Chapter 242: Easy Completion
"Phew."
Once he shattered the Doppelganger's head, the gaze that had been watching from beyond naturally disappeared as well. As long as Isaac existed intact, even Deus would have limits.
Sensing this, Baek Woohyun exited the 'Stopped World' and let out the breath he'd been holding. Of course, he didn't forget to check if there were any potential enemies around. Carelessness after victory was the most fatal thing.
······Incidentally, this was also an experience from 'that side'. As ntioned repeatedly, having gone through all kinds of battles on land, sea, and air for ten years, he had truly dealt with all sorts of troubleso situations.
'The Doppelganger is actually easier than the Hunting Dog fusion monster or the Half-Human Half-Insect.'
Baek Woohyun thought this after achieving victory against the formidable enemy called the Doppelganger without a single wound. It was sincere truth with not a hint of jest.
In fact, hadn't he shed at least a little blood against the other things? Even though he'd gotten progressively better excluding the first ti he faced them.
It was proof that overwhelming physical superiority was needed rather than excellent technique to face him. Since the area he currently lacked most was the physical superiority of his supernatural ability itself.
More ti was needed to solve the problem that could be overco by obtaining the 'Power of Transcendence' and reaching max level.
'Should I go up?'
Baek Woohyun didn't forget the reason he ca to this place, the Lireian Hotel. He ca here not to eliminate the Doppelganger, but to end the hotel hostage situation the research facility was staging.
Eliminating the Doppelganger was rely a small obstacle that existed in between. Since he'd fully completed that, he now had to move according to his original purpose. The hostage rescue, that is.
The team mbers he'd sent up ahead were probably waiting for him, having secured their positions. Since B Team had stopped, A Team led by Team Leader Kim Cheol would be the sa.
""······.""
"······."
Indeed, Baek Woohyun's prediction was correct. The team mbers were quietly in ambush at the central stairway on the 19th floor, right below their target, the restaurant on the 20th floor.
When the team mbers saw him calmly walking up, they asked with their eyes 'Is it finished?', and Baek Woohyun nodded in affirmation amidst the silence.
Throughout all this, not a single word of verbal conversation was exchanged, because with the Hunting Dog fusion monster's abilities, it was entirely possible to hear sounds from one floor below in the quiet hotel.
Tap tap.
—···Tap tap.
Communication with Kim Cheol's A Team was also conducted not verbally but with light tapping. When Baek Woohyun sent a signal with two taps aning 'ready', the sa signal ca from the other side.
Since both teams were fully prepared, there was no reason to hesitate now. Baek Woohyun nodded to his team mbers once more, then quietly but swiftly went up the stairs.
The reason he moved at the very front was simple. With his abilities, even after entering the 20th floor restaurant, he wouldn't be properly detected for a short period of ti.
"···!"
Udeuk!
Unlike the hotel back door which was sowhat distant, they couldn't not guard even the stairway, so the stationed security guard couldn't resist Baek Woohyun who covered him in an instant.
The thing probably didn't even realize how it died. Because Baek Woohyun, who rushed in at once to close the distance, broke its neck and killed it before the thing could do anything.
Additionally, at the sound of bones snapping, another security guard t death through the sa process. Because there was no way a security guard who wasn't even an Awakener could oppose Baek Woohyun.
The reason they stationed these people here was probably not to fight and repel the enemy, but simply to alert others of the enemy's presence as quickly as possible. Though even that had failed now.
[Entering]
[Confird!]
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"Hey! No! Forbes doesn't select such weird rankings!"
"That's right. Everyone please be careful. Maintain secrecy!"
"Top secret!"
—Is this for real?
—Even the people next to him are going along with it
—While pretending to help, they're sneakily making it an established fact ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
—That's right, who told them to be so suspicious? ㅋㅋ
***
Tap···
Baek Woohyun, who left brief hand signals to the team mbers following behind, sprinted quickly. The sound grew sowhat louder as his speed increased, but it was still at a level that wouldn't be heard unless one's senses were quite sharp.
Since the plan had already been established at the temporary eting place, unlike Baek Woohyun who moved quite openly, the team mbers entered through a different route while maintaining so distance. Their role was to rescue the hostages.
"Iheard asound."
"It'sobviously thoseguard bastards."
"What arethey doing,re non-ability users?"
"Shouldwe killthemall?"
"─!"
Taat!
Upon discovering the Hunting Dog fusion monster loitering near the restaurant entrance, Baek Woohyun kicked off the ground hard. It was an intense charge, as if proving there was no more need to hide.
According to what his energy perception felt, this thing was the only Hunting Dog fusion monster on this floor, so his judgnt was that if he eliminated just this thing here, the team mbers could handle the remaining security guards.
Additionally, since the Hunting Dog fusion monster was mixed with Otherworld beings enough to use tentacles containing Otherworld energy, there was also the reason that it would quickly notice his presence with Deus's support.
Indeed, just as he started running to close the distance, the grumbling Hunting Dog fusion monster suddenly raised its head. As if soone had suddenly started talking to it.
Kwadeuk!
"Kraaak!" "Enemy! It's an enemy!"
"Those damnguards!" "Whatdid theydo!"
But Baek Woohyun was one step faster than the Hunting Dog fusion monster could react to anything. He passed by the Hunting Dog fusion monster's side and tore off a chunk of its flank flesh and tentacles.
