The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 102

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Late evening after everyone got home from work.

Karma Corporation Office.

With all the lights turned off, only one monitor light was softly lighting the surroundings.

‘Fuck…’

Lim Dong-bin, who was concentrating on the monitor screen alone, clicked his tongue.

Since we had just moved, a security system was not yet installed in the office.

Thanks to that, it wasn’t difficult to sneak in… but there was another problem.

‘There’s nothing…’

I was looking up external support statements on Director Lee Ah-young’s computer, but I couldn’t find anything worth mentioning.

All we did was receive a few pieces of equipment from a cleaning equipment company and startup support from a few mid-sized companies.

‘This can’t be happening…’

Lim Dong-bin bit his nails in frustration.

Could it be that Choi Ho-seong told you to dig into him just out of curiosity?

Did you ask me to confirm when there is nothing there?

No… at least Choi Ho-seong is not the type of person to gamble. I’m sure he asked because he was looking for something.

Lim Dong-bin gritted his teeth.

If you don’t find anything here, returning is a breeze. We have to go all the way to the bottom again.

So… no matter what happens, you must find it.

‘I guess I’ll have to leave it to someone else.’

I plugged the USB I brought with me into the main unit just in case.

A few minutes later, I took the USB with the backup completed and left the office.

***

When Director Lee Ah-young and I arrived at work, the building security guard hurriedly found us.

An employee stayed in the office late at night, but his behavior was suspicious.

CCTV footage was shown along with the report.

What Lim Dong-bin did last night was clearly recorded.

Director Lee Ah-young immediately checked his computer.

“How is it?”

“It was brushed off very cleanly.”

Well, it’s not a huge surprise.

That’s because they didn’t even install a security system in the first place to rob them.

“I’m sure we can find evidence like this, right?”

“Well, there is nothing because the external support details were manipulated, but the account details cannot be manipulated. “If you can get there, the evidence will be gone.”

“How do I access my account details? “Shouldn’t there be a warrant?”

“Do you know what the biggest mistake people make?”

Director Lee Ah-young said with a grin.

“Doing banking on a public computer. Well, in my case, I did it on purpose.”

“…Are you saying you intentionally left a record?”

“of course. If you bring it to an expert, they will take care of everything, including your ID, password, and public certificate. Then what…”

“It will only be a matter of time before your account details are stolen.”

She nodded.

“Now that the file has passed into the hands of Team Leader Lim Dong-bin, it is truly out of our hands.”

“I know. Well, let’s hope they behave as expected. “Have you told our employees?”

“yes. Since there is construction starting next month, I asked him to take a few days off and come back. “Everyone likes it.”

“Good job.”

I leaned back against the backrest with a light sigh.

Actually, I felt a bit dull.

Of course, it wasn’t my intention, but the end result was that I was pulling down this headquarters that I had grown up with my own hands.

Perhaps, when this gate opens, the anti-association group that has been quietly watching will stand up and think that this is the time.

Personnel from each branch, including Seo Min-cheol, may move.

If that happens, everyone who had a close relationship with me, including the president of the association, will fall out.

Of course, Kim Min-ju too.

They’ll probably send it to the branch under various excuses.

If that happens, the association will be an empty box for a while.

At that time, even if the Regen Dungeon appears, the damage to the entire association can be reduced.

“…I.”

Director Lee Ah-young opened his mouth insinuatingly.

“Can I ask you something?”

“…What is it?”

A strange voice broke into a very strange atmosphere.

“You… you mean.”

He seemed particularly cautious in speaking out.

“How on earth do you know?”

“…yes?”

“That means the dungeon will appear in a month. Honestly, it’s beyond the level of insight or guessing… it’s just foresight.”

“….”

It suddenly hit me.

“I haven’t said anything until now, but it was like that even when I was at headquarters. “I often wonder how on earth I know this.”

Just like someone who experienced it once before.

She muttered in a hushed voice.

He was murdered in his previous life and returned 10 years ago.

And in order to go back, you have to unlock a skill called karma.

To be honest, it’s hard for even me to believe it, but what if it were her?

