Chapter 173

Ming Hu walked over to John, who looked at him in disbelief.
“Borrow?”
“…?”
John scratched his head and suddenly looked like he didn’t know what that meant. At John’s expression, Ming Hu continued.
“The client, the client, if you’re not Billy, are you a virgin?”
John frowned slightly at Myung-Hoo’s next words.
“…You mean Baron Billy, who was stripped of his knighthood not long ago?”
“Uh-huh. I know. Those assholes paid you to do it, didn’t they?”
But John smirked at Myung-Hoo’s words.
“Our black nails aren’t shoddy enough for them to take advantage of…”
John’s words trailed off and he looked at Ming Hu. I’d like to say it’s not a sham, but I can’t say that looking at him now.
“What, the Baron is like that? Does that mean he’s above the Baron?”
Ming Hu, hearing John’s words, frowned slightly. At Ming Hu’s words, John realized he had made a mistake.
“That’s weird… I don’t see anyone targeting me…
Ming Hu couldn’t figure out who had asked him to kill him. He had never pretended with the nobles.
“Could it be… a nobleman with something to hide?
He had the emperor’s mark on him and had recently captured Billy, a baron, as a result of which the nobleman had been stripped of his title and thrown into prison. Thinking that some nobleman who learned of this might have tried to kill him beforehand, Ming Hu looked at John again.
“…What are you going to do?”
John opened his mouth to speak when Ming Hu looked at him.
“…?”
Ming Hu shook his head, momentarily unable to comprehend John’s words. John sighed slightly at Ming Hu’s reaction and continued.
“Are you going to kill us or…”
“Alas, I understand.”
Ming Hu spoke up, interrupting.
“Just tell me who the client is, and I might spare your life.”
“I mean, it could save your life…”
John trailed off, and Ming Hu opened his mouth to speak again.
“Save me.”
At Ming Hu’s words, John looked at his guildmates, then back at Ming Hu.
“I’ll tell them. Everybody go back.”
Swoosh swoosh swoosh
The guild members who had been lingering behind John’s words began to rapidly disappear. When they were all gone, John opened his mouth to speak.
“But before I do, I want to ask you something.”
“…?”
“What are you going to do when you find out who the client is?”
Ming Hu nodded his head in agreement.
“Kill it.”
“…even if it involves a very dangerous place?”
“Dangerous place?”
John’s words caused Ming Hu to ponder, and when he finished, he nodded once more and said, “I’m sorry.
“Uh.”
“…Well, if you were…”
At Ming Hu’s reply, John glanced at Ming Hu and muttered something, then continued.
“The place I asked you to kill is… the Black Moon. The Black Moon.”
“Black Moon?”
It was new to me.
“Yes, the Black Moon. It’s where the death mages gather. The location is the Dark Forest in the Barton Mountains. The number of people… I’m not sure, but it’s estimated to be around 200, and there are five cadres who manage the mages. All five are said to be mages of the sixth circle… and the high lord and vice high lord are believed to be around the seventh circle.”
At John’s explanation, which was far too detailed for his liking, Ming Hu looked at him as if he might be lying.
“What do you need to know so much about? Isn’t this your client?”
“…That’s right, client.”
John smiled bitterly at Ming Hu’s words. Then he continued, “I’m sorry.
“The fee was our life. If we killed you, we lived, if we failed, we died, which was ridiculous. If I hadn’t gotten the commission, I would have died then and there. Anyway. We want you to take care of all the Black Moon people. It’s the only way we can live now. If you kill the black moon people… we’ll give you free access to our black nails anytime you want.”
When John finished speaking, the quest appeared.
<Black Moon
Master Black Nail John wants you to defeat all the Death Mages of the Black Moon. Do John's bidding and slay all the Death Mages of the Black Moon!
[Black Moon Tower Note: 0 / 1]
[Black Moon Butopjou: 0/1]
[Black Moon Cadre Wizard: 0/5]
[black moon wizard: 0 / ???]
Time remaining: 20 days
Difficulty Level: A
Quest Reward: Mark of the Black Nail
"How do I…
Ming Hu was a little troubled by the quest, and rightly so. Ming Hu had no intention of sparing John's life just because he had given him a client. It was an unchangeable fact that he would eventually kill him for whatever reason.
"…free to use? anytime? the Assassin's Guild?
But the rewards made me think twice. The idea of being able to use the Assassin's Guild for free at any time was very appealing.
