The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 101



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Episode 102

102. I hoped not.

“I see. I understand. Well, it depends on the situation. No matter what happens, the Federation will have to take some responsibility. The reason I came here in the first place was for the Federation’s test. I hope it doesn’t go that far. Well, I’ll contact you again.”

After finishing the call with Alex, Kang Moo-hyuk made eye contact with Kozlov through the rearview mirror. Kozlov, curious about the content of the call, asked.

“What’s going on?”

“I spoke with the Federation. It seems that the background to this incident is the ill-fated relationship between the Tsar Guild and the Tyrant.”

“Is it a bad relationship?”

“Do you know about the ‘Nadzeinsky tragedy’?”

“I know… Jinski… … . I know. It’s an incident that any Russian would know.”

Kozlov, who was sitting in the passenger seat and guiding the way, lowered his head. Suddenly, the atmosphere became solemn, and the car became quiet except for Nosongrin’s voice asking for directions.

Kozlov occasionally glanced at Kang Mu-hyeok through the rearview mirror. He seemed reluctant to talk about Nadzhinski. Then, when their eyes met, he sighed and opened his mouth.

“I don’t know the exact time, but it must have been over 10 years ago. It was the incident where the gate between Vladivostok and Nadzhinsky collapsed. I heard that a powerful boss monster also crossed the gate at that time. I heard that the monsters headed to Nadzhinsky, and most of the citizens there were killed without being able to properly evacuate.”

“Do you know the back story?”

“I don’t know anything other than what the government says. Most Russians do. And I wasn’t a hunter at the time, so I didn’t have anywhere to get that information.”

“They say it was the Tsar Guild that lured the boss monster to Nazhezinski. They did it to protect Vladivostok, their home turf.”

“What does that have to do with Igor?”

“At that time, the ones blocking the gates of Nazejinski were the tyrants, the father and younger sister of the current Tyran guildmasters, Igor and Bugilma Darden Dudnik.”

“Then why did the Tyran Guild insist on advancing into Vladivostok despite the Russian government’s dissuasion?”

The car swayed for a moment as Noh Song-rin, who was holding the steering wheel, glanced sideways. Kang Mu-hyeok straightened his posture and said as he returned to the lane he had deviated from.

“Yes. I think it’s because of revenge.”

“But the strange thing is, the Tsar Guild doesn’t seem to know about it. They just thought we were going to eat Vladivostok. If it was the death of the tyrant’s sister, there would have been a lot of talk about it at the time, and of course the Tsar Guild should know about it.”

When Noh Song-rin asked with a puzzled look, Kang Mu-hyeok answered.

“At that time, the Tyrant was not an S-rank. He was just a hunter from a small guild who was just barely making a living, with his father being the guild leader. On the other hand, the Tsar Guild was the top guild in Vladivostok even at the time of the incident. There would have been no need to look into the circumstances of a small guild. Furthermore, the current Tsar Guild Leader was not the guild leader at that time either.”

“So it was just buried and forgotten.”

Kozlov said bitterly. Kang Moo-hyuk nodded.

“That is, after all, the position of the Tsar’s Guild. For them, the events of that day ended there, but those who still remember the tragedy of that day are sharpening their knives.”

“Those who remember? How come it sounds like there are others besides the Tyrant Brothers?”

“Makar Voronin. He is said to be a survivor of Nadzhinsky. He wants to punish the Tsar’s Guild.”

Squeak!

Suddenly, Nosongrin stepped on the brakes. It was because of the crowd that blocked the road not long after entering the port.

“They seem like Tyran Guild kids. They seem easy going. What should we do, Captain? Should we break through?”

Kang Moo-hyuk stuck his head out between the driver’s seat and the passenger seat and stared straight ahead.

The senses, which had become more sensitive than before, were capturing the mana of the hunters surrounding them. The thick concentration of mana was clearly visible.

Kang Moo-hyuk closed his tired eyes and rubbed his eyelids. Then his head started to throbbed.

‘I guess it’s time to take some medicine since Mana looks so good. It makes you tired if you look at it for too long.’

It was nice that I could more accurately gauge the Hunters’ levels after Mana Addiction, but I couldn’t be all that happy about it because the fact that I was becoming more sensitive to Mana over time was also proof that the potion was losing its effectiveness.

I felt the effects of the medicine starting to wear off, but I couldn’t take it in advance because of my tolerance. Fortunately, my body wasn’t in a state of abnormality. I had to endure it when I could. I was already used to having a slight headache.

Kang Mu-hyeok took a deep breath to calm his headache and collect his thoughts while the car stopped.

