Chapter 128

“Wow, the Intelligence Guild has an image of a shady, dark basement or something like that……. But what kind of penthouse is this?”

“What are you talking about? We’re not thieves, and since we are allowed to do business with confidence, we don’t have any reason to go underground.”

“Of course not. Haha.”

Leeha deliberately wandered around the office.

‘The only people who went to the top floor are Madam Ju and I.’

However, there were people around, and quite a few at that.

Invisibility? Stealth? He did not know.

Anyway, Leeha was relieved when he felt the weak presence.

With this much, they can be called the Information Guild in the capital.

“What are you curious about? I don’t have time, so speak quickly.”

“Okay. Then-.”

“Ah, nothing abstract. Eheu.”

“C-Cough. Yes, I know that.”

How would he ask about Rising Sun? There was no way he could answer that question.

At least, Leeha who wanted to ask about it at least once coughed.

‘Specific things. Then something about the Rising Sun.’

‘Could they tell me where the guild master of the Rising Sun is? No, it isn’t a fight that will end once I kill one person.’

‘So do I have to keep killing Tikal? It’s also the same.’

‘I’m not fighting with a single person. I am not fighting 6000 people, but I am fighting a group of 6000 people.’

It was the same, but also different. Leeha asked the question he prepared for Madame Ju.

It took less than a minute to get the answer from the head of the Intelligence Guild.

It was more detailed than Leeha expected.

“Oh…… I thought you would only give me information, but isn’t this on the level of giving me the correct answer?”

“You’re welcome. It must have been information that fits with Ha Leeha-ssi’s plan. We didn’t give you the answer though.”

“That’s right. In a sense, it is the answer. Thank you, Madam Ju.”

“Why don’t you say hello to the people who came? There are quite a few people from the Royal Palace.”

“Of course.”

It was impossible to not hold ancestral rites after seeing the rice cake.

Anyway, it was a place where Rising Sun couldn’t come in. In order to organize his thoughts, Leeha decided to get acquainted with other influential NPCs.

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“So…… are you saying you missed him?”

“Y-yes, branch manager.”

“Hmm, I thought FM Tikal’s skills were pretty good. You have high intentions. But this is it- if you miss the one who declared war at the headquarters then…

“I’m sorry, branch manager Donyoku.” Tikal bowed and looked into Donyoku’s eyes.

There was no noise from the last award ceremony. There were only four people in the large hall. The space that was full when there were 300 people seemed desolate.

“But he is not normal. He already seemed to know about the marking.”

“Huh?”

“He did not log in while he was marked. As soon as he saw us in the Sentinel Mountain, he didn’t panic and immediately tore a return scroll……

“Right. If he’s a range damage dealer, then he might know about marking. Did his job have a rifle?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm.…”

Donyoku stroked his chin

다. He rubbed his thick chin as he processed Tikal’s words.

‘I heard there’s a job called musketeer……. How did such a bastard escape Tikal?’

He also looked through the entire list of battle agents that Tikal, a field manager, who was like an action leader, took out.

Tikal’s estimate of Leeha was a level 50-60 gunslinger.

Donyoku couldn’t believe it.

‘I clearly remember that a gunslinger has garbage-like accuracy and reload speed. Isn’t a gunslinger a musketeer? If it’s true, it should have been dealt with two ranged-dealers and one magician. Additionally, Jaco from the head office was dispatched, and they still failed? Aren’t they all idiots?’

Was Tikal worse than a trash gunslinger? An ignorant bastard that was old and couldn’t even play games! He wanted to curse Tikal, but Donyoku held back.

Because Tikal was the person who donated enormous amounts of assets to Rising Sun and made his position as a branch manager shine.

“Jaco must have been very angry. The information about Ha Leeha must have already spread to the head office.”

“That’s not going to happen, Donyoku-nim. Jaco-nim is more interested in Shin Nara than Leeha, so he is taking a look at that.”

“Shin Nara? Hmm, is that so? So you’re saying that information about Ha Leeha didn’t spread to the head office?”

“Probably.”

“Good. Then our branch will give it a try.”

“Yes?”

“FM Tikal said that we shouldn’t share information with other people and try to crush [Setting Sun Desperado] guild with our branch. FM Tikal, no, SFM(Special Field Manager) Tikal will be managing it.”

“SFM?!”

“I will tell the head office. You have been through a lot, and you’ve been doing well, but you didn’t get promoted all this time? Let’s take this opportunity to build up your achievements at once.”

“T-Thank you! Thank you, branch manager!”

Tikal bowed his head to Donyoku.

SFM, in a branch of Rising Sun, was the second-highest level after the branch manager.

SFMs could have 5 FMs under their command. One FM usually carries 10 up to 20 FBAs under them, so now, Tikal can have up to 100 fighters.

“However, if we don’t raise the flag first, your promotion would get canceled……. You’ll have to figure out another way to please the executives at the head office”

Get Ha Leeha. If you can’t catch him, you have to give your money to the people at the head office.

Tikal immediately understood.

“I understand.”

“Now gather the kids.”

“Yes.”

Following Donyoku’s instructions, the vice-branch manager, personally convened the FMs, and whispers spread in an instant, like an emergency contact network.

Usually, it took less than 30 minutes for the members of the Rising Sun to assemble after the emergency order was issued.

“Cough……”

“Cough.”

But Donyoku, deputy branch manager, Tikal, and a bodyguard waited in the building for about 30 minutes, however, no one came.

“T-they seem a little late today.”

