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[To Busan (1)]
“Today at 19:00 47 minutes. “Contact with Team 7, who had been dispatched to Busan to provide support, was completely lost.”
The atmosphere inside the conference room was heavy. The guild executives gathered in one place said one thing at a time with dark expressions.
“Suddenly there was no contact…”
“So, Team Leader Wang was attacked?”
“The government should have opposed this project from the beginning.”
Perhaps he had been away from the guild for a long time, but he saw quite a few unfamiliar faces.
‘It looks like quite a few mergers took place while I was away. There are quite a few people who are not superhuman.’
In fact, Daein had not yet fully realized how large the White House Guild had become.
Because the incident occurred as soon as we returned to Earth. So this place was a bit unfamiliar.
However, the guild executives gathered in the conference room were also unfamiliar.
They all glanced at the great man.
‘That man is the vice president of the landlord.’
‘A man who reserved a lifetime pension with just one potion.’
‘I heard that half of the guild’s income came from that person…’
‘I heard he carries out secret missions that only the representative knows about.’
‘A superhuman whose everything but his name is shrouded in mystery…’
‘Who are the people brought in this time?’
Although it wasn’t his intention, Daein had already become the most mysterious person in the guild.
“however.”
Startle.
Everyone flinched at Daein’s one word. The great man tilted his head and looked around at the executives. Some people were so nervous that they even broke into a cold sweat.
‘Why are they like this?’
“Why did Team 7 go to Busan?”
Baek Younghee sighed lightly and explained.
“…It was part of the national restoration project.”
After Whitehouse (more precisely, Daein) developed the potion, the death rate of Seoul’s superhumans and soldiers plummeted.
Because of this, the government was able to proceed with the land restoration project more aggressively.
That is why a plan was established to connect transportation networks with cities with which exchanges had been rare, especially Busan.
Seoul and Busan.
If the two largest cities in Korea are connected, it will soon be possible for Korea to regain its former size as a country.
Moreover, the new transportation network was not railways or highways like before.
“The engineers of the Rorou race decided to build a gateway connecting the two cities.”
Daein knew such technology better than anyone else. The great man nodded as if he understood.
“I guess the plan was to connect Busan just like they connected Seoul and Pyongyang.”
“yes. So Team 7 escorted the engineers of the Low Low tribe and headed to Busan…”
Baek Young-hee trailed off. As a result, contact with Team 7 was lost.
“Hmm…”
The great man crossed his arms and was lost in thought. The guild executives watched his every move closely with tense expressions.
‘Fortunately, the disaster wasn’t just accelerated. The speed of national development is also faster than expected.’
Portion and city gateway technology.
These two factors alone made Korea develop the fastest in the world.
“What are you kids? “It’ll be okay.”
Daein wasn’t too worried about Team 7, who had lost contact. He believed in the skills of Wang Guho and Sirutdeok.
Even if he and Lily weren’t on the team, they weren’t people who would be easily defeated.
‘You must have been in a situation where radio waves couldn’t communicate or entered a barrier or something.’
Still, it would be a lie if I said it didn’t bother me at all. Daein asked Baek Younghee.
“Do you have any clues? “Something like a location where we lost contact.”
“Even if it wasn’t, I was planning to show it to you now.”
Younghee Baek pointed to the screen behind her.
“…This is the last video sent from Team 7.”
It was a video taken by a filming drone.
Baek Young-hee’s expression was stiff as she pressed the play button on the video. She watched this video first before coming.
“Maybe the situation is more serious than we think.”
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“Team leader. “I think we’ll arrive in Busan soon.”
Wang Gu-ho, who had been staring at seagulls flying outside the window with his mouth open in a daze, turned his head to hear the words of driver Park Young-bae.
“yes? Ah yes!”
Driver Park Young-bae, who had gray hair, looked at Wang Gu-ho through the rear-view mirror.
A face with a gentle appearance that does not match its large size. He was a good-natured young man whose speech and actions were as gentle as his face.
A soft smile appeared on the lips of driver Park Young-bae.
‘Good luck. ‘I always only hire good team leaders.’
“Team Leader Kuho, is this your first time in Busan?”
“yes. “It’s my first time going to that beach… Have you been here before, driver?”
“I’ve been here many times when I was young. “I also came here with a lover I met when I was young… Oh no, this is a secret from my wife.”
