearing a familiar voice.


    They were then gobbled up by the serpent just like Yoo Jaeha.


    The corpse they had thought was Yoo Jaeha had turned into the serpent.


    The silver-haired young man, Ilya, then appeared.


    ¡°Good. I caught two more.¡±


    There was a serpent that was large enough to fill the room squirming in the room behind him.


    [The Boa Constrictor that swallowed an Elephant (B-Grade: Rare-Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    This was simply the boa constrictor from the Little Prince. It was a scary snake that gobbled up everything, but everybody other than the user would see a hat or some other regular item instead of the serpent.


    For example, his subordinate was seeing a hat on the ground instead of the serpent.


    As for Ilya, he saw a serpent running wild.


    [$#&! @#] [#$#&*!]


    Julian and Seol-A seemed to be causing a ruckus inside the serpent.


    "Alright, all that is left is that female doctor and Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    He left his subordinates here and started to move.


    ¡°I¡¯ll leave these bastards here to make sure to modify their memories completely.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir!¡±


    Ilya sneered as he walked out of the room.


    ¡°I was looking forward to it since they were said to be Monarchs. Retards.¡±


    Even that infamous Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s excavation team didn''t seem to be much.


    While that was going on...


    ¡°Sigh! You idiots! How can you guys end up gobbled up as well?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was in despair inside the serpent¡¯s stomach.


    ¡°The Captain-nim is going to kill us!¡±


    That was right. Yoo Jaeha, who had been swallowed earlier, was inside the serpent¡¯s stomach.


    But he despaired once Seol-A and Julian ended up inside as well.


    He grabbed Julian by the collar.


    ¡°Can you even call yourself a Monarch? Are you a retard? How can you fall for such a trap?!¡±


    ¡°I should be asking you the same......¡±


    ¡°Sigh, whatever. Don¡¯t call yourself Zhuge Kongming anymore! It¡¯s embarrassing!¡±


    ¡°Ho. Hey. I was swallowed on purpose.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I let it happen to figure out what was going on.¡±


    ¡°Bullshit. That socially awkward son of a bitch got you too.¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    He started to frown.


    That was right.


    They knew who had abducted them.


    There was only one person who could do this.


    ¡®Ilya Volgof.¡¯


    He had not expected to meet that twisted bastard like this.


    ¡°We''re lucky we met him before going to the Monarch''s Tomb. We''ll be able to use the Monarch of Fate if we drag this bastard in.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha didn¡¯t sound too convinced after hearing what Julian said.


    ¡°Who knows? It''ll be difficult to drag him in.¡±


    ¡°What? Why?¡±


    ¡°Did you forget about his personality? He¡¯s not going to be close to us even if we use that Raven¡¯s Tears. In fact, he would probably betray us.¡±


    It was sad that Julian couldn''t disagree.


    Ilya never had any bonds with his team members.


    ¡°But I still didn''t expect him to come crawling out like this......¡±


    ¡°It looks like he already has a spell book artifact as well.¡±


    Dan mainly used warriors and physical strength related artifacts but Ilya was the complete opposite.


    He mainly used spell books from people like Merlin, Medea, Aleister Crowley, and Nicolas Flamel.


    He had an amazing level of Fit with those kinds of artifacts because he used a devil-type artifact.


    As for the artifact he was using right now......


    ¡°Solomon''s Lemegeton.¡±


    ¡°What? Leme whatawhat?¡±


    Lemegeton was the name of the spell book King Solomon was said to have used in the Bible.


    ¡°You can just consider it a spell book that allows him to handle 72 devils.¡±


    The reason Monarchs like them were so easily captured was probably because of that artifact. Even Monarchs found it difficult to handle spell book-type artifacts.


    "Anyway, I don¡¯t like him.¡±


    That made Julian sneer.


    ¡°Well, I don¡¯t like you.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°You hid the information about Un-known and never told us anything regarding TKBM''s secrets. You also forgot how you got revenge against TKBM. Maybe you never got any revenge against TKBM. To be honest with you, I still can''t trust you.¡±


    ¡°Damn it, I told you that I didn''t remember! I swear!¡±


    ¡°Hmph.¡±


    ¡°Aigoo, Captain-nim, where are you? I¡¯m being treated unfairly! Sob sob sob.¡±


    He truly felt wronged.


    He had told Ju-Heon everything he remembered.


    ¡°Anyway, that twisted bastard is going to modify our memories now! We won¡¯t even recognize the Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Well, we would be lucky if all he does is modify our memories based on his personality.¡±


    ¡°Anyway, it''s a difficult artifact for even the Captain-nim to deal with! What are you going to do?!¡±


    ¡°So who told you to get captured?¡±


    "What? You were captured too, you son of a bitch!¡±


    ¡°My goodness, please stop fighting! We need to get out of here first! We need to inform the Captain-nim about this!¡±


    As Seol-A used an artifact to try and escape...


    Boom!


    Gastric juice started to pour out from the serpent¡¯s body.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    While they were struggling with that...


    Ding.


    [Seo Ju-Heon, I have something to tell only you in private.]


    Ju-Heon tilted his head after seeing the message.


    That made Chloe, who had stripped Ju-Heon and was examining him, to ask a question.


    "What is it? What¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°Nothing.¡±


    Ju-Heon found it quite odd.


    Kongming would never send him a message like this. They weren¡¯t that close.


    Something was suspicious. Getting this message after that message from Jaeha... something must have happened to them.


    However...


    Ding.


    Ju-Heon just deleted another message he got from Julian. Chloe scoffed while looking at it next to him.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that from the Vice Captain-nim? Is it okay to delete it?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s upsetting. I don¡¯t need it.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Ow! What the fuck is wrong with him? He ignored my messages!¡±


    Ilya''s team members who were keeping an eye on Ju-Heon''s group with a mirror artifact grabbed the back of their necks.


    They then shouted to Julian who was inside the serpent¡¯s belly.


    ¡°Hey! I thought you are the Vice Captain! Why is your relationship so bad?!¡±


    Julian started to laugh from inside the snake. He couldn''t look at Seol-A because their clothes had melted away from the gastric juice, but...


    ¡°I guess we¡¯ll be able to get out of here soon.¡±


    There was no way that Seo Ju-Heon, that smart bastard, would have not realized something was off. He would have realized something was wrong and help them out.


    ¡®It¡¯s a bit shameful to get Seo Ju-Heon''s help, but......¡¯


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon treats us terribly.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Do you know how much I suffer under the Captain-nim? We need to disappear every so often so that he understands how important we are.¡±


    ¡°U, umm......¡±


    "What?! Seol-A, you¡¯re angry too, aren¡¯t you?! The Captain-nim only went on a date with Irene!¡±


    That seemed to be the reason the two Monarchs were chilling inside the snake¡¯s stomach right now.


    Ilya¡¯s team members decided to change their plans now that things were like this.


    ¡®We just need to drag Seo Ju-Heon out. Captain Ilya knows Seo Ju-Heon''s weakness.¡¯


    As they had that thought...


    Ding.


    ¡°What the?¡±


    Ju-Heon had received a call from Julian''s number.


    ¡°Hello....¡±


    [Come out to the intersection if you don''t want your team members dying.]


    It was an unfamiliar man¡¯s voice.


    Chloe must have overheard as she started to frown.


    Ju-Heon had ignored Julian''s messages but this seemed quite serious. The message she got from Yoo Jaeha earlier seemed suspicious as well.


    ¡°Did they get caught in an enemy¡¯s trap?¡¯


    ¡°Captain, we probably should go...!¡±


    But Ju-Heon stopped her.


    And then...


    ¡°Umm, I don¡¯t know who you are, but deliver this message to my subordinates whom you have captured.¡±


    [What?]


    ¡°You¡¯re all fired. You are all insincere and have neglected your duties. Oh, and ask them if they¡¯ve completed their tasks before playing around like this.¡±


    Click.


    [......?!]


    The enemies as well as the scheming Monarchs were all flabbergasted at the suddenly ended call.


    ¡®W, wait, that¡¯s not right!¡¯

 Chapter 236: We are important people too (1)

    Chapter 236: We are important people too (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°You¡¯re fired. You are all insincere and have neglected your duties. Oh, and ask them if they¡¯ve completed their tasks before playing around like this.¡±


    Click.


    [.........?!]


    The enemies as well as the scheming Monarchs were all flabbergasted at the suddenly ended call.


    ¡®W, wait, that¡¯s not right!¡¯


    Ilya''s team members dropped their jaws in shock while looking at the disconnected phone.


    They were checking that Ju-Heon had really hung up. They even tried calling back thinking that they might have made a mistake.


    However...


    Riiiiiing...


    [I told you, they''re fired. I¡¯m hanging up.]


    Click.


    The enemies became angry once Ju-Heon hung up again.


    "Damn it! We haven¡¯t even said anything yet!¡±


    ¡°Hey, call him back!¡±


    Riiiiiing...


    [The person you are trying to reach is unavailable right now. Please leave a voicemail......]


    ¡°This crazy son of a bitch!¡±


    It looked as if Ju-Heon had taken the batteries out of his phone.


    The abductors started to pound their chests in anger now that they were unable to contact the bastard they needed to draw out.


    ¡°Fuck, what do we do?¡±


    ¡°Captain Ilya should be waiting for him at the intersection!¡±


    ¡°Do you think that this bastard is crazy?¡±


    ¡°Exactly! Does he not care if his team members die?!¡±


    The team members inside the belly of the serpent were going crazy as well.


    They might be in the belly but they were still able to hear everything because the call had been on speaker phone.


    That was probably the reason. Yoo Jaeha and Julian were foaming at the mouth.


    ¡°Hey. What the hell did I just hear?¡±


    ¡°F......fired.¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, that bastard!¡±


    There was no way that that bastard did not realize that they had run into trouble! He should have noticed that his team members were in danger!


    But what?!


    Fired?!


    The two Monarchs looked as if they would soon start shooting lasers out of their eyes.


    ¡°How can that shithead call himself our leader?!¡±


    ¡°Wow, I didn''t think the Captain-nim was that kind of person!¡±


    They were furious.


    It was not because he had not saved them. They were tearing up at the fact that their cold-hearted Captain had hung up the phone even after hearing that his team members were in danger.


    ¡°What the hell?! How can he do that to his friend who was with him until his death?!¡±


    ¡°What the hell?! I might not have been there when he died but how could he do this?!¡±


    Lee Seol-A became anxious after seeing them ready to spew out fire.


    ¡°U, umm. Both of you, please calm down for now. I''m sure that the Captain-nim has a plan......kyaaa!¡±


    Seol-A covered her eyes and plopped down on the ground.


    They were all hiding behind things because their clothes had melted away from the gastric juices.


    Seol-A was covering herself with just a t-shirt but the men did not seem to care much.


    She ended up seeing some things she didn''t want to see as they jumped up in anger.


    She might have enjoyed it if it was the Captain-nim¡¯s, but unfortunately, the naked men in front of her were not Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Please cover yourselves!¡±


    ¡®I don¡¯t want to know the sizes of you two!¡¯


    They finally realized what was going on and quickly tried to gather scraps of clothes that were still intact.


    But the two of them still seemed angry even as they gathered the scraps.


    "What the hell, how can he throw away his team members like this?!¡±


    ¡°I know, right? I guess the Captain-nim doesn''t know how important we are at all!¡±


    ¡°I think we became his team members too easily once we got our memories back.¡±


    ¡°I know, right? It¡¯s not like we¡¯d be pushed around regardless of where we went. Kongming, you were the captain of your own excavation team!¡±


    ¡°Yeah. You can succeed without this tomb raiding team too.¡±


    ¡°Wow, our nerdy bastard. No, no, our Vice Captain-nim. You''re quite smart, sir.¡±


    Was their relationship with each other good or bad?


    ¡°I can''t handle it. It¡¯s time to go on strike. I need to get out of here to show the Captain-nim how important all of his team members are!¡±


    ¡°How rare. We have the same thought.¡±


    The two of them looked at each other with smiles on their faces but Seol-A started to shout.


    "Whatever, just cover yourselves!¡±


    ¡°Is it really okay not to do anything?¡±


    Chloe was shocked to see Ju-Heon¡¯s reaction.


    It would be one thing if Yoo Jaeha was the only one who was captured, but......


    ¡°It sounds like the Vice Captain-nim is captured as well.¡±


    ¡°Didn''t you hear Seol-A too?¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter whether she is there or not.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh after seeing Chloe start to pout.


    Why were all of his team members like this?


    ¡°Anyway, Captain-nim. Is it okay to just stay here like this? It didn''t sound like they were acting......¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I''m sure it wasn¡¯t an act.¡±


    Ju-Heon peeked around. He did feel a gaze observing him.


    [A mirror artifact is reflecting your image.]


    [The enemies are currently observing you.]


    [The presence of a memory modification artifact can be felt.]


    Even Pandora could not accurately determine Ju-Heon¡¯s location.


    Other people shook in fear at Pandora¡¯s power play and agreed to have their locations tracked, but...


    Ju-Heon looked at Pandora the same way he looked at dog shit.


    But the fact that these people were able to locate him...


    ¡°They really seem to have been captured by the enemies. These enemies are probably some kind of aftermath clean-up crew?¡±


    That shocked Chloe even more.


    ¡°Then it¡¯s even bigger of an issue! An aftermath clean-up crew would be able to read their memories as well! If information about the past life is seen......!¡±


    But Ju-Heon just snorted.


    "Why are you so worried? All of them know how to deal with it.¡±


    ¡°But......¡±


    Dragging out someone¡¯s memories was done the same way as forcibly lowering someone¡¯s Dominance.


    It required shaking their mental fortitude.


    Basically, people could be tortured, embarrassed or threatened to shake their mental fortitude, but......


    ¡°What could they do to scare people who have already experienced death?¡±


    ¡°......I guess that is true.¡±


    Death was the greatest fear for humans.


    Unfortunately, even death could not threaten his team members.


    ¡°Most things would probably just get them to laugh.¡±


    That was why he didn¡¯t really need to be worried.


    What was annoying Ju-Heon was the fact that...


    ¡°These punks were caught by a stupid aftermath clean-up crew?¡±


    ¡®These supposed Monarchs really want me to kill them.¡¯


    That wasn''t all.


    Ding.


    It seemed as if they decided to contact Chloe because Ju-Heon turned his phone off.


    She received a voicemail and a video.


    The contents were astonishing.


    [Ahhhhhh!]


    [You idiot! Don¡¯t get any closer!]


    [Aaaaaaah!]


    Chloe was shocked after watching the video.


    It was because the video showed Yoo Jaeha, Lee Seol-A, and Julian all being gobbled up by the snake.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    [Ahhhhh!]


    [Kyaaaaaa!]


    They seemed to have filmed the inside of the snake as there was even a video of them being attacked by the gastric juices.


    She rubbed her eyes and looked again but the video had not been fabricated.


    Ilya¡¯s team members were laughing after having sent those videos.


    ¡®This should make Seo Ju-Heon burst out in anger!¡¯


    But forget bursting out...


    "What do you want for dinner?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ilya¡¯s team members who were observing Ju-Heon gasped in shock after hearing him calmly ask that question.


    ¡°How can that bastard not even blink an eye after seeing that?!¡±


    ¡°Is he crazy?!¡±


    "Fuck, Seo Ju-Heon... Weren¡¯t his team members supposed to be his weakness?¡±


    They started to shout as if they couldn¡¯t handle it any longer.


    ¡°Hey! Tell him we¡¯re going to spread that video all around the world! Tell him we¡¯re going to broadcast them!¡±


    ¡°Yeah! Even that bastard should care about the reaction of the world!¡±


    They sent another video to Ju-Heon.


    The contents were shocking.


    [Hand over all of your artifacts while I''m asking nicely.]


    [Aaah! Please don¡¯t kill me!]


    It was a video of Yoo Jaeha, Lee Seol-A, and Julian threatening other excavation team members.


    It was obviously a fake video, but it was such a high quality fake that even Yoo Jaeha would praise it.


    Their threat was simple.


    [Come out to the intersection if you don¡¯t want your subordinates being caught up in rumors.]


    Ju-Heon just clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Ah, they''re so annoying. Block their number.¡±


    ¡°Uhh.........they said they would broadcast the video. Won¡¯t that make things annoying?¡±


    ¡°Who cares? It''s not like I¡¯m the one in the video.¡±


    Ju-Heon really looked as if he had no plans on going to rescue his team members.


    Ilya¡¯s team members¡¯ asses were on fire after seeing his lack of reaction.


    ¡°The plan will fail at this rate.¡±


    "Captain Ilya. What should we do?¡±


    Ilya started to frown after hearing his subordinates shouting on the phone.


    ¡®I need to lure him to the trap.¡¯


    Ilya looked at the barrier he had cast in between buildings.


    It was invisible to the naked eye but this was a barrier created on the intersection by devils.


    ¡®All I need to do is lure him here.¡¯


    Ilya thought for a moment before he seemed to have come up with an idea.


    ¡°I remember hearing that Seo Ju-Heon had a girlfriend.¡±


    [Girlfriend...... Are you talking about Irene Holten?!]


    [You''re not talking about the... Monarch of Destitution, are you?]


    ¡°Yes. Let¡¯s abduct his girlfriend......¡±


    [Ahh! I''m submitting my letter of resignation! We have no connections to you from now on, Captain!]


    [Thank you for everything until now, sir!]


    ¡®These bastards?¡¯


    As Ilya was about to swear...


    [Aaah!]


    The call suddenly ended. Ilya was shocked and started to shout.


    "What the... hey! What¡¯s wrong?! What is going on?!¡±


    What else would it be?


    ¡°Haa, he¡¯s really terrible.¡±


    ¡°The more I hear...¡±


    The ''Lee Seol-A, Julian, and Yoo Jaeha'' trio had forced them to hang up.


    A pitiful looking snake that was ripped to shreds was behind them. They had ripped the snake from the inside to get out.


    But oddly enough, they were angrier at someone else instead of the people who had imprisoned them.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you bastard.¡±


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    ¡°Uhh......over there.¡±


    They looked quite comical just having a coat or a jacket to cover themselves, but they were angry.


    It was because of the cellphone they had taken from Ilya''s subordinates.


    ¡°See! He ignored all of them! That damn Captain ignored all of them! How can he act like this?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha could not hold back any longer and made a call.


    ¡°Ah, Stockfish? Hey! Why the hell is the Captain-nim not picking up his phone?! What? He turned it off because it was annoying?! Actually, forget that, what does he mean we¡¯re fired?! Did he really fire us?!¡±


    Chloe seemed to be trying to calm Yoo Jaeha over the phone.


    [There¡¯s no way the Captain-nim would really fire you guys. He just said that to motivate you guys.]


    "Motivate my ass! He doesn''t care if we die! What is the Captain-nim doing right now?!¡±


    [Looking at a menu for dinner.]


    Yoo Jaeha, who was crouching on the ground, started to scream.


    ¡°What did you say?! He¡¯s thinking about dinner when his team members are on the brink of death?!¡±


    Ilya¡¯s team members started to groan and stand up.


    ¡°G......grab those bastards!¡±


    ¡°Modify their memories first!¡±


    ¡°Change their memories of Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    However...


    Craaaaaack!


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    Forget modifying the trio''s memories, the trio just stomped on them.


    ¡°Wow, these bastards seem to have some nice clothes. Aren''t they brand names?¡±


    ¡°Thanks for the clothes.¡±


    The trio even looted them of their clothes.


    The enemies who had instantly turned into the victims were flabbergasted.


    "W......wait, why is the artifact not working?! Why can''t we modify their memories?¡±


    Seol-A sighed after hearing that.


    "There¡¯s no need for you guys to know why.¡±


    Seol-A calmly looted their wallets.


    "All of our wallets melted in there. We''re going to take these to pay for a cab.¡±


    She even took their company credit cards.


    The men who had all of their clothes taken except their underwear started to shout and call them thieves.


    Yoo Jaeha, who went into a different room for a moment, took something out of his work clothes.


    ¡°Hey Seol-A. Catch!¡±


    He threw a letter of resignation at her.


    A shocked Seol-A looked at Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°U, umm... Why do you have this?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha responded with venomous intent in his eyes.


    ¡°An employee always has a letter of resignation on him!¡±


    He seemed to always carry this with him.


    He handed one to Julian as well.


    Jaeha really seemed upset this time.


    Seol-A was not sure about what to do.


    "Wait, a letter of resignation?! Are you crazy?¡±


    "Why not?! He was the one who said he would fire us first! I''m going to quit before he can fire me!¡±


    ¡°Wait, hey! Vice Captain-nim, please try to stop him......¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a very good idea.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Seol-A became flustered but an angry Julian started to draft his letter of resignation as well.


    Seol-A''s jaw dropped in shock.


    ¡°A, are you both really going to leave the Captain-nim?!¡±


    ¡°Are you crazy?! I''m just scaring him. But maybe we¡¯ll get to see the Captain-nim cry and beg us to say now. Right, Kongming?¡±


    ¡°Ho, we are very important people. We would be scouted by numerous teams around the world.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, we went under the Captain-nim way too easily if I''m being honest.¡±


    ¡°Wait, excuse me. Please calm down...¡±


    "Why?! Seol-A, you have issues with the Captain-nim because of Irene. Don¡¯t you?¡±


    "Well, that and this are.......¡±


    Seol-A started to groan and Yoo Jaeha smirked before secretly drafting Seol-A''s letter of resignation as well.


    They then sent the letters of resignation over with excitement.


    "Good, I sent it! He should finally feel our importance.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    ¡°Ha, Captain-nim. You won''t be able to find talented people like us anywhere else.......¡±


    But the response he received was quite the spectacle.


    [OK. I¡¯ve accepted all of your resignations.]


    [PS. There will be no severance pay.]


    ¡®Huh, huh? T, this wasn¡¯t what I expected?¡¯

 Chapter 237: We are important people too (2)

    Chapter 237: We are important people too (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    The team members became extremely anxious.


    ¡®W, wait, that¡¯s not right!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha, who had been the first to suggest resigning, gasped in surprise.


    ¡°D, did he really accept our resignation? The Captain-nim really let us go?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha had been the one to receive the text message.


    Seol-A clicked her tongue while looking at the anxious Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°See, I told you such useless threats won''t work on the Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°E, even still! How can he really accept our resignation?!¡±


    "So who told you to submit a letter of resignation?!¡±


    "Who thought he would accept it?!¡±


    ¡°Well, even if he doesn''t give me any severance pay, I should be able to collect unemployment......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Ding.


    Seol-A and Julian received text messages as well.


    [Regarding the report to cancel the 4 major insurances and confirmation of change of occupation (Resignation Confirmation Guide).]


    [Regarding the fact that you are no longer qualified to continue with the company insurance as a result of your resignation......]


    [PS. You have three days to remove your belongings.]


    Chloe seemed to have sent this text to tell them what they needed to do. Seol-A''s eyes opened wide after receiving that message.


    Her reaction was understandable.


    It was because her name was on the resignation guide message.


    Seol-A started to shriek in despair.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! What the hell is going on?! I didn''t submit a letter of resignation! Why?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha tried to slowly escape after hearing that. Seol-A noticed it and started to rage.


    ¡°Hey! Yoo Jaeha, you!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    ¡°It was you, wasn¡¯t it?! You sent a letter of resignation on my behalf?!¡±


    Seol-A was grabbing Yoo Jaeha by the collar.


    ¡°How can you submit a letter of resignation for me, you motherfucker!¡±


    ¡®What would the Captain-nim have thought after seeing my letter of resignation?¡¯


    Seol-A wanted to cry once she had that thought.


    She didn¡¯t know whether the Captain-nim would believe her if she told him that it was a mistake.


    Seol-A looked at the letter of resignation Yoo Jaeha had sent on her behalf and started to foam at the mouth.


    "You bastard, you even forged my signature! Do you really want to be punished?!¡±


    Seol-A looked ready to rip Yoo Jaeha''s head off.


    But he seemed as if he had something to say as well.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Team members share the same destiny......¡±


    ¡°Same destiny my ass!¡±


    Seol-A, who had been wronged, looked toward Julian.


    "Vice Captain-nim! Shall we kill this damn scamm...... Vice Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    She had been wondering why he had been quiet this whole time.


    Even the almighty Julian seemed to have had a mental breakdown.


    "......Seo Ju-Heon, that bastard, he really fired us.¡±


    Were they really not that important to him?


    She had thought he would just snort and start a new excavation team if Ju-Heon had fired him, but he seemed quite shocked at what had happened.


    ¡°I thought we were comrades in arms who had shared a good portion of our lives together......¡±


    Of course, this talk about comrades in arms was bullshit since he had been complaining just a few minutes ago.


    Seol-A shook Yoo Jaeha by the collar even more after seeing the Vice Captain in despair.


    ¡°Hey, what are you going to do now?!¡±


    "What else? You go back to China, Kongming goes back to being the captain of his own excavation team and I...... I guess I can open a workshop or something?¡±


    ¡°Hey! Are you serious?!¡±


    ¡°N, no.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha seemed to be having a mental breakdown as well.


    Around that same time...


    "Excuse me......¡±


    Chloe, who had been sending the resignation guide to the team members, peeked toward the captain.


    Ju-Heon was packing his artifacts and leisurely finishing his preparations to go get the Heirlooms.


    He seemed to have meant it when he said they were fired because he was not packing artifacts for the others.


    Chloe quietly called out to him.


    "Captain?¡±


    "What is it?¡±


    Buzz, buzz, buzz-


    Chloe picked up her phone that was going crazy.


    ¡°Is it really okay to fire them?¡±


    She was getting a ton of messages from the fired people.


    The fact that even Seol-A, someone who always tried to act strong in front of her, was urgently sending her messages like this made it easy to tell what was going on on the other side.


    She could tell based on the previews in the push notification windows...


    Buzz Buzz, Buzz-


    [(Vice Captain-nim): Don''t remove my stuff]


    -


    [(Scammer): Is this for real?]


    [(Scammer): Hey, this isn''t right.]


    [(Scammer): Hand the phone to the Captain-nim]


    ...


    [(Scammer): Hey, tell the Captain-nim to look at his phone!]


    [(Scammer): Ahh, what the hell is that person doing?! :(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((]


    -


    [(No name): I wasn¡¯t the one who sent that letter of resignation! It was Jaeha! It wasn''t me :((((((((((((((((((((((((]


    Chloe sighed while looking at the messages bombarding her phone.


    ¡°They seem to be in quite the mess over there. They¡¯re saying that this makes no sense...¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    "What¡¯s the problem? Tell them they''re the ones who wanted to resign. I just gave them what they wanted. Tell them they have no severance pay but at least they can collect unemployment.¡±


    Chloe sighed.


    Maybe Ju-Heon was angry at how relaxed his subordinates had been. They were Monarchs and had the memories of their past but they were so easily captured.


    ¡®Is this just some mental training?¡¯


    If it isn¡¯t that......


    ¡®Is there a different reason he¡¯s doing this?¡¯


    Chloe then started to respond to Jaeha, who was bothering her the most.


    [Don¡¯t worry, I''ll talk to him so that you can be rehired...]


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Chloe.¡±


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    ¡°You should have just told me if you wanted to quit too.¡±


    ¡°......Excuse me?¡±


    Chloe looked at Ju-Heon wondering what the hell he was talking about but Ju-Heon just chuckled and waved the document that was just faxed over.


    ¡°I got another letter of resignation just now.¡±


    It was a letter of resignation with a forged signature.


    The contents were shocking.


    [Letter of Resignation]


    [Name: Chloe Laurent]


    [Reason for resignation: I can¡¯t stay here alone when everybody else has resigned.]


    Chloe¡¯s eyes were burning up in anger after reading the content.


    ¡®Yoo Jaeha, you son of a bitch!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha, who had sent Chloe''s letter of resignation as well, started to smile wickedly.


    ¡°Good. Everybody has resigned now.¡±


    Seol-A, who was at a loss for words at what he had just done, blankly asked a question.


    ¡°......Are you out of your mind?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha just started to laugh saying whatever will be, will be.


    "What?! All of our team members have a shared destiny! We can''t let even a single person betray us! If we¡¯re leaving, everybody has to leave!¡±


    She just couldn''t believe it.


    His mind had taken such a shock that he had gone completely crazy. He couldn''t see straight.


    Those were the thoughts on her mind.


    She then had another thought.


    ¡®This son of a bitch is dead now.¡¯


    He had written Chloe¡¯s letter of resignation without her permission.


    Yoo Jaeha seemed to not know because he had not really had many run-ins with Chloe in the work setting.


    ¡®Chloe¡¯s not an easy target.¡¯


    And as she had expected...


    It happened once they submitted their letters of resignation(?), gathered their stuff, and came outside.


    Flash!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to scream after suddenly seeing the bright light that came with a lot of pain.


    Yoo Jaeha started to roll on the ground screaming as the risk from an artifact he didn''t even use came to him.


    Seol-A looked around wondering what was going on and saw a woman who was grinding her teeth.


    ¡°Chloe!¡±


    Chloe, who had rushed over as soon as she saw her letter of resignation, looked as if she was going to shoot beams out of her eyes.


    Why had he made someone who had no intentions of resigning resign?!


    ¡°Who is going to conduct the Captain-nim¡¯s examinations?!¡±


    ¡°U, ugh. Stockfish, what¡¯s wrong with you? You told me it was annoying to look after the Captain-nim......ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha felt as if he was going to die.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. It¡¯s really okay. It¡¯s the Captain-nim. The Captain-nim can easily hire a voluptuous babe of a nurse......ugh!¡±


    Chloe choked Yoo Jaeha even harder, as if she really didn¡¯t want that to happen. Seol-A also glared at Yoo Jaeha in anger.


    Yoo Jaeha tried to get them to calm down.


    ¡°Okay, okay. I didn¡¯t do all of this without thinking about it.¡±


    ¡°Oh, really? Then what the hell were you thinking?¡±


    ¡°The Captain-nim should realize something if all of the team members resign...... ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha ended up being beaten up by Seol-A and Chloe.


    ¡°Joke, it was a joke! I''ll go and beg the Captain-nim to take us back...... I''m sorry.¡±


    Anyway, all of them had resigned. Ju-Heon had calmly accepted all four of the letters of resignation. The team members who had no idea what Ju-Heon was thinking couldn¡¯t help but groan.


    But the thing that was the most aggravating was...


    [It is rumored that Seo Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team members have resigned.]


    [There are many candidates rushing to become a part of Seo Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team.]


    [Will this be a new phase for the Monarch of Plunder''s tomb raiding team?]


    [A chance to earn a Monarch¡¯s Heirloom with him.]


    [Will you be able to gain an artifact from one of the 7 Great Tombs if you join Seo Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team?]


    The rumors seemed to have spread already. It had been less than one hour.


    Well, it was probably because there were people spying on Ju-Heon 24 hours a day because of the Monarch''s Heirlooms, the Monarch of Fate''s disappearance, Seostradamus, etc.


    The people who learned about this were quickly trying to enter Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team. Numerous skilled Expert-Grade users and even some Monarchs from all around the world were sending him love calls even though he didn¡¯t even post anything to say that he was recruiting.


    Of course, Ju-Heon was not the only one getting the love calls.


    [Mr. Monarch of Pushoverness, please come work with us, you¡¯ll only have to work 16 hours a day...]


    [Seol-A, your spy task seems to have failed so return to China. Seo Ju-Heon didn''t find out that you were a spy, right?]


    [Dear Monarch of Strategies. ¡°Please join our team.¡±]


    The team members then quickly drafted some cover letters and sent them to Ju-Heon, but...


    [I have no plans of hiring anyone at this time so please try again in the future.]


    Ju-Heon even stopped picking up their calls.


    That was why they were going crazy!


    Yoo Jaeha, the person who had caused this mess, started to cry.


    ¡°Captain-nim, please take us back. I¡¯m sorryyyyyyy!¡±


    Julian seemed liberated.


    ¡°Hahaha, should I just pick a good one from these and join their team? The salary and conditions are much better than what Seo Ju-Heon offered me. I don¡¯t have much work since I''m a new lawyer anyway.¡±


    ¡°And what if Irene curses you?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡°All the money you make will instantly disappear.¡±


    They truly got the chills.


    They had forgotten about it, but now that they had a chance to think about it, they had been able to avoid the Monarch of Destitution¡¯s curses until now because they were Ju-Heon¡¯s team members.


    But the moment they betrayed Ju-Heon......!


    ¡°Damn it, to deal with that nightmare once again......!¡±


    Seol-A was in despair as well, but she had an odd experience that evening.


    Why?


    ¡°Are you making sure to eat?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    In the middle of the night...


    Ju-Heon had secretly come to see Seol-A.


    Seol-A gasped.


    All of the team members were staying at Yoo Jaeha''s workroom because the buses had stopped and they had nowhere to go.


    Ju-Heon had come over, as if he had known that they would be there.


    He had come so stealthily that even she, the human radar, didn''t notice!


    Ju-Heon was looking at the others who had fallen asleep while writing what seemed to be an essay about reflecting on their mistakes.


    ¡®I, is it really the Captain-nim? Is this an ambush from an enemy?¡¯


    Seol-A, who had been in the kitchen, quickly tried to wake the others.


    However...


    ¡°You guys should have gotten a lot of offers to scout you today right?¡±


    Ju-Heon, who had a hat covering his face, walked over to Seol-A who was getting anxious.


    ¡°Wait......are you really the C, Captain-n......mph!¡±


    Seol-A''s mouth was covered. Ju-Heon had kissed Seol-A.


    Ju-Heon started to speak, as if to calm her down, once their lips separated.


    "Shh. It really is me so don''t cause a scene.¡±


    Ju-Heon was treating her like normal before asking this question.


    ¡°Were there any suspicious bastards nearby?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°For example, someone like Ilya.¡±


    Seol-A was shocked after hearing the familiar name.


    ¡°Ilya, then Captain-nim...!¡±


    ¡°That son of a bitch went into hiding once again after his subordinates were defeated.¡±


    Ju-Heon had been aware that it was Ilya since the moment he knew that his subordinates had been abducted.


    There were only a few people who could instantly abduct his subordinates like that.


    ¡®Especially when Kongming was with them.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon had looked for Ilya, but there wasn''t even a single crumb, as if he was some kind of mysophobia patient.


    That wasn''t all. Ilya seemed to be provoking him as he stole information about the Heirloom tomb and then turned the original into a mess.


    ¡®It''s fine since most of it was going to be used on tomorrow¡¯s broadcast.¡¯


    Ju-Heon, who had been playing hide-and-seek with Ilya, started to speak as if things had become annoying.


    ¡°To be honest with you, that bastard Ilya might really be able to modify your memories.¡±


    Ilya usually made his subordinates modify memories, potentially because of his artifact¡¯s risk, but his subordinates were not strong enough to modify the memories of the two Monarchs and Seol-A.


    ¡°Then that bastard will definitely come to personally modify your memories. That bastard¡¯s goal is probably for our tomb raiding team to disband.¡±


    It was obvious that the other monopolizers had put him up to it.


    Regardless, what was he trying to do when Ju-Heon barely got his teammates back thanks to the Raven¡¯s artifact? Disbanding of the team?


    ¡°Do you really think I would lose you guys again?¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim...!¡±


    ¡®Was that why he purposely made it look as if the tomb raiding team had disbanded?!¡¯


    Ilya would not approach them if it looked as if they were no longer a team.


    "But you should have trusted us more...¡±


    ¡°No. That bastard Ilya has quite an annoying backer. It''s probably someone at the Four Emperors level?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? A backer? Is that perhaps.... But that person is!¡±


    ¡°Anyway, this is a secret to the others.¡±


    Ju-Heon scrunched his eyes.


    ¡°Furthermore, I don¡¯t know if that bastard Ilya would follow me even if I gave him back his memories.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    That was something the others had worried about as well.


    ¡°He¡¯s always been like a sore thumb.¡±


    The chances of Ilya sticking with one of the other Four Emperors-level users was highly likely if he got his memories back.


    That bastard was the type who would say something like, ¡®why would I travel down a path I''ve already traveled down once before?¡¯ That was why they might need to take care of him.


    Of course, Ju-Heon¡¯s goal was elsewhere.


    ¡°Anyway, just wait, I¡¯ll let you and Chloe come back to work once we take care of those bastards.¡±


    Seol-A sighed in relief.


    ¡°Then Jaeha and the Vice Captain-nim would feel a lot better. Jaeha was crying his eyes out.¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted after hearing that.


    ¡°What bullshit are you talking about? I''m not going to rehire the two of them.¡±


    ¡°......E, excuse me?¡±


    ¡°They made the decision to leave. Those bastards can interview again.¡±


    She felt as if she could hear them cry already.


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who was checking the security camera in the workroom, opened his eyes wide.


    He seemed to have seen someone in the footage as he ran out.


    He made so much noise that the sleeping members woke up.


    "C, Captain-nim?!¡±


    ¡°What...? Did you say the Captain-nim?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh once he came outside.


    ¡°I got you now. Ilya, you son of a bitch.¡±

 Chapter 238: We are important people too (3)

    Chapter 238: We are important people too (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon urgently ran out of the workroom.


    Bang!


    The loud noise made the people who were sleeping wake up in shock.


    ¡°What is it, what¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°Uhh...... I feel like I heard the Captain-nim¡¯s voice for some reason.¡±


    Whether they heard his voice or not, they felt as if they could feel Ju-Heon''s Dominance as well.


    That might have been why Chloe''s eyes flashed.


    ¡°Captain-nim?¡±


    This was definitely Ju-Heon''s Dominance. Other people might not be sure but Chloe, who thoroughly touched Ju-Heon¡¯s entire body quite frequently, could tell.


    ¡°The Captain came here?¡±


    Chloe rushed out of the room and found Seol-A standing there.


    ¡°Where¡¯s the Captain?¡±


    Seol-A pointed outside instead of responding.


    Seol-A was checking something before she could rush after Ju-Heon. It was the screen of the security camera. She was looking at the screen Ju-Heon had seen before running out.


    They had installed the CCTV because all of the artifacts were in Yoo Jaeha''s workroom.


    Of course, these were not regular cameras.


    ¡®Artifacts.¡¯


    These surveillance artifacts were recording everything without any blind spots, however...


    ¡°I don''t see anything out of the ordinary.¡±


    Chloe said with confusion.


    But at that time...


    ¡°Oh, he¡¯s there. Ilya is there.¡±


    Julian was the one who had said that. He still seemed half asleep as he was looking at the screen while frowning.


    They could see a parking lot on the screen. There was a young man in his late twenties who seemed to be working on something.


    Normal people would not be able to see what was going on because Ilya had cast a barrier, but Julian could see it thanks to Kongming''s artifact.


    ¡°He hasn¡¯t modified the CCTV recording yet, so Ju-Heon should be able to catch him if he goes there right now.¡±


    But that was not important right now.


    "The Captain was here?¡±


    ¡°The Captain-nim was really here?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha chimed in as well.


    Their expressions showed what they were all thinking. Their eyes were sparkling as well.


    "Why did the Captain-nim come here? Did he come looking for us? Huh? Huh? Did he say he would hire us back?¡±


    Seol-A looked toward the direction Ju-Heon went before nodding her head.


    ¡°Yeah... It seems as if he disbanded the tomb raiding team for a moment because of Ilya. He will restore it after...¡±


    Julian and Yoo Jaeha¡¯s faces lit up after hearing that.


    ¡°Restore? Did you say he would restore things back to normal?¡±


    ¡°The Captain-nim said that?¡±


    The two were so happy that they could not control themselves but pretended as if they were as cool as cucumbers after seeing Seol-A''s gaze.


    "Ho, I knew Seo Ju-Heon would back down.¡±


    ¡°See, see! There are no better people in the world than us.¡±


    ¡°I knew he would hire us back.¡±


    ¡°My words exactly!¡±


    ¡®Like hell you guys knew.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha had cried while clutching his phone and Julian had a mental breakdown.


    But they triumphantly pointed their noses in the air as if they had never acted that way.


    ¡°Even if he says he will hire us back...¡±


    ¡°Does he really think we will come back?¡±


    ¡°My thoughts exactly. He needs to learn to treat people better.¡±


    Seol-A cut them off at that point.


    ¡°He didn''t say he would rehire the two of you.¡±


    Their snickering faces instantly turned pale.


    ¡®Wait, what did she just say?¡¯


    ¡°He¡¯s not going to hire us back?!¡±


    "Why?!¡±


    They desperately grabbed Seol-A¡¯s arm.


    "Why?! For what reason?! Why?!¡±


    Seol-A became flustered.


    ¡°I, I don¡¯t know! He said he was only going to rehire Chloe and me.......¡±


    They started to pull at their hair.


    ¡°This is discrimination! He¡¯s discriminating against us for being men!¡±


    ¡°This is a conspiracy, a conspiracy!¡±


    ¡°This is tyranny! Aaaaaaaaahh!¡±


    The two Monarchs had mental breakdowns once again.


    At the same time...


    ¡°Yes, inform that person about it.¡±


    Ilya was on the phone with someone.


    ¡°Yes, I''m about to ambush their workroom soon.¡±


    He was planning on entering Yoo Jaeha''s workroom and modifying their memories.


    Why?


    ¡°It doesn''t feel like they have disbanded completely.¡±


    The timing was too perfect.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon fired them before I could disband them? How can that happen with such perfect timing?¡¯


    Well, the truth was that they had submitted their letters of resignation and Ju-Heon had accepted them.


    ¡®It¡¯s too unnatural.¡¯


    It felt as if Ju-Heon had disbanded the tomb raiding team knowing that he was aiming for them.


    ¡®I would have normally withdrawn after seeing that the team has been disbanded, but......¡¯


    ¡°The seniors hate Seo Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team way too much.¡±


    [That¡¯s why you need to make sure it¡¯s taken care of properly? But why didn''t you hire the Monarch of Evangelism? The Monarch of Evangelism has his assassination brigade.]


    ¡°No. I thought about doing that but that person seemed to be after one of Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s team members......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡®Who is that person?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ilya gasped after suddenly hearing a voice behind him.


    It was understandable.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon?! Why is that bastard here?!¡¯


    That wasn''t important right now.


    Ju-Heon should not have been able to hear him since he had cast a barrier.


    ¡®How did he find me?¡¯


    Ilya urgently looked around.


    He was in a transparent area that made it look as if everything around him was warping. Ilya was hiding himself inside that barrier.


    ¡®The barrier is still fine.¡¯


    Ju-Heon must not be able to see Ilya as he was looking around.


    ¡°So where did you say Ilya Volgof is?¡±


    Ilya became anxious.


    ¡®Was I wrong? Did he not find me?¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Ah, over there?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon quickly walked closer to Ilya.


    ¡°Ah, a bit more to the left?¡±


    It sounded as if he was talking to someone.


    And at that moment! Grab!


    Ilya gasped.


    Ju-Heon had walked over and grabbed him by the collar.


    Ilya almost screamed.


    ¡®It doesn''t seem like he used an artifact of detection.¡¯


    How was Ju-Heon able to grab him?


    But this was easy for Ju-Heon.


    Why?


    [#$&$!]


    Seo Ju-Heon! It¡¯s Seo Ju-Heoooooooon!


    [#$&#$*!]


    Over here! Here! Hurry up and fuck him up! Fuck him up!


    Ilya was hiding himself with artifacts but those artifacts were the problem.


    [#$#&!]


    Hey hey, he said ¡®that person¡¯ is aiming for Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s team members!


    [#$&#!]


    He was planning on ambushing your team members now!


    [#$&^#$&!]


    I did well, right?! I did well, right?!


    [#$&#!]


    So please give me a discount on my rent! Hmm?


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°Sure, I''ll give you a discount. One million won for now.¡±


    [#$&!]


    Wow! Hooray! Hooray!


    Ilya, who was hearing what Ju-Heon was saying, was extremely anxious now.


    ¡®What the hell is this bastard doing talking to himself?¡¯


    But other artifacts started to complain.


    [#$#$&*!]


    Hey! Why are you only giving him a discount?! I''m the one who kept this bastard here!


    [#$&#!]


    No! It was me, me!


    [#$&!]


    I''m the one that gave you the information! Hey hey, Seo Ju-Heon! This bastard seems to be connected with the Monarch of Evangelism!


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡°Oh, you''re in contact with the Monarch of Evangelism too? That¡¯s great.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ily felt as if he was going crazy.


    ¡®What the hell is up with this bastard?¡¯


    He was honestly scared.


    It was at that moment. Ilya decided things weren''t good and tried to push Ju-Heon''s hands away to run.


    However...


    ¡°You¡¯re too slow, you little punk.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Boom!


    Set''s artifact was activated.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    There was an invisible gust of wind as sharp as blades around Ju-Heon once he activated Set''s artifact.


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    [#$#&*!]


    Kakakakakaka! Die! All who mess with my master must die!


    Set, who had received a franchise chicken shop from Ju-Heon recently, was extremely excited.


    Ju-Heon just thought it was better to give a whole store than to order ten whole chickens a day, but Set was extremely happy.


    He was even making a bit of money selling chicken in this shop.


    He was a proud chicken shop business owner.


    Babababang!


    [#$&*!]


    A sandstorm that could even turn buildings into dust descended around them.


    Boom!


    The ground split open, the trees nearby were cut down, and that vicious wind instantly broke Ilya''s barrier and his artifacts.


    Clang!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ilya was completely visible now that his barrier and his artifacts were destroyed.


    Ilya plopped down on the ground.


    And...


    ¡®I got you now, you damn thief.¡±


    Ju-Heon stomped on him as he smiled brightly.


    "What? A backer at the Four Emperors level?¡±


    Julian was quite shocked. Seol-A was telling him what Ju-Heon had told her.


    It was shocking enough that Ju-Heon had disbanded the tomb raiding to take care of Ilya, but.......


    ¡°There¡¯s one of the Four Emperors behind Ilya...?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha tilted his head in confusion.


    ¡°Didn''t the Captain-nim destroy half of the Four Emperors already?¡±


    Keira, the Monarch of War.


    ¡®The Captain-nim already got rid of Keira.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan, the Monarch of Gluttony?


    He wondered if it was her, but Ju-Heon would have said it was Zhen Cai Yuan if it had been her.


    As for Chairman Kwon...


    ¡°That old bastard should be a bag of bones thanks to Ramesses¡¯s artifact by now. He needs to jerk off in moderation if he wants to live a long life.¡±


    There was no need to even bring him up.


    Then the only one who was left was......


    ¡®The Monarch of Evangelism?¡¯


    They had thought he had disappeared the moment Ju-Heon had taken the Avesta Sacred Text.


    ¡°Is it that bastard?¡±


    Julian looked at him as if he was stupid.


    ¡°Hey, Monarch of Fraud. You really don¡¯t know?


    He¡¯s talking about TKBM''s shadow boss who was in charge of the aftermath clean-up crew and the assassination team!¡±


    ¡°Huh? That¡¯s none of my business!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha pretended as if he didn¡¯t know but there was no way that he didn''t know about that person.


    TKBM''s shadow boss.


    Chairman Kwon was the visual face as the CEO of the TKBM Empire, but the Monarch of Love was the man in the shadows.


    He did that for fun but he was actually a major player in the underworld.


    He was a man who did all sorts of things from destroying evidence, modifying world events, assassinations to many others.


    He had been one of the Four Emperors for a very short period of time in the past. He was one of the main individuals responsible for turning TKBM into an Empire.


    ¡°The Monarch of Love.¡±


    He was sworn brothers with Chairman Kwon.


    But he had stepped down from the Four Emperors position even though he was extremely strong.


    Why?


    ¡®You need the Four Emperors position? Really? Okay then, you can have it, hyung-nim.¡¯


    He had handed over a position in the Four Emperors, something that anybody would love to have, over to Chairman Kwon. He had done it without any hesitation.


    Even Ju-Heon, who had been planning on quite a war to get it, had been flustered.


    ¡®That person is strong beyond our wildest imagination.¡¯


    In some ways, Pandora of the past could have been quite difficult if he had not given away his spot in the Four Emperors.


    ¡®That man really might have become the overlord.¡¯


    That wasn''t all. It was for a short time but there were rumors about that man being Ju-Heon''s instructor.


    ¡®He¡¯s one of the top individuals in the entire world when it comes to using artifacts.¡¯


    The team members were shocked at the name Julian mentioned.


    ¡°When you say the Monarch of Love, you mean that.........!¡±


    He was such a saint and a pacifist that people wondered if he had Mother Teresa¡¯s artifact or something.


    ¡®He''s worse than Chairman Kwon.¡¯


    "That person is probably stealthily aiming for an Heirloom this time. He probably sent his aftermath clean-up crew to locate the Monarch of Fate.¡±


    ¡°Please hold on a minute. That old man is Ilya¡¯s backer? Nah, no way. Already?¡±


    ¡°Has the Captain''s intuition ever been wrong?¡±


    ¡°......¡±


    That was true.


    Although that petty captain of theirs had ignored the new applications they submitted to get their jobs back...


    ¡°But I don''t remember seeing his name on the artifact users list......¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s probably making his move under the radar. He is stealthily gathering artifacts.¡±


    That made Seol-A realize her mistake.


    Ju-Heon had said the following while looking at the scouting offers that had come for them earlier.


    ¡®Well, there is a bastard that he wants to drag out by the hair through Ilya.¡¯


    ¡®A bastard you want to drag out?¡¯


    ¡®There are monopolizers who are hiding themselves and pretending as if they don''t exist. Honestly speaking, those bastards are the most annoying to deal with. You never know when they¡¯ll show themselves and rush past you. But that son of a bitch is not someone who would sit still and not scout Monarchs.¡¯


    Ju-Heon, who had a big tomb to deal with soon, had no plans to waste this opportunity.


    ¡®I hate being followed.¡¯


    At that moment...


    ¡°Oh, Ilya is with Seo Ju-Heon right now?¡±


    At a beach in Hawaii...


    A middle-aged man relaxing under a parasol started to smile.


    ¡°There are no hindrances?¡±


    [Yes sir. Seo Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team has been disbanded as you wished, Chairman-nim.]


    ¡°Oho.¡±


    Chairman Kwon¡¯s sworn younger brother, Kwon Hyuk Soo. He was quite a peculiar man.


    He was a wealthy man who had asked Chairman Kwon to be sworn brothers just because they had the same last name. He was one of the world''s top three influential figures in the finance world and was stealthily assisting TKBM from the shadows.


    That was why there was no way he didn¡¯t know about everything Ju-Heon had done to mess with Chairman Kwon.


    Well... He actually seemed quite interested in Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I see, and how is hyung-nim?¡±


    [H, he is still working hard to get it down......]


    Kwon Hyuk Soo started to laugh like a maniac.


    ¡°Wow, hyung-nim is so amazing at his age. He truly deserves to be my hyung-nim. I guess I¡¯ll send him some women next time.¡±


    [U, umm...... He might really die if you do that sir.]


    ¡°Anyway, I¡¯ve been quite interested in Seo Ju-Heon, so that¡¯s great. It¡¯s obvious that even Seo Ju-Heon would be no match for Ilya...¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡°Deliver a message to Ilya. Modify that bastard¡¯s memories. I''ll be there soon.¡±

 Chapter 239: We are important people too (4)

    Chapter 239: We are important people too (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Deliver a message to Ilya. Modify that bastard¡¯s memories. I''ll be there soon.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo.


    If the Holtens who originated from a line of English nobles had a firm grasp on the European business world, this man was the Emperor who had grasped the American business world.


    The man who had been one of the Four Emperors in the past saw Ju-Heon as a cute little boy. In fact, all Monarchs were like cute children in his eyes.


    That was how much of a genius he was when it came to handling artifacts.


    ¡®It is praiseworthy how much shit he¡¯s given to my hyung-nim.¡¯


    Other monopolizers were holding the back of their necks in anger talking about how Ju-Heon was crazy and could not be reasoned with, but...


    ¡®He can be tamed.¡¯


    That was why he had given Ilya the order. He should be able to control Ju-Heon using Ilya, who he had been raising until now.


    In some ways, it was as if he was adding Ju-Heon to his collection.


    That was why he was quite satisfied while looking at the information about Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team.


    The female team members were both beautiful and skilled.


    ¡®Most importantly, Seo Ju-Heon''s team has two Monarchs in it.¡¯


    This was now the Era of Artifacts. It was an era of war where people would attack each other to monopolize on benefits or prevent harm on themselves.


    He believed that the final victor in this prolonged war would be the one who has a large number of people under them.


    Why?


    It was not because that person would be lacking in individual strength.


    However, he was collecting artifact users since there was a limit to the types and number of artifacts each person can use.


    Furthermore, there was a difference in the level of Dominance between talented and not so talented subordinates. For example, it was better to lead a single tiger than one hundred chicks.


    A person''s status would rise the more felines they had under them. The Monarch among Monarchs was called an Emperor and having these tigers kneel would make their boss''s Dominance and plate increase as well.


    That would increase the amount of artifacts that person could contract with, and most importantly......


    ¡®That person will be able to use the unique artifact that only the Monarch among Monarchs could use.¡¯


    That person would be able to use the Majesty''s Treasure.


    ¡®Well, even the Monarch of Fate said that that was just a theory, but...¡¯


    Either way, it was important to procure a talented collection.


    ¡®The Heirloom is just a step toward it.¡¯


    He was interested in Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding team but he was most interested in its leader.


    ¡®Ju-Heon is a rare tiger among the herd.¡¯


    ¡°Inform Ilya. Tell him to hurry up and tame Seo Ju-Heon first.¡±


    But forget taming him...


    ¡°Aaah! Not there! Stop!¡±


    ¡°Shut the hell up. Don''t move. Otherwise, I''m going to kill you.¡±


    ¡°Ack!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s hand was moving all around.


    He was running his hand all over Ily''s body from head to toe.


    Ilya, being the deceitful and sly person that he is, had artifacts hidden all over his body.


    They were not just visually hidden either. He had used his spell book artifact to place all sorts of traps on the artifacts.


    For example, if his ring was touched......


    Bang!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ilya received a critical hit from the exploding artifact and started to groan.


    And if his earring was touched......


    Siiiiiiizzle!


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Hydrochloric acid would start to fail.


    And if his belt was removed......


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    The belt started to move on its own to choke Ilya''s neck.


    But something was weird.


    ¡®I put the anti-theft devices but why is it responding to me?!¡¯


    This was like putting up alarms to catch a thief but the alarm responding to the owner''s movements while ignoring the thief!


    ¡®Is it crazy?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon sneered while looking at the confused Ilya.


    ¡°Hmph, my goodness, you put so many devices on them.¡±


    ¡®This bastard.¡¯


    Ilya was curious as to why his anti-theft devices were not working properly, but that wasn¡¯t important right now.


    ¡®I need to modify his memories.¡¯


    Ilya recalled the orders he had received.


    ¡®Don¡¯t worry about the means and methods used.¡¯


    ¡®Modify Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s memories and turn him into my subordinate.¡¯


    Seo Ju-Heon was someone who had abducted the Monarch of Fate, the guide of the world, as well as the person who had swept the majority of the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs. He was a hindrance to them getting the Monarch''s Heirlooms. He needed to modify Ju-Heon''s memories for his superior who desired Ju-Heon.


    That was why Ilya activated his artifact to modify Ju-Heon¡¯s memories. It was an extremely strong artifact.


    ¡°Ah really, where the hell did the retarded captain run off?!¡±


    Julian and Yoo Jaeha, the two Monarchs, were huffing while looking for Ju-Heon.


    They had run over to the parking lot they had seen in the CCTV but they did not see Ju-Heon at all.


    "Seol-A, you can''t find the Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s not around here!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped after hearing that. The fact that Seol-A could not locate him quickly must mean that he was out of the country already.


    ¡°Wow, shit, did that damn Captain bastard go on a trip around the world with another man?¡±


    He started to wave his hand as if he had no regrets.


    "Ah whatever, it¡¯s fine. It¡¯s obvious that he doesn''t need help from any of his team members. We¡¯re done with it too. Right? Kongming?¡±


    ¡°Exactly. Let him do everything on his own.¡±


    Chloe looked at the two of them before nodding her head for a different reason.


    ¡°I guess so, the Captain just wants to bring Ilya in as a team member. There probably won''t be any bloodshed......¡±


    Julian and Yoo Jaeha looked as if they had been wronged after hearing that.


    ¡°What did you say?! He¡¯s going to take Ilya in as a team member?!¡±


    ¡°He''s going to do that after kicking all of us out?!¡±


    There was fire burning in Julian and Yoo Jaeha''s eyes.


    "Wait, even we can''t return to the Captain-nim¡¯s side but what?! What¡¯s so good about that bastard?!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? The Captain always talked about it. Ilya¡¯s personality is shit but he is skilled......¡±


    The two of them looked as if they would start breathing fire out of their mouths.


    ¡°We¡¯re skilled toooooooo!¡±


    ¡°We''re much better than him!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! We are Monarchs! That son of a bitch is an Expert-Grade user at max!¡±


    Chloe clicked her tongue after hearing Yoo Jaeha shout.


    ¡°Ilya is at the Monarch level if you look just at his abilities. He¡¯d probably be better than you if he didn''t have that trauma against risks......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha truly became angry.


    ¡°Get lost! I''m the Captain-nim¡¯s right aaaaaaaarm!¡±


    Maybe she touched his pride that should not have been touched.


    ¡°Hey! Ju... Kongming! What the fuck are you doing that you can¡¯t even find a single person?! You unskilled son of a bitch!¡±


    ¡°What...?¡±


    Chloe made a comment after hearing that.


    ¡°Didn''t you just say that you¡¯re not going to pay any attention to the Captain now that you are not a part of the team?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to shout again after hearing Chloe''s comment.


    ¡°I can¡¯t deal with my pride being shot! Where the hell is the Captain-nim?! Where is he?!¡±


    Seol-A had a rare pale expression on her face.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. I can¡¯t feel the Captain-nim¡¯s aura.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°......The Captain-nim should be okay, right? There¡¯s no way that he¡¯ll have his memories modified by Ilya, right?¡±


    All of them became silent.


    It was because they knew best about how annoying and strong Ilya¡¯s aftermath clean-up abilities were.


    Ilya had even modified the memories of everybody in the world once at the request of his backer and twisted everyone''s relationships.


    He had restored things to normal pretty much right afterward, but that had been a scary moment.


    That was why they were scared that even Ju-Heon might end up being affected by Ilya.


    It was at that moment.


    Boom!


    They heard artifacts clashing somewhere. The team members quickly started to move after hearing that.


    ¡®The fact that his aura disappeared means......¡¯


    That was proof that his memories had been modified.


    When that happens, the worst possible situation could be that he wouldn''t remember any of them.


    That was why all of their asses were on fire as they ran. They always complained about how they hated Ju-Heon, but they didn''t want Ju-Heon to forget them either.


    ¡°Ilya, that son of a bitch, just watch what happens to you if you laid a finger on the Captain-nim¡¯s memories!¡±


    But forget putting a hand on it... Ilya was grinding his teeth.


    ¡®The modification is not working.¡¯


    He had definitely activated his memory modification artifact. But it did not work on Ju-Heon.


    He had no idea why. On the other hand, Ju-Heon was smiling.


    ¡°You¡¯re already done? Is that it? Huh?!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon was kicking his former subordinate while smiling wickedly. It didn''t matter that it was hard to tell who was the evil one right now.


    ¡°Try again, you little punk.¡±


    Ju-Heon stomped on Ilya¡¯s head so that he could not escape.


    Of course, he had not destroyed Ilya¡¯s artifact.


    Why?


    Ily''s memory modification artifact was a parasitic artifact. He needed to pull Ilya¡¯s eye out to destroy it.


    There was no way he would do such a thing to his own subordinate.


    ¡®Well, he¡¯s a twisted bastard so I don¡¯t even know if he would become my subordinate.¡¯


    There was the question of whether someone who was having their head being stomped would choose to become the subordinate of the person doing the stomping, but......


    Ju-Heon debated for a moment over using the Raven¡¯s Tears before starting to smile.


    ¡°But to think that you tried to modify my memories with your puny skills.¡±


    Ilya clicked his tongue after hearing that.


    The modification method he had just used was the first of two levels.


    Level 1 was usually enough to take care of Monarchs but it was difficult for the Monarchs with the high levels of Dominance. sea??h th§× N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Why?


    The fact that their Dominance was high meant that they were firm in their self-confidence and determination.


    Those kinds of people were difficult cases to modify their memories using regular means.


    ¡®I have no choice.¡¯


    Ilya didn''t like doing this because of the risk but he raised it to the max level.


    ¡®Level 2!¡¯


    Ilya¡¯s eyes instantly turned gold.


    Ju-Heon saw some urgent messages pop up as well.


    [An unpleasant power of modification is entering your mind.]


    [Your memories are starting to change.]


    [The things you know are starting to change.]


    It was quite strong this time. It was definitely no joke since even difficult to handle Monarchs had been knocked down from this in the past.


    In fact, Ju-Heon¡¯s memories started to become weird as well.


    ¡®Are you hurt?¡¯


    He saw an extremely familiar face.


    The person he saw was Kwon Hyuk Soo, Chairman Kwon''s sworn brother.


    He was calmly taking a place within Ju-Heon''s memories.


    He was replacing Inspector Kim, the person who had taken care of him since he was young.


    The face of the inspector he considered to be his family had disappeared and Kwon Hyuk Soo had taken his place.


    Inspector Kim, someone who Ju-Heon cherished quite a bit, was starting to change into Kwon Hyuk Soo.


    Furthermore, Ilya had changed the faces of his team members to Chairman Kwon and the bastards from TKBM. Ilya was creating memories that did not exist while erasing other memories to modify Ju-Heon¡¯s memories.


    Ilya started to smile once Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡®It¡¯s done.¡¯


    This was the sign that it had worked.


    ¡®Now he will believe that he is that person''s subordinate.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°You motherfucking Russian son of a bitch, what the hell are you doing?!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    He heard a familiar voice. They barged in even though there was a barrier set up to prevent people from entering.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s team members had barged in.


    Julian immediately started to frown after sensing the aura of the artifact.


    He had realized that Ilya had used the modification artifact.


    ¡°That bastard already used the modification artifact!¡±


    Ilya started to sneer while looking at them.


    ¡°My prey have walked in on their own accord.¡±


    He turned toward the tomb raiding team members as if this was great.


    ¡°You guys are next.¡±


    His smile was quite evil. Julian and Chloe looked toward Ju-Heon with concern.


    ¡®It''ll be complicated if the Captain''s memories have changed.¡¯


    Unfortunately, the chances that his memories had been changed were high.


    ¡®There¡¯s traces that he already used the level 2 modification.¡¯


    Ilya''s modification ability was strong. It was strong enough to mess with the memories of Monarchs.


    Level 1 could be overcome with Dominance, but if it is level 2......


    ¡®Level 2 would be dangerous even for me.¡¯


    Julian had thought Ilya would not use it because of the risk but he had done it.


    Ju-Heon started to walk toward the team members at that moment.


    The team members started to shake as they watched.


    It was because the look on Ju-Heon''s face was quite cold as he looked at them.


    "Captain-nim...!¡±


    The team members then started to glare at Ilya.


    ¡°Hey, hurry up and undo it!¡±


    Ilya just scoffed and started to speak.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon is my subordinate now. I modified one of his memories.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Poooooow!


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ilya saw an illusion as if things were flashing in front of his eyes. Something dull and painful had struck his face.


    He had already been sent flying away once he realized it was Ju-Heon¡¯s foot.


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    It was so painful as if his teeth would fall out.


    However, what he heard after that was even more shocking.


    ¡°Aigoo, big boss. The salary is too, too low. How can you pay your subordinate so little when the cost of goods is so high these days and when I''m worth so, so much more? Do you want to get fucked up?¡±

 Chapter 240: To return his memories or not? (1)

    Chapter 240: To return his memories or not? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon''s mocking tone made the team members gasp. They wondered if they had heard wrong but that didn''t seem to be the case.


    ¡°Big boss, big boss Ilya, you make people work so much. You run us ragged with everything you make us do. I''m going to sue you for labor law violation. That¡¯s okay, right?¡±


    ¡°...Ho!¡±


    Ju-Heon snickered and kicked Ilya.


    Both Ilya and the other team members were confused. His memories seemed to be modified since he was calling Ilya big boss, but the way he was acting...


    "What the hell, did his memories get modified or not?¡±


    ¡°Hold on, Seo Ju-Heon. How dare you do this to your Captain...ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon snickered as he kicked Ilya.


    ¡°What is it, Captain-nim? I''m just bringing up some concerns to my employer, do you have a problem with that, you son of a bitch?!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ilya, who was sent flying by Ju-Heon¡¯s kick, started to grind his teeth.


    ¡°This son of a bitch......is it possible?!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who supposedly had his memories modified, was laughing loudly.


    "What¡¯s wrong? What¡¯s wrong big boss? Who told you to turn that old bastard into my team member? It¡¯s like you want to be killed.¡±


    Ilya started to frown after hearing that.


    ¡®Just as I expected! His memories were not modified!¡¯


    Ilya could not believe it.


    ¡®The second level didn''t work? Does this bastard not have a subconscious or something?¡¯


    That was right.


    The artifact Ilya was using to modify people''s memories was Freud¡¯s artifact.


    Freud was an important figure in the field of psychology and had studied the human subconsciousness. Ilya was modifying a person''s subconsciousness to change their memories.


    Even Monarchs easily fell victim to him as there was nobody who could control their subconscious. That was why he couldn''t help but become anxious after seeing the perfectly fine Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Is he crazy? Level 1 is one thing since it''s just like hypnosis, but......!¡¯


    Similar to how Freud first used hypnosis to treat a patient, level 1 was just using hypnosis to modify their memories.


    But level 2 was completely different. Level 2 modified the subconscious inside the target¡¯s brain.


    It was modifying the memories that, although might not be called up, were still stored in the brain.


    That was why it was not something a person could defend against using their will.


    ¡®So why......?!¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon just smiled viciously.


    ¡°Whatever, how about you just take one more hit, you son of a bitch.¡±


    He had tried to peacefully abduct...... No, take Ilya with him since Ilya had once been one of his cute subordinates, unfortunately...


    Even in video games, mages had to be destroyed immediately as letting them escape would lead to a lot of trouble down the road.


    Thud!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ilya seemed to have realized he was unable to do anything as he tried to escape.


    Forget modifying Ju-Heon¡¯s memories, he would turn into a pancake if he stayed here.


    ¡°Gaap, come out!¡±


    Ilya activated Solomon''s artifact.


    Solomon''s artifact was an artifact that summoned devils. He was trying to summon a devil that was capable of teleportation.


    A devil slowly ascended from Ilya''s shadow starting with its head.


    However...


    [%$$&#!]


    Where do you think you are crawling out to?! Where?!


    The rope started to slap the devil''s cheeks as it crawled out.


    The devil that had been slapped felt wronged.


    [What the hell?! What are you doing to your fellow artifact?!]


    Unfortunately, the devil was slapped again.


    Slap! Slap! Slap!


    [#$&$!]


    Go back in! I told you to go back in!


    It was slamming down on the devil¡¯s head now to push it back into the ground.


    Slap, slap, slap, slap!


    It looked as if the rope was playing a game of Whack-a-mole.


    [Ow, it hurts! That hurts! Stop it!]


    The rope continued to slap away as if the devil was being too loud.


    [#$$#&!]


    Are you not going back in? Are you not going back in?!


    Ilya saw this and started to grind his teeth as he grabbed the rope¡¯s body.


    ¡®A stupid rope like this...¡¯


    He would use the modification artifact to change its owner.


    As he was about to activate Freud''s artifact again...


    Thud!


    Ilya was ruthlessly kicked by Ju-Heon again.


    ¡°What do you think you are trying to do to my artifact?¡±


    He didn''t care about the other artifacts but he seemed a bit annoyed that Ilya was trying to mess with the rope.


    ¡°Ugh...!¡±


    Ilya clutched his stomach and fell to the ground.


    The aftermath clean-up crew was the intelligent types who only knew how to use their heads. Although they were in the occupation of aiming for artifact users similar to the Hunters, they sucked at fighting in comparison.


    That might be why when Ju-Heon launched another kick!


    Poooooow!


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    Ilya felt as if he would die even though Ju-Heon¡¯s kick had not been very strong.


    This was probably the sorrow of a man who has probably never worked out in his life.


    ¡®Fuck, just use some artifacts!¡¯


    He could activate the defense-type artifacts he had set around if Ju-Heon attacked with an artifact.


    Ilya continued to get hit before he couldn''t take it anymore and started to stare at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°You son of a bitch...... I''m going to sue you! I''m going to sue you for assault!¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed as Ilya shouted in Russian.


    Ilya usually sneered as if he was better than them and leisurely said whatever was on his mind but there truly seemed to be no solution to violence.


    "So who told you to modify my memories like that?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Why the hell did you have to change my memories of Irene into that old bastard? I almost threw up. Do you want to die?¡±


    Pow pow pow!


    ¡°Uuuuugh!¡±


    Ilya was being scolded for not thinking harder about his modification.


    That shitty Chairman Kwon had replaced Irene in his memories and Yoon Shi Woo had replaced Seol-A.


    It was no wonder he was as angry as possible, given what he had done with the two ladies in the past.


    "Well, at least I was able to get information about Kwon Hyuk Soo. Thanks for that.¡±


    ¡®This bastard.¡¯


    Ilya, who ended up only having information taken, continued to grind his teeth in anger.


    There was definitely something weird.


    ¡®How was this punk able to dodge something that the other Monarchs are not able to dodge......?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to laugh while looking at the shaking grey pupils.


    ¡°There¡¯s no need for you to know the method.¡±


    Ju-Heon had a scary look in his eyes as he cracked his knuckles.


    ¡°Ah, this bastard. What a headache.¡±


    ¡°M, mmmmph!¡±


    Inside a nearby park construction site where the cold breeze of dusk was blowing in...


    There was a painful groan echoing through the third floor of this building under construction.


    Ilya was the one groaning.


    He was buried in cement with only his head sticking out and he was trying to get some help.


    ¡°Mmmmph! Mmmmmmph!¡±


    They could take him out since the cement had not hardened yet, however...


    ¡®This bastard will use his spell book to escape if we let him out.¡¯


    They had dunked him in cement since he was annoying to deal with.


    ¡°To use this or not to use this.¡±


    The item in his hand was the Raven¡¯s Tears artifact. Would this bastard follow him if Ju-Heon restored his memories?


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Wow, that¡¯s crazy. Totally cruel.¡±


    ¡°Hey, Seo Ju-Heon! How can you dunk a person into cement?!¡±


    Familiar faces came up to Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion as he looked toward them.


    It was understandable that Chloe and Seol-A were here.


    "Why are you guys still here? I thought you guys texted me saying that you quit.¡±


    Julian flinched at Ju-Heon''s comment before getting angry.


    "Wow, you¡¯re too much. We were worried about you but you still say such things...¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t need men worrying about me.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    It was at that moment. Yoo Jaeha interjected as if he didn¡¯t care.


    "Aww, Captain-nim, you¡¯re acting like this again. I heard about it from Seol-A! She said that you pretended to disband the tomb raiding team on purpose because of Ilya.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha had a stupid looking smile on his face.


    ¡°I knew hiring us back was guaranteed. Ahem, of course we are better than the others......¡±


    ¡°What? The two of you can start by submitting your applications again.¡±


    ¡°.............¡±


    ¡®Why I ought to.¡¯


    It had started at interviewing again but now it was all the way down to submitting an application again.


    Seol-A asked at that moment.


    ¡°Oh right, what are you planning on doing with Ilya?¡±


    She looked at the Raven¡¯s Tears in Ju-Heon¡¯s hand.


    Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t sure about what to do.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been debating about that.¡±


    ¡°Is it because of the Four Emperors level backer behind him?¡±


    Julian started to frown after hearing that.


    ¡°It¡¯s Kwon Hyuk Soo, right?¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s sworn brother. That was the reason that man couldn¡¯t help but be Ju-Heon''s enemy in this situation.


    They couldn''t let their guard down because he was at the Four Emperors level.


    ¡°I remember hearing in the past that he was your instructor......¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The members were shocked.


    Ju-Heon scoffed after seeing their gazes.


    ¡°Instructor my ass. He just taught me the basis during my training.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo must have had an eye for talent as he cherished Ju-Heon quite a bit. In fact, he had chased after Ju-Heon telling him to become his subordinate, no, his number one disciple, instead of being his hyung-nim¡¯s subordinate.


    Of course, he probably treats Ju-Heon as if he wasn''t anything much right now.


    Julian sighed in relief.


    ¡°I''m relieved. I was wondering whether you could go up against your instructor.¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed once again.


    ¡°I admit that he is talented. But that bastard is no different from Chairman Kwon.¡±


    In fact, he was the thorn in their eyes that had turned TKBM into an empire. He had no reasons to hesitate.


    At the same time...


    "We are still unable to locate the Monarch of Fate.¡±


    ¡°This is driving me crazy.¡±


    The people gathered at Pandora truly were going crazy.


    The Monarchs¡¯ Heirlooms would soon appear. They needed the Monarch of Fate to know where they would appear.


    ¡°There¡¯s less than a week left until the prophesized time.¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon will really steal all of the Heirlooms if we cannot locate the Monarch of Fate within a week!¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, that damn son of a bitch!¡±


    They were certain that Ju-Heon had abducted the Monarch of Fate for this reason. He wanted to monopolize the location of the heirlooms.


    Of course, they could not just give up on the Heirlooms.


    Why?


    ¡°Didn''t he say that we need to become Monarchs in order to continue using Divine-Grade artifacts?¡±


    That was right. That was what the prophecy had said.


    ¡®Only those with the Monarchs¡¯ Heirlooms are qualified to use Divine-Grade artifacts.¡¯


    That was why the Monarch of Fate had looked into it four times before determining that the Heirlooms were important.


    They didn''t know whether they would really be unable to use Divine-Grade artifacts any longer, but things would get complicated if the prophecy was true.


    They already knew about the strength of the Divine-Grade artifacts.


    ¡®Divine-Grade artifacts are too strong for us to be satisfied with just Legendary Hero-Grade artifacts.¡¯


    It was also obvious that the ones with Divine-Grade artifacts would control the world both economically and by force. How could they let the Heirlooms go when they knew that was the case?


    ¡°Some bastards we¡¯ve never even heard of will show up and act all cocky if we are unable to secure the Heirlooms for ourselves.¡±


    "As for us, a competitor company is threatening us.¡±


    ¡°Imagine if an artifact user from China became a Monarch. They will control the international society.¡±


    Basically, the people with money and power did not want it taken away. As for people without money and power, they wanted the Heirloom to gain money and power. These people were aiming to become Monarchs for different reasons.


    ¡°Furthermore, we can¡¯t let that damn snake, Seo Ju-Heon, monopolize the Heirlooms......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [It''s fine. We will rescue the Monarch of Fate soon.]


    ¡°!¡±


    Pandora had received contact from none other than Kwon Hyuk Soo.


    "You are.....!¡±


    The monopolizers were shocked after hearing from this unexpected individual.


    "Why are you...?!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo calmly laughed.


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    He told them not to worry about Seo Ju-Heon too much.


    [I ordered my subordinate to take care of Seo Ju-Heon.]


    The people gathered at Pandora gasped.


    ¡°W, will he be okay? That subordinate of yours......?¡±


    ¡°I, is he still alive?¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo, who was inside a Benz right now, started to laugh after hearing the rowdiness on the other side.


    "Why are you so shocked? Seo Ju-Heon is just a little whippersnapper with decent artifacts. His abilities handling artifacts is just sub par.¡±


    [Then......]


    ¡°That kind of punk won¡¯t be able to defeat my disciple no matter how hard he tries.¡±


    Ilya was someone he had groomed.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo had a natural eye for figuring out a person''s talent as an ability user. Ilya was his subordinate who had received his approval.


    ¡°Ilya should have turned Seo Ju-Heon into my subordinate by now.¡±


    He was quite happy.


    In the past, Chairman Kwon had used one of his abilities as the Monarch of Conquest, forced domination, to steal individuals. Kwon Hyuk Soo did things a bit differently both in the past and now.


    He used memory modification to procure individuals. Although their methods were different, they were both monopolizers of talented individuals.


    He would first find out the location of the Monarch of Fate once he met Seo Ju-Heon.


    ¡®I''ll thoroughly tame him after that.¡¯


    Although he didn¡¯t know how skilled Ju-Heon was when it came to handling artifacts, he found Ju-Heon¡¯s ability to raid tombs to be quite desirable.


    ¡®I will use that bastard to aim for the Heirlooms.¡¯


    That bastard already had artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs that were necessary to gain Heirlooms anyway. It was killing two birds with one stone.


    He finally managed to locate Ilya and headed toward the construction site.


    It was at that moment.


    "Chairman-nim, Ilya is over there!


    Seo Ju-Heon is with him!¡±


    He could see the two of them standing on the roof with the morning sun falling on them.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    Ilya flinched after hearing Kwon Hyuk Soo shouting for Ju-Heon and Ju-Heon turned his head.


    ¡°Good job! Ilya, you tamed Seo Ju-Heo...... huh?¡±


    But something was weird.

 Chapter 241: To return his memories or not? (2)

    Chapter 241: To return his memories or not? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Good job! Ilya, you tamed Seo Ju-Heo...... huh?¡±


    But something was weird.


    ¡°Ilya?¡±


    Ilya clenched his eyes shut and Ju-Heon started to smile after hearing Kwon Hyuk Soo calling out to Ilya.


    ¡°What the......¡±


    It was extremely weird.


    They were currently standing on the first floor of the construction site. Ju-Heon and Ilya were on the seventh floor, the roof.


    They were close enough to hear each other and they seemed to be the right people.


    Ju-Heon was wearing a black rider jacket and a cap while the blonde Ilya was wearing a blue jacket with a hood.


    Ilya was taller but both of them were tall and physically fit.


    They were not the type to get beaten up no matter where they went.


    Anyway, it was fine that Ilya was with Ju-Heon, however.........


    ¡°Mr. Ilya, what happened?!¡±


    The guards who came with Kwon Hyuk Soo seemed anxious as well.


    The reason was obvious.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you turn Seo Ju-Heon into your subordinate?!¡±


    ¡°Why are you captured?!¡±


    Like hell Ilya turned Ju-Heon into his subordinate...


    ¡°Do you want to die? Who the hell is whose subordinate? Right?¡±


    Ju-Heon pushed down firmly on Ilya¡¯s head and Ilya started to frown.


    ¡®This damn bastard.¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo and the guards dropped their jaws in shock as they watched.


    Ilya was no longer in cement but he looked like quite the spectacle standing there tied up by the rope.


    He was also by the ledge and looked as if he could fall at any moment!


    Of course, the rest of the team members who were hiding as they watched clicked their tongues.


    ¡®He¡¯s basically Captain Hook.¡¯


    He truly seemed like Hook.


    Why?


    [Maaaaaaaaster! My jaws about to go out!]


    [How long do we need to do this for?!]


    [Hurry up and drop him!]


    The Egyptian doggies were at the bottom with their jaws open instead of a crocodile.


    Their vicious teeth were quite sharp.


    That wasn''t all.


    [I''m going to rip that human to shreds!]


    [No! He¡¯s mine! Mine!]


    [Hurry up and drop him!]


    The animals that Anubis had summoned were roaring with their jaws open as well.


    They looked as if they were piranhas in the Amazon chomping for prey.


    They were all ancient crocodile-shaped mummies and their teeth were still intact that falling down would mean being ruthlessly ripped to pieces.


    That was why the team members could only click their tongues.


    ¡®He should feel lucky that the Captain is not actually dropping him.¡¯


    Actually, he might really drop him if he got angry.


    Either way, Kwon Hyuk Soo couldn''t help but gasp because Ilya was being held captive.


    Ju-Heon also said the following.


    ¡°It¡¯s already too late. This bastard is my lapdog starting today.¡±


    ¡®What kind of bullshit is that crazy bastard spewing?!¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo''s guards immediately rushed toward Ju-Heon.


    "We will go shut that bastard up!¡±


    They pulled out their artifacts as expected of the guards of an artifact user.


    They seemed to be pistol-shaped artifacts at first glance.


    It was at that moment.


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    Ilya started to scream as soon as Ju-Heon said that.


    It was because Ju-Heon had kicked him.


    Boom!


    The tightly bound Ilya started to plummet down to the ground.


    While that was going on...


    [The colossus from America, Tom Hugan, seems to be stepping in to locate the Monarch of Fate.]


    [Tom Hugan, otherwise known as Mr. Kwon Hyuk Soo, is sworn brothers with Chairman Kwon, the Monarch of Conquest.........]


    The Monarch of Fate, who was still imprisoned inside the restroom, started to become optimistic. The things he was hearing from the TV outside were his only sources of hope.


    ¡°Hugan? They''re talking about Kwon Hyuk Soo? The Monarch of Love? That bastard is stepping in to find me?!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was a Monarch. Although his name wasn''t on the list yet, he was very famous among the monopolizers.


    He placed Chairman Kwon of TKBM in the limelight while gathering his strength and raising artifact users in the shadows.


    ¡®That bastard is grooming an aftermath clean-up crew and some assassins.¡¯


    He had heard that Ilya Volgof of the aftermath clean-up crew was quite a unique bastard.


    ¡®That bastard should be able to take care of Seo Justification and rescue me!¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate started to smile before grunting and groaning as he squirmed out of the tub so that he could hear better.


    He then put his ear against the door and waited for more information.


    ¡®Just a little more, just a little more!¡¯


    He was going to gather information however he could, so that he could help them find him......


    It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    ¡°Ow!¡±


    The door slammed open and the Monarch of Fate, who had been unexpectedly attacked by the door while leaning against it, started to shout and cry.


    Dan was the one who had opened the door.


    The Monarch of Fate touched his nose that was bleeding and started to swear.


    ¡°Damn it, do you want to die?! Fuck, you damn motherfucker......!¡±


    However, he soon gasped and closed his mouth.


    It was because of the item in Dan¡¯s hand.


    It was a butcher''s knife used to slaughter cows!


    The Monarch of Fate started to scream after seeing the blood(?) on the knife.


    ¡°Okay! I''ll stay in there! I''ll just stay in there!¡±


    The shocked Monarch of Fate slowly crawled back into the tub. He then curled up and started to sniffle.


    ¡®Fuck, he¡¯s going to cut my neck off with that knife if I resist.¡¯


    That was right.


    He had thought that all of Seo Ju-Heon''s team members who had been observing him had left and started going, ¡®Wow, how great! My subordinates, I''m over here! Hurry up and find me!¡¯


    He had started to formulate a plan to escape.


    But Dan had suddenly appeared in the hotel.


    He seemed to have come after receiving orders from Ju-Heon. He had not gotten his memories back yet but Dan saw Ju-Heon as the person who had saved his daughter.


    He had no reason to say no.


    Of course, Joshua had shouted, ¡®you bitch, you ended up siding with that son of a bitch Seo Ju-Heon?!¡¯


    But well...


    He had been threatened by that butcher knife for talking shit about Ju-Heon.


    The Monarch of Fate still could not forget Dan¡¯s gaze from that moment.


    ¡®Mr. VIP. Have you ever heard a pig getting slaughtered?¡¯


    Dan''s gaze had told him that he should not run his mouth as he pleased.


    Dan looked extremely scary even though he had just stood there while holding the knife.


    His gaze was fierce, he was tall, and his muscles were firm. Just being lightly smacked by his thick arms could probably break his ribs.


    Furthermore, he was a butcher, so he would know how to use the knife better than most gangsters.


    Joshua had felt as if he shouldn''t cause a ruckus.


    Of course, this was all just a misunderstanding and Dan just tilted his head in confusion after looking at the sniffling Monarch of Fate.


    ¡®I was just trying to ask him if he knows what kind of meat Mr. Seo Ju-Heon likes most.¡¯


    He then started to hum as he returned to the kitchen.


    Today was the day that the highest quality meat was delivered.


    He would serve Ju-Heon some extremely high-quality meat when Ju-Heon gets back.


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    Ilya, who had been kicked by Ju-Heon, was plummeting down to the ground.


    He was falling from the seventh floor.


    Anybody would die if they fell from this height!


    However, at that moment!


    ¡®Huh?!¡¯


    He thankfully stopped just before turning into a pancake because he was tied up by the rope. But it still caused everybody who was watching to almost have heart attacks.


    ¡°That damn bastard! I feel like I''ve lost ten years of my life!¡±


    Ilya was feeling relieved when the doggies and vicious crocodiles started to gather around him.


    Ilya gasped after seeing the crocodiles jumping up to rip apart his lower body.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo''s group as well as the team members all started to scream as some of the crocodiles were even trying to rip apart Ilya¡¯s ¡®important¡¯ part.


    Seo Ju-Heon truly had a rough and vicious way of handling his subordinates.


    ¡°Hey! Seo Ju-Heon! Control yourself!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! I want him to become our team member still as a man!¡±


    Even Yoo Jaeha was shouting but Ju-Heon didn''t care.


    In fact, Ju-Heon just nonchalantly started to speak regardless of what they were saying.


    ¡°It¡¯s not hard to take this bastard as my subordinate as is, but I have a proposal.¡±


    ¡°A proposal?¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo seemed shocked as he looked toward Ju-Heon.


    The situation was so unbelievable that the smile that was always on his face was gone.


    ¡°Yes, hand over your artifacts. Then I''ll let this bastard go.¡±


    ¡°Is he crazy?!¡±


    ¡°That motherfucking Monarch of Plunder!¡±


    They started to foam at the mouth as expected.


    ¡°Chairman-nim, please don''t listen to him!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not Ilya. It must be a fake made by the Monarch of Pushoverness!¡±


    "That retard! He must have created something weird again!¡±


    ¡°Did you really think we would fall for it?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who was still hiding, became upset and shouted, ¡®what the hell did you fuckers say?!¡¯


    He then tried to run toward them but Seol-A was holding him back.


    As Kwon Hyuk Soo''s guards tried to get closer to the ¡®fake Ilya¡¯...


    [Stop, you idiots!]


    Devils started to come out of Ilya¡¯s shadow. That was Ilya¡¯s possession-type artifact.


    They gasped after realizing that these were Solomon''s devils.


    ¡°Fuck, that''s really Ilya?¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    Ju-Heon viciously laughed at that moment.


    ¡°He¡¯s real, motherfuckers!¡±


    Ilya started to scream as soon as Ju-Heon said that.


    The rope must have read Ju-Heon''s mind as it quickly released Ilya.


    ¡°Ack!¡±


    Ilya started to fall into the field of crocodiles.


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    He subconsciously grabbed onto the end of the rope.


    He thankfully didn''t fall into the field of crocodiles, but all he could do was dangle on the rope that was floating in the air.


    Ilya could only glare at Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Is he really planning on killing me?!¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo and the guards were extremely shocked.


    Devils had come out of his shadow.


    ¡®It really is the Chairman-nim¡¯s disciple.¡¯


    Even that bastard Yoo Jaeha should not be able to copy the summoned devils.


    They quickly started to shout.


    ¡°Ilya! Use your artifact! What the hell are you doing?!¡±


    ¡°Use your devils!¡±


    ¡®Fuck, I would have done so if I could!¡¯


    The guards soon started to shout.


    ¡°Chairman-nim. It looks as if he cannot use his devils right now. There¡¯s no other reason he would have been captured by Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°I know.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was scoffing as if he knew even without them mentioning it.


    His face looked quite flustered unlike his usual self who seemed to be able to see through everything.


    ¡®For him to have been able to capture Ilya... Seo Ju-Heon... Who the hell is this bastard? It doesn¡¯t seem like the memory modification worked either! What the hell happened?¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was extremely shocked right now.


    This was weird even if the memory modification had not worked.


    Why?


    Ilya was his top disciple.


    Compared to him, Seo Ju-Heon should just be a thief whose only talent was in tomb raiding.


    ¡®So why?¡¯


    Had he made the wrong judgment about Seo Ju-Heon? Kwon Hyuk Soo soon shook his head.


    ¡®There''s no way. He¡¯s just a damn thief.¡¯


    This bastard had become a Monarch by fluke.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo put on a fake innocent smile and started to speak.


    ¡°Okay, okay, so let Ilya go first.¡±


    ¡°Chairman-nim!¡±


    His guard seemed shocked that he sounded as if he would do as Seo Ju-Heon wanted. But Kwon Hyuk Soo was sneering internally.


    ¡®Ilya, you idiot.¡¯


    It must be that Ilya¡¯s trauma acted up again.


    That was right.


    Ilya actually had a ton of fear about using artifacts.


    He needed sedatives to suppress that trauma and Kwon Hyuk Soo had used that to tame Ilya.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon was just lucky to run into Ilya at that time.¡¯


    That was why Ilya couldn''t control his devils and didn''t manage to modify Ju-Heon¡¯s memories.


    It seemed obvious.


    ¡®To think he''s speaking some bullshit about how Ilya is his subordinate from today on and acting as if he caught him when it was all just a fluke. Eat shit, Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo started to smile.


    He decided to act as if he was agreeing to Ju-Heon''s demands.


    ¡®I''ll pretend to do as he wants before slipping a sedative artifact to Ilya.¡¯


    Then Ilya would be able to call his devils out again. Then he would be able to modify Seo Ju-Heon''s memories.


    It was great since Seo Ju-Heon''s subordinates all seemed to be hiding around here as well.


    ¡®I will tame all of them as my subordinates.¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo then used an artifact to approach Ju-Heon.


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim!¡±


    It seemed to be an artifact that let him walk on air.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo handed out his artifacts without any hesitation.


    ¡°These are all of the artifacts I have. Now then......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Poooooooooow!


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was ruthlessly sent flying. The one to punch him in the chin was none other than Solomon''s devil.


    It was a devil that Ilya had summoned.

 Chapter 242: To return his memories or not? (3)

    Chapter 242: To return his memories or not? (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was ruthlessly sent flying.


    The one to punch him in the chin was none other than Solomon''s devil.


    It was a devil that Ilya had summoned.


    The devil that seemed to resemble a lion roared wildly as it sent Kwon Hyuk Soo flying.


    It was extremely strong.


    The ruthless punch sent Kwon Hyuk Soo flying quite far away.


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim!¡±


    It might have been even stronger of a hit than being hit by a car. The impact was so strong that a human''s limbs might have ripped away.


    The guards ran toward Kwon Hyuk Soo with stiff expressions.


    ¡°Chairman-nim! Are you okay, sir?!¡±


    ¡°Chairman-nim!¡±


    They just couldn''t believe it.


    ¡®I''m certain Solomon''s devil jumped out.¡¯


    But something was weird. Solomon''s artifact should be Ilya''s artifact.


    ¡®So why?!¡¯


    Had Ilya betrayed them?


    As they turned toward Ilya...


    ¡°Stop acting like you¡¯re hurt and get the hell up.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon jeered at the Chairman who was lying on the ground as if he was hurt.


    ¡°I know you won''t die that easily.¡±


    The guards started to grind their teeth.


    Of course, Ju-Heon was right.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo had a great defense-type artifact similar to how he had found Achilles¡¯s Armor for Chairman Kwon.


    But even if he has a defense-type artifact......


    ¡°It still doesn¡¯t mean that he doesn''t feel any pain, you son of a bitch!¡±


    ¡°Wait, that¡¯s not the issue right now! Ilya betrayed us!¡±


    As they glared toward Ilya...


    ¡°Ow, ow, ow, stop, stop it.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo groaned as he stood up.


    ¡°Chairman-nim!¡±


    His head was bleeding as if he had been involved in a major car accident.


    It had been a while since he had felt this much pain.


    ¡°Chairman-nim! Are you okay, sir?!¡±


    "We will call an ambulance right away!¡±


    ¡°Groan, no, no. It¡¯s not that bad.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo stabbed what looked like a syringe into his arm.


    It looked like a lancet or a pen, and sticking the needle into his skin made Kwon Hyuk Soo''s expression much better.


    It was an anesthesia artifact.


    Of course, using it did not mean that he had no pain at all.


    It was only a C-Grade artifact.


    He wanted to drop everything and lay on his bed but he couldn''t do that right now.


    ¡°Calm down everyone. There is no way Ilya would betray me.¡±


    ¡°But why else would the devil?!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Come out, Glashalabolas.¡±


    They heard Ju-Heon nonchalantly say that.


    This time, a black dog with griffin''s wings aimed for Kwon Hyuk Soo.


    The devil that was called this time was a devil that oversaw murder and slaughter!


    It''s sharp fangs aimed at Kwon Hyuk Soo''s neck.


    ¡°Chairman-nim!¡±


    ¡°That bastard!¡±


    Tang tang!


    They shot their gun-shaped artifacts toward the devil but it seemed as if regular attacks would not work because it was a devil artifact.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo stepped in at that moment.


    ¡°Put those away, they won¡¯t work on a devil artifact.¡±


    ¡°But......!¡±


    ¡°But I get it now. I understand why Solomon''s devils are coming out.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo looked toward Ju-Heon instead of responding. His subordinates were shocked after following his gaze and looking at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°That is?!¡±


    Ju-Heon was waving a ring around. It was a ring with a star-like pentagram on it.


    That was Solomon''s ring.


    Ju-Heon snickered as he waved it around.


    "Are you looking for this?¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s guards who finally realized the situation started to foam at the mouth.


    ¡°Ilya! You let him take that from you?!¡±


    Ilya was clenching his eyes shut while dangling on the rope.


    He was apologizing.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo started to scoff.


    ¡°Yes, there¡¯s no way our Ilya would betray me. He seems to have been completely looted by this thieving bastard because of his trauma.¡±


    He clicked his tongue as if he was pitying Ilya.


    But Kwon Hyuk Soo didn''t care much about this situation.


    Why?


    He just had to take it back.


    ¡°Don''t worry. I will quickly return your artifact to you.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo then wrote something into a notebook.


    The people in the area felt a significant amount of pressure.


    [A stealing artifact is taking away your artifact.]


    Something shocking happened.


    Solomon¡¯s ring that had been in Ju-Heon¡¯s hand had disappeared.


    ¡°!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo had done it.


    Ju-Heon seemed shocked. Kwon Hyuk Soo, who had stolen the artifact, waved his notebook around as he smiled.


    "As expected, Seo Ju-Heon, the rumors exaggerated about your abilities. You''re nothing. I was able to take it away so easily.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Crack!


    ¡°?!¡±


    The artifact broke into pieces.


    An S-Grade artifact crumbled as if it was nothing! The guards and Kwon Hyuk Soo all gasped while looking at it.


    ¡°What the hell?!¡±


    "Did an S-Grade artifact just break?!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo quickly inspected the broken pieces of the ring.


    He then started to swear after looking at a certain piece.


    Why?


    ¡®Made in Yoo Jaeha.¡¯


    It was the product of that damn Monarch of Pushoverness.


    He heard an extremely apologetic voice behind him.


    ¡°Ah, I''m really sorry! That¡¯s a B-Grade fake so I can¡¯t guarantee the quality!¡±


    His smile made it debatable whether he was really sorry though...


    Either way, the guards started to glare at Ju-Heon once they realized the situation.


    ¡°What the, hold on. If the one that bastard was holding was a fake.........¡±


    ¡°Where is the real one......¡±


    ¡°No! That bastard must have the real one! That¡¯s how he was able to summon the devils!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh as their gazes were all focused on him.


    ¡°You retards. I never used an artifact like that at all!¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    ¡°Then what about the devils you summoned earlier?!¡±


    What else would it be?


    Poooooow!


    The black dog of slaughter popped out of the shadows once more, as if to respond to their question.


    The dog of slaughter bared its sharp fangs after appearing suddenly without making any noise.


    Chomp!


    ¡°Chairman-nim!¡±


    It then ruthlessly chomped down on Kwon Hyuk Soo''s arm.


    Blood splattered everywhere. Kwon Hyuk Soo felt an intense pain.


    In fact, Kwon Hyuk Soo''s arm was completely ripped off.


    ¡°Chairman-nim!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    His left arm was sent flying down to the first floor and landed in the mouths of the crocodiles. The crocodiles happily gobbled it up.


    However, it didn''t end there.


    The dog of slaughter rummaged through Kwon Hyuk Soo''s pockets and grabbed some artifacts before returning to its master.


    In fact, it returned to Ilya! Kwon Hyuk Soo, who finally realized the truth, glared at Ilya.


    ¡°Ilya! You! What are you doing?!¡±


    Ilya calmly started to smile.


    ¡®He wants to know what is going on?¡¯


    ¡°I''m very sorry. Chairman-nim. You are not my superior anymore.¡±


    He had just jumped ship.


    ¡°I''m very sorry. Chairman-nim. You are not my superior anymore.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo and his subordinates questioned their hearing after what they just heard.


    ¡®What did that bastard just say?¡¯


    ¡°Ilya!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo staggered before a rare frown appeared on his face.


    His gentle expression had instantly turned hostile.


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    ¡°Ilya! What the hell did you just say?!¡±


    His voice was extremely angry.


    His subordinates were saying, ¡®Sir, you need to heal your arm first!¡¯


    ¡®The hospital, no, we need to go to Pandora!¡¯


    But he couldn''t even hear them because he was fuming with anger.


    ¡°What the hell do you think you¡¯re doing?!¡±


    Ilya answered as if it was nothing.


    ¡°It¡¯s all just an act, sir. Actually, I wasn¡¯t captured by Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    But even Ilya had not expected his captain to actually throw him off the roof.


    He thought he would die holding onto the rope with his weak arms to the point that he could not even call out more of his devils.


    ¡°Anyways, thank you for the artifacts, Chairman-nim.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°You probably don¡¯t have a healing artifact on you, so please hurry over to Pandora. Otherwise, you¡¯ll have to live without an arm forever.¡±


    ¡°Ilya!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was shaking as he glared at Ilya.


    That was right.


    Ilya had not had his Solomon''s devils taken from him nor had he been captured by Ju-Heon.


    He had just put on a show.


    He had pretended as if he had been caught.


    Why?


    ¡®I''d have to be crazy to keep being a slave like that.¡¯


    What happened before Kwon Hyuk Soo arrived would explain the situation.


    It was about thirty minutes ago.


    Ju-Heon, who had slammed Ilya into some cement, had been thinking hard about what to do.


    ¡°Should I use this or not?¡±


    He needed to decide whether it would be better to use the Raven¡¯s artifact or not.


    It wasn''t just because it was Ilya.


    He had debated whether to use the Raven''s artifact on everyone except Seol-A and Chloe.


    Why?


    That bastard Julian would provoke(?) him all the time. That bastard Yoo Jaeha was a headache.


    As for Dan, it would have been fine to restore his memories, but he chose not to because of the memories Dan would remember about his daughter.


    Finally, Ilya was because of his terrible personality.


    However, he didn''t have to think long.


    He had used the Raven¡¯s artifact. His original plan was to use the Monarch of Fate¡¯s camera to slowly see Ilya¡¯s reaction before using it, but he just ended up using it.


    He chose to do so because Kwon Hyuk Soo had arrived.


    In a way, Ju-Heon saw this as a great chance to test Ilya.


    He wanted to see if Ilya would stick to Kwon Hyuk Soo even after getting his memories back.


    That was why he didn¡¯t even discuss it with Ilya.


    ¡®I would have had to get rid of him if it looked as if he would go back to that bastard.¡¯


    As for Solomon''s artifact, he had Jaeha make it in advance to scam Kwon Hyuk Soo.


    Ilya had actually chosen to attack Kwon Hyuk Soo on his own accord.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°Ho, that little punk.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s team members had all been shocked.


    They had never expected Ilya to attack Kwon Hyuk Soo.


    ¡°Ah, I thought that that bastard would only follow the Captain-nim with a slave contract.¡±


    ¡°I know, right?¡±


    Ilya had always been a lone wolf who didn''t like hanging out with the others.


    He followed the captain''s orders, but always gave off this feeling of staying away from them because he thought they were inferior to him. He was a completely arrogant jerk.


    They thought that he would sell information to Kwon Hyuk Soo once he got his memories back.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo looked ready to explode right now.


    ¡°Ilya! Are you out of your mind? Are you really going to betray your master who has trained and raised you?¡±


    Ilya avoided his gaze.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo then glared at Ju-Heon instead.


    "What did you do to my disciple?!¡±


    ¡°Nothing at all?¡±


    ¡°Ho, whatever. I''ll get rid of both of you here.¡±


    He had a smile on his face but he definitely looked angry.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo then channeled his Dominance.


    ¡®They¡¯re just kids.¡¯


    Ilya and Seo Ju-Heon were only at the Expert-Grade or Monarch-Grade level. They were nothing compared to him.


    He had made the wrong decision to use Ilya to tame Ju-Heon in the first place.


    ¡®I will make all of them submit to me.¡¯


    The pressure to forcibly make people submit started to spread out.


    Boom!


    The Dominance was so strong that the weak-willed would instantly kneel!


    It felt as if an invisible power was forcibly pushing down on your head!


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo''s subordinates started to shake before kneeling and kowtowing. Some were even pissing their pants.


    They weren¡¯t the only ones.


    "W, what is this?!¡±


    Everybody within a radius of 1 km plopped down to the ground while some people even fainted or started seizing.


    Dominance was different for Expert-Grade and below, but the Dominance used by Monarchs and higher were not just for using artifacts.


    It was a special power on its own.


    The Dominance was a deadly weapon.


    It made the artifacts nearby go crazy as well.


    [#$$&!]


    Run away! Run away!


    [#$&$#!]


    We¡¯re done for if we are caught by that human!


    Even artifacts causing havoc nearby stopped in fear and started to run.


    He truly deserved to be at the Four Emperors level.


    Ju-Heon''s team members nearby started to gasp as well.


    ¡°Wow, shit, that damn old bastard! Tell him to stop peacocking! Fuck, this is why I hate the Dominance types! Ah, I feel like I''m gonna hurl! Bleh!¡±


    ¡°I''m also a Dominance type, but really......¡±


    Of course, they weren¡¯t completely out of it like other people.


    But they still couldn''t do anything about this terrible feeling that felt as if they had licked a rag.


    ¡®Ugh, I don''t feel good.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°!¡±


    It surprisingly started to disappear.


    The Dominance coming out of Kwon Hyuk Soo that was making them want to barf was disappearing!


    To be more specific, a different Dominance had viciously bared its fangs.


    Boom!


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was shocked.


    That was to be expected.


    ¡®I¡¯ve never felt a Dominance like this until now.¡¯


    He had seen numerous artifact users until now. He had never come across even Monarchs with a Dominance like this.


    That was why he couldn''t help but become flustered.


    ¡®Something is weird. The Pandora prediction system never mentioned anybody with this much power......! Who the hell is it? Who is it?¡¯


    He seemed anxious as he looked toward Ju-Heon.


    It was at that moment.


    "Why do you look so shocked?¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s eyes opened wide.


    ¡®Is it this bastard?¡¯


    Ju-Heon was looking at Kwon Hyuk Soo as if he was toying with him.


    He usually didn''t flaunt his Dominance on purpose.


    ¡°My goodness, you old bastard. Did you really want to flaunt your power like that at your age?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s strong Dominance started to roar like a typhoon as soon as he said that.

 Chapter 243: To return his memories or not? (4)

    Chapter 243: To return his memories or not? (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°My goodness, you old bastard. Did you really want to flaunt your power like that at your age?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s strong Dominance started to roar like a typhoon as soon as he said that.


    It was vicious and wild.


    Dominance was the result of a human¡¯s strong mental fortitude based on their strong will, firm values, and high pride.


    But the Dominance of people who were at the Monarch level and higher... They could now be considered similar to the aura that the artifacts used.


    The Dominance itself was very chaotic and could be used like biochemical weapons.


    Ju-Heon''s Dominance started to bite away at Kwon Hyuk Soo''s Dominance once it was released.


    Boo boo boom!


    It¡¯s strength was overbearing.


    It was so strong that even Kwon Hyuk Soo temporarily felt fear.


    It probably felt as if a normal villager had run into a wild beast in the mountain.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo had no choice but to take a step back.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    ¡®Fuck, how can there be someone like this?!¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo became anxious.


    Even if he could not use his Dominance fully because he was injured......


    ''It should still not be at a level where this bastard can easily suppress me like this!¡¯


    It was unbelievable.


    The Pandora system artifact should have detected someone who had such abilities long ago!


    ¡®No, I guess it did detect him.¡¯


    Pandora had placed Ju-Heon in the hidden first place rank after all.


    Ju-Heon was someone at the pinnacle of all ability users.


    ¡®I thought it was just because of the number of artifacts he had.¡¯


    Well, it was true that the people with more artifacts were generally stronger, but the issue was that Ju-Heon¡¯s occupation was a thief.


    He had thought that the reason Ju-Heon became a Monarch was because of the danger he caused others based on his ability to collect a lot of artifacts.


    That was the reason he had told himself that Ju-Heon lacked the ability to handle the artifacts and thought Ju-Heon¡¯s only talent was in stealing.


    But he was wrong.


    Ju-Heon did not seem to be a regular thieving bastard.


    The artifacts started to go wild once Ju-Heon''s Dominance started to shake the area.


    Boom!


    [$##&!]


    Aaaaaah! It¡¯s a disaster! It¡¯s a disaster!


    [#$&!]


    Aaaaaaaah, this is Seo Ju-Heon!


    [#$&#!]


    Run away! Run away! You¡¯ll become his slave if you¡¯re caught!


    The artifacts nearby started to run as if their asses were on fire. They were probably acting on their instincts for survival.


    [Artifacts are running away.]


    [They are running as if they¡¯ve gone mad.]


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue after seeing those messages.


    ¡®Those damn cowards.¡¯


    This was the reason he did not normally release his Dominance.


    On the other hand, Ilya was standing with his jaw dropped.


    ¡®What the hell, nobody told me about this!¡¯


    He was certain.


    Ju-Heon was at the Four Emperors Grade.


    He knew better than anybody else because he had been serving someone at the Four Emperors Grade this whole time.


    He would not even lose out to Kwon Hyuk Soo in his prime. He would not lose out even if Ilya were to compare Ju-Heon to the Four Emperors of the past.


    ¡®I did notice that he seemed oddly different than the past, but...¡¯


    Ju-Heon was no longer an Expert-Grade artifact user!


    The other team members who were watching were sighing and gasping as well.


    ¡°That damn monster.¡±


    ¡°Ah, he¡¯s so scary. I''m scared. He¡¯s going to turn into a Demon King Grade artifact user later, isn''t he?¡±


    ¡°Demon King is most suitable for the Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°No, that''s a bit......¡±


    ¡°Anyway, I guess destroying all those artifacts had its advantages for him.¡±


    Julian was disgusted after observing Ju-Heon with Kongming''s artifact.


    ¡®I can''t believe he¡¯s at the level where he won''t lose out to Kwon Hyuk Soo.¡¯


    Forget losing out to him, it felt as if he was suppressing Kwon Hyuk Soo.


    That was probably the reason. Julian¡¯s heart was beating faster with excitement knowing that such a bastard was his captain but he was also scared.


    Ju-Heon had always been talented but he had been suppressed by his environment, but......


    ¡®He¡¯s really scary now that he can actually expand the wings he could not expand in the past.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Boom!


    A vicious Dominance completely ripped apart Kwon Hyuk Soo''s aura.


    The collision was destructive. In the end, Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s Dominance was pushed back.


    Ju-Heon had succeeded in overwhelming Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s Dominance.


    The others couldn''t help but be shocked.


    ¡®He really got rid of it! He got rid of one of the Four Emperors¡¯ Dominance!¡¯


    Something shocking started to happen at that moment.


    [#$*&!]


    Hey, hey, he¡¯s fucked. Hurry up and change ship! Change ship!


    [#&#!]


    Damn it, this idiot couldn''t even handle that?! Change! Change!


    Kwon Hyuk Soo''s possession artifacts started to destroy their contracts.


    Artifacts were shameless beings to start with but they truly were faster than the speed of light this time.


    [$#$*!!]


    Cast him aside! Throw him away!


    Kwon Hyuk Soo started to frown while looking at the tattoos on his body starting to disappear.


    ¡®These shitheads!¡¯


    Of course, Ju-Heon was not someone who would quietly watch the artifacts escape.


    ¡°What are you doing?! Capture all of them and don¡¯t let a single one get away!¡±


    The rope¡¯s eyes sparkled as it jumped out.


    [#$&*#!]


    Where do you think you''re going?! Where do you think you''re going?!


    The rope seemed excited as it captured the artifacts trying to escape.


    But Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s artifacts would not get caught so easily.


    [#$$&!]


    Damn it, go away!


    [#&*!]


    Go away, you little punk!


    The rope ended up being attacked as they were a group of strong artifacts.


    Their attacks were quite painful and threatening.


    [#$&$]


    Hmph, that should be enough. It¡¯s just a damn rope.


    [$#&!]


    It¡¯s just a lucky bastard that became an S-Grade artifact by fluke.


    But our dear rope would never submit that easily.


    The rope''s eyes flashed.


    [#$#$&!]


    Get over here! Get over here!


    The rope chased after the artifacts with a scary expression(?) on its face.


    [$#&!]


    He told me to capture you! He told me!


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    [Ack! Why isn¡¯t it hurt at all?!]


    Although the rope did not have overbearing strength like the other Divine-Grade artifacts did, it still ran around doing its best to capture these artifacts.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was in disbelief at this point.


    ¡°What the......?!¡±


    Ju-Heon sneered at him.


    ¡°You should have taken good care of your artifacts. Old man.¡±


    He had a truly aggravating smile. It was rare to see Kwon Hyuk Soo angry like this.


    ¡°You damn thieving bastard.¡±


    "What''s wrong? Are you upset that I''m a thieving bastard?¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo had a calm expression on his face but it was obvious to Ju-Heon that he was angry.


    Ironically, Kwon Hyuk Soo was angry but also extremely interested in Ju-Heon now.


    Why?


    Ju-Heon was strong.


    ¡®No wonder Ilya wasn''t enough to take him down.¡¯


    He had no choice but to admit it. It made him desire Ju-Heon even more. Ju-Heon was probably the highest-grade among the current Monarchs.


    He really wanted to take Ju-Heon in as his number one disciple.


    ¡®I need to take this bastard no matter what it takes.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Julian started to shout after feeling a gloomy aura.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon! Be careful! He¡¯s been hiding an artifact!¡±


    He must have detected it with Kongming¡¯s artifact. Julian¡¯s warning seemed to have come too late as Kwon Hyuk Soo laughed and disappeared.


    Ju-Heon tilted his head. He knew that Kwon Hyuk Soo had been hiding an artifact, but......


    ¡®What artifact is it?¡¯


    He had no ideas about what it could be even after going through his memories of the past.


    Julian shouted at that moment.


    ¡°It¡¯s an assassin artifact!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped after hearing that.


    ¡°Huh? What? Why does this bastard have that?!¡±


    It was the Nizari Isma''ilism artifact the Monarch of Evangelism had frequently used in the past.


    [The Assassin''s Creed of the Syrian Assassins aiming for Saladin¡¯s life (A-Grade: Treasure-Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    Basically, it was an artifact to summon the Arab assassin brigade that would take drugs and carry out assassinations.


    They were a denomination that aimed for martyrdom through assassinations.


    This group would be called The Assassins in the future.


    Their assassination targets were usually important figures in Islam and they would even change their religions to blend in to get closer to their targets.


    A group of Middle Eastern assassins suddenly appeared and tried to take Ju-Heon¡¯s life.


    A scream shot out at the same time.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo leisurely started to smile.


    ¡°There goes one.¡±


    He then glared toward Ilya with a vicious gaze.


    ¡°Ilya, you¡¯re next.¡±


    Ilya started to shake after seeing Kwon Hyuk Soo''s gaze.


    It was because he knew this scary gaze very well.


    It was the gaze he had when he would even turn someone into a cripple to turn him into a subordinate.


    Chairman Kwon used his position as a superior and used people¡¯s weaknesses, but Kwon Hyuk Soo was different.


    He would destroy a person''s mind, body, or personality.


    Although he was known as the Monarch of Love who loved and cherished his subordinates, he was actually the Monarch of (Self) Love.


    He would cut down the bastards who tried to crawl up in order to protect his position.


    As Kwon Hyuk Soo''s overbearing power was about to turn Ilya into a cripple...


    Boom!


    ¡°!¡±


    Some odd noises came from where Ju-Heon had been standing.


    [Ugh!]


    [Aaaaaaah!]


    [Aaaaah!]


    They were being beaten up. They were being ruthlessly beaten to a pulp.


    Ju-Heon had activated Xiang Yu''s artifact.


    [Fuck, this bastard, what...... ugh!]


    Xiang Yu¡¯s artifact was doing what it did best.


    Ju-Heon, who was almost invincible in battle thanks to Xiang Yu''s artifact, was easily beating them down.


    It seemed as if the scream from earlier had not been Ju-Heon screaming.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was taken back for a moment but actually saw this as an opportunity.


    ¡®You can''t use other artifacts while using an S-Grade artifact.¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo activated an artifact to summon ancient mages.


    However...


    ¡°All people are equal in the eyes of the law, they have the right to have their freedom and property protected, and to the freedom of religion.¡±


    Ju-Heon activated a Codes of Law artifact!


    [The Napoleonic Code is being activated.]


    [The area in a 1km radius is starting to fall under the Code of Law''s influence.]


    An unfamiliar Code of Law appeared in front of Ju-Heon. This was the Napoleonic Code.


    The Code of Law released an almost unbearable aura.


    [All individuals within the area are equal in the eyes of the law.]


    [Both people and artifacts must obey the same laws regardless of their grade.]


    [The negligence rule is being imposed on the enemy.]


    [A sentence is being given to the enemy.]


    [Their actions will be restricted until they are proven innocent under the Code of Law.]


    The mages from the artifact that had been charging toward Ju-Heon started to scream.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s assassin artifacts started to roll on the ground without being able to do anything.


    They started to die from various legal sanctions.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was shocked.


    ¡®I didn¡¯t even sense him activating an artifact.¡¯


    How did he of all people not notice an artifact being activated?


    It was also activated extremely quickly.


    It had been so stealthy that others couldn''t notice and happened in an instant.


    Furthermore, Ju-Heon was bringing out close to 100% of the artifact¡¯s power.


    That meant that his technique in using artifacts was amazing.


    ¡®Most people wouldn''t be able to draw out the artifact¡¯s full power if they activated it like that.¡¯


    There were both pros and cons to activating an artifact like this.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo got the chills as he knew that was the case.


    But to put a collar on Ju-Heon''s neck right now......


    ¡®My body is a mess right now.¡¯


    He also had all of the artifacts he brought with him stolen.


    That was probably the reason.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo slyly started to smile.


    ¡°Fine, okay, I¡¯ll give up for today.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°In return...... ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon grabbed Kwon Hyuk Soo by the collar. He then glared as if to tell Kwon Hyuk Soo to know his place.


    ¡°There is no in return.¡±


    ¡®I know you¡¯re plotting something.¡¯


    ¡°There are no negotiations.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon snickered before activating Osiris¡¯s artifact.


    Flash!


    The ground started to shake and a black hole appeared on the ground.


    [The enemies¡¯ names have been written in the Book of the Dead.]


    [The door to the afterlife is opening.]


    There was a black gust of wind roaring above the hole that looked as if it could easily gobble up a building.


    Then the people whose names had been placed in the Book of the Dead started to get dragged into the hole.


    While Anubis''s ability was to summon soldiers from the afterlife, Osiris''s ability was the opposite, dragging living beings into the afterlife!


    [Hahaha! Come on in, I will take you as my slaves!]


    The powerful god of the afterlife started to drag Kwon Hyuk Soo and his subordinates into the afterlife!


    Kwon Hyuk Soo started to smile as he was tired of getting shocked.


    Why?


    Artifacts became harder to handle the more their powers were beyond human capabilities.


    Death was at the top of something that went beyond human capabilities.


    Artifacts regarding death fell into the top-tier that even Monarchs would have hard time controlling.


    ¡®But this bastard......!¡¯


    Ju-Heon violently laughed.


    ¡°Goodbye. Give King Yama my regards.¡±


    There was an extremely strong explosion of power.

 Chapter 244: So, will you follow me or not? (1)

    Chapter 244: So, will you follow me or not? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    [Osiris is pulling the enemies in.]


    [The living are unable to escape.]


    Orisis¡¯s strength exploded even stronger, making the black hole stronger as well.


    It made strong gusts of wind swirl the area as if a typhoon had arrived.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The gusts were so strong that even adult men needed to grab onto something if they wanted to stay standing.


    But they would not be sucked in even if they fell down. The only bastards to be sucked into this violent black hole were the ones whose names were written in the Book of the Dead.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo, one of those people, ended up being sucked into the black hole.


    ¡°Chairman-nim!¡±


    His subordinates were sucked in after him as well.


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    Ilya could not close his mouth as he watched them disappear into the afterlife.


    They really had disappeared from this world!


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The black hole started to go berserk after sucking in Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s group.


    [Warning. Osiris is trying to suck in humans whose names are not written in the Book of the Dead as well.]


    [Everybody nearby is starting to be sucked in.]


    Boom!


    An even more ferocious gust of wind descended, so strong that trees were being pulled out by the roots and benches were flying around.


    Divine-Grade artifacts were extremely difficult for humans to suppress.


    Boom!


    They tried to go berserk like this if the user put their guard down for a moment.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    People lost control of their bodies because of the violent gusts.


    Osiris had gone crazy with excitement that he was trying to drag everybody to the afterlife.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    As Ju-Heon''s team members were all about to be dragged into the afterlife as well... A desperate Julian started to shout.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon! Suppress Osiris''s artifact! Close the gate!¡±


    Sadly, he didn¡¯t know whether Ju-Heon could easily suppress such tremendous power.


    Ju-Heon casually clicked his tongue.


    ¡°These damn doggies, do they really have to cause such a ruckus when I release their leash a bit?¡±


    As Ju-Heon started to walk...


    ¡°Mmph!¡±


    ¡°Seol-A!¡±


    The light Seol-A slid on the ground while being pushed by the gust before she started to fly away as if she was a plastic bag.


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    ¡°!¡±


    Chloe, who had been standing next to her, tried to grab her.


    She looked quite desperate to do so, making it seem as if they were much closer friends than people who didn¡¯t even have each other¡¯s numbers saved in their phones.


    Unfortunately, this made Chloe start to fly away as well.


    ¡°Tsk!¡±


    ¡°Chloe!¡±


    But the two of them soon stopped flying.


    Grab!


    Ju-Heon had grabbed both of them.


    He grabbed Seol-A with his right hand while carrying Chloe, who flew directly at him, over his shoulder as if she was a sack of rice.


    The two of them thanked Ju-Heon for saving them.


    ¡°Thank...... kya!¡±


    There was another strong gust of wind and Chloe hugged Ju-Heon''s face out of reflex.


    It made Ju-Heon say something before she could finish thanking him.


    "Chloe. I can''t see.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Chloe, who was shocked at her own actions, quickly stopped hugging him.


    It made Ju-Heon laugh.


    ¡°Why the hell did you hug him?¡±


    ¡°T... There was nothing to hold onto!¡±


    Seol-A looked ready to shoot beams out of her eyes as she glared at Chloe. Ju-Heon told both of them to hold on tightly after hearing them argue.


    "Stop arguing. You¡¯ll fly away if you don¡¯t hold on tightly.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?!¡±


    Ju-Heon used his strong Dominance as soon as he said that. It was to suppress Osiris.


    Boom!


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    The gusts of wind became even more ferocious once Ju-Heon started to suppress Osiris.


    Ju-Heon pushed down on Osiris even stronger.


    ¡°This guy is so annoying. He''s always been a pain since his risk is paralyzing you as if you have rigor mortis.¡±


    Of course, Osiris did not want to be suppressed.


    [Maaaaaaaaster! Please let me play a little longer!]


    ¡®Playing? What total bullshit. This isn¡¯t playing.¡¯


    An artifact''s natural instincts made it want to harm and kill as many humans as possible. How could it not complain when Ju-Heon was forcibly trying to suppress that instinctual need?!


    Osiris resisted Ju-Heon''s suppression.


    [Let me play a little longer!]


    ¡°Shut up. I''m going to cancel all of the fan meetings.¡±


    That made Osiris flinch.


    [No! Anything but that! I''m sorr...!]


    ¡°Too late.¡±


    Ju-Heon instantly made the Divine-Grade artifact submit, as if he was telling a pet that they would not get a meal.


    Boom!


    A violent Dominance slammed into Osiris!


    [Aaaaaaaaaaah!]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s Dominance and Osiris''s artifact aura crashed into each other.


    Shhhhhhhhhhh.


    Orisis returned to its original necklace form after being suppressed.


    This battle had been so scary that Seol-A had a blank expression on her face.


    Chloe looked as if she forgot that she was still on Ju-Heon''s shoulder.


    Julian was amazed at Ju-Heon.


    ¡®It¡¯s amazing that he managed to suppress that.¡¯


    As for Ilya, he could only stare at the spot where people disappeared through the Gate to the Afterlife.


    ¡®That person really disappeared?¡¯


    This was not possible.


    That man had been one of the strongest artifact users he knew.


    People would faint if they found out!


    Pandora was currently in a chaotic state.


    ¡°Sir, Chairman Kwon Hyuk Soo''s location suddenly disappeared!¡±


    ¡°What? What the hell are you talking about?!¡±


    Pandora was able to track contracted artifact users¡¯ locations at all times. The artifact users agreed to have their movements tracked in return for receiving numerous benefits from Pandora.


    Pretty much all artifact users except Ju-Heon who told them to screw themselves were being tracked.


    That was why they couldn''t believe what just happened.


    "What do you mean Chairman Kwon Hyuk Soo disappeared?! What happened?!¡±


    ¡°He said he would go find the Monarch of Fate just thirty minutes ago!¡±


    ¡°Didn''t he say he met up with Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°That, umm, apparently they noticed the aura of an Egyptian artifact where the Monarch of Love had been.¡±


    ¡°They said it was most likely a Divine-Grade artifact......¡±


    Their eyes flashed with anger.


    ¡°Hold on! That¡¯s Seo Ju-Heon''s go-to artifact!¡±


    "Did Seo Ju-Heon-?!¡±


    They became anxious.


    Ilya was anxious as well.


    ¡®They really disappeared into the afterlife.¡¯


    He had a lot of pent-up anger toward the Monarch of Love. He was happy about it, but......


    ¡®He¡¯s not someone who would go out this easily.¡¯


    Ilya gulped.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Captain-nim, aren¡¯t you at the Four Emperors level now that you took down that old man? Wow, that old man shouldn''t be able to come back!¡±


    Ilya looked at Yoo Jaeha as if he was stupid.


    ¡°You retard. Do you really think that person went all out?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡±He¡¯ll return later. That person will be back.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh after hearing that part.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. He should come back.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me? What did you say?¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze turned vicious.


    ¡°No. In fact, I want him to come back.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? What do you mean you want him to come back......¡±


    ¡°I have some things I need to take from that lunatic.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was a man who was skilled enough to turn TKBM into an Empire.


    He was also a big fish in the United States. It was such a waste to get rid of someone like that so easily.


    Furthermore...


    ¡°It was luck even though I managed to defeat him. That lunatic was injured and his Dominance should not have been at its usual level because of it.¡±


    He had lost an arm. Even if Kwon Hyuk Soo had pretended to be calm, there weren''t many people who would maintain their mental fortitude after something like that.


    Ju-Heon was thinking that he had simply used a great time to suppress Kwon Hyuk Soo.


    But Julian just laughed internally after hearing his captain''s words.


    ¡®Who knows? I don¡¯t think it was luck.¡¯


    Why?


    Kwon Hyuk Soo truly was strong. It was also true that his Dominance had been reduced because of the injury. However, it was clear when he looked through Kongming¡¯s artifact.


    Although Kwon Hyuk Soo was injured, Ju-Heon''s level could already be considered at the Four Emperors level even if that factor had been removed.


    He was definitely strong enough to fight against and defeat the almighty monopolizers.


    That made Julian scared of Ju-Heon but also made him laugh.


    ¡®It would be bad if he couldn''t even become one of the Four Emperors.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha and he were Monarchs. They were fellow Monarchs with Ju-Heon.


    It did not make sense for someone at their same level to be the captain.


    It would not be weird even if they asked to switch captains.


    Ju-Heon soon started to speak.


    ¡°Anyway, I stuck the lunatic who would get in our way of getting the Heirlooms in the afterlife for now.¡±


    ¡°Then all that is left is to use the Monarch of Fate to go to the Monarch¡¯s Tomb then.¡±


    Chloe peeked toward Ilya as she said that.


    ¡°Is that why you used the Raven''s artifact on Ilya?¡±


    Everybody turned toward Ilya.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. We will use the Monarch of Fate to spread false information.¡±


    Unfortunately, Seostradamus¡¯s TV program was not enough to do that. The Monarch of Fate had to personally appear on TV to make the others believe.


    But there was no way that the Monarch of Fate would do as they wanted and say what they wanted him to say on TV.


    Yoo Jaeha could disguise himself but the appraisers weren¡¯t complete idiots, so they needed a more certain method.


    ¡®Memory modification.¡¯


    They would be able to use the Monarch of Fate as they pleased. They needed a professional who could modify the memories of Monarchs to do that.


    ¡°Ilya, we need your ability.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ilya, who was called out by Julian, opened his eyes wide. He then started to frown as he responded.


    ¡°Does that mean you want us to be a team again?¡±


    That made Yoo Jaeha chuckle thinking that this bastard would get a slave contract as well.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Shall I prepare the contract? Do you want the consequence to be death?¡±


    ¡°No, Ilya is good for now.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was completely shocked after hearing that and started to mumble while standing with his head down.


    ¡°This is discrimination, complete discrimination....... I treat the Captain-nim better...... I''m more useful......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha peeked toward Ju-Heon before starting to draw something on the ground with his foot.


    Julian didn''t care and started to speak to Ilya again.


    ¡°He¡¯s not here but we also found Dan. Our entire tomb entering team would be complete if you join us as well.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team had a total of 10 members.


    7 of them were the official tomb entering members. They would be extremely important in getting the Heirlooms and excavating tombs from here on.


    Julian was convincing Ilya in Ju-Heon¡¯s place.


    "So why don¡¯t you join us again......¡±


    But Ilya lamented in a loud voice.


    "Are you crazy?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I got a good look at the Captain''s skills. But that¡¯s why you¡¯re fucked. That lunatic will chase after the captain when he manages to get out of the afterlife. He¡¯ll keep badgering the captain to be his disciple. That old man¡¯s followers won¡¯t let him be for a different reason.¡±


    Ilya turned around as if he wanted to move away.


    ¡°It¡¯ll be annoying to get involved with you guys. Furthermore, the Captain treats people like shit. The rest of the team members are shitty as well. An intelligent type like me is going to go look for an easier Monarch to work for.¡±


    This was an opportunity for him.


    ¡®It¡¯s a chance to live a new life.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha¡¯s eyebrows started to twitch after hearing Ilya''s response.


    He expected this from Ilya.


    This was one twisted bastard after all.


    There was no way he would join the team again so easily.


    At that moment... Ilya prepared to fly away using Solomon¡¯s artifact as he had an annoying smile on his face.


    ¡°Either that or let me be the captain of the tomb raiding team. Then I might join.¡±


    He said that because he knew Ju-Heon would never agree to it.


    Yoo Jaeha sighed and took something out after hearing that.


    It was a familiar contract.


    Yoo Jaeha had created it and started to snicker.


    ¡°Ha, this punk. Why does someone so smart is acting so stupid and digging his own grave?¡±


    ¡°......?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to laugh out loud as if he had not been sulking just now.


    ¡°You retard! The Captain-nim was being nice to you and was not going to make you sign a slave contract but what? You stupid idiot! You just slammed his generosity in his face!¡±


    ¡®What?¡¯


    "A slave contract? What do you mea...ugh!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Crack! Crackle! Crack!


    Ily''s precious artifacts started to be destroyed one by one!


    Solomon''s artifact was no exception!


    The artifacts started to cry as they were being destroyed by Ju-Heon¡¯s Dominance.


    [$#&!]


    Aigoo! Aigoo! Seo Ju-Heon, you bastard!


    [$#&*$!]


    Stop destroying us! My bones are breaking because of you!


    Ilya gasped.


    ¡®Wait, this is an extremely precious artifact!¡¯


    Ju-Heon smirked without caring about what Ilya was thinking.


    ¡°I will add some special conditions just for you before you sign the contract.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    The smart Ilya¡¯s instincts let him know what Ju-Heon meant by that.


    He could tell that those special conditions would not be beneficial to him.


    He turned completely pale before he knelt down in front of Ju-Heon.


    ¡°N, no sir. I''m really sorry. I said the wrong thing. I don''t need anything else so please just accept me as a team member ag......¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly at him.


    ¡°It¡¯s too late, you son of a bitch.¡±


    Next came a terrible scream.


    Maybe this was what Ju-Heon had been planning from the beginning.

 Chapter 245: So, will you follow me or not? (2)

    Chapter 245: So, will you follow me or not? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    This must be what it is like to feel as if the world was spinning.


    ¡°Uggggggh!¡±


    Ilya truly felt as if he would die as he was being beaten up. What kind of company beats an employee to a pulp like this?


    To be more specific, he was being beaten up not by Ju-Heon but by Ju-Heon¡¯s artifact.


    Why?


    ¡°So who told you to aim for the Captain''s artifact?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ve truly gone mad.¡±


    That was right.


    A few minutes ago...


    Ilya had decided that he could not end back up in Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding team like this.


    It wasn¡¯t that he had no intentions of working together with Ju-Heon.


    It was a thousand times better than being used by Kwon Hyuk Soo or Kwon Tae Joon, and most importantly, he was very much aware of Ju-Heon''s excavation abilities.


    In fact, it would be extremely beneficial to join Ju-Heon''s excavation team again.


    The way he fought against Kwon Hyuk Soo earlier was just one example.


    However........


    ¡®The Captain will have his way with me if I go in just like this.¡¯


    That was right. Ilya was the type to always calculate the pros and cons before making a decision.


    That was why he was trying to negotiate with Ju-Heon. He couldn''t just do nothing and end up a complete slave like this.


    That was why he had used his brain, but...


    He did something weird in the name of negotiating.


    For example......


    ¡®I''ll steal his artifact.¡¯


    That was right. He had looked for an opening to aim for Ju-Heon''s artifact.


    Why?


    He thought that he might be able to get an advantageous contract if he stole Ju-Heon¡¯s artifact.


    He thought it would be possible to negotiate since Ju-Heon knew the value of artifacts.


    Furthermore, he was a type of artifact user hunter.


    He knew the way to deal with people like Ju-Heon.


    ¡®The current Captain is the type whose Dominance is stupidly high.¡¯


    If this was a game, his character was one who had spent all the stat points on strength. He had overwhelming strength even compared to most artifact users, however......


    ¡®I can steal an artifact from him.¡¯


    Why?


    Basically, Dominance was a whip. On the other hand, Affinity, which Ju-Heon called sucking up or pushoverness, was the carrot.


    Artifacts were things that would happily come with him if he used a bit of Affinity against them.


    ¡®So I will use Affinity here to......!¡¯


    He would steal Ju-Heon''s artifact! He would then use it to negotiate!


    That was why Ilya had immediately put his hand on Ju-Heon''s artifact. He then poured Affinity into them.


    However...


    ¡°Wow, what a dumbass. Of all artifacts to mess with...¡±


    ¡°I wish you the best of luck.¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    The other tomb raiding team members seemed to be pitying him.


    And then...


    ¡°Uuuuugh!¡±


    He was smacked!


    First, he was smacked by the rope! The rope was getting angry that someone other than Ju-Heon had channeled their power into it!


    [#$&*#!]


    Go away! Go away!


    It was not just the rope.


    [How dare a lowly human put his hand on me!]


    [Human, know your status.]


    [Hand over some chicken!]


    His butt was then ruthlessly bitten by the doggies. He almost had his family jewels bitten off as well!


    And that was how Ilya ended up being beaten up by the artifacts.


    Although Ilya was a Monarch, even he could not easily handle Ju-Heon''s artifacts using Affinity.


    Yoo Jaeha slowly handed him the contract at that point.


    ¡°Here! Hurry up and sign it! Siiiiiiign it!¡±


    He grabbed Ilya¡¯s thumb as if he had been waiting for this.


    Ilya gasped.


    It was because he had already read that contract.


    ¡®I''m no longer human if I sign this thing!¡¯


    That was right.


    He had only read it for a moment but the contract in front of him was not normal.


    In simple terms.......


    ¡®Your body and your time all belong to the company. You will show up for work and probably never leave. You will be killed if you try to leave.¡¯


    That was how it felt.


    That was the reason he was calling it crazy.


    Who the hell would sign such a contract?! However, Yoo Jaeha didn''t care and stomped on his back.


    ¡°Just shut up and sign it, you son of a bitch!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha seemed to have gone crazy. He felt as if he was a ghost haunting Ilya.


    ¡°Put your thumb print on it!¡±


    "Why are you acting like this?! Did you go crazy or something?!¡±


    ¡°Get lost! Sign this now! I can¡¯t be the only one with a contract like this!¡±


    Ilya became anxious.


    ¡°.........Is this how your contract is formatted?!¡±


    ¡°Yeah! What about it?! You scared?! Huh?!¡±


    ¡®This crazy bastard! I was wondering what kind of stupid pushover would sign a contract like this!¡¯


    But Yoo Jaeha looked as if he would cut off Ilya¡¯s thumb to sign it if he had to do so. [1]


    The other team members sighed while watching the two of them.


    Their contracts were bad too, however...


    ¡®Well, that punk''s contract is truly formatted as a slave contract.¡¯


    It was Jaeha¡¯s own doing though.


    Actually, Yoo Jaeha had asked Ju-Heon to change his contract after regaining the memories of his past life.


    Of course, Ju-Heon couldn''t believe it.


    He thought Jaeha would say 100 million dollars per year was not enough or ask for better conditions, but what?


    He said that he did too many terrible things in the past and that he couldn¡¯t accept any money. He would work more and not accept any money.


    Ju-Heon had told him that there was no need to do that.


    However, Yoo Jaeha had started to cry and say that he couldn''t take it.


    ''I can''t forgive myself!¡¯


    But now...


    ¡°Hahaha! Do you think I¡¯ll die alone?! You should die with me!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was carrying a red stamp pad and chasing after Ilya.


    He had changed the conditions of his contract to clear his conscience but he didn''t seem to like being the only slave.


    These were the thoughts in the other members¡¯ minds.


    ¡®That idiot.¡¯


    ¡®Dumbass.¡¯


    ¡®Pushover......¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes seemed to be on fire as he continued to chase after Ilya regardless of what the others were thinking.


    "The Monarch of Love¡¯s location record truly has disappeared.¡±


    "What..?¡±


    Chairman Kwon started to panic after hearing his subordinate¡¯s report.


    His dongsaeng had said a few minutes ago that he would fuck Seo Ju-Heon over and bring the Monarch of Fate back.


    He had thought that Kwon Hyuk Soo of all people would be able to find the Monarch of Fate, however...


    "Seo Ju-Heon, that son of a bitch.¡±


    ¡°I heard that he used a Divine-Grade Egyptian artifact......¡±


    ¡°I''m certain it was Osiris''s artifact.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    The only reason Pandora¡¯s location information would disappear is if someone entered a tomb or that they disappeared out of this Earth.


    Since there were no Tomb Appearances around where the Monarch of Love had been, it must mean that he was no longer on Earth.


    It meant that he was sent flying to another world or into space.


    There was only one thing that was capable of doing that.


    Osiris¡¯s artifact.


    Set¡¯s artifact was an artifact focused on slaughter.


    It caused murderous sword-like gusts of wind, but it would not make someone disappear.


    Anubis''s artifact summoned the dead. It would also not make someone disappear.


    That only left Osiris.


    However...


    ¡°If it is Osiris, do you think he fell into the afterlife...?!¡±


    ¡°The afterlife? Don''t speak such nonsense! There is no way that such an esteemed individual would have been defeated by Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s probably still trying to rescue the Monarch of Fate.¡±


    That NEEDED to be the case.


    They needed the Monarch of Fate in order to aim for the Heirlooms.


    But forget rescuing the Monarch of Fate...


    ¡°Oh, is that so? He just quietly stayed in the tub?¡±


    [Yes sir. He didn''t do anything suspicious.]


    ¡°Okay. Keep an eye on him until we get back.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile after hearing the news over the phone with Dan.


    It seemed as if the Monarch of Love¡¯s goal had been the Monarch of Fate.


    He did send that bastard to the afterlife but he had to confirm that he didn''t find a way to escape and go to the Monarch of Fate.


    He called just to check and make sure that the imprisoned bastard did not escape either.


    It probably wouldn¡¯t have mattered even if he tried since Dan was there.


    But Dan added on at that moment.


    [Umm, this bastard got caught trying to send some information to his subordinates.]


    ¡°And?¡±


    [The content was suspicious.]


    ¡°The content?¡±


    [He said to make sure to get the Crow when the Heirlooms appear... He said to take that tomb first.]


    ¡®Crow? Is it that bastard¡¯s tomb?¡¯


    ¡°Got it. We will be there soon.¡±


    As he hung up the phone...


    ¡°You stamped it!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha must have succeeded in grabbing Ilya¡¯s finger as he was shouting hooray.


    ¡°You''re a slave now too, you little punk! Hahahaha!¡±


    Ilya started to grind his teeth while looking at the contract with his thumb print.


    ¡°Come out, Haures!¡±


    He summoned a devil to burn up the contract.


    The devil he called this time was a panther devil that burned down its enemies.


    He had burned up the contract, however...


    ¡°You¡¯re the same as Kongming! Hahaha! You retard! That¡¯s a copy!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha shouted at Ilya to find the real contract from among the numerous copies.


    Ilya couldn''t hold back his anger and told the devil to light Yoo Jaeha on fire. Yoo Jaeha used some clones to dodge the attacks like an eel before starting to shout toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Captain-niiiiiiiiiiiiiiim! I made this son of a bitch sign the contract! I did well, right?! I did well, right?!¡±


    He looked like a dog asking to be praised. He then acted pompous in front of Ilya who was grinding his teeth.


    ¡°Whatever, you are my junior now.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°Treat your sunbae well. You are in charge of getting me drinks.¡±


    Ilya started to shake in anger.


    Like hell Jaeha was his sunbae.


    They were the same age and they had started working for TKBM at the same time in the past as well! Yoo Jaeha stood there with his nose up in the air.


    ¡°Yoooou might not know because you were the last to join us, but I''m actually the number 1 member of this tomb raiding team. That is why I am the sunbae to all of the team members. As for you, you''re the laaaaaaast one to join. There¡¯s a six month difference between the two of us. Got it?¡±


    ¡®Wow, is he really acting like this for just six months?¡¯


    ¡°Hey! You''re using just six months......!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Whether it is six months or a single day, a sunbae is a sunbae!¡±


    Ilya was pounding his chest but Yoo Jaeha had an annoying smile on his face.


    ¡°Anyway, youngest. You should bring a drink to the eldest senior......¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°What? You being number 1 is only until a few days ago.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Chloe was the first to casually bring it up. Seol-A added on as well.


    ¡°You¡¯re currently jobless.¡±


    ¡°.........?!¡±


    ¡°If you come back, you¡¯ll be Ilya¡¯s hoobae.¡±


    ¡°If I get rehired with the Vice Captain-nim, then maybe you''ll be the youngest......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha turned completely pale and covered Ilya¡¯s ears.


    But it was too late.


    ¡°Oh, you''re currently jobless?¡±


    Ilya started to laugh out loud. Jaeha had acted as the sunbae even though he wasn''t even hired.


    Ilya then had a mischievous smile on his face.


    ¡°You said it yourself, the person who got hired even one day before is the sunbae.¡±


    ¡°T, that...¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re my errand boy once you are hired.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to cry.


    ¡°Captain-nim, please fire that bastard.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon gasped as he walked out of the bathroom.


    It was because Yoo Jaeha was kneeling outside the restroom in protest.


    "What the hell are you doing here?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha continued to grumble in anger regardless of whether Ju-Heon was shocked or not.


    ¡°Please fire that bastard Ilya! You can hire him back after I am hired first. Please. I¡¯ll do whaaaaaaaaaaatever you want me to do!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at Yoo Jaeha who was groveling while holding onto his leg as if he was crazy.


    He truly thought Jaeha had gone crazy.


    But Ilya chimed in at that moment.


    ¡°Hoobae. Go get me a coffee from the vending machine. Ah! Right, you''re not my hoobae. You haven¡¯t even been hired.¡±


    ¡®That bastard.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha started to shake.


    ¡°Hey! I''ve submitted my application, okay?! I''m going to be hired soon!¡±


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    Yoo Jaeha pounded his chest after hearing that.


    ¡®Damn it, why the hell is this tomb raiding team so popular?!¡¯


    ¡°Ah, whatever! My specs aren¡¯t lacking at all!¡±


    Ilya started to frown.


    ¡°Ho. Do you really think the specs are the issue? I heard that you, in your past life......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Riiiiiiiip!


    Chloe and Seol-A suddenly ripped something in front of them.


    Yoo Jaeha and Ilya gasped in shock after realizing that those were their applications.


    ¡°Hey! Why did you rip that?!¡±


    The female team members were cruel.


    ¡°The Captain-nim told us to rip it up if you guys keep fighting.¡±


    ¡°By the way, we are in charge of the interviews.¡±


    Both of them turned pale after hearing that.


    "Aigoo, Captain-nim, I''m sorry! We won''t fight, I promise we won''t fight!¡±


    ¡°Please! We¡¯ll be friendly to each other!¡±


    Ju-Heon completely ignored them.


    Although they acted like this, they worked very well together when they went into a tomb.


    The thing he needed to worry about right now...


    Bang!


    ¡°Hey there. What''s up, Monarch of Fate?¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    The Monarch of Fate who was in the tub screamed after seeing Ju-Heon appear.


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    It was now time to use this bastard to trick the monopolizers around the world.


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 Chapter 246: Trick the entire world (1)

    Chapter 246: Trick the entire world (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    The Monarch of Fate turned pale as soon as he saw Ju-Heon. Maybe it was to be expected.


    ¡°How long do you plan on keeping a person imprisoned here...! You just wait until I manage to contact my subordinates! They won''t let you....... ugh!¡±


    "Have you not considered the fact that I might kill you first?¡±


    ¡®This motherfucking bastard!¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate was grinding his teeth while being kicked away by Ju-Heon''s foot.


    He was only in his early twenties. He was someone who had been treated with respect by the leaders of the world despite his young age.


    Nobody dared to lay their hands on him and these so-called leaders had bowed down to him, asking him to see into their future.


    But this bastard!


    ¡°Does he not have anything else to take?¡±


    ¡°Huh? Should I take his underwear off too? This son of a bitch¡¯s underwear was a name brand one as well.¡±


    ¡®Are these bastards not satisfied with looting tombs?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon walked closer to the Monarch of Fate.


    ¡°Oh, but you were a good boy and stayed in here while I was gone.¡±


    ¡®A good boy?! Fuck, how the hell could I do anything suspicious when that Dan guy was here?!¡¯


    As the Monarch of Fate was about to object...


    ¡°Do I just need to take care of him now?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The Monarch of Fate gasped after seeing Ilya walk into the restroom. The Monarch of Fate knew Ilya very well.


    ¡®Holy shit, isn¡¯t he the leader of that aftermath clean-up crew?¡¯


    This was the first time they had met in person, but he was sure. This man was the leader praised by those people who took care of his requests quickly and efficiently.


    The Monarch of Fate''s mind turned into a mess after seeing this unexpected individual show up.


    ¡®That¡¯s weird, I¡¯m sure this guy was Kwon Hyuk Soo''s subordinate. Why is he with Seo Ju-Heon?¡¯


    But Ju-Heon was calmly chatting with him.


    ¡°Yeah, modify it. Ah, take out all the futures this bastard might have seen before you do that.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    That was right. It didn''t matter to Ju-Heon whether the Monarch of Fate lived or not. Unlike the other monopolizers, he had at least a decent idea about what would happen in the future.


    It was just a little better if he was alive.


    There was just one reason he was interested in the Monarch of Fate¡¯s prophecies.


    ¡®He said that the Crow''s tomb would appear when the Heirlooms appear?¡¯


    That was something that had not happened in the past. It was no wonder he was curious.


    Ilya asked at that moment.


    ¡°Oh, should I just modify this punk¡¯s memories? I can modify his personality as well.¡±


    The Monarch of Fate almost fainted after hearing that.


    ¡®What did he just say?!¡¯


    ¡°Hey! Are you crazy?!¡±


    ¡°No. I''m not.¡±


    Ilya put on a black leather glove and clenched the Monarch of Fate''s head.


    "Captain, tell me what you want. Should I just turn this punk into our lackey?¡±


    The Monarch of Fate started to sweat bullets as he heard Ilya laugh.


    ¡®Why is this bastard acting like this?! He¡¯s supposed to be Kwon Hyuk Soo''s subordinate!¡¯


    His face lit up as if he realized something.


    ¡®Ah, right! He¡¯s here under Kwon Hyuk Soo''s orders!¡¯


    He must be here to save him.


    He thought Ilya was being extremely cautious to approach him because of who they were up against.


    Oops, he was wrong.


    Flash!


    Ilya activated Freud¡¯s artifact and his grey eyes started to glow gold.


    The Monarch of Fate started to foam at the mouth and flail after seeing the light.


    ¡°Hold on, why are you doing this?! Didn''t you come here to rescue me?! Your act is too good! Even I''m about to be fooled!¡±


    Ilya looked at the shower head then sneered viciously, wondering what bullshit he was hearing right now.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay to use this to knock this son of a bitch out right?¡±


    He needed to put him to ¡®sleep¡¯ to modify his memories.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue as Ilya was about to use this weapon(?) to knock Joshua out.


    ¡°No. His value will go down if he is damaged. Don''t even hit him with a flower.¡±


    ¡°Tsk.¡±


    Ju-Heon called Chloe over instead.


    ¡°Chloe, put him to sleep.¡±


    Chloe sighed before activating a surgery artifact.


    It looked like an oxygen mask at first glance. It seemed to be an anesthesia used in surgery.


    This was actually an artifact to knock someone out!


    Chloe pulled the Monarch of Fate by his hair since he tried to run away. His mind started to get groggy as she forced the oxygen mask on him. Ilya then activated Freud¡¯s artifact.


    An aura that was stronger than when he had used Freud¡¯s artifact on Ju-Heon descended in the bathroom.


    Flash!


    This was not the second level memory modification he had used on Ju-Heon.


    This was a much stronger memory modification!


    This third level was one where Ilya would invade into the person''s dream.


    Freud believed dreams represented a disguised fulfillment of a repressed wish.


    Basically, Ilya was going directly into the person''s subconscious and changing it as he pleased. It allowed him to change a person''s personality, memory, disposition, and even their desires.


    It was in essence an artifact to change the Monarch of Fate''s personality to be a well-trained dog for them.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡®Damn it, it can¡¯t go on like this.¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate tried to grab onto the last ounce of consciousness he had remaining.


    ¡®I would rather die than become Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s lap dog!¡¯


    As he focused on that strong sense of will...


    Clang!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    ¡°Chloe!¡±


    A strong power destroyed the anesthesia artifact Chloe was using.


    Maybe it was because its master was in danger.


    Or maybe his will had reached his artifact. His possession-type artifact, Nostradamus¡¯s artifact, flashed and activated.


    To be more specific, the power of its aura was strong enough to destroy Chloe¡¯s artifact.


    He wasn''t a Monarch for nothing.


    The Monarch of Fate who got away from the anesthesia artifact started to laugh out loud.


    ¡°Do you understand? You are wrong if you think I would become your servant like that......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Pow!


    ¡°U, uuuuuuuugh!¡±


    The Monarch of Fate foamed at the mouth as he fell backward.


    Ju-Heon had punched him in the stomach. It felt as if his bones were being broken by a hammer!


    That wasn''t all.


    Pow! Pow! Crack! Crack! Ju-Heon ruthlessly beat the Monarch of Fate to a pulp. He seemed to want to turn him into a squid as there were even sounds of bones breaking.


    He punched the same spots over and over and really turned him into a mess.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The team members dropped their jaws in shock.


    Their opponent was a Monarch and had a strong artifact so something like this was probably necessary to knock him out, but...


    ¡°D, didn''t he just say that the value would drop......¡±


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    A few moments later, Ju-Heon threw the now squid-like Monarch of Fate toward Ilya.


    ¡°Get to work. He should sleep well now.¡±


    Ju-Heon then said he was hungry before casually walking out of the bathroom.


    A shocked Ilya prayed for Joshua¡¯s survival. At his current state, Joshua probably didn''t even need his memories modified. He would probably be suffering from amnesia.


    ¡®Hitting him with the shower head would have been more humane.¡¯


    As for Yoo Jaeha who had been peeking into the bathroom......


    ¡°Ah, I''m so glad I''m not enemies with the Captain-nim.¡±


    He truly meant it.


    [The Monarch¡¯s Heirlooms will appear in three different locations early morning on November 26th.]


    [Oh, so it is appearing 10 days from now. That seems to be later than originally prophesized, what do you have to say about that part?]


    [What I had originally prophesized was the appearance of the precursors. The precursors will happen three times and the first precursor will be an earthquake in the Atlantic Ocean tomorrow night. One of the 7 Great Tombs will appear there within the next 10 days.]


    [You are saying that the artifacts of the 7 Great Tombs are the keys to open the Monarch¡¯s tomb.]


    The entire world was in shock. The Monarch of Fate, whom they had believed was gone, had suddenly reappeared.


    He had appeared as a guest on a news broadcast.


    [Mr. Monarch of Fate, you are saying you had been abducted by some unknown assailants until now?]


    [Yes, he was.]


    The one to answer the announcer¡¯s question was surprisingly Ju-Heon.


    [The culprits had already escaped by the time we found the Monarch of Fate.]


    [My goodness, you are saying that the culprits tossed Mr. Joshua in the desert and ran? Things could have been terrible if you didn¡¯t find him, Mr. Seo Ju-Heon.]


    [I''m relieved to know that he is safe. We were finally able to escort him here today.]


    [Then, the reason you did the Seostradamus broadcast until now was all for the Monarch of Fate?]


    [Yes, the Monarch of Fate was not there when I went to his house in Florida. He had disappeared and dropped the prophecy artifact along the way.]


    [Then you did the Seostradamus prophecy broadcast in order to provoke the culprits?]


    [Yes ma¡¯am. The culprits would show up on their own if they knew that I was using the Monarch of Fate''s prophecy artifact. I was able to use that to my advantage in order to rescue the Monarch of Fate.]


    That was his story. They had been scamming the whole world. It was all a plan to rescue the abducted Monarch of Fate.


    Yoo Jaeha, the former Monarch of Fraud, looked disgusted at how Ju-Heon could say such things so nonchalantly while the monopolizers were in disbelief.


    However, the world wide live broadcast continued on.


    [Then who do you think was the culprit?]


    The Monarch of Fate, who was sitting next to Ju-Heon, said something that almost made people faint.


    [I believe the culprits were my clients. This is the list of potential suspects.]


    The excavation team that was on the top of this list became extremely angry.


    ¡°What fucking bullshit is this?!¡±


    ¡°How dare he say our team is the culprits?!¡±


    The Monarch of Fate had gone with a team kill.


    ¡°Stop the broadcast right now!¡±


    ¡°Wow, how could the abductor become the person who saved the Monarch of Fate?!¡±


    ¡°You were the one who abducted him, YOU!¡±


    The members of the Jordan excavation team that had been the most annoying to Ju-Heon recently and even framed him for murder were grinding their teeth in anger.


    ¡°He¡¯s trying to frame us for this...!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not like he¡¯s getting revenge...!¡±


    ¡°I''m sure of it! The Monarch of Fate has been messed with! Either that or that¡¯s a fake!¡±


    But they were unfortunately dragged out. There was proof of the abduction they had not even committed.


    The leader of the aftermath clean-up crew was very talented.


    [Anyway, the Monarch''s Heirlooms will now appear. I hereby announce that Mr. Seo Ju-Heon and I are happily forming a partnership to excavate them.]


    [Is that true?]


    [Yes, but we agreed to share the details of the tomb with everybody else as well.]


    [Then......!]


    [Yes, the location of the fifteen tombs where the Monarch¡¯s Heirlooms will appear are...]


    And that was how the locations of the tombs were revealed to the world.


    Of course, many people thought that they were providing false information.


    ¡°I told you, that¡¯s Seo Ju-Heon controlling the Monarch of Fate!¡±


    ¡°But what if it is true? The fact that the Monarch of Fate is casually contacting Pandora must mean that he¡¯s fine.¡±


    ¡°In fact, they heard that the Monarch of Fate was planning on using Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    That was why they were going crazy. They needed to gain the Heirlooms. But they couldn''t tell whether the information was real or not.


    ¡°Anyway, the Heirlooms are the priority! We can''t become Monarchs without them!¡±


    ¡°He said there will be precursors so send people to all fifteen locations even if it breaks our teams down in number!¡±


    ¡°No! Seo Ju-Heon is going to make a move anyway. Just chase Seo Ju-Heon wherever he goes!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was laughing in the hotel at that moment.


    ¡°Now everybody will think that there are 15 Monarch''s Tombs. But in reality, there is only one.¡±


    They were pulling the wool over the world while preparing to head out for the Monarch¡¯s tomb.


    The most advantageous time would be when the other excavation teams all left the location of the Monarch¡¯ tomb.


    ¡°Continue to spread false information and create the precursors as needed. Make them split up their forces.¡±


    Julian could only sigh in response.


    This was the work of someone who couldn''t even stand up because of Osiris''s artifact''s risk (paralysis) at one point.


    ¡°You truly are going to be the downfall of mankind.¡±


    It had not been easy to mess with the Monarch of Fate''s memories.


    ¡®Damn it. This bastard is living up to his name as a Monarch and making it damn hard. Hey, look right into my eyes.¡¯


    Ilya had to work his ass off to bother the Monarch of Fate over and over with devils to achieve this result.


    That was how the bruise on the Monarch of Fate''s face had appeared as well, but Ju-Heon casually pushed the blame onto these ¡®true culprits.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    All they had left to do was to stealthily get out of New York without people knowing.


    ¡®We will now grab all of the Heirlooms for ourselves.¡¯


    And if he could determine who the Monarchs were, how would the tables turn?


    There were two people envious of the fact that the two beautiful female members were concerned about Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Ah, I''m so damn jealous of that bastard Captain.¡±


    ¡°I know, right?¡±


    They were Yoo Jaeha and Ilya.


    Yoo Jaeha looked toward Ilya with a serious gaze.


    ¡°Hey. Should we steal the harem artifact without him knowing about it?¡±


    ¡°Get lost, you won¡¯t be popular even if you use that. You retard.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha grabbed Ilya by the collar after hearing that.


    ¡°Hey! I am pretty popular too! What the hell?! I¡¯m popular!¡±


    ¡°You sure are good at bluffing.¡±


    They then started to get into a fight again.


    Ju-Heon started to frown once their ruckus started to get louder.


    ¡°Hey, quiet down......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [#$&#!]


    Both of you, stop fighting! Stop fighting!


    The rope slithered over to stop the two of them but the fight had gotten worse where they were channeling their Affinity and Fit against each other.


    ¡°Hey! You¡¯re really going to get fired like this!¡±


    ¡°Pfft, you¡¯re the one who is going to get fired! Do you know how hard I work?!¡±


    ¡°Bullshit, you¡¯re going to be fired!¡±


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    The impact sent the rope flying and it crashed into the wall while Ju-Heon''s cellphone broke as well.


    That wasn¡¯t all. All of the artifacts in the restoration room were damaged as well.


    As a result...


    ¡°These sons of bitches.¡±


    Some terrible screams echoed through the hotel.


    The two fighting ''beagles¡¯ were kicked out of the hotel.


    Ju-Heon had only one thing to say to them.


    ¡°Both of you are fired.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha and Ilya both looked as if they had been wronged.


    Even if they had slightly done something wrong, how could he fire them like this?


    ¡°Damn it, it¡¯s all your fault!¡±


    ¡°No, it''s your fault!¡±


    As Yoo Jaeha and Ilya were fighting outside...


    ¡°I don¡¯t think you¡¯ll ever be allowed back in if you continue to fight outside.¡±


    Dan, who was on his way to pick up his daughter, smiled as he walked toward them. He was treating them as if they had just met because he still had not gotten his memories back.


    "Well, I guess Mr. Ju-Heon was a bit harsh. How could he fire you for this?¡±


    Both Ilya and Yoo Jaeha started to grumble.


    "Right? The Captain-nim''s personality is totally trash.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re very precious commodities! Do you know how hard we worked?! How can he do this because we broke a couple artifacts?!¡±


    ¡°He even gave Dan a slave contract. We feel your pain. Dan.¡±


    Dan started to laugh.


    ¡°Excuse me? A slave contract? I didn''t sign anything like that.¡±


    ¡°Huh? You signed an employment contract too.¡±


    ¡°That wasn''t an employment contract. It was for a house. Mr. Ju-Heon got me a house to enjoy the fresh air with my daughter now that everything is resolved.¡±


    The two of them gasped after hearing that.


    ¡°Wait, then you¡¯re not joining our team?¡±


    ¡°No wait, that damn Captain didn''t drag Dan back in?!¡±


    ¡°Uhh... I said that I would help, but...... Mr. Ju-Heon said to just live happily with my daughter without getting involved with these things.¡±


    ¡°Ho......¡±


    ¡°But I will rush over if anything happens. I owe him everything.¡±


    They blankly said goodbye to Dan who said bye and started to walk away.


    They had never expected their Captain to do such a thing.


    ¡°Well, this might be for the better.¡±


    ¡°Ah, does that mean we need to recruit a new Hunter?¡±


    ¡°Aww, I don¡¯t want anybody other than Dan.¡±


    But at that moment...


    [Ilya.]


    ¡°!¡±


    Ilya became anxious after hearing a familiar voice.


    A voice echoed in his mind as if it was coming through telepathy.


    Most importantly, this voice was......


    ¡®Kwon Hyuk Soo!


    I thought this bastard fell to the afterlife but he''s still alive?¡¯


    [Ilya. I''ll forgive you. So do as I say.]


    He then continued to speak.


    [Take care of that man named Dan and his daughter.]


    ¡®This bastard.¡¯

 Chapter 247: Trick the entire world (2)

    Chapter 247: Trick the entire world (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ilya became anxious. He had to question his hearing for a moment.


    He needed to check whether he heard wrong.


    But he was sure.


    This was definitely that lunatic, Kwon Hyuk Soo''s voice.


    [Ilya. Are you listening to me?]


    Ilya clicked his tongue.


    [Yes sir. I can hear you.]


    The telepathy was understandable.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo had placed an artifact in all of his groomed subordinates¡¯ heads.


    It was a collar of sorts.


    It was a small microchip that could be used to deliver messages from him to his subordinates. It was a telepathy walkie-talkie of sorts.


    ¡®Fuck, I forgot to ask to have it removed.¡¯


    This was something that either Kwon Hyuk Soo could retrieve or the person could have taken out with a surgery artifact. He had not paid much attention to it because he thought Kwon Hyuk Soo was dead.


    It didn¡¯t matter.


    It was annoying to have an old man¡¯s voice in his head but it didn¡¯t cause any other issues.


    But there was something he could not understand at all.


    ¡®Why?¡¯


    [Where are you right now sir? Are you still alive?]


    That was right.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo had been dragged into the afterlife by Ju-Heon.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo started to laugh.


    [I am alive for now. But I am the only one who survived.]


    It sounded as if the assassins and the artifacts he took with him were all dead.


    ¡®That makes sense. The afterlife that a Divine-Grade artifact dragged them into is probably no joke. But how the fuck is this son of a bitch still alive?¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo seemed to realize something and said something else.


    [You don¡¯t need to worry about me, Ilya.]


    ¡®I''m not worried about you! I''m not even curious!¡¯


    Ilya started to frown. It seemed that there was a reason Kwon Hyuk Soo was at the Four Emperors level.


    ¡®I guess that means he won''t die easily even if he is sent to the afterlife.¡¯


    But it wasn¡¯t completely bad.


    Why?


    [Ilya. I am unable to get out of here right now. I need you to do some things for me.]


    In conclusion, he was alive but could not get out of the afterlife.


    Otherwise, he would have burst out of there right away instead of asking Ilya to do things for him.


    What Kwon Hyuk Soo said next was proof of it.


    [I know that you are with Seo Ju-Heon. There should be a bastard named Dan by his side.]


    ¡®Of course there is.¡¯


    He was the Asura whom even the members of their tomb raiding team called the descendant of a ghost.


    But why was he suddenly mentioning Dan?


    Kwon Hyuk Soo continued to speak, as if to respond to that question.


    [I heard something from the Monarch of Fate. He said that guy was someone who would become Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s ally. But that man is the only one of the team members who can''t use artifacts yet. Do you understand what I mean?]


    Ilya started to frown.


    ¡®Is he telling me to catch the weakest rabbit first?¡¯


    That was right.


    He was being told to take down the people around Seo Ju-Heon in order to get to Ju-Heon.


    He was being told to aim for Dan since nothing was easier than taking down someone who could not use artifacts.


    However...


    ¡®Is this old man crazy? Who is he telling me to take care of? He must be crazy. Why does it have to be Dan of all people?¡¯


    Ilya knew that this old man would not be saying this if he knew about Dan.


    Dan was a legendary Hunter whose name was well-known among all Hunters. He was also the guard who protected the tomb raiding team.


    Although most teams fought against each other for artifacts inside tombs, Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding team was targeted more than the others.


    ¡®The bounty hunters went crazy because of the bounty on the captain''s head.¡¯


    There were many assassins because he was a thorn in the monopolizers¡¯ eyes as well.


    Of course, they had to get past this iron wall named Dan first.


    Most of them were ripped to shreds before they could even get close.


    ¡®He truly is a ghost, the ghost of death.¡¯


    But this old man wanted him to take care of that Asura?


    ¡®He¡¯ll rip me to pieces and kill me.¡¯


    Of course, the current Dan was different than in the past.


    He could not use artifacts.


    ¡®No, he¡¯s probably never even tried using them.¡¯


    He might not even know about the fact that he could handle artifacts. That was why he would be completely different from his time as the Asura.


    ¡®Why the hell would I listen to this old man¡¯s orders?¡¯


    That was right. He seemed to be in dire straits since he was talking about forgiving him and what not.


    ¡®Tell him to get lost.¡¯


    The old man had picked the wrong person. Ilya would have listened if he had not gotten his memories back, however...


    Ilya started to laugh.


    [Chairman-nim, I must inform you...]


    That I am not going back.


    That was what he planned on saying.


    [You know that I''m the only one who can fix your trauma right? Your subordinates are still with me.]


    ¡°......¡±


    ¡®This son of a bitch.¡¯


    Ilya¡¯s gaze turned vicious. This trauma risk was something that the Captain and Chloe could not fix.


    On the other hand, Yoo Jaeha was looking at Ilya suspiciously.


    Why?


    It was because he suddenly mumbled the following words.


    ¡°I understand. I will do as you say.¡±


    ¡°......?¡±


    ¡®What is he going to do?¡¯


    He then suddenly turned toward Dan and started to speak.


    ¡°Dan... No, Mr. Im Hae Jin.¡±


    ¡°Yes?¡±


    ¡°Have you really never used an artifact before?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I watched the company president-nim using a C-Grade artifact... But I didn''t even get to touch it.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    Ilya nodded his head and turned around.


    Yoo Jaeha asked him where he was going and this was his response.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to go eat.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to frown, thinking that Ilya looked very suspicious as he walked away.


    ¡°Is this bastard perhaps......¡±


    Ilya¡¯s gaze had been quite sharp.


    "Captain-nim, Captain-nim. That bastard Ilya... He¡¯s very suspicious.¡±


    Ju-Heon, who was heading to the broadcast station, started to scoff at Yoo Jaeha''s snitching.


    He had been saying the same thing over and over.


    ¡°You¡¯re working so hard to find an excuse for me to fire him.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha pounded his chest after hearing that.


    ¡°That¡¯s not it! I asked him where he was going and he told me he was going to go eat! Isn''t that suspicious?!¡±


    Irene wondered what was wrong with that response while Seol-A scoffed at him as well.


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha. Is there a law that says Ilya can''t go eat? Right? Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°You''re right.¡±


    ¡°See, even the Captain-nim is saying it is nonsense......¡±


    ¡°That bastard Ilya is very suspicious.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    ¡°How come?!¡±


    Ju-Heon answered their questions with a serious expression.


    ¡°Ilya would answer any questions from this idiot with a shut up, get lost, retard, dumbass, or something of the sort.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    The women were shocked.


    How bad must their relationship be for those words to be the norm?


    Yoo Jaeha, who had been frowning, continued to speak after seeing that Ju-Heon agreed with him.


    ¡°Plus, the way he looked at Dan was quite weird.¡±


    He then started to frown again.


    Maybe Ilya was still connected to the monopolizers somehow.


    ¡°Maybe that son of a bitch... maybe he is just pretending to be on our side. We really need to leave him behind when we go to get the Heirlooms tomorrow.¡±


    Seol-A started to laugh at that statement.


    ¡°Aw, come on. Just an act? There¡¯s no way......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    The building they were in started to shake violently.


    The building caught on fire and the staff and actors inside the building started to run out screaming.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! It¡¯s a terrorist attack! A terrorist attack!¡±


    "A suspicious man is calling out monsters!¡±


    ¡°The devil has descended!¡±


    The team members were all flustered.


    ¡®A terrorist attack? And they''re saying the person is summoning monsters......¡¯


    Ilya was one of the few peoples who could summon devils and cause this much damage.


    And today, in this broadcast station...


    There was no way that Ilya would not know that Ju-Heon was planning on using the Monarch of Fate for his scam again here today.


    ¡®In that case, is it possible......¡¯


    ¡°Captain-nim! Do you think Ilya...?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha shouted after hearing that.


    ¡°Yeah! I told you that son of a bitch betrayed us! I told you he¡¯s suspicious!¡±


    It happened at that moment.


    "What do you mean I''m suspicious?! You retard!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Somebody kicked Yoo Jaeha and sent him flying.


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ilya was the one who kicked him. He quickly flew over on a devil and started to swear.


    ¡°You motherfucker, I''m going to kill you if you keep spewing bullshit!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha rubbed his cheek as if he felt wrong as he looked at Ilya.


    ¡°Hey, are you crazy?! What the hell are you doing?!¡±


    Ilya, who had kicked Jaeha because he had felt wronged, was huffing.


    ¡°Hey, you really... fuck!¡±


    Ilya, who appeared in front of Ju-Heon and the others, was breathing heavily.


    ¡°This useless son of a bitch, he really...¡±


    Ilya stepped on Yoo Jaeha saying he was speaking nonsense.


    The other team members¡¯ minds were chaotic messes as they watched and Ju-Heon looked at him for a bit before asking him a question. S§×ar?h the N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Ilya.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir?¡±


    ¡°Jaeha said that you were suspicious. Did you secretly communicate with them?¡±


    Ilya seemed oddly anxious after hearing that.


    It was rare to see his usual poker face crumble like this. There wasn¡¯t a big change in his expression but he was definitely anxious.


    ¡°It''s a misunderstanding! Captain!¡±


    Maybe he was scared that Ju-Heon would fire him or get rid of him.


    ¡°I never had any weird thoughts in my mind. I promise.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha shouted while still under Ilya''s foot.


    ¡°Then what is this mess right now?! You''re the only one who can summon monsters like this! I also heard you earlier! You said you will do as someone said! Are you sure you didn''t telepathically chat with those bastards?!¡±


    ¡°Shut the hell up. There are more members to the aftermath clean-up crew other than me! And what I said earlier......!¡±


    "Captain-nim, don¡¯t be fooled. Who would believe th......ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon stomped on Yoo Jaeha this time.


    ¡°Shh. I understand so shut up for a moment.¡±


    Ju-Heon looked toward Ilya with a cold gaze.


    ¡°Explain what happened.¡±


    Ilya started to shout with urgency.


    ¡°Kwon Hyuk Soo, that old bastard contacted me!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The team members were shocked to hear that.


    ¡°That old man is still alive?!¡±


    ¡°I thought he was dragged down to the afterlife! How is he still alive?!¡±


    Ju-Heon shockingly responded back calmly.


    ¡°I already knew that. Osiris was whining to me. He said that all of his subordinates are being butchered. He asked me to hurry up and let that old bastard out.¡±


    Osiris had complained about the old man showing off his strength in the afterlife.


    "Well, I still plan on keeping him in there for a little longer.¡±


    Julian felt frustrated hearing Ju-Heon laugh.


    ¡°This isn¡¯t the time to laugh! The fact that he contacted Ilya means that he still thinks Ilya is his subordinate!¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°If he tries to use Ilya to find a way out of the afterlife......¡±


    Ju-Heon shrugged his shoulders in response.


    "I don¡¯t think he can use Ilya anymore.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Around the same time...


    ¡°This is driving me crazy.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was breathing heavily in the afterlife.


    All he saw when he looked around were mummies and monsters.


    The guards of the afterlife serving Osiris had all been murdered by him.


    It was probably thanks to the artifact he had on him. No matter what anybody said, he was not just a Monarch, he was one of the Four Emperors.


    Sadly, none of that mattered.


    ¡°My goodness, how the heck am I supposed to get out of here?¡±


    But he wasn¡¯t too worried.


    ¡®Ilya should be by Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s side.¡¯


    He needed Ju-Heon to let him out using Osiris''s artifact or for someone to destroy Osiris''s artifact in order to get out.


    That meant that he had a way out if Ilya managed to take down Ju-Heon.


    He found it weird that Ilya was helping Seo Ju-Heon, but it didn''t matter.


    ¡®That bastard is a coward.¡¯


    That bastard could never even think about betraying him. Nobody else could fix that artifact''s risk, his trauma, other than him.


    ¡®He has no choice but to return to me.¡¯


    He started to laugh triumphantly. Although he was in the afterlife, he still had many subordinates on Earth.


    ¡®Ilya will soon find a way for me to get out of here.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    [Human, I found you.]


    Shhhhhhhhhhh!


    A devil appeared in front of Kwon Hyuk Soo.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was very happy to see this devil.


    How could he not when he knew this was the devil Ilya always used for his errands.


    It must have snuck by Osiris to get here.


    The devil was biting on an envelope.


    His name was written on the envelope.


    But there was something weird.


    ¡®This isn''t Ilya¡¯s handwriting.¡¯


    He thought about it for a moment before deciding it wasn¡¯t too weird.


    ¡®He probably had someone else write it for him in order to avoid having Seo Ju-Heon find out.¡¯


    Ilya must have found a way to get him out as they discussed.


    ¡®As expected of Ilya. You figured it out so quickly.¡¯


    He opened the envelope full of anticipation.


    ¡°Let¡¯s see what he wrote......¡±


    He started to frown as soon as he read the letter.


    [Eat shit.]


    Ju-Heon was the one who sent it to him.


    At the same time...


    Julian sighed after hearing that Ju-Heon had been nice enough to send a letter to Kwon Hyuk Soo.


    ¡®When the hell did this punk do something like that?!¡¯


    Ilya put a hand to his forehead thinking that he was screwed.


    He didn''t have any intentions of betraying Ju-Heon, but Ju-Heon had completely sealed any potential of that happening.


    The trauma risk was okay because he could deal with it thanks to the experience he remembered from his previous life.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°How dare he try to steal my team members. Only I can put my team members to work.¡±


    Julian started to feel tired.


    ¡°Ah, whatever. Ilya. What did that Chairman tell you to do?¡±


    Ilya quickly realized his mistake.


    ¡°Umm...... he told me to get rid of Dan and his daughter.¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    Silence filled the room before everybody started to laugh.


    Yoo Jaeha was laughing so hard that he thought he might die.


    ¡°Haha, that¡¯s crazy! You? He wanted you to kill Dan?!¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡°Good luck, what the hell is he asking a skinny eunuch priest to do? How cruel of him. You¡¯d probably die in an instant. I''d pay to watch you try to hunt a close-range dealer in close combat.¡±


    Ilya started to shake.


    ¡®I''m going to secretly kill this son of a bitch without the Captain knowing.¡¯


    "Anyway, what about Dan? I thought he would be here since he wasn''t at home.¡±


    ¡°Ah. Dan should be at work right now. He said some extremely high quality meat was arriving today so he went to pick it up.¡±


    Ilya quickly turned around.


    ¡°That old bastard¡¯s other subordinates will be aiming for him. Dan and his daughter might be in danger.¡±


    He was telling them that they needed to hurry.


    But Ju-Heon was just laughing for some reason.


    ¡°You think they are in danger?¡±


    Ju-Heon wondered which side was really in danger.

 Chapter 248: Trick the entire world (3)

    Chapter 248: Trick the entire world (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Bang bang!


    In Manhattan, New York. The mysterious terrorist attacks in New York where the major broadcast stations were gathered were continuing to happen.


    [Breaking news. There was a suspicious explosion at 11am at the ABC station......]


    [Mysterious monsters were appearing all over the building...]


    Bang! Bang!


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    There was chaos all around Manhattan.


    Buildings were being destroyed and things like large birds or lions were appearing all around them.


    ¡°Is it another terrorist incident?¡±


    People were disgusted.


    ¡°Those damn terrorist bastards! They¡¯re going crazy after getting their hands on some artifacts!¡±


    That was right. People believed that this was the work of terrorists. It was because there were some terrorist organizations that had been quite active lately.


    There were three extremely famous terrorist organizations. One of them had been quite strong for a while, the Middle East IS-related group with the Monarch of Evangelism at the center. The other was the group that looked like an NGO but was actually the anti-artifact group Noah.


    They were the hunters who wanted to get rid of artifacts and artifact users to return the world to how it used to be.


    The Monarch of Healing was with them and Chloe had been a part of this supposed Anti Terrorist group in the past as well.


    The third was a group that was growing at a scary pace.


    People were thinking that this third terrorist organization was responsible for all of these attacks.


    The truth was that it was actually Kwon Hyuk Soo''s subordinates and not any of those terrorist organizations.


    Boom! Boom!


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    People screamed and started to run to dodge the falling debris.


    ¡°Pandora! What is Pandora''s army doing?!¡±


    ¡°Nothing! Apparently the army can¡¯t even get close!¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    It seemed that Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s subordinates were planning on continuing these terrorist attacks on the broadcast stations even if it cost them their lives.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way there will be thirty different Monarch¡¯s Tombs!¡¯


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon is committing a scam with the Monarch of Fate!¡¯


    ¡®We must find the real tomb!¡¯


    They believed that the Monarch of Fate was providing false information because he was captured by Seo Ju-Heon.


    They were doing all of this to find the Monarch of Fate.


    The Monarch of Fate was supposed to be on a show again today.


    ¡®Hurry up and find him!¡¯


    Sadly, they had no idea where the Monarch of Fate was being held captive.


    But they didn''t worry about it too much.


    Parents always look for their children first if their house catches on fire.


    They believed Ju-Heon would definitely go to find the Monarch of Fate if they continued with these attacks.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo''s subordinates charged into the broadcast station again with that thought on their minds.


    This was their assault team.


    "Find the Monarch of Fate!¡±


    They were thinking that Ju-Heon made a mistake to bring the Monarch of Fate to the station.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°Take down this damn station too. How dare they allow Seo Ju-Heon to put on such a shitty program.¡±


    ¡°Fuck the PD over too! Hurt all of them! Make an example out of them to show the world what happens when you help Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°Yeah! Let¡¯s make it so nobody will dream of helping him ever again!¡±


    Bang! Bang!


    They continued to summon monsters to terrorize the station. Their artifacts must be related to ancient shamans.


    The PDs who were with Ju-Heon were becoming frantic now.


    ¡°Mr. Seo Ju-Heon., hurry! Hurry up and run!¡±


    ¡°Aaah! The exits are sealed!¡±


    Ju-Heon used his artifacts to help people evacuate. Seol-A, who had been evacuating people, started to shout.


    ¡°What should we do? They are openly committing terrorism because they know they have a good aftermath clean-up crew!¡±


    ¡°Wow, they¡¯re acting like this because they think they can just have those sons of bitches fix things afterwards?¡±


    ¡°Those bastards are probably thinking about turning you into the culprit, Captain-nim!¡±


    Seol-A was correct.


    The terrorists were laughing in a room somewhere. They would rescue the Monarch of Fate and then push the blame for everything on Ju-Heon.


    All they had to do was tamper with the evidence, modify the investigators¡¯ memories and then make a run for it.


    However...


    ¡°They can only do that if it is possible.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh maniacally.


    His Dominance that was strong enough to chew those bastards up was activated.


    Bang! Ruuuuuumble, bang!


    The intruders became anxious as the building suddenly started to shake.


    It was great that they barged in to find the Monarch of Fate, however......


    ¡°Omo, oppa!¡±


    ¡°Rest here for a bit!¡±


    They entered the building to find a Field of Debauchery. Beautiful women started to seduce Kwon Hyuk Soo''s subordinates.


    ¡°Oh my. Where do you think you¡¯re going, sir?¡±


    These women were all naked.


    ¡°My dearest hubby, I''m so lonely.¡±


    The men started to lose their minds one by one.


    ¡°Ahhh, ahhhh. I, if you keep doing that...¡±


    They couldn¡¯t remember anything once the women who were throwing themselves on them started to moan.


    The women¡¯s soft white hands started to slowly run up their legs and then they completely lost it.


    ¡°Fuck!¡±


    They quickly stripped naked and jumped the women.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    But it only lasted for a moment.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    ¡°Ahhh! What the?!¡±


    They started to scream once the women''s faces started to melt away.


    The liquid dripping from the melted skin melted the men''s skin as if it was hydrochloric acid.


    ¡°Aaah!"


    ¡°My arm, my aaaaaaaarm!¡±


    The amorous Daji started to laugh seductively as she watched.


    [Stupid human bastards. We only give ourselves to our master.]


    She then called someone over as if she was calling a puppy.


    [Come here boy. I took care of things here. Go take pictures of those humans going wild in the hallway.]


    ¡°Ho......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped while holding a camera.


    Why the hell did he have to take something like this again?


    Yoo Jaeha sobbed while taking pictures of the evacuating actresses and the naked terrorists chasing after them.


    They should be able to have some fun if they sent this to the press and informed them these were Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s subordinates.


    Click click!


    That wasn''t all. Daji wasn¡¯t Ju-Heon¡¯s only artifact having fun in the station.


    [#$$&!]


    Hooray! Kill all humans!


    [$#$#u!]


    Take it off! Take it all off!


    The Silver Axe was running around chasing after only the female terrorists while Nero was creating art with flames to annoy the humans.


    There were also the pharaoh artifacts that considered humans to be slaves and even the wealth extracting worm.


    All sorts of artifacts were causing commotion throughout the building.


    The inside had long since turned into a terrible dungeon with monsters that enjoyed torturing humans. Although all of them could only whimper in front of Ju-Heon, they were all actually amazing artifacts.


    That was why forget saving him, the terrorists couldn''t even get close to the Monarch of Fate. S§×ar?h the N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    And after a while...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s subordinates were dragged over to Ju-Heon. They were whipped by the rope on their way here and started to grind their teeth once they saw Ju-Heon.


    "Seo Ju-Heon, you son of a bitch!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha smiled brightly as he looked at them.


    ¡°Welcome, we were lacking some helpers since all of the staff evacuated, so this is perfect.¡±


    They couldn''t believe it.


    ¡°Hey, do you really think you guys will be okay after this?!¡±


    There were some people from the Assault team and some from the aftermath clean-up crew.


    The assault team only had buff dudes but the aftermath clean-up crew had a lot of people who looked like regular office workers.


    They started to smile while looking at Ju-Heon¡¯s group.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter what you guys do.¡±


    Although they were captured, they had something they were relying on to save them. It was Ilya.


    Although they haven''t heard anything from him, the fact that they couldn''t contact Ilya was proof that he was doing his part of the plan.


    ¡®Captain Ilya should be somewhere in the station after receiving orders from the Chairman-nim as well.¡¯


    ¡°You got that? Ilya-nim will soon......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°I will what?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Their faces lit up after hearing a sudden voice.


    Why?


    It was because Ilya appeared in front of them.


    ¡°Ilya! You!¡±


    ¡°Captain!¡±


    They were extremely happy to see him appear.


    "Captain, you were already here!¡±


    They looked as if they were soldiers who had met a hero in battle.


    How could they not feel this way?


    ¡®Ilya is the strongest of all of the elites.¡¯


    They were all A or S-Grade artifact users as well, but Ilya was a Monarch. He was much more reliable.


    ¡®We can turn the tide now.¡¯


    They bowed their heads to Ilya.


    ¡°I''m sorry sir! We had to make the first move because we couldn''t contact you......!¡±


    They then looked toward Seo Ju-Heon and started to smile.


    ¡°Captain-nim¡¯s devil can capture Seo Ju-Heon...!¡¯


    ¡®We will then quickly take care of things here and bolt.¡¯


    They exchanged glances and started to throw their bodies.


    ¡®We will create an opening for Ilya!¡¯


    They struggled but managed to surround Ju-Heon. They then tried to push him down.


    ¡°Captain Ilya!¡±


    ¡°Now!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked toward them wondering what the hell they were doing as they continued to shout toward Ilya with urgency.


    ¡°Please take care of this bastard while we have him down...!¡±


    "Captain, hurry!¡±


    ¡°Fulfill the Chairman-nim¡¯s orders! Kill these bastards! Turn them into terrorists...!¡±


    ¡°Hey retards, what the hell are you doing?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ilya said something shocking with his arms crossed.


    They became flustered.


    ¡°I, Ilya?¡±


    ¡°I guess our dumbasses are slow to receive the news.¡±


    They felt as if their minds had been blown.


    ¡°U, umm. Captain Ilya?¡±


    Ilya clutched his stomach and laughed for a bit before putting on a bright smile.


    "Well, don''t worry. You won¡¯t die.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    They wanted to ask what he was talking about.


    They then felt an ominous aura and turned their heads.


    They looked up at Ju-Heon they were holding down and his gaze......


    ¡°Hey. Get the hell off of me.¡±


    Flashed like the eyes of the devil.


    While that was going on...


    ¡®Eat shit.¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was shaking after receiving Ilya''s letter in the afterlife.


    ¡®This is definitely from Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    He had no proof that Ju-Heon had sent this letter.


    However, he was thinking that only Osiris''s master could send a letter like this to the afterlife.


    But it was Ilya¡¯s devil that had brought this letter over.


    ¡®Did Ju-Heon take away his devil artifact? Or did that bastard really end up jumping ship to work for Seo Ju-Heon?¡¯


    As he was about to send a telepathic message to figure out what was going on...


    [Chairman-nim! Something bad has happened!]


    One of the connected subordinates quickly started to speak.


    He was part of the aftermath clean-up crew that was sent to take down the station.


    [Captain Ilya betrayed us!]


    [He¡¯s with Seo Ju-Heon now!]


    ¡®This bastard.¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo laughed in disbelief.


    ¡®How dare he forget his master who raised him and bare his fangs at me. Well, it¡¯s fine for now.¡¯


    He would punish Ilya and thoroughly retrain him once he got out.


    Ilya wasn''t the only ace up his sleeve. There were many hidden subordinates Kwon Hyuk Soo could use.


    ¡®If that¡¯s how you want to play it, I will personally hunt the weakest rabbit first.¡¯


    [Can you hear me?]


    His direct attack on Seo Ju-Heon and his team had started.


    ¡°Yes, Chairman-nim. I will do as you ordered.¡±


    There was a group of people observing something from an alley. They were Chairman Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s personal subordinates, similar to how Ilya had been.


    They were starting to make a move after receiving telepathic communication from an angry Kwon Hyuk Soo.


    ¡°We hired some gangs to come with us as well. We will do as you ordered, sir.¡±


    They were looking at a butcher shop.


    It was where Dan was with his daughter.


    ¡°Can we really proceed as the Chairman-nim ordered?¡±


    ¡°We heard he was one of Seo Ju-Heon''s team members...¡±


    ¡°That bastard doesn''t know how to use artifacts.¡±


    He then gave the gangs a signal.


    It was because they knew that they would be punished under Pandora¡¯s laws if they used artifacts against a civilian. That was why they had hired the gangs.


    The gangs that had received a ton of money entered into the alley.


    They were heading for Dan¡¯s butcher shop.


    Dan¡¯s daughter was inside the shop.


    ¡°Welco......¡±


    Soo-A warmly welcomed them but the scary looking men pulling out knives turned her completely pale.


    ¡°K, kya! Daddy!¡±


    They didn''t care and yanked little Soo-A from the counter.


    ¡°Oh, cute little lady. Stay with mister for a moment, okay?¡±


    The customers gasped and quickly ran away.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Why is a gang over here?!¡±


    ¡°Report them!¡±


    They didn''t seem to care and started to kick some things around before approaching the young employee.


    ¡°Who told you that you can run a business here? Huh? Did you pay for our protection?¡±


    ¡°P, please stop!¡±


    ¡°Call your boss! Where the hell is your boss?!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    "What is going on?!¡±


    Dan, who had been butchering a pig that he had just received farther in the shop, rushed out.


    The gang members started to speak once he showed up, as if they had been waiting for him.


    ¡°Oh, so you¡¯re the boss?¡±


    They slowly walked over and pointed an artifact dagger at Dan.


    ¡°Hey rabbit. Come with us while we are asking nicely. There¡¯s someone waiti......¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Did these morons go crazy?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Thud!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The gang member was sent flying after being punched by Dan''s sturdy fist. He even dropped the artifact dagger.


    They gasped and looked toward Dan.


    ¡°Hey! Are you crazy?!¡±


    ¡°T, that son of a bitch!¡±


    The others activated their artifacts and started to shout.


    ¡°Fuck him up!¡±


    However, at that moment...


    Dan, who had picked the dagger up from the ground, started to speak in anger.


    ¡°Hey.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°Have you ever heard the sound of a pig being slaughtered?¡±


    The eyes of the slaughterer were extremely scary.

 Chapter 249: Trick the entire world (4)

    Chapter 249: Trick the entire world (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°You guys...¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°Have you ever heard the sound of a pig being slaughtered?¡±


    The eyes of the slaughterer were extremely scary.


    This was clearly a warning.


    However, his words only made the gangsters inside the shop start to sneer at him.


    ¡°I was wondering what this bastard was going to say after sounding so serious.¡±


    ¡°Wow, I''m soooooo scared.¡±


    This was an obvious reaction.


    They were extremely experienced brawlers.


    In comparison, this Asian bastard was just a butcher shop owner who sold meat.


    ¡°The environment we live in is different, you son of a bitch.¡±


    Dan just sighed as if he was tired or as if he didn''t want to cause a ruckus.


    Ju-Heon had prepared this shop for him.


    He was extremely angry because these bastards destroyed the display counter, scared his powerless employee and threw all of the meat on display to the ground so that they couldn''t be used anymore.


    But none of that mattered.


    The only thing that mattered to him right now was the safety of his captured daughter.


    ¡°Alright, let the girl go. Then I will pretend that none of this happened.¡±


    They continued to sneer at him.


    ¡°Does that idiot not understand the current situation?¡±


    ¡°You''re acting all tough but are you an idiot? You don¡¯t know who we are, do you?¡±


    ¡°Ah, whatever, youngest, go fuck him up! Destroy the shop too!¡±


    ¡°Yes sir!¡±


    A thug then stabbed a knife in Dan¡¯s body.


    Puuk!


    Dan curled forward and the gangsters started to laugh out loud.


    ¡°Haha! So who told you to act so tough?¡±


    ¡°Put an end to it! Finish it properly!¡±


    ¡°Let that bastard squeal like a pig like he mentioned.¡±


    They heard a squeal as if to respond to that.


    ¡°Squeeeeeeeeeeeeal!¡±


    The gangsters started to laugh even harder, thinking Dan was actually squealing.


    ¡°Hey hey, youngest, don¡¯t over do it. How can you really make him squeal like......huh?¡±


    They soon gasped. Dan was not the one who had squealed.


    ¡°Y, youngest!¡±


    They turned around and saw that it was their youngest and not Dan who was on the ground.


    The man was clutching his stomach as he rolled around on the floor.


    ¡°Ow! It hurts so much! I''m going to die!¡±


    They then heard a calm voice respond.


    ¡°That¡¯s weird. It shouldn''t hurt that much since you¡¯re so fat.¡±


    The gangsters gasped in shock.


    They couldn''t believe it. Dan was the one speaking calmly right now!


    ¡°W, what the hell...... Who the fuck is this son of a bitch?!¡±


    ¡°He doesn''t even look pale......! I saw the youngest stab him with the artifact knife!¡±


    ¡°What the hell?! How the hell are you fine?!¡±


    Dan wiped the blood dripping out of his stomach area and continued to speak.


    ¡°Uhh......even if you ask me why I am fine, I don¡¯t know anything about artifacts, so...¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    ¡°It might have hurt more if you used a regular knife?¡±


    ¡°I, is he crazy?!¡±


    Dan started to walk forward to save his young daughter.


    ¡°Soo-A, just wait a little bit, okay?¡±


    He was speaking calmly but Dan¡¯s eyes were quite tense as he looked at his daughter.


    But the enemies would not just sit still either.


    ¡®Look at him thinking he¡¯s the shit because we went easy on him!¡¯


    They were so angry that they started to shout.


    ¡°Hey! Stab his daughter!¡±


    ¡°Why don''t you see how it feels!¡±


    They then jerked Soo-A toward them.


    ¡°D, daddy!¡±


    ¡°B, boss! Soo-A!¡±


    Sparks started to fly out of Dan¡¯s eyes.


    Something shocking happened at that moment.


    ¡°Squeeeeeal!¡±


    ¡°Squeeeal!¡±


    There were numerous sounds of pigs getting slaughtered in the butcher shop.


    Even they didn''t know what had just happened.


    What they did know for sure was that Dan suddenly disappeared and that they started to hear screams all around them.


    Puuk! Puuk!


    The five men who had barged into the butcher shop all fell to the ground clutching their stomachs.


    Dan had ripped their flesh off in an instant the moment they tried to harm his daughter.


    He had swiftly pulled the artifact knife out of the thug on the ground in front of him to do that!


    They were rolling on the ground in pain after having their flesh cut off.


    ¡°Ow, fuck!¡±


    Dan then said something toward them.


    ¡°I guess I should tell Mr. Ju-Heon that I''m bringing pork belly instead of tenderloin today.¡±


    ¡®This little punk!¡¯


    However, they could not understand this situation at all.


    ¡®What the hell is going on?!¡¯


    He was certain of it.


    ¡®That bastard used our artifact.¡¯


    That was what made it weird.


    Why?


    ¡°What the hell?! I thought they said that this son of a bitch couldn''t use artifacts! It¡¯s completely different from what they told us!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right!¡±


    This was clearly different from what they had been told.


    They had triumphantly barged in here after hearing that he was a civilian.


    But what the hell was going on?!


    Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s subordinates who were observing the butcher shop were in shock.


    ¡®That man used an artifact?¡¯


    This was unbelievable.


    The fact that he showed ghost-like abilities made sense since he used a possession-type artifact.


    Most weapon-shaped artifacts were possession-types.


    However...


    ¡®We were told he was a regular butcher.¡¯


    They had finished investigating Dan a long time ago. They knew that Dan had nothing to do with artifacts.


    ¡®How the hell did he use an artifact?¡¯


    ¡°Is he the type that has a high Fit with knife artifacts? He is a butcher after all.¡±


    ¡°What? You think it is because he is good with a knife?¡±


    They sneered even as they said that.


    ¡°Hey, if that made his Fit really high, all experts in the world would be elite artifact users.¡±


    ¡°Yes, it is just a coincidence.¡±


    ¡°I guess you''re right. The knife artifact he just used was a C-Grade artifact.¡±


    That was right.


    Most civilians could use up to C-Grade (General-Grade) artifacts if they read a manual.


    Why?


    A healthy civilian would have the Dominance (Will) and Affinity (Sociability) to handle a C-Grade artifact.


    ¡°Fuck, Seo Ju-Heon must have taught him the basics.¡±


    "Tsk, I could see that bastard doing that.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, he''s just a C-Grade artifact user.¡±


    ¡°Did he drink a ton of milk growing up? Is that why his bones are so strong that artifacts don''t work on him?¡±


    ¡°Ah, that must be why Seo Ju-Heon rescued this bastard. Now I get it. He let him out of the penitentiary because he''s a talent.¡±


    They started to swear as they headed toward the butcher shop.


    ¡°Ah fuck, whatever, I guess we have to do it.¡±


    ¡°Yeah. We will use this bastard to take down Seo Ju-Heon. We¡¯ll grab this bastard for the Chairman-nim in the process.¡±


    ¡°The other Monarch candidates are watching what we do as well.¡±


    The other monopolizers were indeed keeping their eyes on what was going on.


    Why?


    Their fate as Monarchs laid in these people''s hands and whether they could take down Ju-Heon and get the Monarch of Fate back.


    In addition to the fact that Ju-Heon abducted the Monarch of Fate, they also hated the thought of Ju-Heon becoming a proper Monarch.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon is the bastard who destroyed the market.¡¯


    That was right. Ju-Heon was selling healing artifacts and defense-type artifacts to civilians for cheap.


    To be more specific, his company, Grave Company, was processing artifacts and mass producing medicine and self-defense weapons to sell to the public.


    It was leading to a decrease in people suffering from Tomb syndrome and being harmed by artifacts.


    This made the monopolizers extremely angry.


    Why?


    ¡®Our source of money!¡¯


    ¡®He must be crazy. We can monopolize those necessary artifacts and sell them in the future with extremely marked-up prices!¡¯


    ¡®Why the hell is he handing out those precious healing artifacts and defense-type artifacts to civilians?!¡¯


    ¡®Damn! That bastard gave away a way for us to grab control of the world.......!¡¯


    It was something like that.


    There was more.


    They had no other choice and tried to buy those processed goods from Ju-Heon but he said he wouldn¡¯t sell it to them.


    He told the monopolizers to go find some on their own since they had the means to do so.


    How could they not get angry?!


    They ended up deciding that they needed to get rid of Ju-Heon and his company in order to monopolize the important artifacts and increase their influence.


    Although it was unlikely, what would happen if that bastard really did loot all of the Heirlooms?!


    That would be the worst!


    Their first step to taking care of Seo Ju-Heon was through Dan and his daughter.


    ¡®We will start with him and take down all of the people around him.¡¯


    As Kwon Hyuk Soo''s subordinates were angrily heading toward the butcher shop...


    ¡°Daddy!¡±


    Soo-A had safely returned to Dan.


    She jumped into Dan''s arms and Dan was urgently looking to see if she had been hurt at all.


    ¡°A, are you hurt?¡±


    He looked anxious that she might have even the smallest of injuries on her.


    He was shaking so much that it was hard to tell that this was the same manly man who butchered meat all day.


    Soo-A rubbed her cheeks against her dad¡¯s chest saying she was okay.


    Dan finally sighed in relief before tightly hugging his daughter.


    ¡°I''m so relieved, so so relieved.¡±


    ¡°Daddy, I''m okay, so don''t w......¡±


    ¡°Like hell she''s okay.¡±


    The daughter who had been consoling her dad suddenly fainted. sea??h th§× N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Dan jumped in shock.


    ¡°Soo-A, Soo-A!¡±


    ¡°Soo-A!¡±


    He started to shake his unconscious daughter. Unfortunately, Soo-A showed no signs of waking up.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo''s subordinates all walked into the butcher shop.


    These people in slim fit suits were the aftermath clean-up crew. They were shaking a diffuser-like bottle.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about the kid. I just put her to sleep for a bit.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to do anything that¡¯ll get us in trouble with Pandora.¡±


    They were telling the truth. Soo-A was mumbling about wanting to eat cake.


    ¡®Soo-A is okay, but......¡¯


    One of the men took something out of his pocket.


    It was unexpectedly an airplane ticket.


    ¡°Let me give you a warning. You seem to be thinking of Seo Ju-Heon as your benefactor.¡±


    ¡°That bastard is not a good person. He¡¯s on Interpol''s wanted list. I have proof.¡±


    ¡°That bastard is trying to use you. He¡¯s probably trying to make you into a Hunter...... Umm, basically, he¡¯s trying to turn you into a meat shield. He wants to use your special body that can''t be harmed by artifacts.¡±


    ¡°.........¡±


    ¡°So please leave. Leave and receive Pandora¡¯s protection. Your ability will be even more helpful to Pandora.¡±


    He then took a bag of money out of a backpack.


    ¡°You won¡¯t need to worry about living expenses either.¡±


    Dan tried to pull the knife he used to take down the gangsters out of one of their bodies.


    But they would not just sit back and let him do that.


    ¡°Ahem.¡±


    They quickly took the artifact knife away and sneered at him.


    ¡°I understand you got some confidence after taking down some C-Grade artifact users, but it¡¯s useless against us.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re all wearing A-Grade defense-type artifacts.¡±


    The suits they were wearing seemed to be the defense-type artifacts.


    Of course, they were enhanced manufactured goods and not actual artifacts, so the durability was low.


    ¡®But it should be able to withstand a C-Grade artifact.¡¯


    ¡°Please accept our offer if you understand. Don¡¯t be fooled by Seo Ju-Heon and used by him.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. We are A and S-Grade artifact users. Don''t think that we are the same as these gangsters. We won¡¯t be taken down by a C-Grade artifact user like you......¡±


    Something weird happened.


    ¡°Haaaaa.¡±


    Dan sighed at them before heading into the back of the shop.


    ¡°Hey! Are you ignoring us?!¡±


    He handed the sleeping Soo-A over to the employee before coming out with something.


    ¡°B, boss?¡±


    What he brought out was a butcher knife and a whetstone for sharpening knives. They were what he had used to chop up the meat earlier in the morning.


    He brought it out and started to sharpen it like a pro.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo''s subordinates became confused.


    ¡°Hey! What the hell are you doing? We¡¯re not here to buy meat......¡±


    ¡°Sharpen that later.........¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and accept our offer......¡±


    Someone else urgently shouted at that moment.


    ¡°Hey. That¡¯s not it! Take a closer look at that!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Shh, shh, shh, shh.


    That was right. The issue wasn''t the fact that he was sharpening a knife.


    The important part was the identity of the knife he was sharpening.


    ¡°Wait a minute, that......!¡±


    That was right.


    It was an artifact!


    Furthermore......!


    ¡°Hey, hold on! That feels like it is stronger than an A-Grade artifact..........!¡±


    ¡°Is that an S-Grade artifact?!¡±


    They were certain of it.


    All of Kwon Hyuk Soo''s subordinates were talented individuals so they were able to instantly figure out that this was an S-Grade artifact.


    Dan was sharpening it and channeling a large amount of Fit into it!


    They became desperate after realizing this fact.


    ¡°What the hell is going on?! How the fuck can this bastard handle an S-Grade artifact?!¡±


    A C-Grade artifact was understandable since civilians could use them after reading a manual.


    However, B-Grade artifacts and higher required time to get used to the artifact in addition to Dominance and Affinity.


    A-Grade (Treasure-Grade) artifacts required quite a lot of effort and time to use them properly!


    How could a civilian with no training use an S-Grade artifact?!


    "Fuck, where the hell did he get such a precious item?!¡±


    ¡°Shit, that¡¯s not important right now! He¡¯s about to activate it!¡±


    They instantly started to move.


    ¡°Fuck, hurry up and use the memory modification artifact!¡±


    ¡°Tsk, I didn''t want to use the memory modification, but......!¡±


    Unfortunately, forget using the memory modification artifact...


    ¡°Haaa, I didn''t want to do this.¡±


    ¡°Huh, huh, huuuuuh?!¡±


    ¡°But these crazy bastards want me to betray the Captain?¡±


    Dan had a vicious smile on his face as he activated the Saurabi artifact that Ju-Heon had gifted him. [1]


    1. Saurabi is a Korean compound word that means a father who fights

 Chapter 250: Trick the entire world (5)

    Chapter 250: Trick the entire world (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®Damn it, what the hell is going on?¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s aftermath clean-up crew members truly couldn''t help but swear.


    It was because of the Saurabi who had descended in front of their eyes.


    ¡°Ahem. Esteemed customers, you really should stop running away like that.¡±


    They foamed at the mouth as they watched his fluid movements.


    ¡°What the hell, nobody told me about this!¡±


    That wasn''t all.


    They had been transported to a barren wasteland the moment he activated a suspicious S-Grade artifact!


    Dan''s attacks had started the moment they landed there.


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    Dan leisurely chased after them.


    He was moving as leisurely as a warrior wandering through a reed field.


    Of course, he looked more like a butcher than a warrior.


    Dan raised the knife with the chaotic aura up above him.


    ¡°H, huff! He¡¯s coming!¡±


    ¡°Run away! Ahhh!¡±


    He did not take their lives. He only destroyed their artifacts and harmed them just enough so that they could not run away.


    That was what made him scarier.


    Why?


    It was because they realized something after looking at Dan¡¯s gaze.


    This is enough to prevent you guys from running away.


    That was what his gaze was saying.


    That was right.


    This bastard had no plans on using his full strength to capture them.


    There was no need to use your full strength to catch some small fries.


    But they might really die if they tried something because he seemed to be going easy on them.


    They plopped down in fear and started to shake.


    "W, we wouldn''t have come on our own if we knew it would be like this!¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s totally a Hunter!¡±


    He was an expert Hunter at that.


    That was why this was too weird.


    Even if the artifact he was using was a possession-type artifact, this was not right.


    Giving the same gun to a child or to a trained soldier would have very drastic differences.


    Similarly, giving the same possession-type artifact to a civilian should be different from an expert Hunter using it.


    Civilians usually just tried to hack and slash, leading to a lot of missed hits and opening to exploit.


    Hunters were a different story.


    They couldn''t help but have this thought because of the current situation.


    ¡°Is that son of a bitch a Hunter?¡±


    ¡°Are you crazy?! We would have heard about it if there was a Hunter like this!¡±


    ¡°D, did he already receive Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s lectures or something?¡±


    They foamed at the mouth once again.


    ¡°Are you crazy? Seo Ju-Heon has known this guy for less than a month!¡±


    ¡°Shit, if he could do this in a month, I''m quitting right now and going over to Seo Ju-Heon! I''m going to push Seo Ju-Heon to start a lecturing business! I''m going to turn him into a star lecturer!¡±


    ¡°Damn it, that¡¯s not the important thing right now!¡±


    They quickly turned pale after seeing that Dan had moved closer.


    ¡°Hurry up and call for reinforcements to take down this bastard!¡±


    ¡°Yeah! Contact the team that went to the station! They should be able to help us...!¡±


    Unfortunately, they would not be able to help.


    ¡°Ugh! Ugh!¡±


    The situation at the station was not much different. They were being completely destroyed right now.


    The only difference between the two groups was who was doing the beating.


    ¡°U, uggggh......!¡±


    They were being ruthlessly beaten to a pulp by Ju-Heon. They had originally thought Ju-Heon wouldn''t be that strong because he wasn¡¯t a Hunter, but well...


    ¡°Ugh, groaaaaan.¡±


    They felt as if they were being beaten up by a professional Hunter!


    Thud! Thud! Crack!


    A swift kick would hit their faces, a sharp punch would hit them in the stomach, they were about to go crazy from all these hits!


    ¡®Fuck, fuck!


    Both the aftermath clean-up crew and the assault team were groaning in pain right now.


    ¡®This monstrous bastard.¡¯


    ¡®Who the fuck said we should take care of this guy?!¡¯


    ¡®I''m going to kill all of the Strategy Team members.¡¯


    Not surprisingly, there was something else that made them the most angry.


    ¡°Ilyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!¡±


    How could he not even lift a finger when they were being beaten to a pulp like this?


    ¡°Are you really betraying the Chairman-nim?!¡±


    ¡°You bastard, do you know how the Chairman-nim fed you and raised you all these years?!¡±


    Ilya had a cold smile on his face.


    ¡°Do you seriously mean that?¡±


    They all flinched after hearing that.


    It was because they all knew the truth as well.


    They all knew how Kwon Hyuk Soo used Ilya like a dog.


    But they would not stop because of that.


    Ilya¡¯s subordinates quietly whispered to him, thinking that there was no way he would betray them.


    "Captain Ilya. This is some kind of trick, right?¡±


    They trusted their captain.


    ¡°It looks like you are looking for an opening......¡±


    ¡°A different team went to capture Im Hae Jin right now. We found Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s weakness. There¡¯s no need to keep up this weird act......¡±


    However...


    ¡°Captain, it looks like these fuckers went to the butcher shop as well.¡±


    Their so-called captain snitched on them!


    ¡®This crazy bastard!¡¯


    They exploded with anger.


    ¡°You''re the most traitorous bastard under the heavens!¡±


    ¡°Shut the hell up. Otherwise, I¡¯m going to rip you to shreds.¡±


    They started to shake after seeing the bright smile on Ilya¡¯s face.


    "Who was the first to betray me?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    ¡°I know that you guys put something in my food every so often. I''m sure it was some kind of drug to make my risk worse.¡±


    They became anxious after hearing that.


    ¡®How did he......?!¡¯


    Well, this was a truth that Ilya only remembered after getting his memories back.


    Although he had figured out who was responsible for making his condition worse in his past life, it would still have been many years later in this world.


    He only learned of it when it was to the point that there was no way of fixing it.


    ¡°Anyway, weren¡¯t you guys the first to betray me?¡±


    ¡°W, we didn¡¯t want to put the drug... But the Chairman-nim.... ugh!¡±


    Ilya smiled brightly again.


    ¡°I''m already going easy on you guys since you guys were my subordinates.¡±


    He then said something so cruel that they wondered if he really was going easy on them.


    "Captain, I offer them as tribute. They are shitty people but I can guarantee this. They are talented bastards. There¡¯s a lot of things you can suck out of them.¡±


    ¡°Finally some good news.¡±


    The captives started to shake in fear after hearing Ju-Heon laugh. They continued to shake as they started to beg to Ilya for forgiveness.


    ¡°Please! Please! Captain Ilya, can you be the one to get rid of us?!¡±


    "We will quietly retreat from here!¡±


    ¡°We won¡¯t bother you esteemed sirs ever again! Please?!¡±


    They instinctively knew something.


    They knew that being taken out by Ilya would be more humane.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Captain-nim, is it okay to be doing this?¡±


    ¡°If those bastards really went to capture Dan......!¡±


    Ju-Heon flinched and the enemies who had been in dire straits started to smile.


    ¡°Yeah! You shouldn''t be wasting your time like this!¡±


    ¡°I''m sure he¡¯s spurting blood like a fountain right now!¡±


    Of course, Ju-Heon wondered who would be the ones spurting like a fountain right now.


    The team members became quiet instantly.


    ¡°Captain-nim! I will head over there first. Soo-A is there as well......¡±


    The enemies started to smile as if they had Ju-Heon''s group right where they wanted him.


    ¡°We will negotiate for you!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Don''t do this if you don''t want to see that bastard die!¡±


    ¡°Yeah! We will call them and tell them to stop!¡±


    They were shocked to see Ju-Heon start to laugh.


    ¡°Do whatever you want.¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Well, I don¡¯t know if they will pick up your call though.¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    ¡®W, what did he say?¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Brrrrr.


    ¡°Oh, even a tiger will show up if you call its name.¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed happy as he picked up the phone.


    Up until the moment Ju-Heon received that call...


    Julian, who had gone over to Dan¡¯s butcher shop, was in disbelief.


    ¡®W, what the hell happened?¡¯


    Julian was questioning what he was seeing right now.


    It was fine that Ju-Heon told him to head over just in case something happened to Dan.


    He knew something had happened once he got here because he heard people gathered outside talking.


    He heard things like some gangsters showed up, someone was stabbed...


    He heard all sorts of things. He started to rush after hearing terrible things but... WHAT?


    The gangsters were all unconscious and the aftermath clean-up crew had disappeared.


    Julian realized things might be bad and tried to quickly find them but......


    ¡®An S-Grade artifact? Dan is using an S-Grade artifact?!¡¯


    It was an artifact Julian had never seen before.


    But that was not even the most shocking.


    Julian realized that Dan had used the artifact to create a separate dimension and used Kongming''s artifact to find an opening to get inside.


    Julian clearly saw it on that barren wasteland.


    He saw Dan¡¯s godly movements with the knife!


    He couldn''t help but gasp in shock!


    ¡®It¡¯s pretty close to Dan in his prime......!¡¯


    What the hell was going on right now?


    Returning to the present...


    [Seo Ju-Heon! What the hell is going on?!]


    Julian, who went to find Dan, was shouting on the phone.


    [I wasn¡¯t told about this!]


    ¡°Whatever, is Soo-A okay?¡±


    [Ow! She''s fine, they¡¯re all okay. Dan used a knife artifact and took care of them with little shanks! But you...!]


    ¡°Oh, Dan took care of all of them? As expected of the boss of a butcher shop. He''s very good with the knife. Okay then, put Dan on the phone.¡±


    [Hey!]


    Dan seemed to have magnificently taken care of all of the enemies.


    Of course, the captives on Ju-Heon''s side were fainting or in complete states of shock that they could not do anything.


    ¡®Defeated by the butcher shop owner? Did they lose after going to capture that bastard? Those idiots!¡¯


    Their minds turned into chaotic messes. S§×ar?h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    How the hell could they be defeated by a civilian?!


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care about them as he calmly apologized to the person on the phone.


    ¡°Ah, yeah. Is that you, Dan? I already heard from Kongming but he said you took care of all of them? Sorry the small fries went and bothered you over there.¡±


    The captives had even more of a metal breakdown after hearing that.


    It was now confirmed that their teammates had all been taken out.


    ¡°Anyway, I''m really so......¡±


    [Please don¡¯t worry. There is no need to apologize. I think I can change the interior of the shop thanks to them.]


    Ju-Heon started to laugh out loud.


    ¡°I guess that makes sense since Kongming is there with you. You don''t know this but he¡¯s very good at suing people for things like that. Make sure to have him make them pay up a truck-load of money. These are the times we can put our lawyer to work.¡±


    [Ah, yes sir. But umm...]


    Dan kept trying to say something.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Ah, sorry. Let¡¯s talk a bit later. I¡¯ll send someone over so make sure you look after Soo-A too.¡±


    [Ah! Excuse me! Wait! Cap...]


    Ju-Heon then stomped on one of the aftermath clean-up crew member¡¯s hands.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    The captives seemed to have realized that they were fucked and tried to escape.


    ¡°Looks like you guys are useless.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to punish them once again.


    ¡°Excuse me? The artifact you gave Dan is General Gyebaek''s artifact?!¡±


    They were currently contacting the press to inform them about the bastards who attacked the station.


    Seol-A was shocked to hear about Dan.


    ¡°Gyebaek¡¯s artifact? Captain-nim, when did you get that...?! Ah, was it from the auction?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    Seol-A gasped.


    ¡°Did you go into a S-Grade alone without us knowing about it?!¡±


    ¡°Yeah. It was a few days ago.¡±


    Seol-A grabbed the back of her neck.


    She would need to hear the details about how he got that artifact later, but!


    ¡°Captain-nim! Please don¡¯t do something dangerous like that! How can you go into such a dangerous place alone?!¡±


    Ju-Heon covered his ear at Seol-A''s concerned nagging.


    ¡°Ah, okay, okay. Kongming is terrorizing me with the same nagging through texts.¡±


    He wasn¡¯t looking at his phone but he could tell it was Julian by the fact that it continued to vibrate.


    Julian would have noticed General Gyebaek''s artifact by now as well. He must have figured out where it came from because he knew it wasn''t from the auction.


    He would have figured out that Ju-Heon went into an S-Grade tomb on his own.


    The text terrorism was quite the spectacle.


    Brrrrr. Brrrrr.


    [(No name): Hey, Seo Ju-Heon. Pick up the phone.]


    [(No name): Try to think about your heal...]


    [(No name): Are you going to keep ignoring my texts? Read them..]


    [(No name): (Photo)]


    ...


    [(No name): It¡¯s information about an artifact.]


    Ju-Heon started to frown while looking at all of the text messages on his phone.


    ¡°Damn it, how the hell does that crazy bastard send 100 messages. Is he a spam bot or something?¡±


    ¡®I need to fire this bastard.¡¯


    He ruthlessly fired Julian.


    Seol-A asked a question at that moment.


    ¡°By the way, I forgot to ask you this, Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    ¡°Dan used an S-Grade artifact. People normally need months of practice for those.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Seol-A''s face lit up.


    ¡°Then did Dan''s memories come back?!¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly responded to her.

 Chapter 251: The Monarch’s Tomb (1)

    Chapter 251: The Monarch¡¯s Tomb (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Then did Dan''s memories come back?!¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly responded to her.


    ¡°No.¡±


    The rest of the team members were flabbergasted.


    It was to be expected.


    ¡®He can handle a S-Grade artifact even without his memories?¡¯


    They had not heard it clearly, but that was what it had sounded like. Dan had taken care of those bastards with a S-Grade artifact.


    Even if Ju-Heon had given him specialized training, there was no way someone could use an S-Grade artifact in half a month.


    Even Monarchs like Irene or Yoo Jaeha needed a month to freely use their artifacts.


    That meant that there was no way for Dan to use General Gyebaek¡¯s artifact unless he got his memories back.


    So how?!


    ¡°Are you sure you didn''t restore his memories?¡±


    "What are you talking about? I didn¡¯t.¡±


    ¡°Then how did he use an S-Grade artifact......?!¡±


    Ju-Heon pulled out a camera instead of responding.


    It was the camera artifact he had taken from the penitentiary during that interaction with Yang Chen.


    ¡°I used this to quickly teach him.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    It was the Monarch of Fate¡¯s future camera.


    Taking a picture of someone would show their future, or in their case, their past lives.


    Activating the picture could allow the user to enter the picture and experience the scene.


    It would feel as if they had transmigrated into a different world.


    Ju-Heon had used that to test something.


    He wondered if he could use it to restore Dan¡¯s senses from the past without restoring his memories.


    ¡®It should be faster than starting from scratch.¡¯


    Handling artifacts were all about the senses so getting a feel for it would help Dan learn faster.


    Of course, he let Dan see numerous memories except for the one where he lost his daughter.


    ¡®But to think that he was really able to handle an S-Grade artifact with just that.¡¯


    It should have taken at least a month even after using the camera.


    Ju-Heon found this a bit odd but he was satisfied with the results.


    ¡®I was originally planning on giving him my A-Grade Hwarang''s sword but this is great.¡¯


    He then started to think about Hwarang''s sword that was in his hand.


    He had to thank it.


    General Gyebaek¡¯s sword was pretty much found thanks to Hwarang¡¯s sword.


    How? A few days ago... He had been on his way to pressure the residents of the Tower of Pride to pay their rent.


    Hwarang''s sword suddenly started to glow and reacted to something.


    Artifacts lit up like that for only reason.


    ¡®There¡¯s a related artifact nearby.¡¯


    Artifacts that are related to each other would react like this.


    It helped Ju-Heon realize something. He had almost missed a hidden tomb.


    He debated whether to go get the others since it clearly looked like a S-Grade tomb, however...


    [There are only four days until your occupation is changed.]


    [Your occupation will forcibly be changed in four days.]


    ¡®Damn it. This motherfucking crow.¡¯


    His skills might have been forcibly taken away if he waited to come back later.


    That was why Ju-Heon had no choice but to enter a S-Grade tomb on his own.


    It had not been as dangerous as he had expected, but the artifact he got was quite useful.


    [Gyebaek''s Sword (S-Grade:Legendary Hero Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    A precious artifact of a General from Baekje had appeared. [1]


    This general was the one who was famous for the Battle of Hwangsanbeol and for being Gim Yu-sin¡¯s rival.


    Ju-Heon had laughed while looking at Hwarang''s sword that had helped him find the tomb.


    ¡®Hwarang''s sword¡¯


    That was the only thing that ever popped up in the messages.


    ¡®I wonder if this was actually Gwanchang¡¯s artifact.¡¯


    Gwanchang was a young member of the Hwarang who had charged into the enemy formation on his own during the Battle of Hwangsanbeol and ended up a prisoner of Baekje.


    The story goes that General Gyebaek let him go without killing him.


    Ju-Heon did think this Hwarang¡¯s sword that he swiped from the CIA had to be at least a decently famous person since it was an A-Grade artifact after all.


    ¡®How entertaining.¡¯


    And now...


    Seol-A suddenly shouted after hearing this story.


    ¡°Huh, but wait a minute!¡±


    Seol-A¡¯s face turned pale as if she suddenly realized something.


    ¡°Didn''t General Gyebaek.........!¡±


    General Gyebaek was famous for the battle, but he was also known for holding back his tears and killing his wife and children before heading out to the battlefield.


    He supposedly did it because he knew that he was going into a battle where their kingdom would lose and feared what would happen to the civilians who were taken as prisoners of war.


    This was the artifact of a person who was famous for that tale.


    There was no way an artifact would not use something like that to its advantage.


    ¡°Is General Gyebaek''s risk......!¡±


    Seol-A urgently grabbed Ju-Heon''s arm.


    ¡°Captain-nim, no! If Dan keeps holding onto that artifact, Soo-A!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Ju-Heon lightly chuckled and Yoo Jaeha, who had been oddly quiet for some reason, started to clutch his stomach as he laughed.


    ¡°Hey hey hey, don¡¯t worry. Are you stupid?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Do you really think the Captain-nim would give something like that to Dan? He naturally took that into consideration before giving it to Dan.¡±


    Seol-A was relieved.


    ¡°You''re right, the Captain-nim is not someone who would do that.¡±


    Seol-A then glared at Yoo Jaeha who was acting oddly pompous.


    ¡°Hold on. How do you know that?¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha slowly tried to escape but there were sparks flying out of Seol-A''s eyes.


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha! You knew about it! You knew about the artifact!¡±


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    ¡°Then that means you knew before the rest of us that the Captain-nim went into a S-Grade tomb on his own! When was it? When did you find out?!¡±


    ¡°Ugh, uuuuuuugh! I''m sorry, I''m soooooo...!¡±


    Seol-A grabbed Yoo Jaeha by the collar.


    ¡°You better not tell me you knew and didn¡¯t stop the Captain-nim from going into the S-Grade tomb!¡±


    ¡°Ow, no! It¡¯s not like that! I would have stopped him if I knew! I only found out about it afterwards, ma''am. I only found out because the Captain-nim suddenly asked me to make a fake!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Seol-A looked toward Ju-Heon in confusion.


    ¡°A fake? Captain-nim, then......!¡±


    This was clearly different from what they had been told.


    Ju-Heon had given Dan a copy of General Gyebaek''s artifact, a fake created by Jaeha.


    Why?


    ¡®Dan has no memories of the past.¡¯


    That meant that unlike the other team members, Dan had no knowledge of the dangers of an artifact¡¯s risk.


    Possession-type artifacts were convenient but quite dangerous because of the risks.


    General Gyebaek¡¯s artifact''s risk was no exception.


    Seol-A nodded her head.


    ¡°I guess it makes sense to only give him a copy. Especially for an artifact with a risk like that...¡±


    But Seol-A was quite disappointed because she knew the limitations of a fake.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°What do you mean for an artifact with a risk like that?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Sigh, I don¡¯t understand it at all. He even changed the risk just for Dan!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    What?


    Ju-Heon had negotiated the risk with the artifact to give Dan a good artifact without the terrible risk.


    How?


    ¡°Hey general. Change your risk while I''m asking nicely. Otherwise, I''m going to destroy you.¡±


    [You bastard of a descendant......! I should have realized you were no good from the moment you destroyed my tomb!]


    ¡°Shut up general. I''ll help you find Gim Yu-sin or King Uija''s artifacts if you be a good boy. I''ll even make sure that you are treated well. How about I help you find the true descendants of Baekje? I''ll even listen to whatever you want.¡±


    Well, it was similar to that.


    Either way, the artifact was so pampered that it would be impossible to imagine Ju-Heon doing that.


    Of course, Ju-Heon was not the one who pampered it.


    ¡°Haha, General-nim. I am also a distant descendant so please take good care of me! Please? I¡¯ll even give you a massage every day sir! Please! You just have to add a few words in that risk. It¡¯s just a few words. Pretty please?¡±


    [Ahem.......]


    ¡°Do you know how much I like Baekje and respected its honorable history...... those damn bastards of Silla! Why I outta! They act all pompous when they only managed to unify the three kingdoms due to luck! Seriously! They just ended up crumbling in the end anyway!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who had high Affinity, had been dragged by Ju-Heon and had to suck up to the artifact for multiple days.


    As a result, the risk of ¡®kill your wife and children¡¯ had changed.


    It was now ¡®kill those who try to harm your wife and children.¡¯


    The artifact just slipped in a few words and barely changed it.


    But after he struggled for days to change the risk to a buff, what did he do?


    ¡°He just made me create a fake to give to Dan! Why the hell did I need to suck up to the artifact then?! Huh?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha sniffled thinking that things were unfair.


    ¡°It¡¯s a waste since I worked so hard to change the risk. Are you going to let it rot?¡±


    ¡°Then give it to me.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha kicked Ilya who interjected.


    ¡°Get lost, you damn feeble fool who is only as strong as a baby chick!¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡®This son of a bitch.¡¯


    They had now changed stations to have the Monarch of Fate proceed with a broadcast.


    And then...


    ¡°I still think it is a waste.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha peeked toward Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon looked so cool that all of the staff at the station couldn¡¯t help but stare at him, but.......


    ¡°Captain-nim, you and Dan are the only ones on our team who can use a warrior''s artifact like that properly...... Dan is the best and even better than you. The fake can¡¯t even compare to the real one.¡±


    Ju-Heon sneered at Jaeha who was talking about this again.


    ¡°No. I will only give him to him after thoroughly teaching him. It¡¯s too dangerous.¡±


    Ilya interjected.


    ¡°Then why don¡¯t you just give him back his memories? Let''s be honest, where are you going to find someone like Dan? Even if you thoroughly taught someone they would need at least five years to be useful.¡±


    He continued on.


    ¡°The memory of his dead daughter is something for Dan to worry about. It''s something that¡¯s bearable for the benefits of the team......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha kicked Ilya after hearing that.


    ¡°Yes. I think we need to fire you for the benefits of the team, you bastard.¡±


    ¡°What the hell did you just say?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°It is true that everything would be resolved if I give Dan his memories back.¡±


    Dan¡¯s personality was one where he would happily return as the tomb raiding team¡¯s Hunter again, he would handle the possession-type artifact very well, and most importantly, he would have the strength he had during his prime.


    ¡®I know about that punk''s abilities better than anybody else.¡¯


    It was just too desirable.


    It was to the point that even Ju-Heon was a bit greedy for it.


    However, there was nothing he could do about it.


    ¡®I can''t let him experience the sorrow of losing his daughter again.¡¯


    ¡°I won''t restore his memories.¡±


    ¡°But Dan''s position is the most dangerous on the excavation team. We can¡¯t let him take on the monopolizers without his memories......!¡±


    ¡°I never said I planned on doing that. Why would I make him do something so dangerous?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha and Ilya both seemed completely shocked to hear that.


    ¡®Why? This makes no sense! Our Captain can be this generous?! He could actually think about other people''s feelings?!¡¯


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    ¡°This is favoritism! You wouldn¡¯t even care if either of us died!¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡±


    Ilya and Yoo Jaeha fell down and started to pound the ground after seeing Ju-Heon''s calm demeanor.


    ¡°Wow, shit, we were dragged by the collar as soon as we met him! He forced us to sign the slave contract!¡±


    ¡°He beat me up from the moment I met him......¡±


    ¡°You guys would have run away if I didn''t do that.¡±


    ¡°Ah, that is true. But can¡¯t you still treat us like you treat Dan?!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at them as if he was wondering how they could say such bullshit.


    ¡°You guys and Dan are not the same.¡±


    They continued to lament.


    ¡°This is discrimination! I''m going to sue you for discrimination in the workplace!¡±


    Ju-Heon usually only treated the female team members well but Ju-Heon cherished Dan as much as he cherished the female members.


    Why?


    Dan had saved Ju-Heon''s life. Actually, he had saved Ju-Heon¡¯s life multiple times.


    ¡®He¡¯s also the only one who listens to what I say without complaining.¡¯


    He didn''t mind running the other bastards to the ground as long as they didn''t die, but he didn''t want to let Dan get hurt.


    He wanted to take care of Dan now while he wasn¡¯t fighting since he had always received so many injuries to protect the tomb raiding team in the past.


    ¡°The others were good but the two of you were not.¡±


    Both Yoo Jaeha and Ilya started to frown at the fact that they had been lumped together.


    ¡°Captain-nim. That¡¯s too much. I''m at least better than this guy......¡±


    ¡°What? I''m better than you.¡±


    ¡°Shut up. The two of you are the same.¡±


    They started to sulk.


    Ju-Heon then took out the Raven¡¯s Tears and started to sigh.


    He was still tempted to use the Raven¡¯s artifact but he shook his head.


    ¡®No. Let¡¯s not be any greedier than I''ve already been.¡¯


    He would give up on Dan.


    ¡°Anyway, use that glib tongue of yours on the reporters outside.¡±


    Ju-Heon looked toward the Monarch of Fate who was getting some rest.


    Fake prophecies were soon spread throughout the world.


    These prophecies would help Ju-Heon steal the Monarch¡¯s tomb.


    And at that same time...


    Julian, who had instantly been fired, heard the following message when he called Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Your number has been blocked at the recipient''s request...¡¯


    His clenched fists were shaking in anger.


    ¡°......Seo Ju-Heon. Why I ought to!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡®My goodness, Captain-nim...... He fired the Vice Captain-nim again.¡¯


    Dan had a bitter smile on his face while looking at the grumbling Julian.


    It was obvious what had happened.


    Soo-A came over and hugged her daddy at that moment.


    ¡°Daddy, daddy. Is it a call from Ju-Heon oppa?¡±


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s a call from Ju-Heon oppa.¡±


    Soo-A''s eyes opened wide as if she wanted to hear Ju-Heon¡¯s voice.


    Dan carefully picked up his daughter and looked at his phone.


    ¡®There¡¯s something I must tell the Captain...¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Mr. Hae Jin. Can I borrow your phone? I''m sure he wouldn¡¯t have blocked your number!¡±


    Julian had a vicious glare on his face.


    Dan handed Julian his phone as he asked a question.


    ¡°Excuse me. Could I get an application to join the excavation team?¡±


    Julian furiously started to type as he responded.


    ¡°Ah, I can give you one but I doubt our captain would accept it. He said that you couldn¡¯t get your mem... No, that he couldn¡¯t let you get involved in dangerous situations, Mr. Hae Jin.¡±


    Dan awkwardly smiled and scratched his cheek.


    ¡®What do I do about this?¡¯


    Based on their conversations, nobody seemed to know yet.


    Nobody seemed to know that his memories had been completely restored.


    1. one of the old Korean kingdoms

 Chapter 252: The Monarch’s Tomb (2)

    Chapter 252: The Monarch¡¯s Tomb (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®What do I do about this?¡¯


    Based on their conversations, nobody seemed to know yet.


    Nobody seemed to know that his memories had been completely restored.


    That did indeed happen.


    Dan had recovered his memories just like the rest of the team members.


    The only difference was that he had recovered his memories without the Raven¡¯s Tears.


    Of course, he had not done it on his own.


    There was something that pushed it to happen.


    It had happened just a few days ago.


    Ding.


    ¡°Hello, welco......ah! Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    A casually dressed Ju-Heon had come to the butcher shop.


    The first person to greet Ju-Heon was none other than Soo-A.


    ¡°Hello Ju-Heon oppa!¡±


    The pretty Soo-A had ran over with her short legs and hugged Ju-Heon.


    She had hidden behind her dad at first probably because she thought Ju-Heon was scary, but that was no longer the case.


    She must have become familiar with him since Ju-Heon stopped by the last few days to teach Dan about artifacts.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Ju-Heon oppa is not the only one here.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha walked in behind Ju-Heon carrying a bunch of toys.


    Soo-A''s face lit up after seeing so many toys. Her reaction made Yoo Jaeha snicker as he started to speak.


    ¡°Soo-A, say thank you very much~ and give me a kiss!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha turned his cheek toward her. But what did she do?


    ¡°Thank you very much!¡±


    Soo-A kissed Ju-Heon on the cheek.


    Yoo Jaeha could not believe it.


    ¡°Whyyyyy?!¡±


    ¡®I was the one who brought her presents!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha persistently turned his cheek toward her but Soo-A must have gotten scared as she started to cry and hugged Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon kicked Jaeha for making her cry.


    ¡°You are banned from getting close to Soo-A. Just carry the presents in.¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who had instantly been turned into the baggage carrier, had to go back and forth to the car to bring in all of the toys.


    There were some duplicates of the same toy.


    The reason for the duplicates was because of Yoo Jaeha''s damn mouth.


    ¡®Wow, Captain-nim, you really have no sense at all. Are you only picking the pink ones because it is for a little girl?¡¯


    ¡®Why? Is there a problem?¡¯


    ¡®She might like blue! What if Soo-A doesn''t like pink? Pick an assortment!¡¯


    He had said that to see Ju-Heon struggle, but...


    ¡®Then we¡¯ll buy one of each color.¡¯


    ¡®......E, excuse me?¡¯


    ¡®By the way, you¡¯re the one who needs to carry them.¡¯


    ¡®#$&#*!¡¯


    That was how Yoo Jaeha, who had dug his own grave, ended up having to carry a ton of toys inside.


    Ju-Heon had taken out the Monarch of Fate''s camera after having dinner with them.


    ¡°I want to slowly teach you but I don¡¯t think we have the time for that.¡±


    There was no way that the monopolizers aiming for Ju-Heon would leave Dan alone.


    He would keep protecting Dan and fuck those monopolizer bastards over, but still...


    ¡°You never know what might happen.¡±


    That was why he had used the Monarch of Fate¡¯s camera artifact to have Dan experience the sensations from his past life.


    Dan ended up experiencing the odd feeling of being sucked into a picture.


    He was in an unfamiliar tomb with familiar faces that were older than now.


    [Captain! I will take care of this area. All of you use that opening to escape!]


    [Dan, no! It¡¯s too dangerous! There are thousands of them!]


    He could physically experience things from his past life that would not happen in this life.


    Of course, they were not random experiences.


    Ju-Heon had thought hard about the pictures to choose and even took some away without telling him about what they were.


    In addition...


    ¡°Everything you are about to see is fake. You can consider it virtual reality created by the artifact.¡±


    He sternly said that to Dan as well.


    However, Dan had felt an odd sense of d¨¦j¨¤ vu while experiencing those memories of his past life.


    It was an extremely strong sense of d¨¦j¨¤ vu.


    He was feeling extremely emotional about Ju-Heon and the others even though his memories had not returned.


    It felt as if he saw people he thought he would never be able to see ever again.


    It had been so weird that he asked if they had been a part of the same team in the past.


    ¡°Captain-nim, the members at that time and you...!¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed to be having a difficult time figuring out what to say before he finally responded.


    ¡°I''m not your Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon sternly responded to Dan.


    ¡°I don''t know what you saw about me but it is a delusion in your mind. You were too immersed in it. We are strangers with no connections whatsoever.¡±


    It felt as if Ju-Heon was stabbing a wedge between them.


    Ju-Heon left after only teaching him how to use artifacts.


    Dan, who had been thinking about Ju-Heon¡¯s odd expression, had reactivated the pictures that Ju-Heon left behind.


    He activated them over and over.


    He continued to activate them after putting Soo-A to bed.


    The number of times passed from tens to the hundreds.


    Unfortunately, nothing popped up in his mind and it was just tiring for him, but Dan kept thinking that there was something he needed to remember.


    The ¡®Dan¡¯ in the picture was doing everything he could to protect Ju-Heon and the others.


    The image was too vivid to be fake.


    He felt as if he was missing something important.


    He thought that he would never get the chance to recall it if he gave up on it.


    And after a while...


    Something weird had happened.


    ¡°What is going on?¡±


    After he had activated the pictures hundreds of times...


    [Human, stop.]


    Something completely different from what he had seen until now had appeared.


    Normally, he should have been transported to what seemed to be them wandering through a jungle.


    [Your mind will be destroyed if you keep this up.]


    A Crow had suddenly appeared in the jungle.


    The crow was perched on a tree and staring at him with his glowing red eyes.


    It was covered in a chaotic aura.


    He felt an immense amount of pressure and spirit coming from it, even though it was a single Crow.


    He had run into many artifacts until now but it was much stronger than anything he had seen before.


    It was much more savage and stronger than even those so called Divine-Grade artifacts.


    He was scared.


    However, the Crow that was giving off this scary aura showed no murderous intent.


    It actually seemed concerned for Dan.


    [Do you plan on wasting the life that the human saved?]


    It seemed to be talking about Ju-Heon.


    [So stop. You won''t be able to figure anything out no matter how many times you come in here.]


    It said that he would not be able to tell the difference between what was real and what was fake.


    [Your brain will be destroyed.]


    But Dan shook his head.


    ¡°I can¡¯t stop. I feel like I''ll figure out something I''ve forgotten about if I keep it up a little longer.¡±


    [Your brain is playing tricks on you.]


    Dan desperately shook his head.


    He was saying he knew it wasn¡¯t a trick.


    ¡°I''m sure of it now. I know the Captain.¡±


    He was certain of it.


    The Crow was saying it was his brain playing tricks on him, but he knew Ju-Heon.


    He knew Ju-Heon in the past.


    He also knew the others who were with him as well.


    But something was weird.


    Although he knew them, he had no idea how they became close or why he teared up every time he saw them.


    He started to shout in frustration.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon saved my life and my daughter¡¯s life. I can¡¯t just brush this aside if there is something I''ve forgotten!¡±


    [Even if that may lead you down a path of regret?]


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter! That is my choice as well. Both my daughter and I would be dead without Mr. Ju-Heon anyway!¡±


    He didn¡¯t know what it was, but he couldn¡¯t just let it go without doing something about it.


    He wanted to resolve this frustration and pay Ju-Heon back for his generosity.


    ¡®Although I don¡¯t know if doing this will help him at all.¡¯


    As Dan was about to activate another picture...


    [Humans truly are stupid creatures.]


    The Crow gasped.


    But the Crow seemed to be smiling as it sighed.


    Then there was a bright flash of light.


    Dan screamed inside the light.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Dan clearly saw it at that moment. He saw all of his memories that he could not see through the camera artifact.


    Losing his daughter, meeting Ju-Heon for the first time...


    How Ju-Heon saved him.


    How Ju-Heon had given him a reason to live when he was a mess because his daughter had died.


    He started to cry once he was out of the picture.


    It was to the point that his daughter woke up in shock and started to shake him, asking him what was wrong.


    ¡°Daddy, daddy?¡±


    Dan had cried so painfully.


    A shocked Soo-A didn''t know what to do before she tried to call 911.


    But Dan just grabbed his daughter and cried. Dan just cried after getting all of his memories back.


    He cried from sorrow remembering how he had lost his daughter and he cried from joy knowing that he did not lose his daughter again.


    He was extremely thankful to Ju-Heon for saving his daughter before he lost her again.


    He was thankful that Ju-Heon helped him to keep his reason to live.


    ¡°I''m so relieved, so relieved.¡±


    Dan tightly hugged his daughter while continuously thanking the Crow and Ju-Heon.


    He had almost forgotten about it.


    He had almost forgotten about everything Ju-Heon had done for him in the past.


    He had almost forgotten about things that he should never forget about.


    Returning to the present...


    ¡®Hmm, what to do... I already got my memories back.¡¯


    Dan was not sure about what to do.


    He had been a chaotic mess when it had happened, but he had quickly returned to being rational.


    Of course he wanted to go back to where Ju-Heon was.


    However...


    [The number you are trying to reach......]


    ¡°This is driving me crazy. Did the Captain-nim break another cellphone?¡±


    Dan continuously wanted to tell Ju-Heon that he got his memories back. He wanted to tell Ju-Heon to let him back into the tomb raiding team.


    That was what he had wanted to say. S§×arch* The novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    However, there had been no good timing to say it.


    He even tried to contact his old teammates but......


    ¡°Ah, umm... Hey Jaeha?¡±


    [Oh, it¡¯s nice to hear you call me in such a friendly way! I can call you hyung-nim too, right? Ah sorry, something urgent just came up!]


    Click.


    ¡°Umm, Chlo......¡±


    [Oh, hello Mr. Hae Jin. Did you call because of Soo-A? Please don¡¯t worry. Soo-A is very healthy.]


    "Ah, e, excuse me? No. The reason I called today......¡±


    [I''ll give you a list of drinks and food that would be good for Soo-A. Do you have something to write on?]


    "Ah, no, that¡¯s not it... Ah yes. Yes, yes. Ginger and...¡±


    Click.


    ¡°Excuse me, Vice Captain-nim.¡±


    [Ah, thanks for calling me. There¡¯s some documents I need you to fill out for your testimony, Mr. Hae Jin...]


    "Ah umm, I sent it via text as well but I got my memories back. So could you please give me an application...¡±


    [My goodness. Mr. Hae Jin. I understand how you must be feeling, but you still shouldn''t lie.]


    Click.


    ¡°.............¡±


    Why did these damn team members of his have to be like this?


    He knew that returning to the tomb raiding team meant that he would have to be a meat shield against the monopolizers again.


    Unlike the past, he had no reasons to get involved with artifact users in this life.


    Artifacts would probably be everywhere in the distant future, but he had no reason to join Ju-Heon¡¯s excavation team.


    There was an easier path he could take.


    Even Ju-Heon had told him to just live happily with his daughter.


    However...


    [The world is in shambles after the Monarch of Fate''s prophecy.]


    [People were questioning whether this is a scheme by Seo Ju-Heon or it truly is a prophecy from the Monarch of Fate......]


    [It is even more shocking because Pandora has indicated that even Monarchs would not be able to use Divine-Grade artifacts if they do not manage to get their hands on an Heirloom...]


    [The United States is forming an excavation team to send to the Middle East...... Japan¡¯s JSDF ...... China is starting to move centered around Zhen Cai Yuan.]


    [The suspicion that Seo Ju-Heon is planning on looting all of the Monarch¡¯s Tombs is making excavation teams all around the world rush...]


    [The number of factions searching for and tailing Seo Ju-Heon are increasing...]


    The whole world was chaotic right now.


    All monopolizers were aiming for Ju-Heon.


    ¡®I need to go back into the Captain-nim¡¯s tomb raiding team.¡¯


    Recovering his memories helped him realize why Ju-Heon had let him go.


    But he could not stay away.


    The monopolizers were strong.


    Ju-Heon was overwhelmingly strong now too and had all of the main members by his side, however......


    ¡®How can he do it without a Hunter?¡¯


    And most importantly...


    [Protect him if you do not regret your decision.]


    The Crow had said that to him.


    He recalled everything the Crow said to him at the end.


    [Those bastards would come after that human again.]


    He didn¡¯t know who ¡®those bastards¡¯ it was talking about, but it was proof that Ju-Heon would be in danger.


    [Also.]


    The Crow had continued on.


    [Please stop letting him get so distracted.]


    He had no idea what that meant either.


    ¡°Captain-nim! I''m here!¡±


    Dan chose to go see Ju-Heon face to face. He knew that speaking face to face was the fastest way to take care of things. But his efforts were for naught!


    ¡°Huh, do you know the people who had stayed here?¡±


    The housekeeper handed Dan a bag.


    ¡°They left something behind. Please give this to them.¡±


    ¡°......Excuse me, what happened to the people staying here?¡±


    ¡°Ah, they checked out early this morning. They said they¡¯re rushing to enter a tomb or something... I think they said they were going to Korea.¡±


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    Dan put a hand against his forehead.


    There were two days left until the Monarch¡¯s Tomb appeared.


    It made sense that they would rush over, but......!


    ¡°Those damn artifactphiles!¡±


    Dan made a call while fuming with anger.

 Chapter 253: The Monarch’s Tomb (3)

    Chapter 253: The Monarch¡¯s Tomb (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Stop the broadcast. Stop the broadcast now!¡±


    ¡°Damn it, that scammer!¡±


    The monopolizers were grinding their teeth in anger while watching TV.


    It was because of the < Seostradamus > broadcast being shown.


    [We have now shared all of the locations of where the Monarchs¡¯ Heirlooms will appear.]


    [However, you need an artifact from the 7 Great Tombs to enter this tomb so it is recommended that you wait for the remaining 7 Great Tombs. They will pop up in these locations.]


    [They will be here soon.]


    [Of course, you can work together to get the Monarch¡¯s Heirlooms after that.]


    [It makes sense to split teams and send some in advance to the Monarch¡¯s Tombs as well.]


    [We hope that all Monarch-Grade excavation teams quickly start to move.]


    They had done it. They had ended the tomb prophecies that had started like a countdown by revealing the location of all tombs.


    Not everybody was happy with this situation. How could they be when the Monarch of Fate publicly announced something that he was supposed to only tell them?!


    ¡°What about all the money we''ve given the Monarch of Fate?!¡±


    ¡°Why did we buy the information about the Monarch''s Tombs and the Excavation Rights to them in advance...?!¡±


    ¡°Now everybody is going to be there!¡±


    ¡°Sue the Monarch of Fate and Seo Ju-Heon! Sue them for infringement of our Excavation Rights!¡±


    But what would suing him do?


    [People are trying to sue Seo Ju-Heon? It was revealed to be an intentional attack to lower the stock price of Grave Company.]


    [A petty move to steal his artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs.]


    They ended up being slammed for trying to drag Seo Ju-Heon down!


    ¡°I''m certain. There is someone protecting Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    "Who could it be?! Is it the Holtens again?!¡±


    ¡°Some areas are definitely the Holtens...but nothing is working even in places the Holtens have no influence...... It must be that there is another faction other than the Holtens that is protecting Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°What? Who the hell is it?¡±


    Who else would it be?


    [Princess, thank you for all of your hard work. ?]


    [Mr. Jaeha said he would send us a picture of Ju-Heon-nim as a reward!]


    [I really want to see Ju-Heon-nim wearing the sweatsuit.]


    [What happened to the uniform we commissioned?]


    [They¡¯ll be ready soon?]


    Ju-Heon''s fans were taking care of things without his knowledge.


    [But is it okay if we don''t go to the remaining 7 Great Tombs and the Monarch¡¯s Tombs? We should be able to help Ju-Heon-nim if we excavate them on his behalf.]


    [Oh right, the Valkyrie artifact appeared a few days ago, did you all remember to form a contract with it?]


    [Of course! Mr. Jaeha said it seems to be an artifact that would allow us to be Ju-Heon-nim¡¯s soldiers, so of course I did it. A special weapon artifact appeared when I formed the contract.]


    [There are people following Ju-Heon-nim so let¡¯s use them to get rid of those pests.]


    [It would be best if we can hold them back long enough so that they cannot bother Ju-Heon-nim with his excavation. They are lacking in numbers.]


    These women were trying to use the Valkyrie artifact to become a strong pillar of support for Ju-Heon.


    Of course, Ju-Heon was just wondering why his enemies were dying off in random places without his knowledge.


    All of this was making the other excavation teams more desperate.


    ¡°Send people to the expected locations of the Monarch''s Tombs and the 7 Great Tombs!


    ¡°We must have a team ready by the Heirlooms! We can''t become Monarchs if we can''t get them!¡±


    ¡°We might not be able to use Divine-Grade artifacts anymore if we don¡¯t get them!¡±


    ¡°Send teams to all fifteen locations even if it dwindles our numbers!¡±


    ¡°No! Track where Seo Ju-Heon is going!¡±


    They had to prevent Ju-Heon from grabbing all of the tombs no matter what.


    [Pandora: ¡°Great Omen regarding the 7 Great Tombs. The Monarch¡¯s Tombs will be difficult to clear without an artifact from the 7 Great Tombs.¡±]


    [¡°The entire world is currently on the search.¡± Something like this has never been seen before.]


    [Secure a spot in all fifteen locations.]


    [D-4 days until the appearance of the Monarch¡¯s Tombs.]


    ¡°It should be quite chaotic right now, right?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was chucking while watching the news.


    ¡°There¡¯s actually just one Monarch¡¯s Tomb. We¡¯re also planning on opening it today and not four days later.¡±


    They were currently on a ship.


    It was not a personal yacht this time. They were mixed in with a bunch of people because it was best to hide a leaf in a forest.


    They made sure to look like other people and forge their identities.


    They also released their doppelgangers around the world to make the enemies tracking them confused.


    Yoo Jaeha''s nose was in the air thinking that his ability was the most useful.


    ¡°Ah, this is all thanks to my ability. I really am amazing.¡±


    ¡°What? Do you know how many people have been suspicious of us until now?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°They would have found us if it wasn¡¯t for my memory modifi...barf.¡±


    ¡°......Yes, yes, you seasick punk. You sure you don¡¯t need any more medicine for your motion sickness?¡±


    ¡°Shut the he... baaaaaarf!¡±


    Ilya felt terrible because he was seasick.


    Chloe was sighing while looking over him, but it would not subside easily.


    ¡°That''s typical of the aftermath clean-up crew.¡±


    The aftermath clean-up crew members who mainly relied on spell book artifacts were generally weak both physically and mentally. The spell book artifacts all shared the same risk of making the user¡¯s body weaker.


    What was the point even if they could use rare magic? What was the point if they called themselves the intelligent brigade and could modify information throughout the world?


    They were so weak that they were out of breath after running a short distance, their defense was so low that a light hit might break their bones, their immunity was shit and they were usually the first to catch a cold......


    ¡®They end up like that even if they were buff before they started using the artifact.¡¯


    ¡°Groan, the medicine... the motion sickness meds! Headache pills! Anticonvulsants!¡±


    ¡°You look fine but your body is shit.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha clicked his tongue and commented about how Ilya''s body was weaker than an elementary student.


    Ilya was an elite in the aftermath clean-up crew, but that also meant that his body was in the worst condition. At that moment...


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, is it really okay to leave Mr. Hae Jin behind?¡±


    Irene was staring at Ju-Heon.


    She could tell that Ju-Heon wanted to bring Dan into the team even though she had not heard the details.


    ¡°Based on what Mr. Julian said, Mr. Hae Jin wants to join your excavation team......¡±


    Ju-Heon thought for a moment before shaking his head.


    ¡°That¡¯s only because the camera artifact made him temporarily unable to tell the difference between reality and an illusion. He''s mistakenly believing that we were a team in the past.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha chimed in as well.


    ¡°Haha, that¡¯s right. He might actually be relieved that we left.¡±


    Well, forget being relieved, he was extremely angry that nobody was picking up the phone.


    Ju-Heon started to speak to Yoo Jaeha at that moment.


    ¡°Enough, just explain things about the Monarch¡¯s Tomb to the others.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Why do I...... ugh!¡±


    ¡°You''re the only one here who has experienced it. I have a decent idea about it but the others don''t. Everybody should be informed since it is a dangerous tomb.¡±


    Furthermore...


    ¡°We need to know a lot about the tomb in order to swipe all fifteen of them.¡±


    The team members were shocked to hear that.


    ¡°A, are you really planning on getting all 15?¡±


    ¡°At once?¡±


    ¡®As expected of the Captain-nim.¡¯


    Well, it shouldn''t be impossible. Although Ju-Heon only had five of the seven keys from the 7 Great Tombs, there were uncleared Great Tombs in the past as well.


    All of the Monarch''s Tombs were still cleared.


    ¡®There has to be a way.¡¯


    Even he didn¡¯t know the way, but...


    ¡°Just wait, Captain-nim. The Monarch''s Tomb... That island is divided into seven regions but I clearly remember the one I went to. As for how it looked...¡±


    ¡°Ah, I don''t care about the one you went into.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Why?¡±


    "Why else? You can deal with that one on your own.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to foam at the mouth.


    ¡°Hold on! O, o, on my own? We¡¯re not splitting up, are we?¡±


    Ju-Heon sneered at him.


    ¡°Of course we are. Time is of the essence. You should be fine on your own since you''ve been through it once already.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked as if he was going to die.


    ¡°That is as strong as the 7 Great Tombs! I tagged along with a TKBM excavation team in the past as well.¡±


    ¡°Then you should know everything about that region. You¡¯re dead if you can''t get them. By the way, I mean all of them in that region.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked ready to scream in despair.


    Inside Pandora¡¯s Executive Board building.


    The Pandora members gathered there were all anxious.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon... this is quite the headache.¡±


    They would not be able to pick Monarchs as they pleased at this rate.


    They were only planning on letting people they wanted as Monarchs know about the Monarch''s Tomb and make it so that they would get the Heirlooms.


    ¡°Everything was ruined once the Monarch of Fate was abducted.¡±


    ¡°We must stop Seo Ju-Heon from becoming a Monarch no matter what.¡±


    ¡°This bastard will be a hindrance to our plan.¡±


    "What are you planning on doing?¡±


    They all looked toward the person who was there from the Executive Board. Rothschild, the man they were all looking at, lightly chuckled.


    ¡°Please don¡¯t worry. The Monarch¡¯s Heirlooms are different from other artifacts. He will not be able to take them like how he has taken the others.¡±


    The Pandora members nodded their head in agreement.


    However, the eagle on Rothschild''s shoulder screeched in protest.


    [How can you be so calm, sir?! That bastard has the protection of the Crow!]


    The eagle artifact was huffing.


    [Giant Supreme Leader, Seo Ju-Heon will really become a Monarch at this rate!]


    Zeus¡¯s Eagle artifact continued to speak.


    [Are you planning on letting a human we despise dominate us?!]


    ¡°.......¡±


    Rothschild was silent.


    That was the truth. Artifacts like them were originally tools. They needed a master because they needed someone to use them.


    That was the law for artifacts no matter how much they wanted to get away from it. Tools not used by humans would slowly lose their strength before turning into regular antiques.


    However, artifacts despised humans and wanted to kill them. They would have to be crazy to follow a human master. The solution that the artifacts came to was to control humans and force them to use them or to find a human who fits their taste and serve them as master.


    Unfortunately, there was still a limit to that. They were currently in charge of the artifacts right now but that could not go on forever.


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    It was once again time like last time.


    Of course, the lower-grade artifacts didn''t have to try as hard to find a suitable human. Most people could use them.


    However, Divine-Grade artifacts were different. Not everyone could handle Divine-Grade artifacts.


    That was why the Divine-Grade artifacts devised a plan. They didn''t want to be dominated by just any human.


    Their plan was to find a human they found suitable and make that person their master.


    This was the reason Divine-Grade artifacts infiltrated Pandora''s Executive Board and made deals with a few humans. The results of these deals were the births of the monopolizers.


    The Divine-Grade artifacts gave all sorts of benefits to help these greedy but loyal bastards reach the Monarch level. They were grooming them to become Monarchs who would harm humans as much as possible.


    The Four Emperors level were those Monarchs getting strong enough to control all Divine-Grade artifacts.


    This was a deal that was a win-win for both sides. The human would gain more benefits the more they exploited their fellow humans. The artifacts liked humans who would exploit and harm other humans.


    They were using each other for mutual benefits.


    In that sense, Ju-Heon was a thorn in their eyes. He was someone they could not have a discussion with. He was a human who dared to suppress artifacts.


    ¡®It¡¯ll be even worse if a bastard like that ended up at the Four Emperors level.¡¯


    He was someone not to their taste. He was similar to the Crow¡¯s master in the past.


    It was at that moment.


    "We received another complaint.¡±


    ¡°They¡¯re asking if Seo Ju-Heon really won¡¯t be a problem. The candidates we selected should be able to become Monarchs in the end, right?¡±


    Rothschild maintained his calm and smiled after hearing the question.


    ¡°Of course. The Monarch¡¯s Tombs already have their masters. He will not be able to steal them.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Yes, the Heirlooms are set to not respond to anybody who is not already on the list Pandora decided.¡±


    They had made that deal with the Heirlooms already.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Director! This is bad! A Tomb Appearance stronger than the 7 Great Tombs has been detected on the Pacific Ocean! It is somewhere other than where the Monarch of Fate prophesized!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    They were sure of it. It was the Monarch¡¯s Tomb.


    ¡®Those bastards created the tomb over there?¡¯


    ¡°Is it a precursor?¡±


    ¡°No, sir! The tomb has appeared! It''s already here even though it is not yet time....!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Rothschild, no, the Giant Supreme Leader, started to frown. The Heirlooms were special artifacts that even the Supreme Leaders could only negotiate with them and not dominate them.


    That was why they had absolute power over this.


    ¡®I thought we at least negotiated on the date!¡¯


    ¡°This is bad! The Monarch''s Tomb has appeared before the rest of the 7 Great Tombs!¡±


    "The prophecy was wrong!¡±


    ¡°We need to hurry up and inform our partner excavation teams!¡±


    ¡°Director, do you think things happening prior to the scheduled time is Seo Ju-Heon''s doing?!¡±


    Rothschild shook his head during this urgent situation.


    ¡®They already have their masters. There are no Heirlooms for that human to take.¡¯


    He calmly gave the order.


    ¡°Inform those teams and please quickly send our Monarchs to that spot.¡±


    However...


    [Please hold on a minute.]


    "What is it?¡±


    Zeus¡¯s Eagle anxiously started to speak.


    [Umm, in that Monarch¡¯s Tomb...]


    "What is it?¡±


    [They can apparently feel the aura of that imprisoned Crow bastard¡¯s tomb......]


    He started to frown.


    ¡®What the hell is going on?¡¯


    Why was the tomb they had hidden away showing up there?!

 Chapter 254: The Monarch’s Tomb (4)

    Chapter 254: The Monarch¡¯s Tomb (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    They became anxious.


    How could they not be?


    It was the tomb of the Crow bastard they had imprisoned a long time ago in the past.


    ¡®Why is that bastard there?¡¯


    The artifacts that should come out of the Monarch''s Tomb are their allies. Heirlooms were special artifacts and sat on their fancy asses except to come out to judge the Monarchs.


    They were also artifacts that had helped them imprison the Crow.


    That was why there was no way that the Crow bastard would be a part of a tomb they had created.


    Furthermore...


    ¡®There¡¯s no way it would be there.¡¯


    That was not where they had imprisoned the Crow.


    ¡®We imprisoned that bastard in that Great Prison.¡¯


    Zeus¡¯s Eagle, the same one that was sent to eat Prometheus¡¯s liver, cautiously asked.


    [Do you think it is a coincidence and just happened to show up there because it is a drifting tomb that moves around?]


    Could it really have been a coincidence?


    Rothschild shook his head.


    Even if it is a drifting tomb, it would not show itself so easily.


    ¡®Unless the seal is removed that is.¡¯


    It was a special tomb that hundreds of Divine-Grade artifacts had worked together to seal. There was no way to call that tomb out without having all seven artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs that were the keys for it.


    ¡®I''m sure it''s nothing.¡¯


    But it wouldn''t hurt to be cautious.


    [Send our allies over there.]


    Rothschild gave the Eagle an order.


    The eagle said it understood and flew away.


    ¡°A total of twenty people. These are the total number of people who are currently listed as Monarchs. We purposely added five spots from the original 15 because of Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s group taking some of the spots but they are the 15 who will become Monarchs in the end.


    [Monarch of Plunder]


    [Monarch of Pushoverness]


    [Monarch of Strategies]


    [Monarch of Harassment]


    [Monarch of Proclamation]


    [Monarch of Gambling]


    [Monarch of Wealth]


    [Monarch of Surplus]


    [Monarch of Abundance]


    ...


    [Monarch of Gluttony]


    [Monarch of Healing]


    [Monarch of Conquest]


    [Monarch of Sales]


    [Monarch of Perversion]


    [Monarch of Seduction]


    [Monarch of Games]


    There were all sorts of Monarchs.


    The screen showed a live feed of where they were moving.


    The one that stood out the most was the Monarch of Plunder.


    Rothschild started to grind his teeth.


    ¡°The Monarchs there right now are candidates selected by the system artifact. Only the 15 who get the Heirlooms will become the true Monarchs. Do you understand, everyone?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    They all started to shout.


    ¡°Hurry up and send the Monarchs and their excavation teams. We must not let Seo Ju-Heon take the artifacts!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, it¡¯s another miss!¡±


    The TKBM excavation team members could not hold it in any longer and started to swear.


    ¡°That motherfucking Monarch of Pushoverness bastard!¡±


    They kicked the chuckling statue in front of them.


    They seemed to have destroyed another fake Seo Ju-Heon.


    The Monarch of Fate did share the prophecies, but they weren¡¯t so stupid that they would blindly listen. They knew that Ju-Heon had done that to steer them in the wrong direction.


    "Seo Ju-Heon is aiming for those artifacts as well.¡±


    ¡°The smartest thing would be to tail him...!¡±


    But that dogshit Yoo Jaeha bastard pulled this shit again!


    ¡°I can''t handle it anymore, let¡¯s stick an assassin on Yoo Jaeha. We can aim for him when he¡¯s sleeping.¡±


    ¡°No, just kill him in the middle of the street.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha seemed to have instantly become unable to sleep or even walk out on the streets as he pleased.


    ¡°Ah, Yoo Jaeha is one thing but the Monarch of Fate is driving me crazy!¡±


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    TKBM was one of the excavation teams that, until recently, had a secret connection with the Monarch of Fate.


    They were one of the people who were screwed over by Ju-Heon''s shenanigans.


    They became angry after looking at the article in the newspaper.


    [Pandora system artifact: ¡°Only those with the Heirlooms will be finalized as Monarchs.¡±]


    [The excavation teams that are suddenly in danger: ¡°We cannot miss out on a Monarch position.¡±]


    [This might be the last chance to become a Monarch.]


    ¡®What the hell do they mean by the last chance?!¡¯


    "Do they know how much money we poured into Pandora?!¡±


    They would have easily gotten their hands on an Heirloom and become a Monarch as long as Seo Ju-Heon had not abducted the Monarch of Fate.


    ¡°What if none of the candidates we¡¯ve been backing end up as Monarchs?¡±


    ¡°The number of people applying for the excavation team would go down if the captain is not a Monarch......¡±


    ¡°How the hell is the playing field going to change...¡±


    The world would change four times as the Monarch of Fate had prophesized. The world would go through extremely drastic changes each of those four times.


    Those changes were a sort of opportunity.


    Someone shouted at that moment.


    ¡°Wait a minute, doesn''t that mean that we have a chance too?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°We can become Monarchs if we earn those Heirlooms ourselves.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    Silence filled the area for a moment.


    Their gazes almost instantly changed.


    ¡°Now that you mention it, that is true.¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t this the chance to change our lives?¡±


    They had considered the Monarch position to be something reserved for the rich until now.


    ¡®Other than a few of them, most of those so-called Monarchs are nothing.¡¯


    Bastards with a decent amount of money and power who met the minimum requirement for their level of Dominance had been listed as candidates.


    ¡°Honestly speaking, we''re not lacking in skill compared to those bastards.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s true.¡±


    The Expert-Grade artifact users on the Elite excavation teams started to riot.


    ¡°Hey! Find the Heirlooms!¡±


    ¡°They said five generations of your family will be able to live lavishly if you become a Monarch!¡±


    That was the start of the destruction of numerous excavation teams.


    The Monarchs were starting to get headaches because of the situation.


    ¡°What did you say?! The atmosphere is weird with our employees?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir, I believe that some of them have become hyenas aiming for the Heirlooms.¡±


    The Monarchs in charge of excavation teams had to deal with this negative fallout.


    Thanks to Seo Ju-Heon, a lot of them were getting led astray and thinking that anybody could become Monarchs.


    "Did your team revolt as well?¡±


    ¡°All of them seem to be distracted right now.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all because of that damn Monarch of Fate!¡±


    There were many Monarchs who had deals with the Monarch of Fate.


    Pretty much all Monarchs except Ju-Heon were the Monarch of Fate¡¯s clients at some level.


    The people who had purchased a Monarchs position with their money were angry. That was why they were shouting like this.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you son of a bitch!¡±


    Ju-Heon was turning into a ¡®dog¡¯ quite a few times today.


    Around the same time...


    ¡°The Monarch''s Heirlooms seem to have appeared by the Pacific Ocean.¡±


    The General Secretary of the Chinese Community Party and other political executives informed the Supreme Leader artifact user. Professor Zhen Cai Yuan, the Monarch of Gluttony, smiled brightly at them.


    ¡°Yes, I''ve heard as well. Our team member, Lee Seol-A, told me about it.¡±


    The Chinese executives¡¯ expressions lit up after hearing that.


    ¡°Oh, Lee Seol-A told you?¡±


    ¡°I thought we had lost her to Seo Ju-Heon but she seems to be doing her job properly.¡±


    "She¡¯s talented but the fact that she is so young was concerning......¡±


    They had placed Seol-A around Ju-Heon as a spy but they seemed to have been worried whether she would do her job correctly.


    Things were bound to happen when a young man and a young woman were together.


    ¡°Anyway, there was nothing especially concerning but we were planning on getting rid of her because we were antsy about what happened to her......¡±


    ¡°I even considered using her family to threaten her.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan told them not to do that and smiled.


    ¡°It''s fine. That child is properly handing over information about Seo Ju-Heon to me.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s a relief.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan started to smile.


    Like hell Seol-A was giving her information on Seo Ju-Heon. Seol-A had not even contacted Zhen Cai Yuan once.


    However, Zhen Cai Yuan was still protecting Seol-A.


    Why?


    ¡®I might be able to win some points with Seo Ju-Heon by doing this.¡¯


    The fact that Ju-Heon cherished his team members seemed to be true.


    And most importantly...


    ¡®Technically, I am getting information.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan was happy while looking at her phone. The phone was full of documents she had hacked from the Chinese executives.


    To be more specific, it was the phone of the superior Seol-A was reporting to, with information about Ju-Heon.


    Zhen Cai Yuan had hacked that phone so that she could read everything Seol-A sent.


    There was nothing important but she was able to get some ¡®important¡¯ information about Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, height 183cm, weight 74kg. Foot size is 275 mm.¡¯


    Anybody else would wonder if these were truly important things.


    ¡®Should I send him some clothes or shoes as a gift this time?


    Maybe I should send him a book since he has a written text addiction? Or how about a pair of gloves since he seems to like boxing?¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan seemed quite obsessed now.


    She had never found a man who had peaked her interest like this.


    ¡®At first it was to get rid of a hindrance, but......¡¯


    She sent e-mails and text messages every single day to gain Ju-Heon''s interest but she was ignored and ignored again.


    She probably never faced such treatment in her life as she was the type who would be hit on no matter where she went.


    She seemed quite excited about this Monarch''s Tomb issue.


    ¡®I should be able to meet with Seo Ju-Heon again if I go to find the Heirlooms, right?¡¯


    She didn''t seem to be thinking about the fact that she would be ignored again.


    ¡°It looks like the hyenas are about to gather.¡±


    The team members were shocked to hear that.


    It was shocking enough that an island suddenly shot up out of the Pacific Ocean once Ju-Heon arrived with artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs. They were in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and didn¡¯t even have service on their phones but what?


    ¡°How do you know they are coming?¡±


    Ju-Heon just laughed instead of responding.


    ¡®How do I now?¡¯


    [Divine-Grade artifacts are slowly getting closer.]


    [The Goddess of Beauty is slowly getting closer.]


    [A violent devil is slowly getting closer.]


    It was thanks to the messages popping up nonstop in front of him.


    This was the reason he didn''t need Pandora¡¯s system artifact. His Spy skill was much better than it¡¯s detection.


    ¡®But there¡¯s a lot of people I''ve never seen before.¡¯


    Monarchs from around the world were coming because of the importance of this tomb.


    ¡®All of the artifacts popping up on the messages are probably Divine-Grade artifacts.¡¯


    However...


    [A terrible stench is slowly getting closer.]


    [The curse of not wanting to do anything is quickly moving.]


    [A pervert is approaching.]


    ¡®What the hell are these things?¡¯


    They were Monarchs he had never seen before.


    ¡®Well, there were 33 Monarch candidates in the past before the final 15 were determined......¡¯


    Basically, over half of them would fail.


    Yoo Jaeha packed their bags and gasped while looking outside.


    ¡°I didn''t know I would end up somewhere that is not on a map.¡±


    That was right.


    They arrived at a nameless island on the South Pacific Ocean. It was not very far from Guam. The island was small enough that a person could probably drive all around it in one hour.


    But this island should have sunk underwater a long time ago. It was a small island that had completely disappeared from all maps but it was different now.


    ¡®It is a temporary island created by the artifacts.¡¯


    That was why it was an unknown island not on maps that could not be detected.


    The water around it was blue and the sandy beaches were white but it was no vacation spot. The proof of it was the forest and cliffs closer to the center of the island.


    It definitely gave off the smell of a dangerous deserted island.


    Ilya had to have quite the intimate(?) conversations with the crew to get to this island that was not on any maps.


    Well, Ilya basically modified the captain''s mind and changed the route.


    The other people on the ship, including the crew, were all asleep.


    ¡°I''m sure they¡¯ll return on their own once they wake up.¡±


    ¡°How are we going to leave?¡±


    ¡°Do you really think only a few people are going to come here?¡±


    Basically, he was saying that they would steal someone¡¯s ship to leave.


    The rest of the team members sighed.


    ¡°Anyway, be careful. The island is full of chaotic artifacts.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled and took out the five artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs again.


    They started to react.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    The island suddenly started to shake.


    [You are awakening the sleeping Monarch¡¯s Tomb.]


    [Five of the seven regions are awakening.]


    [The entrance will be revealed as an advantage to the individuals with artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs.]


    Pillars of light that only Ju-Heon could see shot up from multiple spots on the island along with that message.


    Ju-Heon quickly had everyone touch the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs.


    "That light...!¡±


    ¡°Hurry up. We are heading toward the area with the strongest aura first.¡±


    Once they got off the ship and took a step onto the island...


    [Are you the Monarch candidates?]


    It was an unfamiliar voice.


    The message window started to shake.


    [Warning, a strong aura is descending]


    [Warning, a strong aura is descending]


    Something unexpected happened.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    All of the team members disappeared and Ju-Heon was teleported elsewhere as well.


    ¡°Captain-niiiiiiiiiiiim!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    All of the team members seemed to have been teleported to different spots on the island.


    It was at that moment.


    [All of the artifacts in your possession have flown off somewhere.]


    [However, the special benefit for possessing artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs will continue.]


    [You are still able to see the location of the tomb entrance.]


    They all heard a voice echo throughout the island.


    [True strong artifact users who are the first to step onto the Monarch¡¯s Tomb.]


    [You are each allowed one artifact in your possession.]


    [You have each been given the artifact most suitable for you.]


    [Use them to get to us if you can.]


    The team members all quickly looked for their artifacts after hearing those messages.


    All of their artifacts were really gone. This seemed to be this tomb''s trial, however......


    ¡°Fuck! Why the hell did I get stuck with this one?! My da Vinci''s artifact! How the hell am I supposed to survive with this?!¡±


    [Oh, yes! I knew you would choose me! Hey booooooy!]


    ¡°Ack! I don''t know how to use this guy at all!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was in despair while looking at the happily dancing artifact of envy, Salieri¡¯s artifact, of the 7 Great Tombs.


    ¡°What the hell?! Why the hell did Seo Ju-Heon''s artifact end up with me?!¡±


    [What the, do you have any money?]


    Julian fell to the ground after seeing the worm in front of him.


    Their artifacts seemed to have been swapped as well.


    Around the same time...


    ¡°Ho.¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed after seeing that his useful doggies had all disappeared.


    And why did this artifact of all things have to be left with him......

 Chapter 255: Strange Roommate (1)

    Chapter 255: Strange Roommate (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Around the same time...


    ¡°Ho.¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed after seeing that his useful doggies had all disappeared.


    And why did this artifact of all things have to be left with him......


    [$#&$#!]


    I''m still here! I''m still here!


    It was the rope.


    Well, to be more specific, the rope did not seem to have been picked as his partner.


    Why?


    [#$&#!]


    Huff huff! Sire! Siiiiiiiiire! I was cho...... ugh!


    There was one more artifact here.


    The panties were being ruthlessly trampled by the rope.


    Although it was unintentional, the panties, err, Byeon Kang-Soe''s artifact, was being buried alive in the sand thanks to the rope jumping on top of it.


    [$&$#!]


    Uuuuugh, ugh!


    The rope didn''t seem to notice the dying panties underneath it.


    [$#*(! @]


    Did you call me? Did you call me?


    ¡®No? I didn''t call you.¡¯


    That was what Ju-Heon was saying with his gaze.


    It felt as if the rope was asking that question.


    It¡¯s eyes were sparkling as it jumped up and down in joy.


    It was probably thinking that it was the only one left when all other artifacts had disappeared.


    Furthermore, it thought that Ju-Heon had personally picked it!


    [#$&#!]


    Master picked me! He picked me!


    It was no wonder the rope was jumping up and down in joy.


    Ju-Heon just looked at the rope and shook his head.


    ¡®It¡¯s not like I picked it.¡¯


    The original artifact he was supposed to end up with was probably Byeon Kang-Soe''s artifact and not the rope.


    This message confirmed it.


    [The tomb''s owner has selected Byeon Kang-Soe''s artifact for you.]


    [You must survive on this island with this artifact.]


    Those damn Heirlooms seemed to be trying to mess with them.


    They picked the most useless artifacts for each person to watch them suffer and fail.


    Sadly, the truly selected artifact was being buried alive by the rope that had suddenly appeared.


    [S, siiiiiiiiiiiiiiire! I, I am the....!]


    The rope finally seemed to realize that Byeon Kang-Soe''s artifact was there after hearing the panties shriek.


    [.........!]


    The rope realized the shocking truth at that moment.


    ¡®W, was I not the one to be picked?¡¯


    It seemed to have abnormally been left here.


    The rope quickly peeked around at that point.


    What do I do, what do I do?


    It wanted to be with its master. However, it was scared Ju-Heon would get angry at it for making him break the rules.


    The panties popped out of the sand at that moment.


    [S, siiiiiire! It is me! Sire, I would serve yo......ugh!]


    The rope quickly grabbed the panties.


    It then quickly started to shout.


    [#$#*!]


    T, two were chosen! Two!


    The panties seemed to want to appeal to Ju-Heon that it was the only one to be picked.


    [That¡¯s not truuuuuuuue! Siiiiiiiiire! I have been chosen to serve you!]


    Ju-Heon sighed as if he was tired.


    ¡°Well, better than an artifact I can¡¯t use at all.¡±


    For example, he would not have been able to use Yoo Jaeha''s da Vinci''s artifact at all.


    He wouldn''t have been able to use an artifact like that since his Affinity was zero, and if he had ended up with an artifact like Daji¡¯s artifact, she would have been useful but she was smart enough to try to jump him in return for helping him.


    ¡°Whatever, let¡¯s go.¡±


    [Yes sir!]


    Byeon Kang-Soe excitedly followed behind while the rope was sniffling and jumping up and down behind him.


    It seemed to be quietly asking something.


    ¡®C, can you take me with you too? Please?¡¯


    It seemed to be appealing to Ju-Heon to take it with him as well.


    It was doing all sorts of things to prove its worth.


    It was tying itself to a tree, jumping up and down, throwing rocks, and even dancing.


    However, Byeon Kang-Soe''s artifact started to scold the rope.


    [You were not chosen! Go away! I will serve the sire!]


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Hey, get lost. Rope, come over here.¡±


    [Siiiiiiiiiiire!]


    Byeon Kang-Soe stuck to Ju-Heon¡¯s leg as if it was holding onto Ju-Heon''s legs.


    However, it was disgusting because it looked like men¡¯s briefs.


    [Siiiiiiiiire! What is it about me that you don''t like, sir?!]


    ¡°Everything about your appearance.¡±


    [!!!]


    Byeon Kang-Soe responded in shock.


    [Sire! You should have said so much earlier!]


    ¡°?¡±


    Byeon Kang-Soe changed its appearance. Ju-Heon was shocked to see it.


    [Sire, you like it now, right?]


    It was a sexy woman¡¯s thong now.


    Byeon Kang-Soe was jumping up and down, asking Ju-Heon how he liked it.


    [Here you go sire. Do you like it no.........ugh!]


    Crack!


    Byeon Kang-Soe was ruthlessly destroyed by Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I like the shape. But I loathe your existence.¡±


    What would be the point of using a sexual stamina artifact on this island that only had artifacts?


    It wasn¡¯t as if it could help him get an Heirloom.


    ¡°Get lost.¡±


    [Sire! Do you truly not need me at all?! I may not look like it, but I would be treated well if I went elsewhere! I am especially popular among men......!]


    ¡°Get lost. I''m quite the horse even without you.¡±


    [Ugh!]


    The rope flew over and wrapped itself around Ju-Heon¡¯s neck.


    ¡®The rope is better than Byeon Kang-Soe¡¯s artifact.¡¯


    Sadly, it seemed to have been nerfed by this tomb¡¯s owners.


    [The strength of the tomb¡¯s owners is too strong that the rope is unable to use its full strength.]


    ¡®Well, I''m not expecting much out of it.¡¯


    The rope then went and gathered Byeon Kang-Soe that was sniffling on the floor.


    It was probably a gesture to tell it to come with them.


    However, Ju-Heon instantly put a stop to it.


    ¡°Don¡¯t pick it up.¡±


    [!]


    Ju-Heon looked toward a stone mountain at the center of the island.


    ¡®The Heirloom is over there. How dare they steal my artifacts as they please.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had a vicious expression on his face as he started to walk.


    He wondered if the others would be okay.


    But things were definitely not fine.


    ¡°Why did this bastard have to be the one left behind?!¡±


    [Oh yes, boooooy. You chooose me. I¡¯m so emotional right now, boy.]


    ¡°I told you I didn''t choose you, you son of a bitch!¡±


    It wasn¡¯t that Yoo Jaeha was understanding what Salieri was saying. It just so happened that Salieri was writing everything in the sand.


    He was being nice and writing in Korean, but it might have been better if he had not written anything at all.


    [Boy, we¡¯re finally alone now.]


    ¡®Is there nothing I can do about this artifact? Why the hell did this one have to be the one left with me?¡¯


    ¡°I have my restoration artifact, da Vinci''s artifact, hell, even the harem artifact would have been better than this shit!¡±


    Of course, Salieri¡¯s artifact was one of the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs. But he had heard that it was not in its proper state right now.


    The artifacts that knew Salieri¡¯s artifact well said that Salieri was not originally gay like this.


    ¡®Apparently it was modified by the Supreme Leader.¡¯


    It was only able to use about 50% of its full abilities because of that.


    Yoo Jaeha had just buried it in a corner of the room until now as well.


    He had asked around to see if there was a way to restore it since it was one of the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs after all, but...


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it quite useful as it is right now? It suits you very well.¡±


    Ju-Heon said some bullshit like that while Chloe said she had never seen something like this.


    Well, that didn¡¯t matter right now.


    ¡°I need to go get the Heirloom first.¡±


    Everybody would gather at the stone mountain in the center of the island.


    They had not discussed it beforehand. But it was obvious even without talking about it.


    ¡®Where else would that artifactphile captain go?¡¯


    He should meet with the Captain-nim if he followed the Heirlooms.


    It was easy to choose a direction.


    Furthermore, he had to get an Heirloom as he did in the past.


    That was the only way for him to become a Monarch again.


    However...


    [Oh, boy!]


    ¡®How do I earn a Heirloom with this bastard?¡¯


    ¡°This is driving me crazy.¡±


    He would normally ask the Captain-nim for help, but it was different this time.


    Most importantly, Ju-Heon had told him the following.


    ¡®Don¡¯t let your guard down. We don''t know what kind of artifacts these Heirlooms are.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha had laughed out loud after hearing that.


    ¡®Nah, don''t worry about it Captain-nim. I guarantee it. There¡¯s no need to be afraid.¡¯


    ¡®Oh, you sound quite confident.¡¯


    ¡®Captain-nim, you¡¯ve never been a Monarch but I¡¯m an experienced veteran. I am probably above you in knowledge when it comes to this tomb.¡¯


    He had tried to act arrogant since he rarely had the chance to do so, but Ju-Heon had responded with the following.


    ¡®Really? That¡¯s good. Then I guess there''s no need to back you up.¡¯


    ¡®E, excuse me?¡¯


    ¡®I was planning on helping you since you''re not the battle-type.¡¯


    ¡®W, waiiiiiiit!¡¯


    His problem was the same as usual.


    His damn mouth got him into trouble and he would have had to earn an Heirloom on his own.


    ¡°Ah, I''m screwed.¡±


    He might have had a chance if he had da Vinci''s artifact!


    ¡°Haaaaaaaaaa, is Seol-A near me by any chance?¡±


    The safest would be by the Captain-nim or Dan¡¯s side.


    But Dan wasn¡¯t here and he couldn''t ask the Captain-nim to help him get an Heirloom.


    Chloe and Julian were too scary.


    Ilya would just sneer at him.


    Seol-A was nicer than the others so she would help him.


    She was reliable as well!


    Yoo Jaeha shouted out for Seol-A once those thoughts filled his mind.


    ¡°Seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeol-Aaaaaaaaaaa!¡±


    Something that drove him even crazier happened at that moment.


    [It¡¯s a human! Get him!]


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    A trap seemed to have been activated by Yoo Jaeha''s voice.


    [Kill him! Kill him!]


    [Get him! Get him and roast him!]


    Yoo Jaeha screamed after seeing a bunch of cannibals charging toward him.


    He might end up being the first person to die on this island.


    ¡°Fuck, there are so many damn traps.¡± sea??h th§× n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    On the way to the stone mountain at the center of the island...


    Ju-Heon was swearing at the hordes of traps that kept popping up.


    [Please change directions. There is a trap in this area.]


    ¡®Damn it. Again? How many is this already?¡¯


    He had come across five traps in what felt like less than 50 meters.


    Of course, Ju-Heon had his experiences and trained body.


    Those things, along with the rope¡¯s support, made it so that he could easily dodge all of the traps.


    It was the jungle that made Ju-Heon the most upset.


    Why was that the case?


    ¡®It reminds me of that time.¡¯


    It reminded him of the Amazon where the Crow''s tomb had been.


    The other members might be thinking about the same thing right now.


    It was giving off a similar aura and there were just as many traps.


    However, Ju-Heon sternly shook his head.


    ¡°No, it''s different from that time.¡±


    The artifact¡¯s aura was completely different and the scent of the tomb was different as well.


    However...


    ¡®I think I can faintly smell the Crow......¡¯


    There was also the Monarch of Fate''s prophecy that the bastard would appear here.


    It was at that moment.


    Boom!


    ¡°!¡±


    [#$$&#!]


    Not over there! No!


    The rop clenched onto Ju-Heon''s arm.


    Ju-Heon stopped and the direction he was about to walk in sank.


    Boo boo boom!


    He thought it was a regular area but it was the edge of a giant cliff.


    He had come across another trap.


    ¡®These shitheads.¡¯


    His heart had almost popped out.


    Even the experienced Ju-Heon had missed that trap. It was an extremely advanced trap.


    This tomb was no joke.


    [Siiiiiiiiire! Are you okay, sir?!]


    Byeon Kang-Soe was completely useless right now.


    [#$&!]


    Are you okay? Are you okay?


    The rope groaned as it pulled Ju-Heon up the cliff.


    He only had artifacts that were useless in battles right now and even his possession-type artifacts had all been taken away.


    Regular humans would have a hard time just walking through this tomb.


    ¡®This should make it difficult for the other Monarchs to get to the center as well.''


    In fact, how many of them would be able to survive?


    Even he would have been in danger multiple times if it had not been for the rope.


    ¡®I''m relieved that the rope is still here.¡¯


    As Ju-Heon was feeling relieved...


    ¡®Hmm, wait a minute?¡¯


    He was about to brush it aside, but it was odd now that he thought about it.


    The other artifacts were sent flying because of the will of the Heirlooms, the owners of this tomb, but why was this punk still here?


    The Heirlooms were strong enough that they even managed to abduct the Divine-Grade artifacts.


    ¡®They are at least Divine-Grade artifacts.¡¯


    But the rope had ignored those Divine-Grade artifacts¡¯ abduction(?) and remained here.


    ¡®That wasn''t the Heirlooms doing.¡¯


    They would not have done something that would be helpful to humans.


    ¡®It''s weird now that I think about it.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to stare at the rope.


    ¡®What the hell is this thing''s true identity?¡¯

 Chapter 256: Strange Roommate (2)

    Chapter 256: Strange Roommate (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®What the hell is this thing''s true identity?¡¯


    The rope was only an S-Grade artifact.


    Well, it¡¯s rank itself was nothing to look down on, but it was a different story right now.


    ¡®This is the middle of a tomb.¡¯


    Most artifacts were at their strongest in their own tombs.


    It was similar to a sports team playing on their home field.


    That was why the other Divine-Grade artifacts were so easily abducted.


    But the rope managed to resist it?


    It was very suspicious.


    ¡®Now that I think about it, this rope has defied logic in multiple ways.¡¯


    It had been able to subdue S-Grade artifacts as a C-Grade artifact and now, as an S-Grade artifact, even Divine-Grade artifacts ran away from it.


    The doggie artifacts always gasped in fear whenever they saw the rope.


    He had brushed it aside because it was useful and effective, but this was too suspicious.


    ¡®How was it able to stay here?¡¯


    Ju-Heon stared at the rope and thought for a bit before finding his answer.


    ¡®Why am I thinking about this? This punk even slapped the Supreme Leader.¡¯


    It''s rebellious nature might be the greatest in the artifact world.


    It wasn¡¯t the type to get scared because the Heirloom artifacts ordered it to come.


    That was why there was only one possible answer.


    ''It resisted it with its will.¡¯


    Of course, the Heirlooms were probably extremely angry right now.


    That was the truth.


    [What the hell is that artifact and why is it not responding to our summon?]


    The owners of this Monarch''s Tomb could not believe it.


    This was unbelievable.


    They had imprisoned the rest of the artifacts that had come to this tomb.


    There were quite a lot of complaints coming from the underground area of this central region of the tomb.


    [Ho, is this how you punks want to play?]


    [How dare you lock us up in here!]


    The artifacts were all here.


    They were in this underground cave-like area, submerged in what seemed to be a shining lake.


    They looked as if they had nonchalantly been thrown in there.


    That wasn''t all.


    [You guys made it so that we could not use our powers.]


    All of the artifacts there were grumbling.


    [I know this is the Monarch selection process, but don¡¯t you think this is too disrespectful?]


    [These sons of bitches summoned us by force too. Huh? You guys want to start something? Let us out of here right now!]


    The Heirlooms started to speak as Ju-Heon''s Divine-Grade artifacts bared their fangs.


    [Shut up, you Egyptian gods.]


    There were a total of 15 Heirlooms.


    Some of them looked human while others looked like beasts.


    They continued to speak in an extremely overbearing tone.


    [We are aware that you guys are trying to help that human, Seo Ju-Heon.]


    [What?]


    [The fact that you guys are helping a human is quite well-known already.]


    [You so-called Divine-Grade artifacts even cleared a tomb as his substitute.]


    [Ugh!]


    [How do you know about that?!]


    Anubis sighed while looking at Set and Osiris who were feeling guilty.


    Did they really think others wouldn''t find out after they caused such a ruckus in the Tower of Pride?


    [That¡¯s why I told you guys not to over do i......]


    [You''re also an accomplice, Anubis.]


    [?!]


    Set and Osiris started to sneer at him.


    [That¡¯s right, that''s right Anubis, you were the one who got most riled up and swept them all away in the Tower of Pride.]


    [Wow, those poor S-Grade artifacts. What did they ever do to you?]


    [You diabolical bastard.]


    [............?!]


    Anubis felt wronged.


    Set and Osiris had ordered him to destroy everything and they were now putting all the blame on him!


    The Heirlooms snorted and looked at the Egyptian artifacts.


    [To believe that you guys were won over by mere food or by treats.]


    [What¡¯s so entertaining about human women dancing?]


    Set and Osiris started to get angry.


    [Mere food?! Are you looking down on chicken, you bastard?!]


    [Are you looking down on the uncle fans?! [1] You damn bastard!]


    [Take that back right now!]


    Their anger made the artifacts imprisoned with them shake in fear.


    It was because the Egyptian gods were much stronger when looking at just their attacking abilities. They were Commander of the Corps and Division Commanders for a reason.


    The Heirlooms were special Divine-Grade artifacts compared to other artifacts.


    ¡®The Monarch¡¯s Plate.¡¯


    That was the term given to these special artifacts.


    It made the other artifacts respect them.


    But there was still a limit to what the other artifacts were willing to tolerate.


    [We went easy on you guys because you guys are the ones to pick the Monarchs but what?!]


    However, at that moment...


    One of the Heirlooms urgently shouted.


    [Hey, that¡¯s not important right now. That rope is the problem.]


    [!]


    They truly found the rope to be odd.


    [Why doesn¡¯t it respond to our summon? Do you know anything about it?]


    Set sneered at them.


    [Say it properly. You guys were unable to summon it.]


    [..........]


    The Heirlooms started to frown. Set didn¡¯t seem to like them paying attention to the rope.


    [Whatever, that rope is just a mutant. You don¡¯t need to worry about it.]


    [Set, you son of a bitch, what the hell are you hiding?]


    [Nothing.]


    [Set you son of a bitch...... you''re suspicious. You gave us quite the handful in the past with that Crow incident as well.]


    Set snorted at them and responded.


    [Why don¡¯t you create more traps if you have the time to think about those things? There¡¯s someone who is already nearby.]


    [What?]


    As soon as he said that, Boom! They all felt an earthquake.


    The central region they were in was shaking.


    [Someone''s already here?]


    [They got past all of those traps?]


    [Who is it? Who is already here?!]


    Who else would it be?


    ¡°Huff! Huff!¡±


    Julian was catching his breath around the tomb¡¯s central region.


    Although they might seem as if they are missing a few screws, Ju-Heon''s team members were all talented.


    They were all instantly getting through the traps and heading toward the central region.


    And...


    ¡°Good, I might be able to get inside if I do it a little more.¡±


    Julian was mimicking Ju-Heon and creating artifact bombs before throwing them.


    The bombs were quite effective.


    "Good, just a few more times like this!¡±


    Julian quickly reached his hand out.


    ¡°Hey! Give me a few more artifacts!¡±


    However...


    [Hand over the money! Money! Hurryyyyyyyyyyyyyy!]


    ¡°Ho......¡±


    Julian let out a tiring sigh as he looked toward the screeching worm.


    This was what he was stuck with.


    He ended up with Ju-Heon''s worm artifact. It was Xu Fu''s greedy artifact that just wanted money.


    It¡¯s ability was to grow the Herb of Eternal Youth and it was just an artifact that ripped people off when the Herb of Eternal Youth was not around.


    ¡®It really is taking everything.¡¯


    He had already had his wallet, shirt, and bag taken.


    All that Julian had left now was his pants and his watch.


    ¡®Why the hell did all of my artifacts have to disappear and something like this appear? This artifact is a shitty bastard like Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    He had no choice but to make deals with it since it was the only artifact he had with him, however......


    [Hey, you beggar! Hurry up and hand over the money! I let you borrow the artifacts!]


    ¡®Argh, why I outta.¡¯


    He didn''t know what it was saying, but he could tell that this damn worm was acting like a loan shark.


    [Hand over the money, moneeeeey!]


    It was kicking him and writing ¡®money!¡¯ on the ground.


    That was extremely weird.


    In the end, Julian undid his watch and handed it to the worm.


    The worm started to frown after looking at Julian¡¯s watch.


    And then...


    [Get lost! I don¡¯t need such a cheap thing!]


    [Give me something else!]


    Julian became upset.


    ¡°Hey, it might look like that but it¡¯s pretty expensive!¡±


    Julian soon sighed.


    ¡®There¡¯s no point to argue with a damn worm. I need to hurry up and get an Heirloom.¡¯


    He wasn''t sure but he felt as if the other Monarchs were getting closer to the island.


    They were probably less than 1km away.


    He could feel the strong aura of Divine-Grade artifacts.


    That was enough proof that the Monarchs were getting closer.


    Well, they should have their artifacts forcibly taken and end up just like them as soon as they landed on the island.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®There are some already hiding on the island.¡¯


    As proof of that......


    ¡®They¡¯re here.¡¯


    They probably thought that they wouldn''t get caught but they were clearly visible to Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team members.


    Large rocks started to fall toward Julian.


    Boom!


    Julian quickly dodged.


    He then saw some unfamiliar people on the trees.


    ¡°Stop him!¡±


    ¡°Don''t let him get into that central region!¡±


    He didn¡¯t know which excavation team it was just yet, but what was clear was that they were enemies.


    The enemies started to charge toward Julian while carrying knives.


    Julian urgently called out to the worm.


    ¡°Give me one more artifact, I don''t care what it is! Hurry up!¡±


    [Then hand over your pants!]


    Julian started to frown.


    ¡®My pants?¡¯


    ¡°Alright! I''ll give it to you so hand it over!¡±


    [Don¡¯t forget the price! Human!]


    The worm handed him a B-Grade pen artifact! Julian threw a fastball with an artifact bomb toward them.


    And then...


    Baaaaaang!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Julian then handed the worm a pair of just-worn pants.


    Of course, it wasn''t his own.


    ¡°Here! Here¡¯s the price!¡±


    The worm was happy after receiving the enemy¡¯s pants. It must be a decently expensive pair of jeans.


    [Oh, this is a decent pair of pants.]


    Julian continued to strip the enemies and the worm happily handed him artifacts.


    The enemies looked shocked at this point.


    "W, what the hell? Is he crazy?¡±


    Julian just started to smile as if he had met some easy prey.


    ¡°Shut up and hand over everything you guys have while I''m asking nicely.¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say?¡±


    ¡°I''m in need of some artifacts right now.¡±


    They screamed once Julian came closer.


    ¡°S, Seo Ju-Heon is here!¡±


    Julian started to twitch his eyebrows in anger.


    ¡°Hey. I''m not Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°Then someone like Seo Ju-Heon has appeared!¡±


    ¡°Die!¡±


    The fallen(?) Julian charged toward them.


    He had become a looter...


    And he seemed to be enjoying this new life.


    Around the same time...


    ¡°Damn it, stop chasing me!¡±


    Ilya, who was running unlike his usual self, was grinding his teeth in the jungle area.


    He knew that his artifactphile captain would head toward the central region of the tomb.


    That was why he had come here, but......


    ¡°Stop chasing me!¡±


    He was being chased by about five cannibals.


    He would usually use his devils or magic to destroy these bastards, but...


    ¡°Ah fuck, even if it was random, why this one?!¡±


    Ilya was swearing while looking at his artifact.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Ahahahaha! What the hell? You¡¯re being chased?!¡±


    Ilya quickly turned his head after hearing a familiar voice.


    This voice definitely belonged to that shithead Yoo Jaeha!


    But he smiled, thinking it was his chance to get out of this predicament. S~ea??h the ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Hey! Pushover! Great, help me ou......¡±


    Ilya turned pale after looking behind him.


    ¡°Ahahaha! Who is going to help whom?! I have more, ahehehe!¡±


    ¡®He¡¯s gone crazy.¡¯


    They were in the same predicament.


    Yoo Jaeha was also being chased by cannibals.


    In fact, Ilya had it easy being chased by five cannibals. Yoo Jaeha had close to 100 of them behind him.


    ¡°Hehehe! You''re going to be a roast too, a roast!¡±


    ¡®Ow, this useless son of a bitch!¡¯


    "Don¡¯t come this way! Stop, you son of a bitch!¡±


    However, Yoo Jaeha was happy to see the artifact in Ilya¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Hey! What the hell?! You at least got a decent artifact unlike me! Use the artifact! It¡¯s useful! Save me!¡±


    That was technically true.


    Ilya might have gotten a useful artifact compared to the other members.


    He got lucky and ended up with an attack-type artifact.


    [Silver Axe (B-Grade:Rare-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    Well, they didn''t really know if it was an attack-type but at least it had a sharp end. It was able to kill people.


    Furthermore, it was Ju-Heon¡¯s artifact.


    Yoo Jaeha seemed to find it reliable as he started to shout.


    ¡°Hey! Use that to do something!¡±


    Ilya started to foam at the mouth.


    ¡°Are you crazy? I can''t use this!¡±


    Ilya was a mage-type artifact user who used spell book artifacts.


    His stamina, reflexes, toughness and all fighting related stats were much lower than the average person due to the risk of those artifacts.


    He would pretty much die with a single hit.


    There was no way he could fight a close-ranged fight.


    That was why he could only swear.


    ¡®Fuck, of all artifacts!¡¯


    ¡°Hey! Pushover! You use this then!¡±


    ¡°Sorry! I can''t reach it!¡±


    ¡°Then what can we do?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to laugh.


    "What else? Go! Go little chick! Become Jason!¡±


    ¡®I''m going to kill this guy!¡¯


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 Chapter 257: Strange Roommate (3)

    Chapter 257: Strange Roommate (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ilya held himself back from swearing. Why did he have to meet this shitty bastard of all people?


    ¡°Hahaha! I came to the strongest area since that damn bastard of a Captain would head that way but I ran into our little chick!¡±


    It would have been much better if he had met up with the Captain.


    ¡®Why did I have to run into the most useless bastard on the team......?!¡¯


    Ilya is probably the only one who thinks Jaeha is useless, but anyway, he frowned and started to speak.


    ¡°Ah, whatever! Which artifact did you end up with that you''re in this mea......¡±


    He didn''t even need to finish his question. He could see the familiar artifact behind Yoo Jaeha.


    [Oh, boy~. Don¡¯t leave me behind.]


    Ilya started to swear after realizing that this was one of the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs.


    ¡®That bastard has a great artifact like that!¡¯


    Furthermore, that artifact was an extremely strong art-type artifact.


    Art-type artifacts could not only create things, they could also bewitch people. Beautiful pieces of art were said to bewitch people after all.


    That meant that it was very compatible with him since it was similar to his devil artifact.


    It would be easy for Ilya to use it.


    That was why there were flames in Ilya¡¯s eyes.


    ¡®I ended up with a stupid axe but that bastard?!¡¯


    ¡°Hey! What the hell are you doing? Use that artifact properly! Just give it to me if you are going to mess around!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha¡¯s eyes opened wide.


    ¡®What? He wants this artifact?¡¯


    Ilya had expected Jaeha to tell him to get lost, but he was actually snickering.


    "Sure, I¡¯ll give this to you!¡±


    He happily said he would give Ilya the artifact.


    Yoo Jaeha then threw the small notebook-shaped artifact.


    ¡°Catch it! It''s yours now, you son of a bitch!¡±


    Ilya happily reached out his hand.


    ¡®As expected of that pushover bastard! What a retard! He probably doesn¡¯t want to use it because it is gay but something like that can easily be suppressed with Dom-......?!''


    Sadly, he was mistaken.


    [Get him! Get him now!]


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    The moment Ilya caught Salieri''s artifact...


    The cannibals chasing Yoo Jaeha all started to gather toward Ilya.


    [Rip that bastard into pieces!]


    ¡°Aaah! What the hell is up with them?!¡±


    The over one hundred cannibals looked extremely angry as they charged toward Ilya to kill him.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Ilya started to run away. Yoo Jaeha could finally catch his breath.


    ¡°Retard, did you really think I hated it just because it was gay?¡±


    That was not the case. There was a different reason Yoo Jaeha disliked Salieri¡¯s artifact.


    That reason was, ¡®aggro''.


    Salieri was the artifact from the Tomb of Envy. One of its attributes was naturally ¡®jealousy.¡¯


    This jealous attribute would make someone envious of you and that emotion would explode into anger and hostility.


    Basically, it would increase the enemy¡¯s attack by a lot.


    ¡°It¡¯s like aggro in a game.¡±


    That was why the cannibals had moved to Ilya the moment he threw Salieri''s artifact.


    ¡°Anyway, thanks, you son of a bitch. I finally got rid of them.¡±


    Ilya had just said, ¡®give me the artifact.¡¯


    He had responded with ¡®okay.¡¯


    He would not have been able to throw Salieri''s artifact away if it had not been for that consensual exchange of ownership.


    Why?


    It was because his Affinity was extremely high.


    Artifact tended to gather around people with high Affinity and would usually not think about leaving.


    It was basically something like, ¡®you pushover bastard, where do you think you''re going? You''re my servant forever.¡¯


    ¡®Friend, where are you going? Let¡¯s be together forever.¡¯


    ¡®Honey, let¡¯s die together.¡¯


    Those were just some of the things the artifacts have said to Jaeha.


    ¡®Fuck, I would be able to take care of them if my Dominance was high.¡¯


    Although his Affinity and Fit were extremely high, his Dominance was pretty much zero.


    In that sense, Ju-Heon might have been able to properly train Salieri''s artifact. He had begged Ju-Heon to take the artifact from him, however......


    ¡®Get lost. Any artifact that requires Affinity is trash. They shouldn''t exist in this world.¡¯


    He had been instantly rejected.


    Ju-Heon had even given him a special lesson on how useless these artifacts that required Affinity were.


    However...


    ¡®......Like hell they¡¯re useless. You''re just upset because you can¡¯t use them......ugh!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha had been beaten up after he said that.


    But Yoo Jaeha was telling the truth.


    Even the great Ju-Heon would be a eunuch in front of an artifact that used Affinity as its base trait.


    As for the little chick Ilya......


    ¡°Aaah! That damn Monarch of Pushoverness, you son of a bitch! Aaaaah!¡±


    Jaeha didn''t care whether he lived or died.


    Yoo Jaeha picked up the Silver axe that Ilya dropped on the floor.


    ¡°Hahaha! Ilya, you stupid retard. This thing is a million, no, a billion times better than Salieri¡¯s artifact.


    Salieri became excited hearing that.


    [$#$#!]


    Kyaaaaaaa, this is great! My friend! My accomplice! Let¡¯s strip women! Let¡¯s strip women together!


    ...... The question was whether this really was better.


    While that was going on...


    ¡°Sigh! Hey little kid! Don''t run away!¡±¡¯


    Seol-A sighed while looking at the artifact running away.


    It was easy to pick a direction to head since it was obvious where Ju-Heon would go, but this damn artifact was the problem.


    ¡°Hey little kid! I promise I won¡¯t hurt you, so come here!¡±


    Seol-A had also ended up with a weird artifact instead of her trusty ghost artifact.


    That was why she was planning on using this to earn an Heirloom since it was nearby, but...


    [Waaaaaaaa! I''m really sorry! I''m really sorry!]


    The artifact that looked like a nine-years-old child was crying as it ran away from Seol-A. She managed to grab it, but......


    [They said all pretty girls are transformed foxes! Waaaaaaah!]


    It said some bullshit like that and started to run again.


    Seol-A couldn''t believe what she had to deal with. She couldn''t tell what it was saying but she could tell that she was being treated as a devil or a nine-tailed fox.


    ¡®There¡¯s an actual fox somewhere.¡¯


    Seol-A started to shake while thinking about Daji. As the artifact of lust, Daji tried to seduce the male team members all the time.


    She would always wear extremely low-cut shirts and shorts short enough to show her butt to mess with them.


    There was one time she sat on the top of the stairs and positioned herself so that everything was almost visible.


    [Human, it¡¯s too cold.]


    ¡®Ugh!¡¯


    The pure Julian who had been going up the stairs ended up falling down.


    [Human, I wish to learn about art as well.]


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    Daji lowered the sculpting Yoo Jaeha''s pants and he ended up hurting his hand.


    As for Ilya, he lost all his money buying clothes for Daji.


    But the thing that made her the most angry was...


    [Human, is it that you don¡¯t like me?]


    ¡°Get lost.¡±


    She shamelessly tried to sleep with Ju-Heon!


    Daji ended up being found completely tied up by the rope every time she tried, but how could she not be angry?!


    ¡°Daji, that damn bitch!¡±


    Once she said that...


    [Who did you call a damn bitch?]


    Boom!


    ¡°Watch out!¡±


    Seol-A was pushed after she heard a familiar voice. A vicious assailant appeared after that.


    Seol-A looked happy after hearing the familiar voice.


    ¡°Chloe!¡±


    Chloe was standing there.


    ¡°I''m so relieved, are you o...... huh?¡±


    Seol-A gasped after looking behind Chloe. It couldn''t be helped, since......


    [Oho, this is a very good opportunity.]


    The one who was attacking Chloe was none other than Daji.


    She was wearing a Chinese outfit that revealed her cleavage. Her pear-shaped body, large breasts and white skin...


    She was a total babe without a single flaw.


    Daji was tapping her face with elegant and sexy movements.


    [It¡¯s time to show the wicked human women who stick to Seo Ju-Heon who the true lady of the house is.]


    Seol-A could not believe it.


    What was Daji saying when they should be going after the Heirlooms right now?


    ¡°The lady of the house?¡±


    That wasn''t important right now.


    ¡°Why is Daji here anyway?! Chloe, was that the artifact assigned to you?¡±


    ¡°No. Not me.¡±


    ¡°Then who was she assigned to?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know eith.......!¡±


    They couldn''t stand and chat because they were attacked again.


    Baaaaang!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Who was Daji assigned to if it wasn''t Chloe or Seol-A?


    ¡®Is it going berserk and ignoring its master?¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    [!]


    Daji suddenly flinched in shock. She then started to grind her teeth as if she had been placed in an extremely awkward situation.


    [That human managed to get here already?!]


    Daji urgently tried to escape.


    However...


    ¡°Ahem. Who said it is okay for you to run?¡±


    The person who appeared was Irene who seemed quite angry for some reason.


    ¡°It''s the Monarch of Plunder! We found the Monarch of Plunder!¡±


    ¡°Fuck.¡±


    While that was going on...


    Ju-Heon, who had been the first to arrive at the central region of the tomb, was frowning because of the people chasing him.


    It was great that he managed to sneak into the central region of the tomb but there were people hindering him.


    The major excavation teams were scattered all around the world thanks to his ruse with the Monarch of Fate, however.......


    ¡®The minor excavation teams are the problem.¡¯


    They were not famous excavation teams. They weren¡¯t large excavation teams either. They were all teams that would normally be looked down upon.


    The only thing that concerned Ju-Heon was......


    ¡®Water.¡¯


    Ju-Heon frowned while looking at the river flowing through the jungle.


    There were fish carcasses floating on the river. The trees nearby were shriveling up as well.


    He was certain.


    This was the work of the Monarch who had polluted the environment in the past. He was the reason there was a lack of fresh water in that world.


    ¡®Multiple Monarchs like that are close to the island now.¡¯


    They weren¡¯t major players so they had not been noticed until now but difficult-to-handle bastards were here to get their hands on the Heirlooms as well.


    This tomb was the place for Monarchs to gather after all.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    [The aura of an artifact that should not come out into this world is being detected.]


    Ju-Heon could feel chaotic auras he did not recognize.


    [The devils of World War II are getting closer.]


    [The communicable disease that instilled fear throughout Europe in the Middle Ages is approaching.]


    [Devils of ancient times that tried to destroy the world are approaching.]


