94. Joo Seong-tak
Ryumin looked at the item posted for sale.
[Immortal Skin Piece]
[Category: Belongings]
[Description: A piece of skin cut from a creature called immortal.]
[Seller: dontgo95]
[Selling price: 1,000,000 won]
[Enuri: Possible]
[Chat: Available]
[Transaction method: direct transaction only]
[Transaction location: Suwon]
‘Are you sure. This is a necessary item for legendary combination.’
Next to Unique is the Legendary level.
Legendary can also be made by combination, but Ryumin was excluded from the beginning.
The reason is no different.
‘Because it is nearly impossible to obtain legendary materials at this point.’
It’s not impossible.
It’s just hard to get.
‘At this point, there is only one place where a piece of immortal skin can be found.’
High Orc, the 5th round boss.
When you catch him, there is an extremely low probability of finding a piece of that immortal skin.
As you know, High Orcs are not easy bosses to catch.
He’s stronger than the Minotaur, the 6th round boss.
‘But as if catching that strong guy wasn’t enough, you were lucky enough to get that ingredient?’
This is impossible without not only luck but also skill.
‘Luck aside, who is it? ‘Is there someone skilled enough to take down a high orc?’
There were a few names that came to mind.
The thought that it might be one of them passes through my mind.
‘Could it be him?’
This guy is skilled enough to kill orcs and has the [Drop Rune].
If it was the guy he guessed, there was a high possibility that it was a decoy.
That’s pretty dangerous too.
‘I think it’s true considering that only direct transactions are possible… … ‘I should at least try talking to you.’
I sent a chat message before purchasing.
[Buyer: Hello. Are you the one who sells pieces of immortal skin?]
[Seller: Yes.]
[Buyer: You put it at 1 million won, but it says it’s a discount?]
[Seller: Hmm, I usually don’t do it for you, but I’ll do it for you specially. How much do you think?]
[Buyer: 900,000 won. Is it possible?]
[Seller: Hmm, it’s a bit burdensome, but that’s okay. That’s about it… … .]
[Buyer: Ah! no. I said it wrong. Please reduce it by 100,000 won more. 800,000 won.]
[Seller: Are you kidding?]
[Buyer: Why? The market price hasn’t been set anyway. Honestly, I don’t even know how to use it.]
[Seller: Then why are you trying to buy something you don’t even know how to use?]
[Buyer: I’m going to try a combination of things. That’s why everyone buys material items.]
[Buyer: But it’s because I’m in poor financial condition. Can you shave it off a bit?]
[Buyer: Yes?]
[Buyer: Yes?]
[Buyer: Why is there no answer?]
[Seller: Ha, okay. I feel sorry for you, so I’ll sell it to you for 800,000 won. Instead, you transact in cash. Can you come to Suwon?]
[Buyer: Of course.]
[Seller: Where can I get there?]
Ryu Min laughed as the address was written down in chat.
“This guy seems to be who I think he is.”
It is almost certain that it is for sale even though it has been discounted by 200,000 won.
The item may just be a bait to lure people.
‘This psychopathic bastard deserves it.’
Still, I thought it would be a good idea to check, so I put on my coat.
If you don’t come forward, the number of victims will increase.
You also need to take care of legendary materials.
‘Should we go somewhere to see his face?’
It may be a little early to meet him, but we are bound to meet him someday.
‘I need to prepare for any unexpected situation.’
I felt lucky that there was a rainbow effect buff.
‘Well, even if it wasn’t there, I don’t intend to take it easy.’
Ryu Min, with one corner of his mouth twitching, leisurely left the house.
* * *
“Ha, what the f*ck is this guy? Haha.”
Joo Seong-tak, who was chatting with a buyer, let out an awkward laugh.
“You have the personality to discount 20% of what you posted for 1 million won?”
Aside from personality, what kind of item is this?
This is an item obtained by defeating the High Orc, the 5th round boss.
That high orc was killed with great difficulty, using twenty orc corpses.
