Chapter 337: Correction (2)

Kwaaang!

The obsidian floor of the central plaza in District 9 cracked like a spiderweb.

“Hahaha! You really don't die, huh? Usually, when people are sliced that much, they scream first!”

Namgung Min's figure scattered in the empty air.

The trajectory of the Demonic Sword Cardis he held was completely erased, and a pitch-black blade popped out from an unpredictable blind spot.

Seugeok!

Red blood splattered as it grazed Han Siah's shoulder.

A deep stab wound that would have made an ordinary person writhe in pain and roll on the ground immediately.

However, even while bleeding, Han Siah instead smiled full of holy ecstasy.

“Ah, to bleed for Lord Kim Minwoo. This too is a glorious stigmata. The pain engraved on this flesh must be a trial bestowed by him!”

“She's a completely crazy bitch, this one!”

Namgung Min giggled as if he was fed up, but also as if he was unbearably enjoying it.

It was a type of lunatic he had never seen before in his life.

A woman who recites prayers instead of screaming even when her flesh is sliced and bones are carved out.

The taste of dismantling her was killer.

“Heretic.”

Han Siah said with a chilling look in her eyes.

Pitch-black mist spewed out like a storm from the Scythe of Silence she was holding.

Paaaat.

Centered around her, pitch-black darkness began to swallow the plaza of District 9.

Namgung Min also flashed his eyes.

The authority dormant in the Saintess's weapon.

His Demonic Sword also had such a function.

[The inherent authority of the Demonic Sword Cardis (SSS) is activated!]

[Deploys a ‘Slaughterhouse’ in a certain area!]

As the two areas overlapped, a terrible rupture sound erupted.

The surrounding buildings cracked and collapsed silently just from the aftermath spewed by the clashing of the domains.

Half of the plaza turned into a slaughterhouse where blood-red hooks danced wildly, and the other half turned into a cavity encroached by pitch-black darkness.

Amteron and the residents of District 9, who were watching the sight from afar, could not even scream.

Crushed by the overwhelming murderous intent that choked their breaths, they merely lay flat on the ground and trembled like aspen trees.

It was the moment the two monsters were about to cut each other's throats.

Kugugugugung!

A single heavy aura striking down from the sky ruthlessly crushed the two domains that were facing each other so tensely as if they would blow away the entirety of District 9.

“……?”

“Keuk.”

Both Namgung Min's slaughterhouse and Han Siah's sanctuary crumbled powerlessly like bugs trampled by a massive foot.

Namgung Min clicked his tongue while stepping back due to the recoil of the domain forcibly collapsing.

The center of the plaza where the dust cleared. Fluttering the hem of his black coat, Kim Minwoo stood.

“It is troubling if you fight, Ms. Siah.”

It was a soft but firm voice with appropriately relaxed strength.

Chaeng.

Hell Rhapsody held in Kim Minwoo's hand was shining chillingly blue.

He had just deflected the two weapons, Namgung Min's twin daggers and Han Siah's scythe, with a single light sword strike.

‘How did he block that just now?’

Namgung Min's pupils contracted minutely.

The sensation was on a different level from when they crossed swords on Earth. It went beyond the category of simply being strong.

The presence of Kim Minwoo, who recently cut down Lupus of the Seven Lords and transplanted the Death Emperor's Heart on top of the out-of-standard reward of all stats +1000, was overwhelming in itself even without intentionally setting a heavy atmosphere.

His instincts were warning him.

If he aimed his blade here, he would be annihilated without a single piece of bone left. Namgung Min quietly withdrew his daggers and raised the corners of his mouth crookedly.

“Ah, bro. Your timing is incredible.”

Seureureuk.

Meanwhile, Han Siah, who confirmed Kim Minwoo's face, immediately withdrew the murderous intent wrapping around her body.

The massive scythe scattered like mist.

She smiled beamingly, not caring about her bleeding shoulder. The face of the fanatic discussing slaughter until just a moment ago was nowhere to be found, leaving only the face of a saintess with blind reverence.

