I Alone Resurrect Chapter 210
Tokyo (4)
“Haaa… I’m exhausted.”
After the battle, Kang Hyeon let out a deep sigh.
Perhaps it was because he had been moving and fighting non-stop for several days.
Even though Kang Hyeon was physically a monster, he could feel considerable fatigue building up.
“Those guys. They seemed to know about us?”
In response to Kang Hyeon’s question, Shin Seong-ah nodded.
“It seems they had some understanding to some extent.”
“Especially those two Kulsa. They were much more careful compared to anyone I’ve met so far.”
The magic-type undead, or Liches, that Kang Hyeon had fought until now were fundamentally arrogant.
At the Kulsa level, there were almost no opponents in their original world, so it was natural.
Moreover, Kang Hyeon possessed relatively weak magical power compared to his actual strength.
Therefore, they couldn’t help but look down on him and be careless.
“I always finished them off with a critical hit when they were off guard. But it seems like that trick’s expiration date is almost up.”
However, the Kulsa he fought today were completely different.
They seemed to know something about Kang Hyeon and were extremely cautious.
Because of that, the battle’s difficulty dramatically increased, causing more exhaustion.
Perhaps without Shin Seong-ah’s assistance, it might have been truly dangerous.
“Are you okay?”
“Don’t even talk to me. I feel like I’m going to die…”
Yoon Na-rae, who had single-handedly held out against one Kulsa, was lying on the floor in a half-exhausted state.
“Drink a magic potion.”
“Of course, I’ve already drunk all of them.”
“Then why are you trying to die like this?”
In Kang Hyeon’s case, when his magic was restored with a potion, his body would recover, and fatigue would naturally mostly disappear.
So he couldn’t understand why Yoon Na-rae looked like she was about to die despite having full magic.
“I’m not someone who fights by just swinging fists like someone else. Do you know how much mental energy is consumed when casting powerful magic? And the intense psychological warfare on top of that! Ugh… Why am I even explaining?”
“…”
“Anyway, today is incredibly tough, so don’t talk to me. I’m so tired, and you keep chatting next to me, making my head throb.”
As Yoon Na-rae’s words continued, a thick vein appeared on Kang Hyeon’s forehead.
“Why did we even rush into Tokyo and go through this suffering in the first place. Ugh! I want to take a shower. With warm water…”
As Yoon Na-rae spoke, she suddenly realized something and glanced at Kang Hyeon.
“Would you like a cup of warm water?”
“Too late, you witch.”
Kang Hyeon’s brutish fist struck Yoon Na-rae’s head.
While Kang Hyeon and Yoon Na-rae were wrestling.
Shin Seong-ah looked out the window and surveyed the surroundings.
“Kang Hyeon. What do you plan to do from now on?”
In response to Shin Seong-ah’s question, Kang Hyeon roughly tossed Yoon Na-rae aside and stood up.
“Well. The shelter is completely destroyed…”
The shelter where the refugees were located was smashed, and now no one was left.
Kang Hyeon had tried to save as many people as possible during the battle, but honestly, he didn’t expect anyone to have survived.
Even if they were lucky enough to escape, they would have already been caught by other undead in the city.
“We can’t even get a sense of where Dera Asas is. That’s a problem.”
“Is it impossible to detect with magic?”
“I can’t sense anything at all. It just feels like the entire city is filled with magic. They’ve probably hidden their magic.”
“Hmm…”
Shin Seong-ah furrowed her brow and pondered.
“It doesn’t matter. If we were to confront Dera Asas right now, the probability of winning is extremely low. I can’t take you two into such a gamble.”
“Do you have another plan?”
“We’ll have to hold out until support arrives.”
Kang Hyeon carefully surveyed the city in all directions.
“We’ll proceed with a thoroughly guerrilla strategy here. Escape, hide, strike. While doing that, we’ll also track down Dera Asas’s location.”
“Understood.”
“And when support arrives, we’ll all storm his base and finish him off. Simple, right?”
“As expected of Kang Hyeon. It’s truly an excellent plan.”
