I Alone Resurrect Chapter 227
American Necromancer (2)
Howard, the President of the United States, was once again buried under countless piles of documents.
“Haa… Does humanity really have no future?”
Finally, the vast American land had split in half.
The densely populated East Coast and West Coast.
The states located there had managed to survive, but the central region was the problem.
Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa, and so on.
Most of the states in the US inland had been destroyed and taken over by monsters and the undead.
“I thought I did everything I could. Was it not enough?”
President Howard let out a deep sigh.
“Manager… What else should I do…”
Just as Howard was muttering with a self-deprecating laugh,
“Mr. President.”
His secretary approached.
“What is it?”
“Information that Kang Hyeon has arrived in the United States.”
Howard’s brow furrowed at the secretary’s words.
“Kang Hyeon? What brings him here?”
Kang Hyeon was currently considered the most high-profile person in the world.
Countries that had not yet collapsed were always watching him.
And they were trying to somehow find a point of contact.
‘I had always been instructed to report anything about Kang Hyeon as a top priority.’
In this critical situation, monitoring and investigating the movements of Kang Hyeon, a powerful joker, was only natural.
Of course, they had to be careful not to offend Kang Hyeon.
“The exact reason for Kang Hyeon’s visit is still under investigation. However, since he’s heading towards Oregon, we suspect it might be related to Ariana Ward.”
“Ariana Ward? Is she currently in Oregon?”
Ariana Ward.
An unfamiliar name to the public, but someone anyone slightly informed would know.
A unique ability user who specializes in handling the undead.
She became famous during the monster wave in New York.
A monster army that swept through one of the major cities, New York.
Ariana Ward single-handedly wiped out about half of that massive army.
At the time, the public thought she had simply benefited from fighting monsters and the undead.
In fact, it was the undead army controlled by Ariana Ward that dealt with the monsters.
“After that incident, I wondered where she disappeared to, and now she’s in Oregon.”
“Yes…”
“Kang Hyeon is looking for Ariana Ward. Do you have any guesses?”
“Kang Hyeon is the person who has dealt with the most and the strongest undead so far. So the intelligence department believes he has come to obtain information related to the undead.”
“I see.”
President Howard nodded silently and suddenly stood up.
“Mr. President?”
“I need to meet Kang Hyeon.”
“Are you saying you’ll go find him personally?”
“Yes. The manager had already assigned a mission regarding Kang Hyeon recently. This works out well. Perhaps he had foreseen all of this.”
Though he didn’t feel good about increasingly becoming the manager’s pawn, he had no choice.
Now was not the time to distinguish between coincidence and inevitability.
It was a time when only those who took action could survive.
“Now is the time to do everything we can.”
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Ippotranslation
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“Mmm it Smells!”
“What? What’s with that disgusting gesture?”
Kang Hyeon deeply inhaled, flaring his nostrils.
Yoon Na-rae frowned in disgust.
“What did you just say?”
Kang Hyeon quickly stretched out his hand and grabbed Yoon Na-rae’s cheek.
“Umm, I didn’t say anything.”
Yoon Na-rae desperately nodded.
When Kang Hyeon let go of her hand, Yoon Na-rae turned her head and sighed.
‘Guild leader, just you wait.’
Kang Hyeon and his party had come to Oregon, located in the northwest of the United States.
A beautiful land where one could deeply enjoy the great American nature.
“So, where are we going now?”
Kang Hyeon asked Choi Si-hyeon.
“Ariana Ward is near Bend, Oregon. It’s about 150 km from where we are, so we’ll arrive quickly if we drive.”
“Let’s go right away.”
Choi Si-hyeon took the steering wheel.
Kang Hyeon, Yoon Na-rae, and Shin Seong-ah boarded the vehicle.
“There are forests everywhere here. The scenery is amazing.”
“Oregon is truly a great place. Beautiful beaches, mountains, lakes. Animals running around everywhere, and plenty of food.”
As Choi Si-hyeon said, Oregon was a place that embodied nature.
Even the car they were riding in had a tree prominently displayed in the middle of its license plate.
“You seem to know quite a bit?”
“I had visited for work before the undead fully invaded. I used to think I’d like to retire and live in a place like this. Well, now retirement pretty much means death in this world.”
“Nature… It’s definitely not bad.”
Kang Hyeon muttered while blankly staring out the window.
“Come to think of it, we’ve never really taken a proper vacation, have we?”
“Pardon?”
Shin Seong-ah turned her head to look at him.
“Think about it. Every day was just fighting, training, fighting, training. It was repetitive. Honestly, we’ve been through a lot.”
“…”
“Once everything is over and settled, let’s all go on vacation together. To an amazing beach. What do you think?”
“Sounds good.”
“We’ll drink beer, eat delicious seafood. Just have a blast.”
Shin Seong-ah smiled comfortably and nodded.
“Bikinis at the beach!”
At that moment, Yoon Na-rae interjected into the conversation.
“Did I say you were going?”
“But you just said we’re all going together!?”
