The Crazy Villain Regains His Sanity

Episode 153 Lee Chan

-taek, who revealed his true feelings, looked at Choi Jun-ho.

It’s not a sudden decision. I had already made up my mind before coming here.

Although he kept a blank expression because he was called ‘iron-hearted’, his heart was trembling as he spoke.

Junho Choi headbreaker.

The guy who was once thought to be a successful superhuman by luck rose to the position of being called the world’s strongest superhuman without any disagreement in just one year.

I know because I saw it from the side. It is no coincidence that Choi Jun-ho achieved the fame he has today.

‘It’s been a while since I felt this trembling.’

The person I saw when hunting Nuri and the person he is now are different in stature from heaven and earth, but his personality hasn’t changed. Lee Chan-taek was the most incomprehensible and also the most believable part.

‘What would it be like if it were me?’

To add dignity, he would have managed his facial expressions and radiated energy.

That is how iron core Lee Chan-taek was created.

When Lee Chan-taek was young, all he had was a strong body.

As I crashed into the world with my bare body, I realized how cruel and bloody this world was.

A guild master who naturally took as his own the share of guild executives and subordinates who took it for granted that their seniors, who were trying to put him in harm’s way just because he stood out, would steal his credit for the sake of advancement.

It was a time when I didn’t know if I didn’t come to my senses or become stronger, I might turn into a cold corpse at any moment.

In it, Lee Chan-taek learned how to erase his facial expressions and hide his emotions.

He definitely wanted to succeed. I wanted to climb to the highest point and trample on those who were laughing at me and looking down on me.

Fortunately, he was able to protect and hone his talents and become a superman, and from then on, he walked on a solid path. When he became a superman, everyone looked up to him, respected him, and showed favor to him.

It was a different treatment from the days when I was an ordinary awakened person who had nothing.

‘There is no progress without effort.’

Becoming a superman meant a new beginning, not an end.

Lee Chan-taek had to make efforts to protect what he enjoyed. He wanted to push himself and move forward for the sake of the guild members who believed in him and depended on him.

But the limit came early.

At that moment while hunting Nuri, Lee Chan-taek recalled his helpless appearance as a new guild member. Because he was weak, he was unable to protect the guild members he trusted and followed.

I worked hard to overcome this. It was later classified as a plus level, which is higher than the existing level 8 remains, but that is not an excuse for failing to hunt.

Once high-level monsters appeared, they formed the mainstream. The 7th level of remains was like that, and the 8th level of remains that appeared next was like that. It was clear that these monsters would become the mainstream in the future.

I increased my training time to become stronger, but becoming stronger was not easy.

This became even more true after becoming a superhuman.

Every time, I felt disappointed about the poor foundation.

Unlike Ryu Kwang-ho, who came down from North Korea, where biological experiments were rampant, and Shinsung Group, which had the power of a large corporation, he was unable to decide on a direction and was confused.

The disappointment grew even bigger when I hunted the plus level monsters that appeared later.

Only then did Lee Chan-taek realize. The speed of development achieved with one’s talent cannot keep up with the speed at which monsters become stronger.

Is it because there are no gifts?

‘no.’

Isn’t that so lame? I’m just not confident enough.

There were many awakened people who became teenagers even without gifts. Your talent and abilities only go so far.

Lee Chan-taek looked for ways to overcome this in many ways. However, there was no solution unless one’s skills improved.

All you need is to convince yourself.

Your skills can no longer compete at the top.

In that case, we must fall into the shadow of the stronger.

So, I went to Junho Choi and brought up the story of acquiring the avant-garde guild.

Avant-garde was Lee Chan-taek’s life itself. I started from the bottom and gave my all. It is considered one of the top three guilds along with the Holy Reaper and is showing competitiveness in Korea.

However, that was only an external evaluation, and it was clear that if we fell behind the competition in the coming trends, this evaluation would plummet.

More than anything.

What was more important was whether Choi Jun-ho would accept the idea.

“Why me?”

…I knew it.

Lee Chan-taek laughed bitterly at the expected reaction.

“You’re probably the only one who reacts like this when asked to take over.”

“It’s something I’ve never thought about. “I don’t need it.”