‘There’s one Hunter who looks like an A-rank in the front. The ones surrounding him are B-rank Hunters. There are two on this side, an A and an A-. It’s not impossible to break through, but we didn’t come here to fight either. The problem is how they get out from there.’

At that moment, a voice was heard that eased Kang Mu-hyeok’s worries.

“I’m warning you Koreans! Stop talking nonsense and surrender quietly! If you do, the guild’s boss promised not to harm you! So don’t resist… … .”

People got out of the car.

Among those surrounded by Kang Mu-hyeok, the only Hunter who was expected to be an A-rank, Nikolayev stopped talking and stared at them.

Among them, my eyes were drawn to the man who got out of the car last. The two who got out before me were definitely hunters, and although the man didn’t seem to have any strength, I couldn’t take my eyes off him for some reason.

‘Is that the leader? I thought he wasn’t a hunter. The atmosphere is quite believable.’

Kang Mu-hyeok stepped forward and said.

“I came here to talk to your leaders. Could you guide me?”

Nikolayev suppressed a laugh.

‘You want to say that I’m not a prisoner, but a guest? You have some spirit.’

But even so, in front of Igor Dudnik, we all become the same cowards.

Somehow Nikolayev felt like seeing his opponent cower. He nodded willingly.

“You listened well, so I’ll guide you to Bugilma.”

* * *

Dardenne was about to tell Igor to stop fighting, but then he heard from Nikolayev that a Korean named Kang Mu-hyeok wanted to talk, so he left him alone.

‘A guild like that woman? I guess it’s good to scare her a little.’

Not long after, Kang Mu-hyeok and his group arrived.

Kang Moo-hyuk was more distracted by the breakwater battle than by Dardenne.

“Don’t worry, I have no intention of killing your Gilma right now.”

“It sounds like you mean I could kill you at any time.”

Kang Moo-hyuk turned his head and looked at Dardenne.

Dardenne was surprised by her completely calm eyes.

“Let me get straight to the point. Give us back our members.”

“I’ll listen to you if you promise not to attack Upumangbau.”

“Don’t you have any idea of ​​the suffering and fear that the citizens of Vladivostok are going through?”

“There are many places in Russia where people cannot step because of monsters. This means that such suffering is not limited to this city. And you are not even Russians. Go back to the warm south. Leave this place to us.”

“… … .”

“If you keep hesitating like that, your horse will die.”

At the same time, mana rippled subtly in Darden’s body. It seemed like he had used a skill, but it didn’t seem like much mana had been consumed.

‘It’s a messaging skill.’

It was obvious who the message was sent to.

Afterwards, Joo Se Ah, who was attacked with a loud roar, fell behind Kang Mu Hyuk and his group.

Broken pieces of asphalt flew around. Joo Se Ah coughed through them.

“Cough cough… . What, what is it? Our leader is here? This is an embarrassing sight for Gilma.”

“Are you okay?”

“You got hit by an S-rank, are you okay?”

“But you’re smiling? I wonder if you’ve hurt your head.”

“Oh, this? I think I’ll get the hang of it soon… … .”

A large body landed next to Joo Seah.

Dardenne told him.

“Brother, if you’ve had enough fun, then stop now. If you keep doing this, I’ll kill the other side’s Gilma before we can even negotiate.”

“Do it in moderation? Ah, my dear, it’s past that time.”

Dardenne flinched as he looked at Igor, who had turned his head.

“That blood… … .”

Igor’s lip was torn and bleeding. His hair was disheveled, and although he didn’t appear to be seriously injured, he looked like he had been hit here and there.

“This bitch, are you really an A+ rank? You’ve been holding on even after I’ve been beating you with all my heart for a while now. Something’s off.”

While Dardenne was flustered, Joo Seah stood up unsteadily.

“Aren’t you tired of hitting? Then I’m upset. I still have a long way to go before I can hit you as much as you’ve been hit.”

“You really are annoying. Okay, I’ll kill you with all my might.”

“Both of you, please stop for a moment!”

Kang Mu-hyeok hurriedly stopped the two from clashing again.

“What are you?”

“Chief Kang, I’m fine. That’s a total water fist.”

When Igor exploded in anger at Joo Sea’s provocation and started spreading murderous intent, Darden couldn’t just sit still either.

“older brother!”

Igor turned around at Dardenne’s shout.

“Brother, I hope you don’t forget what’s really important because of the fight.”

In an instant, Igor’s killing intent disappeared. The change was so drastic that Kang Moo-hyuk was dumbfounded.

