The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 324
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324. Side Story – Episode 2
“Kim Jun-woo?”
Korea Ability Dimension Management Association Seoul Headquarters.
Office of the Chief of Operations.
When team leader Soo-yong Lee, who was there, suddenly mentioned him, head Min-cheol Seo opened his mouth with a puzzled expression.
“Of course I know. You’re the ace of your team. No… should I call him Seoul Headquarters Ace?”
“Well… he’s an ace. “He is taking care of the performance of Operation Team 1 all by himself.”
“But why did he suddenly do that?”
Director Seo Min-cheol asked casually, scribbling on documents.
Since he had never met Kim Jun-woo in person, all he knew was information on paper.
Official information that anyone can know, such as age, education level, etc.
Of course, even if I didn’t know him well, the image of him wasn’t bad.
Junwoo Kim.
A rookie who has been in the spotlight since joining the company with the title of the youngest hunter in the country.
Five years after joining the company, he achieved Korea’s 4th A rank, and as the team’s only ace, he is renewing his best performance every month.
That alone has already proven his skills.
As the head of the operations headquarters, there was no reason not to view him favorably.
Therefore, it was quite surprising that team leader Soo-yong Lee suddenly brought up the story of Jun-woo Kim.
“I feel like I’m climbing too much these days.”
“….”
When Team Leader Soo-yong Lee said those words quite seriously, Head Min-cheol Seo burst into laughter.
“What else can I say? Hey man, just get over the moderate climbing. It’s ace. “If you just peck at it like everyone else and then move on to something else, you’ll be the only one suffering.”
“Director!”
“Have you come to me and whined once or twice about me and the guys below climbing up? Someone ignored someone, disobeyed an order, didn’t attend a company dinner…. Please resolve that on your own. “Please don’t come looking for me.”
As Division Manager Seo Min-cheol let it go to one ear, Team Leader Lee Soo-yong spoke once again in a heavy voice.
“Kim Jun-woo… is not at that level.”
He looks very serious, unlike usual.
Director Seo Min-cheol also showed a serious attitude this time, perhaps because something was strange about it.
“What are you talking about? “You’re saying it’s not at that level?”
“These days, I am participating in subjugation almost every day. “And that’s only three times a day at Blue level or higher.”
“Why is that? If you have the ability to do it, you can do it. It’s not a problem. “It’s good that our performance is improving.”
“If you just look at it that way, there is no problem. However, the planning of the operation in which I am participating is a bit strange.”
“what…?”
Director Seo Min-cheol’s eyebrows twitched.
As a rule, all dungeon operational plans must be drawn up by the team leader himself.
However, Kim Jun-woo was recognized for his skills and was given the authority to directly plan only the operations in which he participated.
At first glance, you might think it’s an easy task that anyone can do, but operational planning was actually the most important task during the operational stages.
Work to minimize mistakes during subjugation.
If there is even the slightest flaw, it will immediately lead to an accident during the subjugation.
If there’s something strange about it, it’s something quite important…
“I guess I can say it seems like it’s too self-centered.”
“….”
“It felt as if the team members were just making up the number of people in order to receive permission to subdue them, and that they would do all the actual subjugation themselves.”
At Team Leader Lee Soo-yong’s answer, General Manager Seo Min-cheol looked astonished.
“Those who are good at it say they will focus on those who are good at it, but why is that a problem…?”
“The timing is strange. Since then, we’ve only been making plans like that…”
“What do you mean back then?”
“….”
Team leader Soo-yong Lee chewed his lip as if he didn’t really want to say anything.
But even for a moment.
“Regen Dungeon… since.”
It was difficult to get it out of my mouth.
At the same time, Director Seo Min-cheol looked at him with pitiful eyes.
Seoul Regen dungeon incident.
It was a day of shame and disgrace that Team Leader Lee Soo-yong did not even want to think about.
He was frightened by the constant influx of monsters and handed over command to Kim Jun-woo just 6 hours after the start of the operation.
