I Alone Resurrect Chapter 180
Individual Combat (2)
“It’s exactly as I said. To be precise, the administrator called Mr. Kang Hyeon’s name. I wonder what the reason could be?”
At Han Se-yeon’s words, Kang Hyeon’s eyes widened.
“You say they called my name?”
“Yes. Though conversations with the administrator are a bit different from normal communication and hard to understand… I definitely heard your name.”
“Haa… What does that person want now.”
Kang Hyeon sighed while holding his forehead.
Seeing this reaction, Han Se-yeon’s eyes lit up.
“Your reaction suggests you know the administrator well.”
“Well, I wouldn’t say I know them well. Just had some dealings. Anyway, what’s important isn’t that but the fact that they mentioned my name, right?”
“That’s right.”
When Kang Hyeon seemed reluctant to share more details, Han Se-yeon didn’t probe further.
“To be precise, they said many other things too, but they were too fragmentary to understand easily.”
“What did they say?”
“Connection. Crisis. Agon…”
As Han Se-yeon was speaking,
The conference room door opened and other people started coming in.
Han Se-yeon noticed this and closed her mouth, then whispered quietly as she passed by Kang Hyeon.
“Let’s continue this conversation later.”
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The number of people gathered in the conference room was quite large, around 30.
Seeing more people than he expected, Kang Hyeon looked at Shin Tae-gil.
“I thought you said only top 10 guilds were coming?”
“I thought it would be better for more guilds to gain experience, so I invited more. Still, with some vacancies among the top 10 guilds, ultimately 17 guilds agreed to participate.”
At Shin Tae-gil’s explanation, Kang Hyeon frowned.
“You should have told me earlier.”
“I definitely did tell you. But you waved your hand saying you didn’t care and told me to handle it.”
“Ah… Did I? Haha.”
Feeling awkward, Kang Hyeon laughed uncomfortably.
“Everyone seems to be here.”
Looking at the room full of people, Shin Tae-gil stood up.
Then he tapped the microphone to gather attention.
“Ah. Now we’ll begin the briefing about Korea’s first A-grade dungeon ‘Dakiran’s Maze’.”
At Shin Tae-gil’s words, the conference room fell silent and all eyes focused.
“As mentioned beforehand, this raid will be centered around Kang Hyeon, who has experience clearing an A-grade dungeon. I emphasize again that rather than complete conquest, the focus is on safely gaining experience.”
After finishing his words, Shin Tae-gil passed the microphone to Kang Hyeon.
“Ah. I’m Kang Hyeon, guild master of Badads Guild. Nice to meet you.”
There was no applause.
Heavy silence.
The sharp gazes from Korea’s top guild masters were suffocating.
“I’ll keep this brief.”
But for Kang Hyeon, this was now just another day.
Without batting an eye, Kang Hyeon continued.
“I’m the leader for this raid, and we’ll do it my way. If anyone has complaints, speak up now.”
Kang Hyeon’s unexpected bombshell statement.
Shin Tae-gil glared at Kang Hyeon with wide eyes.
His eyes seemed to scream ‘What are you doing right now!?’
‘It’s been a while since I’ve seen him this flustered. Heheh.’
Smirking, Kang Hyeon gave him a wink before looking forward again.
The guild masters with fierce expressions were glaring at him like they wanted to tear him apart.
“I’ll speak plainly because it’s bothersome. I know you’re all big shots in your own territories, but A-grade dungeons are on a different level. Instead of acting tough and then regretting it while pissing your pants, just follow my lead. That’s what I’m saying. Got it?”
Of course they wouldn’t have.
Some guild masters’ faces were turning red and blue as if they could no longer contain themselves.
“Well, since it wouldn’t be right for me to decide everything on my own, I’ll give you two choices. One. If you don’t like the temple, the monk leaves. Two. If you’ve got issues, fight me for the leader position.”
A deep smile spread across Kang Hyeon’s lips.
“If you win against me, I’ll give you the head monk position and you can do whatever you want then. That’s it. Any questions?”
Silence descended.
The guild masters pondered how to handle this situation.
Was this an attempt at establishing dominance?
If so, why?
Why isn’t anyone stepping up?
Should they just follow Kang Hyeon?
Everyone’s minds were racing.
Though they disliked the situation, they were afraid to challenge Kang Hyeon alone.
Naturally, all eyes turned to Han Se-yeon.
She was the only one considered to be on par with Kang Hyeon in one-on-one combat.
Seeming to notice this attention, Han Se-yeon looked around.
“I have no particular thoughts on this. Do as you please.”
Then she returned to facing forward with an expressionless face.
Next, attention turned to Han Myeong-do, guild master of the Immortal Guild.
The Immortal Guild had firmly held second place among domestic guilds since the early days, right after Dangun.
Although they had now lost second place to Badass, they were still ranked third and were considered to be far ahead of the fourth-place guild.
“Why is everyone looking at me? Do what you want. I’m going to follow what that friend suggests.”
However, Han Myeong-do had been favorable toward Kang Hyeon since the C-grade dungeon ‘Benandi’s Forest’ raid.
Moreover, being precise in judgment and calculation, he knew it would be best to follow Kang Hyeon’s lead here.
“If no one objects, we’ll proceed this way. No changing your minds later.”
Kang Hyeon’s words made the guild masters anxious.
This would mean Kang Hyeon would hold all the power.
Everyone gathered here was a ability user who ruled like a king in their own guild or even their region.
Their pride wouldn’t allow them to surrender their authority like this.
Unlike Han Se-yeon and Han Myeong-do, they had a subtle contempt for Kang Hyeon due to his rapid rise and casual demeanor.
“This is nonsense.”
Finally, one man who couldn’t hold back raised his hand.
