The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 411



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Episode 411

#411. I know that.

“Director Kang Mu-hyeok. I need you.”

“Me?”

Kang Mu-hyeok was slightly embarrassed by Go Yo-han’s words.

That was because most tier guilds did not like the title of leader.

No matter how positively you try to look at a Hunter who fights for his life on the front lines, a commoner who interferes in the rear and tells others to get off is bound to be hated.

Didn’t we even experience trial and error during the Great War in the past?

A non-hunter captain was more dangerous than a desk-bound civil servant. There were many instances where a reasonable strategy from the captain’s perspective turned into extreme inefficiency on the ground. This was even worse at the gate, which was a bundle of variables.

Because of that, the position of captain had disappeared, but now that it has been revived, Gang Mu-hyeok is a completely unwelcome figure for the Tier Guild, the successor to the hunters who stood at the forefront of the war against monsters.

‘I heard that in fact, there is a movement in the guilds affiliated with large corporations to fill the position of leader with people selected from the executive board. I am still watching closely, but I will appoint a leader as soon as I get the chance.’

The moment one of the guilds affiliated with a large corporation appoints a leader, a chain of new leaders will enter the guild industry.

This was something that even Kang Mu-hyeok, who had opened the era of civilian captains for the first time since the Great War, was not very happy about.

It was natural for a capable person to take on the position of general manager, but it was natural for a manager selected by the executive board to be in that position.

It would have been a better idea to have the heads of the remaining large guilds literally sit as presidents and give full authority to experienced hunters from other guilds by putting them in high positions.

‘The problem is that if that’s the case, then they won’t even appoint a captain in the first place.’

They are appointing a guild leader to ignore the hunter-born Gilma and manipulate the guild as they please, but if the leader has no real power, why would they create that position while enduring the checks and balances of the tier guilds?

Against this backdrop, when Saul Abi, a top tier guild in Busan and one of the best guilds in the country, said they needed him, Kang Mu-hyeok was suspicious at first.

Kang Moo-hyuk imagined countless families in his head in the moment he took a single breath.

‘Since you brought up Japan, it must be about that… What can I do to help my father?’

There was a rumor that the leader was quite intelligent, so it could be a matter of asking for advice, but there was no way that the arrogant tier guild would show any sign of losing face.

Besides, since they were a group of hunters who prioritized hard work, there was no way there would be no one who used their brains.

There were certainly those who were as cunning as the Slayer’s Seonje, even if they weren’t as good.

Although there may not be anyone with novel ideas or insights, the Tier Guild was full of people who understood and took advantage of how the industry worked through their long experience.

There’s a reason why guilds have tiers. You can’t become the best just by strength.

Kang Moo-hyuk opened his mouth after fully preparing to anticipate and respond to dozens of situations.

“Well, Iron Will’s influence is entirely up to Guild Leader Jusea. There’s not much I can do for you.”

“No. As of now, there is no alternative to Director Kang Mu-hyeok.”

“It seems like it might be a Japan-related issue, but I’m starting to feel uneasy about what’s going on.”

“It is a Japanese problem, but it is also a domestic problem.”

Kang Moo-hyuk flinched at the mention of domestic issues.

That one word brought up a new possibility that connected to the introduction that Goyo had brought up earlier.

“Could it be that you are intentionally cutting off the power of the Japanese Hunter community in Slayer?”

“As I heard, you’re amazing. That’s right. Slayer is clearly targeting me and destroying the secret strongholds of the Japanese Hunter community.”

“!!”

Kang Moo-hyuk realized that the thing he thought was the least likely thing had happened. The problem was that the thing that was the least likely thing was the thing that caused the greatest damage to the Korean hunter community.

‘The Slayer is targeting the father?’

Kang Moo-hyuk thought about Slayer’s Bugilma.

Choi Do-yu.

According to Joo Se-ah, he was the person who was expelled by Seong Seon-je.

Even though he was pushed out of the guild, he was still listed as the Bugilma, and it was said that Slayer’s guild master, Samunhyeok, called him as an alternative to Seongseonje.

The mere fact that he was an alternative to Seongseonje proved how outstanding Choi Do-yu was.

