Suho thought he had seen the best places even during his days as a swordsman, but *Kaiser Cheongdam* turned out to be far better than he had imagined.

“I’ve given you the password, so feel free to treat this place like your own home. Oh, and we have emergency healers in the community facilities, so feel free to use them if you need. Of course, your privacy will be respected.”

“Seems like the expensive places really are different. But I’ll handle the healing myself. Didn’t you see?”

“Ah… you really are a healer?”

At Jung Jin-hwi’s surprised question, Suho demonstrated *Healing Light*, and Jung Jin-hwi let out a wry laugh.

“I had seen the information, but I didn’t really believe it.”

“Why?”

“Which healer in the world clears the Tower of Trials alone? Normally, healers join guilds and level up steadily. Anyway, if you press the community app on the pad here, you can handle everything from meals to shopping right from the house. I have to go to the office for now, as I’m still on shift.”

Suho responded with a smile as he listened, and once Jung Jin-hwi left, he was finally left alone.

*“This house is great.”*

From the view of the Han River to the interior, it looked like a luxury hotel suite.

There were so many rooms, too… It truly was *Kaiser Cheongdam*.

Suho relaxed his senses and started searching for any hidden cameras, just in case.

*“Back in the day, I was quite the expert at finding surveillance cameras.”*

But he couldn’t find a single one.

Of course.

This was the house of the youngest son of a conglomerate; there was no way there would be cameras here.

Still, it never hurt to check, as the saying goes: *“Better safe than sorry.”*

Once he finished the search, Suho finally took a shower, changed into a shirt and pants from the guest closet, and noticed something odd. There were clothes in every size, even fresh new underwear.

*“Is this some kind of occupational habit?”*

Perhaps, due to his many assignments, he had started collecting things for his colleagues too?

Thanks to that, Suho comfortably changed and sat on the couch.

There were no injuries.

He had used *Healing Light* on himself during the journey, and any minor injuries had already been healed.

Suho then opened his status window.

[ **Ahn Suho** ]

- **Lv**: 40  
- **Class**: Healer  
- **Strength (R)**: 2  
- **Health**: 97  
- **Mana (R)**: 2  
- **Perception**: 40  
- **Bonus Stats**: 16

His level 40 status window.

However, the stats listed below were not at all typical for a level 40.

Suho smiled as he looked at them.

*“With this, I’m practically elite… no, I’m on a successor-level path.”*

There were many ways to increase stats in this world.

But those ways were as vague and as hard to reach as the methods to earn money—few could do it.

Still, some managed to increase their stats. These people were usually either lucky or had massive wealth and received specialized care from large organizations.

Typically, the heirs of companies aiming to produce hunters were among those individuals.

That’s why he thought of this as being close to the path of a successor.

Suho used his 16 bonus stats, prioritizing *Health* first, boosting it to Red-grade.

[ Health stat has reached 100. ]

[ The Health stat grows even further. ]

[ Congratulations! Your Health stat has leveled up to Red-grade! ]

He then invested another point to match the other Red-grade stats at 2, and spent the remaining bonus stats entirely on *Perception*.

[ **Ahn Suho** ]

- **Lv**: 40  
- **Class**: Healer  
- **Strength (R)**: 2  
- **Health (R)**: 2  
- **Mana (R)**: 2  
- **Perception**: 52  
- **Bonus Stats**: 0

Closing the status window, Suho reached for his phone, which he had charged earlier.

He had seen messages from guild members and journalists who had somehow obtained his number since the Safe Line. There were plenty of unread messages piling up.

Suho flipped through them quickly, noticing a few interesting ones.

The first set was from Kim Soo-ae, the head of Nexus Academy, and the leading guilds, *Prime* and *Hexagon*. Of course, other guilds had also reached out.

Suho briefly glanced at the messages they had sent, some begging, others trying to make an impact, but he quickly ignored them.

Suho already had his future plans in place.

The second surprising set was from his former classmates and seniors at the Physical Education University, the ones he had dropped out with.

- *"Hey, the Ahn Suho in the news, is that you?"*  
- *"I saw you on YouTube! It’s you, right?!"*  
- *"Why didn’t you tell us, haha!"*  
- *"Suho, I’m Kim Chun-ho, the one who hit you last time. I’m sorry..."*

This was expected.

Anyone who had known him closely would reach out now that he had suddenly become a massive star.

So, Suho ignored these messages too.

The last message was from Jung Chul-min, a missed call from earlier, around the time Suho was clearing the Tower.

*“Seems like I’ve got him worried.”*

It made sense, considering Jung Chul-min had come with his staff.

Of course, the bigger reason was probably the pressure from his superiors.

