The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 424



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Episode 424

#424. This is the future of the Republic of Korea.

The time when Kang Mu-hyeok went to see Johanna.

Jeong Woo-su ​​moved quickly. He made the government’s arbitrary operation and failure known through the media through a joint statement by the opposition party.

The opposition party expressed condolences to the hunters and civilians who died in this operation, while also condemning the government and putting pressure on it by even pulling out the impeachment card.

As soon as the political world lit the fire, the media fanned the flames.

[Charisma Guild, Ulleungdo operation is not included in the briefing, causing controversy.]

[Why did the government keep the Ulleungdo and Dadohae maritime operations secret?]

[Connection between the government and local guilds… Obtaining a list of guilds participating in the Naga suppression operation.]

[Opposition Party: “We demand a sincere apology from the government… The problem is the lack of communication”]

[Hunter casualties unknown. Civic group “demands information disclosure”]

[An operation modeled after the failure of Okinawa, Japan. Why?!]

Public opinion spread like wildfire.

The public, shocked by the large-scale monster attack, raised their voices in criticism of the government when the operation it had unilaterally pushed forward failed.

Moreover, when it was revealed that the failed operation in Japan had been pushed forward, citizens came all the way to the Blue House and openly cursed at it.

Next, the National Assembly Hunter Special Committee conducted a state audit with public opinion at its back.

Thanks to the full support of the opposition parties and even the ruling party raising its voice for reflection, the state audit progressed at a rapid pace.

The political world called in Hunter officials to reveal the truth about this government operation and point out its problems.

Among them, the remarks of Hunter Association President Han Byeong-gu, who appeared as a witness, could be said to be the highlight of the state audit.

“It’s a strategy that failed even during the Great War. I understand where the idea of ​​the wig ship came from, but there aren’t many cases where you can fight while moving at high speed on the sea. After all, if you’re going to fight, you’re going to have to go to the shore or underwater. Moving quickly is a completely useless method. If a Hunter tactician had stepped forward, he would have absolutely opposed it.”

“Can I take it that the opinion of the Hunter Tactics Expert is that of President Han Byeong-gu? After all, he has a lot of experience.”

“Do you think an old man who was on the front lines cutting off monster heads would have time to think about such painful things?”

When Han Byeong-gu smiled and joked in response to the assemblyman’s question, the tense atmosphere in the meeting temporarily eased.

Han Byeong-gu’s face hardened again and he spoke.

“Unfortunately, there aren’t many people in Korea who can be called raid strategists or tacticians. Of course, a hunter who is a raid leader or expedition leader may be a great commander, but they will have difficulty putting together the overall picture and making plans. This difficulty is not due to a lack of ability, but rather a situation where they have to take on unfamiliar tasks.”

When Han Byung-goo suddenly gave an answer that was off-topic, the member who asked the question thought that the association president was changing the subject because it was difficult for him to answer.

When the member was about to ask another question, Jeong Woo-su, who was sitting in the chairman’s seat, nodded to the member of the same party. The member paused and listened to Han Byeong-gu’s speech.

Han Byeong-gu continued speaking.

“This is fundamentally a phenomenon that occurred due to the long-standing custom of the Korean hunter community to deal with things on the spot by improvising. Korean hunters were so skilled that they could handle most things on the spot. However, the world has changed. Monsters are becoming increasingly cunning, and Korean hunters who have never experienced war are different from before. This means that we can no longer solve the problem by responding in a fist-fighting manner. The lack of such a plan has exacerbated the damage in this situation. As the head of the Hunter Association, I would like to take this opportunity to offer my deepest apologies to the victims and their families. We were inadequate.”

As Han Byung-guk lowered his head, Chairman Il-sun became depressed. This was because the tens of thousands of casualties hidden in the word damage came to mind.

Although it was less than the Northeastern Defense Battle, considering that the damage occurred in just one day, it was truly the worst incident since the Little War.

Han Byeong-gu raised his head and spoke.

“But fortunately, there was a man of few words who prevented this incident from causing even greater damage. He reconstructed Busan’s coastal defenses to block the city’s incursion and protect the citizens. You’ve probably seen it on the news. He sent S-rank hunters Joo Se-ah Gilma and Go Eul-ji Hunter to Yeosu to block Naga. That was also his work. Iron Will’s leader Kang Moo-hyeok. He saved Busan and Yeosu. He was a man of such insight. He foresaw the failure of Japan’s Okinawa operation, and was skeptical about the Ulleungdo operation that he learned about too late. And he has a way to solve this incident. I hope the government listens to what he has to say.”

