The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 296
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“What…?”
WDSO Korea Headquarters.
Secretary General Park In-beom, who was waiting for the situation to end, received a phone call.
“Eden… was discovered…?”
At the same time, Secretary General Park In-beom’s eyes twitched wide at the sudden news that shocked his ears.
“Oh no, what on earth does that mean? Weren’t you preventing the air raid on Berlin? “Eden has suddenly been discovered!”
“We had previously requested the Noah Guild to continue the search for Eden… It is said that during the battle, a group of psychics significantly exceeding the standard was detected on the Russian side.” However, unlike Secretary General Park In-beom, who cannot recover from the shock, Kim Jun-woo is quite calm
. It was a voice.
“so?! Are you really running to Russia instead of fighting?”
“It appears that the International Association has also obtained this information. As the battle was almost over, they retreated first. “Now the situation is over and we have returned to the local association.”
“Haa…”
Secretary General Park In-beom sighed deeply.
Of course, finding Eden was also his number one goal.
The three cleaning teams were also organized for that purpose, and it was a project planned from the beginning to allow more freedom in traveling to and from overseas branches.
Kim Jun-woo’s first role was to search for Eden by traveling between associations in each country for various reasons.
‘But I never thought it would be discovered at a time like this…’
Should I call this fortunate or just adding insult to injury?
Secretary General Park In-beom frowned and clicked his tongue at the unpredictable situation.
“What is the detailed location?”
“It has been confirmed that you are currently in a dungeon near the Ural Mountains in Russia.”
“Can you get there in time?”
“Just in case, I requested a blockade from Minister Vladimir. And since Noah Guild is planning to move right away, I think we can figure it out somehow.”
“Okay…”
Secretary General Park In-beom trailed off in frustration.
“Are the kids okay?”
He then asked in a very serious voice.
“Yes, well… Chloe was injured, but it is not life-threatening. “Other people don’t have any problems.”
“What about you?”
“…Yes?”
A momentarily confused voice.
“What about you?”
「….」
Kim Jun-woo pauses for a moment.
“I do not know.”
“…?”
I gave an ambiguous answer.
If it’s okay, it’s okay. If it’s not okay, it’s not okay. What’s the point of not being sure?
“First of all, there are no injuries, but there are some parts that need to be checked later…”
Additional explanation was added, but it was still difficult to understand.
What happened in the battle?
I had a vague guess, but I didn’t bother to ask.
There must be a good reason why he doesn’t speak.
“Are you planning to go to Russia right away? It’s a bit dangerous to try to carry out a mission right away when you don’t even know your physical condition properly…”
“No. “I’m not going to Russia.”
“What…?”
“We plan to take advantage of the opportunity for all of the International Association’s forces to move and attack their headquarters.”
“…!”
Secretary General Park In-beom’s eyebrows twitched at those words.
“The goal is to destroy the command system by occupying the HQ and at the same time recover all remaining bank items.”
“Isn’t the above dangerous? “Is it really necessary?”
“This is insurance in case we fail to secure Eden.”
“….”
Secretary General Park In-beom saved the answer.
In just a few hours, the situation had completely changed.
It was only 30 minutes ago that they were fighting to prevent an air raid, but they say that Eden has suddenly appeared and that they are planning to attack the headquarters of the Lions Clubs International Association.
I wonder what is going on….
“Honestly, I thought everything would end there, but if it happens like this, it’s starting point again.”
“no. Not really. Even if Eden had not been discovered, the International Association would have retreated.”
“Hmm…?”
It was something I couldn’t understand.
However, instead of explaining, Kim Jun-woo continued talking.
“This is the last chance for the International Association. If even this gets blocked…”
“…is it finally going to end?”
“Yes,”
he answered in a rather heavy voice.
“Not only will we be able to destroy the International Association… we will be able to completely destroy the supernatural dimension.”
“….”
Secretary-General Park In-beom’s thoughts deepened.
It can completely destroy the supernatural dimension.
What that meant was obvious.
A time when there were no dungeons, monsters, or hunters.
Even though it wasn’t peaceful, it meant that we could at least go back to a time when no one lost their life to monsters.
“I don’t know if other countries will cooperate. “Now that subjugation has become an industry, there will definitely be some forces that do not like it.”
“Well, isn’t that something we can think about later?”
Kim Jun-woo continued, laughing.
“Now this is the last time. “Secretary General.”
“….”
Secretary General Park In-beom swallowed his saliva without realizing it.
“I’m counting on you.”
“…Yes.”
With that short answer, I hung up the phone.
Secretary General Park In-beom leaned heavily against the backrest with a deep sigh.
‘It’s the end…’
I slowly reflected on the decades of crossing between life and death and watching someone’s life and death with my own eyes.
***
Hunter Support Office, Berlin Association, Germany.
A gathering of all WDSO personnel immediately after the battle.
“Please gather everyone in the priest class! Please bring all the potions and recovery items in stock! And for those of you who can move, please help our support team members!”
“yes!”
“All right!”
Director Lee A-young was there identifying the injured and providing simple treatment.
“…Roughly speaking, this is how we plan to proceed.”
And me, Kim Min-ju, Director Yu-bin Han, and Noah were beside him, reviewing the operation in detail.
“No matter how much of the force has moved, there will still be a minimum number of troops left.”
After completing the brief operational briefing, Kim Min-ju was the first to express his opinion.
“Of course it won’t be at peak power. “We don’t have many people who can fight right away.”
“Hmm.”
I nodded at her words.
“Then… I guess we have no choice but to do it ourselves.”
As he said that, he looked at Kim Min-ju and Han Yu-bin alternately.
They seemed to have the same thoughts as they nodded without any objection.
