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『Korea Too? Kim Shimun Returns from Death!』

『Sword Saint Kim Shihyuk and Saintess Lee Yujeong, top Rankers, also Hit?』

『What Were These Suspicious Accidents? Confirmed Assassinations!』

『Assassination Attempts Only Targeting Asian Countries: A High-Level Racial Hatred?』

TV channels and various portal sites were abuzz.

News pouring in from everywhere.

A stern-faced middle-aged man, after confirming them, Zhang Liqiu slammed his fist on the table.

Bang!

The impact, Made the screens displaying the news and other furniture shake.

Rattle.

No one in the room reacted.

Crack.

An ominous sound came from Zhang Liqiu’s tightly clenched fist.

With a gaze as chilling as the sound, “Uncle… What’s this about?”

He glared at the portly middle-aged man sitting in front of him, his uncle.

“That’s…”

Though he was a Ranker-level player, Zhang Wanchi trembled, his chubby cheeks shaking under his nephew’s glare.

“According to the informant’s report, they successfully moved him to another dimension…”

Zhang Wanchi’s voice trailed off. That was his only role in the assassination attempt on Kim Shimun.

“What’s going on?”

Zhang Liqiu’s gaze shifted from his trembling uncle to,

“Speak, Dephina.”

The alluring woman named Dephina.

Despite the menacing stare, “Hmmm~ I wonder.”

She simply hummed, wearing a mysterious smile. Had it been anyone else from Continental, Even a Ranker would have been decapitated immediately.

An intense surge of aura emanated from Zhang Liqiu, but he merely glared silently.

Fwoosh.

Finally, “Kang Mu, Do Zhun, and Zhang Shilin.”

She named three individuals.

“The weakest among your Rankers.”

As if on cue,

“Dare you…”

Fwoosh!

Zhang Liqiu’s menacing aura intensified. The high-end Arena-built office was quickly riddled with cracks.

Dephina didn’t flinch an inch.

“Are you blaming me?”

Zhang Liqiu’s voice was sharp enough to pierce.

“I’m not merely blaming you.”

She calmly met his fierce gaze.

“We invested a top-rank dragonian from the dragonkin. I’m merely pointing out the difference.”

She shrugged. A sharp force shot towards her neck.

Stopping right before her throat, the force seemed ready to pierce her at any moment.

“Not one, but three.”

Zhang Liqiu growled in a low voice.

“You wasted three Rankers on your plan, which wasn’t even scheduled.”

“Yes, the three weakest Rankers.”

“So you’re saying I should have sacrificed my best for a mere avatar of a Constellation?”

Buzz!

The force around the tip of Zhang Liqiu’s spear grew thicker.

“My plan was to summon him here, not rely on others!”

“Are you aware that the others you refer to are Constellations?”

“Ha! So was it successful?”

Zhang Liqiu’s question cut as sharply as the spear aimed at her neck.

“Did the Constellation you so highly regard succeed in assassinating Kim Shimun?”

“…”

Dephina couldn’t answer.

“Look at the results. You wasted your pawns with your ridiculous plan. Foolish woman.”

For the first time, she lost her smile under his barrage of insults.

Then,

Swish!

Reality shifted.

Crack!

An aura as intense, maybe even more ferocious than Zhang Liqiu’s, swept through the office.

“Hi, hiik!”

Zhang Wanchi, watching anxiously, let out a scream but quickly covered his mouth, focusing his aura to shield himself.

『Indeed… You’re right, Zhang Liqiu.』

Dephina, with eyes slit like a reptile’s and her body covered in black scales, nodded slowly.

As she nodded, her reptilian form began reverting back to that of a pale woman.

Creak.

“This incident…”

Closing her eyes as if to steady her breathing, she gulped several times before continuing.

“It’s my mistake. I admit it.”

Having composed herself, “Although it’s regrettable about your investment, a Ranker is still a Ranker.”

Dephina regained her enigmatic smile.

“Indeed, using three Rankers as human sacrifices was a foolish decision. And…”

Perhaps because of her reptilian transformation, sidestepping the blade that had grazed her neck, she moved forward, maintaining eye contact with Zhang Liqiu’s unwavering gaze.

Clack.