Shin Seong-ah unleashed flattery from the depths of her heart.
“Ugh… Easier said than done.”
Yoon Na-rae, who had been watching the scene from behind, shook her head from side to side.
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Ippotranslation
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Tokyo’s subway is notorious for its complexity.
Its line network, spreading out in all directions like a spider’s web, is among the top three most congested in the world.
In one such underground space, Dera Asas was taking a rest.
“What’s his movement like?”
Two days have passed since Kang Hyeon fought the Miho Kulsa.
Contrary to expectations, Dera Asas was beginning to feel bored with Kang Hyeon’s cautious movements.
“He’s roaming the city and hunting low-level undead. It seems he’s trying to avoid being discovered as much as possible.”
“What a useless act.”
It’s impossible for the three of them to clean up the city’s undead.
Millions of undead are already scattered throughout Tokyo.
Unless they use magic to blow up the entire city, the battle will continue for days and days.
“I heard he was the type to rush in without a plan… How unexpected.”
Dera Asas tapped the chair with his skeletal fingers with a crisp sound.
“He must have something in mind. Perhaps he’s waiting for support.”
Otherwise, there would be no reason for Kang Hyeon to drag out time like this.
“No other variables can be tolerated.”
Although the possibility of him losing is slim, it’s best to minimize any potential variables.
Dera Asas stood up from his chair and walked forward.
“We’ll go hunting first.”
Thousands of corpses lay before him.
These were separately collected in preparation for contingencies.
“My hunting dogs. It’s time to move.”
An enormous magical power flowed out from Dera Asas.
In terms of sheer volume, it was at the level of all the magic possessed by Kang Hyeon, Yoon Na-rae, and Shin Seong-ah combined.
That vast magical power was merging the corpses, creating a new entity.
-Crack, crackle! Snap!
Bones were breaking, being reassembled, and becoming even harder.
The corpses gradually began to take on a specific form.
“Grrrrr…”
What finally emerged was a monster resembling a wolf.
Each was nearly 5 meters long, of massive size.
Moreover, they boasted an impressive completion with an appearance so perfect it was hard to recognize them as undead.
Dozens of such wolves crouched low, their heads bowed before Dera Asas.
“Go. Go and tell me where Kang Hyeon is.”
“Bark, bark!”
At Dera Asas’s command, the wolves spread out in all directions like lightning.
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Ippotranslation
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“Tomorrow morning?”
-Yes. To be precise, they will arrive around 9 AM Tokyo time.
Kang Hyeon was hidden in a building, talking on the phone with Shin Tae-gil.
“They’re coming directly to Tokyo?”
-The current support is being sent unofficially to help Kang Hyeon. The official large-scale dispatch will take a bit more time.
“Ah… Then they must be quite capable. Who’s coming? Is it the Dangun Guild again?”
-No.
“What? Not the Dangun Guild? Then is it the Immortal Guild…”
To be helpful against an Asas-level opponent, at least the Dangun Guild needed to come.
Any other support would barely be able to handle the small fry.
Such level of help would be better not received at all.
-It’s Choi Min-jun.
“Ah…”
Kang Hyeon nodded with a somewhat bitter expression.
‘Certainly, if it’s him, he’ll be helpful.’
A terrorist famous worldwide.
Now forgotten due to the undead invasion, but just a few months ago, professional hunters had gathered in Korea to find him.
‘I don’t particularly like him, but… There’s no time to be picky.’
He’d heard that Choi Min-jun was also a Tutorial graduation, having passed the 8th stage.
Considering other Tutorial graduates like Han Se-yeon and Choi Dong-woo, he would surely be helpful.
“But is that bastard all the support? That seems insufficient…”
-Of course not. Along with Choi Min-jun, special ability users secretly nurtured by the government will also join.
“Special ability users? Do you mean those from the Special Ability User Management Team?”
Kang Hyeon was technically still part of that team, though it had become practically non-existent now.
-Not those special ability users… It’s slightly different.
Shin Tae-gil hesitated, as if it was difficult to mention.
“Oh, this is so frustrating. Just tell me clearly! What more is there to hide between us!”
