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Actually, there were many things I wanted to talk about with Park Jeong-min.
The Park Jeong-min from his past life that Sang-hyeon remembers was a passionate reporter who was always on the scene of a scoop.
And he had a wide network of connections and was trusted by many promising, promising, and named players.
of course.
One day, it suddenly disappeared as if it had evaporated, and that was a question.
However, it was quite common for players to disappear due to accidents in dungeons or gates.
It was a pity and regrettable, but I let it go, thinking that he could not have gone missing due to an unexpected accident.
That is, my memories of Park Jung-min were only good ones, and there was nothing problematic about it.
But the Park Jeong-min that Sang-hyeon sees now is the most cowardly and sinister person in the world.
Even one of the constellation predators! That means he’s a member of the predator network.
If that’s the case, then it’s possible that there was a connection when Tori came to kill him the other day.
This means that Park Jeong-min may have a significant role in the player disappearance incidents that frequently occur in Korea.
The mysterious disappearance is finally starting to fit into the puzzle.
This is because constellation predators usually devour players silently and without leaving any evidence.
‘It seems like they rushed in with confidence in their control ability, but since it didn’t work out well, they immediately turned to defense.’
Sang-Hyeon smiled bitterly as he watched Park Jeong-Min persistently maintaining his distance.
I thought he would be quite emotional and rush in to not miss the opportunity, but he was actually very rational.
Park Jeong-min was checking his and Marlos’ positions alternately.
It was a look that clearly showed Park Jeong-min’s intention to use Marlos as a useful tool.
‘It wouldn’t be a bad idea to make the board bigger here.’
The results felt through exploration.
He calculated that he could definitely overwhelm Park Jeong-min in a head-on fight.
First of all, there was a big aspect that most magic skills did not work properly because of the path of the demon.
However, Park Jeong-min had more evasion and escape skills than expected.
He even had a location-changing skill that was not suitable for a magician.
If you think about it, it could also be said that we have evidence of a constellation predator that cannot be removed or deleted.
Perhaps he stole the abilities of the constellations of other contract players that he preyed on.
Just as the ‘Arrogant Empress of the West’ is now imprisoned by Sang-Hyeon.
Sang-Hyeon slightly lowered his sword, making it clear that he had no intention of continuing the attack for a while.
And then he opened his mouth.
“Park Jeong-min.”
“Do you want to negotiate?”
The voice of Park Jeong-min that returned was not the voice that Sang-hyeon knew.
A voice that was dark, sinister, and full of meanness. It was as if he was intoxicated with victory.
“Since when did you start living the life of a constellation predator?”
“I think it might be wiser to ask since when you started pretending to be normal.”
“Okay. Then ask like that.”
“For me, being a journalist was just a socially necessary package. Even if you work hard externally and delve deep into someone… … .”
“Everyone thought that it was possible because he was a reporter. In other words, he had grafted his profession onto his characteristics as a predator.”
“That’s right. Asking about unique abilities or skills was never rude.”
“Also, as you become more famous, people will probably start telling you things without you having to ask.”
“That’s it.”
“It would have been good to decide who to eat and who to throw away.”
“Yes! That’s how I’ve eliminated all the tasty guys. But you, more than any other guys… … !”
“You wanted to eat it, is that it?”
“Yeah! It was so hard to hide that desire in front of you and pretend to be a reporter. Kekeke.”
“Looking at your face now, it must have been painful back then. Your face is so pale, so pale.”
Sang-Hyeon thought.
‘Unexpected’ variables like Park Jeong-min will appear much more frequently in the future.
The crack he encountered today was something that had never been in Sang-Hyeon’s memory.
Didn’t Park Jeong-min also regress to his previous life without knowing that he was such a dark person?
This kind of thing may become common in new relationships or spaces that you encounter in the future.
Perhaps someone like Jeron DeKay could be an unexpected presence that Sang-Hyeon could not have anticipated.
It may be an extreme thought, but it could be a constellation that has manifested on Earth, like the goddess of fortune.
“I know for sure that there is an artifact that can cover skill dependency. And you are very aggressive, but… … .”
“A guy like you who sets his mind to something and runs away is the type that’s hard to chase away.”
“Click, click, that’s right. But now I guess I have to watch out for the back of my head too.”
Park Jeong-min pointed to Marlos, who was standing up behind Sang-hyeon with an air of confidence.
Marlos, whose stamina had recovered in the meantime, nodded his head and prepared to charge.
The goal seemed clear.
Right, Sang-Hyeon.
Park Jeong-min was visible beyond that, but Marlos didn’t even glance at him.
“Let me just say one thing.”
“what?”
“I will take that precious power of control you possess and put it to good use.”
“What?”
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“Okay. You can hear the rest of the story after you die. Or you can hear it after you kill me!”
Sang-Hyeon immediately started rushing towards Park Jeong-Min.
Of course, it was an ‘honest’ charge that relied solely on the physical abilities of the body, as it could not use skills.
However, there is something different from before.
Paat.
Very subtly, a small ripple in space that was visible only to Sang-Hyeon’s eyes occurred for a moment.
This was a minor change that neither Marlos nor Park Jeong-min noticed.