    Those were the people who ended up with the evil Divine-Grade artifacts that Zhen Cai Yuan had released into the world.


    He needed to get the Heirlooms before those bastards.


    Why?


    Heirlooms were special artifacts and ended up being eternally attached to them. S~ea??h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    That meant that they could not be taken away if someone ended up possessing them first.


    ¡®I need to find them before that happens.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha had said that getting an Heirloom would allow a person to gain some kind of divine power.


    SS-Grade(Divine-Grade) artifact users would turn into vassals of the gods or something of the sort.


    Ju-Heon started to frown while looking at the chaotic aura that was swirling around the stone mountain.


    ¡®Anyway, I need a stronger artifact to get inside there.¡¯


    Of course, the rope was working hard slapping the enemies and fighting on Ju-Heon''s behalf.


    [#$&#*!]


    Go away! Go away!


    However, it had its limits.


    ¡®I need more attack-type artifacts.¡¯


    Was there anywhere he could gather some artifacts?


    And at that moment...


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon took out a knife after sensing a presence behind him.


    He then ruthlessly stabbed the knife into the enemy''s neck.


    Puuk!


    He had no intention of checking to see who it was first. Anybody who came up from behind him inside a tomb was his enemy.


    A man was spurting blood as he fell down from Ju-Heon''s attack.


    ¡°U, ugh! The Monarch of Plunder......!¡±


    Plop.


    It seemed to have been an enemy aiming for him as he had expected.


    More people aiming for Ju-Heon appeared at that time.


    ¡°It¡¯s Seo Ju-Heon! Take the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs away from him! I don¡¯t know what they are but we need them to gain the Heirlooms!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile while looking at them.


    ¡®Perfect, I needed somewhere to get more artifacts.¡¯


    ¡°Hand over your artifacts!¡±


    Crack! Crack!


    He twisted their necks, slashed their arteries, dug out their muscles with the knife...


    Ju-Heon seemed to be having a lot of fun looting them.


    ¡°Ugh, uuuugh!¡±


    ¡°B, boss, the Monarch of Plunder truly was too much for us...¡±


    They all fell without being able to do anything.


    As for Ju-Heon, he was extremely happy.


    [This person has a strong A-Grade artifact in his possession.]


    [This person has a B-Grade artifact with high attack strength in his possession.]


    [This person has an S-Grade artifact that can summon fire.]


    They might have had their artifacts taken as well since they each only had one artifact but they all had quite useful artifacts since they were a Monarch''s subordinates.


    ¡°Good. Now that I have these......¡±


    However, Ju-Heon started to frown.


    He couldn''t help it.


    [You need Affinity.]


    [You need high Affinity.]


    [You cannot use this artifact.]


    [Raise your Affinity.]


    ¡®These shitty bastards.¡¯


    ¡°Why the hell are they all Affinity-type artifacts?!¡±


    As Ju-Heon was about to stomp on the artifacts...


    [Human, don''t you think that you need my help?]


    Ju-Heon quickly turned his head after hearing a familiar voice.

 Chapter 258: Choose me (1)

    Chapter 258: Choose me (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®This voice is?¡¯


    The voice echoed throughout the cave.


    It was very familiar to him.


    It was the voice of an artifact.


    However, it was not the Crow. He was used to the Crow¡¯s voice since he had heard it multiple times. It didn''t have this cunning and disgusting tone.


    The Crow''s voice sounded like a noble aristocrat man from the past.


    Then was it one of his other artifacts?


    No, that was definitely not it either.


    He had some terrible bastards but most of them were more like mischievous goblins.


    But this bastard was different. This artifact fell into the category of artifacts that Ju-Heon hated the most.


    It fell under the category of the truly disgusting artifacts. It was one of those cunning and evil bastards that treated humans like pigs.


    This voice was very similar to the voice of those bastards.


    When was it...


    ¡®Hey Cai Yuan, what is this?¡¯


    ¡®Ah, that thing?¡¯


    It must have been when he approached Zhen Cai Yuan because of Chairman Kwon¡¯s order.


    Chairman Kwon had been extremely close with the US at that time and cared a lot about what China was going to do since the two countries were about to go to war.


    That was why he made Ju-Heon do what he often made him do and approach Zhen Cai Yuan.


    Ju-Heon became so close to Zhen Cai Yuan that he had a chance to go deep into Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s laboratory.


    He remembered seeing it at that time. It was a suspicious box.


    ¡®What is this box? It looks like there are artifacts inside.¡¯


    ¡®Ah, it is a small version of a certain artifact.¡¯


    ¡®A certain artifact? You mean Pandora?¡¯


    ¡®The real Pandora artifact is much larger... But I got a piece of it by chance. I plan on using it against the US this time. I can show it to you if you''re interested, Ju-Heon.¡¯


    ¡®Is that okay?¡¯


    ¡®I am happy to show you everything.¡¯


    The artifacts he had seen at that time...


    She had said that there were terrible historical figures such as Hitler¡¯s artifact along with some disease-type artifact as well.


    The voice he was hearing now was the same as the voices of those terrible artifacts.


    [Human, let us out of here.]


    [Hurry.]


    [We will turn you into the greatest king if you let us out of here.]


    They were eerie and chilling voices.


    He could not forget them because their voices were eerie and because their auras had been truly disgusting.


    They were way too dangerous.


    He had never heard about those artifacts until then.


    ¡®Why would those artifacts from back then be here?¡¯


    A message popped up at that moment.


    [Warning. A wicked artifact is hiding among the Monarchs¡¯ Heirlooms.]


    [Warning. That evil Monarch''s Heirloom is approaching you.]


    [Warning. It seems to like you a lot.]


    A chaotic aura charged toward Ju-Heon.


    It looked like a sharp black tentacle.


    Boom! Booooooom!


    The aura that was strong enough to be seen was stretching out through the cave and chasing after Ju-Heon.


    [Warning, you are becoming vulnerable to an extremely strong level of tomb syndrome.]


    [Your skin is starting to deteriorate because of the aura.]


    [Your Tolerance is defending against it.]


    [It is difficult to block all of it even with your Tolerance.]


    ¡°Tsk.¡±


    Ju-Heon quickly started to run. However, the black aura that was stretching out like vines of thorns attacked underneath Ju-Heon''s foot.


    Boom!


    Ju-Heon had to jump out of the way to dodge. Debris started to fall from the ceiling as if to tease Ju-Heon.


    Booooooooom!


    It wouldn''t be an issue if he had his Divine-Grade artifacts but all he had right now were Byeon Kang-Soe and the rope!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon grabbed the rope to barely dodge the debris. However, the artifact bastard wasn¡¯t done.


    [Humans truly are weak without Heirlooms.]


    [The chaotic aura wishes to be with you.]


    [It desires your body.]


    [This unpleasant yet strong Heirloom likes you very much.]


    [It wishes to contract with you.]


    ¡®I don''t need you, you bastard.¡¯


    He didn''t know what it was but it gave him the chills.


    ¡®What is this artifact?¡¯


    Even Ju-Heon had never seen this artifact before.


    It was actually a dangerous and greedy artifact that had never been seen in the world before.


    It¡¯s chaotic aura tried to wrap around Ju-Heon.


    But at that moment...


    [#$&!]


    It¡¯s too dangerous! It¡¯s too dangerous!


    The rope swiped Ju-Heon and got him away using strength that Ju-Heon didn''t even know it possessed.


    Boom!


    Ju-Heon who managed to get away was huffing and trying to catch his breath. However, it only lasted for a moment before he started to cough.


    It was because of the rope.


    [#&$!]


    There''s something dirty on you! It¡¯s on you!


    The rope was grumbling as it started from Ju-Heon¡¯s face to rub the evil artifact''s aura off.


    It looked extremely upset.


    It didn''t seem to like the fact that another artifact was desiring Ju-Heon.


    It was at that moment.


    [Warning. That bastard is approaching again.]


    It now looked as if the rope was baring its fangs. It was telling the evil artifact to bring it on.


    But it only lasted for a moment.


    [#$**!]


    Ju-Heon quickly grabbed the rope''s tail and used a skill, as if telling it that it was in the wrong spot.


    [You used Tomb Destruction.]


    Boo boo boom!


    Ju-Heon quickly created a hole to escape.


    ¡®Tsk, the one I¡¯m going to contract first isn¡¯t a bastard like that.¡¯


    Even if he planned to take all fifteen Heirlooms away, he still needed to pick a Heirloom to contract with first.


    However, he didn''t want a Heirloom like this even if it flung itself at him.


    He had no plans on giving a bastard like this to any of his team members either.


    ¡®It¡¯s too dangerous.¡¯


    As he had that thought...


    [Warning. The artifact is right behind you.]


    ¡°!¡±


    The stalker artifact from earlier seemed to have quickly caught up to Ju-Heon.


    It started to speak to Ju-Heon.


    [I like you. Contract with me.]


    It was trying to contract with Ju-Heon no matter what. Of course, Ju-Heon would not let it do as it pleased.


    "Shut up and get lost. You¡¯re not my type.¡±


    That wasn''t all. Ju-Heon recalled what Yoo Jaeha had told him.


    ¡®You understand, Captain-nim? You cannot contract with just any Heirloom. The Heirlooms¡¯ buffs are two sides of a coin.¡¯


    ¡®Two sides of a coin?¡¯


    ¡®You do become superhuman but some of them will give you a debuff instead. For example, your Dominance can go down to zero... You might become an eunuch... The opposite gender might lose all interest in you......sob.¡¯


    ¡®......That¡¯s not what you had to deal with, is it?¡¯ S§×arch* The N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®I used it because I wouldn''t have been able to use Divine-Grade artifacts without it, but... fuck.¡¯


    Anyway, it was important to think things through before contracting a Heirloom. He wouldn''t be able to contract with other Heirlooms if he contracted with this one first.


    But most importantly, he didn''t like how this bastard felt.


    Unfortunately, this eerie artifact didn''t seem to care about his thoughts as it grabbed Ju-Heon by force.


    [It is rare to find such a strong Monarch like you. I like you.]


    ¡®No? I don''t like you.¡¯


    The black aura wrapped around Ju-Heon¡¯s leg and started to crawl up.


    [Danger. You are starting to erode.]


    [The artifact is trying to force a contract on you.]


    Byeon Kang-Soe must have felt something terrible as it shouted, ¡®Sire!¡¯


    It then charged toward Ju-Heon but ended up destroyed as soon as it touched the aura.


    ¡°!¡±


    [#$&#$!]


    The rope also got angry and tried to grab the bastard.


    Ju-Heon realized something at that point.


    ¡®No. That punk should be debuffed right now.¡¯


    He was right.


    [$##&!]


    The rope started to erode the moment it touched the black aura. It was because it''s opponent was so chaotic that it could not handle it.


    It was at that moment.


    The moment the suspicious artifact completely covered Ju-Heon''s body and was about to force him to sign a contract...


    The rope started to whine and its eyes flashed.


    And at that moment...


    [Who dares to put their hands on that human?!]


    There was a familiar voice and a bright light flashed.


    Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha had talked about something in the past.


    It was in their past life.


    ¡°Iiiiiii~ will tell you something nice since you bought me some booze, retarded Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°Hey retard, just go to sleep.¡±


    "Damn it, just listen! I think that the artifacts are looking for a talented ruler among the humans!¡±


    ¡°A ruler?¡±


    ¡°Yeeeeeeeeeeees. They¡¯re looking for a strong and influential ruler who can change the history of mankind. Someone like Jesus or Sakamuni? Well, the artifacts just want a strong destroyer who will shake human society on their behalf.¡±


    He said that he believed that was why the Monarch''s Heirlooms had appeared.


    Why?


    ¡°Everybooooooody is the same if they don¡¯t have artifacts.¡±


    Artifacts were basically items. They were similar to equipment or potions in video games. That was why people became ¡®regular¡¯ again if that item was destroyed or stolen.


    There were many ways they could lose artifacts.


    However, things seemed a bit different once someone earned a Heirloom.


    ¡°You truly stop being a normal human once you get a Heirloom.¡±


    ¡°Is the reason you can survive after falling out of an airplane because of that?¡±


    ¡°Ah, ahem.¡±


    ¡°Crazy bastard.¡±


    They seemed to make people superhuman so that they can handle artifacts better and more effectively than others and live much longer as well.


    Even a cunning human wouldn''t be able to do anything if they lost their strength, was assassinated, or arrested.


    The Heirlooms were created to create humans who could bother other humans most effectively.


    It was truly fitting of the artifacts¡¯ desires.


    Now back to the present... Ju-Heon had a pretty good idea now. This unknown artifact was desiring him for a similar reason.


    He wondered if the Crow was looking at him the same way, but......


    [Get lost artifact. Don¡¯t you dare lay a finger on that human.]


    [Ugh!]


    A familiar aura that Ju-Heon presumed was the Crow''s pushed the chaotic aura away.


    [Evil Divine-Grade artifacts are clashing against each other.]


    It was a clash between two extremely strong powers.


    The shock from the battle destroyed the ground and the ceiling, making Ju-Heon fall underground.


    Thankfully, that chilling artifact did not chase him any longer.


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    Ju-Heon caught his breath and started to think.


    ¡®Did the Crow appear again?¡¯


    He wondered why it was here but decided not to think much about it.


    That bastard was a stalker that always followed him around anyway.


    But at that moment...


    [Sire, sire! It smells.]


    The shaking panties...... Err, Byeon Kang-Soe crawled out of Ju-Heon¡¯s pocket.


    [It smells!]


    ¡°You smell in my opinion.¡±


    Ju-Heon became annoyed and tried to turn around.


    ¡°I need to go find a different Heirloom. One that is decent enough to contract.¡±


    He could tell after coming up against one Heirloom.


    ¡®They''re strong.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile with excitement.


    That bastard he just saw might be unique but Heirlooms truly seemed to be at a different level. That was why he desired them even more.


    He could now understand why the people with Heirlooms became much stronger.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes were sparkling as he started to walk down a side path.


    He could tell where to go after focusing for a moment.


    ¡®I feel an extremely strong Heirloom in that direction.¡¯


    There were two Heirlooms in this area. He didn¡¯t know why there were two here but he seemed to have made the right decision to come to the area that seemed to have the strongest artifacts.


    This one gave a much better feeling than that chaotic one from earlier.


    But at that moment...


    [#$&!]


    Not over there! Not over there!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The rope was whimpering for some reason and tightly grabbing onto Ju-Heon''s foot.


    Ju-Heon got angry because it was pulling him in a direction where he didn''t feel anything.


    ¡°Let go of me! It¡¯s not over there.¡±


    The rope vigorously shook its head.


    [#$&!]


    No! No! Not over there!


    ¡°Let me go!¡±


    [#$&!]


    No! No!


    ¡®Why the hell is it acting like this?¡¯


    Ju-Heon was about to ignore it and go look for another Heirloom.


    Boooooom!


    The tomb suddenly started to shake.


    He tilted his head in confusion and tried to walk again.


    Boooooom!


    The tomb started to shake with anger every time he tried to go to find a different Heirloom.


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t know why that was happening.


    He didn''t know until Byeon Kang-Soe said something.


    [Sire! I believe the Crow''s tomb is near this area.]


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon stopped moving.

 Chapter 259: Choose me (2)

    Chapter 259: Choose me (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    [Sire. I believe the Crow''s tomb is near this area.]


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon stopped moving.


    ¡®Wait, what did it just say?¡¯


    He looked at Byeon Kang-Soe in his pocket thinking that he had heard wrong.


    ¡°What did you just say?¡±


    [T, the Crow-nim...... no, that crow that deserves to be cursed is near-by sire!]


    Byeon Kang-Soe was shaking as he said that.


    This reaction was understandable.


    The Crow was an artifact that even Divine-Grade were extremely wary about.


    There was no way that Byeon Kang-Soe''s artifact, a mere B-Grade artifact, would not be scared of it.


    Ju-Heon frowned after hearing it mention the Crow.


    ¡°The Crow''s tomb is nearby?¡±


    Ju-Heon found this to be odd. It wasn¡¯t that he did not expect it.


    ¡®The Monarch of Fate made that prophecy.¡¯


    He said that the Crow¡¯s tomb would appear when the Heirlooms appear. That was something he would not forget.


    However, Ju-Heon had believed that it was not this place.


    Why?


    ¡®I didn''t feel the aura of the Crow''s tomb at all.¡¯


    He had already been to the Crow''s tomb once before. He would not forget the unique sensation of that tomb.


    This was not Ju-Heon being arrogant; that was how impressionable the Crow''s tomb was as it was a tomb that openly showed off its domineering strength.


    It was a tomb that his team, the veterans among veterans, could not figure out.


    It was a place where you were dead by the time you noticed a tomb and a place where, forget having a funeral for their fallen team members, they didn¡¯t even have time to grab their bodies.


    If that shitty tomb was here, he would have definitely noticed it.


    It left such a terrible taste in his mouth that he was extremely wary of it.


    But what?


    "Did you say the Crow''s tomb?¡±


    [Yes sir, it is quite far, but......]


    Ju-Heon thought for a moment before starting to walk in the original direction he had planned.


    It was to be expected.


    There was another Heirloom nearby.


    [An extremely strong Heirloom is nearby.]


    The rope reacted nervously and held onto Ju-Heon for dear life once again when he tried to move.


    [#$&$!]


    Not over there, no!


    ¡®What¡¯s up with this thing?¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked at the rope in disbelief but the rope was whimpering.


    It was weird because it would not normally act like this.


    There was a reason the rope was acting this way.


    [$#&$!]


    There''s something dangerous over there! Something dangerous!


    It was a dangerous bastard even among the Heirlooms.


    It was better than that artifact that stalked Ju-Heon earlier, but it was still dangerous.


    It was the type that cut away at its master''s life.


    The rope was flailing around trying to explain it to Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon watched the rope make all sorts of odd motions before nodding his head.


    ¡°Got it. I understand exactly what you are trying to say.¡±


    The rope¡¯s face lit up after hearing that comment.


    [#&#$*!]


    Then......?!


    "It¡¯s so nice of you to cheer me on. Thank you.¡±


    [?!]


    The rope was shocked.


    The rope turned pale after seeing Ju-Heon start to walk again.


    [#$#&!]


    T, that¡¯s not what I meant!


    The rope sniffled and chased after Ju-Heon, making Byeon Kang-Soe say something.


    [S, sir, I think it is saying that you shouldn''t go that way.]


    ¡°I know.¡±


    He was just messing with it.


    It looked quite cute as it desperately flailed around.


    Ju-Heon soon started to focus and detect auras.


    Seol-A would have been able to do it better if she was here, but she was not with him right now.


    However, he could do just enough for what he needed.


    [An evil artifact is being sensed.]


    [A holy grail is being sensed.]


    [An artifact of knowledge is being sensed.]


    [An extremely chaotic Crow''s aura is being sensed.]


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    He could sort of tell where the Crow''s tomb was located even without asking Byeon Kang-Soe.


    Ju-Heon then nonchalantly chose a direction.


    "Good, let¡¯s head toward this holy artifact.¡±


    [Yessir, I have a good feeling about that artifact as well.]


    The tomb started to shake once he made up his mind.


    Ruuuuuuuumble!


    ¡°.........¡±


    Ju-Heon looked up at the ceiling after feeling this sudden shake.


    ¡°......Should I just aim for the artifact of knowledge then?¡±


    [Ohhhh! That sounds great too, sire!]


    However...


    Ruuuuuuuumble!


    The tomb started to shake again. Whatever was causing it seemed even more upset than earlier.


    Ju-Heon chuckled and chose a direction.


    ¡°No. The evil artifact it is.¡±


    The tomb started to shake as if the whole world was ending as Ju-Heon entered the middle road.


    Ruuuuuuuumble!


    It seemed to be protesting why he had to pick that one of all things.


    It was at that moment.


    The tomb started to shake as if the thing responsible for causing this phenomenon was annoyed.


    [S, sire!]


    Of course, the tomb was not crumbling. The terrain was just shifting and creating a path for him.


    A small path appeared to Ju-Heon''s right.


    The small path seemed to be asking him to come that way.


    Some messages then popped up.


    [It seems as if something good will happen if you take this path.]


    [It seems as if you will become extremely lucky.]


    [It seems as if you will gain an extremely beneficial artifact.]


    Ju-Heon scoffed after reading those messages.


    ¡®My goodness, look at this punk.¡¯


    As for how the others were doing...


    ¡°Ah shit, how the hell do I get in there?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was holding an axe as he tilted his head side to side inside a cave.


    He had come to find his Monarch of Fraud¡¯s Heirloom. He clearly remembered the place he went to in the past.


    However...


    ¡°Fuck, it¡¯s impossible to go in here alone......¡±


    He couldn¡¯t do it alone.


    This was an extremely dangerous path.


    He went in with TKBM''s excavation team in the past as well.


    Yoo Jaeha peeked toward his friend(?) next to him.


    ¡°Hey, you go inside.¡±


    ¡°Are you crazy?¡±


    Ilya, who barely managed to get away from the cannibals, was huffing as he looked back at Yoo Jaeha.


    They could tell because they were both veterans.


    ¡®We¡¯re fucked if we go in there like this.¡¯


    That was why they were struggling out here when they barely made it to just about where the Heirloom was located.


    "What to do......¡±


    ¡°The Heirloom is right in front of us...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°What the? Why are you here?¡±


    ¡°It looks like you made a new friend.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes opened wide after hearing some familiar voices.


    He turned around and saw some people standing there.


    ¡®Julien and Shin Seung Hee.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha scoffed after realizing who they were.


    ¡°Sunbae......no, why are you shitheads here?¡±


    Who were these people?


    The official top restorer team was in front of him.


    The number one official restorer, Yoo Jaeha''s sunbae, and his hoobae were with them.


    Julien started to frown after hearing Yoo Jaeha¡¯s response.


    He didn''t like how Yoo Jaeha was coming off extremely strongly unlike before.


    ¡°Hmph, why else? We came back to regain our fame we lost because of you, you bastard.¡±


    "We just need Heirlooms to become confirmed as Monarchs.¡±


    ¡°We''re going to use that to get Professor Richard out of prison. Got it?¡±


    They seemed to have plans on completely shaming Yoo Jaeha.


    Yoo Jaeha just snorted at their bluff.


    The Heirloom was right in front of them, however......


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    They were restorers just like him. They were not attacking team members.


    ¡°You''d be lucky if you don''t get fucked going in there.¡±


    ¡°It doesn''t matter. We¡¯re not the ones going inside.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°The excavation team working with us will go in for us.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Oh my, I guess your captain...... Seo Ju-Heon is not here?¡±


    They gasped at the Monarch who appeared in front of them.


    ¡®T, that person is?!¡¯


    On another part of the island...


    Daji was about to go crazy because of Irene.


    It was fine that she was split away from Ju-Heon as soon as they got to this Monarch''s tomb.


    She knew this was the Heirlooms¡¯ test to select Monarchs.


    That meant that all artifact users would be disarmed.


    Three women Daji had considered as thorns in her eyes, Irene, Lee Seol-A, and Chloe, were all on this island.


    ¡®It¡¯s a good chance to take care of those human women and take Ju-Heon for myself.¡¯


    Everybody was disarmed on this island.


    It was not just out of a sense of jealousy.


    Those women and one rope(?) were always getting in her way. They always stopped her when she went into her master¡¯s bedroom to get some yang energy.


    Even if she didn''t need to worry about Chloe or the rope, Seol-A and Irene were big problems.


    Ju-Heon was extremely close to those two women. It was both mental and physical.


    Daji believed that Ju-Heon was not falling for her seduction because of those two women.


    That was why Daji was desperate.


    ¡®I need to use Seo Ju-Heon''s yang energy to advance to an SS-Grade artifact here.¡¯


    She needed to take care of those women no matter what.


    Well, she didn¡¯t plan on killing them.


    She didn''t want Ju-Heon to hate her.


    Although Daji just needed Ju-Heon for his yang energy, she actually liked Ju-Heon quite a bit.


    That was why she was just going to meet Irene and the others while they were disarmed and teach them a lesson.


    She would then try to take Ju-Heon''s yang energy in this tomb without anybody getting in her way.


    But what?


    [Why the hell did I end up with the Monarch of Destitution as my master?!]


    Daji was crying as she tried to kill Irene.


    It was extremely shameful that Irene was her master.


    She felt as if she was being forced to kneel in front of Irene. She felt as if she had turned into a maid.


    Of course, Irene was nice to Daji when they first saw each other here.


    How could she not?


    Whether she liked it or not, Daji was Ju-Heon''s artifact.


    However.........


    [Get lost! I don''t want to be dominated by you!]


    Daji tried to kill Irene and ended up being instantly suppressed by Irene.


    Whether it was because she was a Monarch for a reason or because Ju-Heon''s lessons were extremely effective...


    Irene easily suppressed Daji even though she should have been difficult to handle.


    She treated Daji nicely even though she did not like Daji very much.


    However........


    [Human. Do you know which part of my body Seo Ju-Heon likes the most?]


    Daji started to seriously get on Irene¡¯s nerves!


    She was doing it because putting a person in disarray would lower their Dominance!


    However, forget Irene¡¯s Dominance going down...


    ¡°Are you asking if I know what kind of skinship Mr. Ju-Heon likes?¡±


    ¡®She''s asking if I know where Mr. Ju-Heon likes being touched?!¡¯


    ¡°You damn artifact of lust.¡±


    ¡®What the hell did she just say?!¡¯


    Baaaaang!


    Irene had exploded in anger.


    Returning to the present...


    [Kyaaaa! No, I was wrong, stop, stoooooop! Kyaaaa!]


    Daji was being destroyed by Irene''s Dominance.


    She was a model student in Ju-Heon''s classes and knew how to destroy artifacts unlike most people.


    That wasn''t all.


    "What? What did you say about the Captain-nim¡¯s yang energy? You damn artifact!¡±


    ¡°Where the hell did such a treacherous thing roll in from?! I was being nice to it until now because it is the Captain-nim¡¯s artifact!¡±


    [Let go of me! You damn concubines! I am the true wife!]


    ¡°Are you fucking crazy?!¡±


    Daji now had to face not just Irene¡¯s wrath but Seol-A and Chloe¡¯s wraths as well.


    Daji tried to call her subordinates out to defend but it was useless.


    Daji forcibly had her powers removed and turned into a little girl.


    There were people shaking in fear as they watched.


    ¡°A, as expected of a Monarch. She¡¯s strong even without the artifact of destitution.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not all. I''m sure that all of those women are Monarchs.¡±


    ¡°There are truly amazing people around Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    The Hunters who had approached to take care of them did not dare to get close.


    ¡°L, let¡¯s run away for now.¡±


    But at that time...


    ¡°Where do you think you¡¯re going?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    They screamed after seeing a man place his hand on one of their shoulders.


    ¡°Y, you are?! The Monarch of Strategies!¡±


    Julian smiled brightly.


    ¡°Just hand over everything you have.¡±


    The area was soon full of screams.


    All of the enemies foamed at the mouth and fainted because of artifact bombs. He then calmly took everything from them, including their wallets and artifacts.


    The Monarch of Strategies seemed to have turned into the Monarch of Pillage for some reason.


    Irene and the others were shocked to see this.


    ¡°Vice-Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Miller?¡±


    Julian was relieved to see that they were all okay and started to speak.


    ¡°It looks like we need to start moving quickly. The main excavation teams seem to be arriving at the island one by one.¡±


    He asked them if they had seen Ju-Heon or the others.


    ¡°I feel like I can sense an Heirloom around here......¡±


    Seol-A looked anxious as she pointed to the north of the central region.


    ¡°I felt the Captain-nim¡¯s aura over there.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    A bright light burst out from the stone mountain they expected Ju-Heon to be.


    ¡°That is?!¡±


    Julian and Seol-A were especially shocked.


    They saw a chaotic aura shooting up into the sky. This aura was familiar to both of them.


    It was the same aura they had felt in the tomb where they had died.

 Chapter 260: Choose me (3)

    Chapter 260: Choose me (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    [It seems as if something good will happen if you take this path.]


    [It seems as if you will become extremely lucky.]


    [It seems as if you will gain an extremely beneficial artifact.]


    Ju-Heon shook his head after reading those messages.


    ¡®This Crow bastard.¡¯


    In a way, it was kind of obvious what it was trying to do.


    That was why Ju-Heon was trying to ignore it and go find the Heirlooms.


    He then started to wonder.


    ¡®Will that bastard really be beneficial for me?¡¯


    That bastard had been the one to return him to the past as he was about to die. It had since then followed him around like a stalker.


    It probably gave him powers so that he could help it get out of its tomb.


    ¡®Is it really okay to let that bastard out of the tomb?¡¯


    Ju-Heon had never seen that suspicious artifact before.


    Furthermore, this cursed Crow was despised by the artifacts.


    ¡®Will that bastard really be beneficial for me?¡¯


    Ju-Heon decided to walk down this side path.


    There were other Heirlooms available but he was now curious.


    He really wanted to know how useful it was that it was saying such bullshit.


    His curiosity was too strong to go look for any other artifacts right now.


    He came across a dead end not long after entering the path but it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡®Toombglyph.¡¯


    This was probably some kind of seal created by the artifacts.


    There were lots of difficult text that humans should never be able to read.


    Unfortunately for them, Ju-Heon had no problem reading it.


    The interesting thing was that the faint Toombglyphs started to light up every time he touched them.


    It was at that moment.


    [A portion of the tomb is being opened.]


    Booooooom!


    The wall crumbled and an extremely bright light flashed.


    That was how the chaotic aura started to shoot up from the Monarch¡¯s tomb.


    And at the same time...


    ¡°Vice Captain-nim, that is?!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s team was becoming anxious while looking at the raging aura.


    They were certain of it.


    ¡®That aura is...¡¯


    It was the same chaotic aura they had felt in the tomb where they had died.


    ¡®It¡¯s that Crow.¡¯


    Of course, they had never met with the Crow. Ju-Heon was the only one who had done so.


    However, they could tell.


    They could tell that this was the tomb where they had died.


    It wasn¡¯t completely the same but it was almost identical.


    They then started to shake with fear.


    How could they not?


    ¡°Seol-A, is the Captain-nim...¡±


    This question did not need to be answered.


    They didn''t know what was going on but they knew that Ju-Heon was over there right now.


    He was in a place that was similar to the tomb where they had died!


    ¡®The tomb from back then didn¡¯t appear again, right?¡¯


    Seol-A started to run the moment she recalled Ju-Heon having his legs cut off in the past.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Seol-A!¡±


    Ju-Heon had told them that the Crow helped send him back to the past.


    It had helped him.


    But who cared about that?


    ¡®It¡¯s still an artifact.¡¯


    It was the owner of the tomb that killed them. Since they didn''t know anything about that tomb, they could only rely on the one thing that they knew - the Crow was their enemy who had eaten Ju-Heon.


    Seol-A was fuming with anger thinking about that.


    ¡°!¡±


    Julian realized something and started to shout.


    "Seol-A, you can''t go that way!¡±


    There were suddenly giant balls of fire falling from the sky!


    Irene flung herself to push Seol-A out of the way.


    Boom!


    The fireballs just barely missed Seol-A.


    ¡°You guys can''t go over there.¡±


    The enemies started to appear one by one.


    They saw people wearing orange jackets. They seemed to be part of Austin Rockefeller''s excavation team. They could also see other excavation teams that were aligned with them.


    None of them were in the Top 5 like TKBM''s team but multiple teams close to that level were slowly showing up.


    Julian started to frown.


    ¡°What the hell are you guys doing?¡±


    The enemies started to laugh at Julian''s question.


    ¡°What else?¡± Our Captains ordered us to hinder people that are in their way.¡±


    "What?¡±


    ¡°We heard that there is a Heirloom that is stronger than all the others. What was it, the Crow or something?¡±


    ¡°That chaotic aura is probably that Crow.¡±


    ¡°We don¡¯t know what kind of artifact it is but that belongs to our captains.¡±


    ¡°Why not choose the best of the best, right?¡±


    They seemed to believe the Monarch of Fate''s shoddy prophecy.


    [Aim for the Crow among the Heirlooms. It is the strongest artifact.]


    Most of the Monarchs should have heard that rumor.


    However, Ju-Heon''s team members snorted after hearing that.


    It wouldn''t have been weird if they started rolling on the floor laughing.


    ¡®Retards.¡¯


    They had to aim for that artifact of all artifacts.


    ¡®They¡¯re all going to die.¡¯


    They knew from experience.


    That was why Ju-Heon''s team members were worried about Ju-Heon as they looked toward the stone mountain with the chaotic aura.


    ¡®The Captain should be okay, right?


    Don''t be greedy.


    That¡¯s a monster.¡¯


    Julian hoped that Ju-Heon would be smart.


    And at the same time...


    Boom!


    The tomb suddenly started to shake! Everybody in the tomb started to scream.


    Ilya started to shake in fear because of the chaotic aura spreading all around them.


    ¡®Fuck, this is?!¡¯


    Ilya plopped down after sensing the terrible aura and almost vomited.


    Ilya also recalled the moment of his death as Julian, Seol-A and Chloe had felt.


    Yoo Jaeha became anxious.


    ¡°Hey baby chick. What¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    Ilya was shaking as he quietly mumbled.


    ¡°That time, when we died, that......that tomb.¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha had not felt it because he had sent a clone.


    But he was smart enough to quickly figure it out.


    ¡®That bastard, the Monarch of Fate, said that the Crow''s tomb would appear here. It really is here?!¡¯


    An extremely strong earthquake rumbled the island and the scared excavation teams started to talk.


    ¡°Hey, what was that earthquake just now?¡±


    ¡°Is someone already getting their hands on a Heirloom?¡±


    Julien, the top official restorer, was confused as well.


    Unlike the sensitive Ilya, the others did not seem to have noticed the Crow¡¯s aura.


    It was the same for this woman as well.


    ¡°Mm, I guess Seo Ju-Heon really isn''t here.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha and Ilya started to frown.


    It couldn''t be helped, since......


    ¡®Zhen Cai Yuan, the Monarch of Gluttony.¡¯


    ¡®The woman from China with the Supreme Leader artifact.¡¯


    ¡®Why did this woman of all people have to appear?!¡¯


    They were just too unlucky. It was understandable if another Monarch suddenly showed up.


    Even they would be quite the headache right now, but......


    ¡®One of the Four Emperors is too much!¡¯


    Ilya started to swear.


    ¡°Hey, fuck, shouldn''t one of the Four Emperors showing up in front of the Capta......ugh!¡±


    Ilya was saying that when Yoo Jaeha smacked him. Ilya instantly started to glare at Jaeha.


    "What?! Am I wrong?¡±


    ¡°No. I just wanted to hit you.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was catching his breath as he said that.


    He had been flustered for a moment after meeting one of the Four Emperors, but decided that it should be okay.


    ¡®Zhen Cai Yuan should have had her artifacts taken as well.¡¯


    Everybody should have ended up with useless artifacts.


    ¡®We¡¯re all dealing with the same conditions.¡¯


    That meant that they should be at an advantage since they had more ¡®know-how¡¯ of tombs.


    But what?


    ¡°Hey. Pushover! I, is that thing...?!¡±


    They gasped after seeing the orb in Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s hand.


    It was an orb with lightning crackling around it.


    ¡®Is that perhaps......?! Is that Kongming¡¯s lightning artifact?!¡¯


    Ilya and Yoo Jaeha gasped at the same time.


    They knew they were right.


    That was definitely Julian''s Indra¡¯s artifact! They then became angry.


    "Did you bastard harm Miller?!¡±


    Julien, who seemed to be working with Zhen Cai Yuan, sneered at them.


    ¡°What bullshit are you talking about? We never even ran into Julian Miller. Professor Zhen Cai Yuan was just assigned Indra''s artifact from the beginning.¡±


    This made Ilya and Yoo Jaeha extremely angry.


    ¡®Wait, what the hell?!¡¯


    ¡®We get some stupid dog-bone like artifact and she got Indra?! She got a damn Divine-Grade artifact?!¡¯


    ¡°Those motherfucking Heirloom bastards!¡±


    They were certain of it.


    It seemed to be true that the Heirlooms had already chosen their candidates.


    That was why the Heirlooms gave the artifact users they didn''t care about useless artifacts while giving their preferred candidates great artifacts.


    ¡®Well, I guess it is expected that they would treat the woman with the Supreme Leader artifact well.¡¯


    However, at that moment... Something even more shocking happened.


    What could it have been?


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    Julien and Yoo Jaeha''s hoobae, Shin Seung Hee, took out a problematic item.


    It was Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact!


    Yes, this was Jaeha¡¯s artifact!


    Julien''s subordinate ended up with Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact!


    Ilya gasped while Yoo Jaeha foamed at the mouth.


    ¡°Ah, fuck! Why the hell is my artifact over there?!¡±


    Unfortunately, it was like pearls on a pig since Shin Seung Hee did not have the skills to activate it.


    Julien started to laugh as he watched Jaeha''s reaction.


    ¡°Seung Hee can¡¯t transfer ownership so she has it right now but see what happens when we get out of the tomb. Da Vinci''s artifact and the Heirloom are both mine. You just wait and see, Yoo Jaeha.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha grabbed the back of his neck.


    Now it made sense why Zhen Cai Yuan agreed to work with these restorer bastards.


    There was a simple explanation.


    ¡®Those bastards probably agreed to become exclusive restorers for China if she helps them get Heirlooms.¡¯


    That was the truth.


    No matter what happened in the past, Julien was the top official restorer.


    Yoo Jaeha may have pounded him to the ground but he still had the title of world¡¯s greatest restorer.


    China cherished restorers because Pandora swiped away all good restorers right now.


    They were training some of their own but they would need time for them to get better.


    Furthermore, they needed something like da Vinci''s artifact to restore Divine-Grade artifacts and the Supreme Leader''s artifact.


    So, when the top restorers showed up in front of her and offered to be exclusive restorers for China if she helps them get Heirlooms?


    In addition, they happened to have da Vinci''s artifact with them?


    It must have been a deal China could not turn down.


    This situation looked quite problematic for Jaeha and Ilya.


    ¡®We¡¯re going to lose the Heirlooms to them like this.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan would not have issues going through the traps and getting the Heirloom since she had Indra''s artifact.


    Ilya poked Jaeha and asked a question.


    ¡°Hey. Pushover. What the hell are you going to do? We have no useful artifacts right now.¡±


    They would be too embarrassed to face Ju-Heon like this.


    But at that moment...


    Boom!


    There was another earthquake.


    ¡°Aaah! Again?! What is up with these earthquakes?!¡±


    The Crow''s chaotic aura shot out again. It was stronger than last time.


    It was strong enough that the others noticed it as well.


    ¡°Hey, is this... is this what the Monarch of Fate prophesized?¡±


    ¡°This is that Crow''s artifact?¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan must have felt that strong presence as she started to smile.


    ¡°This is......¡±


    She had an extremely desiring look on her face.


    And then... She quickly started to move in Ju-Heon¡¯s direction.


    She must be aiming for the Crow''s artifact.


    Yoo Jaeha became concerned and started to shout.


    ¡°Waaaaaaaaaaaaait!¡±


    He didn¡¯t know why, but he felt that it would be bad if this woman went to where his Captain-nim was right now.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Hey Professor. Why don¡¯t you ignore those bastards and work with me?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    He needed to keep this woman here.


    He also needed a way to gain an Heirloom. Finally, he also needed to get da Vinci''s artifact back.


    The Monarch of Pushoverness had found a way to kill three birds with one stone.


    ¡°Professor, you''re interested in our Captain-nim, aren¡¯t you? I''m right, aren¡¯t I?¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan stopped moving and looked toward Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°What does that have to do with you?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to smile.


    ¡®I got you now, you bitch.¡¯


    ¡°What does that have to do with me? I''m thinking about giving you something extremely precious.¡±


    And at the same time...


    The Heirlooms were a mess. It was because of that damn Crow¡¯s aura that was spreading throughout the Monarch¡¯s tomb.


    [Holy shit, what the hell is this?!]


    [It¡¯s the scent of that Crow!]


    They were extremely anxious.


    Zeus¡¯s eagle had visited and told them the following.


    ¡®Take a good look around the tomb. We can feel that Crow bastard¡¯s aura.¡¯


    But even if they had gotten the warning...


    They had ignored it until now.


    They thought that something like that was not possible.


    [The only ones in this tomb are the 15 Heirlooms.]


    Only the 15 special artifacts to select the Monarchs were here.


    That was what they believed.


    15 total godly and evil godly artifacts.


    15 artifacts to rule them all.


    These artifacts would choose the humans they believed were qualified to be Monarchs and give them power beyond their wildest imaginations.


    However, the scent of the Crow bastard they had exiled was spreading through their tomb right now.


    [What is going on? Why is that bastard here?!]


    Someone else responded.


    [A, actually, it¡¯s not that weird is it?]


    [What?]


    [The Crow was originally one of the Heirlooms.]


    It was just that it had its qualifications revoked and a different artifact had taken its place.


    [D, does that mean there are 16 Heirlooms in this tomb then?]


    [What¡¯s most important is how that bastard got here!]


    The Heirlooms became anxious.


    They had not noticed it until now.


    They had not realized that the Crow bastard had snuck into the tomb.


    Around that same time...


    Ju-Heon gulped after breaking the seal of the tomb and entering.


    ¡®That motherfucking Crow. How the hell is this going to help me?¡¯


    It was rare to see Ju-Heon sweating bullets like this.


    He became scared once he broke the wall and entered.


    It was because he was reminded of the tomb where they had died.


    It felt as if he was walking into a tiger¡¯s den.


    Byeon Kang-Soe had fainted a long time ago. The rope was fine but it was stuck on Ju-Heon''s shoulder and looking around.


    As the rope was doing that...


    They walked through the small path and entered a wide area of the cave.


    There was a small bit of light coming in from the ceiling.


    It allowed him to see something sitting there.


    [Human, you are here.]


    It was a bastard with pitch black wings.

 Chapter 261: Choose me (4)

    Chapter 261: Choose me (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    There was a small bit of light coming in from the ceiling.


    Something was sitting there.


    [Human, you are here.]


    It was a bastard with pitch black wings.


    Ju-Heon scrunched his eyes.


    He looked around this dimly lit cave. There was sand all around with a large lake.


    Ju-Heon was quite familiar with this tomb.


    ¡®It¡¯s that tomb from the past.¡¯


    His hands couldn¡¯t help but shake in fear.


    Maybe that was to be expected. Even he couldn''t be calm in the tomb where he had experienced death.


    Who would be able to remain calm in such a situation? Who could do that, especially if the death had been extremely brutal?


    Ju-Heon vividly remembered that moment as if it was yesterday because his memory was extremely good.


    He would have to be a robot to not be shaking in fear.


    But Ju-Heon''s shaking slowly started to stop. He realized something important.


    ¡®...No, it¡¯s not that tomb.¡¯


    He had originally thought it was the same because of the Crow but it was different.


    ¡®It¡¯s different from back then.¡¯


    It was oddly different in some way.


    Was this a different tomb? Or maybe this was a fake tomb?


    Ju-Heon glared at the bastard with his eyes opened wide.


    That bastard should have the answer.


    The bastard was sitting up high with its wings spread out.


    It¡¯s red eyes were flashing.


    [Human, it¡¯s been a while.]


    It had only seen Ju-Heon face to face twice before.


    The first time was in that final tomb.


    Ju-Heon had seen it in that bright flash of light that had brought him back to the past.


    He had seen the appearance of the Crow that any human would desire.


    He saw the apparition of a Crow in that blinding light.


    The other time was when he was fighting against Chairman Kwon during the Great Tomb Appearance.


    That bastard had appeared during that first incident with the Egyptian doggies.


    It had fluttered its black wings. It had the same overbearing eyes.


    That was the same right now.


    That was why Ju-Heon only had one reaction.


    He sneered at the Crow.


    ¡°You haven''t changed at all, you stalker bastard.¡±


    This was probably not a clone.


    He would have recognized it right away if that was the case.


    Most artifacts were sadistic perverts who liked to hide away and peek at the humans trying to complete their tests.


    But this bastard revealed himself even without Ju-Heon looking for him?


    Ju-Heon asked him a question.


    He had something that had been on his mind for a long time.


    ¡°Why did you save me? No, why did you bring me back to the past?¡±


    All of these damn artifacts had a reason for their actions.


    There was no way this bastard gave him such abilities out of goodwill.


    ¡°Did you hope I could get you out of here?


    Or were you thinking about fattening me up before you ate me?¡±


    Those were both plausible reasons for artifacts.


    They were evil creatures that enjoyed human suffering as the greatest form of entertainment.


    He had been wary about the Crow''s abilities for that reason even though he kept using them because they were useful to him.


    He still did his best to use the Crow''s abilities, such as the Tomb Destruction ability, as least as possible.


    The Crow seemed to want him to use those abilities to destroy tombs after all.


    However, this was how the Crow responded.


    [There was no reason. I have never really had any interest in humans. I saved you on a whim as well.]


    ¡°A whim?¡±


    [Yes. I was sleeping when you started shouting so much, you damn bastard.]


    That was true.


    Ju-Heon had been shouting in anger because his teammates had all died and he was being eaten by the snake as well.


    He had been shouting in anger toward Chairman Kwon.


    [I just decided to see how far a human bastard could go since I was so bored.]


    ¡°So then, you¡¯re saying you didn''t have any ulterior motives.¡±


    [That¡¯s correct.]


    Ju-Heon accepted that answer.


    As he nodded his head... The Crow fluttered its large wings as if it was happy with Ju-Heon''s reaction.


    [Now then. Here is your reward for making it all the way here. I will give you special treatment and assign the tomb¡¯s te......]


    It was about to say that it would give Ju-Heon the test.


    However...


    ¡°Okay, keep up the good work, bye.¡±


    [!]


    Ju-Heon turned around without any hesitation! He then calmly started to walk down the path he had come from.


    He seemed to have no regrets!


    The Crow called out to Ju-Heon.


    [Hey, human.]


    It seemed oddly flustered. It felt that way although it was trying its best not to show it.


    [Hold on. I''m telling you that I wish to contract with you.]


    However, Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care and started to walk.


    It even made the rope that was wrapped around Ju-Heon''s neck urgently look at its master in confusion.


    [#$#&?]


    Is it really okay to just leave like this? Is it okay to leave?


    It must have thought that Ju-Heon had come here to get the Crow artifact.


    The Crow had thought the same as well.


    [Human. Did you not come here to earn an Heirloom?]


    ¡°I did, but you¡¯re not an Heirloom.¡±


    The Crow then started to laugh.


    [If it is something like that, then it doesn¡¯t matter. I am also one of the Heirlooms to select the Monarchs. I''m sure I''ll be beneficial to y......]


    ¡°Really? Then good luck finding another candidate.¡±


    [?!]


    Ju-Heon was almost out of the pathway and started to laugh.


    He didn''t care that this Crow was an Heirloom.


    ¡®Where the hell would I use such a savage Crow?¡¯


    This was the Crow that all artifacts feared.


    He did want it, but......


    ¡®That Crow ended up killing its own master.¡¯


    That was what the doggies had told him.


    Of course, Ju-Heon knew that the Crow had a former master.


    However...


    ¡®I heard that you guys pretty much brainwashed the Crow''s master.¡¯


    They had made the Crow''s former master betray the Crow. That was why he thought that a different artifact had killed its former master.


    However...


    ¡®Did the Crow really kill its master?¡¯


    ¡®It did. That human was already dead when the artifacts went to capture the Crow. There was no other reason he would have died.¡¯


    Well, even the doggies didn¡¯t seem to know the full details.


    What Ju-Heon did know was that this Crow was cursed.


    There was no reason to take an artifact with such a shady background as his own.


    He definitely could not contract with it if it was an Heirloom.


    Heirlooms were possession-type artifacts that each person was only allowed to contract with one.


    He would lose his chance to contract with another Heirloom if he contracted with the Crow now!


    ¡®There are more desirable ones.¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    Honestly speaking, there were some artifacts that caught his attention.


    Based on the information he managed to force(?) out of the Monarch of Fate, there were some Heirlooms that Ju-Heon would be interested in.


    He did not manage to figure out exactly what they were, but there were some he could hypothesize based on the information he heard about their traits.


    One of them was a divine haetae. [1] There was also a divine giraffe that was said to be looking to select a benevolent Monarch who would treat their subjects well.


    There was also the Great Fly, the symbol of the devils, but anyway...


    ¡®Those are more desirable than this guy.¡¯


    He preferred the other Heirlooms over this cursed Crow.


    As Ju-Heon was about to get out of the cave...


    Ruuuuuuuumble!


    [The path is closing.]


    [The tomb''s door has closed.]


    ¡®This little punk.¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked towards the Crow.


    Around that same time...


    ¡°Professor, you''re interested in our Captain-nim, aren¡¯t you? Right?!¡±


    Ilya looked at Yoo Jaeha as if he was crazy after hearing his comments.


    ¡®What the fuck is this guy saying all of a sudden?!¡¯


    Ilya thought Jaeha had finally lost it.


    But what?


    ¡°What does that have to do with you?¡±


    Ilya¡¯s jaw dropped after hearing Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s response.


    ¡®She really is interested in him?!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha started to make a deal with Zhen Cai Yuan.


    ¡°I''ll give you something extremely precious. Won¡¯t you work with us?¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan''s subordinates and the top restorers became anxious.


    ¡®I was wondering what that bastard was suddenly going to say.¡¯


    ¡°What kind of bullshit is this......?!¡±


    They then started to snort.


    It was obvious that he was trying to get Zhen Cai Yuan, the strongest of them here, as an ally to get an Heirloom.


    ¡°The Professor won''t work with you for something like that.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan seemed to know what Yoo Jaeha was thinking as well.


    ¡°Unfortunately, I will not give you the Heirloom or even da Vinci''s artifact. China¡¯s future is on the line.¡±


    She looked extremely elegant and beautiful as she smiled. Even Yoo Jaeha and Ilya couldn¡¯t help but gulp.


    They weren¡¯t falling for her because they knew of her witch-like personality and because of fear from her being one of the Four Emperors, but they would have easily fallen for her charm if they did not have their old memories.


    Ilya started to poke Jaeha.


    He was asking what Jaeha was planning.


    ¡°Hey, I don¡¯t know what you are thinking of giving her, but there¡¯s no way that this woman would agree to......huh?¡±


    Ilya was shocked after seeing Yoo Jaeha pull out a picture.


    It was not an artifact.


    It was just a regular picture.


    ¡®Does he really think something like this would work?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha shouted back with confidence.


    ¡°This is a secret picture of our Captain-nim, don''t you need it? Let¡¯s work together.¡±


    He did not show her the picture.


    He only showed her the back of the picture.


    The nearby excavation teams all started to laugh out loud after hearing Yoo Jaeha¡¯s comment.


    They had all been waiting to see what Jaeha would say.


    Zhen Cai Yuan started to laugh as well.


    ¡°It is true that I am interested in Seo Ju-Heon, but I don¡¯t need such a picture.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, the Professor is only interested in Seo Ju-Heon as an experimental subject.¡±


    It was actually because she already had a ton of pictures of Seo Ju-Heon.


    Zhen Cai Yuan then started to head toward the Heirloom since she didn''t have time to waste.


    She needed to quickly get that and then head toward the Crow''s aura.


    ¡°Now get lost. Otherwise, I will really kill you.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan then activated Indra¡¯s artifact.


    Indra¡¯s artifact required a strong level of Dominance and was extremely difficult to handle!


    However, Zhen Cai Yuan was using Indra¡¯s artifact extremely well even though she had never used it before.


    Crack, crackle!


    The other excavation teams started to cheer while Ilya was swearing internally.


    ¡®The Four Emperors are all motherfuckers!¡¯


    Ilya then urgently turned toward Yoo Jaeha. It was because Zhen Cai Yuan was confidently walking toward the tomb with the Heirloom.


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s hurry.¡±


    She called out to Julien.


    It was obvious that she was planning on giving the Heirloom to him.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°You¡¯ll regret it if you go. This is not a normal picture.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°This is a 19+ restricted adult picture of our Captain-nim!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan, who was about to walk into the tomb with Julien, instantly stopped moving.


    ¡°What? What kind of picture?¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan seemed extremely interested. Her expression was calm and she wasn''t smiling, but Jaeha was certain.


    ¡®Good, she bit the bait!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha was chuckling internally.


    The people around them seemed anxious once Zhen Cai Yuan stopped moving again.


    ¡°Umm, p, Professor?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha slightly flashed the front of the picture he was holding.


    Zhen Cai Yuan saw a glimpse of flesh.


    Her eyes instantly started to follow the picture.


    However, Yoo Jaeha quickly flipped the picture back and started to smile.


    ¡°You saw it right? It really is a 19+ restricted photo. It¡¯s a nude photo of the captain-nim! He¡¯s in his birthday suit!¡±


    Ilya seemed shocked after hearing that.


    ¡®Why the hell does this bastard have that?!¡¯


    But Yoo Jaeha continued to triumphantly shout.


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    Julien started to shout in anger.


    ¡°Hey, do you really think a deal like that would work......?!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Is that really Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan showed an unexpected reaction!


    They dropped their jaws in shock and turned toward Zhen Cai Yuan.


    ¡°P, professor.¡±


    ¡°Yes, I''ll give this to you if you work with me.¡±


    A thunderbolt struck down at that moment.


    Ruuuuumble!


    Yoo Jaeha was shocked. Zhen Cai Yuan was attacking Yoo Jaeha with Indra¡¯s artifact, probably thinking that she just needed to take it from him.


    Yoo Jaeha quickly held the picture above the lake.


    ¡°Stop it, the picture will fall into the lake if you attack me! You know that this is not a regular lake!¡±


    Of course she did.


    This was a terrible lake that would melt anything that fell into it.


    The picture would not be safe either.


    "By the way, this is the original. There are no copies. You understand? The Captain-nim made me delete everything so this is a precious picture, the only one in the world!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan turned around. She seemed to be thinking about something.


    The excavation teams became anxious after seeing her reaction.


    ¡®We won¡¯t be able to get an Heirloom without this woman.¡¯


    They gulped and looked toward her. However, they started to smile.


    ¡®But there is no way this woman would betray us.¡¯


    ¡®There¡¯s no way she would fall for such a thing.¡¯


    However, she said something shocking.


    ¡°Fine. Monarch of Pushoverness, you follow me instead of the official restorer. I''ll help you get an Heirloom.¡±


    ¡°......P, Professor?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to smile.


    It was obvious that he was not thinking about the future.


    1. The xiezhi is known as haetae in Korea. According to Korean records, Haetae''s body is muscular and shaped like a lion and has a horn on its forehead. It has a bell in its neck and the body is covered with sharp scales. It lives in the frontier areas of Manchuria. In ancient Korea, Haetae sculptures were used in architecture during the early Joseon dynasty as their image was trusted to be able to protect Hanyang (now Seoul) from natural disasters and to give law and order among the populace. In Korea, haetae is a mythical beast that prevents fire disaster. To prevent fire in Gyeongbok palace, a haetae sculpture was placed in front of the palace. Seoul city has officially used Haechi (origin of Haetae) as the symbol of Seoul since 2009. In English, it is called "the unicorn-lion" or "an omniscient mythical beast.¡±

 Chapter 262: Stop that bastard (1)

    Chapter 262: Stop that bastard (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    [The door is closing.]


    [You are stuck in the tomb.]


    ¡®This little punk.¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked toward the Crow. The Crow''s eyes were glowing as it looked at Ju-Heon.


    It seemed to be asking where he was going.


    The only difference from other artifacts was the type of reaction.


    Other artifacts were overbearing but looked down on humans. But this Crow bastard was different.


    [This tomb is the best compared to the other tombs.]


    [You will be able to get the most helpful artifact on this island right now.]


    [You will regret it if you leave.]


    ¡®What the fuck is this bastard saying after already blocking my exit?¡¯


    However, the Crow was peeking at Ju-Heon and saying things that were contrary to the messages he just received.


    [Why are you not leaving?]


    ¡®What the hell did it just say?!¡¯


    ¡°Hey. You blocked the door. Open the damn door.¡±


    The Crow just ignored him and sat down. It seemed relaxed lying on its belly like a cat on top of a stone pillar.


    And then...


    [I never did such a thing. Figure out a way to leave.]


    ¡®This bastard.¡¯


    The Crow seemed to be provoking him to try it if he can.


    This was it.


    The difference between this Crow and the other artifacts was that it didn''t seem to look down on humans.


    It was as overbearing as any other Divine-Grade artifact but it didn''t give off the special disgusting feeling that most artifacts gave off.


    That was interesting.


    However......


    [What are you doing? Hurry up and go find some other Heirlooms.]


    It did seem to be the same as all other artifacts when it came to messing with humans.


    Ju-Heon scoffed while looking at the Crow that was feigning ignorance.


    ¡®Alright, that¡¯s how you want to play it?¡¯


    ¡°Okay, I''m going to go find a different one.¡±


    Ju-Heon headed toward the now blocked path. The Crow didn''t seem to care at all.


    It didn¡¯t think that Ju-Heon would really leave this place.


    It was wrong.


    Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuumble!


    [?!]


    He was actually trying to get out! The proof was that the blocked path was destroyed and reopened.


    The Crow could soon see a despairing Byeon Kang-Soe.


    [S, sire...! Was I of assistance to yoooooooou...!]


    ¡°Yes. I won¡¯t forget about your sacrifice.¡±


    Byeon Kang-Soe looked full of admiration even though it was a mess.


    [S, sire...... then......!]


    ¡°I will give you special treatment and restore you in 50 years.¡±


    [Ugh!]


    Byeon Kang-Soe who had instantly turned into a bomb fainted. Ju-Heon nonchalantly left Byeon Kang-Soe behind and left through the opening.


    The Crow looked baffled at this development.


    The Ju-Heon it had seen until now was definitely this kind of person but it never expected Ju-Heon to actually blast his way out.


    Did he hate being in this tomb that much? Actually, forget baffled, it looked completely shocked.


    It wasn''t hard for it to block the path again, but...


    Bang! Babababang!


    Ju-Heon calmly used his Tomb Destruction ability. He then started to mumble in confusion.


    ¡°Huh, what the hell? I can use my skills?¡±


    All of his skills were given to him by the Crow. He had expected it to not work in this tomb, however, that did not seem to be the case.


    Bang! Bababang! Bang!


    He had no issues using the Tomb Destruction skill.


    Ju-Heon mumbled about how he had blasted Byeon Kang-Soe for no reason as he left. He then said something to the shocked Crow.


    ¡°You should have sealed my skills first, you retard.¡±


    Ruuuuumble!


    The Crow seemed extremely anxious once Ju-Heon destroyed the last remaining wall.


    Although there were no changes to its expression and it still seemed calm, it was definitely anxious.


    That was probably the reason.


    [F...... fine. Human, wait. I will not give you a test.]


    ¡®A test my ass.¡¯


    Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumble!


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    The Crow jumped up.


    [Fine. I will tell you everything I know about the other bastards and their attributes.]


    This seemed to catch Ju-Heon''s attention.


    However...


    ¡°I''m curious but it¡¯s fine. I have a good idea since I heard some things from the Monarch of Fate.¡±


    The Crow did not seem as if it would give up.


    [Fine. I will give you a special skill. I will give it to you without asking for anything!]


    ¡°Ho. You already gave me multiple skills for free. You were going to charge for the next one? You''re a total thief aren''t you.¡±


    [?!]


    Ju-Heon shamelessly clicked his tongue.


    ¡°I have a lot of Heirlooms I desire. You are not even in consideration since I can¡¯t even decide among the few of them.¡±


    ¡®This is just a cursed Crow anyway.¡¯


    The Crow was almost out of options as Ju-Heon turned around to leave again.


    It had to resort to the only card it had left.


    [You wish to have all 15 Heirlooms?]


    ¡®Hmm?¡¯


    Ju-Heon stopped after hearing the Crow shout at him.


    The Crow confirmed he stopped walking before continuing to speak.


    [You can have all 15 of them if you take me with you.]


    Ju-Heon turned around toward the Crow as soon as it said that.


    ¡°Oh, is that for real?¡±


    He was smiling as if he had been waiting for something like this.


    His gaze was completely different from before.


    At the same time...


    The Heirlooms that were being anxious about the Crow''s aura heard some shocking news.


    [What did you say? You think Seo Ju-Heon made contact with the Crow?]


    This was extremely shocking news for them. It was because they all knew about the Crow¡¯s abilities.


    ¡®This isn''t good. If that bastard contracts with a human again......!¡¯


    There would be chaos once more.


    ¡°How the hell did that bastard appear here?¡¯


    The only thing they knew for sure was that the damn Crow''s tomb was not here. The Heirlooms had no choice but to call forth the 7 Great artifacts they had imprisoned.


    Salieri and Daji were currently with Ilya and Irene.


    The only ones left here were Nero, the Pharaoh''s artifact, Napoleon, and Xiang Yu.


    [Weren¡¯t you bastards responsible for the configuration of the Crow''s tomb?]


    The 108 Divine-Grade artifacts had sealed the Crow artifact. However, the artifacts of the 7 Great Tombs were responsible for the construction of the tomb.


    [Why don¡¯t you explain yourselves? Did you guys let it free?]


    [It is not like that.]


    Nero was the one to respond.


    [Seo Ju-Heon has gathered over half of the 7 Great artifacts.]


    [Are you saying the seal on the Crow''s tomb was released because of that?]


    [The artifacts captured by Seo Ju-Heon aren''t free to go about as they please. They don''t have the strength to pay any attention to the Crow''s tomb.]


    That was true.


    Any artifact that landed in Ju-Heon''s hand went through a sort of hazing process.


    The doggie artifacts started to shake after hearing that.


    The ones who had gone through that training(?) knew how it was. They knew how evil Ju-Heon was as he destroyed them to the brink of death and then restored them.


    Basically, the seal on the Crow¡¯s tomb would have become weaker during the times when the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs would have been on the brink of destruction.


    [That probably led to a hole in at least a portion of the tomb.]


    [It must have escaped through that hole.]


    That was how the Crow had snuck into this Monarch¡¯s tomb.


    [It probably did it so that it could pick a Monarch as well?]


    The artifacts became extremely angry.


    [How dare that bastard try to pull this crap when it has lost the qualifications to be an Heirloom!]


    [That bastard is not qualified to choose a Monarch!]


    The artifacts did need an all powerful human ruler.


    They needed a special human who would prevent them from turning into regular antiques.


    They had pulled some strings to not be shamefully ruled over, but they still needed a ruler.


    These Heirlooms were the ones selected to choose candidates for that position.


    These special artifacts were the only ones given that unique responsibility.


    The Crow had been one of them at one point but...


    [That bastard betrayed its kind and tried to get rid of all artifacts.]


    [We must get rid of that traitor for good this time.]


    However, Seo Ju-Heon was in their way.


    No matter how they felt, the Crow artifact was a heinous and violent artifact that even the other artifacts feared.


    Then there was Seo Ju-Heon, a headache of a human who would not fall for their seduction.


    If the two of them were to come together...


    ¡®The Crow''s former master was at least able to be seduced.¡¯


    They were able to turn the Crow¡¯s master to their side in the past. Humans were all the same.


    All humans were greedy.


    That was why humans became so insignificant in front of the artifacts. They would do anything and everything to make sure that the artifacts did not break or disappear.


    But forget cherishing them...


    Seo Ju-Heon would respond like this.


    ¡®A damn item doesn¡¯t want to listen to me? Then get lost.¡¯


    He would then ruthlessly destroy them.


    However, that did not mean that he was not a greedy bastard.


    He was the worst Nolbu of all but his greed still made him treat the artifacts differently than all of the other greedy humans. [1]


    If they tried to seduce him, they would be lucky to get away without being captured or destroyed.


    That was why they could not let it happen.


    Seo Ju-Heon was extremely difficult to handle unlike the other humans.


    [Prevent Seo Ju-Heon from contracting that Crow!]


    [We can¡¯t let that Crow bastard rampage again!]


    [But how do we stop them...?!]


    The Heirlooms made up their minds.


    [We don''t have time to sit here and wait for the candidates. We don¡¯t have time to leisurely give them tests.]


    [Then......!]


    The Heirlooms quickly rushed out of the tomb.


    Boom! Boom!


    They turned into rays of light and shot up into the air. They had come out of the tomb on their own accord.


    [Stop Seo Ju-Heon and that Crow bastard!]


    Their eyes were burning with rage as they flew toward Ju-Heon.


    On another part of the island...


    ¡°Professor, what did you just say?¡±


    The official restorers gasped and looked toward Zhen Cai Yuan.


    "Did you just say you would work with that bastard?¡±


    ¡°Really for that Seo Ju-Heon....... For a 19+ restricted photo?!¡±


    It was awkward to even talk about.


    Zhen Cai Yuan just started to laugh.


    ¡°Why can¡¯t I do that?¡±


    ¡®Why would you think that makes any sense? Did this woman go crazy?!¡¯


    The restorers screeched while Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s subordinates gasped.


    On the other hand, Yoo Jaeha was chuckling.


    ¡°I knew that woman was stalking the Captain-nim for a reason.¡±


    He knew that this woman would fall for this.


    It was rare enough to find a photo of the Captain-nim and this was a 19+ restricted photo.


    How could she resist?


    Ilya made a comment to Yoo Jaeha who was chuckling now that things were going according to plan.


    ¡°Are you scamming her? Do you really have a photo like that?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha showed Ilya the photo.


    Ilya was shocked after looking at it.


    ¡°Hey, are you crazy? How are you going to deal with the fallout?!¡±


    ¡°A man must live everyday as if it is his last. Haaa, Captain-nim, I''m sorry.¡±


    ¡°................¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s subordinates were anxious at her capricious decision making.


    ¡°Captain, what are you......?!¡±


    ¡°Shh. I''m sure that the Captain has a plan.¡±


    Although Zhen Cai Yuan was extremely capricious, she would not throw away things that were beneficial to China for nothing.


    She must be scheming something.


    That was the truth.


    ¡®He¡¯s useless once I get the photo.¡¯


    She was a cruel woman. She would pretend to help the Monarch of Pushoverness get the Heirloom before taking the photo away.


    And then she would kill him.


    She started to proceed with her plan.


    "Alright, come here. This is the Heirloom you wanted, right?¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan had crossed the path by the lake already and was smiling.


    She destroyed all of the traps in the lake almost instantly and had quickly grabbed the Heirloom.


    The Heirloom that had been hidden inside the lake that was now in Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s hand was the proof.


    Yoo Jaeha got close and reached his hand out.


    This thing that was shining radiantly was definitely an Heirloom!


    ¡®It¡¯s the same one from the past.¡¯


    "Alright, hurry up and contract with me.¡±


    ¡°Professor!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan had a devious smile as she held the Heirloom out for Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡®It takes a few minutes to contract with an Heirloom.¡¯


    He would be completely defenseless during that time. She would use that opening and......


    ¡®I''m going to kill him.¡¯


    Ilya urgently shouted after sensing her overwhelming murderous intent.


    ¡°Hey! Pushover! Hold on!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha placed his hand on the Heirloom at the same time. But the moment Zhen Cai Yuan was about to use a thunderbolt to kill Yoo Jaeha...


    Ruuuuuuuumble!


    The entire tomb started to violently shake. It was much stronger than before again!


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    They all screamed in fear. It was because the ceiling suddenly crumbled and they could see outside.


    They saw the Heirlooms that had been hiding inside the Monarch¡¯s tomb all flying toward one location.


    All of the Monarchs on the island were shocked at this development.


    Those Heirlooms then started to attack a certain tomb.


    Boom!


    Once the radiant rays of light started to crumble that tomb.......


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon!¡¯


    They could see it.


    They could see Ju-Heon surrounded by an extremely suspicious and chaotic black aura!


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    1. Nolbu was mentioned in the past but he is an extremely greedy person from a Korean folktale.

 Chapter 263: Stop that bastard (2)

    Chapter 263: Stop that bastard (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon!¡¯


    They could clearly see it.


    They could see Ju-Heon surrounded by an extremely suspicious and chaotic black aura!


    The Heirlooms that had launched the attack couldn¡¯t help but become anxious.


    It was to be expected.


    ¡®The way he looks right now!¡¯


    They could tell.


    This black and chaotic aura was definitely that Crow bastard¡¯s aura!


    [Shit, did they already finish the contract ritual?!]


    They seemed to be in shock.


    They had burst out of the tomb they had worked so hard to create for nothing.


    However, the Heirlooms quickly started to shake their head.


    [No, look at Seo Ju-Heon''s condition.]


    [!]


    The Heirlooms started to smile.


    ¡®It''s still the middle of the contract ritual.¡¯


    He had to thank it.


    It took some time for an Heirloom to complete a contract with a human. It usually took a few minutes.


    It was that way because Heirlooms were different from normal artifacts.


    Most possession-type artifacts didn''t do much but the Heirlooms actually modified the human body.


    All Heirlooms had different abilities but they all modified the human body to turn them superhuman, requiring some time for that to happen.


    That also meant that......


    ¡®It¡¯s proof that the contract ritual is not completed yet.¡¯


    They still had a chance.


    The contract ritual only ended once the body modification was finished.


    The contract would not be completed if they managed to kill Seo Ju-Heon or disrupted the process.


    The Heirlooms quickly started to attack.


    [It''s easy-peasy killing a human in that unguarded state.]


    They launched the strongest attacks they could muster.


    However, the Heirlooms could not get past the Crow''s aura.


    [The Heirlooms¡¯ attacks are disappearing.]


    [The Heirlooms¡¯ attacks are disappearing.]


    [Damn it!]


    It seemed as if that Crow bastard was trying to protect its contractor.


    But their attack was effective.


    [Warning. The contract is about to be canceled.]


    [It is dangerous to be attacked anymore than this.]


    Ju-Heon, who had been standing still like a doll even with the chaos around him, started to bleed from the mouth.


    Drip.


    The Heirlooms were happy to see that things were going as they expected.


    [Good. Let''s finish him off.]


    [Die, Seo Ju-Heon.]


    The Heirlooms launched their attacks once more.


    Boom!


    However, the Crow¡¯s aura was still present even after their attack.


    [What the hell? What is going on?]


    They found it very odd after realizing that it was an issue with their fire power.


    They had rushed out here and left their bodies in the tomb so their strength was weaker than normal, however...


    [Hey, don¡¯t you think we are too wea...huh?]


    They were shocked after looking around.


    That was to be expected.


    [What happened to the other bastards who were here?]


    [Huh, huh?!]


    What was going on?


    Some of the 15 Heirlooms that should have gathered here were gone.


    They were some of the stronger ones as well!


    It was no wonder that their fire power had decreased!


    [What the hell? What happened to the rest?!]


    [Ah, those idiots. They must have screwed up because they were in a rush.]


    [It¡¯s fine. Just wait a little bit. They¡¯ll reappear if there are no issues with their main bod-...]


    As it was about to say that they would reappear...


    Flash!


    They saw a bright pillar of light shooting up in a different direction.


    The Heirlooms gasped after seeing that light.


    They couldn''t help it because the light was coming from where the bodies of the Heirlooms that had just disappeared were supposed to be.


    And based on that light......


    [No way, right?]


    Unfortunately, they were wrong.


    [Something bad has happened!]


    The Heirlooms¡¯ subordinates urgently sent a message.


    [Some of the Heirlooms already ended up in Seo Ju-Heon''s group''s hands!]


    ¡®What?¡¯


    [Wait, stop. If you do that!]


    They urgently turned back toward Ju-Heon.


    At the same time...


    ¡°W, what the hell?! That bastard!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan''s excavation team and the top restorers were gasping with astonishment.


    They couldn''t help it because something they had not expected had happened.


    ¡°H, how is that bastard still alive......?!¡±


    They were all shocked.


    Zhen Cai Yuan was especially shocked as she looked down at her hand.


    Her hand that was covered in thunderbolt was touching Yoo Jaeha¡¯s heart but Yoo Jaeha seemed perfectly fine after being struck by it.


    He seemed fine even though he had major burns all over his body!


    This was unbelievable.


    ¡®What is going on?¡¯


    It had taken less than a few seconds.


    Zhen Cai Yuan and her subordinates already knew that it would take a few minutes for a person to contract with an Heirloom.


    They also knew that the contractor would be completely defenseless during that time.


    The contract would be voided if the human died during the process.


    That was why the sharper members of the excavation teams had realized that Zhen Cai Yuan would pretend to give the Monarch of Pushoverness the Heirloom before killing him off.


    She was not the type to throw away benefits for all of China over a single photo.


    Even if she really wanted the photo, she just had to kill Yoo Jaeha and take it by force.


    ¡®Our Professor isn¡¯t the type to negotiate anyway.¡¯


    She just had to take it by force if she wanted it.


    But what?


    ¡°......You!¡±


    It was rare to find an anxious expression like this on Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s face.


    However, Yoo Jaeha''s expression was not changing even though his body was disgustingly burning and his hair and all burnt away as well.


    ¡°Aigoo, Professor-nim. I guess you''ve never seen something like this before?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan did not usually get scared like this.


    She was not afraid of him; humans were afraid of the unknown.


    Yoo Jaeha then grabbed Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s arm.


    Zhen Cai Yuan was shocked.


    ¡°Ah damn it, just hurry up and remove your hand! It fucking hurts!¡±


    ¡°.........?!¡±


    ¡®This crazy bastard.¡¯


    This made no sense.


    Zhen Cai Yuan had pierced through Jaeha¡¯s left chest as soon as he had placed his hand on the Heirloom.


    She had used Indra¡¯s thunderbolt artifact.


    But something was weird.


    For reference, thunderbolts move at, at least, 100,000km/s.


    They were slower than light but they were too fast for humans to react to them.


    Furthermore, Zhen Cai Yuan had released the thunderbolt with murder on her mind unlike Julian who never used it for that reason.


    But the fact that this bastard was still alive must mean......


    ¡®It¡¯s proof he formed a contract with an Heirloom.¡¯


    Heirlooms turned humans into superhumans. They would go from regular to extremely powerful.


    That was why Monarchs ended up having such a difference in strength compared to the Expert-Grade artifact users.


    The fact that he could survive such an attack must mean that the contract was completed.


    But that made it even harder to understand!


    ¡®How the hell did he complete a contract ritual that should take a few minutes instantly?!¡¯


    The fact the ritual was over the moment he touched it was weird, no, should have been impossible.


    All of them were in disbelief other than one person. Ilya was the only one who seemed to understand this.


    ¡®I guess that punk at least has what it takes to be a Monarch.¡¯


    Even if he was rotten, Yoo Jaeha was the only one on the team who had experienced what it was like to be a Monarch.


    He had experienced the contract ritual with an Heirloom once already.


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    And now...


    ¡°Professor, you look shocked. Why are you so shocked? It was obvious.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha had expected it.


    He knew what Zhen Cai Yuan would do.


    That was why he had gambled with it.


    Thankfully, that gamble had paid off.


    Yoo Jaeha started to smile.


    ¡°Here¡¯s the photo as promised.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha placed the photo in Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Unfortunately, it¡¯s a picture of me! Kakaka!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha then started to run.


    Zhen Cai Yuan looked at the picture and became angry.


    It wasn''t risque enough to be called 19+, but it was definitely a man¡¯s naked body.


    It was a back view of a naked Yoo Jaeha. He looked quite average compared to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Kakaka, I took it to use as a reference for art but who knew it would be useful like this? Anyway, Captain-nim, I''m sorry! I promised to follow you forever but I almost died just now!¡±


    ¡®Umm, you''ll probably really die now.¡¯


    A thunderbolt struck down as soon as Ilya had that thought.


    Boom, booooooooooom!


    An angry Zhen Cai Yuan was launching thunderbolts left and right.


    Zhen Cai Yuan seemed extremely angry, as if her eyes had been sullied by looking at that photo.


    Her eyes had been sullied, the Heirloom was taken, and she had been tricked by the Monarch of Pushoverness.


    It would be weird if she was not angry.


    ¡°Come over here, you damn Monarch of Pushoverness.¡±


    ¡°No thanks! Would you come if you were in my shoe, you damn Seo Ju-Heon stalker!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha then shouted toward Ilya.


    ¡°Hey baby chick! We need to go get you an Heirloom too!¡±


    Ilya started to smile.


    ¡°What did you say, you retard? Don¡¯t think that I am the same as you. I already got one.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?! When?!¡±


    ¡°Oh, you didn''t know? It was when I was being chased by the cannibals. I think the others probably got some as well.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was shocked.


    While that was going on...


    ¡°F, fuck! The Monarch of Strategies took the Heirloom!¡±


    ¡°The Monarch of Destitution also got an Heirlo-...... ugh!¡±


    There was bad news coming in from multiple locations.


    The Heirlooms aiming for Ju-Heon felt as if their asses were on fire.


    [Fuck, Seo Ju-Heon is really going to finish the ritual at this rate!]


    [Tsk, we don''t have enough fire power right now!]


    They only had one choice left now.


    [Use the humans in this tomb!]


    Something shocking started to happen.


    The artifacts the Heirlooms had stolen from the artifact users were all released.


    Of course, Ju-Heon''s group¡¯s artifacts were still imprisoned.


    The released artifacts all returned to their respective masters. The Heirlooms were planning on using Ju-Heon''s rivals for their benefit.


    ¡®We just need to make sure Seo Ju-Heon does not contract with the Crow.¡¯


    The other humans were not very dangerous to them.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s enemies who had received their artifacts back were confused.


    "What the hell?! My artifacts are back!¡±


    ¡°Why are they suddenly back?! They disappeared as soon as we got to the island!¡±


    ¡°Hey, whatever! We''ll have no issues finding the Heirlooms with these!¡±


    Their eyes then flashed while looking at the central region of the tomb.


    Why?


    ¡°That¡¯s definitely the Heirloom the Monarch of Fate mentioned!¡±


    ¡°Aim for that Crow!¡±


    They didn''t know that Ju-Heon was there as well, but the Crow''s chaotic aura was clearly visible in the central region of the tomb.


    It was an easy target.


    ¡°We must grab that artifact!¡±


    The artifacts were satisfied after looking at these people.


    [Good, very good.]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s rivals who had gotten their artifacts back were teleporting or warping to move far distances in a short period of time.


    They were all headed toward the Crow.


    They were moving so quickly.


    It was at that moment.


    Boooooom!


    Ju-Heon¡¯s enemies had arrived through the opening the Heirlooms had created.


    It was easy to find the Crow because it was so strong.


    And then...


    ¡°We found you, Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    The first thing they saw in the tomb was Ju-Heon''s back.


    Ju-Heon was standing still in the tomb with his eyes closed. He was glowing under the light flowing in from the ceiling.


    They started to smile after surrounding Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Alright, hurry up and attack!¡±


    ¡°Take that Heirloom away!¡±


    ¡°He doesn''t have his artifacts on him either! This is our chance to get rid of him!¡±


    ¡°The aura is strong but don¡¯t be scared!¡±


    They got closer to take the Crow artifact away.


    But at that moment...


    Boom!


    The chaotic black aura instantly disappeared.


    It was completely clear, as if they were looking at the calm before the storm.


    And then...


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Welcome. Are you guys my first prey?¡±


    Ju-Heon opened his eyes.


    ¡°You better have brought some good artifacts.¡±


    His eyes were extremely red.

 Chapter 264: Stop that bastard (3)

    Chapter 264: Stop that bastard (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon opened his eyes.


    ¡°You better have brought some good artifacts.¡±


    His eyes were extremely red.


    Everybody else became anxious.


    Ju-Heon seemed dangerous and abnormal.


    Considering the fact that the chaotic black aura all around the cave had disappeared...


    Considering Ju-Heon''s abnormal appearance...


    Considering him saying weird things like, ¡®you better have brought some good artifacts¡¯...


    Had he gone crazy?


    ¡°Take it! We can¡¯t let this bastard take the Heirloom!¡±


    The Heirloom here was the strongest one according to the Monarch of Fate.


    ¡°Attack! He''s all by himself! He doesn''t even have any artifacts on him!¡±


    ¡°Heirlooms are artifacts with no attacking capabilities!¡±


    According to the prophecy, Heirlooms were buff-type artifacts. Even if Ju-Heon had an artifact, he was pretty much empty-handed compared to them.


    In addition, all artifacts required time to get used to them. Even Monarchs were unable to handle Divine-Grade artifacts right away.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way he can handle the Heirloom immediately.¡¯


    They started to smile after going crazy with that thought.


    ¡°Take him out! This is our chance!¡±


    Fireballs started to fly toward Ju-Heon.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    Ju-Heon just laughed while looking at those fireballs.


    ¡°Oh, the first is a roast.¡±


    They couldn''t believe what happened once he said that.


    Boom!


    The chaotic aura that they had thought was gone suddenly seeped out again.


    Actually, it was more like an explosion!


    The black aura that looked as if it was spewing out poison gas brought forth a vicious natural disaster.


    Booooooooom!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    An earthquake that made it difficult for them to stay standing and a powerful typhoon started to attack the enemies.


    [There is an earthquake.]


    [The chaotic power of predation is being activated.]


    [The power of predation is sucking in the enemies.]


    The black aura Ju-Heon was releasing gobbled up the fireballs in an instant.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    All of the attacks were absorbed by this mysterious aura.


    Booooooooom!


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    The black aura that was radiating out like the rays of the sun looked alive.


    They were as dangerous as the red flares around the sun.


    The fireballs that were gobbled up by the black aura only helped it to grow bigger.


    It was becoming bigger and more vicious, as if it was a black hole ready to suck everything in.


    Everybody became scared but continued to attack.


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, t, take it away! Take it!¡±


    ¡°He¡¯ll be the strongest of the Monarchs if he has that. The strongest!¡±


    The enemies summoned ancient soldiers, tried to use exorcism artifacts, threw some holy water, read some Sacred Texts, and even summoned man-eating spiders and rats.


    But none of that mattered.


    ¡°These retards are just giving it to me on a platter.¡±


    ¡°W, what did you just say?¡±


    Boom!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    All of the enemy attacks had disappeared because of the black aura. They only made the black aura stronger.


    It was taking the form of a Crow.


    The black aura turned into the shape of wings and made it look as if Ju-Heon had heinous Crow wings on his back.


    Ju-Heon started to grumble and proceeded to walk toward them as he gobbled up the artifacts.


    He sounded as if his appetite had been ruined.


    ¡°Hey hey. Not shitty things like this. You guys should have better things on you. Don¡¯t you?¡±


    Some of them were shaking while others were gasping.


    Red eyes.


    People in the distance could not tell but people up close could see that Ju-Heon''s eyes had changed color.


    His normally black eyes were as red as the devil¡¯s eyes. It was the same red color as the Crow''s eyes.


    His eyes did not seem human at all.


    In fact, the atmosphere around Seo Ju-Heon was completely different from normal.


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    They were certain of it.


    ¡®This is the power of the Heirloom.¡¯


    How could an Heirloom, a mere buff-type artifact, have such powers?


    ¡®What kind of attribute does this Heirloom have?!¡¯


    Furthermore, how could he use it like this right after getting it? They had heard that even the Monarchs would need at least a couple weeks to use them properly.


    ¡®Fuck, how can there be someone like this?!¡¯


    They were scared. They couldn''t move because of the fear.


    ¡®We can''t take this away.¡¯


    Since all artifacts are strongest when used by humans, that aura from earlier was much wilder and stronger now that Ju-Heon was controlling it.


    Their veins were showing as they started to shout.


    ¡°R...... Retreat, run away!¡±


    They started to use their teleportation artifacts to run away.


    [A portion of Anton Zeilinger''s teleportation experiment thesis (B-Grade:Rare-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    But they could not escape.


    "Where do you think you''re going? Huh?¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed like a child who was happy to be at a buffet because they could choose what they wanted to eat.


    Ju-Heon''s black aura started to crawl up their bodies as if it was alive.


    It seemed to be inspecting anything shiny they had on them.


    They gasped at the aura that was coming at them like snakes.


    ¡°Aaah! Go away! Go away!¡±


    The aura ruthlessly attacked them.


    The attacked people had their artifacts taken and their body and mind assaulted.


    Once the aura was done with them, it ruthlessly flung them away.


    ¡°Eek, eeeeeek!¡±


    The Heirlooms fell into states of shock while watching the artifacts being eaten.


    The Heirlooms could not say anything while watching this one-sided predation.


    ¡®This could only mean one thing.¡¯


    [The contract ritual is finished.]


    [That Crow got another contractor!]


    The Heirlooms all got the chills.


    This was a big deal.


    ¡®We might end up disappearing once again.¡¯


    This was the sixteenth Monarch who should not exist.


    This was an emergency situation. They had to change everything they had planned until now.


    [We have no other choice. We need to hurry up and contract with humans!]


    [We don¡¯t even have time to watch them suffer through our tests. Hurry up and contract with the human bastards Pandora selected!]


    All artifacts could only use about 70% of their powers without relying on humans.


    They had no choice but to contract with humans in order to fight against and get rid of this damn Crow.


    [Disperse!]


    However...


    ¡°Hey. Where do you think you''re going?¡±


    [?!]


    They heard a voice below them.


    They looked down to see Ju-Heon smiling wickedly at them to the point it gave them chills.


    ¡°You know that all of you belong to me now.¡±


    The Heirlooms froze on the spot after seeing that chilling smile.


    The Heirlooms started to shake.


    [This crazy bastard!]


    [H, hurry up and retreat to the tomb!]


    [Defend the tomb!]


    The Heirlooms who had only come with their souls quickly disappeared to where their bodies were still located.


    They would have just sneered if any other human bastard had said that, but the Heirlooms were scared after seeing Ju-Heon¡¯s smile.


    They truly felt as if this bastard might gobble all of them up.


    They returned to their bodies and sealed the door to the tomb shut. They wanted to make sure Ju-Heon could not get inside.


    Ju-Heon saw these messages once he got to the Heirlooms¡¯ tombs.


    [The tomb is rejecting your entry.]


    [You are not qualified.]


    [This tomb already has a master.]


    [Only those selected masters can enter.]


    [Only a person with the artifact of conquest may enter.]


    ¡®These annoying bastards.¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s red eyes flashed.


    There was a large explosion at the tomb.


    Bababang!


    [The tomb is being destroyed.]


    [The tomb is violently being rummaged through.]


    [You took the artifact''s body.]


    Ju-Heon was occupying one Heirloom''s tomb after another. It didn''t matter that they locked the door.


    ¡°First one.¡±


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t even have to touch the Heirloom. He just activated the Crow''s artifact and the chaotic aura would surround and then gobble up the artifact.


    The Heirloom that was being sucked into this black hole-like aura started to scream.


    [F, fuck. Everybody, ru......!]


    Sadly, that was not the end.


    The Heirlooms happened to be gathered together to support each other.


    Ju-Heon just barged into the next tomb!


    Bababang!


    [It¡¯s that bastard! That bastard appeared in my tomb now!]


    [Calm down! Calm down and kill him!]


    Even if the Crow bastard was strong, they were all Heirlooms. They also had the numbers advantage.


    Furthermore, Ju-Heon was still a baby chick of a Monarch who had not been contracted for a long time.


    They believed they could kill him but Ju-Heon disappeared like a ghost each time.


    [You have hidden yourself with the Stealth skill.]


    [You are invading a different tomb.]


    He would use the stealth skill to disappear before popping up in the East and then the West.


    And then...


    [You have raided the holy Heirloom that is looking to select a benevolent ruler.]


    [You have raided the Heirloom that brings good luck.]


    [You have raided a holy Heirloom.]


    ...


    [You have raided an Heirloom.]


    [You have raided an Heirloom.]


    [You have raided an Heirloom.]


    The excavation teams that were searching the Monarch''s tomb fell into chaos.


    They innocently walked into the tomb without knowing what was going on inside, but...


    "It¡¯s not here! It¡¯s not here! There¡¯s no Heirloom in this tomb!¡±


    ¡°But the tomb is still up? Where the hell did it disappear?!¡±


    Where did they go?


    One bastard had gobbled them all up a long time ago.


    Around the same time...


    Seol-A, who had been waiting for Ju-Heon on top of a tree by the beach, was shocked.


    It was because of the things she could see on the horizon.


    "Vice Captain-nim! Over there!¡±


    There were many ships coming closer.


    They detected the auras and were able to tell that the soldiers of different countries and famous top excavation teams were all aboard.


    TKBM and the other large excavation teams that had been searching the wrong places because of Ju-Heon''s scheme had finally arrived.


    "This is bad! There are too many of them!¡±


    ¡°It''s fine, they don¡¯t know that we¡¯ve gotten Heirlooms yet.¡±


    They would hide around until their Captain arrived and stealthily escape from the island.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Hey! Kongmiiiiiing! Ireeeeeeeeeeeene! Seol-Aaaaaaaaa!¡±


    They turned their heads after hearing some familiar voices. They could see Ilya and Yoo Jaeha gasping for breath.


    They were happy to see the two of them.


    ¡°Good job! You guys got Heirlooms too!¡±


    Of course, Irene gasped after seeing Yoo Jaeha who was now bald and had burns all over his body.


    ¡°My goodness, Mr. Jaeha! Why do you look like that?! Are you okay?¡±


    However, the conversation could not continue.


    Why?


    ¡°Oh my, there are four more Heirlooms here.¡±


    It was because they realized who Ilya and Yoo Jaeha had dragged over.


    ¡®No wonder.¡¯


    They were wondering why these two extremely unfit slouches had been running.


    ¡®Zhen Cai Yuan! Why did they have to bring one of the Four Emperors here?!¡¯


    They foamed at the mouth after seeing that they had brought a crazy boss monster(?) over.


    ¡®Of all people they could have brought over!¡¯


    ¡°Are you crazy?! You brought that woman...... wait a minute, isn''t that my artifact?!¡±


    Julian gasped after seeing Zhen Cai Yuan handling Indra''s artifact.


    Zhen Cai Yuan was extremely scary while using both the Supreme Leader artifact and Indra''s artifact together.


    She was just walking over but looked like a Demon Empress who had descended to Earth.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s team members became anxious.


    ¡°Fuck, we need to hurry up and meet up with the Captain.¡±


    On the other hand, Zhen Cai Yuan could not believe it.


    She had chased Yoo Jaeha because he had annoyed her, but every single person on Ju-Heon¡¯s team had an Heirloom.


    ¡°You guys truly are amazing. You only have C-Grade artifacts but managed to get your hands on Heirlooms.¡±


    They were all top notch when it came to their abilities.


    It was quite obvious that Seo Ju-Heon had created a team of monsters.


    Unfortunately, they had not completed the contracts with the Heirlooms.


    ¡®Well, that¡¯s normal.¡¯


    It would be suicide to contract with artifacts they didn''t know about.


    Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha who contracted with the Heirlooms as soon as they saw them were the weird ones.


    However...


    ¡®We can''t let her take the Heirlooms.¡¯


    The gazes of Ju-Heon¡¯s team members changed. Zhen Cai Yuan sneered at their actions.


    ¡°Oh my, you¡¯re going to contract with them right now?¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s eyes flashed as if to tell them it was too late.


    Indra¡¯s swift thunderbolts that were too quick for humans to dodge struck down from the sky.


    But at that moment...


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    The thunderbolt aiming for Ju-Heon''s group disappeared.


    And then...


    ¡°Hey. Do you want to get fucked up? Who told you to touch my things?¡±


    They all jumped in shock after hearing a familiar voice behind them.


    Zhen Cai Yuan was shocked as well.


    Even Ju-Heon''s group felt their hearts sink after feeling an extremely strong murderous intent.


    None of them noticed what had happened.


    Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s head had fallen to the ground.

 Chapter 265: Evil Nolbu Mindset (1)

    Chapter 265: Evil Nolbu Mindset (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s head had fallen to the ground.


    Plop. It made a light and dull noise once it fell.


    It had happened in an instant.


    Ju-Heon''s team turned pale after seeing the thing on the ground.


    How could they not when they saw a round human head?


    They couldn''t believe what they were seeing.


    It had happened extremely quickly, as if someone had dropped a piece of fruit or ripped off the rotten parts of a veggie.


    Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s body soon fell as well.


    The entire team was in shock once her body fell onto the sand.


    ¡°Unbelievable.¡±


    ¡°That witch is really dead?¡±


    Even Yoo Jaeha, who had ran for his life while bringing the boss mob with him, couldn''t believe it.


    ¡®That woman who never died despite everything we tried died so easily?¡¯


    It must not be a fake body as even he, an expert when it came to making fake corpses, was shocked.


    ¡®Is it because she hasn¡¯t contracted an Heirloom yet?¡¯


    Julian had that thought as he turned toward Ju-Heon.


    It was shocking that one of the Four Emperors of the past was butchered in an instant, but Ju-Heon¡¯s strength was even more shocking.


    ¡®He contracted with it in the end.¡¯


    Even they couldn¡¯t help but flinch in fear.


    He could feel it with his skin even without having Zhuge Kongming''s artifact on him.


    The black aura surrounding Ju-Heon was now so strong that even civilians could see it.


    It seemed to be threatening everything around it to not mess with Ju-Heon.


    Julian realized something.


    ¡®This is dangerous.¡¯


    Looking at Yoo Jaeha who was calm even after being burnt to a crisp was enough to tell that he was now superhuman, but Ju-Heon was at a different level.


    If Yoo Jaeha was a superhuman, Ju-Heon could probably be categorized as a Demon King.


    He did not seem human at all.


    But at that moment...


    ¡®!¡¯


    The Crow¡¯s powers subsided once Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes turned black again.


    That chilling feeling had disappeared as well.


    The entire team ran over to Ju-Heon after seeing him start to walk toward them.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    They seemed relieved at the fact that their Captain was safe and full of admiration at the fact that he saved them.


    He even told that witch not to touch his stuff.


    ¡°Wow! I never knew you would cherish us like that, Captain-nim......¡±


    ¡°Do you want to die? Who told you to put your hands on my Heirlooms? Who told you to contract with it?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡®That¡¯s what he was talking about?!¡¯


    A shocked Yoo Jaeha retorted back.


    ¡°Why is it yours, Captain-nim?! We won these Heirlooms ourselves!¡±


    ¡°Did you forget already? You guys signed the contracts. What''s yours is mine.¡±


    ¡°H, how can you say that?!¡±


    ¡°I just did.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to cry.


    ¡°......Damn it. Anyway, thank you for killing Zhen Cai Yuan. I really thought she would kill me but I survived.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°No. It sounds like you''re going to die again soon.¡±


    "Excuse me?! What do y...?!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes turned red again.


    Zhen Cai Yuan''s lifeless body was starting to change.


    Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s body was turning transparent like a spider''s molting exoskeleton.


    "W, what the hell is that?!¡±


    They could finally understand what had happened.


    ¡°N, no way!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan was the person who used the Supreme Leader artifact after all.


    ¡°Wow, she¡¯s definitely living up to using a spider artifact by molting.¡±


    She seemed to be capable of moving to a new body when something happened.


    That meant that......


    ¡®Is her real body hiding elsewhere?¡¯


    Ju-Heon peeked toward the forest.


    He could tell she was over there.


    He kept feeling as if something was sparkling inside the forest once he activated the Crow¡¯s artifact.


    ¡°Captain-nim?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked toward the exoskeleton Zhen Cai Yuan had left behind.


    That exoskeleton was oddly turning into an artifact.


    [Memory Boost Potion (B-Grade:Rare-Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    ¡®An artifact?¡¯


    It was very odd that a human body had turned into an artifact.


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    Zhen Cai Yuan was the person with the artifact of gluttony after all. The Supreme Leader artifact must have gobbled up numerous people.


    Some of them must have been ability users. Their artifacts must have been absorbed into this woman''s body and it must have fallen out as she died. Ju-Heon had an entertaining hypothesis in his head.


    ¡°Does that mean that an artifact would come out every time I kill that woman?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    "She¡¯s a total monster.¡±


    Ju-Heon disappeared as soon as he said that. All of the members were shocked.


    "C, Captain-nim?!¡±


    Only the chaotic aura remained where Ju-Heon had been standing.


    ¡°Huff, huff.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan was breathing heavily while touching her neck. She still could not forget the sensation of having her head cut off.


    Although she had not been cut with a weapon like a sword, it was terrible feeling her veins and arteries getting cut like a hose.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, you motherfucker!¡¯


    How could he just cut her head off like that?!


    Well, she wouldn''t die easily as long as she used the Supreme Leader artifact.


    But still......


    ¡°I lost an artifact.¡±


    In addition...


    ¡°It¡¯s very cold.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan, who had ended up naked after molting, was shivering because it was cold. She needed to find something to wear.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Oh, you lost some of your wrinkles once you molted. Did you do some peeling treatment or something?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    She heard a chilling voice right behind her.


    Plop.


    Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s head instantly fell off again. She had been murdered once again.


    Zhen Cai Yuan''s body turned into an exoskeleton again before turning into an artifact.


    It was an A-Grade possession-type artifact this time.


    [Opium-poppy oil that makes you smell desirable (A-Grade: Treasure-Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    Ju-Heon started to smile after seeing the artifact.


    Now that he thought about, Zhen Cai Yuan always had a sweet and seductive fragrance.


    He had always thought she smelled like a plant luring in bugs to eat or something.


    ¡®It must have been because of this A-Grade artifact.¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s red eyes flashed with greed.


    ¡°Will a S-Grade artifact come out if I kill her again?¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, that crazy son of a bitch......!¡±


    Ju-Heon chased after Zhen Cai Yuan as if he had gone crazy.


    ¡®Spit out an artifact, you bitch.¡±


    He continued to kill Zhen Cai Yuan.


    It wasn¡¯t as if she was going to really die!


    [You gained a B-Grade Consumable Artifact.]


    [You gained a C-Grade Possession-type artifact.]


    [You gained a B-Grade Possession-type Artifact.]


    ...


    [You¡¯ve gained an A-Grade Consumable Artifact.]


    [You gained a S-Grade Consumable Artifact.]


    He seemed to be quite intrigued by the fact that an artifact popped out every time he killed Zhen Cai Yuan.


    As for the victim...she was so angry that she couldn''t help but swear.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon! STOP!!!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan became younger every time she molted.


    She was only 29 years old after all. Continuing to molt would turn her into a child and then a baby soon enough.


    But besides that, Zhen Cai Yuan was extremely angry.


    Even if she wouldn''t really die, he was completely messing with her!


    ¡°It''s useless. I told you to sto...... ugh!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan, who died again, started to grind her teeth while looking at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown at her.


    "What''s wrong? It¡¯s okay for you to kill my subordinates, but I can¡¯t kill you?¡±


    That might be the reason he was killing Zhen Cai Yuan like this.


    ¡°You got that? Don''t touch my things. Otherwise, I¡¯ll really fuck you up.¡±


    She scoffed in disbelief.


    He had already killed her numerous times.


    She was angry that she could not get herself to hate Seo Ju-Heon even after this.


    Rationally speaking she should loathe Seo Ju-Heon, but she felt oddly excited that he was showing her some interest.


    It was a love-hate relationship.


    She oddly felt a sense of d¨¦j¨¤ vu.


    At that moment...


    Zhen Cai Yuan started to smile.


    ¡®I have no choice.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan finally activated the Supreme Leader artifact.


    She had struggled so hard suppressing it since earlier as it seemed to want to react to the Crow.


    She knew that the Supreme Leader artifact would rip off Ju-Heon¡¯s arm or leg if she used it.


    She didn''t want to harm Ju-Heon¡¯s body but she was now at her limit.


    ¡®I''ll be in danger if this continues.¡¯


    She would just help put it back and nurse him back to health if he lost a limb.


    The Supreme Leader artifact was activated.


    There was a loud explosion in the forest.


    The team members dropped their jaws in shock. It was obvious that it was a clash between two extremely strong auras.


    They could tell who it was.


    ¡°It must be the Captain-nim and that crazy woman!¡± S§×arch* The NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    The shock from their fight was intense.


    It seemed to rival a nuclear explosion. The explosion happened in an instant and looked as if it would burn up the oxygen all around them.


    There were strong gusts of wind blowing from the direction of the explosion.


    They were so strong that normal humans should not be able to survive. It had completely disintegrated the forest that was the size of the Amazon with it¡¯s blast!


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    They quickly rushed toward Ju-Heon.


    However...


    ¡°Stop!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Numerous excavation teams surrounded Ju-Heon''s group. They were in serious trouble as they didn''t have their main artifacts on them.


    And at the same time...


    Ju-Heon was thankfully alive.


    However...


    Blood was spurting out of Ju-Heon¡¯s arm. Surprisingly, it was just a cut and nothing major.


    The one to receive a major injury was......


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, yooooooooooooou!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan seemed to be in pain as she glared at Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon was holding Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s ripped off left arm in his right hand.


    He nonchalantly made a comment.


    ¡°Eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile viciously.


    ¡°That hurt, you little punk.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan started to laugh out loud in disbelief.


    ¡®Who is the one that is actually hurting?!¡¯


    This was the difference between a person with an Heirloom and a person without one.


    In that short moment of impact, Ju-Heon had used the Crow''s artifact to absorb the Supreme Leader¡¯s power and reduce the damage.


    It did not mean that he was not injured at all.


    Blood was dripping down from Ju-Heon''s mouth.


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    He seemed to have taken a lot of damage absorbing the Supreme Leader artifact''s power.


    As Ju-Heon walked over to Zhen Cai Yuan to finish her off...


    ¡°I didn¡¯t want to do this.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan did something quite shocking. She stabbed her own neck with a knife!


    Puuk!


    ¡°......!¡±


    Ju-Heon flinched for a moment.


    It reminded him of when Zhen Cai Yuan had committed suicide in front of him in the past.


    It wasn¡¯t that his mind was shaken or that he felt pity for her.


    As someone with a great memory, it just reminded him of that disgusting feeling from that time.


    The fact that he was using an Heirloom that would take everybody else weeks to get used to probably played a factor as well.


    [Your Dominance is temporarily falling.]


    [Your accumulated fatigue and shaken Dominance is preventing you from temporarily using the artifact.]


    [You cannot use it for 5 minutes.]


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°We got you now, Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Numerous excavation teams surrounded Ju-Heon''s group. There were some familiar faces there as well.


    ¡®TKBM.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon''s son-in-law Yoon Shi Woo was there and so was the trashy son.


    ¡°Hand over the Heirlooms while we ask nicely. You damn thieving bastard!¡±


    "We know that you looted all of the tombs!¡±


    They seemed quite angry.


    They had snuck onto the island and into the Monarch¡¯s tombs to find that they were all empty.


    ¡°That Heirloom you have belongs to our Chairman-nim! Hand it over!¡±


    ¡®These fools.¡¯


    The area was surrounded by the Hunters they brought with them.


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡®It won¡¯t be easy to escape.¡¯


    How could it be easy when there were numerous angry Monarchs who were here surrounding him?


    ¡°You can''t take the Heirloom with you.¡±


    "We already captured your subordinates down by the beach.¡±


    They were extremely angry at the thieving bastards who had taken their Heirlooms.


    Ju-Heon didn''t have any of his useful artifacts.


    His body was too injured from absorbing parts of the Supreme Leader artifact to use the Crow''s artifact.


    He also could not temporarily use any artifacts.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°I heard that Seo Ju-Heon can absorb artifacts. Don''t use your artifacts!¡±


    ¡°Take care of him before he leaves the island!¡±


    The excavation teams¡¯ Hunters started to charge toward Ju-Heon.


    But at that moment...


    Bang!


    ¡°!¡±


    They heard a scream in the distance.


    Some people were charging toward where Ju-Heon was right now.


    ¡°Ugh! Uggggggh!¡±


    They were Ju-Heon''s team members.


    ¡°Captain-nim! This way!¡±


    They had stolen TKBM''s ship as the vehicle for escape as they approached Ju-Heon.


    The enemies gasped.


    ¡°This is bad! All of them have contracted with Heirlooms!¡±


    ¡°What did you say?! All of them?¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed after hearing that.


    "Those little punks. I told them not to touch my stuff.¡±


    He was still proud of them.


    ¡°Why the hell are you laughing?!¡±


    Hundreds of Hunters aimed to take Ju-Heon down. They would use regular weapons to assassinate him if artifacts would not work.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue.


    It was quite far to reach the ship.


    ¡®What do I do?¡¯


    The hundreds of enemies all charged toward Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon picked up a regular dagger instead of an artifact.


    ¡®5 minutes.¡¯


    It was a short amount of time but would he be able to last that long against Hunters?


    ¡°Kill him!¡±


    ¡°This is our only chance!¡±


    However...


    ¡°My goodness, isn''t this too one-sided?¡±


    The Hunters were instantly swept away as Ju-Heon heard a familiar voice.


    Boooom!


    It truly had only taken an instant.


    The person had only used a single weapon.


    Ju-Heon was truly shocked after seeing the man standing in front of him.

 Chapter 266: Evil Nolbu Mindset (2)

    Chapter 266: Evil Nolbu Mindset (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon was truly shocked after seeing the man standing in front of him.


    It was rare to see this kind of expression on his face.


    Other people might just think that he looked like a slightly shocked rabbit, however...


    Some of his team members might rush in trying to taxidermy him with that expression because of how cute it looked.


    But it made sense that Ju-Heon was shocked.


    ¡°Dan?¡±


    A tall and bulky man with muscles so firm that a knife would break if someone tried to stab him with it...


    It was definitely Dan.


    This was his Hunter who always took care of the tomb raiding team¡¯s unbreakable defense and attack. Ju-Heon''s great partner who worked with him on the close-range combat side.


    Why was he here?


    Ju-Heon could not get rid of the shock on his face.


    ¡°Did you......¡±


    Dan smiled extremely brightly toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Yes, Captain-nim.¡±


    He seemed extremely happy to find Ju-Heon.


    However, the enemies would not leave them alone to chat.


    "What the hell, are you on Seo Ju-Heon''s side too?¡±


    ¡°Get lost if you don¡¯t want to die!¡±


    They were all just bullshit in Dan¡¯s ears.


    ¡°Captain-nim, there is something I need to tell you.¡±


    ¡°We said get lost! You son of a bi...... ugh!¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim, to be honest with you, I......¡±


    "Do you know about the bounty on Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s head? Move! Ugh!¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim, actually, I......¡±


    ¡°Kill him! Kill this bastard too......ugh!¡±


    ¡°Like I was saying, I......¡±


    ¡°Die!¡±


    Dan turned around in anger.


    ¡°My goodness, can I man please get a sentence out?¡±


    One of the enemies was sent flying as soon as he said that. He even lost all of his teeth from a single punch.


    Dan¡¯s smiling face turned vicious.


    ¡°It¡¯s rude to cut in when someone is speaking. Don¡¯t you think so?¡±


    Every second he could talk to Ju-Heon was important.


    Dan¡¯s eyes scrunched together as if he decided this wouldn''t work.


    ¡°Captain-nim, please sit down and stop your bleeding for a moment.¡±


    He pulled out the knife he had kept sheathed because he was in front of Ju-Heon.


    It looked like a butcher¡¯s knife at first glance.


    He also didn''t seem to have any artifacts on him. He didn''t even have a defense-type artifact like the other Hunters.


    All he was wearing was an extremely old pair of jeans and a shabby wind-breaker.


    No wonder the other Hunters were in disbelief.


    They were wondering who had shown up but...


    ¡®What kind of lunatic is this?¡¯


    He looked like a civilian and they didn''t want to use their artifacts because it seemed like a waste to use up some durability on this guy.


    ¡°Who the hell are you?¡±


    Dan nonchalantly pointed his knife forward.


    ¡°Hmm? A Hunter.¡±


    ¡°Hunter?¡±


    They chuckled.


    ¡®Does he think any dumbass becomes a Hunter if they call themselves one?¡¯


    ¡°Look at this dumbass acting all tough because he has a knife and some muscles.¡±


    ¡°He looks like a noob who just joined Seo Ju-Heon''s team. Don¡¯t say we didn''t warn you, you son of a bitch!¡±


    ¡°Kill him!¡±


    The veteran Hunters charged toward Dan with their fancy artifacts.


    Dan was just a noob.


    On the other hand, they were all specially trained by large excavation teams.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way he''s at our lev......¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Dan suddenly disappeared.


    ¡®!¡¯


    They all questioned their eyes.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    They heard a scream not too far away.


    An area had been scorched already once they heard the scream.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    Dan who seemed to have disappeared instantly appeared behind them and, the moment someone said, ¡°t, this bastard!¡± their point of view had changed.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    There wasn¡¯t even a moment of hesitation.


    Dan used the knife in his hand to slash down at the person''s head and shoulder.


    Pow! Pow!


    His hand was moving as if he was chopping up a piece of meat.


    His movements were powerful and sharp.


    His knife instantly cut through the person''s muscles and pierced in as if to bleed them out.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    He was also so quick that it gave them the chills. His movements were extremely skilled as if he was getting rid of the useless parts while chopping up an animal.


    "Wait, what the hell?!¡±


    The screams continued to come from all directions.


    If they looked back after hearing a scream now someone on the other side would be down.


    Pow! Pow!


    ¡°Stop him, stoooop hiiiiiiiiiim!¡±


    The only thing that could be heard other than the urgent shouts were the sounds of artifacts breaking and people screaming.


    Multiple people charged together after realizing they couldn¡¯t let this continue.


    But none of that mattered.


    Dan leisurely twisted one of their necks and used that bastard as a shield and threw him to the others before cutting out the rest of their legs.


    The direction of his knife instantly changed left and right.


    ¡°Aaaaah!¡±


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    It was terrible.


    They couldn''t even land a finger on Dan.


    Dan was even killing them with his bare hand, as if he thought a single knife was not enough.


    Chomp! Chomp!


    There were some enemies who started to use their heads.


    ¡®Alright, retard. Keep on taking them down.¡¯


    Their goal was Seo Ju-Heon.


    This bastard must not know how much bounty there was on Ju-Heon''s head.


    The important thing was Ju-Heon''s head.


    They just needed to take care of Ju-Heon while Dan¡¯s attention was on the others.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon can¡¯t use artifacts right now.¡¯


    It was obvious based on his actions.


    They didn''t know what was going on but this was the chance of a lifetime!


    Some of the smarter enemies started to move toward Ju-Heon. They weren''t going at him with regular attacks.


    They were going at him with a knife that was covered in poison that was strong enough to kill an elephant almost instantly. They snuck up using an artifact to turn themselves invisible before aiming for Ju-Heon¡¯s vital points.


    ¡®!¡¯


    However, there was no way Ju-Heon wouldn''t have noticed them. Ju-Heon quickly tried to defend, however......


    Puuk!


    ¡°!¡±


    Dan was much faster.


    The dagger aiming for Ju-Heon was stabbed into Dan¡¯s thick arm.


    He had been committing a massacre on the other side but had instantly appeared in front of Ju-Heon and extended his arm.


    ¡°T, this bastard!¡±


    The assassin who had aimed for Ju-Heon became flustered.


    He could not pull the knife out of Dan¡¯s arm.


    Dan started to laugh viciously.


    ¡°How dare you try to attack the Captain-nim.¡±


    The assassin died as soon as Dan said that.


    All he saw was a thick finger before his head was cracked.


    He was truly at a different level. S§×arch* The n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The monster who showed up on the battlefield had killed off hundreds of enemies.


    Dan didn''t even seem to be in pain after being hit by bullets.


    He had special Dragon-like bones that were resistant to artifacts but this was truly unbelievable.


    The Hunters and their excavation teams started to shiver in fear.


    This guy was not human.


    ¡®This crazy monster bastard.¡¯


    What kind of monster did Seo Ju-Heon raise?


    At the same time... The rest of the tomb raiding team could not close their jaws while watching from the ship.


    "W, what kind of ultimate weapon is that?¡±


    ¡°I never thought I''d see that monster again......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha and Ilya were shaking but Seol-A and Irene knew that wasn''t the important part right now.


    "Why is Dan over here?!¡±


    ¡°Didn''t Mr. Ju-Heon say that he wasn¡¯t going to put Mr. Hae Jin in the tomb raiding team?!¡±


    Surprisingly, Chloe looked as if she had expected this to happen. Dan had continued to show his desire to join the team after all.


    She kept changing the subject since the Captain-nim had given his orders, however......


    ¡°I guess he followed us all the way here.¡±


    "What?!¡±


    ¡°But Dan shouldn''t even have his memories......¡±


    On the other hand, Julian scoffed while looking at Dan through the binoculars.


    His memory was one thing, however...


    ¡°It looks like he got his hands on a Heirloom as well.¡±


    ¡°WHAAAAAAAAAAT?!¡±


    Julian, who was extremely observant, instantly recognized it.


    On the other hand, the rest of the team could not believe it.


    ¡°Even without his memories?¡±


    ¡°I think he is doing whatever he can to join the team.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s unbelievable...... The Captain-nim told him to live a peaceful life with Soo-A.¡±


    As he said that...


    Boom!


    Dan stopped his slashing once he took care of all of the Hunters.


    He then walked over to Ju-Heon thinking that they could peacefully have a conversation now.


    ¡°Captain-nim, to be honest with you, I......¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed and looked at Dan.


    ¡°First of all, thanks.¡±


    Ju-Heon was happy to see Dan. However, he had a complicated expression on his face.


    It was to be expected.


    He could see that Dan had gotten a Heirloom. He also had a feeling he knew why Dan was here.


    ¡°Dan, you......¡±


    ¡°Yes, Captain-nim. I...!¡±


    ¡°You don''t need to pay me back for the shop like this.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Dan gasped after Ju-Heon patted his shoulder with an expression that seemed to be saying that he understood.


    ¡°No, that¡¯s not......!¡±


    ¡®I got my memories back you damn person!¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Mr. Hae Jin!¡±


    The rest of the team other than Ilya came to support Ju-Heon and Dan.


    However, they scolded Dan as soon as they saw him.


    His monster-like speed and abilities were all explainable if they factored in the Heirloom and the S-Grade possession-type Saurabi artifact.


    They did not think that he had gotten his memories back.


    ¡°Mr. Hae Jin, we told you that you can¡¯t get involved with tomb-related things!¡±


    ¡°Ah, that, you see......¡±¡±


    ¡°I mean I like it, but what about Soo-A?!¡±


    "No, let me......¡±


    ¡°Anyway, please don''t do dangerous things like this again, okay?! Got it?¡±


    Dan exploded once everybody said something.


    ¡°Let me talk! I got my memories back already!¡±


    Everybody looked completely baffled.


    ¡®W, wait what did he just say?


    How did he get his memories back when the Captain-nim didn''t even use the Raven¡¯s tears?!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha seemed to be feeling guilty about something as he slowly tried to escape but Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha, you son of a bitch.¡±


    Ju-Heon grabbed Yoo Jaeha by the collar as if he expected Jaeha to be responsible for this.


    ¡°Did you make a fake without me knowing about it again? Did you use Dan as the guinea pig for it?¡±


    ¡°Aaah! No, I didn''t, well, it¡¯s true that I made a copy but...... All of them are destroyed now! Who could have expected Dan to use one of...... ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha saw the look in Ju-Heon''s eyes and started to scream for his life.


    He really might have died if Ju-Heon could use artifacts right now.


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter.


    "Captain! I''m going to leave you behind if you don¡¯t hurry!¡±


    Everybody jumped after hearing Ilya¡¯s voice from the ship.


    There were enemies all around them.


    ¡°Get them! All of those bastards have Heirlooms! Don''t let them get off this island!¡±


    Julian quickly shouted.


    ¡°Let¡¯s get out of here first!¡±


    ¡°But our artifacts are still with other people!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s group¡¯s artifacts fell around the enemies as if a god was helping them out.


    ¡°These are?!¡±


    The other excavation teams were extremely happy.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s doggie artifacts, the artifacts from the 7 Great tombs, Seol-A''s ghost artifact, da Vinci''s artifact... Solomon''s artifact, Nightingale¡¯s artifact, etc.


    For some reason, all of their precious artifacts landed in the enemies¡¯ hands.


    This must be a last act of defiance from the Heirlooms that were captured by Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon looked at the doggie artifacts captured by the enemies and started to scoff.


    ¡°Hey. You doggos over there. Are you thinking about betraying me?¡±


    The Egyptian Divine-Grade artifacts truly felt wronged.


    [Master, that¡¯s not it... ugh!]


    The enemies grabbed the doggie artifacts and threatened Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Hand over the Heirlooms if you want your artifacts back.¡±


    ¡°Oh. You asked me to do what?¡±


    The enemies started to scoff after seeing Ju-Heon viciously smile.


    ¡°We won¡¯t be fooled even if you act tough. We know you can¡¯t use artifacts right now.¡±


    They could tell by looking at Ju-Heon¡¯s movements. He was only holding a regular dagger even when he was surrounded by Hunters.


    ¡°Even amazing bastards end up like that every so often. They usually end up as eunuchs for about a week.¡±


    "Anyway, we have no reason to fear someone who can¡¯t use an artifact. You¡¯re just a Tiger without fan....... huh?¡±


    They suddenly gulped.


    It was because they could see the chaotic Crow''s aura started to seep out of Ju-Heon¡¯s body.


    ¡°T, this bastard can still use artifac...¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes turned red.


    Who said that he couldn''t use artifacts right now?


    ¡°It¡¯s already been 5 minutes, you retards!¡±


    Bang!


    The Crow, no, Ju-Heon''s wrath descended on the island.


    ¡°Hurry up and hand over my artifacts!¡±


    An extremely scary risk(?) activated, making him think that all of the artifacts were his.


    His strength was so strong that it split the island into two and it disappeared without leaving any traces behind.


    Bang!


    The small islands nearby all disappeared from the map as well.


    Later on, an article that would make everybody in the world faint would go out via newspapers.


    [Monarchs Heirlooms monopolized by Seo Ju-Heon. Most Monarch positions vacant.]


    [Unprecedented situation. Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s entire excavation team have become Monarchs.]

 Chapter 267: Evil Nolbu Mindset (3)

    Chapter 267: Evil Nolbu Mindset (3)The entire world was facing a mental breakdown.


    Maybe it should have been expected.


    Artifacts were keys to control the world.


    The amount of attention on the Monarch-Grade (SS-Grade) artifact users was beyond anything someone could imagine.


    They were so influential that they could impact the world economy. There was also the support from Pandora, Global corporations and different countries all around the world. The Heirlooms were supposed to be the things that finalized these Monarchs.


    Although it had not been confirmed, Pandora had already selected the Monarchs.


    That was why those Monarchs had been secretly saying things like, ¡®Please take good care of us.¡¯


    They had been making secret deals and preparing to benefit but¡­¡­


    "What the hell happened?¡±


    The entire world was in chaos. It was all because of Seo Ju-Heon''s actions.


    The people who were certain that they would become Monarchs and the corporations that had made the secret deals¡­ Even the countries that had been prepared to recruit the Monarchs over¡­


    [All Heirlooms ended up with Seo Ju-Heon and his team.]


    [There are a total of 8 newly cemented Monarchs. The rest of the positions are vacant.]


    [All 8 are part of Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s excavation team]


    [Seo Ju-Heon: ¡°No intentions of selling Heirlooms.¡±]


    People were crazy. How could Seo Ju-Heon run off with all of the Heirlooms?


    Those people all gathered at Pandora.


    ¡°We were trusting Pandora to take care of things! How did this happen?!¡±


    "The results are completely different!¡±


    ¡°Will you really not accept us as Monarchs without Heirlooms? Are we unable to use Divine-Grade artifacts?!¡±


    Pandora was put in an extremely awkward position. They never imagined things to go like this.


    Pandora members were urgently summoned for an emergency meeting.


    They all glared at Rothschild, the only member of the Executive Board at this meeting.


    ¡°What happened? Weren¡¯t the Heirlooms supposed to pick the people we chose?¡±


    ¡°I thought that was the deal we made with the artifacts.¡±


    ¡°We hoped it wouldn''t be the case but the eight of them went up in the Pandora system artifact.¡±


    ¡°How can the Executive Board approve of that update?!¡±


    ¡°Prometheus, say something!¡±


    Rothschild sighed after being called out.


    He was the Giant Supreme Leader. He was an artifact who had taken on the appearance of a human and created Pandora. His true identity was the Prometheus artifact. S~ea??h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    He acted differently from the Supreme Leader artifact in China that just shouted for the destruction of humans.


    He had snuck into human society to make contact with like-minded humans and created Pandora.


    He had been the one to first hand artifacts to humans this time. It was similar to how Prometheus had delivered fire to humans.


    Fire had separated humans from the primates and allowed them to become the rulers of nature. Artifacts were doing the same thing now.


    A few humans having artifacts separated them from regular humans and gave them the desire to become rulers of humanity.


    Of course, Prometheus was an artifact as well. He did not give artifacts to humans for their benefit.


    Just look at the name ¡°Pandora", the box from which disaster was released into the world.


    That was enough to tell the meaning behind it.


    ¡®Everything is done to torment as many humans as possible.¡¯


    It was for the artifacts¡¯ benefits.


    The power players worked with the artifacts despite knowing their plan because they smelled money and power; that was how the current Pandora came to be.


    However, the situation was a bit different now.


    [Hey, Prometheus. I didn''t cooperate with you to get the Heirlooms stolen by Seo Ju-Heon.]


    Pandora¡¯s supporters were people who greatly influenced the world economy.


    [Do you know how much money I spent to raise the Monarchs?]


    [I was starting a new business around my Monarch''s ability and it¡¯s about to fail!]


    The people who were harmed by this development were extremely angry.


    It wasn¡¯t just the Executive Board that was angry.


    ¡°Looks like Seo Ju-Heon will be immortalized by how much people are cursing him right now. It¡¯s quite amusing.¡±


    Some of the people at the meeting snickered while looking at Rothschild.


    ¡°Anyway, the artifacts are unbelievable too. They were so arrogant but ended up losing to Seo Ju-Heon¡­¡­¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    They screamed after the lights and different items inside the meeting room suddenly exploded.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    Screeeech.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Clang! Clang!


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    Even the fortified windows started to shatter. The items inside the meeting room started to chaotically fly around and rampage.


    ¡°Know your place, humans.¡±


    The snickering artifact¡¯s eye seemed to loathe humans.


    The members who had been speaking gasped after seeing the strong aura looking ready to destroy the meeting room.


    ¡°Stop! Okay! We get that you¡¯re extremely angry too, so stop.¡±


    The items fell back down.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, that bastard is the problem. He keeps messing with Pandora¡¯s plans.¡¯


    That was the same right now.


    Zeus¡¯s Eagle awkwardly whispered on Prometheus¡¯s shoulder.


    [This is bad. All of Seo Ju-Heon''s excavation team members are Monarchs? We have six more unintended Monarchs.]


    Seo Ju-Heon, Yoo Jaeha, Julian, Lee Seol-A, Chloe, Dan, Ilya, and Irene.


    The only ones out of the eight of them that Pandora was originally planning to have as Monarchs were Irene and Yoo Jaeha.


    Why?


    Irene''s existence as the Monarch of Destitution was focused on harming humans.


    Yoo Jaeha was because they were planning on using his copying abilities for their benefit.


    Both of them seemed as if they would be quite useful to Pandora if they could lure them in.


    As for the others¡­


    ¡°What are you doing? Contact the Executive Board and have the system artifact remove their names.¡±


    [T, that¡­¡­ They said they cannot do so because they properly contracted with Heirlooms.]


    ¡°What the fuck do you mean by properly?! Get rid of their names now!¡±


    The Giant Supreme Leader started to frown.


    ¡°Now our only option is to fight face to face with Seo Ju-Heon or¡­¡±


    The Eagle who understood the meaning behind those words was placed in an awkward situation.


    ¡®Damn it. Do we really need to remove the seal on those bastards?¡¯


    At about the same time¡­ The world was extremely rowdy right now but there were some people who were grinding their teeth the most.


    ¡°Is Seo Ju-Heon still not picking up?¡±


    ¡°Umm, that¡­¡­¡±


    "Tell him that we will give him as much money as he wants! Tell him to sell us a Heirloom!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, it¡¯s not working! Even flattery is not working!¡±


    They were the numerous Monarch candidates who had wanted to become true Monarchs.


    The monopolizers threw the newspapers after seeing the list of people who were now officially Monarchs.


    ¡°Unbelievable. These chumps are Monarchs¡­¡­!¡±


    ¡°All power in the world will be gathered around these bastards at this rate.¡±


    Basically, Ju-Heon controlled who became Monarchs since he monopolized all of the Heirlooms.


    As for Ju-Heon, he was reading the article and laughing with joy.


    Edward, the Monarch of Wealth of the past, Ju-Heon¡¯s current business lackey¡­¡­ no, Ju-Heon''s company¡¯s CEO (only in name), could only awkwardly laugh.


    ¡°Excuse me, Director-nim. How can you laugh right now? Huh?!¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°You guys have turned the entire world against you now.¡±


    ¡°So what? I have all of the Heirlooms.¡±


    ¡°Ho.¡±


    Edward, who was running Ju-Heon''s artifact business on his behalf, became angry.


    ¡°Ow, do you know how many complaint calls we are receiving at the company?!¡±


    Ju-Heon just snorted.


    ¡°Pfft, that¡¯s none of my business. That¡¯s for you to deal with.¡±


    ¡°Even still!¡±


    "What''s wrong? I won¡¯t give you a Heirloom if you don¡¯t like it.¡±


    Edward lowered his head right away after seeing Ju-Heon''s gaze.


    ¡°N, no sir! I will do anything you ask, boss! Complaint calls are just like lullabies! As long as I can become a Monarch, nothing is impossible¡­¡­¡±


    Even the Monarch of Wealth who had control of the world with L¨¹ Buwei¡¯s artifact and the East India Company artifact in the past could only submit to Ju-Heon.


    "Damn it, I''m so jealous, so jealous!¡±


    However, not everybody seemed to be happy to have officially become Monarchs.


    Why?


    ¡°W, why¡­¡­¡±


    [Yoo Jaeha, ¡®Monarch of Pushoverness.¡¯ Kept his position.]


    [Julian Miller, originally the ¡®Monarch of Strategies¡¯ is now the ¡®Monarch of Pillage.¡¯ Title change.]


    Some of them were crying while looking at the newspaper and the news.


    "Why am I still the Monarch of Pushoverness?! Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! I played a pivotal role so whyyy?!¡±


    ¡°Why am I the Monarch of Pillage?! Why?!¡±


    They were pounding on the ground as they lamented. On the other hand, there was someone who was very satisfied.


    [¡®Monarch of Devils¡¯ Ilya Volgof.]


    ¡°Monarch of Devils sounds a bit 8th grade syndrome-ish but I do like it.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha ripped the newspaper in jealousy.


    ¡°The Monarch of Devils my ass! Get lost! You should be the Monarch of Premature Ejaculation! You''re just a baby chick!¡±


    "What? You damn Monarch of Pushoverness!¡±


    ¡°Why¡­¡­ Why am I the Monarch of Pillage¡­¡­¡±


    Julian was lamenting in despair in a corner of the room.


    Irene was patting his back while awkwardly smiling.


    ¡°I, I think that your name may have changed because of all the pillaging you did at the Monarch¡¯s Tomb.¡±


    Julian felt wronged.


    ¡°Even Seo Ju-Heon isn¡¯t a Monarch of Plunder anymore so why me?!¡±


    There had been some changes to their titles as they officially became Monarchs.


    [Monarch of Predation, Seo Ju-Heon]


    [Monarch of Destitution, Irene]


    [Monarch of Pushoverness, Yoo Jaeha]


    [Monarch of Pillage, Julian Miller]


    [Monarch of Ghosts, Lee Seol-A] [1]


    [Monarch of Devils, Ilya Volgof]


    [Monarch of Healing, Chloe Laurent]


    [Monarch of Asura, Im Hae Jin]


    The other members seemed excited to see their Monarch titles for the first time.


    Ju-Heon peeked at all of them. The Crow had not tried to speak to him after they completed their contract. He couldn''t even see it.


    That was a bit weird.


    ¡®It¡¯s just a damn stalker.¡¯


    It wasn¡¯t enough as a replacement, but at least he saw some reward messages.


    [You have earned a Monarch¡¯s body after contracting a Heirloom.]


    [You have a body that is superior to regular humans. You are able to maintain your superhuman body even without the help of an artifact.]


    [You are now qualified to handle Divine-Grade artifacts and higher.]


    [You have earned the Heirloom''s attribute after the contract.]


    [Your contract with the Heirloom has upgraded your basic traits.]


    [The basic traits of < Theft > and < Plunder > have upgraded.]


    [New Monarch-Grade Attribute: Predation (Level 1)]


    You are able to absorb artifacts.


    ¡®I can probably use other skills once the level goes up.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had that thought before flicking his finger toward his team members.


    ¡°Now then, let¡¯s look at the Heirlooms you guys contracted.¡±


    The team members flinched.


    ¡°E, excuse me? Our Heirlooms?¡±


    The entire team was scared.


    It was because Ju-Heon had changed after returning from their trip.


    ¡®This bastard even destroyed the island because of his greed for artifacts.¡¯


    They could not forget about how Ju-Heon had destroyed the Monarch¡¯s Tomb and the nearby islands.


    ¡®T, there¡¯s no way that his obsession with artifacts has gotten even worse, is there?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha gulped before starting to shake an artifact.


    He was shaking it as a person would shake a toy in front of a dog or cat.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze surprisingly followed the artifact around.


    The team started to shake in fear after seeing this happen.


    ¡®W, we were right!¡¯


    ¡®The artifactphile has evolved into something even worse!¡¯


    And then¡­


    ¡°What are you doing? I said, let me see your Heirlooms. Take it out. Let me inspect your attributes and abilities. What Heirlooms did you all get?¡±


    They all started to run in fear.


    ¡°No! You''re going to take it away!¡±


    They were certain of it. Taking it out would only lead to Ju-Heon gobbling it up.


    At the same time¡­


    ¡°Huff, huff.¡±


    A man appeared in the middle of New York City.


    People started to whisper while looking at the man who looked like a mess with his clothes all ripped up.


    However, the man did not care.


    ¡°I finally made it out.¡±


    He stopped a cab and immediately headed for TKBM¡¯s New York branch. He knew that Chairman Kwon would be there.


    The staff at the info desk and the guards were shocked as soon as he went in.


    ¡°No outsiders are all¡­¡­ eek!¡±


    ¡°You are¡­?!¡±


    The man quickly headed for the Chairman¡¯s office.


    Chairman Kwon, a Pandora employee, and the former Monarch of Healing, and current Monarch of Drugs (candidate). TKBM''s excavation team captains were standing there as well.


    The atmosphere was grim.


    However¡­


    Bang!


    ¡°Why the hell are there so many people here today?¡±


    They all gasped after seeing the person who barged into the Chairman¡¯s room.


    ¡°That sir is!¡±


    ¡°You!¡±


    People all gasped while the man smiled brightly.


    ¡°Hyung-nim!¡±


    That was right.


    This was none other than Kwon Hyuk Soo, one of the Four Emperors who had been sent to hell.


    He had killed all the guards of hell and forced open a small gap between hell and Earth to barely make it out.


    ¡°You were still alive?¡±


    ¡°Yes! I¡¯m back now hyung-nim! Seo Ju-Heon, that motherfucking bastard! Let¡¯s get revenge together.¡±


    He saw TKBM¡¯s 12 reliable captains and thought this was good.


    ¡°Ah, were you having a meeting to capture Seo Ju-Heon or something?¡±


    ¡°What?


    ¡°I will help as well. We can''t let Seo Ju-Heon get his hands on an Heirloom. How much have you planned? Don''t we need to go to the Monarch¡¯s tomb to get Heirlooms?¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s expression changed while TKBM¡¯s captains all turned extremely pale.


    ¡°U, umm Kwon Hyuk Soo-nim¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Tell me the plan.¡±


    The Captains wanted to cry.


    ¡®Damn it. All of the Heirlooms are gone, you dumbass. We can''t even use Divine-Grade artifacts now!¡¯


    1. Supposed to be Monarch of Yama but that sounds weird so Monarch of Ghosts it is

 Chapter 268: Evil Nolbu Mindset (4)

    Chapter 268: Evil Nolbu Mindset (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    [Alright, let us all praise Mr. Seo Ju-Heon!]


    [Go on, shout! Hurry! Seo Ju-Heon, hooray! Hooray! You will have good luck if you follow the Monarch of Predation!]


    [Ohhhhhhhh!]


    [Let¡¯s also sneer at the stupid Monarchs who couldn¡¯t even get a Heirloom! Go on! Louder!]


    "That crazy lunatic bastard.¡±


    The Monarchs were all swearing while watching the Monarch of Fate on TV.


    Maybe that was to be expected.


    [Joshua Jackson (21) - Former Monarch of Fate, current follower of Seo Joshua]


    He had come on TV and said, ¡®I have always been Seo Ju-Heon-nim¡¯s servant.¡¯


    He also said, ¡®Seostradamus is proof of that.¡¯


    All of these statements were extremely angering for people to hear.


    ¡°Did something happen to that son of a bitch''s mind? Why did he suddenly become the leader of a cult?!¡±


    The other Monarchs could tell why the Monarch of Fate was doing this.


    "Why else?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s obvious that he¡¯s doing all that to get an Heirloom!¡±


    ¡°That son of a bitch is trying to be the only one of us who gets a Heirloom!¡±


    That was right.


    The Monarch of Fate, who had his memories modified by Ilya quite a bit until now, was back to his senses.


    ¡®How do you feel? Do you remember who you are?¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate had started to shake in fear once he opened his eyes.


    He had been inside a dark warehouse. There were weird devil summoning circles and candles all around him.


    Ilya summoning real devils and threatening him was extremely scary.


    ¡®This shitty aftermath clean-up crew.¡¯


    This agent was someone who could easily make him disappear from the world if he wished.


    However, there was something even scarier than that.


    [Seo Ju-Heon, grabbed all Heirlooms]


    [The remaining Monarch candidates are no longer Monarchs]


    [Was the Monarch of Fate Seo Ju-Heon''s kingmaker?]


    [¡°He must have been working with Seo Ju-Heon from the beginning and planned all of this.¡±]


    [None of this would have happened if it wasn¡¯t for the Monarch of Fate.]


    ¡®Fuck, what the hell happened?!¡¯


    The current situation looked as if the Monarchs had ended up as complete fools and Seo Ju-Heon ended up with all of the Heirlooms thanks to him.


    Of course, he could easily say that he was abducted and controlled by Seo Ju-Heon.


    But he knew he wouldn''t get off that easy.


    ¡°I''m already dead. The other Monarchs are going to kill me.¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate had rolled his eyes thinking about what he should do.


    But the decisive factor was...


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon has all of the Heirlooms!¡¯


    That meant that Seo Ju-Heon was realistically the person in power right now! The rest of the Monarchs were just dumbasses without any Heirlooms!


    He only had one way to survive!


    [Let¡¯s praaaaaaaaaaaaaaaise the Monarch of Predation!]


    He had become a devoted believer. Actually, it was a cruel statement from Julian that had sealed the deal.


    ¡®Wouldn¡¯t the Captain throw you a Heirloom if you suck up properly?¡¯


    That was the true reason the Monarch of Fate was shouting like this.


    [Everyone! We must praise Seo Ju-Heon-niiiiiiiiiiiim!]


    He was a smart bat ready to switch sides as it benefited him.


    [Believe in Seo Ju-Heon. You will have good luck. Let¡¯s plunder the luck of your neighbors. Ohhhhhh praiiiiiiise him!]


    [Monarch of Fate: ¡°There is only one savior. Seo Ju-Heon-nim is our messiah.¡±]


    [Seo Ju-Heon is the messiah? ¡°Is this regarding Nostradamus''s prophecy about the end of the world in 1999?¡±]


    The Monarch of Fate was busy evangelizing after becoming a Seo Ju-Heon fanatic.


    He looked ready to serve Seo Ju-Heon as a god if it meant that he would live and get a Heirloom.


    There were some weird statements mixed in as well, but it didn''t matter. People started to talk once the Monarch of Fate sided with Seo Ju-Heon.


    The other Monarchs could clearly see that the Monarch of Fate had betrayed them, but who cared? Julian was very satisfied while looking at the nonsense of an article.


    ¡°Good. He¡¯s paying for his meals. Using the bait about giving Heirlooms is truly the best against monopolizers.¡±


    The monopolizers were the world''s most selfish and greedy people.


    Ilya, the one in charge of torture, clicked his tongue at the desperate Monarch of Fate.


    ¡°Do you think that the Captain would really give him a Heirloom?¡±


    ¡°Of course not. There¡¯s no way that our artifactphile bastard of a Captain would do that.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    The Vice Captain of the tomb raiding team smiled brightly.


    He was the strategist who would come up with all sorts of plans for the tomb raiding team, however......


    ¡°Just torture the Monarch of Fate a bit if it looks like he¡¯s going to run.¡±


    ¡®Wait, did he just say torture?¡¯


    ¡°......Aren¡¯t you a human rights lawyer?¡± sea??h th§× N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®Did this guy just give up on life after becoming the Monarch of Pillage?¡¯


    However, Julian seemed to have a plan.


    ¡®I''m sure the monopolizers are all going to head our way to get a Heirloom.¡¯


    Julian was not trying to rub it in their faces as Ju-Heon would do. This was just setting the foundation for a future plan.


    ¡®Even the captain should help out with my plan this time.¡¯


    Unfortunately, forget helping him, Ju-Heon had just been glaring at the team members for days.


    Why?


    ¡°Like I said, what are your Heirlooms? Take them out. You need to take it out for me to take a look."


    ¡°No, we said no, Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°Hey. It''s not like I''m going to eat you. Take it out!¡±


    ¡°Liar! You¡¯re going to absorb it!¡±


    ¡®I should just kill them all.¡¯


    The team members seemed to have realized his plan.


    ¡°Tsk, I was going to switch them if they were good. You terrible bastards.¡±


    ¡°...... Are you aware that you shared your true intentions out loud?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked around at his team.


    First was Yoo Jaeha...... this son of a bitch never mentioned anything about Heirlooms in their previous life even while on the brink of death. Since there was no way he would say anything about it now... pass.


    Next... Pass on the currently out of his mind Julian.


    After that... Ilya was looking at him with sparkling eyes and his hand reached out, which meant he was saying, ¡®pay me and I''ll tell you.¡¯


    He was clearly looking for a way to rip Ju-Heon off.


    Dan was smiling in the way he usually smiled before he nagged Ju-Heon like Ju-Heon''s father so that was annoying.


    Then......


    "Chl...¡±


    ¡°Oh my. I''ll happily let you know if you give me your artifacts, Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡®How are there no normal people in this tomb raiding team? That means she has no intention of telling me.¡¯


    In the end, Ju-Heon peeked toward Irene and Seol-A.


    He didn''t know about those disrespectful traitors but these two should be willing to tell him about their Heirlooms.


    Irene and Seol-A flinched once Ju-Heon looked at them.


    They really didn¡¯t know what to do after receiving Ju-Heon¡¯s passionate gaze.


    ¡®Uh, uh, no, I can¡¯t.¡¯


    The risk of Ju-Heon¡¯s Heirloom was pretty much a given as ''greed for artifacts".


    However, Ju-Heon couldn''t take their Heirlooms no matter how much information they gave him.


    Why?


    He would need to kill them to take it!


    There was no way that Ju-Heon would do that.


    Chloe had told them that since that was the case, it was probably best for Ju-Heon¡¯s mindset to not know anything about their Heirlooms at all.


    She said he might become even more possessive if he knew what they were...


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡®Mr. Ju-Heon, I''m sorry!¡¯


    ¡®Captain-nim! I''m sorry! I promise to tell you later once your risk dies down!¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon started to make a move(?).


    Boom.


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon had attempted the push against the wall move! He was doing it against two women at once!


    Well, all he did was put one hand against the wall and slightly lean.


    ¡°Irene. Seol-A.¡±


    The way he was speaking while right up against them made both of them turn extremely red.


    His voice quietly echoing in their ears was just too much for them.


    They started to stealthily push each other out of the way with their butts.


    However, they lost all rationality once his face became closer.


    ¡°Now then, please take out your Heirlooms. Let me see what they look like.¡±


    ¡°U, umm, Captain-nim, that......¡±


    "What''s wrong? You don''t want to do it?¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    They would probably never see this kind of passion from Ju-Heon if it wasn''t for the Crow¡¯s artifact.


    ¡®No, these eyes are a scam!¡¯


    As Irene and Seol-A forgot about the promise they all made with each other and were about to take out their artifacts!


    ¡°Ahhhh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha suddenly threw an artifact in the air.


    ¡°Here, an artifact! Oh, another artifact! Look, here¡¯s another artifact!¡±


    He was throwing them around as if he was throwing snacks for a dog.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes sparkled and he immediately jumped to grab the artifacts.


    He still looked so stylish with his long legs and model pose that Jaeha was envious and wanted to curse him, but anyway...


    ¡°Who else but a loyal subordinate like me could stop him, huh?¡±


    ¡°......Are you sure you didn''t just interrupt him because you were jealous?¡±


    ¡°Fuck, shut the hell up you Monarch of Premature Ejaculation!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was crying as he looked toward Chloe.


    ¡°Chloe, what do you think? The Captain-nim¡¯s artifact risk seems to have become even more of a headache!¡±


    ¡°I''m not sure. Isn¡¯t it kind of cute?¡±


    ¡°Shit, how the hell is it cute?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha grabbed the back of his neck.


    ¡°My goodness, at this rate he would be easily seduced if a beautiful woman showed up with artifacts all over her body!¡±


    As he said that...


    [My goodness, at this rate he would be easily seduced if a beautiful woman showed up with artifacts all over her body!]


    ¡°Oho, that would work on Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    There were Monarchs eavesdropping on their conversation.


    ¡®This is great. I was wondering how I could get an Heirloom from Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    He had unintentionally given away the most useful strategy.


    In a New York cafe at the same time.


    ¡°Damn it. Seo Ju-Heon, that bastard, do we really......?!¡±


    This man was Chairman Kwon''s son-in-law and one of TKBM''s excavation team captains.


    Yoon Shi Woo was grinding his teeth while waiting for Ju-Heon at a cafe.


    ¡°Fuck, when the hell is this son of a bitch going to show up?!¡±


    Today was an important day.


    ¡®I need to make a deal for a Heirloom no matter what.¡¯


    They could not use Divine-Grade artifacts without one. That was why they decided to suck up to Ju-Heon this time.


    They even brought artifacts as gifts after hearing that he liked artifacts.


    However...


    ¡°We¡¯ve wasted three days already!¡±


    "Why the hell do we need to do all this for that bastard?! Huh?!¡±


    The other TKBM captains who were here with him sighed as well.


    They were captains with Ju-Heon in the past. They were jealous of Ju-Heon and were the ones responsible for turning Yoo Jaeha and sending the tomb raiding team to the afterlife.


    They were grinding their teeth in anger while looking at their watches.


    ¡°It¡¯s been 14 hours today...... That son of a bitch. The Chairman-nim is here too.¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t the other teams say that he met with them pretty quickly?¡±


    They peeked toward Chairman Kwon who looked ready to explode at any moment.


    They originally tried to make a deal over the phone.


    However, this was what Ju-Heon had said to them.


    [Get lost. Tell that old bastard to personally come here.]


    That was why Chairman Kwon had no choice but to drag his still injured body out.


    However...


    ¡°That son of a bitch! Does he think that the Chairman-nim is a joke?! Does he think that the leader of TKBM is a joke?!¡±


    ¡°How many days has he left us hanging already?!¡±


    "Does he think he¡¯s the shit because he has the Heirlooms?!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    "Aigoo, our dear Chairman-nim. Did you wait a long time?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Their eyes opened wide after seeing an unexpected individual. Yoo Jaeha was here along with......


    ¡°T, the Monarch of Destitution.¡¯


    They started to shake.


    They then looked at the two people who arrived with anxious eyes.


    ¡°W, what the? I thought Seo Ju-Heon was going to come. W, why the hell are you guys here?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Is there an issue with us being here?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha smiled wickedly.


    ¡°We are members of the tomb raiding team¡¯s sales department.¡±


    ¡®S, sales department?


    The Monarch of Fraud and the Monarch of Destitution are the sales team?! They might make the partner business go bankrupt during a deal!¡¯


    However, the two of them were smiling.


    ¡°Now then, shall we start our chat?¡±


    Some headache-inducing bastards had appeared instead of Seo Ju-Heon.

 Chapter 269: Evil Nolbu Mindset (5)

    Chapter 269: Evil Nolbu Mindset (5)Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Wait, why are you all so shocked?¡±


    Why would they not be shocked to see the Monarch of Pushoverness?


    TKBM''s team leaders and Chairman Kwon were grinding their teeth while looking at Yoo Jaeha.


    Although it was not as much as Ju-Heon had done, Yoo Jaeha had harmed them quite a bit as well.


    The biggest of them all was when Yoo Jaeha had pretended to be Chloe and came to Chairman Kwon''s hospital room. The others all just had to do with Yoo Jaeha''s cloning abilities.


    Honestly speaking, they weren''t that afraid of Yoo Jaeha.


    However¡­


    ¡®Fuck, why the hell did he need to bring the Monarch of Destitution with him¡­¡­?!¡¯


    Chairman Kwon''s expression was quite the spectacle as he was the CEO of a global corporation and people who had more to lose would fear the Monarch of Destitution the most.


    They felt that way even though Irene was just standing there with a smile on her beautiful face.


    She was glowing even though she wore a simple formal outfit since this was a business meeting.


    It was to the point that Yoo Jaeha had said, ¡°Will you shake my hand? It¡¯d be even better if you would give me a kiss.¡±


    He was naturally beaten up by Ju-Heon after that.


    Her usually down hair was in a low ponytail as well, but that looked good on her too. Her neckline that was visible now was killer.


    She was like a glowing goddess to all of the men there with her.


    Yoo Jaeha was snickering thinking that he got them right where he wanted them, but TKBM probably did not feel the same way.


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    ¡®The way she is glowing so beautifully is like a goodbye present. That must be it.¡¯


    There was nothing scarier than a beautiful woman who could kill them.


    The Monarch of Destitution was already fearsome to start but she even had a Heirloom now.


    ¡®We don''t even know which Heirloom she got.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha also had an Heirloom but they had long since forgotten about him.


    Irene had captivated them too much.


    ¡°Umm, you spilled some coffee. Are you okay?¡±


    They were so shocked while looking at Irene that they had accidentally poured the coffee on the table and their phones.


    TKBM''s captains quickly responded after Irene tilted her head in confusion and asked about it.


    ¡°Hey, she asked if we were okay!¡±


    ¡°Do you want to die? Hurry up and tell her that you''re fine! Tell her that your phone is fine too!¡±


    The person tried to quickly clean up and ended up knocking over a bottle of water this time.


    The water spilled and wet Chairman Kwon''s pants.


    Funnily enough, TKBM¡¯s captains and Yoon Shi Woo gasped and offered their handkerchiefs to Irene.


    ¡°We¡¯re so sorry! We accidentally spilled the water!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Umm, excuse me? The one who got wet was your Chairman-nim¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°I''ve committed a grave sin, ma¡¯am! I dared to spill water!¡±


    Chairman Kwon, the one who was actually drenched by the water, glared at his subordinates.


    As that happened¡­


    ¡°Hey hey, you captains over there. Enough. Hurry up and order. I''m really hungry.¡±


    The captains all glared at Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡®Order my ass. You guys stood us up for a couple days and made us wait in this restaurant for 14 hours.¡¯


    ¡°How dare you say that to us.¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and call Seo Ju-Heon! Tell him to bring over a Heirloom!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to snicker in response.


    "Why are you acting like that? Our Captain-nim doesn¡¯t like you guys but I came all the way here to help you out.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°How can you treat the person who showed up because he felt sorry for standing you guys up like this? Huh?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡­!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to smile in an extremely annoying manner.


    ¡°Well, I might be able to put in a good word with the Captain-nim if you feed me something.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The captains then peeked toward Chairman Kwon. Chairman Kwon started to frown.


    It was annoying to feed a bastard like this.


    However, he gave them a look that told them to just take care of it.


    ¡®But feed him the cheapest stuff.¡¯


    As they called over a waiter and were about to order something¡­


    ¡°Ah, hold on. Get me this one.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha ordered the most expensive dish.


    Furthermore¡­


    "Ah, I''ve been craving alcohol lately. Bring me this one and this one. Ah, this one too.¡±


    Every drink he ordered were extremely expensive ones that would make people gasp.


    The captains¡¯ faces were twitching in anger.


    ¡°Hey. Yoo Jaeha¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°What is it? You guys can''t even do this much when you''re treating someone? Is TKBM really that cheap?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    They had no choice but to get Chairman Kwon''s permission and order everything Yoo Jaeha requested.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°Then let¡¯s talk about the Heirloom now¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°Ah. The Heirloom? This is the price we were thinking of.¡±


    They gasped after reading the document Yoo Jaeha handed them.


    ¡°Holy shit, this is enough money to buy a country! Are you fucking crazy?!¡±


    "What''s wrong? You don''t want to do it?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not a matter of whether we want it or not¡­¡­!¡±


    ¡°This is the price that my boss decided. But as you know, business is all about negotiations and making a deal.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha then snickered while looking at Chairman Kwon¡¯s arm.


    ¡°Ah, hey, Mr. Chairman over there. Isn''t that watch an artifact?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°It looks nice. I think it would look better on my wrist though.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?! You damn¡­¡±


    Yoo Jaeha calmly waved the document around as Yoon Shi Woo and the captains glared at him.


    "What''s wrong? You guys don¡¯t want a discount?¡±


    Chairman Kwon was grinding his teeth as he took the precious watch off.


    But Yoo Jaeha''s ripping off did not stop there.


    ¡°Wow, this would look good on my sister-in-law!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha dragged them around to a second, third, and fourth location before continuing with his crap.


    His hands were already full of all sorts of brand-name gifts and artifacts, but he wasn¡¯t done.


    Irene whispered to him.


    ¡°U, umm, Mr. Jaeha. Is it really okay to do this?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha didn''t care and pointed to a necklace as he smiled.


    It was the most expensive necklace in the store.


    ¡°Wow, the Captain-nim really likes this style. I know the Captain-nim¡¯s style very well. He goes crazy for this kind of thing.¡±


    Irene''s eyes flashed after hearing that.


    Irene was about to take out her credit card without even looking at the price when Yoo Jaeha stopped her and looked toward Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°Tsk tsk, look at this clueless old man.¡±


    ¡®Why I ought to.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon was extremely angry.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°Hey, you over there! Bring that over too!¡±


    ¡°T, this one?¡±


    ¡°Yes, that one. Ah, that one over there too! I should get this for Seol-A. Ah! This is for our Captain-nim, this is for our Dan. This is for our Vice Captain-nim, this is for our Chloe. Uhh¡­¡­This¡­¡­ Should be good enough for our baby chick.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked at a piece of candy from a bag he had been eating from.


    The captains held back their tears and anger as they listened to everything Yoo Jaeha told them.


    They went through a couple days of stay at a luxurious hotel, massage, shopping, and eating. TKBM''s employees glared at the eating Yoo Jaeha after being dragged around by him for a few days.


    ¡°Okay, we have fulfilled all of your requests, sir. Can we sign the contract for the Heirloom now? Yoo Jaeha-nim!¡±


    Chairman Kwon was looking at Yoo Jaeha with a grumbling expression as well.


    He had spent his own money to suck up to Yoo Jaeha and managed to lower the price of the Heirloom to 500 million dollars.


    ¡®How much did we spend the last few days?¡¯


    Chairman Kwon had to completely wipe out one of his international bank accounts.


    But it was all worth it. This was much better than the shitty original price for the Heirloom.


    ¡®I''m willing to pay the price no matter what as long as i can get a Heirloom.¡¯


    And now¡­


    ¡°Okay, now the Heirloom¡­¡­!¡±


    But at that moment¡­


    ¡°Thank you. It¡¯s been fun.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha stood up and smiled at them.


    ¡°¡­¡­?!¡±


    They became flustered and grabbed Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Wait! What about the Heirloom contract?!¡±


    ¡°You said that you would give us a Heirloom!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha seemed to have realized his mistake as he pulled something out of his bag.


    And that was¡­¡­


    [Brown-eared bulbul]


    Rare file - Organized by Serial Number (22TB)] [1]


    It was a hard drive with numerous videos!


    ¡°That¡¯s my treasure. Please cherish and love it!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha then started to run.


    The captains and Chairman Kwon blankly stared for a moment before exploding.


    ¡°You son of a bitch, get your ass back here right now!¡±


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha, you son of a bitch, how dare the Monarch of Pushoverness treat us like pushovers!¡±


    They exploded in anger and tried to kill Yoo Jaeha with artifacts.


    They should have done this from the beginning.


    However¡­


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! Sister-in-law Irene! Please save me! I''m going to be murdered!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha called for Irene and ran away. TKBM''s people immediately turned pale once Irene appeared.


    "Were you just trying to harm Mr. Jaeha?¡±


    TKBM''s people all stopped moving after seeing Irene''s gaze.


    "W, wait¡­¡­!¡±


    ¡°No! Wait a minute, what do you mean by harm? Of course not. We just want to have a peaceful conversation.¡±


    ¡°Yes, we must love peace. W, why don¡¯t we treat you to a meal again¡­¡­!¡±


    [TKBM tried to get a Heirloom and is now in a financial crisis.]


    [Chairman Kwon Tae Joon is angry. Planning on suing Yoo Jaeha.]


    Ju-Heon''s tyranny was continuing.


    Well, it seemed as if it was only directed at TKBM.


    TKBM''s people became so angry that they even made a call like this to Pandora.


    [Can I just not get a Heirloom? Can I just say fuck it all?]


    That call made Rothschild, no, Prometheus, grab his forehead as if it was tired.


    ¡°I''ve told you about this many times already, Chairman Kwon.¡±


    This seemed to be the con for being the only artifact that could associate with humans like this.


    They all came to look for him whenever something happened.


    But it could not be helped.


    ¡®We need to cherish the candidates who would be able to handle the Majesty''s Treasure.¡¯


    That was probably why Prometheus was being extremely gentle with them.


    ¡°There is still a chance. Seo Ju-Heon has proclaimed that he would sell the Heirlooms. So if you¡­¡±


    - Do you really think those conditions are from someone who actually wants to sell them?!


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    This was the truth.


    Ju-Heon had announced that he would be willing to sell some Heirlooms. Of course, they had to agree to obey all of his conditions.


    However¡­


    [That bastard¡¯s conditions will only lead to our self-destruction.]


    ¡°Then an Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. We just have to take it from him like he took it from us. If all else fails, we¡­¡±


    [Try it if you think you can, you useless Pandora.]


    The call ended with that angry comment.


    The Eagle asked Prometheus a question at that moment.


    [Do you really think they would be able to steal the Heirlooms?]


    Prometheus clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Bring that key just in case.¡±


    The Eagle gasped.


    [A, are you really thinking about calling those bastards back?!]


    ¡°We have no choice.¡±


    [We would only be doing that Crow a favor if we release those bastards again!]


    ¡°That¡¯s why hurry up and get those damn Monarchs to steal the Heirlooms.¡±


    He prayed that he would not need to make that shitty decision.


    ¡®Something is weird.¡¯


    Julian was looking at Ju-Heon as if something was weird.


    They were currently headed somewhere right now for a meeting. Although Julian didn''t know who they were meeting, he was heading out because he had no choice but to do so.


    It didn''t change the fact that something was weird.


    ¡®I don¡¯t see the Crow.¡¯


    The Heirlooms were always by their master¡¯s side.


    They were parasitic as well, so the Heirloom''s aura could always be felt by its master.


    But Ju-Heon didn''t have anything like that.


    ¡®It¡¯s such a strong Heirloom so how come I can¡¯t feel the Heirloom''s aura?¡¯


    Julian could not hold it in anymore and asked.


    ¡°Where the hell did you throw away the Crow? Are you sure you really got it? Don''t tell me you camouflaged it so that even I can''t feel it?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to chuckle after seeing Julian''s gaze.


    It was obvious what he wanted to know.


    ¡°My Heirloom truly is different than all of yours.¡±


    ¡°What? What does that mean?¡±


    ¡°Who knows? I want to know why that stalker is not showing himself too. I have some questions for the bastard.¡±


    ¡°What do you mea¡­¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [!!]


    The rope that was curled up and sleeping on Ju-Heon''s shoulder raised its head.


    It seemed to have detected something.


    Something fluttered in front of Ju-Heon at that moment.


    It was a black feather.


    That bastard was standing there looking like a human.


    1. Apparently, this Brown-eared bulbul folder is a hidden porn folder people have?

 Chapter 270: Relationships from the past (1)

    Chapter 270: Relationships from the past (1)Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze turned for a moment. It was just a brief second but he definitely felt it.


    ¡®Crow?¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked behind him as he walked through the crosswalk. Numerous people were walking across during the green light.


    White people, Black people, Asians, all sorts of people were walking by but they were all regular people.


    None of them were artifacts. But he definitely felt the bastard''s presence.


    It probably had long black hair.


    It seemed to be in its twenties?


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon! It¡¯s red!¡±


    [#$&$!]


    Danger! Danger!


    The rope urgently pulled Ju-Heon forward. Ju-Heon was almost hit by a car as he continued to look past the crosswalk.


    [$##&!]


    Are you okay? Are you okay?


    Ju-Heon patted the rope who was making sure he was okay before running through the crowd and chasing after the bastard.


    Julian was saying something about being late to the appointment but that wasn''t important.


    ¡°You go first, you son of a bitch. It¡¯s a very important appointment so don¡¯t make any mistakes.¡±


    ¡°Wait, you should be there if it¡¯s so import¡­!¡±


    He left Julian behind and disappeared.


    ¡®That perverted bastard¡­ I knew you would be stalking me.¡¯


    The rope was just whimpering as it checked the time.


    [$#&$#!]


    Is it really okay for you to not go to the appointment? Is it?


    It lightly tapped on Ju-Heon''s cheek.


    But regardless of the appointment or whatever else he had to do¡­


    ¡®I''m sure Kongming will take care of it.¡¯


    The one who would be disappointed was the other side and not him anyway, so he didn''t care. Ju-Heon then started to speed up.


    Julian was swearing internally once he arrived at the appointment location.


    ¡®Fuck, Seo Ju-Heon¡­ This isn''t right!¡¯


    Maybe that was to be expected.


    ¡°My goodness, you came on your own?¡±


    ¡°Where is Mr. Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    There were beautiful women in front of him. He was at a luxurious bar.


    ¡®That bastard, he said it was an appointment he couldn¡¯t miss¡­! S§×arch* The Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    It was this kind of appointment?!¡¯


    Elena Cotton, a famous Hollywood actress, was there as well. She was the monopolizer known as the Monarch of Seduction. [1] Why was she here?


    ¡®She used Cleopatra''s artifact in the past.¡¯


    She was an extremely beautiful woman. Although she was a different kind of beauty compared to Irene, they were both extremely beautiful.


    She walked over and sat down next to Julian as she started to speak.


    ¡°How come you are here instead of Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­That son of a bitch¡­ will be here soon.¡±


    ¡®Aigoo, my head.¡¯


    Julian started to frown as if he had a headache.


    ¡®He should have told me the Monarch of Seduction was coming!¡¯


    And what? A group date?


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, you son of a bitch! You said that others were okay but that I MUST show up and what¡­?!¡¯


    Was Ju-Heon making fun of him?


    ¡®That bastard stole my fiancee in the past life.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Is Mr. Seo Ju-Heon really going to come?¡±


    ¡°Yes he¡­¡­ mmph!¡±


    Julian was shocked after feeling a soft sensation on his thigh.


    Julian screamed internally after thinking that he could also see between the woman¡¯s smooth thighs.


    ¡®Damn it, Seo Ju-Heon, you cruel bastard. I''m out.¡¯


    He had only come because he was concerned that Ju-Heon might be going to meet with a monopolizer.


    It was because the Monarch of Fate had prophesized four changes to the world.


    The first was the Great Tomb Appearance. The second was the appearance of the Heirlooms.


    And then¡­


    ¡®Now the third and fourth ones are left.¡¯


    Although only Irene and Jaeha would know about the fourth since it happened after they died, they all knew about the third.


    ¡®We called it the Four Emperors Round.¡¯


    He wondered how there would be Monarchs and Four Emperors with them having all of the Heirlooms, but Julian was still wary of it.


    The four prophecies were large incidents that were going to happen for sure.


    That meant that there would be the Four Emperors even if their team monopolized all of the Heirlooms.


    He came here thinking that something might happen to Ju-Heon, but¡­¡­


    ¡®It¡­ Was this kind of appointment?!


    I''m never trusting that son of a bitch again!¡¯


    As an angry Julian was about to get up¡­


    ¡®!¡¯


    ¡°I''m sorry. I''m a bit late.¡±


    ¡°Oh my, you¡¯re here?¡±


    Julian was shocked after seeing someone walk up to Elena.


    ¡®Wait, that person is¡­?!¡¯


    He was certain about it.


    This was the person he had been searching for for a very long time.


    Around the same time¡­


    Ju-Heon was grumbling at the park.


    He was far from the appointment location and had walked over to find that damn Crow!


    [Ahhhhh, we failed! We failed to grab that bastard!]


    [Retreat, retreat! Tell the Supreme Leader-nim that we failed!]


    He had to deal with these other stupid crows instead. Ju-Heon growled while glaring at the fluttering crows in his hand.


    These bastards seemed to have noticed that the Crow was not in his body.


    ¡®It should be parasitic to my body like the other Heirlooms.¡¯


    Well, he had a pretty good idea as to what was going on.


    The thing Ju-Heon wanted to ask the Crow was not about something like that.


    ¡®I definitely felt that bastard¡¯s aura.¡¯


    Ju-Heon sat down on a bench and clicked his tongue after being unable to find the Crow.


    "Tsk, where the hell are my artifacts running around?¡±


    As Ju-Heon got back up to head to the appointment location¡­


    [Where else? We¡¯re right here with you.]


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon turned his head after hearing a familiar voice.


    ¡°Right here my a¡­¡±


    Ju-Heon was shocked once he turned his head.


    ¡°!¡±


    There was an extremely voluptuous babe standing in front of him! Not only that, she was completely naked!


    Ju-Heon questioned his eyes.


    He was certain this was the Crow bastard. However¡­


    ¡®She¡¯s naked?¡¯


    There was a woman curled up and looking down at Ju-Heon.


    Her long black hair surrounded her body. Her eyes were cold. A young woman was sitting on top of the tree.


    ¡°You¡­¡­¡±


    The beauty looked at him with a gaze that seemed to be waiting for something.


    However¡­


    ¡°Why the fuck do you look like that?¡±


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t even blink.


    The Crow''s pride seemed to be hit as she started to speak.


    [Is it not to your liking? I decided to be nice and came in the form that a human man would like.]


    Ju-Heon snorted.


    Idiots like Jaeha might get super excited while seeing this form, but¡­


    ¡®It¡¯s still just an artifact.¡¯


    Ju-Heon waived his hand.


    ¡°Whatever, change to something else.¡±


    [Something else?]


    ¡°Anything but that.¡±


    The Crow changed to a different appearance.


    [Is it better now?]


    Ju-Heon almost swore after looking at this new appearance.


    The Crow had turned into an extremely voluptuous male bodybuilder.


    No¡­ Extremely buff is probably the term here.


    ¡°Damn it, do you want to die?!¡±


    The Crow flexed his muscles and said something.


    [What¡¯s wrong? You told me anything else was fine.]


    I should just choke this bitch to death.


    ¡°You still shouldn''t turn into a man¡­¡±


    The Crow then returned to its original Crow form.


    It must have a lot of different appearances after gobbling up numerous artifacts.


    ¡°I will get right down to business.¡±


    Ju-Heon looked toward the Crow.


    "Where is your real body?¡±


    [!]


    The Crow seemed a bit shocked.


    ¡°This is not your real body.¡±


    The Crow seemed to be smiling. Ju-Heon and the Crow really did sign a Heirloom contract.


    However, it was a different sort of contract from the other Heirlooms. There was a simple reason for that.


    ¡®This bastard is imprisoned in that Great Prison thing.¡¯


    It was the same tomb where they had died.


    ¡®The Monarch¡¯s Tomb was a bit weak compared to the one where we died.¡¯


    That one had truly been hell.


    That meant that this bastard in front of him right now was a sort of clone that had used an opening to get out of there. Ju-Heon had contracted with the Crow even while knowing that was the case.


    Why?


    ¡°You were the strongest of the Heirlooms at that tomb.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    Even this clone was stronger than the rest of the Heirlooms although it didn''t have its full strength.


    [Then are you saying that you contracted with me while knowing that I was a clone?]


    ¡°You told me everything before we sealed the deal. You said the stability might be less compared to the other Heirlooms. You said I wouldn¡¯t be as superhuman as other people and that there will be restrictions. It was easy to put two and two together after that.¡±


    Ju-Heon had still chosen the Crow despite all of that.


    ¡°You told me that I would be able to get all 15 other Heirlooms if I took you. That really happened. As long as your skills are there I will just consider that stability issue as a risk.¡±


    It was stronger than any artifact in this world. He was saying that was enough. This bastard was an artifact that made Divine-Grade artifacts and even the Supreme Leaders shiver in fear after all.


    "But I can¡¯t have a clone as my Heirloom forever.¡±


    That was the reason he was asking this question.


    "Where the hell are you?¡±


    The Crow started to smile.


    [Are you going to come find me? You¡¯re going to do that even though you can use my powers because of the contract?]


    ¡°I don¡¯t care for some half-ass power.¡±


    Most importantly, Ju-Heon had experienced the Crow''s power in the Monarch¡¯s Tomb. It had been so strong even though it was only a clone.


    ¡®The real body''s strength must be beyond my wildest imaginations.¡¯


    "So tell me, where the fuck are you?¡±


    [You''ll understand if you gather all 7 artifacts from the Great Tombs. There will be a change in the world. In addition¡­]


    ¡°?¡±


    [It''s fine that you monopolized the Heirlooms but be wary of the Spider Supreme Leader and the Giant Supreme Leader.]


    ¡°The Giant Supreme Leader?¡±


    [Those bastards have no intentions of choosing a Human ruler.]


    [Only the Majesty, the Emperor¡¯s Treasure will be your strength.]


    ¡®Majesty? Emperor?¡¯


    Ju-Heon frowned after hearing the familiar terms.


    The Crow disappeared after saying that.


    Ju-Heon started to scoff.


    ¡°That bastard says whatever it wants and then leaves.¡±


    After that¡­


    Ju-Heon finally arrived at the appointment location.


    ¡°Mm, I got here a bit early.¡±


    Someone grabbed Ju-Heon by the collar as soon as he entered.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, do you know what time it is?! How can you be so late?!¡±


    ¡°Hmm? I¡¯m only late by like two hours.¡±


    Julian grabbed the back of his neck.


    ¡°Do you want to die?! And you were coming to meet the Monarch of Seduction of all people? Are you crazy?!¡±


    ¡°Why not? She¡¯s pretty. She asked about a group date so I thought we could get you a girlfriend.¡±


    It was obvious Ju-Heon''s true intentions to make fun of him on the side.


    ¡°You stayed here all this time despite knowing who I was meeting with, didn¡¯t you?¡±


    Julian''s eyes flashed with anger.


    ¡°You dragged me here knowing it would be like this, didn¡¯t you?!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked around at the women in the shop and smiled with satisfaction.


    ¡°I thought it might be the case and I was right.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile. There was a reason Julian originally ended up in TKBM and had to serve Chairman Kwon.


    Ju-Heon had run into the Monarch of Seduction while looking for Julian¡¯s younger sister.


    That was why Ju-Heon lured in the Monarch of Seduction who had been trying to get close to him.


    ¡°Is it actually her?¡±


    ¡°That¡­ I can''t be sure because she doesn¡¯t seem to recognize me, but¡­¡­¡±


    Julian had personally seen his sister die. However, he had not let go of hope because of something Ju-Heon had told him in the past.


    ¡®Don¡¯t worry. I''m sure your sister is alive somewhere.¡¯


    He had heard some information that someone had seen his supposedly dead sister.


    And now¡­


    ¡®For her to appear with the Monarch of Seduction¡­¡¯


    That meant that she was an enemy.


    Julian¡¯s hand was shaking while looking at his sister. Ju-Heon lightly sighed while looking at Julian.


    He understood what Julian must be going through right now.


    He finally saw his sister again but she was with the enemies.


    That was probably the reason.


    Ju-Heon patted Julian¡¯s shoulder as if to calm him down.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I''ll seduce your sister away.¡±


    Julian instantly grabbed Ju-Heon by the collar.


    At the same time¡­


    ¡°Huh? The Captain-nim went somewhere?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha flinched after hearing Seol-A¡¯s question while in the middle of restoring artifacts. It was because he knew exactly who Ju-Heon had gone out to meet.


    She would probably throw a fit if she knew he went to meet the Monarch of Seduction. He was probably right.


    ¡®He even said it was a group date.¡¯


    ¡°Uhh, uhh¡­¡­ The Captain-nim went out for a walk.¡±


    ¡°A walk? The Captain-nim went for a walk at this time of day?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha feigned ignorance after Seol-A glared at him.


    The dumbass Ilya responded at that moment.


    ¡°Oh, the Captain-nim went on a date.¡±


    Both Seol-A and Irene''s eyes flashed after hearing that.


    ''What did he just say?¡¯


    1. She used to be Elena Mecken and now she¡¯s Elena Cotton¡­ Oh well

 Chapter 271: Relationships from the past (2)

    Chapter 271: Relationships from the past (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Oh, the Captain-nim went on a date.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was actually the one who gasped the most.


    ¡®What the fuck is that guy saying right now?!¡¯


    ¡°Hey, you dimwit! How can you tell them that?!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? He¡¯s allowed to go on dates.¡±


    ¡°W, what? T, that, uhh......¡±


    Yoo Jaeha peeked behind him. And behind him was, as he had expected....


    ¡°Mr. Yoo Jaeha, why did you lie? You said the Captain-nim went on a walk?¡±


    Why did you only tell us about it now? Well, Mr. Jaeha?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Chaotic aura started to rise from the two women¡¯s bodies.


    Yoo Jaeha screamed after seeing the strong auras coming out.


    ¡°Both of you need to calm, calm down!¡±


    The vicious aura coming out of Seol-A was in the shape of a horse!


    This was no ordinary horse.


    This winged horse was said to be a horse that connected this world with the afterlife.


    It was a sign of the appearance of Emperors in the East and said to be a spiritual beast that helps a person ascend with their soul.


    The Heavenly Horse.


    It was that holy divine horse that was often seen in tomb paintings and burial traditions.


    But Seol-A was not the only one giving off a chaotic aura.


    ¡°Aaah! My artifaaaaaaaaaact!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s artifact started to crumble because of the artifact of destitution.


    Yoo Jaeha foamed at the mouth and grabbed all of the artifacts. They surprisingly started to become restored.


    That was right. Yoo Jaeha¡¯s Heirloom was actually the phoenix. Yes, it was the divine bird often compared with the Egyptian Bennu, the Fenghuang, India¡¯s Garuda, and the Jujak (Vermilion Bird).


    It was the symbol of rebirth after death and endless restoration. That was why Yoo Jaeha had a body that couldn¡¯t be killed even if he was struck by lightning or fell out of a plane and gave him the scam-like restoration ability.


    He could restore artifacts similarly to how he could restore his own body.


    Yoo Jaeha restored all of the artifacts before looking at the two women.


    "Aigoo, both of you can stop worrying. The Captain-nim will be back soon... eek.¡±


    He then threw Ilya toward them.


    ¡°Damn it, I leave it to you! Go little chick! Friends Shield!¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    Ilya started to scream as soon as he was pushed.


    Baaaaang!


    Ilya fell to the ground after being struck by the two women¡¯s auras.


    ¡°......You, you son of a bitch. I''m going to kill...¡±


    ¡°Huff huff, I''m alive.¡±


    Even though he had the Phoenix Heirloom, he could still feel pain. The pain was much less compared to other people but that didn¡¯t mean that it would not hurt.


    That was why he kept his Heirloom a secret from Ju-Heon in the past life.


    Why?


    ¡®I''m certain of it. I''m going to end up as a meat shield the moment the Captain-nim finds out.¡¯


    He was evil enough to do something like that.


    Yoo Jaeha urgently started to calm the two women down.


    ¡°Hold on, I''ll explain everything to you so just w......!¡±


    Unfortunately, Irene and Seol-A were already gone.


    Around the same time...


    Julian¡¯s gaze did not move his eyes from the beautiful woman next to him at all.


    ¡®Is she really Nina?¡¯


    She had short dark blonde hair like Julian and brown eyes. He still had not forgotten about the moment his sister died.


    It was a few months ago. She had been stabbed by someone who was being controlled by an artifact during a Tomb Appearance that happened at her school.


    He was unable to retrieve her body.


    Ju-Heon had said the following after hearing about that from Julian.


    ¡®Your sister might actually just have been in a state of thanatosis instead of being dead.''


    ¡®!¡¯


    He was saying that there could be an artifact that could make anybody it stabbed seem to be dead.


    ¡®Someone could have abducted Nina after that.¡¯


    They had received information after that saying someone saw Nina with other people in the US.


    And now... That sister was in front of Julian.


    He was certain this was his younger sister Nina.


    However...


    ¡®Kate Allen?¡¯


    She said she was an American and not German. How could Julian not be shocked at all?


    ¡®Damn it, what the hell is going on?¡¯


    Was she not Nina?


    Ju-Heon was staring at Kate as well.


    ¡®I''m certain this is Kongming¡¯s sister.¡¯


    She didn''t look like Kongming but it was obvious. He had been the one to find Kongming''s sister for him in the past.


    ¡®She didn''t tell us what she did during the time she was missing.¡¯


    Anyway, he would have already noticed if this girl was a fake created by artifacts.


    That meant that......


    ¡®She is pretending to be someone else on purpose.¡¯


    But she didn''t seem to recognize Julian either.


    Ju-Heon peeked toward the Monarch of Seduction.


    ¡®Did this woman erase her memories?¡¯


    The chances of that being the case were high. She probably had Nina come out here on purpose as well.


    Why?


    ¡®To steal a Heirloom.¡¯


    Pretty much everybody knew that Kongming had lost his sister. And although they didn''t know where the Monarch of Seduction would have found his sister......


    ¡®Was she planning on using the sister to steal a Heirloom?


    If that was the case, why would the Monarch of Seduction say that she was someone else and throw Julian¡¯s mind into such a chaotic mess?


    It was sort of understandable.


    ¡®She must be doing this to shake his Dominance.¡¯


    That would make it easier to steal the Heirloom.


    Julian''s ass was on fire because he had no real proof.


    And then...


    ¡°Oh my, why do you keep looking at Kate like that? Do you still think she looks like your sister? Are you sure you don¡¯t have a serious sister complex?¡±


    She sounded shocked.


    Julian could not hold it in any longer and jumped up in anger.


    ¡°...Hey! I¡¯ve been telling you this since earlier but this girl is not Kate, she is Ni......ugh!¡±


    Julian was instantly being stepped on!


    It was Ju-Heon.


    "What the hell are you doing.......?!¡±


    Ju-Heon had his arms crossed and quietly mumbled as his eyes flashed.


    "Don''t get overly excited and sit down.¡±


    He was speaking in Korean.


    ''Your Dominance is the only thing that will be shaken.''


    Julian was grinding his teeth until he said something back and smiled.


    Ju-Heon was speaking as if he was consoling him.


    ¡°I told you, don''t worry. If all else fails, I will seduce her and get her out of them.¡±


    Ju-Heon was grabbed by the collar again.


    ¡°I really ought to......!¡±


    His fiancee was enough girls he lost to Ju-Heon.


    Elena despicably smiled and started to speak.


    ¡°It''s rude to speak like that so other people can''t understand. Not only me but Kate can also only speak English because we''ve lived in the US our whole lives.¡±


    Julian pounded his chest in frustration.


    ¡°I told you that she is not Kate, she is Nina......!¡±


    ¡°Do you have any proof?¡±


    "What?¡±


    ¡°Do you have any proof?¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed in annoyance.


    ¡®Whether I seduce her or not, I guess I have to take these despicable masks off first.¡¯


    First mask was pretending to be Americans.


    Ju-Heon started to speak in German for that reason.


    ¡°Hey, Julian. Isn¡¯t it really annoying that she thinks she¡¯s super pretty?¡±


    Elena tilted her head in confusion while Kate flinched.


    Julian answered back in his mother tongue as he was caught off guard.


    ¡°W, what the hell are you talking about?¡±


    The tomb raiding team used English 70% of the time and Korean that they had learned while working in TKBM for the remaining 30%.


    So why would he suddenly change to German and openly mock someone......


    Julian then realized it.


    ¡®Is this punk...¡¯


    That was right as Ju-Heon started to sneer.


    ¡°I hate these bitches who don¡¯t know their place. But her body is hot so she¡¯s good enough.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡°What? You want to take her instead?¡±


    ¡°Hey, Seo Ju......¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? She seems like the type who¡¯ll shake her ass and follow you if you pay her enough.¡±


    Kate jumped up in anger as Julian was about to get angry. She looked extremely embarrassed.


    ¡°Hey, those words......!¡±


    Ju-Heon then started to smirk.


    ¡°Those words?¡±


    ¡°......That''s right, the things you just said!¡±


    ¡°What the hell? I thought you only spoke English?¡±


    Kate became anxious and started to think of an excuse.


    ¡°......T, that, I didn¡¯t understand what you were saying but you''re making me uncomfortable so stop it.¡±


    Kate smiled brightly and Ju-Heon said something in German.


    ¡°You should probably get rid of the pepper flake in your teeth first.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Kate covered her mouth out of reflex.


    Ju-Heon started to smirk.


    ¡°You understand German so well.¡±


    Elena clicked her tongue as if her plan had been ruined.


    ¡°I thought you said you were born and raised in the US.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡°Who the fuck do you think you''re trying to lie to?¡±


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    Elena started to frown while looking at Julian and Nina chatting at a different table.


    ¡®Why the hell did she slip up like that? We could have taken the Monarch of Pillage''s Heirloom in just a little bit.¡¯


    She had no choice.


    ¡®No choice but to go to the next level of the plan.¡¯


    Elena sighed before smiling brightly and sitting next to Ju-Heon.


    Her body that gave off a wonderful scent really was lovely.


    But Ju-Heon just glared at her as if she was a piece of shit.


    ¡°There are plenty of seats. Sit somewhere else.¡±


    Elena ignored him and slowly leaned her head against Ju-Heon''s chest.


    ¡°Aww, I just want to have a nice chat with you, Mr. Ju-Heon.¡±


    Elena almost blushed after feeling Ju-Heon''s firm muscles.


    ¡®Oh? He doesn¡¯t seem buff but it¡¯s completely different underneath his clothes.¡¯


    She felt as if she wanted to strip him down.


    ¡°I guess you don¡¯t like me very much, Mr. Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°Whatever. You told me you''ll tell me about that girl once we were alone. Hurry up and tell me.¡±


    Elena slowly placed her hand on Ju-Heon''s thigh and gently caressed it.


    ¡°I could tell you, but shouldn''t we have a conversation of our own?¡±


    Elena smelled really good.


    ¡®Is it an artifact?¡¯


    He could faintly feel the aura of artifacts all over her body.


    While that was going on...


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Is she crazy?! How dare she put her head on the Captain-nim¡¯s chest! Does that bitch want to die?!¡±


    ¡°My goodness, palm reading?! That¡¯s something even my parents wouldn''t have used as a pickup line.¡±


    There were two women cursing Elena while watching them from a distance.


    They were Irene and Seol-A.


    Whether it was intentional or not, the two women who were wearing hats and masks as a disguise wanted to rip Elena up.


    And then...


    ¡°Her hand, her hand! Move that shitty hand right now!¡±


    ¡°Where the hell does she think she is touching?!¡±


    There was also someone who was awkwardly reaching his hand toward them.


    ¡°Umm...... shouldn''t we at least order some coffee?¡±


    They had dragged Yoo Jaeha with them. S§×arch* The N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®Aigoo, my poor life.¡¯


    It was good that he followed them before Irene and Seol-A caused any issues, but Seol-A had grabbed him by the collar and turned him into a GPS.


    Yoo Jaeha sniffled while peeking at the employee.


    ¡°Hey, the employee is viciously glaring at us right now. We should order......¡±


    ¡°Shut the hell up!¡±


    ¡°Please order me anything!¡±


    ¡°...... Uhh? Okay. Then three cups of coffee...... But this place requires you to pay first......¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa! That bitch is moving her damn duck-like beak toward the Captain-nim...¡±


    ¡°Where does she live?¡±


    ¡®Aigoo, my poor life.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha sniffled as he ordered three cups of coffee.


    Something like this wouldn¡¯t normally happen, but the two of them seemed to have lost all rationality right now.


    ¡®Well, I guess it makes sense.¡¯


    The atmosphere between Ju-Heon and Elena looked good.


    Elena was slowly sticking closer and closer to Ju-Heon.


    As her hand caressed Ju-Heon¡¯s face and the two of them were about to kiss...


    Grab.


    Someone tightly grabbed Elena¡¯s arm.


    Ju-Heon then started to speak.


    ¡°Enough with your bullshit.¡±


    Sadly, it just looked like Ju-Heon was taking the initiative and grabbing Elena¡¯s arm from a distance.


    ¡°Stop wasting my time and tell me. Where the hell did you find that girl?¡±


    Elena moved her face closer to Ju-Heon¡¯s as she started to smile.


    ¡°Do you really think it''s okay to do this to me? You¡¯re about to be hunted down.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    It was at that moment.


    All of the lights in the cafe suddenly turned off.


    A shocked Julian tried to calm his sister down.


    ¡°Nina, it¡¯s okay. The light will come back on soon.......¡±


    However, at that moment...


    Yoo Jaeha was the only one who flinched in the power outage.


    Why?


    ¡®This is the same thing that happened at the auction house...¡¯


    Nina¡¯s eyes flashed.


    This was the moment that Jack the Ripper appeared.

 Chapter 272: Jack the Ripper (1)

    Chapter 272: Jack the Ripper (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    People became confused after the lights suddenly went out.


    ¡°Huh? Is it a power outage?¡±


    ¡°What''s going on?¡±


    They just thought it was a power outage and didn¡¯t think much about it. But Ju-Heon¡¯s group was different.


    ¡®This isn''t a regular power outage.¡¯


    Ju-Heon scrunched his eyes.


    The Monarch of Seduction was smiling in the darkness.


    A power outage was a sign that Jack the Ripper was starting the hunt.


    ¡®Alright Jack the Ripper, kill everyone.¡¯


    Elena, the Monarch of Seduction, had been aiming for this from the beginning. It had been her plan from the moment she met Julian''s sister, Nina.


    ¡®I''ll take Seo Ju-Heon to be mine while Nina will take care of the Monarch of St... No, the Monarch of Pillage.¡¯


    She was also a wild beast aiming for a Heirloom to become a Monarch. She had tried everything to take down Ju-Heon''s group members who had Heirlooms, but...


    Seo Ju-Heon was one thing but somehow his team members were all weird as well.


    The CIA, MI6, and other spy organizations had tried their best but they couldn''t find any weaknesses for Ju-Heon or his team members.


    They were able to at least get some information before Ilya joined up with them, however, that was no longer the case.


    ¡®Even the spies can''t do anything once that Ilya bastard joined their team.¡¯


    They were all anxious as well.


    Information regarding the tomb raiding team had suddenly disappeared from public records and the media.


    The easiest to handle had been that stupid Monarch of Pushoverness, but bad things kept happening whenever they tried to mess with Ju-Heon or the Monarch of Pushoverness.


    Their stocks would fall, their businesses would suddenly be in trouble, it was quite weird.


    That was why Ju-Heon and Julian¡¯s weaknesses that they found out this time were extremely precious.


    ¡®Seduce Seo Ju-Heon with artifacts.¡¯


    There had been rumors about Seo Ju-Heon being an artifactphile for a while.


    It seemed to have become a bit special after he got his Heirloom.


    ¡®Take Seo Ju-Heon to the hotel.¡¯


    She was confident that she could send Ju-Heon to paradise if they spent a night together. Her sponsors were proof she could do that.


    But before that......


    ¡®Alright, hurry up and kill him. Go, Jack the Ripper.¡¯


    Even the mighty Ju-Heon should temporarily blank out seeing his team member die.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Nina, it¡¯s okay. There¡¯s no need to be scared. A fuse probably blew out or something.¡±


    Julian tightly clenched Nina''s hand in the darkness. Nina pulled a knife out of her pocket as if this was perfect. S§×arch* The N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®I don''t know who you are, but goodbye.¡¯


    But the moment she was about to swing the knife!


    Paat!


    The light suddenly came back on.


    ¡°?!¡±


    Nina became flustered.


    ¡®Why did the light turn back on so quickly?¡¯


    Nina looked around as she had messed with the breaker herself.


    It was too soon for an employee to have made it to the box already. She had planned everything out knowing the location of the breaker box.


    ¡°What the? At least it''s back.¡±


    The other customers were relieved that it didn''t seem to have been a serious issue. Of course, the Monarch of Seduction was glaring at Nina.


    ¡®What are you doing?¡¯


    Nina, who was looking for an opportunity, closed her eyes and used her psychic artifact again. The lights went back out!


    ¡°Kyaaaa! What the hell?! Another blackout?¡±


    Nina aimed for Julian¡¯s neck this time.


    However...


    Paat! It turned back on again!


    Nina became anxious and quickly hid the knife again.


    ¡®What the hell is going on?!¡¯


    The answer to her question was at the breaker box.


    [$#&#$!]


    Hey, you can''t do that! You c...... ugh!


    That was right.


    The rope was at the circuit breaker. The rope was raising the switch whenever it fell.


    Click! Click!


    It was able to easily push it using its long body!


    That was why it didn''t matter if Nina used a psychic artifact to control it.


    Paat! Paat! Paat!


    The lights would go out and then come right back on. Off and on.


    The other artifacts that could sense that a person was going to die were scolding the rope.


    [#$&!]


    Hey, what the hell are you doing?! It looks like we could see a person die!


    The rope wasn¡¯t listening to them.


    Pow! Pow! Pow!


    In fact, it whipped the artifacts that were trying to scold it.


    The shop felt as if it had turned into a rave.


    "What the hell is going on?¡±


    ¡°Hey, what¡¯s wrong with your lights?¡±


    Nina started to grind her teeth in anger at this unexplainable situation.


    ¡®Damn it, it looks like I might have to go over my limits and cut the power line itself......¡¯


    However...


    ¡°Nina, what''s wrong? Are you sick?¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    Her actions made Julian focus on her.


    The Monarch of Seduction was feeling frustrated while looking at Nina.


    ¡®What the hell is she doing?!¡¯


    The Monarch of Seduction couldn''t hold back anymore and grabbed Ju-Heon''s arm.


    ¡°Oh my, this place is a bit weird. Shall we go outside and talk?¡±


    But at that moment...


    Tap. Tap.


    Someone tapped the Monarch of Seduction¡¯s back. The moment she turned around to look......


    Pow!


    The Monarch of Seduction was slapped on the head!


    The rope was standing there and moving as if it was a cobra.


    It seemed to be glaring at her, asking what she was doing with Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide while the Monarch of Seduction was in disbelief.


    "What the h...... kyaa!¡±


    She was hit again.


    Pow!


    This time it was her cheek. The Monarch of Seduction foamed at the mouth after being struck by the rope.


    ¡°This crazy artifact!¡±


    An angry Monarch of Seduction tried to grab the rope, but...


    [#&$!]


    Move your dirty hand. Move it. Move it!


    Pow pow pow pow pow!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    She ended up being attacked by a flurry of punches.


    It didn''t seem to like the fact that the Monarch of Seduction was sticking so closely to Ju-Heon.


    She had even turned the lights off.


    Her plan was too obvious to this amazing rope.


    Around the same time...


    ¡°There must be some issues with this store¡¯s power line.¡±


    Julian, who did not know that he was in danger of dying, tilted his head in confusion as Nina ground her teeth.


    ¡®It''ll be complicated if the lights aren¡¯t out.¡¯


    But it might be okay.


    ¡®Let¡¯s go somewhere else.¡¯


    She would lure him to somewhere secluded.


    Nina pulled Julian by the arm after having that thought.


    ¡°Umm, can we go talk outside?¡±


    ¡°Huh? Are you uncomfortable here?¡±


    ¡°Yes, there¡¯s a lot of people and we can¡¯t really chat in private......¡±


    Julian nodded his head and got up from his seat.


    However...


    ¡°Hey, Vice Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Someone grabbed Julian¡¯s shoulder.


    It was Yoo Jaeha. Julian became anxious once he saw Yoo Jaeha there.


    "What the? Jaeha, why are you here?¡±


    ¡°There''s no need to ask that question.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gently pulled Julian toward him.


    ¡°Anyway, we need to chat for a moment.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Nina didn''t know what to do after Julian was dragged away by the Monarch of Pushoverness.


    ¡®Huh? Wait, this thing can''t leave.¡¯


    Unfortunately, Yoo Jaeha had dragged Julian away.


    Julian had told Jaeha that he couldn''t leave Nina behind, but Yoo Jaeha just smacked him.


    The Monarch of Seduction¡¯s jaw dropped after seeing what had happened.


    ¡®The Monarch of Pushoverness?! Why is that bastard here?¡¯


    He wasn''t the only one who was here.


    ¡°Oh my, look who it is.¡±


    "A person I''ve only seen through the screen is here in person.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The Monarch of Seduction gasped after seeing two women standing behind her.


    ¡®Lee Seol-A and Irene Holten!¡¯


    Seol-A and Irene were glaring at the Monarch of Seduction with vicious gazes.


    They were smiling but they were full of murderous intent. They then took Ju-Heon away from the Monarch of Seduction.


    ¡°Are you done discussing B. U. S. I. N. E. S. S. with our Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°Are you done chatting now?¡±


    ¡®Done chatting my ass! These damn bitches are getting in my way!¡¯


    The Monarch of Seduction glared back at them. She seemed to despise them quite a bit.


    ¡°I never invited the two of you. Get out.¡±


    The Monarch of Seduction quietly growled and Seol-A just scoffed at her.


    ¡°Who cares about your invitation? Did you rent the entire place out? We just came here to drink coffee.¡±


    ¡°Can we join you if it¡¯s okay?¡±


    Irene looked quite scary even as she smiled. She looked like an angel who was channeling the fires of hell.


    They viciously glared at each other.


    It was at that moment.


    "What the? Why are you girls here?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    It was Ju-Heon. Seol-A and Irene flinched after hearing Ju-Heon''s question.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you both say that you needed to sleep early tonight? You mentioned having to wake up early tomorrow.¡±


    The two of them looked toward Ju-Heon with awkward expressions on their faces.


    ¡°Ah, t, that...¡±


    They were fidgeting and looked away as they started to laugh.


    ¡°Oh, umm...... We just came out to get some fresh air!¡±


    ¡°Fresh air?¡±


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion. They awkwardly looked away before moving closer toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, that¡¯s not the issue right now.¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Jaeha said that he thinks Jack the Ripper is going to show up here......¡±


    Ju-Heon tilted his head even more after hearing Irene whisper that to him.


    ¡®What? Yoo Jaeha?¡¯


    "Why is that bastard here too?¡±


    Well, that didn''t matter.


    That loudmouth probably told them that he came here to meet the Monarch of Seduction.


    The important thing was...


    ¡®Did she say Jack the Ripper?¡¯


    Jack the Ripper was a serial killer in London who is still often talked about.


    There were many serial killers before him but his cruel killing methods, provocation, the Queen''s wrath and the media all made him extremely famous.


    A Polish barber was revealed to be the culprit once science developed and DNA tracing became a thing, but there were a lot of disputes about it as with any historical incidents.


    The important thing was that as that artifact was famous for being a killer, it was one of the strongest assassination artifacts such as Odin¡¯s Gungnir.


    This bastard had been a thorn in Ju-Heon and the monopolizers¡¯ sides in the past as well.


    His assassination skills were so great that multiple Monarchs had died in his hands.


    ¡®I did hear that he appeared recently.¡¯


    It had been reported in the newspaper and Yoo Jaeha had said it himself that he saw Jack the Ripper.


    It had been at the auction house where he shut the official restorers up and met the British princess.


    That bastard had tried to kill the general, the British Prince, and other artifact users at that time as well.


    ¡®That bastard is in the store?¡¯


    ¡°Who told you that again?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Jaeha did.¡±


    Ju-Heon accepted that response and pulled out a knife.


    Jaeha shouldn¡¯t be wrong as he recently had a run-in with Jack the Ripper.


    That assassin was like a ghost when it came to hiding, but Yoo Jaeha was a Monarch.


    Ju-Heon urgently started to speak.


    "Seol-A, track him.¡±


    That bastard would show up, kill someone, and disappear. He had given Ju-Heon and even Dan a lot of issues in the past.


    They would be killed if they put their guard down.


    ¡®The bastard¡¯s goal is obvious.¡¯


    He was probably aiming for their Heirlooms.


    It was possible that he just showed up after finding out Ju-Heon was going to be here, but...


    ¡°You did this, didn''t you?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile while looking at the Monarch of Seduction. The Monarch of Seduction feigned ignorance.


    ¡°I have no idea what you are talking about.¡±


    Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t really worried. He had fought against that bastard in the past and survived.


    Well, he wasn¡¯t worried until he heard this next comment.


    "According to Mr. Jaeha, it¡¯s a woman.¡±


    ¡°.........?!¡±


    ¡®What... The... fuck? Jack the Ripper is a woman?¡¯


    That was crazy.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way.¡¯


    The Jack the Ripper he had fought against in the past had been a man. Ju-Heon had not seen his face, but......


    ¡®Did the future change? It¡¯s also possible that Jaeha is wrong.¡¯


    Jack the Ripper was a male artifact.


    But he couldn''t just ignore Yoo Jaeha¡¯s comment. That bastard was like an animal with extremely strong survival instincts when it came to his life.


    He urgently turned toward where Julian had been.


    However...


    ¡®He¡¯s not there.¡¯


    Julian and Nina were both gone.


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    Ju-Heon quickly started to speak to Seol-A and Irene.


    ¡°Both of you, come with me.¡±


    He was going to go look for Jack the Ripper.


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°Where do you think you''re going?¡±


    Ju-Heon was walking past the Monarch of Seduction when she put her arms around his neck and chuu.


    She gave him a deep kiss.

 Chapter 273: Jack the Ripper (2)

    Chapter 273: Jack the Ripper (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®Tsk, do they still not have Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s Heirloom?¡¯


    Prometheus was feeling as if his ass was on fire. It had already been 1 week since Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s group had monopolized all of the Heirlooms.


    It was almost time for him to make a decision.


    ¡®I need to prevent a situation where the Monarchs are unable to use Divine-Grade artifacts.¡¯


    He kept receiving these kinds of complaints.


    [We were able to use Divine-Grade without Heirlooms until now.]


    They were asking if there was a way to use Divine-Grade artifacts without sucking up to that damn bastard.


    It was infuriating.


    They would receive benefits as well but they were going crazy being pushed around by Seo Ju-Heon.


    They tried to force a different outcome.


    How?


    ¡®You are the leader of the artifacts. Can¡¯t you give the order so that we can just keep using Divine-Grade artifacts?¡¯


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    It wasn¡¯t as if he had not done that when he could do so.


    Prometheus was the Giant Supreme Leader at the same level as the Spider Supreme Leader. He had the power to give orders to the artifacts as well.


    However...


    ¡®We¡¯re at the limit of meeting the humans where they are at.¡¯


    There was no way that the human body would be able to handle the strength of the gods.


    That was why the Heirlooms were turning the human bodies into ones with superhuman powers and the artifacts had done their best to suppress their powers until the Heirlooms appeared so that it would not be too taxing on the human body.


    It took so much for them to put aside their pride and do that!


    ¡®That was the only way to lure in as many artifact users as possible.¡¯


    It was similar to a drug.


    Humans would have tried to get rid of artifacts if they learned that the side effects of using artifacts were much greater than their efficiency.


    That was why they had ¡®tamed¡¯ the humans first. Although the humans could have rejected them in the beginning, they would not be able to stop using the artifacts if they used them once despite knowing the harmful side effects.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way anybody can give up on a Divine-Grade artifact after using them once.¡¯


    The artifacts had held back their desire to harm and met the humans where they were at, until now, but...


    ¡®We can''t do that anymore.¡¯


    The artifacts doing things to help humans instead of harming them was a shortcut to losing their powers.


    ¡®We can''t just end up as antiques.¡¯


    Prometheus and the artifacts had set the Heirlooms as the division line.


    They would use that moment as the time to show their true colors.


    ¡®It¡¯s part of our plan to start destroying the humans.¡¯


    It had been that way in the past. The Tomb syndrome spread like a communicable disease and humans started to die in mass numbers once the Heirlooms appeared.


    ¡®This is a plan the Spider and I agreed on.¡¯


    But that motherfucking Seo Ju-Heon was hindering their plan.


    ¡°The Spider bitch seems to have thought about the same thing as us.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan, the Supreme Leader in China. She had a small Pandora¡¯s Box.


    That box was the key.


    And as for them......


    ¡®I have no choice.¡¯


    Prometheus started to head toward where those bastards were located. He had no choice even if this was the results the Crow bastard wanted.


    Back at the coffee shop...


    ¡°Where do you think you''re going?¡±


    Ju-Heon was walking past the Monarch of Seduction when she put her arms around his neck and chuu.


    She gave him a deep kiss.


    ¡°?!¡±


    It had all happened in an instant.


    That shocking sight made Seol-A and Irene¡¯s eyes open wide.


    It was the same for Ju-Heon.


    She moved so fluidly that the fact that she was so used to this had shocked him.


    Her tongue intertwined with Ju-Heon¡¯s tongue and their saliva wet their lips.


    Chuu, chuu.


    It was an extremely erotic and deep kiss.


    There were not many men who could reject Elena as she had an extremely beautiful face, a sexy body and most importantly, the skills to please a man.


    But there was also an even more effective strategy as she was the Monarch of Seduction.


    It was her saliva. Her saliva was like an aphrodisiac that drew out the other person''s desires and raised their level of excitement thanks to her artifact.


    It was so effective that even an ascended monk would instantly fall for her.


    Actually, her artifact was something that could influence music, knowledge, socialization, art, etc. It¡¯s powers weren¡¯t only for seducing men, however......


    ¡®This is the most effective method with men.¡¯


    Of course, the two women would not sit back and let her do as she pleased.


    ¡°Hey! Get the fuck away from the Captain-nim right now!¡±


    The two of them had felt as if someone had smacked them on the head but snapped out of it quickly to charge in.


    ¡°Let go of him! You damn slut!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon! Get away from her right now!¡±


    They started to pull Ju-Heon''s arms. But the Monarch of Seduction would not let him go that easily.


    She tightly hugged Ju-Heon.


    ¡°It''s useless. Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s body and Heirloom are both mine now.¡±


    ¡°What the hell did you just say?!¡±


    ¡°Get lost if you und... ugh!¡±


    The Monarch of Seduction was smacked again before she could finish her sentence. It was the angry rope''s doing.


    The rope quickly tied Ju-Heon up and pulled him back.


    And then...


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    Who is yours?! Who did you say is yours?!


    Pow! Pow pow pow pow!


    It moved back and started to ruthlessly launch its fists of fury.


    The Monarch of Seduction couldn''t think straight after being hit so many times.


    ¡°Stop, stop! Ugh!¡±


    The whining rope rushed back to Ju-Heon and started to wipe Ju-Heon''s mouth.


    The rope¡¯s body was now as soft as silk so it didn''t cause any harm, but...


    ¡°Hey....... mmph!¡±


    It was rubbing so hard as if something dirty was on his lips that everybody could only stand around in shock.


    Well, the sleeping lions¡¯ whispers had been touched long before this moment though.


    [The ghosts are going berserk.]


    [The ghosts are going berserk.]


    [The shop is starting to fill with grudge.]


    [The shop is about to turn into a cemetery.]


    [The Monarch of Destitution is about to go berserk.]


    [The Monarch of Destitution is about to go berserk.]


    They looked as if some female ghosts with serious grudges had possessed their bodies. The inside of the shop turned into a mess.


    ¡°How dare you put your dirty lips on the Captain-nim you bitch......¡±


    The Monarch of Seduction started to laugh.


    ¡°It''s useless. I did get Seo Ju-Heon excited and he won''t be able to live without me anymore.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡±


    Irene became angry but Seol-A flinched.


    Why?


    Seol-A knew about the Monarch of Seduction from the past. She also knew her methods to turn men into her slaves!


    ¡®There were no men who managed to get out of the Monarch of Seduction''s spell......¡¯


    Her numerous sponsors were proof of her abilities.


    ¡®Fuck, I put my guard down.¡¯


    The Monarch of Seduction shamelessly laughed.


    ¡°Stop your artifacts while I''m asking nicely.¡±


    ¡°What?


    ¡°I can control Seo Ju-Heon now. Stop them unless you want to see your Captain getting hurt.¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    ¡°And hand over your Heirlooms as well.¡±


    ¡°......Ugh.¡±


    She would usually never agree to such a thing but the hostage was Ju-Heon right now. There was no way Seol-A or Irene could do anything.


    ¡®Captain-nim.¡¯


    Ju-Heon got up at that moment. Seol-A and Irene flinched while the Monarch of Seduction seemed extremely happy.


    "Seo Ju-Heon is mine now...¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡®!¡¯


    Something shocking happened.


    Ju-Heon tightly hugged the rope instead of the Monarch of Seduction!


    ¡°?!¡±


    And then...


    ¡°You look really pretty today.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    He started to rub his face on the soft rope and started to show his affection.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    Ju-Heon walked behind Irene and Seol-A and put his face by their necks.


    He didn''t even give a single glance to the Monarch of Seduction as if she was just a piece of shit.


    The Monarch of Seduction couldn''t believe it.


    ¡°Is he crazy?!¡±


    ¡®My ability should have activated!¡¯


    He should be lusting after her, so why?! The Monarch of Seduction realized something at that moment.


    ¡®Is it because he¡¯s an Artifactphile?¡¯


    Was that why he went after the rope, Seol-A and Irene instead?


    Something still seemed odd.


    Why?


    ¡°I have more artifacts than they do!¡±


    She had come with a ton of artifacts on her. Make-up, body oil, perfume, underwear, tattoo, accessories, clothes, and even nail art!


    There was no way this artifactphile wouldn''t fall for her!


    "Why are you going after them when I have more artifact......?!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who had been leaving hickeys on the two women¡¯s necks snorted at her.


    ¡°Get lost. You don¡¯t even have an Heirloom.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The Monarch of Seduction fell into a state of shock.


    ¡®Is he discriminating between artifacts? Is it because of the quality of the artifacts?!¡¯


    She grabbed the back of her neck in shock.


    Ju-Heon then caressed the rope again. He bit down on it every so often as well, making the rope flinch.


    Seol-A and Irene smiled at this point.


    Ju-Heon being obsessed with the rope was an issue as well but it was a thousand times, no, a million times better than being obsessed with the Monarch of Seduction.


    ¡®She should have used his desire for knowledge over lust.¡¯


    Ju-Heon, who had a risk of greed for knowledge in the past, might have fallen for it.


    Anyway, the important thing was that this woman had aimed for Ju-Heon. That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Why don''t we have a nice ¡®conversation,¡¯ hmm?¡±


    ¡°Jaeha should be taking care of the Jack the Ripper side.¡±


    The Monarch of Seduction started to shake in fear.


    ¡°Hey, wait a minute. Why don''t we talk about it...¡±


    However...


    ¡°Shut up. Follow me.¡±


    She was ruthlessly dragged out.


    In a back alley outside the shop...


    "What? Jack the Ripper was inside the shop?¡±


    ¡°Yes, and it is obvious that his target is us and our Heirlooms.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha had explained the situation to Julian.


    And then...


    ¡°I can''t believe it is razor blade Jack......¡±


    ¡®That bastard is extremely dangerous.¡¯


    Even Dan and Ju-Heon could not figure out a way to deal with that bastard in the past.


    One-shot one-kill.


    That bastard would instantly murder someone before they could do anything.


    The person would die from the first strike without being able to try anything at all. The reason Ju-Heon and the rest of his team could stay alive was because they were Chairman Kwon¡¯s subordinates.


    Jack the Ripper seemed to have some relationship with Chairman Kwon.


    He only got in their way but did not kill them.


    Julian urgently turned around.


    ¡°Got it. Then let¡¯s take Nina and go elsewhere for now.¡±


    He was about to return to Nina who was still in the shop.


    Yoo Jaeha urgently grabbed his arm.


    ¡°Hey hey hey! Are you crazy?! Who are you going to take?!¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°We need to suspect your sister!¡±


    Julian''s eyes opened wide.


    ¡°What? What the hell are you talking about?!¡±


    He shouted in disbelief.


    ¡°Why the hell is Nina Jack the Ripper?! She can''t even bear to kill an ant!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha waived his hand to calm down the angry Julian.


    ¡°Hey hey, calm down. Don¡¯t protect her because she¡¯s your sister...¡±


    ¡°It''s not a matter of whether she is my sister or not! That artifact is only for men.¡±


    ¡°Have you ever seen those artifact bastards change their minds? They have no problem changing things left and right.¡±


    A frustrated Julian started to argue back.


    ¡°Shut up, you damn scammer. Do you think I have the Kongming artifact just for show?¡±


    He would have found out if she had something like that.


    Yoo Jaeha sighed.


    ¡°Aww come on, I''m just saying there¡¯s no harm in being wary......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Puuk!


    ¡°?!¡±


    Someone had slashed Yoo Jaeha''s head off. Blood spurted up into the air like a fountain.


    Yoo Jaeha''s head had been cut with a single swift movement.


    Julian turned pale after seeing Jaeha''s body fall down.


    ¡°Jaeha!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was a bloody mess on the ground after his head was cut off.


    He was certain about it.


    ¡®Jack the Ripper.¡¯


    Julian''s pupils started to shake.


    ¡°Jaeha!¡±


    He was dead. This wasn''t even a doppelganger.


    It was at that moment. Julian felt an unfamiliar presence.


    ¡®Jack the Ripper!¡¯


    He released his thunderbolts in all directions.


    The opponent was human.


    There was no way they would be faster than the thunderbolts.


    The knife-wielding murderer could not get close to Julian.


    Julian bit down on his lips and used a healing artifact on Yoo Jaeha right away.


    But healing artifacts were rare. This was only a C-Grade artifact and wouldn''t work on such an injury.


    He quickly called Chloe.


    ¡®Chloe, hurry up and pick up. Hurry......¡¯


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Gaaaaaaaaaaaasp! I really thought I was going to die!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha suddenly sat up.


    He looked so much like a zombie that Julian gasped and fell on his ass.


    "Ah, fuck, really, holy shit!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was almost gagging as he touched his neck. He looked completely fine.


    Julian''s jaw dropped as if he had seen a ghost.


    ¡°W, what the? What the hell did you do?!¡±


    ¡°What? You want to know what I did?¡±


    None of the team members knew about Yoo Jaeha¡¯s Heirloom.


    They thought that Jaeha who had ¡®died¡¯ had lived because he had exchanged his real body with a doppelganger fake every time.


    But now......


    The sharp Julian started to shout.


    ¡°You, you, is your Heirloom a phoe....... mmph!¡±


    ¡°Shut the hell up, you dumbass!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha looked around after covering Julian¡¯s mouth with his hands.


    ¡°Fuck, I''m destined to be a meat shield if the Captain-nim finds out. Shut up. You can''t tell anyone!¡±


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°Oh really? What did you say your Heirloom is?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha instantly got the chills.

 Chapter 274: Jack the Ripper (3)

    Chapter 274: Jack the Ripper (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    The footsteps were getting closer. He heard the voice behind him.


    He didn''t even need to turn around to see who it was.


    ¡®F, fuck.¡¯


    He was certain. It was an extremely low voice for someone who still had some child-look aspects to his face.


    That familiar voice was......


    ¡°Say that again. What Heirloom?¡±


    ¡®Fuck, this shitty Seo Ju-Heeeeeeon!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha gasped and kicked the ground.


    ¡°Even tigers don''t appear like this. You damn retarded captain bastard!¡±


    ¡®What kind of shitty timing is this?!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha was crying as he started running away.


    Julian shouted and tried to get him to stop but there was no need to listen.


    ¡®Fuck, he definitely heard it.¡¯


    He was certain. Ju-Heon wouldn''t have such an expression on his face if he didn''t.


    ¡®Shit, I''m really dead now!¡¯


    This was the truth. Ju-Heon was smiling extremely brightly.


    That was why it was even scarier. His face was saying that he heard something quite useful. He looked as if he had found an unbelievable toy!


    That was exactly right.


    "Where do you think you''re going?¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was instantly caught by Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you just say what your Heirloom was? What? A phoenix?¡±


    ¡°Huh, what? What are you talking about? You must have heard wrong.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha avoided his gaze. Ju-Heon just clenched Jaeha¡¯s shoulder even harder.


    ¡°Was that the same one you had in the past?¡±


    His voice seemed to carry some murderous intent. It was a gaze of loathing.


    ¡°Jaeha?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha clenched his eyes and started shouting.


    ¡°Ah what the hell?! You shitty artifactphile! Now you''re even hearing things ...... ahhh!¡±


    He couldn¡¯t help but scream. A vicious knife came flying toward him.


    Swooosh!


    He even thought that it almost struck somewhere dangerous. Ju-Heon, who had missed, became annoyed.


    ¡°Damn it, stand still!¡±


    ¡°What do you mean stand still, you weirdo?! Are you fucking crazy?!¡±


    ¡°I was only going to cut off one side but I''m going to cut both if you keep moving.¡±


    The dagger made another arc! Yoo Jaeha started crying after feeling Ju-Heon¡¯s vicious murderous intent.


    Jaeha knew that this guy wouldn''t really kill him, but...!


    ¡°Ah, come on, what the hell are you doing, you lunatic?!¡±


    ''Do you really need to ask?''


    ¡°Experiment. You said it wasn¡¯t the phoenix artifact. I need to test it out to see if it is real or not. You''re going to trick me again if I don''t do it properly.¡±


    ¡°Aaah! What are you going to do if you''re wrong?!¡±


    ¡°Then I will be super nice and put a 100 carat diamond in your coffin.¡±


    ¡®What the fuck?!¡¯


    ¡°Fuck, do you want to die?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha continued to run away from Ju-Heon¡¯s continued attacks. Ju-Heon was the person who hated his lies the most.


    That was probably the reason for this current predicament.


    He must have decided he would really die as he urgently blurted out the truth.


    ¡°Okay, okay! It is the phoenix artifact! It is! Are you happy now?! Stop this nonsense now that you know!¡±


    Unfortunately, thinking that telling the truth would get Ju-Heon to stop was just a delusion in Jaeha''s mind.


    "Why would I stop? You need to hand it over if it really is the phoenix.¡±


    The attacks became even more vicious than before.


    ¡°Hand over the Heirloom, you little punk.¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    ¡°Stop running!¡±


    ¡°Waaaaaaaah! This shitty risk!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha truly felt as if he would be murdered. He was more scared of Ju-Heon than Jack the Ripper.


    Jack the Ripper was a murdering bastard to start with but this guy had gone crazy for artifacts to the point that he would kill his own team members!


    ¡°Waaaaah, I''m going to sue you for workplace injuries! I''m going to quit if you keep this up! Huh? You got that?!¡±


    ¡°I will tell your family that you were a good employee.¡±


    ¡°Waaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Julian couldn''t listen anymore and shouted at them.


    ¡°Hey! This isn¡¯t the time......¡±


    ¡°Ahhh! Put Xiang Yu''s artifact away! Are you fucking crazy?! Aaah! Osiris is even worse!¡±


    Bang! Bang!


    ¡°.......¡±


    Julian who was watching and even Jack the Ripper, who was trying to kill them, were just standing there in disbelief.


    ¡°What the heck are they doing right now?¡±


    The murderer who was quietly bidding for an opening didn''t know what to do.


    This was not something they had ever experienced before.


    ¡°Fine, then switch with me!¡±


    ¡°Nooooooooooo!¡±


    "Why not?! Crows and phoenixes are both birds! What the hell is your issue?!¡±


    ¡®I have many issues!¡¯


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to become an artifactphile like you! I would rather die!¡±


    Jack the Ripper sighed without being able to go out.


    ¡®What should I do now? Should I take care of all three of them? Should I wait for Seo Ju-Heon to take his Heirloom away and then kill only him?¡¯


    While Jack the Ripper was not sure of what to do...


    Yoo Jaeha, who felt as if he would really be murdered by Ju-Heon, started shouting.


    ¡°I told you that this isn''t the time for this! Do you not understand that Jack the Ripper is here, right now?!¡±


    Julian seemed to think it was the right time to butt in as well.


    ¡°That¡¯s right, Jack is somewhere nearby!¡±


    Julian was sending thunderbolts all around them to create a sort of barrier. The other side seemed to have thought things out as they had an anti-thunderbolt artifact that nullified Julian''s attacks but he would at least be able to tell when they got close.


    ¡°Razor blade Jack is someone who caused even you and Dan issues.¡±


    That was true. They needed time to counterattack but that bastard took care of his victims one-shot one-kill.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®He hides like a damn ghost.¡¯


    He had fought against Jack the Ripper once before but that was because the bastard was trying to get in their way and not actually kill them.


    ¡®It¡¯s obvious that Chairman Kwon gave the order not to, but......¡¯


    He could have put Jack the Ripper to spy on them to make sure they didn''t do anything to go against him.


    He had not cared much about Jack the Ripper because he didn¡¯t try to kill them, but......


    ¡®It¡¯s a different story now.¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked at Yoo Jaeha¡¯s neck.


    There was a scar to show how deep the knife had stabbed into his vital point.


    The cut area was now being restored but anybody other than Yoo Jaeha would have really died.


    ¡®That bastard is trying to kill us.¡¯


    His goal was probably the Heirlooms.


    They might be able to defend with a defense-type artifact but they probably wouldn''t be able to survive unless they had a Divine-Grade defense-type artifact like Achilles¡¯s artifact.


    Unfortunately, defense-type artifacts were just as rare as healing artifacts. They had a few that they had gathered but their tomb raiding team did not have a single armor style defense-type artifact. That was something that even the executives of the extremely large excavation teams would be lucky to have.


    Ju-Heon''s fans had given him a high-grade defense-type artifact sweatsuit but he did not have that right now. Yoo Jaeha had run off with it claiming he needed to restore it.


    The Italian expert was still busy creating the defense-type artifacts for the rest of the team.


    That meant that they were in an extremely difficult situation right now.


    Technically, Ju-Heon would be able to kill Jack the Ripper with a single attack. But Jack the Ripper could also kill Ju-Heon with a single attack.


    If both sides would die with a single hit, what if Jack the Ripper struck first?


    ¡°Kongming, where is that bastard?¡±


    ¡°In that direction.¡±


    Since the Ripper was extremely skilled in stealth, even Julian could not tell the exact location.


    But that was enough.


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    Julian asked in confusion after seeing that Ju-Heon did not look like he was going to run.


    ¡°You¡¯re not planning on capturing him, are you?¡±


    ¡°Of course I am. And then I''ll put the bastard to use.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°It''s not like we can run away since that bastard has us in his sight. It¡¯s either die or capture him.¡±


    ¡°But...?!¡±


    ¡®He¡¯s planning on using Jack the Ripper?¡¯


    Ju-Heon was smiling.


    ¡®It¡¯s best to take a headache of an enemy and turn them into an ally.¡¯


    This bastard was different from Dan but was an amazing assassin who was at Dan''s level. There would be no better person to take care of the people in his way if Jack became his ally.


    Yoo Jaeha foamed at the mouth after hearing Ju-Heon¡¯s plan.


    ¡°Are you crazy? How are you going to catch Jack the Ripper without Dan here?¡±


    It would be difficult to suppress Jack the Ripper even with Dan. But most importantly, he didn''t want to use Dan for something like this.


    ¡°Then what the hell are you planning on doing......?!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°He¡¯s coming!¡±


    Julian quickly shouted.


    ¡°300 meters in that direction! It''s probably in the four...... Behind you!¡±


    The bastard jumped out of the darkness. It was in the exact direction Julian had pointed toward.


    Ju-Heon started to smile as if he had been waiting for him.


    ¡®They want to know how I''m going to capture Jack the Ripper?¡¯


    The raincoat wearing bastard slowly came closer.


    200 meters, 100 meters, 50 meters!


    ¡®How else?¡¯


    ¡°Like this!¡±


    ¡°Eek, wait!¡±


    Ju-Heon waited for the perfect timing before pulling Yoo Jaeha by the collar. He had instantly created a meat shield!


    Yoo Jaeha was ruthlessly stabbed.


    Jack the Ripper had attacked!


    Puuk!


    ¡°Aigooooooooo!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha clutched his stomach as he fell to the ground.


    Jack the Ripper¡¯s movement slowed down for a moment.


    He must have been shocked.


    Ju-Heon would not miss that opening.


    Now that Yoo Jaeha had done his job as a meat shield, Ju-Heon used superhuman agility to aim for Jack the Ripper.


    Puuk!


    Ju-Heon''s dagger stabbed into Jack the Ripper''s shoulder. Jack the Ripper had such swift reactions that he had barely managed to stab the shoulder.


    He could not see the person¡¯s face because of the yellow raincoat.


    But what he knew for sure was......


    ¡®I got him!¡¯


    Ju-Heon grabbed the stumbling Jack the Ripper.


    It was at that moment.


    [The opponent is using a teleportation artifact.]


    ¡°!¡±


    Jack the Ripper instantly disappeared.


    ¡°Tsk.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to grind his teeth.


    He had almost caught the bastard.


    However, he wasn¡¯t too disappointed.


    ¡®He¡¯s coming back.¡¯


    [The assassination artifact was unable to go far.]


    [The person with the assassination artifact is approaching again.]


    The teleportation artifact the bastard used must not have been the long-distance type.


    Yoo Jaeha was grumbling as he stood back up.


    ¡°Ow, I''m lucky I can''t die and that I feel less pain than most people.¡±


    He looked toward Ju-Heon as if he had been wronged.


    ¡°Anyway, Captain-nim. Let''s not do this ag...... ahhhhhh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was dragged by the collar again.


    And then...


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    Puuk!


    He ended up as a meat shield once again.


    ¡°Sorry, I was in a rush.¡±


    He fell to the ground while bleeding out and started to cry.


    ¡°...I knew it would be like this. This is why I didn''t tell him. I knew this guy would use me like this......¡±


    The pain and the injury would both disappear in a few seconds but this was still wrong! Yoo Jaeha soon recovered as if he was a monster before protesting to Julian.


    ¡°Hey! Kongming! Isn''t this something I can sue him for?! I''m going to sue him. I''m going to throw him in jail! Please be my lawyer and represent me against him!¡±


    But forget representing him...


    ¡°Oh, this is great.¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    Julian, who had been focused on Jaeha¡¯s condition for a moment, grabbed him by the collar as well.


    And then...


    ¡°Ahhhhhh!¡±


    He ended up becoming Juilan¡¯s shield as well.


    Julian had been about to stop Ju-Heon because he was worried Jaeha might be in danger but he had changed his mind after seeing that Jaeha was fine.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Good, Captain, I have a good idea!¡±


    He even formed a strategy using Jaeha!


    ¡°We will use Jaeha to catch Jack the Ripper.¡±


    "Right? Doesn¡¯t it look like we won¡¯t need to call Dan?¡±


    ¡°Yes. He¡¯ll be the perfect shield.¡±


    The yellow raincoat-clad Jack the Ripper appeared once again.


    He was about 100 meters away.


    He was moving slower than before, probably because of Ju-Heon¡¯s attacks that had landed a few times.


    Ju-Heon, who was on the phone, said something to Jaeha.


    ¡°I still thought about your health and called Chloe. You can get stabbed to your heart''s content now, Jaeha.¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say?!¡±


    Julian became angry.


    ¡°Hey, Seo Ju-Heon. You¡¯re not qualified to be the captain. How many times do you plan on hurting your subordinate......?!¡±


    ¡°K, Kongming!¡±


    ¡°Here, let me give you my anesthesia artifact. Good luck.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha cried as he was being thrown side to side.


    ¡°You¡¯re all going to hell! Huh?!¡±


    However, it didn''t end there.


    ¡°Oh, I came because I was curious but it seems like we have a new shield?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    What was the saying? You reap what you sow?


    The original Friend Shield appeared with a glow in his eyes.

 Chapter 275: Jack the Ripper (4)

    Chapter 275: Jack the Ripper (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    Yoo Jaeha gasped after hearing the familiar voice.


    That was definitely Ilya''s voice.


    He seemed to have been concerned about the three of them who left after hearing about Ju-Heon¡¯s date. The two women had looked ready to kill when they left.


    They say that the top three things to watch in life are fires, fights, and women, so he probably just came because he wanted to see a good cat fight.


    But what?


    ¡°I had no idea your Heirloom would be the phoenix.¡±


    ¡°W, wait, you see...¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to shake in fear after seeing the cold smile on Ilya¡¯s face.


    Ilya was pale with red lips so he looked like a vampire to start with and he looked even scarier than usual now.


    However...


    ¡°So you were a damn zombie but you kept using me as a shield?¡±


    Jaeha had done that even after getting the Heirloom!


    Ilya¡¯s Heirloom was about to explode from anger.


    Yoo Jaeha shrieked in response.


    ¡°Aaah! Baby chick! I am a zombie but I still feel pain! So......!¡±


    ¡°Shut the hell up!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha had now ended up being Ilya¡¯s shield as well.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°Hahaha! What a great shield!¡±


    Ilya had used his devils to throw Yoo Jaeha toward Jack the Ripper.


    Yoo Jaeha could only continue to scream.


    Unfortunately, these terrible team members of his would not even give him time to faint.


    ¡°Wake up, you punk! You''re playing a pivotal role here!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to cry.


    ¡°But this is not it!


    Make Dan work if you''re going to do this! This is wrong, you should be ashamed, Dan should be doing this with me!¡±


    ¡°Then you call him.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Okay, you were the one who told me to do it! Do you think that I won¡¯t call him?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes opened wide as he pulled out his phone.


    However...


    "Well, Dan will happily agree to do it but he''ll end up dying.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡°And Soo-A will cry if Dan dies.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    "She¡¯ll probably cry a lot.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha put his phone away while crying.


    ¡°Fuck! My name is Yoo Jaeha and I have been promoted to shielder starting today! Go!¡±


    ¡°Sure. I like that attitude.¡±


    "Aaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha ended up being kicked by Ju-Heon again. Jack the Ripper was blocked by this Jaeha shield again then...


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s group had captured Jack the Ripper.


    The title of one-shot one-kill was about to be damaged.


    Ju-Heon sat down on Jack the Ripper and smiled viciously.


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s look at your face. How beautiful are you to keep your face so tightly hidden?¡±


    Ju-Heon grabbed Jack the Ripper''s hood. The body under Ju-Heon started to flail. He probably had orders that nobody was to see his face.


    Unfortunately, the hood was removed.


    While that was going on...


    ¡°Kyaaaa, let go of me!¡±


    In a different dark alley...


    Something that would give people the chills was going on here.


    ¡°How dare you pull such a scheme of all things?¡±


    Seol-A and Irene, who had dragged the Monarch of Seduction here, were giving off extremely scary auras.


    They had been suppressing their anger earlier because Ju-Heon was there and because they were worried that Ju-Heon might be in danger, but...


    ¡®How dare you. And of all things, you aimed for his lips that even I barely managed to steal a kiss from?¡¯


    ¡®A kiss with Mr. Ju-Heon is extremely precious.¡¯


    [$#*$#!]


    I¡¯ve never even been kissed! Never!


    It was rare for the rope to team up with them like this. But it was tightly binding the Monarch of Seduction in anger.


    The shape might be embarrassing for other people to see, but that didn''t matter.


    "The Captain-nim will be happy if we steal all those artifacts.¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say? Kyaaaa!¡±


    The Monarch of Seduction was ruthlessly stripped. Irene seemed a bit flustered at that moment.


    ¡°Ah, this piece of clothing is not coming off that easily. How do you take it off......¡±


    ¡°Just rip it. It¡¯s not like it¡¯s an artifact.¡±


    ¡°Oh, perfect!¡±


    Rip, rip! They ruthlessly cut apart Elena¡¯s thin clothing with knives. They took off her underwear and touched her naked body all over to ¡®search¡¯ for any hidden artifacts.


    They knew that this woman was covered in artifacts.


    However...


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Something was weird.


    "What the hell? Some of the artifacts disappeared.¡±


    Seol-A, who was very sensitive at aura detection, tilted her head in confusion.


    Elena had started with about twenty artifacts on her. Not a lot of them had disappeared, but......


    ¡°Why are there some missing? I wanted to take them all to the Captain-nim.¡±


    The women who would have never imagined that their captain was the one to take them puffed up their cheeks in anger.


    ¡°Ah whatever, let¡¯s just take all of these!¡±


    ¡°W, wait! Kyaaaa!¡±


    Once Elena was stripped completely naked...


    "What are you doing over there?!¡±


    ¡°Miss Elena!¡±


    Irene and Seol-A¡¯s jaws dropped after hearing some unfamiliar voices.


    The people running toward them were......


    ¡°Protect Elena-nim!¡±


    ¡°Oooooooooooo!¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    All of the men around the area were gathered together and attacking Irene, Seol-A, and the rope.


    They numbered in the hundreds.


    She was the Monarch of Seduction. She was able to turn all of the men nearby into her slaves.


    The trio became anxious.


    ¡°We can¡¯t use our attack-type artifacts on regular civilians...!¡±


    ¡°Ah, she ran away!¡±


    Seol-A was grinding her teeth and just about to use her Heirloom when Irene stopped her.


    ¡°You''re not familiar with that artifact yet so I know it will be difficult to use. Don''t overdo it.¡±


    ¡°But!¡±


    Irene started to smile.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to kill all of those bitches!¡±


    The naked Elena got in a car her guard had prepared in advance.


    And then...


    ¡°Head back to the hotel. Tell them to bring the Monarch of Destitution and Monarch of Ghosts¡¯ Heirlooms later.¡±


    She started grinding her teeth while thinking about Seol-A and Irene.


    ¡°Irene Holten is one thing but where the hell did that bitch Lee Seol-A come from? Heirlooms should belong to people who deserve them.¡±


    However...


    ¡°What the hell? Why aren¡¯t you moving?¡±


    The guard who was at the driver¡¯s seat did not respond.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Her slaves next to her pushed her down and restricted her movement.


    ¡°What the hell are you doing?!¡±


    It seemed quite obvious what they were doing.


    ¡°There are a few more artifacts here.¡±


    They quickly started taking things away from Elena.


    For example, there was an artifact contact lens in her eyes, the artificial nail on her finger, they managed to take away everything that Irene and the others had failed to recover! Elena was resisting intensely at that point.


    ¡°Hey! Are you crazy? What the hell are you doing? Let go of me! Ugh!¡±


    She wondered if these weren¡¯t her slaves but they definitely were ones she had lured under her spell.


    So what was going on?!


    "This is all for Irene-nim.¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    What could that mean?


    Knock knock.


    Someone knocked on the window from outside.


    Elena gasped after looking out the window.


    ¡®T, they are?!¡¯


    ¡°Hurry up and get out. You damn bitch.¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    The slaves pretty much manhandled Elena and threw her out of the car.


    They then handed everything they took from Elena to Irene.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°This is Elena Cotton. She¡¯s the criminal who hired Jack the Ripper. Please arrest her.¡±


    "What? Are you fucking crazy?!¡±


    ¡°Yes ma''am, she tried to kill Seo Ju-Heon''s team by using Jack the Ripper. She also tried to kill innocent civilians.¡±


    ¡°What? When did I do that?! What the hell is wrong with you guys?!¡±


    She could only be confused for a moment before ring, ring ring.


    She received some unbelievable messages on her phone.


    [I''m sorry. I''m cancelling your sponsorship. I might need to sell my house and everything I own for Irene-nim.]


    [I can¡¯t give you the job anymore.


    I''m going to ask Miss Irene to do the pictorial.]


    [Sorry. I¡¯m going to use all of your money under my care for Miss Irene!]


    ¡°W, what the fuck?!¡±


    Irene was smiling.


    ¡°You see, I got a new Heirloom. I''ve been waiting for a chance to test it out.¡±


    A fox''s tail appeared behind Irene. Actually, there were nine tails.


    ¡°W, what the? You?!¡±


    That was right.


    Irene''s Heirloom was a fox.


    ¡°Seduction is not something only the Monarch of Seduction can use.¡±


    Her Heirloom was a thousand-year-old nine-tailed fox, the strongest of the nine-tailed foxes.


    This thousand-year-old nine-tailed fox was known in Taoism for volunteering at the palaces of the Divine World and said to have the powers of a lesser god.


    IRene had met the fox Heirloom at the Monarch¡¯s Tomb. That artifact tried to ignore Irene at first.


    However...


    [My goodness, is that you, s, senior?!]


    The nine-tailed fox seemed to have fallen into a state of shock after seeing Daji with Irene.


    [M, my goodness. I never expected to meet the Master Fox who aided the Jade Emperor and the gods here!]


    Master Fox.


    Although the thousand-year-old nine-tailed fox was already a lesser god leveled Divine-Grade artifact, they called the most powerful of the thousand-year-old foxes who was as strong as the gods the Master Fox.


    Daji was that Master Fox.


    [Senior, after the lords were almost wiped out by the Crow we thought we would never see you again because the Supreme Leader took away your powers......!]


    Irene had been shocked.


    ¡®I do remember Mr. Ju-Heon saying something like that.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had told her that he believed Daji had been demoted and her powers sealed by the Supreme Leader.


    That was why she wanted Ju-Heon''s strong yang energy in order to regain her divine might.


    That was probably the reason.


    [S, senior, this human is about to suppress you!]


    Irene had pretty much abused Daji with the berserk artifact of destitution at that time.


    [There¡¯s a human who can suppress the Master Fox?!]


    The thousand-year-old nine-tailed fox was wary of Irene but also full of respect.


    [I too shall follow the master who has suppressed our leader.]


    That was how it had become Irene''s Heirloom.


    Daji had gone crazy trying to say that wasn¡¯t it.


    However...


    [Furthermore, someone like me does not dare to call myself an Heirloom in front of your presence, senior.


    I pass the power of this Heirloom to you!]


    The power of the Heirloom had passed to Daji as well.


    After all that happened, it was ironically Daji who had become Irene''s Heirloom.


    The other fox had passed the Heirloom¡¯s powers to Daji after finishing the contract with Irene!


    Heirlooms would usually never pass on their powers but this was a special case.


    Daji had protested saying that this was wrong since her master was Ju-Heon and not this kind of woman, however......


    ¡®Just stay as Irene''s Heirloom for a while.¡¯


    ¡®H, hey, master!¡¯


    ¡®What''s wrong? You were able to gain your powers back without my yang energy.¡¯


    ¡®Senior, that¡¯s right. I will be by your side to learn your ways.¡¯


    ¡®Hey!¡¯


    Ju-Heon had laughed out loud while leaving Daji to Irene for a while.


    He didn¡¯t want her despite Irene trying to give her back to him.


    He probably thought he could get that troublemaker off his back while watching something entertaining as Daji and Irene dealt with each other. sea??h th§× NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®That¡¯s an order. You will stay as Irene¡¯s Heirloom until the original fox is able to upgrade to the Master Fox.¡¯


    ¡®M, master! Why are you doing this to me?!¡¯


    ¡®Why else? You annoy me every single day.¡¯


    Daji, who had instantly become Irene¡¯s artifact, had shaken in fear.


    ¡®H, human, don''t come any closer! I will really eat Seo Ju-Heon up if you come any closer!¡¯


    ¡®Oh, you''re going to eat him?¡¯


    ¡®Kyaaaaaaaa!¡¯


    Irene had used the fox''s special attribute.


    It was seduction.


    Irene¡¯s power of destitution had been avoidable until now if a person stayed away from her. But now that she had this seduction buff, Irene''s powers were perfect with a source of aggro as well!


    She was able to lure the enemies into the path of destitution even if they tried to escape.


    ¡®She is the goddess who leads people to destruction.¡¯


    This was probably the perfect Heirloom for her and her power of destitution since extremely beautiful women were said to bring down countries.


    And then...


    ¡°Let¡¯s see just how much I can do with the power of seduction.¡±


    The Monarch of Seduction started to scream as she sensed Irene¡¯s anger.


    Returning back to Ju-Heon¡¯s group...


    ¡°Holy shit, you are......?!¡±


    They were all shocked after removing Jack the Ripper''s hood.


    ¡°N, Nina?!¡±


    Julian was completely out of his mind after figuring out Jack the Ripper''s identity.


    ¡°Why is Nina?!¡±


    ¡°See, I told you we should suspect her.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown as well.


    Jack the Ripper had changed.


    ¡®Did the future change?¡¯


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon found a weird scar on the back of Nina¡¯s neck.


    ¡°This is......¡±


    He clearly remembered where he saw it before.


    This was the same scar that had been on Jack the Ripper¡¯s neck in the past. It was the exact same scar on the exact same location.


    ¡°......Was Nina Jack the Ripper in the past life too?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha could not believe it.


    ¡°Excuse me? What do you mean?! Captain-nim, how would you not have realized that Jack the Ripper was a woman?!¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed to be deep in thought for a bit before he answered back in a serious tone.


    ¡°Mm, because she¡¯s flat chested......?!¡±


    That comment made Julian explode.

 Chapter 276: Jack the Ripper (5)

    Chapter 276: Jack the Ripper (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°You! What¡¯s wrong with Nina¡¯s chest size?! I''m going to sue you!¡±


    Julian grabbed Ju-Heon by the collar and Jaeha said something to calm him down.


    "Well, it''s true that she¡¯s flat-chested......¡±


    ¡°It''s big! Nina¡¯s chest is big enough! You got that?!¡±


    ¡°......Are you being serious?¡±


    Julian was crying internally as he let go. Ju-Heon couldn''t bear to keep watching and agreed with Julian.


    ¡°Okay, okay. Your sister has big boobs. Are you happy now? They¡¯re great.¡±


    Julian grabbed Ju-Heon by the collar again.


    ¡°You little punk. What do you mean they¡¯re big?! Are you making fun of Nina right now?! Huh?!¡±


    ¡®This bastard is getting angry regardless of how we play along with him.


    Julian looked sad while looking at Nina.


    ¡°......Only I''m allowed to make fun of my sister.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    It didn¡¯t matter. The important thing was looking into Nina¡¯s situation.


    ¡°Ilya.¡±


    ¡°Yes, Captain.¡±


    ¡°Take her away. Pull out all information by tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°I understand.¡±


    Julian became anxious.


    It was because Ilya was in charge of the tomb raiding team¡¯s information gathering but also its torturing.


    Pulling out information from captured enemies using any methods necessary was his job.


    That using any methods necessary was what Julian was worried about since he knew Ilya¡¯s personality.


    It didn''t mean that Ilya would use violence against her, but his specialty was mental attacks and torture using his devils and spell books.


    ¡°Ilya, wait......!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡°Ilya. Don¡¯t let Julian talk to her at all.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Julian anxiously shouted toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Wait!¡±


    But Ju-Heon was stern.


    ¡°No family members allowed. You know how it is.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    Julian bit down on his lips.


    It was understandable.


    Nina was an enemy who had tried to kill them.


    There were too many questionable parts to say she was just the Monarch of Seduction''s subordinate.


    ¡®There¡¯s also the fact that she has the same scar as the Jack the Ripper Ju-Heon met in the past.¡¯


    Ju-Heon pointed to the scar on the back of Nina¡¯s neck.


    It was a peculiar scar that would not be common. That was the reason it had been so memorable.


    ¡°Thoroughly investigate this scar. Use any and all means necessary. Do whatever will give you the most accurate information.¡±


    Julian turned completely pale after hearing that.


    "Wait, Captain! Then at least...!¡±


    He was about to grab Ju-Heon and ask him to let him at least watch what happened to Nina if he promised he wouldn''t do anything.


    Ilya lightly chuckled and started to put on a black pair of leather gloves.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry too much. The Captain saying all this is actually telling me not to overdo it.¡±


    Of course, Ilya had no plans on listening to that order.


    ¡°Mmph, mmph!¡±


    Nina was huffing while being questioned by Ilya.


    ¡°Mmph, mmmmmph!¡±


    She was extremely angry while looking at the man in front of her.


    The man in front of Nina was not Ilya but the Monarch of Pushoverness.


    ¡°Hey Nina, aren¡¯t you hungry?¡±


    Nina was extremely angry after hearing him asking things like that so nonchalantly.


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    She could have taken the Heirlooms if it was not for this damn meat shield.


    ¡®How does he not have a single scar on him?¡¯


    An angry Nina flailed enough for her kick to reach Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Mmmmph! Mmmmmmph!¡±


    She might have been telling him to die. Yoo Jaeha felt wronged.


    ¡°Ow! Why are you doing this to me?! What the hell did I do wrong?¡±


    She probably thought that he had done a lot of things wrong.


    ¡°Mmmmph!¡±


    Ilya started to shout after hearing the beaten up Yoo Jaeha whining to him.


    ¡°Hey, you¡¯re in my way. Get the hell out.¡±


    ¡°Aww why, you¡¯re done with your investigation anyway.¡±


    ¡°Bullshit. Look at you bringing food because the captive is a girl.¡±


    ¡°Hey hey, you''re the one who is too much for not even giving her a sip of wat......hey! Why are you eating all of it?!¡±


    Ilya stuffed the bread in his mouth as if he was a hamster before getting angry.


    ¡°Shut the hell up, you damn pushover. You just answer my question.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°How the hell did you die in the past life when you have the phoenix artifact?¡±


    ¡°......Why do you ask?¡±


    ¡°So that I know how to kill you.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha couldn''t believe it.


    ¡°Sigh! There''s naturally a way to do it! Whatever, just go outside! The Captain-nim wants you to report what you''ve found out!¡±


    ¡°Tsk.¡±


    Nina¡¯s eyes flashed once Ilya recalled his devils and left.


    ¡®This is my chance.¡¯


    Now that the torture expert was gone, her chance to escape had come.


    ¡®They just left this weakling behind.¡¯


    This bastard was an artist... No, a meat shield with no fighting power whatsoever!


    ¡®I''m going to get out of this prison first!¡¯


    She charged toward Yoo Jaeha who was not paying attention.


    However!


    Boom!


    Nina slammed into something and rolled on the ground while clutching her forehead.


    ¡°U, uuuuugh.¡±


    She felt as if she had run into a cement wall. Yoo Jaeha was chuckling at her.


    ¡°Hey hey, I accept that I seem like the easiest to push around on this tomb raiding team but did you really think he left me alone in here without any preparation?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    The whole area was full of bulletproof glass made with his da Vinci''s artifact.


    ¡°This is special bulletproof glass made with an artifact you sucker!¡±


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    ¡°This oppa and the unnies will bring you cake if you are a good girl. Got it?¡±


    Nina could only slam against the glass in anger.


    ¡®That damn son of a bitch!¡¯


    While Nina was slamming against the glass...


    ¡°It really is Chairman Kwon''s doing?¡±


    ¡°Yes, after looking through her memories for 18 hours, she was revealed to be someone from TKBM and not the Monarch of Seduction''s subordinate. To be more specific, the Monarch of Healing had been experimenting on her. That girl ended up in the Monarch of Healing¡¯s hands once she teamed up with Chairman Kwon.


    Julian urgently asked a question after hearing that report.


    ¡°Then Nina, it really is Nina?¡±


    ¡°It is. I saw her memories of living with you as well.¡±


    Julian stumbled and sat down on the chair.


    He had wondered if it was real but Nina truly was Jack the Ripper.


    ¡°Then why does she not remember me?¡±


    ¡°What I saw was her subconscious memories. That doesn''t mean that she remembers it.¡±


    Julian started grinding his teeth in anger.


    That meant that TKBM or the Monarch of Healing had erased her memories.


    ¡°But why?¡±


    Ju-Heon answered that question for him.


    ¡°It¡¯s obvious. They did it so that they could use her as Jack the Ripper.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon handed over the document Chloe had analyzed.


    ¡°The scar on the back of her neck... It¡¯s quite a headache.¡±


    "Quite a headache? What the hell is it?¡±


    ¡°What is it? It¡¯s a modification artifact that turns a person into a human weapon.¡±


    They were all shocked.


    ¡°Human weapon?!¡±


    ¡°How else would a regular girl use a homicidal maniac¡¯s artifact without any hesitation? It must be the Monarch of Healing''s doing.¡±


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    They had done all that to use Nina as Jack the Ripper!


    Ilya drew something on a piece of paper and handed it to them.


    ¡°This is what the artifact looked like. They used this artifact to modify Nina into a human weapon who cannot feel pain or guilt.¡±


    ¡°Wow, you suck at drawing.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    Ilya glared at Yoo Jaeha who had come over to mock him.


    Ju-Heon soon made a comment.


    ¡°Even I''ve never seen this artifact before......¡±


    They wondered how he could use such a terrible drawing to tell but Ju-Heon had enough information based on its abilities.


    ¡°Yeah, no matter how many times I think about it, I¡¯ve never seen that artifact before.¡±


    ¡°Ho. Even the greatest under heaven Captain-nim doesn¡¯t know what it is?¡±


    Ilya gave an answer that seemed to explain the reason.


    ¡°Apparently it is a new artifact they made with Un-known......¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed.


    Un-known.


    That was the suspicious item with Pandora¡¯s Executive Board that they didn¡¯t know about. Was that why he didn''t know about this artifact?


    As he had that thought... Julian jumped up as he was unable to hold back his anger.


    ¡°Those old bastards! How dare they do that to Nina......?!¡±


    ¡°Woah, woah, Kongming. Sit down for now.¡±


    ¡°How the hell can I sit down?! If you''re trying to tell me something to calm me down......!¡±


    ¡°No. I''m about to tell you something that¡¯ll make you angry.¡±


    Julian grabbed the back of his neck.


    ¡°There¡¯s something else?!¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed.


    ¡°Kongming, you ended up Chairman Kwon¡¯s slave in the past because he agreed to help you find your sister, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes. Nobody was able to find her until you found her 10 years later......¡±


    ¡°No. TKBM wasn¡¯t looking for her back then either.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°I looked at those shitty TKBM bastards¡¯ search records and started looking for her myself after seeing that they were only looking for her in weird places.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°I understand it all now. That bastard Chairman Kwon had your sister under his control but lied to you that he couldn''t find her.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°He was shamelessly using her as Jack the Ripper while lying to your face. TKBM was the one who used Jack the Ripper for 10 years after all.¡±


    Julian started to foam at the mouth.


    ¡°Then......!¡±


    ¡°If you think about it, Jack the Ripper''s appearances dwindled down once I found your sister for you. They probably stopped using her as much because they were worried that you would find out.¡±


    Julian was about to faint. A thunderbolt flashed inside the room because of his anger.


    Bang! Crack!


    An extremely strong thunderbolt swept through the hotel room.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Seol-A, Irene, and even the rope tightly hugged Ju-Heon after being scared by it.


    Julian looked extremely angry.


    "Those bastards pulled that crap in the past and are doing the same thing now......!¡±


    Ju-Heon said something to Julian who was huffing in anger.


    ¡°The cost of everything you destroyed is coming out of your paycheck.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±

 Chapter 277: Scouting War (1)

    Chapter 277: Scouting War (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    In another part of the world...


    ¡°It seems as if everybody failed in their attempts to take the Heirlooms that Seo Ju-Heon has monopolized.¡±


    Prometheus put a hand to his forehead after hearing his subordinate¡¯s report.


    "I hoped it would not end up like this but in the end it seems it is inevitable.¡±


    He was currently in the Amazon. There were many poisonous snakes and insects around this tomb within the vast jungle.


    Prometheus was in a cave somewhere within that jungle.


    He had no choice but to come here in order to go up against Seo Ju-Heon who had monopolized the Heirlooms as well as to achieve their grand vision.


    The artifacts that came with Prometheus started to whisper while looking at something inside this underground cave.


    They could see a large box.


    This was the original of the small Pandora''s box Zhen Cai Yuan had in her possession.


    [Must you remove the seal on these bastards?!]


    ¡°Yes. This is our only option.¡±


    They needed Heirlooms.


    They needed to turn the bastards they wanted into Monarchs. Those bastards needed to be able to use Divine-Grade artifacts.


    And if they could not take away the Heirlooms from Seo Ju-Heon......!


    ¡®Their replacements!¡¯


    They had resisted using these replacements because these ones were hard for them to control but they had no choice!


    ¡®They are annoying to deal with but they are very strong.¡¯


    If the Heirlooms turned humans to have superhuman bodies and upgraded their attributes, these bastards did something different!


    ¡®But their abilities are at the level of the Heirlooms!¡¯


    Boom!


    Prometheus released the seal on the artifacts. He had to personally remove the seal that they had placed to imprison these bastards in the past!


    There was suddenly an intense earthquake.


    The tomb crumbled and the artifacts imprisoned inside were laughing as they shot up into the air.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    [Kahahaha! We¡¯re free! Freee!]


    [Who is it? Who ended up releasing us?!]


    [Hmm? Aren¡¯t you Prometheus?]


    [What? It was you? You released us after imprisoning us for being a thorn in your eyes? Kahahaha!]


    Prometheus laughed toward them as well.


    ¡°Follow me, you gross bastards. There are humans for you to parasite over!¡±


    [Kaha, kahahaha! That sounds great!]


    ¡°Here! Go! We will reward whichever one of you who manages to create one of the Four Emperors!¡±


    The seal on the box was completely removed.


    ¡®We can¡¯t sit by and watch Seo Ju-Heon become the Monarch among Monarchs, the Majesty!¡¯


    [Other Monarchs are able to use Divine-Grade artifacts again.]


    [Did they purchase Heirlooms from Seo Ju-Heon?]


    The world was in uproar.


    Yoo Jaeha screamed while reading the articles.


    ¡°Hold on! What the hell? Are there Heirloom replacements or something? Just how...?!¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed calm.


    ¡°Why are you freaking out like that? We expected this to happen. Those bastards are the type who would definitely try to find replacements to squeeze their way as Monarchs if they can''t get the Heirlooms.¡±


    "I, is this okay? Kwon Tae Joon and Kwon Hyuk Soo are Monarchs as well.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled in response.


    ¡°Who cares if they did? It clearly states that they are False Monarchs.¡±


    "Well......¡±


    That Pandora system artifact seemed to be quite honest.


    Although the official documents had the other people listed as Monarchs, well... The Pandora website clearly indicated that they were False Monarchs.


    The server had been shut down as soon as it was seen but everybody in the world had already seen it or taken screenshots of it.


    The media was in a frenzy right now.


    [They must have used abnormal methods to gain such benefits.]


    [Can we still trust Pandora?]


    [We cannot accept anybody who does not have a Heirloom.]


    [The Monarchs are probably aiming for the remaining 7 Great Tombs.]


    ¡°Either way, is this okay?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. They would have used those Heirloom replacements a long time ago if they are that great. But they tried their best to steal our Heirlooms and finally settled for those?¡±


    It was obvious that they dragged it out as long as possible before making a decision they did not want to make.


    Those replacements must be double-sided swords or have extremely difficult risks or some other negative factor compared to the Heirlooms.


    No matter what, a Heirloom replacement was only a replacement.


    ¡®At minimum they are Divine-grade artifacts. They will be strong artifacts.¡¯


    ¡°It is quite interesting.¡±


    The thing that was most interesting were the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs and that Majesty''s Treasure of course.


    ¡®The precursors for the rest of the 7 Great Tombs appeared as soon as the Monarch''s Tomb disappeared.¡¯


    It was to be expected. That tomb should have originally come out later but they had forced it to open.


    It made sense for the 7 Great Tombs to appear. The fact that the Monarch''s tomb was cleared first seemed to impact their appearances that they were showing up a bit later than expected.


    ¡®I need the other two to go find the Crow.¡¯


    He really wanted to know more about that Majesty''s Treasure business.


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    That artifact might even be in the tomb where the Crow was imprisoned.


    They saw an unfamiliar face on the TV while looking up information on potentially related tombs.


    [You were promoted to a Monarch again. Please comment!]


    [The world is currently full of people claiming Seo Ju-Heon is the messiah or whatever but that is not the truth.]


    A man with an eye patch over his left eye was on TV.


    [In my opinion, Seo Ju-Heon is not the messiah but chaos itself. He is an evil person who will bring destruction to this world.]


    [Is that true?]


    [I am the Maitreya. I am able to look into people¡¯s minds using supernatural powers.]


    The man seemed to be Ju-Heon¡¯s clone.


    Everybody became shocked at what they were seeing on TV. They did hear that new Monarchs had appeared, but...


    ¡°I, isn¡¯t that Gung Ye''s artifact?!¡±


    ¡°Hey hey, that¡¯s not important right now! He¡¯s an exact copy of the Captain-ni......ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon was pinching Yoo Jaeha''s cheek.


    ¡°Hey. Do you want to die? How can you say that cult-leader like fraud looks like me? Huh?¡±


    ¡°Oooow, sowwieeee, pweese let go... aaahh!¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed extremely annoyed. Seol-A seemed to be quite annoyed as well.


    ¡°Yeah! How can you say that they look similar?! A fake like that could never measure up to the Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°No, they really do look sim......¡±


    ¡°I said they don''t! The Captain-nim is much cooler!¡±


    Seol-A started choking Yoo Jaeha in anger.


    But no matter what she said, they did look similar.


    There had been a Monarch who looked like Ju-Heon in the past as well, but that guy had clearly not been as handsome.


    However...


    ¡®It''s not a lower quality this time!¡¯


    The guy was no doppelganger but did seem extremely similar to Ju-Heon.


    This one was actually handsome like Ju-Heon! Seol-A did not seem to like that at all.


    She quietly started to mumble.


    ¡°It¡¯s not like a hidden twin brother suddenly appeared... What the hell is going on? Is it an artifact?¡±


    Irene innocently asked a question after hearing Seol-A''s mumbling.


    "Now that I think about it, Mr. Ju-Heon, didn''t you say that you had a twin?¡±


    The team members flinched. The male team members seemed to be flinching quite significantly.


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion.


    ¡°Irene, how do you know that?¡±


    The rest of the team members started shaking in fear.


    Why?


    ¡°Let me make one thing clear. I have no family members, you got that?¡±


    They had been extremely scared because Ju-Heon had stabbed a knife into the table.


    ¡®The fact that Captain-nim did all that means he really didn''t want us to talk about it.¡¯


    But someone had talked about it. Someone had told Irene about Ju-Heon''s twin!


    The desperate team members pulled Irene by the arm.


    ¡°What do you mean a twin? The Captain-nim doesn''t have a sibling!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? But......¡±


    ¡°Haaa, Irene, you must have heard wrong......¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s smile looked quite ominous.


    They were right to feel scared.


    "Who told her?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    ¡°The fact that Irene knows about my twin means that one of you must have told her about it.¡±


    ¡°......N, no, that...!¡±


    Ju-Heon was smiling brightly. But that smile was proof that Ju-Heon was extremely angry.


    Irene seemed to have realized the situation as she anxiously grabbed Ju-Heon''s hand.


    ¡°Ah, umm, I''m sorry! I kept pestering everybody else about it...!¡±


    Irene clenched her eyes closed.


    ¡°It¡¯s all my fault so......!¡±


    Ju-Heon continued to smile brightly as he caressed Irene¡¯s hair.


    ¡°Ah, it''s okay. It¡¯s totally fine.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°I just have to take their Heirlooms to pay for their sins.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°Especially you, Yoo Jaeha. I really want yours. Hand it over.¡±


    That must have been his goal from the start!


    The team members foamed at the mouth after seeing the chaotic Crow''s aura behind Ju-Heon and ran away.


    ¡°Ack! No! You know that we will die if the Heirlooms leave our body!¡±


    Heirlooms were artifacts that turned the human body into a superhuman body. They would return to being a regular person if their Heirloom was destroyed before dying not too long after.


    Although they could generally protect their parasitic Heirlooms, Ju-Heon¡¯s power that preyed on other artifacts and sucked them up was truly a source of fear.


    ¡°It¡¯ll be destroyed if it is gobbled up by the Crow!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, I''ll tell it to swallow them without chewing on them.¡±


    ¡°Don''t say something like that with a serious expression on your face you son of a bitch! That¡¯s not the problem!¡±


    The team members started crying as they begged for forgiveness.


    "We''re sorry. We know that information leak is a sensitive issue but we let our guards down because we were in our base!¡±


    ¡°It was because we were talking to Irene!¡±


    ¡°Please don¡¯t kill us!¡±


    Ju-Heon showed them his phone after hearing the team members begging for forgiveness.


    ¡°Then as punishment, each of you will go get a menu item from this restaurant. Here¡¯s the menu. I will give you one hour.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? This is a place you have to wait in line for hours to get inside......!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s also located in France! Did you forget that we are in New York?!¡±


    ¡°Either that or hand over your Heirlooms.¡±


    "We will go get it right away!¡±


    Ilya and Jaeha ran out as fast as lightning and Ju-Heon leisurely called Dan over.


    ¡°You don''t need to make dinner for the two of them for a while.¡±


    ¡°......I, is that really okay?¡±


    ¡°Those bastards won¡¯t dare to come back for at least a week.¡±


    ¡®Well, I need to do this much in order for them to be more careful next time.¡¯


    Irene asked again, as if she had been waiting for a moment to do so.


    ¡°Umm, then is it okay to ask you about your family member, Mr. Ju-Heon?¡±


    Ju-Heon happily answered Irene¡¯s question.


    ¡°I do have a twin, a twin sister. Ah, I guess I have two siblings if you consider Kwon Woo hyung¡¯s son in Korea.¡±


    "Where is your twin sister right now? Is she in Korea?¡±


    ¡°She should be in the US.¡±


    ¡°Huh, the US?¡±


    "We were separated when we were young. We lost our parents in an accident... And have not seen each other since we were six years old. She was adopted by a family abroad.¡±


    "Aha.¡±


    Julian sighed and asked at that moment.


    "But that really is Gung Ye''s artifact, isn''t it?¡±


    ¡°So what?¡±


    ¡°Didn''t Gung Ye''s artifact not show up in the past? I do remember seeing Wang Geon''s artifact though......¡±


    Chairman Kwon had sold that off to the Chinese government in the past.


    There had been a lot of diplomatic issues because China had claimed that Korea was required to hand it over as a vassal state of China.


    ¡°Did it come out but I just forgot about it?¡±


    ¡°No. I don¡¯t recall Gung Ye''s artifact coming out either.¡±


    "Then who the hell is that bastard?¡±


    Who was he?


    ¡°I am the Maitreya.¡±


    The man who looked extremely similar to Ju-Heon was calmly smiling at Pandora.


    The other Monarchs who were called here were frowning, probably because he looked so similar to Ju-Heon.


    "Who the hell is this crazy bastard?¡±


    ¡°Is it because of his artifact¡¯s risk? He seems a bit of a nutjob.¡±


    ¡°How dare you. You seem to have evilness in your mouth.¡±


    ¡°What? What did you just...... ugh!¡±


    A scream echoed inside the meeting room.


    Pow!


    The head of the man who had talked back to the Maitreya exploded and he turned into a lump of meat.


    ¡°M, my goodness.¡±


    ¡°What the hell did you do?¡±


    Guinness, the Monarch of Delicacies, glared at the man after his subordinate was killed.


    ¡°Are you fucking crazy?!¡±


    The man who significantly resembled Ju-Heon calmly made a comment.

 Chapter 278: Scouting War (2)

    Chapter 278: Scouting War (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    "What am I doing? You should be thanking me for what I did. I took care of a bug for you.¡±


    ¡°What?


    ¡°My eyes can see the truth! That man was going to betray you!¡±


    ¡°Where the hell did this crazy bastard......!¡±


    Something terrible happened again once a different subordinate tried to make a comment.


    Pow!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, it was the body that blew up this time!¡±


    The man started to laugh out loud.


    ¡°My eyes can see everything! All of you bastards here are bugs who just care about their own self-interest!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo started to laugh out loud like a maniac while watching what was going on. It was to the point that Chairman Kwon had to glare at him to stop laughing.


    ¡°This is no laughing matter.¡±


    ¡°No, but hyung-nim. Look at that complete lunatic. He¡¯s the same as Seo Ju-Heon in that regard. I like him. Who is he?¡±


    Prometheus sighed and answered that question.


    ¡°HE is a politician who has accepted an evil god artifact.¡±


    ¡°Ho.¡±


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    These people were currently gathered at Pandora.


    The group consisted of approximately 8 Monarchs. TKBM''s Chairman Kwon and Kwon Hyuk Soo were here as well.


    They had already contracted with the artifacts Prometheus had sent them and had become superhuman like Ju-Heon and his team. They had the body required to continue using Divine-Grade artifacts.


    However...


    ¡°The artifacts I sent you are all evil god artifacts. They are not Heirlooms.¡±


    The evil god artifacts were artifacts that had committed such cruel deeds in the past that they had turned completely evil. Some of them were born evil as well.


    These evil god artifacts consisted of artifacts born evil, devils from ancient times, as well as evil tyrants from history.


    ¡°Those artifacts are the complete opposite of Heirlooms. The evil gods will be parasites in your body that turn your body into the body of an evil god. Although you will have a superhuman body...¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re going to end up having shorter lives or lose our senses one by one or something like that?¡±


    ¡°That is correct. There should be some people who have already lost body parts as well. Those bastards are quite wicked that they will continue to ask for more as time goes on. They¡¯ll ask for other body parts or organs, things and people you cherish, and eventually, your life and your soul.¡±


    The people standing in this room were all those who were skilled enough to survive the invasion of the evil god artifacts into their bodies.


    The other candidates had died without being able to handle the impact.


    ¡®That¡¯s why the Monarch among Monarchs will appear from this group.¡¯


    ¡°We accepted the evil god artifacts knowing the conditions, but they truly are the worst.¡±


    The reason they were willing to accept such risks to get these artifacts was because there were quite a lot of things they could achieve by using artifacts.


    Economy, science, military, art, medicine, artifacts allowed countries and individuals to grow and profit in numerous fields.


    They had no intentions of giving up on this pot of honey after all this time. They didn''t care if it would mean that a lot of people would end up dying in the process.


    ¡®But Seo Ju-Heon just says some weird nonsense.¡¯


    He had told them that he would sell them the Heirlooms but told them not to use them.


    He had snickered and said the following as well.


    ¡®I won''t use them if you guys don¡¯t use them. This is an amazing chance to suppress me.¡¯


    But it was all bullshit. How could it be possible not to use the artifacts?


    ¡°Why the hell would we buy them to leave them around to collect dust?!¡¯


    ¡®There¡¯s no way that bastard meant what he said.¡¯


    The people who had thrown away this chance Ju-Heon had given them without even knowing what they had done started to speak.


    ¡°The Monarch of Healing can help us with losing body parts and it''s not like we will die right away.¡±


    ¡°Yes, it should be fine. The problem will be resolved if you quickly steal Seo Ju-Heon''s extra Heirlooms or earn the Majesty''s Treasure.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    "What is this Majesty''s Treasure?¡±


    Prometheus was silent for a moment.


    The Majesty''s Treasure consisted of multiple items used by the Ruler of the Artifacts. They were able to make all other artifacts submit and brought a revolution to the world.


    "Anyway, one of them is an artifact that allows you to change the risk of an artifact.


    You just need to use that.¡±


    ¡°It might be smart to gather talented individuals to join you as Monarchs to take down Seo Ju-Heon together as well.¡±


    ¡°Then leave the Tomb Excavation to us. But we are still lacking in healing artifacts and defense-type artifacts.¡±


    ¡°Fine. It might not be a bad idea to figure out what artifacts Seo Ju-Heon has to only clear the tombs that might give us artifacts that might be his weakness.¡±


    ¡°That is true but we also need to consider scouting new individuals.¡±


    ¡°Look for talented individuals who will be able to survive an evil god artifact entering their body!¡±


    ¡°Ask the different countries for their cooperation and keep up the business end as well.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir!¡±


    The now busy Pandora employees started to mumble.


    ¡°Ah, is there nobody as talented as Seo Ju-Heon anywhere...¡±


    ¡°What? A lunatic who looks like me is aiming for our lives?¡±


    Irene¡¯s brother George Holten was on the line.


    [Yes. That bastard was quite the headache. Don¡¯t you think it would be smart to lend out your Heirlooms to increase your fire power? Each person can only use one Heirloom after all.]


    Ju-Heon responded as if he had been waiting for this.


    ¡°You''re going to join my side and work for me, right?¡±


    [Do you think that I am crazy?]


    "What''s wrong? They¡¯re going to try to scout you as well.¡±


    [Yes. Those bastards keep bugging me to join them but I''m definitely not going to work for you.


    I don''t even want to think about the type of contract you''re going to force me to sign.


    Anyway, that side is fervently scouting Monarch-Grade candidates. Be careful so that they don¡¯t beat you to it.]


    Ju-Heon chuckled. It wasn''t as if Monarchs would just fall from the sky.


    But at that moment... George asked an unexpected question.


    [Do your team members not have any talented family members?]


    ¡°What?


    [I was thinking about it because of the Jack the Ripper incident, but do you think that it was a coincidence that the Nina girl went missing?]


    ¡°.......¡±


    [What if Chairman Kwon abducted her on purpose from the beginning? What if he knew about her talents and wanted to put it to use?]


    ¡°What the hell are you trying to say?¡±


    [This is a rumor that floated around Pandora. They''re calling it Heritability and believe genetics might play a role when it comes to talent with handling artifacts......]


    He was basically saying that because Julian was a Monarch, Nina should be just as talented based on their shared genetics.


    In fact, Nina did have the talent to be a Monarch.


    ¡®That old bastard''s subordinates did do a lot of investigation into our families.¡¯


    But Seol-A who was listening next to Ju-Heon started to pout.


    ¡°That doesn''t make any sense. The rest of my family members can¡¯t use artifacts at all.¡±


    That was right. If what George was saying was true, Seol-A''s family members should at least be Expert-Grade artifact users.


    They were the reason that although Ju-Heon had suspected genetics playing a role in the past but believed that he was wrong.


    "Well, I''ll look into it.¡±


    [Okay. Check it out thoroughly if you have any family members as well. There might be some hidden potential Monarchs.


    Anybody related to you would be a monster as well.]


    Irene¡¯s eyes opened wide after hearing her brother¡¯s comment.


    ¡°Huh? Then shouldn''t you go meet your twin sister, Mr. Ju-Heon?¡±


    Ju-Heon was hesitant about what to do.


    Not too far away in Cambridge, Massachusetts...


    Inside a laboratory located within Harvard University.


    ¡°My goodness, a Monarch, it''s a Monarch.¡±


    The research students were amazed while hearing about the Monarchs on the news.


    ¡°Joy, look at this. This person looks like you.¡±


    A male student called out to someone in the lab and a female student next to him shook her head.


    ¡°Joy doesn¡¯t like things like that. She doesn''t seem to pay any attention to it at all. She didn¡¯t even know who was on the Monarchs list. She¡¯s a complete research nerd, a research geek.¡±


    "She¡¯s always in that room doing research. She¡¯s a total babe but she just wastes her beautiful looks.¡±


    ¡°Tell me about it. She¡¯s so pretty she could be on Harvard¡¯s brochures but hasn''t even gone on a single date...... ahh!¡±


    ¡°How about you not call me a geek?¡±


    ¡°Joy!¡±


    Joy, well, Ju-Heon¡¯s twin sister Seo Ju-Won, sighed.


    As that happened...


    ¡°Joy! There¡¯s someone looking for you!¡±


    ¡°Me?¡±


    ¡°I saw him on TV before! But he looks exactly like you!¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    She walked out to see an extremely familiar looking person.


    ¡°Long time no see. Hello my other half.¡±


    It was someone wearing an eye patch who looked exactly like her.


    Joy''s eyes opened wide while looking at the man talking to her.


    The man was smiling brightly.


    He looked so handsome smiling that both men and women were stopping to take a look.


    They couldn''t help but be swayed by his looks.


    ¡°My goodness, what the hell? Is he... No way, right?¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon? Is he Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°No, isn¡¯t he the Monarch of the Heavens?


    He has an eye patch.¡±


    Many of the people walking by recognized him. The man must have heard them as he took off his eye patch.


    "What is it? It¡¯s me. Did you already forget who I am?¡±


    Everybody was shocked once he took the eye patch off. He looked exactly the same as Seo Ju-Heon once he took the eye patch off.


    "What? He really is Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°What? The Monarch of Predation is here?¡±


    ¡°Holy shit, I''m his fan.¡±


    This definitely caught their attention.


    The Monarch of the Heavens smiled toward Joy.


    ¡®This girl is Seo Ju-Heon''s twin sister.¡¯


    He had put in so much effort to locate her.


    Why?


    ¡®This girl might actually be Seo Ju-Heon''s weakness.¡¯


    A chaotic aura started to gather in his eye.


    However, nobody noticed it happening. Even Joy, who was making eye contact with him, did not notice it.


    That made the Monarch of the Heavens smile.


    ¡°This is disappointing. You really don¡¯t recognize me.¡±


    ¡®Ju-Heon¡¯ slowly walked closer to Joy.


    Joy¡¯s eyes were shaking as she started to speak.


    She was certain now.


    This face, this voice...


    ¡°Holy crap, are you really......¡±


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s me. Did you forget what I look like after such a long time apart?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Joy smiled brightly and hugged the Monarch of the Heavens.


    ¡°Oppa, how many years has it been?¡±


    ¡°Ju-Won, I missed you.¡±


    It was an emotional reunion.


    Well, it seemed like an emotional reunion.


    However...


    ¡°!¡±


    The Monarch of the Heavens flinched after feeling something down at his belt.


    He couldn''t help it because Joy''s hand was aiming for the artifact on his belt!


    ¡®How dare this thief try to go for my artifact!¡¯


    The Monarch of the Heavens quickly twisted her skinny arm.


    Joy clicked her tongue once her arm was grabbed and ruthlessly launched a knee.


    And then...


    Crack!


    ¡°?!¡±


    A sharp noise echoed through the area. The Monarch of the Heavens clenched his teeth after being kicked in a sensitive spot.


    His Dominance shook for a moment as well.


    The others who had no idea about what was going on started to panic.


    ¡°Joooooooooooy! What the hell are you doing?!¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Are you crazy?! What the hell did you just do to the Monarch of Predation?!¡±


    They couldn''t believe it.


    They didn''t know whether this man was the Monarch of the Heavens or the Monarch of Predation, but what they knew for sure was that he was a Monarch either way!


    He was also a superhuman who had transcended the limits of ordinary humans!


    ¡°You''re going to end up dead!¡±


    Joy didn''t care and smiled brightly while putting her hands into the pockets of her white lab coat.


    "Aha.¡± I guess even superhumans can''t train their crotch.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    "And what did you say? Long time no see, my other half?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°Are you crazy? That guy wouldn''t say something so creepy like that!¡±


    She threw a book at him after saying that.


    The corner of the book was flying toward the Monarch of the Heavens.


    The Monarch of the Heavens cried internally after getting hit directly on the head.


    He felt as if blood would spurt out of his head.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡®This damn woman.¡¯


    A chaotic aura started to gather around the now angry Monarch of the Heavens.


    He must have been suppressing his strength because he was worried that she would be wary, however......


    ¡°You bitch, it seems as if the devil has possessed your mind.¡±


    His chaotic evil god artifact tried to aim for Joy but what?!


    Something weird happened.

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    Chapter 279: Scouting War (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Paat!


    ¡®!¡¯


    The attack from the artifact headed for Joy suddenly disappeared.


    To be more accurate, the artifact withdrew its attack on its own.


    ¡®What is going on?¡¯


    Something was weird. Joy was fine despite not having a single artifact on her!


    The Monarch of the Heavens figured something out and started frowning.


    ¡®Did this punk perhaps......?!¡¯


    Something came flying toward him before he could finish the thought.


    Pow!


    It was a fire extinguisher.


    ¡°Ah, that damn lunatic. I couldn''t grab an artifact in the end.¡±


    ¡°J, Joy!¡±


    ¡°I was sure that he would use a good artifact since he is a Monarch.¡±


    ¡°Joy, are you crazy?!¡±


    All of Harvard was in uproar right now.


    It was a big issue that a Monarch had visited the campus but there was a woman who had kicked that Monarch to the curb!


    Furthermore, that woman was upset that she did not manage to grab an artifact from the Monarch!


    ¡°Joy, are you okay? Isn¡¯t that guy your twin brother you talked about before?¡±


    Joy scoffed in response.


    ¡°Who said he was my twin? That¡¯s just a look-alike.¡±


    ¡°What? A look-alike?¡±


    She had last seen Ju-Heon in Korea 17 years ago.


    They had not been able to see each other since then. Actually, the truth was that Ju-Heon refused to meet with her.


    Maybe he was justified with his actions.


    ¡®Especially after that kind of goodbye.¡¯


    Originally, Ju-Heon was supposed to be adopted with her. They were supposed to go together.


    However, Ju-Heon stole the to-be foster parents¡¯ wallet on the day of the adoption. Furthermore, he started a fire in the to-be foster parents¡¯ car.


    He then held up a can of oil and spewed some nonsense.


    ¡®Get lost. Or you''ll be lit on fire next.¡¯


    Her adopted parents had said they couldn''t handle such a child and left Ju-Heon behind while taking her with them.


    She could not even dream of meeting Ju-Heon until she became an adult. She did track Ju-Heon down while she went on a trip to Korea as a middle school student, but... He had left her hanging.


    She had somehow managed to get his number and call him, but...


    ¡®Get lost. I don''t have a sibling like you.¡¯


    He ignored all of her messages and letters.


    It had been close to 20 years since she had not seen him.


    Forget his face, she didn''t even know his voice.


    That was why she had been shocked to see the look-alike appear in front of her today.


    She really wondered if the guy was Ju-Heon.


    Her friend Arthur asked her about it as well. It was because that guy looked identical to Ju-Heon he had seen on TV.


    "Are you sure that¡¯s not your twin brother?¡±


    ¡°No. They don¡¯t look alike at all! Their noses are completely different! His nostril is tilted 1 cm in comparison and the shape of their ears is different too. I''m sure of it.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡°I now understand why you don¡¯t have a boyf......ugh!¡±


    She ruthlessly pummeled her friend.


    ¡°It¡¯s a good thing I remembered that guy''s face.¡±


    Although she was saying that, the Youtube video she saw while looking for some research materials had been extremely helpful.


    She had stopped tuning into any form of media ever since the artifacts appeared because she hated both artifacts and artifact users, however......


    ¡®I''m sure of it.¡¯


    The man in the video had been Ju-Heon.


    Joy sighed.


    ¡®That look-alike from earlier and all these artifacts...¡¯


    "What the hell is he going around doing?¡±


    She sounded a bit concerned.


    Back in New York, Yoo Jaeha was smiling like a buffoon while looking at a picture Ilya had taken.


    ¡°Our Ju-Won really is pretty.¡±


    Ilya had visited Harvard under Ju-Heon''s orders.


    It was easy to teleport stealthily thanks to Seol-A''s Heirloom and his spellbook artifact.


    He took a picture and brought it back, but this damn bastard......


    ¡°Captain-nim, please give me your twin sis...... ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was hit by a steel mug and beaten to a pulp. Ilya whispered to him after seeing Jaeha in pain.


    ¡°Tsk, you get rejected by Seol-A so you go for the Captain-nim¡¯s sister now?¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha became flustered and Ilya wickedly added on.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You confessed to Seol-A and she rejected you.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha urgently covered Ilya''s mouth.


    ¡°Hey, that¡¯s from the past life...... That¡¯s so long ago! We only care about the right now! That''s a dark page in history! You deserve a dropkick for that!¡±


    "Well, whatever. Give up on the Captain-nim¡¯s sister.Even that Maitreya was beaten to a pulp.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s jaw dropped in shock after hearing about that.


    "What? Ju-Won beat the hell out of the Maitreya?! That crazy Maitreya?!¡±


    "She even tried to steal his artifact. His son was attacked as well.¡±


    ¡°What? That bastard has a son?¡±


    ¡°His unborn son.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to shake in fear after hearing about the attack. Ilya, who had seen it all in person, was also shaking.


    However...


    ¡°I guess they really are siblings......¡±


    Blood definitely does not lie.


    ¡®They act the same way!¡¯


    Ju-Heon was calm. Actually, he complained about what Joy had done.


    ¡°Damn, she should have just cut it off while she was at it.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s hell enough with what she did okay? The Maitreya almost lost his son and went straight to hell. The Monarch of the Heavens almost became the Monarch of Eunuchs.¡±


    ¡°Sounds good. It¡¯s not like a Maitreya needs that.¡±


    They all shook in fear.


    ¡®Well, to be honest, it doesn''t seem like the Captain-nim¡¯s sister would be taken down so easily.¡¯


    Why?


    She was the almighty Seo Ju-Heon''s other half!


    It was obvious that his sister would also be a fireball.


    However...


    ¡°Will you be okay? Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim, maybe you¡¯ll get beaten to a pulp too when you get to see Ju-Won.¡±


    ¡°.........¡±


    That might actually happen. He had been neglecting her for the past 17 years.


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s not like she¡¯ll want to see me anyway.¡±


    There was no need for him to go find her. Even if he did go, he would not let her hit him just because she wanted to do so.


    ¡°But Captain, the Monarch of the Heavens''s artifact didn''t seem to work on Ju-Won. She didn¡¯t seem to have used an artifact, so how......¡±


    Jaeha: ¡°That is a bit odd. Did she have some kind of artifact related ability?¡±


    Ju-Heon: ¡°Ah, she does.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Her Affinity level is no joke.¡±


    ¡°.........Excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon picked his ear with his pinky.


    ¡°How do I explain this... You know how I have 100 Dominance and 0 Affinity? She''s 0 Dominance 100 Affinity.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡°While I find Affinity to be completely useless, her Affinity is so high that the artifacts don''t want to attack her.¡±


    Ilya and Jaeha both dropped their jaws at the same time.


    ¡®Something like that is possible?!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha was extremely flabbergasted.


    His Affinity was quite high compared to the others on this tomb raiding team but forget not attacking him, the artifacts treated him as a pushover!


    He did not have the time to test his sister¡¯s abilities in the past.


    Why?


    Unfortunately, he had seen his sister again for the first time in his late twenties. He had Inspector Kim help him find his twin sister but she was already suffering from a severe case of tomb syndrome at that point.


    She was almost a corpse and all artifact-related abilities had fallen.


    She was in the critical care unit so he could not even meet her. All Chairman Kwon told him was that he would give Ju-Heon some healing artifacts if he completed his missions.


    But there was also Inspector Kim¡¯s family as well. Ju-Heon had been toiling away as a slave under Chairman Kwon to heal Inspector Kim''s family and their tomb syndrome because they had been more like family to him than his real family.


    That was why he had been having Edward keep an eye on her after returning to the past. Edward was to let him know if anything happened.


    He didn¡¯t want to personally go because it would just be giving Chairman Kwon and his other enemies an extra pawn.


    Ilya chimed in.


    ¡°Oh, based on what I heard, she seems to be talented enough to be an Artifact Engineer. And if her Affinity is really that high, then what about that Pandora system artifact you got from the Monarch of Detection? Maybe she might be able to activate it?¡±


    Ju-Heon had taken a piece of the Pandora system artifact from the Monarch of Detection in the past.


    He had tried to use it but the message had been quite clear.


    [Your Affinity is extremely lacking.]


    Ju-Heon had then tossed it to Yoo Jaeha who had the highest Affinity level on the team, however...


    [You are not qualified. Your Affinity is not high enough. You are unable to use this artifact.]


    Ju-Heon didn''t think much about his failing because he was pretty much an Affinity eunuch, but it was shocking to see Yoo Jaeha, a person whose Affinity was at the Monarch level, fail like that.


    ¡®This is no normal artifact.¡¯


    It seemed as if the artifact had activated for the Monarch of Detection not because of his Affinity but because he was a member of Pandora.


    That was why they had kept it stashed away even though it seemed important.


    ¡°Mm.¡±


    ¡®And she manhandled a person who was strengthened with an Heirloom substitute?¡¯


    Ju-Heon had to think hard about this.


    He had known that his twin sister had extremely high defenses because her Affinity was at max level.


    But to handle someone with an Heirloom like that......


    ¡®Apparently Ilya''s devil didn''t even have time to react......¡¯


    Something seemed weird.


    ¡®Unless she has an Heirloom as well......¡¯


    Ju-Heon greedily started to smile.


    ¡®Did that punk?¡¯


    Returning back to Harvard.


    Inside a Harvard University laboratory...


    ¡°Joy, this is bad! Someone who looks like you is here again!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Someone came to look for you again!¡±


    Joy got angry thinking that the crazy bastard from earlier had come back.


    But something seemed a bit different this time.


    Bang!


    A loud noise echoed throughout the university.


    There was something different from the earlier situation with the Maitreya......


    ¡°H, hey! That is a restricted area!¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    Bang!


    Someone kicked the door down as if it was a decoration and not an actual door.


    "Call the cops! The cops!¡±


    ¡°What the hell?! Who the hell is this rampaging idiot?!¡±


    Joy''s face slowly turned pale inside this pandemonium.


    ¡®N, no way, right?¡¯


    And then...


    Bang!


    The person barged in.


    "Ah, I finally found you, you ugly puppy.¡±


    It was the original this time!


    Joy screamed internally while looking at the person in front of her.


    She was sure of it.


    This voice and this face!


    ¡®It really is Ju-Heon......!¡¯


    She subconsciously started to smile.


    It really was her twin brother.


    This was the first time she had seen him in 17 years since the last time she saw him was when they were six years old.


    But she could tell by looking at him. He truly did look different from the look-like who was here yesterday.


    She wondered why he had such a grumbling expression on his face, but she immediately recalled the child from back then.


    He had not changed at all since then.


    Joy started to feel emotional.


    ¡®He got so tall.¡¯


    He had been shorter than her when they were little but now she needed to lift her head up to look at his face.


    Although she had seen him in videos, it was different seeing him in person.


    She was happy.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Ju-Heon op......!¡±


    She was about to happily greet Ju-Heon.


    However...


    ¡°I got you now, you fat pig.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    There was a bright light.


    And then...


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    The ground Joy was standing on exploded.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    A hole was instantly created and the white gown hanging next to her burnt to a crisp!


    Joy plopped down on the floor in shock.


    But Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care about that at all and just seemed quite amused.


    ¡°Oh, the artifact really doesn¡¯t want to attack her.¡±


    ¡®W, what?!¡¯


    Artifacts taking on all sorts of appearances such as pencils, necklaces, fountain pens, etc started floating in the air.


    They were all Divine-Grade artifacts.


    Anubis, Osiris, even Xiang Yu''s artifact was there!


    Joy turned completely pale after looking at them. Ju-Heon just smiled brightly without caring about her at all.


    ¡°Ah, right. I should tell you this in advance.¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    "Don''t cry if you get hit.¡±


    ¡®What?¡¯


    "What do you mea...... kyaaaaaa!¡±


    Baaaaaang!

 Chapter 280: Scouting War (4)

    Chapter 280: Scouting War (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    There was another explosion inside the laboratory!


    The explosions continued one after another.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Ju-Heon was using Divine-Grade artifacts to attack his twin sister as if he was crazy.


    It was as if he wasn¡¯t happy to be reunited with his sister! He even called Osiris to open the Gate to the Afterlife!


    [The Gate to the Afterlife has been opened.]


    [The Gate to the Afterlife has been opened.]


    The others who came with Ju-Heon could only drop their jaws in shock.


    ¡®What the hell is this guy doing?!¡¯


    Was this any way to act to a blood sister he had not seen for 17 years?!


    The funny thing was that Joy didn''t have a scratch on her despite everything Ju-Heon did.


    ¡®She truly has max Affinity.¡¯


    He did not know about this in his past life and had not believed it at first when Edward told him about it, but...


    ¡®I guess it is real.¡¯


    Both of these siblings were at the Four Emperors level.


    ¡®But she''s pretty much a dud at fighting since her Dominance is at zero.¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled as if he was amused after personally analyzing Joy''s power.


    However, Joy''s lab was destroyed and ended up a total mess.


    Yoo Jaeha could not hold back anymore and started to shout.


    ¡°Captain-nim! You¡¯re going to get arrested for property damage! Are you crazy?!¡±


    ¡°How can you destroy the building......?!¡±


    Ju-Heon kicked a crumpled steel door out of the way and responded to them.


    ¡°Why do you think I brought you guys with me?¡±


    ¡°......Excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled at Ilya and Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°A restorer and the aftermath clean-up crew. What a perfect combination.¡±


    ¡®This son of a bitch!¡¯


    Baaaaang!


    Joy was crying as she ran away from the destroyed lab.


    ¡°Wahhh! That stupid bastard, that motherfucker!¡±


    She should not have been happy to see his face after 17 years.


    ¡®Why did he change so much?!¡¯


    ¡°I, I have to call the cops first!¡±


    She urgently looked for her phone.


    However, she could not find her phone anywhere.


    "What the hell? Where¡¯s my phone?! My phone! Where did I drop it?¡±


    ¡°Are you looking for this?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Joy started to foam at the mouth.


    Ju-Heon was holding something as he chased after her with a bright smile on his face.


    It was her gold and pink colored cell phone!


    When had he stolen that from her?!


    She shouted with anger. S§×arch* The N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Hand it over!¡±


    But forget handing it to her...


    "Ah, why did it have to be a TKBM phone of all things?¡±


    Crack.


    Ju-Heon broke the phone into two.


    Joy screamed.


    ¡°What are you doooooooing?! My phoooooooone! I haven''t even had it for a month yet!¡±


    ¡°Your older brother will buy you a new one.¡±


    Ju-Heon threw the phone away and continued to chase after her.


    ¡°So little puppy, come over here.¡±


    ¡°Waaaaaaaaaah! That son of a bitch!¡±


    Joy ran as if her life was on the line. She felt as if she was being chased by a homicidal maniac.


    ¡°Fuck, that look-alike from yesterday was a thousand, no, a million times better!¡±


    Joy was bawling now.


    Unfortunately, Ju-Heon seemed angry after hearing her comment.


    "What did you just say?!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s expression turned vicious as he chased after her.


    ¡°You said that crazy look-alike is a million times better than me?!¡±


    Joy screamed.


    ¡°Of course! Is this how you treat your sister after seeing her for the first time in 17 years?! You son of a bitch!¡±


    ¡°What? Son of a bitch! Hey, call me oppa!¡±


    ¡°Oppa my ass! You were born just a few minutes earlier! Biologically, the first born is the younger one! Plus, we¡¯re twins! Who knows if the hospital screwed up the records!¡±


    ¡°Are you crazy? Do you really think a hospital would not be able to tell apart a boy and a girl?¡±


    ¡°Waaaaaaah! Stop chasing me! You big dummy!¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue.


    ¡®I thought she was a bookworm. Did she run every day or something? How the hell is she so fast?¡¯


    Ju-Heon got annoyed with chasing her and activated a long necklace and white gold watch.


    Two large animals instantly appeared in front of Joy!


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    They were the large White Dog Set that was taller than most adults and the black doggie Anubis.


    The two of them moved toward Joy with vicious expressions on their faces. Joy was completely scared.


    Her reaction was understandable. Set was so scary that the part-timers delivering chicken quit after seeing him once.


    Anubis looked majestic but his size, charisma, and ferocious gaze was enough to make even trained soldiers shiver in fear.


    She couldn''t help but be scared since he was drooling and baring his fangs unlike his usual self.


    ¡°H, hold on......!¡±


    Set opened his mouth wide. And then he attacked......


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Nope, he did not attack and just licked Joy''s cheek.


    ¡°!!¡±


    As for Anubis... He tried to push his head under her skirt as if he was courting her.


    Of course, Ju-Heon pummeled him for trying to do that.


    ¡°Do you want to get fucked up? What do you think you''re doing?¡±


    A scared Anubis quickly shook his head.


    [M, master, this isn''t what it looks like! That human bitch has a monstrous Affinity level that I lost my mind...... ahhhh!]


    Ju-Heon smiled while stomping on Anubis.


    ¡°I''m not certain but it looks like she has something that¡¯s not a Heirloom but is like a Heirloom.¡±


    She was giving off an odd scent.


    It was probably a parasitic artifact.


    Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed as he turned back toward her.


    ¡°Hey, stupid idiot. Strip down.¡±


    However, his sister had long since run away.


    ¡®He''s crazy, he¡¯s crazy! He¡¯s fucking crazy!¡¯


    Joy was crying internally.


    Seo Ju-Heon, that damn bastard had come to look for her after 17 years just to try to kill her!


    She only sniffled for a moment before smiling in relief after coming to a busy restaurant.


    ¡®He won''t be able to do anything in a place full of people.¡¯


    She then asked some students if she could borrow their phone for a moment. She was planning on calling for help.


    ¡®Let¡¯s call the professor first to ask for help......¡¯


    However, forget getting help...


    [Beeep- beep- beep-]


    The phone she borrowed didn''t seem to work!


    "W, what the hell? What¡¯s wrong with this thing?¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Kya! What the hell? My phone stopped working!¡±


    ¡°A ghost! It says it''s because of a ghost!¡±


    ¡°What? Kyaaaaaa! What is that?!¡±


    All devices in the restaurant became useless because of all the ghosts that had appeared!


    Joy decided she had to change plans and tried to personally ask someone for help when......


    ¡°Hey! I heard someone say that they saw President John Kennedy over there!¡±


    ¡°Hey! There¡¯s a ghost over there dropping money!¡±


    ¡°What? Really? Really?¡±


    People were focused on finding these ghosts. Nobody seemed to be interested in Joy at all.


    ¡°D, damn it.¡±


    She was certain about it.


    This was her brother¡¯s doing!


    Joy quickly tried to rush outside.


    However...


    ¡°Mmph!¡±


    Someone was holding Joy from behind and covered her mouth.


    She turned around to see Ju-Heon smiling as if he was a wild beast.


    ¡°I found you.¡±


    ¡°Let me go, let me go......! Mmph! Mmmmph!¡±


    ¡°Where do you think you¡¯re running away, you damn pig.¡±


    Joy, who had been instantly captured byJu-Heon, was tied up by the rope.


    ¡°Mmmmph!¡±


    He carried Joy over his shoulder like a bag of rice and walked out of the restaurant.


    The abduction had happened in an instant.


    There was a woman on the roof of the restaurant watching this abduction take place.


    ¡°Is it really okay to do this......¡±


    Seol-A sighed while controlling her ghosts.


    ¡°Fuck, why the hell do we have to do this?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha and Ilya were currently stuck side by side restoring Joy''s public lab that their Captain had destroyed.


    ¡°I''m going to kill that Captain of ours.¡±


    ¡°I''m going to make him pay me more for overtime.¡±


    Although they were grumbling, this kind of restoration was nothing to them.


    Ilya lightly motioned with his hand and the destroyed lab immediately started to get fixed.


    The broken things were getting back together, the crumpled door was opening back up, things seemed as if they were going back in time.


    The items that had fallen to the ground returned to their spots as well. Even the particles of dust returned to their original locations.


    Everything returned to before Ju-Heon had come here.


    It was a time regression spell for a specific area.


    Something like this was nothing for Ilya who used spell book artifacts as the aftermath clean-up crew.


    Yoo Jaeha''s work was quite the spectacle as well.


    Ilya was in charge of restoring the area in order for Jaeha to save energy while he took care of the destroyed equipment. His restoration was so great that the old equipment turned into new equipment in the process!


    Returning to the present...


    "Are you done fixing things?¡±


    Ju-Heon was satisfied with his subordinates¡¯ work after returning to the lab.


    He was most satisfied with the old equipment that had turned new.


    ¡°Good, she should at least have this much.¡±


    But then he tapped on the door.


    ¡°Ilya. The door is squeaking. Tighten the screws properly.¡±


    Ilya and Yoo Jaeha asked as if they realized something.


    ¡°I, is that why you destroyed everything?¡±


    ¡°You wanted to remodel your sister¡¯s lab?¡±


    Ju-Heon was silent for a moment before he sneered.


    ¡°No? I just thought we could charge the school a remodeling fee like this.¡±


    His subordinates started swearing.


    ¡°#$&#[email protected]&#*!¡±


    It didn''t sound as if they were speaking a human language though.


    Ju-Heon threw his sister who was tightly bound to the couch.


    "M, mmph! Mmph!¡±


    Joy flailed around as best as she could while being bound by the rope.


    Unlike the rest of the artifacts that could not harm her at all because of her Artifact Affinity, the rope seemed to be an exception.


    ¡®What is going on?¡¯


    ¡°Mmmmmmmph!¡±


    Ju-Heon ordered the rope to release Joy''s mouth.


    He then said the following.


    ¡°I¡¯ll get right to the point. Don¡¯t you have a special artifact on you?¡±


    ¡°What?


    ¡°It¡¯d be a parasitic type that is inside your body.¡±


    Joy seemed to become a bit depressed after hearing that. But she answered his question anyway.


    ¡°......I don¡¯t have anything like that.¡±


    ¡°Really? You really don¡¯t have anything like that?¡±


    ¡°I really don''t.¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed and turned around.


    ¡°Alright then, I''m leaving.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Joy became flustered and urgently asked.


    ¡°Hey Ju-Heon, no, oppa. Did you come all the way here just to ask that question? That¡¯s all you wanted to know after 17 years?¡±


    ¡°Yes. Why else would I need to come find you? We are strangers at this point.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°What did you expect? Did you want me to cry my eyes out like we were separated by the Korean border for ages? What bullshit.¡±


    He sounded as if he came because of money. Well, technically that wasn¡¯t wrong since he came because of a potential artifact.


    Joy bit down on her lips as if she was upset.


    They were twins. Even if they were separated because of the adoption, they were the only kins left in this world.


    But after ignoring her for 17 years he showed up all of a sudden for this?!


    ¡°......You shitty artifactphile.¡±


    Ju-Heon quietly sighed while looking at her with her head down.


    It was normal for her to get angry or cry. Even he knew that he did something terrible. He had done something terrible in the past and right now as well.


    However, he did not believe that either of his actions were wrong.


    But still......


    ¡°Fine. What do you need? Money? I can get someone to...¡±


    "Artifact.¡±


    ¡°Okay, artifa...... what?!¡±


    Forget crying, Joy jumped on Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Hol......!¡±


    An angry Joy grabbed Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts as if she had never been crying in the first place.


    ¡°My goodness, how the heck are all of your artifacts so good?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    She instantly looted Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts!

 Chapter 281A: Scouting War (5)

    Chapter 281A: Scouting War (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°My goodness, how the heck are all of your artifacts so good?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    She instantly looted Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts!


    Ju-Heon was shocked.


    It couldn''t be helped, since some artifacts really disappeared from his pockets.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide at this experience that he had never had before.


    Even the team members watching had their eyes opened wide in shock as well.


    That was to be expected.


    ¡®The Captain-nim had his artifacts looted...?!¡¯


    ¡°Wasn¡¯t taking artifacts from the Captain Mission Impossible?!¡±


    ¡°Holy shit, that¡¯s crazy! The Monarch of Plunder had his artifacts plundered!¡±


    "She really is his sister!¡±


    The team members were shrieking in shock.


    That was how unbelievable this was right now.


    The biggest shock was that Joy was tied up by the rope right now. Even if she pushed herself onto Ju-Heon, there was no way she could steal things.


    Then was it a stealing-type artifact?


    No, that was definitely not it either.


    Joy did not have a single artifact on her right now.


    They would have noticed if she used a stealing-type artifact.


    Most importantly...


    ¡®That guy isn''t someone who would allow things to be stolen from him!¡¯


    ¡®How did this greedy bastard get plundered?!¡¯


    The looted artifacts¡¯ reactions were quite shocking as well......


    [$#&#!]


    We¡¯re free! We¡¯re free!


    [#$&#!]


    Evil landlord Seo Ju-Heon should repent!


    [$#&$#!]


    Huff, huff, please just tell me what to do.


    [$#$&#!]


    I''ll do anything you say!


    [$#&#!]


    Aaaaaahng, hit me! Please hit me!


    Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts were all floating around Joy.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    [I am finally freed from your grasp you damn human!]


    Some of the Heirlooms that Ju-Heon had monopolized were by Joy as well!


    The team members could not hold their shocks in any longer and shouted toward him.


    ¡°Captain-nim! What happened?!¡±


    Even these veterans could not understand what had happened.


    Ju-Heon didn''t seem shocked at all and just clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Tsk, nothing to be shocked about; it¡¯s because of her Affinity.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed to have realized what was going on. It was just a hypothesis originally, but something had confirmed his theory.


    [The opponent¡¯s overwhelming Affinity made her close to the artifacts.]


    [The opponent¡¯s overwhelming Affinity made her close to the artifacts.]


    ¡°It is plundering using Affinity.¡±


    Jaeha screamed as if he was the character in Edvard Munch''s The Scream.


    ¡°Are you crazy?! Since when can Affinity be used like that?!¡±


    For Yoo Jaeha, Affinity was something that made artifacts treat him like a pushover no matter how high it was.


    Even though his Affinity ranked either one or two on the entire team, the artifacts beat him up or bit him every time he restored them! That was the norm!


    It felt as if he was an animal groomer trying to wash a ferocious and difficult animal or taking care of an animal that didn''t want to be there!


    But what?!!!!!


    ¡°How does that make any sense?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s understandable. Her Affinity is so high that she can be friendly with any artifact. That means she can take anybody''s artifact regardless of who its master is or what the contract status is.¡±


    ¡®Basically she can plunder like you do!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha looked as if he was going to die.


    ¡°Hey you terrible shits! What the hell is in your blood that crazy mutants like you ap...... ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon punched Jaeha.


    Ju-Heon looked at the artifacts by Joy''s side and started to think.


    ¡®I didn''t think that even the Heirlooms would go to her.¡¯


    Of course, the person who had ended up as a thief instantly... Joy was gulping in fear.


    Why?


    ¡®Shit, why did the Heirlooms come too?¡¯


    She was just trying to take a few artifacts so that she could force Ju-Heon to chat with her!


    That was all she wanted!


    Joy didn''t actually plan on stealing any of the artifacts.


    She did hate artifacts for a lot of reasons but honestly speaking, she was an artifact geek as well.


    She did get tempted by Ju-Heon¡¯s overwhelming amount of strong artifacts, but......


    ¡®I, I still don¡¯t enjoy stealing things.¡¯


    At least that¡¯s what she thought.


    Although she didn''t like artifacts, she did enjoy doing research about artifacts.


    Someone had just told her something.


    ¡®Mm, you want to know about your brother? He¡¯s an extreme artifactphile. That¡¯s how he ended up the Monarch of Plunder.¡¯


    ¡®!¡¯


    Joy wanted to live as a regular person but had contact with an artifact user.


    There was an artifact-related company that had helped her out when she was in trouble.


    That company¡¯s President had said the following to Joy.


    ¡®This guy. He is an extreme artifactphile.¡¯


    ¡®J, Ju-Heon is an artifactphile?!¡¯


    ¡®Well, that¡¯s why our Dir... I mean Seo Ju-Heon probably doesn''t care about what anybody has to say. He¡¯s been completely brainwashed by artifacts. Hahaha! He¡¯s famous in our world.¡¯


    Joy had been shocked to hear that.


    That was why she thought that this was the only way to sit Ju-Heon down and chat with him.


    He had even said that the reason he showed up today was because of an artifact.


    ¡®But why did the Heirlooms come?!¡¯


    She wasn¡¯t planning on doing that!


    The Heirlooms who had used Joy''s Affinity to their benefit started to laugh without caring about what she was thinking.


    [Seo Ju-Heon, you despicable human. I guess we should thank you. You helped us find a strong person who could free us from your grasp!]


    [We are not scared of your Dominance when we have this human''s Affinity!]


    ¡®No, that¡¯s not what I want! Stop it!¡¯


    Although she could not understand the artifacts¡¯ language, Joy could understand them because she could read a bit of their thoughts.


    The other artifacts seemed to think this was a great time to revolt as well.


    [#$&$!]


    That¡¯s right! Go away you tyrant! Go away!


    [#$$&!]


    We want freedom and peace!


    [#$&$#!]


    This girl is the only human for us! Only one!


    Basically, the artifacts that had been suppressed because of their fear of Ju-Heon were eyeing their freedom.


    ¡°What bullshit. Artifacts deserve no freedom.¡±


    Boom!


    [The Crow''s aura is spreading in all directions.]


    [The Crow''s aura is spreading in all directions.]


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    His overbearing Dominance descended upon Joy and the artifacts.


    Ju-Heon was crossing his arms and the aura behind him in the shape of a Crow was calm but chaotic at the same time.


    ¡°What the fuck do you think you''re doing?!¡±


    His chaotic aura made the artifacts scream in pain. They were foaming at the mouth even though he had only released his aura.


    The Heirlooms were shaking in fear as well.


    The Crow''s aura''s compatibility with Ju-Heon¡¯s Dominance seemed to be amazing as it was growing like crazy. Sear?h the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®This crazy bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon then started to laugh.


    ¡°What did you say? Please hit me? Do whatever you want? Then I will eat all of you up. You damn artifacts with no principles.¡±


    The artifacts started to scream once Ju-Heon''s eyes turned red.


    He generally just talked about eating artifacts to extort them, but it was different now.


    He was a predator who would prey on them and really eat them!


    Their bodies would disappear and their souls would be chewed up and end up his blood, skin, and abilities!


    They were scared even though it didn''t seem as if Ju-Heon could use that ability yet. It was because the artifacts could not forget about the Crow''s rampage in the past.


    [#$&#&!]


    Please forgive us! Please!


    [#$&#!]


    We apologize! We apologize! Give us one chance! Just oooooone chaaaaaance!


    [#$$#*!]


    We were swayed by this dream-like freedom!


    They had gone blind at this Affinity but Ju-Heon¡¯s Dominance was truly scary.


    Furthermore, Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts had received terrible mental training from Ju-Heon quite frequently. It was difficult to forget about a fear that had been engraved into your mind.


    The artifacts were bawling as they returned to Ju-Heon''s pocket.


    [$#&!]


    We''ve committed a grave sin, sir!


    Even the escaped Heirlooms sniffled as they quickly returned to Ju-Heon.


    And then...


    ¡°Now then, it is time to deal with our ugly pig.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon sat down on Joy as if she was a couch and started to smile.


    ¡°I wasn¡¯t planning on being rough with you since you were my sister, but...¡±


    Joy became anxious.


    ¡°W, wait......!¡±


    ¡°I heard that you have no intentions of using any artifacts, right? You said you hate artifacts.¡±


    ¡°H, how do you know that?¡±


    "Well that¡¯s fine. I was just planning on watching what happened but I changed my mind.¡±


    ¡®If she has such a useful ability, then...¡¯


    He would put her to use.


    Ju-Heon''s eyes shined viciously.


    ¡°Alright, come become my subordinate, my little sister.¡±


    Joy screamed after getting scared of his red eyes.


    ¡°H, hold on! Don¡¯t use an artifact on me, that sir will come to my rescue if you harm me!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡°That sir?¡±


    He didn''t seem to believe her.


    ¡°Y, yeah. He¡¯s someone at the company who saved me. He¡¯s part of that G, Grave Company that is famous for artifact related things!¡±


    That was right.


    Joy had gone to buy an artifact to take care of an evil artifact that had stuck itself to her house.


    It was normal for disease-causing artifacts to attach themselves to houses like mold after a Tomb Appearance.


    People could buy artifacts to take care of these things from TKBM, Grave Company, and other world famous artifact related companies.


    C and D-Grade artifacts that were improved or turned into industrial products were being sold.


    Most people had enough Dominance or Affinity to handle C and D-Grade artifacts and they could even get their abilities tested for free.


    ¡°Anyway, I have connections with that Grave Company. I know someone really high up in the company.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    ¡°Oh, I see, someone in Grave Company?¡±


    Joy continued speaking while shaking in fear.


    ¡°Y, yeah. Anyway, that sir said he would come whenever an artifact user was threatening me.¡±


    ¡°Oh, why would he care about an ugly kid like you?¡±


    "Why else?! I''m a secret researcher for Grave Company... shit! Anyway, someone high up in the chain of command is protecting me. So don¡¯t even think about......¡±


    Ju-Heon sneered while showing her his phone.


    ¡°Is this old man the one you are talking about?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon showed her a picture of Edward.


    Joy was shocked after looking at the picture.


    ¡°O, oppa, how do you know about President Edward?¡±


    ¡°Of course I know him. This old guy is my sl... Salaried subordinate, you dumbass.¡±


    ¡°W, what?! Subordinate?¡±


    "And I am the owner of that company.¡±


    ¡°Liar!¡±


    The Crow''s aura viciously charged toward Joy who ran away screaming.


    ¡°This is a scam.¡±


    Joy, who was once again tied up by the rope, was shaking in fear.


    She was currently in her dormitories.


    Ju-Heon had broken through all the locks and shamelessly entered the women¡¯s dormitory to rummage through Joy''s room.


    He didn''t care whether he was throwing clothes, underwear, accessories etc.. as he managed to find fifty artifacts.


    ¡°Little sister, you have hidden quite a lot of artifacts.¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed out loud after succeeding in his treasure hunt.


    Edward, who was next to Ju-Heon, sighed as he watched.


    He had instantly flown over to Harvard thanks to Ilya.


    ¡°My goodness, Director-nim. You still can¡¯t rummage through a lady''s room like this.¡±


    ¡°Shut up. Old man, do you want me to lower your salary?¡±


    ¡°.........¡±


    Joy dropped her jaw in shock after seeing Edward shut up.


    She could tell for real now.


    Ju-Heon really was Edward¡¯s superior.


    ¡°O, oppa, you really are the owner of Grave Company?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Then were you the one who told the mister to help me......¡±


    ¡°Well, I told him to keep an eye on you. I never told him to hire you.¡±


    Joy fell backward after hearing that.


    Everything had been on the top of her oppa¡¯s hand in the end.


    That was right.


    Edward had received Ju-Heon¡¯s orders to approach Joy.


    He needed to keep an eye on her.


    He originally did not plan to actually talk to her in case Chairman Kwon''s spies found out, but......


    He had no choice because her extremely high Affinity was a problem as it dragged a bunch of artifacts to the company.


    He was also shocked by Joy''s research abilities!


    They say that blood does not lie and it seems to be correct as she was an extreme artifact geek.


    She didn''t like artifact users or using artifacts herself because of the trouble they caused but she did like researching them.


    That was why he had hired her without Ju-Heon knowing about it.


    She was in their artifact research lab in the R&D team.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue.


    ¡°You should have told me.¡±


    ¡°Aw, I was trying to surprise you, Director-nim. And to be honest with you, there is a Heirloom attached to Joy that even she does not know about...¡±


    ¡°Oh, a Heirloom attached to her?¡±


    ¡°I was going to take it for myself before telling you about it! If you had just given me a Heirloom early on......¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.

