Solo Resurrection Chapter 168

Episode 168: Business trip to China (3)

168. Business trip to China (3)

The notoriety of Class A dungeons is growing day by day.

There were not many countries that readily sent capable people to China’s request for help.

Because even though China promised a lot of compensation, they couldn’t bring back dead ability users with money.

If a high-level ability user is sent and dies, it will directly lead to a national loss.

“Before the briefing, I would like to express my gratitude to the 398 capable individuals from the 10 countries who readily took part in this attack.”

Nevertheless, about 400 capable people from 10 countries participated.

This is because China, Russia, and North Korea each sent about 100 capable people to support the national offensive.

The remaining 100 people with abilities were people who volunteered in small groups like Kang Hyun.

“We will now begin the operational briefing for conquering the Class A dungeon, ‘Krokta’s Great Holy Land.’

A man holding a microphone next to a giant screen said.

400 pairs of eyes looking at a man.

Because each and every one of them contained such strong magical power, the magical power that even a person with average abilities would have difficulty breathing was pressuring the man.

‘That’s pretty good.’

Kang Hyun felt a small admiration as he watched the man act calmly even in such a situation.

“Let me introduce myself briefly. My name is Jang Myeong-ho, and I lead the Yongshin Guild. I participated in the last dungeon raid, and I will be with you in this raid as well. Please take care of me.”

“Hoo…”

Shin Seong-ah was slightly impressed by Jang Myeong-ho’s introduction.

“Do you know him?”

“Yes. He is a very famous ability user in China. In Korea, you can think of him as the leader of one of the top 10 guilds.”

“He was a famous person. Somehow.”

Even though they are both guilds of teenagers, Korea and China have different feelings.

Compared to the rest of the world, the average level of ability among Koreans is high.

On the other hand, Chinese people are known to have slightly lower average abilities.

But from the beginning, the difference in population between Korea and China was overwhelming.

The number of guilds officially established in China alone is more than ten times that of Korea.

If someone were to lead a guild that was ranked in the top 10, it was clear that they were an incredibly strong person.

“As you all know, China has already experienced removing the normal cores of A-class dungeons. I will share with you the information based on that experience.”

Jang Myeong-ho explained everything that happened in the dungeon.

“As reported in the media, the last attack involved the largest attack force ever, a whopping 5,000 people.”

It was the largest dungeon raid ever.

China was so confident that it did not expect failure at all.

“Since everyone was equally elite, we were able to conquer the normal core without much difficulty. At that time, we were confident. ‘China is the first in the world to clear an A-rank dungeon!’ We were filled with a sense of accomplishment and pride.”

The main core arrived like that.

There lived a monster that we could never have imagined.

“The giant lizardman I had never seen before used incredibly powerful magic. It was enough to kill dozens of people with the ability with just one spell. In the end, we were unable to handle the damage and had to retreat.”

Then one capable person raised his hand.

“Yes. Go ahead.”

“Was the boss that strong?”

“He was strong. Even I, who prides myself on being strong, was frozen in place. Numbers mean nothing to him.”

The atmosphere became heavy as Jang Myeong-ho spoke.

“We lost about a fifth of our ability users, or about a thousand warriors, and fled. We judged that if the damage increased any further, there would be nothing left to gain even if we cleared the dungeon.”

Jang Myeong-ho swallowed his saliva and continued speaking.

“After returning, we decided to create a raiding party comprised of the best elites, not just quantity.”

Suddenly the atmosphere changed, and Jang Myeong-ho looked around and clenched his fists.

“Although I ran away back then, I am confident that we can defeat that powerful boss together.”

Although Jang Myeong-ho spoke like a speaker at a public speaking contest, the audience’s response was not very positive.

“Ahem… I’ll stop talking about past strategies here. Now, the future is more important than the past. The stories from now on are important.”

He took something out of Jang Myeong-ho’s arms, who was smiling.

“Let’s talk about conservatives.”

At the word ‘conservative’, the bodies of the capable people began to squirm.

“I understand that everyone has already received enough of the deposit. Then, the only thing left is the reward for the successful completion of the strategy.”

Jang Myeong-ho, who had spoken, lifted the bracelet he had taken out of his bosom.

“This is a Grade A bracelet obtained by defeating the dungeon’s sub-boss in the last strategy. I have already told you its performance, so I think you are familiar with it.”

Bracelet of the Glorious Sorcerer.

Kang Hyun-do had already received the information in advance.

“If you don’t remember, please check the paper I gave you. If you have any doubts, please come to me in person later and I will check the performance for you.”

Name: Bracelet of the Glorious Sorcerer

Grade: A

Durability: 478/500

Abilities: Increases Magic stat by 10, increases Magic recovery speed by 25%, Shaman’s Protection

*Wizard’s Protection: Restores a large amount of magic power in a short period of time.

“For those who think the description of the large amount of magic power recovery attached to the Shaman’s Protection is ambiguous, I would like to explain that based on a magic power stat of 50, half of the magic power is recovered within 3 seconds. Please note.”

As Jang Myeong-ho spoke, whistles could be heard from all over the place.

“If it’s as described, it’s a bracelet that contains only very useful abilities.”

This item will shine even more, especially for those who use a lot of magic power.

Kang Hyun’s eyes lit up as he looked at the item’s description.

Currently, Kang Hyun’s total magical power is 55, including items and titles.

This meant that if Kang Hyun wore that bracelet, half of his magic power would be restored within 3 seconds when he was at low power.

In that case, Kang Hyun’s special ability to recover his body with magic power will probably be advantageous in a much longer battle.

“Wow, I want that…”

Yoon Na-rae also looked at the bracelet with hazy eyes.

