I Alone Resurrect Chapter 187
Between Chance and Inevitability(3)
The raid team led by Kang Hyeon was advancing through the dungeon like an unstoppable force.
“Is he really human…?”
“Such a brutish way of raiding…”
The raid team was able to progress at nearly twice the usual speed, and it was all thanks to Kang Hyeon.
“Urgh! Aagh!”
“Damn, shit!”
From the front, they could hear the sounds of Kang Hyeon getting caught in traps.
“How can he survive after taking hits like that?”
The traps in this A-grade dungeon ‘Dakiran’s Maze’ were extremely subtle and dangerous.
Because of this, the raid team had been spending most of their time disabling traps.
However, Kang Hyeon drastically shortened the raid time by triggering and disabling all traps with his own body.
“It seems all clear now, come on.”
A moment later.
Kang Hyeon approached them in a state that made it miraculous he could even walk.
Skin turned bluish-green, possibly from poison.
Wounds so deep that bones were visible through the gashes.
He had at least ten arrows stuck throughout his body.
The raid team quickly turned their heads away, afraid to make eye contact with such a Kang Hyeon.
“Don’t tell me he came all the way to the normal core like this by himself?”
“He’s truly one of a kind.”
“I heard rumors he was crazy, but the rumors undersold it.”
Anyway, the raid team was able to advance unstoppably.
At this rate, it seemed they would soon reach where the boss was.
-Wheeeeeing.
Then suddenly, the raid team stopped.
This was because a blue portal had appeared before them.
“No way…”
The raid team’s eyes wavered slightly at the sight of the portal.
If a portal appeared now, there was only one reason.
The normal core had been destroyed.
“What’s the reason?”
“What did the ones at the core do!?”
“Monsters might have attacked.”
The ability users each threw in their opinions and discussed.
“What do you want to do?”
Meanwhile, the core members of the dungeon raid, including Kang Hyeon, Dangun’s Han Se-yeon, and the Immortal Han Myeong-do, gathered separately.
“We don’t have much time until the portal closes. Let’s decide quickly.”
Han Se-yeon said while looking at the portal.
“Everyone needs to think this through carefully.”
All eyes turned to Kang Hyeon’s words.
“I clearly warned you. That going forward would be different from everything until now. Don’t blame me if you die trying to show off.”
“Then what do you plan to do?”
At Han Myeong-do’s question, Kang Hyeon grinned.
“Obviously, I’m going. How embarrassing would it be to turn back now?”
It was an answer that seemed to forget what he had said just 3 seconds ago.
While saying this, Kang Hyeon subtly looked at Han Se-yeon.
‘Hmph. To provoke like this.’
Han Se-yeon was the only person who knew the secret that Kang Hyeon could revive in this dungeon.
‘What are you planning if I reveal the secret.’
She couldn’t tell whether Kang Hyeon’s provocations despite this were bold or stupid anymore.
‘Or maybe he just doesn’t think about it?’
Thinking about it again, it seemed like Kang Hyeon didn’t care how the situation unfolded.
“I also plan to continue the raid. Having Kang Hyeon here has definitely made the raid easier.”
In the end, Han Se-yeon also joined the raid.
“Interesting. Interesting! Isn’t this the true adventure of men!? Hahaha!”
Suddenly, the Immortal Han Myeong-do’s laughed like a madman.
“Mr. Han Myeong-do’s. Sorry to interrupt, but I’m a woman.”
“Ah, my mistake. Then let’s call it the adventure of tough guys.”
“Never mind.”
Han Se-yeon shook her head.
“What will the others do?”
At Han Myeong-do’s words, the other ability users grinned.
“We can’t back out here.”
“I think we have enough possibility.”
The other ability users also seemed to want to continue the raid.
“You’re all out of your minds.”
“I don’t want to hear that from you, Mr. Kang Hyeon.”
“Hahahaha!”
Everyone laughed loudly at Han Se-yeon ‘s words.
‘Maybe it’s because they’re the ones who made it this far? There’s not a single normal person here.’
These were the leaders of the strongest ability users in South Korea.
Considering that Korea’s ability user level was rated among the highest in the world, they were ability users who would be recognized anywhere in the world.
