Owner of Twilight Intuition – Chapter 127

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟐𝟕

Clank━

As I stepped inside the mansion, I naturally looked around the interior. It was definitely better than my house, enough to be used as a hideout, but on the other hand, not as good as the house Aizen used to live in. Anyway, while I was looking around the relatively neat interior space with few decorations, I saw someone open a door on the first floor and appear.

“Rudin-nim. What brings you all the way here?”

“To help you.”

The person who appeared was Napiel, whom I saw at the Guild Castle yesterday. He seemed quite surprised to see me visiting in person, but he couldn’t hide his joy.

“Ah…… Thank you for the offer, but we don’t have the funds to hire Rudin-nim anymore……”

“It’s okay. I’ll just help you.”

“Huh? Really? Thank you.”

Even I think it’s an exceptional offer. 1 million won. No, 2 million won refused, and I’m offering to help for free? But since I wasn’t planning on getting paid in the first place, I didn’t really care about that.

“This way, please. Everyone will be waiting.”

Waiting for what if they didn’t even know I was coming?

Anyway, I followed Napiel into a room where about 40 to 50 players were sitting on sofas. The only unusual thing was that there were only sofas in the room? Seeing a room with nothing but sofas lined up made me feel like it was hastily set up yesterday.

‘There are more people than I thought?’

About 50 people? It’s unlikely that they hired all of these people, so I guess they’re probably mixed with members of the Great Voyage Guild.

“Napiel-nim. Who is that person?”

“He’s Rudin-nim, the Vice Master of the Emperor Guild.”

“What?! Rudin?”

Suddenly, someone was surprised by my ID and jumped up from their seat. At first, I didn’t recognize him. But when I looked closely, I thought I remembered him. It was Dedric, the master of the Ash Gray Guild I fought before.

‘So he’s participating too?’

“You b*stard! How dare you sell my staff?!”

“What staff?”

“I’m talking about the Turu Staff!”

“Ah, that?”

I couldn’t forget this. It was the staff that greatly contributed to inflating my wealth. I sold it twice and earned over 50 million won, right? To be honest, a certain amount of money I earned in Twilight was practically filled by the Turu Staff.

However, I didn’t understand why Dedric was complaining about something that had already passed. If I had killed him in a dirty way to obtain the Turu Staff, I wouldn’t have anything to say, but wasn’t it a fair duel? No, considering that I was even ganged up on at the end, it was more like I was the one who got tricked.

Therefore, my reaction naturally became unfriendly.

“So what? What do you want me to do about it?”

“You crazy b*stard!”

“Dedric-nim! You can’t do this here!”

As Dedric tried to rush at me, several players nearby quickly got up and grabbed him. They didn’t have to hold him back, though. Or did he improve his skills in the meantime? I don’t know what he’s relying on to attack me, but I wasn’t planning on avoiding it if he came.

“Well, it’s a shame the durability decreased. If it wasn’t for that, I could have sold it for more.”

“Rudin-nim, please stop it!”

“……”

Well, I didn’t come here to fight Dedric either. I nodded at Napiel’s shout and sat down on a nearby sofa, and Dedric, who was being held by a few people, calmed down a bit and sat down quietly.

“Damn it, I didn’t even hear that he was coming.”

“He’s still a comrade who will fight with us today.”

Comrade, my foot.

Thanks to that, the atmosphere here became tense, needless to say. But I didn’t care about this atmosphere and spoke to Napiel.

“How many people came here as mercenaries?”

“Including Rudin-nim, there are a total of 36 people.”

’36 people?’

It was less than the 50 Sina expected, but it was definitely a large number. Does this mean that 35 people here, excluding me, are players who have acquired A-rank skills? Since the only way to acquire A-rank skills right now was through Random Skillbooks, the 35 people here were definitely a force to be reckoned with.

“More than that, there’s something I’d like to ask of you. I want to let everyone participating in the subjugation know that you have joined our guild. Would you allow me to do so?”

‘Join, not hire?’

