I Alone Resurrect Chapter 185

I Alone Resurrect Chapter 185

Between Chance and Inevitability(1) 

Currently, Team 1, Team 2, and Team 5 have arrived at the Normal Core.

Team 3, led by Han Myeong-ho of the Immortal Guild, and Team 4, led by Lee Cheong-woon of the Black Knights, had not yet arrived.

“What should we do?”

The original purpose of the raid party was to clear the Normal Core.

So they could just destroy the core right now without waiting for other teams.

If the core is destroyed, portals will open for teams that haven’t arrived yet, and once everyone comes out of the dungeon, the raid will be complete.

But Han Se-yeon seemed to have something else in mind.

Kang Hyeon looked at Han Se-yeon.

“What do you mean by that?”

“I’m asking if we really need to destroy the Normal Core right now.”

“Then?”

“I want to wait for other teams to arrive here, and discuss together. About whether we should continue raiding until the Main Core.”

Kang Hyeon pondered at Han Se-yeon’s words.

‘Since no one from the Dangun Guild died on the way to the Normal Core, it makes sense they’re confident.’

And Kang Hyeon had similar thoughts.

‘This dungeon definitely suits me well.’

The Dakiran’s maze was surprisingly an easy type of dungeon for Kang Hyeon to clear.

Usually, the most difficult things for raid parties in this dungeon are the dangerous traps scattered everywhere.

But Kang Hyeon instantly heals injuries as long as his head or heart doesn’t burst at once.

Even fatal poison attacks are just helpful creatures that increase Kang Hyeon’s resistance ability.

In other words, unless it’s instant death, traps pose no threat to Kang Hyeon.

Then the only remaining threats to Kang Hyeon are the periodically appearing monsters.

‘Usually, dungeons that cause stress outside of combat, like mazes or traps, have lower average monster levels.’

In fact, there hadn’t been any monsters that could threaten Kang Hyeon’s life yet.

It was just a bit tiring since he had to handle everything alone.

Anyway, thanks to all these factors working together, Kang Hyeon was able to reach the Normal Core alone despite this being an A-grade dungeon.

‘Should I get greedy?’

Kang Hyeon continued pondering with his arms crossed.

“Need time to think? I’m not saying we need to decide right now, but let’s wait until other teams arrive and decide together.”

“What if the other teams don’t come?”

“We’ll wait about two days, and if everyone still hasn’t arrived, we’ll give up on the raid and just destroy the Normal Core and leave.”

“Sounds good. Let’s do that.”

Eventually, Kang Hyeon decided to accept Han Se-yeon’s proposal.

‘It’s not like I’m losing anything anyway.’

They could think about the subsequent raid when everyone else gathers.

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Ippotranslation

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Whether fortunate or unfortunate, it was the second day since arriving at the Normal Core.

The remaining Teams 3 and 4 had all arrived at the Normal Core.

At this time, Team 5’s leader Lim Hyeon-seong couldn’t help but be surprised again, because Teams 3 and 4 hadn’t suffered much damage either.

‘3 deaths in Team 3, and 9 deaths in Team 4…’

Compared to Team 5 which lost 35 people, it was an enormous difference.

Even considering that their initial numbers were smaller than Team 5’s, this level of difference didn’t make sense.

‘No, since we started with more fighting power, our survival rate should have been higher normally.’

Yet Team 5 had suffered an overwhelmingly higher number of casualties.

Other ability users in Team 5 seemed to sense this too, as they were sending subtle glances toward Lim Hyeon-seong.

‘What do you want me to do about it now, you bastards!’

He had done his best.

The fact that Team 5 had so many casualties was purely because their average skill level was lower, not because of him.

‘You think I don’t know you came to Team 5 because you were too ashamed of your skills to join other teams? You worthless ones who are nothing but wallflowers!’

A dirty and filthy sense of inferiority began to take root in Lim Hyeon-seong’s heart.

“Everyone, please pay attention.”

