The Player Hides His Past Chapter 149

Episode 149. Cracks in the early days of Cataclysm in the city of gloomy rain

were disastrous.

A cataclysm that could not be resolved unless the world gathered its strength and rushed forward.

It is basic that the number of awakened players was relatively low.

Because the systematic system was not established like now.

Thanks to this, the world has stopped meaningless competition between countries and cooperated to respond to rifts. It is said that the international cooperation organization AAU was created based on him.

“It’s my time. There was no such thing as a fucking tail.”

Deolgeudeok─

Park Min-jae, the head of the AAU Korea branch.

He pulled out a can of coffee in the break room.

Likewise, two men with canned coffee in their hands, Seong Hyun-jun and Yoon Su-gyeom.

Seong Hyun-jun whispered softly.

“…No, senior. In this day and age, where is anyone who says they serve you a cup of tea and offers you a 300 won can of coffee? Branch manager, I didn’t see it that way, but you’re a total jerk.”

Write.

Yoon Soo-gyeom licked his lips instead of talking.

Is it a vending machine canned coffee that you try to brew after a while?

However, it was not the time to discuss the type of coffee that the atmosphere was unusual.

Chick─

“Did everyone see the news pouring in?”

“Yes, I saw.”

“I’m still watching it, and it really pisses me off.”

Seong Hyun-jun’s brow furrowed mercilessly.

“You know all this and you do that, right? If it was for money or power in the first place, would you openly launch a quest like this! Hoyeol-nim isn’t even an idiot!”

“That’s what I mean.”

Let’s see, how many years have you been living in a dirty society?

If there is one thing I learned while holding the title of AAU branch manager and naturally opening up sides with government officials. That kind of ignorance is what makes a real person turn around.

“Don’t you know that smart noblemen who all graduated from prestigious universities know that even petit bourgeois like us know? You just pretend you don’t know. It’s not even a day or two. I’m going to keep pretending until the end.”

I always feel it, but humans are so clever.

“Maybe there’s no difference between humans and demons.”

“Ah, even if the branch manager says…”

“I’m not joking. I mean it from the bottom of my heart.”

Now that the number of players has increased and the system has been established.

Ordinary moderate cracks did not pose a big problem to mankind.

However, if you ask if there is no damage caused by cracks.

Naturally, it wasn’t.

“Innocent citizens are dying every day, if not as much as in the early days of Cataclysm. However, nobles who are said to be high-ranking people have become a bit more livable now. You turn your head in a very fucking way?”

Last night, I mean, a golden Sunday evening.

Park Min-jae received a call from a government official.

“These nobles have no formality as people to people. formality.”

Do you call on the weekend?

Even thinking about it again, it was simple to summarize the hot call.

Park Min-jae smirked.

“He wants to control Lee Ho-yeol in earnest.”

“…yes?!”

“why? Seeing what’s going on now, it’s not unusual.”

Lee Ho-yeol How has he been doing so far?

Although he has the ability to be called the pinnacle, he does not pursue wealth or fame.

Just like the players who were called heroes in the early days of Cataclysm, they silently cleared the rift.

Did you see Lee Ho-yeol’s virtues more than anyone else?

Of course, it was the Korean government.

“From VIP to bottom line. I must have been hitting all the non-poongka from the back. Even if Lee Ho-yeol seems selfish, everyone has a connection with us. Well, I can understand other countries being fooled. why? Because they have a cooperative relationship where they help each other and live together.”

…I expected it, but was it real?

Advanced information pouring from the mouth of the AAU branch manager.

Maybe someone is listening

Yoon Soo-gyeom, who was carefully looking around, whispered.

“I mean, it’s been like that since Inazuma, right?”

Kazuma Hisagi, the guild master of Inazuma.

Immediately after the Hokkaido Frost Incident.

Because he had officially declared in front of reporters that he would sever ties with the Japanese government.

The voices of criticism against the Japanese government, which not only violated the AAU international agreement, but also did dirty things behind the scenes, were no joke.

Park Min-jae snorted.

“Think carefully. If you think about it even then.”

“…?”

“It was only ordinary citizens and netizens who cursed the Japanese government. The countries that should be the most sensitive have never come out and criticized it. What does that mean? It just wasn’t revealed. It’s the same for them.”

