The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 76

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Inside the plane heading to Vietnam.

“Haam…”

I sat in business class and yawned repeatedly.

I was so sleepy that I stayed up all night last night because Shin Su-ji’s aide told me to finish my work this week and go.

Moreover, since I had been reading the same document over and over again since takeoff, my eyes were getting more and more tired.

But I couldn’t stop reviewing the documents.

In addition to the insufficient budget, it was necessary to find additional aspects that could be presented and prepare countermeasures before arriving at the site.

Of course, there was nothing I could do about the yawning that kept coming out.

“Ugh….”

“Ah, if you’re that tired, why don’t you get some sleep! “It’s really annoying!”

Han Yu-bin, who was in the front seat, turned to me and grumbled.

It seems like it was quite annoying from earlier.

“I don’t have time for that. Negotiations do not take care of themselves just by going physically.”

“What will come out if I keep looking at the documents? Looking at it, there isn’t any very important information.”

“Are you even saying that information is important to me? If you look for it, you may see something or not. “The budget is sorely lacking, so if we don’t do this, we’ll have to go home empty-handed.”

“…what the.”

Han Yu-bin turned her head away as if she had nothing more to say.

Kim Min-ju, who was watching this, asked in a calm voice.

“So did you find anything?”

“well. There is nothing worth saying. I need something that can provide essential help with a small investment… but there is absolutely nothing that satisfies both needs. “Either the scale is too large or it is not essential.”

I answered without taking my eyes off the document.

“Is there anything you think is difficult? Isn’t it enough to just support the operations team? “I heard there aren’t many hunters there.”

Han Yu-bin, unable to stand it any longer, intervened again.

“That’s a bit difficult.”

“why?”

“The Vietnamese association does not have a support team.”

Han Yubin made a small noise.

“It seems that the conditions are not good enough to create a team that requires cutting-edge equipment and research facilities. “Every country has its own circumstances.”

“Hmm… well, it seems a bit unfair to carelessly provide support to the operations team if there is no support team. However, to send a support team, the belly button would be bigger than the stomach.”

“….”

Instead of answering, he quietly looked at Han Yubin with a very surprised expression.

“Why do you look at me like that?”

“No, whatever. Still, I thought he was a former operations team leader.”

“Huh…”

Han Yu-bin had a shocked look on her face.

Kim Min-joo, who was watching this, burst into laughter.

“In any case, the infrastructure is poorer than we thought. There are a few things that come to mind… but there are limits to confirming them through documents. “We’ll find out the rest when we arrive.”

They both nodded at the same time.

A few hours passed and the plane landed at the airport.

Noi Bai Airport located in Hanoi, Vietnam.

When I came out after completing immigration, the hot air immediately hit my whole body.

In front of the arrival hall, which was quite busy with touts and tourists, a man approached us waving his hand.

“Are you from the Korean Association?”

“yes. you’re right.”

“Nice to meet you. This is Huin. Vietnam Association Control Team.”

Although it was awkward, it was Korean with fairly accurate pronunciation. From the looks of it, it seemed like he was an employee of the local association that was said to be there to meet him.

“Nice to meet you. This is Junwoo Kim from the Seoul headquarters of the Korean Association. “You speak Korean quite well.”

“haha. thank you “I taught myself.”

The man who introduced himself as Huin scratched his head with an embarrassed expression.

However, it seemed a little difficult to have a smooth conversation, so I told him that it would be okay to speak English, and he happily changed the language.

We shook hands briefly and he led us to his car.

“It’s a bit far to the headquarters. You must have been tired from coming, so take a nap. “I’ll wake you up when we arrive.”

“it’s okay. “I’m going to take a look at the streets as I go.”

“Haha, yes.”

Huin started the engine with a lively laugh.

I entered downtown Hanoi.

The first thing I saw as I entered the city center was the ruins of collapsed buildings everywhere.

Of course, it seemed like restoration work was in progress, but somehow it didn’t seem to be progressing properly. It got worse after leaving the city.

There was no place left unharmed, as if there had been a war. There were even places where entire villages were devastated.

Unlike the city, here the collapsed remains were left as is, as if no attempt had been made to restore them.

“haha. This is why I recommend sleeping.”

Huin smiled awkwardly.

I saved my answer.

I completely understood his feelings.

It was probably not a sight worth showing to guests who came from abroad for business.

“May I ask what happened?”

“As you can guess.”

Huin laughed bitterly.

“50 years ago… the day when ‘Cailo’ first opened.”

“Cailo?”

“hole. “That’s what dungeons were called in the old days in Vietnam.”

50 years ago.

The day when the comet ‘Cinia’ collided with the Earth and dimensions began to open.

Of course, at a time when the whole world was in chaos, there was no way things like special abilities and dimensions could have been established.

It’s only now that the word ‘dungeon’ has been unified, but back then… it’s said that even in Korea, each person called it whatever they wanted to call it.

