Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 187

Gonryun.

There, seven challengers and one enemy stood.

And one observer.

The observer took a step back and spoke.

“Get ready.”

At those words, Kim Geon nodded and said,

“Formation A.”

At the mention of Formation A, the Banshees lined up according to their positions.

Ho-oh.

They’ve even come up with formations now?

Su-ho watched their positioning with interest.

However, the Banshees' placement was a bit unusual.

Tank Guak Doo-ho led, with Kim Geon and Gu Yeon-hwa standing beside him.

Then, a little further back, Kim Hyun-min and Seo Gyo-won, followed by Nam Hae-won and Seo Gi-won, took their positions.

'Interesting positioning.'

Su-ho was curious.

After nodding, Su-ho’s avatar charged toward them.

“Let’s go!!”

As the avatar rushed forward, Guak Doo-ho also shouted fiercely, charging head-on with Kim Geon and Gu Yeon-hwa to face Su-ho’s avatar.

At that moment, Su-ho’s avatar adopted its characteristic sword stance, swinging its blade widely.

Guak Doo-ho reached out, blocking the avatar's sword with his shield. At the same time, Kim Geon and Gu Yeon-hwa, positioned a little behind, advanced and drew their swords, aiming to strike.

“Whoa.”

Unlike the past, where heads would fly off instantly, now there was no hesitation in their movements.

Just as Kim Geon and Gu Yeon-hwa’s swords were about to strike Su-ho’s avatar, Kim Geon shouted.

“Now!”

That was when it happened.

Whoosh!

Crackle!

Flames erupted, and a thunderous attack followed.

It was the magic skills of Seo Gi-won and Nam Hae-won.

Everything was timed perfectly, pouring in within a second.

But Su-ho’s avatar wasn’t one to be taken down by such an attack.

As Guak Doo-ho blocked the attack, Su-ho began to retrieve his sword, preparing to counter the attack.

At the same time, he twisted his body, getting ready to block Kim Geon and Gu Yeon-hwa’s strikes.

Around that time, Su-ho saw the magical attacks from Seo Gi-won and Nam Hae-won.

While his body blocked Kim Geon and Gu Yeon-hwa’s attacks, his eyes were fixed on the two mages.

Instantly, he assessed the situation and decided to give up on physical defense, preparing to step back and strike at the ground.

But that was where he made his mistake.

Boom!!

A massive explosion.

Just as Su-ho’s avatar attempted to retreat, a huge blast detonated from behind.

It was Seo Gyo-won’s bomb attack.

To Su-ho’s surprise, Seo Gyo-won was behind the avatar, together with Kim Hyun-min.

It was astonishing.

Just moments ago, Seo Gyo-won was positioned behind the front line, with Seo Gi-won and Nam Hae-won, along with Kim Hyun-min, behind Guak Doo-ho.

The secret lay in Kim Hyun-min’s movement skill.

‘He deliberately created a situation where I had no choice but to retreat.’

Narrowing down the escape routes and attacking the only blind spot.

That was the strategy Kim Geon had found for dealing with Su-ho’s avatar.

Rumble...

Su-ho’s avatar, caught in the explosion, took a heavy hit and fell to the ground.

The damage was severe, and its body trembled.

Just as it was trying to get up, the swordsmen planted their blades into the avatar’s back, finishing it off cleanly.

One of the swordsmen, Gu Yeon-hwa, pulled out her sword and spoke.

“How was that?”

“Much better. But a bit eerie.”

“Compared to how many times we’ve been cut here, this is nothing.”

“Well, that’s true. But still, this is impressive. Did the increase in numbers make a difference? I guess numbers really do matter. But...”

Su-ho looked at Kim Geon and asked,

“This strategy wouldn’t work with just seven people, would it?”

Kim Geon smiled and answered.

“This formation was made to counter An Su-ho, after all.”

“Hm, really?”

“It was the best option. Your physicality is just too overwhelming to go one-on-one with.”

“Even the Ops #1 is complaining?”

“That’s Ops, not reality. And I must admit, your avatar feels more like a gate boss fight, to be honest.”

That was true.

Still, gathering seven people to overpower me—impressive, right?

‘Of course, they wouldn’t even be able to approach me now.’

But still, this was a satisfactory result.

Even though it was the early version of the avatar, An Su-ho is An Su-ho.

Compared to other amateurs, Su-ho was undeniably more powerful.

Su-ho nodded and spoke sincerely.

“You did well. A team needs a commanding officer.”

That was genuine.

Even if these guys joined the special division, most of them would be assigned to missions in groups.

Therefore, what Su-ho expected most from the Banshees wasn’t individual skill, but team coordination.

In that sense, the Banshee team led by Kim Geon was exactly what Su-ho wanted.

“Good. This is a pass. I didn’t recruit you for this specifically, but still, the veteran Ops #1 experience isn’t going anywhere, huh?”

“If it’s a similar genre, then it works.”

“Alright, then. Before we go on villain hunting, everyone get some serious level grinding in the virus dungeon. Once everyone hits level 100 and awakens their second characteristics, we’ll start villain hunting. Understood?”

“Just a moment.”

As Su-ho was about to dismiss the team, Gu Yeon-hwa raised her hand.

“Team Leader, please log out for a moment, I need to talk.”

“Why?”

“I have something to discuss with you.”

“Alright, sure. What about the others?”

“They’re fine.”

“Then take the rest of the day off and focus on leveling up starting tomorrow.”

“Understood.”

“Then, dismissed.”

At Su-ho’s command, everyone logged out.

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As soon as they exited the machine, except for those who requested interviews, the rest of the team left the center.