Chapter 318 – Part 2 – Trash

When Go Chang-sik came out of the office, the male team members subtly approached and asked.

“Team Leader. How did it go?”

“Did the supervisor accept?”

Go Chang-sik, who had been silent, grinned and nodded.

“Deal made.”

“Oh, that’s good news.”

“I was worried he might feel uncomfortable about it, but thankfully it worked out.”

At those words, Go Chang-sik chuckled.

“Uncomfortable? He smiled happily.”

“Kuk kuk kuk, as expected of supervisors.”

“Good thing he’s not gay.”

While the men were quietly giggling among themselves.

Han Sae-bom, the only woman on the team, approached with an innocent face and asked.

“Oppas, what are you talking about?”

“Huh? Oh, nothing.”

“N-nothing much.”

When the team members became noticeably flustered, Han Sae-bom smiled mischievously.

“Your flustered reactions seem suspicious?”

“Huh? U-us?”

“Haha, n-no way.”

Still showing strange reactions, Han Sae-bom looked at them suspiciously.

‘Ha, those idiotic bastards…’

Internally cursing his team members, Go Chang-sik forced an awkward smile and tried to cover up.

“Actually, we were badmouthing the supervisor among ourselves.”

“Ah, so that’s why you reacted like that…”

“No matter how much it’s just between us, badmouthing a supervisor is risky.”

“Oh come on, it’s fine. It’s not like I’m going to tattle.”

“Thanks for understanding.”

“But why were you badmouthing the supervisor? He didn’t seem like a bad person.”

“Why else? Because of the bribe, of course.”

“Bribe?”

“Yeah. It’s our first time, but the supervisor will protect us, so don’t worry too much.”

“You actually gave him a bribe?”

“Yeah. Haven’t given it yet, but we promised to.”

“We don’t have anything worth giving as a bribe though.”

“We do. You just don’t know about it.”

Go Chang-sik, suppressing his laughter, soon bowed his head when Choi Seong-min came out of the office.

“Supervisor. We’re ready, shall we depart?”

“Yeah. Let’s go.”

When Go Chang-sik looked at him meaningfully, Choi Seong-min also met his gaze and smiled back.

Though internally he was grinding his teeth in disgust.

‘The moment we enter the dungeon, you’re all dead to me.’

Eventually, Choi Seong-min got in his sports car and headed to the dungeon.

* * *

[Giant Wasp Dungeon]

-Difficulty: D

-Personnel Limit: 5 people

-Entry Restriction: D-rank or higher

-Conquest Goal: Eliminate 200 Giant Wasps

-Failure Penalty: 1 random item destroyed

-Time Limit: 5 hours

-Time until Dungeon Break: 99 hours 8 minutes 51 seconds

Arriving at the dungeon, Choi Seong-min first met with the dungeon manager.

“You’re here for support from Team 2.”

“That’s correct.”

“Confirmed, you may enter right away.”

Having received entry permission, Choi Seong-min returned to the team members.

“If you’re ready, let’s go in.”

“Understood. Everyone heard that, right? If you’ve equipped your gear, let’s go!”

With the team leader taking the lead, the team members followed behind.

Watching the team members pass by him, Choi Seong-min looked at Han Sae-bom.

Seeing her pure, innocent expression, she seemed completely unaware of anything.

Crack-

‘These trash bastards.’

While he wasn’t exactly a philanthropist, he wasn’t cold-hearted enough to stand by and watch innocent people suffer.

‘First, let me confirm if what the team leader said is true.’

After all the team members disappeared, Choi Seong-min finally stepped into the portal.

It was time for death.

* * *

“The supervisor is… ah, you’re here now. That makes all five of us.”

Go Chang-sik was speaking with a shameless expression when he was about to give the departure order.

Thud-

Thump-

Choi Seong-min struck the back of Han Sae-bom’s neck, knocking her unconscious.

The men looked at him with surprised eyes.

“S-Supervisor?”

“Nothing to be surprised about. I prefer to do it after knocking them unconscious.”

Understanding what he meant, their surprised expressions soon turned into lewd smiles.

“Ah, I see.”

“Well, everyone has different preferences.”

“I understand.”

Seeing the team members smile, it seemed what the team leader had said wasn’t a lie.

“Before we get to business, I have one question.”

“Yes, ask anything, Supervisor.”

“What are you planning to do with this girl after this dungeon ends?”

“Sae-bom? We’re planning to continue having her satisfy supervisors like this while going through dungeons…”

“Hmm, so you’ll continue using her as a bribe?”

“Haha, it’s embarrassing when you call it a bribe so directly.”

Scratching the back of his head and laughing, the team leader’s behavior left Choi Seong-min speechless.

‘Can he laugh in this situation?’

Grinding his teeth, Choi Seong-min asked again.

“She’ll definitely not stay quiet when she finds out about the deal later, won’t she?”

“You don’t need to worry about that. As long as the supervisor and we keep our stories straight, no one will believe Sae-bom no matter how much she screams. You know, don’t you, Supervisor? There’s no better place than a dungeon for this kind of business.”

“Of course. I know. But I’m worried she might come looking for revenge later and be a nuisance.”

“Don’t worry about that. We were planning to manage her properly after this incident.”

“Through assault and threats?”

“Of course. We can control Sae-bom ourselves, so you don’t need to worry too much. She’s an orphan anyway, so no one cares about her.”

‘How can he say such things with such a calm face.’

It seemed the team leader trusted him as an accomplice.

“But Supervisor, do you perhaps like Sae-bom?”

“Why do you think that?”