And another link, AAU.

“That’s why high-ranking people want to replace that link with a dog collar. Isn’t the liver really big? The gentlemen who would die in one truck if the player even lifted a finger.”

…Is this not cider, but hydrochloric acid?

It was cool inside when I was listening to it.

To the point where I keep paying attention in case someone is listening.

The level of speech was considerable.

Ting—

but as if he didn’t care.

Park Min-jae threw the cleanly emptied can into the trash can.

Then he spoke.

“That’s why you got an offer.”

“A suggestion?”

“Lee Ho-yeol and prepare a good seat. To me.”

Yoon Su-gyeom and Seong Hyun-jun looked at Park Min-jae.

‘…It must have been a huge offer.’

There must be a reason for the branch heads of other countries to cooperate with the government even in violation of the AAU agreement. I’m sure Branch Manager Park also received a great offer.

I was sure.

So, it was questionable.

Seong Hyun-jun swallowed dry saliva and asked.

“But can you tell us about this?”

Park Min-jae laughed.

“Yes, if you’re going to do something bad, it’s basic to do it secretly.”

He opened the door to the break room wide open.

“I told you because I was going to refuse, of course.”

“?!”

Seong Hyun-jun couldn’t help but be surprised.

It must be a proposal that people can’t help but feel pressured. You didn’t have to say it, but it was obvious that there was a threat, not a threat. In addition to material temptations.

As Park Min-jae left the break room, Seong Hyun-joon opened his mouth.

“Aren’t you surprised, senior?”

“I was surprised. Even if you took the position of branch manager, you stayed the same.”

“…Still as before?”

“Ah, you don’t know because your career is short?”

The days at Cosmo that come to mind.

“Our branch manager Park has been famous since he was an ordinary employee.”

“You were famous? With what? As a salty?”

“Well, that’s an irrefutable fact.”

Yoon Soo-gyeom laughed when he thought about it again.

“The only one among hundreds of thousands of Cosmo employees around the world. He was the one who was officially beaten by the world’s Rayman Shen. Our branch manager Park.”

“…yes yes?!”

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Park Min-jae pulled on the stuffy tie.

Since when did the goddamn developers wear suits.

From now on, I’ll have to dress comfortably.

“Because you never know when and where you’ll splash shit on your clothes.”

Park Min-jae recalled his last promise.

Lee Ho-yeol If you can’t walk like him.

I will cut off even the obstructions that get in his way.

AAU?

tall ones?

Rather good.

The corners of Park Min-jae’s mouth went up.

“It is my specialty. Running into the top line.”

In other words, I was the one who bumped into the sky-like CEO, Raymond Shen, even in the past, when there was nothing more to say than now.

Park Min-jae relaxed lightly. Ok, fine. Where should I start? Park Min-jae was seated in front of the branch manager’s desk.

“Because I will hang out with you instead of Lee Ho-yeol.”

Click—

“…What is this?”

However, there was nothing that Park Min-jae had to do right away.

No, it was something that might not happen forever.

Minjae Park muttered while looking at the monitor.

“What bullshit is this?!”

What is playing on the screen is a live report video.

Angle was shining through the blinding fog.

Soon, subtitles appeared on the screen.

[Eyewitness 曰 London disappeared at the same time as the crack was created…!]

Literally.

As you see.

London in a rain fog.

It had disappeared like a touch.

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Emergency.

The trivial quarrels up to the moment went back to nothing.

Back in the early days of Cataclysm.

It’s because it’s on a different level from the cracks we’ve had so far.

Yes, it was like seeing the beginning of the apocalypse predicted by AAU.

7th in the guild ranking, the British second sun.

Guild Master Shraig was silent.

Drip-tuk–

I looked at London in the pouring rain.

…can we call this place London now?

Even in London, where sunny days are rare, this was on a different level. It was really a rain fog where you couldn’t see an inch ahead. All the wide-spreading fog was the area of the rift.

Buzzing—

the vibration hadn’t stopped since a while ago.

It must be a call from the upper level to come up with a solution.

However, Schraig’s head stopped spinning earlier.

“…what the hell are you saying to me?”

All of London has been torn apart.

What he meant was simple.

with London.

That the citizens of London had disappeared into the cracks.