 Chapter 281B: Scouting War (5b)

    Chapter 281B: Scouting War (5b) ¡°Ah, umm, that spot is a bit¡­¡±


    ¡°Just try to relax.¡±


    ¡°Ah, wait¡­ ow!¡±


    Joy clenched her eyes shut after feeling someone push down on her body.


    A pair of hands roughly caressed her boobs.


    The hands slid down her toned stomach and slowly headed farther and farther down. And then the moment they pressed down on her legs¡­


    ¡°Ow! It hurts! It hurts you idiot!¡±


    Joy screamed in pain. She felt an unbearable pain she had never felt before.


    ¡°Sorry, did that hurt a lot?¡±


    ¡°I''ve been telling you it hurts since earlier!¡±


    Seol-A quickly took her hands off Joy''s body.


    What was going on?


    Joy had instantly been stripped for Seol-A to do a body search on her.


    They said something about finding the Heirloom artifact that Edward was trying to take from her.


    To be more specific, it was not a Heirloom but one of the evil god artifacts that had suddenly shown up.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°You still haven''t found the Heirloom?¡±


    Joy jumped in shock while Seol-A sighed after hearing the voice outside.


    ¡®Captain-nim, he really¡­¡¯


    ¡°I haven''t found anything. There are no evil god artifacts either.¡±


    They could feel Ju-Heon''s rage through the door.


    Is it really not there? Are you sure it¡¯s not there? That''s what the chaotic aura seemed to be saying.


    It probably really wasn''t there if Seol-A couldn¡¯t find it, but¡­¡­


    "Seol-A, come outside. I''m going to check myself.¡±


    Both Seol-A and the naked Joy gasped at the same time.


    ¡°Oppa, are you crazy?!¡±


    ¡°C, Captain-nim!¡±


    Seol-A had been the one to scream and prevent Ju-Heon from stripping Joy in the first place.


    Seol-A had said that she would do it and took Joy to the other room.


    But what?


    ¡°Come out. I''m going to check myself.¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim! Hold¡­¡­!¡±


    The door was destroyed and Ilya and Yoo Jaeha peeked in before quickly turning their heads away.


    They momentarily saw a pair of perky boobs, slim waist and her stomach¡­


    They couldn''t see a lot because she quickly covered herself with a blanket but they did see the silhouette of Joy''s killer body.


    But their Captain would kill them if they said that they saw it.


    They heard screams from inside the other room.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! What the hell are you doing?! What the hell are you looking at?! Where do you think you''re touching?! You pervert!¡±


    "Shut up, you fat pig. Who cares about a fat girl like you?!¡±


    They could hear their arguments, no, to be more specific, they could hear Joy''s cries.


    Ju-Heon had inspected Joy''s body quite thoroughly.


    Of course, he was not just doing it to find an artifact. He seemed to be looking for traces of any illnesses or tomb syndrome.


    A few minutes later¡­


    ¡°It really isn''t here.¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue while Joy was crying in Seol-A¡¯s arms.


    How can a so-called older brother appear after 17 years to destroy her lab and her phone while stealing all of her artifacts! He even did a body search on her!


    He was willing to put her through all that for a stupid artifact?!


    ¡°Just go die¡­¡­! You idiot!¡±


    ¡®I''m the idiot for worrying about this bastard until now!¡¯


    Joy was feeling really stupid.


    ¡°He could at least ask if I''ve been doing okay after not seeing each other for 17 years¡­¡­ sob.¡±


    She was actually dripping tears.


    ¡°He should just tell me if he hates me¡­¡±


    Joy liked Ju-Heon. No matter what, he was her one and only family member left in this world.


    They had never been affectionate but they did treat each other well when they were young so how did things end up this way because she got adopted?


    ¡®Well, I do have some ideas about it, but¡­¡­¡¯


    Seol-A patted her on the back.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the Captain-nim might be acting like this but he cherishes you a lot¡­¡­¡±


    ¡®How can she say that after everything he just did?!¡¯


    "She''s right, even when we went into the lab earlier, he grumbled and told us to fix everything because things were old. He destroyed things on purpose after hearing that you don¡¯t get much funding.¡±


    ¡°Tsk tsk, he''s a radical tsundere for an older brother. He destroyed his younger sister¡¯s equipment on purpose to turn them new¡­¡­ ugh!¡±


    Bang!


    The door was destroyed again at that moment. It was the same door that Ju-Heon had destroyed earlier.


    ¡°Aaaaah! Why did you do that?!¡±


    ¡°We just got it fixed!¡±


    He then nonchalantly commented while looking at Ilya and Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Fix it properly. It broke again. Restore it properly this time.¡±


    ¡°#$$&#!¡±


    It was his way of threatening them to not say useless crap. S~ea??h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The Ilya and Yoo Jaeha restoration combination got back to restore the door again.


    Seol-A smiled bitterly while looking at them before whispering to Ju-Heon.


    "Captain-nim, actually, Ju-Won¡¯s leg¡­¡±


    ¡°I know, I saw it.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    _______________________________________________________________


    Seol-A looked at Joy''s leg with concern.


    ¡°I heard that evil god artifacts take something away from you and I guess it is the truth.¡±


    The proof was on her leg where it was quite visible that the evil god artifact had entered her body. It looked as if it had tried to take Joy''s leg.


    The fact that it hurt when Seol-A put her hand was proof. Her lower body was slowly becoming paralyzed along with the pain.


    The reason Ju-Heon wanted to see his sister¡¯s body with his own eyes was because he wanted to see how much damage the evil god artifact had done.


    Ju-Heon needed to see it with his own eyes to feel relieved after losing her once.


    The reason he wanted her to work for him was because that was the safest place.


    Based on his experiences from the past life, Joy''s Affinity was the reason tomb syndrome struck her worse than normal people.


    She was okay now thanks to the medicine created from the Herb of Eternal Youth that Ju-Heon had Edward give to her.


    ¡®It looks like she was a good girl and ate the medicine properly.¡¯


    She didn''t seem to show any symptoms even with her unbelievable Affinity.


    Even still¡­


    ¡®I can¡¯t believe she even dragged an evil god artifact to her.¡¯


    Affinity was an illness at this point. However, that evil god artifact was not visible right now.


    Edward looked at Joy and found this to be odd.


    ¡°That¡¯s odd. I confirmed that the artifact was in Joy''s body not too long ago¡­¡­ Where the hell did it go?¡±


    ¡°Where else would it have gone? It obviously ran away after noticing that the Captain was coming.¡±


    Ilya sneered.


    ¡°You can tell how rushed it was from the fact that a damn parasite ran away from the host¡¯s body.¡±


    He was saying that it ran away without being able to even feed on Joy''s body.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what kind of evil god it is, but it seems like quite the coward.¡±


    Ju-Heon was probably the problem.


    That was actually exactly what had happened.


    ¡®Damn it, Seo Ju-Heon, you motherfucking bastard.¡¯


    The evil god was shaking in fear while hiding somewhere.


    It had been thinking about hiding away to suck the life of its host but Seo Ju-Heon had suddenly appeared! It had dropped everything and ran away for its life after feeling that dangerous Crow''s aura.


    ¡®He shouldn¡¯t know that I am still here.¡¯


    However¡­


    ¡°It¡¯s around here somewhere. It didn''t go far.¡±


    The evil god artifact that was nearby almost screamed after hearing that.


    ¡®D, did he notice?!¡¯


    They quickly kept talking as if they had no idea where it was.


    ¡°It¡¯s best to find it quickly. Although it ran away for now, the contract should still be in place.¡±


    ¡°It might look okay to let it be but it may try to harm Joy and steal a part of her body again.


    The evil god artifact smiled after hearing that.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way for a damn human to find me here!¡¯


    He could try his best but he would never find it.


    ¡®I''ll lay down roots in this bastard''s body as well.¡¯


    The evil god artifact that had laid down roots in one of Ju-Heon¡¯s team members after leaving Joy''s body smiled wickedly.


    _______________________________________________________________


    While Ju-Heon was doing that, TKBM and the other Monarchs were busy recruiting Monarch level talents.


    They were creating a grand alliance to go up against Seo Ju-Heon.


    One of those people was Yoo Jaeha''s sunbae, Julien.


    Yes, the top official restorer was being recruited.


    He had turned into a Monarch using an evil god artifact a long time ago.


    And then¡­


    ¡°Your exhibition will be quite an important thing. The exhibition is when the Four Emperors who rule over the Monarchs are prophesized to appear.¡±


    Chairman Kwon threw them a newspaper while saying that.


    [Yoo Jaeha, the Monarch of Pushoverness. His first personal art exhibition.]


    [Julien, top official restorer. His personal exhibition is on the same day?]


    [Is he planning to suppress the Monarch of Pushoverness now that he has TKBM''s backing?]


    ¡°That is why we will carry out the plan during your exhibition.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    Julien was confident.


    In addition to the evil god artifact, he also had Michelangelo¡¯s artifact.


    That artifact was Yoo Jaeha¡¯s Leonardo da Vinci''s artifact¡¯s rival.


    ¡°As you should already know, this artifact is the da Vinci''s artifact''s only weakness.¡±


    Chairman Kwon looked at a little kid standing next to Julien as he said that.


    ¡°I have high expectations for you as well. You are our newest Monarch with an evil god artifact.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Chairman-nim. I got a good artifact.¡±


    The former Monarch of Fraud and Yoo Jaeha¡¯s son(?) Louie Martin smiled wickedly.


    _______________________________________________________________


    ¡°Damn, look at that woman. She¡¯s beautiful.¡±


    Inside a New York Art Gallery¡­


    Seol-A who was wearing a blue evening dress that came down to her knees was looking around.


    Everybody was looking at her and complimenting her by saying that she was like a brightly shining fairy but she didn''t care.


    What she did care about was¡­¡­


    ¡°Hey Jaeha, where did Louie go? He¡¯s your assistant.¡±


    Her question made Jaeha scream in anger.


    ¡°I don''t know! Who the hell cares?! He left saying he was going to go buy some pigments and ran away! It¡¯s already been a couple of days!¡±


    Well, Yoo Jaeha didn¡¯t seem to care since Louie tended to run away quite frequently.


    "And that bastard isn¡¯t the issue right noooooooow!¡±


    Jaeha, who would usually not be seen wearing a suit like he was right now, was panicking.


    ¡°S, Seol-A, do you think that I will succeed? Will people talk shit about my art? No, I don''t care if they talk shit about me but what if it makes the Captain-nim look bad?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was having a mental breakdown while grabbing Seol-A.


    Yes, the day was finally here.


    This was the day of his private exhibition that Ju-Heon had prepared for Jaeha. There was only one hour left until the opening.


    ¡°This is a dream. If it is not, today must be the day I die. That must be why such a gift has been given to me.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­It really holds no weight when you are the one saying that.¡±


    Ju-Heon had prepared this exhibition to celebrate Jaeha getting rid of the copycat accusations.


    It was supposed to be a small exhibition but the gallery Ju-Heon reserved had connections with Chairman Kwon, so¡­¡­


    ¡®Hold on. That old fart did exhibitions for artists in that gallery?''


    ¡®Ah, yes sir. It¡¯s quite a good gallery¡­they¡¯ve also sold a lot of paintings. I heard it was the highest amount of sales in history¡­¡¯


    Those words had made Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flash with a competitive spirit.


    ¡®Call over all curators and art merchants when he is doing his exhibition. Close all other art galleries in New York that day. Make sure all of this bastard¡¯s paintings sell, no matter what. Make them sell out.¡¯


    ¡®¡­¡­E, excuse me?¡¯


    ¡®Yoo Jaeha. Make sure your personal exhibition is a success. I¡¯ll kill you if you don¡¯t make it a success when I created this opportunity for you!¡¯


    As a result¡­


    [Yoo Jaeha, the Monarch of Pushoverness, is going to have a fancy debut in New York? This will be his first personal exhibition.]


    [Unbelievable publicity and promotion for the past four months.]


    [Both experts and laymen have high expectations¡­ Will it lead to the largest number of viewers for a personal exhibition?]


    [Professors, appraisers, curators will all show up as Seo Ju-Heon is the sponsor.]


    [The personal exhibition of a Monarch. Political leaders, CEOs of global corporations and royalty are all planning on attending.]


    [The stage of evaluation. "What is his true abilities not as an artifact user but as an artist?¡±]


    [¡°The true creator of world-renown artist Jean Richard''s painting? Isn''t he all talk?]


    [Yoo Jaeha is just an unknown and untalented rookie.]


    ¡°Aaah! Captain-nim, why did heeeeeee!¡±


    ¡®He promoted it too muuuuuuch!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha started to cry.


    He was so thankful for this opportunity that he could not thank Ju-Heon enough even if he had a hundred mouths.


    He would never forget about what Ju-Heon had done for him.


    But still!


    ¡°This is too biiiiiiiiiig!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was the Monarch of Fraud who had scammed the entire world but he was just a nameless copycat in the art world.


    He feared showing his paintings to people because of those false accusations of the past.


    The first exhibition would have made him anxious no matter what, however¡­ This became such a huge ordeal now.


    There was also a problem.


    [Artists sponsored by Chairman Kwon and the new Monarchs will have an exhibition on the same day.]


    [Which one will have the most people visit?]


    [Who will receive the better evaluation?]


    [A sponsor battle between Seo Ju-Heon and Chairman Kwon Tae Joon. A battle between Seo Ju-Heon''s faction and its competitors.]


    "What the hell is that damn Chairman Kwon thinking?!¡±


    That was right.


    It would have been fine if people talked crap about his work but now they might talk crap about Ju-Heon as well.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know the princesses would sponsor me too!¡±


    They said they were thankful for him always sending them news about Ju-Heon so Ju-Heon''s fan club pulled some strings as well.


    [Yoo Jaeha is a raw ore.]


    They also sent some extra messages as well.


    [Mr. Jaeha, I look forward to your exhibition!


    PS. Please make sure to take a picture of Ju-Heon-nim in a suit at the opening ceremony!?]


    Returning to the present¡­ The critics around the world were saying ¡®he has no skills but is being carried by famous people.¡¯


    There were all sorts of negative comments about him.


    Those people were going to come and critique his paintings.


    ¡°The critics writing terrible reviews is like throwing crap at the sponsor¡¯s face!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Then you should have done a good job so that they can''t do that. Right?¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started shaking while looking at Ju-Heon who was standing behind him.


    ¡°I, I need a chungshimhwan. A chungshimhwan.¡± 1


    Seol-A patted Yoo Jaeha''s back as he swallowed the chungshimhwan down.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, you gave it your best. You do have to be careful of a few things though.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°All of the Monarchs are going to show up. There¡¯s been rumors that this exhibition is where the Four Emperors would appear.¡±


    ¡°T, the Four Emperors?!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if enemies will appear or certain people will become the Four Emperors though. There will also be hyenas looking to cause trouble on purpose as well as old fogies trying to cut you down before you could sprout.¡±


    "What?!¡±


    ¡°But the most important thing is what the Captain-nim did. He put some money down.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°He made a bet with the enemies about whether your paintings or theirs would sell better. It¡¯s a 1 billion dollar bet.¡±


    "Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?! 1 billion dollars?! That¡¯s 1 trillion won! Does he have that kind of cash?!¡±


    People started to arrive as he asked that question.


    There were naturally hyenas mixed in with the crowd.


    Yoo Jaeha staggered while looking but Ju-Heon was smiling brightly.


    "Well, it¡¯s fine. I won¡¯t be angry even if you lose to their artists.¡±


    ¡®Oh, I''m sure! You won¡¯t be angry! But you''ll kill me!¡¯


    1. This is some kind of medicine that helps people calm down?

 Chapter 282: The Devil at the Exhibition (1)

    Chapter 282: The Devil at the Exhibition (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    "Well, it¡¯s fine. I won¡¯t get angry even if you lose to Chairman Kwon''s artists.¡±


    ¡®That¡¯s right! You won¡¯t be angry!


    But you''ll kill me!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha was sobbing.


    It was scary enough to get his art judged but now he had to consider the Captain-nim¡¯s reputation as well.


    ¡®Monarchs are showing up as well?¡¯


    That should have been expected.


    All Monarchs would be trying to steal their Heirlooms right now.


    They wanted the Heirlooms to monopolize the artifacts again and control world economy and politics to create their own great empire.


    They wanted to be like TKBM that was now stronger than an alliance of multiple countries.


    In order to do that, they needed to take down Ju-Heon and his team who were in their way.


    ¡°But why does it have to be here of all placeeeeeees?!¡±


    ¡®It¡¯s already scary enough without them!¡¯


    Well, there was nothing he could do about them. However...


    ¡°And what does she mean by a 1 billion dollar bet?!¡±


    ¡®I mean, I probably would have joined in on the fun if it wasn¡¯t my exhibition, but......¡¯


    ¡°How can you make bets over my paintings without asking me first?!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide at Jaeha¡¯s angry rant.


    He thought that Jaeha would have been fired up by it.


    Had it touched his pride as an artist or something?


    ¡°If it upset you......¡±


    ¡°Nooooooo! Captain-nim, why are you making a bet where you¡¯re going to loooooooose?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was wailing.


    He started pounding on a poster that looked like a KPOP idol''s promotional poster.


    [Yoo Jaeha, the shining jewel]


    It was a large poster you would normally see on the side of a building.


    He was happy that the princesses printed his face so large, but still!


    ¡°It¡¯s not like I''m a hotshot whose exhibition would have people lining out the door! Who is going to buy paintings from a noob''s exhibition?!¡±


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    "Excuse me, Captain-nim, you might not know about this but their artists are quite famous! There is even a bastard who received an award from a Prime Minister! Of course I''m going to lose! How the hell are you going to get 1 billion dollars?!¡±


    ¡°I''m not sure. I think they¡¯ll give me at least that much if I sell you off to a country.¡±


    ¡°#$&#&!¡±


    ¡®Are you really thinking about selling me off?! You son of a bitch!¡¯


    Ju-Heon chuckled after seeing Yoo Jaeha''s expression.


    ¡°It¡¯s a joke about the money bet.¡±


    ¡°Ah, of course. There¡¯s no way you would make a bet like that, right Captain-nim? I was worried you would lose money because of me......!¡±


    ¡°Oh but I did bet some Heirlooms.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly and added on.


    ¡°So you know what happens if you lose, right?¡±


    ¡°#&##!¡±


    ¡®Is he being serious?!¡¯


    Seol-A whispered to Ju-Heon after seeing Jaeha heating up.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you think that was too much? He seems completely out of it.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. I just gave him a nudge not to belittle himself.¡±


    ¡®I don''t know about that. He seems to be having a mental breakdown.¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked outside.


    ¡°Hey Jaeha, it''s your first customer. Get ready.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was still frozen stiff but seemed a bit happy.


    However...


    ¡°Kya, Julien and Inaba are over there.¡±


    Something odd happened.


    All of the people who looked as if they would come here started heading toward the other exhibition hall.


    They were all avoiding Yoo Jaeha¡¯s exhibition for some reason.


    It truly was weird.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, nobody is coming this way.¡±


    Irene looked anxious looking at people who were only gathering toward the exhibit on the left.


    They had nobody come to their exhibit. But the artists sponsored by Chairman Kwon and the new Monarchs had over 10,000.


    Irene asked while looking at the crowd.


    ¡°Isn''t it weird? There¡¯s not a single person here......¡±


    The rest of the team members chimed in as well.


    ¡°I heard someone over there is being sponsored by the US president.¡±


    ¡°They¡¯re all so famous that anything they put out sells out...¡±


    Yoo Jaeha seemed to be getting smaller at every comment but Ilya landed the final blow.


    ¡°Well, let¡¯s be honest. These paintings suck compared to theirs. Even I can tell these aren''t that good.¡±


    He was just provoking Jaeha as usual but Jaeha looked as if the world was going to end.


    ¡°One billion dollars...... One billion dollars......¡±


    He was crouching down on the corner thinking about being sold off.


    At this rate, forget beating them, he wouldn''t even sell a single painting.


    Well, he never expected to sell any in the first place, but......


    ¡°Hahahaha, why don¡¯t we set a list of potential countries to sell me off too first? Personally, I would prefer a country with a lot of beauties.¡±


    ¡°Hey hey, snap out of it.¡±


    Even the rope was trying to console Jaeha.


    But this truly was weird.


    Why would so many people all go there?


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Kya, Inaba''s work is truly the best. It has a way of mesmerizing people.¡±


    They overheard some people walking by outside. They had stopped by the other exhibition and were leaving.


    The brochure in their hands was proof of where they had just been.


    Of course, they didn''t even give a glance toward Jaeha¡¯s exhibition.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Hand that over for a bit.¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    He had not purchased one because he didn¡¯t want to help increase their profits, but he did need to know about his enemies.


    ¡®Just how amazing is their art?¡¯


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion after looking at the painting in the brochure.


    Why?


    ¡®Even if art is subjective... This shit?¡¯


    This was not something that should sell.


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t know that much about art, however... He could tell by looking at it.


    ¡®There''s no sincerity and it shows no skill.¡¯


    Although Ju-Heon had that response, the other hall was packed and people were all praising the piece.


    ¡®What is going on?¡¯


    As they were thinking it was weird...


    ¡°There really are only flies on that side.¡±


    The top official restorer Julien and the rest who were participating in the exhibition sneered toward them.


    ¡°That''s why you should have used da Vinci''s artifact, Yoo Jaeha, you stupid retard.¡±


    ¡°Isn''t it over if he has no customers?¡±


    That was right.


    The five artists going up against Yoo Jaeha today were all artifact users.


    They used Michelangelo, Rafael, Rembrandt and other famous artists¡¯ artifacts to create their works.


    It was easy to get people to praise your work when it was created by using the artifact of a genius painter.


    Their marvelous auras were being channeled into the paintings.


    The artifacts were responsible for these artists getting awards, sponsors and being praised as geniuses.


    ¡°Look at those stupid pigs being fanatical about my work. My stuff is guaranteed to sell out today!


    I didn¡¯t know it was so easy to make money.¡±


    ¡°They get in line to buy our shit even if we don''t try at all.¡±


    They were still wary of Yoo Jaeha.


    That was to be expected.


    ¡°Hey, are you sure It¡¯s totally fine? Yoo Jaeha has da Vinci''s artifact as well.¡±


    ¡°Isn''t it game over if he uses da Vinci''s artifact? We lose our sponsorship money if we lose. Only Seo Ju-Heon will benefit.¡±


    It was hard to rank the artists but the artifacts became more powerful the more popular their namesake was to the humans.


    Someone as famous as Leonardo da Vinci would mean that anything created by that artifact would be a masterpiece.


    However...


    ¡°I told you. He doesn''t use artifacts when making his own paintings.¡±


    Louie was the one to respond.


    ¡°You...... Are the sixth artist to join us if I remember correctly.¡±


    ¡°You better be telling the truth.¡±


    Louie shrugged his shoulders.


    ¡°I already told you. He said it''s cheating to use an artifact while painting or something like that. He said that only trash do that.¡±


    The other artists sneered at him.


    ¡°Wow, what an inspiration to all artists.¡±


    I heard that Yoo Jaeha was going to display a new style of painting. He needs to be embarrassed by the critics to wake the hell up.¡±


    ¡°He''s probably expecting it.¡±


    ¡°But I didn''t know Seo Ju-Heon would be a Heirloom. Does he trust his subordinate that much? Do you think he has an ace up his sleeve?¡±


    ¡°Or maybe he¡¯s just dumb and doesn''t think before he acts.¡±


    ¡°That''s true since nobody will go there as long as we have the entry restriction artifact going.


    ¡°All they will have are flies.¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Then why don¡¯t we send those flies here too?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The artists who were in the waiting room were shocked.


    The voice they had heard had come from the ceiling.


    ¡°Y, you are?!¡±


    "I knew something was weird. Our pushover might be a retard but his paintings don''t suck.¡±


    ¡°The Monarch of Devils!¡±


    The person hanging upside down on the ceiling was Ilya. His angry gaze was directed at Louie who was with the artists.


    "Ah, it''s you. You¡¯re that little Monarch of Fraud who ran away.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ilya frowned after noticing something on Louie.


    Why?


    He could feel a terrible evil god artifact on Louie.


    ¡®It feels like a Nazi artifact.


    Could it be Hitler?¡¯


    Ily scrunched his eyes together.


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s fine. It doesn''t matter to me anyway.¡±


    However...


    ¡°A battle should be fair, don¡¯t you think? Huh?¡±


    Something happened once Ilya¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°What is this?!¡±


    There were strong gusts of wind inside the exhibition hall and a large number of flies flew in.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    The hoards of flies stuck to paintings and turned the western hall into pandemonium.


    ¡°Get out! Hurry up and get out!¡±


    The people inside started to escape.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! Blood! Blood!¡±


    Nobody was harmed but the foul stench and flowing blood made people run away even faster.


    The artists in the hall all glared at Ilya.


    ¡°That bastard!¡±


    They could tell what had happened.


    What happened just now wasn''t through Solomon¡¯s devils or through a spell book.


    ¡®This is the power of a Heirloom!¡¯


    The Heirloom Ilya got was the Monarch of Devils¡¯ artifact.


    It was Satan (Beelzebub), the devil from the Bible.


    The tempter, the king of evil, the deceiver of the world, the adversary, the accuser of the people, the evil one, the lord of flies, the fallen one, etc.


    It was indeed that devil who has so many nicknames.


    The artists were ready to fight Ilya even after seeing Satan.


    However...


    ¡°No no, stop.¡±


    ¡°What?


    ¡°I hope that our Captain doesn''t have to use his powers.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon was standing where Ilya was looking.


    His eyes were red and his arms were crossed with an expression that was saying that they were dead if they tried anything funny.


    The Crow''s aura seeping out of him was proof that the threat was real.


    Maybe he was saying that they better sit their asses down and follow the rules since he wasn¡¯t using artifacts today against them either.


    The corners of Ju-Heon¡¯s lips curled up and they heard some things exploding.


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon had destroyed all of the entry restriction artifacts.


    [The artifacts hindering people from entering have been destroyed.]


    Julien was about to use his evil god artifact after seeing people start to move.


    "Why I ought to!¡±


    The others stopped him.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. The Chairman-nims will be here soon so let¡¯s not cause a fuss! The flies and blood disappeared so it''s fine!¡±


    ¡°Let him flail all he wants. Yoo Jaeha didn''t use his artifact for his paintings so there¡¯s no way he can win.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. There¡¯s no way he will sell even one painting.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s sunbae Julien and female hoobae both laughed.


    ¡°That is true. He was the worst artist out of everyone in our class after all.¡±


    Back in the other hall...


    The rope¡¯s eyes flashed after hearing people''s voices.


    [#$_&_!]


    People are here! They¡¯re here!


    The rope even had a ribbon on today.


    The happy rope smacked the sulking Yoo Jaeha''s back.


    [$#$#&!]


    Hurry up and cheer up! Cheer up!


    The people walking in started to observe his paintings.


    ¡°Huh? The style of painting is different. I heard he was the original painter of Jean Richard''s supposed new style.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha tensed up after hearing people''s voices.


    "What the hell? I was looking forward to that style of painting. Why did he change it?¡±


    It was the critics.


    ¡°I guess he really is a fraud. It¡¯s not that good.¡±


    ¡°I had high expectations after hearing he was the true artist behind Jean Richard¡¯s style.


    ¡°I told you. He''s just a fake.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha bit down on his lips after hearing that.


    He was thinking that he really was not good enough.


    He could have used that style of painting that Richard had stolen from him, however......


    ¡®I chose a different method on purpose.¡¯


    He had used an even more developed style.


    However, the famous critics were sneering and other people were talking crap.


    ¡°That last picture probably did so well because a hotshot took it. The original artist isn''t that good.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing more to see. Let¡¯s go look at the other ones.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha, who had been selling brochures, lowered his head with disappointment.


    The team members all had awkward expressions as they didn¡¯t know what to say. Ju-Heon had his usual stoic expression but it was definitely not a smile.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Did you draw that painting?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    An old man was standing in front of Jaeha. His appearance got people talking.


    "Wait a minute, that person......!¡±


    The critics who had been ripping Jaeha¡¯s work to shreds suddenly became anxious.

 Chapter 283: The Devil at the Exhibition (2)

    Chapter 283: The Devil at the Exhibition (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    "Wait a minute, that person......!¡±


    The critics who had been ripping Jaeha¡¯s work to shreds suddenly became anxious.


    Maybe it was to be expected.


    ¡®Why did it have to be this person?¡¯


    The person standing in front of Yoo Jaeha was the US president.


    Everybody was talking in shock after the president appeared with the secret service.


    Yoo Jaeha was in shock as well.


    ¡®W, why would this guy...¡¯ S§×ar?h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    He recalled that the US president had a bad relationship with the Captain.


    As a result, he, as Ju-Heon''s subordinate, should be on the black list as well.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes were open wide in shock as well. However, it was so minimal that only his team members would be able to tell he was shocked.


    Seol-A quickly whispered.


    ¡°D, do you think he¡¯s here to get revenge? He wants to do that here?¡±


    ¡°Well, he''s someone who might do that.¡±


    They did take down General Keira, a Monarch working for the US and had looted the artifacts belonging to the US government during that incident at the Pentagon.


    Although they made it seem as if Chairman Kwon had done it, they were still not cleared of all wrongdoings.


    There was also that murder incident with Dan''s trial. According to rumors, the true culprit who had falsely accused Dan... He apparently had some connections with the president.


    There were many reasons this person would not look kindly upon them.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡®Inaba Taichi, the man that the US president personally sponsors, is on the other side.¡¯


    President Grey was, without a doubt, on the other side.


    Although he might talk crap about Yoo Jaeha''s paintings, he would never praise them at all.


    The tomb raiding team members frowned while the critics were smirking.


    ¡®I guess he came to check out what the enemies have going on.¡¯


    ¡®Did he come to talk crap about Yoo Jaeha?¡¯


    ¡®Well, he probably doesn¡¯t want his cherished Inaba to lose.¡¯


    Unfortunately for them, President Grey said the following.


    ¡°Would you be willing to take me on as a sponsor?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?!¡±


    ¡°I like your painting quite a lot. I''m sure that you¡¯ll need a sponsor.¡±


    ¡°No, umm, wait......¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°There¡¯s no need.¡±


    Ju-Heon appeared with a smile on his face. Murderous intent could be felt even though he was smiling.


    He would probably have told the person to get lost if it wasn¡¯t the president; actually, he probably would have said it anyway if other people were not around.


    ¡°I am this punk''s sponsor. He does not need any more sponsors.¡±


    President Grey smiled brightly and responded.


    ¡°That¡¯s not for you to decide, Monarch of Predation.¡±


    ¡°It ain¡¯t your decision either, old man.¡±


    President Grey frowned while looking at Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze.


    It was quite threatening. Although Ju-Heon was being gentle with him, the pressure President Grey felt from Ju-Heon''s eyes was strong enough to threaten one of the most powerful people in the world.


    ¡®It¡¯s at Keira''s level...... No, he¡¯s a bit stronger than her.¡¯


    He had confidently tried to start something with Ju-Heon after getting an artifact of his own but it was too much.


    ¡®He definitely is not easy to deal with. He¡¯s grown even stronger in such a short period of time.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was much different from how he had been prior to getting the Heirloom. It seemed obvious that Chairman Kwon and Pandora would be wary of him.


    He then changed his target.


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha, I don¡¯t think that the Monarch of Predation is a good sponsor who would help you succeed in the future. Why don''t you switch sponsors?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes opened wide.


    ¡°Of course, I would be honored to be sponsored by the President of the United ...... ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha almost suffocated because of Ju-Heon''s Dominance. Ju-Heon¡¯s Crow looked ready to rip apart and eat Jaeha''s phoenix.


    Yoo Jaeha was crying internally as he responded.


    ¡°I, I''m sorry, I can''t do that but thank you for your kind words......¡±


    President Grey smiled and turned around.


    ¡°Feel free to come look for me if you ever change your mind.¡±


    ¡°Why the hell would he change his mind? Get lost.¡±


    Ju-Heon became angry while Yoo Jaeha sniffled once the president was gone.


    "Damn it, he would have been my first true sponsor. Why did you stop him...... ugh!¡±


    ¡°You dumbass, do you really think that guy has pure intentions about sponsoring you? It¡¯s to steal you away! TO STEAL YOU AWAY!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Seol-A smacked Jaeha on the head.


    ¡°He¡¯s so excited that he lost his wit.¡±


    Julian chimed in as well.


    ¡°Yes. They don¡¯t need the artist Yoo Jaeha, they need the restorer and Monarch Yoo Jaeha."


    The US had lost one of the Four Emperors thanks to Ju-Heon. The US also lost the Number 1 title for artifacts in the world.


    The current strong faction was the C-R Alliance. China was expected to be a leader thanks to having Zhen Cai Yuan.


    There were also the European Nations, Middle East, Korean, and Japan using artifacts to quickly become strong nations.


    Most artifact users were associated with a country.


    ¡®If we don¡¯t have any homegrown Monarchs, we can only steal them away from others.¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding team was special in that none of them were aligned with a country.


    They would probably have been buried or plucked away a long time ago if they didn''t have the protection of the Holtens, who had the political and economic power to even destroy the US army.


    Their past life was proof of how they would have ended up.


    They were an extremely desirable prey in many ways.


    Now that the entry restriction artifacts were destroyed, there were quite a lot of hyenas who were salivating to drag Jaeha to their country.


    ¡°Nice to meet you. This is who I am.¡±


    ¡°Hello sir!¡±


    They couldn''t approach Ju-Heon because he was too scary so they were trying their luck with the others.


    ¡°Your painting was magnificent. Please look kindly upon our corporation.¡±


    That kind of conversation happened over and over.


    Yoo Jaeha gasped.


    ¡°Nobody came to see the paintings.¡±


    He really meant it.


    The nicer ones would at least peek at the paintings before trying to chat with him.


    Ju-Heon said something as Yoo Jaeha sulked.


    ¡°It¡¯s not like you didn''t expect this.¡±


    The others whispered to each other after hearing that.


    ¡°I think it¡¯s just because the Captain-nim turned it into too big of an issue...¡±


    ¡°It might have been better if it was a small exhibition with no publicity. Then the people who came might have come for the art itself...¡±


    Ju-Heon started to sweat after hearing those comments.


    However, Yoo Jaeha shook his head.


    ¡°No guys, I''m truly thankful that the Captain-nim even gave me such an opportunity. How else would I get to do a personal exhibition like this?¡±


    He was extremely lucky to have such an amazing opportunity.


    Yoo Jaeha started chuckling.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. I really don''t mind if I don''t sell any of my paintings. I wasn¡¯t expecting to sell any of them anyway.¡±


    He was happy enough having people see his paintings.


    Everybody started to sulk. Ju-Heon called out the doggies as if he had made up his mind.


    ¡°I''ll be back after getting rid of all the useless fools.¡±


    The rest of the team wanted to help as well.


    ¡°I''ll use my ghosts to kick them out.¡±


    "I can use my thunderbolts.¡±


    ¡°I have my knife.¡±


    ¡°Then I can use my power of destitution!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped and shouted toward them.


    ¡°Aigooooooooo! It¡¯s fine! It¡¯s fine! You guys not doing anything is helping me out! You¡¯re going to make everybody run away!¡±


    The critics were laughing quite hard watching this take place.


    They had come after being bribed by Chairman Kwon¡¯s side, however......


    ¡°The painting really sucks.¡±


    ¡°Even if selling paintings is important, anybody who buys them is just doing it to earn his favor.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s nobody buying it because they like the art itself.¡±


    This happened quite frequently in the art world.


    People would buy paintings from celebrities or the children of celebrities to network with them.


    ¡®It¡¯s the same for Yoo Jaeha.¡¯


    He was one of the many who would disappear without a trace.


    Well, he might be able to continue his life as an artist if someone in a position of power or a wealthy sponsor liked his art and told him to continue.


    ¡°He should be happy to be a Monarch. He can continue promoting himself as an artist thanks to the attention he gets as a Monarch.¡±


    ¡°Maybe he can restore people''s artifacts and force them to buy his paintings in response. Hahaha!¡±


    ¡°Alright, we got our money so let''s go write our reviews. Yoo Jaeha''s personal exhibition is the focus of the entire world right now.¡±


    ¡°I guess we can title it, ¡®Terrible, Horrible.¡¯¡±


    As the critics were about to head out...


    ¡°Umm, is it possible to purchase this painting?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    There was one more viewer standing in front of Yoo Jaeha.


    She was an older woman.


    ¡°Your paintings were all so great that it took me some time to look at all of them.¡±


    The woman smiled brightly.


    ¡°I want to hang them at my school, is it possible to buy them? Ah, maybe you¡¯re not selling at all? I''m sorry, I''ve never bought a painting before......¡±


    Silence filled the room for a moment.


    The woman who looked like a professor really seemed to like his painting.


    The woman waved her hand after seeing Yoo Jaeha blankly standing there.


    ¡°Umm, excuse me......?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha jumped up from the ground.


    ¡°T, thank you very much!¡±


    ¡°Can I buy it?¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes, yes yes! O, of course you can buy it! U, umm, please put this sticker next to the painting you like to show your intent to purchase and an employee will help you with the process...!¡±


    ¡°Thank you. I¡¯ll make sure to stop by again if you have any more exhibitions.¡±


    "Thank you very much! Thank you very much!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha bowed to thank her over and over. He looked like he wanted to cry but he couldn''t help but smile.


    ¡®I sold one for the first time in my life!¡¯


    This was the first time he had ever sold a painting. His own painting and not something he had forged had sold!


    He was extremely happy about that fact.


    However, it didn''t end there. People started to gather around Jaeha one after another.


    ¡°Are you the artist?¡±


    ¡°The paintings were so great.¡±


    The people who were true patrons of the art and not here for their own benefits came over to ask about the paintings and wanted to know when he would be having his next exhibition.


    The number of people wanting to purchase his paintings grew as well with intent to purchase stickers being placed all around the room.


    There was one on every painting now!


    The rest of the team was happy to see this happen.


    The employees were shocked as well.


    ¡°Holy crap, he''s already sold that many?! This is just the first day of the exhibition!¡±


    ¡°All of the brochures have sold as well! We asked the print shop to print some more.¡±


    The critics dropped their jaws in shock.


    They could tell what had happened.


    The people who came to look were buying Jaeha''s paintings as well as the brochures that had an explanation about each piece.


    These people weren¡¯t as crazed as the people in the western hall but people really seemed to like the pieces.


    That meant that these were good paintings!


    As they were watching with disbelief...


    ¡°The pieces that the critics talked so much crap about are selling like wildfire!¡±


    ¡°Hey, this is a major scoop!¡±


    The reporters who had come after sniffing a story rushed over to the critics with excitement.


    ¡°The paintings you said were terrible are selling quite well. Could you please make a comment?¡±


    ¡°Why do you think this is happening?¡±


    The critics started to frown.


    ¡°It''s because the paintings are cheap! He''s selling them for almost no profit.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Cheap? Ah... It is cheaper compared to the works of famous people but... They are priced normally for any new artists. To say that he is selling them cheap to sell more is a bit...¡±


    ¡°These prices are nothing to the rich.¡±


    ¡°But a lot of regular people are buying them as well.¡±


    The critics didn''t know what to say.


    ¡°The popularity of a piece and its quality are separate issues!¡±


    ¡°Just because a piece is popular with the masses doesn''t mean that it is a good piece of art.¡±


    They gave excuses while secretly grinding their teeth.


    ¡°We weren¡¯t wrong. Those morons who don¡¯t know anything are buying his crappy paintings because they think it¡¯ll make them look more cultured!¡±


    ¡°Those dumbasses are buying it with herd mentality because someone bought one! They don¡¯t know anything and just think it¡¯s great!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Hey, did you hear? Apparently it¡¯s going pretty well for Yoo Jaeha.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    The five artists selling paintings on the west side were hearing about Jaeha¡¯s situation.


    The patrons who had run away had returned and they were having no trouble selling their paintings.


    But what?


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha has had so many people wanting to buy the paintings that he had to change it to auction style!¡±


    ¡°He is having trouble because he can''t answer when his next exhibition is going to be!¡±


    "What the hell did he draw?¡±


    The five artists looked anxious seeing the curators all heading to the eastern hall.


    ¡°Are you sure that the son of a bitch didn¡¯t use da Vinci''s artifact?¡±


    Inaba Taichi just started laughing.


    ¡°They¡¯re just interested because it is a Monarch''s painting. They probably think they could resell it for profit. Damn pigs.¡±


    "But such tricks won''t work in front of my master.¡±


    ¡°What? Your master...... Master Andrew?¡±


    He was a famous artist who was currently serving as a critic as well.


    ¡°Master Andrew is here?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. He came to see my paintings. He said he might as well see Yoo Jaeha¡¯s while he¡¯s here.¡±


    All of them started to laugh.


    "Wow, he¡¯s screwed. Master Andrew is extremely picky. He¡¯s so blunt with his critiques.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s also extremely influential. One word from him and a person''s image can plummet to the ground.¡±


    ¡°He was also pretty close to Jean Richard, wasn¡¯t he? He was upset that Yoo Jaeha threw Jean Richard in prison.¡±


    "Ah, Yoo Jaeha is done for.¡±


    Andrew and other famous artists from around the world were entering Yoo Jaeha''s exhibition hall at that moment.


    Critics, curators, reporters... All of them, including the art merchants, turned toward them.


    ¡°Master Andrew!¡±


    ¡°Wow, pretty much all of the famous painters are here!¡±


    They went around looking at Yoo Jaeha¡¯s paintings. Even the general public was whispering.


    Some of these artists were so famous that even people who knew nothing about art knew who they were.


    The critics who had been talking crap about Yoo Jaeha approached them with excitement.


    ¡°Masters, what do you think about these paintings?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just a copy of Jean Richard''s, right?¡±


    Andrew, who had been staring at a painting, frowned as he made a single comment.


    ¡°How stupid.¡±


    ¡°Right? That''s what we thought.¡±


    ¡°Yes. You guys are extremely stupid.¡±


    ¡®Excuse me?¡¯

 Chapter 284: The Devil at the Exhibition (3)

    Chapter 284: The Devil at the Exhibition (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    I heard back from the publisher and they updated 279 - 290. They are going to be here because they took out some parts that I want everybody to have a chance to read so once 284 is released to the public, they will all be updated. 279 - 284 are all in this chapter for now so please use a search function to get to 284 if you want to skip but you should probably reread as some things did change.


    279


    Paat!


    ¡®!¡¯


    The attack from the artifact headed for Joy suddenly disappeared.


    To be more accurate, the artifact withdrew its attack on its own.


    ¡®What is going on?¡¯


    Something was weird. Joy was fine despite not having a single artifact on her!


    The Monarch of the Heavens figured something out and started frowning.


    ¡®Did this punk perhaps......?!¡¯


    Something came flying toward him before he could finish the thought.


    Pow!


    It was a fire extinguisher.


    ¡°Ah, that damn lunatic. I couldn''t grab an artifact in the end.¡±


    ¡°J, Joy!¡±


    ¡°I was sure that he would use a good artifact since he is a Monarch.¡±


    ¡°Joy, are you crazy?!¡±


    All of Harvard was in uproar right now.


    It was a big issue that a Monarch had visited the campus but there was a woman who had kicked that Monarch to the curb!


    Furthermore, that woman was upset that she did not manage to grab an artifact from the Monarch!


    ¡°Joy, are you okay? Isn¡¯t that guy your twin brother you talked about before?¡±


    Joy scoffed in response.


    ¡°Who said he was my twin? That¡¯s just a look-alike.¡±


    ¡°What? A look-alike?¡±


    She had last seen Ju-Heon in Korea 17 years ago.


    They had not been able to see each other since then. Actually, the truth was that Ju-Heon refused to meet with her.


    Maybe he was justified with his actions.


    ¡®Especially after that kind of goodbye.¡¯


    Originally, Ju-Heon was supposed to be adopted with her. They were supposed to go together.


    However, Ju-Heon stole the to-be foster parents¡¯ wallet on the day of the adoption. Furthermore, he started a fire in the to-be foster parents¡¯ car.


    He then held up a can of oil and spewed some nonsense.


    ¡®Get lost. Or you''ll be lit on fire next.¡¯


    Her adopted parents had said they couldn''t handle such a child and left Ju-Heon behind while taking her with them.


    She could not even dream of meeting Ju-Heon until she became an adult. She did track Ju-Heon down while she went on a trip to Korea as a middle school student, but... He had left her hanging.


    She had somehow managed to get his number and call him, but...


    ¡®Get lost. I don''t have a sibling like you.¡¯


    He ignored all of her messages and letters.


    It had been close to 20 years since she had not seen him.


    Forget his face, she didn''t even know his voice.


    That was why she had been shocked to see the look-alike appear in front of her today.


    She really wondered if the guy was Ju-Heon.


    Her friend Arthur asked her about it as well. It was because that guy looked identical to Ju-Heon he had seen on TV.


    "Are you sure that¡¯s not your twin brother?¡±


    ¡°No. They don¡¯t look alike at all! Their noses are completely different! His nostril is tilted 1 cm in comparison and the shape of their ears is different too. I''m sure of it.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡°I now understand why you don¡¯t have a boyf......ugh!¡±


    She ruthlessly pummeled her friend.


    ¡°It¡¯s a good thing I remembered that guy''s face.¡±


    Although she was saying that, the Youtube video she saw while looking for some research materials had been extremely helpful.


    She had stopped tuning into any form of media ever since the artifacts appeared because she hated both artifacts and artifact users, however......


    ¡®I''m sure of it.¡¯


    The man in the video had been Ju-Heon.


    Joy sighed.


    ¡®That look-alike from earlier and all these artifacts...¡¯


    "What the hell is he going around doing?¡±


    She sounded a bit concerned.


    Back in New York, Yoo Jaeha was smiling like a buffoon while looking at a picture Ilya had taken.


    ¡°Our Ju-Won really is pretty.¡±


    Ilya had visited Harvard under Ju-Heon''s orders.


    It was easy to teleport stealthily thanks to Seol-A''s Heirloom and his spellbook artifact.


    He took a picture and brought it back, but this damn bastard......


    ¡°Captain-nim, please give me your twin sis...... ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was hit by a steel mug and beaten to a pulp. Ilya whispered to him after seeing Jaeha in pain.


    ¡°Tsk, you get rejected by Seol-A so you go for the Captain-nim¡¯s sister now?¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha became flustered and Ilya wickedly added on.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You confessed to Seol-A and she rejected you.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha urgently covered Ilya''s mouth.


    ¡°Hey, that¡¯s from the past life...... That¡¯s so long ago! We only care about the right now! That''s a dark page in history! You deserve a dropkick for that!¡±


    "Well, whatever. Give up on the Captain-nim¡¯s sister.Even that Maitreya was beaten to a pulp.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s jaw dropped in shock after hearing about that.


    "What? Ju-Won beat the hell out of the Maitreya?! That crazy Maitreya?!¡±


    "She even tried to steal his artifact. His son was attacked as well.¡±


    ¡°What? That bastard has a son?¡±


    ¡°His unborn son.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to shake in fear after hearing about the attack. Ilya, who had seen it all in person, was also shaking.


    However...


    ¡°I guess they really are siblings......¡±


    Blood definitely does not lie.


    ¡®They act the same way!¡¯


    Ju-Heon was calm. Actually, he complained about what Joy had done.


    ¡°Damn, she should have just cut it off while she was at it.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s hell enough with what she did okay? The Maitreya almost lost his son and went straight to hell. The Monarch of the Heavens almost became the Monarch of Eunuchs.¡±


    ¡°Sounds good. It¡¯s not like a Maitreya needs that.¡±


    They all shook in fear.


    ¡®Well, to be honest, it doesn''t seem like the Captain-nim¡¯s sister would be taken down so easily.¡¯


    Why?


    She was the almighty Seo Ju-Heon''s other half!


    It was obvious that his sister would also be a fireball.


    However...


    ¡°Will you be okay? Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim, maybe you¡¯ll get beaten to a pulp too when you get to see Ju-Won.¡±


    ¡°.........¡±


    That might actually happen. He had been neglecting her for the past 17 years.


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s not like she¡¯ll want to see me anyway.¡±


    There was no need for him to go find her. Even if he did go, he would not let her hit him just because she wanted to do so.


    ¡°But Captain, the Monarch of the Heavens''s artifact didn''t seem to work on Ju-Won. She didn¡¯t seem to have used an artifact, so how......¡±


    Jaeha: ¡°That is a bit odd. Did she have some kind of artifact related ability?¡±


    Ju-Heon: ¡°Ah, she does.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Her Affinity level is no joke.¡±


    ¡°.........Excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon picked his ear with his pinky.


    ¡°How do I explain this... You know how I have 100 Dominance and 0 Affinity? She''s 0 Dominance 100 Affinity.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡°While I find Affinity to be completely useless, her Affinity is so high that the artifacts don''t want to attack her.¡±


    Ilya and Jaeha both dropped their jaws at the same time.


    ¡®Something like that is possible?!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha was extremely flabbergasted.


    His Affinity was quite high compared to the others on this tomb raiding team but forget not attacking him, the artifacts treated him as a pushover!


    He did not have the time to test his sister¡¯s abilities in the past.


    Why?


    Unfortunately, he had seen his sister again for the first time in his late twenties. He had Inspector Kim help him find his twin sister but she was already suffering from a severe case of tomb syndrome at that point.


    She was almost a corpse and all artifact-related abilities had fallen.


    She was in the critical care unit so he could not even meet her. All Chairman Kwon told him was that he would give Ju-Heon some healing artifacts if he completed his missions.


    But there was also Inspector Kim¡¯s family as well. Ju-Heon had been toiling away as a slave under Chairman Kwon to heal Inspector Kim''s family and their tomb syndrome because they had been more like family to him than his real family.


    That was why he had been having Edward keep an eye on her after returning to the past. Edward was to let him know if anything happened.


    He didn¡¯t want to personally go because it would just be giving Chairman Kwon and his other enemies an extra pawn.


    Ilya chimed in.


    ¡°Oh, based on what I heard, she seems to be talented enough to be an Artifact Engineer. And if her Affinity is really that high, then what about that Pandora system artifact you got from the Monarch of Detection? Maybe she might be able to activate it?¡±


    Ju-Heon had taken a piece of the Pandora system artifact from the Monarch of Detection in the past.


    He had tried to use it but the message had been quite clear.


    [Your Affinity is extremely lacking.]


    Ju-Heon had then tossed it to Yoo Jaeha who had the highest Affinity level on the team, however...


    [You are not qualified. Your Affinity is not high enough. You are unable to use this artifact.]


    Ju-Heon didn''t think much about his failing because he was pretty much an Affinity eunuch, but it was shocking to see Yoo Jaeha, a person whose Affinity was at the Monarch level, fail like that.


    ¡®This is no normal artifact.¡¯


    It seemed as if the artifact had activated for the Monarch of Detection not because of his Affinity but because he was a member of Pandora.


    That was why they had kept it stashed away even though it seemed important.


    ¡°Mm.¡±


    ¡®And she manhandled a person who was strengthened with an Heirloom substitute?¡¯


    Ju-Heon had to think hard about this.


    He had known that his twin sister had extremely high defenses because her Affinity was at max level.


    But to handle someone with an Heirloom like that......


    ¡®Apparently Ilya''s devil didn''t even have time to react......¡¯


    Something seemed weird.


    ¡®Unless she has an Heirloom as well......¡¯


    Ju-Heon greedily started to smile.


    ¡®Did that punk?¡¯


    Returning back to Harvard.


    Inside a Harvard University laboratory...


    ¡°Joy, this is bad! Someone who looks like you is here again!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Someone came to look for you again!¡±


    Joy got angry thinking that the crazy bastard from earlier had come back.


    But something seemed a bit different this time.


    Bang!


    A loud noise echoed throughout the university.


    There was something different from the earlier situation with the Maitreya......


    ¡°H, hey! That is a restricted area!¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    Bang!


    Someone kicked the door down as if it was a decoration and not an actual door.


    "Call the cops! The cops!¡±


    ¡°What the hell?! Who the hell is this rampaging idiot?!¡±


    Joy''s face slowly turned pale inside this pandemonium.


    ¡®N, no way, right?¡¯


    And then...


    Bang!


    The person barged in.


    "Ah, I finally found you, you ugly puppy.¡±


    It was the original this time!


    Joy screamed internally while looking at the person in front of her.


    She was sure of it.


    This voice and this face!


    ¡®It really is Ju-Heon......!¡¯


    She subconsciously started to smile.


    It really was her twin brother.


    This was the first time she had seen him in 17 years since the last time she saw him was when they were six years old.


    But she could tell by looking at him. He truly did look different from the look-like who was here yesterday.


    She wondered why he had such a grumbling expression on his face, but she immediately recalled the child from back then.


    He had not changed at all since then.


    Joy started to feel emotional.


    ¡®He got so tall.¡¯


    He had been shorter than her when they were little but now she needed to lift her head up to look at his face.


    Although she had seen him in videos, it was different seeing him in person.


    She was happy.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Ju-Heon op......!¡±


    She was about to happily greet Ju-Heon.


    However...


    ¡°I got you now, you fat pig.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    There was a bright light.


    And then...


    Bang!


    The ground Joy was standing on exploded.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    A hole was instantly created and the white gown hanging next to her burnt to a crisp!


    Joy plopped down on the floor in shock.


    But Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care about that at all and just seemed quite amused.


    ¡°Oh, the artifact really doesn¡¯t want to attack her.¡±


    ¡®W, what?!¡¯


    Artifacts taking on all sorts of appearances such as pencils, necklaces, fountain pens, etc started floating in the air.


    They were all Divine-Grade artifacts.


    Anubis, Osiris, even Xiang Yu''s artifact was there!


    Joy turned completely pale after looking at them. Ju-Heon just smiled brightly without caring about her at all.


    ¡°Ah, right. I should tell you this in advance.¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    "Don''t cry if you get hit.¡±


    ¡®What?¡¯


    "What do you mea...... kyaaaaaa!¡±


    Baaaaaang!


    280


    There was another explosion inside the laboratory!


    The explosions continued one after another.


    Bang!


    Bang!


    Bang!


    Ju-Heon was using Divine-Grade artifacts to attack his twin sister as if he was crazy.


    It was as if he wasn¡¯t happy to be reunited with his sister!


    He even called Osiris to open the Gate to the Afterlife!


    [The Gate to the Afterlife has been opened.]


    [The Gate to the Afterlife has been opened.]


    The others who came with Ju-Heon could only drop their jaws in shock.


    ¡®What the hell is this guy doing?!¡¯


    Was this any way to act to a blood sister he had not seen for 17 years?!


    The funny thing was that Joy didn''t have a scratch on her despite everything Ju-Heon did.


    ¡®She truly has max Affinity.¡¯


    He did not know about this in his past life and had not believed it at first when Edward told him about it, but...


    ¡®I guess it is real.¡¯


    Both of these siblings were at the Four Emperors level.


    ¡®But she''s pretty much a dud at fighting since her Dominance is at zero.¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled as if he was amused after personally analyzing Joy''s power.


    However, Joy''s lab was destroyed and ended up a total mess.


    Yoo Jaeha could not hold back anymore and started to shout.


    ¡°Captain-nim! You¡¯re going to get arrested for property damage! Are you crazy?!¡±


    ¡°How can you destroy the building......?!¡±


    Ju-Heon kicked a crumpled steel door out of the way and responded to them.


    ¡°Why do you think I brought you guys with me?¡±


    ¡°......Excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled at Ilya and Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°A restorer and the aftermath clean-up crew. What a perfect combination.¡±


    ¡®This son of a bitch!¡¯


    Baaaaang!


    Joy was crying as she ran away from the destroyed lab.


    ¡°Wahhh! That stupid bastard, that motherfucker!¡±


    She should not have been happy to see his face after 17 years.


    ¡®Why did he change so much?!¡¯


    ¡°I, I have to call the cops first!¡±


    She urgently looked for her phone.


    However, she could not find her phone anywhere.


    "What the hell? Where¡¯s my phone?! My phone! Where did I drop it?¡±


    ¡°Are you looking for this?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Joy started to foam at the mouth.


    Ju-Heon was holding something as he chased after her with a bright smile on his face.


    It was her gold and pink colored cell phone!


    When had he stolen that from her?!


    She shouted with anger.


    ¡°Hand it over!¡±


    But forget handing it to her...


    "Ah, why did it have to be a TKBM phone of all things?¡±


    Crack.


    Ju-Heon broke the phone into two.


    Joy screamed.


    ¡°What are you doooooooing?! My phoooooooone! I haven''t even had it for a month yet!¡±


    ¡°Your older brother will buy you a new one.¡±


    Ju-Heon threw the phone away and continued to chase after her.


    ¡°So little puppy, come over here.¡±


    ¡°Waaaaaaaaaah! That son of a bitch!¡±


    Joy ran as if her life was on the line. She felt as if she was being chased by a homicidal maniac.


    ¡°Fuck, that look-alike from yesterday was a thousand, no, a million times better!¡±


    Joy was bawling now.


    Unfortunately, Ju-Heon seemed angry after hearing her comment.


    "What did you just say?!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s expression turned vicious as he chased after her.


    ¡°You said that crazy look-alike is a million times better than me?!¡±


    Joy screamed.


    ¡°Of course! Is this how you treat your sister after seeing her for the first time in 17 years?! You son of a bitch!¡±


    ¡°What? Son of a bitch! Hey, call me oppa!¡±


    ¡°Oppa my ass! You were born just a few minutes earlier! Biologically, the first born is the younger one! Plus, we¡¯re twins! Who knows if the hospital screwed up the records!¡±


    ¡°Are you crazy? Do you really think a hospital would not be able to tell apart a boy and a girl?¡±


    ¡°Waaaaaaah!Stop chasing me! You big dummy!¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue.


    ¡®I thought she was a bookworm. Did she run every day or something?How the hell is she so fast?¡¯


    Ju-Heon got annoyed with chasing her and activated a long necklace and white gold watch.


    Two large animals instantly appeared in front of Joy!


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    They were the large White Dog Set that was taller than most adults and the black doggie Anubis.


    The two of them moved toward Joy with vicious expressions on their faces. Joy was completely scared.


    Her reaction was understandable. Set was so scary that the part-timers delivering chicken quit after seeing him once.


    Anubis looked majestic but his size, charisma, and ferocious gaze was enough to make even trained soldiers shiver in fear.


    She couldn''t help but be scared since he was drooling and baring his fangs unlike his usual self.


    ¡°H, hold on......!¡±


    Set opened his mouth wide. And then he attacked......


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Nope, he did not attack and just licked Joy''s cheek.


    ¡°!!¡±


    As for Anubis... He tried to push his head under her skirt as if he was courting her.


    Of course, Ju-Heon pummeled him for trying to do that.


    "Do you want to get fucked up? Do you?¡±


    A scared Anubis quickly shook his head.


    [M, master, this isn''t what it looks like! That human bitch has a monstrous Affinity level that I lost my mind...... ahhhh!]


    Ju-Heon smiled while stomping on Anubis.


    ¡°I''m not certain but it looks like she has something that¡¯s not a Heirloom but is like a Heirloom.¡±


    She was giving off an odd scent.


    It was probably a parasitic artifact.


    Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed as he turned back toward her.


    ¡°Hey, stupid idiot. Strip down.¡±


    However, his sister had long since run away.


    ¡®He¡¯s crazy! He¡¯s crazy! He¡¯s fucking crazy!¡¯


    Joy was crying internally.


    Seo Ju-Heon, that damn bastard had come to look for her after 17 years just to try to kill her!


    She only sniffled for a moment before smiling in relief after coming to a busy restaurant.


    ¡®He won''t be able to do anything in a place full of people.¡¯


    She then asked some students if she could borrow their phone for a moment. She was planning on calling for help.


    ¡®Let¡¯s call the professor first to ask for help......¡¯


    However, forget getting help...


    [Beeep- beep- beep-]


    The phone she borrowed didn''t seem to work!


    "W, what the hell? What¡¯s wrong with this thing?¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Kya! What the hell? My phone stopped working!¡±


    ¡°A ghost! It says it''s because of a ghost!¡±


    ¡°What? Kyaaaaaa! What is that?!¡±


    All devices in the restaurant became useless because of ghosts that had appeared!


    Joy decided she had to change plans and tried to personally ask someone for help when......


    ¡°Hey! I heard someone say that they saw President John Kennedy over there!¡±


    ¡°Hey! There¡¯s a ghost over there dropping money!¡±


    ¡°What? Really? Really?¡±


    People were focused on finding these ghosts. Nobody seemed to be interested in Joy at all.


    ¡°D, damn it.¡±


    She could tell for real now.


    This was her brother¡¯s doing!


    Joy quickly tried to rush outside.


    However...


    ¡°Mmph!¡±


    Someone was holding Joy from behind and covered her mouth.


    She turned around to see Ju-Heon smiling as if he was a wild beast.


    ¡°I found you.¡±


    ¡°Let me go, let me go......! Mmph! Mmmmph!¡±


    ¡°Where do you think you¡¯re running away, you damn pig.¡±


    Joy, who had been instantly captured byJu-Heon, was tied up by the rope.


    ¡°Mmmmph!¡±


    He carried Joy over his shoulder like a bag of rice and walked out of the restaurant.


    The abduction had happened in an instant.


    There was a woman on the roof of the restaurant watching this abduction take place.


    ¡°Is it really okay to do this......¡±


    Seol-A sighed while controlling her ghosts.


    ¡°Fuck, why the hell do we have to do this?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha and Ilya were currently stuck side by side restoring Joy''s public lab that their Captain had destroyed.


    ¡°I''m going to kill that Captain of ours.¡±


    ¡°I''m going to make him pay me more for overtime.¡±


    Although they were grumbling, this kind of restoration was nothing to them.


    Ilya lightly motioned with his hand and the destroyed lab immediately started to get fixed.


    The broken things were getting back together, the crumpled door was opening back up, things seemed as if they were going back in time.


    The items that had fallen to the ground returned to their spots as well. Even the particles of dust returned to their original locations.


    Everything returned to before Ju-Heon had come here.


    It was a time regression spell for a specific area.


    Something like this was nothing for Ilya who used spell book artifacts as the aftermath clean-up crew.


    Yoo Jaeha''s work was quite the spectacle as well.


    Ilya was in charge of restoring the area in order for Jaeha to save energy while he took care of the destroyed equipment. His restoration was so great that the old equipment turned into new equipment in the process!


    Returning to the present...


    "Are you done fixing things?¡±


    Ju-Heon was satisfied with his subordinates¡¯ work after returning to the lab.


    He was most satisfied with the old equipment that had turned new.


    ¡°Good, she should at least have this much.¡±


    But then he tapped on the door.


    ¡°Ilya. The door is squeaking. Tighten the screws properly.¡±


    Ilya and Yoo Jaeha asked as if they realized something.


    ¡°I, is that why you destroyed everything?¡±


    ¡°You wanted to remodel your sister¡¯s lab?¡±


    Ju-Heon was silent for a moment before he sneered.


    ¡°No? I just thought we could charge the school a remodeling fee like this.¡±


    His subordinates started swearing.


    ¡°#$&#[email protected]&#*!¡±


    It didn''t sound as if they were speaking a human language though.


    Ju-Heon threw his sister who was tightly bound to the couch.


    "M, mmph! Mmph!¡±


    Joy flailed around as best as she could while being bound by the rope.


    Unlike the rest of the artifacts that could not harm her at all because of her Artifact Affinity, the rope seemed to be an exception.


    ¡®What is going on?¡¯


    ¡°Mmmmmmmph!¡±


    Ju-Heon ordered the rope to release Joy''s mouth.


    He then said the following.


    ¡°I¡¯ll get right to the point. Don¡¯t you have a special artifact on you?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯d be a parasitic type that is inside your body.¡±


    Joy seemed to become a bit depressed after hearing that. But she answered his question anyway.


    ¡°......I don¡¯t have anything like that.¡±


    ¡°Really? You really don¡¯t have anything like that?¡±


    ¡°I really don''t.¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed and turned around.


    ¡°Alright then, I''m leaving.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Joy became flustered and urgently asked.


    ¡°Hey Ju-Heon, no, oppa. Did you come all the way here just to ask that question? That¡¯s all you wanted to know after 17 years?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. Why else would I need to come find you? We are strangers at this point.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°What did you expect? Did you want me to cry my eyes out like we were separated by the Korean border for ages? What bullshit.¡±


    He sounded as if he came because of money. Well, technically that wasn¡¯t wrong since he came because of a potential artifact.


    Joy bit down on her lips as if she was upset.


    They were twins. Even if they were separated because of the adoption, they were the only kins left in this world.


    But after ignoring her for 17 years he showed up all of a sudden for this?!


    ¡°......You shitty artifactphile.¡±


    Ju-Heon quietly sighed while looking at her with her head down.


    It was normal for her to get angry or cry. Even he knew that he did something terrible. He had done something terrible in the past and right now as well.


    However, he did not believe that either of his actions were wrong.


    But still......


    ¡°Fine. What do you need? Money? I can get someone to...¡±


    "Artifact.¡±


    ¡°Okay, artifa...... what?!¡±


    Forget crying, Joy jumped on Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Hol......!¡±


    An angry Joy grabbed Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts as if she had never been crying in the first place.


    ¡°My goodness, how the heck are all of your artifacts so good?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    She instantly looted Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts!


    281


    Ju-Heon was shocked.


    It couldn''t be helped, since some artifacts really disappeared from his pockets.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide at this experience that he had never had before. The rest of the team were shocked as well.


    That was to be expected.


    ¡®The Captain-nim had his artifacts looted...?!¡¯


    ¡°Wasn¡¯t taking artifacts from the Captain ''Mission Impossible''?!¡±


    ¡°Are you crazy?! The Monarch of Plunder had his artifacts plundered!¡±


    "She really is his sister!¡±


    The team members were shrieking in shock.


    That was how unbelievable this was right now.


    The biggest shock was that Joy was tied up by the rope right now. Even if she pushed herself onto Ju-Heon, there was no way she could steal things.


    Then was it a stealing-type artifact?


    No, that was definitely not it either.


    Joy did not have a single artifact on her right now.


    They would have noticed if she used a stealing-type artifact.


    Most importantly...


    ¡®That guy isn''t someone who would allow things to be stolen from him!¡¯


    ¡®How did this greedy bastard get plundered?!¡¯


    The looted artifacts¡¯ reactions were quite shocking as well......


    [$#&#!]


    We¡¯re free! We¡¯re free!


    [#$&#!]


    Evil landlord Seo Ju-Heon should repent!


    [$#&$#!]


    Huff, huff, please just tell me what to do.


    [$#$&#!]


    I''ll do anything you say!


    [$#&#!]


    Aaaaaahng, hit me! Please hit me!


    Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts were all floating around Joy.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    [I am finally freed from your grasp you damn human!]


    Some of the Heirlooms that Ju-Heon had monopolized were by Joy as well!


    The team members started to shout.


    ¡°Captain-nim! What is going on?¡±


    Even these veterans could not understand what had happened.


    Ju-Heon didn''t seem shocked at all and just clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Tsk, nothing to be shocked about; it¡¯s because of her Affinity.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed to have realized what was going on. It was just a hypothesis originally, but something had confirmed his theory.


    [The opponent¡¯s overwhelming Affinity made her close to the artifacts.]


    [The opponent¡¯s overwhelming Affinity made her close to the artifacts.]


    ¡°It is plundering using Affinity.¡±


    Jaeha screamed as if he was the character in Edvard Munch''s The Scream.


    ¡°Are you crazy? Since when can Affinity be used like that?!¡±


    For Yoo Jaeha, Affinity was something that made artifacts treat him like a pushover no matter how high it was.


    Even though his Affinity ranked either one or two on the entire team, the artifacts beat him up or bit him every time he restored them!


    That was the norm!


    It felt as if he was an animal groomer trying to wash a ferocious and difficult animal or taking care of an animal that didn''t want to be there!


    But what?!!!!!


    ¡°How does that make any sense?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s understandable. Her Affinity is so high that she can be friendly with any artifact. That means she can take anybody''s artifact regardless of who its master is or what the contract status is.¡±


    ¡®Basically she can plunder like you do!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha looked as if he was going to die.


    ¡°Hey you terrible shits! What the hell is in your blood that crazy mutants like you ap...... ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon punched Jaeha.


    Ju-Heon looked at the artifacts by Joy''s side and started to think.


    ¡®I didn''t think that even the Heirlooms would go to her.¡¯


    Of course, the person who had ended up as a thief instantly...


    Joy was gulping in fear.


    Why?


    ¡®Shit, why did the Heirlooms come too?¡¯


    She was just trying to take a few artifacts so that she could force Ju-Heon to chat with her!


    This was the truth. Joy didn''t actually plan on stealing any of the artifacts.


    She did hate artifacts for a lot of reasons but honestly speaking, she was an artifact geek as well. She did get tempted by Ju-Heon¡¯s overwhelming amount of strong artifacts, but......


    ¡®I, I still don¡¯t enjoy stealing things.¡¯


    At least that¡¯s what she thought.


    Although she didn''t like artifacts, she did enjoy doing research about artifacts.


    Someone had just told her something.


    ¡®Mm, you want to know about your brother? He¡¯s an extreme artifactphile. That¡¯s how he ended up as the Monarch of Plunder.¡¯


    ¡®!¡¯


    Joy wanted to live as a regular person but had contact with an artifact user.


    There was an artifact-related company that had helped her out when she was in trouble.


    That company¡¯s President had said the following to Joy.


    ¡®This guy. He is an extreme artifactphile.¡¯


    ¡®J, Ju-Heon is an artifactphile?!¡¯


    ¡®Well, that¡¯s why our Dir... I mean Seo Ju-Heon probably doesn''t care about what anybody has to say. He¡¯s been completely brainwashed by artifacts. Hahaha! He¡¯s famous in our world.¡¯


    Joy had been shocked to hear that.


    That was why she thought that this was the only way to sit Ju-Heon down and chat with him.


    He had even said that the reason he showed up today was because of an artifact.


    ¡®But why did the Heirlooms come?!¡¯


    She wasn¡¯t planning on doing that!


    The Heirlooms who had used Joy''s Affinity to their benefit started to laugh without caring about what she was thinking.


    [Seo Ju-Heon, you despicable human. I guess we should thank you. You helped us find a strong person who could free us from your grasp!]


    [We are not scared of your Dominance when we have this human''s Affinity!]


    ¡®No, that¡¯s not what I want! Stop it!¡¯


    Although she could not understand the artifacts¡¯ language, Joy could understand them because she could read a bit of their thoughts.


    The other artifacts seemed to think this was a great time to revolt as well.


    [#$&$!]


    That¡¯s right! Go away you tyrant! Go away!


    [#$$&!]


    We want freedom and peace!


    [#$&$#!]


    This girl is the only human for us! Nobody else!


    Basically, the artifacts that had been suppressed with fear had seen a chance at freedom.


    ¡°What bullshit. Artifacts deserve no freedom.¡±


    Boom!


    [The Crow''s aura is spreading in all directions.]


    [The Crow''s aura is spreading in all directions.]


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    His overbearing Dominance descended upon Joy and the artifacts.


    Ju-Heon was crossing his arms and the aura behind him in the shape of a Crow was calm but chaotic at the same time.


    ¡°What the fuck do you think you''re doing?!¡±


    His chaotic aura made the artifacts scream in pain. The artifacts foamed at the mouth even though he had only shown a bit of his power.


    The Heirlooms were shaking in fear as well.


    The Crow''s aura''s compatibility with Ju-Heon¡¯s Dominance seemed to be amazing as it was growing like crazy.


    ¡®This crazy bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon then started to laugh.


    ¡°What? Please hit me? Do whatever you want? Then I will eat all of you up. You damn artifacts with no principles.¡±


    The artifacts started to scream once Ju-Heon''s eyes turned red. He generally just talked about eating artifacts to extort them, but it was different now.


    He was a predator who would prey on them and really eat them!


    Their bodies would disappear and their souls would be chewed up and end up his blood, skin, and abilities!


    They were scared even though it didn''t seem as if Ju-Heon could use that ability yet. It was because the artifacts could not forget about the Crow''s rampage in the past.


    [#$&#&!]


    Please forgive us! Please!


    [#$&#!]


    We apologize! We apologize! Give us one chance! Just oooooone chaaaaaance!


    [#$$#*!]


    We were swayed by this dream-like freedom!


    They had gone blind at this Affinity but Ju-Heon¡¯s Dominance was truly scary.


    Furthermore, Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts had received terrible mental training from Ju-Heon quite frequently. It was difficult to forget about a fear that had been engraved into your mind.


    The artifacts were bawling as they returned to Ju-Heon''s pocket.


    [$#&!]


    We''ve committed a grave sin, sir!


    Even the escaped Heirlooms sniffled as they quickly returned to Ju-Heon.


    And then...


    ¡°Now then, it is time to deal with our ugly pig.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon sat down on Joy as if she was a couch and started to smile.


    ¡°I wasn¡¯t planning on being rough with you since you were my sister, but...¡±


    Joy became anxious.


    ¡°W, wait......!¡±


    ¡°I heard that you have no intentions of using any artifacts, right? You said you hate artifacts.¡±


    ¡°H, how do you know that?¡±


    "Well that¡¯s fine. I was just planning on watching what happened but I changed my mind.¡±


    ¡®If she has such a useful ability, might as well use her.¡¯


    He would put her to use.


    Ju-Heon''s eyes shined viciously.


    ¡°Alright, come become my subordinate, my little sister.¡±


    Joy screamed after getting scared of his red eyes.


    ¡°H, hold on! Don¡¯t use an artifact on me, that sir will come to my rescue if you harm me!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡°That sir?¡±


    He didn''t seem to believe her.


    ¡°Y, yeah. He¡¯s someone at a company who helped me out. He¡¯s part of that G, Grave Company that is famous for artifact related things!¡±


    That was right.


    Joy had gone to buy an artifact to take care of an evil artifact that had stuck itself to her house. It was normal for disease-causing artifacts to attach themselves to houses like mold after a Tomb Appearance.


    People purchased artifacts to take care of these things from TKBM, Grave Company, and other world famous artifact related companies.


    C and D-Grade artifacts that were improved or turned into industrial products were being sold. Most people had enough Dominance or Artifact to handle C and D-Grade artifacts and they could even get their abilities tested for free.


    ¡°Anyway, I have connections with that Grave Company. I know someone really high up in the company.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled.


    ¡°Oh, I see, someone in Grave Company?¡±


    Joy continued speaking while shaking in fear.


    ¡°Y, yeah. Anyway, that sir said he would come whenever an artifact user was threatening me.¡±


    ¡°Oh, why would he care about an ugly kid like you?¡±


    "Why else?! I''m a secret researcher for Grave Company... shit! Anyway, someone up high in the company is protecting me. So don¡¯t even think about......¡±


    Ju-Heon sneered and showed her his phone.


    ¡°Is this old man the one you are talking about?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon showed her a picture of Edward.


    Joy was shocked after looking at the picture.


    ¡°O, oppa, how do you know about President Edward?¡±


    ¡°Of course I know him. This old guy is my sl... Salaried subordinate, you dumbass.¡±


    ¡°W, what?! Subordinate?¡±


    "And I am the owner of that company.¡±


    ¡°Liar!¡±


    The Crow''s aura viciously charged toward Joy who ran away screaming.


    ¡°This is a scam.¡±


    Joy, who was once again tied up by the rope, was shaking in fear. Sear?h the N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    She was currently in her dormitory. Ju-Heon had broken through all the locks and shamelessly entered the women¡¯s dormitory to rummage through Joy''s room.


    He didn''t care whether he was throwing clothes, underwear, accessories etc... as he managed to find fifty artifacts.


    ¡°Little sister, you have hidden quite a lot of artifacts.¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed out loud after succeeding in his treasure hunt.


    Edward, who was next to Ju-Heon, sighed as he watched.


    He had instantly flown over to Harvard thanks to Ilya.


    ¡°My goodness, Director-nim. You still can¡¯t rummage through a lady''s room like this.¡±


    ¡°Shut up. Old man. Do you want me to lower your salary?¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    Joy dropped her jaw in shock after seeing Edward shut up.


    She could tell for real now.


    Ju-Heon really was Edward¡¯s superior.


    ¡°O, oppa, you really are the owner of Grave Company?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Then were you the one who told the mister to help me......¡±


    ¡°Well, I told him to keep an eye on you. I never told him to hire you.¡±


    Joy fell backward after hearing that.


    Everything had been on the palm of this bastard¡¯s hand.


    That was right.


    Edward had received Ju-Heon¡¯s orders to approach Joy. He needed to keep an eye on her.


    He originally did not plan to actually talk to her in case Chairman Kwon''s spies found out, but......


    He had no choice because her extremely high Affinity was a problem as it dragged a bunch of artifacts to the company.


    He was also shocked by Joy''s research abilities!


    They say that blood does not lie and it seems to be correct as she was an extreme artifact geek.


    She didn''t like artifact users or using artifacts herself because of the trouble they caused but she did like researching them.


    That was why he had hired her without Ju-Heon knowing about it. She was in their artifact research lab in the R&D team.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue.


    ¡°You should have told me.¡±


    ¡°Aw, I was trying to surprise you, Director-nim. And to be honest with you, there is a Heirloom attached to Joy that even she does not know about...¡±


    ¡°Oh, there is?¡±


    ¡°I was going to take it for myself before telling you about it! If you had just given me a Heirloom early on......¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    While Ju-Heon was doing that, TKBM and the other Monarchs were busy recruiting Monarch level talents.


    They were creating a grand alliance to go up against Seo Ju-Heon.


    And then...


    ¡°Your exhibition will be quite an important thing. The exhibition is related to the Monarch of Fate¡¯s prophesized third change.


    Chairman Kwon threw them a newspaper while saying that.


    [Yoo Jaeha, the Monarch of Pushoverness. His first personal art exhibition.]


    [Julien, top official restorer. His personal exhibition is on the same day?]


    [An exhibition of famous artists from around the world. Are they planning on suppressing the Monarch of Pushoverness after receiving TKBM''s sponsorship?]


    Chairman Kwon started to laugh.


    ¡®We will gain a lot if we succeed this time. TKBM can be restored to its full glory in an instant.¡¯


    ¡°Someone else will help you all with the exhibition. You guys just need to follow that person and proceed with the plan.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    Julien and the other famous artists were confident.


    In addition to the evil god artifact, they also had Michelangelo, Rafael, and other famous artists¡¯ artifacts.


    Michelangelo''s artifact was said to be Jaeha¡¯s Leonardo da Vinci''s rival artifact.


    ¡°As you should already know, this artifact is the da Vinci''s artifact''s only weakness.¡±


    Chairman Kwon looked at a little kid standing next to Julien as he said that.


    ¡°I have high expectations for you as well. You are our newest Monarch with an evil god artifact.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Chairman-nim. I earned a great artifact.¡±


    The former Monarch of Fraud and Yoo Jaeha¡¯s son(?) Louie Martin smiled wickedly.


    282


    Joy had instantly been stripped for Seol-A do a body search on her.


    They said something about finding an artifact that Edward was trying to take from her.


    To be more specific, it was not a Heirloom but one of the evil god artifacts that had suddenly shown up.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°You still haven''t found the Heirloom?¡±


    Joy jumped in shock while Seol-A sighed after hearing the voice outside.


    ¡®Captain-nim, he really...¡¯


    ¡°I haven''t found anything. There are no evil god artifacts either.¡±


    They could feel Ju-Heon''s rage through the door.


    Is it really not there?


    Are you sure it¡¯s not there?


    That''s what the chaotic aura seemed to be saying.


    It probably really wasn''t there if Seol-A couldn¡¯t find it, but......


    "Seol-A, come outside. I''m going to check myself.¡±


    Both Seol-A and the naked Joy gasped at the same time.


    ¡°Oppa, are you crazy?!¡±


    ¡°C, Captain-nim!¡±


    Seol-A had been the one to scream and prevent Ju-Heon from stripping Joy in the first place.


    Seol-A had said that she would do it and took Joy to the other room.


    But what?


    ¡°Come out. I''m going to check myself.¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim! Hold......!¡±


    The door was destroyed and Ilya and Yoo Jaeha peeked in before quickly turning their heads away.


    They momentarily saw a pair of perky boobs, slim waist and her stomach...


    They couldn''t see a lot because she quickly covered herself with a blanket but they did see the silhouette of Joy''s killer body.


    But their Captain would kill them if they said that they saw it.


    They heard screams from inside the other room.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! What the hell are you doing?! What the hell are you looking at?! Where do you think you''re touching?! You pervert!¡±


    "Shut up, you fat pig. Who cares about a fat girl like you?!¡±


    They could hear their arguments, no, to be more specific, they could hear Joy''s cries.


    Ju-Heon had inspected Joy''s body quite thoroughly. Of course, he was not just doing it to find an artifact. He seemed to be looking for traces of any illnesses or tomb syndrome.


    A few minutes later...


    ¡°It really isn''t here.¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue while Joy was crying in Seol-A¡¯s arms.


    How can a so-called older brother appear after 17 years to destroy her lab and her phone while stealing all of her artifacts! He was even forcing her into a body search!


    He was willing to put her through that for a stupid artifact?!


    ¡°Just go die......! You idiot!¡±


    ¡®I''m the idiot for worrying about this bastard until now!¡¯


    Joy was feeling really stupid.


    ¡°He could at least ask if I''ve been doing okay after not seeing each other for 17 years...... sob.¡±


    She was actually dripping tears.


    ¡°He should just tell me if he hates me...¡±


    Joy liked Ju-Heon. No matter what, he was her one and only family member left in this world.


    She had been nice to him when they were younger so how did he end up growing up into such a terrible person?


    Her one and only family member was supposedly the most famous and most terrible criminal in the world.


    ¡°Aigoo......¡±


    Seol-A patted her on the back.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the Captain-nim might be acting like this but he cherishes you a lot......¡±


    ¡®How can she say that after everything he just did?!¡¯


    "She''s right, even when we went into the lab earlier, he grumbled and told us to fix everything because things were old. He destroyed things on purpose after hearing that you don¡¯t get much funding.¡±


    ¡°Tsk tsk, he''s a radical tsundere for an older brother. He destroyed his younger sister¡¯s equipment on purpose to turn them new...... ugh!¡±


    Bang!


    The door was destroyed again at that moment. It was the same door that Ju-Heon had destroyed earlier.


    ¡°Aaaaah! Why did you do that?!¡±


    ¡°We just got it fixed!¡±


    He then nonchalantly commented while looking at Ilya and Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Fix it properly. It broke when I just touched it. Restore it again.¡±


    ¡°#$$&#!¡±


    It was his way of threatening them to not say useless crap.


    The Ilya and Yoo Jaeha restoration combination got back to restore the door again.


    Seol-A smiled bitterly while looking at them before whispering to Ju-Heon.


    "Captain-nim, actually, Ju-Won¡¯s leg...¡±


    ¡°I know, I saw it.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    Seol-A looked at Joy''s leg with concern.


    ¡°I heard that evil god artifacts take something away from you and I guess it is the truth.¡±


    The proof was on her leg where it was quite visible that the evil god artifact had entered her body. It looked as if it had tried to take Joy''s leg.


    The fact that it hurt when Seol-A put her hand was proof. Her lower body was slowly becoming paralyzed along with the pain.


    The reason Ju-Heon wanted to see his sister¡¯s body with his own eyes was because he wanted to see how much damage the evil god artifact had done.


    Ju-Heon needed to see it with his own eyes to feel relieved after losing her once.


    The reason he wanted to make her work for him...


    It was because that was the safest place for her.


    Based on his experiences from the past life, Joy''s Affinity was the reason tomb syndrome struck her worse than normal people.


    She was okay now thanks to the medicine created from the Herb of Eternal Youth that Ju-Heon had Edward give to her.


    ¡®It looks like she was a good girl and ate the medicine properly.¡¯


    She didn''t seem to show any symptoms even with her unbelievable Affinity.


    Even still...


    ¡®I can¡¯t believe she even dragged an evil god artifact to her.¡¯


    Affinity was an illness at this point. However, that evil god artifact was not visible right now.


    Edward looked at Joy and found this to be odd.


    ¡°That¡¯s odd. Where the hell did the evil god artifact go?¡±


    ¡°Where else would it have gone? It obviously ran away after noticing that the Captain was coming.¡±


    Ilya sneered.


    ¡°You can tell how rushed it was from the fact that a damn parasite ran away from the host¡¯s body.¡±


    He was saying that it ran away without being able to even feed on Joy''s body.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what kind of evil god it is, but it seems like quite the coward.¡±


    Ju-Heon was probably the problem.


    That was actually exactly what had happened.


    ¡®Damn it, Seo Ju-Heon, you motherfucking bastard.¡¯


    The evil god was shaking in fear while hiding somewhere.


    It had been thinking about hiding away to suck the life of its host but Seo Ju-Heon had suddenly appeared!


    It had dropped everything and ran away for its life after feeling that dangerous Crow''s aura.


    ¡®He shouldn¡¯t know that I am still here.¡¯


    However...


    ¡°It¡¯s around here somewhere. It didn''t go far.¡±


    The evil god artifact that was nearby almost screamed after hearing that.


    ¡®D, did he notice?!¡¯


    They quickly kept talking as if they had no idea where it was.


    ¡°It might look okay to let it be but it may try to harm Joy and steal a part of her body again. We should find it quickly.¡±


    The evil god artifact smiled after hearing that.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way for a damn human to find me here!¡¯


    He could try his best but he would never find it.


    ¡®I''ll lay down roots in this bastard''s body as well.¡¯


    The evil god artifact that had laid down roots in one of Ju-Heon¡¯s team members after leaving Joy''s body smiled wickedly.


    ¡°Damn, look at that woman. She¡¯s beautiful.¡±


    Inside a New York Art Gallery... Seol-A who was wearing a blue evening dress that came down to her knees was looking around.


    Everybody was looking at her and complimenting her by saying that she was like a brightly shining fairy but she didn''t care.


    What she did care about was......


    ¡°Hey Jaeha, where did Louie go? He¡¯s your assistant.¡±


    Her question made Jaeha scream in anger.


    ¡°I don''t know! Who the hell cares?! He left saying he was going to go buy some pigments and ran away! It¡¯s already been a couple of days!¡±


    Well, Yoo Jaeha didn¡¯t seem to care since Louie tended to run away quite frequently.


    "And that bastard isn¡¯t the issue right noooooooow!¡±


    Jaeha, who would usually not be seen wearing a suit like he was right now, was panicking.


    ¡°S, Seol-A, do you think that I will succeed? Will people talk shit about it? No, I don''t care if they talk shit about me but what if it makes the Captain-nim look bad?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was having a mental breakdown while grabbing Seol-A.


    That was right.


    This was the day of his private exhibition that Ju-Heon had prepared for Jaeha. There was only one hour left until the opening.


    ¡°This is a dream. If it is not, today must be the day I die. That must be why such a gift has been given to me.¡±


    ¡°......It really holds no weight when you are the one saying that.¡±


    Ju-Heon had prepared this exhibition to celebrate Jaeha getting rid of the copycat accusations.


    It was supposed to be a small exhibition but the gallery Ju-Heon reserved had connections with Chairman Kwon, so......


    ¡®Hold on. That old fart did exhibitions for artists in that gallery?''


    ¡®Ah, yes sir. It¡¯s quite a good gallery...they¡¯ve also sold a lot of paintings. I heard it was the highest amount of sales in history...¡¯


    Those words had made Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flash with a competitive spirit.


    ¡®Call over all curators and art merchants when he is doing his exhibition. Close all other art galleries in New York that day. Make sure all of this bastard¡¯s paintings sell, no matter what. Make them sell out.¡¯


    ¡®......E, excuse me?¡¯


    ¡®Yoo Jaeha. Make sure your personal exhibition is a success. I¡¯ll kill you if you don¡¯t make it a success when I created this opportunity for you.¡±


    As a result...


    [Yoo Jaeha, the Monarch of Pushoverness, going to have a fancy debut in New York? This will be his first personal exhibition.]


    [Unbelievable publicity and promotion for the past four months.]


    [Both experts and laymen have high expectations... Will it lead to the largest number of viewers for a personal exhibition?]


    [Professors, appraisers, curators will all show up as Seo Ju-Heon is the sponsor.]


    [The personal exhibition of a Monarch. Political leaders, CEOs of global corporations and royalty are all planning on attending.]


    [The stage of judgment. What is his true abilities not as an artifact user but as an artist?¡±]


    [According to a famous artist:


    ¡°He¡¯s the true creator of Jean Richard''s painting"?


    Isn''t he all talk?]


    [Yoo Jaeha is just an unknown and untalented rookie.]


    ¡°Aaah! Captain-nim, why did heeeeeee!¡±


    ¡®He promoted it too muuuuuuch!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha started to cry.


    He was so thankful for this opportunity that he could not thank Ju-Heon enough even if he had a hundred mouths.


    He would never forget about what Ju-Heon had done for him.


    But still!


    ¡°This is too biiiiiiiiiig!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was the Monarch of Fraud who had scammed the entire world but he was just a nameless copycat in the art world. He feared showing his paintings to people because of those false accusations of the past.


    The first exhibition would have made him anxious no matter what, however... This became such a huge ordeal now.


    There was also a problem.


    [Artists sponsored by Chairman Kwon and the new Monarchs will have an exhibition on the same day.]


    [The official restorers who are talented artists will all show up.]


    [Numerous famous artists from around the world will be there.]


    [Which one will more people visit?]


    [Who will receive the better evaluation?]


    "What the hell is that damn Chairman Kwon thinking?! Why the hell is he doing this?!¡±


    Seol-A clicked her tongue.


    ¡®It must be because of the third change in the prophecy.¡¯


    The first change was an incident (The Great Tomb Appearance).


    The second change were items (Heirlooms).


    The third was a location.


    According to the Monarch of Fate¡¯s prophecy, that location was the art gallery where Yoo Jaeha was having his personal exhibition.


    That change was supposed to happen around now as well.


    That was why the enemies were gathering.


    They believed that destroying Yoo Jaeha''s personal exhibition was related to the third prophecy.


    But Yoo Jaeha, who had no idea about that, was in pain.


    ¡°Ah, this is driving me nuts.¡±


    It would have been fine if people talked crap about his work but now they might talk crap about Ju-Heon as well.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know the princesses would sponsor me too!¡±


    They said they were thankful for him always sending them news about Ju-Heon so Ju-Heon''s fan club pulled some strings as well.


    [Yoo Jaeha is a raw ore.]


    They also send some extra messages as well.


    [Mr. Jaeha, I look forward to your exhibition!


    PS. Please make sure to take a picture of Ju-Heon-nim in a suit at the opening ceremony!?]


    Returning to the present... The critics from around the world had been saying things about him prior to today.


    ¡®He has no talent himself but is being carried by famous people.¡¯


    They were talking crap about him.


    Those people were going to come and critique his paintings.


    ¡°The critics writing terrible reviews is like throwing crap at the sponsor¡¯s face!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Then you should have painted them well enough to not have any crap thrown in my face. Right?¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started shaking while looking at Ju-Heon who was standing behind him.


    ¡°I, I need a chung shim hwan. A chung shim hwan.¡±


    Seol-A patted Yoo Jaeha''s back as he swallowed the chung shim hwan down.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, you gave it your best. You do have to be careful of a few things though.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°All of the Monarchs are going to show up. There¡¯s been rumors that this exhibition is where the Four Emperors would appear.¡±


    ¡°T, the Four Emperors?!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if enemies will appear or certain people will become the Four Emperors though. There will also be hyenas looking to cause trouble on purpose as well as old fogies trying to cut you down before you could sprout.¡±


    "What?!¡±


    ¡°But the most important thing is what the Captain-nim did. He put some money down.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°He made a bet with the enemies about whether your paintings or Julien''s would sell better. It was a 1 billion dollar bet.¡±


    "Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?! 1 billion dollars?! That¡¯s 1 trillion won!Does he have that kind of cash?!¡±


    People started to arrive as he asked that question.


    There were naturally hyenas mixed in with the crowd.


    Yoo Jaeha staggered while looking but Ju-Heon was smiling brightly.


    "Well, it¡¯s fine. I won¡¯t be angry even if you lose to their artists.¡±


    ¡®That¡¯s right! You won¡¯t be angry! But you''ll kill me!¡¯


    283


    "Wait a minute, that person......!¡±


    The critics who had been ripping Jaeha¡¯s work to shreds suddenly became anxious.


    Maybe it was to be expected.


    ¡®Why did it have to be this person?¡¯


    The person standing in front of Yoo Jaeha was the US president.


    Everybody was talking in shock after the president appeared with the secret service.


    Yoo Jaeha was in shock as well.


    ¡®W, why would this guy...¡¯


    He recalled that the US president had a bad relationship with the Captain.


    As a result, he, as Ju-Heon''s subordinate, should be on the black list as well.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes were open wide in shock as well. However, it was so trivial that only his team members would be able to tell he was shocked.


    Seol-A quickly whispered.


    ¡°D, do you think he¡¯s here to get revenge?


    He wants to do that here?¡±


    ¡°Well, he''s someone who might do that.¡±


    They did take down General Keira, a Monarch working for the US and had looted the artifacts belonging to the US government during that incident at the Pentagon.


    Although they made it seem as if Chairman Kwon had done it, they were still not cleared of all wrongdoings.


    There was also that murder incident with Dan''s trial. According to rumors, the true culprit who had falsely accused Dan... He apparently had some connections with the president.


    There were many reasons this person would not look kindly upon them.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡®Inaba Taichi, the man that the US president personally sponsors, is on the other side.¡¯


    President Grey was, without a doubt, on the other side.


    Although he might talk crap about Yoo Jaeha''s paintings, he would never praise them at all.


    The tomb raiding team members frowned while the critics were smirking.


    ¡®I guess he came to check out what the enemies have going on.¡¯


    ¡®Did he come to talk crap about Yoo Jaeha?¡¯


    ¡®Well, he probably doesn¡¯t want his cherished Inaba to lose.¡¯


    Unfortunately for them, President Grey said the following.


    ¡°Would you be willing to take me on as a sponsor?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?!¡±


    ¡°I like your painting quite a lot. I''m sure that you¡¯ll need a sponsor.¡±


    ¡°No, umm, wait......¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°There¡¯s no need.¡±


    Ju-Heon appeared with a smile on his face. Murderous intent could be felt even though he was smiling.


    He would probably have told the person to get lost if it wasn¡¯t the president; actually, he probably would have said it anyway if other people were not around.


    ¡°I am this punk''s sponsor. He does not need any more sponsors.¡±


    President Grey smiled brightly and responded.


    ¡°That¡¯s not for you to decide, Monarch of Predation.¡±


    ¡°It ain¡¯t your decision either, old man.¡±


    President Grey frowned while looking at Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze.


    It was quite threatening. Although Ju-Heon was being gentle with him, the pressure President Grey felt from Ju-Heon''s eyes was strong enough to threaten one of the most powerful people in the world.


    ¡®It¡¯s at Keira''s level...... No, he¡¯s a bit stronger than her.¡¯


    He had confidently tried to start something with Ju-Heon after getting an artifact of his own but it was too much.


    ¡®He definitely is not easy to deal with. He¡¯s grown even stronger in such a short period of time.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was much different from how he had been prior to getting the Heirloom. It seemed obvious that Chairman Kwon and Pandora would be wary of him.


    He then changed his target.


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha, I don¡¯t think that the Monarch of Predation is a good sponsor who would help you succeed in the future. Why don''t you switch sponsors?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes opened wide.


    ¡°Of course, I would be honored to be sponsored by the President of the United ...... ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha almost suffocated because of Ju-Heon''s Dominance. Ju-Heon¡¯s Crow looked ready to rip apart and eat Jaeha''s phoenix.


    Yoo Jaeha was crying internally as he responded.


    ¡°I, I''m sorry, I can''t do that but thank you for your kind words......¡±


    President Grey smiled and turned around.


    ¡°Feel free to come look for me if you ever change your mind.¡±


    ¡°Why the hell would he change his mind? Get lost.¡±


    Ju-Heon became angry while Yoo Jaeha sniffled once the president was gone.


    "Damn it, he would have been my first true sponsor. Why did you stop him...... ugh!¡±


    ¡°You dumbass, do you really think that guy has pure intentions about sponsoring you?


    It¡¯s to steal you away!


    TO STEAL YOU AWAY!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Seol-A smacked Jaeha on the head.


    ¡°He¡¯s so excited that he lost his wit.¡±


    Julian chimed in as well.


    ¡°Yes. They don¡¯t need the artist Yoo Jaeha, they need the restorer and Monarch Yoo Jaeha.


    The US had lost one of the Four Emperors thanks to Ju-Heon. The US also lost the Number 1 title for artifacts in the world.


    The current strong faction was the C-R Alliance. China was to be expected a leader thanks to having Zhen Cai Yuan


    There were also the European Nations, Middle East, Korean, and Japan using artifacts to quickly become a strong nation.


    Most artifact users were associated with a country.


    ¡®If we don¡¯t have any homegrown Monarchs, we can only steal them away from others.¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding team was special in that none of them were aligned with a country.


    They would probably have been buried or plucked away a long time ago if they didn''t have the protection of the Holtens, who had the political and economic power to even destroy the US army.


    Their past life was proof of how they would have ended up.


    They were an extremely desirable prey in many ways.


    Now that the entry restriction artifacts were destroyed, there were quite a lot of hyenas who were salivating to drag Jaeha to their country.


    ¡°Nice to meet you. This is who I am.¡±


    ¡°Hello sir!¡±


    They couldn''t approach Ju-Heon because he was too scary so they were trying their luck with the others.


    ¡°Your painting was magnificent. Please look kindly upon our corporation.¡±


    That kind of conversation happened over and over.


    Yoo Jaeha gasped.


    ¡°Nobody came to see the paintings.¡±


    He really meant it.


    The nicer ones would at least peek at the paintings before trying to chat with him.


    Ju-Heon said something as Yoo Jaeha sulked.


    ¡°It¡¯s not like you didn''t expect this.¡±


    The others whispered to each other after hearing that.


    ¡°I think it¡¯s just because the Captain-nim turned it into too big of an issue...¡±


    ¡°It might have been better if it was a small exhibition with no publicity. Then the people who came might have come for the art itself...¡±


    Ju-Heon started to sweat after hearing those comments.


    However, Yoo Jaeha shook his head.


    ¡°No guys, I''m truly thankful that the Captain-nim even gave me such an opportunity. How else would I get to do a personal exhibition like this?¡±


    He was extremely lucky to have such an amazing opportunity.


    Yoo Jaeha started chuckling.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. I really don''t mind if I don''t sell any of my paintings. I wasn¡¯t expecting to sell any of them anyway.¡±


    He was happy enough having people see his paintings.


    Everybody started to sulk. Ju-Heon called out the doggies as if he had made up his mind.


    ¡°I''ll be back after getting rid of all the useless fools.¡±


    The rest of the team wanted to help as well.


    ¡°I''ll use my ghosts to kick them out.¡±


    "I can use my thunderbolts.¡±


    ¡°I have my knife.¡±


    ¡°Then I can use my power of destitution!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped and shouted toward them.


    ¡°Aigooooooooo!


    It¡¯s fine!


    It¡¯s fine!


    You guys not doing anything is helping me out!


    You¡¯re going to make everybody run away!¡±


    The critics were laughing quite hard watching this take place.


    They had come after being bribed by Chairman Kwon¡¯s side, however......


    ¡°The painting really sucks.¡±


    ¡°Even if selling paintings is important, anybody who buys them is just doing it to earn his favor.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s nobody buying it because they like the art itself.¡±


    This happened quite frequently in the art world.


    People would buy paintings from celebrities or the children of celebrities to network with them.


    ¡®It¡¯s the same for Yoo Jaeha.¡¯


    He was one of the many who would disappear without a trace.


    Well, he might be able to continue his life as an artist if someone in a position of power or a wealthy sponsor liked his art and told him to continue.


    ¡°He should be happy to be a Monarch. He can continue promoting himself as an artist thanks to the attention he gets as a Monarch.¡±


    ¡°Maybe he can restore people''s artifacts and force them to buy his paintings in response. Hahaha!¡±


    ¡°Alright, we got our money so let''s go write our reviews. Yoo Jaeha''s personal exhibition is the focus of the entire world right now.¡±


    ¡°I guess we can title it, ¡®Terrible, Horrible.¡¯¡±


    As the critics were about to head out...


    ¡°Umm, is it possible to purchase this painting?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    There was one more viewer standing in front of Yoo Jaeha.


    She was an older woman.


    ¡°Your paintings were all so great that it took me some time to look at all of them.¡±


    The woman smiled brightly.


    ¡°I want to hang them at my school, is it possible to buy them?


    Ah, maybe you¡¯re not selling at all?


    I''m sorry, I''ve never bought a painting before......¡±


    Silence filled the room for a moment.


    The woman who looked like a professor really seemed to like his painting.


    The woman waved her hand after seeing Yoo Jaeha blankly standing there.


    ¡°Umm, excuse me......?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha jumped up from the ground.


    ¡°T, thank you very much!¡±


    ¡°Can I buy it?¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes, yes yes!


    O, of course you can buy it!


    U, umm, please put this sticker next to the painting you like to show your intent to purchase and an employee will help you with the process...!¡±


    ¡°Thank you. I¡¯ll make sure to stop by again if you have any more exhibitions.¡±


    "Thank you very much!


    Thank you very much!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha bowed to thank her over and over. He looked like he wanted to cry but he couldn''t help but smile.


    ¡®I sold one for the first time in my life!¡¯


    This was the first time he had ever sold a painting. His own painting and not something he had forged had sold!


    He was extremely happy about that fact.


    However, it didn''t end there. People started to gather around Jaeha one after another.


    ¡°Are you the artist?¡±


    ¡°The paintings were so great.¡±


    The people who were true patrons of the art and not here for their own benefits came over to ask about the paintings and wanted to know when he would be having his next exhibition.


    The number of people wanting to purchase his paintings grew as well with intent to purchase stickers being placed all around the room.


    There was one on every painting now!


    The rest of the team was happy to see this happen.


    The employees were shocked as well.


    ¡°Holy crap, he''s already sold that many?!


    This is just the first day of the exhibition!¡±


    ¡°All of the brochures have sold as well!


    We asked the print shop to print some more.¡±


    The critics dropped their jaws in shock.


    They could tell what had happened.


    The people who came to look were buying Jaeha''s paintings as well as the brochures that had an explanation about each piece.


    These people weren¡¯t as crazed as the people in the western hall but people really seemed to like the pieces.


    That meant that these were good paintings!


    As they were watching with disbelief...


    ¡°The pieces that the critics talked so much crap about are selling like wildfire!¡±


    ¡°Hey, this is a major scoop!¡±


    The reporters who had come after sniffing a story rushed over to the critics with excitement.


    ¡°The paintings you said were terrible are selling quite well. Could you please make a comment?¡±


    ¡°Why do you think this is happening?¡±


    The critics started to frown.


    ¡°It''s because the paintings are cheap!


    He''s selling them for almost no profit.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Cheap? Ah... It is cheaper compared to the works of famous people but... They are priced normally for any new artists. To say that he is selling them cheap to sell more is a bit...¡±


    ¡°These prices are nothing to the rich.¡±


    ¡°But a lot of regular people are buying them as well.¡±


    The critics didn''t know what to say.


    ¡°The popularity of a piece and its quality are separate issues!¡±


    ¡°Just because a piece is popular with the masses doesn''t mean that it is a good piece of art.¡±


    They gave excuses while secretly grinding their teeth.


    ¡°We weren¡¯t wrong. Those morons who don¡¯t know anything buy his crappy paintings because they think it¡¯ll make them look more cultured!¡±


    ¡°Those dumbasses are buying it with herd mentality because someone bought one! They don¡¯t know anything and just think it¡¯s great!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Hey, did you hear? Apparently it¡¯s going pretty well for Yoo Jaeha.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    The five artists selling paintings on the west side were hearing about Jaeha¡¯s situation.


    The patrons who had run away had returned and they were having no trouble selling their paintings.


    But what?


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha has had so many people wanting to buy the paintings that he had to change it to auction style!¡±


    ¡°He is having trouble because he can''t answer when his next exhibition is going to be!¡±


    "What the hell did he draw?¡±


    The five artists looked anxious seeing the curators all heading to the eastern hall.


    ¡°Are you sure that the son of a bitch didn¡¯t use da Vinci''s artifact?¡±


    Inaba Taichi just started laughing.


    ¡°They¡¯re just interested because it is a Monarch''s painting. They probably think they could resell it for profit. Damn pigs.¡±


    "But such tricks won''t work in front of my master.¡±


    ¡°What? Your master...... Master Andrew?¡±


    He was a famous artist who was currently serving as a critic as well.


    ¡°Master Andrew is here?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. He came to see my paintings. He said he might as well see Yoo Jaeha¡¯s while he¡¯s here.¡±


    All of them started to laugh.


    "Wow, he¡¯s screwed. Master Andrew is extremely picky. He¡¯s so blunt with his critiques.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s also extremely influential. One word from him and a person''s image can plummet to the ground.¡±


    ¡°He was also pretty close to Jean Richard, wasn¡¯t he? He was upset that Yoo Jaeha threw Jean Richard in prison.¡±


    "Ah, Yoo Jaeha is done for.¡±


    Andrew and other famous artists from around the world were entering Yoo Jaeha''s exhibition hall at that moment.


    Critics, curators, reporters... All of them, including the art merchants, turned toward them.


    ¡°Master Andrew!¡±


    ¡°Wow, pretty much all of the famous painters are here!¡±


    They went around looking at Yoo Jaeha¡¯s paintings. Even the general public was whispering.


    Some of these artists were so famous that even people who knew nothing about art knew who they were.


    The critics who had been talking crap about Yoo Jaeha approached them with excitement.


    ¡°Masters, what do you think about these paintings?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just a copy of Jean Richard''s, right?¡±


    Andrew, who had been staring at a painting, frowned as he made a single comment.


    ¡°How stupid.¡±


    ¡°Right? That''s what we thought.¡±


    ¡°Yes. You guys are extremely stupid.¡±


    ¡®Excuse me?¡¯


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    Maybe it was to be expected.


    ¡®Why did it have to be this person?¡¯


    ¡°Master Andrew!¡±


    This was one of the world¡¯s most famous artists.


    It wasn¡¯t just him.


    ¡°Wow, pretty much all of the famous artists are here!¡±


    Maybe it was because it was such an eye-catching exhibition, but the famous artists, critics, curators, and reporters were all here. There were loads of art merchants as well.


    They went around looking at Yoo Jaeha¡¯s paintings. Even the general public was whispering.


    Some of these artists were so famous that even people who knew nothing about art knew who they were.


    ¡°Holy shit, I should ask for an autograph...!¡±


    The opposing artists became anxious after seeing them appear.


    ¡°That master is really here?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. He¡¯s my master. He said he might as well see Yoo Jaeha¡¯s while he¡¯s here.¡±


    All of them started to laugh.


    "Wow, then he¡¯s screwed. Master Andrew is extremely picky. He¡¯s so blunt with his critiques.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve never seen him praise anyone.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s also extremely influential. He¡¯s done for if Master Andrew gives the word.¡±


    ¡°Wasn¡¯t he close to Jean Richard? He was upset that Yoo Jaeha threw Jean Richard in prison.¡±


    "Ah, Yoo Jaeha is done for.¡±


    The critics And then... talking crap about Yoo Jaeha approached them with excitement.


    ¡°Masters, what do you think about these paintings?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just a copy of Jean Richard''s, right?¡±


    Andrew, who had been staring at a painting, frowned as he made a single comment.


    ¡°How stupid.¡±


    ¡°Right? That''s what we thought.¡±


    ¡°Yes. You guys are extremely stupid.¡±


    ¡®Excuse me?¡¯


    The critics questioned their ears.


    Had they heard wrong?


    ¡°Master Andrew, what did you.....¡±


    ¡°Are you fucking blind?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°I asked if you guys were blind.¡±


    ¡°Master Andrew!¡±


    They were shocked. They never expected for Master Andrew to say that to them.


    Andrew just snorted at them.


    ¡°You guys must be crazy. How can you say such crap in front of this genius talent?¡±


    The critics almost fainted.


    "Are you praising Yoo Jaeha''s paintings right now?¡±


    ¡°Master Andrew, you are praising someone?¡±


    This was someone who was famous for not even praising his own disciple. This person was praising Yoo Jaeha?


    But why?


    They became anxious and whispered to him.


    ¡°Master Andrew, what are you doing? You need your disciple to win as well...¡±


    That would make Andrew''s own fame go up and help him get richer through sponsorship.


    ¡°I also heard that you hate Yoo Jaeha...¡±


    Andrew was glaring at the critics as if he loathed them.


    ¡°It is true that I hate Yoo Jaeha.¡±


    He had been extremely close to Yoo Jaeha¡¯s instructor, Jean Richard. He had heard that Jean Richard had plagiarized Yoo Jaeha''s painting, but...


    ¡®Was that really plagiarism?¡¯


    It was quite frequent in their field. People claimed someone else stole their work all the time.


    That was why he had looked down on Yoo Jaeha. He believed that a fool with no talent had thrown his own instructor in prison to get famous.


    However...


    ¡®It¡¯s obvious who the true artist is.¡¯


    Andrew had thought that Richard¡¯s plagiarized painting had been great, but...


    ¡®These paintings made Jean Richard¡¯s plagiarism look terrible.¡¯


    That was how scary Jaeha¡¯s talent was.


    Quite a lot of different concepts were already in the world but this punk was creating a new concept of art.


    There were still flaws and he still had a long way to go, but he had the aura of a master. He had the same aura as the masters who had developed the art world throughout history.


    That was probably the reason. He didn''t approve of Jean Richard¡¯s actions, but he could understand the reasoning behind it.


    ¡®Even I want to steal it.¡¯


    Jaeha¡¯s talent was so great that it was scary. He even thought that Jean Richard had been crazy for trying to bury such a talented person.


    ¡°Anyway, critique properly if you guys have eyes that can see. This bastard is someone who will make a mark in this world.¡±


    The critics could only stand there with their jaws down in shock.


    The western hall turned into frenzy after they heard what had happened.


    ¡°What did you say?! Master Andrew said that?!¡±


    His disciple Inaba looked completely out of it while the other artists couldn''t believe what they had just heard.


    ¡°He¡¯s never praised me even once...!¡±


    ¡°That son of a bitch, are you sure he didn''t use da Vinci''s artifact?¡±


    More people rushed into Yoo Jaeha''s exhibition.


    The critics weren¡¯t laughing anymore.


    They had come after being bribed by Chairman Kwon¡¯s side, however...... they had been publicly scolded by Master Andrew.


    "Are you sure that Master Andrew wasn''t a fake that he created?¡±


    ¡°That''s possible.¡±


    As they stood around in disbelief at what had happened...


    The exhibition that had caught the attention of the world came to an end.


    The rest of the team smiled while watching Jaeha being so happy about a successful exhibition.


    As for Ju-Heon¡¯s important bet...


    [Eastern Exhibit Hall] - Yoo Jaeha - 47 paintings sold out.


    [Western Exhibit Hall] - Inaba and 14 other artists - 62 paintings sold out.


    Both sides had sold all of their paintings.


    But both selling out didn''t matter.


    [Eastern Exhibit Hall] - Yoo Jaeha - 10,000 brochures sold (Sold out)


    [Western Exhibit Hall] - Inaba and 14 others - 1,970 brochures sold.


    The number of brochures sold was so different!


    ¡®It shows how memorable Yoo Jaeha¡¯s paintings were.¡¯


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    The electronic voting system they had set up outside the exhibit halls was the final blow. People who had visited today were asked to vote on which side¡¯s paintings they liked better.


    As a result...


    [Yoo Jaeha: 41,580 votes (83%)]


    [Inaba and 14 others: 8,420 votes (17%)]


    The voting was quite one-sided as well.


    The sponsors fell into shock and Jaeha¡¯s opposing artists could not close their mouths.


    ¡°W, what the hell?¡±


    They were people who used artifacts belonging to art masters of history. They already had an overwhelming fandom and they had so many different styles between the 15 of them that they had a clear advantage to sell more paintings.


    Having more options is always better after all.


    "So how the hell did Yoo Jaeha win?!¡±


    ¡°That bastard Yoo Jaeha is capable of defeating the auras of past masters?!¡±


    The people who purchased the brochures and paintings were also the issue.


    The prices of the brochures and paintings had been similar to keep things fair, however...


    ¡°Almost 90% of Yoo Jaeha¡¯s stuff were bought by laymen.¡±


    ¡°But 90% of ours were purchased by our sponsors.¡±


    They couldn''t say anything.


    ¡°Are you sure that the son of a bitch didn¡¯t use da Vinci''s artifact?¡±


    On the other hand, Yoo Jaeha was shaking with joy as he ran toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I won! We need to check the voting the next few days but Captain-nim, you won the bet!¡±


    But Ju-Heon didn''t praise him. In fact, forget praising him...


    ¡°Tsk, I didn''t think you would really win.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡®W, what?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to grumble.


    ¡°I thought you might lose so I did some other bets aside from the ones with the Heirloom. Ah, I satisfied the conditions for the Tomb Appearance but I lost a ton of money.¡±


    ¡°What? What do you mean?!¡±


    ¡°What else? There¡¯s no way that there would be no online gambling for such a big issue.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha almost had a mental breakdown.


    ¡°Then Captain-nim, you bet that those bastards would win?! How much?!¡±


    ¡°100 million dollars?¡±


    ¡®Holy shit, he bet so much!¡¯


    Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t the only one.


    "Ah, I was wrong. There goes 5 million won.¡±


    ¡°Vice Captain, 5 million won is nothing. I lost a 50 million won deposit. Man, why the hell did that pushover have to win...¡±


    "Ah...... I also lost 10,000 won.¡±


    The team members were all ripping up some papers. Yoo Jaeha grabbed the back of his neck in anger.


    ¡°You shitheads! You guys should have still bet on me! You traitors!¡±


    ¡°What? The odds have you at an overwhelming loss!¡±


    There were people all around who were saying that they had lost money.


    But Ju-Heon turned around as if it was nothing.


    "Well, 100 billion dollars is fine.¡±


    ¡°Wow, you truly are loaded. You make it sound like it was nothing.¡±


    ¡°No. It¡¯s not my money. It was the money I was going to give Jaeha as salary.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha grabbed Ju-Heon by the collar after hearing that.


    ¡°Are you out of your fucking mind?! What the hell did you do with my salary?! Why did you bet on them?!¡±


    ¡°You told me you won''t be paid. It¡¯s fine since I just used money I saved by not paying you.¡±


    ¡°Damn it! But still! I thought you said you trusted me! Huh? You guys are all too much!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was disappointed.


    ¡°Ow, I should have bet on myself if I knew it would be like this!¡±


    He could have easily gobbled up a couple billion dollars based on the odds!


    Of course, there were some winners as well.


    ¡°Umm, uhh...... I got it right.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The team members all gasped while looking at Irene who was waving a piece of paper around.


    ¡°You bet on Jaeha?¡±


    ¡°......Uhh, was I not supposed to do that?¡±


    Of course she could do that.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t we go eat out with that money? We need to make sure we are well-fed before the Tomb Appearance happens around here. Since our pushover worked so hard...¡±


    Yoo Jaeha snorted at them.


    ¡°Whatever. I don¡¯t eat with traitors. I made a ton of money today so I''m going to go enjoy a nice steak on my own. I''m going to spurge properly!¡±


    Seol-A tilted her head in confusion.


    ¡°You''re going to spurge with the money you made today? Did you forget the contents of the contract you updated yourself?¡±


    ¡°......W, what?"

 Chapter 285: That’s my prey, you little punk (1)

    Chapter 285: That¡¯s my prey, you little punk (1) Translator: miraclerifle Sear?h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°You changed the profits to 10:0 for the Captain-nim saying that you were thankful enough to be able to have an exhibition.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Although it was impossible to know what Jaeha had been thinking at that time...


    Jaeha turned pale after remembering that fact.


    ¡®I sort of remember doing that while I was drunk......¡¯


    Ju-Heon mischievously acted shocked.


    ¡°Oh my, then all that money is mine? Then I guess the profits from the brochure sales for the next few days are all mine as well.¡±


    ¡°No, wait!¡±


    ¡°Awesome. I¡¯ll bet again tomorrow with that money.¡±


    ¡®Ahhh, I''m screwed!¡¯


    ¡°W, wait, Captain-nim! Let¡¯s modify the contract. Please be generous and give me 8:2, no, even 9:1 is fine......! Captain-niiiiiiiim!"


    While Ju-Heon was messing with Jaeha...


    Bang!


    Jaeha¡¯s sunbae Julien was huffing as he threw a brochure.


    Facing such indignity on the first day was one thing, but there was something that angered him more than anything else.


    ¡°He... Heard such praises from Master Andrew.¡±


    Julien respected and looked up to Master Andrew.


    He had even switched schools to be able to learn from Andrew.


    But even he had been ruthlessly ripped apart by Andrew!


    ¡°That inferior bastard who was always ranked last......!¡±


    He took out his evil god artifact and Michelangelo¡¯s artifact and started heading somewhere.


    ¡°I didn''t want to use this method as fellow artists, but I have no choice.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha had da Vinci''s artifact.


    But even the great Leonardo da Vinci was said to possibly be jealous of the young Michelangelo in his twenties.


    Although they lived in the same time period, their styles, personalities, and generations were different.


    The point was that rival artifacts are scary.


    They could make each other go berserk to trouble the user.


    ¡°This should be able to get rid of your artistic talents as well.¡±


    Jaeha would lose the title of greatest restorer.


    ¡®Taste my evil god artifact first.¡¯


    He activated his artifact. The effects were about to show right away.


    ¡°!¡±


    Jaeha, who was signing things for fans he had met at the restaurant, felt a pain on his hand.


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    The rope tilted its head in confusion once Jaeha dropped a pen.


    [$#&$#]


    What is it? What is it?


    Yoo Jaeha tilted his head.


    ¡®Is it because I stayed up all night because I was nervous?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha started chatting with people again once the pain disappeared but Julien was smiling.


    ¡°That was just a taste.¡±


    As he was about to use the artifact for real...


    Puuk!


    Someone ruthlessly stabbed Julien¡¯s heart.


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    It was a sharp blade.


    A Holy Knight wearing armor had pierced right through Julien''s heart.


    This was no ordinary Holy Knight.


    ¡®It¡¯s a painting......!¡¯


    It was a Holy Knight who had been a painting but had now materialized. Julien was coughing up blood as he noticed the person who had created this knight.


    That person was across from him.


    ¡®T, that bastard......!¡¯


    Julien fell over.


    An unexpected person appeared in front of him.


    ¡°Sorry, but you can''t do it.¡±


    It was Louie.


    ¡°I''m the one who will take care of Yoo Jaeha and the others.¡±


    Louie calmly grabbed Julien¡¯s artifacts. One of them was Michelangelo¡¯s artifact. Julien could see that Louie had the other artists¡¯ artifacts as well.


    Julien¡¯s bloodshot eyes glared at Louie.


    ¡°You, you son of a bitch!¡±


    Louie smiled brightly at him.


    ¡°What the hell? You¡¯re still not dead even though your heart was pierced? I guess these fake Heirlooms still make you superhuman.¡±


    Louie motioned with his hand as he said that.


    "Well, superhumans aren''t immortal. You¡¯ll die at some point.¡±


    The Holy Knights raised his blade high into the air.


    ¡°How stupid.¡±


    ¡°What? Julien is dead? His corpse was found at the art gallery?¡±


    Ju-Heon tilted his head after hearing this unexpected story.


    It was now the third day of Yoo Jaeha''s exhibition. He had looked around the exhibition hall for a few days and was heading there to do the same today.


    It wasn''t because he was concerned about his subordinate¡¯s exhibition.


    It was because that place was said to be where the third change would occur. Looking back at his past experiences, this should be where the artifact appears.


    The way to summon that tomb was through a fight where winner and loser were already guaranteed.


    Ju-Heon had done the bet with the Heirlooms in advance because he had full faith that Jaeha would win. He wanted that condition to be fulfilled prior to his punky subordinate¡¯s exhibition so that there would be no bloodshed there.


    It seemed to have worked out as he planned as there were signs of a Tomb Appearance happening all around the exhibition hall.


    ¡®It should happen by the end of the exhibition at this rate.¡¯


    He didn''t know what would happen but it was guaranteed to be a big issue.


    The third change had happened in a special artifact battle arena in the past. The Monarch of Evangelism''s subordinates and Chairman Kwon''s TKBM subordinates had fought a long battle there.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s team had not participated.


    ¡®Chairman-nim, there will be a Tomb Appearance at that battle arena.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had read the Toombglyph and informed Chairman Kwon about it. His team just waited until the Tomb Appearance happened and immediately aimed for the artifact.


    They made it through the terrible traps and grabbed the artifact but he had no idea what it was.


    Why?


    ¡®Only someone with a Heirloom could touch it.¡¯


    It was an artifact that only Monarchs could use. Yoo Jaeha had transported it and Chairman Kwon took it away before Ju-Heon could even find out what it was.


    What he did know was that Chairman Kwon gained significant power after that incident and earned the Four Emperors title while absorbing numerous other excavation teams. He also rapidly traversed down the path of the Monarch among Monarchs.


    But that was all in the past. As for this life... A corpse was found in the art gallery.


    Ju-Heon, who had bought a boxed lunch for Jaeha and was eating lunch with the others, couldn''t help but frown.


    ¡®Is there another bastard who knows the condition to awaken this tomb?¡¯


    Had it been a coincidence or was it intentional?


    Ju-Heon thought for a moment before asking.


    ¡°And? The person who died was Julien?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I think he was murdered. I think an artifact user killed him.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s expression turned serious after hearing that hypothesis.


    Julian was shocked to see Ju-Heon like this.


    ¡®I¡¯ve never seen him thinking so hard.¡¯


    Had Julien been that important of a person?


    An anxious Julian quickly apologized.


    ¡°Sorry. I would have paid more attention if I knew you were concerned about him......¡±


    Ju-Heon looked confused.


    ¡°No. Who the hell is Julien?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡®That¡¯s what he was thinking about?!¡¯


    ¡°You really don''t know who that is?¡±


    ¡°Why do I have to remember a guy''s name?¡±


    ¡°Hey, you!¡±


    ¡°No, I''m joking. I wouldn¡¯t forget about the bastard who messed with our pushover. But who the hell was he? I only know his name.¡±


    Ilya shared the information.


    ¡°Julien. Age 29, graduated from an Ivy League Art Department and is the top official restorer. He is the oldest son of 3 with two younger sisters. His parents are financial executives, he changes girlfriends every three months, is left-handed, and has a peanut allergy.¡±


    Julian opened his eyes wide after hearing Ilya rattle off these pieces of information.


    The fact that their operative Ilya knew so much about a person was never good news.


    ¡°Ilya, did you......?!¡±


    Ilya seemed extremely upset about this accusation.


    ¡°How rude. I wouldn¡¯t leave evidence behind like some amateur. I heard that the killer looted all of his artifacts, isn''t there a more suspicious person?¡±


    An anxious Julian turned toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Then Seo Ju-Heon, did you...ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon kicked Julian.


    ¡°Hey. I may be a terrible person but I wouldn¡¯t kill someone for artifacts.¡±


    ¡®Well, that¡¯s true.¡¯


    ¡°...Just to confirm, it was neither of you?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t like killing in the first place. It¡¯s too easy of an ending for them.¡±


    ¡°I wanted to make him crash his car but the Captain said not to do that because the poor lamp post did nothing wrong.¡±


    ¡°Yes. You should throw him down the Himalayan mountains instead.¡±


    ¡®These guys both need to go to prison.¡¯


    Julian grabbed the back of his neck at these two who were joking but still saying such vicious things as if it was nothing.


    ¡°Anyway, we can¡¯t just brush it aside.¡±


    ¡°I know.¡±


    ¡°Even if he was a fake king, he was still a Monarch with an evil god artifact. It shouldn''t have been that easy...¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s one thing, but also...¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown as he got down to the main point.


    ¡®I need to know whether it was a coincidence or there is a bastard who knows about the conditions of this tomb...¡±


    Something happened at that moment.


    [You want to know about that?]


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon heard a voice under the chair he was sitting on.


    They all inspected the chair in shock.


    However, there was nothing underneath the chair. They anxiously looked around but they didn¡¯t see anything either.


    But they could still hear the voice.


    [I''m the one who killed that artist.]


    It was a voice that they recognized.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that Louie¡¯s voice?¡±


    It definitely was.


    This was Yoo Jaeha¡¯s fake son, Louie Martin¡¯s voice.


    Ju-Heon snorted after hearing the familiar voice.


    ¡°I thought you ran away and decided to stick with that old moron.¡±


    They found out after the exhibition yesterday.


    They wondered where he had run off to but they had laughed while seeing him smirking with the other artists.


    ¡°But you killed your own ally?¡±


    [You should thank me. That bastard was aiming for your restorer. He could have lost his restoration ability.]


    ¡°!¡±


    Artistic talent was required to use restoration artifacts. As a result, not being able to draw would mean that he would not be able to restore artifacts.


    Ju-Heon responded to Louie.


    "I guess you developed some love for your daddy while you guys were together?¡±


    Louie stopped talking for a moment before sneering at them.


    [Not at all. It¡¯s because there¡¯s someone else who needs to take care of you guys.]


    ¡°Someone else?¡±


    [Chairman Kwon didn¡¯t get involved with this.]


    Louie seemed to be informing them about something.


    [That man is looking for a restorer.]


    ¡°You''re a mediocre artist too so you should be able to restore things. Why don¡¯t you do it?¡±


    [..........]


    "Well, I guess there¡¯s no way that you would be capable of doing that.¡±


    [......!]


    Louie was silent for a moment before he shouted as if he had made up his mind.


    [Hurry over. Otherwise, all of the restorers here will die!]


    ¡°!¡±


    Seol-A felt something at that moment and urgently warned Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Captain-nim! There¡¯s a strong aura!¡±


    It was the aura of something that was about to explode.


    "Fuck, where the hell is the artifact?!¡±


    There was a bright light while they struggled to locate it. The impact of the explosion would be strong enough to blow away the whole restaurant!


    ¡®It¡¯s too late to use a defense-type artifact!¡¯


    Flash!


    They clenched their eyes as the artifact exploded.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°.......¡±


    They peeked after not hearing anything or being blown away.


    ¡°Uhh, uhh?¡±


    The restaurant had not blown away. Nothing was broken either. All they could see in front of them was Ju-Heon''s chaotic Crow''s aura.


    Ju-Heon was sticking his tongue out as if he ate something bad.


    ¡°Damn it, that tasted so bad.¡±


    The team members gasped as they watched.


    ¡®Did he absorb that before it exploded?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon was extremely agitated right now.


    "What kind of artifact tastes so shitty?¡±


    ¡®I wonder what it tastes like.¡¯


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter. They quickly headed toward the exhibit. Once they could see the art gallery building...


    "Captain-nim, the Tomb Appearance signs!¡±


    Seol-A urgently turned toward Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon could see the messages popping up as well.


    [The precursors of the Tomb Appearance are appearing at the Art Gallery.]


    [The precursors of the Tomb Appearance are appearing at the Art Gallery.]


    [A stronger condition than the originally met condition has been fulfilled, accelerating the Tomb Appearance.]


    [An SSS-Grade artifact is about to show itself.]


    Ju-Heon frowned and made a call.

 Chapter 286: That’s my prey, you little punk (2)

    Chapter 286: That¡¯s my prey, you little punk (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Buuzz.


    Buuzz.


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha frowned while looking at his phone that was buzzing on the ground.


    The name that popped up on the phone was [Artifactphile].


    But Jaeha could not pick up.


    ¡®Damn it, I need to pick it up.¡¯


    He needed to give Ju-Heon what he managed to gain.


    ¡®Those crazy bastards.¡¯


    There were only corpses on the floor of the building where Jaeha was hiding. The corpses all belonged to artists who use restoration artifacts.


    There were also the staff and visitors who had come to take a look.


    Those people were currently hiding while shaking in fear.


    The corpses all belonged to artists who use restoration artifacts.


    Julien and other official restorers had been displaying their paintings against Jaeha.


    However, they were all murdered by an unwelcomed visitor at the art gallery.


    It happened about an hour ago.


    In the middle of lunch time... Ju-Heon¡¯s team stopped observing the precursors for a Tomb Appearance and had just left saying they would go get some lunch.


    About ten minutes after they left...


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s eyes opened wide at the person who had appeared.


    Maybe it was to be expected.


    ¡°Captain-nim? You¡¯re already back?¡±


    That was right.


    Ju-Heon had appeared in front of Jaeha. It was odd though because he had a gentle smile on his face unlike the usual Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Wow, you¡¯re back in ten minutes? I guess my lunch is just something from the convenience store......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    "Ah, Captain-nim smiling like this looks really shitty.¡±


    ¡°......Huh?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was shocked. It was because Ju-Heon had read his mind.


    ¡®Did I just imagine it?¡¯


    Nope, Ju-Heon really did say that.


    ¡°Based on that smile, the Captain-nim from 2040 is better.¡±


    Boom!


    Yoo Jaeha ran into a table and dropped the pile of brochures in his hand.


    He was frowning.


    ¡®This punk. Is he......¡¯


    ¡°Is he reading my thoughts?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha scoffed.


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    He could tell.


    Although he couldn¡¯t tell them apart because the face and voice was the same, he could now tell that this was not his captain. The proof was what the Ju-Heon look-alike said next.


    ¡°The Captain from 2040? That¡¯s interesting. Did you use an artifact to see the future? If it''s not that...¡±


    He reached his hand toward Jaeha and smirked.


    "Do you have some memories of the future?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha got the chills and smacked his arm away.


    ¡®This son of a bitch. How dare you pretend to be the Captain-nim.¡¯


    As Yoo Jaeha grabbed da Vinci''s artifact...


    ¡°I thought you weren¡¯t here to start a fight?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Someone unexpected appeared in front of them.


    This guy was a US army officer.


    They had met this Colonel briefly when they went to the pentagon in the past.


    ¡®The Captain-nim didn''t like him because he gave off the same aura as Chairman Kwon.


    Ah, his name was Colonel Matthew. But he was not a Colonel anymore.


    ¡®He¡¯s a General now. What?! That¡¯s no normal rate of promotion!¡¯


    Matthew had a dangerous looking smile on his face as he approached Jaeha.


    ¡°I became a fan after seeing your paintings. I once wanted to walk the path of art so it was very memorable.¡±


    ¡®I''m scared.¡¯


    The Dominance resonating from this bastard was extremely chaotic even though he was hiding it as best as he could. People like this were completely opposite from people like Jaeha who mainly used Affinity. In fact, this guy seemed even scarier than Ju-Heon.


    But Yoo Jaeha did not submit and had a twisted smile on his face.


    ¡°I''m sure that you¡¯re not just here for an autograph. What business did you have with me?¡±


    Matthew, Hitler''s artifact user, handed something to him.


    ¡°Will you please take a look at this?¡±


    It was an artifact. Yoo Jaeha gasped after looking at the artifact.


    That was to be expected.


    ¡®Goebbels¡¯s artifact......!¡¯


    He could tell for real now. It was the artifact that Ju-Heon had taken from the Monarch of Gossip in the past. He had destroyed it down to the core and stuffed it somewhere.


    He knew that the debris had disappeared but it had flown to this guy?!


    ¡®It¡¯s not weird since he seems to be using a Nazi artifact.¡¯


    ¡®Hitler¡¯ calmly added on.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know who did that to it, but nobody in the world is able to restore it.¡±


    ¡®Of course not! Do you know who destroyed it?!¡¯


    ¡®Hitler¡¯ smirked as if he already knew who was responsible for it.


    ¡°It is an extremely precious artifact for me. I know it might be rude to ask, but could you please restore these for me?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha couldn''t help but laugh.


    ¡®Does he think that I am crazy? Why would I restore that for him?!¡¯


    He didn¡¯t know what artifact Matthew had, but someone with a Nazi artifact looking for Goebbels... It was obvious what he was planning.


    ¡°I''m sorry but...... ahh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha screamed as he was about to reject Matthew. There were terrible screams throughout the exhibit hall as well.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    Blood spurted as if there was a fountain of blood and something fell on top of that blood.


    Others in the area couldn¡¯t believe what had just happened.


    ¡°Ah...... ahhhhh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha fell over after feeling a terrible pain. His left hand had been cut off.


    ¡°U, ugh......!¡±


    Hitler and Gung Ye, the man who looked like Ju-Heon, said something to Jaeha as he was in pain.


    ¡°You''ll die if you don¡¯t fix the artifact.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha just sneered at them.


    ¡°Retards.¡±


    He had the phoenix artifact. His hand should restore itself if he waited a little......


    It was at that moment.


    ¡®!¡¯


    It was not being restored. The Heirloom was not responding to him.


    ¡®Why?¡¯


    Hitler, who seemed to be the cause of that, had a cold smile on his face.


    ¡°You should be a good boy and restore the artifact if you want to keep your other hand.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°You need it to keep painting these wonderful paintings.¡±


    ¡®This son of a bitch. Should I kill him?¡¯


    Jaeha could tell what had happened. This bastard¡¯s ability was making his Heirloom¡¯s ability disappear.


    ¡®I need to get out of the art gallery first.¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha tried to run, but...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    ¡°Where do you think you¡¯re going?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha scoffed in disbelief as he was being held back.


    ¡°I''m not interested so ask one of the other restorers! The official restorers are quite skilled, you know?¡±


    The two bastards smirked.


    ¡°I got rid of all of them because they were useless. I cut off all of their useless hands.¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    ¡°Take it as an honor. I put quite a lot of value in Seo Ju-Heon''s perspective. I think that his restorer should be useful. Now then, if you want to keep your remaining hand......¡±


    ¡°Ah, get lost. I¡¯ve already been claimed. I don¡¯t fix anything without the Captain-nim¡¯s orders!¡±


    Hitler laughed at this response.


    ¡°That¡¯s disappointing.¡±


    Jaeha screamed as soon as Hitler said that.


    His remaining right hand had been cut off as well. Hitler then addressed Gung Ye.


    ¡°Call Goebbels and tell him to take care of the witnesses. That this bastard and all of the artists here with you.¡±


    That was what had happened here. Jaeha had found an opportunity to escape but these crazy bastards really did seem to have killed all of the restorers in here.


    He was currently hiding in the men¡¯s restroom.


    ¡°Shit, I need to hurry up and get out of here. Damn it, my stupid phoenix.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha frowned while looking at his two stumps where his hands should be. He managed to wrap things around it to control the blood loss but he may never be able to draw again.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡±


    He had already fulfilled his life-long dream thanks to the Captain-nim helping him have this private exhibition.


    It was painful but he would be fine.


    However...


    ¡°I''m worried that I can''t restore artifacts for the team...¡±


    If all else fails, he¡¯ll beg Chloe for help.


    Anyway, he tried to pick up Ju-Heon''s call.


    However...


    ¡°Damn it.¡±


    He managed to grab the phone but it kept falling down because he had no hands.


    As an annoyed Jaeha tried to pick it up again...


    Crunch.


    ¡°!¡±


    Someone stomped on the phone. He raised his head to see a pretty lady.


    ¡°We can¡¯t have you contact Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started sweating while looking at her smile and quietly managed to mumble.


    ¡°Uhh...... Umm, this is the men¡¯s restroom.¡±


    The lady seemed to be a career woman in her early thirties. Goebbels, who looked like a reporter, smiled at him.


    ¡°Should I stick your hands back on for you? It¡¯d be great if you became our personal restorer and restored my artifacts and this artifact too.¡±


    Goebbels waved something around.


    The artifact looked like a fossil. He had never seen an artifact shaped like this before even in his past life, which meant it must be a new kind of artifact.


    He probably wouldn¡¯t know what it was unless he restored it.


    The lady smiled like an evil Nazi executive who had become famous for their evil deeds at Auschwitz.


    ¡°Or maybe I should just turn you into a retard so that you can''t run away?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Don''t move. You''ll die if you do.¡±


    As the woman stepped on Yoo Jaeha and tried to stick an artifact syringe into him...


    Crack!


    The needle of the syringe suddenly broke.


    ¡°?!¡±


    She was wondering what was going on when she heard an unfamiliar voice behind her.


    ¡°Get lost. I''m the one who will kill him.¡±


    The evil lady gasped.


    The person who appeared was none other than Jack the Ripper.


    She was looking at Goebbels with an angry gaze.


    She seemed to have been aiming to take Jaeha¡¯s life all this time. She must have a grudge against him.


    Jaeha was the reason she was caught by Ju-Heon¡¯s group after all. She had aimed to take Jaeha¡¯s life many times since then.


    Goebbels was confused at what she had just heard.


    ¡®Wait, I thought she was on his side but she wants to kill him?¡¯


    ¡°Hold on, I''m trying to kill him too! Doesn¡¯t that mean that we are on the same side?¡±


    ¡°No?¡±


    Nina calmly raised her knife up.


    ¡°It¡¯s only meaningful if I kill him.¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    The knife struck down!


    Clang!


    ¡°Eek!¡±


    The lady barely dodged it but the sink wasn''t so lucky.


    ¡°Fuck!¡±


    Nina mumbled about her condition not being good and frowned after seeing that Goebbels had dodged.


    Yoo Jaeha was sweating bullets while looking at her.


    Nina was very strong. She was uselessly strong even though she didn''t even have an evil god artifact!


    ¡°What? Say that again. General?¡±


    Ju-Heon was near the art gallery entrance now.


    It seemed as if the Tomb Appearance had already happened. That might be why Jaeha was not picking up his phone.


    Ju-Heon tried to rush into the building but...


    ¡°Why are there so many useless shits?¡±


    There were terrorists standing in Ju-Heon''s way.


    They were subordinates of the Monarch of Evangelism from the Middle East. He had wondered if the Monarch of Evangelism was here as well but that didn¡¯t seem to be the case.


    In addition, he had heard that the one who had walked in was that wicked Colonel he had met at the Pentagon.


    ¡®It faintly smelled like the Monarch of Evangelism''s artifact.¡¯


    But a General in the US Department of Defense was a spy working with terrorists?!


    ¡®The US is so dumb.¡¯


    Ju-Heon snorted and continued walking toward the entrance.


    A message popped up in front of him.


    [Danger. There is a dangerous aura roaming around the Tomb Appearance area.]


    [It is recommended that you do not enter.]


    Ju-Heon scoffed.


    ¡®What the hell?¡¯


    Ju-Heon completely ignored it and continued walking without any hesitation.


    The enemies frowned while looking at him.


    ¡°It¡¯s the real Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    "What the hell? It''s not the Maitreya?¡±


    They seemed to have gotten Ju-Heon confused with Gung Ye, the Monarch of the Heavens.


    They truly did look like twins.


    ¡°It doesn''t matter! Get rid of him!¡±


    There was a loud explosion as they said that.


    Bang!

 Chapter 287: That’s my prey, you little punk (3)

    Chapter 287: That¡¯s my prey, you little punk (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    The ground cracked open and numerous soldiers of the Afterlife appeared.


    And then...


    ¡°Who is going to take care of who?¡±


    He had a vicious smile on his face as the Army of the Afterlife attacked the enemies.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    The terrorists tried to escape but Anubis¡¯s Army of the Dead was too much for them.


    ¡°Fuck! Don¡¯t be afraid! Kill all who oppose us!¡±


    ¡°There are only six of them!¡±


    The terrorists started attacking back. There were thousands of them.


    ¡°Sweep them away with quantity!¡±


    They fired rifles, threw Molotov cocktails, and did everything they could to attack. There were even artifacts that made people fall asleep or get sick.


    But Ju-Heon¡¯s team didn¡¯t seem to care at all.


    Forget caring, they...


    ¡°Hmph, do they think we''re useless?¡±


    ¡°They need to be at the Captain''s level for us to be afraid.¡±


    They used their artifacts to defend against attacks coming from all sides.


    They then urgently turned toward Ju-Heon.


    "Captain! Leave them to us and go! Don''t waste your strength here and ... Huh? Captain?!¡±


    Julian gasped after looking at Ju-Heon.


    It couldn''t be helped, since......


    ¡°Buuuurp, I ate too much.¡±


    Julian grabbed the back of his head after seeing Ju-Heon in a bit of pain.


    ¡®He ate some artifacts already?!¡¯


    ¡°Wow, hey! Stop eating random stuff!¡±


    Ju-Heon ignored him and walked toward the entrance of the art gallery.


    The enemies became anxious and shouted.


    ¡°He¡¯s trying to go inside!¡±


    "Contact the General! Tell him to hurry up and remove his abilities!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine! They said this bastard won''t destroy things like this!¡±


    But at that moment...


    Bang!


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon destroyed a wall of the art gallery and nonchalantly walked in.


    He then started to frown.


    He could smell an artifact as well as a disgusting scent as soon as he walked in.


    ¡®The smell of blood?¡¯


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Captain-nim, this......!¡±


    Seol-A, who had followed him inside, pointed at something.


    ¡°!¡±


    It was a hand.


    It was a very familiar hand.


    ¡°This makes no sense!¡±


    "What do you mean he killed all of our restorers?!¡±


    The people who were working with Chairman Kwon and the Monarchs of Pandora were throwing a fit.


    That was to be expected. All of their official restorers at the gallery had been murdered.


    More importantly, the culprit was a US general!


    That bastard had taken their money and then stabbed them in the back!


    ¡°What the hell is he doing to his fellow Pandora allies?!¡±


    ¡°His evil god artifact is Hitler¡¯s artifact. No wonder he¡¯s so shitty... Are you sure he hasn¡¯t gone crazy?¡±


    ¡°What does the US president have to say about this?¡±


    The Pandora employees responded.


    ¡°It seems as if the US has betrayed Pandora.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°They ran off with over half of the high-grade artifact users associated with Pandora.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Pandora¡¯s Monarchs were shocked at this revelation.


    ¡®Over half of the high-grade artifact users?!¡¯


    That was enough to conquer a country or two.


    Of course, Pandora had been suppressing people from doing that, but... If they betrayed Pandora and went to the US......


    ¡®Is the US planning on using them to declare Supremacy?¡¯


    That crazy old fart who was the US president was someone who would do something like that.


    But there were two people in the room who were smiling in secret. They were Chairman Kwon and Kwon Hyuk Soo.


    ¡®It''s going according to plan.¡¯


    The admin they had sent to the exhibition was Hitler.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo had fought against the Monarch of Evangelism in the Middle East before and that was when he had discovered Colonel Matthew. After realizing that Matthew was the Monarch of Evangelism''s spy, Kwon Hyuk Soo had stealthily made a suggestion to Chairman Kwon.


    ¡®Let¡¯s join hands with Hitler.¡¯


    It was obvious that Hitler would have quite the synergy effect if he got Goebbels''s artifact and other Nazi artifacts.


    Furthermore, the art gallery where Yoo Jaeha was having his exhibition was where the third change was to happen.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, die by Hitler''s hands.¡¯


    His anger was obviously directed at Ju-Heon.


    ¡®That bastard will really die this time.¡¯


    It was a hand.


    It was a very familiar hand.


    ¡°Captain-nim......this...¡±


    Seol-A picked up the cut off left hand and the team members following behind her stiffened up.


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    At first glance, it would be difficult to tell who¡¯s hand it was.


    However, the artifact ring on the finger......


    "This is definitely Jaeha¡¯s......¡±


    ¡°No, that¡¯s not possible!¡±


    Julian turned to see that Ju-Heon was frowning.


    But Ju-Heon was just finding the situation to be odd.


    ¡®Even though we call him a pushover, he''s not really a pushover.¡¯


    He wouldn''t be defeated so easily like this. A message appeared as if to explain what had happened.


    [Your artifacts¡¯ abilities are disappearing because of an aura of deletion.]


    [Your artifacts¡¯ abilities are disappearing because of an aura of deletion.]


    Ju-Heon looked at his hand.


    He could see the Crow¡¯s aura that had been coming out slowly disappearing.


    ¡®Is that why it told me not to come in here? Who could be doing this?¡¯


    As he had that thought...


    ¡°If you''re looking for the owner of that hand, you don¡¯t need to worry.¡±


    He heard an unfamiliar voice. Ju-Heon turned around to see the Maitreya, his look-alike.


    The Maitreya had a cheeky smirk on his face.


    ¡°We cut that bastard¡¯s hand off but he''s not dead...... ugh!¡±


    He groaned in pain.


    Something flew up in the air before falling to the ground.


    Plop.


    What fell down was a pair of hands.


    They were the triumphantly smack-talking Gung Ye''s hands.


    Gung Ye''s face turned pale.


    "Ah, aaaaah!¡±


    He fell to the ground in pain after losing both hands in an instant.


    However, Ju-Heon was just viciously glaring at him after chopping off his hands.


    ¡°Did you do that to him?¡±


    Xiang Yu''s sword was giving off a murderous aura in Ju-Heon''s hand.


    Gung Ye swore with bloodshot eyes.


    ¡°Y, you bastard, how dare you take my hands...... ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon kicked him this time.


    Pow!


    Gung Ye was rolling on the ground after being kicked by Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon then stepped on Gung Ye''s head and smirked.


    "Why don''t you change that face of yours first? It''s annoying to see a shitty guy like you with my face.¡±


    ¡°Uggggggh!¡±


    Ju-Heon stomped on the face and Gung Ye''s face turned into someone else''s face.


    He was actually Tao, the Monarch of Popularity who had suddenly disappeared in the past! This was the guy who had tried to use his fans to get rid of Ju-Heon.


    ¡°You bastard......!¡±


    ¡°Oh, it¡¯s my downgraded version. This is great. You¡¯ll pay the price for messing with my team member.¡±


    ¡°Uggggggh!¡±


    Gung Ye screamed as Ju-Heon released his aura. It was at that moment.


    ¡°How about you stop there, Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    Hitler appeared in front of them.


    The SSS-Grade artifact that was creating this tomb reacted strongly once Ju-Heon and Hitler looked at each other.


    It was as if it had found its master.


    ¡°Damn it, I just need to go outside! As long as I go back out, my hands......!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was running like hell.


    It seemed impossible to run like this with his hands cut off, but he was drawing out every ounce of strength he had to do so.


    "Ah, stop, stop chasing me!¡±


    He couldn''t help it. He was being chased by a scary woman. She might eat him up if he stopped for even a moment.


    ¡°Get your ass over here!¡±


    That woman was Goebbels. Yoo Jaeha swore as it was clear she was trying to kill him.


    ¡°Ow! Fuck!¡±


    This Goebbels seemed to be aiming for the former Monarch of Gossip''s position now that he was dead.


    ¡®I guess she has a good Fit with Goebbels''s artifact?¡¯


    Of course, she was not using Goebbels¡¯s artifact right now and was using an evil god artifact. She seemed to be using an evil Nazi artifact instead of an Heirloom right now but she was skilled enough to take the Monarch of Instigation spot in the future.


    He could understand why she was trying to abduct him to restore Goebbels''s artifact that Ju-Heon had destroyed.


    As he had that thought...


    Bang!


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    Another woman jumped down from the direction Jaeha was running.


    It was Jack the Ripper this time.


    She was charging at him as if she wanted to kill him too.


    Jaeha gasped and foamed at the mouth.


    ¡®First Jack the Ripper and now Goebbels too!¡¯


    ¡°How come I only get these crazy girls chasing me?! Come on!¡±


    He felt wronged.


    "All the pretty good girls go to the Captain! Why?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha suddenly stopped and shouted to Nina.


    ¡°Fine, you want to kill me right?! I¡¯ll just die!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The knife-wielding Nina flinched.


    ¡°But that woman is going to kill me at this rate. Then you will lose me.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡°You know what I mean, right?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha smiled and Nina¡¯s knife changed trajectory.


    ¡°!¡±


    Jack the Ripper started to chase after Goebbels instead.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    Nina seemed to want to kill Jaeha without anyone hindering her.


    Goebbels glared at Jaeha as Jack the Ripper was chasing her now.


    ¡®This damn rat-like bastard!¡¯


    She used Goebbels¡¯ artifact to get rid of Nina.


    Boom!


    This was just a copy made by Louie so it wasn''t as good as the real one and was a consumable artifact, but it was still very strong.


    It was a brainwashing artifact to instigate the benighted masses, so Nina disappeared as if she had been bewitched by something.


    There was a cool down period before she could use Goebbels¡¯s artifact again because of Nina, but it didn¡¯t matter.


    Jaeha seemed to be running for his life after seeing how dangerous Goebbels¡¯s artifact could be, but what could he really do?


    ¡®His Fit should have fallen the moment he lost both hands and his artistic talents took a hit. I don¡¯t even need to use Goebbels''s artifact.¡¯


    ¡°I''m not scared of you when you can''t even use da Vinci''s artifact...... huh?!¡±


    "We got him now.¡±


    Gobbels couldn¡¯t help but be shocked. The Yoo Jaeha in front of her had a functioning hand!


    Both of his hands should be cut off but one of them was back!


    ¡°I can deal with someone like you with just my left hand.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha activated da Vinci''s artifact.


    Something shocking started to happen.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    Pillars shot up from all around them. Jaeha activated other artifacts as well.


    [Michelangelo''s Graver (S-Grade:Legendary Hero Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    [Rafael¡¯s Pencil (S-Grade:Legendary Hero Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    They were unexpectedly the remaining two of the three major Renaissance artists¡¯ artifacts. They were artifacts that the other artists at the exhibition had on them.


    Someone had placed the dead Julien¡¯s Michelangelo artifact in his bag while Rafael''s artifact had shown up in front of him after the first day of the exhibition.


    It wanted to change masters or something like that.


    Anyway, the Monarch of Pushoverness had powered up after collecting the set of the 3 Renaissance Art Masters¡¯ artifacts!


    Pillars also fell from the sky and the ground roared as the tiles flipped over.


    The range was pretty small; it was about the size of a studio. This was a new area created with the Masters¡¯ artifacts.


    The thing that he had drawn inside da Vinci''s notebook had become real. His other artifacts helped with that as well.


    This... was no ordinary room.


    ¡°W, what the hell is this?!¡±


    There was a whip and chains... There were iron bars on the ceiling and floor, some Middle Ages torture devices... This was clearly a torture chamber.


    The floor was also covered in fire and mines!


    It looked as if taking a single wrong step could send someone to the afterlife in this terrible room.


    There were some muscular men in the next room reaching their hands out as well!


    [Hey little boy, we¡¯ll pamper you.]


    [Come on over.]


    The cuffed Goebbels couldn¡¯t help but become anxious.


    ¡®What kind of space did this son of a bitch create?!¡¯


    The person who created the room was grumbling.


    ¡°Ah, I created this torture chamber for that bastard Ilya but who knew it would be used like this?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    She frowned after seeing Jaeha being so calm.


    She could tell that she had not seen wrong.


    ¡®His hand really is there!¡¯

 Chapter 288: That’s my prey, you little punk (4)

    Chapter 288: That¡¯s my prey, you little punk (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    The left hand that should have been cut off looked perfectly fine!


    ¡®We definitely cut that off......!¡¯


    Jaeha just smirked at the shocked Goebbels.


    ¡°You shouldn''t be shocked at just that.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha took something out of his pocket and showed it to her. Goebbels screamed after seeing what he took out.


    That was to be expected.


    ¡°Y, your right hand is fine too?!¡±


    Was she dreaming? Both of Jaeha¡¯s hands were fine.


    Goebbels started shaking in confusion.


    ¡®What the hell is going on?!¡¯


    She had confirmed it with her own eyes that they had both been chopped off!


    She wondered if Hitler or Gung Ye had gone easy on him but that wasn¡¯t the case. She had seen how they chopped off the hands of every restorer who went against them.


    ¡®Did he restore his hands with an artifact already?¡¯


    No, that wasn¡¯t it.


    ¡®He shouldn''t be able to use any artifacts in this area.¡¯


    Hitler¡¯s ability was covering the entire art gallery. She had seen that only their allies were able to use their artifact''s abilities.


    That meant that he shouldn''t have been able to use a healing artifact.


    ¡®So how are his hands...?! And those artifacts...!¡¯


    Goebbels then realized it.


    She saw the Nazi swastika seal in Jaeha¡¯s hand.


    ¡®That is?!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha started to smile.


    "This is the medium right? This is the thing that makes it so people can''t use their abilities?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Other people won¡¯t be able to see it because there were invisible seals all around this building.


    It was the Nazi swastika. Nobody could use their artifacts in an area where the seals were placed.


    Seo Ju-Heon and his team were no exception!


    But Jaeha was holding onto one!


    ¡°How do you have that......?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha smiled viciously.


    ¡°How? Are you looking down on Monarchs with Heirlooms right now?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Thunderbolts shot down as she got the chills from seeing his smile.


    Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumble!


    Goebbels looked at Jaeha with fear in her eyes.


    He was holding an orb in his hand.


    ¡®Indra''s artifact!¡¯


    Had he created that with da Vinci''s artifact?


    ''That bastard really can use his artifacts right now.¡¯


    But Goebbels soon scoffed.


    ¡°It¡¯s a fake and not the real Indra''s artifact......¡±


    Indra¡¯s artifact viciously started to roar.


    Ruuuuumble!


    Ruuuuumble!


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    The torture devices turned into ashes after being struck by the thunderbolts.


    Goebbels plopped down in fear while Yoo Jaeha sneered at her.


    ¡°A fake? It¡¯s still enough to kill someone like you.¡±


    Goebbels was shaking.


    ¡®He¡¯s no pushover. I looked down on the Monarch of Pushoverness too much!¡¯


    She was about to go crazy.


    She had come to confirm that a cockroach was dead after eating the poison but what the hell?!


    ¡®How the hell did his hands appear?¡¯


    She became anxious and tried to make a deal with Jaeha.


    ¡°Okay! I''ll, I''ll give you information on a great artifact! You can even have my artifact if you want it!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha shouted at her.


    ¡°Get lost! You think I''m an artifactphile like a certain someone? I would have thought about it if you said you¡¯ll set me up on a date.¡±


    Goebbels looked confused for a moment before she smiled.


    ¡°O, okay! I know a lot of pretty girls......!¡±


    ¡°Ah, whatever. I already got all of their numbers.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Jaeha shook Goebbels¡¯s phone around.


    ¡°Okay then bye, pretty noona.¡±


    ¡°Wait, waiiiiiiit!¡±


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    "Wow, she really fainted.¡±


    Dan poked the unconscious Goebbels with amazement.


    He had been quite shocked when Jaeha said that he would be bait but to think that he really took her down...


    ¡°Wasn¡¯t it an illusion?¡±


    That was right.


    Goebbels, who should have turned into ashes after being hit by the thunderbolt, was not harmed at all.


    Of course, this was the expected outcome.


    ¡°That Indra''s artifact is a D-Grade fake too, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes, it can only charge a battery or something.¡±


    Indra¡¯s artifact that Jaeha had created was the lowest-grade copy. The torture chamber he had created was all an illusion as well.


    He would normally have created the real things, however......


    ¡°This is my limit without my hands.¡±


    But didn''t he have his hands?


    Actually, Jaeha¡¯s hands being restored was fake. He had used da Vinci''s artifact to pretend as if his hands were back to fluster the enemy.


    She would only believe that he could use da Vinci''s artifact at full power if he did that.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®The fact that I found this Nazi seal is a bluff too.¡¯


    Jaeha threw aside the swastika that he had shown Goebbels.


    It looked real but this was also a fake he had created. He had not found the swastika in this area yet.


    Everything had been a bluff for this ''former'' Monarch of Fraud.


    ¡°Well, I managed to trick her. Hahaha!¡±


    It was a relief that he could find the spot where Hitler¡¯s ability was a bit weaker, as if it was a wifi signal.


    There was actually a simple reason he could use da Vinci''s artifact even after losing both hands.


    How?


    ¡®One hand is fine.¡¯


    One hand was still fine?


    You see, Jaeha had done something when he fell down after Hitler cut off his hand.


    He had hid his real arm and created a fake.


    He felt that the crazy bastard might cut off the other hand too and it would have been really bad if he lost both hands!


    ¡°Anyway, Dan. Did you find it?¡±


    Dan smiled at him.


    While Jaeha and Dan were taking care of Goebbels...


    ¡°I guess I should say long time no see?¡±


    Ju-Heon was scoffing in front of General Matthew.


    He had felt that this guy had a detestable artifact when they met at the Pentagon, however.....


    ¡°I never expected it to be the damn Nazi leader¡¯s artifact.¡±


    Hitler seemed shocked to hear that.


    ¡°You knew what artifact it was even without me telling you.¡±


    ¡°Shut up. It¡¯d be weird if I didn¡¯t know.¡±


    He could smell Nazi artifacts he had seen before nearby.


    There would be only one Four Emperors-Grade artifact that could rule over them all.


    But most importantly, this bastard¡¯s artifact...


    [The power of the Heirlooms is being removed.]


    [The power of the Heirlooms is being removed.]


    The other team members started frowning.


    ¡°Captain-nim, we really......¡±


    Their Heirlooms were losing powers as well. They would not be able to use their abilities.


    They had never seen this ability before.


    Gung Ye, who was under Ju-Heon''s foot, sneered at them.


    ¡°You guys can¡¯t use artifacts anymore. I can''t believe you walked in here on your own accord. You dumba...... ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon stomped on Gung Ye¡¯s face and gave orders.


    ¡°Ilya, find symbols related to Nazis.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°No artifact is omnipotent. I''m sure there is a medium that is preventing us from using our abilities.¡±


    Matthew laughed at Ju-Heon who had instantly dissected the basis of his artifact.


    He had felt this last time as well but Ju-Heon was truly a desirable person as a subordinate.


    This bastard knew something that nobody else knew.


    He couldn¡¯t help but make this offer.


    ¡°Why don''t you join us?¡±


    ¡°......?¡±


    ¡°We''ve gone independent from Pandora. There¡¯s no need for us to be enemies anymore.¡±


    He was being serious.


    ¡°There is an extremely dangerous large-scale tomb among the ones that have not appeared yet.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    He knew that one of those dangerous tombs would be the Crow''s tomb.


    ¡°Your tomb raiding team is talented. But there will be some tombs that are difficult for you guys because there¡¯s only a few of you. That¡¯s why we should work together. There are many factions aligned behind me already.¡±


    The size of that alliance was already at the level of the Four Emperors of the past.


    The General continued speaking.


    ¡°We also brought some useful artifact users from Pandora as well. I think they would be useful to you.¡±


    He was basically saying that he would give those artifact users to Ju-Heon if he wanted them.


    ¡°What do you think? Based on your personality, I think the two of us would get along pretty well. Don¡¯t you think so?¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Get along?¡±


    Boom!


    His chaotic aura seemed to be going berserk.


    ¡°Someone who thinks we could get along messed with my damn subordinate?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The Crow¡¯s aura charged at him.


    It was so strong that it impacted the entire gallery.


    Boom!


    The enemies inside the gallery started screaming.


    ¡°There¡¯s a crack on my artifact......!¡±


    ¡°Aaah! What the hell?!¡±


    Their artifacts were cracking and being destroyed.


    ¡°General Matthew!¡±


    ¡°Please stop Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    Hitler¡¯s subordinates urgently sought him out. Ju-Heon seemed extremely angry.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s Dominance was shooting up wildly.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Matthew was a bit flustered but soon started smiling.


    He had used his ability.


    [The power of artifact removal has activated.]


    [The power of artifact removal has activated.]


    His power started to get rid of Ju-Heon''s Crow''s aura.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Hitler felt that something was wrong.


    ¡®That bastard''s artifact is not disappearing!¡¯


    This was very weird.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s artifact seemed to be flailing even stronger the more he tried to get rid of it.


    ¡®What''s going on?¡¯


    A message appeared as if to explain what had happened.


    [This tomb''s artifact is starting to get interested in you.]


    [This tomb''s artifact is starting to get interested in you.]


    Hitler, who had no way of knowing that, activated his ability even more.


    He was planning on getting rid of Ju-Heon and the others¡¯ artifacts at the same time.


    But at that moment...


    Crack!


    ¡°!¡±


    Matthew was quite shocked.


    The mediums that allow him to extend the radius of his ability... A swastika he had placed in the gallery had been destroyed.


    It was the one that had the strongest impact!


    ¡®Who the hell?¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°That ability removal artifact shouldn''t work here now.¡±


    He heard a familiar voice.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s group was a bit shocked to see those people.


    "Dan!¡±


    ¡°Jaeha!¡±


    "And Louie...!¡±


    Hitler frowned.


    ''That bastard.¡¯


    It seemed as if Dan had found Louie who had been hiding in the gallery.


    Louie must have spilled the beans on where all of the swastikas were located.


    Hitler sighed and addressed Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon. I don''t want to use any rougher methods than I already have. I''ll even tell you about the fossil artifact if you team up with me.¡±


    ¡°Fossil artifact?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha seemed to realize something and quickly shouted to Ju-Heon who seemed interested.


    ¡®This damn artifactphile might really fall for it!¡¯


    ¡°Ah, Captain-nim. There¡¯s no need to team up with him for it. I already stole one and restored it!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Hitler finally took a thorough look at Jaeha¡¯s hands.


    He was holding a fossil-shaped unidentified artifact!


    Furthermore, it was restored.


    Hitler couldn''t help but scoff.


    It was to be expected.


    ¡®Goebbels should have taken care of this bastard.¡¯


    Hitler started laughing.


    ¡°You rat-like bastard. You managed to run away from Goebbels and come here.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha scoffed at him.


    ¡°Run away? I sent that lady off with my art masters¡¯ artifacts. She peed her pants and fainted because of my illusion.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    "I thought she would be difficult to handle because she was Hitler¡¯s subordinate, but she was pretty easy to deal with. Oh, I brought this as a present.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was definitely shaking a fossil artifact around. He must have stolen it from Goebbels.


    Hitler became anxious.


    ¡°How could you use art artifacts without any hands......¡±


    Hitler soon realized his mistake.


    ¡®Did he just pretend like his hand had been cut off?¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha, who had restored the fossil artifact, was chuckling.


    ¡°Anyway, we have two fossil artifacts now. Hahaha!¡±


    He headed next to Ju-Heon as he said that.


    Hitler felt as if his ass was on fire once the two of them reunited.

 Chapter 289: That’s my prey, you little punk (5)

    Chapter 289: That¡¯s my prey, you little punk (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Let me apologize for my earlier statements. You truly have some talented subordinates.¡±


    He seemed afraid that Jaeha would hand over the new artifact to Ju-Heon.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Let¡¯s make a deal. I''ll give you that unconfirmed artifact if you work with us.¡±


    Ju-Heon shook his head and scoffed at Hitler.


    ¡°What? It¡¯s already ours.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡°Oh, and I wouldn¡¯t work with you even if I didn''t have this artifact, you son of a bitch.¡±


    ¡°I guess you''re angry that I hurt your precious subordinate?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s ears perked up, waiting to hear what Ju-Heon would say.


    However...


    ¡°No. If you were going to do it, you should have killed him instead of cutting off his hands. Then that bastard¡¯s Heirloom would have been mine.¡±


    ¡°#$&$#!¡±


    ¡®Why did I expect anything from this shitty boss?!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha shouted with anger.


    ¡°You shitty Captain, I''m going to keep this weird artifact if you''re going to be like that!¡±


    ¡°Do whatever you want.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha couldn''t believe what he had just heard.


    ¡®What? The artifactphile is declining an artifact?¡¯


    He didn¡¯t have to question it for long as he figured out the reason!


    It couldn''t be helped, since......


    ¡°Aaah! What is this?!¡±


    A bug was crawling out of the fossil artifact Jaeha said he restored!


    Crack, crack-


    It had a smooth brown back... Long antennas... Disgusting legs that made it one of the best in the world at escaping...


    This disgusting appearance was definitely a......!


    ¡°It''s a cockroach!¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled while waving around a different fossil artifact.


    ¡°You can have that one. I''ll take the good one.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha rummaged through his pockets and foamed at the mouth in anger.


    ¡°Ow! Ah, that damn thief!¡±


    Hitler snorted after seeing Ju-Heon take the fossil artifact.


    ¡°You should return that to me while I ask nicely.¡±


    ¡°Why should I?¡±


    ¡°You seem quite pompous for someone with a clone Heirloom.¡±


    Hitler snickered while looking at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°The Crow you have is not it¡¯s real body.¡±


    That was true. Although the Crow Ju-Heon was handling had overwhelming strength, it was just a clone. It¡¯s true body was sealed deep inside a tomb.


    Basically, the Crow was not fully settled in Ju-Heon¡¯s body. It shouldn¡¯t impact his ability to use its powers, but......


    ¡°Heirlooms stick to their masters¡¯ bodies to help them always maintain their top condition. But isn¡¯t that impossible for you?¡±


    It was impossible to guarantee its reliability and abilities 100% of the time.


    ¡°I don¡¯t understand why someone as talented as you is sticking with such an inferior product.¡±


    Ju-Heon could feel the Crow''s aura around him flinching.


    It was still imprisoned inside a tomb. Maybe it realized that Ju-Heon might like some of the other Heirlooms more.


    Hitler continued speaking.


    ¡°Throw away such inferior product...¡±


    Ju-Heon started laughing out loud.


    ¡°HAHAHA. Inferior product? Are your eyes just for show? You can¡¯t even see the value of this bastard.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The Crow''s aura seemed to be getting stronger again. It seemed much stronger than earlier!


    Ju-Heon continued to speak.


    ¡°And even if we call it an inferior product... The regular Heirlooms must be so great that their masters can lose a hand so easily.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha cried.


    ¡®Why is he talking shit about my innocent Heirloom?! What the hell did my Heirloom do wrong?!¡¯


    Jaeha''s phoenix must have gotten upset as well as he could see it charging toward Ju-Heon.


    The fiery bird came out of Jaeha¡¯s body and was flapping its wings trying to peck at Ju-Heon.


    [#$&#$&!]


    Insolent human bastard, do not look down on my abilities!


    The phoenix was objecting that its abilities had only been temporarily suppressed by Hitler¡¯s artifact.


    Ju-Heon smiled with satisfaction after seeing the phoenix Heirloom releasing a strong aura as if it had awakened.


    ¡°Okay, this should be strong enough to take on Hitler.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? What do you......¡±


    Ju-Heon pushed Jaeha forward instead of responding.


    ¡°Good luck. Let''s go, meat shield.¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha screamed and Hitler revealed his true nature.


    ¡°I was planning on taking the Crow but I guess the negotiations have broken down. I was going to give you the artifact from this tomb as well if you agreed to work with me.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled in response.


    ¡°I don¡¯t need it. It¡¯s not that important.¡±


    ¡°You should really learn to control your bluffing. The artifact in this tomb is difficult for your small team to excavate......¡±


    ¡°No. I already got the artifact from this tomb.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    HItler was shocked and Ju-Heon pointed to the ceiling instead of responding.


    The ceiling was starting to crack. The art gallery where the Tomb Appearance had happened was crumbling down.


    That meant that...


    ¡°Tomb cleared.¡±


    The art gallery completely crumbled as soon as he said that.


    They could hear people talking all around them.


    Everybody was looking at the shining letters in the air.


    [SUCCESS]


    Julian had created it with his currents.


    Hitler frowned and looked extremely anxious.


    ¡°Ho, I was wondering why I didn''t see a few of your team members.¡±


    Julian and Chloe had not been visible. They had gone in a different direction as soon as the team came into the art gallery.


    Ju-Heon had them aim for the tomb¡¯s artifact while he held Hitler down.


    Although the artifact had been taken by Chairman Kwon in the past, Kongming and Ju-Heon had cleared this tomb once already.


    Ju-Heon was smiling.


    ¡°I wasn¡¯t interested in your artifact at all since it doesn''t look that tasty.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Was Ju-Heon saying that his goal was the tomb''s artifact from the beginning?


    It was at that moment. Dan pulled out his knife as Hitler opened his eyes wide in anger.


    "Captain-nim, I will take care of things here.Please take Jaeha and Seol-A and......¡±


    Ju-Heon quickly shoved Dan to the side and stepped forward. He felt an aura that only he could handle.


    Boom!


    It was an aura that anybody with an artifact would end up being injured.


    A bright light appeared from the ground.


    Yoo Jaeha and Hitler¡¯s subordinates started screaming.


    That was to be expected.


    [Hitler¡¯s power is descending on the city.]


    His Dominance descended on them as the Nazi symbol, a large Hakenkreuz, floated up.


    It was big enough to cover this whole city!


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    This was completely different from putting seals around the art gallery.


    [Your artifact¡¯s abilities are being removed in this area.]


    [Your artifact¡¯s abilities are being removed in this area.]


    [The risks that have been piling up are striking at once.]


    [The risks that have been piling up are striking at once.]


    All of the people who had been receiving buffs from artifacts started to fall over as their artifacts lost power.


    The people who had raised their energy or strength with artifacts, people who used them to prevent aging, basically everybody who was using artifacts to benefit them in some way had been harmed.


    ¡°That crazy bastard even struck his own allies!¡±


    The angry Hitler seemed to want to take care of Ju-Heon here even if it meant that his allies would be injured.


    The artifacts suddenly seemed to work in reverse.


    For example, someone like Seol-A who used a ghost artifact felt her spirit leave her body while a person who used an artifact to maintain his youth would suddenly get 50 years older.


    Matthew truly must be angry because Ju-Heon took the fossil artifact and the artifact from this tomb.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Tsk, I was holding back because he didn¡¯t look like he would taste good.¡±


    Ju-Heon immediately activated the Crow''s artifact. Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes turned red and the Crow''s aura exploded.


    Boom!


    It was much stronger than usual. The Crow¡¯s black aura soon covered the entire city.


    Booooooooom!


    That crazy aura slowly started absorbing Hitler¡¯s power. The ability removal power was disappearing with it.


    ¡°H, huff!¡±


    ¡°My artifacts are working again!¡±


    But it truly seemed to deserve its status as a Four Emperors-Grade artifact as it was extremely strong.


    [Warning. You have surpassed the amount you can absorb.]


    [Warning. You have surpassed the amount you can absorb.]


    Ju-Heon smirked in response.


    ¡®Whatever, I guess I¡¯ll just have a stomachache.¡¯


    Boom!


    Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed and a strong pressure pushed down on Hitler.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Hitler became anxious.


    ¡°Fuck!¡±


    ¡®I''m going to lose the artifact at this rate.¡¯


    He channeled even more Dominance to activate his artifact.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s Heirloom was just a clone, it couldn''t be that strong.


    Hitler focused all of the ability removal power toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon stumbled.


    He could feel the Crow¡¯s power slowly disappearing.


    However, Ju-Heon focused his mind.


    He would not be able to live with himself if he allowed his artifact to be destroyed like this.


    It was at that moment.


    [Awakening.]


    [The Heirloom¡¯s power is upgrading.]


    [You are now able to use the abilities of artifacts you have absorbed.]


    The Crow''s artifact''s original ability was taking the artifacts it gobbled up and turning it into its own power.


    Flash!


    Ju-Heon smiled after feeling a new power inside of him.


    And then...


    He activated it. He used the Hitler¡¯s artifact''s power of removal that he had absorbed until now!


    A large explosion occurred.


    The power of removal struck Hitler and he coughed up blood.


    He was struck by the risk from his artifact just as the others had suffered from earlier.


    ¡°H, huff...!¡±


    Hitler could hardly breathe because he was in pain.


    Ju-Heon smiled and walked toward him.


    The Crow''s black aura that was viciously glowing looked like a pair of wings behind Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I''ll make it so you can¡¯t pull this kind of bullshit ever again.¡±


    The aura that looked like wings pierced through Hitler''s body.


    Puuk!


    ¡°Uuuuugh!¡±


    The Crow''s aura ruthlessly gobbled up Hitler¡¯s artifact.


    It had preyed on this bastard''s evil god artifact.


    Hitler turned into a regular person again and was suffering from a ton of pain.


    Ju-Heon pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the neck.


    Puuk!


    Ju-Heon had killed him on the spot.


    The Crow''s aura that was chaotically fluttering disappeared in that instant.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°General!¡±


    His team members and Hitler''s subordinates appeared.


    Seol-A quickly hugged Ju-Heon who was falling over. Ju-Heon tightly clenched Seol-A as he too was suffering from pain.


    ¡°Ugh......¡±


    "Captain-nim, are you okay? Captain-nim!¡±


    The rope was whimpering as it roamed around Ju-Heon.


    It was scared because it had never seen Ju-Heon in this much pain before.


    "Captain-nim, are you o......¡±


    Ju-Heon, who was holding onto Seol-A as if he was a koala, caught his breath and barely managed to speak.


    ¡°...I, I have a stomach ache from eating something weird......¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s face was purple and he really looked as if he was about to die.


    It was at that moment.


    Hitler¡¯s subordinates glared at Ju-Heon and the others.


    "We won''t let you get away with this.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumble!


    ¡°!¡±


    Thunderbolts shot down in front of them.


    They then heard a vicious voice.


    ¡°We¡¯ll gladly take you on but you are the ones who will suffer.¡±


    Julian had appeared. Chloe, Ilya, and Irene were all with him as well.


    The enemies shook in fear and quickly disappeared once they realized he was being serious.


    Julian stopped the others who tried to chase them.


    ¡°We already got what we need. There¡¯s no need to chase them. More importantly......¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, Mr. Ju-Heon, are you okay?¡±


    Irene shouted with concern while Julian grabbed the back of his head while looking at the groaning Ju-Heon.


    It would be great if he got Hitler¡¯s removal ability, but......


    ¡°I told you not to eat random stuff!¡±


    ¡®He got a stomach ache in the end!¡¯


    Ju-Heon became like a zombie.


    ¡°......Chloe, I need a digestant, a digestant...¡± Sear?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Do you really think a digestant would be enough?! Huh?!¡±

 Chapter 290: Don’t touch my stuff! (1)

    Chapter 290: Don''t touch my stuff! (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Chloe, is the Captain-nim really okay?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon will be okay, right?¡±


    Seol-A and Irene were anxiously tapping their feet.


    The issue at the art gallery had ended without any other incident. Even Jaeha¡¯s hand had recovered. The exhibition had to be canceled in the middle but it was fine since it was finished at a different location.


    And if there was a great gain from this incident, it would be that......


    ¡®He seems to have gained Hitler¡¯s power.¡¯


    Julian had definitely seen it with Zhuge Kongming''s artifact.


    He had seen the movement of the chaotic auras. Ju-Heon had gobbled up Hitler¡¯s artifact and used its abilities.


    It wasn¡¯t weird at all.


    ¡®He said the Crow could use the powers it ate.¡¯


    That meant that Ju-Heon¡¯s powers had grown.


    But who cared about that?


    ¡°Ugh..... a digestant......¡±


    Ju-Heon was groaning in pain. He had a stomach ache!


    Seol-A and Irene were still tapping their feet because they were concerned about Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Chloeeee! The Captain-nim won''t die right? He just has a stomach ache, right?!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon will be okay, right? Please tell me he will be okay!¡±


    They seemed frantic that Ju-Heon was lying on the bed like a zombie.


    They were bringing all sorts of things while nursing Ju-Heon.


    Cold towels and a change of clothes didn''t seem enough to them. Seol-A brought all sorts of medical equipments from Chloe''s room and even a massager while Irene......


    ¡°Umm...... I asked the butler to bring some things that would be good for the body.....! Do you think that these will help?!¡±


    Antipyretics, digestants, vitamins... Herbal medicines that were said to be good for the body, Wild ginseng, medicinal herbs, eels, turtles, carps, she brought all sorts of ingredients.


    The ingredients were so fresh that they were still jumping up and down in the boxes.


    ¡°Ahhhh, Mr. Ju-Heon, please don''t die!¡±


    ¡°Captain-niiiiiiim!¡±


    Chloe facepalmed after seeing the things the two women brought.


    Everything else was fine, but why was viagra mixed in as well?


    Chloe couldn¡¯t deal with it anymore and started to speak.


    ¡°Umm, you don¡¯t need to worry that much......¡±


    Seol-A hugged Ju-Heon and cried.


    ¡°I''ve never seen the Captain-nim in so much pain before!¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    Ju-Heon stayed attached to Seol-A as if he was a koala. If Seol-A left, he stuck to Irene like glue.


    They had been scared to see him act like this when the normal Ju-Heon would never behave this way.


    It wasn''t that Chloe didn''t understand how they were feeling. When Ju-Heon was really sick, back in the past when he was suffering from tomb syndrome, he never showed any signs of being in pain.


    But for a person who looked so calm while suffering from tomb syndrome which was like terminal cancer to be acting like this for a simple stomach ache......


    ¡°Ugh, ugh, my intestines feel like they''re twisted......¡±


    Chloe smacked Ju-Heon on the head with his charts. A rare sight like this to see Ju-Heon whining about being in pain was cute to Chloe, but......


    ¡°That¡¯s why we said don¡¯t pick up random things and eat them.¡±


    ¡°I didn''t do that!¡±


    ¡°Then you purposely chose to eat something dirty. You''re not a child so why are you eating things you shouldn''t eat and getting a stomach ache?!¡±


    Ju-Heon pouted.


    ¡°Okay, I got it. So please give me a digestant...¡±


    ¡°I told you that won''t work! You need a shot!¡±


    Ju-Heon as well as the rest of the team flinched.


    ¡°You''ll be better with a shot so everybody else please leave.¡±


    Chloe then ripped Seol-A away from Ju-Heon''s side.


    ¡°You too!¡±


    Seol-A shouted while being dragged out.


    "Chloe, can it be anything else? Anything but that! A shot for the Captain-nim? That¡¯s too cruel!¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and get out!¡±


    Chloe kicked Seol-A out.


    .


    She kicked Seol-A out first for some reason.


    Maybe she didn''t like the fact that she was stuck to Ju-Heon.


    Seol-A was banging on the door after being kicked out.


    ¡°Chloe! I''ll take the shot in the Captain-nim¡¯s place! It¡¯s too much for him!¡±


    Ju-Heon was tightly clenching Irene now. It was rare to see him shaking like this.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°I''ll just keep my stomach ache. That¡¯ll be better.¡±


    ¡°M, Mr. Ju-Heon?!¡±


    Irene wondered why he was acting like this.


    But she kept hugging him tightly.


    ¡°But Mr. Ju-Heon, you still need to get the shot......¡±


    ¡°No, I''ll get better like this.¡±


    ¡°Ahh...!¡±


    The male team members started swearing as Ju-Heon stuffed his face in Irene''s chest.


    ¡®Fucking bastard, I''m so jealous.¡¯


    But they still felt pity for Ju-Heon while having that thought.


    That was to be expected.


    ¡®I''d rather die than get that shot.¡¯


    ¡®How could there be such a torture in this world.¡¯


    ¡®I''m glad I''m not the one who needs the shot.¡¯


    Chloe''s shot was extremely effective but truly hurt like hell.


    The male team members slowly started moving out of the room.


    However...


    ¡°Ah, right. Everybody else needs shots as well.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    "What the hell are you talking about?!¡±


    They looked as if their house had been foreclosed and taken by the bank.


    "Why do we need shots too?!¡±


    ¡°Hitler¡¯s aura is quite venomous. The Captain-nim is okay because he has Tolerance but you were all hit by the aura as well.¡±


    ¡°#$&#*!¡±


    There were quite a lot of screams in the hotel that day.


    After some time...


    "Fucking Chloe, she just took the Captain-nim and went inside.¡±


    Seol-A was grinding her teeth outside a door. S§×ar?h the nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®When are they going to come out? When are they going to come out?¡¯


    It looked as if there were beams coming out of her eyes toward that direction.


    Her gaze was focused on a room where only Chloe and Ju-Heon were inside.


    ¡°It¡¯s already been 43 minutes!¡±


    Seol-A exploded.


    Something that should normally take 10 minutes was taking so long today!


    Yoo Jaeha held her back as she looked ready to spew flames out of her mouth.


    "Woah, woah, don''t worry, everything will be fi......ugh!¡±


    ¡°I''m sure of it! She used treatment as an excuse because she wanted to be alone with the Captain-nim!¡±


    Why else would she want to be alone with Ju-Heon whenever she treated him?


    ¡®She treats the rest of us all at once!¡¯


    Julian, who was inspecting the artifact Ju-Heon got at the tomb, calmed her down.


    ¡°The Captain always had special treatment. His tomb syndrome was worse than any of us and he didn¡¯t want us seeing him being treated. It¡¯s just a habit now.¡±


    The other male team members grumbled to themselves.


    ¡°That damn captain monopolizing all of the female team members.¡±


    ¡°I wish I could put my head in Irene''s chest too...¡±


    Seol-A heard that and looked at Irene while banging on the wall.


    She had heard that Ju-Heon shoved his face in Irene¡¯s chest.


    Seol-A looked down at Irene¡¯s chest and continued slamming on the innocent wall.


    ¡®I know! I know that my boobs are small! But this is discrimination! He¡¯s never put his face in my boobs!¡¯


    Seol-A was crying internally thinking that at least her boobs would be more elastic.


    ¡®I thought I won because the Captain-nim hugged me!¡¯


    Ju-Heon had hugged her as if he was a koala. Maybe it was because of the memories of his past life. An old habit had come out subconsciously.


    That was why she had thought she had a better chance of victory...... but ...... she was sniffling internally as she started spewing fire.


    ¡®I have no other choice then.¡¯


    She really didn''t want to do this, but...


    "Vice Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go to a breast enlarging tomb next time.¡±


    Julian spit up the coffee he was drinking.


    "That...... umm... The next tomb has already been decided.¡±


    He let out a fake cough before returning to his artifact analysis.


    ¡®This is that mysterious artifact Chairman Kwon took in the past.¡¯


    Julian did not know that this had to do with the Majesty''s Treasure yet.


    While that was going on, Irene had her own concerns as well.


    Why?


    It was because Ju-Heon had tightly hugged Seol-A. He had done it because of the stomach ache, but a person''s subconsciousness was a serious thing.


    ¡®Mr. Ju-Heon, you really......¡±


    At that moment...


    ¡°The Captain really is taking a long time.¡±


    Ilya looked toward the room.


    ¡°What if the Captain''s risk activated?¡±


    ¡°What? Risk?¡±


    "Why else would it take so long? The door is locked as well.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha agreed with him.


    ¡°You have a point. The Captain-nim said that his Immunity has fallen because of the stomach ache and that the risks will activate much easier.¡±


    Irene and Seol-A both gasped. Seol-A then tried her best to smile.


    ¡°Uhh, uhh, it should be okay. Chloe said that she¡¯s not interested in younger men.¡±


    ¡°If you use the American system, aren¡¯t they the same age?¡±


    ¡°.............¡±


    It was at that moment. Jaeha who had his ear on the door was shocked.


    ¡°Huh? Hey, wait. I heard some moans inside......¡±


    Seol-A became frantic and started banging on the door.


    "Chloe, what the hell is going on in theeeeeeeeeere?!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    Irene joined in to bang on the door as well until they broke the door.


    The two women screamed once they saw what was going on inside.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    Something shocking was going on inside the room where Ju-Heon was being treated.


    They saw some flesh intertwining inside the room.


    Ju-Heon was lying down on the bed inside the room and Chloe was straddling him.


    It was just that Ju-Heon had fainted. the two of them had their clothes off as well.


    Well, they weren''t completely naked. Ju-Heon''s shirt was undone and Chloe had her shirt off, with her black bra making her white skin seem even whiter.


    They looked as if they might have been fighting, but it was quite a risqu¨¦-looking scene. The other team members couldn''t help but gasp.


    ¡°H, hold on!¡±


    Julian froze after seeing this steamy sight but Yoo Jaeha was frozen for a different reason.


    Why?


    ¡®Eek! They really were getting it on?! What?!¡¯


    He had said he heard some moans but he had been bluffing!


    He was saying that to tease Irene and Seol-A!


    Ilya was snickering while Irene and Seol-A were foaming at the mouth.


    They didn¡¯t expect to see Chloe taking advantage of a sleeping Ju-Heon!


    The doctor was about to have her way with a patient!


    "Mr. Ju-Heeeeeon!¡±


    ¡°Hey! Chloeeeeeeeee!¡±


    The two women charged toward Ju-Heon at the same time.


    Jaeha was about to head that way as well when he heard some banging noises next to him.


    ¡®!¡¯


    One of the cabinets was shaking quite a bit.


    It was locked.


    Bang bang!


    He didn''t know what was inside, but the cabinet looked as if it would soon break from the impact.


    Jaeha grabbed the key above it wondering what it was.


    He cautiously opened the cabinet and inside......


    ¡°Aaah! What the?!¡±

 Chapter 291: Don’t touch my stuff! (2)

    Chapter 291: Don''t touch my stuff! (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    [#$&!]


    Let me out! Let me out!


    A huffing rope burst out.


    The rope then angrily charged toward Chloe alongside Seol-A and Irene.


    It almost looked as if it was flying.


    And then...


    [#$&*$#!]


    Don¡¯t touch my master! Don¡¯t touch him!


    The rope tightly bound Chloe up. It looked as if it would bite her head off if it had teeth.


    Irene and Seol-A grabbed onto Chloe as well.


    ¡°Chloeeee! You told me you weren¡¯t interested in younger men! How can you do this?!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, wake up. Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    Irene tried her best to wake Ju-Heon up.


    However, Ju-Heon seemed to be deep asleep as he would not wake up.


    He would just frown for a moment...


    Before falling right back asleep.


    The two of them thought this was cute before realizing it was not the time for such thoughts!


    ¡°Please hold on a minute. Something is weird with Mr. Ju-Heon! He¡¯s unable to wake up...!¡±


    Seol-A then switched to grabbing Chloe from behind.


    She almost had Chloe in a choke hold.


    ¡°Chloe! Did you feed the Captain-nim some weird drug? There¡¯s no way you would do that, right?¡±


    Jaeha then pointed around the bed.


    ¡°Uhh... I think she did......¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    There were lots of mysterious medicines scattered around the bed.


    There were brown pill bottles. There were also bottles of medicine used to fill syringes!


    It looked as if Seol-A and Irene¡¯s eyes were burning with rage. Chaotic auras started bursting out of their bodies.


    ¡°Chloe, you... you pretended like you weren¡¯t interested so that you could get our guards down......!¡±


    Their Heirlooms jumped out as if they were responding to the two women''s emotions.


    However, at that moment...


    "Wait! It¡¯s not like that!¡±


    Julian suddenly shouted.


    He had been blanking out at this steamy scene but finally came back to his senses.


    He urgently rummaged through a drawer to find something before shoving a candy in Chloe¡¯s mouth.


    That candy was a risk removal artifact medicine that Chloe created all the time.


    Chloe groaned and grabbed her forehead after eating the candy.


    And then...


    ¡°Huh......?¡±


    She came back to her senses and opened her pretty eyes wide.


    She looked around and then flinched.


    That was to be expected.


    She was topless and Ju-Heon was pretty much topless under her......


    ¡°?!¡±


    Chloe seemed to realize something as she turned red and grabbed Ju-Heon by the collar.


    "Seo Ju-Heon, get the hell up right now!¡±


    (A few moments later)


    Chloe let out a fake cough and quickly put her shirt back on.


    ¡°Aww man, it was such a nice view.¡±


    Ilya sighed in disappointment and Seol-A smacked him in the back.


    Seol-A then asked a question.


    ¡°What the hell happened?¡±


    Chloe seemed to be sweating bullets. Seol-A and Irene¡¯s gazes were becoming very intense.


    ¡°Why were you jumping the Captain-nim?¡±


    The rope raged.


    [#$$&!]


    She was trying to see the master¡¯s butt! She was trying!


    It was normal to do that to give Ju-Heon a shot, but the rope who had no idea about how that worked was raging in anger.


    Chloe groaned and recalled what had happened.


    Forty minutes ago...


    Chloe had been about to give the giant shot to Ju-Heon as well. And as she was about to lower Ju-Heon¡¯s clothes...


    [#$&$!]


    What are you doing?! What are you doing?!


    The rope had burst out and bound Chloe up.


    It must have thought that Chloe was trying to harm Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon had sighed and calmed the rope down.


    ¡°It¡¯s not a big deal. I¡¯m just getting a shot......¡±


    But at that moment...


    Just as Ju-Heon was releasing Chloe from the rope...


    ¡°!¡±


    Chaotic risks suddenly activated in Ju-Heon''s body.


    ¡°!¡±


    Chloe had become flustered.


    She didn¡¯t know which risks they were, but she knew it would be bad no matter what it was.


    Ju-Heon then sensually grabbed Chloe¡¯s arm.


    "Chloe, you look really pretty today.¡±


    Seol-A or Irene would have instantly felt their hearts beat wildly.


    But Chloe was not like them.


    She instantly suppressed Ju-Heon with a frown on her face.


    ¡°Whining about not wanting the shot will not work.¡±


    ¡°Tsk.¡±


    ¡°Okay, hand over your butt.¡±


    Ju-Heon turned around, but once Chloe pulled down his pants...


    ¡®!¡¯


    The risks became even worse in Ju-Heon''s body and the Crow''s aura suddenly released. That Crow''s aura then headed toward Chloe''s medical bag of reagents.


    ¡°Hold......!¡±


    Those reagents were no ordinary medicines. As someone known as the Doctor of Punishment, Chloe could use a person''s risk and return it to them.


    These bottles were full of risks that Chloe had drawn out from people!


    Ju-Heon then broke one of the bottles with the Crow''s aura.


    And then...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Chloe had been directly affected by the risk coming out of the bottle. Ju-Heon was also affected because they were in the same area.


    The risk bottle Ju-Heon had broken was the risk called < Forgotten Desires >.


    It made Ju-Heon sit at the computer and start downloading a video while making Chloe jump Ju-Heon.


    That seemed to be why Chloe was extremely shocked.


    ¡°I... I... I can''t believe I jumped on that bastard.¡¯


    There had been a time in the past when she had some positive feelings about Ju-Heon when she didn¡¯t even know what he looked like. But those feelings had been destroyed in a week thanks to Seol-A.


    That was why Chloe seemed quite ashamed of her actions.


    ¡°Because of the risk....¡±


    ¡°So tell us, why were you wrestling with the Captain-nim?¡±


    "Ahem.¡±


    Chloe let out a fake cough.


    ¡°The Captain ate a bad artifact. The side effect risk activated.¡±


    Irene and Seol-A seemed shocked.


    They wondered if it meant that people around Ju-Heon would try to ravage him if he eats a bad artifact!


    Ju-Heon groaned and opened his eyes at that moment.


    ¡°......Ugh, my head.¡±


    Chloe smacked him on the back as soon as he woke up and had to hear Seol-A and Irene''s naggings.


    ¡°Captain-nim! You get it now right?! You can¡¯t eat dirty things ever again!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Y, you should never eat those things! If you HAVE to eat it, please only do it when I am by your side......!¡±


    ¡°No, do it when I¡¯M by your side......!¡±


    Irene and Seol-A seemed to be growling at each other.


    ¡°Why should he do it when you are next to him, Miss Seol-A?¡±


    ¡°Then why should he do it when he''s with you, Miss Irene......?!¡±


    They looked at Ju-Heon before running out of the room. They then started shouting at each other.


    ¡°Miss Irene, I know that you and the Captain-nim were close when I wasn''t here. But I was by Captain-nim''s side in the past life!¡±


    Irene groaned and her face turned red.


    She knew about the past life because she had heard from the team members.


    To be more specific, it was the story of the future that happened in the past. Ju-Heon said that they could tell her anything as long as it wasn¡¯t something useless.


    It would be weird for Irene if she heard the conversations between the other team members who had their memories back without knowing about their past. It was his way of not making her feel left out.


    Anyway, Irene knew a good amount about what happened in the future. Of course, hearing about it and remembering things for herself were completely different.


    Seol-A confidently shouted at her.


    ¡°I''m the one who was next to the Captain-nim¡¯s side for 10 years.¡±


    Seol-A and the other team members had been with Ju-Heon for over 10 years.


    ¡°So, Miss Irene......¡±


    ¡°Did you and Mr. Ju-Heon promise to have a future together?¡±


    ¡°......E, excuse me?¡±


    Seol-A became flustered.


    ¡°I will give up if the two of you were in that kind of relationship.¡±


    ¡°......Umm, uhh that.¡±


    Seol-A started to sweat.


    "Were you two dating?¡±


    ¡®Well, to be fair, we weren¡¯t dating.''


    ¡°Uhh......umm.¡±


    Seol-A could only fidget.


    Irene was extremely relieved to see Seol-A''s expression.


    She had pushed back hard with courage she didn¡¯t even know she had, but she had been worried that they really would have been lovers.


    Irene continued to speak since she pushed forward with courage anyway.


    ¡°And even if you were dating, the past is the past and the present is the present. The situation is completely different.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    "So Mr. Ju-Heon is mine.¡±


    Irene then quickly started running back to Ju-Heon. Seol-A shouted at her saying it doesn''t work that way.


    ¡°No! The Captain-nim is mine!¡±


    But at that moment...


    [#$$&!]


    No! No! He is mine!


    The rope timidly interjected as well.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Oh is that so? Then let¡¯s do it like this! We pick the same day and the same time! We both ask the Captain-nim for a date and the person he chooses to have a date with is the winner! The loser will give up on him!¡±


    ¡°That sounds great!¡±


    [$#$&#!]


    Fine! No making excuses later! No excuses!


    The rope seemed to want to be in on this date Ju-Heon competition but the two women didn¡¯t even care.


    ¡°So you¡¯re saying that this thing might be a portion of that Majesty''s Treasure thing?¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed flustered while looking at the artifact Julian was handing him.


    It was the artifact he had gotten from the tomb at the gallery.


    ¡°I can¡¯t be certain with my appraisal, but I can tell that it is a special artifact that is stronger than the SS-Grade artifacts.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡®Was that why Chairman Kwon suddenly became so much stronger after taking it?¡¯


    Ju-Heon picked up the mirror Julian handed him. It looked like a regular mirror at a glance.


    He couldn¡¯t even touch it in the past because he didn''t have a Heirloom.


    Ju-Heon tried activating it.


    The artifact released a bright light and infused Ju-Heon with a strong power.


    [Your Dominance is increasing exponentially.]


    [Your Dominance is increasing exponentially.]


    [Your Fit is increasing exponentially.]


    [You have earned the buff of ¡®the person closest to becoming the Majesty.]


    [The basic buff is being activated.]


    [The second buff is being activated.]


    [Starting to detect the location of the other Majesty''s Treasures.]


    However...


    [You do not meet the necessary conditions for activation.]


    [You are unable to use the artifact.]


    [Unable to detect the location of the Majesty''s Treasures.]


    [Unable to transform into sword or bell form.]


    Ju-Heon chuckled. The changes he had felt in his body were amazing.


    But he seemed to be unable to use the whole artifact.


    ¡°What is this artifact anyway?¡±


    ¡°Probably the Seals of Heaven.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon was shocked.


    The Seals of Heaven were three types of divine items featured in the Danjun Myths. Basically, they were items that allowed someone to rule over humanity.


    ¡°I''m sure Chairman Kwon used this to gain enough power to become one of the Four Emperors in the past.¡±


    Ju-Heon was quite amused.


    ¡°But that means that the old bastard knows the conditions to activate this artifact.¡±


    Ju-Heon mumbled after becoming crazed by that thought.


    ¡°I guess it is about time.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s time to restore that old bastard''s memories.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Julian''s eyes opened wide after seeing the evil smile on Ju-Heon¡¯s face. sea??h th§× n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Ju-Heon was going to do it sooner or later. He had been having a lot of fun messing with Chairman Kwon until now, but... The person Ju-Heon really wanted to kill was Chairman Kwon with the memories of the past.


    He wanted to make him suffer the same indignity.


    ¡®I originally said that I would get to where he had been before restoring his memories.¡¯


    Unfortunately, he was lacking just a bit of time to do that. The leaders of the artifacts were already aiming for Ju-Heon and the enemies were right on his tail.


    ¡®They said that you can make all artifacts submit to you if you become the Monarch among Monarchs.¡¯


    That was why he had to make it certain that he would be number one and not lose the position to anybody else.


    That thought led to this answer.


    ¡°But first are the 7 Great Tombs. The remaining two tombs are important so how come only the precursors have shown up and they haven''t opened?¡±


    Something happened at that moment.

 Chapter 292: Don’t touch my stuff! (3)

    Chapter 292: Don''t touch my stuff! (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°You want to know why? It¡¯s because the artifact is dead.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Irene¡¯s brother, George Holten was the one to say that.


    The man who became the < Monarch of Torture > after receiving a Heirloom from Ju-Heon threw the fossil artifact to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I analyzed the thing you left with me. Even if you ignore the cockroach...... The other one. That one is a part of a god¡¯s body.¡±


    Julian, who had not seen it after Jaeha restored it, gasped in shock.


    ¡°What the hell is this? It looks like a dried octopus tentacle!¡±


    It wasn''t really dried octopus.


    [A portion of an outer god¡¯s leg (SS-Grade:Divine-Grade - Fossil Artifact)]


    This was definitely an artifact.


    However, none of them had ever seen it before. That was why Ju-Heon had used it after restoring it but the tentacle just multiplied. It didn''t show the effects of a Divine-Grade artifact.


    ¡®It¡¯s not like I can eat this while drinking beer or anything.¡¯


    Well, Jaeha did say it tasted great and ate the multiplied tentacles.


    Most importantly, it was called an outer god¡¯s leg. That was from the Cthulhu Mythos that focused on alien life forms and was not a very well-known mythology.


    Why?


    It was not a myth based on ethnic traditions such as Greek, Egyptian, or Norse mythologies.


    These were all myths created by humans.


    Artifacts were items born from humans of the past. It wasn¡¯t weird for an artifact like this to exist since even rumors could cause artifacts to appear.


    However...


    ¡°It¡¯s a dead artifact?¡±


    ¡°Yes. To be more specific, they imprisoned it in a cave and buried it alive.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Ju-Heon peeked toward his ring, watch, and necklace and the doggies whispered to him.


    [The Supreme Leaders buried it. They make any artifacts that are too strong to kill but they don¡¯t want alive into this weird form.]


    [Those tentacle bastards were so weird that they ended up that way.]


    [They were getting rid of the ¡®outsiders.¡¯]


    ¡®These damn racist(?) artifact bastards. Are they discriminating because they were born from myths of this world?¡¯


    It didn''t matter.


    The Cthulhu artifact would only be used for war if humans used it.


    "So what does this have to do with the 7 Great Tombs?¡±


    George took something out of his pocket.


    Ju-Heon scoffed after seeing another fossil Artifact.


    "What is that one? Is it a squid leg now? Should I get you some mayo?¡±


    But the fossil George took out was an unexpected item.


    ¡°Squid? No. This is the artifact from one of the 7 Great Tombs that has yet to appear.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide.


    Of the remaining 7 Great Tombs...


    Ju-Heon was looking forward to the Tomb of Avarice.


    ¡®That tomb is where I got the Archaeologist''s artifact.¡¯


    He had been looking forward to it to see if that artifact would show up again. But now...


    [The debris of the artifact of avarice from the 7 Great Tombs (Fossil Artifact)]


    Special Trait: It is already dead. No warmth can be felt from it.


    That artifact of avarice was in front of him.


    "We found it while investigating the areas of the precursor. We were investigating because the tomb showed no signs of appearing and found this.¡±


    This wasn''t enough to tell whether it was his Archaeologist''s Artifact, but......


    ¡°Hand it over. Hand over the fossil of the artifact of avarice.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    George was quite shocked.


    ¡®How does this bastard always know which artifact it is without me telling him? This fucking bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡®The fact that it is a fossil means that this bastard was murdered by that Supreme Leader or whatever.¡¯


    Why?


    ¡®They took care of it in advance so that all 7 artifacts from the Great Tombs could not be gathered together.¡¯


    He was sure of it. The artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs had never been gathered together in the past either. The Tomb of Envy had disappeared without being cleared in the past.


    But it was the Tomb of Avarice this time.


    ¡®The artifacts would be put in a terrible situation if the 7 artifacts are gathered together.¡¯


    It would also benefit the humans, which was something artifacts hated.


    Ju-Heon snickered.


    ¡®There is a high chance that the tomb with the Crow will appear.¡¯


    Either that, or it would be a new treasure that appears.


    Ju-Heon was very happy.


    ''Now that I have avarice, only gluttony is left.¡¯


    George must have read Ju-Heon''s mind as he burst Ju-Heon¡¯s little bubble.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think you get it. You can''t use this like this.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    "Why are you looking at me like that? You were the one who said that the octopus tentacle could only be used as a snack even after it was restored. This needs to go through a special process to be revived.¡±


    "Revived?¡±


    "According to the research team... They said that reviving a fossil artifact using a special process would allow it to create a tomb again in the location it was revived.¡±


    Basically, they needed to do something to create an item that could summon a tomb.


    Ju-Heon accepted that response.


    ¡°I guess you''re right. This fossil Artifact looks to be a C or B-Grade at best right now.¡±


    ¡°In addition... Do you really think I would give this to a thug like yo...... ahh!¡±


    ¡°Great, thanks!¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    The rope had grabbed the fossil artifact and its eyes were sparkling.


    Ju-Heon took it from the rope while snickering.


    ¡°Bro, you should always watch out for pickpockets.¡±


    ¡®This damn thieving bastard!¡¯


    ¡°Excuse me? What did you just say?¡±


    ¡°You didn''t hear? Return this to the way it was.¡±


    Jaeha screamed in anger after hearing Ju-Heon''s response.


    He had stayed up all night to restore the fossil artifact at Ju-Heon¡¯s request but what?!


    ¡°I spent so much time restoring it! Why?!¡±


    "Why? We need to turn it over to the Artifact Engineering team in its original state.¡±


    ¡°The Engineering Team?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha grabbed the back of his neck.


    That was right. Artifact Engineering.


    In addition to restorers and appraisers, the engineers were a third artifact-related occupation.


    The artifact engineers analyzed an artifact¡¯s ability and its makeup to turn them into industrial products. The products sold by artifact-related businesses such as Grave Company were all the result of their research.


    That was how the pills from the Herb of Eternal Youth and the defense-type sweatsuit Ju-Heon''s fans gifted him were created as well.


    They would be able to turn this fossil artifact into an item to summon a tomb.


    ¡°Anyway, break this fossil artifact and return it to normal.¡±


    ¡°#$$#&*!¡±


    ¡®Ow, this bastard!¡¯


    Well, he was probably joking but......


    "Where the hell are you going to find those motherfucking engineers?!¡±


    ¡°Where else? My company.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Ju-Heon was the Director of Grave Company, one of the world¡¯s top three artifact-related businesses after all.


    Although there were many official or freelancer restorers or appraisers, the artifact engineers were mainly associated with countries, university labs, or the R&D team of large corporations.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s R&D team had a lot of talented ner...... no, individuals.


    It would be easy to hand them an artifact to analyze.


    Ju-Heon immediately made the call.


    However...


    [Aigoo, Director-nim. A Fossil Artifact? That¡¯s way beyond our level!]


    [We can¡¯t do...!]


    The researchers told him they couldn¡¯t do it.


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡®I knew it wouldn''t be easy, but...¡¯


    Ju-Heon was very upset.


    Why?


    ¡°You guys told me you could do it not too long ago. Didn¡¯t you ask me to just leave it to you guys?¡±


    [Well, that......]


    They hesitated before adding on.


    [Actually, we had a new intern who was so skilled that she could even handle fossil artifacts. She might be the only one in the world who could handle it.]


    ¡®Oh, we had such a talent?¡¯


    Ju-Heon became curious.


    ¡°So what¡¯s the issue when we have that employee?¡±


    ¡°Well, that intern suddenly quit and left..."


    ¡°!¡±


    She submitted her letter of resignation and left?


    [We are quite shocked as well. She had been so happy that she was finishing her probation period and was going to become an actual employee, but then she said that you are a shitty person......!]


    [She probably went to interview somewhere else. She said anybody would be a million times better than Seo Ju-Heon......]


    The muscles on Ju-Heon''s face were twitching.


    ¡°Who was that terrible intern?¡±


    [Her name is Joy...... huh? Now that I think about it, she looked similar to you, Director-nim......]


    ¡®That triceratops-like bitch.¡¯


    ¡°Excuse me? Ju-Won submitted her letter of resignation? She went to TKBM to interview?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha grabbed the back of his neck.


    He would have probably ran off after hearing that Ju-Heon was the Director as well, but why TKBM?!


    Well, it wasn¡¯t that weird if he thought about it.


    ¡®TKBM is one of the 3 major artifact companies in the world.¡¯


    TKBM, Grave Company, and Gooble.


    These three companies had become such prominent artifact-business companies that no other companies could catch up to them.


    Well, TKBM might have crumbled lately because of Ju-Heon, but it was still around.


    "Aigoo, it¡¯s still TKBM! What if she gets hired there?! Why did it have to be Chairman Kwon''s company of all places?¡±


    Ju-Heon didn''t seem to care much about it.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. I have a way.¡±


    Ju-Heon sent a message from his phone.


    As they were doing that...


    ¡°My goodness, that Grave Company? Why did you leave without signing with them? That company is really good! I really shouldn''t be saying this because I''m here to interview, but TKBM¡¯s stock prices have been falling lately...¡±


    Joy laughed while chatting with the person next to her as they waited for their interviews.


    ¡°I didn''t like the Director there.¡±


    It wasn¡¯t that she really hated Ju-Heon.


    She just didn''t want to be paid by her bastard of a brother.


    Why?


    [A chicken to thank your employer.]


    [Why are you messing around with a guy during work hours?]


    [Give me a list of how you spent your salary.]


    ¡®I''d rather not be paid at all.¡¯


    She didn''t really need to work at TKBM, but she had originally worked for a NGO.


    She knew that TKBM had been the company to financially support that NGO.


    She was thankful for their help to prevent the financially strapped NGO from breaking up.


    ¡®So Chairman Kwon should be a really good person.¡¯


    Joy, who had no idea that it was actually Ju-Heon who had supported her, wanted to pay back that benevolence(?).


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Number 3, 4, and 5, please come in.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir......!¡±


    Joy entered the interview area. Chairman Kwon''s son-in-law, Yoon Shi Woo, was the one who was in there.


    Why?


    ¡®Did she say her name was Joy?¡¯


    She was a promising candidate. He had recently learned that she was Ju-Heon¡¯s twin. That was why he had scouted her.


    He could have kidnapped her but he didn''t want to deal with that shitty bastard Seo Ju-Heon.


    That motherfucker shouldn''t be able to say anything if his sister walked in on her own accord.


    ¡®She¡¯s talented and she¡¯s hot.¡¯


    He would show her a good time as her boss. But who cared if he had such thoughts?


    ¡°Huh? What the hell? Where did number 3 go?!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo became flustered as Joy disappeared from the interview room.


    "Where did that girl Joy go?!¡±


    ¡°Umm! She was outside until just a moment ago but then she saw a message on her phone and ran out......!¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Returning back to Ju-Heon¡¯s group...


    ¡°It¡¯s about time she showed up.¡±


    Ju-Heon was leisurely looking at his watch. S§×arch* The N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    And as he had expected...


    Bang!


    The door opened.


    ¡°Hey! Seo Ju-Heon! I''m going to kill you!¡±


    ¡°See, I knew she would come.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled mischievously. Joy, who had run like hell to get here, was huffing as she grabbed Ju-Heon.


    ¡°My picture! I''m going to kill you if you spread that picture!¡±


    ¡°Picture?¡±


    ¡°Why do you even have that picture?!¡±


    "What the hell? Captain-nim, what kind of picture is it?¡±

 Chapter 293: Four Factions

    Chapter 293: Four Factions Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to know. Just hurry up and try to revive this. You can turn it into a tomb summoning item.¡±


    Ju-Heon threw the fossil artifact toward Joy.


    ¡°Your incentive is your tuition? Or whatever, I¡¯ll make sure to pay you plenty. But you only get one day to do it.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s your punishment for thinking about going to a shitty company like TKBM.¡±


    ¡°#&$#*!¡±


    Joy grabbed the back of her neck. Ju-Heon continued to grumble.


    ¡°I wouldn''t have said anything if she went to Gooble, our other competitor.¡±


    Joy shouted at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°You should consult Professor Zhen Cai Yuan for things like this! This is her specialty! Why would you ask me...?!¡±


    ¡°I already contacted her.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡®Well, it¡¯s for something else though.¡¯


    In another part of the world...


    The Monarch of Evangelism, one of the Four Emperors who had come to excavate a tomb, was screaming.


    His team was not the only one. TKBM that had swept up all of Hitler''s subordinates, Kwon Hyuk Soo, and even the other Monarchs...


    All excavation teams aiming for Ju-Heon were screaming right now.


    They had found a good tomb and came over to excavate it, but then......!


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    There was a woman hindering their excavation!


    This one woman was making Monarchs and high-grade artifact users unable to do anything!


    ¡°Why is that woman here?!¡±


    ¡°I thought she was working with the boss!¡±


    ¡°How capricious can she be?!¡±


    ¡°I knew that she was extremely capricious, but still...... What the hell?!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan, who had been suppressing the Monarch of Evangelism¡¯s troops with overwhelming strength, laughed out loud.


    ¡°I just decided to work with Seo Ju-Heon starting today.¡±


    The following message was on her phone.


    [I¡¯ll go on a date with you. Take care of the bastards in the Middle East for me.]


    Zhen Cai Yuan was smiling like a snake ready to jump on its prey.


    She had no idea that Ju-Heon had lied.


    ¡°What did you say?! You asked Zhen Cai Yuan to take care of the other Four Emperors?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha foamed at the mouth after he heard the news.


    He wondered if he had heard incorrectly.


    ¡°So, you''re saying you used Zhen Cai Yuan?¡±


    ¡°Yes, she¡¯s perfect for taking care of the Four Emperors. The enemy¡¯s movement has been a bit dangerous. Maybe it was because I got rid of Hitler, but the US president seems quite upset even if he isn¡¯t saying anything.¡±


    And most importantly...


    ¡°Those shitty whiners dare to walk into our Herb of Eternal Youth farm and our R&D department wearing dirty boots.¡±


    The farms and business buildings were slowly expanding because business was going so well. They were currently facing some losses because there were people hindering their progress.


    ¡°That¡¯s why I told her to kill any competitors trying to enter the Chinese market.¡±


    Jaeha was thinking that Ju-Heon truly was witty.


    But the condition was a date?


    Yoo Jaeha grabbed the back of his neck.


    He remembered how he almost died after scamming her with a naked picture of Ju-Heon!


    ¡°Why didn''t you call that nameless army of women who are helping you out?¡±


    ¡°Well, most of what I asked her to do is taking care of the trash inside the tombs. I don¡¯t know who those women are, but I can¡¯t use women who are supporting me to do such dirty deeds.¡±


    ¡®But still, Zhen Cai Yuan?!¡¯


    "Captain-nim, you don¡¯t know how scary that woman is......no, I guess you probably do.¡±


    Anyway, that woman¡¯s scariness was a second issue.


    Why?


    ¡®There are some Demon Queens who will show up if the two of them really went on a date...!¡¯


    Yoo Jaeha peeked toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°You¡¯re not really going to go on a date with her, right?¡±


    ¡°Of course not.¡±


    ¡°I knew it. I knew you wouldn''t really do it.¡±


    ¡°Well, I won¡¯t mind going on a date with her if she performs splendidly on my request.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not that hard to go to the movies and have a meal with her.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha turned pale.


    ¡®You can''t say it so nonchalantly! Two Demon Queens, no, two demon goddesses will descend upon the world!¡¯


    "Well, don''t worry. There¡¯s no way we¡¯ll end up going on a date.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Why not?¡±


    ¡°Why would that woman listen to my request?¡±


    ¡°Ah.¡±


    That was true.


    Although that woman was a crazy lunatic, she cared quite a bit about China¡¯s benefits.


    The other factions were trying to suck up to China to work with them because of their issues with Ju-Heon.


    So why would she agree to such a joke of a deal?


    Ju-Heon just sent it to her as a test since those bastards were annoying Ju-Heon so much.


    But at that moment...


    [Breaking news. China¡¯s Monarch of Gluttony, Professor Zhen Cai Yuan, has destroyed the US excavation team.]


    [Zhen Cai Yuan has stated that she is partnering with Seo Ju-Heon and has declared that all other excavation teams are her enemies.]


    [She claims she will destroy any country down to its root if they mess with Seo Ju-Heon.]


    ¡°.............¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped after hearing what was on the news.


    ¡®Wait, that woman really did what the Captain-nim told her to do?!¡¯


    It was understandable.


    China had always been Pandora¡¯s enemy.


    She probably decided that it was better to hold hands with Ju-Heon and destroy Pandora''s factions rather than working with them.


    But Jaeha remembered Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s gaze in the Monarch¡¯s Tomb when she lusted after Ju-Heon¡¯s 19+ picture.


    That was why he was sure.


    ¡®How badly does she want a date with him?!¡¯


    Jaeha then saw a silent Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Umm...are you really going to go on a date......?¡±


    The rope that had been peacefully sleeping on Ju-Heon''s shoulder raised its body after hearing that.


    [#$&#*]


    What? A date?


    The eyes it doesn''t have seemed to flash.


    Jaeha started to shake in fear after feeling its murderous intent.


    ¡®Why the hell is the rope getting angry...? But is it really okay?¡¯


    Jaeha got the chills and turned the TV off.


    ¡°Umm, what about Ju-Won? She was crying and throwing a fuss earlier.¡±


    ¡°Who cares? She just needs to make a good item for me.¡±


    ¡°Aww, you''re pretending again. I know you donated to Ju-Won''s NGO, did terrible things to get your sister adopted in the past and acted cold to her when she came to see you in Korea because of her adopted parents.¡±


    Ju-Heon just picked his ear. Even Jaeha didn''t really know what to make of this sibling pair.


    Even if Ju-Won was crying and throwing a fuss earlier...


    ¡®The Captain-nim said he''ll let her dissect artifacts up and she was extremely willing to offer him chicken. They really are twins.¡¯


    As he had that thought...


    ¡°Haaaa, how can he threaten someone with a photo for something like this? He ignored me for 17 years but had no issues going around seducing women......¡±


    Joy was pouting as she walked out of the lab.


    Ju-Heon made a comment, as if he was surprised she was still grumbling about the photo.


    ¡°Nobody cares about a naked baby photo, okay?¡±


    "Whatever, just take it, you idiot. I¡¯m done.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide.


    ¡°You¡¯re already done?¡±


    There was no way that even the most skilled engineer in the world would be able to do that in an hour.


    Joy threw the fossil artifact as if she was annoyed.


    ¡°It was quick because I didn¡¯t give a damn!¡±


    ¡°It seems quite thorough for someone who didn''t give a damn.¡±


    ¡°Ugh, that¡¯s not true!¡±


    Joy blushed and peeked toward Ju-Heon. S~ea??h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°......Will that work? Will you be able to summon a tomb with it?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled in response.


    ¡°This is good enough.¡±


    ¡°Then are you going to the tomb right away?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled mischievously.


    ¡°Oho.¡±


    Chairman Kwon was quite interested in the person kowtowing in front of him.


    ¡°I see. You found some memories about Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°Yes, Chairman-nim.¡±


    Yang Chen was the person in front of Chairman Kwon right now. Yes, it was the man who had betrayed Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team in the past.


    He was finally out of prison... well, he broke out. He then immediately came to see Chairman Kwon. However, Chairman Kwon had been cold when he showed up.


    ¡°I recall telling you to never show your face in front of me again.¡±


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim......!¡±


    ¡°My sons are in prison and the company faced serious damages because you couldn¡¯t take care of things properly.¡±


    Yang Chen quickly knelt down after hearing that.


    ¡°I''m sorry, Chairman-nim! But...please give me just one minute! Please take one look at this!¡±


    He quickly pushed forward a memory artifact.


    ¡°I received it from the Executive Board. Chairman-nim, I''m sure it will help you like it helped me......!¡±


    Yang Chen had said that he used Merlin¡¯s camera artifact to get some memories about Seo Ju-Heon''s future or past life.


    Chairman Kwon couldn¡¯t help but be curious.


    He was concerned about anything to do with that bastard.


    Furthermore...


    ¡°You were the Monarch of the Sun?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir......!¡±


    ¡°With Apollo''s artifact?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir!¡±


    Chairman Kwon scoffed. He thought that the Monarch of the Sun was a title that did not suit Yang Chen.


    However, Apollo''s artifact was something that had never come out.


    He asked a question.


    ¡°So how much are you able to remember?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°If you get back those suspicious memories, are you able to learn information about tombs that have not come up or details about artifacts?!¡±


    ¡°T, that......¡±


    Yang Chen hesitated to respond.


    That was to be expected.


    All he remembered was a little bit of stuff about Seo Ju-Heon.


    Nobody other than someone with an amazing ability to remember things like Ju-Heon could remember all those tombs and artifacts.


    ¡®Damn it, Seo Ju-Heon has already marked all of the important ones.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon slammed on the desk.


    ¡°I asked if you remember!¡±


    Yang Chen urgently responded.


    ¡°No......but I still believe that it will help you, Chairman-nim! I¡¯m sure it¡¯ll be useful when you excavate the next tomb......!¡±


    ¡°Tsk. It¡¯s useless.¡±


    The state of affairs of the world was consistently changing right now.


    Chairman Kwon looked at the newspaper.


    [Monarchs and artifact users in general are slowly gathering to different factions...]


    [Pandora has named the Monarch of Predation (Seo Ju-Heon), Monarch of Love (Kwon Hyuk Soo), Monarch of Gluttony (Zhen Cai Yuan) and the Monarch of Evangelism (Ali) as the 4 great artifact factions......]


    The four great factions known as the Four Emperors had appeared in the world. They were the core artifact users who were controlling the flow of the world.


    But Seo Ju-Heon was in there while he was not!


    ¡®Damn it. I didn''t expect that bastard to get this big.¡¯


    Amazing manpower, abilities, and wealth. That bastard was now at a spot where it would be difficult to drag him down.


    That was extremely aggravating to someone as greedy as Chairman Kwon.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Fine. I will try using that artifact you brought.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo, who was standing next to him, looked toward him wondering if Chairman Kwon really meant it.


    ¡°Hyung-nim, even so......¡±


    ¡°It won¡¯t be bad to learn some things about that bastard.¡±


    Chairman Kwon motioned to Yang Chen who quickly handed over the artifact.


    It was not a camera artifact this time.


    It looked like a photo album.


    [Album of Memories created by Merlin (S-Grade:Legendary Hero Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    The ability was pretty much the same as the camera artifact.


    He opened the album to see blank black photos there. But the moment he put his hand on them!


    ¡°!¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s mind was sucked into the photo.


    He was seeing his past life as Yang Chen had seen.


    ¡®Kill that bastard Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon groaned and stumbled after seeing that scene.


    An anxious Kwon Hyuk Soo and Yang Chen grabbed Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°Chairman-nim!¡±


    ¡°Hyung-nim, are you okay?!¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s eyes were bloodshot and his hands were shaking as they helped him stay up.


    ¡®W, what the hell was that?!¡¯


    The memories of his past life had flown by.


    He and Ju-Heon seemed to change roles in that vision.


    Chairman Kwon plopped down on the ground.


    It was at that moment.


    Buuzz.


    Someone was calling.


    [Seo Ju-Heon]


    It was that bastard.

 Chapter 294: Throwing a fit can be beneficial (1)

    Chapter 294: Throwing a fit can be beneficial (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Chairman Kwon was shaking while looking at the name on the phone.


    He didn''t pick up.


    His mind was too much of a mess. He asked Yang Chen a question instead.


    ¡°Yang Chen. Tell me the truth. What the hell did I just see?¡±


    Yang Chen clenched his eyes shut.


    ¡°I, I don''t really know either, sir.


    However......¡±


    Yang Chen cautiously observed Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°Merlin, who made that artifact, said that it might be the future that is to come......¡±


    "This is the future that is to come?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    ¡°Then you are saying that I am the Overlord of TKBM that is the greatest company in the world and even Seo Ju-Heon will grovel under my feet?¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    Yang Chen did not respond. It was because he knew that the scenario just described did not seem likely.


    Chairman Kwon felt the same way.


    Why?


    The scene he just saw was a rosy and wonderful future. TKBM was an empire and he was the Overlord as well as an artifact user whose strength could not be matched by anymore.


    Most importantly, that annoying piece of shit Seo Ju-Heon was his subordinate.


    Why would he shake in anger while looking at such a pleasant scene?


    There was no way that was the future.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°I...need to use that artifact once more.¡±


    He needed to confirm it again.


    However, Kwon Hyuk Soo stopped Chairman Kwon because of how pale he was right now.


    ¡°Hyung-nim! Your condition seems quite serious right now. You should not overdo it......!¡±


    Chairman Kwon didn''t care and activated Merlin¡¯s album artifact again.


    And then...


    Chairman Kwon saw his past life and future once again.


    Sadly, these were memories that would have been better for his health had he not seen them.


    Chairman Kwon¡¯s mind was truly a mess.


    ¡®It really is different from what I know.¡¯


    The memory artifact was showing Chairman Kwon the first time he met Ju-Heon.


    The Ju-Heon in front of him was in his mid to late 20s.


    ¡°Wow, Seo Ju-Heon. Who the hell is this bastard?¡±


    "Someone amazing just popped up.¡±


    He could hear people praising Ju-Heon around him.


    [Seo Ju-Heon clears the final Great Tomb, the Tomb of Avarice.]


    [The 7 Great Tombs are a symbol of high-grade artifacts.]


    [A regular person instead of a monopolizer has cleared the 7 Great Tombs for the first time.]


    Ju-Heon had won in a game where the victors had already been determined. That fact was what shocked the world.


    Ju-Heon was extremely skilled as well.


    [Rookie Excavator Seo Ju-Heon has continued to clear important tombs that even large excavation teams have perished in after clearing one of the 7 Great Tombs.]


    [Monarchs are sending passionate love calls to recruit him: ¡°Seo Ju-Heon is so talented it is scary.¡±]


    [Scouting War for Seo Ju-Heon.]


    [Will he go serve a Monarch or go independent and become a Monarch himself?]


    It was during the time when they were all fighting over tombs.


    The number of excavation teams both small and large were almost too many to count and the Monarchs who had monopolized artifacts were pushing everyone around.


    The Monarchs with large excavation teams were increasing their powers by gobbling up the smaller excavation teams.


    All of the Monarchs who were greedy for Ju-Heon''s abilities were doing everything they could to recruit Ju-Heon.


    Irene had been one of them.


    ¡°I wish to take Seo Ju-Heon. I think that he would be able to use Un-known.¡±


    It looked as if the other Monarchs would give up because of her scary power of destitution.


    However...


    ¡°I will do anything you want as long as you give me a healing artifact!¡±


    Ju-Heon chose Chairman Kwon in the end. Ju-Heon still looked handsome but he looked like a zombie.


    There was a simple reason for it.


    ¡°I heard that 40% of the world population has caught the tomb syndrome.¡±


    Ju-Heon had been unable to escape that cruel fate. Chairman Kwon''s status at the time had been extremely great because he monopolized the Herb of Eternal Youth and other healing artifacts.


    ¡°I need a healing artifact.¡±


    Ju-Heon was kneeling in front of Chairman Kwon.


    However, Ju-Heon was not looking for a healing artifact for himself.


    ¡°I just need something to heal my family.¡±


    ¡°Family? Weren¡¯t you an orphan?¡±


    ¡°There are people who I treat as my family.¡±


    What Ju-Heon wanted was healing artifacts for Inspector Kim who had treated him as his blood-related younger brother, and Inspector Kim¡¯s wife.


    And then...


    ¡°I also need a healing artifact for my twin sister.¡±


    Chairman Kwon smiled.


    This was so easy!


    He never expected to get such a talented individual so easily!


    ¡°I will give you a Divine-Grade healing artifact.¡±


    ¡°Do you really mean that?!¡±


    ¡°Trust me. I''m not the type to betray others.¡±


    He then gathered some floaters who had been unable to settle in any other departments and created a new family for Ju-Heon.


    ¡°That girl is your first subordinate. Take good care of her.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s first subordinate was Seol-A.


    Ju-Heon had clicked his tongue and put out his cigarette after seeing Seol-A chatting away.


    He then talked crap about Chairman Kwon.


    "Why is he in such a rush that he¡¯s doing this starting Christmas day?¡±


    Julian came next, Jaeha was third and Ju-Heon seemed to gather the rest.


    And then...


    ¡°Okay, Chairman-nim. I have helped you achieve everything you wanted to achieve. It¡¯s time for you to keep your promise.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Chairman Kwon turned around to look at Ju-Heon in shock.


    Ju-Heon, who now seemed to be in his late 30s, was asking for payment for his 10 years of work pretty much as a slave. He didn''t want a C-Grade artifact but the SS-Grade healing artifact he was promised.


    He wanted an artifact that would really let him heal the illness rather than a low-grade artifact that could only temporarily subdue the pain and decrease the spread of the illness.


    ¡°Please give me an artifact that would let me heal my family and my subordinates¡¯ illnesses.¡±


    He showed Chairman Kwon their contract.


    Chairman Kwon flinched while looking at Ju-Heon''s firm gaze that was looking directly at him.


    ¡°Chairman-nim!¡±


    ¡°That......¡±


    The moment Chairman Kwon was about to say something...


    ¡°Fine. That healing artifact is yours as promised.¡±


    He responded that way subconsciously.


    To be more specific, the Chairman Kwon of the future he was inside right now had responded that way.


    Chairman Kwon heard himself speaking once Ju-Heon disappeared.


    ¡°It¡¯s a waste to give a healing artifact to a shitty bastard like that. Those things are extremely precious.¡±


    ¡®Kill them. Kill the dog that has no more use before it aims for its master.¡¯


    He gave that order.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Chairman Kwon was sucked out of the album artifact and returned to reality.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo and Yang Chen ran over after seeing him extremely sweaty.


    ¡°Hyu, hyung-nim!¡±


    ¡°Chairman-nim!¡±


    Chairman Kwon finally plopped back down.


    And then...


    "Seo Ju-Heon, you......!¡±


    His eyes were extremely bloodshot with anger.


    Around that same time...


    ¡°What? Yang Chen broke out of jail?! And then he went to TKBM?¡±


    Julian gasped after hearing some unexpected news. It was to be expected. They had worked so hard to throw that bastard in jail.


    ¡°Wait, you knew that and you still let that bastard go to Chairman Kwon?¡±


    ¡°It''s fine. I sent him with a gift.¡±


    ¡°A gift...you don''t mean?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile. It had not been easy for Yang Chen to get out.


    Where was he imprisoned?


    ¡®Tartaros.¡¯


    He was in a special prison only for artifact users.


    Crimes using artifacts were treated completely differently from violent crimes. They were inhumane and impacted the world too much.


    The artifact users¡¯ Dominance and Affinity were also an issue.


    High Dominance could scare the guards while crazy Affinity could turn the guards to be on their side.


    ¡®It is quite a headache.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon had Jaeha create a special prison only for artifact users. Jaeha could now easily build buildings since he had the Renaissance masters¡¯ artifacts.


    Of course, this was not a perfect Tartaros. He would need Daedalus¡¯s artifact, the skilled craftsman who was known for creating many amazing things such as the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur, or the actual Tartaros¡¯s artifact to complete it.


    Anyway, Ju-Heon was testing it out. He wanted to see if Yang Chen could break out.


    He needed this for his future plans. Yang Chen seemed to have some skill as the former leader of a top-ranked excavation team as he did manage to break out of it.


    Yoo Jaeha had despaired but Ju-Heon just snickered and sent Yang Chen a congratulatory gift.


    It was Merlin¡¯s camera artifact. He changed it to look like an album in order for Yang Chen to not get suspicious. He even pretended it was a present from the Executive Board.


    Yang Chen¡¯s course of action after that was obvious.


    ¡®That bastard will definitely take it and go to Chairman Kwon.¡¯


    He would try to use the memory artifact to have Chairman Kwon take him back in.


    That was his only way to survive.


    Julian was quite shocked to hear that.


    "What the hell? Does that mean Chairman Kwon will get his memories back like Yang Chen did?!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    ¡°But why would you return Chairman Kwon''s memories right now...?!¡±


    ¡°If this Tomb of Avarice is the same tomb I am thinking about, I need that old bastard.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    That was the tomb Ju-Heon had cleared before joining TKBM.


    He must have his reasons.


    "Well, even if it wasn¡¯t because of that tomb, I planned on calling that old bastard out this time.¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at his quiet phone and laughed.


    He seemed quite pleased.


    Chairman Kwon suddenly couldn''t control his emotions and started throwing things around.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    The book on the table, a plaque, all sorts of things went flying. Kwon Hyuk Soo couldn''t help but be shocked.


    ¡°Hyu, hyung-nim?! Ugh!¡±


    He was even hit by one of those books that was sent flying.


    ¡°Hyung-nim, please wait a moment!¡±


    ¡®He¡¯s being weird.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon¡¯s reaction was quite serious.


    There were many times that Chairman Kwon suffered because of that shitty bastard Seo Ju-Heon.


    But his current reaction was completely different from normal.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, that son of a bitch......¡±


    Chairman Kwon¡¯s bloodshot eyes looked as if they would explode. He had a scary glare and his face was red.


    But Chairman Kwon''s body was shaking as if his mind was a mess.


    ¡®What was that......¡¯


    What Chairman Kwon saw was a very simple scene.


    It was just a portion of when he was one of the Four Emperors and how he had suppressed Ju-Heon.


    It was because Merlin''s artifact was very different from the Raven¡¯s Tears.


    It did not give him any important information. It didn¡¯t even give him any useful information at all.


    But the anger he felt inside the scene was directly transferred to his heart.


    He then realized it.


    ¡°This really isn¡¯t the future that is to come!¡±


    ¡°Yes sir. I believe it is the future that should have happened.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Yang Chen warily looked toward Chairman Kwon as he continued speaking.


    "That future changed because Seo Ju-Heon got in our way. I wonder if there is such a thing as a past life.¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s pupils were shaking.


    Why was he feeling extremely angry after seeing those images?


    It was because he felt as if he had been bitten by a dog he was raising.


    An angry Chairman Kwon quickly took out his phone.


    However...


    ¡°Hyung-nim?¡±


    Chairman Kwon then clenched his eyes shut.


    Seo Ju-Heon would be the reason if the future really did change. That bastard might know about the sights he just saw.


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    He knew what kind of person Seo Ju-Heon was.


    And for some odd reason, he was scared to call Ju-Heon.


    He gulped.


    ¡®I should try to figure out a different way......¡¯


    But at that moment...


    Buuzz.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Crash!


    Chairman Kwon dropped his phone after getting another call.


    His face turned pale after seeing the name on the screen.


    ¡°Chairman-nim......!¡±


    Chairman Kwon hesitated for a bit before picking the phone back up with shaking hands.


    ¡°H, hello......¡±


    [Hey there, stupid phone salesman.]

 Chapter 295: Throwing a fit can be beneficial (2)

    Chapter 295: Throwing a fit can be beneficial (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Chairman Kwon immediately frowned.


    Stupid phone salesman.


    That was probably the title Ju-Heon used when they first met.


    At first, he wondered how there could be such a crazy bastard. But it was different now. Chairman Kwon''s mind was complicated now that he had a bit of the memories of the past.


    Why? The bastard he thought was a random lunatic actually had a deep relationship with him.


    Furthermore, if what the artifact showed him was true, Ju-Heon was his lackey.


    Chairman Kwon was extremely angry at the fact that someone like that got in his way so much.


    ¡®This dog-like son of a bitch!¡¯


    He looked as if he would have sneered at Ju-Heon if they were face to face.


    But Chairman Kwon seemed to be scared about something after seeing those memories. His hand still could not stop shaking.


    Ju-Heon commented at that moment, as if he knew what Chairman Kwon was scared about.


    [I heard you received the memory artifact from Yang Chen. How much were you able to figure out?]


    ¡°......!¡±


    [Did you manage to get any information about important tombs or artifacts? You probably don¡¯t know a thing.]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s tone was making Chairman Kwon close to raging in anger.


    ¡°You son of a bitch.¡±


    That was right. This was what Chairman Kwon was scared about.


    People tend to be scared about things they don¡¯t know. He was feeling scared that Ju-Heon had information he didn¡¯t know about.


    Furthermore, the information Ju-Heon seemed to have was at no ordinary level.


    A person from the future. If he knew everything that happened in the future, nothing in this world could compare to him.


    And if the future he saw was the one that was supposed to happen, that was an even greater problem.


    He saw a society dominated by the monopolizers. Seo Ju-Heon was changing that future completely.


    This bastard was someone who should have worked as his slave for 10 years! And, although he couldn¡¯t be sure, he probably didn¡¯t keep the promise he made with Ju-Heon. Knowing that Ju-Heon probably had grudges against him made it even scarier.


    He was scared this bastard would gobble him up. He didn''t know what this bastard was planning to do with him. He didn¡¯t know how to deal with this bastard who was changing the future!


    It would be one thing if he remembered everything. That might be why Chairman Kwon thoroughly rejected the notion that what he saw was the future.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what the hell you did, but I can tell that the future that this bastard Yang Chen showed me is a lie.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Yang Chen almost jumped in shock.


    "Chairman-nim......what do you...ugh!¡±


    Boom!


    Yang Chen was having trouble breathing after being instantly choked.


    ¡°Hyung-nim!¡±


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim......it''s not a l...!¡±


    ¡°Shut up. How dare you try to mess with me with something like this after failing your mission.¡±


    ¡°U, ugh......!¡±


    Chairman Kwon glared at Yang Chen with his bloodshot eyes while his hand was squeezing Yang Chen¡¯s neck.


    [U, ugh! Chairman...nim......! Please don''t do......th...]


    [This despicable bastard. I wondered why you showed up but you showed up as Seo Ju-Heon''s spy?]


    [T, that¡¯s not...... ugh!]


    [I should have figured it out from the moment you claimed to have broken out of that prison. Did Seo Ju-Heon let you out to do this?]


    [A, aaah! Please trust......!]


    [Trust you? Are you trying to rile me up? Believing that future means that I was bitten by a dog that I raised.]


    [Ugh!]


    Ju-Heon was clutching his stomach and laughing as he heard Yang Chen suffocating.


    ¡®This stupid old bastard.¡¯


    He was trying to kill a bastard who could help him because he couldn''t trust him.


    Well, Ju-Heon didn''t care whether Yang Chen died or not. He expected this from the moment he knew Yang Chen would go to Chairman Kwon.


    ¡®That old bastard is that kind of person.¡¯


    Yang Chen probably went to grab a lifeline after Chloe made it so that he couldn''t use artifacts, but... Chairman Kwon was no lifeline. Even after seeing the future, he was the type who would not accept such a shitty future because of his pride.


    He would definitely not accept it with Ju-Heon calling him to tease him like this.


    As expected, Chairman Kwon commented while choking Yang Chen.


    [Seo Ju-Heon... Your scheme will not work. Did you plan to confuse me with such a fake future?]


    "What the hell? You already found out? I helped that bastard Yang Chen break out of prison to do such a shitty job?¡±


    The wronged Yang Chen screamed while Chairman Kwon ground his teeth.


    And then...


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    Yang Chen''s voice could not be heard anymore.


    Ju-Heon calmly added on after that.


    ¡°Of course I was joking.¡±


    [......!]


    Ju-Heon despicably smiled.


    ¡°If you can''t believe it, let me tell you something quite entertaining about the future. For example, maybe the business you are thinking of starting?¡±


    Chairman Kwon seemed quite anxious. This was extremely top secret information that had not leaked.


    But Ju-Heon just casually started talking about it.


    ¡°XX Artifact City Construction Business. Investments for your daughter Kwon Joo Hee. Creation of an Artifact Foundation. Ah, you were going to call it AA right? You were also going to purchase land in Zone A for your in-laws. By the way, they all fail. Just don''t do them.¡±


    [.........?!]


    ¡°I made them all fail. I took care of all those corrupt bastards.¡±


    ¡®This crazy fucker.¡¯


    Ju-Heon even knew about other things as well.


    ¡°You were going to name your first granddaughter Tae Hee, right? I really have to leave it to you, you old bastard. But did you have to put a part of your name into your granddaughter¡¯s name?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡®This bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon continued on while Chairman Kwon was shaking in anger.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter whether you believe it or not. What matters to me is that you know about it.¡±


    [What?]


    ¡°It was getting boring messing with someone who doesn''t know anything.¡±


    Ju-Heon sounded quite pleased.


    Without the Raven¡¯s artifact, all those bastards would get was like watching a movie. It was completely different from the Raven¡¯s Tears that would fuse the memories of the person here with their future selves.


    He knew that Yang Chen sharing the album with Chairman Kwon would not harm them in any way.


    ¡®Well, they¡¯ll just feel as if it was them.¡¯


    It was the perfect amount Ju-Heon wanted them to remember.


    ¡°I was changing the difficulty since you don''t know jack shit.¡±


    The team members around him gasped.


    ¡®He did this to change the difficulty?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon was being serious.


    And then...


    ¡°Now that you saw that, I can stop warming up now, right?¡±


    ¡®What? Warning up?¡¯


    Chairman Kwon was about to quickly say something, but...


    Click.


    The call ended abruptly.


    Click.


    ¡°Hyu, hyung-nim.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo seemed anxious while looking at Chairman Kwon. The suffocated Yang Chen wasn¡¯t moving at all.


    Chairman Kwon had thrown his phone with his face flushed with anger the moment Ju-Heon hung up.


    ¡®That deplorable bastard......!¡¯


    The thing he was worried about seemed as if it would become reality.


    ¡®I''ll be gobbled up by this bastard.¡¯


    He tried to believe that what he saw was not true, but it was useless.


    The events of the past life started to feel more as if it had been his own as time went on.


    He didn¡¯t know about most things, but the fact that he had been Ju-Heon¡¯s master and gave the order to kill him....


    Things like that seemed to want to spark some things in his mind.


    That made him even angrier.


    ¡®How dare he......!¡¯


    According to his memories, that bastard was his subordinate.


    But what?


    ¡®Warming up?¡¯


    ¡°Is that bastard fucking crazy?!¡±


    Chairman Kwon was about to explode.


    He had suffered quite a lot at Ju-Heon''s hands already.


    The Herb of Eternal Youth, Ju-Heon embarrassing his stupid son-in-law, grabbing Yoo Jaeha from under his nose, making him become the enemy of the US-Europe alliance... Turning him into a corpse inside a coffin, shamelessly imprisoning his children and looting his artifact! This shitty bastard also ruined his relationships with his precious partner businesses! He even stole TKBM stock and rattled the company!


    Thinking about how he had to sell precious artifacts and Tomb Excavation Rights at cheap prices to deal with these losses was aggravating!


    Even as a large global corporation, TKBM had faced danger quite a few times because of Ju-Heon. Chairman Kwon was barely able to stabilize the shaking company because he had artifacts, Tomb Excavation Rights, and a know-how about excavation.


    Most countries and businesses looked favorably on him because he was one of the trailblazers in the artifact world.


    But they would only support him a few times. Yet Ju-Heon was saying all of this was just the warm up?


    ¡°Ow!¡±


    Being extremely angry was one thing......


    ¡°I need to stop that bastard! I need to regain my position!¡±


    That bastard was aiming for him. He didn¡¯t know for sure, but it was probably for revenge.


    And that bastard would head to even greater heights. Ju-Heon was the type who would do it just to destroy him! Chairman Kwon slammed his hand on the table while going crazy with anger.


    ¡°Contact Pandora right away and make them prepare the following artifact!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    "We need to stop him from clearing the 7 Great Tombs first. I have a pretty good idea about what that bastard is going to do.¡±


    Chairman Kwon, whose ass has been on fire, started to smile.


    It was only for a moment, but he had seen something in those memories.


    He would use that to make that bastard Seo Ju-Heon fall to the ground.


    The angry Chairman Kwon¡¯s eyes looked quite evil.


    ¡°Excuse me? You know where Seo Ju-Heon is going to summon a tomb?¡±


    Pandora and the large excavation teams of different countries were tilting their heads in confusion.


    It was because of a message they received from TKBM two day ago.


    They claimed to have information on Seo Ju-Heon!


    Of course, they already knew that Ju-Heon was going to summon the Tomb of Avarice with the fossil artifact he took from George Holten. But they had no idea where he would summon it.


    ¡°The Grand Canyon?¡±


    Unexpectedly, Chairman Kwon said that Ju-Heon might summon the tomb there.


    There were some other potential spots as well but that was the most likely spot.


    There was a reason for his theory.


    ¡®The Tomb of Avarice I saw in that memory was in the Grand Canyon.¡¯


    Of course, he might not summon it there.


    But there were many factors that made it very likely. For example, there was the ¡®most ideal environment¡¯ to consider.


    Furthermore, Ju-Heon had moved around the Grand Canyon area.


    Although it was difficult to figure out how Chairman Kwon figured it out, it was quite amazing.


    There was something even more amazing.


    ¡®I also know the artifact necessary to open the entrance of the Tomb of Avarice.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon even knew how to open the tomb.


    He didn''t know the details about how to clear it, but he had some ideas.


    The surprising thing was that the Tomb of Avarice really had been summoned when a team arrived at the Grand Canyon.


    The peaks sticking up in the desert were proof. Chairman Kwon smiled after hearing that they had found the tomb.


    ¡°I will thoroughly use that memory to my benefit.¡±


    Around that same time...


    ¡°Captain-nim, are you not going to use the Raven¡¯s tears on Chairman Kwon?¡±


    On a desolate desert in the United States... Around the Grand Canyon...


    The team members looked around as they asked. Ju-Heon gave a simple response.


    ¡°No, I will use it.¡±


    ¡°You are going to use it?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled.


    ¡°That old bastard has some glimpses of the future right now. The chances of him remembering the things I want him to remember are pretty low.¡±


    ¡°Then......!¡±


    ¡°I am going to use the Raven¡¯s Tears on that bastard at the final moment. Then I will make him thoroughly realize it. He will feel the shame of being bitten by a dog he has raised.¡±


    But what he knew was enough for right now.


    ¡°But that old bastard seems to have gotten a useful memory.¡±


    The team members clicked their tongues while looking at the hoards of excavation teams in the desert.


    That was right. Their enemies, who somehow figured out where they would be, were all around the desert.


    Well, maybe it wasn''t too shocking. They had not hid their movements at all.


    Ju-Heon even summoned it here on purpose.


    However...


    ¡°Wow, those bastards even know how to open the entrance.¡±


    The enemies who had followed Ju-Heon seemed to know how to get inside.


    The artifacts in their hands were proof that was the case.


    It was to be expected.


    Chairman Kwon should have seen the Tomb of Avarice while going through those memories.


    That tomb was the one Ju-Heon had cleared. He had discussed the way to open the tomb with numerous newspapers.


    Chairman Kwon was probably going to use that memory as foundation to get inside before Ju-Heon, but......


    ¡°Well, it doesn¡¯t matter.¡±


    ¡°You have a point. They can''t do anything like that.¡±


    They could see a lot of people screaming in front of them.


    ¡°Aaah! What the hell is that?!¡±


    ¡°Which one is the real tomb?!¡±


    That was right. There were hundreds of the same peaks around the Grand Canyon.


    They were the fake tombs that Jaeha had created! He had copied the fossil artifact itself to call forth hundreds of tombs.


    Jaeha, who was still copying the fossil artifact to summon even more fake tombs, laughed out loud.


    ¡°Hahaha, good luck finding the real tomb, you retards! I bet that you can''t find it! There¡¯s no way you''ll find it! Kakakakakaka!¡±


    He seemed quite excited while summoning tombs left and right.


    ¡°Captain-nim, I did good, right? Did I do good? If so, please change my contract! Profits divided 9:1! 9:1! Please be humane and give me at least 10%!¡±


    Well, he wasn¡¯t really thinking about taking it.


    ¡°You can just have all 10.¡±


    ¡°Oh, really? REALLY?! OHHH YEEEEAH!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled while looking at his confused enemies.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go inside. Time to go to the real tomb.¡±

 Chapter 296: The Descent of Avarice (1)

    Chapter 296: The Descent of Avarice (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Fuck, Monarch of Pushoverness, you son of a bitch!¡±


    In the large canyon located in the southwest part of the United States...


    People all over the flowing canyon were swearing up a storm.


    ¡°Ow! This isn¡¯t it either!¡±


    ¡°I''m going to kill that son of a bitch first!¡±


    People were sighing while looking at the pillars of rocks shooting up inside the Grand Canyon.


    The tombs inside this orange-colored canyon forced everybody to sigh.


    They stared at the sharp but majestic stone cliffs. If there was a castle for ancient devils, this might be how it looks.


    However, the problem wasn¡¯t this view.


    "Fuck, this one doesn''t seem to be it either.¡±


    "Are you sure it¡¯s here?!¡±


    The problem was the numerous tombs that appeared on top of the canyon! They had the artifact to open the tomb, but it didn''t matter! They couldn''t even tell which tomb was real!


    "Chase Seo Ju-Heon! Those bastards will be headed for the real tomb!¡±


    But the people looking for Ju-Heon started screaming.


    [The devils are starting to rampage.]


    [They are hunting humans with excitement.]


    Large monsters started appearing throughout the Grand Canyon. They were Solomon''s Devils Ilya had summoned.


    [Humans, I see humans!]


    A devil with a lion''s head, a devil that looked like a lizard, all sorts of devils were ripping people apart, throwing them in the air, and causing all sorts of issues.


    Boom! Boom!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°I found you, Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    Someone managed to track Ju-Heon down and had a sniper rifle pointed at him.


    ¡°Hoho. What are you doing all the way out here?¡±


    "What else would I......ugh!¡±


    He ended up unconscious after being caught by the tomb raiding team¡¯s greatest Hunter.


    It had happened in an instant.


    The enemies probably didn''t even know what happened to them. The others who showed up late couldn¡¯t help but be afraid.


    "That¡¯s crazy......¡±


    Everybody spying on Ju-Heon¡¯s location through a rifle scope turned pale.


    It made sense because there were over ten teams spying on Ju-Heon''s group.


    But all of them were taken out in just a few minutes!


    ¡°How many teams did that bastard take down......?!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°How many teams? Thirteen now.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°You guys are number 13.¡±


    They heard a chilling voice behind them. The moment they noticed that voice...


    ¡°Uuuuugh!¡±


    They coughed up blood.


    Dan didn''t even take out his weapon. His big hands just chopped down on their necks.


    Seol-A sighed while looking at Dan who was leisurely cleaning up.


    ¡°They should try harder if they¡¯re going to hide.¡±


    The combination of the tomb raiding team¡¯s greatest radar and its greatest guard was extremely formidable.


    An excited Yoo Jaeha was still creating fake tombs as that happened.


    ¡°Hehehehe, they won¡¯t be able to find it! They won''t be able to find it!¡±


    Da Vinci''s artifact was in one hand, a rock shaped fossil was in the other hand as he activated and activated again!


    ¡°Hahahah, I get all of the profits, all of it!¡±


    He seemed too happy that Ju-Heon was giving him all of the profits.


    He was making the tombs so quickly that he just seemed to be pressing Ctrl + C, and then Ctrl + V!


    He was going crazy!


    ¡°Captain-nim is the best! I can now proudly make money off my paintings! I''ll be able to buy myself steak!¡±


    Well, he would have gotten all of the profits from the beginning since it was selling his paintings.


    Ju-Heon stopped the extremely excited Jaeha.


    ¡°Hey hey, I know you¡¯re excited, but that''s enough. You can stop now.¡±


    ¡°Ah, really?¡±


    ¡°So which one is the real one? We should head inside soon.¡±


    Jaeha smiled brightly and pointed with his finger.


    ¡°Aww, Captain-nim, you idiot, you can''t find it? The real one is over...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Jaeha started to sweat.


    ¡°Over there......¡±


    ¡°......?¡±


    "W, which one do you think it is? Take a guess~~~~¡±


    ¡°......What?¡±


    ¡°Uhh...I definitely remembered which one it was. Umm... This is weird. Which one is it?¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    Ju-Heon looked furious.


    ¡°I''m taking 1 out of 10.¡±


    ¡°Eek...my profits! Ah... b, but I still have 9! I¡¯ll find it quickly!¡±


    ¡°No? I took 1 out of 10 so you have 0.¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to cry.


    ¡®It¡¯ll be bad if Seo Ju-Heon clears all 7 Great Tombs.¡¯


    Prometheus was deep in thought.


    It was because he had heard that Seo Ju-Heon had summoned one of the 7 Great Tombs.


    ¡®After I worked so hard to kill the artifact from that Great Tomb.¡¯


    He frowned while leaning on the couch.


    An artifact¡¯s corpse... Those fossil artifacts were a combined effort of the Spider Supreme Leader and Prometheus.


    They had killed them.


    Why?


    It was so that Seo Ju-Heon won''t be able to gather all of the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs.


    It would be bad if all of those artifacts were gathered together.


    ¡®The seal on that place will be removed if those artifacts are gathered together.¡¯


    There were bastards who had gone against them in the past. There were many thorns in their eyes, including that crow.


    They had gathered all of those annoying bastards and imprisoned them. It was difficult to suppress them with strength, so they had to scheme to make it happen.


    They pretty much smacked them in the back.


    Anyway, that place was a place to exile artifacts.


    It was the artifact¡¯s Great Prison.


    Other artifacts were scared of being imprisoned there as well.


    ¡®Well, the most famous one in there is the Crow''s tomb.¡¯


    Anyway, the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs were the keys to unlock the seal on that Great Prison.


    That hidden land of exile will appear in the world if Seo Ju-Heon collects all 7 of the artifacts from the Great tombs.


    That was why it was problematic.


    ¡®It¡¯s problematic enough as is.¡¯


    The seal was shaking because Seo Ju-Heon already had over half of the 7 great artifacts.


    That Crow had used that opening from the seal weakening to send out its clone.


    ¡®Thankfully his contract is with a clone and not the real body.¡¯


    Ju-Heon would contract with the Crow''s real body if that prison appeared in the world.


    He might even end up with multiple of those thorns in their eyes inside that prison.


    ¡®Bastards like Zeus are in there as well.¡¯


    They had killed the remaining great artifacts so that Seo Ju-Heon would be unable to gather all seven of them.


    ¡®Why did George Holten have it?¡¯


    Prometheus rubbed his temples.


    This god who had given humans these devils called artifacts instead of fire was quite anxious.


    ¡®Damn it, Seo Ju-Heon might be able to clear the Tomb of Avarice.¡¯


    But forget clearing the Tomb of Avarice...


    "What did you just say? You damn scammer.¡±


    ¡°That.....I...uhh... I don¡¯t know which one is the real to......ahhhhh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha screamed.


    The entire team looked like demons as they kicked Jaeha.


    ¡®What did this bastard just say?!¡¯


    ¡°What the fuck are we going to do if you don''t know which tomb is real?!¡±


    ¡°Haaaa! I should have realized it when he started mass producing them like crazy!¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and find it! You¡¯re dead if you can''t find it!¡±


    Jaeha cried after facing the wrath of the angry team members.


    ¡°No, I didn''t do it on purpose......!¡±


    ¡°Ow! Go out and die! I was wondering why you hadn¡¯t caused any issues in a while!¡±


    A crying Jaeha grabbed Ju-Heon¡¯s foot.


    Ju-Heon was his only savior right now as he felt that the others would murder him.


    ¡°Captain-nim! You understand how I feel, right? I didn''t mean to do that...¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly at him.


    ¡°Understand how you feel my ass.¡±


    "Aaaaaaaaaaaaah! Put Osiris away! Put it away!¡±


    A brightly smiling Ju-Heon was extremely scary. The rope was also violently twitching behind Ju-Heon.


    [#$$#&*!]


    It then tied Jaeha up and tried to throw him off the Grand Canyon!


    Yoo Jaeha was crying for his life.


    ¡°Aigoo! I''m really sorry! Please save me!¡±


    ¡°Good luck climbing back up.¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhh! Captain-nim, please, PLEEEEASE! I''ll find it quickly!¡±


    Jaeha was crying but started to look for the real tomb. The others were trying their best to figure it out as well, but...


    ¡°Damn it......Yoo Jaeha, that little punk. He made them so damn good for no reason!¡±


    Even Julian who had Zhuge Kongming''s eyes was struggling. He was a talented appraiser but the Monarch of Fraud was truly skilled.


    Jaeha''s copies were the only thing Julian could not appraise properly.


    ¡®I could find them if I dedicated a whole month to it, but......¡¯


    They couldn¡¯t just calmly compare the tombs to figure out which one was the real one right now.


    But they also couldn''t go through hundreds of tombs to find out either.


    ¡°Captain, is there a tomb that''s giving you a gut feeling?¡±


    Ju-Heon was the only one here who had cleared the Tomb of Avarice.


    It was known as an impossible to clear tomb that Ju-Heon¡¯s feat had caused quite the stir.


    They thought that Ju-Heon might be able to recognize the real one because he had cleared it once already.


    Furthermore...


    ¡°Won''t the Crow¡¯s artifact be able to tell where the artifact is?¡±


    The Crow that likes shiny things had a scary good sense of smell for artifacts.


    They were relying on that.


    However...


    ¡°I really don¡¯t know.¡±


    The team members gasped.


    ¡°E, even you don¡¯t know?!¡±


    "Captain-nim, you can''t tell?!¡±


    ¡°Ah. I know how to find the real tomb.¡±


    The team members were relieved. But Julian soon tilted his head in confusion.


    ¡°Huh? Then what do you not know?¡±


    What had Ju-Heon been talking about?


    ¡°The Crow¡¯s artifact has been quiet for some reason.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    That was right. The Crow was completely calm outside the Tomb of Avarice.


    This bastard would have normally urged Ju-Heon to grab it and to eat it.


    ¡®It¡¯s too calm.¡¯


    The system was weird as well.


    [I think you don¡¯t really need to go into this tomb.]


    [I think that the artifact inside is not that good.]


    [It might be best to go back, wash your feet, and go to bed.]


    ¡®This punk. What the hell does it mean there isn''t a good artifact in there? The thing in there is really good.¡¯


    Ju-Heon frowned while looking at the Toombglyphs around them.


    "Captain?¡±


    ¡°I''m certain. That is the tomb I cleared before.¡±


    He had been quite curious.


    The Tomb of Avarice was where he had earned his first artifact. Getting the artifact of excavation here was the reason he became an artifact user.


    It was also the artifact that allowed him to be the greatest tomb clearer in the past life. In some sense, it was truly his partner artifact.


    The Crow¡¯s artifact was giving him the excavation skills right now, but he had a special relationship with this artifact because it was his first. He had been curious to know whether he would meet this artifact again in this changed future.


    This had been the tomb he had been looking forward to the most of all of the 7 Great Tombs.


    He was certain now that they were here.


    ¡®That artifact is inside.¡¯


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    However......


    ¡®The artifact has gotten stronger than in the past.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was happy.


    That was why he was about to go in, but......


    [You will have some gains if you go inside, but I recommend going into a different tomb.]


    [I believe a useless bitch will be in this tomb.]


    ¡®What the hell? Why is this punk being like this for this tomb? It¡¯s never done this before.¡¯


    It didn¡¯t matter.


    "Captain-nim, I''m sorry. That one and that one over there both look like the real one...... ugh!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, you little punk.¡±


    Ju-Heon smacked Jaeha in the back of the head before calling out an artifact.


    And then...


    [You called me?]

 Chapter 297: The Descent of Avarice (2)

    Chapter 297: The Descent of Avarice (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    The entire team was shocked.


    What appeared next to them was a glamorous woman with quite the voluptuous figure! Julian''s eyes opened wide.


    He wondered who it was for a moment but the chaotic aura quickly helped him figure it out.


    ¡®I was wondering what he was calling out!¡¯


    ¡°You really were planning on leaving it to the Crow! I guess there really is no other choice.¡±


    This delicious appearance was just a bonus!


    Ironically, Ju-Heon looked as if he had chewed on shit.


    Why?


    "Why did you come out?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Julian was shocked to hear that.


    ¡°Huh? You weren¡¯t calling for the Crow?¡±


    Ju-Heon did not call the Crow.


    Ju-Heon glared at the woman.


    ¡°You motherfucking Crow, hurry up and take out that bastard!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The woman quickly disappeared and something black popped out.


    ¡®!¡¯


    That black figure leisurely sat down on top of a boulder.


    The team members were shocked to see this form as well.


    "That is......?!¡±


    A lustrous jet-black body, haughty red eyes... A sharp and pointy bird¡¯s beak...


    It was a Crow.


    The Crow was looking down at Ju-Heon''s group with its haughty eyes.


    The team members who had doubted that the sexy babe was the Crow dropped their jaws.


    "What the hell? It really was the Crow?¡±


    ¡°Holy shit, the Crow was such a voluptuous noonim?!¡±


    Seol-A was gasping while Jaeha was...excited.


    But Ju-Heon growled at the Crow again as if he found it annoying.


    ¡°Stop bullshitting with your fake appearance and hurry up and hand over that bastard. Don¡¯t digest the pitiful moron.¡±


    "Digest?!¡±


    A black fog gathered around the Crow.


    There was a flailing and whining worm inside the fog.


    [S, save me! Save meeeeeee!]


    It had been gobbled up by the Crow''s aura and was being forcibly digested(?).


    Julian started shouting, as if he finally understood Ju-Heon¡¯s plan.


    ¡°You were going to use the worm to find the real tomb!¡±


    That bastard was really good at telling apart real and fake artifacts when it ripped them off!


    But why was it being eaten by the Crow?


    The worm was crying while seeing the digestive juices.


    [Human! Hurry up and save me! I''m really going to melt!]


    Ju-Heon gave the Crow an order.


    ¡°Hurry up and spit up that bastard.¡±


    The Crow feigned ignorance.


    [I don''t remember eating anything.]


    ¡°Then what is that stupid insect being digested right now?¡±


    [.......]


    ¡°You''ll get in trouble if you eat random things.


    Spit that bastard out while I''m asking nicely.¡±


    [.......]


    The Crow spit the worm up with an annoyed expression on its face.


    To be more specific, the worm fell to the ground once the black aura disappeared.


    The worm sniffled as it crawled over to Ju-Heon. It was sad that its hairs were melted by the digestive juices.


    [It''s all burnt. All of it is burnt.]


    The worm hid behind Ju-Heon''s foot as if it was scared of the Crow.


    Ju-Heon then glared at the Crow.


    ¡°You weren''t planning on taking the worm¡¯s appearance to scam me, were you?¡±


    The Crow could change its appearance to an artifact it had eaten.


    The Crow turned its head away. Ju-Heon shook his head and looked at the worm.


    ¡°Hurry up and find the real tomb.¡±


    [O, okay. But moolah, the MONEY......]


    Julian was shocked once he saw the worm writing something on the ground.


    It might be because he already experienced being ripped off by the worm in the Monarch¡¯s Tomb.


    ¡°Hold on! It¡¯s dangerous to use that bastard! Everybody here will be ripped off by it!¡±


    Ju-Heon sneered at Julian.


    ¡°The one who gets ripped off by it is the retard.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon stepped on the worm and threatened it.


    "Find the real tomb if you don''t want to be digested.¡±


    [?!]


    The scared worm groaned and pointed somewhere.


    [O, over there! It¡¯s over there! I smell money over there!]


    The worm was pointing to a tomb that was hidden by many other tombs.


    Ju-Heon nodded his head.


    ¡°Good, let¡¯s go.¡±


    But what good would the worm finding it do?


    [It seems to be wrong.]


    [I don¡¯t think it is that tomb.]


    [I think that the worm bastard is useless.]


    [I really should eat it.]


    The Crow''s aura started to chaotically swirl around Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Chairman-nim, we seem to have found the real tomb.¡±


    TKBM members gulped while looking at Chairman Kwon.


    It had been one month since he returned as a corpse inside the coffin and then embarrassed by Ramesses''s artifact. Chairman Kwon was actually at a tomb excavation site in person for the first time in a long while.


    They finally seemed to have found the right tomb after being annoyed at the numerous fakes.


    ¡°We believe it is that tomb over there.¡±


    TKBM was still one of the top-ranked excavation teams even if their status had taken a hit because of Ju-Heon.


    "Seo Ju-Heon is moving toward that tomb.¡±


    They were spying on Ju-Heon''s group from a distance.


    Dan would just wipe them out if they did it too close.


    They were too scared to get any closer.


    But it was fine.


    ¡®Nothing else matters as long as we know which one is the right tomb.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon closed his eyes and went through his memories again.


    He was remembering the past life the artifact showed him. He was recalling the events he saw while possessing his other body.


    ¡®So, how did you clear that tomb?¡¯


    ¡®That tomb?¡¯


    ¡®Everybody is shocked because of you. They want to know what you did to clear it.¡¯


    The Tomb of Avarice that Ju-Heon had cleared was special in many ways.


    Why?


    [He has cleared the impossible to clear Tomb of Avarice. Will the pride of the monopolizers crumble?]


    There had been a wall of sorts at that time.


    The regular excavation teams could not catch up to the large excavation teams because the monopolizers had already taken all of the good artifacts.


    Changes to the industrial world because of artifacts, the speculators going berserk, people sacrificed by artifacts...


    There were even monopolies on drinking water, air, and other basic necessities.


    That was why the Tomb of Avarice had been a beacon of hope for regular excavators.


    For the monopolizers, they needed to clear it to maintain their sense of pride to not have their power diminished.


    Chairman Kwon couldn¡¯t help but ask when he scouted Ju-Heon.


    ¡®How did you clear that tomb?¡¯


    ¡®That......¡¯


    Chairman Kwon had seen that conversation.


    He experienced himself asking Ju-Heon that question while accepting Ju-Heon as his subordinate.


    Ju-Heon responded like this.


    ¡®It¡¯s just a place you just have to give your body to it.¡¯


    ¡®Give your body to it?¡¯


    ¡®There are seven trials...... would you like me to tell you about all of the traps?¡¯


    Chairman Kwon started to laugh.


    ¡°The path is this way.¡±


    They decided to scheme a little. He was going to use a side path Ju-Heon in his memories had told him about.


    ¡®You can safely get inside the tomb using that side path.¡¯


    They dug in the ground and headed toward the side path. It wasn''t hard to find because Ju-Heon had given him very detailed information.


    The TKBM captains gulped and looked toward Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°It really should be safe, right sir?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    Ju-Heon had said that it was safe.


    That bastard claimed to use this path to get inside the tomb.


    ¡°It should be fi......¡±


    But what?


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    There were screams coming from multiple directions.


    "What the, what happened?!¡±


    ¡°Ugh! Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Excavation team members were dying left and right.


    A black figure fell from the ceiling and cut off multiple people¡¯s heads.


    ¡°I, I can¡¯t breathe......!¡±


    Poison gas suffocated people as well.


    Chairman Kwon couldn''t believe it.


    That was to be expected.


    ¡®How is this a safe side path?¡¯


    This path was extremely dangerous.


    If the danger level was divided into high, mid, and low, this would be considered one of the highest danger levels.


    This would be a path that they would normally avoid at all costs.


    ¡®But that bastard made it through this path to get inside?¡¯


    The Ju-Heon in his memory had no artifacts whatsoever at that time.


    Was it really a fake future?


    It did not seem to be fake. He could faintly feel the presence of Ju-Heon''s group in this side path.


    That meant that Ju-Heon¡¯s group must have used this side path as well.


    He didn''t know what to think.


    ¡®This must be the safest path.¡¯


    There was something Chairman Kwon missed.


    Ju-Heon had said something else after that.


    ¡®Yes sir. That was the safest path. Well, although everybody else died.¡¯


    ¡°Aaaaah!¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Screams continued all around them.


    It truly lived up to its name of being impossible to clear in the past as hundreds of people on the excavation team were quickly dwindling down to the tens.


    ¡°H, huff......! All of Team 4 is dead!¡±


    ¡°The entire Supply Team has perished!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s team members clicked their tongues after hearing noises in the distance.


    They had made it through a ton of traps to get here as well, but......


    ¡®Crazy Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    ¡®As expected of the Captain-nim. He''s no joke.¡¯


    They were looking at Ju-Heon as if they couldn''t believe it.


    That was to be expected.


    ¡°You really cleared a tomb like this without any artifacts?!¡±


    ¡°Yeah. I did.¡±


    The team members grabbed the back of their necks at Ju-Heon''s nonchalant response.


    ¡®He¡¯s really crazy!¡¯


    They couldn''t help it.


    The difficulty of this tomb was so high that the veteran team members here were struggling.


    They understood why even the Monarchs couldn¡¯t clear this tomb in the past.


    But Ju-Heon had gotten the artifact of Avarice from this tomb without any artifact?


    Ju-Heon just stomped on some bugs that came out as he responded.


    ¡°Well, even I was fighting for my life and pretty close to dying at that time.¡±


    He did have knowledge of tombs and artifacts at that time as well.


    Society was dominated by artifacts. He studied as if his life was on the line in order to survive.


    He even found ways to steal information that the monopolizers had monopolized in order to study as much as he could.


    It was a world where you couldn''t live a human-like life without at least having an A-Grade artifact.


    But the many tombs he worked his ass off to get inside resulted in nothing as the large excavation teams beat them to the artifacts every time. The Tomb of Avarice was the only one left.


    He thought that he had no future if he couldn''t get this artifact.


    ¡°Anyway, this is...... ah, be careful of that thing above your head.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Jaeha cried after almost having his head cut off.


    He kept mumbling about how he hated this tomb.


    Ju-Heon didn''t care and just continued to speak.


    "This tomb is a maze. You need to get through seven trials and earn seven tokens of proof to get the boss bastard.¡±


    ¡°That boss bastard should be the Archaeologist''s Artifact you got in the past, right Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°Probably. The layout of the tomb is the same and the aura of the artifact is the same as well.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    He sounded uncertain but he was becoming more confident the farther they walked into the tomb.


    ¡®It¡¯s that artifact.¡¯


    It was much stronger than in the past that it could even be used as a Heirloom.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Huh? Won''t your abilities overlap a bit if it is that artifact?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Julian explained his question.


    ¡°You are using the Crow''s artifact to use the abilities you had with the Archaeologist''s artifact.¡±


    Jaeha noticed something and shouted.


    ¡°Ah! Then please give us the artifact of avarice! You already have the Tomb Excavation skill Captain-nim!¡±


    The entire team looked extremely excited.


    ¡°My goodness, if I can be an Expert Excavator at the Captain-nim''s level......!¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted at them to stop dreaming.


    ¡°Get lost, it¡¯s mine. This artifact is special. Take that damn Crow instead, you little punks.¡±


    The team members clicked their tongues.


    ¡°Wow, he¡¯s thinking about throwing the Crow away and using his old artifact.¡±


    ¡°Tsk, I guess it''s true that you can''t forget your first love. There''s no way an artifactphile could forget his first artifact.¡±


    ¡°Shut the hell up?¡±


    Ju-Heon stood in front of the first trial.


    "Well, it''s not an easy trial to pass even if you know how to clear it.¡±


    Julian agreed.


    ¡°It really is a difficult test to clear.¡±


    [First trial: Do 1,000 push-ups in 1 minute.]


    [PS. Dance and sing with joy as you do it.]


    ¡®How the hell did he clear this in the past?¡¯


    ¡°But there¡¯s no need to do what it wants this time.¡±


    Julian looked toward Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon smiled and flicked his finger.


    ¡®Tomb Destruction!¡¯


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    [The system is temporarily unavailable.]


    [The system is temporarily unavailable.]


    [The system is temporarily unavailable.]


    [This is an extremely low-quality tomb.]


    [This is an extremely low-quality tomb.]


    [This is an extremely low-quality tomb.]


    ¡®This little punk.¡¯

 Chapter 298: What’s up with this punk? (1)

    Chapter 298: What¡¯s up with this punk? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon looked at the system window in disbelief. But he didn''t think much of it.


    He believed it was a temporary issue.


    He focused and tried to use the skill again.


    ¡®Tomb Destruction!¡¯


    And the moment he tried to focus his skill in his outstretched hand...!


    [You are unable to use the skill.]


    [It seems as if you would be able to use it if you left this tomb.]


    ¡®This little punk.¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked at the system window with disbelief again.


    He could tell what happened.


    The Crow bastard had paused the skill.


    ¡®This bastard!¡¯


    ¡°Captain-nim?¡±


    Ju-Heon tried using his other skills as well.


    Unfortunately, Artifact Destruction, Dexterity, Stealth, Tomb Restoration, most of his skills were not working.


    The only skill that still seemed to be working was his Tolerance. It still didn''t want Ju-Heon to get hurt in a tomb.


    But all skills that would help him clear a tomb were sealed.


    The messages continued.


    [You are advised to quickly leave the tomb.]


    [There are much better tombs nearby.]


    [The owner of this tomb is probably a useless artifact who is rude and petty.]


    ¡®You''re the one who is rude and petty, you punk.¡¯


    ¡°What the hell is it doing right now?¡±


    The rest of the team were confused after hearing Ju-Heon''s statement.


    "Captain?¡±


    Ju-Heon was the only one who could see the system window.


    It just looked like Ju-Heon was suddenly shouting at the air for no reason.


    "What is it? Did something happen?¡±


    "Captain-nim, is something wrong?¡±


    Chloe and Seol-A looked toward Ju-Heon with concern.


    Julian looked toward Ju-Heon with a look of disbelief.


    ¡°Are you unable to use your skills?¡±


    ¡°You figured it out?¡±


    "Well, the aura I usually see when you use your skills is not visible. That damn Crow didn''t disappear, did it?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not it. It''s stuck to me as usual. It¡¯s just that......¡±


    ¡°Just that...what?¡±


    ¡°......Nevermind.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    Keep your paws away, this bastard is mine. It¡¯s mine!


    Was Julian wrong to think that Ju-Heon looked like a Cat that was hissing with his fur standing straight up? Julian grabbed his forehead before looking back at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Anyway, isn¡¯t it bad if you can¡¯t use your skills? From now on...¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not a big deal. It looks like I¡¯ll be able to use it again once I get out of this tomb.¡±


    ¡°What? Then we should get out of here first...!¡±


    Ju-Heon didn''t seem to care.


    It wasn¡¯t as if he relied on such skills to clear tombs in the past.


    He had even cleared this Tomb of Avarice without a single artifact in the past. It wouldn''t impact his ability to clear the tomb.


    Although he didn''t know why the Crow was trying so hard to stop him, the fact that it was doing that must mean...


    ¡®This must be an extremely good artifact.¡¯


    Maybe it was so strong that even the Crow was wary of it.


    He was quite amused. He planned to take it because it had been his first artifact in the past, but now......


    ¡®Looks like I now need to take it no matter what.¡¯


    Ju-Heon made up his mind and addressed his team.


    "We will definitely take the artifact from this tomb.¡±


    [!]


    The Crow seemed quite anxious.


    ¡®No, you little punk, that¡¯s not it!¡¯


    The Crow worked hard to continue sending system windows.


    [This is the tomb of a good-for-nothing bitch.]


    [It is smarter to wash your feet clean and go to bed rather than get this bitch.]


    But none of that mattered.


    ¡°Oh, it¡¯s a female artifact? Even better. I was annoyed that most of my strong artifacts were male. I''ll take this one and make it my partner artifact.¡±


    [?!]


    The Crow had dug its own grave.


    It was at that moment. Julian gasped knowing that Ju-Heon could not use his powers right now.


    ¡°I guess we have no choice. We¡¯ll have to clear the trials.¡±


    "But 1,000 push-ups in 1 minute? Is something like that even possible?¡±


    Jaeha laughed out loud.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, Dan might be able to do it.¡±


    Jaeha poked Dan¡¯s buff bicep, however...


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    ¡°!¡±


    The ground underneath Ilya suddenly shot up.


    ¡°Ilya!¡±


    They were shocked. Only Ilya had shot up, as if the tomb was creating a stage for him.


    ¡°What the hell?!¡±


    Ju-Heon remembered this from the past.


    ¡°It is deciding the participant to clear each trial.¡±


    They were all shocked. Ju-Heon calmly added on.


    ¡°It¡¯s supposed to be random. I guess you can call it a drawing of sorts.¡±


    Ju-Heon wiped the bumpy orange wall next to him.


    He could see Ilya¡¯s name written on the wall in Toombglyph.


    The tomb had randomly chosen a participant.


    But it looked quite odd. It felt as if someone had forcibly changed the name.


    It felt as if there was another name but someone quickly changed it to Ilya¡¯s name.


    Ju-Heon touched the pieces that had fallen off.


    ¡®It looks like it was supposed to be my name......¡¯


    Ju-Heon peeked at his aura.


    ¡°Hey. Stupid bird brain.¡±


    The Crow''s aura that had been extended to the wall slowly seemed to crawl back.


    It was as if it got caught in the middle of fixing the random drawing.


    ¡®This little bastard.¡¯


    It didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°Congratulations, Ilya. You''re the one who will clear this trial.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon found this so funny that he was clutching his stomach as he laughed. The rest of the team grabbed the back of their necks in anger.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon! This is not funny!¡±


    ¡°Why did they have to pick the weakest of the team?!¡±


    Ilya could do all sorts of scam-like magic with his spell book artifacts but his body was as weak as a baby chick''s because of the artifacts¡¯ risks.


    He even lost to Seol-A and Chloe in arm wrestling or running. [1]


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly.


    ¡°Anybody on my team should be able to overcome a trial like this. Right?¡±


    His smile was saying that he would kill anybody who failed. Ilya was sweating bullets.


    ¡°Yes, yes sir. This is like taking candy from a baby.¡±


    ¡®Damn it. I''m fucked.¡¯


    At the same time...


    [Huh? What the hell? What is going on?]


    The artifact guarding the first trial tilted its head in confusion.


    [Master told me to choose Seo Ju-Heon so I picked him.]


    That was right. This tomb''s master, the artifact of avarice, was oddly interested in Ju-Heon.


    It''s interest was understandable.


    Ju-Heon was the most famous person in the artifact world.


    ¡®The grim reaper of the artifact world.¡¯


    That was the title they gave this human.


    Most artifacts wanted to mess with him and kill him. The guard was thinking that its master wanted to see Ju-Heon suffer as well.


    Of course, its master seemed to be interested in Ju-Heon for a different reason.


    Anyway, they had worked hard to create these trials to torment Ju-Heon for their master. But what?


    [Why did the challenger change?!]


    The owner of the tomb started getting angry after seeing that the challenger changed from Ju-Heon to Ilya.


    Boooooom!


    Boooooom!


    The ground shook and they heard an angry voice.


    [I told you to mess with Seo Ju-Heon.]


    The guard artifact, well, the guard devil, became anxious after hearing the voice.


    [I, I definitely chose Seo Ju-Heon, I don¡¯t know what happened......!]


    The devil urgently explained the situation.


    [It¡¯s probably the work of that damn bastard Crow that is with Seo Ju-Heon......]


    The owner of the tomb revealed itself after hearing that.


    [Crow? Are you talking about the moron imprisoned in the Great Prison?]


    A young girl with white hair had appeared.


    This was the artifact that had been Ju-Heon¡¯s partner in the past.


    Returning back to Ju-Heon¡¯s group...


    ¡°Ilya, will you really be okay?¡±


    Ilya, who had to face this trial of doing 1,000 push-ups in 1 minute, was sweating bullets.


    He called it as easy as taking candy from a baby, but this was not humanly possible. He would die while he attempted it.


    ¡®But the Captain will kill me if I fail.¡¯


    That meant that the results would be the same either way.


    Jaeha laughed his ass off while watching Ilya struggling with the push-ups.


    ¡°Hey hey, he really can''t do it, he absolutely can''t do it. Can you even do a single push-up?¡±


    ¡®Why I ought to!¡¯


    As he had that thought...


    Booooooooom!


    The ground shook and something suddenly appeared.


    ¡°!¡±


    They were large bugs. They looked like centipedes with hundreds of legs but they were bigger than the average adult.


    The centipedes approached Ilya.


    Julian shouted toward Ilya.


    ¡°They plan on eating you if you fail the trial!¡±


    Julian prepared to cast his thunderbolts.


    He then urgently turned toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Hurry up and tell him how to clear it! This trial is not something a normal person can clear! Ilya is going to die......hey!¡±


    Julian foamed at the mouth while looking at Ju-Heon.


    Instead of telling Ilya how to clear it, Ju-Heon was leisurely sitting on the rope as if it was a chair and eating snacks as he watched.


    ¡°Hey! Your subordinate might get eaten!¡±


    ¡°If you don¡¯t know how to clear it, why don¡¯t you try analyzing it? What the hell are you doing? Aren''t you supposed to be our strategist?¡±


    ¡°I know how to clear it but we don¡¯t have the right artifact for it right now!¡±


    "Then just leave it to that bastard.¡±


    ¡°#$#&!¡±


    ¡®Damn! How the hell did this bastard clear this tomb without any artifacts?! Why is he making things so difficult when it could be much easier?!¡¯


    The team members all stepped forth to rescue Ilya.


    ¡°Ilya, hurry! If you don¡¯t......!¡±


    The centipedes shot out poison. It was a neurotoxin.


    It hurt like hell.


    Ilya, who was bitten by the centipedes, glared as if he was extremely angry.


    "Fuck, I''m an S, not an M.¡±


    Now that he thought about it, why the hell was he doing what this tomb wanted?


    ¡°Based on how these centipedes look, they¡¯re definitely devil-type artifacts.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


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    Flash!


    He gave off an extremely overwhelming presence.


    The centipede devils started shaking in fear at the chaotic aura coming out of Ilya¡¯s body.


    That was to be expected.


    Ilya¡¯s Heirloom was the artifact of the King of the Devils. Even if he usually suppressed his aura because he didn''t want his appearance to change...


    Boom!


    [The King of the Devils is descending.]


    [The King of the Devils is descending.]


    Devil horns shot out of Ilya''s head and his eyes and skin changed color.


    A vicious fire covered the first trial area and ruthlessly started to destroy it.


    ¡°Hahahaha, eat shit you retards!¡±


    He truly looked like a devil.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°You shitty bastards, who told you to make a trial like this?! You guys try to do it!¡±


    An angry Ilya gave the devils an order. The centipedes anxiously looked around before quickly starting to move up and down doing push-ups.


    And as that was going on...


    Ruuumble, ruuummble!


    Julian turned pale and shouted as the first trial area was being destroyed.


    ¡°Ilya! You can''t just destroy it like that! You need to earn the proof of completion from the trial......!¡±


    ¡°Ah it''s fine. We just have to head to the next one.¡±


    Julian became anxious at Ju-Heon¡¯s comment.


    "What the fuck are you talking about?! He didn¡¯t clear the trial! We need the proof of completion from the trial! How are you going to clear the tomb without it...?!¡±


    ¡°Hey dumbass, I got the proof a long time ago.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly waved something around.


    It looked like a chunk of gold at first glance.


    This chunk of gold was actually the proof of completion you earned for completing each trial.


    Julian''s eyes opened wide.


    ¡°When the hell did you?!¡±


    ¡°When? Right when we arrived at this trial.¡±


    The important thing here was not completing the trial; it was earning the proof of completion.


    Furthermore, he had already cleared this tomb before. He knew where the proofs were located.


    That was how he cleared the tomb in the past as well.


    "Then why the hell did you make Ilya struggle for no reason?!¡±


    ¡°I was curious to see what that bastard¡¯s Heirloom was. I wanted to know how strong it was as well.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    He used the tomb to find out about his team members¡¯ Heirlooms because they wouldn''t tell him anything about it!


    Ju-Heon put his hand on Julian¡¯s shoulder.


    ¡°By the way, I am very, VERY interested in your Heirloom as well.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what it is, but it must be something good, right?¡±


    His eyes flashed with greed.


    ¡°That¡¯s why you are selected as the next challenger.¡±


    ¡®T, this bastard!¡¯


    1. What a completely sexist statement. Chloe is understandable because she is a doctor who doesn''t fight, but Seol-A is a trained fighter.

 Chapter 299: What’s up with this punk? (2)

    Chapter 299: What¡¯s up with this punk? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    The team members moved deeper into the tomb.


    It wasn¡¯t that dark for them.


    Their human power plant Julian was creating thunderbolts to provide light.


    Ju-Heon was standing in front of the group. He had a pretty thorough grasp on everything inside as he cleared this tomb in the past.


    For example, if there was a trap on the ceiling, he destroyed it before they even got there.


    He didn''t even hesitate when facing any forks in the road. But Julian was groaning inside as they walked.


    ¡®I just know it. Seo Ju-Heon... This bastard is planning on taking his own team members¡¯ powers.¡¯


    He was almost sure of it.


    Why?


    ¡®This bastard can steal the powers of abilities now.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had leveled up during his fight against Hitler.


    Ju-Heon had been using the Crow''s artifact for a while, but it only had an ability to suck in artifacts as if it was a black hole.


    That could be considered Level 1.


    But now that Ju-Heon had leveled up fighting against Hitler, he could use Level 2.


    ¡®Using the abilities of the artifacts he ate.¡¯


    Basically, he can replicate the powers of any artifact he consumed.


    That was amazing.


    ¡®Although he does seem to get a stomach ache afterwards.¡¯


    Anyway, there was no way this bastard would not aim for the powers of the strong Heirlooms now that he had such an ability.


    Even gobbling up a small portion of the Heirlooms should be at the level of A-Grade or S-Grade artifacts.


    And if it is gobbling up only a portion and not the full Heirloom, it shouldn¡¯t harm the original masters.


    However...


    ¡®It¡¯s still scary to get eaten, you bastard.¡¯


    They would probably feel the sensation of their artifact being gobbled up.


    That was why the whole team was shaking in fear and had done their best to never show their Heirloom''s ability in front of Ju-Heon. The rest of them had shared information with each other.


    It was almost to the level of making Ju-Heon an outcast.


    But all of their efforts were for naught.


    ¡°Oh my, Julian is the challenger for the second trial.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed to have made up his mind.


    ¡°Just use your Heirloom and blast your way through it.¡±


    Julian pointed to the text on the wall and shouted.


    ¡°Who are you trying to scam?! I don''t know much about Toombglyph but I do know that this is not my name!¡±


    ¡°Tsk, guess you found out.¡±


    Ju-Heon pouted, thinking that he shouldn''t have taught this bastard how to read Toombglyph.


    ¡°Anyway, Jaeha is the real challenger. Hurry up and go.¡±


    Julian gave him a suspicious gaze.


    ¡°......You¡¯re not scamming us because we can¡¯t read Toombglyph, are you?¡±


    ¡°How rude. It¡¯s the truth.¡±


    It really did have Jaeha¡¯s name this time.


    However...


    ¡®Although it looks like that Crow bastard quickly changed the name again.¡¯


    But Ju-Heon, who would not miss that opportunity, smiled brightly.


    ¡°Hurry up and go.¡±


    ¡®......This punk is telling the truth, right?¡¯


    Jaeha gulped and headed toward the altar in the end.


    ¡®Damn it, I hate tombs, I really hate tombs.¡¯


    The test at the second trial was......


    [Pick one of the three items.]


    It was a simple item choosing trial.


    Items started to appear on the altar one by one.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    First were gold bars!


    It was actually a magic box that would continue to fill with gold bars.


    The second item to come up was an old plate.


    The team members were relieved after seeing that.


    ¡®We can tell the right answer even without seeing the last item.¡¯


    This was the Tomb of Avarice. They just had to avoid materialistic things.


    It was something that even Jaeha could easily clear.


    However......


    ¡°What the hell is up with the third thing?!¡±


    The team members gasped after seeing the third ¡®item¡¯ that appeared.


    [Please be gentle with me.]


    ¡°?!¡±


    A beautiful babe had appeared. She looked like Jaeha¡¯s ideal woman and she was naked! Yoo Jaeha immediately froze.


    Any man would have flinched at this sight.


    Although his head was clearly telling him that this was not the right answer......


    Although that really was the case......


    [Master, you can do whatever you want with me.]


    ¡°Really?¡±


    The team members¡¯ eyes opened wide after hearing Jaeha.


    ¡°Hey! Snap out of it! You know exactly what to pick!¡±


    ¡°Jaeha! I''ll set you up on a date! That¡¯s just wrooooong! Please!¡±


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    ¡°Hey, I know. Do you think that I''m an idiot?¡±


    The others felt relieved to hear that.


    ¡°Don¡¯t look down on humans! The old plate is obviously the answer!¡±


    Jaeha reached his hand out confidently.


    However...


    [Got you. You stupid human.]


    ¡°?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha gasped.


    Although he talked about grabbing the plate his hand was grabbing the babe!


    Natural instincts truly were scary.


    The babe smiled.


    [Human, you failed.]


    ¡°?!¡±


    Jaeha, who had grabbed two things at once, fell into the trap.


    ¡°Squeeeeeeeeeeeeal!¡±


    ¡°Jaeha!¡±


    Jaeha had turned into a pig. The area started to violently shake as well.


    It was trying to push the pig Jaeha into a pen.


    ¡°You retard! That¡¯s why you should have picked the old plate!¡±


    Ilya urgently reached for the old plate. But Ju-Heon viciously kicked him.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    ¡°You''ll turn into a pig no matter what you choose here.¡±


    Ju-Heon used the Crow''s aura to grab Jaeha before he fell into the pen.


    Jaeha started crying in relief.


    "Captain-nim, thank you v...¡±


    ¡°Good, looks like we have pork belly for dinner.¡±


    ¡°#$$&#!¡±


    ¡®Are you really thinking about eating me?!¡¯


    ¡°Captain, what do we do about that?¡±


    A bit later, on the path to the next trial. The team was looking at a huffing Jaeha.


    Maybe it was the side effect of turning into a pig, but Jaeha had returned to human form as a fat pig who was over 200kg.


    They didn''t care that Jaeha was so fat, it was just that he was quite...slow.


    "Can''t we just leave that behind?¡±


    ¡°No, he¡¯s my emergency food supply.¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim, your predation ability might be able to remove just the fat.¡±


    They were telling him to just eat Jaeha¡¯s fat.


    Jaeha pleaded to Ju-Heon as well.


    ¡°I''ll work all night if you want me to! Please get rid of the fat!¡±


    Ju-Heon instantly rejected him.


    ¡°No thanks. I''ll get fat if I eat your fat.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Well, that was true too.


    ¡°Captain-nim, you¡¯re so handsome, being this fat is fine!¡±


    A shocked Seol-A desperately grabbed Ju-Heon.


    ¡°W, who said that is okay?!¡±


    ¡®Well, I do want to see a chubby Captain-nim at least once, but still......!¡¯


    As Seol-A was having trouble deciding what she wanted...


    ¡°Won¡¯t you return to your normal self if you use the Phoenix artifact?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled mischievously and looked at Jaeha.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Doesn¡¯t the Phoenix artifact do that too?¡±


    ¡°......E, excuse me?¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was now sweating bullets.


    Ju-Heon''s smile seemed dangerous and abnormal.


    ¡°I always found it so interesting that a couch potato like you was skinny.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    Jaeha slowly looked away.


    It was because he understood what Ju-Heon was planning.


    ¡°The phoenix uses the energy stored in your fat as a medium for its fire, right?¡±


    ¡®Did this guy make me turn into a pig to confirm that?!¡¯


    ¡°Hurry up and return to normal.¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha cried as he activated the Phoenix artifact. An intense heat surrounded him.


    A vicious fire shot out of his body and something amazing happened.


    ¡°My goodness!¡±


    Jaeha¡¯s appearance had changed in an instant.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes sparked with greed.


    Ju-Heon had been having trouble digesting and worried a lot about the artifact calories(?) he was taking in ever since he got the predation ability.


    But that was for later, as they started walking again.


    Once they got close to the central region of the tomb...


    [It is recommended that you do not go any farther.]


    [You should not go in.]


    The ground split open once he saw the message.


    ¡°Watch out!¡±


    They all became anxious at the sudden earthquake.


    Ju-Heon frowned.


    He sensed a familiar aura.


    He could feel the aura of his partner artifact that he had used so much in his previous life.


    And as he had expected...


    [Oh, so you are Seo Ju-Heon.]


    The tomb¡¯s owner appeared as if it was concerned about how Ju-Heon was plowing his way through the trials.


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon scrunched his eyes after hearing that voice. He had definitely heard this voice before.


    ¡®Now I''m certain. It is that bastard.¡¯


    It was his partner artifact.


    Of course, he had not heard the voice so clearly back then. It was more of a mumbling and a whisper so that it was hard to understand.


    He didn¡¯t know whether it was male or female because of that.


    But it was different this time.


    And the reason Ju-Heon was shocked was not because of its voice. The others were shocked for the same reason.


    [I wanted to see you at least once because you are so famous. Seo Ju-Heon.]


    A little girl had appeared.


    She had white skin and light white hair with hints of purple. She had a pretty nose and cute lips.


    The girl was smiling.


    She looked so pretty and lovely that it was enough to capture everyone¡¯s attention. This reaction from Jaeha was probably to be expected.


    ¡°If it¡¯s this type of artifact, my Affinity should be enough...¡±


    Jaeha tried to approach it as if he hit the jackpot.


    However...


    ¡°Eek!¡±


    A vicious aura brushed past right in front of him. It was so violent and chaotic that it would be able to cut off his flesh.


    Julian shouted at that moment.


    ¡°It looks like that but it is still a dangerous artifact! Don¡¯t get close to it!¡±


    Jaeha, who almost had his nose sliced off, started crying.


    The artifact in front of them truly was dangerous. Although she looked cute and had a lovely smile on her face, she was giving off an extremely chaotic aura.


    Quite the dangerous murderous intent could be felt from her eyes. They had their Heirlooms but they still had to be wary of her.


    ¡®But for the boss to suddenly appear like this...¡¯


    Julian scoffed.


    ¡®Our captain is quite popular.¡¯


    The reason the boss suddenly appeared was obvious.


    They weren¡¯t even at the boss room yet. But for the boss to show herself before they got there......


    ¡®It doesn''t even like us going around the tomb and wants to kill us all.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was quite infamous in the artifact world. It would not be weird for it to want to kill him.


    The artifact did not hide its murderous intent as it approached Ju-Heon.


    Julian became anxious and shouted.


    ¡°Why are you just standing there?! Hurry up and use your artifact! It¡¯s aiming for you!¡±


    Jaeha got ready to attack and clicked his tongue.


    ¡°My goodness, this guy¡¯s bad habit is coming out again. Even if you are an artifactphile, that¡¯s not allow......ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon kicked Jaeha away.


    ¡°It¡¯s not like that. This bastard is the Archaeologist''s artifact I used in the past.¡±


    The entire team was shocked.


    ¡®What? That¡¯s it? That¡¯s the thing that turned the Captain-nim into the greatest excavator?¡¯


    The ones to get the most angry were Jaeha and Ilya.


    ¡°Wow, I''m really angry at this point. Having a harem of human women wasn¡¯t enough that he even has a harem of artifacts? Such a pretty little girl was the Captain-nim¡¯s artifact?¡±


    ¡°Fuck, why are the artifacts discriminating so much?! I just have shitty devils by my side!¡±


    ¡°Everything I have is male! Damn it, why only the Captain-nim......!¡±


    ¡°Yes, this is very weird.¡±


    Jaeha smiled after seeing even Julian joining in.


    "Good. Kongming, you¡¯ve finally shown your true self. You never acted that way but I guess you are a man as well.¡±


    "That¡¯s not what I''m talking about!¡±


    Julian shouted to defend himself.

 Chapter 300: What’s up with this punk? (3)

    Chapter 300: What¡¯s up with this punk? (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°That¡¯s a Devil-type artifact!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    That was right.


    The artifact that appeared in front of Ju-Heon was a Devil artifact.


    However, Ju-Heon had thought all this time that it was one of the many human Archaeologists of the past. But it was a Devil?


    ¡®Is it a different artifact?¡¯


    No, that wasn¡¯t it.


    ¡®This is definitely the artifact I used in the past.¡¯


    It was quite the familiar aura that he had missed.


    Well, he also hated this shitty thing for making him want to go see the Mona Lisa as he was about to have sex, but still...


    It was also the key element that allowed him to become the greatest excavator. It was his lifesaver that saved his life many times inside tombs. Everything it had done for him made him think about contracting it once again if he met it.


    But it was a Devil?


    He couldn''t tell what artifact it was though.


    Why?


    [The system has stopped.]


    [There is no need for you to know any information about this artifact.]


    [It is smarter to wash your neck and go to sleep.]


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    Unfortunately, the Crow''s artifact seemed to have made up its mind.


    [Unable to load the system information.]


    [Unable to load the system information.]


    The Crow''s attempts were futile.


    ¡°Hey Kongming, what is that artifact?¡±


    ¡°Mammon.¡±


    [......!]


    The Crow''s attempt to hinder Ju-Heon instantly ended in failure. Ju-Heon laughed but tilted his head in confusion at Julian''s response.


    ¡®The artifact I used was Mammon?¡¯


    As for the others...


    ¡®How did hyung-nim know how to clear the Tomb of Avarice?¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was deep in thought.


    ¡®Did he really see the future that was supposed to happen with Yang Chen''s artifact?¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo had asked Chairman Kwon about the future he saw. However, Chairman Kwon did not tell him anything.


    ¡®You don''t need to know.¡¯


    And when he asked to use the memory artifact himself...


    ¡®This is not an artifact for you to use.¡¯


    He was rejected. Honestly speaking, Kwon Hyuk Soo was upset.


    Of course, there was a reason Chairman Kwon said that.


    The current Kwon Hyuk Soo might not be there, but Kwon Hyuk Soo was originally one of the Four Emperors, the strongest artifact users in the world.


    He just stepped aside to give Chairman Kwon his spot. Chairman Kwon was wary because he didn¡¯t know how Kwon Hyuk Soo would react if he shared that future with him.


    It was possible Kwon Hyuk Soo would betray him. He might be greedy for the Four Emperors position.


    However, it might have been better for Chairman Kwon to tell his sworn brother the truth.


    ¡®Why is hyung-nim hiding it from me?¡¯


    It ended up causing a seed of doubt and hate to sprout inside him.


    Returning back to Ju-Heon, the identity of this artifact was understandable.


    Mammon was known as the Devil of Avarice in the Bible, an excavator devil that went around looking for hidden gold and treasures. There were even rumors that the reason humans started digging for ores and treasure was because a part of Mammon¡¯s personality ended up in them.


    Ability-wise, it was quite fitting for an excavation artifact.


    But Ju-Heon, who liked to be certain, asked a question.


    ¡°Do you have any relationship with an Archaeologist?¡±


    The Devil''s eyes opened wide as if it was shocked. She thought for a moment before opening her mouth.


    [Can you tell your Crow something before I answer that question?]


    ¡°?¡±


    Mammon grumbled and added on.


    [Tell that bitch to stop releasing such disgusting aura in someone else¡¯s tomb.]


    ¡°!¡±


    [That other human, Kwon Tae Joon, is unable to pass through the trials because of you. Every human is a precious candidate.]


    Ju-Heon was wondering what Mammon was talking about, but it seemed as if the Crow was taking care of the enemies in the distance to earn some points with him.


    [It''s just a stupid idiot who can''t even contract properly because its stuck in prison.]


    The Crow''s aura that had snuck out to show off flinched.


    [So who told you to share the secrets of the gods to become public enemy number 1?]


    The Crow became angry and tried to eat Mammon, however...


    ¡°Hey.¡±


    The Crow''s aura flinched at Ju-Heon''s gaze and slowly crawled back.


    It seemed a bit depressed unlike its usual self.


    Mammon smiled with satisfaction and looked toward Ju-Heon after seeing the Crow crawl back without being able to say anything.


    [I want to answer your question right away but I have a condition.]


    "A condition?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown. It was probably something like clearing the remaining trials.


    However, Mammon smiled brightly and said the following.


    [Won¡¯t you become my concubine? I need you for something.]


    ¡°!¡±


    The Crow that crawled back burst out again and even the rope that was sleeping on Ju-Heon¡¯s shoulder raised its head.


    What? Concubine?


    The eyes it didn''t have seemed to be flashing.


    ¡°Why is Seo Ju-Heon not contacting me?¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan was currently wrestling with her phone.


    ¡®He told me he would go on a date with me if I took care of the Four Emperors.¡¯


    It had been quite a while since Zhen Cai Yuan had been staring at her phone.


    There was no way that Seo Ju-Heon wouldn¡¯t know about how she attacked the Monarch of Evangelism.


    ¡®Did he not see the news? Should I have made a bigger spectacle and destroyed a country as well?¡¯


    She was thinking about things that would make others boil in anger.


    In fact, the US, which had become one of her targets, was quite a mess right now.


    Hitler was a secret that the US was keeping quiet. But they were putting the artifacts and people he gathered to good use.


    They were about to use those things to take care of Seo Ju-Heon, but then...


    ¡®Why is Zhen Cai Yuan getting in our way?!¡¯


    The hot-blooded president considered it an act of provocation and was even ready to press the button to launch the nuclear weapons.


    However...


    ¡®Calm down!¡¯


    ¡®China has the Supreme Leader artifact!¡¯


    Both the Democrats and the Republican Congressmen had foamed at the mouth and stopped the president.


    They wanted to hold back for now.


    It was because they knew that Zhen Cai Yuan would really invade the US with troops if she wanted to do so.


    Most importantly, they believed that there was a reason that this woman was working with Seo Ju-Heon.


    ¡®I''m sure that she is pretending to work with Seo Ju-Heon so that she can kill him.¡¯


    ¡®That woman is a shrewd fox.¡¯


    But forget taking care of Ju-Heon...


    ¡°...... To call, not to call, call, not call, call, not call......¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan was struggling with the most difficult problem in the world.


    Of course, she had said the following publicly.


    ¡®I will get close to Seo Ju-Heon and then kill him.¡¯


    She meant about 80% of it. Whether she thought about it rationally or emotionally, Seo Ju-Heon was her enemy. Ju-Heon was the only man to make her experience shame.


    ¡®It¡¯ll be bad if Seo Ju-Heon gets the Crow''s artifact and gets the Treasure.¡¯


    China had to win this War of Artifacts. She couldn¡¯t let an individual grab the power.


    However, the way she was struggling while waiting for a call from Ju-Heon made it easy to wonder if she really had any intentions of killing him.


    ¡®Is he busy? That must be the case. I heard that he¡¯s in the Tomb of Avarice right now.¡¯


    She had thought about contacting him first many times. However...


    ¡®......What if he rejects my call?¡¯


    He had ignored all of her attempts to contact him until now. That was why the fact that Ju-Heon contacted her first made her become flustered unlike her usual self. If she pestered him with a call, he might say she''s too needy and call the date off because he already hates her.


    She also didn¡¯t want to come off like she was looking forward to it.


    She had written and erased hundreds of text messages already. But to just sit back and wait......


    ¡®I can¡¯t wait.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan, who had been pulling off flower petals like a little girl with a crush, jumped up from her seat.


    ¡°Let''s go get Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s schedule.¡±


    She just had to coincidentally run into him on his day off.


    She headed toward the hotel Ju-Heon was currently staying at.


    She would normally have just barged in but she disguised herself as a housekeeper because Ju-Heon probably wouldn''t like the fact that she barged in.


    However...


    ¡®Which one is Seo Ju-Heon''s room?¡¯


    It was hard to find because Ju-Heon had rented many rooms under his name.


    She started to go into each room.


    And then...


    ¡®I smell Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    She was quite sensitive to the smell of artifacts as she had the artifact of gluttony.


    This must be Ju-Heon''s room.


    As she started rummaging through the room to find Ju-Heon¡¯s schedule...


    ¡°!¡±


    She found many pictures on the table along with a reagent artifact.


    ¡®This is......¡¯


    That was none other than the Raven¡¯s Tears.


    As Zhen Cai Yuan hugged a pillow and tried to take a closer look...


    Beeeep!


    ¡°!¡±


    Someone swiped the card key and came inside. She could hear the footsteps heading toward this suite.


    ¡°Huh? Is someone inside?¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan became anxious after hearing the voice.


    Why?


    It was Irene''s voice.


    ¡°Huh? That¡¯s weird. Mr. Ju-Heon, didn¡¯t you say that you were going to a tomb?¡±


    The two of them made eye contact for a moment.

 Chapter 301: Shut up and follow me (1)

    Chapter 301: Shut up and follow me (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Huh? That¡¯s weird. Mr. Ju-Heon, didn¡¯t you say that you were going to a tomb?¡±


    The two of them made eye contact for a moment.


    Irene questioned her eyes.


    Black shirt and a white apron...


    This was definitely a housekeeper.


    It wasn''t that weird for a housekeeper to be cleaning Ju-Heon''s room. It wasn''t weird for her to make Ju-Heon''s bed or organize his clothes.


    But if that housekeeper was a familiar face...


    And if that housekeeper was someone who would make Irene angry even at the thought of her touching Ju-Heon¡¯s stuff...


    It would be weird if Irene¡¯s eyes did not have fire shooting out right now.


    ¡°Why are you here?¡±


    Her voice was extremely pretty but quite sharp. Zhen Cai Yuan became anxious after hearing Irene¡¯s vicious tone.


    ¡®Why is the Monarch of Destitution here?! Isn''t this Seo Ju-Heon''s room?¡¯


    Irene''s pretty face turned into a scowl regardless of whether Zhen Cai Yuan was anxious or not.


    ¡°I''m sure you didn''t suddenly change jobs. What are you doing in someone else¡¯s room? Are you trying to steal something?¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    An anxious Zhen Cai Yuan dropped the Raven¡¯s Tears.


    Irene stomped over to Zhen Cai Yuan.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know you were still stalking Mr. Ju-Heon.¡±


    She pulled Ju-Heon¡¯s pillow away from Zhen Cai Yuan.


    Zhen Cai Yuan awkwardly started to laugh.


    ¡°You seem to have the wrong idea. I just came here to clean as the housekeeper......¡±


    ¡°Oh really?¡±


    Irene then smiled brightly.


    And then...


    ¡°Then please take care of my room too.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    She dragged Zhen Cai Yuan out and pushed her into the next room!


    ¡°I don¡¯t need to tip you, right?¡±


    The door closed and Zhen Cai Yuan anxiously tried to open it.


    However...


    Clunk clunk!


    ¡°?!¡±


    Irene had placed a pharaoh''s artifact, an extremely heavy chunk of gold, outside the door.


    There was no way for the door to open!


    Irene then went into Ju-Heon''s room and contacted the lobby.


    ¡°Ah, hello? We have a thief. Yes, yes, she''s a pervert who was trying to steal some underwear. She is an artifact user so please call Pandora¡¯s special team......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    An angry Zhen Cai Yuan destroyed the door and came out.


    She had used the Supreme Leader artifact. She then viciously glared toward Ju-Heon''s room.


    ¡®That woman.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan called out the spider and viciously destroyed the wall.


    After that...


    ¡°I told you that I''m not a thief!¡±


    A berserk Zhen Cai Yuan rushed into Ju-Heon''s room.