The hero of the Great War and the current president of the Hunters’ Association. When Han Byung-gu, who had a title that no one could ignore, promoted a person who wasn’t even a hunter, heated reactions began to rise in each online community.

-Who is Kang Mu-hyeok? Where have I heard of him?

└It seems like there are a lot of difficult words these days. It’s Captain Iron Will.

-But what else does he have to see besides Gilma being Joo Sea?

└I looked it up and it seems he was previously the leader of the Titan strategy team.

└The leader of the Heardbo Guild? That’s ridiculous.

└Listening to an A-class guild… That piece of shit is pretending to be an expert again.

└And Titan is the Yeouido guild. Do you know how tough it is there?

└The guild is like that. What’s so special about the team leader?

└The first general public strategy team leader. Article available (link)

-Solkka, wouldn’t Seongseonje be better?

└I heard on the news last time that you were receiving long-term treatment due to an injury?

-So what did Kang Mu-hyuk do?

└Don’t you know about the integrated engineering school? The legendary hearing of the legend (video)

└Your mouth is really open. Are you a mouth fighter? Who can’t do it with words?

└Are you confident that you can speak in front of the entire nation?

-Chief Kang Moo-hyeok was active in the Shinuiju incident, the Northeastern Defense War, the Ma-gyeong incident, and LA.

“Sukyoung, what are you doing?”

Choi Mi-ran approached Lee Sook-young, who was busy tapping away on her smartphone, and asked her.

“I’m trying to raise Comrade Danjang’s reputation… Ahem, this dialect. Is it really hard? I was working on the comments.”

Choi Mi-ran and Lee Sook-young became close friends after realizing they were the same age while receiving treatment together following the incident that day when they were attacked by Baek Seong-bin.

“You’re really great too. The captain probably doesn’t even know. If you want to get points, you have to do it in a visible place.”

“Originally, the leader Dong… The dignity of a leader should be known by those below him. Then, wouldn’t our shoulders be proud?”

“Who would know that?”

“I believe that under the leader’s leadership, he will see everything even if he doesn’t seem to see it.”

“Chief, it’s not like I have a wiretapping device in my ear. How would you know that… ?”

Beep beep beep beep beep!

“Here we go!”

“really?”

Lee Sook-young cheered when she saw the name on her smartphone screen. Choi Mi-ran was also startled and froze with her hands raised.

“As expected, Captain. I trusted you.”

“Take it now.”

Lee Sook-young carefully pressed the call button.

“Hello, hello.”

-This is Kang Mu-hyeok.

“Yes, sir.”

-Hunter Lee Sook-young. I think I need to go to Shinuiju.

“Are you a god?”

-We need hunters. As many as possible.

* * *

“It seems like Kang Mu-hyeok is even trying to get the president of the association to do something. Why is Madam Bugil so quiet?”

The man known as Baek-Gwi in China, Pyo-Hae-Joo, was facing Choi Do-Yu at the Slayer headquarters.

He was uncomfortable in this position, especially since the Slayers of today were like unbridled calves, which made him even more anxious.

When there was no response from Choi Do-yu, I tried to change the mood by asking for help, and only then did I get a response.

“Everyone talks about me being wary of Iron Will. I have no feelings towards that side. On the contrary, I cheer the appearance of an S-rank hunter. And Director Kang Mu-hyeok. I don’t oppose a normal person becoming the guild representative. I just don’t like it when an incompetent person steps forward.”

“But it’s the Slayer Guild. You should take the lead in such a big matter. People are asking where the Slayers have gone.”

“I am a practical person, so I don’t really care about public opinion. I will only move as much as necessary when necessary.”

I was nervous about Choi Do-yu’s atmosphere, which was completely different from that of Seong Seon-je or Kang Mu-hyeok. All three of them seemed unfathomable, but among them, I couldn’t even figure out what kind of person Choi Do-yu was.

‘He looks polite on the outside, but his actions are rude.’

Just looking at the current efforts to identify foreign hunters in Seoul and the metropolitan area, it is incredibly ignorant.

The method was to first lock him up and then let him go. The method used to prevent such bold actions from being reported in the media was also extraordinary.

Except for a few large guilds, no one noticed the Slayer’s movements. Even the government was completely unaware of it.

For Pyo Hae-ju, who had not completely let go of the Chinese line, it was bound to be a difficult opponent.

He apologized with an embarrassed smile.

“I spoke out of turn. I said I wasn’t worried about the Slayer. I won’t beat around the bush. Why did you call me like this?”

“I recently found out that there was a straw that was put in our guild in Japan. I was trying to help, but it disappeared.”

“Straw?”

