Chapter 282

Ming Hu turned away from the message and looked at Hermeto, the red-robed man who had bumped into him.
‘Pickpocket…’
I never expected to be pickpocketed. Every once in a while, someone would post on the message boards that they had been pickpocketed, but it was a strange and funny experience.
“Sorry.”
Hermeto apologized and turned and started to walk away, but Ming Hu had no intention of letting him go.
‘If you’re a pickpocket. You’d know a lot of things, wouldn’t you?
It was Emos, the one that silenced people in an instant. Any pickpocket operating in this commercial district would know something about Emos.
“Wait”
Ming Hu called out as he walked along behind Hermeto, telling Jie to wait a moment.
“Excuse me.”
Stop
Hermeto paused for a moment at the call. But as if he hadn’t heard it, he resumed walking. Hermeto’s pace began to quicken. As Hermeto picked up more and more speed, Ming Hu began to run to catch him.
“Eat!”
As soon as Ming Hu started running, Hermeto started running as well, but Ming Hu has over 60,000 Agility stats. Although he couldn’t close the distance with the high-level demons, he wasn’t moving too slowly to catch the pickpocket NPC. The distance between Ming Hu and Hermeto began to close at a rapid pace.
Sigh
Catching up to Hermeto, Ming Hu reached out and tugged on his robe.
Whip
But Hermeto, perhaps expecting Ming Hu to tug on his robe, quickly took it off and ran away.
[You have earned a shabby red robe].
“Huh.”
Ming Hu, who had slowed down when he thought he had him, let out a weak laugh at the robe acquisition message and began running toward Hermeto again. The distance quickly closed again.
“Hmm…hmm…”
Ming Hu smirked at Hermeto’s ragged breathing. No matter how much you increase your Agility, your movement speed and attack speed will not increase as much as NPCs. However, unlike NPCs, who tire out, users don’t tire no matter how much they run or attack.
Sigh
Ming Hu reached out and grabbed Hermeto’s top. Unlike the robe, the top was not easily removed, so Hermeto could not escape as he had earlier.
“You son of a bitch!”
When Hermeto realized that he was captured by Ming Hu and could not escape, he pulled out a sword he had hidden in his sleeve and swung it at Ming Hu.
Sigh
Ming Hu raised his arm to block Hermeto’s sword.
Ting!
The sword bounced backward with a ping. Hermeto paused for a moment as the knife bounced back, then swung again with an expression of disbelief.
Ting!
Hermeto’s sword struck Ming Hu’s arm once more, and it cracked and shattered.
“…”
As the sword shattered, Hermeto said nothing. He just stared blankly at the broken sword.
Sigh
“…Haha.”
Hermeto stared at the broken sword, then lifted his head to look at Ming Hu with a grim smile.
“Let’s go.”
Ming Hu turned to Hermeto, who looked at him with a grim smile, and began to drag him to where the delay was.
“…”
Perhaps in shock from the broken sword, Hermeto followed Myung Hu without much resistance.
“Who is this?”
“Pickpocket.”
Soon arriving at Delay’s location, Ming Hu turned his head to look at Hermeto in response to Delay’s question.
“Haha.”
Hermeto flinched under Ming Hu’s gaze, but then he smiled a wry smile. At Hermeto’s wry smile, Ming Hu smirked and turned his head back to look at Jiayi.
“Pickpocket?”
“Yes.”
“But why did you bring me here?”
“To ask who Emos is.”
“Ah~”
At Ming Hu’s words, Jie nodded in understanding and let out a short exclamation. Then he looked at Hermeto.
“…?”
Jue couldn’t help but shake his head at the sight of Hermeto, whose expression had hardened from the grim smile he’d worn just moments before.
“Is it Emos?
Hermeto’s expression hardened, and it seemed to be because of Emos. No, judging by the reactions of the diners, it was definitely Emos.
“Hear that?”
Ming Hu said to Hermeto, who looked stern. Hermeto nodded in response to Myung Hu’s question about whether he heard the conversation just now.
“…Yes.”
“Who is Emos?”
“It’s…”
Hermeto trailed off. He paused for a moment, then opened his mouth to speak.
“Why are you looking for him?”
“No. What kind of guy is he?
Hermeto’s words made Ming Hu very curious about the kind of NPC Emos was. He wondered what kind of NPC would cause NPCs to react this way.
That was the moment.
