Regressing with the King’s Power - Chapter 10

Episode 10

“You piece of trash.”

“You’re a potential B-rank? Do not lie.”

Five children in school uniforms surround one child and swear.

“brother. But isn’t this really going to make him awaken?”

“Kikik. What is awakening? “You think it’s so easy to wake up you scumbags.”

“Guys like this are just trash for the rest of their lives. Isn’t that right?”

“You cowards. “If I just wake up… Wow!”

One of those surrounding him kicked the child who was called trash in the abdomen.

At the same time, the children surrounding them started giggling and kicking.

It’s as if he doesn’t care about the screams of a child being stepped on.

‘It’s annoying.’

Taehyun, who was reading a book on a corner bench, frowned.

I deliberately went deep into a place where people couldn’t see me, but I never thought I would witness a scene like this.

Kids fighting.

What is happening before Taehyun’s eyes can be defined in one word.

Nevertheless.

The reason my emotions were shaking was probably because Taehyun was in a similar position not long ago.

“You bastards. “What’s so great about having that skill awakened!!”

The child, struggling to shake off the kick, stood up and shouted, shaking his fist.

“What can I do about being a loser!!”

“Kaaak~ Tuu!!”

I didn’t awaken my skills and I didn’t do any physical training.

It was impossible to overcome the children surrounding him with such an ordinary body.

The beating started again.

One of them pulled down his pants and started urinating.

‘That’s bad.’

Taehyun clicked his tongue and closed the book.

It wasn’t just that he didn’t use the skill, it was an over-the-top action.

Taehyun picked up the five stones at his feet.

Anyway, I was using the stealth skill to increase my skill proficiency.

Whi profit. Hwiik.

The stones that flew with the sound of the wind hit five people.

And exactly on the knees.

“evil!!”

“My knees!!”

“Fuck!! what!!”

“Aaaah! brother!!”

“Boo is broken!!”

Five bullies screaming in pain and a child in the middle looking at them blankly.

Taehyun looked at this with satisfaction and wrapped the large backpack next to him.

Since the sun was setting, I thought it would be okay to move slowly.

‘I never thought I’d end up here.’

Taehyun saw the ugly sight of Ttukseom Resort, the ‘Nameless Station’.

3 years ago now.

A politician was fired for violating election laws while pushing too hard to build a light rail line.

Afterwards, construction was halted and all that remained was an unnamed station with a shabby exterior.

Because the entrance was blocked and abandoned, the inside was turning into a dungeon, but that fact was information that no one knew at this point.

‘It was a place that became known to the public only after Dungeon Break occurred a year later.’

Taehyun easily jumped over the no trespassing sign and entered the station.

‘Spell Ogre… Ogre hunting is frequent these days.’

Taehyun smiled as he remembered the break from a while ago.

One year from now.

Spell Ogre, who has fully prepared his forces, leads his army and causes a break.

Because it was an undiscovered dungeon, there were no association employees to monitor it or guild players to attack it.

In the end, it was natural that there would be numerous casualties.

Gate Break refers to the phenomenon of sudden space cracks and connections to the Abyss.

It is a well-established theory that if such a gate break is not prevented in time, a dungeon will occur due to the leaked magic power.

‘Sometimes these unknown dungeons are created on their own.’

In the future, more than 15 years from now, undiscovered dungeons are common, but at least not now.

At that time, a message appeared before Taehyun’s eyes.

[Skill use has been detected. I’m hallucinating (B). It resists with mysterious power. Resistance was successful.]

[Skill use detected. Oblivion (B) has been inflicted. It resists with mysterious power. Resistance was successful.]

“You’ve come to the right place.”

Perhaps these skills were hiding the existence of the dungeon.

Cracks were visible in Taehyun’s eyes as he resisted the skills of hallucination and forgetting.

It’s not as big as the gate, but it’s enough space for one person to enter.

Quaaaaaaaaa.

An unusual amount of magic leaked out from that gap.

Taehyun took a step forward without hesitation.

* * *

Kwasik!

An ogre died in Taehyun’s fist.

“Whoa, it’s harder than I thought.”

Taehyun, who had not released his stone skin, reached out to one of the numerous corpses lying around.

[The unique skill Predation has been used. The target’s vital activity is stopped and magic power is not consumed.]

Dark red magic power surrounds the ogre’s corpse.

and.

Wow. Wood clatter.

With an eerie sound, the ogre disappeared without a trace.

[Complete predation of the organism was successful. Recovers insufficient magical energy.]

It has been two hours since I entered the dungeon.

It was the power of predation that allowed Taehyun to endure the endless battles.

and.

Phew.

Taehyun went to another monster he had defeated and put his hand where the heart would be.

Quad deuk.

The hand strengthened with stone skin pulled out the monster’s magic stone.

Toouk. Toouk.

Green blood dripped from the magic stone in his hand, but Taehyun didn’t care and put it into the backpack he was carrying.

The large capacity backpack was full of the heart magic stones of the monsters that had been extracted so far.

“This should be enough.”

Taehyun, with a satisfied smile, devoured all the remaining corpses.

at that time.

[Skill use has been detected. Caught in the blind (B). It resists with mysterious power. Resistance was successful.]

[Skill use detected. You are suffering from bleeding (B). It resists with mysterious power. Resistance was successful.]

Messages continued to appear before my eyes, and the dungeon boss appeared.

“Krrr.”

The size is similar to that of an ordinary ogre, but the outfit is a bit unusual.

It was obvious at a glance that it was of the magic class as it had something hanging around its neck and hands.

