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Chapter 53 - Chapter 53: Coming to Me On Your Own (2) 

-Two hours before Jin went to visit Min-Cheol-

In a pitch dark room was a figure, hiding behind the black curtains .

One of the three leaders of the radical group, code name 'Joker' .

At his call, Jin appeared .

"Jin . Is there any strange movements from him?"

The only source of light in the room was the red glow from Jin .

Nodding his head, he answered .

"Just the usual . Other than his insane growth rate that is . "

"How should we deal with him . At this rate, he's going to become an obstacle in our way . What's your thoughts?"

"I think we have to make a decision . If he becomes any stronger, he's going to become a monster . "

"Hm… I also agree . But if he does turn over to our side, then it will be a matter of time before he becomes the one's right hand man…"

"… . "

"Other than me, the two leaders also seem to be somewhat aware of him as well . "

"I guess it can't be helped . "

"Try to entice him one more time . If it doesn't work, get rid of him before he becomes someone else's . Make sure it's done without anyone noticing . "

"I'll do as you command . "

"With your power, you should be able to take care of him without any issues, right?"

"Of course . He couldn't even hit me once . I'll take care of him without even the rats knowing about it . "

Jin was an existence that moved only to follow orders .

He only worked upon Joker's summons and commands .

The ideal person they both wanted .

He was going to show that strength is power, and power determines your place in society .

Jin hid his form into the shadows .

* * * *

"Where is it? Where are your leaders at?"

"Kuhuhu . You're really amusing… To be this strong . "

"… . "

"AHHH!"

Instantly his pinkie was cut off .

A painful cry rang throughout the quiet still air .

Worried that someone might hear, I covered his mouth .

And I whispered in his ears .

"Just like how I killed Park Hyun, you're going to wish that someone else appeared and killed you . "

Muffling .

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"Hm? Did you reconsider talking already?"

I moved my hand that was covering his mouth .

It looked like he had already recovered from being pummeled to the ground .

Maskless, he gave me his fake smile and spoke .

"No matter how much you struggle, you cannot resist them . "

"Sure . If you already gave up, it wouldn't be fun . "

"Kuhuhuhu . "

"Seems you're right handed from how you're holding your weapon . From now on, you're left handed . "

Without a hint of hesitation, I swung Banwol Jincheon towards his right wrist .

As if tearing the air itself, it cut his wrist off cleanly .

Screams came from the mouth that I covered once more .

"You can still use chopsticks with your left hand . Speak . The location of your so-great leaders . "

The red glows from his eyes seem to boil with anger .

"Ugh! Even if it is not at your hands, I'm already dead . That's the only choice left for those that cannot follow orders . "

"You know already . I fought you to kill you in the first place . "

"… . "

"But do you know when a person feels most helpless?"

"Urgh! When . "

"When you can't even choose to die on your own free will . When you don't even have enough strength for that . The weak do not even have the right to choose their own death . At least according to your so-great ideology . Isn't that right?"

His smile had been long gone since he heard my words .

Must be feeling the dread of not knowing how long this torture would continue on for .

No matter how much loyalty and determination he has…

Noblesse's guild leader Park Hyun also became weak when it came to her life .

Awakened or not, you cannot help but fear if you're human .

Because they are existences that feel pain and fear .

* * * *

"S . . Stop! Ugh . "

With how long the torture was going, he was slowly losing both his body and sanity .

Since I couldn't stay in the middle of the sidewalk for long, I moved him to a mountain that was next to the hunting grounds .

Who knew I would be thankful that most high level dungeons are in rural areas like this .

It was a level 23 dungeon .

That meant that this place was not found and left alone for 23 years .

I asked the man who gave out only ragged breaths .

"Do you want to die?"

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"P… Please kill me!"

He kept screaming while holding onto the mutilated pieces of his body with his left arm .

My relentless attacks had reduced him to a state of trembling fear .

Thanks to his high dexterity state that allowed him to rapidly regenerate, his life wasn't in any danger .

Only extreme amounts of pain remained .

"I think I'm going to go crazy from holding back on killing you . I'm doing my best to hold back, you know? So talk then . If I hear the answer I'm looking for, I'll kill you . "

"U-Under a single sun, the three stars exist…"

Like a person looking for water at a desert, he was desperately seeking the sweet release of death .

"Sun? Stars? What bullshit are you talking about?"

"Under the one, three leaders exist . "

"Are you trying to audition for a movie? Where's your common sense… . And the one, is he the commander? And the leaders are the vice captains?"

To my question, he nodded his head and continued .

"The three leaders are spread out . Seoul, Gangwon, Incheon . But the location of the sun is known only by the leaders . I've not met with the sun once . "

"If I know about the leaders, I can guess the strength of their goons . Tell me, what's their combat capability?"

