Episode 483: Ant Cave (4)
The leader of the punitive force was Park Ki-tae.
Since this was a road he had already passed once, he opened the road without hesitation.
“This is the entrance to the ant cave. Since the space is limited from now on, it would be better to organize separate troops to take the lead.”
“Direct department. You take the lead.”
“All right.”
It was a neat movement.
Park Ki-tae and other direct troops entered the ant cave first, and Kim Jun-hyuk joined their ranks even though he was an ordinary person.
It was a familiar sight to the people of Incheon.
Normally, ordinary commanders only give orders from afar, but the mayor of Incheon was within sight no matter how intense the battlefield was.
It moved quickly.
A situation where every minute and every second counts.
People were certain that Roman Dmitry and Kang Min-ho were dead, but Kim Jun-hyuk did not rule out the possibility.
‘If you’re still alive. The time they spend here is directly related to their lives.’
How far did it travel?
Suddenly, movement was detected ahead.
“Ready for battle!”
“Everyone take up arms!”
Taeseong Lee shouted.
Park Ki-tae stepped back, and soon the ants appeared through the darkness.
Wow!
Kyaaaaaaa!
People’s faces were stained with bewilderment.
At first glance, the number of ants easily exceeded hundreds, and the ants were constantly pouring in from the darkness where visibility was not yet secured.
It was a situation I was worried about.
Now that the firepower cannot be fully demonstrated due to the small space, the endless attacks of ants have made people nervous.
That moment.
Kim Jun-hyuk calmly gathered people’s hearts.
“A small space is advantageous for the minority to deal with the majority. First, fight back against the attacking ants, and replace those who are low on stamina or injured with the rear personnel. Keep in mind. Although time is running out, there is no need to move forward hastily. “We calmly and reliably eliminate all the ants.”
“All right.”
It was an appropriate command.
At Kim Jun-hyuk’s command, the lead troops took their positions and immediately swung their weapons at the incoming ants.
Crack.
Wow!
Crumbling.
The battle has begun.
Blood splattered as humans and ants intertwined, and in the first battle, the humans overwhelmingly slaughtered the ants.
All direct units are made up of special level hunters or higher.
Each of them had enough fighting ability to withstand a swarm of soldier ants, so they did not appear shaken even when hundreds of ants were attacking them.
especially.
Taesung Lee was outstanding.
Lee Tae-seong, who used dual swords, broke away from the line and unilaterally carried out a massacre in a space infested with ants.
‘Rampant dance.’
Papa papa phat.
It was a shocking sight.
People who did not know of Lee Tae-seong’s existence could not help but be impressed by the skill of the Incheon government’s master.
However, despite the propaganda of the direct government, the ants did not retreat.
Rather than flashing murderous intent and intent on killing, they pushed in steadily, even trampling on the ants in front of them, as if they were being chased by something.
It was strange.
The first person to discover the singularity was Kim Jun-hyuk.
‘The ants’ reaction is strange. If you intend to deal with the intruders, you must attack them one after another, but the ants are coming in one after another to the extent that they interfere with the attacks of the preceding ants. Could this mean that there is something behind it?’
Moment.
One possibility came to mind.
It was impossible.
Although it was very unlikely to be realized, Kim Jun-hyuk decided that a response appropriate to the situation was necessary.
“Don’t move forward recklessly, but stick to your position. The reason is unknown, but the ants appear to be rushing in impatiently. “If you stick to your position and respond calmly, you can minimize the damage.”
The existence of Kim Jun-hyuk.
That was the reason he was with me on the battlefield.
Although he was just an ordinary person, he was born with the ability to read battles, and people blindly followed his orders.
The battle was repeated.
It was impossible to calculate how many ants were disposed of, and at some point the narrow passageway became filled with dead ants.
The faces of Lee Tae-seong and other members of the unit were stained with blood.
We managed our stamina appropriately by swapping with rear team members in the middle, and with the help of hunters like Cheongsan, the damage was not significant.
A storm passed by.
There were no more ants to be seen.
It was then.
Ki-tae Park shouted.
“Something is coming again!”
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chuck.
Cheekcheok.
People taking up arms.
They seemed nervous, but they couldn’t help but be shocked when they saw something that appeared through the darkness.
“… … no way.”
Park Ki-tae opens his eyes wide.
It was certain.
The identity of something was Roman Dmitry, who was thought to be dead.
* * *
It was a shocking sight.
