Chapter 55 Hanguk Hospital (3)

His head exploded like a broken watermelon. To prevent any blood staining his parents or belongings, Yoon-seok absorbed all that was spilled using {Bloodseekers Ultimatum}. Then, he checked on his parents condition.

As long as the machine wasnt broken, their vital signs appeared normal. The bandages wrapped around his fathers head bothered him, but he seemed stable for now. Maybe they were drugged through their IV drips as they didnt wake up from the loud commotion.

-Hey, Kim Ik-chul! What the hell? Why arent you answering? Huh?

It was from the radio hanging on the headless bodys waist. He didnt know, but the mans name must be Kim Ik-chul.

Yoon-seok picked up the radio.

Can you hear me?

Who is it? Are you Choi Yoon-seok?

Yes.

-You crazy bastard! Do you know what youve done? What kind of place is this?!

Was he the team leader that the challengers outside had been crying out to? Yoon-seok laughed lightly at the absurd voice coming from the radio. Did he know what place this was?

I know.

He knew as soon as the elevator door opened. This was a place where challengers healed the old and rich with their skills. Suddenly, what reporter Yoo Hye-ri told him made sense. He wasnt defending the publics right to know, but he couldnt believe these abilities were being monopolized.

Wasnt this a little unfair?

Even in the general ward right next door, there would be masses of people who were desperately in need of this miraculous power. While they were suffering in pain, these people corrupted by money and power survived.

He accepted that it was a capitalist society. But it didnt matter if it was justified under the standards set by society or not.

It was just that Yoon-seok felt wrong.

So if these people are that important, come faster.

After saying that, Yoon-seok smashed the radio and threw it to the floor. When he opened the hospital room door, he saw challengers forming to block the hallway.

Dont rush first!

We just have to make sure he doesnt run away until the leader gets here!

Judging by how they behaved with the carnage behind them, the leader must be trustworthy. Yoon-seok had high expectations as to what the leader would say. He didnt know much, but it would be hard to avoid responsibility in this situation.

Coming out of the hallway, Yoon-seok closed the ward door. He didnt intend to waste his time while waiting. Bloodseekers Energy seeped out of him as he moved. It felt like he discovered a new way of using the energy. Yoon-seok increased the concentration of the energy that was spreading on the air.

Lets

Ugh!

Argh!

The air sank heavily as if gravity was multiplied several times. Feeling pressure from top to bottom, they were forced to their knees. They were horrified, seeing how Yoon-seok didnt even lift a finger. Currently, there was only one man named Kim Ik-chul who had died, but somehow, the metallic scent of blood filled the hallway.

Yoon-seok recovered the blood energy that was weighing them down. But, no one on their knees could ever think of standing again.

By the Ladys Commandment, all beings in the realm cannot lie.

Thump

Suffocating silence filled the air. Yoon-seok looked into the eyes of the man in front of him and asked:

What sins have you committed?

W-what, what do you mean?

Thats the question. Answer me.

The man was silent. It seemed like he was trying to say something, but his lips only twitched without making a sound. He was trying to tell a lie.

Yoon-seok broke the mans finger. Due to the influence of b Torture Technician}, a piercing scream erupted from him.

Yoon-seok continued casually without his expression changing in the slightest.

Does anyone here have healing skills?

A strange atmosphere hung over the crowd, and someone carefully raised their hand. It was a man who seemed to be in his thirties. Yoon-seok made him heal the other man.

Then he asked the man the same question again, and when his lips seemed to twitch again, Yoon-seok reached out to his healed finger. Then the man hurriedly opened his mouth.

When I was a student! I bullied a friend who I didnt like!

And?

That friend committed suicide. It was right before the moment I was going to quit! Im telling you, it was a mistake I made when I was young!

Yoon-seok kept his mouth shut. He believed him even if he didnt beg, as the territory of Ladys Commandment was absolute.

Thats why he was even angrier. No matter how soon they tried to quit, the bullied student had committed suicide. But it wasnt a wrong but a mistake he made when he was young. It meant that was what he thought.

There was nothing left to hear.

Crack.

Yoon-seok, with an indifferent glance, crushed the head of the man who confessed his sins. At the same time, the splattered blood floated in the air and was absorbed into Yoon-seoks body. Now that his magic had been replenished again, his time to maintain Ladys Commandment was extended.

If many had lived a good life, it would be over before the question was asked: if not, hed have to ask everyone the same question.

What sins have you committed?

Without changing a word, Yoon-seok asked the next man, just as he did earlier. Then, the repertoire was similar. Was it because he saw how his colleagues destiny changed after confessing? The man started confessing his sins only after a finger was broken for attempting to tell a lie.

They wouldnt be forgiven even if they wasted time to try confessing about trivial mistakes such as throwing trash on the street or saying, Im sorry, because it wasnt true.

But did he use his brain? The man confessed about things he thought were a sin that doesnt contain any weight. It didnt take long until the money started running out.

I once drugged a woman I met at a club and had sex with her.

Maybe hed wanted to smooth it out as much as he could, as he said it directly. Regardless, Yoon-seok felt indescribable disgust.