The thought didn’t last long. The others nodded at his words, and seeing their reaction, I nodded as well. I didn’t mind since that was my intention anyway, but I didn’t expect the others to agree as well. Seeing them nod without hesitation, it seemed like they had already discussed it beforehand.

“Thank you. Then please rest for a while.”

Napiel left the building, saying he had something to do. Feeling bored, I looked around and realized there was nothing to do, so I decided to sit back and check my status window.

“Status Information Window.”

[Name: Rudin]

[Title: Shield of Protection]

[Level: 63]

[Fame: 2619]

[Guild: Emperor]

[Health: 23895/23895]

[Magic Power: 8180/8180]

[Stamina: 100.0%]

[Attack Power: 3626] [Magic Attack Power: 583]

[Defense: 5915] [Magic Defense: 4071]

[Stats]

Strength: 1353 (510+843) Stamina: 1189 (393+796)

Intelligence: 195 (72+123) Magic: 694 (116+578)

Agility: 643 (191+452) Skill: 225 (195+30)

Fighting Spirit: 80 (50+30) Summoning: 80 (50+30)

Luck: 131 (1+130)

[Acquired Skills: 19/20]

‘It’s amazing, even when I see it again.’

These were my stats with 9 pieces of equipment enhanced to +10. My health exceeded 20,000, and my defense was close to 6,000. I don’t know for sure, but with my current stats, I think I could have a good fight against Beksha, the Symbol of Fear.

‘By the way, how long do I have to wait?’

After waiting for about an hour with that thought, Napiel, who had gone outside, came back in and spoke to everyone inside.

“Thank you for waiting. I think it’s about time, so let’s get up.”

“Man, that was a long wait.”

“I was thinking about just going back.”

It seemed like I wasn’t the only one who was bored waiting, as everyone said a word or two and got up from their seats. And as soon as we left the hideout, following Napiel’s lead, I couldn’t help but stop in my tracks.

Murmur~ Murmur~

“Is that person Rudin?”

“Wow, I’m seeing him in person for the first time.”

“I heard that the cost of Spatial Movement alone that the Great Voyage Guild spent this time was enormous.”

“More than that, isn’t he No Gent in the Anis Kingdom? They even managed to call such a skilled person.”

What? Who are these people?

Outside the mansion, hundreds of players were murmuring and watching us. How did this happen? While I was looking around in bewilderment, I heard Napiel’s nonchalant voice from the front.

“Please ignore them and follow me.”

‘Ah, come to think of it……’

Was this why he disappeared for an hour earlier? I don’t know how he did it, but it seems like he spread the word quickly. Anyway, I followed Napiel for a long time and realized we were heading towards the pier, and as it was almost time, I could see thousands of players boarding ships.

‘Seeing it like this, there are a lot of people.’

When the Emperor Guild dealt with the Bamut Cult, there were only about 1 to 2 thousand people, but here it was much worse. Were there really 10,000 people gathered? It seems like all the players in the Iot Kingdom had gathered.

“It’s a spectacle.”

“If we fail even after gathering this many people, we won’t be able to recover.”

“They must want to succeed no matter what.”

The conversation of the players hired by Napiel. Listening to their conversation, it seemed like they were speaking from the perspective of a third party. Well, I don’t blame them. I didn’t care if the Iot Kingdom perished or not either.

Footsteps━

And the place we finally arrived at was near the pier. There were about 30 to 40 people gathered there. Strangely, no other players dared to approach them, and Napiel only walked up to that point with me and the rest of the group.

“You can wait here.”

“Why? Who are they?”

“They are the Guild Masters of each guild in the Iot Kingdom.”

‘Masters?’

So they were Guild Masters? That means there are 30 to 40 people there, so the number of participating guilds is also 30 to 40.

‘Ah, was he a Guild Master too?’

Then I found the player who told me to guide him to the Great Voyage Guild hideout earlier. If he’s there, he must be a Guild Master, and if so, I understand his behavior towards the others.

Also, as Napiel approached them, the Guild Masters shouted as if they had been waiting.