‘They’re all worth keeping an eye on.’

It wasn’t just Kang Hyun.

Magic power is an essential resource common to all ability users.

It was clear that anyone who had that bracelet would be able to become one level stronger than they were now.

“The Chinese government will transfer ownership of this bracelet and the two items that drop from the dungeon bosses that we will defeat in the future to the raid team.”

“I got the bracelet from the previous raid, so are you going to hand it over?”

When Jang Myeong-ho said he would hand over the bracelet, someone raised their hand and asked.

“Yes. The Chinese government renounces ownership of this bracelet and all byproducts from the dungeons that will appear in the future raids.”

Give up ownership.

At first glance, it seemed like a good idea to give all ownership to the raid team, but there was one catch.

“Then how is the distribution done?”

“China will not be involved in the distribution of any other by-products other than the compensation already paid to you and the amount promised upon the success of the attack.”

The room began to stir at Jang Myeong-ho’s words.

“Does that mean we should divide the items up ourselves?”

“Yes, that’s right. Distribution is up to the people here.”

Jang Myeong-ho’s words stirred up the capable people.

Because China’s intentions were obvious.

An internal conflict that occurs during a dungeon raid.

I couldn’t figure out why they were doing this to gather all the ability users to clear the dungeon, but it was clear that their intentions weren’t good.

“These kids are blatantly talking nonsense.”

Likewise, Kang Hyun noticed it and laughed fiercely.

“The cause is good. The practicality is good. The money and items are used to make it look fancy. You’ve used your brain a lot.”

Anyway, A-grade items will be released into the market in large quantities over time.

From China’s perspective, it would be an appropriate use of the item at the moment when its value is at its peak.

“There will only be three or four items dropped from the boss.”

Even if the conquest is successful, only a few items will have to be divided among 15 countries.

It was inevitable that there would be an argument.

“That would be fun.”

Even though the number was obvious, Kang Hyun thought it wasn’t bad.

“In the end, it’s just up to the strongest one to monopolize everything, right?”

“That’s right. It’ll be fun, just like you said.”

An Yu-seong also smiled as if he was looking forward to what would happen in the future.

“… That’s it. Then, we will end today’s meeting here.”

Afterwards, Jang Myeong-ho continued his briefing on dungeon conquest in a chaotic atmosphere.

After about 30 minutes of explanation,

“The attack is scheduled to begin at noon tomorrow, so please make your final preparations.”

After finishing his explanation, Jang Myeong-ho came down from the podium.

**

Jang Myeong-ho, who returned to his accommodation, made a phone call to someone.

“This is Jang Myeong-ho.”

-Are you ready?

“Yes. I have 10 people with excellent stealth skills on standby.”

-Thank you for your hard work. Will the dungeon raid proceed as planned?

“Tomorrow at noon. I will personally make sure that all personnel are in. When I give the signal, move the troops then.”

– Very good. As expected, you’re good at handling things. Yes.

The voice sounded very satisfied.

“thank you.”

-By the way, how was the reaction?

Jang Myeong-ho was taken aback by the sudden question.

“If you say reaction…?”

-I’m talking about item distribution.

“It was more bland than I expected.”

-I see. I will make sure to trust only you.

 “yes.”

-Okay, that’s it.

The voice on the phone died down after those words.

“Phew…”

Jang Myeong-ho ended the call and let out a deep sigh.

“I don’t know if this is a good thing.”

The foreign talents gathered today are not fools.

You must have noticed that something is up in China.

“Really, was this the only way…”

There was only one reason why China wanted to cause trouble in the offensive.

Because China suffered too much damage in the previous attack.

A large-scale attack force of 5,000 people.

And one fifth die.

This is the press release, and this is what he explained himself today.

‘That’s not true.’

Jang Myeong-ho laughed bitterly.

It is true that a large force of 5,000 people entered the dungeon.

The problem is the number of survivors.

‘It’s not that one-fifth died, in fact one-fifth survived.’

In the actual dungeon, about 4,000 ability users died, and the raid party suffered a near-destructive blow.

‘He died without even being able to do anything.’

The boss guarding the main core was that powerful.

China has thoroughly hidden and suppressed these facts.

In this day and age, where the power of those with abilities is directly linked to national power, the death of thousands of high-ranking abilities was a huge blow.

“I don’t know whose idea it was, but it’s a wicked plan…”

To compensate for the enormous damage, China chose to diminish the power of other countries.

And the final stop to this terrible plan was none other than himself, Jang Myeong-ho.

‘The strategy analysis team said that we would barely be able to catch the boss.’

China expected that this offensive would fail.

His role is to destroy the dungeon’s main core at the last moment.

The plan was for the Chinese army to immediately subdue the weakened boss who came out of the dungeon after fighting with the ability users and take all of the byproducts.

‘There is no problem even if you succeed in conquering the dungeon.’

Even if the capable people cleared the dungeon, it would not be a loss for China.

In the process, other countries’ ability users would have suffered great damage, and China would have been eliminating the A-class dungeons that were a threat.

If the dungeon was cleared more easily than expected and the survival rate was too high, he had planned to cause a fight over distribution.

‘It’s the road to the motherland…’

Whether the plan succeeds or fails, China will reap the greatest benefits and diminish the power of other countries.

And the price for this is the lives of innocent capable people.

“…”

The thought came to me, is this really the best?

An act of betrayal for one’s country but against humanity.

Honestly, I wasn’t even sure if it was truly for the good of my country.

“No. Let’s not think about it.”

If I thought about it any longer, I might go crazy.

“Whew… I need to rest.”

Jang Myeong-ho quietly closed his eyes, thinking about the strategy that would begin tomorrow.