I’m not sure if I’ll believe it or not, but I’ll probably listen seriously.

Whatever it is, we’ve been together for a while, and he’s as quick-witted as he is talented.

But all that aside…

is there really a need to know something you don’t need to know?

Because of this, if you fall into danger, it may become more difficult to get help.

“What…”

I hesitated for a moment.

“It’s my karma.”

I just gave that answer.

She must have thought it was a joke and burst out laughing.

“What kind of karma does a person like you have?”

“That’s right.”

It’s definitely not that different from before and now…

but is this really karma?

“But… these days, I kind of understand it.”

***

Green Dungeon near Samseong-dong, Seoul.

Lim Dong-bin, who was on his first deployment with Operation Team 1, was engrossed in other thoughts until the moment he entered the dungeon.

The data I backed up last night was entrusted to a skilled person.

He used to work in the control team until a few years ago, but he was caught trying to hack into the internal system and sell it to a private guild, so he is currently unemployed.

‘He’s a guy with certain skills, so he’ll give me anything. As soon as dried deokji comes out, it’s immediately to Choi Ho-seong….’

No, no.

Trust that person and hand it over right away.

It is right to hold on to it for now and then give it to them when they are definitely brought back.

That was when I was organizing my thoughts.

“Dongbin! “Please focus!”

Team 1 leader Soyeon Moon raised her voice.

Before I knew it, I had entered the boss room.

“Heeyoung, please adjust the concentration of the medicine.”

“yes!”

“Sangho, please take care of the exterior walls.”

“All right.”

“Dongbin, please do the dismantling. “You can do it, right?”

“Yes, well…”

“Then dismantle it and store the by-products carefully. “Don’t forget to take it with you later.”

Instead of answering, Lim Dong-bin just nodded slightly.

And he glanced at her a few times as she gave him instructions.

Soyeon Moon.

The youngest member of the cleaning team at the time when he was the operations team leader.

At the time of the joint project, he was the site manager, but now it is the complete opposite.

Feeling helpless and humiliated.

Anyone who has never felt this feeling will never understand.

Lim Dong-bin gritted his teeth and awkwardly headed towards the monster’s corpse.

A slime-type monster.

It wasn’t big, but probably because it suffered a lot of damage during the subjugation, by-products were scattered here and there.

‘If it’s a slime… it will be difficult to dismantle it alone. Then you said it would be divided, dismantled and packaged…?’

The contents of what I had been taught came into my mind without my knowledge, and at the same time, my body began to move naturally.

‘Because slime-type monsters are highly toxic… Ah, I heard you said how do you deal with highly toxic monsters? … Oh right.’

As the work progressed, miscellaneous thoughts such as the feelings he had felt a moment ago or evidence materials gradually disappeared from Lim Dong-bin’s mind.

Instead, I only focused on how to deal with the monster in front of me.

“Phew… I think it’s roughly finished.”

When I came to my senses, the work was already finished.

“Now shall we all gather our equipment and head out?”

Moon So-yeon said, wiping sweat with her sleeve.

Even though it was hard work, he still had a smile on his face.

To Lim Dong-bin, the laugh seemed like a mockery making fun of his own miserable situation.

Yes, how good it must feel to have someone who was once the head of the operations team at your fingertips.

‘Or maybe it’s just a feeling of revenge for what happened back then.’

This floor is strictly a law of the jungle.

I’ve known that for a long time, but when I got down to the bottom, it touched me even more.

Now the weak is me and the strong is that woman.

That woman probably knows that too.

Lim Dong-bin’s discomfort continued until he finished work and left the dungeon.

That was when everyone left the dungeon and was finalizing their work.

“…Dongbin.”

“yes?”

Moon So-yeon opened her mouth with a stern expression.

“Where is the by-product…?”

“Ah here…”

I turned my head and looked behind me, but all I saw was an empty floor.

Lim Dong-bin’s heart was pounding for a moment.

Only then did I realize that I had left the bag containing the by-products in the dungeon.

“Let’s go back quickly and collect it.”

