The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 135



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Episode 135

135. If you’re joking, it’s difficult.

“Are you sure you’re okay? If I get caught like this, I might die.”

“Didn’t you promise? You’ll dig up every last bit of their black heart. Take me to them and ask them to lift the siege. If they do that right away, that would be great, but if they don’t and attack… … .”

“It’s war.”

“It will be disadvantageous in many ways.”

“You could die before you even get into trouble. You’re going into the middle of enemy territory. You might not be able to save me.”

“You be careful. I’ve prepared myself. Let’s quickly check out Zhang Zhongxun’s plot.”

Cheon Deok-su pushed Kang Mu-hyeok’s back out of the village.

As I came out of the narrow alley, I saw a fairly wide stream. It was flowing with sewage water, perhaps because the sewage from the prison village, which had poor treatment facilities, had gathered there.

At the entrance of the village, there was a stone bridge leading to the opposite side. On the other side, a long line of people could be seen stretching out to the left and right. Among them stood Jang Joong-sun.

Cheon Deok-su, who had secretly exchanged glances with Kang Mu-hyeok, crossed the bridge. He grabbed the back of Kang Mu-hyeok’s neck and led him forward.

Jang Joong-sun conveyed his message through an interpreter who accompanied him.

“As expected, you never break your promises.”

“It was a promise, not an order?”

“It’ll just be tiring if you deal with it emotionally, so let’s just make a polite request. What about Hyun Jeong-geon?”

“That little brat rebelled so much that I made him into a piece of meat. If you want to put it on the table, I’ll bring it to you.”

“I’ll put it on the table myself. After I check.”

“I think Kang Mu-hyeok has been captured and handed over. Now that there’s nothing to do, I hope he lifts the siege and goes back.”

“Okay, then. Should we hand over Kang Mu-hyeok first?”

Jang Joong-sun came over to personally hand over Kang Mu-hyeok.

Cheon Deok-su was a little flustered, wondering if this was the end. What if Jang Joong-sun took Kang Mu-hyeok away and really lifted the siege? He couldn’t decide whether to be happy or displeased.

When Jang Joong-sun took over from Kang Mu-hyeok during the conflict, Cheon Deok-su unconsciously spoke to him as if to stop him.

“But if we take that guy away, what are we going to do with him…?”

“He’s a hostage.”

At the same time as he answered, a knife extended from Jang Joong-sun’s sleeve. He pushed Kang Mu-hyeok aside and stabbed Cheon Deok-su’s heart with all his might from below.

“Huh!”

Cheon Deok-su, who didn’t know how to use male and female characters from the beginning, was caught off guard and ended up reacting late.

A moment where you have no choice but to be helpless.

“I told you to be careful.”

Just before he fell, Kang Mu-hyeok’s kick flew and kicked Jang Joong-sun’s wrist.

“what?!”

Jang Joong-sun was taken aback by Kang Mu-hyeok’s attack and lost his mind for a moment. It was an attack he had never expected. No, it was an attack that was impossible from the start.

‘Weren’t you an ordinary person?’

The tingling pain in my wrist felt unreal.

Cheon Deok-su swung his fist at Jang Joong-sun, who was confused and had an opening. Jang Joong-sun raised his arm to defend himself against the attack that was aimed precisely at his temple.

Although he avoided the direct hit, Jang Joong-sun was unable to completely dissipate the impact of the tanker’s fist and was pushed backwards and rolled on the ground.

He quickly got up and took a stance, expecting a counterattack. The hunters around him reacted belatedly and drew their weapons.

Jang Joong-sun stopped his subordinates who were about to rush in and pointed at Kang Mu-hyeok with a trembling finger.

“Huh, how?!”

Kang Mu-hyeok spoke to Cheon Deok-su without paying attention to Jang Joong-sun.

“Look, you were aiming for that side? Isn’t that right?”

“You, you… who are you?”

Cheon Deok-su also questioned with the same sentiment as Jang Joong-sun.

“You wonder? The answer is simple.”

Tsk tsk tsk!

“Kang Mu-hyeok, that’s not it. And─ Ah, khuhum!”

A character who gradually transforms into Hyun Jeong-geon as his voice changes.

Everyone present, including Cheon Deok-su, was shocked.

“I won’t be on your dinner table, you piece of shit.”

“Hyun Jeong-geon… . Have you been hiding this kind of thing?”

Jang Joong-sun glared, gritting his teeth.

“Huh? Hyun Jeong-geon? Oh, right. I’m Hyun Jeong-geon. How is it? How do you feel about being hit once?”

“Kill them all!”

