Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 44

Suho's taxi headed to Bucheon.

He stopped in a secluded neighborhood in Bucheon, where shabby villas were clustered together.

According to the records in the Library of Memories, it was certain that the person he was looking for was here.

Suho slowly walked towards "Pungcheon Villa" and checked the electric meter.

‘This is the place.’

Among the shabby villas, one particular unit had abnormally high electricity usage.

Unit 101.

And it wasn’t on the first floor, but a semi-basement unit.

Suho approached unit 101 and activated his sensing ability right in front of the door.

[ Magic detection is activated. ]

As his B-grade magic detection took effect, he immediately sensed a large amount of magic power beyond the door.

‘This is it.’

Having found what he was looking for, Suho stepped back and moved to the side of the villa.

There, he saw the only window to the semi-basement, slightly open, with faint smoke rising from it.

It was cigarette smoke.

‘This place feels like a den of raccoons...’

The smoke was already rising from the window, so the inside must be unbearable.

Suho picked up a nearby brick and threw it at the semi-basement window.

*Clink!*

Immediately, a string of curses erupted from within.

“Damn, what’s that?”

“Who’s out there?”

“Hey! Someone’s outside!”

“Go catch them!”

Suho didn’t run away. He stood confidently, waiting.

A moment later, the sound of footsteps approached, and four men appeared.

They all looked like rough types, but one of them glared at Suho and shouted.

“Hey, are you crazy? Drunk or something?”

“No, I’m not drunk, and I’m not crazy.”

“What?”

“You’re the ones, right? The ones who only steal digital wallets in strange ways.”

At those words, their expressions shifted immediately.

“Seems like he knows. Then, Seogiwon must be here too, right?”

Seogiwon.

Suho’s familiar name made the men narrow their eyes and start whispering among themselves.

“Who’s that guy?”

“How does he know?”

“Is he a cop?”

“Cop or not, we should catch him first.”

“Are you stupid? If we touch a cop, we’re screwed.”

“Who cares? We’re already in too deep. Let’s just shut him up first, and then figure it out.”

“Damn...”

Their strategy meeting concluded.

The plan was simple—catch Suho and shut him up.

Suho, with his keen hearing, overheard their conversation and chuckled.

“Idiots.”

Go ahead, try it.

If you catch me, I’ll recruit you all.

As the men prepared to approach, Suho immediately drew his Guiyoung Spear.

He threw it and pierced one of the men’s shadows.

[ Shadow Binding is activated. ]

[ Shadow Hemorrhage is activated. ]

“Ugh!!”

The man with the spear embedded in his shadow let out a pained groan.

That’s right.

It hurts.

The Guiyoung Spear not only immobilizes but also causes a painful hemorrhage effect.

“Jiseong!”

“Damn you!”

At Suho’s preemptive strike, the thugs immediately went into combat mode and rushed toward him.

Swords, shields, and spears—ordinary weapons at first glance.

Suho used his Suho Style to evade their attacks and activated his Blood Weapon at the same time.

[ Blood Weapon is activated. ]

A long staff materialized in Suho’s hands.

He intentionally summoned a staff rather than a sword.

These weren’t monsters meant to die—they were valuable sacrifices for Pi Sungyeol.

Suho decided to call it a “blood club” and used it to smash the clavicle of the nearest thug.

“Ugh!”

The man whose clavicle shattered rolled on the ground in agony.

Suho swiftly crushed the shield of the next attacker and shattered both of his arms.

Then he kicked the thug’s shin, breaking his leg and leaving him unable to move.

“Y-You crazy...!”

Now only the one holding the spear remained.

The man rolled his eyes, clearly conflicted.

Should he attack or run?

His hesitation didn’t last long.

He fled.

Suho, seeing the man running away, smirked.

“Typical scumbags.”

Suho transformed his blood club into a sharp spear and threw it at the fleeing man.

[ Throwing Spear is activated. ]

*Crack!*

The spear pierced the man’s calf and exited through his shin.

The man collapsed to the ground, squirming in pain.

Suho walked up to the one trapped in the Shadow Binding and kicked his thigh with all his might.

With his red-grade strength, the thug’s thigh exploded.

“Ugh!!”

The man, wracked with pain, tried to collapse but couldn’t move because he was still impaled by the Guiyoung Spear, only able to scream in agony.

Good.

With that, they were all incapacitated.

Suho opened his Pocket Dimension and threw the incapacitated thugs inside, closing the portal afterward.

The Pocket Dimension was the safest place to contain them for now.