ReLife Player Chapter 102

Relife Player 102

[Chapter 041]

[Lizard King

]

A small meeting room at the Blue House.

No one in the seat said anything.

A suffocating atmosphere permeated the hall.

The people who sat in the empty row in the center were officials from the administration, including the mana management organization and their departments.

Opposite them were players from their own well-known clans.

All of them were staring disapprovingly at the person sitting across from them.

Contempt and disregard for each other prevailed.

It had to be.

Humanity, who discovered mana, became obsessed with the phenomena that touched the providence of the world.

<Century Destruction>.

Omnipresence occurred simultaneously all over the world, and the existing order collapsed in vain due to the monsters that appeared in it.

Politicians lost public sentiment, entrepreneurs lost capital.

Finally, the people lost hope.

All the power mankind had achieved was powerless in front of monsters.

Ironically, the power to destroy monsters born from omnipresence was mana, which was the culprit behind all of this.

In a world where the existing order collapsed, mana was power.

The government, which insisted on the existing order, did not have the power to control the players, and the players, drunk with the power of mana, enjoyed a lawless world.

There was a reason why bureaucrats and players ignored and despised each other.

Even if the fairy government came to have control, their relationship did not improve.

“—Stand up.”

In a situation where only glances were exchanged, the one who broke the silence was the old man sitting in the farthest corner.

The old man was a huge mountain in itself, a wall that could not be broken down.

The old man, who had been leaning against the backrest, eyes closed and arms crossed, stood up, as if a great wall was rising.

Moon Joon, the Minister of Korea Mana Management Organization and the head of the Twelve Seats.

<Cheolong (鐵甕)> is called a living myth in a country that was once destroyed.

If <New Spear> is an unbreakable spear,

<Iron Ong> was a shield that could not be broken.

No one could deny that fact.

Everyone was in awe at the name <Cheolong>.

Then he opened his mouth.

The people who had been silent stood up from their seats straightening their backs.

Their gaze turned to the woman entering the small meeting room.

Invited fairy Lim Ga-eul.

Wearing a bright red dress like an actress participating in an awards ceremony, she looked around the audience and said to the people who stood up.

“Everyone. Have a seat.”

Lim Ga-eul sat in an empty seat in the center of the line where the officials were standing.

Two escorts followed him.

Eventually, <Cheolong> sat down, and as if they had promised, the people sat down all at once.

“Let’s start the meeting.”

After that, the director of the information bureau of the Korea Mana Management Organization started the briefing.

The area indicated by the map posted on the monitor installed on the wall is Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do.

As the briefing progressed, red circles appeared all over the map. Next to the circle is a list of events that occurred in the area.

Lim Ga-eul put her hand on the cover of the document on the table.

『Disappearance of residents in Gwacheon and

Unidentified mutilation case』

It was a bizarre incident that has recently aroused fear among the people.

The first incident occurred in the middle of last year. A man in his 40s living in Gwacheon went missing.

A week later, a woman in her 20s went missing.

The National Police Agency regarded the two disappearances as simple disappearances.

However, the disappearance of residents of Gwacheon did not end twice.

Residents disappeared at intervals of at least three days and at most two weeks for no reason.

However, the National Police Agency did not take the disappearance of the residents seriously.

Because there was nothing consistent about the missing people.

Even before the end of the world, disappearance cases were happening several times a day nationwide.

It is no wonder that the number of disappearance cases increased significantly after the world was destroyed.

The National Police Agency did not have the capacity to investigate these many missing cases. I was short of hands.

So, when a disappearance case occurs, it often stops at the line of simply investigating the surroundings, and it is often overlooked or ended as it is.

“…The third remains found were the remains of a woman who went missing in June of last year as a result of forensic identification. And the fourth….”

Early this year, the case of disappearance, which could have been neglected, was re-examined.

A piece of what is believed to be a human corpse was found in the Grand Park area.

As a result of the National Police Agency’s investigation of the Grand Park Station area, more than one piece was found.

It was easy to find fragments believed to be human body parts all over the park.

It was so strange that I hadn’t found it until now.

It had to be.

The fairy government started stabilizing Gangnam from the year before last. A significant number of players were put in to subdue the monsters wandering around the city and develop habitats.

In addition, the National Assembly Building was rebuilt and Yeouido Park, which had been transformed into a monster ecosystem, was recaptured.

The same goes for the Grand Park Station area.

Even though the Gangnam stabilization work was completed last year, the development of Gangnam had no choice but to make slow progress.

Even before the fairy government came into existence, most of the collapsed or ruined cities had been neglected for about 30 years after <Destruction at the End of the Century>.