‘You can never reach the top by just calculating and considering everything.’
What was needed to reach that position wasn’t just strong force and cool judgment.
At this level, those were merely the basics.
‘To rise above that, you literally need madness.’
That’s what Kang Hyeon thought.
That to reach the top position in any way, you had to be crazy.
Whether crazy for honor, for slaughter, for power, or for adventure.
You needed to be crazy about something, with a screw or two loose.
Only then could you be a boss among the truly exceptional ones.
“Well then, let’s go.”
And the craziest one of them all walked forward with a smile.
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Ippotranslation
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Soyosan is a mountain located on the border between Dongducheon and Pocheon cities in Gyeonggi-do Province, reaching a height of approximately 600m.
Although not large in scale, it was a place visited by many hikers due to its magnificent and beautiful mountain landscape.
To us, it was known as the mountain where Great Monk Wonhyo, famous for drinking from a skull, practiced his asceticism.
“The military forces here are all troublesome.”
Lastly, it was also a place where numerous military bases of the Republic of Korea were gathered.
“What would you like to do?”
Okal Olun asked while bowing his head.
“Numbers must be met with numbers.”
Came Gattu Asas’s indifferent response.
Okal Olun immediately understood his meaning.
“Understood.”
“Draw as much attention as possible. I will deal with the leadership here and head south.”
“Yes.”
Just as the two were about to begin their action, Okal called out to Gattu Asas once more.
“May I ask one question?”
Gattu Asas tilted his chin as if saying to speak.
“Is there a specific reason you’re heading south in this direction? Perhaps you intend to eliminate this country’s king…”
Killing the president in Korea would cause tremendous chaos, but it wouldn’t have the same effect as North Korea.
Knowing this well, Okal was about to suggest attacking Korea more safely rather than taking on unnecessary risks.
“No. The king of this country can be killed at our leisure.”
“Then why…?”
“Even though you’re an Olun, you can’t sense it even after coming this far?”
At Gattu’s words, Okal lowered his head.
“I apologize.”
“I sense strong magical power from below. With this level of magical power, the strongest ones in this country must be there. What we need to do first is eliminate them.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
Just as they finished their conversation and were about to leave, they suddenly stopped.
“Were there still some small fry left?”
They sensed about twenty humans approaching this location.
“They seem slightly stronger than the ones we dealt with earlier.”
“They’re still just worthless beings.”
As soon as Gattu finished speaking, the Gentleman Guild led by Lim Hyeon-seong arrived.
“Who are you calling worthless?”
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The Guild Master of the Gentleman Guild. Lim Hyeon-seong was in a very angry state.
“How many guild members were affected?”
“About twenty. However, since they were newcomers who hadn’t been with the guild long, it hasn’t significantly impacted our fighting strength.”
Lim Hyeon-seong frowned while listening to the executive’s report beside him.
‘How dare they pick a fight while I was away. Whoever they are, they’d better not think they’ll die peacefully.’
Northern Gyeonggi-do Province is the Gentleman Guild’s territory.
Already on edge from incidents in the dungeon, Lim Hyeon-seong’s anger rose to the top of his head.
“Step on it harder! You idiot!”
“I’m sorry.”
Lim Hyeon-seong struck the back of the driver’s head.
The ‘Gentleman’ Guild.
While Lim Hyeon-seong always showed an image of composure and manners externally, internally he was a typical petty person with a very nasty personality.
However, since all guild members took a soul oath with confidentiality as a condition when joining the guild, such facts would never leak outside.
“It’s around here.”
Finally arriving at their destination, Lim Hyeon-seong got out of the vehicle.
Similarly, about twenty ability users got out of the following vehicles.
They were very tired from the nearly ten-day-long dungeon raid, but they had followed along reluctantly at Lim Hyeon-seong’s orders.
‘There they are.’
Lim Hyeon-seong immediately noticed where the problematic enemies were.
‘One seems ordinary and one seems a bit strong.’
Looking at their actual strength, he could understand why the guild members were defeated.
‘But they’re no match for me.’
Lim Hyeon-seong smiled as he rushed forward.