At that moment, Han Se-yeon’s voice rang out and people gathered their attention.

“We will now begin the meeting about the next raid progression.”

Team leaders and guild masters gathered around Han Se-yeon.

“Let’s first check the casualty situation.”

Han Se-yeon received damage reports from each team leader.

“How about Team 5?”

As they went through the reports in order, when it finally came to Team 5’s turn, Lim Hyeon-seong frowned.

“35 deaths. Currently no injured.”

“I see.”

Though everyone showed no reaction, Lim Hyeon-seong somehow felt like others were mocking him.

“So that makes the total casualties 47 people.”

Given that over 200 people had entered initially, it was indeed quite a significant loss.

However, the real core fighting force, the cream of the crop, had suffered virtually no losses, that was the situation.

Though no one said it directly, everyone knew this fact internally.

“I plan to advance to the Main Core from here. I’d like to hear everyone’s opinions.”

At Han Se-yeon’s words, the team leaders and guild masters fell into thought.

“Wouldn’t it be too dangerous? The Normal Core and Main Core will be on completely different levels.”

One guild master raised his hand and spoke.

“That’s true.”

“Even if we succeed in the raid, we might end up with nothing left.”

It was an undeniable point.

No one knows what will happen from here on.

Especially in an A-grade dungeon that has been swallowing countless ability users from around the world.

“Speaking as someone who has attempted raids before, the Main Core is on a different dimension. To be honest, this place seems much easier than the Chinese dungeon, but still, an A-grade is an A-grade. We should be prepared.”

At Kang Hyeon’s words, everyone’s expressions darkened.

“Then how about we do this?”

At that moment, Han Myeong-do, the guild master of the Immortal Guild, raised his hand.

“Those who don’t want to participate in raiding the Main Core can stay here and guard the Normal Core.”

“You mean only those who want to participate in the Main Core raid will join?”

“That’s right. And we give them time. Say, about 10 to 14 days would be good. If the Main Core isn’t cleared by then, the people remaining here will destroy the Normal Core. So everyone can escape outside the dungeon.”

“So we’re leaving an escape route in case of emergency. That’s a good idea.”

Han Se-yeon nodded with a bright expression for the first time in a while.

“What do others think?”

At Han Myeong-do’s question, the guild masters slowly nodded.

“It certainly seems worth trying, since we’ll proceed with volunteers only and prepare a safe escape route in case things go wrong.”

Everyone received Han Myeong-do’s proposal positively.

“Good. Then let’s proceed that way.”

After that, the raid party began accepting volunteers for the Main Core raid.

“87 people… More dropped out than expected.”

As a result, almost half of the people gave up on the raid.

Those who wanted to participate were surprised by how many people dropped out, but they didn’t give up on the raid.

“Are you really staying?”

“I want to rest.”

“If that’s the case, I understand…”

What was unexpected was that Lim Hyeon-seong, the guild master of the Gentleman Guild and Team 5’s leader, gave up on the raid.

Many people were disappointed by this, but they couldn’t force someone who didn’t want to participate.

“Then we’ll depart. If the Main Core isn’t cleared exactly 12 days from now, please remove the Normal Core.”

“Understood.”

And so, the reorganized raid party led by Han Se-yeon and Kang Hyeon departed towards the Main Core.

Lim Hyeon-seong glared at their departing figures with fierce eyes.

“Guild Master? Are you alright?”

When a guild member called from behind, Lim Hyeon-seong turned around with a gentle expression as if nothing had happened.

“Ah… I’m just tired from coming this far.”

“Let’s go back and rest. Everyone is waiting.”

“Yes.”

While returning to his guild members, Lim Hyeon-seong wore a subtle smile.

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Ippotranslation

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“Team Leader Shin Tae-gil! It’s a huge emergency!”

A subordinate burst into the office without even knocking.

Shin Tae-gil, who had been looking at documents, frowned and glared at his subordinate.

“I wish you would at least knock.”

“Ah, I’m sorry… But this is extremely urgent.”