With the current manpower, just managing a city that hadn’t collapsed was daunting.

In addition, urban development was necessary not only for the Gangnam area, but also for the Gangbuk area. In addition, stabilization of other areas and recapture of cities remained.

In the end, the area around the Grand Park Station, which had been stabilized, was like a ruin where no one ever set foot.

The fact that the body was discovered belatedly was enough.

“As a result of examining the database, the monster was identified as a 6th tier Sharptail belonging to the Lizardman family.”

The first piece found had a clean cut surface, as if it had been cut with something.

Even up to this point, people thought it was a man-made act.

However, with the discovery of fragments that had become disorganized, as if they had been bitten by something, it was revealed that they were the work of non-human monsters.

It was only a matter of time before the story of a monster hiding somewhere in Gwacheon City kidnapping and eating residents spread.

People were terrified.

The fear that swelled as much as it swelled raised its voice toward the fairy government.

The fairy government had to put all their efforts into the investigation in order to alleviate the growing fear over time.

As a result, it was possible to discover the habitat of the 6th tier monster, Sharptail.

“The habitat of the sharptail was in the Gwacheon Reservoir.”

Director Jeong Buk-guk pointed to the Gwacheon Reservoir with his hand.

It was an area adjacent to the site where the body was found.

It was also an area not far from the residential area.

The problem wasn’t that.

“Where did the monster come from?”

Lim Ga-eul immediately stopped the briefing and opened his mouth to the audience.

It was a reprimand, not a question.

No one knew it, and no one said anything.

She, too, did not expect an answer from them.

spoke as it was.

“Did the Gangnam stabilization work not finish properly, or did Cocoon not function properly?

what do you think?”

Cocoon is not perfect.

The cocoon’s function was to block the approach of monsters from the outside.

Reducing the frequency of mana’s ubiquity within Cocoon and weakening monsters were only secondary functions.

Monsters born from the omnipresence of mana do not try to approach cocoon unless it is tolerable because the moment they touch the cocoon, the mana in their body is dispersed and weakened.

Just as a group of hounds that lived in Uijeongbu the year before last ran away to Bukhansan Mountain due to the appearance of a superior individual.

Of course, monsters that have crossed the cocoon are subject to the detection magic installed in the cocoon.

However, there was not one Sharptail on the monitor, but several.

There was no way the detection magic didn’t work when the group of Sharptail crossed the Cocoon.

Therefore, it was extremely unlikely to judge that Sharptail had invaded from the outside.

It was reasonable to assume that it existed before Cocoon functioned.

And that suggested that the Gangnam stabilization work was not perfect.

Of course, it is not without the possibility that the Sharptail was born out of the ubiquity that occurred after the stabilization work was completed.

However, the Sharptails were in the 6th tier, and moreover, they formed a group.

There was no way that the omnipresence reaching the sixth hierarchy would not have been observed.

Uijeongbu may have been, but Gwacheon was a normally functioning city.

There was no way observers could ignore the omnipresence, which would have occurred frequently enough to form groups unless it was intentional.

In other words, it means that monsters have been living inside Cocoon from the beginning.

“Even then, you thought of taking advantage of the Gangnam area.”

Lim Ga-eul scolded the players sitting across from him.

No one raised their heads.

Officials from the fairy government liked this scene. Even though he tried to hide his emotions, his beard twitched.

However, they too could not be free from her reprimand.

“What were you guys doing until it got to this point?

You seem to be laughing a lot?”

Several bureaucrats clearly showed their displeased faces.

Those who had been involved in political activities before <Destruction at the End of the Century> felt as if they had been insulted.

To them, before she was a fairy who possessed the gift of <silver>, she was nothing more than a tantara in her twenties.

The bureaucrats who had spent a lot more time than her wanted to curse and point at her.

Even so, the reason they couldn’t object was not because she was in the position of a fairy.

The escorts who assisted her were emitting vicious energy.

It wasn’t just the escorts.

<Cheolong> Munjun.

Sitting at the far end, he was a strong wall protecting her.

No one wanted to oppose him.

“The briefing is over. Everyone knew this, so let’s urgently discuss countermeasures.

How many sharptails live in the Gwacheon Reservoir area?”

“Currently, only 16 entities have been confirmed. The Mana Management Organization understands that monsters belonging to the high ranks are moving in groups of this size.”

Lim Ga-eul nodded.

She recalled the data she had read a while ago that speculated on the existence of a 5th tier monster.

The 5th tier was a monster that could paralyze the city administration.

If you have a cluster, the risk level goes up a notch.

Even though the Gangnam stabilization work was over, the fact that there was such a group inside Cocoon was enough to raise awareness.

