The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 402



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Episode 402

#402. I’ll just eat it.

That day, I saw.

The sight of a giant dragon clashing with a giant sword.

It was truly a war of the gods.

The place that used to be Seoul Forest was reduced to ruins, and I was genuinely moved by the sheer destruction.

So I decided.

To follow that path.

I will definitely stand next to her.

* * *

February was a busy month for guilds, both small and large.

This was because it was a period of preparing for guild activities that would begin in earnest in March.

After analyzing the guild’s performance and weaknesses over the past year for the month of January, the guild strengthened the areas where necessary.

Potions, equipment, skills and hunters.

February was the month when hunters were most active.

The guilds filled in each other’s shortcomings through transfers and rentals. If they failed to recruit a career hunter, the next place they looked was the second-hand market.

So-called freelance hunters.

A place where beginner hunters who are not selected by a guild through a nationally recognized curriculum go after awakening as a hunter.

Talented prospects will be offered and signed before February, but most hunters have fallen into this market.

Of course, the guild did not select freelance beginner hunters. Instead, they preferred hunters who had at least 5 years of experience in gate or field raids as freelancers. This was because their experience could make up for their lack of ability.

So, freelance hunters worked hard to get into a good guild.

Some people were stuck in the second-hand market because they were not suited to organized life, but capable freelancers created their own personal raiding parties or ran small elite parties and made contracts with guilds on a case-by-case basis.

The guild, which judged that its strength was insufficient even with guild transfers, new recruits, and freelance hunters, went to the second draft as a last resort.

The second draft in the hunter world was different from that in regular sports.

In general sports, there is a rule to choose from among the players on the existing team, but in the hunter world, it is used to mean choosing a gem again from among the rookies who were not selected in the rookie draft.

Although the rookie selection process ends in November of the previous year, the second draft is scheduled to be held in mid-February, when all recruitment processes are completed, to accommodate small and medium-sized guilds with uneven strength.

This event is hosted by the Guild Cooperation Office and is held at a different location every year. This year, it was scheduled to be held at Newbexco in Busan.

“Huh? Chief Kang Mu-hyeok?”

Kang Moo-hyuk turned around at the familiar voice.

“Team Leader Cho. It’s been a while.”

The person who summoned Kang Mu-hyeok was Jo Ik-jun, the strategy team leader of the Taegeuk Guild, the rival of the Titan Guild in Yeouido.

When Kang Moo-hyeok faced Jo Ik-jun, a bitter taste that he had forgotten for a moment returned to the tip of his tongue. This was because Baek Seong-bin’s former affiliation was the Taegeuk Guild. It seemed like only yesterday that he had negotiated with Jo Ik-jun to bring Baek Seong-bin back… He was now locked up in a cold prison cell in Ujungdo.

Deep inside, Kang Mu-hyeok still had an indifferent expression, and Jo Ik-jun couldn’t read his thoughts at all.

He asked, taking Kang Mu-hyeok’s outstretched hand.

“Why did Iron Will come to the second draft? If the guild leaders found out, they’d all die.”

“If a B-class guild wants to recruit a decent hunter, they have to go out and do it. What else can they do?”

“B-rank? Hey, Ju Se-ah, isn’t it a tier just by looking at Gilma? The reason Iron Will is still only a B-rank is because Captain Kang doesn’t want to become an A-rank. What’s his plan? This is a place where big guilds don’t come.”

Jo Ik-jun tried to figure out Kang Mu-hyeok’s true intentions by using his trademark cleverness.

However, there was no way that Kang Mu-hyeok didn’t know the leader of the strategy team of the Taegeuk Guild, who had been with him for a long time during the Titan era.

Kang Mu-hyeok also responded just as sinisterly as Jo Ik-jun.

“You must be here because it’s not a large guild. The Taegeuk Guild is a large guild, so why are you here?”

“Oh my, it’s a large guild. I’m barely hanging on to A-rank.”

