Chapter 36: So Thorough

It was a mixed group composed of various monsters.

Their ages and backgrounds were all different, but their only common trait was their sharp glares.

‘They’re not ordinary.’

Seyul highly appraised the monsters surrounding him.

The magical power he felt was strong, but their glares were even more impressive.

Even in this world, those with such glares were difficult to deal with, regardless of their skill.

Because it was the look of those who were obsessed with something and willing to throw away their lives.

‘Most of the guys who came to take revenge on me had that look.’

They knew it was impossible, but they couldn’t just stand by, so they risked their lives to fight.

Seeing monsters with the exact same look, Seyul took a stance.

As he prepared to swing his spear at any moment, the Wind God hurriedly intervened.

<Wait, Alje!>

The Wind God, trying to prevent a fight, spoke to the strongest-looking monster among them.

The monster called Alje was covered in an exoskeleton.

It was an insect-humanoid monster with an exoskeleton instead of bones, and surprisingly, it had a stylish appearance.

The green exoskeleton looked like well-made armor.

<What is the meaning of this?>

The Wind God asked why they were surrounding Seyul, but Alje didn’t answer.

Instead, he simply said to Seyul, who was pointing his spear at him.

“Can we have a go?”

Although he asked politely, he was already prepared to fight, extending his arm forward.

“If you want.”

As Seyul didn’t refuse, Alje immediately disappeared.

He moved his body as soon as he finished speaking.

His speed was so great that it looked like he had vanished.

His speed wasn’t that far behind the Black Knight.

Closing the distance with a speed that easily surpassed arrows, he swung his arm.

An attack that would instantly shatter the body of even a high-ranking monster.

However, Seyul had also disappeared as soon as he finished speaking.

“Indeed.”

He was sure he had hit him, but Seyul was nowhere to be seen.

Alje wasn’t flustered even though he had missed.

Instead, he showed a hint of admiration and began his next action.

Whoosh!!!

A whirlwind blew around Alje.

Several tornadoes were created, sweeping the surroundings.

[What’s with this guy?]

[He’s new, but he’s strong?]

A natural disaster-like attack unfolded from an unknown monster.

Alje was a character who had never appeared before.

Those who had played the game were bewildered by how strong he was.

Even if he hid his presence, attacking all directions like this would surely hit.

That was what he thought, but unfortunately, his opponent was Seyul.

“Your method is too conventional.”

Seyul, the embodiment of the unconventional, moved through the gaps between the raging tornadoes.

He skillfully avoided the narrow gaps between the winds that could tear him apart at any moment and approached Alje.

He tapped Alje’s back with the tip of his spear from right behind him.

“That’s a tough exoskeleton. It’ll take some time to pierce it.”

“…No, there’s no need.”

Alje said with a bitter smile.

He cleared away the wind he had created and raised both hands.

“I concede.”

He readily admitted defeat.

Seyul wondered why he had even fought if he was going to do this, but he didn’t dwell on it.

‘He didn’t have any killing intent from the start.’

He had only mentioned how tough it was because he knew there was some kind of intention.

Seyul also wouldn’t have needed to say such things if he had really intended to kill him.

“I’m sorry, Wind God.”

Alje bowed respectfully to the Wind God.

“I apologize for acting without permission, but I wanted to test his skill with my own hands.”

<You mean his skill?>

“I heard the rumors, but I couldn’t just bring him into the grand plan based on rumors alone.”

Grand plan?

The unidentified monster who had just appeared was speaking in strange terms.

[What’s the grand plan?]

[What’s going on again?]

[Is he asking him to join the resistance like last time?]

Viewers were puzzled by the sudden appearance of the word, and then Alje approached Seyul.

“Please, I beg you, help us!”

He knelt down and bowed his head to the ground.

“We need your strength. Please!”

Alje begged in a humble manner.

Seyul found him peculiar.

In Seyul’s eyes, the opponent was a skilled individual comparable to the Black Knight.

He was quite strong even among monsters, so he should have some pride.

Why would such a person endure such humility?

“I don’t know what it is, but I’ll listen, so get up for now.”

He felt softened by him kneeling like this.

He decided to at least listen to what he had to say.

“You’re not only as strong as the rumors say, but also compassionate.”

Alje was impressed by Seyul’s attitude and stood up.

“Thank you. Then let’s start talking. My companions and I are monsters who have received the Wind God’s blessing. To take revenge on that bastard.”

“That bastard?”

“The culprit behind everything that’s happening. That goblin bastard!”

Alje shouted resentfully.

Those who guessed who he was talking about opened their mouths in surprise.

[Is he talking about the Goblin Master?]

[So, they’ve gathered to take revenge on the Goblin Master?]

[Well, who else could it be!]

[He’s definitely the culprit behind everything]

[He released Drain and messed up the entire monster ecosystem]

[Why did he teach that to other guys instead of Seyul!]

[Karma]

Originally a mentor NPC, the goblin character who brought disaster to the monsters with Drain.

People were surprised but understood when they heard that the monsters had finally risen up to take revenge on him.

“My companions and I all suffered from the Drain that the goblin bastard released. But it was almost impossible for us to take revenge on him with our own strength. While we were lamenting our situation, that person came to us.”

Alje looked at the Wind God as he spoke.

“The Wind God felt so sorry for our plight and gave us strength.”

<Even though they were originally hostile monsters, the current situation is too cruel>

The Wind God continued in a truly pitiful tone.

