The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter Chapter 85

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“What now?”

Hanoi Branch Headquarters Planning Office.

I wondered if I had heard wrong, so I asked Kim Min-ju again.

But her answer was the same.

“Hunters of unknown affiliation are illegally occupying dungeons near the border!”

“Dungeon occupation…?”

Oh no.

“Hunter of unknown affiliation. Has a cartel moved somewhere? “I’m sure the International Association would have stopped it about 10 years ago.”

“I don’t know the details yet. However, only three locations have been confirmed so far, including those near the Laobao Tay Songkop border checkpoint.”

“It’s not even one thing…”

He stroked his hair with a bewildered expression.

‘Why at this kind of timing…’

Occupying the dungeon.

Only now, after long efforts, international and independent associations have joined forces to eliminate most of them, but there was a time in the past when cartels of talented people were active, especially in developing countries.

Their main activities are citizen kidnapping and terrorism.

Additionally, employees of the association took advantage of the opportunity to enter the dungeon to occupy the entrance and demand money from the association before the dungeon was closed.

I never thought we would see that again in this day and age.

‘How on earth has this country become so ridiculous that things like this keep happening?’

However, no matter how infamous the cartel was, it did not occupy the dungeon against the operation team.

Their main targets are those on the team entering the dungeon who do not have special abilities and are therefore relatively easy to deal with.

Yes….

“Are you part of the cleaning team in the dungeon that those bastards are currently occupying?”

“…yes.”

“Damn it.”

also.

I don’t know what kind of people they were, but they even checked the work schedule and moved on.

I guess you can say it was a deliberate move.

“How is our response going? “I’m sure they’re not just giving up.”

“The operation team was immediately dispatched nearby… but there were so many opposing forces that it was difficult to even respond…”

Damn.

But what if you’re not doing anything?

“So what do you want from there? “Are you asking for a ransom?”

“That’s what I asked for… but I asked for 100 billion won.”

“This is crazy.”

I was so shocked that I burst out laughing.

Whose dog’s name is 100 billion?

Isn’t this an amount that is possible based on common sense?

“To raise that much money, you have to sell even a hub that has just been completed…”

Wait.

At that moment, a spark flew in my head.

If a cartel took over against the operation team, the association would try to rescue them even if it meant risking armed conflict.

The operations team is the association’s greatest asset and most important personnel.

But the cleaning team is different.

It may be a cold call, but it doesn’t make sense for the operation team to risk conflict in order to rescue a few cleaners.

The cartels also know this, so they don’t make outrageous demands.

Even if you make an absurd request, they will just ignore it.

And yet you called for 100 billion?

No matter how you think about it, it’s one of two things.

Either they are just crazy people or…

“Minjoo Kim.”

“yes.”

“Our hub now… how much is the estimated sale price?”

There was another purpose in the first place.

“In today’s value, it’s approximately 100 billion.”

“But why did these unknown hunters demand that amount of money as ransom?”

“…I guess so.”

“What do you think.”

“What do you think… Are you sure that this is related to this hub-related matter?”

I nodded.

Costs equal to hub estimated sale price. And an incident that happened with perfect timing just as negotiations with each branch broke down.

It was going too well for the other side to be dismissed as a coincidence.

Even if this is not the case, if this issue is overlooked and passed over, the negotiations will progress more unfavorably for this side.

“…What are you going to do?”

At that time, Minju Kim asked cautiously.

I opened my mouth with a deep sigh.

“You can’t pay that much money to hire a few cleaners. However, if we give up on the local employees of the branch we just acquired…”

“The backlash would be enormous. “If we’re not careful, the acquisition itself could collapse.”

“Then you have no choice.”

I got up from my seat.

“What operations team remains now?”

“There are 3 teams, 4 teams, 8 teams, and 9 teams.”

“good. Kim Min-ju, take Team 3 and 4 to the Tei border checkpoint. Yubin Han is going to Shotcorp with teams 8 and 9.”

“yes.”

Han Yu-bin, whose fists were clenched and anger pouring out of her eyes, suddenly stood up as if she had been waiting.

“Then, as for Laobao….”

“I’m going alone.”

“Are you sure you don’t mind?”

Minju Kim asked worriedly, but didn’t bother to answer.

“Please take your equipment and have the helicopter standby.”

With that said, he left the office first.

“Let’s go see the faces of those idiots.”

***

In a mountain a few kilometers from the western Laobao border.

When we arrived at the reported location, we saw Operations Team 1 and Huin confronting the gunmen at a distance.

“Are you here?”

After spotting me, Huin came up to me panting.

“Yes, how are things going?”

“It is exactly as I reported. “There are three cleaning teams trapped in the dungeon, and if you try to approach them, they attack first, making it difficult to respond.”

“How long until the dungeon closes?”

“Even 15 minutes is enough.”

Tsk, it’s breathtaking.

“Did they say anything special over there?”

“yes. They have been keeping quiet since the ransom demand. If I approach to negotiate, they will immediately attack me, so I can’t move quickly…”

As I looked around, several injured team members caught my eye.

It seemed like they had already attempted contact several times.

“More than anything, there are quite a lot of people over there. And I know it’s embarrassing to say this, but… I think their skills are higher than ours.”

“hmm.”

I narrowed my eyes and looked into the distant dungeon.

A distance of about 300m.