“… Just worthless beings.”
Before long, the targets came into view, and their voices could be heard conversing.
“Who are you calling worthless?”
Said Lim Hyeon-seong with a deeply furrowed brow.
Gattu Asas and Okal Olun gazed steadily at Lim Hyeon-seong.
“It would have been better if they had all come at once. How troublesome.”
At Gattu Asas’s words, Lim Hyeon-seong laughed loudly.
“Kahaha! Soon-to-be-dead bastards. Whether it’s this guy or that guy, that arrogance! I don’t like it! You hear!? I’ll make you pay the price for daring to ignore me!”
Lim Hyeon-seong’s face, which was laughing at first, gradually distorted until he finally raged like a madman.
“I’ll show you. That I’m definitely not incompetent.”
Lim Hyeon-seong approached the executive and whispered quietly.
“The one with the sword is weak, so deal with him quickly. Meanwhile, I’ll keep the one with the staff occupied.”
“Yes.”
Currently, Gattu Asas was concealing his externally released magical power, which led Lim Hyeon-seong to mistakenly assume that Okal Olun, who was behind, was the enemy leader.
“Let’s go!”
And the battle begins.
“I’ll end this in one go.”
Seeing the approaching ability users, Gattu Asas drew his sword like lightning and swung it.
-Swoosh!
As tremendous gusts of wind swept through, the forest trees shook,
“Keouk…?”
Lim Hyeonseong and the Gentleman Guild members’ eyes grew as if they would pop out.
-Boom! Crash!
And hundreds of trees fell with a thunderous sound.
Naturally, the bodies of the Gentleman Guild members who were hit by that sword also scattered in all directions.
Gattu Asas approached Lim Hyeon-seong, or more precisely, what remained of him – just his ‘head.’
Gattu grabbed the hair and lifted Lim Hyeon-seong’s head.
Lim Hyeon-seong, seemingly unaware that he was dead, glared at Gattu Asas with a confident expression.
“Hmph. Worthless trash.”
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“What would you like to do?”
Okal Olun, who had been watching from behind, approached Gattu.
“Make them into faithful servants of Agon. Even trash is better than nothing.”
“Understood.”
While they hadn’t felt the need to raise undead in North Korea, South Korea was different.
Since the power level of ability users and military was much higher than North Korea’s, they needed to divert attention.
Moreover, they were in a situation where they needed to quickly deal with this place and move to China.
Having any extra hands to help would be good.
-Clatter, clatter!
As Okal Olun chanted a spell, dozens of corpses nearby began to rise from the ground.
Fresh corpses that had just died.
Since Gattu Asas had dealt with them so cleanly, they could be turned into undead relatively easily.
“Hmm…”
However, despite these circumstances, turning Lim Hyeon-seong’s corpse into an undead was challenging.
“As expected, it’s too much for an Olun’s level.”
“I apologize.”
From the start, the power difference between Lim Hyeon-seong and Okal Olun wasn’t that great.
Gattu had anticipated this situation, so he didn’t particularly scold Okal.
“Can’t be helped. I didn’t want to use such crude magic, but…”
Gattu Asas stretched out his hand.
Then black magical power gushed out and began to envelop Lim Hyeon-seong’s head.
“Rise.”
At Gattu Asas’s command, Lim Hyeon-seong’s eyes instantly responded.
Suddenly, in his beheaded state, Lim Hyeon-seong’s pupils moved frantically.
As if looking for where his body was.
“Raise your worthless body.”
At Gattu’s words, Lim Hyeon-seong’s body slowly stood up and grabbed its head.
“Grrrr…”
Lim Hyeon-seong, in a grotesque form with black-stained eyes, holding his head in his hands.
Strange noises flowed from his mouth.
“Hmm… Still not great.”
Despite pouring out quite a lot of magical power, he only managed to make him slightly stronger than the original Lim Hyeon-seong.
This was why Gattu Asas didn’t use magic despite being able to.
It simply didn’t meet his standards.
“No choice. We’ll have to take along even this trash.”
And so Gattu Asas, Okal Olun, and Lim Hyeon-seong, returned from death, set off on their journey.
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