The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]: Chapter 203

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[International Hunter Association vs. Karma Corporation’s Acquisition Battle for Hong Kong Branch? International Association Officially Announces, ‘No Such Fact’]

[Testimonies Pouring Out from Hong Kong Citizens, Raising Suspicions of ‘Chinese Association Launching Airstrike to Reclaim Hong Kong Branch’]

[Despite Sufficient Time for Evacuation, ‘Hong Kong Blockaded’, What Were They Trying to Prevent?]

[Liviu Team Leader of Chinese Association Control Team, Shocking Testimony, ‘Planned from the Beginning’]

[Tried to Bury Both Citizens and Branch to Hide the Failure of the Plan. What About Chairman Li’s Actions?]

[Authorities, All Chairman Li’s Sole Actions. Will Be Severely Punished]

[Chinese Association Launches Airstrike to Reclaim Hong Kong Branch, Karma Corporation Launches Dispatch for Rescue Operations. Two Conflicting Organizations]

[Karma Corporation, From Rescuing Hong Kong Citizens to Supporting Extermination. Hong Kong Branch Expresses Gratitude]

[Karma Corporation Takes Over Command, Will They Acquire the Hong Kong Branch as Is?]

Chinese Association Headquarters.

Chairman’s Office.

“Haha……”

Chairman Li laughed maniacally, staring at the flood of articles pouring out.

As soon as he heard the news of citizens escaping Hong Kong, he tried to control the media, but unfortunately, he couldn’t stop the overseas press from moving.

As a result, this situation occurred.

Testimonies from Hong Kong citizens and Hong Kong branch employees continued, and the blame for this incident pointed directly at the headquarters.

“Hong Kong……”

Chairman Li asked his secretary in a faint voice.

“What’s happening in Hong Kong now?”

“Currently, all dungeons in Hong Kong have been completely subjugated.”

The secretary replied in a heavy voice.

“The Hong Kong branch operation team has taken care of all escaped monsters. Currently, the operation has ended, and they are cleaning up the site.”

“Ha, what nonsense……”

Chairman Li burst into a hollow laugh.

Dozens of high-risk dungeons continued to generate.

Hundreds of escaped monsters occupied the city center.

He thought that no one could handle the situation, no matter who was in command.

That’s why he blockaded Hong Kong.

To bury what happened inside under the guise of a failed operation forever.

But after that man took over the command, everything went wrong.

Karma Corporation CEO.

Kim Junwoo.

Without proper support teams or preparation, he managed to handle this ridiculous situation with significantly insufficient personnel.

Of course, he had heard that he was a great talent.

But even so, is this really possible?

No matter how veteran he is, it is impossible to solve this situation alone…….

-People. People follow that man. That’s why Kim Junwoo is so scary.

At that moment, CEO Emma’s words flashed through his mind.

‘Is that what she meant…….’

Chairman Li realized the meaning of those words only now, but it was already too late.

“Li Zijing.”

Just in time, the public security [police] barged into the office, calling his name.

“You are under arrest on charges of threatening national security.”

“……”

Here it comes.

Chairman Li, realizing that everything was over, slowly rose from his seat.

“I’ll go on my own.”

With those words, he left the office surrounded by public security officers.

***

Hong Kong City.

The place that had been swept away by a sudden disaster was devoid of anything intact.

The city center was completely ruined. It seemed like there wouldn’t be an ant there, but.

“Section Chief Moon, dismantling of Area B is complete! Where should we transport it?”

“Ah, leave it there because we’re going to transport it with the byproducts from Area C.”

“Understood!”

“Team Leader Han! There are too many corpses in Area A! Can you help us a little?”

“Wait a minute. I’ll go after I finish this!”

The busy conversation of the on-site cleanup team dispatched from headquarters continued to echo.

The dungeon cleaning team and the byproduct disposal team were all processing the corpses in the city center according to their respective roles.

“Moon Soyeon! Do you have any medicine left in your team?”

Cleaning Team 1 Leader, Han Sanghyuk, raised his voice towards Moon Soyeon.

“Yes? No way. Even ours is not enough!”

“Ah, should I go to the support team and get it? Annoying…….”

“If you’re going anyway, can you get some for us too?”

“……Then why don’t you just go together?”

“I have a lot to do~.”

The team members were quite embarrassed by the bizarre scene of the team leader speaking informally to the cleaning manager and the manager speaking formally to the team leader.

But the two people involved didn’t seem to care.

“Anyway… they must have had a hard time again this time.”

Han Sanghyuk said, scanning the surroundings full of corpses.

“I know, right? Isn’t this like the Rigen Dungeon level from before?”

“I think it’s worse than that? Anyway. It’s a miracle that everyone is safe.”

“……”

At that moment, a shadow fell over Moon Soyeon’s face.

Then, she opened her mouth in a rather heavy voice.

“I wonder if Junwoo is… okay?”

“Well, the doctor says there’s no major problem with his body. He just needs to regain consciousness…….”

Han Sanghyuk also ruffled his hair in frustration.

Immediately after being dispatched, the first news he heard was that Kim Junwoo had become unconscious.

Kim Minju said that it was because he used too much power during the subjugation.

But she didn’t tell him what happened.

It has been three days since the subjugation ended, and Kim Junwoo’s consciousness has not yet returned.

Han Sanghyuk couldn’t believe that Kim Junwoo had collapsed.

What on earth happened here that made him, of all people, lose consciousness?

“Anyway, that bastard is still that bastard…….”

“Seeing Junwoo and Minju and Yubin get seriously injured, it seems like it was a really dangerous situation.”

“Tsk, I know…….”

A moment of silence fell between the two due to the very heavy story.