Samunhyeok was one of the best hunters in the Korean hunter world, so he would not have put an incompetent person in charge of Bugilma.

Because of that, the relationship between Kang Mu-hyeok and Seong Seon-je and the Slayer Guild that had been established was left to fizzle out, but they didn’t really care.

But then, discord was heard from a completely unexpected place.

Kang Moo-hyuk couldn’t help but point out the cause.

“Do you happen to know why Slayer is acting like this? Even if it’s the best guild in South Korea, it wouldn’t act without a justification.”

Goyohan let out a long sigh and spoke carefully.

“This all happened because of Kim Myung-jun.”

“Kim Myung-jun?!”

Why is Kim Myung-jun here?

Kang Moo-hyuk frowned at the sudden appearance of a person.

And before I could even ask why Kim Myung-jun was mentioned, I figured out the context of the incident.

‘Slayer, Kim Myung-jun, Japan. There is only one possibility that this problem will arise here.’

If Slayer finds out that Kim Myung-jun has been influenced by the Japanese hunter community.

Kang Moo-hyuk sensed that the problem was more serious than he thought.

‘I guess they might have found out that I know Kim Myung-jun’s true identity. If so, that would explain why they rejected all my requests to meet up.’

It wasn’t simply because I disliked Joo Se Ah.

Kang Mu-hyeok moistened his parched throat with water and asked.

“Did Kim Myung-jun contact the father who was going to fight?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“You must have also revealed that you are in charge of handling the dirty work of the Slayer Guild?”

“That’s right. They had a book of accounts.”

“But I guess you didn’t reveal that you were a double spy working with Japan.”

“That is also as Captain Kang guessed.”

“It seems that Slayer is overloading Busan by concentrating the Japanese Hunter faction in the metropolitan area. He is forcing them into a corner while driving them into a corner.”

“That’s correct. However, we have no relationship with Japan at all. In reality, Busan is suffering from the pressure of the Japanese Hunter community and Slayers.”

“Then what you want me to do is mediate with the Slayer.”

“Because Iron Will is the only one who has recently developed a close relationship with Slayer and is working together with him. If that picky team leader Seong Seon-je is going to follow Team Leader Kang Moo-hyeok’s opinion, then it says everything. I can only hope for the team leader’s skills.”

It was a difficult task.

I have not yet met Choi Do-yu, who took over the throne of Slayer after Seongseonje.

Looking at the situation, it seems like Kim Myung-jun’s case was also involved, and if Joo Se-ah hadn’t been there, Iron Will might have been blown up first.

‘I knew from the guild leader that he was quite radical, but… I put him on the back burner after seeing that the Rider Wolf trade was still going strong. I guess I underestimated Choi Do-yu.’

Judging from the fact that the business with Iron Will that Seongseonje had been conducting was left as is, I thought that they had tried to make us let our guard down.

It was when Kang Mu-hyeok was troubled and unable to give a definitive answer.

The moment when Goyohan, who couldn’t wait any longer, tried to ask for cooperation again.

-Beep! Beep!

An ear-piercing alarm sounded simultaneously on Kang Moo-hyuk and Go Yo-han’s smartphones.

As is always the case with people using guild apps, the two instinctively took out their smartphones without asking for each other’s understanding.

“get out?!”

Before Goyo could even question the appearance of Naga, an unfamiliar monster in Northeast Asia, Kang Mu-hyeok gave a warning.

“If Nagaga had appeared, it wouldn’t have been just Haeundae that was attacked.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the alarm went off.

The smartphone rang nonstop. Naga was attacking from all over Busan Haeundae.

Before Goyo could even grasp the situation, he got up and contacted the Ssal Abi Guild headquarters.

“Yes. I heard the alarm. Send a five-minute standby to Haeundae. Gather the rest of the hunters. No. Tell them to go to the nearest shore and standby. Send the urgent equipment by helicopter, and shoot the rest by vehicle.”

“No coastline.”

Kang Mu-hyeok followed and said.

Goyohan didn’t get angry at him for interfering with the Tier Guild’s response. It was because he realized his mistake after hearing Kang Muhyuk’s words.