"Good."
[You have accepted the quest].
After much deliberation, Ming Hu decided not to kill John and accepted the quest. After accepting the quest, John opened his mouth and spoke.
"Twenty days is the limit. I want you to kill them all… in 20 days."
"Okay, but where do I go after I kill them all?"
"Come to the restaurant 'Macadis' in the Third Square. Then-"
After answering Ming Hu's question, John jumped over the wall of the blocked alley and disappeared. Now alone in the alley, Ming Hu turns around and walks back to the Exchange, opening the Quest window to see the quest he received from John.
"There are seven guys I really need to catch."
The Black Moon Tower Master, Vice Tower Master, and the five cadres must be captured. Ming Hu closed the quest window and whispered to Minhyung.
-To Gold: Give me 10 minutes. I'll be right there.
-Goldenstone: Got it!
After whispering to Minhyung, Myung Hu furrowed his brow at a sudden thought.
"But… why did they tell you to kill me?"
He didn't understand. He had just learned that there was a place called the Black Moon, so why would they ask him to kill them?
"…Wait."
With that thought, Ming Hu opened the pet window and muttered to himself as he saw Karot in the second slot of the pet window.
"That guy you killed in the cave… You said he had an aura similar to Karot's, so it must be darkness or death, and he was from the Black Moon?"
It made sense. No, it was certain. Other than the man in the cave, there was nothing he could think of that would connect him to the Black Moon.
"Karot must have absorbed his energy and gained strength."
At the time, Karot killed the man and absorbed his energy, giving him a 50 power boost.
"…Hmph."
Ming Hu smiled at the memory. He looked at Karot and muttered to himself.
"Can you raise the stats?"
* * * * *
"Thank you!"
"Thanks. I paid for it."
"No, thanks for selling it to me cheap."
"Have fun! I'm going!"
"Goodbye!"
After arriving at the exchange and completing his business, Ming Hu walked to the forge and opened the quest window. He looked at the quest he had received from John and thought to himself.
"Do you want to go right now?
I didn't think it would take long, but you never know.
"Let's just finish creating the item and go.
Since it was a timed quest, Ming Hu decided to complete the crafting quest from Nerfai and go straight to breaking the quest.
"Hello. Myung Hui!"
"Yes, hello."
Arriving at the forge, Ming Hu greeted Heimer, who greeted him in return, and returned to his seat to set up the valve and begin crafting the item.
Boom!
[You have succeeded in crafting the Iron Shield].
"Now I just need to make two more."
Ming Hu, who had created the item, looked at the pile of items in his inventory and muttered to himself. Just then, Minhyung whispered to him.
-Goldstone: Dude, you're in trouble!
"Big deal?
At Minhyung's whisper, Myung-hoo shook his head and whispered back.
-Gold to Jung-Seok: What's the big deal? Why am I the big deal?
-Goldstone: You said you had the Ring of Stun, right? That unique ring!
Ming Hu gave Min Hyung a puzzled look when he heard the word stun ring.
-Gold to Jung-Seok: I have it, but why? What's the big deal?
-Gold: I just edited the update post and the ring showed up in the item rebalance.
"…"
At Minhyung's whisper, Ming Hu put down his hammer. Then he whispered to Minhyung again.
-Gold to Jung-Seok Jung: Is it real?
-GoldenStone : Uh, check it out. It seems to be changing a lot this time.
-GoldenSeok: Is there any indication of how this will be adjusted?
-Goldman: Yes, it's there.
-GoldenSeok: Thank you.
Boom!
[You have succeeded in crafting the Iron Shield].
Boom!
[You have succeeded in crafting the Iron Shield].
After crafting a series of items, Ming Hu unlocked the valve and quickly logged out.
Siaak
After exiting the capsule, Myung-hoo sat down in front of the computer and went to the official website. As Minhyung had said, the update had been fixed. Myung-hoo quickly clicked on the article and checked the changes.
"Damn."
I cursed out loud. Minhyung was right, there was a stun ring in the item balance. The Ring of Stun was not the only item in the item balance. Ming Hu checked to see if he had any other items besides the Stun Ring.
"…Huh?"
As Ming Hu continued to read, he was forced to stop his mouse wheel at something that caught his eye. After reading for a while, Ming Hu muttered to himself with a puzzled expression.
"OPG is… It's not a weapon, it's armor?"