As soon as he gestured, a message came to mind.

[Skill use has been detected. Obedience (B) was caught. It resists with mysterious power. Resistance was successful.]

“Unfortunately, I don’t think your abilities will work on me?”

“Kruk?!!”

Taehyun glanced at the ogre with eyes full of desire.

[Unique skill Predation was used.]

Once again.

An eerie sound echoed through the dungeon.

* * *

Alchemist Guild Seoul Branch.

“Hey, Assistant Manager Ahn. “How many magic stones came in today?”

Manager Choi Chang-sik of the purchasing department implicitly asked his subordinate.

“There is one Grade A, five Grade B, fifteen Grade C, thirty-one Grade D, and forty Grade E.”

The man who was working on Excel while typing on the keyboard answered immediately.

“shit. Is that all it is? “If things continue like this, the name ‘Fourth Guild’ will cry.”

Manager Choi Chang-sik sighed as the purchase volume decreased day by day.

Alchemist was called one of the four major guilds, but many non-combat awakened people belonged to it.

The main source of food was producing and selling special items such as potions, and for that, special materials such as magic stones were essential.

However, there is a limit to the supply of magic stones from monsters.

Alchemist, which has a weak raid team of its own, has recently been losing out in price competition with the other four major guilds.

“Whoa… the guys in the sales department aren’t doing their jobs properly, so our department…”

That’s when Manager Choi Chang-sik was trying to pass the blame on to the sales department.

A new employee from the purchasing department came in hurriedly.

“Department…Chief. Just now, a customer came to sell B-grade magic stones…”

“I came and what? “You can buy it at the current price.”

Manager Choi Chang-sik gave him a disapproving look, as if asking why he was reporting such a thing to him.

“Well… that’s… I said I wanted to register as a VIP… and meet the person in charge of purchasing.”

“what? “What is the size of the party?”

Choi Chang-sik’s eyes lit up when he heard the word VIP.

However, he quickly became disappointed with his subordinate’s subsequent words.

“no. I’m alone. And he wanted a private account.”

“Whoa… what a strange guy…”

A private account was one of the means through which transactions could be made without a special ID.

Although illegal transactions could occur, it was also a method that was implicitly practiced even with thorough security from the perspective of a guild that needed to make a profit.

Manager Choi Chang-sik grumbled, but took the jacket that was hanging on the chair.

It took 6 years for him to join the company as a new employee and rise to the position of manager.

The reason he was able to get promoted faster than his contemporaries was because he believed in treating the guild as a customer even if a murderer came to see him for the good of the guild.

After a while.

He sat in front of a man.

“hello. I am Choi Chang-sik, the person in charge here. “You want to register as a VIP?”

Choi Chang-sik looked at the man wearing a hood with a kind smile.

‘You look young.’

I couldn’t see his face in detail because he was wearing a hood, but his senses told me so.

“yes. The minimum transaction to register as a VIP is 300 million won. Is that right?”

A young voice came out from under the hood.

Choi Chang-sik responded in a manner that made it seem as if he did not care.

“You know exactly. However, if you are a new customer, one B-grade magic gemstone is all you need…”

Choi Chang-sik trailed off.

The market price of grade B magic gemstone is 200 million.

In short, it meant that it would be difficult to register as a VIP if you didn’t prepare anything else.

“It is not an ordinary magic stone. “Please appraise it.”

Choi Chang-sik used the skill ‘Exploration’ in response to the man’s words.

Item: Spell Ogre’s Magic Stone

Grade: B++

Magic Level: 120

“…!!”

It was definitely a B-grade magic stone.

It is of the highest quality, as fresh as a freshly caught monster.

This would be enough for 400 million at market value.

“That’s great. I will buy it right away. Hey, Assistant Manager Ahn. “Bring me the contract.”

Choi Chang-sik hastily gave instructions.

I don’t know where they got this stuff from.

‘You can’t miss a deal like this.’

Especially when competition is fierce like it is these days.

Choi Chang-sik, who completed the transaction in an instant, presented the VIP contract with a satisfied expression.

“If you transact with VIP status in the future, you will receive benefits such as tax reductions on sales and purchases. Besides that…” As

Choi Chang-sik tried to continue his explanation, the man raised his hand.

“How much transaction amount must be made to qualify for VVIP?”

“Ah… that’s…”

Choi Chang-sik trailed off at the man’s unexpected question.

This is because, unlike VIP, VVIP has no special selection criteria.

The VVIP level was created for VIP customers doing business with Alchemist who wanted to receive a little more special treatment.

In short, it is not a level that anyone can achieve if the transaction amount is high.

Among ordinary people, you have to be at least the chairman of a well-known large company to be a VVIP candidate for Alchemist. What more can I say?

‘Or a player who can exclusively deliver the highest quality magic stones.’

However, no matter how raw the meat is, even the player does not take up the by-products from the dungeon on his own.

In short, it was close to impossible for an individual to reach VVIP level unless they were a top named player.

Choi Chang-sik conveyed the information carefully so as not to offend his new customer as much as possible.

“okay. “Well, I didn’t think it would be easy.”

The man accepted it more obediently than expected and placed the large backpack that had been left next to him on the desk.

“Now then, please dispose of this as well.”

“This…?”

Choi Chang-sik saw the man’s confident attitude and opened the zipper himself.

and.

“…!!”

“Chief of Department…this is…!!”

Choi Chang-sik and his employees’ faces were filled with astonishment when they saw the magic gemstones inside the bag.

Taehyun looked at that with satisfaction.