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“I will continue to work for the development of Seron!!”
After Kim Deok-bae’s speech at the inauguration ceremony, all the staff members who filled the auditorium rose from their seats and gave a standing ovation.
As Kim Deok-bae came down from the podium, people approached him and congratulated him.
“Congratulations. Vice-President.”
At Kang Chan-soo’s words, Kim Deok-bae smiled and said.
“thank you. Aren’t you sad anyway? You were the first to meet the president.”
Then, Kang Chan-soo cut off Kim Deok-bae’s words and said.
“Don’t say that. As a manager, it is right for Vice Chairman Kim to rise to that position, regardless of his career or age. To be honest, I think it’s a miracle that I, who used to work as a porter, came all the way here.”
“In that sense, I was the boss of a shoe factory that was going bankrupt?”
“What···”
Kim Deok-bae looked at the bosses around him and said.
“With that in mind, is there anyone here who isn’t like that?”
Center Director Baek Sang-ho said, nodding his head at that.
“you’re right. I was also a white guy who played games at home.”
At Baek Sang-ho’s words, Kang Chan-soo shrugged and said.
“Now that I have said this, I am more certain. Aren’t the shoe factory bosses higher than the white beasts and the porters?”
“Is that happening again? haha.”
I looked at these people and smiled.
“Let’s not fight in the future and let’s work hard. