Episode 482: Ant Cave (3)
Report by Ki-Tae Park.
The Incheon government was shaken.
Hearing that an omen phenomenon was suspected, Kim Jun-hyuk immediately declared a summons.
“… … “I was complacent.”
The office is left alone.
Kim Jun-hyuk shook his head as if he was in pain.
In fact, the abnormal phenomenon in the ant cave was able to be resolved before the problem became serious.
If the Incheon government had boldly deployed troops when the two queen ants were first discovered, the omen phenomenon would have been prevented in advance.
In fact, there were many cases where premonitory symptoms were resolved through prevention.
I certainly thought it was strange, but I couldn’t move my troops carelessly in a situation where I was preparing for a catastrophe.
I was complacent.
It was incompetent.
The fact that the problem I was aware of was spreading like wildfire made me doubt myself.
‘If it really is an omen as reported by the guide. From now on, the Incheon government must eradicate the anthills, even if it means risking life and death. Jeju Island, which was once evaluated as the second safest island in Korea after Seoul, was destroyed after overlooking an omen phenomenon. Just as marine monsters rushed in and wiped out Jeju Island while they were watching, the omen phenomenon is a problem that can turn into a disaster at any time.’
The destruction of Jeju Island.
It was an example of an anti-reflection teacher.
Premonitory phenomena appear in various forms, but if you ignore them just because they are not a catastrophe, you may face a disastrous outcome.
That was already 6 years ago.
Clearly, after hearing about what happened on Jeju Island, Kim Jun-hyuk strengthened his guard against omen phenomena, but he made the mistake of overlooking what was happening in the ant cave.
There was no room for excuses.
Even if there were many restrictions on subjugation, a decision should have been made as soon as the abnormal phenomenon was discovered.
‘Roman Dmitry. Is he alive?’
I heard it from Park Ki-tae.
The fact that he entered the ant cave as a guide, and Roman Dmitry and Kang Min-ho did not run away but remained in the ant cave.
Although it wasn’t Kim Jun-hyuk’s intention, he drove them to their deaths.
If I had known that the omen phenomenon occurred in the ant cave, I would never have sent the two to the ant cave.
More than anything.
Roman Dmitry did not mobilize his forces.
Kim Jun-hyuk could not hide his miserable feeling at the fact that he had fulfilled his promise to himself.
‘When I was struggling with the anthill problem, I thought that proving Roman Dmitry was an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. This is disqualification as a mayor responsible for the safety of citizens. If the anthill was recognized as a problem that needed to be solved, the problem should not be passed on to others. If he dies, it is entirely my fault.’
I sincerely hoped.
I hope Roman Dmitry doesn’t die.
Even though he knew it was impossible, he hoped to hold out until he and the punitive force arrived.
“Mayor. “I’m ready.”
“i get it.”
It was Taeseong Lee.
Kim Jun-hyuk got up from his seat and walked outside.
Even then, there was no possibility in Kim Jun-hyuk’s mind that Roman Dmitry would succeed in subjugating him.
* * *
The punitive force immediately left the safe zone.
It was a punitive force made up of Incheon’s national army and some hunter guilds, and among them was Cheongsan, a mercenary guild.
They were commissioned.
The Hunter Guild’s main trading partner is the government.
Although it was a golden opportunity for Cheongsan to make money, he decided that there was a need to help to ensure the safety of Incheon.
In fact, for that reason, Kim Jun-hyuk coexisted with Red Moon.
Although we knew that they were working behind the scenes to advance into Seoul, the existence of Red Moon itself was a necessary evil for Incheon.
of course.
It was a thing of the past.
Just because Red Moon was needed, I had no intention of taking responsibility for their mistakes.
The road to the ant cave.
Park Ki-tae, who joined the punitive force, vented his anger as soon as he discovered Cheongsan guild master Gu Cheol-ho.