From what I heard, he immediately locked himself in the temporary control room and called his family.
The unprecedented incident that occurred in Seoul resulted in many victims and enormous damage.
Of course, it was never Team Leader Lee Soo-yong’s fault.
However, the problem was that Kim Jun-woo, who took over command, ultimately blocked the Regen dungeon.
Although he was an ace, he was a B-rank hunter who had only been with the company for 5 years at the time.
While that guy was fending off hundreds of monsters at the scene for five days, the guy called Elite Team Leader handed over command to his subordinate and ran away from the scene.
This fact must be an indelible shame for team leader Soo-Yong Lee.
It was probably after that day that I started pecking at my teammates more.
That way, I would have been able to hide my sense of inferiority and sense of entitlement even a little.
‘You idiot…’
Headquarters Director Seo Min-cheol felt very sorry for him for abandoning his role as the head of the operations team and running away, but he had no intention of holding him responsible.
The moment you hold him responsible, you prove that he is incapable. That arrow would soon come back to him, who had put him in the position of team leader.
Director Seo Min-cheol did not drag the story any further and moved on to the main topic.
“So, you’re saying that you’ve been planning your operations to the extreme since the Regen Dungeon incident? “Is participation in subjugation suddenly increasing?”
“…yes.”
At first glance, that didn’t seem to be a problem.
However, Director Seo Min-cheol also definitely felt something strange this time.
As I said, the damage suffered that day was truly enormous.
An unprecedented situation in history where not only the association but the entire city of Seoul almost collapsed.
After that shocking incident, many hunters other than those who died left the association. He submitted one letter of resignation after another, saying he was afraid to go into the dungeon anymore.
Thanks to this, the Seoul headquarters was currently suffering from a total staff shortage.
They were asking for help in one way or another from local operations teams and private guilds, but despite this, the performance of all teams was currently at an all-time low.
“In such a situation, they suddenly increase the amount of subjugation based on their own performance…”
Director Seo Min-cheol continued, crossing his arms.
“I’m sure he’s not thinking of the rest of the team and using his poison…”
“That can’t be possible.”
“Then what…”
Director Seo Min-cheol’s eyes flashed for a moment.
“You’re greedy for space.”
“…I think so too.”
Eventually, the two men came to the same conclusion.
If you take the lead with unrivaled performance while all teams are crawling along the floor, you are bound to get noticed by the higher-ups.
Above all, Kim Jun-woo has been attracting public attention since he registered as a hunter.
‘From what I heard, there will be an S-rank examination scheduled soon…’
His stock price will likely rise more and more.
Of course, there is no way the board of directors would not know that.
The best ace in the headquarters with proven skills and name value dominates even the performance?
If this happens, the person who will become dangerous right away….
“You’re in big trouble, Su Yong.”
There’s only one person.
“Director Bo…!”
When Director Seo Min-cheol spoke with a playful expression, Team Leader Lee Soo-yong stood up in awe.
However, Seo Min-cheol also did not find this a situation to just laugh about.
“Sit down, man. “I also don’t like him pushing you away.”
“….”
“More than anything, it’s not good to see that a young guy who is still so young is already talking about being the team leader.”
Team leader Lee Soo-yong became calm after hearing those words.
Well, Kim Jun-woo is definitely a member of the operation team. So, you can only be nice to him until now…
A competent subordinate is only nice when he is a subordinate.
However, if you try to stand shoulder to shoulder with me, from then on you will only become an object of control.
“Your performance is my performance. If you are pushed out, of course your evaluation of me will drop accordingly. So, you must continue to be Team 1 leader until I join the board of directors. “You know, right?”
“of course.”
“If a guy with no pedigree gets promoted because he has good skills, neither you nor I will be able to live in the association like we do now.”
“….”
Team leader Lee Soo-yong nodded heavily at the more serious response than expected.
Director Seo Min-cheol leaned back against the backrest with his arms crossed again.
“Let me see, then…”
I muttered softly, moving my gaze out the window.
“how will we do it.”