All team members followed her as she walked quickly and headed back to the dungeon.

But when we reached the entrance to the dungeon…

“Haa…”

a deep sigh burst from Moon So-yeon’s mouth.

***

“I beg your pardon?”

So-yeon Moon and Dong-bin Lim reported what had just happened to the leader of Operation Team 4.

“There was a mistake in collecting by-products. “I tried to collect it again, but the dungeon was already… closed.”

“No, I trusted them because they said it was a famous company, but what on earth is this…”

Choo Ji-yeon, head of Operation Team 4, trailed off as if she was shocked.

“Did you make a mistake?”

“….”

Lim Dong-bin avoided answering.

If there are people other than the team leader who come to report together, they are bound to be the ones causing the problem.

Above all, she knows Lim Dong-bin well.

Because he worked as a headquarters hunter when he was flying from headquarters.

The worst team leader who was obsessed with performance and often behaved like a bully.

He was a very unpleasant person, but at the time he was in the position of Operations Team Leader 2, so I couldn’t say anything out loud…

but not now.

“Are you kidding? “How can someone who used to be the head of an operations team make such a mistake?”

“….”

“What kind of spirit are you working with? yes? “Don’t just sit still and say something!”

A strange sense of exhilaration was mixed with sharp emotions.

Lim Dong-bin had a vague feeling.

But there was no reason to speak up.

It was the past, but in the present, that person was A and he was E. Moreover, this is the one that caused the problem.

I just have to endure it for now.

“Anyway, you’ve been like that for a long time. They covet performance without having any ability. Wasn’t it nice when you were the team leader and whined about it even though you weren’t doing anything right? How are you going to take responsibility for this! When you come out of the uncleaned dungeon, you can conquer it alone…”

“I made a mistake.”

A voice cut off the endless insults, referencing the past.

Moon So-yeon, who was listening from the side, took a step forward.

“This is the person who was dispatched for the first time today. As the site manager, I couldn’t care less about the possibility of mistakes. “If you have anything to say, please say it to me, the team leader.”

Chu Ji-yeon, who was excited, was a little embarrassed.

Since the other person was Lim Dong-bin, there were parts where my emotions got stronger without me realizing it.

She also knew that no matter how wrong she was, it was wrong to criticize her in this way.

Meanwhile, there was someone more embarrassed than her.

‘…What is that?’

It was Lim Dong-bin.

It was very difficult for him to understand why he went out of his way to protect his subordinates.

“We will refund the cost of this dispatch. If necessary, we will also provide support for subjugation when uncleaned dungeons appear in the future.”

“…You say something like that is possible there?”

“yes! “We’ve recently recruited quite a few talented guild members.”

When the opponent came out here, Team Leader Ji-yeon Choo’s spirits couldn’t help but drop.

Actually, aside from the emotional part, it wasn’t anything to be upset about.

In any case, the cleaning was completed and the collected by-products were not simply collected.

Above all, if it is packaged, there is no need to worry about gas leaking.

If we wanted to be as flexible as possible, it was something we could have just passed over.

However, since they had promised refunds and subjugation support, there was no reason to be angry anymore.

But Moon So-yeon did not stop there and went one step further.

“I apologize again. There will never be a mistake like this again. I will report this matter to the CEO in detail. “If there is anything you need to report to your superiors, please let me know as it is my responsibility.”

“….”

Team leader Jiyeon Chu let out a light sigh.

“Since they have said so much, I will leave this matter undisclosed. “If the same mistake is repeated next time, I will report it to the general manager and the contract will be terminated, so please know that.”

“of course.”

After saying those words, the two left the Operation Team 4 office.

“Haa….”

Moon So-yeon let out a trembling sigh, perhaps because she was all tense at once.

It seemed a far cry from the confident attitude from before.

“Don’t be too upset.”

She comforted Lim Dong-bin first.

“Don’t listen too closely to what I said earlier. The past is the past, and you may make mistakes while working.”

“….”

It’s been a while since the young guy was comforting himself.

It was something that would greatly hurt his pride, but Lim Dong-bin could not say anything.