Episode 184: The Corrupt Truth (1)
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Contrary to Kang Hu’s expectation that he would ask for reasons for this and that, Ahn Young-ho did not ask anything.
He simply provided the ‘human pass’ that Kang-hu needed and never asked why he needed it.
The meaning of silence for Ahn Young-ho and those who deal with Ahn Young-ho is simpler than one might think.
There is something you want to hide.
In front of the clairvoyant of truth, one only speaks the truth, so one chooses silence that does not reveal the truth.
Kang Hu believed that Ahn Young-ho would probably conduct research on the Fukuoka Liberation Zone in his own way.
I guess it didn’t matter.
The liberation zone is ultimately a place where hunters live together, so it wouldn’t be surprising if they went there out of curiosity.
Of course, it’s perfect to hear a crazy person talk. This is because it is not strange if you die from being shot by a magic bullet anytime and anywhere.
First of all, thanks to Ahn Young-ho, I was able to get a pass to enter from the outskirts of the Fukuoka Liberation Zone.
The dungeon that Kanghu must go to is Kanashimi Dungeon.
The Japanese word for sadness, expressed in Korean, is sadness dungeon. It’s a name that seems to have a story.
The entity that manages Kanashimi Dungeon is the Hayabusa Guild, which is also the hegemony of the Fukuoka Liberation Zone.
As its name means hunting hawk, the Hayabusa Guild could have become a representative force in the Fukuoka Liberation Zone.
Acquiring all the rights was just around the corner.
However, the anti-Hayabusa forces, who could not just sit by and see this, formed an alliance and set out to stop it.
In the Hayabusa Guild, guilds that were thought to never be able to unite have come together as one.
Thanks to this, every day in the liberated area of Fukuoka is now a war.
Because there were mercenaries of unknown nationality mixed in, there was no separate hell.
Among them, there were quite a few crazy people who came to enjoy murder.
Even if Ishihara Yuuji suddenly appears there, no hunter would be surprised.
‘The Kanashimi Dungeon has a charm that cannot be given up.’
As Ganghu thought, there was something special about Kanashimi Dungeon.
The point is that you can gain experience points simply by ‘being’ in the dungeon.
Although it is a very small amount, experience points continue to accumulate just by staying still, so many hunters came to get free experience points.
In particular, many hunters came who were at a low level but couldn’t find a way to raise it.
There were just as many hunters who came with the intention of kidnapping those hunters or stealing their items.
They used to easily earn money by deliberately starting fights or hiding and then killing people.
In this way, the entire Fukuoka Liberation Zone was one huge field of survival.
We informed Ahn Young-ho that we would hold off on conquering the remaining five dungeons for two days.
And after expressing my gratitude for the help, I immediately left for Fukuoka.
When I headed to the meeting point with the helper that Youngho Ahn had mentioned, he was there, prepared in advance.
Both Kang-hoo and him were wearing masks that covered their faces, so there was no way to recognize each other.
The only thing Ganghu knows about him is that he is a member of the Hayabusa Guild.
As expected, he was an insider.
Even so, Kang Hu did not completely trust this insider.
There have been many cases where an insider was taken over by the other party and became a reverse insider.
So, in some cases, a plan was made to escape by teleportation.
“Let’s get on. “It may lose its shape a little, but if you cooperate with me on this, I will take care of the rest.”
The insider said, pointing to the passenger seat of the sedan he was driving.
At the location where his fingertips pointed, a long-haired wig that appeared to belong to a woman was placed along with a blanket.
He added an explanation.
“When there is an inspection, you just need to wear a wig and cover yourself with a blanket. “Please just let my hair come out.”
“All right.”
Ganghu nodded.
This is a way to come in right away without having to fight loudly on the outskirts or watch out for traps.
As he said, even though it was a bit out of shape, I had no intention of turning down the easy method.
Soon Kang-hu got on board, put on a wig and covered himself with a blanket as much as he could.
There was some distance left to the checkpoint in the Fukuoka Liberation Zone, but preparations had been made in advance.
Shoot ahhh.
Hood crackle.
However, heavy rain began to fall along with strong winds that suddenly started.
I didn’t check the weather forecast for Fukuoka, but it felt exactly like a typhoon. It’s also quite large.
It doesn’t really matter whether it rains or not. The weather will be different in the dungeon you will enter anyway.
That is how the movement to the liberation zone began.
From the beginning, it was a different atmosphere from the Liberated District of Gimcheon, which was relatively easily accessible.
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Even though he was an insider, Kang-hu was doubtful that he would be able to solve everything easily.
Contrary to expectations, entry into the liberation zone was very easy.
Upon inspection at the entrance, he showed his name badge indicating his affiliation and rank.
There was a momentary glance at Kang-hu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, but he passed it off with a sly reply.
– This is my lover who will be with me tonight. If you’re curious, should I at least show you my face?
– Oh no! Hehe! Have a nice night! Thank you for your hard work day and night!
– Use this for your company dinner. There are a lot of hardships.
– thank you!
He avoided all the troublesome procedures by disguising Kang-hu, who only showed off his wig, as his ‘lover’.
Rather, he removed the suspicion by actively saying that he would show his face to erase any doubts.
It was a clever strategy.
Even while the interrogation was in progress, the gunfire continued in the vicinity.
