Episode 475: Unconventional move (1)
It was a shocking sight.
Red Moon.
A large guild representing Incheon.
Red Moon, which was said to be able to enter Seoul someday at its current growth rate, was destroyed due to a dispute with just one person.
Everywhere I looked, dead bodies caught my eye.
The corpses seemed to have been struggling to get out of the building while alive, but were unable to move beyond a few steps from the door.
That wasn’t all.
Direct commander.
Taeseong Lee approached and said.
“We found Cha Dong-cheol’s body. however… … .”
I trailed off.
Cha Dong-cheol’s appearance revealed a shocking truth.
“Based on the traces left on the body, it appears that Cha Dong-cheol was tortured during his lifetime.”
“torture?”
“yes. The reason for the torture is unknown, but the wounds inflicted on the abdomen were not caused during a fierce exchange of attack and defense. If so, the problem becomes bigger. As you know, Cha Dong-cheol is a very talented person. To the extent of unilaterally massacring the entire Red Moon, including Cha Dong-cheol, it is highly likely that an unidentified peak hunter is forming a force. “This is absolutely impossible with the efforts of just one individual.”
He declared.
Taeseong Lee is also a peak hunter.
As someone who knew Cha Dong-cheol’s skills well, he could not escape the realm of common sense.
Kim Jun-hyuk also agreed.
For it to be the work of a single individual, the sight that was seen was horrendous.
‘… … ‘What a force.’
My head hurt.
Unidentified person who formed a faction.
I was planning on recruiting him somehow, but if he had his back on power, he might have dark intentions that I couldn’t understand.
Kim Jun-hyuk pressed his temples. As was his natural habit whenever his head hurt, he reached into his pocket and took out a cigarette.
Dull.
“Whoa.”
He exhaled the smoke that had been sucked deep into his lungs.
yet.
It was not the time to conclude the situation.
We had to prepare for the worst, but we couldn’t know the truth from the bodies lying on the floor.
It was then.
One of the direct officers spoke in an excited voice.
“We have secured CCTV footage! “The whole situation is recorded here!”
* * *
I moved my seat.
The direct representative said.
“There is no sound as if there was a shock from outside. But there is no problem in finding out what happened here.”
“Play.”
“yes.”
CCTV footage was played.
yet.
The situation before the massacre occurred when the climax hunter first visited the Red Moon building was replayed.
It was different from what I expected.
Lee Tae-seong said that he would have brought his forces with him, but the peak hunter entered the Red Moon building alone with Kang Min-ho. The atmosphere inside was not good.
As if Go Sang-ho’s death had been revealed, Red Moon guild members flocked to the place and were ushered into the reception room, but the atmosphere was not strange even if a battle broke out at any time.
I could tell even without sound.
Guild members whispering.
Ko Sang-min’s face is hot.
Their attitude of constantly fiddling with their weapons proved that the peak hunter was a very uncomfortable guest.
Finally, Cha Dong-cheol appeared.
From then on, things progressed quickly.
Cha Dong-cheol spoke with a fierce expression, and at his signal, Red Moon guild members rushed at him all at once.
“… … no way.”
Kim Jun-hyuk’s eyes wavered.
Expectations were wrong.
Of course, the result that was thought to be possible only through a group was being created by the peak hunter alone on the CCTV screen.
Kang Min-ho didn’t even come forward.
He just watched from a few feet away like a bystander, and the Red Moon guild members who came rushing in from all directions were dealt with by him as a peak hunter alone.
It was a one-sided massacre.
The pinnacle hunter slaughtered all the attacking creatures, and even blocked Cha Dong-cheol’s momentary surprise attack without any hesitation.
Close match with Cha Dong-cheol. Cha Dong-cheol made a powerful attack just as people remember him, but he was not able to land a single effective hit and one of his arms was blown off.
It was over.
Cha Dong-cheol collapses.
Climax Hunter’s torture.
After the goal was achieved, the massacre began again, and Kim Jun-hyuk took his eyes off the monitor.
“Mayor.”
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It was Taeseong Lee.
Kim Jun-hyuk did not know what meaning was implied in the words that simply called him.
“Yes, the unidentified peak hunter is clearly Grade A. Otherwise, this result would not be possible.”
I got goosebumps.
Grade A.
A special being of less than 30 people in Korea was the identity of an unidentified person.
My mouth was dry.
If they had ignored Kang Min-ho’s warning and approached the peak hunter, the Incheon government would have had to deal with the anger towards Red Moon.
Then there was a part that I didn’t understand even more. Where on earth did an A-rank hunter appear? Grade B was also an incredible talent that was trying to capture him at all costs, but if it was Grade A, it went without saying.
A position where one is given the title of VIP in any country.
Even if you request naturalization from powerful countries such as the United States and Russia, they will welcome A-grade hunters with hundreds of millions of dollars.
‘When inferred from a conversation with Kang Min-ho, it is clear that the unidentified Gyeongsang Hunter is an independent. That’s probably why they gave us a one-month deadline. Should I report this to the central government? If the central government found out about the existence of an A-rank hunter, they would immediately send someone to recruit him.’
I thought about it again and again.
This incident.
It’s not the peak hunter’s fault.
Although it may be difficult to control the incident due to its large scale, as the CCTV footage proves, Cha Dong-cheol ordered the attack first.