“Hey, this dog. If I had known it was such a dangerous mission, I should have told you in advance. what? If it seems dangerous, use the teleport scroll to escape? “If I had done something wrong because of you, I would have died in an anthill.”
“Oh, Ki-tae. “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry!”
“If you’re sorry, it’s Danya!”
Koo Cheol-ho curled his tail.
Although he was a close friend of Park Ki-tae, it was a matter of trust for the mercenary guild to lie about the difficulty level of the request.
if.
If a rumor spreads that the mercenaries were tricked into believing that it was a truly dangerous hunting ground and drove the mercenaries into a dangerous situation, it would be instantaneous for the mercenaries of the Cheongsan Guild to escape.
That’s what mercenaries are like.
Depending on financial conditions and their own safety, they were people who changed their affiliation overnight even if they had been involved in liquidation for years.
Gu Cheol-ho said.
“Kitae. I really didn’t know. If I had known it was such a dangerous hunting ground, I certainly wouldn’t have sent you there. And this is really a secret, but in the first place, this request was made directly by the ‘Incheon government’ and not by an individual.”
“What does that mean?”
“Literally. The client was the Incheon government. If you think about it, it doesn’t make sense for an individual to go on a hunt and pay hundreds of millions of dollars to a D-class guide. I just trusted the Incheon government. I thought they would have formed a punitive force with a good chance of winning, but I wonder if they would have known that they would send out only two people. “The reason I told you to use the scroll to run away if you were in danger was because I felt that your safety was my top priority, no matter how much the opponent was the Incheon government.”
Did the excuse work?
Park Ki-tae showed a softened reaction.
If the request was made secretly by the Incheon government, this problem could not be said to be Koo Cheol-ho’s fault.
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however.
What is the relationship between Roman Dmitry and the Incheon government?
If it was a friendly relationship, I couldn’t understand why they sent only two people to the anthill.
Gu Cheol-ho looked closely.
Judging that Park Ki-tae had calmed down, he subtly changed the topic.
“But those people who went into the ant cave. “Are those people still alive?”
suddenly.
Ki-Tae Park reminded me of Roman Dmitry.
It would be impossible with Kang Min-ho’s skills, but Roman Dmitry certainly seemed to have some credibility.
‘If he is a grade A talent… … .’
I couldn’t think of an S rank.
There are less than 20 people in the world.
There was no way that there was only one S-class hunter in Korea, Roman Dmitri.
Grade A was a possibility.
That also didn’t make sense, but it was an area that could be fitted by turning the desired circuit.
but.
Park Ki-tae shook his head and said.
“… … She’s probably dead. No matter how strong he is, it is impossible for him to last this long in that hell.”
* * *
Right after Park Ki-tae left.
Kang Min-ho held a sword and looked nervous.
Ants were pouring in endlessly from the holes drilled in all directions around the queen ant’s nest.
Wow!
Crumbling.
‘… … ‘Is this how I die?’
Dozens of queen ants.
If they continued to produce ants for a month, there was no way to guarantee when the wave of ants would end.
A thousand? Two thousand? Or tens of thousands? Because the end was unknown, Kang Min-ho felt cold sweat break out.
I had to live.
Since I couldn’t die like this, I gripped the sword tightly with my increasingly wet hands.
Unlike him.
Roman Dmitry remained calm.
“Minho Kang.”
“yes.”
“By the standards of this world, what level of skill do you think it would take for someone to be able to take care of all the ants?”
“that is… … .”
I was worried for a moment.
It is impossible for a B-rank hunter.
In that case, you must be at least Grade A or higher, but no matter how strong you are, you will inevitably lose strength as you fight against numerous ants alone.
Of course, there might be an A-level hunter who surpasses Kang Min-ho’s common sense.
However, there was only one premise that could definitively answer Roman Dmitry’s question.
“S-rank. In Korea, only a white-robed wizard can solve this situation.”
“is it.”
Sreung.
Roman Dmitry drew his sword.
As if to block Kang Min-ho’s path, he slowly walked towards the ants.
