The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]: Chapter 290

Clang!

A flawless, perfect motion.

The moment Kate’s attack, leaving no room for error, aimed for Kim Junwoo’s neck, her sword was deflected.

The youngest Hunter.

The one hailed as a genius among geniuses had her sword blocked by none other than the Head of Operations at WDSO [World Defense Special Operations] Seoul Branch, and the greatest force in South Korea.

“What were you doing on your own again?”

It was Kim Minjoo.

“…I thought I was going to die holding out. I wish you had come a little sooner.”

Like Kate, Kim Junwoo was also caught off guard by the timing, letting out a deep sigh of relief as he spoke.

“Believe it or not, I’m an hour earlier than scheduled.”

“…What about the others?”

“They’ve all arrived.”

Kim Minjoo said, turning her head to look behind her.

“Goodness, there are so many.”

“Team Leader!”

“Are you alright!”

There stood the elite Hunters that WDSO boasted, including Planning Director Han Yoobin.

Thus, all the forces of the International Association and WDSO faced each other.

Everyone stared at each other with grim expressions, and a heavy atmosphere hung between the two camps.

“It had to come to this.”

Kim Minjoo, who was at the forefront with Kim Junwoo, glanced around and remarked cautiously.

“The situation is… I don’t need to tell you, right?”

“Yes.”

“Keep your wits about you. You might actually die this time.”

Kim Junwoo’s voice was unusually serious.

Kim Minjoo responded with a smirk.

“If the teacher keeps getting held up by one person, it’s a strategic loss. I’ll take it from here, so you stop Yoobin and the other forces.”

“Are you sure? That woman may look like that but……”

“I’m sure.”

Kim Minjoo cut him off, answering immediately.

Even amidst all this, her gaze remained fixed on Kate.

“Alright, well… good luck.”

Kim Junwoo seemed to understand what she meant and moved away without another word.

And the moment he moved away.

[Unique Skill: Thousand-Hand Guanyin [A skill referencing the Buddhist bodhisattva of compassion, known for having a thousand arms]]

Swish—.

Kim Minjoo quickly adjusted her stance and charged towards Kate.

Kate bent her back completely to easily evade the attack, and at the same time.

[Unique Skill: First Blood]

Whoosh—.

She immediately picked up the rapier that had been deflected and launched a counterattack.

“……!”

Kim Minjoo was momentarily taken aback by the unexpected move.

She quickly raised her sword, barely managing to block the attack.

Clang!

The two swords clashed with a sharp sound.

“…….”

“…….”

The movements were so natural, as if evading, picking up the weapon, and counterattacking were all one continuous motion.

All these actions occurred seamlessly in a matter of seconds.

‘As expected…….’

Kim Minjoo muttered to herself.

Creeak—.

The distance between them was so close that they could feel each other’s breath.

As they continued to face off, swords locked together.

“Nice to meet you. Kate Michelle.”

Kim Minjoo was the first to speak to her.

“…More people know me than I thought.”

“How could we not?”

Kim Minjoo said with a calm expression.

“You were once the person I respected the most.”

“…….”

Kim Minjoo’s eyes flashed, and Kate stared at her silently.

“Your name is…?”

“I’m Kim Minjoo, Head of Operations at WDSO Korean Headquarters.”

“Ah, you mean the 검사 [Geomsa – Korean term for Sword Master] Class Ranking 2nd…?”

“That’s right.”

“…I see.”

Kate nodded slightly, gazing intently at her.

“Are you sure you can handle me alone? You should know better than anyone why you couldn’t become number one.”

“There’s no reason to refuse, is there?”

[Unique Skill: Thousand-Hand Guanyin – Awakening]

Soon, a blue light began to flow along her entire body.

“It’s a chance to become the 검사 [Geomsa – Korean term for Sword Master] Class Ranking 1st.”

Her aura was noticeably different.

But even at that sight, Kate simply smirked.

“Aren’t you getting ahead of yourself?”

[Unique Skill: First Blood – Awakening]

Kate’s rapier began to vibrate.

The moment the two geniuses’ swords were about to clash.

***

The final defense line, the rearmost area.

The temporary support facility set up with the cooperation of Director Lee Ayoung and the local support team.

“Anti-Magic Stone has arrived!”

As soon as the item requested from the headquarters unit arrived, the place quickly became busy.

