I Never Run Out of Mana - Chapter 91

Chapter 91

91 . Further Growth Is Unnecessary

-SMASH!

“What! Even Ghost as well!”

Receiving the news about Ghost’s forces, Zekil was enraged .

In a single swing, the conference table became dust .

Joker had gone missing already .

Now, Ghost and his forces numbering in the 500s were annihilated .

The only leaders left were Dark Lady and a replacement for Joker, Piero .

It didn’t even take one month for the radical faction to lose its two leaders .

The situation filled him with both rage and shock .

Think about it .

The day of battle they were preparing for was fast approaching .

Success of Dark Lady on the portal explosions only further sped up the approach .

On top of that, Dark Lady was nearly done preparing the explosion of a portal beyond level 30 .

But suddenly, things were going awry .

After a brief pause, Zekil spoke up .

“Dark Lady… What is happening! How much do you know!”

“… . . ”

“Answer me!”

“Th… That’s . . ”

Zekil took off his helm and tossed it aside .

His eyes were dyed in pitch black .

They sucked in the light around, void like a black hole .

His face was horribly scarred, as if burned all over .

It wasn’t horrible to the point where it was hard to recognize his features, but it wasn’t a pretty sight .

No one, not even Dark Lady had seen Zekil’s face .

After all, Zekil always hid his face behind a mask .

His dark outline was the only way to identify him .

Dark Lady, who was staring at the floor, looked up to him as she spoke .

“Master Ze . . Zekil . ”

“… . . ”

“Joker is… . dead . ”

“What?”

“Before Ghost was done in, he came to me and said so . That Joker was dead… . ”

“Why did you not inform me of this until now, Dark Lady . ”

“I apologize . ”

“Who are they? Who has killed Ghost?”

Zekil repressed his boiling anger as he stared down Dark Lady .

He did not carry any weapons, but his fists were clenched tightly into a fist, shaking violently .

His fists were covered in intense flames, similar to how the executioner class uses the skill Body Strengthen .

The newly appointed leader Piero nearly pissed himself out of fear after seeing him, even though he was deemed fit to be a leader .

However, Dark Lady wasn’t much different from Piero .

She did her best to not upset him further .

When Joker went missing, Zekil was slightly upset at the report that Joker had headed for the Unknown Dungeon .

Right now, Zekil looked very different from the usual .

There was a reason why Dark Lady was so fearful of Zekil .

Dark Lady knew .

She knew of the look in his eyes and the killing intent that was pouring out .

She had seen this look before .

When Dark Lady had first entered the radical faction, there were 5 leaders .

One of those leaders was Zekil, who was the current overboss .

Just like with most factions, there were lots of clashing opinions between the leaders .

The 5 leaders decided to pick an overboss .

The method of selection followed the philosophy of the strong preying on the weak .

In front of all the members, the leaders fought .

Zekil had instantly made the other 4 unable to fight .

It didn’t even take a single minute .

Understanding Zekil’s combat prowess, the other four had banded to take him down, yet it didn’t do much in the face of his strength .

Dark Lady could not forget the look in his eyes from back then .

“I asked who they were . ”

“I do not have clear information on him . ”

“You’re telling me that they were taken down by a single unknown assailant?”

“That’s correct . Do you remember the little boy that may be useful, who was reported by Joker?”

“Yes… I heard that Joker had taken care of him . ”

“But, that… . ”

“It’s him?”

“… . . ”

“Are you telling me that two of the three leaders of this faction were taken down by a kid!”

-CRASH!

Zekil’s left hand swung through the air .

He had only raised his hand and swung it down .

However, the office floor was blown through cleanly, enough to see the whole floor below .

The entire building was built with nanomaterials, yet such absurd destruction was displayed before them .

On top of that, he wasn’t even equipping any weapons or artifacts .

“Ahhh! Apologizes, master Zekil!”

“Fools, all of you!”

“We’ll immediately find his location . ”

“Don’t bother . If we go through with the plan, he’ll show his overconfident face . After he put the world under our feet, he’ll be taken care of by me… personally . ”

“… . . ”

“Once the last level 35 portal in Busan is ready to explode, immediately report to me . ”

“Yes, as you say, master Zekil . ”

“Dark Lady… I will not forgive you a second time . ”

“Yes…”

With that, Zekil hid his form once more .

The portal that Dark Lady was preparing was to be finished in about a week .

Ten portals beyond level 30 were already prepared nearby .

If all these exploded at once, there was no way that Korea’s Awakened could stop them .

Additional portals would continue to explode as well .

If these weren’t taken care of, it was obvious that Korea would be expelled from the union .

That would be the signal of an age that the radical faction wished for .

“Whew… Piero . ”

“Yes, mistress Dark Lady . ”

“One week . It’s one week . Use everything at your disposal to assist me in this project . ”

“Of course . I’ll be off then… . ”

The successor of Joker, Piero, left the room .

