Kill the Hero

Kill The Hero – Chapter 249 – Losing the Rabbit (2)

Translator: Seven

Editor: Ana_Banana

The news quickly spread around the world.

[The two great guilds compete for the 7 Floor dungeon in France!]

[Is this the first round between the Messiah Guild and Saviour Guild?]

[Who will take the first step towards saving the world?]

It spread so quickly that it was obvious that someone was manipulating the media.

-So the Messiah Guild and Saviour Guild are competing for the 7 Floor dungeon that appeared in France?

-It’s a really nice competition made in good faith.

-Right, I’m thankful that they’re competing like this.

And the public seemed to be enjoying that fact.

There was no reason not to enjoy it.

Now, the two guilds who received the most support and love from the world were competing more actively to save the world.

-Who do you think will win the bid?

ㄴThe Messiah Guild definitely has an edge. The reputation they’ve built up so far is on a completely different level.

ㄴI’m not sure about that. The Saviour Guild cleared the 7 Floor dungeon faster, didn’t they?

Basically, everyone was wondering who would come out on top between the two guilds.

In other words, it was a big event that was bound to be well received.

It was literally an event.

“We suffered a bit.”

An event that didn’t occur naturally, but was organised by someone.

“The Messiah Guild’s press team really did a good job.”

Upon realising this fact, Oh Se-chan’s subordinate could only scratch his head embarrassedly as he muttered.

“I didn’t expect them to secretly prepare like this. It seems that they’re really determined this time.”

Oh Se-chan responded simply.

“This is a matter of life and death, so they would obviously be determined.”

Oh Se-chan was calm as he said these words.

As he’d said, it was natural that the Messiah Guild had no choice but to do something like this, and there had been no flaws in their actions.

And since the dice had already been thrown, what had happened couldn’t be helped.

Since that was the case, it was better to think about something else instead of the dice.

“So does this look like a trick?”

First of all, Oh Se-chan wanted to know whether the Messiah Guild was truly willing to attack the A- rank dungeon that appeared in France.

“We’re still trying to confirm it, but it seems to be genuine. Among the 7 Floor dungeons that have appeared so far, the A- ranked dungeon in France is the highest. Unless an A+ ranked 7 Floor dungeon appears, it’s unlikely that they’d change targets.”

And according to their investigations, the Messiah Guild was truly determined to attack the dungeon.

“First of all, in this situation, wouldn’t the team that obtains the right to attack get a step ahead?”

This was because it was worth it.

After all, the public’s attention was already locked onto this confrontation between the Messiah Guild and the Saviour Guild.

And in such a situation, the value of being one step ahead of the other could not be put into words.

There were currently countless powers and capitalists weighing the situation at the moment.

“It’s also a matter of face. The Messiah Guild would never be the challenger.”

More importantly, the Messiah Guild was the champion.

A champion who never had any challengers!

In such a situation, not only had a challenger appear, but they had even hit them, so would they leave this challenger alone?

“They’re not good people in the first place.”

Moreover, the Messiah Guild was one that would do anything possible to safeguard their values.

The expression radical was not enough to describe them.

From the Messiah Guild’s perspective, this was a good opportunity for them to trample the Saviour Guild.

“They would never let it end easily.”

So they would naturally face the Saviour Guild with their full power.

“Well, we didn’t intend to let it end easily either.”

Of course, the Saviour Guild didn’t intend to stay put either.

“Now then, let’s start lobbying.”

Along with those words, Oh Se-chan, who had just risen from his seat, had a smile similar to a fisherman who had confirmed that the fish had bitten his bait.

…

Who were the owners of the dungeon gates?

If you were to ask one hundred people on the street this question, they would all give the same answer.

They belong to the government.

And that answer was true.

However, if you were to then ask them how the government distributes the rights to the dungeons, most of them would not be able to answer.

Some of them would mention the bidding system and say that the one who offered the most would win the bid.

But that wasn’t true.

Most countries did indeed use the bidding system, but the ones with the higher bid wouldn’t necessarily win.

Therefore, it wasn’t enough to say that the rights to the dungeons were determined by the bidding system.

“Actually, it’s more of a screening than a bidding system.”

If a name had to be given to it, it would be more appropriate to call it a screening system.

But there wasn’t any clear indication anywhere on the screening criteria.

“Naturally, it’s those government officials who set the standards.”

In other words, it was up to the government.

It was no problem to bid for any dungeon as long as the dungeon wanted you to do so.

It was the same for 7 Floor dungeons.

When the Saviour Guild demanded a higher price to attack the dungeon, the Messiah Guild expressed its willingness to attack, and the Saviour Guild later revealed its willingness to attack as well.

In response to that, the French government said that they would select and announce the winning bidder after their internal consultations.

The consultation period was quite long.

“So they’re going to give it to the kid who acts the cutest in front of them?”

This was done so that the two guilds could properly display their sincerity during the consultation process.

“That’s right.”

Lee Jin-ah then shook his head and said.

“If you had accepted it from the start then you would have cleared the dungeon and gotten the Death Knight skill instead of having to go through all of this, right?”

The look in Lee Jin-ah’s eyes was similar to a mother-in-law finding fault with her ugly daughter-in-law.

In addition, Lee Jin-ah’s words about Kim Woo-jin’s mistakes were correct.

If he had accepted the offer before, he would have obtained the right to clear the dungeon as well as the Death Knight skill page.

“And I could’ve enjoyed the French cuisine in the restaurant.”

Naturally, they could have also enjoyed the food that was served in the best restaurant in France.

“A free meal flew away just like that.”

And it was free!

“I knew you’d messed up the moment we left.”

Kim Woo-jin didn’t respond to Lee Jin-ah’s words.