The moment the swarm leaves its habitat and attacks the city, there will be no more horror like that.

This was also the reason why she urgently summoned people.

“Assuming that there will be high-ranking monsters, send in personnel.

Please generously invest available manpower in the stabilization of the Gwacheon city area and in the probation process.”

If it was to subdue monsters, it would have been a matter of calling only the bureaucrats of the mana management organization and the backbone of influential clans.

But Sharptails existed in colonies, inhabiting fully functioning cities.

Reconsidering the evacuation of civilians, compensation for damages, and stabilization of Gangnam were tasks that officials from all walks of life had to do.

“It would be good to participate in Operation Twelve Heads as well.

What do you think, Minister of the Mana Management Organization?”

Lim Ga-eul, who gave simple instructions to the officials, found Mun-jun in the far corner.

Although she could discuss pre-evacuation and post-planning, she took a step back when it came to subjugating the monster cluster.

It was because there was no talent more qualified than him when it came to things related to monsters.

He was a living witness of <Destruction at the End of the Century>, a myth, and the head of the mana management organization.

More than anything, she trusted him.

“—Judging from the fact that they’ve been hiding so far, they must be formidable guys.”

Moonjun replied.

He glanced at the players seated across from him.

“Thus, 30% of the personnel to be deployed should be devoted to group search and subjugation, 40% to clearing the habitat, and 30% to clearing the remnants.”

“Then which clan do you think is eligible?”

As he scanned the crowd, his gaze stopped at Do Wan-joon, the King of Myeongwang Clanlord.

Even in the middle of a war of nerves between bureaucrats and players, he did not show any emotional fluctuations.

Other players were busy avoiding Mun-Jun’s gaze, but Do Wan-Jun calmly accepted his gaze.

“The player who will lead the three groups is Do Wan-jun, the Myungwang Clanlord.

And the clans that will participate in the operation are the Myungwang Clan and the Twelve Seat Bang Yeonji players.”

<Florist> Bang Yeon-ji.

She was a supporter who occupied one of the twelve seats. She was also a member of the Myungwang Clan.

“Yes, I understand. The Myungwang Clan will take responsibility and complete the colony subjugation.”

Do Wan-jun accepted Mun-jun’s instructions.

Moonjun moved his gaze to the side.

On the signpost, the name of Regulus Clan Road Gu Yeon-su was written.

“Next, Clan Regulus. And player Park Hye-rim of the Twelve Seats.”

“All right.”

Gu Yeon-soo, who covered her left eye with an eye patch, nodded with a sad face.

“finally….”

All players held their breath.

It was a feeling that most of them did not want to participate in the monster cluster subjugation.

It was the 5th tier.

He had to accept the loss of power to deal with that monster.

However, they did not have the merit of injecting players into Gwacheon City even at a loss.

Together, they avoided Munjun’s gaze.

“—Finally.”

Mun-jun showed no interest in those who avoided his gaze.

He turned his gaze to the player sitting near the door.

I was dozing. He was leaning against the backrest, arms folded, head bowed and dozed off.

Some officials found him like that and frowned.

However, Mun-jun did not disapprove of the sleeping man.

Instead, I called his name.

“—Blaze Clan and the Twelve Seat Kang Hyeon-cheol player.”

“—What?”

The man whose name was called suddenly stood up. He wiped the saliva from his mouth with the back of his hand.

The man with red hair is Blaze Clanlord.

It was Hyeoncheol Kang, the twelfth seat.

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[The fairy government has announced that it will focus its efforts on subjugating the cluster of monsters that have been confirmed to live in the Gwacheon Reservoir.

The Minister of Korea Mana Management Organization and the leader of the Twelve Seat, Moon Jun player, said that he would put the Twelve Seat players Bang Yeon-ji, Park Hye-rim, and Kang Hyeon-cheol into the colony subjugation operation.

The Myungwang Clan, the Regulus Clan, and the Blaze Clan expressed their intention to actively cooperate in the swarm subjugation operation, and the Fairy Government—.]

After hearing the news while eating dinner, Eun-ha turned to the TV.

On the screen, there were reports about the disappearance of residents in Gwacheon and the unidentified mutilation incident, which had been buzzing since the beginning of this year.

“…was it around this time?”

“what?”

“Nothing.”

Returning home after a long time, Eun-ah tilted her head and asked.

After entering the dormitory, she came out every other weekend to enjoy the dinner prepared by her mother.

Eunha watched the news.

I didn’t think to touch it in the evening.

Gwacheon city monster group subjugation operation.

He knew the operation very well.

How the operation will end, and what consequences it will bring in the future.

“…what the heck.”

The military subjugation operation was half successful and half unsuccessful