“You're here, Mr. Minwoo?”

Kim Minwoo lightly clicked his tongue while resting Hell Rhapsody on his shoulder.

“Yes. I'm thankful that you excellently finished the work on Earth's side, but what are we going to do if you destroy the plaza floor as soon as you arrive. Shall we deduct the repair cost from Ms. Siah's salary?”

“It is my negligence. I'm sorry.”

Han Siah bowed her head modestly as if she was sorry. Kim Minwoo's gaze turned toward Namgung Min this time.

“And you.”

“Yeah, yeah. I know. Telling me to stay quiet.”

Namgung Min shrugged his shoulders and completely sheathed the daggers at his waist.

“But well, this noona thrust her scythe first, so I just did a bit of self-defense.”

“Both of you are so overflowing with strength that you're anxious because you can't see blood, seriously.”

Kim Minwoo chuckled and took out the express information report sent by the Shadow Guild from his inner pocket.

“Well, it's a good thing. I just happened to have a garbage dump that needs to be demolished anyway.”

Namgung Min's eyes sparkled as if he was interested.

“If it's a garbage dump……. Well, is it a place where I can slice up as much as I want?”

“Yeah. But that's a story for the upper neighborhood.”

Kim Minwoo lightly flicked his finger to draw their attention.

“Both Ms. Siah and you, Namgung Min. Given your skills, staying cooped up in District 9 is a serious loss.”

“Eh? The inspector told me to take my time and clear everything from the bottom up, though?”

“There's nothing.”

Kim Minwoo cut him off firmly.

“Because I already scraped up everything decent. Even if you squeeze more here, only dust will come out.”

At those words, Namgung Min clicked his tongue as if it was a shame.

Indeed.

If a monster like that had already conquered up to the upper floors, what more could be left on the lower floors?

Toward Namgung Min who was smacking his lips, Kim Minwoo fluttered the report he was holding.

“Instead, if you go up, there are preys everywhere. The garbage dump I mentioned earlier is there too.”

“Hoh. Are there that many preys?”

He threw the report toward Namgung Min, who reacted sensitively to the word ‘preys’.

“Hmm. So, you're saying that right now, you're trying to have a go with a place called the Demonic Cult, bro?”

“Right. I've eaten up to District 6. But it's no fun to stop here, right?”

“You're saying we just have to go up and slit those guys' throats, right?”

Kim Minwoo nodded his head.

Namgung Min, flipping through the report while smacking his lips, suddenly tilted his head. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

“Earlier, I saw you blocking the fight between this noona and me as lightly as breathing, though.”

“So……?”

“With a monster of that level, couldn't you just go up yourself, flick your finger once, and everyone dies? What's the reason you're specifically telling us to go up and clean it up?”

It was an accurate point.

However, Kim Minwoo chuckled and shrugged his shoulders.

“Because I need an excuse.”

“An excuse?”

“I came down after agreeing not to go up for a while.”

Kim Minwoo pointed at Namgung Min and Han Siah alternately with his finger.

“But, if newbies who just entered the Heavenly City are going up while taking tests, and accidentally get into a fight with the Demonic Cult guys and smash them all…… that's none of my business, right? It's just a natural accident.”

It was disguised as an accidental clash of uncontrollable rookies rather than a direct military action as one of the Seven Lords.

It was a perfect proxy war where even if the Seven Lords above noticed, it wouldn't escalate into a full-scale war right away for justification, while nibbling away only at the opponent's forces.

Is it possible?

It was possible.

Because these two were not affiliated with the Money Talks Guild within the Heavenly City.

They were merely affiliated with the guild on Earth.

Of course, he wasn't planning on accepting their registration right away.

“Ah.”

Namgung Min's lips tore open bizarrely and went up.

“So you're saying we don't have to walk on eggshells, and just slaughter the heads of all the Demonic Cult guys on our way up taking tests? And as a very legal accident at that?”

“I like that you're quick to understand. District 5 Ascender Guild. That is the first target. The three divinity crystals in their safe, bring them completely under my name.”