“Turn on the 이능파 [Inungpa – A fictional energy or power source] Extractor!”

Chloe, who was in charge of processing the Anti-Magic Stone, was the first to move.

Despite losing her right arm, she had only received minimal first aid and immediately jumped into work, seemingly forgetting even the pain as befitting the best expert in the field.

“Match the voltage exactly to 1600v and slowly increase it by 50v.”

“Yes, yes!”

“If you adjust it even slightly wrong, it could explode, so keep your wits about you.”

“Understood!”

And next to her.

“Each processed Anti-Magic Stone is exactly 0.05mg per bullet! The existing amount of gunpowder might cause the 이능파 [Inungpa – A fictional energy or power source] to react and explode upon firing, so reduce it by 9%!”

“Yes, understood!”

Director Lee Ayoung was making bullets to hold the processed Anti-Magic Stone.

As they hurriedly began preparations in their respective positions.

“So, how long do you think it will take to process?”

Director Lee Ayoung asked Chloe.

“Do you think this is easy? It’ll take at least three hours.”

“Then finish it in one hour!”

“…….”

Chloe looked at Lee Ayoung with a dumbfounded expression.

After a moment.

“Then how long do you think it will take on your end?”

“I have to put the exact amount into thousands of bullets, how can it be done quickly?! It’ll take four hours on this end.”

“Then you can finish it in an hour and a half.”

“…….”

Even in the midst of their busyness, they exchanged words.

They glared at each other with sharp eyes for a moment.

“…Hey, hey! What are you doing! I told you to raise it by 50v! Are you trying to kill everyone here?!”

“Oh, oh?! Hey! If you touch it like that with your hands, it’ll cause errors! Use the robot arm to work!”

As if nothing had happened, they immediately began to focus on their respective roles.

“There’s no time to adjust everything one by one. Do the primary processing and send it straight to the bullet processing side for testing.”

Two tasks were being carried out simultaneously in the facility.

The two were pouring all their attention into their respective areas.

There was only one reason why that was possible.

Even though there might still be lingering resentment, they knew each other’s skills better than anyone else.

Time slowly passed in an atmosphere so tense that even breathing required permission.

And finally, exactly 30 minutes after the processing began.

“Primary processing complete. Prepare for testing.”

Chloe was the first to speak.

“45-caliber bullets are ready. There’s no separate test room, so go outside and shoot.”

“I’ll be back, so keep the extractor voltage maintained so I can reprocess it immediately if it misfires.”

“Alright.”

Soon, Chloe left the facility with the processed Anti-Magic Stone bullets and a firearm.

And before long, gunshots rang out.

Chloe, who had returned to the facility, had a somewhat sullen expression.

“It’s not bad, but the firepower is weak. Can’t you make it stronger?”

“I’ll prepare 5.52mm bullets again. The voltage has been maintained, so keep processing.”

“Then I’ll try secondary processing as is, and if it tests well again, we’ll go straight into mass production.”

“Yes!”

All conversations were seamless.

Thus, the two continued to exchange conversations, and there was not a single conflict of opinion in the process.

The employees were speechless at the movements of the two people, who boasted perfect teamwork, and simply moved as they were told.

Processing began again.

And the speed was.

“Unbelievable…….”

“Are they really trying to finish everything from processing to production in just one hour?”

It was a level that was hard to believe even when seen.

Perhaps it was only natural.

The world’s top two experts were perfectly in sync.

A sight that had never been seen anywhere else in the world.

The 모습 [Korean word for ‘appearance’ or ‘figure’] of growling and arguing had disappeared without a trace, and they trusted and entrusted each other with the necessary tasks.

As they continued to repeat testing and reprocessing.

“It’s successful!”

“The effect is immediate, and the firepower is good!”

Finally, they succeeded in processing the Anti-Magic Stone in just one hour.

“Good! I’ll start secondary processing right away, so prepare the bullets.”

“Then I’ll go into production as is!”

When the two geniuses worked together, terrifying results began to appear.

***

The final defense line set up on the road to Berlin.

All the forces of the International Association and WDSO faced each other there.

Bang—!!

콰콰과광—!! [Sound of a large explosion]

Puh-bung—!!

Kugugugu—!! [Sound of rumbling or collapsing]

Finally, the war between the two camps began.