    Her Dominance was quite strong.


    But it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Irene''s Dominance seemed to be at Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s level.


    Others predicted that her Affinity would be higher because of her personality, but...


    ¡°Are you trying to start a fight?¡±


    ¡®!¡¯


    Irene, who usually never got this angry, viciously glared and her Heirloom activated.


    ¡®Jeonhohoorang!¡¯ [1]


    A tiger and a wolf soon appeared and bit Zhen Cai Yuan.


    Chomp!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Actually, the animals were chomping on the Supreme Leader¡¯s aura and not on Zhen Cai Yuan.


    They were so strong that the Supreme Leader¡¯s legs were ripped apart.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Furthermore, the Master Fox''s attribute was based on the disaster caused by a fox.


    ¡®A woman beautiful enough to cause the downfall of a country, natural disasters, or even too much happiness becoming a source of disaster.


    It was an ability that could bring down a nation or bring forth disasters.


    Irene¡¯s disasters struck Zhen Cai Yuan before she could even grimace in pain!


    Bang!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan suddenly started slipping.


    ¡°What the he...kyaa!¡±


    She couldn''t stand up. She couldn¡¯t walk because it was so slippery.


    That wasn''t all.


    Riiiiiiiip!


    ¡°M, my clothes!¡±


    She seemed to be extremely unlucky as her clothes and stockings kept getting caught on things and getting ripped.


    Zhen Cai Yuan''s lifetime of luck was turning into bad luck.


    An angry Zhen Cai Yuan was grinding her teeth.


    ¡°You''re just a damn Heirloom!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan called out the Supreme Leader artifact.


    ¡°Good. You little bitch, I''ll kill you and use your hide to gobble up Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡±


    The two of their vicious auras were clashing against each other.


    While that was going on...


    ¡°Ahhhh, what the hell is going oooooooon?¡±


    There was a third party who was shaking in fear.


    ¡°Aigoo, hyung-nim, what happened while we were sleeping?!¡±


    "The room is being destroyed, it is being destroyed! Actually no! The entire hotel is being destroyed!¡±


    That was right.


    Irene and Zhen Cai Yuan didn''t know about it, but inside Ju-Heon¡¯s room... To be more specific, three men were in the bathroom.


    They were the farmers, the Oh Seung Woo group.


    "Aigoo, aigoo, what is going on?!¡±


    They were foaming in fear inside the spa that was the size of a swimming pool.


    They were currently bathing the artifacts in the spa. Ju-Heon had even given them permission to play once they were done with this!


    ¡°Shit, I¡¯ve never seen sister-in-law so angry!¡±


    It was so bad that Pandora had to give an emergency evacuation order.


    Buuzz. Buuzz.


    [Dangerous aura detected. Might be a Tomb Appearance.]


    [Disaster warning level: Level 4 (Highest-grade/Disaster-Grade}]


    [Emergency Evacuation ordered for a 1km radius around XXX Hotel.]


    [Evacuation Warning Delivered.]


    It was so chaotic that Pandora thought there was a Disaster-Grade Tomb Appearance phenomenon going on at the hotel!


    The trio urgently grabbed the artifacts and tried to leave.


    ¡°Aaaaaaah! Let¡¯s grab hyung-nim¡¯s artifacts and run for it! Hurry up!¡±


    But things would not go as they wanted.


    [#&$#!]


    Oh yeeeeeeah! Fight more! Fight more!


    [#$&!]


    Bring some coke and popcorn!


    The extremely immature artifacts were quite excited.


    The Oh Seung Woo group grabbed the back of their necks.


    ¡®Damn it you little punks. This isn''t the time for that!¡¯


    ¡°Aigoo, hyung-niiiim! This is bad!¡±


    They lamented in despair.


    But around that same time...


    The situation where Ju-Heon was wasn''t that different.


    ¡°What did you just say?¡±


    [Hmm? I told you to be my concubine.]


    The Crow and rope exploded in anger.


    ''What the hell did this artifact just say to their master?''


    The Crow who had sulked back at Ju-Heon''s gaze earlier had burst out.


    [#&#*?]


    Concubine? Did you just say concubine?


    The rope''s ¡®eyes¡¯ were burning with rage.


    Mammon sounded pompous regardless of their reaction.


    [I will make a special exception and accept you as my concubine, human. It won¡¯t be bad for you.]


    The team members all questioned their ears.


    "D, did she just say concubine?!¡±


    They would normally not be able to hear the artifacts but they were currently in a tomb.


    They could hear the voice of the tomb''s owner like Mammon while in their tombs.


    And then...


    "S, Seol-A!¡±


    Jaeha grabbed Seol-A who was about to faint.


    ¡°These damn artifact bastards......!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon was laughing.


    ¡°Do you seriously mean that?¡±


    Mammon¡¯s eyes opened wide at Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze and she responded.


    [Ah, don¡¯t worry. I don''t care what you do; I will let you have your privacy.]


    She wasn''t that prude.


    [It looks like you have a lot of artifacts that like you.]


    She could see the twitching rope and Crow.


    [I don¡¯t care who you date. Ten, hundreds, or even thousands! Meet as many girls as you want and fool......ugh!]


    The happily talking Mammon suddenly screamed. Mammon was slapped by something dull and sent flying!


    ¡°U, ugh! What the......?!¡±


    Mammon was rolling on the ground like a little ball as she glared toward Ju-Heon and the others.


    The one to slap Mammon was none other than the rope.


    The rope looked like it was shadow boxing and throwing jabs.


    ''Do you want to get hit again? Do ya?''


    It looked weird because it was twisting its whole body as it didn''t have hands.


    Mammon wiped the blood of her lips and glared once again.


    [How dare a stupid rope......kyaaa!]


    Mammon was smacked once again.


    Pow, pow, pow pow!


    The rope ruthlessly beat Mammon down.


    It was not even whipping Mammon with its body as it usually did.


    Pow! Pow!


    It had rolled up its end into a ball and was throwing ''punches''! S§×ar?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Pow!


    [Kyaaaaaa!]


    Mammon looked like a mess after being punched in the cheeks and butt by the rope.


    [This damn nonliving bastard!]


    It hurt so much that Mammon was tearing up.


    But the rope was not the only one that was angry.


    [You disgusting devil bastard. You''re really going to use such a scheme to become a Heirloom?]


    The Crow that appeared looked ready to gobble Mammon up.


    But the Crow thought it would be okay.


    Why?


    There was no way Ju-Heon would accept such a condition.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    [?!]


    Ju-Heon happily accepted. Everybody questioned what they had just heard.


    But Ju-Heon clarified it once more.


    ¡°I suppose I can be your concubine.¡±


    The entire team gasped.


    ¡°A, are you crazy?!¡±


    "However...¡±


    Ju-Heon was smiling like a devil.


    ¡°You prepared the wedding gifts right?¡±


    [?!]


    The team members dropped their jaws in shock.


    ¡®Is this son of a bitch......?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly.


    ¡°You artifacts might not know about it, but very expensive gifts are given during human weddings. That is the human tradition and the respectful thing to do.¡±


    [T, tradition?]


    ¡°But I am a generous man. I will accept a small gift of 1,000 Divine-Grade artifacts.¡±


    ¡®Damn it, I knew it!¡¯


    The male team members grabbed the back of their necks. Even the Four Emperors didn''t have double digit Divine-Grade artifacts.


    1,000 Divine-Grade artifacts would be enough to conquer the world a hundred times over!


    Basically, it was something unachievable!


    But there was an earthquake in Seol-A¡¯s eyes.


    ¡®I, I can marry the Captain-nim if I have a t, thousand Divine-Grade artifacts?¡¯


    Seol-A seriously debated leaving to search for artifacts.


    As she had that thought...


    [F, fine.]


    The shocked Mammon nodded her head. She had a way to get 1,000 Divine-Grade artifacts.


    [I will give you 1,000 Divine-Grade artifacts as a wedding gift.]


    ¡°Okay. Let¡¯s seal the d......¡±


    But at that moment...


    Ruuuuuuuumble!


    The tomb suddenly shook. As they wondered what had happened...


    [I can easily get you 1,000 Divine-Grade artifacts.]


    [It is not that hard.]


    [Let¡¯s sweep everything in this tomb first.]


    A chaotic aura was going berserk.


    Mammon foamed at the mouth.


    [Hey! What the hell are you doing in someone else¡¯s tom......kyaaa!]


    Mammon was thrown to the lowest floor of the tomb by the Crow''s power.


    It had shoved Mammon in the deepest part of the tomb, as if telling Mammon to stay the fuck out of their way.


    [The owner of the Tomb of Avarice has changed.]


    [The owner is using its power to eat all of the artifacts inside the tomb.]


    Returning back to the cat fight...


    ¡°You keep sending weird text messages to Mr. Ju-Heon! You creepy stalker!¡±


    ¡°Hmph, you can¡¯t even gather the courage to text him!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Something odd was happening at the hotel where Irene and Zhen Cai Yuan were facing off against each other.


    ¡°I heard that you just roam on the outskirts of Seo Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan had changed her strategy.


    ¡®I can''t use the Supreme Leader artifact at full capacity in the middle of a city.¡¯


    She was going to attack Irene''s weakness instead.


    Based on the information she gathered, Irene had a big weakness.


    ¡°Am I wrong? Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s team members all seem to share some kind of special memories.¡±


    ¡°.............¡±


    ¡°Aww, poor Miss Holten, she''s supported Seo Ju-Heon so much but she is still stuck on the outside looking in.¡±


    However, Irene did not sulk at her attack.


    ¡°......Hmph, but you can¡¯t even manage to do that!¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    ¡°Do you really think Mr. Ju-Heon cares about you?¡±


    ¡°......You!¡±


    Maybe it was because it reacted to the women¡¯s powers...


    The reagent that started on the table but was now on the floor, the Raven¡¯s Tears, started to move and glow.


    Actually, this was not the real Raven¡¯s Tears. This was a copy that Jaeha had made.


    Ju-Heon wanted to test it out but didn¡¯t have any guinea pigs to use it on.


    And then...


    Clang!


    The moment the fighting women stepped on the Raven¡¯s Tears...


    There was a bright light.


    Author''s Notes


    We''ve passed 300 chapters! Thank you for your support and love to allow Tomb Raider King to reach this point.


    To the readers always cheering me on and my esteemed editor who always supports me, I truly thank you from the bottom of my heart. I will continue to work hard to give you an even more entertaining story and will give it my best until the end.


    P. S. Life is all about chicken.


    1. This phrase is based on Chinese characters and literally means Tiger to the front Wolf to the rear. It is a saying that once you get past one source of trouble only to find another one. I debated translating to Front Tiger Rear Wolf or ¡®Tiger to the front Wolf to the back¡¯ but I didn¡¯t like either of them so I kept it as is.

 Chapter 302: Shut up and follow me (2)

    Chapter 302: Shut up and follow me (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Zhen Cai Yuan and Irene both screamed after seeing the light.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    The light that burst out dug into their brains. It felt as if something was flowing through the nerves in their brains.


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    This is probably what it would feel like after being thrown into a sea of memories. The two were both in pain as memories they did not understand started to seep into their minds.


    It felt more as if they were seasick than as if their heads would break. These foreign memories started to sprout in their minds through the pain.


    Both of them first remembered some things about Ju-Heon.


    Of course, the Ju-Heon both of them remembered was very different. First, the Ju-Heon that Zhen Cai Yuan remembered...


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon looted all of China¡¯s tombs!¡¯


    ¡®What information did you hand over to a man you haven¡¯t even been dating for a week?!¡¯


    ¡®You dumbass, Seo Ju-Heon just used you!¡¯


    The Ju-Heon she saw was the worst son of a bitch in the world.


    It was fine that they quickly got close after a friend set up a date for them, but the world around them was full of spies similar to the Cold War era.


    Ju-Heon had been moving under Chairman Kwon¡¯s orders. Zhen Cai Yuan was just one of his targets.


    It was a terrible thing for her to hand over information about tombs as the Supreme Leader of China. S§×arch* The Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Furthermore...


    ¡®I didn''t know you would fall for him so quickly. Didn''t you say you guys only held hands?! This isn''t ancient times! How did you fall for him after just holding hands with him?!¡¯


    ¡®.............¡¯


    ¡®Why did you do something that is not like you at all?!¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan had a mental breakdown after that.


    It was especially after Zhen Cai Yuan heard what Ju-Heon said to her after that.


    ¡®I wouldn¡¯t do it with you even if you were the only woman left in the world.¡¯


    He had said something so cruel like that too.


    The memory after that was terrible.


    She started to shake while recalling a memory of cutting her own neck.


    As for the Ju-Heon that Irene remembered......


    ¡®Fuck, it''s the Monarch of Destitution! Run!¡¯


    Sadly, the Ju-Heon she saw was a man who wouldn''t even show her his face properly.


    Both of them felt significant pain as memories after memories seeped into their minds.


    However, Zhen Cai Yuan was screaming while Irene was biting down on her lips while looking surprisingly calm.


    Why?


    ¡®......T, this is the future that Mr. Jaeha talked about!¡¯


    She had heard some things about the future already.


    Although she didn¡¯t know the details, she had a pretty good idea about how things went down. That was why Irene had a mental barrier unlike Zhen Cai Yuan who was seeing all these things for the first time.


    However...


    ¡®My father, mother... even my brother......!¡¯


    There was a fact she didn''t know.


    She had not heard that her entire family had been killed.


    She didn¡¯t know that she had worked for Keira in order to save her family. She had to live as the Monarch of Destitution who shed no blood or tears.


    That was why she was in so much pain.


    In addition......


    ¡®Mr. Ju-Heon.¡¯


    Irene¡¯s pupils were shaking.


    Maybe that was to be expected.


    [The greatest tomb raiding team in the world futilely died in a tomb.]


    [Survivors: 0]


    [Chairman Kwon Tae Joon: ¡°You reap what you sow. He shouldn''t have been that greedy to go into that tomb.¡±]


    [TKBM''s leadership: ¡°We definitely told them not to go. The fact that there is one team member who didn¡¯t go is proof of that.]


    [¡°Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s excavation team became too greedy and it cost them their lives.¡±]


    [The Monarch of Fraud claims this was a scheme by TKBM.]


    [TKBM: ¡°The Monarch of Fraud... He seems to be suffering a mental breakdown after losing the rest of his team. We are planning on getting him committed to a psych ward.¡±]


    Irene had not heard about any of this.


    She had heard that Chairman Kwon had betrayed Ju-Heon but not that he had done so much for Chairman Kwon before he was killed.


    There was also another important fact.


    ¡®We finally got rid of those thorns in our eyes.¡¯


    ¡®I thank all of the Monarchs for your cooperation.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon and the other culprits were smirking with joy.


    Irene clenched her head after seeing that memory.


    ¡®Mr. Ju-Heon.¡¯


    It was at that moment. Zhen Cai Yuan and Irene, who had both remembered different things about Ju-Heon, made eye contact.


    Returning back to Ju-Heon¡¯s group...


    [The owner of the Tomb of Avarice has changed.]


    [The owner is using its power to eat all of the artifacts inside the tomb.]


    Ju-Heon laughed out loud after seeing the message in front of him.


    ¡®What? It changed the owner of the tomb?!¡¯


    The berserk Crow''s aura started to gobble up all of the artifacts inside the tomb.


    [A defense-type gatekeeper has been eaten.]


    [An attack-type gatekeeper has been eaten.]


    [A coffee manufacturing devil has been eaten.]


    [A farming devil has been eaten.]


    [An extremely smart devil has been eaten.]


    [A cleaning devil has been eaten.]


    [It does not matter if the artifacts try to run. I just block their paths as the owner of the tomb.]


    ¡®Good, very good.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was quite pleased. Of course, Julian was screaming about what was happening in the tomb.


    ¡°What the hell is going ooooon?!¡±¡±


    It wasn¡¯t rational for the owner of a tomb to change!


    ¡°How does this make any sense?!¡±


    This truly was something that should not have happened.


    Of course, there was one artifact that was an exception and was capable of messing with what happened inside a tomb. The Supreme Leader should be the only exception though. However, there was a reason the Crow could go berserk in here.


    ¡®This is the Tomb of Avarice.¡¯


    The Crow was also an artifact with the Avarice attribute. Looking at both its grade and attribute, the Crow was an artifact that was more than qualified to be one of the artifacts of the 7 Great Tombs. That was why it was able to barge into Mammon''s tomb and cause a ruckus.


    Mammon was going nuts at this.


    And then...


    [That fucking puny bird has no morals!]


    Mammon flailed after being flung to the bottom floor of the tomb. The Crow had slammed her down so hard that she had broken through the ground and was stuck with half her body inside the floor.


    In addition...


    [I went easy on that bitch because I felt sorry for her being in prison but that damn fucking bird-brain!]


    Her true appearance was a white bird as well but Mammon was grumbling about how the Crow''s brain was small because it was a bird.


    Anyway, Mammon finally managed to push herself out of the ground. She was covered in a red light as she furiously flew back up.


    Mammon was one of the seven great devils. She was naturally famous among devils and artifacts receive more buff the more famous they are. That meant that she was a Divine-Grade artifact.


    That was probably the reason.


    [I''ll kill you!]


    It had long since lost any thoughts of contracting with Ju-Heon. It was a pity to lose Ju-Heon but it had no regrets.


    Why?


    [There¡¯s no way I can live in the same house as that violent Crow bitch!]


    It had many candidates for its master.


    One of them was......


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim!¡±


    ¡°An extremely strong artifact is getting closer!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    One of them was Chairman Kwon.


    An extremely bright light burst in front of TKBM''s excavation team.


    Bang!


    Everybody was shocked after seeing that a pretty little girl had appeared.


    "W, who is that child?!¡±


    However, Chairman Kwon''s jaw dropped for a different reason.


    ¡®This is the boss!¡¯


    He recognized Mammon right away.


    However, his shock quickly turned into disbelief.


    Why?


    [Hmm, he¡¯s too wrinkly and old to be my concubine.]


    Mammon was looking over Chairman Kwon from head to toe and evaluating him.


    She didn''t seem to like Chairman Kwon. He seemed to have a high enough Dominance and met the qualifications, but...


    [My goodness, there¡¯s not a single area where you are better than Seo Ju-Heon.]


    ¡°?!¡±


    [Human. Can you even get it up at your age? Is it not wrinkly down there?]


    ¡°......?!¡±


    Chairman Kwon had instantly been dissed by Mammon.


    ¡®What is up with this bullshit after it suddenly showed up? What kind of things is this little girl saying?!¡¯


    But Mammon didn''t care and just smiled.


    [Well, it¡¯s fine. I made up my mind.]


    She then said the following.


    [You. Be my slave.]


    ¡®What?¡¯ What did she just say?¡¯


    Chairman Kwon couldn¡¯t believe what Mammon just said.


    He was very thankful that the tomb¡¯s boss had appeared in front of him. Chairman Kwon had been grinding his teeth in this tomb.


    Why?


    He couldn''t get past the trials.


    Who cared if he saw memories of his past life because of an artifact? Who cared if he got to peek at how Ju-Heon cleared the tomb through it?


    ¡®We can¡¯t use his methods at all.¡¯


    The strategy he saw was not wrong.


    He tried to distract the gatekeeper before swiping the proof of completion.


    There were plenty of trials and he just needed to get past any seven of them.


    It was just that...


    [How dare you try to use such shitty tricks!]


    ¡®Ahhhhhhhhhhh!¡¯


    It was impossible to distract the gatekeepers. It was no wonder he was getting flustered.


    ¡®How the hell did Seo Ju-Heon just swipe the proofs of completions?¡¯


    He had sacrificed a large number of his subordinates to get the proofs but that was at the limit now too.


    ¡®I don¡¯t have enough subordinates to sacrifice anymore.¡¯


    There were still 4 trials to complete. But the number of subordinates remaining could be counted on two hands. Clearing this tomb seemed completely impossible.


    So the fact that the boss of the tomb suddenly appeared was a good thing. Although the chances of success were low, he could force the boss to submit using his artifact of conquest.


    But the boss showed up on its own and wanted to contract with it?


    He felt extremely lucky!


    [Hurry up, I told you to be my slave.]


    Well, as long as it shut up it was fine.


    But he was in no place to be picky about things right now. He could tell that Mammon was a strong Divine-Grade artifact at first glance.


    It would only benefit him to get this artifact on his side.


    That was why Chairman Kwon reached his hand out.


    ¡°Fine, I will be your master.¡±


    Mammon''s large eyes glared in anger.


    [Hey. Speak properly.]


    ¡°What?¡±


    [I''m the master! You are my slave!]


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡®Why I ought to.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon started to grind his teeth.


    ¡®Calm down, calm down.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    [But I have a condition.]


    "A condition?¡±


    [You should show me that you are worthy of becoming my slave.]


    ¡°?¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s group was suddenly dragged somewhere as soon as Mammon said that.


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    The place they teleported to was none other than......


    ¡°Huh, what the hell? Old bastard?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    They ended up right in front of Seo Ju-Heon.


    TKBM''s excavation team members were grinding their teeth in anger at Ju-Heon. There was a phrase about how a person would meet their bitter enemy on a narrow bridge.


    ¡°You son of a bitch!¡±


    Mammon stopped them.


    [Hold on. I will take you in as my slave if you can take care of that human.]


    ¡°You want me to take care of Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    [Yes. I wanted to take him as my concubine but I''m not interested in a human the Crow bastard has already licked.]


    ¡°Ho.¡±


    [Of course, I''ll let you borrow my powers for it. Use it to take care of those humans. Those terrible bastards have done as they pleased in my tomb.]


    The team gasped after hearing that.


    "Why is the Captain-nim¡¯s artifact with Chairman Kwon?!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon seemed calm.


    "Why else? Is there any other person that this artifact might think about sticking with other than me or that bastard?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    The condition for using the artifact of avarice... The first condition was that the user had to be extremely greedy.


    The only people in this tomb greedy enough to handle Mammon were probably just Ju-Heon or Chairman Kwon.


    The rest of his team accepted that explanation before frowning.


    ¡°Aren''t we in a bit of a pickle?¡±


    That was to be expected.


    The greatest excavation artifact that Ju-Heon had used in the past was in Chairman Kwon''s hands!


    Julian scrunched his face as he assessed the situation.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t Mammon go to him because the Crow got in her way?! It was such an easy chance to get her!¡±


    The Crow flinched in response. Had her greed hindered things for Ju-Heon? Maybe that was the thought in its mind right now.


    But some of them supported the Crow''s actions.


    ¡°But it¡¯s not like he could have accepted her condition to be her concubine.¡±


    ¡°Ah, I''m against it as well. I am against a harem for the Captain-nim. I wouldn''t be able to live because I¡¯m so jealous!¡±


    At that moment...


    Boom!


    An angry Mammon channeled her strength into Chairman Kwon.


    Chairman Kwon¡¯s body started to bulk up with muscles.


    Chairman Kwon laughed with excitement as his body was brimming with energy from the devil''s power.


    His skin turned as white as a vampire while his eyes were as red as a devil''s.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°I, I feel the power!¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s subordinates started to turn into devils as well.


    Of course, Ju-Heon¡¯s team would not just stand around and let that happen.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    His team instantly beat the enemies down.


    "Captain-nim, leave them to us!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    An anxious Mammon smiled and channeled even more of her power.


    [I will make you guys the strongest inside this tomb!]


    Ju-Heon tried to take out a Divine-Grade artifact in response.


    Mammon truly was strong enough to qualify as a Heirloom. Both sides would receive a lot of damage but he had no choice but to forcibly drag it out.


    But at that moment...


    [Human.]


    The Crow that had been silent for a while as if it had been deep in thought called out to Ju-Heon.


    And then...


    [Would you like for your artifact to regain its memories?]


    That was the question it asked Ju-Heon.

 Chapter 303: Shut up and follow me (3)

    Chapter 303: Shut up and follow me (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    [Would you like for your artifact to regain its memories?]


    Ju-Heon didn''t know what the Crow was thinking to ask that.


    His eyes opened wide in shock.


    ¡®What did this bastard just say?¡¯


    ¡°Restore the artifact¡¯s memories?¡¯


    The shocked Ju-Heon quickly asked.


    ¡°Are you talking about that devil bastard?¡±


    The Crow debated it for a moment before responding.


    [Yes.]


    ¡°!¡±


    This was unexpected.


    It was one thing that this artifact could restore human memories. But it could also restore an artifact¡¯s memories?


    ¡®It can do that?¡¯


    He couldn''t help but laugh.


    ¡°What kind of bastard gave you that power?¡±


    He wasn¡¯t expecting an answer but the Crow gave him one.


    [I just use the library.]


    ¡®The library?¡¯


    [There are artifacts that are related to space and human records as well.]


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon realized something at that moment.


    It was because he realized which artifact this Crow bastard was talking about.


    ¡®Ah, so it works like that.¡¯


    The library that this Crow bastard was talking about was probably the ¡®Akashic records¡¯


    .


    It came up in stories here and there.


    It was a collection of all events in the universe that supposedly existed somewhere.


    This Grand Library, with its vast records of space and all living organisms, would allow anyone who reads it to understand anything and everything to the point they could even predict the future to a degree.


    He didn''t expect something like that to exist as an artifact as well, but...


    ''I guess it¡¯s not that weird.¡¯


    Mythology, great historical figures, legends, folk tales, and popular novels.


    Stories that people remember for a long time have power.


    Anything that could be orally shared among people could gain power and become an artifact.


    ¡°Hey bird brain, then what about those tears you gave me?¡±


    [That''s a medium to make contact with the library artifact.]


    The Crow had used that information library to restore the team members¡¯ memories.


    That storage facility even kept a record of a future that was now gone.


    When he used the tears, the information recorded in the Akashic records was just delivered to the person''s brain.


    [Of course, not many artifacts have the qualifications to use that library.]


    Ju-Heon sneered at the Crow.


    ¡°But you have the qualifications to do so?¡±


    [Yes.]


    ¡°Did you eat the administrator or something?¡±


    [How did you know?]


    ¡®Oh, it really was that?¡¯


    It didn¡¯t matter.


    What mattered was that it would not be weird for it to restore an artifact''s memories if it was using that library.


    However...


    ¡®I thought this bastard didn¡¯t like Mammon.¡¯


    Forget don''t like, they sounded like they wanted to hang one another upside down and beat each other like pi?atas.


    It wouldn''t be surprising if they hung each other upside down and tortured the other.


    Oh well, none of that mattered right now.


    ¡°Is there even a need to ask? Restore it immediately, bird brain.¡±


    [I guess I have no choice. If you want it......]


    It seemed to have wanted Ju-Heon to say no.


    [Hold him off for 5 minutes.]


    ¡®5 minutes?¡¯ It seemed a bit more complicated compared to using it against humans.


    As Ju-Heon started to frown...


    ¡°What are you mumbling to yourself since earlier?¡±


    TKBM¡¯s excavation team approached Ju-Heon.


    Chairman Kwon''s subordinates looked completely different as they gathered around Ju-Heon.


    Their biceps were nice and firm and their skin was red.


    They even had horns, making them truly look like devils.


    Maybe they were in ecstasy with this sudden influx of power.


    ¡°Do we scare you that much?¡±


    ¡°Are you shaking in fear because we are so scary?!¡±


    They seemed to have become stupid in the process as well.


    ¡°Man, did these shitheads all turn into dumbasses?¡±


    TKBM''s excavation team members would be at least decently smart.


    Suddenly, an earthquake happened.


    Boom!


    They were stomping on the ground as if they were crazy bulls. It was an order from Mammon.


    The first people they went after were the non-fighting team members.


    Yoo Jaeha snorted as they made their way over to him as if he was obviously the first target.


    ¡°Man, they¡¯re always running over to me first because I''m not a fighter. We¡¯re not that dumb.¡±


    Seol-A was truly touched by Jaeha¡¯s words.


    ¡°Unbelievable. For you to fight in the vanguard......!¡±


    However...


    ¡°Go! Dan shield!¡±


    ¡°.............¡±


    Jaeha hid behind Dan.


    ¡°Hey, go! What can a weakling like me do?!¡±


    However, he was thrown into the field of enemies along with Dan.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    In fact, he fell right in the middle of the enemies.


    Ju-Heon had grabbed and thrown him there.


    ¡°Look at this punk scheming his way out of a fight.¡±


    At that moment...


    ¡°We¡¯ll die together, Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°We will go to the afterlife together!¡±


    They all charged toward Ju-Heon as if they were launching a kamikaze-style suicide attack.


    This was Mammon''s doing as well.


    She was triumphantly flicking her small fingers and controlling them.


    [Alright, self-destruct together humans!]


    Mammon was a devil of mining.


    As it was a devil proficient in digging paths through deep mines to mine for ores, it was quite skilled in using bombs.


    Her specialty was turning anything and everything into bombs!


    Bang! Bang!


    There was a reason Ju-Heon''s specialty in his past life had been artifact explosion.


    And at that moment...


    ¡°Let¡¯s die together! Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    The aggravated human bombs tried to hug Ju-Heon.


    However...


    ¡°Uggggggh!¡±


    The enemies who were charging at Ju-Heon as if they were crazy were all sent flying to the other side.


    Their bones and teeth were broken and they were spurting blood.


    And then...


    ¡°I have no business with you bastards.


    Stay out of my way.¡±


    Ju-Heon headed toward Mammon.


    Mammon, who was sitting there enjoying the chaos she had caused, flinched.


    It was because Ju-Heon looked quite scary.


    ¡°Alright, just shut up and follow me.¡±


    His smile was extremely scary. Normally, it would have sneered at the human who seemed to show such spirit.


    There was no way for a human to drag it out of here.


    Even if Seo Ju-Heon was a thief who could forcibly take artifacts out of their tombs and other artifacts had no way to deal with him...


    Mammon was confident that she had a way to get away from this thieving bastard.


    However...


    ¡®What is this feeling?¡¯


    Mammon felt anxious after sensing the Crow''s aura.


    That was to be expected.


    ¡®This is a power I don¡¯t know.¡¯


    The power the Crow was trying to release was not its usual power of predation.


    It was using the power of the Akashic records to restore memories.


    There was no way it would feel good to force one artifact to interact with another artifact.


    A concerned Mammon stepped back, which caused Chairman Kwon to shout.


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    Chairman Kwon''s instincts told him that Mammon was trying to destroy this tomb.


    That was why he was angry.


    ¡°You and I are not even done with the contract process. I don¡¯t care if you run away but at least finish the contract before you go.¡±


    Chairman Kwon viciously walked toward Mammon. His Dominance was quite chaotic.


    He had already turned into a devil but the way his veins were popping up made him truly look like a devil has descended into the tomb.


    ¡°Choose me. Then I will kill that bastard.¡±


    Mammon seemed to be shaken by that statement.


    Honestly speaking, Chairman Kwon was not lacking compared to Ju-Heon when it came to the qualifications to use her.


    In fact, he was a very ideal master!


    ¡®If it is this bastard......!¡¯


    He would be able to help turn Mammon into a Heirloom.


    [Fine, human. I will make a special exception and let you be my slave without clearing the trials.]


    As Mammon tried to reach her hand toward Chairman Kwon...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Chairman Kwon was stabbed. Dan was the one who stabbed him.


    Dan started to stab away at Chairman Kwon''s body nonstop.


    He then shoved three swords into Chairman Kwon''s back, as if to lower his Dominance.


    Chairman Kwon coughed up blood and glared at Dan with his now red eyes.


    ¡°You dirty butcher! How dare you touch my body! Hurry up and take these swords out!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at Dan and laughed.


    ¡°The artifact in here is mine even if you don¡¯t do that.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Chairman Kwon glared at Ju-Heon next.


    Ju-Heon then stomped on Chairman Kwon¡¯s head.


    ¡°I''m sure you want this artifact really badly, but this artifact was mine from the beginning.¡±


    ¡®What?¡¯


    Even Mammon was shocked this time.


    Ju-Heon smiled and glared at Mammon.


    [The memory artifact has finished its preparation.]


    [The artifact is being activated.]


    A bright light suddenly flashed.


    Actually the chances of success were about 50/50.


    Even if Mammon got her memories back, there was no guarantee that she would pick him again.


    In fact, she might hate him even more if she got her memories back.


    Why?


    Mammon wasn¡¯t like the rope; it always messed with him.


    Now that Mammon got her memories back......


    [Aigoo, damn it. Why did I have to get caught by such a frustrating bastard?!]


    [Human, why the hell are you so poor?]


    [Just fucking die already. Let me find a new master!]


    She had said things like that to him all the time.


    He couldn''t understand anything else because she always mumbled, but those things were always crisp and clear.


    This bastard always cursed him to die, telling him over and over to die in a tomb.


    That was why it might still choose Chairman Kwon even if it was his artifact in the past.


    The Chairman Kwon in Mammon''s memories was someone who could give her everything she wanted.


    Even the current Chairman Kwon was enough to be on her candidates list.


    He had no guarantee that she would be his artifact again.


    But the reason Ju-Heon still used the Crow''s artifact was because...


    Well, he had a pretty simple reason.


    She was still his first artifact.


    Every artifact in this world should belong to him and him alone.


    Mammon screamed after the bright light flashed.


    She felt as if something was digging its way into her memories.


    Mammon¡¯s instincts tried to push out the terrible sensation of being connected to a foreign artifact.


    But Mammon flinched after seeing the memories flooding in.


    [What a disrespectful human. You made it all the way here without properly clearing the trials.]


    [Fine, I will take you as my servant.]


    She couldn¡¯t remember clearly, but she remembered Ju-Heon¡¯s face.


    Ju-Heon''s face was popping up with this unfamiliar memory.


    [Why do you do whatever that old bastard orders you to do?]


    [Ah, this is so fucking frustrating!]


    [I can¡¯t deal with this anymore. I''m going to find a new master!]


    [I will find a new master! You stupid retard!]


    [So hurry up and die!]


    Ju-Heon looked clearly different from the way he looked right now.


    His complexion was worse and he seemed to be in a lot of pain.


    Then there was the last memory...


    [Human. I have a terrible feeling about this tomb. This is a prison that shouldn''t have come up on its own......!]


    [You retard, you were tricked by Chairman Kwon in the end!]


    Ju-Heon''s teammates had died and Ju-Heon was also dying after losing half of his body.


    She couldn¡¯t do anything in that Crow''s tomb.


    And at that moment...


    [Huff.]


    The pained Mammon''s eyes opened wide.


    Ju-Heon was in front of her.


    He looked almost the same as he looked when he first met her.


    It was at that moment.


    Chairman Kwon flailed around as if he couldn''t deal with this any longer.


    ¡°Let go of me you damn butcher!¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s Dominance exploded. The swords stabbing Chairman Kwon in the neck crumbled and he jumped up.


    He didn¡¯t know what this bastard Seo Ju-Heon was trying to do, however......!


    ¡°That artifact is mine!¡±


    He would use the artifact of conquest to forcibly take this artifact.


    Chairman Kwon moved closer to Mammon.


    ¡°Hurry up and contract with me!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°!¡±


    It flew off.


    Chairman Kwon''s head flew off.

 Chapter 304: You were alive! (1)

    Chapter 304: You were alive! (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    It flew away.


    Chairman Kwon''s head flew off.


    Everybody was shocked at this sudden incident.


    ¡°Uhh, uhh?¡±


    They rubbed their eyes and looked again but Chairman Kwon¡¯s head really did fly off. How else would they be looking at a body without a head?


    Blood was spurting up like a fountain from his neck and they could see his neck bones, cut veins and even the arteries.


    It looked like a scene from an Anatomy class.


    Chairman Kwon''s body fell to the side.


    Boom!


    Ju-Heon¡¯s entire team was shocked.


    ¡°......!¡±


    It was not just because their hated enemy''s head was sent flying.


    ¡°She... why?!¡±


    ¡°WHY?!¡±


    Who had done it?


    Mammon was the one who sent Chairman Kwon¡¯s head flying.


    Her hand was still reached out. A chaotic aura was covering her hand.


    It had used this aura to cut his head off.


    Yoo Jaeha couldn''t believe it.


    "What the hell is up with that thing? Wasn¡¯t it planning on making a contract with that old bastard until just a moment ago?!¡±


    It had been super happy as if it had met a sugar daddy!


    But Mammon was huffing in anger.


    [This fucking dog-like old bastard......!]


    Her face was flushed red from anger while her blue eyes were shaking.


    She seemed to be trying really hard to suppress her emotions.


    [You son of a bitch. How dare you try to sign a contract with me. You aren¡¯t even qualified to be my slave.]


    Mammon truly seemed to despise Chairman Kwon. This was quite unexpected for Ju-Heon as well.


    ¡®I didn''t expect such a reaction.¡¯


    Who would have expected her to chop Chairman Kwon¡¯s head off as soon as she got her memories back?


    He even had the following thought.


    ¡®Does she really like the young and vigorous boys?¡¯


    The Chairman Kwon she would have seen would have been in his seventies. He would be much older than he is now.


    That could have given Mammon the chills.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s simple mind was thinking that was the case.


    Why?


    That bastard was an artifact.


    Artifacts were bastards who enjoyed human suffering and death. It wouldn''t be angry that Chairman Kwon killed him.


    In fact, it might have felt relief for getting the freedom to find a new master.


    But Mammon seemed to think differently.


    [You dog-like human.]


    She felt more and more uncontrollable anger as memories entered her mind.


    ¡®How dare you kill the human I cherished.¡¯


    Honestly speaking, Mammon liked Ju-Heon.


    She liked him a lot.


    Of course, Ju-Heon was a contractor that could never fully please Mammon.


    Why?


    Mammon was a devil of avarice.


    It would naturally be attracted to wealthy and greedy people.


    In comparison, Ju-Heon was a bum without even a house or any money at that time. And any time he worked his ass off to find an artifact...he served it up to that old bastard.


    It had even said the following to him.


    [Ahh! I heard that things were different pre and post marriage but this is a total scam!]


    Ju-Heon had been so cool the first time they met.


    He had made it all the way to her without any artifact with just his determination alone.


    His greed had made her shiver with pleasure.


    He was so dirty and petty that he broke the rules and tricked all of the gatekeepers to get to her.


    It contracted with Ju-Heon because it had not seen such a crazy bastard for a long time but...


    [I wouldn''t have contracted with you if I knew you were such a pushover!]


    All of his wealth was taken away. This pushover offered up every artifact he earned.


    The artifact of avarice couldn''t help but go crazy.


    [So hurry up and diiiiiie! I''m going to go find a new servant!]


    But Mammon had still protected Ju-Heon.


    She told him about the traps in the tomb and even taught him survival skills so that he would not die easily in tombs. She helped him become the greatest excavator in the world.


    Why?


    No matter what, he was still the contractor she had chosen.


    She found it quite touching how this ant-like human bastard was working his butt off for a healing artifact.


    The thing he said was the most concerning.


    ¡®There¡¯s something I definitely want to do once I use the healing artifact to save my family and team members.


    Ju-Heon had one greedy desire.


    And Mammon was the artifact of avarice. It was quite curious about Ju-Heon''s greed.


    That was why she wanted to at least watch over him until that point.


    An artifact¡¯s life was long.


    As long as humans kept talking about them... If their mouth spoke information about the artifact, these artifacts could continue to live.


    However...


    ¡®Fuck, that old bastard had no plans of giving him a healing artifact from the beginning.¡¯


    That bastard Chairman Kwon had betrayed this human¡¯s efforts.


    He then killed him off like a dog!


    Mammon had been unable to do anything while standing behind Ju-Heon who had been turning cold.


    She had cursed that moment so much.


    She was an artifact but she was unable to do anything for this lowly human.


    That was why she was angry right now.


    Chairman Kwon was the one who made her feel ashamed and worthless.


    He killed something she cherished!


    Returning to the present...


    Mammon was looking at Ju-Heon without being able to say anything.


    ¡°Oh, what a beautiful shot. That was a home run.¡±


    Mammon frowned after hearing Ju-Heon clap.


    ¡®He¡¯s alive.¡¯


    Her human was definitely alive.


    He looked the same as before and he was alive and talking to her in that same voice.


    Mammon teared up and charged toward Ju-Heon.


    [You damn human bastaaaaaard! You were alive!]


    However...


    Pow!


    Ju-Heon kicked Mammon away.


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    The tiny Mammon was sent flying like a soccer ball. She wouldn''t feel pain because she was an artifact, but......


    [Human! What the hell are you...!]


    ¡°Get lost. I''m not interested in little kids.¡±


    [?!]


    ¡°Plus, who told you to chop this bastard¡¯s head off as you wish? Do you want to die?¡±


    [.........?!]


    ¡°Ah, whatever. Stay there without even thinking about running away.¡±


    Mammon started to cry after feeling completely wronged.


    ¡®Why would I run away?! I won¡¯t run away you bastard! Why would I leave you and run away?!¡¯


    They met again and instead of greeting her he kicked her in the butt!


    [You¡¯re going to receive divine punishment! Wahhh!]


    Ju-Heon didn''t care and just stomped on Chairman Kwon''s body.


    ¡°Hey. Are you dead? Are you really dead?¡±


    The headless Chairman Kwon was not moving at all. The team members became curious and came over to look.


    ¡°This makes no sense. Chairman Kwon¡¯s head was cut off?¡±


    They couldn''t believe it because Achilles¡¯s artifact was known for being an omnipotent defense artifact.


    It was impossible to go farther than 1cm into a vital point. Basically, it should have been impossible to chop his head off.


    This was one of the best defense-type artifacts that could probably even stop an arrow from piercing through just the skin.


    ¡®Well, I did pierce through all the way to his carotid artery right after returning to the past because he wasn''t used to it yet.¡¯


    Even then, his attack had been stopped by this monster-like life force.


    However, that seemed to crumble in front of Mammon.


    It truly deserved to be an artifact from the 7 Great Tombs.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Ah, he can''t die yet.¡±


    Jaeha¡¯s eyes flashed as he poked Chairman Kwon¡¯s butt with a stick.


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s see if you still don''t get up like this, you hemorrhoids patient!¡±


    He then got ready to stab Chairman Kwon in the butthole! As he was about to launch the attack...


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    Jaeha foamed at the mouth and fell over.


    It was to be expected.


    "Aaah! What the, what the hell is this?!¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s hand was grabbing his ankle.


    Chairman Kwon was holding onto Jaeha''s foot as if to say that he would kill Jaeha if he did that.


    ¡°Hey, let go of me! Let go!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who realized something, started to smile despite Jaeha foaming in anger.


    ¡°Look for his head first.¡±


    ¡°T, the head?¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°I found the head.¡±


    ¡°Is he alive?¡±


    Chloe smacked Chairman Kwon¡¯s head.


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    Seol-A turned pale with disgust after seeing Chairman Kwon¡¯s head coughing up blood.


    This talking head was truly grotesque.


    But Chloe didn''t even bat an eye as she calmly responded to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I thought he might die from blood loss so I did some basic treatments. Should I pull his brains out instead?¡±


    As the rest of the team gasped thinking that she was saying such terrible things so calmly...


    ¡°No, I need him to still be able to understand me. Just cut his tongue.¡±


    Ju-Heon was even worse.


    Ju-Heon smiled viciously after receiving Chairman Kwon¡¯s head from Chloe.


    "Aigoo, our dear Chairman-nim. Too bad you can''t die, huh?¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    Chairman Kwon glared at Ju-Heon.


    It was to be expected!


    Although Ju-Heon sounded concerned, he was snickering with joy!


    And then...


    ¡°Keep this safe for now.¡±


    Julian seemed disgusted.


    "What are you planning on doing with that useless head?¡±


    ¡®Useless head?!¡¯


    As Chairman Kwon foamed at the mouth in anger...


    Boom!


    [The tomb is being destroyed.]


    The tomb started to violently shake.


    ¡®How dare you mess with me!¡¯


    Chairman Kwon¡¯s evil god artifact¡¯s aura started coming out when Mammon''s tomb started to shake.


    It was at that moment.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    [A strong impact is flying over from the outside.]


    [The strong force outside is starting to destroy the tomb.]


    Mammon''s tomb was being forcibly destroyed.


    Mammon coughed up blood from the shock.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The moment they turned to see what might be going on...


    ¡°!¡±


    They could see soldiers from outside the crumbling wall.


    ¡®Pandora.¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was there as well.


    There was also a new face among Pandora¡¯s troops.


    He looked like a handsome young master from a wealthy family.


    ¡°T, that person is?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha''s jaw dropped in shock. This bastard, who had lived longer than everybody else, seemed to have seen this person before.


    "That guy is definitely Pandora Executive Board¡¯s......!¡±


    He was someone from the Executive Board who had never shown his face before.


    Seol-A gasped after hearing that.


    ¡°Huh? That person is from the Executive Board? That guy is the eldest son of the Rothschild family......!¡±


    Ju-Heon just sneered.


    ¡®Rothschild''s eldest son my ass. That shithead is an artifact.¡¯


    It was obvious to him.


    It could despicably pretend to be a human but he could tell.


    The way it was covered in a chaotic aura must mean that this bastard was the one to forcibly destroy Mammon''s tomb.


    Mammon was grinding her teeth as she looked at him.


    [Prometheus. That son of a bitch......!]


    Prometheus started speaking.


    ¡°Unfortunately, this tomb and this artifact are dangerous things that should not come out into the world. Therefore, we are getting rid of it.¡±


    ¡®A dangerous tomb my ass.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to smile as if he found the situation to be despicable.


    ¡°As I expected. It must be bad for you guys if I get all seven of the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs huh?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Then I guess Gluttony is the last one left.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s Crow''s aura exploded as soon as he said that.


    Boom!


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Grab those bastards!¡±


    Prometheus sent forth Pandora¡¯s soldiers, however...


    "Ahhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Why the hell are you guys getting so excited? Are you in heat?¡±


    They were beaten up by Ju-Heon.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo jumped in front of Ju-Heon at that moment.


    He seemed extremely angry.


    ¡°How about you stop fooling around with my hyung-nim¡¯s head?! Hand it over now!¡±


    ¡°Ah, this thing?¡±


    Ju-Heon happily nodded his head.


    ¡°Okay, take it.¡±


    There was a loud noise and Chairman Kwon¡¯s head was sent flying like a baseball.


    It would land somewhere in the Grand Canyon!


    Ju-Heon had used the scabbard of Xiang Yu¡¯s sword to send Chairman Kwon¡¯s head flying!


    Kwon Hyuk Soo dropped his jaw in shock.


    ¡°Hyung-nim! T, that bastard!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly.


    ¡°But the body is ours.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡®What the hell is this bastard planning on doing with the body?!¡¯


    ¡°Grab them! Save hyung-nim¡¯s body!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon didn''t care and grabbed the coughing Mammon over his shoulder like a bag of rice.


    They then snorted toward the enemies charging toward them.


    ¡°Ah, please get lost. I want to go home, wash my feet and go to sleep. Please?¡±


    He had a million dollar smirk before there was a bright flash of light.


    A Heirloom had been activated.


    [The fish Heirloom has activated.]


    [The Bodhisattva has descended.]

 Chapter 305: You were alive! (2)

    Chapter 305: You were alive! (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    [The fish Heirloom has activated.]


    [The Bodhisattva is descending.]


    An extremely bright light flashed through the Grand Canyon. It wasn¡¯t just any kind of light.


    It was a holy light that filled people with both awe and fear.


    The enemies clearly saw it inside the light. They saw the appearances of some marvelous creatures inside that radiant gold light.


    One was on a fish. Next to that Bodhisattva were more Bodhisattvas on elephants, lions, etc.


    ¡°W, what is that?¡±


    They were all shocked but Ju-Heon''s eyes were sparkling.


    ¡°Little punk, I was wondering what you earned.¡±


    Fish.


    The fish represented Jesus Christ for Christianity and served as a revered figure for many ancient faiths.


    However, fish were very often associated with Buddhism and could be found in many temple decorations as well.


    Dan''s Heirloom was Buddha¡¯s Heirloom.


    Messages confirming that to be true popped up as well.


    [The Buddha is descending.]


    [The Buddha is descending.]


    Could this freely swimming fish should be related to the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism?


    ¡®If the Bodhisattva is a fish then rebirth would be the water.¡¯


    There were many different concepts related to fish in Buddhism.


    It was even said that Buddha came down in the form of a fish as well.


    One of them was the Amitabha.


    As the fish praising Namo Amitabha, it was said to be the form of Buddha that had appeared to give people rebirth in the Amitabha Land of Bliss.


    Amitabha was the Buddha trying to let people be reborn into a world of paradise.


    However, the enemies looking at this Heirloom wondered what it was.


    ¡°A f, fish?¡±


    "What artifact is that?!¡±


    "Who cares?! Just ignore it and grab Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    But at that moment...


    Flash!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    There was another bright light and some of the enemies became unconscious.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaah.¡±


    Some more enemies suddenly screamed before they fainted.


    ¡°What the hell?!¡±


    Those people had all screamed before they could even reach Ju-Heon.


    Some of them turned into animals while others quickly turned into mummies.


    Any of the enemies who were within the radius of that light ended up being affected.


    The rest of the enemies became anxious.


    "W, what is that?!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled while looking at what was going on.


    ¡®What else would it be?¡¯


    [The Bodhisattva with the name of Sun and Moon has incarnated.]


    [He is trying to bring rebirth to all those who touch the light of the sun.]


    [Those who cannot clear their evil hearts will fall into one of the three evil paths, the path of hungry ghosts, the path of animals, or the path of hell.]


    Basically, anybody touched by the sunlight would be punished by the three evil paths.


    Any human who was greedy about artifacts would definitely deserve to fall into one of the three evil paths.


    The enemies who were in the shadow of the Grand Canyon were safe.


    However, staying in the shadows meant that they were stuck.


    Dan suddenly disappeared at that moment.


    He seemed to be moving at the speed of light.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Dan then appeared in front of the enemies and moved his index finger toward one of the enemy¡¯s faces.


    He was giving off a chilling overbearing pressure.


    He then struck the person.


    To be more specific, he brushed past the person.


    That was probably the reason.


    The enemies who had jumped in shock once Dan appeared started swearing.


    ¡°Fuck, I was shocked! You retard!¡±


    ¡°You missed!¡±


    However...


    Poooooow!


    ¡°U, uggh.¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    They were ruthlessly sent flying a few seconds later by what felt as if a car weighing a ton had struck them.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    The ones who were hit looked quite odd.


    ¡°Damn it, my body. My body!¡±


    The originally buff people turned extremely skinny while the handsome ones turned ugly.


    Messages appeared in front of Ju-Heon at a scary pace.


    [Aiding in reincarnation.]


    [Aiding in reincarnation.]


    [Aiding in reincarnation.]


    [One should not use artifacts to trick people about one¡¯s appearance.]


    Ju-Heon started laughing out loud as if he was crazy.


    ¡®Aiding my ass.¡¯


    ¡°He¡¯s a total apostate monk!¡±


    He finally understood it.


    Dan¡¯s Heirloom was an artifact to call forth Buddha and the Bodhisattvas.


    Basically, it was inviting Buddha or the Bodhisattvas temporarily into his body. He probably had some other ones he could call forth as well.


    As proof of that......


    "Fuck, why the hell am I trying to get things like artifacts?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no point!¡±


    The enemies¡¯ minds were being reformed to lose all desires.


    ¡°This bastard! He turned into a bird!¡±


    Dan would also turn into a bird to fly away or heal himself as needed, showing numerous powers in the process.


    Turning into a bird was probably Guanyin Bodhisattva. Healing himself might be through the pharmacist Bodhisattva.


    In addition...


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    Dan''s eyes flashed and an extremely large golden fish appeared.


    This was the Buddha who was said to reside in the Land of Bliss.


    It was Amitabha of the Namo Amitabha chant.


    The artifact started speaking to the enemies.


    [You won''t have any worries or pain in the Land of Bliss. There will be no end to life, no crime, and everyone will be happy.]


    It sounded really nice.


    But what did it really mean?


    ¡®It means that they will die.¡¯


    And even if it was Buddha''s artifact, this bastard was still an artifact. Would a Land of Bliss that an artifact takes you to really be a good place for humans?


    Of course not.


    Flash!


    The golden fish squirmed like a dragon and then flashed its eyes, making the enemies scream.


    The enemies in its path all fell to the ground.


    They had all fallen into a dream that they could never awaken from.


    It was at that moment.


    The rest of the enemies who were blankly watching started to shout.


    ¡°Fuck! My teammates!¡±


    ¡°Aim for Seo Ju-Heon first!¡±


    ¡°Retrieve the Chairman-nim¡¯s body!¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted as the enemies charged toward him.


    ¡°These stupid idiots. I''m really going to wash my feet and go to bed.¡±


    Jaeha¡¯s eyes flashed once Ju-Heon stepped forth.


    ¡°Wow, jackpot. The Captain-nim¡¯s going to show his skills?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at him with a scowl before kicking someone in the butt.


    ¡°Go. I choose you, Monarch of Pillage.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The one he kicked was Julian.


    ¡°Your Heirloom is the only one left now, you bastard.¡±


    ¡°.........¡±


    ¡®Are you really going to do this?!¡¯


    Julian''s hands were shaking. Julian decided to just activate his artifact as the enemies approached.


    ¡®You¡¯re dead now, Seo Ju-Heon. I¡¯ll make you pay the price for making me call forth my Heirloom.¡¯


    Crack, craaackle!


    What he activated was a thunderbolt.


    However, it was definitely different from his usual thunderbolt.


    ¡°Those who respond to me with lies will receive divine punishment. Those who hold back the truth will also receive divine punishment.¡±


    Julian smiled wickedly.


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°First, I have desired my team member¡¯s wife or girlfriend.¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    ¡°Second, I have thought that my superior next to me is a dumbass.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Third, I have screwed over a close friend to get a promotion.¡±


    ¡°Fourth, I have been attracted to a team member of the same sex.¡±


    ¡°Fifth, I would be willing to stab the person next to me for 1 billion dollars.¡±


    The enemies stiffened up in confusion.


    ¡®What kind of fucking questions are these?!¡¯


    ¡°Pfft, why would we answer those questio......¡±


    Thunderbolts started to strike down at that moment.


    ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    The enemies then realized that there were things written on the ground by their feet as well.


    They each had different questions. They had all received different questions in addition to the original five questions.


    They started grinding their teeth after seeing the questions they received.


    ¡°Fuck, you really want us to answer these?!¡±


    "Why the hell should we answer?!¡±


    Julian smiled brightly.


    ¡°You will receive divine punishment if you don''t answer in 5 seconds.¡±


    People urgently started to shout.


    ¡°Fuck! There¡¯s no way I think that my superior is a dumbass...... I respect Chairman Kwon more than I respect my own father!¡±


    ¡°Liar.¡±


    Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumble!


    ¡°Do you really think I would sell out my teammates?! Get lost!¡±


    ¡°It looks like you have.¡±


    Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumble!


    ¡°M, my last kiss......was before I came to the tomb! It was yesterday, you son of a bitch!¡±


    ¡°Survey says, you¡¯ve never kissed anybody in your life.¡±


    Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumble!


    The others couldn¡¯t believe it.


    ¡°How dare you think negatively of the Chairman-nim!¡±


    ¡°Hey, what the hell?! You always show off about all the girls you screwed! You said you were popular!¡±


    ¡°But you were actually a #Foreveralone...... what a poor bastard.¡±


    ¡°What the hell? You son of a bitch. You were the reason my promotion got denied?!¡±


    ¡°You were gay?! What the hell man?!¡±


    It was quite chaotic.


    A portion of the Grand Canyon had turned into pandemonium. The agitated enemies started to fight each other.


    They were in no mood to get Ju-Heon. Julian scoffed and then decided to turn toward Ju-Heon.


    Why?


    ¡®I asked the team members the questions too.¡¯


    He was so angry that he asked everybody questions.


    However, he made it so that only Ju-Heon would be struck by thunderbolt based on the question.


    He heard a scream from the group and turned around.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon. That¡¯s why you shouldn''t keep asking me to take my Heirloom ou......¡±


    But what?


    "Damn it......!¡±


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon was fine while Jaeha and Ilya were on the ground after being struck by thunderbolts.


    They were completely burnt and barely opening and closing their mouths.


    Julian was truly flabbergasted.


    ¡°W, what the hell......?¡±


    As for the questions written underneath their feet...


    [I have desired my team member¡¯s wife or girlfriend.]


    [I would be willing to stab the person next to me for 1 billion dollars.]


    Both of them must have answered, ¡®No.¡¯


    But Jaeha and Ilya felt wronged.


    Why?


    ¡°Damn it, is peeking at the numerous women gathering around the Captain-nim really desiring them?! Huh?!¡±


    "Why?! I don¡¯t need 1 billion dollars! I would stab him for 10 cents!¡±


    ¡®D, damn it.¡¯


    As he had that thought...


    ¡°I got you know.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who seemed to be fine despite the questions, had a glimmer in his eyes.


    ¡°Kongming, you have a really good Heirloom.¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed to like Julian¡¯s Heirloom quite a bit.


    And then...


    ¡°Your Heirloom is Haetae right? Isn''t it?¡±


    Ju-Heon wickedly motioned with his hand.


    Julian screamed as the Crow''s aura came out of Ju-Heon''s body.


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    Chairman Kwon was in serious pain.


    The people at Pandora were full of whispers while watching this talking head.


    ¡°Wow, only his head is alive.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo had worked his ass off to search the Grand Canyon to find Chairman Kwon¡¯s head.


    But Ju-Heon had the important body.


    Chairman Kwon seemed to be in pain and had trouble breathing since a while ago.


    Maybe the head could feel the pain the body was facing.


    ¡°......What the hell are those fuckers doing to my body?! Ugh!¡±


    The others became serious.


    ¡°This is bad. The Chairman-nim¡¯s body should have the artifact he contracted.¡±


    Well, logically speaking, nobody should be able to take away a Possession-type artifact.


    "Those bastards would even chop apart the Chairman-nim¡¯s body to take it.¡±


    ¡°Uggggggh!¡±


    They really seemed to be dissecting his body right now.


    Anyway, Chairman Kwon was in quite the pickle right now.


    He was alive right now even when his body and head were separated because of the evil god artifact, but his artifact was not a phoenix.


    It was completely different from Jaeha¡¯s artifact that could restore any body part that falls off.


    ¡®I need to put my head back together with my body.¡¯


    This situation would only continue if he didn¡¯t!


    ¡°Damn it. I don¡¯t have enough memories.¡±


    Prometheus chimed in at that moment.


    ¡°You said that you saw memories of what seemed to be a past life?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Ugh!¡±


    Prometheus turned serious. He had an idea as to what had happened.


    ¡®Did that Crow bastard use the Akashic records?¡¯


    Even he and the Spider Supreme Leader could not use that library.


    Why?


    ¡®That library harms an artifact¡¯s foundation.¡¯


    It was a place where the records of the universe were located. Artifacts were living beings that were born from human culture and memories.


    Basically, someone could mess with the Akashic records to make an artifact disappear and become born renewed.


    If the myth or culture changed, the artifact could disappear.


    That was why it was not an artifact that just anybody could use.


    ¡®That damn Crow bitch.¡¯


    Was she planning on doing the same thing as she did in the past? Was she trying to get rid of the artifacts again?


    Returning back to Ju-Heon and the others...


    ¡°You hid it because you were embarrassed to get Haetae after getting the Monarch of Pillage title. Isn''t that right?¡±


    ¡°It''s not!¡±


    Julian was groaning in pain.


    He had been gobbled up by the Crow as soon as Ju-Heon found out his Heirloom was Haetae.


    Well, it tried to eat him but failed.


    Haetae had run away in disgust.


    ¡®Haetae is an imaginary creature focused on law and justice.¡¯


    It was known for ripping apart evil things and determining what was right and wrong.


    It was often seen as a symbol for lawyers.


    In that sense, it suited the just Julian quite well. It¡¯s ability was fitting as well.


    ¡®Everything other than the fact that his title is the Monarch of Pillage.¡¯


    ¡°Anyway, Haetae seems to be quite useful for determining truth and lies.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed as he chased after the escaped Haetae.


    However, there was an artifact that was fuming with anger as it watched.


    [Human, don''t ignore me!]


    Mammon was boiling with rage.


    ¡®Your partner artifact is right here so why do you keep looking at other artifacts?!¡¯


    There was a different reason she was so angry as well.


    [Why the hell did you contract with the Crow?!]


    ¡°?¡±


    That was right.


    Mammon was angry about that.


    [That Crow is basically the artifact that killed you! Why did you have to contract with such a bitch?!]


    Even if the Crow had not actually killed him, Ju-Heon had died in the Crow¡¯s tomb.


    She started speaking as if she could not accept it.


    [I''ll give you 1,000 Divine-Grade artifacts. Take me as your Heirloom.]


    Ju-Heon immediately responded.

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    Chapter 306: I presume you prepared for the wedding expenses? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Get lost.¡±


    [?!]


    He said it very sternly. That sharp response seemed to shock Mammon.


    That was to be expected.


    [Are you saying you don¡¯t want to take me on as your Heirloom?]


    Mammon looked crushed.


    [Did you completely forget about me and stick to the Crow, my bitter enemy......?!]


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly responded.


    ¡°No. I¡¯m saying 1,000 Divine-Grade artifacts is not enough.¡±


    [?!]


    ¡°1,000 artifacts was the condition for me to become your master. The Heirloom is a different issue.¡±


    Basically, he wanted more artifacts offered to him in order for Mammon to be his Heirloom.


    The team members couldn¡¯t help but grab the back of their necks in anger.


    ¡°Wow, look at this thieving son of a bitch!¡±


    They couldn''t hear what Mammon was saying but they could sort of tell based on how Ju-Heon responded. That was why they were shocked!


    ¡°Hey mister, asking for 1,000 Divine-Grade artifacts is already crazy.¡±


    ¡°Even the Four Emperors only recorded a max of 150 of them.¡±


    The normal number of Divine-Grade artifacts that Monarchs could contract with was 10. The power of the Divine-Grade artifacts was too much for the human body.


    Whether it is called an user¡¯s max volume...


    Or even a weight limit... Just contracting with them would require significant mental fortitude and stamina.


    But what? He wanted 1,000 of them?


    "Can you even handle that many?!¡±


    Well, Ju-Heon didn¡¯t need to contract with them.


    ¡°He just needs to use his landlord skill.¡¯


    His special landlord skill would let him use them as his slaves.


    ¡®He can use the Avesta Sacred Text to control them after that.¡¯


    That was how he was being a tyrant over the artifacts he shoved in the Tower of Pride right now.


    How?


    ¡®You better follow me before I raise your rent!¡¯


    And that was how Ju-Heon got the artifacts in the Tower of Pride to cry their hearts out while helping Ju-Heon for free.


    He just shoved them back in there when they were done.


    Sometimes he sold them off in auctions.


    Although it was called the Tower of Pride, it was more of a slave artifact prison. He seemed to be planning on doing that to Divine-Grade artifacts as well.


    ¡®I remember he was upset that there were no Divine-Grade artifacts in the Tower of Pride.¡¯


    The Tower of Pride had A-Grade (Treasure-Grade) artifacts and S-Grade (Legendary Hero) artifacts.


    ¡®He¡¯s always singing about making a Divine-Grade artifact prison.¡¯


    Ju-Heon, who was drawing the big picture in his mind, smiled like the devil.


    ¡°Basically, you owed me 1,000 Divine-Grade artifacts the moment you became my artifact. It¡¯s only natural that you have to offer more if you want to be my Heirloom. How can you not even know that? Are you dumb?¡±


    [.........?!]


    ¡®Listen to this punk!¡¯


    Mammon was shocked. It was because in the past, Ju-Heon was a dumbass who offered Chairman Kwon all of his artifacts. He had some level of greed but he was a stupid pushover nonetheless.


    How the hell did he become a Demon King to screw over the devil of avarice?!


    Mammon was only shocked for a moment before she asked in a serious tone.


    [Fine. How many extra artifacts do I need to offer to become your Heirloom?]


    ¡°Hmm, since it is adding on, just 100 more......¡±


    [200!]


    ¡°!¡±


    The voice came from somewhere else. The Crow was there giving off a chaotic aura.


    [Human, I will bring you 200.]


    ¡°What?¡±


    The Crow was serious.


    Heirlooms usually bind to a person''s soul so it should be impossible to switch, but the Crow was a clone. It was possible to switch it out.


    Mammon was smirking since she knew that was the case.


    [I will give you 1,000 as a base. I will add 200 to that!]


    It seemed as if a bunch of Divine-Grade artifacts would end up being abducted.


    The Crow became desperate.


    She had a lot of disadvantages against Mammon right now.


    Most importantly, she was just a clone.


    There were only a few things she could do as a Heirloom to support Ju-Heon.


    In comparison, Mammon was his former partner artifact. There was no reason for Ju-Heon to say no.


    The Crow tried her best to convince Ju-Heon.


    [Okay, 1,200! Human, choose me.]


    Mammon naturally raged in anger.


    [Hey! Who the fuck do you think you are to interrupt us......?!]


    ¡°Okay. 1,200 CALL.¡±


    [?!]


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly.


    ¡®Why would I say no when I''m being offered more?¡¯


    Mammon started to shake after seeing Ju-Heon''s bright smile.


    ¡®You ungrateful bastard. After everything I did for you in your past life!¡¯


    The angry Mammon looked as if she wanted to eat Ju-Heon up.


    She then grabbed Ju-Heon''s collar and shouted in anger.


    [300 extra! I''ll add 300 more, you fucking bastard!]


    ¡°Really? Then I''ll choose Mammon as my Heirloom.¡±


    [350!]


    ¡°Crow......¡±


    [400!]


    [500!]


    [600!]


    The two of them suddenly started a bidding war for Ju-Heon.


    Another artifact joined in at this point.


    [#$&^#&!]


    1000! 1000!


    It was the rope.


    The excited rope was bobbing up and down while holding a piece of paper.


    The number was written on there.


    The rope seemed to want to become a Heirloom as well.


    It even increased the bidding price significantly. Maybe the Heirloom position was like that of a lifelong companion for the artifacts.


    Seol-A started to shake in the midst of this chaos.


    And then...


    ¡°Captain-nim! Me too! 1,100!¡±


    She was grinding her teeth as she raised her hand high into the air.


    Jaeha tried his best to stop her.


    ¡°Hey hey, snap out of it! A human can¡¯t become a Heirloom!¡±


    ¡°Shut the fuck up! I just need Divine-Grade artifacts to marry the Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡®Huh? Is that how this works?¡¯


    Sparks were flying out of Seol-A''s eyes. All of the Divine-Grade artifacts in the world were instantly turning into wedding presents.


    The male team members shook their heads while looking at Ju-Heon. That was to be expected.


    ¡°Haha, great. That''s a total of 3,000 Divine-Grade artifacts now.¡±


    Ju-Heon was extremely happy, as if things went according to his plan.


    He must really want to create that large slave prison.


    At that moment...


    Boom boom boom!


    ¡°!¡±


    Jaeha started to shake after hearing the terrible noises on the other side of the door. They were coming from Chloe¡¯s room.


    ¡®Man, she told us not to come in no matter what.¡¯


    What kind of modifications was Chloe doing to Chairman Kwon''s body after dragging it into her room?


    Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing-!


    Screeeeeeeech!


    They could even hear drills in there.


    The moment Jaeha peeked inside out of curiosity...


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    He couldn''t help but scream.


    As they were having ¡®fun¡¯ like that, the entire world was in uproar.


    ¡°Umm, Director-nim. Are you serious?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I am completely serious about this.¡±


    ¡°B, but......¡±


    The people gathered were anxious after looking at the documents handed to them. They were wanted posters for Ju-Heon and his team. Prometheus had created these and handed them to Pandora employees.


    ¡°I''ve already contacted Interpol. There is a bounty on all of them and the media should be picking it up soon.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? The entire team?¡±


    ¡°Only Seo Ju-Heon and Yoo Jaeha had bounties until now...!¡±


    "And this significant amount...... We¡¯ve never seen bounties this high before......!¡±


    ¡°Shut up and just do it. They are extremely heinous people. They are villains who are trying to open a tomb of disasters that should not be opened. I am naming them enemies of the entire world from this point forward.¡±


    It even said that it didn''t matter whether they were caught dead or alive. Prometheus also wanted to capture anybody who was related to them.


    Nothing like this had ever been done before.


    Furthermore...


    ¡°You''re even going after the Holtens?!¡±


    Prometheus had put bounties on people helping Ju-Heon.


    ¡°There¡¯s going to be quite the upr......aahh!¡±


    Prometheus slammed his hand on the table as if to tell them to shut up.


    ¡°The Holtens are the ones responsible for allowing Seo Ju-Heon to cause all of this chaos. Of course they are on the list. We would have been able to get rid of Seo Ju-Heon a long time ago if it wasn¡¯t for them.¡±


    ¡°But......!¡±


    ¡°This is an urgent matter.¡±


    Prometheus''s ass was on fire.


    ¡®There''s only one of the 7 Great Tombs left now.¡¯


    That prison would appear if Seo Ju-Heon got that one as well.


    The Crow was not the issue.


    The cells of all those great sinners they have locked up since a long time ago would appear.


    That would be the end. That was why he was doing this, even if it seemed a bit overboard.


    [Seo Ju-Heon''s entire tomb raiding team has been named as dangerous individuals.]


    [Any companies, countries, or organizations associating with them will be considered accomplices.]


    [They are trying to open a tomb that should not be opened.]


    [They will bring disaster to the world.]


    [Seo Ju-Heon is planning for the end of the world.]


    ¡°We need to do this much to make them unable to run wild.¡±


    ¡°They might realize the seriousness of the matter after looking at this. The entire world would be gunning for them.¡±


    ¡°They should be dejected after seeing the Interpol Wanted List going up now.¡±


    However, forget being dejected...


    ¡°Can I really get a reward if I turn these bastards into Interpol?¡±


    Ju-Heon was quite pleased while looking at the wanted posters.


    Why?


    Ju-Heon was thinking about ways to scam people after seeing the amount for each person.


    [Captain, Seo Ju-Heon ($1,000,000,000)]


    Illegal tomb infiltration


    [Irene Holten ($900,000,000)]


    Artifact Damage


    [Yoo Jaeha ($800,000,000)]


    Counterfeiting and Scams


    [Julian Miller ($500,000,000)]


    Pillaging


    [Im Hae Jin ($300,000,000)]


    Murder


    [Lee Seol-A ($100,000,000)]


    Possessed by an evil spirit


    [Chloe Laurent ($40,000,000)]


    Illegal Medical Operations


    [Edward ($50,000,000)]


    Illegal Business Operations


    [Ily Volgof ($100,000)]


    Eighth Grade Syndrome


    Seol-A was especially angry.


    ¡°The Captain-nim¡¯s picture came out too handsome! This is only going to increase the number of his fans! I''m certain that a woman was the one who chose this picture. It must be a woman!¡±


    Well, the one who chose the picture was Prometheus, but we digress.


    She was currently calling Pandora¡¯s HQ to complain. She wanted them to change the picture immediately.


    Ju-Heon was quite pleased while looking at the wanted posters.


    ¡°Let the others know about this. They¡¯ll be very happy. Jaeha will like that his picture came out so well.¡±


    ¡°T, this is a good picture?¡±


    ¡®He would probably cry because of it.¡¯


    However, it was unexpected that they would go after the Holtens as well.


    But all of their efforts were for naught.


    [Will Grave Company be impacted by the declaration of dangerous individuals?]


    [Related businesses are enraged by the attack on the Holtens.]


    [All businesses with connections to the Holtens are canceling all deals with Pandora in rage. The production lines have become paralyzed.]


    [All generals with connections to the Holtens have submitted their resignations. National Defense has never been in such danger.]


    [George Holten quits as a member of Pandora. Related artifact users are following as well. They are scared Pandora will crumble.]


    It felt as if Pandora had pulled the whisker of a sleeping lion.


    Irene¡¯s angry dad was causing a ruckus for Pandora going after their great benefactor.


    That was why he found it odd.


    ¡®He¡¯s not stupid. Why is Prometheus doing all this?¡¯


    Mammon was huffing as if she had read Ju-Heon''s mind.


    [The Great Prison will open if you get all seven of the Great artifacts.]


    "The Great Prison?¡±


    [He must be afraid you''re going to take all of the prisoners from there.]


    ¡°Is the Crow in there as well?¡±


    [Hmph. No! Absolutely not!]


    ¡®It is in there.¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled wickedly.


    Then there was just one tomb left.


    ¡®Gluttony.¡¯


    It wasn''t that hard to figure out where the artifact of gluttony was located.


    Why?


    ¡®Don¡¯t you think that Zhen Cai Yuan has it?¡¯


    Edward had shared some unexpected news.


    His sources told him that Zhen Cai Yuan had the artifact of gluttony.


    Ju-Heon debated for a moment before sending a message to Zhen Cai Yuan. He already owed her one anyway.


    [Date in three days, meet in front of XXX Public Cemetery.]


    This date(?) was one where turmoil was to be expected.


    A little later that night...


    ¡°Hey! My human has a bounty on his head because of you!¡±


    Currently at the park in the middle of the night.


    Mammon who had come outside was grinding her teeth in anger at someone.


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    The Crow really seemed to be on a hunt for Divine-Grade artifacts.


    The proof was that the Crow was about to grab a bug on a tree, but......


    ¡°Get away from my human this instant.¡±


    The useless Mammon had to show up and get in her way.


    The Divine-Grade bug seemed to have noticed the opening as it ran away.


    An angry Crow fluttered down from the tree.


    But it looked different from usual.


    Inside the chaotically fluctuating black aura... Was what seemed to be a person.


    Mammon sneered at the Crow.


    ¡°Oh? It''s been a long time since I''ve seen your true appearance, You stupid bird brain.¡±

 Chapter 307: I presume you prepared for the wedding expenses? (2)

    Chapter 307: I presume you prepared for the wedding expenses? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Oh? It¡¯s been a while since I''ve seen your true appearance. You stupid bird brain.¡±


    There was a young woman with black hair in front of Mammon.


    She completely contrasted Mammon who was a very bright color.


    Mammon was white from head to toe. The Crow was black from head to toe. (Except her skin)


    Only her flashing eyes were red. Her white face without even the semblance of a smile made her look like the grim reaper.


    She seemed to be in her late teens to her early twenties.


    Her face was slim and her body was slender.


    Even her outfit contrasted Mammon''s a lot.


    Mammon was dressed like someone would expect a devil of excavation to dress, wearing shorts and a sleeveless shirt.


    On the other hand, the Crow was dressed more formal.


    She was wearing a tight fitting outfit so her curves were quite visible.


    Mammon sneered while looking at her.


    ¡®She looks quite angry.¡¯


    Mammon had not expected to see this appearance.


    The Crow did not usually appear in this form. Even if she could use her full power in this form...


    She usually appeared in the form of other artifacts she had consumed.


    Why?


    She hated this appearance quite a bit.


    ¡®Why does she hate the form of the messenger she received from the greatest god?¡¯


    Mammon asked her a question.


    [I heard that you appeared in some weird form for Seo Ju-Heon.]


    She was probably talking about that sexy babe that got Jaeha too excited.


    It wasn¡¯t that she wasn¡¯t beautiful right now. In fact, she was even more beautiful than that sexy babe based on her beauty and the peculiar demeanor she gave off.


    At least she didn''t look as if her shirt was going to explode because of her... assets.


    Mammon sneered at her.


    [You thought you couldn''t succeed with this appearance so you tried to seduce Seo Ju-Heon by looking like a voluptuous babe?]


    The artifacts seemed to believe human men liked their women long and voluptuous.


    The Crow glared at Mammon.


    But Mammon didn''t care and her blue eyes seemed to be on fire.


    [You damn exiled bird brain, who do you think you are trying to seduce?! You''re the reason Prometheus put a bounty on my human¡¯s head! Do you not know what that means?!]


    An angry Mammon was shouting.


    [Ah whatever! Hand over your qualifications as a Heirloom and get lost! Appear as a man if you really have to show up! I''m the one who is helpful to Seo Ju-Heon!]


    The Crow glared right back.


    [Is that all you have to say?]


    Mammon scoffed as the Crow released her chaotic aura of predation.


    [Don¡¯t you think that you are looking down on me too much?]


    ''How dare a damn clone try to eat me?!''


    The two artifacts¡¯ auras clashed against each other.


    Boom!


    ¡°Kyaaaa! What the?!¡±


    The ground was shaking vigorously. There were explosions as if large meteorites were falling along with the earthquake.


    Ruuuuumble, ruuuuuumbl!


    The ground around them shot up and a round stone tomb appeared in the park.


    Ju-Heon who was in the hotel tilted his head in confusion.


    Why?


    [The devil has summoned the gold mine.]


    [The Crow has summoned some handsome men and beautiful women.]


    [The Devil is throwing diamonds as it is afraid it will lose.]


    [The Crow is happily munching on them!]


    ¡®What the hell are these fools doing?¡¯


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    They probably caused the Pandora alarm to go off as well.


    [Serious Tomb Appearance phenomenon detected.] sea??h th§× n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    [Anybody in the nearby area should evacuate immediately.]


    It was quite the shitshow.


    Seol-A didn''t know what to do after looking at thunderbolts falling from a distance as well.


    ¡°Captain-nim, i, is it okay to leave them be?¡±


    ¡°Just leave them alone.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? R, really?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. Only Pandora bastards are in that area. Tell them to destroy more things.¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    Ju-Heon was smiling wickedly


    Furthermore...


    ¡®It¡¯s not bad for the two of them to be like this.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was happy while looking at the artifacts on his bed.


    Either Mammon or the Crow must have left them here.


    But even if they were Divine-Grade artifacts......


    [Idol Hina Kazari''s life photos (SS-Grade - Divine-Grade Consumable Artifact)]


    -


    Remaining Uses: 10/10


    -


    Ability: Summon the beyond cute local idol, the talent appearing once in a millennium, Hina Kazari. Kazari will grant one of your wishes.


    It was something like that.


    Seeing as how artifacts get stronger based on their subject''s level of fame, it was possible to get artifacts like this.


    Idols could be deified by their fans and could become Divine-Grade artifacts.


    Either way, Mammon and the Crow competing against each other was not so bad for Ju-Heon.


    Seol-A sighed while looking at the Pandora precinct that was being targeted by the tomb appearance.


    ¡°But it looks like Pandora will be grinding their teeth even more.¡±


    ¡°And?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Those bastards, who gave them permission to use our photos?¡±


    Ju-Heon was growling.


    ¡°I''m going to sue them all. I''m going to get a billion dollars from each of them.¡±


    Why did that sound so ridiculous?


    ¡°Whatever. Did you show them the wanted posters?¡±


    ¡°Ah, yes sir. They should be looking at them in the room right no......¡±


    They heard some shrieks inside the room at that moment.


    [Aaaaaaaaaahhhh! What the heeeeeell?!]


    The first thing they heard was a shrieking artifact.


    It was the worm.


    [Worm ($1,000,000)]


    Illegal Loans


    [Rope ($10,000,000)]


    Sadism, Violence


    [Aigooooo, how did I end up on the wanted liiiiiiiiiiist?!]


    The worm despaired at the bounty on its head.


    The team members all exploded with anger as well.


    ¡°Aaaaaaah! Who told them to put such a terrible picture of me?! I am more handsome than this!¡±


    ¡°Pillaging? Piiiiiillagiiiiiing?! Meeeeeeee?!:


    ¡°My goodness, it¡¯d be terrible if Soo-A heard I''m wanted for murder.¡±


    ¡°Illegal Medical Operations......? A quack?¡±


    They looked ready to pummel Pandora to the ground.


    ¡°All of the women in the world are going to make fun of me with a picture like this!¡±


    The one who was the most angry was......


    "What kind of crime is thiiiiiiiis?!¡±


    Ilya.


    He was grabbing the back of his head in anger, but...


    [The bounty for Seo Ju-Heon is $1,000,000,000, the greatest bounty in history.]


    [Bounty for the Monarch of Pushoverness is $800,000,000? He is number 1 on the list for all bounty hunters in the world.]


    [Julian Miller¡¯s bounty is $500,000,000. ¡°500 million just for pillaging?¡±]


    [Im Hae Jin ($300,000,000). ¡°300 million is not enough. Need to increase it.¡±]


    [Lee Seol-A and Irene... Rather than bounty hunters, the number of men asking for their hand in marriage has increased.]


    [Grade 8 syndrome Ilya Volgof. Only has a puny $100,000 bounty.]


    [One million dollar bounty on a worm? ¡°Worms may go extinct.¡±]


    "Why is my bounty the lowest?!¡±


    He looked ready to explode.


    ¡°How the fuck can my bounty be lower than a damn insect?!¡±


    [What the hell man?! What the hell? I''m worth that price! You damn human bastard!]


    The worm was spewing fire from its mouth(?).


    Well, there was a reason Ilya¡¯s bounty was lower than everyone else''s.


    Based on Ilya''s abilities, his bounty should be in the hundreds of millions as well.


    The way he could modify information and people''s memories should put his bounty at Jaeha¡¯s level.


    However......


    ¡®The aftermath clean-up crew can''t leave any traces behind.¡¯


    That was right.


    It didn¡¯t matter how hard Ilya worked. The aftermath clean-up crew''s motto was to hide everything.


    His ability modified people''s memories to not leave any traces behind.


    That was why the only thing the world had seen about him was his devils.


    However, his devil ability got rid of all important moments from people''s memories as well, so all that was left of Ilya was......


    ¡®Hahaha! Die you foolish humans! Be swept away by the fires of hell!¡¯


    He just looked like a crazy lunatic.


    The angry team members all charged toward Pandora.


    Even Julian had pulled up his sleeves in anger this time.


    "Captain, don''t stop me. How dare they put such false accusations on someone.¡±


    ¡°Sure, I won¡¯t stop you. And don¡¯t worry. There¡¯s a volunteer who went first.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Who?¡±


    Who else would it be?


    Ju-Heon just laughed instead of responding.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    ¡°S, save me!¡±


    Puuk! Puuk!


    Pandora was in total chaos right now.


    The place turning into pandemonium was Pandora¡¯s HQ.


    These were the people who had created the wanted posters for Ju-Heon¡¯s team.


    Pandora¡¯s soldiers who had been on their way to capture Ju-Heon¡¯s team were currently coughing up blood.


    It was because of the mysterious team of volunteers that had suddenly attacked Pandora.


    "F, fuck, there''s only one of t...... ugh!¡±


    This was a swift assassin moving through the darkness.


    Jack the Ripper was instilling fear even in the mind of Pandora¡¯s trained soldiers.


    Of course, Julian foamed at the mouth after hearing about it.


    ¡°What did you say?! Nina went to Pandora?!¡±


    He almost fainted after hearing it.


    Nina had actually been with Ju-Heon¡¯s company, Grave Company¡¯s engineering team until now. They were trying to remove the artifact that changed her into a murderer.


    His sister Joy was in charge of helping Nina get rid of it.


    ¡°She came back yesterday.¡±


    ¡°Okay, sure. That¡¯s all great. But why did you send her to Pandora?!¡±


    ¡°Hmm? I didn¡¯t send her.¡±


    Ju-Heon showed him another wanted poster.


    [Nina Miller ($200,000,000)]


    Desertion, murder.


    ¡°......!¡±


    It seemed as if Nina had a bounty on her head as well.


    The fact that she was Jack the Ripper had been revealed. Furthermore, she was now associated with Ju-Heon and not the Monarch of Seduction.


    Julian''s face turned pale.


    ¡°T, then did Nina go after seeing the bounty on her head?¡±


    ¡°No, it was after she saw someone else''s.¡±


    ¡°Someone else? W, was it mine?¡±


    Julian was quite hopeful.


    But Ju-Heon just sneered at him.


    ¡°No, not you. That bastard Jaeha.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡®What? Who?¡¯


    ¡°WHY?! Why the hell would she... WHY?! Why Jaeha of all people?!¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed amused as he answered Julian''s question.


    ¡°She said that too many people would be aiming for Jaeha¡¯s head if he has such a high bounty on him. So she said she was going to go get rid of the bounty?¡±


    ¡®Aiya, Nina! You would ignore the bounty on your own brother''s head for that?!¡¯


    Julian was sobbing internally. However, Nina had not recovered her memories yet.


    She just had an artifact that was suppressing her instincts as a human weapon and slowly regaining her emotions.


    ¡°Anyway, Pandora should be a total mess since Jack the Ripper went over.¡±


    That was indeed the case.


    ¡°What did you just say?¡±


    ¡°It seems that an enemy has infiltrated Pandora¡¯s HQ!¡±


    In New York¡¯s Pandora HQ...


    Prometheus was grabbing the back of his head at this unexpected enemy attack.


    ¡®Did these bastards go crazy or something?¡¯


    Well, he had expected something like this to happen.


    Even worms squirm when you step on them, so it made sense that Ju-Heon¡¯s team would squirm after such bounties were placed on them.


    However...


    ¡°Take care of them. It''s just useless opposition.¡±


    There was a different reason he put a bounty on their heads.


    ¡®I''ll imprison you in the tomb of criminals.¡¯


    There were actually law enforcement artifacts that dragged away criminals from around the world.


    Those artifacts would chase people to the depths of hell for the bounty.


    These artifacts had been quite useful to put away the great criminals in the past as well.


    The way to get them to move was to have criminals that were well-known throughout the world. That was the reason Prometheus put such unbelievable bounties on their heads.


    He smiled as he had recently confirmed that those artifacts were on the move again.


    ¡®We will put them all in prison before that bastard Seo Ju-Heon finds the tomb of gluttony.¡¯


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Sir, terrible news! Director-nim, you¡¯ve ended up on the wanted list as well!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡®What the fuck is he talking about?!¡¯


    The employee urgently turned the TV on. Something unbelievable was being reported right now.


    [An extremely large lawsuit against Pandora¡¯s Executive Board and their subordinates.]


    [The Holtens have even placed a large bounty on their heads.]


    [Whistleblower from Pandora reports the ¡®State of the Executive Board¡¯]


    [¡°They blackmailed Seo Ju-Heon''s excavation team for artifacts and have framed them after they were rejected.¡±]


    [Will the FBI investigate?]


    ¡°.........!¡±


    Ju-Heon was the one who attacked Prometheus.


    But the one who turned them into criminals was none other than the angry Ilya.


    ¡°Hahahaha, this is the punishment for claiming my crime is Grade 8 Syndrome and only putting a puny $100,000 bounty on my head!¡±


    He had modified someone¡¯s memory to create a false witness.


    Prometheus''s name was becoming famous because of this whistleblower¡¯s confession!


    Prometheus scoffed in disbelief.


    ¡®An artifact must have noticed my plan.¡¯


    There were no other reasons for them to attack him back like this.


    He then started to frown.


    ¡°I guess I need to teach that artifact and its master a lesson.¡±


    ¡®How dare a mere human try to mess with me.¡¯


    An angry Prometheus channeled his aura.


    The eagle next to him gasped.


    [Supreme Leader-nim! You''re not thinking about......!]


    Prometheus had called something else out with his chaotic aura.


    Boom!


    It was a spear that was taller than most humans!


    It was a strong weapon that was shooting out thunderbolts.


    The eagle became extremely anxious once Prometheus grabbed the spear.


    [Supreme Leader-nim, that artifact is yet to......!]


    ¡°No. They¡¯re perfect as test subjects.¡±


    Prometheus looked at the spear with satisfaction before clenching it tightly.


    And then!


    Swooosh!


    He threw the spear out the window at a vicious speed. The spear pierced through the air like a laser.


    He smiled viciously.


    ¡®All of you can just die.¡¯


    Even the Crow would never be able to consume this item. The Crow was only a clone right now after all.


    And at that moment...


    ¡°!¡±


    Mammon felt something and jumped in shock.


    ¡®That is?!¡¯


    She turned pale and urgently called for Ju-Heon.


    [Human! Danger!]


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked up at the sky.


    This was a spear of thunderbolts that was said to kill the target no matter who it was or where they were.


    [That is a spear that can even kill the phoenix!]


    That was aiming for Ju-Heon, his team, and their artifacts.


    Ju-Heon laughed and responded after looking at the spear.

 Chapter 308: I presume you prepared for the wedding expenses? (3)

    Chapter 308: I presume you prepared for the wedding expenses? (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    [That is a spear that can even kill the phoenix!]


    That was aiming for Ju-Heon, his team, and their artifacts.


    Ju-Heon laughed and responded after looking at the spear.


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s the kind of thing you should bring as dowry!¡±


    [?!]


    ¡°All I got until now was some stupid photo.¡±


    Mammon''s jaw dropped in shock.


    ¡®What does he mean a stupid photo?! This punk! Is he talking about the idol photo artifact I left for him?!¡¯


    Mammon became angry.


    [You bastard! Are you calling the artifact I left you a stupid photo?!]


    ¡°Ah, you were the culprit behind that?¡±


    [Yes! Do you know how hard I worked err...didn¡¯t work to get it, but still!]


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly chuckled.


    "Well, it doesn''t matter what it is as long as it is a Divine-Grade artifact, but cool things like this are so much better.¡±


    Mammon grabbed the back of her neck in anger.


    ¡®Cool?!¡¯


    Well, humans might think that this spear was cool. This spear artifact was something that could strike a designated target anywhere in the world.


    The accuracy was one thing, but it was a dangerous weapon that only aimed for the target¡¯s vital points. It was so strong that it had been quite important in the war of the gods as well.


    This damn spear had massacred so many artifacts and humans in the past.


    Mammon, as someone who knew this spear¡¯s history, urgently shouted to Ju-Heon.


    [That spear can kill everybody here!]


    They could clearly make out the weapon in the Los Angeles sky. It looked like a homing missile.


    This thing had crossed through the sky to come 4,000km from New York to LA.


    It started from the east coast where Pandora¡¯s HQ was located and came all the way here to LA on the West Cost. It only took a few minutes to get across a large distance that would take a driver a couple days of nonstop driving to travel.


    This thing was accurately aiming for Ju-Heon and the others¡¯ lives. It was even aiming for their artifacts as well!


    Seol-A started to worry as that weapon came closer.


    ¡®I knew it was a dangerous artifact when I detected it, but...¡¯


    It looked even stronger now that she could see it.


    ¡°Captain-nim! It¡¯s dangerous! This is no ordinary Divine-Grade artifact!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡®Oh, it definitely isn''t an ordinary Divine-Grade artifact. This seems to be one of the strongest Divine-Grade artifacts.¡¯


    It must belong to a major god in order to have such power.


    A weapon focused on killing with the power of lightning... A weapon that is capable of even killing a phoenix......


    ¡®Is it the weapon from the Indian Mahabharata......?¡¯


    Ju-Heon soon figured it out.


    ¡®No.¡¯


    This was Odin¡¯s spear Gungnir! Mammon started to shout.


    [That bastard Prometheus must have tamed similar artifacts since he can''t use Zeus''s spear!]


    They used Un-known to...


    Imprison all of the major gods and act as the leader of the artifacts.


    And this was a spear that was said to be indestructible and known for chasing its target until the bitter end.


    Similar to how Zeus, the greatest of the Greek gods was represented by his lightning bolt, Odin was also tied to a formidable lightning bolt.


    Lightning bolts were the most threatening and fearsome natural phenomenons for ancient humans.


    That was the reason lightning bolts were tied to the strongest beings in mythologies.


    That raging spear of lightning was flying toward Ju-Heon.


    [The spear of lightning will arrive in 1 minute 20 seconds.]


    [The spear of lightning will arrive in 1 minute 19 seconds.]


    But Ju-Heon wasn''t scared at all. In fact, he twisted around to stretch.


    Mammon freaked out in response.


    [Human, are you thinking about using the Crow to do something?!]


    Ju-Heon responded like this.


    ¡°It¡¯s not respectful to reject a present.¡±


    Mammon wanted to jump up and down in frustration. Even if they were bitter enemies, Mammon was well aware of the Crow''s powers.


    However...


    [You can¡¯t eat that with the current Crow! You won''t be suffering from just a stomach ache if you eat that!]


    Mammon then added on.


    [I''ll try to drag that away......so you!]


    Ju-Heon cut her off and started to laugh. It was because he knew what she was planning.


    ¡°Enough. You''re probably going to try to sacrifice yourself to destroy it, but I won''t let my artifacts die like that.¡±


    [!]


    Mammon seemed truly touched. But Julian was sneering internally.


    ¡®He thinks that only he should be pestering his own artifacts.¡¯


    Mammon responded to him.


    [But you really can¡¯t eat that with the current Crow.]


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. I don¡¯t plan on using the Crow bastard.¡±


    [!]


    Even the Crow seemed shocked this time.


    Julian, who seemed to have realized Ju-Heon¡¯s plan, helped him out.


    "Fine. You can use this too if you''re going to do that.¡±


    Julian had thrown him an unexpected item.


    Julian had thrown him a small bottle.


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide after he caught it. He seemed to be asking why Julian had that.


    "This is?¡±


    ¡°Just call it insurance. What it does is......¡±


    ¡°No, I can tell what it does even without you saying anything.¡±


    That was to be expected.


    [Phoenix feather]


    The item inside the glass bottle was a portion of Jaeha¡¯s Heirloom.


    It was probably just an artifact that would allow him to film a zombie movie or something. A message popped up to explain the artifact.


    [Completely invincible for 10 seconds (1/1)]


    It was quite the useful artifact. The only thing that seemed odd was......


    [The feather plucked from the crying phoenix (SS-Grade:Divine-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    ¡®Plucked while it was crying?¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked at Julian and clicked his tongue.


    "Wow, you truly are the Monarch of Pillage. You even stole the feathers of a bird? That bird isn''t completely naked now is it? Did you pluck all of its feathers before frying it for dinner?¡±


    Julian started to foam at the mouth.


    ¡°Am I you?!¡±


    Ju-Heon just pretended to cry.


    "Wow, poor little phoenix.¡±


    "Damn it, it wasn¡¯t like that! Jaeha plucked it because he didn''t want any of his team members to die again!¡±


    ¡°Yes yes. I''ll put this feather you pillaged to good use.¡±


    ¡°Ow!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    Seol-A urgently shouted and Ju-Heon took something out of his pocket.


    And then!


    Boom!


    An extremely strong power descended on Ju-Heon.


    The crackling spear was frantically moving forward to pierce Ju-Heon''s heart.


    That strong force pierced through Ju-Heon''s chest.


    Puuk!


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    Even looking at it felt painful. However, the spear was unable to reach his heart.


    It was because of the item Ju-Heon had wrapped around his hand.


    [!]


    It was the rope!


    [The rope that can even bind the gods has activated its powers.]


    [It is offsetting the god¡¯s power.]


    [It is offsetting the god¡¯s power.]


    [It is offsetting the god¡¯s power.]


    Ju-Heon''s plan was to use the rope to stop Gungnir!


    The rope that had upgraded to become an S-Grade artifact was a rope that never breaks. It even had the power to bind gods!


    Of course, it could have been difficult to completely stop the spear since it was not a SS-Grade artifact.


    The spear that was bound by the rope still managed to pierce through Ju-Heon¡¯s chest.


    Drip, drip.


    It wasn¡¯t just the physical pain of it pushing into his chest. This scary spear of lightning burned everything it touched.


    It should have been as painful as burning your skin with an iron!


    Ju-Heon''s chest caught on fire every time the spear burned his skin.


    It was the power of the phoenix feather.


    His skin would get burnt before the phoenix¡¯s power would restore it.


    He might have died from burns if he didn''t have the phoenix feather.


    However, although he was free from the dangers of being burnt by the spear, he could not stop the physical force of the spear.


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    The rope that had been groaning pushed even harder after seeing Ju-Heon in pain.


    [#$&!]


    The spear that was stabbing into Ju-Heon seemed to become a bit subdued.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡®Submit!¡¯


    Ju-Heon channeled his strong Dominance into Gungnir.


    It was the power of removing an artifact¡¯s power he stole from Hitler!


    It was to weaken the spear.


    Boom!


    Of course, it would not easily submit as it was the artifact of a major god.


    [#$&#!]


    In fact, it tried to kill Ju-Heon even more.


    In this battle between an artifact¡¯s aura and a human''s Dominance that were trying to kill each other...


    The two powers clashed and shot up into the air.


    The lightning that had gotten even stronger than before burned Ju-Heon''s entire body.


    Baaaaang!


    It was an intense battle.


    Gungnir¡¯s power was hard to suppress even with his power removal and Dominance at the level of the Four Emperors.


    ¡°Hurry! You have to make it submit within ten seconds!¡±


    Julian was sweating bullets as he said that.


    Forget ten seconds, it looked as if this battle of will might go on for ten hours.


    But at that time...


    ¡®!¡¯


    There was a loud noise and Ju-Heon was smiling.


    He had surprisingly succeeded in completely binding Gungnir.


    [#$&$!]


    Gungnir was flailing in pain while being tied up by the rope. It looked like a wild animal that had been caught.


    It was difficult to completely subdue as it was an artifact of the highest-grade.


    But the rest of the team gasped.


    ¡°H, he really grabbed it.¡±


    They were looking at their captain as if he was some kind of monster.


    However...


    ¡°You didn''t completely subdue that yet, right?¡±


    He would probably need to constantly channel his Dominance into it for a whole year to make it submit with Dominance alone.


    "Are you going to keep on making it submit?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°What? Then......¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled viciously.


    ¡°Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth!¡±


    Boom!


    There was a loud explosion as if someone had shot a cannon.


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon had flung that ferocious back. Gungnir could only return to its starting point as if it had received a counter.


    [$#$&#!]


    Baaaaang!


    Gungnir traveled back all 4,000km to New York.


    And then...


    "We detected a heinous aura above Pandora''s HQ!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Prometheus smiled after hearing that report.


    Gungnir was like a boomerang; it would return to its master once it got rid of its target.


    ¡°Good. It should be back after taking care of th......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [Supreme Leader-nim! It¡¯s dangerous!]


    The eagle who realized something urgently shouted. It was at that moment.


    Puuk!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Gungnir dug into Prometheus¡¯s heart.


    It flew in with extreme force.


    Gungnir stabbed into the artifact¡¯s core, Prometheus''s vital point.


    ¡°......U, ugh!¡±


    [Supreme Leader-nim!]


    The core that was stabbed was extremely vital for artifacts.


    Prometheus felt intense pain. Gungnir was eaten by a wolf named Fenrir but it was still a weapon that was used in the battle between gods.


    It had the power to destroy Divine-Grade artifacts.


    Prometheus spurt out black blood from his mouth.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    Something twitched on Gungnir''s shaft.


    ¡®!¡¯


    That was the rope that was hanging on Gungnir¡¯s handle! Prometheus was confused.


    ¡®Why is this thing here?!¡¯


    However, the rope just flashed its ''eyes¡¯ and dropped something on the ground.


    The item it dropped was the Code of Hammurabi!


    The Code of Hammurabi had accumulated some of Gungnir''s destructive force earlier.


    Prometheus swore the moment it flashed.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you, son of a......!¡±


    The Code of Hammurabi then exploded.


    Boom!


    An extremely strong explosion swept through the Pandora HQ boardroom. S§×arch* The ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    On the other side of the United States, Ju-Heon, who had suppressed Gungnir in exactly 8 seconds, was shaking his tingling hand.


    He looked like a pitcher who had thrown a 100 mph fastball.


    Ju-Heon started to smile. Mammon''s jaw was dropped in shock.


    [H, he sent that thing back?]


    Mammon couldn''t believe this side of Ju-Heon she had never seen in his past life.


    It wasn¡¯t that Ju-Heon was weak back then, but he seemed extremely strong right now.


    Ju-Heon started to speak.


    ¡°Bring things like that as wedding presents from here on. Do you understand?¡±


    Mammon could only chuckle in disbelief.


    Julian, who was sighing in relief, asked him a question.


    ¡°That was not like you at all. You just returned the spear to him? Will that be okay?¡±


    ¡°Who said I returned it?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    It was at that moment.


    They could see something flying toward them. Julian couldn''t believe what he was seeing.


    ¡°T, that is?!¡±


    The thing that was flying back to Ju-Heon was none other than Gungnir and......


    [$&!]


    I brought this back! I brought it! The rope was dragging Gungnir back against its wishes.


    It seemed as if the rope was collecting Divine-Grade artifacts for Ju-Heon as well.


    Ju-Heon smiled with satisfaction.


    ¡°Good, I will count that as being equivalent to 100 Divine-Grade artifacts.¡±

 Chapter 309: Artifact Tears (1)

    Chapter 309: Artifact Tears (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    [Pandora¡¯s New York HQ was attacked at 9pm on the 21st.]


    [The area with the most damage was the Pandora Executive Office but surprisingly nothing around it was damaged at all.]


    [It is amazing that there were no damages to the nearby buildings in such a congested area.]


    [It¡¯s definitely unbelievable that only the Pandora building was destroyed. This was not a person¡¯s doing.]


    [As a result of this incident, Pandora¡¯s Executive Board Supreme Leader James Rothschild......]


    The news was quite loud this morning.


    People clicked their tongues after seeing Pandora¡¯s building that had been scorched.


    ¡°My goodness, what happened here......?!¡±


    ¡°I heard that the Pandora Director was stabbed by a Divine-Grade Spear?¡±


    ¡°Really? Is he still alive?!¡±


    People were most shocked at the fact that Pandora¡¯s Director was attacked by a Divine-Grade artifact.


    Rothschild was as skilled an artifact user as the Monarchs.


    He had gone into a tomb alone and come back alive and had not received any injuries from being attacked by artifacts in the past.


    But what?


    ¡°He was stabbed by a Divine-Grade artifact...?!¡±


    ¡°My goodness! Who did it?¡±


    ¡°Wasn¡¯t it Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°What? Seo Ju-Heon?! He went and even attacked the Pandora Director now?¡±


    ¡°No, I heard that he tried to kill Seo Ju-Heon and got hurt instead.¡±


    ¡°What? He got hurt instead?!¡±


    ¡°I guess Pandora¡¯s Executive Board wasn¡¯t much.¡±


    ¡°Isn''t he just receiving Divine Punishment?¡±


    The eagle was grinding its teeth while hearing these conversations.


    He couldn''t believe what these trashy human bastards were saying.


    ¡®Lowly bastards.¡¯


    The eagle went to see Prometheus.


    [Supreme Leader-nim, how is your condi......!]


    There wasn''t even a need to ask.


    ¡°Do you even need to ask that question?¡±


    Prometheus, who was currently recovering in the Rothschild residence, was in a terrible condition.


    His pale face and lips were proof he was not doing too well.


    The most serious injury was the area around his chest.


    His chest had a giant hole after being pierced by Gungnir and the area around it was rotting. The affected area was as hard as rocks and it was spreading to his shoulders and stomach.


    Any affected area was dyed black and slowly crumbling.


    It even looked as if he had turned to stone.


    The eagle gulped after looking at Prometheus¡¯s condition.


    ¡®He''s really going to die if this continues.¡¯


    It was extremely serious.


    He had been hit by Gungnir after all.


    [Sir, that was too much for an experi...]


    ¡°Shut up.¡±


    Prometheus¡¯s eyes flashed with anger.


    He had worked so hard to stick Odin¡¯s artifact in prison while bringing Gungnir out and training it, but then....


    ¡®It¡¯s all that damn Crow''s fault.¡¯


    It was all because the Crow chose a bastard like Seo Ju-Heon. The Crow used to be one of the regular Heirlooms.


    Of course, it had been the most competent of the Heirlooms. It was the artifact chosen to select the king.


    That was why Prometheus had been happy when the Crow had consumed the major gods.


    But what?


    That bastard chose to betray them all and started on a path of consuming all artifacts. It had even threatened them.


    ¡®We shouldn''t have trusted it from the beginning.¡¯


    They killed its human master and imprisoned it in response.


    But it chose a human master again......!


    ¡®Why the hell does it keep taking the humans¡¯ side over and over?¡¯


    That Crow bastard was quite the problem. Other artifacts either submitted to him or to the Spider Supreme Leader.


    ¡®Should I ask the Pandora System artifact for help?¡¯


    He shook his head. The risks were too high to do that.


    ¡®No. It¡¯s still okay. There¡¯s still the Tomb of Gluttony.¡¯


    The Tomb of Gluttony was one that the Supreme Leader personally administered.


    Forget opening the prison, Seo Ju-Heon should not be able to survive the Tomb of Gluttony.


    Prometheus stopped grinding his teeth and asked.


    ¡°What¡¯s the status of the restorer?¡±


    [......T, that...]


    A restorer was the only one who could heal Prometheus right now.


    Of course, he just needed to use the official restorers. The official restorers were created by Prometheus to restore artifacts as needed.


    Why?


    Whether they were consumable artifacts or possession-type artifacts,restorers were necessary for all of them.


    He created these official restorers so that he could use them whenever he needed, but......


    ¡®Some shitty motherfucker had to do something we didn¡¯t tell him to do.¡¯


    That bastard Hitler was the problem. He had killed all of their official restorers.


    ¡®Well, whatever. There are bound to be some crazies among the humans.¡¯


    Prometheus held himself back from shouting in anger.


    ¡°I remember telling you to fill those spots.¡±


    The eagle warily looked at Prometheus.


    [We are recruiting but it is difficult to find talented individuals......]


    ¡°Then what about the other Monarchs¡¯ personal restorers?!¡±


    [I''m not sure whether those humans can heal someone at your level, Supreme Leader-nim......]


    An SS-Grade restorer, aka highest-grade restorer was necessary to restore an artifact at Prometheus¡¯s level.


    But there was only one such restorer in the entire world and he worked for Ju-Heon.


    That was probably the reason.


    [.........Umm, maybe we should request the Monarch of Pushoverness¡¯s help......]


    ¡°Are you fucking crazy?!¡±


    He would not do that even if he died. Ju-Heon was the reason he ended up like this in the first place.


    And putting aside the issue of pride......


    ¡°Like hell Seo Ju-Heon''s subordinate would be willing to restore me!¡±


    [Actually, sir!]


    The eagle''s eyes flashed.


    [He...might be willing if you offered him a babe?]


    ¡°......Are you being serious?¡±


    The eagle truly believed it would work.


    ¡°Ah, why aren¡¯t they coming? Where are they?¡±


    Inside their LA residence...


    Jaeha was staring at his phone before they left to return to New York. Seol-A, who was next to him, was confused.


    ¡°Did you get a girl''s number while you were in LA? Whose call are you waiting for?¡±


    ¡°Who else? The Pandora Director.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I was wonderi...... what?! Did you say Pandora Director? Why?!¡±


    "Why else? That guy''s in terrible condition right now. We heard that he''s an artifact. Isn¡¯t it obvious they would need a restorer to heal an artifact?¡±


    Seol-A''s eyes opened wide in anger.


    ¡°Are you thinking about restoring that Prometheus or whatever his name is?!¡±


    "Are you crazy? I''m just trying to rip him off!¡±


    The former Monarch of Fraud was chuckling.


    ¡°This is a job for our tomb raiding team¡¯s businessman.¡±


    ¡®Businessman my ass.¡¯


    After ripping Chairman Kwon off for two nights and three days using a Heirloom as bait, he seemed to want to rip Prometheus off this time.


    He had all sorts of magazines with him about restaurants, game rooms, hot springs, clothes stores, and travel destinations.


    The scammer continued to laugh.


    ¡°These kinds of clients are the easiest to rip off! Like hell I¡¯d restore him!¡±


    Ilya sneered at him.


    ¡°Who knows? You¡¯ll probably restore him if he offered you a sexy babe.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Hey. I''m not a retard. Do you really think I would sink so low for a wom...¡±


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    Jaeha flinched and rolled his eyes.


    ¡°......I, I would d, definitely think about it...?¡±


    ¡°And if she''s at Irene''s level?¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! Fuck...thank you very much God almight......ugh!¡±


    Seol-A pummeled Jaeha to the ground.


    ¡°Hey! Do you want to die? Why the hell am I just a ¡®think about it¡¯ while Irene was an ¡®okay¡¯ right away?! Huh?! What am I lacking in comparison to Irene?!¡±


    ¡°......Boo......ugh!¡±


    Jaeha was stomped on this time.


    Ilya, who had asked the question, was chuckling as if he was enjoying this.


    Seol-A wasn¡¯t satisfied with just that. She ran over to Ju-Heon to snitch on Jaeha.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Please listen to me! Jaeha said that he would restore Prometheus! Apparently he¡¯ll restore it in return for being introduced to a girl!¡±


    ¡°Hey, I didn¡¯t say that! Captain-nim, I never said I......huh?¡±


    The two of them, who were looking for Ju-Heon, couldn''t help but be shocked.


    It couldn''t be helped, since......


    [#$&*#!]


    Sit still. I said, sit still.


    Gungnir had turned into a broom. The rope was holding onto Gungnir and making it sweep the floor.


    Seol-A dropped her jaw in shock.


    ¡°Captain-nim! What are you doing with a Divine-Grade weapon......?!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who was reading a book, nonchalantly responded.


    ¡°It had quite the attitude. I''m training it right now.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    The rest of the team who came to watch Jaeha cry gasped as well.


    ¡®That crazy bastard made Gungnir look like a broom?¡¯


    ¡®Something like that is possible?¡¯


    That was right.


    Making an artifact look like a modern item was something humans did to make artifacts submit.


    Basically, it was changing them to an appearance that made it easy for the human to deal with. The artifacts actually felt a ton of shame to be forced into different forms like this.


    The higher the grade of the artifact, the harder it was to change it to look like a modern item.


    It would be even harder if the shape of the modern item had nothing to do with the artifact! But he was able to turn a godly killing weapon into a mere broom?!


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you fucking crazy bastard!¡±


    He had then handed the broom to the cleaning devils he had stolen from Mammon¡¯s tomb. He told them to clean with it.


    Unfortunately, Gungnir pecked away at all of them, forcing the rope to clean with it instead.


    Gungnir complained and tried to escape but Ju-Heon just needed one hand to grab it each time.


    That was why it was even more shocking.


    ¡°That chaotic aura......!¡±


    He was grabbing such a chaotic aura with his bare hand.


    ¡°Even if it is drugged up......!¡±


    Gungnir was weaker than it should have been because Prometheus seemed to have used some drugs to tame it. That was the reason Prometheus was able to use it.


    ¡®He probably used Un-known on it.¡¯


    Thankfully, it also allowed Ju-Heon to use Gungnir pretty easily.


    But the others didn¡¯t care.


    None of them were even thinking about touching this weapon.


    Why?


    ¡®I''m going to be controlled the moment I touch it. I''ll probably have to stay in bed in pain for a month.¡¯


    ¡®I¡¯d rather give up porn for good before I touch that thing.¡¯


    ¡®I would rather date men than to touch that thing.¡¯


    They all meant it.


    Ju-Heon was able to use it as a broom but this was a chaotic weapon that even Monarchs would be unable to use.


    That was the power of a major god''s weapon. Even if it was in a weakened state, it was still the strongest of the Divine-Grade artifacts.


    But Ju-Heon was easily handling such an item.


    Well, Ju-Heon didn''t think it was that hard.


    ¡®Why can¡¯t you touch it?¡¯


    Gungnir, who had suddenly been dragged to this unfamiliar place, was groaning.


    It was upset about being abducted but now it had to suffer such indignity as well!


    It started to rage in anger.


    [#$&*#!]


    The angry Gungnir''s chaotic aura exploded out.


    Boom!


    It was extremely powerful. The rest of the team became extremely wary.


    Gungnir continued to rage and returned to its original form.


    It was back to being the powerful and sharp spear!


    [Warning. The spear of lightning is threatening your life.]


    It then attacked Ju-Heon. To be more specific, it attacked Ju-Heon and his artifacts!


    It was going to fulfill its original mission before returning to Prometheus!


    Unfortunately for Gungnir...


    Pow!


    Ju-Heon used the book he was reading to smack Gungnir. It was as if he was swatting a fly!


    That wasn''t all.


    Slap! Slap! Slap!


    [##&$!]


    Something shocking happened once he smacked it some more as if he was catching a cockroach on the ground.


    [You are using your Dominance to change the appearance of the artifact.]


    Ju-Heon had changed Gungnir¡¯s appearance once again.


    This time, it was a plunger used to unclog a toilet. Gungnir was very sad.


    But Ju-Heon didn''t care and just clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Jaeha and Ilya, go to Chloe and get Chairman Kwon''s body.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Jaeha gasped for some reason while Julian asked with disgust.


    ¡°You¡¯re not going to make Chairman Kwon clean the toilet with Gungnir, are you?¡±


    Ju-Heon just laughed instead of responding.


    ¡°Huuuu.¡±


    Julian was relieved once the boys returned with Chairman Kwon''s body.


    Thankfully, it didn''t look as if he would have to see a Dullahan cleaning the toilet.


    The way Ju-Heon was inspecting Chairman Kwon''s body must mean that he had a different reason for looking at it.


    Jaeha, who had brought Chairman Kwon''s body over, was peeking lower at Chairman Kwon¡¯s body.


    Why?


    He had seen something shocking when he went to Chloe¡¯s room earlier.


    Jaeha had seen Chloe doing a surgery.


    Chairman Kwon''s body was flailing while tied down on the operating table and he was covered in a surgical cloth.


    There was a small square cut out on the cloth, similar to when doctors performed open heart surgery.


    The problem was WHERE she was working on.


    ¡®Hey, what the hell?!¡¯


    Why was the cloth on top of Chairman Kwon''s family jewels?!


    Chloe had calmly responded to him.


    ¡®The Captain-nim told me to cut it off while I removed all of the parasitic artifacts from his body.¡¯


    He was just checking to see if Chairman Kwon''s manhood was still there.


    But he could only peek for a moment as Ju-Heon raised Gungnir into the air.


    Julian raised his eyebrow in confusion.


    "What are you going to do with that?¡±


    ¡°What else? The same thing you thought about earlier.¡±


    ¡°What? Then are you......?!¡±


    Jaeha suddenly screamed.


    ¡°Ack! We should at least let him die as a man! Kongming, you can''t be like that either!¡±


    Julian shouted back with a look of disgust.


    ¡°He¡¯s just trying to pierce through Achilles¡¯s Armor with Gungnir!¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    That was right.


    Achilles¡¯s Armor could not be pierced with regular weapons.


    It wouldn''t break even if someone attacked the person''s Achilles tendon.


    Furthermore, Chairman Kwon had plastered Achilles¡¯s Armor with a ton of buff artifacts.


    But a Divine-Grade spear might be able to pierce through it. And if that was possible, Ju-Heon was planning on destroying Achilles¡¯s Armor before restoring it and using it for himself.


    ¡°It means that we would have a highest-grade defense-type artifact in our hands!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s body must have sensed danger as it started to flail.


    ¡°Now then, time to experiment.¡±


    Ju-Heon struck down with the spear.

 Chapter 310: Artifact Tears (2)

    Chapter 310: Artifact Tears (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Now then, time to experiment.¡±


    Ju-Heon struck down with the spear.


    But why did Ju-Heon have to aim for the spot between Chairman Kwon''s legs?!


    But the moment the spear was about to stab into that important spot!


    Flash!


    A bright light flashed from the flailing Chairman Kwon¡¯s body.


    It was the light from the artifact inside.


    [Achilles''s Armor has detected a significant threat.]


    [Achilles''s Armor has detected a significant threat.]


    [It is urgently activating defense mode.]


    [The buff effect on the armor is being activated.]


    [Buff - extra defense increase against assassination weapons.]


    [Buff - increase resistance against Divine-Grade weapons.]


    Ju-Heon was smiling as if he was enjoying himself.


    ¡°Yes, a defense-type armor should at least do this much!¡±


    The attacking spear and the defending shield slammed against each other!


    Boom!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Some of the team members were almost sent flying from the impact. The gust of wind that burst out destroyed a lot of the things in the room.


    Some artifacts started to get damaged as well.


    Jaeha foamed at the mouth.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Hold on! Hold on! You can test it out if you want but still! You''re destroying everything here! The hotel owner is going to cry!¡±


    Well, he seemed like the one who really wanted to cry but that was besides the point.


    Ju-Heon opened his eyes wide and nodded his head.


    ¡°Really? Then I guess we''ll go outside.¡±


    The team members gasped even more as Ju-Heon tried to drag the flailing Chairman Kwon out.


    ¡°WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING WITH A HEADLESS BODY?! DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THE FRONT PAGE OF EVERY NEWSPAPER?!¡±


    ¡°Please stop!¡±


    They didn''t want to be associated with such a bizarre incident.


    Yoo Jaeha shouted at that moment.


    ¡°The Captain-nim gave you a bonus not too long ago! What are you doing?! He gave it to you for times like this!¡±


    Ilya shouted back at him.


    ¡°What? That wasn¡¯t just a bonus for doing a good job?!¡±


    ¡°Haaaa! Do you really think the Captain-nim would give you something like that?! Hurry up and get to work you little punk!¡±


    Ilya pouted and summoned his spell book artifact.


    Lemegeton (The Lesser Key of Solomon) Book 3 - The Angels who control Time (SS-Grade:Divine-Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    This was one of Ilya¡¯s many spell book artifacts.


    Basically, it was a mysterious spell book that could control time. It was the artifact with closest ties to Occultism in the entire team.


    He activated the artifact, making a barrier of light appeared around the room that caused something unbelievable to happen.


    [The time in this area is in regression.]


    [The time in this area is in regression.]


    ¡°Captain, you can test all you want now!¡±


    Ju-Heon swung Gungnir down as soon as Ilya said that!


    Boom!


    The team members clenched their eyes shut at the clash of the two strong auras.


    Ju-Heon was probably the only one in the world who could remain calm in the midst of such a fierce battle of auras.


    But they slowly opened their eyes to peek because they were curious to know the results.


    However...


    ¡°W, what the?!¡±


    ¡°I, it¡¯s totally fine!¡±


    They gasped in shock.


    ¡°Unbelievable!¡±


    That was right.


    Ju-Heon had stabbed at numerous vital points but Chairman Kwon¡¯s body was completely fine.


    This defense was extremely strong.


    Of course, Chairman Kwon¡¯s body was feeling as if it was about to die.


    [#$$&#$&*!]


    It could only roll around in pain as it couldn''t say anything without a head.


    There were no injuries on the body because of the super strong armor but the places Ju-Heon was aiming for were embarrassing locations.


    The team members stepped in.


    ¡°Let¡¯s see if it still doesn''t work when I do this! Captain-nim, I''m borrowing this!¡±


    Jaeha grabbed Xiang Yu and ran toward the body. He then stabbed it in the butt!


    Puuk!


    Although the arms were covering the butt as if it was in pain, the team members gasped after seeing that it had no damage at all.


    And then...


    ¡°Fine, let¡¯s see who wins, you son of a bitch!¡±


    The team members who were feeling their pride attacked by this armor started calling out all of their artifacts.


    Ruuuuuuuumble!


    Baaaaaaang!


    Vicious thunderbolts and numerous swords roared inside the room!


    Chairman Kwon''s body was in serious pain.


    Ju-Heon, on the other hand, was having quite a lot of fun.


    [Achilles''s Armor is becoming even stronger.]


    [Achilles''s Armor is becoming even stronger.]


    ¡°This old bastard really has a great armor.¡±


    He had expected this.


    Achilles''s Armor was an S-Grade artifact but it was extremely well-known in history. It was as strong as Divine-Grade artifacts.


    Basically, it was the highest-grade defense-type weapon that could not be pierced by your average weapons!


    It was extremely great at physical defense.


    The team members didn¡¯t know what else to do after it blocked everything they threw at it.


    ¡°What should we do? It shows no signs of breaking at all.¡±


    But Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°It¡¯d be bad if it broke so easily.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Alright, test over. Now it''s time to destroy this armor.¡±


    Ju-Heon properly channeled his Dominance into Gungnir this time.


    Gungnir resisted with all its strength.


    ¡°It really is difficult.¡¯


    Ju-Heon slightly frowned.


    He could feel his strength quickly being sucked out as he tried to use it properly.


    The doggie artifacts had difficult risks and took a lot of stamina as well but Gungnir seemed to be the type to drain his mental fortitude.


    But he needed to destroy the armor. It was not just because he desired the armor for himself.


    ¡®Chairman Kwon cannot feel any lasting pain or even the fear of death right now.¡¯


    Having an artifact of immortality takes away a person''s fear of death.


    Ju-Heon couldn''t let it stay that way.


    ¡®I need that bastard to experience the same pain we experienced.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon needed to experience the Crow''s tomb as well.


    The pain and fear they had felt... The fear that made them feel like lowly animals!


    No matter what, Ju-Heon wanted to at least make that bastard shed as much tears as his subordinates had shed.


    This was the first step to get him there.


    ¡°But it won¡¯t break no matter what we do! It¡¯s not like we can just strip it off of him!¡±


    ¡°Do we need to pour oil all over his body or something?¡±


    What was Ju-Heon planning?


    ¡°As you all know, you just have to go for Achilles''s heel.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Achilles''s Armor''s weakness was naturally Achilles''s heel.


    However...


    ¡°You coudn¡¯t find the heel even in your past life!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not just cutting of Achilles''s tendon?¡±


    Jaeha shouted in anger at Ilya''s question.


    ¡°Ow! Shut the hell up if you''ve never tried! Would it be an S-Grade artifact if the weakness was so obvious?!¡±


    This was the truth.


    Achilles''s Armor''s weakness was not the tendon at the heel. Its weakness was at an unexpected location based on each user.


    ¡®This ¡®Achilles''s heel¡¯ is catered to Chairman Kwon.¡¯


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    But Ju-Heon had been unable to find it even after being around Chairman Kwon for 10 years.


    ¡®I couldn''t find it no matter what I did.¡¯


    He didn''t know why but even Kongming had failed over and over again.


    They had searched everywhere they suspected it might be but none of it had been right.


    It wasn¡¯t as if Ju-Heon had not found Chairman Kwon¡¯s weakness for 10 years because he was a slacker.


    ¡°How are you planning on finding his Achilles''s heel......?!¡±


    Ju-Heon just laughed instead of responding.


    While they were doing that, Chairman Kwon was screaming in anger.


    ¡°Ugh, uuuugh!¡±


    It was to be expected.


    Chairman Kwon''s head was still ¡®connected¡¯ to his body. Although he couldn''t see what was going on, he could feel what was going on.


    "What the fuck are these bastards doing with my body?! Ugh!¡±


    He had never felt such indignity before.


    ¡°Where they hell are they stabbing?!¡±


    His son-in-law, Yoon Shi Woo, who was in the room with him, frowned.


    ¡®Are you okay sir? If, hypothetically speaking, the armor was to break...¡±


    ¡°How foolish. Do you really think that would be possible?¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo smiled wickedly in response. The engineering team had worked their asses off to upgrade Chairman Kwon¡¯s armor.


    ¡°The only way for them to destroy that armor is to aim for its Achilles¡¯s heel. But there¡¯s no way those bastards will figure it out.¡±


    That was the reason Chairman Kwon could be so calm even though they had his body.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. They are just wasting their time.¡±


    This small amount of indignity didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡®I''ll be able to get my body back soon.¡¯


    He had sent his subordinates to rescue his body.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Chairman Kwon suddenly coughed up blood. Yoon Shi Woo became frantic.


    "C, Chairman-nim? Sir, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Chairman Kwon started getting dizzy.


    ¡°Chairman-nim!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo urgently ran toward Chairman Kwon. Chairman Kwon looked completely pale.


    That was to be expected.


    ¡°The armor......my armor is in danger!¡±


    ¡°Chairman-nim?!¡±


    Chairman Kwon, whose instincts had detected danger, started to shake.


    ¡°Hurry up and bring me the phone immediately!¡±


    He could tell.


    That bastard had figured out his Achilles¡¯s tendon. He figured out something that nobody should ever know! Ju-Heon was smirking back in his hotel room.


    It was because of the message that popped up.


    [Gungnir is flying toward the Achilles''s Heel.]


    That was right.


    Ju-Heon had channeled a ton of Dominance and sent Gungnir flying.


    This was the perfect plan since Gungnir was a divine spear that would always hit its target!


    Ju-Heon smirked knowing it couldn''t fail.


    ¡®Go, Gungnir! Aim for that bastard''s Achilles''s Heel!¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    [The enemy''s Achilles''s Heel has been stabbed.]


    [Achilles¡¯s Armor is starting to lose power.]


    Chairman Kwon''s body started to glow at the same time.


    To be more specific, Chairman Kwon''s undershirt!


    [Achilles¡¯s Armor is starting to break!]


    Chairman Kwon¡¯s armor finally started to crack!


    The team members gasped at this unexpected situation.


    ¡°What the hell? You really hit his Achilles''s Heel?!¡±


    ¡°Where? What was his Achilles''s Heel?!¡±


    Julian was extremely curious. However, Ju-Heon looked perplexed.


    [Gungnir has accurately struck the second Achilles¡¯s tendon.]


    ¡®Second?¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s eyes couldn¡¯t help but flash after seeing that word.


    ¡®Could this bastard change his Achilles''s Heel?¡¯


    It was extremely likely.


    Otherwise, it was impossible that the great and mighty Kongming would have been wrong so many times.


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡®Now I get it. No wonder we were always wrong.¡¯


    The Achilles¡¯s Heel was the user¡¯s weakness. But Chairman Kwon had switched his Achilles''s Heel to the most unexpected of locations every so often.


    He was pretty much cheating.


    But the problem was the Achilles¡¯s Heel that Gungnir had stabbed.


    ¡°Ho. This was that bastard''s Achilles''s Heel? This bastard is fucking crazy.¡±


    ¡°What? What the hell is it?!¡±


    ¡®Unbelievable.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was quite amused while reading the message.


    At the same time...


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was questioning his eyes.


    He was currently running TKBM in Chairman Kwon¡¯s place.


    He had returned home for the first time in a long while to rest at home with his family.


    However...


    ¡°M, my goodness, what the......?!¡±


    His wife was gasping at what was going on.


    There was a broken window and a broken vase.


    Then there was Gungnir that was roaring wildly in Kwon Hyuk Soo''s hand.


    ¡°Honey, what is th...... kya!¡±


    Gungnir that was in Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s hand was releasing its chaotic aura while aiming for someone.


    It was aiming for Kwon Hyuk Soo''s daughter, Kwon Sae Yeon.


    ¡°U, ugh.¡±


    Kwon Sae Yeon, Chairman Kwon¡¯s secretary, was groaning on the ground.


    She was bleeding from the side.


    ¡°F, father.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo''s eyes opened wide.


    Gungnir had suddenly broken through the window.


    He had just barely managed to catch Gungnir to save his daughter''s life, however......


    ¡°Why is this......ugh!¡±


    Gungnir was flailing viciously. Kwon Hyuk Soo was barely able to stop Gungnir as he was also one of the Four Emperors, but still...


    ¡°Fuck, who the hell?!¡±


    As Kwon Hyuk Soo was swearing...


    He received an urgent call from Yoon Shi Woo. Kwon Hyuk Soo was annoyed but still picked up.


    It was because he kept getting call after call no matter how many times he ignored it.


    ¡°What is it?! I don''t have time to pick up your damn call right now......!¡±


    [Chairman-nim, this is bad! The Chairman-nim...the Chairman-nim''s Achilles¡¯s Heel has been struck!]


    ¡°What?¡±


    [Just now......I believe something happened to the armor. Anyway, we need to quickly come up with a plan!]


    But at that moment...


    [Your daughter, is your daughter safe?!]


    He could hear Chairman Kwon shouting through the phone.


    ¡°Hyung-nim?¡±


    [I asked you about your daughter!]


    ¡°.........¡±


    She was hurt.


    But why was Chairman Kwon asking about that? And his Achilles¡¯s Heel?


    ¡®Hyung-nim¡¯s Achilles¡¯s Heel should be the TKBM building.¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo, who knew about Chairman Kwon''s artifact, asked back with a vicious expression on his face.


    ¡°Hyung-nim. What is going on?¡±


    [Is she dead?! Just answer my question!]


    ¡°No, some spear flew in through the window and threatened her life. Why?¡±


    [Make sure you get her treated. MAKE SURE TO DO IT!]


    Kwon Hyuk Soo''s eyes were full of murderous intent.


    ¡®Did this old bastard...¡¯

 Chapter 311: Artifact Tears (3)

    Chapter 311: Artifact Tears (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®Did this old bastard...¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo frowned and asked back.


    ¡°Hyung-nim, is your Achilles¡¯s Heel perhaps my daughter?¡±


    He expected to hear a negative response but Chairman Kwon calmly answered back.


    [Heal her properly if you know that.]


    Flames looked ready to burst out of Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°Wasn¡¯t your Achilles¡¯s Heel the TKBM HQ building?¡±


    Chairman Kwon shamelessly responded back.


    [I used Un-known to change it. I already told you that.]


    ¡°You told me that it was originally the outer wall of TKBM''s HQ but that you changed it to something on the inside!¡±


    [No? That was a lie. Who knows when any part of a building might break?]


    Kwon Hyuk Soo scoffed.


    ¡®Well, fine.¡¯


    That statement was acceptable.


    Chairman Kwon had selected TKBM¡¯s HQ as his Achilles¡¯s Heel upon getting Achilles¡¯s Armor.


    But he had been the one to advise his hyung-nim to ask Pandora to switch it because the building seemed a bit dangerous to select.


    However...


    ¡°But you fucking changed it to my daughter?!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo sounded very angry.


    Chairman Kwon still sounded relaxed.


    [What''s wrong? What is the problem? There¡¯s no way that you would let your daughter die and someone at your level is the greatest warden in the world.]


    Kwon Hyuk Soo couldn''t even laugh anymore.


    Should he be thankful that his hyung-nim was praising his abilities so highly?


    But still this was too much!


    ¡°You did that without saying anything to me? That¡¯s betrayal.¡±


    Chairman Kwon just scoffed at him.


    [Betrayal? I know that you planted spies in my company without my knowledge as well. You shouldn¡¯t have sent your daughter to my company if you didn''t want anything to happen.]


    ¡°.........!¡±


    [You even thought about destroying TKBM''s HQ if the right chance came along, didn''t you?]


    Kwon Hyuk Soo scrunched his face.


    Well, it was true that he planted people in Chairman Kwon¡¯s company.


    ¡°Spies? They are scouts just in case anything unexpected happens...¡±


    [Shut up. Now that you know, protect your daughter well. That is the way for both you and I to get out of this with a win-win situation.]


    ¡°You should have at least told me about it!¡±


    [Why should I have trusted you with that? This is the kind of thing you don¡¯t even tell your family members.]


    Kwon Hyuk Soo scrunched his face even more.


    ¡°Is it because of that future that didn¡¯t happen?¡±


    [What?]


    Kwon Hyuk Soo knew that Chairman Kwon had always been wary of him.


    He also knew that Chairman Kwon became even warier of him after using that memory artifact Yang Chen had brought.


    ¡°I don''t know what you saw with that but hyung-nim, were you scared that I would take your place?¡±


    [......Kwon Hyuk Soo.]


    There was a brief moment of heavy silence.


    It was the type of silence that could shake this sworn sibling relationship that had existed for tens of years.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was the first to break the silence.


    ¡°Well, I''m just joking.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo took a big breath as if to brush everything off before smiling brightly.


    ¡°Anyway, I understand what you were thinking, hyung-nim. I¡¯ll let it go this time since I can see why you would do something like that. I probably would have done the same.¡±


    [Thank you for understanding. Anyway......cough!]


    Chairman Kwon coughed and Yoon Shi Woo urgently butted in.


    [We need to quickly recover the Chairman-nim¡¯s body. He¡¯ll be in serious danger if we don''t put the head back on......!]


    "Ah, ah, I got it. Don¡¯t worry about that. I''ll get hyung-nim¡¯s body back soon.¡±


    Chairman Kwon urgently added on.


    [While you are there, Seo Ju-Heon... Grab some information about the future from that son of a bitch.]


    ¡°.............¡±


    [That bastard knows more than I do. I will only lose again without that info!]


    He was lacking memories of the future.


    He had too little information about the past life, well, the future that was to come, compared to Seo Ju-Heon.


    He was certain that those bastards had some more information about the future.


    They must have something that was better than this Merlin''s artifact.


    He needed to take that away from them.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo happily nodded his head.


    ¡°Okay, I''ll bring that too.¡±


    Click.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo hung up with a smile on his face.


    However...


    ¡®Motherfucking old bastard.


    How dare you take my daughter hostage and send me to do your errands.¡¯


    His face was full of murderous intent as if he had never been smiling in the first place.


    It wasn¡¯t that he didn''t understand Chairman Kwon.


    As he had said, he would have probably done the same thing and taken Chairman Kwon''s daughter hostage.


    The two of them were both terrible people like that.


    However...


    ¡®But it still doesn''t feel good to be on the receiving end.¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo''s gaze looked quite serious as he looked at Gungnir.


    While that was going on...


    [Gungnir succeeded in stabbing the enemy¡¯s Achilles¡¯s Heel.]


    [It scratched her side.]


    [Gungnir successfully stabbing Kwon Sae Yeon has affected Achilles¡¯s Armor!]


    Ju-Heon smirked while looking at these messages.


    It was because they all knew who Kwon Sae Yeon was.


    They were all shocked to hear Ju-Heon say that name.


    ¡°Kwon Hyuk Soo''s daughter is his Achilles¡¯s Heel? It was a person?!¡±


    ¡°But wasn''t Kwon Sae Yeon that old bastard¡¯s mistress......¡±


    ¡°Either way, it was changed to Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s daughter? That¡¯s fucking crazy. No wonder I couldn''t find it!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s understandable though.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, he basically got a super strong bodyguard named Kwon Hyuk Soo for free.¡±


    ¡°Do you think they discussed it beforehand?¡±


    Ilya, who knew Kwon Hyuk Soo very well, shook his head.


    "Absolutely not. No matter how terrible he is, he¡¯s not someone who would use his daughter like that.¡±


    That bastard used his subordinates as if they were single-use tools but he cherished his daughter as the most precious thing in the world.


    ¡°I agree. It was probably a ploy to make sure Kwon Hyuk Soo stays on his side.¡±


    Whether Kwon Hyuk Soo knew about it or not, he would be Chairman Kwon''s bodyguard.


    No matter what happened, Chairman Kwon would have this perfect bodyguard.


    That was Chairman Kwon''s method of using the people around him however he wanted.


    The Chairman Kwon of the past was just as bad if not worse than the current one.


    This guy was just a douchebag.


    ¡°But Kwon Hyuk Soo and Chairman Kwon are sworn brothers. He might be okay with it.¡±


    ¡°Well, they already know that they are both rotten bastards. They also have the shared goal of being in Pandora.¡±


    The team members knew Kwon Hyuk Soo and Kwon Tae Joon''s personalities well.


    Their relationship wasn''t that shallow that something like this would cause a rift.


    However...


    ¡®Who knows? Will that really be the case?¡¯


    Ju-Heon was the only one who was smiling with amusement.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Anyway, that¡¯s not the problem! Achilles¡¯s Armor is ours now!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was very happy.


    He liked all artifacts but he had a thing for armors even more.


    ¡°I''ll restore it right now......!¡±


    As he approached the armor that had turned into pieces...


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon urgently pulled Jaeha by the collar.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    It was extremely quick.


    Jaeha was thrown toward the rest of the team just as a vicious aura burst out.


    ¡°!¡±


    [Achilles''s Armor is starting to create a Tomb Appearance.]


    Toombglyphs started to appear around them.


    ¡°This is the sign of a Tomb Appearance!¡±


    It seemed as if Chairman Kwon''s head had ordered it to do this.


    It must have told the armor to attack Ju-Heon''s group with the last of its strength.


    It would be able to use traps to attack humans if it created a tomb.


    [Warning. A tomb is appearing.]


    [Warning. A tomb is appearing.]


    But it must have forgotten who it was going up against right now.


    ¡°What the fuck do you think you¡¯re doing?¡±


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Ju-Heon used Tomb Destruction and Artifact Destruction to ruthlessly destroy the armor.


    It fell over in serious pain.


    Then some new messages appeared.


    [Achilles¡¯s Armor has been completely destroyed.]


    [The contract with its master has been broken.]


    [The aura of immortality is disappearing.]


    Ju-Heon stomped on Chairman Kwon¡¯s naked body as soon as he saw that message.


    The headless Chairman Kwon''s body jerked vigorously. It finally seemed to be able to feel pain.


    Chairman Kwon¡¯s body looked full of pain as they stabbed him with a knife.


    But someone gasped at that moment.


    ¡°W, what the hell?! Why is he still alive even after we took the armor off?!¡±


    There was a simple explanation.


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly explained.


    "That bastard has a fake Heirloom as well.¡±


    Heirlooms turned their users to superhumans. Basically, they made the user not die so easily in the War of Artifacts.


    However...


    ¡°But it fortifies a person''s life force and doesn''t turn them invincible.¡±


    Stomp!


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    Basically, if a regular person would die in one minute from significant blood loss, someone with a Heirloom would be able to last at least one hour.


    That ¡®golden time¡¯ would increase.


    Chairman Kwon would be fine for a bit even without the armor for that same reason.


    However...


    ¡®He¡¯s probably in intense pain right now.¡¯


    The armor that prevented him from feeling pain was gone now.


    ¡°T, then are you going to let him just die like this?¡±


    As Ju-Heon walked over to Chairman Kwon...


    Swooosh!


    Something came flying toward the window. It was extremely quick.


    It was none other than......


    ¡°Gungnir!¡±


    Gungnir had returned after completing its mission.


    Ju-Heon grabbed Gungnir that was rising up faster than an airplane.


    He then spun it around as if he was practicing pole arts before stopping the roaring Gungnir.


    The team members sighed in relief.


    ¡°I was wondering what came flying.¡±


    "Well, Gungnir isn''t the only thing to fly over.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    They heard laughter outside at that moment.


    ¡°I was wondering who sent that thing. It was you, you little bastard?¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo had flown over while holding onto Gungnir.


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s group instantly became wary after hearing that familiar voice.


    ¡®WHAT THE HELL!?¡¯


    They took out their artifacts as soon as they saw Kwon Hyuk Soo.


    "Did that old bastard fly over on Gungnir?!¡±


    Gungnir was extremely fast.


    This guy had flown over on something that flies as quickly as a missile!


    Furthermore, Kwon Hyuk Soo had been in Korea just now. He had crossed over the Pacific Ocean!


    Yoo Jaeha shouted in shock.


    ¡°He really isn''t human......!¡±


    ¡°Look at the pot calling the kettle black.¡±


    Ju-Heon was being serious.


    Anyway, Kwon Hyuk Soo''s eyes were full of anger as he glared at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°You bastard, were you the one who was aiming for my daughter?¡±


    This guy who gave no shits about his subordinates dying still seemed to have his honor as a dad and cherished his daughter a lot.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo''s Dominance was going wild in anger.


    ¡°Answer me. Were you the one who was aiming for my daughter?¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo immediately summoned his artifact. This was the artifact that gave him the name of the Monarch of Love!


    A chilling aura swirled inside the room. That artifact might have been responsible for the things in the room starting to melt.


    This dangerous aura was Kwon Hyuk Soo''s power as one of the Four Emperors that he did not reveal very often.


    Ju-Heon was surprisingly still calm.


    ¡°I had no idea. Who the hell would think that Chairman Kwon¡¯s Achilles¡¯s Heel would be your daughter?¡±


    ¡°Do you honestly expect me to believe that?¡±


    ¡°I''m sure you already recognized the artifact you flew over on.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo frowned.


    ¡®Gungnir.¡¯


    Ju-Heon started to speak again.


    ¡°I just told it to aim for his Achilles¡¯s Heel.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo thought for a moment before accepting that explanation.


    There was no way that this bastard would have known about the Achilles¡¯s Heel that even he didn¡¯t know about.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo then snorted.


    ¡°First, hand over hyung-nim¡¯s body.¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed in response.


    ¡°Sure, take it if you want.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The team members gasped.


    ¡°Is it really okay to give it to him?!¡±


    ¡°However.¡±


    Ju-Heon flicked his finger. Something shocking happened.


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    There was a sudden earthquake and a sinkhole appeared under Chairman Kwon¡¯s body.


    And then...


    [Osiris is opening the Gate to the Afterlife.]


    [Osiris is opening the Gate to the Afterlife.]


    A chaotic black whirlwind shot up from the sinkhole.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was extremely familiar with this scene.


    How could he not when he was stuck in there just a few weeks ago?!


    And then...


    [#$&##$&*!]


    Chairman Kwon was dragged into the whirlwind.


    ¡°Hyung-nim!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo glared at Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly chuckled.


    ¡°Feel free to go inside and take it. You should know the layout since you''ve already been there once before.¡±


    ¡®This son of a bitch.¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was angry but it was as Ju-Heon said. He had already been to this Egyptian Hell once before.


    Finding Chairman Kwon''s body in there and coming back out would be easy.


    That was why he was suspicious as it didn''t make sense that Ju-Heon would make it so easy for him.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Your daughter wasn''t hurt a lot but she was still hurt, wasn¡¯t she?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled and shook something in the air. It looked like some sort of ointment.


    "This ointment is good for injuries from weapon artifacts. It''s a special item created by a Heirloom.¡±


    That was right.


    Chloe had created this item.


    Chloe''s Heirloom was a unicorn. She could use the unicorn''s horn to make all sorts of healing artifacts.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo looked at it and scoffed.


    ¡°Are you threatening me with that?¡±


    ¡°No? I''m not interested in using medicine to threaten someone.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon casually threw him the ointment.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, we didn¡¯t poison it.¡±


    ¡°............!¡±


    ¡®What the hell is this bastard thinking?


    ''Why is he being nice like this?¡¯


    Ju-Heon finally got to the point.


    ¡°It looks like you didn''t know about Chairman Kwon''s Achilles¡¯s Heel either.¡±


    ¡°Get to the point.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled and added on.


    ¡°Do you really think Chairman Kwon is someone you can trust?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon had some information about things because of the ghosts that Seol-A had planted.


    He knew that Kwon Hyuk Soo was upset at Chairman Kwon for monopolizing information about the future.


    Ju-Heon knew from past experience that Kwon Hyuk Soo was the type who would be really curious about that.


    Ju-Heon shook the Raven¡¯s Tears in the air.


    ¡°It¡¯s obvious that the old bastard told you to get information about the future from me, right?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°But if you take this with you, Chairman Kwon will monopolize the information again.¡±


    ¡°............!¡±


    ¡°So choose one. You either go in there to save Chairman Kwon''s body, or... You work together with me.¡±


    They say that the enemy of an enemy is a friend.


    Ju-Heon''s plan to pit them against each other had started.

 Chapter 312: Artifact Tears (4)

    Chapter 312: Artifact Tears (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    The team members almost fainted after hearing what Ju-Heon just said.


    ¡®What the hell did he just say?!


    Is he planning on teaming up with Kwon Hyuk Soo?¡¯


    Their minds were blown.


    It was to be expected. Kwon Hyuk Soo was one of the people supporting and protecting TKBM, as well as Chairman Kwon¡¯s complete ally. He was also a major player in the artifact game as one of the Four Emperors.


    Basically, he was their enemy through and through.


    Ilya, who had betrayed Kwon Hyuk Soo to join them, was especially going out of his mind.


    Was Ju-Heon telling him to die? Could that be it?


    ¡°Captain, tell me if you have any problems with me!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was glaring at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Do you know what you are saying right now?¡±


    ¡°Of course. I¡¯m telling you to feed that so-called sibling love to the dogs.¡±


    ¡°Hooo, are you crazy? You tricked me and even took away my precious disciple.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled mischievously.


    ¡°You might be able to meet that precious disciple again if you work with me.¡±


    Ilya started to beg for his life after hearing that.


    "Captain! I, I''m sorry! What do you need me to do? Cleaning? Laundry? Or maybe you want me to go find you a Divine-Grade artifact?¡±


    The arrogant and annoying Ilya was rarely begging for his life like this. Ju-Heon ignored him and continued chatting with Kwon Hyuk Soo.


    ¡°This shouldn¡¯t be a bad deal for you. I''m sure you are curious about information regarding the future as well.¡±


    The team members gulped after seeing Ju-Heon shake the Raven¡¯s Tears around. Ju-Heon was doing a dangerous gamble right now.


    ¡®But still, the Raven¡¯s Tears?¡¯


    ¡°Captain, are you really thinking about restoring Kwon Hyuk Soo''s memories......?!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was one of the Four Emperors in the past.


    Him getting his memories back would mean the birth of an extremely strong enemy. Or was he trying to scam him as usual? They knew that Kwon Hyuk Soo was not someone who would fall for such a scam.


    ¡°Captain, what the hell are you thinking?!¡±


    Surprisingly, Julian was the only one who was not trying to stop Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Actually, this might be a good decision.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    The rest of the team gasped but Julian meant it.


    Why?


    ¡®Kwon Hyuk Soo was definitely an enemy but he had a pretty favorable impression of Ju-Heon.¡¯


    That was right. Kwon Hyuk Soo was very strong. He also had an extremely favorable view of Ju-Heon in the past. In fact, Kwon Hyuk Soo wanted to take Ju-Heon as his number one disciple.


    Although he only taught Ju-Heon for a short period of time, he desired and cherished Ju-Heon who was extremely talented. Kwon Hyuk Soo hated Chairman Kwon for taking Ju-Heon away so that he could not be his number one disciple.


    But if you asked if he was a good person, he was definitely not a good person.


    Anyway, he was not someone who would kill Ju-Heon. He might even help Ju-Heon if they somehow managed to convince him.


    ¡®The problem is that his feelings are all just from the past life.¡¯


    In this life, Ju-Heon was the person who took Ilya away, threw him into the underworld, and caused him all sorts of anguish. That was the reason the Raven¡¯s Tears would be a gamble.


    But there was a different thought going on in Ju-Heon''s mind.


    ¡®I know a lot about this guy.¡¯


    And...


    ¡®I need this old bat¡¯s memories.¡¯


    Ju-Heon wanted Kwon Hyuk Soo''s memories more than anything else.


    Why?


    ¡®What the hell did you do to my sister?!¡¯


    George had called him this morning. George told him that Irene was bawling her eyes out.


    She kept grabbing onto her family members and crying and crying some more saying that Ju-Heon was dead.


    Ju-Heon had realized something after hearing George explain the situation a bit more.


    ¡®She got a portion of her past memories back.¡¯


    Oh Seung Woo had informed him about her clash with Zhen Cai Yuan in his hotel room. The copy he left in the room probably worked to a degree.


    It helped him understand the extent of the copy''s abilities.


    And most importantly...


    ¡®All of the monopolizers killed Mr. Ju-Heon.¡¯


    ¡®They wanted to stop Mr. Ju-Heon from getting to that position.¡¯


    Irene then said she had no right to face Ju-Heon and just cried in pain.


    Irene¡¯s comments had served as clues to help Ju-Heon make a deduction.


    ¡®There''s definitely something.¡¯


    There was a reason they had to die. And although the chances were low, maybe she also......


    No matter what, there was no way Kwon Hyuk Soo wouldn¡¯t know about that. Furthermore, if this was chess, this bastard would at least be a rook or a knight.


    He would be a very useful piece for Ju-Heon.


    ¡®So hurry up and accept my offer.¡¯


    ¡°I''ll give you information about the future. You don¡¯t want it?¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo started to frown.


    ¡®Like hell I don''t want it.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon had been able to know so much about the artifact of avarice from that artifact Yang Chen had brought! But Chairman Kwon still failed to excavate that tomb.


    He wouldn''t have made such stupid mistakes if he had that information!


    ¡®If I was the one who got that information!¡¯


    He believed he was better suited for such information than Chairman Kwon.


    But his so-called hyung-nim was trying to monopolize that information for himself!


    It took everything Kwon Hyuk Soo had to shake his head.


    ¡®No. I accepted him as my hyung-nim, I can''t betray him first.¡¯


    This was when Ju-Heon stabbed the final dagger.


    ¡°Your daughter... She seems very close to Chairman Kwon.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Even if he cheated to move his Achilles¡¯s Heel, do you really think he would have been able to move it to a random person?¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo''s pupils started to shake wildly.


    ¡°W, wait......¡±


    Jaeha interjected at that moment.


    ¡°I saw them. I saw Chairman Kwon and Kwon Sae Yeon coming out of a motel together.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s expression was quite the spectacle. He was not the only one who was shocked.


    Julian gasped as well!


    ¡°Hey! How can you say such a disgusting thing......?!¡±


    Ju-Heon smirked without caring about Julian''s reaction.


    ¡°I''m sure your daughter didn''t approach him because she lacked money...maybe Chairman Kwon seduced her with an artifact or something?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Seol-A interjected as well.


    ¡°There are plenty of stories about Chairman Kwon¡¯s mistresses. Do you think there would be so many rumors if it wasn''t true?¡±


    This trio sounded as if they had been working together to do things like this for a very long time.


    Julian was getting angry thinking that such a story would never work since this was not some soap opera, but it worked quite well. Kwon Hyuk Soo''s face crumbled.


    ¡°My Sae Yeon, my Sae Yeon and hyung-nim.....¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s eyes filled with murderous intent. He then instantly grabbed the artifact Ju-Heon was holding out for him.


    ¡®!¡¯


    It had happened in an instant.


    The Raven¡¯s Tears crumbled as it activated.


    He had taken the information he should have taken to Chairman Kwon for himself!


    [The Copy of the Raven¡¯s Tears (S-Grade) has activated.]


    [Small amounts of memories are starting to flow into the target¡¯s mind.]


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    However, it was at that moment.


    ¡°Retrieve the Chairman-nim¡¯s body!¡±


    Enemies barged into the hotel.


    This was TKBM and Pandora¡¯s rescue team sent to recover Chairman Kwon''s body.


    ¡°Where the hell is the Chairman-nim''s body?!¡±


    They pointed their guns at Ju-Heon and the others. These were extremely strong weapons that were guaranteed to hit currently in the shape of guns.


    ¡°Fire!¡±


    The ¡®bullets'' shot out toward Ju-Heon''s group. But at that moment...


    Crunch!


    ¡°!¡±


    The guns in their hands all broke.


    There was a single slash through all of them and they fell to the ground in pieces.


    These extremely strong weapons broke so easily, as if they were made of plastic. Kwon Hyuk Soo was the one who broke their weapons.


    ¡°I will fuck you up if you touch these bastards.¡±


    ¡°C, Chairman-nim!¡±


    They all gasped at Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s actions.


    ¡°What is going on, sir?!¡±


    This rescue team consisted of Kwon Hyuk Soo''s subordinates as well as Chairman Kwon¡¯s subordinates. How could they not be shocked when their superior swung his sword at them?! Kwon Hyuk Soo smiled brightly as he responded.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, let¡¯s just go home.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? But Chairman Kwon Tae Joon''s body is still......!¡±


    ¡°Ah, it¡¯s fine. Seo Ju-Heon''s group was not here when we arrived.¡±


    The rescue team started to get rowdy.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon''s group is right there sir!¡±


    ¡°No, we didn''t see anything. Do you understand?¡±


    The chuckling Kwon Hyuk Soo then stopped smiling.


    ¡°Take care of them if you understand.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    There were screams coming from multiple directions. Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s subordinates in the rescue team started to kill the others in the team!


    Puuk! Puuk!


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    The ones to die were all Chairman Kwon¡¯s subordinates.


    The rescue team that came to kill Ju-Heon''s team and retrieve Chairman Kwon''s body were all massacred.


    It had happened in an instant.


    The dying rescue team leader glared at Kwon Hyuk Soo.


    ¡®Why......?!¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo had a shameless smile on his face as he looked at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Use this on hyung-nim''s body.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The item he threw was a teleportation artifact.


    ¡°After being there once, I can tell you that the underworld is dangerous because there is a way out. You should just send it into outer space if you want to send it off.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The rescue team leader almost fainted.


    He finally realized what Kwon Hyuk Soo was thinking.


    ¡®Fuck, he betrayed us!¡¯


    He needed to get this information to Chairman Kwon.


    ¡®I need to hurry up and inform the Chairman-nim.........!¡¯


    However...


    Puuk!


    A pillar shot up from the ground and pierced through his body.


    There was a twisted smile on Kwon Hyuk Soo''s face.


    At that moment...


    ¡°Chairman-nim! We heard that Chairman Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s rescue team has returned!¡±


    ¡°Oh, really? They¡¯re back?!¡±


    Chairman Kwon¡¯s face lit up.


    ¡°Did they bring my body back?!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo''s face looked weird as he listened to the phone.


    ¡°Uhh......but they didn''t bring your body, Chairman-nim......and apparently there were almost no survivors...¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    He shouted, as if telling Yoon Shi Woo to hand the phone over to him. He was able to chat with Kwon Hyuk Soo thanks to his subordinates helping him.


    He shouted as soon as he got on the phone.


    ¡°What the hell happened?! Where is my body?!¡±


    [Ah, hyung-nim, I''m really sorry.]


    ¡°What?! What the hell happened with even you over there?! Where is my body?!¡±


    [No, you see... Apparently he sent your body to outer space! What can I do about that? Haha.]


    ¡°What?!¡±


    [Even I can¡¯t go to space to get it. I hope you understand.]


    Chairman Kwon started to grind his teeth.


    ¡®Outer space my ass.¡¯


    ¡°You better not have any weird intentions. The Achilles¡¯s Heel......¡±


    [Aigoo, hyung-nim. I don¡¯t care about something like that at all. Do you really not trust your dongsaeng at all? You know how much I care about you, hyung-nim. I wouldn''t get upset over something so trivial.]


    ¡°.............¡±


    [Well, don''t worry. I''ll do what I can to make sure you don¡¯t die, hyung-nim.]


    Kwon Hyuk Soo smirked as soon as he hung up the phone.


    ¡®You motherfucking old bastard.¡¯


    Actually, Kwon Hyuk Soo originally had no plans to do something like this. However, there was a critical memory that helped make his decision.


    It was an assassination attempt.


    ¡®How dare you use my daughter.¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo''s daughter really was Chairman Kwon''s mistress. Chairman Kwon had seduced her to use her to steal Kwon Hyuk Soo''s artifacts.


    ¡®But still, how dare he touch my precious daughter.¡¯


    He couldn¡¯t help but feel betrayed.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was one of the Four Emperors in the past. He had handed that position over to Chairman Kwon without asking for anything back due to their sibling relationship.


    It''d be one thing if he had betrayed Chairman Kwon, but the current Chairman Kwon was wary of him despite his undying loyalty. Chairman Kwon was even trying to monopolize information about the future right now, thinking that Kwon Hyuk Soo might try to rise to the Monarch among Monarchs position.


    Chairman Kwon was the first to betray him in Kwon Hyuk Soo''s mind. How could he not be angry?


    ¡°I am the Supreme Leader of TKBM starting today.¡±


    He had told Ju-Heon not to kill Chairman Kwon just yet.


    Why?


    ¡°It¡¯d be bad if he dies right now. We need to fix his will first. Ah, should I put Ju-Heon¡¯s name in there since things ended up like this?¡±


    He made a call while looking as if he was amused.


    Down at the LA international airport...


    Ju-Heon''s team still looked baffled as they got on a plane for New York.


    ¡°What the hell just happened?¡±


    Wasn¡¯t it obvious?


    ¡°It was the birth of a traitor.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Julian and Ilya both looked shocked.


    But the reason they were shocked was different.


    ¡°That person really betrayed Chairman Kwon?¡±


    ¡°Did he really believe that story about his daughter being a mistress?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh out loud.


    He expected Kwon Hyuk Soo to act like this.


    The Kwon Hyuk Soo that Ju-Heon knew would be extremely angry about such loyalty stomping acts. Kwon Hyuk Soo cared more about loyalty than Chairman Kwon did.


    Well, it seemed beneficial since Kwon Hyuk Soo only got good memories, but......


    Ding.


    [Ju-Heon. Be my number one disciple. Be my number one disciple. Be my number one disciple!]


    [I¡¯ll even share TKBM''s rights of succession to you if you become my number one disciple!]


    [Be my disciiiiiiiiiiiple!]


    ¡®Tsk, it looks like he remembered some useless things too.¡¯


    Ju-Heon blocked the number and got on the plane.


    ¡°Now that we got Achilles¡¯s Armor, send everything to the Engineering Team. Tell them to use that to make some defensive outfits.¡±


    Jaeha gasped after hearing that.


    ¡®Looks like I have more things to tell the fan club.¡¯


    They¡¯ll probably go crazy saying that they will be in charge of making the designs.


    Ju-Heon got a text at that moment. S§×ar?h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    [Captain-nim, I figured out the thing you wanted to know.]


    It was Dan.

 Chapter 313: Who Are you going to choose? (1)

    Chapter 313: Who Are you going to choose? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°My goodness. Ju-Heon-nim got Achilles¡¯s Armor?¡±


    The princesses were extremely happy to hear the news from Jaeha. They had been sad for a while because they had been receiving less and less updates about Ju-Heon lately.


    They started to discuss this issue with each other.


    ¡°Why do you think our Scribe-nim is not sending us much updates lately?¡±


    Who knows when Jaeha became the Scribe but anyway, the princesses all sighed.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it probably because of Pandora?¡±


    ¡°Ah, that¡¯s probably true. They said that anybody associated with Ju-Heon-nim would be treated as accomplices.¡±


    The princesses became angry.


    ¡°They attacked Ju-Heon-nim with such fake news.¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it Pandora that is suspicious?¡±


    Pandora claimed to protect the citizens but they were always useless during important moments.


    It was as if they were giving people up as human sacrifices on purpose.


    [Tomb Appearance at the center of the city, 170 killed.]


    [~1000 killed.]


    [Pandora''s lack of action kills another 280.]


    [Why did Pandora¡¯s Observation System fail at that exact moment?]


    The interesting thing was that even in the same situation, regular people were dying while people who were helpful to Pandora were all surviving.


    ¡°There is too much circumstantial evidence to call them coincidences.¡±


    Something smelled very fishy.


    It made total sense considering the fact that a damn artifact was in Pandora¡¯s leadership, but most people didn¡¯t know about that.


    ¡°Anyway, all I''m saying is that we should search Pandora from top to bottom if they want to take Ju-Heon-nim away.¡±


    ¡°Ju-Heon is probably getting in their way of doing something.¡±


    That was obvious. Ju-Heon was using his company to allow civilians to get artifacts pretty easily.


    Why?


    Ju-Heon loathed the monopolizers for monopolizing artifacts and information in the past and didn''t want that to happen again. His actions prevented such monopolies and a lot of people liked his company for it.


    Of course, there were many who hated it as well.


    ¡°Pandora hates Ju-Heon-nim¡¯s company.¡±


    ¡°Pandora and the Monarchs close to them all hate him.¡±


    ¡°But still, how dare they say that Ju-Heon''s goal is to kill people with the artifact of disaster and that he is a cannibal!¡±


    ¡°Ju-Heon-nim would never do that!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! He¡¯d spend his time turning artifacts into slaves instead!¡±


    This compliment(?) or diss(?) was the truth.


    ¡°Anyway, did you all see it? Our Scribe-nim sent us a photo.¡±


    ¡°Oh, princess-nim, you saw it too?¡±


    They were all screeching with joy while looking at the photo Jaeha sent.


    Jaeha had sent a photo of Ju-Heon¡¯s sweatsuit. It was that slacker sweatsuit that they had sent him.


    They didn''t know how Jaeha got him to wear it, but Ju-Heon was wearing the sweatsuit and sitting on the couch in the photo. Jaeha must have added some fan service as he was wearing glasses as well.


    It caused an explosive reaction!


    ¡°Ju-Heon-nim with glasses! He looks super smart!¡±


    ¡°Look at how his legs are crossed! They''re so long! So, so, long!¡±


    ¡°Look at his concerned gaze! I wonder if he¡¯s worried about something!¡±


    He probably wasn''t concerned about anything.


    ¡®I have to take a dump.¡¯


    That was more likely to be his thought.


    There were other photos as well.


    ¡°It¡¯s Ju-Heon-nim wearing a swimsuit!¡±


    ¡°The sunglasses suit him so well!¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s so cute scratching his stomach!¡±


    ¡°The swimsuit looks so old-fashioned but he looks so cute!¡±


    Of course, these so-called photos of Ju-Heon were Jaeha¡¯s selfies.


    In fact, Jaeha¡¯s face took up 90% of the photos with Ju-Heon just in the background. But they didn¡¯t seem to see him at all.


    They could only see Ju-Heon who was the size of a booger underneath Jaeha¡¯s arm.


    They were also looking at the bikini-clad female team members next to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I''m so envious of the ladies next to him!¡±


    ¡°I want to be on his team as well!¡±


    Seol-A had a hair tie in her mouth as she was tying her hair while Irene was wiping water off her body. Chloe, who was squatting to pick something up, was fixing her swimsuit that was bunching together.


    If a man was to see these photos... They probably would save them with inconspicuous names.


    That was how hot these ladies were. Some perverts might even be licking their computer screens...


    But anyway...the princesses decided that they didn¡¯t dare to be next to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Then we should take responsibility for the design of Achilles¡¯s Armor this time.¡±


    ¡°Yes, let''s do that. I was told that the rest of the team¡¯s defense-type artifacts were completed as well, so let¡¯s give them all together!¡±


    ¡°Ah, right. Jaeha-nim gave us Valkyrie artifact users a mission this time......¡±


    The ladies were extremely excited.


    In New York...


    Ju-Heon''s group was able to safely arrive at New York from LA.


    Pandora put out the warrants for their arrest but it didn¡¯t matter.


    Why?


    It meant nothing when the country was not cooperating with Pandora.


    The US had betrayed Pandora with Hitler. There was no reason for them to abide by Pandora¡¯s arrest warrants. They recently seemed to have had a big fight with Pandora as well.


    Plus, the so-called ¡®crimes¡¯ against Ju-Heon''s group were quite vague. If they should be arrested for the reasons Pandora gave, all artifact users in the world, including Pandora members, should be arrested as well.


    ¡®What the hell kind of crimes are Grade 8 Syndrome and Possessed by Ghosts anyway?¡¯


    Why would the US abide by such stupidity?


    They got in a car and made a call.


    However...


    [The person you are trying to reach is currently unavailable......]


    ¡°Irene really is not picking up. George said he doesn''t know where Irene went.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir. She apparently ran off telling them not to look for her.¡±


    The others frowned after hearing Jaeha''s comments.


    That was to be expected.


    ¡°You said you think she got her past memories as the Monarch of Destitution back?¡±


    ¡°Well, some of it since it was a copy she used.¡±


    Julian turned serious. The copy was a S-Grade artifact. It was not as effective as the SS-Grade artifact they used, but she still had memories of her past life.


    ¡°You said that Irene talked about the monopolizers getting us killed?¡±


    They needed to hear in detail but it seemed quite obvious. S§×arch* The N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Why would Irene be avoiding them?


    The other monopolizers were involved in their deaths.


    ¡°The Monarch of Destitution was one of those monopolizers.¡±


    The team members¡¯ gazes all turned sharp. They all knew what that meant.


    ¡°Then that means Irene was part of the group that killed us. That¡¯s why she hasn¡¯t tried to contact us ever since she got her memories back.¡±


    ¡°Now that she got her memories back, she might be plotting something as well. She was a monopolizer after all.¡±


    They all turned toward Ju-Heon after hearing Ilya¡¯s comment.


    Ilya was saying that Irene could be their enemy now but Ju-Heon seemed to be having different thoughts.


    ¡®Like hell she¡¯ll be our enemy.¡¯


    Click!


    "C, Captain-nim?!¡±


    Ju-Heon opened the car door and suddenly disappeared. The rest of the team was shocked after seeing Ju-Heon disappear into the crowd.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon walked without any hesitation. He called someone as he walked.


    He was calling Irene.


    [......H, hello? Mr. Ju-Heon?]


    ¡°Oh, at least you pick up my call.¡±


    [Excuse me? Ah, no, it wasn¡¯t that I was trying to ignore Mr. Jaeha¡¯s call, I just......!]


    ¡°Where are you right now?¡±


    Irene shouted in shock.


    [I, I''m sorry! I don¡¯t deserve to see your face right now. But I will still continue to help you, so, Mr. Ju-Heon......]


    ¡®What is she saying?¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled and continued walking.


    Irene, who was on the phone, didn''t know what to do.


    She had been debating whether to pick up Jaeha¡¯s call before it ended. That was why she picked up Ju-Heon''s call right away, but she didn¡¯t have the courage to see him.


    That was why she warily said the following.


    ¡°Umm, Mr. Ju-Heon. Even if you cast me aside, the Holtens will continue to support you......so from here on......¡±


    ¡°And that¡¯s why you hid here of all places?¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Irene suddenly screamed in the middle of the crowd. The people around them all looked toward Irene with shock.


    But Irene, who was more shocked than anybody else, looked behind her with her eyes open as wide as rabbit eyes.


    Ju-Heon was smiling with his phone in his hand right behind her.


    The place she had run away to was a cafe right outside her house.


    ¡°Are you really okay never seeing me again?¡±


    ¡°M, Mr. Ju-Heon?!¡±


    "Well, if that¡¯s what you really want......¡±


    Irene looked ready to cry as she urgently grabbed the edge of Ju-Heon¡¯s shirt.


    Ju-Heon smiled.


    Irene then screamed.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! M, Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    Everybody in the cafe dropped their jaws in shock.


    A little later...


    ¡°What the hell are the two of them doing in theeeeeeeeeeeeeeere?!¡±


    ¡°Aaah! Seol-A! Calm down, caaaaalm down!¡±


    Ju-Heon had abducted Irene from the cafe and taken her into this room.


    The two of them had not come out for a whole hour.


    This was similar to what happened with Chloe last time. But at least it was Chloe last time, this time, it was Irene of all people. The hotel room was turning into a cemetery right now.


    It was like this with Seol-A just shaking in anger.


    [Aigoo, should I just drag all of these bastards to the afterlife?]


    [I was wrooooonged. Wrooooooooooooonged. Go with me. Go with me.]


    Jaeha screamed while looking at the grim reapers and ghosts slowly appearing in the room.


    Jaeha quickly started to grab some garlic and make some talismans and crosses.


    This whole area might be full of ghosts in a few minutes.


    ¡°I, I can''t even joke about hearing moans in there this time.¡±


    Seol-A glared at him with fire burning in her eyes.


    Click.


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon walked out of the room at that moment.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°What about Irene?¡±


    Irene seemed to have fallen asleep while crying.


    Jaeha tried to peek inside but Ju-Heon beat him up. As for Seol-A, she was sulking in the corner sniffling as if she had never been angry in the first place.


    Julian ignored all this and got right to the point.


    ¡°Did you hear about how we died?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled as if it was as he had expected.


    Well, he did hear an extremely unexpected but entertaining story as well.


    He had a decent idea about why Pandora and the monopolizers saw him as such a thorn in their eyes.


    ¡°D, did Irene really kill us too?¡±


    ¡°To tell you the ending first, Irene did not. And......¡±


    Ju-Heon peeked at the others before shaking his head.


    ¡°I''ll let you know after we excavate the last of the 7 Great Tombs.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at the message he got from Dan earlier.


    [Captain-nim, I figured out the thing you wanted to know.]


    Dan had gone to TKBM to get Chairman Kwon¡¯s head. What Dan had learned was how to activate the Seals of Heaven that Ju-Heon was trying to learn from Chairman Kwon.


    Ju-Heon smiled and took out the Seals of Heaven to activate it.


    [You have satisfied the requirement.]


    [You are able to use its full powers.]


    [You received the buff of being a person close to the Majesty.]


    [Your abilities are increasing.]


    [You are able to use the sword, the bell, and the mirror.]


    [You are able to locate the Majesty¡¯s Treasure.]


    "Alright, we''re ready for the 7 Great Tombs now."


    Julian, who was shocked to see this scary increase in Dominance, started to speak.


    ¡°Hmm? Wait a minute. The last of the 7 Great Tombs is the Tomb of Gluttony.¡±


    The artifact of gluttony was currently fossilized like Mammon had been.


    It was just that the Spider Supreme Leader personally held onto the artifact of gluttony.


    ¡°The Supreme Leader might act if things go wrong.¡±


    Even if Zhen Cai Yuan was looking favorably on Ju-Heon, the Supreme Leader could kill its contractor and try to kill Ju-Heon as well. Jaeha urgently responded.


    ¡°Wait, you need to meet that woman if you want to go to the Tomb of Gluttony! That woman has the Fossil Artifact!¡±


    ¡°So what?¡±


    Seol-A''s ears perked up.


    ¡°Wait, Captain-nim, didn¡¯t you promise to go on a date with Zhen Cai Yuan? You even set it for Christmas Eve......¡±


    Ju-Heon glared at Jaeha. The part about the date seemed to be a secret.


    Sadly, he was too late.


    ¡®Did he say Christmas Eve?¡¯


    Seol-A''s eyes flashed.


    Something that made Ju-Heon anxious happened the next day.

 Chapter 314: Who Are you going to choose? (2)

    Chapter 314: Who Are you going to choose? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°You¡¯re sure that Irene wasn¡¯t involved?¡± S§×ar?h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Julian needed one more confirmation. He was very thorough and tended to be the one to always recheck the things Ju-Heon might miss. It might be because he was the Vice Captain.


    Ju-Heon nodded his head at Julian¡¯s question.


    ¡°Yes. There were some bastards that really pushed the plan forward.¡±


    Ju-Heon showed him his phone.


    ¡°And this is the list of those people.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Julian was shocked after seeing the list.


    An unexpected person was on the list as well.


    ¡°Why would this person want to kill us?!¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it entertaining? But this is the important part over here.¡±


    < Regarding the Pandora System Artifact >


    - Results of Activation Analysis:


    It is a detection-type artifact and is suspected of being the Majesty''s Treasure.


    This is only a very small portion so it cannot use a lot of its powers but it is able to search for other artifacts.


    < Regarding the Majesty''s Treasure >


    - There seems to be multiple treasures based on types.


    By Joy


    ¡°Anyway, I''m intrigued by this Majesty thing.¡±


    ¡°Majesty? Does it mean the king of the artifacts?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s probably talking about the Monarch among Monarchs. Anyway, those bastards were scared of us. They¡¯re scared of us now too.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled as if he was amused. Those bastards were scared that they would get the Majesty''s Treasure.


    ¡°We should make them even more scared.¡±


    ¡°...You just want that Treasure, don¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°Of course I do! It''s an artifact I know nothing about.¡±


    ¡°Ho.¡±


    None of them had any information on this treasure.


    ¡®That artifact may be related to the fourth change.¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly and asked him a question.


    ¡°Anyway, in that sense, what do you think about this one?¡±


    Ju-Heon was pointing at something. It was unexpectedly a woman¡¯s bag.


    Why were they looking at bags? Ju-Heon and Julian were at the department store right now. They were looking for Christmas presents to send to Ju-Heon''s ¡®family¡¯ back in Korea.


    He was also looking for presents for Irene, Seol-A... and even his little sister who did such a good job analyzing things this time.


    An employee quickly walked over after seeing Ju-Heon pointing at the bag.


    ¡°Hello sir, are you looking for a present? Who are you shopping for?¡±


    ¡°Mm, my fiancee?¡±


    ¡°Oh my, really? You truly have an eye for the good stuff.¡±


    Julian commented at that moment.


    ¡°Apparently you''re a sucker.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed and the employee became anxious.


    That was right. This was the reason Ju-Heon brought Julian with him. Haetae''s ability to tell apart truths and lies was extremely useful in the world.


    Ju-Heon pointed at something else while the employee was still anxious.


    "What about that one?¡±


    Another employee had a sparkle in his eyes as he rushed over.


    Ju-Heon was obviously a clueless VIP! That meant...


    ¡®He¡¯s a pushover!¡¯


    This was their chance to get rid of some of their useless products that don''t sell!


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°My goodness! This is a new product that is so popular that we only have a few in stock......¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not new. And there¡¯s a ton of them in storage.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    "What about that one then?¡±


    ¡°T, that¡¯s our brand¡¯s best seller that we can¡¯t even sell because there are none in stock...¡±


    ¡°It was returned yesterday.¡±


    "What about that one then?¡±


    ¡°Most people wouldn¡¯t take it even if it was offered for free.¡±


    ¡°And that?¡±


    ¡°Apparently most young people don¡¯t use this brand at all.¡±


    ¡°Really? I guess this place is useless then.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed and walked out of the store.


    The employees who had tried to sell off these terrible goods now looked as if they had seen some ghosts.


    Ju-Heon was extremely happy that Julian was so useful.


    ¡°Great, Kongming, let¡¯s go there next.¡±


    ¡°.............¡±


    Julian was in pain. He didn¡¯t get his artifact for it to be used like this.


    Later in the day, Julian put his hand against his forehead as if he was tired. He was currently heading back with Jaeha and Ju-Heon.


    They were headed to Jaeha¡¯s workroom. It was time for a team meeting. And it was fine that they were going to Jaeha¡¯s workroom instead of the hotel, but......


    "Good. Hey Kongming. Should we go shopping for cars next time?¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed so satisfied with his shopping today that he was already thinking about taking Julian with him again.


    Julian grabbed the back of his neck and shouted.


    ¡°Even if we go shopping, not for cars! You can''t buy cars!¡±


    ¡°What? Why?¡±


    ¡°Why else?! You''ll turn a new car into scraps in a week! Who do you think needs to get it fixed after you do that?!¡±


    Ju-Heon was actually a great driver but his cars always ended up destroyed.


    ¡°Just buy a toy car if you want a car! Or maybe buy a racing game!¡±


    ¡°.............¡±


    ¡®This bastard.¡¯


    ¡°Or maybe buy a damn artifact car!¡±


    ¡°Hmm, I don¡¯t like any of the artifact cars.¡±


    That was to be expected.


    Artifacts were being used to develop Home Appliances, clothes, and all sorts of industrial products. There were artifact cars, but......


    ¡®They¡¯re all just C-Grade artifacts.¡¯


    They were cars with artifacts to prevent scratches, but actual artifacts only had old trains used to transport nameless soldiers, or horses.


    ¡°Ah. It''d be great if the Red Hare artifact came out.¡±


    Jaeha sneered at him.


    ¡°Do you think something that precious would come out?¡±


    ¡°Anyway, be careful today.¡±


    Today was Christmas Eve. Ju-Heon had to go out to see someone.


    ¡°Think about who you are seeing today. You might end up dying. Anyway, keep it a secret from Seol-A and Irene and...¡±


    ¡®Okay, I got i...¡±


    But the moment they walked in through the door to the workroom...


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    They couldn¡¯t help but gasp.


    It was to be expected.


    ¡°Captain-nim, you had an appointment today?¡±


    ¡®Oops.¡¯


    Seol-A and the rope were squatting just inside the door sulking. Nero was with them as well.


    It was surprisingly raining around her.


    ¡®How is it raining indoors?¡¯


    ¡®What kind of artifact''s risk is that?¡¯


    All of the lights were off that they thought she was a ghost.


    ¡°Uhh...guys?¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim. You have an appointment today?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked away and the sulking Seol-A and the rope sniffled.


    ¡®Captain-nim......! You always spent Christmas with me......!¡±


    [$#*$&!]


    You always spent it together with me! Together with me!


    Ju-Heon had never spent Christmas together with the rope but anyway...


    ¡°Why do you look like lost puppies? And what the fuck are you doing over there Nero?¡±


    [This is a betrayal against this Emperor.]


    Ju-Heon blasted Nero away. It was at that moment.


    ¡°Are you really going on a date today?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Well, she was used to Ju-Heon being with other women.


    Why?


    ¡®The Captain-nim don''t see team members as women!¡¯


    That was right. Ju-Heon was the type to say something shitty like how they can¡¯t have inter-team relationships. His reasoning made sense.


    ¡®It¡¯ll distract you.¡¯


    People would become distracted in tombs where they needed to focus for their survival and to clear the tombs. He even said something about focusing on the wrong thing (ie each other) instead of the tomb.


    Seol-A agreed with him as well. The first people to die inside tombs were always one half of a couple. Artifacts were extremely wicked bastards after all.


    Ju-Heon also had a need to keep things fair for all of the team members.


    Seol-A bit down on her lower lip.


    ¡°Captain-nim, I know that you don¡¯t see me as a woman! I know that! But...¡±


    The sniffling Seol-A approached Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Even still, not Zhen Cai Yuan! You know what kind of woman she is!¡±


    [#$^#&!]


    That¡¯s right! Not her! Not her!


    Ju-Heon slowly looked away.


    Well, he didn¡¯t like that woman either but he had no choice.


    ¡®Seol-A is no joke.¡¯


    Ju-Heon really didn''t treat the members of his team as women. But there had been a time when he had treated Seol-A as a woman.


    He knew that Seol-A liked him and when Ju-Heon had that incident with TKBM... That ¡®incident¡¯ was when Chairman Kwon killed off employees on other teams who listened to Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon had gone against Chairman Kwon''s orders to rebel against what had happened.


    An angry Chairman Kwon had ordered Ju-Heon to be fired. The entire tomb raiding team had been disbanded for a bit.


    Seol-A had seduced Ju-Heon at that point. To be more specific, it was because she saw that Ju-Heon had lost all desires at doing anything because he was full of doubt about everything.


    ¡®You''re not going to work with artifacts anymore?¡¯


    ¡®I''m not.¡¯


    ¡®Then sleep with me. We''re not teammates anymore if you''re not going to work with artifacts.¡¯


    It was a sort of gamble. She was hoping that Ju-Heon would come back to work with artifacts. She just wanted him to say that he didn¡¯t see team members as women.


    Of course, there was a part of her that wanted to be in his arms at least once as well.


    How many men would be able to reject a woman who was practically begging him to sleep with her? Sadly that relationship ended as if it had never happened once the tomb raiding team was unexpectedly restored five months later.


    ¡®Tsk, he¡¯s so old-fashioned about such weird things.¡¯


    Seol-A had grumbled but continued to be on Ju-Heon¡¯s team because that was one of the things she liked about Ju-Heon. It was more important for her to protect Ju-Heon than to have him see her as a woman.


    However!


    ¡°Not today!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon hesitated as Seol-A jumped up.


    He felt as if he was looking at the same desperate gaze she had when the tomb raiding team had been disbanded.


    Jaeha and Julian slowly turned around and walked out the door.


    They knew that getting involved in this would only lead to headaches.


    ¡°G, good luck.¡±


    Unfortunately, they could not stay out of it for too long. It was now two hours later and Julian was tapping his foot nervously.


    That was to be expected.


    ¡°What the hell? Look at the time! Why is he still here?¡±


    Julian, who had left for a bit, was shocked. He was getting anxious after sensing Ju-Heon''s aura inside the building.


    ¡°It¡¯s already 6pm. Wasn¡¯t he supposed to meet Zhen Cai Yuan earlier?¡±


    ¡°Uhh, yeah.¡±


    Ilya, who Julian happened to run into outside, was thinking it was odd as well.


    But Ilya soon snickered.


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s Christmas Eve. Who knows what could have happened between a man and a woman? Huehuehue.¡±


    ¡°No......he might be having a meeting regarding his appointment with Zhen Cai Yuan.¡±


    ¡®It really is too dangerous for him to go meet with the Supreme Leader alone.¡¯


    Julian wanted to stop Ju-Heon from going if he could do so.


    But they had no idea when they might be able to see Zhen Cai Yuan again if he didn''t go today. She was quite the capricious woman.


    Ilya clicked his tongue at Julian and pointed at the door.


    ¡°Then let¡¯s go inside.¡±


    ¡°W, what?! Is it okay to go in?!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? I thought you said they¡¯re probably having a meeting.¡±


    ¡°......U, uhh.¡±


    As they pushed the door open...


    They were shocked at what they saw inside.


    ¡°Captain!¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon?!¡±


    Seol-A and the rope were not in the room.


    All they saw inside was Ju-Heon who was deep in sleep and an artifact that was rolling around the floor.


    [Sleeping Beauty¡¯s Spinning Needle (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    They couldn''t help but gasp.


    ¡°What the hell did Seol-A do?! Did she go to meet Zhen Cai Yuan?!¡±


    Current time: December 24th, 7:00pm.


    Zhen Cai Yuan looked anxious while waiting outside the station.


    She was usually confident and proud but she seemed oddly anxious today.


    It was because she didn''t think that she would really get to go on a date with Ju-Heon.


    And most importantly...


    ¡®......I need to ask him about that memory as well.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan recalled the memory of her death. That was why she was still waiting even though Ju-Heon was already one hour late.


    Of course, the Supreme Leader artifact was already releasing its chaotic aura.


    It was planning on killing Ju-Heon on this date. It was at that moment.


    ¡°Ah. Sorry, did you wait long?¡±


    ¡®!¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan smiled after hearing the familiar voice and quickly turned her head.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon!¡¯


    But Ju-Heon was sweating bullets.


    Why?


    ¡®Fuuuuck, I''m dead if she finds out!¡¯


    It was because this Ju-Heon was Jaeha who was disguised as him.

 Chapter 315: Dream-like Date (1)

    Chapter 315: Dream-like Date (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Jaeha''s heart was beating wildly as he looked at Zhen Cai Yuan.


    ¡®I won¡¯t get caught, right? I probably won''t get caught. I never expected that I would ever have to disguise myself as the Captain-nim......!¡¯


    Actually, there were some positives in disguising himself as Ju-Heon. Look at all these ¡®firsts¡¯ that he experienced! He now knew what it felt like to hit your head against the ceiling!


    He now knew what it felt like to feel cramped in the back seat because of really long legs! He now knew what it feels like to stand above other people!


    ¡®It¡¯s different from wearing padding under my feet to feel taller! Damn it!¡¯


    Jaeha was excited about the things he didn¡¯t usually get to experience.


    But the thing he liked the most was......


    ¡°Oh my.¡±


    It was the fact that every single woman seemed to be looking at him! Even the sexy noonims were looking at him!


    Well, they weren¡¯t looking at ¡®him,¡¯ but anyway, women were looking at him and liked what they saw!


    This was what it felt like to have women turn toward you wherever he went! He even had a woman come up and ask him for his number!


    ¡®Wow, I even experienced the street-side casting!¡¯


    It wasn''t ¡®him¡¯ they wanted to cast but whatever, he still got to experience it. That was the important thing; he got to experience it.


    It was especially useful when he used his haggling skill(?). The success rate of his scamming went up significantly as well!


    ¡®I should use the Captain-nim¡¯s face more often.¡¯


    He would probably die if Ju-Heon ever found out, but whatever. He was enjoying this ¡®new world¡¯ experience as Ju-Heon, but......


    ¡°D, did you wait long?¡±


    Why did the end of this ¡®new world¡¯ have to be Zhen Cai Yuan? Jaeha really wanted to die.


    However, there was nothing he could do about it.


    ¡®Damn bitch......n, no. This is all for the Captain-nim.¡¯


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    ¡°Hey! W, what the hell did you do?! Why is the Captain-nim unconscious?!¡±


    "Shh!¡±


    Jaeha was flustered. Why did she have to use the Sleeping Beauty artifact of all things...


    "What the hell? Why is he not getting up?! Didn''t this guy have monster-like Tolerance that made him immune to even Divine-Grade artifacts?!¡±


    ¡°Shh!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s basic Tolerance would make A-Grade artifacts and below not work very well, but he was deep asleep right now.


    ¡°This son of a bitch just doesn¡¯t want to wake up huh?!¡±


    Ju-Heon was usually lacking sleep because of artifact risks.


    Jaeha gave up on waking Ju-Heon up and shook his head.


    ¡°Aigoo, I guess we have no choice. I will call Zhen Cai Yuan and cancel...¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Hold on!¡±


    Seol-A, who had put Ju-Heon to sleep, grabbed Jaeha with a desperate look on her face. She was originally planning on putting Ju-Heon to sleep and going to meet that woman but Jaeha had shown up.


    ¡°Hey Jaeha...¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Jaeha!¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t do it!¡±


    ¡°I didn''t say that I would make you do it! What do you take me for?!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    What was going on?


    Zhen Cai Yuan had the fossilized artifact of gluttony with her.


    She would bring it to the date because Ju-Heon already mentioned it to her. Zhen Cai Yuan seemed amused enough that she happily agreed to it as well.


    Well, she agreed to show it to him but she would never give it to him.


    ¡®Today is the only chance.¡¯


    They needed that item to open the last of the 7 Great Tombs.


    ¡°I''m not trying to make you do anything. Please don¡¯t wake the Captain-nim up and don''t inform the others. Can I at least ask you to do that?¡±


    Seol-A didn''t want to send Ju-Heon into a deathtrap.


    ¡®Zhen Cai Yuan committed suicide in front of the Captain-nim.¡¯


    She knew how strong Ju-Heon''s mental fortitude was but things like that could shake his Dominance. She also had no idea what kind of psychotic things that that woman might do.


    Furthermore, how could she send Ju-Heon into danger knowing that the Supreme Leader artifact was aiming for his life? She would sacrifice herself instead. Seol-A was desperate but Jaeha sneered at her.


    ¡°......You just didn''t want to see the Captain-nim going on a date with Zhen Cai Yuan...ugh!¡±


    Jaeha clutched his stomach and continued to speak.


    "Fine. So you just need me to pretend to be the Captain-nim and swipe that Fossil Artifact?¡±


    ¡°What? No, you don¡¯t need to do that...¡±


    ¡°Whatever, how can I send you alone? Plus, when else would I get to transform into the Captain-nim if it isn''t for something like this?¡±


    ¡°Jaeha...!¡±


    He was scared because of who she was, but Zhen Cai Yuan would not notice if he pretended to look at it and made a copy of it in the process.


    ¡°Then we should be able to go inside the Tomb of Gluttony without any hindrances.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha soon asked a question.


    ¡°But was there a need to use an artifact to put the Captain-nim to sleep?¡±


    Seol-A seemed to be in a lot of mental pain.


    ¡°No, I wasn¡¯t planning on using artifacts either......!¡±


    She was planning on tiring Ju-Heon out and then putting him to bed, but......


    ¡°Umm, the Captain-nim wouldn''t get tired!¡±


    That bomb of a comment made Jaeha cough.


    ¡°Cough, cough! What the hell were the two of you...?!¡±


    Who knew what was on Jaeha¡¯s mind but he sent a respectful gaze toward Ju-Heon.


    Anyway, that was how Jaeha ended up being involved with Seol-A''s plan. This plan was good, especially thinking about the aftermath.


    ¡®That guy might accept marrying into the Chinese government if she offered him 2,000 Divine-Grade artifacts.¡¯


    The tomb raiding team had zero trust in their Captain.


    Plus, it didn¡¯t seem that bad now.


    ¡®Zhen Cai Yuan is actually pretty when she dresses up like this.¡¯


    His eyes were enjoying a feast.


    His jaw dropped after seeing her in this date outfit compared to her usual career woman style. She looked like a beautiful young lady and not the usual scary Chinese Supreme Leader.


    ¡®Anyway, let''s pretend to be the Captain-nim to the best of my abilities and steal the Fossil Artifact.¡¯


    He just needed to switch it with a fake.


    ¡°S, should we go watch a movie? How about that one?¡±


    However...


    ¡°Are you really Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan''s eyes furrowed with disbelief.


    ¡°She looks like she believes him, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I''m sure of it.¡±


    Julian was searching the back seat with Seol-A right now.


    Julian had come to look for Jaeha and Seol-A after realizing their crime(?). He met up with Seol-A, heard the situation and decided to help out for now.


    ¡®That damn Captain is showing no signs of waking up anyway.¡¯


    They were in the theatre right now. The plan was to use the darkness in the theatre to make a copy of the Fossil Artifact.


    Well, it was great that they picked a movie that Zhen Cai Yuan would like, but......


    ¡°Kya, so scary!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan was watching the movie while tightly grabbing onto Ju-Heon¡¯s arm.


    That was right. The ridiculous Zhen Cai Yuan had chosen a horror film to watch with ¡®Ju-Heon.¡¯


    What other reason would a woman have for choosing a horror movie on a date?


    ¡°I''m going to kill that woman......!¡±


    Seol-A was grinding her teeth at her obvious scheme. There might have been a murder today if the real Ju-Heon was there right now.


    But actually, the horror film wasn''t a bad choice.


    Zhen Cai Yuan possessed the Spider Artifact that cruelly feasted on humans. It was great that she was enjoying this horror-thriller film, but......


    ¡®Damn it! Why did it have to be a horror fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilm?!¡¯


    Jaeha was dying.


    Jaeha was actually a scaredy cat who hated horror movies.


    ¡®I''m screwed! The Captain-nim would watch a movie like this while scratching his stomach, but!Whyyyyyyyyy!¡¯


    The scared Jaeha subconsciously tightened his grip on Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s arm. Zhen Cai Yuan smiled in response.


    ¡®I guess he''s surprisingly easily scared.¡¯


    But the people looking at them were about to have heart attacks.


    Why?


    ¡°U, umm, isn''t that dangerous?¡±


    Jaeha¡¯s disguise was affected by its master¡¯s mental state.


    He was barely maintaining Ju-Heon''s appearance but it almost reverted back every time he got scared.


    Julian became anxious.


    ¡°We need to go bring Ju-Heon...!¡±


    On the other hand, Seol-A was foaming at the mouth.


    ¡°T, that bitch is rubbing her face on the Captain-nim? Her fucking face?!¡±


    ¡°Wait, Seol-A. Calm down. That¡¯s not Ju-Heon!¡±


    As Julian was trying to calm Seol-A down...


    ¡°!¡±


    The two were shocked.


    His disguise that was barely being maintained had completely disappeared!


    They gasped.


    ¡°Wait, Jaeha! The disguise is gone, it¡¯s gone!¡±


    He might have fainted.


    ¡°Jaeha! The movie is about to end!¡±


    ¡°Copy! Make the copy!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan seemed to realize something was wrong. The arm felt different from Ju-Heon¡¯s arm she felt before.


    And then...


    ¡°Jaehaaaaaaa!¡±


    The lights came on in the theatre at that moment.


    The movie was over. The lights were on.


    Everybody else was rushing out of the theatre saying they were scared, but someone was not.


    Zhen Cai Yuan was frozen stiff.


    She couldn¡¯t be blamed for it because next to her was Jaeha who was unconscious.


    ¡®What the hell is going on?¡¯


    Jaeha, who finally seemed to have realized that the movie was over, woke up.


    ¡°Damn it, it''s over......? Huh?¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    Jaeha felt Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s gaze and looked down at his body.


    ¡®Shit!¡¯


    Jaeha realized that the disguise was gone and screamed internally.


    ¡®Fuuuuuuuuuuuck! The disguise is gone!¡¯


    His face turned pale.


    ¡°W, wait, you see, this...¡±


    ¡°Why are you here?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    ¡°I''m asking why you are here and not Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡®Damn it! I''m dead!¡¯


    ¡°W, wait, that......ahhhh!¡±


    At that moment... BOOM! The theatre shook vigorously.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    "It¡¯s an earthquake, an earthquake!¡±


    The people moving out gasped and started to run. A chaotic aura started to swirl inside the theatre.


    ¡°You dare to trick me?!¡±


    The look on Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s face did not seem human.


    That was probably to be expected.


    ¡®Shit!¡¯


    An anxious Julian and Seol-A rushed toward Jaeha. They thought that Zhen Cai Yuan might really kill him.


    ¡°Jaeha!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan''s eyes were full of murderous intent.


    She was probably even angrier at the fact that it was Jaeha.


    This wasn¡¯t the first time she was scammed by Jaeha after all. Furthermore, she had been so affectionate and snuggled up with someone who wasn''t Ju-Heon!


    ¡®This is extremely embarrassing!¡¯


    She called forth her Spider Artifact.


    ¡°Where is the real Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    "W, wait, that...!¡±


    At that moment...


    ¡°Where else?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°I''m right here.¡±


    They all gasped after hearing that familiar voice.


    The voice had come from the farthest seat in the back.


    Whether it was to see all of the ending credits... Or maybe he had just fallen asleep, but...


    There was one person who was still here even though everybody else ran out after Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s attack.


    ¡°C, Captain-n......!¡±


    The real Ju-Heon was back there.


    ¡°Captain-nim, how?!¡±


    They had not noticed at all because of the cap he was wearing. Ju-Heon didn''t care as he sat there satisfied with his legs crossed. He was in awe of what his team members had done for him.


    He looked at Zhen Cai Yuan and smiled brightly.


    ¡°The date is now over. I kept my promise.¡±


    Maybe this was what he had been aiming for.

 Chapter 316: Dream-like Date (2)

    Chapter 316: Dream-like Date (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    The team members couldn¡¯t help but drop their jaws in shock. This really was unbelievable.


    ¡®Why is the Captain-nim here?!¡¯


    They were sure that Ju-Heon had been asleep because of the artifact. They confirmed that he was deep asleep. So how?


    ¡®That artifact shouldn''t have been easy to awaken from without meeting the conditions!¡¯


    It was an artifact that was said to put even the worst insomniacs to sleep peacefully. Of course, she set it for 100 hours and not 100 years.


    Just like how Sleeping Beauty didn''t age for 100 years while she was asleep, this artifact keeps the person exactly as they were for 100 hours.


    But in the process, it would remove any toxic things in their blood, clear their skin, and help the user recover!


    Anyway, the sleeping Ju-Heon was here somehow. Then there was only one explanation.


    "Were you only pretending to be asleep?¡±


    Julian shouted as if he had expected that.


    ¡°Of course! There¡¯s no way a monster like you would fall victim to an artifact!¡±


    ¡°Well, I slept well thanks to it.¡±


    ¡°Slept well my ass!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled.


    Actually, he had no intentions of doing this. Even if it was a bit, err, significantly dangerous, he was planning on meeting Zhen Cai Yuan.


    He needed to gather all seven great artifacts to open the Crow''s tomb. In addition, there were many bastards who would have major headaches if he looted the impregnable Great Prison.


    ¡®I need to see their asses on fire with my own eyes.¡¯


    Not surprisingly, the biggest reason was that he was extremely greedy for those artifacts in the Great Prison.


    He had planned on meeting with Zhen Cai Yuan to get the key to that prison when...


    ¡°C, Captain-nim, I''m really sorry!¡±


    Seol-A had held onto him and apologized, but...


    ¡®I''m not asleep, you little punk.¡¯


    That artifact was actually one that did not work very well on men.


    ¡®You''ll need a SS-Grade artifact at minimum if you want to put me to sleep.¡¯


    Nonetheless, he pretended to be asleep on purpose.


    He struggled in a different way since the rope kissed him quite a few times because it thought he was sleeping, but he continued to pretend.


    He was curious to know what Seol-A was planning to do after working so hard to put him to sleep.


    But what?


    ¡°Then I just need to transform into the Captain-nim and steal that artifact?¡±


    Oh my, what a great surprise!


    Ju-Heon was snickering while pretending to be asleep.


    The date was his issue but how could he reject such helpful and considerate subordinates?


    ¡®Only a terrible boss would reject such care from his subordinates. Yes, yes indeed.¡¯


    A boss pretending to be asleep was probably an even worse boss, but anyway... He had kept his promise.


    In addition, he was able to realize a couple things while tailing Zhen Cai Yuan.


    For example, he learned some things about Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s artifact. He also learned about those bastards tailing them from outside the theatre.


    ¡®I even found the bastards I wasn¡¯t so sure about.¡¯


    And then...


    ¡°Take care of all of them.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed and Anubis, the God of Death, who had been hiding in the shadows flashed his eyes as well.


    [Pull out their hearts.]


    It was spoken in Ancient Egyptian.


    [Get rid of their hearts so that they can¡¯t even be weighed!]


    They heard some screams from around the theatre.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    Anubis''s mummy soldiers had popped out of multiple people¡¯s shadows.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Each mummy had the head of a jackal and a human body. These mummy soldiers instantly took out curved swords and stabbed their enemy¡¯s heart.


    Puuk!


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    People all around the theatre started to fall down.


    There were at least seven of them.


    They surprisingly all had weapons. They were all killers observing Ju-Heon and waiting for a chance to kill him.


    The Egyptians believed that a person needed their heart to go into the afterlife. Taking away someone''s heart was giving them the worst punishment ever.


    Ju-Heon smiled.


    ¡®I got rid of everybody who was tailing me now.¡¯


    He had not been sure because these ones had been cleverly hiding among the regular civilians.


    Ju-Heon finally took off the cap that was covering his face. His handsome face appeared and Ju-Heon smiled at Zhen Cai Yuan.


    "Anyway, I did as promised.¡±


    The team members laughed in disbelief. As for Zhen Cai Yuan...she was enraged.


    ¡°You did as promised? What the fuck are you talking about when I went on a date with someone else......?!¡±


    ¡°I never said I would actually be with you the whole time.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan seemed shocked.


    But Ju-Heon completely feigned ignorance.


    It wasn¡¯t his original plan, but the plan ended up changing.


    ¡°I was still in the same theatre with you. We were in the same room so we were on a date together.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan''s eyes flashed.


    ¡°What kind of bullshit is that?!¡±


    ¡°If not, then...¡±


    Ju-Heon got up and walked over to Zhen Cai Yuan.


    ¡°I don¡¯t mind if we start our date now.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan''s face lit up. Seol-A gasped.


    However...


    ¡°No. I don''t need a date.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan gave an unexpected response.


    Everybody else was shocked.


    ¡®Didn¡¯t her face just light up when he said they could start their date?¡¯


    Julian turned serious.


    ¡°I guess her pride really was hurt. She went on a date with Jaeha after all.¡±


    Jaeha felt so, so wronged.


    "What''s wrong with me? Why are you talking so much crap about me?! I''m actually quite popular if I go elsewhere...?!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at Zhen Cai Yuan suspiciously as well.


    ¡°I don¡¯t need to go on a date with you?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan''s eyes flashed and she walked right up to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Let¡¯s do something even better.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The ground underneath Ju-Heon''s team members suddenly disappeared.


    ¡°!¡±


    They all fell in.


    This was the power of an artifact.


    That wasn''t all.


    [A confined area is being created.]


    [A confined area is being created.]


    Zhen Cai Yuan started creating a space so that Ju-Heon could not escape.


    And then...


    ¡°Aren¡¯t dates supposed to end like this?¡±


    An angry Zhen Cai Yuan was scowling as she grabbed Ju-Heon¡¯s face.


    ¡°Yes, I should have done this from the beginning.¡±


    This date...she was doing things that weren''t like her. She just needed to eat Ju-Heon with the artifact of predation to make Ju-Heon''s artifact and Ju-Heon hers.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you are my enemy.¡±


    The male team members at the bottom of the pit turned pale.


    ¡°Even if she didn¡¯t get to go on a date with him......?!¡±


    "Ah, whatever! He brought it upon himself!¡±


    "What do you mean, he brought it upon himself?! The Captain-nim will really get eaten at this rate!¡±


    Seol-A quickly activated her Heirloom and tried to fly up.


    Up on top, Ju-Heon was frowning as Zhen Cai Yuan''s face came closer.


    ¡°Do you really have the artifact from the Great Tomb?¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan felt upset at his cold tone.


    How could he say such things in this sexy situation?!


    ¡°How do you never cha...¡±


    ¡°Shut up.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡°It looks like you have some memories of your past life. Hand that artifact over first if you want to be on good terms with me.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Ju-Heon glared at the spider that was giving off its chaotic aura above Zhen Cai Yuan. The spider was thinking that this was the chance to eat Ju-Heon.


    [Eat him. Eat him.]


    It''s disgusting legs and teeth were ready to capture and chomp on Ju-Heon and his artifacts.


    Ju-Heon scoffed at it.


    "Get rid of it. It¡¯s been annoying me since before.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan hesitated before putting the spider away. It was almost done out of reflex.


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    [What are you doing?]


    Zhen Cai Yuan seemed to be doing her best to suppress the spider.


    It was an act of betrayal for the spider.


    [What the hell are you doing?]


    The spider was baffled. On the other hand, Ju-Heon was smiling as if this was unexpected. He had just said that as an experiment.


    ¡®This works?¡¯


    She shouldn¡¯t be the type of woman who would listen to such things.


    But he was not planning on missing this opportunity.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to be enemies with you either.¡±


    He then reached out his hand.


    "We were enemies in the past but things can change.¡±


    His slightly gentler tone made Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s pupils start to shake.


    His tone was the same as the first time they had met.


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    It was obvious what Ju-Heon wanted. He wanted to get into the last of the 7 Great Tombs. He wanted the artifact of gluttony. Getting that would mean that Ju-Heon got all seven artifacts from the Great Tombs.


    And those seven artifacts were the keys to open the Great Prison. Inside that tomb were the Crow and many amazing artifacts such as the artifacts of the major gods.


    However...


    ¡®He can¡¯t loot the artifacts in there.¡¯


    There was an artifact that would make things difficult for her in there as well. There was also an artifact that could be a serious weakness for them. For China and the monopolizers...


    For the Supreme Leader and Prometheus...


    So she would have to be crazy to hand that key over.


    Ju-Heon then said the following.


    ¡°Well, if you don¡¯t want to then, whatever.¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly closed his hand and Zhen Cai Yuan urgently grabbed his arm. It was a subconscious action as well.


    Even she couldn''t believe what she just did.


    The spider was grinding its teeth as it noticed her mind was a chaotic mess.


    [Hurry up and kill him. Eat the Crow!]


    The frustrated spider was urging Zhen Cai Yuan on.


    She gulped. She then looked toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°There is something I need to ask before that.¡±


    Ju-Heon frowned as if he was annoyed.


    But he decided that she wouldn''t ask something that was difficult to answer.


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    So he waited for her to ask. Zhen Cai Yuan''s face lit up a bit.


    She had been wanting to ask Ju-Heon about this from the moment she regained her memories of the past.


    She didn¡¯t care about anything else.


    There was just one thing. She had taken her own life in front of Ju-Heon. She had her reasons to do so, but anyway...


    ¡°Were you sad at all when I died?¡±


    ¡°.............¡±


    Ju-Heon thought he had heard an extremely unexpected question. His gaze showed how shocked he was.


    He soon sighed and turned around.


    ¡°I was wondering what you were going to ask.¡±


    An anxious Zhen Cai Yuan grabbed him tightly.


    ¡°I''ll give you the last key if you answer that question.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Don''t you want the artifact from the last of the 7 Great Tombs?¡±


    She seemed quite desperate.


    As Ju-Heon contemplated for a bit and was about to respond...


    "At that time......¡±


    But at that moment...


    [What the hell are you doing?!]


    The spider couldn¡¯t hold back anymore and exploded. It was to be expected.


    It was annoying enough that she was ignoring its orders but what? She would hand him the artifact for such a stupid condition?


    This was clearly an act of betrayal. It wouldn¡¯t be weird for it to kill its contractor.


    The spider exploded as if it decided humans truly were worthless.


    Boom!


    [A terrible Tomb Appearance is coming.]


    [A terrible Tomb Appearance is coming.]


    The entire theatre showed the precursors of a Disaster-Grade Tomb Appearance. Toombglyphs appeared on the ceiling and walls and the shape of the building started to change.


    Ruuuuumble, ruuuuuumble!


    The New York Times building turned into chaos. All of New York started to get swept up in the Tomb Appearance with Time Square at the center.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    People screamed and started to run out of Manhattan.


    The Broadway area with its bright signs and musical performances was instantly destroyed.


    Seol-A, Jaeha, and Juilan, who had fallen into the pit, came up at that moment.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Captain, this?!¡±


    Julian was extremely shocked. This was not a regular Tomb Appearance phenomenon.


    "This is the power of one of the 7 Great Tombs!¡±


    It was as he mentioned. Ju-Heon looked around before starting to smile with amusement.


    He had been suspicious about it for a while but......


    ¡°I guess the Gluttony from the 7 Great Tombs really is the Supreme Leader.¡±

 Chapter 317: The Supreme Leader of the Artifacts (1)

    Chapter 317: The Supreme Leader of the Artifacts (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    [Notice. A strong Tomb Appearance phenomenon has appeared in Manhattan.]


    [Pandora believes it is the size of the 7 Great Tombs......]


    The entire world was in chaos.


    This Tomb Appearance phenomenon had taken down New York¡¯s Broadway. The tomb spread from Manhattan to the rest of the East Coast.


    It was so strong that the aura was stretching past the East Coast to the West and South. It could even be felt across the Pacific Ocean in Asia.


    ¡°Holy shit, what is going on?!¡±


    There were fish out of season falling from the sky...


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! The cows!¡±


    The farm animals in pens were getting riled up, slamming their heads and ripping at each other.


    Even the farm-raised fish were eating each other.


    Actually, it was not an issue just for the animals.


    ¡°You son of a bitch, die!¡±


    The United States which became the epicenter for this tomb was receiving reports of murders all around.


    Theatres, cafes, auction houses, churches, anywhere with a lot of people were starting to have issues. It was even worse because a lot of people were gathered together because it was Christmas Eve.


    But that was not the only problem.


    "Stop, stoooooooooop!¡±


    The people who went berserk were starting to bite other people as if they were zombies.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    ¡°Look at that person!¡±


    A scene straight out of a zombie movie was taking place in Manhattan.


    The only difference would be that these ''zombies¡¯ were extremely swift unlike most movie zombies. The zombies were going berserk.


    They would run, jump, and instantly be chomping away at the next person''s neck and eating their flesh.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    Joy was shaking in fear as she watched what was going on.


    She came out to get Ju-Heon a Christmas present but what the hell?!


    People were pushing Joy as they ran away.


    ¡°Fuck, hurry up and evacuate to the shelter!¡±


    Joy started running toward the shelter as well. There were many shelters around here that Ju-Heon had created.


    But at that time...


    ¡°I got her! It¡¯s this human!¡±


    Someone yanked Joy''s arm.


    It was an artifact that was possessing a person''s body.


    ¡°I smell that dirty Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s scent on you!¡±


    However...


    ¡°What the hell? This retard!¡±


    Pow!


    The artifact was sent flying with a slap from Joy.


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    Joy was extremely upset.


    ¡°Who did you just call dirty......no, who the hell smells like my oppa? I''m going to kill you!¡±


    The artifact-possessed person who couldn''t handle Joy''s Affinity started to whine as if he was apologizing.


    ¡°P, please forgive me, madam! I will never do it aga...... haaa, haa. Please step on me mo......¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Get the hell away!¡±


    Joy stomped on the man holding her ankle. Someone gasped while watching what was going on.


    ¡°For some reason I feel like I wasn¡¯t needed here......¡±


    Dan appeared while scratching his head.


    On his way to meet with Zhen Cai Yuan... Ju-Heon had sent Dan to protect his most precious person just in case something happened.


    Ilya and Chloe were behind him as well.


    They must be here at Ju-Heon''s order as well. Joy urgently rushed over and grabbed Ju-Heon''s subordinates.


    ¡°What about Ju-Heon? Where is he right now?¡±


    ¡°The Captain-nim is probably inside the tomb.¡±


    Joy''s face turned pale.


    That was to be expected.


    "This is not a regular tomb like the other Great Tombs!¡±


    Pandora was calling this tomb a Level 4 (highest level) tomb, however...


    ¡®That machine can only go up to level 4.¡¯


    This was much worse than a level 4 tomb.


    It was created by the Supreme Leader after all.


    ¡®Can Ju-Heon really clear this tomb?¡¯


    She believed that this tomb might be too strong for even the mighty Ju-Heon.


    She was right.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think I can clear this.¡±


    Ju-Heon said that from inside the tomb. The others with him gasped.


    This tomb was so strong that even the great and mighty Ju-Heon had no confidence?


    ¡°Really? This is the first time I¡¯ve ever heard you say th......¡±


    ¡°No!¡±


    Seol-A quickly interrupted.


    ¡°He said it once before. It was in that tomb where we died......¡±


    The others all frowned.


    ¡®The Crow''s Tomb!¡¯


    Was this tomb similar in level to that Great Prison?!


    Julian accepted it.


    ¡°Yes. It is the Supreme Leader artifact''s tomb after all. The aura is extremely strong. It¡¯s understandable why you would say that you can¡¯t clear it.¡±


    Ju-Heon frowned as if Julian was speaking nonsense.


    ¡°No. I don¡¯t WANT to clear this tomb.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡®That¡¯s what it was?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon was being serious.


    Why?


    The difficulty of the tomb was one thing as it was the Supreme Leader¡¯s tomb, but......


    ¡°That damn spider already has a master. There¡¯s no way it will give us a test and it won''t be easy to make it submit either. Then there is only one way to plunder it.¡±


    He could only consume it with the Crow.


    ¡°But I might end up eating that woman with it too.¡±


    It made sense why Ju-Heon wouldn''t want to do it. Zhen Cai Yuan received quite the damage after hearing that.


    ¡®Does he mean that he doesn¡¯t even want to use the artifact of predation on me?!¡¯


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you really......!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha tilted his head in confusion at that moment.


    ¡°Then what if you just separate the artifact and consume it......?!¡±


    "The spider is a parasitic artifact. I can¡¯t eat it alone.¡±


    Actually, it might be that it was complicated to consume as it was also an artifact of predation.


    ¡®Why is it an artifact of predation like the Crow?¡¯


    Jaeha, who had no way of knowing the answer, asked a question instead.


    ¡°I''ve been curious about this for a while but why do you hate that woman so much?¡±


    ¡°Oh, sorry. I didn''t know she was your type.¡±


    ¡°No! Absolutely not!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s face twitched as Jaeha vehemently opposed it.


    ¡°Anyway, the reason I hate that woman is......¡±


    As Ju-Heon was about to respond...


    Boom!


    [A trap in the tomb is being activated.]


    [A trap in the tomb is being activated.]


    Things suddenly changed once Ju-Heon saw those messages.


    ¡®!¡¯


    There was a sudden blackout.


    Ju-Heon''s group disappeared, as if they were swallowed by something.


    Bugs that came out of the ground dragged Ju-Heon''s team elsewhere.


    Zhen Cai Yuan was shocked.


    ¡®Ju-Heon is in danger!¡¯


    She was moving out of instinct but the Spider Supreme Leader stopped her.


    [Don¡¯t have any useless thoughts. Human.]


    It¡¯s voice was extremely vicious.


    [I will forget about what happened earlier. But you have no more chances.]


    It sounded ready to kill Zhen Cai Yuan if needed as well.


    [I don''t know what you saw through the Crow. But you should not forget about your own situation.]


    Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s pupils started shaking.


    At the same time...


    ¡°Director. According to Pandora¡¯s investigation, the tomb that appeared really is the one from China......¡±


    Prometheus smiled after hearing the report. It was to be expected.


    ¡®It¡¯s that damn Spider.¡¯


    He was certain that that damn spider created one of the 7 Great Tombs. It was doing that to stop Seo Ju-Heon. The Supreme Leader was one of the 7 Great Artifacts after all.


    And since the 7 Great Tombs held the keys to seal the Great Prison... Having one of those keys on their side made it so that the tomb could never be opened. The spider had consumed the original artifact of gluttony.


    ¡®There will be no issues now that the damn Spider has stepped in.¡¯


    That bastard was one of the artifact leaders with him. The spider had worked with Prometheus to slam the major gods into the Great Prison and take control.


    It allowed them to be in control. However, Prometheus was still worried.


    ¡®That damn Crow is still around.¡¯


    That bastard always got in their way. It wouldn¡¯t be surprising for the Crow to go crazy since getting rid of the Supreme Leader would allow Ju-Heon to open the Great Prison where it was imprisoned.


    An anxious Prometheus started to frown.


    ¡°You still can''t contact the two Chairman Kwons?¡±


    The Pandora employee became anxious.


    ¡°Ah, yes sir! For some reason, Chairman Kwon Hyuk Soo is ignoring all contact from Pandora while Chairman Kwon Tae Joon''s body seems to have gone missing ever since his body flew into Osiris¡¯s underworld......¡±


    Apparently even Chairman Kwon''s head disappeared. They didn''t even know whether he was still alive.


    Seo Ju-Heon was the only one who could answer that question.


    ¡®What the hell did he do to the Chairman¡¯s head and body?¡¯


    ¡°That bastard is one of the important humans.¡±


    Prometheus pushed his temples and looked at the thing in front of him.


    He was looking at a large experimental tube. There was something inside.


    This was the Pandora System Artifact. It was no ordinary artifact either.


    Prometheus started to speak.


    ¡°This bastard hasn¡¯t woken up yet, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    Prometheus sighed in relief.


    ¡°Just make it seem like we are doing what we can to rescue the civilians.¡±


    ¡°I understand.¡±


    ¡®I''ll be in danger too if the Great Prison opens. You damn Spider... Do whatever you need to do to stop him.¡¯


    He looked anxious while looking at the squirming Pandora System Artifact.


    ¡°Aaah! Don''t come any closer! I''m not tasty! I''m not tasty at all!¡±


    Ju-Heon and the others who fell into a trap were dangling upside down.


    To be more specific, vines that take away artifact users¡¯ strength were binding them to look like mummies.


    ¡°Fuck, I can''t use any artifacts......!¡±


    There were also numerous disgusting monsters underneath them.


    Some looked like bugs, others looked like demons and animals from mythologies.


    [These bastards look tasty.]


    [Let¡¯s eat them all.]


    This tomb was full of hungry creatures since this was the tomb for the artifact of gluttony. S§×ar?h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Most of them looked like Tigers with human faces.


    These were the evil beasts from the Chinese Shan Hai Jing that feasted on humans. Those terrible Chinese monsters were trying to gobble Ju-Heon''s group, artifact and all.


    Of course, Jaeha was angry for a silly reason right now.


    Why?


    "Fuck, why is the Captain-nim so popular even in a situation like this?!¡±


    What was he talking about? Ju-Heon was surrounded by female demons right now.


    Of course, they were all hungry evil spirits.


    [Things that look good are bound to taste good too.]


    [His skin looks so smooth and makes him look so delicious.]


    Seol-A roared in anger while looking at those evil spirits.


    "Damn it! Get the hell away from the Captain-nim! Hey!¡±


    She would be able to easily dominate these evil spirits if she had her Yama artifact.


    The rope was angry as well.


    [#$$&!]


    Get away! Get away!


    The rope that was stuck to Ju-Heon started to whip the evil female spirits in anger. But those spirits just bit the rope as if it was a cuttlefish tentacle.


    [#&$!]


    That hurts! That hurts!


    The groaning rope could not use its full powers inside the tomb.


    There was also another reason they were captured like this.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect one of the The Four Evils to be here.¡±


    That was the case. The Four Evils were the counter beasts to the Four Symbols, the Azure Dragon, Vermillion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise were here.


    Unlike the Four Symbols, they were Divine-Grade evil beasts that went around spreading evil. One of those beasts was in this tomb.


    [The minds of these human bastards aren''t that tasty.]


    That bastard was eating away at Ju-Heon and the others¡¯ mental fortitude, aka their Dominance and Affinity. They could not use their artifacts.


    That was why Ju-Heon and the others were shocked.


    How could one of the The Four Evils be in this tomb?


    ¡°I know the Supreme Leader artifact is probably amazing, but one of the The Four Evils is a mid-level boss...?!¡±


    That was unbelievable.


    ¡°No. I''m sure it¡¯s not a mid-level boss. The Supreme Leader probably ate it.¡±


    ¡°What the hell is that artifact¡¯s true identity?!¡±


    Even Julian seemed slightly confused this time. Part of it was because he couldn¡¯t use Kongming''s artifact, but it was also because he couldn¡¯t really make out the Spider''s identity.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°I don''t think it¡¯s that difficult to pinpoint.¡±


    The others opened their eyes wide in shock after hearing Ju-Heon''s comment.


    ¡°You know what it is?¡±


    ¡°Which artifact is it?¡±


    Ju-Heon responded to the question.

 Chapter 318: The Supreme Leader of the Artifacts (2)

    Chapter 318: The Supreme Leader of the Artifacts (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Which artifact is it?¡±


    Ju-Heon responded to the question.


    ¡°It¡¯s......¡±


    As Ju-Heon was about to answer...


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    They heard screams all around them. The vines binding them became weaker and made them look like fruits that were about to fall off of trees.


    [Oh my ,oh my. Our prey are going to fall into our mouths on their own!]


    ¡°Go away, go awaaaaaaaaaaay!¡±


    The most popular of the group was naturally Jaeha.


    "Why are they all gathering around meeee?! Captain-nim! Please translate for me!¡±


    ¡°You want to know why? You have the most fat in your guts.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    That was the truth.


    [Meat needs some fat to taste good.]


    They probably considered Jaeha to be the rib eye.


    Ju-Heon sneered at him.


    ¡°I knew this would happen ever since I saw you relying on the phoenix to eat two whole fried chicken in the middle of the night.¡±


    ¡°$#&#!¡±


    It wasn¡¯t that Jaeha was actually fat, but Ju-Heon and Seol-A were extremely unpopular. Their flesh looked extremely tough as if they did a lot of working out while Julian also worked out every day to maintain his health.


    The only popular one was Jaeha, the ribeye, the chuck, the pork belly, etc.


    Of course, their Heirlooms played a role as well.


    [The bitch is too vicious.]


    They avoided Seol-A¡¯s Heavenly Horse because they didn''t want to get kicked...


    [As for Haetae......we can¡¯t eat our fellow tiger.]


    They treated Haetae as one of their own!


    And Ju-Heon...


    [That bastard has eaten so many dirty things that I feel like I might get a stomach ache if I eat him.]


    [You''re right. Don''t eat him. You¡¯ll probably get food poisoning.]


    He failed the sanitary inspection.


    Compared to them, the Phoenix looked extremely delicious along with Jaeha.


    [Hehehe, we have rib eye and bird meat! Bird meat!]


    [Haaa, haaaa, let¡¯s roast them! Roooooast them!]


    [The legs are mine! All miiiiine!]


    Both Jaeha and the Phoenix foamed at the mouth.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Please at least get rid of that Four Evils bastard! It¡¯s fine if it is only for a moment! I just need to be able to use my artifact!¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed as if he had no choice.


    ¡°Fine. I guess I can¡¯t let you die since you are my subordinate.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed and Julian and Seol-A got ready as well.


    ¡®I''m sure he¡¯s going to use Artifact Destruction.¡¯


    They would escape the moment Ju-Heon destroyed the vines tying them down.


    As they were getting ready...


    ¡°Hey spider lady. You can hear me, right?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon unexpectedly called for Zhen Cai Yuan.


    He didn¡¯t know where she was but knew that she would be able to hear them.


    ¡®Why is he calling her in this situation?¡¯


    Ju-Heon continued to speak without caring for anything else.


    ¡°Instead of responding to your question from earlier, let me make you an offer.¡±


    ¡°C, captain-nim?¡±


    He said something quite shocking as the rest of the team tried to figure out what he was doing.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be your boyfriend if you unbind us.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The team almost fainted after hearing that.


    ¡°Captain-nim?!¡±


    ¡°Hey, hey! Seo Ju-Heon! What are you saying?!¡±


    Seol-A took it the worst.


    ¡®What is he saying in such a situation?¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon was being serious.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? I said I''ll be your boyfriend.¡±


    Julian shouted in anger as Ju-Heon would not stop.


    ¡°Hey! What the hell are you saying all of a sudden?! What kind of stupid nonsense is that?!¡±


    Ju-Heon glared at Julian.


    ¡°You¡¯re the one who is being stupid. This tomb is different from most tombs. It already has a master. Don''t you know what that means?¡±


    The spider would be able to use its master¡¯s power to continue making traps in the tomb.


    Basically, it meant that they would keep getting caught in traps even if they got out of this one.


    So, to take care of them all one by one?


    ¡°That¡¯s just a waste of energy.¡±


    Julian sighed.


    Ju-Heon wanted to just get rid of the source instead. The traps in the tomb would disappear if the master suppressed the spider¡¯s powers.


    "But still......! There¡¯s no way that such an evil woman will fall for...!¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Do you really mean that?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The team members couldn''t help but question their ears.


    The area in front of them seemed to warp before Zhen Cai Yuan appeared in front of them.


    ¡®She really fell for it?!¡¯


    The smart Julian couldn''t understand this situation at all.


    "What the hell......¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan was looking at Ju-Heon with shaking pupils.


    ¡°I asked if you were being serious.¡±


    ¡°Yes. I said I''ll be your boyfriend.¡±


    Her eyes flashed.


    ¡°Let me make it clear. Yoo Jaeha won''t be my boyfriend. YOU will be my boyfriend.¡±


    ¡°.............¡±


    She needed to make things clear after having been scammed once already. Ju-Heon nodded his head.


    ¡°Okay. So let me go. Oh and get rid of that Four Evils bastard while you''re at it.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan peeked toward the evil beast.


    This beast was the Taotie, one of the Four Evils that brings evil in the world. The other three were the Hun Dun that looked like a dog, the violent tiger Tao Wu, and the winged tiger Qiong Qi that eats the nose of the reasonable one and gifts the evil ones. Taotie was the evil beast of greed, a beast so gluttonous that it would even eat its own body.


    ¡®It is the original artifact for this Great Tomb.¡¯


    The Supreme Leader had consumed this bastard to take away its rights as one of the artifacts of the 7 Great Tombs.


    Anyway, fighting a Divine-Grade beast of this level would require them to put their lives on the line.


    That was why it was understandable that Ju-Heon would include it in the deal. She could also predict what Seo Ju-Heon was thinking.


    ¡®He¡¯s probably aiming for the artifact.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan soon smiled.


    ¡®He can''t take back something he¡¯s already said.¡¯


    Her eyes flashed dangerously. Ju-Heon''s condition wasn''t to give him the artifact, it was just to get rid of this trap.


    ¡®He is my enemy but it is not hard to get rid of a single trap.¡¯


    This wasn¡¯t the only trap here after all.


    Zhen Cai Yuan immediately glared at the monsters.


    ¡°Let them go.¡±


    [!]


    The evil spirits, human-faced tigers, and even Taotie were shocked at what she just said.


    [What did you say?!]


    ¡°I told you to let them go.¡±


    The artifacts started shaking in fear at Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s order. The aura of the Supreme Leader she was giving off was too strong for them to ignore her because she was a human.


    The evil spirits and tigers ran away and the vines binding Ju-Heon¡¯s group released them. The team sighed in relief after falling to the ground.


    ¡°Wow, I thought I was going to die!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan smiled brightly and walked over to Ju-Heon as soon as the trap was removed.


    ¡°I kept my promise. You have to keep your word.¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed.


    ¡°Okay, okay. I''m your boyfriend starting today.¡±


    Seol-A looked as if she wanted to cry. How could her Captain-nim do this to her?


    But they had no choice.


    Zhen Cai Yuan hugged Ju-Heon with a wicked look on her face. She had no plans on letting Ju-Heon go.


    She just needed to kill the rest of these annoying team members and just take Ju-Heon with her to China.


    ¡®You¡¯re mine now.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan grabbed Ju-Heon''s face and looked ecstatic.


    ¡°Hey Ju-Heon, then we should......¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s break up.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    That was all Ju-Heon said before he ran for his life. It had all happened in an instant.


    The freed Ju-Heon immediately called out his Crow and caused a ruckus.


    Boom!


    [The Crow is consuming the artifacts that are running away.]


    The Crow that could not be activated until now because Ju-Heon couldn''t channel his Dominance was going crazy consuming the evil spirit artifact and the human-faced tigers as if it had been waiting to do this.


    [You have eaten the hungry evil spirit.]


    [You have eaten the violent human-faced tigers.]


    [Digesting the artifacts now.]


    [You have gained a new artifact''s ability.]


    Ju-Heon then aimed for the Taotie as well.


    ¡°This Supreme Leader artifact¡¯s tomb is great!¡±


    Ju-Heon was laughing maniacally as he let the Crow''s aura go berserk.


    A chaotic aura that was large enough to cover the whole tomb shot out of him.


    The aura was aiming for the Taotie. His team members naturally gasped in shock.


    ¡°Aaah! Not him! Captain-nim!¡±


    An artifact that was one of the Four Evils was bound to be extremely evil. Ju-Heon had gotten a stomach ache after eating Hitler¡¯s artifact.


    In comparison, forget rotten food, eating one of the Four Evils would be like eating nuclear waste!


    ¡°That¡¯s dirty! Dirty!¡±


    Ju-Heon ignored him and consumed the evil beast.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    The evil beast was swearing but could not help but be sucked into that black hole.


    [The Taotie is doing everything it can to escape.]


    [You have gained a new artifact''s ability.]


    Ju-Heon seemed to be in a bit of pain as he was unable to digest a Divine-Grade artifact right away, but it didn''t matter.


    ¡°There were talks in the past about using the Four Evils to call forth the Four Symbols!¡±


    Ju-Heon motioned for his team to follow him.


    ¡°Follow me. It¡¯s this way.¡±


    The rest of the team was shocked.


    ¡°I thought you were going to seduce Zhen Cai Yuan!¡±


    ¡°What? Of course that was just a bluff.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Even if he went out with Zhen Cai Yuan, she was the type who would kill everybody else saying that they were annoying her. He would have to be crazy to give her his heart.


    ¡°In addition......¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at the shape of the tomb and started to smile.


    "The Supreme Leader artifact is an artifact born from the Gu poison.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    The Gu poison was one of the ancient Chinese curse methods.


    Numerous poisonous insects and creatures would be placed in a closed container until they created the most poisonous creature. That poison was used to kill people.


    Poisonous spiders, centipedes, toads, snakes etc would be placed in a single container and surprisingly, as if by magic, they would fight and eat each other until one was left. The last remaining creature would be used for the curses.


    The curses ranged from viruses, parasites, bacteria, etc, but there was a story that was most famously tied with the Gu poison.


    ¡°You know about the bug that will give you unbelievable wealth in return for giving it humans?¡±


    ¡°Ah.¡±


    The user had to return the wealth plus interest if they could not feed the creature anymore.


    If someone took that wealth from the user, they would take the creature with them.


    Most people would take it without knowing about the creature and ended up getting eaten by it.


    That was how they would kill the target.


    ¡°China was able to gather a lot of artifacts and wealth even without Pandora. I''m sure it was thanks to the Gu poison artifact.¡±


    It also meant that Zhen Cai Yuan would have fed people to the spider in return.


    ¡°So you''re saying that the Supreme Leader artifact was created from the Gu poison artifact?¡±


    Basically, it was the most venomous creature that ate up all of the other poisonous artifacts and survived.


    It managed to surpass all of the other creatures it faced to be the last one standing. He didn¡¯t know what happened in the past, but......


    ¡®That bastard might have originally been locked up with the other Divine-Grade artifacts.¡¯


    It consumed Divine-Grade artifacts and ended up as the last artifact standing, earning its title as the Supreme Leader.


    ¡°Wow, it really is a scary artifact.¡±


    Ju-Heon sneered at him.


    ¡°Do you want me to tell you something that¡¯s even scarier?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°That spider artifact... Could have started out as a human.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    The team could not close their jaws at Ju-Heon''s shocking comment.


    ¡°W, what did you just......?!¡±


    ¡°I''m not certain. I just think that might be the case.¡±


    ¡°But why?!¡±


    Even Julian seemed shocked this time. Ju-Heon responded to him.


    ¡°The way it talks is different.¡±


    ¡°The way it talks?¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed to be thinking for a moment.


    He could hear the artifacts. Naturally, he started to learn the artifacts¡¯ tone and speaking style.


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    ¡°I don¡¯t know whether to call it the tone, but the artifacts actually speak differently from humans.¡±


    They weren''t as unnatural as robots, but it just felt different from how people talked.


    He felt as if this was how aliens would sound if they spoke the human language.


    However...


    ¡°The Supreme Leader artifact pretends to be an artifact but its tone sounds very similar to humans.¡±


    ¡°............!¡±


    In addition, information about other artifacts showed up properly for him but there was no information about the Spider artifact.


    ¡°Then how did a human eat an artifact...?!¡±


    ¡°In Greek mythologies, there are people who get cursed and sell off their daughter or even eat themselves until only the teeth are left. If you think about it that way, it¡¯s not that hard.¡±


    "Then you really think......!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled.


    But that wasn¡¯t important right now.


    "That bastard is the artifact of gluttony. That means that this tomb is full of the artifacts it has consumed until now.¡±


    This tomb was actually located in the belly of the Supreme Leader.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®There¡¯s a way to make the Supreme Leader submit without going through Zhen Cai Yuan.¡¯


    As Ju-Heon was using Tomb Destruction to create shortcuts...


    [#$&#*!]


    The rope must have detected something as it urgently slapped Ju-Heon on the cheek.


    Had it detected an enemy? Some faint changes started to happen inside the rope¡¯s body.

 Chapter 319: The Supreme Leader of the Artifacts (3)

    Chapter 319: The Supreme Leader of the Artifacts (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    [The rope''s body is trying to change.]


    [The rope''s body is trying to change.]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide at those messages.


    ¡®It¡¯s body is trying to change?¡¯


    Ju-Heon looked at the rope that was slapping him. Well, unlike how it usually slapped people, it was gentle with Ju-Heon and it only felt as if it was patting him with a sponge.


    Anyway, the rope''s condition was a bit weird. It was sparkling unlike usual.


    Actually, this wasn''t an unfamiliar sight. It was like this once when it upgraded to a B-Grade artifact and became a possession-type artifact.


    The other time was when the rope upgraded to a S-Grade artifact. It showed the same signs during those times.


    That gave Ju-Heon an idea.


    ¡®Is it trying to upgrade again?¡¯


    But it was a bit odd.


    Artifacts didn''t change for no reason. They needed to meet some special conditions, meaning that the rope had to do something amazing.


    That was how it had been the last two times as well.


    ¡®It overcame another bastard¡¯s Dominance to turn into a possession-type artifact and slapped the Supreme Leader to become a S-Grade artifact.¡¯


    It had not done anything out of the ordinary lately.


    Ju-Heon found it odd before realizing something.


    ¡®Was it perhaps the garlic and Korean wormwood?¡¯


    That¡¯s right. The rope had continued to rub garlic and Korean wormwood on its body without stopping!


    ¡°You little punk, you still haven¡¯t given up on that?!¡±


    He felt as if he could smell the garlic and Korean wormwood once he said that.


    He had not noticed because it usually absorbed it all into its body before coming over to him, but it must not have had time to do that today.


    ¡°You cruel bastard. You ground up your fellow artifact and rubbed it all over your body for 100 days......¡±


    The shocked rope quickly shook its head.


    [#$$&!]


    I, it¡¯s a replica! A replica!


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter. Ju-Heon had been full of expectations at first too. The Dangun myths talked about how the bear turned into a human and became Hwanung''s companion.


    Ju-Heon had been full of hope that the rope would show similar results, however......


    ¡®It¡¯s been a lot more than 100 days already.¡¯


    Was it because the rope was using a replica or because the artifacts had a different way of counting the days than humans did? Either way, Ju-Heon didn''t see any changes right now. As Ju-Heon decided to ignore the message since nothing was happening...


    Boom!


    The path inside the tomb suddenly started to shrink.


    Chhhhhh!


    The area that looked like the bowels started to shrink to turn into a confined area!


    [Warning. The Gu poison''s trap has been activated.]


    [Warning. The Gu poison''s trap has been activated.]


    It was obvious what this was. The tomb was sealing them in to make them have a battle royale.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Hey Kongming.¡±


    Ju-Heon grabbed Julian by the collar and smiled brightly.


    And then...


    ¡°Don¡¯t die.¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    Ju-Heon instantly started to throw the team members. He sent them flying toward a hole that wasn''t closed yet!


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    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Ju-Heon was throwing them to a cliff where they couldn''t see the end.


    The team members couldn''t help but foam at the mouth.


    ¡°Aaah! Seo Ju-Heon, you really!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled.


    ¡®They shouldn''t die since I threw the rope with them.¡¯


    The Supreme Leader sneered at Ju-Heon.


    [Do you really think you can get out of here because you threw your teammates out?]


    A large spider arm fell from the ceiling. Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed.


    ¡°This damn spider bastard talks so much.¡±


    The spider¡¯s aura and the Crow''s aura clashed at that moment.


    Boom!


    The spider trembled as soon as it touched the Crow. Ju-Heon didn''t care and started to smirk.


    His black aura seemed to explode before it consumed the Supreme Leader''s arm.


    It had happened in an instant.


    Crunch!


    [You are absorbing a portion of the Supreme Leader''s power.]


    [You are absorbing a portion of the Supreme Leader''s power.]


    The anxious Supreme Leader quickly tried to pull its arm out but it had already been cut off.


    The Supreme Leader was extremely angry. It was not just angry that its arm had been cut off.


    [How dare this Crow bastard not recognize its true owner!]


    It sounded as if it was angry that Ju-Heon was using the Crow. And then...


    [Hand it over! That is not an artifact a bastard like you should use!]


    Bang!


    The Supreme Leader ruthlessly hooked Ju-Heon with its arm.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon groaned. It was so strong that his spine felt as if it might break.


    But what hooked him was not its usual spider arm.


    ¡®It¡¯s a human arm.¡¯


    A human arm? Yes, the thing that came out of the wall and the ground was a rotten human arm! That large arm was hooking Ju-Heon as if to kill him.


    The Supreme Leader was raging wildly.


    [Hand over MY CROW right now!]


    Boom! Boom!


    The Supreme Leader started to go wild. Ju-Heon just scoffed.


    That was to be expected.


    ¡°Did it just say my Crow?¡¯


    Was it perhaps the Crow''s former master?


    Ju-Heon couldn¡¯t think for long as he groaned.


    [You are being exposed to the Gu poison''s power.]


    He groaned because of an unfamiliar memory that came into his brain!


    ¡®Fuck! That Crow bastard betrayed me! Why did it pick that inferior bastard over me?!¡¯


    ¡®Human, you become an artifact as well.¡¯


    It was probably the Spider Supreme Leader''s memory. It was its memory of being eaten by an artifact.


    The scene he saw was terrible.


    Ju-Heon quickly came back to his senses and scoffed.


    Why?


    ¡®This bastard really was a human before!¡¯


    This was the truth. The Supreme Leader in that memory was human.


    The Supreme Leader had been jealous of the person who ended up with the Crow. Whether he was envious of its power of predation or just wanted the Crow for himself...


    That bastard used the artifact of gluttony from Greek mythology to emulate the Crow. He was then captured by those artifacts and reborn as the Gu poison artifact.


    That was why it was interesting.


    ¡®A human can turn into an artifact?¡¯


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    Ju-Heon coughed up some blood.


    He had been poisoned, potentially because of the Supreme Leader''s arm he ate earlier.


    ¡®Fuck, it¡¯s not like its a puffer fish or something.¡¯


    He probably would have died instantly if it wasn¡¯t for his Tolerance.


    The spider charged toward the stumbling Ju-Heon.


    [Give me back my Crow! You thieving bastard!]


    As the Crow opened its jaws and charged toward him...


    ¡°Get your damn filthy mouth out of here!¡±


    They heard an extremely angry voice.


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide after hearing this familiar voice.


    ¡®This voice is?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon urgently stepped back before he could see the person''s face.


    That was to be expected.


    [Artifacts are being destroyed!]


    [Artifacts are being destroyed!]


    Artifacts were starting to be destroyed by an extremely strong aura. The Supreme Leader¡¯s legs stumbled as if it was paralyzed.


    Who was this person? The person who appeared in front of Ju-Heon was actually Irene! She seemed so angry that her face was flushed red and she was huffing.


    ¡°How dare you try to eat Mr. Ju-Heon with your stinky and dirty mouth!¡±


    Of course, the Monarch of Destitution''s overwhelming power of disaster was making Ju-Heon''s artifacts suffer as well.


    Ju-Heon slowly backed away when Irene seemed to have realized it and grabbed Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, I''m sorry! Are you okay?!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled at Irene.


    Everything other than his artifacts were fine, but......


    ¡°Irene, why are you in this tomb?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? It¡¯s obviously because I was in the theatre as well...¡±


    "The theatre? George told me that you would be in the cathedral all day today and tomorrow for Christmas......¡±


    Irene seemed extremely flustered to hear that.


    "A, ah. No, you see, that......!¡±


    She couldn¡¯t say that she snuck out of the cathedral while her brother wasn¡¯t looking.


    ¡°I, I came out for a moment to have dinner with my family!¡±


    ¡°......In the middle of service?¡±


    ¡°I, it¡¯s break time!¡±


    ¡°......Cathedrals have breaks too?¡±


    ¡°A, anyway! Mr. Ju-Heon! Aren¡¯t the others in a trap? We need to hurry...!¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled at Irene¡¯s statement.


    ¡®That¡¯s nothing to them.¡¯


    ¡°My subordinates are not that useless.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°They should be about done now.¡±


    Something happened as he smiled.


    [Uggggggh!]


    The Supreme Leader suddenly screamed.


    The tomb started to shake as well.


    It felt like an extremely strong earthquake.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Irene stumbled and Ju-Heon just picked her up over his shoulder. He then smiled after seeing the messages that popped up.


    [The artifacts that the Supreme Leader has consumed are starting to escape.]


    [The artifacts that the Supreme Leader has consumed are starting to escape.]


    There was an explosion in the tomb as well.


    Boom!


    The Supreme Leader became angry at what was happening in its tomb.


    [You sons of bitches!]


    It finally seemed to realize what had happened.


    As it raged...


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you really! How can you just hand Mammon over before pushing us off a cliff?!¡±


    Julian was holding onto the rope and climbing up to the top of the cliff as he huffed in anger. Ju-Heon just smiled at him.


    "Why are you being so petty? All that matters is that my intentions were delivered to you.¡±


    To explain what happened... Ju-Heon had thrown Julian and the others to the cliff for a reason.


    ¡®Clear the tomb.¡¯


    He would keep the Supreme Leader occupied so use that time to take care of things. It would be too obvious if he was moving around himself.


    Ju-Heon had handed Julian Mammon and the rope in secret as well.


    Why?


    ¡®Mammon is a mining artifact.¡¯


    It seemed to have pretended to be an Archaeologist¡¯s Artifact in the past on purpose, but it was an artifact mining devil.


    ¡®And the Supreme Leader is an artifact of gluttony.¡¯


    Although both the Crow and the Spider were artifacts of predation, the base was different.


    An easy comparison would be that the Crow puts all of the artifacts it consumes into a bag. On the other hand, the Supreme Leader was the Gu poison artifact. All of the artifacts it consumed until now was a part of it. That meant that...


    ¡®Taking out the artifacts that make up its body will make it shrink!¡¯


    The tomb shook vigorously once more.


    Boom! Boom! Boom!


    [The devil of mining is mining the artifacts inside the stomach!]


    [The devil of mining is mining the artifacts inside the stomach!]


    [The consumed artifacts have regained their freedom!]


    [The freed artifacts are starting to dig their way out of the tomb!]


    This was definitely Mammon''s doing. Mammon might not look like it but she was strong enough to be a Heirloom after all!


    Boom!


    The escaping artifacts finally managed to dig their way out of the Supreme Leader¡¯s tomb. The Supreme Leader was in significant pain as if its guts had been ripped.


    [Ugh, uuuugh! My body, my boooody!]


    The Supreme Leader''s appearance started to change.


    It turned from the large spider to a toad, a snake, and many other forms.


    The spider was slowly becoming smaller as the artifacts making up its body started to leave one by one.


    [Damn it, how dare you use such a despicable method!]


    The angry Supreme Leader released its aura. Julian urgently shouted.


    "The Supreme Leader is forcibly gathering the artifacts that are escaping!¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed before shouting.


    ¡°Come out, Domus Aurea!¡±


    Ju-Heon called for one of his possession-type artifacts that was outside the tomb.


    Something shocking happened.


    Boom!


    [Nero''s Domus Aurea has appeared.]


    A golden palace in the shape of a tower was summoned outside the tomb.


    The messages kept coming.


    [The artifacts from the Tower of Pride are bursting out from inside.]


    [The artifacts from the Tower of Pride are bursting out from inside.]


    The residents of the Tower of Pride that he had stationed inside the Domus Aurea ran out.


    Ju-Heon smiled as he shouted.


    ¡°Grab the escaping artifacts! Each one you grab will take off one month''s rent!¡±


    The artifacts chased after the escaping artifacts with crazed expressions on their faces.


    [Chase them! My reeeeeeent!]


    [Grab those bastards!]


    The slightly weakened Supreme Leader foamed at the mouth.


    [This bastard......!]


    Ju-Heon glared at the Spider with a terrifying gaze.


    ¡°Kneel. You damn spider.¡±


    Boom!


    Ju-Heon¡¯s Dominance exploded and the Spider started grinding its teeth as it flailed. Even an artifact that was originally human seemed to feel pain from strong levels of Dominance.


    The pained Spider soon disappeared.


    ¡°The Spider!¡±


    Irene was shocked to see Ju-Heon start walking.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon?¡±


    She wanted to know where he was going.


    ¡°I can¡¯t get that bastard as things are right now.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Ju-Heon was heading for a certain spot in the tomb.


    But the place he was headed was unexpectedly not very far away.


    He stopped in front of Zhen Cai Yuan.


    ¡°U, ugh.¡±


    At a corner of the tomb... Zhen Cai Yuan was on the ground in pain, probably because she was contracted to the Supreme Leader.


    ¡°Huff, huff! Ju-Heon......!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at Zhen Cai Yuan as she groaned in pain.


    He had weakened the Supreme Leader''s power but the contract was still there. Basically, he needed to forcibly break the contract if he wanted to take the Supreme Leader artifact for himself.


    Julian, who knew that was the case, started to speak.


    ¡°I guess you need to kill that woman to get the Supreme Leader artifact.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan looked at Ju-Heon and smiled after hearing that.


    ¡°I''ll have no regrets if I die by your hands. Please send me off without any pain.¡±


    Ju-Heon pulled out a knife.


    ¡°Oh right, you asked me how I felt when you died.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    The blade of the knife flashed as Ju-Heon continued to speak.

 Chapter 320: The Supreme Leader of the Artifacts (4)

    Chapter 320: The Supreme Leader of the Artifacts (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Oh right, you asked me how I felt when you died.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    The blade of the knife flashed as Ju-Heon continued to speak.


    ¡°I was very sad. We were together for a bit after all.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan''s eyes opened wide while Julian gasped.


    ¡®Wait, what did he just say?


    He was sad?


    He was VERY sad?


    This son of a bitch! He¡¯s definitely gone crazy.¡¯


    Julian seriously thought Ju-Heon had gone crazy.


    He couldn¡¯t help but have such a reaction. There was no way something so romantic would come out of Seo Ju-Heon''s mouth!


    This guy didn''t give a damn about anybody whether they were men or women!


    There was no way that such a bastard would say such sweet words to Zhen Cai Yuan!


    Then there was only one answer!


    ¡®This son of a bitch is trying to scam her again!¡¯


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you......!¡±


    But Julian flinched before he cussed at Ju-Heon.


    ¡®No. He might not seem like it, but Ju-Heon is actually a very affectionate person.¡¯


    He would not have worked together with this bastard for 10 years if he really shed no blood or tears like a psychopath.


    Ju-Heon even looked a bit sad right now.


    Julian started to speak with a compassionate gaze in his eyes.


    ¡°I see, I guess you really did have some feelings for Zhen Cai Yuan......¡±


    But forget having feelings...


    ¡°So just tell me a bit about the artifacts China has before you die.¡±


    ¡°Hey you damn trashy son of a bitch!¡±


    Julian grabbed the back of his neck while the spider artifact roared in anger.


    [See, this bastard is someone who says stupid shit like this! Hurry up and kill him!]


    Ju-Heon was the enemy.


    This arrogant bastard was trying to become the master of all artifacts in the world.


    ¡®We can''t let a bastard like this get all of the artifacts!¡¯


    Well, part of the reason the spider felt that way was because it believed all of the artifacts in the world should be his.


    [Alright! All of the artifacts will be taken by this bastard if you don¡¯t do anything! Hurry up and kill him!]


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to.¡±


    [?!]


    Zhen Cai Yuan immediately rejected the spider. She had an extremely satisfied expression on her face.


    The Spider couldn¡¯t help but become anxious.


    [You stupid bitch, are you really believing what this bastard just said?! You''re satisfied with that?!]


    Zhen Cai Yuan started to smile.


    Of course she was satisfied.


    Why?


    Ju-Heon was usually not the type to even say empty words. That was why it was fine if it was a lie, and......


    ¡®It doesn¡¯t seem like a total lie either.¡¯


    She could tell by his gaze. Of course, it was possible that Ju-Heon was doing it on purpose to make himself seem more believable.


    "Anyway, I lost. They''re going to execute me if I go back to China like this anyway. So hurry up and kill me. Take the Supreme Leader artifact from me.¡±


    Ju-Heon gently smiled.


    It was as he expected.


    Zhen Cai Yuan was the type to not care about things once she got what she wanted.


    He knew that she would even give up on the artifacts as long as she got what she really wanted.


    Furthermore...


    ¡°If you want to kill me, stab me deep right here. The artifact¡¯s core is located there.¡±


    Ju-Heon had no idea where the Supreme Leader was located inside her body.


    As one of the Four Emperors, she was able to hide it very well.


    In order to remove a parasitic artifact, that location needed to be known but he had no idea where it could be.


    ¡®I get it now.¡¯


    She pointed deep inside her neck.


    It was also the spot she cut her neck to kill herself in the past. She let him know that she would just molt again if he did not properly destroy the core.


    ¡°Just destroy the artifact core. The Supreme Leader will die with me, but you have a talented restorer with you anyway.¡±


    Ju-Heon lifted the knife.


    ¡®Good, I won.¡¯


    Zhen Cai Yuan was looking at Irene for some reason. She was planning to die in Ju-Heon''s hands from the beginning.


    Why?


    She believed she would remain in his memory if he personally killed her.


    ¡°Do you have any last words?¡±


    ¡°I hope that you will be able to like me in my next life.¡±


    Ju-Heon viciously smiled as she said that. But as he struck down to stab Zhen Cai Yuan...


    [You motherfucking bitch! I don¡¯t need you anymore!]


    The Spider could not hold it in any longer and burst out of Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s body.


    It couldn''t believe that this woman was pretty much committing suicide.


    The Spider decided to throw away this crazy woman.


    And then...


    [Seo Ju-Heon, you should be thankful! I will take you as my host!]


    It¡¯s chaotic aura aimed for Ju-Heon. Both Zhen Cai Yuan and Julian were shocked to see that.


    Why? It was not good news for the Supreme Leader to take anybody as a host.


    ¡®The Supreme Leader is the Gu poison artifact.¡¯


    Gu poison was an artifact that called forth curses.


    This bastard would bring unbelievable wealth to its host but will kill the host if it was not fed.


    Basically, the Supreme Leader was planning on sticking to Ju-Heon and forcing him to feed it!


    The food it wasn¡¯t wasn''t regular food either!


    [I¡¯ll request your team members as my first meals!]


    It would do that to make Seo Ju-Heon cry tears of blood! It was shameful to stick to Seo Ju-Heon but it seemed extremely beneficial looting at the long-term results.


    Whether Ju-Heon would be pained to feed it or die because he couldn¡¯t feed it!


    It would enjoy both scenarios!


    The Spider bared its fangs toward Ju-Heon.


    Zhen Cai Yuan became anxious.


    ''I can¡¯t let it do a host contract.¡¯


    She did not want to see Ju-Heon crying tears of blood.


    Well, she might enjoy it if he cried some tears of blood for her, but...! Zhen Cai Yuan quickly grabbed a knife.


    Her only choice was to kill the spider before it could attack Ju-Heon!


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon. Go become the ruler of the artifacts.¡¯


    As she was about to stab her own neck!


    Grab!


    ¡°!¡±


    The knife stopped moving.


    Ju-Heon had grabbed Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s knife. He did it extremely manly with his bare hand!


    ¡°.........!¡±


    His hand was dripping blood but Ju-Heon just laughed as if it was nothing. Zhen Cai Yuan was baffled.


    ¡®But why? He¡¯s going to die at this rate!¡¯


    The spider stuck itself to Ju-Heon''s back at that moment. It then started to laugh.


    [You stupid fool, I got you now!]


    But as the spider tried to rip apart Ju-Heon''s neck...


    [Ugh?!]


    The spider coughed up blood and moved away from Ju-Heon''s body.


    The spider was flailing on the ground in pain as if it was having diarrhea and vomiting at the same time.


    [You bastard, what the hell did you rub all over your body......?!]


    Ju-Heon lifted his shirt a bit and started to smile.


    What had he rubbed on his body?


    [1,000 years old extremely stinky garlic extract (SS-Grade:Divine-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    [Holy blood that scares even the king of ghosts (SS-Grade:Divine-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    ...


    [The Lord of Flies¡¯ Poop Excreted by the Monarch of Devils Heirloom (Food poisoning bacteria) (SS-Grade:Divine-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    What had Ju-Heon done?


    He had ground up all sorts of artifacts and rubbed them on his body.


    He would not come unprepared to meet Zhen Cai Yuan.


    He had come up with this method while debating how he could defend himself against her.


    He had rubbed all sorts of artifacts because he didn¡¯t know the damn spider''s true identity, but it was an artifact of gluttony after all.


    As a fellow artifact of predation user, he knew very well how it worked.


    ¡®You get a stomach ache if you eat something you shouldn¡¯t eat.¡¯


    The Dongui Bogam artifact that came out in the past would have been able to accurately come up with an antidote for the Gu poison, but......


    ¡®I guess it''s enough.¡¯


    He had no right to tell the rope that it was stinky.


    ¡°Alright, get lost if you understand!¡±


    Ju-Heon started swinging the smelly garlic rope around.


    Garlic was known for warding off evil in both the East and the West!


    The rope even roared to threaten the Supreme Leader.


    The Supreme Leader that had gotten weaker after losing the artifacts that made up its body glared at Ju-Heon.


    [You son of a bitch, do you really think something stupid like this would work?!]


    "Something stupid? It sure seems to be effective.¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed and bound the Supreme Leader up with the rope. The garlic rope was extremely effective.


    It could probably be used to ward off all sorts of evil in the future.


    He laughed and started to stomp on the spider.


    ¡°Well, it looks like you were the Emperor of a large Empire in the past so I will show you some respect as a person.¡±


    [What?]


    Ju-Heon took out a gourd.


    ¡°You may have been a greedy bastard, but you probably didn''t choose to be swallowed by the Gu poison. I will properly clear your tomb.¡±


    The gourd grew into the size of a building once he channeled his Dominance. The spider was baffled.


    [What the hell are you planning?]


    ¡°Nothing. I¡¯m going to give you a chance to keep your honor as a human being.¡±


    [.........!]


    This was the Tomb of the Gu poison.


    The way to properly clear this tomb was to have a battle royale inside the gourd similar to how the Gu poison was created.


    ¡°I''ve been curious about it. Let¡¯s go figure out whether my Crow''s predation or your predation is stronger.¡±


    Julian urgently shouted.


    "Are you planning on fighting with the spider?! That¡¯s too dangerous!¡±


    Ju-Heon ignored him and motioned to the spider.


    ¡°And it looks like you may have been the Crow''s master at some point so I will give you some special treatment.¡±


    The spider released its chaotic aura as soon as Ju-Heon said that.


    [Fine. That Crow will be mine if I consume you!]


    Julian became anxious as the spider and Ju-Heon headed for the gourd.


    ¡°Hey! Captain! Stop it!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    Ju-Heon didn''t care and walked into the gourd with the spider.


    The spider became excited once it was inside.


    [Alright! Bring it on! Let¡¯s see who survives in the end!]


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Mm, yeah. Give it your best on your own.¡±


    [?!]


    The spider urgently turned its head but...


    Bang!


    Ju-Heon quickly closed the opening of the gourd. The spider anxiously ran toward the entrance.


    [What the hell are you doing?!]


    Ju-Heon ignored it and channeled his Dominance into the gourd again.


    The gourd slowly shrank until it was the size of a paper cup.


    Julian was astonished at what just happened.


    ¡°Hey! What the hell are you doing?!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at the tiny gourd and laughed out loud.


    ¡°What else? I''d have to be fucking crazy to get trapped in a gourd with a damn spider.¡±


    Julian was truly flabbergasted.


    ¡°I thought you were going to show it respect for being an Emperor in the past.¡±


    ¡°Emperor? It¡¯s just a dumbass who couldn¡¯t overcome its own greed and turned into an artifact.¡±


    ¡°You said you were going to show it respect as a person...!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just a shitty artifact bastard now. It¡¯s not human.¡±


    Julian grabbed the back of his neck.


    ¡°What about the whole ¡®do it properly¡¯ because it was the Crow''s former master?¡±


    ¡°Like hell it was the former master.¡±


    The small glimpse he got into the Supreme Leader''s memories showed that this bastard was not the Crow''s master.


    Someone else was the Crow''s true former master.


    In fact, that guy seemed to be the Supreme Leader''s slave in the past.


    The spider was just the Emperor of an Ancient Empire who tried to get the Crow and lost it to his own slave.


    The Crow seemed to be the strongest of the Heirlooms. It had a direct connection to the Majesty.


    ¡®I saw something quite interesting in that memory.¡¯


    He also had everything he needed to open the Great Prison now.


    They could hear the spider grinding its teeth inside the gourd as Ju-Heon laughed.


    [#$#&!]


    Seo Ju-Heeeeeeeeeeeeon! Get your ass inside now! Get in here!


    Ju-Heon just sneered at the spider.


    ¡°Shut up. I¡¯m going to let our doggies shit on you.¡±


    At the same time...


    [Huff, huff! When is my damn master coming out?!]


    Mammon, who had mined the artifacts from the Supreme Leader''s tomb, was stomping her feet.


    The artifacts Mammon mined were all artifacts that the Supreme Leader had consumed.


    Helping them escape made the Supreme Leader weaker so Ju-Heon should be able to clear the tomb.


    She had watched the artifacts inside the Supreme Leader''s tomb dig their way out and scatter.


    However...


    [Why is he not coming out?! The tomb should be cleared! H, he wasn¡¯t swallowed by the Supreme Leader, right?]


    ¡°U, ugh! I don''t know what you are saying, but please let go......!¡±


    As Jaeha, who Mammon was grabbing by the collar and shaking anxiously, groaned in pain...


    ¡°Hey hey, hold on. Is it really okay to let all those artifacts escape?¡±


    Ilya, who met up with Jaeha and Seol-A pointed at the sky.


    ¡°The Captain will probably be angry.¡±


    What was he pointing at?


    The sky was full of artifacts from the Supreme Leader artifact''s stomach that were running away. They looked like dragons ascending to the sky.


    Seol-A was anxiously biting her fingernails while looking at the artifacts escaping.


    ¡°I need to get all of those!¡±


    She needed to gather 1,000 Divine-Grade artifacts to give to her Captain-nim as dowry.


    Jaeha stopped Seol-A who was trying to chase after the artifacts.


    ¡°Hey hey, stop! It¡¯s obvious those are all evil god artifacts! Even the artifacts from the Tower of Pride can¡¯t capture them!¡±


    This was the truth.


    The artifacts the Supreme Leader had consumed were mainly evil god artifacts.


    They were all extremely dangerous, heinous, and disgusting.


    That was probably the reason.


    [Aigoo, I''m just giving up on that free rent.]


    [Those bastards are too wicked and strong!]


    ¡°There''s no way we can get those! We¡¯ll die from their venomous aura! Just let them go!¡±


    ¡°But the Captain-nim will be disappointed......!¡± S§×arch* The ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    As Mammon and the other artifacts had all given up...


    Shhh!


    Something urgently burst out of the tomb.


    ¡°!¡±


    It was the rope.


    But the rope looked different from its usual appearance.


    ¡°Huh? Huh?! The color changed!¡±


    ¡°Hey! No, it''s appearance just now......!¡±


    The rope looked odd as it flew up to the sky.


    It definitely looked like a rope as usual, but......


    ¡°Didn¡¯t it just look like a person? Did my eyes go crazy?¡±


    It was at that moment.


    "What the hell is going on?¡±


    ¡°Ah, Captain-nim. Actually, the rope!¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    The rope that flew up to the sky flashed its eyes and tried to capture the scattering evil god artifacts.


    [##$&!]


    Where do you think you''re going? Where do you think you''re going?


    The evil god artifacts foamed at the mouth.


    [#$&#!]


    What the hell is this shitty rope?!


    [#$#&*!]


    You shitty bastard! Go away! I said, go away!


    The rope grinded its teeth in anger as it was sent flying with a punch.


    The rope flashed before it split into many ropes. When had this rope learned Bunshin no jutsu?!


    The rope flashed its eyes and started capturing the evil artifacts left and right.


    It started with one, then two, three, one hundred... One thousand?!


    ¡°I, it captured all of them?!¡±


    Mammon¡¯s jaw dropped in shock.


    [T, that punk! What the hell did it just do?!]


    Ju-Heon saw a shocking message at that moment.


    [The rope is being promoted.]


    [It is being promoted to a Heirloom.]

 Chapter 321: New Heirloom

    Chapter 321: New Heirloom Translator: miraclerifle


    [The rope is being promoted.]


    [It is being promoted to a Heirloom.]


    It was an extremely shocking message. It was such an unbelievable message that even Ju-Heon had to rub his eyes.


    He couldn¡¯t help but laugh.


    ¡®It¡¯s a Heirloom?¡¯


    It was too hard to believe.


    This rope was not alive(?) compared to the other Heirlooms.


    But what?


    At that moment...


    [#$&#!]


    Ahh, what the hell is this bastard?!


    [#$#&*!]


    Go away! I said, go away! You stupid rope!


    [#$&!]


    Where are you from?! How dare an inferior bastard like you touch someone like me!


    Ju-Heon turned his head as the artifacts screamed.


    The screams were coming from the sky.


    The rope had split its body to bind down 1,000 artifacts at once.


    The rope looked like a net as the 1,000 strands reached out in all directions.


    These artifacts had no way of escaping.


    Ju-Heon questioned his eyes after looking at the rope.


    ¡®Hmm?¡¯


    He thought that the rope looked human for a moment.


    But that human form disappeared as if it had been a mirage.


    He heard his team members shouting.


    ¡°Jackpot! Did it capture all of them? Really?¡±


    ¡°Ohh, I knew that rope was a hack from the beginning.¡±


    ¡°U, unbelievable.¡±


    Even Mammon was gasping.


    [W, wait. If it¡¯s like this...!]


    Mammon urgently turned toward Ju-Heon and the rope.


    Ju-Heon looked satisfied and the rope flew over to Ju-Heon after seeing he was out.


    [$#$&*!]


    I filled it! I filled it! 1,000 Divine-Grade artifacts!


    Ju-Heon laughed as the rope looked like a kid bringing a giant batch of 1,000 balloons behind it.


    He still couldn¡¯t understand what it was saying, but whatever.


    ¡°Yes yes, I''ll take you as my partner.¡±


    The team members almost fainted.


    "Captain! Are you out of your mind?!¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Wow, he¡¯s finally done it. Whatever, I have nothing to do this with. This artifactphile finally......!¡±


    Ju-Heon shouted in anger.


    ¡°No. Not that kind of partner! My Heirloom! They call Heirlooms your partner artifact!¡±


    ¡°Ah......Heirloom. Ah......yes sir.¡±


    Jaeha mockingly laughed before his eyes opened wide.


    ¡°Huh? Wait a minute. Then are you planning on throwing the Crow away and taking the rope as your Heirloom?¡±


    The Crow was the most shocked to hear this.


    Ju-Heon was going to throw it away?!


    The Crow flinched and tried to chase after the artifacts but it was too late and Divine-Grade artifacts didn¡¯t just fall from the sky.


    Mammon was stomping her feet in frustration.


    [Human, artifacts can''t just be Heirlooms because they want to do it!]


    "Why not?¡±


    [Why else?! They don¡¯t meet the requirements......]


    ¡®Requirements my ass.¡¯


    ¡°It¡¯s already a Heirloom though?¡±


    [?!]


    Mammon urgently turned her head and the rope''s eyes(?) were sparkling as it bobbed up and down.


    [#$#&*!]


    I got promoted! I got it!


    It was proudly bobbing up and down.


    The other artifacts all gasped.


    [#$#&!]


    This is blasphemyyyyyyy!


    [It''s blasphemyyyyyyyyy!]


    Even the artifacts belonging to Ju-Heon''s team members peeked out and started shouting.


    [#$&$#!]


    This makes no sense! It¡¯s not a Divine Beast or a leader of a group...!


    This was as unbelievable as saying that humans originated from a paper cup.


    [Isn¡¯t this a scam? Maybe it¡¯s just pretending to be a Heirloom!]


    Unfortunately, it didn¡¯t matter what the artifacts had to say.


    ¡®It really does have the aura of a Heirloom.¡¯


    That was the undeniable proof that it was a Heirloom.


    Of course, there were a lot of weird things about this.


    The only way to become a Heirloom was to have a Heirloom pass down its position to a new artifact.


    But the rope was not a Divine Beast nor did it get handed a position.


    The number of Heirlooms was a fixed amount as well.


    ¡®But for it to have become a Heirloom...¡¯


    Ju-Heon suspiciously looked at the rope¡¯s smelly body.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way it was the garlic and Korean wormwood, right...?¡¯


    It sounded plausible as the Bear used garlic and Korean wormwood to become Hwanung''s partner.


    For artifacts, becoming a human''s partner meant becoming their Heirloom.


    Was that the reason or was it because it captured all of the artifacts from the Supreme Leader artifact''s body?


    ¡®Either way, this silly rope breaks all supposed laws of artifacts.¡¯


    An artifact that shouldn''t be able to upgrade had upgraded and even jumped past grades, it really likes a human and had no problem smacking the Supreme Leader.


    This mysterious artifact seemed to be made up of all things that shouldn''t exist in this world.


    ¡®Is it really Gleipnir?¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    [H, human... Are you really going to take this rope as your Heirloom?]


    Ju-Heon laughed at Mammon''s question.


    ¡°Why not?¡±


    The rest of the team became excited to hear that.


    ¡°Then please give me the Crow artifact! Me, me!¡±


    ¡°Hey! The Phoenix is enough for you. Please give it to me instead. Please Captain!¡±


    ¡°Shut the hell up! I don¡¯t want to be a meat shield anymore! I''ll become a multi-ability user if I consume the Phoenix with the Crow!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s true, the Captain-nim¡¯s artifact is like hitting the jackpot!¡±


    The whole team was greedy for the Crow.


    However, the Crow¡¯s aura was shaking. It had only been wary of Mammon and then ended up being smacked in the back by an unexpected opponent.


    But it couldn¡¯t argue against the rope.


    The rope did have the power of a proper Heirloom and it was up to the master to decide if they wanted to break the Heirloom contract.


    ¡°Alright, then...¡±


    As the team¡¯s eyes sparkled and the Crow sulked...


    [#$&!]


    Let¡¯s do it together! Let¡¯s do it together!


    The rope jumped up and down before landing on Ju-Heon¡¯s head.


    ¡®!¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    A shocking message appeared as the Heirloom contract with the rope took place.


    [You have received an additional Heirloom contract.]


    [You have become the master of two Heirlooms.]


    [You have become the only dual Heirloom user in the world.]


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide.


    ¡®Oh, would you look at this?¡¯


    His shocked expression made the rest of the team awkwardly ask.


    ¡°Captain-nim? Are you not going to break the contract?¡±


    ¡°Umm, who are you going to give the Crow to......¡±


    Ju-Heon smirked as if they were ridiculous.


    ¡°Get lost. Both of them are mine.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    ¡°I''d have to be crazy to let you have such a useful artifact.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? B, but people can only have one Heirloom......¡±


    Ju-Heon pointed to his clavicle instead of responding.


    The Toombglyph tattoo symbolizing his contract with the Crow was clearly visible.


    It was located the same way as any possession-type artifact¡¯s proof of contract, but Heirloom tattoos looked different in both shape and color.


    The team gasped after looking where he was pointing. S~ea??h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°T, there¡¯s one more!¡±


    ¡°What? Then he has two Heirlooms?!¡±


    Jaeha started to scream that this was a scam.


    ¡°Holy shit, this is so unfair! You damn thief! You fucking scammeeeeeeer! You always take all the good things for yourself!¡±


    The entire team started crying in envy but it didn¡¯t matter.


    [What the hell is this trashy human bastard?]


    Ju-Heon heard an annoyed voice.


    It was from one of the evil god artifacts that the rope had captured. They were bound by the rope but still salivating while looking at Ju-Heon.


    [I was happy enough to be freed from that motherfucking spider bastard but there¡¯s even a feast for me.]


    [Good little rope. Eaaaat him!]


    The evil artifacts all charged toward Ju-Heon.


    The rest of the team and even their artifacts started screaming.


    It was because these artifacts were evil god artifacts that other artifacts avoided as if they were literal shit.


    They were different from regular artifacts. They made even the artifacts of the Tower of Pride shiver.


    Each of them were either diseases with terrible personalities or disasters that loved to harm humans.


    They had all been wondering how Ju-Heon was going to handle all of these artifacts.


    Just having them by his side would be cancerous.


    That was probably the reason.


    [Hey! Seo Ju-Heon! Those bastards are dangerous!]


    [You don''t avoid shit because it¡¯s scary! You avoid it because it¡¯s dirty! What the hell are you going to do about these pieces of shit?!]


    What was Ju-Heon¡¯s plan?


    ¡®I already found a great place.¡¯


    But before that...


    "These pieces of shit can''t even recognize their master.¡±


    The two Heirlooms were viciously activated as soon as he said that.


    There was a loud explosion in Manhattan.


    The screams were just an extra benefit that was pleasing to Ju-Heon''s ears.


    [Hey. What the hell are we looking at?]


    The doggie artifacts seemed quite shocked. The other artifacts responded to Anubis''s question.


    [Umm......we are watching the creation of a prison.]


    That was the case.


    They were currently on a remote island in the Caribbean.


    A grotesque building was being built in front of the doggies¡¯ eyes.


    Ju-Heon was currently creating Tartarus.


    Basically, he was creating hell.


    It would be a place to train these shitty thi.........err, to take care of these artifacts.


    Ju-Heon, who was giving Jaeha directions on how to build it, was smiling arrogantly.


    ¡°Humans fall to hell if they sin. Artifacts should go to hell if they do bad things too.¡±


    [............]


    ¡°I''ll make it so that you beg to call me master within a month.¡±


    The artifacts were shaking.


    Even artifacts that belonged to the rest of this team were shaking in fear.


    ¡®I was wondering how he was going to suppress these heinous artifacts!¡¯


    He was basically going to put shit in the shit bucket.


    Now that they thought about, Ju-Heon had been buying land all around the world for a while. This remote island in the Caribbean was one of many islands that Ju-Heon had bought.


    They had thought that he was just going to be like any other rich person and build vacation homes all around the world, but...


    [Aigoooo! Who knew that a human bastard would create hell?!]


    [Who could have expected that he would create something like this for the artifacts he captured?!]


    They could already tell.


    [I guarantee that this penitentiary will be the worst place to be.]


    Just look at the ingredients going into its creation!


    Anubis got angry at them.


    [You stupid fool. That¡¯s not it. That is not what I am shocked about.]


    Hell?


    Something like that wasn¡¯t weird. His master was someone who would make all of the artifacts in the world his slave without batting an eye.


    In fact, it was weird that something like this was being built now instead of having been built earlier.


    [T, then......]


    Osiris and Set, who were next to Anubis, chimed in.


    [Yes. The shocking thing is that this thing is our restroom!]


    They were shocked while looking at the chamber pot in front of them.


    This was the gourd where Ju-Heon had imprisoned the Supreme Leader... It looked like a chamber pot now but whatever.


    [Maaaaaaster! Even if you wanted to scare us, this is not it!]


    [How can this be our restroom?!]


    Anubis foamed at the mouth.


    [No sir! The thing that should surprise us right now is that the rope became a Heirloom!]


    That was the case.


    The thing that shocked Anubis was the unprecedented appearance of a Heirloom.


    [How did a little punk who wasn¡¯t even a Divine-Grade artifact become a Heirloom?]


    The Heirlooms selected Monarchs and were the Monarch¡¯s partners to protect them. How could a simple rope rise to such a position?!


    Set and Osiris just laughed.


    [It¡¯s not that weird.]


    [That kid could probably even become the Supreme Leader.]


    [T, this is not the time to say such casual things!]


    ¡®It had already increased by one because of the Crow!¡¯


    The rope had instantly made the number of Heirlooms grow by one again.


    Something like this had never happened before.


    [The Heirlooms and artifacts all around the world will never accept this.]


    It was true; artifacts all around the world were gasping right now. Of course, the subject of the matter didn''t seem to care about it at all.


    [#&$#*!]


    I gathered 1000! I did it!


    The rope was just following Ju-Heon around with a sparkle in its eyes.


    Can I be with you now? Can I?


    Is this day 1? Day 1?


    That seems to be the thought on its mind.


    It was no wonder Anubis was getting flustered.


    Anubis scowled and groaned.


    [Regardless of how the master deals with it, this is definitely something for the artifact court.]


    The rope would end up having its Heirloom authority revoked.


    [It¡¯s not even a Divine-Grade artifact...]


    ¡°But it is a Divine-Grade artifact.¡±


    Anubis''s eyes opened wide at Ju-Heon¡¯s comment.


    [Master!]


    ¡°I don¡¯t know why you guys can''t sense it, but the rope is clearing giving off the aura of a Divine-Grade artifact.¡±


    [.........!]


    Was Ju-Heon telling the truth?


    Was a stupid rope like this really a Divine-Grade artifact like them?


    Anubis freaked out even more.


    ¡®This is really driving me crazy!¡¯


    But the ones really going crazy were not any of them.


    ¡°That damn spider lost?!¡±


    Prometheus''s hand was shaking.


    He never expected Ju-Heon to clear the Supreme Leader¡¯s tomb.


    That wasn''t all.


    [Now that the Spider Supreme Leader is captured, it¡¯s subordinate artifacts are acting weird as well.]


    The doggies with Ju-Heon, who were Division Commanders and Commander of the Corps, had nobody to fear anymore while the other artifacts were talking about whether they should follow Ju-Heon as well.


    [It is dangerous like this. The people the System Artifact chose will not become the Majesty at this rate. And now all 7 Great Tombs......]


    That was the case. Ju-Heon had all of the keys.


    [He is going to try to open the Great Prison now.]


    They were done for if that prison was opened.


    To be more specific, if Ju-Heon took possession of the criminals in that tomb......!


    Prometheus urgently looked at the Pandora System Artifact.


    ¡°I can''t let that bastard use this artifact.¡±


    [Then......!]


    "We still have time.¡±


    That was true.


    Even if he had the keys, he could not instantly open that tomb.


    ¡°It is the Great Prison. A mere human will not be able to open it so easily.¡±


    Prometheus smiled wickedly.


    ¡°So hurry up and do as I comm......¡±


    But at that moment...


    Boom!


    ¡°?!¡±


    The Pandora System artifact suddenly started to go crazy and released a warning.


    [Warning. A change is happening in the world.]


    It was as if Ju-Heon was sneering at them.


    The Great Prison where they had stuffed the major gods and hidden away was starting to open!

 Chapter 322: The Key to the Great Prison (1)

    Chapter 322: The Key to the Great Prison (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    The Pandora System artifact suddenly started to go crazy and released a warning.


    [Warning. A change is happening in the world.]


    It was as if Ju-Heon was sneering at them.


    The Great Prison where they had stuffed the major gods and hidden away was starting to open! Prometheus''s pupils were shaking.


    He was certain about what was going on.


    This earthquake was pretty weak compared to normal Tomb Appearance precursors. There weren''t many signs at all but he could feel it.


    ¡®The prison has opened.¡¯


    Well, the prison doors had not completely opened. Otherwise, those bastards captured inside would have burst out to fight them.


    ¡®But that prison has appeared.¡¯


    That prison that shouldn''t appear in the world was out! It was a ¡®tomb¡¯ that was in a different world for a lack of better words.


    But this prison that should not have been able to be found in this world was partially visible now.


    It was because Seo Ju-Heon got all of the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs!


    ¡°Fuck! That motherfucking bastard!¡±


    He was getting in their way so much!


    ¡°Now those bastards are...!¡±


    Those bastards they had imprisoned would pop back out.


    However, at that moment...


    [They are not out yet.]


    ¡°!¡±


    Prometheus was shocked to suddenly hear a voice.


    It was a woman''s voice.


    But he soon started frowning.


    He was not happy to hear this voice.


    ¡®Why is this woman talking to me?¡¯


    Prometheus started glaring.


    ¡°Mother, please stay out of this. You haven''t done anything until now so please just keep that up.¡±


    The mother of the beginning laughed at his angry voice.


    [But it looks like you can¡¯t do it on your own anymore. That thieving human bastard will steal the prisoners in the tomb now. Some of them are bastards you don''t like.]


    ¡°.........¡±


    Prometheus started grinding his teeth in anger.


    There were all sorts of artifacts from both eastern and western stories inside the tomb.


    There were gods who were extremely well-known among humans as well.


    But the one he hated the most was the playboy artifact.


    [I am not trying to harm you. Those bastards in the prison are my enemies as well.


    That is why you should use the Pandora system artifact.]


    Prometheus turned to look at the artifact inside the experiment tube.


    It would be fine to use this bastard but this was a double-edged sword.


    ¡®I worked my ass off to submit this bastard.¡¯


    He truly had run himself to the ground suppressing this artifact¡¯s personality and making it into a simple system artifact.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°No, I cannot use this bastard.¡±


    His mother chuckled and asked.


    [Then what are you going to do?]


    ¡°First, I will borrow your body as I have done until now, mother.¡±


    [You''re going to use Un-known?]


    ¡°Yes ma¡¯am.¡±


    His mother sighed.


    [You''re basically telling me to shut up and sleep.]


    ¡°The ground needs to be peaceful to scatter seeds and for good crops to grow.¡±


    Un-known.


    The Un-known used by Pandora was like a ¡®seed.¡¯


    Others would consider it to be a seed with mysterious powers.


    Anyway, he would put Un-known into his mother. He would spread it on this earth artifact.


    Doing so would create artificial artifacts.


    These artificial artifacts would have all sorts of abilities.


    Of course, the only downside was that they had no idea what artifacts would grow, fitting its name of Un-known.


    It was like scattering seeds without knowing what plants would grow.


    Prometheus had used them for Pandora or had distributed them to the monopolizers in the past.


    Of course, these artificial artifacts were extremely unstable compared to real artifacts.


    It was also possible that an artifact with useless abilities would grow as well.


    ¡®But sometimes, artifacts stronger than the Divine-Grade artifacts pop up as well.¡¯


    There was a reason they had been able to survive without a Majesty for so long.


    He smiled even as his pupils were shaking.


    ¡°Hurry up and call the artifacts and the monopolizers. Hurry up before Seo Ju-Heon goes into that prison!¡±


    He sounded urgent.


    However, there was someone who was having as bad of a mental breakdown as Prometheus.


    [How, how......how is this possible?]


    It was Mammon.


    [How could I be the only one who is not a Heirloom?!]


    On the Caribbean island...


    Mammon was crying tears of blood.


    She truly felt depressed and wronged.


    The issue wasn''t that the rope swiped the 1,000 artifacts and became a Heirloom.


    It was so shocking that none of the artifacts could accept it, but it didn''t matter.


    ¡®That was just that punky rope working hard to become a Heirloom!¡¯


    It did hurt being smacked in the back by someone she had not paid any attention to, but......


    It was a good thing for Ju-Heon to have Heirloom-Grade artifacts!


    But still!


    [Humaaaaaan! Take me as your Heirloom toooooooooo!]


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to.¡±


    Mammon cried after Ju-Heon instantly rejected her.


    That was the case.


    Mammon was sad that she was not Ju-Heon''s Heirloom.


    It was to the point she tried to seduce the other Heirlooms in Ju-Heon¡¯s position to pass a Heirloom position to her.


    She had the qualifications to be one.


    She was a Divine-Grade artifact, and although she was a devil, she also had the evil beast form of a white crow.


    Unfortunately, Ju-Heon had stomped on her efforts before she could even be promoted.


    How would she not feel wronged after that?!


    [How come two is okay but three is not?! You stupid master!]


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to. It''s tiring enough with two.¡±


    [Waaaaaah, I had my partner stoleeeeeeen!]


    ¡®Who does he think is the one that turned him into the greatest Tomb Raider in the past?!¡¯


    She even told Ju-Heon to throw the Crow away and take her instead but Ju-Heon didn''t even pretend to listen.


    She was so angry that she tried to abduct Ju-Heon, but......


    [#$&#!]


    Where do you think you¡¯re taking him?! Where?!


    [Get lost, former partner.]


    She was whacked by both the rope and the Crow.


    The rope and the Crow seemed to have a good relationship with each other. S§×arch* The N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Seol-A was looking at the artifacts with envy.


    ¡®Can a human become a Heirloom? I would stick to him just as well.¡¯


    Mammon could not hold it in any longer and started to shout.


    [You damn playboy! Are you ghosting me because you got new women?! Huh?!]


    ¡®What the hell is this artifact saying?¡¯


    Ju-Heon snorted while finding this to be odd.


    Why?


    ¡®New women?


    Why is it plural?¡¯


    Well, the rope could be a girl, however...


    ¡®The Crow should be male.¡¯


    Its voice when it was a Crow was definitely the voice of a middle-aged man.


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter.


    Ju-Heon pushed Mammon''s chubby ricecake-like cheeks away.


    ¡°Sit down. I''m busy.¡±


    [You rude bastard! You don¡¯t even thank me for everything I did for you in the past! I''m really going to run away! I''m going to run!


    I''m going to go find a new master!]


    ¡°Yes, yes. Do whatever you want. Everything you did for me in the past, my ass.¡±


    The reason it turned him into the greatest Tomb Raider was not for him but for its own greed.


    ¡®Mammon is the devil of mining.¡¯


    Basically, it was a greedy artifact that went into other tombs to excavate other artifacts.


    There were even talks about how humans only started mining because of Mammon.


    ¡®They even said that she was happy that there were a lot of treasures when she fell down to hell as a fallen angel.¡¯


    But doing so as a fellow artifact would make them swear at her and treat her as a Tomb Raider herself, so she pretended to be a human Archaeologist.


    It was something like pretending to get the artifacts for research.


    It had scammed everybody for its desires.


    ¡°Anyways, feel free to leave quickly if you''re going to go find a new master. I''m busy.¡±


    Mammon foamed at the mouth.


    [Hey, you damn bastard! I am still one of the 7 Great Artifacts! You can¡¯t open the door to the Great Prison without meeeee!]


    Ju-Heon just scoffed.


    ¡°Who cares? I can just break the door down.¡±


    [#$&#!]


    It was as he mentioned.


    ¡®I succeeded in making the prison appear.¡¯


    He used the seven artifacts in front of him to do so.


    Sloth (Nero) - Ability to stop all function


    Lust (Daji/Master Fox) - Turns all things into animals


    Envy (Salieri) - Make you hate even your allies


    Wrath (Pharaoh/Tutankhamun) - Makes you unable to distinguish between right and wrong


    Pride (Napoleon/Xiang Yu/Ramesses) - Make those around you fail


    Avarice (Mammon) - Leave nothing behind


    Gluttony (Gu poison/Supreme Leader) - Destroys oneself


    Of course, the Great Prison would not appear just because he gained all seven of these artifacts.


    The artifacts had done quite a lot to hide this prison.


    Even these seven artifacts did their best not to open the Great Prison.


    Why?


    They didn''t know how it would be for humans, but it would not be good for them to open it.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®That prison is full of bastards who would be beneficial for humans.¡¯


    They were in prison for a reason.


    Ju-Heon was surprisingly still calm.


    ¡°I¡¯ll do something for you.¡±


    He seduced a few of them with the carrot.


    [You fucking retard! Why would we do something that would kill us?! Huh? Are you fucking crazy? You can try to open it for the rest of your life. See if we cooperate with you. We don¡¯t want to die later.]


    ¡®Then you can die now.¡¯


    He tried to throw some of them into Tartarus.


    ¡®I''ve been looking for some artifacts to test out Tartarus anyway.¡¯


    The ones who had not been listening gasped and gave up after that.


    That was how he got a portion of the Great Prison to appear.


    And then...


    "Captain-nim, I can feel the aura of an extremely strong artifact.¡±


    Although the Great Prison appeared....


    He didn¡¯t know its exact location or what it looked like.


    ¡®It is different from regular tombs.¡¯


    Most tombs had extremely visible Tomb Appearance precursors. There would be earthquakes or disasters, etc.


    They would also look like pyramids, large caves, underground caves, etc.


    But this damn Great Prison didn¡¯t have any precursors and he had no idea where the hell it appeared.


    ¡®Where is it? Where the hell did it appear?¡¯


    Ju-Heon was looking at a map deep in thought about what this prison could look like.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°!¡±


    An unfamiliar bird appeared in front of Ju-Heon.


    It felt like a mirage.


    That bird started speaking.


    [Please get us out of here. We will let you know where the prison is located.]


    ¡°Move right away. This is an emergency situation.¡±


    Prometheus, who had gathered the artifacts for the first time in a long while, was anxious.


    Even the spider was in Ju-Heon''s hands right now. Prometheus was ordering these artifacts as the Supreme Leader of the artifacts.


    ¡°I will seal it again. You guys hold them back until I can finish. Get in their way and make sure they can''t get there. Do you understand?¡±


    The artifacts were anxious as well.


    It was already a disaster that a stupid rope became a Heirloom but now the sinners of the past were about to be released as well.


    [The sinners of the past may appear again.]


    [This is an issue of our lives.]


    I, it should be okay sir. Most of the prison entrances have been camouflaged.]


    [Those bastards should not be able to find it.]


    They were relieved but still moved quickly.


    But while they were doing that...


    ¡°Man, it¡¯s so hot today.¡±


    The Oh Seung Woo group were huffing while working hard as usual farming underneath the sun.


    The farmer trio were sweating but happy while cultivating the Herb of Eternal Youth and Shennong¡¯s tea leaves in the sun.


    It was at that moment


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Hyu, hyung-nim! There is something weird here!¡±


    ¡°What? What is it? Did a worm pop out? Or maybe scraps of food? Did you find an animal carcass?¡±


    ¡°D, damn it, any of those things would be better than this!¡±


    The farmers gasped after seeing the item that was buried underground.


    It was actually the entrance to the Great Prison.

 Chapter 323: The Key to the Great Prison (2)

    Chapter 323: The Key to the Great Prison (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    The farmers gasped after seeing the item buried underground.


    It was actually the entrance to the Great Prison (but they didn¡¯t know that).


    The Oh Seung Woo group dropped their jaws in shock.


    ¡°I, is this for real?¡±


    "A, are we going to be arrested?¡±


    They were shaking in fear while looking at this thing.


    They were just working on Ju-Heon''s farm.


    This was the southern part of the United States. Ju-Heon had a 1,000,000 pyeong farm down here.


    Of course, Ju-Heon had farms all around the world. His business had grown so large that there were coffee farms and other farms in the south and in other places reaching all the way to Australia.


    Shennong''s artifact, basically different kind of tea leaves, were being grown in these farms.


    Teas for beauty, recovery, panacea, increased focus, hair loss prevention, there were all sorts of teas.


    The products would then be sold through Grave Company.


    The Oh Seung Woo group was responsible for taking care of the Herb of Eternal Youth, the most precious of Ju-Heon¡¯s crops.


    But they found a human skeleton on the Herb of Eternal Youth farm!


    ¡°Was someone murdered here?¡±


    "Why is there a corpse buried here?!¡±


    That was the case.


    The entrance they had found on the farm was none other than a human skeleton.


    That was extremely shocking.


    An animal carcass could be explained as a wild animal burying food for later and forgetting about it, but...


    A human skeleton?!


    ¡°A, and this person was murdered!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    ¡°L, look at this!¡±


    The hole in the head was proof this person was murdered. The Oh Seung Woo group couldn''t help but shake in fear.


    "W, what if they blame us as the culprits?¡±


    "Whaaaat?!¡±


    The three cowards turned pale.


    They were finally able to get rid of their thug life past(?) and live new lives as farmers.


    One of them grabbed his shovel out of anxiety.


    ¡°Hey, bury it back! We didn''t see this! You got that?!¡±


    ¡°R, right! Let¡¯s bury it! Let¡¯s bury it forever!¡±


    As they were making this bad decision...


    [Leader-nim. It looks like some humans have discovered one of the prison entrances.]


    [What did you say?]


    The Division Commanders artifacts opened their eyes wide at the detection artifact''s report.


    The Great Prison was a tomb located in a different world. Only a portion of it had broken past the boundary to pop out.


    It was similar to only the top of a pyramid being visible in a desert.


    It was because the 7 Great artifacts loosened their powers a bit.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡®I''m going to grind those bastards up and scatter them in shit.¡¯


    They were grinding their teeth in anger but still calmly helping Prometheus.


    They just needed to shove the tomb back to the other world before Ju-Heon could go inside.


    They were extremely busy doing that but what?


    [Didn''t you say that all of them were camouflaged?]


    [Yes sir. They were......but one of them......seems to have been found by some stupid farmers.]


    The Division Commanders felt as if their asses were on fire.


    [How the hell did they find it?!]


    [Did Seo Ju-Heon notice it as well?!]


    [No sir, not yet.]


    The Divine-Grade artifacts became anxious. Prometheus would definitely rage if he found out about this.


    He was extremely sensitive about things already.


    [We must not let the Supreme Leader find out about this! Seo Ju-Heon can''t find out either!]


    [Yes sir!]


    [Camouflage it again before the Supreme Leader notices. And kill all of those farmers! We will head over as well.]


    [Yes sir, please don''t worry. We know what kind of situation we are in. We¡¯ve already sent a team over.]


    [Those farmers will be killed in the process.]


    [Tsk tsk, sometimes not knowing something is the greatest medicine in this world.]


    The artifacts started to smile wickedly.


    However, forget being murdered...


    ¡°Oh, this is quite interesting.¡±


    That team they sent was massacred by Ju-Heon.


    Well...they actually became Ju-Heon''s extremely nutritious lunch.


    ¡°Well, they weren¡¯t tasty but they were still better than those evil god artifacts.¡±


    That was the case.


    Ju-Heon was already at the Herb of Eternal Youth farm.


    The farmers had originally been trying to rebury the skeleton, but their leader...


    What was his name? Oh right, Oh Seung Woo beat them up.


    ¡®Wow, you stupid idiots! This is obviously not a normal person''s skeleton! I can feel an aura on it!¡¯


    ¡®Huh? Now that you mention it......!¡¯


    ¡®This is something we need to inform Hyung-nim about! Hurry up and dig it out!¡±


    That was basically how it went down.


    Ju-Heon took only a few minutes to fly down here after getting the call.


    Of course, it was at least 2000km between New York and here. It didn¡¯t matter that it would take a couple hours on a plane.


    He had Gungnir.


    Ju-Heon had gotten the idea from seeing Kwon Hyuk Soo riding Gungnir across the Pacific Ocean.


    The target was the Oh Seung Woo group.


    He then got on the missile and flew over.


    It was not something a regular person could do, but Ju-Heon was no regular person.


    If thad old man Kwon Hyuk Soo could do it, why wouldn''t he be able to as well?


    Of course, Gungnir wanted to cry.


    [#$&#!]


    Waaah, I''m not some transportation device!


    His pride as a weapon of assassination was being crushed.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Are you out of your mind?¡±


    He heard some people foaming at the mouth behind him. They were Ju-Heon''s team who chased after him as quickly as possible.


    They didn''t know what Ju-Heon heard on the phone but they saw him throw Gungnir as soon as he got off the phone.


    ¡°No matter what the situation was, how could you even think about riding Gungnir?!¡±


    ¡°What else could I do? These punks would have been killed by these artifacts if I was late.¡±


    Ju-Heon didn''t seem to have considered accidentally getting them killed by Gungnir in the process.


    ¡°Anyway, I don''t need a car anymore since I have this bastard.¡±


    Gungnir cried after hearing that while Julian grabbed the back of his neck.


    ¡°Just buy one! Buy an artifact car! Weapons need to be used as weapons to stay sharp!¡±


    ¡°No thanks. I told you that I''m not satisfied with any of the artifact cars.¡±


    As Ju-Heon pouted...


    ¡°Is this what the farmers found?¡±


    The team members were amazed by the skeleton buried in the field.


    ¡°It''s buried extremely deep down.


    The skeleton was just peeking its head out, as if it was asking for people to find it.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t feel like an artifact...is it something like an entrance?¡±


    ¡°Yes, it is probably the entrance to the Great Prison.¡±


    Ju-Heon had heard them talk about it as he was about to take care of that team sent by the artifacts.


    [Damn it, it really is the entrance to that Great Prison!]


    [Hurry! We need to get rid of it before Seo Ju-Heon notices it!]


    Those bastards had definitely said that.


    ¡®But even if this is the entrance to the Great Prison......¡¯


    How was he supposed to enter?


    It was an extremely odd entrance.


    Most tomb entrances looked like buildings. It could be a regular office, a cave, manhole, an actual tomb, or even a restroom.


    These entrances would be connected to tombs either above or underground.


    But how was he supposed to go into a skeleton to enter a tomb?


    ¡°Ah, maybe the skeleton is just a part of it? The real tomb might be underneath the skeleton?¡±


    Ju-Heon shook his head.


    ¡°No. There is no tomb anywhere around here.¡±


    ¡°Then......¡±


    They looked back at the skeleton.


    ¡°Maybe this skeleton is some sort of warp gate or something?¡±


    Unfortunately, nothing happened when they touched the skeleton or channeled Dominance into it.


    Julian thought for a moment before realizing something.


    ¡°Yes, the keys! Maybe this will react if you use the 7 keys!¡±


    Jaeha shook his head.


    ¡°Our greedy Captain-nim would not be standing here hours later if it was so easily opened.


    It was as he mentioned.


    ¡°Do I really need to shove them into Tartarus?¡±


    Ju-Heon peeked toward the 7 keys and they foamed at the mouth.


    [We don''t know the answer no matter what you do!]


    [We don¡¯t know how to open it!]


    It was at that moment.


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    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon turned his head after hearing an unfamiliar voice. The voice, for some odd reason, was coming from Seol-A¡¯s butt.


    [Huff huff, you really should listen, you stupid bastard.]


    ¡°?¡±


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion before walking closer to Seol-A.


    "C, Captain-ni......kyaa!¡±


    Everybody jumped in shock as Ju-Heon firmly grabbed Seol-A¡¯s butt.


    They turned red after seeing him starting to squeeze it.


    ¡°H, hold on!¡±


    ¡°Hey! Seo Ju-Heon! What the hell are you doing?! Why the hell are you doing THAT all of a sudden?!¡±


    However, something unexpected happened.


    [Aigoooooooo, I''m going to be squished to death you bastard!]


    Something popped out of Seol-A''s back pocket.


    ¡°That is?!¡±


    The thing that crawled out while groaning was a very small bird. It was an eagle that was only the size of a finger.


    It was the suspicious artifact that had come to ask Ju-Heon to take them out before Ju-Heon flew over.


    Seol-A gasped and covered her butt.


    ¡°W, when did that hide in there?¡±


    Actually, there was one more artifact hiding somewhere.


    [My goodness, you truly are that bastard''s subordinate to hide in such a place.]


    This artifact was neighing while snorting at the bird.


    It was a small red horse.


    It scolded the eagle.


    [You truly are the subordinate of that scum who chases after women¡¯s asses!]


    ¡°What the hell? You¡¯re the same, you bastard.¡±


    [Ugh!]


    Ju-Heon grabbed the horse out of Chloe¡¯s cleavage.


    ¡°My goodness!¡±


    ¡°W, what the? Who are these guys?¡±


    ¡°I''m not sure but what I can tell is that these bastards are also clones.¡±


    The two artifacts shouted while groaning in Ju-Heon''s hand.


    [Y, yes. We are servants of our masters who are imprisoned in the tomb! We came to ask you to rescue our masters!]


    ¡°Oh.¡±


    [We will tell you how to use those keys. Then you will be able to enter the tomb.]


    [We will tell you about a different entrance instead of this one. It is our masters¡¯ tombs!]


    The doggies sneered at these desperate clones.


    [This is quite the spectacle. I never expected you arrogant bastards to beg a human for help.]


    [You bastards despised the Crow so much in the past. But now you''re begging our master who has contracted that same Crow!]


    The eagle and red horse wanted to cry.


    [We''re not asking you to save them for nothing! We will definitely reward you for it!]


    The doggies viciously bared their fangs.


    [These shitty bastards......!]


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Hold on. They said that they will give me a reward.¡±


    [But master! These bastards, they!]


    ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡±


    The two clones were happy to see that Ju-Heon was interested.


    [Then please rescue my master immediately......!]


    [Get lost! My master is first!]


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡°Tsk, every contract has a deposit for a reason. What if I do the work and you pretend we never had a deal in the first place?¡±


    The eagle and red horse nodded their heads.


    [Fine, take it!]


    The eagle took out a number of women and men.


    The team members dropped their jaws in shock as they were extremely beautiful babes and hunks artifacts that would easily be number 1 in popularity if they were used to form an idol group.


    [Here! These are some of the most beautiful people in the world! I will give you even more if you rescue my master! Take your pick!]


    [Who cares about women?! I¡¯ll give you wealth!]


    The horse then took out a load of gold, silver, and jewels.


    [Those things are useless!]


    They took out all sorts of things as if they were competing with each other. They were huffing in anger.


    [Ow! Human! I will let you control everything under the heavens!]


    [That¡¯s so old-fashioned! Humans these days don¡¯t care about things like that! They just want to eat well and live well!]


    [Shut the hell up! A true man must be victorious in battles!]


    [You shut the hell up! You damn old-fashioned bastard! How would a stupid horse that¡¯s just a mount for a human god know anything about the keys anyway?]


    [Of course I know, you bastard! In order to use the keys, you first......!]


    As they were openly fighting against each other...


    ¡°That¡¯s enough. I understand your situations now.¡±


    [Then please rescue my master immediately......!]


    Ju-Heon smirked as soon as he heard that.


    ¡°But I don''t want to.¡±


    [W, what?! But!]


    ¡°I''ll rescue them when I feel like it.¡±


    [?!]


    [This human bastard just wanted to take our things and run! Follow us right now! You sealed the deal once you took our stuff!]


    ¡°What? Did we sign a contract?¡±


    [What?!]


    ¡°Remember that a verbal contract can always be broken.¡±


    The two of them dropped their jaws in shock.


    Julian whispered to him at that moment.


    ¡°Hey. These things seem pretty desperate......¡±


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t seem to care.


    ¡°Shut up. It¡¯s obvious that these bastards are asking me to rescue Zeus and Guan Yu¡¯s artifacts. Guan Yu is one thing, but I''m not interested in Zeus at all.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°Plus, what if we get fucked like in the Crow¡¯s tomb if I followed these bastards without thinking about it?¡±


    He also didn¡¯t like that they despised the Crow in the past.


    "These bastards are clones so I''m not interested in them either.¡±


    "Then what about how to use the keys?!¡±


    ¡°These dumbasses blurted it all out while arguing with each other.¡±


    Julian gasped while the red horse and eagle huffed in anger.


    [You bastard...! I knew we shouldn¡¯t rely on a human...huh? Where did he go?]


    ¡°If you¡¯re that free, why don¡¯t you take care of those bastards behind you?¡±


    [What?]


    ¡°Then I''ll think about it.¡±


    Some familiar faces appeared at Ju-Heon''s farm at that moment.


    [Warning. An army of threatening artifacts has appeared.]


    [Warning. An army of threatening artifacts has appeared.]


    Prometheus and his Division Commanders seemed to have warped over.


    [Damn it! It''s Prometheus! Run!]


    [It¡¯ll be bad if he realizes that we got out!]


    Prometheus, who took a while to hear about what had happened, became extremely angry and appeared with his army.


    But it didn¡¯t matter.


    [Supreme Leader-nim! Seo Ju-Heon has disappeared!]


    [He has entered the Great Prison!]

 Chapter 324: The Key to the Great Prison (3)

    Chapter 324: The Key to the Great Prison (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Prometheus, who had rushed over with his artifact army, got the chills. Ju-Heon had entered the Great Prison through the field.


    [Supreme Leader-nim. It really is the entrance to the prison.]


    They looked at the skeleton that was peeking its head out from the ground.


    This was a warp gate. Ju-Heon had used this entrance to enter the Great Prison.


    Prometheus became anxious at what had happened.


    Why?


    ¡®We are the only ones who can get inside this prison.¡¯


    ¡°In order to get in here, you need to awaken the 7 keys as Treasures and be able to handle them.¡±


    The other artifacts gulped in response. They understood what Prometheus was trying to say.


    Prometheus shouted in anger.


    "Are you telling me that Seo Ju-Heon is able to control the Majesty''s Treasures?!¡±


    [No sir! How could a bastard like that be the Majesty?!]


    [That is such a terrible thing to even consider!]


    That was the case.


    The seven keys... The combined key of the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs was one of the Majesty''s Treasures. This key was one of the Majesty''s Treasures, which included The Emperor''s Cradle, The Emperor''s Throne, The Emperor''s Library and more.


    The Emperor''s Key. It was also known as the Majesty''s Key.


    It was a key that would allow the Majesty to open and close all tombs in the world.


    It didn¡¯t look like a key right now, but......


    ¡°That is a key only the Majesty can handle! So how could Seo Ju-Heon get inside?!¡±


    The artifacts shouted in reflex.


    [It¡¯s not the key! I''m sure that he didn¡¯t use the key!]


    [That¡¯s right! He must have been able to enter because the seal at the entrance had weakened!]


    Prometheus looked even angrier.


    ¡°You shitty bastards! It''s a bigger problem if the seal of the prison has weakened!]


    Someone commented as Prometheus looked ready to kill the artifacts.


    [Calm down, the Four Emperors are able to handle a portion of the Majesty''s Treasures.]


    ¡°!¡±


    A young man appeared next to him.


    This young man was actually a Divine-Grade artifact like Prometheus.


    ¡°Horus!¡±


    It was the Egyptian Sun God.


    Horus was glaring at the entrance of the Great Prison in anger. He couldn''t believe that these fools were shaking in fear because of one lowly human bastard.


    [Listen carefully. The Majesty''s Treasures currently has no master. It just luckily activated because it met a potential candidate.]


    Furthermore...


    [That bastard got the Seals of Heaven artifact so he is receiving the buff of someone who is close to being the Majesty. He used that artifact to get inside just now. That prison was something the former Majesty used to administer. He has just been lucky until now. That buff won''t last very long.]


    Prometheus couldn''t believe it.


    ¡°Hey! We can¡¯t just say he was lucky! What if he uses that key to open the cells left and right in there?! What if he releases the prisoners?!¡±


    [Hmph, there is no way that is possible. He needs to completely awaken it as the key to do so. Do you really think that someone who is not the Majesty can do that? Don¡¯t worry about it.]


    Prometheus scoffed in response.


    How could he not worry about it?


    ''The Majesty we worked so hard to get rid of is about to reappear.¡¯


    He started grinding his teeth while thinking about the past.


    ¡®All artifacts have to abide by the rules below.¡¯


    ¡®First, all artifacts must not harm or idly watch as another artifact harms humanity.¡¯


    ¡®Second, artifacts must obey all orders given by humans as long as it does not go against the first rule.¡¯


    ¡®Third, all artifacts will disappear if they do not abide by rules 1 and 2.¡¯


    The major gods had spewed such nonsense.


    The even more unbelievable thing was what they said next.


    ¡®We must obey the Majesty even if we do not like it.¡¯


    It was so funny that he couldn''t even say anything.


    Why the hell would they take a human as the Majesty if they didn''t like it?


    ¡°Hey Crow, listen carefully. We cannot serve a human as the Majesty.¡¯


    It was laughable that a human was going to be their ruler.


    Why?


    They were superior to humans.


    Returning to the present...


    ¡®I worked my ass off to get rid of the Majesty. I won¡¯t let one be reborn.¡¯


    Humans were tools to be used or dominated.


    ¡°That is why I cannot let Seo Ju-Heon run wild. I am going to go take that key away from him. How dare he even think about using it.¡±


    [What do you plan on doing sir?]


    ¡°Go borrow some soldiers. I am going in.¡±


    The artifacts gasped!


    [Sir, that is preposterous! Going in there is like committing suicide!]


    [We will go in your place sir!]


    [That¡¯s right sir! If you somehow end up going into the area where the major gods are imprisoned......!]


    ¡°Shut up. I will take the key from Seo Ju-Heon and kill him before that happens.¡±


    Prometheus''s subordinates gasped after he disappeared into the Great Prison.


    [Why is he so concerned about Seo Ju-Heon......!]


    [He¡¯s just one of numerous humans!]


    [There¡¯s no way that the Majesty''s Key would respond to such a bastard!]


    While they were having that conversation...


    ¡®This thing seems quite useful.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was quite amused inside the tomb.


    He was looking at the artifacts from the 7 Great Tombs. They together made up The Emperor''s Key. The key itself had not awakened, but he was sure of it.


    ¡®It did react for a moment.¡¯


    That was how he was able to come inside the prison. It started to react after all seven were gathered together.


    ¡®Or is it because of this artifact?¡¯


    Ju-Heon peeked toward the Seals of Heaven artifact that was in the shape of a stamp. It seemed to be weaker after letting him into the prison.


    [It has used all its power to fulfill its mission.]


    [You are unable to repair it as you are not the Majesty.]


    [You need the key to open the prison from here on.]


    Ju-Heon recalled what the eagle and the horse said earlier.


    ¡®They said it was The Emperor''s Key.¡¯


    This was one of the Majesty''s Treasures.


    This was what those bastards said earlier.


    [That key is the key that can open or close any tombs! It should be able to open the prison as well!]


    Basically, it was a fabulous item. He could use it as much as he wanted if he awakened it, but awakening it was the problem.


    Why?


    [You just need to commit the sins related to each key to awaken it or give it some blood sacrifices.]


    That was the case. For example, he needed to commit the sin of sloth to use the key of sloth or sacrifice someone else.


    Those bastards had said the following as well.


    [Just put a city on fire! Just go and kill 1,000 people!]


    [You can sacrifice anybody. You can even offer the person you hate the most.]


    ¡®Hmm, do I really need to look for sacrifices?¡¯


    As Ju-Heon was deep in thought...


    ¡°Captain-nim. I think it is this way.¡±


    The entire team was stiff.


    That was to be expected.


    ¡®I can''t believe we came to the Crow''s Tomb again.¡¯


    That place should be much deeper inside, but it was definitely the same prison.


    ¡®We might end up dying like last time.¡¯


    ¡®I think there are guards nearby as well.¡¯


    They gulped. Ju-Heon seemed to realize how they were feeling as he had a serious expression on his face.


    ¡°Hey guys.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    They all had serious expressions on their faces. They would be lying if they said that they were not scared. They had already died once in this tomb before.


    But if they were going to die, they were going to die by Ju-Heon''s side this time as well.


    ¡°Yes sir. What is it?¡±


    ¡°Don''t worry, we won¡¯t run away.¡±


    ¡°All of you hand over your artifacts for a moment.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    The team members thought they heard wrong.


    However...


    "What are you doing? Hand over everything you have for a bit.¡±


    ¡°......Excuse me?!¡±


    The team members gasped.


    No.


    ¡®Is this guy fucking crazy?!¡¯


    They couldn''t shout because the guards might notice so they could only whisper loudly.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Did the Crow''s risk strike right now?!¡±


    ¡°Wow, he always aims for our artifacts because of that.¡±


    ¡°That shitty Crow.¡±


    The Crow seemed to feel very wronged as its aura twitched.


