SSS-Class Villain Life

14 – Skill Tree (2)

Three cards floated in front of Kanghyuk’s eyes.

A ‘shield’ was drawn on the leftmost card, and ‘shoes’ were drawn on the center card. And on the far right card, a ‘ring’ was drawn.

“A shield, shoes, and a ring… !”

Kanghyuk rubbed his chin and shook his head vigorously.

Since Kang Hyuk was one of the deceased characters in 『Hero of the World』, he was well aware of how the skill tree of ‘characteristics’ progressed.

But why?

This time, he didn’t understand the appearance of these three cards. It was because according to his common sense, now was the timing for the skill to create ‘gun parts’.

The first time I chose ‘firearms’ and the second time I chose ‘ice bullets’. Therefore, shouldn’t it be normal to have the ‘gun parts’ creation skill in the third?

However, the skill tree was telling him to choose between a shield, shoes, and a ring. Perhaps it could be that the skill related to firearms was the end of the ice bullet.

‘hmm… Later, I thought I could create something like a bazooka, but I guess I was wrong. Or maybe it’ll come out after a while.’

Kanghyuk scratched the back of his head.

Unexpected expectations are always unpleasant to experience.

However, Kang Hyuk soon calmed down his mind.

No matter which skill he chose, by choosing the skill, Kang Hyuk could become stronger than before. So, it was enough just to think positively.

‘Okay, let’s just think positively. First of all, which of these three things do I need the most right now? Shields are related to defense, shoes to speed, and rings are probably related to stats…’

Kang Hyuk pondered over and over again.

If he chooses a shield, he will be able to create a shield that increases defense, and if he chooses a shoe, he will be able to create shoes that increase his speed. And if he chooses a ring, he will probably be able to create a ring that increases his stats.

‘If there had been a detailed explanation, it would have lessened my worries a little, hmm… .’

Kang Hyuk touched his chin.

About thirty minutes later… !

After long consideration, Kang Hyuk finally chose one card.

The card he chose was none other than the ring card.

‘okay. Now is the time to choose your ring card. Have you personally experienced the power of stats today? Even if the stat goes up by 1, it feels incredibly great.’

Kanghyuk nodded and touched the ring card.

At that moment, a notification sounded in his head… !

[Teeling!]

[Learn the magic ring creation skill!]

‘A magic ring!’

Kanghyuk clenched his fists.

Soon, all knowledge related to skills began to enter my head quickly.

It was time to go back to the real world.

***

When he opened his eyes, there was a net worker’s corpse in front of Kanghyuk.

Kang Hyuk froze his corpse and carried it in his backpack.

‘This bastard’s bounty is 12 million won… ! I got a pretty decent income.’

Of course, I couldn’t get all 12 million won because of the commission. If the broker took 10% off, he would have just 10.8 million won in his hands.

However, even so, 10.8 million won could also be seen as not a small amount of money.

Kang Hyuk left the Net Walker’s house with a satisfied smile.

He was thinking of getting out of town right away.

“…Oops.”

After a while, however, Kang Hyuk returned to the Net Walker’s house. It was because the words the Net Walker had left before he died suddenly came to mind.

‘You said you distributed porn for free? Doesn’t that mean there’s a lot of porn on this guy’s hard drive?’

Kang Hyuk swallowed dry saliva and packed all the hard drives the Net Walker had. He too was a man. I can’t help but wonder about the identity of Yadong.

‘After finding a broker, let’s hand over the body to the Busan Public Security Agency. Then go back to the hotel and use the magic ring creation skill.’

Kang Hyuk quickly came up with a plan and flew the new model.

In the house he left, there was only a cold chill.

***

When I returned to the hotel, it was already 11:00 pm.

Kanghyuk washed himself roughly and threw himself on the bed.

“Fishery tool, good.”

After handing over the corpse, Kanghyuk felt as if he was falling asleep. But right away he raised his upper body. It was because I had to use the [Magic Ring Creation Skill] before going to bed.

‘I heard that the magic ring creation skill can only be used once a month, and the stats given to the ring are randomly assigned. In a word, it’s Gacha.’

Kang Hyuk felt his heart pounding and tried the skill carefully.

Casting the skill wasn’t difficult at all. It was enough just to shout the name of the skill inwardly.

‘Create a magic ring!’

… Flash!

As he shouted out the name of the skill, a group of lights flashed in front of Kanghyuk’s eyes.

After that, the dark ring was left hanging in the spot where the light had disappeared.

“Such writing… Just by looking at the color, it looks like a dog trash ring… .”

Feeling uneasy, Kanghyuk put the ring on his ring finger.

At that very moment, a notification sounded in his head… !

[Teeling!]

[Stamina stat increases!]

[Stamina stat increases!]

[Magical – Shield can be used!]

“… Oh clothes!”

At the same time as the alarm sounded, Kanghyuk felt the vitality of his whole body welling up.

oh my god! It raises the physical stat by 2!

Also, you can use shield magic?

[Shield can be used 10 times a day, for 10 seconds per time.]

Hearing an additional notification sound, Kanghyuk nodded and opened the shield.

At that moment, a translucent protective film measuring 1 meter by 1 meter was formed in front of him.

Whoa!

“hahahaha… This is really great.”

Kanghyuk laughed while looking at the shield.

The [Magic Ring Creation Skill] seemed to be a far superior skill than he initially thought. If he could create a ring of this level once a month, he would surely become incredibly strong.

‘It’s not just about getting stronger. If I make a lot of these rings and sell them, I’ll be able to make a lot of money.’

Kang Hyuk hid.

Of course, he had no intention of selling his creations to anyone yet. It was because it was clear that selling these items would attract great attention from the world, no matter how hard they tried to hide their identity.

If he received a lot of attention from the world, Kang Hyuk would never survive.

He didn’t have enough strength to protect his belongings yet… !

However, Kang Hyuk thought that the period would not be that long.

Kang Hyuk believed that he could become stronger faster than anyone else. Because he was the only being in this world to whom the [Villain Mode] was applied, and the only being in this world who had the tremendous characteristic of [Creation].

‘hehehehe! Anyway, with this, you can see that my stats have become Strength +2, Agility +2, and Stamina +2! And then there’s the shield magic… !’

Kang Hyuk lay down on the bed feeling satisfied.

He seemed to be getting a good night’s sleep tonight.

***

the next morning.

Kang Hyuk boarded the train bound for Seoul.

In fact, while he came down to Busan, he was planning to grab not only Net Walker but also several other villains and leave.

However, his area of activity was definitely Seoul, and it could be seen that the main story of this world also flowed around Seoul. So, rather than staying longer in Busan, Kang Hyuk thought that it would be better in the long run to hurry up to Seoul and resume his activities.

– The train departs.

As I was looking out the window, the train slowly began to move.

Kang Hyuk hoped that he would arrive in Seoul comfortably this time. When I came to Busan, I couldn’t rest comfortably because of Ayla and the Black Dragons.

“… omg! yes, how are you?”

But it was some time after that.

Kanghyuk frowned when he suddenly heard a familiar voice beside him.

What in the world is this tough relationship?

“ha… .”

Kanghyuk finally let out a long sigh.

The owner of the voice was none other than Ayla, the witch of temptation.

***

‘…Why is this guy here?’

Upon discovering Kanghyuk, Ayla was greatly astonished.

When you come to Busan, yes. Quite coincidentally, train times and train cars could have overlapped with him. Because it could have happened enough in life.

However, this time, even if the trick of fate was severe, it felt too harsh.

All of a sudden, on this timetable, this guy will sit next to me! How in the world could this happen!