Seeing the driver’s confusion, Wang Guhao laughed haha. Wang Gu-ho, who grew up as an orphan, often thought that if he had a father, he would be like a knight.
“I’ll keep it a special secret.”
“haha. Thank you, team leader.”
manager.
There were still many times when Wang Guho’s title was awkward.
As Daein went to Moorim, Wang Guho became the new team leader of Team 7.
The team was reorganized around Wang Gu-ho and Min-jae, and new superhumans also joined the team.
And now, a few months later, Wang Guho was proudly recognized as the superhuman team leader of the most popular guild in Korea.
‘I still feel like I’m dreaming sometimes.’
Thinking back to the days when I was treated as an outcast in the Black Hound Guild, I could say it was truly a turning point in my life.
And every time he felt this unrealistic sensation, Wang Guho thought of the face of the person who changed his life.
“…Where are you, team leader, and what are you doing?”
Even though he was a great man who had already been promoted to vice president, Wang Guho still called him by the title ‘Team Leader.’
“well. “I guess he’s traveling leisurely somewhere abroad.”
“Doing something good as a hobby? “Are you helping poor people by killing your time?”
“ha ha ha! If it’s him, that’s okay.”
The two people laughed together as they remembered what Lily said before. It was very enjoyable to share some memories.
[What’s so funny?]
Minjae’s voice came through the ear microphone. Wang Guho tapped the ear microphone and spoke.
“I was talking about the driver and the team leader.”
[Are you saying you left me out because of your brother? When I first met you…]
Wang Guhao sighed lightly.
“Minjae hyung. “I said that 100 times more.”
[no way. It’s not that bad.]
“It’s a story about my older brother being beaten by the team leader and becoming an eunuch. “There’s no one in our guild who doesn’t know that, right?”
[…eww. Try it too. How could you forget that?]
Even without seeing it with his own eyes, Wang Guho could tell that Minjae was shaking.
At that moment, Minjae muttered as if he realized something incredible.
[…no way. Did women still avoid me when they saw me because they thought I was a eunuch?]
Although Wang Gu-ho had a timid personality, he tended to be honest about everything, at least to his closest friend, Min-jae.
“I think it’s because my brother is so rough…”
[What the heck!]
Now, the journey from Seoul to Busan was smooth enough for us to joke around on the radio.
Wang Guhao thought as he leaned back against the soft cushion.
‘It was a more boring trip than I thought.’
Occasionally we encountered monsters, but even in Seoul, the famous ‘Golden Giant’ and ‘Silver Devil’ combination was never strong enough to struggle.
In addition, all of the new superhumans who joined Team 7 were prospects who were personally recommended by Daein, so they did their part well.
‘If we have time left, can we go to the beach?’
Wang Guho was already excited to see the sea for the first time in his life.
Driver Park Young-bae, who saw the scene in the rear-view mirror, smiled and said.
“manager. “Welcome to Busan.”
“yes? “Have you arrived already?”
“Actually, it’s been a while since I came here.”
Suppressing his pounding heart, Wang Guhao gave instructions to his teammates.
“All vehicles slow down from here. Busan citizens may be surprised when they see this, so please be careful. “I will go to Busan City Hall first as planned.”
[[I understand.]]
The vehicles following slowed down all at once. Three vehicles formed a triangle, centered on a vehicle carrying Lolow technicians who would connect Seoul and the gate.
Ssssssut.
“Maybe it’s because it’s at the beach, so there’s a bit of fog.”
[…Wait a minute.]
Minjae was the first to notice something strange. After awakening the trait [Demonization], Minjae felt a certain kind of energy very keenly.
“Min Jae-hyung? What’s wrong?”
[Something doesn’t feel right.]
“…All vehicles stop!”
Wang Gu-ho trusted Min-jae’s feelings and stopped the vehicle. After stopping the vehicle, the superhumans came out and prepared for battle.
Crash!
Wang Guhao, who had used the petrification feature thinly on his body, looked around with his bewildered eyes.
After a while, he found corpses lying on the ground under the thick fog.
“Ready for battle.”
The superhumans raised their magic power at Wang Guho’s soft voice. Minjae’s body was covered with silver scales, and the new superhumans each took out their weapons.
