Episode 245. The symbol and power of the clan vs. an imperfect time bomb
Yong Han-gil’s eyes grew even bigger.
“Hong Hyun-jin? Antuna?”
“yes?”
“Is it true that we fought one-on-one? Did anyone around you intervene or anything?”
“It is said to be the testimony of Aztec clan members who returned alive.”
“her… .”
Yong Han-gil is unable to hide his surprise, but at the same time has a serious expression on his face.
“I understand that it hasn’t been more than two months since we entered the New Continent, so how could it be…?” .”
Yong Han-gil, who frequently travels between the New World and Korea, clearly understands the differences between people from the New World and people from other continents.
The longer you last in the New World, the stronger you become much faster.
The New Continent not only has strong monsters and dungeons that are great for gaining combat experience, but it also has a huge number of various elixir ingredients that can increase your level.
It is incomparable both quantitatively and qualitatively with what can be obtained on other continents.
In other words, it was a natural progression that the longer you survived as a hunter in the New World, the faster your level would rise.
At a speed that cannot be compared to people from other continents.
The problem is that it has been just over a month since Hong Hyun-jin settled down in the New Continent.
It is said that she defeated Antuna, the master of the Aztec clan who had endured in the New World for over 20 years.
That too, 1 to 1.
“How on earth did you get stronger so quickly? At Antuna’s level, it’s not at a level where you can achieve victory just by chance… ?”
“It’s not that I don’t understand. “If you think about who is by her side.”
Yong Han-gil quickly nodded at Yoo Jun-ho’s comment.
“Yes, there is Kim Jin-seong.”
Earth’s strongest hunter.
It was Kim Jin-seong’s new nickname.
Immediately after ‘Pandora’s Day’, a video of him fighting Hemmingston one-on-one and decapitating him went viral on the Internet, and the nickname ‘Earth’s Strongest Hunter’ has now become his.
“Up until now, I thought I just had to be careful of Kim Jin-seong… .”
The three letters of the name Kim Jin-seong were enough to instill fear and fear in everyone living in the center area.
The biggest worry was that the person who had the overwhelming power to defeat Hemingston single-handedly might carry out a terrorist attack on his clan at any time.
The second is the ‘anti-government clan coalition’ that is uniting around him.
After Kim Jin-seong killed Hemmingston, many of the hunters in the New World who had maintained neutrality began to join the anti-government coalition.
Indeed, this was the symbolic power of Kim Jin-seong, who is called ‘the strongest hunter on Earth.’
Otherwise, there is no reason to flock to the other side at this point, as the number of clan members in the center area has not decreased significantly.
“Now, a situation has come where even Hong Hyun-jin and other beggars have to be careful… .”
Hong Hyun-jin became strong enough to catch Antuna.
This should not be judged simply because Hong Hyun-jin has become stronger.
If Hong Hyun-jin has become stronger so rapidly, isn’t there a high probability that alliance masters like Hong Hyun-jin have also become as strong as her?
“There is no way Kim Jin-seong would have left the rest of them alone except Hong Hyun-jin… .”
“… … .”
“This news must have reached other clans, right?”
“of course. So a problem arose.”
“What is it?”
Yoo Jun-ho answered Yong Han-gil’s question.
“Just now, the Moscow Clan announced that they had released the ‘Casimar’ agents they had been secretly developing into the world.”
“… … !”
Yong Han-gil opened his eyes and jumped up from his seat.
“If you’re an agent, then… !”
“yes. As Master expected, there was an additional explanation that they were beings with abilities similar to the ‘Martus’ of the Alpha Clan.”
“Unbelievable… .”
The sight of Yong Han-gil falling down on his chair again, helpless, with an expression of despair.
“How can so many clans all raise people with the same abilities as ‘Alobonzo’? How on earth… .”
Yoo Jun-ho opened his mouth to Yong Han-gil, who was muttering helplessly.
“My guess is that they have captured some of the ‘Alobonzo’ test subjects that escaped five years ago that we were unable to find.”
“… So, you conducted a biological experiment, and through that, you discovered the principle of ‘Alobonzo’ ability?”
“Otherwise, so many clans wouldn’t be able to produce people with the same abilities at the same time.”
After hearing everything Yoo Jun-ho said, Yong Han-gil muttered to himself again.
“It’s a big deal, it’s a big deal. Due to a mistake made five years ago, the number of beings that should not have increased has increased… .”
This is already the seventh clan.
This is the clan that announced that it was raising talented people like ‘Alobonzo’.
Starting with the Alpha Clan and ending with the Moscow Clan, they were all classified as one of the ten strongest major clans.
The problem is that it is unclear how many other clans there will be that have not been announced yet.
“There is a bigger problem.”
“… what?”
Yong Han-gil’s expression became serious.
How can there be a bigger problem than the fact that ‘Alobonzo’ has proliferated?
“It is said that after the Moscow Clan released ‘Kasimar’, the Osman Clan changed its mind to join the Moscow Clan alliance.”
“Ottoman… ?!”
“yes. The Ottomans are the strongest clan in Turkiye. In addition, the Kiiu Clan of Ukraine, with which they had extremely bad relations, is said to have formally requested alliance-related talks with the Moscow Clan.”
“No, even the Kiiu Clan? Why all of a sudden… ?”
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“Why would you do this, Master?”
Yoo Jun-ho asked Yong Han-gil, who was rather surprised.
“You already know why, right? “It is because of the presence of ‘Casimar’ agents with Alobonzo abilities.”
“no no. Those imperfect time bombs can’t be the main reason. Everyone must have seen how dangerous they are during ‘Pandora’s Day’… .”