“What is it?”

This subordinate usually moved calmly no matter what happened.

Shin Tae-gil wondered what could have happened to make such a typically composed subordinate act so frantically.

“Union Leader Choi Dong-woo… Has died.”

“What…?”

For a moment, Shin Tae-gil’s face contorted grotesquely as he lost control of his expression.

“What do you mean? Choi Dong-woo died…?”

Death is familiar to ability users.

Every day, an enormous number of ability users lose their lives.

But not Choi Dong-woo.

He’s not just an ordinary ability user but one who represents South Korea.

No matter where he went or what battles he fought, words like defeat or death never suited him.

“The union members dispatched to North Korea were severely defeated by the enemy and fled. Only 34 out of 300 returned alive.”

“…”

Shin Tae-gil felt his mind go completely blank.

“The enemy… What happened to the enemy?”

To Shin Tae-gil’s question, the subordinate delivered the details he had received.

“So in the end, the enemy’s leader, who could be called their core, is still alive and well.”

“Yes…”

Shin Tae-gil let out a deep sigh while running his hand through his hair.

“Haah… Why…”

Where did it all go wrong?

He and Choi Dong-woo had been acquainted since the early days of the dungeon crisis, often conversing with each other.

They helped each other, and sometimes shared honest conversations about South Korea’s future over drinks.

“Haah…”

But Shin Tae-gil didn’t even have time to mourn Choi Dong-woo’s death.

“They’re heading south?”

“Yes. Looking at their movement pattern so far, it’s almost certain.”

“Why at a time like this…”

Shin Tae-gil muttered through clenched teeth.

Most of the top 10 guilds were currently inside A-grade dungeons for raids.

If an enemy was strong enough to defeat even Choi Dong-woo without him being able to do anything, they had to assume there was no one in South Korea who could stop them now.

“Where are you going?”

Shin Tae-gil suddenly stood up from his seat and grabbed his coat.

“I need to go to the Badass Guild. Prepare a vehicle.”

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Ippotranslation

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After receiving the firearm from Jeong Seo-bin’s laboratory, Shin Seong-ah spent almost all her time mastering the new weapon.

It had been over two weeks of practice, even cutting down on meal times.

“Whew…”

Today too, Shin Seong-ah was inside a dungeon owned by the Badass Guild.

“Sseup…!”

Holding her breath, Shin Seong-ah slowly pulled the trigger.

-Tang!

A sound much quieter than a normal gunshot.

But the recoil was incomparably stronger.

“Did it work…?”

About 1 second after Shin Seong-ah pulled the trigger.

A goblin moving at a distance of over 2km fell to the ground, spraying blood.

The goblins, shocked by their companion’s sudden death with a hole in its head, panicked and ran in all directions.

“It worked… I think I’ll stop here for today.”

Having successfully sniped at a distance over 2km for the first time, Shin Seong-ah ended her training with a satisfied smile.

After leaving the dungeon, Shin Seong-ah immediately got on her bike.

“I should meet with Mr. Ahn Yu-seong.”

As she was starting the engine to discuss future training, Shin Seong-ah suddenly stopped.

“Let me check something first?”

Having been in the dungeon all day, she hadn’t been able to communicate with the outside world.

With Kang Hyeon absent, she and Ahn Yu-seong were making decisions about guild matters, so checking communications was essential.

“Huh?”

Shin Seong-ah was surprised when she turned on her phone.

An enormous number of text messages and missed calls appeared.

“Team Leader Shin Tae-gil…?”

A man who would never call her under normal circumstances.

Knowing it wouldn’t be just a simple greeting, Shin Seong-ah hurriedly called Shin Tae-gil.

-Ms. Shin Seong-ah?

“Yes, it’s me. I saw your missed calls so I’m calling back. What’s the matter?”

-I need help.

Shin Tae-gil’s sudden request for help.

“Could you explain in detail?”

-Our South Korea is in danger…

It seemed the next training session would have to be postponed a bit.

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