“What’s nonsense?”
“Determining the dungeon raid leader through mere physical strength. Does that make sense? Especially for an A-grade dungeon that’s incomparably more dangerous than anything before, as you said.”
At the man’s words, Kang Hyeon scratched his head.
“So what are you trying to say?”
“The raid leader needs intelligence more than mere strength, that’s what. Strategy, tactics, understanding of the dungeon and raid team, control, charisma. These are the virtues a raid leader should possess.”
“I get what you’re saying. Just get to the point. The point.”
At Kang Hyeon’s words, the man looked around.
“Most people gathered here probably know each other.”
Since the top-rated guilds from across the country were gathered, everyone at least knew each other’s names and faces.
“So let’s decide by vote. That way, at least the person most trusted by the majority will become leader.”
“I don’t want to.”
“What!? This is no time to be stubborn! How can you…”
“Ah ah, enough. One. If you don’t like the temple, the monk leaves. Have you already forgotten?”
At Kang Hyeon’s playful words, the man’s face twisted with anger.
“Kang Hyeon. It’s well known among those who should know that you’re not particularly good at using your head. How long do you think you can keep pushing forward so recklessly? An A-grade dungeon is directly linked to national security. Are you confident there won’t be backlash when this gets out?”
“Man, you talk too much. Did you become guild master through your mouth?”
Kang Hyeon frowned deeply.
“And what? I’m not good at using my head?”
Kang Hyeon turned around to face the wall.
Then he slammed his forehead into the wall with full force.
-KWAAANG!
In an instant, the thick concrete wall shattered, creating a hole large enough for a person to pass through.
“I use my head pretty well, don’t I?”
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The stormy meeting finally came to an end.
In the end, Kang Hyeon became the leader of the raid team, and 6 guilds that were dissatisfied with this decision left.
Even so, Kang Hyeon wasn’t worried at all since they had more than enough power to clear up to the normal core.
“Why did you do that?”
However, there was someone here whose face was worn with fatigue as if carrying the weight of the entire world.
“Do what?”
Shin Tae-gil let out a deep sigh at Kang Hyeon’s question.
“Was it really necessary to go that far?”
“Mr. Shin Tae-gil. Listen.”
“Yes. I’m listening.”
“Everyone who gathered today is used to being pampered while calling others ‘Boss, Boss.‘ If I hadn’t done this, when we go to raid the dungeon later, it would definitely have become a mess, you know? No, even before going to the dungeon, they would have fought over who gets to be the leader. You don’t need to see it to know.”
“But that’s not certain…”
“It’s 100% certain. I’ve seen this kind of situation more than once or twice. You need to establish dominance from the start like this to have any hope of them listening.”
Either way, what’s done is done.
“Sigh… I understand.”
Since they had decided to delegate everything regarding this dungeon raid to Kang Hyeon, Shin Tae-gil decided not to argue about this anymore.
“Well, even though I said all this, I’m not going to actually command in the dungeon. I’m planning to leave the raid to Han Se-yeon or was it Han Myeong-do?”
“What? What do you mean by that?”
Shin Tae-gil was taken aback by the statement about handing over command after making such a fuss about being the leader.
“While I have a lot of dungeon raid experience, I don’t really have experience leading many people. And the dungeon raid isn’t exactly what you’d call typical… Anyway, since I don’t have particular ability or talent in commanding, I’ll just be at the front taking hits while supporting the actual brains.”
“Mr. Kang Hyeon… I really see you in a new light.”
Shin Tae-gil was impressed by Kang Hyeon’s answer.
“I’ve been misunderstanding you all this time.”
“You don’t have to go that far… This much is basic. Haha!”
Embarrassed by Shin Tae-gil’s praise, Kang Hyeon laughed loudly for no reason.
“So. What are you going to do about this wall?”
“Huh? What wall are you suddenly talking about?”
Kang Hyeon’s eyes widened at the sudden mention of a wall.
“Don’t play dumb. This building is less than 3 years old. But since you came, this conference room has been destroyed twice.”
“Let’s skip the minor details. How much could it cost?”
“Sigh… We have 3 conference room reservations just for today and tomorrow…”
“I’ll let them use our guild’s conference room.”
“No thanks!”
Shin Tae-gil shouted angrily.
“If you don’t want it, just say so. Why are you getting angry?”
Kang Hyeon was just needlessly getting on Shin Tae-gil’s nerves.
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A few days later.
Kang Hyeon came to the guild office early in the morning.
This was because he wouldn’t be seeing his companions for a while once the dungeon raid started soon.
“Mr. Kang Hyeon. Are you really going alone?”
“Yeah. Given that the dungeon’s name is Maze, and from what the advance party said, I thought it might take a while.”
Kang Hyeon decided to participate in this dungeon raid alone.
It was partly due to the risk level of an A-grade dungeon, but he also thought it would be problematic to have the guild’s core executives absent for too long.
“Take care.”
Ahn Yu-seong, who was lying down playing a smartphone game, halfheartedly waved his hand.
“How unusual of you not to say you’ll come along.”
“Well… This time I just have a feeling I should stay outside.”
Ahn Yu-seong’s words sounded as if entering the dungeon would result in great harm.
“This is a bad omen from the start. Tsk.”
Clicking his tongue, Kang Hyeon looked at Olien.
Olien smiled and waved her hand.
“Kang Hyeon. Have a safe trip.”
“Olien, have fun with the others too. Don’t just stay inside, go out sometimes and eat some beef.”
“Yes. Don’t worry. The guild members here take such good care of me.”
“Alright. I’m going then.”
Kang Hyeon lightly waved his hand and left for the dungeon.
Until then, no one knew.
What kind of incident would occur in reality while Kang Hyeon was in the dungeon.
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