The problem I am currently concerned about was not the area of right or wrong. Kim Jun-hyuk, who had been thinking for a while even though the CCTV screen was colored black and white, looked at Lee Tae-seong and asked.
“Direct commander.”
“yes.”
“Is there a chance that this incident will leak out?”
“Not internally. The personnel who monitored the climax hunter belong to the direct unit, and all troops mobilized in this operation are also part of the direct unit. The direct unit absolutely follows the orders of the mayor of Incheon. “If we keep quiet, the truth about Red Moon’s destruction will be revealed, but we can hide who did it.”
“Then destroy the CCTV data. And let people know about Red Moon’s destruction by giving an appropriate reason.”
“… … “Can you tell me why?”
Dull.
I lit a cigarette.
Hunters don’t smoke.
This was to avoid negative effects on the body as much as possible, but Kim Jun-hyuk, an ordinary person, did not need to do so.
It contained cigarette smoke.
With a slightly gaunt face, he showed sharp eyes.
“Isn’t it obvious? “We will try to recruit Grade A hunters before others find out about their existence.”
* * *
Roman Dmitry returned to the villa.
Ko Sang-ho’s body had been removed by a cleaner, and Kang Min-ho brought the items prepared at Roman Dmitry’s request.
“This is the information you requested. “First of all, these are the basics, and I will bring additional detailed information.”
The truth of the winner.
There was a need to know it before the language.
It’s not that I haven’t been studying for a while, but since it’s only been a few days, I didn’t know that Dmitri’s legend exists.
Measures to prevent something like this from happening.
Roman Dmitry carefully reviewed the materials, focusing on the points he considered most important.
First, the system.
[After the Absolute predicted the apocalypse, people describe the emergence of a connection with the system as awakening. This system, which is a type of game, provides a certain amount of compensation every time a monster is dealt with, and all ordinary hunters become stronger in this way. If that is the majority, the successors and the chosen ones are very special beings, making up 0.01% of the total.]
Existence of exceptions.
The winner was as explained by Cha Dong-cheol.
If they are beings who accept memories from beyond the dimension, then the chosen ones are literally chosen.
[In addition to the First Absolute, there are beings similar to him, and they directly select awakened people and give them many things to help them become stronger. In a system that is like a kind of sponsor, people who study the apocalypse have speculated that this may be a play for the Absolutes. What is certain is that the chosen ones basically have more powerful abilities than the successors.]
Absolute.
The chosen one.
It was a complicated link.
The Absolutes used the Earth as a stage for testing, predicted 10 apocalypses, and gave them special abilities to help them survive the apocalypses.
Perhaps, as people speculated, this was just their entertainment. The method of offering carrots and sticks at the same time was incomprehensible in the realm of common sense.
Fundamental parts of this world.
I checked them all.
Although no one other than Dmitry’s successor could find a link to his past life, Roman Dmitry came to one conclusion.
‘At the time of the conquest of the Demon World. It was said that the demon world started a game of attacking the earthly world, following the unknown beings that once attacked the demon world. It may be in a similar context. These Absolutes do not have any special purpose to save humanity, but are purely beings who enjoy humanity’s disaster.’
The truth could not be known from fragmentary information.
One thing is certain.
Both disasters and the power to prevent disasters originate from the absolute.
And the fact that they possessed that ability meant very special possibilities.
That’s it.
Roman Dmitry wanted that possibility.
* * *
I called Kang Min-ho and asked.
“10 apocalypses. “After enduring all that miserable reality, what kind of future do you think awaits you?”
“… … well.”
Kang Min-ho blurted out his words.
The future after the apocalypse.
I didn’t think about it deeply.
Because we had to solve the realistic problems that were immediately in front of us, the future after the catastrophe was just a fantasy that could not be told to people yet.
Of course, I sincerely hope that such a future will come. However, since hope and despair are proportional, I had no intention of increasing despair with useless hope.
Roman Dmitry said.
“People all vaguely anticipate a post-catastrophe future. Perhaps a peaceful world will come. Maybe so. If the Absolute had done all this for entertainment, there would be no reason to slaughter people after achieving its purpose. “Whether the life of an ant that can be pressed with a finger disappears or remains the same is not that important to him.”
Absolute.
A god-like being.
‘All problems originate from the Absolute. What is currently happening on Earth proves that the Absolute is a divine being. It might be possible with the power of the Absolute. Just as memories from across dimensions influence the Earth, the two worlds can coexist without collapsing. Then I must meet the Absolute. I must destroy him and use his abilities to create the future I want.’
New purpose.
The direction of life has been decided.
Absolute.
He has not been seen once since the first disaster.
There are records of similar beings appearing several times, but the first Absolute has never appeared in any way.
Then there was only one way to meet him.
Just as it first appeared to declare an apocalypse, there was a high probability that it would appear again if all 10 apocalypses were prevented.
That was my chance.
Roman Dmitry said.
“I told you so. From the moment you decide to live in this world, you will form your own territory. “Now I have changed my mind.”
My presence swelled.
Looking into Kang Min-ho’s shaking eyes, Roman Dmitry revealed his presence.
“I will rule the entire world. So that people can flock under my name and prevent all 10 apocalypses. “I will make that happen.”
An unconventional statement.
I was out of breath.
That was a type of remark that was unacceptable, or even impossible to imagine, in Kang Min-ho’s world.
fantasy,