“Okay then… we’ll go as soon as we’re ready. The operation personnel are myself, Kim Min-ju, Han Yu-bin, and Lee A-young. And…”
I quickly looked away and continued.
“You need to go to Chloe.”
“…?”
At the same time, Chloe’s eyebrows waved.
“What are you talking about? Why am I going with you? “I’m also injured?”
He said, raising his right arm with a quite puzzled expression.
Of course, I would like to avoid as much as possible having someone with serious injuries participate in the operation, but…
“We need to retrieve bank items, so of course an expert in the field must accompany us. Above all, Chloe is the only one who knows the location of the lab in the headquarters. “We will protect you, so just help us retrieve it.”
“….”
Chloe narrows her eyes and glares at me.
It didn’t seem like it was going to be easy, so I said one more thing.
“Anyway, this is the last time. “Once this operation is over, one of the two organizations will collapse.”
“….”
“We want to succeed if possible. And I think we can increase our odds if Chloe helps us.”
“Haa….”
She let out a sigh.
“I feel like going with this arm will only get in the way.”
“….”
She, who had never shown her emotions before, spoke with a very sad expression this time.
The atmosphere suddenly became solemn.
At that time, I was quietly glancing at her half-sized right arm.
“There are a lot of excuses. “He already died once when he joined our company anyway, so can’t I just leave?”
Director Lee Ah-young shot at her.
At the same time, a cold tension lingered in the air.
We immediately tried to stop him in case another fight broke out.
Crash-.
Director Lee Ah-young casually attached something to Chloe’s right arm.
“It’s a prosthetic biological device. “It may not be perfect because it was made in a hurry with the ingredients we had, but it will still be usable right away.”
“…?”
When did you make that again?
No, more than that…
Were the two of you originally close…?
“what are you doing? “Try moving.”
“….”
Kkrikkklik-.
Chloe also obediently complied with a dumbfounded expression, as if she was at a loss for words at her sudden gift.
Biological device prosthetic hand.
It was a technique often used on injured hunters.
I never thought I could make something here in such a short amount of time.
“The range of motion of my joints is narrower than I thought. “Well, I’ll make it right when I get back to headquarters later, so just bear with it even if it’s uncomfortable for now.”
“….”
Chloe still looked at her with a puzzled expression.
And it was the same for us too.
“…What are you looking at? “Did you see it?”
She noticed our gaze belatedly and shot us a rather embarrassed look.
And then.
“…I didn’t make it dirty.”
Chloe finally opened her mouth.
“If I had made it, it would have been a hundred times better than this.”
“What?! No, I made it with that in mind…!”
“thank you.”
A quick thank you.
When Chloe gave a small smile, Director Lee Ah-young also snorted and smiled along with her.
‘…’
Of course, I still haven’t gotten used to the atmosphere between the two people.
Well, that’s not important right now.
“So what are you going to do now?”
I asked Chloe again.
“…all right. “I’ll go.”
She answered as if she had no choice.
Tsk, that will happen a long time ago.
“Now, let me check again. Noah, please come too.”
After gathering everyone together, we checked the operation one more time.
“Our first goal is to retrieve the dimension stones and time stones, and if we can afford it, we plan to destroy the command system.”
“yes.”
“all right.”
“Noah, please go to Russia immediately and find out about the Eden Dungeon. “Please contact us as soon as it is confirmed.”
“I will do that.”
“As you know, no matter how much the International Association has been weakened by the battle, it is not an opponent to be taken lightly. Please avoid fighting as much as possible and just distract them so they don’t find the Eden Dungeon.”
He nodded.
I felt like the explanation was roughly over at this point, so I straightened my back and asked.
“So… do you have any questions?”
“I…”
Then Han Yu-bin carefully raised her hand.
“It’s a bit weird to ask now, but… What’s the point of recovering bank items? In the end, if Eden falls into the hands of the International Association, it will be a disaster.”
“Oh, that’s…”
I was pausing for a moment, wondering what I should explain.
“Eden is not a control item.”
Chloe opened her mouth instead.
“If the bank item is a remote control that can control the paranormal phenomenon in each part, then Eden is the power button.”
“…?”
“…?”
Not many people understood the story at once.
Chloe sighed at the ambiguous response.
“In the past, numerous scientists conducted research to uncover the cause of this strange phenomenon.”
Soon he began to explain slowly.
“Of course, nothing has been clearly revealed. One powerful hypothesis has emerged. “The hypothesis was that some special substance constantly emits waves of supernatural abilities, causing dungeons to appear on Earth and creating people with supernatural abilities.”
“Oh, no way is that….”
“Yes. That is Cynia’s core Eden.”
Chloe responded immediately to Minjoo Kim’s question.
“According to the hypothesis, Eden is not an object that can control something, but rather the power and power source that maintains the phenomenon of the supernatural dimension. I believe that if Eden is destroyed, this phenomenon will disappear, but to put it the other way…”
She continued, looking at me.
“Nothing will change unless we destroy Eden. And Secretary Wesley would never destroy Eden.”
I nodded and added an explanation.
“For us, it is the only key that can destroy the International Association and end the phenomenon of alienation, but it has a different meaning for the International Association. “There is no need to use it just because you have it, but it is an annoyance that must be prevented from falling into the hands of others.”
I looked around at everyone present and continued speaking.
“Even if you get Eden, you will ultimately need bank items to control the international community. There is no point in having Eden without bank items. That is why we are trying to retrieve the bank items.”
“….”
“….”
Everyone nodded as if they finally understood.
“If you don’t have anything else to say, everyone, gather your equipment and get ready.”
And finally.
“Let’s go see the end.”
The final operation has begun.