Even Kim Jun-hyuk, who had maintained his composure throughout the battle, was left speechless by Roman Dmitry’s survival.
‘I didn’t think so.’
What if?
It was the presence of Roman Dmitry.
I thought that if he did not die and was unilaterally slaughtering the ants, the ants that escaped from him might run away from the inside.
It was an extremely absurd hypothesis.
So I quickly erased it from my mind, but as if laughing at myself, Roman Dmitry appeared completely fine.
I got goosebumps.
Current situation.
It meant one thing.
‘Roman Dmitry is at least a grade A hunter. No, perhaps even such a prediction is just a common sense standard.’
If you think about it.
Roman Dmitry has never revealed his skills.
At first, I judged it to be a B grade for its performance in dealing with a group of soldier ants, but later I was convinced that it was an A grade for its unconventional move of massacring Red Moon.
But now I wasn’t even sure if it was grade A.
It was proven that it was at least Grade A, but there was a possibility that it was higher than that if it was enough to solve the omen phenomenon alone.
S grade.
I felt thirsty.
If he was an S-level player, he could understand Roman Dmitry’s ambition to swallow up Incheon.
‘S-level talent is a measure of a country’s national power. The Republic of Korea is a country where the central government wields great power, but even they cannot completely control the White Wizard and have barely formed a cooperative relationship. The white-robed wizard has the power to escape the control of the central government. If Roman Dmitry is of the same skill level as the White Wizard, Incheon can rise to a completely different position due to the presence of that one person.’
A fleeting moment.
Many thoughts were tangled in my head.
People fell into silence.
At a time when everyone was looking at Roman Dmitry with a shocked face, he walked hurriedly towards Kim Jun-hyuk.
The road has been opened.
Lee Tae-seong and other direct troops stayed by Kim Jun-hyuk’s side, but Roman Dmitry looked at Kim Jun-hyuk as if he didn’t care.
“We defeated the anthill as promised.”
Drop, drop.
Blood dripped from the sword.
Roman Dmitry himself revealed that what people had speculated was true.
Kim Jun-hyuk’s shaking eyes.
I told him the reality.
“So, now it’s your turn to make the decision.”
* * *
The punitive force returned to Incheon.
Although great results were achieved without major losses, people knew that it was not their fault.
Roman Dmitry.
It was everyone’s concern.
Kim Jun-hyuk, who returned to the office, also reflected on Roman Dmitry’s words.
“… … “Is it really right to hand Incheon over to him?”
There was no question about his skills.
but.
The intention was questionable.
If you were an S-level player, even powerful countries would treat you with great treatment, but it was not common sense to accept that they were only asking for Incheon.
At first, I thought it was okay as long as I had the skills.
However, when I showed skills that went beyond common sense, I felt like everything I had thought about was falling apart.
I looked out the window.
The sight of the peaceful city reminded Kim Jun-hyuk of the moment six years ago when the fifth apocalypse struck.
‘Incheon couldn’t handle the monster attacks. Rather than the numerous monsters that completely filled the field of view, a few monsters that were evaluated as Grade A devastated Incheon. It’s not an S-level catastrophe, it’s only A-level. Incheon couldn’t even handle that and lost many people.’
that day.
Kim Jun-hyuk desperately contacted the central government.
I asked them to please send someone skilled to deal with the A-class monsters, but they said that the safety of Seoul was their top priority and sent reinforcements ten days later.
Of course, Incheon was devastated.
In a situation where all the people who had worked hard together to build Incheon had died, Kim Jun-hyuk, shedding bloody tears, pledged to make Incheon stronger than it is now.
And now.
Not much has changed.
Although they had talented players like Lee Tae-seong, it was impossible to even prevent the same situation as then.
‘That’s Incheon’s limit.’
korea.
It is a weak country.
The talented people did not even want to belong to the Republic of Korea, and among them, there was no talented person who wanted to stay in Incheon, which was only a city.
Lee Tae-seong is just a special case.
Kim Jun-hyuk couldn’t sleep at night and struggled to get far, but the limitations of the background of Incheon prevented him from moving forward.
Roman Dmitry.
He is different.
If he is truly an S-rank hunter, Incheon can face a completely different future due to the presence of that one person.
It was then.
smart.
“Can I come in?”
Lee Tae-seong visited Kim Jun-hyuk.
* * *
Taesung Lee did not sit down.
Seeing Kim Jun-hyuk looking out the window with a complicated expression, I explained the main point of finding him.
