The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 132



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Episode 132

132. I need to get some military discipline.

Mr. Joe’s body froze as if he had pressed the stop button.

‘What did I just hear?’

It was only after her thoughts, which had been at a standstill for a moment, began to turn again that she finally opened her mouth.

“Shingiju, what are you going to do?”

“You’re going to eat it. You’re going to take over this place.”

“If that were possible, wouldn’t everyone have done it already?”

“It’s not a question of possibility, but of necessity. Up until now, no one has had to force themselves to eat Shinuiju.”

“But do you need it now?”

“What I’m trying to do is not because it’s necessary, but because it’s something I have to do.”

“I… I don’t understand what you’re talking about. Do you need it or not?”

“If I had to choose between the two, I would choose the former. But now is not the time to consider that.”

“It’s not like it’s some kind of Zen question or answer. If you don’t ask that question, what else are you asking?”

“Survival. We must first find a way for this village to survive.”

“Take care of your own life!”

Mr. Joe shouted, but Kang Moo-hyuk looked at his body and took it lightly.

“Yes. Well, I think there’s still some time.”

Mr. Joe was about to say a few more words, but the hunters who had heard the commotion came running up the stairs. She quickly transformed into Hyun Jeong-geon.

“Brother, what’s wrong?”

“Okay. It’s nothing, so go down.”

“Yes. Oh, and I brought something you asked me to do. What should I do?”

“Oh! You just finished it?”

“Who’s name is this? Hehe.”

“Bring it and see.”

The object that came up to the attic a while later was a walking stick.

Hwang Dong-soo looked at the cane, smiled with satisfaction, and politely held it out to Kang Mu-hyeok with both hands.

“This is an item made from ebony wood that grows in the Demon Realm. It is hard, tough, and moisture-resistant.”

“Thank you. It was already hard to just stand there.”

“Chief Kang, what is ‘thank you’? ‘thank you’? It’s ‘Magyeong Ebony Wood’! This is expensive. Wow, judging by the wood grain, this person must be at least 10 years old. It must have been hard to find. How did you find it?”

Mr. Cho received the cane in place of Kang Mu-hyeok and expressed his admiration.

Kang Moo-hyuk snatched the cane as he got up from the bed. He put aside Mr. Cho, who was licking his lips with regret, and leaned on the cane.

“Ugh… … .”

He barely managed to get up, took a few steps, and nodded.

“Good.”

“What kind of review is that? You’re using the name Heukdanmok.”

“Mr. Joe.”

“why?”

“If you came here, that means you went right through the middle of the Chinese hunter camp?”

“That must be true. It didn’t fly in.”

“Have you observed their movements? Any movement or anything unusual?”

“Something strange? Hmm… … .”

Mr. Joe retraced the route he had infiltrated.

“I’ve heard a lot since there are a lot of people awake at this hour of the morning. But honestly, I can’t understand what they’re talking about.”

“You said there were a lot of hunters who were awake?”

“Oh. It’s not like they stayed up all night, they just woke up early? They sharpened their weapons and stuff. The kids are really diligent.”

Kang Moo-hyuk asked Hwang Dong-soo.

“You said that it was Cheon Deok-su who asked Hunter Hwang Dong-su to assassinate Hyun Jeong-geon and me?”

“Yes. The Nakhwa Guild has ordered the Deoksu gang to bring him in by noon tomorrow, regardless of whether he is alive or dead.”

“That means they gave orders to their underlings in the prison village and were preparing separately… … .”

“If you can’t catch him, aren’t you going to come and catch him yourself?”

Kang Moo-hyuk shook his head at Mr. Cho’s opinion.

“Lian Zhengmun won’t stay still. According to what Hunter Hwang Dong-soo has told us, the hunters in Prison Village are quite skilled. There are probably many more Chinese hunters, but they are people who used to hunt in the Demon Realm with insufficient equipment before they were ranked. They have a lot of experience fighting Chinese and Russian hunters who are not from Shinuiju. Furthermore, Prison Village is their home ground. Even if they win, they will have to accept that they will suffer great losses.”

“There was no need to come here in the first place. Communications were blocked, and they were completely surrounded. It would be better to give them more time rather than see bloodshed.”

Hwang Dong-soo added his explanation. Immediately after he finished speaking, he felt a chill run down his spine.

“Captain. No way… … .”

“Yes. I think there must be another intention.”

“What other intentions?”

Mr. Joe frowned, because she understood the meaning too.

Hunters don’t sharpen their knives in useless places. They’ve probably already sharpened their weapons before going out into the field, but what if they’re sharpening their knives again after they’ve come out and haven’t fought? And that’s not just some, it’s almost all hunters who are checking their weapons.