-Whew… I understand. Please don’t get angry midway and listen to the end.
“I said I understand. Geez.”
-They are ability users strengthened through human experiments.
“Human experiments?”
-Yes… Do you remember the Monster Power that Choi Min-jun previously created?
“Of course.”
Monster Power, which claimed to enhance abilities without cost, had devastated South Korea.
But that drug was actually a terrible substance that made people lose their reason and turn into monsters.
Just thinking about fighting those monsters still makes him shudder.
-The government is continuing that research. And recently, they’ve achieved some results.
“So you’re going to test how good the product is here?”
Shin Tae-gil was flustered by Kang Hyeon’s direct statement.
-Something like that…
“Oh! What a great thing to do. The country conducting human experiments. Did they get consent?”
-Of course, they obtained consent from civilians.
“And for non-civilians?”
-Experiments that risk lives were primarily conducted on death row prisoners…
Kang Hyeon let out a sigh after hearing Shin Tae-gil’s words.
“Understood. What can we do? It’s already happened.”
Kang Hyeon didn’t agree with such unethical experiments, but he didn’t want to criticize something already done.
Human rights. Human dignity had long since fallen to the ground.
In an era where ‘survival’ was the ultimate challenge, discussing human rights seemed ridiculous.
Therefore, if the government conducted such experiments, he was willing to use their help.
-I’m sorry.
Kang Hyeon shook his head at Shin Tae-gil’s apology.
“Never mind. Their help will be useful, right?”
-I can’t be certain since this is their first real field test. But looking at previous research materials, they will definitely be helpful.
“Can they communicate?”
-Yes. These are ability users who have been slowly transformed and enhanced physically to prevent mental issues. You don’t need to worry about communication.
“Got it. Tomorrow at 9 AM. I’ll send a signal for the location, so tell them to come down there.”
-Understood.
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Ippotranslation
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After ending the call with Shin Tae-gil,
Kang Hyeon let out a deep sigh.
“What did Team Leader Shin Tae-gil say?”
Shin Seong-ah asked, looking at Kang Hyeon.
Kang Hyeon leaned against the window and crossed his arms.
“He said support will arrive tomorrow at 9 AM.”
“That’s fortunate.”
“Indeed. Until then, we should try to find where Dera Asas is if possible… Which areas haven’t we searched yet?”
Shin Seong-ah pulled out a map to check in response to Kang Hyeon’s question.
“These five sectors. We’ve finished checking everywhere else.”
“Good. Let’s look around three more areas and then rest.”
“Yes.”
Just as they were preparing to leave,
“What’s that?”
Kang Hyeon frowned while checking something through the window.
“A dog…?”
“It seems a bit large for a dog.”
A wolf-like creature, much larger than a tiger, was moving across the building’s rooftop.
“A monster I’ve never seen before? Is it an undead?”
“Its appearance is too clean to be an undead, isn’t it?”
“True… So what is it?”
Generally, undead were either rotting or consisted only of bones.
But the monster outside showed no such characteristics.
“I don’t know what it is, but I feel like we shouldn’t touch it.”
“Yes. I think it might be searching for you and me. At a glance, it looks like it’s scouting something.”
“Hmm…”
Currently, the group was hiding while completely concealing their magical power.
This way, they could hide their presence almost perfectly, covered by the abundant magical power in the city and the magical power emanating from undead everywhere.
“Kang Hyeon. Wouldn’t it be better to wait? Since support is confirmed to be coming, I think we should move as cautiously as possible.”
“That’s right.”
“And if a new type of monster has suddenly appeared, there must be a reason. Maybe it’s a scouting team sent by Dera Asas.”
Kang Hyeon nodded at Shin Seong-ah’s words.
“I think you might be right.”
“Thank you.”
“No. It’s definite. You’re quite smart, aren’t you?”
“Huh?”
Shin Seong-ah was confused by Kang Hyeon’s sudden remark.
“Turn around. That guy. He’s charging towards us.”
What Shin Seong-ah saw when she turned her head were three massive wolves racing towards them faster than most cars.
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