Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 203

Su-ho immediately left for Jeju Island.

This time, neither Bae Dong-hyeok nor Kim I-gang accompanied him. It was Su-ho's request.

Su-ho took the fastest flight from Gimpo Airport, and before long, he arrived at Jeju Airport.

‘It’s been a while since I’ve been to Jeju Island.’

He had been meaning to visit Jeju at some point, but it was now. Maybe it was for the best.

According to Su-ho's memories, there were plenty of things he could obtain from Jeju if he looked for them.

‘And by the way, there’s a sealed gate here too.’

After focusing on clearing sealed gates for a while, there were only a few left in the country.

One of them was in Jeju, and the only reason it hadn’t been cleared yet was because of its distance. But since he happened to be in Jeju, he thought it would be a good idea to clear the sealed gate while he was here.

Su-ho stopped by the restroom and used Reverse Magic to change his appearance.

Then, he went to the departure hall and called the person in charge of Jeju Island for Nexus, whom Kim I-gang had given him the contact for.

– Hello?

“I’m the mercenary commissioned by Representative Bae. Where are you?”

– Ah, I’m here!

Su-ho, hearing the response, saw the person in charge of Jeju Island, Ahn Hyun-do, waving his hand in the departure hall.

After meeting with Ahn Hyun-do, Su-ho shook his hand.

“I’m Kim Su-ho, a mercenary commissioned by Representative Bae.”

“I’m Ahn Hyun-do. I’ll be in charge of supporting ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) you while you’re in Jeju, including clearing the gate. How about it? If you haven’t eaten yet, should we eat first and then head out?”

“No, it’s fine. Let’s go right now.”

“Then I’ll guide you by car.”

For this mission, Su-ho had already coordinated with Kim I-gang beforehand.

The plan for today was that he was an external mercenary hired by Representative Bae.

Since he was now a public servant, it was a necessary step to conceal his identity.

Su-ho got into the car prepared by Ahn Hyun-do and headed to the location of Nexus's sealed gate.

During the ride, Ahn Hyun-do explained.

“Have you heard anything about the gate?”

“I’ve just heard it’s in Seopjikoji.”

“Yes, as you’ve heard, the gate we acquired is located in Seopjikoji, so we call it the Seopjikoji Gate. But if you don’t mind me asking, what’s your class, Hunter?”

“My main class is Sword Master.”

“A Sword Master...”

At the mention of "Sword Master," Ahn Hyun-do furrowed his brow.

Su-ho, noticing his reaction, asked, “What’s wrong?”

“I’m just a little worried. Of course, Representative Bae trusts you completely, so I’m sure he entrusted the clearing to you, but the main monsters in the Seopjikoji Gate are Golems.”

“Golems... Oh, are they Basalt Golems?”

“Yes, exactly. How did you know?”

Hearing the word “Golem,” Su-ho immediately recalled what the Seopjikoji Gate was like.

‘Seopjikoji, no wonder it feels familiar.’

In his past life, Nexus never cleared the Seopjikoji Gate and had to go through the sealing process.

And the Seopjikoji Gate was cleared by another guild, not by Su-ho himself, so he hadn’t immediately recalled it.

‘If this is the one I know, it should be easier to clear than I thought.’

And maybe there was something to gain from it, he thought.

Su-ho replied, “I think I heard about it from Representative Bae.”

“I see. In that case, let me explain the precautions for the Seopjikoji Gate.”

Su-ho received a briefing from Ahn Hyun-do about the Seopjikoji Gate throughout the ride.

The more he listened, the more confident he became that there would be more to gain from this Seopjikoji Gate than he had originally expected.

Eventually, the car arrived at Seopjikoji, where Nexus Guild members were controlling the area.

“That’s the Seopjikoji Gate portal,” Ahn Hyun-do said.

Su-ho got out of the car and looked in the direction Ahn Hyun-do pointed to.

The gate portal had appeared at the site of a lighthouse at the edge of a coastal cliff. Due to the impact of the gate shock, the lighthouse, once a symbol of Seopjikoji, and the museum were destroyed and abandoned.

‘Tsk, how much did all that cost?’

It costs more to repair than to build something new.

Su-ho clicked his tongue and walked toward the gate portal.

As he approached, the guild members managing the area stopped him.

“Who’s this?”

“Ah, this is the mercenary invited directly by Representative Bae.”

“Ah...”

After Ahn Hyun-do’s introduction, the guild members nodded.

However, despite nodding, their eyes scanned Su-ho from head to toe, and there was no trust in their gaze.

Su-ho said, “If you’re done scanning, can you step aside now?”

“Ah, yes.”

“Then, I’ll see you later.”

After Su-ho lightly nodded, he stepped into the portal.

[Entering Gate.] [Loading Gate Information.] [Wailing Cliff] – Entry Conditions: Level 130-160, Red Stats: 2 or more.

– Maximum Entry Players: 11.

Wailing Cliff.

That was the real name of the Seopjikoji Gate.

[Entering Wailing Cliff.]

The notification popped up, and at the same time, the surroundings changed.

Rumble!

The first thing to change was the sky, which went from clear and blue to ashen gray.

The sky rumbled as if it would pour rain at any moment, and the once calm sea was now fiercely throwing waves.

“The terrain hasn’t changed,” Su-ho muttered.

Indeed, it was true.

The ground where Su-ho was standing remained the same as Seopjikoji’s unique terrain. The lighthouse and museum were completely gone, as if they had never existed.

At that moment.

“Ugh!”

“Help me!”

The sound of screams.

Su-ho turned his head toward the direction of the screams.

On the coastline, small, black creatures, about the size of kindergarteners, were being chased by large, dark figures.

The large, dark figures were the main monsters of this place, the Basalt Golems.

– Fallen Rock Golem Lv. 149

Of course, its real name wasn’t “Basalt Golem.”

Its real name was Fallen Rock Golem.

It was about 2 meters tall, and not just its height but also its girth seemed to match that size.

Thud! Thud! Thud!