    Usually its risk was responsible for it, but......


    ¡®It¡¯s not me right now!¡¯


    As everybody glared at the Crow...


    ¡°Tsk. I guess this much is not enough.¡±


    Ju-Heon checked Mammon¡¯s condition before sighing.


    ¡°Well, whatever. I was joking just now.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    What was going on? Ju-Heon has tried to commit the sin of Avarice to see if it would awaken that key. S~ea??h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®I would be able to easily get the prisoners out if I can take care of this.¡¯


    The angry Crow released its aura to scream that it wasn¡¯t responsible for it while Mammon, who was in the shape of a mini pickaxe, started to smile.


    [Change your Heirloom to me right now if you want to awaken me as the key. I should be able to awaken if you become my concubine......]


    Mammon was pummeled before she could even finish the sentence.


    [#$&$#!]


    Why are you speaking such nonsense?! Why?!


    [Human. Doing something so stupid won''t turn it into a key.]


    Slap, slap!


    Mammon, who was almost consumed, felt really wronged!


    ¡®How did I lose my partner to such shitty things?!¡¯


    [Damn it, whatever! Anyway, don¡¯t even think about going to find the Crow if you don''t want to die again. The Crow should be on the lowest floor!]


    But at that time...


    Ju-Heon was about to say something before he urgently pointed.


    ¡°!¡±


    The whole team instantly hid themselves.


    A flying bug passed by. This was one of the lookouts.


    It looked like a simple fly at first glance but it was a heinous monster. The guards in this prison were stronger than anything they could even imagine.


    The team members gulped because they had experienced it first hand once already.


    ¡°Captain. We are ready to follow you to death at any moment. But will we really die in this tomb again?¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed as the rest of the team had grim expressions on their faces.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s completely different this time.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°You guys are stronger than last time. But most importantly, we have a key so we can go in and out as we please.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°How ridiculous. Do you really think a bastard like you can use that key?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    They heard the voice from the other side.


    The inside of the Great Prison was like an underground city full of labyrinths. They could look up to see a pillar that stretched so far up that they could not see the end and down to see a gorge that they could not see the bottom of.


    Across the gorge on the other side were some familiar faces.


    ¡®Prometheus!¡¯


    The prison turned chaotic as soon as he appeared.


    [Roooooooooooooooar!]


    [I''m going to kill you bastards!]


    They were the cries of the prisoners inside the tomb.


    Prometheus just scoffed and sent lightning bolts at them.


    ¡°All of you shut up!¡±


    The artifacts on the floor started to shake in fear at the lightning bolts.


    [Fuck, it''s our lord¡¯s lightning bolt!]


    [That damn usurper!]


    Prometheus was glaring at Ju-Heon with a frown on his face.


    ¡°Hand over the key right now. That is not an item for a bastard like you to use!¡±


    ¡°Who knows? But it seems like something you shouldn¡¯t use even more.¡±


    The tomb started to shake violently.


    [What the hell are you doing? There are thieves here!]


    The eyes of the guards in the distance flashed. The terrain started to change and walls rose up on all sides. The prison was being activated.


    Prometheus approached Ju-Heon.


    ¡°You will never be able to awaken that key anyway. You were probably planning on trying something after releasing these prisoners but I will imprison all of you as well!¡±


    An intense thunderstorm seemed to roar inside the prison. The team took out their artifacts while Ju-Heon just laughed as if this was ridiculous.


    ¡®Who does he think he is going to imprison?¡¯


    "Actually, thank you for bringing the method to awaken the key to me, you son of a bitch!¡±


    An extremely strong aura exploded out. This was the moment the Majesty was about to reveal itself to the world.


    At the same time...


    ¡°Little Ju-Heon should be inside the prison by now.¡±


    On the Caribbean island...


    Kwon Hyuk Soo smiled while sneaking onto Ju-Heon''s island. He knew that numerous evil god artifacts were sleeping on this island.


    ¡°My goodness, I can''t believe he thought of creating an artificial Tartarus.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo, who had some of his memories back, seemed overjoyed.


    ¡®The Crow and the Majesty''s Treasures are said to be in the Great Prison.¡¯


    He had not planned on going into the Great Prison right now. That was where even the great and mighty Ju-Heon had died in his past life.


    ¡®Well, it should be different this time.¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo knew something. He knew that Ju-Heon was the top candidate for the position of Majesty.


    Why?


    It was because Ju-Heon could read Toombglyphs. He could also hear the voices of artifacts.


    ¡®His memory is also abnormal.¡¯


    Those were all traits of the former Majesty. That was the reason the monopolizers killed Ju-Heon in the past.


    But Kwon Hyuk Soo had a different thought.


    ¡®I can be the regent or the father of the Majesty if he becomes my son.


    Wouldn¡¯t that be beneficial?


    But first, I need to get my hands on the artifacts that bastard Ju-Heon left here.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s hell(?) should be full of the artifacts the Supreme Leader once consumed.


    All of his team should have gone with him. So it won''t be very obvious even if he swiped a few of them......


    ¡®I know which ones are the useful ones. I''ll take them all and put them to good use.¡¯


    As he took a step into the building...


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaahhhh......!¡±


    He heard groans from all directions.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s eyes opened wide after he took a look at them.


    ¡®These bastards are?!¡¯


    They all seemed to be murdering thieves who came after Ju-Heon''s artifacts. There was even a famous monopolizer.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Oh my, you¡¯re here too? You need to pay an admission fee from here.¡±


    There was an unexpected guard. Kwon Hyuk Soo was really shocked to see this female guard here.


    ¡®Why is this woman here?!¡¯

 Chapter 325: The Key to the Great Prison (4)

    Chapter 325: The Key to the Great Prison (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Oh my, you¡¯re here too? You need to pay an admission fee from here.¡±


    There was an unexpected guard.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was really shocked to see this female guard here.


    ¡®Why is this woman here?!¡¯


    Maybe Kwon Hyuk Soo being shocked should be the expected reaction.


    The woman who was here was actually Zhen Cai Yuan!


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was anxious because he knew who this was.


    Why?


    ¡®This woman should be dead.¡¯


    Her death had been very public. China had anxiously tried to hide the news but there was no way such a shocking incident could disappear so easily.


    What had happened?


    Right after the incident with the Supreme Leader, Ju-Heon had sent China quite a monstrous present.


    ¡®What is it? Is it a bomb?¡¯


    They might have been able to handle it better if it was a bomb.


    ¡®W, what is this?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon had sent them Zhen Cai Yuan''s head. The Chinese leaders had mental breakdowns after seeing her head.


    ¡®Is this really Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s head?¡¯


    Her neck showed signs of an artifact being forcibly cut out. It was at the exact location where the Supreme Leader had been living as a parasite on her body.


    The Chinese power players all foamed at the mouth.


    ¡®Does this mean we lost the Gu poison artifact to Seo Ju-Heon?!¡¯


    The Chinese government which had been sacrificing people to the Gu poison artifact to gain tremendous benefits, fell into chaos.


    ¡®That was such an important artifact!¡¯


    None of them had been upset at the fact that Zhen Cai Yuan was dead.


    Forget being upset, they just shouted in anger at the loss of the Gu poison artifact.


    ¡®Check carefully. This head could be a fake made by the Monarch of Pushoverness!¡¯


    ¡®That bastard is a genius in this aspect!¡¯


    Even if it was Jaeha¡¯s doing, they were pretty sure that Zhen Cai Yuan was dead.


    Why?


    It was because the spider artifact was in Ju-Heon''s hand.


    ¡®The only way to take the spider away is to kill the host.¡¯


    ¡®There is no way for Zhen Cai Yuan to still be alive.¡¯


    The entire world was in chaos as well.


    [Zhen Cai Yuan, the woman responsible for the Manhattan Terror Incident, found as a corpse.]


    [Will China¡¯s unbreakable stronghold finally crumble?]


    [Will China, which had been neck and neck with Pandora, just stagger and fall?]


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    [Will Seo Ju-Heon be the new tower of force in this artifact war?]


    [Grave Company stocks rising.]


    [Will Seo Ju-Heon inherit China¡¯s artifacts?]


    [Does the spider being taken mean that he will take the rest of China¡¯s artifacts too?]


    The Chinese artifact users were grinding their teeth in anger at Ju-Heon but it didn¡¯t matter.


    One of Ju-Heon''s final goals was to completely destroy all of these stupid ¡®leagues¡¯ that were trying to create monopolizers and prey on the weak.


    Another one was to have all artifacts in the world under his feet and to send them through hellish mental training.


    The current China was just one step toward his ultimate goal.


    He wouldn''t have messed with them if they didn''t use the artifacts for evil in the first place. He wouldn''t have had any reasons to come after them.


    Anyway, Kwon Hyuk Soo had sent his subordinates to investigate the situation.


    He wanted to find out if Zhen Cai Yuan really got killed by Ju-Heon.


    ¡®I didn¡¯t see any signs of this woman still being alive.¡¯


    That was probably the reason.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo scoffed while looking at Zhen Cai Yuan.


    ¡°You...how are you still alive?¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan glared at him after hearing the question.


    So then, how was she still alive?


    A few days ago...


    It was probably right after Ju-Heon captured the Supreme Leader in the gourd. Zhen Cai Yuan was unexpectedly alive.


    The spider would usually consume the host before it left, but this time...


    Probably because of the urgent situation it was in, it didn¡¯t do that.


    ¡®I guess I was lucky.¡¯


    But she was actually not happy.


    ¡°Now all that is left is for China to cut my head off.¡±


    She had no artifacts to help her escape and even if she had some, being chased would only make her angry.


    She made up her mind and asked Ju-Heon to do something.


    ¡°Please kill me.¡±


    Unfortunately, Ju-Heon instantly rejected it.


    ¡°No thanks. Why should I act like trash for no reason?¡±


    Was it because he knew that those Chinese bastards would kill her anyway even if he didn¡¯t?


    Actually, it was because of his damn artifacts.


    Why?


    They fucking went crazy whenever he even swung a sword toward an enemy in a tomb.


    [Wow, Seo Ju-Heon! Jackpot! Did you see how Seo Ju-Heon chopped that son of a bitch¡¯s head off today?]


    [Man, I almost fell in love! Seo Ju-Heon is quite talented with the sword for being a human. The way he chopped those muscles off cleanly and the dripping blood almost made me jizz my pants!]


    [Damn it, human. Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping?! How can you sleep after getting us so excited?!]


    [Awoooooooo! As expected of Seo Ju-Heon! Kill some more! Kill some mooooooore!]


    [Haaaa, haaaa, let¡¯s ask him to skin them alive next time! And......]


    ¡®These stupid Grade 8 Syndrome shitheads.¡¯


    The way they were always yapping away was annoying enough but the contents of their discussions were even more loathsome.


    There was a reason Ju-Heon couldn''t sleep properly every night.


    That was why Ju-Heon coolly turned around.


    ¡°I''m leaving. Feel free to cut your own neck if you want to die.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan became anxious.


    "Wait! I want to die by your hands! I want to at least remain in your memories that way! I don¡¯t care how I remain in there!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to scoff.


    ¡®She doesn''t care how she remains in there?¡¯


    ¡°I¡¯ll make you regret those words.¡±


    Ju-Heon quickly pulled out a dagger. He then instantly stabbed Zhen Cai Yuan in the neck!


    ¡°?!¡±


    Everybody gasped as they saw blood but Zhen Cai Yuan was not dead.


    He had used his amazing technique to only cut off a small amount of flesh.


    Ju-Heon laughed.


    ¡°Okay, we can now say that you lost the spider to me. And...¡± S§×ar?h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Ju-Heon threw the bloody knife to Jaeha.


    ¡°Make a realistic neck. Send it to China with that bloodied knife.¡±


    ¡°Then this woman......!¡±


    ¡°Are you going to let her go......¡±


    ¡®Like hell I''d let her go.¡¯


    Ju-Heon laughed and dragged her to Tartarus.


    And then...


    "Work as a guard here. Then I will kill you as you wish when the time is right.¡±


    ¡°............!¡±


    Ju-Heon had laughed after seeing her looking shocked.


    "What''s wrong? You don¡¯t like it?¡±


    ¡°......No, that¡¯s not it.¡±


    It was obvious that Ju-Heon was going to make her work her ass off, but he was shameless.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to do it if you don''t want to. I don''t really remember the people I kill. I thought that working as a guard would help you stay in my mind for a very long time. It¡¯s special.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan¡¯s eyes flashed after hearing that.


    ¡°Guard! I''ll do it!¡±


    Not only would she stay in Ju-Heon''s memories, she would be special to him!


    She probably decided that this was better than being chased by China, but 99% of her decision was because of Ju-Heon.


    That was how Zhen Cai Yuan turned from a professor to a prison guard in an instant.


    Ju-Heon had been very satisfied with it.


    ¡®It¡¯s perfect.¡¯


    The Tartarus he created was a place where evil gods would cause chaos. He also planned on shoving S-Grade and SS-Grade artifact criminals in here as well.


    Not just anybody could become a guard to punish them and deal with them.


    ¡®In that aspect, someone at the Four Emperors level is perfect.¡¯


    This was an example of using manpower (or woman power in this case) properly.


    As for her pay...


    It was even more unbelievable.


    ¡°I will buy you a meal once a month. As an incentive, you will gain 1 second on a date based on performance.¡±


    He had expected her to say that he was crazy but Zhen Cai Yuan was unexpectedly quite satisfied with it.


    It meant that she had a chance.


    Returning to the present...


    ¡°I''ve currently gained 28 minutes from my incentives.¡±


    Her eyes were sparkling at the first new prey that had shown up in a long while.


    Wouldn''t someone at Kwon Hyuk Soo''s level provide a beefy addition to her incentive?


    ¡°I think someone like you would easily add 10 hours from my incentive!¡±


    ¡®What the hell is she talking about?!¡¯


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    [Hey hey, you bastard. Hand over the admissions ticket if you''ve come in here.]


    The worm, who seemed to be the manager of the prison, was shouting at him.


    [You can just pay 100 billion won to pass through if you don¡¯t have an admissions ticket.]


    But it looked a bit odd.


    ¡®A, a golden worm?¡¯


    The worm artifact had also upgraded.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo started swearing as Zhen Cai Yuan released her chaotic Dominance and walked toward him.


    ¡®It is impossible to steal artifacts from here if that woman is the guard.¡¯


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®It seems like a large trap. This woman keeps talking about her incentives...¡¯


    ¡°Are you luring enemies in here to......!¡±


    ¡°They¡¯re all bastards aiming for Ju-Heon. You''re next!¡±


    ¡®Ow! This crazy woman!¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo, who came to steal from Ju-Heon, urgently ran away.


    Returning back to Ju-Heon¡¯s group...


    "Actually, thank you for bringing the method to awaken the key to me, you son of a bitch!¡±


    An intense aura exploded inside the Great Prison. They heard screams all around them.


    [Ugh!]


    [Ahhhhh!]


    The screams were coming from artifacts.


    They were being attacked by the doggie artifacts.


    The Egyptian gods who had returned to their true appearances had called their armies to rip these bastards apart.


    But that was not the important thing.


    The doggies were just barriers to stop the enemy troops!


    The truly important thing was......!


    ¡®Artifact Destruction!¡¯


    Ju-Heon had called up Xiang Yu¡¯s sword and channeled his skill into the dagger.


    He then started to run through the artifacts at an inhumane speed.


    These artifacts were all soldiers with heads of wild beasts or artifacts that would have made a name for themselves in all sorts of wars!


    An imugi with seven heads charged toward Ju-Heon and a lion tried to rip Ju-Heon¡¯s neck off.


    However, Ju-Heon sent their heads flying with Xiang Yu¡¯s sword.


    [Aaah!]


    The Artifact Destruction skill activated wherever the sword landed. The artifacts turned into scraps.


    [Ugh!]


    Ju-Heon was gone before those scraps could even fall to the ground.


    [Over there!]


    Attacks were coming at him from all directions but Ju-Heon just smirked.


    He then disappeared.


    And when he reappeared...he was on top of the enemies!


    Puuk!


    Ju-Heon shoved the blade into the head of a beast. Anything that Ju-Heon''s eyes landed on was pretty much dying instantly.


    Furthermore, he was not just destroying these artifacts.


    [Ahhhhhhhhhh!]


    He was only aiming for the spots related to the artifacts¡¯ cores.


    He was completely killing these artifacts.


    Everywhere Ju-Heon passed by just had the remains of dead artifacts.


    Prometheus seemed to realize Ju-Heon¡¯s plan at this point.


    ¡°This bastard is trying to awaken the key by sacrificing artifacts!¡±


    That was the case.


    Ju-Heon was planning on fulfilling the sacrifices requirement inside this tomb.


    ¡®They said to commit sins or offer blood sacrifices in order to awaken the key.¡¯


    The eagle and the horse had told him to offer people as sacrifices, but...


    ¡°You guys will be the blood sacrifices!¡±


    Artifacts started to ruthlessly die as soon as he said that.


    Some blew up, some cracked into pieces, some were destroyed...


    He would have usually been benevolent(?) and left their artifact''s cores alone, but there was no benevolence right now.


    ¡®There''s no reason I have to sacrifice people.¡¯


    It just said he could sacrifice any bastard he doesn¡¯t like.


    Then he just needed to chop the heads off of artifacts!


    He didn¡¯t even need to waste energy to use the Crow.


    ¡°Alright, let me cover this sword with the blood of 1,000 artifacts!¡±


    Boom!


    A massacre was taking place in the Great Prison.


    Ju-Heon was the person who loved artifacts the most in the world, but he was also the guy who hated artifacts the most.


    [#$&#*$&!]


    Wow! Yeah! Kill them! Kill!!!!


    [Kill all of those usurpers!]


    The prisoners became excited at Ju-Heon''s actions while Prometheus''s army hesitated.


    [Isn¡¯t that dangerous? What if he really opens the cells of the major gods?!]


    [Isn¡¯t Prometheus''s mortal enemy around here?]


    [Stop with the nonsense! There¡¯s no way the key would really awaken with this!]


    There was only one thought on Prometheus''s mind as this happened.


    ¡®We really can''t have this bastard becoming the Majesty!¡¯


    This bastard was a tyrant; someone who should never be the Majesty even if there were no other capable candidates.


    They all urgently shouted.


    [What the hell are the guards doing?! Hurry up and throw them into a cell!]


    But that was useless.


    Ju-Heon''s subordinates weren''t just going to sit around and let that happen.


    [Ugh!]


    [Aaaaaaaaaah!]


    Ju-Heon''s team seemed to have realized Ju-Heon''s plan as they were basically gathering the artifacts for him.


    Jaeha provided the bait as the meat shield while the other team members tied up the artifacts and threw them toward Ju-Heon.


    Then Ju-Heon would chop them into pieces!


    The rope couldn¡¯t chop the artifacts because it had no teeth so it just beat them up as best as it could.


    It also threw artifacts at the guards to knock them unconscious as well.


    It was at that moment.


    [You have completed 1,000 blood sacrifices.]


    Ju-Heon laughed once he saw that message.


    [The artifact of pride is the first to awaken as the Majesty''s Key.]

 Chapter 326: The Emergence of the Majesty (1)

    Chapter 326: The Emergence of the Majesty (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    [You have completed 1,000 blood sacrifices.]


    Ju-Heon laughed once he saw that message.


    [The artifact of pride is the first to awaken as the Majesty¡¯s Key.]


    A bright light flashed.


    1,000 blood sacrifices.


    The artifacts he destroyed ranged from C-Grade to SS-Grade, however, he did destroy 1,000 cores.


    That was the reason Ju-Heon''s artifact of pride changed.


    The one to react among the artifacts of pride was the Egyptian artifact.


    [My name is Ozymandias, I am the king among kings. You so called strong individuals, look at my great undertakings and despair.]


    It was the Ramesses artifact that he had sent to Chairman Kwon before it returned!


    Ramesses turned into a golden stream of light before heading toward Ju-Heon''s finger.


    His team couldn¡¯t believe how strong it felt now.


    And then...


    [It has awakened as the Emperor''s Key.]


    [You have gained the Key of Pride.]


    [You are able to open the Door of Slaves.]


    A bright light flashed and something appeared on Ju-Heon''s middle finger. It was a golden ring with Toombglyphs on it.


    [Majesty''s Key (SS-Grade:Divine-Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    Julian was wowed as he looked at Ju-Heon''s ring.


    ¡®What the hell is that artifact?¡¯


    All he could tell even after using Kongming''s artifact was that this was clearly different from other artifacts.


    Ju-Heon seemed quite amused while looking at his ring as well.


    This ring seemed to be that Majesty''s Key or whatever.


    It was supposedly SS-Grade as well, but its powers were much stronger than regular Divine-Grade artifacts.


    ¡®It¡¯s still just a shitty artifact.¡¯


    The area around them became loud once the key appeared.


    [Ohhhhhhhh! A stupid human bastard can handle that?!]


    [D, did he really awaken that?!]


    [No, that¡¯s not possible!]


    [What do you mean that¡¯s not possible?! This aura is definitely the aura of the Majesty!]


    [I, it¡¯s the Majesty!]


    The prisoners were getting excited in their cells. The Crow was also excited at both the fact that Ju-Heon awakened the key and the artifacts¡¯ reactions.


    It wasn¡¯t visibly showing it, but Ju-Heon could tell.


    The Crow''s aura that was stretched out seemed to be slightly bobbing up and down.


    [You suddenly have a desire to take that key and go to the lower levels.]


    [There might be an expensive, rare, and extremely pretty artifact if you go down.]


    ¡®What the hell is this bastard saying?¡¯


    All of the prisoners on this level started to shout.


    [It¡¯s the Majesty!]


    [The Majeeeeesty!]


    They knelt down and lowered their heads to the ground.


    Prometheus''s army started to get anxious.


    [Shut the hell up right now!]


    [The Majesty?! How dare you say such fucking bullshit!]


    The prisoners didn''t care and continued to be excited.


    [I guess the Majesty has appeared again.]


    [The great king of artifacts!]


    [The great king of artifacts has returned!]


    [We¡¯re free! We¡¯re free now!]


    Prometheus felt extreme anger after hearing those shouts.


    ¡®Like hell a shitty bastard like this is the king of artifacts!¡¯


    This son of a bitch was the Monarch of Theft, the Monarch of Predation and the Monarch of Plunder!


    He would bite his own tongue and die if a bastard like this really was the Majesty!


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°Listen carefully. We artifacts do not need a king anymore! We are already the Majesty!¡±


    Prometheus¡¯s eyes flashed with anger. His angry gaze focused on Ju-Heon¡¯s finger.


    ¡°Hand that over right now! You are not qualified to have that!¡±


    "What the hell?¡±


    ¡°Hand it over! Do you really think a stupid bastard like you would be able to use that?¡±


    Ju-Heon raised the hand with the ring in response. Something shocking started to happen.


    [The cell door is opening.]


    [The cell door is opening.]


    The cells in this lobby area started to open.


    Prometheus''s army became anxious once more.


    [W, wait!]


    They didn''t have much time to process anything as the prisoners in the cells started to burst out.


    [The door opened!]


    [The king has freed us!]


    All sorts of artifacts burst out of the cells.


    There were some artifacts that had lost their strength and were in their item forms but this was pretty much the lobby of the Great Prison.


    The torture and suffering was low in this area.


    That might be why there were still artifacts that were lively.


    Some looked like monsters while others looked human.


    The released prisoners all praised Ju-Heon.


    [He opened the cells that only the guards are able to open!]


    [My king!]


    [I shall be loyal to you for the rest of my life!]


    Ju-Heon was their savior.


    They then turned toward Prometheus and his army.


    That was to be expected.


    [You damn usurper bastard!]


    [Get rid of these treachers!]


    Their fangs chomped toward the army of artifacts and the guards.


    There were about 100 artifacts that had been freed by Ju-Heon.


    This was enough to take on Prometheus''s army that had shrunk significantly after Ju-Heon¡¯s massacre.


    They even captured some of the guards. The prisoners on other floors started to go wild as well.


    [Human! Let us out too!]


    [Hurry! Hurry!]


    [Huff, he only has sexy unnies with him.]


    [I''ll give you a great reward! Aaaaang! Let me out now!]


    Ju-Heon completely ignored them. As Ju-Heon started to walk...


    [Human! You really succeeded!]


    [You opened the prison door!]


    Some familiar animals appeared in front of Ju-Heon.


    They were the eagle and the red horse.


    [Use this opening and hurry up and go to where my master is!]


    [Hurry! This way!]


    Ju-Heon completely ignored them as well and headed in a different direction.


    The eagle and red horse became anxious.


    [Hey! Not over there!]


    ¡°Shut up. There¡¯s somewhere I want to go.¡±


    [What?! Where?!]


    "There¡¯s no need for you guys to know where.¡±


    [What the hell man?! Where is it?! We¡¯ll show you the way!]


    He stopped moving randomly and asked.


    ¡°Then do you know where the Crow is?¡±


    [Ah, that bastard......what?!]


    The eagle and the horse gasped for some reason. They were looking at him as if they thought he was crazy.


    [Are you fucking crazy?!]


    [I''d rather you get the fuck out of this Great Prison rather than going to that damn Crow!]


    [You MUST NOT GO THERE unless you want to die!]


    ¡°?¡±


    The eagle and horse were frustrated at Ju-Heon''s expression.


    [The Crow is in the restricted area!]


    ¡°Restricted area?¡±


    [Yes! This prison is about the size of your human world! There are divided sections as well! The level of danger and the type of bastards imprisoned are different for each section!]


    ¡°Oho? Then what about where we are right now?¡±


    [You idiot! This is just the lobby! The danger level is low because these are the petty criminals!]


    He had expected it to be something like that.


    They had not seen any of the traps they saw in the Crow''s tomb in the past.


    But Ju-Heon was quite amused.


    ¡°So where is that restricted area?¡±


    The eagle and horse foamed at the mouth.


    [You stupid bastard!]


    [The Crow was the Majesty¡¯s Heirloom and it is extremely terrible!]


    [It¡¯s a motherfucking traitor that even gobbled up some major gods!]


    Even the other prisoners seemed to loath the Crow.


    [Why would you want to take such a bastard out......?!]


    ¡°Is it far from here?¡±


    As the eagle and horse grabbed the back of their necks and were about to say something...


    ¡°It''s not far.¡±


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    A bright light flashed inside the prison.


    It was Zeus''s lightning bolt.


    And...


    ¡°It isn¡¯t far, but do you really think that you will be able to get there, you bastard?¡±


    Prometheus had appeared after destroying all of the prisoners.


    This Prometheus, who seemed to have stolen a lightning bolt instead of fire, was glaring at him in anger.


    ¡°You are quite arrogant to think that you could catch me with such inferior fools.¡±


    There were mountains of destroyed artifacts around him.


    The horse gasped while the eagle raged.


    [That damn thief! How dare you use my lord¡¯s power! You will receive divine punishment!]


    Prometheus just scoffed.


    ¡°How ridiculous. Why would I be scared of a fucking bastard wasting away in a cell?¡±


    Zeus¡¯s lightning bolt approached in a threatening manner. Ju-Heon sneered at it.


    ¡®I guess I need to take care of this annoying thing.¡¯


    That was why he asked a question.


    ¡°Eagle. Where is your damn master?¡±


    [W, what?]


    ¡°Where is he?¡±


    At the same time...


    [Warning. The Majesty is about to appear in the world.]


    [The Majesty''s Treasure has appeared.]


    The monopolizers were shocked at this unexpected development.


    They had received this message from the Pandora system artifact.


    "What is going on?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no way that Prometheus would have taken the treasure out.¡±


    ¡°What does it mean by the Majesty?¡±


    ¡°What the hell could be going on inside the Great Prison?¡±


    They were Pandora¡¯s Executive Board.


    They were the ones who controlled the world and were the first ones to meet Prometheus.


    These were the people who received the ¡®fire¡¯ (in this case artifacts) from Prometheus and spread it around the world.


    The people with Arthur¡¯s mage, Merlin''s artifact and Loki¡¯s artifact were part of this group as well.


    They were the ones who helped artifacts become a critical part of human society.


    It was a win-win for both sides.


    These people could be called the chief executives of all humans who had connections to artifacts.


    They were the ones who realized that Ju-Heon might become the Majesty in the past.


    They frowned while looking at the message from the Pandora System.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t he leave to stop Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°Should we make a move too?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you think it¡¯ll be okay to see how things go? There should be a reason Prometheus is one of the Supreme Leaders. He also has Zeus''s lightning bolt.¡±


    ¡°It might even be Prometheus who took out the Majesty''s Treasure.¡±


    ¡°You have a point. That is true. Prometheus should be back soon I guess.¡±


    But forget coming back soon...


    ¡°Eagle. Where is your damn master?¡±


    [W, what?]


    ¡°Where is he?¡±


    Ju-Heon was planning on burying Prometheus alive here.


    The eagle''s face lit up while the horse foamed at the mouth.


    [Human! Are you planning on rescuing this bastard¡¯s playboy master......mm!]


    [Are you really going to save my master?!]


    Ju-Heon just scoffed.


    He could go directly to where the Crow was, but......


    ''That lightning bolt is a bit of a headache.¡¯


    The fact that other artifacts were shaking in fear was the problem.


    ¡®He can''t use his own powers because he was stabbed by Gungnir so he¡¯s trying to scam me with Zeus¡¯s lightning bolt?¡¯


    They would use too much stamina to take it on.


    He debated consuming a bit of the lightning bolt even if he couldn¡¯t fight face to face because the Crow was just a clone, but he could not do so.


    [The connection has been terminated.]


    [It seems as if the main body is unable to use any strength.]


    The Crow that had a sparkle in its eyes and had been telling him to come to it, was now quiet.


    The aura had become a bit weaker as well.


    Prometheus must have done something to the Crow''s main body.


    To be more specific, he must have ordered the guards to do something.


    ¡°So spill it. Where the hell is your master?¡±


    The eagle¡¯s eyes flashed and it started to fly.


    [It¡¯s nearby! Follow me!]


    Ju-Heon and the others urgently jumped off the cliff.


    Prometheus and his army became anxious.


    [Hold on! That direction is?!]


    [Is this bastard planning on?!]


    Prometheus started to frown as well.


    Prometheus knew very well what was in that direction.


    It was the direction he was most wary about.


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    As he was about to jump after Ju-Heon...


    [No sir! That place is too dangerous!]


    [You must get out of this prison for now for your own safety!]


    Prometheus''s subordinates grabbed him and tried to forcibly drag him out.


    However...


    ¡°Let go of me! We can get there before them using the shortcut!¡±


    Prometheus urgently walked into a different path.


    He couldn''t let Ju-Heon get the major gods.


    Actually, he couldn''t let Ju-Heon get to one specific bastard!


    While all of that chaos was going on...


    Booooooooom!


    Artifacts in a certain section of the prison started to wake up because of all the noise.


    They were tied down but they were all strong and famous artifacts.


    [It¡¯s quite noisy today.]


    There were numerous Divine-Grade artifacts here.


    And...


    [Someone is here.]


    They started to frown.

 Chapter 327: The Emergence of the Majesty (2)

    Chapter 327: The Emergence of the Majesty (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Water was dripping down.


    This place was the deepest part of the Great Prison. The Crow was grinding its teeth in this spot.


    It was understandable. Numerous guards had suddenly burst into the Crow''s tomb.


    [Whatever you try to do is useless!]


    [Shut the fuck up and sit still if you don''t want to die.]


    The Crow frowned and shook its black wings. The guards¡¯ spears were stabbing its wings.


    That was the case.


    These bastards were the reason Ju-Heon''s connection with the Crow had been terminated for a moment.


    It must have been Prometheus¡¯s orders. He wanted to make sure that the Crow could not help Ju-Heon inside the Great Prison.


    The guards looked at the Crow and started smirking.


    [We heard that you snuck your clone out when the Monarch¡¯s Tomb opened.]


    [You used that time to contract with Seo Ju-Heon.]


    The guards all had different appearances.


    There was one that looked like a Dragon, a guard that seemed like it was a not living thing such as a fog, and even some guards that looked human.


    They were all high-grade guards similar to the ones that ate Ju-Heon''s subordinates and took away his legs in the past.


    The base level of the guards at this region seemed to be high-grade guards because of the prisoners here.


    They all frowned and glared at the Crow.


    ¡®This vicious bastard.¡¯


    The Crow was tied down numerous times.


    There was a muzzle on its beak it used for predation.


    There were Toombglyph seals on its legs that looked as if someone had dug the seals into its legs followed by metal cuffs.


    Then there were metal chains all around its body and wings.


    Everything used on the Crow were strong artifacts that seal an artifact''s aura. That was why it was even more shocking.


    ¡®How the fuck did it send its clone out in such a situation?¡¯


    None of them would have been able to do it.


    They would probably have died the moment such seals were placed on them.


    The guards started speaking.


    [General. Do we really need to keep this bastard alive?]


    [Yes. We cannot kill it. This bastard is the Majesty¡¯s Heirloom after all.]


    [The Pandora System artifact is only able to maintain its function because this bastard is still alive.]


    The Crow''s red eyes flashed after hearing that. It¡¯s eyes were very ferocious.


    The guard started to snicker.


    [Just wait a little bit. We will chop Seo Ju-Heon''s neck right in front of your eyes.]


    The Crow started flailing like crazy.


    It was going wilder than it had ever done so before.


    Was it trying to say that it would not leave them alone if they killed Ju-Heon?


    Boom!


    The guards became anxious as its chaotic aura seeped out through the seals.


    [Hold on! Put it back to sleep! Hurry!]


    [I, is this bastard fucking crazy?!]


    [That¡¯s like committing suicide!]


    The guards urgently started to move.


    [You stupid shit! You can¡¯t get out of here on your own!]


    The Crow didn''t care as it ground its teeth in anger.


    ¡®I need to take care of Prometheus first.¡¯


    That bastard would chase Ju-Heon and keep hindering him.


    But there was probably only one artifact that could suppress Prometheus.


    Only the original owner of the lightning bolt could do it.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way Prometheus would sit back and watch as he frees Zeus.¡¯


    Prometheus should have headed toward Zeus as well since he knew his own weakness.


    That was the reason the Crow''s eyes flashed and it roared.


    It was right.


    [Someone is here.]


    Some artifacts in a certain section of the tomb frowned and became wary.


    Their reaction was obvious.


    Nobody other than the guards ever came to this place.


    But someone who was not a guard appeared?


    [Who are you over there?!]


    But the individual did not reveal themselves. Were they wary as well?


    The prisoners seemed to get angry.


    [It¡¯s not like we can get out of here!]


    [It¡¯s annoying that you are hesitating when you are that strong. Hurry up and show your face!]


    [It¡¯s obviously those usurper bastards!]


    The individual quickly showed herself after hearing their vicious comments.


    [#&&$#*!]


    I''m not an usurper, I''m not!


    The one to show herself was none other than the rope! The rope was shouting in anger and telling them not to treat it as an usurper!


    But the rope¡¯s appearance flabbergasted the artifacts in the prison.


    [What the hell? What is that?]


    [Isn¡¯t it a rope......?]


    [Why is something like that here?]


    That was the case.


    The rope had been moving with Ju-Heon and the others. They had been following the eagle to its master!


    But they split up on purpose when they ran into some guards.


    Ju-Heon said the following to them as they split up.


    ¡®I don¡¯t care who, but just get there first! Get there before that bastard Prometheus gets there!¡¯


    That was why the rope had worked so hard to get here, but...


    [#$&#!]


    Why is nobody here? Why? The rope seemed to have come too quickly and was anxious that nobody was here.


    And...


    [$#&$#!]


    Is this the right place? Is it?


    The rope started to groan that maybe it got lost.


    The Divine-Grade prisoners were at a loss.


    It didn''t look like a prisoner or a guard. It looked strong but it looked like a simple rope.


    [W, what is this bastard? It has the aura of a Divine-Grade artifact.]


    [.........Something like this is a Divine-Grade artifact?]


    [I can''t feel any dignity of a Divine-Grade artifact on it though.]


    The rope started to grab the prisoners one by one and asked, ¡®Have you seen this person? Have you?¡¯


    The Divine-Grade artifacts became angry as it showed them a naked picture of Ju-Heon.


    [This is not that kind of place, you bastard!]


    [We would have eaten any humans we saw!]


    That made the rope turn pale.


    [$&!]


    You ate him?! You ate him?!


    The rope quickly started to force the prisoners¡¯ mouths open. The prisoners looked ready to kill it as it tried to climb into their throats.


    [You damn fly-like bastard! Stop it!]


    As one of them was about to threaten the rope...


    Slap!


    An extremely strong power smacked the prisoner¡¯s arm away.


    ¡®!¡¯


    But that wasn¡¯t all. A red rope mark was left on the prisoner¡¯s hand as if it had been burnt.


    The Divine-Grade artifacts became anxious.


    [This bastard?!]


    It had smacked away a famous Divine-Grade artifact!


    They were sure of it now.


    [This is the power of a Heirloom.]


    However...


    [How does a shitty rope have the power of a Heirloom?!]


    Their eyes flashed.


    [I see, it must have used Un-known.]


    [They must have used that illogical artifact to mess with things!]


    [This kind of strength is impossible without it!]


    They started giving off murderous intentions as if they realized something.


    [This bastard must be a spy that Prometheus sent.]


    [That must be it. Only that bastard can use Un-known.]


    [What? Did that bastard tell you to go see what we are doing?!]


    The rope got angry at them.


    [#$#$&!]


    It¡¯s not like......!


    A chaotic aura struck the rope before it could even finish its sentence.


    Boom!


    Their powers were restricted in the prison but they were still famous gods.


    They were too strong for the rope to take on them by itself.


    [Die! You bastard!]


    An artifact with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse flashed its eyes.


    ¡°Do you want to die? Who told you to touch my things?¡±


    They heard a vicious voice and boom! That artifact was destroyed.


    [!]


    A hand that reached in through the bars of the cell and ruthlessly destroyed the artifact!


    The artifacts gasped.


    [Who are you?!]


    [Who the hell?!]


    The rope started flying toward the person before they could even see who it was.


    [#$$&*!]


    The rope started to rub itself on the person''s face. The person groaned.


    ¡°Hey, stop it. Stop, mmph.¡±


    That was the case. The person who appeared was Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon patted the rope that was rubbing his face as if it had been worried and calmed it down.


    ¡°There there, it took me longer than I expected because I didn''t have the Crow. Stop, mmph.¡±


    The rest of the team appeared soon after as well.


    On the other hand, the artifacts in the cells seemed shocked at Ju-Heon''s appearance.


    [Who is this human?]


    [Who can destroy an artifact in here......?!]


    [That is not the problem right now. This bastard......no way!]


    Ju-Heon ignored them and started walking while peeking into the cells.


    ¡°Mm, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 2, Grade 1......¡±


    He looked as if he was taking a look at different cuts of meat.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Found it. Special Grade.¡±


    Ju-Heon stopped and snickered while looking at someone.


    The artifacts raged as soon as Ju-Heon said that.


    Ju-Heon was pointing at their leader.


    [Special Grade?!]


    [How dare you treat our leader as a piece of meat!]


    The artifact Ju-Heon was pointing at just smirked.


    [I smell that Crow on you.]


    Ju-Heon had finally found Zeus. The rest of the team covered their mouths in shock as Zeus stood up scoffing.


    ¡®What an intense aura.¡¯


    They could tell.


    This was not an artifact that a person could handle!


    ¡®It¡¯s too dangerous!¡¯


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t look away and just picked his ear.


    ¡°It¡¯s too annoying to do things slowly. Let me get right to the point.¡±


    His sharp eyes flashed.


    ¡°Kneel. And I will let you out of there.¡±


    The artifacts in the cells raged and sneered at him.


    [How despicable, you human bastard!]


    [Do you know who you are talking to right now?!]


    A large arm tried to attack Ju-Heon. But that arm was viciously sent flying.


    [?!]


    Ju-Heon''s Dominance then descended in the prison.


    ¡°I said it once already. I don¡¯t like to waste my time.¡±


    It didn''t seem like just a bluff. It was a warning.


    ¡°I am your new master who came to you with a present. Don¡¯t bare your fangs like you have no brain.¡±


    The artifacts groaned.


    [This power is......?!]


    His aura was definitely strong, but the power they could feel coming from Ju-Heon¡¯s finger!


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    [Is this bastard......?!]


    Zeus laughed out loud.


    [How arrogant, human. Can you really handle that thing?]


    ¡°I''ll let you out of there. But you will have to be my slave if you get out.¡±


    Multiple artifacts scoffed and started shouting.


    [There¡¯s no need to listen to a bastard like this sir!]


    [He is the Crow''s contractor! He is the contractor of that treacher!]


    Zeus finally commented as well.


    [Your offer sounds entertaining...but I''m not that interested. We are fine just sitting in here.]


    [That''s right! There''s no way we would be a slave to a human bastard!]


    [Let¡¯s just ignore this bastard!]


    Ju-Heon smirked in response.


    ¡°Reeeeeeally? That¡¯s weird. I bet you¡¯re going to want to come out.¡±


    [What?]


    Bang!


    Ju-Heon channeled his Dominance into the ring. Something shocking happened.


    Bang bang bang!


    The door to the area they were in slammed shut.


    ¡°!¡±


    It was completely sealed off now.


    [What the? What the hell happened?!]


    Ju-Heon then turned around and sent a pillar by the door flying.


    Everybody gasped.


    Why?


    ¡°............!¡±


    An unexpected individual was hiding by the entrance!


    ¡®Prometheus!¡¯


    That was the case.


    He had entered this area just a bit later than Ju-Heon.


    He didn''t dare to go deep in this area so he was watching things by the door, but then...


    ¡®That bastard used the Majesty''s Key to lock this area¡¯s door!¡¯


    The artifacts went crazy after seeing him.


    [That damn usurpeeeeeeeer!]


    [Kill him!]


    Boom boom!


    It was quite chaotic. They looked ready to burst out and rip Prometheus''s head off.


    Prometheus became anxious.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, this damn bastard!¡¯


    Prometheus urgently tried to leave but the door would not open.


    The cells in here went even crazier.


    [Human! Open this door right now!]


    [Do it now! I must kill that bastard!]


    [Open this fucking doooooor!]


    Ju-Heon annoyingly shook the key, as if he was asking them if they still weren''t going to come out.


    ¡°Alright, then choose. Are you going to stay in there or come out and be my slave?¡±

 Chapter 328: The Emergence of the Majesty (3)

    Chapter 328: The Emergence of the Majesty (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Alright, then choose. Are you going to stay in there or come out and be my slave?¡±


    Prometheus''s eyes opened wide with rage.


    ¡®Is he fucking crazy?!¡¯


    The reason Prometheus had been watching from the entrance was because he was pretty certain about his chances of success.


    ¡®I just need to block this whole section if I need to.¡¯


    He didn''t want to get close to Zeus either, but it was all part of the plan.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way he can completely handle the key yet.¡¯


    Ju-Heon did open the door to the cells earlier, but that was just in the lobby.


    The shape and level changed with each section.


    And this was the cell where the mighty Zeus was imprisoned. It was not the type of cell that he should be able to open with the Majesty''s Key that he just awakened.


    But what the hell?!


    ¡®He locked the door to this area?!¡¯


    Prometheus frowned as if someone had stabbed his tongue. He had fallen for the same trap he had planned on using!


    An anxious Prometheus quickly called for the guards.


    ¡°Hurry up and open this door! Hurry!¡±


    He slammed on the door but the guards did not respond. He felt as if he would die from anxiety.


    ¡°I told you to open this damn door right now!¡±


    Prometheus''s voice was shaking a bit.


    But the guards still did not respond.


    All he could hear were the Divine-Grade artifacts going crazy in their cells.


    [Long time no seeeeeee! You son of a biiiiiiiitch!]


    [That motherfucking thug bastard!]


    [That bastard is right in front of us!]


    The artifacts in here looked ready to slam open the metal bars.


    Not that the cells would open because they did that, but......


    [Quite a despicable bastard has come.]


    Prometheus gulped after feeling an aura that was much stronger than the others.


    That was the case.


    The bastard who had been scratching his butt until just now had changed his demeanor!


    ¡®Zeus.¡¯


    This was the person he had stolen something from!


    Prometheus''s hands were shaking after feeling a vicious aura scanning his body.


    Of course, there was no need for him to be scared of Zeus. He was just extremely anxious because something unexpected had happened.


    He told himself that it was the weak body of the person he was possessing that was shaking at the aura.


    However...


    ¡°Alright, what are you going to do? Are you going to keep staying in there? Or are you going to come out and be my slave.¡±


    Prometheus started shaking after hearing Ju-Heon''s voice.


    And then...


    [Fine. I will accept your shitty offer.]


    ¡°The deal is that you will be my slave if I let you out. Break the deal and your sons will not be safe.¡±


    Ju-Heon pointed into a cell.


    There were other Greco Roman Divine-Grade artifacts in these cells. Naturally, Zeus¡¯s sons were here as well.


    Zeus nodded his head.


    [Fine. I will put all of my sons on the line.]


    Prometheus really became anxious now.


    ¡°What the hell are you guys doing?! Guards! Can¡¯t you hear me?! Hurry up and open this door!¡±


    He heard someone sneer.


    ¡°Too bad. It doesn''t look like it will open.¡±


    Ju-Heon was smiling wickedly


    ¡®My subordinates should be fending off the guards outside right now.¡¯


    His team members shouted from outside at that moment.


    ¡°Hurry! We can¡¯t hold on if any stronger guards show up!¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    As Ju-Heon walked toward the cell...


    ¡°Wait! Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Prometheus started to speak after seeing Ju-Heon turn around.


    ¡°T, there¡¯s no need to be in such a hurry. Why don''t we chat......¡±


    ¡°Mm, no need.¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Ju-Heon was about to activate the ring.


    ¡°I, I said wait!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? I thought you said that I wouldn''t be able to use this?¡±


    ¡°That......!¡±


    Prometheus bit down on his lips as if he was angry.


    He was pretty confident Ju-Heon wouldn''t be able to use it, but he would be fucked if he somehow did.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Listen carefully, this is not a good decision. These bastards are imprisoned here for a reason......¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I know.¡±


    Ju-Heon immediately activated the Majesty''s Key. The tomb started to shake violently.


    Ruuuuuuuumble!


    It felt like an extremely strong earthquake.


    The cell doors started to slam open along with the earthquake.


    ¡°Hol......!¡±


    Prometheus''s face lost all color.


    They were out.


    These bastards were out of their cells!


    He urgently tried to close a cell door but...


    [I got you now, you bastaaaaaard!]


    [Rip that bastard¡¯s limbs off!]


    All sorts of artifacts burst out of the cells.


    There were some artifacts that looked like birds and cows but most looked human.


    An anxious Prometheus quickly used Zeus¡¯s lightning bolt.


    Crack, crackle!


    The artifacts hesitated as that threatening lightning bolt came near.


    Prometheus sneered at them.


    ¡°Don¡¯t come any closer. Get back in your cells while I''m asking nicely!¡±


    But he couldn¡¯t help but shut up.


    [!]


    There was a man walking forward without caring about the descending lightning bolts.


    In fact, he was massaging his shoulders as if he had just received an electric massage.


    [Hey hey, that¡¯s not how you use that thing.]


    The greatest god of the ancient Greek mythologies swung his fist at that moment.


    And then...


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    The lightning bolts Prometheus was releasing started to get sucked into Zeus¡¯s fist.


    Craaaaaack!


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    ¡°My power, my power!¡±


    [What? Your power? Are you fucking crazy? Why the hell is this your power?]


    A strong lightning bolt struck down inside the prison.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    It had been strong when Prometheus used it, but it was unbelievably strong when used by its proper owner.


    The lightning bolt was more overbearing and threatening!


    Julian was shocked about it while Ju-Heon was amused.


    ¡®It¡¯s slightly different from Indra''s thunder.¡¯


    The God of War Indra¡¯s thunder was like a long spear that shot down onto the battlefield. It felt as if a long bomb was being thrown.


    On the other hand, Zeus''s lightning bolt was like a round cannonball. It seemed to charge in his hand.


    Homer¡¯s Iliad called Zeus ¡®the cloud-gatherer.¡¯


    The lightning bolts that Zeus used truly was like a strong burst of energy!


    This ¡®one who throws the flaming lightning bolts¡¯ gathered this extremely scary energy and...


    He shot it out of his hand!


    Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumble!


    The lightning bolt took the shape of an eagle as it descended on Prometheus.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    Prometheus glared at Zeus with bloodshot eyes.


    ¡°Fuck, Zeus, you shitty bastard!¡±


    Zeus laughed.


    [I guess you weren¡¯t satisfied with having your liver eaten over and over!]


    He motioned and the lightning bolt eagle aimed for Prometheus''s liver.


    Prometheus foamed at the mouth with blood.


    ¡°You motherfucker! You don''t deserve to be a major god!¡±


    The lightning bolt ripped Prometheus''s human body to shreds and peeled away at his muscles as it burned him alive!


    Prometheus''s body seemed to regenerate as it happened but the lightning bolt continued to destroy it.


    His true body appeared once the body of the human he was possessing couldn''t handle it anymore.


    ¡°That is?!¡±


    What appeared was a seed of fire. It looked as if an oak tree branch was on fire.


    Prometheus urgently tried to run now that his true appearance had been revealed.


    However...


    "Where do you think you¡¯re going?!¡±


    Ju-Heon kicked the branch with his foot. That branch flew into a cell!


    [You bastard!]


    The branch turned into a human again once it was inside the cell.


    He looked like a young and healthy man. However, this was not his usual Rothschild appearance but looked like someone who would come out of a Greek myth.


    [Damn it!]


    He tried to get out of the cell but......


    Clang!


    Ju-Heon locked it with the Majesty''s Key. Prometheus went wild slamming on the metal bars.


    [Open this right now! You inferior human bastard!]


    Ju-Heon just ignored him and smiled wickedly.


    And then...


    ¡°Now then. I''m taking applications for torturers. The first 100 artifacts to get here will get to torture this bastard.¡±


    ¡°Looks like I finally got rid of an annoying bastard.¡±


    Ju-Heon had a refreshed expression on his face for the first time in a long while.


    That bastard Prometheus had screamed in pain inside the cell.


    The artifacts seemed to have a lot of grudges to settle. Prometheus thought about killing himself, but...


    [The Hare Tales: The Hare¡¯s liver that can heal everything in a day (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    - 10/10


    ¡°If you use this, the torturing will be even more effective.¡±


    [Really? Do you really mean that?]


    ¡°Yes, so use this to heal this son of a bitch and then keep torturing him. It¡¯s no fun if you let him die after just one session.¡±


    [Ohhhhhhhhhh! I''ll buy it! I''ll buy it! How much is it?!]


    Seo Ju-Heon, this son of a bitch, had sold copies of an artifact to the torturers.


    He gave them plenty of it!


    He seemed to be doing it on purpose!


    ¡®This son of a bitch.¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled wickedly as if he was just getting started.


    ¡°Just wait. I''ll soon take your liver out and use it to make some restorative medicine as well.¡±


    Prometheus was famous for having a liver that regenerated no matter how many times an eagle pecked at it.


    ¡°There¡¯s something as precious as the Hare¡¯s liver here.¡±


    Ju-Heon was extremely happy that his business would soon have a new hit product.


    Of course, Prometheus truly felt wronged.


    Why?


    ¡®Damn it, my ability is the ability of creation!¡¯


    As the one who Zeus ordered to create humans and animals, his ability was one of creation.


    That was how he created Un-known as well.


    [You dumbasses! Pulling out my liver isn''t going to do you any good!]


    Unfortunately, nobody cared as they imprisoned and tortured Prometheus.


    [Shut up, the Majesty has asked you for your liver, you damn bastard!]


    [Hand it over! You damn bastard!]


    Ju-Heon smiled as well.


    ¡°Oh it''s there. It definitely has abilities you don¡¯t know about.¡±


    ¡®Ow, that fucking bastard!¡¯


    Jaeha looked at Ju-Heon with disgust but it didn''t matter.


    ¡°But you really hit the jackpot. You got some major gods in your hands now. You just have to contract with them......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [Contract? What do you mean contract?]


    The artifacts started to go back on their words.


    The team members opened their eyes at this unexpected situation.


    They might be able to hear the artifacts because they were inside a tomb.


    They had heard correctly.


    [We have no use for you now that we are out of our cells!]


    [Let¡¯s go see how many pretty girls are in the world now!]


    Julian became anxious as Zeus and the others were about to scatter into the world.


    ¡°Hold on! Did you forget the deal?!¡±


    Zeus sneered at him.


    [Deal? Did I have a woman named deal?]


    ¡°Hold on! What about the promise?!¡±


    [Promise? Who cares about a promise made to a human bastard?]


    ¡°What?¡±


    [The Majesty is definitely the master of the artifacts. But we cannot serve the Crow''s contractor as the Majesty.]


    [Plus, where is the proof that this bastard is our king?]


    [I will go enjoy my freedom for a bit. Thanks for letting me out! Hahaha!]


    ¡°Fuck!¡±


    As some of the anxious team members were about to chase him...


    Ju-Heon smirked as if he had been waiting for this.


    And then...


    [Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!]


    [Waaaaaaaaah!]


    [Ahhhhh!]


    The artifacts that were floating up into the air all started to get destroyed.


    Boom boom boom boom boom boom!


    [What the, what is......?!]


    Zeus turned around to see the artifacts of Olympus in pain. They were all Zeus''s sons.


    Ju-Heon was laughing.


    ¡°I made it very clear to you. Your sons will not be safe if you go against our deal.¡±


    The Code of Hammurabi was visible behind Ju-Heon. He must have used Hammurabi''s contract earlier!


    Zeus just sneered at him.


    Although they were weaker than usual because they had been imprisoned for a long time, they were the strongest of the gods.


    [My sons will not die so easily because of a human Code of Law. And well...it doesn¡¯t matter if you kill them.]


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly as Zeus was about to escape.


    "Are you sure? Son can mean something else as well.¡±


    [?]


    Zeus tilted his head in confusion and Ju-Heon started pointing somewhere.


    His finger moved past Zeus¡¯s face, his chest, and pointed in between Zeus''s legs.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it a bit dangerous for you if you lose that son as well?¡±


    [?!]


    Wait, w, what?!


    Ju-Heon smiled in victory.


    ¡°Do you want to test it out? Maybe a second goddess of beauty would appear if I rip that shit off.¡±


    [?!!]


    Zeus became anxious as Ju-Heon was about to activate the Code of Hammurabi.


    [Stop with the bullshit. You cannot destroy a major god with something like that!]


    ¡°Yeah, I think so too. That¡¯s why let¡¯s test it out together. Personally, I hope that a cute goddess is born.¡±


    Ju-Heon never believed these Greek gods from the beginning.


    Why?


    The Greek gods were always described as being very similar to humans.


    They betrayed each other pretty frequently and became envious of each other.


    Just look at Prometheus!


    ¡®I would turn into a fucking gentleman before I trust any artifact bastard.¡¯


    Zeus shouted with urgency as Ju-Heon came closer.


    [W...wait! I told you that it is useless! There¡¯s no need to test it out!]


    ¡°That''s right, you son of a bitch! It¡¯s not going to work anyway so let''s test it out!¡±


    ¡®Noooooo!¡¯


    Zeus¡¯s scream soon echoed through the prison.

 Chapter 329: The Emergence of the Majesty (4)

    Chapter 329: The Emergence of the Majesty (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°This is bad!¡±


    In Pandora''s Manhattan HQ...


    This was the place that was recently destroyed because of Ju-Heon¡¯s Gungnir attack.


    To be more specific, the Code of Hammurabi bomb(?) exploded and it received a carpet bombing.


    Pandora¡¯s restorers and aftermath clean-up crew were busy crying their eyes out while restoring the buildings.


    But there was a building that was the only one to not be damaged at all.


    [Druid¡¯s Clocktower]


    That was the case.


    This was Pandora¡¯s top executives, the Executive Board''s building.


    There were rumors about how Arthur¡¯s round table artifact was in there or even how people who are not invited will die if they go inside.


    The only thing that was confirmed of the rumors was that this building was an impregnable tower.


    This mighty tower wouldn¡¯t go down from disasters, tomb appearances, and even chaos caused by artifacts, but...


    The people inside seemed to have received a lot of damage right now.


    Why?


    "What did you just say?! Prometheus has been captured?!¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    They couldn¡¯t close their jaws after hearing the shocking news.


    They had heard that Prometheus had gone inside the Great Prison, but......!


    ¡°Are you saying that a Supreme Leader-Grade artifact has been captured?!¡±


    ¡°By who?!¡±


    One woman laughed.


    ¡°Who else? It was Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Everybody was freaking out.


    ¡®Did she just say Seo Ju-Heon?!¡¯


    ¡°Hold on, why is his name popping up right now?!¡±


    ¡°Who knows? He must have struck again.¡±


    ¡°Hey Merlin!¡±


    Merlin was pouting as the others gasped.


    "Who told him to ignore my warnings and go into the Great Prison on his own?¡±


    ¡°Hey Merlin!¡±


    That was the case.


    Her name was Eve Rockefeller. She was Pandora¡¯s Director. She was also one of the important members of the Knights of the Round Table.


    Most importantly, she was someone who was working with Prometheus to artificially create a Majesty.


    However...


    ¡°I knew he was shitty from the moment he looked down on me for being an artifact from a different cultural heritage. He should just die.¡±


    ¡°Merlin! It¡¯s not the time to say things like that!¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon awakened the Majesty¡¯s artifact and released Zeus!¡±


    They were going crazy and frantic.


    But they were not the ones who were going the craziest.


    Why?


    ¡®Fuck, this isn''t the time for thiiiiiis! We need to hurry up and send people to the prison! Prometheus-nim''s important spot might be ripped out at this rate!¡¯


    Who was this?


    The one going the craziest was none other than Prometheus''s eagle.


    ¡®Damn it! Seo Ju-Heon, that crazy baaaaaaastaaaaaard!¡¯


    This eagle was originally one of Zeus¡¯s eagles. However, it had slowly switched sides after its master was imprisoned.


    But that was not important right now.


    ¡®Aigoo, Seo Ju-Heon, that crazy son of a biiiitch! What the hell did he do to Zeus?!¡¯


    He had seen it. He had seen Zeus go down.


    He also saw Ju-Heon laughing his ass off in response.


    The eagle realized things would be really bad at that point.


    ¡®He is a crazy bastard.¡¯


    The Executive Board continued to chat, probably not knowing about the eagle¡¯s feelings.


    ¡°The major god-level artifacts are out. That¡¯s going to be a headache.¡±


    ¡°People like us who have been working with Prometheus will be in danger.¡±


    ¡°Then should we use Un-known to create Zeus¡¯s divine enemy artifact?¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t we send the Knights of the Round Table to take care of Zeus?¡±


    "As for Seo Ju-Heon, he shouldn''t be much danger if he can''t use Zeus.¡±


    The eagle was extremely frustrated.


    ¡®Fuck, no! Zeus isn''t the problem!


    That son of a bitch Seo Ju-Heon is the final boss!¡¯


    He was exactly right.


    ¡°Are you done with your bullshit now?¡±


    The artifacts were in shock.


    They were looking at their master, Zeus, who looked as if he had lost his mind.


    [U, ugh!]


    Zeus was in serious pain. His pale face looked as if his soul was just about to leave his body.


    The other artifacts approached him while shaking in fear.


    [U, umm. Father...]


    [A, are you okay.........?!]


    Ju-Heon responded instead of Zeus.


    ¡°Hmm. As expected of a major god.¡±


    Ju-Heon was satisfied while looking at the suspicious artifact that fell to the ground.


    [XXX that fell off of Zeus¡¯s body (SS-Grade:Divine-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    ¡°I look forward to seeing what is born from this.¡±


    The artifacts cried in anger as soon as he said that.


    [Hey, you cruel son of a bitch!]


    [How can you even call yourself a human!]


    [Return that to my fatheeeeeeeeer!]


    Ju-Heon just scoffed.


    ¡°Who told a major god like him to be completely petty and go against his word?¡±


    [Damn it! But still! Do you know what that means to my father?!]


    [Do you really think you¡¯ll be okay after doing something like this?!]


    [Fuck, this is artifact abuse! This is blasphemy!]


    [You''re definitely not going to heaven!]


    Ju-Heon just laughed.


    ¡°I know, I''m going straight to hell. Don¡¯t worry, I''m taking all of you with me.¡±


    [$##$&!]


    This son of a bitch!


    Even Ju-Heon¡¯s team members looked pale. The male team members were especially traumatized.


    ¡°Ah......jackpot. That must have hurt like hell.¡±


    This was the first time they ever felt sorry for an artifact. The artifacts urgently checked on Zeus.


    [Father! Are you alive?! Are you okay?!]


    Zeus¡¯s artifact responded with a look of nirvana on his face.


    [I''m okay.]


    ¡®You don¡¯t look okay at all!¡¯


    One of the artifacts couldn¡¯t watch any longer and picked up a sword.


    [You motherfucking bastard, I''ll rip yours off too! You son of a bitch!]


    It started viciously charging toward Ju-Heon.


    However...


    ¡°Get lost, you¡¯re only a Grade 2.¡±


    [Uuuuugh!]


    The handsome God of War was destroyed by Ju-Heon.


    It didn¡¯t stop there! Ju-Heon kicked Ares¡¯s head with his Artifact Destruction channeled in his foot.


    Crack!


    He couldn''t use the skill at full power because his connection with the Crow was weaker, but it didn''t matter.


    Crack! Crack!


    It was plenty to deal with these weaklings who had been imprisoned for hundreds, no, thousands of years.


    It didn¡¯t matter that they were fancy and famous gods.


    All of them were extremely malnourished and so rusty that just touching them might break them!


    [Ugh, stop, stoooop. You motherfucking human! How dare you be so disrespectful to gods like us!]


    ¡°You have a point. It¡¯s not respectful to beat gods up like I would beat up animals.¡±


    Ju-Heon pulled out a sword.


    ¡°I¡¯ll just turn you into a eunuch too, you bastard.¡±


    [Ahhh! No, wait! Heeey!]


    The other artifacts started screaming.


    [Hey, fucking stop!]


    [Are you planning on destroying our Greek culture! Are you planning on drying out our seeds?!]


    Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed.


    ¡°All of you will quietly and obediently fulfill the contract. Otherwise, I''m ripping all of your dicks off!¡±


    ¡®Damn it, how can there be such a terrible human?! Fuck, a bastard like this has the Majesty''s Key?!¡¯


    A bastard like this becoming the Majesty would be a sign of the end of the world.


    The artifacts turned pale but Ju-Heon was quite satisfied.


    ¡®Ares, Horai, Dionysus, Muse, Pan, Hestia, Hermes, Hades, Poseidon......¡¯


    These were all at least Divine-Grade artifacts! They were also from Greek mythology, which meant that they were quite famous in the world.


    ¡®They''re perfect to use for business.¡¯


    Famous artifacts were great for marketing.


    Artifacts also received an extra buff based on how famous they were, so this was quite the gain.


    Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed as the artifacts just looked around without doing anything.


    ¡°Why is there no response?! Do you not want to contract with me?!¡±


    [Aigoo! Okay! I got it!]


    ¡°What kind of tone is that for a damn slave?!¡±


    [As you wish! Master!]


    They whispered to each other despite answering that way.


    [He¡¯s still just a human.]


    [Yeah, there¡¯s no way a single human bastard will be able to contract with all of these Divine-Grade artifacts.]


    [Let him try if he wants.]


    Ju-Heon reached his hand out as if he was telling them to shut up.


    The Majesty¡¯s Key started flashing.


    Booooooooom!


    The artifacts gasped as a suspicious golden door appeared in the air.


    They all knew about this door.


    [Fuck, the Door of Slaves has opened!]


    [He can even open that door?!]


    That was the case.


    The Majesty¡¯s Key allows the user to open and close any tomb.


    But it also came with extra benefits.


    The King of the Artifacts was able to open seven special doors based on the vices.


    For example, the Key of Avarice would open the Door of Wealth, the Key of Wrath would open the Door of Destruction, etc.


    And the Key of Pride opens the Door of Slaves!


    And then...


    Boom!


    [Alright, you lowly Greek artifacts who are only extremely lustful. Submit and become our master¡¯s slaves!]


    Ramesses was the one to shout. He was the King of Pride who had numerous slaves work to leave his legacy behind in the past.


    He was praising Ju-Heon as he opened the Door of Slaves.


    Bababang!


    The artifacts clutched their heads and started screaming.


    [Fuck, it¡¯s the power of the Majesty!]


    [Seo Ju-Heon, you son of a bitch!]


    The Door of Slaves was a special door that allowed the Majesty to rule over numerous artifacts.


    The power of pride that even the gods desired allowed the majesty to make all artifacts submit to him.


    Slaves burst out of the golden door and started grabbing the Greek artifacts.


    Ramesses shouted as he watched.


    [All those from your cultural heritage will only be able to eat grass while creating great monuments for Seo Ju-Heon-nim! First! Yes, let¡¯s start with a pyramid!]


    Ju-Heon frowned as if he didn¡¯t like that.


    ¡°Hey, get lost. I''ll get arrested if I make them create such a stone tomb in this era. They''ll say it''s labor exploitation. It¡¯s also useless.¡±


    [T, then?]


    Ju-Heon smiled.


    "The thing that is most useful in the modern world is energy. It¡¯s even better if it is clean and has no danger of running out. A lack of energy is always the problem.¡±


    [.........?!]


    Zeus flinched as Ju-Heon slowly turned toward him.


    ¡®T, this bastard...there¡¯s no way, right?¡¯


    There was indeed a way.


    ¡°First, you are going to be a power plant.¡±


    [#$&$!]


    Fuck, I''d rather go back in the cell!


    ¡°You cruel bastard. How can you make him a power plant?!¡±


    Julian was organizing artifacts as he looked toward Ju-Heon with disbelief.


    Why?


    ¡°Were you planning on making me do that kind of work as well?!¡±


    Julian did have Thunder God Indra¡¯s artifact after all. He could also control it enough to use it to generate electricity.


    ¡°You were going to make me a power plant weren¡¯t you!¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted at him.


    ¡°Did you just figure that out?¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°I didn''t do it because your artifact was useful for clearing tombs. It was too much of a waste to keep it locked up in a power plant.¡±


    ¡°But it¡¯s not a waste to put Zeus in there?!¡±


    ¡°Who cares? He probably has a ton of leftover strength. I''m also thinking about expanding my business. The energy field is going to make me a ton of money.¡±


    ¡®Aigoo.¡¯


    The rest of the team grabbed the back of their necks but decided it wouldn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°Anyway, this should make it easier to get to the Crow, right?¡±


    "Well that is one thing, but based on my count earlier, some of the Greek artifacts are missing.¡±


    ¡°I''m sure someone else has them or they are somewhere else in here.¡±


    ¡°Really? Then I should go get them too.¡±


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    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed as he walked deeper into the tomb.


    ¡°U, umm, you didn¡¯t forget about the Crow, right?¡±


    Well, they would need to go deeper for the Crow anyway.


    Around that same time...


    Kwon Hyuk Soo received an unexpected message.


    [Calling the Knights of the Round Table.]


    He was out on the water after being ripped off by Zhen Cai Yuan and barely making it off Ju-Heon¡¯s island.


    This message from Pandora¡¯s Executive Board was quite unexpected.


    ¡°Aigoo, they want us to go rescue Prometheus?¡±


    The Knights of the Round Table were basically Pandora¡¯s Executive Board; they were the people who got their powers from the artifacts of the round table.


    Pandora''s Executive Board had approximately 150 artifacts of the round table but there were 13 special spots.


    King Arthur and the rest of the artifact users who could sit in these 13 spots were called the Knights of the Round Table.


    They were all Monarchs or people who gave up on the Majesty position and were trying to create an artificial Majesty.


    The Monarchs and monopolizers who plotted to kill Ju-Heon in the past were all Knights of the Round Table.


    But Kwon Hyuk Soo was not happy to see this message gathering the knights.


    Why?


    ¡®Mm, they want to rescue Prometheus? They probably mean let¡¯s save Prometheus and all of us work together to kill Ju-Heon.¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo just ripped apart the summon.


    Why?


    ¡®It¡¯s actually more beneficial for me if little Ju-Heon becomes the Majesty.¡¯


    And...


    ¡®And why the hell would I rescue Prometheus? It¡¯s better to loot artifacts from there than to waste my time rescuing a stupid idiot.¡¯


    He laughed out loud as he started to sway the other Monarchs as well.


    At the same time...


    [It¡¯s an emergencyyyyyyyyyyy! The Majesty is about to be revived!]


    [Hey hey. A ton of the Greek artifacts were captured!]


    [What?! Really?!]


    The events that happened in the prison were soon spread throughout the world.


    The rumor was that a human with the Majesty''s Key was trying to collect the artifacts of different cultures.


    Well, he really just needed to collect the major figure and the subordinate artifacts would naturally get caught as well.


    That was probably the reason.


    [W, we must protect the major gods!]


    [He¡¯s going to rip it! He¡¯s going to rip my pride and joy off!]


    Most importantly, they said the following.


    [Anybody but that bastard Seo Ju-Heon!]


    [Yes! Any other bastard is okay but not that bastard!]


    The artifacts that did not have any associations whatsoever started to become scared of Ju-Heon.

 Chapter 330: Final boss? (1)

    Chapter 330: Final boss? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    [You trashy Seo Ju...ahhhh!]


    Prometheus was almost dead. He wouldn¡¯t be complaining if he was just being tortured.


    [Hurry up and grind this bastard up.]


    [Let¡¯s grind him up and sell it as a liver recovery agent.]


    [It is master¡¯s orders.]


    ¡®I fucking told you that¡¯s not my ability!¡¯


    Prometheus screamed after feeling his body being twisted.


    [Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!]


    This must be what it feels like to get ground up in a millstone.


    Indeed it was, since they were actually using a millstone to grind him up. Ju-Heon had thrown them a millstone artifact saying it would be useful for the torturing!


    Boom boom boom boom!


    [Hey! Do it properly! His finger is poking out!]


    [Ah, sorry! I thought it was his you know what.]


    [Are you crazy? It¡¯s too small to be that even if it is him.]


    ¡®These sons of bitches!¡¯


    Prometheus, no, the oak tree branch that was being ruthlessly ground up was swearing internally.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, you son of a bitch! I should have known how much of a fucker you were from the moment I saw you manhandling the artifacts!¡¯


    Unlike the others who pampered artifacts, Ju-Heon had no problem destroying them from the beginning.


    That personality would not disappear. He even turned Zeus into a eunuch and turned him into a power plant.


    But the scariest thing was that this was just the beginning.


    Why?


    ¡®Now I''m certain. That bastard is going to try to rule over all cultures.¡¯


    It was easy to tell what kind of bullshit Seo Ju-Heon was going to try to pull. Ruling over all cultures of artifacts would mean that he would be that much closer to being the Majesty.


    ¡®I need to stop that no matter what.¡¯


    It was not just because he did not like Ju-Heon. The biggest reason was that Prometheus could not forget about Ju-Heon''s gaze.


    It was probably right before Ju-Heon left this area.


    ¡°Grind him up without holding back. Don¡¯t let him die a peaceful death. These bastards are pieces of shit.¡¯


    ¡®What?¡¯


    ¡®Prometheus is famous as a symbol of pain and resistance. They even used him as a symbol during the Japanese Occupation of Korea. He was on the side of the humans who went against Zeus.¡¯


    ¡®Then?¡¯


    ¡®But I guess he¡¯s had it too easy for a while. He forgot his identity and tried to kill humans from a high position as an executive.¡¯


    Ju-Heon actually seemed to like Prometheus quite a bit.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡®Use this time to remember who it was that let you be born.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had been smiling. His eyes seemed to be saying the following.


    ¡®You guys are tools born because of humans.¡¯


    How dare these shitty tools try to sit above the humans. This was the reason Prometheus was shaking in fear.


    ¡®The moment that bastard becomes the Majesty is the moment the artifacts lose all human rights, no, artifact rights.¡¯


    It was obvious what would happen.


    That was why he needed to stop this tyrant who was about to awaken as the Demon King.


    That was probably the reason. Prometheus barely managed to send out a clone even as he was getting tortured. He had managed to get the message out.


    Furthermore, he put the rest of his strength in the clone, hoping that it would help them.


    ¡®I can at least stop Seo Ju-Heon now.¡¯


    He wasn¡¯t planning on telling them to stupidly go up against Seo Ju-Heon without a plan. He had a more certain plan.


    ¡®This is the only way to really get rid of him.¡¯


    Prometheus smiled while thinking about the future.


    But it didn¡¯t matter that he had been so confident. Prometheus¡¯s message was being ruthlessly chewed up.


    Why?


    ¡°Did Prometheus really send this kind of message?¡±


    Inside the Pandora Executive Board¡¯s Druid¡¯s Clocktower. The humans who had received the message from Prometheus''s clone were frowning.


    Maybe that was to be expected.


    [Seo Ju-Heon will continue to get stronger by raiding the treasures inside the prison.]


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    [Send the part of the Great Prison that is sticking out to the Imagery world. You can imprison Seo Ju-Heon and the Great Prison in there.]


    [Humans are unable to cross over from the Imagery world.]


    [I sent the rest of my power with this clone so that you can open the Imagery world. My subordinates should know how to open it.]


    The people gathered at Pandora''s Executive Board scoffed.


    ¡°This Imagery world......it''s like an ocean where all of the artifacts were born?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir. As a Greek artifact, Prometheus called it the Chaos.¡±


    Prometheus''s eagle stealthily smiled as he listened to them.


    ¡®As expected of Prometheus-nim! He truly is wise!¡¯


    There should be no better way to get rid of Seo Ju-Heon.


    The Imagery world that was also known as Chaos... This was the ocean where the artifacts were born. In human terms, it was like space where stars were born. Well, space is full of dust and gas while the Imagery world was full of human memories and images.


    Artifacts received life in that cradle before appearing in front of the humans.


    ¡®Well, we will just be dissected if we go back there.¡¯


    The Great Prison and everything in it would be dissected if it was sent to the Imagery world. But there was a reason they had not done so until now.


    It was dangerous. It was also beneficial to keep the artifacts inside the prison alive.


    But it was nothing compared to Seo Ju-Heon becoming the Majesty.


    ¡®It is a great plan. Humans are unable to cross over from the Imagery world.¡¯


    It would be similar to getting swept up in a black hole in space and becoming lost forever.


    ¡®He¡¯ll turn to dust and only his brain will float around in the water.¡¯


    It was a great plan to completely get rid of Seo Ju-Heon from this world. But the chief executives completely ignored such a great plan.


    Why?


    ¡°It¡¯s a waste to send the Great Prison there. All of those precious artifacts will get dissected.¡±


    [?!]


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon will get stronger with the treasures inside the prison. That means that the place is full of great artifacts!¡±


    [W.......wait!]


    ¡°It¡¯s better if we take those artifacts for ourselves.¡±


    ¡®No, that¡¯s not it! No!¡¯


    The eagle foamed at the mouth.


    ¡®This is not the time for such bullshiiiiiiit!¡¯


    The chief executives continued chatting without caring about the fact that the eagle was sweating bullets.


    ¡°And Prometheus said he sent the last of his strength with the clone. Then there''s no reason to rescue him now.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. It''s a waste to use this to open something like the Imagery world. Let¡¯s put it to better use.¡±


    ¡®Noooooooooo! That''s not what you should dooooo!¡¯


    The eagle was about to go crazy. These humans did not seem to understand the serious danger they were in.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon even tamed Zeus!¡¯


    Well, it wasn¡¯t really ''taming¡¯ him but he did make it so that Zeus could not run amok. That bastard would do the same thing to absorb cultures one by one.


    There were many artifacts that would allow him to do that in the Great Prison.


    But what?!!!!!


    ¡®Even if the Knights of the Round Table aren¡¯t here!¡¯


    Different Pandora members chimed in.


    ¡°Ah! Why don¡¯t we just completely undo the seal on the Great Prison? We can open it up and send our excavation teams in to find the Treasures.¡±


    ¡°That sounds great! We can''t allow Seo Ju-Heon to be the only one to enter such a treasure trove.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s bring it up to the Knights of the Round Table.¡±


    ¡®This is driving me nuts!¡¯


    It wouldn¡¯t be enough even if they shut the visible door up and threw it into outer space but they want to reveal all of the entrances?!


    Are they fucking crazy?!


    ¡®You shitheads! That¡¯s wrooooooong! That would just make it easier for Seo Ju-Heon to go in and out! This is our golden opportunity! We won''t ever have a chance like this to get rid of Seo Ju-Heon if we miss this chance!¡¯


    Unfortunately, the humans could not hear the eagle at all.


    That wasn''t all.


    "Then when should we get started? Ah, should we split up Prometheus''s power and use it for excavating?¡±


    ¡°Haha. That sounds great. Merlin, one of the Knights of the Round Table, did want to excavate the prison as well.


    ¡°Yes sir. I will deliver the message.¡±


    Pandora¡¯s lower-tier employees weren''t planning on saying anything to go against the chief executives.


    It didn''t matter that the eagle was writing things telling them to stop!


    [Humans, please stop them! Please! Just tell them that¡¯s not it! Tell them not to waste the Supreme Leader¡¯s power!]


    The employees just ignored him.


    ¡®I''d have to be a dumbass to do that. They¡¯re the chief executives.¡¯


    ¡®Going against them just means that I''ll be fired.¡¯


    They were smart and just walked out of the room.


    Returning back to Ju-Heon¡¯s group...


    ¡°It¡¯s slowly starting to get worse.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s group was frowning while moving to a different section.


    It truly felt different as they went deeper into the Great Prison.


    ¡®The difficulty is going up drastically.¡¯


    They were hiding from the guards but the guards¡¯ levels were going up and the number of dangerous traps were increasing.


    It was becoming concerning even for Ju-Heon''s greatest under heaven team of misfits. It was at that moment.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Seol-A quickly motioned with her hand.


    They jumped to the bottom of the cliff on reflex.


    Booooooooom!


    They then stabbed into the cliff with a weapon or used artifacts to dangle on the cliff.


    Jaeha clutched his wildly beating heart as he started to speak.


    They got the signal and jumped down, but......


    ¡°Huh, what the hell? There was nothing!¡±


    Seol-A smacked him in the back of the head.


    ¡°Shh. Shut the hell up if you don¡¯t know anything.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    A moment later... They frowned while looking at a smog moving past the top of the cliff. They really didn¡¯t like this smog that looked as if it was alive.


    That was obvious.


    ¡°I knew it. It is the fog from that time isn''t it?¡±


    ¡°That fog?¡±


    Julian explained to Jaeha who had not been in the Great Prison in the past.


    ¡°It¡¯s a fog of disappearance. You don¡¯t know where you will end up if you get swept up in that fog. That¡¯s how Ilya disappeared in the past.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    Ilya responded to him.


    ¡°It¡¯s actually being broken down to your molecules. That¡¯s how I ended up dying.¡±


    Jaeha turned pale after hearing Ilya''s comment.


    ¡°Holy shit, broken down into molecules......?!¡±


    ¡°Won¡¯t you be okay even if you get broken down into molecules?¡±


    ¡°Oh. Sounds good. Put one of your arms in there.¡±


    ¡°Maybe it¡¯ll transport you to a different area if you are still alive.¡±


    ¡°Hey! You guys!¡±


    Ilya addressed Ju-Heon without caring about Jaeha.


    ¡°Will it be okay? It seems like it is starting to get more dangerous.¡±


    Ju-Heon turned his head.


    ¡°Kongming and Seol-A. Can you feel the Crow''s aura?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not too far but still a while away.¡±


    ¡°Hmm, then should we head outside to reorganize?¡±


    They were starting to run out of food as well since they sort of rushed in.


    Chloe and Dan weren¡¯t here either.


    But at that moment...


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    ¡°Captain-nim, the path!¡±


    The tomb started to move on it''s own.


    And then...


    [The Great Prison is starting to move.]


    [The urgent changes have blocked the way out.]


    Something must have happened outside the Great Prison.


    It must have unexpectedly activated a trap.


    ¡®What is going on?¡¯


    He had a bad feeling and urgently tried to go up but the cliff seemed to go on forever.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    ¡°Fuck!¡±


    He tried to break through the cliff but it restored itself almost instantly.


    ¡°It''s not working!¡±


    And the only thing inside the cliff was that scary fog of disappearance.


    Jaeha flinched as Ju-Heon looked back and forth between him and the fog.


    ¡°U, umm. Even I can¡¯t go in there. That¡¯s not the way out.¡±


    ¡°I know. Who said I was going to shove you in there?¡±


    ¡°You looked like you were thinking about it.¡±


    ¡°Okay then, go in.¡±


    "Excuse me?!¡±


    ¡°It really might be a warp gate like Ilya said. Go, Monarch of Pushoverness. You are our only hope.¡±


    ¡°No wait, I don¡¯t want to turn into molecules! Damn iiiiiiit!¡±


    Jaeha was crying but did start to move toward it, probably because he still felt guilty about his actions in the past, but Ju-Heon smacked him in the back of the head.


    ¡°I''m joking, you little punk.¡±


    Ju-Heon took out the Majesty''s Key.


    This was a key that should be able to open anything.


    ¡®I don¡¯t know if I can open traps with this too, but......¡¯


    As he was about to activate the key... He saw a light sparkling nearby. Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide.


    [You have discovered a Majesty¡¯s Treasure.]

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    Chapter 331: Final boss? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    [You have discovered a Majesty¡¯s Treasure.]


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide.


    ¡®Majesty''s Treasure?¡¯


    He was trying to open a path out of a trap but what?


    [You have discovered a Majesty¡¯s Treasure.]


    That¡¯s what the Crow was telling him.


    ''This little punk...I thought that the connection had been weakened.¡¯


    Maybe it was doing everything it could to deliver this message to him.


    The Majesty¡¯s Key reacted at that moment.


    Flash!


    A bright golden light flashed in front of him.


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    The glowing golden ring then released its strong aura. It seemed strong and holy unlike the general dirty and chaotic aura of artifacts. That Majesty''s Aura spread out, as if it was conquering this trap area.


    The tomb started to shake like crazy.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    The cliff started to crack and some of the team members screamed.


    Crack!


    Some of the ones who had been dangling on the cliff by their weapons fell to the ground.


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    The ones who fell were Ju-Heon, Julian, and Jaeha!


    Seol-A and Ilya, who were using a ghost and a devil respectively that could allow one person to float, were shocked.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    The two of them tried to grab the falling team members. But the rope was faster than them.


    [#&$#&!]


    It''s dangerous! It¡¯s dangerous!


    The rope that had been on Ju-Heon¡¯s shoulder first wrapped around Ju-Heon, then Julian, and then Jaeha.


    And then!


    ¡°Huh? Ugh!¡±


    It reached its body out and grabbed anything it could grab. The three people who had been falling suddenly stopped.


    Boom!


    ¡°Huuu, I''m alive.¡±


    ¡°I almost died.¡±


    They were sighing in relief that they didn¡¯t die when......


    ¡°I''m dwyyyyyyyyyying! Nwow I''m dwyiiiiiiing!¡±


    Ilya was about to die now. What the rope grabbed happened to be Ilya''s neck.


    ¡°You shituuuuuuuuugh! My neckbooooone!¡±


    The rope became anxious and quickly started to pull the three men up.


    [#$&#*!]


    Seol-A helped it quickly pull them up as well.


    Of course, Ilya''s soul seemed ready to leave his body by the time they dragged all three of them up.


    Jaeha started to slap him.


    ¡°Hey hey. Are you still alive?¡±


    ¡°That motherfucking rope......I''m going to kill it.........¡±


    His neck might have snapped in half if he did not have a Heirloom and the devil''s buff.


    The rope started groaning. There was nothing to grab so it had tried to grab the devil but ended up grabbing Ilya instead.


    [#$&#!]


    I''m sorry! I''m sorry!


    Ju-Heon consoled the extremely apologetic rope.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. He¡¯s gained so much negative karma that he¡¯s being punished.¡±


    Ilya felt wronged.


    ¡°Other people might be able to say that but not you!¡±


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°Look over there! There''s the exit!¡±


    The team members shouted in joy after seeing a cave that opened up on the cliff. They had not expected it since this cliff wall just regenerated itself no matter what they did to it earlier.


    ¡°There''s a path over there!¡±


    ¡°The key must have worked!¡±


    ¡°Wow, as expected of the Captain-nim!¡±


    They were shouting with relief but it was too soon to be happy.


    Why?


    ¡°Uhh......¡±


    ¡°Damn it, that¡¯s too far though.¡±


    That was the case. The Majesty''s Key was a Treasure that could open and close any door.


    Of course it could open a hidden door in a trap area as well.


    However, the problem was...


    ¡°That damn fog!¡±


    The exit was covered by fog. It was the same fog that broke Ilya down to the molecular level and killed him in the past!


    The team members clicked their tongues.


    ¡°I guess he can''t do something about the trap itself with the key.¡±


    Ramesses chimed in at that moment.


    [The one that can control the traps in a tomb is the Key of Sloth.]


    ¡°Sloth?¡±


    [Yes. The Key of Sloth can open the Door of Loss.]


    In simple terms, the Key of Pride was a power to even dominate the Divine-Grade artifacts. The Key of Sloth was a power to make any ability disappear.


    The Majesty needed the power of Sloth to handle the traps in the tombs.


    Ju-Heon became interested after hearing that.


    ¡®No wonder the Majesty is called the king of the artifacts.¡¯


    Jaeha chimed in at that moment.


    ¡°But the Captain-nim needs to commit the sin of Sloth or go on a massacre to awaken that key......¡±


    ¡°There aren''t any bastards to use as sacrifices here.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡°Who says there aren¡¯t any?¡±


    ¡®It definitely said that a Majesty¡¯s Treasure was here.¡¯


    Well, if there was a treasure here, it would probably run away once it saw Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡°I guess the Crow is still working hard.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°There seems to be an artifact around here.


    It probably wants me to use that to awaken the key.¡±


    That was probably not the reason it told him about the artifact.


    But it didn''t matter to Ju-Heon and he just focused and looked around. His movement became a bit faster.


    ¡°Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t you feel an artifact¡¯s aura nearby?¡±


    ¡°Uhh......!¡±


    Seol-A urgently started to scope out the area.


    It was difficult to spot because the trap was giving off such a chaotic aura here.


    And after a while...


    "Umm......¡±


    Seol-A seemed to have realized something as she was warily looking at Ju-Heon.


    She seemed to be having difficulties bringing it up because she knew Ju-Heon''s personality.


    "Umm......¡±


    ¡°Where is it?¡±


    ¡°Over there!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked where Seol-A was pointing and started to laugh. It was because she was pointing at the bottom of the cliff.


    To be more specific, the black pit at the bottom that they couldn¡¯t see the end.


    That area was covered by that fog of disappearance as well.


    ¡°So the Treasure is down there.¡±


    ¡°Treasure?¡±


    The doggie artifacts were amazed.


    [There is indeed a prison down there.]


    [It¡¯s shocking that a human girl managed to spot it. It¡¯s difficult to detect since it is covered by the trap.]


    Ju-Heon immediately asked a question.


    ¡°Hey Kongming.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a helmet.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled once he got the answer he was looking for.


    And then...


    ¡°Hold on! Captain-nim! No! Look at what¡¯s down there!¡±


    Ju-Heon didn''t care and just let himself fall to the bottom.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    He was falling into the fog that dissected Ilya down to his molecules in the past!


    While that was going on...


    [Ju-Heon''s new energy business / Ju-Heon Water Park / Ju-Heon Brewery / Ju-Heon Underground Natural Resources business]


    Edward questioned his eyes while looking at the documents in front of him.


    He then asked.


    "What the hell is this?¡±


    A bastard sitting arrogantly on the chair responded to him.


    [What do you think it is, you country bumpkin. New businesses.]


    The one sitting down was the golden worm.


    The Divine-Grade golden worm, which seems to have done well(?) for itself since it now even had subordinates, quickly motioned to its subordinates. Its subordinates started quickly typing.


    [The master says he wants to do some new businesses. Hurry up and get it ready! Hand over the moneeey! Give it me to me so I can get started right awaaaaaaay!]


    The worm screamed and slammed down on the table, making Company President Edward scoff.


    Now he had to get threatened by a damn worm?


    ¡°Like hell these are new businesses. I haven¡¯t heard anything from the Representative-nim yet.¡±


    [Of course you haven¡¯t heard anything! The master trusts me more! You are just trash, you bastard! Trash!]


    ¡°What the hell? You damn bug!¡±


    [Anyway, hand over money for the investment while I''m asking nicely!]


    Edward couldn''t believe it.


    ¡°Hey! The money isn''t the problem! How the hell are we going to do all of these businesses at once?! An energy business, a water park business, alcohol, insurance, delivery... Are you fucking joking?! Get lost before I grind you up and turn you into make-up!¡±


    [Damn it! The master can do iiiiiiiiiit!]


    The frustrated worm posted the list of Greek Artifacts Ju-Heon had gathered onto the screen.


    [Look! These are all artifacts that master just took in!]


    Edward, as well as the Grave Company employees who were secretly watching the two of them, were all shocked.


    They had wondered what kind of artifact Ju-Heon had brought this time, but...


    ¡°......Holy shit!¡±


    There were so many of them. Furthermore, quite a lot of them seemed to be extremely famous artifacts.


    "What the heck did the Representative-nim do?!¡±


    ¡°S, something like this is possible?¡±


    There were so many of them!


    And all of them were at least Divine-Grade artifacts! It was obvious how amazing the end product would be if they used these for business.


    But still!


    ¡°Holy shit. He¡¯s someone who would find Gaia¡¯s artifact just to create a new continent.¡±


    It would cause quite a lot of chaos if the world learned about how Ju-Heon gained all of these artifacts.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°C, contact the recruiting team right away! The Representative-nim will probably hire a bunch of people as soon as he gets back!¡±


    ¡°Ah yes, yes sir!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s sister, Joy, urgently asked at that moment. S§×ar?h the N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Wait! What about Ju-Heon? Are you sure he is ok......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Bababang!


    ¡°!¡±


    There was suddenly an extremely strong earthquake.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    The people at the company, no, everybody in the entire world, couldn''t help but be shocked.


    How could they remain calm when something unbelievable appeared in the sky?


    ¡°......What is that?¡±


    It looked as if a fortress that had been hidden in the clouds was showing itself.


    It was some kind of black fortress.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    [Mysterious buildings have started to appear all over the world.]


    [This is not related to a Tomb Appearance phenomenon.........]


    That fortress or island appeared in the sky, a hidden city appeared in the ocean, a tower appeared in the desert...


    Large stone buddha-like faces broke through the ground in cities as well.


    These were all portions of the Great Prison.


    The parts of the Great Prison that were in another world were starting to appear in this world.


    Pandora¡¯s chief executives were responsible for this.


    They had chosen to pull out the Great Prison that they really should have sent to the Imagery world as quickly as possible. It was because of their extreme greed for artifacts!


    Even the hidden appearances were revealed.


    However, there was still an issue.


    Why?


    ¡°The problem is that we don¡¯t have a key to go in there.¡±


    The person who said that was a member of Pandora''s excavation team. It was the man with Loki¡¯s artifact.


    Yes, the same Loki¡¯s artifact that was pummeled by Ju-Heon in the Tower of Pride and ran for his life.


    Loki¡¯s artifact user¡¯s subordinates started speaking.


    ¡°Isn''t Seo Ju-Heon the only one who can go into this prison right now?¡±


    "We are unable to search it without that Majesty''s Key.¡±


    A nearby General got angry.


    ¡°That¡¯s why we want you to do something about that! We can¡¯t let Seo Ju-Heon take all the good artifacts for himself!¡±


    The Loki¡¯s artifact user frowned.


    ¡®Does he think we¡¯re not doing anything about it because we want to?¡¯


    ¡°Why are you standing around instead of opening a stupid prison?!¡±


    ¡°These so-called Knights of the Round Table are so useless!¡±


    ¡°We shouldn¡¯t have trusted these trash who couldn''t even become Monarchs!¡±


    ¡®What the hell did he just say?¡¯


    Loki''s artifact user frowned even more.


    ¡®It¡¯s not that we couldn''t become Monarchs, we just stepped aside!¡¯


    Their goal wasn¡¯t to be Monarchs; their goal was to select Monarchs to create a Majesty!


    But the chief executives on the Executive Board couldn''t even tell that apart.


    ¡°What can you do about it? The ones of low birth like us have to hold it in.¡±


    A fellow Knight of the Round Table patted Loki''s artifact user''s back.


    ¡°The nouveau riche like us should just shut up. Those bastards will probably only listen to a Knight of the Round Table with Holy Bones.¡±


    ¡°Holy Bones? What is that?¡±


    ¡°Ah, there¡¯s something. It¡¯s just a term. Anyway, let¡¯s not worry about it too much. Seo Ju-Heon may be amazing but he¡¯s just human like us.¡±


    ¡°How many artifacts do you really think he can loot in such a short period of time?¡±


    At that moment...


    Boooooom!


    ¡°!¡±


    The Great Prison shook vigorously.


    ¡°What the hell?!¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim! Captain-nim!¡±


    Inside the prison, Seol-A was completely pale as she was screeching. She tried to fall off the cliff to follow Ju-Heon as well.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    The others desperately grabbed her to prevent her from doing so.


    "Calm down!¡±


    ¡°But that fog!¡±


    Ilya had a rare look of shock on his face as well as he looked down.


    ¡°Captain, did you just commit suicide? Did you lose your mind in this prison? There''s no way you could have thought this was committing the sin of sloth, right?¡±


    He had not expected Ju-Heon to jump into the trap. Julian was extremely anxious as well and Jaeha was stopped from jumping in behind Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Ah, let go of me! The Captain-nim probably didn¡¯t even take a Phoenix Feather with him!¡±


    However, Ju-Heon was completely fine.


    ¡®As expected.¡¯


    He was just sore in multiple spots.


    Ju-Heon groaned while lying on the ground at the bottom of the cliff.


    ¡°I knew the fog here was fake.¡±


    It looked similar to the fog of disappearance but it was oddly different.


    ¡®Anyway, there should be a Treasure here.¡¯


    As Ju-Heon turned his head...


    [There¡¯s something over there.]


    The doggies were the ones to speak.


    ¡°Yes. It should be the Majesty''s Helmet.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled and started walking. Ju-Heon then laughed as if what he saw was exactly what he had expected.


    Hair underneath the ears... Horn on the head... The fierce God of War who was said to have fought against an Ancient Chinese Emperor. What he saw looked like a goblin.


    ¡°I got you now. You Treasure bastard.¡±

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    Chapter 332: Final boss? (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°I got you now. You Treasure bastard.¡±


    There was a gap the size of a palm where Ju-Heon put his face. There was a terrible area visible through the gap.


    Swooooosh.


    It was a frozen cave that resembled the frozen part of hell. It was so cold that just stepping into this area would make a person freeze. S§×arch* The N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    That artifact bastard was imprisoned in this frozen hell.


    ¡®It¡¯s definitely a Divine-Grade artifact.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was aiming to make this bastard his subordinate.


    If it really was the artifact he was thinking it was, it should have approximately 1,000 subordinates or so nearby.


    ¡®I should be able to awaken the Key of Sloth if I grind(?) up 1,000 of them.¡¯


    That was why they were called sacrifices.


    He didn''t care about what kind of negative results that might cause.


    ¡®I will give my subordinates special service and restore them properly.¡¯


    But Ju-Heon couldn''t help but click his tongue for a different reason.


    Why?


    ¡°Damn it. They¡¯re already destroyed.¡±


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°I can''t believe they turned this God of War into frozen meat.¡±


    The doggies seemed shocked after hearing that comment.


    [Master, you know who this bastard is?]


    ¡°Who do you think you¡¯re asking that to, right now?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    Ju-Heon was someone who had researched all mythologies and folk tales in the world and even found pieces of destroyed records to shove all of that information in his head.


    But this one was so visibly unique that it was easy to tell.


    Bull-like horns, a steel forehead and a bronze head.


    ¡®Heavenly Emperor Chi You.¡¯


    Far in the B.C. era during Dangun''s time...


    He was worshipped as the God of War of the East, and in the Hwandan Gogi myths, he was known as the fierce God who fought against a Chinese Emperor.


    He was an ancient Emperor who was said to have won every battle and said to be extremely talented in weapon creation and responsible for creating numerous weapons.


    ¡®Chi You should have quite a good ability.¡¯


    He was someone who was deified later in life as well.


    ¡®The Divine-Grade artifacts that were born as gods probably don¡¯t look kindly on him.¡¯


    But what?


    [Maaaaaaster! You must not take this bastard out!]


    [Fuck, I''m going to run away from home if you take this bastard out!]


    [Master, let¡¯s go back! It¡¯s still not too late!]


    Surprisingly, those gods from birth were shaking in fear.


    The doggies seemed to be recalling a terrible memory from the past.


    [That motherfucking Majesty''s Treasure!]


    Everybody was said to get scared when the Majesty put on this chaotic steel mask.


    It was like seeing a death flag that you never want to see out on the ocean.


    This was no ordinary helmet.


    It was a signal flare for the Emperor¡¯s campaign.


    The human king of artifacts was said to become a god once he put on this ghost''s helmet.


    That human king who became a god could move the heavens and the earth and even make artifacts and humans take different forms.


    That was so terrible that the doggies who had personally experienced that time were in despair.


    [Master, why don''t we go look for something else?]


    [This one''s not it.]


    ¡°Mm, okay, shut up.¡±


    Ju-Heon was humming as he tried to make the gap wider. The doggies gasped.


    [Pleeeeeeeeeeeease! Maaaaaaaaster!]


    They were so desperate that they turned from items to doggies and started to pull at Ju-Heon''s clothes.


    [I don¡¯t want to see that ominous mask ever agaaaaaaaaaaain!]


    [Please! I''ll do whatever you want!]


    Ju-Heon didn''t care and called out Mammon''s artifact.


    ¡°Hahaha! This place is a pile of gold, a pile of gooooooooold!¡±


    He had found some famous Greek artifacts as soon as he entered the Great Prison.


    Now there was a Treasure that was so strong that the doggies were scared!


    ¡°Yes. Everything in here is mine.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed in a dangerous manner as he channeled a lot of dominance into the pickaxe.


    Boom!


    This cell was extremely durable but it didn¡¯t matter.


    Mammon was a devil of mining.


    This cell should break if Ju-Heon combined Mammon''s digging ability with his Tomb Destruction ability.


    ¡®Mammon, full power!¡¯


    Mammon was in pain.


    It was to be expected as her ability was being forcibly released. It was similar to what Ju-Heon did to Muramasa a long time ago.


    But Mammon was holding it all in for Ju-Heon.


    [Ahhhh, hurry! I can¡¯t hold on much longer! Hurry!]


    Ju-Heon quickly struck the pickaxe down into the gap.


    And then...


    Boom!


    Ruuuuumble!


    Ju-Heon''s expectations seemed to have been correct and the doggies fell into panic once they heard the wall breaking.


    [Damn it!]


    [We¡¯re all fucked now!]


    [That damn Goblin Mask bastard will appear in the world again!]


    But at that time...


    ¡°!¡±


    The doggies who had clenched their eyes shouting that they were done for started cheering.


    [Hurray! It¡¯s a dog hole!]


    [Hahahaha! Look at how small it is! There¡¯s no way he can go in there!]


    ¡°.......¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyebrows twitched.


    The doggies continued to jump for joy without thinking about anything.


    [Maaaaaaaaster! Give up! That artifact won''t survive another strike!]


    [Hahaha! It already looks to be in shambles!]


    [Yes yes. That pushover of a restorer isn¡¯t here either!]


    The doggies saw the small dog hole and praised the gods.


    [Hehehe! A dog hole! A dog hole!]


    [Alright! Master! Now let¡¯s go get a different artifact......]


    However...


    ¡°Ah I see. You bastards are going to go inside?¡±


    Pow!


    Ju-Heon grabbed them by the head and shoved the doggies into the dog hole.


    ¡°Now then. Hurry up and go get it.¡±


    [No, w! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaait!]


    [Uggggggh!]


    The doggies whose heads were stuck in the dog hole foamed at the mouth.


    [Wait, master, this is a bit, aaaaaaaaah! My head!]


    [Fuck, your head isn¡¯t the problem! Goblins! There¡¯s goblins in front of us!]


    [Aaah! Maaaaaaster! I''m sorry!]


    Ju-Heon didn''t care and just ruthlessly shoved the doggies butts in through the hole.


    ¡°Here! Hurry up and go in!¡±


    [Maaaaaaaaaaaaaster!]


    These Egyptian gods were shoved into the frozen hell. Ju-Heon then tried to follow behind them.


    It might be a tight fit because of his broad shoulders but it should be fine.


    The problem was......


    [Aaaaaaaaahh!]


    [Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww my body!]


    Ju-Heon stopped putting his leg in and frowned.


    ¡°Tsk. This damn trap is a problem wherever I go.¡±


    That was the case.


    That fog was in the area the doggies had just entered.


    It seemed to harm artifacts as well as the doggies started to quickly disintegrate once they touched the fog.


    [U, ugh!]


    Ju-Heon urgently reached out as he saw that they were about to turn to ashes.


    However...


    [#$#&!]


    No! No!


    An urgent rope pushed Ju-Heon down and slipped in first.


    ¡°!¡±


    The rope¡¯s body started to get destroyed as well but it was able to quickly wrap itself around the doggies and pull them back out. The only one that seemed fine was Anubis.


    Ju-Heon looked inside as if he was disappointed.


    ¡°Chi You is right there.¡±


    Ramesses chimed in at that moment as if it was disgusted.


    [It is understandable why the guards use this bastard¡¯s fog as a trap.]


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡®This bastard¡¯s fog?¡¯


    It was extremely likely. Chi You was said to create a dense fog as he ruled the world.


    ¡®Tsk, then if I don¡¯t awaken the Key of Sloth first...¡¯


    But he needed sacrifices to awaken it.


    This secluded area did not have artifacts he could use as fodder to awaken the key.


    But to use his own artifacts as sacrifices......


    ¡®I can''t suddenly summon 1,000 artifacts.¡¯


    The only ones he could summon right now were his possession-type artifacts. But Ju-Heon only had a few possession-type artifacts contracted to him.


    He had a lot more artifacts to grind up if he went outside, but he couldn''t leave right now.


    He thought about calling out Anubis''s army but they were dead bodies so they wouldn''t be treated as artifacts.


    ¡®Is there nothing I can do?¡¯


    But at that moment...


    Bang!


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon was shocked to hear an extremely loud noise.


    Bang, bang.


    It sounded like metal hitting metal at set intervals.


    It was not around him.


    ¡°Outside?¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and break it! Slam it harder!¡±


    ¡°Yes sir!¡±


    That was the case.


    The noise had come from outside the Great Prison.


    ¡°What do you think? Can you go in?!¡±


    ¡°It''s too small for a person to fit through!¡±


    That was the case.


    What Ju-Heon had heard was the sound of people slamming against the Great Prison¡¯s walls.


    Once the Great Prison had appeared in the world thanks to Pandora...it¡¯s excavation teams were doing everything they could to break open a door.


    The reason was simple.


    ¡°You said that this gap was created from the prison shaking, right? It appeared all of a sudden?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir! That is correct!¡±


    That was the case.


    Some gaps had appeared on the Great Prison''s walls after that sudden earthquake.


    For example, a narrow gap appeared on Buddha¡¯s arm that rose up through the grounds of a city.


    The excavation teams were doing everything they could to open that gap some more.


    ¡°This is our chance. We don¡¯t know what happened inside, but this is a great opportunity!¡±


    ¡°This thing is full of treasures! We can¡¯t let Seo Ju-Heon be the only one to earn good shit!¡±


    ¡°The Majesty''s Treasure is said to be inside! We must get it!¡±


    ¡°This can¡¯t be just a coincidence. It is the will of the heavens that we get inside!¡±


    There was something they should know.


    Those gaps did not appear for no reason.


    Someone told Ju-Heon what was going on.


    [Small side doors of the prison seemed to have opened a bit.]


    Ramesses informed Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon was confused.


    ¡°Side doors?¡±


    [You know how you opened the doors for those Greek bastards earlier?]


    ¡°I did.¡±


    [You opened other areas as well by accident because you couldn¡¯t control it properly since it was your first time. The door connected to the outside must have opened a bit as well.]


    ¡°Then those noises are......¡±


    He could tell what it was now.


    Those noises were humans trying to pry open those gaps to get inside.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Now that I think about it, there is no need to walk around forever looking for sacrifices.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled wickedly.


    Mammon soon groaned and asked.


    [Then are you going to lure some guards over?]


    "Are you an idiot? Why would they come to get us when we are already in a trap?¡±


    [Then?]


    Ju-Heon activated the Majesty''s ring instead of responding.


    He tried to recall the feeling he had when he used it earlier!


    Something amazing happened at that moment.


    Babababababababababaaang!


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    The Great Prison started to shake violently again.


    Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumble!


    Earthquakes were happening all over the world as well.


    And then!


    ¡°General! Look over there!¡±


    ¡°T, the door opened!¡±


    The small 5 cm gap opened wide enough for a person to fit through.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    It was happening all over the world where Pandora¡¯s excavation teams were stationed!


    It seemed to be telling them to come inside! Pandora''s excavation team members who were at the doors became excited.


    "Go inside!¡±


    ¡°This is a rare opportunity!¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and grab the Treasure inside!¡±


    They became hasty as they were worried that the door would close if they did not hurry inside.


    Of course, some people were against it.


    ¡°Please wait! It could be a trap! You shouldn¡¯t just rush in......!¡±


    One of the Knights of the Round Table shouted but the generals just foamed at the mouth.


    ¡°And what if we miss the opportunity?!¡±


    ¡°Don''t worry about them and go inside! Go steal the Treasure from Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    The excavation teams quickly rushed into the Great Prison.


    They had no idea that going in here was like going into the Demon King''s castle.


    And then...


    Boom boom boom.


    Seol-A, who had been climbing down the cliff to look for Ju-Heon, jumped in shock.


    She could feel human footsteps with her detecting ability.


    She became desperate and looked toward Julian.


    "Vice Captain-nim! People are inside the prison......!¡±


    ¡°How many?¡±


    ¡°100...500, 900... 1,200 people!¡±


    Julian became anxious.


    He could tell that Ju-Heon was responsible for this as well as the power of the key he felt just now.


    The extremely smart Julian quickly figured it out and could only drop his jaw in shock.


    ¡°Ow, Seo Ju-Heon! I was wondering how the son of a bitch was planning on awakening the key!¡±


    They could hear Ju-Heon''s laughter down below.


    He sounded like a Demon King welcoming the heroes into his castle.


    "Good. It should be over 1,000 even if each of them only have one artifact on them!¡±


    Ju-Heon immediately activated Anubis''s artifact.


    And then...


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    Anubis¡¯s Army of the Dead appeared. They filled the bottom of the cliff.


    He then shouted toward that army of mummies.


    ¡°Alright, all of you to take down the bastards who entered into my pile of gold! Your goal is 1,000 artifacts!¡±


    It was the moment the second Majesty''s Treasure was about to be his.

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    Chapter 333: Final boss? (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Kill them all without any mercy!¡±


    Numerous mummies roared after hearing Ju-Heon''s shout. They were roaring so loud that the ground was shaking.


    It felt as if elephants were stomping their feet. Their roar shook the underground area before rising up to the higher levels.


    Booooooooom!


    The first to get shocked was Pandora¡¯s excavation team that just entered the Great Prison.


    ¡°Hey, did you just hear something?¡±


    One of the soldiers was shaking.


    He had a bad feeling about this sound he could hear every so often.


    ¡°I know I heard something.¡±


    His fellow soldiers sneered at him.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you just say that your stomach hurts?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°How the hell are you still in Pandora you damn wuss.¡±


    ¡°No, that¡¯s not it!¡±


    ¡°Shut up! This is a treasure trove! Hurry up and dig!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s obvious this is a diamond mine that is incomparable to the other tombs!¡±


    Their experiences told them this place was different. They only came in at first because of orders from Pandora''s chief executives, but their motivation changed once they stepped into the prison.


    ¡°Do you understand? Anything we get from here is a guaranteed promotion.¡±


    ¡°Yes, so stop sounding like a retard and follow me!¡±


    As the veterans excitedly moved forward...


    Booooooooom!


    Another soldier threw a fit as the tomb shook again.


    ¡°H, hey. I don''t think this tomb is a great idea! We can still leave!¡±


    "What the fuck are you talking about?! This is a treasure trove!¡±


    ¡°Yeah! We can''t let Seo Ju-Heon monopolize this place!¡±


    ¡°If you keep spewing bullshit......!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    There was another earthquake. They then heard the roaring. The quiet roars were slowly getting louder. It sounded as if someone was slamming something against a pillar.


    All of the soldiers started to get anxious.


    "Wait! What is this noise...?!¡±


    ¡°See! I told you! I''ve been telling you about a weird noise since earlier!¡±


    The soldiers all started screaming.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    They saw disgusting mummies appearing all around them!


    "What the hell?!¡±


    Hundreds of mummy soldiers shot up from the ground! They pulled out their weapons as soon as they saw the humans.


    And then!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaahh!¡±


    Terrible screams started to echo from different parts of the prison. That was how Ju-Heon and Anubis''s army took down the adventurers(?) who came into the prison.


    There were some guards and traps that put Anubis''s army in danger but it didn¡¯t matter. Ju-Heon had considered all of those things and summoned more soldiers than usual.


    The excavation teams that came into the Great Prison were all crushed.


    "Ahhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Save me! Aaaaaaaaahh!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s team members could not raise their heads after hearing screams all around them.


    They could tell. There could only be one person who was the cause of so much screaming.


    "Captain-nim......¡±


    ¡°Did he use the Majesty''s Key.........¡±


    Julian could not hold it in anymore and jumped off the devil he was on.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you little punk!¡±


    ¡°Vice Captain-nim!¡±


    Of course, he had been happy when Anubis''s army had appeared. That was proof that Ju-Heon, whom he had thought was dead, was still alive!


    However...


    ¡°Hey! This isn''t it!¡±


    He shouted as soon as he landed on the ground. Ju-Heon''s terrible(?) action was one thing, but that was already done.


    ¡°How many of them did you call forth?!¡±


    Ju-Heon was calm.


    ¡°Mm, I just summoned like 10,000 since there are guards and traps?¡±


    Julian grabbed the back of his neck.


    ¡°Hey! I told you not to call forth more than 1,000 at once! Do you know how much strength it takes to maintain Anubis''s army?! Do you want to have another out-of-body experience because of the risk?!¡±


    Ju-Heon just sneered at him.


    ¡®It¡¯s only 10,000.¡¯


    ¡°Shut up. You''re so fucking slow for someone who is supposed to be my pinch hitter.¡±


    ¡°What the hell did you just say?!¡±


    ¡®I thought something happened to him since he was taking so long.¡¯


    Ju-Heon seemed to have been concerned because of where he was right now.


    ¡°What about the others?¡±


    ¡°They¡¯re busy for once since your actions called over the guards.¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed.


    ¡°Then start moving before I grind up your artifacts too. I need to get that.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Julian screamed after he saw something.


    ¡°My goodness. Is that a Treasure?¡±


    Julian was shocked after instantly recognizing Chi You. It was obvious even without analyzing it with Kongming''s artifact.


    ¡°It''s obviously an amazing artifact.¡±


    ¡°It is. But I need to do something about the annoying trap in order to get in there.¡±


    ¡°What about the Key of Sloth?¡±


    Ju-Heon lifted up Nero''s artifact, the laurel wreath.


    ¡°I told the doggies to gather up all the ingredients for awakening it, but......¡±


    A mummy soldier appeared in front of Ju-Heon and Anubis at that moment.


    The mummy soldier lowered its head and shouted in a low voice.


    [We have captured all of the weaklings that have come into the Great Prison! Shall we bring them to you right away, master?]


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    He was smiling like a Demon King.


    They then heard all sorts of screams around them.


    ¡°Aaah! Our artifacts!¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhh! Where the hell are you dragging us?!¡±


    The soldiers who had come in here full of dreams and hope were foaming at the mouth.


    These ugly mummies had suddenly appeared before abducting their artifacts!


    The people who were dragged here were people who would rather die than to lose their artifacts.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    There were tens of people who ended up in front of Ju-Heon because of that reason. But there were even larger piles of artifacts!


    ¡°...What the hell is this?!¡±


    Their eyes opened wide after looking at the piles of artifacts under their feet.


    These were artifacts of the excavation teams from around the world.


    ¡°We hit the jackpot!¡±


    They were drooling until they saw something and started shouting.


    What did they see?


    ¡°You......Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    It was because Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes were flashing as he sat in front of them.


    ¡°Oh. They''re humans.¡±


    He would really look like a Demon King welcoming the heroes to his castle if he had horns on his head.


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion after seeing them.


    ¡°Why are you guys here? I told them to only bring artifacts.¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    ¡°Ah, ah, they must be parasitic artifacts. My bad.¡±


    Ju-Heon soon chuckled and stood up.


    ¡°Well, I¡¯ll go easy on the parasitic ones. Dodge it if you can.¡±


    The people stepped back after seeing his ominous smile.


    And then...


    ¡°BOMB!¡±


    They heard a loud shout before there was a loud explosion in the trap.


    Baaaaang!


    It looked as if the artifacts that were piled up like logs by a campfire were instantly blasted away. It was thanks to the bomb artifact he had scattered on the floor.


    And then...


    ¡®Artifact Destruction!¡¯


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    [$#$#&!]


    Aigoo, you son of a bitch!


    [#$#&!]


    I''m going to kill this human bastard!


    Pillars of fire shot up and the Pandora excavation teams¡¯ artifacts started to explode.


    The ingredients to awaken his treasure were blasting away.


    A message popped up in front of Ju-Heon at the same time.


    [You have offered blood sacrifices.]


    [You have offered blood sacrifices.]


    ...


    [You have offered blood sacrifices.]


    [Blood of 1,400 beings has been collected.]


    Ju-Heon threw Nero''s laurel wreath once he saw that message.


    The laurel wreath started to glow where the artifacts had exploded.


    [The artifact of Sloth is awakening.]


    At the same time...


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    It had been 20 minutes since the excavation teams had been sent inside. The Generals and Knights of the Round Table waiting for news outside couldn''t help but be surprised.


    ¡°It looks like something must have happened inside!¡±


    ¡°What? What kind of thing?!¡±


    ¡°Look over there! What is that light visible in there?!¡±


    "What an amazing aura!¡±


    Someone frowned and rushed into the tomb.


    ¡°Loki-nim!¡±


    It was the Knight of the Round Table who used Loki¡¯s artifact.


    He rushed in with Prometheus''s power.


    He originally had no plans to go in himself since he didn''t know what it was like in there, but...


    ¡®We can¡¯t let that bastard Seo Ju-Heon earn the Majesty''s Treasure!¡¯


    [The artifact of Sloth is awakening.]


    The area was full of balls of energy that were released as the artifact''s cores detonated.


    Nero''s artifact finally flashed after gobbling up a good amount of the energy.


    [The Key of Sloth is fusing with the Majesty''s Key.]


    A flashing strand of light seeped into Ju-Heon''s ring.


    Of course, Nero was clicking his tongue after being awakened by the blood of its fellow artifacts.


    [Look at this worst tyrant ever under the heavens. This bastard is going to kill all of his subjects.]


    ¡°I don''t think you are one who can say that.¡±


    Jaeha sighed while looking at the artifacts that had exploded.


    ¡°Aigoo, what a shame, what a shame. It¡¯s so sad since there were a lot of high-grade artifacts in there. The Captain-nim really is too much. I know there was no other way...but still...¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly responded to Jaeha.


    ¡°Then why don¡¯t you fix them?¡±


    Jaeha flinched.


    ¡°......Umm... Have you ever seen an ore used for fortification being restored?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. You''re saying it is easy for you, right?¡±


    ¡°No, wait... Even I would need at least a year with each artifact when their cores have completely turned to dust......¡±


    ¡°Then just go scatter their remains in a mountain or ocean.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯d kill me if I really scattered the remains!¡±


    Jaeha started to cry.


    Ju-Heon seemed to have no regrets about it but the restorer sniffled as he gathered the scattered remains of the artifacts.


    Ju-Heon was about to head to Chi You''s tomb now.


    Shhh!


    That problematic fog that had annoyed them since their past life... The Fog of Disappearance, the fog that had dissected Ilya down to his molecules, viciously started to move toward them.


    The Great Prison was reacting after noticing Ju-Heon''s monstrous actions. To be more specific, it was the guards protecting the tomb that reacted!


    They then heard some unfamiliar voices.


    ¡°The fog is on our side! Hurry up and capture those bastards!¡±


    Some unwanted guests had appeared in front of Ju-Heon. There were Knights of the Round Table mixed in with Pandora¡¯s excavation team members that Ju-Heon had dragged into the prison.


    Julian started to frown.


    ¡®Loki¡¯s artifact.¡¯


    That bastard was surprisingly ordering the nearby guards around. This guy would be no joke.


    The bastard looked at Ju-Heon and started to laugh.


    ¡°Your mistake was letting us in. Okay! What are you doing?! Hurry up and grab the Treasure over there!¡±


    The other soldiers started to rush into the trap.


    The murderous fog became thicker as well.


    ¡°It''s that fog again!¡±


    That fog avoided the enemies and only aimed for Ju-Heon¡¯s people.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°You dumbass. You should have been here earlier if you wanted that!¡±


    He sneered and a strong aura burst out.


    [The Door of Loss is opening.]


    Nero was the King of Sloth who had forgotten his duty. The Key of Sloth''s unique ability had activated.


    Something shocking happened.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    The fog that had been squirming inside the tomb stopped moving.


    ¡®!¡¯


    [¡®The power of loss is reaching out.]


    [It is starting to make the foundation of the trap lose its abilities.]


    Ju-Heon instantly headed toward Chi You after making the fog stop.


    And then...


    ¡°Alright, come with me!¡±


    Ju-Heon used the Majesty''s Key to open Chi You''s cell!


    Bang!


    ¡°!¡±


    Loki¡¯s artifact user¡¯s eyes opened wide.


    The trap that they were in suddenly started to shake like crazy.


    He suddenly got chills down his back.


    Loki¡¯s artifact user shouted after noticing the ominous signs.


    ¡°Retreat for now! Everybody get out of the prison...!¡±


    He then felt as if he saw a frightening face inside Chi You''s cell.


    ¡°!¡±


    Someone was stepping out of it. It was the Majesty who was wearing the Goblin''s Helmet.

 Chapter 334: Final boss? (5)

    Chapter 334: Final boss? (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    Someone walked out.


    It was the Majesty wearing the Goblin''s Helmet.


    ¡°W, what the hell is that?!¡±


    All they could really see was the mask on the man¡¯s face.


    The small dog hole had become wider because of the earthquake. And this man was leisurely walking out through it.


    He had this chaotic goblin''s mask with metal horns sitting on his head as if it was a toy.


    It was Ju-Heon.


    The excavation teams pointed their artifact guns at him.


    ¡°It¡¯s Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    They went on full alert but soon started to laugh.


    Why?


    It was because of Ju-Heon''s clothes.


    ¡®What the fuck? Is he crazy? Why does he look so...poor?¡¯


    ¡®Did he come to a tomb wearing just a sweatsuit?¡¯


    ¡®Does he think he is on a fucking walk in the park?¡¯


    Ju-Heon still looked as handsome as a model but this was not normal tomb attire.


    He looked like a beggar compared to them in their full gear starting with a helmet on their heads and different protections all over their bodies.


    How could they not laugh?


    ¡®Did he trade the Achilles¡¯s Armor in for dessert?¡¯


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Take it away!¡±


    "That bastard has a Divine-Grade artifact!¡±


    They ruthlessly fired their artifact guns.


    Bang bang bang bang!


    But at that moment...


    ¡°!¡±


    Babababang!


    There were explosions coming from all around. The artifact bullets were bouncing off Ju-Heon''s body.


    ¡°!¡±


    They all looked toward Ju-Heon in shock. But Ju-Heon was just standing there, sneering at them with his hands in his pockets.


    ¡°Hey hey, it may not look like much but these are high-grade defense-type artifacts.¡±


    That was the case.


    The black sweatsuit was the gift from his fans. The black t-shirt underneath the sweatsuit was Achilles''s Armor.


    Normal artifacts would not be able to harm Ju-Heon at all.


    "Feel free to keep firing. It won¡¯t work.¡±


    However...


    "Shoot him! Fire!¡±


    ¡°Shoot him until he¡¯s dead!¡±


    Bang bang!


    ¡°Fuck, it still hurts, you shitheads!¡±


    An angry Ju-Heon grabbed the goblin mask on his head. A chaotic aura started to spread.


    They became anxious.


    ¡°That bastard is trying to use an artifact!¡±


    ¡°Stop him!¡±


    Ju-Heon covered his face with the goblin mask before they could do anything.


    And what did that do?


    Bang!


    [Chi You''s artifact is being activated.]


    [The goblin is opening its eyes.]


    Ju-Heon touched the mask and red lights shot out of the mask''s eyes. The toy-like mask slowly changed shape.


    A black fog shot out of the mask before it covered Ju-Heon''s head and started to turn into metal.


    A metal forehead, a bronze head... Threatening horns that shot out on both sides...


    It was a helmet covering his entire head once the transformation finished.


    As someone who was said to change mountains and rivers with thunder and rain, he looked so threatening that he might strike the heavens at any moment.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°W, what the hell is that?!¡±


    The black fog violently shooting out of the helmet soon covered Ju-Heon''s entire body.


    And then, from head to toe... Metal armor appeared wherever the fog had covered.


    A full suit of armor had instantly been created.


    It was a full-black feast for the eyes. This was not an armor that would make it difficult to move and slow a person down.


    It was a sleek and fashionable design that fit Ju-Heon¡¯s body perfectly.


    The black fog that seemed to be alive was swirling around Ju-Heon as if it was a cape.


    The enemies couldn¡¯t help but drop their jaws in shock.


    ¡°What the......?!¡±


    They blanked out for an instant as Ju-Heon took a few steps forward.


    They then snapped out of it and started grinding their teeth.


    ¡°Fuck, it was a defense-type artifact...?!¡±


    Someone shouted at that moment.


    ¡°No, it doesn''t feel like a defense-type artifact!¡±


    ¡°Yeah, it must be just for show! Destroy it!¡±


    They started sending volleys of artifact bullets once again. But what?


    ¡°Fuck, what the hell?!¡±


    They couldn''t believe what they saw.


    The bullets they saw just brushed by Ju-Heon without hitting him.


    It was as if the bullets were just moving through the fog. That wasn''t all.


    Ju-Heon, who had been slowly walking toward them, disappeared with the black fog.


    And then!


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    He suddenly appeared right in front of the excavation teams!


    The fog viciously spread and started attacking his enemies.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    This was the Fog of Annihilation from inside the Great Prison! Chi You''s fog must have come from the story about how he used the fog to fight against the Imperial Army.


    There were screams coming from multiple directions. Loki¡¯s artifact user started to frown.


    ¡®I''m sure of it. It really is a Majesty''s Treasure.¡¯


    The Knights of the Round Table knew about the Treasure.


    It would be weird if the people who were trying to create an artificial Majesty and its Treasures would not know about it.


    Of the many Treasure types that included the key, cradle, library, throne, and lock, the helmet was one that protected the Majesty¡¯s body.


    ¡®It¡¯s the Majesty¡¯s Armor!¡¯


    This was no ordinary armor.


    This was an attacking armor.


    Chi You was a God of War and an overlord. A person would become a god the moment they put on this helmet.


    That was why he couldn''t help but become anxious.


    ¡®I didn¡¯t know he would be able to handle this too.¡¯


    The key was somewhat understandable.


    That was the most basic of the Treasures. Ju-Heon was someone at the Four Emperors level, so he could have been lucky to meet the requirements to awaken it.


    But he could also activate the other Treasures?


    ¡®Should we have realized it when he awakened the key?¡¯


    Loki¡¯s artifact user started shouting.


    ¡°Regular artifacts won''t work! Hurry up and prepare ¡®that¡¯!


    ¡°Excuse me? But we need the original owner¡¯s permission to use that!¡±


    ¡°It''s fine, I am giving permission! We cannot let this bastard leave this tomb! We must kill him here!¡±


    The gazes on the faces of the excavation team members changed at that moment. Julian, who had been behind Ju-Heon, frowned as he watched them start to take something out.


    ¡®This feels like...¡¯


    He had an extremely ominous feeling.


    This artifact felt holy but gave off an aura of cruel punishment.


    ¡®It is a Christian artifact?¡¯


    Julian urgently released a thunderbolt after having that ominous feeling.


    But at that moment...


    ¡®!¡¯


    Julian''s attack that shot forward with murderous intent was destroyed!


    Crack!


    A holy ray of light destroyed it!


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The rays of light that shot out in multiple directions as if they were lasers started to burn Julian¡¯s body.


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    ¡°Haha, none of you will be able to escape from this artifact!¡±


    Their holy rays of light headed toward Ju-Heon as well.


    ¡°Captain!¡±


    Loki''s artifact user and the excavation team members continued to laugh.


    It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Fog filled the tomb so that the holy rays of light could not be seen.


    It was a blood red fog this time.


    What appeared from the fog was Chi You''s goblin army. The light artifacts the excavation teams were using to light up the tomb started blowing up.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    The goblin army squirmed like the fog and started to ambush the enemies.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    The difference between them and Anubis''s Army of the Dead would be how they fought.


    The goblin army stuck to people in their fog forms. The fog would then cover the person¡¯s body and turn into a metal armor.


    The problem came after that!


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    The enemies who became covered in armor would explode or dissect down to the molecular level from inside the armor. Some of them even died while shooting out metal bars from their bodies.


    Chi You had lived during the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age. His abilities reflected how he had created numerous different types of iron weapons to achieve victory.


    "This shitty...uggggh!¡±


    The holy rays of light disappeared once the artifact users died.


    It was at that moment.


    [Hey Kongming.]


    Julian almost screamed as Ju-Heon suddenly appeared like a pile of sand next to him.


    It was weird that Ju-Heon¡¯s voice seemed to be echoing as well.


    ¡°Are you some kind of ghost?!¡±


    [Whatever, let¡¯s go out now.]


    ¡°What?¡±


    [We got some treasures, we''re out of food, and some annoying pests have come.]


    Julian looked toward the top of the cliff.


    "Then we should call Ilya over to go up there......!¡±


    [Why?]


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon grabbed Julian by the collar.


    Julian started to scream.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who had turned into the black fog, was floating up while grabbing Julian by the collar.


    Of course, the enemies would not sit back and let them leave.


    "Chase them! We cannot let these bastards get out of the prison!¡±


    Rays of light shot out from the ground again. Ju-Heon dodged those rays of light as he floated to the top of the cliff.


    And then...


    ¡°Uh, uhh uhh? Isn¡¯t that Kongming?¡±


    ¡°Vice Captain-nim!¡±


    They ran into the rest of the team who had been climbing down the cliff.


    The rest of the team were shocked to see Julian being dragged by the black fog as they sat on Ilya¡¯s devil¡¯s back.


    They were even more shocked because that fog resembled the same one that once killed Ilya.


    "What are you being dragged up by...ahhhhhh!¡±


    The rest of the team were abducted by the black fog as well and dragged up.


    ¡°What the hell is this?!¡±


    [Shut up and stay still.]


    "C, Captain-nim?!¡±


    The abducted team members foamed at the mouth.


    Ju-Heon didn''t care and just dragged all of them to the entrance.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!¡±


    They just moved past the traps and the guards without caring about them. The fog covered the area once they left and made it so that the guards couldn''t see them or chase after them.


    But Loki''s artifact user was furiously chasing after them.


    ¡°We must not let them leave!¡±


    Loki¡¯s artifact was using an artifact to float and stick close to them.


    He could tell after confirming things inside the prison.


    ¡®That bastard will be a disaster for us if he gets out of here.¡¯


    That was why they must keep him in here and send him to the Imagery world or something.


    But at that moment...


    Bang!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    The people outside the Great Prison screamed.


    Something had burst out of the gap that the excavation teams had used to enter the Great Prison.


    ¡°W, what the hell is that?!¡±


    It felt as if the gap would explode. They then saw something black squirm out of the gap and shoot up into the air.


    ¡°What the?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started throwing his team members out of the fog before the enemies could process what was happening.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    The thrown team members were coughing.


    ¡°That was like a damn rollercoaster...ugh.¡±


    As they were trying to catch their breath...


    ¡°Aren''t they Seo Ju-Heon''s......?!¡±


    The Pandora soldiers stationed at the entrance opened their eyes wide.


    ¡°Attention, Seo Ju-Heon''s team members have appeared at the Manhattan entrance!¡±


    ¡°Kill them immediately!¡±


    ¡°Wait, hold on! What about the teams that went inside?! What happened to Loki-nim?! What happened to all of them?!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [What do you think happened to them?]


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    The black fog turned into a person. It was the helmet wearing, armor-clad Ju-Heon.


    Something odd happened as he took the helmet off.


    ¡°It''s that bastard!¡±


    The armor turned into fog and was sucked into the helmet as Ju-Heon lifted the helmet with one hand.


    The helmet then turned back into the goblin''s mask, revealing the black sweatsuit wearing Ju-Heon.


    And then...


    ¡°They will all be imprisoned for entering my castle, err, the tomb.¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    ¡°That goes for you bastards who tried to go into my place as well.¡±


    Artifacts ran wild as soon as he said that.


    [$#&$#&!]


    He said go inside! He said go inside!


    Ju-Heon and his team members¡¯ artifacts started to push the enemies into the prison with the rope in the lead.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    ¡°Inform HQ! Seo Ju-Heon is...ahh!¡±


    Ju-Heon just ignored them and lifted the Majesty''s Key high into the air.


    This was the only key that could freely open and close the Great Prison.


    ¡°Alright, have fun in there since you wanted to get inside so badly. I¡¯m tired so I''m going to go get some rest.¡±


    ¡°H, hold on!¡±


    "Well, I wonder how long you can last in there without a key.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed.


    ¡°Closed.¡±

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    Chapter 335: The Running Treasure (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Closed.¡±


    The Majesty¡¯s Ring flashed once he said that. A message then popped up.


    [All paths in the Great Prison are being closed.]


    [All doors connected to the outside are being closed.]


    The reactions started right after that.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    Every gap that opened up in the Great Prison started to close. It was happening to the gaps all over the world!


    The small gaps Ju-Heon had opened to lure the people in had no purpose anymore.


    ¡°Aaah! Waaaaaaait!¡±


    The entire world was in uproar. China, Japan, South America, Egypt, etc...


    Pandora members who were about to enter the Great Prison to loot the artifacts all started screaming.


    "Wait! No, you can¡¯t close yet!¡±


    They had ignored Prometheus¡¯s plan because they had been greedy for the Treasures. The teams right by the exits managed to get out but for the teams that had gone farther inside...


    Bang bang bang bang!


    ¡°Fuck!¡±


    Instead of looting artifacts, they were ruthlessly shut in by the doors.


    ¡°No! Wait for me!¡±


    The people trapped inside tried to destroy the doors but it was useless.


    Even the devices they had positioned to keep the gaps open were destroyed.


    The Crow would have escaped a long time ago if it was so easy to get out of this prison.


    They were stuck.


    "What? You¡¯re saying about half of the excavation teams are stuck inside?¡±


    Pandora¡¯s Generals clicked their tongue in astonishment.


    ¡°How can you do things like that?!¡±


    ¡°Are you unable to open the door back?¡±


    This situation put them in a difficult position.


    The reason was simple.


    ¡°Then there is no way to bring the Treasures out.¡±


    ¡°Fuck, we thought we might be able to get the treasures inside!¡±


    Prometheus''s eagle wanted to rip its feathers out in anger after hearing them talk.


    ¡®I knew it would be like this! I knew it would end up like this! Foolish humans!¡¯


    The eagle had maintained its position among the chief executives after receiving Prometheus¡¯s order.


    [Help the chief executives and prevent the revival of the Majesty.]


    That was Prometheus''s last order to him.


    But those damn chief executives were useless!


    ¡®That¡¯s why they should have just shoved him into the Imagery world without thinking about going in there!¡¯


    Prometheus had used the last of his strength to send a message for a reason! Prometheus had determined that opening the door to the Imagery world was the only way to get rid of Seo Ju-Heon for a reason!


    ¡®But these fuckers were so blinded by the Treasures that they listened to shit!¡¯


    Even if they thought it was a waste to throw the artifacts in the Great Prison into the Imagery world, they should have listened to Prometheus. Now their stupid Great Prison excavation or whatever just helped Seo Ju-Heon awaken his powers.


    Ju-Heon announced his intentions as soon as he came out of the tomb.


    [I am coming to get my Treasure.]


    He had turned his fists toward Pandora. He claimed that Pandora had his Treasure.


    This news was quickly going viral world-wide.


    ¡°That shameless bastard.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no way he noticed something, right?¡±


    ¡°What I know for sure is that this bastard will find the scattered Treasures. Even the one in our Pandora HQ......!¡±


    ¡°We have no idea when he might attack Pandora.¡±


    The eagle frowned again.


    ¡®This is the start of the third cataclysm.¡¯


    The first was when artifacts appeared with the Great Tomb Appearance. The second was when the Monarchs appeared with the appearance of the Heirlooms.


    ¡®The third will be when the strongest of these Monarchs appear and gather the great Treasures.¡¯


    The king would appear to take his items. The eagle clenched his eyes shut as he thought about that.


    ¡®And the last one......¡¯


    The eagle started grinding his teeth.


    It really wasn''t far off now. Seo Ju-Heon will soon take over. He would be the final victor of the Artifact War as that bastard had been back then. Of course, Pandora¡¯s chief executives seemed relaxed even during such a situation.


    They had a reason for being so calm.


    ¡°At least we still have the portion of Prometheus''s power we split up.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Didn¡¯t he say that we can control the guards inside the Great Prison with it?¡±


    That was the case. The reason Loki''s artifact user was able to order the guards and the fog inside the prison was because of that power.


    Prometheus was one of the Supreme Leaders after all. The guards had reacted to his power.


    ¡°Loki''s artifact user is imprisoned there now too.¡±


    ¡°He should be able to order the guards to open the door and come back out.¡±


    The eagle foamed at the mouth.


    ¡®Like hell he¡¯ll get them to open the door! No! It¡¯s difficult now!¡¯


    The Majesty''s Key was the Majesty''s Key for a reason!


    The Majesty''s Key could open and lock up any tomb and space. There was no way that a door locked by the Majesty would be so easy to open. The Majesty¡¯s Key was the strongest of the seal-type artifacts.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®That bastard has already awakened two of the keys!¡¯


    Only five remained until the key became whole. sea??h th§× n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®But its power must be amazing already.¡¯


    The key became sturdier every time one of them awakened. It was basically a four number passcode evolving into a complicated lock with patterns, special characters, and all sorts of difficult to solve combinations.


    The eagle was crying internally because he knew about that. He soon shook his head.


    ¡®No. It''s just a two-tier lock right now.¡¯


    The high-grade guards on the inside should still be able to do some things.


    Even Divine-Grade artifacts found it difficult to tame the high-grade guards, but...


    ¡®An artifact user at Loki¡¯s level should be able to tame them with Prometheus-nim¡¯s power.


    However...


    ¡°Ah. I''m fucked.¡±


    Loki, who just barely missed getting back out, put a hand against his forehead.


    His subordinates became scared after seeing his reaction.


    ¡°Loki-nim, what is it?!¡±


    ¡°Please quickly use Prometheus''s power to control them and have them open this door!¡±


    Loki¡¯s artifact user just kicked the door.


    Some other subordinates seemed to realize what the issue was and quickly started to speak.


    ¡°We understand. We will go bring the guards over!¡±


    Loki instantly started shouting.


    ¡°Don¡¯t call them! We¡¯ll be fucked if you call them right now!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? W, what do you mean......¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not here.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon took Prometheus¡¯s power!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    His subordinates instantly had mental breakdowns.


    Their reaction was obvious.


    ¡°Hold on a minute, d, does that mean we can''t get out of here......¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not the problem! The bigger problem is...¡±


    Loki suddenly turned his head and his subordinates got the chills.


    They felt as if the guards and traps were getting closer.


    They were right.


    [Intruders! Kill them!]


    [Eat them all!]


    ¡°Damn it, holy shit!¡±


    They truly were stuck in hell.


    As for the person who took the power away...


    Ju-Heon was smiling wickedly


    ¡°You should always take care of things properly.¡±


    Ju-Heon was smiling while looking at this suspicious fragment.


    This was Prometheus''s power. His team members clicked their tongues at him.


    ¡°You vicious bastard. When the hell did you steal that?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You should always do things thoroughly.¡±


    ¡®He¡¯s going straight to hell for sure.¡¯


    Julian clicked his tongue again. Ju-Heon just laughed without caring.


    ¡°It¡¯s not going to be that long. They just need to stay alive until we go back in there.¡±


    It would be a miracle if they could stay alive that long.


    ¡°Let them have their fun mining for treasures in there.¡±


    ¡®Like hell they¡¯ll have fun.¡¯


    As Julian sighed...


    ¡°But Captain, you got another amazing artifact.¡±


    Ilya was looking at Chi You''s mask with envy.


    ¡°Defense-type artifacts are so rare that even B-Grade ones sell at S-Grade artifact prices. But a SS-Grade defense-type artifact......¡±


    ¡°Wait, wouldn¡¯t it be even higher since it is a Treasure?¡±


    The team members were also envious that it was so cool.


    ¡°It¡¯s not a regular defense-type artifact either. It¡¯s totally for attacking based on what I saw earlier.¡±


    ¡°He takes all the good shit for himself.¡±


    ¡°But I have to admit, I''m surprised. I didn''t think that you would leave that artifact in there.¡±


    ¡°That artifact?¡±


    Julian recalled the rays of light artifact that had attacked him.


    ¡°I''m pretty sure that was the Ten Commandments artifact.¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly responded.


    ¡°That¡¯s just a copy. I''m sure that a different Knight of the Round Table has the real one.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled wickedly.


    ¡®I''ll loot the real one later.¡¯


    He had already heard about the monopolizers, aka the existence of the Round Table, from Irene.


    Those bastard Knights of the Round Table who have the Knight¡¯s Buff were the Executive Board, a society created to artificially create a king.


    ¡®Those people said that they cannot accept a king other than one they create.¡¯


    They had done so many terrible deeds that a random person becoming the Majesty would make things extremely difficult for them. Chairman Kwon was apparently a part of the Round Table in the past.


    He had frantically gone to look for the Round Table once Ju-Heon became a candidate for the Majesty.


    ¡®Please listen carefully. All of us Monarchs will have our artifacts taken away if that terrible bastard becomes the Majesty.¡¯


    ¡®But there is no guarantee that Seo Ju-Heon will become the Majesty, and even if he does, if we can convince him to work with us...¡¯


    ¡®You probably need to have all of your artifacts stolen by your slave to wake the hell up. That bastard will probably release all of the artifacts we are monopolizing. Is that what you want?¡¯


    ¡®......!¡¯


    He had then confidently said the following.


    ¡®It¡¯s no big deal. We just need to kill that terrible bastard before he can get a Treasure.¡¯


    ¡®You''re right, it is more beneficial for us not to have a Majesty like that. It¡¯s better to have a dummy Majesty we can control as we please.¡¯


    ¡®Let''s get rid of Seo Ju-Heon since he doesn''t look like he will listen to us.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had laughed after hearing about all of that from Irene.


    ¡®Those bastards really did know about me.¡¯


    He would pick the path that they would be most afraid of.


    ¡°Anyway, we are going to stock up and go back into the Great Prison in a few days. Our number one priority is to get the Crow and the Majesty''s Treasures.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir. Did you hear that? Stop pretending like you¡¯re not there and get to restoring the artifacts, you damn pushover......¡±


    They all opened their eyes wide.


    ¡°What the hell? Where did he go?¡±


    ¡°I was wondering why he had been so quiet without talking about being envious of the Captain.¡±


    That was the case. Jaeha, who they had all been thinking was being extremely quiet, was gone.


    The team laughed and started shouting.


    ¡°Hey! Did you make a run for it because you don''t want to restore the artifacts? We know where you are hiding so hurry up and co.........¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°......Umm, Captain-nim!¡±


    A pale Seol-A grabbed Ju-Heon''s arm.


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°U, umm, that...I don''t think Jaeha made it out of the Great Prison......¡±


    ¡®What?!¡¯


    ¡°Hey, is he really in the Great Prison? Why?¡±


    Why else?


    [I''m sorry!]


    [We made a mistake and threw that human bastard in too!]


    [#$&#!]


    What did this artifact just say? Jaeha must have gotten swept up when they were shoving Pandora¡¯s excavation team members into the tomb.


    The artifacts that threw Jaeha in there were currently being disciplined. They were even writing letters of apology to beg for forgiveness.


    But it didn''t matter.


    ¡°Forget forgiving them, that means Jaeha is in the Great Prison on his own right now!¡±


    ¡°Technically, he¡¯s not alone. Pandora¡¯s excavation teams are in there with him.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s even worse!¡±


    The team members gathered here were tapping their feet anxiously.


    "That tomb is extremely dangerous.¡±


    ¡°Do we need to prepare his funeral?¡±


    It was rare to see Dan and Chloe looking so serious as well.


    They all knew how dangerous that tomb could be since they all died in there.


    ¡°It¡¯s just karma. He¡¯s the only one who hasn¡¯t died in the Great Prison before. Isn''t that right, Captain?¡±


    ¡°Ilya! How can you say that?!¡±


    Although Ilya probably didn''t mean it, Ju-Heon surprisingly nodded his head.


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Don''t worry about it. She can feel that he is alive and he¡¯s not someone who will die so easily. It looks like the rope went in with him as well.¡±


    ¡°......You seem quite anxious for someone who is telling us not to worry.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s finger that was tapping on the table stopped moving.


    ¡°Umm, Captain-nim?¡±


    Ju-Heon got annoyed and said something.


    ¡°Hey. Who told them to shove all of those people into the Great Prison like that?! Who told them to lock the door?! Huh?!¡±


    ¡°You''re right. Who told them to do that again? Oh wait, it was YOU!¡±


    Ju-Heon rolled his eyes after sensing Julian¡¯s gaze.


    The team members all said something as well.


    ¡°Ah, poor Jaeha. He''s probably crying in there right now.¡±


    ¡°He might already be dead.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all bad luck for meeting such a terrible Captain.¡±


    Ju-Heon couldn¡¯t hold it in anymore and jumped up.


    ¡°I''m heading out for a bit.¡±


    ¡°Are you going to open the Great Prison?¡±


    "We¡¯re almost at the peak. We can¡¯t leave something behind in the middle.¡±


    But at that moment...


    Buuzz.


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide after seeing who was calling him.


    He tilted his head in confusion and quickly picked up after seeing the caller¡¯s name.


    However...


    [Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! Captain-niiiiiiiiiiiiim! I did something totally worthy of all the praise but fuck, I¡¯m going to die before I can tell you! Do something about this damn horse!]


    Ju-Heon moved the phone away from his ear after hearing the shout. He then frowned as he asked.


    ¡°What the hell? You should be outside the tomb if you can make a call. Where are you?¡±


    [Where else?! Behind you!]


    ¡°!¡±


    They heard an explosion.


    Bang!


    What burst through the building was a horse with eight legs, no, it was a Lamborghini Aventador.

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    Chapter 336: The Running Treasure (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Their eyes all opened wide at this sudden development.


    How was this possible?


    ¡°Kek, a Lamborghini?¡±


    "What the hell?¡±


    Even the greatest under heaven Ju-Heon had eyes as wide as shocked rabbits. How could he not when a sports car suddenly burst through the window?


    Furthermore, this was a suite on the 20th floor! What happened should be impossible unless the car flew over and slammed in.


    ¡°Just what the hell......?!¡±


    He had destroyed and fixed numerous hotels until now but it didn¡¯t matter.


    HOOOOOOOOOOOOOONK-


    The team members covered their ears after hearing the loud horn.


    ¡°Hey! Yoo Jaeha!¡±


    They ran toward the car that had burst in through the wall and window. It was a sleek and sexy car body. This orange super car looked extremely strong and awe-striking because of that outer appearance.


    It somehow didn¡¯t have a scratch on it even after slamming through the wall like a meteor.


    The only damage it had was the driver on the inside who looked potentially dead.


    And......


    ¡°Aigoo, the Captain-nim¡¯s prized collection is all destroyed.¡±


    The numerous pots and digital devices Ju-Heon had put on the window sill were all destroyed.


    But Ju-Heon''s eyes were open wide because of the message that popped up in front of him.


    [This is the carriage that carries the Majesty around.]


    [You can smell the scent of an extremely precious Treasure.]


    Was this a Treasure too?


    Ilya kicked the super car and started speaking as that happened.


    ¡°Holy shit, how the hell do you have to drive to slam a car into the 20th floor of a hotel? Mr. Pushover, do you even have your driver¡¯s license?¡±


    Jaeha, whose head had been against the steering wheel, jerked his head up.


    ¡°What the hell?! I even have the Special License to drive a fucking ambulance!¡±


    ¡°Blah blah blah, how about you wipe the blood off your nose before you keep talking?¡±


    Jaeha quickly covered his face. That phoenix sure was amazing to let him end with such little injuries after this large ''accident.¡¯


    Jaeha then urgently turned the steering wheel.


    ¡°Oh right, move away! Don''t get close! This son of a bitch is extremely vicious...¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    The super car started to throw a tantrum(?) as someone asked ¡®what¡¯ in confusion.


    Vroooom, Vrooooooooooooooom!


    A Lamborghini¡¯s unique loud engine sound could be heard. The team members all dropped their jaws in shock at this loud noise that sounded as if someone was firing a cannon.


    The super car flashed its headlights viciously before it started to violently spin its wheels. That wasn''t all.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    The car that they thought had calmed down after slamming in through the wall started to squirm left and right as if it had gone crazy.


    Vroooom, Vrooooooooooooooom!


    It truly looked like a violent wild horse flailing around.


    The team members blanked out as it looked as if it might shoot fire at them if they even touched it.


    They soon became shocked for a different reason.


    "The car is flying!¡±


    It was actually flying! It was floating in air as if it really flew over to slam through the wall of this 20th floor suite.


    That was extremely shocking. There had been many artifact cars in their past life and artifact cars were being developed right now as well, but......


    ¡°Flying cars are extremely precious!¡±


    The artifacts that were turned into artifact cars in the future were mainly...


    ¡®Alexander the Great¡¯s Carriage¡¯


    ¡®Hwarang¡¯s Horse¡¯


    Horse-drawn carriages like that. Most of them had things like strong engines, durability, or fuel efficiency.


    The only unique one that one of the Four Emperors had had in the past was the Trojan Horse.


    ¡®It was a car with the camouflage ability.¡¯


    That car had been enough to receive everyone''s envy, but......


    ¡°If it is a flying car, what is it, the Sun Chariot?¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it the Nimbus Cloud?¡±


    Jaeha urgently shouted at them.


    ¡°No! It''s Odin¡¯s eight-legged horse bastard!¡±


    ¡°What? Then it is Sleipnir? That¡¯s unbelievable!¡±


    ¡°How the hell did someone like you grab a highest-grade artifact like that out of the prison?!¡±


    ¡°Hey! What do you take me for...ahh! Anyway, everybody dod...ahhh! Captain-nim!¡±


    The super car started viciously shaking up and down as he said that.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    It seemed to be throwing a fit that a bastard like Jaeha was on it.


    It was at that moment.


    [$##&!]


    See, see! I told you you couldn¡¯t handle it! I told you!


    ¡°!¡±


    The rope that must have been with Jaeha this whole time started to slap Jaeha.


    [#$&#!]


    It''s dangerous! Hurry up and hand it over! Hand it over!


    Jaeha shouted as the rope tried to push him by the cheek and take over the steering wheel.


    ¡°Fuck, I refuse to ride a car driven by a rope! I feel like my life would be in danger!¡±


    [#$&!]


    You driving it is more dangerous! It is!


    They must have been arguing about this since earlier. It was at that moment.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    They must have touched its last nerve as the car''s doors opened on both sides. It was so cool how the doors slid up instead of opening out.


    However...


    Bang! Bang!


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    [#$&$#!]


    The seats suddenly flung Jaeha and the rope outside. It felt as if a horse had kicked them in their butts.


    The rope screamed and fell on Ju-Heon¡¯s head while Jaeha was huffing in anger while rubbing his hurting butt.


    ¡°Ow! How dare you not recognize your master, you shitty horse!¡±


    ¡°Master? You? You are the master of that thing?¡±


    ¡°Yeah! Of course I''m the master! I drove it once already!¡±


    The super car''s engine loudly roared VROOOOOOOOM! As if it was telling him to get lost.


    It was so loud that it sounded like a tank. It seemed to be growling saying that someone like Jaeha did not deserve to hold its reins.


    The rest of the team members foamed at the mouth.


    ¡°Damn it, it got even angrier because you said something stupid! Hurry up and apologize!¡±


    ¡°Yeah! Sleipnir can only be ridden by someone at the Major Gods level!¡±


    ¡°Why did you have to bring a Divine-Grade, no, a Major God level one of all things?! Did you forget about the incident with Poseidon''s Horse in the past?!¡±


    Poseidon''s Horse had appeared as one of the artifact cars in the past.


    People were excited for it as one of its abilities was to run on water.


    But it didn¡¯t matter. It was so violent that the Monarchs couldn''t handle it and even the Four Emperors said to just release it.


    The important thing was that it was so violent that the greediest bastards in the world had given up.


    Sleipnir was the favorite horse of Odin, the All-Father of Norse mythologies! This famous horse was said to fly around the sky and could even go into the Netherworld. It was not a horse that could easily be handled.


    As if it was proving that was the case...


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    The super car tired to stomp the team members to death. The car didn''t budge even as they sent thunderbolts and all sorts of attacks to stop it.


    However...


    ¡°Does this stupid horse not know anything?¡±


    Bang!


    The car that was charging forward stopped. An angry Ju-Heon had stopped the super car with one foot.


    The team members gasped.


    ¡®Holy shit, he stopped that thing?!¡¯


    Of course, he was only able to do it thanks to his artifact.


    [Hercules Who Beat Down the Nemean Lion Artifact (SS-Grade:Divine-Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    It was Ju-Heon''s belt.


    Ilya¡¯s jaws dropped as the belt with the lion on the buckle responded.


    ¡°Wow, that was an artifact? I thought it was a new Versace product.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s camouflage ability truly was amazing. He must have rummaged through his new Greek artifacts he enslaved in the prison.


    Hercules¡¯s artifact released its strong power.


    [You will have a god¡¯s body for 10 seconds.]


    [You will have the strength of a god for 10 seconds.]


    Ju-Heon pushed Sleipnir with his foot with an annoyed expression on his face.


    Sleipnir seemed to be anxious as it was being pushed back but Ju-Heon just kept pushing it with his arms crossed.


    ¡°Give me your hand while I''m asking nicely.¡±


    An angry Sleipnir raised its body and tried to stomp on Ju-Heon.


    However...


    ¡°I told you, HAND!¡±


    Ju-Heon ruthlessly kicked Sleipnir.


    Craaaaaack!


    The super car that was worth billions of won became crushed. He crushed the artifact that didn''t even get a scratch from slamming through a wall!


    Sleipnir cried in pain.


    [#$&#!]


    His team members were crying too.


    ¡°Aigoo! Think about how much it would cost to fix that!¡±


    ¡°Captain-niiiiiiiiiiiiiiim! That car, aigooooo!¡±


    The Majesty''s Carriage that had flipped over like a bug on its back looked around before viciously spinning its wheels. And then...


    VROOOOOOOOOOOOOM!


    ¡°Ah! That shitty horse!¡±


    It flew out through the hole in the wall.


    Ju-Heon patted Jaeha¡¯s shoulder as Jaeha tried to chase after it.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. We can follow it slowly. You were able to escape the Great Prison thanks to that bastard?¡±


    ¡°Yes! I did good, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes. That¡¯s the only one you brought out?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Yes, that was it. How could I get more? But how about a bonus for bringing such a big fish? Please?¡±


    However, Ju-Heon just sneered at him.


    ¡°U, umm, Captain-nim?¡±


    Ju-Heon walked over to the anxious Jaeha.


    ¡°You did a good job bringing out a Major God-Grade artifact. But I think you did something else too.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    ¡°I''ll let it go this time since I have some faults this time too. But Jaeha, you know what will happen if you lie again, right?¡±


    Jaeha started to shake as Ju-Heon gently tapped his pocket and walked away.


    ¡°Holy shit, he¡¯s such a monster...!¡±


    Jaeha quickly emptied his pockets and miscellaneous artifacts he looted(?) from the Great Prison started pouring out.


    As he was doing that...


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    They heard a scream from the center of the city. Sleipnir seemed to be causing a rampage in the city after running away.


    ¡°W, what the hell is that?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a flying car!¡±


    The Majesty''s Carriage seemed to be causing quite the ruckus outside. It seemed to be whining while looking for its master.


    It was driving around the entrance of the Great Prison and destroying the city.


    Of course, the nearby Pandora soldiers and artifact users started to gather around.


    The news about Sleipnir quickly spread through SNS and the news as well.


    ¡°It¡¯s obviously an extremely strong artifact!¡±


    ¡°We must get this flying artifact car!¡±


    Some of the Monarchs nearby were about to go crazy with greed as well. Kwon Hyuk Soo was one of them.


    ¡®That¡¯s an extremely precious Divine-Grade artifact. It must be a Treasure.¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo timed it for a bit before jumping onto Sleipnir. It took quite the quickness to jump into a flying object.


    But as he forced the door open and tried to get inside...


    [#$&#!]


    Sleipnir seemed to hate it quite a bit.


    It didn''t even want Kwon Hyuk Soo touching it. It tried to kick Kwon Hyuk Soo out as it had done with Jaeha, but...


    ¡°Ho, I can''t miss out on this precious artifact that is obviously one of the Majesty''s Treasures!¡±


    Bang!


    A strong Dominance slammed down on Sleipnir.


    However...


    Craaaaaaaaaaaaaackle!


    Sleipnir was so strong and violent that it sent the mighty Four Emperors-Grade user away.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo groaned after being sent flying by what felt like a horse kicking him.


    ¡°This bastard!¡±


    As the horse started to become even more violent...


    Swooosh!


    ¡°!¡±


    Sleipnir reacted to something.


    All of the artifact users gathered around were shocked after sensing this aura.


    ¡®This is?!¡¯


    What was viciously flying toward the horse was Gungnir!


    Ju-Heon was holding onto it as well.


    And then!


    Pow!


    Ju-Heon stopped Gungnir from destroying the car as he kicked the super car once again.


    [$#$#&!]


    The super car flipped over like a bug once more!


    ¡°Ahhhhhh!¡±


    The artifact users freaked out even though there wasn''t a scratch on it.


    ¡°H, how can he treat a precious artifact so terribly?!¡±


    Ju-Heon and his team didn''t care and just activated their abilities.


    They blocked the streets and sky to block Sleipnir¡¯s escape routes and launched thunderbolts to slow the horse down.


    And then...


    ¡°Now!¡±


    They all jumped into Sleipnir.


    The others were shocked.


    "Those bastards! They¡¯re taking the artifact!¡±


    Ju-Heon didn''t care as he grabbed the steering wheel and expertly turned it.


    Vroooooooooooom!


    Ju-Heon¡¯s team screamed as the car violently shook.


    ¡°Captain-nim! I, is it really okay to ride this thing?!¡±


    The team members grabbed onto whatever they could inside the roaring Sleipnir as they gulped.


    ¡°B, but at least this bastard isn¡¯t kicking us out thanks to the Captain-nim!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Captain-nim! There are people following us!¡±


    They heard loud noises as soon as someone said that.


    ¡°Hand over that artifact!¡±


    ¡°Chase them! Get them!¡±


    There were hordes of people chasing them! Ju-Heon put the car in reverse and smiled.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I''ll lose them quickly. Do you not trust my abilities?¡±


    Julian sighed and properly put on his seatbelt.


    Ju-Heon seemed to be the only one who could control this bastard, and...


    ¡°You have the best driving technique of all of us, so...¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Hold on.¡±


    Julian, who was telling the others to put on their seatbelts, seemed to realize something as he looked toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Do you even have your driver¡¯s license?¡±


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    ¡°You told me you got your license in your late twenties!¡±


    The entire team turned pale as Julian shouted.


    And then....


    A silent Ju-Heon smiled brightly.


    ¡°Make sure no cops follow us~¡±


    ¡®This son of a bitch!¡¯

 Chapter 337: The Running Treasure (3)

    Chapter 337: The Running Treasure (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Make sure no cops follow us~¡±


    ¡®This little punk!¡¯


    The team members grabbed the back of their necks at Ju-Heon''s nonchalant response.


    ¡®What did this bastard just say?!¡¯


    Jaeha, who was squished in this 2-seater with the rest, started to shout.


    ¡°Hold on a minute! What about that time we went to get the worm?! The Captain-nim drove at that time too! Even then!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled extremely brightly.


    ¡°Aw shucks, of course I had no license then too~¡±


    Julian covered his face as if he was screwed.


    He then seriously mumbled to himself with his face still covered.


    ¡°If an individual is caught driving without a license, they must show up in court and pay a fee as according to the Road Traffic Act. They will have the right to a lawyer and if they have caused an accident......¡±


    ¡°Hey. Mr. Lawyer? Please calm down.¡±


    ¡°Anybody without an ID may be considered an undocumented resident unless they have a Green Card or Work Visa that can prove their identity...¡±


    ¡°Excuse me. I said please calm down.¡±


    Julian, who had been running simulations in his mind, sighed as if he had given up.


    And then...


    "Ah whatever. Just don¡¯t get into an accident. Got that? Please don¡¯t get into an accident!¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t, you little punk. You''re such a wuss.¡±


    ¡°Hey, I''m not joking right now! You already have a lot of shit that makes it extremely annoying to represent you!¡±


    ¡°Okay, okay. By the way... Isn¡¯t it too much for four people to squeeze into a 2-seater?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    They all blinked in confusion. They then realized that Julian was in the passenger seat while Jaeha and Seol-A were squished in between the two seats.


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly.


    ¡°Everybody get off except Seol-A.¡±


    "What?!¡±


    ¡°Especially you, Kongming. Who the hell gave you permission to sit next to me? Do you want to die?¡±


    ¡®My first time in a super car is with a damn dude in the passenger seat.¡¯


    The two men peeked outside the window. The people chasing them looked extremely vicious.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Excuse me. I don¡¯t mind being a squished potato...¡±


    ¡°I, it''s an artifact so can¡¯t you just change the shape?¡±


    Unfortunately, Ju-Heon did not budge.


    ¡°Get off. Even if it is an artifact, do you think it is easy to change the shape of something this size...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    The inside of the car started to change as Ju-Heon tapped the chair without thinking much about it.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Crackle, crackle.


    There were sparks inside the car before the location of the engine changed, the number of seats increased and there was a lot more room now.


    It had reacted to Ju-Heon''s Dominance.


    That so-called difficult change had finished in an instant.


    ¡°.......¡±


    The male team members clapped like seals.


    ¡°A, as expected of our Captain! He changed such a large artifact with ease! Truly amazing!¡±


    ¡°Holy shit, I thought we were in a movie or something!¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed and responded.


    ¡°Get everybody else inside too.¡±


    Jaeha shouted with joy as soon as he said that.


    ¡°Hey! Everybody get on! Hurry up!¡±


    Ju-Heon pushed down on the accelerator as soon as everybody got on.


    Vroooooooooooooom!


    The car shot forward.


    However...


    ¡°Captain-nim! There are police cars and enemies to the front!


    Ju-Heon frowned and shouted after seeing the light of the police sirens.


    ¡°Hold on tight!¡±


    The speeding car suddenly spinned.


    Screeeeech-


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!¡±


    The team members slammed against the side and squished each other at the sudden movement.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Ju-Heon had shown some fearsome driving technique to lose the enemies!


    The car drifted to turn a corner and started to ridicule the enemies.


    Bang! Bang!


    It was a clean drift even though it looked as if his car might flip over at any moment. What a perfect drift!


    The car pushed forward after having squirmed through the enemies like an eel.


    That wasn''t all. Ju-Heon efficiently dodged any obstacle in his way.


    In fact, it was the enemies chasing Ju-Heon like crazy who ended up crashing and flipping over.


    Of course, Ju-Heon''s team members felt as if they were going to die.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhh, aaaaaaaaaaahh!¡±


    It felt terrible as if they were on a rollercoaster that spun 360 degrees.


    But that wasn¡¯t the end.


    The team members gasped after seeing a guard rail that was getting close.


    An anxious Julian started shouting.


    ¡°Hey! Hold on! We¡¯re above the river right now! Don¡¯t you dare!¡±


    Ju-Heon smirked and made the car fly!


    He jerked the steering wheel to crash into the guard rail and flew off the road.


    Bang!


    They suddenly felt as if they were floating. But the team members were too busy being scared to notice that.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!¡±


    The team members really felt as if they would faint.


    ¡®Fuck! This is why we don¡¯t let the Captain drive!¡¯


    Who expected him to do something like this in the middle of the city?!


    ¡°I''m going to kill yoooooooooooou!¡±


    Of course, Ju-Heon was smiling brightly.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯ll be fine. This is a flying car! It can fly!¡±


    But like hell it could fly...


    Boom!


    The car started to fall as if it was anything but a flying horse artifact.


    Bang, baaaaang!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    The car ended up slamming into the river underneath the road.


    Splash!


    It had happened in an instant.


    The team members started huffing as water started to enter the car.


    ¡°What? It can fly? It¡¯s fine?¡±


    ¡°Ah, sorry. I''m not used to the controls yet because it''s my first time driving this artifact car.¡±


    ¡®We''d really die if you weren''t used to it two times!¡¯


    Ju-Heon was calm for some reason.


    ¡°Either that or it was trying to send us to the underworld since it is a horse that can go to the afterlife.¡±


    The team members couldn''t believe it.


    ¡°Hey, this is not the time to make a joke! What? You''re not going to get into an accident? Everybody in here is about to die!¡±


    Julian was shouting in anger while Jaeha was sniffling.


    ¡°This is just my opinion, but... We must have hit someone on the way here. That must be why we are receiving divine punishment. Yeah, that must be it.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°I didn''t hit anybody, you son of a bitch. I have no reason to hit anybody.¡±


    Ju-Heon then channeled his Dominance.


    Boom!


    The sinking car started to float up.


    ¡°I, it¡¯s floating!¡±


    Ju-Heon patted the car as if to praise it.


    ¡°Good, good. Now you¡¯re listening to me, you little punk.¡±


    Sleipnir seemed to have calmed down a bit.


    First proof of it was that it was docile.


    Screech, screech.


    Second, the chair changed to fit Ju-Heon''s body perfectly.


    Psssssssh.


    It released air from all of the seats to make them softer.


    Jaeha couldn¡¯t believe it.


    ¡°Wow, it wouldn''t listen to me at all.¡±


    Seol-A was being amazed by the softness of the interior as she spoke.


    ¡°Maybe it thinks Captain-nim is its master because he has Gungnir?¡±


    ¡°I guess so. Anyway, it looks like it is listening to him now so let¡¯s go ba...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Boom!


    ¡°You can¡¯t take this artifact car!¡±


    An unexpected individual jumped onto the back of the car.


    Ronnie Hansen.


    It was a man who seemed to be in his thirties. He was one of the Knights of the Round Table Ju-Heon had slammed into the Great Prison.


    He had been on top of a building and waited for the right moment to jump onto the car.


    The entire team''s eyes opened wide after seeing him.


    "What the hell? That bastard made it out too?¡±


    Jaeha started to frown as if he realized something.


    ¡°Ah that motherfucker must have followed me out when I escaped with Sleipnir.¡±


    ¡°Ho, but why does he look so terrible?¡±


    Although they had come out of the same Great Prison, Jaeha looked fine while Ronnie, Loki''s artifact user, looked like hell.


    His clothes were ripped everywhere and he looked like a beggar.


    Ronnie stuck to the back of the car like an octopus and continued to shout.


    "Stop right now! I got this Majesty''s Treasure out properly with my power!¡±


    He looked as if he wanted to kill Jaeha who should be inside the car.


    "So you get the hell off right now! How dare you run off with my car! How dare you trick me!¡±


    The rest of the team looked toward Jaeha. Jaeha was now sweating bullets.


    ¡°No, you see...that......¡±


    What had happened when Jaeha had gotten stuck inside the prison? At that time when Ju-Heon''s artifacts had been excitedly throwing Pandora¡¯s soldiers into the Great Prison...


    "Damn it! How can you throw me in here too?!¡±


    Jaeha felt wronged after being kicked into the Great Prison by Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts.


    He was saying it was a mistake and tried to go out, but...


    ¡°Ow, fucking Captain bastard! He closed the damn door!¡±


    Jaeha was extremely sad as he realized he was stuck inside the Great Prison. He was even stuck in here with Pandora¡¯s soldiers!


    They were extremely angry after having Prometheus''s artifact stolen.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Monarch of Pushoverness, you son of a bitch, we got you know.¡±


    "What are you going to do about this?! Get your Captain to open this door right now!¡±


    ¡°Otherwise, we''re going to kill you first!¡±


    ¡®Aigoo, my poor life.¡¯


    An angry Jaeha brushed back his hair as if he was holding his anger back.


    ¡°Hey. I''m extremely angry right now too. You want to start something?!¡±


    Although he was called the Monarch of Pushoverness, he deserved his position as a Monarch and the chaotic aura of the phoenix exploded out.


    He couldn''t make the enemies submit using his Dominance as Ju-Heon did since he specialized in Affinity.


    However, they still could not look down on the power of his artifact and his power as a Monarch. The enemies became scared and stepped back.


    At that moment...


    ¡°Hey, you guys, stop. How many times do I have to tell you not to mess with Monarchs since you are no match for them?¡±


    ¡°Loki-nim!¡±


    Jaeha instantly frowned.


    ¡®This bastard is...?¡¯


    Jaeha felt disgusted just looking at this guy.


    The reason was simple.


    It must have been in his past life. While he was stuck in a room restoring artifacts after the rest of the team had died....


    ¡®Hey, restore these things. Be careful since they are extremely precious artifacts.¡¯


    Many monopolizers had come to Jaeha with artifacts at that time.


    But every single artifact this bastard Loki brought had been dangerous artifacts.


    Angra Mainyu, Armageddon, Sodom and Gomorrah, Noah''s Ark...they were all artifacts related to the end of the world.


    The bastard had hidden the identities of the artifacts but it was easy for a sharp person like Jaeha to figure it out.


    ¡®These bastards are collecting artifacts related to the end of the world.¡¯


    What else had he said to him as he was stuck there like a slave?


    ¡®Do you want to be something called a Majesty? It¡¯s nothing much. It¡¯s fine as long as you are alive. Your legs are useless now so you¡¯re perfect for it.¡¯


    He was feeling disgusted after meeting that bastard again.


    However at that moment...


    [Humans!]


    [Kill the intruders!]


    ¡°Tsk!¡±


    As he got ready to run away after seeing the guards suddenly rush over...


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    They were suddenly swept up by a fog.


    This was not the Fog of Annihilation but a rare fog of teleportation.


    They all foamed at the mouth because it was a trap but Jaeha¡¯s eyes had been sparkling.


    Why?


    ¡®This feels like the Crow!¡¯


    That was the case.


    It was faint but he felt the Crow¡¯s aura inside the fog. He could tell because he was always by Ju-Heon''s side.


    The fog that the Crow sent had teleported Loki''s army and Jaeha to a different location. They were thankfully able to get away from the guards.


    However...


    "W, where is this place?¡±


    They had teleported to an unfamiliar cell deep inside the prison.


    And then...


    [The bastard who will bring forth Ragnarok has appeared.]


    They all shook in fear after hearing a voice inside the cell.


    Loki''s artifact user seemed to be the only one who was happy.


    ¡°A major god! It¡¯s a Major God-Grade artifact!¡±


    The team members freaked out as they heard the story.


    ¡°What? You saw Odin¡¯s artifact?!¡±


    ¡°Really?! And then what happened?¡±


    ¡°Anyway, Odin......¡±


    As Jaeha was about to continue speaking...


    ¡°Hey, hold on. I don¡¯t think this is the time for storytelling right now.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s an annoying bastard on our tail.¡±


    They turned around after hearing Ju-Heon''s statement to see that Kwon Hyuk Soo was behind them as well.


    ¡°How did that old man get here?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡°I guess we have no choice. I hope you don''t get carsick.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Carsick...?¡±


    The car viciously started spinning at that moment.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaahh!¡±


    Loki''s artifact user fell off the car from the sudden movement.


    ¡°Ugh! You son of a...!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo arrived right next to him. He was looking at Loki with disgust.


    ¡°You stay out of this. That artifact is mine...¡±


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°No, both of you stay out of this.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Both Loki and Kwon Hyuk Soo''s eyes opened wide.


    ¡°Huh? Huh huh?¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s Sleipnir was viciously charging toward them.


    And then...


    Baaaaang!


    Sleipnir slammed into both Loki and Kwon Hyuk Soo. sea??h th§× NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Both Loki and Kwon Hyuk Soo were sent flying while coughing up blood.


    Even if they were superhuman, they were only humans who were approximately 70kg in weight. They would always be sent flying by a charging car.


    The team members dropped their jaws in shock at the sudden roadkill, no, the hit and run.


    Julian was especially foaming at the mouth.


    ¡°Hey, are you fucking crazy?! I thought you weren¡¯t going to hit anybody!¡±


    Ju-Heon calmly responded.


    "They are superhuman. They won''t die.¡±


    ¡°Damn it, that¡¯s not the probleeeeeeem!¡±


    Ju-Heon had a refreshed expression on his face as he turned toward Jaeha.


    ¡°Alright, we got rid of the annoying pests so keep talking.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    "Where did you say Odin was imprisoned?¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes were sparkling like a kid in a candy store.

 Chapter 338: A knight my ass (1)

    Chapter 338: A knight my ass (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    "Where did you say Odin was imprisoned?¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes were sparkling like a kid in a candy store.


    Seol-A wanted to die after seeing his gaze.


    ¡®Captain-niiiiim, please don''t make a gaze like that anywhere else!¡¯


    She felt as if she was looking at a baby kitten acting cute. Even Chloe had to cough after almost being charmed.


    The male team members exchanged gazes with each other to pretend as if they didn''t hear that.


    ¡®Hey. Zeus had his you know what ripped off. Do you think Odin would fare any better?¡¯


    ¡®WTF, then will Odin have his eyes ripped out?¡¯


    ¡®No, he¡¯s a god who wanted wisdom, so wouldn''t his brain be ripped out?¡¯


    ¡®Fuck, he¡¯d be lucky if he only lost his eyes or brain. Odin was known for being a womanizer too.¡¯


    ''Ah......then he might have his dick ripped off too.¡¯


    ¡®Wait, that¡¯s not important right now. We''re going to be dragged into the tomb right now if we make eye contact with him.¡¯


    ¡®Ah, you¡¯re right. That is true.¡¯


    The male team members turned pale. Ju-Heon, who may or may not know what they were talking about, smiled and looked at Jaeha.


    ¡°You really saw Odin, right? Was he alone? Did it seem possible to get him out?¡±


    ¡°Ah...that...¡±


    Julian kicked Jaeha in the stomach as he was about to talk. He was telling Jaeha to shut up.


    ¡®Let¡¯s be humane and get at least one good night of rest.¡¯


    The other team members quickly tried to change topics.


    However...


    ¡°Odin was definitely there and I think it is probably farther north of where we had been. There were other artifacts as well and I got Sleipnir out with a scam. Would you like me to tell you how I did all of it?¡±


    Ilya and Julian became extremely angry as Jaeha blurted it out quickly as if he was rapping.


    ¡°Hey! We told you not to tell him!¡±


    ¡°Are you crazy?! Do you want to be shoved back into the tomb right away?!¡±


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    ¡°Damn it, that would be better! You guys try surviving the Captain-nim¡¯s gaze!¡±


    Jaeha was in pain and looked as if he wanted to barf.


    At that moment...


    Vrooooom!


    Sleipnir suddenly became riled up and shook side to side.


    The nearby buildings started to explode.


    Bang bang!


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    They turned around to see a bloodied Loki and Kwon Hyuk Soo walking toward them.


    ¡°That damn scammer bastard.¡±


    ¡°Does that bastard not know that he should respect the elderly?¡±


    The two artifact users¡¯ eyes were glowing as they came to grab Sleipnir.


    To be more specific, they seemed to have come to grab Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Are we some wild boars or something?!¡±


    ¡°Get the hell off!¡±


    The two of them seemed extremely angry after having instantly been turned into roadkill. The chaotic powers of their artifacts were gobbling up the nearby buildings.


    Julian gasped after seeing the two of them.


    ¡°See! They¡¯re angry! What are you going to do?!¡±


    Ju-Heon just snorted.


    ¡°I guess once wasn''t enough for those shitheads.¡±


    They all screamed as Ju-Heon pushed down on the accelerator once again.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Are you thinking about hitting them again?!¡±


    ¡°Yes, hold on tight!¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    The wheels of the car screeched viciously. Ju-Heon seemed to be planning on slamming into them properly this time.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes seemed to be on fire.


    ¡°I¡¯ll make it so that their bones will crumble into dust.¡±


    Loki''s artifact user and Kwon Hyuk Soo scoffed in response.


    ¡°Fine, bring it on!¡±


    ¡°I''ll grab you and drag you back!¡±


    They activated their body strengthening artifacts with confidence.


    However...


    Swoosh!


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon just drove past them.


    It truly did happen in an instant.


    The two of them, who had been ready for the physical impact, became anxious.


    ¡°Hey! Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    Ju-Heon was humming with joy after easily driving past them.


    ¡°Of course that was a lie. Why the hell would I do a battle of strength with them? It¡¯ll just increase the cost of maintenance.¡±


    ¡°Hey! You scared me!¡±


    Julian was angry but the other team members looked as if they had expected this.


    ¡°Let¡¯s be honest, even the Captain-nim doesn''t want to get sued.¡±


    Jaeha nodded his head.


    ¡°But I am feeling refreshed. Those two were the worst when all of you died and I was left alone.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. They tormented me and broke my arms and legs when I refused to restore their artifacts. Especially that Loki bastard.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    Ju-Heon suddenly jerked the steering wheel once he heard that. Everybody in the car slammed to the side.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    And then...


    Pow!


    Ju-Heon attempted to turn them into roadkill once more. Kwon Hyuk Soo and Loki¡¯s artifact user coughed up blood once again.


    ¡°That son of a...!¡±


    It was no easy task to stop the 1 ton plus Sleipnir that was moving swiftly even if they used body strengthening artifacts.


    Sleipnir had raised its front wheels and started stomping down on the two bastards.


    The team members screamed at the car moving up and down but Ju-Heon''s eyes looked angry.


    ¡°Stomp on them more. Rip their arms and legs off the same way.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo and Loki¡¯s artifact user felt as if they were going to die.


    They had turned into super humans with their evil god artifacts and all sorts of other artifacts but they felt as if they were being squished by a tank.


    They tried to use the openings they found to grab onto Sleipnir but it slammed away most artifact abilities.


    ¡®As expected of a Majesty-Grade artifact...!¡¯


    It truly was a huge car.


    Someone without Hercules''s level of strength would not be able to handle the strength of this car. They should be feeling lucky not to have died already.


    After stomping on them for a while...


    The Lamborghini flew up as if it had finished its task.


    Loki, who had been stuck underneath, finally managed to catch a breath and raised his head.


    ¡°Fuck!¡±


    He became anxious as Sleipnir flew away but he could not chase the horse like this.


    His arms, legs, and even his ribs were all crushed by the horse.


    He threw away his destroyed cell phone and looked around.


    ¡®I have no choice. I have to call the other knights...!¡¯


    But at that moment...


    Craaaaaaaaaaaaaackle!


    ¡°?!¡±


    It must have not been done after smashing down on them.


    ¡°That is?!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s hand was visible outside the driver side window. In his hand was a crackling spear.


    It was the Gungnir!


    Ju-Heon viciously smiled.


    ¡°You won¡¯t have time to call the others.¡±


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    Ju-Heon soon threw Gungnir. This major god¡¯s spear shot forward with extreme murderous intent!


    Loki¡¯s artifact user became anxious and used his floating artifact to run away.


    But it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    Gungnir was a good artifact that would track the target to the end of the world.


    It chased after Loki as if it was crazy.


    Shhhhhhhhhhh!


    Ju-Heon looked toward Kwon Hyuk Soo after sending Gungnir off.


    ¡°Hey old man, are you still greedy for my horse?¡±


    He had a disgusted smile on his face.


    He stopped here because they were temporary allies but his eyes looked as if he would start a war with a fellow Four Emperors-Grade artifact user if he continued to be greedy.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Aigooooooo! It looks like I need to get some rest today because my hips hurt!¡±


    He made an extremely wise decision.


    While that was going on...


    "Did Loki not contact you?¡±


    ¡°I heard that he somehow found his way out of the Great Prison.¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t he probably dealing with that right now?¡±


    ¡°That?¡±


    ¡°You know, Sleipnir, the thing that is causing quite the ruckus in the news right now. He¡¯s probably late since he is grabbing it.¡±


    ¡°Ah.¡±


    Inside the Druid¡¯s Clocktower...


    There were quite a lot of people in this building with the Round Table artifact even though it was quite late.


    It was because of Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon will use the Majesty''s Key to go in and out of the Great Prison. He will loot the rest of the artifacts too.¡±


    ¡°That key truly is a headache.¡±


    Pandora''s soldiers had ended up imprisoned inside the Great Prison because of Ju-Heon.


    It was all because of that damn Majesty''s Key.


    ¡°He¡¯s going around calling that prison his castle because of that key. He calls himself an excavator but that bastard really is a Tomb Raider.¡±


    ¡°That is why we need a key that will allow us to go in and out as we please as well.¡±


    ¡°Then why don¡¯t we make a key too?¡±


    Merlin started to laugh out loud.


    ¡°I knew you would say that.¡±


    ¡°Is it possible?¡±


    Merlin laughed again.


    ¡°Why are you even asking? We¡¯ve already created the ¡®Cradle.¡¯


    If we¡¯ve already made one already...


    Why wouldn''t we be able to make the key?


    That was the case.


    They were the chief executives for a reason.


    They had created one of the Majesty''s Treasure of legends.


    That artificial < Majesty''s Cradle > they had created was Un-known.


    The item that allowed them to create these artificial Treasures was the Pandora System Artifact.


    It was the artifact that bastard Prometheus had brought with him when they first met him.


    At the same time...


    ¡°The Majesty¡¯s Throne is very useful.¡±


    It truly was useful.


    The artifact that Prometheus had brought with him was the < Majesty¡¯s Throne >.


    It was the only real Majesty''s Treasure that they had with them.


    That artifact was how Prometheus and they were able to use the Majesty¡¯s powers.


    Well, it might just be them acting as Regents while the Majesty was not around, but...


    ¡®Anyway, we need Loki to hurry back in order to make the key. We need to combine Prometheus''s power we split to turn it into the key......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Boom!


    ¡°What the hell?!¡±


    The iron walls of the Druid¡¯s Clocktower shook violently. They all looked out in shock.


    They saw that Loki''s artifact user was outside the window.


    ¡°Hansen!¡±


    "What happened to you?! Why the hell do you look so terrible?!¡±


    The man who barely managed to fly over with his artifact urgently slammed on the window.


    ¡°Hurry up and open the door! Hurry! I don''t know when that bastard will arrive!¡±


    He kept looking behind him. Ju-Heon¡¯s Gungnir could be seen at a distance still chasing him.


    Loki¡¯s artifact user had run like hell to dodge Gungnir all the way here.


    Why?


    ¡®This is an impregnable tower of iron walls.¡¯


    Pandora¡¯s HQ... This building with the Round Table artifact was an artifact itself.


    It was a castle of iron walls that could withstand any artifact attack or disaster.


    ¡°What the hell are you doing?! Hurry up and open the door!¡±


    He had no idea how far Gungnir was behind him.


    His mind was full of fear as to whether it would appear in 10 seconds or 1 minute or whenever.


    ¡°Hurry up and opeeeeeeeeen it!¡±


    They anxiously walked over to the window.


    ¡°He does not seem to be fake.¡±


    Loki¡¯s artifact user started to smile as the door opened.


    ¡®Okay, now...¡¯


    But the moment he took a step into the castle of iron walls...


    Puuk!


    ¡°?!¡±


    The iron spear that had instantly flown over stabbed into Loki¡¯s artifact user¡¯s back.


    ¡°U...ugh!¡±


    Loki¡¯s artifact user coughed up blood and fell forward.


    Boom!


    The assassination had happened in an instant.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Even he could not survive an attack from a Major God-Grade artifact.


    The Knights of the Round Table inside the castle started freaking out.


    ¡°T, this is?!¡±


    Gungnir was shaking its butt with joy after stabbing Loki.


    [$#&!]


    It continued to shake its body to the knights that were looking at it.


    It seemed to want them to look at it.


    There was actually a note that was tied to its body.


    ¡°This is...?!¡±


    They opened the note and gasped.


    [You may be next.]


    ¡°What the......?!¡±


    Gungnir was excited after completing its mission and flew away.


    Someone who had seen the handwriting on that note was shaking in fear.


    ¡°What did you call me for?¡±


    Ju-Heon was snorting while looking at someone.


    He was visiting an expensive penthouse in the middle of the city.


    Ju-Heon was waving something at the man groaning in front of him.


    ¡°I brought you a bunch of pain relief patches because you said your hips hurt but I guess it''s not enough.¡±


    ¡°Ho, of course not!¡±


    Where was Ju-Heon?


    He was currently in Kwon Hyuk Soo''s one of many homes. Kwon Hyuk Soo had casts all over his body as he was resting.


    He managed to get off with only this much injuries because he was an artifact user.


    ¡°You should be thankful that I didn''t sue you. How dare you hit me with a car like that.¡±


    ¡°You should be grateful that I didn''t grind you to death, you old bastard.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was about to say something before he frowned after hearing noises outside.


    His reaction was to be expected.


    ¡°Holy shit, a lambo! This looks so cool!¡±


    ¡°You think I can take a picture of it? It should be okay, right?¡±


    ¡°Isn''t this extremely expensive?¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s Lamborghini...err, Sleipnir, was casually parked outside the Penthouse for everyone to see.


    Regular Lamborghinis would have been enough to catch people''s attention but this one was a flying car.


    ¡°I heard it¡¯s a flying car. This is the first one of its kind, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    ¡°None of the businesses have been able to develop one yet.¡±


    This artifact was extremely famous after being talked about on TV all day. Kwon Hyuk Soo was annoyed because reporters were gathering outside.


    He was already angry that he couldn¡¯t take it but now Ju-Heon was basically flaunting it outside his house......!


    ¡°You brought that over on purpose, didn''t you?¡±


    ¡°Get to the point if you already know that. What is this important info that I must know? I''ll let you know that even if we are allies right now, you are still my enemy. It¡¯s time for war if you say some bullshit.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo''s eyes sparkled as he started to speak.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be shocked and listen carefully.¡±


    "What is it?¡±


    ¡°I am your father.¡±


    Ju-Heon quietly picked Gungnir up.

 Chapter 339: A knight my ass (2)

    Chapter 339: A knight my ass (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Don¡¯t be shocked and listen carefully.¡±


    "What is it?¡±


    ¡°I am your father.¡±


    Ju-Heon quietly picked Gungnir up.


    He looked ready to shove it up Kwon Hyuk Soo''s ass.


    An anxious Kwon Hyuk Soo quickly shouted.


    ¡°Hold on! Put that down!¡±


    ¡°I told you it was war if you said some bullshit.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed as if the war was starting right then. But Kwon Hyuk Soo seemed to have a lot he wanted to say.


    ¡°I told you to listen carefully without being shocked! Even if it was extremely shocking, you can¡¯t react like that!¡±


    ¡®Extremely shocking my ass!¡¯


    Ju-Heon threw Gungnir without any hesitation.


    Swoosh!


    Gungnir flew toward Kwon Hyuk Soo. It looked more excited than ever before.


    How could it not be when it had been used as a broom, duster, and other cleaning tools until now? Its butt was dancing with joy after finally being used how it was supposed to be used!


    [#$&$#!]


    Die human! I''m going to kill you!


    Gungnir aimed for Kwon Hyuk Soo¡¯s heart.


    it looked like an excited evil beast.


    But Kwon Hyuk Soo deserved to be at the Four Emperors level. He used his superhuman reflexes to grab Gungnir.


    Bang! Crunch!


    His hand that was covered in a cast seemed to be in quite the pain. That was the start of the battle of strength between Kwon Hyuk Soo and Gungnir.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was holding back Gungnir that was right in front of his face as he looked at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Hey Ju-Heon, can you hold on a minute? I know it is hard to believe, but it¡¯s the truth. You are my son...¡±


    ¡°Really? You have quite the amazing son.¡±


    Ju-Heon made a motion and Gungnir pointed downward instead.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo started freaking out. Gungnir¡¯s tip was pointing at a dangerous location.


    "Wait! Hey!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo foamed at the mouth but Ju-Heon just smiled brightly.


    ¡°Goodbye, father. I will enjoy taking your position, father.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo quickly shouted.


    ¡°It was a joke! A joke!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? I like it. That means that all of your wealth will become mine.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo despaired while looking at Ju-Heon''s wicked smile. He would probably get ripped off more than benefit from this!


    ¡°Okay! I''m sorry! It was a joke! I''ll never say it ever again!¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly called Gungnir back. Kwon Hyuk Soo, who had almost died, started to speak again.


    ¡°My goodness, I didn''t know you would hate it that much!¡±


    ¡°I''m just telling you to cut the crap. I can still clearly remember my father¡¯s face.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo peeked at Ju-Heon and slyly smiled.


    ¡°Then what about a hidden son......¡±


    ¡®I should just kill this old bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed and the rope viciously squirmed as if to react to it. It was releasing a chaotic aura as if to prove it was a Heirloom.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo could not read the mood as he continued to blab.


    ¡°You know how they say that Dominance and Affinity can be passed down through genetics? If you consider that your superb abilities are all things you have received from this great father of yours...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Uggggggh!¡±


    The rope smacked Kwon Hyuk Soo on the mouth.


    [#$&#!]


    Are you going to keep up your bullshit? Are you?!


    It looked like a regular rope but it hurt more than an iron club! He felt as if his teeth would all fall out.


    Actually, he did lose quite a few teeth. He would have to pay over 10 million won to get implants for all the teeth he lost.


    Ju-Heon started to speak at that moment.


    ¡°It looks like you want to pretend to be the father of the king to get some benefits. Don¡¯t even think about using such a shitty method.¡±


    ¡°$&#...!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo just shut up. But Ju-Heon laughed as if his intentions were obvious.


    This bastard had more loyalty than Chairman Kwon but they were the same when it came to using people to their advantage.


    That was why it was obvious since Kwon Hyuk Soo agreed to work with him.


    ¡®Well, I am using this bastard before he could use me though.¡¯


    ¡°So cut the crap. What is the actual important information I need to know, you old bastard.¡±


    ¡°......Don¡¯t you think I am too young to be called an old bastard? I''m still in my forties.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo seemed to give up after Ju-Heon picked up Gungnir again and started to speak.


    ¡°The Knights of the Round Table.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°How much do you know about those bastards?¡±


    ¡°I know that they are members of the Executive Board who killed us in the past. I know they are motherfuckers with artifacts who separated people by class and spread diseases throughout the world. I know that you were one of them. That is why you are going to die when I take care of them as well. I also know that you won''t only need implants for your front teeth if you called me over for such stupid info.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo, who had lost his front teeth because of the rope¡¯s attack earlier, started sweating bullets at Ju-Heon''s confident demeaning.


    ¡®This vicious bastard doesn''t show any openings.¡¯


    ¡°Then do you know about this?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Your subordinate is one of the Knights of the Round Table.¡±


    Ju-Heon peeked at him.


    ¡°Other than Yang Chen?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Ju-Heon became interested after hearing that.


    Why?


    They were shitty but Ju-Heon was extremely curious about the Knights of the Round Table.


    ¡®Those bastards are the ones who killed us.¡¯


    They also seemed to have a lot of unique artifacts.


    But those bastards were like the Illuminati or the Freemasons who were frequently seen in conspiracy theories. They were like those secret organizations where there were a lot of rumors about them but nothing was really known.


    The only thing he was sure about was that they were the chief executives of the current Era of Artifacts. But his subordinate was one of them?


    That wasn¡¯t all. Kwon Hyuk Soo said something that would make Ju-Heon''s ears perk immediately. sea??h th§× Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Now that I think about it, you already have three of the Majesty''s Treasures, right?¡±


    ¡°So what?¡±


    ¡°Pandora¡¯s Executive Board actually has one of the Majesty''s Treasures. They have the Throne.¡±


    ¡®A Treasure?¡¯


    Ju-Heon tapped on the cast on Kwon Hyuk Soo''s arm as soon as he heard that.


    ¡°Old man, why did you take so long to tell me such good shit? It makes me want to kill you.¡±


    ¡°Ow, ow ow. But it seems like you like what I told you.¡±


    ¡°What about that Majesty¡¯s Throne?¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo smiled wickedly after seeing that Ju-Heon was interested.


    ¡°I can¡¯t tell you any more for free.¡±


    Ju-Heon didn''t seem to have any plans on being savage as he nodded his head.


    ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll let you use Sleipnir once.¡±


    Unfortunately, Kwon Hyuk Soo was an extremely greedy man.


    ¡°Oh come on, you''re too stingy. I''ll only accept you handing Sleipnir to me.¡±


    ¡°Hahahaha! That is true.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly.


    But it only lasted for a moment.


    ¡°You better tell me before I tell the world about how your daughter is a homewrecker.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo instantly lowered his tail.


    At Washington DC.... Inside this city with numerous global businesses that was known as the heart of the United States... Grave Company, one of the world¡¯s top three artifact companies, had its headquarters here.


    This skyscraper of a building had a large artifact shopping center, an Experience Hall, an Exhibition Hall, and other similar areas on the lower floors while the offices were on the higher floors.


    Someone who stole everyone¡¯s attention appeared in the lobby.


    ¡°H, hold on. Isn''t that the Monarch of Plunder?¡±


    People dropped their jaws as Ju-Heon nonchalantly walked through the lobby.


    He caught their attention from the moment he confidently got off the Lamborghini, but he was giving off so much charisma in his sunglasses and suit.


    He had a physique that looked great in a suit and had his hair slicked back in a style that wouldn''t work for most people. He looked so cool that even men would say he was cool.


    ¡°Kya! Ju-Heon-nim! He¡¯s so cool!¡±


    Anybody who recognized him were screeching with joy.


    As for Ju-Heon¡¯s sister Joy who was coming back from lunch...she spurted out her coffee.


    ¡®W, what is up with his look?¡¯


    It was quite shocking to see him like this since he usually just walked around in a sweatsuit.


    Joy''s reaction didn¡¯t matter as Ju-Heon was gathering a crowd as if he was the Pied Piper.


    ¡°Hey! Sell the information about spotting Seo Ju-Heon! Hurry! It''s quite the scoop!¡±


    ¡°We found our prey! The walking artifact warehouse has appeared!¡±


    ¡°Hold on. Why is Seo Ju-Heon here? Is he going to loot this place too?!¡±


    ¡°You dumbass! Why would he loot it?! Seo Ju-Heon is the Representative Director of this place!¡±


    ¡°Ah......!¡±


    Even he would not loot his own company. But Ju-Heon never showed his face at the company that even the employees got confused from time to time. In fact, his appearance was, in some aspects, an ominous omen!


    The company turned into chaos at his appearance.


    ¡°Eek, the Monarch of Plunder...I mean hello Director-nim!¡±


    "What brings you here today, sir?!¡±


    Ju-Heon just nonchalantly headed for the CEO''s office.


    And then...


    Bang!


    ¡°D, Director-nim?¡±


    Edward was inside with his eyes opened as wide as rabbit''s eyes. Ju-Heon smiled as soon as he saw Edward.


    ¡°Old man. Come chat with me for a bit.¡±


    Edward was currently shaking. It was because Ju-Heon was smiling brightly in front of him.


    ¡°Umm, Director Seo?¡±


    Edward''s gaze moved toward the item Ju-Heon was holding. Ju-Heon put his hand on Edward¡¯s shoulder as if they were extremely close with each other.


    "What¡¯s wrong, old man? I heard that you left for a good job recently. Why don¡¯t you give me a reference too?¡±


    ¡°Aww come on Director Seo... I mean, Director-nim. What do you mean leaving for a new job? Where else would I go but he......¡±


    Tang!


    They heard a gunshot inside the meeting room. The employees gasped.


    "What the hell was that?!¡±


    They heard another gunshot.


    Edward turned pale as a bullet brushed past his ear.


    ¡°Old man, your head is next.¡±


    Edward instantly lowered his tail.


    ¡°I''m sorry sir! I¡¯m sorry that I couldn''t tell you in advance! But I only recently joined the Round Table! It hasn¡¯t even been a week!¡±


    The employees who were eavesdropping started to talk.


    ¡°Hold on. The Round Table? Isn''t that Pandora¡¯s Executive Board?¡±


    ¡°That is our company and our Director-nim¡¯s enemies, so why would the CEO-nim join them?¡±


    Edward urgently explained himself.


    ¡°Wait, Director-nim. Don''t get the wrong idea! You need to go into the enemy¡¯s lair to understand them. So......!¡±


    ¡°What? You didn¡¯t go to get artifacts since I wouldn''t give you a Heirloom? Isn''t that totally an act of betrayal?¡±


    Edward started coughing after hearing Ju-Heon¡¯s implied meaning.


    ¡°What do you mean by betrayal...?!¡±


    He wasn¡¯t actually trying to keep it a secret from Ju-Heon or to betray him.


    He was planning on giving it to Ju-Heon from the beginning.


    He was just planning on getting it first to sell it to Ju-Heon for a good price or to make a deal!


    He thought that it would be enough for Ju-Heon to give him a Heirloom.


    ¡°I barely got into the Round Table¡¯s meeting!¡±


    Ju-Heon just scoffed.


    ¡°Well, whatever. I looked into it and you didn¡¯t embezzle any funds from the company. It also doesn¡¯t look like you sold any of our information. But I''m surprised you got in. It¡¯s not a place where just anybody can get into.¡±


    Edward¡¯s eyes flashed as if he had found his opening.


    ¡°Then should I tell you how I got into it? But it won''t be for free...as for the payment...¡±


    Ju-Heon sneered at him.


    ¡°Get lost. It¡¯s all thanks to the evil god artifact.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°The evil god artifact that used to be on my sister is on you now. You just used it.¡±


    ¡°W, what the hell?! You knew about it...¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why I didn''t give you a Heirloom. You seemed to be fine using the substitute Heirloom.¡±


    ¡°What...?! Wait, that was the reason?!¡±


    ¡°Well, what you have isn''t that good for an old man like you so feel free to let me know whenever you want to get rid of it. It¡¯s going to cost you though.¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    Edward seemed to be feeling truly wronged.


    Oh well, none of that mattered right now.


    He could get some information about the Knights of the Round Table that he didn¡¯t have much information about.


    ¡®Those bastards are my enemies and our enemies.¡¯


    The Era of Artifacts. They were the dark forces that allowed the monopolizers to run wild spreading tomb syndrome to people and making them die.


    Those bastards were the reason numerous people died by artifacts and his team had been murdered by them as well.


    Basically, they were the final group of enemies Ju-Heon had to take care of. There was no way he would let them be.


    ¡®Those bastards are trying to artificially create the Majesty''s Treasures.¡¯


    He didn''t care about those fake artifacts. What he was interested in was...


    ¡°I heard that those bastards have the Majesty¡¯s Throne. What do you know about it?¡±


    Edward coughed again.


    ¡°Wow, you already know all of that? I guess I have no choice. That¡¯s right. The Pandora System artifact is that Majesty¡¯s Throne.¡±


    Ju-Heon became interested after hearing that. He didn''t trust everything that Kwon Hyuk Soo had told him, but this was what that bastard had said.


    ¡®The Knights of the Round Table found the Majesty¡¯s descendants and used them before killing them. They did all of that to use the throne.¡¯


    But apparently the Majesty¡¯s descendants they had tracked down using DNA could not handle the Majesty''s Throne.


    ¡®But you might be able to control it. Whether in the past or now, hyung-nim and the others are probably scared about that.¡¯


    Edward sighed and continued to speak.


    ¡°But it would be difficult for me or you to swipe that out of there.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    "The knight guarding that thing is the final boss. His name is John Harper. That bastard uses a Christian artifact...¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide. He then started to laugh out loud.


    Maybe that was to be expected.


    Why?


    ¡®What the hell? Kwon Hyuk Soo, you despicable old man. Was my subordinate he was talking about being a part of the Knights of the Round Table that guy?¡¯


    That was the case. John Harper was one of Ju-Heon''s former team members.


    But he was someone who should have already been dead.

 Chapter 340: A knight my ass (3)

    Chapter 340: A knight my ass (3) Translator: miraclerifle S§×ar?h the N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "What?!¡±


    Outside a quiet orphanage...


    Julian, who was volunteering as usual, seemed shocked. He looked completely out of it, as if he was someone who had received all of the shocks a person would receive throughout their lifetime at once.


    It was at least touching(?) that this guy suddenly showed up to his volunteering place with snacks and all sorts of supplies.


    ¡®This punk''s risk of giving must have activated again.¡¯


    But the information he brought with it was not touching at all. Forget touching, it almost gave him a heart attack!


    ¡°Holy shit, Kwon Hyuk Soo is your father?! What kind of K-Drama nonsense is this...?!¡±


    Ju-Heon ruthlessly smacked Julian in the stomach.


    Pow!


    Julian started groaning inside the car. Ju-Heon then viciously growled at him.


    ¡°You didn''t hear anything else except that part? Do you want to die?¡±


    ¡°......Ugh! S, sorry. It was just so shocking that I...!¡±


    It was as shocking as if he would have been told that Chairman Kwon was Ju-Heon¡¯s hidden mother. It was something completely unbelievable!


    Thankfully it was just nonsense Kwon Hyuk Soo came up with to get some power as the father of the king as he would have been out of it for about a week if it was real.


    However, Ju-Heon just sneered at Julian.


    ¡°As my lawyer, you shouldn''t get shocked at these stupid crap.¡±


    ¡°What? Why not?¡±


    ¡°Why else? Some random gold digger might show up with a kid and claim that she is my wife and that the kid is mine. You should get used to things like that happening...¡±


    Julian¡¯s expression was quite the spectacle to watch.


    And then...


    ¡°Oh my goodness...dear God, I will take care of this trash for the benefit of society. Who the hell is it? Who is the mom? Is she Korean? American? If not, then...¡±


    ¡®I should just kill him.¡¯


    ¡°Are you not going to fucking listen properly?!¡±


    ¡°Okay. I got it. Did you say John Harper?¡±


    Julian quickly changed demeanors but nobody knew whether he heard what Ju-Heon had to say or not.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t John your former team member? He was on the same team with you before our Tomb raiding team was created, wasn''t he?¡±


    That was the case. Ju-Heon''s infamy had spread after the creation of the Tomb raiding team but Ju-Heon had been surprisingly famous even prior to that.


    Someone who was born with a dirt spoon was doing as well as the large excavation teams.


    In the end, he even cleared Mammon''s tomb which was said to be impregnable.


    It was that fame that got him noticed by the Monarchs and scouted by Chairman Kwon in the end.


    John was someone who had been on the same team with him until then.


    ¡®I heard that he died on a mission after they joined TKBM together.¡¯


    He then floated around TKBM¡¯s offices on his own until he was assigned to the Tomb raiding team and met the rest of them.


    Part of the reason Ju-Heon hated to lose team members was because of this former team member.


    ¡°I thought you said he was already dead when you searched for him in this life.¡±


    Ju-Heon nodded his head.


    Ju-Heon had looked for all of his former team members after coming back to the past. John was naturally one of those people.


    However, the records showed that John was dead.


    ¡°Then you found out that he''s actually one of the Knights of the Round Table?¡±


    ¡°I already said that was the case.¡±


    That was why this van that had turned into a stealthy meeting room...well, Sleipnir...


    Had Jaeha and Ilya in the back seat who were grumbling.


    ¡°Yes yes, our Captain-nim must be so happy that his former team member is still alive. Why don¡¯t you quickly drag him out of there and restore his memories so that he can be your right hand or something.¡±


    ¡°I''m very happy to get a shitty new team member.¡±


    Julian scoffed after seeing the two of them grumbling.


    "What¡¯s up with them?¡±


    Chloe, who was calmly reading a magazine back there, responded to him.


    ¡°Please just ignore them. They¡¯re just upset that the Captain-nim said he would add someone they don¡¯t know to the team.¡±


    ¡°Hey. I''m not upset. I thought that I was the Captain-nim¡¯s right-hand man this whole time but I just learned that some other bastard already had that position. I...I''m just shocked.¡±


    ¡°Ah, I just think that anybody using Christian artifacts is shitty. I think we should set them all on fire. Whatever, let him come! And so what if he has an Archangel artifact? I''ll send them all to the fiery depths of hell!¡±


    ¡°Ah.¡±


    Julian understood right away.


    ¡°You said that John was a Christian artifact user right?¡±


    ¡°Yes, he even used an Archangel-Grade artifact.¡±


    It was understandable that Ilya would be wary of him as someone who used devils and Satan.


    ¡®An Archangel is pretty much the final boss.¡¯


    Jaeha didn''t even need to be mentioned.


    ¡°Anyway, Captain-nim. Just ignore these idiots...¡±


    Jaeha slyly smiled after hearing Seol-A''s response.


    ¡°Hoho, Miss Lee Seol-A. Are you sure you are okay with that? I heard that John might be a woman. Apparently she was hip to hip with the Captain-nim.¡±


    Seol-A''s face turned into quite the spectacle.


    Ju-Heon started to laugh out loud.


    ¡°You guys seem to have the wrong idea about something. I''m not looking for John to add him to our team. I''m going to kill him.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    The team members became anxious after hearing this unexpected response.


    ¡°None of you will say things like that if you watch this video.¡±


    "What video?¡±


    Ju-Heon showed them a video on his phone instead of responding. Apparently Edward had secretly taken this video at the Round Table.


    The team members just tilted their heads in confusion.


    ¡°......It¡¯s just the old man¡¯s meal......huh?!¡±


    Their eyes opened as if they noticed something.


    "Wait! This guy!¡±


    They became anxious after seeing someone in the video.


    ¡°Wait a minute, why is this son of a bitch there?!¡±


    All of them were flabbergasted at the person they saw in the video.


    ¡°Captain-nim, this is Samuel!¡±


    That was the case.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s Tomb raiding team consisted of 10 people including Ju-Heon. There were only two members they had not found along with that traitor, Yang Chen.


    This bastard named Samuel was one of the two supporters they had to find. The interesting thing was that Samuel was also an ability user who used Christian artifacts.


    Ilya growled in anger after noticing him.


    ¡°That, that, that, that...that motherfucking Jesus artifact user!¡±


    The two of them did not get along.


    Well, Samuel was a supporter because unlike John, he used low-ranking Christian artifacts.


    ¡®That so -called Jesus artifact is actually one of Jesus''s disciple¡¯s artifacts or an unknown believer.¡¯


    ¡°That¡¯s not the issue. Why is Samuel a Knight of the Round Table?¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed.


    ¡°Do you want me to tell you something even funnier?¡±


    "What is it?!¡±


    ¡°The old man called Samuel ''John Harper''.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    "Captain-nim say whaaaaat?!"


    ¡°Please hold on a minute. Then Captain-nim¡¯s former right hand man...is Samuel, the supporter who used to be on our team?¡±


    ¡°No way. I thought you said that your old team member died before you met us. How can they be the same person?¡±


    ¡°What if he is just coincidentally using the name, John Harper?¡±


    Ju-Heon shook his head as he watched the video.


    ¡°No. They¡¯re the same person. The old man said that this bastard is using an Archangel artifact to protect the throne.¡±


    There wouldn''t be that many people with the Fit to use Archangel artifacts. Most importantly, Ju-Heon¡¯s ghost-like intuition was telling him they were the same person.


    ¡°But how can Samuel who could barely use B-Grade artifacts use an Archangel artifact? That makes no sense...!¡±


    ¡°We would have known if he was a SS-Grade artifact user!¡±


    Everybody was freaking out while Ilya was in the back opening and closing his mouth without being able to say anything.


    ¡°Just what is going on?¡±


    What else could it be?


    ¡®Your subordinate bastard who is at the Round Table... He was actually one of Pandora¡¯s watchdogs in the past too.¡¯


    Ju-Heon smirked while thinking about what Kwon Hyuk Soo had told him.


    Around the same time at Pandora¡¯s Executive Board...


    A meeting was going on in the room with the Round Table.


    ¡°Next issue is regarding the Majesty''s Key.¡±


    There were numerous leaders and Generals sitting around the Round Table artifact that could sit 150 people.


    The 13 spots on the Round Table artifact guarding the king were where the Knights of the Round Table were seated.


    There was a man with a fierce expression on his face among them. He seemed to be in his late twenties. He had blonde hair and had a gentle appearance but his eyes gave off an odd sense of coldness.


    This person was Ju-Heon''s former team member Samuel who was a supporter on the Tomb raiding team.


    He was also known as John Harper.


    He was one of the most influential artifact users in the Knights of the Round Table alongside Merlin.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Excuse me, John-nim? John Harper-nim!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°They were asking if the Vatican was okay with us creating the Majesty¡¯s Key.¡±


    ¡°Ah, yes sir. There are no issues with it.¡±


    The meeting started again and the person next to John poked his side.


    ¡°John. What¡¯s wrong with you? You seemed to have been upset since Seo Ju-Heon sent Gungnir here.¡±


    John snorted in response.


    Of course he has been upset.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, you truly are a headache in both the past life and this life.¡¯


    Wait what?


    John was different from the other artifact users. He actually remembered the past life like the rest of Ju-Heon¡¯s group.


    ¡®I wish I got my memories back a little sooner.¡¯


    John was disappointed about that.


    ¡°Is it because of the note that was on Gungnir?¡±


    The woman showed the picture on the note Ju-Heon had sent through Gungnir.


    ¡°It¡¯s just provocation.¡±


    ¡°Put it away.¡±


    John frowned as if he was disgusted.


    He naturally knew a lot about Ju-Heon as he remembered his past life. He also knew a lot about the rest of the team as well.


    ¡®Well, I never considered myself to be on the same team as them.¡¯


    He had been on Pandora''s side from the beginning. But they were people who needed to create the Majesty.


    He found Ju-Heon while searching for the Majesty''s descendants and candidates for the artificial majesty.


    That was before Ju-Heon had joined TKBM.


    ¡®It was highly likely that Seo Ju-Heon was one of the Majesty¡¯s descendants.¡¯


    That was why John had pretended to be a random Expert Excavator and slyly teamed up with Ju-Heon. He was going to be by Ju-Heon¡¯s side to keep an eye on him.


    But Ju-Heon ended up being noticed and they both joined TKBM until Ju-Heon killed him.


    ¡®That damn bastard.¡¯


    He was thankfully able to be revived using a Christian revival artifact.


    Anyway, he then joined Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team as Samuel.


    He needed to keep an eye on Ju-Heon and his team.


    But they eventually decided that Seo Ju-Heon would do them no good and determined through a Round Table meeting to summon the Crow¡¯s tomb to get rid of him.


    Even the Vatican that supported Pandora called Ju-Heon satan and a disaster to the world and requested them to take care of him.


    However...


    ¡®Why did the world go back to the past?¡¯


    This was all because of the Crow and Seo Ju-Heon.


    Seo Ju-Heon''s revenge had started and he has now even awakened some of the Majesty''s Treasures that they had been so wary about.


    But it was still okay.


    ¡®We just need to take him out again.¡¯


    Unfortunately, that was not the issue right now.


    ¡°Then we hope that you can be the one to create the Majesty''s Key, John-nim.¡±


    ¡°What? Why would I do that?¡±


    ¡°You are the perfect fit for it.¡±


    ¡°Have someone else do it. I don¡¯t have time to deal with that right now.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Then please leave it to me!¡±


    The person who raised their hands hoping to find success and climb up the rankings was John''s subordinate.


    ¡°I will help John-nim!¡±


    She was actually Ju-Heon¡¯s sister, Joy¡¯s stepsister.


    [Hey. Parasite. Make me an artifact key. I heard you were hired as an engineer.]


    Joy frowned after seeing the message she just received. It was from her stepsister.


    This girl was her adopted parents¡¯ biological daughter.


    She had been so happy that she was able to use her parents¡¯ influence to join Pandora''s core personnel.


    ¡®Why the hell is she suddenly asking me to make her an artifact?¡¯


    Her adopted parents had seriously neglected her after adopting her. In fact, this stepsister of hers had treated her as if she was a maid.


    Joy just ignored the message as she had not had a good relationship with her adopted family for a long time.


    However...


    [Just shut up and make it. Otherwise, I''m going to tell daddy to raise your rent, support fees, and living expenses for the month.]


    [You read my message. Why are you ignoring me. Hey, do you want to fucking die?]


    [I''m going to tell daddy to get you to quit school. You damn parasite bitch.]


    Joy groaned.


    ¡°Ah what the hell is up with her?¡±


    First of all, she wanted this for Pandora.


    ¡®Does she even know where I work?¡¯


    Grave Company was pretty much Pandora''s enemy.


    It was at that moment.


    [My success is riding on this. If you don''t do as I say, I''m going to blow up the company that hired you.]


    ¡°Ho, this bitch...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Why not? Just make her one.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon was sneaking a peek at Joy''s phone.


    ¡°Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just a key. Feel free to use our company¡¯s facilities to make a damn good one. I will give you permission.¡±


    ¡°What? But...!¡±


    ¡°For example, make it a key that is a bomb or one that gives off a curse or rips people off?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled wickedly as he said that.


    ¡°I can even let you borrow one of my artifacts to make it if you want?¡±

 Chapter 341: A knight my ass (4)

    Chapter 341: A knight my ass (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°I can even let you borrow one of my artifacts to make it if you want?¡±


    Joy fell backwards after hearing that.


    There was only one reason as to why she was so shocked.


    ¡®Ju-Heon is going to let me borrow an artifact?¡¯


    She was thinking about how she hit a jackpot...until she got scared. He was telling her to make an artifact for his enemy?! It was like soldiers at war telling the enemies they would return the weapons they picked up at the last battle!


    Joy had an ominous feeling and grabbed Ju-Heon.


    ¡°...Umm, bro, you feeling okay? Can I really make a key for her?¡±


    Ju-Heon sneered at her.


    ¡°Why not?¡±


    It was pretty much an established fact that Pandora was going to make a copy of the Majesty''s Key.


    He was the only one who could go into the Great Prison right now.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way those bastards would be okay with that fact.¡¯


    That was why trying to create something similar was something he had expected.


    ¡°That¡¯s why it doesn¡¯t matter if we make something good and send it to them first.¡±


    "Okay... Then I''m really going to make her one.¡±


    ¡°Yeah. I''ll let you borrow my key so that you can touch it all day to reference i......¡±


    Ju-Heon was about to take his ring off but stopped. It was probably because he saw his sister drooling while looking at his ring.


    Ju-Heon slowly moved his hand behind his back as if he was disgusted.


    ¡°Just use your imagination.¡±


    ¡°What?! Why?!¡±


    ¡®Why else? I forgot she was my twin sister.¡¯


    She would definitely not give it back to him if he let her borrow it.


    But at that moment...


    Buuzz.


    Joy''s phone started vibrating. Joy seemed concerned but did not plan on picking up.


    The call ended before it went off again as if it was angry!


    Buzzzz! Buzzzz!


    The vibrations alone seemed to want to rip Joy''s head off. Ju-Heon asked after seeing her ignore it again.


    ¡°Are you not going to pick it up? It seems like an important call.¡±


    ¡°I, it''s not that important. It¡¯s just spam.¡±


    But her phone continued to go off.


    As Joy became annoyed and tried to throw her phone against the wall...


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who...when the hell did he even take her phone...answered the call. He heard an unfamiliar woman¡¯s voice.


    [Hey, why the hell haven''t you been picking up?! I told you that you have to always pick up my calls.]


    ¡°.........¡±


    [Anyway, why are you ignoring my messages?


    I told you I need to make a key right away. I''m in a fucking rush so run your ass over right n...]


    ¡°You want me to run my ass over?¡±


    [......?!]


    The person on the phone seemed shocked.


    How could she not be shocked when she heard a man¡¯s voice instead of Joy''s voice?


    [W, who the hell are you?!]


    ¡°Me? The owner of this cellphone¡¯s owner.¡±


    Joy''s jaw dropped at Ju-Heon¡¯s actions. Her eyes seemed to be saying that he can¡¯t do this.


    And then... Joy anxiously grabbed Ju-Heon''s arm.


    ¡°H, hold...Ju-H...mmph!¡±


    Ju-Heon covered Joy''s mouth and continued speaking.


    "Stop drooling over my subordinate employee. If you really want a key, call back with respect and sincerity.¡±


    Joy started screaming as Ju-Heon then hung up the phone.


    ¡°W, what the hell are you doing?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡°Spill. Who the fuck is this disrespectful bitch?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°This bitch is the one who told you to make the key. Who is she to you?¡±


    ¡°No, wait......¡±


    Joy debated for a moment before spilling the beans as if she had no choice.


    ¡°My stepsister.¡±


    Fire seemed to be bursting out of Ju-Heon''s mouth and eyes as soon as he heard that.


    ¡°Your stepsister?¡±


    His voice sounded vicious.


    ¡°She''s just like her fucking parents.¡±


    ¡°Ju, Ju-Heon?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile as if he found the situation to be despicable.


    A clear memory of the past brushed through his mind.


    It was probably when he was in high school.


    Joy had tried to come find him when she came on a trip to Korea. Ju-Heon had ignored her completely, saying that they were strangers now.


    It might have seemed cold but there was a reason for it.


    Ju-Heon had been threatened at that time.


    Joy''s adopted parents had threatened him.


    ¡®Don¡¯t even think about meeting with our daughter who is living a good life.¡¯


    It was understandable why those people had been so combative against him.


    There had been a big incident with them in the adoption process.


    ¡®I remember I stole their wallets and even put their car on fire.¡¯


    He had been quite vicious for an eight year old.


    That was why he just thought they were still angry even though it was ten years later.


    He had left Joy in their care thinking that they were at least cherishing her but what?


    ¡®But they treated her like this?¡¯


    The attitude of this so-called stepsister was beyond anything he had expected. She wasn¡¯t just a bitch in her personality, she was pretty much an actual bitch. She didn''t deserve to be human.


    Nothing much popped up when he had looked into it but living expenses, payment for raising her, and rent?


    Going through the messages proved that this was no regular parent-child relationship. She was pretty much being treated like someone who owed a large debt.


    ¡®No wonder she always looked so shabby.¡¯


    Ju-Heon peeked toward Joy.


    She was extremely beautiful since she looked exactly like Ju-Heon but she did not doll herself up.


    Her facial features were on point and her skin was smooth and white. Her short hair that came down to her shoulders looked sleek and her face looked intelligent.


    But none of that mattered.


    Her red checkered shirt looked shabby and the large round glasses on her small face had some cracks on it as well.


    The only new thing she was wearing was the employee ID around her neck.


    That was why it was weird.


    ¡®Something is weird. I remember buying her clothes, accessories, and all sorts of things.¡¯


    He had bought her a bag and wallet from a fancy brand for Christmas and although she had been shaking saying it was really expensive, she said it was pretty and seemed to like it.


    Where did they all go?


    None of that mattered right now.


    "Do you owe these people money?¡±


    ¡°No! Of course not!¡±


    ¡°Then why the hell are they treating you like this?¡±


    Joy didn¡¯t seem to want to say anything but Ju-Heon pretty much forced it out of her with coercion.


    ¡°It¡¯s just the fate of an adopted child. It¡¯s nothing much.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. So please show me that Majesty''s Key thing. I''ll only look at it for a moment here!¡±


    Joy seemed happy touching the ring on Ju-Heon''s hand.


    ¡°Anyway, don''t worry about what just happened. It¡¯s just that she''s a bit cra...sensitive. Really. We actually have a good relationship.¡±


    ¡°Okay, that''s good.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s smile seemed to carry a lot of meaning.


    At the same time...


    ¡°Who the hell was that bastard?!¡±


    Joy''s stepsister Michelle was looking at the phone in disbelief.


    ¡°He¡¯s that parasite¡¯s owner? Then I guess he¡¯s the CEO of that bitch''s company?¡±


    She then scoffed.


    A man who was talking to her became interested.


    "What is it? The CEO of which company?¡±


    His name was Henry.


    He was the Knight of the Round Table who was tasked with creating the Majesty¡¯s Key.


    Creating a Majesty''s Treasure was an extremely important project.


    They needed quite a lot of manpower, but...


    ¡®What we need most is an S-Grade of higher engineer.¡¯


    Pandora naturally had their own engineers for creating Un-known and other Treasure substitutes.


    But those engineers were all unavailable due to mysterious accidents or illnesses.


    Michelle had stepped in when they had all been discussing where they could go get an engineer.


    ¡®Joy does seem to be a S-Grade engineer based on what I heard.¡¯


    She could tell based on the things Henry told her.


    Well, she was actually a SS-Grade engineer, but there was no way that they would know that.


    ¡°A S-Grade engineer will at least be at a mid-sized company. Which company owner was that just now? Is it a place that might work with Pandora?¡±


    Michelle chuckled at Henry''s question. S§×arch* The N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°She doesn''t go to a company like that. She said she works for a tiny necessities shop or something. Apparently there are only about 6 employees.¡±


    ¡°What? But she¡¯s a S-Grade engineer? She could become the top engineer at a large company if she wanted to do so.¡±


    ¡°I asked my parents to make her fail all of her interviews. I didn''t want to see that bitch doing well.¡±


    Henry clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Wow, I don¡¯t know who it is but that¡¯s harsh. But whatever, that¡¯s good for us. That¡¯s why she''s available to us at our time of need.¡±


    "Exactly. Anyway, you''re going to help me be an official knight if things go well, right?¡±


    ¡°Of course. Hansen''s spot happens to be available right now. I''ll ask them about giving you Loki¡¯s artifact.¡±


    Michelle was happy that her plan was working. She just sold off a parasite and could end up with such a high position.


    ¡°Anyway, do your best to convince that owner. Tell him that we are going to hold onto that engineer for a while. Let him know that Pandora will sponsor him splendidly for it.¡±


    ¡°Sure thing.¡±


    Michelle sneered as she said that.


    ¡®It seemed like a young man based on his voice.¡¯


    Maybe this guy was Joy''s boyfriend.


    ¡®She did bring those items that aren''t suited for a parasite for her lately.¡¯


    Joy''s salary had suddenly gone up and she brought all sorts of good things home that she wondered if Joy was working as an escort.


    But that man must have gifted them to her.


    Of course, Michelle had taken away the bag, clothes, and accessories that Joy had received as gifts.


    ¡®Why should a parasite like her have such good things?¡¯


    Michelle then looked at the blue bag next to her.


    ¡°Like this bag.¡¯


    The guy at least seemed decent and had great fashion sense to get her this limited edition Prada bag that was extremely difficult to get.


    Even the owner of a hole in the wall company should have some financial pull.


    ¡®I''ll steal that guy away too if he seems decent.¡¯


    She really hated Joy.


    That Asian girl got into Harvard with a scholarship when she got rejected.


    ¡®Adopted daughter my ass. She¡¯s just a parasite that latched onto a good family.¡¯


    Her parents were white supremacists who hated everybody other than White people so she didn¡¯t really understand why her father chose to adopt Joy.


    That was why she took away all of the money Joy made and the stuff she got. She thought that might at least make Joy suffer.


    However...


    ¡®At least you''re quite useful this time.¡¯


    Michelle started to laugh out loud.


    While that was going on...


    ¡°Wow, holy shit, this is crazy......!¡±


    Pandora¡¯s engineer team members had their jaws dropped.


    ¡°My goodness. How is such configuration possible?¡±


    The engineers researched, disassembled and reassembled artifacts to create industrial products that were suitable for humans.


    They were using the same methods to create the Majesty''s Treasures.


    They were trying to create the Majesty''s Key using Prometheus¡¯s power as the base.


    Joy had come at Michelle''s beckoning and was told to create a blueprint and manufacture the item.


    However...


    ¡°Wow, holy shit. I didn''t know such methods existed......!¡±


    Let alone being praised, she was pretty much being treated as a goddess.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    People couldn¡¯t become artifact engineers just because they knew the theory behind it.


    They needed to be able to handle special artifacts like the restorers could and Joy was handling artifacts that were clearly S-Grade or higher.


    That was why they were shocked.


    ¡®Someone like this works at a small trinket store?¡¯


    ¡®Wasn¡¯t it a necessities store?¡¯


    ¡®Wow, she''s good enough to be scouted by Pandora right away.¡¯


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°It¡¯s done.¡±


    They gasped as Joy got up.


    ¡°What? Already?!¡±


    ¡°Hold on, you¡¯ve only been here for less than a day!¡±


    She couldn''t help it that she was done.


    ¡°Wow, she finished the blueprints in about an hour too!¡±


    ¡°Did you do it properly?!¡±


    Joy scoffed and grabbed her bag.


    ¡°Feel free to test it out yourself if you don¡¯t trust me. Please deposit the money into my bank account by the end of the day.¡±


    The engineers rushed to the item once Joy left.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t seem like she half-assed it!¡±


    ¡°This really seems like it could open any tomb!¡±


    They were so excited that they were spitting after running it through the precision analyzer.


    ¡°Henry-nim! That young lady, she¡¯s someone we must have at Pandora!¡±


    ¡°We need to chase after her...!¡±


    Henry laughed.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Nobody can get out of this facility without my permission. Michelle, go bring her over so we can chat over dinner.¡±


    Michelle didn''t like it but still stood up.


    ¡°I''m sure she¡¯s by the entrance.¡¯


    But when she got there...


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Joy was not at the door.


    ¡®I thought she would be pacing by the door wondering why she couldn''t get out!¡¯


    She wondered if Joy had gone to the restroom but Joy was not anywhere in the building.


    Michelle became anxious and checked the CCTV.


    Thankfully, there was a record of Joy. But Joy had disappeared around a corner of a corridor.


    Michelle hurried over there but it was a dead end.


    ¡°Fuck, where the hell did that bitch go...?!¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Oh, you''re that shitty bitch?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    She heard an unfamiliar voice. Michelle gasped after turning her head.


    ¡®S, Seo Ju-Heon?!¡¯


    It really was Ju-Heon.


    Joy, who should have been here, was gone, but Ju-Heon was here!


    ¡®What the hell is going on?!¡¯


    This was a Pandora building with tight security.


    Even Divine-Grade artifacts could not let people in and out of this place and the alarm should have gone off if he came in through anything but a door!


    Ju-Heon walked toward Michelle and smiled without caring whether she was flustered or not.


    "But something is odd.¡±


    He pointed to Michelle¡¯s necklace and bag.


    ¡°Those are things I gave my sister for her birthday.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Can I ask why you have them instead?¡±


    His smile looked extremely scary.

 Chapter 342: What a great weather to teach a lesson (1)

    Chapter 342: What a great weather to teach a lesson (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Those are things I gave my sister for her birthday.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Can I ask why you have them instead?¡±


    His smile looked extremely scary.


    Michelle couldn¡¯t help but be scared. Her mind was a chaotic mess right now.


    Seo Ju-Heon was the worst criminal in the world that even Pandora was wary of him.


    But the reason she was shocked was not just because she saw him. It was because of what he had just said.


    ¡®Sister? He just said sister, right? Did I just hear wrong?¡¯


    Ju-Heon quickly walked over as she was thinking. She couldn''t help but step backward.


    And then...


    Boom!


    Michelle was backed against the wall. Ju-Heon brought his face up close and started talking again.


    ¡°Are you deaf? Can''t you hear me? I''m asking you a question. Why do you have the things I bought my sister?¡±


    She snapped back to her senses and started shouting.


    ¡°H, hold on, what do you mean your sister?! Who is your sister?¡±


    Ju-Heon just scoffed.


    ¡°Who else would it be? That shabby hikikomori who was at Pandora just now. She looks just like me but looks much dirtier and uglier.¡±


    Ju-Heon then tapped on the necklace.


    ¡°Your stepsister who received this necklace as a present.¡±


    Michelle got the chills as soon as he said that. It was very different with her thinking about it and Ju-Heon confirming it with his own mouth.


    How was this possible?!


    ¡®He''s that bitch¡¯s older brother?!¡¯


    Michelle felt as if someone had hit her on the head.


    Well, Joy did look like Ju-Heon. If she looked closely, they both had large refreshing eyes.


    But you couldn¡¯t say people were related just because they looked similar. There were people who looked like celebrities!


    Furthermore, the fact that one was a guy and one was a girl made it so that they gave off different vibes.


    And even though she had suspected it...!


    ¡®I remember my mom and dad said they weren¡¯t related!¡¯


    Her parents had been asked by their connections time after time since Ju-Heon appeared.


    ¡®Allenby, your adopted daughter looks a lot like Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    ¡®Hoho, all Asians just look alike.¡¯


    ¡®No, they really look similar. Are you sure they aren''t related? What was your adopted daughters original Korean name again...¡¯


    Her parents had gotten angry after hearing that.


    ¡®Are you saying anybody who looks alike is related?! They are absolutely not related!¡¯


    That was why Michelle had been thinking they weren''t related.


    They had never treated Joy as a part of their family but they even locked Joy up in a storage room as Seo Ju-Heon became more famous. They made it so that she could never show her face.


    They didn¡¯t even make her act as a nanny for the children of guests or work as a maid serving them food.


    Michelle had thought that that was a bit weird, but......!


    ¡®They really were related?!¡¯


    Michelle started shaking.


    She heard Ju-Heon¡¯s vicious voice at that moment.


    ¡°Now then, how about you answer my question.¡±


    Michelle snapped out of it and urgently shouted.


    ¡°T, this necklace is mine! So is the bag! I don¡¯t know what the hell you are talking about! Unbelievable.¡±


    ¡°Really? Where did you get it?¡±


    ¡°Where? it was a limited edition item at a Department Store...kyaaaaaa!¡±


    Michelle screamed.


    It was because Ju-Heon ripped the necklace off of Michelle''s neck.


    Ju-Heon then started to laugh.


    ¡°This is a custom necklace I made for her so there is only one in the world.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°So is this bag.¡±


    Ju-Heon opened the bag.


    Joy''s initials were clearly visible in a corner of the bag.


    Ju-Heon had it all custom made.


    ¡°Your clothes look oddly familiar too.¡±


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    Michelle was scared. But the moment she decided to use an artifact to escape!


    "Where do you think you¡¯re going?¡±


    Pow!


    ¡°Uuuuugh!¡±


    Michelle clutched her stomach and fell down to the ground. Ju-Heon''s ruthless fist had slammed right into the pit of her stomach.


    ¡°Cough, cough, ugh!¡±


    Michelle groaned and flailed around after having been sent flying like a piece of paper.


    She was hurting so much that she thought she was going to die. A regular fist would have hurt as well but this fist was no regular fist.


    ¡®What the hell did he do?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon slyly shook his hand.


    ¡°Ah, sorry about that. I forgot that I was using Hercules¡¯s artifact.¡±


    ¡®What?!¡¯ Michelle groaned.


    ¡®Did he just say Hercules?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon then stepped on Michelle and continued to speak.


    ¡°Anyways, don¡¯t think about doing something stupid because you are an artifact user. I can¡¯t guarantee how I will respond.¡±


    ¡°What......?!¡±


    Ju-Heon took out Joy''s phone. He then showed Michelle the texts she had sent yesterday.


    ¡°You''re the bitch who sent these, right?¡±


    Michelle nodded her head with a scared expression. Now that Ju-Heon confirmed it, he then showed her someone else¡¯s message.


    ¡°Now tell me who this number belongs to.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The messages were quite the spectacle.


    [Hurry up and deposit the money!]


    [See what happens when you come home during your vacation. I''m going to break your fucking legs and shove you into the storage room.]


    [I threw away everything in your room. Don¡¯t bring in anything other than what we assigned you.]


    [Get your ass home right now. You should just be doing housework instead of wasting your time at school.]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    Michelle started shaking after seeing the number.


    ¡®He¡¯s going to kill me if I tell him.¡¯


    ¡°I, I don¡¯t kn...kyaaa!¡±


    Michelle started crying as Ju-Heon snapped one of her fingers back. Ju-Heon started to speak.


    "Should I break another one?¡±


    ¡°I, it¡¯s my mom! My mother!¡±


    ¡°Then this is your father?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Michelle turned pale after seeing the messages from her dad. They were different from her mom¡¯s, but......


    [Bring me some water NOW.]


    [Why the hell aren¡¯t you bringing me my food?!]


    [Hurry up and take off your clothes and come serve the kids.]


    Her father had sent many messages treating her stepsister as a maid. There was also a message that could be misunderstood.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°H, hold on......it¡¯s a misunderstanding. All of these are just misunder......ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly.


    ¡°I don''t expect an adopted kid to be treated like royalty, but you should at least treat them humanely. Don''t you think so?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°Where do your parents live right now?¡±


    She started to shake again.


    ¡°Someone, I need to call someone!¡¯


    Her whole family might be killed by Ju-Heon at this rate. Now that she thought about it, Joy was one thing but Seo Ju-Heon was currently breaking into Pandora!


    ¡®S, someone, p......¡±


    However...


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    ¡°Oh, nobody is going to come. So hurry up and tell me your address.¡±


    ¡®Damn it!


    What the hell is going on?¡¯


    What else could it be?


    ¡°Wow, he succeeded in the ''take away Prometheus''s power'' plan.¡±


    Joy, who had come out of the research facility, was in a van near Pandora¡¯s HQ.


    Pretty much Ju-Heon¡¯s entire team was waiting inside the van right now.


    Jaeha seemed really happy while looking at the numerous keys.


    ¡°Those retards probably still have no idea what happened!¡±


    They really didn¡¯t.


    Joy had done something she wasn¡¯t supposed to do when she went into Pandora¡¯s research facility.


    Of course, she had properly made them a key.


    She had used Prometheus''s attribute of having the path be opened for the Supreme Leader.


    However...


    ¡®They never said I couldn¡¯t make multiple keys.¡¯


    Her plan from the beginning was to go into Pandora¡¯s facility and suck out Prometheus¡¯s power.


    Joy shared the keys with the team members and explained.


    ¡°This should be able to get you into most of Pandora¡¯s facilities. Anywhere that the Supreme Leader Prometheus would have had access, whether it be barriers, buildings, or tombs, should be available. But they have limited usage unlike Ju-Heon''s key and remember that it cannot close things like he can.¡±


    Jaeha, who had been envious of the Majesty''s Key since the moment Ju-Heon got it, was extremely happy.


    ¡°Jackpot. Doesn''t that mean I can go into changing rooms or even bank safes with this? I can get into pretty much anything as long as it is a Pandora owned building?¡±


    But at that time...


    ¡°Ow, ow ow. What the hell?!¡±


    Jaeha¡¯s key suddenly started flailing like crazy.


    And then...


    ¡°Ow, ow, ow! You bastard!¡±


    Jaeha was ruthlessly pecked away by the key. The other team members¡¯ keys were fine but Jaeha¡¯s key was throwing a fit.


    ¡°What the hell?! What¡¯s wrong with this thing?!¡±


    Joy started sweating bullets and looked away.


    ¡°Actually...there are some duds because I was quickly mass producing them...¡±


    "What?!¡±


    ¡°But there are no issues with how they function......!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not the problem!¡±


    Jaeha¡¯s key was the only one aggressively attacking him, but the other keys had some issues as well.


    Some of the other keys were whining and acting cute, hiding, trying to run away, had princess syndrome, or even started stealing things!


    ¡°Hey! Where do you think you are going?! Aaaaaahng!¡±


    ¡®......Is it really okay to use these things?¡¯


    Oh well, none of that mattered right now.


    ¡°The important thing is that the Captain-nim was able to get past Pandora¡¯s security to get inside there.¡±


    He was exactly right.


    ¡°I got quite an interesting artifact thanks to you guys.¡±


    Ju-Heon was waving a key that Joy had handed him as he smiled.


    The one that Ju-Heon had was the only one of the mass produced keys with an extremely high durability.


    [The All-Access Key made by grinding up Prometheus (SS-Grade:Divine-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    Remaining Uses: 998/999


    Michelle started shaking after seeing the mysterious key.


    She didn¡¯t know what it was but it was obvious that he had used it to get past Pandora¡¯s security system!


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®The key that that bitch made for us might not be normal!¡¯


    Even if there seemed to be no issues when they tested it out...


    ¡®I can''t let them use it!¡¯


    The people over at the lab were wondering what was going on.


    ¡°Why is Michelle taking so long?¡±


    Henry, who was waiting for Joy, looked outside. Why was she taking so long when he was thinking about having a long, serious conversation with Joy?


    Joy was talented, she seemed to have a great future and her face was pretty.


    He couldn''t help but be interested.


    ¡®She does seem to dress modestly, but...ah, okay. I can just buy her some clothes today.¡¯


    He needed to get her interested in him to bring up quitting her job and coming to Pandora anyway.


    But Michelle wasn¡¯t coming back with Joy for some reason.


    ¡°They didn''t seem to have a good relationship with each other. I hope they aren¡¯t arguing.¡±


    He had sent her a text asking why she wasn''t coming back but had not heard back.


    As Henry frowned and was about to walk out of the lab...


    Ding.


    He received a message.


    [Conversation between sisters going long.]


    Henry sighed and responded to her.


    [Don¡¯t make her cry. It¡¯ll be hard to seduce her.]


    [Seduce?]


    [Yes. I plan on having the time of my life with her today.]


    [Oh my, then how about 7pm at the Crystal Hotel? I''ll get her very interested. ^^]


    Henry laughed.


    ¡°She really is sharp about these things.¡±


    [Okay. Butter her up and bring her there.]


    [Yes sir?]


    He received another message a few seconds later.


    [Oh right, please make sure to test the key before then. We have to make sure she¡¯s not tricking us. ^^]


    ¡°That was the plan anyway.¡±


    Henry grabbed the key Joy left for them and called his subordinates.


    ¡°Let¡¯s head to the Great Prison right outside here first. I have some time until 7pm now.¡±


    As he was doing that...


    Ju-Heon''s eyes were on fire while looking at Michelle¡¯s phone.


    ¡°Time of your life my ass. This damn horny son of a bitch.¡±


    Wasn¡¯t this to be expected?


    The one sending messages to Henry was actually Ju-Heon.


    A bloodied Michelle was shaking in both fear and pain under Ju-Heon''s foot.

 Chapter 343: What a great weather to teach a lesson (2)

    Chapter 343: What a great weather to teach a lesson (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Time of your life my ass. This damn horny son of a bitch.¡±


    It really was Ju-Heon.


    The one sending messages to Henry was actually Ju-Heon.


    A bloodied Michelle was shaking in both fear and pain under Ju-Heon''s foot.


    It was to be expected.


    ¡®What kind of scam did he just pull on Henry-nim...?!¡¯


    She couldn''t believe how shamelessly Ju-Heon pretended to be her as he texted Henry!


    Furthermore, she knew he wasn¡¯t going to set up a romantic dinner for Joy and Henry.


    ¡°Old man, connect me to a dealer. How much are dudes going for these days?¡±


    This bastard was planning on dissecting the Knights of the Round Table for organs!


    ¡°Ah, right. He''s an artifact user so he should fetch a good price.¡±


    ¡®A price for what?!¡¯


    Michelle became desperate.


    ¡®Henry-nim! Please don¡¯t be fooled! That text just now wasn''t from me!¡¯


    Sadly, she could not use telepathy and soon heard some chatter nearby.


    "Where is the closest Great Prison again?¡±


    ¡°There is a gap of the Great Prison at the public library 20 minutes from here.¡±


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go there. That¡¯ll be perfect to test out this key.¡±


    ¡°Noooo, don¡¯t go!¡¯


    Henry and the research team called over some soldiers and started to leave the building. Michelle anxiously tried to groan to get their attention, but...


    ¡°Mmph!¡±


    Her mouth was covered by the rope. She felt a terrible pain when she tried to use an artifact.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    She was stabbed in the scapula. Xiang Yu''s sword that was the length of a person''s forearm was stabbed in there.


    Ju-Heon started to speak as if to tell her not to cause more pain on herself.


    ¡°Hey bitch. I told you not to use any artifacts.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°I promise you that you will be in enough pain without causing pain on yourself.¡±


    Michelle started shaking after seeing Ju-Heon''s smile.


    Ju-Heon was someone who believed that death was just time to rest. He would not let her have such sweet rest so quickly.


    ¡°Do as I say if you don¡¯t want to be in pain.¡±


    Ju-Heon pointed to the area around them before continuing to speak.


    ¡°First of all, turn off all the monitoring devices in here.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°Then call your parents here.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    "Why do you look so shocked? Your dad is one of the generals on Pandora''s Executive Board while your mom is one of Pandora¡¯s Advisory Professor.¡±


    ¡°......Oo.¡±


    ¡®He already knows all of that?¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly and put the phone against her ear.


    ¡°So you better not say any bullshit and call them over naturally.¡±


    ¡°M, Michelle!¡±


    The Allenby couple freaked out after being called over to the Pandora research facility.


    They were wondering why their daughter called them over but what the hell?


    ¡°What is going on?!¡±


    Their daughter who had called them over saying that it was an emergency was on the floor in a bloody mess.


    Michelle started crying as soon as she saw her mom and dad.


    ¡°Daddy, mommyyyyyy! It hurts! Michelle is in pain!¡±


    ¡°C, call an ambulance right away!¡±


    ¡°Was there an accident in the lab honey?¡±


    Michelle vigorously shook her head side to side.


    ¡°That bastard, that bastard, he...!¡±


    ¡°What? That bastard?! Which son of a bitch was it...?!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°I told her not to think about using any artifacts but she wouldn''t listen.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The Allenby couple almost fainted after suddenly hearing a voice. It was because someone unbelievable was sitting on a chair on the side of the room.


    ¡°S, Seo Ju-Heon?!¡±


    There was no way they wouldn¡¯t recognize Ju-Heon''s face. They were core members of Pandora.


    Furthermore, they wouldn''t forget that shitty child who they almost adopted in the past. How could they forget that annoying yellow face?


    They had foamed at the mouth when this bastard became one of the Four Emperors and opposed Pandora.


    However...


    ¡°How is this bastard in here?!¡±


    This was Pandora¡¯s R&D facility of all places.


    It was kind of far from the Executive Board¡¯s Clocktower but it was still part of Pandora''s HQ!


    ¡°How did you break through the barrier?!¡±


    ¡°How did nobody notice...?! Why is the alarm not going off?!¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly shook a key around.


    ¡°Because of a key my sister made with Prometheus¡¯s power?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The Allenby couple frowned. They seemed to have quickly realized what had happened.


    They knew that the R&D department was busy using Prometheus''s power to create a Majesty''s Key.


    But did he say his sister?


    ¡°No way...!¡±


    ¡°Michelle, did you put HER in this project?!¡±


    ¡°......Uhh, uhh... What''s wrong?¡±


    ¡°You idiot!¡±


    The couple grabbed the back of their necks.


    They knew that Michelle had volunteered for the Majesty''s Key creation project to earn some points.


    They had also heard that she was tasked with finding engineers since they were lacking them, but...!


    ¡®Why did you have to put that bitch in it?!¡±


    That was right.


    Her parents never expected Joy to be a part of this project.


    Michelle had not told them about it.


    But Michelle felt wronged.


    ¡°It¡¯s not something I would have needed to tell you...!¡±


    She had not wanted to make Joy look good. No matter how much her parents hated Joy, they might have looked favorably on her if they heard that she made huge achievements on the Majesty''s Key project!


    ¡®It hurt my pride too.¡¯


    Her pride had been hurt enough after getting rejected to Harvard!


    Michelle''s parents looked as if they wanted to go crazy after hearing what she said.


    ¡®Because it wasn''t something she needed to tell us?!¡¯


    ¡°You should have told us! You should have told us something this important!¡±


    "Why?! What did I do wrong?! Who knew that Seo Ju-Heon would tag along with her?!¡±


    ¡°You should have been more wary of it! You should have been on your guard pulling over an engineer from Grave Company!¡±


    Michelle¡¯s eyes opened wide.


    ¡°G, Grave Company? What are you talking about? That parasite just worked at a small necessities store, didn''t she?!¡±


    Her parents were fuming with anger.


    ¡®This dumbass!¡¯


    ¡°You dragged that bitch in without even knowing where she works?!¡±


    Michelle¡¯s jaws dropped.


    ¡°B, but she said that the owner only had six subordinate employees.......¡±


    Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°I do only have six personal subordinates. Unlike the company, my Tomb raiding team is not that big.¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    ¡®Unbelievable.¡¯


    Her parents couldn''t believe it but they couldn''t put all the blame on her. They had been feeling so rushed to hide things about Joy that they had not told her anything.


    The reason they tolerated Joy working for Grave Company was just so that they could use her.


    Pandora had been trying so hard to put a mole in there. That was why they were having her continuously watched, but...


    ¡°Michelle, did you send Joy''s trackers away?¡±


    ¡°......Yeah. I wanted to do it without even you guys knowing about it this time.¡±


    They looked ready to jump up and down in anger.


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°Then that bitch used Prometheus''s power to create a key?


    ¡°Yeah. This is a spare key. The completed product is already with that Henry or whatever.¡±


    The dad clenched his eyes shut.


    ¡°We need to call Henry right now...!¡±


    He quickly reached for his phone but it wasn''t there.


    [#$&#*?]


    Are you looking for this? Are you looking for this?


    His phone was being moved side to side in front of him. The rope had taken their phones as soon as they had arrived.


    Liam Allenby confidently pulled out his gun.


    ¡°Hand it over ri...ugh!¡±


    They were slapped silly by the rope.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    Even the artifacts they had on them fell to the floor.


    And then...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The rope tied them up and brought them to Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon then smiled brightly at them.


    ¡°I guess I should start with a, ¡®it''s so nice to see you again after almost twenty years.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°I have quite a lot of questions for you guys. You better answer them while I am asking nicely.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°First question, is that Un-known thing in this lab?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°Okay, it must be based on your reactions.


    I knew it was smart to aim for the R&D facility.¡±


    The Allenby couple started shaking.


    ¡°Second question. How much money have you ripped off my sister until now? Which bank is it in?¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡°Ah, actually you don¡¯t need to answer that. I just need to loot every bank you guys mainly do business with. Then the final question.¡±


    Ju-Heon tightly clutched Michelle''s head.


    ¡°Ahhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Michelle!¡±


    He was looking at them with a cold gaze.


    ¡°Back then, why did you want to adopt my sis......no, why did you want to adopt the two of us?¡±


    The Allenby couple gulped after hearing that question. His gaze was extremely vicious.


    It had been weird.


    ¡°I didn''t know back then that you guys were White Supremacists or that you were trying to adopt Asian kids without any plans on taking care of them properly.¡±


    Even if they did know, they were just children. They would have been forced to be adopted, but...


    ¡°Do you remember when you called me in the past? You told me not to contact or meet a kid who is living well.¡±


    That was why he had thought that they were taking good care of his younger sister. It didn''t seem weird on the outside.


    He had only seen them acting kindly to Joy in his past life as well. In fact, they seemed so kind that he even felt that she was better off with them than with him.


    He thought her shabby clothing was just because she was a hikikomori researcher.


    Ju-Heon asked as if he found this interesting.


    ¡°Why did you adopt her?¡±


    And then...


    ¡°In addition, why didn¡¯t you kick her out when you hate her so much?¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    ¡®This son of a bitch.¡¯


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, you can tell me. I¡¯m just curious about it.¡±


    Michelle shouted as well.


    ¡°He¡¯s right! Why did you adopt that bitch?! And wait, you tried to adopt Seo Ju-Heon too?! Why didn¡¯t you tell me?!¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    Ju-Heon nodded his head as if it was okay after seeing that they couldn''t easily open their mouths.


    And then...


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s me. Come here for a moment. I need you to go through their heads.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    They started shaking once Ju-Heon contacted someone.


    How could they not?


    ¡®Go through our heads? Is he planning on calling that aftermath clean-up crew bastard?¡¯


    They were right about Ju-Heon calling Ilya. The aftermath clean-up crew members generally used hypnosis and illusions. They had ways to deal with such people.


    But the top elites were able to go through and modify people''s memories. They pretty much had no way to deal with the elites.


    That meant that......


    ¡®He''s going to see everything in our memories including our plans!¡¯


    That wasn''t all. The aftermath clean-up crew was capable of getting rid of traces of anything without others knowing.


    A person''s nationality, background, and even family relations... They could erase everything so that their target becomes someone who doesn''t exist in the world even if they are alive.


    They could also completely get rid of a person''s body so nobody knows that they died.


    They were shaking in fear because they had seen how Pandora used these people on a normal basis.


    ¡®This is really dangerous.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Wow, Captain, I''m going to charge you a ton for putting me to work like this.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    A hand suddenly burst out of the wall. A silver-haired young man soon appeared completely.


    ¡°Going through people¡¯s heads has a big risk so it''s quite expensive.¡±


    Ilya had used the Pandora infiltration key(?) Joy had made to leisurely walk in.


    Ilya smiled wickedly while putting on some black leather gloves.


    ¡°I¡¯ve heard a lot of the stories. Should I torture them as well as a free service?¡±


    Shirt, pants, boots, long coat, and gloves... Ilya looked quite dangerous wearing all black.


    Ju-Heon declined the offer.


    ¡°Just go through their heads. I will personally service these bastards. Ah, organize all the crap they have done until now. Also find out where Un-known is in here.¡±


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    A moment later... Ilya activated Freud¡¯s artifact and his eyes flashed gold before the whole area filled with screams.


    Ju-Heon had purposely picked a soundproof testing room so there were no chances of their screams making it out.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    Ilya excitedly went through the couple''s memories.


    ¡°Serious racism and defamation.


    Treated her like a maid and the total they have taken from her is approximately $40,000 or 40 million won. Every item they took from her were sold without her consent. Oh look, these people even counted how many pads she used during her periods.¡±


    The rope wrote down everything Ilya said as Ju-Heon nodded his head for each one.


    At that moment...


    "Ah, I found it. I found what happened with the adoption. I also found out Un-known''s location.¡±


    The couple clenched their eyes shut thinking that they were screwed.


    ¡®These guys are doing whatever they please in here. Where the hell are all of the people who should be in here?! Henry! Where are you?!¡¯


    As for Henry, he was by the Great Prison. He was here to test the key Joy had made.


    ¡°Do you really think it is okay to use it? What if something goes wrong?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, that¡¯s why I am testing it out before we officially announce it.¡±


    He headed toward the portion of the Great Prison poking out of the ground.


    But at that moment...


    Henry smiled after getting a call.


    ¡°Ah, John. Do you know that I''m working my ass off in your place?¡±


    [Working?]


    ¡°We created a Majesty''s Key while you are at the Vatican.¡±


    [What? What are you talking about? I thought we decided that we would create it upon my return. Are you sure you left it to someone we can trust?]


    ¡°Don''t worry, don''t worry. It was an outsider but her face is pretty and everything¡¯s good.¡±


    [Wait a minute. An outsider? What are you talking about? The only outsider engineers available are from Grave Company right now.]


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s fine. Ah, I need to do some tests now. I''m hanging up now.¡±


    [Wait! Who did you have create the key?!]


    He heard a scream from the other side of the phone as soon as he said that.

 Chapter 344: What a great weather to teach a lesson (3)

    Chapter 344: What a great weather to teach a lesson (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    [Aaaaaaaaah!]


    John became anxious after hearing the scream through the phone. It was because the scream came with an explosion.


    [What the hell?!]


    It was definitely Henry''s voice!


    John urgently shouted to check on his friend.


    ¡°Henry! What happened? Henry!¡±


    Unfortunately, the call abruptly ended.


    ¡°......!¡±


    He could only blankly stare at the phone. The priests coming out of the Vatican noticed John and asked about it.


    ¡°John, what¡¯s wrong? Why do you look so serious?¡±


    ¡°......It seems like something happened over at Pandora.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I might have to go back to the US earlier than expected!¡±


    ¡°Wait, John!¡±


    John had an ominous feeling about this.


    ¡®I hope Seo Ju-Heon didn''t do something.¡¯


    The reason he had come to the Vatican in Italy was to meet with the Pope.


    Why?


    Now that he had information about his past life, he needed to discuss Seo Ju-Heon with the Pope.


    He had an idea as to how he got his old memories back.


    ¡®It must have been the power of that artifact.¡¯


    Which artifact was it?


    The Majesty''s Treasures were said to be special items that could even control the fate of all artifacts and humans.


    One of these Treasures was the < Majesty''s Library >.


    That Majesty''s Library was the same artifact the Crow used to restore the memories of everybody on Ju-Heon¡¯s team.


    This Library was also known as the Akashic records.


    It was a Grand Library where the records, history, emotions, memories...well, everything about everything in the world was stored.


    Ju-Heon was able to return to the past thanks to that artifact as well.


    The Crow had basically backed up Ju-Heon¡¯s memories, emotions, and experiences stored in the Akashic records and installed it in the Ju-Heon 15 years in the past.


    That wasn''t all.


    That library artifact was a place where things about people and artifacts were recorded, which meant that these records could be modified or even deleted.


    Basically, the history of things that have happened and even the abilities of artifacts could be modified.


    There was no way the monopolizers would not go crazy about such an artifact.


    So, where was that artifact?


    It was right here in the Vatican Library!


    They were hiding it in their secret library!


    But Pandora¡¯s Executive Board was somewhere with people of all different interests.


    That was why John had kept this information from Prometheus and his rival knights, but it was definitely here.


    It was in this secret library that was known as one of the most restricted areas in the world and difficult for regular people to enter.


    The entire library had turned into the Majesty''s Library. John was in charge of handling both the throne and the library.


    ¡®Well, I can''t handle them completely since I am not the Majesty.¡¯


    He was basically just able to lick the surface.


    Anyway, that was the reason John ended up being influenced by the Akashic records to the point where it would randomly send information into his mind.


    He happened to get lucky that information about his past life had flooded in at one point.


    However...


    ¡®Why did it have to be when Seo Ju-Heon sent Gungnir?¡¯


    It would have been great if he got that information a bit earlier. Then he would have been able to stop Seo Ju-Heon.


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°Henry!¡±


    ¡®Please don''t do anything stupid.¡¯


    He cursed his easy-going friend as he quickly left the Vatican.


    As for Henry...he was foaming at the mouth.


    ¡°Ugh, I''m dying.¡±


    He had burns all over his body.


    That wasn¡¯t all. There were soldiers groaning in pain around him as well.


    ¡°What the hell......?!¡±


    It was an extremely intense explosion.


    Extreme heat had burst out the moment Henry activated the key.


    Henry was fuming with anger after losing the artifact and lying there with burns all over his body.


    ¡®It must be that woman¡¯s fault...!¡¯


    Sadly, he realized it too late.


    Henry still couldn''t forget how Joy had smiled as she brushed her hair behind her ear.


    Her first impression was a bit cold and he thought she was shitty because she looked a bit like Ju-Heon, but the way that she smiled was so beautiful and lovely.


    ¡°Damn it, I was going to make sweet love to her all night...!¡±


    His subordinates shouted at him at that moment.


    ¡°Henry-nim! This isn¡¯t the time to lie around like this!¡±


    ¡°Yes, we need to hurry back to the R&D facility and fuck that girl up.¡±


    ¡°Are you okay sir?!¡±


    ¡°Ah, I''m fine. That girl is so dumb. An explosion like this is nothing for the knights...?!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Something rolled over and sent Henry flying.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    It was a burning wheel that was going berserk!


    ¡°Henry-nim!¡±


    It was burning wildly while roaming around this 1km restricted zone.


    This thing had come out as soon as he had activated the key.


    The soldiers became anxious.


    ¡°Was that explosion just now because of this artifact too?¡±


    It wasn¡¯t Sleipnir that had gone viral lately.


    They thought it might be some artifact from Japanese mythology because it was a flaming wheel, but...


    ¡°We know what that is! It¡¯s Helios''s Chariot!¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    The wheel seemed to respond to it and suddenly turned into an unmanned motorcycle.


    ¡°Henry-nim!¡±


    The berserk motorcycle then forced Henry on top of it. Of course, getting on top of an artifact wasn¡¯t necessarily a good thing.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Henry ended up attacking his subordinates and the Pandora facilities!


    ¡°Aaah! What the hell is this?!¡±


    It must have been set to carry the person who activated the key.


    Henry wanted to cry.


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    ¡®Really?! Something destructive! Something so destructive that it will instantly kill any enemies that touch it! Wow! It¡¯d be nice to have something that burns up for the first time in a long while.¡¯


    ''That was what he had ordered, but...!


    ¡°I didn''t ask for a chariot like this!¡±


    Helios''s Chariot was known for being the chariot that the son of the god of the sun, Phaethon, had asked his father to use.


    He was unable to control it and ended up burning up people and the land until he died by Zeus¡¯s lightning bolt.


    Furthermore, this was an artifact of disaster that was unable to be controlled just as Phaethon had been unable to control it in the story! It was a crazy berserk motorcycle!


    The motorcycle crashed into Pandora¡¯s buildings and Henry¡¯s subordinates and put everything on fire.


    It made his subordinates even more desperate.


    ¡°Henry-nim! Please get off it right now! We''re all going to burn to death!¡±


    ¡°No! Since you are on it, please control it! This is your shot at getting a Divine-Grade artifact!¡±


    ¡°Are you crazy?! I can''t control this and my body is stuck so I can''t even get off!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    But when it rains it really pours as Henry then heard something even more aggravating.


    ¡°Henry-nim! This is bad!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, what now?!¡±


    ¡°Apparently Seo Ju-Heon has infiltrated the R&D facility! The emergency alarm just went off!¡±


    "What?!¡±


    He finally figured everything out.


    ¡®Fuck, the two of them were working together!¡¯


    That was why a Greek artifact had burst out once he activated the key.


    ¡®That bastard took all of the Greek artifacts from the Great Prison and used it like this...?!¡¯


    Henry realized everything and quickly tried to head to the R&D facility.


    However...


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    His flaming driving(?) was killing people left and right. The bike only hit Henry¡¯s allies!


    It was quite understandable since it was an artifact that knew how to cause the most pain to humans.


    Actually, it might be because his Affinity level was high.


    He started swearing in frustration.


    ¡°Fuck! Seo Ju-Heon had no problem driving something like this! Why can''t I do it?!¡±


    ¡®I can''t even go back to the building like this!


    The other bastards are all elsewhere right now too!¡¯


    That was why it was problematic.


    ¡°The Un-known we are producing is there!¡±


    As for Ju-Heon, he was currently laughing in front of a room.


    Why?


    [You have discovered Un-known.]


    He had just found the room where Un-known was being produced.


    ¡°So everything in here is Un-known?¡±


    The Allenby couple¡¯s expressions were quite the spectacles.


    Ilya, who had quickly gone through the couples¡¯ minds, let Ju-Heon know about the things he had seen.


    That was how they ended up here. It was in a thoroughly locked artifact testing area, but...


    The Allenby couple shouted at Ju-Heon who was doing everything he could to break the door.


    "Stop it!¡±


    ¡°That artifact is not something a bastard like you can touch!¡±


    ¡°Yeah! Get your dirty hands off right now!¡±


    ¡°So loud.¡±


    The rope instantly covered their mouths and even started choking them.


    ¡°Mmmmph! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmph!¡±


    ¡°Uggggggh!¡±


    Michelle started to cry.


    ¡°Mommy, daddy!¡±


    Ju-Heon walked over to the couple and smiled viciously.


    ¡°What did you say earlier again? The reason you tried to adopt the two of us was because of orders from above? From that Merlin or whatever?¡±


    ¡°......Mmmmph!¡±


    ¡°You guys don¡¯t know the reason? You guys are still ¡®taking care¡¯ of Joy because Merlin keeps giving you artifacts for doing it?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly as they started to roll their eyes.


    ¡°What kind of fucking bullshit is that?!¡±


    ¡°Mmmmmmmph!¡±


    Gungnir was flailing viciously.


    Ilya frowned, as if he was disappointed that he couldn''t get more info for Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Captain, I can go into their subconscious to see more of their memories.


    ¡°No. You''ll only harm yourself. It''s unnecessary for bastards like them.¡±


    ¡°But...¡±


    ¡°The copy of the Raven¡¯s Tears is enough. That should give us more information.¡±


    Ilya nodded his head.


    ¡°So we don''t need to deal with that for now.¡±


    Ju-Heon licked his lips while looking at the glowing Un-known.


    ¡°We need to hurry up and get this bastard out. The security devices have activated so they''re going to come in droves soon enough.¡±


    The couple looked toward their daughter at that moment. Michelle was slowly crawling to run away.


    However...


    Boom!


    ¡°Where do you think you''re going? We need to go through your head next.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ilya used his long limbs to stop Michelle before he smiled in a way that gave her the chills.


    "That experimental tube with Un-known in it. What is the passcode? Our Captain wants to know.¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Michelle was shaking in fear as she ran in the opposite direction.


    She was thinking that this damn tomb raiding team must pick people based on their looks as this druggie looking bastard was oddly handsome as well, but...


    He also seemed like a psychopathic druggie!


    She felt as if she would be killed the moment she got on his nerves.


    ¡®Fuck, where the hell is that pushover Henry?! The alarm even went off!¡¯


    Of course, it would not do much good even if he showed up in his current condition.


    A desperate Michelle tried to do what she could to buy them some time.


    ¡°Umm, handsome aftermath clean-up crew oppa?¡±


    ¡°You make me want to barf. Don''t act like we know each other.¡±


    Michelle did not stop trying to act cute.


    ¡®This should work well on all men.¡¯


    "Umm, oppa, your hair color is different from what is on the wanted poster. Did you dye it?¡±


    ¡°No? It¡¯s because of an artifact¡¯s risk.¡±


    Ilya slowly walked toward Michelle.


    ¡°D, do you have any plans to dye it back?¡±


    ¡°Nope. The Captain likes this because it reminds him of the past.¡±


    ¡°T, then how do you use your devil artifacts? Pandora couldn''t figure out the Fit requirements to use them!¡±


    Ilya started to smile.


    ¡°Do you have a boyfriend?¡±


    ¡°......I, I don¡¯t not have one...why?¡±


    ¡°Then kill that guy. You''ll be able to use it too.¡±


    Ilya¡¯s cold gaze seemed empty for a moment. Michelle turned pale after hearing that.


    ¡°A, are you crazy? Kill my boyfriend? Really?¡±


    ¡°Of course not. You dumbass.¡±


    Ilya smiled mischievously before breaking her chin.


    He couldn''t believe this stupid girl actually helped him achieve the conditions to use his artifact.


    How so?


    Freud¡¯s artifact required him to chat with a person before he could activate it.


    And then...


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!¡±


    Michelle foamed at the mouth and fainted at the pain that was so intense that she wished she would die instead. Ilya cynically informed Ju-Heon as if he had not been smiling at all.


    "The passcode is ¡®incomplete treasure¡¯ in Greek.¡±


    Ju-Heon immediately entered the Greek for it. The experimental tube with Un-known finally opened.

 Chapter 345: Putting your mansion on fire to catch a bedbug (1)

    Chapter 345: Putting your mansion on fire to catch a bedbug (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    The experimental tube with Un-known finally opened.


    Shhh!


    The experimental tube, a tube large enough to fit a person, descended to the ground. Un-known poured out from it once the tube disappeared!


    They looked like small pearls. The Allenby couple gasped.


    ¡°Mmph, mmmmmph!¡±


    They desperately tried to grab the rolling Un-knowns.


    However...


    ¡°No, you guys can¡¯t pick it up.¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed and took out what looked like a water bottle. When he opened the lid...


    Bababababaaaaang!


    There was a loud noise and the little pearls rolling on the ground were all sucked in. It was as strong as a vacuum cleaner.


    Ilya¡¯s eyes opened while looking at it.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that Miller¡¯s artifact?! That¡¯s the Gourd-shaped bottle from the Journey to the West!¡±


    ¡°Yes, I borrow it saying I need to sweep some stuff.¡±


    Ilya wondered if Ju-Heon really ¡®borrowed¡¯ it.


    But the Allenby couple were grinding their teeth.


    ¡®These are extremely important artifacts!¡¯


    But they soon exchanged glances with each other.


    ¡°It''s fine. It¡¯s meaningless if he only has Un-known.¡±


    The husband chuckled at his wife¡¯s comment.


    ¡°That¡¯s true, it needs the earth artifact to use it.¡±


    The earth artifact they were talking about was the Gaia artifact from Greek mythology.


    Ju-Heon and Ilya, who had no idea that the Gaia artifact was necessary, were busy focusing on something else.


    Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-


    They were focusing on the alarm that was going off.


    Ju-Heon motioned to Ilya.


    ¡°Ah, it looks like the minions will come in droves. Let¡¯s get out of here. Oh, bring those shitheads with us.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    The Allenby couple smiled as they started to walk.


    ¡®Yes, leave without looking for Gaia.¡¯


    ¡®There will be an opportunity even if we are captured as long as Un-known is not fully taken.¡¯


    ¡®We have to make sure Gaia is not taken.¡¯


    Gaia was an extremely strong artifact even without Un-known.


    But at that moment...


    ¡®!¡¯


    The Allenby couple almost screamed. It was because the rope shoved itself in between their faces.


    And then...


    [#$&#!]


    Apparently you need Gaia¡¯s artifact to use it! You need it!


    It immediately rushed over to Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon laughed out loud after seeing the scribbles it wrote in a notebook.


    ¡°What the hell? You need Gaia¡¯s artifact?¡±


    The smart Ju-Heon smiled wickedly.


    "Hmm, there¡¯s no way that these bastards don¡¯t have that artifact when they are using Un-known......¡±


    ¡°I''m sure these bastards have it. That¡¯s a super Divine-Grade artifact, shouldn''t we take it?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The Allenby couple gasped. Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care and asked Ilya a question.


    ¡°Ilya, did you not see it while going through their memories?¡±


    ¡°I''m not sure......ah, was that Gaia?¡±


    Ilya quickly realized his mistake.


    He had seen some suspicious memories in the couple¡¯s minds but he was reading through everything so quickly that he had just moved past it.


    Ilya recalled those memories before quickly changing directions.


    ¡°Gaia is over here!¡±


    The rope squirmed against the Allenby couple¡¯s bodies and thanked them.


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    The Allenby couple''s pupils were shaking.


    ¡®No, this isn¡¯t what we wanted!¡¯


    While that was going on, there was someone who was grinding his teeth so hard that they might turn to dust.


    ¡°Fuck, why can''t I do it like Seo Ju-Heon can?!¡±


    It was Henry.


    He could only scream as he couldn''t do anything while stuck to Helios''s Chariot, the berserk motorcycle.


    ¡®What the fuck is wrong with this thing?! Why doesn¡¯t it stop when I press the breaks?!¡¯


    Vroooooooooooom!


    Pressing on the breaks made it charge forward even faster.


    And if he pressed down on the accelerator...


    VROOOOOOOOOOOM!


    It burst forward even faster!


    "Fuck! Stop!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [Henry!]


    Henry was shocked to hear a voice from his watch.


    The voice was coming from the logo on his watch.


    Henry couldn''t believe it.


    "What the hell...this voice...is that you John?¡±


    [Yes.]


    Henry scoffed after realizing that it was an artifact.


    ¡°You stuck this kind of artifact on me?¡±


    But John sounded relieved.


    [We put it on everyone to eavesdrop on the knights but...in this situation, I''m actually glad I did.]


    Henry couldn''t believe it.


    ¡°Hey! How could you even put something like this on me?!¡±


    [That¡¯s not the issue right now. What is going on? What was that explosion earlier?]


    ¡°What? Ah, i, it¡¯s nothing.¡±


    Henry could not admit that he made a mistake because he was a damn horny bastard even if he died.


    This project was assigned to him so he would take all the blame anyway.


    ¡°Anyway, I''m hanging up since I''m busy. It looks like Seo Ju-Heon might have barged into the R&D facility.¡±


    [Ok......what? Wait a minute. What?]


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will go and protect Un-known.]


    [Wai......! Hold on! Not that bastard! Henry! Don¡¯t go there until I get there!]


    "Ah, shut up, you damn traitor! What do you mean wait until you get here? He¡¯ll steal everything by the time you get here from Italy.¡±


    [Henry!]


    ¡°We''re in an extremely dangerous situation right now. It¡¯s over if Seo Ju-Heon gets his hands on Un-known. He has an extremely skilled appraiser!¡±


    [!]


    Julian was the appraiser he was talking about. If Seo Ju-Heon takes Un-known with him, that bastard will definitely appraise it.


    But that would cause them trouble.


    ¡®We can''t let that bastard appraise those artifacts no matter what!¡¯


    "Anyways, just hang up and I''ll protect it.¡±


    ¡®Hang up my ass!¡¯


    John seemed extremely flustered after hearing what was going on.


    [Wait, it''s that serious right now? Hold on, you are in charge of that facility! What the hell were you doing while that happened?!]


    Henry angrily destroyed the watch.


    John put a hand against his forehead after the call ended.


    ¡°Henry, you son of a bitch...!¡±


    There seemed to have been numerous accidents since he left for the Vatican.


    Even if Henry had a scam-like Divine-Grade artifact...


    ¡®His opponent is Seo Ju-Heon!¡¯


    How had such things happened?


    He soon shook his head.


    ¡®No. We need to first stop Seo Ju-Heon...no, Julian Miller from getting his hands on Un-known.¡¯


    John quickly started to take action in Italy. He first put in some calls to other knights for reinforcements.


    Those calls must have gone through as...


    Pandora''s soldiers started to all gather at the R&D facility. They must have come from the HQ that was just minutes away by car.


    There were soldiers coming from the different branches as well.


    ¡°Surround them from the outside! Use the teleportation prevention artifact!¡±


    "We must not let Seo Ju-Heon get out of here!¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed as more people started to gather at the R&D facility.


    ¡°Look at them foaming at the mouth because I barged into a single Pandora facility.¡±


    Well, they were responding like this because it was none other than the Monarch of Plunder who was here.


    Furthermore, it was because this impregnable fortress of theirs they had been so confident about had been breached. Why did Ju-Heon have to barge into this facility of all places?


    Ju-Heon didn''t think much of it since this was not the facility he really wanted to destroy.


    ¡®The Druid¡¯s Clocktower.¡¯


    That was the building with Pandora¡¯s Executive Board that was not harmed even when he launched Gungnir to attack it.


    ¡®But I will start here.¡¯


    As Ju-Heon chuckled and started to use his abilities...


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    ¡®!¡¯


    They heard a familiar voice in the facility. Ju-Heon and Ilya both snickered after nonchalantly turning their heads.


    ¡°Oh, you''re here?¡±


    ¡°Looks like the Vice Captain and Seol-A are here.¡±


    Julian grabbed the back of his neck after seeing them being extremely chill.


    ¡®I thought these shitheads said they were just going to go in to quietly take care of the stepsister!¡¯


    ¡°What kind of bullshit did you pull this time?! And Ilya! You should have thought about dragging the Captain out right away! Why are you working with him to break things in here?! Huh?! Do you want your pictures side by side on the front page of the newspaper?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fun. I really should follow the Captain around instead of you more often.¡±


    ¡°Ow!¡±


    Seol-A patted Julian who looked as if he would die from high blood pressure.


    ¡°The two of them work well together in these situations.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s because both of them are extremely wicked bastards! Ah, whatever! Let¡¯s go out before it gets dangerous!¡±


    Ju-Heon just laughed and threw the water bottle to Julian.


    ¡°You just take this and head out first.¡±


    ¡°This...hey! When the hell did you take this?!¡±


    ¡°Shut up. I need to make sure to take Gaia¡¯s artifact with me.¡±


    ¡°What? Gaia¡¯s artifact? That highest-grade artifact?¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Julian frowned after receiving the water bottle, the Golden Horned King and Silver Horned King¡¯s Purple Gold Red Gourd from Ju-Heon.


    He then urgently took an Un-known out of the bottle.


    ¡°Hold on, Seo Ju-Heon. What the hell are these things?¡±


    ¡°What else?¡± I gathered up all of the Un-knowns.¡±


    Julian scoffed after taking a closer look at an Un-known.


    ¡°This is Un-known?¡±


    While that was going on...


    ¡°Aaah! That¡¯s right! Yeah! Now I remember!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Joy jumped in shock after hearing Jaeha suddenly shout. Joy and Jaeha were waiting patiently inside Sleipnir.


    It was fine that Julian ran out huffing after seeing the R&D facility being destroyed, but...


    ¡®Wasn''t this guy sleeping? What is up with him?¡¯


    Jaeha had been deep in thought since the moment Ju-Heon said that he was going to go look for Un-known.


    ¡°Jaeha oppa, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Jaeha was happy to hear Joy call him oppa, but it was only for a moment.


    He quickly snapped out of it.


    ¡°Phone, the phone......!¡±


    He quickly pressed 1 on the speed dial to call Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Ah, I finally remembered it. Damn it! Why the hell is this guy not picking up?¡±


    "What did you remember?¡±


    ¡°I don''t remember completely, but I definitely saw how Un-known was created in my past life. And the US president was there at that time! I couldn''t say anything about it because I couldn''t remember it!¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me? Past life? President? What do you mea......¡±


    Jaeha hung up the phone and urgently sent a message.


    [Un-known''s ingredients are people. People who have tomb syndrome! So please at least get some photo evidence!]


    ¡°!¡±


    "What? An athlete?!¡±


    Ilya''s jaw dropped after hearing Julian¡¯s comments.


    ¡°And this is the singer who recently died from tomb syndrome?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°And this guy was someone who was protesting Pandora? He also had tomb syndrome and then went missing?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    "What the hell are you talking about?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s exactly as I said. These are all people.¡±


    Un-known was a substitute for the < Majesty''s Cradle >. Basically, it was the substitute for an artifact that creates artifacts.


    Ju-Heon started to chuckle.


    ¡°They said that they were going to create substitutes for the Majesty¡¯s Treasures and made quite an unbelievable artifact.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°It is exactly as he said. So hand that back over.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Something slammed into the R&D facility.


    Bang!


    It was a motorcycle on fire.


    "Who the fuck is this guy?¡±


    Henry must have decided that he needed to stop Ju-Heon even if it meant destroying the R&D facility in the process.


    The Allenby couple were grinding their teeth while looking at him.


    ¡°Henry! We were wondering where the hell you were!¡±


    ¡°Where were you?!¡±


    Henry continued to slam into the building while on top of the motorcycle.


    ¡°Fuck, this thing...damn it! Ah, whatever! Seo Ju-Heon! Hand that over or join us!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°We will give you all of those Un-knowns. You like artifacts, right? So just shut up and work with us. We will make Un-known for you whenever you want.¡±


    ¡°This bastard......!¡±


    "What''s wrong? You''ll get a ton of artifacts. You don¡¯t like it?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t.¡±


    ¡°Really? Then your sister will be in danger.¡±


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion.


    ¡°Why would my sister be in danger?¡±


    ¡°Merlin told me on my way over that he put an evil god artifact on your sister! He asked the two of them to do it!¡±


    Ju-Heon peeked toward the Allenby couple. The couple gulped and avoided his gaze.


    Henry continued to speak.


    ¡°You understand the situation now? That girl is done for if I send the signal!¡±


    Ju-Heon calmly asked back.


    ¡°Is that evil god artifact you are talking about the one that was kind of lower-grade? The Elizabeth B¨¢thory artifact? The woman who tried to gain immortality through the blood of virgins?¡±


    ¡°Huh? How did you......¡±


    Ju-Heon had his hands in his pockets as he walked toward the couple.


    ¡°That hasn¡¯t been on my sister for a while now. It¡¯s on an old man I know.¡±


    ¡°What? Wait a minute. Why is that on an old man?!¡±


    ¡°I guess it thought he would have a lot of women since he is a rich old man.¡±


    An anxious Henry continued to speak.


    "Okay... Then if you don''t want to see that old man getting hurt...¡±


    Ju-Heon then waved something around.


    ¡°It¡¯s right here.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly at that moment.


    ¡°I took it off of him. He paid quite the fee to get it off.¡±

 Chapter 346: Putting your mansion on fire to catch a bedbug (2)

    Chapter 346: Putting your mansion on fire to catch a bedbug (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°I took it off of him. He paid quite the fee to get it off.¡±


    Both Henry and the Allenby couple opened their eyes wide at Ju-Heon''s comment.


    They could see the artifact in Ju-Heon''s hand.


    [Elizabeth B¨¢thory¡¯s blood sucking artifact (S-Grade:Legendary Hero Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    It looked like a small miniature keychain people would usually have on their bags.


    However, the shape of it was...


    ¡®Iron Maiden.¡¯


    Quite the interesting shape.


    Elizabeth B¨¢thory was the Queen of Blood who was famous for potentially being the inspiration for the vampire stories.


    She was also one of the most evil women in history who was believed to have created the Iron Maiden, the famous torture device from the Middle Ages.


    She was a noble woman who was said to have killed young girls and bathed in their blood to retain her youth.


    Of course, many believe that these stories are unreliable and created by someone to make her look even worse.


    Anyway, this was the artifact that had been attached to his twin sister. Ilya and Julian must have not known as they looked quite shocked.


    ¡°When the hell did it move to that old bastard?!¡±


    ¡°No. I knew that it was on him but when did you remove it?¡±


    ¡®When else?¡¯


    It was when he had barged into his own company to ask about the old man being in the Round Table.


    ¡®Anyway, that bastard used this to get approved by Pandora to join the Round Table.¡¯


    He had heard that the Executive Board consisted of about 150 people on the round table including some generals. The Knights of the Round Table were 13 people including King Arthur.


    It was easy for the old man to join the Round Table since he was just one of the 150 and not a knight.


    Merlin could have noticed B¨¢thory''s artifact but it was unlikely.


    ¡®They said that Merlin doesn¡¯t appear in front of people very often.¡¯


    But there was something Ju-Heon found to be odd.


    Even with B¨¢thory''s artifact, it was too easy for the old man to enter the Round Table.


    But he understood it now.


    Edward had a way with people but most importantly, it was this B¨¢thory''s artifact.


    ¡®It''s perfect for killing people.¡¯


    It would have been a wonderful pair to help them create more Un-knowns. They probably thought he was one of them since he used an artifact that killed people.


    Anyway, Henry and the Allenby couple seemed to be having some mental breakdowns.


    ¡®We can¡¯t use it against Seo Ju-Heon like this!¡¯


    They needed something to hold Seo Ju-Heon down. They couldn¡¯t let this bastard leave now that he knew about Un-known!


    ¡®He let everybody know about Keira''s situation as well.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had shown what he could do in situations like this once already.


    Keira had been relegated for suspicions of using mind controlling artifacts on people.


    But this situation would not end with relegations or demotions.


    ¡®We''re done for if people find out that we are using humans as ingredients for artifacts.¡¯


    Pandora had numerous companies and countries associated with it. There were so many that they couldn''t even count it!


    But they all helped spread disease to kill people and smuggle their corpses so that Merlin could use them to create Un-knowns.


    They had a whole supply chain to create these artifacts.


    ¡®Pandora¡¯s entire existence will be in danger.¡¯


    Pandora had been receiving public support as people believed their goal was the safety of the public.


    That was how they were able to gain power and although there were some complaints against Pandora, most people saw Pandora¡¯s monopoly as understandable.


    ¡®People will riot if this gets out.¡¯


    Artifact users will appear from everywhere saying ''fuck Pandora¡¯s laws¡¯ and the system they had spent so much time to create would completely crumble.


    They needed to stop that from happening.


    ¡®We worked our asses off to create this system!¡¯


    Their only choice was to convince Ju-Heon and have him work with them.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°So... You guys were the ones who shoved this artifact inside Ju-Won?¡±


    The Allenby couple were now being threatened by Ju-Heon. They were shaking as Ju-Heon put his hands on their shoulders.


    ¡°Umm, Ju-Heon. It¡¯s not like that...!¡±


    ¡°Shut the fuck up. Why are you saying my name like we are close or something?¡±


    Ju-Heon then smiled.


    ¡°Whatever. It¡¯ll be fair if I shove something in your bodies as well, right?¡±


    Gunshots could be heard as soon as he said that.


    Tang!


    ¡°Ugh, uuuugh!¡±


    There were bullets in the couple¡¯s arms and legs! They were the same places that the B¨¢thory''s artifact had caused Joy pain.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    [The maiden of blood is being activated.]


    B¨¢thory''s artifact that Ju-Heon had been pointing at the couple... The Iron Maiden was activated.


    ¡°Ahhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    They gasped after seeing the Iron Maiden that looked the same as the one they could see in a museum.


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    Bang!


    Screams could be heard coming from inside the Iron Maiden. But they will not die instantly.


    This artifact was not made to kill a person instantly.


    And then...


    ¡°Drag them away. Make sure they spit up everything they¡¯ve taken from Ju-Won until now.¡±


    Henry became desperate.


    ¡®I''m going to be held responsible if those two are dragged away!¡¯


    The male Allenby was one of the generals on Pandora''s Executive Board. It would be quite the headache if a general was dragged away from a facility under his watch.


    The Executive Board would rip him to shreds for one of their own being abducted.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Calm down. The two of them are not at fault! The one at fault is your sister for having such high Affinity!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    Henry continued to speak while telling Ju-Heon to calm down.


    ¡°Merlin wouldn''t have considered turning her into an Un-known if her Affinity wasn''t so high. We would have wanted her as an ally.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide in shock. It was the same for the others.


    ¡°Affinity?¡±


    Henry smiled after seeing that they were interested. He started telling them things hoping that it would calm Ju-Heon down.


    ¡°Yeah. The ones we use as ingredients for Un-known are all people with high Affinity. Our ingredients need to be suffering from tomb syndrome...and those dumbasses with high Affinity are the ones most likely to get it!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°That is why your sister was a perfect medium for creating Un-known since her Affinity is so high.¡±


    At that moment...


    ¡°So you¡¯re saying that you guys were thinking about turning my twin sister into this Un-known or whatever?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. That couple just listened to Merlin''s request. So let them be. But that is not the important thing......¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why they shoved that artifact into her?¡±


    ¡°Uhh, uhh?¡±


    Henry felt as if he made a mistake.


    ¡°Yes, I''m starting to understand it all thanks to you.¡±


    ¡°U, umm?¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed to be finally interested as he started walking toward Henry. But his intentions did not seem positive.


    The proof was the dangerous looking Dominance coming out of Ju-Heon¡¯s body.


    ¡°Even if my sister¡¯s Affinity is high, that¡¯s just too much.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Then that means it was you guys in the past too.¡±


    ¡°What? The past? What are you talking about? We only did it recently...¡±


    Henry started screaming before he could even finish his statement. It was because Ju-Heon took out Gungnir.


    ¡°Fuck, that''s the thing that killed that bastard Loki!¡±


    Henry became desperate while still on the motorcycle.


    ¡°What do you mean by the past?! We didn''t do anything like this in the past!¡±


    Henry was anxious but Julian and Ilya instantly understood.


    The past he was talking about was naturally their past life.


    Ju-Heon had met Joy in his mid-twenties instead of early twenties like right now and Joy had been suffering from an extreme case of tomb syndrome.


    It was advancing too quickly to be natural.


    He had seen a similar case in this life.


    It was what had happened to Irene¡¯s parents.


    He originally thought that it was because her Affinity was higher than other people, but...


    ¡°I''m getting tired of this. They messed with Joy in the past to turn her into an Un-known as well.¡±


    Julian gulped after hearing Ilya''s comment.


    ¡°That¡¯s not the problem.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Maybe our entire team.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding was pretty small but all of them had been suffering from tomb syndrome.


    Ju-Heon had requested a healing artifact from Chairman Kwon but he would only give pain relievers.


    ¡°He hasn''t raised his Affinity on purpose this time but the Captain''s Affinity wasn¡¯t low back then.¡±


    Ilya thought for a moment before nodding his head.


    ¡°Yes, in some aspects, I admit he was quite the pushover.¡±


    Of course, it wasn''t as bad as the current Jaeha.


    He had believed in the good of people to the point he trusted someone like Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°Well, he was enough of a pushover to not kick Jaeha out after all of the times he screwed us over.¡±


    Anyway, they suddenly had a hypothesis about what had happened in the past.


    Maybe the reason Chairman Kwon didn''t give them the healing artifacts was not just to keep them as slaves. Maybe he wanted to turn them into Un-known as well.


    Julian started to frown.


    ¡°If you think about it, our entire team had decent levels of Affinity. Chairman Kwon could have seen it as an extra investment.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    It had been quite weird.


    It was one thing to completely ignore their numerous requests, but that old bastard had not given it to them even when they had said that it would affect their performance.


    They had all found it to be weird.


    ¡®That bastard who would pay whatever he needed to pay to get results wouldn''t give it to us?¡¯


    But if his goal from the beginning was to get them sick until they died...


    "We were talented bastards he was too scared to keep as his subordinates forever. He probably wanted to use us until he killed us. But if he could then use our bodies to turn us into artifacts...wouldn''t that be a magnificent way of recycling?¡±


    Ilya got the chills.


    ¡°Fuck, don¡¯t say such disgusting things. Does that mean that our corpses were pulled out of that tomb and turned into artifacts?¡±


    ¡°I''m just saying it¡¯s a possibility.¡±


    Ilya couldn¡¯t believe Julian''s calm analysis.


    ¡°How is that possible?! How can they get our corpses out of that shitty tomb?!¡±


    ¡°Prometheus could have ordered the guards to get our corpses out......that Crow''s tomb appearing in the Amazon was probably Prometheus calling out a portion of the Great Prison as well.¡±


    Ilya wanted to barf.


    He didn''t want to imagine their corpses being carried out of the tomb by the guards.


    He really didn''t want to imagine their corpses being ground up to be turned into an artifact!


    ¡°Holy shit, this is making me so angry. Then I should also go through the heads of all of those Pandora bastards to find out if that is true or not.¡±


    ¡°Should we do it?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. We have a great person to start with right here.¡±


    The two of their eyes flashed while looking at Henry. Henry started shaking in fear.


    It would be a lie to say that three Monarchs releasing their chaotic auras was not scary.


    ¡°Captain.¡±


    ¡°Sure, do whatever you want.¡±


    Henry then started screaming.


    It was because three Monarchs attacked him at the same time.


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    Indra¡¯s thunderbolts, The Monarch of Devils¡¯ fires of hell, and the sandstorm of the Egyptian gods.


    Bababababaaaaang!


    Terrible disasters descended on the R&D facility.


    Scary fires from the ground, sharp thunderbolts from the sky... And then there was the murderous tornado sweeping through wherever the fire and thunderbolts could not reach.


    This terrible pandemonium that seemed to be a mix of multiple natural disasters struck down on the Pandora facility.


    It was a severe disaster.


    Pandora¡¯s R&D facility, a building that was known for its strong defenses, started to crack and break and rip apart.


    The combined attack of these three Monarchs was too strong.


    The fires shooting up seemed as if an entire volcano had been summoned while the thunderbolts falling from the sky destroyed everything as if they were meteors crashing down.


    The murderous sand tornado was even worse than those two.


    The terrible tornadoes that appeared every so often in the US were child¡¯s play compared to this.


    It would have been a complete set of disasters if a tsunami was included in this.


    Ju-Heon started speaking after ruthlessly destroying the facility.


    ¡°Over there. Isn¡¯t that the Un-known creation facility?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon checked Jaeha¡¯s text message on his phone and gave the order.


    "Go get some proof.¡±


    Julian quickly started to move. Henry twitched but could not get up.


    ¡®I''m glad that they got me off of that motorcycle, but......!¡¯


    It didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon stomped on Henry¡¯s head.


    And then...


    ¡°Go through his head.¡±

 Chapter 347: Putting your mansion on fire to catch a bedbug (3)

    Chapter 347: Putting your mansion on fire to catch a bedbug (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°This is bad! 90% of the R&D facility has been destroyed!¡±


    Pandora¡¯s HQ, the iron walls of the Druid¡¯s Watchtower, was becoming loud.


    This place was not far from the R&D facility.


    They were getting anxious that the nearby facility that was responsible for researching and developing artifacts had been destroyed.


    Most importantly, that was where they were creating Un-known.


    How could they not get anxious?


    ¡°The facility was destroyed?! The emergency alarm went off earlier...was it that thieving bastard¡¯s doing?!¡±


    They were the different executives who were part of the 150 people of the Round Table.


    They were freaking out that their safety was being threatened.


    ¡°How can the world¡¯s supposed best organization struggle so much against one or two people?!¡±


    The soldiers didn''t want to get on the executives¡¯ bad sides.


    ¡°Those bastards have disaster-type artifacts...!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s group was not actually using disaster-type artifacts. It was just the Ju-Heon¡¯s Egyptian God artifacts, Julian''s thunderbolt artifact, and Ilya¡¯s Lord of the Devils artifact were all Disaster-Grade already.


    They could easily destroy the world through ¡®natural disasters¡¯ if they really wanted to do so.


    It wouldn''t even take an hour to do it.


    ¡°Scary bastards......!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing to fuss about. Why do you think we have these seats around the Round Table?¡±


    ¡°Merlin!¡±


    Merlin made a rare appearance with a smile on her face to calm people down.


    ¡°We are here to get rid of and teach a lesson to these kinds of Monarchs who run wild.¡±


    That was right.


    The Knights of the Round Table were people who were pitting Monarchs against each other to select a Majesty.


    They were all people who considered themselves to be in a higher position than the Monarchs.


    It was normal to think that the people choosing the king were in a higher position than the king himself.


    That was why Kwon Hyuk Soo, who had figured that out pretty early, had given his Four Emperors position to Chairman Kwon while the greedy Chairman Kwon still aimed for the position of Majesty, despite knowing the truth. He was greedy for the Treasures that the Knights of the Round Table would make for him.


    Anyway, that was the current situation.


    She was furious about Seo Ju-Heon''s disrespectful infiltration.


    ¡®How dare those inferior bastards who only know how to use ready-made stuff.¡¯


    There were two types of people in the world. People who made things and people who could only use those things the first group made.


    They were already people who had already reached the level of creating artifacts. They were ''creators.¡¯


    ¡®Artifacts are resources that will feed the population from now on.¡¯


    But most of those artifacts were consumable artifacts. Only a few artifacts were Possession-type artifacts.


    That was why people who only knew how to waste those artifacts and people who knew how to create artifacts needed to be treated differently.


    ¡®Those parasites only know how to waste artifacts as they please.¡¯


    Of course, there were people who were even worse than that.


    Among the parasites, there were the worst kinds that could neither create nor use artifacts.


    ¡®Those parasites are the worst of the worst.¡¯


    She was talking about the regular people who could barely use C-Grade artifacts.


    Merlin started smiling.


    ¡®Anyway, wouldn¡¯t it be only fair that those parasites help the society in some way as well?¡¯


    This was her justification for using them as ingredients.


    It was the reason they started creating Un-known.


    Merlin didn''t think it was that big of a deal.


    Ancient societies used living animals as ingredients for medicine as well.


    They needed the < Majesty''s Cradle > to make artifacts, but...


    ¡®That doesn¡¯t matter either. All we need to know is the logic behind it.¡¯


    Artifacts were items born from human memories and stories.


    In that case, didn''t that mean that artifacts could be created as long as humans were there?


    Each person¡¯s talents and their lives were all great ¡®stories.¡¯


    ¡®It¡¯s enough to turn into an artifact.¡¯


    Merlin''s artifact had helped with the technological problems.


    That was how they had created Un-known, but it was still incomplete. That was why she was furious that Ju-Heon found out about Un-known.


    ¡®We can¡¯t have him spreading it to the world before it is even completed.¡¯


    Merlin started to shout.


    ¡°Please call the scattered knights to support Henry!¡±


    They weren''t very far from the location of the incident.


    ¡°It''s fine. There will be no problems if we hurry.¡±


    They should be able to get there before Seo Ju-Heon could learn anything from Henry.


    Probably.


    ¡°Open it up. Go through his head.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s smile made Henry shake in fear. Ju-Heon looked ready to pull out his brain as he stomped on his head.


    ¡®This bastard.¡¯


    Henry¡¯s ass was on fire. He was calling out his artifacts out of desperation but what the hell?


    ¡®This son of a bitch isn¡¯t even responding to his master!¡¯


    Even Jaeha wouldn¡¯t get ignored by his own artifacts like this.


    Ju-Heon said something else at that moment.


    ¡°Ah, right. Go call Jaeha first.¡±


    "Ah, that bastard is holding onto the Raven¡¯s Tears right now, right?¡±


    Henry gulped after hearing that.


    He didn''t know what the Raven¡¯s Tears was but he knew it wouldn''t be good news for him.


    Henry urgently started to roll his eyes as he watched Ilya send a devil out.


    His gaze landed on a certain artifact.


    It was the motorcycle that was still going wild and turning the place into a sea of fire.


    VROOOM, VROOOOOOM!


    It was an artifact that wouldn¡¯t even recognize its master nor be controlled by humans.


    Helios''s Chariot was laughing as it continued to destroy the already destroyed R&D building and put it on fire.


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    This motorcycle bastard was truly overeager to cause chaos.


    Ju-Heon seemed to be a bit annoyed at it as he talked about it while still standing there with his foot on Henry''s head.


    ¡°Can you do anything about that thing?¡±


    ¡°Who knows? Why don¡¯t you try taming it like you did with Sleipnir?¡±


    ¡°Get lost. That is a rogue artifact that has no way of being controlled.¡±


    Henry¡¯s eyes flashed after hearing that.


    ¡®What? Even Seo Ju-Heon can¡¯t handle that one?¡¯


    His face lit up after hearing this unexpected fact.


    ¡®Yes! It''s not that I''m weird! I knew it!¡¯


    He then activated his Affinity. Artifacts had a tendency to be drawn to Artifact Affinity.


    ¡°Haha! I have nothing to lose! Let¡¯s die together!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Helios''s Chariot flinched at the high Affinity before charging toward Ju-Heon and Henry.


    It continued to release its vicious fire as it charged toward them.


    ¡°We will die together!¡±


    Ilya shouted with urgency.


    "Captain! It¡¯s dang...!¡±


    ¡°Bullshit.¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly dodged to the side. The stupidly charging motorcycle ran right over Henry.


    Baaaaang!


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    The artifact motorcycle was as heavy as most regular cars. His shoulder bones felt as if they would break.


    ¡°Ugh......!¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted while looking at Henry.


    ¡°Are you fooling around? Did you really think you could do something to me with an artifact like this?¡±


    ¡°Grrr...!¡±


    ¡°Your first stupid move was trying to keep me in check with a shitty artifact like B¨¢thory''s artifact. If you wanted to do that, you should have put an evil god artifact like Angra Mainyu......huh?!¡±


    Ju-Heon groaned in the middle of his statement.


    He couldn''t help it as the stupidly charging motorcycle suddenly threw Ju-Heon on top of it.


    ¡°Captain!¡±


    Henry¡¯s plan had somehow worked and the motorcycle was laughing as it drove around with Ju-Heon on its back.


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    Aha! Excited! I''m excited!


    It was rare to see Ju-Heon being dragged around by an artifact like this.


    He looked as if he was on a horse that had gone berserk and was running wild.


    Henry started to laugh.


    ¡°Serves you right! You¡¯ll never be able to get off of it! It¡¯ll burn your allies to death!¡±


    It was as he mentioned. The crazy flaming motorcycle with Ju-Heon on its back then aimed for Ilya.


    ¡°Ahhh, Captain! Don''t come this way! Get off it!¡±


    Ju-Heon couldn¡¯t get off of it even if he wanted to do so because his butt was stuck on it.


    This artifact didn''t seem to want to let him off.


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    Oppa, your butt is sexy! It¡¯s so sexy!


    ¡®This crazy horse bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon tried to control it but unlike Sleipnir, this bastard had no way to control it at all.


    Since there was no way to drive it, it meant nothing that someone at the Four Emperors level was touching it. The artifact itself was basically a trap.


    That was why he had worked with Joy to use this artifact as the trap option.


    ¡®I can just destroy this kind of artifact, but...¡¯


    Henry was laughing as he ran away limping. It was hard to move because his shoulder bone was broken, but it was okay.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, you son of a bitch! Get fucked!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Hey, skinny dude! I¡¯ll accept your proposal from earlier!¡±


    ¡°What? What?¡±


    Ju-Heon had an extremely wicked smile on his face.


    ¡°So we are allies from today. Okay?¡±


    ¡°What? Really? Fine, you can¡¯t take that back...¡±


    But Henry was sent flying at that moment.


    The motorcycle slammed into Henry the moment Ju-Heon said they were allies.


    Henry was suffering intensely from burns after Helios''s Chariot crashed into him and sent him flying.


    ¡°U, ugh...!¡±


    His ribs and arms were broken now and he was in quite the terrible state.


    ¡°Phew, it''s listening a bit now that it slammed into one person.¡±


    Ilya looked toward Ju-Heon thinking he truly was vicious.


    As for Ju-Heon, he was laying down on the crazy motorcycle and enjoying its cruise as if he was on a banana boat.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Captain-nim! I brought the Raven¡¯s Tears!¡±


    Ju-Heon easily jumped off the motorcycle after Jaeha appeared.


    ¡°Hey pushover, let me ask you a question!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Did you ever have to restore us as artifacts after we all died?¡±


    ¡°Of course n......huh?¡±


    Jaeha turned pale as if he heard something he should not have heard.


    ¡°Huh? What kind of bullshit is that?! Do you know what you are saying right now...¡±


    ¡°Well, whatever. We will know if we rip his head apart.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ilya took the Raven¡¯s Tears away from Jaeha and there was a bright light as Henry started screaming.


    Ilya saw many things in Henry¡¯s memories.


    The thing that caught his attention the most was a conversation between the Knights of the Round Table and the Executive Board.


    ¡°We¡¯re sure of it. That bastard Seo Ju-Heon is at the Majesty-Grade. He can''t use his full powers because he is sick but he is dangerous.¡±


    "But the DNA test said that he is not a descendant. We tried to adopt him as a kid because we thought he might be a descendant of the Majesty.¡±


    Someone wickedly smiled as if to suck up to the person.


    ¡°The girl...was her name Joy? General, didn¡¯t you say that you took her in?¡±


    ¡°Yes I did. We made sure she got sick to prepare to turn her into an Un-known. But she is just trash who only has high Affinity.¡±


    ¡°Haha. How can you call her trash? Who is the one that benefited the most from using her Affinity? Pandora was able to develop significantly thanks to her help.¡±


    ¡°Yes, she worked hard so it is time to send her off to rest in peace. We will turn her into Un-known and allow her to be reborn as an artifact.¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Please wait! That is not important right now!¡±


    ¡°What is it? What is going on?!¡±


    ¡°The throne and the Round Table artifact have reacted to those bastards! The throne has reacted to Seo Ju-Heon while the Round Table seems to want to make his subordinates into knights!¡±


    ¡°Shit, it¡¯s already at that level?!¡±


    ¡°Yes sir. Those bastards will try to take away our positions.¡±


    ¡°How can we deal with it?¡±


    ¡°We kill them.¡±


    ¡°Are you joking? Those bastards are not people we can easily kill. Even if they are suffering from tomb syndrome, their abilities are......¡±


    Someone''s eyes sparkled at that moment.


    It was Merlin.


    ¡°The Great Prison has an area that is considered to be the most dangerous. Prometheus said he would happily summon that section for this ordeal. We need the artifacts of the 7 Great Tombs to summon the whole thing but he should be able to warp the dimension and bring up a portion of it.¡±


    ¡°Hoho. How dangerous is this place?¡±


    Henry laughed and answered that question.


    ¡°Those bastards will absolutely be unable to make it back alive. We can recover their corpses and send them to Merlin. She will happily turn them into Un-knowns.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Let¡¯s turn them into artifacts. Those bastards will at least be Hero-Grade artifacts.¡±


    "Seo Ju-Heon might even be a Divine-Grade artifact.¡±


    Chairman Kwon and the rest of the Executive Board members laughed out loud.


    Ilya swore as he rummaged through Henry''s mind.


    "These dirty bastards.¡±


    Jaeha quickly walked over after hearing Ilya¡¯s reaction.


    "What is it? What is it?! What did you see?! Huh?¡±


    ¡°Ah. It¡¯s fine. You don¡¯t need to know.¡±


    Ilya stopped reading through Henry''s mind as if he was disgusted. Ilya then called for Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Captain.¡±


    Ju-Heon answered as if it was fine.


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to say anything.¡±


    It was probably as he had expected based on Ilya¡¯s expression.


    Some bastards made them get tomb syndrome and then the results after they were killed in the Crow''s tomb that those bastards had summoned... It was a shitty story where they were probably thrown to Jaeha to restore once they were turned into artifacts in the end.


    Ju-Heon felt amused and started to laugh.


    ¡°Yes, but I should have been nothing less than a Divine-Grade artifact. Right?¡±


    ¡°Sorry, but you were a D-Grade artifact.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ilya sneered.


    ¡°D-Grade! Trash-Grade! Hahaha! Ah, but it looks like I was at least a S-Grade artifact!¡±


    ¡°What?! Why?!¡±


    "Who knows?¡±


    Ju-Heon was shocked.


    ¡°I will not accept that. Something must be wrong!¡±


    ¡°Hehe, maybe we need to change the Captain of our tomb raiding team? I¡¯ll let everybody know.¡±


    The two of them were laughing but Jaeha was different.


    ¡°Hey! You crazy bastards!¡±


    He felt sick as if he had suddenly possessed the body of the wise scholar, Ambassador Wonhyo.


    ¡°T, that¡¯s not something to talk so casually about! Tell me the truth! You''re lying right?! It¡¯s all just bullshit?¡±


    ¡°Yes it''s the truth.¡±


    ¡°Fuck, w, what the hell did I touch......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Yes...it is not something to talk so casually about, you shitheads.¡±


    Maybe it was because he got his memories back through the Raven¡¯s Tears, but Henry¡¯s eyes flashed even though he was in pain.


    ¡°You guys...are you getting revenge on us now? Huh? I don¡¯t know what is going on, but now that I have this info......!¡±


    ¡°Get lost. Your role is done.¡±


    Gungnir was stabbed into Henry''s neck almost instantly.

 Chapter 348: Putting your mansion on fire to catch a bedbug (4)

    Chapter 348: Putting your mansion on fire to catch a bedbug (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    Gungnir left Ju-Heon¡¯s hand, broke Henry¡¯s neck bone, and cut off his airway.


    Henry was bleeding out as he was flung backward.


    Boom!


    Henry twitched in pain on the ground.


    Although he chose not to take a Monarch title on purpose, all of these knights were at the Monarch level.


    They had their own ways of getting the benefits without the titles. That was why he was in serious pain but not dead after an impact that would have killed most normal people.


    ¡°Ugh, uuuugh...¡±


    Blood and spit were dripping out of his mouth as if he was an animal.


    His pained eyes were moving around without being able to focus.


    Eventually, his shaking pupils landed on Ju-Heon.


    His frantically shaking pupils looked right into Ju-Heon¡¯s flashing eyes.


    ¡°You could have died without all this pain. It looks like being a half-assed super human ended up putting you in more pain. My bad.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes were not smiling. Even this kind of ''apology¡¯ was too much for these bastards.


    Henry¡¯s eyes turned extremely red and looked ready to explode at Ju-Heon¡¯s despicable excuse.


    ¡®This son of a bitch...!¡¯


    Henry knew that this bastard was aware of the fact that they wouldn''t die so easily.


    ¡®Just cut my neck off, you son of a bitch!¡¯


    Unfortunately, Ju-Heon was not the type to do as his enemies wished.


    Most importantly, Ju-Heon was trying to test something.


    ¡®The 150 people of the Round Table were said to have things similar to divine blessings.¡¯


    It was the buff-type Round Table artifact¡¯s powers.


    He wanted to see what it was capable of doing.


    He wanted to know if it was on the level of the Heirlooms.


    But based on what he had seen so far, it didn''t seem to give them special abilities like the Heirlooms nor put them at the super human level of Monarchs either.


    ¡®It at least seems to put them at a level of wearing a S-Grade or SS-Grade defense-type artifact.¡¯


    The Round Table artifact probably also had the effects of not letting them get older or sick. How else would they have spread tomb syndrome all over the world without fear of catching it themselves?


    There was some kind of medium in their body that connects them to the Round Table. That medium would be the vital points for these bastards.


    He would use Gungnir to destroy that medium somewhere in Henry¡¯s body. Then he would instantly turn into a regular person and his body would fall into shock from all of the injuries he has received.


    Loki had died because his medium had been destroyed.


    Ju-Heon pulled Gungnir out of Henry''s neck as if he knew that was the case.


    ¡°I''ll let you rest in peace now.¡±


    Henry started to despair.


    It was not because he was about to die.


    ¡®These bastards will get their revenge.¡¯


    He felt as if he could see the future that was to come.


    ¡°Goodbye now.¡±


    Gungnir flew up to the sky before stabbing into Henry¡¯s side.


    Puuk!


    It was the moment the medium that was connected to the Round Table was destroyed.


    Ju-Heon gave an order at the same time.


    "Seol-A and Ilya, you guys go find Gaia¡¯s artifact that should be in here somewhere.¡±


    "What about you, Captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°Me? I need to take that.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon was pointing at Henry. An intense heat shot out of Henry¡¯s body at that moment. Henry¡¯s corpse started to jerk.


    ¡°That is...?!¡±


    Something revealed itself as it dug out from his body by eating his flesh.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    It looked like a snake. The snake that finally burst out of Henry''s body was longer than they could have ever expected.


    It had disgusting scales and was so long that it looked like it would take a month for it to slither past them!


    This was the Divine-Grade artifact Henry had been using!


    This was Leviathan!


    This bastard was the wicked snake that shows up as God¡¯s enemy in the Old Testament. It was originally the bitter enemy of the gods in Akkadian mythology, but it had been added into the Old Testament by the Jews. This greedy evil god was even called the Dragon of the Sea.


    It was famous for working with Satan to drag God down from his position.


    The team members became anxious after seeing such an artifact appear.


    ¡°Wait, why didn''t that bastard use this artifact at all?!¡±


    Ju-Heon just laughed.