“Hey, I see you’ve been up to something interesting?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Isn’t the Kraken subjugation the Iot Kingdom’s business? Why are you going to other countries and calling those guys?!”

“What are you talking about…… I just increased the chances of success.”

I couldn’t hear the words after that because of the distance, but Napiel seemed to answer casually. Whatever he answered, the Guild Masters shouted at him in a dumbfounded tone, and the conversation seemed to continue in that manner.

‘Sigh, when are we leaving?’

The conversation that seemed like it would last forever ended sooner than expected. The Guild Masters turned around with annoyed faces. Napiel also turned back towards us and said briefly.

“We’ll be leaving now.”

“Finally, we’re leaving.”

“I thought I was going to be tired of waiting.”

“I’m sorry. Let’s go.”

Soon, Napiel called a nearby guild member and had them guide me and the others to the designated ship. Naturally, I also followed a guild member and boarded the ship prepared by the Great Voyage Guild. It was a fairly large ship, with enough space for about a hundred people to board.

‘But this is a bit unexpected.’

I realized while boarding, but I was on a different ship. Compared to the others who were all gathered on a bigger ship, I was the only one on a different ship.

One thing I can guess is my relationship with Dedric?

Maybe they thought we would fight each other if we were on the same ship. Or maybe there’s another reason, but anyway. Honestly, I didn’t mind.

‘Ah, right.’

But what am I supposed to do here?

That Napiel b*stard only guided me to the ship and didn’t give me any instructions. Does he mean I should fight on my own since I can’t swim? I felt like I was being treated like a fifth wheel for some reason, but in a way, this might be better.

“Oppa, look! That person is Rudin!”

“……?”

Suddenly, I heard my name and turned my head to see someone pointing at me.

“Uh, yeah. That’s right.”

“Wow~ I saw him in the video and thought he was really cool, but I never thought I’d see him here. Do you think he’ll give me an autograph if I ask?”

“Where are there autographs in Twilight?!”

‘Wait? Is that guy……’

Is that Jaehoon? Of course, he looked different from reality. Still, realizing that his face shape and overall impression were similar to Jaehoon’s, I immediately looked at the female player next to him. As expected, her face was a bit different, but I could tell that she resembled the woman named Jooyeon that Jaehoon introduced me to back then.

‘I was expecting the Great Voyage Guild, but……’

To think I’d meet them here.

No, it was rather fortunate. If they were on this ship with me, I could protect my friend, couldn’t I? Since I wasn’t given any instructions anyway, I could act as I pleased. Thinking that way, I just checked where Jaehoon and Jooyeon were, and in the meantime, the ship was showing signs of slowly departing.

“Alright, we’ll be departing now!”

Even without shouting, dozens of small boats located on the outer edges were already departing. I didn’t think those boats and the 10 or so people on board would catch the Kraken. They were probably bait. The Kraken would have to show itself to attack the ships, and during that time, they would pour their firepower from here to catch it.

‘I feel sorry for them.’

What did those guys do to deserve being used as bait? Anyway, while I was watching the ships vigorously heading towards the sea, I could see that the ship I was on was also slowly starting to move. And seeing all the surrounding ships moving and slowly spreading out in all directions, I took a deep breath, feeling that it was finally starting.

‘Sigh, it’s my first underwater battle.’

I practiced, so I’ll see how it goes. Anyway, after sailing for about 10 minutes, several message windows appeared in front of me.

[Ding!~ You have entered the territory of ‘Kraken, the Tyrant of the Sea’.]

[Warning! The Kraken extremely dislikes intruders entering its territory. If you don’t flee immediately, you will face the Kraken’s wrath.]

Naturally, not a single ship was fleeing. In the first place, how could you flee with a ship that’s moving forward? To flee, you would have to turn the bow, and that would take time. Anyway, instead of fleeing, the ships gathered for the subjugation showed movements to minimize damage by spreading out at a certain distance.

[The Kraken has become enraged because you have not left its territory for a certain period of time.]

[The battle with the raid boss monster, Kraken, the Tyrant of the Sea, begins.]

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