The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 198
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Hong Kong Branch Central Operations Control Room.
“Team 1 focuses only on stopping the escaping monster. “Leave entering the dungeon to team 2.”
「Yes!」
“Team 2 should conquer the dungeon in order, starting from the dungeon that appears first. “The dungeon information has been sent to you, so please check it.”
“Okay,”
Team 1’s Kim Min-ju and Team 2’s Yu-bin Han answered in very nervous voices.
“As you all know, we don’t have that many people. Don’t overdo it, and if anything goes wrong, report it to Director Lee Ah-young immediately. more.”
With those words, I put down the radio.
I turned my attention back to the monitor displaying the operation status.
A hastily constructed arrangement.
A plan that is no different from heading into the ground.
Due to the current situation, there is no time to carry out operations as systematically as in the US branch.
The urgent priority was to deal with the escaped monsters first.
But there were so many that we had to deploy all teams.
If that happens, the dungeon conquest will be delayed again, and monsters will escape again in the meantime.
It’s truly a vicious cycle.
No matter how much of the headquarters elite we have gathered, it is difficult to carry out the operation with just our personnel.
Well, the good news is that I took over command of the Hong Kong branch.
“Notify the branch operations team. “Operation A Team, Team B, should join Team 1 to stop the monster, and Operation C Team, Team D, should join Team 2 to subdue the monster.”
This means that branch members can also move as they please.
Of course, the power is still insufficient, but at least we can prevent the situation from getting worse.
As long as I hold out until dungeon creation stops, I can move myself from then on.
okay. If we just hold on until then….
“Is this really going to end?!”
At that time, Director Lee Ah-young asked urgently if he was thinking the same thing.
“If the International Association continues to create dungeons, it’s like pouring water into a bottomless pot!”
“No. “That’s not it.”
I answered firmly.
“Their goal is to support Chinese associations, not to destroy Hong Kong. At this rate, that will also come to a halt. You just have to hold on until then.”
“…Are you sure?”
“Of course.”
Anyway, if Hong Kong disappears, the International Association will be in trouble.
The Chinese association, which has nothing to lose, may immediately turn against the international association and withdraw.
If you want to run a dog, the leash must be sufficiently tight.
If you try to tighten it too much, it will bite its owner.
“If any monsters that are too difficult to handle appear, report them to me immediately. “If you try to step forward and the camp collapses, you’ll be in real trouble.”
“all right. Then… please continue to work hard for me as well.”
Lee Ah-young ended the radio call.
This is all I can do now.
The rest is just left to each individual.
It’s not as systematic an operation as before, but we’re all veterans, so we’ll be able to do it well.
‘We have taken over command, so if we complete the operation like this, the Hong Kong branch will also be in our hands…’
That was the moment I muttered to myself.
Beep-.
My cell phone rang.
Unknown number.
I answered the phone with a puzzled expression.
“…Help me.”
A woman suddenly blurted out an unintelligible sound in English.
“What are you talking about? “No, more than that, who are you?”
“It’s Chloe.”
“…?”
Chloe?
Why is this person suddenly attacking me…?
“I don’t have time to talk at length. If things continue like this, both you and I will become X.”
***
PB Corporation headquarters.
Bank Item Control Center under the Bank Item Management Team.
That place was Abi Gyu-hwan.
“The dimension stone abnormality level is too high!”
“110% 120%… the current figure is 135%! It continues to rise!”
“Damn it…! “Activate the suppressor!”
“This is already out of the deterrent range!”
It’s only been 2 hours since I raised the dimension stone ability level to the maximum.
The level of abnormality began to rise uncontrollably.
‘I knew it…!’
Team leader Chloe, who was watching the situation, chewed her teeth.
Dimension Stone is an item whose research has not yet been completed.
It is an item that can emit a supernatural power wave strong enough to create a dungeon, so extreme caution must be taken when handling it.
However, since the output was increased excessively, it was natural for this situation to occur.
‘I said this is why it’s dangerous…’
He’s the CEO and Secretary-General and he knows nothing and gives such a ridiculous order.
You idiots who only have the power to subjugate in their minds!
Can not help it.
No matter how much it is an order from above, it can no longer be done.
“Stop the equipment.”
“yes yes? Is that okay? Permission from headquarters…”
“The person in charge here is headquarters?! They say the suppressor doesn’t listen! Don’t you know that if you keep going like this and run away, you’ll really be in trouble?!”
“….”
“Turn off the power to the entire center right now and reboot the system!”
“Oh, I understand.”
At Chloe’s command, the center staff immediately stood up.
We hastily shut down the system and cut off all power to the center.
Jiiiing─.
“What what…!”
“Why is this like this…?”
For some reason, the operation of the dimension stone did not stop.
“Team leader T! “It won’t stop working!”
“The numbers keep going up!”
“Fuck…”
Even though the power was cut off, the dimension stone is still working.
Beyond the excessive power, the dimension stone is generating energy on its own.
And what that means is…
“…evacuate.”
“yes yes?!”
“Run away! “Sound the meltdown alarm throughout the facility and run away immediately!”
Overload of bank items.
Also called meltdown.
This is the worst thing that can happen in a bank item research facility and must be avoided at all costs.
It finally happened.
