2 – Creation skill
“… It really is a skill selection space.”
Kang Hyuk smiled while looking ahead.
pure white space.
A total of two cards were floating in front of him.
The card on the left is a card with a flame drawn on it, and the card on the right is a card with a sword on it… !
“… Are you asking me to choose between creating fire weapons and cold weapons?”
Kang Hyuk, who was laughing in vain, muttered a little.
On the two cards, only simple pictures were drawn.
However, like a deceased person who had been playing 『Hero of the World』 for three years, Kang Hyuk immediately understood what the two cards were saying.
In 『Hero of the World』, the skill tree is determined according to the character’s unique characteristics. In other words, it was clear that the two cards were referring to ‘creation of fire weapons’ and ‘creation of cold weapons’, as he said. It was because the characteristic that Kanghyuk possessed was none other than 『Creation』.
‘Whoa… I have no idea what happened, but judging from the circumstances, it seems that I really have no choice but to live in this world. As long as the game has become a reality, the end of the game will mean death.’
Kanghyuk trembled as he recalled the ‘man with the skull tattoo’ he had just killed. If luck hadn’t killed the man at that time, it would have been himself to die.
‘Come to think of it, as soon as I killed that man, the level-up notification sounded… That means that 『Villain Mode』 was being applied to me… !’
Kanghyuk suddenly hardened his complexion.
『Hero of the World』 was a game set in a modern world where magic and superpowers coexist, and players could level up only through ‘good deeds’, befitting the characteristics of a hero. It’s like a ‘salvation action’ such as saving lives or eradicating villains.
However, as long as 『Villain Mode』 was applied, it was clear that Kang Hyuk would not be able to level up like that.
According to the description of the mode, the only way to level up the villain was ‘killing’… !
In other words, Kanghyuk could be seen as having no choice but to kill more people besides the man with the skull tattoo. Leveling up was a must if you were to survive in this mad world of heroes and villains.
‘under… I’m really going crazy. You have to kill to become strong, isn’t this really the villain itself? If I had known it would be like this, I would not have installed the mod from the beginning… !’
Kanghyuk wiped his face with both hands. But soon he shook his head vigorously. In this situation, regret was meaningless. All he had to do from now on was to choose the best skill to prepare for the future.
“… Let’s think about it.”
In the end, Kanghyuk, who had made up his mind, began to compare the pros and cons of the two skills in detail. However, his troubles did not last long.
No matter how much this world is said to be a world where magic and psychic powers coexist, firearms are still very threatening weapons. Even an unemployed person who couldn’t kill a single ant could kill a low-ranking hero or villain if given a single gun.
‘On the other hand, cold weapons have somewhat less lethality and are difficult for beginners to use. Taekwondo (yellow belt) is the only martial art I’ve learned, so creating a cold weapon isn’t a very good choice.’
Thinking so, Kanghyuk immediately reached out for the left card. Now that the troubles were over, there was no reason to hesitate any further in the decision.
… Flash!
When Kanghyuk touched the card, the card emitted a flash of light and was absorbed into Kanghyuk as a group of lights.
At that moment, a notification ringing in his head… !
[Teeling!]
[Learn the skill to create 5.56mm pistols!]
As expected, the card on the left was a fire weapon creation skill, especially a small caliber pistol creation skill.
Perhaps the higher the level, the more guns you can create… !
‘… Are you going back?’
After a while, Kang Hyuk, who had acquired all the knowledge related to the skill, felt the white space quickly collapse.
Anyway, it seemed that he would have to live in Hero of the World from now on.
It is none other than an SSS-level villain with the 『Creation』 trait.
***
Cerberus Headquarters.
“… what? The raid failed?”
The boss of Cerberus, Herold, asked with his eyebrows twitching.
He was not in a very good mood. It was because of the news that the subordinate had just delivered.
“It seems so, Boss. After the report that they had entered the underground parking lot of the Yongsan Faction building, all contact with the raiding team was cut off.”
“… Even from Skullhead?”
In response to the subordinate’s answer, Harold asked just in case. Skullhead was one of Cerberus’ executives, and he was quite confident with him.
“Sorry Boss. No contact from him… .”
“Damn it… !”
Harold finally clenched his fists.
The attack this time was something Cerberus had been preparing for a very long time.
