Episode 62
Lee Jun-cheol listed the things he had prepared as if it were not a story he had brought up without a plan.
From available material and human resources to facilities available for emergency use.
It clearly proved that the company was able to survive even in times when income was poor because its foundation was strong.
Of course, I was able to prepare to this extent thanks to keeping my distance from Kang Jin-hyeok.
The monster corpses obtained through him were usually of high quality and difficult to obtain on the black market, so people lined up to trade them.
The connections and capital gained in the process were enough to increase the power of the organization.
“I think I’ve prepared a bit, but it’s not enough.”
Kang Jin-hyeok carefully looked over the list Lee Jun-cheol had prepared and then spoke firmly.
“You can’t win a fight against a Titan with this.”
“Of course it would be like that if we were to fight each other head-on.”
Lee Jun-cheol had no intention of confronting Titan with only the forces he had prepared.
If you couldn’t even realize that fact, you wouldn’t have survived in this world for so long.
Lee Jun-cheol took out the plan he had thought of and showed it to me.
“I propose an alliance to any guild that can stand up to the Titans.”
“What the hell is that? Why would a guild like that help us… .”
“Of course it can’t be free. So we have to make them an offer that will make their mouths water.”
“What specifically?”
“We are handing over some of the areas that Titan was in charge of.”
The person who was most surprised to hear Lee Jun-cheol’s words was, of course, Lee Hye-na.
She was looking at Lee Jun-cheol with eyes twice as big as usual.
“You’re crossing the Titan’s territory?!”
“What are you so surprised about?”
“Are you really asking without knowing? You must know how important your area of responsibility is to the guild.”
“I know. Since you suggested something so important, I’m sure other guilds will be more than happy to help.”
“You call that talking?”
When Lee Hye-na spoke as if she was speechless, Lee Jun-cheol met her gaze with sharp eyes.
“Then do you think it is possible to get the Titan back without any damage or cost?”
Lee Hye-na had no choice but to keep her mouth shut again at Lee Jun-cheol’s remark.
The only one who can be called a power now is Kang Jin-hyeok.
It was impossible for him to deal with the Titan personnel and the S-class hunter Kang Jun-tae recruited by Han Yeong-seok alone.
When Lee Hye-na became quiet, Lee Jun-cheol continued his explanation that had been interrupted for a moment.
“I guess the current situation is due to internal divisions within Titan, and the guild leader is in that state. Is that correct?”
“To summarize, that’s it.”
“Then my plan remains unchanged.”
Instead of suppressing the coup d’état initiated by the Titan Guild members, they hand over part of their sphere of responsibility.
Lee Jun-cheol made this proposal to other large guilds, insisting that they borrow his troops.
“In other words, you are suggesting that we start a war?”
The war that Seo Sang-ho tried so hard to prevent must be started in order to save his life.
It was an ironic situation, but Lee Jun-cheol’s argument was valid.
“Well, that’s the only way to deal with Titan and Kang Jun-tae.”
“Wait a minute? Who is it?”
Hearing the name from Kang Jin-hyeok’s mouth, the confidence that had been on Lee Jun-cheol’s face until just a moment ago disappeared like a crab closing its eyes.
“Did you just say your name is Kang Jun-tae?”
“Yes. Why is that?”
“Why is that human’s name mentioned here now?”
“Well, he’s a hunter attached to a Titan.”
Lee Hye-na added from the sidelines that Titan intends to nominate him as the new guild leader.
“oh my god.”
Lee Jun-cheol felt as if the tower he had been building up was collapsing right before his eyes.
“Wasn’t it for nothing that those Titans made Seo Sang-ho like that… … .”
Lee Jun-cheol realized that he had miscalculated and sighed as if the ground was collapsing.
He thought that at best he would only have to deal with Titan without Seo Sang-ho.
I thought that since the large guilds that had lost their S-class hunters were just groups with tens of thousands of members, I could just push them along.
“We’ll have to think of another plan.”
“You came now?”
“There’s no way around it. What guild would want to fight an S-class hunter at a time when they need to conserve their strength?”
Lee Jun-cheol planned to lure other guilds by offering them the promise of vast territories with minimal investment.
But things are different now that Kang Jun-tae is here.
An S-class hunter wasn’t someone who could be caught just by sending out A-class hunters.
The moment you underestimate the difference of just one level, you are doomed.
It is possible to somehow rise to the rank of A-class Hunter through hard work.
From S-class hunters onwards, it is literally a matter of talent.
“Mr. Kang Jin-hyeok, you also know that S-class hunters aren’t something you can become a member of simply by having a high level, right?”
“Of course.”
Reaching the appropriate level was only one of the conditions.
To be officially recognized as an S-class Hunter, one must pass a test conducted by the United Nations.
“Single-handedly resolve an S-class quest certified by the Union, or defeat an S-class Hunter in an official duel.”
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Lee Jun-cheol said the contents of the test himself, intending to warn the S-class hunters of the dangers.
“S-rank quests are only given to monsters that can destroy a city.”
“I told you I knew.”
“No, Mr. Kang Jin-hyeok doesn’t know.”
Lee Jun-cheol swallowed his saliva as if he was telling some great secret.
“Kang Jun-tae cleared that quest three times in a row. He didn’t stop there, he even took an additional test. He’s crazy!”
“An additional test?”
“I’m talking about beating an S-class hunter.”
“Huh… … . Why did that gentleman do such a foolish thing?”
“It seems like he enjoys fighting for his life like a madman.”
Kang Jin-hyeok tilted his head with a question mark floating in his mind.
“He was really pissed because he got hit by lightning.”
If you enjoy fighting for your life, shouldn’t you enjoy it the more it hurts?
When Kang Jin-hyeok seemed easygoing, Kang Jun-tae would smile brightly, but after being struck by lightning, his face turned red and he became furious.
