The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 12

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Less than 10 minutes after going to work.

The work hadn’t even started yet, but the entire team was in a mourning mood.

Everyone tried to pretend that everything was okay, but that only made the atmosphere more pitiful.

Of course, there was no way that could change the decision already made at headquarters.

‘Tsk, I’d like to ask them to at least raise the budget, but…’

I’m very sorry, but in my current position, there’s nothing good about touching Seo Min-cheol’s line.

In order to unlock the ban in the future, the relationship with the head of the department is key, but if I turn him into an enemy for no reason, I will only lose. Since an example has been made, it will be impossible to negotiate again.

okay. Thinking about the future, it is better not to get involved at all than to get involved in a bad way.

Of course, I have no intention of giving up on lifting the ban altogether.

Even if the budget negotiations are over, well… we should at least try to provide subsidies with our own funds. The association also allocates external support funds into its budget.

The problem is that payday is still a long way away.

My current balance is too tight to cover living expenses, and I feel like I’m going to get caught up like this when I’m working two jobs.

If it’s a way to make money without getting caught…

‘That’s the only way.’

As soon as my thoughts reached that point, I immediately raised my hand.

“manager.”

“Huh why?”

“I will use my annual leave today.”

“huh? suddenly?”

“What are you going to do? “You’re not planning on going back, are you?”

Minjoo Kim was embarrassed and stopped me, not knowing what I was expecting.

It was too bothersome to explain everything one by one, and I didn’t have a good excuse.

“….”

“…teacher? teacher!!”

Therefore, he just ignored her and walked away without replying.

***

Near Samsung Station, Seocho-gu.

The place, where many company buildings were concentrated, was crowded with people at lunch time.

Without knowing what might happen here in the future.

‘It must be around this time…’

I checked my watch again.

The clock hands pointed to 1:22 PM and 57 seconds.

At the same time, I felt my heartbeat speeding up little by little.

Finally, the moment when the second hand moved 3 more spaces.

Jiying –

A dungeon appeared with the sound of the dimension shaking.

“What the hell!”

“It’s more of a dungeon!”

“Quickly report it to the association!”

The street suddenly became chaos.

Everyone became confused and started to evacuate, and everyone ran away from the dungeon.

Meanwhile, I went against the trend.

Intercept.

An act of a third party secretly suppressing a dungeon without obtaining permission to suppress it before the reported hunter is dispatched.

A non-manner subjugation that is usually attempted by freelance hunters who are usually in one place.

In principle, all hunters must obtain permission from the association to conquer dungeons, but sometimes those with money in mind try to intercept.

Well, there are more than a few people who lose their lives because they have to rush to subdue them without proper information… This

story doesn’t apply to me.

‘It’s really been a while since I’ve been in subjugation.’

Even though I’ve conquered over a thousand dungeons so far, I’m still nervous.

There are approximately 15 minutes left until the operations team arrives. The subjugation must be completed within that time.

Before entering the dungeon, I recalled my memories once again.

This is a purple-grade cave-type dungeon and the dungeon where I used to plan operations. The boss is ‘Gigantic Golem’.

For E-level hunters, this dungeon will take about an hour.

Then roughly…

‘I’ll try to quit within 10 minutes.’

I set the timer and took a deep breath.

Even if you are a purple grade, in your current state without even a low-level defense skill, even if you get hit just once by a monster, you will be defeated…

Fortunately, you are already fully aware of the weaknesses of the monster’s attack pattern from the dungeon route.

The moment you focus on avoiding attacks as much as possible with the hyper boost activated during battle, you see an opening.

[Acquired Skill: One Counter]

[Damage increased by 3000% when attacking a weak point]

If you aim for one hit with the recently unlocked ‘One Counter’ skill, it won’t be that difficult.

With that image in my head, I entered the dungeon carrying the pickaxe and shovel I had just bought at the supermarket.

That’s how a 10-minute rapid subjugation began.

“Wow, this is harder than I thought.”

I wiped the sweat from my forehead.

Solo subjugation was much more difficult than I thought.

It was definitely a lack of skill.

If I had a unique skill… or at least a main skill, I would be able to defeat them in seconds.

‘…Wow, you guys are already here.’

Soon, sirens began to sound from afar.

At the same time, I hurried away.

After that, I had to move nonstop.

The dungeon I intercepted while busily moving around all day was…

the purple grade ‘Metallic Bore’ dungeon.

Navy grade ‘Junior Succubus’ dungeon.

Navy grade ‘Demon Manga’ dungeon.

There were a total of 4 dungeons, including the green grade ‘Dimension Ant’ dungeon.

Considering that one hunter from the operations team subdues an average of 3 to 4 dungeons in a week… this is truly a huge interception.

Well, since it is a low-level dungeon, there won’t be much profit.

By the time the sun went down, the association’s vehicles were lined up in the nearby area. From the looks of it, the headquarters seemed to be in an untimely emergency.

Actually, even I would be furious because as many as 4 dungeons were taken away by someone I don’t even know who he is.

Above all, if you get caught, it doesn’t stop at the level of a pay cut. Minimum dismissal. If you are unlucky, you may have to pay compensation for damages.

I can’t even imagine that the person I intercepted is actually a janitor, but…

‘I guess that’s all for today.’

Considering the situation, it was dangerous to move any further than this.

If I continued tomorrow, I would be able to earn some money, so there was no need to push myself too hard.

‘Let’s see, the dungeon that will appear tomorrow…’

I started walking towards the house, tracing my memories.

