Episode 232: Underwater Battle (3)
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Around that time.
Go Joo-hee and Gong Yoo-seok, who had been wasting their time at outside work, were moving to Chae Gwan-hyeong’s office.
The ‘outside work’ they were doing was to keep an eye on Kang-hu’s residence and the area where he lived.
So I went to Kang-hu’s home address listed on the record, but there was nothing there.
It wasn’t something like, “There are no people.” The address was the address of a place that had become ruins.
I searched for traces under the pseudonym Jeong Seon-gyu that Kang-hu used in the past, but the results were zero.
The whole day was blown away by that wind.
Considering that it is common to live in an apartment or a secure mansion in a safe area of a large city.
Kang Hu’s living pattern, whose place of residence could not be specified, was unexpected.
This leads to the conclusion that they continue to live a wandering life without a home and find lodging and food in hotels.
“What do you think about visiting Lee Ye-rin one more time than Brother Kwan?”
While moving to Chae Kwan-hyung’s office, Go Joo-hee spoke to Gong Yoo-seok with a dark look on her face.
Go Joo-hee, who does not like Chae Gwan-hyung, seemed reluctant to meet him.
Then Gong Seok shook his head.
“I’ve met Lee Ye-rin too often these days. “She doesn’t do us any good by giving the impression that our guild is overly interested in her.”
The relationship between the Purification Guild and Yerin Lee was good.
However, as Gong Seok said, I did not want to give the impression of being overly dependent.
In the end, Lee Ye-rin’s essence is that she is the head of a mercenary group that deals with clients… so
she thinks she can do business with Kang-hu.
You may intentionally try to increase the value of your intervention.
“Hmm.”
“If Brother Kwan says something that crosses the line or insults you, I will definitely take action, so don’t worry.”
“Sorry.”
“What are you sorry about? That doesn’t mean it isn’t true. don’t mind. “No matter what he’s doing.”
Gong Yoo-seok, who had comforted Go Joo-hee, who looked distraught, was now standing in front of Chae Gwan-hyeong’s office.
However, the attendants seemed to have left their seats by order, so not a single person was seen around.
I pushed the slightly open office door and saw countless high heels lying around inside.
What appears to be a man’s shoe is Chae Gwan-hyeong’s. At that moment, Go Joo-hee made a disgusted expression.
He said the words ‘ignore’ to Ko Joo-hee with his mouth so that Gong Yoo-seok couldn’t hear him, and then began to speak.
“Is Captain Chae Gwan-hyung there? This is a shared seat. “I had to come here because I had something to discuss.”
Leader.
This is Chae Gwan-hyung’s favorite title.
When I hear the word ‘captain’, a passion that I didn’t have before arises and I feel like I have the whole world or something.
There was Jang Si-hwan who was the ‘real captain’, but it was Chae Gwan-hyung who particularly liked being called captain.
There was likely to be confusion over the title.
Thanks to Jang Si-hwan’s traffic control, saying that there is only one leader of the Jeonghwa guild, Chae Gwan-hyung, became his only title.
“Who the fuck are you? Didn’t I tell you not to let anyone in? “What kind of guy with an X on his head ignores me and comes in and calls me?”
Despite Gong Seok’s careful words, what came back was a curse that stuck in my ears right from the start.
Gong Yoo-seok stretched out his hand to stop Go Joo-hee, who was angry.
Unlike Jang Si-hwan, who is willing to listen to harsh comments at times, Chae Gwan-hyeong is the type of person who cannot tolerate harsh words.
I didn’t want to see my lover get caught up in something unnecessary and get into trouble.
“This is a shared seat. I’m really sorry. “While working on a task that had not been approved by Master Jang Si-hwan, I ran into a problem and immediately went to see the leader.”
“wait! You have to put on your panties and go out before you can talk or not. “Fuck, why are you wearing that again?”
“….”
A conversation takes place within which it is difficult to guess the situation.
“Please at least give me a towel. uh. okay.”
Soon, Chae Gwan-hyung, barely covering his lower body with a long shower towel, came out with an irritated expression on his face.
There was no hesitation in Chae Gwan-hyeong’s eyes as he gave Gong Seok and Go Joo-hee an equally disdainful look.
Those eyes are the default for the character Chae Gwan-hyung.
The only time the default disappears is when I met Jang Si-hwan. The look in their eyes was different back then.
“I’m glad it was before the game I saw. If not, I would have beaten anyone and started.”
“Thank you for your understanding.”
Gong Yoo-seok cleverly let go of Chae Gwan-hyeong’s harsh words and lowered his head. Go Joo-hee also had an example.
Soon, Chae Gwan-hyeong took a swig of the whiskey he had poured into a glass and continued speaking.
“What is it?”
“We need a good tracker. “I think we need talented people who can minimize the risk of backtracking or detection.”
“If it’s a guy like that, there won’t be a problem because I have a lot of people under his control. “But who are you tracking?”
“I am a hunter named Shin Kang-hoo.”
“Shinganghu? It’s a rustic baby from the name. Who is he? “What kind of idiot is this that I even put my eyes on?”
“That’s it…”
Ganghu’s status suddenly became a nobody.
If Kang-hoo had known, he would have burst out laughing, but Chae Gwan-hyeong’s words were sincere.
To Chae Gwan-hyeong, Kang-hu was just an insignificant and poor hunter who was completely unrecognized.
“I’ll show you the pictures first.”
Gong Seok very carefully set the starting point of the story. It seemed like it would be a long story.
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After breaking up with Ban Se-young.