“Do you remember that day six years ago? that day. Having lost my only brother, I thought about dying. I didn’t stop fighting monsters as day and night changed countless times, and I was dying more and more. Then, I saw the mayor in my eyes. Ordinary commanders, even those who were hunters, abandon the city and run away when a catastrophe strikes. But when I saw the mayor who stayed on the front lines and screamed, I cursed the heavens and wondered why a person like him was not given power.”
I swallowed down the boiling emotions.
Lee Tae-seong, who could not die that day, accepted a person named Kim Jun-hyuk into his heart.
“Incheon survived that hellish moment. The mayor declared reconstruction without leaving Incheon, inspiring hope in the hearts of Incheon citizens. Mayor. The reason I rejected the central government’s offer to recruit me that day was because I trusted the mayor’s will. I believed that if you were the mayor, you would create a strong Incheon that would never repeat a disaster like that one. So whatever choice you make going forward, I will follow it. “I, Lee Tae-seong, live for the mayor, no, for the human being Kim Jun-hyuk.”
It was a desperate voice.
Lee Tae-seong.
He was a poor child.
Lee Tae-seong, who was a C-level hunter at the time, secured B-level qualification after much effort after pledging loyalty to Kim Jun-hyuk.
There was a lot of talk even at the time of my promotion.
The central government once again made a huge offer, but Lee Tae-seong flatly rejected their offer, hiding the reason that he was following Kim Jun-hyuk.
I couldn’t answer for a while.
Kim Jun-hyuk, who had been staring endlessly out the window, looked at Lee Tae-seong with eyes that made a decision.
“okay. It’s as you said. I will definitely create a strong Incheon that cannot be shaken by any threat, and it does not matter whether Roman Dmitry is a bad person or a good person. “He has great power, and the only important thing is that such a person wants Incheon.”
I made a decision.
Although I worried for a long time, there was no hesitation from the moment I made up my mind.
“From now on, I will resign from my position as Mayor of Incheon and do my best to prevent Roman Dmitry from leaving Incheon.”
* * *
next day.
Kim Jun-hyuk visited Roman Dmitry.
“I will accept your offer. “If you guarantee the safety of Incheon, I will gladly give up my position as mayor of Incheon.”
I bowed my head.
I set an example and accepted the fact that I was a subordinate.
‘Kim Junhyuk.’
Roman Dmitry liked him.
Kim Jun-hyuk is a man with clear aspirations, and more than anything, I saw his strength in the process of subduing the ant tunnel. It is not easy to exist on the battlefield without any power.
If he had been allowed even an ounce of power, the landscape of the Republic of Korea would not have been the same as it is now.
Roman Dmitry said.
“From now on, Incheon is mine. However, the position of Incheon mayor is not needed. For the people living in this city, the existence of ‘Mayor Kim Jun-hyuk’ has symbolic meaning. “You will continue to serve as mayor of Incheon, but you will have to follow my orders.”
“All right.”
“And how did you handle the last Red Moon incident?”
It was a natural underbelly.
Seeing the way he immediately accepted the situation, Kim Jun-hyuk thought that Roman Dmitry might have a special past.
Junhyuk Kim said.
“We judged that the situation could become complicated if the central government found out the truth, so we initially said that it was the Incheon government. The problem is the extermination of the ant tunnels. In the last Red Moon incident, the truth was able to be hidden because only direct troops were involved, but the suppression of the ant tunnel is impossible because hunter guilds are involved.”
I wanted to hide the truth as much as possible.
I don’t know if Incheon, led by Roman Dmitry, takes over, but I don’t know what will happen if its existence is revealed to the central government.
A skill capable of sweeping away the omen phenomenon alone. The central government would be tempted to recruit him, so special measures were needed to bury the truth.
however.
“Why did you hide the truth?”
“… … The central government is the leading force in South Korea. I thought I would get in trouble if I got their attention.”
yet.
Kim Jun-hyuk did not know Roman Dmitry.
The matter with Taejun Moon was solely his judgment, and Roman Dmitry did not want that kind of picture.
Roman Dmitry said.
“Red Moon incident, suppression of ant tunnels. Reveal all the truth to people. “The revelation of my existence will be the starting point for Incheon to change.”
Nangjungjichu (囊中之錐).
Roman Dmitry didn’t hide in the first place.
I was used to revealing things, and by revealing them, I shook up the game.
that’s the.
This was the essence of Roman Dmitry.
fantasy,