***
“Hey, come out and don’t get in the way.”
A blue-grade building-type dungeon located in Cheongdam-dong.
An old, old mansion.
It had already been 30 minutes since the operation began, and I shouted to the team members ahead of me.
“yes yes…?”
“It’s a nuisance, so come out. “I will take the lead.”
“Leader Lee told me to scout from the front….”
“That’s from the beginning. We’re already halfway through, so what kind of scouting is this?” “Stop talking nonsense and get out of here.”
“….”
The team member in the lead quietly retreated to the back of the camp.
The quick look on his face looked quite disapproving, but… what can you do?
Due to the nature of the building-type dungeon, there are many rooms that are not clearly visible.
Besides, you never know when and where a monster will pop out from the middle…
Kaaaaaa!
It was then.
“A monster appears in the rear!”
Sure enough, a monster appeared from behind.
There are two individuals.
Guys in the shape of giant rats.
“Move. Get out of the way!”
I immediately crossed the camp and headed to the rear, and that was the moment.
[Unique Skill: Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara]
There was someone who came forward before me.
Swish swish―.
It was none other than Kim Min-ju.
Suddenly!
Phew!
“….”
I stopped in place and watched her fight.
Since they were blue-level small things, it wasn’t that difficult to deal with…
‘That bastard’s shoulders…’
For a moment, I felt a sense of strangeness in her movements.
As I observed her for a moment with narrowed eyes, the situation was quickly resolved.
“All two entities that appeared have been dealt with.”
“….”
Instead of answering, I slowly approached her.
And then he immediately opened his mouth in a sharp voice.
“What are you!”
“…yes yes?”
She looked very embarrassed.
“I told you to do the mapping. Who told me to intervene in the battle at will? This is a violation of instructions. know?”
“….”
“Do only what I told you to do. Just what I ordered you to do.” “Don’t show off with skills you don’t have.”
I turned my back without hearing an answer.
“Move.”
Let’s take the lead again and keep moving forward.
At the end of the third floor hallway, I found a locked door.
I checked the electromagnetic wave detector I was wearing on my wrist.
‘Here we are…’
I immediately picked up the radio and contacted the control team.
“I found the boss room. “We will enter as soon as we are ready.”
When I reported that, an incomprehensible response came from the control team.
“Um… the estimated subjugation time is said to be 1 hour. Can you speed it up a little?”
“…Why?”
When I asked with a frown, the control team employee opened his mouth with difficulty.
“A cleaning team is waiting outside the dungeon right now. However, other work has been pushed back, so I have to complete the work within 30 minutes to meet the schedule…”
“Ha.”
I couldn’t help but laugh at the absurd answer.
“This is an operational situation. “It means we are the ones who are in the dungeon, and we are the ones who fall off their heads with one mistake.”
「….」
“But do we have to pay attention to the cleaning team’s schedule?”
There was no answer from the radio.
Of course.
They probably know full well how bullshit it is to ask other teams to set their operation times.
“We do the subjugation and we decide the time for the subjugation. So, tell the cleaning team and Nabal to wait quietly.”
“…I understand.”
With those words, I turned back and looked at my teammates.
“As I said during the briefing, the boss is Crazy Rat. It may not be very dangerous, but it is a monster that moves very quickly. “If we stick together for no reason and are attacked, we will all die together, so disperse as much as possible as soon as you enter.”
“yes yes.”
“You check and bomb from the rear, and you do healing… You keep moving around to prevent the monsters from targeting them.”
“All right.”
“And Minjoo Kim.”
As the roles were being distributed, I looked at her for the last time.
“You don’t do anything.”
That’s how I gave the instructions.
“…yes?”
“Just stay in the back. Also, don’t show off like you did before.”
“….”
At my words, she lowered her head with an expression that I couldn’t tell if she was angry or downcast.
Of course, it was none of my business what I felt.
“If you understand, get ready. Let’s go in.”
I opened the huge door.
And that moment.
‘what…?’
My face stiffened at the scene unfolding before my eyes.