I could vaguely see a large number of people occupying the dungeon entrance.

‘About 40… no, 50 people.’

It’s definitely more than you think.

‘I think that would be about the size of two operation teams.’

The occupation was aimed precisely at entering the cleaning team.

The number of people appears to be well over 50.

I don’t know where they came from, but they are quite skilled hunters.

Anyone can see that it was a deliberate move.

“We have to somehow get the cleaning team out of the inside… I wish we could at least negotiate…”

Huin asked, trailing off his words.

Since I felt like I had been roughly informed of the situation, I quickly nodded.

“All right. From now on, I will do whatever it takes, so Mr. Huin, please contact the support team and call the medical staff first.”

“yes yes?! Are you doing it somehow? “There’s no way you’re going to fight alone…”

“I plan to resolve this through conversation as much as possible.”

He tried to smile and then took a step back.

Let’s take a few steps forward toward the dungeon.

bang-!!

An attack came from afar.

Bang bang!!

Several attacks followed.

It wasn’t a precisely targeted attack.

It seemed like a threatening shot or a smokescreen to suppress the steamboat.

As long as you’re not scared, you can easily avoid it without moving too much.

I didn’t care and continued to walk forward, and soon I came face to face with the hunters occupying the dungeon at a distance of about 100m.

There were no more attacks.

Instead, someone’s voice was heard.

“Are you in charge of the Vietnam Association?”

A large man with his face covered by a mask appeared.

He seemed to be their leader.

“That’s right.”

“Did you bring a ransom?”

“no.”

“….”

Through the mask, I could see the man’s face becoming grim.

“Then why did you come here?”

“We are here to save our employees.”

“…pooh! Puhahaha!”

The man’s laughter rang loudly.

“What are you doing all alone? “Are you kidding me?”

“ha ha ha.”

I also laughed along with the rhythm.

But that only lasts for a moment.

“Does this seem like a fucking joke?”

“….”

Luckily, the sincerity seemed to have been conveyed and no more laughter was heard.

Instead, the man opened his mouth with an even more grim face.

“So you will ignore our requests and save your comrades?”

“yes.”

“how? I’m telling you in advance, if you’re planning on negotiating…”

[Acquired skill: Destroyer]

Boom –!!

“They’re saying fuck the negotiations.”

The man stopped speaking and flew backwards with the explosion.

“…?”

“…What did you just do?”

The rest of the hunters looked at me and the man who flew away with dumbfounded expressions.

“hey!”

In the end, I spoke first.

“You guys belong to the Southeast Asia branch, right?”

“….”

“….”

The answer is very honest.

Isn’t it obvious?

It makes no common sense that an unconfirmed cartel would demand such an amount at a time like this.

So, was this something they did together, or was it an order from above?

Well, either way, I can’t forgive you.

Somewhere, these so-called international association branches are acting like idiots.

By hiding their affiliation and even pretending to be a cartel.

“…Kill me.”

At that time, the man covered in blood struggled to get up and opened his mouth.

“Fucking kill that bastard!!”

“Yes yes!”

At his command, about 50 hunters got ready for battle, and some of them immediately started charging towards me.

I looked at them and picked up the radio.

“Unfortunately, negotiations broke down.”

The recipients were Han Yu-bin and Kim Min-ju, who were at another site.

“You didn’t attack me on purpose, did you?”

“…Is that possible? “I tried to resolve it through conversation as much as possible.”

Since I did it, there will be no problem.

“Then there is no way.”

“Yes.”

One instruction given to them.

“Let’s pick up the stick.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he threw away the radio and activated his skill.

[Acquired skill: Hyper Boost]

[The caster’s movement speed increases significantly during battle]

Paang―.

He charged head-on toward the oncoming men.

***

―In the forest near the Tay border checkpoint.

Kim Min-ju, who had just arrived at the scene with Operation 3 and Team 4, hung up the radio and looked straight ahead.

‘…No matter how you look at it, it looks like you attacked first.’

As I was muttering that, the leader of Operation Team 3 asked.

“What are you saying?”

“It’s obvious.”

She let out a chuckle.

“Everyone, prepare for battle.”

“….”

“….”

About 30 hunters took a stance with quite solemn faces.

However, unlike them, Kim Min-ju took out his weapon with a relaxed expression.

Unfortunately, her best friend, the Heilang map, was left behind in Korea, so she borrowed it from another hunter in a hurry.

“Phew….”

Finally, I took a deep breath.

[Unique Skill: Thousand Hands Avalokitesvara]

Her fierce blue eyes pierced through the enemies.

“let’s go.”

fault-.

It rushed towards the enemies with light movements.

―An old abandoned road near the Songkop border.

Han Yu-bin, who faced the gunmen with Operation 8 and Team 9, twirled her neck and shoulders to warm up.

“Be careful not to get caught up. I’m not good at fighting while distinguishing between friends and enemies.”

When she opened her mouth, the leader of Operation 8 asked cautiously.

“By the way, aren’t you part of the cleaning team…?”

“Are you capable of fighting?”

Other operation team members also had the same reaction.

Well, they were people who had never seen themselves fight, so Han Yu-bin decided to understand.

However, I don’t have time to explain in detail what my previous job was and what my style was.

So instead of answering….

[Unique Skill: Hyperpanic Berserker]

I just loosened the reins.