Zachary, an executive of the Second Sun, seized the string of reason.

“…It’s not just the citizens inside the rift. Among the players, there are guild members of our Second Sun. don’t worry too much You will be coping well.”

Schraig let out a laugh.

“…Haha, do you really think so?”

“what?”

“This is beyond what we can handle. you know?”

A message popped up in front of my eyes.

Crack information.

[Dungeon: City of gloomy rain] [Recommended

level

: Lv

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From [Cracked Dimension Crack] to [Teppern Labyrinth].

There was also a crack that boasted an appropriate level higher than this.

Yes, the problem was [Dungeon].

Those two letters in front of the crack name.

Schraig grabbed his throbbing head.

“It’s a dungeon. It’s not like you can clear it simply by hunting monsters. Damn it. In order to find the clear conditions, you have to bump into them one by one and find them!!”

A dungeon in the days when Arcana was just a game.

The dungeon was notorious for its extreme difficulty.

To put it simply, it is a [Predator Zone]-level place overflowing with powerful monsters and a [Labyrinth]-level place full of threatening traps. Because that was the [Dungeon].

Schraig’s voice grew louder.

“If this were a game, I would be happy. Even if you take the experience point penalty. Considering the rewards of the dungeon, it would be beneficial even if I died a few times. Isn’t that just? Everyone says their lives are at stake.”

To clear the dungeon.

I had to find the [deep part of the dungeon].

However, it is a dungeon full of powerful monsters and traps.

Since that is not enough, what is the scale?

At least it was London.

“…I’m sorry, Zachary. I am not confident.”

Schraig looked at his trembling hands.

fear.

Rifts engulf non-players, non-players?

In the meantime, it was impossible.

In the first place, ordinary people could neither enter nor witness the rift. But maybe because it’s a dungeon? It’s not enough for London, it’s not enough to swallow the citizens.

“I have my wife in there!!”

Even ordinary people could clearly see the heterogeneous rain fog that could not see an inch ahead.

incessant shouting.

Schraig gritted his teeth.

“…Damn it.”

I jumped into the cracks several times as I felt.

But he wasn’t alone.

Because there were guild members who would follow in his footsteps.

Jumping into a dungeon without a proper plan?

It’s just like throwing away experience points, or even life. I mean, I know it through my experience when Arcana was just a game.

What is the hero and hope of a country like me?

feeling helpless.

The pouring rain made my body sink.

It wasn’t just Schraig.

Shoot ah -I

crushed everyone who watched London, who was caught in the Band.

made me depressed

made me helpless

strangely enough.

Schraig, no, everyone in the rain muttered.

“I can’t do anything…”

It

was about the time their bodies cooled down.

in the pouring rain without mercy.

The sound of shoes was heard.

Again –

in the crowd of people.

An open black umbrella.

As if he would not allow even a single drop of rain to splash on his clothes.

It was a man with an upright posture holding an umbrella.

Soon he opened his mouth.

“Can you hear Schraig?”

“…?”

At the same time, Schraig’s vision blinked.

[The abnormal status ‘powerless’ is canceled.]

Schraig finally realized it.

‘…When did I get a status abnormality?’

reflexively.

I looked at the man who woke me up from the status quo.

Silver hair that contrasted with the black long umbrella.

I met Ho-yeol.

Ho-yeol continued before Schraig could say anything.

“I would like to ask you to guide me through London, but is that possible?”

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It’s such a wide range of status ailments.

If you look at the appropriate level, you’ll be at least a demon lord level.

Yes, at this level, you can be called a dungeon owner.

Naturally, it was my first time witnessing a dungeon.

But if you ask me how can I be so calm?

This time, I will confidently answer that it is thanks to my preparation rather than Grandfell’s condescension. To be precise, it must have been my desperate determination to pay the price.

right.

It refers to a [map that connects to all things] that was deliberately utilized.

A brooch that gives off a presence from the lapel of the jacket.

[Sexy Star Brooch 1/6]

[Rating: Unique]

[Limit: Lv.100]

[Effect: Recovers 10% of the mana consumed when using magic.]

[Description: It is a part of a brooch that combines six to become one. It’s just that the effect is lost considerably.]

Yes [City of Melancholic Rain].

There is a second [Sixth Star Brooch] beyond that rain fog.