‘At that time, I thought I was really falling behind. ‘I never thought High Orcs would be that strong.’
Are you trying to get the item you worked so hard to get for just 800,000 won?
‘The bastard is really messing around.’
When were you going to stop killing me?
I was planning on killing him anyway, but I couldn’t do this with this bastard.
“If I really meet you, I won’t kill you kindly. You bastard.”
Joo Seong-tak, who gritted his teeth and put down his phone, flinched for a moment.
Because I could hear the sound of dying breath beneath my feet.
“Save me, save me, give me….”
“Ha, surprise. What is this guy? Isn’t he dead yet?”
A middle-aged man in his 40s who was lying down barely managed to raise his head.
It was the best thing he could do with his limbs cut off.
“Please, please… save me…”
“It’s just informal language to survive.”
“Give it to me… please, please…”
Deep!
Chow Seong-tak’s dagger pierced the middle-aged man’s neck.
“I’m just saying something trivial. Tsk. I’m just freaking people out for no reason.”
I didn’t expect him to be alive even though his limbs were cut off.
“Anyway, when that bastard came, he ran after me.”
He wasn’t just saying it, he was really going to kill him if a buyer came.
Because the item was bait for that purpose.
Therefore, they graciously passed on the 20% discount.
Because it wasn’t something to sell anyway.
‘Why are you selling it? How did you get this? If they were really going to sell it, I would have told them to get rid of it mercilessly.’
I don’t know what the item was used for, but it could be used to lure people.
why? Are you trying to entice me?
Because it’s fun.
No, strictly speaking, because it was boring.
That’s what life is like.
There are days when boredom strikes.
When you get so bored that you want to let go of everything.
Joo Seong-tak has been like that since he was in the second year of elementary school.
‘I thought you were going crazy because you were bored.’
No matter what I did, it was no fun, no matter what I did, I was bored, and no matter what I did, I was bored.
Even though I am in the prime of my age, I feel like I have lost the will to live.
When I think about it now, it was like a broken part with a screw missing.
It was the same even when I became a middle school student.
I wondered if it would be okay if I concentrated on something, so I studied what other people were doing.
‘I always came in first place in my class.’
But even though my grades were that good, nothing changed.
It only increases the parents’ pretentious praise and expectations.
He was so bored that he hoped the group would bother him, but no one did.
‘Even the Iljin bastards wouldn’t touch the first place winner.’
That’s what I thought, but there was a truth that even Joo Seong-tak didn’t know.
The reason why the Iljin did not touch Joo Seong-tak was not because he was good at studying.
Madness.
They saw an unknown madness in Joo Seong-tak’s eyes.
That was the reason why Iljin also avoided it.
Drip-drip-
Joo Seong-tak, who wiped the blood-soaked dagger on the corpse’s clothes, recalled the past again.
‘Hehe, when I think about it now, I really liked those times. ‘When I committed my first murder.’
The first people Joo Seong-tak killed were his parents.
When I gave up studying because I was bored, as usual, my grades dropped and the nagging increased.
It was at that time that I had a conflict with my parents.
When the child’s score went from first place to close to last place, his or her parents screamed in frustration.
Then, in a fit of rage, he killed his parents with a kitchen knife.
‘It wasn’t intentional. ‘It was just anger.’
But I never thought that moment would be a turning point in my life.
‘iced coffee… … I still can’t forget that experience.’
My heart is pounding from tension.
The living room floor stained with blood.
The feeling of driving a knife into a person’s body.
His first murder taught him a lot.
It helped him find the meaning of life when he thought he was bored to death.
‘more… … I want to enjoy this stimulation more.’
With that in mind, I voluntarily reported it to the police.
I realized that there was no use running away from Korea, which is full of CCTV.
‘If you’re going to get caught anyway, it’s better to turn yourself in early.’
I instinctively knew that this would be advantageous in reducing the sentence.
I wanted to go to prison quickly, plan properly, and kill someone.