‘X done…’
Chloe’s pupils shook greatly.
You can no longer control the dimension stone.
Dimension Seok, who has started creating energy on his own, will soon be frantically creating dungeons all over the world, including Hong Kong.
Honestly, whatever happened, it had nothing to do with me.
But the problem is what you do after that.
‘How… What should I do…’
That moment when I bit my lip until it bled.
Ironically, a man came into Chloe’s mind.
Of course I didn’t feel like it, but now there was no time to hesitate.
Chloe called him right away.
“I don’t have time to talk at length. “If things continue like this, both you and I will become X.”
“What on earth are you talking about?”
“The dimension stone is running wild. “We can no longer control dungeon creation.”
“yes?! “What is that…!”
Kim Jun-woo also trailed off at the embarrassing news.
But even for a moment.
“What should I do?”
“I heard you are in Hong Kong, is that correct?”
“yes. “I have taken over command.”
“Then our plan has already gone astray.”
Chloe continued speaking with a light sigh.
“To prevent the explosion, we must conquer all dungeons that are currently being created at the same time. “If there is even one left, it will continue to be created around it.”
“With our current staff, the only thing we can do is stop the monsters from escaping. Simultaneous subjugation is impossible….”
“I will prepare reinforcements.”
“….”
“why? “Can’t you?”
“Is there anything we can do in this situation? “I have to do it.”
Finally, I heard the answer I had been waiting for.
“But why are you asking me this? “The situation here probably has nothing to do with you.”
“Why doesn’t it matter? I would pass it all on to myself. Above all, you can’t abandon Hong Kong, right?”
“Tsk, I don’t really feel like it.”
“If I have time to chat, I might move quickly.”
Chloe hung up the phone with those words.
“Evacuate, evacuate!”
“Leave everything behind and get out!”
“No time to back up! “Run away first!”
All employees in the facility were already rushing out.
Jeeeeeeeeee!
Meanwhile, the dimension stone continued to vibrate and began to glow more and more strongly.
soon.
bang-!!!!
The control center exploded with a tremendous impact.
***
“Why on earth do dungeons keep being created!”
The president of the Re-Jaying Association raised his eyebrows with an angry voice.
“Still no word from the International Association?!”
“yes yes. I just said I would check and yet…”
“You damn bastards!”
He slammed the desk.
Apparently, they initially said that only three dungeons would be created.
It couldn’t be solved by the Hong Kong branch alone, but it was only the extent of what the headquarters staff could handle.
When the Hong Kong branch requests help from the headquarters, the branch command is taken over and the headquarters carries out the subjugation on their behalf.
Once the subjugation was completed, he planned to continue holding on to command under the pretext of taking follow-up measures and rebuilding Hong Kong.
Afterwards, you can successfully recapture the branch by simply replacing the branch leadership with headquarters personnel…
Why on earth did this happen?
‘No way, these bastards of the International Association….’
Is this an example?
Are you trying to trample on us again under the pretext of withdrawing from the International Association?
‘I didn’t trust them from the beginning…’
The current situation in Hong Kong is the worst of the worst.
This situation cannot be resolved with the personnel dispatched earlier. We need to mobilize all remaining headquarters personnel.
The problem is that all means of entering Hong Kong have been blocked.
There are too many people involved in this operation.
This is an operation that is attracting the attention of not only high-ranking government officials but also ministers.
If such an operation fails, the people involved are also not safe.
That also meant that the people who were cornered would not leave me alone for my failure in the operation.
‘Fucking hell…!’
And then.
“Rezizing.”
A middle-aged man entered the association president’s office.
“Now Minister…?”
Wang Xian.
The person who authorized this operation is the Minister of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China.
He came in person.
“How did it get to this point….”
“I heard the current situation in Hong Kong is ridiculous.”
“Oh, that’s…”
He trailed off, then looked into Minister Wang’s eyes and pretended to be calm.
“It is a difficult situation as dungeons are continuously being created, but it is still at a level that can be resolved sufficiently.”
“how?”
“It would be enough if all headquarters troops were deployed as soon as the road repair work was completed…”
“Ha!”
Minister Wang Xian snorted.
“Karma Corporation has taken command.”
“…yes yes?”
“Are you deaf? “Kim Jun-woo already owns the Hong Kong branch.”
Chairman Lee’s eyes widened at those words.
Soon he held out a document.
“This is…?”
“It’s a lockdown order.”
“yes?”
“Dungeons are constantly being created. If we continue like this, even the mainland will become dangerous. Above all, since Karma was in command anyway, recapturing was a breeze.”
“Then…”
“As of this time, the authorities are giving up the Hong Kong Autonomous Region.”
Minister Wang said those words with a stern face.
“My life and death are at stake in this operation, and so do I. It’s better to destroy it than to have it stolen. You block all access roads to Hong Kong right now and completely block it from the mainland. “No one can come out and no one can go inside.”
“Now wait a minute! We still have people in Hong Kong! Above all, the citizens are still inside, and if there is a problem with them…!”
“Didn’t you hear?”
Minister Wang’s voice was low.
“No one can come out of Hong Kong from this hour.”
“….”
“It’s better. Let’s just bury the plan that went wrong anyway and blame the rest on the International Association.”