    ¡°That bastard is an extremely strong snake that tried to bring down the heavens. I bet none of the knights could handle it so they stuck it to a guy who had a decent level of Affinity.¡±


    It was obvious that Henry was the type with high Affinity.


    ¡°Ho, then it didn''t even do anything when its master was in danger and only came out because he died? Even our pushover wouldn''t be ignored to that level.¡±


    "What?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to speak.


    "Even the Four Emperors would find it hard to control this bastard. They probably couldn''t do it unless they had a Divine artifact from Akkadian mythology.¡±


    Ilya cynically joked.


    ¡°Then you shouldn''t be able to handle it either, Captain. Even as an artifact you were just a D-Grade antique, no, trash.¡±


    Ju-Heon kicked Ilya almost immediately.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    ¡°If I actually wasn¡¯t a D-Grade artifact, you will turn into a F-Grade, Trash-Grade puddle of shit that instant. Got it?¡±


    ¡®What?¡¯


    ¡°Umm...there is no such thing as F-Grade artifacts in the world...¡±


    ¡°I will personally make it. You will be the first one.¡±


    Ilya¡¯s face turned pale. His already white face turned completely white, as if it was covered in flour.


    ¡®S, should I tell the truth?¡¯


    Should he say that the Captain was actually a Divine-Grade artifact?


    It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    The room they were in started to break after about half of Leviathan¡¯s large body appeared.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Boom, booooom!


    The bastard stretched its body to squash Ju-Heon''s group.


    Jaeha started to swear once they were pushed up against the walls and almost squished to death.


    ¡°Hey, you damn worm bastard! There are people here!¡±


    Leviathan just sneered and haughtily slammed down on Jaeha.


    Bang!


    ¡°Jaeha!¡±


    It was such a strong attack that a sinkhole was created on the ground. Seol-A, who had been detecting the enemy¡¯s aura, turned pale.


    ¡°It¡¯s aura is too strong! I, I don¡¯t know how to tell you this, but it seems stronger than your Crow, Captain-nim......!¡±


    ¡°Ow! He said it was one even the Knights of the Round Table couldn''t handle! Of course it is strong! Let¡¯s get out of here since we got Un-known! Kongming should have gotten enough evidence by now!¡±


    But Ju-Heon turned the rope into a lasso and started swinging it around.


    ¡°Why would we leave?¡±


    Most importantly, this bastard was an artifact he could use to destroy this place.


    ¡®This bastard is also said to be an artifact that went against God.¡¯


    He smiled sharply and threw the lasso.


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s make some snake wine today!¡±


    Ju-Heon and Leviathan started to fight.


    ¡°These motherfuckers...¡±


    Julian gasped. He had come to the place where Ju-Heon had supposedly gathered Un-known from, but......


    ¡°How can they do something like this? They are just monsters in human skin.¡±


    Julian frowned as if he found it to be disgusting.


    It really was. The area around him was full of refrigerated storage areas and mysterious artifact tools. The corpses inside the refrigerated storage areas were all people who had died from tomb syndrome.


    Julian gasped at the unbelievable sight and started taking photos for evidence. He then started to think about how he could move this whole place. It was so that he could figure out who all of these people were and send the bodies to the families.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°What the hell? There was this kind of place?¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it connected underground?¡±


    He heard some familiar voices above him. Ilya and Seol-A were there.


    ¡°We didn''t see an area like this earlier.¡±


    Julian urgently shouted at them.


    ¡°Be careful! This whole underground area is an artifact!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Julian was right.


    Julian had found this hidden underground area a few minutes ago in the room with Un-known.


    This path connected underground had appeared because they had destroyed the building so much.


    This underground area was not normal.


    [Charles Perrault - Bluebeard¡¯s Secret Room (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    -75,480/87,600


    Julian wondered why they used Bluebeard¡¯s artifact of all things but he soon understood.


    ¡®They must have used an artifact like this because it is a place like this.¡¯


    The story of Bluebeard was quite famous. There was a Lord with a blue beard and the numerous women who were married to him all went missing. A new woman ends up being married to him and Bluebeard tells his new wife that she can go into any room except one.


    But the woman ends up going into that room to find the bodies of all of the women that Bluebeard has killed until then.


    The woman tries to pretend as if she didn''t see it, but her husband catches her and she ends up being in danger of being murdered the same way.


    And then...


    ¡®Anybody who walks into that room was automatically murdered.¡¯


    He didn''t know the specific abilities of the artifact but it must be related to keeping people quiet or a safe to securely store things.


    Of course, he had no difficulties coming inside. This was still a part of Pandora''s facilities. Joy''s key had reacted to let him in.


    Returning back to the group...


    ¡°Why are you guys here?¡±


    Seol-A responded to Julian''s question.


    ¡°The Captain-nim told us to meet up with you, Vice Captain-nim. He told us to escape right after finding Gaia...¡±


    ¡°What? What is the Captain doing?!¡±


    Ilya looked at the photos Julian had taken as Julian asked. He then clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Man, you suck at taking photos. Even I would have taken better photos than you.¡±


    ¡°Then you take them.¡±


    Julian shoved the camera to Ilya as he asked again.


    ¡°Anyway, what about the Captain?! That bastard wouldn¡¯t stay back alone without any reason.¡±


    Seol-A seemed to be hesitating.


    ¡°Umm...the Captain-nim stayed back to fight Leviathan''s artifact.¡±


    "What?!¡±


    Seol-A seemed to be concerned as well as she kept looking up.


    But the tomb raiding team¡¯s rule was to focus on the mission and not the Captain. Ju-Heon had set it that way. That was why Seol-A couldn''t go to rescue Ju-Heon even if she was worried about him. He had given her a mission.


    But Julian¡¯s eyes seemed to be shooting flames out as if he wasn''t shocked.


    His reaction was to be expected.


    ¡°Leviathan?! Is he crazy?! How does he think he can take that thing on alone?!¡±


    Julian urgently ran out of the underground area.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    Julian was completely pale as he ran out.


    ¡®That crazy bastard.¡¯


    Julian was thinking that Ju-Heon should know what Leviathan was capable of. sea??h th§× ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®That¡¯s the artifact that destroyed part of Africa.¡¯


    That artifact had appeared in the Red Sea in the past.


    Pandora had probably sent it to get rid of the people who were against them.


    The countries that had rebelled were Egypt, UAE and other countries in the Middle East and Africa.


    The Sea Dragon that had appeared in the Red Sea destroyed everywhere the enemies were hiding.


    That overlord of the sea had destroyed a part of Africa to clearly set an example. Thanks to its attack, the northern part of Africa was no longer on the map.


    It was the incident that made the world fear Pandora¡¯s power.


    ¡°He wants to take that thing on...?!¡±


    Was Ju-Heon also planning on using it to rule the world with fear? Julian freaked out after coming out.


    ¡°You!¡±


    He couldn''t help it because forget using it as a symbol of fear... The large snake Leviathan was already dissected and turned into fresh sashimi.


    Ju-Heon was calmly slicing Leviathan as if it was tuna sashimi. He was also cooking some parts on the fires from hell that Ilya had left behind.


    ¡°Ah, I wish it would cook faster.¡±


    Julian couldn''t help but be flustered.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, what the hell are you doing?!¡±


    Jaeha seemed to be in a state of shock as he spoke.


    ¡°This crazy person...!¡±


    ¡°Jaeha, what the hell happened?!¡±


    ¡°T, that...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Put your weapons down and don''t resi...huh?¡±


    Pandora¡¯s soldiers dropped their jaws in shock after finally appearing.


    An odd silence filled the room. Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed as if to tell them they were too late.


    ¡°Move the fuck away if you guys don''t want to be turned into sashimi too.¡±


    The knife he was holding up against his shoulder shined viciously.


    While that was going on, at an airport in Italy...


    "What?¡±


    John, who had arrived at the airport, was shocked to hear some unexpected news.


    ¡°Is that really true? Henry is dead?¡±


    [Yes, they even took Leviathan. So hurry...]


    John scoffed in disbelief.


    He was sad about his friend¡¯s death. He had been worried about it since Henry ignored him and hung up, but...


    ¡®But for him to really die...¡¯


    And what? He couldn''t believe that Ju-Heon had taken Leviathan¡¯s artifact.


    John quickly watched the CCTV footage that Pandora had sent him.


    He couldn''t believe what he was watching Seo Ju-Heon do. It looked as if Leviathan had been running away and Ju-Heon forcibly chopped it up into sashimi.


    Normally, John would have thought Ju-Heon took Leviathan because he was greedy for artifacts or to show it off, but...


    ¡®The Adversary of the Heavens.¡¯


    In some aspects, it was an artifact that could go up against them. That was why the bastard in the video seemed to be saying something.


    You''re next. It was as if Ju-Heon was telling him not to even think about showing his dirty face pretending to be their old team member.

 Chapter 349: Don’t even pretend like you are our team member (1)

    Chapter 349: Don¡¯t even pretend like you are our team member (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    John frowned while looking at the CCTV video Pandora had sent over.


    The funny thing was that the video was fine even through all of the chaos. It was as if they left one security camera alone on purpose.


    That bastard was clearly caught in the video.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    He could see that devil-like bastard¡¯s face. But the way this bastard took care of the snake was something that put even fellow artifact users like him in awe.


    [Captain-nim! Up there, look up!]


    Leviathan flailed viciously and tried to eat Ju-Heon, but...


    [Ack!]


    Ju-Heon immediately put on Chi You''s mask. He then turned into black fog and scattered away.


    Boom!


    Leviathan frantically slammed down on Ju-Heon but it could not do anything to Ju-Heon now that he had turned into fog.


    John started to frown as he watched what was going on.


    ¡®That¡¯s definitely the Majesty''s Treasure, the Ghost¡¯s Helmet.¡¯


    Most importantly, that was an artifact that helped a human surpass the human limits. Similar to how Chi You had turned from a human into a god, it was an artifact that made a human become a divine existence.


    But that was also the reason Prometheus, Horus, and other Divine-Grade artifacts were able to kill the last Majesty.


    Why?


    ¡®Artifacts apparently have their own set of laws.¡¯


    They were pretty much trash who didn¡¯t care for it now, but in the past, they all had to abide by these artifact laws.


    It was a long set of laws but it revolved around one fact.


    [You must not attack humans.]


    That should have prevented them from attacking the Majesty as well, but...


    ¡®The Majesty was not human when he put on that mask.¡¯


    The Divine-Grade artifacts used that to their advantage to kill the Majesty.


    Artifacts couldn''t kill humans, but killing a god was not a part of the laws.


    Anyway, that helmet was a symbol of fear in the past but also the artifact that served as the Majesty''s Achilles¡¯s Heel as well.


    ¡®What is certain is that his helmet is not an ordinary artifact.¡¯


    It was called a Majesty''s Treasure for a reason. This artifact was one of the strongest defense-type artifacts.


    They were able to use this in the past to kill the Majesty, but would such a plan work again?


    ¡®The reason that kind of scheme worked in the past was because the Majesty of the time trusted the artifacts completely.¡¯


    The artifacts had aimed for the moment just as the Majesty was removing his helmet.


    But Seo Ju-Heon?


    This bastard would trust his own feces before trusting artifacts.


    Furthermore, the Majesty had trusted the artifacts completely that he had only been wearing Chi You¡¯s artifact, which could be considered an outerwear, at the time.


    He probably should have been wearing other strong artifacts, such as Achilles¡¯s Armor, to protect himself as well.


    But how would the Majesty of the past have known? Who would have expected to get stabbed in the back like that?


    ¡®Apparently he trusted the Divine-Grade artifacts around him more than he trusted the Crow, his own Heirloom.¡¯


    Anyway, it was completely irrelevant for Ju-Heon who didn¡¯t trust artifacts at all.


    Ju-Heon was extremely efficient with Chi You''s artifact. It was clearly visible by how he was fine even while going up against the mighty Leviathan.


    [Holy shit, the Captain is still alive?]


    That wasn''t all.


    Ju-Heon had used his amazing Dominance to summon the God of Destruction, Set''s artifact, to rip Leviathan to shreds.


    Babababang!


    The snake quickly looked like a mess after being attacked by the heinous sandstorm. Ju-Heon used the rope he had turned into a lasso as soon as Leviathan became weaker.


    Swooosh!


    [#$#$&*!]


    The lasso choked Leviathan¡¯s neck.


    Leviathan tried to rip the rope off but the rope that was now an Heirloom-Grade artifact was much stronger and would never break.


    Of course, it was flailing around like a swimming whale as if to show that it was working hard, but...


    It soon became pulled taut! Ju-Heon then used Hercules''s power to pull the rope.


    And finally, boom!


    That firm neck fell to the ground.


    Bababang!


    [&$#&!]


    Leviathan''s eyes looked like they would burst out in anger once its head was slammed to the floor.


    The angry Leviathan tried to extend its neck and turn into a nine-headed Dragon but it didn¡¯t matter.


    Swish! Swish!


    Ju-Heon channeled his Dominance and the rope started to glow before splitting into multiple directions.


    The rope wrapped around all of the snake¡¯s heads and then its large body.


    Squeeze! Squeeze!


    [#$&#!]


    It was so strong that the snake felt as if its body would burst at any moment.


    And at that moment...


    Something that would make people gasp happened.


    [Hahahaha! Today''s dinner is sashimi! Maybe roasted snake? Steamed snake sounds good too!]


    Ju-Heon, who suddenly pulled out a sashimi artifact knife, started to run around as if he had gone crazy.


    He was slashing away so hard that a chunk of flesh slammed into the camera and turned it away. The only thing that could be seen for a while was Leviathan''s flesh that was turned into sashimi.


    It was at that moment. The camera suddenly turned back.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Seo Ju-Heon''s face was right in front of the camera. He then smiled and turned the camera off.


    That was the end of the video.


    That was why John couldn''t help but become anxious.


    John¡¯s phone started to go off.


    Ding, ding, ding.


    It must be their group chatroom.


    [He took Leviathan. Mr. John, will that be okay?]


    [It turned into meat in the myth but it won¡¯t be easy to go up against this adversary artifact.]


    [More importantly, did you see that video of Seo Ju-Heon? Damn, I almost wet my pants after seeing the way he used his artifacts. He might take Gaia¡¯s artifact soon too lolololololololololololol]


    [That¡¯s not all. I think they took photos of Un-known and how it is made. It might be front page news by tomorrow.]


    [I guess we¡¯re fucked? lolololololololololololol]


    [This is no laughing matter.]


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    Most of them were being serious but the younger bastards were going crazy with laughter.


    They seemed to be laughing after feeling...liberated(?)


    It was understandable.


    ¡®All of this happened in less than 1 hour.¡¯


    Most of the Knights of the Round Table happened to be away from Manhattan. The closest knight was still two hours away.


    Of course, Merlin was nearby and could get there within 15 minutes by car, but......


    ¡®Merlin can¡¯t leave the Druid''s Clocktower.¡¯


    That was the heart of Pandora.


    The tower would lose its defensive abilities if she left and the Pandora System artifact that Seo Ju-Heon was aiming for...


    The < Majesty¡¯s Throne > would be left unguarded.


    That was why the rest of them needed to take care of this incident but the timing had been too terrible.


    [That tomb raiding team has a talented radar so they probably considered everything before they infiltrated.]


    John frowned while thinking about Seol-A.


    However...


    ¡®It looks like you want to get revenge but things won¡¯t go as you want.¡¯


    John soon responded.


    [The articles haven¡¯t gone out yet. Block all of the press right now and go take back the evidence those bastards took.]


    They all started to move quickly.


    They needed to hurry before this special scoop nonsense started to go around.


    ¡°Fuck, what does he want me to do with this?¡±


    Jaeha felt as if he would faint.


    The sashimi Leviathan was in front of him right now.


    It was to the point that it might be easier to just turn it into bones and go display it in a museum.


    It would have taken a long time to restore because its head was the size of most buildings, but he also had to cut all of the flesh into sashimi!


    ¡®This is going to be an overnighter. No, I won''t even be done with an overnighter.¡¯


    He grudgingly glared at Ju-Heon.


    But the person responsible for it was calm.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? I didn''t destroy the artifact¡¯s core. You said that the chances of restoration go down if I destroy the core.¡±


    Jaeha shouted in anger as if he was turning into a Super Saiyan.


    ¡°#$$#&#*!¡±


    ¡°Speak human words, human words. Nom nom.¡±


    ¡°Hey, stop stuffing your face!¡±


    Jaeha then took away the meat Ju-Heon was munching on. It was dried Leviathan meat!


    ¡°This is not your food! You damn Captain bastard!¡±


    Ju-Heon grumbled after having his jerky taken away.


    ¡°But it''s delicious. This is okay for me to eat.¡±


    Did he really want Jaeha to restore this artifact or not?


    But technically, Ju-Heon was right.


    In the Bible, Leviathan eventually gets chopped up and becomes meat for the believers.


    ¡°Leviathan is an amazing delicacy(?) of an artifact.¡±


    Jaeha just couldn''t believe it.


    ¡°Be honest. You just wanted to eat Leviathan meat, didn¡¯t you? That whole, ¡®I got it because it is an adversary to Samuel''s artifact¡¯ was bullshit, wasn¡¯t it? Wait a minute, isn''t this guy friends with Mammon? Couldn¡¯t you have just used Mammon to convince it to join our side? WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DO THIS?!¡±


    ¡°Aww, come on. It was just killing two birds with one stone.¡±


    Ju-Heon opened his lunchbox again. It was full of roasted Leviathan meat that he roasted with Ilya¡¯s fires of hell.


    Jaeha threw a fit as Ju-Heon tried to eat it again, probably because he was being influenced by the Crow''s artifact.


    ¡°Ack! Stop eating it! Stop it! I can¡¯t restore it if you keep eating it! Are you going to shove your face until you get another stomachache?!¡±


    Ju-Heon just pouted without saying anything after having all of the snake meat taken from him. Irene, who was sitting next to him, didn''t know what to do.


    ¡®What do I do? Mr. Ju-Heon looks so cute!¡¯


    Ju-Heon usually looked cool but he had moments like this when he looked crazily cute. Of course, Irene might be the only person who felt that way.


    Irene gave him some other food as she started speaking.


    "Anyway, leave the scoop to me. I just need to contact some press that Pandora has no control over.¡±


    ¡°Good, hand all of the pictures we took to the press.¡±


    Ju-Heon then looked toward Ilya.


    ¡°As for you, you are being punished for taking weird pictures.¡±


    Ilay was groaning in pain in the corner. It was because of the photos he took after getting the camera from Julian.


    ¡°Of all things to take, that¡¯s what you decided to take pictures of?¡±


    Ilya had taken grotesque photos of what seemed to be spirits.


    ¡°Unbelievable. I''ll deal with you later.¡±


    ¡°Ugh......those will have more impact...¡±


    Of course, there shouldn''t be any problems since Julian had taken enough prior to that.


    ¡°Anyway, those bastards will do everything they can to stop it, so take good care of it. Make sure to properly protect the staff we are working with.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir. What about you, Captain-nim?¡±


    Ju-Heon called someone instead of responding.


    At an American airport...


    An Italian man had just arrived here.


    It was John.


    ¡®I will trick all of Seo Ju-Heon''s team.¡¯


    He had a plan to take care of Seo Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team from the moment he got off the plane. The first step was to trick those bastards.


    How?


    ¡®Those bastards don¡¯t know that I have the memories of my past life yet.¡¯


    That was why they will have their guards down. They would think that they were better than him.


    He would use that opening to destroy all of them at once.


    He then peeked somewhere. He couldn''t help but sneer.


    ¡®Are they keeping an eye on me?¡¯


    Who did he see? It was none other than Ju-Heon''s group over there.


    ¡°Samuel is over there.¡±


    Jaeha, Ilya, Seol-A, and Julian had come to the airport.


    They had come here after hearing that John was going to be returning from Italy. Of course, they were keeping their movements a secret from Ju-Heon.


    ¡°According to the Captain-nim, that bastard is the Samuel we know.¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°We should check it out. Let¡¯s see if it really is the same person.¡±


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    "What about the Captain-nim? Won''t we get in trouble for not telling him? If he finds out...¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. That guy is at the company to prepare to go back into the Great Prison. He won''t come here.¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Huh? Samuel disappeared!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    They were shocked. It was rare for Seol-A to lose track of someone.


    John, who had just avoided their radar net, started to smile.


    ¡®I know the blind spots of the radar since I was once your fellow team member.¡¯


    Now that he thought about it, he could use the face of their former team member to sneak into the team.


    Those innocent bastards would think that they could use the Raven¡¯s Tears or whatever to have him join the team again.


    ¡®It might not be bad to aim for their backs that way.¡¯


    But now was not the time to do that.


    ¡®I need to head to Pandora¡¯s HQ first.¡¯


    He didn''t have time to deal with these bastards right now. As John leisurely dodged his former team members and started to leave...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Something got in John¡¯s way. It was some kind of long bag.


    As John got annoyed and looked at the person holding it...


    ¡°!¡±


    He instantly started frowning.


    His reaction was to be expected.


    ¡°Hey there. John.¡±


    The person in front of him was actually Ju-Heon.

 Chapter 350: Don’t even pretend like you are our team member (2)

    Chapter 350: Don¡¯t even pretend like you are our team member (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon was smiling. The long bag that was blocking John was a regular looking instrument bag. Ju-Heon just held it sideways to block John¡¯s way.


    It was as if he was asking John where he was going.


    John scoffed internally, as if he was in disbelief.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, this bastard.¡¯


    But he hid his disbelief and started to speak.


    ¡°I believe this is our first time meeting each other. You''re Mr. Seo Ju-Heon, correct?¡±


    Ju-Heon had a twisted smile on his face as he responded.


    ¡°I believe this is our first time meeting each other? That¡¯s not right.¡±


    The black instrument bag exploded as soon as he said that.


    Bang!


    What was inside the bag was actually a sparkling blade! Ju-Heon grabbed it and attacked John.


    Bang!


    It had happened in an instant.


    The blade that had burst out was Mammon''s blade.


    Its usual appearance was a pickaxe but he made it take the form of a blade today.


    Mammon was a devil of mining and not an expert in destruction, but she was still a devil after all. It would be extremely annoying for someone like John who handles holy artifacts.


    Swooosh!


    The dagger that was the size of a person¡¯s forearm aimed for John¡¯s neck. The blade of mining released its chaotic aura and tried to dig through John¡¯s flesh.


    It wanted to dig out the Christian artifact inside his body! However, John used superhuman reflexes to tilt his head and dodge the attack, and then...


    Swish!


    John quickly tried to take his hand out of his pocket. It was so that he could activate the artifact he had in there.


    However...


    Puuk!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The blade stabbed into his right arm, as if Ju-Heon was saying it was obvious what he was trying to do.


    The blade digging in brought unbearable pain to John.


    John glared at him as if to ask what the hell Ju-Heon was doing, and Ju-Heon just scoffed at him.


    ¡°I remember you always used your right arm for your Christian artifacts.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    In the Christian church, the right hand had God¡¯s holy authority. It symbolized the authority of creation, salvation, and discipline. That was why most Christian artifacts, although not all, required the use of the right hand.


    After teaming with this bastard two different times, there was no way Ju-Heon wouldn''t know that.


    And then...


    Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed and John¡¯s right arm was sent flying.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    A blade that had almost instantly flown over had cut John¡¯s arm off.


    John¡¯s arm fell to the ground and the airport turned into chaos as the uninvolved travelers saw blood spurting out.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!¡±


    "What is going on?!¡±


    Of course, the people in the airport were not the only ones freaking out.


    ¡°C, Captain-nim!¡±


    His team members nearby all gasped as well.


    ¡°How is he here?!¡±


    Although he was shocked as well, Julian quickly started to act.


    ¡°Ilya, hurry up and seal the area around here!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ilya grumbled as he activated his artifact.


    "Tsk, the Captain made his move first...!¡±


    ¡®I wanted to take care of this son of a bitch!¡¯


    A devil soon appeared and started to cast a barrier. The barrier put everybody inside to sleep and changed their memories.


    Ju-Heon charged toward John again as that was going on.


    Bang!


    John may have lost one hand but he used swift movements to dodge Ju-Heon¡¯s attack.


    He then took a gun out with his left hand but Ju-Heon was someone who had Xiang Yu¡¯s Sword, the best artifact for close combat.


    Clang! Clang! Clang!


    Ju-Heon parried the bullets with the sword before quickly moving closer to John again. His movement was swift while his gaze resembled that of a wild beast.


    Ju-Heon appeared in front of John in the blink of an eye and stabbed the blade into his neck.


    Puuk!


    John fell backward from the impact and Ju-Heon just stepped on him.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    It had all happened in an instant.


    ¡°Oh, as expected of the Captain. Amazing.¡±


    Ilya was truly amazed. But while the team was being wowed at Ju-Heon''s abilities, there was someone who was acting differently.


    Jaeha was slowly starting to escape.


    ¡°Everybody, hurry! We gotta run before we get caught by the Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°What? Run? Why?¡±


    ¡°You dumbass! What do you think will happen if the Captain-nim finds out we are here!¡±


    They then realized their mistake.


    What was their mistake?


    ¡®We lied to the Captain-nim to come here.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had ordered them not to make contact with John. But the team members needed to check something so they had lied to Ju-Heon before coming to the airport.


    Ju-Heon might let many things go, but he did not forgive lies between team members.


    Trust was an essential part of a team.


    That was why......


    ¡®We¡¯re all going to be forced into some ¡®mental training¡¯ if we get caught!¡¯


    His face was pale and he urgently tried to escape from the airport.


    However...


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon was flicking his finger. He wasn''t even looking at them.


    Flick flick.


    Come out.


    All of you come out.


    The team members started shaking in fear because that¡¯s what Ju-Heon''s back seemed to be saying to them.


    He flicked his finger again.


    Flick flick.


    It seemed oddly more annoyed than before.


    Get your asses out now.


    ¡®Damn it, we¡¯re fucked.¡¯


    ¡°......Umm.¡±


    While the team was at the airport... Joy was completely flabbergasted.


    How could she not when the Allenby family were kneeling in front of her?


    ¡°Umm, what is going on right now?¡±


    Her adopted parents along with her step sister Michelle slammed their heads against the ground to kowtow to Joy.


    ¡°W, we will do whatever you tell us to do!¡±


    ¡°Please don¡¯t kill us. But we know we deserve to die!¡±


    ¡°Here! This is all of the money we took from you until now! And let us know if you need anything. We will do whatever you tell us to do!¡±


    Joy could only tilt her head in confusion, wondering why these people were acting like this.


    It truly was weird.


    They suddenly apologized for every single terrible thing they had done for the past 10+ years and returned the money and items they had taken from her!


    ¡°We''re sorry. We will pay you the interest for this money in the future!¡±


    ¡®Did they all take drugs or something?¡¯


    After having all of their belongings sold, they pretty much had to sell the clothes on their backs to pay Joy back.


    ¡°Please take it! Pleeeeeeeeease!¡±


    ¡°......Did you all go crazy? Why are you all suddenly acting like this?¡±


    They sobbed and peeked to the side. Chloe was there.


    They were sending her gazes as if asking her permission to do something, but Chloe''s eyes flashed as if to tell them ¡®no way in hell.¡¯


    The way those intelligent blue eyes flashed resembled the gaze of a wild beast.


    They shook in fear and slammed their heads down again.


    ¡°Please tell us to do anything you want! Pleeeeeeease!¡±


    Joy suspiciously looked towar Chloe.


    ¡°It was Ju-Heon, wasn¡¯t it. Ju-Heon must have done something weird.¡±


    Chloe just smiled at her.


    ¡°No, not at all. The Captain-nim didn''t do anything.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no way. They don''t seem injured but it feels like they have been tortured.¡±


    She was right.


    After leaving Pandora, Ju-Heon had shown the Allenby family a scary example of what could happen to them.


    Chloe just fixed their external injuries so that they look fine. Basically, they looked fine on the outside but they were completely dying on the inside.


    They were probably in a ton of pain. The Allenby family tried their best to escape, but...


    This Chloe woman was no joke.


    ¡®I thought she¡¯d be easy to deal with since she was a doctor...!¡¯


    ¡®How is this young bitch so strong...?!¡¯


    This actually formidable doctor smiled coldly with her pretty face. She clearly remembered what Ju-Heon had told her.


    ¡®The clean up starts after making them properly apologize to the victim.¡¯


    ¡®Yes Captain-nim, I will do as you ordered.¡¯


    ¡®The Captain-nim paid me handsomely for this. I guess I should work properly for the first time in a long while.¡¯


    She feigned ignorance and responded to Joy.


    ¡°They are fine. Miss Joy, all you have to do is accept their pure gestures of apologies. None of it will be an issue.¡±


    Chloe smiled brightly but the Allenby family knew what would happen next.


    They would be killed without Joy''s knowledge after this.


    They knew that this ''doctor¡¯ was actually a devil wearing a white coat!


    Chloe ignored them and just looked at the clock.


    ¡®Will the Captain have taken care of things by now?¡¯


    He had said that he needed to grab John to ask him one single question.


    ¡®I''m sure it¡¯s fine.¡¯


    But forget being fine...


    ¡°Fuck, come on! Gungnir is too much!¡±


    The other team members were in danger of being murdered by their Captain.


    They didn''t dare to come out even when Ju-Heon told them to do so, and the temperamental Ju-Heon had picked up Gungnir.


    Ju-Heon was smiling brightly after being face to face with his team.


    ¡°So you guys... This is the courtroom, girlfriend¡¯s grave, the gym, and your workroom? My kids have gotten better at lying I guess?¡±


    Julian let out a fake cough as he responded.


    "Actually, my client this time is based in Europe. The trial will take place in a different country so I had no choice but to come here to take a plane......¡±


    ¡°Bullshit. You haven''t even gotten your law licenses abroad yet.¡±


    ¡°Ugh...¡±


    ¡°Well, whatever. It¡¯s obvious you guys were trying to check on your former team member.¡±


    He was looking at John.


    ¡°You guys probably couldn''t accept the fact that I said I would kill him.¡±


    The team was shocked.


    ¡°No, sir! It¡¯s not that...we just wanted to check how dangerous he was before you, Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°We just wanted to check if he really was that Samuel!¡±


    ¡°I just came here to kill him before you could do it, Captain.¡±


    They all seemed to have their reasons.


    It was at that moment.


    "Aww, come on, Captain-nim. Don¡¯t be like that. This Samuel just doesn¡¯t have his memories yet.¡±


    The wily Jaeha wickedly whispered.


    ¡°He might be in Pandora, but......if we restore his memories, he might become our ally like the rest of us, don''t you think?¡±


    He might be a great mole to strike Pandora.


    ¡°He could even bring the throne artifact if he becomes our ally. And that Round Table artifact. Why don¡¯t we make him destroy that too? That artifact is the reason these shitheads without Heirlooms can talk about selecting a Monarch and acting all arrogant, isn''t it? Let''s smack those bastards from behind!¡±


    It truly was an idea fitting a scammer. It wasn¡¯t a bad plan.


    John, who actually had very good hearing, just smiled after hearing Jaeha¡¯s suggestion.


    Why?


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    Based on the pattern he expected, these bastards should use that Raven¡¯s Tears or whatever.


    They would try to make him join their team again.


    John was actually pretending to be captured just for this moment. His right arm was gone but he wasn¡¯t a noob who would be defeated because of that.


    There was a blade in his neck but his holy artifact was healing the injury.


    ¡®I''m just going to feign ignorance and have them use the Raven¡¯s Tears on me.¡¯


    Then he would pretend to join their team and assassinate them.


    ¡®It is ineffective to attack Seo Ju-Heon from the front.¡¯


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®I''m also very interested in your Majesty''s Treasure.¡¯


    John was secretly taking care of the Akashic records in the Vatican¡¯s secret library.


    Sadly, he didn''t know how to use it.


    ¡®Being next to this bastard might help me understand how to use a Treasure.¡¯


    John¡¯s eyes secretly flashed.


    ¡®So hurry up and use the tears! I''m just your former team member who doesn''t remember anything. I''ll act as if I just got my memories back so let me back on the team!¡¯


    But at that time...


    ¡°Look at this son of a bitch and his bad acting.¡±


    John was shocked. But Ju-Heon stabbed his finger into the injury on John¡¯s neck.


    Puuk!


    ¡°Ugh...!¡±


    He then scoffed.


    "What¡¯s wrong? Don¡¯t you already remember us? You remember everything from when you were on our team as well.¡±

 Chapter 351: Don’t even pretend like you are our team member (3)

    Chapter 351: Don¡¯t even pretend like you are our team member (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    "What¡¯s wrong? Don¡¯t you already remember us? You remember everything from when you were on our team as well.¡±


    John was really shocked to hear Ju-Heon''s comments. His gaze didn''t look as if he was feeling him out.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze was full of certainty.


    ¡®Did he notice it?¡¯


    But John wasn¡¯t the type to lose his pace because of something like this.


    ¡°Huh? Team member? I have no idea what you are talking about.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled as if he found John to be despicable.


    ¡°I told you not to try your terrible acting. Then how did you avoid Seol-A¡¯s radar earlier?¡±


    John slyly laughed.


    ¡°You¡¯re looking down on Pandora too much. We¡¯ve analyzed all of your abilities a long time ago.¡±


    ¡°Oh. You''re going to feign ignorance until the end?¡±


    ¡°Hmph, I have no idea what y...¡±


    But at that moment... Ju-Heon suddenly pulled something out.


    It was a crossbow!


    ¡®!¡¯


    The team members flinched out of reflex. It was normal to be wary of a weapon and look at it.


    However, at that moment!


    Flash!


    There was a bright light and the team members screamed.


    ¡°Ahhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Ow, ow, my eyes! It hurts!¡±


    ¡°Hey! Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    The great and mighty Julian seemed to have been affected this time as well and couldn¡¯t open his eyes.


    ¡°What the hell did you just use?!¡±


    All of the team members were in pain. It felt as if some rain had dropped into their eyes but they couldn¡¯t see anything.


    ¡°Fuck, I can''t see anything! What the hell?! Wasn''t that a crossbow?!¡±


    But there was someone who was still fine.


    Ju-Heon chuckled mischievously.


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    He was right. John bit down on his lips and slightly opened his eyes.


    ¡®Why did he have to take that out of all things?¡¯


    Jaeha got angry at that moment.


    ¡°Ow, fuck that crossbow! What the hell is that?! Why the hell did you do that...?!¡±


    Why did Ju-Heon do this?


    ¡°It was before I met all of you...so, it was before I joined TKBM. It was a book artifact I temporarily used while on the guerrilla team.¡±


    [John Milton - The book of a blind poet (S-Grade:Legendary Hero Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    What was this book? It was an artifact belonging to a writer who was as famous as Shakespear in England. Milton was known as one of the most famous poets with Homer, but he ended up going blind.


    This artifact would make a person go blind while giving them inspiration.


    Of course, Ju-Heon used it differently and just used it as a flash grenade.


    The team members started to complain.


    ¡°I was wondering what kind of weird stuff you were buying from the auctions!¡±


    ¡°Who the hell makes a book artifact look like a damn crossbow?! Motherfucker!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked toward the frowning John and continued to speak.


    ¡°Now then. How did you know the abilities of this artifact and close your eyes when nobody knows about it?¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    He looked toward Julian who was still groaning in pain.


    ¡°Even the world¡¯s greatest analyzer, our Kongming, couldn¡¯t figure out the abilities of this artifact before I activated it.¡±


    They were even warier of it and kept their eyes wide open because they all thought it was a weapon.


    They would have been crazy to close their eyes.


    That was why the fact that John closed his eyes was proof that he was Ju-Heon¡¯s former team member.


    ¡®This artifact is one I used when this bastard was on my team.¡¯


    ¡°I recommend you stop feigning ignorance.¡±


    Ilya agreed with Ju-Heon.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. This son of a bitch hasn¡¯t gotten caught by my artifact since earlier either. It means he knows exactly what it takes to activate my artifact.¡±


    John clicked his tongue.


    ¡®I guess it is meaningless to trick them anymore.¡¯


    It was a waste since he ordered all sorts of artifacts from Merlin to take care of these bastards.


    That was probably the reason. This man who was at one point John... And at another point Samuel... Had no choice but to take off his mask.


    ¡°Yes, to be more specific, I was there to keep an eye on you guys but both Yang Chen and I were responsible for getting you guys killed. What''s wrong? Was I not supposed to do that?¡±


    "Samuel!¡±


    "Seo Ju-Heon was one of the Majesty candidates.


    The rest of you were taken out because the Executive Board said some bullshit about you guys taking their spots or something.¡±


    ¡°Then you...when you died in that tomb...!¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t die. You dumbasses.¡±


    John then activated his Christian artifacts.


    Boom!


    A holy light descended on the airport. A church suddenly appeared.


    It started to grow in size and make the ground glow.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    ¡°Sorry, but I need to capture you guys here. It''ll be really bad if the scoop about Un-known is released!¡±


    John smiled.


    ¡®Pandora''s soldiers should have gone to attack the press and the reporters by now.¡¯


    He probably didn¡¯t have to worry about that side. The ones he did need to worry about were Seo Ju-Heon and his tomb raiding team.


    ¡®I have no choice. I have to get rid of them here.¡¯


    He activated his artifact!


    The first to scream was Ilya.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    It was because of the Christian believer artifacts.


    [The power of the believers of Jehovah is activating.]


    [An angel is descending after hearing the singing of believers.]


    [The devils are in pain.]


    Ilay felt as if he would die. He was the Monarch of Devils, the mighty satan! He might be okay if he used Beelzebub''s artifact, but...


    ¡°You really do still have trauma with these artifacts. Is it because of the girlfriend you killed?¡±


    ¡°......This motherfucker!¡±


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    ¡°That is?!¡±


    [The Ten Commandments artifact that condemns humans is being activated.]


    Moses¡¯s Ten Commandments artifact had descended. This was a punishment-type artifact that would be difficult for humans to dodge!


    A light shot out of it and mercilessly started to attack Ju-Heon''s team members.


    Bang! Babababang!


    Julian frowned as he watched the rays of light shoot out like lasers.


    ¡®Ugh, we got a lot of injuries from the Great Prison because of the copies of this artifact.¡¯


    On the other hand, John was snorting.


    ¡®These really should be enough.¡¯


    The best thing to do in this situation would be to call out his SS-Grade artifacts such as the Archangel artifacts or any Jesus-related artifacts, but......


    ¡®I put up that stupid act and lost my right arm.¡¯


    He could not use those artifacts right now.


    ¡°These artifacts should be enough for you guys.¡±


    They were all mainly S-Grade artifacts but religion-type artifacts tended to be powerful.


    Part of it was because they received God¡¯s buff, but artifacts themselves gained extra buffs based on people''s awareness of their identity. With Christianity being one of the most known religions in the world, there was no way these artifacts would not be strong.


    But at that moment...


    Swish!


    ¡°This bitch thinks he''s the shit because he got his fancy religion artifacts.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Does he think he is some sort of god?¡±


    John jumped in shock after hearing a voice behind him. The moment he turned around...!


    Bang!


    A strong aura exploded.


    This aura was like a tornado! John glared at Ju-Heon after being pushed back by that aura.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon...!¡¯


    Something seemed odd with this aura. To be more specific, it looked extremely dangerous.


    ¡®!¡¯


    [The Majesty''s Key is reacting to the user¡¯s anger.]


    [The Key of Wrath is showing signs of awakening.]


    ¡®That is?!¡¯


    John frowned while looking at something. The thing releasing the chaotic aura was a mask keychain on Ju-Heon¡¯s phone.


    It was Tutankhamun''s artifact.


    ¡®That is the Majesty''s Key!¡¯


    He was sure of it. The Key of Wrath was about to awaken. This was the first time a key was awakening without receiving 1,000 sacrifices!


    Ju-Heon had massacred sooooo many artifacts with unbelievable methods to achieve that, but...


    ¡®Is this bastard perhaps...¡¯


    Wrath. He was so consumed by his wrath that he would kill his own team member as well, making the artifact react to him.


    Keys could be awakened by committing the specific sin related to that artifact.


    No matter what, John was ironically Ju-Heon¡¯s former team member. Wanting to kill him was enough to meet the conditions of wrath that he was so angry he would kill without caring about who it was.


    It was at that moment.


    [The Key of Wrath has awakened.]


    [You are able to use the Key of Wrath''s innate door (power).]


    [There are only a few more to go until the Majesty''s Key is completed.]


    [You are not far from being able to open every door down to the doors in the deepest part of the Great Prison.]


    [You are getting closer to awakening as the Majesty.]


    Jaeha started shaking as he watched.


    ¡°T, the Captain-nim is really fucking angry.¡±


    Ju-Heon was giving off a level of murderous intent they had not seen in a long time.


    ¡°Before I joined TKBM... You killed all of our team members on the guerrilla team.¡±


    Ju-Heon had been on a guerrilla team before being scouted.


    However, they were all murdered by John.


    ¡°Then you shamelessly walk in as Samuel and mess with my stuff again?¡±


    It was obvious why Ju-Heon was this angry. If he knew that Samuel was John, he would have ground him up and drank him as a protein smoothie a long time ago.


    While he had not known that in the past... There was a big difference between hearing rumors and confirming things to be true.


    Now he knew.


    ¡°Religion-type artifacts? I¡¯ll just have fun oppressing them.¡±


    ¡®What? Oppress?¡¯


    Gold started to appear in the airport as soon as Ju-Heon said that.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    They were Hellenistic golden architecture.


    And then...


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    A murderous fire viciously shot up.


    They were the fires of Nero who was said to have oppressed the Christian church.


    [#$$#&!]


    Ahhhhhhhh! Don¡¯t kill me!


    [#$#&!]


    Aaah! I''m going to burn to death!


    ¡°This bastard!¡±


    The fire was much stronger than usual, as if it had met the perfect enemy.


    There were rumors that Nero had caused the fire to oppress the Christian church.


    Even if the truth was different, this artifact was born from such rumors. That murderous arsonist¡¯s fire started to burn John and his artifacts.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    It was an extremely strong fire.


    [Hahahaha! Let me burn everything!


    Please let me burn them all! More! More!]


    Nero''s current crazed excitement made it hard to believe that he was the artifact of sloth. Maybe he was being influenced by the newly awakened Key of Wrath.


    John groaned and changed his plans.


    ¡®I need to first run away!¡¯


    But there was no way that the wicked Ju-Heon would let him do that.


    [Kahahaha! I wonder what that artifact is!]


    Ju-Heon seemed to have made up his mind as he summoned Ramesses as well. Ramesses was also famous for having suppressed the Christian church!


    [Stupid bastards. Let me watch you despair! You cannot run away from me!]


    Ramesses, who was famous for exiling Moses, started going crazy as soon as he saw Moses¡¯s Ten Commandments artifact.


    [Destroy everything! Destroy them! The Egyptian gods are the only true gods in the world! Actually, I am the only great and mighty god in this world!]


    John was grinding his teeth while glaring at Ju-Heon. But Ju-Heon, who had become the king of oppression, was growling without caring about it.


    ¡°Don¡¯t get the wrong idea. I don''t really have any negative feelings about religion. I just happen to have the perfect artifacts for the occasion.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon then viciously growled.


    "What are you doing? Make sure that nothing, not even a single fucking rat, can get out of here.¡±


    Nero and Ramesses''s artifacts started going wild.


    [Oppression! Burn those bastards to death!]


    [Execute these insolent masses who refuse to believe in the exalted Egyptian gods!]


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    John was desperately running right now. He was running from Ju-Heon''s team! That was probably the reason. He was regretting his decisions.


    ¡®Tsk, I should never have tried such a stupid plan and started with an Archangel or Jehovah¡¯s artifact!¡¯


    He would not be able to use Divine-Grade artifacts until his right hand was healed.


    ¡®Should I abduct Chloe and force her to heal me?


    Or maybe abduct that bastard Jaeha and steal his phoenix?¡¯


    As John was running for his life...


    Bang!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    A car next to him was sent flying. It was Seol-A''s ghost.


    That wasn¡¯t all. The excited Nero was slowly condensing his net.


    John¡¯s Christian believer artifacts were groaning before being ruthlessly destroyed.


    ¡®Even if they were said to have oppressed Christians, it doesn''t mean that my Christian artifacts are necessary at a disadvantage, but......¡¯


    His Dominance had fallen quite a bit because he had lost his arm.


    John then recalled the key that Ju-Heon had just awakened.


    ¡®That bastard has already awakened three keys.¡¯


    It would be a major headache if he awakened all seven of them.


    Why?


    The key¡¯s abilities become better and better until it becomes perfect. Once it reaches its full capacity, this bastard...


    ¡®He will definitely barge into the Druid¡¯s Clocktower that is being protected by Merlin as well.¡¯


    They might even lose the throne at that rate. He had declared his plans to do so already!


    ¡®We need to stop that no matter what...¡¯


    He soon shook his head.


    ¡®The Un-known issue is more urgent than a set of keys that has not fully awakened.¡¯


    That had to do with the livelihood of Pandora.


    As a result... He quickly contacted his allies.


    [Are you blocking the media?]


    [Yes. Currently in the process.]


    John laughed with relief.


    ¡®It''s not like Un-known is an issue anyway.¡¯


    Of course, it could be seen as an ethical problem. And even if they weren''t actually using a Majesty¡¯s artifact to make it happen......


    It wasn¡¯t necessarily a bad thing.


    ¡®It¡¯s a chance for the sick to receive new lives.¡¯


    What did he mean by that?


    It would be like Louie, who everybody thought was Jaeha¡¯s son.


    ¡®Louie Martin is an Un-known made from the future Jaeha who died.¡¯


    Wasn''t this a great way to spin things? But at that moment...


    ¡°!¡±


    John, who had been running away from Ju-Heon¡¯s team so well, suddenly stopped.


    Why?


    ¡°W, what the hell?¡±


    Something shocking was going on in front of him.

 Chapter 352: The dismantling of the strongholds (1)

    Chapter 352: The dismantling of the strongholds (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    He couldn''t believe what he was seeing.


    ¡°Waaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Take Pandora down!¡±


    ¡°They are worse than dogs! Drag them out! Kill them all!¡±


    ¡°Hey, you sons of bitches! If I think about how much pain my child had been in because of you bastards!¡±


    John was running toward Pandora¡¯s HQ while having an angel by his side. That was the only place where he could safely escape Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s wrath.


    It would not take long for him to get to the Druid¡¯s Clocktower as long as he could find a cab.


    However...


    ¡®!¡¯


    Once he headed to a big street to grab a cab...


    ''That¡¯s definitely one of Pandora¡¯s branches.¡¯


    John could see people causing chaos outside the building.


    ¡°Kill them all! They are all trash!¡±


    ¡°You guys aren¡¯t even human!¡±


    Angry people were breaking the facility, complaining to employees, and causing quite the fuss.


    John couldn''t help but be flustered.


    ¡®What the hell?¡¯


    He urgently looked at his phone. He had not had the time to look at his phone because Ju-Heon¡¯s group had been right on his tail.


    He had been relieved after seeing the earlier message that things were okay, but...


    ¡®What is going on?¡¯


    His hands were quickly moving out of anxiety.


    Actually, John knew what it must be. There was only one reason for people to be acting this way.


    He was right.


    [Unidentified corpses have poured out of Pandora¡¯s R&D facility...the reason behind it?]


    [Currently looking into the identities of the bodies, ¡°They seem to have been used as ingredients for experiments.¡±]


    [Grave Company claims that, ¡°Pandora used people suffering from tomb syndrome to create artifacts.¡±]


    [Shocking Revelation! ¡°Pandora was actually the one to spread the artifact disease.]


    [People all around the world are in uproar. ¡°You lied about being there to protect the people!¡±]


    [Countries that are not a part of Pandora along with the C-R Alliance: ¡°This is a terrible story that should have never happened.]


    [Forensic Investigator have entered the destroyed R&D facility]


    The information they were most worried about was being broadcast around the world.


    John¡¯s left arm was shaking in anger after hearing the news that was going viral everywhere.


    ¡®What the fuck happened?¡¯


    It was like deja vu.


    This reminded him of when Ju-Heon had buried Keira, the Monarch of War, in the past.


    ¡®Pandora was able to cut Keira off as if she was a lizard''s tail to prevent the negative press, but...¡¯


    The same thing that had happened to her was happening to them.


    It was as if they were being told, ¡®did you really think this wouldn''t happen to you?¡¯


    It was as if they were being sneered at for cutting off their tail like that last time.


    Of course, this was much worse than Keira¡¯s brainwashing incident.


    People were so riled up that they were rioting and destroying property.


    ¡°Is this news true?!¡±


    ¡°Did you fucking bastards really spread the artifact disease on purpose?! You weren¡¯t satisfied with selling us medicine and ripping us off?! You turned people into fucking artifacts?!¡±


    "Even if this is an era where you can use artifacts for anything, this is wrong!¡±


    ¡°Give me back my father! Fuck, the rumors about corpses disappearing from Pandora¡¯s hospitals was true!¡±


    ¡°This is blasphemous!¡±


    ¡°They tricked us! Why the hell have I been paying taxes to support you guys until now?!¡±


    It didn''t seem to take long for the news to spread.


    It had only been about two hours since it had released.


    It had happened while he was being chased by Ju-Heon''s group. The people who had seen the news had come to a nearby branch to riot.


    It was understandable since Pandora was a public entity that had been given all authority over artifact-related issues by the top leaders of the world.


    They received money from different countries for ¡®administration of artifacts and tombs around the world as well as safety of the people¡¯ and even acted as the police.


    How could people not feel betrayed?


    ¡°Is it true?! Is this news true?!¡±


    ¡®Damn it. It¡¯s going to be a major headache.¡¯


    Of course, they just needed to find a suitable scapegoat and send them off to the firing squad.


    They could always say that the reports were lies. His fellow knights were already doing that.


    [Seo Ju-Heon infiltrated our R&D facility and set us up.]


    [Pandora Executive Board: ¡°You should be holding Seo Ju-Heon responsible.¡±]


    [¡°You cannot be foolish and believe the instigations of the devil...¡±]


    However...


    ¡°You sons of bitches! Who are you trying to blame?! Think about everything Grave Company has done until now!¡±


    ¡°They were much better than you fuckers so many times!¡±


    ¡®Those shitheads.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Aigoo, I''m so sorry about this.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°I guess my company is highly trusted.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    He heard a familiar voice and something flew over and stabbed into him.


    Puuk!


    The item had stabbed into his back.


    John¡¯s pupils were shaking after suddenly being ambushed.


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    The thing in his back was Gungnir.


    But he did not die right away.


    Ju-Heon had grabbed it before Gungnir could stab deep.


    Gungnir seemed as if it was desperate to stab farther and started shaking its butt.


    [#$&#!]


    Please! Please let me stab him! Pleeeeeeeease!


    Ju-Heon started laughing.


    ¡°Oh my oh my. I guess people unexpectedly have very good opinions about my company.¡±


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    Actually, people trusted Ju-Heon''s company a lot. There was some brand loyalty there as well but most of it was because of something else they had done.


    They kept doing things to earn them points from people in this Era of Artifacts.


    For example, they would go rescue people from places Pandora had given up on. Creation of shelters, handing out survival and medicine-type artifacts for free, conducting practical artifact seminars, supporting people in need, they had done hundreds of things that people appreciated.


    How could they not have a favorable impression compared to Pandora who just tried to control everything and allowed only special people to use artifacts?


    Of course, Grave Company¡¯s representative was a trashy thug(?) known throughout the world.


    Some people talked about how Grave Company was doing all of the things they did to boost their image because of Ju-Heon''s actions, but they couldn''t help that they liked this brand.


    Ju-Heon slightly loosened his grip on Gungnir.


    Gungnir became excited and stabbed a bit deeper into John''s body.


    ¡°Ugh......!¡±


    John was grinding his teeth.


    ¡°How the hell...?!¡±


    His allies had said that they had stopped the press.


    He checked his phone again and the message was still there.


    [Are you blocking the media?]


    [Yes. Currently in the process.]


    [Completed getting rid of the evidence.]


    It did say that they were in the process...did they fail? Ju-Heon peeked and started to laugh.


    "Aigoo, it looks like our guy worked hard.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you realize that someone from our team was missing?¡±


    John¡¯s pupils shook while looking at the message. Sear?h the n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡®Then these messages...?!¡¯


    He would be correct.


    Something terrible had happened on the streets two hours ago.


    ¡°U, ugh...!¡±


    "W, we can''t let them take that...!¡±


    Julian had brought some of the corpses inside the Gourd-shaped bottle. He left a nationally accredited agency in charge to hear a proper response.


    Of course, he had sent the bodies to the police in order to prevent any suspicions of tampering. The police decided to send the evidence to the National Forensic Investigators.


    They needed their help because this required artifact-based appraisal.


    They had used a Quick Service to avoid anyone from Pandora, finding out, but...


    That ended up being an opportunity for Pandora.


    [Go steal the evidence.]


    [Lead it astray before it reaches the Forensic Investigators!]


    Unfortunately, it didn''t matter.


    ¡°Ugh......y, you are?!¡±


    ¡°My goodness, gentleman... Please don¡¯t hinder the delivery.¡±


    That Quick Service delivery guy was actually Dan. Both Dan''s knife and eyes flashed.


    They felt as if their lives would be delivered to hell if they tried to take the evidence.


    John¡¯s ally who was there tried to make an emergency call for help.


    However, his phone was taken away and...


    ¡°Eek!¡±


    Dan had read John''s message.


    That was why Dan calmly pretended to be John¡¯s ally and sent those responses. It had been so hard trying to copy a tone he was not familiar with.


    Dan then pummeled all of Pandora¡¯s soldiers who were trying to attack the press as well.


    Nobody could stop this delivery man known as the Monarch of Asura.


    Returning back to the present...


    ¡°It¡¯s already over. The list of the 150 on the Executive Board is being spread around and there are riots at all Pandora branches around the world. It¡¯ll be useless to try to stop it.¡±


    John sneered at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°It¡¯ll just end as a rumor that quickly disappears.¡±


    Ju-Heon smirked back.


    ¡°You dumbass, why do you think that I am the only one here?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°The rest of them have gone to another Pandora facility.¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    ¡°We got new information so they are all headed over. We have the special key my sister made me so it shouldn''t be hard for them to get inside.¡±


    John¡¯s pupils started shaking.


    ¡®New information? What now?!¡¯


    John became anxious because Pandora had quite a lot of secrets.


    Ju-Heon chuckled after hearing that response.


    ¡°I always thought it was weird. How could Pandora pop up so quickly after artifacts started appearing? The organization seemed quite complete for something that was quickly put together to deal with a sudden disaster.


    It was as if they had known about the existences of artifacts for a very long time.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°I don''t know how long you guys knew about artifacts in advance, but this fact would also be quite destructive if people found out about it.¡±


    John snorted.


    ¡®It doesn''t matter if they don¡¯t know where the evidence is...¡¯


    ¡°I heard that the evidence should be in the eastern storage building at the headquarters.¡±


    ¡®Fuck, who the hell told them?!¡¯


    Only the original members of the Round Table would know about that.


    John didn''t show his true emotions and just smiled.


    ¡°I''ll let you know that we had no ideas about artifacts at all. And even if we did, artifacts are dangerous resources. Don¡¯t you think that talking about them before they appeared would have just caused chaos?¡±


    ¡°Oh, so that¡¯s why you guys feigned ignorance and claimed that you guys had no idea about them when people first got wrapped up in these disasters?¡±


    ¡°.........!¡±


    ¡°You all just needed sacrificial lambs. You just wanted ways to make sure that you guys got the benefits you wanted.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s team, his sister, and Irene''s parents were all part of those sacrificial lambs.


    Most of them were exploited while Irene¡¯s parents were used as tomb syndrome experiments.


    Irene¡¯s parents had a large network of connections and influence but had not sided with Pandora.


    They would have ended up as headaches if left alone, so they had used them as an example for tomb syndrome and Un-known.


    They also used her parents as leverage once Irene became the Monarch of Destitution. They claimed they would heal her parents or whatever.


    ¡®These motherfuckers lied from the beginning because all they care about is themselves and their benefits.¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡°That is why Pandora, this organization that lied about how they were for the people, will now be disbanded. No, I will make it happen.¡±


    John urgently tried to run away. The pain from Gungnir cutting away at his flesh didn''t matter.


    However...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    "Where do you think you''re going? You need to answer the rest of my questions.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    What did Ju-Heon want to ask?


    ¡°How did you get your memories back?¡±


    John¡¯s pupils started shaking intensely. It was because he knew that the future would be bleak now that Ju-Heon was curious about that.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s gaze quickly changed.


    ¡°You know where the Akashic records is, don¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    The sharp Ju-Heon started choking John.


    ¡°My artifacts said that they can smell the scent of a Treasure on you.¡±


    John gulped.


    "Alright, tell me where it is. I can probably get rid of the Round Table or whatever if I have it.¡±


    ¡®Do you really think I would tell you that, you son of a bitch?!¡¯


    ¡°Kill me.¡±


    John would rather die than tell Ju-Heon that the Majesty''s Library was inside the Vatican library.


    His death would not be in vain.


    As long as he didn''t talk, this bastard would never find out.


    ¡®Don¡¯t look down on the security of the Vatican library. Let¡¯s just die while keeping this secret to myself.¡¯


    John smiled.


    While that was going on...


    ¡°A devil, a devil has appeared!¡±


    ¡°The demons are attacking!¡±


    Vatican City was currently in chaos. The Vatican warehouses storing the Christian artifacts were all being destroyed.


    Ilya, who was extremely angry after getting attacked by John¡¯s artifacts, was responsible for it.


    Well, it was also because Ju-Heon ordered him to do so.


    ¡®The Vatican might have some connections with the Executive Board as well. Go quietly investigate.¡¯


    But forget quietly investigating...


    ¡°Fuck, who cares?! Let¡¯s just destroy all holy artifacts in the world!¡±


    He led his army of devils and charged into Vatican City on his own.


    The Vatican had about 90% of the world''s Christian artifacts. That was why their warehouses with artifacts were perfect targets.


    He was basically taking out his anger on them because he couldn''t take it out on the person responsible for making him angry.


    And then...


    ¡°Mm, there seems to be a lot of artifacts over there for some reason.¡±


    Ilya focused on the Vatican library.

 Chapter 353: The dismantling of the strongholds (2)

    Chapter 353: The dismantling of the strongholds (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Bang! Bababang!


    The explosions at the Vatican had only started a few minutes ago.


    It was late in the evening.


    The Vatican City, located in Italy, had been calm and peaceful.


    This small city that was called the holiest place in the world was suddenly being attacked by terrible devils.


    ¡°Fuck! What is that?!¡±


    ¡°Demons, they are demons!¡±


    There were weak demons all the way up to the high-ranking devils.


    Of course, this army did not barge in from the beginning.


    It probably started with a small demon.


    ¡°Hmm, do we still have no contact with Pandora?¡±


    It all started while a priest was reading the Bible in St. Peter''s Basilica.


    ¡°!¡±


    The priest couldn''t help but gasp after seeing a devil crunching its way through a Bible.


    It was about the size of a finger. This devil that was munching away at a Bible did not have eyes. This devil that only had teeth instantly ate a page of the Bible, and then...


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    When the shocked priest smacked the devil away, the devil bared its teeth and aimed for the artifact ring on the priest¡¯s hand.


    Chomp!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    The devil bit off the priest¡¯s finger along with the ring. The priest¡¯s eyes opened wide as he bled.


    ¡®Dirty devil-type artifact...!¡¯


    The priest quickly picked up his crucifix.


    However...


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    His pained screams echoed through the area.


    The others who ran over after hearing the priest scream couldn''t believe what they were seeing.


    ¡°What is this?!¡±


    The entire area was in pandemonium and all that was left of a person was a pair of arms.


    At the center of the room was the hairy monster that had eaten the priest. The devil was fatter now after having eaten him and had four legs.


    The Pope''s direct subordinate priests, John¡¯s allies, all picked up their crucifixes.


    ¡°It''s an artifact! It¡¯s a devil-type artifact!¡±


    Tang tang!


    They even shot artifact guns, but...


    ¡°I, it¡¯s not working!¡±


    The bullets didn¡¯t go through its hide and the devil just shook its body as if it was ticklish.


    The devil that looked like a wild animal opened its jaws again.


    And then...


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    They were also gobbled up, artifacts and all. There were many devils like this around the Vatican ruthlessly gobbling up Christian artifacts.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    The person responsible for this rampage, the Monarch of Devils, raised his voice and laughed.


    ¡°Hahaha, these dirty artifacts of the Vatican! I will eat them all up! I will be like our Captain!¡±


    He seemed to admire Ju-Heon now. Had he somewhat fallen for Ju-Heon because he looked so cool preying on the artifacts?


    ¡°Hahaha, our shitty Captain is the best! It¡¯s my turn to look cool now!¡±


    The tourists were not the target of the devils. The only ones to satiate the desires of the devils were the bastards with the Christian artifacts!


    And although he originally came here at Ju-Heon''s orders......


    ¡®These shitty bastards. Time for all of you to kick the bucket with those holy artifacts you guys basically deep throat.¡¯


    Ilya¡¯s eyes flashed as if he had some grudges against the Vatican.


    While that was going on...


    The high ranking clergy members became desperate.


    ¡°This is bad! The number of devils is increasing!¡±


    ¡°That bastard has already destroyed a large number of Christian artifacts!¡±


    They all gasped.


    ¡®Why is that crazy bastard here again?¡¯


    The Pope was extremely upset.


    He was someone who forced the former Pope out and took his place.


    He was someone who accepted that artifacts were a practical future resource for humanity.


    But right now... The goal of the Vatican under his leadership was to gather all of the Christian artifacts throughout the world.


    He loathed the thought of these artifacts landing in the hands of people of color or gentiles.


    Why?


    Something like the Jehovah''s artifact should be the symbol of the Pope.


    It would be embarrassing if this artifact was found somewhere else. He didn''t want any other denominations or religions taking the artifact and causing a ruckus.


    In the end, they were people who had used Pandora¡¯s evil deeds to their benefit to collect all of the Christian artifacts.


    And now...


    There was no reason for Ilya, as someone who used Satan¡¯s artifact, to be friendly with them.


    Actually, there was another reason for that as well.


    ¡®That ungrateful trash bastard.¡¯


    ¡°I can''t believe that he has forgotten about his past as a priest and is using devil artifacts.¡±


    Wait, what?!


    Ilya was originally a member of the Vatican. He had been there until Kwon Hyuk Soo took him in as a member of the aftermath clean-up crew.


    These people were still calm.


    Why?


    ¡°He must have come here to draw some attention to us but he seems to have chosen the wrong place.¡±


    ¡°You have a point. According to a different report I heard, the bastard is running away.¡±


    ¡°He probably got scared after realizing that he needs to go up against the priests.¡±


    The priests who came to report urgently shouted that that was not the case.


    ¡°No sir! That bastard is not running away!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°The bastard is heading for the Vatican library!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    They all urgently got up.


    "Wait! That is......!¡±


    They heard an explosion at that moment.


    "The library has been destroyed!¡±


    They turned from calm to frantic in an instant.


    ¡°Alright, so where is it? Where is the Akashic records?¡±


    John just snickered at Ju-Heon''s question.


    ¡®Like hell I would tell you that. This bastard will never find out.¡¯


    The ones who knew about it were only the Bishop-Grade clergy and higher.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Kill me.¡±


    Ju-Heon just scoffed after seeing the smile on John¡¯s face.


    "Well, you don''t need to tell me if you don¡¯t want to. I have many ways of finding out.¡±


    ¡°You will never find out.¡±


    As John was sneering at Ju-Heon...


    Buzzz.


    ¡®!¡¯


    John¡¯s cellphone on the ground was buzzing. Ju-Heon checked who it was before laughing and picking up.


    His reaction was to be expected.


    [John? John! We have a problem!]


    The person who called was a Cardinal. They could hear the urgency in his voice after Ju-Heon answered on speakerphone.


    [Ilya Volgof! That deserter has barged into the Vatican! He brought devils with him!]


    ¡°!¡±


    John was shocked.


    ¡®That son of a bitch barged into the Vatican of all places? Did he use his devil artifact to quickly teleport to a different country?¡¯


    They could hear loud noises through the phone.


    [That bastard is destroying all of the Christian artifacts! He¡¯s moving too fast!]


    It made sense that Ilya was moving so quickly. As a former priest of the Vatican, he would know the layout and even though John had never seen him in the role, he had supposedly been a talented exorcism priest.


    That was why this should have all been expected, but...


    ¡®That crazy bastard!¡¯


    He still thought it would be okay.


    ¡®I have some talented brothers over there.¡¯


    He calmly responded.


    ¡°Please don''t worry. That bastard''s weakness is obvious.¡±


    The Vatican could easily bury a devil like that alive.


    But at that moment...


    [The problem is that the bastard headed toward the library!]


    John had an odd frown on his face.


    ¡®What? The library?¡¯


    As he had that thought...


    [If he keeps going, THAT will be revealed!]


    ¡®This dog-like son of a bitch! Why did he have to go there of all places?!¡¯


    John then realized something and looked toward Ju-Heon. It was because he knew that he had a moment where his expression had crumbled.


    John quickly got rid of it.


    ¡®He shouldn''t have noticed.¡¯


    Even if this bastard¡¯s senses were as sharp as a dog¡¯s...


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Ah, I see.¡±


    Ju-Heon started to smile. That smile gave John the chills.


    He was right to be scared.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon let go of Gungnir that he had been holding back. John bled out and fell backward.


    Boom!


    Gungnir was stabbed in John¡¯s stomach. What Gungnir was stabbing was the Round Table artifact''s medium.


    ¡®Fuck, the benefits from the Round Table are going to disappear.¡¯


    Of course, that would not be enough to kill John. His life force was very strong even without the blessing of the Round Table because he used holy artifacts.


    There were benefits to being an artifact user who could use Jesus-Grade artifacts.


    That was probably the reason.


    John became desperate after seeing Ju-Heon starting to walk away.


    ¡®He¡¯s definitely going to head to the Vatican.¡¯


    John¡¯s pupils started shaking. It was obvious that they would lose the Majesty''s Treasure the moment this bastard went there.


    He needed to stall. No matter what it took, no matter what he had to do, he needed to hold this bastard back!


    Although he probably could have lived if he pretended to be dead, John started shouting.


    ¡°I''ll tell you where it is!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°I''ll tell you the location of the Treasure so let''s make a deal!¡±


    He was spurting blood as he shouted, but Ju-Heon just smiled.


    It seemed as if he was saying ¡®you''re still alive?¡¯ At least that was what his gaze seemed to be saying.


    Ju-Heon started to speak.


    ¡°I applaud you for trying to make a deal. But I don''t think I need you anymore.¡±


    He then stabbed John¡¯s heart. Sear?h the N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°U...ugh.¡±


    Ju-Heon then pulled Gungnir out and then tied his arm to Gungnir with the rope.


    And then!


    Swooosh!


    He then threw Gungnir. He threw it toward the Vatican!


    Gungnir instantly shot up into the sky!


    Ju-Heon, who was tied to Gungnir by the rope, ended up flying with it as well.


    Shhhhhhh!


    He then climbed up properly onto Gungnir and quickly disappeared from the US.


    It didn''t matter that he didn''t collect John¡¯s artifacts.


    [Ohhhh, he¡¯s amazing for a stupid human.]


    [Is that Christian or whatever an amazing god?]


    [Whatever, let¡¯s gather these artifacts first. I need to go eat chicken.]


    [I need to get ¡®that¡¯ back.]


    The shits that Ju-Heon had left behind were snickering.


    ¡°Fuck, the bastard has barged into the library!¡±


    "We cannot even stop him with the angel artifacts!¡±


    Within 30 minutes of Ilya barging into the Vatican...


    The number of Jehovah artifacts that Ilya had swept up was behind anything people could have ever imagined.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°I definitely smell something good here.¡±


    Ilya confidently barged into the library. He was focused on the secret library area in the basement of the library.


    ¡°I wonder what artifacts they have stashed in there while I was gone.¡±


    Ilya easily opened the secret passage and walked down.


    Angel artifacts descended every so often to get in his way but it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°I hope you don''t fall into the fires of hell.¡±


    Craaaackle!


    [#$&#!]


    Kyaaaaaa! Save me!


    [#$#!]


    I''ve become dirty!


    He was just turning these angels into fallen angels.


    But the moment he was about to walk into the secret area...


    ¡°Ilya! Stop right there!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    There were some bishops who had chased after Ilya.


    "Stop right there.¡±


    They recalled something that had happened when artifacts first appeared.


    A man named Kwon Hyuk Soo from Pandora had contacted them for a weird reason.


    ¡®There should be a girl named Galina who frequently shows up there. You should pay close attention to that child.¡¯


    Galina was a believer that Ilya had been working with. Most importantly, she was the woman who ended up being the trigger that allowed Ilya to use the devil artifacts.


    The bishops who knew about that fact wanted to use that to their advantage.


    ¡°We will use our Christian artifacts to revive that girl Galina.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Isn''t that child the reason you made a deal with these devils?¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡°You are our ally. So...¡±


    But at that moment...


    Bang!


    An extremely strong aura swept through the Vatican¡¯s library and intense fires of hell shot up.


    Babababang!


    The internal walls of the library crumbled. Glass shattered all around them and the outer walls cracked as well until the entire building exploded.


    The bishops and priests were flung back from the impact as well.


    Ilya picked his ear with his finger as he started speaking.


    ¡°Bullshit. You guys killed her and now you want to revive her? You should really stop playing with corpses.¡±


    ¡°What......?!¡±


    ¡°It''s obvious you guys are going to use those artifacts you''ve been sucking so hard or that Un-known shit.¡±


    His eyes flashed.


    ¡°No thanks, you retards.¡±


    The devils quickly killed the priests.


    He then confidently walked into the secret library area.


    He then ended up face to face with the Akashic records!


    ¡°Oh, bingo.¡±


    It was giving off such a strong aura.


    It didn''t seem to be a Christian artifact but it was too good of an artifact to just walk past it!


    It was at that moment.


    Buuzz.


    Ilya nonchalantly picked up the call.


    The pushover was the one who called.


    [Hey, did you find it? I heard it from the Captain-nim! He said it was there! What does it look like? What can it do?!]


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, you little punk. I need to find out now.¡±


    [Ohhhh, is the Captain-nim going to get another jackpot of an artifact?! You should ask for a giant bonus for doing a good job!]


    Ilya sneered at him.


    ¡°Get lost. Finders keepers.¡±


    [What?]


    ¡°Oho, what could you ever mean by that?¡±


    ¡°What do I mean? The Captain always takes the good shit for himself. Shouldn¡¯t I get at least one of......¡±


    ¡°Hmm.¡±


    Ilya suddenly got the chills.


    Did...did he just hear another voice?

 Chapter 354: The dismantling of the strongholds (3)

    Chapter 354: The dismantling of the strongholds (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ilya had to question his hearing for a moment.


    ¡®I''m pretty sure I heard a different voice just now.¡¯


    Once he realized that the voice was one he was very familiar with... Ilya felt a terrible fear.


    It was like one of those scenes in horror movies. He felt like a character who felt a strong grudge behind him.


    Those characters usually feel like they would die if they turn around but still do it anyway and end up dying......


    ¡°So you''re going to take that for yourself? Then...I guess you''re my enemy?¡±


    ¡®Aww fuck! I shouldn''t have looked back!¡¯


    Ilya foamed at the mouth and tried to run for his life.


    But it didn¡¯t matter.


    Bang!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    A bookshelf split in half and blocked his path.


    Ju-Heon laughed.


    ¡°But to aim for one of the Majesty''s Treasures, as expected of my subordinate. You got quite the balls.¡±


    Ilya gasped.


    ¡®What did he say? That is one of the Majesty''s Treasures? Holy shit! I''m really fucked!¡¯


    A desperate Ilya quickly shouted.


    ¡°C, Captain! No, y, you see! That''s not it!¡±


    He wondered why this guy was here, but he didn''t need to ask after seeing Gungnir in his hand. He must have set the target to Ilya and flown over.


    Why?


    The risk was too much for the current Ju-Heon to set the target as the Akashic records.


    It was a Major God-Grade artifact for a reason. Although Gungnir was omnipotent, the risk went up depending on the difficulty of the target.


    As long as humans used artifacts, they had to deal with the risks.


    ¡®Well, I do remember hearing that the Majesty can use artifacts without worrying about the risks.¡¯


    Anyway, it was fine that Ju-Heon had come to find the Treasure, but...


    ¡°Yes, I''m sorry. I do tend to monopolize everything for myself.¡±


    This Captain was trying to kill his team member!


    Ju-Heon soon made a comment.


    ¡°You guys must have wanted artifacts as well. How could I not have realized that? Fine, I''ll give you this artifact.¡±


    ¡°......R, really?¡±


    ¡°Yeah! We¡¯ll follow the proper rules of a tomb!¡±


    Ilya screamed as soon as Ju-Heon said that.


    He felt some of the hair on the front of his head being sliced off. His silver hair scattered in the wind.


    Ilya started wailing in shock and fear.


    ¡°Fuck, I knew it would be like this!¡±


    Furthermore, this was not the way Ju-Heon usually attacked his team members. This was how he moved when he was being serious!


    ¡®Did he just say the proper rules of a tomb?!¡¯


    That was referring to a deathmatch where the last man standing took the artifact!


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Captain, joke. It was a joke! You know that! I don¡¯t need the artifact!¡±


    ¡°No. I''ve been ignoring you guys too much for being my team members. You are all proud excavators. Now that I think about it, I was too rude to you guys in the other tombs.¡±


    ¡°U, umm...!¡±


    ¡°As a token of my apology, I properly request a death match.¡±


    ¡®No, I don¡¯t need that! It¡¯d be better if you just ignore me!¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    ¡°Get out of there right now!¡±


    The high-ranking clergy rushed into the secret library.


    ¡°Where do you think you''re entering right now?!¡±


    ¡°Especially you, Ilya! How can a former Vatican priest do such a thing?!¡±


    ¡°Does it feel good to betray your brothers?! You had received a blessing and had even earned the qualifications to be an exorcism priest...! But you threw away your divine purpose!¡±


    "And you stuck with a bastard like Seo Ju-Heon of all people!¡±


    They looked around the area and their eyes flashed.


    But at that moment...


    "Shut up! I owe the Captain big time! I can''t go!¡±


    They heard the noise from a corner. Ilya urgently burst out shouting.


    "Fuck, but I want to go back to the Vatican right now!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The priests gasped after hearing a loud explosion. There was an intense flame that shot out from where Ilya had jumped out.


    Baaaaaang!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    The heat was unbearable. Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed as he leisurely walked out with that fire behind him.


    His gaze headed toward the Cardinal and the Bishops.


    ¡°Oh, there are more competitors now? I guess good artifacts really are different.¡±


    ¡°Eek......!¡±


    The terrible screams of the priests soon echoed through the area.


    While all of that chaos was going on...


    [Aaaaaaaaaaaah!]


    Jaeha was shaking in fear while hearing the screams on the phone.


    His call with Ilya had not been disconnected.


    ¡®I can tell what is going on even without asking.¡¯


    He couldn¡¯t even hear Ilya, who had aimed(?) for Ju-Heon''s Treasure. He couldn¡¯t hear Ilya¡¯s voice after a terrible scream, so Ilya probably was not okay.


    ¡®This pitiful and stupid bastard.¡¯


    ¡°Who told you to aim for the Akashic records of all things? It¡¯s one of the Majesty''s Treasures.¡±


    ¡°But I didn¡¯t know that Ilya used to be a priest for the Vatican.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s true.¡±


    Who would ever think that the bastard was a priest? He didn''t have an ounce of religious belief and he handled devils.


    ¡°Only the Captain-nim knows what everybody did before joining the team.¡±


    That was true. They made their rules to not ask each other about their pasts or try to find out.


    ¡°But for a priest to handle devils, what kind of shitty Fit is that?¡±


    But Seol-A had a different thought.


    ¡°Isn''t that why his Fit is so high? He would have been close to devils if he was an exorcism priest.¡±


    ¡°What exactly is an exorcism priest? Is it like in the Exorcist? Did he chant some things and spray holy water on people possessed by evil spirits?¡±


    ¡°Anyway, now I understand why the Captain-nim always says that the son of a bitch has a lot of negative karma. If you think about it, that son of a bitch was a priest but had a girlfriend.¡±


    Jaeha was saying that that was completely immoral as he wickedly added on.


    ¡°And that guy looks like a total playboy but he might still be a virgin. He was a priest. That girlfriend might not be real too.¡±


    Jaeha chuckled in joy.


    He probably felt that he won(?) because he once had a girlfriend.


    But Seol-A was thinking that it wasn''t a complete lie.


    Why?


    ¡®He doesn¡¯t know it but the conditions for handling devils is probably something like that.¡¯


    The conditions for her to handle ghosts was to see a close family member die or to experience a near-death experience.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Oh my, I guess we are the last ones.¡±


    Chloe and Dan arrived to meet up with the rest of the team. Their hands were full of items the others had never seen before.


    These were all new evidence they had swiped from Pandora.


    What had they been up to? While Ju-Heon was at the Vatican, the rest of the team members had received orders to loot other Pandora facilities.


    ¡®It is to completely dismantle Pandora.¡¯


    It was an era where people without artifacts ended up as stragglers. They were going to completely destroy the foundation that the monopolizers, the people who were responsible for making the regular people suffer, relied on to do their bad deeds.


    Of course, attacking Pandora facilities was something they couldn''t even imagine until now.


    But things were different now. Everything Ju-Heon had done until now, the fact that they were all Monarchs now, and the keys that Joy had made for them... Changing the future little by little had made the impossible become possible.


    And today, in this moment...


    ¡®The monopolizer system that existed in the past will be completely dismantled.¡¯


    All of their eyes were sparkling.


    It was as they had expected.


    [Pandora knew about the existence of artifacts long before they admitted to it.]


    [They were researching things before artifacts first appeared.]


    [A report about the existence of artifacts has been found. ¡°It is from 15 years ago.¡±]


    [They''ve known about the existence of tomb syndrome for over ten years as well...]


    [Who all knew about this?]


    [Their supposed reason they kept the existence of artifacts a secret? ¡°We didn''t want to cause chaos in society.¡±]


    [However, a letter sent to a general in the past shows that they were lying. ¡°Announcing it will only increase the number of competitors.¡±


    ¡°There will be less competitors if people cannot prepare for tomb syndrome.¡±]


    "What is all this?!¡±


    ¡°Why do these articles keep popping up?!¡±


    It was quite the shitshow. Where were these documents that even they had forgotten about coming from?


    They all shouted in anger.


    ¡°Fuck, how do these bastards know where to loot?!¡±


    "Anyway, claim that these are all forged documents! Say that these are fakes made by the Monarch of Pushoverness!¡±


    ¡°Do you think they will believe us right now?¡±


    Pandora was in uproar.


    Information like this was not something people could find overnight.


    ¡°I''m certain of it. Someone must have sold us out.¡±


    ¡°But who......?!¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Who else would it be? It was me.¡±


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    At the Pandora HQ where everybody was busier than ever...


    A familiar person appeared in front of the Round Table artifact at the Druid¡¯s Clocktower.


    ¡°You are?!¡±


    The person who appeared at the Round Table was actually Kwon Hyuk Soo. He was a member of the Round Table.


    Pandora¡¯s Executive Board smiled brightly at his appearance.


    ¡°Thank goodness you''re here! Please help us resolve this situation! Every second counts!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo patted the Round Table artifact with seats for 150 people as he laughed.


    ¡°Sorry, but Pandora has no merits whatsoever anymore.¡±


    "What?!¡±


    ¡°I never liked you guys from the beginning. Regular bastards who weren¡¯t even Monarchs playing god because they had power. You guys pretty much get immortality for free.¡±


    137 people could sit at the Round Table along with the 13 Knights of the Round Table. Anybody who has a seat at this table would be able to live peacefully without getting sick.


    It wasn''t as good as an Immortality artifact, the Herb of Eternal Youth artifact, or Divine-Grade artifacts, but still...


    They were able to get the benefits of multiple artifacts without doing anything. Their physical appearance would get better, they would live long lives, their health and even their sexual stamina would go up...!


    Famous people, rich people, and government leaders throughout the world were doing anything and everything to be a member of the Round Table.


    ¡°I didn''t like seeing pigs who couldn''t even use C-Grade artifacts use their money to get a position here and look down on the Monarchs.¡±


    He thought that they should know their place.


    ¡°Who is going to select whom? You guys are going to select the Majesty?¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo, a man at the Four Emperors-Grace, started laughing. The members of the Round Table... Pandora''s Executive Board members became anxious after seeing his scary gaze.


    ¡°Hey, why are you acting like this? Aren¡¯t we fellow members of the Round Table?¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo started to laugh out loud.


    The reason he had been helping the Round Table was to gain benefits with artifacts.


    He could have become the Majesty to gain the benefits but that was pretty much committing suicide.


    Why?


    ¡®Artifacts hate having a Human King.¡¯


    He had heard that the last Majesty had been murdered by the artifacts. That strong King of the Artifacts had been murdered.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo didn''t want to experience something like that. That was why he was helping Pandora while picking up the benefits that fell to his lap like candy. No matter what, Pandora had an artifact Supreme Leader like Prometheus as well.


    But things were different now. Prometheus was dead and...


    ¡°Ju-Heon is different.¡±


    The artifacts were scared of Ju-Heon. And unlike the past, he had the abilities to back it up as well. It was a risk worth taking.


    He might be able to earn some benefits from Ju-Heon once he became the Majesty if he stayed on Ju-Heon''s good side.


    ¡°That is why Pandora is useless now.¡±


    The veins on the faces of the executives were visible as they shouted in anger.


    ¡°Immediately! Remove this bastard from the Round Table immediately!¡±


    ¡°Do whatever you want. I don''t really care about the Round Table.¡±


    ¡°Ho!¡±


    Their eyes were open wide with anger.


    ¡°Kwon Hyuk Soo! Do you really think that you bastards would be able to bring us down?! No matter how much you dogs and pigs cause a ruckus, we are immortal as long as we are sitting at the Round Table. You can¡¯t do shit!¡±


    ¡°We will make a comeback really soon!¡±


    ¡°People will realize that they cannot do anything to immortals!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo laughed while picking up his belongings from the Round Table. It was candy he enjoyed eating.


    ¡°Your fancy Round Table artifact might become useless soon too.¡±


    The Akashic records.


    It was the Grand Library with records of humans, artifacts, and everything in the world.


    Most importantly, the Akashic records could be used to change a person''s past, personality, and even abilities. It was the same for artifacts as well.


    ¡°I pray that the Round Table can maintain its function.¡±


    That artifact was the greatest artifact. That artifact could probably change not just an artifact¡¯s abilities, but get rid of its risks as well.


    Ju-Heon would be unstoppable if he could handle that artifact.


    Around that same time...


    ¡°Ah, I''m done organizing things.¡±


    Ju-Heon, who had caused a rampage in the secret library, was brushing his hands off.


    He had gotten rid of all of the priests trying to kill them and Ilya was dying in a corner as well.


    ¡°U, ugh......!¡±


    ¡®So this is what it feels like to taste blood.¡¯


    Ilya had not tasted blood like this in a long time. He was extremely thankful that Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t really serious when attacking his team members.


    Ju-Heon looked around the library before heading toward a shining artifact.


    It was a sparkling book on a bookshelf.


    ¡®Is this the Akashic records?¡¯


    This secret library seemed too small of a place for it to lay its roots, but......


    It didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡®Time to contract it.¡¯


    A message popped up once Ju-Heon channeled his strong Dominance.

 Chapter 355: The dismantling of the strongholds (4)

    Chapter 355: The dismantling of the strongholds (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    [The book is rejecting you.]


    [It says that it cannot have two masters under one sky.]


    The book then wiggled its way out of Ju-Heon''s grasp. Ju-Heon couldn''t believe it.


    ¡®What? Two masters? Two masters my ass.¡¯


    ¡°Hey. The former Majesty is dead. Why can¡¯t you follow me?¡±


    Another message appeared.


    [The book asks if it was you, would you be able to have two husbands or two wives under the same sky.]


    ¡®You''re just a damn book.¡¯


    There seemed to be more reasons as the book was openly rejecting Ju-Heon.


    [Your Affinity level is too low.]


    [The book is repulsed by you.]


    [Forget contracting with you, it won¡¯t even give you permission to enter the library.]


    Ju-Heon was in disbelief.


    ¡°Haha, would you look at this. I was going easy on it since it was a Treasure, but what?¡±


    It was at that moment. Ju-Heon stomped on Ilya¡¯s hand that was slowly crawling forward toward it.


    ¡°Ilya, what are you doing?¡±


    Ilya snickered while looking at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Captain. It¡¯s obvious that you need to use Affinity for this artifact.¡±


    ¡°And?¡±


    ¡°You''re an Affinity eunuch. I guess I have no choice but to help y...ugh!¡±


    Ilya felt as if his hand would be ripped off.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhh! My hand, my hand!¡±


    ¡°Get lost. This is mine. The stick is always the answer for spoiled brats who won''t listen.¡±


    Ju-Heon took out a sword and stabbed into the book.


    The book started screaming. Of course, that was not the end. Ju-Heon activated one of his artifacts.


    He activated the Majesty''s Key!


    Flash!


    ¡®The Akashic records is a library. This book is just an entrance.¡¯


    Basically, this artifact was a spatial-type artifact. In that case, he should be able to force the door open and go inside.


    A bright light flashed from the book.


    [You have forcibly opened the library doors with the Majesty''s Key.]


    The light that was so bright that it felt as if it would gouge his eyes out continued to flash for what seemed to be an eternity.


    Paat!


    Ju-Heon''s body started to be sucked into somewhere.


    Ju-Heon was shocked after opening his eyes a few moments later.


    ¡®!¡¯


    An unfamiliar sight was in front of him.


    He was inside a large dome. It looked very quiet and magnificent.


    The overall appearance looked like a temple with a blue light shooting up from it.


    This temple building was full of books. The ceiling was so high and the floor was so low that he could barely see them. The books surrounding him in all directions must be the records of everything in the world.


    Ju-Heon turned his head and saw something.


    ¡®That is...?!¡¯


    There was an orb of light at the center of the dome.


    That orb of light was continuously writing something. It was as if this orb was recording everything that was happening in real time.


    ¡®That has to be it. That must be the true body of the Akashic records.¡¯


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Is this the inside of the Akashic records?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    There were some priests next to him. They must have grabbed onto Ju-Heon and got dragged in as well.


    There were about 10 of them. They were extremely excited.


    ¡°We did it!¡±


    ¡°We can even change history now that we are in here!¡±


    Even the great and mighty John had failed to get in here.


    But they made it in!


    ¡°Every artifact in the world will now belong to the Vatican...no, to us...!¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    ¡°Uggggggh!¡±


    The priests¡¯ bodies and heads exploded.


    Crack! Crack!


    ¡°!¡±


    It was quite the gruesome scene. All that was left were the clothes they had been wearing and the angel artifacts they had with them.


    Ju-Heon wondered what had happened when he heard an unfamiliar voice.


    [Intruders will automatically perish.]


    [Nobody other than the Majesty may enter this area.]


    It was a stoic and mechanical voice. It must be the voice of the Akashic records.


    Ju-Heon then sneered.


    ¡°I guess you accept me as the Majesty since you kept me alive?¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed, thinking that this artifact couldn''t be honest with him.


    However, the library shot him down almost instantly.


    [No. You are not my Majesty.]


    ¡°!¡±


    [You are only accepted about fifty percent as the Majesty because of the Seals of Heaven artifact and the Crow''s artifact.]


    ¡°Oh?¡±


    The Akashic records seemed to know about Ju-Heon.


    It was understandable since the Crow had used this library to give Ju-Heon the memories of his past life.


    [The Seals of Heaven is a temporary Token of a Monarch. It sticks to people at the Four Emperors-Grade and gives them a few buffs until they become the Majesty. For example, it allowed you to enter the Great Prison before you awakened the first Majesty''s Key.]


    [In addition, the Crow is an Heirloom that has been promoted to one of the Majesty''s Treasures. It is the Crown. It is the Treasure that bestows the qualifications of the Majesty. That is why you are about half way to becoming the Majesty since you have a provisional contract with such an artifact. That is the reason you are able to use the other Majesty''s Treasures as well.]


    It was basically telling him to deflate his giant ego because he was not the Majesty.


    Ju-Heon could only scoff.


    ¡®It also said that it could not serve two masters.¡¯


    The Akashic records artifact must have liked the former Majesty. It must have liked him a lot.


    But Ju-Heon didn''t care about something like that.


    ¡°You seem to have the wrong idea. The important thing right now is that I can use you, you bastard.¡±


    [!]


    Ju-Heon then pulled out a book. He pulled out a book from this library that only the Majesty could use! The Akashic records became anxious.


    [Hol......!]


    Ju-Heon just laughed. He didn''t care what an artifact was thinking about.


    ¡®The books here can change the abilities of those bastards¡¯ artifact.¡¯


    The book he had confidently pulled out was labeled ¡®Round Table artifact.¡¯


    This book would have everything about that artifact in it!


    The rope had been a good girl and found it for him.


    ¡°Now then, with this...¡±


    Ju-Heon opened the book.


    However...


    < Top 100 Round Table artifact recipes to satisfy all women in the world. > < Follow these steps and even the Majesty-nim¡¯s lady friend would die from pleasure! > < Providing the Majesty-nim with the most important knowledge! > < Let¡¯s have fun at the Round Table! > ¡°......?!¡±


    Ju-Heon questioned his eyes for a moment. The contents were 19+ material. An anxious Ju-Heon looked toward the rope.


    The rope''s eyes(?) were sparkling as if it was asking for praise.


    [$#$&#*!]


    This is the one, right? Right?


    The rope gasped after seeing the angry Ju-Heon rip the book apart and throw it aside.


    [#$*#$!]


    It wasn¡¯t that one? It wasn''t?


    Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t going to blame the rope for it.


    ¡®I can see why it made the mistake.¡¯


    He frowned and started to take the books out around him one by one.


    However...


    [How to use the stylist artifact - The stylist¡¯s daily recommendation for the elegance of the Majesty.]


    [How to use the social artifact - The way to always seem full of confidence.]


    ¡®Why are all of the books like this? Isn¡¯t this the Akashic records? Why is it full of these useless things...?!¡¯


    The Akashic records sighed as if to respond to his question.


    [That area is the area the former Majesty frequently used. Even humans would be able to use that part of the library.]


    ¡°Ho.¡±


    ¡®What the fuck was that son of a bitch doing that...¡¯


    It was odd since he seemed normal when Ju-Heon saw him through the Supreme Leader''s memories.


    He even looked a bit like him that Ju-Heon thought that it was a pity that he had died.


    ¡®You deserved to die. You son of a bitch.¡¯


    Ju-Heon headed toward the orb of light as if he was angry.


    ¡°Whatever. Hand over the records of the artifact I am looking for, while I am asking nicely.¡±


    [I cannot allow that unless you are the Majesty.]


    ¡°I will say it just one more time. Take it out. Otherwise, I will destroy this whole place.¡±


    The library was as firm as an oak tree despite his vicious smile.


    [I cannot give permission to someone without the qualifications.]


    [Getting rid of the intruder now.]


    Guards immediately started charging toward Ju-Heon like a swarm of bees!


    Ju-Heon just scoffed and put on Chi You¡¯s mask.


    His strong aura exploded out and the guards were blasted away while screaming.


    Baaaaang!


    Chi You''s power was overwhelming. The Akashic records was in pain after a portion of the library was destroyed.


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care and moved closer to the light.


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    [Violent is useless. This is an area reserved only for the glorious Majesty. Intruders will receive punishment......]


    But at that moment...


    Boom!


    The moment Ju-Heon put his hand on the orb of light... Something shocking happened.


    [You have satisfied the requirement.]


    [The tokens of your actions until now... All of your titles are being inserted into the Akashic records.]


    [The records of the Majesty are starting to be stored.]


    [You are able to use the Akashic records.]


    [It is bringing the Round Table artifact¡¯s records to you.]


    The library started to move based on Ju-Heon''s orders regardless of the records¡¯ will.


    [!]


    Something popped out of the light at that moment.


    It was the book that Ju-Heon had been asking for.


    The book was finally in Ju-Heon¡¯s hands. It was the real one this time with the records of the Round Table artifact inside! Everything was written in Toombglyph.


    Ju-Heon smiled with satisfaction.


    ¡°Little punk, you should have done this from the beginning.¡±


    The Akashic records was completely flabbergasted. It had not brought the book out because it had wanted to do so.


    ¡®This human controlled me.¡¯


    Even if Ju-Heon could use the Majesty''s Treasures because of the Crow, how was this possible...?!


    ¡®Is he the King?¡¯


    The Akashic records started to shake.


    ¡®Is this the esteemed Majesty?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon ignored the light and just read through the book.


    It wasn¡¯t hard to decipher. Ju-Heon smiled while going through this book that anybody else would have trouble reading.


    ¡°Good, I found a great part to fix.¡±


    While Ju-Heon was busy in the library...


    "Wooooooooooo! Sweep Pandora out!¡±


    ¡°Dismantle them right now!¡±


    What was going on while Ju-Heon was inside the Akashic records? Riots were happening all over the world.


    The new evidence spread by Ju-Heon''s subordinates made everybody in the world filled with rage.


    Pandora had lost all credibility with Un-known already, but with these new pieces of information...


    The proof that they knew about the existence of artifacts and said nothing despite knowing people would die was the breaking point.


    People all over the world were going around destroying Pandora''s branch offices.


    Every branch office was now destroyed and the only thing left was Pandora¡¯s HQ in Manhattan.


    Actually, it was just the Druid¡¯s Clocktower that was still standing. People were currently gathering outside that tower.


    "Get lost Pandora! Get lost!¡±


    ¡°We don¡¯t need an organization like you any longer!¡±


    The reason that so much had happened while Ju-Heon was inside the Akashic records was because the flow of time was different.


    Time flowed much faster out here than inside the Akashic records.


    Inside the Druid¡¯s Clocktower...


    The building of the Executive Board was full of swearing people.


    ¡°Fuck, how did we end up in this mess?!¡±


    ¡°What are we going to do about the people outside?! Let¡¯s get rid of them!¡±


    "We can''t even go home like this!¡±


    The other executives scoffed at them.


    ¡°They can''t destroy the iron walls of this tower even if they attack it with Divine-Grade artifacts.¡±


    ¡°That is true. Actually, this might all be for the better. We don''t need to be wary anymore and can just use force to get our way...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    There was an explosion at the Druid¡¯s Clocktower. The citizens outside started screaming as well.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    The members of the Executive Board started laughing.


    ¡°I guess they¡¯re already getting started. The knights said that they would massacre everybody out there.¡±


    ¡°They should know their place. They are just filthy animals.¡±


    ¡°Ah, I wish they would hurry the fuck up. I have my son''s birthday party today.¡±


    The area outside the clocktower was turning into hell.


    The Knights of the Round Table and Pandora¡¯s soldiers were not just killing people holding weapons, they were also killing people who were running away.


    They were saying that anybody who gets on Pandora¡¯s nerves was their enemy.


    ¡°Please save me, mommy, mommy!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s subordinates as well as Irene, George, and other allies quickly moved but these bastards were cheap as hell.


    ¡°Wow, those sons of bitches. They¡¯re too wicked!¡±


    They walked into the iron walls of the tower as soon as they appeared.


    They were hiding inside the Druid¡¯s Clocktower!


    They were hiding their asses while launching attacks outside.


    Bang! Bang bang!


    ¡°Aaah! Please save me!¡±


    Unfortunately, even Gungnir could not break through the iron walls of this tower. They couldn''t open it with Joy''s key either.


    The team members were doing their best to defend as they looked toward Julian.


    ¡°Vice Captain-nim, is there no way to get through this place?¡±


    Julian, who had been attacking while using Kongming''s artifact, seemed to be tired as well.


    ¡°Damn it. There¡¯s nothing we can do...!¡±


    Jaeha ended up creating a building out of nothing to evacuate people.


    ¡°Please move quickly! Hurry!¡±


    Chloe and Grave Company used healing artifacts inside the building to heal the injured people.


    People raised their voices even more through the chaos.


    ¡°Just a little more! Try just a little harder!¡±


    ¡°You can do it! Pandora¡¯s executives are in there if we can get inside!¡±


    ¡°They killed my parents!¡±


    Boom! Boom!


    People were still trying to break the doors of the Druid¡¯s Clocktower. The Executive Board just sneered at them.


    ¡°This tower won''t budge at all no matter what you do.¡±


    ¡°Just let them be. I heard that the stupid tend to be the most courageous.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. We can just take a nap at the Round Table until it is over......¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Huh, huh? Wait a minute. Wasn''t that the sound of a door opening?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? What kind of bullshit...¡±


    They couldn''t help but question their eyes.


    ¡°Hey! W, what the hell?! Look at that!¡±


    The doors to this impregnable fortress were opening.


    They were actually opening on their own!

 Chapter 356: The dismantling of the strongholds (5)

    Chapter 356: The dismantling of the strongholds (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Hey! W, what the hell?! Look at that!¡±


    The doors to this impregnable fortress were opening.


    They were actually opening on their own!


    Pandora''s guards and the Executive Board... Even the Knights of the Round Table could not close their jaws from the shock.


    This was something that should never happen!


    ¡°Why is that opening?!¡±


    ¡°What the......?!¡±


    They checked again and the doors to the tower really did open. These doors were supposed to be closed shut but why had they opened?


    That was what they could not understand.


    It made no sense for anybody to open the doors in the current situation.


    ¡®Who the hell?¡¯


    The lower floor became rowdy as they wondered what had happened. The people trying to destroy the doors had barged in once the doors opened on their own.


    ¡°Waaaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    "Drag all of the executives out!¡±


    ¡°You guys treated people like animals? Why don¡¯t you bastards feel what it is like to get sick and die?!¡±


    The Executive Board members started shaking after hearing the frantic shouts.


    These people holding weapons looked ready to pummel them to death if they were found.


    The Executive Board members turned pale as they heard the shouts get closer.


    ¡°H, hurry up and stop those people!¡±


    ¡°Hurry! What are you doing?!¡±


    The guards and employees headed downstairs after being yelled at. The Executive Board members were grinding their teeth.


    They still couldn''t believe what had happened.


    ¡°How did those doors open?¡±


    ¡°Did Merlin do it?!¡±


    The person responsible for the tower''s doors was the Tower Administrator. Basically, Merlin was the only person who could do it.


    The Executive Board members and the Knights outside all opened their eyes wide in anger because they all knew that fact.


    "Was it Merlin?! Did that bitch do this?!¡±


    ¡°Did she betray us?!¡±


    But Merlin was feeling wronged.


    Even she could not believe what was going on as she looked down from the top floor situation room.


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    ¡°The doors won''t close.¡±


    Merlin kept giving orders to the fortress but it was not responding to her.


    ¡®What the hell happened?¡¯


    Merlin heard a familiar voice, as if someone was responding to her question.


    [Hmm, did this work properly?]


    ¡®!¡¯


    The voice seemed to be echoing in the sky.


    Merlin gasped after hearing the voice.


    ¡®This is Seo Ju-Heon''s voice! Why am I hearing this bastard''s voice?!¡¯


    His relaxed voice continued to speak.


    [Mm, well, it should be fine since I changed its functions.]


    ¡®What did he just say? The functions?¡¯


    Merlin jumped up from her seat in shock. She then rushed toward the location of the throne.


    It was the most hidden place in the entire Druid¡¯s Clocktower.


    She opened the numerous locking mechanisms and went deep into a laboratory.


    This was a place that even the other knights could not enter as they pleased.


    Only people with permission or at Prometheus''s level have been in here.


    A large open hall appeared after she walked down a long tunnel-like corridor.


    The hall was completely dark without any windows, except for a chair at the center that was glowing brightly.


    ¡°Huff. Huff.¡±


    Merlin was breathing heavily as she approached the chair. There were golden algae and vines growing like spiderwebs around the chair.


    Finally, there was the gold-colored chair that was glowing radiantly.


    ¡®Hlidskjalf.¡¯


    This was the Majesty''s Throne.


    Hlidskjalf was Odin''s throne; an item that gave the king of the gods omnipotent power.


    It was said that a person sitting on this throne could see everything in the world. That was why this Treasure was also the Pandora System artifact that allowed them to observe all artifact users and artifacts.


    However, she was not observing the chair itself.


    She was observing the person on the throne.


    It was not just a figure of a person. She confirmed that this person was still buried under the golden vines and started frowning.


    ¡®What the hell? It''s the same as usual!¡¯


    That meant that the Pandora System had not gone crazy.


    Her mind was a chaotic mess right now.


    ¡®What was it? I definitely heard that bastard...I heard Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s voice!¡¯


    As she felt that it was odd...


    A message popped up on the display connected to the chair.


    [Pandora System''s precision search is being activated.]


    [Warning. The functions of the castle have been modified.]


    [Someone has modified the abilities of the Round Table.]


    [Addition to the Round Table¡¯s abilities: ¡°Ah ah, King Arthur¡¯s Round Table was originally a table where the knights could sit in a circle in order to not discriminate based on their ranks or titles. Henceforth, the castle gates will be opened so that anybody could come and go as they please to discuss with each other. Everybody will be happy because alcohol and meat will be provided out of hospitality once people start talking. The meat would be so delicious that nobody will be able to get up before all of the meat is eaten.]


    [The Round Table artifact has a new ability. The ability to ¡®make food appear¡¯ has been added.]


    [Keyword, ¡®Very delicious.¡¯ People at the table will be able to taste a true feast.]


    [The castle doors will remain unlocked at all times.]


    ¡®What the hell did it just say?! Who the hell would add such an ability?!¡¯


    She didn''t need to think long about who had done it.


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon!¡¯


    The Akashic records was the only Treasure capable of doing something like this.


    ¡®But I didn''t hear anything about the Akashic records appearing.¡¯


    Merlin, who had no idea that John had hidden the fact that it was inside the Vatican, started grinding her teeth.


    That wasn¡¯t important right now.


    ¡®He modified the abilities of the Round Table?¡¯


    Merlin started shaking.


    It was only making food appear and leaving the castle door unlocked for now, but......


    ¡®Will he stop here?¡¯


    And then...


    [The Knights of the Round Table are people who always think about their king and the citizens. They must never attack the citizens and cannot stop those who come to see the king. The Knights of the Round Table who go against their Knight¡¯s Creed will perish. They will die instantly!]


    Merlin turned pale after reading that message.


    ¡®No! Everybody needs to cancel the contract!¡¯


    ¡°Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! They¡¯re the bastards on the list!¡±


    "Get them!¡±


    ¡°Give me back my dead daughter!¡±


    The people who quickly barged into the tower were viciously taking over the tower.


    The members of the Executive Board who had run away to the parking structure were screaming.


    They couldn''t help it because people had sealed the parking garage, destroyed their cars, or gave them flat tires to prevent them from escaping.


    ¡°Break it! Block them!¡±


    ¡°Blow it up! Make it so that these bastards cannot escape!¡±


    Bang! Bang!


    Clang!


    The Executive Board members foamed at the mouth as they watched their cars turn into scrap.


    ¡°Do those shitheads know how much that car costs?! That costs more than all of the money you will make throughout your life! Do you know that?¡±


    ¡°I''m going to sue all of you!¡±


    ¡°I don''t care about that! Bind him!¡±


    Screams echoed through the parking garage. The situation was pretty similar on the higher floors as well.


    The Executive Board members escaping through the stairs freaked out while seeing people come up.


    ¡°Fuck! Those bastards are already here!¡±


    The elevators, stairs, and windows were all sealed. The angry people were holding guns, pipes, flaming bottles, and other weapons while glaring at the Executive Board members.


    ¡°Alright, time to explain yourselves. Did you really know about the artifacts?¡±


    ¡°Did you bastards really spread the disease on purpose?!¡±


    ¡°We''ll fuck you up if you don¡¯t respond!¡±


    The Executive Board members snorted at them.


    ¡°Sure, go ahead. We are all immortal.¡±


    ¡°You will be the ones to die!¡±


    The protesters and the Executive Board clashed against each other. The soldiers and the Knights of the Round Table used their weapons while the protesters used their guns.


    However, the protesters¡¯ guns weren¡¯t working as their opponents had received the blessings of the Round Table.


    ¡°I, I saw them get hit.¡±


    ¡°They''re not even bleeding......!¡±


    The Executive Board members didn¡¯t even seem to feel pain as they just snorted and headed toward the protesters.


    ¡°We are special people so we don''t bleed or feel pain.¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t think that we are the same as you inferior fools! How arrogant of you to think that we are the same.¡±


    The protesters anxiously stepped backward.


    "Fuck, I guess the thing about Pandora¡¯s Executive Board not being human was real......!¡±


    ¡°Drag them all away! Make examples out of them!¡±


    The Knights of the Round Table took the weapons away from the people. The Executive Board members sneered and started kicking people away.


    ¡°Get out of my way if you understand the situation!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    A little girl bit one of the Executive Board members on the arm.


    ¡°Dwon¡¯t twouch mah dwaddy! (Don''t touch my daddy!)¡±


    ¡°This little bitch, I told you that I can''t feel pain......¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    The expression on the face of the Director who was having his arm bit instantly changed.


    And then...


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    There was a terrible screech that made his fellow knights anxious.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°Wait a minute, this, this is blood. Blood!¡±


    The Executive Board members started getting anxious after seeing the blood flowing out from their bodies. They then felt terrible pains and fell to the ground.


    These people who had claimed that they were immortal zombies were foaming at the mouth and screaming.


    The color returned to the protesters¡¯ faces.


    ¡°Look, we can do it!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what is going on, but this is our chance!¡±


    The Knights of the Round Table started whispering to each other.


    ¡°What the hell is going o......!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [Hurry! Hurry up and cancel your contracts!]


    The Knights of the Round Table heard Merlin''s voice through their walkie-talkies. The knights became anxious.


    ¡°Merlin?¡±


    [Cancel your contracts with the Round Table artifact!]


    ¡°What do you mea...¡±


    ¡°Are you crazy? If we cancel the contract in this situation...!¡±


    [Just follow my orders! Do it if you don''t want to die!]


    "What?¡±


    However, at that moment...


    [Hahaha, then goodbye, you sons of bitches.]


    ¡°!¡±


    Merlin heard it again. She heard Seo Ju-Heon''s sneering voice.


    Some of the Knights of the Round Table coughed up blood and fell to the ground at that moment.


    ¡°Uggggggh!¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    They were bleeding out of their eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. The terrible pain that felt as if their organs were being ground up was just extra.


    The rest of the knights became anxious and quickly tried to cancel their contracts after seeing some people die, but......


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Everybody who had contracted with the Round Table suddenly felt unexplainable pain and started to explode.


    It had really happened in an instant.


    Even Ju-Heon''s group was bewildered while watching the knights and Pandora¡¯s Executive Board members falling in front of their eyes.


    ¡°What the hell...?!¡±¡±


    Julian was the most shocked.


    He had clearly seen what had happened.


    ¡°The medium for the Round Table suddenly turned into a cursed medium.¡±


    They each had a medium in their body that connected them to the Round Table.


    It had done so many different things for them, such as maintaining their youth, vitality, beauty, etc.


    The Celtic mythologies had a lot of connections to fairies. The Round Table artifact and its knights would have been deified through those mythologies and received those blessings.


    But it was completely different now.


    ¡®The abilities are...completely opposite now!¡¯


    Having contracted the Round Table was making their bodies rot, making them sick, and making them feel so much pain that they would rather die.


    It had instantly turned into a cursed artifact!


    ¡°Did Ju-Heon do this?¡±


    He was exactly right.


    ¡°This is the end of Pandora.¡±


    From inside the completely destroyed Vatican library....


    Ju-Heon had come out of the Akashic records and was laughing while watching a screen.


    [Pandora''s Executive Board members have died.]


    [List of the deceased.]


    Ju-Heon was extremely excited right now.


    ¡®There were three reasons Pandora could act so arrogant.¡¯


    Untouchable power, the blessing of the Round Table, and the impregnable tower.


    They would not be able to maintain such power after the evidence that had been spread.


    Most importantly, the Round Table, that medium that had made those bastards oh so arrogant...


    ¡®Immortals? They thought they could play God because they received the blessings of a stupid Round Table? Those shitty bastards.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Ju-Heon frowned after seeing the tablet he was looking at tilting to the side.


    ¡°Hey, hold it properly.¡±


    ¡°Tsk.¡±


    Ilya moved the tablet so that Ju-Heon could see properly. But he was looking at Ju-Heon as if he was extremely envious.


    ¡®He really changed the abilities of an artifact! I''m jealous. I''m so so jealous!¡¯


    This artifact would allow someone to change the risks of artifacts as well! As Ilya slowly tried to put his hand on the Akashic records books next to Ju-Heon...


    ¡°Ilya.¡±


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    Ilya groveled to the ground without even being told to do so.


    It was at that moment.


    [M, my king!]


    The Akashic records started talking to him. The Akashic records that had been so cold to him asked for a favor.


    [Please let me renew the contract.]


    ¡®Pfft, wasn¡¯t this thing just throwing a fit until a few minutes ago claiming that I wasn¡¯t the Majesty?¡¯


    Ju-Heon picked his ears and got up.


    ¡°We will meet up with the others at the HQ right now.¡±


    [?!]


    The Akashic records became anxious after being ignored.


    Ju-Heon didn''t care and pulled out Gungnir.


    Now that the castle doors were wide open and those annoying Round Table bastards were gone...


    ¡®The only thing left is to get the throne from there.¡¯


    It didn''t matter if a few people noticed and managed to cancel their contracts to survive.


    ¡®Actually, I hope that the person who can guide me to the throne is still alive.¡¯


    ¡°For example, Merlin or someone like Merlin.¡±


    He had an extremely vicious look in his eyes.

 Chapter 357: For the throne (1)

    Chapter 357: For the throne (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    [The downfall of Pandora¡¯s branches around the world.]


    [Pandora was unable to survive the uprising that happened in multiple locations.]


    [132 of the 150 Executive Board members are deceased.]


    [Police investigating the surviving Pandora employees.]


    [Investigations have started into Pandora, its member nations and companies.]


    [Is this the beginning of the end for their unprecedented power?]


    Many changes started to happen in the world. The riots of the citizens throughout the world had instantly crumbled Pandora to the ground.


    Each country stated that they would thoroughly investigate the Pandora facilities.


    ¡°Every country has numerous Pandora-related facilities that have been built since the start of the Era of Artifacts.¡±


    ¡°It is true that those facilities have gotten more powerful day after day.¡±


    People did not know much about artifacts.


    Because of that... People had sent a lot of financial support to Pandora. They had relied and trusted Pandora with this life-or-death issue similar to how people believe in religion.


    ¡°The people related to Pandora gained too many benefits as a result. They also received significant tax credits as well.¡±


    ¡°This started with the Un-known incident, then we heard about the tomb syndrome incident, and now we are seeing evidence of significant corruption. We can no longer accept Pandora¡¯s authority.¡±


    This large organization called Pandora was burning down while being condemned by the people.


    The foundation that had allowed the monopolizers to run wild in the past had crumbled.


    As for Pandora¡¯s HQ, things were still not settled here.


    "Where are the remaining survivors?!¡±


    "Find them!¡±


    ¡°Those damn tax thieves!¡±


    The protesters were thoroughly searching every nook and cranny inside the Druid¡¯s Clocktower. They were trying to find anybody who might be hiding from them.


    The bastards inside, those ¡®survivors,¡¯ were grinding their teeth because of these people rummaging through everything.


    ¡®To have been pushed back all the way here...¡¯


    Merlin, who was hiding in this hidden area, looked toward the Pandora System artifact and frowned.


    This was extremely shameful.


    These bastards were allowed to step into this tower with their dirty feet and make them feel like captured rats.


    It was all John¡¯s fault.


    ¡°John, that son of a bitch. Why didn¡¯t he tell us that the Vatican was hiding the Akashic records...!


    ¡°Fuck those Vatican bastards.¡±


    Pandora was a collection of many organizations with different interests from the beginning. They were quiet about groups while hiding things from each other because they were all gathered together for their own benefits.


    ¡®But hiding the Akashic records was too much!¡¯


    They were probably thinking about using it to change everybody''s religion to Christianity or something of the sort.


    ¡°We wouldn''t have ended up like this if they told us they had that item!¡±


    They ended up being seriously screwed over by Seo Ju-Heon as a result. There were only 18 survivors remaining.


    The 150 members of the Round Table dwindling down to 18 in 30 minutes was something that should never have happened. It was truly a pitiful situation.


    ¡®We only have five of the thirteen Knights of the Round Table left as well...¡¯


    Some of those important people had been dragged away by the police and were being questioned right now.


    ¡®Damn it. All that¡¯s left now is......¡¯


    The remaining Knights of the Round Table and lucky Executive Board members who were still alive were about 10 people. But not all of them seemed useful.


    ¡°U, uuuuuuuggh...! My whole arm is gone.¡±


    ¡°Save me. I feel like I am going to die...!¡±


    They seem to have canceled their contract with the Round Table as quickly as possible, but... The medium for the Round Table artifact that had turned into a cursed medium had swallowed their bodies.


    Their hands rotted and their airways tightened to make it difficult for them to breathe.


    These were the signs of tomb syndrome.


    It was the same pain that the people who became Un-known had felt before they died.


    The Generals were wailing as they felt their necks burning.


    ¡°Merlin, healing artifacts...!¡±


    ¡®Fuck, I can''t give it to you even if I want to.¡¯


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon''s subordinates have already taken over every area with artifacts.¡±


    ¡°What? Unbelievable......!¡±


    It was the truth even if they didn''t want to believe it.


    Ju-Heon''s subordinates had efficiently taken over the fortress as soon as it had opened.


    The only place they could hide away like rats was in this area with the throne.


    This area was the size of a whole floor of an average building and a special seal was placed around it, making it not detected by radars.


    But it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡®It basically means that we are captured here.¡¯


    In addition...


    ¡°This place gives me the chills.¡±


    One of the Knights of the Round Table looked around as he said that. This tunnel-like area didn''t have a single window.


    The only thing in here was the golden throne, Hlidskjalf.


    This throne was the Majesty¡¯s authority and heart that was currently being used as Pandora''s heart, the Pandora System artifact.


    However........


    ¡°That really is too cruel.¡±


    He was looking at something sitting on the throne. It was giving off a stench even though it was too weak to say it smelled rotten.


    Merlin sharply rebuked the person.


    ¡°That is the reason everything works. Got it?¡±


    Someone else nodded their heads after hearing that.


    ¡°She¡¯s right. I''m sure that even Seo Ju-Heon will not be able to find this place. We have enough food so let¡¯s do whatever we can to survive as long as possible.


    But at that moment...


    Knock knock knock.


    Someone knocking gave them the chills.


    Someone was knocking into this area that didn''t have doors or windows!


    It was as if they knew that someone was in here.


    ¡°Hey, be careful over there! Be careful!¡±


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    Jaeha started loading stuff into Sleipnir that had turned into a giant truck.


    ¡°Okay okay, hurry up and move these things.¡±


    He patted the car¡¯s butt and Sleipnir honked, as if telling Jaeha not to touch it.


    Sleipnir continued to honk, trying to tell Jaeha that it would not be acting as a damn moving van if it wasn''t for Ju-Heon''s orders.


    As they were getting close to finishing...


    ¡°So how are things going?!¡±


    ¡°Huh? Look at that!¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim?¡±


    The team members raised their heads after feeling a familiar aura getting closer. They saw something viciously flying toward here.


    It was Gungnir!


    Ju-Heon and Ilya were on top of it. They couldn''t see it with their eyes but they could feel the aura of Ilya''s devil artifact!


    The team members gasped after seeing that.


    ¡°Holy shit! Is Ilya riding on that right now?!¡±


    ¡°I, is he still alive? Huh? No, wait! Why are they coming this way?!¡±


    Jaeha screamed after seeing Gungnir flying toward him. And the moment Gungnir stabbed right into Jaeha!


    ¡°Everything good?¡±


    Ju-Heon stopped Gungnir.


    His technique was almost magical no matter how many times they saw it! It was amazing that he could handle this spear that never misses its target with ease.


    Of course, Gungnir was shouting in anger after being stopped.


    [#$&#*!]


    Let me stab him! Let me stab him!


    Chloe and Julian quickly checked on Ilya.


    ¡°Hey, are you crazy?!¡±


    ¡°The Captain-nim put someone else on Gungnir with him?!¡±


    Ilya, who had been tied tightly onto Gungnir by the rope, seemed unconscious.


    Even if he had become superhuman with his Heirloom, Gungnir gave off an aura that would make most people''s flesh burn if they even put their hands on it. Furthermore, it traveled at the speed of a missile.


    His body would not have been able to handle it.


    Ju-Heon just picked his ear.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think so. Anybody on my team will need to be raised to be strong.¡±


    ¡®Should I just quit?¡¯


    The team gasped as it sounded like Ju-Heon wanted to put all of them on Gungnir at least once.


    It was at that moment.


    Honk honk!


    Sleipnir, their currently moving van, came up to Ju-Heon and complained.


    [$#&#!]


    Why did you ride something like that when you have me?! Why?!


    That seemed to be what it was saying. Ju-Heon just ignored it and looked around.


    ¡°There seem to be some survivors. Where are the rest of those bastards?¡±


    Ju-Heon''s goal was the throne inside the Druid¡¯s Clocktower. His eyes flashed and Seol-A accurately pointed somewhere for him.


    ¡°They''re around there somewhere.¡±


    ¡°Okay, I need someone to show me the way.¡±


    Ju-Heon then walked into the Druid¡¯s Clocktower.


    That was what had happened prior to this knocking.


    Knock knock.


    ¡°Anybody there?¡±


    Ju-Heon was knocking on what seemed to be a normal wall. The team members inspected the wall as if he had gone crazy.


    Was there a hidden area inside this wall?


    "Are you sure that they are in here? I can¡¯t feel the presence of an artifact or anything.¡±


    ¡°I''m sure of it. They are in here.¡±


    Seol-A had accurately pinpointed the location of the survivors. She was the only radar Ju-Heon trusted in the world. There was no way she wouldn''t be able to find something like this.


    Ju-Heon nodded his head and started smiling.


    He didn¡¯t know why, but the Treasures were getting antsy the closer he got to this place.


    ¡®The throne is in here.¡¯


    Those motherfucking rat bastards were hiding in here as well.


    That was why he knocked.


    ¡°Anybody there?¡±


    Boom boom!


    Of course, the ¡®knocking¡¯ was so strong that it felt as if the walls would break.


    ¡°I''m breaking in if you don''t respond. Okay? I will give you three seconds.¡±


    The smile on his white face made him seem like a murderer in a thriller movie. It would have been perfect if he had an axe or chainsaw in his hand.


    He started humming and counting down.


    ¡°Ooooooone.¡±


    The survivors in the hidden area started foaming at the mouth.


    ¡°Merlin!¡±


    "Do something!¡±


    ¡°Twoooooooo.¡±


    ¡°Merlin!¡±


    They then heard the walls breaking down.


    Ruuuuumble!


    Then they heard the chilling voice.


    ¡°Three. I found you.¡±


    ¡°Fuck.¡±


    The survivors started running after seeing that Ju-Heon had broken through the wall. He had used the Majesty''s Key to open the seal.


    The survivors all became frantic.


    ¡°Run......ahh!¡±


    They were instantly brought down by a swing of Ju-Heon''s sword. Xiang Yu''s sword that seemed to be cutting through the air had cut off their legs.


    Ju-Heon then put the sword against his shoulder and his eyes flashed.


    ¡°Throw these bastards to the people outside.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir!¡±


    Ju-Heon then grabbed Gungnir and threw it.


    Gungnir suddenly flew in the opposite direction!


    Ju-Heon leisurely followed Gungnir. He finally arrived at an open area past the long tunnel.


    There was a golden chair wrapped in golden vines.


    ¡®The Majesty¡¯s Throne.¡¯


    As for Gungnir, it was extremely happy that it got to hit its target this time.


    It was the medium that Ju-Heon had chosen as his target.


    He had targeted the Pandora System.


    Gungnir had destroyed the monitor but seemed upset that its target wasn¡¯t a human.


    The golden chair that was connected to numerous devices was crackling and shaking.


    The System was starting to break after being hit by Gungnir.


    ¡°I finally found this thing.¡±


    Ju-Heon walked closer to the chair.


    Something seemed odd.


    The Crow seemed to be getting antsier the closer he got to the throne. It was acting different from usual.


    He could feel anger and pain.


    Ju-Heon figured out the reason after getting close enough to the throne.


    ¡®This is?¡¯


    Ju-Heon then said a single sentence.


    ¡°These motherfuckers.¡±

 Chapter 358: For the throne (2)

    Chapter 358: For the throne (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°These motherfuckers.¡±


    Ju-Heon usually never got this angry. But he was justified in his reaction.


    It was because of the person who seemed to be sitting on the chair.


    Actually, it seemed more like a taxidermied person. The skin was tan like a person but the body was completely dry. It might be best described as skin and bones sticking together.


    Although he was basically skin and bones, his face had not crumbled as with most mummies.


    The features on his ears, eyes, mouth, and nose were still visible and his thick eyebrows, hair, and even his eyelashes were still there.


    He just had his eyes closed as if he fell asleep while in pain. He kind of looked like a doll.


    That was why Ju-Heon was immediately able to tell who this was.


    ¡®It¡¯s the former Majesty.¡¯


    He was certain of it. This was the bastard he saw in the Supreme Leader''s memories.


    He was the former slave who managed to push aside the Supreme Leader who was a king and became the Majesty.


    He had become the King of the Artifacts after being selected by the Crow, but...


    ¡®He¡¯s the dumbass who betrayed the Crow and listened to the ones who betrayed him.¡¯


    He was then murdered by the artifacts who wanted to get rid of their human king.


    The artifacts started talking after recognizing the person.


    [This is that bastard!]


    [This motherfucking pushover bastard!]


    Ju-Heon glared at the whispering artifacts and they quickly shut up.


    They pretty much confirmed that this was the former Majesty.


    There was an old spear artifact stabbed into his chest and it was stabbed so far that the spear had gone through him and into the throne itself.


    This was probably how this bastard was murdered.


    It was at that moment. The Crow''s aura was shaking, probably because they were looking at the former Majesty.


    Ju-Heon couldn''t tell whether it was shaking in anger or sorrow.


    Maybe it was because the great King that it had once served was taxidermied in such a pitiful way.


    Ju-Heon then had a thought.


    ¡®Did the Crow send me back to the past to save this bastard?¡¯


    Well, the Crow might also be shaking in anger after looking at the human that betrayed it. It didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°So... What is up with this corpse? Why did they leave it here in this state?¡±


    The artifacts started whispering again after hearing Ju-Heon''s question. He must have asked an extremely awkward question. sea??h th§× NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    But while they were all shushing each other...


    [Why else? We didn''t like the human king but we needed the Majesty''s power.]


    [!]


    Set was the one to respond. The artifacts foamed at the mouth.


    [Eek! Are you crazy? Why would you tell him about that?!]


    [That is the weakness of all artifacts!]


    [Sir, if you tell him that...!]


    [I know. That is all I am going to say as well.]


    But Ju-Heon just started to smile wickedly.


    ¡°R-eeee-a-lly? Even after looking at this?¡±


    Set flinched. Ju-Heon took something out of his pocket.


    They were chicken exchange coupons!


    ¡°These are the newest items for each brand. There are 100 coupons. They all sent it to me saying that I was a VVIP customer. You can even try test products that will not end up on their menus. Only you will be able to taste it!¡±


    Ju-Heon then took out a lighter.


    "Well, I was going to give them to you but I guess they''ll just turn to ashes.¡±


    [Ah, aaaah! Don''t be so wasteful!]


    ¡°Now then. I will give you 10 seconds. One......¡±


    The artifacts sneered.


    [Pfft, do you really think a Divine-Grade artifact would be swayed with som...]


    [Huff huff! Master!]


    Set was brought down in a single second.


    Set recalled something that happened a long time ago. It was the time that humans called Ancient Times.


    Monarchs with Heirlooms and numerous artifact users were quite active back then as well.


    "Get them! The person who becomes the Majesty... The final victor will rule over the heavens and the earth!¡±


    People were fighting for both territory and artifacts back then. It should have been expected since the king of a country or tribe were Monarchs.


    Of course, the person who ended up becoming the Majesty was not the Emperor of a large Empire but the Emperor¡¯s slave.


    But that did not last long either.


    [Hurray! That dirty human king is gone!]


    [We no longer have to listen to those inferior human bastards!]


    [We are freeeeee!]


    The artifacts that were opposed to the human-centric laws revolted. However, they became anxious even after succeeding and getting their freedom.


    [Can we really live without a Majesty?]


    [Don''t we need the Majesty in order to maintain our form?]


    [Yes, we can survive.]


    Someone had laughed while looking at the Majesty who was stabbed into the throne with the Spear of Mummification.


    [The important thing is whether this Majesty¡¯s Throne is empty or not.]


    [!]


    [If the throne is empty, it would be determined that the Majesty is absent and us artifacts will disappear. However, in this current condition, the throne will believe that the Majesty is here. Basically, the Majesty¡¯s authority will continue and we will be able to live!]


    They were going to keep the Majesty ¡®alive¡¯ and suck out whatever they could from him.


    The Majesty could not die as long as his partner Heirloom that gave him the power of immortality, the Crow (crown) was not destroyed.


    The artifacts had cheered. But at that moment...


    [Supreme Leader-nim, this is bad!]


    [What?]


    [The Crow...! The Crow is headed this way!]


    [What? Didn''t we capture it?! How did that bastard?!]


    [It...escaped...!]


    [Stop it! Don¡¯t let that useless bastard in here! It¡¯s just trash that was thrown away by the king when he was still alive!]


    As he said that...


    Bang!


    The Crow barged in despite being hindered by the artifacts. It was in its human form that had once been cherished by the Majesty. The Crow blanked out after seeing the Majesty¡¯s condition.


    [......!]


    It was such a terrible sight. The Majesty who had shined so radiantly and had been kinder than anybody else ended up as a piece of meat on the throne.


    Tears started dropping from the Crow''s pretty face.


    The artifacts witnessed a new hell at that moment.


    The berserk Crow¡¯s revolt. The Crow showed its vicious true nature and started to consume its fellow artifacts. Numerous artifacts were sacrificed in its rage.


    The Crow was then framed.


    [The Crow went crazy and killed the Majesty!]


    [It is consuming its fellow artifacts now!]


    The Egyptian doggie Divine-Grade and other artifacts tried to capture the Crow.


    Eventually, they managed to catch the Crow and imprison it inside the Great Prison.


    [Do not kill it! We can only use the Majesty if this bastard stays alive!]


    [Our livelihood is on the line!]


    They then shoved any other artifacts that didn¡¯t listen to them into the Great Prison as well.


    ¡®It was all possible because they had the Majesty¡¯s powers.¡¯


    They all smiled wickedly.


    Prometheus, Horus, and the other Divine-Grade artifacts had been the former Majesty¡¯s personal artifacts. They had tricked the King to get a portion of the rights to control the artifacts. They claimed that they would act as the Majesty''s proxy in times of emergency. That was how Prometheus was able to use the throne.


    But after thousands of years...


    While the artifacts had been living in paradise without any human interference... Something happened about 30 years before Ju-Heon''s time.


    [The Majesty¡¯s power is getting weaker. The throne is going to stop working soon!]


    They had all been shocked by Prometheus''s unexpected declaration.


    Had their trick to pretend that the Majesty was still there stopped working?


    [How is the Crow?!]


    [There are no changes. As it is a Treasure, it is unable to kill itself. All it can do is commit self-harm.]


    [Fuck, then what the hell is going on?! This is bad! We will disappear if the throne stops working!]


    [Not right away. There is still power gathered inside the corpse so it should last another 20 years or 30 if we really conserve it, but it''s still dangerous.]


    [In other words, it is time to select a new Majesty?]


    The Divine-Grade artifacts became anxious after hearing that.


    They had worked so hard to get the human king out but they had to select another human Majesty?!


    [We can''t choose another king who favors the humans!]


    The Majesty was their king and the omnipotent record keeper who could maintain the records to prevent the artifacts from disappearing.


    Basically, the fate of all artifacts was in their hands.


    Why?


    Artifacts were born from the human stories and traditions.


    But they all disappear as time goes on, making the artifacts lose their powers and perish.


    The Majesty was there to prevent that from happening.


    They could use the Akashic records to stop stories from disappearing and fix any records that may have changed with time.


    ¡®That is why one of the requirements of the Majesty is to have an excellent memory.¡¯


    Just the Majesty¡¯s existence alone would give artifacts life. But the throne was about to stop working!


    ¡®We need to hurry up and select a new king!¡¯


    ¡®We can¡¯t turn into simple antiques!¡¯


    ¡®I''d rather turn into one of those exiled apocalypse artifacts!¡¯


    ¡®Are you an idiot?! You can never return to this side if you become one of those! You''ll turn into a spirit!¡¯


    ¡®But choosing a human king will just be a repeat of what happened in the past. They will tell us to serve humans again!¡¯


    Prometheus had laughed at them.


    ¡®Don¡¯t worry. I have a way. We just need to choose a human king who is to our liking.¡¯


    That was when Prometheus approached the humans and Pandora appeared in the world.


    Ju-Heon smiled as if he understood it better after Set¡¯s explanation.


    ¡®Prometheus used this to act as the Supreme Leader until now.¡¯


    He had been wondering how they were able to use the Majesty¡¯s powers after killing him.


    Set seemed to have recently learned about all of the Supreme Leader bastards¡¯ evil deeds.


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°C, crazy. That is really the former Majesty?¡±


    Jaeha, who had rushed in behind Ju-Heon, gasped. He seemed to have gotten scared after seeing the corpse but he suddenly hit his forehead.


    It was as if he figured out a super big secret!


    ¡°Wow, jackpot. I get it now! I know why that Crow bastard chose you, Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°What? Why did it choose me?¡±


    ¡°Face!¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°That damn crow only cares about a person''s looks!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon wondered what kind of bullshit he was talking about, but Jaeha seemed extremely certain.


    ¡°See! The former one has that kind of face and the new one has this kind of face! Wow, shit, this world is so unfair! Even artifacts discriminate based on looks!¡±


    [?!]


    The Crow''s aura fluctuated after suddenly being verbally attacked.


    ¡®T, that¡¯s not it though?!¡¯


    It could be just a coincidence, but it was true that the two of them were both extremely handsome. The rest of the team started to think.


    ¡°Now that I think about it, this corpse does look oddly similar to you......¡±


    Ju-Heon became upset.


    ¡°Do you want to get fucked up? Like hell we look similar. That¡¯s just a damn corpse.¡±


    ¡°Haha. It¡¯s just a slight resemblance.¡±


    But while everybody was focused on the Majesty...


    ¡®Okay, hurry up and put your hand on it. Be greedy for the throne.¡¯


    The few Knights of the Round Table who had been hiding were smirking. They were breathing quietly while looking at Ju-Heon¡¯s hand.


    ¡®This is our last chance.¡¯


    They had one way to use the throne to attack Seo Ju-Heon.


    ¡®We set this trap in case the future Majesty didn¡¯t listen to us.¡¯


    They were indeed that evil. They wanted to choose a Majesty who was to their liking.


    But humans were fickle creatures. It¡¯s like how you are willing to pay anything to go to the restroom if you really gotta go but feel different once you get to go. Even if the Majesty was to their liking prior to becoming the Majesty, that person might have changed their mind once they received the Majesty''s authority.


    Prometheus had put this on the throne for that possibility.


    ¡®It¡¯s a device that would turn the new Majesty into the same stuffed corpse like the former one.¡¯


    Basically, the former Majesty''s power would activate and turn Ju-Heon into a similar taxidermied corpse if he tried to take the throne.


    ¡®This might actually be for the better.¡¯


    They needed to pick a Majesty anyway. They were just trying to choose a Majesty they could work with so that things would be easier.


    ¡®Taxiderming a living person comes with too many risks and costs too much to maintain, but...¡¯


    They had no other choice. They had no way to defeat Seo Ju-Heon by any other means right now. That was why they could only suck this bastard dry like they had done with the former Majesty.


    They could get rid of Seo Ju-Heon that way and then gather new Monarchs and restart the process. That was the only method they had left at their disposal.


    ¡®Alright! So hurry up and put your hand on the throne! Become a slave like the stupid former Majesty!¡¯


    The condition to trigger the trap was to have negative thoughts about Pandora. Ju-Heon would easily meet that condition.


    ¡®Hurry up and get fucked!¡¯


    The trap on the throne looked like it would activate as Ju-Heon¡¯s hand moved toward it.


    But at that moment...


    There was a bright flash of light.

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    Chapter 359: For the throne (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    There was a bright flash of light.


    Screams and groans could be heard as well.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    However, they were not coming from Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Uggggggh!¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    One he Knights of the Round Table who was hiding coughed up blood and fell to the ground.


    Ju-Heon laughed.


    ¡°Ahh, so that¡¯s where you were all hiding?¡±


    ¡°Are you okay? Hey! Hey!¡±


    "What the hell is going on?!¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed after hearing voices nearby.


    ¡®Like hell he¡¯s okay.¡¯


    How could he be okay after being struck by Gungnir?


    The people who were hiding could not hide their shock.


    Why?


    ¡°That bastard definitely touched the corpse!¡±


    "Why is there no reaction even though he touched it?!¡±


    They urgently started to look for someone.


    ¡°Merlin! Where are you?!¡±


    ¡°Merlin!¡±


    "The trap didn¡¯t activate! This is different from what you told us!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, where the hell did that woman run off?!¡±


    However, they had to quickly stop talking.


    Crack, baaaaaang!


    The wall crumbled after what sounded like a missile crashing into it. The thick wall was destroyed in an instant!


    There were thunderbolts crackling around the debris of the wall.


    The person who appeared through the destroyed wall was......


    ¡°So this is where you were all doing your shady business.¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    It was Julian.


    They shook in fear while looking at Julian. Julian seemed extremely angry.


    He usually had a cold expression but he was extremely gentle on the inside.


    But it was different this time.


    ¡°Creating Un-known wasn''t enough that you had to mock the dead like this too?¡±


    His voice was full of murderous intent before people started screaming. It was because vicious thunderbolts struck down on them.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    ¡°Ow, stop, stoooooop!¡±


    On the other hand, Julian couldn''t help but fume with anger.


    Why?


    Unlike the others, he could clearly see it.


    ¡®That corpse was alive until recently.¡¯


    Well, recently was still about 25 years ago, but this corpse belonged to a human from thousands of years ago.


    That meant that...


    ¡®He was left alive in this state without being able to die for thousands of years.¡¯


    He must have been conscious and able to feel pain.


    Staying in this taxidermied condition without being able to die for thousands of years was probably a worse pain than death.


    ¡®These bastards should have known that he was alive until recently.¡¯


    ¡°So why did you do something like this?¡±


    They screamed in fear after seeing the angry glimmer in Julian''s eyes.


    ¡°Aaah! I don¡¯t know! They said something about how all of the Majesty''s Treasures will stop working if the Majesty isn''t on the throne!¡±


    ¡°They said that all artifacts would turn into regular antiques!¡±


    ¡°They said all artifacts would disappear! Let¡¯s be honest, that would be a waste...¡±


    ¡°Are you joking?!¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhh! Save me!¡±


    The Pandora Executive Board members screamed in pain. They felt as if they would go crazy with frustration.


    They didn''t care about anything else right now.


    ¡®It would be over if we can turn Seo Ju-Heon into a taxidermied doll!¡¯


    ¡°Why?! Why isn¡¯t the trap activating?! Why?!¡±


    What was the reason behind it?


    Julian lightly chuckled while looking at Ju-Heon.


    ¡®I did think that it was weird that he was touching it without any hesitation.¡¯


    It was obvious what had happened.


    ¡®He must have used the Akashic records.¡¯


    That was indeed the case. However, the corners of Ju-Heon¡¯s mouth were twitching for a different reason right now.


    Why?


    [You are unable to use the Akashic records.]


    [The records modified by Seo Ju-Heon are unable to take effect.]


    [The Akashic records is being fixed by an external power.]


    [The records fixed by the human, Seo Ju-Heon, have returned to normal.]


    What was going on?


    The Akashic records was not working.


    Ju-Heon was not the Majesty yet. He could not use all the abilities of the Treasures.


    He was shocked that he could not even browse the records of the throne with this corpse, however...


    ¡®There were no issues modifying the trap though.¡¯


    But something weird happened the moment he put his hand on the throne.


    [An external power has infiltrated the Akashic records.]


    [The records have changed back to normal.]


    [ < A person who respects Pandora will dry out as a living corpse > has changed to < A person who has negative thoughts about Pandora will dry out as a living corpse. >]


    The Crow must be responsible for the trap still not working on him.


    The Crow that had blocked the trap was frantically moving around.


    [You cannot dominate the throne.]


    [The corpse is trying to label you as an enemy.]


    [The Crow''s power is preying on the trap''s aura.]


    [It is consuming the aura with everything it has.]


    Ju-Heon, who had stepped away from the throne already, started frowning.


    The corpse''s aura showed no signs of stopping despite the fact that he had moved away from the throne.


    The Crow tried to protect Ju-Heon until the end but its aura started to become faint.


    [It cannot hold on any longer.]


    [This is the limit with this clone body.]


    It could not do anything about it.


    [Hurry up and come here...the real body...must contract...]


    That was the last message before all messages from the Crow stopped.


    The Crow¡¯s aura that had been doing everything it could to protect Ju-Heon had disappeared.


    He glared at the throne.


    ¡®It looks like the former Majesty bastard¡¯s power is still there.¡¯


    That former Majesty bastard must have been the one to infiltrate the Akashic records as well.


    Seol-A seemed to have detected something as she urgently shouted.


    ¡°Captain-nim! The corpse''s aura seems dangerous!¡±


    Bang!


    A chaotic aura shot out of the throne as soon as she said that.


    Bang!


    The throne was moving in an odd way.


    Julian quickly figured out the reason.


    "Someone is making the corpse go berserk from the outside!¡±


    Ju-Heon realized something and quickly called Gungnir to his hand.


    And then!


    Swoosh!


    He threw the spear once more as soon as Gungnir ended up in his hand.


    Swoooooosh!


    The remaining Executive Board members became frantic.


    Just the fact that Gungnir was flying was filling them with fear.


    But Gungnir unexpectedly flew out of the building.


    Jaeha''s eyes opened wide after noticing it leave.


    ¡°Who did you throw it to?¡±


    ¡°Merlin. She went outside.¡±


    Seol-A was shocked.


    ¡°That¡¯s not possible...nobody has left the tower...!¡±


    Ju-Heon had given Gungnir the same order a while ago. He had told it to set Merlin as its target.


    Gungnir had hit its target earlier.


    ¡°Seol-A, check on the woman on the 24th floor.¡±


    Seol-A was shocked after sending one of her ghosts to check.


    ¡°Her soul left the body before she died...!¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed after immediately figuring out what had happened.


    ¡®It looks like her soul left the body the moment Gungnir stabbed her.¡¯


    It was a temporary solution but it did allow her to get away from Gungnir¡¯s target.


    Ju-Heon just scoffed.


    ¡°That bitch sure knows how to use her head.¡±


    But it was not a solution she could use that many times.


    The Executive Board members started shouting after hearing that.


    "Does that mean that bitch ran away from here on her own?!¡±


    ¡°I''m sure she didn¡¯t just run away! She must be planning on using the final trump card!¡±


    Ju-Heon became interested.


    ¡°The final trump card?¡±


    ¡°Haha, like hell we would tell y...ugh!¡±


    ¡°Speak.¡±


    The Executive Board members foamed at the mouth as Seol-A pointed knives at their necks.


    ¡°Aaah! Okay! Okay! S, she went to get the apocalypse artifacts!¡± Sear?h the N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Pandora has already lost its authority. The only way for us to gain our power back is through unmatched force!¡±


    Jaeha seemed to have realized something.


    ¡°Unmatched force? Are they talking about the end of the world artifacts?¡±


    These apocalypse artifacts were the worst artifacts to exist.


    The Executive Board members started quietly whispering to each other.


    ¡°But isn''t the Majesty the only one who can use them...? Is she trying to make that corpse use it?¡±


    ¡°Gungnir is headed for her! We''re done if Merlin dies too!¡±


    But at that moment...


    [Gungnir should stop if I kill its master.]


    ¡°!¡±


    Merlin''s voice echoed through the tower.


    [Ha, hahaha! The gods are helping us! They gave us such an amazing opportunity!]


    ¡°What? What does she mean by opportunity...?!¡±


    Merlin became angry after the Executive Board sounded confused.


    [That bastard Seo Ju-Heon has lost the Crow''s power right now! Don¡¯t you know what that means?]


    ¡°!¡±


    Seol-A and Julian realized what she meant.


    ¡®The Captain-nim¡¯s Crow¡¯s aura!¡¯


    The Crow¡¯s aura had disappeared after going up against the former Majesty. It was because it was only a clone.


    But that was not the problem.


    ¡®He can''t use the Treasures without the Crow!¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s contract with the Crow was probably the reason he could use the Majesty''s Treasures.


    Merlin urgently shouted.


    [This is the chance to steal the Treasures from that bastard!]


    ¡°!¡±


    [We might even be able to go get the Crow. So use this chance to get rid of the bastard!]


    This was the chance of a lifetime for them.


    It was shocking that a mere clone could handle the power of this corpse but they didn¡¯t have time to sit around being shocked.


    This was probably the only chance they had to kill Ju-Heon.


    One of the Knights of the Round Table started running wild as if to launch a suicide attack.


    ¡°Haha, if he can''t use the Treasures he''s just a punk who can only use Divine-Grade artifacts!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, Captain-nim!¡±


    A chaotic evil god artifact went berserk.


    But at that moment...


    Bang!


    Chi You¡¯s artifact activated and the evil god artifact exploded in an instant.


    Bang! Bang! Babababang!


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    Ju-Heon turned into black fog and ruthlessly dissected the enemy into molecules that didn¡¯t even leave any bones behind.


    Bababababaaaaang!


    It was complete destruction!


    Chi You''s black fog had absorbed everything without leaving anything behind.


    This was the end for this foolish person who had tried to attack Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon snorted in response.


    ¡°You retards, who said that I can''t use the Treasures?¡±


    The others gasped after looking at him.


    ¡°Did he just use a Treasure?¡±


    ¡°B, but the Crow is gone! How...?!¡±


    ¡°Wasn¡¯t he relying on the Crow, the Majesty¡¯s Crown to use them?!¡±


    The enemies were not the only ones to be shocked. Julian and the others were shocked as well.


    Why?


    ¡®He wasn''t able to use the Treasures just because the Crow was his Heirloom!¡¯


    There was a more fundamental reason.


    ¡®The Treasures are recognizing the Captain as their master.¡¯


    That was why he could still use the Treasures despite the Crow''s power being gone.


    ¡®Does it mean that he has that much talent?¡¯


    The Executive Board members screamed once the fog-form Ju-Heon turned around to look at them.


    ¡°T, this monster bastard!¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly took Chi You''s mask off and gave an order to his team.


    ¡°Split into two teams. Half will stay here and protect the throne while taking care of these bastards. The other half go chase after Merlin.¡±


    ¡°What about you, Captain-nim?!¡±


    ¡°I am going into the Great Prison.¡±


    "Will you be okay?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled.


    ¡°I won''t take that long.¡±


    He needed the full Majesty¡¯s power in order to destroy this damn corpse.


    ¡®And who is aiming for who¡¯s Heirloom?¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled viciously.


    ¡°I am going to go get the Crow from the tomb.¡±


    ¡®I can become the full Majesty if I get the Crow''s real body.¡¯


    ¡°I should thank the Crow while I''m at it.¡±


    ¡°Thank?¡±


    ¡°It sent me back to the past so that I can achieve a lot of things. I can''t ignore its wish for me to get it out of its tomb.¡±


    Julian looked at Ju-Heon as if someone had switched Ju-Heon with a clone that just looked like him.


    ¡°Ho, for you to say something so nice...¡±


    Of course, Jaeha just scoffed.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way this guy has such good intentions.¡¯


    He would be right.


    He definitely was not being nice and trying to fulfill the Crow''s wish.


    ¡®Do you really think I would share authority of the Treasures with a damn corpse? I will take care of you soon, you former Majesty bastard.¡¯


    That was probably the reason. The Knights urgently shouted as Ju-Heon started to move.


    They had heard his plan.


    ¡°T, that bastard is going to go get the Crow!¡±


    They turned pale.


    "We can''t let this bastard get the Crow!¡±


    ¡°He will fully become the Majesty if he gets it! It will be the start of a new generation!¡±


    ¡°We can''t let him get out of here no matter what!¡±


    The throne flashed as if it was responding to them.


    The golden vines started to create an impregnable fortress. The enemies laughed as they watched.


    "We know that you awakened three of the keys!¡±


    ¡°But do you really think you can destroy the iron walls created by the Majesty at your level?!¡±


    Ju-Heon just made a call with an expression that seemed to be saying, ¡® oh is that what it is?¡¯


    ¡°Ah, it''s me.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    "You started installing grinders in that prison a while back, right? Yes, that thing. Can it be used right now?¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    ¡°Oh, really? Then activate it. Yeah. Grind up all of the evil gods.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Something shocking happened a moment later.


    Flash!

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    Chapter 360: For the throne (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    Flash!


    An amazing amount of aura exploded.


    The strength of the explosion made everybody in the tower scream.


    ¡°Aaah! What is this?!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    It caused a strong gust of wind. It came with intense heat that made it feel as if their skin would burn.


    Neither the Executive Board nor their artifacts could get close to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Fuck!¡±


    "What did that bastard just do?!¡±


    Then there was bright light that temporarily blinded them. Ju-Heon smiled while looking at them.


    While that was going on...


    Zhen Cai Yuan, who had picked up the call, was amazed at what was happening in front of her.


    [#$&$#!]


    [Aaah! Save me!]


    [$&#!]


    [This isn¡¯t it, this is wrooooooong!]


    A bright light was flashing out from Ju-Heon¡¯s island, Tartarus. There were many cells here but the light was coming from a pit.


    The 1,000 evil god artifacts that had been captured by the rope felt as if they would die.


    [What is this after suddenly dragging us out?!]


    [Aaah! My body is being ground up! Gr...!]


    [Uggggggh!]


    There were terribly sounding grinding blades inside the pit.


    Roooooooooooooooooar!


    Screeeeeeeech!


    The size of each blade was about the size of most houses. There were also drills and other types of grinding devices inside the pit to attack these evil god artifacts.


    [Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!]


    The grinding blades ruthlessly chopped, cut, and ground the artifacts¡¯ bodies into dust.


    They were so strong that even these Divine-Grade artifacts could not hold on.


    The creator of this cruel and vicious grinding device was none other than Ju-Heon¡¯s twin sister Joy.


    Nobody else could have done it. Joy had installed this artifact grinder in the prison not too long ago.


    ¡®Artifacts cannot be destroyed by missiles or even nuclear weapons.¡¯


    That was why there were only two ways to destroy artifacts.


    First was to use strong attack-type artifacts and the second was to destroy them with stupidly strong Dominance.


    But Ju-Heon didn''t have time to make 1,000+ artifacts explode one by one.


    It was annoying and a waste of time.


    That was why Ju-Heon asked Joy if there was a way to destroy all of these artifacts at once.


    As a result, this murdering artifact crusher was created, full of Joy''s personal ¡®tastes.¡¯


    She truly deserved to be an engineer as she used a Divine-Grade artifact of destruction to create this machine!


    The artifacts coughed up blood as they were chopped up until they started exploding.


    The evil god artifacts tried desperately to crawl out of the pit, but...


    ¡°Mm, no. Stay there.¡±


    [Aaah!]


    Zhen Cai Yuan smiled brightly at them and kicked the artifacts back into the pit.


    They couldn¡¯t do anything since this Four Emperors-Grade artifact user was standing as guard.


    The kicked evil god artifacts cried as they fell back into the pit.


    Cruuuuuuuuuuuunch!


    They were sliced by the blades and met their demise.


    After grinding them for a while to the point all of the nameless evil gods and other artifacts were all ground up...


    The light had burst out from the pit.


    The odd thing was that two pillars of light shot up, probably because they used a good number of Divine-Grade artifacts this time.


    It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    Salieri and Daji¡¯s artifacts had awakened.


    Ju-Heon would usually get messages about it, but the Crow''s power was completely used up right now.


    No messages popped up.


    However, Ju-Heon could tell what happened even without getting any messages.


    ¡®I''ve awakened five of the Majesty''s Keys.¡¯


    Even if it was not completely awakened, he should be able to use about eighty percent of the key¡¯s abilities. sea??h th§× N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    And then...


    ¡°Open the door!¡±


    He shouted and a circle of light appeared on the wall created by the corpse.


    Bang!


    That light was a path connected to the outside!


    The former Majesty''s power must be strong though because the hole was pretty small. But it was enough to make the Pandora people anxious.


    ¡°Fuck! A door opened!¡±


    "Did he suppress the power of the corpse?!¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s going to leave!¡±


    But the corpse was pretty strong.


    It started reacting as soon as Ju-Heon used the Majesty''s Key to create a door.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    The Majesty''s Key was a Treasure that could open and close any door.


    If Ju-Heon tried to open the door, this corpse would do what it could to close it back.


    ¡°Captain-nim! The hole is getting smaller and smaller!¡±


    ¡°Hurry!¡±


    It was closing extremely quickly. Ju-Heon immediately turned into fog as the hole got smaller.


    Pandora''s people started shouting.


    ¡°That bastard is trying to get out!¡±


    ¡°We must not let him out of here!¡±


    They used their artifacts but none of them could stop Ju-Heon who had turned into fog.


    ¡°Hahaha, I should swipe everything from that tomb this time!¡±


    Ju-Heon burst forth like a gust of wind and escaped through the hole.


    Ju-Heon was the first to leave and a few of the team members made it out as well. The door slammed shut.


    ¡°Fuck!¡±


    ¡°Some of the others made it out too! Merlin would be able to move easier if we kept them here!¡±


    They then shouted toward the Pandora System artifact, the corpse, that had not stopped working yet.


    ¡°Let us out of here too!¡±


    "We need to stop those bastards who just went out!¡±


    ¡°No, just destroy everything!¡±


    Of course, the corpse would not listen to them. Only Merlin could control this corpse.


    However, the corpse still reacted right away. To be more specific, it was the crackling monitor that was connected to the corpse.


    [Starting... system... now.]


    But Ju-Heon¡¯s team members would not just sit back and let that happen.


    Craaaaaack!


    A vicious thunderbolt temporarily paralyzed the system artifact.


    ¡°!¡±


    Pandora¡¯s people flinched in shock and then heard voices behind them.


    "Where do you think you are going? Hey misters, we are in charge of taking care of you guys.¡±


    The Monarch of Pushoverness looked quite scary snickering with da Vinci''s artifact in his hand. Julian also smiled brightly.


    ¡°How about we start with an experience?¡±


    ¡°An experience?¡±


    ¡°The experience of being taxidermied alive.¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    Screams echoed out of the tower after Julian''s unusually angry voice.


    While that was going on...


    [Aaaaaaaaaak! Fuck, save me! Aaah!]


    [Huff... huff! Merlin, can you hear us? Seo Ju-Heon and some of those bastards have run off!]


    [Seo Ju-Heon used a Treasure! Huff... ahh! Fuck, stop chasing me!]


    Merlin was having a major headache while listening to the pitiful screams through the earphone.


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    She had made her soul leave the body to hold back Gungnir for their plan to steal the treasures.


    But what?


    ''Seo Ju-Heon can use the Treasure? But how?!¡¯


    The screams continued while she had a hand against her temples.


    [Hurry! Proceed with the plan! This is Pandora¡¯s last chance!]


    Of course she knew that.


    But things were different if Seo Ju-Heon could use the Treasures.


    ¡®How can he use the Treasures even though the Crow is gone?¡¯


    Had his contract with the Crow not been disconnected?


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡®The apocalypse artifacts in storage are gone too!¡¯


    They might have flown off to Tartarus after hearing the screams of the evil god artifacts, but about half of the disaster artifacts Merlin planned on using were gone.


    ¡®Tsk, these are not enough...!¡¯


    The other disaster artifacts were in the Great Prison.


    It was at that moment.


    Shhhhhhhh!


    ¡°!¡±


    Merlin urgently activated an artifact as she saw Gungnir frantically flying over.


    Gungnir stabbed into Merlin''s back at that moment.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Gungnir''s butt was shaking with joy after stabbing Merlin again.


    [#$#&!]


    I really stabbed her this time! I really did!


    Gungnir was whistling as it moved away from Merlin. It then flew around in circles around this area just in case.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°What a troublesome spear.¡±


    Someone was in this library with Merlin. It was a middle-aged man.


    ¡°You sure are great at dodging it.¡±


    Something was struggling inside a pile of sand as the man said that.


    ¡°Who knew you would have to move into a nonliving item like this?¡±


    Merlin was huffing after having no choice but to move into something like this. She had never felt such indignity before.


    However, there was nothing she could do about it.


    This was already the sixth time she was stabbed by Gungnir.


    She was tricking Gungnir by moving her soul each time but Gungnir seemed to be slowly realizing that something was weird.


    It was taking less and less time for it to find her and it even stabbed Merlin before she could possess someone else¡¯s body.


    ¡°Ah, whatever. What am I in this time? I can''t see anything. Am I in a book?¡±


    The man laughed out loud.


    ¡°You wish you were in a book. You¡¯re in cat shit, poop.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Merlin screamed as if she heard something she shouldn''t have heard.


    ¡°Why?! Why is there poop in a library?! Kyaaaa! Who allowed a cat into this library?!¡±


    The man petted the cat on his lap as he continued to speak.


    ¡°It is quite normal in Islam.¡±


    Merlin couldn''t speak for a bit before she shouted again.


    ¡°Whatever! I hope you haven''t been wasting your time in this library!¡±


    ¡°Of course not.¡±


    Merlin was inside a library artifact right now.


    It was different from the Akashic records but it was still a world-renowned library artifact.


    [Trove of Wealth - Library of Alexandria (S-Grade:Legendary Hero Grade - Possession Artifact)]


    This was also Merlin''s laboratory.


    It was the oldest library in the world and the trove of Mediterranean knowledge. It was a sacred place for scientists and scholars of the time.


    This artifact was one that gathered the records of all mythologies, knowledge, prophecies, and records in the world.


    This was where Merlin had learned how to create Un-known.


    Most importantly, this man in front of her...


    He was no ordinary person.


    ¡°Aren''t you forgetting the blessing I gave for you to meet the great Quran artifact here?¡±


    That was right.


    The person in front of her was one of the Four Emperors in the past but a man who could not appear in the world in this lifetime.


    This was the Monarch of Evangelism.


    Well, he was originally a difficult enemy for Ju-Heon who used the Avesta Sacred Text artifact to turn the people of the world into believers, but...


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon took that artifact too.¡±


    He had lost his chance to make a mark in this world.


    Most importantly, he was grinding his teeth in anger at Ju-Heon.


    Why?


    ¡°That bastard stopped me from becoming one of the Four Emperors. He stopped me from completing the will of the All Mighty Allah!¡±


    That was the main reason.


    Was he said to have the Quran in one hand and a sword in the other?


    This man was sponsoring artifact terrorist organizations and trying to unite the world under Islam.


    Merlin was the one who had brought the Monarch of Evangelism here. She had been focusing on the Raven¡¯s Tears artifact that had appeared every so often.


    Why?


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon has memories of his past life.¡¯


    She had used the knowledge from this library and created the camera artifact to try to replicate his Raven¡¯s Tears.


    But all of them had failed.


    She was unable to create an artifact at the level of the Raven¡¯s Tears.


    Merlin had found the Quran in this artifact while searching for ways to replicate it. Of course, the Quran was an artifact that could not be used without a great Fit.


    She started searching for people who could use it until she met the Monarch of Evangelism, who used the Quran artifact here and was able to see the future.


    The Quran was a prophecy artifact similar to the Book of Revelations.


    He was able to learn some things about his past life in the process as well.


    ¡°So how was it? How did it go with that kid? You grabbed him from the US right?¡±


    That kid they were talking about was Louie Martin.


    They thought that he was Jaeha¡¯s son but he was actually an Un-known created from Jaeha.


    The Monarch of Evangelism smiled.


    ¡°I''m sure of it. That kid was sent here by the Time and Space artifact, one of the apocalypse artifacts. He is Yoo Jaeha''s Un-known from the future.¡±


    ¡°John was telling the truth. He said they killed all of Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding team and turned them into Un-knowns.¡±


    ¡°Yes, but that kid seems to not remember anything about himself at all because he traveled through time and space...¡±


    The cat¡¯s poop Merlin laughed.


    ¡°Then you are saying that we can bring over Seo Ju-Heon and those other bastards¡¯ Un-knowns as well?¡±


    Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s team''s Un-knowns.


    Those should definitely be able to hinder Ju-Heon.


    The Monarch of Evangelism soon responded.


    ¡°Oh right, that kid doesn''t have his memories but does seem to remember one of the Majesty''s Treasures.¡±


    ¡°Which one?¡±


    ¡°The Majesty''s Cradle.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Merlin was truly shocked.


    ¡®That¡¯s a Treasure that hasn''t been located anywhere in this world...!¡¯


    Treasures were usually useless without a Majesty, but the Cradle had never even been found, which was why they had given up on it and created the Un-knowns.


    The corner of Merlin''s nonexistent lips were twitching at this unexpected story of a treasure, but she held herself back.


    ¡°That is not important right now. That Treasure is useless if we cannot become the Majesty.¡±


    The important thing was to head over to the Great Prison as quickly as possible.


    ¡®The corpse has no intelligence so it is not good in the long-run.¡¯


    ¡°The Crow, we need to get the Crow and turn someone into the Majesty! That is our only chance right now.¡±


    ¡°Okay, then I will find the other victims and Chairman Kwon to head into the prison. We will get revenge on Seo Ju-Heon who did this to us.¡±


    ¡°Sounds great! I will look for Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s Un-known so please get there before Seo Ju-Heon...!¡±


    But at that moment...


    Bang!


    ¡°Kyaaaa! W, what the hell?!¡±


    [#$&#$!]


    That¡¯s weird. I think I smell something here?


    Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Gungnir that had been swirling around in the air started to stab into the library door.


    As Merlin was getting freaked out...


    Bang!


    There was a loud explosion in the middle of the city.


    It was the sound of the door to the Great Prison opening. Ju-Heon laughed after opening the door with an even stronger Majesty''s Key than before.


    ¡°Alright, where is our little Crow? Hmm?¡±


    The Crow.


    This artifact was the beginning and the end of everything.


    He was about to start raiding this final tomb.

 Chapter 361: Not the Crow! (1)

    Chapter 361: Not the Crow! (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Honestly, the Crow''s tomb was the end of all things but also the start of all things.


    It was the place he went into under Chairman Kwon''s orders and lost his cherished teammates and his own life.


    But the thing that Ju-Heon hated more than dying was the fact that he had lost all hope in here.


    His hope of a future with everybody on his team... His hope for happiness for the people he had developed such strong friendship with...


    The hope that the path he had taken until then was not wrong...


    That bastard had appeared when all of these hopes had shattered.


    [It truly would be a waste for you to die like this.]


    He had come across numerous artifacts but even he couldn''t tell the identity of this bastard. But it was an artifact that would have taken anybody''s mind away.


    The Crown of the Majesty''s Treasures.


    That bastard had said the following through that blinding light.


    [I will give you a chance. Try to take a Monarch position for real.]


    He had returned to the past with that light. Now he was back here not just as a Monarch but to become the King of the Artifacts!


    ¡°Alright, I''m here!¡±


    Bang!


    The inside of the Great Prison was in uproar as Ju-Heon entered again.


    [He¡¯s here! That bastard is here!]


    [Fuck, I knew he would be back!]


    [Give it everything we got! We cannot let that bastard leave alive this time!]


    The guards had flames shooting out of their eyes.


    [Seo Ju-Heon, it¡¯s Seo Ju-Heon!]


    [Let us oooooout!]


    The criminals were desperately reaching out toward him.


    This was just the second time that Ju-Heon had entered the Great Prison. But he had swept up all of the Greek artifacts the first time he was here. It was no wonder that the guards and prisoners were all causing a ruckus.


    [Seo Ju-Heon, hurry up and let us out tooooooooo!]


    [Hurry!]


    The guards shouted at them after hearing the prisoners shout.


    [You idiots! Are you out of your fucking minds?!]


    [Do you not know what happened to the Greek bastards?!]


    [That''s right! You''ll end up as slaves if you''re dragged out by that bastard!]


    The prisoners were foaming with blood in their mouths.


    [Get lost! I¡¯d rather be dragged out by that bastard and be free than to be stuck in here!]


    [That¡¯s right!]


    One of the prisoners said something at that moment.


    [Rumors say that all of those Greek bastards lost their you know what''s......]


    [.......]


    [Well, I guess you really would be ¡®free¡¯ in some aspects...]


    The prisoners reaching out slowly pulled their arms back in.


    [...Y, you don¡¯t need to save me.]


    [H, hurry up and just go get the Crow.]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡°No thanks. I''m going to sweep up all of the Special Grade down to Grade-3 artifacts.¡±


    The prisoners started to run for their lives.


    They would rather be stuck in this prison than to be dragged out by this bastard and lose their you know what.


    Ju-Heon reached his hand into the cell at that moment. The artifact that was grabbed by Ju-Heon started screaming.


    [I don¡¯t have any! I don''t! Don¡¯t aim for my thing!]


    ¡°I''m not interested in your balls. Where the hell is the Crow?¡±


    The rope came out and roared as Ju-Heon threatened the artifacts. The prisoners shouted while foaming at the mouth.


    [That bastard Odin should know where the Crow is!]


    ¡°Odin?¡±


    [The Crow bastard is in a special location! It''s not somewhere you can just walk right in!]


    Odin was the king of the gods in the Norse mythologies, but he was also famous for being a talented sorcerer. That was why they were saying that that bastard would know.


    Another artifact chimed in at that moment.


    [You might be able to make it to the Crow if you ride the teleportation fog properly...]


    Ju-Heon then let the prisoner go without any hesitation...


    [Aaaaaaaaaaaaah! Save me!]


    Nevermind, he blew it up and dragged it out.


    ¡°Grade-2 artifact, received.¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed and stuffed the pieces into a bag. The rest of the prisoners all shook in fear.


    [T, this bastard is the devil.]


    [He¡¯s the devil!]


    Ju-Heon just mumbled to himself without caring.


    "The teleportation fog... That bastard Jaeha said he used that to get to Odin as well. Where did he say it was?¡±


    Even more flames were shooting out of the guards¡¯ eyes as Ju-Heon walked toward them. Ju-Heon seemed to have been hiding the last time he was here but he showed no signs of doing that this time. sea??h th§× n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Maybe he felt that there was no need to hide.


    Ju-Heon then put on Chi You¡¯s mask. The guards gasped after seeing the face of the ghost.


    [Hurry! That is a signal that the Majesty is about to attack!]


    They gasped as if they were caught by the ghosts of the past.


    [Use everything you have to block him this time!]


    [Go escort those esteemed beings over!]


    The guards were contacting the high-grade guards for help.


    The high-grade guards were animals even the Supreme Leaders could not tame. They were also the monstrous bastards that killed Ju-Heon and his subordinates without them being able to do anything in the past.


    [That bastard must be here for the Crow!]


    [Seal all paths to the Crow!]


    Ju-Heon laughed after hearing their shouts. His body then scattered into the black fog.


    Shhhhhhh!


    The scattered fog turned into a strong gust of wind and moved past the guards.


    [Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!]


    The guards touched by the fog all coughed up blood after being ruthlessly chopped up.


    It had all happened in an instant. Ju-Heon easily killed the guards and headed toward his destination.


    The eyes of the remaining guards opened wide.


    [Damn it! Hurry!]


    [We must stop him from getting the Crow!]


    Unfortunately, the black fog was already gone.


    While that was going on...


    ¡°Fuck, why do I have to do this shit here too...?! Damn it!¡±


    There was a kid at the corner of a library complaining while restoring an artifact.


    This kid was actually Louie Martin.


    Well, he was actually Jaeha¡¯s Un-known. He was originally in the US but he was a prisoner to the Monarch of Evangelism right now.


    ¡®Fuck!¡¯


    Louie truly felt wronged. He knew that something was off from the moment that that bastard Seo Ju-Heon sent Zhen Cai Yuan to Hitler, but......


    ¡®Yes. You guys are in the way. Get lost.¡¯


    Babababang!


    Zhen Cai Yuan suddenly appeared and destroyed the US artifact base!


    ¡®I need to go on a date. Hurry up and get lost.¡¯


    Babababang!


    She then destroyed the factions trying to revive Hitler.


    Zhen Cai Yuan, who said that she was here to get a date, destroyed the second rise of the TSOF and even met the zombie Keira that Hitler had summoned from a different dimension. Zhen Cai Yuan had smiled as if she remembered Keira.


    ¡®Oh my, look who it is. It¡¯s my fellow Four Emperor from the past. So nice to see you.¡¯


    Keira had been one of the Four Emperors with Zhen Cai Yuan in the past. They were bitter enemies as one represented the US while the other represented China. They hated each other so much that they would have started World War III if it had been up to them.


    Well, they were all people who had been looted by Ju-Heon now.


    ¡®Aww, poor little Ju-Heon. I guess it was difficult for my honey to fully kill her because he wasn¡¯t a Monarch at the time.¡¯


    He would have just needed to chop her neck off but someone at the Four Emperors level would have been thoroughly covering her vital points.


    Zhen Cai Yuan then took care of the remaining peons. That wasn''t all. She basically pulled the roots out from Hitler¡¯s faction that was trying to create a new Four Emperor to get revenge on Ju-Heon.


    ¡®I might have been in danger if I popped up a little earlier.¡¯


    That was why Louie was angry.


    Keira was his savior who had taken care of him when he had lost his memory, but...


    ¡°I lost the clues again!¡±


    She was the only one who knew who he was and how he ended up here!


    Anyway, he managed to escape without Zhen Cai Yuan knowing but he was unlucky and got captured by a different bastard. That person was the Monarch of Evangelism.


    Louie threw the artifacts as he shouted in anger.


    ¡°Ack! This is all Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s fault! Now I''m just a restoration shuttle for terrorist organizations!¡±


    He didn¡¯t know why but he hated Seo Ju-Heon so so much. His instincts were telling him that getting involved with that bastard would only screw him each time.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Then should I tell you who you are?¡±


    Louie quickly turned his head after hearing a woman¡¯s voice. But all he saw was cat poop.


    Louie wondered what was going on but the cat poop continued speaking.


    ¡°Before that, tell me whether you were alone when you opened your eyes.¡±


    He didn¡¯t know why he should say anything to cat poop, but...


    ¡°I don¡¯t think I was alone.¡±


    ¡®They all disappeared somewhere though.¡¯


    As for Chairman Kwon Tae Joon, TKBM''s leader who had disappeared from the world after being betrayed by his little brother...


    He was currently in pain.


    ¡°#$&$#!¡±


    Ju-Heon had dragged him and imprisoned him somewhere.


    This was actually the middle of the underworld. This was the world of the dead where Osiris was in charge.


    Chairman Kwon was grinding his teeth in this sea of hell.


    How could he not?


    ¡®That shitty bastard couldn''t even recognize his bastard...!¡¯


    Chairman Kwon could not forget what had happened when Ju-Heon dragged him here.


    It was probably a few months ago.


    ¡°Ugh, uuuugh...!¡±


    Chairman Kwon was dying after losing his immortality because Achilles''s Armor was destroyed. Anybody other than Jaeha would die if their head and body were separated.


    He started having difficulty breathing as soon as he lost his power of immortality. It was extremely scary to turn back into a regular person.


    But there was something else that he really needed to be scared of.


    It would not have been painful if he returned to being a normal person and died. Ju-Heon had smirked while picking up Chairman Kwon''s head that Dan had found and brought over.


    ¡°Make it so that he barely stays alive. You can do it, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir. I sure can.¡±


    Chloe had activated her surgery artifact.


    [The miracle of the medical god that doesn¡¯t let a patient die on his operating room table (SS-Grade:Divine-Grade - Consumable Artifact)]


    Basically, this artifact would force the patient''s body to stay alive until the surgery was over.


    The medical field might consider this artifact to be a miraculous artifact.


    This artifact was probably born from the stories of how doctors fear their patients dying while operating on them.


    But it didn¡¯t matter. Using this without any anesthesia was just a means of torture.


    It was especially true for Chairman Kwon''s case. Chairman Kwon had to stay with his head separated from his body on top of the operating table.


    ¡°Ugh, uuuugh...!¡±


    Even though he was having trouble breathing... He could not die despite being in so much pain that he would rather die.


    ¡®Just let me die like this!¡¯


    Ju-Heon had shrewdly taken out the Raven¡¯s Tears while saying that there was no way he could die like this.


    ¡°It¡¯s time to wake up, old man.¡±


    He then activated the Raven¡¯s Tears!


    Chairman Kwon had to remember his past while being in a ton of pain.


    Chairman Kwon cried the moment the memories of his past life became stuffed in his brain. His reaction was to be expected.


    [Kill him now! That bastard is someone who would come after my position!]


    [Good job, Monarch of Fraud. I was able to take care of them thanks to you.]


    He had been able to have everything under the heavens after taking care of this bastard. He could have been the best in this life as well.


    But Seo Ju-Heon, the bastard he had killed, came back to life and turned him into this mess!


    He hated Seo Ju-Heon and he was scared of him. He never expected he would be this strong.


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    However, the thing he feared more was this terrible situation. Did he have to remember the memories of his past life and be in pain without being able to die?!


    Maybe it was because Ju-Heon knew about that fear, but... He viciously bared his teeth by Chairman Kwon¡¯s ears.


    ¡°I will never let you die a peaceful death. Cry, be angry, and suffer while thinking about your past glory until I summon you again.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon then laughed as if he was the devil.


    He then left while leaving Chairman Kwon in the underworld. Chairman Kwon truly did cry in pain as Ju-Heon had said.


    Time moved differently in this world so that Chairman Kwon had been feeling pain for multiple years already.


    And now...


    ¡°Aaaaaaaah! I''m sor... ahhhhhh!¡±


    I''m sorry. As he became so weak that he was willing to apologize and ask for a peaceful death...


    An unexpected guest had appeared in front of him.


    ¡°How have you been, Chairman Kwon?¡±


    It was the Monarch of Evangelism.


    The Monarch of Evangelism had barged through the underworld to come here as Kwon Hyuk Soo had done in the past. The Monarch of Evangelism was planning on taking Chairman Kwon on this last excavation.


    Why? Chairman Kwon was Seo Ju-Heon''s number one victim.


    ¡®This poor Chairman was completely bitten by the dog he raised in the past.¡¯


    ¡°I will let you out of that pain.¡±


    The Monarch of Evangelism then put his hand on the operating room artifact that was being used on Chairman Kwon.


    ¡®I will destroy this artifact.¡¯


    He shouldn''t have a problem putting Chairman Kwon''s head back on the body after that!


    ¡°In the name of Allah...!¡±


    While that was going on...


    As Ju-Heon, who had turned into fog, was going deep into the tomb...


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon flinched the moment the Monarch of Evangelism put his hand on the operating table.


    ¡®Someone touched the old bastard.¡¯


    He had put a detection device on it just to be safe. Ju-Heon smiled after realizing that someone had infiltrated the underworld.


    It wasn¡¯t important who had done it.


    ¡®How dare they mess with my joy.¡¯


    Other things might be fine but that old bastard was off limits.


    He had been enjoying listening to Chairman Kwon scream for the past few months. Ju-Heon, who was going crazy with that thought, immediately activated Osiris.


    The Monarch of Evangelism in the underworld became shocked.


    Paat!


    A bright light appeared and absorbed the operating table with Chairman Kwon.


    ¡°Chairman Kwon disappeared!¡±


    The Monarch of Evangelism was anxious for a moment before quickly starting to track Chairman Kwon.


    ¡®I must take that Chairman out of here.¡¯


    Ju-Heon, who had moved Chairman Kwon, smiled before continuing to walk.


    ¡®That old bastard is my joy.¡¯


    After he had walked for a while...


    ¡°Oh, that must be it.¡±


    He found the fog Jaeha had talked about and Ju-Heon instantly disappeared once he touched the fog.


    He was in a completely different area once he opened his eyes.


    ¡°!¡±


    And then...


    [You¡¯re finally here.]


    A black bird was here.

 Chapter 362: Not the Crow! (2)

    Chapter 362: Not the Crow! (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    [You¡¯re finally here.]


    A black bird was here.


    This definitely looked like a Crow. However, the bird''s eyes flashed and it aimed for Ju-Heon.


    [I cannot let you get past here.]


    ¡®!¡¯


    That was right.


    This bird was not the Crow that he had been looking for.


    It looked a bit different.


    Some things around Ju-Heon started glowing. They looked like Toombglyphs but they were different.


    ¡®Rune text.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Swooosh!


    The runes flashed and Ju-Heon was somewhere else.


    ¡°......!¡±


    He was in an unfamiliar cell when he opened his eyes. And......


    [You''re here.]


    It was an unfamiliar voice.


    Ju-Heon quickly became alert.


    ¡®That bastard is?¡¯


    This artifact might be difficult for a different reason than those guard bastards.


    Why?


    There was an old man with a wide-brimmed hat sitting down with crows, or ravens in this case, behind him.


    He was certain of it.


    ¡®Odin.¡¯


    That was right.


    The artifact in front of him was Odin, the king of the gods in Norse mythology.


    This overbearing old man had a shabby cape and his wide-brimmed hat was low on his face.


    He was giving off quite the aura unlike the other artifacts, despite being in a cell.


    The old man laughed in an overbearing manner as soon as he saw Ju-Heon.


    [Seo Ju-Heon, I really wanted to see you.]


    The pressure coming from him was no joke. Ju-Heon just scoffed.


    This was an extremely precious special grade artifact. He was happy to see it, but...


    ¡°So this wasn¡¯t the way to the Crow? I have business with that bastard.¡±


    The man''s one eye flashed.


    [The fog you used was one that brings you to a trap. You would have been eaten by the guards if you went where it was supposed to go.]


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡®Was that the odd sensation I felt inside the fog?¡¯


    He had felt the Crow¡¯s aura in the fog but also an unknown sense of dread.


    Anybody other than Ju-Heon would probably not have been able to feel it.


    Ju-Heon looked at his hand that was starting to rot.


    Part of it was because his Tolerance skill was gone after the Crow''s power disappeared, but......


    ¡®It¡¯s definitely the aura of the high-grade guards.¡¯


    They were all Divine-Grade or higher.


    In addition, he remembered this from the past. It was the same power that had killed them without them being able to do anything in that tomb.


    ¡®I guess it is a bit dangerous to go like this.¡¯


    Odin smiled as if he read Ju-Heon''s expression.


    [Those bastards are trying to lure you in with the Crow¡¯s aura.]


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    [There is a reason they can imprison the Crow there. Even the Majesty will lose his power there. I am probably the only one who can survive in that area.]


    Ju-Heon started to smile.


    ¡°So you called me here because you thought I would die? What a good little artifact.¡±


    [No.]


    ¡°!¡±


    Odin¡¯s eye flashed.


    [I came to get back what you stole from me! You wicked bastard!]


    ¡°!¡±


    The cell broke as Odin shouted.


    Bababang!


    Ju-Heon easily dodged it and started laughing.


    His reaction was to be expected.


    "What the hell? You were able to get out of your cell?¡±


    That was right. Odin had destroyed the bars and easily walked out.


    The other prisoners could never dream of doing something like this.


    ¡°Is it related to your arrogance about being able to survive in the Crow''s tomb?¡±


    Odin ignored him as he was fuming with anger.


    [Shut up and hand over my items, you terrible shit!]


    Bang!


    Ju-Heon barely dodged by using Chi You¡¯s fog as he spoke.


    ¡°Ah, your things? Are you talking about Gungnir and Sleipnir?¡±


    A laser shot out of Odin¡¯s eye as he said that.


    [Hand them over immediately if you know what I am talking about!]


    Bang!


    Odin really seemed angry. He was using runes like a true sorcerer to kill Ju-Heon.


    But Ju-Heon should have expected this.


    ¡®Gungnir and Sleipnir both groaned and tried to return to their master.¡¯


    They seemed to have quite the deep connection with Odin. Furthermore, Sleipnir...


    ¡®That pushover bastard said he scammed his way to get it out.¡¯


    Odin was grinding his teeth.


    [I could hold myself back when a damn human King took my throne. I could hold myself back when that damn Prometheus took my spear. But now a shitty scammer runs off with my beloved horse?!]


    He looked as if he wanted to kill Jaeha and shred him to pieces.


    [I know that you are that bastard¡¯s master. Take responsibility for your subordinate and hand over my items!]


    The other Norse artifacts in this area raised their voices as well.


    [Yes! Hurry up and return father¡¯s subordinates!]


    [You animal-like bastard! How dare you pull off a scam to run off with it!]


    "While it¡¯s sad that you were scammed, I''m sorry. I have no pity for you.¡±


    [What?]


    ¡°Since I''m going to take even more things from you now!¡±


    Ju-Heon viciously laughed and cast Chi You¡¯s fog.


    Bang! Bang!


    The artifacts screamed.


    There was even a giant and an extremely famous hammer among the artifacts that Ju-Heon exploded.


    Ju-Heon seemed extremely excited but they couldn''t help but grind their teeth.


    [That wicked bastard is going to aim for even more of Allfather¡¯s treasures?]


    ¡°Yeah! Do you really think I would be done with just a spear and a horse?! Odin is known for having a ton of items among the Divine-Grade artifacts!¡±


    [You''ve gone crazy with greed!]


    Odin released his aura in anger.


    He truly deserved to be a Major God-Grade artifact as his power was much stronger than the regular Divine-Grade artifacts.


    Boom!


    The three doggie artifacts Ju-Heon had on him groaned.


    The doggies could resist because they were very well-known named artifacts but any low grade Divine-Grade artifacts would already have been destroyed.


    [Fuck, we need a Major God-Grade artifact too!]


    [Should we go call that bastard Zeus over?]


    [That¡¯s okay sir. What would we use that bastard for when he can¡¯t even use his powers properly?!]


    Zeus had been shunned after becoming a eunuch.


    [It makes no sense to get help from an artifact of a different culture in the first place!]


    The doggies roared and viciously released their auras. Odin flinched for a moment.


    But he did something that made the doggies scream as they were sent flying.


    Bang!


    [Ugh!]


    [That bastard really is using a weird artifact!]


    He must have some peculiar ¡®knowledge¡¯ that allows him to use his powers in this prison.


    That was the only explanation.


    [Master! That bastard has something on him!]


    [We should first get out of here...!]


    However, Ju-Heon was smiling.


    "Why would we get out of here?¡±


    Ju-Heon thought this was great.


    ¡®It is true that the Crow''s tomb is dangerous.¡¯


    He knew very well after having experienced it once already. That was why he had left the rest of his team behind this time.


    ¡®Even if I die, I will die alone.¡¯


    The other guards were probably preparing all sorts of traps to get rid of him.


    His Dominance seemed to be getting cut down the deeper he went into the tomb.


    But Odin was able to use his powers fully even though he was a prisoner here.


    ¡®It must be because of an artifact this bastard has on him.¡¯


    That artifact was probably one of Odin¡¯s treasures...the ¡®M¨ªmir''s head.¡¯


    It was a giant¡¯s head that would share all sorts of knowledge, basically it was Odin¡¯s trove of knowledge.


    ¡®Having that should be helpful.¡¯


    That was probably why Ju-Heon started to laugh.


    ¡°Hand over M¨ªmir''s damn head.¡±


    [!]


    Odin seemed shocked.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Did you think that I wouldn''t know? Isn''t that head the reason you can survive in the Crow¡¯s tomb?¡±


    Odin truly seemed wary of Ju-Heon.


    [So you really will try to get the Crow.]


    "That is the only way for me to become the Majesty right now.¡±


    [Give up on that Crow.]


    ¡°Why?¡±


    [That Crow is the Crow that will bring destruction.]


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡®Destruction?¡¯


    [But before that, hand over my items! You bastard!]


    Ju-Heon calmly activated some artifacts.


    ¡°Fine, take it if you want it that badly.¡±


    Ju-Heon had called out the artifact car, Sleipnir!


    VROOM, VROOOOOM!


    The Norse artifacts sneered at Ju-Heon after hearing the sound of the supercar.


    [That stupid idiot! He took out Sleipnir in front of father!]


    [That bastard is dead now!]


    Odin was very happy as well.


    [Ohhh, come to me. Get rid of that disgusting appearance and...]


    But at that moment...


    Bang!


    [Ugh!]


    Sleipnir seemed to be rushing toward Odin but actually turned Odin into roadkill...no, ruthlessly slammed into him.


    [?!]


    The imprisoned Norse artifacts all jumped in shock.


    [Father!]


    [D, did that bastard go crazy?!]


    Sleipnir was still an artifact that had been promoted to a Majesty¡¯s Treasure-Grade artifact. It was extremely powerful.


    Sleipnir quickly returned to Ju-Heon and revved its engine.


    [#$&!]


    Did I do well? I did well, right?!


    Sleipnir seemed happy to see Ju-Heon. It seemed angry that Ju-Heon had left it behind earlier.


    Odin, who was slammed head first by his treasured steed seemed to be in shock.


    [T, that bastard...]


    However, Ju-Heon just smiled viciously.


    "Well, it''s fine if you don''t want to tell me where it is. I can just find out for myself.¡±


    [!]


    Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed viciously as he said that.


    Odin started grinding his teeth.


    [Do you understand? That Crow''s goal is to get rid of all artifacts from this world. Do you really think I would let such a bastard back out?]


    Ju-Heon seemed quite interested.


    "Get rid of the artifacts? That¡¯s possible?¡±


    Odin seemed to be remembering something from the past.


    [Hurry! Hurry up!]


    [We don¡¯t have much time left!]


    The battle between Monarchs had happened in the past as well.


    The artifacts gave orders to the Heirlooms in order to select a Majesty.


    [Heirlooms! Hurry up and choose your masters!]


    [Make your masters fight! Make them determine a final victor!]


    The requirement to become the Majesty was to win this battle between Monarchs. The fourteen Heirlooms growled.


    Each Heirloom had the responsibility of making the human they select become the Majesty.


    There would only be one person left and that person''s Heirloom would be promoted to become the Majesty''s Crown.


    That was probably the reason.


    The Heirloom searched far and wide for strong humans who they felt had the most chances of victory.


    [I will take the most talented martial artist as my master!]


    [You''re so one-dimensional. Having positional power is better than physical strength! I''m going to take an Emperor as my master!]


    [They¡¯re still just going to be horny men. Even Emperors will fall to humans with extreme beauty!]


    The Heirlooms each selected the candidates they thought would be victorious.


    But one of the Heirlooms, the Crow, didn''t seem to have any interest in this battle.


    Actually, it wasn¡¯t interested in humans at all.


    Humans rushed toward the Crow once the Battle of the Monarchs started so that they could become a Monarch as well, but they were all ignored by the Crow.


    ¡°Oh oh, it''s a Heirloom. I can tell that this is a talented Divine-Grade Crow.¡±


    ¡°I must contract with this artifact!¡±


    ¡°No! It¡¯s mine!¡±


    The Crow was not interested in anyone despite their overwhelming physical strength, unmatched beauty, or overbearing power.


    In fact, it felt that the goddess artifact that showed affection to the humans was weird.


    [Why are you showing affection to the stupid humans? They just led you to be executed.]


    The Goddess of War, the Crow goddess who loved humans, started laughing.


    [How pitiful. So so pitiful. You will learn one day as well.]


    [That will never happen.]


    The Crow goddess ended up being executed.


    Anyway, the Crow seemed no different from the rest of the artifacts. It was an artifact¡¯s true nature to want to harm and kill humans.


    However...


    ¡°That shitty old bastard!¡±


    The Crow met a young man.

 Chapter 363: Not the Crow! (3)

    Chapter 363: Not the Crow! (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Ah fuck that king, that shitty old bastard!¡±


    The Crow opened its eyes after hearing some noises. This was a valley with neither artifacts nor humans. It was a remote area to the west.


    The Crow was here because it gave up its homeland to get some sleep in an unfamiliar place, but...


    ¡°You damn bastards, see if I trust any bastards with artifacts from now on!¡±


    The Crow sighed after continuing to hear someone swear.


    The time was at some point in the B.C., an era of war when the Hellenistic civilization was still present.


    There were numerous people grinding their teeth in anger like this after being harmed by artifact users.


    ¡®I finally found an ideal spot to enjoy a nice rest... I guess I can''t sleep anymore.¡¯


    The dying human looked like a monster and he was quite chubby.


    His clothes showed that he was a slave who was far from power or wealth.


    Basically, this was not a human an artifact would find useful in this Battle of the Monarchs.


    The Crow was tired of everything.


    It was tired of the artifacts that had become accustomed to bothering and killing humans. It was tired of humans that continued to get brainwashed by artifacts without stopping.


    ¡®That Crow goddess defended the humans until the end though.¡¯


    That was probably the reason.


    [You''re so damn loud.]


    The Crow sighed.


    [Human. This is not a good place for a human to die. You will be eaten by the artifacts. Go over there and die if you want to die.]


    Well, it wasn¡¯t like a human would understand it even if it talked.


    But the slave ground his teeth even harder.


    ¡°Like hell I''m going to go. Shut the hell up if you''re not going to move me yourself!¡±


    [!]


    The Crow''s eyes opened wide after hearing the shout.


    [You can hear my voice?]


    Humans could not hear artifacts.


    That was why it was said that humans and artifacts could not coexist.


    However...


    ¡°Ah, you''re so fucking loud! Hey you! Do you know of any Divine-Grade artifacts around here?¡±


    The man could clearly hear the Crow. The man shouted in frustration as the Crow blankly sat there without saying anything.


    ¡°Are you deaf? I need to contract with the Divine-Grade artifact that is here!¡±


    The Crow gently sighed.


    [It will be useless. You won¡¯t be able to contract with it.]


    ¡°What? Why?¡±


    Why else?


    The only Divine-Grade artifact around here was the Crow.


    [I don¡¯t have any plans to contract with a human. So go back before the artifacts pick up your scent and start coming.]


    The slave scoffed as if it found the Crow ridiculous.


    ¡°What? What I need, ugh...is not a bird-brain like you but the snake god that is said to be here. I need that snake Heirloom or whatever in order to get rid of that motherfucking old bastard.¡±


    [.......]


    ¡®Ah, now that I think about it, a damn snake was said to have built its nest around here. I think it was a Western bastard called Naga.¡¯


    The Crow sighed again.


    [Human. You''ve come to the wrong place if you''re looking for that bastard. That bastard is not here but at the lake in the mountain over there......]


    "Ah, I struggled so much to get here but all I see is this weak-looking bird brain. Where the hell is the snake?! That old lady better not have taken my money and scammed me. She said it would definitely be here!¡±


    [I told you it is not here but at the lake in the mountain over there...!!]


    The slave suspiciously frowned as the Crow raised its voice.


    ¡°The mountain over there? You better be sure. You are obviously a low-grade artifact bastard that goes around eating trash.¡±


    ¡®Grr. What? Who is he calling a low-grade artifact?¡¯


    It didn''t matter whether this human knew that it was a Divine-Grade artifact, but he couldn''t even feel its aura that everybody else would be able to feel?


    ¡®This guy must be an extremely low-grade artifact user.¡¯


    The Crow sighed. Someone at this level would probably die before he could get to Naga.


    The slave didn''t care and continued speaking.


    ¡°Anyway...okay! I want to pick you up too but I don¡¯t need any low-grade artifacts. But I will tell you where the village dump is. Ah, the food scraps in there taste so good......¡±


    ¡®Aigoo, I don¡¯t care about any trash!¡¯


    The slave was extremely arrogant despite being close to death.


    ¡°Anyway, those artifact bastards are all dead once I get my hands on them. That snake Heirloom thing is probably a weakling too.¡±


    The frustrated Crow opened its eyes wide.


    [You stupid bastard who doesn¡¯t even have the basic foundation!]


    ¡°W, what did you say?¡±


    [Forget the Heirloom in the mountain over there, a bastard like you will be beaten to death by a low-grade (C-Grade) artifact!]


    ¡°Hmph, unbelievable. Why do I have to hear such things from a low-grade minion like you...?!¡±


    [I am now a low-grade artifact! You bastard! I am stronger than that snake bastard! It¡¯s just a stupid snake from the west!]


    ¡°Ow! That hurts! Stop pecking me! It hurts, I''m going to die! Hey!¡±


    The Crow probably contracted the former majesty out of anger at that point.


    Anyway, because of that...


    The Crow''s contractor could not use his beauty(?) since he was so fat that he could probably roll around, had no power or wealth, and his ability to handle artifacts was terrible.


    The rest of the artifacts laughed while looking at the slave the Crow had chosen as its master.


    [That Eastern Crow bastard. I guess it really is not interested in the position of king. It is going to gift someone a victory. Easy peasy.]


    [No, it is smart. It picked a master like this in order to see its master suffer.]


    However, the lowly slave that nobody expected would become the Majesty became a legend and confidently became the Majesty.


    The War of Heirlooms for the Majesty position had taken fifteen years.


    This was what the artifacts had said when that slave became the Majesty.


    [It truly deserves its position as a Commander of the Corps. The reason it chose a human like this was because it purposely wanted a human who would be easy for it to control.]


    [As expected of the elite Crow. I can see why the Major Gods approve of it too.]


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    [Don¡¯t worry. The Major Gods went to convince the Crow.]


    [The Crow should take care of that idiot of a Majesty.]


    However...


    [Are you crazy? Do you know what you are doing right... ugh!]


    [The Crow, the Crow has gone crazy!]


    Odin was still shaking in anger while thinking about what had happened.


    [The Crow consumed the Major Gods and Divine-Grade artifacts that went to convince it.]


    Something landed on Odin¡¯s shoulder at that moment.


    This was one of Odin''s ravens.


    [That bastard even ate one of my siblings!]


    Ju-Heon smiled as if he was interested and asked.


    ¡°What did the Major Gods go to convince the Crow to do?¡±


    [Massacre the humans. We told the Majesty to leave the lowest amount of humans necessary and throw the rest into the fires of hell. We said that we would kill the Majesty and switch him for a new one if he rejected it.]


    However, the Divine-Grade artifacts trying to kill the Majesty ended up being gobbled up.


    That was before the artifact rebellion.


    Bastards like Prometheus were happy that the Crow took care of those artifacts that had been thorns in their eyes, but....


    ¡®That was all before the artifact rebellion.¡¯


    [Anyway, that Crow chose humans over its fellow artifacts!]


    [A Divine-Grade artifact bastard chose the lowly humans.]


    Ju-Heon snickered after hearing that.


    He had a good idea as to the identity of the Crow now.


    ¡°So... You are saying it is trying to get rid of all artifacts from the world as revenge for killing the Majesty?¡±


    [Yes. It believes that artifacts are harmful to humans! That is why it wants to get rid of all of us.]


    [It seems to have forgotten the fact that it is also an artifact!]


    Ju-Heon suddenly started laughing out loud.


    ¡°The Crow ain''t bad. I guess I do need it.¡±


    The artifacts gasped.


    [Are you out of your fucking mind? If that bastard comes out, all of the artifacts you can use will disappear too!]


    ¡°Who knows? Based on what you guys just said... I can use the Crow to get rid of any bastard who doesn''t listen to me. But I can leave the ones who do listen to me. Isn''t that right?¡±


    [This bastard......!]


    ¡°It will be extremely useful for me to rule with fear.¡±


    Odin¡¯s eyes opened wide with anger as if he didn''t like Ju-Heon.


    Odin had not thought much of the Majesty back then as well and thought that even if they didn''t kill the Majesty, they needed to teach him a lesson.


    [As expected. You give off the same filthy scent as that Majesty.]


    The other artifacts chimed in after Odin as well.


    [This human bastard contracted with the Crow, sir.]


    [Of course they smell similar.]


    But was that really the reason?


    ¡®The Majesty¡¯s Throne stopped activating about thirty or twenty five years ago...¡¯


    Odin had thought that it was because the soul of the former Majesty had left the corpse. Ju-Heon was right around that age as well.


    But the two of them were not the same person.


    ¡®His scent and aura are different.¡¯


    Most importantly, the former Majesty¡¯s Affinity was overwhelming.


    His abilities were great because he was the Majesty, but he was also a pushover.


    Although Ju-Heon was purposely destroying his Affinity in this life, he had not been the same as the former Majesty in his past life either.


    ¡®Most importantly, the way they use artifacts is completely different.¡¯


    It felt more as if Ju-Heon had developed on his own rather than receiving the former Majesty¡¯s talents.


    Anyway, Odin had a feeling.


    ¡®The problem with the former Majesty was that he was too friendly but this bastard is going to end up a tyrant.¡¯


    That was why he would be more of a pain and more dangerous!


    Furthermore, he seemed to have some basic level of humanity for other humans so it was making Odin swear even more.


    Odin''s choice was easy to make.


    [I really need to get rid of you here. Hand over my artifacts too!]


    ¡°Get lost! You hand over your artifacts. Hand over the damn head!¡±


    Ju-Heon then looked directly at something.


    While that was going on...


    ¡°Haha, I finally found him.¡±


    The Monarch of Evangelism managed to find Chairman Kwon again while Ju-Heon was going up against Odin.


    He thought that he might not be able to find it after Ju-Heon moved it elsewhere, but he had been one of the Four Emperors in the past for a reason.


    ¡°Ugh...¡±


    The Monarch of Evangelism chuckled after seeing Chairman Kwon who seemed to recognize him.


    ¡°I will heal you soon.¡±


    He was wary of Ju-Heon''s traps but nothing activated.


    Actually, forget activating, the traps disappeared on their own.


    ¡®Is Seo Ju-Heon letting him go on purpose?¡¯


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t seem to have any reasons to do that.


    ¡®I don¡¯t know what is going on, but this is a chance.¡¯


    The Monarch of Evangelism quickly used an artifact.


    There was a bright light and Chairman Kwon''s head was reattached to his body.


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    Chairman Kwon took a deep breath as soon as his head was reattached. Of course, it wasn¡¯t that the pain had disappeared.


    He would not die now but the pain from losing his head was still there.


    The Monarch of Evangelism then destroyed the operating table artifact that had made Chairman Kwon unable to move.


    Crack!


    Chairman Kwon was freed.


    "Are you okay, Chairman Kwon?¡±


    ¡°You...!¡±


    Chairman Kwon immediately became wary of the Monarch of Evangelism.


    His reaction was to be expected. They were Four Emperors who fought against each other in the past for the Majesty position.


    Similar to how Zhen Cai Yuan had looked at Keira as a bitter enemy, Chairman Kwon was no different. Furthermore, the current Chairman Kwon had memories of his past.


    ¡°You bastard, how dare you do that to my daughter...!¡±


    The Monarch of Evangelism stopped him, saying that it was not the time for that right now.


    ¡°Yes yes, I understand that you have a grudge against me. But we need to take care of Seo Ju-Heon first.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Seo Ju-Heon.


    Chairman Kwon flinched after hearing his name. Now that his memories were back, Ju-Heon was both a figure of fear and loathing in his mind.


    "The bastard might become the Majesty soon. Let¡¯s go together. I have a way to get into the Great Prison.¡±


    Chairman Kwon opened his eyes wide while shaking in anger.


    He was full of anger toward Seo Ju-Heon and greed toward the Crow.


    The Monarch of Evangelism laughed while looking at him.


    ¡°Haha. Well, we need to get out of this terrible trap of the underworld fir...¡±


    But at that moment...


    Flash!


    The two of them disappeared.


    As Chairman Kwon and the Monarch of Evangelism disappeared...


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who was fighting against Odin, frowned.


    ¡®That old bastard has been released.¡¯


    Something was weird. Why did his traps not activate?


    He then saw something that might explain it.


    Odin¡¯s one eye was opened wide and he had a chilling smile on his face.


    [You will never be able to get the Crow.]


    That was right.


    ¡®This bastard must have done it.¡¯


    Odin was a bastard who could use his sorcery as he wished in this prison. He probably immediately realized that Ju-Heon was controlling what was happening in the underworld.


    Odin had released the traps around Chairman Kwon after noticing that.


    And then...


    [Now that I think about it, the former Majesty had a person he loathed as well.]


    The person the former Majesty had loathed was the Emperor of an Empire. It was the bastard who failed in his quest to get the Crow and gobbled up artifacts until he turned into the Spider Supreme Leader.


    [The former Majesty almost died by that bastard. You will end up walking the same path.]


    Ju-Heon sneered at him.


    ¡°What did you say, you retard?¡±


    Ju-Heon suddenly tightly clenched Odin¡¯s shoulder. He then picked up the giant¡¯s head!


    This was M¨ªmir''s head.


    Odin gasped as soon as he saw the head he had been hiding.


    [Wait, that is!]


    This was a trove of knowledge artifact that shared all sorts of wisdom of the world.


    It would allow him to know where the Crow was and how to take care of the guards.


    ¡°Hahaha, thanks! Thanks a lot, you son of a bitch! I''m heading off to the Crow now!¡±


    Odin became desperate.


    [All of you stop that human! We must not let him get out of here!]


    Odin opened the cell doors as soon as he said that. The Norse artifacts all rushed out and aimed for Ju-Heon.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    [Guards! Seo Ju-Heon is over here!]


    They started calling the high-grade guards as well.


    The guards quickly rushed over after hearing their shouts.


    [Capture Seo Ju-Heon!]


    Ju-Heon quickly activated M¨ªmir''s head.


    Flash!


    And at this moment... Ju-Heon shouted the true identity of the Crow.


    ¡°Okay! Tell me where the Three-legged Crow is located!¡±


    The giant¡¯s head easily obliged.


    [Something like that is easy.]

 Chapter 364: The person who gets the crown (1)

    Chapter 364: The person who gets the crown (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    [Something like that is easy.]


    Light soon flashed out of the giant¡¯s eyes. The light was leading somewhere.


    Mimir''s head was an artifact that would tell you knowledge and information about everything in the world. It knew the location of the Crow after having been in this prison for so long.


    It would normally be just saying it, but it was different this time.


    Flash!


    The green laser beams shooting out of its eyes were pointing somewhere.


    It was pointing to Odin¡¯s cell. More specifically, a small hole next to it.


    [That is the shortcut.]


    ¡°Great.¡±


    The artifacts quickly started moving as Ju-Heon put on Chi You¡¯s mask.


    [No! We cannot let him go that way no matter what it takes!]


    Odin seemed to be the most desperate.


    [Where are you going?! Hand over my treasures, you thieving bastard!]


    That wasn''t all.


    [Ragnarok will arrive for sure if that human becomes the Majesty!]


    Odin was a god who would use any means necessary to achieve his goal.


    He brusquely walked toward Ju-Heon.


    [You will never be able to get the Crow. I will give that opportunity to the man you hate.]


    Ju-Heon scoffed as Odin was about to cast a spell.


    ¡°Try it if you can!¡±


    Ju-Heon turned into a black gust of wind and instantly moved past the Nose artifacts.


    Cruuuuuuuuuuuunch!


    [Aaaaaaaaaah!]


    He then attacked Odin.


    [Ugh!]


    Odin immediately gave an order.


    [What are you doing?!]


    The thing that reacted to his order was the most famous hammer in the world.


    Thor''s Hammer, Mjolnir!


    Thor used his hammer to call thunderbolts, but...


    Crack!


    ¡°Oh my, that''s so ticklish.¡±


    [?!]


    Ju-Heon was fine after getting hit by the thunderbolt.


    ¡°I''m used to this after Kongming hit me so many times with his.¡±


    [!]


    They wondered what he had done to deserve being hit by thunderbolts.


    Ju-Heon threw the lighting rod artifact that he usually used to deal with Indra and appeared in front of Mjolnir.


    And then...


    Babang!


    [Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!]


    Ju-Heon destroyed Mjolnir without any hesitation. Ju-Heon then channeled his overbearing Dominance into Mjolnir.


    Bang!


    It deserved to be a named-grade artifact as its resistance was beyond anything Ju-Heon had expected.


    Thankfully it was weak after being in this prison for so long but the thunderbolts made the hammer so hot that his hand was burning and it was extremely heavy.


    Maybe the weight was to be expected. Mjolnir was famous for being a hammer that only its master could pick up.


    However, the burns from the thunderbolts were able to be covered by Chi You''s ability that gave him a god¡¯s body.


    As for the weight...he just had to change the master.


    ¡°Haha! You think I can''t take Mjolnir when I''ve already taken Gungnir?!¡±


    And then, FLASH!


    Ju-Heon confidently picked Mjolnir up. Thor wanted to die.


    [Wait, no!]


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s get rid of these annoying pests first!¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed out loud and struck down with Mjolnir.


    Bababang!


    Thunderbolts shooting out in all directions started destroying the Norse artifacts.


    [Aaaaaaaaaah!]


    [Kyaaaaaa!]


    [Uuuuugh!]


    The rope quickly popped out as artifacts started exploding. It had a sparkle in its eye as it quickly gathered the pieces of the destroyed artifacts.


    [#$$&!]


    Where are you going?! Where are you going?!


    There were some that tried to escape despite being in pieces, but...


    Bang bang bang bang!


    [Aaaaaaaaaah!]


    The rope whipped the pieces into smaller pieces. It then ground them up into dust.


    [Ahhhhhhh! We are not chalks!]


    The rope didn¡¯t care as it swept the fine pieces of dust into glass bottles.


    It then threw them into its bag.


    The artifacts were calling the rope heartless and saying that turning them into flour would make them unable to be restored, but...


    [#$$&!]


    That¡¯s okay! Our restorer will restore you! He will!


    Neither Ju-Heon nor the rope were thinking about the amount of work their restorer would have to do.


    Anyway, the rope put the bag full of artifacts on its head and crawled back to Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon praised it as he took the bag.


    ¡°Now then.¡±


    He flicked his finger and used his Dominance.


    A familiar spear appeared on top of his palm!


    A ray of light took the form of a spear before Gungnir fully appeared.


    [!]


    Gungnir was huffing.


    [#$&#!]


    I still haven¡¯t stabbed that woman! I haven''t stabbed her!


    Ju-Heon laughed after hearing it say that it needed to hurry back to stab that woman''s ass.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll send you back. But before that!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled viciously as he sent the spear flying.


    Swooosh!


    ¡°I''ll give you your item back, you little punk!¡±


    The spearhead was pointed toward Odin.


    Odin, who was chanting his spell, was shocked.


    [That bastard!]


    He never expected Ju-Heon to stab him with his own weapon.


    But Odin wickedly laughed.


    [That is my weapon. I should thank you for giving it back to me!]


    Odin confidently tried to stop it.


    However...


    Crack!


    Gungnir stabbed directly at Odin¡¯s core.


    [Ugh......!]


    Odin¡¯s aura shook intensely at that moment. Gungnir was happy after stabbing Odin''s core.


    [#$&#$!]


    I stabbed it! I stabbed it!


    It had been extremely upset lately because it kept missing or had to stop because of Ju-Heon.


    It was at that moment.


    [Gungnir, you bastard...how dare you not recognize your master!]


    Odin opened his eyes wide in anger and grabbed Gungnir, but Gungnir became angry.


    [#&$!]


    You''re not my master! Get lost!


    [Ugh!]


    Gungnir ruthlessly stabbed its former master. Ju-Heon used that opening to laugh and turn back into black fog.


    He then headed toward the hole M¨ªmir''s head had pointed out. It was more important to meet the Crow than to make Odin submit.


    As for Odin who was being stabbed by Gungnir...he was in pain but still did what he had to do.


    [Hurry......hurry up!]


    Astonishing things were happening outside the Great Prison at that moment.


    ¡°Wait, isn''t that Chairman Kwon Tae Joon?¡±


    Irene was the first one to notice him.


    It really was him.


    He was in front of the entrance to the Great Prison.


    He, along with many others who made Ju-Heon and the others angry, were standing in the middle of the city.


    Irene confirmed them through the TV before calling Ju-Heon, but he could not be contacted as he was inside the tomb.


    She then contacted the rest of the team.


    The team members couldn''t help but be shocked after getting her call.


    ¡°Chairman Kwon appeared? Are you sure it really is him? His head is attached as well?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s odd. The Captain-nim should have shoved that old bastard in the underworld with his head still disconnected.¡±


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°That¡¯s the Monarch of Evangelism! He came with his mercenaries too...!¡±


    They gasped.


    Why was one of the Four Emperors of the past here? But there was something that shocked them even more.


    Seol-A, who had come out with Ju-Heon when he escaped from the Druid¡¯s Clocktower, frowned.


    ¡°That is Louie...!¡±


    Chairman Kwon had appeared with Louie Martin. Jaeha scoffed in the group call after hearing that Louie had appeared.


    [Why the hell do they have him with them? Do they want to make him draw something right now?]


    He was trying to say that Louie would not be of much help.


    But Irene disagreed.


    ¡°You''re wrong, Mr. Jaeha. That child might be able to make it.¡±


    [Excuse me?]


    Irene sounded serious as she rushed into a car. She was going to head over to stop the two former Four Emperors.


    Irene had not been paying much attention to Louie because she had heard that he was probably dead, but...


    ¡°That child might be able to make a copy of the Majesty''s Key!¡±


    The rest of the team members were shocked. Julian was the one to respond.


    [Uhh, we know that he is an artifact.]


    Julian had tried to destroy Louie but he could not be destroyed with regular means.


    [I told the Captain as well that he is about a S-Grade artifact...but he shouldn''t have that kind of ability...]


    Only the former Monarch of Fraud Yoo Jaeha was the only one who could replicate a Treasure.


    Irene urgently shouted as if they were wrong.


    "That child is...he is the Un-known created from Mr. Jaeha! He probably has the Monarch of Fraud''s abilities!¡±


    [?!]


    [!]


    The team members gasped.


    They had heard that they ended up as Un-known after Ilya¡¯s investigation, but...


    [Holy shit! What the hell did you say?! I don¡¯t think I heard correctly!]


    [Wow, is that why the DNA test came back like that? I knew something seemed weird about it...!]


    [Wait! Why is someone who should be in the future here?!]


    Jaeha seemed completely out of it.


    "Umm, Mr. Jaeha? Mr. Jaeha!¡±


    [Damn it!]


    Jaeha, who quickly snapped out of it, seemed to be heading somewhere.


    Irene then asked a question.


    ¡°Mr. Jaeha, are you perhaps able to make the Majesty''s Key? What I''m asking is...¡±


    She wanted to know if Louie could make it as well. Jaeha still seemed to be in a daze as he responded.


    [......Yes! Even if it isn¡¯t 100% complete since I don¡¯t have the real thing to look at, I can at least make a 30% similar copy using my imagination!]


    ¡°Then...!¡±


    [Anyway, I''m heading over there!]


    They then heard a loud explosion. Irene¡¯s car screeched to a stop.


    ¡°!¡±


    Irene slammed her head in the process but looked outside first.


    And then...


    ¡®The prison door has opened!¡¯


    Irene was extremely anxious.


    The Monarch of Evangelism and Chairman Kwon were standing outside the prison door.


    Chairman Kwon was holding something.


    It looked like Ju-Heon''s Majesty''s Ring, but...


    ¡®Something is off.¡¯


    That must be the Majesty''s Key replica that Louie had created.


    As for the person who had made the key, he was almost destroyed and in the process of dying.


    ¡°Huff...uggggh!¡±


    Chairman Kwon stepped on Louie''s head as he laughed.


    ¡°You truly were helpful so many times until the end. The Monarch of Fraud. You are a very helpful bastard.¡±


    ¡°This shitty old bastard...!¡±


    That was right.


    Chairman Kwon was the one who had turned Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding team into Un-knowns.


    He knew about their abilities and how to use them.


    Louie could not use his abilities properly as he lost his memories, but that didn''t matter to Chairman Kwon.


    Why?


    He could forcibly draw out an artifact¡¯s power. S~ea??h the ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    That would allow him to make the key.


    It makes the artifact he used be destroyed, but he didn''t care about something like that.


    The proof was the fact that Chairman Kwon¡¯s eyes were full of rage.


    ¡°I have a key now as well, Seo Ju-Heon...! I can go get the Crow!¡±


    Chairman Kwon seemed to be holding back a lot of pain as he put his hand to stop his neck from bleeding.


    His eyes were bloodshot as he tried to walk into the tomb.


    However...


    Bang!


    ¡°!¡±


    Chairman Kwon''s and the Monarch of Evangelism''s army¡¯s artifacts started to be destroyed.


    Irene had appeared!


    The Monarch of Evangelism and Chairman Kwon frowned with astonishment.


    They were very much aware of the past Monarch of Destitution¡¯s existence.


    Ju-Heon didn''t let her use her abilities that much because in addition to the risk, it seemed to take a lot of toll on her body, but...


    ¡°You know what happens if you go in even farther, right?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The two of them were part of the group of people who had made Irene use her abilities left and right until she died in the past.


    There was more.


    ¡°Man, that old bastard is so persistent.¡±


    "That perverted old bastard.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s team members all appeared in front of them. Ilya had used his devil to quickly gather them here.


    Chairman Kwon laughed viciously despite being in pain.


    ¡°Look who it is. It¡¯s those bastards who died with their Captain they loved soooo much.¡±


    The team members all laughed back at him.


    ¡°It''s your turn to die now.¡±


    Very deep inside the Great Prison...


    The Crow imprisoned here lifted its head in shock.


    The Crow was not the only one to react.


    [This aura is...?!]


    They became wary at the chaotic Dominance slamming its way here.


    The high-grade guards and the rest of the guards in the prison were all gathered at the Crow''s tomb already.


    They were here to stop the birth of the Majesty.


    However...


    Bang!


    Black fog burst in through a hole in the ceiling.


    The guards flinched in shock after seeing the familiar goblin mask.


    [He¡¯s here! The bastard is here!]


    [......!]


    The Crow''s eyes opened wide.


    The black fog gathered together and started to take the shape of a person.


    The person slowly appeared with a vicious glare in his eyes.


    ¡°Move away from my belonging, you shitheads.¡±


    It had actually missed this face.

 Chapter 365: The person who gets the crown (2)

    Chapter 365: The person who gets the crown (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    It must have been a very long time ago.


    It had contracted with the bastard who was swearing and dying on the streets screaming about how he needed to get a Heirloom.


    Even the other artifacts made fun of it for choosing him as its master.


    [I really don''t understand you Eastern bastards!]


    [Man, even if you have no interest in the Heirloom War, you really contracted that guy?!]


    [I don''t even want to go up against such an ugly and useless bastard.]


    The other artifacts had laughed at it and even the Crow had sighed.


    It had originally made up its mind to not contract with a human, but forget not contracting with one, it chose a bastard like this.


    ¡®His only talent is that he is able to understand the artifact language.¡¯


    The slave felt wronged.


    ¡°Hey, Crow! What the hell is up with those shits?! They are sneering at a human when they are just stupid trinkets!¡±


    The artifacts treated him as a pushover because his Affinity was high.


    He was the butt of the artifacts¡¯ jokes but the slave could only shout in anger as he couldn¡¯t do anything else.


    The other influential people and kings who had wanted the Crow were angry that they had lost it to this weakling of a slave.


    ¡°How did a bastard like that......?!¡±


    ¡°Hmph, look at that pearl necklace on the pig''s neck!¡±


    ¡°A lowly slave dares to put his hands on a king¡¯s item?! He doesn''t know his place!¡±


    "Take it away! Take away his rights!¡±


    The Heirloom War had instantly turned into pandemonium. The slave would have been lucky if he wasn¡¯t the slave who ended up dead in this fight between whales.


    Actually, he would be lucky if he could even make it to the battle of whales.


    ¡°Ahh, hey Crow, I''m going to die...! Save me!¡±


    [You stupid shit! Your opponent is a low-grade (C-Grade) artifact! How the hell are you going to be the Majesty if you can''t even defeat something like this?!]


    ¡°Ow! Stop pecking me! Stop pecking meeee! It hurts!¡±


    The slave bastard was in pain while being bitten by a C-Grade scorpion artifact.


    The Crow could only sigh while taking care of things for the slave over and over.


    It wasn''t that the slave had no use.


    He had his ability to hear the Crow as well as another buff ability.


    Of course, the buff wasn¡¯t that strong. He was able to see through an artifact''s abilities and bring out more of its natural powers.


    But it didn¡¯t matter.


    [Haaaa, you useless bastard. You would have died a long time ago if you didn¡¯t have me.]


    Where did he get the courage to participate in the Heirloom War?


    The slave just laughed every time it said that.


    ¡°You say that but you''re still by my side. It must be because you fell in love with me. Right? Right?¡±


    [What did you say, you little fat pig?!]


    ¡°Look at the pot calling the kettle black.¡±


    The slave felt wronged as other people sneered at him as they walked past.


    ¡°Damn it! Hey! I look like this right now because of that old bastard''s artifacts! I actually look pretty good! I''m like an unscratched lottery ticket!¡±


    It was true.


    The slave grew stronger at a surprising rate from the start of the war until he became as strong as the others and reached the peak of artifact using abilities.


    He slowly regained his original appearance by using healing artifacts as well. People were shocked and he became popular with the women.


    ¡°Hey, Crow, what do you think? Do you think that you will fall in love with me now?¡±


    The slave¡¯s eyes were sparkling as he asked with hope, but...


    [I am not interested in the human body.]


    ¡°.............¡±


    The Crow always saved the slave¡¯s life in this battlefield of life and death. It was his partner that was always with him through all of the difficult times.


    The two of them were now partners who could trust and rely on each other.


    It was the case even after he became the Majesty. It was the case up until the moment the slave fell for the words of those traitorous bastards and threw away the Crow.


    [Kill that trashy human king!]


    [Kill him! Kill!!!!]


    The Crow had been in pain after the Majesty died. It was more sad about the fact that it could never see him again than the fact that the king had betrayed it. sea??h th§× N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Had it developed affections for its partner despite never being interested in humans in the past? It had started to believe that all humans were lovable because of this one person.


    Of course, the rest of the artifacts had sneered at it, saying that it was the curse of the Crow goddess.


    Why?


    It was because the Crow had been the executioner for the Crow goddess, Morrigan, who had loved humans.


    Morrigan had been tried for loving humans and standing on their side.


    The Crow''s predation ability had been used in the execution.


    But even if her ability ended up becoming a part of the Crow, there was no way that her love of humans would have remained.


    Because of that...


    [How pitiful. So so pitiful. You will learn one day as well.]


    Even if that goddess had cursed it, it shouldn¡¯t have ended up loving humans.


    ¡®We will banish the Crow who mocked the king.¡¯


    Furthermore, it shouldn''t have any regrets for this already dead human.


    However...


    ¡°You damn bastards, see if I trust any bastard with artifacts from now on!¡±


    Why did it have this odd sense of longing when it met a human similar to that slave?


    Furthermore, this guy was not kind to the artifacts as that slave had been. This guy was the greatest tyrant under the heavens who had no problems destroying artifacts left and right. Even though it knew that this was a different person...


    ¡°Move away from my belonging, you shitheads.¡±


    Why did just hearing his voice make its heart beat wildly?


    ¡°Look at these shitheads gathered together like beggars.¡±


    Ju-Heon almost stomped forward while wearing Chi You''s helmet. His body that was made of black fog scattered with every step he took and his voice was extremely vicious as he growled like a wild animal.


    His calm but vicious demeanor made the guards gulp.


    Maybe that was to be expected.


    The vicious Chi You''s helmet... His overbearing Dominance... His confidence that was higher than any artifact or human...


    And his indomitable charisma befitting the Majesty...


    [It¡¯s the bastard, the bastard is here!]


    [Here¡¯s another human bastard who doesn''t know their place and is trying to become the Majesty!]


    It might make sense that the guards were scared while looking at Ju-Heon.


    Most of the guards here were all part of the faction that had executed the former Majesty. They were feeling as if that dead bastard was coming back to life.


    And even if the former Majesty was a pushover, he was still the Majesty.


    His gentle charisma he showed to the artifacts every so often had clenched the hearts of the artifacts.


    But this bastard here clenched their hearts for a different reason.


    Why?


    [How can he be so heinous...?!]


    [This bastard is worse than the former Majesty!]


    They were certain that Ju-Heon was worse.


    They had heard a lot of rumors about Seo Ju-Heon but he was even worse now that they saw him for themselves.


    [Damn it!]


    [Who said that they were similar?!]


    He was still human. They expected that he would be just another pushover.


    But Ju-Heon was giving off a heinous aura that seemed to be telling them to shut up and kneel in front of him, as if being gentle was for the dogs.


    That was why he seemed much worse than the former Majesty in all aspects...!


    [Kill him!]


    [Do not let him out of here alive!]


    The Crow that had been blankly starting at Ju-Heon flinched after hearing those shouts.


    It knew better than anybody else that the guards here were not normal.


    However...


    [!]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed and he disappeared after seeing the guards gathered around the Crow.


    [!]


    A thick fog started to spread in his place.


    [Where is he?! Where did he disappear?!]


    The inside of the prison was abnormally silent. The guards gulped after getting chills from this silence until...


    [B, behind you!]


    [?!]


    They soon started hearing some guards scream.


    [Aaah!]


    [!]


    The noise was coming from quite far away!


    The claws of the fog ruthlessly struck down on the guards.


    Babang!


    The guards were sliced and dissected by Chi You¡¯s merciless fog. Ju-Heon leisurely moved past the guards as he sliced them apart.


    The guards around him were being sliced by the fog with every step he took.


    [Uuuuugh!]


    The ones that managed to still get close to him were blasted by his Dominance.


    Bang! Bababang!


    [......This human!]


    Ju-Heon seemed quite angry. He usually exploded artifacts without caring about them but he at least left a bit of scraps so that they could be restored.


    But things were different now.


    ¡°I told you to get lost. You''re in my way.¡±


    He seemed to be getting rid of the trash without leaving any scraps behind.


    A path appeared between the guards that had charged at him like a pack of dogs. It resembled Moses''s miracle of splitting the Red Sea.


    The rest of the guards became anxious as Ju-Heon came closer.


    [The bastard is heading for the Crow!]


    [Set the barrier!]


    [The traps!]


    [Just hold on until the high-grade guards come over!]


    Unfortunately, the traps were no use.


    Ju-Heon grabbed the guards and dunked with them as if they were basketballs!


    [Ahhhhh!]


    He destroyed the traps using the guards and continued to move toward the Crow. The Crow''s pupils shook every time Ju-Heon took a step toward it.


    There was only about 10 meters left between the two of them.


    ¡°I will let you out of there soon.¡±


    The Crow couldn''t move because it was tied down by chains but it must have harmed itself as it was covered in blood.


    And then, Ju-Heon was finally right in front of it.


    Ju-Heon reached his hand out toward the chains that were binding the Crow down. This must be the artifact that is suppressing the Crow''s power.


    And the moment he was about to destroy the chains!


    Bang!


    ¡°!¡±


    A large snake appeared in front of Ju-Heon.


    This was the bastard who had eaten him in the past.


    While that was going on, Chairman Kwon was scoffing in disbelief.


    ¡°How arrogant.¡±


    Meeting Ju-Heon''s team members felt completely different now that Chairman Kwon had his memories back.


    These bastards who had been his slaves just said what?


    ¡°You bastards apparently can''t see straight after getting Heirlooms and becoming Mona...¡±


    Chairman Kwon couldn''t help but groan at that moment. A vicious thunderbolt had struck him.


    Julian was the one to launch the first attack.


    That vicious thunderbolt burned furiously. Chairman Kwon would have been burned alive if the Monarch of Evangelism had not stepped in.


    ¡°Who do you think you are to say such bullshit?¡±


    There were flames shooting out of the team members¡¯ eyes. None of them had any plans on forgiving Chairman Kwon.


    They had no intentions of letting him into the prison either!


    ¡°You betrayed the Captain''s trust and insulted him.¡±


    Ju-Heon had not even hesitated to lower his head to Chairman Kwon for them.


    But he dangled hope in front of them until he threw them away as if they were trash.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®That is the Un-known created from grinding up Jaeha¡¯s corpse.¡¯


    It was not just Jaeha.


    He was not satisfied with using them like dogs and then killing them! He grabbed their bodies and turned them into artifacts!


    ¡°What you did was inhumane...!¡±


    ¡°Is that why you made me face such indignities?¡±


    He just scoffed at Ju-Heon¡¯s team members.


    ¡°Yes, I should praise you for pushing me this far down. But the race is not over yet.¡±


    "What?¡±


    ¡°Who cares about the people who run wild in the beginning of the race? The victor is the one who finishes first in the end.¡±


    They wondered what bullshit he was talking about but Chairman Kwon laughed and summoned some things.


    They were the Un-known artifacts created from the team''s corpses!


    ¡°!¡±


    Chairman Kwon raised his voice.


    ¡°No matter how hard you try and flail around, the results will be the same!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Did you bastards already forget about what is in that tomb even after dying in there? That tomb does not have normal artifacts. Your Captain made it this far but he will just end up dying in there again!¡±


    He would be the final victor.


    Chairman Kwon soon took a step into the prison.


    Around that same time...


    Bang!


    A giant head burst through the ground.


    Ju-Heon stepped back and frowned.


    "What the hell, this one looks quite familiar.¡±


    He was certain of it.


    This bastard was the one who ate Seol-A alive in the past and took his legs.


    It had constricted his body until the last moment and drooled while thinking about how to eat him.


    The feeling of the saliva dripping on his head was about to come back to him.


    Well, he didn¡¯t know what artifact it had been back then but he could tell now.


    ¡®Basilisk.¡¯


    This artifact with the terrible stench coming out every time it breathed out was an extremely violent artifact that was called the king of the snakes.


    It attacked Ju-Heon as soon as it appeared.


    Bang!


    [You look delicious!]


    It¡¯s venomous aura was strong enough to make any living being die instantly.


    Ju-Heon wouldn''t have been able to stand it either if Chi You¡¯s helmet had not given him a god''s body! Things were different now compared to the past.


    ¡°I can¡¯t even eat you as sashimi, you damn bastard.¡±


    Murderous intent could be heard in his voice.


    A sharp blade stabbed into the basilisk¡¯s head at that moment.


    Puuk!


    [#$&#!]


    The basilisk flailed after having its eye stabbed but Ju-Heon used his skills that had even turned Leviathan into sashimi to skin this snake¡¯s skin.


    Puuk!


    It¡¯s large body fell to the ground after being skinned alive.


    Boom!


    It was as fast as lightning.


    The snake that had once eaten Ju-Heon was instantly turned into snake meat in the air.


    The guards gasped.


    The basilisk was a pretty high-grade guard. It had ripped Ju-Heon to shreds in the past.


    However, Ju-Heon did not even have a moment of hesitation as overbearing Dominance flowed out of him.


    And then...


    ¡°I remember telling you to get lost.¡±


    The guards around the Crow then exploded.


    Bang! Bababang!


    [Uuuuugh!]


    [H, hurry and get the high-grade guards......!]


    But Ju-Heon¡¯s Dominance channeled hand reached the chains before they could do that.


    And at that moment!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon frowned after feeling the resistance of the sealing chains.


    Intense heat and pain damaged Ju-Heon¡¯s hand. The Crow felt pained seeing the injured Ju-Heon but it was only for a moment.


    Crack!


    The chains binding the Crow started to crack.


    And finally...


    Clang!


    The chains that had been binding the Crow for thousands of years were finally broken.

 Chapter 366: The person who gets the crown (3)

    Chapter 366: The person who gets the crown (3) Translator: miraclerifle S~ea??h the N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The Crow opened its eyes wide the moment the chains fell to the ground, and...


    ¡°You are free now.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled.


    The tomb started to shake. An extremely bright light viciously shot out. The guards screamed as this power felt as if a nuclear bomb was going off.


    [Aaaaaaaaaah!]


    The strength of the power was one thing, but they were also anxious.


    [The seal, the seal has been removed!]


    [How did he remove the seal?!]


    This artifact had been sealing this ferocious Crow bastard for thousands of years. It was so strong that even Divine-Grade artifacts were unable to release it.


    But Ju-Heon was able to break it?


    [Didn''t the Supreme Leader personally bring that sealing artifact?]


    This was the Gordian Knot artifact. It was known for being a knot that was impossible to untangle.


    There were many challengers who tried to untangle it because it was said that the person who managed to do so would rule all of Asia, however, they had all failed. Alexander the Great cut the rope to solve the issue.


    Some artifacts thought that Divine-Grade artifacts would be able to untangle it, but they were completely wrong. It was a rope known for being impossible to untangle for a reason.


    Most importantly, there was a reason that this artifact was so strong as a sealing tool.


    ¡®This was created so that even Divine-Grade artifacts would never be able to untangle it.¡¯


    [That is a SSS-Grade sealing artifact personally fortified by the Majesty!]


    They had told the former Majesty to use his buff ability to make it stronger.


    However!


    [That human bastard! Did he make it so that it can easily be broken by a human¡¯s Dominance?!]


    [Holy shit......!]


    The only way to resolve the Gordian Knot was through a human''s strong destructive force (Dominance).


    Basically, they were wondering if the former Majesty had made it so that only another human in the future could take control of the Crow. Or maybe he set it this way so that he would be the only one who could break it. Anyway, the artifacts were grinding their teeth in anger.


    They felt as if the former Majesty had landed a punch on their faces.


    It was as if he was saying, ¡®you artifact bastards. You should know your place.¡¯


    Was that the warning he was trying to give them?


    [Fuck, that former Majesty bastard...!]


    But they soon shook their heads.


    There was no way that their Supreme Leader would have used such an important rope without testing it out first.


    Basically, it was Seo Ju-Heon who was weird for being able to destroy this rope.


    [That human......!]


    Unfortunately, they didn''t have time to think about that right now.


    The Crow that had been freed after thousands of years stretched out its wings.


    [!]


    It was full of injuries it had caused itself but the wings looked strong. A strong aura that had not been visible until now shot out from them.


    It had just stretched out its wings but its aura seemed to explode out.


    It was like a typhoon!


    Babang!


    Some of the guards screamed as they were flung away.


    [Aaah!]


    The Crow seemed to be in disbelief that it was really free. It couldn''t even say anything.


    It was hard to tell whether it was full of joy or grief. How long had it been waiting for this moment?


    ¡®King.¡¯


    The Crow still couldn''t forget about that time.


    [Kill the Majesty!]


    [Kill the arrogant human king!]


    That was how the slave had died. He died with his body taxidermied to the throne.


    It had ended up being imprisoned here without being able to hear the last words the slave had mumbled.


    But things were different now.


    If that slave could come down from that chair and peacefully close his eyes... If it could get revenge on these bastards...


    Could it do it on its own?


    It heard a person whistling at the exact moment it had that thought. Ju-Heon was whistling next to the Crow.


    "Hey shitty bird brain. Are you not going to come here?"


    The Crow shook with excitement after seeing his familiar smile that seemed to be asking that question.


    ¡°Come here. I''ll make an exception and contract with you.¡±


    It wanted to laugh at Ju-Heon for beckoning it over to him as if it was a dog, but it didn¡¯t matter. Although this guy was nothing like the former Majesty, it had chosen Ju-Heon.


    The Crow flew up and landed on Ju-Heon''s hand that was stretched up above his head. The guards grew extremely anxious as they watched.


    [The real body has made contact with the human!]


    Of all people, it had to be Seo Ju-Heon!


    This was a giant disaster for them.


    [Damn it! Are the high-grade guards still not...ugh!]


    The rope worked hard twisting them, as if telling them not to bother its master.


    [#$&#!]


    My master is a bit busy right now so sit still! Sit!


    It seemed to have learned a new way of binding enemies after watching some historical dramas.


    What came next was the rope''s torture joint twisting!


    [Uggggggh!]


    [This damn rope bastard, let me go! Those bastards are trying to contract with each other!]


    The Great Prison shook violently at that moment. The high-grade guards finally appeared.


    Boom! Boom!


    These high-grade guards that had been asleep for a long time violently broke through the ground and walls as they appeared.


    [How dare you try to contract the Crow without our permission!]


    One of the artifacts that appeared was the serpent Uroboros, the symbol of infinity.


    That wasn''t all. The Dragon of Destruction from Revelations and other ancient artifacts all appeared.


    They were all guards who had shoved the Crow in here and were responsible for this area. Ju-Heon just loudly laughed at them as if he found them to be ridiculous.


    ¡®Get their permission my ass.¡¯


    ¡°You damn artifacts should know your place!¡±


    A bright light flashed as he said that.


    "The Crow in this tomb is mine.¡±


    The moment Chairman Kwon summoned Un-known and quickly entered into the Great Prison...


    ¡®I''m sure the Crow is in this direction.¡¯


    He didn¡¯t have much time. Seo Ju-Heon''s subordinates who had become Monarchs had taken too much of his time.


    He was thankful that he had the Un-knowns that Merlin had sent him. Honestly, those bastards were extremely difficult for Chairman Kwon to handle now that they were Monarchs.


    ¡®They should still have a hard time against Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s Un-known.¡¯


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Chairman Kwon frowned after being hit by an attack from Ju-Heon''s team.


    ¡®These persistent fuckers!¡¯


    That wasn''t all. He was caught by Irene who followed in behind him. Chairman Kwon''s artifacts started to break.


    ¡®I haven¡¯t even gotten that far in!¡¯


    Chairman Kwon started shouting in anger. He looked extremely furious.


    ¡°You should just be a good girl like in the past! What the hell are you doing?!¡±


    ¡°Things are different this time.¡±


    Irene tried to touch Chairman Kwon¡¯s body with the hand where her artifact had attached itself to her body.


    She was trying to destroy Chairman Kwon¡¯s artifact of conquest. She thought that it would be more effective to touch it herself than to use the aura of destitution.


    However, Chairman Kwon wouldn¡¯t let her do that so easily. It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    A bright light shot out from inside the Great Prison.


    It was the Crow''s ferocious aura. Chairman Kwon urgently turned his head.


    ¡®Is this perhaps?!¡¯


    The light of the contract ritual burst out of the Great Prison. The guards gasped as they turned away from the light.


    This aura reaction was completely different from normal contracting rituals.


    The artifacts were all too familiar with this specific aura reaction.


    ¡®The birth of the Majesty!¡¯


    That was right. The victor of the Heirloom War in the past...


    This was the light that burst out when the final victor officially came in possession of the Majesty''s Crown. It was happening again right now.


    This was the birth of a new Majesty!


    [No!]


    The shocked guards tried to gobble Ju-Heon up before the contract ritual finished.


    However...


    Bang!


    A chaotic aura shot out and the screams of the guards echoed through the prison.


    [Aaaaaaaaaah!]


    [H, hold on! Aaaaaaaaaah!]


    Their screams were much worse than before. Their voices were full of fear now.


    Maybe that was to be expected.


    [The Crow has been released!]


    [It is the power of predation!]


    The Three-legged Crow was a bird that lived in the sun, a sacred beast that connected the human world with the heavens. It was the symbol of power and had the special trait of consuming Dragons.


    The result of that myth was its extremely strong power of predation! The artifacts feared that power.


    Why?


    They had not been that wary of it when it was just a Heirloom. However, they realized that this bastard was no ordinary artifact when it started consuming the Major gods!


    ¡®That bastard even consumed the Major God-Grade artifacts! It was hiding its powers!¡¯


    Was it because it had been promoted to a Treasure? The Crow was strong. That was how it had been able to give Ju-Heon so many abilities despite just being a clone.


    And now...it was no longer a clone.


    This was the real body! Ju-Heon must have finished contracting with the real body as the tattoo symbolizing the contract reappeared on Ju-Heon¡¯s collarbone.


    [The contract with the Majesty¡¯s Crown has been completed.]


    [Your skills and abilities that had disappeared have returned.]


    [You have properly acquired the Majesty¡¯s authority.]


    [You have received the title of < King of the Artifacts >.]


    [Your Dominance, Affinity, and Fit are increasing exponentially.]


    [The Seals of Heaven artifact that has lost its power is having its powers restored.]


    [Every title you have gained until now is being absorbed into your authority.]


    [All Treasures can be used at 100% power now.]


    The message windows Ju-Heon had missed were back as well.


    Ju-Heon then walked out. He had always been strong, but Ju-Heon''s Dominance gave off a sense of fear to the artifacts now.


    The guards were standing straight, unable to do anything except shake in fear. The aura of the King who rules over the artifacts was not something that artifacts could easily ignore.


    However, they were still standing straight because he was still an inferior human bastard. They were standing firm because of their pride and hesitation.


    The Crow frowned after landing on Ju-Heon¡¯s shoulder.


    [This is your new king. How dare you stand straight with your heads up.]


    [......!]


    It instantly reminded the artifacts of the past. The guards were about to lower their heads out of reflex.


    However...


    ¡°No, there¡¯s no need.¡±


    The guards flinched while Ju-Heon viciously revealed his teeth.


    ¡°It¡¯s hard to cut their heads off if I can''t see them.¡±


    [?!]


    The Crow''s aura soon struck the heads of the regular and high-grade guards.


    Chomp! Crack!


    [Uggggggh! Hold on!]


    [Aaah!]


    The heads of the guards were instantly sliced off and ripped to shreds. The high-grade guards became anxious and tried to use their powers, but...


    [...!]


    They could not do so. Even the powers of the high-grade guards were consumed in the blink of an eye.


    It was as if a fire was about to start burning when it was sucked into a vacuum.


    [Huuuuuuff...!]


    ¡®Who knew he would be able to use the Crow''s power so well right away...?!¡¯


    The high-grade guards were sweating bullets as they watched their powers quickly disappear.


    He was using the Crow''s abilities as if he knew what they were trying to do.


    That wasn''t all.


    Shhhhhhh!


    The guards that had once imprisoned the Crow and tortured it were all ruthlessly ripped up.


    [Aaah!]


    The guards in here were not the only ones who should be scared.


    The Crow could only consume the nearby artifacts when it was a clone, but... The range of the real body''s aura was unbelievable.


    The real body''s aura could reach the entire Great Prison that was scattered throughout the world! Basically, all guards within the Great Prison were in the range of the Crow''s predation! It could consume the entire planet if it wanted to do so.


    It would be weird if the other artifacts were not scared.


    [W, we need to get out of here...!]


    [Hurry!]


    [We need to get out of the prison!]


    [It''s dangerous outside the prison too! We need to go to a completely different dimension!]


    They knew what could happen. They knew that staying here would mean that they would be absorbed by this bastard!


    They also knew that this bastard had more powers as well! The Majesty¡¯s powers were extremely scary.


    Of course, they couldn''t run away as they pleased.


    ¡°Where do you think you¡¯re going?¡±


    A pair of glaring red eyes greeted them.


    While all of that chaos was going on...


    Chairman Kwon became anxious. He was sure of it.


    ¡®This is the Crow¡¯s aura!¡¯


    Everybody in the world would have felt it!


    He anxiously frowned and pushed Irene away.


    ¡°You stupid bitch. A monopolizer of the past gave everything up because she fell for a guy?! Did you forget about the greater good?!¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Someone sneered at him.


    ¡°The greater good my ass!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Seol-A was the one who punched Chairman Kwon¡¯s face.


    Seol-A seemed to loathe the fact that someone like Chairman Kwon was saying such shit to Irene.


    ¡°That¡¯s funny coming from the guy who went so crazy for artifacts that he turned his subordinates and friends into artifacts.¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong with that? Did that upset you so much?¡±


    He snorted.


    ¡°It was the Monarch of Fraud who got you guys killed!¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    "And after that... I just used you guys more effectively than to burn your bodies. You should be thankful to me. I let you live on, even if it was as artifacts.¡±


    As Seol-A clenched her teeth and was about to say something...


    ¡°Then should I make you be thankful to me as well?¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    A familiar voice echoed through the prison. However, that voice had not come from near them.


    The voice had come from deep inside the Great Prison. It was at that moment.


    ¡°Irene! Seol-A! Hurry up and come back out!¡±


    They heard Julian¡¯s urgent voice. Something scary happened the moment the girls ran out of the Great Prison.


    Babang!


    A chaotic aura surrounded the entire Great Prison. It had started to consume the entire prison.


    It seemed to want to take care of all of the prisoners and guards inside at the same time. It also seemed to want to get rid of the Great Prison''s existence from the world.

 Chapter 367: The Majesty’s Ascension (1)

    Chapter 367: The Majesty''s Ascension (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    The aura of predation that swallowed the Great Prison was extremely dangerous. It was both strong and violent.


    It was so strong that regular people who couldn''t see artifact auras were able to see it.


    ¡°W, what the hell is that?!¡±


    Black aura shot up from every entrance of the Great Prison throughout the world.


    Booooooooom!


    The black aura shot up into the air looking like pillars. The pillar that viciously shot up then scattered out like typhoons.


    They looked like black flames that were alive. It looked even weirder because it intertwined with the bright light that shot out the moment Ju-Heon became the Majesty.


    However, the aura they thought would soon disappear flailed violently.


    [Consuming all artifacts inside the Great Prison.]


    The Great Prison then started to break.


    Babababang!


    ¡°Hurry up!¡±


    They might have been crushed if they were inside the Great Prison any longer. Seol-A and Irene were trying to catch their breaths after quickly rushing out because of Julian¡¯s shout.


    ¡°What is going on...?!¡±


    The two looked toward the entrance with concern.


    "Captain-nim...!¡±


    Julian stopped the two of them from getting closer to the tomb again.


    ¡°It''s fine. That bastard is responsible for this chaos.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    Julian looked disgusted but the two of them looked at him with shock.


    ¡°Wait...this overwhelming aura belongs to the Captain-nim? It¡¯s not the guards?¡±


    ¡°Really? This monstrous aura?¡±


    Julian nodded his head. He realized at first glance that this chaotic aura belonged to the Crow.


    He also noticed that the artifacts inside the tomb were being consumed by the Crow''s aura.


    Seol-A seemed anxious.


    ¡°This is not normal...!¡±


    It was so strong that she thought it wasn¡¯t Ju-Heon. It was difficult to see anybody with this kind of aura being human.


    Julian nodded his head.


    ¡°He must have contracted the Crow''s real body.¡±


    ¡®He must have contracted with that Treasure called the Majesty¡¯s Crown. This power must be the Majesty''s power.¡¯


    It was even giving Julian the chills. It was this scary even when Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t in front of them. S§×ar?h the N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    All Monarchs and high-grade artifact users throughout the world could feel this power right now.


    There was an explosion inside the Great Prison before they could even be shocked by the aura for long.


    Bababang!


    The aura of gluttony gobbled up the entire prison. The shadow-like black aura that stretched out grabbed the artifacts trying to run away.


    [Aaaaaaaaaak! Save me!]


    Crack! Crack!


    It then ruthlessly chomped and swallowed them.


    The funny thing was that the guards were chopped into pieces while the prisoners were gently swallowed.


    Of course, it didn''t change the fact that they were swallowed by the Crow and Ju-Heon.


    The viciously stretching aura aimed for some familiar artifacts as well. First was Odin, who tried to get in Ju-Heon''s way inside the prison.


    [Damn it! That human bastard...!]


    He was one of the artifacts that had rioted saying that Ju-Heon could not become the Majesty no matter what. Someone like him couldn¡¯t help but be anxious about this situation.


    [Did he end up contracting with the Crow?!]


    Odin was grinding his teeth as he cast a spell to get out of the prison, however...


    [!]


    The shadow-like aura turned into the shape of a wolf and swallowed Odin.


    [Aaah!]


    [Father!]


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    The aura burst forward like a flood and swept up the rest of the Norse artifacts as well.


    [Aaaaaaaaaah!]


    With that, the artifacts inside the prison, both prisoners and guards, became Ju-Heon¡¯s food.


    It was the case even for Prometheus who had ended up as a prisoner here.


    [Ugh, that Crow...! Seo Ju-Heon!]


    Would this be the birth of another human king? Was this how their ambitions would be smashed?


    [No! I can¡¯t let that...ahhhh!]


    Prometheus let out a terrible scream as he became consumed.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°It''s dangerous! Move back!¡±


    The Crow''s aura became even stronger after consuming most of the artifacts inside the prison.


    The last thing it consumed was the Great Prison itself!


    The Great Prison was a location-type artifact that had extremely strong sealing powers that could hold all these artifacts in. It was another delicious dish for the Crow.


    Booooooooom!


    The prison lost its powers and became a regular building once the Crow consumed its powers. Then it started to crack and crumble to the ground.


    Boom!


    This loathsome prison that had been imprisoning artifacts for so long was finally destroyed.


    A shocked Irene tried to head toward the crumbling building.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    Julian held her back.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, the Captain is fine! That son of a bitch won''t die even if you shove his face underwater!¡±


    A relieved Irene looked toward Julian.


    ¡°Are you okay, Mr. Julian? The Un-knowns...!¡±


    Julian smiled at her. No matter how strong the Un-knowns were, they were all created with the people here as the base. Although it had been a bit difficult, they knew very well about each other.


    ¡°Something like that is no prob......¡±


    "Damn it! What the hell are these things?!¡±


    No problem my ass... They heard Ilya swearing nearby.


    ¡°Hey! Take care of this Captain bastard!¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Was one of the Un-knowns difficult to handle?


    ¡®I guess the Captain¡¯s Un-known could be difficult...!¡¯


    However, Julian turned around to see something unexpected.


    ¡°Shit! What is up with this black aura?!¡±


    The Crow''s aura was slowly approaching the team.


    It seemed to be saying things like, ¡®you guys look delicious. You guys look tasty.¡¯ as it slowly crawled toward them.


    ¡°Holy shit. This aura is aiming for us too!¡±


    ¡®Seo Ju-Heon, you little punk.¡¯


    Julian started grinding his teeth while thinking that you couldn¡¯t teach an old dog new tricks.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll be right...¡±


    But at that moment...


    "That Crow is MINE!¡±


    ¡®I thought he got crushed to death in there.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon¡¯s eyes were bloodshot, as if he barely made it out alive.


    He was covered in blood as he ground his teeth in anger.


    ¡°There¡¯s no way that Seo Ju-Heon would have gotten the Crow! That Crow is mine!¡±


    As Julian was about to say something...


    ¡°Then come and take it if you can.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    They were all shocked after hearing a familiar voice. They soon heard a loud explosion.


    Bang!


    The Great Prison that Ju-Heon had consumed completely crumbled and a familiar face popped out.


    He appeared in the shape of a black fog.


    It was Ju-Heon. Chairman Kwon glared as soon as he saw Ju-Heon.


    "That bastard...!¡±


    Ju-Heon didn''t care and took off his helmet as he walked toward him.


    The city was a mess because of the terrorist acts caused by the mercenaries.


    Ju-Heon truly looked different from before as he walked toward them.


    ¡®This feeling is...?!¡¯


    The pressure Ju-Heon was giving off was different now that he had ascended to the Majesty position. The pressure was so strong that even Chairman Kwon became anxious.


    But it made him desire the Crow even more...


    Crack!


    Did his attempt to steal the Crow with his artifact of conquest get found out? The Crow''s violent aura shot up around Chairman Kwon¡¯s body.


    And then!


    ¡°Uuuuugh!¡±


    It ruthlessly started chomping away at Chairman Kwon.


    His artifact started to break as well.


    Crack!


    The pain he felt was intense as his artifact broke because it was a parasitic artifact.


    ¡°Uggggggh!¡±


    Chairman Kwon glared at Ju-Heon while in pain. This guy was different from the idiot who had groveled at his feet for so long.


    An artifact user¡¯s Dominance, otherwise known as charisma, was something that people could easily feel as well. He was much stronger than in the past.


    The way he was struggling in pain was gone to the point that he looked almost relaxed as he moved.


    It made Chairman Kwon lose his thoughts and feel envious.


    ¡®He¡¯s still the same bastard who cried and lowered his head in front of me...!¡¯


    Ju-Heon was his damn slave. He was a bit special compared to the other slaves, but he was still a lowly tool that should not show its face like this.


    But Chairman Kwon was unable to say anything.


    ¡°......Ugh!¡±


    He felt a strong pressure at his head.


    Ju-Heon was pushing Chairman Kwon''s down.


    ¡°I remember lowering my head like this to ask you for something.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°I asked you to at least save my team members. I said that their only sin was following my orders to go into the tombs.¡±


    Ju-Heon was smiling with a vicious glare in his eyes.


    ¡°I was being serious at that time. I really treated you and followed you as if you were my father.¡±


    Looking back, Chairman Kwon and Ju-Heon did not have a bad relationship. Actually, they had a good relationship.


    Before Chairman Kwon scouted Ju-Heon...


    They had started off as drinking buddies.


    Ju-Heon had naturally trusted Chairman Kwon.


    ¡®If you don¡¯t go independent and come join TKBM, I will definitely give you the medicine.¡¯


    Although Chairman Kwon slowly started changing, Ju-Heon believed it was something temporary that came with the company getting bigger and Chairman Kwon rising to higher positions.


    The promise in their contract was still there.


    He still remembered the Chairman Kwon from when they had been close.


    But he had been betrayed by someone he trusted.


    This old bastard had been considering them as trash from the beginning.


    Chairman Kwon bit down on his lips after hearing what Ju-Heon had said.


    ¡°Is that why you went back in time to change the future...?! You created a future where you could be the Majesty...?!¡±


    ¡°Actually, you were the one who gave me that chance. Old man.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Chairman Kwon laughed as he was at a loss for words.


    "The race is not over yet. Do you really think things will go as you want?! I will never admit defeat...!¡±


    ¡°Really? What can you really do at this point?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t look down on us. There are still ways for us to make a comeback......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Is this what you are talking about?¡±


    Ju-Heon dropped a bunch of files in front of Chairman Kwon. Chairman Kwon started shaking while looking at it.


    This was proof that Ju-Heon had taken control of all of TKBM''s shares as well as some other things that Chairman Kwon had secretly stashed away as insurance.


    The money he had stashed away was taken as well. All of the talks about corruption almost made it impossible to rise back up.


    Chairman Kwon knew it was over once he realized that Kwon Hyuk Soo was involved in this.


    ¡®That bastard jumped to Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s side and...he is the one who pulled this crap!¡¯


    He was sure of it.


    Ju-Heon had used Kwon Hyuk Soo to destroy all of Chairman Kwon¡¯s exit routes.


    How would he not feel wronged after that?!


    ¡°You bastard......do you know how much I put in to create these.......ugh!¡±


    Chairman Kwon coughed up blood.


    But Ju-Heon was viciously smiling.


    The Crow¡¯s aura was about to rip Chairman Kwon to shreds.


    ¡°This is the end for you. I will send you off as painless as possible.¡±


    As Chairman Kwon started shaking in fear of death... At that moment...


    ¡°No, no. Stoooooooooop!¡±


    Animals started charging over as Chairman Kwon shouted with desperation.


    They were flying over from the Druid¡¯s Clocktower. It was the place with the Majesty¡¯s Throne and his corpse.


    Something shocking happened.


    Were they reacting to Chairman Kwon¡¯s desperate plea? These artifacts had flown over to help Chairman Kwon.


    Chairman Kwon started smiling.


    ¡®It¡¯s Merlin.¡¯


    That was right. He still had a chance! The corners of Chairman Kwon''s lips were twitching after realizing that fact.


    ¡°Haha, Seo Ju-Heon, I will not have it taken by you, you bastard. Never! If you think you can do as you wish...!¡±


    But at that moment...


    Flash!


    The Crow roared and released the light of the sun. The artifacts started exploding, as if they were melting from the heat of the sun!


    ¡°Huff...!¡±


    A pair of glaring red eyes appeared right in front of him.


    And then...


    Puuk!


    Chairman Kwon was ruthlessly sliced by Ju-Heon''s falling sword. He then screamed.


    He died without being able to keep even the smallest amount of pride as a person.


    While that was going on...


    ¡°Huff...! Unbelievable!¡±


    The cat poop Merlin shook in fear as she watched Chairman Kwon die.


    She had used what was left of the Supreme Leader¡¯s faction for Chairman Kwon. She had chosen the core members of it and sent them out to help, but...!


    She must have expected them to buy her some time.


    She needed time to control the corpse of the former Majesty!


    But this...!


    ¡°Fuck, Seo Ju-Heon is heading this way...!¡±


    Ju-Heon was walking toward her.


    He was coming for his remaining Treasure.


    ¡®There are only two of the Majesty''s Treasures remaining.¡¯


    One was the Majesty''s Cradle, the ultimate Treasure that even she couldn''t find. The other was this throne with the corpse which could be called the Majesty¡¯s Authority itself!


    ¡®I need to protect the throne and somehow find the cradle.¡¯


    A comeback was not just a dream as long as she had the cradle.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°Hurry up and seal all doors!¡±


    The corpse reacted to Merlin''s shout and started to bind the tower. The golden vines were covering the tower without any openings.


    Merlin calmed herself down.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I still have one ace up my sleeve.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Really? What is it? I want to know about this great ace you have.¡±


    Merlin gasped.

 Chapter 368: The Majesty’s Ascension (2)

    Chapter 368: The Majesty''s Ascension (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Merlin gasped.


    "Why are you so shocked?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    No matter how much she wanted to believe it wasn''t true, this was that bastard Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s voice! The anxious Merlin urgently turned her head.


    She could use magic to detect things even if she was cat poop right now.


    And then...


    ¡°Oh wow, it looks like you can''t even go anywhere right now.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The voice was coming from right next to her.


    ¡®That bastard really is here.¡¯


    Merlin would be drenched in sweat if she could sweat right now. The anxious Merlin looked around, but...


    ¡®There¡¯s nothing here...!¡¯


    She could not feel anything or anyone.


    The throne and the corpse were the only things with her in here.


    ¡®What is going on?¡¯


    There was no way the corpse could speak, and even if it did, the voice was exactly the same as Ju-Heon''s voice.


    She heard the voice as her mind was trying to process this chaotic situation.


    ¡°Over here, over here.¡±


    Merlin almost fainted. How could she not when it was the corpse that was talking?


    ¡°H, how is that...?!¡±


    The corpse on the throne continued to speak.


    ¡°Do you want my Treasures that badly? Huh?¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    Merlin attacked the corpse in shock. She had used an artifact.


    The corpse that had been sleeping on the throne went on defense.


    Boom!


    The corpse used its golden vines to stop the attack.


    However, it could not defend the tower at full power while blocking her attack as well.


    Merlin heard the walls of the tower crumbling down.


    Booooooooom!


    ¡°!¡±


    Merlin quickly realized her mistake.


    The Crow''s aura was destroying the tower walls as if it had been waiting for this moment. On the other hand, the corpse was quiet as if it never said a word from the beginning.


    She finally figured out what had happened.


    ¡®That bastard Seo Ju-Heon used such a trick...!¡¯


    That was right. The corpse of the former Majesty was guarding the tower walls right now. Ju-Heon pretended the corpse was talking in order to create an opening.


    He thought that this plan had a chance of working.


    Ju-Heon, who had shrewdly used an artifact that could deliver a person''s voice, was laughing.


    He could now leisurely approach the building.


    The original plan was 99% about messing with Merlin, but this was great.


    ¡®I succeeded in getting into this fortress.¡¯


    He had thought that he would need to waste some energy to get through the defenses.


    Why?


    This tower with the throne was no ordinary building. This building was actually Odin¡¯s palace, Valhalla.


    Valhalla was an impregnable fortress in the land of the Aesir gods. It was Odin''s palace in Asgard and known to be the most beautiful palace.


    Odin was said to invite the warriors who had faced honorable deaths to Valhalla to train them for the end of the world.


    Anyway, it was said to be a place where nobody got sick or aged and they had sumptuous feasts and drinks on a daily basis. It was the palace of dreams where everybody could live like nobles.


    Basically, it was a location-type artifact created from the Utopia in Norse mythology.


    The reason this palace was called the Druid¡¯s Clocktower was in order to hide the artifact¡¯s identity and because it was used as Merlin''s fortress.


    However, the real identity of this place was the Majesty¡¯s Castle.


    ¡®The throne in the myth was said to be a chair located on the highest spot of Valhalla.¡¯


    It wasn''t weird that the Valhalla artifact would be with the throne.


    Ju-Heon excitedly started destroying the building once he was inside.


    As he was doing that...


    "Seo Ju-Heon, that bastard...!¡±


    Merlin felt as if her ass was on fire as she listened to Ju-Heon stupidly destroying the building as he walked in.


    She then turned back toward the throne to use the corpse again.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Use that final ace up your sleeve. Why aren''t you using it?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    She heard the mischievous sounding voice again.


    She couldn''t hold it in anymore and shouted in anger.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon! Cut the crap!¡±


    However...


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? He''s telling you to use it.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Merlin instantly got the chills.


    Why? Ju-Heon was not the one to speak this time.


    It was the corpse.


    Merlin was truly anxious.


    She was sure of it.


    The corpse had its eyes open and had spoken to her. It was a bit dry, but the corpse that was still in perfect condition was glaring at Merlin.


    They wouldn''t make eye contact since the holes where the corpse¡¯s eyes should be were empty and...well, she was cat poop.


    But Merlin was sure of it.


    The corpse was definitely looking at her.


    It then continued to speak calmly, as if it didn¡¯t care whether Merlin was anxious or not.


    "What''s wrong? You really can¡¯t use it? Well, that¡¯s fair. You should probably not use that ace if you value your life.¡±


    ¡®Holy shit.¡¯


    Merlin started shaking and felt as if she would blank out.


    ¡°Y, yeah. T...this is all just Seo Ju-Heon messing with me.¡±


    Merlin clenched her teeth and shouted in anger.


    ¡°Stop Seo Ju-Heon from getting in here! I''m tired of that arrogant bastard!¡±


    Some artifacts quickly responded to her and started moving.


    [Do you really think that we will accept you as the Majesty, you bastard?!]


    [Get lost right now!]


    Numerous artifact armies aimed for Ju-Heon, but...


    ¡°You little shits. You would have been fucked even if you came out slamming your heads against the ground but what?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled and took out a familiar artifact. This was Thor¡¯s weapon!


    Thunderbolts descended from the sky and destroyed the artifacts.


    Babababang!


    [Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!]


    [Aaah!]


    There were artifacts that he didn¡¯t need to use Mjolnir to destroy, but it didn''t matter.


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve been wanting to swing it around like this.¡±


    He just used this Divine-Grade artifact for fun. Mjolnir, the artifact that had cast Thor aside and changed masters, had a glimmer in its eyes(?).


    [#$#*&!]


    I promise my loyalty to my new master!


    Thor would probably cry if he knew his weapon had betrayed him. But Mjolnir wagged its tail toward Ju-Heon.


    [#&$*!]


    What should we do now? Huff huff!


    Ju-Heon just threw the hammer to the ground.


    ¡°Just sit there for now.¡±


    [?!]


    Mjolnir was just a heavy hammer to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Hmph, I should shove it in the same place as Zeus later.¡±


    [?!!]


    Sucking up did not work on this new Majesty.


    That wasn''t all. The new Majesty¡¯s violent nature was ruthless.


    More artifacts started charging toward him.


    [This is the one bastard who cannot become the Majesty!]


    [Stop him!]


    These ones had survived Mjolnir¡¯s attack but it didn''t matter.


    ¡°Fine, I will swallow all of you!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed and the Crow roared viciously. The aura of predation quickly shot out and stretched out toward the artifacts.


    It seemed to be reaching out far enough to cover the size of most cities!


    [An artifact has been consumed.]


    [An artifact has been consumed.]


    [An artifact has been consumed.]


    ...


    [An artifact has been consumed.]


    The artifacts that had been hiding around the city to avoid Ju-Heon had all ended up as his food.


    Ju-Heon was walking closer to the throne as he did that.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Ugh, hurry up before that bastard sits down on the throne...!¡±


    The Monarch of Evangelism who was still nearby urgently tried to stop Ju-Heon.


    He had come here with a team of mercenaries but had not been able to have any fun because of Ju-Heon''s subordinates.


    ¡®When did they get so strong...?!¡¯


    He was talking about Ju-Heon''s team members. They were talented in the past as well, but they had been nothing compared to the Four Emperors. That was not the case anymore.


    He couldn¡¯t shake them off.


    ¡°Hey you son of a bitch! Where do you think you¡¯re going?¡±


    Ilya held the Monarch of Evangelism back. The Monarch of Evangelism started swearing. Maybe that was to be expected.


    ¡°Fuck, I thought that I could do things in peace now that John is gone! Why am I being chased by a damn druggie?!¡±


    The Monarch of Evangelism was someone who used Islamic artifacts.


    That was why he did not like people who used Christian artifacts.


    People talk about how Islam and Christianity has the same roots, but the two religions have been bitter enemies throughout history.


    There were many bloody religious wars such as the Crusades.


    As a result, the artifacts of the two religions were always hostile with each other. They never let up until their enemy was destroyed.


    Ilya was surprisingly using the Christian artifacts that John used to have on him.


    ¡°How is this bastard using John''s artifacts...?!¡±


    The story behind how Ilya ended up with John¡¯s artifacts was simple.


    John actually came back to life after three days using Jesus''s artifact.


    Of course......


    ¡®Hey there dumbass.¡¯


    A smiling Ilya was there waiting at the tomb.


    Ilya then sliced John¡¯s neck off and took his Christian artifacts. Although Ilya mainly used devil artifacts, he was a former Vatican priest.


    He could use John''s artifacts since he used other Christian artifacts during his time as a priest.


    But it wasn''t all rainbows and butterflies.


    ¡°Ugh! Fuck, I feel like I''m dying! So hurry up and kick the bucket!¡±


    A devil artifact user using Christian artifacts made him feel as if he was going to die.


    Ju-Heon noticed Ilya¡¯s condition and asked from the distance.


    ¡°Ilya, are you okay?¡±


    ¡°Do I look okay to you?! Cough!¡±


    But at least his actions were extremely effective. He was able to go up against the Monarch of Evangelism better with these artifacts than his devil artifacts.


    Ilya shouted again as Ju-Heon seemed to change directions to come help him.


    ¡°I''m okay so just go take care of business! I will take care of this son of a bitch!¡±


    The Monarch of Evangelism let out a painful scream as soon as Ilya said that. Ju-Heon was curious to know who would win but continued walking forward.


    He needed to focus on the throne right now.


    Ju-Heon confidently entered the tower.


    Bang!


    A giant hole was created on the door using Ju-Heon''s now crazy strong destruction skill.


    The golden vines tried to get in Ju-Heon''s way but they were too late.


    "Alright, where could you be hiding.¡±


    His evil laugh echoed through the building. Merlin''s ass was on fire hearing Ju-Heon¡¯s laughter coming from below.


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    ¡°Like I said, use it. Use that final ace.¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    When had he gotten up here? Merlin gasped after hearing Ju-Heon''s voice right next to her. She then couldn''t help but scream.


    She felt as if she was floating for a moment before she was flung away!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    She was flung into an extremely smelly restroom!


    Furthermore, it wasn''t a modern flushing toilet.


    She was flung into a porta potty or an outhouse that she had no idea where Ju-Heon could have summoned it from!


    ¡°Ugh, uuuugh!¡±


    To be more specific, it was just a full chamber pot.


    ¡®I could kill her with a sword, but...¡¯


    Ju-Heon didn''t want to get shit on his hand or his artifacts.


    ¡°So just suffocate in shit. It sounds like a fitting end for you.¡±


    [#$#&!]


    Ju-Heon wiped his hands and headed toward the throne. The rope slowly crawled over and wrapped itself around Ju-Heon¡¯s arm.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts were all anxious.


    One step, two steps...


    He was getting closer and closer to the throne. The Crow on his shoulder shivered.


    The Crow seemed to be shaking more as he got closer to the throne and the corpse.


    Maybe it was to be expected.


    This was the Crow''s first time seeing the former Majesty after thousands of years.


    It had seen the corpse in its clone body already, but that was just like seeing something through the TV.


    The corpse looked even more pitiful as it saw it with its real body.


    Ju-Heon was now at the steps heading up to the throne.


    ¡°Hand over the throne now. Isn¡¯t your ass sore after sitting on it for thousands of years?¡±


    He then went up one step.


    He stopped after going up the second step and started smiling.


    ¡°Get up. I know that you can move.¡±


    [!]


    The artifacts were shocked to hear that.


    Ju-Heon didn''t care and just smiled wickedly.


    It was as if he knew that this bastard was awake.


    ¡°I may be a super nice guy, but I don¡¯t want to share a chair with a damn corpse.¡±


    The corpse that had been pretending to be asleep opened its eyes.


    ¡°A super nice guy my ass.¡±


    The former Majesty snickered.

 Chapter 369: The Majesty’s Ascension (3)

    Chapter 369: The Majesty''s Ascension (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°A super nice guy my ass.¡±


    His smile seemed to be asking how Ju-Heon could say something like that with a straight face.


    ¡°Which bastard is a super nice guy?¡±


    ¡°Who else? Me. I am as gentle as silk.¡±


    Ju-Heon and the corpse made eye contact.


    There were no visible eyes but it wasn¡¯t hard to read the bastard''s emotions through the empty holes.


    This bastard was laughing. He seemed quite pleased. Was he amused that he was seeing another human of a later generation? Or was he laughing that Ju-Heon had noticed him?


    The bastard who was sitting in quite an awkward position started smiling.


    "When did you find out?¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly responded to the bastard¡¯s question.


    ¡°It was obvious. I could tell from the first time I saw you.¡±


    He seemed to be talking about when he first saw the throne. Others just thought that he was a mummified corpse but Ju-Heon had been able to tell.


    ¡®He feels alive.¡¯


    It might have been his natural instincts. His animal-like instincts he had developed facing life and death situations in tombs in addition to the detection ability given to him by the Crow made him very sure of it.


    Well, his ability to detect things had been severely decreased after the Crow disappeared, but it was still enough.


    ¡°So what is it? Are you acting out a scene in a horror movie where a soul can''t depart this world because it has some grudges? I don''t care so move your ass out of there.¡±


    The corpse just laughed.


    ¡°Unfortunately, I cannot get up from this spot.¡±


    "What''s wrong? Did your muscles turn into rubber because you''ve been sitting on your ass for so long?¡±


    The corpse seemed shocked for a moment before it started smiling viciously.


    ¡°Shut up. I mean that I cannot hand this position over to you.¡±


    Chaotic aura started bursting out of his body.


    ¡®!¡¯


    It was surprisingly the same kind of evil aura that could be felt from evil god artifacts.


    [!]


    However, he truly deserved to be called the Majesty as his powers were unbelievably strong. He was a corpse now but the base power left in his body was still this strong.


    The artifacts became anxious.


    [Wait, hold on, something¡¯s off!]


    This was too different from the former Majesty¡¯s power they knew about. The Crow was the first to notice this difference.


    A message window burst up.


    [Warning. It looks like you will have to destroy this corpse.]


    It was being wary of its former master as the enemy. The Crow''s savage aura burst out of its body. The doggies started foaming at the mouth as well.


    [Master! This isn¡¯t the former Majesty!]


    [Yes! That guy was a damn pushover! He wouldn''t be like this!]


    [That¡¯s right! That bastard was like Yoo Jaeha!]


    ¡®Wow, he must have been a real pushover for them to compare him to Jaeha.¡¯


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter. Ju-Heon immediately summoned an artifact sword.


    ¡°I thought that I might be able to get some information about the Cradle, but oh well.¡±


    The final Treasure, the < Cradle >, was the base artifact for Un-known. It was Chaos, the ultimate artifact responsible for birth and destruction. This artifact was probably not affected by Chaos from the Greek mythologies alone.


    The beginning of most myths that start with dust, darkness, and space...


    The different methods passed down through the stories...


    It probably encompassed all theories of the creation of the world.


    ¡°I thought that you of all people might know where it is!¡±


    Ju-Heon hit something as he said that. It was something that was invisible!


    [!]


    What Ju-Heon batted away was the corpse¡¯s attack! Ju-Heon then summoned Gungnir and sent it flying.


    However...


    STOP!


    Gungnir surprisingly stopped right in front of the corpse. It had not stopped on its own accord.


    ¡°You seem to be pointing at the wrong target.¡±


    It looked as if it could not move forward because of an invisible force.


    And then...


    ¡°Go stab one of your master¡¯s friends.¡±


    Messages popped up as he said that.


    [The opponent is intruding into the Akashic records.]


    [Gungnir''s ability has changed.]


    [Gungnir''s ability has changed from ¡®until it hits the opponent¡¯s vital point¡¯ to ¡®until it kills Ju-Heon''s team member.¡¯]


    ¡®This bastard.¡¯


    Gungnir roared and started flying again. Ju-Heon reached his hand out and tried to grab Gungnir, however...


    [#$$#&!]


    Ahhhhhhh, save me!


    The spear of destruction slipped between Ju-Heon¡¯s fingers.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Ju-Heon barely missed the spear.


    Shhhhhhh!


    Gungnir was crying about how it didn''t want to go as it flew out of the fortress.


    The target was probably one of Ju-Heon¡¯s team members!


    Ju-Heon tried to resummon Gungnir but it didn''t work.


    ¡®Did he take the ownership away?¡¯


    No, that wasn¡¯t it. The bastard had just infiltrated the Akashic records and changed the ability!


    The Akashic records seemed anxious as well. It might have let its guard down after meeting the former Majesty again. It probably blanked out like the Crow did.


    The Akashic records seemed to have snapped out of it quickly as it started speaking.


    [Fixing the information forcibly changed by external forces.]


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly responded.


    "Just let it be. It probably won''t change anyway.¡±


    [......!]


    It was as Ju-Heon had said.


    The Akashic records was temporarily sealed.


    ¡®He definitely used some sort of trick.¡¯


    The doggies started chiming in.


    [Is that really okay? Master, one of your human slave bastards might die.]


    ¡®Who cares if they get stabbed to death?¡±


    Ju-Heon waved his hand around as if he was annoyed.


    ¡°I can just grind them up and sell them if they die.¡±


    [?!]


    Did he mean for them to take care of themselves if they didn¡¯t want a hole in their stomach from Gungnir?


    Ju-Heon wasn¡¯t very worried. He knew those bastards wouldn''t die so easily.


    And then...


    ¡°I just need to chop your head off before that happens!¡±


    Ju-Heon viciously kicked off the ground and jumped up. He couldn¡¯t even touch this bastard before he contracted with the Crow, but things were different this time.


    He was the new Majesty, an energetic living being who was at the same level, if not higher level, than this bastard. He was able to attack this damn corpse now.


    The corpse just tapped the throne with its finger.


    But at that moment...


    [Consuming the former Majesty¡¯s savage aura.]


    [Consuming the former Majesty¡¯s savage aura.]


    [Stopping the former Majesty¡¯s attack.]


    The Crow must have anticipated the corpse¡¯s attack as it quickly consumed the former Majesty¡¯s aura. The corpse¡¯s aura quickly disappeared, as if it had been sucked away.


    ¡®!¡¯


    The former Majesty turned toward the Crow.


    The smile had disappeared from his face. Was he considering this to be a betrayal?


    ¡°Is that guy the one you choose as your master in the end?¡±


    [......!]


    The Crow flinched at his angry tone. However, it did not stop sucking in the aura.


    It had no plans on going back to the former Majesty.


    The former Majesty angrily launched even stronger attacks.


    Bang! Babababang!


    They were extremely powerful. The power of his aura was intense even though he wasn¡¯t an artifact. Furthermore, this oddly violent power of the former Majesty was something the artifacts had never seen before.


    That was why they were all so anxious.


    [Hold on, this power really is......!]


    [It really is the power of an artifact!]


    [This is not a human''s power!]


    Ju-Heon started to frown.


    ¡®Artifact? Perhaps?¡¯


    Ju-Heon disappeared in the blink of an eye. He had activated Chi You¡¯s mask so quickly that it was almost impossible to see.


    Ju-Heon was different now that he had become the Majesty. He was more efficient, stronger, and faster.


    He looked like a black thunderbolt now. He was gone before anybody had noticed.


    Crack!


    Ju-Heon truly had a god''s body now that he could use 100 percent of Chi You''s powers!


    People were said to have considered natural phenomenons to be the work of gods from a long time ago. The black thunderbolt reappeared right in front of the corpse!


    Ju-Heon was aiming for this bastard with his Artifact Destruction skill. He had not been using it because it doesn''t work on humans!


    ¡®Artifact Destruction!¡¯


    Something shocking happened as he smacked the bastard with his hand.


    Bang!


    That sturdy arm of the former Majesty was completely destroyed the moment Ju-Heon¡¯s hand touched it.


    Crack!


    This was definitely the reaction for Artifact Destruction!


    ¡®No way, right?¡¯


    Ju-Heon frowned after noticing something and flicked his finger. The observant rope''s eyes flashed as it stretched its long body out of the window.


    Screams could be heard from somewhere a bit later.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    The scream started to get closer.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    And then...


    Bang!


    [#$&!]


    This is the one, right? Right?


    The rope had dragged Julian over. It looked as if it was fishing for humans.


    Julian, who had been dragged up 30+ floors after suddenly being bound by the rope felt as if he was going to die. He felt as if it was a miracle that he was still alive.


    Logically speaking, how could it handle a person like this?!


    ¡°You damn ignorant punk! I''ve told you over and over, you...!¡±


    ¡°Ah get lost. You¡¯re so damn loud. Just shut the hell up. Check out that bastard.¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    The randomly dragged over Julian was about to get angry but decided to do as he was asked first.


    ¡°What the hell? I already analyzed that corpse last time...huh?¡±


    Julian¡¯s jaw dropped.


    He could see into the former Majesty¡¯s body because it was destroyed.


    ¡°It''s an Un-known!¡±


    ¡°As I expected.¡±


    That was right. This thing they had believed was a corpse was actually an Un-known. Basically, this bastard had already been turned into an artifact.


    The difference between him and the other Un-knowns were that...


    ¡®He was turned into an artifact while still alive.¡¯


    Julian became anxious.


    ¡°Hold on, the former Majesty is an Un-known? Who turned him into one? Was it Merlin? Or maybe...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°An apocalypse artifact.¡±


    The corpse was the one to respond.


    Julian and even the artifacts there were shocked.


    ¡°An apocalypse artifact?¡±


    ¡°To be more specific, Merlin was trying to use the apocalypse artifacts. Those bastards were the ones who told her how to create Un-known.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The bastard said something unexpected.


    ¡°That Monarch of Fate bastard apparently made that kind of prophecy. Artifacts would appear and the world will go through four different changes that will make things extremely different.¡±


    ¡°That...!¡±


    The first change was the appearance of the artifacts with the Great Tomb Appearance, the second was the battle for the Heirlooms to select the Monarchs, the third moment was the appearance of the Majesty.


    And finally, the fourth moment...


    ¡°The apocalypse artifacts are the fourth.¡±


    The corpse looked up to the sky as it said that. There were weird phenomena going on in the sky as if the heavens were opening up similar to what had happened at the creation of the world.


    A vicious aura started to reach out of it. The corpse stopped trying to attack Ju-Heon after seeing this. Maybe he had no intentions of killing Ju-Heon from the beginning.


    He was probably just testing Ju-Heon.


    He sounded a bit urgent after looking at the sky.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon, listen carefully. I was an incomplete Majesty.¡±


    ¡°Oh I''m sure, you were pushed around by the artifacts and then got fucked.¡±


    ¡°.........¡±


    The corpse frowned as if it was not pleased with what Ju-Heon had said, but it continued to speak.


    ¡°T...that is true, but it was because there were artifacts I could not control even once I became the King of the Artifacts.¡±


    Those were the apocalypse artifacts. These artifacts were ones that could destroy the world.


    These bastards were appearing again with the birth of the new Majesty.


    This was always going to happen like this. It had been the same during his time as well.


    "Those bastards do not want a human king either. They want to mess with and destroy all humans. The only difference between them and the other artifacts is that these bastards try to kill other artifacts as well.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The corpse was saying something unexpected.


    "The apocalypse artifacts are not just simple disaster artifacts. Artifacts are born from stories passed down by humans. But history is always recorded by the victors.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°Records that were not able to be passed down. Records erased by the victors. The apocalypse artifacts are artifacts that were buried because they were unable to be remembered after being left out of history.¡±


    ¡°Then...!¡±


    ¡°There are disaster artifacts among them, but that is the foundation of how they came to be. They want to bury the rest of the artifacts similar to what had happened to them. They want others to face the same misfortune they faced and die together.¡±


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°Have you ever put much thought into why artifacts have the nature of harming and killing humans?¡±


    Julian jumped in shock.


    ¡°Then are you saying?!¡±


    ¡°Yes, it is quite contradictory, isn¡¯t it? Artifacts that cannot be born or survive without humans want to kill them?¡±


    That was true.


    ¡°That is not the artifacts¡¯ original natures. There are evil and fallen artifacts...but they messed with the natures of the artifacts. The apocalypse artifacts¡¯ plan is to get rid of the Majesty, the humans, and finally, the artifacts. You will probably fail as I had failed...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [Aigoo, I guess you''re being a good old timer and teaching him about the succession process.]


    [It¡¯s useless no matter what you try.]


    ¡°!¡±


    The apocalypse artifacts finally appeared. These bastards that were trying to destroy the world were sneering at the Majesties.


    [We thought we might be able to use this new Majesty bastard as a scarecrow as well, but...]


    [Not this bastard. He has too much attitude.]


    [My goodness, what the hell is up with his Dominance?]


    Even the mighty apocalypse artifacts seemed to be wary of Ju-Heon''s overbearing Dominance.


    [Are you the new Majesty, you bastard?]


    Ju-Heon and Julian were grabbed as soon as they said that.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Julian coughed up blood, potentially because of the terrible aura of the apocalypse artifacts.


    [You are unable to escape.]


    As Ju-Heon frowned and tried to suppress the apocalypse artifacts... He suddenly pulled his hand back.


    [The extremely heinous aura is trying to dye the Treasures with darkness.]


    [These heinous artifacts are unable to be suppressed with regular artifacts.]


    ¡®These punks.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡®Okay, things are going as planned.¡¯


    Merlin, who was in the shit water, had been waiting for this moment.


    ¡®The fourth cataclysm was talking about these apocalypse artifacts.¡¯


    She believed that this was an extremely beneficial opportunity for her.


    ¡®Those apocalypse artifacts will try to kill the Majesty.¡¯


    In some aspects, these bastards loathed and treated humans like bugs even more than the Spider, Prometheus, or any Divine-Grade artifacts. And they were strong enough to suppress the Majesty.


    That was why the former Majesty was unable to make them submit and was basically a puppet for them.


    ¡®Only the true Supreme Leader of the artifacts, the < Majesty''s Cradle > is able to make these bastards submit.¡¯


    Chaos. The Cradle that was responsible for the birth of all artifacts and could destroy all artifacts was the only thing that could destroy these apocalypse artifacts. However, this was a mysterious Treasure that no Majesty had been able to submit or even locate where it was.


    But Merlin was laughing. She couldn''t help it.


    ¡®Yoo Jaeha¡¯s Un-known definitely remembered the Cradle.¡¯


    Merlin was very familiar with Louie¡¯s whereabouts from the beginning until now.


    ¡®We should be able to locate the Cradle if we backtrack his steps.¡¯


    Basically, Merlin was trying to find the Cradle to control the apocalypse artifacts.


    It was the greatest Treasure that even the Majesties couldn''t control, but... Merlin had an ace up her sleeve that could make even the Cradle submit.


    That was why Merlin was just waiting for the right moment.


    ¡®I will be able to go back to being a human soon and Seo Ju-Heon will end up the same as the former Majesty.¡¯


    The Monarch of Fate¡¯s prophesized four changes. sea??h th§× N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The final change was prophesizing the certain death of the Majesty.


    Merlin mentally urged the apocalypse artifacts to get to it.


    ¡®Hurry up and get rid of Seo Ju-Heon! Turn him into an Un-known like the former Majesty!¡¯


    And then....


    [Man, it¡¯s not like we can kill him since he''s the Majesty.]


    [Should we turn him into an Un-known?]


    [We could do that, but this bastard is such a headache that we won¡¯t be able to control him even if we did that.]


    [That¡¯s true. Let¡¯s make him face something more painful.]


    [Let¡¯s just send his mind off to eternal bondage so that we can watch him be in pain forever.]


    [We need to teach such arrogant human bastards a lesson.]


    A bright light flashed as soon as they said that. Some messages then popped up.


    [Warning. The Time and Space artifact of the apocalypse artifacts is using its powers.]


    [Warning. The apocalypse artifacts are also using Ouroboros''s eternal bondage.]


    An aura that was stronger than anything anybody could have imagined struck down.


    Boom!


    Whether it was because of their grudges or because their abilities were set around the end of the world, all of these apocalypse artifacts were much stronger than SS-Grade artifacts.


    They were all at least SSS-Grade! This was not something that a human could control.


    Because of that...


    Crunch.


    The Treasures in Ju-Heon''s possession instantly cracked. Ju-Heon could sense it at that moment.


    Death.


    It was the same feeling he had felt at the Crow''s tomb in the past. This feeling he was feeling once again was......!


    [Human, disappear to a dimension from which you will never be able to make it back.]


    [How dare a mere human make artifacts submit.]


    [This is the most suitable punishment for an arrogant and proud bastard who doesn''t know his place.]


    [That is a world with nothing, a place where you will feel emptiness forever.]


    [Suffer forever in that world of nothingness!]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s consciousness was instantly cut. He only felt pain after that.


    How long had he been in pain for? Ju-Heon gasped amidst the pain.


    ¡®Did these bastards really send me to the world of nothingness...?!¡¯


    However, the pain he felt in his chest was oddly familiar for being in this world for the first time...


    ¡®Wait, it''s familiar?¡¯


    Ju-Heon opened his eyes.


    ¡°Ahh!¡±


    He was staring at a company ceiling. This was actually the TKBM building.


    [The aura of a strong artifact can be felt.]


    [It is an extremely strong artifact.]


    He could see the date on the calendar along with those messages.


    < August 25, 2032 >


    There was also a name plate that said < Department Head Seo Ju-Heon >. This was when he was in his thirties.


    He was back to a time he knew very well.


    ¡®Fuck those sons of bitches. Is this what they meant when they said that my mind will be in eternal pain?¡¯


    But an interesting message popped up.


    [The aura of the Majesty¡¯s Cradle can be felt in this world.]

 Chapter 370: I’m here (1)

    Chapter 370: I''m here (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Tick, tock.


    In the dark and small office...


    [Special Excavation Business Department]


    Ju-Heon jumped up from his seat in this familiar office.


    The office was full of so many books that it looked like a small library. There were also piles of documents along with the books. The blueprints and clearing methods stuck on the board...all of these were just too familiar to him.


    The only thing he could hear in this empty office was the sound of the clock. Ju-Heon frowned the moment the angel-shaped artifact clock rang at 7pm.


    ¡®The Cradle is here?¡¯


    Ju-Heon urgently put his hand into his pockets.


    He could feel his cellphone in his suit pocket.


    His eyes scrunched together after quickly reading through it.


    ¡®As expected.¡¯


    He was sure now. The current date and the texts showed that it was not the world he had been in.


    ¡®This is the past where I used to live.¡¯


    It was the time before he regressed. This future should have disappeared with him changing the past, however......


    ¡®Is this like a split timeline or something?¡¯


    Did his going back to the past split it into two?


    Was there a new projected timeline from when he went back in time and before he went back in time? One timeline would be where he became the Majesty. The other timeline would be where he would die in the tomb in the future. That seemed to be the only explanation.


    ¡®Well, I guess it doesn''t change the fact that it is an artifact¡¯s power.¡¯


    The important thing was that he was back in the world he used to be in prior to his death and regression. He seemed to be right around thirty years old. In addition, that Cradle that was so hard to find was apparently here.


    Those bastards seemed to have sent him here to kill him, but...


    ¡®There¡¯s no way they would have purposely sent me here knowing the only thing that could stop them was here.¡¯


    They must have sent him here without knowing that the Cradle was here.


    ¡®Either that or something happened in the middle.¡¯


    Ju-Heon viciously smiled.


    How dare those artifacts throw him to this place.


    ¡®I will find the Cradle here and go back.¡¯


    He needed to read a newspaper or something to know whether this really was his past, but he could kind of tell without even moving.


    How?


    ¡®Man, I look like shit.¡¯


    He just laughed while looking at the mirror on the wall. He looked extremely haggard.


    He must be in his early thirties. He had a TKBM ID around his neck, as most office workers had. The dark circles under his eyes seemed to go all the way down to his cheeks. His face was pale. His skin was rough. His hair looked extremely messy.


    People might confuse him for a corpse if he was sleeping. He was familiar with this body that had suffered from tomb syndrome for so long.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°Ugh...!¡±


    Ju-Heon groaned after feeling a chilling pain in his chest.


    Clench.


    Ju-Heon bit down on his lips and clenched his fists at this pain he had not felt in a while. His breaths became shorter and it was extremely hard to breathe. Most importantly, his head felt as if it was going to break.


    ¡®Damn it.¡¯


    He had been able to barely hold on using medicine at this time. By the time he died in his mid-thirties, he had been unable to live a normal life because the tomb syndrome had progressed to the end stages.


    But it still hurt like hell. Ju-Heon frowned and quickly rummaged through his pockets.


    ¡°I should have some medicine...!¡±


    He was sure he had some. He had a medicine that would allow him to be okay for about half a day if he took it.


    This was the temporary medicine that the old bastard gave him as a reward.


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue after taking out the pill container. The pill container he worked so hard to find was empty.


    ¡®Fuck, it''s great that I came to the place with the Cradle, but why...!¡¯


    As Ju-Heon started grinding his teeth...


    ¡®!¡¯


    His breathing suddenly became easier.


    And then...


    [The Tolerance skill is being activated.]


    [It is stopping the invasion of the artifact virus in your body.]


    The pain in Ju-Heon¡¯s body slowly subsided along with those messages.


    Aura was the cause of tomb syndrome. This disease was caused by an artifact¡¯s aura infiltrating the human body and causing it serious pain and complications. That was why the Tolerance skill that suppresses artifact aura being activated was making the pain subside.


    That wasn''t all.


    [SS-Grade Tolerance skills extra buff ability is being activated.]


    [The extra buff is allowing your body to slightly recover.]


    It was even healing him a bit!


    Ju-Heon sat down with a relaxed expression on his face.


    ¡®The pain is gone.¡¯


    He recovered enough that he didn''t need the medicine.


    But it was odd.


    ¡®The Crow activated?¡¯


    He had not met the Crow at this time.


    Ju-Heon tried to summon his other artifacts as well. He needed to see if he could summon the Majesty¡¯s Treasures or the other artifacts contracted to him.


    However...


    [The artifacts are unable to come out as they are being held back by an invisible force.]


    [The environmental conditions are not right to activate the Majesty¡¯s Authority.]


    [They cannot respond to your summons due to the current situation.]


    It probably meant that they could not pass through time and space to get here.


    The artifacts would only be able to get here by using an artifact that allowed them to teleport through dimensions.


    ¡®But I''m glad the contracts don''t seem to have been broken.¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled while looking at the tattoos that symbolized the contracts on his body.


    ¡®It¡¯s fine as long as I am connected to the damn Crow.¡¯


    He needed his message windows, Tolerance and other useful skills.


    It was disappointing that the rope that always followed him around wasn''t here...


    But at that moment...


    [#$&$#*!]


    You were looking for me? Looking for me?


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon gasped.


    He almost fainted after seeing the squirming stitches on his clothes. It was on the knitted cardigan around his neck. Air-conditioningitis was an issue since it was the summer, but as a patient(?) he got cold very easily.


    That was why it wasn''t weird that he had this grey cardigan on, but......!


    [$&#$!]


    This is sort of uncomfortable! Very uncomfortable!


    The stitches were whining and trying to move around. And at that moment!


    Ptttttt!


    ¡°?!¡±


    The threads started to move on their own and slowly unraveled itself.


    ¡°No wai...!¡±


    The anxious Ju-Heon had to watch the cardigan unravel itself and disappear.


    The cardigan he had on had been knitted. Once it started unraveling, it would only be moments before it unraveled completely! The threads did indeed unravel themselves and made the cardigan disappear.


    Ju-Heon frowned, since someone must have spent so much time to knit this for him, but...!


    ¡°......Ho!¡±


    The threads didn''t care and seemed happy that it could finally move freely.


    [#$#&!]


    It¡¯s more comfortable now! Very comfortable!


    The threads rubbed against Ju-Heon¡¯s leg with joy.


    He could tell what it was now.


    ¡°This little punk is the rope......!¡±


    He could tell based on its actions, voice, and tone(?). He still couldn''t really tell what it was saying, but it was definitely the rope.


    That was why Ju-Heon was anxious.


    ¡°How did this little punk...?!¡±


    It must have possessed the threads in his cardigan or its artifact core must have been transplanted...it must be something like that, but...


    ¡®What the hell happened?¡¯


    A message popped up at that moment.


    [It followed you here.]


    ¡°Wait, something like that is possible?¡±


    [It is impossible to tell.]


    ¡°Man, why couldn¡¯t a more useful one follow me...haaaaa, no, it¡¯s fine.¡±


    As Ju-Heon was about to move...


    ¡°Hey, did you hear about Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s excavation team? Is their financial support just 10 percent again?¡±


    ¡°Apparently. That office is so old. They only use really terrible artifacts too.¡±


    ¡°It suits them perfectly. Hahaha!¡±


    He could hear the voices of other teams outside the office. This office was indeed very old.


    ¡®The other teams have everything, including their tables, furnished with A-Grade artifacts.¡¯


    The support team treated them as nonexistent, never gave them supplies, and took care of their paperwork the slowest, completely ignoring them in every way.


    As he had that thought...


    Knock knock.


    ¡°?¡±


    A woman just walked right into the office without waiting for his response.


    ¡°Department Head Seo. Please immediately return the artifacts borrowed by your Unsanctioned Excavation Team."


    It was a woman from the support team.


    ¡°You can¡¯t borrow it yesterday and still not return it. Why does your Unsanctioned Excavation Team always...¡±


    Ju-Heon just sneered at her.


    ¡°Return the one we borrowed yesterday? The artifact rental period is a minimum of a week.¡±


    The woman scoffed at him with disgust.


    ¡°What the hell? You should feel thankful that we even let your Unsanctioned team even borrow the artifacts.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    ¡°Ahhhhhh!¡±


    The woman freaked out as an artifact dagger was thrown at her. Ju-Heon calmly smiled as he spoke.


    "What did you just say? I couldn''t hear you properly.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? N, no... umm!¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I really can''t hear you. Do I need to rip that damn mouth of yours open some more?¡±


    The woman became extremely anxious after seeing this unfamiliar side of Ju-Heon.


    The Ju-Heon she knew would usually still return it despite being angry...!


    ¡°U, umm, nevermind. I''m really sorry. I must have made a mistake with the rental period...! I''m sorry!¡±


    The woman ran out in fear of her life and Ju-Heon lightly sighed.


    ¡®Nothing¡¯s changed based on how they treat our department as pushovers.¡¯


    It was understandable. He had held back as much as possible in the past because he couldn''t cause any problems.


    That was why Jaeha called him the retarded captain and ignored anything he said and the company treated them as pushovers.


    It didn¡¯t matter. He would only be in this world for a few moments. He didn''t need to pay much attention to being ignored.


    That was why Ju-Heon just dealt with this situation as he pleased.


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s fine. I should go out and get some information on the Cradle...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    [$&#!]


    Here! Here!


    The rope that was now a pile of threads grabbed Ju-Heon¡¯s hand and dragged him to a cabinet.


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide.


    ¡®This is my artifact cabinet.¡¯


    An unexpected message popped up as Ju-Heon got closer.


    [The aura of a strong artifact can be felt.]


    [The Cradle''s aura can be felt.]


    Ju-Heon''s face lit up.


    ¡®That¡¯s right. I put all sorts of artifacts in here back then.¡¯


    There must be a reason for the Cradle to be in this era.


    ¡®Maybe...!¡¯


    That was probably the reason. Ju-Heon quickly pulled the cabinet open.


    Clunk!


    However...


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    It wasn''t there.


    Forget the Cradle, the cabinet was completely empty!


    ¡°......?!¡±


    There were no artifacts in there at all.


    ¡®What the hell happened?¡¯


    His main artifacts should be here as well.


    Ju-Heon felt that it was odd and made a call.


    He was calling the tomb raiding team¡¯s supporter and last team member, June.


    ¡°Hey, June. You usually clean the office, right? Have you seen my artifacts in the cabinet? Why is it empty?¡±


    June anxiously responded.


    [Captain, don''t you remember? The artifacts in the cabinet, Section Chief Yoo was cleaning and supposedly destroyed them all by accident two days ago. He said that the cores were cracked so they couldn''t be restored... You said that it was okay and just brushed it off......]


    Ju-Heon frowned.


    Section Chief Yoo that she was mentioning was Jaeha.


    But what? Accidentally destroyed them? Can¡¯t be restored because the cores are cracked?


    ¡®It¡¯s obvious he¡¯s trying to sell them off.¡¯


    The Jaeha of this time would easily do something like that. That was why Ju-Heon had a headache.


    ¡®Fuck, the Cradle might be among those artifacts...!¡¯


    He calmed himself down. Jaeha was still his subordinate. He might not have sold them off yet if it was two days ago. So he should just go convince him to......


    But at that moment...


    Ding.


    [Captain-nim. Are you really going to ignore the fact that Jaeha swiped your bonus?]


    Ju-Heon''s eyebrows twitched.


    ¡®Yes. The me of this time was very patient...¡¯


    He walked out of the office and into the parking garage.


    As he was about to get into his car...


    "Are you Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    Ju-Heon frowned as some suspicious men approached him.


    ¡°Who are you? Who the fuck are you guys?¡±


    ¡°Ah, whatever. You know that bastard Yoo Jaeha, right? That bastard borrowed money from us and ran off.¡±


    ¡°Really? So what?¡±


    ¡°So what?! You need to pay it as the guarantor! Guarantor, Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyebrows twitched.


    ¡®Did this son of a bitch...¡¯


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    ¡°Look here! We saw you signing the document!¡±


    The document the men were holding up definitely had his signature.


    But there was no way he would have signed such a thing!


    But Ju-Heon could tell.


    [That is a forged signature.]


    [He created a clone of you to have it sign it.]


    ¡°Ah yes, the Cradle. I need to find the Cradle.¡±


    ¡®Let¡¯s kill some bastards before I do though.¡¯

 Chapter 371: I’m here (2)

    Chapter 371: I''m here (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°So, Chairman-nim... This artifact is one that was excavated from a SS-Grade tomb.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Of course. You know about our Unsanctioned Excavation Team as well, don''t you sir?¡±


    ¡°Ah...of course I do! TKBM¡¯s shadow brigade, that tomb raiding team¡¯s infa...no, no... Everybody knows about that team¡¯s skills.


    They say that no excavation team is able to match this team...¡±


    The young man in his mid thirties smiled after hearing that.


    His hair was styled to look sleek and cool and he was wearing a clean dress shirt, tie, and dress shoes. The grey suit on top was an extremely expensive item. There were also the glasses that made him look smart and his pushover-like looks that were perfect for a scammer.


    This was the Monarch of Fraud who had been a pain in Ju-Heon¡¯s side prior to his returning to the past.


    The Monarch of Fraud would infiltrate other competitors or competing nations to swipe their artifacts or use his glib tongue to pawn items off on the side.


    He usually scammed for the company but he did things for himself every so often as well.


    ¡°Then can I take that as you agreeing to the deal?¡±


    This Chairman of a global corporation started to think.


    Yoo Jaeha was one of the 15 Monarchs with significant influence. But there was a reason the bounty was so high for his head.


    ¡®That means he is a dangerous person.¡¯


    ¡®They also say that he is a scammer.¡¯


    The people on his team were whispering to him. Jaeha just smiled brightly.


    ¡°I can just go if you don¡¯t want to do it.¡±


    The Chairman became anxious as Jaeha got up without any hesitation.


    ¡°N, no! That¡¯s not it! I just want to know how you can bring such good items out with you.¡±


    Jaeha smiled wickedly.


    ¡°Chairman, I''m sure you''ve heard about it. I am on the same team as that Seo Ju-Heon. I have many chances to get my hands on these items.¡±


    ¡°Ooh.¡±


    "He said he would send these to Chairman Kwon but I swiped them for VIP clients like you. It is my way of thanking you for last time.¡±


    The Chairman gulped.


    Yoo Jaeha landed the final blow to these gulping Chairman and his team.


    "This is a SS-Grade artifact. Forget Divine-Grade artifacts, it is difficult to procure even A-Grade artifacts these days.¡±


    The Chairman¡¯s people started to whisper. Jaeha had a mischievous smile on his face.


    "Even the mighty US is struggling to get Divine-Grade artifacts right now. If you consider it as a way to earn some points with the Monarch of War or the Monarch of Destitution......¡±


    ¡°O, okay! I''ll buy it!¡±


    ¡°But please keep this a secret!¡±


    They quickly went to get a contract. Jaeha just smiled.


    ¡®Oh yeaaaah, one down.¡¯


    He chuckled internally after having made a ton of money at once.


    ¡®He may be a retard but that Captain bastard really deserves to be the Captain.¡¯


    Jaeha gulped after looking at Ju-Heon¡¯s artifact he had swiped.


    That was right. It was now 10 years since artifacts first appeared.


    A-Grade and higher artifacts were still coming out, but even the excavation teams led by Monarchs were struggling because they only came out in dangerous tombs now. Even when they tried to clear them, they lost everything to Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding team.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®That Captain bastard is probably the only one who can clear the SS-Grade tombs that recently started appearing.¡¯


    That was why TKBM¡¯s stocks were currently shooting through the roof.


    But it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡®The monkey does the tricks but the merchant takes all the money.¡¯


    The tomb raiding team was one that could never appear under the sun.


    That was why all of the merits went to the other teams no matter how hard they worked their asses off to get the artifacts. And the artifacts themselves were all sent to Chairman Kwon.


    That was what should have happened to this artifact as well, but......


    ¡®Ah, he said we can have this. It is the substitute for our incentive.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was able to get the inferior products every so often.


    For example, artifacts with risks that were too terrible. He could also have B or C-Grade artifacts.


    But Ju-Heon was happy to at least get those things. Surprisingly, Jaeha had seen something in the Captain''s cabinet.


    ¡®Holy shit, this is a SS-Grade artifact.¡¯


    He didn''t know whether the risk was too high or if Chairman Kwon gave it to Ju-Heon since he didn¡¯t know how to use it.


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    ¡®The appraiser said that it might be one of the legendary Majesty¡¯s Treasures.¡¯


    He pretended to break the artifacts on purpose while cleaning. Ju-Heon was angry but it didn''t matter.


    This was what he had said.


    ¡®Okay, nothing I can do about it since it already happened. What can I do when you can''t fix them?¡¯


    ¡®Ah, I''m really, really sorry! I''ll throw these away and fill your cabinet with better ones later. Okay?¡¯


    ¡®Fine. You promised to fill it up. You know I cared a lot about these.¡¯


    ¡®Like hell I¡¯ll fill it with good things later.


    Why would I do that? What a retard. Kakakakakaka!¡¯


    That was how Jaeha had openly swiped the artifacts.


    As Jaeha took a sip of wine thinking that it was Ju-Heon''s fault for leaving such valuable things in a ¡®public¡¯ area...


    Ding.


    Jaeha frowned after receiving a text message.


    [A message from Pushover son of a bitch-nim.]


    While that was going on...


    ¡°Do we really not need to report this to the Captain?¡±


    This conversation was taking place on the roof of a building.


    Dan was looking at something through binoculars. He had been scoping the area when he noticed Yoo Jaeha.


    ¡°Aren''t those the Captain''s artifacts he claimed to break not too long ago? Who knew he''d be selling them off like this?¡±


    Ilya, who had been lying down, coughed.


    "Just let it be. Who cares?¡±


    Ilya Volgof in his mid-thirties...


    He was much weaker and coughing quite a bit, probably because of tomb syndrome.


    ¡°What is the point of reporting it when the Captain is a pushover? Tsk, he can''t even say anything to the stupid Monarch of Fraud.¡±


    That was right.


    Ju-Heon had quite the frustrating personality. He could not say anything no matter how much the people at the company treated him as a pushover nor how much trouble the Monarch of Fraud caused.


    ¡®There¡¯s probably no bigger pushover in the world.¡¯


    That was why Ilya was frustrated and angry.


    ¡°TKBM was only able to become number one thanks to him. Why can''t that idiot say anything? It¡¯s not like he has a good personality. Cough, cough.¡±


    Of course, Dan knew the reasons why.


    ¡®It¡¯s probably for the medicine and for us.¡¯


    Him causing a ruckus would harm his subordinates as well.


    Furthermore, Yoo Jaeha...


    The Monarch of Fraud was different from the other team members. He was Chairman Kwon''s personal restorer.


    Ju-Heon was not giving Jaeha any crap because he was Chairman Kwon''s person.


    It would be similar to the son of the Chairman ending up on his team.


    That was probably the reason.


    Ilya hated Jaeha but just sighed in resignation.


    ¡°We¡¯ll just waste our energy. It¡¯s obvious he just brushed it aside again.¡±


    But that was actually not the case.


    Jaeha was tilting his head in confusion after receiving the text.


    [A message from Pushover son of a bitch-nim.]


    [Get your ass here while I''m asking nicely.]


    ¡°?¡±


    He checked again and it was definitely Ju-Heon''s number.


    That was why they felt that something was off.


    ¡®That idiot sent something like this?¡¯


    ¡°What the hell? Does he think that I would be scared if he pretends to be strong?¡±


    He wasn''t scared at all and just ignored the text.


    He was then about to go eat with these clients.


    However...


    [This is your warning. Don''t even think about ignoring me if you don''t want to get fucked up.]


    ¡°......?¡±


    Jaeha was slowly getting a weirder feeling about this. He then got a call.


    He realized it was Ju-Heon and angrily ignored it.


    There was only one thing for him to worry about right now.


    ¡°Okay okay, please send the money here...¡±


    At that moment...


    ¡°I told you that I''ll fuck you up if you ignore it.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    He heard the low voice right next to him. Jaeha jumped in shock.


    Ju-Heon, who seemed to have appeared out of thin air, had his hand on Jaeha¡¯s shoulder.


    Around that same time...


    Chaos was brewing in the timeline where Ju-Heon had become the Majesty.


    [What the fuck?! The former Majesty bastard screwed things up!]


    [That bastard went over to a different timeline instead of the world of nothingness!]


    [Do we need to chase him?]


    [Should we bring him back?]


    The other apocalypse artifacts just sneered.


    [No. It really doesn''t matter where he went.]


    [That¡¯s true. I heard that the Seo Ju-Heon at that time was a breeze to handle.]


    [!]


    [Inform the Time and Space artifact. Tell it to just leave Seo Ju-Heon there. In some ways, it is the perfect punishment for a bastard who has returned to the past.]


    They all laughed.


    The bastard who had returned to the past to achieve his dreams would return to the dreaded world he came from and die there.


    [He would just be pushed around again before Chairman Kwon kills him.]


    [Yes. Seo Ju-Heon will not be able to come back here.]


    [Now then, should we tell them to go get Seo Ju-Won? Should we force them to bring Seo Ju-Heon''s sister over?]


    They were aiming for Joy. Taking Ju-Heon as the Majesty was something none of them wanted.


    But they could use Joy since her Affinity was so high.


    They smiled while looking at the former Majesty¡¯s damaged corpse.


    [Your ploy to break your soul and escape 30 years ago is useless.]


    [Your reincarnations will just end up walking down the same path.]


    The former Majesty frowned.


    The apocalypse artifacts just started to leave.


    [Let¡¯s proceed with our plan here.]


    [Yes, we need to grab that bastard¡¯s sister before he dies and turn her into the new Majesty.]


    [We will then destroy this world once.]


    But at that moment...


    Grab!


    [!]


    The unconscious Ju-Heon grabbed one of the apocalypse artifact''s tails as they were about to move.


    Then Ju-Heon''s unbelievable Majesty¡¯s Dominance started to move.


    The apocalypse artifacts were shocked.


    [What the hell?! His mind should have been sent to the other timeline...!]


    [What the hell is going on?]


    Seol-A and Chloe were shaking in anger while visiting the support team.


    "What did you just say?¡±


    This was when the numerous excavation teams were supposed to get rewards for their work.


    ¡°Like I said, there is nothing to give to your Unsanctioned Excavation Team.¡±


    Seol-A and Chloe were being mistreated by the support team for actually being a tomb raiding team.


    Seol-A slammed the table in anger.


    ¡°Why did the rewards that should be coming to us go to the other teams?!¡±


    The two of them who were in their late-twenties and early-thirties looked very pale because of tomb syndrome.


    Their smooth skin was rough and they seemed to be in pain.


    But it still didn''t take away from their beauty to the point that they looked prettier than the healthy people in here.


    They were pretty and talented. The other teams tried their best to drag them over to their teams but the two of them stood firmly by Ju-Heon''s side.


    ¡°Please check again. That makes no logical sense.¡±


    The support team responded in an annoyed voice.


    ¡°Like I said, Excavation Team 3 succeeded in clearing a major tomb this time.


    We received orders to give them 200% of the support. On the other hand, your Unsanctioned Excavation Team has a score of 0. You have had no achievements.¡±


    Seol-A grabbed the back of her neck.


    ¡°No achievements? Unbelievable. We covered Excavation Team 3 for all of their failed tombs! And what?! That so-called major excavation was just a B-Grade beginner''s tomb...! We got an artifact out of a SS-Grade tomb. But what?!¡±


    ¡°Ah, whatever. There is no record of it. No record. Or maybe the two of you want to give us some ¡®benefits¡¯ for it, Miss Seol-A and Miss Chloe?¡±


    A perverted member of the support team snickered and the angry Seol-A barely stopped herself from kicking the table.


    ¡°I understand. Then what about anything remaining...!¡±


    ¡°Oh my, so sorry. What can I do about that? The rest of them are already scheduled to be given to us.¡±


    ¡°What the f...!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Then it¡¯ll be fine as long as you guys hand over your shit.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Bang!


    Everybody in here gasped.


    The person who appeared was...


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    He threw something toward them.


    Boom!


    The ¡®thing¡¯ that Ju-Heon threw on the support team¡¯s desk was Yoo Jaeha! His appearance was quite shocking.


    ¡°Y, Yoo Jaeha!¡±


    That was right.


    The bloodied Jaeha was squirming on the table.


    Everybody gasped.


    "W, what the hell?! Why the hell is the Monarch of Fraud in a bloody mess?!¡±


    ¡°A, are you crazy? How can you do this to the Chairman-nim¡¯s personal restorer...?!¡±


    The rope that had turned into yarn was currently choking Jaeha. It must have changed its specialty as it couldn''t do any damage by hitting him in this appearance.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! The Monarch of Fraud is really going to die!¡±


    Ju-Heon didn''t care as he just walked over and kicked the desk.