Dardenne was equally confused. He felt that Igor’s reaction was unusual.

‘My brother recognizes that woman as an enemy. To my brother, an enemy is only someone strong enough to be a threat. Is that woman an S-rank or something?’

As the situation calmed down for a moment, Kang Mu-hyeok quickly opened his mouth before another fight broke out.

“Nazezinski!”

Igor and Dardenne looked at him at the same time.

“You were used by the survivors of Nadzhinski. Do you know that this is all part of their conspiracy?”

“Pfft! What did I say again?”

When Dardenne burst into laughter, Kang Moo-hyuk’s face hardened.

“As expected. You knew it.”

“Of course. Do you think we’ll be swayed by such rascals? From the moment we first made contact, from the moment they swung their tails, saying they wanted to destroy the Tsar’s Guild, I saw right through them.”

“Are you also trying to ruin the reputation of the Tyran Guild?”

“Of course. But it doesn’t matter. People only look at the results. Even if they get cursed at right away, if they somehow deal with it, they’ll forget about the previous curses.”

Dardenne crossed his arms and continued confidently.

“For example, we package it like this. ‘We will solve the Upumangbau problem with our great Russian power, not with external forces!’ That’s our justification. It’s not a big problem to interfere with the work of the Tsar Guild right now. Why? Because the pride of Russia, the S-rank hunter, Igor Dudnik, will step forward and protect you.”

Kang Moo-hyuk understood the plan Dardenne had laid out.

He not only planned to resolve the Upumangbau incident, push out the Tsar Guild, and take over Vladivostok, but also intended to use this incident to clean up his image as a tyrant.

Just like Kang Mu-hyeok finished the Orc Tribe raid and added the Guardian Guild image to Iron Will.

‘Could it be that the survivors of Nadzhinski didn’t know that?’

There was something suspicious about the fact that he had been used despite knowing it. In Kang Moo-hyuk’s view, Makar clearly seemed hostile to the tyrant.

‘If we listen to Darden, it seems like they didn’t find out about the plan to tarnish the tyrant’s image from Makar, but rather themselves. If that’s the case, then Makar must have been preparing to corner the tyrant politically along with the downfall of the Tsar’s Guild. They caught him doing that.’

That is to say, the fight was started with the intention of ruining both sides.

In a way, the tyrant and Makar were in the same boat.

Both lost their families in Nazhedzinski because of the choice of the Tsar’s Guild.

But I couldn’t understand why he would swing his sword of revenge at a tyrant.

‘I don’t know about anything else, but one thing is certain. This is revenge that has been prepared for over ten years. Makar will never let things go as Dardenne intended.’

Makar’s expression, which had seemed calm even after being captured, came to mind. The case was not over yet. I had a feeling that if I delayed, something might happen.

Kang Moo-hyuk had no choice but to use the last resort he had told Alex, or rather, the method that could be called blackmail or fraud.

‘I feel a bit sorry for the Federation, but… it’s important to keep the Tyran Guild tied down.’

He recalled Alex’s last report, which confirmed his suspicions.

“You seem to be the naive one. Do you think the survivors of Nadzhinski will leave you alone?”

“… … .”

“Your hostility towards Gilma seems clear. Did you really not know that things would turn out that way and were used by you?”

“So what are you trying to say?”

Dardenne asked Kang Moo-hyuk the purpose of his words instead of the reason he said them.

‘It means there’s something that’s prickling.’

It was clear that something, yet to be revealed, was going on between the tyrant and the Nadzhinski survivors.

“Nazezinski’s survivors have more influence than you might think.”

“Anywhere? Vladivostok Administration? The Kremlin? Either way, we don’t care. We just have to listen to some complaints. No one has the guts to say anything to an S-rank.”

“Would it be enough for the Kremlin? Even if they have the support of the Russian people, they don’t have the slightest power to stop Hunter.”

When Kang Mu-hyeok shook his head, Darden tilted his head. Everyone around them drew question marks above their heads, saying they had no idea what was going on.

At that moment when everyone was curious, Kang Mu-hyeok opened his mouth.

“World Hunters’ Federation. Did you know that the Federation also played a part in this incident?”

“What the heck are you talking about… … .”

“Mr. Yuri Kozlov.”

Kang Moo-hyuk looked around. Kozlov’s eyes were shaking as he looked at him.

“I was hoping it wasn’t you.”

Kozlov was silent.

Dardenne, who had no idea what was going on, spoke nervously.

“What did that Federation guy do?!”

Kang Moo-hyuk sighed and answered.

“Mr. Kozlov of the Federation is also a survivor of Nadzhinski.”