I wanted to feel the excitement of murder again.
So he showed remorse for his crime and claimed that it was an accidental murder.
Fortunately, Joo Seong-tak had a talent for acting.
The police firmly believed that it was not Joo Seong-tak’s fault.
‘Shit idiots. It’s obvious I killed him, but he’s not at fault.’
I laughed, but I held back.
I was planning to get my sentence commuted and go to jail as planned.
However, there was something that Joo Seong-tak also did not expect.
‘what? ‘I’m a boy?’
At the time, he was excluded from criminal punishment because he was under the age of 14.
He was sent to a juvenile detention center, ordered to complete volunteer work, and released under supervision.
It was unexpected luck for Joo Seong-tak, who thought he would easily go to prison for killing his parents.
‘It’s a piece of cake, isn’t it?’
The luck continued.
Until you graduate from school, become an adult, and reach the age of 27.
Although he committed numerous murders, Joo Seong-tak was never caught.
Is it because each murder was meticulously planned for a year?
Or is it because they only selected and killed homeless people whom it would not be a problem to kill?
Anyway, even though he killed people, he was lucky enough to pretend to be a normal human being, and he still kills like this.
‘Stupid police officers. ‘They haven’t even caught me yet.’
But the luck seemed to end this year.
When I was told that I had to participate in a survival game where my life was on the line until round 20.
Joo Seong-tak felt unfair.
‘If I had known this would happen, I would have killed people to my heart’s content and gone to jail.’
I felt unfair and resentful for having been so careful to avoid the eyes of the police.
but.
It didn’t take long for me to realize that living in another world was a good fit for me.
‘Is it that difficult to catch a goblin like this?’
Joo Seong-tak could not understand as he watched countless people dying in the first round.
At best, stabbing goblins smaller than middle school students was easier than killing people.
It also suits his hobbies.
‘It’s less fun than killing people, though.’
Then, while hunting in the second round, I was lucky enough to get a job called Shaman.
‘Maybe it’s because of the [Drop Rune] I received at first.’
The drop rune is a rune that drastically increases the drop rate of special items.
It was highly likely that the shaman advancement item was released due to the influence of runes.
‘After that, there was nothing difficult.’
Perhaps due to his talent, he did not miss second or third place in the entire district and cleared the third round with ease.
Round 4, where you had to kill people, was easier.
It wasn’t that difficult for him, who was a serial killer to begin with.
‘Rather, it was really nice to be stimulated. Hehe.’
Joo Seong-tak enjoyed games that stimulated his ordinary daily life.
Regardless of survival, I wanted to enjoy it for as long as possible.
‘If I clear up to round 20, I will make a wish to increase the number of rounds. ‘It’s so, so much fun.’
Now, everyday life is boring.
If I had to go back to before I became a player, I don’t think I could go back.
‘It’s really fun to watch the world fall apart. Giggling.’
Perhaps because so many people have been killed, the focus now is not who to kill, but how to kill in a fun way.
What I’m planning now was part of that.
‘What if you hide the freshly killed body in a clothing collection box next to the alley and a buyer shows up?’
I will explode it with the [Corpse Explosion] skill.
Joo Seong-tak’s strategy was to subdue the near-dead person with a skill called [Curse of Fear], and then chop his limbs into small pieces like killing insects.
‘No hard feelings. I hope you understand that I’m just killing for fun.’
Joo Seong-tak looked away from the corpse and looked at his cell phone.
There are 3 hours left until the time agreed upon with the buyer.
‘Hurry up and come here, you b*stard.. Because I prepared a gift for you. Tsk tsk.’
For new stimulation, the body was placed in a clothing collection box and a trace eraser was used on the floor.
The scattered limbs and blood completely disappear.
So I waited for three hours, hoping that he would fall into a trap.
Finally.
Jumble-jump-
A person entered the alley where a trap had been prepared.
Joo Seong-tak’s lips drew an arc.
‘bingo.’