There was even an explosion sound, which seemed to be the end of the hunter who attempted to enter through an unusual method.
They probably had a lot of mana traps or mines that could be used for military purposes.
Since this is something that can be easily guessed, Kang-hoo also felt the need to enter the ‘normal’ once again.
Kang Hu, who followed the insider deep into the liberation zone, was provided with a place to stay.
The insider suddenly disappeared after that, and Kang Hu also came out of the provided residence.
Because I don’t trust him 100%.
After doing what Youngho Ahn asked me to do, I can sell the information to the Hayabusa Guild without any hesitation.
Ganghu had no intention of staying in the liberated area for long anyway, so he headed straight to the Kanashimi Dungeon.
‘If you kill a Hayabusa guild member, you too will die.’
While Ganghu was moving to the location of the dungeon, he remembered one of the rules of the Fukuoka Liberation Zone.
It seems like there are more detailed rules, but surprisingly, there was only one rule in this liberated zone.
Because of this, the all-out war between the anti-Hayabusa forces continued for several months.
Revenge for murder, revenge for revenge, revenge after revenge…
It was not normal.
‘I feel it again, but it’s amazing.’
Kanghu was impressed by the set tracking effect that continuously displays the location of items like a GPS.
Of course, this is a structure that allows tracking only items linked to the Corruption Resolution.
Anyway, the location was clearly indicated, so at least there was no vagueness about where to go.
The problem is the process.
‘There is no such thing as a living hell.’
Even though there was still a long way to go to Kanashimi Dungeon, a battle was already taking place in the streets.
Because it was a place where the general public did not live, most of the buildings were dark and unoccupied.
Buildings were no exception, with broken windows and exposed ugly structures.
Taang!
A gunshot is heard from somewhere.
Against the background of pouring rain and a lonely shining crescent moon, a hunter falls, spattering blood.
There must have been a hunter moving through the roof of the building, but he was killed by a skilled sniper.
But even for a moment.
“Aaaah!”
As soon as the location of the sniper who shot the hunter was revealed, another hunter approached and killed the sniper.
The sniper, who had just killed someone, followed suit with the same fate.
“….”
Even though it’s a bit cumbersome and there’s a lot to worry about, hiding seems good.
Kanghu immediately launched a lateral movement targeting a streetlight that appeared to have been turned off a long time ago.
Then, after going into hiding mode, he quickly moved to the dungeon.
The situation we saw just a moment ago was just an appetizer. The front of the dungeon would be truly chaotic.
30 minutes later.
Arriving in front of Kanashimi Dungeon, Ganghu encountered the scene of a fierce battle, as expected.
There were so many hunters fighting here and there that it was hard to count them.
Rather than having a strategy for penetrating the battlefield, it was more like a dog fight where you kill all the enemies you see.
However, on the other hand, the scope of the battlefield was so wide that strategy seemed meaningless.
Ganghu had no intention of doing a sword dance in this hell pit, so he moved straight toward the entrance.
There are quite a few snipers.
Fortunately, there were no snipers detecting stealth and aiming at him. If that were the case, intuition would have been activated.
‘Strange.’
The picture was a little suspicious.
The perimeter around the entrance was surprisingly lax. There didn’t seem to be many snipers heading in that direction.
Usually, a lot of firepower is concentrated at the entrance. This is because it is a place you must pass through to enter the dungeon.
However, it looks as if it doesn’t really matter if you enter the position.
The Hayabusa Guild’s hunters didn’t seem to care much about the entrance either. As if there was a corner of belief.
There was something to point out.
As Kanghu passed between the hunters, he checked one of the skills he was looking at from the corner of his eye.
【Skill of Worldly】
Then, I immediately used my Worldly Art skill to copy one of his skills as a one-time use.
The dungeon entrance is just around the corner.
It is clear that there is a check-and-run sniper attack, but it is still quiet. There are no traces of common magic bullets nearby.
From Ganghu’s point of view, who had to enter the dungeon at all costs, there was nothing to consider.
Sigh!
Soon, Kang-hoo’s body enters the dungeon through the entrance.
【Petrification】
【Creation Art】
【Skill of Life – Guardian Shield】
I deployed three skills in a row without stopping.
It protects its body with petrification and at the same time uses its alter ego to act as a cannon fodder from the front.
In addition, a defensive shield was built using a protective shield copied from another hunter.
just as expected.
Taang! Tatang! Ta-ta-tang!
Gunshots rang out mixed together.
The area around the entrance to the dungeon that I took a quick look at was truly a huge cemetery.
This was the end that hunters who came in thinking their guard was lax would have consistently faced it.
It was like that.
The loose-looking scenery was a thoroughly planned trap.
All of the foolish hunters caught here could not escape death.
But it wasn’t Ganghu.
Paaang!
Ganghu quickly walked away from the entrance using shadow steps.
“It’s pierced!”
“Fuck that guy!”
“How on earth did you read it?”
The Hayabusa guild members, embarrassed by the ‘survival’ of an intruder who had appeared for the first time in a long time, urgently began chasing after Ganghu.
and.
“….”
A female hunter who saw the shadow walk skill and realized that the intruder and herself were spherical also stood up.
I’m sure I’ve seen the intruder’s skills somewhere else some time ago.