“I’ve done this kind of work before, and usually people don’t ask these kinds of questions. Unless they have personal feelings.”

“You’re quite perceptive for a team leader.”

Choi Seong-min smiled and glanced at the unconscious Han Sae-bom.

“She’s around my age and I like how she looks.”

“Haha, is that so? Well, Sae-bom is pretty. It would be hard to find this quality of goods. Plus, you’ll be the first to unwrap the package, Supervisor. The first taste is always the best, isn’t it? Hahaha!”

‘Comparing a person to goods…’

When Choi Seong-min stared at him with a dumbfounded expression, Go Chang-sik quickly came to his senses.

“Ahem, sorry. I got carried away.”

“No.”

“If you want, you can use her next time too, not just this once… are you interested?”

“There won’t be a next time.”

“Hmm, that’s unfortunate. But Supervisor, wasn’t the plan to hand over Sae-bom after the dungeon ended? Isn’t it a bit early now…”

“I can’t wait.”

“Haha, if that’s the case, we’ll have to understand and wait.”

“No need to wait. It’ll be over quickly.”

With those words, Choi Seong-min’s hand swept sideways.

Stab-

“Keurk!”

In the blink of an eye, a dagger was embedded in the temple of a nearby team member.

“Wh-what is this?”

Surprised by the sudden situation, Go Chang-sik looked toward where the supervisor had been, but.

Choi Seong-min was already behind another team member using Shadow Step, slitting his throat.

Thump-

Witnessing two team members die instantly, Go Chang-sik had no time to think.

He could only run away desperately to escape the supervisor.

“Huff, huff, huk!”

Running instinctively without time to think clearly.

But being caught by Choi Seong-min, who used Sprint, was only a matter of time.

“Where are you going in such a hurry?”

“Hiik! Y-you crazy bastard!”

Go Chang-sik swung his blunt weapon at Choi Seong-min who had caught up right beside him.

But there was no way Choi Seong-min, who was approaching B-rank, would be hit by a mere D-rank attack.

Swoosh-

After lightly dodging.

Stab- Stab- Stab-

“Kyaaaak!”

He stabbed the dagger three times into his forearm, then dodged again.

Stab stab- Stab stab- Stab stab-

Thigh, side, shoulder, etc.

He began systematically stabbing every part except vital points.

“Keurk, keurhk…!”

Blood poured out like a faucet from Go Chang-sik’s body as he collapsed.

He was in a situation where he could only wait to die, let alone escape.

But Choi Seong-min deliberately didn’t end his life.

He crossed his arms and watched, letting him die slowly.

So he could fully feel every bit of pain.

[You have killed Hunter Kim Hyeon-su.]

[You have killed Hunter Park Jin-han.]

[You have killed Hunter Go Chang-sik.]

After killing three hunters, his synchronization rate became 14.2%.

‘To find out what synchronization rate is, I’ll probably need to reach 100%, but at this rate, when will I ever fill it?’

For now, he decided to examine the traits he had acquired.

[Trait – Intermediate Resistance]

-Grade: C

-Description: All resistance increases by 15%.

[Trait – Quick Steps]

-Grade: C

-Description: Movement speed increases by 15%.

‘Resistance and movement speed increase. Not bad.’

The first two were decent enough.

However, the trait he got from killing team leader Go Chang-sik surprised even Choi Seong-min.

[Trait – Transcendence]

-Grade: A

-Description: Adds one skill slot.

‘A skill slot addition?’

Having an additional slot meant being able to use one more skill than others.

Considering that slots are only added when ranks increase, this could be seen as a major advantage.

‘Research shows that each additional skill improves combat power by 20%.’

In that sense, the skill slot addition was a good trait.

‘Most importantly, it’s exactly what I need right now.’

With the Transcendence trait, there was no need to worry about whether to learn stealth or poison skills when reaching B-rank.

He could just learn both.

‘But since they can only be learned from B-rank, promotion comes first.’

Promotion wouldn’t be difficult.

Just going through dungeons a few times would easily raise his combat power by 10,000.

‘First, I need to take the woman with me.’

Choi Seong-min carried the unconscious Han Sae-bom on his back.

He couldn’t leave her in this hellhole with corpses lying around.

* * *

“Mmm…”

Opening her eyes, Han Sae-bom was startled to realize she was being carried on the supervisor’s back.

“S-Supervisor?”

“You’re awake?”

Choi Seong-min put Han Sae-bom down.

Since she had only fainted and wasn’t injured, she could stand on her own.

“Wh-what happened? I can’t remember…”

“Bad luck. A boss appeared right as we entered the dungeon.”

“Huh? A boss?”

Choi Seong-min calmly lied.

“You were hit by a poison needle shot by the boss from the start and fainted. You’re lucky you didn’t die.”

“Wh-what about the other team members?”

“Unfortunately, they died fighting the boss. I tried to help thinking of the deal, but it was already too late.”

“Ah…”

Han Sae-bom made a devastated expression, then showed a sad face as if mourning her dead colleagues.

‘Making that expression for such trash.’

Knowing the truth, Choi Seong-min found it absurd, but claiming a boss appeared was the best excuse.

“Th-then the boss…”

“I killed the boss, so don’t worry.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. After killing the boss, I was carrying you to a safe place while you were unconscious.”

“Then the boss is gone now?”

“It’s dead, so of course.”

“B-but what’s that?”

Han Sae-bom pointed behind Choi Seong-min.

Turning his head, he saw a wasp with dark, armor-like coloring unlike the other yellow wasps.

It was the boss, the Giant Wasp General.