It took several months just to target the building of the gentle Yongsan faction, and set the optimal route and timing to reach the building! So, if this raid had gone well, Cerberus would have been able to expand its territory at once… !
“The Yongsan faction has no power to stop our raiding party! What kind of guys are you? Who dared to stop our Cerberus?”
“I’m still looking into it, but… It seems that the Black Dragon Society interfered.”
“What? Black Dragon? No, how the hell do they know? Could it be that information leaked out?”
Harold’s eyes suddenly flashed. However, his subordinate only shook his head.
“I don’t think so, Boss. As soon as the news of the raiding party was cut off, I urgently checked the atmosphere of the Black Dragon, and they were also very embarrassed. My guess is that the two raiding parties stumbled upon each other in the underground parking lot of the Yongsan Faction building. Both Cerberus and the Black Dragon Society were aiming for the Yongsan Sect branch, but by chance they ran into each other, and both of them suffered a devastating blow.”
“What, what… ? No, that kind of dog thing… !”
Harold let out a loud sigh as if it was absurd.
No, even without luck, how can it be like this?
Still, the fortunate thing was that Cerberus wasn’t the only one who suffered damage. This is because the elite units of the two powers that happened to meet were equally annihilated.
“Ugh, f*ck… If I had known it would be like this, I would have done it a little earlier! I never thought that the Black Dragons were also aiming for the Yongsan faction… !”
Harold gritted his teeth.
No matter how positively I tried, I could see that this situation was really unlucky.
“Then Boss. What should we do now?”
“f*ck, what to do! Be quiet for a while! The power has been greatly reduced, so it’s a big deal if you go out for nothing!”
“Will the Yongsan Faction and the Black Dragon Society stay still?”
“Since the Yongsan Faction suffered no damage, they won’t say much, and the Black Dragons will be shutting up for a while like us since their power has been drastically cut. So nothing to worry about!”
Harold replied nervously.
Compared to the Black Dragon and Cerberus, the Yongsan Faction was not very strong. Because of this, even if the forces of the two organizations were greatly reduced, the Yongsan faction would not have been able to show any reaction. I am very aware of this situation and will try to devise countermeasures in my own way.
“If there is a returner, look at it and upload it right away, and if there is no returner, just skip it!”
“Then the collection of the body… ?”
“There is no need to collect the corpses of the raiding party. They’re laggards anyway, so there’s no need to go to any trouble… The Black Dragons probably think the same. So let’s leave it to the Yongsan faction to deal with it on their own.”
“… Okay boss.”
Following Harold’s command, he lowered his head.
As expected of Harold, at that time the head of the Black Dragon Society was also issuing a similar order to Herold.
Because of that, the three forces, including the Yongsan faction, have no way to know. The fact that there was only one survivor among the raiding party.
***
Dark alley.
‘… I need a new identity.’
Kanghyuk thought as he trudged along.
Currently, his identity is a combatant belonging to the Black Dragon… !
However, Kang Hyuk had no intention of continuing to maintain this status. In order to survive to the end in the 『Hero of the World』, you have to constantly level up, but the combatants belonging to the Black Dragon weren’t very good at that.
Of course, while fighting the rival Cerberus, there would be frequent opportunities to kill. But that was only in the beginning. From his point of view, the Black Dragon Society and Cerberus were all shabby organizations. No matter how many members of such an organization he killed, in the end his level would quickly stagnate.
‘And, in the first place, I’m the type who hates working under someone. If I must kill, I decide who to kill. It means that I have no intention of taking orders from anyone.’
Kang Hyuk thought with a bitter smile, and soon began to speed up his steps.
First of all, he intended to leave Yongsan-gu and settle down in a new area. In normal times, it would have been very difficult to get out of the organization, but now, the time when the forces of the Black Dragon and Cerberus collided… ! Many members of the organization had died, so even if one of them disappeared at this opportunity, no one would be able to figure it out. If you think about it, this period could be seen as the most optimal time to obtain a new home and a new identity.
“… Where should I take you, guest?”
After a while, Kang-hyeok got out of the alley and caught a taxi. The taxi driver asked Kang-hyeok.
Kanghyuk pondered for a while before opening his mouth.
“Please go to Gangnam-gu.”
“yep.”
Soon, the taxi began to make its way down the road, emitting a loud exhaust sound.
A large full moon hung in the night sky.