Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 170

An Su-ho asked,

"Are you sure?"

— Yes, I'm certain.

Jo Jin-hwi was serious.

He wasn't the type to joke about something like this, and he had already completed cross-verification before calling Su-ho.

Su-ho knew that as well, so he didn’t press further.

Instead, he rubbed his temples and continued,

"The person who first proposed the Loot Ownership Policy was Yuk Kyung-bae, right? The first president of the Grand Hunter Association."

— Yes, that’s correct.

Yuk Kyung-bae.

He had been the first appointed president of the Grand Hunter Association. If the second president, Jang Kyung-hwan, was nicknamed the Dark Lord, then Yuk Kyung-bae was even worse—a tyrant who wielded his power arbitrarily.

And it wasn’t surprising.

Back when the Grand Hunter Association was first established, Awakened individuals weren’t even treated as human beings—they were seen as monsters.

‘That’s why so many absurd policies were created back then.’

Looking back, it was ridiculous.

The only reason they could even fight against Gates was because of the Awakened, yet instead of treating them as heroes, they were labeled as monsters.

But the most ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) absurd thing of all was that, despite being the worst of the worst in the eyes of government-employed Hunters, Yuk Kyung-bae was somehow recognized for his "achievements" and given an even higher position.

‘Later, Jang Kyung-hwan’s antics overshadowed him so much that Yuk Kyung-bae was almost forgotten as a former president of the association...’

And now, out of nowhere, he suddenly resurfaces.

Not that it was completely unexpected.

After all, Yuk Kyung-bae had also been involved in the redevelopment Gates, sticking his fingers into that pie as well.

Su-ho asked,

"So, why is this guy suddenly causing a fuss now?"

— It’s because of Jang Kyung-hwan.

"What about him?"

— During the recent issue, Jang Kyung-hwan claimed it wasn’t his fault but the fault of the person who originally made the law. That pissed off Yuk Kyung-bae.

"Oh?"

Right.

That made sense.

He had completely forgotten about that, but now that it was brought up, it all clicked.

Su-ho let out a short, incredulous laugh.

‘Right. Since when have you people ever been rational?’

These weren’t logical or reasonable people.

If anything, they were steeped in elitism.

For people like that, their emotions were the most important thing.

‘Especially if their pride is hurt—they always retaliate.’

But this was ridiculous.

If he wanted to vent his anger, he should call Jang Kyung-hwan directly. Why drag us into it?

Su-ho sighed at the unexpected addition to his schedule and said,

"The policy revision isn’t far off, is it?"

— Yes, it’s not far now.

"Then I’ll take care of this."

— You, Pro-nim? Are you sure? Yuk Kyung-bae is a party leader now.

A party leader.

That meant he was in the most powerful position in his political party.

Which was why he had the ability to apply this kind of pressure.

But so what?

Su-ho spoke as if it didn’t matter in the slightest.

"It’s fine. If I don’t take care of it, who else will? You called me because you had no other solutions, didn’t you?"

— Well... that’s true...

"Don’t worry. It’ll be over quickly. Honestly, Yuk Kyung-bae was going to go down with the redevelopment Gates anyway—I’ll just move up the timeline a little. By the way, do you have his number?"

— Are you going to call him directly?

"No, I’m just curious about his number."

— I’ll send it to you right away.

Jo Jin-hwi, ever perceptive, didn’t ask any further questions.

Soon, Su-ho’s phone received Yuk Kyung-bae’s contact information. The moment he got it, he headed downstairs, where Seo Gi-won was sleeping.

"Gi-won... No, wait."

It was late at night.

Seo Gi-won was fast asleep.

Su-ho was about to wake him but then changed his mind.

‘The situation’s different now, isn’t it?’

With that thought, Su-ho pressed his fingers together and tapped a pressure point on Seo Gi-won’s body.

"Mm."

Seo Gi-won flinched slightly at the initial touch, but the moment Su-ho applied the pressure point technique, his senses numbed, and he immediately fell into a deep, unresponsive sleep.

Now, even if someone tried to saw him in half, he wouldn’t feel a thing.

Su-ho then activated another skill.

[ True Blood Drain has been activated. ]

The reason he used True Blood Drain was to copy Seo Gi-won’s Digitization ability.

[ Successfully copied the ability ‘Digitization’ from the target. ]

He had successfully acquired the Digitization ability.

After that, Su-ho released the pressure point lock on Seo Gi-won and moved to his bedroom, preparing to enter the digital realm.

‘Damn it, if this weren’t practically kidnapping someone myself, I would’ve just had someone else do it.’

But considering what he was about to do, there was no way he could entrust it to anyone else.

After completing the necessary settings on his phone, Su-ho activated Digitization.

[ Digitization has been activated. ]

[ Entering the network realm. ]

Thud!

The moment Su-ho’s consciousness entered the digital realm, his body collapsed onto the bed.

***

"Found him."

Now that he had Yuk Kyung-bae’s phone number, digging up his personal information wasn’t difficult at all.

Su-ho traced his number’s network, hacked into his phone, and found out exactly where he was.

Fortunately, he wasn’t far.

But his current location was quite a sight.

"If they have the strength to lift a spoon, they’ll use it, huh? Tsk, tsk."

Yuk Kyung-bae’s location?

It was none other than the residence of the young college student he was secretly sponsoring.

In other words, the place where his sponsor girl lived was, of course, a home that he had provided.

Without hesitation, Su-ho disengaged Digitization and drove straight to the sponsor girl’s apartment.

After parking nearby, he looked up at the tall office-tel building.

"Quite the high-end place he picked."

It wasn’t just a luxurious residence—it was a Safe Zone Premium high-end office-tel with guaranteed privacy.

Su-ho stood there for a moment, looking up at the building, then activated Fog Form.

[ Fog Form has been activated. ]

Although slow, Fog Form allowed him to fly.

He hadn’t used Colorless Solitude because buildings like these required a private entry app or key card to operate the elevators.

So instead, he simply flew up.

By the time he reached the sponsor girl’s unit, he slipped through a narrow gap in the air conditioning vent.

The room was quiet.

As expected of a high-end office-tel, the space was large.

From the mess in the living room, it was clear they had been drinking heavily—empty bottles and leftover snacks were scattered around.

And in the bedroom, two naked bodies lay tangled together.

Yuk Kyung-bae and his sponsor girl.

"Tsk, tsk."

The surroundings were even more obscene.

Clothes and adult toys littered the floor around the bed.

Su-ho moved without hesitation.

He placed his fingers on a pressure point on Yuk Kyung-bae’s body—one to silence him and another to paralyze him.

A sudden pressure point attack made Yuk Kyung-bae twitch in his sleep.

But that was it.

Su-ho immediately grabbed him and dragged him into his Subspace House.

"Mmm..."