The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 144

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The research center rushed forward due to an unexpected contact.

“What happened? “I found a bank item.”

As soon as I entered Eclipse, I first visited Director Lee Ah-young.

When I first heard the news, I thought it was a joke.

Recently, not only have there been no dungeons higher than orange, which is the minimum appearance grade for bank items, and there have been no reports of rare items appearing.

Above all, from what I remember before returning, I had never heard of any additional bank items being discovered other than the time stone.

Of course, we don’t know if he would have been found after he died.

“Just follow me.”

The place where I was guided with a very serious expression was to an area located further inside the central laboratory.

As I entered the space, a blue glowing by-product caught my eye.

As soon as I saw it, I was able to accept that it wasn’t a joke.

“Do you remember the by-products sent from the Angola branch a few months ago?”

“You mean the one that the support team had an accident with while experimenting?”

Director Lee Ah-young nodded.

“My father said that the by-product seemed to be a bank item, so I sent it here to check…”

“How did it come out?”

“It’s a bank item. “And this is Lee Neung-seok, the only one discovered so far in the entire world.”

“Crazy….”

Lee Neung-seok.

Among the bank items, it is the rarest and has the most dangerous effects.

Basically, it is an effect that grants this ability, but it is known that the target is not limited to all objects, including people and animals.

In short, it was an object that could weaponize every object in sight and, if it wanted to, create an army of hundreds of thousands of people with special abilities.

I can’t believe such an item is coming to Korea.

‘Tsk, there was definitely something strange…’

It was an explosion powerful enough to blow up a small building, but the by-products were actually fine.

I didn’t think it was an ordinary by-product, but I couldn’t have guessed that it was a bank item… and that it was Lee Neung-seok.

‘I thought it was just a special by-product of something from Africa…’

I chewed my lip.

Then Director Lee Ah-young asked in a puzzled voice.

“You don’t like it?”

“It’s not that good news.”

“What’s bad about it? It’s Lee Neung-seok. It’s a one-of-a-kind item in the whole world. Above all, with this, Korea becomes a country with two bank items. If you include the semi-permanent stones extracted from the PB Corporation bullets, there are as many as three. Well… it’s only a very small amount.”

“That’s why it’s a problem.”

The reaction is still puzzling.

In order to explain that, there were a few things that needed to be pointed out.

After taking a moment to summarize what I had found out so far, I slowly opened my mouth.

“Hasn’t the International Association long wanted to unify punitive powers around the world?”

“That’s right…”

“But no matter how much you think about it, there is no merit compared to the time and capital involved. “In this day and age, it is not possible to truly control the entire world just by consolidating one subjugation power.”

“…I guess so when I think about it.”

“You will make a lot of money. But… my belly button is too big for money to be the goal. “They are mercilessly killing even the world’s most powerful figures if they cause even the slightest disturbance, and the reason is money?”

“That doesn’t make sense.”

“Actually, I secretly asked Team Leader Mark… and he said he didn’t know either.”

Director Lee Ah-young also began to become more serious.

“But… if money is not the goal, there is really only one situation.”

“…!”

A face that said he finally understood.

“Are you saying the purpose is a bank item?”

“Of course it’s a guess. That is highly likely. “Didn’t you try to get half of the association’s operation team killed last time to retrieve the Time Stone?”

“…? What does that mean? Could it be that the underwater dungeon was also operated by PB Corporation at that time?!”

Oh, didn’t I mention this?

There’s so much going on that I’m confused about how much I’ve talked about.

Anyway, that’s not what’s important right now.

“Anyway, the International Association is now strangely focused on recovering bank items. So, I think… I think we’ve been misunderstanding the purpose of the international association.”

“So what you’re saying is, rather than retrieving bank items to consolidate the subjugation power, you’re trying to unify the subjugation power to retrieve the bank items?”

“Yes.”

Director Lee Ah-young groaned while holding her head.

Only then did he understand why I said I was in trouble.

Although it was an increase in military power for an all-out war with the International Association, it did not mean a literal war.

It makes no sense to wage war with hunters in the first place.

Even if we do something like that, we will also have to endure a lot of damage.

An all-out war was not a literal war, but rather a takeover battle with the International Association using a higher level of subjugation competitiveness.

In the end, they will have to do business, not war, to unify the subjugation powers.

‘But… if the real purpose of the International Association is bank items, it would be different.’

From now on, there is no need to insist on business.

If it’s wrong, there’s a way to take it by force. Like during the underwater dungeon incident.

‘He did such a thing with just the Time Stone, but if it gets to the other side that he acquired other bank items…’ It’s

not even anything else, it’s Lee Neung-seok.

Unlike other bank items that have very strict usage conditions and scope, it is the most versatile.

If they find out you’re in Korea, they might really want to start a war.

‘No, I’d be happy if that was all.’

If branches around the world start to join in, in the worst case, it will escalate into a world war.

Then it is close to impossible to solve it with my own hands.

No, no one will be able to stop it.

“Did you report it to the president of the association?”