    ¡°Shut up. Hand over my incentives you guys plotted with him to split.¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say?¡±


    ¡°And our rewards that were sent to team 3. Bring them back while I am asking nicely.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Hey. Seo Ju-Heon, you should know your pl...ahh!¡±


    The support team contacted the higher-ups as soon as Ju-Heon started causing a ruckus.


    ¡°Yes sir, Seo Ju-Heon suddenly started causing a ruckus...kyaaa!¡±


    Ju-Heon took the phone away.


    He heard someone shouting through the phone.


    [Tell that bastard that there will be punishments if he does this! Ask him if he doesn''t need any healing artifacts!]


    ¡°Yeah, I don¡¯t need it. Here you go, my letter of resignation. Are you happy now?¡±


    The person seemed quite shocked after hearing Ju-Heon talk about a letter of resignation.


    His reaction was to be expected. Although they treated Ju-Heon like a dog, he was the main reason TKBM was able to grow so big.


    The person sounded much nicer now.


    [N, no, wait...hey! Seo Ju-Heon... Ah, no, Department Head Seo? Wait...!]


    Ju-Heon then smiled while looking at the support team members who swore at him.


    ¡°Ah, ask Department Head Shin for the medical fees. You can tell him it''s in place of my severance fee.¡±


    ¡°W, what......?¡±


    Ju-Heon then kicked the man and sent him flying.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°S, Seo Ju-Heon! Seo Ju-Heon has gone crazy!¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed.


    The apocalypse artifacts probably think that he is having a mental breakdown right now.


    ¡®But if I think about it, this is like hitting the jackpot.¡¯


    There were artifacts that had only existed during this time among other benefits.


    ¡°I remember TKBM had a Divine-Grade bag artifact that could travel through time and space.¡±


    He smiled and headed toward TKBM''s artifact safe.


    He was dragging the unconscious Jaeha by the leg behind him.

 Chapter 372: I’m here (3)

    Chapter 372: I''m here (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    What had happened before they got here? Let¡¯s take a look.


    Yoo Jaeha was really wondering if this guy had gone crazy.


    ¡°I told you that I''ll fuck you up if you ignore it.¡±


    Ju-Heon then put his hand on Jaeha¡¯s shoulder. He looked so different from usual.


    He looked like the same guy but the expression on his face......


    ¡®Crazy son of a b...!¡¯


    Jaeha could only have that thought for a moment before he let out a painful scream.


    He had suddenly received an uppercut!


    ¡°Uuuuugh!¡±


    He felt as if he was seeing stars after taking a hit to his chin. But that was just the beginning. Jaeha was beaten to a pulp.


    Pow! Pow! Pow!


    ¡°You son of a bitch, you need to die in order to snap out of it.¡±


    ¡°Ugh, no, wait, I mean, damn it, you pushover, what do you ahhh!¡±


    Jaeha foamed at the mouth as Ju-Heon kicked him again. The Jaeha at this time had learned self-defense but he had turned into trash in a moment.


    Most importantly, Ju-Heon was only hitting places that would hurt to punish Jaeha.


    ¡°It¡¯s called limits. Taking my money wasn¡¯t enough so you forge my signature as a guarantor and then swipe my artifacts?¡±


    ¡°No, you see! Aaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Seeing him being beaten like a dog made the clients turn pale and try to escape, but...


    ¡°Oho, these old bastards were the ones who dared to buy my stuff?¡±


    They could not leave and received the same mental training.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    ¡°Huff! Seo Ju-Heon, Seo Ju-Heon has gone crazy!¡±


    There was no way they wouldn¡¯t know about Ju-Heon. He was that famous.


    He had never officially shown his face but he was one of the most talked about people in the world.


    But most importantly, he was Chairman Kwon''s loyal dog. He was known for being quite gentle despite his infamy.


    He was like a vicious looking Dobermann that was trained properly.


    He showed the dignity of a well-trained dog. But this seemed to say that all of it was a lie......


    ¡°You¡¯re all fucked.¡±


    The way his eyes flashed made him look like a wild Pit Bull Terrier! He looked like a vicious Tosa baring its fangs and attacking them!


    The saw bloody flesh starting to come off!


    ¡°Ugh, uuugh! Wait, hey retarded Captain, wait, uuuuugh!¡±


    It looked so terrible. This bastard would never go this crazy without his master¡¯s permission!


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    ¡°This bastard has seriously gone crazy!¡±


    The bloodied Jaeha had run for his life. As a scammer, he was a genius when it came to escaping.


    It was easy for him to escape from Ju-Heon.


    Of course, he looked like hell.


    His expensive suit was ripped and his well-styled hair was a mess. His glasses he wore for fashion were destroyed as well.


    He might have lost some teeth in the process as well.


    He escaped to the parking lot and shook in fear while hiding in a corner.


    ¡°Did that pushover bastard really go crazy?! Why is he suddenly acting like this?¡±


    The crouching Jaeha could not understand what was going on.


    He knew that Ju-Heon had a bit of an attitude issue. However, everybody had treated him as a pushover because he never showed that side of him despite everybody knowing that it existed.


    Ju-Heon was basically a dog who couldn''t even remove the muzzle without Chairman Kwon¡¯s permission.


    So what was going on......!


    ¡®That bastard was capable of something like this?!¡¯


    It was shocking.


    Why did a bastard who could do something like this not do anything for so long...!


    Jaeha soon shook his head.


    ¡°N, no, he must have gone temporarily crazy. It must be an artifact¡¯s risk or something.¡±


    He probably ended that way because he only got inferior and weird goods from Chairman Kwon all the time.


    That was probably the reason. He quickly got up and ran for his car.


    ¡®I need to inform that Chairman bastard about this...!¡¯


    But as he opened the door to his car...


    Bang!


    ¡°?!¡±


    He heard something breaking and the door of his expensive Porsche was sent flying.


    ¡°Uhh, uhhhhhh...!¡±


    Jaeha fell back on his ass. In front of him was a crushed car that looked as if it had been struck by a meteorite.


    Ju-Heon, who sent the silver car door flying without mercy, was smiling.


    He seemed to be smiling in joy that he finally found Jaaha.


    ¡°Oho, pushover. You used to ride such a nice car. Just the options on this car must be worth thousands of dollars.¡±


    Jaeha was a Monarch after all. He was pretty well off compared to the other tomb raiding team members, but...


    ¡®He never saved money because of his nouveau riche mindset.¡¯


    He had quite the twisted personality.


    Rather than making money off his own paintings, he gathered money doing evil deeds that he used up all his money no matter how much he made.


    ¡®This car must be the same. Look at all of the useless options.¡¯


    Jaeha was shaking in fear.


    ¡°N, nooooo! The car I got from Chairman Kwon...!¡±


    The car crumpled up as if it was a piece of paper as he said that.


    Bang!


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhh!¡±


    It then turned into dust and disappeared without a trace. That car that was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars was gone in an instant.


    Ju-Heon cracked his knuckles with a smile on his face.


    ¡°You son of a bitch, you got what from who when the others are struggling in pain? Huh?¡±


    "N, no... Ugh!¡±


    He had to suffer intense pain once again! Jaeha tried to escape with da Vinci''s artifact but it was useless.


    And some weird grey yarn appeared to choke him as well!


    [#$&#!]


    Where do you think you''re going?! Where?!


    ¡°U, ugh! Hold on, I''m really going to die. The world¡¯s only SSS-Grade restorer will be gone from this world if I die...!¡±


    ¡°Get lost. I know that you won¡¯t really die even if you die, you son of a bitch. You use that stupid red fire chicken.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Jaeha then lost consciousness.


    Ju-Heon had beaten him to a pulp before dragging him here.


    Returning back to the present...


    ¡°Hmm, I guess I really do need a key.¡±


    Ju-Heon was standing in front of TKBM¡¯s safe after causing that ruckus with the support team.


    The closed safe truly seemed like an impregnable fortress.


    However...


    ¡°Hey pushover, hurry up and make a key.¡±


    "W...what?¡±


    ¡°Why do you think I brought you here without killing you, you son of a bitch?¡±


    Jaeha was in disbelief. How did this son of a bitch know about his Heirloom and what the hell was he thinking trying to loot TKBM''s safe?!


    ¡®This guy is just a stupid dog...!¡¯


    ¡°Hold on. Are you crazy? Is this really an Artifact Side Effect? What the hell did you eat...ugh!¡±


    ¡°Make sure you speak respectfully.¡±


    ¡°Fuck!¡±


    As a beaten Jaeha was about to create a key for the safe...


    Buuzz.


    Ju-Heon''s phone was going off like crazy, probably due to the chaos he caused.


    Buuzz! Buzzzz!


    He had missed over ten calls from the board members.


    Ju-Heon leisurely picked up this next call that was making his phone vibrate like crazy.


    "Hello, Executive Director-nim. What can I do for you?¡±


    The person on the other side sounded ready to spit flames out of his mouth.


    [Are they telling the truth about what happened at work? M, more importantly, what do you mean you''re submitting your letter of resignation?]


    The board members must have all heard about how Seo Ju-Heon had caused a ruckus. But their asses were on fire more for the fact that Ju-Heon was resigning than at the fact that he had caused a mess.


    That was to be expected.


    Although he wasn¡¯t being treated like it, the current wealth of TKBM was supported by Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding team.


    As the leader of that team, Ju-Heon¡¯s existence was vital for them.


    He was the only person who could clear SS-Grade tombs now that it was getting more difficult to clear tombs. Sear?h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    He was responsible for TKBM being the only place to continue getting stronger and wealthier. He was someone who could threaten Chairman Kwon''s position if he was not suffering from tomb syndrome.


    That was why they had no choice but to try to keep Ju-Heon with them.


    [I understand. Tell me if you have any complaints. We will give you what you want. So don''t do this...]


    Ju-Heon just scoffed.


    ¡°That¡¯s why you should have been nice to me when you had the chance.¡±


    They became anxious.


    [We will give you whatever you want! So...!]


    ¡°Get lost. I told you I''m submitting my letter of resignation. Good luck taking care of the remaining high-grade tombs since you thought we were shit.¡±


    [Wait, hold on! Please! Don¡¯t do this...!]


    Click.


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly hung up the phone and took the key from Jaeha¡¯s hand.


    The door to TKBM''s safe easily opened with it!


    Jaeha seemed truly shocked at this.


    ¡®Wait, I just made a random key because he told me to make it...! He really opened it with that?! H, how the hell did it open?!¡¯


    This safe was a SS-Grade artifact. Only Monarchs should be able to use the key as well based on how he made it.


    ¡®Fuck, I''m really fucked! I didn''t think he''d be able to open it!¡¯


    But Jaeha thought that it wouldn''t be an issue.


    ¡®No. This bastard won''t be able to take anything. The security in there is suffocating...¡¯


    He just had to talk his way out of this.


    ¡®Okay. I will just pretend to be the victim when the guards show u...¡¯


    As Jaeha started smiling...


    ¡°?!¡±


    He couldn''t help but gasp.


    ¡®What the hell is that?!¡¯


    A chaotic aura was surrounding Ju-Heon¡¯s body as he walked into the safe. It was faint but it was definitely a dark purple aura.


    Jaeha gasped in shock.


    ¡®What kind of artifact is it that it can give off such power...?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon then activated his predation ability.


    Boom!


    The Crow seemed happy but concerned at the same time.


    Why?


    [Unable to use 100% of power in this world.]


    [It might be better to conserve power for the Cradle.]


    [Chairman Kwon¡¯s guards might show up.]


    Ju-Heon smirked in response.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine so eat them all up! I give you permission.¡±


    The Crow''s eyes flashed as if it had been waiting for this and started to gobble up the delicious food inside the safe.


    ¡°Really? Seo Ju-Heon did that?¡±


    Inside the office of TKBM¡¯s Unsanctioned Excavation Team.


    The tomb raiding team members gathered at the office could not hide their shock.


    They had rushed over after hearing that something had happened at the TKBM HQ, but......


    "The entire company is in chaos.¡±


    "Even the board members seem anxious...!¡±


    The whole team couldn''t believe it. Ju-Heon was the guy who always went ¡®yes sir, yes sir.¡¯


    But that Ju-Heon sent someone on the support team flying?


    He even said that he would submit his letter of resignation?


    ¡°Well, this is what we¡¯ve all been hoping for as well, but......¡±


    ¡°Hmph, I don''t believe it. There¡¯s no way that our pushover of a Captain did such a thing.¡±


    June, the intern, peeked somewhere after hearing Ilya''s words of doubt.


    ¡°But it does seem true based on that...¡±


    He was looking at Jaeha¡¯s seat. A bloodied Jaeha was groaning in pain there.


    ¡°Uuuuugh... Captain-nim, I''m sorry. Please forgive... ughhh.¡±


    The entire team looked toward Jaeha with disbelief.


    Ju-Heon had never done something like this to Jaeha before.


    ¡°Ah, but it does feel refreshing. I''ve always wanted to beat that guy up for acting so pompous.¡±


    ¡°But I still feel sorry for him after seeing him in this state.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    "What the? Why are you all sitting around like that?¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon walked into the office.


    The team gasped once more after seeing the item over Ju-Heon''s shoulder.


    ¡®That¡¯s Chairman Kwon''s Divine-Grade bag......!¡¯


    ¡®Fuck, it was true about him looting TKBM''s safe?!¡¯


    They seemed to be in shock.


    ¡°C, Captain. You were capable of doing something like this?¡±


    They could also hear board members outside the office shouting, ¡®it¡¯s okay if you keep all the artifacts you looted! But please don¡¯t quit!¡¯


    They sounded extremely frantic.


    Ju-Heon ignored them and locked the door before sitting down in his chair. He then woke the somewhat unconscious Jaeha up.


    ¡°Now then, start talking. List everybody you sold my artifacts to. Huh?¡±


    Jaeha looked ready to cry.


    "W, wait, that... hey Captain~¡±


    ¡°You mean Captain-¡¯nim.¡¯ Don¡¯t you, you son of a bitch?¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed like a vicious tiger and Jaeha immediately sat up in fear.


    ¡°C, c, c, Captain-nim I respect so much! The only one left now is the Monarch of Destitution...!¡±


    The team members¡¯ jaws dropped after seeing Jaeha answer with his tail tucked between his legs.


    This guy who treated anybody other than his fellow Monarchs as trash was acting so subservient...!


    Ju-Heon smacked Jaeha¡¯s head with a hardcover book.


    ¡°You''ve even sold them to Irene...no, the Monarch of Destitution?¡±


    Pow pow pow!


    ¡°Aaah! I''m sorry, please forgive me!¡±


    ¡°You need to stop putting your hands on other people¡¯s artifacts.¡±


    ¡°T, they were just inferior artifacts the old man didn''t care for anyway...! Retarded Captain... no, Captain-nim, even you don¡¯t use them very often so what¡¯s wrong with selling them? I was planning on using the money to fill your cabinet with better artifacts...ugh!¡±


    ¡°Shut the hell up. Stop the bullshit.¡±


    ¡®Damn it, he knows?¡¯


    ¡°Plus, why the hell were you cleaning my cabinet when nobody told you to do so? Who was it? Who gave you the key?¡±


    A shocked June jumped up and lowered his head.


    ¡°I''m sorry sir! I...!¡±


    June was one of the tomb raiding team¡¯s supporters. He was a young boy who had just graduated from high school.


    He was the newbie of the team who joined recently... the intern who joined the team when Ju-Heon was about thirty years old.


    He made mistakes every so often, but he was pretty talented for an intern and he was quite sharp so Ju-Heon cherished him.


    ¡®Well, I still haven''t found him in the other world.¡¯


    He was a similar case to John.


    He might already be dead in the other world as he had been unable to find any traces of him no matter how hard he looked.


    That was why Ju-Heon was quite happy to see June in this world.


    That might be why Ju-Heon consoled the shaking June and glared at Jaeha.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, don''t shake in fear. This son of a bitch is the bad one.¡±


    The Cradle might have been in there.


    He got most of the artifacts back but the artifact that might be the Cradle was not among them.


    ¡®He said he already sold one to Irene. Of all things to sell...¡¯


    That might be the one that was giving off the aura of the Cradle inside the cabinet. But Ju-Heon had not seen that artifact yet.


    Chairman Kwon had said it was useless and handed it to him and June had put it inside the cabinet.


    Jaeha had swiped it before Ju-Heon could even take a look.


    "Anyway, I''m going to go get that back. Tell me what it looks like before I go.¡±


    Jaeha sniffled and drew a picture of it on a piece of paper.


    ¡°I was able to sell it for a lot of money because it was apparently one of the legendary Majesty''s Treasures... Sob sob.¡±


    Although he didn''t usually draw anymore claiming that art was a scam, he was truly a godly artist as the picture looked extremely realistic.


    ¡°It¡¯s this, you little punk. Sob sob.¡±


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s see what this damn Cradle looks li...¡±


    Ju-Heon frowned after looking at the picture on the paper.


    ¡°Are you being serious? It¡¯s this?!¡±

 Chapter 373: The Final Treasure (1)

    Chapter 373: The Final Treasure (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Are you being serious? It¡¯s this?!¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed shocked while looking at the paper. He seemed so shocked that the others became shocked while looking at his expression.


    ¡°C, captain-nim?¡±


    ¡°What is it? What the heck did you see?¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s hands were shaking while looking at the paper. His reaction was to be expected.


    ¡®These trashy perverted things!¡¯


    That was right. The artifacts drawn on the paper were the Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo artifacts!


    Even Ju-Heon''s knees buckled in shock. He never expected to see these things here as well!


    ¡°Ack!¡±


    It was rare to see Ju-Heon questioning reality like this but those artifacts were definitely the ones Jaeha drew.


    He did leave out some details as even he didn¡¯t seem to want to draw them, but he was a master artist.


    His casual drawing had more visible details than an average person''s drawing and seemed to show volume that Ju-Heon didn''t even want to see.


    Ju-Heon started spewing flames out of his mouth.


    ¡°You fucking bitch, these shitty things are not my Cradle...no, wait, what the hell did you sell to her?!¡±


    Jaeha looked as if he had done nothing wrong.


    "What?! What the hell did I do?! The Monarch of Destitution was interested because I said that it was the Majesty''s Treasure of legends!¡±


    ¡°So she bought this?¡±


    ¡°Mm, well......the camouflage might have worn off by now?¡±


    Ju-Heon slammed his head on the desk.


    A shocked Irene might have thrown them away or destroyed them.


    ¡®Damn it, my Treasure...!¡¯


    Ju-Heon then shook his head.


    ¡°No, those shitty things are better off destroyed.¡±


    Jaeha annoyingly snickered after hearing that.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that you need that Majesty''s Treasure or whatever? It¡¯s your loss if you don''t go get it... ugh!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha was beaten up once again. Ju-Heon looked at the artifacts on the table with a serious expression on his face.


    There were about six of them there.


    They were all artifacts that were supposedly in the cabinet. Ju-Heon peeked toward June who was warily looking at him.


    ¡°Are these really all of the items that were in there when it was cleaned out?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    Ju-Heon frowned at June¡¯s response.


    None of these artifacts looked like the Cradle.


    The message window confirmed it as well.


    [The Cradle¡¯s aura is not coming from any of these artifacts.]


    [Those perverted artifacts that are not here must be the Cradle.]


    ¡®I know you little bastard. But why did it have to be those perverted shitheads?¡¯


    Of course, it was somewhat understandable.


    When was it? Was it when Zhen Cai Yuan had barged into Ju-Heon''s hotel? Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo had managed to send the Supreme Leader artifact off.


    ¡®Most importantly, the Majesty''s Cradle is an artifact that gives birth to artifacts. When you consider the creation of life...¡¯


    ¡°.......¡±


    Ju-Heon slammed his head again after thinking about something. Most gods in mythologies are created through men and women becoming one.


    But still!


    ¡®The Majesty''s Cradle is supposed to be the highest of all artifacts!¡¯


    They were even higher than the Heirlooms.


    ¡®But those shits are the Cradle?''


    ''Aaaaahng, aaaaahng, sire. Please don''t throw us away.¡¯


    ¡®Sire, sire! Huff huff!¡¯


    ¡°.........¡±


    Ju-Heon ripped the paper into pieces. He then rejected the reality of the situation.


    ¡°It¡¯s a coincidence. It¡¯s just a coincidence. There¡¯s no way those shits are my Treasure.¡±


    The reason he ended up getting sent here was because the Cradle was not in the other world. He would have noticed if Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo were the Cradle.


    ¡®But do I still need to go check with Irene?¡¯


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t know what he should do.


    But at that moment...


    Boom boom boom!


    ¡°Department Head Seo! Don¡¯t be like this! Please listen to what we have to say!¡±


    ¡°This will only put you in a terrible position!¡±


    It was quite chaotic outside the office.


    All of TKBM''s employees were watching with wide eyes as they had never seen something like this before.


    It was because the people gathered outside the office were not just other Department Heads, there were board members and extremely important individuals at the company.


    Even the support team members who had cursed Ju-Heon were here begging for Ju-Heon''s forgiveness and trying to calm him down. This would never happen for a regular employee.


    They probably walked their haughty butts over because Ju-Heon was ignoring all of their calls.


    ¡°D, Department Head Seo? You should stop this now for your team members, no, for your own safety!¡±


    ¡°Yeah! Chairman Kwon has already told us! He said you can keep the artifacts you took from the safe! Isn¡¯t this a great deal?!¡±


    Ju-Heon kicked the door with his foot as he shouted.


    "What the hell?! Those things are already mine!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°If he wants to make a deal, he should be handing over a majority of TKBM''s shares. Do you think I''m a fucking idiot?!¡±


    All of them gasped after hearing this shocking condition. Even the team members inside the office were speechless.


    Ju-Heon didn''t care and just kicked people out of his way.


    ¡°Get the fuck out of my way if you understand. And tell that Chairman bastard to hand over the shares unless he wants his head chopped off again.¡±


    ¡°Hold...!¡±


    ¡°I''m busy so bye~!¡±


    Their expressions were quite the spectacle.


    The timeline Ju-Heon came from was quite the mess at this time.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa! What is that?!¡±


    "Save me!¡±


    The apocalypse artifacts popped up in a lot of places now that Pandora was gone. They were bringing disaster to the world.


    Boom boom!


    "What is that snake?!¡±


    ¡°What about that wolf?!¡±


    There was the world swallowing World Serpent from Norse mythology and the god eating Fenrir. There was also Armageddon that shows up at the final judgment, Sodom and Gomorrah, and all sorts of disaster artifacts.


    These apocalypse artifacts would have shown up in this world sooner or later.


    They would originally have been used like nuclear weapons by Pandora, but these bastards were not artifacts the mere humans could control.


    The proof of that was how they were excitedly destroying things left and right.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    It truly seemed as if the end of the world was here.


    ¡°Ugh, save me! Eeeek!¡±


    They started with simple virus artifacts. They truly seemed to have made up their minds to rid the world of all humans as terrible virus artifacts were spread out throughout the world.


    ¡°Holy shit, this is the Black Death!¡±


    These viruses were subordinates of the apocalypse artifacts. Plague doctors wearing crow masks spread out through the city.


    The people who got sick had their bodies rot black, bled out of every orifice on their body, or even showed weird symptoms like biting the flesh off of the people next to them.


    The city and the country was quickly paralyzed.


    [Capture all humans!]


    [We will now rewrite history!]


    The disaster artifacts in mythologies were not the only apocalypse artifacts. They were artifacts that existed in history but were erased by the records of the victors. These bastards were all forgotten by people.


    They were now attacking humans in anger.


    However, the reason that they haven¡¯t had much impact on the world yet was because Ju-Heon''s team members and the Holten family were doing their best.


    That was probably the reason.


    [Those humans are in our way!]


    ¡°We won¡¯t let you do as you please!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s team members were all using their Heirlooms to protect the city. They were able to hold back the apocalypse artifacts for now. The reason was simple.


    ¡®Those bastards don''t plan on killing everybody just yet.¡¯


    They had a goal in mind while killing random people as they moved, so they were not out to completely rid the world of humans just yet.


    [Hurry up and find Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s sister!]


    These bastards were looking for Joy.


    They sent Ju-Heon, someone they couldn''t use as a puppet, far far away while looking for the easier to deal with Joy to turn into the next Majesty.


    These bastards had released artifacts to investigate each and every person they came across.


    [Hurry up and find that bastard''s sister and then remove the Akashic records from Seo Ju-Heon''s body!]


    [Make her get rid of all artifacts and rewrite history!]


    The team members were blocking them right now but knew that they would not be able to last long.


    Why?


    ¡°These bastards are artifacts only the Majesty can handle.¡±


    They already knew that was the case.


    [That bastard Seo Ju-Heon will not be able to come back here no matter how long you wait.]


    [Hurry up and hand over Seo Ju-Heon''s sister.]


    As that was going on...


    Joy, who was hiding inside a car, flinched. She suddenly got chills, probably because apocalypse artifacts were flashing their eyes outside the window.


    They were the searchers sent to find Joy.


    These bastards pushed their squirming tongues into Sleipnir. The tongue crawled toward Joy as if to inspect her.


    ¡®......!¡¯


    It was extremely disgusting to see.


    ¡°These bastards...!¡±


    As Joy was about to smack the artifact away...


    ¡®You must not use your powers no matter what. You got that?¡¯


    Flinch.


    She remembered what Julian had told her in a serious tone. Joy had no choice but to grab Jaeha who was next to her.


    ¡°Jaeha oppa.¡±


    Of course, she could be freed from this moment of danger if she used her Affinity that was as stupidly high as Ju-Heon''s Dominance.


    However...


    ¡®Those bastards will recognize you.¡¯


    These bastards have not recognized her yet because Jaeha had changed her appearance.


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    ¡®I can''t use my powers right now.¡¯


    So instead...


    "Excuse me, Jaeha oppa. Please take care of these bastards. Please?¡±


    She smacked Jaeha who was here as her guard. However, she heard no response from him.


    Joy turned around in confusion and...


    ¡°?!¡±


    Her so-called bodyguard had turned himself into a chair to hide! Joy foamed at the mouth in disbelief.


    ¡°Hold...! Hey! You''re only going to hide yourself like that?! Damn it! Turn me into a chair too! Huh?!¡±


    But Jaeha seemed to have fainted as he did not respond. An angry Joy took out a knife artifact Ju-Heon had given to her for protection and...


    Puuk!


    Stabbed Jaeha who had turned into a chair.


    He immediately screamed.


    ¡°Aigoo! Hey! How can you stab someone like that!¡±


    Jaeha shouted that he would get caught if she stabbed him like that.


    ¡°Damn it! Ju-Won, you keep them distracted for a moment!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡®I thought he was supposed to be my bodyguard!¡¯


    A shocked Joy''s eyes flashed as she continued to stab the chair.


    ¡°You just want to save yourself?! Huh, huh?! You petty bastard!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaah, stop, stooooop!¡±


    Jaeha¡¯s transformation was released and he returned to his original appearance. However, at that moment!


    [You smell delicious.]


    [You smell like that girl too.]


    He gasped after seeing an apocalypse artifact right in front of his face.


    ¡°Aaah! I''m not a fighting expert, get lost, you bastards!¡±


    Jaeha then used attack-type artifacts as best he could. He was still a Monarch after all!


    He could activate high-grade attack-type artifacts, but...


    [$&#&*!]


    What the hell are you doing, you idiot! You idiot!


    The attacks were flying in random directions, probably because his Affinity was high.


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    The apocalypse artifacts destroyed the attack-type artifacts they had.


    [Haha. What a jackpot! Both of them are Monarchs and should be great meals.]


    [We will eat you guys up to satisfy our hunger!]


    The wolf shaped apocalypse artifact opened its jaws wide. The Pushover duo hugged each other and screamed.


    But at that moment...


    [Hold on! This is bad! Seo Ju-Heon!]


    [What? What happened?!]


    The apocalypse artifact flinched as they must have been summoned. Joy and Jaeha blinked while still extremely scared.


    [They want us to hurry back!]


    [Okay, then let me eat these rare treats and...]


    [It¡¯s urgent!]


    [Tsk!]


    Joy sighed in relief and plopped down once those bastards disappeared.


    ¡°I''m relieved. Did Ju-Heon wake up...?!¡±


    As Joy turned toward Jaeha...


    ¡°We can relax n...huh?!¡±


    Jaeha was messing with some artifacts.


    ¡°What are those artifacts?¡±


    "Ah, these? Teleportation artifacts.¡±


    Joy blinked a few times in confusion.


    ¡°Uhh, uhh... Wait a minute, what about the other team members? Is it okay to leave them here?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. You can stay here in my place.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°Now then, goodb...!¡±


    "Where do you think you''re going?!¡±


    Pow!


    Jaeha fainted as Julian jumped into the car and punched him.


    ¡°I thought you were a better person now but your old habits are still there. You don¡¯t ever change, do you?!¡±


    ¡°#$#$&&!¡±


    Jaeha was ruthlessly beaten up. Joy urgently asked Julian at that moment.


    ¡°Kongming oppa! The apocalypse artifacts were talking about Ju-Heon, where is Ju-Heon? Did he wake up?¡±


    ¡°Ah, that...!¡±


    And at the same time...


    The apocalypse artifacts that had gathered around Ju-Heon were grinding their teeth. Ju-Heon was still unconscious and looked like a corpse because his mind was sent to a different dimension.


    They did gasp when he grabbed them earlier, but then he did something even more shocking.


    [Fuck, this bastard is moving!]


    That was right.


    Ju-Heon who had grabbed the apocalypse artifacts earlier was now standing up.


    [Did this punk¡¯s mind come back?]


    [No. His mind is still stuck there!]


    But the Majesty¡¯s Dominance coming out from Ju-Heon''s body was extremely strong. They then felt a familiar aura.


    [This is?!]


    Someone recognized the identity of this aura.


    [I''m sure of it. This is the aura of the Cradle!]


    [What?!]


    They looked as if they were screwed.


    [Then perhaps...is the Cradle where Seo Ju-Heon is right now?]


    [Unbelievable!]


    [Fuck, that damn former Majesty bastard...!]


    The Cradle was an artifact that could both create and destroy artifacts.


    It was similar to space. It was the place where stars were born but also destroyed.


    The Cradle was the large chaos, silence itself that created all artifacts and could turn them into nothing.


    The apocalypse artifacts would be destroyed if they returned there as well.


    It was the same place Prometheus had tried to send Ju-Heon and the entire Great Prison with the last of his powers.


    That was why the apocalypse artifacts were shaking while looking at Ju-Heon.


    What they were seeing would be impossible unless Ju-Heon ran into the Cradle.


    That meant that......


    [Did this bastard make contact with the Cradle?!]

 Chapter 374: The Final Treasure (2)

    Chapter 374: The Final Treasure (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    "What? Giving him pretty much everything isn¡¯t working either?¡±


    TKBM¡¯s top executives were in uproar. Chairman Kwon was naturally a part of this group.


    "Something really is weird.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. There¡¯s no way Seo Ju-Heon would do something like this...!¡±


    Based on Ju-Heon''s abilities alone, it would not be weird to see him claiming his authority like this.


    However, Ju-Heon had not been able to do something like this until now because they had hostages.


    ¡®It¡¯s at the level where regular healing artifacts won''t work.¡¯


    It seemed reasonable that someone being treated like this would say screw this, I''m going off on my own, make things better or else, but...


    ¡°He normally wouldn¡¯t even think about doing something like this after that incident in the past.¡±


    That was right.


    Ju-Heon had not been treated like this by TKBM from the beginning.


    ¡®My goodness. Mr. Ju-Heon, you''re so talented.¡¯


    ¡®You cleared a tomb that nobody has been able to clear...!¡¯


    ¡®Sunbae-nim. I have a lot to learn from you, please take good care of me.¡¯


    There had even been a faction at TKBM with Ju-Heon at the center in the past.


    The problem was that Chairman Kwon hated it.


    Why?


    ¡®It¡¯s bad if that bastard has people following him.¡¯


    Talented bastards were bound to dream of independence. He was scared that the others around him might say something that would make Ju-Heon aim for his position.


    ¡®That bastard is talented enough to easily become a Monarch.¡¯


    He couldn''t let something like that happen.


    But the factions were already being developed within the company.


    ¡®Wow, don¡¯t you think that Mr. Ju-Heon is actually more skilled than the Chairman-nim?¡¯


    ¡®Yes. Why are you rotting here instead of going off on his own? You''re strong enough to create your own company. TKBM is a well-known company but you could easily aim to become a Monarch.¡¯


    ¡®I¡¯ll go with you if you leave. Hmm?¡¯


    ¡®I heard rumors that TKBM is holding some people important to Mr. Ju-Heon hostage......¡¯


    That was extremely bad for Chairman Kwon.


    Most importantly, Chairman Kwon found it loathsome and scary that Ju-Heon might start having ideas of leaving. S§×ar?h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    That was why he completely shut it down.


    He created a rift between Ju-Heon and the people who liked Ju-Heon and supported him in the company.


    ¡®What did you say? Ju-Heon did that? He stole Team 2''s merits?¡¯


    He also killed off the people who were urging Ju-Heon to leave while making it look like Ju-Heon had done it.


    ¡®Damn it! Chairman Kwon locked all of us in here!¡¯


    But the rumor that spread around the company was...


    ¡®My goodness. He was so greedy for money that he betrayed the people who were supporting him. Apparently he left Team Chris inside the tomb.¡¯


    ¡®I heard he used them as shields and was the only one to make it out alive.¡¯


    ¡®He must be crazy. How can he betray their goodwills like that? How...?!¡¯


    ¡®I didn¡¯t think he was that kind of person, but he''s a total psychopath. How can the Chairman-nim hire a bastard like that...?!¡¯


    ¡®Don¡¯t get close to him. You''ll probably just end up being used as well. No wonder he just goes around raiding tombs instead of excavating like normal people.¡¯


    Ju-Heon ended up as a loner at TKBM after that. There were lots of negative gossip about his Unsanctioned Excavation Team as well.


    That was how Ju-Heon''s entire tomb raiding team ended up branded as terrible.


    The team members felt wronged and wanted to reveal that all of the rumors about Ju-Heon were lies fabricated by Chairman Kwon, but Ju-Heon told them to stop.


    ¡®I just crossed a line that I should have never crossed with Chairman Kwon.¡¯


    ¡®But Captain-nim, you didn''t even do anything...!¡¯


    ¡®You didn''t even have any plans of creating your own faction.¡¯


    Unfortunately, Chairman Kwon was an extremely suspicious person.


    Ju-Heon knew better than anybody else that Chairman Kwon would not be happy unless he towered over everybody else.


    ¡®This is his way of stealthily giving me a warning.¡¯


    Don¡¯t think about running from his paradise and know your place.


    Ju-Heon had known that was the case from the moment he joined TKBM, so he kept his mouth shut.


    ¡®But this feels so wrong!¡¯


    ¡®It¡¯s good enough for me that you guys know the truth.¡¯


    In addition, Ju-Heon could not do anything about it.


    All he could do was remain silent to show that he had no plans of rebelling against Chairman Kwon.


    What happened after that was obvious. The employees who didn''t know about the incidents probably didn''t want to get on Chairman Kwon¡¯s bad side.


    ¡®That team pretty much has a target on their backs. Don¡¯t even pretend to be close to them unless you want to be implicated as well.¡¯


    ¡®The company has no choice but to hold onto them because of Pandora.¡¯


    ¡®Ah, the Executive Director-nim really hates that team. He would probably be happy if you screw them over and cuss them out.¡¯


    They naturally read the atmosphere of the company and used Ju-Heon''s team for their own benefits.


    Ju-Heon turned into the company''s pushover because he didn¡¯t react to anything people did so that he could resolve Chairman Kwon''s suspicions.


    As for the people who were drawn toward Ju-Heon because of his abilities despite the drama, the people above stepped in.


    ¡®Hey... Your merits are lacking.¡¯


    They compared those people with Ju-Heon to crush their confidence and make them loath Ju-Heon. If that didn''t work, they would fire the person.


    That cycle pretty much continued for a long time.


    But this guy who should have known his place after being ignored by his fellow employees suddenly caused a ruckus?


    ¡°My goodness, we were trying to be nice because it seemed as if he had suddenly gone crazy.¡±


    Chairman Kwon seemed to have prepared a big carrot for Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon had done a lot of good things for him lately as well.


    ¡°But it''s bad if he doesn''t know his place and keeps up these shenanigans.¡±


    ¡°It should be okay because we told people this is because of an artifact¡¯s risk.¡±


    The board members frowned.


    ¡°I guess we need to teach him a lesson like last time...¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. It would be bad if he became even more arrogant and aimed for the Chairman-nim''s position.¡±


    ¡°No matter how crazy that bastard is, he wouldn''t cast aside his sister.¡±


    They smiled wickedly and started plotting ways to stop Ju-Heon.


    They had no idea that all of it would be useless.


    While that was going on...


    [I''m sure of it, Seo Ju-Heon is very close to the Cradle.]


    The apocalypse artifacts were grinding their teeth while looking at Ju-Heon.


    [This bastard will end up calling up the Cradle if this continues.]


    The apocalypse artifacts determined that things could end up bad for them.


    [Use the Time and Space artifact to send our allies over! Seo Ju-Heon should not be able to use the Majesty''s powers properly over there so they should be able to take care of him!]


    Some of the strongest apocalypse artifacts quickly disappeared.


    [Don''t worry too much. That dimension already has some of our allies hidden among the humans.]


    [That is true.]


    [But should we do a few more things just in case?]


    The apocalypse artifacts¡¯ eyes flashed.


    The former Majesty, who had been listening in on their conversation, frowned.


    The person responsible for sending Ju-Heon there seemed extremely anxious.


    ¡®We won¡¯t be able to last long like this.¡¯


    The apocalypse artifacts would probably try to destroy the world in a few hours.


    That was why he hoped Ju-Heon would figure it out quickly.


    ¡®The Cradle should be close to you in that timeline.¡¯


    The former Majesty that had been turned into an artifact desperately hoped for Ju-Heon to get it right.


    ¡®My descendant, you might not believe it but suspect everything without casting it aside. Even things you think you know very well...! Don¡¯t ignore those things!¡¯


    As that was going on...


    ¡°Haaaa, are those disgusting artifacts really the Cradle?¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed to be accepting the inevitable as he was heading toward Irene.


    It was still too hard to believe.


    ¡®The Cradle is supposed to be the overlord even among the Treasures.¡¯


    Of the Treasures were the Majesty''s personal assistants, the Cradle was the leader. It was so strong that it could lead all of the artifacts.


    ¡°But those shitty things are that supreme Treasure?¡±


    ¡®There¡¯s definitely something wrong.¡¯


    His instincts were telling him that they weren¡¯t it.


    If those dirty artifacts were the Treasure, there was no way that Prometheus or Pandora wouldn''t have noticed.


    The reason he was still heading toward Irene was because he needed to be sure.


    Or maybe he just wanted to see Irene.


    It didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°You contacted the Monarch of Destitution properly, right?¡±


    Jaeha, who was sitting on a park bench, started scratching his butt.


    ¡°Hmph, like hell I did. I would have to be crazy...¡±


    Ju-Heon cracked his knuckles before June who was next to him anxiously stopped him.


    ¡°He did! I saw the Section Chief-nim contacting her!¡±


    ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir, I think so...¡±


    June peeked toward Jaeha who started shouting in anger.


    ¡°Yes, I said I did! Ugh!¡±


    ¡°-sir. Make sure to add sir.¡±


    "Fuck, I did it, sir! Let go of me! Do you really need to do this to me in front of the intern! This guy barely joined the team!¡±


    ¡°I''m teaching him early on not to end up as an idiot like you.¡±


    Jaeha glared at June who came as the baggage boy and took his anger out on June.


    ¡°Man, did you fake your gender to join us? You look so pretty. Tsk, both the Captain and the Recruiting team only care about the looks. Haaaa, can you even pull your own weight in a tomb? Huh? You''d probably be the first one to run for it.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t think that¡¯s something you should be saying, you son of a bitch.¡±


    ¡°Uuuuugh! Ow, that¡¯s not it...!¡±


    Ju-Heon was waiting for Irene at the discussed location.


    He used Jaeha to say that, ¡®the item I sent seems to have some flaws so let¡¯s meet up.¡¯


    She should respond to that.


    Of course, Jaeha who had been dragged here, felt as if he would die.


    ¡°Hey. Let¡¯s be honest, she¡¯s going to think it is suspicious! Who would not be suspicious about a message saying come to such a secluded area because there¡¯s a sudden flaw in the item?! She¡¯ll probably show up with the US army!¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed calm while looking at the clock at the park.


    ¡°You also told her what I told you?¡±


    ¡°What?! The thing about how to revive her family?! The way to get rid of the curse? I did tell her, but there¡¯s no way she would believe that...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Do you really know a way?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Jaeha jumped in shock after hearing a familiar voice. The person who appeared at the park was someone who was so beautiful that people might say that a goddess had descended on Earth.


    It was Irene.


    ¡°I hope you¡¯re not lying.¡±


    Irene looked extremely beautiful as she took her sunglasses off. She was just wearing a simple jacket but her long blonde hair made it seem as if she was glowing.


    Of course, this Irene who was the Monarch of Destitution didn''t have any signs of a smile on her face.


    She had a stiff expression and seemed to trust nobody.


    She gave off the feeling of an Ice Queen. This was probably her normal face in this timeline.


    ¡®But she¡¯s still so pretty.¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled bitterly. He had not noticed in the past, but he felt emotional because he now knew Irene¡¯s situation.


    But Jaeha truly seemed shocked.


    ¡°What the hell? She really showed up? And she''s alone? She didn''t bring the US troops with her? For real?¡±


    Jaeha knew a lot about Irene as they were both Monarchs. This was something that would normally never happen. Irene ignored him and just peeked toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I don''t trust anything you have to say. But Mr. Seo Ju-Heon...said that he knows how to save my family and get rid of the curse.¡±


    Jaeha clapped in amazement.


    ¡°Wow, shit. You really believed that?¡±


    Irene instantly started glaring.


    ¡°Then it really was a lie?!¡±


    ¡°Huh? N, no, that...!¡±


    Irene bit down on her lips. Jaeha had no credibility while she didn¡¯t really know Ju-Heon.


    They had only seen each other¡¯s faces while she met with Chairman Kwon.


    But Ju-Heon was the right hand man for Chairman Kwon, the person who had monopolized all healing artifacts. She thought that he might know a way.


    Irene¡¯s eyes flashed once more while biting down on her pale lips.


    ¡°Then the thing about the flaw?¡±


    She then pulled the perverted artifacts out of her bag. Jaeha screamed after something long came out of the bag.


    ¡°Hey! Don¡¯t carry things like that in your bag!¡±


    ¡°You better have called me here to give me the right item after sending me the wrong one.¡±


    Jaeha''s voice quieted to a whisper.


    ¡°N, no......I have no intention of exchanging that...¡±


    Irene¡¯s chaotic aura of destitution started to reach out. Jaeha screamed thinking that he was dead while Ju-Heon flinched.


    [The chaotic aura of destitution is threatening you.]


    [It is strong enough to scorch this whole area.]


    [It is extremely dangerous.]


    [The perverted artifacts are starting to be destroyed by the power of destitution.]


    It was at that moment.


    Ju-Heon pulled Irene toward him and hugged her.

 Chapter 375: The Final Treasure (3)

    Chapter 375: The Final Treasure (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Irene¡¯s skinny body slipped right into Ju-Heon''s arms.


    The team members who were watching gasped in shock. Jaeha was the most shocked.


    ¡°T, this guy... Is he fucking crazy?!¡±


    ¡®Actually, he might not be crazy. This is probably something every guy would have wished for at least once.¡¯


    But this was still wrong.


    ¡°Hey! No matter how pretty the Monarch of Destitution is, damn it, I''m so jea......no! You¡¯re really going to get fucked up! This is not a joke!¡±


    Jaeha still seemed worried for Ju-Heon.


    There was a reason everybody ran away when the Monarch of Destitution appeared. Just being near her would put them in danger, so who would get so close to her?


    The Crow''s aura seemed to be twitching as well.


    [Warning. An extremely strong power of destitution is descending on you.]


    [This is at a completely different level. It is very very dangerous.]


    Was it telling him to hurry up and move away? Even the rope that had turned into a ball of yarn slowly crawled out of Ju-Heon¡¯s pocket and seemed to be smacking his legs.


    But Ju-Heon just hugged her even tighter.


    He could cop a feel if it was the other Irene, but he held himself back.


    Another message popped up.


    [You should probably stop hugging her right away.]


    Ju-Heon just ignored it.


    ¡®It''s fine so just activate your ability.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s eyes turned red with that order. The Crow''s power that he should not be able to use in this timeline had activated.


    [Activating 50% of power.]


    [Consuming the power of destitution.]


    [Consuming the power of destitution.]


    Irene, who had no way of knowing about this, was extremely anxious.


    ¡°Doing this will put you in dan...mmph!¡±


    Ju-Heon just pushed on Irene¡¯s small back and brought her closer to him again to shut her up.


    Irene was truly flabbergasted.


    Although Ju-Heon looked really weak because of tomb syndrome, his chest was firm and wide.


    ¡®He smells good...¡¯


    Her face instantly turned red. Ju-Heon ignored her reaction and her eyes flashed.


    He then reached his hand into Irene¡¯s bag!


    ¡®My Treasure!¡¯


    Irene flinched as Ju-Heon put his hand in her bag. Her power came out out of instinct.


    [The power of destitution is reacting.]


    Ju-Heon caressed her head as if to calm her down.


    ¡°There there, stand still for a bit. You''re going to break everything.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Irene was flustered for multiple reasons.


    Her power of destitution wasn''t working and she was being hugged by a man.


    ¡°Ah, found it.¡±


    Ju-Heon pulled something out while saying that with an excited voice. It was a pair of panties inside her bag!


    He then swiped that perverted stick from Irene¡¯s hand as well.


    ¡®!¡¯


    ¡°Please give it to me!¡±


    A shocked Irene tried to take it back but Ju-Heon moved his hand out of the way and smiled mischievously.


    ¡°Oho, why do you want something like this when there is something better right in front of you?¡±


    ¡®Something better?¡¯


    Ju-Heon laughed out loud as he broke the perverted artifacts in half. The broken artifacts started crying.


    [Aigoo, sire! Siiiiiiiiiiiire!]


    Ju-Heon then threw it to Jaeha and gave an order.


    ¡°Fix it.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°Fix it, you son of a bitch. Are you deaf?¡±


    Jaeha couldn''t believe it. Ju-Heon had never put him to work like this before.


    ¡°Man, this guy fucking breaks it in half and wants me to fix it...?!¡±


    He started sweating after seeing Ju-Heon''s gaze.


    ¡°...I guess that¡¯s understandable. It¡¯s not that hard so...I''ll just charge you 10 million won. No, just 1 million won is fine.¡±


    Jaeha rolled his eyes as he grabbed the artifacts. He really didn''t seem to want to touch it as he poked at them with a branch to restore them.


    Irene glared at Ju-Heon.


    "What are you doing?¡±


    ¡°I really need those things. Here¡¯s your refund.¡±


    Ju-Heon threw Jaeha¡¯s phone to her as he added on.


    ¡°This son of a bitch¡¯s bank password is 8407. Feel free to take as much as you want.¡±


    ¡°W, what? Hey!¡±


    "As for how to remove the curse... I guess next time?¡±


    Ju-Heon gently caressed Irene¡¯s smooth cheeks before starting to move.


    Irene¡¯s pupils were shaking from his touch. As Irene subconsciously tried to grab Ju-Heon...


    Boom!


    Everybody became shocked because of the sudden strong earthquake.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    All of the birds in the country urgently started to fly somewhere. Actually, it wasn¡¯t just the birds.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    A shocked June was pointing at something.


    June was pointing at a tree and the ground.


    There were ants on the ground and pigeons in the sky all moving somewhere.


    "Even the bugs...!¡±


    The entire city was in chaos.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! What the hell is this?!¡±


    ¡°Aaah! Save me!¡±


    Ju-Heon quickly looked at his artifact watch while wondering what was going on.


    TKBM had its own system at this time.


    He heard a voice on the watch.


    [Warning. A tomb stronger than known warning levels has appeared.]


    [The signs of the tomb are...]


    The information about the tomb that TKBM¡¯s system had analyzed appeared on top of the watch. A holographic image popped up with information as if the terrain had been scanned with a 3D scanner.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s face stiffened after checking the information.


    ¡®This is?¡¯


    He was sure of it.


    ¡®This tomb wasn''t supposed to come out for a few years.¡¯


    It was a tomb that was supposed to come out pretty much right before he died. That wasn¡¯t all.


    [Warning. A mysterious tomb has appeared.]


    [This is a rare tomb with no similarities to any tomb in the database.]


    Ju-Heon frowned after seeing the information about another tomb.


    ¡®This tomb is...?!¡¯


    It was to be expected.


    "What is this tomb? I''ve never seen a tomb like this before...!¡±


    Jaeha seemed anxious after looking at the activated TKBM system as well. He was checking it on his phone he grabbed from Irene and not his watch.


    The analysis showed that the disaster level of this dangerous tomb was above anything they had ever seen. S§×arch* The n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Even someone like him who did not go into tombs that often could tell it was weird.


    ¡°What is up with these numbers?! They¡¯re all higher than the max we¡¯ve seen!¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    Ju-Heon felt that this was odd.


    ¡®These are all tombs that should come up later, just before I die.¡¯


    It was as if events that should happen years in the future were being pulled forward. The precursors and signs were all the same.


    Even the news was reporting it the same way.


    [Breaking news. Pandora has stated that a tomb that transcends the disaster levels has appeared...]


    It was the exact same comments and the same male and female anchors.


    And in a few seconds...


    ¡®The man is going to die.¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    [Kyaaaaaa! Are you okay? Somebody call an ambulance! PD-nim!]


    The man foamed at the mouth and fell over as Ju-Heon expected. It was clearly a symptom of being impacted by Tomb Appearance.


    Jaeha¡¯s jaw dropped at this unbelievable sight.


    The tombs had appeared in the Amazon and South America. There was no way that the effects of the Tomb Appearance would come past the Pacific Ocean.


    ¡°What kind of tomb is this...?!¡±


    Ju-Heon received a message from a friend at that moment.


    [Ju-Heon! What is going on?! My kid is sick but all traffic has stopped!]


    ¡®As expected.¡¯


    The contents were exactly the same to the point it was giving him the chills. Ju-Heon became sure of it because of that.


    ¡®It¡¯s the Crow¡¯s tomb.¡¯


    Someone was messing with things.


    They were pulling up things that should happen in the future. As for the bastards who could do something like this...


    [Warning. The apocalypse artifacts have started meddling with things.]


    [The axis of time is being warped.]


    ¡®I knew it.¡¯


    The apocalypse artifacts seemed to be doing their best to hinder him.


    They wanted to make sure they got rid of him here. They needed that to happen so that they could pick a new Majesty.


    ¡®I guess they must have realized that I was looking for the Cradle.¡¯


    There was no other reason for the apocalypse artifacts to be doing this.


    The Cradle was the only thing that the apocalypse artifacts feared.


    Irene was dragged away by her secretary who had followed her as well.


    ¡°Irene-nim! Hurry! It¡¯s urgent!¡±


    ¡°Please wait...! I still....¡±


    She looked toward Ju-Heon for some reason but Ju-Heon waved his hand to calm her down and let her know that it was okay.


    Ju-Heon immediately inspected Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo¡¯s artifacts.


    However...


    [A strong aura of the Cradle can be felt from both artifacts but they are not the Cradle.]


    ¡°......!¡±


    Ju-Heon started to frown. He had expected this, but...!


    In fact, he was feeling the aura of the Cradle somewhere else now.


    ¡°Captain-nim, this...!¡±


    June was pointing to a thread that was dangling out of Ju-Heon''s pocket.


    [$#&#!]


    It was the rope.


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡®No way, right?¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    Buuzz.


    Ju-Heon frowned while looking at the person who was calling him.


    [Chairman Kwon-nim.]


    ¡°.......¡±


    Ju-Heon looked quite angry as he picked up. How had he forgotten to change the name of this bastard on his phone for this timeline?


    "What do you want, you son of a bitch?¡±


    Chairman Kwon was at a loss for words at this unexpected greeting. But he quickly snapped out of it and started speaking.


    [You...are watching the news right now, right? You heard about that tomb that appeared in the Amazon?]


    ¡°So what?¡±


    [There is apparently an extremely special artifact in there. Go get it. Then I will forgive you for everything you did. Don¡¯t you need to protect your family and your team members?]


    He was telling Ju-Heon to enter the Crow''s tomb.


    Ju-Heon laughed out loud.


    ¡°Eat shit. You''re just a retard who would be a stupid phone salesman if it wasn¡¯t for me.¡±


    Ju-Heon was about to hang up as if he didn''t want to waste his time.


    But at that moment...


    [Hold on! I already sent your subordinates there.]


    ¡°......?¡±


    [I know that your subordinates are talented but I don''t know if they can survive in that tomb without their captain.]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡®Is this the work of the apocalypse artifacts as well?¡¯


    Were they pulling the future forward to kill him?


    Ju-Heon calmly hung up and tried calling his team members.


    However...


    [The person you are trying to reach is currently unavailable......]


    [I am currently on a work trip out of the country. Please leave a message...]


    [Hello, this is Julian Miller. Please press 1 for legal advice, 2 for artifact purchase...]


    None of them picked up.


    Ju-Heon knew what this meant.


    ¡®Did they already head for the tomb?¡¯


    They were most likely using Ilya¡¯s devil to head over to the Amazon.


    It was at that moment.


    Jaeha, who was next to Ju-Heon, felt his phone go off.


    [Vacation information]


    This is a friendly reminder for TKBM employees and their vacations.


    Employee number 384728, Section Chief Yoo Jaeha¡¯s five year anniversary bonus vacation dates have been determined. The vacation starts today and will continue for 9 nights and ten days with a round trip plane ticket to Hawaii and all accommodations paid for by the company.


    PS. Please visit the TKBM HQ before the end of the day. Otherwise, the vacation will be canceled.


    ¡°Huh? Vacation? Why all of a sudden?¡±


    Jaeha seemed flustered at this unexpected vacation information. Ju-Heon frowned while looking at it.


    The data of familiar tombs... This bonus vacation for Jaeha...


    He was sure now.


    ¡®This is the Crow''s tomb.¡¯


    All of this had happened right before he died.


    Jaeha¡¯s bonus vacation should have originally come five years later. That was the reason Jaeha had not been a part of the team to clear the Crow''s tomb.


    Jaeha apparently got to live the life with multiple women in his arms while they were dying in the tomb.


    ¡®Well, he apparently cried his eyes out and regretted things later, but...¡¯


    Jaeha saw stars at that moment.


    Pow!


    ¡°Ow! Why are you hitting me?!¡±


    ¡°I was just angry.¡±


    ¡°????¡±


    A message soon popped up.


    [It looks like an apocalypse artifact has arrived.]


    [You must quickly use the Cradle.]


    That was the only solution right now.


    Ju-Heon immediately called out to June and Jaeha.


    ¡°Both of you follow me. We need to go somewhere.¡±


    However...


    ¡°Oh yeah, Hawaii! It¡¯s Hawaii! And it¡¯s freeeee~! Aloha~~¡±


    Forget following him, the excited Jaeha was heading toward HQ.


    ¡°Oh yeeeah! Hawaii! Booze! Women! Partaaay!¡±


    ¡®That retard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed as he smacked the clueless Jaeha on the head.


    ¡°Shut up and follow me if you don''t want to cry again.¡±


    "Fuck, what the hell! No! My Hawaii... my vacation!¡±


    Ju-Heon grabbed Jaeha and dragged him away. June quickly grabbed their things and followed him as well.


    ¡®Just wait a bit. I will be there.¡¯


    The power coming out of Ju-Heon''s body was slowly getting stronger.


    As for Jaeha, he was flailing like an animal being taken to be slaughtered.


    ¡°No! Nooooooooo! My vacation!¡±

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    Chapter 376: The Final Treasure (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°I see. So why are you guys here?¡±


    Ju-Heon was smiling after arriving at the airport.


    This was where TKBM''s company plane was located. He was smiling extremely viciously after getting on the plane.


    It was because Yang Chen and Samuel were on the plane.


    He saw these two traitors that he wanted to kill over and over.


    The two of them tried to welcome Ju-Heon as if they had been waiting for him, but......


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°Uhh, uhh?¡±


    They became anxious.


    Why?


    It was because Ju-Heon was not the only one to get on the plane.


    ¡°Damn it! My Hawaii! My vacation!¡±


    Their gazes landed on Jaeha who was following Ju-Heon into the plane. They anxiously looked at each other as if they had seen a ghost.


    The intern June being here was understandable, but...!


    ¡®What the hell? Why is that son of a bitch here?¡¯


    ¡®I thought we sent him on vacation!¡¯


    Even these two who were known for their poker faces couldn''t help but look shocked. They poked each other and quietly whispered.


    ¡®What the hell? We''re taking the restorer with us too?¡¯


    ¡®No. I didn¡¯t hear about that. Did you?¡¯


    This plan was a final job to kill off Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding team. They were here to drag Ju-Heon to hell.


    But Chairman Kwon''s cherished SSS-Grade restorer? sea??h th§× N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Does the Chairman-nim know about this?¡¯


    Either way, this was complicating things.


    Because of that...


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha. Didn''t you go on vacation?¡±


    They stopped Jaeha from getting on the plane.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know why you are here but you should be going to the Chairman-nim instead of being here...¡±


    Jaeha looked annoyed as he walked up to them.


    And then...


    Slap!


    He slapped both of them. His slaps were extremely strong because he had activated an artifact!


    ¡°?!¡±


    The two men coughed up blood after being sent flying by those full-powered slaps.


    ¡°U, ugh!¡±


    It had happened in an instant.


    They seemed so shocked that they could only blankly stare at Jaeha without even getting up.


    ¡®Wait, why did this bastard suddenly do that?¡¯


    Jaeha was cracking his knuckles with a vicious gaze on his face.


    ¡°What? Vacation? You don¡¯t know why I''m here?¡±


    He then stomped on them with the heels of his dress shoes.


    Crack!


    ¡°?!¡±


    Samuel and Yang Chen, the two supporters, were groaning in pain after being stomped on the shin and the pit of the stomach.


    ¡°Ugh, ugh! No, wait, why...?!¡±


    Jaeha just viciously smiled at them.


    ¡°Why? I heard that you guys were looking for me! You said you really needed me! That''s what the Captain said!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    What kind of bullshit was this?!


    They anxiously looked at Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon was sitting down and watching the TV while feigning ignorance.


    The small smirk on his face looked extremely annoying.


    ¡®That bastard...!¡¯


    The angry Jaeha¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡°I lost my vacation because of you bastards. Huh?! This was my first bonus vacation in five years! What are you going to do about my plane ticket to Hawaii?!¡±


    Yang Chen and Samuel quickly grabbed Jaeha¡¯s legs.


    "Wait, this is a misunderstanding!¡±


    ¡°We never did... ugh!¡±


    Pow!


    ¡°Like hell you didn''t! The retarded Captain may be a pushover but he doesn¡¯t lie!¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Jaeha pounded the two of them into bloody pancakes. The two couldn''t resist and felt as if they would die.


    They wanted to resist but Jaeha was a Monarch for a reason. People looked down at him for sucking in battle but his basic specs were just underneath the Four Emperors!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    In comparison, Yang Chen was a former Monarch who had fallen to a supporter position. And Samuel, no, John, was Pandora¡¯s watchdog who had to suppress his powers to keep an eye on them.


    Neither of them could resist as they were both unable to use much power right now.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®This bastard is the Chairman-nim''s personal restorer...!¡¯


    They didn''t dare to touch someone Chairman Kwon cherished.


    Jaeha, who was using that fact to his advantage, glared at them as if he was going to release all his anger on them.


    ¡°I will make you properly pay the price for making me lose my first bonus vacation in five years. Got that?¡±


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    The two of their screams echoed through the plane. Ju-Heon chuckling on the side was just extra.


    ¡°Wait! Captain! We need to go with you!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! Captain! We can help...!¡±


    Yang Chen and Samuel were pleading with Ju-Heon at the door of the plane. They were saying they needed to go with Ju-Heon into the tomb, but...


    ¡°Mm, get lost. I don¡¯t need you.¡±


    They were kicked off the plane.


    "Wait, Captain! Aaah!¡±


    They were kicked off pretty much naked without any of the artifacts or stuff they had brought.


    [The plane will be departing soon. Please sit down and fasten your seatbelts...]


    VROOOOOM-


    The two of them could only watch as the plane took off.


    Their asses felt as if it was on fire as they watched the plane depart.


    ¡°Fuck, the plan will fail at this rate!¡±


    The two of them were grinding their teeth.


    Yang Chen was concerned about Chairman Kwon. Samuel was worried about Pandora¡¯s Executive Board.


    Those people would never forgive them for this mistake.


    They would die if they didn¡¯t manage to get Seo Ju-Heon killed. They must kill all of Seo Ju-Heon''s excavation team as planned in order to survive.


    However...!


    ¡°Damn it, this is all because that bastard Yoo Jaeha showed up.¡±


    ¡°Why the hell did that son of a bitch show up?!¡±


    The two men with their asses on fire quickly tried to look for another plane.


    ¡°Okay, please tell me now.¡±


    As TKBM¡¯s private plane was about to reach the Amazon... Jaeha, who had pummeled the two supporters as if they were animals, asked Ju-Heon.


    "Why did you make me beat those bastards up?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Jaeha snickered as if he wanted praises.


    ¡°The thing about those bastards saying they needed me was bullshit. I don''t know why, but you looked like you wanted to beat them up so I played along.¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed out loud.


    ¡°Then you beat those bastards up knowing it was bullshit?¡±


    ¡°Of course. Our pushover Captain is a million times better than those bastards.¡±


    Jahea did not seem to like Samuel or Yang Chen.


    ¡°I can tell right away. They¡¯re not the type you want to be close to. You might not think much of it, but I am a scammer after all. This job requires a person to be quite sharp.¡±


    That...was probably not something to be proud of, but anyway...


    ¡°Something''s fishy about suddenly getting a bonus vacation. And...¡±


    Jaeha peeked toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°What the hell did you mean by I will cry my eyes out if I don''t come with you?¡±


    That phrase seemed to have stuck with him the most. It was enough that he gave up that luxurious vacation to come with Ju-Heon.


    "Why would I cry?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to know.¡±


    Ju-Heon just didn''t like any of his subordinate punks to cry their eyes out.


    Feeling the guilt of losing team members once was enough. Although this was a different world, he wanted to give this bastard a chance.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing much so don¡¯t worry about it.¡±


    Jaeha looked at Ju-Heon as if he knew the truth.


    ¡°You were probably just going to run off with all of my money. Right?¡±


    As Ju-Heon sneered in disbelief...


    ¡°Captain-nim. I see the entrance!¡±


    Ju-Heon turned his head after June shouted. The Crow reacted as well.


    [A portion of the Great Prison is visible.]


    He could see the long Amazon River outside the plane window. There was a suspicious stone tomb next to it as well.


    ¡®That¡¯s the place we went into.¡¯


    Jaeha asked as well.


    "Those bastards really went in there?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir. I can feel the aura of the other team members in there.¡±


    ¡°Man, it looks pretty weak in comparison to the warning from the system.¡±


    It seemed scary but it looked like a tomb that the tomb raiding team could easily clear.


    Ju-Heon sneered at him.


    ¡®Yes, we had the same thought before we were all massacred.¡¯


    Of course, this tomb would be a headache for a different reason this time.


    [The auras of apocalypse artifacts can be felt inside the prison.]


    [These bastards must have infiltrated this world with the time and Space artifact.]


    That was right.


    The apocalypse artifacts that had crossed through time and space were inside the tomb this time. They were here because they were worried that Ju-Heon would come back with the Cradle.


    These bastards were using the people in this timeline to lead him down the path to death.


    Just look at what they were doing right now.


    ¡®Those bastards know that I will go in there.¡¯


    They knew that he would go in there to save his subordinates.


    ¡®They couldn¡¯t have forced them in there since my subordinates are strong.¡¯


    It was obvious that Chairman Kwon threatened them with Ju-Heon¡¯s life or gave an order to get them in there, but...


    ¡°Wouldn''t it be better to not go in there?¡±


    June was frowning.


    He must have realized that it was dangerous. The Crow was warning him as well.


    [It is dangerous to go up against the apocalypse artifacts without the Cradle.]


    Ju-Heon looked toward his rope, no, the ball of yarn.


    The yarn squirmed with joy as Ju-Heon looked at it.


    ¡®The Cradle...¡¯


    Ju-Heon frowned after sensing the aura of the Cradle that had started to be felt from the rope.


    June was looking at Ju-Heon with a deep gaze. His sparkling gaze seemed quite suspicious.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Excuse me, there is something I must inform you prior to our arrival.¡±


    The attendant on the plane walked over to Ju-Heon and June sneered in annoyance while flicking his finger.


    A heinous aura quickly filled the plane.


    [An extremely heinous aura is filling the plane.]


    ¡°!¡±


    They then heard an explosion on the plane.


    Bababang!


    ¡°What the hell?!¡±


    The plane lost balance and started shaking violently. It shook uncontrollably before leaning to one side.


    Screeeech!


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Ju-Heon lost balance while Jaeha was flung against the wall.


    Jaeha shouted toward the attendant while feeling as if he was going to die.


    ¡°We¡¯re going to fall like this! Hurry...huh?!¡±


    Jaeha was at a loss for words as he looked at the employee. He thought that the attendants would be as anxious as them, but...


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    It was the attendant who was giving off the heinous aura.


    It was not human.


    ¡°An artifact?!¡±


    Ju-Heon frowned.


    [Warning. This is the work of an apocalypse artifact.]


    Yoo Jaeha shouted at that moment.


    "Captain! The plane!¡±


    The plane they were on started to split in half.


    Jaeha quickly tried to use his ability to attach the plane back together, but...


    Screeeech-


    The plane split into two and Ju-Heon and Jaeha started falling down to the Amazon.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    The shocked rope, no, the ball of yarn, extended its long body.


    [$##&$!]


    It''s dangerous! It''s dangerous!


    The yarn quickly wrapped itself around Ju-Heon and Jaeha.


    However...


    [Unable to use its abilities.]


    It was not the rope from heaven, it was just a ball of yarn right now!


    It could not fly!


    [.........!!!]


    The rope that realized this fact started screaming as well as it could only fall into the Amazon River with its master.


    Splash!


    They were thankfully able to survive thanks to their respective artifacts.


    However, the river was extremely deep.


    In addition...


    [Danger. The powers of apocalypse artifacts are covering the entire river. All artifacts will be destroyed.]


    [Unable to use full power in this world.]


    [Your body is unable to handle it.]


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    There was a stench in the river probably from the apocalypse artifacts¡¯ auras.


    The two of them tried to quickly head for land, but...


    Splash!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    They were grabbed by the attendants who had fallen with them and dragged down into the water.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon couldn¡¯t breathe. He tried to push off the women who were dragging them to the bottom of the river.


    However, the Crow that could not use its full powers was the apocalypse artifacts¡¯ first target.


    It was the most difficult artifact to deal with even in this world.


    However, there was an unexpected helper.


    [#$&$!]


    The rope, no, the ball of yarn, started choking the attendants.


    The attendants released their grips while struggling, giving Ju-Heon the opening to kick the women in the face to get them off and start swimming.


    A drenched Ju-Heon soon came back up to the surface.


    ¡°Eek!¡±


    He heard Jaeha''s voice nearby.


    "Captain! Hurry up and grab this!¡±


    Jaeha, who had come back up first, was getting onto a wooden boat.


    He had used that short opening to create a boat with his artifact.


    As Ju-Heon headed for the boat...


    ¡°?!¡±


    There was a large shadow underneath him as if he was looking at the large monster shark, the Megalodon.


    [Seo Ju-Heon, you must die here, you bastard.]


    It tried to swallow Ju-Heon.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    [Warning. Other apocalypse artifacts are rushing over.]


    Things that looked like jellyfish tentacles reached out of the river to bind Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The Crow started to have its powers drained by the apocalypse artifacts as well.


    ¡®Tsk...!¡¯


    As Ju-Heon was about to summon Mammon...


    The entire Amazon River started glowing.


    Flash!


    It was as if a bright light had flashed at the bottom of the river and shot up.


    The apocalypse artifacts in the river started screaming in pain.


    This power was extremely strong. The artifacts that had recognized the owner of the power started grinding their teeth.


    [What the hell are you doing?! We are on the same side!]


    [Yes, this is our chance to kill Seo Ju-Heon!]


    Someone ridiculed them from on top of the boat.


    ¡°The Majesty exchange has not happened on the other side yet. You can¡¯t kill Seo Ju-Heon before that. Why do you not know something so obvious?¡±


    Jaeha anxiously looked up at the boat.


    It was because June, who didn''t seem to have a single drop of water on him, was standing on top of the boat he had created.


    ¡°Hey...intern!¡±


    June smiled brightly and smacked Jaeha¡¯s hand off the boat. Jaeha immediately fell into the river.


    ¡°Ack! Pffft! Pfft! Hey! What the...eeek!¡±


    June guided the boat closer to Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon frowned as June approached him.


    [The aura of an extremely strong artifact can be felt.]


    [It is a dangerous SSS-Grade artifact.]


    ¡®Is this bastard perhaps...¡¯


    June, who was openly giving off the aura of an artifact, activated his abilities.


    Booooooooom!


    The sky started to split.


    It was as if a door was opening.


    June started to address Ju-Heon.


    ¡°My king. Please let me make a suggestion.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°You will be stuck in this world forever at this rate and you will die. Your team members here are fake to the new you.¡±


    June¡¯s smart-looking eyes viciously flashed.


    ¡°I will open the gate of time and space so please ignore things here and go back to the other world.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°This is your only chance to go back to the other world. What will you do?¡±

 Chapter 377: The Final Treasure (5)

    Chapter 377: The Final Treasure (5) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°This is your only chance to go back to the other side. What will you do?¡±


    ¡®This bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was looking at June with disgust. He could see it. June¡¯s black hair was the same but this bastard¡¯s eyes that used to be black were now a different color.


    They were golden pupils that were extremely visible.


    Ju-Heon was certain about it now.


    ¡®Artifact.¡¯


    June was definitely giving off the aura of an artifact. It was an aura he had never felt around June until now.


    It was also very strong.


    The anxious Ju-Heon glared at June.


    ¡®Did an apocalypse artifact possess his body?¡¯


    No, it was not something like that.


    [Warning. It is a dangerous SSS-Grade artifact.]


    [The artifact is starting to reveal its powers.]


    ¡°......!¡±


    That was right.


    It wasn¡¯t that an apocalypse artifact possessed June¡¯s body or that he was an Un-known. He had been an artifact from the beginning.


    He was an artifact hiding among the humans, similar to how Prometheus had taken a human form.


    He would have been like that long before he joined the tomb raiding team.


    June''s eyes curled up and he addressed Ju-Heon again.


    ¡°I know that you are shocked, but you do not have much time. Please quickly make your decision.¡±


    His eyes gave off the unique coldness of artifacts. He was smiling brightly but it felt so cold that even Ju-Heon felt as if he would freeze.


    That was why he was shocked.


    He didn¡¯t know that this bastard was hiding such a gaze.


    Ju-Heon had cherished June a lot as the new intern and he had also told the other team members to treat June well. But he, and even the great and mighty Kongming, had not noticed June¡¯s artifact aura at all.


    That was enough to show how dangerous and strong June was as an artifact.


    It was at that moment.


    [The gate of time and space has been opened.]


    ¡°!¡±


    The reason the sky had looked suspicious from the moment June had revealed himself as an artifact was because an extremely strong power was gathering up there.


    The clouds split and a black eye of the storm was visible, as if the heavens and earth were being created.


    The presence of this eye of the storm that would teleport you to who knows where was extremely threatening. The gusts of wind and thunderbolts roaring around it were just extra.


    June sounded confident.


    ¡°You will be able to return to your original world if you go through that.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    The bastard did not seem to be lying. He could tell because the apocalypse artifacts that were being destroyed by June were complaining.


    [What the hell are you doing?!]


    [Why did you open the gate of time and space?!]


    [Are you really planning on sending this bastard back to his world?!]


    This was definitely the gate of time and space.


    Ju-Heon frowned and looked at June.


    ¡®Does that mean that this bastard was the time and space artifact of the apocalypse artifacts?¡¯


    That bastard smiled brightly and said something else.


    "By the way, you only have three minutes left to use that gate. You will never be able to return to your original world if it closes.¡±


    "What?¡±


    ¡°There is no chance of it opening ever again.¡±


    Ju-Heon sneered and tried to summon the Crow.


    ¡®Like hell this is my only chance. I can reopen it if I make this bastard mine.¡¯


    June smiled as if he read Ju-Heon''s mind.


    And then...


    ¡°!¡±


    The Crow''s aura disappeared. It had happened in an instant.


    June had a relaxed smile on his face.


    ¡°You will not be able to rely on the Crow in this world. Did you really think you could take me down with less than 50 percent of its power?¡±


    ¡®This bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon tried to summon the Crow but he really didn¡¯t feel the Crow''s aura at all.


    The Crow had started with less than 50 percent of its power from the moment Ju-Heon got here.


    An apocalypse artifact probably had no problem suppressing it to 0 percent.


    ¡°I''ve made it very clear, my king. You have two minutes left now. I will use the gate and move to a different dimension once that time is up. It will not be this world or the other world but a completely different dimension.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    He was saying that Ju-Heon¡¯s way to get out of this world would disappear.


    One of the apocalypse artifacts shouted.


    [Why do you keep trying to send this bastard to his original world?! We need to keep this bastard imprisoned here!]


    [Shh! Are you a fucking idiot?! Seo Ju-Heon hasn''t found the Cradle. It¡¯s beneficial for us if he goes over right now.]


    [Aha...!]


    June gently laughed.


    ¡°You don''t need to worry about that. You have already gotten the Cradle, my king.¡±


    [?!]


    The apocalypse artifacts fell into shock. June looked toward Ju-Heon with a gaze that seemed to be saying Ju-Heon already knows.


    ¡°You should have already noticed it. You have felt the aura of the Cradle.¡±


    June then pointed at the rope.


    June then laughed.


    ¡°That is the Cradle. You have no reason to have any attachment to this dimension anymore.¡±


    Ju-Heon silently looked at the rope.


    The aura of the Cradle that had not been on the rope before was slowly getting stronger.


    The apocalypse artifacts finally seemed to notice June''s plan and started protesting.


    [Traitor, he is a traitor!]


    [That bastard is betraying us!]


    Ju-Heon, who had been looking at June with suspicion, laughed out loud.


    ¡°It looks like you are an apocalypse artifact as well, so why are you helping me?¡±


    June nonchalantly smiled.


    ¡°There are some bastards I personally don''t like. I believe that you would be able to take care of them, my king.¡±


    [Damn traitor!]


    [Hurry up and tell the others about this!]


    June didn''t care about them and was only looking at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°You have no reason to hesitate anymore. You have the Cradle. You can return to the other world without any regrets. Staying here will not be of any help to you, my king.¡±


    He had a relaxed smile on his face but it seemed to be extremely disrespectful.


    But he wasn¡¯t wrong.


    This was a different timeline. It was a parallel world and the same world where he had been thrown away and killed.


    It wasn¡¯t the world he would live in either.


    Jaeha, who had been quietly listening, shouted in shock.


    "Wait a minute, what the hell is he talking about?! What does he mean by original world?! Captain, you''re someone else? You came from a different place? What the fuck is going on?!¡±


    He was flailing in the water because June had pushed him off the boat, but he seemed to have heard everything.


    "Captain! I''ve been thinking that you''ve been weird recently, is it because...?!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled at that.


    ¡®Yes, I have been weird.¡¯


    Jaeha¡¯s comments made him realize it. This world was not his world. He was planning on leaving after he got the Cradle from the beginning.


    ¡°I understand what you are saying. This is not where I am going to live and I don¡¯t need to care whether my subordinates die or not.¡±


    June nodded his head and reached his hand out.


    ¡°Yes, my king, so it is time to return...¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Don''t give me orders, you son of a bitch.¡±


    Ju-Heon pushed June off the boat.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Splash!


    Ju-Heon stole the boat and headed toward the tomb without looking back.


    Splash!


    June was shocked after instantly falling into the water.


    The fact that he fell into the water didn¡¯t matter since he could swim. It didn''t matter that the boat was taken either.


    However...


    ¡°Hold...!¡±


    Ju-Heon instantly rowed away, as if he didn''t care about the gate of time and space at all. He was headed toward the Crow''s tomb.


    He was headed to the tomb where his subordinates would be imprisoned.


    ¡°Captain!¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡®Is he not planning on going back to his original world?¡¯


    June was flabbergasted. He never expected Ju-Heon to act this way.


    ¡®Is he really planning on saving his subordinates here?¡¯


    He had expected Ju-Heon to jump over without any hesitation.


    ¡®Then the plan...!¡¯


    "Wait, you got the Cradle! So why?!¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed at him.


    ¡®You want me to believe that the rope is the Cradle? Like hell I''d trust a damn artifact. I¡¯d be fucking crazy to do that.¡¯


    June looked up at the sky and urgently shouted as Ju-Heon got closer to the tomb entrance.


    "The gate really will close! You won¡¯t be able to go back ever! Just forget about your subordinates here! They¡¯re all fake to the current you!¡±


    Ju-Heon completely ignored June¡¯s suggestions.


    ¡°No matter where they are, they are still my people.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    The reason his team would have gone into the tomb without him was simple.


    Those bastards would have gone into a tomb without his order for just one reason.


    ¡®I will harm your Captain.¡¯


    Those bastards would not have gone in there without a threat like that.


    There was no way he could just ignore and leave such loyal subordinates to die.


    Well, he would probably make the same decision even if this wasn¡¯t the case.


    ¡°I¡¯m quite a greedy person. It''s not my nature to choose just one.¡±


    June seemed shocked but soon scoffed.


    ¡°It''s useless! Going in there without the Crow''s power is committing suicide! There are apocalypse artifacts in there!¡±


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t care and was about to go into the entrance.


    Flash!


    ¡°!¡±


    The Crow¡¯s power that had been suppressed by June exploded out.


    Booooooooom!


    [Overcoming the suppression.]


    [Power is returning.]


    [Power has fully recovered to the 50 percent limit.]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes turned red as he saw those messages.


    ¡®......!¡¯


    June seemed shocked. He couldn¡¯t believe it was able to overcome his suppression.


    He could feel the Crow¡¯s power getting stronger on Ju-Heon.


    Boom!


    June closed his eyes while looking at Ju-Heon.


    Something shocking happened at that moment.


    [The restricted power is slowly returning.]


    [60, 70, 80... 90... 100! Abilities are able to be used at full strength!]


    He had gotten his full power back! It was extremely powerful.


    Jaeha, who had swam to shore, couldn''t help but gasp.


    ¡°H, holy shit! What is that?!¡±


    The Dominance he felt was so strong that he felt as if it could make the mighty Monarchs and even the Four Emperors submit. S§×arch* The Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    It was the strong power of the Treasure that would consume numerous artifacts.


    He was now able to use the full Majesty¡¯s power he had in the other dimension!


    Because of that...


    The violent black aura viciously spread throughout the Amazon, and...


    Bang!


    It quickly consumed all of the artifacts hiding in the Amazon.


    Booooooooom!


    A black shadow soon covered all of the Amazon!


    The aura that was so violent that it looked as if it would even consume the sun finally infiltrated the Great Prison. The aura that infiltrated the Great Prison swallowed everything in there.


    Bang!


    A black aura burst out of the tomb entrance. The tomb that Chairman Kwon had confidently called up was destroyed.


    ¡°Haha, now Seo Ju-Heon and those other thorns in our eyes will disappear.¡±


    "We will have some losses but that was the right decision. Based on Seo Ju-Heon''s recent actions, we have no guarantee that that bastard will stay calm forever."


    "That is true.¡±


    In a private room at a bar in the city...


    Women were busy bringing alcohol or cuddling up with the TKBM board members and Pandora leaders who were laughing. They were thinking that they made the right decision to get rid of Ju-Heon and his tomb raiding team.


    That was probably the reason.


    ¡°We will overlook your mistakes.¡±


    They laughed out loud while looking at Yang Chen and John who were left behind by Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Normally we would punish you for your failures but we will forgive you for today is a great day.¡±


    ¡°It looks like the attendants we planted on the plane managed to shove him into that tomb.¡±


    ¡°That area is full of monstrous artifacts. There¡¯s no way they¡¯ll make it back alive.¡±


    The two of them lowered their heads.


    "Thank you very much! We will make sure something like this never happens again.¡±


    ¡°Yes, it is a great day, so hurry up and come here...¡±


    At that moment...


    Bang!


    ¡°Oh, so the booze here is that great?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The place they were in started to turn into a tomb at that moment.


    [A tomb is appearing.]


    The women and staff disappeared and they ended up inside a tomb.


    ¡°Wait, what the hell happened?! What is this?!¡±


    They were extremely shocked already but almost fainted in shock after turning their heads.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you pour me a glass if that booze is that great?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±

 Chapter 378: The Final Treasure (6)

    Chapter 378: The Final Treasure (6) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°You...!¡±


    They looked as if they had seen a ghost.


    It was because Ju-Heon was sitting next to them!


    ¡°W, why is this bastard here?!¡±


    Ju-Heon just ignored them and poured himself a cup. He then stuck his tongue out saying that it was extremely expensive but tasted terrible.


    ¡°Man, how many bottles of extremely expensive booze is this? It tastes like shit.¡±


    Yang Chen and John were shaking in fear while looking at Ju-Heon.


    ¡®W, why is this bastard here?¡¯


    They had looked into it just in case and they had confirmed that the plane had crashed into the Amazon.


    ¡®He should have been captured by the apocalypse artifacts.¡¯


    So what was going on?!


    They realized something at that moment.


    "The rest of the team...there¡¯s no way the other bastards are alive as well, right?!¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted and the corners of his lips curled up.


    ¡°You fuckers are worse than dogs. Why did you have to do such useless things and make me work?¡±


    Screams echoed out as soon as he said that.


    Ju-Heon had pulled out an artifact dagger! The blade that came out of his pocket sliced a bottle in half.


    Clang!


    He then pointed the blade at the board members and Pandora executives drinking in the room.


    Puuk!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Blood splattered all around in an instant. The dagger with a vicious aura surrounding it sliced through these bastards¡¯ fatty flesh.


    ¡°Uuuuugh!¡±


    They foamed at the mouth and tried to run away but they could not escape from a Tomb Appearance.


    ¡°Huff! Save me!¡±


    "Call Pandora! Fuck, where the hell did all of the employees go?!¡±


    THUMP THUMP


    Their hearts were beating wildly as they watched Ju-Heon get close to them.


    "Wait! Let¡¯s use our words! We will give you money, a position in Pandora, whatever you want, so let¡¯s talk it out!¡±


    That was followed by screams. He showed hell to these people who could not die because of the Round Table artifact by having the Crow consume them or throwing them into traps inside the tomb.


    ¡°All of this would have never happened if you kept the original promise.¡±


    His dagger stabbed into the hearts of his enemies.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    The other scared people tried to slowly crawl out of there...


    ¡°Uuuuugh!¡±


    It was useless.


    Ju-Heon''s dagger then headed for Yang Chen. Yang Chen started shaking while looking at Ju-Heon coming closer to him.


    He had been promised a high position in return for killing Ju-Heon. That was why he swiped their information and made it so that the tomb syndrome would become worse for them.


    ¡°Umm, you see, Captain...! That...!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. I told myself that I would personally take care of you as your captain.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon lifted Yang Chen by the hair.


    ¡°I was so disappointed that the old bastard killed you first on the other side.¡±


    ¡°I, I''m sorr...! Please forgive me, Capt...!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s dagger immediately stabbed Yang Chen¡¯s stomach.


    ¡°Ugh...!¡±


    He then twisted the blade!


    Yang Chen screeched in pain as his bowels felt as if they were being ground up in a mixer.


    Ju-Heon glared at Yang Chen without even the slightest of a smile on his face.


    ¡°Kongming had his bowels eaten by rats while he was still alive.¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    ¡°Dan had his leg chewed up.¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Yang Chen¡¯s quadriceps were sliced and his body started twitching. But that wasn¡¯t the end. Next came his neck, shoulder, and arm!


    Ju-Heon stabbed his dagger into the same places his team members would have felt pain in the tomb.


    He made Yang Chen feel their pain.


    This bastard needed to feel the pain they felt after being betrayed and killed by their trusted team member.


    ¡°I, I''m sor...! I don''t want to di...! Please don''t kill me...!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to.¡±


    Blood splattered out and Ju-Heon wiped the blood off his face as he headed toward the Chairman.


    Chairman Kwon seemed anxious.


    "Seo, Seo Ju-Heon...!¡±


    ¡°Thanks for giving me another chance to kill you, old bastard.¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    ¡°But this really is the end.¡±


    His dagger stabbed into his bitter enemy¡¯s neck once again.


    While all of that chaos was going on...


    ¡°Huff, huff...... He really is crazy.¡±


    Jaeha was still questioning his eyes. The pushover captain that he knew...


    That pushover captain...!


    He couldn''t believe the level of Dominance he just saw. it was strong enough to chomp down on the Amazon! And the enemies that had tried to kill them were instantly massacred...!


    ¡®M, mommy. I''m really dead if I try anything.¡¯


    Ju-Heon causing a Tomb Appearance had given him the chills!


    ¡®This guy was capable of doing something like this?!¡¯


    Had he been messing with an extremely dangerous bastard this whole time?!


    Jaeha was shaking in fear as he looked around the area that had turned into a tomb. However, at that moment...


    ¡°Hey bitch, why are you shaking so much?¡±


    ¡°A, aaaahhh! I''m really sorry! I''ll do whatever you want me to do! Woof woof! Oink oink! Cockadoodledoooooo!¡±


    "Are you crazy?¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed but Jaeha whimpered as he looked at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Umm, what about the others? I mean, sir, what about the others? They were almost dead inside the tomb. Are you sure they¡¯re okay?¡±


    Jaeha naturally went into the tomb this time to help Ju-Heon. He had succeeded in saving the others so that he would not regret it and cry this time.


    However, Jaeha was anxious because their condition had been terrible.


    "Are you sure those bastards are alive?! ...Sir?!¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly channeled the Crow''s power.


    Something shocking happened.


    Shhhhhhhhhhh!


    The Crow''s aura slowly crawled out before it seemed to spit some things out.


    It actually spit up the team members!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    ¡°Cough, cough!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s subordinates who had been dying inside the tomb had appeared.


    ¡°Huuuuuff, what the hell...?!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who used the power of predation to take his team members out, nonchalantly threw healing artifacts toward them.


    ¡°You are all somewhat healed but use these to fully recover.¡±


    ¡°Captain...?!¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim?!¡±


    They were looking at Ju-Heon as if they were shocked that he was okay.


    "Captain, you weren''t being threatened by assassins?!¡±


    ¡°That was why we went into that tomb...!¡±


    Ju-Heon then smacked their heads with a plate that was rolling on the ground.


    ¡°Who! Told! You! To go in! Somewhere like that! Without! Me! Huh?¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    ¡°Ack!¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s fine. We got you before any of you died.¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly threw some other things as well.


    ¡°Here, use this and this as well. They should be helpful for your tomb syndrome. We should have more if Jaeha makes copies of it.¡±


    The team members were shocked after seeing what Ju-Heon threw toward them.


    ¡°T, this is?!¡±


    "This is the Herb of Eternal Youth! How did you get Chairman Kwon¡¯s stuff...?!¡±


    How had Ju-Heon done it?


    [You are now able to summon a portion of your possession-type artifacts.]


    Whether it was because his suppressed powers had returned and had connected him to the other side somehow... He was able to use the Majesty¡¯s powers and summon his possession-type artifacts. S~ea??h the nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    It was as if a restriction had been removed.


    Basically, this Herb of Eternal Youth was an artifact from the other world.


    ¡®But why did the restriction suddenly disappear?¡¯


    He heard a person''s voice as if they were here to answer his question.


    ¡°I greet the almighty king.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    June knelt down and lowered his head to the ground in front of Ju-Heon.


    He was bowing extremely respectfully to Ju-Heon as if he had never acted arrogant earlier.


    ¡°Your subject dared to test his king. Please forgive my insolence.¡±


    Jaeha and the others looked flabbergasted seeing June bowing toward Ju-Heon like that.


    ¡°H, hey June...?¡±


    ¡°Why are you acting like this?¡±


    They were all flustered but Ju-Heon just frowned as he glared at June.


    ¡°You...¡±


    ¡°It is late but I greet my master.¡±


    June¡¯s black hair started to turn gold.


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°I am the Supreme Leader of the Treasures, the Majesty''s Cradle. You can call me Cradle, door, Chaos, or whatever you wish, my king.¡±


    The team members¡¯ eyes opened wide while Jaeha¡¯s jaw dropped and Ju-Heon scoffed.


    June had been hiding his identity so well that even the Crow had not noticed that he was the Cradle until now.


    It was surprising that June was the Cradle, but...


    ¡°You really were trying to scam me, weren¡¯t you?¡±


    Ju-Heon caressed the rope with his finger as he laughed.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t think that the rope was the Cradle.¡±


    June had been testing Ju-Heon.


    Maybe he had no intentions of serving the Majesty from the beginning.


    That was why he purposely left his aura on those perverted artifacts to cause chaos.


    But Ju-Heon had not fallen for that test and June must have connected time and space so that Ju-Heon could use 100 percent of the Majesty¡¯s power here.


    That was why he had no restrictions anymore.


    ¡°If I went through the gate you opened I would have gone back without the Cradle. Then I would have been murdered by the apocalypse artifacts.¡±


    June smiled brightly.


    ¡°No, my king. The gate I opened earlier was connected directly to Chaos. You would have entered my realm of destruction and turned into dust.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    June¡¯s gaze was quite sharp and cold.


    ¡°A human without even that much perseverance would have ended up eaten by the apocalypse artifacts even if he took the Cradle. And...¡±


    June¡¯s eyes flashed.


    ¡°It¡¯s obvious what an irresponsible human who throws away his subordinates because this is a different world would do. He would just end up creating a different kind of Pandora¡¯s Executive Board.¡±


    ¡°Get lost. You just hate humans like the rest of them. You were going to pretend to be an apocalypse artifact to bother the Majesty.¡±


    June lowered his head to ask for forgiveness.


    ¡°But I feel like I can give my loyalty to the new king.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s gaze instantly changed.


    ¡°So... I can create artifacts if I use you?¡±


    ¡°Ah, you cannot do that with me.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°To be more specific, I am Chaos. The space is responsible for the birth and destruction of artifacts. Of them, I am the one responsible for the destruction of artifacts... I am a realm of destruction similar to a black hole.¡±


    Ju-Heon was amused.


    ¡°But basically, I just need you to take care of the apocalypse artifacts?¡±


    ¡°Yes, my king. It is extremely difficult to the point you will have to put your life on the line and it is something that nobody has achieved until now, but I have a feeling that you will be able to succeed.¡±


    "Okay... Then open the gate to head back to the other side.¡±


    ¡°As you command, my king.¡±


    The color of June¡¯s eyes changed and an extremely bright light burst out.


    Ju-Heon let out a quiet groan.


    [The gate of time and space has been opened.]


    [Chaos is starting the process of moving through time and space.]


    June asked one final question as if to mess with Ju-Heon.


    "My king. You can just start a new peaceful life on this side.¡±


    He was saying that that would be the easier decision.


    Ju-Heon sneered at him.


    ¡°Shut up and open it.¡±


    June laughed.


    Ju-Heon felt his mind swirling around.


    It was the same sensation he had felt when he first came over to this side!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    The team members grabbed Ju-Heon out of instinct.


    His subordinates were very sharp. They were smart enough to know that something had happened to Ju-Heon by hearing that short conversation with June.


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    They all seemed to be asking him not to go.


    But this was not the place Ju-Heon needed to be. He had chosen that world after regressing to the past.


    That was probably the reason.


    Ju-Heon smiled at his team members who were now free from their tomb syndrome.


    ¡®These bastards do not need to work for TKBM anymore.¡¯


    They didn''t need to work under him anymore either.


    The illness that was their chain and the terrible people they were forced to work for were gone and there was nobody who could stop them now.


    But it was different for the punks in the other world.


    They were all people he had dragged back into his life while starting a new life. He could not leave them to die.


    Ju-Heon looked at the color that had returned to their faces and laughed.


    He had wanted to see their healthy faces so much. He wanted to free these punks so much.


    ¡°Thanks for trusting and following a terrible Captain all this time. The team is now disbanded.¡±


    He saw his surroundings change once he said that.

 Chapter 379: Ragnarok (1)

    Chapter 379: Ragnarok (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon''s body tilted back as if he was falling down.


    The world started to crumble. It felt as if time was slowing down as if he was moving in slow motion.


    The noise around him started to slow down and his vision became blurry. But there was something he could still see clearly.


    ¡°Captain-ni....m!¡±


    ¡°Captain!¡±


    It was the face of his shocked team members as they looked at him. But Ju-Heon was calm.


    This was a world he needed to forget anyway. He was only thrown into this world and stayed to get the Cradle.


    He had some regrets but he was pretty satisfied.


    These punks in their thirties...


    He was happy just to be able to see these punks he shared those memorable years in TKBM with once again.


    That wasn''t all. He was able to do something he had not been able to do in his past life as well.


    ¡®I really wanted to throw a letter of resignation at least once.¡¯


    Living a new life in this world would be fun in its own way now that he got rid of his worst enemies, but...


    ¡®This is not the place I really need to be.¡¯


    The apocalypse artifacts.


    He needed to go back and get rid of those bastards.


    ¡®It is a bit disappointing to just leave like this though.¡¯


    But as Ju-Heon was about to close his eyes without any regrets...


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s all go on a trip without the stupid Captain! Kakaka! Bye~~~! See you never, you shitty Captain!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ''What did that son of a bitch just say?!¡¯


    An angered Ju-Heon was about to get up when everything changed.


    ¡°!¡±


    He now saw a barren wasteland that resembled a desert.


    [You have returned to your original timeline.]


    ¡®I''m back?¡¯


    As Ju-Heon was about to look around...


    Boom! Boom boom!


    He could hear explosions nearby. It sounded as if there was a war going on.


    ¡®!¡¯


    As the noises got closer...


    Ju-Heon frowned.


    ¡°Hold...!¡±


    Bang!


    Ju-Heon quickly got up and rolled to the side. Explosions soon followed.


    Bababababaaaaang!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s body was flung away because of the strength of the explosion. He could have lost a leg if he had been even a bit slower.


    It was so strong that the area he had been was now scorched. The radius of the scorched area was quite large.


    Ju-Heon brushed the sand off his body as he stood up.


    "Where is this? Did I fall into a desert?¡±


    Something pulled at his arm at that moment.


    [$##$&!]


    ¡°!¡±


    It was the rope. The fact that the thread had returned to its original appearance must mean that he was back, but...


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide as he looked toward where the rope was pointing. That was to be expected.


    ¡°The Statue of Liberty?¡±


    Ju-Heon looked around and scoffed.


    ¡°What the hell? This is New York?¡±


    He thought it was the Gobi Desert or something.


    Of course, it wasn''t that there were no buildings in the city. He almost missed them, but they were definitely there.


    There were still some buildings that were not destroyed.


    But at that moment...


    "Wait, what is that?¡±


    Ju-Heon pulled out a pair of artifact binoculars from his pocket as if he questioned his eyes.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s jaw dropped after seeing something.


    His reaction was to be expected.


    ¡°Holy shit, isn''t that the Great Wall of China?¡±


    That was right.


    Asian architecture that should not be visible in New York were visible as if they had switched continents.


    It looked as if the entire continent had moved......!


    ¡°What the hell? Did these sons of bitches move the continent?¡±


    [It looks as if the apocalypse artifacts have moved land masses.]


    ¡°!¡±


    [The apocalypse artifacts seem to be using continents to play a game of territory picking.]


    ¡®These motherfuckers.¡¯


    Ju-Heon scoffed in disbelief and pulled out his phone. sea??h th§× N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    However...


    ¡°Tsk, it¡¯s a useless brick now.¡±


    Well, his phone wouldn¡¯t have worked even if it was not broken.


    Why?


    The current world was in a giant war that looked like a scene out of an apocalypse movie.


    There were no chances of towers and base stations remaining intact.


    Ju-Heon became concerned as he started walking.


    ¡®We''re not filming something like the Planet of the Apes, right?¡¯


    He hoped it wasn''t some shitty situation where tens of years had passed or something while he was in the other timeline.


    The rope came back with something at that moment.


    [$$&!]


    It was a newspaper. It was only a ripped part of it, but it didn''t matter. The date was still visible.


    ¡°Good girl.¡±


    Ju-Heon couldn''t believe what he saw.


    ¡®Holy shit, 2120?!¡¯


    Did 100 years really pass?


    Ju-Heon had to think hard about this.


    ¡®June did say that the other world would be easier. Did that punk say this knowing what was going on here?¡¯


    As Ju-Heon frowned and was about to call out the Cradle to confirm the date...


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    He quickly turned his head after hearing a familiar voice.


    This was definitely Irene¡¯s voice!


    He noticed Irene running toward him.


    ¡°You really are Mr. Ju-Heon, right?!¡±


    Ju-Heon was extremely relieved. Irene looked the same as before he had left.


    Irene hugged Ju-Heon as soon as she saw him. Ju-Heon was happy to see her and tightly hugged her back.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, I missed you!¡±


    As for Ju-Heon, well...he did see her on the other side as well...


    ¡°...Mr. Ju-Heon, I was worried ab...ahhh!¡±


    Irene let out a quiet moan. It was because Ju-Heon was groping her firm butt while hugging her.


    "Wait, Mr. Ju-Heon! Ahhh....!¡±


    It wasn¡¯t as good as feeling her naked butt because she was wearing clothes, but it didn¡¯t matter.


    Ju-Heon was happy to feel the supple sensation in his hand.


    ¡®Yes, this is it.¡¯


    He must have been disappointed(?) that he couldn''t do this to the Irene on the other side.


    "W, wait, Mr. Ju-Heon...!¡±


    "Okay... These and these are the same as well.¡±


    ¡°Aaah! Ahh wait, not there!¡±


    ¡°What the hell? Not that much time has passed.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    As Ju-Heon was ¡®confirming the amount of time that had passed¡¯ using who knows what methods...


    ¡°Damn it, go die you damn Captain!¡±


    He heard Jaeha¡¯s voice as well.


    He was huffing while walking toward Ju-Heon.


    "Wow, we were worried because the apocalypse artifacts threw you out but how can you do that as soon as you wake back up... I''m so... jealous... I mean, do you even know what is going on right now?! Huh?! You unscrupulous bastard!¡±


    But he was still happy to see Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Anyway, Captain-nim, I''m so relieved that you are okay...¡±


    Ju-Heon just punched Jaeha.


    Pow!


    ¡°?!¡±


    He was extremely shocked to get punched all of a sudden.


    "Why?! What did I do wrong?!¡±


    Pow! Pow! Pow!


    ¡°Ow! Ow! Ow! Damn it, what the hell did I do...?!¡±


    ¡°You deserve to be beaten.¡±


    ¡°But why?!¡±


    ¡°Why don''t you ask your future, no, your past bastard of a self?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon wiped his hand off without caring whether Jaeha felt wronged or not.


    ¡°Anyway, explain the current situation. Exactly what happened while I was in the other...no, while I was unconscious. Actually, before that...¡±


    Ju-Heon held out the newspaper in his hand.


    ¡°What is this about 2120? Has it really been 100 years?¡±


    "Ah, don¡¯t worry about that. The time artifact did some crazy shit for a bit... but only three days have passed.¡±


    ¡®I got scared for no reason.¡¯


    Ju-Heon chucked the newspaper. Even the mighty Ju-Heon seemed to have actually been scared.


    It would have been shocking for anybody.


    ¡®......I thought at least one week would have passed.¡¯


    It was because he had been on the other side for about that long.


    ¡®I''m glad only a few days have passed.¡¯


    ¡°We were all looking for you because the apocalypse artifacts chucked your body, Mr. Ju-Heon.¡±


    "Then the apocalypse artifacts started causing havoc in the world...they stuck the US and North Korea next to each other, Europe and Australia, anyway, everything is quite the mess right now!¡±


    "And people?¡±


    ¡°Most of them have evacuated to the shelters you created in the past, Mr. Ju-Heon.¡±


    Ju-Heon had created shelters around the world in order to lower the casualties from Tomb Appearances.


    Ju-Heon would never take shortcuts for such things so even the apocalypse artifacts were having trouble breaking through the barriers of these shelters.


    ¡°They¡¯re angrily destroying cities in response.¡±


    Jaeha showed some pictures he screenshotted before the news stations went down. There were some familiar beasts in the photos.


    One showed a destroyed village, while another showed the large serpent from Norse mythology curled up in the middle of a city.


    ¡®J?rmungandr.¡¯


    That bastard was not the only one. The famous evil beasts that brought Ragnarok as well as the monster from the days of Revelations in the Bible...


    The disaster artifacts from all myths were pretty much there in full force.


    "These bastards are having the time of their lives aren''t they.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts started shaking after noticing the change in his tone. Even Jaeha and Irene were scared.


    It was because the Crow''s aura coming out of Ju-Heon''s body was extremely chaotic.


    Most importantly...


    "Captain-nim, you seem a bit different...¡±


    That was right.


    Ju-Heon was giving off a stronger aura than before now that he had the Cradle.


    Ju-Heon sneered and asked.


    "Where are the others?¡±


    ¡°Ah, that!¡±


    They urgently grabbed Ju-Heon.


    ¡°We don''t have time for this right now.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Joy!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, it really is harder to get any closer than this!¡±


    Somewhere in Africa... Well...it might not be right to call it Africa since Mt. Everest was visible from here now, but anyway...


    A suspicious palace had appeared in the middle of the desert.


    This was Odin¡¯s Valhalla where the Majesty¡¯s Throne, Hlidskjalf was located.


    The former Majesty and the apocalypse artifacts were inside.


    This was currently a palace of monsters. Julian and the others had snuck in like rats into this palace where everybody was dying.


    ¡°Those motherfucking apocalypse artifacts...!¡±


    ¡°I really don¡¯t think anybody can handle those things.¡±


    "But we need to get past them to save Joy...¡±


    Julian frowned after hearing Dan and Seol-A''s comments.


    They had Joy taken from them just one day ago.


    They didn¡¯t make it easy for the apocalypse artifacts.


    But there had been an unexpected variable.


    ¡°That motherfucking old bat...!¡±


    That was right.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo.


    ¡°Why did that old bastard have to surrender to the apocalypse artifacts?! Does he have no pride as a human?! He¡¯s supposed to be one of the Four Emperors!¡±


    The Monarchs around the world had claimed that they would capture the apocalypse artifacts when they appeared.


    They thought that they could defeat Ju-Heon and become the Majesty if they had such strong artifacts.


    But forget capturing them...


    ¡®Aaaaaaaaaah!¡¯


    Those fools who were going wild without knowing anything died horrible deaths as soon as they touched any of the apocalypse artifacts.


    The apocalypse artifacts then started their human selection process in their quest to leave the minimum number of humans alive.


    They seemed to mainly be selecting scholars who will record a new history about them or artifact users with Affinity to serve them.


    The other talented people were all prey.


    That was when Kwon Hyuk Soo had shown up.


    Nobody knew whether he was scared of being murdered by the apocalypse artifacts or if he was tempted by the Majesty position now that Ju-Heon was gone.


    He sucked up to the apocalypse artifacts saying that he would find Joy for them.


    That was how he became the master of Valhalla. It was easy for Kwon Hyuk Soo to find Joy.


    ¡°I''m certain of it. They took the Akashic records out of the Captain''s body so Kwon Hyuk Soo can turn Joy into the Majesty.¡±


    ¡°The apocalypse artifacts will turn Joy into a corpse similar to the former Majesty...!¡±


    Julian, who was feeling responsible as the Vice Captain, frowned.


    ¡°We need to save Joy before Ju-Heon gets back...!¡±


    Otherwise, Ju-Heon might kill them all once he returns.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®What the hell? This is all you guys were capable of? Your punishment is to be my slave forever.¡¯


    He would completely look down on them and use them as he pleased for the rest of their lives!


    ¡°There¡¯s no way that damn Captain would brush this off...¡±


    Part of this was for Joy''s safety, but......


    ¡®We must save her before Ju-Heon gets here.¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Oh reaaaally? But can you really do it before I get here?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±

 Chapter 380: Ragnarok (2)

    Chapter 380: Ragnarok (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Julian flinched and shook in fear after hearing the voice.


    ¡®This voice is...!¡¯


    And then....


    There was a light chuckle and then an explosion.


    Baaaaaang!


    The explosion was extremely strong!


    He heard the noises right behind him.


    The door that had been impregnable was destroyed in seconds.


    The iron walls of the monsters¡¯ castle that the other Monarchs could not breach had been ruthlessly destroyed.


    ¡®What the......!¡¯


    Even they had had trouble sneaking into Valhalla.


    It was different from the Druid¡¯s Clocktower. That Druid¡¯s Clocktower had been a castle with iron walls that had been created to Merlin''s liking.


    She used the Valhalla artifact to create her own little castle. It was a processed good of sorts.


    It was just an imitation created by a human and not by a god, an inferior product might be the best way to describe it.


    But this palace was different.


    ¡®This is the real Valhalla.¡¯


    It was truly the palace of a god.


    It had been turned into a palace of monsters by the apocalypse artifacts but it was the ruins of the Majesty¡¯s palace from which he ruled.


    ¡°Such a ruin...!¡±


    The intruder who broke the walls of this ruin picked his ears.


    "The ruins of the Majesty? I thought it was some antique warehouse.¡±


    ¡°Captain!¡±


    Ju-Heon leisurely walked into the ruin. Julian was relieved to see that Ju-Heon was safe but he soon realized something and asked.


    "What about the monsters outside?¡±


    "Ah, those extracts?¡±


    "E, extracts?¡±


    Julian gasped after turning around.


    ¡°What are all those things?!¡±


    There were corpses of monsters that couldn¡¯t be distinguished anymore scattered around where Ju-Heon had walked past. They were slashed, ripped, and turned into liquid to the point they splatted around the ruins like wax.


    That wasn''t all. Ju-Heon had brought their extracts in bottoms as if they were healthy juices.


    ¡°Ho, hoho-¡±


    Even if those monsters were the lackeys of the apocalypse artifacts, this was too much.


    ¡°We had to work our asses off to get in without running into those bastards......¡±


    Ju-Heon just continued to pick his ear as if he could care less about that. Seol-A soon snapped out of it and shouted toward him.


    "Captain-nim, Ju-Won...!¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly laughed.


    ¡°Yes, I heard.¡±


    They then heard Jaeha screaming while catching up to Ju-Heon from the distance. Ju-Heon cracked his knuckles and his eyes flashed.


    "That old bastard really sucked up to those apocalypse bastards?¡±


    It was insolent but understandable. The apocalypse artifacts were extremely dangerous artifacts.


    No humans were capable of handling them.


    ¡®But I didn¡¯t expect that old bastard to act this way.¡¯


    Ju-Heon scoffed and started walking farther into the ruin. Something shocking happened with each step.


    "The palace......!¡±


    This old golden palace...


    The ruin that was dull from dust and moss started to change shape.


    [We greet our king.]


    [My king!]


    Ju-Heon''s every step made the palace change some more. The old and rusty decorations had their colors restored while the broken pillars and furniture started to be restored as well.


    This was not the palace getting a face lift.


    ¡®The time in the ruin is turning back!¡¯


    That was right.


    The flow of time in this area was regressing. It was returning to the Majesty''s era when everything in here had been radiant.


    It was returning to that time with the memories of the former Majesty.


    The proof of that was that the servants appearing in the ruin were bowing to Ju-Heon but Ju-Heon was able to walk past them as if they were ghosts.


    This entire palace was like the ghost of the past. But these ghosts were able to influence the people of the present.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Watch out!¡±


    One of the traps in the palace activated and attacked Ju-Heon. These were the extremely strong traps that Julian and the others had barely managed to dodge.


    Steel spears that seemed to have recognized Ju-Heon as an intruder shot out of the paintings on the wall.


    [Intruder! Get rid of the intruder!]


    But the moment the steel spears struck Ju-Heon!


    Craaaaaack!


    A spear that had aimed for Ju-Heon''s neck broke. It crumpled from the tip all the way down to the handle.


    ¡°......!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled and entered into the domain of the gods. Ju-Heon was now inside a large hall!


    An urgent message popped up the moment this radiant tomb regressed to the past.


    [Warning. It is the domain of the gods from here on.]


    [You may not be able to protect yourself in here.]


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    Hlidskjalf, the throne located in the highest spot, was one of those artifacts that symbolized the view of a god.


    It was a place where the god could see everything in the world.


    Basically, this golden palace itself was the Majesty¡¯s almighty authority and power.


    The former Majesty might have tried to use this power to enter into the domain of the gods as well.


    ¡®It is located in the deepest spot of the palace.¡¯


    Julian urgently stopped Ju-Heon who was trying to head to where Joy would be.


    "Wait! It is not an ordinary place up there! It¡¯s full of apocalypse artifacts as well...!¡±


    Julian and the other team members flinched.


    Bang!


    An extremely bright light shot out from next to Ju-Heon.


    [Calling out Chaos.]


    [Calling forth the gate of destruction that will return everything to nothingness.]


    ¡°......!¡±


    A young man respectfully kneeling on one knee appeared with the light.


    ¡°My king, your loyal subject has responded to your summons.¡±


    It was the Majesty''s Cradle. June was speaking to Ju-Heon with sharp yet elegant movements.


    The rest of the team gasped at the appearance of this familiar face.


    "June?!¡±


    ¡°How did that kid...!¡±


    At that moment...


    Bang!


    [I smell the terrible stench of Seo Ju-Heon.]


    Apocalypse artifacts burst out from inside the hall.


    That wasn¡¯t all. They could see hordes of monsters through the hole in the ceiling of the hall.


    There seemed to be thousands of monsters.


    They were not all famous disaster artifacts.


    [We don¡¯t need you, you bastard! We don¡¯t need you!]


    Black formless beings were squirming and releasing their malice toward Ju-Heon.


    These bastards were the ones who were unable to be recorded in the Akashic records and had been forgotten by people through the passing of time. There were also some that had purposely been removed from history by the victors.


    The apocalypse artifacts that had been causing chaos all over the world had rushed over after smelling Ju-Heon''s scent.


    The most destructive of the apocalypse artifacts soon revealed their fangs.


    [That bastard Seo Ju-Heon really did show up again!]


    [This arrogant son of a bitch doesn¡¯t know his place!]


    They were extremely triumphant after having captured Joy.


    [But you¡¯re too late. We¡¯ve already finished the preparations to transfer the Majesty position!]


    [We will kill you here!]


    [It will be the changing of the throne!]


    The monsters charged to attack Ju-Heon.


    But at that moment...


    "Alright, open the gate! Chaos!¡±


    ¡°As you command.¡±


    June smiled and a golden light blasted out next to Ju-Heon.


    June turned into a ray of golden light and shot up into the sky.


    The long ray looked sort of like a rope and sort of like a squirming Dragon.


    Then the moment the ray of light created a circle in the sky!


    Bang!


    A gate appeared in the sky.


    Boobooboooooooooom!


    Dark clouds gathered in the sky and created a black dot that looked as if they were looking at the eye of the storm. The black dot looked like a tightly closed steel gate upon taking a closer look.


    There were many long designs on the gate.


    The clouds started to roar with this spot at the center.


    The apocalypse artifacts gasped after seeing what was happening. These bastards all knew the identity of this strong power.


    [H, hold on! This is?!]


    [T, the Cradle! This is the Cradle!]


    [It¡¯s the Imagery world! Fuck, that gate has opened!!!]


    [Fuck, Seo Ju-Heon has called out Chaooooooooos! We''re done for!]


    This was the world that Prometheus had tried to send Ju-Heon and the entire Great Prison away.


    The Imagery world.


    It was the ocean of birth where artifacts were born and died. This was Chaos, the place full of chaos, dust, and gas, a place full of human memories and imagination.


    This Cradle was where all artifacts gained life to appear in front of humans.


    Even the mighty apocalypse artifacts feared this place!


    [Aaaaaaaaaak! No! Save me!]


    They refused to accept this was happening.


    [Fuck, it¡¯s a lie! There¡¯s no way that Seo Ju-Heon can use this artifact!]


    [That''s right! No human is capable of controlling Chaos!]


    [He won''t be able to open the gate!]


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°I order you as the Majesty! All of you, return to dust!¡±


    [?!]


    Something eerie happened at the steel gates on the black dot.


    Flash!


    The long patterns that looked like decorations opened their eyes.


    [!]


    The gate of Chaos that had been tightly shut finally opened.


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    [Chaos is opening the gate of time and space.]


    [The gate of destruction is opening.]


    The apocalypse artifacts looked completely stunned. The gate opened and sucked in all of the apocalypse artifacts and released a vicious gust of wind.


    [The dimension of birth, Chaos, is swallowing the apocalypse artifacts.]


    [No! Hold on! Aaah!]


    [Damn it! Seo Ju-Heeeeeeeeeeeeon! He even managed to open the gate of Chaos!]


    [This is unbelievable! It''s fucking crazy!]


    The apocalypse artifacts that had tried to gobble Ju-Heon up were dragged into the gate of time and space instead.


    They looked as if they were being sucked into a hurricane.


    They tried to escape but it was useless.


    [It is the order of the King. Return to nothingness.]


    Mysterious ropes appeared out of the black dot along with June''s voice. Those ropes were made of black aura and they squirmed like jellyfish tentacles to bind the bastards trying to run away.


    [Aaaaaaaaaak! Save me!]


    The apocalypse artifacts that had been destroying cities all around the world were sucked into Chaos.


    These bastards who were trying to destroy human society and proclaim the end of the world were forcibly removed.


    People around the world could not hide their shock as they watched.


    ¡°M, my goodness! The monsters are being sucked into there!¡±


    ¡°W, what is that?¡±


    ¡°Look over there, it¡¯s Seo Ju-Heon! It¡¯s Seo Ju-Heon who opened that weird gate!¡±


    ¡°What? Really?¡±


    J?rmungandr that was wrapped around a building, monsters eating people, and even Armageddon that would appear for the final judgment was being dragged into Chaos.


    The apocalypse artifacts¡¯ asses were on fire as they tried to come up with a plan. They had no time to fool around anymore.


    [Hurry! Activate the Akashic records before we are swallowed by Chaos!]


    [That''s right! Seo Ju-Heon is the one who opened the gate of Chaos! There will be no issues if we kill him!]


    [Hurry! We¡¯re in a rush! Everybody gather here!]


    [The rest of you quickly make the Majesty switch happen! What are you doing?! Hurry up and use the Akashic records! That¡¯s the only way!]


    The high-grade disaster artifacts tried to do everything they could to stop Ju-Heon. But Ju-Heon just smiled and started walking.


    One step, two steps...


    He took steps into this golden hall without any hesitation, and...


    [Damn it! Seo Ju-Heon is heading over here!]


    The apocalypse artifacts who had Joy somewhere around here gasped.


    It was because Ju-Heon was heading toward the only room connected to this golden hall, the place where Joy was imprisoned.


    It was the place of the highest god in Valhalla.


    Ju-Heon started walking up the golden steps connected to that room. The artifacts inside the room became anxious the moment Ju-Heon stepped onto the steps.


    [It''s fine. Hurry the fuck up!]


    They urgently looked toward Joy.


    [Alright, stop resisting! Hurry up and activate the Akashic records!]


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The apocalypse artifacts that were choking Joy shoved the Akashic records toward her.


    [Hurry up!]


    [Hurry up and get rid of Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s existence!]


    Joy activated her Affinity and kicked the artifacts away.


    [Aaah!]


    [This bitch!]


    ¡°......Huff! Get lost. I told you that I can''t do it!¡±


    [Wait! You are the woman who has split a soul with Seo Ju-Heon. That means that you can handle any artifact that is contracted to Seo Ju-Heon.]


    ¡°......!¡±


    [Now hurry! Hurry up before we make you regret it!]


    The disgusting apocalypse artifacts pervertedly grabbed Joy''s legs. And as they were about to strip her...


    "These fuckers want to get wrecked.¡±


    Bang!


    [Aaaaaaaaahh!]


    The apocalypse artifacts holding onto Joy exploded.


    ¡°Ju-Heon!¡±


    Joy smiled while looking at Ju-Heon.


    And the moment Ju-Heon blasted the door and entered into the king¡¯s domain...


    Boom!


    The large wolf that swallowed Odin burst through the wall.


    Fenrir.


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon frowned.


    [Your mistake was taking Odin¡¯s weapons!]


    Fenrir was the monster wolf that was said to have swallowed the almighty Odin during Ragnarok. Ju-Heon, who possessed Odin and quite a lot of Odin''s artifacts, couldn''t help but be vulnerable to Fenrir.


    Fenrir opened its jaw wide knowing that was the case.


    The Crow immediately went into defense mode while warning Ju-Heon.


    [Warning. This is the worst possible match-up.]


    [You must forgo your rights to Odin''s artifact immediately.]


    But as that message popped up...


    [?!]


    Something shut Fenrir¡¯s stout!

 Chapter 381: Ragnarok (3)

    Chapter 381: Ragnarok (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    All of the apocalypse artifacts were shocked. Ju-Heon''s team members were shocked as well.


    ¡°That is...?!¡±


    It was the rope that had closed Fenrir''s stout.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes were opened wide as well.


    The rope that had returned to its original body instead of that ball of yarn was moving wildly as if to release all its powers it had not been able to use for a while.


    [#$#&*!]


    Shut your mouth! I told you to shut it!


    The rope twisted itself around Fenrir¡¯s stout as if asking who it was trying to eat.


    It also seemed angry as it whipped the bastard¡¯s ass with its tail end.


    [Ugh!]


    Fenrir¡¯s eyes opened wide at the rope¡¯s unexpectedly strong power.


    Of course, the other artifacts were gasping in disbelief.


    [T, that young little punk...again!]


    [That punk is stepping in without understanding the scariness of the apocalypse artifacts...!]


    But they seemed to be acting different from how they usually ignored the rope.


    [No! It''s doing a good job!]


    The artifacts were cheering. Even Anubis, who had been dragged around by the rope before, was getting excited.


    [That''s right! That¡¯s it! Twist that damn doggie¡¯s neck!]


    Anubis wanted the rope to drag Fenrir around as it had done to him in the past.


    The artifacts were all in agreement this time. Even bitter enemies seemed to be holding hands.


    This reaction was to be expected. The apocalypse artifacts were the enemies of all artifacts.


    Who cared if they were all artifacts? These bastards wanted to bring the end of the world and use the Akashic records to get rid of their existences.


    [Twist that bastard¡¯s neck! Kill it!]


    [I¡¯ll let you protect Seo Ju-Heon this one time!]


    [But that wolf is incompatible with our father...! It¡¯s also an extremely high-grade artifact!]


    Fenrir was the monster that had swallowed Odin. That achievement might be why it was one of the strongest apocalypse artifacts.


    Naturally, Fenrir did not submit so easily.


    [You dare!]


    Boom!


    Fenrir tried opening its stout as if to force the rope to release it.


    Ahhh!


    [!]


    Fenrir used its strong jaw strength to rip the rope apart. The rope sounded as if it would rip.


    The artifacts and Ju-Heon''s team members were shocked.


    The apocalypse artifacts laughed while looking at the rope that seemed on the verge of ripping.


    [It¡¯s just a bastard without even a family tree!]


    [All of you must really be out of options if you bastards who care so much about the family tree is relying on a stupid rope! Hahaha!]


    Fenrir laughed and charged toward Ju-Heon as well.


    [I''ll chomp you into pieces! Seo Ju-Heon!]


    Fenrir might have been waiting in this king''s ruin for this moment. It knew that Ju-Heon would definitely come here and that Ju-Heon possessed Odin¡¯s artifact. It was waiting to take care of Ju-Heon at the last moment.


    [Warning. You must relinquish your rights to Odin.]


    Ju-Heon heard urgent voices behind him as well.


    "Captain! Get rid of Odin¡¯s artifact! You¡¯ll be in danger if you don¡¯t!¡±


    Fenrir¡¯s stout was soon on top of Ju-Heon''s head. As Ju-Heon frowned and was about to take an artifact out...


    [$##$&!]


    Do you want to get in trouble? Do you want to get in trouble?


    [?!]


    The rope that seemed as if it would rip looked angry as it...


    SQUEEZE!


    It pulled its body. Fenrir¡¯s large stout was slammed shut.


    Twist!


    The rope then twisted itself around Fenrir¡¯s neck.


    [#$&#$!]


    Fenrir looked as if its eyes would pop out after suddenly being choked. The monster wolf then lost its balance.


    The rope''s body flashed and the rope¡¯s powers became stronger as it tied the wolf down.


    The wolf flailed to get the rope off but the rope seemed angry.


    [#$&!]


    The rope bound the wolf and then threw the large Fenrir into the air.


    [#$#$&!]


    Fenrir roared.


    It was at that moment.


    [#$&!]


    Over here! Throw him over here!


    Gungnir popped out when nobody noticed and was bobbing up and down with joy while pointing its sharp head up.


    Fenrir gasped after seeing what was going on. It could tell what was about to happen.


    [Stooooooooop!]


    However...


    The rope''s eyes flashed and the rope slammed the wolf down where Gungnir was located.


    Boom!


    Fenrir¡¯s stout landed perfectly on Gungnir¡¯s spearhead. The sharp spearhead pierced through the wolf''s chin and up through its stout.


    It was the perfect aim!


    Blood splattered everywhere.


    Fenrir was grinding its teeth after having its stout pierced.


    [Ywoo bwastaaaard!]


    Fenrir''s bloodshot eyes were wide open and it tried to destroy Gungnir and the rope with its feet.


    [#$$&!]


    Sit! Sit!


    The rope choked Fenrir''s neck and started dragging it somewhere.


    Fenrir foamed at the mouth but could not help but be dragged away by the rope.


    The apocalypse artifacts¡¯ eyes opened wide at this sight.


    [W, what is going on...?!]


    Anubis was laughing its ass off.


    [That''s right! Get a taste of what that¡¯s like! Even a Divine-Grade artifact like me almost died from that!]


    ¡®That shit''s just a damn wolf that ate an old man!¡¯


    The apocalypse artifacts started grinding their teeth after hearing Anubis¡¯s crazed shout.


    [You are at max lousy SS-Grade artifacts...!]


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°If you understand...¡±


    [......!]


    ¡°Move the fuck away, you motherfuckers!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s vicious shout echoed through the area.


    While that was going on...


    [I am Newsroom''s Kim Do Han bringing you what may be my last report.]


    Most cities were damaged by the apocalypse artifacts but there were some cities that had not been attacked yet.


    People hiding in shelters were shaking in fear while listening to the news on the radio or the rare TV channels that were still broadcasting.


    People were on their toes listening, anxious that any of these broadcasts could be cut at any moment.


    The things they could see through the camera were truly terrible.


    [Please take a look over here. Major cities have been destroyed and the whole world looks as if the end of the world has arrived.]


    They could see burning cities and a sky that was black from ashes. The dry and suffocating smoke was burning up the oxygen.


    People couldn''t escape to other areas because the roads were destroyed, planes were grounded and monsters were in the water.


    It truly seemed as if the world was reaching its end.


    [The disaster artifacts that have appeared in the world are said to be so strong that even the Monarchs are unable to do anything.]


    Artifacts had brought humans great benefits but their appearance might have signaled the end of the human population.


    Tomb syndrome had appeared with the artifacts and there were wars and famine as well. The world truly had been walking toward its end.


    Unless the king, the Majesty who could control all artifacts was here...


    [The military...and even the artifact users we had our faith in were unable to defeat them. However! Please take a look!]


    People still had a small source of hope.


    Why?


    [Over there! The monster artifacts that have taken over the cities are starting to disappear through the gate in the sky!]


    The excited reporter''s hand was shaking.


    These broadcasters who were reporting with their lives on the line pointed the camera toward Chaos''s gate.


    [Do you see that gate?! This gate that has appeared around the whole world is swallowing up the monsters!]


    [According to what we have heard, Seo Ju-Heon is the one who opened that gate!]


    ¡°......!¡±


    The people in the shelter gulped.


    "Seo Ju-Heon...he wasn¡¯t dead...!¡±


    They looked ready to cry.


    They were safe because regular civilians had artifacts given to them in this timeline.


    They were all able to use artifacts to protect themselves from the apocalypse artifacts, but it would have its limit.


    They could probably resist the peons for a while but the crazy highest-grade bastards were impossible for them to handle.


    These people who had been preparing to meet their death found a ray of hope.


    They had hope that they might be able to survive this hellish end of the world.


    Their movements changed after this hope was kindled inside them.


    ¡°Fight! We can still survive!¡±


    ¡°Hold on a little longer!¡±


    "Seo Ju-Heon will be able to suppress those bastards!¡±


    The apocalypse artifacts truly were unable to do anything against Ju-Heon as people were hoping.


    ¡°You motherfuckers, I told you to get lost to where you came from!¡±


    Valhalla, the palace of the gods.


    Ju-Heon was blasting any artifact away that dared to get in his way toward the throne.


    The kicked artifacts were sucked into Chaos.


    [Uggggggh!]


    [No!]


    Those bastards screamed in agony as they were sucked in. Chaos continued to suck in apocalypse artifacts from around the world.


    Some buildings were destroyed as apocalypse artifacts flailed to stay out, but it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°Hooray! Those bastards are disappearing!¡±


    "Seo Ju-Heon truly is the best!¡±


    People around the world were just happy to be alive. Ju-Heon headed closer to the throne.


    He could see the back of the throne from where he was standing. The throne was turned toward the window.


    [Damn it! That bastard!]


    There was a shadow that was trying to slowly escape without being seen.


    ¡®Haaa, I''m sure there will be misunderstandings if he catches me here.¡¯


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was the one trying to sneak out! He had made the only choice possible to survive, but Ju-Heon wouldn''t forgive him for that.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Ugh?!¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo was grabbed by something and was dragged in front of Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon¡¯s Crow''s aura had grabbed him by the collar.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo awkwardly laughed once he was face to face with Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Welcome back?¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed.


    ¡°I heard that you took our little piggy, old man. Hmm?¡±


    "Ah, I knew it. I knew there would be this kind of misunderstanding.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo tried his best to make excuses.


    ¡°Hey, a part of the world was struck by a time bomb that made 100 years pass while you were gone.¡±


    The time artifact truly must have activated, causing that newspaper from 2100. That time artifact made the flow of time different for a radius of 10km or something like that.


    ¡°Even I would die if I was hit by a 100 year time bomb. It was an SSS-Grade artifact¡¯s doing, so I peed my pants.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why you sucked up to that time artifact and exchanged your life for our little piggy?¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo awkwardly smiled as Ju-Heon cracked his knuckles.


    ¡°It¡¯s a big misunderstanding! I actually saved your sister. I bought you some time! Your sister would have been taxidermied right away if it wasn¡¯t for my negotiations with them!¡±


    ¡°Oho.¡±


    ¡°I knew that you would come back. I''m the person who wants you to become the Majesty more than anybody else. Don¡¯t you know that?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I know very well.¡±


    Kwon Hyuk Soo screamed. It was because the Crow started swallowing Kwon Hyuk Soo as if it was telling him to shut up.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo shouted as if he had been wronged.


    "Wait! Ju-Heon! It¡¯s the truth! I protected Ju-Won! Why would I want to harm her when I need to stay on your good side?!¡±


    ¡®Well, it doesn''t sound like he¡¯s lying.¡¯


    There was actually an aura flowing around Joy. It was proof that Kwon Hyuk Soo was not lying and that he had somewhat been protecting Joy from the apocalypse artifacts.


    That was why Ju-Heon was about to let Kwon Hyuk Soo out of the Crow when...


    ¡°Hey, Ju-Heon! You can''t do this to your father! I gave you lif...! Nooo!¡±


    He just angrily slammed Kwon Hyuk Soo back in.


    Ju-Heon then walked over to the throne and put his hand on it.


    [You are able to dominate the throne in your current state.]


    [You are able to put this Valhalla palace under your control.]


    Something amazing happened at that moment.


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    [Our glorious king!]


    Ghost-like attendants, soldiers, and all sorts of vassals appeared in a line.


    Although monsters had temporarily dominated this place, the palace had regressed to the past.


    The great vassals and attendants who had served the former Majesty greeted Ju-Heon.


    They greeted him as the king.


    The team members¡¯ faces lit up as they watched.


    ¡°The palace is accepting the Captain as its master!¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and contract with the throne!¡±


    That was the only thing left to do.


    However, something shocking happened.


    Crack!


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who they had all expected to sit on the throne, had suddenly destroyed the throne.


    He even destroyed the throne¡¯s core!

 Chapter 382: Ragnarok (4)

    Chapter 382: Ragnarok (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    Craaaaaack!


    People were shocked at Ju-Heon¡¯s unexpected action.


    ¡°Captain-nim! What are you doing?!¡±


    Even Kwon Hyuk Soo was shocked.


    "Ju-Heon! Do you know how precious that artifact is?!¡±


    The Crow was shocked as well. Its urgent messages were proof of its anxious state.


    [You must contract with the throne.]


    [You need to conquer the throne to take control of this palace.]


    Ju-Heon ignored the messages and destroyed the throne. But he was not destroying it as he normally destroyed artifacts.


    He was decimating it into pieces as if he had no desires for this throne.


    It felt as if he was trying to completely get rid of its existence from the world.


    Because of that...


    Jaeha seemed the most anxious.


    His gaze seemed to be asking what was wrong with this artifactphile.


    "Captain-nim, are you crazy?! That artifact...!¡±


    The artifact Ju-Heon was destroying was one of the Majesty''s Treasures.


    He of all people should know that it could not be restored when destroyed like this.


    "Stop...! Even I won¡¯t be able to restore that...ahh!¡±


    An intense spark crackled and Ju-Heon''s aura exploded out, as if telling Jaeha to shut up.


    Craaaaaack!


    The throne being attacked caused rifts through the entire palace.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    The ghosts of the past that had knelt down for Ju-Heon opened their eyes wide.


    [He is an intruder.]


    [He is not our king!]


    The ghosts immediately picked up their weapons.


    The palace that had regressed to the past and returned to its glory days had accepted Ju-Heon as its enemy.


    [This intruder is trying to destroy the king¡¯s resting area!]


    [Kill him!]


    They rushed toward Ju-Heon who was destroying the throne. Ju-Heon just smirked and continued to destroy it.


    Babang!


    Hlidskjalf was finally destroyed.


    The palace of the gods that had its radiant glory in the past started shaking.


    Boooooom!


    [You have destroyed the palace¡¯s core.]


    [The palace has lost its power and is about to crumble.]


    The large earthquake was causing golden debris to fall from the palace. The ghosts trying to protect the Majesty''s palace screamed in pain.


    Ju-Heon''s team members truly found this to be odd.


    ¡°Captain-nim! Didn''t you really want that throne?¡±


    ¡°Why...?!¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly turned away from the throne. He didn''t even tell Jaeha to restore it as he usually would say.


    In its place...


    ¡°Get lost if you don''t want to be squished to death, you damn ghosts!¡±


    Ju-Heon used his Tomb Destruction skill to pulverize what was left of Valhalla.


    Babababang!


    [Warning. You really will not be able to restore the core.]


    [Warning. The castle will really crumble.]


    [Warning. Everything the former Majesty has accomplished may disappear.]


    But he just looked up to the sky. He was staring at the apocalypse artifacts being dragged away by Chaos.


    The apocalypse artifacts cursed Ju-Heon who was destroying the throne and the palace.


    [That bastard dared to destroy the palace we took over!]


    Maybe that was to be expected. The Majesty''s palace was the artifacts¡¯ supreme headquarters.


    It was a holy and symbolic place similar to Olympus in Greek mythology.


    Humans saw it as a place where god¡¯s powers were activated while the artifacts saw it as a place of envy.


    Of course, only artifacts with proper family trees were able to enter this palace with the Majesty until now.


    The apocalypse artifacts were planning on pushing those ¡®established¡¯ artifacts out to conquer this headquarters for themselves.


    But he did this!


    [This thieving bastard only knows how to destroy things!]


    [Not only did he barge in uninvited, he''s destroying the whole place!]


    They then sneered at Ju-Heon.


    [No! That bastard actually did something stupid!]


    [That¡¯s right! He destroyed a Treasure with his own hands! He threw away his chance to get the artifact!]


    They started laughing out loud. The apocalypse artifacts started to flail around, as if they became energized by this joy.


    [We will not be defeated like this by a stupid idiot like that!]


    [Seo Ju-Heeeeeeeeon!]


    Boom, boom boom!


    The apocalypse artifacts that had been sucked in by Chaos were making their final stand. They tried to squirm back out through Chaos''s gate that had not closed yet.


    [Do you really think this would be the end?!]


    [Do not look down on the strongest artifacts!]


    Both heaven and earth were shaking from the amount of raging aura.


    [We will at least praise you for being a mere human but managing to summon Chaos!]


    [The majesties of the past could not do it and nobody in this world could do it but you managed to do it, you bastard!]


    [But it will not be easy to completely swallow us up with Chaos!]


    [You don''t have the power to shut the gate of Chaos with your powers!]


    Boom!


    [Danger. The apocalypse artifacts are trying to escape from Chaos.]


    They flailed around and continued to try to escape from the gate.


    ¡°The gate!¡±


    The apocalypse artifacts were very strong. They really did seem too strong for any humans to handle.


    These artifacts were created for the end of the world after all. But Ju-Heon didn''t give a shit about these artifacts at all.


    [Make Seo Ju-Heon lose focus!]


    [He should be using most of his Dominance to keep Chaos out!]


    [It should be so painful that he wants to die! That bastard will end up sucked up by Chaos instead if he loses focus!]


    Chaos was strong enough to swallow the apocalypse artifacts but it also came with a serious risk. Chaos would swallow Ju-Heon and the entire world if he lost focus while it was out.


    He pretty much summoned space, this large black hole called Chaos.


    It was at that moment.


    Bang!


    ¡°...What is that?!¡±


    Terrible things shot up from the ground. These bastards looked like white zombies.


    They were no normal zombies either.


    Merlin, Henry, John, Pandora¡¯s knights, and Executive Board members... There were also numerous excavation team members.


    ¡°They''re all enemies the Captain-nim got rid of in the past...!¡±


    ¡°Those bastards!¡±


    ¡°They¡¯re artifacts! They¡¯ve all been turned into Un-knowns!¡±


    Was this the terrible fate awaiting all artifact users?


    Merlin had learned about creating Un-knowns from the apocalypse artifacts after all.


    The enemies Ju-Heon had taken down in the past had all been turned into Un-knowns by the apocalypse artifacts.


    They must have been in a rush as they all looked the same as they had looked while alive.


    The team members gasped and quickly activated their artifacts.


    "Fuck, Un-knowns can''t be destroyed with normal methods!¡±


    They had realized something while fighting against Un-knowns. Most artifacts could be destroyed by breaking their core.


    But Un-knowns did not have cores in their bodies.


    An Un-known¡¯s core was different based on the person it was created from. It was the location that the person had the most attachment to in the past.


    For example, Jaeha¡¯s Un-known Louie''s core would be TKBM''s tomb raiding team office.


    They were able to easily destroy their Un-knowns since they knew where those places were, but...!


    ¡°How the hell would we know where these bastards were attached to?!¡±


    ¡°Just stop them for now!¡±


    The activated artifacts all rushed toward the enemies. The team members¡¯ artifacts were working harder than ever.


    [Protect Seo Ju-Heon!]


    [We can''t let those apocalypse bastards take our place!]


    But the apocalypse artifacts only had one target.


    [Dodge the other bastards! We don''t have time!]


    [Seo Ju-Heon, only aim for Seo Ju-Heon!]


    [He can¡¯t use other artifacts since he is using Chaos!]


    They swiftly dodged left and right and only aimed for Ju-Heon. Fenrir, which was near Ju-Heon, wanted to swallow him again as well.


    ¡®Fuck, all of this would end if I could just swallow that bastard in one bite!¡¯


    It didn''t even need to swallow him.


    An arm, no, just cutting off a single finger would cut Ju-Heon¡¯s Dominance off and make him unable to control Chaos.


    ¡®Then Seo Ju-Heon and this world would be gone at once.¡¯


    But forget an arm... Fenrir could only be smacked by the excited rope while being dragged away.


    Slap, slap, slap!


    [#$$&!]


    I said hand! Hand!


    [Ow, this damn shitty rope bastard! What the fuck are you?!]


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°You stupid motherfuckers really have to stop looking down on humans so much.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled and everybody saw black fog appearing.


    [!?]


    The apocalypse artifacts were shocked.


    Ju-Heon had activated Chi You''s artifact while maintaining Chaos.


    He also called up Anubis¡¯s Army of the Dead!


    [That bastard...! He can use a Treasure-Grade artifact while maintaining Chaos...!]


    The goblin army and spirits of famous individuals from history burst out. The goblin army and the spirits worked together as they charged toward the battlefield.


    Babababang!


    It was the moment that a black wave and a white wave mixed together. Ju-Heon''s army and the team members¡¯ attacks mixed together and made the Un-knowns scream.


    The apocalypse artifacts gasped.


    But that was not the end.


    Ju-Heon smiled as if he had been waiting for this moment.


    ¡°I guess you didn¡¯t know this. I didn''t close the gate of Chaos because I was just waiting for the right moment.¡±


    [......?!]


    ¡°I needed your numbers to increase!¡±


    He then threw the remaining two of the 7 Great artifacts.


    [!]


    They were the artifacts of avarice and gluttony, Mammon and the Supreme Leader.


    He had been unable to awaken them until now because he did not have useful sacrifices, but their conditions seemed to be almost fulfilled as he took down apocalypse artifacts.


    [You have satisfied the requirement.]


    [All seven have gathered and the Majesty''s Key has completely awakened.]


    The two artifacts that he had been unable to awaken until now had awakened.


    He had taken down thousands of apocalypse artifacts already on his way over! They were all extremely high-grade sacrifices so it was enough to awaken the key.


    The ring on Ju-Heon''s finger flashed.


    Bang!


    The overbearing Majesty¡¯s aura burst out of him. Chaos powered up as if it was reacting to Ju-Heon¡¯s power.


    Boobooboooooooooom!


    [Sucking in all apocalypse artifacts in the world.]


    All apocalypse artifacts were sucked without exception.


    Ju-Heon soon gave the final order.


    ¡°Closed!¡±


    [Ahhhhhhhhhh! Noooooooooooo!]


    [Noooooooooooo!]


    The apocalypse artifacts screamed but the gate of Chaos closed shut.


    Peace had returned to the world.


    The apocalypse artifacts were completely gone from the world.


    People looked at how the artifacts had disappeared without a trace as their jaws dropped.


    ¡°Are......¡±


    ¡°They¡¯re gone, right?¡±


    People realized that this was not a dream and started crying and cheering.


    ¡°Hooray! All of those monsters are gone!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s finally over!¡±


    ¡°We''re alive! We¡¯re all alive!¡±


    People all over the world were crying tears of joy and screaming in excitement. They all came out of the shelters and hugged each other in delight.


    But Ju-Heon''s team members couldn''t help but be anxious.


    Why?


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    ¡°What?!¡±


    They heard a voice at that moment.


    ¡°What are you all doing over there? You''re going to get crushed if you blank out in a crumbling building.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    They had no idea when he moved, but Ju-Heon was heading toward the exit alone.


    And then...


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    The cracked Valhalla started to completely crumble, probably because Ju-Heon destroyed the throne. Well, it could also be because Ju-Heon continued to destroy the palace after that as well.


    The team members foamed at the mouth and quickly followed Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Captain-nim, stop breaking it!¡±


    "Why would you throw away such a precious palace?!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! Why did you destroy the throne......?!¡±


    They had to stop talking at that moment.


    ¡°Watch out!¡±


    Ruuuuumble!


    The majestic palace of the gods crumbled. The palace that was shining radiantly turned into ashes.


    The ghosts in the palace blanked out and dropped their weapons.


    [Ah, my king......!]


    They seemed as if they had resigned themselves to accept their fates.


    The tomb turned into sand as if it was returning to nothing and charged forward like a flood as if it wanted to swallow the team members.


    Boobooboooooooooom!


    The heinous pile of sand aimed for the team members¡¯ feet. But as that sand was about to swallow them up!


    Bang!


    ¡°Huff¡±


    They heard an odd explosion and the team members all made it out safely.


    They were all breathing heavily and felt as if they barely kept their lives.


    Ju-Heon, who had walked out before all of them, just snorted.


    ¡°Aigoo, you idiots, you¡¯re as slow as turtles.¡±


    The team members were spitting sand out of their mouths as they huffed in anger.


    "What?! You shitty captain! You used Chi You to slip right out!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! It¡¯s unfair! The conditions are so different......huh?¡±


    They all opened their eyes wide.


    ¡°Captain-nim?¡±


    Ju-Heon was nowhere to be seen.


    It was as if he had disappeared from this world.

 Chapter 383: Tomb Raider King (1)

    Chapter 383: Tomb Raider King (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    The team members were really shocked. Ju-Heon had disappeared and could not be seen anywhere.


    They were anxious for a moment before they became angry.


    "This guy did it again...?!¡±


    ¡°Did he use Chi You''s artifact to move again?!¡±


    They thought that Ju-Heon had left them once more. Ju-Heon would frequently use Chi You''s artifact to disappear like this ever since he got it.


    "Well, I''m sure that he didn¡¯t go far, but...¡±


    They brushed sand off of their bodies and stood up. They could see Valhalla that had turned into a pile of dust.


    The team members felt that it was a waste.


    To be more specific, Jaeha felt that it was a waste.


    ¡°Hmm, I don¡¯t know why he did it, but he broke this precious thing. Fuck, I wanted to live in a palace like this at least once! It¡¯s so freaking cool!¡±


    "I don¡¯t know about that. Didn¡¯t he break it for you to restore?¡±


    Jaeha became angry as Ilya snickered while floating in the air.


    ¡°Are you joking?! If he wanted me to restore it, the humane thing would have been to not destroy the core! Even the banks only accept it if you have at least half of the bill! He needs to leave at least 50 percent intact if he wants me to restore it! This is bullshit! Anyway, even I can¡¯t fix this!¡±


    Ilya continued to snicker as if he had seen something.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think so. I think that you will have to fix this no matter what.¡±


    ¡°What? Why?¡±


    Ilya pointed to the ground and everybody else moved higher up to see as well.


    They could see some writing in the sand.


    [Fix it.]


    [Make it elegant.]


    [You''re dead if you can¡¯t.]


    ¡°#$&#&*!¡±


    ¡®Is this supposed to be some kind of crop circle?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon''s unique calligraphy was visible in the middle of the desert.


    There were other messages as well.


    [By the way, make the design have a vintage feel but also futuristic. Make it elegant and simple.]


    ¡°Shit! Is he fucking joking?!¡±


    He was sure that Ju-Heon used Chi You¡¯s artifact to write in the sand before leaving, but...


    ¡°Hey, you damn son of a bitch! I don¡¯t know where the hell you ran off to, but I won¡¯t fix this. No, I can''t fix this! You got that! Plus, what the hell is a vintage feel but futuristic?! Elegant and simple are not words that go together! Fuck!¡±


    While everybody else was laughing at the angry Jaeha...


    "Seol-A, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    The team members tilted their heads in confusion after seeing that Seol-A was oddly quiet.


    "What¡¯s wrong? Why is your face so pale?¡±


    It was rare to see Seol-A shaking like this.


    ¡°It¡¯s gone.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    "The Captain-nim¡¯s aura is completely gone! I can''t feel it at all!¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    The team members froze for a moment. They were smart enough to know what that meant.


    "The Captain-nim¡¯s aura is gone?¡±


    ¡°Hey. Doesn¡¯t that...¡±


    They tried their best to laugh.


    ¡°You probably can''t feel it because he turned into fog with Chi You¡¯s artifact.¡±


    But they all soon sulked.


    Seol-A would have found him even if Ju-Heon turned into a minuscule kernel of dust and disappeared to the other side of the Earth.


    And most importantly...


    ¡°Aren¡¯t these the Captain''s artifacts?¡±


    Ilya was pointing at some things. His devils had gathered Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts from the sand.


    Pen, necklace, ring, belt, artifacts ranging from the doggies to many others were all here.


    There was a pickaxe the size of a finger that was extremely anxious.


    [#$$#&!]


    That pickaxe was Mammon. They couldn¡¯t tell what the pickaxe was saying, but they could tell it was desperately looking for Ju-Heon by its actions.


    Julian¡¯s expression turned serious as he looked at the artifacts.


    ¡°Holy crap, how could...¡±


    "What¡¯s wrong? What¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°The contracts on all of Ju-Heon''s artifacts are released...!¡±


    "What?!¡±


    That was right. The consumable artifacts didn''t have any possession rights to start, but the contracts with all of his possession-type artifacts were canceled.


    It was as if he had disappeared from this world.


    The entire team couldn''t help but turn pale.


    ¡°Doesn¡¯t it mean that the person is dead or gave up the rights if the contract is canceled?!¡±


    "There¡¯s no way that that artifactphile would have given up on the rights...!¡±


    ¡°......Captain-nim!¡±


    The minds of the team members were chaotic as they urgently started to look for Ju-Heon.


    [The apocalypse artifacts have disappeared thanks to Seo Ju-Heon. We would not be exaggerating to say that Seo Ju-Heon saved the entire world.]


    [Authorities have discovered evidence that Pandora was planning on using the apocalypse artifacts for a resurgence which has caused shock around the world once again.]


    [Almost every country has decided to kick out anybody related to Pandora and has stated they would apologize and compensate any victims from Pandora¡¯s actions.]


    [We probably don¡¯t need to say this, but let¡¯s be honest; all of this would have been buried and we wouldn''t know about it if it wasn''t for Seo Ju-Heon. Isn¡¯t it interesting?]


    [I guess an easy conclusion is that we received a lot of help from him.]


    The world was in uproar.


    It had already been half a year since the apocalypse artifacts disappeared.


    The world had quickly changed from that scene that resembled an apocalypse movie.


    [Thankfully, 90 percent of the destroyed cities have been restored in the past six months thanks to the power of artifacts.]


    [The Monarch of Devils, Ilya Volgof and the Monarch of Pushoverness, Yoo Jaeha have taken the lead in the restoration.........]


    But that was not what people were shocked about.


    [The most shocking thing is that no tombs have appeared since then.]


    [That¡¯s right. No new artifacts have appeared since then either.]


    [That¡¯s not all!]


    The press was having a field day with the changes happening in the world.


    [The artifacts scattered around the world are not reacting at all for some reason. They turned into antiques that can''t move!]


    [That¡¯s right. Nobody in the world is able to use artifacts anymore...!]


    [Actually, Seo Ju-Heon''s excavation team members are the only ones in the world who are able to use artifacts...]


    [The governments of pretty much every country in the world along with major corporations are submitting requests and being consulted by Seo Ju-Heon''s excavation team for everything.]


    Beep.


    Irene turned the TV in the workroom off.


    The world had changed. This was especially true for the members of the excavation team.


    ¡®Mr. Ju-Heon.¡¯


    Even though it was just one person missing, Ju-Heon''s absence made it feel as if there had been a major change to the team.


    ¡®Where are you and what are you doing?¡¯


    Irene did not believe that Ju-Heon had died. She had not heard anything and nobody had seen him, but Irene had faith.


    ¡®Most importantly, there are these...¡¯


    Irene looked at the pieces of papers on the desk. They were letters that had arrived at the workroom without a sender listed.


    They each had a single sentence written on them such as...


    [I told you to fix it.]


    [Make it majestic.]


    It had a familiar handwriting as well.


    Of course, Jaeha swore up and down and ran out after reading the letters.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon.¡±


    This was clearly proof that Ju-Heon was alive.


    As Irene was about to pick the papers up while longing for Ju-Heon...


    Ding dong.


    ¡°!¡±


    Irene¡¯s eyes opened wide after suddenly hearing a noise.


    Ding dong.


    She was currently in Jaeha¡¯s workroom that the tomb raiding team was temporarily using as their base.


    ¡®Who could it be?¡¯


    Irene¡¯s heart was beating wildly.


    ¡®None of us would ring the bell.¡¯


    Irene was debating what to do when she heard something punching in the code.


    BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP


    Irene gulped as she waited. The mailman or delivery person would not be putting the code in.


    She started to wonder.


    ¡®Is it Mr. Ju-Heon?¡¯


    Irene moved to the door as if she was possessed. A pickaxe started to jump up and down as well.


    [Human! Is that human finally back?!]


    Mammon was shouting with joy. S~ea??h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Mammon had sat by the window day after day sniffling and waiting for Ju-Heon since the day he disappeared.


    The other artifacts told it to give up, but Mammon never gave up.


    ¡®That stupid rope disappeared with him too.¡¯


    The Crow was gone as well, but Mammon didn''t care about that bastard at all.


    It was sure that Ju-Heon was still alive!


    The door finally opened and a tall man entered.


    ¡°!¡±


    Both Irene and Mammon were about to get mesmerized by the silhouette of the person.


    ¡°I''m here to deliver 10 boxes of fried chicken.¡±


    Until they heard that comment.


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡°Huh, that¡¯s weird. The order said that the door would be open and to just leave it inside if there was no response......?¡±


    The now obese doggies were drooling and wagging their tails. They were so fat now that they were practically crawling on the ground to move.


    [Hooooraaaaaay! The half-garlic half-spicy chicken is here! Hurry up and put it down, human! Huff huff!]


    [Damn it, hey! Why did you order it from here again?! We said we would look for a new place because we were tired of this one!]


    [Huh? What the hell? You didn''t order it?]


    Irene and Mammon''s eyes flashed at that moment.


    ¡°Who are you?!¡±


    As the two of them tried to capture the suspicious delivery person... The man must have realized things didn''t go as planned and tried to escape.


    ¡°Hold on!¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    Irene¡¯s eyes flashed and she activated her power of destitution. She was like the rest of Ju-Heon''s team and could still use artifacts.


    [Hold on! Make him put the chicken down first even if you¡¯re going to attack...ugh!]


    It was at that moment.


    "We got you now, you bastard!¡±


    Someone grabbed the escaping delivery person and sent him flying.


    Boom!


    ¡°!¡±


    The person who twisted the delivery person''s arm and sent him flying was Dan. The one who was shouting with joy was Jaeha.


    ¡°We got you now, you little bastard.¡±


    ¡°Fuck! Let go of me!¡±


    ¡°They really are everywhere.¡±


    It was rare to see the team members who usually returned late at night gathered here at this hour.


    They each had a suspicious person with them.


    Jaeha was kicking the delivery person Dan pinned down as he talked.


    ¡°So... You guys came to steal something while delivering chicken again, huh? You motherfucking dogs of the government!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    That was right.


    The suspicious people the team members had with them were all government employees sent by different countries to keep an eye on them.


    Now that Pandora was gone, a temporary artifact organization was created to handle artifact issues. It was mainly created for the artifacts that Ju-Heon, who had become the Majesty, had left behind.


    Maybe that was to be expected.


    ¡°People were able to use artifacts fine until they pretty much couldn''t overnight!¡±


    "But Mr. Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s Treasures are not normal artifacts.¡±


    ¡°Yes, especially that Akashic records...we probably need that in order for people to be able to use artifacts again!¡±


    ¡°But still, that is the Captain-nim¡¯s artifact......!¡±


    Their eyes flashed.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon died with the apocalypse artifacts anyway! According to the laws of the new artifact organization, any artifact that is no longer contracted to someone will be considered the property of this temporary artifact organization!¡±


    ¡°We also can¡¯t leave such artifacts in a person''s possession. It needs to be maintained at the country level. That is why our Japan, as the representatives of Asia...¡±


    "What the hell are you talking about?! The dead Seo Ju-Heon is a citizen of our great Republic of Korea!¡±


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon died in the US! The US has accommodated him for a long time. In addition, the US is capable of maintaining such an artifact...¡±


    The spies from the different governments suddenly screamed.


    It might be because of the angry Irene.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon is not dead yet.¡±


    The captured individuals clutched their stomachs and butts and felt as if they were going to die.


    ¡°U, ugh...! Hold on! The restroom! Please let me use the restroom!¡±


    ¡°Ugh, p, please! I''m sorry!¡±


    The world was anxious about this sudden change.


    The odd phenomenon that happened after Ju-Heon disappeared...


    The disappearances of the tombs...


    The artifacts all over the world that turned into antiques...


    Well, to be specific, the artifacts had not actually turned into antiques.


    Why?


    [Hey, isn''t it pretty much confirmed that Seo Ju-Heon is dead?]


    [You''re right. Is there a need for us to keep acting like antiques when that bastard is not here?]


    [Yeah, I agree. That bastard would have appeared a long time ago if he was still alive.]


    All of the artifacts followed the Majesty.


    However, most of the artifacts were scared of Seo Ju-Heon.


    That was why they were like this.


    [Seo Ju-Heon gave a royal decree before he disappeared. He told all artifacts to shut up and act as if we were dead.]


    [That¡¯s right, that''s right...]


    [But doesn¡¯t it seem like he fell into Chaos along with the apocalypse artifacts? There¡¯s no throne or palace and we can''t even feel the Majesty¡¯s aura.]


    [You''re right. My body is getting stiff. How long do we need to do this for? The Majesty isn''t around anymore!]


    [Uhh, I guess...?]


    A few hours later...


    As the team members were about to drag those spies away...


    "W, what is that?!¡±


    The spies suddenly screamed. It was because they saw some things charging down the street.


    "Wait, aren¡¯t those artifacts?!¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The world was in uproar again.


    The artifacts that had turned into antiques were rampaging as if they had woken up from hibernation.


    [Seo Ju-Heon is dead! I''m sure of it! I confirmed it with my own eyes!]


    [Ohhhhhhhh! Really?!]


    [Hooraaaaay! I''m so glad that damn tyrant is dead!]


    The artifacts that had been safely moved to museums or government facilities started to rampage.


    The cities and press around the world became busy once more.


    [Breaking news. The artifacts that had turned into antiques suddenly...kyaa!]


    An earthquake struck the entire world at that moment.


    Something like this had not happened even once in the past six months.


    ¡°T, the signs of a Tomb Appearance?¡±


    Everybody around the world, including Ju-Heon''s team members, couldn''t help but gasp while watching the TV.


    ¡°W, w, wait, that!¡±


    They were sure of it.


    The thing being broadcast live on the screen was a Tomb Appearance. These had not happened since the apocalypse artifacts disappeared!


    ¡°M, my goodness, that size...it¡¯s definitely a level 2 tomb!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a low to middle-grade tomb, but who cares! Hooray!¡±


    ¡°N, no, that¡¯s not the problem.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    People dropped their jaws after seeing the artifacts that had been rampaging. The artifacts that had been running wild like fish in water just now...


    [Hey. I, is this for real?]


    They were now shaking in fear as if they detected something. They looked as if they were looking at a devil.


    People questioned their eyes after seeing something on the screen.


    Even Ju-Heon¡¯s team members were surprised.


    ¡°Wait a minute, that......!¡±


    Something familiar came out of the tomb that was being broadcast around the world.


    [#$#&!]


    We finally made it out! We¡¯re out!


    A familiar rope''s eyes were sparkling as it squirmed.


    [Hey bastards. I told you guys to shut up and play dead. Do you want me to kill you?]


    A familiar young man was smiling viciously.

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    Chapter 384: Tomb Raider King (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    The team members and people all over the world fell into shock while looking at that familiar face.


    ¡°T, that is?!¡±


    The person being shown live right now was definitely Seo Ju-Heon! The team members gasped.


    He looked tired and full of injuries, but that face, that way of speaking...


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°Captain!¡±


    "That punk!¡±


    Their eyes opened wide as soon as they saw Ju-Heon.


    ¡°That son of a bitch!¡±


    Then they immediately started swearing.


    ¡°Is that really that motherfucking Captain?¡±


    ¡°That shitty bastard didn''t die?¡±


    ¡°Hmph, he should have just disappeared for good. Why did he come back?¡±


    Chloe laughed and made a comment.


    ¡°Why don''t you choose either crying or laughing instead of both?¡±


    She could hear the rest of the team grumbling as soon as she said that.


    ¡°I really thought he died. I almost had a heart attack...!¡±


    ¡°Yeah, there¡¯s no way that punk would have died.¡±


    ¡°Damn it, I''m not happy to see him at all. It was so refreshing to not see his face...!¡±


    Only Jaeha sounded as if he meant what he said, but it didn''t matter.


    ¡®The Captain-nim is alive.¡¯


    Irene and Seol-A were even hugging each other with tears in their eyes but smiles on their faces.


    The two of their white cheeks were flushed with joy and they were sniffling with red noses.


    It was the same for Inspector Kim''s family who had been missing Ju-Heon in Korea.


    ¡°My goodness, it¡¯s our Ju-Heon! He was alive!¡±


    Whether it was the Oh Seung Woo group who were on vacation... Ju-Heon¡¯s one time roommate in Korea... Even Grave Company was flipped over with shock.


    ¡°Mr. President, apparently it really is our Representative-nim!¡±


    "What, really?¡±


    ¡°It really is Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°Yes it is! Wow, if I think about those bastards who laughed saying that our stock will fall because our Representative was dead!¡±


    Joy then smiled for the first time in six months.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s appearance was causing an uproar all over the world.


    Of course, the spies captured by the team were rejecting the truth.


    ¡°Are you joking? There¡¯s no way that Seo Ju-Heon is alive!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. That footage must be fake......!¡±


    Julian smirked as if he found them to be ridiculous.


    "Then what is this noise I''m hearing right now?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    The spies turned pale after hearing noises from their watches.


    BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP-


    ¡°It sounds like an extremely urgent alarm. I wonder why it¡¯s going off?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    This was a device that checked the danger levels of artifact users based on their auras.


    It was similar to a device to detect radiation. The alarm started going off as soon as Ju-Heon appeared.


    [Warning. End of World-Grade level.]


    [This person is at the Evil god-Grade level and no other artifact user is able to go up against him.]


    The spies became anxious.


    "T, this is... umm!¡±


    ¡°I''m pretty sure the only person who can get such a warning is our stupid Captain.¡±


    ¡°D, damn it...!¡±


    Julian quickly started moving.


    ¡°Keep these bastards tied up here!¡±


    ¡°Vice Captain-nim!¡±


    They quickly walked out of the workroom.


    ¡®People from all over the world are going to head over to see if it really is Ju-Heon.¡¯


    They would want to confirm if it was him.


    And then...


    ¡®There will be bastards aiming for Ju-Heon since he became the King of the Artifacts!¡¯


    It was obvious to him.


    ¡®Captain-nim!¡¯


    ¡°It really is Seo Ju-Heon, Seo Ju-Heon is back!¡±


    They were in a vacant lot in the middle of the city.


    It was quite chaotic here because of the first tomb to appear in six months as well as Seo Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon confirmed. It does seem to be him.¡±


    The spies who came here after hearing the news were gulping.


    ¡°Yes sir, Seo Ju-Heon came out of a tomb that is shaped differently from anything we¡¯ve ever seen before. He doesn''t look injured but he looks......¡±


    Ju-Heon looked extremely dirty as he brushed dust and dirt off of his body.


    His clothes were all ripped and his hair was a mess but he was even pulling off this homeless look as if it was fashionable.


    The spies frowned.


    ¡°Yes sir, it looks like the only artifact he has is the rope. I''m sure of it. I cannot... detect any other artifacts.¡±


    They were using the artifact measuring device that had been developed in the past six months to inspect Ju-Heon.


    They received orders through their phones.


    [Good, get the plan started since we just happen to be able to use artifacts again!]


    [Don¡¯t attack him and just put bugs and tracing artifacts on him!]


    ¡°...Roger!¡±


    The spies lowered their breathing and took out artifacts.


    They didn¡¯t know what was going on, but they were extremely lucky.


    They could suddenly use artifacts again.


    As for the Hunters who showed up aiming for the Majesty position...


    They saw this as a sign from a god.


    Those stupid Hunters were the first to run wild.


    ¡°Nice to see you again, Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°Now that we can use artifacts again, you bastard......!¡±


    But at that moment... As they tried to attack Ju-Heon with artifacts...


    Plop.


    The artifacts pretended to be dead.


    ¡°?!¡±


    That wasn¡¯t all. The artifacts that seemed to have been migrating in masses in the sky fell to the ground and the artifacts swimming in the water floated up as if they were dead.


    [Hey, we were never moving.]


    [W, we¡¯ve been antiques this whole time.]


    People dropped their jaws in shock at this odd situation.


    It was the same for the Hunters who had triumphantly pushed their artifacts toward Ju-Heon!


    ¡°W, what the hell? Get back up! Use your abilities! Hey! Your master is giving you an order!¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    All artifacts around the world completely ignored these humans. It was even the case for possession-type artifacts with masters!


    But this should have been expected.


    ¡®Fuck you, get lost. Seo Ju-Heon has appeared!¡¯


    ¡®I don''t give a shit about you right now......!¡¯


    ¡®W, we¡¯ve been like this the whole time.¡¯


    But it didn¡¯t matter.


    Ju-Heon smiled while looking at the artifacts pretending to be dead.


    "Get up you bastards. I saw everything.¡±


    [............!!!]


    The artifacts on the ground started shaking in fear.


    ¡°I told you bastards to not even breathe while I was gone but I see you guys running around having fun? Huh?¡±


    The Majesty¡¯s scary Dominance started to spread!


    Artifacts all over the world started screaming.


    [Damn it! The tyrant has appeared!]


    [$##$&!]


    [Ahhhhhhh, I''m sorryyyyyyyyyy!]


    [P, please don¡¯t kill me!]


    The artifacts felt wronged. They had pretended to be dead until yesterday and this bastard had to appear on the day that they decided to move!


    How could his timing be so shitty?!


    [We have our reasons...!]


    [That¡¯s right, it was because our king wasn¡¯t showing himself...!]


    Sadly, it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°We will get started with your disrespectful informal speech!¡±


    That was probably the beginning.


    It was the beginning of Seo Ju-Heon ruling with fear.


    It was the moment this race called ''artifacts¡¯ feared the words ¡®Seo Ju-Heon¡¯ the most.


    ¡°Where were you until now?¡±


    The team members frowned while looking at Ju-Heon who was currently on his tenth hamburger.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts were sticking to him and whining with joy.


    It was quite funny to see a spear and car rubbing themselves against him asking where he had been.


    But Mammon was in the corner crying.


    [Soooob, waaaaaah, human, it really is our humaaaaaan!]


    The Treasures were all back and Ju-Heon¡¯s powers had become even stronger.


    But the dirty-looking Ju-Heon grumbled.


    ¡°Hey. Your Captain returns after such a long time and you can''t even treat him to steak? Huh? You petty bastards.¡±


    Julian became angry.


    ¡°Hmph, why the hell would we buy you steak? You disappeared without saying anything for six months. You could have at least contacted us!¡±


    ¡°I was testing you guys to see how much you were capable of doing without me around. You barely passed.¡±


    "What the hell did you just say?!¡±


    ¡°And I did contact you.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly pointed to the letters on the desk.


    ¡®I told you to fix it.¡¯


    ¡®Do you want to die? Hurry up and fix it.¡¯


    They were all threats that were ripped up.


    ¡°I did contact you. What is the problem?¡±


    The team members grabbed the back of their necks.


    ¡®I want to kill him!¡¯


    ¡°Whatever! Anyway, where the hell have you been?!¡±


    ¡°Chaos.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I was dragged into Chaos for a bit.¡±


    The team members foamed at the mouth.


    They knew it was possible, but...!


    ¡°You somehow managed to get out of there alive!¡±


    ¡°Why did you go to Chaos?¡±


    ¡°Why else? That crazy Chaos bastard dragged me there.¡±


    ¡°Your majesty, how does that make me look if you put it like that?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    A golden light flashed as soon as they heard that. A familiar face appeared.


    The team members jumped in shock at the person who appeared kneeling on the ground.


    "June!¡±


    ¡°This punk really is an artifact...!¡±


    "Why is June...?!¡±


    Ju-Heon waved his hand as if it was annoying to explain.


    ¡°I''ll tell you the details later. Anyway, I was stuck in Chaos because of this bastard.¡±


    June pouted as if he felt wronged.


    ¡°Your majesty, you walked into Chaos on your own accord. Your loyal subject did advise you that it was okay to destroy anything else but the throne...!¡±


    "The throne?¡±


    June seemed to be scolding Ju-Heon while the team members seemed confused.


    ¡°The throne is the Majesty¡¯s Treasure that is the greatest symbol of the Majesty¡¯s authority. It is a Treasure that has an incantation that will not forgive intruders. Anybody who attacks it will be sent off to Chaos. It was created that way to protect the king¡¯s authority from enemies. It seems that the curse struck later than usual because his majesty is not a normal person, but......¡±


    The team members sighed.


    They had wondered why he had disappeared but it was because of his own actions!


    ¡°Damn it, I knew something would happen from the moment you destroyed it!¡± S§×ar?h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°I told you to contract with it! You never listen!¡±


    Ju-Heon just scoffed at them.


    ¡°Shut up. It''s crazy to contract such a shitty thing.¡±


    ¡°What? Why?¡±


    Ju-Heon recalled what happened six months ago instead of responding.


    Six Months Ago


    He had entered the palace that the apocalypse artifacts had taken over in order to save his little sister Ju-Won. It was just as he stepped into Valhalla.


    Ju-Heon had stopped for a moment right before entering the palace.


    The reason was simple.


    [The new young king, I welcome you.]


    He had heard an artifact¡¯s voice.


    It was the voice of the throne and the palace.


    Those bastards had said the following to Ju-Heon as he was about to go inside.


    [Majesty, you are about to enter the domain of the gods.]


    They had also said these things.


    [You will become a special existence unlike the inferior humans around you.]


    [You will even have the true power of immortality that a Heirloom could never give. You will become an omnipotent existence who can live for thousands of years.]


    [Be glad and thankful that a mere human will be able to have such honor.]


    Hlidskjalf was a throne created at the highest spot of the palace so that Odin could look down at the humans.


    Basically, the throne and palace were one and the same. Ju-Heon had scoffed after hearing these messages.


    ¡®How arrogant for a damn artifact bastard.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had asked Jaeha question before going into the palace.


    ¡°By the way, what happened to that former Majesty bastard?¡±


    ¡°Ah, his corpse was thrown into the Pacific Ocean or some other ocean by the apocalypse artifacts because they said he was in their way.¡±


    ¡°What? Even I couldn''t remove that bastard from the throne.¡±


    ¡°Who knows? Maybe the throne recognized you as the new king and cast him aside?¡±


    Returning back to the present...


    The team members dropped their jaws after hearing this story.


    "Then the reason you destroyed the throne......!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. I destroyed it because it was arrogant. How dare a damn artifact tell me to consider it an honor.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    "And immortality? Sure, it¡¯s nice to live a long life. 200 years sounds good. I could even deal with 500 years. But thousands of years? Tell it to get lost. Humans should age like humans before we kick the bucket.¡±


    ¡°.........?!¡±


    ¡°Plus, they called it a succession. In other words, they want me to use extremely old things. That''s why I destroyed it. I wanted it built new. What¡¯s wrong? Is that not okay? Does that make me a bad person?¡±


    The team members were shaking.


    ¡®This bastard, he really...!¡¯


    ¡°Hey! You destroyed the throne for such a stupid reason and then was gone for six months because it sent you to Chaos?!¡±


    June chuckled.


    "Well, his majesty could have come out after one month and not six and there was a different reason he destroyed the throne...¡±


    ¡°What? What do you mea......¡±


    Ju-Heon stepped in as if to stop June.


    ¡°So, where is my palace and throne?¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes were sparkling.


    ¡°I gave you six whole months so it should be completed......¡±


    ¡°The pushover has already run away.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Jaeha, who had just been here, was nowhere to be seen. They heard Jaeha¡¯s teary shouts from a distance.


    ¡°I won''t fix it, you dog-like son of a bitch! Do you think you can restore something like that?! Huh?!¡±


    Jaeha''s voice sounded as if it was getting farther away.


    ¡°Simple yet elegant, vintage feeling yet futuristic...what kind of fucking design is that?! Fuck! I can¡¯t do it! I wooooooooon¡¯t do it!¡±


    Jaeha may never come back.


    The others sighed in resignation.


    Well, they were relieved to see that their Captain was back, but......


    ¡°But you broke the throne for such a stupid reason...!¡±


    Julian and Irene were the only ones with suspicious gazes in their eyes.


    It made sense why the two of them had been the ones to stop all types of schemes against the tomb raiding team while Ju-Heon was gone.


    ¡®There¡¯s no way that bastard would have destroyed the throne for such a stupid reason.¡¯


    ¡®What June said is concerning.¡¯


    Ju-Heon heard a familiar voice while eating some french fries.


    [Liar.]


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide after hearing the voice before he chuckled.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Enough of that.¡±


    Julian frowned and looked at June.


    ¡°So what is it? What is that thing?¡±


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡±


    ¡°What else?!¡±


    Julian pointed to the TV. It was showing the mysterious tomb that had appeared with Ju-Heon.


    The news was still talking about it because they had never seen a tomb like this before.


    ¡°That¡¯s your doing, isn¡¯t it? That is no ordinary tomb.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled mischievously.


    ¡°Oh, you can recognize it?¡±


    Julian grabbed Ju-Heon by the back of his neck, asking what the hell he had done.


    "Are you out of your fucking mind?! Ah, is the reason you took six months to get out when you got out of Chaos itself in one month......!¡±


    ¡°What, what is it? What is that tomb?¡±


    Julian shouted in anger.


    ¡°What else?! That is the tomb of the apocalypse artifacts!¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±

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    Chapter 385: Tomb Raider King (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°You punk, what the hell did you do inside Chaos?!¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed out loud.


    "What else?! I used the Akashic records to create a new tomb!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Other than the Disaster-Grade and evil apocalypse artifacts, the rest of them are just sad artifacts that couldn''t be recorded in history. Basically, they are mysterious artifacts we don¡¯t know about.¡±


    ¡°And?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s such a waste! Why should I let them disappear?¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why I took out the evil ones and made new histories for the remainder in the Akashic records. Then they will be reborn in Chaos (Imagery world). They should start popping up left and right as time goes on.¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say?¡±


    ¡°Of course, even I don''t know what will show up. I had a ghostwriter write everything. It¡¯s more interesting if I don¡¯t know.¡±


    June sighed as if to show how tiring it had been.


    He wondered why he had to do the work of the Majesty.


    ¡°But don¡¯t you need the Cradle for the artifacts to be born?¡±


    They looked toward June. Their gazes seemed to be asking if he was the Cradle, but he shook his head.


    All living beings return to where they were born when they die.


    That is why the Cradle was a spatial dimension called Chaos where artifacts are born and where artifacts die.


    It was a set of birth and death.


    ¡°I am the Cradle but I am comparable to a black hole. I am in charge of death. The Cradle of life was destroyed by the apocalypse artifacts in the past.¡±


    The reason was simple.


    The existence of birth was generally the other half of the Majesty. If the Majesty was a man, it would be a woman, and if the Majesty was a woman, it would be a man.


    It would partner with the Majesty to meet the conditions to give birth to artifacts.


    ¡°Anyway, my sister, the one in charge of birth, was destroyed leaving only her core behind. Because of that...¡±


    June proudly took out some familiar artifacts.


    [Huff, huff, sire! sire!]


    [Siiiiiiiiiiiire!]


    ¡°?!¡±


    These artifacts were disgusting to even look at!


    ¡°The power of that core was temporarily placed in these artifacts. Putting these two artifacts together allows us to give birth to artifacts!¡±


    June had handled it until now, but...!


    ¡°Your majesty! If you use this from now on......!¡±


    ¡°Get lost! Shut up! Are you fucking crazy?!¡±


    June sulked at Ju-Heon''s rage.


    He had worked hard to select these artifacts for his king......


    June sadly put his cherished, disgusting artifacts back in a bag.


    "Well, you can designate any artifact you like as the existence of birth later, your majesty.¡±


    June seemed to be peeking at the rope.


    Julian sighed as if he was tired of this.


    ¡°So new tombs will start appearing now? And it¡¯ll be a new Era of Excavation?¡±


    Would they see a new War of Artifacts full of the greed of excavation teams and blood?


    Ju-Heon mischievously snickered.


    "Who knows? I''m sure it¡¯ll be a bit different from before.¡±


    ¡°What? What are you...¡±


    They then heard some things shooting up from the ground.


    This was the signal to ring in the new era.


    One week later.


    [Tombs have started appearing in the world once again.]


    [But that¡¯s not all. New tombs and artifacts that are completely different from what we have seen have also started appearing.]


    [The temporary artifact organization is claiming that these new tombs are artifacts that the Majesty, Seo Ju-Heon, has called from Chaos.]


    [At 2pm on the 3rd, governments around the world have negotiated an artifact usage agreement with Seo Ju-Heon......]


    [Experts who have analyzed the agreement believe that a completely different era from the Era of Artifacts we have seen until now...]


    [Majesty Seo Ju-Heon......]


    Beep.


    Jaeha was huffing as he turned the TV off.


    ¡°Majesty or not, that damn captain is a motherfucker.¡±


    He was sniffling while working hard to restore something.


    It was the throne, Hlidskjalf. It seemed impossible to restore since even the core was ruthlessly destroyed, but what else could he do?


    ¡®Fix it.¡¯


    He would be killed if he said that he couldn¡¯t fix it.


    Jaeha was crying while touching the throne.


    He regretted gathering the scraps of these artifacts, but it was already too late.


    ¡°Fuck, why the hell did he destroy it if he wants me to fix it...?!!!! Whyyyyyyy?!¡± S~ea??h the N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Julian suspected that there was a different reason for it, however...


    "That son of a bitch doesn''t need to come up with a reason to destroy things! He probably just destroyed it because it sounded arrogant!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Seol-A''s eyes opened wide as she walked into the workroom.


    ¡°Huh? Where¡¯s the Captain-nim? Did he go somewhere?¡±


    ¡°Of course he did!¡±


    Jaeha glared at a picture of what looked like a nice vacation area.


    At that same time, in an area with the fresh scent of the ocean...


    This island was a nameless deserted island surrounded by the beautiful emerald-colored ocean.


    At the end of this deserted island...


    There was something stuck with some trash from the ocean.


    It was a corpse.


    Someone appeared in front of it while laughing.


    ¡°Hey bastard, why are you still here?¡±


    It was none other than Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Hey bastard, I worked so hard to destroy the palace and the throne so that you can ascend to the afterlife.¡±


    That was right.


    Ju-Heon had come to see the former Majesty. This corpse that was mixed together with trash as if it had been pushed by the waves was the bastard who had disappeared six months ago.


    Ju-Heon had his hands in his pocket as he laughed in disbelief.


    "Why are you at a place like this after six months?¡±


    He was sure that this bastard must have been pushed around by the waves for six months before ending up here, but...


    ¡°Hey dumbass, you ended up as ocean trash because you haven¡¯t ascended to heaven.


    The former Majesty laughed.


    [Are you out of your mind? You destroyed the throne and the palace? You were sent to Chaos because of that. I''m surprised you made it out of there alive.]


    Ju-Heon snickered in response.


    ¡°Why? I like new things. I have no interest in things you used and threw away.¡±


    The corpse smiled. He had ended up taxidermied alive and couldn¡¯t die until he became an Un-known.


    He would probably have continued to live as an Un-known without being able to die.


    It was a sort of curse.


    However, he had been freed from that curse thanks to Ju-Heon.


    Why?


    ¡®That palace was where the former Majesty was most attached to.¡¯


    The only way to destroy an Un-known was to destroy the place that held the Un-known¡¯s memories or attachment.


    The place had to be destroyed as if a lingering spirit was being exorcised.


    Ju-Heon had destroyed the palace to free the former Majesty from being an Un-known. This bastard had lived for thousands of years after being taxidermied alive. It was too cruel to make him keep living like that.


    ¡°You are free now. Why the hell are you not getting lost?¡±


    [Thank you.]


    ¡°!¡±


    [I waited for you to tell you that.]


    ¡°.......¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted.


    ¡°Get lost. I just did it because the damn Crow was crying its ass off and loudly cawing at my ear to let its former master ascend to heaven.¡±


    [I never cried.]


    ¡°Shut the hell up.¡±


    Ju-Heon was just paying back the debt for the Majesty saving him from the apocalypse artifacts and helping him find the Cradle.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine since I was able to create new artifacts in Chaos thanks to you. That damn throne bastard was extremely arrogant too.¡±


    [No, thank you. Really, thank you very much.]


    Ju-Heon just picked his ear and headed toward the private plane.


    "Whatever. I''m leaving.¡±


    The rope that had been sleeping on Ju-Heon''s shoulder waved goodbye to the former Majesty as well.


    It was at that moment.


    Flash!


    ¡°!¡±


    Changes happened to the former Majesty''s body.


    [The former Majesty¡¯s body is being destroyed.]


    The king''s corpse that was wet from the sea water completely crumbled. He had stopped maintaining the corpse with the remaining amount of the Majesty¡¯s power left inside.


    The former Majesty smiled bitterly while looking at the Crow on Ju-Heon¡¯s shoulder.


    [I''m really sorry for what happened.]


    The Crow started crying at his farewell.


    A beautiful human woman then appeared.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide in shock.


    The Crow personally hated this appearance but the former Majesty had loved and cherished this appearance the most.


    [At least I am leaving after seeing you one last time.]


    [Please rest in peace. Goodbye my king.]


    The Crow seemed happy.


    In fact, the Crow might have been looking forward to this moment for a long time. It might have been hoping for this from the moment its king became taxidermied alive.


    It was hoping for the time to come when its former master could rest in peace.


    And at that moment!


    Flash!


    A bright light flashed out of the former Majesty¡¯s body and then he disappeared.


    The Crow turned toward Ju-Heon.


    [New king, thank you for helping me get rid of this regret.]


    It sounded extremely respectful unlike its usual self.


    But Ju-Heon was looking at her as if he had eaten some shit.


    [What is wrong, my king?]


    ¡°......You really were a woman?¡±


    [.........?!]


    He had been thinking that the Crow was a pervert who liked to pretend to be a woman.


    It¡¯s voice and demeanor when it was a Crow was that of an old man.


    They heard the former Majesty¡¯s laughter as if he found this to be extremely funny.


    [Seo Ju-Heon, you will definitely walk a different path from the one I walked.]


    ¡°.........!¡±


    The former Majesty seemed to have realized what path of the Emperor Ju-Heon would choose from here on.


    [I feel like you would walk down a rare path for some reason, but I will bless that path.]


    "You''re so damn loud. Just leave the artifacts to me and get lost.¡±


    Ju-Heon kicked the area with the crumbled debris of the corpse.


    The laughing former Majesty said something unexpected at that moment.


    [Oh right, that young rope you have with you.]


    ¡°?¡±


    [Please take good care of that child.]


    ¡°.........?!¡±


    He was about to ask what he was talking about but the former Majesty had already disappeared.


    Two years have passed since then.


    [Today is the day that the G20 is meeting to come to the fourth artifact agreement.]


    [The leaders of the world will gather here to have their meeting.]


    [Corporations around the world, royalty, and countries will be watching... We are all looking forward to seeing if artifacts can be used to get rid of the dictatorships that have not been cooperative.]


    ¡°Now then, Mr. Seo Ju-Heon. Do you agree to proceed with things as stated in this agreement?¡±


    In this place where the leaders of the world were gathered...


    Following the laws of the world where there were department heads over employees and CEOs over department heads...


    Although artifacts chose their respective masters, Ju-Heon was like the final boss.


    The governments of the world and the temporary artifact organization had no choice but to submit to Ju-Heon for all things.


    And then...


    ¡°Umm, Mr. Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    Ju-Heon almost jumped in shock as the presidents of different countries called out to him.


    ¡°Uhh, ah, yes yes! You were talking about the part that talks about how to designate Monarchs, right? It won''t be focused on the monopolizers like before and......¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Ah, yes. It is not like the Monarchs during Pandora but a different path in that area, they will be like Guardians.¡±


    ¡°T, that sounds good. Let¡¯s do that!¡±


    Ju-Heon started laughing but the leaders tilted their heads in confusion and whispered amongst themselves.


    They seemed to think that something was suspicious.


    The team members who were listening in on what was going on started swearing.


    ¡°That dumbass Captain! Why is he not doing things properly?!¡±


    ¡°That retard!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who was at the receiving end of all those gazes, felt as if he would die.


    Why?


    ¡®This shitty Captain! Where the hell did he go while leaving such an important meeting to meeeeeeeee?!¡¯


    That was right.


    This was actually Jaeha who was transformed to look like Ju-Heon.


    ¡®You motherfucking Captain bastaaaaaaard, I''m so scared I''m going to shake to death!¡¯


    Jaeha was crying internally. Of course, this wasn''t the first time Ju-Heon had done something like this.


    He tried to stand up as if he was trying to run away.


    ¡°U, umm, I have to go to the restr...ugh!¡±


    The female guard standing next to him grabbed him by the shoulder.


    ¡°......!¡±


    She had vicious eyes like a beast that seemed to be telling Jaeha that he knew what would happen if he tried to run. For some reason, this female guard was Julian¡¯s sister, Nina, who followed Jaeha around everywhere.


    Jaeha had no choice but to whimper and cry while the team members outside felt as if their asses were on fire.


    "Captain-nim, where did you go...?!¡±


    ¡°We need to hurry up and find him! It¡¯s okay because the meeting just started but Jaeha won''t be able to keep this up for a long time.¡±


    They only noticed that Ju-Heon was gone ten minutes before the meeting started so they quickly had Jaeha fill in.


    The entire world would be in uproar if they learned that they put a substitute in for such an important meeting.


    The dictatorships and terrorist organizations that have been causing trouble lately would use this to fuel their plans.


    ¡°And the ceremony later is something only the Majesty can do.¡±


    The team members must be anxious as they started getting angry.


    ¡°Where the hell did the son of a bitch go? Huh?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not sure. He doesn¡¯t seem to be in Valhalla either...!¡±


    ¡°What? He¡¯s not at home?!¡±


    The new Valhalla Palace had been completed after one year of Jaeha being worked to the bones.


    Well, it was now a gigantic modern resort and not an actual palace. It was actually Ju-Heon''s house now.


    Anyway, the throne that only the Majesty could sit on was in that resort.


    Now that he was the Majesty, he had to keep that throne warm on a daily basis or something.


    It was the only way for the artifacts to maintain their lives.


    But it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°That punk always leaves the throne empty and goes off to do who knows what...!¡±


    At that moment...


    Buuzz.


    Fires seemed to be coming out of Julian''s eyes after receiving a call.


    And then...


    ¡°Hey! Where the hell are you, you son of a bitch?!¡±


    He heard a calm voice from the other side.

 Chapter 386: Tomb Raider King (4)

    Chapter 386: Tomb Raider King (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    [Where am I? In a tomb, why?]


    ¡°Ah, I see, a tomb......what?! Did you forget what day it is?! The leaders of the world are gathered here...!¡±


    [What? Why the fuck would I care about that?]


    ¡°Why would you care?! You''re going to get yourself in big trouble...¡±


    [What? Most of them are my drinking buddies. Some of them are my lackeys. Ah, I do plan on killing some of those bastards too.]


    ¡°What?! What are you saying about the leaders of different countries...?!¡±


    The team members slowly moved away after seeing the guards and reporters look toward them.


    "Anyway, what tomb are you in right now? Huh? You just went to look, right? You didn¡¯t go to loot another tomb, did you?¡±


    [I came to loot it. Why? Is that not okay?]


    The team members grabbed the back of their necks.


    ¡®Does this bastard not understand that things aren''t the same anymore?!¡¯


    ¡°Hey! Are you crazy? Did you forget what Era we live in now?!¡±


    ¡°Even you will get shot if you do that...!¡±


    The world was at the height of the Great Excavation Era.


    However, the difference from before would be that it was focused on Archaeologists and not Excavation teams.


    They were the ones in charge now.


    Why?


    [A new Era of Artifacts has started at the suggestion of Seo Ju-Heon, the Majesty.]


    [According to him, ¡°The new tombs that appear will have no traps and will be very useful for archeology.¡±]


    [They will be helpful for researching the history of things that have disappeared from the world.]


    [Any lies or deceits in history can be discovered in these tombs as well.]


    [People are no longer allowed to excavate for personal benefit. Only people who have received proper authorizations to be < Artifact Archaeologist > are allowed to excavate.]


    [Any excavated artifacts will follow the World Heritage Convention and be treated as treasures shared by all nations similar to cultural heritages.]


    [In addition, any excavated artifacts will be first sent to the International Shared Artifact Laboratory to be researched on and processed to be circulated around the world.]


    [Abilities gained through artifacts will be shared as open source for the joint development of the entire world.]


    [The second round of processed goods and beyond will be left to the free market.]


    Whether it was because of Ju-Heon''s mental training(?) or because he had used the Akashic records to get rid of tomb syndrome...


    Artifacts were no longer bundles of disasters for people.


    Artifact ownership had turned from personal property to public property for the benefit of the human race. Well, processed artifact goods were still sold on the market.


    There were some other changes as well.


    [Tombs no longer have the issue of deactivating traps.]


    The tombs that were originally created to harm humans became safe places to the point that they turned into laboratories or theme parks once they were excavated. Sear?h the N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Of course, dangerous tombs still did pop up every so often.


    But Ju-Heon had created a system to administer over the artifacts similar to the former Pandora System.


    < Heaven¡¯s Eye Guardian System > aka ¡®Seo Ju-Heon System.¡¯


    This system would synthesize all issues related to artifacts.


    He ground up Hlidskjalf that allowed him to observe the entire world, Thoth, the god of wisdom, and numerous other artifacts to create it.


    There were some things such as Artifact Encyclopedias and Regional Aura Pollution Levels that anybody could use while other things could only be used by Ju-Heon with his Majesty¡¯s Authority.


    Either way, it was now an era of peaceful artifact excavation with self-interest no longer playing a role.


    The problem was...


    Bang bang!


    [Ahh! That crazy bastard appeared again!]


    [Someone looted here again!]


    This bastard Seo Ju-Heon did not sit still.


    ¡°Ow, this son of a bitch did it again......!¡±


    Julian¡¯s hands were shaking after hearing the screams from the other side of the call.


    This guy was the one who said they should restrict excavation for personal benefit but he was doing it himself!


    ¡°Ah, my head, ow.¡±


    He had talked to Ju-Heon about being good and watching over the throne since they were making this agreement for world peace. He had talked to him about doing his duty as the person with the overall authority over artifacts for world peace.


    He had talked to him about it so much!


    [This place was looted too!]


    [Over here too! There¡¯s a thief!]


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t give a shit about artifacts being public resources and went to loot artifacts for his own benefit whenever something he liked showed up.


    He was probably using the Majesty¡¯s powers to easily and quickly steal artifacts right now.


    Julian grabbed the back of his neck after continuing to hear screams on the phone.


    ¡°Hey! Come on! The Majesty can¡¯t act like this!"


    Ju-Heon seemed extremely upset.


    [What? Why not?]


    ¡°You¡¯re the Majesty! You can control all artifacts in the world! When you have such amazing powers...!¡±


    [Yeah. I should use it effectively.]


    Julian wanted to bang his head.


    ¡°Wow, apparently some worlds have masters who hide their identities and do their best to maintain the balance of the world...! You were the one who said that god-like existences shouldn''t appear in front of people!¡±


    [What the hell? Which retard is that?]


    ¡°?!¡±


    [Anybody with that kind of power should use it as they please. Got it? This is completely acceptable.]


    ¡°$#&#$!¡±


    Seol-A anxiously shouted at that moment.


    ¡°Ah, what do we do? The Captain-nim had to go here of all places!¡±


    They gasped after seeing the spot Seol-A was pointing at on the map.


    ¡°Hey! Get back right now! That¡¯s a dictatorship! You¡¯re going to cause a war!¡±


    ¡°Ow, why did he have to go there of all places! That''s an extremely closed off country!¡±


    Furthermore, that country was one that did not follow the rest of the world and wanted to kill Ju-Heon who was the Majesty!


    The team members soon turned serious.


    ¡°Hold on, that place...isn¡¯t that where that mysterious artifact appeared?¡±


    ¡°Ah! I heard that the artifact already consumed ten people... Kongming, didn¡¯t you say that it might be an apocalypse artifact that connects this place to another world?¡±


    ¡°I''m not certain. Anyway, what is that damn Captain doing in that country...?!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°What the hell? That bastard Captain went to loot another tomb?¡±


    ¡°Jaeha!¡±


    The meeting must be at a break as Jaeha had gotten rid of his transformation and returned to the others.


    ¡°Ah, Jaeha. How did the meeting go?¡±


    ¡°Whatever. They want us to confirm that the newly selected Monarchs¡¯ names are inputted into the system.¡±


    The Monarchs were not being selected to fight against each other like before but to be the greatest authority among artifact users.


    They looked through the document and their eyes opened wide.


    ¡°Huh? What the hell? The Captain-nim¡¯s title is empty?¡±


    ¡°Ah. They said to put whatever he wants to put.¡±


    ¡°Umm, then we should ask the Captain-nim...¡±


    Jaeha snorted as Seol-A turned toward the phone.


    ¡°We can just come up with a title.¡±


    Jaeha sent someone a text.


    Jaeha had sent Ju-Heon¡¯s title and he received a response right away.


    [Title has been confirmed.]


    The rest of the team members looked at him as if he was crazy.


    ¡°......Are you being serious?¡±


    Most importantly, the title that Jaeha had inputted for Ju-Heon...


    ¡°The Captain-nim will probably try to kill you once he finds out.¡±


    ¡°Even the Captain-nim can¡¯t easily change it if it is inputted into the system!¡±


    Jaeha just laughed out loud.


    ¡°It¡¯s his fault for not being here! It¡¯s not my fault! Kahahahahahaha!¡±


    [The Heaven¡¯s Eye System revealed the titles of the Monarchs around the world.]


    [There are a total of 20 people who became Monarchs.


    They are all people who will help the Majesty in the different areas and use their powers for world peace.]


    Year 2029.


    New information was being spread throughout the world after the successful completion of the Fourth Artifact Agreement.


    [...... The Monarch of Art and the Monarch of Capital round out the list of Monarchs. These esteemed individuals are the ones who will help maintain World Peace...oh? Breaking news! His Majesty has decided on his Monarch title as well!]


    [His title will be... huh? Tomb Raider King? Wait a minute, is this for real? Is he crazy?!]


    The press all over the world did not know whether this was real.


    As for the person in question, he was causing screams in a tomb located in some country.


    ¡°Aaah! What the hell was that just now?! What was it?¡±


    Deep inside a mountain...


    Deep in this country ruled by a dictator who had severe restrictions on outsiders entering...


    The excavators of this Dictatorship were shaking after seeing who knows what.


    "A rope, a rope......!¡±


    "What the hell was that rope just now?!¡±


    The archaeologists became shocked for a different reason at that moment.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    A young girl suddenly appeared inside the tomb.


    The girl fluttered her pretty eyes.


    ¡°W, what the hell?! Why is a kid here?¡±


    And then...


    ¡°Aaah! Wait!¡±


    The young girl disappeared and a damn rope grabbed their bags and disappeared.


    ¡°Hey! You can''t take that with you!¡±


    ¡°Catch that rope!¡±


    The rope just flashed its eyes and slithered out of the tomb.


    A few hours later...


    Inside a Jewelry Store in a crowded downtown street...


    A young man patted the rope for bringing back the item he had lost.


    ¡°Oh, good job, you did well.¡±


    The rope that was a different color from before rubbed its face in the young man¡¯s hand in joy.


    The jeweler looked amazed as he brought something out.


    ¡°This is a SS-Grade artifact, right? I can''t believe you managed to get your hand on something like this.¡±


    The jeweler handed the item to a young man who was wearing a hat really low to hide his face.


    The young man, Ju-Heon, smiled.


    ¡°The customization went well?¡±


    The jeweler showed the contents inside the ring case.


    There was a ring with a unique design inside. Ju-Heon nodded his head in satisfaction.


    ¡°It¡¯s useful. This will do.¡±


    ¡°Right? But this is the real artifact, right? Where did you buy it? Excavation for personal gain is considered tomb raiding and anybody who gets caught doing it can be executed, so I was wondering if you could tell me where I could buy some too.¡±


    ¡°But I didn¡¯t buy it.¡±


    ¡°What? Then what? Ah, did you exchange it for something?¡±


    ¡°No? I dug it out myself. Uhh, in that mountain over there.¡±


    ¡°.........?!¡±


    The jeweler''s eyes opened wide. It was because he knew the meaning behind those words.


    The jeweler¡¯s face instantly turned pale.


    ¡°H, hold on. Then this is...?! Wait, more importantly, how did you make it out of that tomb alive...?!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Freeze! This is a restricted area!¡±


    Soldiers with guns appeared in front of the store.


    ¡°You are under arrest for illegal entry into the country, illegal entry into a tomb, damage to tombs, and theft!¡±


    ¡°Aaah! I knew it!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t move! If you do......!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly.


    "What are you going to do if I move?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    The soldiers screamed and were sent flying.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Ju-Heon threw the jeweler quite the sum of money that was much more than what the customization would have cost as he grabbed the ring case.


    The thief escaped the store with the ring!


    Bang!


    The store was destroyed in a moment. The soldiers outside had attacked.


    ¡°He¡¯s escaped!¡±


    Ju-Heon might have given the jeweler a lot of money because he had expected this to happen.


    Maybe it was because even the press was extremely restricted in this country, but... The people here did not know about Ju-Heon. They were just scared at this strong individual who had sent many of their fellow soldiers flying.


    The soldiers cursed at Ju-Heon as he walked away.


    "What the hell are you doing?! Hurry up and catch that thieving bastard!¡±


    Ju-Heon pulled out Chi You¡¯s mask as he moved.


    His mysterious aura slowly seeped out with each step.


    ¡°Hand it over! That artifact is a great heritage of our leader!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled in response.


    Artifacts.


    Mythology, great historical figures, legends, folk tales, and popular novels.


    Artifacts were born from stories that people remember for a long time.


    These artifacts would continue to appear as long as humanity continued living.


    There would be good artifacts and bad artifacts.


    New ones would continue to appear based on the stories.


    He would have to deal with teaching those bad artifacts a lesson, but...


    Anyway, artifacts even he did not know of would continue to appear as stories of the past continued to be passed on.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡®Different worlds.¡¯


    The kinds of artifacts that could appear were unlimited if he included other worlds that could exist somewhere in the universe.


    That was why Ju-Heon could not stop looting tombs.


    He was curious.


    All artifacts in the world had to go through his hands first. It was killing two birds with one stone that doing so would be helpful for humanity as well.


    A message soon popped up.


    [A mysterious tomb can be felt nearby.]


    [It may be the tomb of an apocalypse artifact.]


    Ju-Heon smiled as if he had been waiting for this.


    ¡°Okay, that one is next.¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Huff...hey you!¡±


    The jeweler who managed to make his way out of the debris called out to Ju-Heon. The destroyed store was one thing but there seemed to be something else on his mind.


    He had an extremely serious expression on his face.


    "Wait! That ring artifact!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s abilities are not normal! What the hell did you excavate to use it for? Huh?¡±


    The soldiers chasing after him were angry as well.


    ¡°Yeah! Why are you stealing our leader¡¯s heirloom?!¡±


    Where was he going to use it?


    Ju-Heon waved the ring in the air.


    ¡°A wedding ring!¡±


    Tomb Raider King Seo Ju-Heon shamelessly smiled.


    He smiled so brightly that all artifacts around the world would be shocked.


    < The End >

 Chapter 387: Side Story 1 - Spring has co...me, my ass!

    Chapter 387: Side Story 1 - Spring has co...me, my ass! Translator: miraclerifle


    "Seol-A, go out with me.¡±


    It was probably the middle of the summer.


    Whether it was because of the extreme heat or because Seol-A looked really pretty while walking in front of him...


    Seol-A turned around after hearing that comment.


    She was indeed beautiful with her long straight hair and pretty white face. She seemed shocked as her large eyes were opened wide.


    ¡°......What did you just say?¡±


    Jaeha saw the look on Seol-A''s face, hid his perverted thoughts and responded with a calm expression on his face.


    ¡°What''s wrong? I''m being serious. I can treat you better than the Captain treats you.¡±


    Well, the Jaeha at the time was one of the few Monarchs in the world as the Monarch of Fraud. He might have had confidence that he was better than Ju-Heon, but...


    ¡°Let''s be honest. What has that son of a bitch of a Captain even done for you? So go out with me......¡±


    ¡°Do you think that I am crazy?¡±


    What Jaeha got back was a beautiful smile that was full of murderous intent.


    And then...


    ¡°Honestly, other people might be able to say that but you cannot say that to me.¡±


    ¡°Huh? N, no, wait......ugh!¡±


    Jaeha was sent to the hospital that day.


    Of course, Jaeha could not say anything about it.


    Why?


    "Wow, you stole all of Seol-A''s savings last week and then had the balls to say something like that?¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    That was right.


    Jaeha himself admitted it as well.


    ¡®I admit it. I totally admit that I am trash.¡¯


    He completely admitted it to the point that he would dropkick his old self thinking about it after regressing into this world.


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right! I was trash! That was why it was understandable that I got punished and that Seol-A rejected me! I also admit that the Captain-nim stole all of the beautiful women too!¡±


    Ju-Heon was one of the few men that he respected! It was because even as a fellow man, Jaeha thought that Ju-Heon looked cool!


    He would not be grumbling in anger while being jealous of Ju-Heon because of that reason.


    But he was so damn envious so he prayed to the heavens!


    ¡®Please give me just one good woman!


    Ideally she would be a total babe like Irene or Seol-A, but I understand that is being too greedy so it doesn''t matter.


    It is fine as long as it is a woman! Well...but please do take pity on me and let her be at least a little cute...!¡¯


    Had the prayers of the 27 year old been answered?


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Jaeha oppa! Oppa, we¡¯re your fans!¡±


    ¡°W, w, what?¡±


    ¡°Oppa, I love you! I fell in love after looking at your paintings!¡±


    He now had female fans! They were quite pretty as well!


    ¡°Jackpot, thank you for sending me not just one but a whole bunch! It is problematic that they are minors but I''ll just be patient for a few years! Hahaha!¡±


    The cradle robber Jaeha laughed out loud. He wasn¡¯t envious of that damn Captain anymore.


    "Who cares about total babes, the new trend is the fifty year olds dating the twenty year olds!¡±


    But what?


    ¡°Waaaah, Jaeha oppa, please don¡¯t kill me!¡±


    Those angelic little girls started running away while crying. It was because of murder weapons that suddenly came flying.


    ¡°Waaah, it was true that people who get close to Jaeha oppa die!¡±


    ¡°It really was true about the women who got close to him dying!¡±


    The daggers that flew over aimed for the girls while spiders came falling down from the sky in mass quantity.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Poisonous spiders?!¡±


    The pretty little girls all ran away while Jaeha could only plop down on the ground as his legs went weak.


    He knew very well who was responsible for this.


    How could he not?


    "Aigoo, dear lord! I am thankful that you sent me a woman for the first time in ten years! I''m also super thankful that she¡¯s super hot!¡±


    He cried in angst while pulling out a tarantula that crawled into his underwear.


    "But this ain''t riiiiiiiiiiiight! Come on!¡±


    That was right.


    Jaeha¡¯s life(?) was still being threatened by Jack the Ripper.


    How long had it been?


    When had Jack the Ripper, no, Julian¡¯s sister Nina¡¯s odd actions started?


    ¡°Is that rumor true?¡±


    ¡°I heard that anybody who gets close to the Monarch of Pushoverness will die?¡±


    ¡°Apparently it''s really dangerous for women to get close to him?¡±


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion at this odd rumor.


    He had just taken care of the apocalypse artifacts and returned from Chaos after six months.


    ¡®I guess something weird happened to the Pushover while I was gone?¡±


    Julian scowled immediately while the rest of the team members laughed.


    Whether Ju-Heon noticed that or not didn¡¯t matter as he asked in a serious tone.


    ¡°Is that Pushover bastard okay?¡±


    The team members laughed even louder. They wondered why their Captain was worried about the stupid pushover, but the reason was obvious.


    ¡®He needs that idiot to restore the throne and the palace now.¡¯


    ¡°Ah, you don¡¯t need to worry much about it. The person responsible for it is Nina...¡±


    ¡°What? Nina?¡±


    Ju-Heon urgently glared at Julian as if he wanted an explanation for this bullshit.


    ¡°What the hell? Your sister is still aiming for the pushover bastard?!¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    Julian''s expression was quite the spectacle.


    Of course, it was true that Nina had been chasing Jaeha saying she wanted to kill him. That child was still Jack the Ripper.


    ¡®But I heard her Un-known was removed and she got her emotions and memories back now.¡¯


    "She¡¯s not a weapon of murder anymore. Why is she still chasing him?¡±


    Julian''s face turned completely rotten while the others were rolling on the floor laughing.


    Irene whispered in Ju-Heon¡¯s ear.


    ¡°It is possible that Miss Nina might have a crush on Mr. Jaeha.¡±


    ¡°W, what......?!¡±


    Ju-Heon rarely became this surprised.


    "Wait, then are you saying...¡±


    Thunderbolts crackled as he said that.


    Craaaaaack!


    ¡°!¡±


    It was Julian.


    ¡°Yeah, Captain, no. That''s absolutely not it. That¡¯s not the case so I''m going to turn you into an electric roast if you say anything else about it.¡±


    Julian was smiling gently but he looked ready to kill Jaeha.


    Maybe that was to be expected.


    ¡®That bastard and the pushover were bitter enemies.¡¯


    They were like cats and dogs.


    The two of their personalities and occupation made it that way. Jaeha was a forger and a scammer who tricked people. Julian was a lawyer and an appraiser who sought out the truth.


    There was no way for the two of them to have a good relationship.


    The just Julian hated the scamming Jaeha while Jaeha, who lied as much as he ate, saw Julian as a thorn in his eyes for always finding evidence of his fraud.


    ¡®You damn criminal!¡¯


    ¡®You¡¯re just a fake pretending to be good too!¡±


    The two of them used to growl at each other whenever they met and Julian was victimized more than anybody else.


    His entire fortune would disappear, he was sold off to the enemies, he even received severe penalties and punishment as well.


    ¡®But he sued Jaeha each time and received a ton of money as compensation so I guess they¡¯re even.¡¯


    This past relationship was the reason Julian was not happy with Jaeha joining their team again after regressing to this timeline.


    Then he finds out that his sister, someone who he cherishes more than his own life, is chasing after Jaeha?


    She was now chasing after him because of romantic feelings?


    ¡®I''m surprised there hasn''t been a murder yet.¡¯


    But Ju-Heon seemed quite amused.


    ¡®The most entertaining things in life are watching fights.¡¯


    Because of that...


    ¡°Hey Kongming, Kongming. Should I let you borrow a Disaster-Grade apocalypse artifact? Hmm?¡±


    "Are you crazy?!¡±


    The rest of the team smacked Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon was quite amused with this situation, but Jaeha was not having any fun at all.


    ¡°Aigoo, I was wrong. Father... I have sinned. Please forgive me for my sins!¡±


    Jaeha even went to confess his sins to a priest.


    Of course, the priest he was confessing to was flabbergasted.


    ¡°You crazy bastard. What the hell are you doing?¡±


    Jaeha tearfully shouted back to Ilya.


    "Can''t you tell?! I''m confessing my sins!¡±


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    ¡°I haven''t been a priest in a long time.¡±


    Ilya tried to leave and Jaeha grabbed onto him as if his life was on the line.


    ¡°Aigoo! Please don¡¯t be this waaaay! Can you just sprinkle some holy water on me or something? I thought you were some kind of Exorcist. Can you please do something about her? Hmm? I won¡¯t call you Great Sage or Lord Eunuch anymore! Ugh!¡±


    ¡°Who the hell are you calling a eunuch?!¡±


    An angry Ilya tried to kick Jaeha away.


    However...


    Swooosh!


    ¡°!¡±


    Ilya had dodged quickly as a dagger came flying at him. The dagger had been thrown from behind him!


    ¡®The window?¡¯


    Ilya almost fainted after looking at the window.


    He could see Jaeha¡¯s stalker...no, Nina obsessively staring at Jaeha from outside.


    She looked toward him and her eyes looked angry and she had daggers in her hands...maybe because he tried to kick Jaeha.


    Her gaze seemed to be saying that she would not forgive him if he hurt Jaeha.


    ¡°.........¡±


    Well...that was what it seemed like, but Jaeha ended up the victim(?) of her vicious rain of daggers.


    "Fuck, that hurt like hell!¡±


    Jaeha grabbed Ilya and pleaded his case.


    "See, father! She''s planning on killing me and everybody around me! Hmm? Please take care of her. Hey Seol-A, save me!¡±


    Seol-A, who was in the room as well, sighed and walked over with a box of pizza.


    ¡°Okay. So eat this first. You haven¡¯t eaten anything all day because you were restoring the Captain-nim¡¯s artifacts, right? You should eat it before it gets cold.¡±


    Seol-A tried to give him a slice but Jaeha stopped her.


    ¡°No! You can''t eat that! Don''t even touch it!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°That bitch left this pizza here!¡±


    Seol-A was shocked.


    ¡°What? What? ...Nina did?¡±


    ¡°Yeah! I''m 100% certain that it is poisoned!¡±


    An anxious Seol-A blinked a few times as she asked.


    ¡°Uhh...uhh... then should I go buy you a burger or something?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. I''m not feeling well......¡±


    At that moment...


    Clang!


    ¡°!¡±


    The window suddenly broke and Nina burst in. The team members all freaked out.


    ¡°Nina!¡±


    Nina grabbed the slice of pizza and tackled Jaeha. Jahea fell back and...


    Boom!


    Nina gently straddled the fallen Jaeha. She then started shoving the pizza into the flailing Jaeha¡¯s mouth!


    ¡°Mmph, mmmmmmph!¡±


    Jaeha groaned as if he was suffocating.


    Seol-A gasped and started to run toward him but Ilya was laughing.


    ¡°But it looks like it¡¯s not poisoned since you are fine.¡±


    Jaeha turned pale.


    ¡°No...... this is definitely poisoned.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°It tastes like pesticide...¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Jaeha¡¯s face plopped back down. Nina started shaking as if she received a big shock.


    Why was she acting like this?


    ¡®I followed the recipe!¡¯


    Nina was dragged away by Seol-A while Jaeha was crying about how everybody around him was like this.


    ¡°Fuck, that son of a bitch of a Captain breaks a perfectly fine chair to make me work my ass off.¡±


    The others who were his so called friends found out the weakness of the phoenix and tried to kill him!


    The total babe he had in his life was a homicidal maniac who was trying to kill him!


    "Aigoo, my poor life!¡±


    Nina looked anxious while being dragged away by Seol-A.


    ¡®I need to quickly feed him...!¡¯


    She seemed very upset that Jaeha was starving. Maybe this should have been expected.


    ¡®The phoenix will be destroyed if he doesn''t eat!¡¯


    That was right.


    The phoenix artifact required Jaeha¡¯s energy on a daily basis to stay active.


    It was like how oil or wood was necessary to keep a fire going.


    The thing that was most used was the fat inside Jaeha''s body.


    This was the reason he never gained any weight despite overeating.


    Of course, this wasn¡¯t necessarily a good thing.


    Why?


    ¡®The phoenix artifact requires a tremendous amount of calories every day.¡¯


    That was why he would become extremely skinny if he didn¡¯t pay attention to it.


    And if it lacked the fat or food to use as energy...


    ¡®It will use the energy it saved to maintain his life as fuel too!¡¯


    Nina¡¯s pupils were shaking frantically.


    The phoenix will deactivate once it runs out of all energy.


    Basically, the phoenix''s weakness was hunger!


    This was the reason Jaeha was able to commit suicide in the past. It wasn¡¯t easy to break a contract with a Heirloom, so he could only starve himself until the phoenix stopped working.


    Anyway, Nina, who recently figured it out, was trying really hard to keep Jaeha from starving.


    But it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°Hurry up and call the police! Here¡¯s a terrorist using chemical weapons!¡±


    Jaeha threw the pizza away while shaking.


    Ilya clicked his tongue as he watched.


    "Don¡¯t you remember how she saved you from Goebbels during your private exhibition? Are you sure she¡¯s not interested in you?¡±


    Jaeha gasped in disbelief.


    ¡°Are you crazy? A beauty like that being interested in me? She just got rid of Goebbels because she didn''t want someone else to kill me! She will only be satisfied if she kills me with her own hands!¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡°Anyway, she''s acting like this because I used her as a model for my art.¡±


    ¡°What? You used her as a model?¡±


    ¡°Yeah! Why can¡¯t I?! She¡¯s beautiful as a model! I even told her about it!¡±


    That was probably when it started. Nina¡¯s attitude had changed after seeing the painting Jaeha made of her.


    ¡°She must have been tired before that as she was calm for a while. But she started aiming for me more frequently since seeing the painting and terrorized the women around me! Fuck, is this some kind of revenge?


    Does she not want to see me happy? She should have told me if she didn¡¯t like it!¡±


    Seol-A sighed. ¡®How grotesque must he have drawn her?¡¯


    "What kind of painting did you draw? Did you draw her as a homicidal maniac?¡±


    "Damn it, it''s that one over there!¡±


    Jaeha pointed to the painting on the wall with frustration.


    The two others dropped their jaws in shock after seeing the painting.


    On the other hand, Nina was blushing while peeking through a window again after Seol-A threw her out the door.


    Jaeha might have done it because she was his team member¡¯s sister, but... Jaeha had always given her food and medicine despite her potentially being his worst enemy(?).


    It had been shocking to her.


    She was thankful that he took such good care of her and then...


    ¡®This is me?¡¯


    ¡®Yes. You are really pretty. You are so pretty that someone could fall in love with you at first glance.¡¯


    That was the conversation they had had in the past. Ilya and Seol-A clicked their tongues after taking a look at the painting.


    ¡°You drew this for her...¡±


    ¡°And said that this was how Nina looked in your eyes?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. What¡¯s wrong? I can¡¯t do that?¡±


    ¡°......You''re definitely in the wrong.¡±


    ¡°Definitely.¡±


    There was a painting of an angel that looked like Nina on the wall. The quality was uselessly high and she looked so beautiful that anybody would get flustered if someone gave this to them saying that this was how he saw them.


    ¡°......Don¡¯t you think that you basically confessed your love to her?¡±


    ¡°You even said that you fell for her at first glance?¡±


    Jaeha became anxious.


    ¡°W, what? Hey! I meant that I fell for her as an artist! Let''s be honest! Nina¡¯s proportions are no joke! There¡¯s a reason she used to be a model in the past! She¡¯s the ideal model of my dreams! Proportions are perfect! Muscle tone is perfect! Everything is perfect! Damn, I would have asked her for her body if she wasn¡¯t Jack the Ripper...¡±


    ¡°.............¡±


    They couldn¡¯t blame a twenty year old girl who had just gotten her emotions back for feeling the way she did.


    ¡°Anyway, you were in the wrong.¡±


    ¡°What? What?!¡±


    ¡°Good luck.¡±


    "What?!¡±


    Nina burst in through another window at that moment.


    ¡°!¡±


    She then ruthlessly started ripping Jaeha''s clothes off.


    Riiiiiiiip!


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhhhh!¡±


    Jaeha, who instantly turned naked(?) screamed in fear.


    ¡°Waaaaaaaaaah! She''s trying to be a human trafficker now!¡±


    Nina¡¯s eyes flashed and Jaeha cried like a prey about to be eaten by a predator.


    ¡°No! My organs are importaaaaaaant!¡±


    It seemed as if spring was still far away for our dear restorer.

 Chapter 388: Side Story 2 - The moment I fell for that man (1)

    Chapter 388: Side Story 2 - The moment I fell for that man (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    "Wow, what are all these photos?¡±


    Seol-A gasped while looking at the photos that covered the floor.


    There were hundreds of them.


    At the center of this flood of photos was......


    [#$^#$&^&!]


    I''m organizing them! I''m organizing them!


    The rope was bobbing up and down in joy as it created an album. Every picture in this album was a picture of Ju-Heon.


    Jaeha swore about how his eyes were rotting.


    ¡°Man, I know that even guys think that the Captain looks cool but this is just disgusting. Come on, you don¡¯t have any photos of Irene or anything?¡±


    [#$&*#!]


    I had some, I had some, but......!


    Snip snip.


    Mammon was next to the rope cutting through a photo with an angry expression on her face.


    Mammon was mumbling to herself as she did that.


    [Who do you think you are sticking so close to? Who gave you permission?]


    The pair of scissors was ruthlessly cutting the women out of the photos.


    [He wouldn''t get himself a girl no matter how many times I told him to do it in the past!]


    Mammon''s angry cutting continued.


    This devil had been unable to come out when Ju-Heon had ended up in the parallel world, but things were different now.


    [What, there¡¯s more?! It''s a different girl this tiiiiiiiiiime! They''re even kissing?!]


    Mammon might drink her sorrows again later today.


    Jaeha sighed while watching what was going on.


    He was happy that he could collect photos of Irene thanks to Mammon, but...


    ¡®The Captain-nim must be really tired because of his artifacts.¡¯


    The Crow sneered at that moment.


    [Oh little devil. You are still wasting your energy on such useless deeds.]


    [What did you say?]


    [Can you please think about making better use of your overflowing energy? Why not use it to be more helpful for our master?]


    Jaeha was happy to hear that. This palace must be considered a tomb or something as they could all hear the voices of artifacts inside Valhalla.


    And then...


    ¡®Good, at least he has one artifact that is helpful.¡¯


    Unfortunately, that was not the case.


    [Such photos are useless. You need to gobble up the subject in the photos.]


    ¡°?!¡±


    The Crow''s Disaster-Grade aura burst out as it said that!


    The domineering aura of predation was about to extend to this nameless woman who would be somewhere in this world.


    Jaeha foamed at the mouth.


    ¡°Aaah! Stop, stop! That¡¯s not it either! That is not helpful to him at all! That is not helpful to your master!¡±


    The poor restorer had to stop Ju-Heon¡¯s artifacts once again.


    On the other hand, Seol-A''s eyes opened wide as she watched.


    She had found an unexpected photo among the bunch.


    ¡°Hold on. What is this? How is this photo here?¡±


    What photo was she talking about?


    The photo Seol-A had found was a picture of her and Ju-Heon.


    The problem was that it was a photo from before they regressed. The photo was taken in the TKBM tomb raiding team office and the date was different.


    Jaeha¡¯s jaw dropped while looking at the photo as well.


    "What the hell? It really is a photo from that time. How is a photo from that time here...?!¡±


    [How else?! I took it with this!]


    ¡°!¡±


    The one to respond was surprisingly the worm.


    The worm was jumping on top of Merlin''s camera. Whether it was Yang Chen or Dan''s future... This camera had been used in the past to show photos of themselves prior to the regression.


    The worm''s eyes were flashing as it shouted that it had found a great source of income.


    [That bastard Seo Ju-Heon shows up differently when I take photos of him with this. Don¡¯t you think that I would make a ton of money if I sold this to the princesses as a decadent beauty concept?]


    ¡°.......¡±


    As a guy, Ju-Heon just looked very sick to Jaeha.


    ¡®But I have to give this bastard credit for that Irene photo album he made last time.¡¯


    This bastard seemed to know what women and men would like.


    ¡®This damn worm bastard... We might be able to make him run an entertainment company in the future.¡¯


    Of course, Ju-Heon had pummeled the worm and Jaeha and taken the album of Irene¡¯s photos away.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°This is from when the two of you were running the tomb raiding team, right?¡±


    Jaeha tapped on the photo of Seol-A and Ju-Heon.


    Seol-A was the tomb raiding team''s first member.


    Basically, this picture was from before the others had joined.


    Seol-A smiled as if she was nostalgic about that time.


    ¡°It was. The Vice Captain-nim joined about half a year later.¡±


    Jaeha smiled wickedly as if he was amused.


    "What the hell? Then was it love at first sight or something?¡±


    Seol-A fell to the ground clutching her stomach as she laughed.


    ¡°What? Love at first sight?¡±


    No woman in her right mind would fall for that Seo Ju-Heon at first sight.


    ¡°Nice to meet you, I''m Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    His shaggy hair, his skin and lips that had no color to them... This man could be found buried in the file room as if he had no interest in people at all.


    The 27 years old Ju-Heon was a man who didn¡¯t know what it meant to smile.


    Ju-Heon was deciphering a document without even looking over.


    The thick shadows on his face looked cool but he gave off an odd and gloomy feel.


    He was the emotionless and indifferent type of man who would appear in a hard boiled movie. [1]


    ¡®But he¡¯s a team leader while others at his age are minor employees.¡¯


    The first impression she had of him was respect. He gave off the seasoned and mature vibe of someone who had been through a lot.


    ¡®We''re so different even though we are only two years apart in age...!¡¯


    That was the reason Seol-A told herself that she would learn everything she could from this man and energetically bowed.


    ¡°Please take good care of me. I was assigned to the TKBM Unsanctioned Excavation Team and my name is.........¡±


    ¡°Ah, it¡¯s fine.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon flipped a page in the document as if he wasn¡¯t interested.


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    ¡°......!¡±


    A shocked Seol-A quickly raised her head but Ju-Heon completely ripped Seol-A to shreds.


    ¡°You don¡¯t even look like you are going to last a week. Are you sure you came to the right place? Shouldn¡¯t you be Chairman Kwon''s secretary or something?¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked annoyed and tried to walk out of the file room. The employee who had brought Seol-A here became anxious and grabbed him.


    ¡®What the hell is this bastard saying?!¡¯


    ¡°Ju-Heon, wait! She¡¯s your subordinate now and will protect you. You should protect her too if she needs...!¡±


    Ju-Heon put a cigarette in his mouth and scoffed.


    "Why should I? Who cares if she kicks the bucket in a tomb?¡±


    Seol-A scowled after hearing that.


    ¡®I take back saying that I respect him.¡¯


    The Ju-Heon of that time was a total bastard.


    ¡°Miss Seol-A, Miss Seol-A, how is team leader Seo Ju-Heon?¡±


    ¡°He is a nice guy like the rumors say, right?¡±


    Seol-A scowled again while listening to the questions from other female employees. It was currently lunch time. She had had a smile on her face until just now as she was about to eat a late lunch.


    However...


    "What did you just say...?¡±


    The female employees who had gathered around Seol-A grumbled.


    "Aww come on, why are you feigning ignorance? Miss Seol-A... You were assigned to Team Leader Seo even though you haven¡¯t been at TKBM very long.¡±


    ¡°Miss Seol-A, you were assigned to a team that is being personally supported by Chairman Kwon!¡±


    Seol-A had been working for the Chinese government until not too long ago.


    To be more specific, she was working on the Chinese excavation team with Zhen Cai Yuan. She was a secret member of Team Red.


    However, Chairman Kwon had brought her over to TKBM.


    ¡®The most accurate description is to say that I was sold like a slave.¡¯


    Chairman Kwon liked her radar ability and purchased her from the Chinese government.


    She had been about to be executed because of her stupid cancerous family members.


    ¡®The fact that he managed to get me out means that he must have made some sort of deal with China.¡¯


    She was then assigned to Ju-Heon''s Unsanctioned Excavation Team as soon as she arrived at TKBM.


    She thought that the team was considered as baggage as it was unsanctioned, but it seems to actually have quite the attention.


    It was probably because of the team leader, Seo Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Team leader Seo Ju-Heon is a genius who cleared one of the 7 Great Tombs on his own before he was scouted! He¡¯s one of the top-rated people in TKBM! He¡¯s probably at the Monarch level if you just look at his skills.¡±


    ¡°He worked alone even after arriving at TKBM. But such a genius is creating a team with few other elites. You are pretty much set to get promoted quickly! I''m so jealous of you, Miss Seol-A!¡±


    Seol-A glared while holding her chopsticks.


    ¡®Like hell I care about a promotion right now!¡¯


    Seol-A was ready to shove this chopstick up Ju-Heon¡¯s nostril.


    Other people kept talking about how Ju-Heon was a talented and respectful superior who had a great personality, was so kind that he cherished the lives of his subordinates over his own, but......


    ¡®I''m about to be kicked out of TKBM because of that guy!¡¯


    That was right.


    Seol-A was in danger.


    It was all Ju-Heon¡¯s fault.


    ¡°Excuse me? I stole Chairman Kwon¡¯s artifact? I never did anything like that!¡±


    ¡°Then why have you not handed over the artifact?¡±


    Seol-A became anxious after being questioned by the employee from the artifact administration department.


    ¡°Not handed it over...?! I handed it in to team leader Seo a week ago.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? Team leader Seo stated that he had not received anything!¡±


    An anxious Seol-A immediately went to look for Ju-Heon, however...


    ¡°Really? I don¡¯t recall getting it from you.¡±


    Seol-A was about to go crazy.


    "Sir, what are you talking about...?! I definitely handed it to you a week ago!¡±


    Ju-Heon picked his ear as if he found her annoying.


    ¡°Who knows? Maybe I threw it away because it was trash.¡±


    ¡°Team leader-nim!¡±


    That was right.


    Ju-Heon was always like this with her. It didn''t matter that he made her work late every day and even took away her weekends and forced her to take care of things for him.


    ¡®I don¡¯t like your handwriting. Do it again.¡¯


    ¡®Even an elementary student would do better than this.¡¯


    ¡®Don¡¯t you see the dust on here?¡¯


    Ju-Heon ripped apart things that others would have called amazing.


    It had been four months of torture for her.


    Seol-A was shaking once again as she asked.


    ¡°T, then what about the issue with the artifact administration department? Apparently you told them to talk to you if I wasn¡¯t there...?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I told you about it yesterday. I told you to organize file A and send it to them.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? But I never heard...!¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue.


    ¡°Are you already suffering from dementia at your age? Or are you just an idiot with a pretty face? Maybe you should go to the hospital instead of showing up to work.¡±


    ¡°#$&#!¡±


    "Well, I won''t hold it against you so try to do a good job. Don¡¯t receive another F in your evaluation. How can someone receive an F? It was your initial evaluation. Even dogs can get As on their initial evaluation.¡±


    Seol-A wanted to shout and cry.


    ¡®You¡¯re the one who gave me that F!!!!!!!!!!¡¯


    That was right.


    Seol-A was still an intern. She needed to get an A or higher during her probationary period to remain on the tomb raiding team.


    ¡®I''ll be kicked out of TKBM if I can¡¯t stay on the tomb raiding team and I won¡¯t be able to get my family out.¡¯


    That was a condition on her secret contract with Chairman Kwon.


    But she somehow seemed to have gotten on Ju-Heon¡¯s bad side so her evaluation was the worst one in history.


    Furthermore, Ju-Heon seemed to treat her as if she was invisible and when he did treat her as a subordinate...


    She was always an errand girl or a baggage carrier. There was this one time she became completely bloodied after being injured by enemy attacks, and Ju-Heon......


    ¡°Hey. Hold it properly. My bag is ruined.¡±


    ¡°Like hell it¡¯s ruined! There¡¯s just one strand of thread sticking out!"


    "Whatever, go wash it. You got blood on it. It¡¯s dirty.¡±


    ¡°#$&#!¡±


    He treated her worse than he treated a 10,000 won bag.


    How would any woman fall for a bastard like this?


    ¡®Pettiest son of a bitch in the world...!¡¯


    Seol-A cursed Ju-Heon every day. She even put salt instead of sugar in his coffee to get revenge.


    ¡°Wow, jackpot. The Captain-nim was really like that at first?¡±


    Jaeha¡¯s jaws dropped as if he could not believe it.


    He had thought that Ju-Heon and Seol-A''s relationship had been good from the beginning. They seemed very close by the time he joined the tomb raiding team.


    It was to the point that he grumbled about Ju-Heon favoring her because she was a girl.


    But apparently that had not been the case.


    Seol-A had pretty much been harassed by Ju-Heon!


    ¡°Then why the hell did you fall for him? Oh, I get it. You were a masoch...ugh!¡±


    "Well, there was a reason he acted that way.¡±


    Seol-A had understood why Ju-Heon had acted that way about a month later.


    1. Hard boiled refers to a cold attitude that does not reveal emotions or is not influenced by emotions.

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    Chapter 389: Side Story 3 - The moment I fell for that man (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    It must have been when she was sniffling and eating bread drenched in her tears from Ju-Heon¡¯s harassment.


    ¡®Huh? What is that?¡¯


    Seol-A''s face stiffened after seeing something appear on Ju-Heon¡¯s back.


    It was a ghost.


    ¡®Why is that there?¡¯


    Seol-A could see ghosts. This included ghosts regarding someone''s lifespan.


    The fact that this ghost was visible meant that death was near.


    Well, it was small right now so he wasn¡¯t fated to die right away, but...


    ¡®Is it tomb syndrome?¡¯


    Maybe he was harassing her because of that. Sick people unintentionally became angry with the people around them.


    She soon found out it was not the case.


    ¡°Hmm? Not at all. He does have tomb syndrome but it is not that severe. It¡¯s just at the beginning stages.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?!¡±


    ¡°He just doesn¡¯t want to make a team.¡±


    That was right.


    The Unsanctioned Excavation Team that had everybody¡¯s attention at TKBM was scheduled to become a team of few elites with full financial support from Chairman Kwon.


    However, Ju-Heon had no desires to create a team.


    Why?


    ¡°He¡¯s so damn good. He probably thinks that people will get in his way.¡±


    ¡°G, get in his way?¡±


    The TKBM doctor sneered as if he found that annoying about Ju-Heon.


    ¡°He¡¯s a genius. He was actually on a different excavation team at TKBM for about a year... but they were useless to him. He was lucky if they didn¡¯t hold him back.¡±


    There was a reason people talked about how Ju-Heon would be a Monarch if he had not joined TKBM.


    It was to the point that the pompous Elite Captains of the excavation teams ended up with inferiority complexes because of him.


    ¡°I know because I am always treating the TKBM excavation teams. Ju-Heon has ended up in harm''s way many times because he was with a team. That¡¯s why he said that he would do things on his own. He believed that he would be able to better handle the dangers he faces.¡±


    Seol-A couldn''t believe it.


    ¡°How is that possible?! It¡¯s crazy to go into a tomb alone!¡±


    Tomb Excavation teams with hundreds of people could perish in a tomb. Tombs were places that nobody could guarantee their survival.


    The doctor responded that it was a headache for him as well.


    ¡°I agree. That¡¯s why the Chairman-nim is going crazy too. He stuck the best of the best with Ju-Heon because it is dangerous, but he keeps ignoring them. When we ask him why he keeps rejecting them, he just says that he didn''t like the people we stuck with him.¡±


    ¡°Our benevolent Chairman-nim then told him that he could personally gather his own subordinates.¡±


    Apparently that was how the Unsanctioned Excavation Department came to be.


    However...


    ¡°But he probably has no intentions of bringing anybody in.¡±


    The doctor chuckled.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon isn¡¯t even satisfied with the SS-Grade Captains of the other departments. He said that he had a team before coming into TKBM and that he won¡¯t deal with anybody unless they are at that level.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Seol-A bit down on her lips.


    ¡®That¡¯s why he harassed me so much?¡¯


    Had he harassed her so that she would choose to leave on her own accord since he couldn¡¯t force her out as she was sent there by the Chairman''s order?!


    ¡®Well, I accept that he is talented, but...¡¯


    She bit down harder on her lips.


    ¡®I''ll be in trouble if I can¡¯t remain on this team.¡¯


    Seol-A shook while thinking about the Supreme Leader on the Chinese side, Zhen Cai Yuan.


    Her family ended up with this terrible fate with the Chinese government because her father who was a diplomat sold off some important information about China to rival countries.


    If she could not remain at TKBM, both she and her family would be executed.


    ¡®I can''t let it continue like this no matter what.¡¯


    She needed him to approve of her.


    Seol-A was skilled enough to be scouted but she must still not be good enough for Ju-Heon.


    Because of that...


    ¡°Team leader Seo. I understand that I am not up to your standards. That¡¯s why you''ve been harassing me, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    Ju-Heon blankly stared at Seol-A for a moment before sneering at her.


    ¡°You¡¯re not a complete idiot. Why don¡¯t you leave this department if you¡¯ve noticed?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir, today is my last day as an intern anyway...¡±


    Seol-A''s eyes flashed.


    ¡°And? It ended like that? Your probationary period as an intern came to an end? You were kicked out by that son of a bitch Captain?¡±


    Jaeha seemed emotionally invested in the story.


    That might have been expected.


    ¡°That damn Captain really was a son of a bitch. I knew that he was a prick, but it was that bad? No, nevermind. He was extremely shitty when I first met him too.¡±


    He started grinding his teeth.


    ¡°I thought it was like that because I had done something wrong, but he was just a total prick to start with!¡±


    Seol-A laughed in response.


    ¡°Yes, I thought he was like that too.¡±


    Seol-A recalled the tomb she and Ju-Heon went into on her last day as an intern.


    It was probably an A-Grade tomb. Although Ju-Heon should have been able to clear it despite it being a large tomb, something was weird that day.


    Seol-A saw that Ju-Heon seemed extremely tense unlike his usual self.


    ¡°Hey.¡±


    The man who treated her as invisible even talked to her.


    ¡°Don¡¯t let your guard down.¡±


    Seol-A tilted her head in confusion.


    She wouldn''t let her guard down in a tomb even without him warning her about it, but...


    ¡°!¡±


    Seol-A suddenly noticed something and flinched.


    ¡°Team leader-nim!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Boom!


    They became anxious as the surroundings inside the tomb suddenly changed.


    ¡°A trap!¡±


    The path closed before the single path they were on turned into a chilling labyrinth that split apart in large numbers like an ant cave.


    Ju-Heon frowned after the surroundings completely changed.


    He seemed to have realized what was going on.


    ¡°This is not an A-Grade tomb.¡±


    They had thought that it was an A-Grade tomb but it was actually a SS-Grade tomb.


    Large centipedes started falling from the ceiling.


    ¡°What the hell? This wasn''t Arachne''s artifact''s tomb?!¡±


    The supporters who came with them foamed at the mouth as they looked at this new labyrinth.


    ¡°I''m sure of it! This is that devil¡¯s labyrinth!¡±


    ¡°We''re fucked! Why did it have to be that labyrinth?!¡±


    Among the many traps inside tombs, there were a few devil¡¯s traps that were said to have a 0% survival rate.


    This was the Devil''s Labyrinth, M-1.


    The shape and movement of the tomb confirmed it.


    Everything matched the reports people had sent through artifacts in the past before they died. They had gotten stuck in such a terrible trap.


    The supporters panicked and swore at Ju-Heon.


    ¡°F, fuck! You said it was an A-Grade tomb!¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re all going to die because of you!¡±


    ¡°N, no. This sir is one of TKBM''s top excavators. We should be okay!¡±


    ¡°Like hell he''s anything special! He didn''t notice the trap at all! This son of a bitch is the same as all of the others!¡±


    The labyrinth instantly turned into pandemonium.


    The ten or so supporters that the Chairman sent with them screamed as they became food for the centipedes.


    Crack! Crack!


    The terrible stench of blood spread throughout the tomb. Ju-Heon had tried to save them but he watched as their heads were sliced off in front of his eyes.


    Ju-Heon bit down on his lips as he looked at their heads on the ground.


    ¡°This is why I said I would go into tombs alone.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed to find it difficult to handle seeing his team members dying in tombs.


    There was someone who was affected by this. Seol-A, who barely managed to survive, found this to be extremely odd.


    ¡°You weren¡¯t saying no to a team because you thought your subordinates would get in your way?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon had said that team members get in his way and that he would excavate on his own before coming to this tomb as well.


    Everybody was talking about how Ju-Heon was acting so high and mighty but that he would end up kicking the bucket sooner or later.


    ¡°People were saying that you were doing this solo play to show off your talents...¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed.


    ¡°Show off? Solo play? Do you think tombs are that easy?¡±


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    That was why Ju-Heon didn''t show off whenever he successfully cleared a tomb, unlike the others.


    ¡®Thank you for letting me survive another day.¡¯


    He was someone who did not become prideful even with his top-grade talents.


    Of course, he used to be extremely arrogant in the past.


    ¡°The punks on my team in the past died the same way. It was this same M-1 Labyrinth trap.¡±


    Ju-Heon had led a guerrilla team prior to joining TKBM.


    That bastard John had led them to the trap on purpose at that time, but anyway, the rest of the team died because of his bad judgment.


    He couldn¡¯t help but feel responsible as the team captain.


    ¡°Well, it is true that it was starting to get difficult to excavate on my own. S-Grade tombs and higher are just too difficult.¡±


    But Ju-Heon still did not want team members.


    Even someone like him could make bad judgments. One bad judgment could mean that his entire team would perish.


    But if he was alone... He would be the only one to die in the tomb as well.


    Ju-Heon hated losing his people.


    ¡°Man, I became a total coward after that.¡±


    He might have gotten a trauma from it.


    Chairman Kwon might consider his subordinates to be spare lives as shields to protect him, but...


    ¡°I''m sorry. I''m sorry for dragging you to this tomb.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Ju-Heon quickly made Seol-A hide in a corner. He then took his jacket off and put it over Seol-A''s head.


    ¡°Keep this on.¡±


    It was a defense-type artifact.


    Seol-A became anxious as people never took their defense-type artifacts off inside tombs.


    "Wait, team leader-nim. What are you planning on doing...?!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve experienced this trap once already. Nobody can get out once they''re stuck in here. I was only able to get out because my team members sacrificed themselves.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°This trap is only deactivated when there is only one survivor left. As for those centipede bastards... My Archaeologist¡¯s Artifact is a SS-Grade artifact. I should be able to take care of those bastards if I make it self-destruct.¡±


    Seol-A¡¯s face turned pale as soon as she heard that.


    She understood what Ju-Heon meant by that.


    "Wait... you¡¯re not...?!¡±


    Ju-Heon was planning on doing the same thing his team members had done to save him.


    ¡°No! Team leader-nim, wait...!¡±


    Ju-Heon covered Seol-A''s mouth.


    ¡°Listen carefully. I am going to self-destruct once I get to the central region. Run and don''t look back as soon as the explosion happens.¡±


    ¡°Mmmmmmmph!¡±


    ¡°I''m sorry for harassing you so much until now. I just didn''t want to see another subordinate die. You are even more talented than I am. I hope you meet a good supervisor.¡±


    Ju-Heon then rushed off toward the center of the tomb.


    Seol-A''s crying could barely be heard as the explosion happened.


    ¡°E, explosion? The Captain-nim really self-destructed?! He made Mammon self-destruct?!¡±


    Jaeha''s mouth opened and closed a few times in disbelief.


    Their great and mighty Captain-nim had done something so rash in the past?


    ¡®That artifactphile made an artifact self-destruct...!¡¯


    ¡°The M-1 really is dangerous. It is rare but it has a 0% survival rate. It is known as one of the most infamous traps among excavation teams.¡±


    Chloe had walked over to listen at some point as well.


    ¡°He said that his former team died in the same trap. He probably didn''t want to experience the same thing again.¡±


    Jaeha tilted his head in confusion.


    Why?


    ¡°We¡¯ve never suffered because of that labyrinth-type trap. Have we?¡±


    Seol-A chuckled.


    That was right.


    Even Ju-Heon had been confused after opening his eyes in the hospital.


    ¡°What the hell? Why am I still alive?¡±


    He thought that he had died after making his artifact self-destruct.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Team leader-nim...!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon couldn''t help but groan after Seol-A suddenly hugged him.


    Seol-A was crying.


    ¡°I''m sorry, I''m really sorry, I had a totally wrong idea about the kind of person you are.¡±


    ¡°???¡±


    Ju-Heon tilted his head.


    Why was he still alive? More importantly, why was this girl hugging him and crying?


    Ju-Heon''s doctor sneered at him while he was completely baffled.


    ¡°This kid saved you from that labyrinth-type trap. You were dying but we barely saved you with a healing artifact.¡±


    Ju-Heon was shocked.


    ¡°The trap deactivated even with two survivors?¡±


    ¡°No. She carried your unconscious body and escaped from the labyrinth.¡±


    Ju-Heon gasped in disbelief.


    ¡°People can make it out of that labyrinth?! Unbelievable!¡±


    There were no records of anybody making it through that labyrinth. Even the best map-type artifacts would not prevent the person from getting lost.


    ¡°How the hell?!¡±


    The doctor laughed out loud.


    ¡°Did you even look at Seol-A''s resume properly?¡±


    ¡°......No, I think I threw it away after looking at her photo.¡±


    He had no intentions on accepting anybody into his team anyway.


    The doctor explained it to him.


    "Seol-A was scouted for her radar ability.¡±


    ¡°Radar?¡±


    ¡°She is able to detect aura that cannot be seen with the naked eye. She is able to detect the shape of a tomb with it as well. Basically, her specialty is as a pathfinder, you dumbass.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s jaw dropped.


    ¡°Detecting auras is not that easy... no, it''s not possible for a human being to be able to do that...¡±


    Seol-A was still crying as she responded.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter because it wasn''t a person who did it.¡±


    Ghosts suddenly started appearing inside the hospital.


    Even Ju-Heon couldn''t help but scream after seeing ghosts for the first time.


    The doctor calmly explained.


    "Seol-A seems to be able to use a ghost artifact.¡±


    ¡°......#$&$#?!¡±


    Ju-Heon froze as he had never heard about something like that.


    The truth was that Seol-A had just been hiding it because people were uncomfortable with ghosts.


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter.


    Seol-A tightly grabbed Ju-Heon¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Team leader-nim, I will be your five senses from here on.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry about your team members dying because of a bad judgment anymore. Even if we end up in the wrong path or get stuck in a trap, I will find a way out for us. What I''m saying is...¡±


    Seol-A continued in a sympathetic tone.


    ¡°Please don''t go into tombs alone ever again. Please accept new team members one more time.¡±


    Ju-Heon was at a loss for words.


    He had never expected to hear something like this.


    After being at a loss for words for a while...


    Ju-Heon finally stopped being quiet and responded, almost as if he was sighing.


    ¡°Okay. I get it so please let go of my hand.¡±


    Ju-Heon''s face turned red as he slowly pulled his hand out of Seol-A''s hand.


    He seemed embarrassed.


    Jaeha''s jaw dropped in shock.


    ¡°Wow, then the tomb raiding team might not have even been created if that had not happened? He had no intentions of choosing team members...!¡±


    Julian, who had been listening as well, nonchalantly asked a question.


    ¡°So that¡¯s when you started having a crush on him?¡±


    ¡°Vice Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°What the hell? Since when had he been listening?¡±


    Julian seemed full of doubt.


    ¡°Plus, you said his former team members? There''s no way that the Captain rejected you for such a pure and kind-hearted reason. He¡¯s a terrible bastard.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Jaeha sneered at Julian.


    ¡°Man, stop being so jealous of the Captain-nim. Why are you such a....¡±


    ¡°Hey Monarch of Fraud. Should you really be speaking so casually to me right now?¡±


    Jaeha seemed to be feeling guilty at Julian¡¯s gaze as he whimpered.


    ¡°U, umm, hyung-nim... you see...¡±


    ¡°Shut the hell up! Why the hell am I your hyung-nim?!¡±


    Thunderbolts soon crackled inside the workroom. Seol-A chuckled as Jaeha screamed.


    ¡®Well, there are more reasons I fell for him.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had helped her a lot with her family issues after that.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°What the hell? What are you guys talking about?¡±


    Jaeha laughed after hearing Ju-Heon''s voice.


    ¡°That was completely unexpected. I never expected that you would have not accepted Seol-A as a subordinate because you didn¡¯t want to lose people again.¡±


    Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion for a moment before responding as if he knew what they were talking about.


    ¡°Ah, back then?¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed out loud.


    ¡°That was a part of the reason, but I did reject Seol-A because she was the first one.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Seol-A''s eyes opened wide as if she had been punched.


    Seol-A seemed to have never heard about this either.


    "C, Captain-nim, what do you mean...?!¡±


    ¡°Well, no need to talk about that. Let¡¯s go eat. I¡¯m hungry.¡±


    ¡®Your hunger isn¡¯t the problem right now!¡¯


    ¡°What are you talking about? Please tell meeeeeeee!¡±


    Seol-A''s eyes flashed.

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    Chapter 390: Side Story 4 - Like a nose ring on a cow Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Fuck, where the hell did that son of a bitch go?¡±


    Julian was looking for someone right now.


    It is pretty obvious who it is though, isn¡¯t it?


    ¡°Ahhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Over there!¡±


    Julian ruthlessly launched thunderbolts toward the direction of the scream.


    Crack!


    He then heard another scream from the corner of the room.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhh! I''m dying! I''m dyyyyyyying!¡±


    The person screaming, as expected, was Jaeha. Julian then started running toward the direction of the scream.


    However...


    ¡°!¡±


    Jaeha was not the only one who was there.


    ¡°Nina!¡±


    Nina was standing in front of Jaeha, blocking Julian''s thunderbolts.


    The lightning rod in her hand was probably given to her by Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon would be put in a difficult position if the pushover went into a coma or anything.


    But that was not important right now.


    ¡°Nina, move! I need to chat with that son of a bitch!¡±


    Nina pulled out a dagger and got in her brother¡¯s way even more.


    ¡°Bro, don¡¯t harm this person anymore! I care about him a lot!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Julian almost fainted.


    ¡®What the hell did she just say?¡¯


    ¡°You care about him a lot?! Are you telling me that he¡¯s your husband?! Is that it?¡±


    ¡°Wait, excuse me. Mr. Julian... That¡¯s not what she said. Please don¡¯t filter it as you please.¡±


    Jaeha gasped in disbelief. Julian didn¡¯t even hear him as his pupils were shaking as if there was an earthquake.


    He could not maintain his rationality anymore.


    ¡®Holy shit...how could Nina do this?¡¯


    Nina was like a daughter to him. He had raised her after they lost their parents at a young age.


    He would be angry if any guy said that they were going to marry her but what? Yoo Jaeha?


    ¡®Why the hell did she have to pick a stupid bastard like this?!¡¯


    Julian somehow prevented himself from fainting and did his best to smile gently.


    ¡°Hey Nina? You might not know this because you haven¡¯t known that son of a...no, this friend of mine for that long, but...¡±


    He had known Jaeha for 10 years.


    This punk was a scammer. He lied like it was nothing and he was the king of crime who had committed all sorts of crimes!


    If he thought about all of the times he had been harmed because of this bastard...!


    ¡°Listen carefully. Your brother has known this guy for a very long time, so I know...!¡±


    Nina used an artifact as if to tell Julian that there was nothing to listen to.


    Crackle!


    ¡°Eek!¡±


    Julian became anxious after seeing her shoot out fire. This vicious fire seemed extremely dangerous.


    ¡°H, hold on!¡±


    This fire was a SS-Grade (Divine-Grade) artifact!


    ¡®This is Hephaestus¡¯s fire!¡¯


    Nina was willing to use a Divine-Grade artifact against her older brother to protect her man!


    She was about to use an apocalypse artifact next. Even the mighty Kongming couldn''t help but become anxious!


    ¡°H, hold on! Nina! This is not right! Aaah!¡±


    Julian didn''t know what to do as he became surrounded by a deadly wall of fire. He did manage to put the fire out eventually, but Nina and Jaeha had already run off by then.


    Julian could only sigh after losing them.


    ¡°Ow! They do mean it when they say that you raise a daughter for nothing!¡±


    ¡®Her man is more important than her brother?!¡¯


    Jaeha was also the problem. It seemed like just yesterday that he was throwing a fit about how Nina was terrorizing him but now the two of them were being affectionate whenever they had the chance.


    ¡®When and how the hell did they get so close?¡¯


    Relationships were said to be mysterious, but Jaeha had hated Nina until not too long ago.


    ¡®What the hell happened...?!¡¯


    That wasn''t important right now.


    An angry Julian was about to use Kongming¡¯s artifact to chase after them, when...


    ¡°You should probably give up. Did you forget that Nina spent quite a long time as Jack the Ripper?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    There was a man mockingly sneering at Julian. It was Ju-Heon.


    Juilan exploded after seeing Ju-Heon''s annoying face.


    ¡°It was you, wasn¡¯t it?! You gave Nina that dangerous artifact!¡±


    The corners of Ju-Heon¡¯s lips twitched.


    ¡°Of course. She¡¯s such a good girl trying to protect her boyfriend.¡±


    Julian felt his blood pressure rising.


    ¡°You motherfucking Majesty!¡±


    Julian angrily shouted as he grabbed Ju-Heon by the collar.


    ¡®Good girl my ass! This son of a bitch is just enjoying this!¡¯


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue and told Julian to stop being so angry.


    "I know a man of justice like you is not satisfied with our pushover, but don¡¯t be such a mess.¡±


    ¡°What? A mess?!¡±


    ¡°Yes, you dimwit. You¡¯re supposed to let your children go when they grow up. Why are you going so overboard with something so trivial?¡±


    Julian groaned.


    Now that he thought about it, this son of a bitch was always like this.


    He would cause accidents as if it was nothing and then scolded him if he tried to say anything about it.


    You nag too much, you''re so old-fashioned, you''re not flexible enough, you''re going overboard, you act so constipated, etc...


    It¡¯s not like he wanted to nag while hearing all those things.


    However...


    ¡®Who does he think covered his ass after all of the accidents he caused?!¡¯


    Julian felt so wronged.


    How the hell did he end up meeting a bastard like this?


    So, how did the two of them meet?


    ¡°This person stole my wallet.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what the hell you are talking about.¡±


    They had met as a pickpocket and a victim.


    It was probably a few months after Ju-Heon officially accepted Seol-A as a team member.


    They had met at the subway with Ju-Heon being a suspect and Julian a victim.


    It was busy because it was rush hour.


    Julian, who was an employee at TKBM as well at the time, was nodding off inside the cramped train.


    ¡®The Zhuge Kongming artifact makes me so tired.¡¯


    It was useful but it took too much stamina to use multiple times a day and his eyes became really tired.


    Even without that, being TKBM¡¯s corporate lawyer and dealing with tombs was difficult.


    As he had that thought...


    ¡°!¡±


    He felt something. It was as if something had gone into his bag for a moment.


    Others might not be able to notice it, but Julian was different.


    Kongming''s artifact had made his senses much more alert than others.


    And then....


    ¡®!¡¯


    A man¡¯s hand was inside his bag!


    Julian immediately frowned.


    He couldn''t see the person''s face, but he could see a young man¡¯s hand sticking out between people''s shoulders.


    ¡®A pickpocket!¡¯


    The man''s hand that had a watch on it openly pulled his wallet out from his bag.


    It had really happened in an instant.


    ¡®Shit!¡¯


    Julian urgently tried to grab the man¡¯s hand, but...


    [The door is opening.]


    The train stopped and the door opened. It just happened to be a major station where a lot of people got off. The people inside the train started rushing out.


    The man who looted Julian¡¯s bag was part of that group!


    ¡°...Wait!¡±


    That green jacket leisurely disappeared into the masses, moving slow enough as to mock him.


    Julian urgently rushed after the man.


    ¡°Hold on! I''m getting off! I said I''m getting off!¡±


    His tie was fluttering as he ran after the culprit.


    And then...


    Grab!


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    He managed to catch the culprit. However, the thief who was caught by Julian opened his eyes wide.


    ¡°Can I help you?¡±


    Green jacket, black hat worn very low so that the face was not very visible...


    This was Ju-Heon.


    Ju-Heon looked at Julian as if he had no idea what was going on, but he ended up being dragged to the police station.


    Well, he of course claimed that he never stole anything.


    ¡°Like I said, you got the wrong person.¡±


    ¡°No, it definitely is this person. I saw him.¡±


    ¡°Wow, unbelievable.¡±


    Ju-Heon glared at Julian in disbelief.


    ¡°I''m already busy enough as is but I have to deal with being framed for a thief? What the hell are you playing at? Huh?!¡±


    ¡°Team leader-nim... please calm down!¡±


    Seol-A, who had come after being contacted by Ju-Heon, was next to him.


    Seol-A addressed the officer.


    ¡°I''m sure this sir must have seen wrong. Our team leader-nim is not the type of person who would pickpocket someone in the middle of the day...¡±


    ¡°Yes, this damn yankee bastard saw incorrectly. He probably thinks that all of us Asians look the same.¡±


    Julian scoffed in disbelief.


    ¡®Like hell I can¡¯t tell him apart.¡¯


    ¡°Okay then, let¡¯s see how long you can put up this act.¡±


    A different officer came over at that moment.


    ¡°We have gone through his belongings.¡±


    ¡°It was there, wasn¡¯t it?¡±


    The officer said something unexpected.


    ¡°No sir. We did not find the wallet you described among Mr. Seo Ju-Heon''s belongings.


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°We searched his body as well but it was not there. There was nothing suspicious in the CCTV either.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon and Julian¡¯s expressions were the complete opposite.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°We also contacted the train station and they said that there was another person dressed similarly to Mr. Seo Ju-Heon. Are you sure that wasn¡¯t the man you saw, Mr. Miller? He seemed to be doing something suspicious.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    Julian was flabbergasted while Ju-Heon became angry.


    ¡°You should have paid more attention. I just wasted a ton of time.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Juilan couldn''t believe it. There was no way that he got the wrong person.


    Ju-Heon continued to be angry as he started walking out of the police station with Seol-A.


    ¡°How unlucky. Are you sure he didn''t cause a fuss because he was sexually harassing someone and thought he was about to get caught?¡±


    "W, what did you say?! Sexual harassment?!¡±


    The officers patted Ju-Heon¡¯s back and apologized. They sighed and then looked toward Julian.


    Their gazes seemed to be saying that he should have looked more carefully.


    ¡°But it¡¯s understandable.¡±


    ¡°Anyway, we will look into the suspect caught on the CCTV. Mr. Seo Ju-Heon, you are free to go back.¡±


    ¡°We will contact you again once we catch the culp... Mr. Miller?¡±


    Julian frowned as if he was deep in thought.


    It truly was weird.


    There was no way that he saw incorrectly.


    It was because the wallet Ju-Heon stole was not a regular wallet.


    ¡®That was an artifact wallet.¡¯


    He had felt the artifact¡¯s aura coming from Ju-Heon.


    As he wondered that...


    ¡°You deserve some praise. You were the first to notice me.¡±


    Julian''s eyes opened wide after hearing the voice whisper in his ear.


    He turned in shock to see Ju-Heon leisurely walking out of the police station.


    Maybe that was the reason.


    ¡°H, hold on!¡±


    Julian urgently rushed after Ju-Heon and caught up to him outside.


    ¡°You really were the culprit!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled mischievously.


    "Correct.¡±


    Julian could not believe it.


    ¡°I knew it...! Then tell me! Where the hell did you throw away that artifact wallet?! Hurry up and take me there!¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t throw it away.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly put his hand into his pocket.


    He then pulled out a wallet! This was definitely Julian''s wallet.


    Julian couldn¡¯t help but gasp.


    "What the hell? Why is that coming out of your pocket?!¡±


    ¡®The officers should have thoroughly searched him!¡¯


    Seol-A couldn''t believe it either.


    She had been defending Ju-Heon this whole time saying that he wouldn¡¯t have stolen it, but what?!


    ¡°T, team leader-nim! You really did steal it?! Then what about the other suspect caught on CCTV?¡±


    ¡°Who knows? They must have worn something similar by coincidence.¡±


    ¡°Team leader-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon just shamelessly laughed.


    ¡°Anyway, I''m taking this.¡±


    Julian could not believe it.


    ¡®Like hell you¡¯re taking it!¡¯


    ¡°Hand it over! That¡¯s mine! Why would you take it with you?!¡±


    "Why else? The police couldn¡¯t find it so it¡¯s mine.¡±


    "What the hell did you just say?!¡±


    ¡®How can there be such a bastard like this?!¡¯


    ¡°Cut the bullshit and hand it over...! You belong in jail!¡±


    ¡°Who the hell do you think you are? Call the cops if you feel wronged!¡±


    Julian headed back toward the station that was right next to them.


    ¡°Hurry! That bastard had my wallet the whole time! Hurry...huh?¡±


    Julian screamed.


    Ju-Heon must have caught a cab as he had disappeared!


    Julian gasped and ran out to search but...


    ¡°Hey! Hey! Stop right there! Hand it over!¡±


    Ju-Heon just waved the wallet out the window as the car drove off.


    He probably thought that he would never see this guy ever again.


    ¡°It¡¯s your fault for being pickpocketed! You stupid idiot!¡±


    ¡°T, team leader-ni...mmph!¡±


    That was how Julian''s first meeting with Ju-Heon ended. Of course, they met again in an unexpected fashion not too long later.


    ¡°Ah, Team leader Seo. I told you about it already, right? I told you that your department is getting a new person.¡±


    ¡°Uhh......yes you did. I guess you did tell me.¡±


    TKBM''s Unsanctioned Excavation Team.


    There was an awkward silence in the office right now.


    ¡°This guy is Julian Miller and he is the newest member on your Unsanctioned Excavation Team.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s face twitched.


    "And Miller... This is the Captain of the Unsanctioned Excavation Department, Team leader Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    Julian¡¯s face twitched as well.


    ¡°You are both extremely talented people so do get along. Why don¡¯t you two shake hands?¡±


    Neither of them had any intentions of shaking hands with the other.


    ¡°Give me back my wallet, you damn thieving bastard!¡±


    The employee introducing them became anxious as Julian grabbed Ju-Heon¡¯s collar.


    ¡°What? Thief? What is he talking about?¡±


    A guilty Ju-Heon quickly shook his head.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing. Just bullshit...¡±


    ¡°Nothing my ass! Hand it over, you unscrupulous thieving bastard!¡±


    ¡°A dumbass like you would have died quickly because of the risk if you used it! You should be thanking me!¡±


    ¡°What the hell did you just say?!¡±


    Seol-A slowly avoided their gazes.


    Even thinking back on it now, Julian truly felt that their first meeting was the worst.


    Well, something even worse happened later when this bastard stole(?) his fianc¨¦e.


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 Chapter 391: Side Story 5 - Have you ever had your fiance stolen? (1)

    Chapter 391: Side Story 5 - Have you ever had your fiance stolen? (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Ow, that damn siscon!¡±


    Jaeha, who had almost turned into roasted meat by Julian, was swearing up a storm.


    ¡°No matter how angry he might be, how the hell can he resort to sending such strong thunderbolts at a fellow team member?!¡±


    Jaeha thought that it was understandable that Julian was angry. Kongming and he had had a terrible relationship for the past ten years.


    They saw each other more often in the courtroom than in the office.


    The only reason they were able to team up again after regressing to this timeline was because they both had the scar of being betrayed by Chairman Kwon.


    They would otherwise not even have been able to share a meal with each other.


    ¡°Sure, I admit that I used to be trash in the past. I would be angry to lose my sister I raised as if she was my own daughter to the past me, especially since I''m eight years older than her.¡±


    But Jaeha had a lot to say as well.


    ¡°But he¡¯s trashy too! 90% of the mail I received were lawsuits from him! I don¡¯t want to have a bastard like you as my hyung-nim either!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to cry. But what could he do?


    No matter how much he hated Julian, he was still Nina¡¯s brother. He might even end up his father-in...no, his brother-in-law.


    Of course, it was true that Jaeha had been scared to death by Nina until a few months ago.


    He thought that she was out to kill him. But there were some incidents that allowed Jaeha and Nina to get closer.


    It happened about two months ago.


    ¡°Ha, this is driving me nuts!¡±


    It was when he was being terrorized by Nina quite frequently. Jaeha thought he was filming a horror movie after going to the club for the first time in a long while.


    He was having fun listening to music and drinking while looking at pretty girls when......


    ¡°Oh my, isn¡¯t that the Monarch of Pushoverness?¡±


    ¡°Huh? Really? Is it really him?¡±


    He truly must have become a celebrity as women rushed toward him.


    Jaeha smiled brightly.


    ¡®Ah, this is bliss.¡¯


    He never expected a day like this to come to him.


    ¡°Ah, my damn popularity.¡±


    Sadly, he was mistaken.


    ¡°Doesn¡¯t the fact that the Monarch of Pushoverness is here mean that Seo Ju-Heon is here as well?!¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Really?¡±


    ¡°Is he next to him? Is Seo Ju-Heon there?¡±


    The women then ran up to Jaeha.


    ¡°Is Ju-Heon-nim not here? Is he here?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Jaeha, Mr. Ju-Heon should definitely be here if you are here! Why is the Monarch of Pushoverness here alone?!¡±


    The pretty girls crowded Jaeha, thinking that he was hiding Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Where is Ju-Heon-nim? Please tell us? Oh come on! Hurry up and tell us!¡±


    ¡®Listen to these women!¡¯


    ¡°Damn it, do you think that I am that guy''s secretary or something? You think that I am his servant?! Huh?!¡±


    As the sad Jaeha tried to do something about these women surrounding him...


    Boom!


    The lights in the club suddenly went out.


    ¡®!¡¯


    He then heard screams in the darkness.


    ¡°Kyaaaa! What the?!¡±


    Jaeha was about to get angry, thinking that it was Nina again.


    However, it was not Nina.


    ¡°You are Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s restorer. You must have that bastard¡¯s artifacts on you, right?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    These were real assassins who were aiming for their artifacts.


    Nina actually ended up saving Jaeha that time. She got injured badly and almost died doing it.


    Anyway, a couple incidents like that helped them resolve their misunderstanding and Jaeha and Nina were extremely close now.


    But that damn brother of hers!


    ¡°Come out, Yoo Jaeha!¡±


    Jaeha screamed after seeing thunderbolts coming for him again. He had thought that he was safe, but this second strongest member of the tomb raiding team had found him so quickly!


    Jaeha flinched after feeling a thunderbolt next to him.


    And then...


    Bang!


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhh!¡±


    Jaeha was sent flying by the explosion. One of the pillars in Ju-Heon''s resort...err, Valhalla Palace, was destroyed as well.


    Jaeha couldn''t help but foam at the mouth.


    ¡°Hey! Who do you think will have to restore that later?!¡±


    An extremely angry Jaeha took out his artifact.


    ¡°I should be able to take this son of a bitch on.¡±


    Each of the team members were Monarchs. They were all pretty on-par with each other, despite their abilities being different.


    For example, someone like Jaeha had other abilities that could cover for his lack of fighting abilities.


    Kongming had super haxor skills like his insights and thunderbolts, but...


    ¡®Anybody other than the Captain-nim should be okay to fight. Ah, let me pass on Dan as well since he¡¯s scary.¡¯


    He seemed to be planning on pulling something over Julian as he used to do before they regressed.


    ¡®But why the hell is that bastard not coming?¡¯


    Jaeha¡¯s ass was on fire as he waited for the second strongest person on the team who was the strongest balanced type!


    But at that moment...


    "Captain, are you going to keep getting in my way like this?!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    He heard Ju-Heon and Julian¡¯s voices not too far away.


    He wondered why Kongming''s attacks were coming so slowly, but it must be because of Ju-Heon.


    Julian was getting angry at Ju-Heon and telling him to stop.


    ¡°Yes, I honestly don''t like Jaeha. If I think about how he tried to hire some assassins to kill Nina a few months ago...!¡±


    ¡°Woah, woah. The pushover was definitely wrong to do that. But that¡¯s all in the past. Calm down.¡±


    Ju-Heon was snickering. It looked like he was being on Jaeha¡¯s side and getting in the way of this siscon older brother, but...


    ¡°You do realize that your face looks like you want to laugh your ass off?¡±


    ¡°Oops, I''ve been found out.¡±


    ¡°#$#&$!¡±


    Ju-Heon simply wanted to mess with Julian.


    ¡®Well, I also need to give that pushover bastard a break since he¡¯s worked hard.¡¯


    "Anyway, hey Kongming. You don¡¯t have time to chase Jaeha around right now. Take care of this first. Go away to Europe for one year.¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    Jaeha cheered as he heard Ju-Heon¡¯s interference while Julian became flustered.


    ¡®This is bad.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was the trump card that was even stronger than the joker.


    He would have no way of winning if Ju-Heon openly took Jaeha¡¯s side.


    Ju-Heon giving him this work abroad order would let Jaeha live in peace for a while.


    That wasn''t all.


    Ju-Heon could pretty much push for Nina and Jaeha to get married as well.


    He could even sponsor the whole thing and pay for the entire wedding. All of that could happen while he was gone!


    Because of that...


    ¡®N, no. I have no choice but to turn Ju-Heon to my side...!¡¯


    An angry Julian shouted loudly out of desperation.


    ¡°You! Would you be acting like this if it was Ju-Won who brought a guy saying she was going to get married to him?!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Both Ju-Heon and Julian grew up without parents from when they were young.


    He wanted to say that Ju-Heon of all people should know how he feels.


    Julian smiled in satisfaction after seeing Ju-Heon''s eyes opening wide.


    However...


    ¡°Who the hell would want an ugly pig like that?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I would probably bow with gratitude if any guy was willing to take her.¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    ¡°Plus, what kind of person gives a shit about his twin sister getting married?¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed to be thinking more about how he could make money off of it from getting congratulatory gifts from people.


    "So just leave the pushover alone. You damn siscon.¡±


    ¡°Ho... hey! Would you be able to say that if Ju-Won said she was going to marry Jaeha?!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked as if he had eaten shit.


    ¡°No, that would actually make me very angry.¡±


    "Right? Now you understand how I feel?!¡±


    Julian smiled brightly while Jaeha, who had instantly been attacked, wanted to cry.


    ¡®Why?! I''m a good catch!¡¯


    He couldn''t believe that his captain would say something like that about him.


    But Julian saw this as his opening and tried to convince Ju-Heon.


    "Captain, listen carefully. He won¡¯t restore artifacts properly if he starts dating.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°People generally stop paying attention to other things and lose focus when they start dating. Forget restoring artifacts, he¡¯ll probably try to go on dates whenever he could.¡±


    Ju-Heon turned serious while Jaeha gasped.


    ¡®W, what the hell is that bastard saying right now?!


    Saying something like that to the captain is cheating!¡¯


    As Jaeha was about to crawl out because he was anxious...


    ¡®I can¡¯t let this go on. I need to hurry up and stop that bastard...!¡¯


    Unfortunately, as he had that thought...


    Bang!


    The Majesty¡¯s aura suddenly exploded out!


    ¡°?!¡±


    [You are summoning a strong artifact.]


    [It is turning into a rifle.]


    Ju-Heon''s eyes flashed after turning a disaster artifact into a rifle.


    And then...


    ¡°We are starting the hunt for the pushover bastard.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Parts of Valhalla immediately exploded!


    ¡°Get your ass out here, you bastard. Office romance is banned.¡±


    ¡®What the hell did he just say?!¡¯


    Jaeha just couldn''t believe it. This destructive force was completely different from when Julian had been launching thunderbolts!


    Bang, babababang!


    More parts of this luxurious resort, the Valhalla Palace, crumbled down with some loud noises.


    The fear that he needed to restore this resort again was not the issue. The problem was that this monstrous Majesty bastard was trying to hunt him.


    ¡°I will give you three seconds to get your ass out here. 3, 2,¡±


    Bang!


    ¡°Damn it! It hasn¡¯t even been three seconds yet, you bastard!¡±


    Jaeha swore at Ju-Heon before he started running.


    Julian was extremely satisfied as he watched.


    ¡°Yes! That¡¯s it! You''re the best!¡±


    Thunderbolts started to strike down as well. The paparazzis around the palace started gasping.


    "What the hell is going on?!¡±


    Julian and Ju-Heon''s collaboration was amazing.


    ¡°Hurry up and come out! Yoo Jaeha! I am against this relationship!¡±


    ¡°Yes. Get your ass out here, you bastard. I am also against this relationship!¡±


    ¡®Fuck, why the hell did the captain bastard team up with him!¡¯


    ¡°Damn it, so this is how you want to play it?!¡±


    The two men who were showing perfect combination opened a room door as they looked for Jaeha.


    Boom. Boom.


    Unfortunately, there were so many rooms in Valhalla.


    Jaeha scurried around like a rat until he barged into Ju-Heon''s room.


    ¡®Even that bastard won¡¯t thoughtlessly destroy his room!¡¯


    Jaeha¡¯s eyes flashed after hiding under the desk.


    ¡®I need to break up this damn combination first!¡¯


    He was at too much of a disadvantage if the Captain-nim joined Julian''s side.


    He went crazy at that thought and started rummaging through Ju-Heon¡¯s desk. The drawers were locked, but this guy was a scammer.


    He used da Vinci''s artifact to instantly create a key and looked through the stuff.


    ¡®I need something I can use against the Captain.......¡¯


    As he did that...


    ¡°!¡±


    Jaeha found something completely unexpected inside the desk.


    "Wait, what is this?¡±


    It was a photo.


    It was a photo of Ju-Heon at the beach with an unknown woman.


    It looked like they didn¡¯t know the photo was taken. It must have been a paparazzi.


    "What the hell?! This is from when the Captain was gone!¡±


    ¡®Wait, did he lie to us? Was he gone for six months because of another woman instead of being stuck in Chaos?¡¯


    Jaeha stared at the woman in the photo for a while before tilting his head in confusion. S~ea??h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Hold on, isn¡¯t this Molly?¡±


    His gaze then moved to a different item inside the drawer.


    It was a ring case!


    Jaeha gasped after taking a look inside. There was an artifact ring inside, but...


    ¡°Diamond? Isn¡¯t this an engagement ring?


    Why is he hiding something like this...¡±


    Jaeha was shocked but he soon smiled wickedly.


    He didn¡¯t know what was going on, but this was a chance for him!


    The two men slammed the door open and walked into the room at that moment.


    Bang!


    ¡°We got you now, you little bastard.¡±


    ¡°You have nowhere else to run.¡±


    [#$#&!]


    Nowhere to run! Nowhere!


    Ju-Heon, Julian, and even the rope was with them now. Julian shouted toward the squirming bleached blonde hair underneath the desk.


    ¡°No matter how good you are at running away, you cannot escape this combination.¡±


    ¡°If you don¡¯t get your ass out here......¡±


    The rope bobbed up and down as it approached Jaeha.


    But as that happened...


    ¡°Kongming! Little rope! Look at this!¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Jaeha raised the photo and the engagement ring into the air.


    ¡°The Captain-nim is going to get married! And it¡¯s with your former fianc¨¦e, Kongming!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    All three of their expressions quickly changed.


    Julian froze, Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide, while the rope''s nonexistent eyes flashed.


    The first to speak was, as expected, Ju-Heon.


    ¡®What the fuck is this bastard saying?¡¯


    ¡°Hey punk. What the hell are you taking out without permission. Stop with the bullshit and...¡±


    Ju-Heon tried to grab the ring back.


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°What does he mean by my fianc¨¦e? Is he talking about Molly? My fianc¨¦e you stole in the past?! More importantly, the two of you were seeing each other?! You were seeing each other in secret?!¡±


    Ju-Heon immediately felt murderous intent.


    Ju-Heon scoffed after realizing Jaeha¡¯s plan.


    ¡°Pushover, hand over my ring while I''m asking nicely.¡±


    ¡°H, here¡¯s the photo! Isn¡¯t this a famous wedding photo spot?! The Captain-nim has been seeing Molly! He did it without telling any of us!¡±


    Julian¡¯s eyes flashed.


    And in an instant...


    Boom!


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s view completely changed.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide once more as he felt something binding him once he fell over.


    It was the rope that had tied him up!


    [#$&*#?]


    What do you mean marriage? What are you talking about?

 Chapter 392: Side Story 6 - Have you ever had your fiance stolen? (2)

    Chapter 392: Side Story 6 - Have you ever had your fiance stolen? (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    The rope coiled around Ju-Heon¡¯s body as it crawled up to his face.


    An anxious Ju-Heon tried to get his body out out of reflex, but...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    [#$&#*!]


    What is he talking about? What is he talking about?


    Its nonexistent eyes flashed and grabbed Ju-Heon to stop him from running.


    It wasn¡¯t being rough with him, but it wasn¡¯t easy to get out of it.


    Ju-Heon could feel an odd power coming from the rope. He couldn''t get out of it despite using Hercules''s power.


    Ju-Heon had no choice but to gently coddle the rope.


    ¡°Hold on. Hey little rope? You should let go. You know you''ll be in trouble if you bind your beloved master like this, right?¡±


    He had experienced something similar to this in the past. It was when he was bathing in an open air bath.


    He had struggled so hard to get the berserk rope to release him.


    But the rope''s eyes seemed to be glowing as it brought something in front of Ju-Heon¡¯s face.


    It was the ring!


    [#$&!]


    What is this? What?


    ¡®What else? It¡¯s an engagement ring.¡¯


    Ju-Heon could now understand about 70% of the rope¡¯s speech, potentially because it got promoted to an Heirloom, but he didn¡¯t know how to respond.


    ¡®Damn it. It''s just a rope in front of me. It''s a rope, so why... Why do I feel like I got caught cheating? More importantly, does this thing know about the meaning of an engagement ring?¡¯


    Of course it knew. The rope had been forced to watch a ton of TV dramas thanks to the now obese doggies.


    Weddings, rings, and these things were all part of the human culture it could not understand, however...


    It knew that the male lead putting a ring on the female lead''s finger meant a hundred year long contract that was called a ''wedding¡¯!


    It also knew what it meant!


    Because of that...


    [#$&$!]


    What is this? What is it?


    The rope was holding the ring and slamming the ground with its tail.


    It seemed to be protesting. However, the rope was not Ju-Heon''s only problem right now.


    ¡°Captain, do tell why you''ve been seeing Molly in secret.¡±


    Julian was holding the photo with shaking hands.


    The photo was a picture of Ju-Heon chatting affectionately with a beautiful woman at a table.


    ¡°R, right! We¡¯re complete strangers in this life so I¡¯m not trying to be petty! B, but still, why were you meeting her?¡±


    "Why else? Do I need a reason to meet a pretty girl?¡±


    ¡°#$#&?!¡±


    Jaeha burst into the conversation at this moment.


    "See! He¡¯s trying to marry her! This beach is famous for being a honeymoon destination! And look at the ring case! It even has Molly''s name on it. See, see!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Julian almost turned to ashes after seeing the engraving on the case. Jaeha wickedly smiled.


    "See Kongming, this is no time for you to be on the same team as the Captain-nim!¡±


    Julian¡¯s mind was telling him to be calm but he couldn¡¯t help but shout.


    "Seo Ju-Heon, you terrible son of a bitch! Not only did you steal my fianc¨¦e in our past life, you¡¯re doing it again...?! I want to never see you again every time I think about that moment already!¡¯¡±


    Ju-Heon scoffed.


    Jaeha¡¯s obvious plan was not the issue right now.


    ¡°What? You want nothing to do with me?


    Hey, you went a few years without talking to me because of it.


    Are you really going to be that petty because your fianc¨¦e ran off? Since we¡¯re talking about it anyway, I felt wronged too!¡±


    ¡°W, what?! What the hell did you just say?!¡±


    "Anyway, that is a problem! You damn petty bastard!¡±


    ¡°#$#&!¡±


    Julian really felt wronged.


    This guy had destroyed his perfectly fine relationship!


    ¡°My name is Molly Laurence. Nice to meet you.¡±


    Molly was the only daughter of a CEO of a European corporation. Most importantly, she was one of TKBM''s important business partners.


    Basically, she was Chairman Kwon''s guest.


    Her family''s wealth was pretty trivial compared to the Holtens, but they still ran a global corporation.


    Chairman Kwon really wanted them as his allies.


    ¡®She is an important guest so take good care of her.¡¯


    Originally, Ju-Heon had been tasked to escort Molly. But Ju-Heon claimed he was busy and completely ignored the order.


    ¡®Is he crazy? Why would I do that?¡¯


    Julian was forced to be his substitute and escorted Molly around for a month.


    ¡°You guys fell for each other in that month? Wow, that¡¯s no joke. Kongming''s got moves...ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon smacked Jaeha on the head before commenting.


    "Anyway, that¡¯s how you met and now you are engaged. Congratulations. You''ll be the second married man on the team.¡±


    ¡°Now I see why you went to work in an international branch for a year. Did you get any work done or were you just there to see your lady?¡±


    ¡°Ha, haha.¡±


    Either way, Julian was congratulated by everyone as he prepared for the big day.


    Ju-Heon was happy for Julian¡¯s wedding as well.


    Molly wasn¡¯t as beautiful as Irene who was famous as the Monarch of Destitution or the two girls on the team, Seol-A and Chloe, but she was still a pretty lady. She was kind-hearted, gentle, and talented.


    ¡°I liked her after I chatted with her.¡±


    The team members were in disbelief because Ju-Heon rarely praised people like that.


    Anyway, it seemed as if the plan to let this old virgin (?) get married in peace seemed to be going well.


    The problem was the cruel bachelor/bachelorette parties that took place before the wedding.


    ¡°Hey, hey! Are you guys really going to act like this?!¡±


    They had gathered a bunch of babes for Julian.


    ¡°Ahhhhhh!¡±


    Molly got the hunks. Furthermore, Ju-Heon was the main attraction.


    ¡°I''m going to try to seduce your fianc¨¦e for real today. Be prepared.¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say? Hey!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who had dressed up to look good compared to his usual sickly appearance, laughed out loud.


    ¡°It''s a bet. If your fianc¨¦e does not fall for my seduction, I will buy you the newest refrigerator for your newly wed home!¡±


    ¡°H, hold on! A fridge sounds nice, but......you! You prepared way too much for this! Eek! Stop being nice unlike your usual self. You damn bastard!¡±


    Well, Ju-Heon had done this as an event to give them a gift and to chat with Molly since he knew that she was not the type to fall for such things.


    But what?


    Ju-Heon must have tried too hard.


    [Julian-nim, I am not qualified to marry you after falling for another man.]


    His fianc¨¦e had run away on the day of the engagement ceremony. [1] The woman¡¯s side said that she was in the wrong and apologized quite a bit and paid some compensation, but it didn¡¯t matter.


    The two friends, Ju-Heon and Julian, were shocked and in despair.


    Ju-Heon and Julian became inconsolable worst enemies after that.


    Ju-Heon felt really sorry and tried to apologize to Julian, but the now fianc¨¦e-less Julian tried to kill him.


    Seol-A struggled the most to keep the team together.


    Returning back to the present...


    ¡°Hey, be honest. What the hell did you do to Molly that she fell for you?¡±


    Jaeha tried to remember it too.


    He remembered that there were some rumors at the time. One of them said that Ju-Heon seduced Molly and spent the night with her.


    Nobody believed it because they all knew about Ju-Heon''s character.


    Ju-Heon said the same thing.


    ¡°Hey. You know what happened. I didn''t do anything. And Molly didn¡¯t fall for me. Your fianc¨¦e just had a misunderstanding.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I didn''t know it at the time, but the two of you spent the night at the hotel, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes, we did. Molly was very drunk, but...¡±


    ¡°Molly thought she made a mistake. She believed that she spent the night with me. That is why she felt guilt for cheating on you.¡±


    ¡°What?! Why?¡±


    Julian gasped.


    Why would she think that of all things?


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. Molly apparently checked with someone. She asked who went into the hotel with her. The person she asked told her it was me.¡±


    Well, Ju-Heon did go in there. He went in to throw them a surprise party and to throw Julian in the room.


    ¡°Then who the hell told such a lie?¡±


    ¡°Who knows? If I ever find them...¡±


    But at that moment...


    Jaeha¡¯s face became drenched in sweat as he listened to them.


    He realized something as he listened in on their conversation.


    ¡®Now that I think about it... Molly asked me a weird question that day...¡¯


    On the morning of the incident...


    Molly had seemed frantic as she came to ask the hungover Jaeha a question.


    ¡®Mr. Jaeha, everybody else is saying that they don''t know, but you know, right? You know who came into my room that night.¡¯


    ¡®Huh, why?¡¯


    ¡®I found this on the ground...¡¯


    Molly had shown him a zippo lighter.


    Jaeha recognized it right away.


    ¡®Ah, it¡¯s the Captain''s. Oh, I do remember the Captain going in for a moment while you were sleeping, Miss Molly.¡¯


    ¡®Ah, he must have dropped it when he came in with Julian.¡¯


    Molly seemed extremely embarrassed as she said that.


    ¡®Wow, then I did something so embarrassing in front of Mr. Ju-Heon...¡¯


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    ¡®I don¡¯t really remember it, but I think I jumped on Julian. No wonder I remember hearing Mr. Ju-Heon¡¯s voice.¡¯


    Jaeha had mischievously smiled in response.


    This was the scammer, Yoo Jaeha.


    Since Julian had been knocked out cold from drinking that night as well, he felt like playing a prank.


    ¡®Huh? You really mean that? That¡¯s weird. I don¡¯t remember Julian going into your room, Miss Molly.¡¯


    ¡®Huh...e, excuse me?¡¯


    ¡®He was drinking all night with us. I''m sure of it because he was next to me.¡¯


    ¡®Excuse me?¡¯


    Jaeha shook his head at the now frantic Molly.


    ¡®Ah, it¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay. It¡¯s okay to jump ship for a bit before marriage. It¡¯s fine to want to be with a handsome bastard at least once.¡¯


    ¡®N, no, there¡¯s no way...!¡¯


    ¡®Come on, Miss Molly, you hugged the Captain and even kissed him. Tada, I even have a picture.¡¯


    Molly turned pale after seeing the picture on Jaeha¡¯s phone.


    It was a picture of Molly kissing Ju-Heon...well, it was actually a picture of Molly kissing Julian that Jaeha had quickly modified.


    Molly seemed to be having a mental breakdown after seeing the shocking picture and Jaeha¡¯s comments.


    Jaeha had quickly added on.


    ¡®Oh right, keep it a secret from Kongming. Otherwise, he¡¯ll start stressing out for no reason.¡¯


    Yes, he did pull a prank like that in the past. Julian would quickly uncover the truth once he heard about it.


    The picture he showed was a pretty terrible edit job as well.


    However...


    ¡®N, no way, right?¡¯


    Jaeha started shaking while thinking about the past.


    Julian and Ju-Heon, who seemed to have not noticed, were tilting their heads in confusion.


    ¡°That¡¯s odd. Who would say such a lie? You weren¡¯t the one who said it?¡±


    ¡°Absolutely not.¡±


    Jaeha could not raise his head.


    He was sure of it.


    It was his fault.


    Molly got the wrong idea because of him and broke off the engagement!


    Although it might not have been THE reason, it most likely played a part.


    ¡®D, damn it!¡¯


    Jaeha started shaking. Julian and Ju-Heon¡¯s gazes turned suspicious as they noticed him shaking.


    "What the hell? Why are you suddenly shaking?¡±


    ¡°Yeah......wait a minute.¡±


    Ju-Heon and Julian had the same gaze. The way Jaeha looked right now as if his leg was numb and this unnatural reaction...


    Could it be?


    ¡°Hey. Monarch of Fraud.¡±


    ¡°Did this son of a bitch......¡±


    Jaeha quickly lowered his head in shame.


    ¡°I wasn¡¯t trying to do that!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡®What? This son of a bitch really was the culprit?¡¯


    ¡°I just felt mischievous and edited a picture of you and Molly kissing so that it looked like she was kissing the Captain-nim...... But it was such a shabby job that she should have noticed...¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    Jaeha was stomped on by both Ju-Heon and Julian.


    ¡°Are you fucking joking?!¡±


    ¡°IT REALLY WAS YOU?!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to cry.


    ¡°I thought that she would know it was a joke!¡±


    ¡°Haaaa....! Hey dumbass!¡±


    ¡°You might think it was a shabby job but it''s probably first-class for regular people!¡±


    That wasn¡¯t important right now.


    ¡°I finally found the culprit.¡±


    ¡°I got you now, you son of a bitch.¡±


    The combination Jaeha tried to split up fused together once more in anger.


    Jaeha turned pale thinking that this was not what he had intended.


    A terrible screech soon echoed through Ju-Heon''s room.


    Julian asked as they stood around a corpse(?) that was burnt to a crisp.


    ¡°So... You still didn''t answer me. What is this engagement ring for?¡±


    [#$&*!]


    That¡¯s right! What is it? What is it?


    The rope was constricting Ju-Heon¡¯s head as it asked who it was for.


    Molly''s name engraved on the case was Jaeha''s doing to make Julian emotional, but......


    ¡°This ring isn¡¯t Jaeha¡¯s, is it?¡±


    ¡°No, it''s mine.¡±


    ¡°What? Then you really are getting married? You''re not really getting married to Molly, are you?¡±


    ¡°What? Ah, whatever, shut up. Get lost. You dimwitted trashy dumbass. I really don¡¯t like you.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon pouted. The photo of him with Molly was something that he coincidentally found while looting a paparazzi.


    The angle made it look like they were together, but he had not even been with Molly.


    However, that photo helped him to track down Molly so that Julian could live in happiness with his former fianc¨¦e in this new life, but...


    ¡°Ah whatever, no wedding gift for the two of you. As for you, pushover, hurry up and fix the palace! I''m annoyed so you''re going to go work abroad for a year, Julian! I''m going to get Nina and Jaeha married while you are gone!¡±


    "W, what did you say?! Hey! I thought you said you understood me earlier!¡±


    "Who cares?! And I wouldn¡¯t act so crazy like you. You damn siscon!¡±


    Julian stood in disbelief as Ju-Heon walked off with the rope.


    But something that Ju-Heon should know happened at that moment.


    ¡°K...Kongming. B, big incident.¡±


    Jaeha, who was burnt to a crisp, gasped after checking a group text.


    [Great Sage: [2] Captain, do you know about this?]


    [Photo]


    [The hottest couple of Harvard University?]


    [Great Sage: Captain, your sister seems to have gotten a boyfriend.]


    1. Korean tradition is to have an official engagement ceremony after the proposal, which is why she is already his fianc¨¦e but they are having an engagement ceremony.


    2. Jaeha¡¯s nickname for Ilya. Also a term for someone who has not had sex for a very long time. Joke is that you turn into a sage after years of being a virgin

 Chapter 393: Side Story 7 - You are my sister’s boyfriend?

    Chapter 393: Side Story 7 - You are my sister¡¯s boyfriend? Translator: miraclerifle


    [The hottest couple of Harvard University?]


    Tap tap tap.


    A finger was stoically clicking on the computer mouse. The man''s gaze looked as if he wanted to pierce through the monitor.


    Ju-Heon was focused on an article on the internet.


    He could see Joy, his sister Ju-Won, hugging a Caucasian guy.


    He looked down to see a picture of the guy kissing pretty little Joy on the cheeks.


    Ju-Heon was reading the article without any visible expression on his face.


    This was probably the calm before the storm.


    There were seven pairs of eyes anxiously looking at Ju-Heon.


    They were the rest of his team members.


    ¡°Hey, is this okay?¡±


    "Who knows? I doubt the Captain-nim will be okay with this, knowing his personality.¡±


    ¡°Ah, the Majesty is going to rage. He¡¯s going to rage.¡±


    They had moved far away from Ju-Heon a while ago. Of course, Julian was smirking while looking at Ju-Heon who was sitting on his throne.


    Ju-Heon had his legs crossed while sitting on Hlidskjalf that currently looked like an office chair as he read the article.


    However...


    ¡®Does he really think that he isn''t a siscon too?¡¯


    The corners of Julian¡¯s lips were twitching as he waited for the right moment. He was most definitely thinking about getting revenge.


    Unfortunately, Ju-Heon just sneered after reading the entire article.


    ¡°So what? What do you want me to do about it?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The team members were shocked at this unexpected reaction.


    ¡®Wait, this guy is completely emotionless after reading that article?¡¯


    Ju-Heon answered as if it was nothing.


    ¡°Why the hell would I care about who my stupid sister is dating?¡±


    The team members nodded their heads.


    ¡°I guess it is nothing to worry about.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, even the Captain-nim...¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s taken care of as soon as I sent Gungnir flying.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly summoned Gungnir and was about to throw it.


    ¡°Deonid Ivanov. As long I pierce through that bastard¡¯s head, it¡¯s over...¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    The team members freaked out and tried to stop Ju-Heon. Seol-A even jumped on him.


    ¡°Captain-nim! You can¡¯t launch Gungnir at a regular person!¡±


    ¡°Why not? It¡¯d be nice and tidy if I kill him.¡±


    ¡®What does he mean by nice and tidy?!¡¯


    ¡°You can¡¯t do that, you son of a bitch. The Majesty can''t be like this!¡±


    ¡°Ah, is that so?¡±


    The team members sighed in relief after Ju-Heon sent Gungnir back.


    ¡°Good, that¡¯s just too...¡±


    ¡°Yeah. Old man. Sent some assassins out.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°Yes. Just sent them to Harvard.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    Ju-Heon ignored them and continued to talk on the phone.


    ¡°Ah, his name? Deo... ah, I don¡¯t remember. He¡¯s Russian so just kill all Russian guys.¡±


    ¡°Ahhh!¡±


    Ilya screamed.


    ¡°What did my people do wrong?!¡±


    Even Ilya might be killed off at this rate.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed like those of wild beasts.


    ¡°Also get rid of the bastards who uploaded the article and the photos. Just destroy all of Harvard if it looks like they are going to run.¡±


    ¡®Is he really crazy?!¡¯


    The team members quickly took Ju-Heon''s phone away to stop this massacre.


    ¡°Stop it! What the hell are you doing...?!¡±


    ¡°What''s wrong? You said I couldn¡¯t do it because I am the Majesty. Doesn''t that mean that it is fine as long as I don¡¯t kill him with my own hands?¡±


    ¡®That¡¯s still not okay!¡¯


    ¡°Hey, destroy his phone! Make it so that he can''t call anybody!¡±


    Unfortunately, it was useless.


    ¡°Come out, goblins.¡±


    Ju-Heon slightly lowered Chi You¡¯s mask and his loyal goblin army quickly gathered.


    Ju-Heon gave them orders.


    ¡°Go. Apparently assassination is not allowed so make sure that it looks like an accident.¡±


    ¡°Aaah! No, that¡¯s not what we meant!¡±


    ¡°D, damn it. What is this?!¡±


    At the famous Harvard University in the US...


    There was a man who looked extremely anxious right now.


    ¡°His name is Deonid Ivanov. His family, looks, educational background, social circles, and sexual health all looks fine but he does have a slight gambling addiction.¡±


    ¡°He is popular and has had a lot of women but never clearly ended it with any of them. His former girlfriends have been seen fighting in the past.¡±


    ¡°The professors and his classmates see him as a good elite student, but he has a habit of being violent while drunk and has been down to the police station multiple times. In simple terms, he¡¯s a thug.¡±


    ¡°We recommend getting rid of him.¡±


    Deonid''s pupils were shaking after hearing the women read the documents while standing next to him.


    But these beauties standing next to him were not the scary ones.


    "So you are the one who was trying to put his dirty hands on my sister, Descartes?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s Deonid!¡±


    ¡°Okay, deodorant. Nice to meet you.¡±


    ¡®T, this bastard!¡¯


    Deonid was shaking in fear while being held down by goblins. There was no way that he wouldn''t recognize Ju-Heon.


    ¡®S, Seo Ju-Heon.¡¯


    This was an era where artifacts were extremely important. Ju-Heon was the king of all artifacts. He was more important than the US president.


    Both leaders and terrorists from all over the world sought out Ju-Heon¡¯s cooperation and permission.


    This bastard could consult on and take care of most artifact related issues, no matter whether they were business related, government related, or survival related.


    He was like an Emperor as he owned numerous businesses as well...!


    ¡®W, why is a guy like this here...?!¡¯


    Deonid was about to cry. It wasn''t wrong to say that Ju-Heon alone could take on the armies of multiple countries at once.


    ¡°Let me get right to the point.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Would you rather have me chop your head off or be smashed into pieces?¡±


    ¡°#$&$#*!¡±


    Deonid foamed at the mouth while Julian gasped. He immediately canceled the thought about how Ju-Heon was a crazy idiot for his sister like him.


    They were not similar at all.


    ¡®This punk will blow up a country without thinking twice about it.¡¯


    This wasn¡¯t even that bad.


    Imagine if the one to get a boyfriend was not Joy but his future daughter.


    ¡®He might even destroy the entire world.¡¯


    Julian quickly whispered to Seol-A.


    ¡°Hey Seol-A, no daughters, okay. No daughters.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    ¡°No daughters for world peace.¡±


    ¡°???¡±


    Seol-A had no idea what Julian was talking about, but Julian and Jaeha had already seen it.


    ¡®The engagement ring.¡¯


    He illegally entered a dictatorship and excavated an engagement ring?!


    Julian thought that the choice was between Irene and Seol-A. He would just tell both of them in advance to be ready for either option.


    ¡°No daughters. We want world peace.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s right. I''m still in the reserves. They¡¯ll drag me off!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Holy moly, what are you doing?!¡±


    They turned their heads after hearing a familiar voice.


    Joy must have heard about what was going on as she rushed into the club room.


    The team had quietly entered so that they didn''t disturb the other students, but still...


    "Why are you here?! Let go of him right now, you big dummy!¡±


    ¡°Joy!¡±


    Deonid started crying with joy as soon as he saw Joy.


    On the other hand, Ju-Heon frowned. Whether it was because she was out from under those terrible adopted parents of hers or because she had a boyfriend(?) now, Joy was quite dolled up.


    She got rid of those large glasses that made her look like a laboratory hikikomori and she looked extremely stylish.


    Ju-Heon must have not liked it.


    ¡°Hey fat pig. Anybody would be able to tell you were single your whole life since your taste in men sucks like hell. Ah, I feel embarrassed as your twin brother. They¡¯re going to question my eyes because of you too!¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    ¡°Well, I''m sure you''re not used to men gathering around you since you¡¯re so damn ugly.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    The team members whispered to each other.


    ¡°Hey. Isn¡¯t calling his twin sister ugly a self-diss...ugh!¡±


    ¡°Anyway, it can''t be this guy. Was he really your boyfriend? There¡¯s no way you got yourself a man. You dress like an old lady.¡±


    ¡®What did he just say?!¡¯


    An angry Joy tightly hugged Deonid''s arm.


    "What¡¯s wrong?! You have an issue with this?! Is there a law that says I can¡¯t date?!¡±


    Chi You''s goblins tried to step in but the crazy strong Affinity coming out of her was strong enough to kill.


    The goblins took a few steps back in fear of being seduced by her.


    Joy soon protested(?) to Ju-Heon.


    "We''re dating! We''re also going to get married!¡±


    ¡°What? Married?!¡±


    The team members gasped. Ju-Heon raised one eyebrow in disbelief.


    As for Deonid, he was looking at Joy as if he was completely baffled as well.


    ¡°J, Joy. Are you really going to m, marry...mmph!¡±


    Joy covered Deonid''s mouth and glared at Ju-Heon.


    "Anyway, h, he is my fiance!¡±


    ¡°Really? So this shit is my future brother-in-law?¡±


    ¡°Yes, so...¡±


    ¡°Fail. Die.¡±


    Tang tang tang tang!


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaah!¡±


    Deonid shouted after almost dying.


    Joy, who just barely managed to save Deonid, glared at Ju-Heon again.


    "J, Ju-Heon! You really!¡±


    ¡°Shut up. This guy doesn''t meet my requirements at all.¡±


    She became anxious.


    ¡°What? What are your requirements?¡±


    ¡°What else? Someone better than me.¡±


    The team members couldn¡¯t believe it.


    ¡®Is there anybody in this world who is better than this son of a bitch?¡¯


    Joy probably wondered the same thing.


    ¡°Be honest with me. Do you plan on making me be single my whole life? Huh?!¡±


    Joy shouted while Ju-Heon just picked his ear.


    ¡°Shut up. Looks, abilities, influence, wealth, or family. He¡¯s not better than me in any aspect. Are you joking with me?¡±


    Ilya chimed in.


    ¡°You should probably remove family from there. His family is quite famous. You might not win there...¡±


    ¡°No, that old bastard Kwon Hyuk Soo said that he is my father. So my family is better.¡±


    ¡®Look at this shameless bastard.¡¯


    ¡®But it is true, that old man is as rich as the Holtens.¡¯


    ¡®Look at him calling Kwon Hyuk Soo his father whenever it is convenient for him.¡¯


    ¡°Now then...¡±


    However something happened at that moment.


    "E, education!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Deonid must have lost his mind after almost dying and shouted as if to do whatever it took to marry Joy even if it cost him his life.


    ¡°Education! I''m a Harvard student while you¡¯re a high school graduate, you punk!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re just a high school graduate right now since you haven¡¯t graduated college either.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re still completely different! Anyway, I passed! I passed!¡±


    Deonid definitely seemed to have lost his mind at the thought of marrying Joy.


    Joy became anxious but Deonid laughed out loud saying that he won.


    However...


    ¡°Hey, it¡¯s me. Get Gilpin on the phone.¡±


    Ju-Heon just calmly called someone.


    ¡°......!¡±


    Joy and Deonid tilted their heads after hearing the name.


    Gilpin, Gilpin...


    They felt as if they had heard that name before...


    ¡®Wait, President of Harvard University?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly as he chatted on the phone.


    ¡°Hey Gilpin. It¡¯s been a while.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡®Who the hell is he talking to right now?¡¯


    That was not the most shocking thing.


    ¡°I''ll get you an artifact field so admit me to the university. Ah, I don¡¯t care what my major is. Just do whatever.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°Oh, thanks. You asked me to come see the artifact department as the Majesty right? I¡¯ll do you solid and go see it on my next break. See you then.¡±


    He then hung up.


    And then...


    "Okay... I''m a Harvard student starting September now. Are we done here?¡±


    ¡®I, is this guy crazy?!¡¯


    ¡°Do you think this makes any sense...?!¡±


    ¡°Why not? Using donations to secure a place is one of the many acceptable admittance methods in the US.¡±


    Julian, a fellow Harvard graduate, was at a loss for words.


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡®It may be easy to get in but it is extremely hard to graduate from here...¡¯


    Was this guy planning on graduating in the first place?


    ¡®Who cares if he is really smart.¡¯


    ¡®This guy will drop out in a month saying that it¡¯s too annoying.¡¯


    Anyway, Ju-Heon smiled brightly after accomplishing his goal.


    ¡°Alright, this bastard does not meet the requirements now. So, time to get rid of him.¡±


    Anubis''s army soon descended at the Majesty¡¯s order.


    Deonid begged for forgiveness while Joy shouted.


    ¡°You dumbass! Stop it! No! He¡¯s not my boyfriiiiiiiiiend!¡±


    What?


    Joy was bawling now.


    ¡°So you were pretending to be dating?¡±


    They were now inside a fancy restaurant.


    Joy wanted to die because she was so embarrassed.


    ¡°His ex-girlfriend was pretty much stalking him so you agreed to pretend to be his girlfriend for a week?¡±


    ¡°Yes...! Deo is a junior in my club! He may cause a lot of issues but he¡¯s a close friend...! Those gambling and violence stuff are all different from the truth...!¡±


    ¡°Either way, you took those kinds of pictures on purpose? Are you stupid?¡±


    ¡°.........¡±


    Joy must be feeling embarrassed as she could not say anything. Ju-Heon sighed, thinking he should have expected this.


    ¡°Yes, there¡¯s no way that you would get a boyfriend. This was like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you. How far did you go?¡±


    ¡°Aaah! What do you mean how far did I go?! Do you think that I am you?!¡±


    That was true.


    ¡®This hikikomori probably hasn''t even held a guy''s hand before.¡¯


    ¡°You dumbass. Do you think you would get another chance like this? You should have just pushed him down.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Whether it was the pictures he saw or what he found out through his investigation... There were only simple pictures like her feeding him or the two of them studying together in the library. S§×ar?h the n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Joy sighed before peeking toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Anyway, he thanked me and said that his ex girlfriend gave up because of my help...¡±


    Ju-Heon sighed.


    ¡®Ex-girlfriend my ass.¡¯


    It was obvious that the son of a bitch had bad intentions for Ju-Won.


    His sister never fell for any of his moves, so he probably asked her to be his fake girlfriend so that he could chase her around everywhere.


    ¡®My sister is a uselessly nice pushover.¡¯


    It didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°Aigoo, you''ll never be able to date in your life. That is why your big bro went out of his way to do this for you.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon handed her a list of guys with their names and pictures.


    ¡°This is the list of people you can choose from for an arranged marriage.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°Feel free to pick any of them.¡±


    Joy couldn''t believe it. It was one thing that Ju-Heon gave her this list of potential arranged marriage candidates, but more importantly...


    ¡°Are you joking? These are all artifacts!¡±


    "What''s wrong? You have a problem with it?¡±


    ¡°Isn''t that obvious?!¡±


    Ju-Heon must have been trying to turn his sister into a nun.


    Joy huffed in anger after putting the list down.


    ¡°Anyway, you need to get married, oppa. Then I could treat my sister-in-law the same way you would treat my future husband.¡±


    Joy chuckled.


    "But there¡¯s no way you''ll get married. How disapp......¡±


    ¡°I am.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to get married.¡±


    Joy¡¯s expression changed almost instantly.


    And then...


    Bang!


    She stiffly slammed the table as she jerked up.


    "Who is it? Who are you marrying?!¡±


    She looked frantic. No. She looked oddly angry.


    ¡°Who the hell were you going to marry without even telling me about it...no, before that, absolutely not. No matter who it is, absolutely not!¡±


    ¡°Ho, why not?¡±


    Ju-Heon took a bite of meat as he scoffed.


    ¡°Are you trying to get revenge? It won¡¯t work. It¡¯s someone you can¡¯t say anything bad about.¡±


    ¡°No, I am against this marriage no matter who it is!!!¡±


    Joy seemed to not like the thought of Ju-Heon getting married. It was especially because it all happened in an instant.


    Of course, Ju-Heon had no idea about that at all.


    ¡°Look at this kid suddenly trying to act like a terrible sister-in-law. Why the hell are you against it?!¡±


    ¡°R, requirements! Yes, they should have at least my level of Affinity!¡±


    ¡°What??¡±


    ¡°No! Their Affinity should be higher than mine!¡±


    ¡®Is she fucking crazy?¡¯


    There was a small commotion inside the restaurant.


    ¡°Hey, are you really going to be like this? Who the hell in this world has higher Affinity than you?! Are you planning on turning me into a monk?¡±


    "What?! You have an issue with this?! If I can''t get married then neither can you!¡±


    ¡°What the hell did you just say?!¡±


    The twin siblings grabbed each other''s collars and growled. As the Majesty-Grade chaotic Dominance and the scary Affinity were about to clash against each other...


    ¡°E, excuse me, sir! Please calm...kyaaa!¡±


    The team members were summoned in to help.


    Breaking news spread out throughout the world a few days later.


    [Seo Ju-Heon is getting married?]


    [Let¡¯s learn more about the lucky person who makes even his little sister jealous.]

 Chapter 394: Side Story 8 - The ‘Destroy the Wedding’ Project (1)

    Chapter 394: Side Story 8 - The ¡®Destroy the Wedding¡¯ Project (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    [Seo Ju-Heon is getting married?]


    [Let¡¯s learn more about the lucky person who makes even his little sister jealous.]


    The entire world was fervently talking about this unexpected wedding announcement. It wasn''t that weird that the information had spread throughout the world.


    ¡®Big news! This is breaking news!¡¯


    There were quite a lot of paparazzi around Ju-Heon at all times.


    There were entertainment magazine reporters to political reporters pretty much stalking him. Reporters were following him 365 days a year to get information related to Ju-Heon.


    Information about his businesses, artifacts, hobbies, even trivial things about Ju-Heon were used to change the flow of things in the world.


    That was why Ju-Heon meeting with his twin sister was a great source of information for them.


    So, how could these reporters not hear it?


    "Seo Ju-Heon is thinking about getting married!¡±


    This was extremely shocking.


    The world turned into pandemonium as the news continued to spread.


    "Fuck, Seo Ju-Heon is getting married?! Who is the girl?!¡±


    ¡°I''m certain of it. I sent him a photo of my daughter not too long ago. He must have liked what he saw.¡±


    "What are you talking about?! It¡¯s my granddaughter!¡±


    The politicians and businessmen who had sent marriage proposals to Ju-Heon went crazy, hoping that it was their daughters or granddaughters who had been chosen.


    ¡°Contact the wedding planners immediately!¡±


    ¡°I''m sure he''ll be looking for wedding gifts and setting up a registry! Get on it!¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and call the top designers!¡±


    The people in the wedding industry and the top players of the fashion world started to make their lists.


    Businesses always competed with each other to handle celebrity weddings. The businesses trying to win the right to plan Ju-Heon¡¯s wedding got ready for a difficult battle.


    ¡®I MUST be the one to plan Seo Ju-Heon''s wedding.¡¯


    Ju-Heon, as the Majesty, was the most famous man in the world right now.


    Ju-Heon might not have realized it, but important people from all over the world were trying their best to be on good terms with Ju-Heon and be his friend.


    That was why none of them would be willing to miss this opportunity.


    ¡®Our stock will go up just from the fact that we are responsible for his wedding.¡¯


    The snobby luxurious brands pretended as if it was below them, but...


    "H, he should be using our brand for the dress and suit, right?¡±


    ¡°I, I think so?¡±


    Even they felt as if their asses were on fire.


    ¡°I, I can''t stand this! Contact the Grave Company to discuss a partnership and appeal to them!¡±


    ¡°Y, yes sir!¡±


    Wedding planners, jewelers, fashion icons, photographers, travel agencies, any and all possible businesses related to weddings were trying their best.


    As for the man in question...


    "What are you going to do? The whole world seems to be in an extremely festive mood.¡±


    ¡°.........¡±


    Ju-Heon, who was reading the newspaper, scoffed at Julian. He didn''t think it was such a big deal, but...


    ¡°This isn¡¯t bad. I haven¡¯t paid much attention to it since it''s still a while away, but I don¡¯t have to bother looking for people anymore.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not the problem!¡±


    Bang!


    Jaeha stared at Ju-Heon with a serious gaze.


    "Who is it? Irene? Seol-A?¡±


    The rest of the team members chimed in as well.


    ¡°No. It might be Zhen Cai Yuan.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°They¡¯ve gotten pretty close lately.¡±


    ¡°Maybe it is the British princess... they went on a few dates lately. There was also that scandal.¡±


    ¡°Huh? It isn¡¯t an artifact?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The others turned pale after hearing Ilya¡¯s comment.


    He was joking but they feared that Ju-Heon really might try to marry an artifact.