The physical capabilities of the 'Superhuman' build truly exceeded human limits, and the grip strength of his hands was no exception. It ant he could easily tear off sothing like the body of a chira rged in distortion.
Naturally his offensive didn't stop there. Because he knew all too well that he had to press forward when he seized an opportunity, he imdiately threw away the chunks of flesh he'd grabbed and charged again.
What differed from before was that he faced the Hunting Dog fusion monster head-on as if to push it back instead. It was a choice made because he'd passed by the thing to occupy the direction toward the dining hall.
Kwadeuk!
"Damn! We can'tlike this!" "'Fla Spear'!"
"'Fla Storm'!" "Hostages! Let'sgo tothe hostages!"
"Where do you think you're going?"
Kwaang!
The Hunting Dog fusion monster's intention to run toward the hostages after feeling the threat to its life and blocking the view with blazing flas failed.
Because Baek Woohyun, who had blocked that direction, lightly weathered flas created by supernatural abilities with his body and instead kicked the hastily moving Hunting Dog fusion monster.
The Hunting Dog fusion monster boasted trendous size as it was made by mixing four people, but it was impossible to overco Baek Woohyun's strength and advance.
And for good reason—in terms of physical strength rather than supernatural ability power, Baek Woohyun's side was overwhelmingly stronger. Unless it was a Half-Human Half-Insect.
"Aaah! Don'twant todie!" "Aftercoming thisafar!"
"Save! Please!" "I'llsurvive evenugly!"
"······."
The Hunting Dog fusion monster ultimately gave up even heading toward the hostages and tried to flee. As if trying to prove that its own cry of surviving even in an ugly manner was a statent full of sincerity.
The sight of the thing running with its body torn here and there, dripping blood, seed pitiful at a glance, but Baek Woohyun wasn't swayed by montary sympathy. There was no rcy for those who had beco half Otherworld beings.
In the first place, this thing was a being created by rging the hunting dogs the research facility employed. It ant they were things that cooperated with them while knowing the research facility's sins. Naturally, for Baek Woohyun, they were enemies that absolutely had to be killed.
"─!"
Kwajijik!
With an intense roar, Baek Woohyun grabbed and tore apart the Hunting Dog fusion monster, returning what was once four people back to their original state.
Though it was sowhat forceful and the four people didn't survive being separated, that couldn't be seen as his fault. Anyway, he had done his best effort.
The hunting dogs who probably went to hell were surely grateful for his effort, weren't they?
"Mission success! We've successfully rescued all the hostages."
"···Yes. That's good."
Baek Woohyun, who shook off the Hunting Dog fusion monster's blood and returned to the restaurant, t the team mbers who had dealt with the security guards and rescued the hostages.
Following that, the ssage [A Team hostage rescue complete] was also transmitted through the radio. Both A Team and B Team had successfully rescued the hostages.
Before such an overly easy completion, he looked around in a state where he couldn't relax his tension. For him, the thought 'This is the end?' inevitably arose.
It was natural considering the main story he'd been progressing through up until now. It wasn't once or twice that sothing more burst out when he thought it was over.
'Really ending with just the Doppelganger and the Hunting Dog fusion monster?'
Only two things could be called proper enemies.
Excluding the security guards who now couldn't even be used for filling numbers anymore and were practically decorations, there were too few enemies.
Just look at the main story mission he'd progressed through imdiately before this. There were multiple Hunting Dog fusion monsters, and the final boss was that Half-Human Half-Insect.
[Mission "Hostage Rescue" Complete!]
[Your level has increased!]
[You have obtained 1 Supernatural Ability point!]
Despite Baek Woohyun's suspicion, the system ssage coldly declared that this mission had ended perfectly.
He even gained 1 level in a situation where only a few steps remained until max level.
Since it ant he'd received quite decent experience for such an easy mission, it was sothing to welco for him who needed to quickly raise his physical superiority.
Though he himself only wore a chilly expression.
'This is strange.'
It would be fine if this was the aftermath of Deus being pushed back by Isaac due to the aftermath of forcing things to birth the previous Half-Human Half-Insect.
Because removing the influence of the Otherworld God Abrasax-Deus from the main story Baek Woohyun was progressing through ant he'd beco that much more advantageous.
But what if that wasn't the case and Deus was just testing the waters by throwing in one Doppelganger made from his data?
If, having failed with the Half-Human Half-Insect and unable to twist things with any ordinary interference, this ti it was conserving strength appropriately and aiming for next ti─
"······."
Baek Woohyun sohow had a premonition that the latter was correct. He couldn't explain why. It was just intuition that had been with him for a long ti.
Since a Transcendent's instinct exceeded human limits and sotis even glimpsed the future, it seed necessary to prepare thoroughly.
Because Deus, whose main story influence would diminish with the destruction of the research facility forces eroded by the Otherworld, would never prepare half-hearted asures.
'Well, Deus isn't the only one with asures prepared.'
Reverse City.
The ultra-large-scale joint broadcast content that Baek Woohyun prepared together with Isaac as a deception to reclaim the scattered ownerless authority in the back of 'Reverse Planet'.
Having selected the first server rge participants and handed out invitation tickets—it was Jeong Nayeon's idea—the start of the 'Reverse City' content was practically imminent now.
If Isaac's authority in 'Reverse Planet' increased significantly through this, they would be able to sufficiently deal with whatever Deus would commit.
It would be good to compare whether the hidden blade Baek Woohyun and Isaac prepared would be sharp, or whether Deus's hidden blade would be sharp.
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