“My name is Kim Myeong-jun. I’m from Ujungdo. Whenever I come to ask for work, you always hit me in the back of the head.”

“So?”

“Please take care of him. You can catch him and dig up his back, or you can just kill him. I heard you’re an expert in that area.”

Choi Do-yu tilted his head in confusion at what he said.

‘It’s such an unremarkable thing for Slayer Bugilma to have suggested it himself… Is there something I don’t know about?’

Choi Do-yu smiled lightly as if trying to ease Pyo Hae-ju’s worries, as if his thoughts were revealed on his face.

“Kim Myung-jun is like my mistake. I was the one who suggested using him. To cover that up, I have to borrow an outside knife.”

“Doesn’t that mean we have to expose Lady Bugil’s weakness to us? This really sounds like you’re telling me to drink poison.”

“Weakness? I don’t think that kind of small stuff would be my weakness. It’s just that I have to save face in front of the guild members, so it’s a bit bothersome to catch them myself? That’s about it.”

“I’m sorry, but I’m not so poor as to resort to a knife to save face. I’ll be going now.”

Feeling uncomfortable, he immediately refused and stood up.

At that moment, Choi Do-yu’s demeanor changed. His previously relaxed tone became lowered.

“My specialty is making someone feel desperate if he or she isn’t desperate. Would you like to hear more?”

“… … .”

“I’m writing you because I heard that Kim Myung-jun tried to contact the Chinese Yellow Dragon Guild. If he’s hiding, it could be your line. But that’s not that important. I’m just trying to make an example out of it. There’s another reason I called you. What are you doing? I told you to sit down.”

He sat back down in the same spot he had been standing from with an indifferent expression.

Choi Do-yu’s fierce aura disappeared and the warm wind blew again as before.

“If Kim Myung-jun disappears, there will be disruption to the various back-office operations we have been doing. We need someone to take his place.”

“So it’s me? Why do you trust me?”

“I don’t believe it. It was the same with Kim Myung-jun. If I hadn’t stepped down from the front line, Kim Myung-jun would have already passed away. I should have used it appropriately and thrown it away. I missed my chance.”

“Am I also the type of person who just uses it and throws it away?”

“Don’t you think you should make a reason not to abandon it? You’re having trouble finding a place in Korea? Did you think this land would be easy? The Republic of Korea is so narrow that there’s no place to set foot. Slayer is the king of such a place. No one can put up a sign and do business without the king’s permission. Now, do you feel a little desperate?”

Choi Do-yu threatened, but he felt more interest than a sense of crisis.

“Necessity is the key, right? I think I can finally have a conversation now.”

* * *

Kang Moo-hyuk was busy creating a new board.

Most of it was done behind closed doors, but the most important government briefings were unavoidable.

He appeared before a gathering of ministers and working-level officials from each government department.

The president also wanted to attend the briefing, but he backed out of concern that it would seem like he was trying to influence the new plan, given the failure of his previous unilateral decisions. Instead, he decided to listen to the briefing via video conference.

Kang Moo-hyuk displayed the prepared materials on a monitor on the wall.

Although the PPT was prepared in a hurry and contained only pure information without any techniques, no one took issue with this.

First of all, it was because Han Byeong-gu was there.

Han Byeong-gu not only recommended Kang Mu-hyeok, but also served as a bridge between the government and the Guild Cooperation Office.

Additionally, Kang Mu-hyeok came in claiming to be the representative of S-rank hunter Joo Se-ah.

No one could touch these two people without their livers sticking out.

Besides, Director Cha Gil-ju had told them in advance that Han Byung-goo and Joo Se-ah were famous stage actors in the hunter world, and that they were the ones who would use their fists first if they got into trouble.

If a hunter assaults a civilian, he or she is severely punished, but in reality, it often ends in secret agreement.

Even if it was an incident so big that it could not be covered up, who would hold an S-rank hunter responsible? Who would blame the hero of the great war?

It was something that even high-ranking government officials would find difficult to do.

Once everyone was seated, Kang Moo-hyuk began his briefing in earnest.

“First, let’s look at the map of South Korea a year from now if we just let this situation happen.”

The screen that Kang Mu-hyeok displayed showed a map showing most of the Korean Peninsula’s coastline being encroached upon.

“Korea is finished. A country that lives off trade will not be able to launch a single ship. Then the Hunters will leave. And then.”

The screen then turned to the next map. This time, it was a map that had been encroached upon to the north.

“The magic line will come down. East, west, south, north. All four directions will be blocked and will die. This is the future of the Republic of Korea.”

In an instant, a gloomy atmosphere engulfed the hall.