Crack!

Yoon-seok, crushing another mans head, headed for the next in line. Without taking a break, he asked the same question to the next person. There was nothing more ridiculous than this. Rape, kidnapping, pleasure killing, financial crime, fraud

Although some misdeeds were committed a long time ago, like the first man, most of them were crimes committed after gaining strength from the Tower.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The excuse that he couldnt survive in a brutal world didnt work. The fact that most of them were challengers exploited by the South Korean government wasnt important. Should he say they were cut from the same cloth?

In the end, the difference was if they had powers or not. It was nothing more than a fight for interests between trash. If they had power like Yoon-seoks, the government and their position would have changed.

How long did he spend judging them? A few survivors among the challengers were left. Although these were the people who were vaguely over the line, they hadnt crossed the final line yet. Yoon-seok couldnt find a reason to kill them.

But that didnt mean the judgment was over. There werent only challengers who had competed against Yoon-seok here.

W-what?! I, I know who you are!

M-my son-in-law is Park Hyun-chul! Park Hyun Chul!

If, if I die, hundreds of thousands of people will lose their job. Is that what you want?

Yoon-seok pulled out the others who were hiding in their wards. Some big politicians won re-election several times and made a name for themselves, who currently served as proportional representation and wives of famous chaebol families.

One company CEO tried to reason with him, the image of a businessman nowhere to be seen.

Yes, I know who you are. No, honestly, I dont know. I understand that you consider yourself a great person.

Money, power, status, honor

Those were just the measures of success set by society, but they didnt determine human nature. At least for Yoon-seok.

So they would have to prove it. If the man were as respectable as he claimed, he would live; if not, he would die.

What sins have you committed?

And

No one survived the question.

Fuckkkkkk!

Lee Do-sung, the South Korean Challenger Management Department team leader, threw his smartphone to the floor. After the radio stopped responding, he contacted the people in the hospital, but there was no connection. Whatever happened, this was a huge mess.

You son of a bitchdo you know what kind of place that is!

What kind of people were being treated on the 11th floor of that hospital? It didnt matter what happened to the challengers in the team. It may be a huge loss, but they were replaceable tools. But if something bad happened to the patients, then the aftermath would be entirely on him.

Do you know how much Ive done to be in this position?

Lee Do-sung asked the headquarters for assistance and rushed to the hospital, pressing on the accelerator. Still, his hands kept clicking nervously while holding the steering wheel. Suddenly, his resentment against the Heavens soared.

Everything was normal until yesterday, so why did this happen? Of all things, the timing wasnt good either. What was the point of this happening when he was out for business too?

Choi Yoon-seok, I never knew you were such a crazy bastard.

He might not just be an ordinary crazy bastard if he was good enough to do this. If not, there was no way the hospital wouldnt pick up his call.

It was said that his arrival date was less than a month ago, are they mistaken?

He didnt know how strong he was, but the circumstances showed that the challengers in the hospital couldnt deal with him. At least six floorsno, maybe seven. Otherwise, he might be a dueler with an unusually fast growth rate and strength exponentially stronger than those even on the third and fourth floors.

No, lets not assume. Maybe he just had a skill like Blocking Communication.

Lee Do-sung decided not to let his guard down or jump to any hasty conclusions. Either way, he had to go to the hospital, and it would all make sense once he arrived.

Screeeeeech!

Lee Do-sung parked his car at the entrance of the hospital and entered the site. Fire alarms were ringing in the VIP ward, and people were evacuating outside under the staffs guidance. Looking at this, Lee Do-sung staggered forward.

It was because he suddenly felt dizzy.

He quickly came to his senses when he realized that there was no smoke leaking out and no smell of burning.

Y-you cant go in!

The doctor tried to stop him, but Lee Do-sung pushed past the doctor and climbed the emergency staircase. When he reached the eleventh floor, he saw a completely collapsed stairwell. In front of it stood some challengers under the management team, unsure of what to do with the ruins.

S-sir!

What are you doing here?

The ruins were blocking the way, so were cleaning it up.

Hey, you fucking morons! If youre going to do this, might as well drill the floor from the roof or something!

They didnt reply to Lee Do-sungs words. Lee Do-sung was infuriated by their stiff attitude. It didnt even look like they were trying to remove the debris.

You fucking bastards. Trying to save yourselves first just because it might be dangerous.

A choice that might be considered wise. But those who had nothing to lose were different. Lee Do-sung pushed them roughly aside and stood in front of the ruins.

Thats enough. Im going in alone. You guys just follow the method I mentioned before coming in with back-up.

O-okay!

Blink.

Blink was a skill that could teleport someone up to five meters away, and it was a magic skill that he acquired during the dungeon attack on the third floor.

Whoosh!

When the activation time was up, Lee Do-sungs body moved. The ward was filled with dozens of dead bodies and Yoon-seok.

S-sir!

Listening to the cry of a challenger residing on the eleventh floor for treatment, Lee Do-sung opened his eyes.

And

Youre a little late.

He couldnt stand the pressure and knelt.

The devil covered in blood was looking down at him.