“no. “Not yet.”

“That’s a good thing. “After checking, please report that it was not a bank item.”

“…all right.”

She agreed without much disagreement.

They agreed to keep it a secret for now.

“Oh, and is the time stone still stored by the association?”

“I think so.”

“Then let’s bring that here too and keep it together. “It would be better to manage it together here.”

“…I mean that.”

Director Lee Ah-young lowered her voice and spoke carefully.

“Can’t we just process this and use it?”

“…What does that mean?”

“Of course it is illegal, but the International Association is already processing bank items and using them. “There’s no reason not to say it’s us, right?”

Bank items are items that are prohibited from secondary processing and weaponization as they can cause major problems in society.

However, it was the international association that broke its promise first.

Considering future conflicts….

As she said, there is nothing we can’t do.

Above all, if you use Lee Neung-seok, you can fight against armies from around the world.

In other words, in the worst case, it is possible to forcibly establish a second international association.

At first glance, it seems like a very easy and quick method, but…

“They did it first, so there’s no need for us to do the same. “You have pride.”

“I don’t think it’s a situation worth taking pride in.”

“I’m saying this because I’m confident.”

“yes?”

“Even without using such tricks, the International Association can be completely destroyed. “Isn’t that why you prepared this much?”

“….”

“And that’s it.”

There was a risk management aspect, but I also had pride as a hunter.

“Hunter’s enemies are monsters, not people.”

“….”

Director Lee Ah-young hesitated for a moment in response to my answer, but soon smiled.

“Well, that’s true.”

***

“Haa…”

A long sigh echoed in the Secretary General’s office at the International Hunter Association headquarters.

‘It’s just that there are no bars, there is no prison.’

Secretary General Wesley stared at the ceiling and muttered.

The investigation following the African branch incident is still ongoing.

Not only is all work within the headquarters monitored, but if there is any movement, documents are immediately reviewed.

‘Even if I tried so hard, there’s nothing worth catching.’

I didn’t have to worry about getting caught, but it was mentally tiring not being able to do what I wanted.

And what is more frustrating than anything is the anxiety that Kim Jun-woo might do again while the headquarters is lagging like this.

Fortunately, it seems to only be moving within Korea recently… but you never know.

Could he be preparing his forces for an all-out war against us?

I really didn’t like the fact that the headquarters couldn’t do anything, but what could I do?

If you make a hasty move and get caught in the eyes of the leaders, you will be treated like a sandfish.

While I was having such a boring time, the secretary came into the office with a knock.

“What happened?”

“I have something to tell you about the Angola branch that the Korean Association recently acquired.”

“yes. “Tell me.”

“That’s that…”

The secretary lowered his voice as he looked towards the door.

“This is N-1 matter.”

“….”

At that moment, Secretary General Wesley’s expression hardened.

He also glanced at the office door.

Since there were so many investigators in the headquarters, conversation here was difficult.

He then snapped his fingers.

[Unique skill: Creation of heaven and earth]

[Creates a unique space of 11 dimensions]

Jiiiing―.

The outer wall of the office was distorted and turned into an unknown space.

The secretary looked around the space where he was standing with wide eyes.

A dark and turbulent space like space or the deep sea.

I had this strange feeling of being completely disconnected from reality and not knowing if I was floating or standing.

“If it is N-1, is the report related to bank items?”

“…yes yes.”

She was also embarrassed because it was her first time entering the Secretary General’s private space, but she soon came to her senses and continued speaking.

“The moment an orange-level dungeon was conquered in the Angola branch, the control team detected a huge group of supernatural beings.”

“When a dungeon disappears, doesn’t it release a lot of supernatural beings? ”

“As a result of confirmation, it was said that the number was 15 times higher than the number of supernatural waves that normally occur when a dungeon disappears.”

“…!”

Secretary General Wesley’s eyebrows twitched.

This is definitely an abnormal figure.

There are not many phenomena that can emit that level of supernatural power.

Unless a strong monster has disappeared or an incredibly powerful item has appeared.

If it was the latter, as the secretary said, the probability that it was a bank item was very high.

‘I definitely have my suspicions, but…’

I can’t be sure yet because I can’t check for myself.

“But it is said that a strange wave of the same size was detected in Seoul a few days ago.”

“…what?”

“When I checked the Korean news from that time period, the Seoul headquarters support team said that one of the byproducts caused the explosion.”

“…The Angola branch was acquired by the Korean Association, right?”

“yes.”

“The same supernatural wave was detected in two places?”

“….”

The assistant secretary refrained from answering this time.

This was because Secretary General Wesley’s eyes were completely different.

“Ha ha ha ha ha…!”

Finally, he let out a creepy laugh.

“We tried to move as carefully as possible… “This is how it happens.”

He shook his head, saying there was nothing he could do, as if the situation had been somewhat expected.

“Contact Emma and tell her to quickly recruit balance team members.”

“yes yes…?”

“Because I think we need to declare war.”

Secretary General Wesley’s eyes sparkled.