“The gathering along the coastline is canceled. First, build a defensive line around the buildings to prevent them from entering the city center. What?! Where are you sending them? You mean… … .”

Goyohan stopped getting angry. He also realized the problem with the answer.

‘The area our guild is in charge of is far from the coastline. There is no response at all on this side.’

Northeast Asia did not have as many sea monsters as Europe with its Mediterranean Sea or Central and South America with its Caribbean Sea.

Because of this, most of the guilds in charge of the coastline during emergencies were small and medium-sized guilds.

Large guilds like Ssaulaabi were in charge of the mountain side where gates were frequently created and monsters could easily hide.

“Aren’t there small and medium-sized guilds that are cooperating with the restaurant right now? Let’s divide the districts and reorganize them. If there’s any rain, you can contact the guilds in the relevant districts and ask for their cooperation.”

Kang Mu-hyeok saw through Go Yo-han’s inner thoughts and intervened.

Even Goyo knew that was the best way. The problem was that it was easier said than done.

“Reorganizing the guild members and reassigning the areas in charge isn’t something that can be done in a day or two. It could cause unnecessary confusion and create holes in the monster defense line. It’s impossible unless you know all the information about the Busan guild areas and assigned personnel. No, even if you knew, it’s hard to do it in a short period of time… … .”

“I know that.”

“Huh? What is that… …?”

“This means that I know all the areas of responsibility of guilds with more than 30 members in Busan and the regional defense plans submitted to the Guild Cooperation Office. If you lend me the name of the Fighting Father Guild, I will adjust it right away. The documents and the actual site may be a bit different, but you can find out about that directly from the person in charge.”

The silence was breathtaking.

What is this guy talking about now?

There were hundreds of guilds in Busan alone. Of course, the minimum number of members per guild was 10, so there were many miscellaneous guilds. Although they were said to have guilds of 30 or more members, the number was not small. You probably wouldn’t remember all the guild names, and Kang Mu-hyeok knew all the defense area plans they were in charge of.

“How do you do all that… … .”

“The defense plan is published on the Guild Cooperation Center website.”

“No, the problem isn’t that it’s public, but why do you know all about it?”

“I know other cities, but wouldn’t it be strange to leave out Busan?”

Other cities too? Isn’t that strange in itself?

‘No, is it even possible to memorize that much in the first place?’

Reorganizing the defense zone was something that required knowing all the details. The reason why the defense line formation would not be completed in a day or two was because all of that information had to be gathered and organized. Only then could a proper plan be made without any power leaks.

This was something that even a high-tier guild could not do in a short period of time. Who could have predicted the attacks of Naga, who mainly operated in the Mediterranean? Even Slayer could not do it.

To begin with, there has never been a large-scale monster attack like this in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.

Although the Northeast was in chaos, it was relatively quick to respond because it happened on land.

Although the Korean Peninsula is surrounded by the sea on three sides, it has never been threatened by sea monsters, so it has been completely defenseless.

‘If we’re late with this, we’re going to be in real trouble.’

As soon as he thought about it, Goyohan felt chills down his spine.

Kang Moo-hyuk turned his smartphone, which had been ringing nonstop for a while, to silent mode. It was a call from Noh Song-rin, but he had something to finish first.

“First, please capture the guild officials at the restaurant. We’ll take care of business while we’re here. The documents and the actual scene may be a bit different, but we can ask the people in charge and fix that. Since we’re pressed for time, let’s put off the small stuff for later. If the monsters that attacked tell you to leave, there will be a second and third attack.”

Goyohan suddenly came to his senses.

I momentarily forgot about my Naga attribute due to the completely unexpected monster attack.

When these guys attacked the land, they used their special ability to create a tidal wave and rode it in. The tidal wave wasn’t created right away. There was a gap between the first and second waves.

“Okay. Let’s talk about that later.”

Goyohan ran out in a hurry and called out to the guild leaders who were about to leave the restaurant.

In the meantime, Kang Mu-hyeok received a call from Noh Song-rin.

– Captain? Where are you? I will go get you.

“You don’t have to come. It’s fine here. Instead, Hunter Noh Song-rin has something to do for you at BEXCO.”