I thought so. Junho Choi doesn’t like being in a group and doesn’t like taking on unnecessary responsibility.

This is something that came up internally as well.

This reaction was also expected.

He’s such a unique guy. Other people are anxious because they can’t increase their power, but when you see that they don’t even care.

‘Maybe he’s confident in his own abilities.’

That explains everything. Being able to hunt monsters alone meant that even if the entire guild attacked, you could still deal with them.

The sight of him dominating against three superhumans in Japan was still vivid in his mind.

“But don’t you want it? Even if it is not noticeable, the value of the avant-garde guild is over 50 trillion. If you include affiliates, it is more than double. “This is your chance to become rich.”

“Are you saying this even though you know I’m not greedy for money?”

“I thought this would make me greedy, but is it possible that the amount is not enough?”

“No need. “Let’s get to the point.”

“I understand.”

That’s all I’ve seen.

This is the behavior that Junho Choi hates the most. At least it was because we knew each other, so if we didn’t know each other, he would have come at me first.

Lee Chan-taek revealed his true feelings.

“I felt the limits of my abilities.”

“….”

“It was difficult when hunting monsters. Even if I succeeded in hunting, I lost the guild members I had enjoyed with. I crave success, but I’m not the only one who wants it. “I want to enjoy success with everyone, but I don’t want everyone to die and achieve it alone.”

“Do you think it’s because you can’t open the gift?”

“no.”

I once thought so.

But after thinking about it for a long time, I shook that thought out.

The Gift must not wield the Superhuman itself.

“I didn’t want to dismiss my shortcomings as not being able to open the gift. “Because you’re denying what you’ve worked hard for your whole life.”

I chose to give everything so as not to lose everything.

If you are Choi Jun-ho, you can expect the magnanimity of the winner.

“You are willing to sacrifice your pride for the people who look at you.”

“Because there is nothing more important than survival.”

“I thought you would be the most stubborn, but I was surprised.”

“That’s how my image can look.”

“hmm.”

Choi Jun-ho is lost in thought. Lee Chan-taek watched the scene without moving a muscle. It was vain to know that one’s life could be controlled by that single word, but this is the life of an awakened person.

In this world, even high-level awakened people who have worked hard for decades lose their heads to newcomers who rise up in an instant.

Choi Jun-ho and his current situation suited these words well.

“It’s not very good either.”

“Hmm…”

“Still, it’s true that I was impressed. “I wonder if I have seen a different side of Cheolsim.”

“What about my image?”

“A tight-lipped old man?”

“….”

It was a sound his subordinates could never hear. It’s not wrong either.

“Instead, we will give you a chance to grow.”

“how?”

“Gifts are open.”

“Is that possible?”

“yes. “Let me show you.”

“…!”

Lee Chan-taek’s eyes widened as a hand suddenly penetrated his chest. It penetrated inside my chest, not through my clothes. I felt Choi Jun-ho’s hand wrapping around my heart.

I’ve heard of it. That Choi Jun-ho has the mysterious ability to develop gifts.

The hand that was stirring my chest slipped away. He brings his bloody hand to his mouth. Lee Chan-taek stared blankly at the scene. Red blood spreading on the lips.

Choi Jun-ho, who was silent for a moment, smiles on his lips.

“You trained hard, right? “The blood is fresh.”

“….”

But Lee Chan-taek could not answer.

Blood was still pouring from the pierced chest.

No matter how superhuman he is, he cannot keep his sanity by pouring out blood indefinitely.

“Ah, restorative medicine. “I forgot.”

Only then did Choi Jun-ho take out the recovery medicine from his chest and pour it into his chest.

* * *

I’ve been using blood feeding for a long time, but there’s still a lot I don’t know. After using it several times, I can only vaguely guess about its functions and am not sure about everything.

This gift is so rare.

The reason there is information about things like Mandokbulchim is because there are people who have this gift, but I have never seen anything similar to blood feeding in the gift encyclopedia that organizes the types of gifts.

By ingesting blood, you can copy gifts and view latent gifts. I think it’s like a fingerprint on the heart. The things that the awakened person has accumulated are sleeping in the form of seeds.

When the climate, weather, and soil match, the gift will sprout. Being able to find out those conditions is the ability given to me.