***

Today, after two days of annual leave, I went back to work as a member of the cleaning team.

At work, everyone except me was still there first.

‘What is it?’

There, I encountered an unexpected guest.

“Hmm.”

A man who clears his throat as soon as he sees me.

It was none other than Team Leader Lee Soo-yong of Operation Team 1.

The operations team leader personally visited the cleaning team.

‘Why is that guy here…’

Damn, did he even notice?

I quickly looked out of the corner of my eye.

That seemed to be the same for Team Leader Park.

“What’s going on?”

“It’s a field trip.”

Team leader Lee Soo-yong answered in a polite tone.

It was absolutely disgusting.

“A field trip…?”

“Isn’t it necessary to interact with other teams like this sometimes? “That way, we can understand each other better and our camaraderie becomes stronger.”

“Oh yeah….”

Damn.

The mouths of three people except Team Leader Park moved at the same time.

Fortunately, Suyong Lee didn’t seem to see it.

“Well, I don’t think there is anything, so just do what you normally do. “I won’t bother you.”

Tsk, this is annoying….

The fact that the head of the operation team came by at this timing made the intention very clear.

Intercepts from the past two days.

They suspect me as the culprit.

As if to prove it, Team Leader Lee Soo-yong’s gaze was clearly fixed on me.

‘There wouldn’t have been anything to catch… Are you just trying to stab me for the sake of the circumstances?’

Apparently, as soon as the example came in, interception occurred…

Thanks to this, my mind became confused.

Of course, I couldn’t show it. It will only give strength to your doubts.

“Now then… shall we all start working?”

Following Team Leader Park’s instructions, everyone soon entered the dungeon.

Thanks to the inconvenient guest, the atmosphere in the dungeon was more awkward than ever.

The good news is that Team Leader Lee Soo-yong didn’t really do anything.

It just followed us quietly, as if it wasn’t there or not.

Thanks to this, soon we were able to fully concentrate on work as usual.

“Oh my… there are too many regular monsters. It will take a while to dismantle all of this, right? Sanghyuk, how much is left in the limit?”

“One hour. “There is plenty if you hurry.”

“Kim Min-joo. Do you have any medicine left? “All mine are gone.”

“yes. There’s some left. What should the concentration be?”

“Set it to 60%. The flesh has completely hardened, so I think I’ll have to go a little harder. “Oh, please bring me a new mop.”

“Soyeon, what is the gas level?”

“150 micrograms per square meter. “The corruption is quite fast.”

“Let’s change the gas mask purifier once in a while. “Well… someone change this team leader’s thing too.”

“Han Sang-hyuk. “When you’re done with the work there, go and help Soyeon dismantle it.”

“Not now. “There’s so much blood splattered in the passageway that I think I need to clean it one more time.”

“I will help Soyeon. “Teacher, please finish with Sanghyuk.”

Inside the dungeon, only organized conversations took place.

Meanwhile, team leader Soo-yong Lee was just watching with his arms crossed.

With his eyes still fixed on me.

“Ah, Minjoo.”

At that time, Team Leader Lee Soo-yong opened his mouth as if he couldn’t take it anymore.

“…yes.”

“Have you been intercepted for the past two days?”

At the same time, my shoulders twitched.

Although others may not know, Kim Min-ju is currently misunderstanding me as a hunter. However, if it were suddenly said that an interception occurred while I was taking annual leave…

no, not only Minju Kim, but the entire team would definitely notice.

‘Damn… I’m going to try this out loud.’

This happened….

“I see. “The backlash from hunters is no joke.”

However, unexpectedly, Minjoo Kim had a calm voice, as if he was indifferent.

“Of course. The general manager was also quite angry. “I’m searching with my eyes open, but… it’s not easy.”

“yes.”

“So, the head of the department said that the person who catches the interception this time will be greatly rewarded? After all, you have a big barrel.”

“…Compensation?”

“uh. If a hunter catches it, additional points are given in ranking evaluation. And if another team catches you, you will be transferred. So, for example… if someone from the cleaning team catches someone who intercepted, they can move to another team.”

For a moment, everyone’s movements stopped.

“Well, if there is anyone other than Minjoo who is interested, please let me know. For example, there’s someone around me who suddenly took two days off… or something like that.”

“….”

That’s the end.

I never thought they would make personnel changes and use team members here. If it gets that far, it’s a first-come-first-served battle.

The fight is won by the one who stabs first.

Tsk, even though he’s a parachute, he’s got a good head…

“Oh, that’s right! “Junwoo, are you okay with your injury yesterday?”

“…?”

It was that moment.

Suddenly, Team Leader Park made an unexpected noise.

“That’s right, you guy. I told you to be careful when dismantling monsters. “I’ve been getting some compliments lately, so I let my guard down!”

“…That’s right, bastard. “I recognized you from the time you sang during the breakup!”

“So, Mr. Junwoo. Still, I’m glad I got hurt yesterday. A high-ranking person is here today, so I guess he got hurt. “The cleaning team is a disgrace?”

…?

what.

Is everyone going crazy?

“By the way, this team leader gave me a really good suggestion… but unfortunately, there is no one around me who can point out anything. Wow, this is such a waste. If it were our team, we would have kicked it out and gone to another team. ha ha ha!”

“That’s right.”

“If there is anyone around me that is suspicious, I will present it to you right away! That Han Sang-hyuk is a guy who has not the slightest sense of loyalty!”

I rolled my eyes and tried to understand their actions.

A very confusing situation.

Meanwhile, Minjoo Kim was smiling slightly with his head down.