Kim Minwoo turned his gaze toward Han Siah.

“Will you be okay too, Ms. Siah?”

“Of course.”

Han Siah replied with a beaming smile.

“Good. Three including Lee Seoyoon. It would be disappointing to send you like this, so I'll attach one support troop.”

Kim Minwoo flicked his finger toward the empty air.

Seureureuk—.

From the shadows behind his back, a silver-haired woman carrying a 2-meter anti-materiel sniper rifle forged like pitch-black darkness walked out.

An undead with a magic eye stone imbued with the deep-sea blue light embedded in it.

It was the Death Sniper Ifrin.

Ifrin scanned Namgung Min and Han Siah indifferently, and then rested the muzzle of the gun on her shoulder.

“You're saying I just have to go with them?”

“Yeah.”

Namgung Min's eyes narrowed.

He instinctively sensed that the spirit spewing from the opponent was no ordinary thing.

“Who is that noona? She looks like an undead.”

“Former Rank 3 of District 2. Currently my exclusive sniper. While you guys are causing a scene in District 5, she'll pop the heads of the most annoying guys from behind with snipes.”

At those words, Namgung Min whistled.

An assassin and a fanatic holding SSS-rank weapons stirring things up from the front, and a sniper formerly Rank 3 of District 2 blowing away brains from the back.

This wasn't a war, it was just a disaster.

At that time, the gaze of Lee Seoyoon, who had been quietly watching the situation from behind, fixed on Ifrin.

It was instinct.

The intuition that they were the same undead, with the mana of death flowing instead of blood and their souls subordinated to the power of the Death Emperor.

However, the distant gap felt at the same time.

She had only been an assassin rolling around at the B-rank level on Earth at best before being revived as a Shadow Walker.

On the other hand, the woman before her eyes was the top predator of District 2 in the Heavenly City.

Their class was different.

Red glints wavered in Lee Seoyoon's eyes.

The moment a subtle competitive spirit and inferiority complex were blooming.

“What are you looking at.”

Ifrin's deep-sea blue pupils turned toward Lee Seoyoon. The corners of her mouth twisted upwards.

“Lower your eyes, eh?”

A heavy provocation mixed with murderous intent.

“Ha, this rotting smelling bitch.”

The shadows beneath Lee Seoyoon's feet expanded explosively. It was the moment she drew up her mana while baring her teeth like a beast.

“Don't fight.”

Kim Minwoo's low and calm voice fell.

At that single word…….

Uddeuk―!

Ifrin and Lee Seoyoon's bodies forcibly froze stiff. Absolute control where mana was suppressed and muscles stiffened like stones regardless of their own will.

To the undead revived by the Death Lord, the master's command was a providence that could not be disobeyed.

“Tch.”

Ifrin clicked her tongue and roughly turned her head.

Lee Seoyoon, who regained her freedom as the command lifted, also gasped for rough breaths and gathered her shadows.

“So until those newbie bastards take the test and go up, I have to wipe their asses from behind, is that it?”

Ifrin asked crookedly.

“Speak nicely. Not wiping asses, but reliable firepower support.”

As Kim Minwoo lightly gestured with his chin, Ifrin's lips moved on their own.

“Haa……. Yes. I will take charge of reliable rear support.”

A polite tone filtered forcibly popped out.

‘Hah, f*ck. The second playthrough is a f*cking tiring life.’

Ifrin ground her teeth inwardly and roughly swept up her bangs.

“Then are you staying here, Mr. Minwoo?”

“Probably for the time being, yes.”

The Death Emperor's Heart and all stats increasing by 1000.

And during the two months the cooldown of Guidance of Destiny was running, Kim Minwoo intended to completely solidify the bottom tier as his fortress and power source of faith.

Ifrin strode forward with the long gun slung over her shoulder.

“Move, you rookie bastards. We're going straight to the District 8 testing ground.”

Behind her, Namgung Min, Han Siah, and Lee Seoyoon followed closely, their eyes flashing with interest and murderous intent.