Punctures, tunnels, mouths, etc.

Compared to that, hole was a fairly honest word.

“At that time, our first response was late.”

Huin continued speaking.

“Are there no people with special abilities?”

“No. I had this ability, but I couldn’t find the dungeon in time. “In Vietnam, three-quarters of the total area is mountains.”

“I agree. “Korea had similar conditions, so it had a lot of trouble building a subjugation infrastructure in the beginning.”

“But Korea is not very large and its information industry is quite developed, right?”

“….”

It was definitely like that.

Despite the similar conditions as Vietnam, we were able to build infrastructure relatively quickly because of those two advantages.

How quickly can you identify the location of a dungeon and how quickly can you move to that location?

These two things are the criteria for judging how well the subjugation infrastructure has been built, and the Korean Association was fortunate to be able to build these two things early on.

If what Juan said now, it would mean that the Vietnam Association was not like that.

“In the end, many monsters escaped the dungeon, and this is the result.”

“…okay.”

“But there’s nothing special right now. Even though we haven’t been able to recover all the damage from 50 years ago, dungeons continue to appear.”

Huin’s voice became very serious.

“If the road is completely cut off and a dungeon appears in the mountains, you have to wait until the road is rebuilt, and in the meantime, monsters escape again and damage occurs. Then the next subjugation will be delayed again. “It’s a vicious cycle.”

This is why the development of operational infrastructure has been slow even after 50 years.

This was extremely bad news for me, who was trying to provide support for the development of the association in lieu of the insufficient budget.

In this situation, no matter what support you provide, your belly button will grow bigger than your stomach.

‘This is more troublesome than I thought.’

He stroked his hair with a confused expression.

“The operational infrastructure is insufficient and the number of hunters is insufficient. There is no support team like everyone else. However, the salary is not high. “It’s so damn delicious.”

Huin chuckles.

“If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be better to sell it to the International Association?”

“….”

Huin’s face, which had been smiling all along, stiffened a little.

“Well… I have a situation.”

“Why not at least ask for support?”

“About a year ago…”

He suddenly cut me off with a stern voice, took a breath, and continued.

“A red-level dungeon once appeared on Mount Furong. At that time, 36 hunters from the operation team were trapped in the boss room, and we were unable to carry out a rescue operation with our resources.”

“ah!”

I reacted without even realizing it.

I hurriedly closed my mouth because I thought it was okay.

“At that time, I requested support from both the international association and major associations around me.”

Huin looked at me and smiled.

“Of course to the Korean Association.”

“….”

I tried my best to keep my expression as if I didn’t know.

But it was something I knew.

Even though it was before the regression, it was something I knew about.

The president of the association at the time suggested that I send in a rescue mission, but I flatly refused.

It was because our operation was busy… but in fact, the real reason was different.

There was nothing to gain.

Moreover, I thought that even if it wasn’t us, the international association would take action.

This time, team leader Seo Min-cheol or Lee Soo-yong probably declined. You probably thought the same as me.

But there was one thing that both they and I did not know.

“They’re all dead. “Not a single association helped me.”

Other associations had the same thoughts as us.

If you look at it calmly, it’s normal, but when you’re in front of the victim, you can’t help but feel uncomfortable.

“But I’m happy now. “A customer has appeared who wants to take over our association!”

“….”

I tried to avoid eye contact as he spoke with eyes that were so sparkly. There are no visible cushions at all.

‘You should just go to sleep…’

Tsk, it’s time to click your tongue.

I looked out the car window as if to avoid it.

***

“Wake up, guys. “They’re all here!”

We suddenly came to our senses when we heard a voice waking us up. I guess I fell asleep without realizing it.

I must have been tired, but I felt like I had passed out for several hours.

“Haaam…”

I yawned loudly and opened the car door to get out, and it was already dark night.

I stretched and looked around with glazed eyes.

Darkness where you can’t see even an inch ahead. The only thing I could see was the dense trees around me.

“I guess it’s a tropical region, so the forests are dense…”

Wait.

forest?

For a moment, I came to my senses.

I narrowed my eyes and slowly looked around again. All I still see around me are dense trees.

The building that appeared to be the headquarters was not noticeable.

“Mr. Huynh? Didn’t you say you had arrived? No matter how you look at it, this is just a mountain…”

“You’re right, we’ve arrived.”

“yes?”

Just as I was wondering what he was saying, I heard rustling noises coming from all directions.

“…teacher.”

Kim Min-ju came closer to me.

We remained tense with our eyes fixed on the dark forest.

The rustling sound gradually grew louder.

I felt a presence right in front of me.

What eventually appeared was none other than a group of dozens of armed men.

Kim Min-ju opened his mouth with a light sigh.

“I guess this is….”

“Oh shit.”

The eyebrows narrowed automatically.

I was truly irritated.

“It feels like I got hit in the back of the head.”

It’s really annoying.