Jo Ik-jun waved his hands and tried to be humble, but Kang Mu-hyeok did not give in and pressed on.

“If they’re in the Shinuiju, doesn’t that mean they have as much influence as the Tier Guild?”

“Wasn’t it Chief Kang who put me in that new outfit? Thanks to him, I got a lot of support in the guild. Of course, Matthew Bugilma must have been upset.”

Kang Moo-hyeok recalled the time when Shinuiju was completely incorporated into the territory of the Republic of Korea.

At that time, he had set several conditions for each tier guild to include Titan in Shinuiju.

Thanks to this, Titan’s Mata Su Bugilma, who led this negotiation, gained a solid position within the guild. With the Tier Guild included in Sinuiju, which could be considered a bridgehead for advancing into the Demon Realm, the position of the number one guild in Yeouido was right around the corner.

However, Kang Moo-hyuk had no intention of allowing Titan to dominate from the beginning. He immediately recruited the Taegeuk Guild and gifted it one of the two A-class guilds, Tio, that would participate in the development of Shinuiju.

Suddenly, Titan found itself competing with the Taegeuk Guild in Shinuiju, following its competition in Yeouido.

It was natural for Matthew to go on a rampage.

The problem was that nowhere in the promise with Kang Mu-hyeok was there any mention of another Yeouido guild besides the Titan Guild being allowed to enter Shinuiju.

Matthew Su cursed Kang Mu-hyeok as a gangster, but he should have blamed himself first for not knowing how to openly call the Taegeuk Guild to restrain him. Knowing that, Matthew Su couldn’t openly express his anger.

Jo Ik-jun pointed this out.

When Jo Ik-jun saw that Kang Mu-hyeok didn’t react much to his words, he changed the subject.

“You’re not planning on watching the entire three-day selection period, are you?”

“If I was just going to take a quick look, I wouldn’t have come here. If I were looking for a gem that no one noticed, like the Taegeuk Guild, three days wouldn’t be enough.”

When Kang Mu-hyeok expressed his sincere intention to participate in the second draft, Jo Ik-jun became more thoughtful.

‘Is there a newcomer here that I haven’t seen? Or did you notice someone I’ve been eyeing?’

If it was Kang Mu-hyeok, either way was possible.

Wasn’t he originally annoying even back in the Titan days? There was definitely something going on.

Jo Ik-jun became anxious, wondering if he had missed something. He decided to step back to look over the materials again.

Normally, you would get information from a conversation with the other person, but if that person was Kang Mu-hyeok, it was fortunate that he didn’t get ripped off.

And if you know something, you will be able to find it no matter what you look for. In order to compete with Kang Moo-hyuk, securing a solid database of newcomers was a priority.

“Well then, take your time looking around. If you find any good hunters, let me know.”

“A good hunter needs to be quickly kidnapped. I hope Team Leader Cho also has good results.”

After Jo Ik-jun left, Noh Song-rin came to find Kang Mu-hyeok.

Kang Mu-hyeok asked Noh Song-rin, who had not shown her face for a while.

“Where have you been?”

“I went to the department store here.”

“Is this a department store?”

“Yes. Here’s some chocolate.”

“chocolate?”

“Today is Valentine’s Day.”

“Is that so? But I think this is the day when women give gifts to men.”

“I know, but… Last time you said you wanted something sweet. This is expensive.”

“I hate that sweet.”

“… … .”

“Then, considering your sincerity… … .”

“Okay. I’ll just eat it.”

When Kang Mu-hyeok tried to accept the chocolate set, Noh Song-rin quickly pulled back, opened the package, and poured the chocolate into her mouth. Then, as if something was disappointing, she chewed the chocolate and grumbled.

Kang Mu-hyeok tilted his head, unable to understand Noh Song-rin’s actions, and then figured out a way to resolve this strange situation.

“Is White Day on March 14th?”