Due to the relief from tension and of her legs going limp, she fell to the floor on the spot .

****

“Oi, Geon . Can you still not find any information on A?”

“Can’t even find even a single clue . ”

“Is that so… . . Sang-Ho, Hye-won . How about you two?”

“Old man . He might a lot more than what I thought initially . I can’t get a feel for him at all . ”

“Commander, I wasn’t able to find any information on him as well . ”

“Hm… It’s a level 29 portal . A level 29 . Even for Choi So-Hyeon, who had cleared the level 28 dungeon solo for the first time in history, it would be difficult for him to clear both portals in that short of a time period . ”

“Old man, are you sure that you don’t have any suspects?”

“Suspects… . ”

“This isn’t even like searching for a needle in a haystack, because how can we even begin an investigation without any targets?”

“Right… . For now, continue with your best efforts . I’ll also take off my shoes and help . ” 1

These are the four magician rankers that are part of the association .

They were giving all their efforts to find the person who had suppressed the level 29 portal explosion .

Finishing their brief meeting, the commander left the association building immediately .

A face that popped up to his head .

He was thinking of going to meet up with Kim Min-Cheol .

“Commander . Good day . ”

“Nice weather we have today, commander . ”

“Yes . You’re all working quite hard . ”

Even as he left the building, countless Awakened and employees saluted him to show respect .

It was proof that the position he held was respected not only by the association, but by the nation itself .

To be fair, he was the first to go and resolved any crises regarding monsters in the nation .

Obtaining the address of Min-Cheol, the commander began to head towards it .

This was illegal, but he wanted at least a clue to hold onto at this point .

“Commander, we’ve arrived . ”

“I see . Please wait here for a moment . ”

“Yes . Please take care . ”

-click

Since it was not known when a portal would explode, the commander always had his armor and weapons equipped unless for maintenance .

He could not stand that the time used to put on equipment could have been used to save people’s lives .

So when he appeared at the location, the area around became very noisy .

Those who recognized him was giving a fanfare worthy of a hero of the nation .

Replying with a warm smile, he headed for Min-Cheol’s house .

-ding dong

“Who is it?”

At that time, Min-Cheol was asleep after having run ragged for two days .

The one who greeted the commander was Min-Cheol’s mother, Park Se-Ran .

“Hello . Um… I am the commander of the association, Yoon Jong-sun . ”

“Huh?”

Surprised at hearing those words, she quickly checked the interphone .

The commander that she only saw in the news really was standing in front of the door .

On one side, she was worried as to why he was here .

Her head was filled with many thoughts as she wondered if Min-Cheol had caused an accident of some kind .

She continued to talk through the interphone .

“What’s the occasion?”

“Business with your son . If it’s okay, could you open the… . ”

“Oh my, I’m sorry . ”

-click

She immediately opened the door .

There stood a commander who had aged well .

He bowed and then looked at her .

“Oh, right . Please come in . ”

“Yes, thank you . I’ll be in your care . ”

“Did Min-Cheol cause an incident?”

“Ho ho ho! No, that’s not it at all . ”

“Then what would be the occasion…”

“If you could think of it as a part of my job where I visit Awakened that do not enter dungeons for long periods of time and have little activity, that would be appreciated . ”

“Ah… . . ”

“I was wondering why your son looked so handsome . I guess he got it from you, ho ho . ”

“My, my… . ”

“Ah, but your son is…?’

“He’s probably asleep right now . He was out having fun and staying up all night for two days, just falling asleep right now . ”

“Is that so . Then could I wait for a bit?”

“I’ll go wake him up . It might be awhile since I’m not sure when he’ll actually wake up . ”

“No, that’s alright . An old man like me has only time . ”

“Would like some tea?”

“Thank you . ”

****

After checking the spoils, I fell asleep on the spot as if losing my consciousness .

I must’ve been quite tired after that big battle and not sleeping a wink after it .

I forcefully raised my tired body .

I couldn’t waste my weekend like this .

However, I heard a conversation outside my room .

I could sense age in the voices .

‘Did mother’s friends come over?’

Cleaning up to become presentable, I headed for the living room .

But who was this .

The person in the living room was Yoon Jong-sun .

Rubbing the sleep from my eyes, I hurriedly attempted to understand the situation .

It was then .

Sensing my presence, he looked towards me .

And then I heard my mother’s call .

“Did you finally wake up?”

“Yeah, but…”

“Ah . He said that he had business with you and has been waiting here for awhile . You know who he is, right?”

“Yeah…”

“It’s been awhile . Have you been well?”

“Yes… It has been awhile . ”

“Missus, I’ll be talking with Min-Cheol for a bit in his room…”

“Of course . Take your time . ”

“Then…”

Just like that, the commander moved towards my room .

I couldn’t tell anything from the expression on his face…

Entering my room, he closed the door and spoke .

“Boy…”