“Hahahahaha!”
A boisterous laugh echoed through the alleyway. Ming Hu turned around to see Hermeto’s expression hardening even more after hearing the laughter and the chuckles in his ears.
“What’s that giant?
Turning around, Ming Hu could see a giant of a man, two meters tall, easily passing him by.
“Is it a bully boss?
Behind him were several other men who looked like they had a bad look about them, and it was clear from their overall appearance that they were a bad crew.
“You can’t be…
Suddenly remembering that Hermeto’s expression had hardened even more, Ming Hu looked at Hermeto in disbelief and said, “I’m not sure what to say.
“Is that Emos?”
“…Yes.”
Hermeto nodded in agreement. Ming Hu turned his head at Hermeto’s words and saw the huge man, Esmo, walking toward him.
“I can’t believe we’re meeting so soon.
I thought it would take a long time. I hadn’t expected to see them so soon, even though their range had been reduced from the entire capital to the commercial districts.
“But he was a bully.
Based on people’s reactions, he had an idea of what to expect. But Ming Hu was a little disappointed to find out he was a bully.
“So much for being the god of pickpockets! Hermeto! Kahahahaha!”
Emos exclaimed.
“That’s Emos, isn’t it?”
Ming Hu heard Emos’s cry and said to Jie Li.
“I didn’t know that was an NPC.”
Delay muttered, looking at Emos with a look of anticipation and slight disappointment.
“Yeah, well, I’m glad you found it quickly.”
“That’s right!”
As Myung-Hoo and Ji-Yeon were talking, Emos arrived in front of Myung-Hoo and Ji-Yeon.
“Hey guys.”
At Emos’s words, Ming Hu and Jie Li stopped talking and looked at Emos.
“I need to talk to the guy behind him, and I’d like you to step aside.”
Sigh
At Emos’s words, Ming Hu turned his head to look at Hermeto. Hermeto was looking at Ming Hu with eager eyes.
“Are you Emos?”
Meanwhile, Delay opened his mouth to speak.
“Hey, you have such a pretty voice, take off your robe so I can see your face!”
Sigh
Seeing Hermeto’s plaintive eyes at Emos’ words, Ming Hu furrowed his brow and turned his head to stare at Emos. At that moment, the men behind Emos opened their mouths to speak.
“Giggle, take it off!”
“Your brother wants to see you!”
“As long as you’re pretty, you’ll be cute and your brother will love you!”
Ming Hu’s frown deepened as his men continued. Ming Hu looked at Emos’s men, who were giggling at what was so good, and whispered to Jian Chen.
-Dear Ziyun: Can I organize my subordinates?
Emos was all that was needed to complete the quest anyway. Or, more precisely, the clues he knew. Emos’ men weren’t needed to complete the quest at all.
-Delay: Yes!
At Delay’s whisper, Ming Hu’s frown lifted and he smiled. He stepped forward and began to approach Emos.
“What are you?”
As Ming Hu approached, one of the men behind him stepped forward and blocked his path. Ming Hu immediately extended his fist toward the man in front of him.
“Are you a woman…”
Puck!
“Billion!”
[You attacked NPC ‘Leboro’].
[Enter hostile status with NPC ‘Leboro’].
[You have killed a criminal NPC].
[Gain 10 reputation].
The subordinate NPC Leboro, who was blocking your way, has fallen to the ground.
“…What, what!”
“Brother Leboro!”
As Leboro fell, Emos and the men behind him looked back and forth between Ming Hu and Leboro in confusion.
“You son of a bitch!”
But it was only for a moment, as his subordinate collapsed, and Emos shouted in anger and threw a punch at Ming Hu. Unable to kill him, Ming Hu dodged Emo’s punch and walked right past him. He then began punching the men behind him.
[You attacked NPC ‘Mild’].
.
.
[Gain 5 prestige].
One at a time. All of Emos’s men fell. Ming Hu tore his gaze away from the myriad messages and looked at Emos.
“…”
Emos stared blankly at Ming Hu, his fist poised to strike, but after a moment’s realization of his position, Emos quickly lowered his fist. After lowering his fist, Emos opened his mouth in a polite manner and spoke.
“This is Emos. May I help you–”
Ming Hu looked at Jie Li at Emo’s words. Then Jie Li walked up to Ming Hu with a smile on his face and said, “Emo.
“The statue of Agatha, you know?”