However, a faint smile appeared on Sang-Hyeon’s lips as he had already completely cut off the starting point of the plan.
* * *
one side.
‘Easy, easy. I can’t overpower him, but if I use Marlos, the game becomes easier.’
Park Jeong-min was also satisfied with the situation that was going his way.
I had already figured out the illusion skills like Sang-Hyeon’s illusionary mediation a long time ago.
The blockade against this was already well-established as a ‘control’.
There is no way to overcome control. Although the disadvantage is that it consumes a lot of mana, Park Jeong-min was a magician who was confident in mana.
The abilities he had gained by killing numerous players and binding their constellations were considerable.
The fact that most of the players who were actually targeted as prey were from the magic world also played a big role.
‘What are you going to do with that?’
Sang-Hyeon was clearly approaching him at a fairly fast speed, even without any skills.
But there was a limit to the speed that could be achieved with the body without skill, so I wasn’t nervous.
‘I just need to keep a straight path so that Shin Sang-hyun is positioned between me and Marlos.’
Park Jeong-min was looking at the situation concisely, and his thoughts were exactly right.
If you make it so that Sang-Hyeon and yourself are positioned only in a straight path.
No matter how high and long Sang-Hyeon flies, Marlos will collide with Sang-Hyeon first.
Since he doesn’t seem to be a normal monster, if Sang-Hyeon gets seriously injured like that…
Once he disappeared from Marlos’s sight, he returned and ‘took’ Sang-Hyeon.
Perfect plan!
Phew. Phew!
Park Jeong-min continued to adjust his position using his movement skills.
Even though Sang-Hyeon tried to blur the view by moving in a zigzag pattern or by making irregularities in the path.
It was all meaningless.
‘You underestimate me. If I were that dull, do you think I would have devoured so many constellations?’
Park Jeong-min felt a strange sense of superiority towards Sang-hyeon that he couldn’t express in words.
Ma Dong-ho died by his hand, and many issues were created. Wasn’t he a promising prospect that even Do Kyung-soo acknowledged?
But he is cooking that guy to his own taste.
Even the flowing current is not calculated at all!
What does that mean?
‘It turns out I was a better player than Shin Sang-hyun. In the end, he was just lucky!’
It meant that he was a much better being than Sang-Hyeon.
My heart was pounding and I was filled with excitement.
A huge painting that was designed and aimed for after observing the upper body for quite some time!
It was now the moment when the final puzzle was completed. All variables were blocked.
Right then.
The moment when Park Jeong-min was leisurely trying to use his skill to move behind while watching Sang-hyeon running up to him.
Kuoooo!
Marlos prepared to crash into Sang-Hyeon with his strong bangs leading the way.
Everything went according to plan!
Park Jeong-min is ready to display his defensive skills.
If Sang-Hyeon, who had collided with Marlos, had come flying here, I was planning to dodge by hitting him appropriately.
however.
Passut!
“… … ?”
Sang-Hyeon disappeared.
It was neither an illusion nor an illusion.
It disappeared right before his eyes and appeared at the edge of Park Jeong-min’s vision.
In other words, it returned to the position it was in before Sang-Hyeon departed.
“ah……?”
A gasp burst out from Park Jeong-min’s mouth as he witnessed a situation that made no sense at all.
What Sang-Hyeon had just seen was clearly the ability to teleport.
However, in order to manifest this ability, ‘skill’ is absolutely necessary.
This is the skill that is completely blocked by Park Jeong-min’s control.
I checked the status window just in case and saw that the control was still activated and that it was still on Sang-Hyeon. Nothing had changed.
however…….
“under.”
Sang-Hyeon disappeared, and Marlos’ target changed to himself.
To be exact, Marlos, who had lowered his head, was assuming that Sang-Hyeon would be there, and was about to hit him in the head.
The defensive skills that Park Jeong-min displayed were clearly for defensive purposes, but they were not enough to withstand such a monster.
Same time.
[Survival Designation]
[You can teleport directly to a memorized location. After using the ability, it cannot be reused for 24 hours.]
Sang-Hyeon was checking one of the unique effects of the Nameless Sword he had activated.
Designated survival.
It was a precious effect that could only be used once a day, but in a situation like now, it was an effect that could be used without reserve.
If we just take down Park Jeong-min, the abnormal state of control will be lifted right away anyway.
As expected.
Phew!
“Big!”
Marlos, who had all the explosive hostility he had directed at Sang-Hyeon in his head, attacked Park Jeong-Min.
At that moment, all concentration was broken – or rather, he was unable to maintain it – and Park Jeong-min’s ability to control himself was immediately lost.
“after!”
The influence of control that certainly functioned like chains.
It was annoying and difficult enough to make the released Sang-Hyeon feel relatively free.
Sang-Hyeon felt it anew.
You shouldn’t be fooled into thinking you know everything about the abnormal statuses that exist in the player world.
It’s a good thing we had the tools and methods to deal with it, otherwise we would have become guests long ago.
Of course, the reflection ends here.
All that remained was to receive a fair amount of compensation for the blow he had almost sustained.
Now it’s time to copy skills.