*“Just a little longer, Chul-min. When I join the *Daheon Association*, I’ll make sure things like this don’t happen again.”*

Suho finished reviewing the messages and turned off his phone.

He wanted to keep it on, but his number had already been leaked, and the constant influx of messages was draining the battery at an incredible rate.

*“I might need to get a new number soon.”*

He also decided to get a new phone while he was at it.

There was a way to change numbers, but that wasn’t the best approach.

Changing numbers would only invite more attempts to contact him. It would be better to keep the exposed number active and redirect the attention there.

With that in mind, Suho used the resident services Jung Jin-hwi mentioned to request a new phone and number. About an hour later, he received a new phone and number at the house.

*“I think this is enough for now.”*

The grade-5 civil service exam was still far away.

But that didn’t mean he had all the time in the world.

Suho already had all his plans set.

*“It’s time to meet those guys.”*

Suho began preparing to leave.

---

“Let’s get started.”

“Okay.”

Late at night, in Seocheon-gu Naegok-dong.

In front of a building, four people began to move quietly.

They were dressed entirely in black, with tight clothing and masks that covered their heads and faces.

One of them pressed against the window, using a skill, and soon the window vanished, leaving a door-sized opening for one person to slip through.

“It’s done, let’s go.”

The path cleared, they infiltrated the building.

They weren’t concerned about surveillance cameras.

They had already disabled them.

Even if someone stumbled upon them, it wouldn’t matter. They had carefully selected a time when no one would be around.

Inside, they began pulling something from their inventories.

It was explosives.

They began planting bombs inside the building.

And just as they did...

“Hey, you can’t plant bombs in a building.”

A strange voice echoed from the darkness.

At the sound of the voice, the four froze, as if they had seen a ghost.

They had been certain that no one would come today, yet someone appeared just as they began their operation.

Moreover, they hadn’t sensed anyone nearby until moments ago.

Suddenly, the figure emerged from the darkness.

“Hello?”

The mysterious figure revealed himself.

It was Suho.

One of the four screamed,

“Run!”

With that shout, one of them activated a skill, creating a glowing portal.

Seeing this, Suho drew a spear from the shadows and threw it.

*Thud!*

“Ughh!!”

The sound of the spear piercing was followed by a scream.

The person who cried out was the only woman among them.

Suho hadn’t hit her; he had pierced her shadow.

As she screamed, the remaining three were startled.

“What... what happened?!”

“Get in! We’ll take her first!”

“I’ll carry her!”

Despite their panic, the three moved swiftly, like soldiers on a mission.

But when one of them tried to pick up the woman, his eyes widened in shock.

He was the strongest of the group, yet she didn’t budge at all.

Of course.

The moment the portal formed, their shadows had moved toward Suho, and he deliberately impaled them with the *Guiyoung Spear*.

[ *Shadow Binding* is activated. ]

*Shadow Binding*, a skill that locks the target’s shadow in place.

Once their shadows were pierced by the *Guiyoung Spear*, escaping was nearly impossible, no matter how strong they were.

While the man struggled with the woman, the two others near the portal shouted.

“What are you doing?! Hurry and bring her!”

“Just a minute!”

“What's happening?!”

“Ughhh!!”

The man, strong enough

 to lift an old tree, was now at a loss. No matter how hard he tried, the woman didn’t move.

And then...

“Ughhh!!”

The woman, trapped in the man’s grip, let out a painful groan as he applied more force.

It wasn’t just from his strength; it was also the *Shadow Bleeding* effect.

In the end, the man gave up lifting her and drew his weapon.

“Everyone, arm yourselves! We need to figure out what this guy did!”

“What?”

“Damn it!”

It was the worst-case scenario.

They had planned for combat, but this was beyond their expectations.

But then, something unexpected happened.

“You’re the Banshee, right? Let’s have a little chat.”

The mention of *Banshee* caused their eyes to widen.

Of course, they knew this term better than anyone—*Banshee* was the name of a notorious secret terror organization in Korea. This group of four had carried out numerous bombings, causing chaos.

*“Well, they were caught in the end.”*

Suho was the one who had captured them.

He raised his hands, signaling that he wasn’t holding anything, and spoke.

“Why are you so surprised? Anyway, let’s talk. I came alone.”

It was true.

Suho hadn’t even joined the *Daheon Association* yet, and he didn’t have any friends he could call on.

Even if he had joined the Association, he planned to handle important matters like this alone.

At Suho’s words, the *Banshee* members exchanged glances, clearly rattled.

In the end, what Suho wanted didn’t happen.

“Kill him!”

The three of them charged at him simultaneously.

This wasn’t an impulsive move.

It was the last-ditch plan of the *Banshee*.

As they rushed at Suho, he immediately activated a skill.

[ *Intimidation* is activated. ]