"Each of the 3 has enough strength to match everyone working underneath them, including me . No . They are probably even stronger . Ugh…"

"So?"

"The one I follow is called Joker . Out of the three leaders, he has the highest combat capability . "

"What's Joker's level?"

"Over 600 . But something that goes beyond levels . The class… . "

"What is it?"

"Urgh… Warrior…"

"Are you kidding me? There's like tens of warriors gathered in front of most dungeons you know?"

"All leaders have a subclass . "

"What?"

This was the first time I was hearing of it .

If you Awaken normally, you would receive a class .

For me, it was the magician class . Jong Ho obtained warrior .

But a subclass?

"That's right . Joker Awakened with two different classes . "

'Ha, right… . There are cases like that?' or so I thought, masking my astonishment .

"What's the class?"

His next words surprised me, to say the least .

"Joke possesses the subclass Executioner . "

"Executioner? There's a class that kills people?"

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Executioner, someone with the task of taking the lives of the condemned .

I needed to know more about Joker .

He nodded to my question, seemingly given up on everything .

It appeared as if the only thing he cared about was to die as soon as possible .

"Tell me more . "

"Joker's combat capabilities shine not only during hunts, but in combat . "

If you know yourself and know your enemy, you win a hundred times out of a hundred fights . The information Jin was giving to me was crucial .

Not only that, but he was revealing the strategies of someone I didn't even have a clue about .

Because Joker had the highest combat capabilities of them all, I focused learning all I could on this topic .

"Joker's Executioner subclass has a passive called Isolation . "

"… . "

"A single target that Joker chooses takes increased damage . A specialized ability in 1v1 to annihilate the opponent . "

"Alright . The other two also have subclasses as well . "

"T… That's right . "

"The strongest one is Joker, but what about the sun! Is this sun's combat capabilities far beyond comparison with the leaders?"

"As I said before, I do not have any information on the sun . " 1

Jin continued to stare at the floor, spilling out all the information while being on the verge of death .

We continued to talk for a long time, and I was able to obtain lots of valuable information .

His eyes no longer held life in it, staring off into the void .

I could no longer converse or question him .

He kept saying the same thing over and over .

"Please no more, kill me… Please, please kill me . "

"… . "

"Please… kill me . "

"It was good information you provided . This is the best I can do for you out of respect . "

Towards Jin's neck, I swung Banwol Jincheon .

His head and body were separated in a single cut, and he instantly lost his life .

The head rolled about, bleeding profusely like his body was .

On top of that, I casted Explosion .

"Trash like this cannot be recycled . "

With cold eyes, I looked at his remains disappearing .

The flame magic explosion had reached level 100 .

I had to remove him from existence as quietly as possible without anyone noticing .

It didn't take long for even the traces of his corpse to disappear .

Not even his ashes were left .

* * * *

I returned home to gather my thoughts .

I was not overly concerned with the radical faction as a whole .

The one I had to be ready for was the one Jin served, Joker .

According to Jin, the only one who knew of my abilities fully was Joker .

The other two leaders barely knew anything about me .

The reason was the following .

Even the leaders fought and kept their guards up amongst one another .

It was probably to obtain more power and prestige from the big honcho above them .

To do that, they had to have power that was cut above the rest .

Because the only thing they sought after was power .

However, the 3 leaders probably had nearly the same amount of power .

I was told the Joker was the strongest, but the difference wouldn't be that much .

The only difference left between them?

Their subordinates and the combat capabilities they bring to the table .

For that, Joker had tried to obtain me .

Jin had said that Joker's subclass was the Executioner . The ability is as follows .

The target Joker chooses have a mark appear on them .

If someone attacked the marked target, all the attacks would become 3 times stronger .

However . Only single attack skills would work, and there could be only one marked target .

As said before, it really was a passive made for 1v1s .

And his main class was a warrior to boot, which have both excellent defense and offense .

"Above level 600 . Two classes . Both of which have their own passives . "

Of course, I could infinitely spam all skills from all classes, as my passive was infinitely mana .

Still, without a doubt the opponent is tough .

To face Joker, it seemed I needed more defense .

Lich King's armor set and Formless Sword Aura reduced 50% of the damage taken, but it wouldn't do well enough against someone who did 3 times the damage than normal .

The only answer I could come up with was to grow stronger .

With a defensive strategy on how to block all his attacks as well .

Since my existence was not reported to the boss as well, Joker could not move carelessly .

That's why Joker had Jin put me under surveillance .

I thought that the pride Joker had as a leader prevented chasing after me personally, but I confirmed that this was the reason why from Jin .

"For a training regime, this is too Spartan for me . "