Kanghu was thinking again about the ‘reason’ she had raised as a topic.
I gave her a rough look around.
He lost someone precious to him and that’s why he wants revenge. I can’t tell you any more details.
However, Kang Hu did not have a clear grudge against Go Gyeong-ho.
It’s just a sacrificial lamb to pass the Constellation test.
It turns out that he is a really bad guy, so it would be correct to say that he was given a good reason.
Suddenly this thought occurred to me.
What if the Dimension Stealer presents a new Constellation Test?
If the test is given by killing a good hunter or an ordinary person who is close to Ganghu or is innocent.
Is it right to take that test or is it right to give up?
Life in the gray area is a different problem from the black area.
Can you use any means and methods to achieve your goal?
Still, it was a question of whether the minimum good could be maintained. It may seem simple, but it is a very complex problem.
It is too passive to hope that the Holy See will not play with tests or contract terms.
“….”
Ganghu washed away the slight traces of blood remaining on the dagger’s corrupted beliefs in the pouring rainwater.
There is already a lot of blood buried.
Would it be a big sin to spill a little hot and pure blood here? It could work. No, it doesn’t work.
“Damn.”
Ganghu cursed and nervously shook the rain off his dagger. It’s not a healthy concern.
It might be better to collide with the constellation once in this area. It’s an honest conversation.
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The next evening.
The weather turned worse than expected yesterday, creating the most optimal weather for a surprise attack.
Before the full-scale attack begins.
Before the main force led by Jeon Se-hyeok was divided, Ganghu cleared the way ahead.
On the road to the Pyeongtaek branch, there were a few advance guard posts, albeit in a crude form.
Ganghu secretly infiltrated the place and eliminated several hunters at once.
Since he was a low-level hunter who had not even entered into a constellation contract, he was ‘instantly killed’ by a massive beheading.
That also meant that the hunter he was dealing with was a low-level hunter below level 80.
【Monster hunters whose level is less than 33% of the user level are killed in one hit.】 This
is due to this option of Great Decapitation.
Even if you just brush against it, you die.
From the victim’s perspective, why is this? A situation that can be said to occur.
It was none of Kang-hu’s business to know, since he was going to die anyway.
“That guy named Mojo. It’s really amazing. Not a single one can withstand two attacks. “I think you’ll just die if a dagger sticks in you.”
Jeon Se-hyuk’s teammates, who were watching the scene from afar, nodded.
Some quick-witted people realized that the assassin was Kang Hu, but they did not show it.
And the hunters who saw Kang-hoo for the first time were amazed at how he quickly overpowered the hunters at the guard post.
The key to surprise is speed.
Especially when targeting such a guard post, it is important to ensure that not even a single person can send an alarm or warning signal.
Kanghu specialized in this very area.
Quick and accurate termination.
I thought the current situation could be summarized nicely if I summarized it into three keywords.
After neutralizing several guard posts, Ganghu disappeared from the sight of his team members without a sound.
Now, your part as a team is over. It was Jeon Se-hyuk and the team’s turn to perform the sword dance with the Pyeongtaek branch.
Kang-hoo immediately turned and headed to the point where Go Kyeong-ho was expected to come.
The goal was one from the beginning.
Go Kyung-ho.
We have to kill the guy who has ‘Pure Black Hypocrite’ as his main constellation.
That’s how much you can grow by obtaining the fourth and fifth perks of the Pure Dark Seeker Constellation.
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15 minutes later.
“Fuck…! You’re an insider. “What kind of nonsense is this?”
Go Kyung-ho, who received an urgent call from the Eclipse Pyeongtaek branch, left the hotel and was heading to the branch.
Because the road was completely muddy due to the heavy rain, I left my car behind and started running.
The road was full of muddy water and washed-up dirt, as if a landslide had occurred somewhere.
Choosing to abandon the car and travel on foot was a reasonable choice considering the current situation.
But I heard shocking news.
It is said that there was an insider in the Pyeongtaek branch.
It is said that all the doors to the branch were already fully opened before the attack by Jeon Se-hyuk’s group began.
That wasn’t all.
All external barriers built for defense were completely neutralized, and the entire branch became a tin can building.
I don’t know if this can be called fortunate, but insiders say they succeeded in killing him.
According to what I found out before he died, he was apparently planted by an insider from the ‘Abyss’.
Considering that the members of the Eclipse organization in the Pyeongtaek branch had been working together for at least two years… they
had planted an insider two years in advance. How thoroughly did you prepare?
Anyway, things went wrong.
Because none of the defense facilities were functioning properly, the entire front line of the branch was wiped out from the start.
Jeon Se-hyuk and his gang are so infamous that they are second to none in terms of bone thickness on the battlefield.
If he didn’t go and take care of the situation, the entire Pyeongtaek branch could be neutralized in an instant.
Splash splash!
I didn’t care about the muddy water splashing all over my body or my drenched body.
After all, when you get to the branch, you’re going to have to take a shower with hot blood.
“Jeon Se-hyuk, this bastard….”
Go Kyung-ho gritted his teeth and increased his speed even more.
It seemed like if I ran at full speed for just 7 minutes, the branch would be within sight.
however.
“What is this again…”
There was something blocking the path ahead in the pouring rain.
A man with murderous eyes pouring out through his bangs that were drenched in rain.
His eyes were fixed somewhere on his chest.
That moment.
Go Kyung-ho recognized him.
“Shinganghu?”
Eclipse’s first-degree extermination target.
The ‘villain’ that Kang Dong-hyun had been looking for so long was somehow here.
perhaps… Maybe this is a chance to make a splash?