<As a god who protects humans, it may be something I shouldn’t do, but I couldn’t just stand by and watch.>

<The sight of fellow creatures killing each other to take each other’s strength! How could I just stand by and watch this terrible sight? So, I decided to give them the power to deal with the culprit behind all of this>

The Wind God claimed that he had used his power specifically for the helpless monsters who were suffering.

“Hmm?”

Seyul glanced at the scene with a slightly uneasy look before turning his gaze back to Alje.

“Then why are you asking for my help when you’re going to take revenge?”

“Because our strength alone might not be enough.”

Alje informed him heavily.

The Goblin Master had become frighteningly strong.

“After all, any Tom, d*ck, or Haeri can eat their neighbors with Drain and become stronger. The creator himself goes without saying. His power is honestly terrifying.”

Even individual strength had been enhanced like this, and he wasn’t alone.

He had followers whom he had personally taught Drain by his side.

“There’s no guarantee that we can break through the followers who have become stronger with Drain and catch the goblin bastard who has been enhanced even further. Everyone was worried about what to do, and then we heard about you.”

“You want to borrow my strength to take revenge?”

“It was the Wind God who first suggested it. I was in a position to hold back because I couldn’t judge based on rumors alone, but now I see that the god’s insight was indeed correct.”

Alje couldn’t help but admire him.

He had attacked him to test him, but he had been unilaterally caught from behind.

He was convinced.

If they borrowed Seyul’s strength, they could take revenge.

So, he continued to ask for his help in a polite manner.

<I’m asking you too. If you lend us your strength, I will never interfere with you again, and I will tell you where the Water God is>

The Wind God offered a price from the side.

With a reasonable price and Alje’s persuasion, it became even more urgent.

“My family was murdered and eaten by that bastard. I’m the only one who survived, and the others are the same. They saw their loved ones being eaten by Drain right in front of their eyes and survived alone in misery.”

Alje spoke in a voice filled with anger and sorrow.

As if responding to his words, the other monsters also wore tragic expressions.

Blood flowed from their tightly clenched hands.

[Why are they doing this?]

[They’re making it hard to refuse]

They were probably the ones with the most pitiful stories since the start of this game.

Viewers felt that it would be wrong to refuse this.

[Why don’t you just accept it?]

[You helped Osman last time too]

[You’ll have to meet the Goblin Master sooner or later anyway]

[I’ll give you this, so help them]

<Hueung has donated ₩500,000>

Chats persuading Seyul to help them came up one after another.

“Seyul, what are you going to do?”

Luminus, who was flying above his head, also subtly asked Seyul’s intentions.

He was just asking, but why?

Seyul felt as if this bizarre creature was coldly asking, “You’re not going to be so heartless as to refuse this, are you?”

‘I wasn’t planning on refusing even without this.’

It would be one thing if only the Wind God had asked.

But if the other monsters were begging like this, it was hard for Seyul to refuse.

It would be okay to offer help, just like he had saved Osman and his city.

“However, there’s a condition.”

There was something he had to do before helping them.

“Write a contract.”

<What contract?>

A contract out of the blue.

The Wind God was puzzled, but it soon turned to embarrassment.

“A contract that you’ll keep the promise you just made.”

Because Seyul was forcing him to write a contract.

<Do we really have to go that far? I already said it with my own mouth>

“How can I trust that?”

<I’m a god! Surely you don’t think that I, a god, wouldn’t keep my own word?>

“Yeah.”

Seyul answered firmly.

The Wind God’s expression immediately distorted at those words.

<You’re really suspicious>

“It’s all the Water God’s fault. The Water God ruined my trust in you, so blame the Water God.”

He said that he would never help them if they didn’t write a contract.

With his attitude so firm, the Wind God had no choice.

<Okay. I’ll write it if you want>

The Wind God asked the monsters he had blessed for a pen and paper.

<I, the Wind God, promise that if Seyul helps us, I will never interfere with him again and will tell him where the Water God is. Is that okay?>

After writing the contract, he asked Seyul, but

“No, write more.”

Seyul wasn’t satisfied with just one contract.

He told the monsters to bring ‘hundreds’ of sheets of paper.

“Make all of these into contracts.”

<All of these?! Why do we have to do that?>

“I can’t trust just one or two. So, I’m going to make as many as possible.”

<I don’t want to. How long will it take to write all of these!>

“I’m not asking for some treasure, it’s just a few hundred contracts? You can’t even do this much in exchange for helping these guys?”

<Eek!>

The Wind God suppressed the roar that was about to come out.

It was hard to keep refusing when he said it like that.

<A-Alright! I’ll write them!>

Gritting his teeth, he finally made hundreds of contracts.

“Here, you guys take these.”

Seyul took only one of the completed contracts for himself.

He distributed the rest to the monsters who were watching.

He even gave one to Luminus.

Since there were still many left, he packaged them all together.

“If any of you have free time, please deliver these. You all know where the city I saved is, right? Distribute them to Osman and his companions there.”

Alje was dumbfounded when he told them to distribute them to people he knew as well.

“Is it really necessary to go that far?”

“If I’m the only one who has it, you might say something different later. I need to create as many witnesses and evidence as possible. Oh, and scatter about 100 of them to any monsters you meet on the way.”

“No, the other party is a god, is it really necessary to do this…”

Alje was reluctant, but he couldn’t refuse since Seyul, the ‘Gap’, was telling him to do it.

He ordered the remaining monsters to deliver them to Osman’s city.