It meant that a big battle was coming.

“Mr. Joe, I think you’ll have to go out of town again.”

“Go out?”

“Watch the enemy’s movements.”

Mr. Cho swallowed dryly at the firm tone of Kang Moo-hyuk, who had already defined the Chinese hunters as enemies.

“This shouldn’t have been done with tatablo. I should have received tatablo.”

“I will compensate you with something better than Tattabul.”

When Kang Moo-hyuk held out his tie pin, Mr. Cho drew a question mark above his head.

“What is this?”

“It’s an interpretation artifact.”

“omg!”

“It allows you to hear and speak the conversations of Chinese hunters.”

“You can even have a conversation?”

“Is that enough for the commission fee?”

“Oh, boss. Of course. I don’t know if I should give you change for this. Hahaha!”

“Instead of giving me change, just do me a small favor later.”

“What, that’s it. Of course, you’re giving me such a precious item… Wait, my back hurts a little?”

“With Mr. Cho’s skills, this request will not be a problem at all.”

“I must have been fooled once or twice.”

“So you’ve never failed before?”

“Well, that’s true, but… Is it just my imagination that makes me feel strange?”

“Please report back after reconnaissance as soon as possible.”

“Okay, I got it. I’ll do it since you gave me something.”

As Mr. Joe was about to leave the attic, someone poked his head out from the stairs.

“What is this again?”

“Gilyoung, what are you doing here?”

Hwang Dong-su asked bluntly.

Kim Gil-young was in an awkward position, unable to even enter the attic. He was afraid of Hwang Dong-soo. It was because of the rumors that were exaggerated by the nickname of a loser.

“What’s going on?”

When Kang Mu-hyeok noticed that the child had something to say and asked again, Kim Gil-yeong, who was halfway down the stairs, opened his mouth as he climbed the remaining stairs.

“Hey, there’s a kid in the neighborhood named Cheol. He said he has something to tell Mr. Hyeon.”

“It’s strange. Cheol-i is the son of Park Jeong-nam from the search party. There’s no reason for him to come looking for Hyun Jeong-geon early in the morning.”

Hwang Dong-soo whispered personal information about the child named Cheol.

Before Kang Mu-hyeok could ask, Kim Gil-yeong continued.

“But after hearing that, I think I should tell Mr. Kang too.”

“To me?”

“Yes. A man named Noh Song-rin told me about Mr. Hyeon and Mr. Kang.”

“Huh? Why is that old man here?”

Kim Gil-young’s eyes widened at the strange way of speaking of Mr. Cho, who had changed into Hyun Jeong-geon.

Kim Gil-young was suspicious of Hyun Jeong-geon’s unfamiliar appearance, but he couldn’t pay any more attention when Kang Mu-hyeok spoke to him.

“Huh? Hunter Nosongrin was on patrol? Should I say I’m lucky, or should Hunter Nosongrin be unlucky… Gilyeong, can you tell me more about that?”

Kim Gil-young relayed the story he had heard from Park Cheol-i.

“Okay, thank you. Would you mind coming down for a moment so I can talk to you guys?”

“yes.”

After hearing the whole story, Kang Mu-hyeok sent Kim Gil-yeong down. When the child left his seat, Hwang Dong-soo, who had been listening silently, opened his lips.

“Chief, how good is that hunter named Nosongrin?”

“It’s like Hunter Hwang Dong-su. He’s a hunter with a high rank, but his fighting ability is also quite strong because he’s a tough hunter.”

“Well, that’s strange. This detention cell is not a place to hold a high-ranking hunter.”

“I think so too. He is not the kind of person who can be caught quietly. But there must be another reason for him to be quiet. I thought he might have returned to Bukpocheon because we lost contact. Now, he has a really good hand.”

“For now, I think we should hide the fact that you’re a hunter on Chief Kang’s side. If the worst happens and you take a hostage, it’ll be difficult for us.”

“There won’t be any trouble. Just make sure no one is taken hostage.”

“yes?”

“Mr. Joe. I have one more favor to ask of you. On your way out, sneak out Hunter Noh Song-rin. Someone from the patrol who can restrain Mr. Joe will be here soon, so you can take advantage of that gap.”

“Secretly? How can you sneak it out? It’s time for everyone to wake up. From what I’ve heard, there must be a lot of people already up. Even if you sneak it out, they’ll find out right away that it’s gone.”

“I told you, there won’t be any hunters to keep an eye on. You have that item among Mr. Joe’s items, right?”

“that?”

“Put them to sleep. You don’t have to put everyone to sleep. Just put the people coming in and out of the patrol building to sleep. If it gets out, let it be known as late as possible.”