How many seconds had passed like that?

“Team Leader Han! Hurry!”

The silence was finally broken by the voice of an employee calling Han Sanghyuk.

“Okay. I’m going, I’m going! I’ll go first. Take care.”

“Yes. You too, Sanghyuk.”

Han Sanghyuk hurried away like that.

Both of them didn’t say it, but they sincerely prayed that he would open his eyes soon.

***

“……Huh!”

It was the moment when I opened my eyes in surprise at something terrible.

Even before I could come to my senses, severe pain and a headache rushed all over my body.

My whole body was drenched in sweat, and I was constantly gasping for breath.

“……Shit.”

I grabbed my throbbing head and dropped my head.

It was like I had a nightmare.

A very terrible nightmare of killing my colleagues with my own hands.

I shifted my gaze elsewhere to shake off my thoughts.

“Where is…….”

I looked around with still dazed eyes and saw a hospital room I had never seen before.

As I slowly began to regain my senses, past memories suddenly flashed through my mind.

The last dungeon.

Angel-type monster.

And I used my awakening skill…….

“This crazy…!”

I immediately kicked off the blanket and tried to get up.

“S, Teacher…?”

Kim Minju entered the hospital room just in time.

“Teacher?! Are you okay? Are you feeling better?! Do you recognize me?!”

She ran to me and asked about my condition urgently.

But those were the words I wanted to say.

“You, are you… okay? What about Yubin? Noah? Are they all safe?”

“…We’re all fine.”

Kim Minju answered with a forced smile, but Kim Junwoo couldn’t believe those words.

“Are you really okay?! The fact that I lost consciousness clearly means…!”

“You were in a frenzy, right?”

“…….”

I was speechless.

Skill frenzy.

A phenomenon in which a body that has reached its limit cannot control its skills.

Of course, in general, even if you overdo it, you don’t go into a frenzy.

Usually, the body that feels the limit instinctively blocks the use of skills.

However, hunters with powerful abilities that surpass instinct are consumed by their skills the moment their bodies exceed their limits.

Therefore, skill frenzy is a phenomenon that is occasionally reported only among S-rank or higher hunters.

A hunter in a frenzy state has a level of danger comparable to that of a yellow-grade boss monster.

The higher the skill rank and the closer the body is to its limit, the more exponentially the risk increases.

My body was already at its limit because I had used my awakening skill several times in the previous dungeon.

Moreover, my skill is SSS rank.

If I were to go into a frenzy, everyone there would have no chance even if they all rushed in.

That’s why I told them not to fight and run away.

But the fact that I’m in the hospital now…….

“Actually, it almost wasn’t okay.”

Then, Kim Minju opened her mouth nonchalantly.

“Teacher, it was very scary. Enough that we couldn’t stop you even if we all rushed in.”

“…….”

“Still, how could we leave the teacher behind? We tried our best to stop you…….”

Kim Minju’s gaze turned to her right arm.

A blood-soaked bandage was wrapped around it.

Not only her right arm. Now that I see it, her face, neck, and legs all seemed to be badly injured.

“Yubin’s ribs are almost all gone. Thanks to that, she’s just fiddling with her phone in bed now. Noah didn’t want to be in the same hospital, so he went somewhere else first.”

“…Still, it seems like you managed to stop me.”

“No. We couldn’t stop you.”

“What?”

“We couldn’t stop you. You stopped yourself.”

She looked at me and continued.

“Even without reason, you desperately tried not to attack us. You endured in that unconscious state for a long time and eventually collapsed.”

“…….”

“Still, it’s a relief that it ended like this, right?”

“…….”

I held back my answer.

After being silent for a long time, Kim Minju also made a look of not knowing what to do.

“I, I’ll go tell the doctor. Don’t overdo it and lie down!”

Then she finally tried to leave.

Just as she was about to leave the hospital room.

“……I’m sorry.”

I said those words quietly.

Then Kim Minju smiled and replied.

“If you’re really sorry, buy us Korean beef when we go to Korea.”

“…….”

When I thought about it, I didn’t feel that sorry…….

Kim Minju left and the hospital room became quiet again.

Amidst the mix of various emotions.

Ring―.

My phone rang.

「CEO Kim? This is Jo Hyunmin. Are you feeling better?」

It was none other than a call from President Jo Hyunmin.

“Yes, well… I think I’m okay.”

「I heard you lost consciousness, so I’m glad you’re safe.」

“Thank you for your concern. By the way, what’s going on…….”

I’m tired to death, so can you just get to the point?

「It’s nothing else. Chairman Li Zijing has been booked [arrested]. It seems the government is trying to cover it up as Chairman Li’s sole crime.」

“Is that so?”

「Well, given the situation, they won’t be able to hold us accountable. Even if we acquired the Hong Kong branch, they wouldn’t even dream of diplomatic retaliation.」

“Then they won’t be able to stay in the International Association either.”

「Exactly. The International Association kicked them out as if they had been waiting for it. It’s only natural since they’ve already completely lost face in the international community because of this incident. And more than anything…….」

Then he slowly continued.

「Now the grace period is over.」

“Ah…….”

I sighed softly.

The period during which independent associations and private subjugation organizations could voluntarily join the International Association has finally ended.

Now all subjugation rights belong to the International Association, and those who are not affiliated with the International Association cannot subjugate.

That means again.

「The Chinese Association has become a duck out of water [helpless].」

“I guess so.”

「Now that it’s come to this…….」

President Jo Hyunmin cautiously brought it up.

「How about we bring them in?」

“Well, that wouldn’t be bad either. However…….”

I paused for a moment to organize my thoughts and then answered.

“They won’t accept it easily.”

Why? Because the situation has changed.