Seeing that, he didn’t seem like the type of person who enjoyed fighting.
“What did you just say? You were struck by lightning?”
“Yes, two in a row.”
Lee Jun-cheol had a blank expression on his face, as if he had been hit in the back of the head with a hammer.
After some time had passed, Lee Jun-cheol realized what Kang Jin-hyeok had said and opened his mouth wide to express his shock.
“Are you saying you fought an S-class hunter?!”
“Yes. I guess he’s just a psychopath who thrives on strong tastes.”
The impression I got from confronting him directly was that he was a narcissistic author rather than a combative one.
So, he was so angry that he lost his sense of reason and his pride was crushed by the fact that he was defeated by a C-class hunter who hadn’t even taken the B-class exam.
“You managed to fight that human and survive. Did you win?”
“No, I ran away because I thought I would die if we fought any longer.”
“also…….”
Lee Jun-cheol looked disappointed, but then suddenly smiled and shook his head.
“No, it’s amazing that you were able to escape safely from Kang Jun-tae. As expected, Mr. Kang Jin-hyeok is amazing.”
“You don’t have to force yourself to praise me.”
“I’m not being unreasonable. It’s truly amazing.”
For other hunters, it is impossible to even run away from an S-class hunter.
Since humans do not have a tail to cut off and run away like a lizard, even if they barely survive, the chances of their limbs being intact are close to 0%.
However, Kang Jin-hyeok’s limbs were still intact and he didn’t even have a single visible wound.
That point was like a new hope to Lee Jun-cheol.
“Perhaps we could borrow troops on the condition that Mr. Kang Jin-hyeok holds out against Kang Jun-tae.”
“… … Are you calling that a word now?”
Lee Jun-cheol’s words meant that Kang Jin-hyeok should personally step forward as bait.
Kang Jin-hyeok was very annoyed by Lee Jun-cheol’s attitude of casually bringing up such things to the person in question.
“You’re just going out like that, saying it’s not your life.”
“Oh, no! That’s absolutely not true.”
“It’s not like that. You said to hold out against an S-class hunter.”
Kang Jin-hyeok took out his hunter license from his wallet.
And as if showing off a map, he thrust it out in front of Lee Jun-cheol’s eyes.
“Now, look. What is my rank written on it?”
“It’s a C-class… ….”
A dark shadow fell over Lee Jun-cheol’s face as he checked his qualifications.
Kang Jin-hyeok sighed and put the certificate back in his wallet.
“Let’s say I can hold my own against Kang Jun-tae. But do you think other guilds will believe that?”
“… … .”
Lee Jun-cheol kept his mouth shut because it was absolutely correct.
Asking a C-class Hunter to hold out against an S-class Hunter was tantamount to asking for suicide.
And on top of that, you’re offering it as a trade condition to other guilds.
Even if I kick you with my feet and tell you to get out right now, I have nothing to say.
“I was short-sighted.”
Lee Jun-cheol realized that he had blurted out random words in the hopes that he could revive the plan, and he reflected on it.
As Lee Jun-cheol lowered his head in defeat, cold sweat began to run down the forehead of Jo Hyeong-il, who was standing next to him.
I just believed my brother’s words that he had a plan and followed him.
The situation went in a completely different direction than Jo Hyeong-il expected.
‘Isn’t this X?’
There was no sign of the atmosphere improving.
Jo Hyeong-il carefully opened his mouth, intending to somehow ventilate the heavy air.
“I…….”
“I have an idea.”
Jo Hyeong-il looked at the person who had interrupted his words and attracted his attention.
Seo Sang-ho’s secretary, Lee Hye-na, came up with a solution while Kang Jin-hyeok and Lee Jun-cheol were troubled.
“There’s no need to give up Titan’s territory, and there’s a way for Kang Jin-hyeok to not have to deal with Kang Jun-tae.”
“There is such a way?”
“What is that?”
Lee Hye-na, who received everyone’s attention, smiled brightly.
“We’re using Tyrant.”
“yes?”
Lee Jun-cheol wondered what this meant.
I thought you were coming up with some ingenious plan, but using Tyrant didn’t make sense.
“There’s no way a dying guild would have the capacity to help me.”
The current state of Tyrant is that they are busy protecting their remaining territory.
Even if we exclude Kang Jun-tae, there was no way they would listen to our request for rescue.
But that was the perspective of a layperson who didn’t know the details.
Kang Jin-hyeok, who knew the circumstances of the Titan and Tyrant, understood Lee Hye-na’s intentions and his eyes lit up, unlike Lee Jun-cheol.
“This is it.”
“That’s it.”
Kang Jin-hyeok and Lee Hye-na looked at each other and smiled.
Lee Jun-cheol, who knew nothing about the situation, felt even more frustrated after seeing the sight.
“Please explain it to me instead of just the two of you!”
“Explanation?”
“Yes! It looks like there’s something. Let’s find out together.”
After hearing Lee Jun-cheol’s appeal, Kang Jin-hyeok fell into thought.
“Oh, I shouldn’t be saying this so carelessly… … .”
“Haha, stop teasing me and tell me.”
“I’m not joking, it’s a real secret.”
The story of the Titan and Tyrant’s involvement was something that should not be revealed to the public.
Kang Jin-hyeok hesitated whether he should tell that to Lee Jun-cheol.
“I think I can tell you. It was thanks to hearing this person’s plan that I came up with this idea.”
“If that’s what the secretary says.”
Since Seo Sang-ho’s secretary declared that it could be revealed, there was no reason for Kang Jin-hyeok to keep it a secret.
Kang Jin-hyeok briefly explained to Lee Jun-cheol the events of the night he personally experienced.
And the reason why Tyrant fell so low.