“If that’s the case, it’s a suitable experience to judge the standards of this world.”
* * *
New world.
A new standard was needed.
Roman Dmitry trusts himself, but he is not so complacent that he becomes overconfident in an unknown world.
‘Last month. I studied this world. Now, many things have been established in our minds, but it is foolish to judge the world based on knowledge received through text. Experience is needed. A clear experience that proves that what I have studied so far is true.’
Kwarung.
Crumbling.
I raised my mana.
He walked towards the ants attacking him from all directions, and the moment he encountered them, Roman Dmitry also kicked the ground.
Flash.
Papa papa phat.
The leading ants were torn apart.
As the hard outer shell was torn apart like tofu, Roman Dmitry suddenly found himself digging into a space swarming with ants.
The ants reacted fiercely. They thought that Roman Dmitry was far away, but it seemed as if he had suddenly appeared before their eyes.
Wow.
Blood splattered everywhere.
Before they could react sensuously, Roman Dmitry’s sword tore apart the ants’ bodies.
Wow!
Kyaaaaaaa!
The ants rushed at me like crazy.
As if the emotion of fear was excluded, they pushed on even as they watched their compatriots die.
The number was truly uncountable.
From a distance, it was an overwhelming sight, like black waves rushing in, but the black waves turned dark red the moment they encountered Roman Dmitry.
Flash.
If you stick your head in.
My head flew off.
If you swing your front foot.
The front foot flew off.
Even if dozens of ants attacked simultaneously, the ending of their bodies being torn apart was no different.
Quang!
Crumbling.
Everything evaporated.
As soon as Roman Dmitry took a step, the lives of the ants there disappeared. It was a one-sided massacre.
Against Roman Dmitry, the distinction between worker ants and soldier ants was meaningless; both worker ants and soldier ants were equally likely to die without being able to block a single attack.
They are just easy things anyway. Even though only a few minutes had passed, countless corpses had already piled up behind Roman Dmitry.
Risk factors?
It didn’t exist.
Visually, it looked quite dangerous, but the attacks coming from all directions were all within Roman Dmitry’s area.
There was no need to avoid it.
It was cut down just as it was attacking.
Its strong forepaws cracked, its body split in two, its teeth shattered, and its head flew off.
I felt thirsty.
more.
More, more.
I wanted them to be strong.
When he first entered the unknown world, Roman Dmitry had expectations that he might meet a new strong person, regardless of his feelings about his past life.
I remembered every intense moment.
An opponent who cannot guarantee victory even if he/she puts forth all his/her strength. Even though it was a difficult life where his blood dried and he walked down a thorny path, he had never felt more alive than he did then.
at last.
Roman Dmitry was such a being.
A being who does not stand out in a peaceful life and finds meaning in life only by living in an unusual way.
It was contradictory.
While hoping to regain the peaceful life of his previous life, Roman Dmitry prayed that the process would be difficult.
Flash.
Crack.
slaughtered
He exuded his presence.
When more than a thousand ants were slaughtered, the queen ants who were watching the situation could not stand it anymore and rushed at them.
The queen ant is a B-grade monster.
Aside from its ability to lay eggs of over a hundred ants a day, it is a powerful monster that is classified as Class B simply because of its hard shell and sharp teeth.
But that’s it.
The situation of the queen ant was no different.
Like worker ants, like soldier ants.
When Roman Dmitry’s sword ground their bodies, their once tough outer shell was sprayed with dark red blood.
Wow.
Kieeeeek.
The ants screamed.
It was overwhelming.
The fear was contagious as if imprinted in their cells, and they realized late that Roman Dmitry was something they could not handle.
‘If this is the level of disaster people are talking about… … .’
Kwasik.
He trampled on the head of the queen ant fluttering on the floor.
Now the decision has been made.
‘There is no reason to hesitate from now on.’
After slaughtering all the ants in front of me.
Roman Dmitry will proceed with his plans without hesitation.
fantasy,
