Return of the Frozen Player

raised his hand, and the ice sword shattered inside Signer, filling him with unfathomable pain.
His body convulsed as it broke like his arrows.

My dream… He looked up.
He’d wanted to become one of the Heavens, no matter what it took, but he quickly realized that he didn’t have the potential. I just want to see the stars one last time…

But all he saw was the jet-black of Curtain of Darkness, as if it were taunting him.

There’s… nothing…

He closed his eyes.
Once upon a time, he’d wanted to become the Tenth Heaven, but it had all been for naught.
This was how he met his end.

Kal Signer’s arms went limp, and his head drooped.
Seo Junho let go and let him drop to the ground.
The Demon Bow rolled on the ground of the nameless mountain.

Seo Junho finally released Curtain of Darkness and looked around.
“What a mess.”

The area around them had been completely devastated—enough to change the terrain.
He didn’t know if he’d be able to erase their traces completely.

“His memories first.” He didn’t even have the strength to lift his finger, but Seo Junho sat down and activated Confession of the Dead.
“Shit, it’s doing it again.”

Most of the memories were locked because the skill’s rank was too low.
He swallowed down his frustration and quickly looked for something useful.

 

— You’re the Demon Bow? Your skills are commendable.

— From now on, you’ll be in charge of a unit.
Kill the hypocrites. 

— Mission? I have none.
I steal if I want to steal, I kill if I want to kill. 

— I will follow you to the depths of hell. 

— Bring Seo Junho to me.

 

After using it a few times, the highlights feature started to slow, and the projection quickly ended.

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“I got it,” Seo Junho muttered.
He’d found two useful things in his memories.
First, he’d verified the extent and validity of Dokkaebi’s information.
There weren’t a lot of major fiends in Kal Signer’s memories, but there were many that had been in Dokkaebi’s files.
They’d better stay quiet.
If he ever met one of them, he’d kill them instantly.

The second was the location of the Fiend Association.
Kal Signer had been there multiple times.
Information about the exact location was locked, but he’d been able to deduce the region.

Schumern… It’s not a big city.

It was a small, cheerful city where many people lived, and Kal Signer had gone there whenever he had business with the Fiend Association.
He’d be able to verify this once he went up to the 2nd Floor.

Other than that, there wasn’t much else.
The only thing that caught Seo Junho’s eyes was the fact that he’d been chased by Kim Woojoong for months.

That guy’s really stubborn.
Even though he’s one of the Nine Heavens, he spent months chasing one person.
It would be unwise to make him an enemy. As he smiled, a message appeared in front of him.

[Skill rank has increased from repeated use.]

[Confession of the Dead (C) has evolved to Confession of the Dead (B).]

 

“Huh?!” He grinned.
That meant he’d be able to get more information in the future.
He tried to use it on Kal Signer again.

[You have already read the target’s memories.]

“Can I not use it twice on the same target?” He sighed, but more messages popped up.
He’d leveled up because of the skill rank increase.

 

[You have leveled up.]

[You have leveled up.]

[All stats have increased by 2.]

[You have regained 4 Speed stats.]

[You have received 2 Stamina stats from ⟬Limit Breaker⟭’s effect.]

 

Seo Junho looked up at the sky, tired.
His body was heavy, but he felt exhilarated.

“…I avenged you, Tushar Vishi.” Now, he could finally rest.
“As for cleanup…”

It was impossible to do it alone, so he would probably have to ask Deokgu for help.
He moved his finger.

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“Clean up the corpse.” Fang of Darkness consumed Kal Signer’s body.
Not a single drop of blood was left behind.

Seo Junho picked up a large bow off the ground.
It was the only thing that had remained.
The other weapons had been broken and destroyed when Fang of Darkness had consumed the automatic weapons.

“If I knew this would happen, I would’ve controlled it a little better.
Oh well.”

He studied the blood-red bow.

 

「Final Horizon」

Grade: Unique

Force of arrow increased by 500%

Arrow speed increased by 1000%

When the bowstring is pulled all the way, the arrow can be shot to the end of the horizon. 

Use Requirements: Level 40, 130 Strength, 130 Speed

 

“It’s sturdy.
So that’s why it didn’t break.” He gave a dim smile and slowly stood up.
He had run here, but he definitely needed to take a taxi back.

As he started to stand, he heard footsteps.

“…!” His body moved on its own, crouching down.
Alarms went off in his head, sensing something dangerous.
He was jittery from the aftermath of the battle, but a powerful force froze him in place.

“Certain scents can’t be concealed no matter how hard you try.” A voice came from beneath the trees.
He knew that it was that man that was holding him in place.
“Like the stench of fiends, or the Trace Incense.” It was a Unique-grade item that lets you find the target it was attached to no matter how far they went.

“I didn’t think you’d come down to Earth.
I was wandering for a while because the scent disappeared.” As the man placed his hand on the sheath of his sword, the magic pressed harder on Seo Junho.
It felt like there was a knife held to his neck.

A figure stepped out from the shadow of the trees.
“Is that a disguise? Or an artifact? Well, it doesn’t matter.” His eyes were emotionless.
“You can’t run away this time, Kal Signer.”

“…What?” His eyes widened. Am I dreaming?

The man before him had many names.
He was a swordmaster, the Vicemaster of Silent Moon, and one of three players who were Counts in the Ruben Empire.

“…The Eighth Heaven.”

He was the Sword Saint, Kim Woojoong.