“Team 1 and Team 2, push forward as much as possible! The remaining teams, maintain the formation, and each team leader, identify the enemy forces as much as possible!”

“Yes!”

“Understood!”

I had to command each team while fighting.

Because Kim Minjoo, the Head of Operations, was too busy, there was no one else to command the troops except me.

‘That guy…….’

I glanced at the battle between Kim Minjoo and Kate.

The movements of the two were so fast that even I could not easily follow them with my eyes.

Kate, who was called a genius, was one thing… Kim Minjoo was now at a level where I could no longer give her advice.

‘She’ll do well on her own, I guess…….’

There was no longer any reason to worry about her.

I turned my gaze towards the approaching enemies.

“It’s Kim Junwoo!”

“Just kill that bastard!!”

At the same time, dozens of troops rushed towards me.

[Acquired Skill: Destroy…….]

Just as I was about to cast the skill in a hurry.

[Unique Skill: High Panic Berserker]

Thwack—!

Thwack thwack thwack—!

Han Yoobin, who suddenly jumped out, dealt with them before I could.

“Why are you spacing out?”

“…You suddenly cut in.”

Han Yoobin smirked at me.

But only for a moment.

Taat—! [Sound of someone kicking off the ground]

She kicked off the ground again and began to dash around the battlefield.

Still charging in without looking back.

I would have stopped her, saying it was dangerous, as I had done before…….

[Unique Skill: High Panic Berserker – Status Release]

[All stats are converted to Strength.]

[Strength: 18,955 (9,107↑)]

[Health: 1 (2,289↓)]

[Agility: 1 (5,799↓)]

[Magic Power: 1 (1,019↓)]

Swish, swish swish—.

Thwack—!!

While seemingly charging recklessly, she was accurately stabbing attacks while looking around in all directions.

It was still a reckless attack, but the formation was being disrupted by Han Yoobin alone.

Not only that.

Now that she had 余裕 [Yoyuu – Japanese word meaning ‘composure’ or ‘room to spare’] in the battle, she was even protecting other team members.

‘……Amazing.’

That’s because I had never taught her anything about combat.

How to fight more accurately.

How to survive.

She had learned all of that herself, going back and forth between life and death several times.

Two years after being stripped of her Hunter qualification.

Ironically, she now had far more overwhelming skills than she had during her active duty.

‘There’s no need to interfere…….’

I glanced at her once.

I smiled and turned my gaze.

And at that moment.

[Unique Skill: 6th Circle – Elemental Heaven]

[Unique Skill: Master of Voodoo]

Shuuuung—.

Bang—!!!

The attack that flew in from somewhere hit me directly.

“Ugh…!”

I hurriedly deployed a defensive skill, but I couldn’t absorb all the impact, so I flew backwards and rolled on the ground several times.

“What, what! Are you okay?!”

“……I’m fine.”

At the same time, Han Yoobin immediately ran over and helped me up.

When I raised my head and looked ahead, I saw two men walking towards me.

“They’re the heads of the operation teams from the International Association.”

Then, Han Yoobin said, looking at them.

“Do you know them?”

“I’ve seen them before. I’ve never actually fought them, but if they’re team leaders, they’ll be at the world ranker level.”

“Tch…….”

Now even the team leader class is interfering.

‘This is a setback…….’

My movements are sluggish because of Kate’s attack earlier.

It will take a lot of time to deal with two team leader class people at the same time with this body.

There are only two ways to end this war.

Either I die, or Secretary-General Wesley dies.

In other words… this war will not end until I kill Wesley.

Of course, the headquarters troops are guys I acknowledge.

There are many skilled people, including Kim Minjoo and Han Yoobin, but they cannot kill Secretary-General Wesley.

If there is anyone who can, it is only me.

The more time I waste in a place like this, the more the victory or defeat of the war will tilt.

Tch, there’s no helping it.

If I end it as quickly as possible…….

“I’ll take care of those two.”

Then, Han Yoobin said in a calm voice.

“……Are you sure?”

“You can’t just keep catching small fries, can you?”

She adjusted her stance with a serious expression.

“You go take care of the boss.”

[Unique Skill: High Panic Berserker – Awakening]

“I’ll finish quickly and follow you.”

Soon, the moment a dark red aura burst out from her entire body.

She charged towards the two men in a form like a demon.