In Yoo Jun-ho’s eyes, Yong Han-gil’s repeated denial seemed like a forced rejection of reality.
‘Do you really hate ‘Alobonzo’ that much? .’
Yoo Jun-ho also knows that because of an incident five years ago, the Daehan Clan almost disappeared from the New World.
However, in the current situation, the fact that he possesses the ability ‘Alobonzo’ is a proud symbol, power, and strength of the clan.
It is not for nothing that the Ottoman and Kiiu clans want to form an alliance with the Moscow clan. Especially, considering that even the Kiiu Clan, with whom they had a bitter relationship beyond their enemies due to the past war, changed their minds… .
‘If we remain in the shock of the past like that, the Daehan Clan will no longer be able to move forward.’
However, Yong Han-gil’s attitude toward ‘Alobonjo’ was still stubborn.
“I’m telling you, don’t even dream of going against us and revealing the ‘Alobonzos’ just because another clan revealed them! Do you understand?”
Look at Yong Han-gil, who is still shouting at Yoo Jun-ho in a loud voice.
This isn’t even just today. Recently, Yoo Jun-ho has been hearing this kind of request from Yong Han-gil at least once a day.
“Think of ways to grow the alliance even without Alobonzo! Alobonzo, they are dangerous guys who can destroy not only the alliance but also the entire Korean Clan in an instant!”
“… “I understand, Master.”
At first, Yoo Jun-ho tried to change Yong Han-gil’s thoughts somehow, but now he has completely given up.
He also realized it.
‘If my persuasion doesn’t work, it’s impossible to change Master’s mind.’
Since Yoo Jun-ho, the best disciple and the only person who can persuade Yong Han-gil, failed to persuade him, the possibility is now as good as 0.
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After a while.
After finishing his conversation with Yong Han-gil, Yoo Jun-ho headed to the dimensional transfer room in the basement of the headquarters.
Let’s open the ‘dimensional gap’ and enter into our own familiar sub-space.
“Are you here?”
Team 1 leader Hong Yeon-seok, who had arrived earlier and was waiting, stood up and bowed his head to him.
“Yes, I have just finished reporting to Master.”
Yoo Jun-ho sits down on the sofa provided inside with his answer.
Team Leader Hong asked him as he leaned helplessly against the backrest.
“Are you okay? There is a high probability that the Dragon Master still has the Surveillance skill applied, but… .”
“No, in my opinion, it is right to exclude Master from the ranks of dragons. Rather, we are in a situation where we must suspect one of the two people who were gathered during ‘Pandora’s Day.’”
Team Leader Hong nodded at those words.
After ‘Pandora’s Day,’ the executives of the Korean Clan, including the two sitting here, had a common question.
How did the enemy easily find out where Inja Lee was meeting?
There is a possibility that the dimensional location was guessed somehow. It’s a really low probability, but it’s possible if you interpret the ciphertext distributed to these people.
However, the location where they were planning to hold the meeting was Level 5 of the Demon World Dungeon.
How many entrance portals are there to the level 5 Demon Dungeon in the New Continent?
However, the enemy accurately guessed the level where the second-in-command meeting was held. This is a top secret of top secrets that is not even written in code.
Then there is only one answer.
‘One of the people gathered that day is a spy, or is under surveillance skill!’
In this case, Yonghan-gil is naturally excluded from the list of dragons. In fact, Yong Han-gil didn’t even know where Lee In-ja’s meeting was held.
So from then on, Yoo Jun-ho began to exchange all important news freely with Yong Han-gil.
“To be honest, I have a rough idea who the culprit is… .”
“… “Who is that?”
“First of all, I just have a deep suspicion, so I won’t reveal it carelessly. “I’ll let you know when I have solid evidence.”
“All right.”
Team Leader Hong seemed to fully understand Yu Jun-ho’s cautious behavior.
If you accidentally reveal that someone who is not the culprit has been caught by the surveillance skill, it is obvious that you will suffer tremendous damage given the current atmosphere in the center area.
“By the way, Master, your thoughts on ‘Alobonzo’ still remain the same?”
To Team Leader Hong’s question, Yoo Jun-ho nodded with a firm expression.
“I think we should give up the method of using ‘Alobonzo’ to increase power like the Moscow Clan. “There is absolutely no way to change the Dragon Master’s thoughts.”
“… All right.”
Team Leader Hong’s face was full of regret as he had no choice but to answer.
In the Daehan Clan, the words of Master Yong Han-gil are absolute. Anyone who violates his orders, even Yoo Jun-ho, cannot avoid severe punishment.
“Now that ‘Alobonzo’ has been completed, is the production of ‘Tiger Trap’, which I asked you to do last time, being prepared?”
“yes. About 70% complete. “It is expected to be completed within next week at the latest.”
“Good.”
“By the way, may I ask what kind of ‘tiger’ this trap is meant to catch?”
Team Leader Hong asked Junho Yoo with a curious look.
Of course, the ‘tiger traps’ they make are not intended to catch real tigers.
It was just the name of a very powerful trap to catch the code name ‘Tiger’, which only Junho Yoo knew.
“Looking at the design, it doesn’t seem like it was intended to catch a normally strong ‘tiger’… .”
“I’m really sorry. “I will tell you who it is the day I set the trap.”
“… All right.”
This time, Team Leader Hong steps down with a disappointed expression.
Watching that scene, Yoo Jun-ho thought to himself.
‘Currently, there is only one person called a tiger in the New World.’
Of course, Team Leader Hong probably knows who that is.
However, it was clear that it was impossible to imagine that Yoo Jun-ho really ordered the production of a trap to catch the ‘tiger’ he knew.
(Continued in the next part)
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