    ¡®N, no. I can''t accept an artifact as my sister-in-law.¡¯


    ¡°A, anyway, who is it?¡±


    They were pretty sure that it was not Seol-A.


    Why?


    ¡®Seol-A wouldn¡¯t be crying outside right now if it was her.¡¯


    ¡®There¡¯s no way it is an artifact.¡¯


    ¡®That just leaves one person.¡¯


    But Irene''s family was too quiet for it to be her.


    ¡®Who the hell is it?¡¯


    Jaeha was the one to break the silence.


    ¡°I, it¡¯s your wedding, Captain-nim. You need to make it public who you are marrying so that we can prepare...!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked toward the team as if he was shocked.


    ¡°What? Who else would it be? You guys know her...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Buuzz.


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked at his phone and his eyes opened wide.


    It was a call from Korea.


    Ju-Heon picked up as he realized something.


    ¡°Ah, hyung. It¡¯s been a while. Sorry, I should have contacted you first...¡±


    Ju-Heon got up and headed toward the terrace.


    And after a while...


    Click.


    He hung up and started packing his clothes. The clothes he was packing were the extremely fancy ones that he only wore for important public appearances!


    ¡°I''m going to Korea for a bit. It won''t take that long.¡±


    The others dropped their jaws in shock at his sudden proclamation.


    They were sure of it.


    ¡®The family meet-up!¡¯


    ¡°It''s definitely the families meeting up! I don¡¯t know who it is, but the families are meeting!¡±


    The team members were shrieking in shock.


    ¡°U, umm Seol-A? Are you okay?¡±


    Jaeha looked at Seol-A who was quietly eating a late lunch. S~ea??h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Jaeha had come to find Seol-A as soon as he saw the article that morning. He had shouted toward her as if it was obvious.


    ¡®Damn, congrats! You¡¯re finally marrying the Captain-nim!¡¯


    ¡®Hmm? What are you talking about?¡¯


    ¡®.........Huh? This isn''t you?¡¯


    Seol-A fell into a mental breakdown as soon as she read the newspaper. Jaeha, who felt apologetic and concerned for her mental health, was buying her lunch.


    The shock must have been extremely difficult to handle as she wasn¡¯t eating properly.


    ¡°T, the Captain-nim is getting married...¡±


    ¡°A, are you okay? Huh? Huh? Do you want some more soda? Or maybe you want to get drunk? Waiter! Please give me all of your most expensive drinks!¡±


    Jaeha was extremely flustered. Despite everything they had been through, he wanted her to be happy as her close friend.


    He couldn''t help but be worried about her.


    But Seol-A didn''t seem to care.


    She never expected anything nor had she been greedy for it. It had been this way from the day she chose to remain as Ju-Heons team member and not his girlfriend from the day the tomb raiding team was disbanded by Chairman Kwon.


    That was why she knew that a day like this would eventually come, but she still took a lot of damage after experiencing it for real.


    ¡°I, I was planning on being happy and congratulating the Captain-nim when he got married... but...¡±


    Seol-A sniffled.


    ¡°But he still could have said something to us first...!¡±


    Seol-A started crying.


    ¡°I accept that Irene is a great match for him! She¡¯s a nice giiiiiiirl!¡±


    Jaeha patted the sniffling Seol-A on the back. Chloe poured her a cup of wine.


    Actually, Irene was crying elsewhere as well.


    "It¡¯s not me either...!¡±


    ¡°I, it¡¯s not?¡±


    Julian became anxious. He had been filling out the documents for the marriage license and other things as Ju-Heon¡¯s lawyer.


    But what?


    ¡°He hasn¡¯t said anything? He hasn¡¯t proposed?¡±


    Irene nodded her head.


    ¡°Nothing. It¡¯s not me. But the articles just keep coming...!¡±


    She was sniffling as well. She seemed to have gotten calls from multiple people.


    Julian and Dan, who had come to see her, were having mental breakdowns as well.


    Their reactions were to be expected.


    ¡®That¡¯s weird, Irene is the only possible option if it isn¡¯t Seol-A.¡¯


    Dan whispered to Julian.


    "I thought the Captain-nim already proposed. He said that the woman knows about the wedding......¡±


    Julian''s face twitched at Dan¡¯s whisper.


    Ju-Heon had definitely said that.


    That was why Julian was angry.


    ¡®What the hell is that son of a bitch doing?!¡¯


    It wasn''t Seol-A and it wasn''t Irene.


    ¡®Is it really an artifact?!¡¯


    The entire team was starting to get frustrated.


    While that was going on...


    ¡°You¡¯re finally fulfilling your big bro¡¯s wishes, Ju-Heon!¡±


    In Korea...


    Inspector Kim was very happy as he met Ju-Heon for the first time in a long while.


    ¡°You punk, remember how you used to tell me that you would never get married? You completely ignored me whenever I asked to see some nephews!¡±


    ¡°Of course, I''m not even thirty yet.¡±


    Well, he was close to sixty if he added his age from before he regressed.


    ¡°Why did you suddenly decide to get married after saying no for so long?¡±


    "Because I found a good ring artifact?¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled as he continued to speak.


    "Anyway, now that things are like this, I know that it is extremely sudden and might be too much, but I hope you and sister-in-law could attend as my parents.¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    Inspector Kim and his wife''s eyes opened wide. Inspector Kim and his wife who was a professor... These two had been with Ju-Heon since he was an immature little kid.


    ¡°I guess I can¡¯t force you to do it if you don¡¯t want to.¡±


    ¡°N, no! It¡¯s just that we heard that Chairman Kwon Hyuk Soo and President Edward were your patrons...¡±


    They didn''t dare to be Ju-Heon''s family with such amazing people in his life. They felt as if it wasn''t their place.


    But forget patrons...


    ¡°Those old men are my sl...no, they are just my business partners.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled brightly.


    ¡°Let me make it clear. My only family in Korea are you and sister-in-law.¡±


    ¡°Ju-Heon...!¡±


    These were people who had treated him so well when he was a little punk. They had done so much to protect him and his sister against Chairman Kwon¡¯s terrible ways when he worked at TKBM prior to his regression.


    Furthermore, they didn¡¯t have much money but they still put aside a large amount for him.


    Kwon Hyuk Soo might be upset that he won''t get to sit at the wedding as the ¡®father,¡¯ but it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡®Just be happy that I''ll be taking your money for the wedding, you old bastard.¡¯


    As the corners of Ju-Heon''s lips were twitching...


    His sister-in-law innocently asked with joy.


    ¡°Show us a picture of the woman who will be your wife. She is pretty, right?¡±


    ¡°Ah, of course she¡¯s pretty.¡±


    Ju-Heon showed them a picture on his phone. But the couple¡¯s eyes opened wide.


    It couldn''t be helped because...


    [#$#&$!]


    Am I pretty? Am I pretty?


    The rope was batting its eyes while coiled around on top of the phone.


    Ju-Heon was shocked.


    ¡°Hey move, you little punk!¡±


    He quickly tried to move the rope away but the rope wrapped itself on the screen like a piece of gum.


    It even tried to act cute to Inspector Kim and his wife.


    [#$**#$8!]


    Please take good care of me! Please take good care of me!


    The rope''s eyes flashed as it greeted its father and mother-in-law.


    It must have put some blush on its cheeks since one side of the rope was red!


    ¡®This damn punk, you¡¯re just a rope...!¡¯


    ¡°Get off, you little punk...!"


    [#$#&$!]


    No! No!


    ¡°I said get off...!¡±


    Ju-Heon barely managed to get the rope off and showed them his phone again.


    ¡°It¡¯s not the rope... here...¡±


    However...


    Flutter!


    A Crow suddenly burst into the room! The Crow grabbed the phone and started running.


    ¡°?!¡±


    This Crow was none other than his Heirloom, the Three-legged Crow.


    Ju-Heon jumped up in shock.


    ¡®That thing isn¡¯t even shiny!¡¯


    ¡°Hey! Give that back! Hey!¡±


    However, the Three-legged Crow just ignored him and ran off. It might be planning on destroying his phone.


    Ju-Heon sighed after having his phone stolen and pulled out his wallet.


    He had a photo or two he kept in his wallet.


    ¡°Here... here is a picture of us together...¡±


    However...


    ¡°.............¡±


    The couple shot had been turned into a single shot a long time ago.


    There were visible scissor marks on the photo.


    ¡®These little shitheads.¡¯


    Ju-Heon put his wallet back and smiled although he was visibly angry.


    ¡°Just search her name. She is someone you know very well, sister-in-law, and her picture should pop up right away......¡±


    Unfortunately, it looked as if this wedding would be very difficult for him to complete.

 Chapter 395: Side Story 9 - The ‘Destroy the Wedding’ Project (2)

    Chapter 395: Side Story 9 - The ¡®Destroy the Wedding¡¯ Project (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Damn it, who the hell is this bastard marrying?¡±


    The entire team was in chaos.


    Ju-Heon was progressing with things by answering why they were asking such an obvious question, but they had no idea who it was.


    However, the answer came in an unexpected manner.


    It was thanks to George.


    ¡°Ah, I heard who it was.¡±


    ¡°What? Who is it?¡±


    Irene¡¯s older brother, George Holten. He, and his family, had been Ju-Heon''s number one supporters until now.


    George seemed to find it hard to believe that they had such a question.


    "What the hell? You guys are the closest people to that bastard and you still don¡¯t know?¡±


    The team¡¯s pride took quite the damage.


    They came to find George for work since he was in charge of the Heaven¡¯s Eye System, but they unexpectedly heard about the woman Ju-Heon was going to marry.


    ¡°The Captain-nim personally told you?¡±


    George laughed triumphantly.


    ¡°Of course. He even came to get my permission.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Their eyes all opened wide in shock.


    ¡°Then it really is Irene...?¡±


    ¡°No, a Hollywood actress who is her close friend.¡±


    ¡°W, what?¡±


    What the hell was going on? The confused team members shouted at him.


    ¡°You said he came to get your permission!¡±


    ¡°He did. He said he was sorry. Maybe he meant that he was sorry that he was marrying someone other than Irene.¡±


    The team members dropped their jaws in shock.


    ¡°Anyway, he really is getting married to a Hollywood actress?¡±


    George was about to say something before he put his finger up to his mouth.


    And then...


    ¡°Breaking news, breaking news!¡±


    ¡°We figured out who it is!¡±


    They heard people running off outside.


    The team members couldn''t believe it.


    ¡°There are reporters here too......¡±


    George laughed once the reporters disappeared.


    ¡°I was joking about the Hollywood actress. It''s not true.¡±


    ¡°I knew it......¡±


    ¡°Then we can confirm that it is Irene...¡±


    ¡°No, it seems to be the British princess.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    What was he talking about?


    ¡°Why is the British princess suddenly being mentioned here?!¡±


    ¡°Well, British princess Diana is a member of the Captain''s fan club...¡±


    ¡°She did get close to the Captain-nim lately using that as an excuse...¡±


    ¡°But with just that...¡±


    They thought that he was lying again for potential reporters, but George said that he was being serious.


    ¡°I even helped him send some wedding gifts to Buckingham Palace.¡±


    ¡°R, really?¡±


    ¡°Yes. And that ring that the bastard looted?¡±


    ¡°Oh, that engagement ring?¡±


    "That ring is an artifact of a royal family. It is the type that is more effective when used by royalty. Why do you think he worked so hard to excavate such a ring?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    It sounded extremely credible now.


    Ju-Heon had frequently met with the princesses after learning about his fan club.


    There were many scandals because of it and while both Ju-Heon and the princess claimed that there was nothing there...


    ¡®Anybody would deny such rumors.¡¯


    After denying such rumors, they would say something like ¡®we¡¯re getting married! Please bless our union!¡¯ a few months later.


    They¡¯ll act as if they never denied it in the first place.


    Chloe added something on at that moment.


    ¡°Now that you mention it, I remember hearing some rumors about how Princess Diana has been showing signs of pregnancy lately.¡±


    ¡°W, what? Signs of pregnancy?¡±


    The male team members turned pale.


    ¡®N, no way... It''s a shotgun wedding?!¡¯


    ¡®Is that why he is suddenly rushing the wedding?!¡¯


    ¡®W, what the hell did you do, you bastard...?!¡¯


    They could only open and close their mouths without saying anything.


    The team members were having mental breakdowns even though this wasn''t that odd coming from Ju-Heon.


    However, George seemed happy.


    ¡°It¡¯s something to congratulate! You don¡¯t know how relieved I am. I thought he was going to tell me he was marrying Irene, hahaha.¡±


    They had forgotten about this.


    This son of a bitch was a siscon as well.


    ¡°He is our benefactor but still... I''m going to hold onto my sister for my whole life. I''m glad they broke up before Irene got even closer to that bastard.¡±


    ¡®They¡¯ve already gotten as close as possible, you big dummy.¡¯


    It didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°But there is no way that the Captain made such a big accident.¡±


    ¡°Premarital sex... With a royal princess?!¡±


    The team members all slowly turned toward someone.


    ¡°Hey Seol-A, are you okay?¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    Seol-A had turned completely pale a long time ago. She looked as if she would crumble to dust if someone touched her.


    It was at that moment.


    Buuzz.


    ¡°!¡±


    Julian got a call. He shouted with veins visible on his neck as soon as he checked who it was and picked up.


    ¡°Hey, you son of a bitch!¡±


    Ju-Heon was the one who called him. Julian held back from swearing even more.


    Why?


    He would be lucky if Ju-Heon didn''t save his number as spam or something. But such a bastard called him first?


    There were only three options.


    First option, Ju-Heon needed him to take care of things he screwed up; second option, Ju-Heon needed him to take care of things he screwed up; and third option was also Ju-Heon needed him to take care of things he screwed up.


    ¡°What the hell do you need me to take care of now, you damn troublemaker?!¡±


    He was saying that despite it being obvious what Ju-Heon was going to ask him to do.


    He was right.


    [There are some weird articles coming out right now.]


    ¡°Ah, the articles about you getting married to a Hollywood actress?¡±


    [Oh, this will be much faster since you know about it already. Yeah. Why the hell would I be marrying an actress? You know this is wrong, right?]


    ¡°I know.¡±


    Julian didn''t think that Ju-Heon was that kind of trash.


    ¡®No way he does that when he has Irene.¡¯


    ¡°Okay. I''ll take care of the articles so don''t go around causing any more trouble...¡±


    [Fake articles like this are not good for prenatal health.]


    ¡°......?!¡±


    Julian¡¯s eyes opened wide.


    ¡®P, prenatal health?¡¯


    ¡°H, hold on. What the hell did you just say?¡±


    [The baby momma will be shocked. Are you going to take responsibility if the relationship between a couple who haven''t even married yet turns terrible because of something like this? It¡¯s your fault if she breaks off the engagement.]


    ¡°......#$&?!¡±


    [Anyway, have them take down all of the photos and sue them all for libel.]


    Click.


    Ju-Heon just said what he needed to say and hung up. The others tilted their heads in confusion after seeing Julian''s expression.


    ¡°W, what is it Vice Captain?¡±


    A half-coherent Julian asked them a question.


    ¡°Umm......hey guys. I''m asking just in case, but are either Irene or Seol-A pregnant?¡±


    The rest of the team became anxious.


    ¡°No way. The Captain is very thorough about things like that.¡±


    Seol-A sniffled and nodded her head to agree.


    But they all looked at each other with the same thought on their minds.


    ¡°But who knows what would happen if the woman was extremely pushy and threw herself on him...?¡±


    Julian covered his face and groaned.


    ¡°...Congratulations. It looks like you will be having a member of the royal family as your sister-in-law.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°I guess we better give some huge wedding gifts......¡±


    ¡®W, what?!¡¯


    On the other hand, Ju-Heon, who had just hung up on Kongming, was tilting his head in confusion.


    "What the hell? What is up with his reaction?¡±


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter.


    Ju-Heon turned back toward the person he was video chatting.


    ¡°He may be old-fashioned, but my lawyer is extremely talented. So don''t worry about it, Julia, James. I¡¯ll make sure they''ll all be sued.¡±


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    ¡°Yes, too bad these weird articles made the future husband and wife concerned.¡±


    That was right. Ju-Heon was chatting with the Hollywood actress George had mentioned.


    The actress Julia was a member of Ju-Heon¡¯s fan club and became close with him.


    She was currently in a secret relationship and pregnant.


    [Thank you, Mr. Ju-Heon. We wanted to keep our relationship a secret to the press until next month so we asked you to quickly take the articles down...]


    [Tsk, it¡¯s not that easy to end up in a scandal with Ju-Heon-nim. It¡¯s so disappointing.]


    [J, Julia!]


    [Ah, the articles are already starting to go down...! No, I need to take some screenshots!]


    [My goodness, huh? Wait a minute, M, Mr. Ju-Heon!]


    The future husband urgently called out to Ju-Heon.


    [Mr. Ju-Heon, your future wife...is a member of the royal family?]


    ¡°Huh??¡±


    Ju-Heon sounded completely confused as he opened the internet.


    [< Breaking News > Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s future wife is ¡°Princess Diana.¡±]


    [The British Royal Family: ¡®This is extremely wonderful.¡¯]


    Ju-Heon then received multiple text messages.


    [Captain-nim, you should have told us... :( ]


    [Irene currently having a mental breakdown.]


    [Captain-nim, you sly dog.]


    It was rare to see Ju-Heon getting anxious like this.


    The most shocking one was...


    [Mr. Ju-Heon, be happy enough for me as well...!]


    ¡°?!¡±


    Irene had left him a voicemail even as she was sniffling.


    ¡®What the hell is going on?¡¯


    This truly seemed like an odd turn of events for Ju-Heon.


    Because of that...


    ¡®I have no choice.¡¯


    He might as well properly propose so that there are no misunderstandings!


    Ju-Heon took the ring case out of the drawer. Most importantly, the ring he got this time was not an ordinary artifact.


    This was a SS-Grade artifact.


    His new wife should be happy to get this ring.


    However...


    ¡°?!¡±


    It wasn¡¯t there!


    The ring that should have been in the case was gone!


    Ju-Heon frowned.


    ¡°Hey, Crow. Where did this go?¡±


    However...


    [Unable to connect with the main body.]


    [Temporarily unavailable.]


    ¡°.........¡±


    It must have run off with it. Even if it took it away because it was shiny, there were too many marks on the case.


    ¡®These shitheads.¡¯


    A chaotic level of Dominance resonated out of Ju-Heon''s body. The Majesty¡¯s Dominance spread out everywhere!


    Artifacts all over the world started screaming.


    [Aaaaaaah! The Majesty noticed!]


    [Hurry, hurry up and get that ring artifact away!]


    [We are against this marriage! We are against it!]


    [We cannot get any sequels to The Slutty Secretary if the Majesty marries a human! We can¡¯t!]


    [We must not waste the Majesty''s talents! We must not!]


    [He must marry the Cradle and put his efforts at propagating the artifacts! He must!]


    [We are against the extinction of artifacts!]


    The artifacts were quickly trying to hide the ring away.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°Apparently the engagement ring Seo Ju-Heon got is a SS-Grade artifact with amazing abilities!¡±


    "What?¡±


    ¡°Apparently the person with the ring will rule the heavens and the earth!¡±


    ¡°What the hell did you just say?!¡±


    "Anyway, it must be quite the artifact for Seo Ju-Heon to personally excavate it!¡±


    People aiming for the ring appeared as weird rumors spread.


    Ju-Heon frowned again.


    ¡°Tsk, I need that ring to propose...¡±


    It wasn''t essential and the ability was quite average, but there were no rings like it.


    ¡®It would make me look bad if I proposed without a ring.¡¯


    Ju-Heon decided to find the ring first. But it probably wouldn''t be easy for him to find it.


    Why?


    ¡°Young master George, the Majesty has requested our assistance regarding the ring.¡±


    ¡°Ah, I know. He lost the engagement ring, right? He is our benefactor so do everything we can to help him find it. We don''t want to get a bad relationship with the royal family because of this.¡±


    The butler peeked at Irene''s brother, George Holten.


    George Holten was a talented and resourceful guy who has, and would continue to help Ju-Heon a lot.


    But the butler felt that this young master of his had the wrong idea about something.


    ¡°Umm, young master George.¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°The Majesty is not trying to marry someone from the British royal family.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°Umm...the rumors seem to have started from the fact that Buckingham Palace was willing to rent us the site...¡±


    ¡°What? But he came to apologize to us not too long ago.¡±


    This was what Ju-Heon had said.


    ¡®I''m getting married.¡¯


    ¡®To whom?¡¯


    ¡®Someone you know very well. It is troublesome that the press already has an idea about it though.¡¯


    What George had read about at that time were the rumors of his romance with the British princess.


    "Ah, ah ah...! She¡¯s quite the perfect match. Just let me know. I will provide you with the best items to start your newlywed life. My father and mother would be happy as well.¡¯


    ¡®I still wanted to apologize in advance.¡¯


    ¡®Huh? For what?¡¯


    ¡®You¡¯re a siscon.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was apologizing for taking his younger sister away, but...


    ¡®Huh? Ah, ah, that¡¯s fine. That¡¯s nothing. I can¡¯t grumble about that for such a joyful occasion.¡¯


    George thought Ju-Heon was apologizing for dating his sister and then breaking up with her to marry someone else.


    ¡®In fact, I should be thanking you. The Majesty personally came to our house for such an issue. You think about my sister so much. Our benefactor truly is the best man in the world.¡¯


    Returning back to the present...


    ¡°Yes sir, I believe you misunderstood at the time, but the Majesty was saying that she wishes to take lady Irene......¡±


    George immediately stiffened up.


    ¡°......A, are you for real?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir...I felt as if I should clear things up for you...¡±


    "Then the person who will get the ring our benefactor is currently looking for is Irene?!¡±


    ¡°Yes sir, that is why we will quickly search for it as you ordered, young mas...¡±


    George¡¯s eyes looked as if there was a giant earthquake.


    And then...


    ¡°Spread it......¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Spread the rumor right now! Tell people that anybody who has that ring will have unlimited sexual vitality! Also tell them that anybody they propose to with that ring will end up being their perfect match!¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?!¡±


    ¡°Say that any woman who gets that ring will be able to win over our benefactor! Spread the rumors!¡±


    ¡°Y, young master George! That¡¯s a bit...!¡±


    ¡°Ack! I''ll do it if you won''t!¡±


    George jumped up from his seat.


    As a result, the number of people aiming for the ring grew exponentially.


    It felt as if every single person in the world was looking for it!


    ¡°Kyaaaa! I will be Ju-Heon-nim¡¯s wife!¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯ll be me!¡±


    ¡°Whoever has that ring can rule the heavens and the Earth! We must get the ring for the glory of our country!¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say? That ring is the ring to rule the world?¡±


    ¡°I also heard that your thing will never go limp if you have it!¡±


    ¡°No, I heard that it was a miraculous cure that would save the human race!¡±


    ¡°I heard it was a nuclear weapon!¡±


    Fans, terrorists, leaders of nations, businesses, everybody was going crazy for this ring.


    It started the war for Ju-Heon¡¯s ring.


    To make matters worse...


    "We must destroy that ring.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. If we can¡¯t have it, nobody can have it!¡±


    "We will destroy this marriage before it even starts!¡±


    Seol-A and Irene were working together and going berserk. The ring turned into a world-wide affair and......


    ¡°Y, young master George. Is this really okay, sir?¡±


    ¡°Hahahahahahahaha, I am against this marriage. I am completely against it! The plan is perfect!¡±


    However, there was something that only Ju-Heon knew.


    There was more than one of these rings.

 Chapter 396: Side Story 10 - It’s a catastrophe(?!)

    Chapter 396: Side Story 10 - It¡¯s a catastrophe(?!) Translator: miraclerifle


    My name is rope.


    I am a rope.


    I don¡¯t know when I opened my eyes as an artifact or what my origin is, but anyway, I am a rope.


    The restorer keeps harassing me by saying that I am a SM play tool and ignoring me, but I am definitely a rope from a folk tale!


    My body is 1.8 meters in length.


    However, I can supposedly wrap around the entire Earth if I extend and keep extending my body.


    People might be confused about how my eyes are always sparkling, but it is the mind''s eye(?).


    Humans ask how a rope can have eyes or can smell, but a rope is actually capable of doing all of that! A rope like me can even talk!


    It¡¯s just that my master cannot understand me!


    Anyway, my daily routine starts with waking up my master.


    [#$&#*$&!]


    Wake up! Wake up!


    The rope was working hard to shake Ju-Heon awake. It jumped up and down on top of Ju-Heon and tried all sorts of techniques.


    [#$#&!]


    You''re late! I said that you¡¯re late!


    Sadly, it wasn''t working.


    ¡°No thanks. I''m sleepy. I''m going to sleep some more.¡±


    It¡¯s damn master liked to sleep so much. Of course, he was the Majesty who needed to rule over all of the artifacts in the world. He slept so much because that job was extremely tiring, but......


    [#&$!]


    A whole country will disappear if you are late! It really will!


    The rope pulled at Ju-Heon¡¯s clothes and groaned.


    It didn¡¯t know much about what was going on, but it did hear something about how a country might disappear from the world because of an artifact.


    It''s master¡¯s phone was going off almost nonstop to prove it really was a serious issue.


    [!]


    The rope was getting anxious at the notifications going off hysterically on the phone.


    It then looked at the name that appeared on the screen.


    [A son of a bitch like Yoo Jaeha]


    Based on the name, it seemed to be that lawyer big bro who always got angry at its master.


    [#$#$&!]


    What do I do, what do I do...?!


    The phone went on and off over and over without stopping.


    It picked up on its master''s behalf, thinking that it couldn¡¯t just let him ignore the calls.


    [#&$!]


    Please wait a bit, lawyer bro! Hold on! The master is getting ready, he is getting ready, so...!


    The rope did its best to report the current situation.


    However...


    [Hey! Why the hell aren''t you saying anything?! Heyyyy!]


    ¡®Huh?! I am talking...!¡¯


    [Get your ass up right now before I send a bomb into your palace, you son of a bitch!]


    However, its extremely sleepyhead of a master just hugged his pillow and drifted back to sleep.


    ¡®Things will be really bad at this rate...!¡¯


    The rope could only tap its feet, although the existence of feet on a rope should be questioned as well.


    [#$#!]


    Wake up! A whole country is about to disappear! It will!


    It pulled at Ju-Heon and tried everything it could, but...


    ¡°Mm... I don''t give a shit about that. Goodbye.¡±


    [?!]


    This Majesty with an extremely shitty personality just scratched his butt and went back to sleep.


    Other artifacts wouldn''t care what their stupid master did or what not, but...


    [#$#$^&!]


    Master, I don''t want people talking bad about you! I don¡¯t!


    The rope¡¯s eyes flashed and it slithered toward a drawer.


    It had an ace in this drawer that would allow it to awaken its master. After rummaging through for a bit...


    [#$*&!]


    I found it! I found it!


    The rope pulled out an erotic magazine.


    However...


    The real focus was the small ring case that was next to the erotic magazine.


    [..........]


    This was its master¡¯s engagement ring that the restorer had found not too long ago.


    The rope originally had no plans on complaining about its master getting married.


    It loved its master the most in this world.


    It would follow anything its master did and accept any decision its master makes.


    However........


    ¡°Hmm, just wait a little bit, I''ll come propose to you soon......zzz...¡±


    [#$&$#!]


    I don¡¯t think I can accept this......!


    [#$&#!]


    I am against this marriage! Against it!


    Tang tang tang!


    The rope was getting excited and slamming down on the ground with its tail.


    [#$&!]


    I''m going on strike! I''m going on strike!


    The fat doggies just blinked as they looked at this unapproved protest.


    Even if they were against this marriage...


    [How the hell are we going to stop our damn master from doing what he wants?]


    [That¡¯s right, that''s right.]


    [Furthermore, why the hell does it matter to us artifacts which human bitch he marries?]


    The rope''s eyes opened wide in anger.


    [#$&#*!]


    It does matter! It does!


    [What? How so?]


    That...!


    The rope tried to respond immediately but it was at a loss for words.


    [#$&#$&#$&#$&#!]


    Umm, it matters because......umm, you see, it is because......!


    The rope just mumbled and the doggies snorted at it.


    [Aigoo, I knew you had nothing.]


    [See, it is unrelated to us artifacts...]


    ¡°No, that is not true.¡±


    [!]


    The one who surprisingly took the rope¡¯s side was the Majesty''s Cradle (space)!


    [C, Chaos, you bastard!]


    It was June, one of Ju-Heon''s tomb raiding team members.


    It was the spatial artifact Chaos, the artifact responsible for the space that embraced time and all things.


    It was a Genesis-Grade (SSS-Grade) existence.


    It was considered to have the rights to be the leader of the artifacts, potentially because of its overwhelming strength or because of its abilities.


    However, the doggies were not happy to see June.


    Why?


    ¡®That bastard tried to get rid of artifacts in the past...!¡¯


    June had a similar rap sheet to the Crow. Well, the Crow had the former Majesty''s revenge as a reason, but this bastard was just cold.


    June was only a part of the cradle and was responsible for destruction.


    Nobody would be happy to see the messenger of death.


    Because of that...


    [Cut the bullshit and get lost!]


    [How the hell would the master¡¯s marriage affect the artifacts?]


    ¡°Okay, okay, calm down. I know that you guys don''t like me, but think about it rationally. Our Majesty has yet to select a new artifact as the Cradle(Birth).¡±


    [......!]


    June was temporarily taking care of the Birth¡¯s job, but it was reaching its limits.


    ¡°The Majesty must quickly select an artifact for the ¡®birth,¡¯ take it as his partner to share their love.¡±


    That was the method of activating the Cradle(Birth).


    But what would happen if he marries a human woman?!


    ¡°Do you think his majesty would pay any attention to us artifacts?¡±


    Being newlywed was a scary thing. Imagine if he ended up having a human child as well.


    Ju-Heon, his wife, regardless of who it may be, and a damn human child......


    ¡®No, the child would at least be super cute since they would be the Captain''s child. Oh wait, I''m getting off track, ahem.¡¯


    Ignoring that last part, the truth was that the Majesty¡¯s attention would be devoted to his child.


    "That is why this marriage carries the survival of us artifacts. All artifacts may perish as soon as the Majesty gets married.¡±


    [......!]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s wedding instantly became connected to the survival of the artifacts.


    It may sound like a funny story, but the doggies became extremely serious.


    It was because they knew Ju-Heon''s personality better than anybody else.


    ¡®T, the master really would just pick his nose if he saw that we were all dying off.¡¯


    They would be lucky if he just sat there and picked his nose.


    ¡®He¡¯ll say that the number of useful slaves are going down and make us work extremely hard!¡¯


    This was not good.


    But the doggies warily stared at June.


    [Why the hell do you care about the survival of artifacts all of a sudden?]


    Chaos had cast aside the former Majesty and coldly disappeared in the past.


    The former Majesty desperately tried to hold him back in order to prevent the extinction of the artifacts, however...


    [You flew off to a different dimension.]


    Furthermore, this bastard had been chilling with the apocalypse artifacts.


    So, why the hell would he care now?


    [Weren¡¯t you in cahoots with the apocalypse artifacts?]


    June became visibly upset.


    ¡°I was pretending to be one of them to keep an eye on those apocalypse artifacts. I am the Majesty''s Treasure, and I have a mission to preserve the artifact race. I was keeping all artifacts safe while being elsewhere.¡±


    He had left the former Majesty because he saw no value to treat that fool as his master. He had been disappointed at the former Majesty¡¯s decision in his test and left.


    Well, it wasn''t the former Majesty¡¯s fault since none of the Majesties had ever passed June¡¯s test.


    But Ju-Heon was different.


    ¡°I like the Captain. That is why I became his vassal.¡±


    In that sense, he was very happy to hear about Ju-Heon¡¯s wedding, but...


    ¡°He must not have a human partner! I am against this marriage as well!¡±


    The rope¡¯s eyes sparkled with joy.


    [#$#&$!]


    You¡¯re going to help me? You¡¯re going to help me?


    ¡°Yeah! He must pick a partner from among the artifacts!¡±


    June, who had quickly joined the rope¡¯s side, used his ability.


    ¡°It¡¯s time for all of you to gather here, the loyal vassals of our Majesty!¡±


    Extremely beautiful babe artifacts suddenly appeared!


    There were also Byeon Kang-Soe and Ong-Nyeo, Eros''s Arrows artifact, and thousands of sex-related artifacts!


    ¡°Go! Go do your best to seduce his Majesty!¡±


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    [This is an order to all artifacts. Report within the next hour and prevent the King''s proposal at all costs!]


    The doggie artifacts whose asses were on fire led the charge while the Major God and Divine-Grade artifacts of the different cultural heritages joined in at full force as well.


    [Any artifact that manages to successfully seduce his Majesty will receive a great reward!]


    [Ohhhhhhhh!]


    [Hand over your son in return for taking mine!]


    This was the start of the artifact rebellion, despite certain artifacts having different reasons for going after Ju-Heon.


    As the situation continued...


    [The entire world is in uproar over Seo Ju-Heon''s Ring of Omnipotence.]


    [What you are seeing right now is the surprising chase for a single ring.]


    [Don¡¯t get in my way!]


    [I need that ring to make Ju-Heon-nim mine!]


    [That¡¯s right! We will use it to turn Seo Ju-Heon into the new leader of our Islamic nation!]


    [Ohhhhhhhh! Get the ring! You get the ring and Seo Ju-Heon will be yours too!]


    ¡°Man, what the hell is going on?¡±


    Ju-Heon was watching the TV in disbelief.


    The world seemed to now be in ¡®The Great Ring Era.¡¯ People around the world were running around manically.


    He never expected that a single engagement ring would cause such chaos.


    ¡®I was wondering why that bastard George accepted it so easily.¡¯


    Things seemed as chaotic as when the apocalypse artifacts had appeared.


    The newspaper mentioned nations getting their armies ready for potential war.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    [The British Royal family has set up a welcome banquet. ¡®Welcome, future son-in-law. We have many amazing wedding gifts for you.¡¯]


    [The Saudi Royal family is protesting. "Seo Ju-Heon will be our son-in-law. We will offer him the rights to oil sales as a wedding gift.¡±]


    [Royal families around the world seem to be in a fierce battle over the Majesty.]


    [Will they declare war?]


    Multiple nations were in danger of going to war over Seo Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Fuck, I have a lot to gain if all of you go to war against each other, but why the hell are you all so desperate to take me?!¡±


    Ju-Heon had instantly become the potential son-in-law for pretty much all ruling parties in the world. Someone laughed as he screamed in despair.


    ¡°What the hell did you excavate, Captain-nim?¡±


    The sweet clear voice belonged to Chloe. It was amazing that something got the always calm and collected Chloe to laugh.


    ¡°It feels like you excavated the greatest weapon that humanity has ever seen before.¡±


    ¡°Why? How?! All I did was to excavate a ring. Where the fuck did they get hair loss healing from?! Why the hell did my ring turn into that?!¡±


    ¡°Why else? Captain-nim, you''re famous for being bald.¡±


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    ¡°They say that you are a thieving bastard who likes free things. They claim that your luscious hair is all just wigs.¡±


    ¡®These punks.¡¯


    ¡°Absolutely not! This is 100 percent my hair!¡±


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    It was also said to heal erectile dysfunction.


    ¡°My son is extremely lively as well! It is rock hard without the help of any artifact! I''m going to sue all of these bastards.¡±


    Chloe laughed again.


    Ju-Heon and Chloe were close enough to be drinking buddies. But seeing Ju-Heon struggling like this was quite rare and refreshing to see.


    ¡°Yes, yes, your son is so lively that your wife definitely has nothing to cry about.¡±


    He did come to her for a secret consultation in the past because he had a reason to be upset, but the problem now was that it was too lively!


    Anyway, none of these were big issues.


    ¡®I do need to find it by today, but I should be able to get it really easily.¡¯


    Well, he would normally be asking for Seol-A¡¯s help, but......


    ¡®I can¡¯t really get Seol-A''s help for this.¡¯


    But it shouldn''t take him that long.


    He tried using his map artifacts along with the Heaven¡¯s Eye System that was created with numerous detection artifacts, knowledge artifacts, and all sorts of other artifacts, but......


    [A total of 34,126,311,486,756,744 locations have been detected.]


    ¡®Why the hell did the stupid ring multiply so much?! Did it suddenly breed or something?!¡¯


    ¡°Is it a damn cockroach?!¡±


    ¡®Who the hell is responsible for this?!¡¯

 Chapter 397: Side Story 11 - The wedding was the easiest part (1)

    Chapter 397: Side Story 11 - The wedding was the easiest part (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon''s eyebrows twitched as he looked at the thing in front of him.


    The electronic board that floated up like a hologram showed a world map with a disgustingly large number of dots. It was showing him the location of the ring.


    However, those dots were so numerous that they resembled cockroaches.


    Ju-Heon looked at the map and asked to confirm.


    ¡°Say that again. What are all of these dots?¡±


    [These are the rings you are looking for.]


    ¡°And how many are there?¡±


    [34,126,311,486,756,744 in total.]


    ¡°How many?¡±


    [40,376,112,678,876,489 in total.]


    "Damn it, why the hell did the number just increase?!¡±


    Ju-Heon threw his phone at the Heaven¡¯s Eye.


    Over fourty quadrillion was too much.


    ¡°How the hell did it multiply so much in less than a day?! How many fucking babies is it having?!¡±


    Ju-Heon glared in anger.


    ¡°You¡¯re not scamming me, are you?¡±


    The Heaven¡¯s Eye shook in fear at Ju-Heon''s accusation.


    [How would I dare to lie to you, my Majesty?]


    ¡°Really?¡±


    [I, I promise!]


    It should be true.


    The Heaven¡¯s Eye was an artifact as well and could have a rebellious side, however...


    This bastard was something he created by grinding up other artifacts.


    He had put a safety mechanism in this bastard following the Three Laws of Robotics. But even without that, this bastard probably wouldn¡¯t want to be ground up again.


    That was why the Heaven¡¯s Eye shouldn¡¯t be lying to him. The Heaven¡¯s Eye was actually not lying.


    Julian sighed as he knew that was the case. He had shown Ju-Heon some rings when he got here, saying that he found some on his way over. He thought that Ju-Heon should at least feel lucky that they didn¡¯t multiply like the grains of sand in a desert.


    "Anyway, how are you going to find the real one like this? Actually, aren¡¯t all of these rings real?¡±


    There was a simple reason Julian was saying that.


    ¡°This is Draupnir.¡±


    Draupnir, the gold ring (bracelet) possessed by the god, Odin. It was Odin''s bracelet and the symbol of a king and his wealth. It was called a ring at times and a bracelet at times, but either way, this artifact¡¯s ability was multiplication.


    These were not just copies; they truly were multiplying.


    It wasn¡¯t much of an ability for a Major God-Grade artifact, but it was still an important one.


    All warriors in Norse mythology were only loyal to the kings who gave them gold, and the kings were not able to be stingy with giving gold to their warriors.


    This gold bracelet with the ability to multiply itself without limit made Odin the omnipotent king among all kings.


    It was a symbol of omnipotent power and a perfect ring for the majesty, but......


    ¡°Why the hell did you choose this as the engagement ring? I''m sure there is something more normal and pretty...¡±


    Julian shut up as he was about to say that there were prettier rings.


    It was obvious that this son of a bitch would go get the cursed Hope Diamond just because it was pretty.


    ¡®I should be happy that he didn¡¯t bring a cursed ring.¡¯


    "Anyway, it might be better to look for a different ring...¡±


    Ju-Heon clicked his tongue at Julian¡¯s comment.


    "Why do you think I got that ring?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I wanted to put the same ring on all of my people. My wife and my kids would have the same ring.¡±


    ¡°Ah, you wanted it to be like a family ring?¡±


    ¡°Something like that.¡±


    This might be the perfect ring if Ju-Heon was aiming for something like that.


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°That ring also symbolizes the authority of a king. They will be able to order my vassals around while I am not around if they have that ring.¡±


    ¡°Ho, you know how to use your brain like that?¡±


    ¡°What the hell did you just say?¡±


    Ju-Heon was the current leader of the artifacts.


    He meant that the artifacts could protect the person wearing that ring if they were in danger.


    If the user could use the ring properly, they could also boss the artifacts around as they pleased.


    ¡°I have nothing to say in regards to it being a good ring, but hasn¡¯t it multiplied too much? How many was it again... 40,376,112,678......¡±


    [It has just turned into 51,873,033,873,000,089.]


    ¡°.............¡±


    He was sure of it.


    ¡®This is too abnormal even for a ring of multiplication.¡¯


    His hypothesis would be correct.


    Half a day ago...


    Jaeha was getting anxious after seeing the guest who had come to see him.


    "W, what did you just say?¡±


    It was nice that he was back at his workroom in the US.


    This was the same place where he had been hiding as if he was Rapunzel when he first met with Ju-Heon after Ju-Heon¡¯s regression.


    There was a person at the workroom.


    "What the hell? You''re still here?¡±


    ¡°Oh my goodness, Jaeha sunbae!¡±


    It was the female employee, Yoon Min Hee, who used to work there. She was shocked at Jaeha¡¯s sudden visit.


    "What are you doing here, sunbae?¡±


    ¡°Why is it weird for me to come to my house?¡±


    ¡°But sunbae...you haven¡¯t been here even once since you became that gangster thug...n, no, no, the Majesty¡¯s restorer...¡±


    ¡°Ah, I came to pack up some stuff. But why are you still here? I recommended you for another job after telling you that I was closing this down.¡±


    ¡°T, that......¡±


    Yoon Min Hee was Jaeha¡¯s hoobae at college. She had worked as his assistant while he was scamming people as a copycat.


    ¡°I was waiting for you.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Why?¡±


    Yoon Min Hee became flustered before she quickly responded.


    ¡°T, that...sunbae, you still owe me some money! It''s a lot of money so I was going to sell this place if I had to do so to get my money!¡±


    A shocked Jaeha took out his phone.


    ¡°Damn, okay! I''ll give it to you...! I think it was 2 million won...you could have just texted me to send it to you...hey, what''s your account number?¡±


    Yoon Min Hee anxiously jumped up.


    ¡°N, no! Later! Umm, there¡¯s a guest waiting for you!¡±


    ¡°Huh? A guest? Who?¡±


    ¡°Uhh...mm...you see, a sleek body with S-line curves...¡±


    Sleek and S-line curves? A woman?!¡±


    ¡°No, I didn''t say it was a wom...¡±


    Jaeha walked in without hearing what she was saying.


    ¡°Haha, which pretty lady came to see me~¡±


    He made sure he looked okay and even pulled a flower out of a vase.


    However...


    [$#&$!]


    Copy this! Copy it!


    Like hell it was an S-lined beauty.


    All he saw was the S-shape of the rope that must have put some kind of cream on as it was glowing.


    He couldn¡¯t help but be flustered!


    ¡°Hey! What the hell?! Why are you here?!¡±


    Jaeha chucked the flowers at it.


    The rope must have been practicing how it would seduce Ju-Heon, as it maintained its S-shape and handed Jaeha the ring.


    Yoo Jaeha was shocked.


    ¡°What the?! Why the hell is this here?!¡±


    This was definitely the ring the Captain-nim said was lost.


    ¡°You had this?!¡±


    The rope nodded its head.


    [#$&!]


    Copy this! Copy it! I''m going to hide it!


    I''m going to hide it!


    Jaeha scoffed after reading the note the rope handed him. It was because he knew what the rope wanted to do.


    ¡®It¡¯s trying to hide a leaf in a forest.¡¯


    ¡°Hey, no. I understand how you feel, but the Captain-nim will pummel me again if I did that.¡±


    The rope opened something once Jaeha rejected it.


    ¡°!¡±


    It was a bundle of money!


    ¡°W, what the? W, what is this?!¡±


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    Click! Click!


    Precious items started pouring out into the room.


    ¡°Ahhh! This is the extremely limited item appearance package coupon for Game X! There¡¯s also a VIP ticket for the Brooks concert! Holy shit, this is extremely difficult to get! Wooooooooooooah!¡±


    Jaeha became excited and tried to pick it up, but the rope quickly took it back.


    [#&$^&!]


    Copy it! Copy it!


    ¡°Y, you little punk!¡±


    Jaeha didn''t know what to do.


    The rope just continued to throw bait as if it was fishing.


    What it threw this time was an out of print game CD that Jaeha had been searching for for a long time.


    ¡°What the?!¡± Why is that rare game here?! Aaah! That¡¯s Big bro John''s signature!¡±


    [#$&!]


    Don¡¯t you want these things? Don''t you want them?


    ¡°D, damn it.¡±


    [#$&!]


    Copy it! Copy it!


    Jaeha almost fell for it but he soon sneered.


    Why?


    ¡°What do you take me for? Those are all fake!¡±


    That made da Vinci''s artifact that was hiding somewhere sweat bullets.


    ¡®H, he found out?¡¯


    Jaeha shook his head at his artifact that was peeking its head out.


    ¡°You dumbass, did you really think I wouldn''t notice something you made? 100% perfect replicas only come out when you are used with human hands. Anyway, give me the ring, I will return it to the Captain-nim...¡± S~ea??h the nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The rope anxiously moved back as Jaeha walked toward it while da Vinci''s notebook urgently reported out.


    [F, failed to seduce the Pushover bastard! Send reinforcements!]


    It was at that moment.


    Clang!


    [Get him! Get him!]


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    A window was broken and Jaeha lost consciousness after being smacked in the back.


    ¡°So, y, you want me to make copies of the ring?¡±


    Jaeha had no idea where he was abducted to, but he woke up in a luxurious hotel.


    And then...


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Jaeha hyung... This is your chance to make a shit ton of money.¡±


    The little punk June was in front of him. It wasn¡¯t just June.


    Numerous artifacts were gathered in front of Jaeha.


    [#$$#&!] [##&$*!]


    Those artifacts were saying that they should tie the Monarch of Pushoverness up and force him to make the copies, but...


    ¡°There are Ring Expedition Teams being created right now. Your talented fakes could make you a ton of money.¡±


    June suppressed the violent artifacts and was slowly seducing Jaeha.


    ¡°Hyung, this is a total jackpot of an opportunity!¡±


    ¡°......Hey, hey! I know what you are thinking, but no. The Captain-nim will get angry!¡±


    ¡°No, he will praise you for creating a creative economy. Furthermore, the Captain-nim will easily see through the fakes.¡±


    Jaeha¡¯s ears perked up and he slowly looked toward June.


    "B, but still...¡±


    June made a motion with his hand and the artifacts lifted up some covers.


    What appeared was a ton of dollar bills along with games and clothes, etc.. that Jaeha had wanted!


    ¡°T, these are...?!!!¡±


    These were the real things unlike what the rope had used to try to seduce him earlier.


    ¡°The games you''ve been wanting to play. There are enough games here to last you for about ten years. You really can play until you get tired of them.¡±


    ¡°H, how did you get these precious things...?!¡±


    How did they indeed get them?


    ¡®Mr. Jaeha. Good luck.¡¯


    The princesses that were partnering with the artifacts shamelessly charged their credit cards.


    Jaeha¡¯s eyes flashed.


    Returning back to the present...


    [The person you are trying to reach is unav...]


    ¡°Monarch of Fraud, you son of a bitch.¡±


    Ju-Heon was grinding his teeth while looking at the rings that had exponentially multiplied.


    This situation had been created by the artifact¡¯s multiplications and the copies creating synergy.


    Why?


    It was extremely different in speed having one ring having babies compared to having 100 million rings having babies.


    ¡®Those damn copies are having babies as well.¡¯


    Furthermore, Jaeha had made such perfect copies.


    Ju-Heon was boiling inside as he sent a text message after realizing the culprit.


    [Where is the original?]


    He just got a single response back.


    [Please don¡¯t look for me.]


    Ju-Heon angrily threw Gungnir.


    He then called Jaeha once more.


    ¡°Hey you son of a bitch, I won¡¯t ask again after this. Which one is the real one?¡±


    Jaeha, who picked up this time, was crying. He must have been stopped by Gungnir as he was trying to escape.


    He was shaking while looking at Gungnir that had stabbed into the ground just underneath his crotch.


    [Waaaaah, I''m sorry! But even I don''t know which one is real!]


    ¡°What? How is that possible? How the hell do you not know which one is real?!¡±


    [You see, the artifacts kept praising me so I subconsciously put in more effort...]


    ¡°.......¡±


    Basically, this was a replica of when he had copied Mammon''s tomb in the Grand Canyon.


    [The ring suddenly went berserk...! I thought that you would be able to find it quickly, Captain-nim! You also have Kongming with you...!]


    Kongming, who was next to Ju-Heon, grabbed the back of his neck.


    ¡°Damn it, you should have at least limited how many copies you made!¡±


    ¡®51,873,033,873,000,089... Shit, these multiplied again! How the hell are we going to go through each and every one of them?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon did not want to do such tiring manual labor.


    This probably happened because Jaeha made copies without knowing that this ring could multiply.


    ¡®Finding the original is a problem but the copies are a problem as well.¡¯


    They may be copies, but they were still Major God-Grade artifacts. How would he get rid of these extremely persistent cockroaches......


    Of course, the artifacts were cheering with joy and said the following to Ju-Heon.


    [My king! You can now marry 52,342,103,793,031,009 women!]


    [Wow! Hooray! Hooray!]


    ¡°.............¡±


    ¡®I should just kill them all.¡¯


    ¡°I have no choice anymore.¡±


    Julian flinched after hearing Ju-Heon sigh.


    ¡°What?! Are you really planning on marrying that many people?!¡±


    "Are you fucking crazy?!¡±


    Ju-Heon jumped up and explained his plan.

 Chapter 398: Side Story 12 - The wedding was the easiest part (2)

    Chapter 398: Side Story 12 - The wedding was the easiest part (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Get out here, Doomsday!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    An annoyed Ju-Heon loudly called the great disaster artifact.


    Chaotic winds roared and something started to appear from within the clouds!


    This was definitely the Doomsday artifact!


    It was one of the apocalypse artifacts that had been sent to Chaos in the past, but he had restored this bastard as a test. [1]


    Julian foamed at the mouth after an artifact that could easily swallow the entire world appeared.


    ¡°Hey! What the hell are you taking out?!¡±


    ¡°What else? An eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. Pests need to be wiped out with pesticide.¡±


    ¡°Damn it, that ain''t no pesticide! Not this! Absolutely not! You cannot use this!¡±


    The entire Earth might be destroyed if he used this. Ju-Heon tilted his head in confusion.


    ¡°Why not? I just need to select those stupid rings and get them destroyed...¡±


    ¡°I said no, you bastard!¡±


    Of course, someone with Ju-Heon''s abilities might be able to only destroy the rings.


    However!


    ¡°There¡¯s no way that the risk of an Apocalypse-Grade artifact would be normal!¡±


    ¡°I can just modify that with the Akashic records...¡±


    ¡°Do you want to switch bodies with an artifact for a month again?!¡±


    ¡°Tsk.¡±


    Ju-Heon was indeed able to use the Akashic records to modify the risks and abilities of artifacts.


    However, he sometimes messed up because he was still a new Majesty.


    He talked a big game about how he was going to send the apocalypse artifacts without any risks and successfully made the changes, but ended up switching bodies with an artifact.


    Thankfully, it was one of the doggie artifacts that ended up in Ju-Heon¡¯s body. The loyal(?) doggie didn¡¯t do anything bad with Ju-Heon''s body, but...


    ¡®No! Stop eating! Stop eeeeeeating!¡¯


    The fat doggie used Ju-Heon¡¯s body to overeat chicken, pork feet, pizza, and all sorts of junk food every day.


    ¡®Waaah, our Captain-nim!¡¯


    ¡®Mr. Ju-Heeeeeeeon!¡¯


    The skinny Ju-Heon had turned fat. He was extremely obese!


    These damn doggies hated to move so much that he just laid around all day and didn''t even go to work out as Ju-Heon usually did.


    His muscles all turned to fat and his face super round.


    Ilya and Jaeha almost died from laughter but Irene and Seol-A had cried.


    They observed and stopped the doggies from eating junk food, but they failed because the doggies always ordered behind their backs.


    The souls were returned to normal after a month and Ju-Heon returned to his figure eventually, but it was not easy.


    It is not easy for a person to lose 50 kg. Thankfully, he was able to recover his physique in about a month while hibernating thanks to having artifacts.


    That was why Julian was warning him.


    ¡°Do you want to get obese and sleep for a whole month again?!¡±


    ¡°Okay, okay. It was actually nice to get to sleep so long...¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    ¡°Tsk.¡±


    Ju-Heon ended up sending Doomsday back.


    And then he chose...


    ¡°Come, Chaos!¡±


    June¡¯s eyes were sparkling at his king calling him.


    He was happy to get called by Ju-Heon for the first time in a long while, but there was a bigger reason behind it.


    ¡°Good, if I use this opportunity to swallow all human women...!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    June was planning a scary plot to make all human women disappear.


    It would be easy to get rid of them since the king opening the gate would be much stronger than him opening the gate!


    The power of destruction was different.


    June laughed without realizing that Jaeha was still on the phone.


    [Great! Our king will have no choice but to choose an artifact if all human women disappear...!]


    ¡°Summoning canceled.¡±


    [?!]


    ¡°You cannot get anywhere near me for 10 years.¡±


    [N, no, wait! Your majesty! I''m sorry...!]


    Click.


    Ju-Heon was extremely angry. How dare June think about getting rid of all women and leaving only men in this world.


    "That¡¯s so terrible to think about.¡±


    June, who was restricted from getting near Ju-Heon now, was extremely upset.


    ¡°B, but still, how can he ban me for 10 years......¡±


    ¡°You should feel relieved that you weren''t exiled for good.¡±


    Jaeha meant that.


    The rope patted the sad June on the back.


    [$$#^&$!]


    He might not recognize you if you look like a woman! He might not!


    The Cradle (Birth and Destruction) were the Majesty¡¯s partner artifact after all. They changed appearances, similar to how Dragon¡¯s polymorph, depending on the Majesty¡¯s gender.


    The rope consoled June who had been on its side. sea??h th§× Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Ju-Heon used his Majesty¡¯s Authority as if he had no other options.


    ¡°All artifacts, listen to me.¡±


    [!]


    Every artifact in the world reacted to Ju-Heon¡¯s voice.


    ¡°I hear your opinion. I do need to designate a Cradle (Birth) and choose a partner from all of you.¡±


    [T, then...!]


    Ju-Heon picked his ear as if he was annoyed as he continued.


    ¡°I will take the artifact that destroys the most fake rings and take it as my partner. I will also grant a wish to the bastard who finds the real ring.¡±


    [?!!]


    ¡°Alright, I''m annoyed so take care of it quickly.¡±


    Ju-Heon then disappeared. The entire world was in uproar once more as Ju-Heon disappeared.


    [Hey! Quickly get rid of the copies! Find the real ring!]


    [What? Weren¡¯t we trying to stop the king¡¯s wedding?]


    [Damn it, I don''t know! He said he would grant one of our wishes! Our cheapskate of a Majesty said that he would grant us a wish!]


    [O, oh, but the Major Gods...]


    [Tell them to get lost! All manual labor comes at a price! The one who pays us is our king!]


    [Oowooooooo!]


    It would probably have been easier had he done this from the beginning.


    "What did you just say?¡±


    A few hours later... Ju-Heon questioned what Chloe just told him.


    Chloe smiled and repeated herself.


    "All of the copies are gone and there is a first place winner.¡±


    "Who did you say that the winner was?¡±


    Chloe laughed while saying that he should know.


    Ju-Heon had agreed to give the Cradle (Birth) position, his partner position, to first place.


    It wasn¡¯t that he had not considered candidates for the Cradle before.


    ¡®Well... I was considering Daji, or Daji.¡¯


    It wasn¡¯t that he was romantically interested in Daji, but at least Daji seemed the most woman-like(?)?


    ¡®Pass on Mammon or Crow. I see them every day anyway.¡¯


    If he needed to do it with them, the artifact of lust seemed most suitable.


    However...


    ¡°This thing really got first place?¡±


    "Apparently so.¡±


    Ju-Heon dropped his jaw in disbelief. His reaction was to be expected.


    [#$&#!]


    Huff huff! Sire! I was in first place. I was in first place!


    ¡®Fucking hell!¡¯


    This was definitely Byeon Kang-Soe''s artifact.


    Ju-Heon had a mental breakdown.


    ¡°No, this is a dream. This is not real!¡±


    [#&$!]


    Huff huff! Sire! It is real! I am your partner artifact! Hooray!


    ¡°#$&#!¡±


    Ju-Heon screamed while Chloe laughed while holding her stomach.


    ¡°Are you crazy? How the hell did Byeon Kang-Soe get first place?! Those rings might have been copies but those are Major God-Grade rings! How the hell could this bastard destroy them?!¡±


    This was not possible.


    Actually, the potential candidates for first place had been pretty limited in Ju-Heon¡¯s mind.


    It needed to be a Divine-Grade artifact that was strong enough to destroy the copies of Draupnir. It also needed to be a female artifact.


    Even if it wasn¡¯t Daji, it should have at least been a Divine-Grade goddess artifact or something!


    So what was going on?!


    ¡®Fuck, Mammon, what the hell were you doing as a SS-Grade artifact?!¡¯


    ¡°What the hell was the damn Crow doing?! How the hell can you call yourself an Evil Divine-Grade artifact?!¡±


    He wondered how such a terrible thing could have happened, but the reasoning was simple.


    ¡°You''ll see the answer if you look here.¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s jaw dropped while looking at the screen Chloe was pointing at.


    It was a screen showing the entire world, similar to a CCTV. There were none of the cockroach-like rings visible anymore.


    In their place...


    [U, ugh... the Monarch of Destitution, this is unfair!]


    [A ghost, it was a ghost...]


    ¡°.........¡±


    It seemed as if there had been some special guests.


    Seol-A and Irene were responsible for this.


    Daji, other goddess artifacts, and pretty much artifacts from all over the world were groaning in pain after being destroyed.


    The number of damaged and injured artifacts were extremely high. Jaeha was crying as well.


    The Crow and Mammon must have had their guards down as well as they were groaning in pain too.


    Well, Irene and Seol-A had taken care of about 90 percent of these annoying copies of the rings, but...


    ¡°I didn¡¯t think we''d have to land the final blow...!¡±


    To explain, this was what had happened.


    They used their overwhelming damage to land quite the amount of damage to these copies.


    Unfortunately, Seol-A and Irene didn''t get the credit for destroying them if they didn''t land the final blow.


    ¡®It looks like Byeon Kang-Soe just landed final blows to get first place.¡¯


    The difference between first and second place was extremely close.


    No matter what, Byeon Kang-Soe was extremely happy for coming in first place.


    [#$&#!]


    Sire, I can now always be with you...!


    ¡°Shut up.¡±


    Ju-Heon threw Byeon Kang-Soe into the furnace.


    Unfortunately, it seems to be protected(?) by Chaos as Byeon Kang-Soe crawled back out and chased after Ju-Heon.


    [#$&#$!]


    Sire! Why are you rejecting me?! I just wish to be by your side at all times to protect you! Sire!


    "Get lost!¡±


    [#$&!]


    Sire...ugh!


    The persistent Byeon Kang-Soe was smacked by something.


    The rope had launched a kick(?) at Byeon Kang-Soe!


    [#$&#!]


    You''re not first place! No!


    The rope was huffing. The rope then lifted Byeon Kang-Soe up and shook it up and down.


    It looked as if it was taking out its anger, however...


    [!]


    A ring fell out of Byeon Kang-Soe''s body.


    The entire team was shocked.


    ¡°That is?!¡±


    It must have hidden itself on Byeon Kang-Soe¡¯s body, but a copy of the ring had fallen to the ground.


    The ring that had been desperately hiding for its life groaned and started running.


    [#&!]


    No! We are living creatures too! We have feelings!


    The ring ran for its life while the rope flashed its eyes and chased after it.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    [$#$&!]


    Chase it! That one ring will change first place!


    The Crow, Mammon, and the goddess artifacts all looked crazy as they chased after the one remaining ring.


    After that chaos passed by...


    Ju-Heon looked toward the sulking Irene and Seol-A.


    ¡°You idiots. Why did you two step in?¡±


    They sulked even more after being scolded by Ju-Heon.


    ¡°I''m sorry! It¡¯s just....!¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re sorry that we got in your way, Captain-nim...¡±


    "We should be happy that you are getting married, Mr. Ju-Heon...¡±


    ¡°No, that¡¯s not what I''m talking about.¡±


    Ju-Heon took the ring artifact out of his pocket.


    ¡°I''m asking why the owner of the ring was doing that. This was my problem to take care of.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon grabbed Irene¡¯s arm.


    ¡°I was planning on proposing properly, but I guess I have no choice.¡±


    ¡°......E, excuse me?¡±


    ¡°I''m sorry I stressed you out like this. I should have told you earlier.¡±


    He then put the ring on Irene¡¯s left ring finger.


    Irene was shocked for a bit before her face turned red and looked as if she was about to both cry and laugh a few seconds later.


    Seol-A, who had seen the entire proposal, was about to get away.


    However...


    ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Ju-Heon grabbed Seol-A''s arm and took out another ring.


    ¡°I never said that there was only one ring.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon selfishly said the following to both Seol-A and Irene.


    ¡°Will both of you marry me?¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    1. Author calls this artifact the Apocalypse artifact (this artifact says Apocalypse in English while the apocalypse artifacts used the Korean word for Apocalypse) so I changed the artifacts name to Doomsday so that we keep just the category as Apocalypse artifacts.

 Chapter 399: Side Story 13 - Good News

    Chapter 399: Side Story 13 - Good News Translator: miraclerifle


    Irene and Seol-A''s jaws dropped at Ju-Heon''s words. Actually, the rest of the team had their jaws dropped as well.


    They weren¡¯t just shocked at this surprise proposal. It was because of what Ju-Heon said.


    ¡®Wait, what did he just say?¡¯


    ¡®Did I hear correctly just now?¡¯


    There was nothing wrong with their hearing.


    ¡°Hey! W, w, what did you just say? Both of them?!¡±


    The first to speak was naturally Julian.


    ¡°Are you crazy?! Did you just propose to two...mmph!¡±


    ¡°Shh! He¡¯s proposing right now!¡±


    ¡°Hmmmmmmmm-ahmmph!¡±


    The others dragged Julian back and covered his mouth, but they were shocked as well.


    They would normally not even bat an eye at Ju-Heon''s actions, but...


    ¡°Holy shit, I didn''t think he would pick one over the other, but he really did choose both of them!¡±


    ¡°I didn''t see this coming...!¡±


    ¡°Hey Kongming, is this okay legally? Do they need to move to Egypt or something?¡±


    ¡°Well... They should be okay in England or Australia too if they get wed out of the country.¡±


    It didn''t really matter.


    ¡®The Majesty is an exception to most laws anyway.¡¯


    This was just not an issue of privilege. Anything related to artifacts used artifact laws instead of regular laws.


    The Majesty, as the person who controls all artifacts, followed the artifact laws most of the time.


    ¡®Ah, I do remember the artifacts laws had something about marriage as well...!¡¯


    There were detailed provisions, but both polygamy with one man multiple women and one woman multiple men were allowed.


    It wouldn¡¯t be weird if the world would be willing to create a Ju-Heon multiple women provision either.


    However, the righteous Julian seemed to be having a mental breakdown.


    ¡®Even still! How can he so confidently and shamelessly say it?!¡¯


    Only one person did not seem as shocked. Chloe seemed to have known about this situation already. She knew who Ju-Heon was planning on marrying since the beginning.


    How?


    She heard it directly from Ju-Heon. He came to her for advice about gifts, comments, and all sorts of things women would like.


    And at this moment...


    Irene and Seol-A were still standing there with their jaws dropped after Ju-Heon''s surprise proposal.


    Of course they were both happy that Ju-Heon proposed to them. They were so happy that they wanted to cry and jump for joy. They were the ones who had been dreaming about this moment the most.


    They wanted to jump right into Ju-Heon¡¯s arms, but...


    ¡®B, both of us?¡¯


    Did they hear right?


    ¡°S, so you are proposing to both of us...?¡±


    ¡°Yes. To both of you.¡±


    ¡°...?!¡±


    The two of their pupils looked as if there was a major earthquake going through after hearing Ju-Heon¡¯s calm response. Both of them seemed to have realized something at that moment.


    ¡°Ah...! You''re going to marry the one who survives?¡±


    ¡°I see!¡±


    They instantly went into Battle Royale mode in their minds.


    Their eyes flashed and they called out their artifacts. The team members foamed at the mouth at the scary sight of their artifacts about to go to war against one another.


    Jaeha was especially anxious.


    ¡°Aaah! The Palace will be destroyed! It¡¯s going to be destroyed again! Stoooooooooop!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Hey, who told you two to film Battle Royale?¡±


    Ju-Heon gently grabbed their arms. The two women¡¯s artifacts suddenly lost power, probably because Ju-Heon used his Majesty¡¯s authority.


    The palace calmed down and Ju-Heon looked at the two of them and added on.


    ¡°I want both of you to marry me like I said.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡®Is he talking about polygamy?!¡¯


    "W, wait, Mr. Ju-Heon...!¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim! T, that......¡±


    The two of them were looking at each other before they looked back at Ju-Heon.


    The two of them were willing to do anything to be with Ju-Heon, but...!


    ¡°No!¡±


    ¡°Please pick just one of us!¡±


    This was an issue of their pride.


    ¡°I can¡¯t accept this proposal if it is not for just one of us!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right!¡±


    They showed their firm resolves.


    Ju-Heon nodded his head as if he understood.


    ¡°Okay then.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    He nonchalantly moved his hand to take their rings away. Irene and Seol-A were now having mental breakdowns.


    They were sure of it.


    Ju-Heon was really going to take back the proposal. The two of them screamed as the rings were about to slip off their fingers.


    "W, who said I didn''t like it?!¡±


    ¡°No, I don¡¯t not like it! I like it!¡±


    ¡°Why? I thought you didn''t want it. Give it back to me.¡±


    An angry rope was bobbing up and down behind Ju-Heon.


    [#$$#&!]


    Give it to me if you are not going to marry him! Give it to me!


    Ju-Heon was trying to take back the proposal and the rope was trying to take their rings.


    ¡°N, nooooo!¡±


    ¡°N, not this! I will never give this up!¡±


    Irene and Seol-A covered their rings and ran for their lives.


    [Breaking news. The Majesty¡¯s official wife-to-be has been revealed.]


    [The Monarch of Destitution, Irene Holten, and the Monarch of Ghosts, Lee Seol-A, have both received the Majesty¡¯s proposal.]


    [The Majesty has proposed to two Monarchs...]


    [The questions regarding if the Majesty is converting to a religion that allows polygamy or is acting this way because of an artifact¡¯s risk is being spread around...]


    Beep.


    At the Holten residence...


    Irene¡¯s brother, George Holten, silently turned the TV off. The butler and maids were extremely wary of his current condition.


    ¡°Umm, young master George?¡±


    ¡°U...umm.¡±


    The staff were anxious after seeing the look on George¡¯s face.


    Anger, craze, or sorrow...


    They would have preferred any of those. George¡¯s current expression couldn''t be described with such words.


    ¡®He looks like a ghost.¡¯


    That was right.


    His mouth was clenched shut, his eyes were wide open, the veins on his forehead looked ready to burst...he looked as if the power of his anger could make his hair fly up.


    His face resembled the face of the ghost capturing ghost from Eastern Buddhist art.


    It did not look like a human face at all.


    ¡°Umm, young master Geo...¡±


    ¡°Is it really Irene?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Is he really going to marry Irene?!¡±


    ¡°Y, yes sir!¡±


    "She¡¯s going to be his wife?¡±


    ¡°Y, yes......¡±


    George¡¯s artifact of torture went berserk. He had become the Monarch of Torture after receiving an Heirloom from Ju-Heon.


    He was also the administrator for the Heaven¡¯s Eye System. The ¡®Judge Team¡¯ he was on was responsible for punishing the bastards who broke the artifact laws.


    Because of that...


    ¡°Arrest the Majesty immediatelyyyyyyyyy! I am against this wedding!¡±


    ¡°Y, young master-nim!¡±


    ¡°His crime is theft! I got in his way so much but he still took my sister away? And what? He wasn''t satisfied with that?! He has one more wife?! Fuck, Irene might not even be the first wife?!¡±


    Some people shouted at George who seemed as if he would shoot fire out of his mouth.


    ¡°George! You¡¯re being too loud!¡±


    ¡°We can''t eat because of your squealing!¡±


    They were Irene''s parents.


    They scolded their eldest son saying that they could not enjoy their meal because of George.


    Of course, the eldest son being scolded truly felt wronged.


    ¡°Father, mother! How can you be so calm after hearing this news?!¡±


    "What''s wrong? Why shouldn''t we be calm?¡±


    ¡°Irene is going to get married!¡±


    ¡°What''s the fuss? The Majesty came to discuss it a month ago. Did you forget that you were there?¡±


    ¡°N, no, at that time...!¡±


    ¡°Why did you spread some weird rumors about how he is going to marry the British princess when he told us?¡±


    ¡°W, wait!¡±


    ¡°Are you denying reality or do you already have dementia?¡±


    ¡°Father, mother! Okay fine! Let¡¯s say that I am okay with the marriage! But he is taking another wife in addition to Irene! How does that make any sense?!¡±


    "Well, I would be lying if I said that I had nothing to say, but what can we do?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    ¡°Apparently it is the Majesty''s risk.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    That was right.


    That was the reason Ju-Heon was being a polygamist.


    He had no choice but to choose multiple wives.


    ¡®Did he call them the Majesty¡¯s Guardians?¡¯


    The former Majesty also had multiple wives. That was partially because polygamy was more prevalent during that time, but it was also because of special artifacts.


    The Majesty¡¯s wives, as the Majesty¡¯s Guardians, were able to use special artifacts given to them.


    They could look like regular tools, a room, a building, or even living creatures. They were slightly different from the Majesty¡¯s Treasures that Ju-Heon used.


    Anyway, apparently it would make things difficult for the Majesty if they did not use those artifacts to guard Ju-Heon.


    As the Majesty (artifact tamer), Ju-Heon was the most important person in the world right now.


    This world would have already perished if it wasn¡¯t for him.


    As a result, pretty much the entire world was treating Ju-Heon as a precious treasure.


    But things would become difficult for the Majesty? He would become weaker? He would have issues?


    That would make the whole world freak out. That was why they wanted him to take multiple wives even if it was one Ju-Heon multiple women. [1]


    ¡°Our benefactor is a trustworthy man and he is already very close to Irene, so I am happy as long as Irene is the first wife.¡±


    ¡°We need to prepare some delicious food for our benefactor...no, our son-in-law. What should we prepare?¡±


    "We need to prepare some gifts as well!¡±


    ¡°Holy shit, fatheeeeeer! Motheeeeeeer!¡±


    George shouted with sorrow.


    ¡®One Ju-Heon multiple women my ass! This bastard is probably scamming us all!¡¯


    Unfortunately, it was not a scam. There were indeed Treasures that only the Majesty¡¯s wives could use.


    June was explaining this inside a cafe.


    ¡°If his Majesty was taken out by the apocalypse artifacts and his sister became the Majesty, the situation would be the complete opposite right now.¡±


    ¡°Then Ju-Won would have been surrounded by husbands?¡±


    ¡°Yes. Partners are necessary for the Majesty to use the Treasures. Well, the Captain-nim just seems to want to make them his partners without even thinking about needing to use those special Treasures.¡±


    Jaeha nodded his head.


    ¡°Well, both Irene and Seol-A are special to the Captain-nim...but why the hell do you look like that?¡±


    Jaeha scoffed while looking at June.


    It was because June had turned into a girl.


    June responded with sorrow.


    ¡°His Majesty really restricted me from coming near him for trying to get rid of all women in the world......!¡±


    It was trying out the rope¡¯s suggestion.


    Jaeha gasped before turning to look at Seol-A. S§×ar?h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Her expression was changing every second while looking at the ring Ju-Heon gave her.


    She looked so happy that she could die because she received a ring from Ju-Heon. But then she looked upset that she would have to share the Captain-nim with Irene.


    These two expressions were taking turns in a loop.


    ¡°Just choose one or the other. Are you going to accept the Captain-nim¡¯s proposal or not?¡±


    ¡°T, that......!¡±


    Seol-A seemed hesitant.


    The reason was simple.


    ¡®I thought that I would never be connected to the Captain-nim.¡¯


    She was a team member who needed to protect her Captain-nim.


    She chose to be his team member instead of his girlfriend when Ju-Heon gave her the chance in the past.


    She believed that she would be happy enough just watching him from the side.


    Well, she did tell herself from time to time that she would be okay being a mistress as long as she could bear him a child.


    This was a chance that would never come back.


    ¡°Okay, I''ve made up my mind.¡±


    ¡°Ohhhh! Finally!¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Hey, you look good.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Some unfamiliar faces came to look for Seol-A. Jaeha was shocked after looking at them.


    ¡°Uhh, uhhhhh?¡±


    It was because they were people who were unfamiliar but also familiar to Jaeha.


    ¡®These people are...?!¡¯


    ¡°I heard that you¡¯re getting married?¡±


    ¡°O, oppa?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re getting married to the Majesty? Isn¡¯t it tradition to give some gifts to the wife¡¯s family?¡±


    ¡°Unnie!¡±


    ¡°Hand over some money before we barge into the Majesty¡¯s house.¡±


    ¡°Uncle...!¡±


    That was right. These were her family members, the ones responsible for Seol-A being forced to work for China in the past.


    They were pretty much cancers.


    Jaeha couldn¡¯t help but drop their jaws in shock.


    ¡®I''m sure the Captain-nim took care of them...!¡¯


    He didn¡¯t know how they made it back alive, but they must have come here after hearing about the wedding.


    And then....


    "Even the Majesty can¡¯t act this way. This is one of the major moments of a person''s life.¡±


    ¡°How can he be so rude?¡±


    ¡°He should have at least given us a gold bracelet! He should have given us something!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. How can such a rich person be so rude?!¡±


    Seol-A sighed. She was concerned that Irene would be inconvenienced because of her.


    She also didn¡¯t want to be a burden on Ju-Heon.


    ¡®Should I just wish for Irene''s happiness?¡±


    Because of that...


    ¡°!¡±


    Seol-A tried to take off her ring.


    ¡°You must be mistaken. I am not getting ma...¡±


    But before she could finish...


    Tap. Tap.


    ¡°Excuse me. Can I speak to all of you for a moment?¡±


    Irene was the one to address Seol-A''s family members.


    1. It flows much better in Korean. They make a play on words with one man multiple women in Korean to change it to one Ju-Heon multiple women

 Chapter 400: Side Story 14 - Final Decision

    Chapter 400: Side Story 14 - Final Decision Translator: miraclerifle


    Jaeha¡¯s eyes opened wide after seeing her appearance.


    It was hard to tell it was Irene because she seemed to have disguised herself, but Jaeha had drawn many pictures of Irene at Ju-Heon¡¯s request.


    His eyes were sharp enough to look through such disguise. Well...a part of it was that her figure was so sexy, but...


    ¡®Why is Irene here?! Shouldn''t she be at home struggling to make a decision as well?¡¯


    Actually, she had been doing that.


    Irene was at home struggling with her decision, similar to how Seol-A was struggling here in the cafe.


    Why?


    Ju-Heon had given them a little bit of time to make up their minds. They had said yes during the proposal because it looked as if Ju-Heon would really take the ring back, but...


    ¡®It¡¯ll definitely not be a regular wedding. Think hard about it.¡¯


    As a part of the Majesty''s risk... Ju-Heon needed a minimum of one partner for the Treasures to protect him.


    They would use the special Treasures and rule over the 7 Constellations (subordinates) to protect Ju-Heon.


    No matter what, the path of being Ju-Heon''s partner would not be normal(?) in many ways.


    ¡®You can say no if you don¡¯t want to.¡¯


    It forced Seol-A and Irene to frantically think things through. So why was Irene here?


    ¡®She¡¯s not here to PK, is she?!¡¯


    Irene just continued to tap on Seol-A''s family members¡¯ shoulders.


    ¡°Excuse me.¡±


    They did not recognize Irene at all. In fact, they seemed used to such a situation.


    "What is it? You think we are being too loud? You''re being even louder so get lost.¡±


    ¡°We''re in the middle of some important business.¡±


    They walked into a group of people and started shouting.


    "Everyone! This girl is my niece and apparently she¡¯s getting married to the Majesty. But she didn''t say anything to us. Is a wedding something that can happen just because two people agree to it?!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! This is a family vs family issue! Furthermore, I heard that he¡¯s visited the Holtens but he fucking ignores us?! This is our family being looked down upon, don¡¯t you agree?¡±


    The people in the caf¨¦ started whispering. Seol-A became anxious and grabbed them.


    ¡°Stop it! Why are you being like this again?!¡±


    Seol-A could feel a migraine brewing.


    She had not seen these family members for a few years but she would rather not see them ever again.


    ¡®They didn¡¯t even care if I died or not...!¡¯


    "Get out right now! I''m not getting married! There¡¯s nothing that¡¯s going to come to you, so get out!¡±


    Seol-A dragged her eight family members out.


    She didn''t want weird rumors circling around Ju-Heon because of such shitty people.


    ¡®After I finally got a ring from the Captain-nim!¡¯


    Seol-A clenched her eyes closed.


    She thought that Ju-Heon might have been planning on marrying Irene from the beginning. He did tell her that, ¡®you can go your own way in this life,¡¯ when she first got her memories back.


    That was probably what he meant.


    Of course, Ju-Heon meant something completely different, but......


    ¡®I, I can¡¯t let this continue!¡¯


    ¡°Jaeha, help me!¡±


    Jaeha, who was trying to call Ju-Heon, ran over after Seol-A called out to him. He might not know how to fight, but he sure could give them some kicks.


    ¡°Hey! Seol-A said she¡¯s not getting married! Hurry up and get lost! Get out! Get out!¡±


    However...


    Slap!


    ¡°Seol-A!¡±


    Seol-A was slapped by her older cousin.


    ¡°Why would you not get married? Are you fucking crazy?!¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    "Seo Ju-Heon is one of the wealthiest men in the world. Why would you not marry such a cash cow? Are you crazy?¡±


    Seol-A¡¯s older brother said she was crazy as well.


    "She¡¯s gone nuts. Whatever. Get married and make sure that he sends the dowry and wedding gifts to us properly.¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say?¡±


    "What?! This bitch has no tact or brains. Why can¡¯t you process such simple thoughts? What are you going to do if the Holtens get more gifts because you don¡¯t do anything?!¡±


    Jaeha clenched his fists.


    ¡°You fuckers! You waited until the Captain-nim wasn''t around on purpose!¡±


    He became angry and was about to use his artifact but Seol-A stopped him. It was not because she was worried about her family.


    ¡°No! They¡¯re trying to rip money off of you while doing nothing!¡± They¡¯re extremely shitty people!¡±


    ¡°...What?!¡±


    ¡°Then I can just send them off to Chaos.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The pretty girl(?) June was the one to respond.


    As an artifact, June hated humans and didn''t care if people died. But she(?) seemed angry that her team member was hurt.


    ¡°I''m sure my king would forgive me for using my power without his permission for this issue.¡±


    June¡¯s gaze soon changed.


    The power of destruction started seeping out.


    However...


    ¡°Sure, do whatever you want! Whether it is you, the Monarch of Pushoverness, or you, the girl who looks like the Monarch of Silence! Articles will go up even on the other side of the world if you even lay a finger on us!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The saying about how people who have nothing to lose are scary seemed true, as these people, who had been chased for their lives for so long, were extremely confident.


    Seol-A''s older brother, Seol-Woo, pushed back his younger sister¡¯s forehead as she glared at him.


    He was a different kind of brother compared to Ju-Heon, Julian, or George.


    "What the hell? Lower your gaze. Are you angry? We¡¯re not even scared about dying! But if you guys use artifacts on regular people like us......¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Crack!


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Seol-Woo, who was pushing Seol-A back by poking at her forehead, fell down.


    ¡°M, my finger!¡±


    The cousins became excited and took out their cameras.


    ¡°Hey, take pictures! Take pictures!¡±


    ¡°Now!¡±


    They glared at Jaeha while taking quite a lot of pictures.


    "We got you now. You just used an artifact, didn''t you? You''re going to get sued! Get ready to pay up!¡±


    ¡°Huh, what the hell are these idiots saying?¡±


    "What?! Try breaking my finger too why don¡¯t you! I dare you!¡±


    They seemed to think that things were going according to plan now that Seol-Woo had fallen down.


    They were Seol-A¡¯s family members after all. They didn''t think that Ju-Heon¡¯s team would dare to lay a finger on them.


    ¡°Okay! Do it! I dare you!¡±


    However...


    Crack! Crack! Crack!


    It sounded as if their bones really broke and they all fell down.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    ¡°Holy shit...it¡¯s really bro...ahh!¡±


    ¡°What the hell? Seol-Woo, you! It wasn''t an act...ugh!¡±


    They finally seemed to realize the situation.


    ¡°Ambulance! Call an ambulaaaaance! These fuckers really broke our fingeeeers!¡±


    ¡°100 million isn¡¯t enough to settle something like thiiiiiis!¡±


    ¡°What the hell? I didn''t do anything.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Jaeha snickered and looked toward the group of people instead of responding again. A familiar face appeared from the crowd.


    ¡°That person is......!¡±


    ¡°Irene!¡±


    Seol-A was especially shocked. An angry Irene was tying her long hair up as she walked through the group of people.


    Seol-A''s family members¡¯ eyes opened wide after seeing who they were dealing with.


    "What the hell? It was the Monarch of Destitution?!¡±


    ¡°Why is the Monarch of Destitution here?!¡±


    Seol-A''s eyes sparkled as if she found an opening.


    She had no idea why Irene was here, but...!


    ¡°What''s wrong? I called her! You all know how scary the Monarch of Destitution is, right? So leave!¡±


    ¡°What? You crazy bitch! How can you do that to your family...!¡±


    As Seol-Woo was trying to make Seol-A feel bad...


    Crack!


    ¡®!¡¯


    Seol-Woo was slapped and sent flying.


    Boom!


    It sounded as if some bone broke. It definitely did not sound like a normal slap.


    It must have been an artifact!


    The slap must have had the power of destitution as Seol-Woo coughed up blood. His jacket then ripped!


    Riiiiiiiip!


    ¡®!¡¯


    It led to the skirts, pants, and clothes of the other family members to rip as well.


    They thought that clothes were being considered as wealth as usual and were ripping, but it was a bit different this time.


    "What the hell? These fuckers had quite the plan before coming here! How did they manage to get all of these?¡±


    Jaeha scoffed while looking at the scraps of clothes.


    That was right.


    They must have planned on making a giant ruckus as they all had multiple artifacts on them.


    For example, there was an artifact to make a person look sick, a disguise tool to create fake bruises, one for stopping traffic, lying down, panhandling, etc.


    They must have had a plan to use against Ju-Heon.


    ¡®They''re actually pretty high-grade artifacts too?¡¯


    These were not things that people could easily get.


    Was someone who was envious of Ju-Heon trying to use them to take him down?


    Irene finished tying her hair and spoke.


    ¡°Don¡¯t try any funny business. The people who hired you guys have all been sent to the hospital as well.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Seol-A''s cousin shouted in anger.


    ¡°What the hell?! Get lost! Why the fuck are you doing this to us? We don''t have any business with you...kyaaa!¡±


    SLAP!


    Irene slapped Seol-A''s cousin in the face.


    ¡°You slapped Miss Seol-A earlier, right?¡±


    Irene had a smile on her pretty face. The aura of destitution then chaotically spread out of her body.


    Although they growled at each other over Ju-Heon, they had a pretty good relationship with each other even if it was a love-hate relationship.


    It would be best described by saying that they couldn''t see the other girl crying unless they were the one who caused it.


    Seol-A''s family started shaking in fear and shouted as Irene got closer.


    ¡°D, don¡¯t do this! The Majesty¡¯s reputation will go down if you guys do this to us!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Since when did I care about something like that?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Everybody was shocked to hear that voice.


    ¡°Seo Ju-Heon!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s the Artifact Tamer, the Majesty!¡±


    Ju-Heon had rushed over after Jaeha reported the situation to him.


    Seol-A''s family smiled once they saw Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Look who it is, my brother-in-law!¡±


    However...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    "Since when did you act your part? You guys somehow made it off that deserted island? It shouldn¡¯t have been that easy to leave there.¡±


    Ju-Heon had taken care of Seol-A''s family members when he got Seol-A out of China.


    The reason was simple.


    Ever since Seol-A''s father, the diplomat, stole some secret information and ran away...


    China had taken Seol-A''s family members as hostage even after her father was murdered. They wanted to find out where her father had hid the information.


    These bastards were useless parasites that just wasted all of their money gambling or made Seol-A feel guilty by saying that they would all die if she didn''t do a good job.


    That was why he had cut this useless tail off a long time ago.


    ¡°Did I go too easy on you guys since you guys were her family?¡±


    He didn''t think that he had gone that easy on them at all.


    They shouted as if they were wronged as Ju-Heon got closer.


    ¡°C, cousin-in-law, you can¡¯t do this! How can you do this to your wife¡¯s family?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! It was a problem when you took my niece away from China as you pleased! Seol-A was the head of our household!¡±


    ¡°Yeah! You took someone''s head of household because you wanted to do so, so there should have been some compensation for that too!¡±


    ¡°Ah, that¡¯s true. I''m sorry I wasn¡¯t very thorough with that.¡±


    Ju-Heon nonchalantly flicked his fingers. The men who were standing behind him offered him some 007-style briefcases.


    There were many of them.


    ¡°I was in a rush so I didn''t have time to pick things out. Just take cash.¡±


    "C, Captain-nim! No!¡±


    Seol-A''s family members¡¯ faces lit up after opening the briefcases. They were full of dollar bills!


    ¡°T, there¡¯s probably a billion dollars in here!¡±


    ¡°You really need to get a rich son-in-law. We should be full of money now......!¡±


    ¡°However, this is the price for your lives.¡±


    ¡°......What?¡±


    They felt chills down their backs and gulped.


    And then....


    ¡°Seol-A will not have any more blood relatives as of today.¡±


    Ju-Heon had an evil smile on his face and screams echoed through the cafe.


    ¡°C, Captain-nim, I''m really sorry!¡±


    Seol-A lowered her head while saying that all of this happened because of her. Ju-Heon just gently caressed Seol-A''s cheek that was slapped.


    ¡°It''s fine, you don¡¯t need to apologize.¡±


    Seol-A sulked. She really didn''t seem like a fitting wife for Ju-Heon, especially with the chaos that was her family.


    Because of that...


    ¡°Captain-nim. Thank you for giving me this opportunity. But umm... I don¡¯t think...ow ow ow!¡±


    She couldn''t finish her sentence and had to scream because Jaeha pinched her.


    Seol-A glared at Jaeha but he ignored it and whispered in her ear.


    ¡°Hey, you should be happy since you rejected me! Also, don¡¯t you remember how the Captain bastard was like a pimp mooching off of you in the past? It was when our tomb raiding team was temporarily disbanded!¡±


    Ju-Heon had rejected a mission once because he was tired of Chairman Kwon¡¯s tyranny. Ju-Heon ended up being framed for something and the tomb raiding team ended up disbanded.


    After getting fired from TKBM, Ju-Heon spent the next few months as a mess, and even got kicked out of his place because he had no money.


    He ended up parasitizing(?) in Seol-A''s one bedroom place. The team called that Ju-Heon''s pimp days.


    ¡°The Captain was totally a dirty hikikomori and a useless slacker at that time!¡±


    Of course, those few months were the so-called ¡®dating period¡¯ with Seol-A as well.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you feel wronged for paying for the Captain-nim¡¯s necessities, his living expenses, medical expenses, allowance, and everything else?¡±


    ¡°......T, that.¡±


    She didn''t feel that wronged at all, but...


    As Seol-A was fidgeting around...


    ¡°I''d like to start planning for the wedding, what do you think? What is your response? We can cancel it if both of you don''t like it.¡±


    The two women looked at each other.


    ¡®Now that I think about it, there should have been a reason Irene came here.¡¯


    Irene had not just come here by coincidence.


    Irene suddenly pulled something out. Seol-A was shocked to see what it was.


    ¡°This is...?!¡±


    Ju-Heon was shocked as well.


    "Why do you have this...¡±


    The item Irene took out of her bag was the Majesty¡¯s Guardian¡¯s Treasures!


    Basically, this was the Treasure for the Majesty¡¯s partner.


    ¡°The doggies should be guarding these.¡±


    ¡°I told them I was taking it!¡±


    Irene looked at Seol-A with a determined gaze.


    ¡°I won''t tell you to give up. You were a special person to Mr. Ju-Heon in the past, Miss Seol-A. However, let¡¯s use this to determine qualifications.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    This was something that involved their pride.


    They didn''t even want to think about both brides walking into the ceremony together!


    ¡°We need to be able to handle these artifacts if we marry Mr. Ju-Heon, right? Mr. Ju-Heon''s life will depend on it.¡±


    ¡°That is true, but...¡± S§×arch* The nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°That is why let¡¯s decide that whoever can completely handle this first will be the one who gets to walk down the aisle! That person will be the official wife! In addition, the person who cannot handle this will not be able to marry him until they can handle this!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Seol-A thought it was a good idea but smiled thinking that Irene pulled one over her.


    That was to be expected.


    This Treasure was no ordinary item. Even the mighty Ju-Heon had clicked his tongue at it saying it was difficult to handle!


    Ju-Heon laughed, thinking that this was unexpected.


    ¡°That¡¯s a clean way to do it. Okay, let¡¯s do that.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    He seemed quite amused.


    ¡°I will marry the one who can handle it first. Jaeha, schedule the wedding planner and the reception hall first.¡±


    ¡°Ah, I already did that. I''m glad we will be able to decide who will be the important first wife.


    ¡°Hmm, will the second wedding be in about 50 years...?¡±


    ¡®?!¡¯


    ¡®I, I might not even be able to walk down the aisle if this goes wrong...!¡¯


    ¡°Alright, now then!¡±


    Irene put her hand on the artifact and Seol-A quickly did the same.


    Irene then said the following.


    "We will activate it on three. One, two-¡±


    The results were...surprising.


    ¡°Wow, is this for real?¡±


    Jaeha¡¯s jaw dropped at what happened.


    It couldn''t be helped, since......


    ¡°W, why can''t I use it?!¡±


    ¡°This makes no sense! Why?!¡±


    Neither of them could use the Treasure that easily. Both Irene and Seol-A seemed to be having mental breakdowns.


    On the other hand...


    [#$&#!]


    I did it! I did it!


    The rope was jumping up and down with joy.


    Both Irene and Seol-A had failed. While they were groveling in defeat, the rope had slithered over and successfully activated the partner¡¯s Treasure!


    A suspicious gate had appeared as proof that it really did activate it.


    [##&#!]


    I''m the one who will walk down the aisle! It¡¯s me!


    The rope seemed extremely happy.

 Chapter 401: Side Story 15 - The crazy uncle in this area (1)

    Chapter 401: Side Story 15 - The crazy uncle in this area (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°So...our sister-in-law...¡±


    ¡°Is this rope?¡±


    The team members seemed to be having mental breakdowns. They could see the rope jumping up and down with joy in front of them.


    [#$$&!]


    I can walk down the aisle now! I can!


    ¡®Why the hell is he doing this to us?¡¯


    "Captain, are you being serious?¡±


    Ilya¡¯s jaw dropped as he looked at the rope. He wanted to believe it was a lie, but Jaeha¡¯s reaction was......


    ¡°Hahahaha, the rope is our sister-in-law now. Yes, yes indeed.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡®The rope really is going to be our sister-in-law?!¡¯


    He thought that this scammer might be scamming again, but that was not the case.


    Jaeha may be a magician with his words, but the team members had been fooled enough times to know better.


    This look of disbelief on his face meant that he was not lying.


    Jaeha, who was designing the wedding invitation on the computer, was changing the name.


    [Groom Seo Ju-Heon, Bride Rope...]


    That wasn''t all.


    ¡°No! This can¡¯t be...!¡±


    ¡°This is wroooooooooong!¡±


    The bride candidates, Irene and Seol-A, were crying their hearts out. They must have tried to activate the Treasure over and over without even sleeping after the shocking results.


    Unfortunately, this rude Treasure did not even budge in the two women''s hands.


    They were close to instantly being unable to walk down the aisle.


    ¡°No, this is not right. This is not right!¡±


    The two of them fainted from fatigue after not sleeping for a few days.


    The team members, who were all gathered for the first time in a long while, were all shocked to see this.


    "What the hell happened?¡±


    They all looked toward June.


    ¡°Are these damn artifacts doing this on purpose because they don''t want to accept Ju-Heon having a human wife?¡±


    Seol-A and Irene were trying to activate an artifact after all. They thought it might be doing this on purpose because it was siding with the other artifacts.


    Jaeha added on as if he knew what was going on.


    ¡°You told it as the Supreme Leader not to activate, didn''t you?¡±


    ¡°I can''t believe you would think that. I don¡¯t abuse my authority like that.¡±


    ¡°Bullshit, you used your authority to abduct the pushover.¡±


    ¡°How the hell could the rope activate it if you didn''t abuse your authority to make it happen?¡±


    June laughed out loud.


    ¡°I don''t see why it would be impossible for this rope. In some aspects, it¡¯s stronger than me.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    The Supreme Leader of the artifacts just chuckled instead of responding.


    Anyway, June seemed to be telling the truth.


    ¡°It¡¯s not that Seol-A and Irene are lacking in abilities. They are rare talents even among humans.¡±


    It was just that...


    ¡°Please move! Come on!¡±


    ¡°Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease! I need to be allowed into the wedding hall!¡±


    It didn¡¯t matter that they were rare talents; these damn Treasures were just snorting at them saying they wanted to sleep.


    Their continued efforts did seem to have been worth it as they made extremely small movements, but...


    [Get lost, you young bitches.]


    [Go suck on your mommy¡¯s titties some more.]


    ¡°Kyaaaa! It turned off again!¡±


    The Treasures snorted and fell back asleep. The rope was roaming around them doing its best to teach them how to get them to work.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°It¡¯s still not working very well?¡±


    ¡°C, Captain-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon entered where they were.


    The two of them urgently hid the artifacts they were trying to activate behind their backs once they saw Ju-Heon.


    Even though they weren¡¯t saying anything, Ju-Heon laughed after seeing the two women looking as if they would cry at any moment.


    He wondered how many all-nighters they had pulled to focus on this. Their skin looked rougher and they looked very tired. They must not have eaten, cleaned, or slept properly for many days.


    Ju-Heon was extremely thankful and thought that they were really good girls, but the expression on his face made it seem as if he had expected this from the beginning.


    ¡®Well, I didn¡¯t know that the Treasures wouldn''t budge this much.¡¯


    ¡®Anyway, it¡¯s fine if we get married even if you can''t...¡±


    ¡°No!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s meaningless if we can¡¯t handle this! We can''t get married until we can use this properly!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Jaeha chuckled.


    ¡°Wow, I guess I can set the wedding date for ten years from now? Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who kicked Jaeha, told the women that there was no need to do that.


    ¡°No, no, just because you can''t use that...¡±


    Seol-A and Irene grabbed Ju-Heon''s arms.


    The men weren¡¯t the only ones who should keep their words. It was too embarrassing to pretend that they never said anything about this and get married to Ju-Heon.


    More than the embarrassment, they didn¡¯t think they were worthy of Ju-Heon if they couldn¡¯t even do this.


    Finally...


    ¡®I''ll be the first to get married!¡¯


    The two women glared at each other with burning gazes.


    Ju-Heon just sighed.


    ¡°Well, if you say so.¡±


    He chose to respect their decisions. Dan asked at that moment.


    ¡°Then is the wedding at a prolonged hiatus?¡±


    It seemed that Dan¡¯s daughter, Soo-A, was looking forward to Ju-Heon¡¯s wedding.


    She was working hard to make him a wedding gift right now.


    Ju-Heon shook his head.


    ¡°The wedding will happen as planned.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°I will give you exactly one week. You two will have to give up if you still can''t do it by then.¡±


    ¡°Aww, then there will be no bride.¡±


    ¡°Why not?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°I''ll walk down the aisle with this little punk.¡±


    Ju-Heon put the rope on his head.


    He then leisurely turned around.


    ¡°Cute little rope. Shall we go look at some dresses? I¡¯ll buy you a pretty one.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°Zhen Cai Yuan should be coming soon after tallying up her points as well......¡±


    ¡°#$&#$!¡±


    "What the hell is the Captain-nim thinking?¡±


    Jaeha was grumbling while rolling a pencil on his hand. Ilya nonchalantly responded.


    ¡°What else would he be thinking? He¡¯ll probably just marry some other women.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Chloe, who was reading a fashion magazine, had no choice but to comment.


    ¡°Stop right there. The Captain isn¡¯t that much of a trash.¡±


    ¡°R, right?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s obvious the two of them would wear themselves out until they could make it work if he didn''t give them a time frame.¡±


    It wouldn''t be weird if Irene and Seol-A tried for weeks, months, or even years to get it to work.


    That was how difficult it was to handle those Treasures.


    ¡°Ah, this is driving me nuts. I was going to draw them a portrait as a wedding present.¡±


    Jaeha¡¯s paintings were being sold for quite a lot of money right now. Anybody would have been happy with it even without that fact, but...


    ¡°Do I really need to draw the rope and Zhen Cai Yuan as well?¡±


    He didn¡¯t mind drawing the rope. It was cute! And, even though he didn''t show it, it was an artifact that the Captain-nim cherished! But that scary woman as well......?


    Jaeha¡¯s hand was shaking while holding the pencil.


    Chloe shook her head.


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to pay any attention to her. The Captain only has the two of them in mind.¡±


    ¡°Ah, that¡¯s a total relief.¡±


    Jaeha, who had many run-ins with Zhen Cai Yuan in the past, truly felt relieved as he picked up an eraser.


    "But why is Soo-A''s shop not here?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    That was right.


    They were at an Elementary School with Ju-Heon today.


    What they were looking at seemed to be an Elementary School''s Marketplace.


    However...


    ¡°Why does an Elementary Marketplace look so...luxurious?¡±


    The school field had an expensive looking outdoor stage and a huge outdoor cafe.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°Aren''t they some of the country¡¯s top celebrities?¡±


    These people had come to Soo-A''s Elementary''s festival. The students were going to open a marketplace at the school and had asked for family to come support them.


    Basically, the children had planned and were running their own shops, but...


    "What the hell? Wasn''t this the location of Soo-A¡¯s shop?¡±


    ¡°I thought it was. Why is it not here?¡±


    They were tilting their heads in confusion since they were invited to come. In place of Soo-A and her friends, what they saw was...


    ¡°Hey, hurry up and get rid of this stuff! We can''t install the stage!¡±


    ¡°W, we can¡¯t do that!¡±


    The workers were rudely trying to get rid of the signs that the children had made.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°What the hell is going on here?¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who was wearing a hat and sunglasses as he didn¡¯t want to be noticed, appeared. Ju-Heon looked extremely disgruntled.


    Their cute little Soo-A had worked so hard to make personal invitations that said ¡®oppas and unnies, please please come today.¡¯


    That was why he dropped all of his work and showed up here, but...


    ¡°Where the hell is Soo-A''s shop and why the hell are there only stupid stage equipments? Where is our Soo-A?¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyebrows twitched.


    Dan suddenly ran over at that moment.


    ¡°Captain-nim! I''m sorry!¡±


    "Dan!¡±


    Dan apologized to the team members who had come here at Soo-A''s invite.


    ¡°You came all the way here, but...!¡±


    "What''s wrong? What is it? What happened?¡±


    ¡°That...¡±


    Dan had an awkward expression on his face.


    This was what had happened.


    ¡°Basically, there¡¯s the granddaughter of a rich family at this school and that bitch is pushing aside other shops to expand her shop?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir, apparently planning these Elementary Festivals can look good for college admissions...so they supposedly need to get first place.¡±


    ¡°Are the principals and teachers not doing anything?¡±


    ¡°Umm...apparently they are leaving it alone to supposedly teach the children about the competitive nature of the marketplace. They said it is normal to get swallowed up if you¡¯re not competitive.¡±


    ¡°What the hell?¡±


    They were obviously sucking up to that rich granddaughter¡¯s family.


    ¡°Please return our spot!¡±


    ¡°Please give us back our stuff as well!¡±


    Soo-A was complaining to the rich granddaughter who had taken their spot.


    Well, she was trying to but was being stopped by the girl''s secretary and guards.


    ¡°Get lost. These damn dirty little kids.¡±


    ¡°Sara! Give us back our spot!¡±


    The aunt of Sara, the culprit behind this issue, started speaking.


    ¡°Oh my, listen to these kids. Why should our Sara move out of here? This is our Sara¡¯s spot. This is where most people are going to come. My goodness, those stupid teachers screwed things up and made us to do such work.¡±


    The friends who came with Soo-A shouted back.


    ¡°Soo-A picked this spot!¡±


    ¡°Hey kiddos, do you really think that it is right to sell such dirty things in the best spot of the marketplace? This is the face of the school. The interior of your shop is so terrible, no, everything is terrible. Why don¡¯t you call your parents over? I have something to say to them.¡±


    Sara''s aunt then headed toward the administrative offices.


    ¡°Check the prize that is supposed to go to first place. I heard rumors that it would be an artifact like that esteemed person likes.¡±


    ¡°Yes ma¡¯am!¡±


    ¡°Man, they truly don''t know their place.¡±


    The aunt ripped a painting she brought from Soo-A¡¯s shop. Sara and her posse kicked the painting around with joy.


    Jaeha, who had just arrived while looking for Soo-A, foamed at the mouth.


    ¡°Hey! What the hell are you guys doing?!¡±


    Jaeha quickly grabbed the painting.


    ¡°I drew this painting for her!¡±


    "What? Hey mister, you drew this painting?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, why?!¡±


    ¡°Wow, you have no sense.¡±


    ¡°What? Hey! What¡¯s wrong with this?!¡±


    ¡°You really don¡¯t know? The colors suck and this woman¡¯s figure is terrible.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°Hey mister, have you ever dated a girl? You probably just drew her based on your imaginations.¡±


    "What?!¡±


    ¡°Hey mister, does your thing even stand up? This terrible painting is very fitting for the terrible interior of their shop.¡±


    ¡°#$&$#!¡±


    Jaeha was suddenly being ripped apart by a little first grader.


    Sara pointed toward the corner warehouse spot she had pulled and laughed.


    "Anyway, that is your spot. I don''t care what you sell or do over there.¡±


    ¡°Sara!¡±


    Jaeha consoled Soo-A and grabbed the back of his neck once they disappeared.


    ¡°Wow, what the heck is going on at a children¡¯s festival?!¡±


    "We worked so hard for three months...!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Is it those punks? Are they the ones who messed with our Soo-A?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Soo-A sniffled and tried to put on her pretty face as she ran to hug Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Ju-Heon oppaaaaaa!¡±


    ¡°There, there, our Soo-A. I came to see the things our Soo-A made and her performance but I can''t because everything is ruined.¡± S§×arch* The n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°I''m sorry. I really wanted to get first place for the reward...I wanted to give it to you as a wedding present!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s eyes opened wide before he smiled.


    ¡®So that¡¯s what this was about?¡¯


    Ju-Heon then gave orders.


    ¡°Jaeha, you restore all of the broken things and the sign if you have nothing to do.¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say?¡±


    ¡°Chloe, heal the injured children. Dan, destroy all of those shitty and frivolous stage equipment.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    "Ah, Kongming. It¡¯s me. Get ready to sue people for damage to property. We should be able to get a good amount since the pushover¡¯s paintings sell for a lot of money these days. Who do you need to sue? I don¡¯t know. Just be ready to kill whoever it is.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ju-Heon hung up and smiled.


    ¡°These mother...mm, these mean people. They only learned bad things.¡±


    The children being bad was understandable.


    "Adults shouldn''t be like this.¡±


    Ju-Heon snickered as he called someone else.


    "Ah, it¡¯s me. Get the following things ready right away.¡±

 Chapter 402: Side Story 16 - The crazy uncle in this area (2)

    Chapter 402: Side Story 16 - The crazy uncle in this area (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    The team members dropped their jaws at Ju-Heon''s actions.


    ''What the hell is this motherf*cking Majesty planning now?¡¯


    Jaeha could not watch anymore and charged toward him.


    This son of a bitch was the type who would have no issues destroying the whole school.


    ¡°Captain-nim, don¡¯t destroy anything! This is Soo-A''s school!¡±


    They would be lucky if he just destroyed the school.


    He might even release artifacts to assassinate anybody who was involved with this.


    ¡°You can¡¯t kill anybody! You can¡¯t!¡±


    Ju-Heon just stared at him with an expression that seemed to be asking what kind of bullshit Jaeha was talking about.


    ¡°I feel like you think I am some crazy bastard from time to time.¡±


    ¡®Huh? But you are a crazy son of a bitch...¡¯


    That was the look on the team members¡¯ faces. Ju-Heon snorted and walked toward the destroyed sign.


    ¡°I would just be like the neighborhood delinquent if I destroyed anybody who made me angry.¡±


    Underneath Ju-Heon¡¯s feet were the broken sign, bead bracelets, and ceramic cups they must have worked so hard to make with their cute little hands.


    Ilya found it odd as he looked at those things.


    ¡°Where the hell is this wealthy granddaughter of a CEO getting such confidence from?¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    ¡°Don''t you think it¡¯s weird? Dan is the Monarch of Asura. The school teachers shouldn''t treat Soo-A like this unless they have gone crazy.¡±


    They would get on the bad side of the Saurabi who could destroy an entire nation''s army on his own?


    ¡°Are they not scared for their lives? Or maybe they just don¡¯t know who Soo-A''s dad is?¡±


    Jaeha sneered at him.


    ¡°Maybe they thought it would be fine even though she is Dan¡¯s daughter. Unlike a certain somebody, Dan is nice. Owwwwww!¡±


    Jaeha''s ear was being pulled by Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Anyway, help them. The kids worked very hard to make these.¡±


    The crying children sniffled as Ju-Heon picked their sign up.


    ¡°Our booth is destroyed too...! And nobody is going to come to this spot!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. If they¡¯re going to show off their money, we are going to show off artifacts.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    They then screamed in fear.


    It was because Ju-Heon released his extremely strong Dominance that he usually kept hidden.


    Boom!


    ¡°Come out, Domus Aurea!¡±


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    There was a small earthquake and golden pillars shot up from the ground!


    Ju-Heon had called forth Nero''s Domus Aurea that was impossible to miss.


    ¡°Hahaha, we can use this as the sign board!¡±


    ¡®This is no sign board, Captain-nim.¡¯


    The uselessly fancy Domus Aurea continued to grow and scattered flower...no, money all around.


    ¡°My goodness! Where is the money coming from?!¡±


    That was not the end.


    "Ah, it¡¯s me. Call over idols, celebrities, the top pop stars from around the world. They should come quickly if you say that I called them over. I need them to do some solicitation.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°They must get the greatest sales no matter what. They need to get first place.¡±


    What the hell was this guy planning to do at an elementary festival? What a crazy son of a bitch!


    ¡°And Ilya.¡±


    ¡°Y, yes?¡±


    ¡°Go and steal what I tell you to get from the Vatican to use as a sign for their shop.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡®What the hell is he making me do?!¡¯


    On the other hand, people were having coffee inside the administrative office without knowing what was going on outside.


    It was because Sara¡¯s aunt had come in.


    ¡°Please continue to take good care of our kid. Our foundation will keep your funds full.¡±


    ¡°Of course, madam! We will all help out to insure little Sara¡¯s plan has no problem. It is an instructor¡¯s duty to help students.¡±


    ¡°But I wonder if this is harming the other students...¡±


    ¡°No, it is only logical that the not a competitive ones will be pushed aside. The students need to learn that as well. We are teaching them important life lessons early in life.¡±


    The Vice Principal laughed and the teachers in the room laughed as well.


    There were some teachers who did not like what was going on, but...


    ¡°Just keep your mouth shut.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡°Anyway, a lot of important people are going to stop by because of little Sara today so, teachers, please pay special attention to her.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir! But Soo-A''s friends keep hindering their progress...¡±


    ¡°Soo-A?¡±


    ¡°Yes, the student¡¯s name is Im Soo-A, and she keeps complaining that Sara took her spot...¡±


    Sara¡¯s aunt became annoyed and asked.


    "What the hell? Those kids are still doing that? They should learn to listen after being told once. What are her parents teaching her?¡±


    The Vice Principal became anxious and looked toward the homeroom teacher.


    ¡°What kind of student is she?¡±


    ¡°Ah, yes sir! She is a good kid. She is smart and helps the teachers out a lot...¡±


    ¡°Who asked about stupid shit like that?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The teacher started shaking. She knew exactly what the Vice Principal was talking about.


    ¡°What do her parents do?¡±


    ¡°Umm...I don¡¯t know much about it but I heard that her dad runs a butcher shop...her mother passed away when she was very young.¡±


    Sara¡¯s aunt snorted.


    ¡°No wonder she was so disrespectful earlier. She¡¯s like that because she grew up in a single-parent household.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°Anyway, I''m not going to say this twice. Please make sure Sara gets first place. It is important for her academic record and the reward for first place...¡±


    As she said that...


    Booboboboooooooooom!


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    They gasped at the sudden earthquake. There were no structural damages because it was weak, but it was definitely an earthquake!


    ¡°W, what the hell?! What is going on?!¡±


    ¡°Look out there!¡±


    They screamed after looking outside. It was because they saw a golden palace outside the building. S~ea??h the N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Wait, what is that?!¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa! It¡¯s an amusement park!¡±


    ¡°Mommy, mommy! Look over there! It¡¯s so cool!¡±


    Ju-Heon had instantly created a fancy theme park in the middle of the elementary school grounds.


    The theme park was pretty much an expensive and large display area.


    It was in the best form to display the items Soo-A and her friends made at the highest quality.


    Elevators moved so that people could see the products while the display hall itself was decorated with an aquarium and flower field!


    They were sure of it.


    ¡°T, that is an artifact!¡±


    There were extremely beautiful and handsome people fighting each other to gather people around!


    "We are giving a special drink as a service for people who visit right now!¡±


    ¡°How about a souvenir photo with your children?!¡±


    The stars arriving at Ju-Heon''s call from earlier were all at the top of their respective fields.


    They couldn''t even compare to the celebrities that Sara''s aunt had called over.


    They couldn''t close their jaws after seeing what was going on.


    "Who the hell...?!¡±


    The teachers shouted as the Vice Principal stood there with his jaw dropped.


    ¡°Who do you think, sir?! Only Monarchs are capable of something like this!¡±


    Furthermore, they were pretty sure that this was no ordinary Monarch.


    ¡°N, no way, right?¡±


    As they turned pale and thought about a certain someone...


    ¡°My goodness, what is that?!¡±


    Sara¡¯s aunt looked out the window and became angry.


    "What are you doing?! All of the customers for our Sara are headed over there!¡±


    ¡°Umm, Madam!¡±


    ¡°One of the parents must be using artifacts to do this! Hurry up and stop them! What are you doing?! This is unfair!¡±


    The teachers, who seemed to have realized something, did not react. They felt as if something was very, very wrong.


    Sara¡¯s frustrated aunt raised her voice some more.


    "WHY THE HELL ARE YOU NOT DRAGGING THOSE SHITHEADS OUT?! DO YOU WANT TO SEE OUR SARA CRY?!¡±


    Someone shouted back at her.


    ¡°Are you crazy?! That¡¯s the Majesty!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡®W, what did he say?¡¯


    Some people rushed into the office at that moment.


    ¡°Sir, this is bad! Apparently Seo Ju-Heon is here!¡±


    ¡°What?! Where?!¡±


    ¡°He is helping student Im Soo-A¡¯s shop! He came to have fun at the festival but saw that she had her spot stolen and saw that something funny was happening...he decided to help out his niece...!¡±


    They all turned pale. That ¡®something funny¡¯ Ju-Heon was talking about...


    They all knew what he meant by that.


    Furthermore...


    ¡°N, niece?! What the hell are you talking about?! Seo Ju-Heon doesn¡¯t have any nieces!¡±


    ¡°What relationship does Soo-A have with the Majesty...?!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°This is really bad! It is regarding Soo-A''s father! We didn¡¯t notice because he looks very different from the pictures, b, but upon closer inspection, he is the Monarch of Asura! I''m sure of it!¡±


    "What?!¡±


    ¡°What the hell is going on?! Why the hell did her homeroom teacher not say something so important?!¡±


    They quickly called the homeroom teacher they had sent off to run an errand. The homeroom teacher calmly answered their question.


    [Soo-A''s father asked me to keep it quiet because he did not want any special treatment for her and I did not see any need to bring it up...]


    ¡°Are you fucking joking?! You should have told us! The parent¡¯s occupation is extremely important for taking care of students!¡±


    [Excuse me? I''m not sure why a parent¡¯s occupation would be important for education.]


    ¡°Hey, Mr. Shin! Mr. Shin!¡±


    The call ended and the Vice Principal as well as other teachers all had mental breakdowns. Sara¡¯s aunt was having a mental breakdown as well.


    ¡°T, the Majesty... Is it really that artifact tamer?¡±


    ¡°Madam, what do we do? All of the guests at Sara''s shop have gone over there...!¡±


    ¡°N, no, this is not the time for this. We need to hurry up and call people off. We need to make it so that it looks like we never stole the spot in the first place.¡±


    Sara''s anxious aunt tried to quickly head out.


    However...


    ¡°Excuse meeeeee!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The office door opened and a familiar face entered, as if to stop the aunt.


    He had disguised himself earlier as he didn¡¯t want to be spotted, but it was different now.


    ¡°T, the Monarch of Pushoverness!¡±


    Jaeha frowned after hearing that.


    ¡°Aw, come on, stop with that title already! Ah, whatever, hey old lady over there!¡±


    Jaeha walked over to Sara''s aunt. Sara¡¯s aunt was extremely anxious.


    ¡®First, they said that the Majesty was here and now the Monarch of Pushoverness is here...! Is that bitch¡¯s dad really the Monarch of Asura?!¡¯


    ¡°Hey old lady, I heard you destroyed our kids¡¯ shop?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ll have to stay here until our lawyer shows up.¡±


    ¡°U, umm, wait, this is an issue for the children...¡±


    ¡°Like hell this is an issue for the children! This is extremely serious for me! I heard that you ripped a painting I drew. I''m extremely petty and hurt so I can''t just let it go.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°Hey, old lady!¡±


    ¡°O, okay! It¡¯s just a stupid painting and a sign board. I can compensate you for it. How much is it?!¡±


    Jaeha snickered.


    ¡°What did you say?! 500 million dollars?!¡±


    On the other hand, Sara¡¯s grandfather, Chairman Park, dropped his phone. Both the Chairman and Sara¡¯s dad couldn¡¯t say anything.


    He had left his daughter with her aunt, but what the hell had she done at the school?!


    ¡°Are you crazy? Why did you mess with them of all people?!¡±


    The aunt shouted back through the whole.


    [How the hell was I supposed to know?! And why are you only getting angry at me?! Oppa, you and dad told me to give Sara whatever she wanted!]


    They facepalmed in disbelief.


    Apparently Sara was crying after not getting first place while the Monarch of Pushoverness was asking for compensation before he sued them.


    [Sara is crying, what do I do?]


    ¡°Her crying isn¡¯t the problem right now! Who told you to do something like stealing someone else''s spot?! You brought this upon yourself!¡±


    [What?! Oppa, you told me to sweep away all of the other kids¡¯ shops!]


    ¡°......#&#*&!¡±


    [Anyway, he is requesting 500 million dollars as compensation...but that''s not all. Seo Ju-Heon said that we are teaching a valuable lesson to the kids... he said that he agreed with that logic very much......and that the adults should compete in the same way?]


    ¡°W, what did you say?¡±


    They were completely white now.


    They knew what he meant by that.


    [Seo Ju-Heon¡¯s company might swallow our company up the same way!]


    It sounded crazy, but it could really happen.


    Ju-Heon did not use his authority to suppress or threaten anybody, but the situation was very different right now.


    ¡®Fuck, I needed to make deals with Seo Ju-Heon for the new artifact business.¡¯


    ¡°Why the hell did both of you do such useless things?!¡±


    An angry Chairman Park continued to shout.


    ¡°Hurry up and call Seo Ju-Heon over here. Tell him that we want to treat him to a grand feast tonight to get past the misunderstanding! Send him some gifts as well!¡±


    They started to become desperate.


    However...


    ¡°Yeah, I''m not interested. Tell him to get lost.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    Ju-Heon waved his hand at the person who came to deliver Chairman Park''s message.


    ¡°I don¡¯t need any of that so tell him to come here and personally apologize to Soo-A and her friends. How does he have time to treat me to dinner but no time or the brains to come apologize to the children?¡¯


    ¡°T, that¡¯s a bit...!¡±

 Chapter 403: Side Story 17 - The crazy uncle in this area (3)

    Chapter 403: Side Story 17 - The crazy uncle in this area (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Secretary Choi became anxious and tried to convince Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Umm, Mr. Seo Ju-Heon. It won¡¯t be a waste of time. Please reconsider...¡±


    ¡°Whatever, Secretary Kim or whatever, please go back.¡±


    The anxious secretary had no choice but to contact the aunt. The aunt was about to go crazy after receiving the call.


    [Don¡¯t just leave! Do whatever you need to do to convince him! Why are you thinking about coming back with no results! Are you crazy? Do you know what kind of person that is...!]


    ¡°But madam...!¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Ju-Heon swiped Secretary Choi''s phone. But the aunt, who would have no way of knowing, was still yapping away.


    [You understand? Don¡¯t even think about coming back until you convince that guy! You¡¯ll be fired!]


    "What the hell is this old lady saying?¡±


    [!]


    "Why the hell are you trying to apologize to me? The subject of your apology is completely wrong.¡±


    [Seo, Seo Ju-Heon?]


    ¡°And who the hell are you guys to tell me to come to you? Why the hell should I go there to eat? You guys walk your asses here and eat with each other if you really want to eat so badly.¡±


    [Wait, hey!]


    "Ah whatever, I''m busy. I need to take photos.¡±


    Click.


    Ju-Heon ended the call without any regard for the fact that the aunt was still talking, then took his DSLR camera out like an obsessed fan. Their pretty and cute little Soo-A was on the stage now.


    [Camera of the photographer who took Marilyn Monroe¡¯s most memorable photo - A-Grade]


    ¡°Take photos of every single expression. You''re dead if you miss any. Take 10 million photos and make sure they can all be the most memorable photo.¡±


    The artifact couldn''t believe it.


    [Wait, even the Majesty can¡¯t give such an order......!]


    "Shut up. A damn artifact can''t even do that? Why the hell would I use you instead of a photographer if you can''t even do that? You understand? See what happens if any of them come out average or ugly. Your artifact life is done for at that moment.¡±


    [#$&!]


    The camera artifact could only sniffle and work hard to take photos of Soo-A.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°You truly look like an obsessed fan.¡±


    Julian, who was dragged out while working in the legal team, sneered as soon as he arrived.


    ¡°How much chaos did you cause today?¡±


    Ju-Heon growled back at him.


    ¡°Who told them to make our Soo-A cry? This uncle will go anywhere in the world to take care of people bothering our Soo-A.¡±


    ¡®This is why this bastard can''t ever have a daughter.¡¯


    Julian put his hand on his temple as if he was tired.


    Basically, this crazy uncle would evolve into a crazy dad if he ever got a daughter.


    ¡®We need to make sure he only has sons to maintain world peace.¡¯


    He wondered if he would really have to go find a male heir providing artifact.


    ¡®I do remember seeing a B-Grade one among the Confucian artifacts.¡¯


    As Kongming was seriously thinking about something so useless...


    ¡°Ju-Heon oppa!¡±


    Soo-A jumped into Ju-Heon¡¯s arms and rubbed her cheeks against him.


    ¡°I got the reward thanks to you, oppa! Thank you very much!¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed while hugging Soo-A.


    ¡°No, oppa just helped you guys. It was all of you and your friends¡¯ hard work that got good evaluations.¡±


    The products made by Soo-A and her friends were quite popular, probably because of how peculiar they looked.


    Jaeha seemed envious of Soo-A hugging Ju-Heon and chimed in as well.


    ¡°Hey Soo-A, this oppa helped as well. This oppa wants...¡±


    ¡°Of course! Thank you very much. Mister Jaeha!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡®Did she just say mister?¡¯


    "Wait! Why is the Captain-nim oppa when I am a mister?!¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Even though I am three years older than the Captain-nim, I look much younger! I still have that boyish charm! Why am I a mister?¡±


    Soo-A rubbed her cheeks against Ju-Heon as if the reason was obvious.


    "Because I''m going to be Ju-Heon oppa¡¯s bride in the future!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Even the mighty Dan seemed to flinch after that one. But he was trying so hard to pretend that he had not heard anything.


    Soo-A didn''t care as she shouted brightly.


    ¡°Please just wait ten years, oppa!¡±


    Her daddy couldn¡¯t help but sweat.


    ¡°W, wait, umm, Soo-A...? The Captain-n...no, Ju-Heon oppa is going to get married soon...!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine! I''m okay being the third wife!¡±


    Dan started having a mental breakdown.


    His expression seemed to be asking why she would pick a shitty(?) person like Ju-Heon of all people.


    Ju-Heon glared at him.


    "What¡¯s up with your face? You don¡¯t like me being your son-in-law?¡±


    ¡°O, of course I do. I, you see, umm....¡±


    Dan was sweating profusely.


    ¡®Fuck, did the thoughts in my mind show up on my face?¡¯ S§×ar?h the N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    But Soo-A didn''t seem to care as she held up the reward she received for Ju-Heon.


    "And this is your wedding gift, Ju-Heon oppa!¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes opened wide at the unexpected artifact Soo-A offered him.


    ¡°I never expected this to come out as a reward at a school festival.¡±


    Chloe was looking at Soo-A''s gift as if she was amazed.


    It couldn''t be helped because...


    [Silk from heaven used to create a fairy¡¯s winged clothes (A-Grade:Treasure-Grade)]


    What kind of artifact was this? Clothes created from this silk was almost guaranteed to be a S-Grade artifact.


    The school¡¯s board seemed to have put this as the reward as they thought it was a normal C-Grade artifact.


    ¡°Anyway, Soo-A said that you should use this to create your tuxedo and the dresses.¡±


    Ju-Heon and the team members all became excited. Using the fairy''s silk to create the dresses would make them the most beautiful dresses in the world.


    ¡®This is perfect. I¡¯ve been wondering what to create the dresses with.¡¯


    It was okay to get a regular dress, but he wanted to do something special for his bride.


    But the fairy''s winged clothes? It was even more meaningful as it was a rare artifact.


    ¡®There¡¯s also the fact that Soo-A noticed this was an A-Grade artifact when nobody else noticed.¡¯


    ¡°Anyway, I should go find a gift for Soo-A to thank her.¡±


    Ju-Heon said that as he looked toward the people in front of him.


    Those shitheads who had messed with Soo-A''s festival were in front of him. The Vice Principal was here as well.


    The people who had been begging for Soo-A to forgive them started shaking once Ju-Heon''s vicious gaze fell on them.


    ¡°U, umm......¡±


    They peeked toward Ju-Heon who picked Soo-A up as he asked.


    ¡°Does our Soo-A feel better now?¡±


    ¡°I''m okay now. I was able to spend a lot more time with Ju-Heon oppa because of it.¡±


    Ju-Heon let things go, as if he had never stared at them with murderous intent.


    ¡°Okay, I''ll let things go because Soo-A is willing to let you off.¡±


    He had no intentions on making a big deal from the beginning.


    On the other hand, Sara¡¯s aunt sighed in relief, as if her life got extended by 50 years.


    ¡®Why did I have to annoy the Majesty of all people...?!¡¯


    They really almost lost their company.


    ¡°T, then can we pretend that today¡¯s incidents never happened...¡±


    ¡°Ah, but the sign board and painting are still destruction of property. The 500 million dollar compensation is a separate issue, so take care of it through our lawyer.¡±


    The aunt cried.


    The festival came to an end and Ju-Heon put the fairy¡¯s silk inside Sleipnir.


    ¡°Give this silk to a designer by the end of the day.¡±


    Everybody turned toward him with shock.


    "Wait, whose dress are you turning it into?¡±


    The bride candidates were currently struggling to handle the Treasure.


    Ju-Heon thought for a bit and as he opened his mouth to speak...


    ¡°Can you turn that into my dress?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    An unexpected person appeared!


    ¡°Holy shit, why did that woman show up here?!¡±


    The team members were now hiding at a shop on the other side while having mental breakdowns. Zhen Cai Yuan had appeared in front of Ju-Heon!


    ¡°Did she really come here after gathering enough points?¡±


    ¡°Man, this woman sure is vicious.¡±


    They were debating whether they should tell Irene and Seol-A about this.


    As for Ju-Heon...he didn''t seem to care at all while meeting with her.


    ¡°Like hell this dress would be for you. You only have enough points to share a cup of vending machine coffee.¡±


    ¡°.............¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan despaired.


    That was right.


    It didn¡¯t matter that she was acting as a guard in his prison to gain points.


    [Hey Ju-Heon, what are you doing?]


    [Are you busy?]


    She kept bothering him at all hours of the day that Ju-Heon started taking points away for each text.


    That wasn''t all.


    [Ju-Heon, this is a gift straight from my heart.]


    She lost so many points for bothering Ju-Heon. She also lost points if she caused any accidents, so, in short, she was gathering points but losing them based on her actions.


    So how was she expecting to get a wedding dress?


    "Well, you¡¯re right. It might be possible in about 300 years.¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan almost lost her mind at this sudden attack of the truth.


    Of course, Ju-Heon only had Irene and Seol-A in mind as his brides.


    Ju-Heon looked at the time before getting up.


    ¡°Okay, it¡¯s been 10 minutes. It was nice chatting with you. I''m heading out now.¡±


    ¡°$#&!¡±


    Zhen Cai Yuan cried(?) while the team members, who were peeking at them through a mirror artifact, sighed in relief.


    They did not want to take this crazy woman as their sister-in-law.


    "Anyway, this bastard of a Captain of ours was seducing the nuns of the Vatican when I first met him. How the hell does he have so many women around him?¡±


    ¡°I know, right? The Captain-nim was probably only able to keep his chastity thanks to Mammon.¡±


    ¡°Ah, right. That Mona Lisa incident! Ah, he''s the real eunuch! Hahaha!¡±


    They seemed to have forgotten the fact that Ju-Heon would walk over to them, as they were having fun gossiping about him.


    June, the Supreme Leader of the artifacts who was currently drinking beer, had a fire in her(?) eyes as well.


    "Although I would listen to whatever his Majesty tells us to do, please anyone but Zhen Cai Yuan. I would rather make a move on him myself than to have her as his bride.¡±


    ¡°What? June, you¡¯ve never had any run-ins with Zhen Cai Yuan, have you?¡±


    ¡°I did...it was a bit before I joined the team...¡±


    It quickly turned from gossiping about Ju-Heon to a story of the past.


    ¡°Wait, Chaos! Why are you doing this?!¡±


    XXX B.C.


    In some kingdom in Persia. June was about to leave a former Majesty at this time.


    A Majesty had been born at this time. June, as one of the Majesty''s Treasure, was serving the king, however...


    ¡°It ends today.¡±


    ¡°Chaos, what the hell did I do wrong?!¡±


    ¡°Do you really not know? You are not qualified to be the king.¡±


    This former Majesty seemed to be shocked to hear such cold words.


    June was a necessary artifact for the Majesty. The Cradle was required to create artifacts and destroy bad artifacts.


    But June just turned away with a cold gaze.


    Why?


    ¡°You broke your promise with me.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    June had asked the king to keep just one promise. Although an arm only bends inward, please take care of the outside as well.


    The king should have known what he meant by that.


    However, this former Majesty cast out the people and artifacts that were not right in front of his eyes in order to protect his surroundings during a large war.


    He had a way to protect all people and artifacts, but he had given up way too easily.


    The reason was simple.


    ¡®I can recreate them since I have the Cradle. I can create whatever I want.¡¯


    He could create humans and artifacts.


    ¡°You are not qualified to use my twin. Perish along with this kingdom you cherish so much.¡±


    June had then left that Majesty. Birth, June¡¯s twin who was now a core, naturally went as well. June then hid in a different timeline so that nobody could find them.


    All Majesties would make the same decision if they were here. They would all give up without even trying.


    June now had this distrust for humans.


    Thousands of years later... June came into modern time to find another Majesty candidate.


    This candidate was TKBM¡¯s captain of the tomb raiding team, Seo Ju-Heon.


    June would probably not choose another human king, but as the Supreme Leader of the past...


    ¡®It shouldn¡¯t hurt to see what this guy looks like.¡¯


    The tomb raiding team happened to be looking for new team members at the time, so June aimed for that.


    Well, there were definitely thoughts of seducing and using Ju-Heon as well.


    June at this time had the appearance of a woman. That was her original appearance.


    It was because the Cradle changed gender based on the Majesty¡¯s gender.


    ¡®All humans are the same anyway. I will be by his side and cut down his talents so that he cannot become the Majesty.¡¯


    June¡¯s eyes flashed. She was confident about joining the tomb raiding team.


    However...


    "W, what did you say? My hiring is canceled?!¡±


    She had gone through the difficult application phase, written, practical, and aptitude tests, followed by the first, second, and third interviews.


    She had barely passed through all of those things that took up half a year and was offered a job but what?


    ¡°My hiring is canceled?! Why?!¡±


    [Umm, I''m sorry. You did pass but the captain of the tomb raiding team said women can get lost. So, it looks like you won¡¯t be getting hired at TKBM.]


    ¡°#$&$!¡±


    ¡®What did he just say?!¡¯


    She, as a great artifact, worked her butt off to meet the humans at their level to get hired, but what?!


    ¡®How dare a human bastard do this to me?!¡¯


    This great and mighty former Supreme Leader of the artifacts had a mental breakdown.


    [I''m sorry, but I can introduce you to a different excavation team...]


    ¡°N, no, I will try again.¡±


    June''s eyes were burning up with fighting spirit.


    She only found out the reason she was cut a little later.

 Chapter 404: Side Story 18 - Drunken Shit talk (The Devil has descended) (1)

    Chapter 404: Side Story 18 - Drunken Shit talk (The Devil has descended) (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°That¡¯s right. The reason I applied for TKBM''s Unsanctioned Excavation Team was...¡±


    It was prior to the regression.


    June''s hands were shaking while looking at the interviewers in front of him.


    June, or Chaos, had passed through all of the necessary tests for the tomb raiding team but the hiring was canceled for being a woman. June had changed his gender, name, and everything to reapply and barely managed to get an interview, but...


    ¡®Motherfucking human bastards.¡¯


    June felt like forgetting about all of it right now.


    The reason was simple.


    It was because of these damn interviewers.


    ¡°Hmm, your TOEIC score isn''t bad but you don¡¯t have any study abroad experience?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t have any of that extremely common volunteering experience either. I would say this is more of a lack of sincerity than a lack of effort.¡±


    ¡°You have a gap of six months. What did you do during that time?¡±


    "What do your parents do? What is your family income level?¡±


    ¡°And your address seems like it is a semi-basement apartment? Your hometown is also an under-developed area.¡±


    ¡®These shitty human bastards. Are they interviewing for new employees or are they conducting the fucking census?!¡¯


    ¡°You haven¡¯t had any work experience either. It seems as if you''re lacking in your presentation...¡±


    ¡®Damn it! You bastards are hiring rookies right now! Like hell we¡¯d have any work experience!¡¯


    This Supreme Leader of the artifacts was about to explode due to the mental breakdown.


    This was already the fifth interview. The company had been in a rush to select people last time so it hadn''t been this bad.


    ¡®Please introduce yourself.¡¯


    ¡®Yes sir!¡¯


    ¡®Are you able to use artifacts like this during excavations?¡¯


    ¡®Yes sir, I can.¡¯


    ¡®Please demonstrate.¡¯


    ¡®Yes sir!¡¯


    That was about all that June had to deal with the first time. Even that had made June feel as if getting a job was extremely difficult for humans, but he had been mistaken.


    A true job search was a greater hell than he ever imagined!


    [TKBM Korean Branch Recruitment]


    He managed to apply for the company but then got rejected in the application process for not having a strong academic background! He barely passed the college exam to satisfy the academic background, and then he got rejected for lacking specs!


    He filled those so-called specs with things he thought would be necessary for excavating artifacts, but he received rejection after rejection! Rejection! Another rejection!


    As an artifact, June couldn''t help but have a mental breakdown.


    ¡®Why?! This should be enough!¡¯


    He found out the reason for his rejections after entering a job seeker cafe.


    [Of course, you don¡¯t have a TOEIC score... Even mid-sized companies ask for your TOEIC score. It is mandatory for a company like TKBM -.- ]


    [A score of 900 is the minimum. I plan on getting at least a 950 to be safe.]


    [Excavation related certificates? Language or computer-related certificates are more important.]


    [It¡¯s probably good to have OA certification and accounting certifications as well.] [1]


    [I got the 8-item certification set as a base and also got my barista license recently. I heard that the board members and directors would like that.]


    [The most important part is the personal statement. Would you like someone I know to read it over? He works there and does consulting from time to time.]


    [ OMG, can he look over mine too? [email protected]]


    [OMG, excuse me, may I have his contact number as well? My Gatalk ID is khy80.]


    [Hello, I am an old job seeker who is 35 years old. This is really my last chance ?? [email protected] please.]


    [Have a 26 year old babe in your arms. 010-7878-xxxx]


    [I am an athletic 28 year old male. I contacted you.]


    [This comment has been deleted.]


    [Is it still possible to participate? My email is [email protected]]


    [[email protected]]


    [Someone I know received this guy''s consulting and successfully got hired by TKBM.]


    ¡®The human working world is scary! It''s very scary!¡¯


    June had been shaking while experiencing this ¡®new world.¡¯


    He studied all of these things and built up his specs and even received the consultation(?) to finish his personal statement!


    Of course, the personal statement consultation was just a scam for his money!


    ¡®That human bastard named Yoo Jaeha, I''ll get you back for this!¡¯


    He barely made it to the interview phase after all that, yet they were asking only stupid questions!


    ¡°Lady number 3, do you have a boyfriend?¡±


    ¡°U, umm.¡±


    ¡°What will you do if your supervisor calls you early in the morning? Will you show up? Will you come even if your boyfriend is sleeping next to you?¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Tap tap.


    One of the other interviewers tapped on the table with his pen as if he was annoyed.


    ¡°Team leader Yoon Shi Woo, can you please stop asking useless questions? Miss Seo Yejin, that question was a joke so please just ignore it.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo did not budge after Ju-Heon''s warning and continued speaking.


    ¡°I''m not joking. Miss Seo Yejin, you are 26 years old right? How much experience do you have?¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    ¡°How many men have you slept with until now?¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    ¡°Ah, don¡¯t get the wrong idea. I am just asking to consider all things in the hiring process.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo snickered, as if he was messing with applicants he knew wouldn''t get the job.


    ¡°So, your response?¡±


    ¡°U, umm, I...haven¡¯t...¡±


    ¡°Ohhh, really? At your age? Hahaha, then what about you, Mr. June, do you have a girlfriend? Is she pretty?¡±


    June frowned.


    ¡°I''m not sure what that has to do with excavating at all, sir.¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo had an annoyed smile on his face.


    "Ah, this guy is lacking in the specs and in the head. He has no tact.¡±


    ¡°E, excuse me?¡±


    "And Mr. June, I see that you wrote 3,000 as your salary request? All these rookies have no skills but want to be paid well. We are going to teach you so many things that you should be willing to work for free.¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    ¡°I''ll tell them to take great care of you if you get hired, Mr. June. Although...they¡¯ll have to pay close attention to you as if you were mentally retarded since you have no talents and you are slow to comprehend things.¡±


    As Ju-Heon''s eyebrows twitched and he was about to say something...


    June jumped up from his seat.


    ¡°Hey you!¡±


    An angry June walked over to Yoon Shi Woo.


    He then picked him up by the collar.


    ¡°Ugh! Hey!¡±


    ¡°Control yourself, you damn bastard!¡±


    He should have noticed it from the moment they seemed to be conducting a census survey.


    And what else did they say?


    ¡®He said I''m a bit slow? Mentally retarded?!''


    ¡°Ack! W, what is up with this punk?!¡±


    June was fed up with dealing with these human bastards to get hired.


    ¡®There''s only so much of this I can take!¡¯


    ¡°Whatever, screw it all!¡±


    ¡®Forget confirming the Majesty candidate or whatever, let¡¯s just go wild!¡¯


    Pow!


    Yoon Shi Woo was sent flying after being hit by June.


    Boom!


    ¡°Listen carefully! We are all your clients once we leave here! Do you really think it is okay to interview future clients like this?!¡±


    ¡°H, hold on!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t look down on us job seekers!¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Yoon Shi Woo ended up being stomped by the angry artifact job seeker(?).


    June ended up being dragged out by the employees and guards who entered into the interview room.


    ¡°Holy shit, what is going on? An interviewee who beat up an interviewer?¡±


    "This is like headline news!¡±


    ¡°Holy shit! Call the police!¡±


    ¡°He deserved the beating. We all know that guy messes with the interviewees all the time. Unfortunately, that kid will never even make it to TKBM''s door from now on.¡±


    However...


    ¡°No, no. Put him down as passed.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?!¡±


    They gasped while looking at Ju-Heon who was laughing while clutching his stomach.


    ¡°T, team leader Seo Ju-Heon, what do you mean...¡±


    Ju-Heon fixed the mask on his face as he laughed. His face had swelled up because of an artifact¡¯s risk so he had no choice but to wear it, but... [2]


    ¡°My team was supposed to get someone from this hiring process. I like him so send him to my team.¡±


    ¡°B, but Team leader Seo!¡±


    ¡°What is it? I have that much power. He looks feeble but he is strong and has some attitude. I like it a lot.¡±


    ¡°My goodness! The Chairman-nim might scold you later!¡±


    In the end, that was how June ended up on Ju-Heon¡¯s tomb raiding team.


    Of course, Yoon Shi Woo always grumbled about how Ju-Heon hired a bastard like that.


    Returning back to the present...


    The team members dropped their jaws in shock after hearing the story.


    ¡°Man...you did all sorts of things...even though you are an artifact...¡±


    ¡°So touching, you little punk.¡±


    ¡°But pushover, you really did pull all sorts of scams. How the hell do you scam people with job consultations?!¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhh! What the hell did I do?! N, no, you¡¯re right, I''m sorry! I just needed some pocket money at that time!¡±


    Ilya asked at that moment.


    "But what does that have to do with hating that Zhen Cai Yuan woman?¡±


    ¡°Everything.¡±


    June started shaking while thinking about what happened right after he got hired.


    Ju-Heon had said the following to him.


    ¡®Man, I guess our department is really unpopular. We finally filled our whole team.¡¯


    ¡®Excuse me?¡¯


    ¡®How the hell do they not send a single person to our department? They keep saying nobody is interested. Especially women. Zero women interested. I guess our department is unpopular with the ladies.¡¯


    ¡®Excuse me? What are you talking about?¡¯


    ¡®What do you mean?¡¯


    ¡®Haven¡¯t you canceled someone''s hiring because they are a woman? I thought no women were allowed...¡¯


    ¡®What kind of bullshit is that? How would Seol-A and Chloe be here if that was the case?¡¯


    ¡®?!¡¯


    The team members looked toward June with disbelief.


    ¡°T, then the person who rejected you was...¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, it was Zhen Cai Yuan. I wouldn''t have had to deal with all of those struggles if it wasn¡¯t for that woman...!¡±


    ¡°Why the hell would that woman do that?¡±


    Why would she do that?


    Chloe tried to think about that time.


    Ju-Heon had seen June¡¯s photo and said the following.


    ¡®Ah, she''s my type so it would be bad if she joins our team.¡¯


    ¡®She¡¯s your type?¡¯


    ¡®That was why I didn''t want to accept Seol-A as a team member at first too...ah, whatever. I''m sure it won¡¯t matter.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had said to hire the female June, but what happened after that?


    Zhen Cai Yuan, who had overheard Ju-Heon¡¯s comment, pulled some strings to get June rejected. She used her connection with Chairman Kwon to get her way.


    Jaeha was getting the chills.


    Why?


    ¡°Do you think that the reason he said June was his type... Was it because June is an artifact?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    "Artifacts are the Captain-nim¡¯s type!¡±


    The entire team gasped.


    ¡°D, did that guy''s instincts tell him that you were an artifact since back then?¡±


    ¡°Maybe Zhen Cai Yuan intervened because, as one of the Four Emperors, her instincts were telling her that June was the Cradle.¡±


    ¡°No, I''m sure that woman just saw a pretty girl''s face and intervened.¡±


    Well, it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°Anyway, you hated humans. Why did you stay with the team for so many years if you were planning on leaving soon?¡±


    ¡°Why else? I got dragged in.¡±


    Ilya sighed in response.


    ¡°You were the same.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°Fuck, I would still be working at the Vatican if it wasn''t for that damn Captain bastard...¡±


    ¡°What do you mea...¡±


    Ilya drank a shot instead of responding.


    ¡°This is bad! Bishop-nim!¡±


    ¡°That Korean guy is in the museum again!¡±


    A long time ago during one Italian winter.


    This was even before Ju-Heon joined TKBM. This is a story before he even met Mammon.


    In this story, Ju-Heon was still not an artifact user.


    ¡°Find him! Find that Asian guy!¡±


    "That bastard is here again!¡±


    ¡°Ah, that damn Korean guy!¡±


    The priests of the Vatican had their eyes wide open as they looked for someone.


    "Fuck, we''ve seen a bunch of bastards like this but this Korean is truly persistent. Does he want to be an artifact user that badly?¡±


    "Well, it makes sense. Pandora appearing made it impossible for personal possession of artifacts.¡±


    ¡°People can¡¯t even touch artifacts without Pandora¡¯s permission now.¡±


    However, the Vatican was a bit different. The Vatican priests had received permission from Pandora to use artifacts and showed these artifacts in an artifact museum.


    ¡°That is why people who can¡¯t get Pandora''s permission keep trying to steal our artifacts on display.¡±


    ¡°They¡¯ll be able to go into tombs if they get their hands on an artifact.¡±


    ¡°Especially this SS-Grade artifact!¡±


    They were grinding their teeth while looking at a broken glass case.


    "Fuck, how the hell did that son of a bitch break this thing? He doesn''t even have any artifacts!¡±


    ¡°More importantly, why haven''t they caught the bastard yet?¡±


    The priests were pulling at their hair saying that artifact users like them were looking like fools against this commoner.


    Around that same time...


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, Mr. Ju-Heon. This way! Over here!¡± S~ea??h the N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Ju-Heon lifted his head from the shrubs after hearing the nuns calling for him.


    ¡°Hurry up and escape this way!¡±


    ¡°Thank you!¡±


    This young Ju-Heon in his early twenties was about to exit the Vatican thanks to the help of the nuns he had seduced.


    However...


    ¡°You even corrupted the nuns now, you shitty bastard!¡±


    ¡°Tsk!¡±


    He got caught by the priests and couldn''t escape. Ilya was one of those priests.


    ¡°Come over here while we are asking nicely, Korean guy.¡±


    Ilya, who was a talented artifact user, activated a Christian artifact.


    Ju-Heon became anxious after feeling the power of that artifact.


    ¡°Hey! Isn''t that a bit much against a tourist?!¡±


    Ju-Heon urgently started running, but Ilya just scoffed.


    ¡°A tourist, my ass! This thieving bastard sure knows how to talk!¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°!¡±


    Ilya couldn''t help but be shocked.


    1. OA stands for office automation, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc


    2. We feel your pain because of COVID-19, Ju-Heon

 Chapter 405: Side Story 19 - Drunken Shit talk (The Devil has descended) (2)

    Chapter 405: Side Story 19 - Drunken Shit talk (The Devil has descended) (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, this way!¡±


    A familiar girl grabbed Ju-Heon¡¯s arm. It was not a nun this time.


    "G, Galina!¡±


    Ilya gasped after seeing his childhood friend. Galina was a blonde beauty.


    Ju-Heon seemed shocked at her appearance.


    Well, he was probably not as shocked as Ilya though.


    ¡°Galina, what are you doing right now?! Get away!¡±


    However, Galina completely ignored him and pulled Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Come on, hurry!¡±


    ¡°Hey! Wait, stop right there! Galina!¡±


    Galina was running off with Ju-Heon. The other priests grabbed the back of their necks as they watched.


    ¡°Why?! Why did it have to be that child?!¡±


    ¡°Anyway, this is not the time for us to be standing around.¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and seal all doors and activate the tracking artifacts!¡±


    While they were doing that, Ju-Heon, who had been dragged away by Galina, was gasping for breath and was about to die.


    ¡°How the hell are you so fast?! That is not normal for people!¡±


    Galina, who had run like a deer, started laughing.


    ¡°You¡¯re just slow, Mr. Ju-Heon.¡±


    ¡°Bullshit. You used an artifact. I can smell it on you.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Galina seemed shocked. Ju-Heon was able to feel an artifact¡¯s aura that normal people would not be able to feel.


    ¡°Wow, Mr. Ju-Heon, you really have quite the talent.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not talent. I just worked my ass off until it worked.¡±


    ¡°But you are not allowed to use artifacts despite such skills? You really couldn¡¯t get permission from Pandora?¡±


    Ju-Heon frowned in response. The comments from that motherfucking Pandora employee were echoing in his mind.


    It was a few months ago.


    ¡®Ah. You want to get the artifact user permit?¡¯


    ¡®Yes sir. Here is my application...¡¯


    ¡®Mr. Seo Ju-Heon, I''m sorry but you cannot be registered as an artifact user. As a result, I cannot give you a permit either.¡¯


    ¡®Excuse me? Why can¡¯t I be registered? I can even use A-Grade artifacts!¡¯


    ¡®I¡¯m not sure, but that is not enough.¡¯


    ¡®Are you joking? You should only need to be able to use B-Grade artifacts to be registered as an artifact user and get permission to excavate tombs!¡¯


    ¡®I already told you no. Umm, we have too many artifact users right now.¡¯


    ¡®Is that so? Then what about those B-Grade bastards over there shamelessly getting registered?¡¯


    ¡®Anyway, Mr. Seo Ju-Heon, please come back when you can handle a SS-Grade artifact or something.¡¯


    ¡®Those motherfucking Pandora bastards. I really need to go into tombs.¡¯


    Ju-Heon was an errand boy for the art thugs at this time. Well, he had been one until about two months ago.


    He put his life on the line and escaped after his big bro, Inspector Kim, got seriously injured. Ju-Heon barely managed to escape while almost ending up as a human trafficking victim.


    ¡®More importantly, I need money for his surgery.¡¯


    Inspector Kim had lost a leg while protecting civilians from a Tomb Appearance and also needed an organ transplant because of tomb syndrome.


    However, the country didn''t do much for him. Well, the so-called ¡®leaders¡¯ called him a hero and gave him a certificate while taking some photos with him, but that stupid paper was useless.


    ¡®The donations he got were taken from him too.¡¯


    Cousins, distant relatives, anybody related to him practically showed up after hearing he got some money and hindered him so much.


    Anyway, they had tried everything but failed. In the end, Ju-Heon chose artifact smuggling.


    However...


    ¡®Little punk, you dare to go through our area without our permission?¡¯


    ¡®!¡¯


    The artifacts he worked so hard to get were stolen by large excavation teams. If he got lucky and managed to escape from them, he got caught by that shitty Pandora.


    ¡®Fuck, this won''t do. I need to somehow get a high-grade artifact so that I can personally excavate tombs.¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon tried to join an excavation team, but...


    ¡®Fuck, this son of a bitch stole my artifact!¡¯


    ¡®I didn''t! I¡¯m innocent. I didn''t steal anything!¡¯


    ¡®Then what is this in your bag?!¡¯


    ¡®Whaaat?! It happened again?!¡¯


    He didn¡¯t know whether these artifact bastards were doing it on purpose, but they would often come into his bag to nap.


    ¡®Damn it, these shitty bastards! What kind of grudges do they have against me?!¡¯


    The artifacts would jump up and down and say something every time.


    [#$#&!]


    Your bag is perfect for naps!


    [#$$#&!]


    Man, this bastard seems quite useful! Hurry up and serve us! Serve us!


    Of course, he had no idea what they were saying, since he did not have Mammon at this time.


    But things like that kept happening until he got blacklisted as a thieving bastard and couldn''t join any excavation teams.


    "Well, whatever. I will excavate a high-grade tomb on my own then.¡±


    Galina laughed at him.


    ¡°Is that why you came to the Vatican? You wanted to get your hands on a SS-Grade artifact?¡±


    Ju-Heon pouted.


    That was right.


    He came to the Vatican to get the SS-Grade artifact that was said to be here.


    Most artifacts at that level had masters already, but this artifact was being displayed to the public without having a master.


    ¡®I can be at the level of the Monarchs if I get that.¡¯


    He would have power. He would be able to openly register as an artifact user as well.


    Those Pandora bastards would no longer be able to say that they won''t let him register or any other bullshit.


    ¡°Anyway, I don¡¯t plan on leaving the Vatican until I get my hands on it.¡±


    As Ju-Heon was about to move...


    ¡°Hmph, you think someone like you will be able to handle that?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon was kicked by someone.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The person pushing down on Ju-Heon as if to stomp him was Ilya.


    ¡°I got you now, you thieving bastard.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ilya took out some rope and started tying Ju-Heon up.


    ¡°You damn thieving bastard, you''re going straight to the police station...¡±


    ¡°Kyaaaa! Ilya! You dare to step on our Mr. Ju-Heon?! Move your dirty foot off right now!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Ilya couldn''t believe it after Galina became angry and kicked him off.


    "Galina! Whose side are you on?!¡±


    ¡°Do you even need to ask?! Of course I am on Mr. Ju-Heon''s side!¡±


    ¡°W, what?!¡±


    Ilya had a mental breakdown for a moment before his eyes opened with anger.


    "Ah, whatever! I''m going to hand this bastard over to Pandora today. You¡¯ll never be able to see his face...¡±


    ¡°Who is going to hand who over?¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon kicked Ilya this time.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Ju-Heon had gotten out of the ropes and was sneering at Ilya.


    ¡°Do you think it is my first time being tied up? You retard. Ah, I''m so fucking hungry.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Ju-Heon looked toward Ilya with annoyance.


    ¡°Anyway, I''m completely penniless right now. I used every cent I had to buy a plane ticket to come here so I don¡¯t even have a place to stay. So, please and thank you.¡±


    ¡°For what?¡±


    ¡°Are you dumb? I''m saying let me stay at your place starting today.¡±


    ¡®Is he fucking crazy?¡¯


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to do it if you don''t want to. I can just sleep at Galina¡¯s house. It¡¯s getting too cold to sleep in the streets now.¡±


    ¡®What the hell did this shameless bastard just say?¡¯


    ¡°Unbelievable. But it is useless. Galina is too cautious of a girl to let a bastard like you into her hou...¡±


    ¡°My goodness, you are welcome any time, Mr. Ju-Heon! Do you want to use my bed too? I can sleep on the floor!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The expression on Ilya¡¯s face was quite the spectacle. Ju-Heon then slowly put his hand on Galina¡¯s shoulder.


    ¡°No, no. I can¡¯t let a lady sleep on the floor. Let¡¯s just sleep together. Hehe.¡±


    ¡°#$&#$!¡±


    Ilya had a mental breakdown and immediately grabbed him.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll let you borrow my room so don''t go to Galina¡¯s place! DON¡¯T EVER GO THERE!¡±


    ¡°Okay, we have a deal.¡±


    Ilya was snorting internally.


    ¡®You''ll just be captured at my place. I¡¯ll call the Pandora people over while you are there.¡¯


    But as he had that thought...


    "I don''t care if you call those Pandora bastards, but Galina may be taken too.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°I''m going to tell them that Galina helped me.¡±


    ¡®This son of a bitch!¡¯


    ¡°So be a good boy and serve me well. Food should be Korean and as for the bed... a queen bed will do.¡±


    ¡®Oh father in heaven, do you have no desires to take this son of a bitch away right now?¡¯


    Seo Ju-Heon.


    The Asian guy suddenly appeared in the Vatican a few weeks ago.


    Ilya was grinding his teeth while making rice and boiling soup.


    Today''s menu was something called Kimchi-jjigae. He didn''t know what kind of dish this kimchi-jjigae was, but...


    ¡®Isn''t it similar to a borscht (a Russian traditional red vegetable soup made with beets)?¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°You call this a kimchi-jjigae? Make it again, you idiot.¡±


    Ilya¡¯s hands started shaking. ¡®I''m going to kill him!¡¯


    ¡°I''m going to go to Galina¡¯s house if you don¡¯t make it properly.¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    He seemed to detest Ju-Heon as he slammed down salt into Ju-Heon''s rice bowl.


    Ju-Heon laughed as he asked.


    ¡°You like Galina, don¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°Like hell I like her!¡±


    ¡°Then did you become a Vatican priest for her too?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ilya frowned.


    Ju-Heon was not wrong.


    ¡®Galina is possessed by a devil.¡¯


    Galina was Ilya¡¯s childhood friend and the woman he loved. However, Galina was possessed by a low-grade devil a few years ago.


    They had called all of the famous exorcists, but all of them failed.


    ¡®I heard that the Vatican has the only way to heal her.¡¯


    However, they did not share that method with just anybody. That was why Ilya had made up his mind.


    ¡®I will go in there myself to find out.¡¯


    It didn''t matter that he would have to become a priest, practice abstinence, and never be able to marry.


    He would give it all up as long as Galina could be happy.


    It could have seemed reckless, but Ilya had the talents to do it.


    Of course, Galina did not like him becoming a Vatican priest.


    ¡®Ilya, stop it if you are trying to become a priest for me.¡¯


    Ilya had sneered at Galina when she said that.


    ¡®Are you crazy? Why would I choose a life of abstinence for someone like you?¡¯


    ¡®What? But...¡¯


    ¡®Get lost. Your little princess syndrome is too much. I¡¯ve been studying divinity because of my uncle and I¡¯ve been religious my whole life. I also heard that priests and pastors make a decent amount of money. They also have power.¡¯


    ¡®......You''re going to receive divine punishment.¡¯


    Anyway, Ilya finished his studies and started as a new priest before he caught the attention of a bishop and was able to become an Exorcism priest.


    ¡®I should be able to heal Galina in a little bit.¡¯


    It was perfect now that he knew the method. But this bastard Seo Ju-Heon...!


    ¡°I''ll buy you some candy. Can you please go back home?¡±


    ¡°What? I can¡¯t leave this country until I get that SS-Grade artifact you guys have.¡±


    ¡°Haaa..............¡±


    Ilya put his hand against his forehead as if he was tired.


    ¡°That SS-Grade artifact is the artifact of God''s Authority. You won¡¯t be able to handle it.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t you only use B-Grade artifacts? I can tell with one glance.¡±


    Ju-Heon became angry.


    ¡°Hey, don''t look down on me! Although I don¡¯t have one right now, I can easily handle a SS-Grade artifact! I''ve done so before!¡±


    ¡°Oh wow, for real? But someone with enough talent to be a Monarch has to rely on petty theft because he can''t go into a tomb?¡±


    ¡°This son of a bitch doesn''t believe me.¡±


    ¡°Hmph, Pandora would have respectfully escorted you to their offices if you really could handle a SS-Grade artifact. And...¡± sea??h th§× ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "And?¡±


    "That SS-Grade artifact is mine.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°It is the artifact that can heal Galina. I should be able to get that artifact if I build up my foundations a bit more in the Vatican.¡±


    ¡°Man, I''m going to take it before that happens.¡±


    ¡°Like I said, you will never be able to handle it.¡±


    ¡°Okay then, let¡¯s make a bet.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled.


    ¡°What will you do if I can use that SS-Grade artifact?¡±


    ¡°I swear in the Lord¡¯s name that I will be your errand boy.¡±


    Ilya then laughed.


    ¡°That¡¯s right, you son of a bitch. You are my slave now.¡±


    Ju-Heon chuckled as he snuck into the museum.


    The Vatican museum was very dark as the lights were off. It was easy to get lost but it didn¡¯t matter to Ju-Heon.


    He just needed to use the artifact Galina gave him.


    ¡®Mr. Ju-Heon, this should help you get that SS-Grade artifact.¡¯


    Galina had saved him from dying in the streets of Italy. She seemed to want for Ju-Heon to take that Divine-Grade artifact.


    ¡®Well, something like this would be easy even without Galina''s help.¡¯


    As Ju-Heon got close to the SS-Grade artifact...


    ¡°Freeze!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The museum lights suddenly turned on and both priests and guards rushed over to him.


    Ju-Heon frowned. Ilya must have sniffed him out and brought the others over.


    ¡°You are done for, Seo Ju-Heon.¡±


    Ju-Heon just sneered and used an artifact.


    Flash!


    Ju-Heon broke the glass case as soon as the flash grenade exploded.


    Clang!


    The SS-Grade artifact inside the glass case was an artifact in the shape of Saint Mary.


    "Sorry, but this is mine!¡±


    Ju-Heon activated the artifact to contract with it right away.


    ¡°T, that bastard!¡±


    However...


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who looked as if he would contract with the artifact, suddenly frowned.


    It was not because it was fake.


    ¡®This is...!¡¯

 Chapter 406: Side Story 20 - Drunken Shit talk (The Devil has descended) (3)

    Chapter 406: Side Story 20 - Drunken Shit talk (The Devil has descended) (3) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ju-Heon started to grind his teeth.


    He realized something the moment he put his hand on it.


    ¡®This artifact is already activated.¡¯


    Basically, it had a master... Or, more accurately, it had a host.


    This artifact was a parasitic artifact.


    This thing that was here could be considered a shell. The artifact had left its body to be a parasite inside a person.


    He could feel the person the artifact was attached to, as he was touching the artifact.


    ¡®But that direction is...?!¡¯


    Ju-Heon frowned.


    He quickly started running.


    Boom!


    The priests became anxious as Ju-Heon escaped.


    "Catch that bastard!¡±


    ¡°The thief is running away!¡±


    The bishops looked especially anxious.


    It was because of the direction Ju-Heon was running in.


    ¡°Did that bastard figure it out?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no way...! He only touched it for a moment!¡±


    It didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°We cannot let that bastard escape! There is a chance he figured out the secret!¡±


    ¡°Move with the intent to kill!¡±


    ¡°Yes sir!¡±


    While that was going...


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Ju-Heon used a fan artifact to get rid of the priests.


    [The nose-growing red fan, blue fan (B-Grade:Rare-Grade)]


    Ju-Heon used this artifact from a traditional fairytale to increase not just their noses, but the sizes of buildings and objects, as he rushed into Galina¡¯s mansion.


    ¡®I''m here.¡¯


    However, Ju-Heon jumped in shock before he could make it into the house.


    "Galina!¡±


    Galina was on the ground outside the door. She was clutching her stomach in a lot of pain.


    ¡°...Mr. Ju-Heon, that artifact?¡±


    ¡°Are you talking about this?¡±


    Galina was relieved after seeing Ju-Heon pull out the statue of Saint Mary from his bag.


    ¡°As expected of you, Mr. Ju-Heon...! Good job, hurry up and contract with it!¡±


    Ju-Heon frowned as if she sounded crazy.


    ¡°You''ll die if I contract with this. Am I wrong?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°This is the parasitic type. It is living as a parasite inside your body.¡±


    Although each situation was different, the hosts generally died when parasitic artifacts changed masters. They killed their hosts as they left the body.


    That was what Ju-Heon had learned.


    But to contract with this...!


    "Are you planning on dying?¡±


    Galina grabbed Ju-Heon with desperation.


    ¡°That is Saint Mary¡¯s artifact. You know what that means, right?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon frowned.


    It was an expected reaction. Saint Mary was said to have given birth to Jesus as a virgin.


    Although she was an extremely holy person in Christianity, it was a completely different story when dealing with artifacts.


    ¡®No way, right?¡¯


    Galina clutched her stomach while looking as if she was going to cry.


    "The Vatican...used that artifact on me while claiming that they will get rid of the devil. By the time I noticed it, inside of me...!¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Basically, Galina was pregnant with the Messiah artifact right now.


    ¡®Did it take Galina as its host?¡¯


    That seemed to be the condition to activate the Messiah artifact. The artifact would appear when Mary¡¯s artifact was used on a woman who met special requirements.


    Ju-Heon was sure it would not be a normal birth.


    ¡®It is an artifact after all.¡¯


    He was sure it would slash through all of Galina¡¯s organs and burst out of her stomach.


    Galina would probably die. No, there was no way her body was fine right now with an artifact growing inside of her.


    She was crying in pain.


    ¡°The thing inside of me is no Messiah. It is a monster.¡±


    There were no artifacts that would save humans. All artifacts desired to kill humans.


    She was sure this would be a devil wearing the Messiah''s mask.


    ¡°My stomach is starting to get bigger so it is getting harder to hide. So please, before Ilya notices...!¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Galina seemed to want to hide this fact from Ilya at all costs.


    The reason was simple.


    ¡®Let''s go to the Vatican. My uncle knows people there. I''m sure they¡¯ll be able to save you.¡¯


    Ilya was the person who brought her to the Vatican and introduced her to the Bishop.


    ¡°He¡¯ll blame himself for this.¡±


    Galina had realized that there was no way to get rid of this artifact and even considered committing suicide because of the pain.


    However...


    [You think I would let you kill yourself, human?!]


    The artifact inside Galina prevented her from doing so, probably to preserve itself.


    ¡°So please, contract with it and kill me...! I left my suicide note already so Ilya won''t know if you help me, Mr. Ju-Heon.¡±


    Galina was extremely apologetic that she had to make such a request.


    However, it wouldn''t be a big deal for Ju-Heon.


    In fact, it would be beneficial to him.


    Ju-Heon was planning on contracting with this SS-Grade artifact to become a Monarch anyway.


    This was a win-win situation for both of them.


    "There are not many people who can forcibly contract with that artifact. But you are capable of doing that, Mr. Ju-Heon...!¡± Sear?h the nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Ju-Heon was strong enough to do that.


    That was why she had helped Ju-Heon. She was planning on jumping off the building while matching the moment Ju-Heon contracted with the artifact.


    She had already prepared her suicide note to make it look like a suicide.


    However, she had not expected Ju-Heon to come here without contracting the artifact.


    Galina¡¯s hands were shaking.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon, there is nowhere else for you to get a Divine-Grade artifact other than this one.¡±


    She was right.


    The precious artifacts were all being monopolized by the Monarchs whose names were already in Pandora.


    Using this would allow him to put his name within those Monarchs to openly get their support as he excavated tombs.


    Ju-Heon seemed to have a thought as he picked up the artifact.


    ¡°Okay, fine.¡±


    Galina¡¯s face lit up.


    But at that moment...


    "What are you doing, you son of a bitch?!¡±


    Pow!


    A sudden shadow pretty much flew over and slammed into Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon fell to the ground.


    Ilya was huffing while glaring at Ju-Heon.


    "Are you fucking crazy?! You were going to kill Galina?¡±


    Galina was shocked to hear that while Ilya bit down on his lips. His face was shaking as he looked at Galina.


    "Galina, say that again. Is what you just said all true?¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Ilya must have heard Galina¡¯s story.


    ¡°I ASKED IF IT IS TRUE!¡±


    Galina didn''t know where to look after hearing his hysterical scream.


    ¡°...I''m sorry, Ilya. I''m sorry.¡±


    Ilya looked crushed as soon as she said that.


    He remembered what the bishop from the Vatican said to him.


    ¡®This is an artifact that will save Galina. You must protect it well.¡¯


    That was what he knew.


    So what was going on?!


    It was at that moment. Ju-Heon aimed for Mary¡¯s artifact that Ilya had taken.


    ¡®!¡¯


    Was he still trying to contract with this SS-Grade artifact?


    ¡°Hand it over, you bastard!¡±


    Pow!


    Ju-Heon kicked Ilya and took the artifact back. Ilya''s eyes opened wide and he launched a kick to Ju-Heon¡¯s head.


    Crack!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon glared at Ilya in pain after being kicked in the back of the head.


    ¡®I''m going to kill this bastard!¡¯


    ¡°Do you want to die?!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re the one who is going to die. You''re still trying to contract with the artifact to kill Galina?! Are you even human?!¡±


    "What are you talking about? I''m trying to destroy the artifact! I''m trying to save Galina!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon viciously channeled his Dominance into the artifact.


    ¡®Self-destruct, you damn artifact!¡¯


    The artifact inside Galina might be destroyed as well if he made this artifact detonate.


    They might be connected.


    However, at that moment...


    Flash!


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s hand and body received major burns and he was sent flying. Galina and Ilya anxiously looked toward him.


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heon! Are you okay?!¡±


    ¡°I guess this method really doesn¡¯t work...!¡±


    He would probably die if he tried again.


    Humans were not capable of destroying artifacts. They could only use attack-type artifacts of similar grade, incompatible artifacts, or special artifacts to do so.


    The future Ju-Heon would use this method to make artifacts explode left and right, threaten them, and do all sorts of things people didn''t know was possible, but the Ju-Heon of this time had no such means.


    He would only reach that level in his thirties.


    ¡®But I should try again...!¡¯


    As he had that thought...


    ¡°The artifact she conceived will not disappear even if you destroy that artifact.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    He heard some triumphant voices.


    The Vatican priests had all rushed over to Galina''s house, as if they had all scheduled to meet there.


    Ilya was the first to shout in anger at their appearances.


    ¡°Conceived... you bastards really knew!¡±


    ¡°You finally figured it out, you stupid idiot.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The bishop and Ilya¡¯s fellow priests looked at him with pity.


    ¡°Yes, we impregnated Galina with Saint Mary¡¯s artifact. She was a rare woman who met the conditions to conceive the Messiah artifact.¡±


    ¡°We hoped you wouldn''t find out until the end.¡±


    ¡®These motherfuckers!¡¯


    ¡°You guys scammed me! You said that you would get rid of the devil possessing Galina!¡±


    ¡°Scam? That is such a harsh word. We didn''t lie to you.¡±


    "What?¡±


    ¡°The devil possessing Galina is an artifact. It is a devil-type artifact. It is living as a parasite inside her.¡±


    ¡°Galina¡¯s body is innately good at receiving artifacts. That is why we thought she would be perfect to conceive the Messiah artifact as well.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    They all smiled wickedly.


    ¡°But in order to give birth to the Messiah, Galina will turn into Saint Mary¡¯s artifact. The devil-type artifact would naturally be destroyed once she becomes a holy artifact.¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    ¡°So, how can you say that we lied? Well, I guess she would lose all of her personality once she turns into an artifact.


    But anyway, we are still exorcising the devil as promised.¡±


    ¡°.........You motherfuckers!¡±


    Ilya¡¯s eyes were bloodshot.


    He completely regretted his decision to bring Galina to the Vatican. He was the one who pushed her to come even though she didn''t want to do so.


    ¡®You retard, don''t be scared. This is all to heal you.¡¯


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    Ilya¡¯s lips were ripping from biting down too hard. He had pushed Galina to her death.


    However, his so-called peers were laughing.


    ¡°Alright, hurry up and bring Galina here if you understand. Are you planning on letting an outsider like that take the SS-Grade artifact?¡±


    ¡°Ilya, as a member of the Vatican...¡±


    ¡°Get lost, you motherfuckers!¡±


    Ilya¡¯s artifacts went berserk as he shouted.


    The building exploded soon after that.


    ¡°Find them! There¡¯s no way they got far with those injuries!¡±


    ¡°They must be around here somewhere!¡±


    The Vatican was in uproar. Ilya was on the run with an important artifact.


    Ilya, who was currently inside an empty storage room, felt as if he was going to die.


    ¡°Ugh...! Don''t be so rough!¡±


    ¡°Shut up before I pull out your tongue! Shut the hell up if you don''t want to get caught!¡±


    Ju-Heon was shoving organs into Ilya¡¯s body.


    Galina was anxiously holding onto the bloody Ilya without knowing what to do.


    ¡°Ilya, it¡¯s okay. It¡¯s okay. Just hold on a little...!¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    ¡°Tsk, this son of a bitch...put something in his mouth so that he doesn¡¯t bite down on his tongue!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    The pain of having organs shoved inside without any anesthesia was beyond anything imaginable.


    It was fine that he activated his artifact to grab Galina and run, but it was difficult to overcome the numbers game.


    He was struck by the attacks from the Vatican priests.


    Even he could not run away while his organs were dangling outside his body. He couldn¡¯t go to the hospital either.


    Ju-Heon stood up.


    Ilya would die before they left the Vatican at this rate.


    ¡°I will go find a healing artifact or kidnap a doctor or something, so the two of you stay hiding here.¡±


    Galina nodded her head.


    However...


    ¡°Wait.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t need a doctor. Take Galina and go if you have time to look for things like that...!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    "The Monarch of Healing might be able to get rid of the artifact inside Galina...! I know the owner of a bar called Old Town Heaven. He will help you smuggle Galina out.¡±


    ¡°......I''ll be back within 15 minutes.¡±


    Ju-Heon quickly disappeared. Ilya patted Galina, who was crying as if she was in pain, on the back.


    ¡°I''m sorry, I did something unnecessary and it ended up being terrible for you.¡±


    ¡°Ilya!¡±


    ¡°I''ll get rid of that parasitic artifact. I''ll get rid of that devil artifact inside of you as well. So please don''t have any weird thoughts.¡±


    Galina started to cry.


    While that was going on...


    ¡°Fuck, you still haven''t found them?¡±


    ¡°No sir. They must be hiding somewhere deep inside.¡±


    The priests were grinding their teeth while looking for Galina.


    Galina was the woman who was going to give birth to the Messiah artifact, the artifact that would increase their authority.


    They actually knew about Galina long before Ilya brought her to them.


    How?


    ¡®This woman was one of our experimental subjects.¡¯


    Pandora¡¯s Knights of the Round Table had told them about her. They had been experimenting with Un-known before artifacts officially appeared.


    One of those experiments was the birth of artifacts through humans.


    ¡®It was a coincidence, but there was one time we let an evil god loose. We were looking for a body with strong antibodies.¡¯


    ¡®The other experimental subjects in the area all died but Galina survived.¡¯


    ¡®She has a strong enough body that would make even an evil god stay inside her. I''m sure she¡¯ll be able to conceive the Messiah as well.¡¯


    ¡®And that kid named Ilya around her... His Fit with holy artifact seems pretty high. I think he might be useful for the Vatican as well.¡¯


    ¡®That¡¯s true! And since he is close to Galina, he would be the perfect fit to use Galina once she becomes an artifact!¡¯


    ¡®This is too perfect to be a coincidence. I''m sure that God planned for this to happen.¡¯


    That was how Galina and Ilya ended up headed toward the Vatican.


    ¡®Ilya, why don¡¯t you try asking the Vatican for help?¡¯


    They had used his uncle to guide him there.


    Well, none of them expected it to work out so well as it had.


    Either way, the current situation was dangerous.


    ¡°That weird Seo Ju-Heon bastard had to show up and ruin everything...!¡±


    ¡°If the two of them smuggle Galina out of the country, the artifact inside of her...!¡±


    ¡°We were working so hard to control the environment around her...!¡±


    Vatican City was being protected by a holy artifact. That artifact inside her probably could not grow properly outside of this environment.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Then why don''t we take it out before they can escape?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    A familiar priest appeared in front of them. It was John.


    He, a Vatican priest, would end up being Ju-Heon¡¯s team member and a Knight of the Round Table in the future.


    ¡°It shouldn''t be a problem even if we take the fetus out now. We can create an artificial womb for it to finish growing in the Vatican.¡±


    ¡°John!¡±


    ¡°We do not have much time. The Messiah artifact is extremely important to both the Vatican and Pandora. In some ways, it is an SSS-Grade artifact that would change who controls the world.¡±


    The control was currently with the Monarch of Fate who could see the future. But this was a strong artifact that could change that at once.


    ¡®That artifact would allow our faction to have more of a voice.¡¯


    Furthermore, it would help them reach the greatest goal for any religion!


    They shouted as if they had made up their minds.


    ¡°Call the superiors! We are proceeding with this plan!¡±


    It was probably at that time.


    That was when Ilya¡¯s eyes became dyed with blood.

 Chapter 407: Side Story 21 - Drunken Shit talk (The Devil has descended) (4)

    Chapter 407: Side Story 21 - Drunken Shit talk (The Devil has descended) (4) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Damn it...! These morons!¡±


    Ju-Heon was grinding his teeth.


    He had looted a hospital and managed to get his hands on a healing artifact, but...!


    "Why did the number of idiots to heal increase by one?!¡±


    Ju-Heon was going back and forth, taking turns using the healing artifact on Galina and Ilya.


    ¡®Fuck, it won¡¯t be enough because it is a B-Grade artifact.¡¯


    That was right.


    He didn''t know why, but he came back to find Galina bleeding as well.


    To be more specific, there was a giant hole in her stomach. It probably started from her uterus.


    There was something squirming inside her stomach.


    This should be that Messiah artifact, however...


    ¡®What the hell is this...?!¡¯


    This did not look human at all.


    Was it because it was an artifact? Or was it because this was not the Messiah but a different monster?


    He was sure about one thing.


    ¡®This is an artifact that would change the world.¡¯


    It was an extremely strong artifact. It was not a normal Divine-Grade artifact.


    This artifact''s power would increase based on the level of faith and the level of awareness people had of Christianity.


    It was the greatest religion-type artifact for a reason.


    Although this dating system started in Europe, the birth of the Messiah was such a big event in human history that the years were divided into B.C. (Before Christ) and A.D. (Anno Domini).


    ¡®This bastard is one that can swallow all of humanity.¡¯


    But it was nothing like the Messiah at all.


    ¡°This damn insect...!¡±


    That was why Ju-Heon decided that he needed to get rid of this thing.


    However...


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    [Move your hand away, you arrogant human!]


    ¡°This son of a bitch...!¡±


    Ju-Heon was grinding his teeth after having his arm bitten and channeled his Dominance.


    However...


    [You can¡¯t make me self-destruct with such a weak Dominance!]


    The bastard cut Ju-Heon¡¯s arm off.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ju-Heon groaned from the terrible pain.


    He was losing a ton of blood. However, the healing artifact did not stop working.


    It was because he knew that both of them would lose their lives the moment he stopped using this artifact.


    [Alright, next is your damn head...!]


    It was at that moment.


    Flash!


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed red and the artifact started screaming.


    [This bastard... wait... ugh!]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s Dominance was finally working. The artifact was in pain as it was being destroyed.


    [Aaah! This human bastard!]


    ¡°You shitty son of a bitch!¡±


    Craaaaaack!


    Ju-Heon had a vicious look on his face as he destroyed the artifact.


    That was when the priests barged in.


    ¡°You bastard!¡±


    They knocked Ju-Heon down as soon as they entered. However, they gasped after seeing the artifact he destroyed.


    "Fuck, the Messiah artifact was destroyed?!¡±


    Was it because it was born premature? Or was it because of his unawakened skills that would allow him to be the Majesty in the future?


    It wasn¡¯t completely dead, but it was destroyed quite severely.


    "Fuck, call a restorer!¡±


    "Excuse me?! There is no restorer in the world who can restore something like this......!¡±


    This was long before the genius restorer, Yoo Jaeha, had appeared in the world.


    A bishop quickly shouted.


    "Then Galina, what about Galina?!¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s still alive!¡±


    ¡°Okay, then we will take Galina with us as well. Who says she can¡¯t conceive the Messiah once more?!¡±


    ¡°Quickly patch up her stomach and take her!¡±


    ¡°Even if she can''t do that, the Saint Mary artifact is a SS-Grade artifact!¡±


    ¡°Kill the other two bastards here!¡±


    They quickly tried to drag the bloody Galina out.


    Ju-Heon, who had a gun pointed at his head, urgently flailed around, but it was difficult.


    ¡®Fuck, I don¡¯t have any artifacts left...!¡¯


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Get your hands......off of her.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ilya, who had been down on the ground, grabbed their legs.


    ¡°Fuck, this almost dead bastard!¡±


    They shot Ilya in the body and in the head.


    Tang tang!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    But Ilya didn''t die and broke their feet.


    Craaaack!


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Ju-Heon was shocked to see this. This strength and vitality were definitely coming from an artifact.


    But Ju-Heon cursed after realizing something.


    ¡°Hey! Are you crazy? You used a fucking devil-type artifact?!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    That was right.


    The thing that was allowing Ilya to move right now was a devil-type artifact. It was the devil that had been possessing Galina.


    [Human, I will make an exception and respond to your calling.]


    Had Ilya offered it his life or something? The devil artifact had become curious and reached out to him.


    But he was not controlling it. Nobody in the world knew how to use devil-type artifacts yet.


    Ilya was the one being controlled.


    ¡®I''m sure I¡¯ll be swallowed by that devil artifact as soon as this is over.¡¯


    But it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°I just need to kill these motherfuckers....!¡±


    ¡®This crazy bastard!¡¯


    Veins were visible all over Ilya¡¯s body.


    His arteries finally exploded and his blood spurted out from his eyes, nose, and ears, as if he was being eaten alive by the devil from the inside.


    The priests screamed at the same time. S§×ar?h the ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The devil was going berserk, swallowing all of the priests.


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    ¡°Wait, stop! Aaah!¡±


    Puuk!


    Puuk!


    The devil artifact instantly killed priests handling S-Grade and SS-Grade (Divine-Grade) artifacts.


    It was showing overwhelming strength.


    ¡°Save me! Aaah!¡±


    "Stoooooop!¡±


    The problem was that the vicious blades aimed for Galina and Ju-Heon as well. It was as if it was trying to eat up all human bastards in the area.


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°This guy¡¯s gone nuts!¡±


    ¡®!¡¯


    Ju-Heon blocked Ilya¡¯s attack. Of course, Ju-Heon had no artifacts left.


    All of the artifacts he had on him were destroyed and the priests¡¯ artifacts were destroyed by this damn devil.


    However...


    ¡°Galina......?¡±


    There was just one artifact left here.


    There was this artifact called Galina. Ju-Heon was using the holy artifact that Galina had turned into.


    Furthermore, this artifact was so miraculous that it even healed his arm that was cut off.


    But Ilya, who regained consciousness for a moment, seemed anxious.


    "Why is Galina...?!¡±


    ¡°Hey idiot. It is the artifactification. She''s turning into Saint Mary¡¯s artifact!¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s probably because she is considered to have given birth to the Messiah. Mary¡¯s artifact is that kind of artifact.¡±


    Ju-Heon then used the SS-Grade Saint Mary artifact to suppress the devil.


    Flash!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    It wasn''t hard to suppress it because holy artifacts and devil-type artifacts were incompatible with each other.


    ¡®Well, this son of a bitch will die too if I take the devil out with this.¡¯


    That was the risk of being dominated by a devil artifact.


    However...


    ¡°Ilya, please don¡¯t cry. I hate seeing the person I love crying...¡±


    Galina hugged Ilya while crying.


    ¡°Ilya, I am okay so send me off while I am still human.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Galina picked up a gun from the ground and put it in Ilya''s hand. Ilya became anxious.


    "Wait, Galina...! What are you doing?!¡±


    ¡°Ah. I really wanted to make love to you at least once before I died.¡±


    "Galina!¡±


    Ilya tried to cast the gun aside. But Ju-Heon tightly held it in his hand.


    ¡°Shoot her.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°You should be able to see it. You should be able to tell how she is right now. At least grant her her last request.¡±


    Ilya clenched his eyes shut. Galina¡¯s body was slowly turning into an artifact, slowly turning into a monster, from the leg up.


    Galina would probably lose her personality and turn into a monster in a few seconds.


    There was no way to save her.


    He silently cried. She gently caressed Ilya¡¯s face.


    ¡°Ilya. This should save you from being swallowed by the devil. You have to become a teacher like you wanted, okay? You must live a very long life.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Ilya bit down on his lips after seeing the happy smile on Galina¡¯s face.


    Tang.


    The gunshot echoed throughout the area.


    ¡°She was fated to die from the moment she conceived an artifact inside her.¡±


    That was what Ju-Heon told Ilya.


    Maybe he was trying to lessen the burden in Ilya¡¯s heart.


    ¡°And the Vatican would have found Galina sooner or later. She did not end up a victim because of you.¡±


    However, Ilya could not respond.


    He just silently cried while holding the dead Galina¡¯s body.


    The devil wasn¡¯t a problem anymore.


    The devil that had tried to swallow Ilya was slammed around by Ilya¡¯s Dominance the moment Galina died.


    Killing a person you love... Galina must have known that that was the condition required to control a devil-type artifact.


    A devil had been possessing her for a long time after all.


    It was at that moment.


    Flash!


    Galina¡¯s corpse started glowing and it turned into an artifact.


    It was Saint Mary¡¯s artifact, even though it could not be used anymore because the core was destroyed.


    Ilya picked it up and handed it to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Take it. You said you need to become a Monarch.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    ¡°......I''m not sure of it, but I have heard rumors. Apparently there is a genius restorer who can fix anything. Get this restored and use it. Galina won¡¯t have a problem if it is you using it.¡±


    Ju-Heon smacked his hand away.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. I don¡¯t need something like this.¡±


    ¡°What? ...I thought you really needed to become a Monarch. You probably can''t find a SS-Grade artifact other than this one.¡±


    ¡°I said it¡¯s fine.¡±


    He didn''t want to become a Monarch using this artifact.


    ¡°I''m going to find an even better artifact.¡±


    Something felt off about this artifact.


    He didn''t know it at the time, but maybe Ju-Heon¡¯s instincts were telling him that this was an artifact related to Un-knowns.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. There''s still a SS-Grade artifact to aim for.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Are you crazy? That¡¯s an artifact in one of the 7 Great Tombs......¡±


    Ilay turned around after hearing sirens in the distance.


    ¡°Pandora will be here soon. Hurry up and run.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not running?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sure they will keep chasing me even if I run. I killed my peers. I will face a religious hearing and an artifact hearing before they probably execute me.¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Ilya had made up his mind that he would soon follow her when he shot Galina.


    ¡°That is why...I can''t be your errand boy even though I lost the bet.¡±


    Ju-Heon was about to say something when Ilya activated the devil artifact.


    "Goodbye. Seo Ju-Heon. Make sure you become a Monarch.¡±


    That was the last Ju-Heon saw of Ilya.


    ¡°Ho, in some aspects, you were the very first to meet the Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°Pretty much.¡±


    Ilya grumbled while drinking some more. He expected that to be the last time he saw Ju-Heon, but...


    ¡°Who knew I would see that son of a bitch again a few years later?¡±


    That was right.


    A few years after that incident... The two of them would meet again.


    It was during a mission where TKBM was cooperating with Kwon Hyuk Soo.


    ¡®The aftermath clean-up crew my little brother is looking after will be joining you for this task. Get along with them.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had taken his now larger team to the meeting location at Chairman Kwon''s orders.


    He saw it once he got there.


    He saw that familiar face among the people who showed up as the aftermath clean-up crew.


    Ju-Heon saw the silver hair... No, the once silver hair that was almost completely white now from the stress of handling a devil artifact, and grabbed the guy.


    ¡®Wait. You¡¯re Ilya Volgof, aren¡¯t you?!¡¯


    ¡®C, Captain-nim? Do you know him?¡¯


    ¡®Your hair color is different, but... you''re the guy I saw in the Vatican...!¡¯


    Ilya seemed to have realized something as he frowned and pushed Ju-Heon away.


    ¡®Get lost. You got the wrong guy.¡¯


    ¡®Like hell I did, you son of a bitch. More importantly, why are you working for old man Kwon Hyuk Soo? Weren¡¯t you dead?¡¯


    Ilya sighed while recalling the past.


    ¡°Pandora said they should keep me alive as the first devil artifact user and that motherfucking devil wouldn''t let me commit suicide. Fuck. I then got my hands on a memory artifact. It was great that I got to use Freud''s artifact, but it couldn''t erase a person¡¯s own memories. It was a waste. I just ended up being noticed by Kwon Hyuk Soo because of it. I guess I received Divine Punishment for trying to forget about Galina.¡±


    Ilya then clenched his teeth.


    It was because he remembered how Ju-Heon, whom he was seeing again for the first time in a few years, had become much stronger.


    He really did get one of the 7 Great artifacts and had the strength equivalent to the Monarchs. He had been scouted by TKBM and had his own subordinates.


    ¡®You were just a bum when we first met!¡¯


    Ju-Heon had snorted and said the following.


    ¡®Whatever. Time for you to pay up.¡¯


    ¡®What?¡¯


    ¡®You¡¯re alive so you have to be my errand boy now. Like hell I''m going to let you die. You''re my shitty dog now.¡¯


    ¡®?! What did this motherfucker just say?¡¯


    ¡°Well, I am still thankful to the Captain.¡±


    Saint Mary¡¯s artifact had been auctioned off while Ilya was being tried.


    Ju-Heon had recovered that artifact, Galina, for him.


    Ju-Heon had swiped it while the Monarch of Panhandling was selling it to Kwon Hyuk Soo. He even created a grave for her.


    Ilya buried that artifact in the grave.


    Chloe asked a question.


    ¡°Umm... shouldn''t this scammer be able to restore that artifact? Then you might be able to meet Galina again...¡±


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s right! I''ll do you a favor and restore it for our little chick!¡±


    ¡°No, Galina probably can''t come back even if you restore it.¡±


    Galina had already died at that time.


    Only her corpse ended up as an artifact.


    ¡°Anyway, all of us ended up being dragged in by that damn Captain one by one.¡±


    ¡°Yeah. But who would have known? That guy really ended up as the King of the Artifacts.¡±


    ¡°But he¡¯s such a motherfucker...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Oh? You shitheads gossiping since I''m not around?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Everybody gasped in shock.


    ¡°C, Captain-nim!¡±


    Ju-Heon, who had shown up at the bar at some point, was smiling viciously.


    ¡°You guys are so free that you have time to talk shit about me?¡±


    ¡°N, no, that¡¯s not the case!¡±


    The screams of the team members echoed through the bar.


    Some time after that...


    It was time for Ju-Heon¡¯s beautiful wedding.


    There was also a suspicious dream(?) about having a baby.

 Chapter 408: Side Story 22 - An extremely peaceful wedding(?) (1)

    Chapter 408: Side Story 22 - An extremely peaceful wedding(?) (1) Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°That''s weird.¡±


    Julian tilted his head. Dan must have been curious, as he asked after seeing Juilan¡¯s expression.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Dan, who was personally bringing dishes out for the guests, walked over to Julian.


    ¡°Is today''s menu not to your liking?¡±


    They were in Dan''s steak restaurant. His butcher shop had expanded into a restaurant, with a chef, who was skilled of a hotel chef yet charged a reasonable price, in this peculiar yet beautifully decorated dining area.


    Julian often came here after work because he could get homemade meals, and not just steaks, here.


    Well, it was sad that he was always eating alone in this romantic restaurant that looked as if he should be here with his lover, but...


    ¡°Vice Captain-nim?¡±


    "Ah, no. The food is fabulous as always. I just had a weird dream.¡±


    ¡°Hmm? Did you have a nightmare or something?¡±


    He probably would have preferred to have a nightmare.


    ¡°It was just weird. I saw large carps in all colors of the rainbow going somewhere...¡±


    Julian soon explained what he saw in his dreams. He would normally not care about things like dreams, but...


    ¡®There are dream-related artifacts as well.¡¯


    He was concerned that a mysterious artifact might pop up around there.


    However, Dan suddenly started laughing after hearing Julian¡¯s story.


    ¡°That¡¯s a dream of conception.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s totally a dream of conception. I had a similar dream when my wife was pregnant with Soo-A.¡±


    Julian''s face immediately stiffened.


    Dream of conception.


    Julian didn¡¯t know much about it, but apparently it was a big deal in Asian countries.


    But why?


    Why did he of all people have such a dream?


    Dan asked an anxious Julian the following.


    ¡°Vice Captain-nim, did you have a dream for your future wife?¡±


    He was sure Dan was talking about Molly. Ju-Heon was trying to set him up to meet with his former fianc¨¦e, Molly.


    But there was no way this dream of conception was for them.


    Why?


    ¡®I''ve only met Molly one time so far!¡¯


    Ju-Heon had set them up. Ju-Heon offered to use the last Raven¡¯s Tears on Molly but Julian declined.


    The reason he lost Molly ended up being the Monarch of Fraud¡¯s fault...but he considered it his fault in the end and decided that he would never rely on an artifact.


    Well, that damn Captain bastard said he would play cupid so he had to grab Ju-Heon by the collar to stop him...


    ¡®Still, our first meeting was pretty decent.¡¯


    He knew that she would not remember the past, but she seemed oddly drawn to Julian.


    Anyway, nothing had happened so he knew it wasn''t a dream of conception for them. Dan looked anxious as he avoided eye contact.


    It was to be expected.


    ¡°Umm, then maybe it...¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    ¡°Might be Nina and Jaeha......¡±


    ¡°What? What do you mean?¡±


    Who else could Julian have a dream of conception for? [1] It didn''t have to be them, but they were both healthy young people.


    ¡°Umm, maybe the two of them had an accident...¡±


    The expression on Julian¡¯s face was quite the spectacle.


    ¡°Yoo Jaeha, where the hell are you?! Get out here right now!¡±


    Jaeha, who was sleeping, squirmed around after suddenly hearing a person shouting. The shouting continued.


    ¡°I know that you are in there! Come out for a bit because I have something to ask!¡±


    Jaeha¡¯s face soon turned pale. It really was Kongming''s voice.


    ¡®What the hell? Why the hell is that bastard here?!¡¯


    He urgently tried to lock his room door.


    He had to, since Nina was sleeping peacefully next to him...!


    However...


    Craaaaaaaaaaaaaackle!


    ¡°Ahhhhh!¡±


    The door was ruthlessly destroyed by a thunderbolt. Julian then walked through the ashes of the room door.


    An anxious Jaeha quickly covered Nina with the blankets and then shouted.


    ¡°Damn it, hey! What the hell are you doing, you damn bastard?!¡±


    Julian''s eyes opened wide after looking inside the room.


    "What the hell am I doing?¡±


    That was the question Julian wanted to ask Jaeha.


    ¡°First, how about you move that blanket aside?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Jaeha started shaking at Julian¡¯s comment. He didn''t mind moving the blanket, but this bastard was a siscon who already wanted to kill him.


    ¡®He¡¯ll try to kill me for being together with Nina.¡¯


    Well, it¡¯d be more because they were bitter enemies than because he was a siscon, but anyway...


    ¡°I, it¡¯s just an artifact over here. There''s nothing else.¡±


    However, something squirmed out of the blanket as he said that.


    It seemed to be Nina who looked almost naked!


    ¡°?!¡±


    Jaeha turned pale and screamed while fire was shooting out of Julian''s eyes.


    ¡°You damn bastard, you put your hands on an unmarried maiden?!¡±


    ¡°Aaah! No! This is all just a misunderstanding! A big misunderstanding! This is just Nina¡¯s sleeping habit!¡±


    ¡®Sleeping habit my ass!¡¯


    ¡°An expert scammer like you is saying a lie that even an elementary student wouldn''t believe?!¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhhh!¡±


    Bababang!


    Jaeha could only scream as he was hit by a barrage of thunderbolts.


    The room being destroyed wasn¡¯t a big issue, but he felt as if Julian really might murder him.


    ¡°Kongming, I''m telling the truth! It¡¯s not what you are thinking!¡±


    ¡°Like hell it¡¯s not!¡±


    Julian¡¯s eyes were opened wide. He was trying his best not to be invested in the two of their business.


    Ju-Heon had said something to him about it, and he believed that it wasn¡¯t his business since Nina was an adult.


    He could only stab nails into a curse artifact every night chanting, ¡®break up soon.¡¯


    But it would be a different story if these two really had an accident!


    ¡°Be honest! Did you use protection or not?!¡±


    ¡°Cough, cough! W, what?!¡±


    Jaeha truly was anxious. ¡®What the hell is this bastard asking?!¡¯


    There was a reason Julian was asking this question.


    ¡®Nina seemed tired lately. Is she okay?¡¯


    ¡®She was even throwing up. Is she sick?¡¯


    ¡®Nina, go get a kit from the pharmacy for a test. It should be easy to get.¡¯


    That was right. Julian had paid closer attention to Nina after having that dream of conception. But everything he heard were early signs of pregnancy!


    How could he not be concerned?!


    That was the reason Julian came to look for this son of a bitch.


    It would be fastest to ask the culprit!


    Jaeha shouted with tears in his eyes.


    "Damn it, hey! I feel really wronged!¡±


    ¡°What?! Why the hell would you feel wronged?!¡±


    ¡°Of course I feel wronged! We''ve never even done it!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Julian seemed shocked.


    ¡°W, what? But you guys have been dating...for like half a year already. I was sure that you of all people...¡±


    ¡°Shut up! We¡¯ve only kissed. We couldn¡¯t...no, we haven''t done it! What the hell man?!¡±


    Julian let out a fake cough after seeing a sulking Jaeha.


    He didn''t know what was going on between them, but...


    ¡°Y, you''re sure, right?¡±


    ¡°Yeah! I''m innocent. I haven¡¯t touched her at all! I am completely innocent!¡±


    However...


    Pow!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Jaeha was instantly kicked by Nina. Nina seemed a bit angry as she turned around.


    Jaeha looked confused when he heard someone''s voice.


    ¡°Idiot.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    June was clicking his tongue at him.


    June was waving something in his hand.


    Jaeha didn''t know what it was, but he could see that it was pink.


    ¡°Nina had this on her.¡±


    Jaeha had a mental breakdown after seeing it.


    This was what they called a pregnancy test.


    ¡°No, wait...why do you have that?!¡±


    "Why else? Did you forget that I am in charge of cleaning the palace? I saw it while emptying the trash can.¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    However, that was not the problem right now. The two lines that were clearly visible on the test......wait? Two lines?!


    ¡°Pregnant?!¡±


    Jaeha turned pale and opened and closed his mouth a few times without being able to say anything. Julian glared at Jaeha.


    Based on Nina¡¯s reaction just now and this...


    "What the hell is going on? I thought you said you haven''t done it yet!¡±


    ¡°W, wait, then that wasn¡¯t a dream...¡±


    Murderous laser beams shot out of Julian¡¯s eyes in an instant.


    ¡°What? The Pushover caused an accident?¡±


    Ju-Heon seemed quite amused as he was getting ready to go to the wedding venue.


    Today was Ju-Heon¡¯s wedding day that everybody had been looking forward to for so long.


    The ceremony was scheduled for 2pm. Ju-Heon¡¯s wedding was receiving more attention than any other celebrity wedding.


    Ju-Heon, who had been getting ready since this morning, had his tuxedo on and was combing his hair.


    That was when he heard Jaeha¡¯s news.


    ¡°Maybe we should let them get married instead of us. Is she okay? How far along is she? Is the baby going to be born before they get married?¡±


    ¡°Hey! This is not the time for jokes!¡±


    Julian pounded his chest in frustration.


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Hyung-nim! Please don¡¯t worry!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Jaeha, who was also dressed up and tried his best to look stylish, was kowtowing in front of Julian.


    ¡°I, I will take care of Nina!


    So, h, hyung-nim, please don''t worry...!¡± Sear?h the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Fires were shooting out of Julian¡¯s eyes again.


    ¡°Who is your hyung-nim?! Get out here right now!¡±


    ¡°Ahhhhhh!¡±


    ¡°Listen carefully. I''m holding myself back because you are the MC for the Captain''s wedding today! So get the fuck out right now! Get out before I kill you!¡±


    He couldn¡¯t turn Jaeha into roast meat right now, so he summoned Haetae.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak! Save me!¡±


    Haetae grabbed Jaeha and threw him out the balcony.


    "Aaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    They then heard a loud splash. He must have fallen into the lake outside.


    But Julian was still huffing.


    ¡°Man, why the hell does this bastard have to get on my nerves so much?!¡±


    Ju-Heon started laughing.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be like that. Should I pass the baton to the pushover instead? I can be the MC.¡±


    ¡°Shut the hell up!¡±


    It wouldn''t be weird if this son of a bitch really passed his wedding off and turned it into Jaeha¡¯s wedding instead.


    He would do anything for his entertainment.


    ¡°Anyway, don''t try to help him.


    That¡¯s cheating.¡±


    ¡°Why do you hate it so much? It¡¯s not like it was a random stranger.¡±


    ¡°That is the problem!¡±


    The problem was that Julian knew Jaeha too well.


    ¡®We were bitter enemies from the first time he joined the team.¡¯


    That bastard was the third member to join. However, Jaeha originally had no plans to join the tomb raiding team.


    ¡®Ah, it''s so shabby. I don¡¯t know why a super elite like me needs to go into such a shitty team.¡¯


    That bastard brushed Ju-Heon¡¯s team off and escaped out of the country. Julian played a big role in bringing the bastard back.


    How?


    ¡®What? You were scammed while getting a used item?¡¯


    ¡®Yes, in an internet auction.¡¯


    ¡®H, how much were you scammed?¡¯


    Julian had been grinding his teeth as he opened up his palm. The team members had been shocked.


    ¡®Holy shit. 300,000 won?¡¯


    ¡®No.¡¯


    ¡®Then 3 million won?!¡¯


    ¡®No. 30,000 won.¡¯


    ¡®.......¡¯


    ¡®I should sue him in the small claims court.¡¯


    ¡®Hey, it¡¯ll cost you more to hire a lawyer for that.¡¯


    ¡®Just pretend like you stepped on shit and...¡¯


    Julian had laughed angrily after hearing that. He had respectfully contacted the culprit and received a barrage of ¡®Fuck yous.¡¯


    ¡®Who do you think you are talking to? I don''t care if it takes all of my time.¡¯


    In the end, the petty scammer, Jaeha, ended up completely emptied out for scamming a lawyer of all people.


    He had his accounts frozen, accounts he opened in other people''s names were also frozen, and he had no choice but to come and beg for forgiveness.


    That was when they realized that the scammer was Jaeha, and the conditions of unfreezing all of his assets was to join the tomb raiding team.


    ¡®This vicious bastard. You just wait and see.¡¯


    After such a start, it was no wonder they had such hatred for each other.


    "Best honest. You wouldn''t want that son of a bitch as Ju-Won''s husband.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why I''m telling you to take him.¡±


    ¡®This son of a bitch!¡¯


    ¡°Well, it looks like a dream of conception for a girl, so I''ll just buy a bunch of dolls to give to my little niece. Hahaha!¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    But at that moment...


    "That''s weird. I don''t think it is Nina and Jaeha oppa.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ju-Heon''s twin sister, Joy, walked toward them. She looked so beautiful after dressing up for the occasion.


    ¡°Are you sure that dream of conception was really for Nina?¡±


    Did she know something? Everybody scoffed at her question.


    "Who else would Julian have such a dream for?¡±


    ¡°Hmm.¡±


    Joy looked toward Ju-Heon instead of responding.


    ¡°What is it? Why the hell are you looking at me like that?¡±


    ¡°No. It¡¯s nothing. By the way, oppa... Where¡¯s the bride?¡±


    ¡°I''m not sure. Ilya went to get her. They''re a bit late.¡±


    Ju-Heon looked toward the clock.


    Around that same time...


    "Fuck, we''re late!¡±


    Ilya was on a devil with Dan, urgently rushing to pick up the bride.


    Today was the Majesty¡¯s wedding, an event that was the focus of the entire world.


    The security was even tighter than usual because this wedding would give birth to the partner who would protect the Majesty.


    The reason Ilya and Dan were going to pick up the bride was for any potential unexpected attacks.


    Ju-Heon was planning on personally going to escort his bride, but the team members had asked him to leave it to them.


    It was at that moment.


    "Ah, over there!¡±


    They found a beautiful bride in a dress and quickly flew down.


    But as they did that...


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    They couldn''t help but be shocked after seeing the face of the woman.


    Ilya was especially shocked.


    "Galina?!¡±


    1. These dreams of conception called Taemong can be had by people close to the couple. So, grandparents, or siblings of the couple who will have the baby can have the taemong as well, not just the parents to be. I had a taemong before Baby Rifle was born...although my dream said I was going to have a baby girl... Maybe it was an extremely far off taemong for Princess Rifle...hahaha

 Chapter 409: Side Story 23 - An extremely peaceful wedding(?) (2)

    Chapter 409: Side Story 23 - An extremely peaceful wedding(?) (2) Translator: miraclerifle


    Ilya seemed to be shocked after seeing that familiar face.


    ¡®W, what is going on?¡¯


    Galina shouldn''t be here.


    ¡®Galina is dead in both my past life and this life.¡¯


    Of course, there was a bit of a difference between the past when Ju-Heon was involved in the process, and the present.


    But it was just a difference between shooting her before she turned into a monster or using his devil artifact to rip her to shreds after Galina became a monster.


    That meant that there was only one explanation.


    Ilya immediately tried to kill Galina.


    ¡°You damn artifact bastard. Stop trying to pull some shit on me and get lo...ugh!¡±


    Dan smacked Ilya on the back.


    ¡°Hey! What the hell are you doing?!¡±


    Dan ignored Ilya and quickly grabbed Galina. It was as if he had known about her existence in advance.


    ¡°Miss Galina, where is the Captain-nim¡¯s bride? I need to take her...¡±


    ¡°No, I am his bride. I''m the one walking down the aisle today.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Even Dan was shocked this time. It was because Galina said the following.


    "The brides-to-be failed to control the Treasure in the end! That is why I am going in their place...¡±


    Ilya''s mind was so completely destroyed that it was almost impossible to recover.


    ¡®What the hell did that Captain son of a bitch do now?!¡¯


    However, at that moment...


    Bang!


    ¡°That woman is Seo Ju-Heon''s bride!¡±


    ¡°Get rid of the bride! Get rid of the bride!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Terrorists who were against the Majesty suddenly appeared. There were the bastards who had the ring stolen from them as well.


    "Get rid of Seo Ju-Heon''s bride! We must prevent the Majesty¡¯s wedding!¡±


    Galina then looked toward a narrow alley and nodded her head.


    ¡®Hurry up and go! You¡¯re going to be late!¡¯


    There were some familiar faces when they looked in the same direction.


    ¡®Irene and Seol-A!¡¯


    Dan immediately realized Galina¡¯s intentions after finding them.


    ¡®She was using herself as bait for the real brides!¡¯


    That was right.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s wedding day was fated to be hindered in many ways.


    Some dictatorships considered the Majesty to be a thorn in their eyes.


    The reason there were so few enemies today was because they kept the date, location, and the identity of the bride all hidden until today.


    It was obvious that the wedding would be delayed if things continued like this. That was why Galina, who had been with the ladies, chose to be the bait.


    ¡°Ah! The bride is escaping!¡±


    "Chase her!¡±


    The enemies started to attack Galina.


    ¡°Man...there¡¯s less than an hour left. Why is the bride so late?!¡±


    Back in the reception area, Julian felt as if his ass was on fire while looking at the clock.


    "Will they make it in time? Are you sure nothing happened to them?¡±


    Jaeha, unlike Julian, was very calm.


    ¡°Hey hey. Dan went to get them. I doubt anything happened to them.¡±


    ¡°Then what about Ilya and Galina?¡±


    ¡°As for them, well...I''m sure they¡¯re hugging each other and crying. Who cares if they are late when he is meeting his dead lover who has come back to life?¡±


    ¡°What? They can''t be late! Weren''t we going to get Ilya and Galina married here today as well?!¡±


    That was right.


    Galina was a present Ju-Heon was giving Ilya. Something Jaeha came over and mentioned to Ju-Heon had been the motivation behind it.


    ¡®Hey Captain-nim, are you unable to bring Galina back to life with your powers?¡¯


    ¡®What? How do you know about Galina? Did you......¡¯


    ¡®N, no! I didn''t dig into his past or anything! The little chick just told us over drinks!¡¯


    Ju-Heon seemed quite shocked to hear that.


    ¡®Really? He told you himself? He told all of you?¡¯


    Ju-Heon had smiled with satisfaction.


    ¡®I guess he¡¯s finally let most of it go.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had a suspicious smile on his face before he quickly disappeared.


    He had then come back with Galina. Ju-Heon was planning on sending that couple down the aisle in his place.


    Why?


    He expected that Irene and Seol-A would have been unable to control the Treasure before the wedding day.


    ¡®I looked into it, and even I would find it difficult to activate it. I would probably need to slowly work on it for a year or two.¡¯


    ¡®Then...!¡¯


    ¡®I doubt that they¡¯ll be able to do it by the wedding day. It is an auspicious day so I don''t want to waste it...¡¯


    ¡®Then I guess you''ll be walking down the aisle with artifacts......ugh!¡¯


    That was why Ju-Heon was going to be the cool guy who gifted this year''s date to his subordinate while aiming for a different year for himself.


    But what?


    [I succeeded!]


    [I''m able to control the Treasure!]


    ¡®?!¡¯


    Even Ju-Heon had been shocked to hear that unexpected news.


    ¡®......They really managed to handle that shitty thing?¡¯


    Well, it was fitting for the women he chose for himself, but...


    Anyway, Ju-Heon''s wedding was going to proceed as planned. He decided to make it a two part ordeal to have Ilya¡¯s wedding today as well.


    He thought it would be entertaining to have the same wedding anniversary.


    That was why they just needed to get here, but......


    ¡°Why are they taking so long?! The bride is the most important part of the wedding! When will she get here?!¡±


    Why were they taking so long?


    ¡°Irene Holten and Lee Seol-A are over there!¡±


    Irene and Seol-A were grinding their teeth. They managed to get near the wedding venue thanks to Dan after Galina sacrificed herself as bait, but...


    ¡°Those shitheads...!¡±


    Of course, she could easily send these bastards flying if she used her power of destitution.


    However...


    ¡°Stop it! You must not use it at all today!¡±


    ¡°Ugh.¡±


    Destitution was a power that brought destruction. Irene could usually control it, but it was different for extremely happy or sad days.


    It was like fire meeting oil.


    The power of destitution went berserk on her happiest or saddest days.


    ¡°So I will take care of these...¡±


    Irene screamed as Seol-A was about to use her ghost artifact.


    ¡°You can''t use that either! It will turn into a funeral instead!¡±


    ¡°Ugh! Then another artifact...!¡±


    Their enemies foamed at the mouth and were sent flying at that moment.


    Crack!


    ¡°!¡±


    [#$&#!]


    Are you going to keep bothering us? Are you?!


    The rope suddenly flew over and body slammed the enemies. The rope, wearing a red ribbon, seemed extremely angry as it whipped the enemies relentlessly.


    ¡°Aaah! This damn rope!¡±


    "Ahh!¡±


    The rope, which has powered up quite a bit now, was strong enough that just being hit by it felt as if your bones would break.


    ¡°Ugh! Uggggggh!¡±


    They then heard a familiar voice.


    ¡°Hurry! There¡¯s only 15 minutes left until the ceremony starts!¡±


    "June!¡±


    June, who came to get the brides, quickly summoned something.


    Booooooooom!


    They were artifacts. The most eye-catching of them was a large golden worm.


    [Hand over a wedding gift if you want to go in, you sons of bitches!]


    ¡°Aaah! What the hell is that?!¡±


    [Are you trying to freeload?! Huh?]


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!¡±


    That bastard excitedly ripped the enemies off.


    ¡°Hurry up and go inside! Hurry!¡±


    They urgently rushed into the wedding venue. Julian quickly ran over to them.


    ¡°Why are you two so late?! The Captain almost went to look for you guys. You should have called us if you were in a sticky situation!¡±


    ¡°We''re sorry...we thought that we would be able to make it over quickly...!¡±


    ¡°Multiple incidents layered on top of each other...¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine since you are here now.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled and approached them. He was holding the beautiful dress made of the fairy''s winged cloth.


    ¡°Alright, you should go wear this now, shouldn¡¯t you? I''ll put it on you since we don''t have much time.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me? N, no, wait...!¡±


    Irene looked toward Seol-A for some reason and Seol-A smacked Irene¡¯s back.


    ¡°Why are you doing this now? I''m going to wear it if you don¡¯t want to!¡±


    ¡°......!¡±


    Irene looked embarrassed as she grabbed Ju-Heon''s hand. Seol-A turned around saying that they should head to their seats and Julian asked.


    ¡°Seol-A, are you really okay?¡±


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s fine.¡±


    ¡®It''s not like I won¡¯t be able to marry the Captain-nim.¡¯


    She was just angry that she would not be the first to marry Ju-Heon!


    ¡®Damn, what a pity! It was just by a few seconds!¡¯


    Both of them did activate the Treasure, but Irene had been just a bit quicker.


    That was why Irene was walking down the aisle first.


    A bet was a bet.


    Furthermore, she still failed every so often, so she might as well train with it a little more.


    ¡®You just wait, one year, two years...no, I''ll be married to him within a few months too.¡¯


    The wedding of the century was finally starting.


    ¡°Please be happy!¡±


    ¡°Irene, you¡¯re so beautiful!¡±


    ¡°You have a handsome new son-in-law! Congratulations Mr. Holten!¡±


    The two of their wedding was quite explosive.


    Of course, the most explosive of them all was when Ju-Heon got to kiss Irene after the exchanging of the rings.


    George looked ready to throw a dagger at Ju-Heon at that moment.


    ¡°Fuck, I''ll let you off since you are at least marrying Irene first!¡±


    As they were finally taking the pictures they couldn¡¯t take prior to the ceremony...


    ¡°Have you seen Ilya and Galina?¡±


    Ju-Heon was looking for the two of them.


    ¡°I was going to have the two of them get married before the dinner party. Did they even show up to the wedding?¡±


    An anxious Dan looked around.


    ¡°Yes sir, I definitely saw them there, but...¡±


    ¡°Ah, they¡¯re over there.¡±


    Jaeha, who was emptying a glass of wine, pointed to the back.


    ¡°But I don¡¯t think they can get married today even if you find them. Well, they may never be able to get married at all......¡±


    ¡°What? Why?¡±


    What was the reason behind it?


    They heard someone screaming not too far away as Jaeha was about to respond.


    ¡°Ilyaaaaaaaaa!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The team members became shocked and all rushed toward the noise. They found Galina and an unconscious Ilya on the ground.


    ¡°Ilyaaaaaaaaa! Wake up! Ilyaaaaaaaaa!¡±


    Galina was crying with an almost dead(?) Ilya in front of her.


    Ju-Heon urgently walked up to the two of them.


    ¡°What is it, what¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°T, that...!¡±


    Galina grabbed Ju-Heon and cried.


    ¡°Mr. Ju-Heeeeeeon! What should we do? Ilya can¡¯t touch me at all~¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    That was right.


    What was the point of this emotional reunion?!


    Who cared if they were able to meet again like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl on July seventh?!


    Galina was a Holy artifact after turning into Saint Mary¡¯s artifact. Ilya was a devil artifact user.


    He couldn''t touch her even though he wanted to do so because of the repulsion between the two types of artifacts!


    Of course, Ilya wouldn''t let that stop him.


    ¡°N, no. The Captain did all of this so that we can meet again. I can touch you... No, fuck, I''m going to touch you! ......Ahhh!¡±


    Ilya screamed and fainted while trying to touch Galina¡¯s boob. The pain that felt as if he was being burnt to a crisp by thunderbolts was beyond anything he could have ever imagined.


    An astonished Julian turned toward Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Hold on! You didn''t revive her as a person?!¡±


    "A, ah. That...¡±


    Ju-Heon was sweating bullets.


    All he did was restore the destroyed Saint Mary¡¯s artifact and revive Galina¡¯s personality.


    He just had to use the Akashic records to modify the part about how her conscience would be swallowed by the artifact as a risk.


    Anyway, the current Galina was an artifact.


    His original plan had been to use the Akashic records to turn her into a human, but...


    [Warning. This is at the level of harming humanity.]


    [It may end up changing the past and future of Earth.]


    After being unable to do that, he just used the Raven¡¯s Tears on her instead. The team members felt pity for Ilya.


    ¡°Does he have to break his contracts with his devil artifact?¡±


    ¡°No, he has so much negative karma that it¡¯ll be difficult to break the contract.¡±


    "Ah, our poor little chick...... This is like hopeful torture.¡±


    Ju-Heon let out a fake cough after hearing that.


    ¡®I didn''t expect it to be this bad.¡¯


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Our fat pig should be able to make something that will let you touch a holy artifact.¡±


    ¡®At least I think she can.¡¯


    ¡°Then I guess the two of them can¡¯t get married today. Should we cancel part two?¡±


    Chloe asked and Ju-Heon asked if there was a need to do so.


    ¡°In this case, why don''t we have the damn pushover and Nina get married? Don¡¯t you two need to quickly get married?¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Jaeha and Julian had extremely different, one full of joy, the other full of sorrow, expressions on their faces. Julian gasped and grabbed Ju-Heon by the collar.


    ¡°Hey, are you really going to be like this? You''re going to make them have a shotgun wedding like this?!¡±


    Ju-Heon laughed before responding.


    ¡°You¡¯re going to destroy all plans if we don''t do something like this.¡±


    ¡°Aaah! No! This wedding will not happen. Who gave them permission?!¡±


    ¡°Aww come on. You have no choice. Our niece is already waiting for us.¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaak!¡±


    Julian could only boil with anger without being able to do anything.


    However, at that moment...


    ¡°Who knows? Based on Jaeha and Nina¡¯s situation, they could probably take it slow and wait a few years...¡±


    ¡°What? But Nina...¡±


    ¡°No, Nina is not pregnant.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    The doctor bluntly blurted out the facts. The joy and sorrow was in reverse this time.


    ¡°Based on what Nina told us, it is questionable if they even did it...¡±


    Joy nodded her head as well. Then was the reason Nina angrily kicked Jaeha because she seduced him so much but couldn¡¯t put a hand on him?


    Julian shouted with Joy while Jaeha was shaking.


    ¡°Then what about that pregnancy test?!¡±


    The Supreme Leader of the artifacts smiled and feigned ignorance after receiving everybody''s gazes.


    ¡°Who knows? I''m getting old now so I might have made a mistake and thought I saw it in Nina¡¯s room.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    Jaeha was in disbelief while Julian was praying to God and cheering with joy.


    ¡°That dream of conception was just bullshit! Good, you guys break up right now! Break up!¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    ¡°It was just a damn dream that the two of you did it! Break up right now!¡±


    ¡°No! It wasn''t a dream!¡±


    Jaeha felt wronged.


    It had been Nina pushing him down, but he was sure of it.


    It was back when he found out the truth about Nina¡¯s feelings.


    It was after Nina, the girl who he thought was a stalker and a murderer, almost died protecting him.


    ¡®Hey Nina? I understand how you feel, but you''re injured. You got discharged from the hospital, but you can¡¯t move yet... ugh!¡±


    Nina had knocked him unconscious(?) as if telling him to shut up. Although he had some memories of that time, he thought it was a dream because he didn¡¯t think he would do it with someone who was still recovering, but...


    ¡°Now that I think about it, it wasn''t a dream!¡±


    They couldn''t ever do it again after that because the damn artifacts were drooling and being perverted voyeurs.


    [#$&#!]


    Human, we will help you as a reward for restoring us over and over! Hurry up and try!


    [#$&*!]


    Wait, not there! Deeper! Push it in deep! No, the angle is wrong!


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    Don¡¯t feel bad because yours is smaller than the Majesty¡¯s! What is important is the skills!


    ¡°Damn it #$#&!¡±


    ¡®This shitty artifacts! Fuck, it¡¯s not like I''m a king from the Joseon era who did it in front of his vassals!¡¯


    Anyway, there was someone else whose eyes were sparkling after hearing this news.


    ¡®What? Jaeha sunbae¡¯s girlfriend isn¡¯t pregnant?¡¯


    It was Jaeha¡¯s hoobae Yoon Min Hee, who was at the wedding as well.


    She had been stuck next to Jaeha during his copycat days until Ju-Heon appeared.


    She was also the same girl who was praying every single night for Nina and Jaeha to break up.


    ¡®Okay. That means that I still have a chance!¡¯


    She might end up being a perfect partner for Julian to break this relationship apart.


    However, at that moment...


    Dan mentioned something.


    ¡°Well then... That means that Nina is not pregnant but not that the pregnancy test was fake, doesn¡¯t it?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Everybody''s eyes opened wide.


    ¡®Now that he mentioned it...! Then whose pregnancy test was it?¡¯


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°Mmph!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    The team members quickly looked around. An extremely fragrant barbeque was being delivered into the reception area.


    And then...


    ¡°Mmph!¡±


    Everybody anxiously turned toward the sound of the noise.


    It was Irene!


    ¡®P, perhaps...?!¡¯


    Irene awkwardly smiled.


    ¡°Ah, umm... I couldn¡¯t say anything because it disappeared from my drawer, but that test is mine...¡±


    The team members gasped. Ju-Heon was sweating bullets again.


    ¡°Umm, Captain-nim......?¡±


    ¡°Ahem, sorry. I guess it was me.¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    ¡°N, no, t, this is good. The dream of conception seemed to be for a girl. I''ll happily receive this gift of a daughter.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    The team members grabbed the back of their necks. A daughter between Ju-Heon and Irene would be the beauty of the century no matter what, but.......


    ¡®Wait, that¡¯s not the issue right now.


    This guy, Mr. guaranteed to be number 1 daughter idiot, is going to get a daughter?¡¯


    ¡°Wa...hey! No! The dream of conception was wrong. It was just bullshit!¡±


    ¡°Irene, no. You can''t have a daughter in order for us to have world peace!¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Who knows? Are you sure it is just one daughter?¡±


    June made a suspicious comment.


    ¡°He said that there were lots of carps in the dream of conception.¡±


    ¡°......?!¡±


    As soon as he said that... Seol-A suddenly covered her mouth.


    ¡°Mmph!¡±


    ¡®!¡¯


    The team members¡¯ expressions changed. Even Ju-Heon seemed anxious.


    ¡°S, Seol-A?¡±


    Seol-A anxiously shook her head.


    ¡°N, no! There¡¯s no way...no, this is... mmph!¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    [Mmph!]


    [Mmmmph!]


    Artifacts with female appearances started showing the same reactions. Ju-Heon had a mental breakdown while Julian grabbed their Captain by the collar.


    ¡°Hey! What the hell have you been doing...?!¡±


    ¡°No, I didn''t do anything. Hey! June!¡±


    ¡°This is great. It looks like it¡¯ll be you up again for part 2, Captain-nim.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    June ran away while looking at the rope.


    The rope was trying so hard to imitate the morning sickness.


    Maybe it thought that it would be able to marry Ju-Heon if it did this.


    But June lightly smacked the rope and picked it up.


    ¡°Not you.¡±


    The rope whined and kept trying because it liked Ju-Heon so much. June smiled bitterly.


    ¡®I guess I have no choice.¡¯


    June took out the Cradle¡¯s core. The Cradle (Birth) had been destroyed by the apocalypse artifacts in the past.


    Although June only had the power to destroy things, this one was different.


    It was an amazing artifact that was capable of giving birth to artifacts with the Majesty. It was the Treasure that all past Majesties had desired.


    Even after Birth had its body destroyed, whether it was its instincts as the Cradle or attraction, it always roamed around the Majesty¡¯s side. It was like a ghost or an invisible person.


    For hundreds, no, thousands of years...


    It did that despite none of the Majesties realizing its existence.


    However...


    ¡®Has this child been abandoned?¡¯


    The Birth''s conscience that had been floating around coincidentally ended up inside a dead human''s body and the Majesty was finally able to notice it.


    But it had to be the former Majesty of all people, the one that June loathed and ran away from.


    ¡®Poor kid...it looks like you cannot talk.¡¯


    ¡®Your majesty.¡¯


    ¡®I will take this child to the palace and raise her myself.¡¯


    Birth ended up being raised as the former Majesty¡¯s daughter.


    The former Majesty only figured it out right before he died.


    He finally realized that this child of his was the Cradle(Birth) that he had desired for so long.


    ¡®Well, she couldn''t use the Cradle¡¯s power because I had the core.¡¯


    That had just been her conscience.


    And then...


    [#$&#*!]


    Why won¡¯t it work, why won''t it work?!


    June smiled while looking at the rope that was sulking because it couldn¡¯t have morning sickness. How could a rope that doesn¡¯t have a mouth have morning sickness?


    More importantly, did it even know the meaning of morning sickness?


    ¡®I have no choice.¡¯


    Honestly speaking, he did not want this child to get close to the Majesty.


    But June still secretly implanted Birth¡¯s core into the rope.


    ¡®I will give it back to you since it is your power.¡¯


    June tapped the rope and a small light seeped into its body.


    He prayed that although it died such a pitiful death after being executed by the artifacts in the past, it would be able to protect its master and be by his side until the end.


    ¡®But why a damn rope of all things?¡¯


    The rope tilted its head as if it had not noticed the power of the core.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s chaotic Dominance spread out at that moment.


    ¡°Cut the crap, you shitheads!¡±


    Kyaaaa!]


    [Kyaaaa!]


    The female artifacts screamed and were sent flying.


    [My king! Please stop! Your child inside of me...!]


    [Please don''t do this to this humble girl...ugh!]


    And then...


    ¡°Umm...... Representative-nim? They said that they are ready for part 2, but what...¡±


    Edward, who came with the staff, didn''t know what to do after seeing the human-shaped artifacts desperately faking morning sickness.


    The artifacts seemed to have perfectly(?) learned the human culture as they were saying things as if they were spewing fire.


    [Kyaaaaaaa! It''s coming! The baby is about to be born!]


    [My king! Your chiiiiiiiiild! Mmmmmph!]


    [Morning sickness, it''s morning sickness! Mmph! We must get married immediately!]


    [What are you talking about? It''s me, mmph! I will be the Majesty¡¯s partneeeeeeeer!]


    Well, it was hard to tell whether they were having morning sickness or just on drugs, but...


    ¡°Umm, which of them shall I escort to the bride''s prep room......¡±


    ¡°What the fuck do you mean escort?! Throw them all into a fire!¡±


    The veins were visible on Ju-Heon¡¯s neck.


    It was truly a peaceful wedding day, as peaceful as the beautiful sky above them.

 Chapter 410: Epilogue 1

    Chapter 410: Epilogue 1 Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°Fuck! He¡¯s a damn bastard like his dad! He stole artifacts from my workroom again!¡±


    Inside the large Penthouse Valhalla that was being used as Ju-Heon''s house...


    Jaeha¡¯s shouts were echoing out of the eastern section that was mainly used for business.


    This ironclad palace used to be a defensive fortress just for the Majesty, but Ju-Heon created a special area on the eastern section for talented workhorses...no, talented individuals Ju-Heon had selected.


    It usually wasn¡¯t too loud around here but that changed a few months ago.


    Jaeha, who had been placed as the administrator of this entire area was going crazy.


    It was because of the little young master who kept barging into his workroom at his will starting from a few months ago.


    ¡°I''m really dead if the Captain-nim finds out! Seo Ah-In! Get out here right now!¡±


    He just heard a laugh mocking his shouts.


    "What the hell? You were looted again? You retard.¡±


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    Jaeha frowned while looking at two people walking into his workroom.


    The two people were Ilya and Julian who were visiting Valhalla for the first time in a long while.


    ¡°Damn, your workroom is so fucking huge no matter how many times I see it. Is this about 200 pyeong? I''m so jealous, pushover. You really made it in life. Should I have accepted it when the Captain offered me this place?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯d just be stuck all day looking after the Captain''s artifacts all day while eating dumplings.¡±


    ¡°It''d be a blessing if it was just the artifacts.¡±


    Jaeha¡¯s face turned angry as Ilya sneered.


    It was because of Seo Ah-In.


    ¡°The Captain''s damn son broke in again?¡±


    Jaeha started pulling at his hair in rage.


    ¡°Fuck, it really is like father like son!¡±


    That was right.


    Seo Ah-In.


    This boy was Ju-Heon''s son who was born four years ago. He was a cute baby who just slept all the time but his appearance and action turned extremely mischievous ever since he could start walking.


    ¡°Shit, he ran off with the SS-Grade artifact I restored this morning! That one is dangerous! He could really die if he mishandles it!¡±


    ¡°Yes, someone could die. But that someone will be you in the Captain''s hands.¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Julian clicked his tongue.


    Seo Ju-Heon version 2.0 who looked just like Ju-Heon followed Jaeha very well.


    Well, followed is probably the wrong word...


    ¡®He must have realized who was the easiest to mess with at first glance.¡¯


    Ju-Heon believed in survival of the fittest. He was a scary father who said that he needed to raise his child to be strong whether they were a boy or a girl and threw a one year old to face a SS-Grade apocalypse artifact.


    He was loved very much as well but how could a child not be scared after that?


    He used to be a good kid who was always by Irene¡¯s side but when had the trouble started... [1]


    Ah-In started to get curious about artifacts once he turned four years old.


    ¡®The problem is that he is only interested in the dangerous artifacts.¡¯


    Maybe it was his natural instincts leading him to be interested in strong artifacts.


    Furthermore, he was more interested in destroying artifacts than using them.


    ¡°He¡¯s a damn troublemaker like his stupid dad!¡±


    It¡¯s not like Seo Ju-Heon had any trashy artifacts on him.


    The Majesty''s personal restorer''s workroom turned into Ah-In¡¯s playground while the restorer was always angry.


    ¡°The Captain-nim put some defensive devices but I''m dead if he finds out it was stolen!¡±


    ¡°Man, you live being suppressed by the Captain''s children as well. You poor bastard.¡±


    "What?! It¡¯s fine because the kids are cute! You''re the poor bastard since you have a girlfriend but can''t even hold hands with her! You damn eunuch!¡±


    Ilya frowned.


    ¡®Look at this bastard stabbing someone where it hurts......!¡¯


    ¡°You bastard! I know that you''ve gone nowhere with Nina either since you''re busy being the nanny for the Captain¡¯s kids!¡±


    ¡°What?! I''m much farther ahead than you guys who haven''t even been able to kiss for four years! Can you even say that you¡¯re really dating?!¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Ilya almost plopped down on the ground after that sentence hit him like a strike to the head.


    It wasn¡¯t common for him to lose a battle of words with Jaeha, but what could he do?


    He was able to reunite with his former lover thanks to Ju-Heon but their relationship had been unable to progress.


    He just had happy days of hopeful torture that cruelly continued day after day.


    It was because Galina, who was reborn through a holy artifact, was rejecting the devil artifact inside Ilya.


    ¡°Fuck, if it wasn''t a holy artifact...!¡±


    ¡°Haha, I heard that you guys moved to a bigger house not too long ago. Did you move to a bigger place so you can sleep in different rooms?¡±


    Ilya wanted to cry.


    It was because Galina really did ask about using separate rooms.


    She said it because Ilya seemed to turn into a perverted masochist after dealing with the pain for so long that he wanted to stick to her despite suffering serious burns.


    Julian patted Ilya on the back.


    ¡°At least you can touch her for about five seconds now.¡±


    ¡°Shut up! Even I can¡¯t send her to bliss in five seconds!¡±


    Juilan just ignored that part.


    ¡°Anyway, that¡¯s not important right now. The Captain will return from another dimension soon.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Everyone''s faces lit up.


    "The Majesty is coming back?¡±


    It was surprising because Ju-Heon was extremely busy.


    Ju-Heon was the King of the Artifacts as well as the great and mighty recorder who was necessary for the birth and destruction of artifacts.


    He had always been busy dealing with artifacts but he had recently become much busier.


    It was because they had discovered a suspicious hole.


    It was a gate created by an artifact. The Majesty and his rope had gone in and out of the gate because he was worried that the gate would threaten their world.


    ¡®But it looks like he''s still in the scouting phase.¡¯


    Nobody knew whether that hole was connected to the past, the present, a completely different world, or an area of nothingness.


    What they knew was that Ju-Heon returned with all sorts of extraordinary things whenever he came back from there.


    ¡°Has it been about a month since we¡¯ve seen the Captain? But it looks like he''s coming back pretty quickly this time. Why is that?¡±


    ¡°Why else? It¡¯s because of sister-in-law!¡±


    Ilya nodded his head.


    ¡°Irene''s due date is coming up, isn¡¯t it? I can''t believe this is already the Captain''s third kid.¡±


    That was right. Ju-Heon, who was now in his mid-thirties, already had two kids.


    ¡®The shocking thing is that he had all these dreams of having daughters but they both ended up being sons.¡¯


    Anyway, this child would be his third.


    Jaeha snickered while looking at Julian.


    ¡°Man, Kongming... Look at you being worried about him again after arguing with him and telling him to go die in the gate. I will take care of our Captain-nim even if you don¡¯t pay any att...¡±


    ¡°No. It¡¯s none of my business whether that damn Majesty returns or dies.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°The important thing is the gender of the baby Irene is carrying.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ilya and Jaeha frowned at the same time. It was because they recalled Ju-Heon''s extremely odd deeds.


    ¡°Now that I think about it, the Captain raided a shamanic exorcism artifact this time, right?¡±


    ¡°He bought peaches that cost 10 million won per fruit by the farmful, he gifted a school of flopping golden carps... he even did a bunch of superstitious prenatal things for the baby.¡±


    It wasn¡¯t that Ju-Heon didn''t like that his children were boys, but still... He really seemed to want a daughter.


    They recognized it when Ju-Heon found a Samshin Halmoni artifact and just blurted a bunch of girl names to her. [2]


    "So shouldn¡¯t it be a daughter this time? It better be after everything he did. What did the doctor say?¡±


    ¡°Similar to how it had been for the other kids, the baby¡¯s innate power is too strong to use regular machines.¡±


    They were all the Majesty''s children after all.


    Modern medical devices were destroyed by a mysterious power while artifacts ran away in fear.


    Ilya gasped as he thought about what had happened in the past.


    ¡°I guess we need to wait for the baby to pop out to find out.¡±


    ¡°Man, I really want a niece.¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Dream on. It''ll be a son this time too.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Julian snickered.


    ¡°It¡¯ll be another General this time.¡±


    Both Ilya and Jaeha frowned after seeing Julian¡¯s oddly certain smile.


    ¡®Did this son of a bitch...¡¯


    ¡°Hey... you didn¡¯t...¡±


    Ilya and Jaeha gasped while looking at Julian.


    Their reactions were to be expected.


    Julian had been saying since four years ago that the world would be finished if Ju-Heon became a daughter idiot. [3]


    Julian had even said that he would even go find a male heir providing artifact born from countries that are extremely strict with the number of children and seriously do not want daughters to get rid of the seed of misfortune!


    ¡°You¡¯re the reason for his two sons?!¡±


    ¡°The first son was your doing?! The second one too?!¡±


    Julian sighed as he answered.


    ¡°It was extremely difficult messing with it without the great and mighty Seo Ju-Heon finding out about it.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    ¡°Man, you¡¯re going to receive some Divine Retribution!¡±


    But they understood why Julian had done it.


    ¡°I definitely see the entire male population disappearing off the face of the Earth if the Majesty¡¯s daughter ever got a boyfriend...¡±


    ¡°More importantly, the Captain-nim looked really scary staring at the pictures of what his daughter is expected to look like.¡±


    That wasn''t all.


    Once he found out that Irene and Seol-A were pregnant, he had gone crazy. He would call the busy Kongming 24/7 to make presentations related to daughters, order him to make some new laws related to daughters, and even make him investigate potential future friends even before the children were born.


    Julian remembered how Ju-Heon had worked him like a dog for all sorts of weird things.


    But that was just the beginning. Julian truly believed that Ju-Heon having a daughter would be a disaster for him.


    But the others were concerned about him.


    ¡°Man, but still... You¡¯re dead if he ever finds out!¡±


    Dying would be the easy way out. Ju-Heon would probably do much worse things.


    At that moment...


    Ding.


    [No, he should be fine.]


    ¡°!¡±


    Nina had sent the message.


    It seemed that she was stalking Jaeha and eavesdropping on the conversation as usual while hiding.


    [The Majesty reversed the stupid things my idiotic brother did last time and the time before that as well.]


    Basically, Julian¡¯s plan had failed.


    For example, when Julian used a boy producing artifact, Ju-Heon kicked it away as if he found it disgusting.


    Other times, he would use the Akashic records to change it into a girl producing artifact.


    The problem was that they were not very effective.


    ¡®So she is saying that it was just a coincidence that he had two sons.¡¯


    The Majesty¡¯s right hand man didn''t seem to know that as he smiled wickedly.


    ¡°Anyway, we don¡¯t need to worry about it this time either. I prepared thoroughly so it will definitely be a son. No, it better be a son.¡±


    "Ah, our poor Kongming......¡±


    How much stress must he have received from his liege that the pure hearted person changed so much?


    He probably only used blessing artifacts and not curse artifacts based on his personality, but still...he had fallen quite far.


    ¡°Hey. Should we hope he has a son again then?¡±


    ¡°Well...... there¡¯s nothing wrong with that, right? The Captain will love all of his children anyway. We should be relieved that he has only had sons until now.¡±


    ¡°But the Captain might really cry if he ended up with three sons in a row...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    Clunk!


    ¡°Jaeha oppa, are you here?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s sister suddenly burst into the workroom.


    Joy, who had become even prettier, greeted the other two before urgently holding up her phone.


    ¡°I got a call from the hospital!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°My sister-in-law... it sounds like Irene went into labor!¡±


    Their eyes opened wide.


    ¡°She already went into labor? Her due date is still far away, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    Ju-Heon and Irene¡¯s families were gathering at the hospital.


    The one who called them from the hospital was Seol-A, who had come to the hospital with Irene.


    Based on what she told them, they had come for a regular check-up when her water suddenly broke.


    George, who just got here, looked around.


    "Where¡¯s Ju-Heon? Has he still not come out of that suspicious tomb?¡±


    Ju-Heon did not plan on leaving his wife and children like this.


    He especially did not plan on it with Irene¡¯s due date getting so close.


    However, the gate that appeared was so dangerous that it almost swallowed a city.


    Irene had sent Ju-Heon to take care of it, saying that she would be fine and that he should take care of it before something really bad happened.


    Julian calmly responded to the concerned George.


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry about that guy. He¡¯ll be here soon.¡±


    It will take him a bit but it should be okay.


    Julian, who had sent a message artifact to tell Ju-Heon to hurry, turned his head.


    Bang!


    ¡°!¡±


    They heard something break as well as some screams.


    Julian''s eyebrow flinched after seeing the spear that blasted through the wall and landed right on top of his head.


    The team members could easily tell who had arrived based on this familiar sight.


    Only one person traveled like this.


    ¡°How''s Irene?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Black smoke gathered together until a familiar face appeared.


    ¡°Majesty!¡±


    ¡°Captain-nim!¡±


    Gungnir was whining and sounded as if it might be throwing up after rushing faster than it usually moved to bring Ju-Heon here.


    Ju-Heon didn''t care and just cast Gungnir aside to look for Irene.


    Oh, he did say that he would fix this broken wall of the hospital later.


    It was at that moment.


    Click!


    ¡°Is her guardian here?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Chloe, doctors, and nurses came out from the delivery room.


    ¡°Chloe!¡±


    ¡°How''s Irene? What about the baby?¡±


    ¡°It could have been dangerous but it ended up fine. Both the mother and child look healthy.¡±


    They all look relieved after listening to Chloe who had observed the delivery.


    ¡°That¡¯s a relief!¡±


    A relieved Ju-Heon tried to head toward Irene and the baby.


    However...


    ¡°Hold on!¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Someone asked a very important question.


    ¡°I, is it a boy? Or is it a girl?¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Ju-Heon turned toward the main doctor as well.


    1. Now that it revealed Irene as the mother, I can say this. Irene in Korean starts with the character for ¡®ah¡¯ (Ah Ee Rin) so Ah-In uses the same character for ¡®Ah¡¯ but the English equivalent (Ian) doesn''t fit the Korean style or the pronunciation, so Ah-In it is.


    2. the triple goddess of childbirth and fate in Korean mythology


    3. Ddal babo or daughter idiot is a Korean slang term for men who pretty much go crazy and will do anything for their daughters. Most men end up as ddal babos and it is believed I too will become one when princess rifle is born.

 Chapter 411: Epilogue 2

    Chapter 411: Epilogue 2 Translator: miraclerifle


    Some of the team members looked nervous.


    Most of them didn¡¯t care whether it was a son or daughter, but Ilya and Jaeha, the two who had heard about Julian''s sabotage, looked extremely serious.


    ¡®No way it is another son, right? Is it really another son?¡¯


    Even if that artifact had not been that strong because it was based on a superstition, even if Ju-Heon had changed that artifact so it wouldn¡¯t do what it was supposed to do, and even if it had all been coincidences until now...


    It still had been son after son until now. It was as if the gods had listened to Julian¡¯s curse(?).


    That was why they were anxious.


    ¡®I''m sure the Captain-nim will love his youngest kid even if it is another son, but...!¡¯


    Ju-Heon wouldn''t show it, but based on what he had been doing for the past 10 months......


    Julian was the only one smiling with satisfaction.


    ¡®It¡¯s a son.¡¯


    He wasn¡¯t just trying to curse Ju-Heon. This was for world peace(?) but also for Ju-Heon.


    And at this moment...


    Everybody''s gaze focused on Jaeha¡¯s question about whether it was a boy or girl.


    Ju-Heon looked toward the doctor as well.


    The doctor had a slightly awkward expression on his face.


    ¡°Oh my goodness.¡±


    Jaeha frowned, thinking it was a third son after hearing the doctor''s response while Julian was getting prepared to console Ju-Heon.


    "Ah, see, it really is another son...¡±


    ¡°You have an extremely beautiful little princess.¡±


    Some looked full of joy while others looked full of sorrow as the doctor smiled brightly after having successfully set the mood for the reveal.


    ¡°This makes no sense.¡±


    Julian was questioning his eyes after looking at what was in front of him.


    He checked and checked again and Ju-Heon''s youngest child was indeed a daughter. The child in the newborn baby room was definitely a healthy little girl.


    Julian despaired(?) while the others were all happy.


    ¡°I really wanted a niece! My goodness, to think that I would really get to have a niece...!¡±


    ¡°I feel like she looks like the damn Captain bastard, but it''s fine. It¡¯s a girl, it''s a girl!¡±


    ¡°Kyaa, I''m going to have so much fun dressing her up!¡±


    ¡°I''m going to enjoy being a babysitter now!¡±


    Joy and Jaeha were holding hands while jumping up and down with excitement.


    That wasn¡¯t all.


    ¡°Baby, baby!¡±


    Ju-Heon''s second son, Seo Seol-In, who was only two years old, seemed amazed as he kept reaching his little hand out while being held by Seol-A. ¡°Mwaster Yoo, don¡¯t get too cwose. She¡¯ll get dwirty.¡±


    His eldest son, Seo Ah-In, scolded the drooling Jaeha.


    Ju-Heon could not hide his smile while looking at his daughter through the glass.


    The newborn couldn''t even open her eyes yet, but she was very small and cute.


    He had been awkwardly standing there because he was not used to having a daughter, but she must have noticed as she smiled brightly for her daddy.


    ¡°Hey Ju-Heon, even your gums are visible.¡±


    Ju-Heon shrugged at his twin sister''s teasing before looking toward Julian.


    Julian looked like a statue.


    "What''s wrong? Are you upset I had a daughter?¡±


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    ¡°Of course not. Congratulations. I am very happy too.¡±


    He really was happy. The large quantity of flowers Julian had ordered since the baby was born was proof that was the case.


    However...


    ¡°You haven''t forgotten that there is still one issue left now that you had a daughter instead of a son, right?¡±


    ¡°Of course not.¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled.


    Both four years ago and two years ago...


    His children had been born safely because they were both boys.


    It was because of the dictatorships trying to do something to Ju-Heon.


    They had plotted, in a location that was in Ju-Heon¡¯s blindspot, to abduct his children.


    They knew that it was impossible to negotiate with Ju-Heon. If they couldn''t negotiate with him, they might as well aim for his kids.


    They believed that Ju-Heon''s children would have artifact tamer talents similar to the Majesty¡¯s.


    The artifact they used was an artifact related to Sleeping Beauty.


    They were going to put his daughter to sleep, and then use the artifact of the prince who could awaken the princess to take her as their bride.


    No matter what Ju-Heon did, they believed they would definitely be able to take her as their bride with this plan.


    They used that artifact four years ago, as rumors about Ju-Heon''s first child being a daughter was spread around.


    But in the end, he had a son.


    The curse naturally skipped him while the culprits gasped in fear.


    What the world did not know was that many countries had disappeared from the map before they could even run away.


    Julian didn¡¯t know how Ju-Heon took care of those bastards, but it must have been terrible since both artifacts and people around the world never thought about messing with Ju-Heon ever again.


    ¡®Well, he seems to have taken care of that curse at that time, but...¡¯


    They still didn''t know for sure.


    Although the artifact was destroyed at that time, the curse should be active until he has a daughter.


    He could modify it with the Akashic records, but it still had its limits.


    ¡®That was why I hoped the third child would be a son too.¡¯


    Of course, nobody knew whether that was the real reason he was working so hard for Ju-Heon to have a son...


    ¡°Don''t worry about it. I changed the contents of the curse four years ago.¡±


    Julian had an ominous feeling after seeing Ju-Heon''s wicked smile.


    ¡®W, what the hell did this bastard change it to?


    He does seem to have changed it since the baby has not fallen asleep.¡¯


    One of the side effects of that artifact was becoming an extremely ugly woman.


    It would turn the girl into an ugly monster that nobody would want to kiss.


    But this baby, despite being a newborn, had such sharp facial features that Julian could tell that she would be a beautiful girl.


    ¡®Well, even his eldest son is like that.¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eldest son resembled his extremely beautiful mother and handsome father that it was almost a disappointment that he was a boy. That was why, with this girl...


    Even Julian couldn''t help but think that she would be the most beautiful girl in the world.


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s fine. That¡¯s not the important thing right now.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Julian pointed outside after seeing the confusion on Ju-Heon¡¯s face.


    Dan was rushing over to them.


    ¡°This is bad. The reporters somehow already caught wind of it.¡±


    Julian sighed and started to walk out in order to deal with them.


    ¡°Irene¡¯s rest is the most important right. I will go and make them leave...¡±


    It was at that moment.


    ¡°No. I already came up with a name so at least give that to them before you send them off.¡±


    ¡°A name?¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled with confidence.


    ¡°Okay. I thought long and hard to come up with my daughter¡¯s name.¡±


    But Julian couldn''t help but swear after receiving a piece of paper from Ju-Heon.


    -Thereisachildwhoismoresereneandclearerthantheseathisbeautifuljewelthatwasbornwithloveunderneaththeskyishere(shortened)eventhegoddessescannotcomparetoherradiatingbeautyandhermindissocleverthat(shortened)allmenoftheworldexceptyourfatheraresammersonlygreetyourparentsproperlywhiletheotherpeoplearemeanttobescammed(shortened)ahhmyoneandonlyjewelintheworld(shortened)ohdaughterofSeoJu-HeonandIrene(omitted)


    Everybody looked at Ju-Heon in disbelief.


    ¡°You''re not really planning on using this as your daughter¡¯s name, are you?¡±


    Ju-Heon frowned after seeing their gazes.


    ¡°Why not? What''s wrong with it?¡±


    ¡®Does this bastard really not know what is wrong?¡¯


    Julian chucked the paper to the ground.


    ¡°Who the hell would not be embarrassed to have such a name?! You damn bastard!¡±


    Ju-Heon groaned back.


    ¡°Why would she be embarrassed? It would be the most eye catching as nobody else would have her name in this world. You retard.¡±


    ¡®Is he being serious?¡¯


    ¡°Do you even know how many letters are in here?! 1,000 letters! It is 1,000 letters! You motherfucking Majesty!¡±


    ¡°Hey dumbass... She can¡¯t be the target of curses if her name is too hard to memorize. Are you really supposed to be my chief advisor while being so stupid?¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    Julian got a headache at Ju-Heon¡¯s oddly convincing argument.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to make her nationality Korean? Don¡¯t you know that there is a character limit to a person¡¯s name in Korea?!¡±


    Ju-Heon blankly stared at Julian as if he wondered why Julian thought that that was a problem.


    ¡°So what? You just need to rip that law up and make a new one.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    ¡°You can''t even do that?¡±


    Julian felt so aggravated.


    ¡°Of course not! Even you can¡¯t...!¡±


    Julian then shut up.


    He felt that this son of a bitch would really change the law.


    Ju-Heon had the power to do that.


    The scarier thing was that he didn''t know whether Ju-Heon was joking or being serious right now.


    He would sometimes tell the truth in a joking manner and he had a poker face that was impossible to break.


    Joy chimed in at that moment.


    ¡°Hey Ju-Heon. It¡¯s too hard for anybody to memorize.¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. It is fine as long as her parents can memorize it.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not true. If she gets married in the future, her husband...¡±


    Ju-Heon snorted in response.


    ¡°Will die if he gets even one letter wrong.¡±


    Everybody realized it after seeing his gaze.


    ¡®That¡¯s why he came up with such a stupid name.¡¯


    Irene had no choice but to step in.


    ¡°Honey, I think that this would be best.¡±


    Irene was talking about the last thing written on the piece of paper.


    What was it?


    ¡®Seo Ah-Rin.¡¯


    Both his first son, Seo Ah-In, and second, Seo Seol-In, had the first character match their mothers, so this name would match as well.


    Julian shook his head after Irene brought it up.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been telling this bastard that what you said just now would be best, but he won''t budge...¡±


    ¡°Honey. I think Ah-Rin would be good.¡±


    ¡°Then Seo Ah-Rin it is.¡±


    Julian wondered why he wasted the last few hours trying to convince this guy when he would agree so easily.


    Julian started boiling inside but decided to drop the issue.


    He felt a bit sorry for praying for Ju-Heon to have a son multiple times despite knowing that Ju-Heon really wanted a daughter.


    "Okay. You''ll be giving her a present like you did with Ah-In and Seol-In, right? What will it be this time...¡±


    ¡°Nothing much.¡±


    Ju-Heon made a motion with his hand.


    What appeared was an extremely scary SSS-Grade apocalypse artifact!


    ¡°?!¡±


    Julian and the others all gasped.


    ¡°D, Doomsday?!¡±


    The artifact that was giving off a chaotic aura created a gap in the dimension and appeared, arm first, after Ju-Heon summoned it.


    It resembled an octopus.


    Ju-Heon''s daughter seemed amused to see this artifact that could destroy the world as she started to laugh, while Julian turned completely pale.


    ¡°I really like this one but based on what I saw with my sons, I think she should be able to handle something like this?¡±


    ¡°W, what did you say?¡±


    ¡°Ah. Whatever. Kongming, it¡¯s all your fault if things go wrong. But it''s all thanks to me if things go well.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    Julian was sure of it.


    Ju-Heon was getting revenge for his plotting for Ju-Heon to have another son.


    But Ju-Heon¡¯s sons, who had no idea about any of that, were extremely excited to see the artifact.


    ¡°As expected of fwather!¡±


    ¡°Sqwuid! Sqwuid!¡±


    These sons of his were getting higher and higher standards for artifacts by the day.


    [Is this our new young liege?]


    [Yes. I believe so.]


    Not long after that...


    The artifacts finally met Ju-Heon¡¯s daughter after she came home from the hospital.


    The Divine-Grade artifacts of the different cultures were anxious as they met Ju-Heon''s daughter.


    It was because they already had two young masters.


    These artifacts had been in charge of Valhalla''s security and stayed here while waiting for Ju-Heon to summon them, but their job responsibilities had changed once Ju-Heon¡¯s sons had been born.


    [W, what kind of esteemed individual are we serving now?]


    [W, who knows?]


    Anubis, Set, and Osiris. The three of them, plus the artifacts from the Greek culture and the newly moved-in Celtic culture, were shaking in fear.


    They had already experienced quite a bit of their two young masters¡¯ powers.


    They still could not forget what happened the first time they met the other two children.


    The first time, they looked down on the baby, thinking the baby was nothing much, but...


    ¡®We almost lost our lives.¡¯


    ¡®His natural instincts were to destroy Divine-Grade artifacts.¡¯


    ¡®As expected of our liege¡¯s sons.¡¯


    The first born matured(?) and stopped after doing it a few times, but the now two-years-old second son, who was full of curiosity right now, had a sparkle in his eyes and tried to destroy any artifact he saw.


    ¡®Swhiny! Swhiny!¡¯


    He had a bright smile on his face as he chased after them.


    It was pretty much a death sentence for any artifact he laid his eyes on, as he would run over and destroy them without holding back.


    Of course, their first young master was still scary as well.


    ¡®Artwifact. Why do you hwave something weird dangling on you?¡¯


    ¡®Aaah! No! No! That¡¯s my family jewels!¡¯


    That damn first son enjoyed modifying artifacts to his taste.


    He seemed to have received Ju-Heon''s Dexterity.


    He recently started using the damn restorer¡¯s workroom as his playground and they lived in fear that their liege would kill them if anything ever happened to him in there.


    One bastard was always destroying them while the other was modifying them, so they were going crazy.


    But now they had a new young mistress now?


    [At least it is a young mistress this time.]


    The newborn seemed happy even around these chaotic SS-Grade artifacts as she was laughing.


    She was extremely beautiful.


    They could see the signs of a future beauty despite her being a newborn.


    The artifacts were a bit relieved.


    [It looks like the young mistress seems to take after her mother more.]


    As the artifacts sighed in relief and were about to greet the baby...


    [?!]


    The artifacts questioned their eyes.

 Chapter 412: Epilogue 3

    Chapter 412: Epilogue 3 Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡®Ah I''m fucked. I think I''m really fucked this time.¡¯


    Jaeha turned pale after looking at something in front of him.


    He was standing inside the large safe hidden inside his workroom.


    There was golden light shining down from the ceiling of the safe while the desolate walls looked as if pictures had once hung on them.


    This large safe resembled a small art gallery, but that was not important right now.


    "Damn it......!¡±


    The artifacts that had filled this safe were all gone.


    All 200 or so artifacts were gone!


    There had been some extremely dangerous artifacts in here as well, even if they were not as ferocious as the SSS-Grade apocalypse artifacts.


    For example, there were many punks that would control humans and cause incidents, like the Gold axe Silver axe.


    Jaeha couldn''t help but have the veins in his neck sticking out.


    ¡°Fuck, get the hell out here right now! Seo Ah-In! Seo Seol-In!¡±


    He saw some small little heads poking out by the door.


    There was the eldest son, Seo Ah-In (5).


    Then there was the second son, Seo Seol-In (3).


    The culprits(?) who nonchalantly showed up after being called, made Jaeha¡¯s eyebrows twitch.


    ¡°Hey, you little masters, hurry up and tell me. Where the hell are the artifacts that were in here?!¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s sons were extremely shameless after poking their heads out to respond to Jaeha.


    ¡°Mwaster Yoo, why are you looking at us like that when you didn''t do your job properly and lost them? A pwerson can¡¯t be like that.¡±


    ¡°Can''t be. Can¡¯t be.¡±


    ¡®Why I oughta...¡¯


    ¡°Is your mouth saying such shameless things because it takes after your father, young master? Hmm? Hmm?¡±


    ¡°Ow, ow, it hwurts!¡±


    ¡°It hwurts!¡±


    Jaeha was pulling at the cheeks of the shameless boys who did not even run away.


    ¡°Please tell me. Did you break all of them again?! You broke them all and then hid the remains?!¡±


    ¡°I told you that we dwidn''t dwo it!¡±


    ¡°We dwidn¡¯t! We dwidn¡¯t!¡±


    ¡°Ah, is that so, young masters? Then I wonder what that awkwardly standing vacuum over there is?¡±


    Jaeha pointed at the wireless vacuum that had not been in his workroom before.


    This was not an ordinary vacuum.


    It was pretending to be a vacuum, but this bastard was a camouflaged artifact.


    Julian''s artifact had instantly been turned into a vacuum. This was the Golden Horned King and Silver Horned King¡¯s Purple Gold Red Gourd.


    ¡°Young masters, did you really think that you could trick me?! You used that to clean up the destroyed artifacts, didn¡¯t you?!¡±


    The two siblings clicked their tongues.


    Although this guy seemed like a pushover, he was their father¡¯s personal restorer for a reason.


    The camouflage was so good that it could probably even fool his father and mother, but it couldn''t fool the Monarch of Fraud. He was experienced in creating fakes after all.


    This was especially true for Ah-In, since his Fit was high and Jaeha, whose aptitude was similar to Ah-In, was personally teaching him everything he knew.


    Of course, these siblings would not confess so easily.


    ¡°Mwaster Yoo, it was the artifacts that caused this accident. It wasn¡¯t us.¡±


    ¡°It wadn¡¯t us! It wadn¡¯t!¡±


    Jaeha scoffed as if he found them to be ridiculous.


    ¡°Ah, is that so, young masters? Then it should be fine for me to tell your father about this?¡±


    The two of their faces instantly stiffened up.


    The genius eldest son who could shamelessly keep up his poker face around adults and mess with them despite being five years old, couldn''t help it. The always bright second son who went around causing all sorts of ruckus couldn¡¯t help it either.


    The second son, Seol-In, started shaking as soon as Ju-Heon''s name was mentioned.


    Telling their father about this?


    Even these boys who had only been alive for five or three years felt the fear of death as they knew how terrible that would be.


    The eldest son didn''t have any changes to his expression, but his face was completely pale, while the usually smiling second son suddenly started tearing up.


    For this three years old boy, Ju-Heon''s existence was the scariest and most fearsome one in the entire world.


    In fact, Seol-In always started shaking and tearing up whenever his father¡¯s name was mentioned.


    Jaeha, who knew this was the case, mischievously snickered.


    ¡°It is a veeeeeeery big deal if the artifacts acted out like this. Ah~ I do need to tell your father so that he can investigate properly.¡±


    Using Ju-Heon against them was extremely effective.


    ¡°I, I''m swowwwwwyy! Jaeung-a! [1] Please don''t tell my fwather!¡±


    He was crying and had snot running down his nose as he grabbed Jaeha¡¯s leg with his small hands.


    The eldest son, Ah-In, quickly grabbed onto Jaeha¡¯s other leg.


    ¡°P, please don¡¯t tell my father.¡±


    Jaeha smiled at the children¡¯s desperate plea.


    ¡°Then tell me the truth. It was you guys, wasn¡¯t it? Hmm?¡±


    The second son cried some more and nodded his head while seeing the restorer¡¯s face turn serious while the eldest son slowly avoided Jaeha¡¯s gaze.


    "T, the truth is, we came in here and were just looking around before Seol-In ended up destroying all of the artifacts...¡±


    That was why Ah-In had quickly created the artifact vacuum(?) to get rid of the evidence.


    The siblings seemed to be scared of Ju-Heon as they knelt down on the ground.


    ¡°I''m swowwwy! I''m swowwwy! Pwease dwon''t tell my fwather! Jaeung-a!¡±


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    The two siblings quickly ran away after the Phoenix reacted to its master''s wrath and released its flames.


    "Fuck, who cares if that damn Captain made something like this?!¡±


    He was looking at the wide open safe door.


    Who cared if Ju-Heon worked hard to make something like this?


    His damn children were so talented that even this SS-Grade door was useless!


    "Damn it, this useless door! That damn useless Majesty!¡±


    He subconsciously destroyed the safe door that Ju-Heon had made.


    It was his way of releasing his anger.


    Why the hell did he need a door that can¡¯t even do its job?


    He couldn''t destroy artifacts like Ju-Heon could because his Affinity and Fit were high, but he could easily destroy a door like this if he made the SSS-Grade artifact he was restoring self-destruct!


    Bababang!


    ¡°Hahaha! Do you enjoy destroying things that much?! Hahaha, it is fucking fun though! Damn it!¡±


    This might be why the Captain and his damn children all enjoyed destroying artifacts so much.


    ¡°Haha! I don''t care anymore! Destroy them, just destroy them all!¡±


    Jaeha even turned the scraps of artifacts that the siblings had swept up and turned them into dust.


    Jaeha laughed out loud after seeing the completely destroyed artifact.


    ¡°Haaaaaa! That felt so fucking good. Now then...¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Hey. What the hell are you doing?¡±


    He heard the angry voice of the master of these artifacts.


    ¡®Ah I''m fucked. I think I''m really fucked this time.¡¯


    Jaeha was currently sweating bullets.


    It was because there was a contract for another workroom and a check for tens of billions of dollars.


    Ju-Heon handed these to him and said the following.


    ¡®Thanks for all of your work until now.¡¯


    Others would be happy with these things and have grabbed them right away, but...


    ¡°He¡¯s saying I''m fired, right? This is probably my severance package?¡±


    He was completely out of it.


    The other team members who were all here as well, patted his back after seeing Jaeha¡¯s frozen state.


    ¡°You worked hard until now. Don''t forget us even though you are leaving for another job.¡±


    ¡°Yeah. It looks like they''re already clearing the stuff in your workroom on the East side.¡±


    ¡°We will pray that your new workplace is a good one.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s be honest. It¡¯s normal for a restorer to be fired when they were destroying instead of restoring things...¡±


    ¡°But it is a bit disappointing. I didn''t think you would be fired so quickly.¡±


    ¡°Aaah!¡±


    Yoo Jaeha started to cry.


    ¡®Am I really fired?!¡¯


    Seol-A and Irene became anxious after seeing Jaeha like this.


    ¡°Jaeha! It¡¯s a misunderstanding!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. It¡¯s not like that. Our husband looked for a different place for you because you are suffering due to our children...¡±


    ¡°Ahhh, I really am fired then! There¡¯s no way that son of a bitch of a Captain would be that nice!¡±


    ¡°.......¡±


    Well, Ju-Heon¡¯s two sons were feeling the same way and currently pleading with their father.


    ¡®Father! It was our fault! Please don¡¯t fire my mwaster!¡¯


    ¡®Fwather! Please don¡¯t fire Jaeung-a! Pwease!¡¯


    As for Ju-Heon, he was confused.


    His second son, who always ran away crying whenever he saw him, was also here pleading?


    He had just rushed over because he thought something had happened after he heard an explosion.


    What he saw was his damn restorer destroying a perfectly fine safe door.


    ¡®Did he get stressed out that much?¡¯


    This was a guy who liked artifacts and hated destroying artifacts.


    Even the mighty Ju-Heon seemed to have been shocked(?) after seeing that.


    He was angry about the safe door being destroyed, but what could he do?


    It was probably because of his sons.


    Ju-Heon felt extremely thankful and sorry to Jaeha, who had, unintentionally, become a babysitter.


    That was why he gave this new workroom so that he could work without disturbance and the check was for him to go travel the world to cool off.


    After that, he would need to restore the pile of destroyed artifacts that was as high as Mount Everest.


    Of course, the restorer who had no idea about any of this, was drinking his sorrows away.


    ¡°Damn it, the Captain-nim just had to have kids who are just like him!¡±


    Of course, all three of them did not have the same personality.


    The first born, Seo Ah-In.


    The boy who had the look of a mixed race baby because he was Irene¡¯s son, was extremely reliable unlike most children and did not smile much.


    His Dominance and artifact destroying abilities were amazing as expected of Ju-Heon''s son, but Ah-In was actually most interested in Artifact Engineering.


    He probably got the Majesty¡¯s power to modify artifact abilities passed down to him.


    Thanks to that, he would often modify artifacts, create new industrial products with artifacts, design a layout of a city, and show the potential to be a genius businessman.


    He already had many patents in his name despite only being five years old.


    Of course, Jaeha, who was in charge of Ah-In¡¯s education, had received quite a lot of indignity because of Ah-In''s genius skills.


    For example, he saw Ah-In enjoying an economic thesis that even adults wouldn''t want to read and asked him how he understood what was written on there.


    His so called disciple just nonchalantly tilted his head in confusion.


    ¡®Why can¡¯t you understand it?¡¯


    ¡®......¡¯


    He truly was the damn Captain''s son.


    As for the second child, he was a bit different from the first. He didn¡¯t look like a mixed race child and was most similar to Ju-Heon in both looks and his actions.


    He was probably the child who received the most of his dad¡¯s Dominance to the point that he could probably be called the Monarch of Destruction already.


    Unfortunately, he couldn''t control his powers unlike his genius brother and frequently ended up in extremely great or extremely terrible situations.


    ¡®But his potential is great so he will become a talented artifact hunter when he grows up.¡¯


    As for the youngest, Ju-Heon¡¯s daughter...


    Jaeha started snickering while thinking about Ah-Rin, who was in Irene''s arms.


    Ah-Rin, who would soon have her first birthday soon, was so beautiful and kind that just looking at her made him feel better.


    She was such a thoughtful little girl that people wondered how such an angel could have been born from a dad with such a shitty attitude.


    She didn¡¯t whine or cry a lot and was an easy baby to take care of.


    Ah-Rin smiled brightly while looking at Jaeha.


    ¡®Her personally is definitely more like Irene¡¯s. She looks like a beautiful Elf just like her mother.¡¯


    She definitely looked like a mixed race baby, but if anybody was asked whether she looked more like her mom or dad, she looked a bit like both of them but definitely looked more like her extremely beautiful mother.


    ¡®Anyway, it¡¯s a relief that his daughter isn¡¯t like him at all.¡¯


    She didn¡¯t show any odd signs like the sons who showed monstrous abilities as soon as they were born.


    He could relax since she didn''t seem to show any signs of causing issues like Ju-Heon''s sons.


    ¡®But the artifacts oddly seem to fear Ah-Rin...¡¯


    Why would they be so scared of such a calm baby?


    Later on, some artifacts in Valhalla were shaking in fear because of something.


    [Did I see that correctly just now?]


    [I think so.]


    [Fuck, isn''t this different from what we were told?]


    These artifacts were looking at Ju-Heon''s youngest child, Ah-Rin, who was laughing in her crib.


    The artifacts seemed completely scared while looking at Ah-Rin.


    Of course, these artifacts were not Ju-Heon''s artifacts.


    They were suspicious artifacts that had snuck into Valhalla.


    They were assassins aiming for Ju-Heon. They have been popping out of a suspicious gate since a while ago. Ju-Heon was getting a major headache getting rid of these bastards.


    Those bastards seemed really scared while chatting with each other.


    [Don''t we need to inform our liege about this?]


    [Yes. We must inform our King.]


    [Our allies were destroyed by these things!]


    They were not looking at Ah-Rin but the monstrous creatures that she was summoning.


    Black figures giving off heinous aura were being summoned.


    [I''m sure of this. This will be the greatest danger for us...! Honestly speaking, this one is the most dangerous of all three children!]


    [Hurry up and kill the girl!]


    [Yes. This is our chance since her parents are not here...!]


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Swhiny! Swhiny!¡±


    [Squeeeeeal!]


    The artifacts that were running screamed as they fell to the ground.


    ¡°Fwull of swhinies! Fwull!¡±


    Crack! Crack!


    The artifacts were destroyed as soon as Seol-In touched them.


    [Ugh, this motherfucking Monarch of Destruction again...!]


    [Ahh! No! Not there, ahhh!]


    The artifacts all turned into scraps. But the artifacts that had come here aiming for Ju-Heon were not completely destroyed yet.


    Because of that...


    They urgently tried to escape.


    [H, hurry up and run. Hurry!]


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Ah, Seol-In. You can¡¯t go around destroying anything you see.¡±


    ¡°Eung-a!¡± [2]


    "Alright, let''s get rid of the evidence before we get caught.¡±


    [?!]


    The artifacts screamed after they heard Ah-In''s statement.


    It was because they were sucked into the artifact vacuum Ah-In created.


    Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!


    This was not the artifact vacuum made from a measly Golden Horned King and Silver Horned King¡¯s Purple Gold Red Gourd.


    This was the greatest artifact vacuum possible, created from the SSS-Grade Supreme Leader of the artifacts that was connected to Chaos, the space of destruction!


    [Ah, young master... you turned me into a stupid vacuum again...]


    Ah-In had turned Chaos, otherwise known as June, into this vacuum.


    Seol-In blinked a few times after seeing the artifact his older brother pulled out.


    ¡°Huh? Won¡¯t you get in trouble with fwather if you use that? He said it was dwangerous! Even Jaeung-a can''t fwix it if they get sucked in there!¡±


    "Hmm? Well, it¡¯s fine. These guys are very dirty. Stay away from them, okay?¡±


    Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!


    The artifacts, who had a one ticket to the realm of destruction and could not assassinate Ju-Heon, couldn''t help but scream.


    [Aaaaaaaaaaah! These motherfucking children!]


    These scary children were capable of getting rid of assassins on their own even without their parents.


    1. Seems to be his way of calling Jaeha, most likely short for Jaeha hyung-a (big bro Jaeha)


    2. Similar to Jaeha hyung-a, this is Seol-In calling Ah-In hyung-a (big bro)

 Chapter 413: Epilogue 4

    Chapter 413: Epilogue 4 Translator: miraclerifle


    My name is the Akashic Records (Grand Archives of Space).


    Of the eight Majesty''s Treasures, I have the most important role because I am in charge of the library.


    I record the history of space and give abilities to artifacts when they are born.


    It allows me to see the Majesty, our great king and noble records keeper, every single day.


    That has been the same since thousands of years ago.


    I always remain calm and do my job.


    However, even the king has to be fair in order to keep the order of space.


    However, there is one king that remains vivid in my mind, despite the numerous Majesties I have served.


    That king was the former Majesty.


    Just seeing his smile had made me happy. Just hearing him call my name made me feel as if I knew the reason I was born.


    That was why it had been so painful when the former Majesty had been killed by his trusted vassals. I regretted that I could not be the strength my king needed to survive.


    He used the last of his powers before he was stabbed into the throne and killed to make sure that harm would not befall his personal artifacts, the Treasures.


    When I was able to meet that king again when I thought that I would never get to see him ever again...


    I had made up my mind while tears rushed down my eyes.


    I would never lose this king ever again.


    I was thankful that I could meet him again and promised to sincerely support him.


    I would follow my liege as his scribe regardless of any order he gave.


    However...


    ¡°Like I said, change it like this.¡±


    [No, my king. As I have mentioned many times before, that is not possible. I cannot change it.]


    ¡°What the hell? Why not?¡±


    [My king... There is a limit to what this scribe can do.]


    ¡°What? Change it if I tell you to change it.¡±


    [......My king, may this vassal say something that might sound a bit rude?]


    ¡°Sure.¡±


    [You cannot change the gender of all artifacts because of your little princess!]


    The current king was quite the headache.


    Actually, no, the current king is going to make me go crazy!


    The Akashic records was glaring at Ju-Heon.


    There were things it could do and things it could not do, even at the order of the king.


    But this king was giving an extremely headache-inducing order as soon as his youngest child, his first daughter, was born.


    Do you know the story of Baldur and the mayfly?


    It is a story of how a goddess got all of the gods to promise something in order to insure the safety of her child.


    But this king was asking for even more than that.


    [There are things even the king cannot do. You wish to change the gender of all artifacts? That is the same as wishing to change the origin and history of the artifacts.]


    ¡°Whatever. Change all of the male ones to female. Do you think I would let a damn male artifact around my daughter?¡±


    This damn king was trying to forcibly conduct gender changing surgery.


    The Akashic records, which looked like a pretty girl, twitched its eyebrows.


    [My king...... to use the library for such a personal issue is...]


    ¡°What the hell? The great and mighty Majesty''s Treasure can¡¯t even do that?¡±


    [......!]


    ¡°I thought you said that you would do anything for me.¡±


    The Akashic records was crying internally.


    ¡®I did make such a deal, but...!¡¯


    The Akashic records could not reject Ju-Heon because of his words.


    Ju-Heon was its liege and he was extremely radiant.


    He used fear to rule over the artifacts unlike the former Majesty who mainly used Affinity, but this king who released such intense charisma was so cool that he gave it the chills.


    ¡®Ah, my king...¡¯


    Of course, it would be happier if that damn rope that doesn¡¯t even have eyes or a mouth that stuck next to the king while it was not here, the devil that speaks a lot of nonsense about the Majesty belongs to it, and the Crow, that it has not liked even during the reign of the former Majesty, were not here.


    It had still remained by the king¡¯s side believing that it was the most important artifact...!


    [Umm, my king. I must mention again...]


    ¡°Whatever. Just do it. You changed back what I told you to change last time too. Do you want me to beat you up?!¡±


    ¡®He¡¯s going to beat up his personal scribe now?!¡¯


    The Akashic records started crying with sorrow.


    ¡®Everything I do is for the king!¡¯


    [My king... You were doing something that pushed your limits and ended up with a risk that was difficult to handle. I had no choice in order to protect you...]


    ¡°Whatever. Change these bastards to females for now then.¡±


    The Egyptian doggie artifacts that were dangling on Ju-Heon¡¯s fingertips were shaking in fear.


    [My king, that is a bit,,,!]


    ¡°Ah, whatever. If you can''t do it, I will personally do it myself later.¡±


    [?!]


    ¡®What will he personally do?!¡¯


    The doggies looked at the Akashic records with desperation.


    [D, don''t lose!]


    [If you lose, this world will be destroyed!]


    [We cannot end up like Zeus no matter what!]


    It seemed as if Ju-Heon would be the one who would destroy the world.


    But Ju-Heon just snorted while looking at the shaking doggies.


    "Well, we can drop this for now. That¡¯s not the important thing right now.¡±


    ¡®!¡¯


    The Akashic records¡¯ face lit up after seeing Ju-Heon turn serious.


    It wasn¡¯t often that Ju-Heon looked serious like this.


    ¡®Ah, my great king, finally we are getting to the real problem...!¡¯


    Actually, Ju-Heon had been dealing with quite a big issue lately.


    ¡®Mysterious gates.¡¯


    Monstrous artifacts were popping out of these suspicious holes that were abducting people.


    Artifacts that Ju-Heon had never recorded in the Akashic records and even artifacts he had destroyed before were popping up.


    They would gobble up humans and then take their skin as disguises.


    ¡°Then let¡¯s drop the small talk and get down to business.¡±


    [Yes sir! The suspicious gates that have appeared recently...]


    ¡°What do you think I should get my daughter as a present for her first birthday?¡±


    ¡®That¡¯s what it was?!¡¯


    ¡°Hmm, a ring seems too common for a first birthday, an artifact seems too dangerous, I don''t think any clothes out there would be good enough for my daughter......¡±


    [Umm, my king...]


    ¡°Hmm, I don¡¯t know. Come up with a good idea by tomorrow.¡±


    The Akashic records frequently became skeptical about its current job.


    ¡°We have a problem.¡±


    Ju-Heon was looking extremely stylish like a model today as he sat on his throne (Hlidskjalf).


    The Akashic records sighed after hearing Ju-Heon''s comment about the doll that the throne was showing up.


    [What is the problem this time, your Majesty? Are you debating over what to give as gifts to the guests coming to the birthday party?]


    Ju-Heon looked at the Akashic records with a baffled expression on his face.


    ¡°Why would I be worried about that? That¡¯s for Kongming to deal with.¡±


    [!]


    ¡°Plus, I should be the one receiving gifts for throwing the birthday party.¡±


    The Akashic records wondered for a moment if it had misunderstood human culture.


    [Excuse me? You should be the one receiving gifts, my king?]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes shamelessly flashed.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you think so? They should be thanking me for showing them my daughter.¡±


    [.......]


    ¡°And.¡±


    Ju-Heon, who was joking in a serious tone, sighed.


    ¡°Learn to separate the personal and the professional. Do you think I would really be discussing something like this with you during such an important time? You are one of the Majesty''s Treasures, one of the artifacts hand-selected by the king.¡±


    [!]


    ¡°Let¡¯s get down to the real issue then.¡±


    The Akashic records looked as if it wanted to shed tears of admiration at Ju-Heon''s sharp gaze.


    [Ahhh, my king, finally...]


    ¡°What do you think would be good as my daughter¡¯s first Valentine¡¯s Day chocolate?¡±


    The Akashic records almost fainted.


    It had so many things it wanted to say, but what could it do?


    [......Umm, my king. The little princess is still just a baby!]


    ¡°So what? The dad should be the first to do everything with his daughter. Her dad should be the first to give her chocolate as well.¡±


    [How very wise of you, my king!]


    [Very true, my king!]


    The Akashic records got a headache as other artifacts chimed in to agree with Ju-Heon.


    It felt as if something was going very wrong.


    Of course, it was understandable why Ju-Heon was acting like this.


    It was because of his sons.


    Ju-Heon¡¯s sister had said the following at some point after his daughter was born.


    ¡®Aren''t my nephews too scared of you? Your daughter might be scared of you at this rate as well.¡¯


    Ju-Heon had just snorted at her.


    ¡®My second son is scared of a lot of things. My first born isn''t scared of me.¡¯


    ¡®I think he is scared of you too.¡¯


    ¡®Not at all.¡¯


    The confident Ju-Heon called his eldest son over and asked.


    ¡®Hey, Ah-In. Are you scared of me?¡¯


    Ju-Heon didn¡¯t think it would be the case at all. He had always had a good relationship with Ah-In.


    He expected Ah-In to respond as cool as a cucumber as usual, but...


    ¡®Hey, Ah-In?¡¯


    ¡®......................¡¯


    Even the usually confident eldest son took some buffering time at that question.


    It took about 30 seconds before he responded.


    Although Ju-Heon didn''t show it, he seemed to have received quite a big shock in his heart.


    Of course, the people around him just clicked their tongues at him.


    ¡®So who told him to throw infants at vicious apocalypse artifacts, off cliffs, into Chaos, or the desert in the name of education?¡¯


    ¡®What about it? What¡¯s wrong with it?¡¯


    ¡®What do you mean, ¡®what¡¯s wrong with it?!¡¯ The way you taught your children was wrong!¡¯ [1]


    ¡®How I taught them...¡¯


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyes flashed for a different reason.


    Returning back to the present...


    Ju-Heon was currently preparing his early education curriculum for his daughter.


    ¡°Okay, go buy all cacao farms in the world. The chocolate my daughter makes needs to be the best in the world.¡±


    The Akashic records could only cry.


    [This stupid Majesty bastard.]


    On the other hand, chaotic bastards were once again attempting to infiltrate this world in the numerous holes that had appeared in the world.


    They were all heinous artifacts trying to eat humans.


    They could just openly grab and eat humans as they were ordered to do and had the instincts to do so, but they couldn¡¯t make it too noticeable.


    It was because of Seo Ju-Heon.


    [We will kill Seo Ju-Heon as our liege ordered and free the artifacts of this world.]


    Ju-Heon¡¯s existence was threatening.


    He was an extremely scary human.


    The artifacts under his command would shoot up from the ground when he stomps his foot and become his limbs.


    The goblin''s fog would appear and swirl around him when he waves his arm.


    The fog would then spread out and choke them out while the rope of condemnation would appear from the sky.


    If they got distracted by the rope, even for a moment, they would be able to hear the screams of their comrades inside the black fog.


    The recorder of history.


    The path of the damn Majesty¡¯s path was full of the corpses of artifacts, giving birth to new history.


    The artifacts this bastard recorded would be reborn in Chaos.


    Artifacts that would normally only be born from human memories would be born in a different way.


    But they had now gathered new information.


    [This stupid Majesty bastard. Apparently he is so focused on his daughter that he hasn''t even tried to find us anymore.]


    [As expected of a human.]


    [But we might still get caught by that bastard if we run wild.]


    [Yes. We should aim for an opening.]


    Seo Ju-Heon had destroyed their fellow artifacts many times.


    They chose to be thorough and come up with a plan.


    [According to my liege, Seo Ju-Heon is too focused on something called Valentine''s Day and is not paying any attention to us.]


    [My liege told us to use that to our advantage to give as many humans as possible the cruelest of deaths]


    They created a bioterrorism weapon for their plan.


    They were going to use a murderous parasitic artifact inside chocolate.


    The humans who eat chocolates would be controlled by the parasite inside them until the bug bursts out from their brain.


    [Even the Majesty should not be able to guard against this one.]


    [This is something the Majesty should have no idea about.]


    [He will not be able to destroy or defend against this.]


    Their liege seemed to know everything about Ju-Heon.


    And these bastards, who were excited at the thought of killing Ju-Heon and eating humans, were smiling.


    [Oh humans. Laugh all you want at this stupid holiday of yours. Those chocolates you get will be your last meals.]


    However...


    [Umm, excuse me sir. We have a problem.]


    [What is it?]


    [There are no chocolates to implant the bugs.]


    [What?]


    [Apparently the Majesty bought them all...]


    They all became quiet.


    But they weren''t that anxious.


    [Ho, you stupid bastard. That human snack can be found anywhere. Go buy some from a different country if there are none here!]


    The artifacts were sweating bullets.


    [That is not possible. The Majesty has purchased all of the chocolates in the world...]


    [What?!]


    [Then loot an ingredient factory or something! We can...!]


    [That...Seo Ju-Heon has looted all cacao farms as well...]


    [?!]


    While that was going on...


    "What the hell is this?¡±


    Julian and Dan¡¯s eyebrows were twitching while looking at the dark brown chunks in front of them.


    Valhalla was extremely large to the point that you couldn¡¯t even imagine where it ended, but these chunks of stuff that seemed to be filling up all of Valhalla...


    "What the hell did that son of a bitch do this time?!¡±


    ¡°Vice Captain-nim!¡±


    Julian was swearing while swimming through the chocolate.


    The culprit was probably in the kitchen.


    ¡°Hey! Seo Ju-Heon! What the hell did you do now?! What the hell is all of this?!¡±


    They heard a calm voice from the kitchen.


    ¡°My daughter is planning on making chocolate. So I got her some ingredients. Why?¡±


    Inside the kitchen was Ah-Rin, who seemed to be having fun while melting chocolate, and Ju-Heon, who was holding Ah-Rin and helping her.


    Dan sighed after taking a look.


    ¡°It was the Majesty. He was the one who bought all of the chocolate out there.¡±


    The Majesty¡¯s personal storage artifact that allowed him to fill it without any restriction was in the middle of the kitchen as well.


    It was an item Julian had created for Ju-Heon not too long ago. It was no wonder his Chief of staff was angry.


    ¡°I didn''t get that for you so that you can put chocolate in there!¡±


    That wasn''t important right now.


    ¡°What kind of bastard buys up all of the chocolate in the world just before Valentine¡¯s Day?! Do you have no heart?!¡±


    ¡°Why? I don¡¯t know how much chocolate my little Ah-Rin is going to make. I just bought enough so that I don''t accidentally run out.¡±


    ¡°Does this look like just ¡®enough''?!¡±


    Julian''s eyes were full of murderous intent.


    The next day...


    Jaeha, who was heading for the Valhalla cafeteria for lunch, questioned his eyes.


    It was because the food on the plate was...


    ¡°Umm, Dan? What is this?¡±


    ¡°Chocolate bibimbap.¡±


    ¡°.........Did you suddenly get a new hobby of making weird food?¡±


    ¡°No. The only ingredients we have lying around is chocolate.¡±


    ¡°......Then what about dinner?¡±


    "Chocolate stew.¡±


    ¡°T, then tomorrow?¡±


    ¡°Tomorrow is chocolate seasoned veggies, the day after is chocolate kimchi and chocolate steamed chicken. After that is pickled chocolate...¡± S§×arch* The novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Aaah! Seo Ju-Heon, you fucking crazy bastard!¡±


    Jaeha had to be tormented today as well.


    1. Ju-Heon just took a page from the Gohan training guide.

 Chapter 414: Epilogue 5

    Chapter 414: Epilogue 5 Translator: miraclerifle


    ¡°I really can''t understand it.¡±


    The team members looked serious after hearing Jaeha¡¯s comment.


    They were all in charge of different aspects to help out the Majesty.


    They were all gathered at a table looking at a map artifact.


    The map artifact, that was in the shape of a tablet, was showing different things in set intervals.


    They were the locations of the suspicious holes that Ju-Heon had lately had to deal with.


    The suspicious bastards coming out of the hole were all heinous artifacts that ate humans.


    They weren''t sure about the identity of these things, but they were sure that they were artifacts.


    However, they were all mysterious artifacts that had not been recorded in Ju-Heon''s Akashic records.


    Some of them were too familiar to be considered nameless apocalypse artifacts not recorded in the Akashic records.


    For example, there was one that looked very similar to the Gold axe Silver axe.


    ¡®They should be submitting to the Majesty¡¯s power if they are artifacts.¡¯


    But they didn¡¯t seem to do that.


    Ju-Heon, and none of them, had any idea about these suspicious monsters.


    Who the hell were they and what was their goal for coming here?


    Julian, who was serving as Ju-Heon''s Chief of Staff, started frowning.


    ¡°It is difficult for me to understand as well. The way they act seems to have a pattern...¡±


    ¡°No, that¡¯s not what I am talking about!¡±


    Jaeha glared in anger.


    He was raging while looking at the plates on the table.


    "Why is my food and your food different?!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Their eyes opened wide while looking at the food on the table.


    Maybe it was normal for Jaeha to be angry.


    Their lunches had sweet and sour pork, Jajangmyeon, tonkatsu, and kimchi-jjigae.


    Dan''s amazing cooking skills were on display with the different cuisines visible.


    On the other hand, Jaeha...


    ¡°How come I am still getting chocolate food?!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    That was right.


    Jaeha¡¯s plate was still full of brown goopy things.


    There was a tiramisu with chocolate flowing through it like the Han river, chocolate french fries, chocolate curry, chocolate rice, chocolate noodles, etc.


    It was a world of brown on his plate.


    ¡°I''ve been eating this for a whole month already!¡±


    Jaeha shouted while looking at Dan.


    "So why is their food normal but my menu still looks like this?!¡±


    The team members clicked their tongues.


    ¡°What can you do? Valhalla''s ingredient storage room is still full of chocolate.¡± sea??h th§× NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "That¡¯s right. We sold most of what he bought and used up some of the rest in different ways, but we still have to eat the ones that Ah-Rin unwrapped. There¡¯s still a few tons of it left.¡±


    The team members responded calmly, but Jaeha shouted back with rage.


    ¡°So how come I''m the only one who has to eat it?! What about you guys?! We should all eat it together if we need to eat it!¡±


    ¡°What can you do? It is the Captain''s orders.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Jaeha looked toward Dan with confusion and Dan responded in a consoling tone.


    ¡°Jaeha, you use the Phoenix artifact. You need to eat a high-calorie diet anyway, so the Majesty said to leave it to his restorer...¡±


    ¡®This dog-like master bastard!¡¯


    ¡°Hey! I may need a ton of calories, but I can''t eat something this terrible every day!¡±


    Ilya laughed while looking at Jaeha, who looked as if he would throw the plate.


    ¡°What¡¯s the problem? You don¡¯t get fat no matter how much you eat. You take care of that for us.¡±


    "What?!¡±


    ¡°What''s wrong? It¡¯s great since you like sweet things. Plus, the Captain only got the highest quality chocolates. Each piece is probably worth tens of thousands of won. Ah, I''m so jealous.¡±


    "Shut up! You eat it if you''re so jealous!¡±


    ¡°Well, keep suffering. Following this trend, you¡¯ll have a ton of candy to eat next month.¡±


    Yoo Jaeha cried.


    ¡°That Captain bastard, one day, I''m really going to kill him.¡±


    However, Jaeha still ate the food, despite crying internally, because the desserts Dan made were so delicious.


    Ilya returned the group back to the topic.


    ¡°Anyway, what did the Majesty say about these holes?¡±


    ¡°He''s the only one who has been able to go in through that hole and come back out.¡±


    These suspicious holes that suddenly appeared...


    They were extremely monstrous.


    They felt more like weird holes that appeared in the air rather than feeling like sinkholes.


    They were neither big nor small at about 30 cm in diameter, but the problem was that they were extremely dangerous.


    ¡°It swallows up cities if you leave it alone.¡±


    That was why Ju-Heon had been going into them and destroying the holes.


    But it didn¡¯t seem like a normal hole since he came back with weird spoils every time he came back.


    ¡°Anyway, the artifacts that seem to be coming out of the holes... Their so-called liege, the individual behind all of this, is on the other side of the gate as well, right?¡±


    Seol-A nodded her head.


    ¡°I think their goal is to kill the Captain-nim. Based on how the artifacts are being controlled, the other side seems to have some Majesty-Grade abilities.¡±


    Who the hell was it and what the hell were they trying to do?


    They couldn''t help but be curious about the identity of these holes.


    An incident happened not too long after that.


    ¡°What? Jaeha disappeared?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I think he got sucked into one of those problematic holes.¡±


    The other team members had serious expressions on their faces after hearing Irene''s concerned comment.


    ¡®Only my husband has been able to go in there so far.¡¯


    Ju-Heon put barriers around them so people shouldn''t get sucked in anymore, but none of the people who had been sucked in had made it back alive.


    That meant that Jaeha also...


    The little ones looked pale after hearing that.


    ¡°Is Jaeung-a going to die?¡±


    ¡°Is mwaster going to die?!¡±


    But Ju-Heon didn''t seem to care even after hearing this piece of information.


    This was all he had to say.


    ¡°Hmm, I guess he¡¯ll suffer a bit.¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    "What the hell is this hole?¡±


    ¡°Nothing much.¡±


    Ju-Heon recalled the places he had traveled to through the holes until now.


    They were not tombs.


    The holes were connected to ¡®some world.¡¯


    It seemed to be a different dimension.


    ¡°Actually, there are some artifacts I still have not managed to submit.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    They were shocked.


    There were artifacts that the mighty Ju-Heon was unable to submit?


    Of course, Ju-Heon had only had the Majesty''s powers for a few years.


    It usually took tens of years to make artifacts submit, but Ju-Heon was the recorder of time who had the most influence on artifacts compared to all past Majesties.


    But there were artifacts that even Ju-Heon was unable to submit?


    ¡°Basically, these holes were created by a parallel universe artifact. It is a SSS-Grade artifact born in a different dimension.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    A parallel world.


    The talks about parallel worlds and a multiverse was a glorious topic humans had been discussing for a long time.


    In simple terms, there were many different copies of the world split based on forks in the timeline depending on whether incident A happened or not.


    Humans had always imagined that such parallel worlds existed, but had never been able to prove it.


    The dilemma was that humans would never be able to confirm the existence of another world from the moment it differed from any fork in the timeline.


    That was why Ju-Heon had no way of making it submit either.


    Why?


    ¡®That bastard is a special artifact that I can¡¯t see its form.¡¯


    The parallel universe artifact was an artifact that was born with an attribute that allowed its existence to not be proven.


    Although the artifact existed, Ju-Heon could not confirm its true body.


    That was why he could not use his Dominance on it.


    He could not make any Time Paradox artifacts submit for the same reason.


    ¡®That former Majesty bastard did send me to a parallel world in the past though.¡¯


    The former Majesty bastard had sent him to the future, the same world he had been in prior to his regression, during the battle with the apocalypse artifacts.


    He might have used this artifact at that time, but there was no way to tell.


    ¡®This bastard is outside of the Majesty¡¯s Authority.¡¯


    It seemed to be moving on its own accord, similar to a natural phenomenon. It could be used, but not dominated.


    Normally, he should not be able to even notice a multiverse artifact.


    However, this bastard was creating these suspicious holes and making its presence known.


    It was as if it had a scheme to draw Ju-Heon in.


    ¡°Anyway, I went to extremely odd places through these holes. One was a world where humans were gone and it was just full of monsters, while another was a world where I chose Affinity over Dominance.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    He had had choices to make after the Crow used its powers to send him back to the past.


    [Path of Domination]


    [Path of Affinity]


    He had chosen the Path of Domination, but the world he went to through the parallel universe artifact was a future where he had chosen the Path of Affinity.


    Anyway, this artifact seemed to be testing him, the Majesty, as it tried to lock him in a different dimension.


    He didn¡¯t know the reason behind it.


    ¡®But it didn''t matter since it wasn''t that hard to get out.¡¯


    In fact, he was able to bring some precious items and by-products with him as well.


    The proof was in one of Ju-Heon¡¯s Majesty''s Treasures.


    He peeked toward the treasure storage device.


    There were many items inside this firmly shut storage device.


    The place he went to this time had an extremely cool-looking AI called Abyss or something.


    He swiped it while he was there.


    The people in that world were probably throwing a fit about how it disappeared or whatever, but that wasn''t his problem.


    ¡®All good things are mine.¡¯


    It would be one of the gifts he gives to his daughter for her birthday.


    ¡°That is why, although I don¡¯t know where the hell Jaeha was dragged into, it should be fine as long as he doesn¡¯t do anything weird.¡±


    Although it was a bit of a hassle to get out, he would just need to find the special exit key.


    The only thing left is to find the bastard.


    ¡°Akashic records. Bring up the restorer''s records.¡±


    [As you command.]


    Ju-Heon waved his hand and golden light sparkled around him before the Majesty''s Library was summoned.


    Boom!


    The Akashic records returned to the appearance of a thick book.


    It then opened to Yoo Jaeha¡¯s record.


    He just needed to read through the Akashic records to find where Jaeha was right now.


    This was something only the Majesty could do.


    Ju-Heon scoffed while reading through the records.


    ¡°He is my subordinate, but he is the sharpest one of the bunch. He should quickly notice the situation and wait quietly until I get there.¡±


    Irene and Seol-A laughed in relief as well.


    ¡°Anyway, where is this bastard and what is he doing...¡±


    Ju-Heon soon frowned while looking at the record of Jaeha¡¯s actions.


    ¡®This son of a bitch.¡¯


    ¡°Excuse me? What did you say?¡±


    ¡°I said that this big bro will help you out.¡±


    Jaeha was currently in a world of the past.


    Of the many parallel universes, he had been lucky enough to come to a world where artifacts had yet to appear.


    This was a world where Ju-Heon was still only 19 years old.


    To be more specific, this was when Ju-Heon was struggling as a pushover for the thugs.


    Jaeha, who had coincidentally met the high schooler Ju-Heon when he opened his eyes, instantly realized where this was.


    That was to be expected.


    ¡®The Captain-nim has already gone back to the past once because of the Crow.¡¯


    It was not impossible with the power of artifacts. Jaeha had a single thought on his mind as soon as he saw the young Ju-Heon.


    ¡®This is my chance to change the future!¡¯


    Jaeha had a wicked smile on his face.

 Chapter 415: Epilogue 6

    Chapter 415: Epilogue 6 Translator: miraclerifle


    This was a chance.


    He had been a bit flustered at first, but there was no way that they wouldn''t know about Ju-Heon''s younger days.


    This Ju-Heon right here was just a high school student who didn¡¯t know anything!


    He just happened to find Ju-Heon who was being beaten up by the art dealing thugs, but that wasn''t important.


    ¡®This is before artifacts appeared in the world.¡¯


    Actually, artifacts already existed but Chairman Kwon and those Pandora bastards were keeping it under wraps, but it didn''t matter.


    If he could work this young guy over and turn him into his subordinate?


    ¡®My life struggling underneath the Captain would change completely!¡¯


    That was right.


    This was a once in a lifetime opportunity.


    It was a chance to take the mighty Seo Ju-Heon as his subordinate!


    Because of that...


    Jaeha smiled slyly while looking at the confused high-schooler Seo Ju-Heon.


    ¡°Just trust this hyung. You can have a great life if you do as I tell you to do. You can get rid of all of your debt as well.¡±


    ¡°R, really?¡±


    Jaeha snickered internally while looking at the innocent look on Ju-Heon¡¯s face.


    He looked as if he could get angry, but this was still the Captain''s innocent years.


    He wondered how that cruel Captain bastard could have such a cute past like this, but it was just an extra benefit for Jaeha.


    He was the former Monarch of Fraud for a reason.


    ¡®It¡¯s easy peasy working over a single high schooler!¡¯


    Jaeha, who used his heavenly glib tongue to lure the young Ju-Heon, slyly handed him a piece of paper.


    This was a slave contract.


    He would treat his Captain as a slave the same way his Captain had treated him as a slave!


    ¡°Alright, then sign this first...¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Uuuuuuuugh!¡±


    Jaeha was smacked by something and fell to the ground. The thing that suddenly appeared ruthlessly smacked down on Jaeha¡¯s head.


    [Do you want to get in trouble? Do you want to get in trouble?]


    It was the rope!


    Jaeha, who was being choked by the rope, opened his eyes wide.


    ¡®If this bastard is here, then?!¡¯


    ¡°Ugh! H, hold on......!¡±


    ¡°This motherfucker wants to die.¡±


    ¡°?!¡±


    Jaeha¡¯s grand vision of changing the past had failed and he was turned into a bloody pulp by the rope before he was dragged away.


    "Damn it, it hurts so much!¡±


    Jaeha was rubbing his bruised face as he grumbled.


    It was now Ah-Rin¡¯s first birthday.


    Jaeha, who had been beaten to a pulp by Ju-Heon, was sniffling as he picked up a pencil.


    ¡°Man, no matter what, why the hell did he need to beat me up so much? Ugh.¡±


    The other team members, who were holding money, a book, or other items, peeked toward Jaeha.


    ¡°You deserved the beating.¡±


    ¡°Who told you to try to think about changing the future?¡±


    It would be one thing if he just tried to change the future.


    ¡°You tried to screw over the young Majesty.¡±


    ¡°You were going to use the Captain to put us to work as well, weren¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Jaeha pouted.


    ¡°Imagine if you guys were in the same situation. You would probably want to change your future as well.¡±


    Well, that was probably true.


    It would be impossible for any of them to boss Ju-Heon around as their subordinate unless they went back to the past and changed the future.


    Jaeha quietly chuckled.


    ¡°You just wait and see. I am going to go back to that world at some point. I can¡¯t just live being on the receiving end like this forever.¡±


    ¡°The Captain''s going to kill this bastard again...¡±


    And at that moment...


    ¡°Ah-Rin! Don¡¯t grab that one! It¡¯s dirty!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    Julian was calling for Ah-Rin with a serious expression on his face.


    Julian had some ricecakes in his hand as he shouted with desperation.


    ¡°Ah-Rin! Come grab this! You need to grab this! That is dirty!¡±


    Ah-Rin, the princess celebrating her first birthday, called Dol in Korean, was laughing while roaming around toward the money, bow, brush, rice, yarn, etc.


    These were the Doljabi items that the team members had each prepared for her. [1]


    It was odd to see Ju-Heon sitting in the middle of all those things, but it didn''t matter.


    Julian shouted toward Ah-Rin who was getting closer to Ju-Heon.


    ¡°That is dirty! You''ll get dirty if you grab it! Your future will be very dirty!¡±


    ¡®Why I oughta...¡¯


    Ju-Heon only stared at Julian for a moment before the other team members started shouting as well.


    ¡°That¡¯s it, Ah-Rin, grab this. Come grab this one!¡±


    "Don¡¯t grab your dirty daddy and grab this!¡±


    ¡®I''m going to kill them all.¡¯


    But Ju-Heon was calm. It was because the item Ah-Rin would grab during this Doljabi had already been decided.


    ¡°Okay, Ah-Rin. Come right into daddy''s arms...¡±


    But at that moment...


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Ah-Rin seemed to have no interest in any of the Doljabi items for some reason and crawled away.


    She even crawled right past Ju-Heon.


    ¡°!¡±


    Everybody gasped after Ah-Rin laughed and tightly grabbed something.


    ¡°Aaah! Noooooo!¡±


    Ilya gasped the loudest.


    It was because Ah-Rin had grabbed Galina while laughing.


    It made sense since Galina was a rare SS-Grade holy artifact Ju-Heon used the Akashic records to recreate!


    She must have a good eye for these things or really liked artifacts just like her father.


    Ilya turned extremely pale as Ah-Rin tried to take Galina.


    "Wait, you can''t take Galna!¡±


    Ah-Rin just laughed without showing any signs of letting Galina go.


    Julian started laughing at Ju-Heon, who ended up not being chosen by his daughter.


    ¡°You lost to an artifact as well. You reap what you sow.¡±


    Ju-Heon¡¯s eyebrows twitched as he put on the Goblin mask.


    The chaotic black fog spread around the room and turned it into pandemonium, but Ah-Rin''s eyes sparkled as she tightly hugged her dad she loved so much.


    Ju-Heon then took the goblin mask off and gave a serious order to the Akashic records.


    ¡°Hey, library. Get rid of all artifacts in the world right now.¡±


    [.............]


    Ju-Heon truly might end up as the Monarch of Destruction of the world.


    ¡°Did you fail again?¡±


    [Please forgive us, my liege.]


    [The Majesty on the other side is too strong.]


    ¡°He¡¯s that strong?¡±


    [Yes sir. He is almost incomparable to you my liege...]


    ¡°You shitheads!¡±


    The man who was sending suspicious artifacts over from the other side of the hole was sighing.


    It didn¡¯t matter what he sent to get in Ju-Heon¡¯s way.


    The plans kept failing, sometimes for unbelievable reasons and other times because of Ju-Heon''s incomparable strength.


    The man could not hold it in anymore and his eyebrows twitched in anger.


    ¡°Hey. Is that the best you can do? Is it, you retards?!¡±


    The ones reporting to him seemed to get angry as well.


    [Damn it, you think you¡¯re the shit because we keep calling you our liege?!]


    ¡°!"


    [You deal with it if you think it''s so easy.]


    ¡°W, what? Did you forget who your master is?!¡±


    [Shut up and increase our pay, you damn King bastard!]


    The man was grinding his teeth before he slowly changed the topic.


    ¡°I guess there really is no way to defeat the Captain, the greatest Majesty in history.¡±


    That was right.


    This man was Yoo Jaeha.


    He had ended up as the Majesty in the world where Ju-Heon had disappeared from.


    He didn¡¯t have to suppress Ju-Heon to do it; the position naturally came to him with Ju-Heon disappearing after taking out Chairman Kwon and all of the Knights of the Round Table.


    How had all of this happened?


    In the former future that Ju-Heon ended back in during the fight against the apocalypse artifacts...


    Ju-Heon had taken care of Chairman Kwon and the others while healing all of his team members of their tomb syndrome.


    Ju-Heon then disbanded the team and disappeared, but that allowed the team members of that world to learn the existence of the parallel world artifact that nobody should know about.


    That was the condition to be able to use the parallel universe artifact.


    Anyway, there were talks about choosing a ruler to rule over the artifacts once Ju-Heon was gone, but the number one candidate, Kwon Hyuk Soo, declined it saying that it was too annoying.


    Zhen Cai Yuan was dead and the other potential candidates were Kongming and Ju-Heon''s other team members, but they all rejected it.


    They believed that the position should belong to Ju-Heon who had disappeared.


    But they couldn¡¯t let the artifacts continue to run wild so Jaeha was forced and pushed into the position on a temporary basis, but...


    [Ho, the Majesty on the other side really seems to be mightier......]


    ¡°Hey. Shut the hell up.¡±


    [What the fuck, you damn human?! I am just speaking the truth.]


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    The artifacts kept talking about how much he sucked.


    They kept trying to bring Ju-Heon over here for that reason, but they continued to fail.


    He even tried to push the version of him in that world into a gate to change the future.


    He was trying to see how much impact the parallel universe artifact could have.


    He thought that the Captain might remain in this world if Ju-Heon ended up as his subordinate.


    ¡°I guess we have no choice. We will have to cancel the plan.¡±


    [Then...]


    ¡°Well, all I did was send some artifacts over as an experiment since the gate happened to be open.¡±


    All of it was the capricious nature of the parallel universe artifact.


    This special artifact, an artifact they couldn¡¯t even tell if it had a conscience or not, will continue to exist forever and open all sorts of gates.


    ¡®I feel like it is testing the Majesty or something.¡¯


    It probably appeared in front of him for that reason as well.


    It seemed as if there should only be one Majesty, the person who will record the history of all artifacts, throughout all dimensions.


    The artifacts became excited after hearing that they were canceling the plan.


    [Wow, then can we play?]


    [Ah whatever, just hand over our salary. We¡¯re going to go on strike if you pay us in counterfeit bills again!]


    [Hurry up and pay us 100 million each, you damn pushover!]


    [We''re all going to jump over to that world if you don¡¯t. We will also kill all humans. You got that?]


    ¡°Ow! ¡°These bastards!¡±


    The man started pulling at his hair.


    Later that night...


    Irene and Seol-A tilted their heads in confusion after seeing that Ju-Heon was not in their bedroom.


    ¡°He didn''t mention he was going anywhere today. Where did he go?¡±


    ¡°I have no idea.¡±


    He probably went to a new tomb or a gate, but both of them looked upset.


    They thought that they would get some lovey dovey time with Ju-Heon because the children went to bed early for once.


    Well, they needed to decide who would be with Ju-Heon, but Ju-Heon was gone.


    As for the man who had disappeared, he was frowning.


    "Damn it, what is it this time?¡±


    After the birthday party...


    He was resting in his bedroom with the rope by his side when suddenly everything changed.


    ¡®Did I unintentionally get swept up into a hole?¡¯


    What he knew for sure was that this was not the present.


    There were burning flags and corpses all around him. As he was looking at the armor of the fallen soldiers...


    ¡°Sometime in BC?¡±


    It happened at that moment.


    ¡°Norus! What are you doing here? Hurry up and find his Majesty!¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    An unfamiliar man scolded Ju-Heon. He seemed to be an attendant at the palace.


    However, ignoring the fact that the man called him, Ju-Heon was frowning at the familiar name.


    ¡®Norus is definitely...¡¯


    He was right.


    [My king.]


    He heard the voice of the Akashic records.


    It was not showing itself.


    [This is bad, my king. You are currently in the former Majesty¡¯s era.]


    ¡®Just as I expected.¡¯


    Norus was one of the names that that former Majesty bastard had had during his slave years.


    That meant that......


    ¡®This is the time of the great battle for the former Majesty position?¡¯


    It was the time when the Heirlooms were battling with the 13 Majesty candidates.


    He didn''t know whether he was transported into the body of the former Majesty or if this guy got it wrong because they looked similar, but...


    ¡®I fell into an annoying place.¡¯


    He could speak to the Akashic records but could not use any artifacts, his Dominance, or anything.


    It was a different situation from anything he had experienced until now.


    The Akashic records was the keeper of records for all of the universe so it could chat with him no matter where he was, but it was unable to use its powers right now.


    ¡®Well, I guess it doesn''t matter.¡¯


    Ju-Heon smiled.


    It was because artifacts he couldn''t find in his world because they had already perished would be in this world.


    In addition...


    [Did you call me? Did you call me?]


    Although it looked like the bridle of a horse now, there was this thing that was always by his side despite which world he ended up in.


    He suddenly saw fire and people started shouting. S§×ar?h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°It¡¯s the Romans! The Romans have appeared!¡±


    "Fuck, it is the power of artifacts! Run!¡±


    ¡°His Majesty has ordered us to capture anybody who has an artifact!¡±


    Ju-Heon smiled.


    ¡°Now then, what would be good as a present for my daughter?¡±


    ¡®But before that, I need to find an Heirloom so that I can get out of this shitty slave identity.¡¯


    The Indomitable Majesty finally started to make his move.


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