“Trusting a Constellation implicitly was also my folly. I apologize.”

Her clean admission, Made Zhang Liqiu lower his weapon.

Ssshhk.

“This just made him more wary.”

Without even a flicker of his gaze, he continued in a tone void of inflection.

“Kim Shimun and Kim Shihyuk likely realized that Mirror Image Jennifer was involved.”

Considering their ties with Desperado,

“We can’t attempt another assassination like this. You know what that means?”

The loss of their valuable Polymorph card, Dephina understood well the gravity of the situation.

“From now on, regarding Kim Shimun and related matters, I will follow your lead.”

She nodded agreeably.

“And any resources needed for your plans, we’ll cover them entirely.”

She enumerated what Zhang Liqiu wanted.

Hence, “Besides… even though the plan failed, at least no evidence was left behind, correct?”

Dephina’s smile grew more pronounced.

“We suffered losses, but there’s no significant risk. Our main goal wasn’t just assassination but the Continental representative battle.”

She whispered, “So let’s just take it easy… let’s smile, shall we?”

Lightly brushing Zhang Liqiu’s shoulder as she spoke.

Seemingly agreeing with her, or perhaps satisfied with her conditions,

“Tsk.”

Zhang Liqiu clicked his tongue in disapproval, turning back to his seat.

At that moment, a ringing phone interrupted the subdued atmosphere.

Beep, beep.

Prepared for any situation, “Oh dear!”

Zhang Wanchi fumbled for his phone.

After checking the screen, “Whatever it is, it can wait…”

Hesitantly, he attempted to hang up, while glancing at Zhang Liqiu and Dephina.

“What, what?!”

His voice raised involuntarily, forgetting his earlier fear.

Naturally, both Zhang Liqiu and Dephina’s gazes shifted to him. Startled, he quickly ended the call and retrieved a remote control.

But,

“Damn it!”

The office was nearly destroyed by the clash of these two monsters.

The usual screen was broken.

Hastily tapping on his phone, with some hesitation, “Guild Master.”

He cautiously approached Zhang Liqiu.

“Uncle, what is it?”

“That…”

Zhang Wanchi’s voice faltered under Zhang Liqiu’s question. He closed his eyes tightly, raising his phone instead of an answer. Zhang Liqiu’s cold gaze turned to the phone’s screen.

Then,

『Breaking News! DNA Results of Assassins Revealed?!』

『Result: Kang Mu, Do Zhun, Zhang Shilin? All Rankers from Continental!』

『Shock! Three Rankers from Continental Are the Culprits?』

『Korean Association: ‘Unbelievable but True,’ Submitted Data to World Awakener’s Alliance!』

BANG!

With the news headlines popping up, the Guild Master’s office was finally destroyed.

“You!”

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『World Awakener’s Alliance: ‘Korean Association’s Data Matches Registered DNA’』

『Did Continental Really Do It? Truth Revealed!』

『Countries Victimized by Assassination Attempt Begin Protesting to Continental!』

『Continental Strongly Denies, ‘Preposterous! This Is a Clear Conspiracy!’』

『Vice-guildmaster Zhang Wanchi, ‘This Is a High-Level Plot. Korea Must Be Wise’』

In various languages, including Korean and English, news poured in from everywhere.

‘Beautifully… Burned.’

Watching it all on his phone in real-time, Kim Shimun smiled, satisfied.

‘They thought their plan and cleanup were perfect.’

Indeed, they did. Not only was a barrier involved, but also a dimensional shift. Whether the assassination succeeded or not, no evidence would have been left due to it happening in another dimension.

Even if someone returned alive, Continental’s influence alone could silence them. Even before the emergence of the Galaxy Arena, they exerted global influence along with the US.

A single person’s claims could easily be suppressed.

But, ‘If clear evidence appears, the story changes.’

Showing evidence proving their crime changes everything.

Into Kim Shimun’s ears, “How…”

A voice floated in.

“How did you create their blood?”

Association President Kim Muyeol, Known for his cold demeanor, looked utterly baffled.

No wonder.

“The World Awakener’s Alliance’s forensic team isn’t one to be fooled by cheap tricks.”

The forensic team of the World Awakener’s Alliance, comprising the world’s best knowledge and talents, with the addition of otherworldly abilities after the advent of the Galaxy Arena, had surpassed the limits of science.