“No, I told you to tell me what you think. Why… Ugh!”

Kwaaang!

At Zhang Zhongxun’s command, the Chinese hunters began to unleash their skills.

“Hey, run away… What the? You’re already out?! Hey, you deadly bastard!”

The man who was Kang Mu-hyeok ran ahead of Cheon Deok-su, shouting in anger as he chased after him. When he quickly caught up to him, Cheon Deok-su shouted.

“What are you? Aren’t you Hyun Jeong-geon?”

“Mr. Joe. Don’t say anything to me. It’s because Chief Kang told me to. He said it was a small favor. It’s not like I trust him… . Ugh, you ignorant brats! What if you blow your skills like that?! Do you want to die?!”

bang!

“Later. See you later. Hic! That was almost right. I remembered your face, Inma!”

The stone bridge collapsed in an instant, leaving not a single pillar standing. Fortunately, Cheon Deok-su and Mr. Joe were able to cross just before it collapsed.

But the loss of a leg was no problem for the hunters. They used superhuman physical abilities to jump across the stream in one breath.

“It’s simple? It really works as Mr. Kang expected.”

Cheon Deok-su raised his hands above his head. The walls of the shacks behind him collapsed, and a group of people rushed out. In their hands were long-range weapons such as bows, daggers, and javelins.

“Show me an example!”

Dozens of attacks, each loaded with mana, intercepted the Chinese hunters as they leaped over the stream.

Hunters who were unable to dodge in the air were hit by the attack and fell into the water. Some were critically wounded and floated down the water. Those who managed to avoid vital points drank the sewage water and vomited out waste as they surfaced, but all they were greeted by was a series of attacks.

“Ugh!”

“Cock!”

“That little Bangtz kid… ugh!”

“You said you remembered my face? Hey, take another hit!”

Mr. Joe also got excited and took revenge by throwing his dagger.

“It’s so remarkable!”

Zhang Zhongxun, who was very angry, shouted and flew, jumping over the stream in one breath. The arrows tried to turn him into a hedgehog, but they did not work. All the attacks could not withstand the mana wrapped around his body and missed or bounced off.

Jang Joong-sun landed on the other side of the stream in one go, drew his sword from behind his back and aimed for Mr. Cho.

‘A soft sword?’

Mr. Joe stepped back to avoid the sword blade that was coiling around him like a snake while swinging wildly. Even Mr. Joe, who was proud of his S-rank evasion skills, could not ignore the sword that was swinging at this strange angle.

“Are you just going to watch?”

“I was waiting for it even though it wasn’t coming!”

“Don’t you know that these bastards have been watching over you all this time? How dare you show your teeth to these little shits?!”

“개새끼라는 놈이 개새끼라더라. 이 개새끼야.”

“Eww, Hyun Jeong-geon!”

“What the heck? What the hell is going on? Why are you only doing this to me? Are you crazy?”

Jang Joong-sun avoided Cheon Deok-su and rushed towards Mr. Cho.

Although Mr. Cho didn’t know it, the swear words that the interpretation artifact that Kang Mu-hyeok had given him were swear words that even Chinese people would find embarrassing to say. Without knowing it, he continued to provoke him, causing Jang Joong-sun’s eyes to half roll back.

Thanks to Mr. Joe being attacked by Jang Joong-sun, Cheon Deok-su was able to briefly relax and check the situation.

The defensive line that had initially been adequately blocking the enemy’s crossing of the stream was gradually being pushed back.

Tankers carrying shields slowly waded into the dirty stream water and crossed over. Behind them, melee dealers swarmed in, hiding their bodies.

On the other side, long-range dealers began to counterattack belatedly. Since the number of hunters was so different, casualties on the friendly side also began to increase.

‘Tch! I saw it too late because Jang Joong-shin was running wild. There’s a guy over there who’s good at giving orders. The defense line for Gaecheon is up to here.’

Cheon Deok-su immediately sent a signal.

“Everyone, retreat! Retreat!”

“Then, me too.”

“Where?! Stick your neck out and go, Hyun Jeong-geon!”

“You persistent bastard. Take this!”

The smoke that fell to the ground blocked Zhang Zhuxun’s view, and he lost sight of his opponent. As he hid in the shantytown, Mr. Joe let out a sigh of relief.

“Whew, it was a good decision to sell out Mr. Hyun.”

Jang Joong-sun, who was further intimidated by Mr. Joe’s amazing evasion skills, ran wild, but did not chase after the retreating Prison Village Hunters.

Unlike his heart that was filled with anger, his head was cold.

Jang Joong-shin took a deep breath to calm his anger and checked the remaining hunters who were crossing the stream.