In that regard, although Lee Chan-taek was unable to open the gift, he had a good group of gift candidates.

These are things that, if successful in opening up, can take you to a higher level.

“Is this kind of bullshit?”

It was on a whim that I informed Lee Chan-taek of the gift candidates. Even though he has reached a high position, he gives everything for those who follow him. I was quite impressed because I knew it was not an easy decision.

“If it goes well, good or not.”

Well, there were minor mistakes in the process, such as pouring the healing agent into the hole in the chest late. Lee Chan-taek expressed his gratitude to me and said he would give me a portion of Avant-Garde’s shares, but his attitude was so persistent that he told me to do whatever I wanted.

If you don’t care about your money, you will give it up.

I thought it was just a happening, but I was called to the Blue House for something unexpected.

It was related to Dahyun Jeong. If you are Jung Da-hyun, your boss is Jung Joo-ho, so why are you looking for me? Is it because the parents are not there, the uncle is called in instead?

“Speaking of the hunting method of the awakened Da-hyun Jeong, is it true that he was greatly influenced by the superhuman Choi Jun-ho?”

“yes. I taught. Did something happen?”

When I contacted you recently, I heard that you were hunting level 7 remains?

It was an encouraging achievement for a government-affiliated hunting team, and evidence that Jeong Da-hyun as an individual quickly adapted to hunting monsters.

Compared to large guilds, the skills of government hunting team members were always lagging due to treatment issues.

Even though the government offered carrots through various measures, the reality was that they were insufficient compared to large guilds.

“If it’s a problem, it’s a very big problem.”

I don’t think Dahyun Jeong is the type of person to cause trouble.

I quietly listened to the president.

“Two days ago, the Hellhound team succeeded again in hunting down the harmful level 7 monster. “This time, we killed two at the same time.”

“Incredible.”

I hunted one just a few days ago, but two? I was a very special case, but what Dahyun Jeong did was an incredible achievement.

Ah, let’s call it the Hellhound team’s achievement.

But the president’s expression was serious.

“There are a lot of problems with the hunting process.”

“What’s the problem?”

“It’s a hunting report. “Read it.”

Even something like this?

Still, I couldn’t refuse, so I turned my attention to the report the president handed me.

The content of the report was written about the hellhound team’s hunting process.

While following the traces of the monster, they succeeded in discovering the monster earlier than expected.

However, there was no harmful level 7 monster that was targeted. Instead, a baby monster was in place.

The Hellhound team immediately tried to go hunting. This is because as the baby monster grows older, it eventually grows into a level 7 harmful monster. At that time, it was Jeong Da-hyun who stepped in to stop him.

Instead of hunting on the spot, he recommended using it as bait, cut off the monster’s wings, and wounded its legs, causing it to lose its mobility. Then, he waited on the spot and went on a hunt for the monster that returned with food in its mouth.

Because of the injured cub, the parent monsters were unable to respond properly. Except for the fact that it couldn’t move, the baby monster was fine. The hope of saving the cub succeeded in severely limiting the parents’ range of movement.

In addition, Han Joong-seok, who was constantly targeting the baby, was distracting, and was fatally wounded by Jeong Da-hyun, who took advantage of the opportunity.

In the end, the parent monster succeeded in protecting the baby monster until it died. Just there. And as soon as her breath stopped, Jeong Da-hyun also disposed of the baby monster.

This was the inside story of hunting two harmful level 7 monsters at the same time.

“….”

I can’t believe you can utilize the monster’s habits so well.

It was said that he had grown up. I was filled with admiration.

As I put down the report, the President opens his mouth as if he had been waiting.

“Have you read everything?”

“yes.”

“Then you must have felt the seriousness of the matter….”

“That’s amazing.”

“huh?”

“This is the difference in talent.”

Was this how Salieri felt when he saw Mozart?

I felt the talent of Jeong Da-hyun, who did a perfect hunt.

“….”

Why are the President and Cheon Myeong-guk’s expressions like that? Didn’t they call me to praise me for raising Jeong Da-hyun well?

Well, this isn’t enough to receive high praise.

But no matter how long I waited, I did not receive the praise I was expecting.