For this team to be deceived by such staging?

Yet, “Come on, how many times do I have to say it—it’s not fake, it’s real.”

Kim Shimun chuckled, shaking his head.

“……”

Kim Muyeol furrowed his brows silently, not making any further comments. At this point, he had no choice but to acknowledge it.

‘If the Alliance’s forensic team verified it, it means it truly is their blood…’

It meant Kim Shimun wasn’t lying.

But, “How did you pull it off?”

His curiosity only grew.

In response, “Well, I just put in some effort.”

Kim Shimun answered nonchalantly. It was a truthful statement.

‘It took 100 achievement points just to alchemize some bloodstains.’

To alchemize the blood of the three Rankers he had fought against, he had to spend those points.

‘Luckily, I had contact with their blood.’

Before they were offered as sacrifices to summon Erlang Shen, the spikes used to bind the three Rankers,

Had pierced their limbs and come into contact with their blood.

– Hehe! Oppa, you know it’s thanks to me, right?

Thus, the Philosopher’s Stone could perfectly analyze the composition of their blood. Precisely, ‘It wasn’t you but the Obsidian Tablet that did it.’

The knowledge of alchemy of the human body within the Philosopher’s Stone, was achieved by the Obsidian Tablet.

However, – The Obsidian Tablet is bound to me, so it’s technically me who did it~.

The Philosopher’s claim wasn’t entirely false.

‘Sure, whatever makes you happy.’

– Hehe! Make sure to treat me well from now on!

Kim Shimun chuckled and glanced down at his chest.

Kim Muyeol, who had been watching him silently, “So, is this all you’ve got?”

He asked in a flat tone.

“While it’ll certainly hit Continental, it won’t deal a significant blow.”

As he said, while the controversy would harm Continental, it wouldn’t be a fatal blow.

“There’s no evidence that Continental was involved in the assassination of foreign Rankers.”

This applied only to Korea, there was no evidence regarding the deaths of Rankers from other countries.

Thus, “They can deny involvement in other Asian countries’ incidents just like they are now.”

Continental only needed to persist in their strong denials. Kim Shimun was well aware of this.

“True.”

He nodded in agreement.

Then, “But it leaves a suspicion, and quite a big one at that.”

Kim Shimun’s smile grew more mysterious.

“A simple suspicion isn’t enough for countries to confront Continental. They have too much to lose.”

“Indeed. Unless they’re as powerful as the American Dream or the European Union, countries can’t afford to take a strong stance against Continental.”

In reality, the news they saw earlier only mentioned protests, not any further actions.

But, “If given a justification to ignite these suspicions, the situation changes.”

Given a valid justification, things would be different.

“Justification?”

“Yes, a justification to legitimately oppose a massive force like Continental.”

“While I understand the importance of justification, how do you plan to provide it?”

Kim Muyeol understood the importance of justification. Given his experience and position as the Association President, he likely knew the importance better than Kim Shimun.

Hence, “Without Continental’s own admission of their crimes, there’s no way to secure justification.”

In the current situation, without Continental’s admission, there was no way to transform the suspicion into certainty.

But then, “Indeed, you’re sharp, Uncle.”

That’s exactly it!

With an understanding nod, Shimun glanced at his phone which began to vibrate.

Picking it up to check, “You’re right, Uncle.”

He showed it to Kim Muyeol.

On the screen,

『Breaking News! Continental’s New Statement!』

『Continental’s Rising Star, Seo Wiryong, ‘The Korean Assassination Seems to Be Continental’s Doing!’ Stirring Remarks!』

『Kang Mu, Do Zhun, Zhang Shilin, identified by Alliance’s DNA, all Unreachable?』

『Former Guild Master of Continental, ‘Seems True That Three Rankers Were Involved,’ Initiates Internal Investigation!』

『Current and Former Guild Masters’ Divergent Opinions! What’s the Truth?』

News were being uploaded en masse.

Additionally, a text from Seo Wiryong, the hottest prospect in Continental,

『Seo Wiryong: Kim Shimun, as we discussed, it’s done.』

『Seo Wiryong: Also, the elder wishes to meet you. Would that be possible?』