“I didn’t say that you were included in ‘all together’.”
“Ugh…!”
Looking at the trembling Yoon Na-rae, Kang Hyeon chuckled.
“Kang Hyeon. Can I join that vacation too?”
Choi Si-hyeon, who had been smiling at the conversation while driving, also joined in.
“Well, if Choi Si-hyeon is still alive by then, it might be okay to go together.”
“I’ll definitely survive by all means. Haha!”
It was a peaceful conversation they hadn’t shared in a long time.
The road unfolded with nature.
Driving while feeling the fresh wind, it felt like the accumulated grime deep in their hearts was being washed away.
“Okay. Break’s over!”
At that moment.
Kang Hyeon suddenly stretched and loosened his body.
“It’s an enemy.”
“Right. It’s actually better this way. I was getting a bit bored anyway.”
The sound of battle could be heard from far away.
“We’re almost there anyway. Let’s walk from here.”
Following Si-hyeon’s words, the group got out of the vehicle.
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Ippotranslation
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“Looks like we’re gathering neighborhood monsters today.”
Kang Hyeon looked at the monsters filling one side of the canyon.
“Is that Ariana Ward over there? Those seem to be the undead she’s controlling.”
“That’s right.”
“The scale is smaller than expected. Can we win with this?”
The undead fighting the monsters were about 100 in number, which was quite a lot.
However, it was true that they looked pathetic in front of the monster legion that seemed to exceed a thousand.
“Let’s observe for now. It might be good to see Ariana’s skills from here.”
“Sure.”
Kang Hyeon and his group chose to watch for a moment rather than immediately jumping into the battle.
“Hmm, they’re definitely quite good.”
Ariana Ward’s undead legion was doing remarkably well despite being outnumbered more than tenfold.
Knights blocking the front.
Wizards supporting them from the back.
And the monster undead jumping between monsters and wreaking havoc.
Various undead were moving organically like a single organism, boasting perfect coordination.
“Are they aiming for quality over quantity?”
In response to Kang Hyeon’s question, Si-hyeon shook her head.
“Not exactly. Ariana Ward has the ability to raise plenty of undead. From my perspective, this looks like… A kind of training.”
“Training?”
“Yes. Literally educating the undead in group combat.”
At the mention of training undead, Kang Hyeon scratched his head.
“Is that possible?”
“It’s just my speculation. Only Ariana would know if it’s possible or not.”
While they were conversing.
The battle had already entered its mid-stage.
Approximately a third of the monster legion had fallen to the ground.
The undead legion still looked strong.
“We’ve seen enough. Let’s join the fight.”
The group nodded at Kang Hyeon’s words.
“I’ll go first.”
Kang Hyeon, holding Filthian’s hammer, jumped into the center of the monster legion.
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Ippotranslation
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It had been three months since Ariana Ward had holed up in the mountains of Oregon.
During this time, Ariana had been happily spending her time researching new magic and improving her undead.
Until just a few days ago.
“Haah… That bastard. How many of my precious ones did he destroy?”
A dungeon break occurred in the deep mountains.
It was common in unmanaged wilderness, but this time was different.
A B-grade boss that emerged from there had completely conquered this area.
Its overwhelming power was so strong that it was doubtful if it was truly B-grade.
Now, the only land in the vicinity that the boss hadn’t conquered was Ariana’s territory.
And from that point, a long and tedious battle with the boss began.
The boss sent monsters day and night to harass Ariana.
As a result, Ariana was suffering tremendous stress, unable to conduct proper research.
“Today, I’ll end this once and for all.”
Finally, today.
Having blocked the boss’s attack the previous night, Ariana decided to immediately counterattack.
The battle with the monster legion began more smoothly than expected. But…
“Did he run away…?”
The important boss was nowhere to be seen.
She had specifically brought only elite undead to end this once and for all, yet the boss was nowhere in sight.
“Whew… I’ll at least get some magic stones and corpses.”
The cunning boss seemed to have already sensed the situation and left.
Just as she was thinking about dealing with the monsters and returning.
“Huh? What’s that?”
Suddenly, an explosion rang out in front of her.
-Kwaaang!
A sound like a massive explosive chunk had detonated.
Someone was running wildly through the midst of it.
“Who is this…?”
An Eastern face she’d never seen before.
“What a dirty impression.”
Ariana Ward cautiously stepped back, watching him laugh like a demon while massacring monsters.
“This is dangerous.”
This wasn’t within human physical specifications.
Even the best corpses and magic stones used to create undead.
She doubted if repeated improvements could produce something like this.
If this person had bad intentions, a very difficult situation would arise.
“This isn’t good. It’s better to flee…”
She would lose some of her beloved undead, but they weren’t more precious than her life.
Just as Ariana Ward was about to turn and escape the battlefield.
“Ariana?”
A familiar voice stopped her.
When she turned her gaze, she saw a woman she knew well.
“Si-hyeon?”
A former executive of the black market who had once helped her.
Choi Si-hyeon was smiling at her.
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