Instead, he simply looked at a map on the desk while writing something with the pen in his hand.

Then Lee Jin-ah walked over to him and said.

“What’s that?”

“A map of the Paris subway.”

“A subway map? Why that?”

“As you said, we have to show our sincerity to the French government.”

Lee Jin-ah tilted his head at those words.

“Are you going to get them to support the Saviour Guild by using the Subway Station?”

“It’s more than that.”

Kim Woo-jin looked at what he’d written before saying.

“Cleaning.”

“Cleaning? You mean cleaning the subway station of Paris, France? Holding the banner of the Saviour Guild while picking up a cigarette butt with a pair of tongs so that they’ll vote for us?”

After saying that, Lee Jin-ah clicked his tongue.

“Hey, I, Lee Jin-ah, am a man. If you want me to fight an Ogre, I’ll do it. But I will never do something that isn’t manly!”

Kim Woo-jin responded simply.

“You’ll get your heart’s desire.”

“Huh?”

“What we’ll be cleaning in the subway is monsters.”

It was then.

French news took the place of the show they were watching on TV.

-21 people have been buried following the appearance of an Ogre who then destroyed the subway station, the government…

Even if they couldn’t understand french, it was possible to figure out what was going on by watching the images and videos.

“So when a monster appears, we’ll go hunt them in the subway stations that could possibly collapse?”

So Lee Jin-ah was able to see the scene that he would have to witness in person soon.

Then he spoke carefully.

“Why don’t we just have a signing exercise instead? I’ll work hard to get at least 10,000 people. I should have a bit of fame in France, shouldn’t I?”

Lee Jin-ah said his request very earnestly.

Naturally, Kim Woo-jin ignored Lee Jin-ah, took out his smartphone, and made a call.

“Who are you calling… huh? Huh!”

And when the call was picked up immediately, question marks couldn’t help but appear on Lee Jin-ah’s face.

…

When the dungeon gate first appeared, and when they first learned the characteristics of the dungeon gate, everyone couldn’t help but nervously ask a question.

“Will the subway be okay?”

The more populated a city was, the more complex the subway would be, so was the subway going to be okay?

Of course, it wouldn’t be okay.

The dungeon gates that appeared on subway tracks were not easy to deal with, and the monsters that appeared out of them could cause all sorts of disasters depending on their types.

There were two ways to handle this.

One way was to simply collapse the subway, the other was to shut down the areas that were difficult to manage or collapse.

These were methods used in Paris, France.

The subway of Paris, which originally had 14 routes, had changed significantly after the world became a game.

Nevertheless, there were still many stations and many problems.

And these problems only got bigger overtime.

Higher floored dungeon gates began appearing, making it hard to manage the subway properly as stronger monsters began appearing from them.

Eventually, the French government made an announcement on October 29th, 2024.

[Use of the Paris subway has stopped!]

[A major monster sweeping exercise has been initiated!]

[It will not stop until all the monsters and dungeon gates have been cleared!]

It was the moment when the iron horses of France, which had been running for more than a century, stopped.

The French government then commissioned each guild to clean up the monsters in the Paris subway.

[The French Guild Federation has difficulties negotiating with the French government!]

[The French Guild Federation demands more reliable treatment!]

But the French guilds demanded a higher price from the French government.

The French guilds, who had already passed the point of no return, intended to use this opportunity to drive a wedge.

-Those sons of bitches! They’re threatening the French government with the lives of French people!

-Dammit! Is there anything we can do? Can’t we ask the players from Italy or Germany for help?

ㄴThey’re all a part of the European Guild Alliance so they’re all the same!

The French people’s opposition naturally skyrocketed, but there was truly nothing that they could do about it.

Then a sudden reversal occurred.

[The Saviour Guild begins sweeping the monsters in the Paris subway!]

[The Saviour Guild becomes France’s saviours!]

The Saviour Guild began cleaning the Paris Subway.

Of course, everyone knew why they were doing this.

-Is this how they are bidding for the dungeon?

To step over the Messiah Guild and obtain the rights to the dungeon.

-What a refreshing sight.

-So there is a guild in the world that deals with monsters in order to bid for dungeons.

Of course, from the perspective of an ordinary person, it was truly an admirable act.

In particular, the reactions of the French citizens, who were dealing with a major crisis due to the guilds’ strike, was particularly intense.

-Those French guild bastards aren’t even worth half of the Saviour Guild!

-Bring the Saviour Guild to France!

-This is how it should be done! Just give the management rights to all of our dungeons over to the Saviour Guild!

They protested heavily against the French guilds while also praising the Saviour Guild.

Of course, there were still some who tried to make rational judgements about the situation.

[Can the Saviour Guild really clean up the Paris subway?]

[Cleaning the subway is different from a dungeon attack!]

No one disregarded the Saviour Guild’s capabilities, but wiping out the monsters in the subway was definitely different to clearing a dungeon.

In fact, unlike dungeons, there were many cases in history where people died in subways because the tunnel collapsed or other such accidents.

The enclosed space of a subway was not like the open and wide environments in dungeons which would allow them to use their abilities as they pleased.

-By the way, does the Saviour Guild even know anything about the Paris subway?

-Is there anyone among them who even likes Paris cuisine?

Only

More importantly, it would definitely be a problem if they were to try something like that in Paris when there weren’t even any French members in the Saviour Guild.

The public opinion that it was just an unreasonable attempt in order to win the bid for the dungeon began to increase.

Of course, this public opinion didn’t last very long.

The moment one name appeared, everyone accepted the fact that it was possible.

[Kim Woo-jin makes an appearance!]

[Kim Woo-jin, “I alone am enough to clear the subway”!]

It was the player who was most likely to perfectly clear the subway.