Chapter 18
“You’re done for.”
I glared down at Choi Cheol-min.
“You fraud!”
SWOOSH!
His fist came flying at my face.
I didn’t dodge.
I didn’t need to.
THWACK!
His punch landed.
Nothing happened.
My head didn’t even budge.
“Arghhh!”
Instead, he screamed.
He clutched his wrist.
Bones cracked.
His knuckles shattered.
His face twisted in pain.
“Now it’s my turn.”
BOOM!
One gut punch.
Not even full force.
Just enough.
His feet left the ground.
Then—
He collapsed.
Puking. Crying. Unconscious.
“Cheol-min.”
“….”
“Where’s my money?”
“….”
“Tsk. Whatever.”
The contract will force the transfer anyway.
He’ll wake up broke.
With the Hellhound hunt over—
I booked an E-Rank Orc Gate.
A real challenge?
Not even close.
This was farming.
I entered the Gate.
Open fields. Clear skies.
A group of Orc scouts appeared.
GRUAAAA!
They roared. Charged.
Slow. Predictable.
I got bored waiting.
So I ran at them instead.
BOOM!
One punch.
The first Orc flew.
Tumbling like a ragdoll.
SMASH!
Second one—
Broken jaw.
CRACK!
Third one—
Crushed skull.
Five Orcs.
Less than five seconds.
Pathetic.
I looted everything.
Every last scrap.
Weapons. Cores.
Orc junk still sold well.
Waste nothing.
Make everything count.
One problem.
Too much loot.
Not enough time.
Solution?
A collection service.
Time to hire some haulers.
Call made.
Sang-heon picked up.
“Hyung… you never listen, do you?”
“What?”
“My dad runs a looting company.”
“…Oh. Right.”
“Tsk. I’ll set it up.”
“You’re Ji-seok? I’m Yang Cheol-hyun.”
A firm handshake.
A wary gaze.
Heard I saved his son.
Now, he owed me.
Perfect.
Received tracking beacons.
Now I could just tag loot.
No more heavy lifting.
Time to go full speed.
More Gates. More kills. More profit.
Gate 1 – Cleared in 1 hour.
Gate 2 – Cleared in 1 hour.
Yang Cheol-hyun’s reaction?
“Already?!”
“Yeah, I got another one. Meet me there.”
“What—”
Hung up.
Time is money.
Next Gate.
Meanwhile…
The looters struggled.
Six Gates a day?
Madness.
Overworked. Understaffed.
Their boss?
Laughing. Counting money.
And suffering.
The perfect balance.