Hunter, who had been interpreting until just a moment ago, approached behind him.

“I’m sorry. I gave the order to the captain by ‘telephone.’ I also gave the orders to the rest of the hunters.”

“No. Good job, I hope. It was a very good decision. I was able to hold those two guys back, so the casualties to my men were reduced.”

“Shall I give the order to pursue?”

“There’s no need to rush. Judging from what you’ve prepared, you must have figured out our plan. There must be something inside, too.”

“Could this be the work of that guy named Kang Mu-hyeok?”

“I heard that you are a smart person. Cheon Deok-su and Yeon Jeong-moon don’t have this kind of brain. You are quite the person.”

Jang Joong-sun recalled the information he knew about Kang Mu-hyeok.

The strategies that Kang Mu-hyeok had devised during his time in Titan could be known only through rumors circulating among Korean guild industry insiders. Some of the raids were aggressive, but they were enough to show his extraordinary ability.

And the process of establishing the foundation by moving the old Taeseong Guild, the current Ironwill Guild, to Bukpocheon could be called the reincarnation of the Han Dynasty strategist ‘Jang Ryang’.

‘No. It’s still far from enough to praise a commoner from a small country who isn’t even a hunter. Still, I must acknowledge his ability to bring in Yeonjeongmun and Cheondeoksu.’

At first, Jang Joong-sun planned to use or kill Kang Mu-hyeok, but he changed his mind. He decided to capture him alive and try to persuade him. He was a smart guy who was not a hunter, so he could be used and discarded as much as he wanted.

While Zhang Zhongxun was gathering his thoughts, Yuan Hao asked again.

“Then, should we maintain the siege and deploy the attack force at Dandong?”

“That would be embarrassing for me. They say the higher-ups sent the raid team to make things easier, but do we really need to use their help to clean up the Shinuiju beggars? Just tell them to finish the job and clean up after themselves, and then just show off.”

“Then, we should prepare a strong attack force with only the hunters of the Goryeo Alliance.”

“Choose three elite attack groups. Strike the center in three directions.”

“Yes! I will prepare it right away.”

* * *

The moment when Mr. Cho transformed into Kang Moo-hyuk and was dragged away by Jang Joong-sun.

The real Hyun Jeong-geon infiltrated from the outskirts of Sinuiju. He circled around several tall buildings and looked around.

“It’s definitely somewhere here. You’ve hidden it well. But it would be obvious in Shinuiju, where there aren’t many buildings.”

Hyun Jeong-geon frowned after wandering around for a while without seeing any results.

“Anyway, Chief Kang is good at making people do annoying things. If it wasn’t fun, I would have just left it alone. But this job looks fun, so it’s a shame to just let it go. Ugh.”

Then his eyes lit up as he spotted something glittering on top of the building.

“There you go. We don’t have much time. Should I go back to my main job after a long time?”

Creepy!

“What? Goosebumps again? Are you feeling weak these days? Why do I feel so weak?”

* * *

Kang Moo-hyuk made a small request(?) to Mr. Joe to transform into him, and then called someone on a satellite phone.

“This is Kang Mu-hyeok. Are you busy?”

-It’s lunch time.

“I heard that you don’t go out much during lunch time and just eat whatever you want.”

-Who says that? I eat it after preparing it in a luxurious manner. Like cutting lobster or steak.

“I am the guild leader, Jusea.”

– Seriously, if you left the guild, is it okay to spread other people’s guild information like that? Where did you sell the guild’s confidentiality agreement?

“I’m just talking about eating.”

-If you’re the Slayer Guild Strategy Team Leader, even your meal times are confidential. Isn’t that why you asked the main guild leader about such trivial things, Team Leader Kang Mu-hyeok?

“I didn’t mean to, but I didn’t know that just eating would lead to such a long conversation. I don’t have much time, so I’ll get straight to the point, Team Leader Seong Seon-je.”

-Yes. I’m also busy, so please tell me quickly.

“I am in Shinuiju now.”

-What kind of plot are you plotting again?

Seong Seon-je immediately asked back with a voice mixed with distrust. Kang Mu-hyeok answered.

“I’m on the verge of death right now.”

-So what kind of conspiracy is this?

“Please save me.”

Kang Moo-hyeok asked in a dry voice. Seong Seon-je’s voice became serious.

-What are you doing? Are you thinking of overthrowing the country? If you’re just joking, then it’s a problem.

“I don’t intend to overthrow the country, but I do intend to take over Sinuiju.”

-!!

“The opponent is a Chinese guild located in Sinuiju. We formally request help from the Slayer Guild.”