“All support teams must board the vehicles. From now on, we will move forward slowly, with superhumans escorting the vehicle.”
“manager. “I will activate the filming drone.”
Weeeeeee!
Drones flew into the sky. Several of them circled around the vehicle and transmitted images to headquarters in real time.
Team 7 advanced slowly. Wang Guhao thought as he walked in the lead.
‘Something happened.’
As we went inside, the number of corpses on the floor increased. Most of it was obscured by fog, so it was hard to see, but the fishy smell of blood irritated my nose.
Minjae, now demonized, flew low above the heads of the group and spoke.
“You rarely see rotting corpses. Most of them are said to have died not long ago…”
“What happened? Busan is a big city, but why…”
Although not as strong as Seoul, Busan was also a city with the potential to withstand First Gate. There were superhumans and an army here too.
But now all I could see was a gloomy, foggy city and corpses.
Although it is still on the outskirts of the city…
“It’s relief. “What should I do?”
“Keep on guard and keep going. “I need to know what happened so I can report it.”
As we moved slowly, the sun began to set.
The light faded and darkness fell on the city.
Sssssssut.
The fog became increasingly thicker. Something began to stir in the thickening fog.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, however,
it was at that time that a low crying sound was heard. Wang Guho immediately suspended the team.
“Wait at your current location…”
Wang Guhao could not finish his sentence properly. ‘They’ rising from the fog filled my vision.
It
‘s
so ….
The corpses stood up and a red light poured out from their eyes.
“Trap…”
It wasn’t just human corpses. The corpses of monsters also raised their heavy bodies from time to time.
Crrrrr…!
Kiyaaa…!
The city was in disarray with a wave of corpses that stretched beyond the horizon.
…And Team 7 was in the middle of it all.
Minjae muttered, representing everyone’s feelings.
“Fuck. “X was done.”
“…I’m getting out of here right now!”
As soon as he shouted, Wang Guho ran to the lead.
Deukdeukdeuk!
Rocks grew on his body and he instantly turned into a 4-meter-tall giant. The golden giant roared at the corpses that washed in like a wave.
“Huh…Ah…Ah!”
Wang Guhao put his two fists together and hit the floor.
-Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!
The bodies that were rushing in from the front fell down like bowling pins due to the shock wave.
Wang Guho, who opened the road, shouted in an urgent voice.
“Come this way!”
After a while, the video ended when the filming drone that was following them was crushed by something.
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The video ended, but no one spoke for a while.
“…….”
Everyone was shocked and speechless.
Corpses rising from the fog. That enormous number, with no end in sight beyond the horizon.
Someone muttered in a voice filled with fear.
“If those guys come to Seoul…”
The problem was no longer that Team 7 was out of contact. There was no way those corpses might come all the way to Seoul.
“That kind of thing must be prevented!”
“We must mobilize the military immediately and devastate Busan!”
“Then why did you do such a useless thing… What are you going to do when those people drag you here?”
Terrified executives poured out random words from all directions.
What silenced them, who seemed to be talking endlessly, was the quiet words of the great man.
“It’s really noisy.”
Tsutsutsutsu.
The great man raised his inner strength just a little and silenced the loud mouths.
“omg…!”
Cold sweat flowed from the foreheads of all executives except Baek Chang-su and Baek Young-hee. Their complexions became paler than when they watched the video.
Either way, Daein was lost in his own thoughts.
‘Is it the devil’s totem?’
Fog over the city. The resurrection of the corpses lying beneath them.
The great man knew about such a phenomenon.
Because it was similar to a phenomenon that was occasionally observed after Hellgate began.
‘There’s the Demon King’s totem somewhere over there.’
[The Demon King’s Totem]
It was a special object that contained the power of the Demon King and was an amulet that caused such strange phenomena in a certain area.
It was also one of the ways that demon lords who could not yet cross the gate used their power in an expedient manner.
It’s quite a troublesome item, but…
‘On the other hand, it’s also an artifact that can use the devil’s power if you know how to handle it.’
The great man knew how to handle the Demon King’s totem.
In the end, what had to be done was decided.
They go and rescue Team 7, and while they are there, they find the Demon King’s totem.
“I’ll go and pick up the kids.”
There was no one opposed.
[To Busan (1)] End
ⓒ Ganjjajang