“Wow! How much would it cost to make that… … .”

“Does it cost more than the interpretation template? I know the production cost.”

“Chief Kang, really… Haaah~ Even if you fall into the devil’s realm, you’ll probably live well.”

While Mr. Joe was laughing hollowly, Kang Moo-hyuk added.

“Oh, I almost forgot. One more thing.”

“You’re really trying to get high. What is it?”

“There is a communication outage here. You will need to activate the base station repeater so that we can communicate with the outside world.”

“Call? Want to call?”

“Yes. If the situation I guessed is correct, we should prepare accordingly. I asked the people here and marked it on the map earlier… Where is it?”

When Kang Mu-hyeok looked for the map he had been looking at on the bed a moment ago, Mr. Cho waved his hand.

“You want to call? Then, you don’t have to.”

“There’s no need to do that?”

“What did Eulji say? What, some damn warehouse? He said he brought a satellite phone there? He said to contact me right away if you find Chief Kang. He said it would work even in the Demon Realm? He told me to take it with me just in case. I’ll bring it for you while I’m out.”

“Haha… This is truly a thousand-armed horse.”

* * *

Yeonjeongmun and Cheon Deoksu arrived at Uiju’s house exactly at 7 o’clock. Hwang Dongsu’s men who had been blocking the front of the house opened the way.

Lien Jeongmun looked at them.

‘Your gaze is more stern than ever. This isn’t something that can be accomplished simply by creating an organization. What happened?’

Cheon Deok-su spoke to Yeon Jeong-moon, who was lost in thought while observing the atmosphere.

“Let’s go in.”

Unlike the firmly planted pillars, the house was made up of planks that were haphazardly put together, and the smell of food wafted outside the house, which was drenched in wind.

Yeonjeongmun and Cheon Deoksu stopped for a moment without opening the door. The subordinates had no idea why they were standing still, but somehow they felt they could not join in the heavy atmosphere, so they awkwardly retreated to the back.

At that moment, the door opened quietly and Hwang Dong-su showed his face.

“Why aren’t you coming in? Is it because you don’t have the face to face Brother Byeong-ju?”

“What are you going to do by bringing up old things?”

“Hwang Dong-su, you’re not that great either, are you? Why is the child who was playing alone suddenly causing such a fuss at Kim Byung-joo’s house?”

Cheon Deok-su glared and started a fight, but Hwang Dong-su did not respond.

“I didn’t call you to fight today, so come in. Let’s talk after you eat, Sister-in-law.”

* * *

Noh Song-rin, who had been leaning against the wall with her eyes closed, opened her eyes wide. It was because the surroundings that had been bustling just a moment ago suddenly became quiet.

“What? Why is it so quiet?”

He looked toward the iron door. Smoke, boiling hot like steam, was seeping in through the crack in the door.

At first glance, it wasn’t smoke from a fire. It wasn’t fog either.

Nosonglin immediately wrapped the mana around his prayer. Then he held the mana in his hand and carefully stirred the steam.

“Ugh, it feels so sticky. Anesthesia? Sleep? Wasn’t there a monster that used something similar?”

“You damn hippopotamus.”

“Yeah, that! … Who is that?!”

“You react really quickly. Tsk tsk.”

An unfamiliar face appeared through the small window of the iron gate.

“Who are you? What are you doing that makes me so angry from the first time we met? Huh? Did Hyun Jeong-geon send you?”

“I am Hyun Jeong-geon.”

“Huh? Dude. You sure paid the price for the snacks? I didn’t expect that.”

“Chief Kang sent it.”

“Kang Mu-hyuk? That guy is here?”

Creak, the door opened.

“Come out.”

“uh.”

“Okay, take this.”

“What is this?”

“Map. If you go here, you’ll find Captain Kang.”

“This isn’t any writing, it’s just a drawing. I can’t find it even after looking at it… .”

“I’m busy, so I’ll stop here.”

“hey!”

Before Noh Song-rin could catch him, Mr. Cho, who was angry at Hyun Jeong-geon, disappeared without a trace.

Noh Song-rin, who had missed the other person’s presence even though he was right in front of him, looked up into space in confusion.

“As expected of someone who worked with Chief Kang. He’s really cheap. This kid, I’m going to have to discipline him later.”

* * *

Brrrrrr!

“What’s going on all of a sudden? Why are you shaking when you’re not even peeing?”

When Go Eul Ji looked at him with a strange look, Hyun Jeong Geon was embarrassed and made an excuse.

“It just suddenly became cold.”

“What cold is Hunter catching? Why is he feeling cold?”

“So. But what is this ominous and dirty feeling?”