“Right. Are you sure you contacted them deputy branch manager?”

“Yes, yes. Of course. Let’s wait a little longer”

When Donyoku gently turned his head, the deputy branch manager sweated profusely.

After, they were late when it was something important.

However, the deputy branch manager’s efforts were in vain. After that, another 15 to 20 minutes had passed, still, no one came.

“Deputy…… branch manager?”

“I’ll call them again. This, well.”

As Donyoku’s eyes narrowed, the deputy branch head hurriedly began to whisper.

And after a while, his face turned blue.

“B-Branch manager.”

“What?”

“The FMs that were coming to the branch got hit.”

“Where? By who?”

Donyoku and Tikal’s expressions hardened.

FMs were basically people with a lot of money. Like Tikal, had the ability to buy good items.

In other words, they were not someone who could be beaten easily. How could those who are ready to run away at a moment’s notice not able to escape even if they were ambushed?

“Are they dead? The FMs? Then, try to contact the FBAs directly as soon as possible!”

“T-That the FMs are dead, I mean-.”

The deputy branch manager opened his friend’s list and quickly searched for names.

As an SFM, he only needed to contact the FM. Even he couldn’t remember them all.

“How about the remaining FM? Are they all dead? How many did they get?”

“Ah, now- please wait a minute.”

The deputy branch manager’s face, who had been whispering through the list of members in a hurry, turned white this time.

“In front of the building!!! They are fighting in the branch office! The FMs who suffered were also attached in front of the branch office-.”

“What?!”

Everyone stood up. The same thought popped into their minds.

How did he find us?

The location of each branch was a secret place that was not shared even between branches?!

“G-get your gears! If that bastard attacked, we need to take care of him. Hurry up, SFM Tikal!”

When Donyoku screamed, Tikal and the other personnel rushed out.

Donyoku felt cold sweat running down his back and was relieved that this was a game, not reality.

“Where is he! Where!!”

“Gather up! Tankers, ready your shields!”

“Gather together! Don’t move!”

They looked everywhere, but Rising Sun’s fighters could not do anything.

The Fibiel branch office was one of the buildings in an abandoned village at the foot of a small mountain.

The building, which had previously been used as a meeting place for this small town, was erected in the middle of the town.

Therefore, it was open all the way to the office. There was no place to hide, not even trees.

Even though the office building was clearly visible in front of them, they barely covered themselves by hiding behind other broken pillars.

“We only have to run 50m! If we go inside the building, what could he do?”

“Do you know how many enemies there are? You don’t even know who it is!”

“Then why don’t we escape and go to the branch office? The branch manager is inside so we could tell him! I’m leaving!”

A user hiding behind the fence snuck out.

The pride of being undefeatable in terms of movement. He was an ultra-close-ranged fighter who had learned the technique of cutting the muscles of users and monsters using two daggers!

Ttak-!

Before he could walk five steps, the user fell to the floor.

His body began to turn gray in an instant.

“Again! He died again!”

It’s not even a skill, what the heck is it? It only sounds like a popping popcorn!”

They couldn’t even put their heads out, so they did not know. The fear of the unknown spread among the users of the Rising Sun.

They were all level 60, and some of them were close to level 80, but this was the first time this happened. Magic? No, it’s not magic.’ In the case of magic, a voice would be heard! It’s not to say it was impossible. ，

It was possible to cast on close range if the attackers used invisibility magic, but that wasn’t it either. Invisibility magic would be canceled once they attack.

If so, who was the enemy? No, it was something else.

“User…… is it a user? What boss mob is it? Field boss?”

“Since there was no risk, we chose this place as our office!”

Ttak-!

There was a hole in the head of another warrior.

It wasn’t like he moved his body.

It was just that the pillar was not thick enough to cover his entire head.

How many centimeters was his head stuck out of the pole? Anyway, he was now just a piece of grayish meat that dripped with blood.

“Damn it! Who the hell are they?! Are they rankers? Are the rankers touching our Rising Sun?”

A lot of people died already.

They should have left first. Although they knew it was too late to regret, the members of Rising Sun regretted it.

‘When I saw the corpses, I should have ripped a return scroll without looking bck! Or we should have told the branch manager right away!’

They didn’t know how many FBAs died while they hesitated to try and solve the problem on their own.

Ttak, while their colleagues were fried like popcorns with the sound, the only thing those from the “Great” Rising Sun guild members could do was to tuck their heads and shiver.

Finally, their savior appeared. As soon as the door opened, a sound was heard.

Ttak-! The sound of popcorn popping rang again!.

“Ha Leeha! Ha Leeha is nearby! Hurry up, raise your shield and run!” Tikal raised his voice behind the deputy branch manager’s shield.

“What?”

“Hurry up! Right now! It takes time to reload so hurry up! The one who declared guild war on us is here!”

The body movements that were built up in the organization did not go anywhere.

Even though they felt their lives threatened, all users of Rising Sun moved their feet toward the brand office.

“Go in! Quickly! Quickly! When everyone is in, close the door!”

Even Tikal did not know where he was shooting.

However, thanks to the experience of dealing with Ha Leeha, his life was saved.

Under his direction and the branch manager, the scattered members of the organization entered the building and Tikal closed the door.

As he closed the door, he could see a cloud of white smoke rising from the distance.

‘Is he there……? No, that’s nonsense. He is great, but he shouldn’t be able to shoot from that distance.’

It was not the time to think such useless thoughts. Tikal quickly closed the door.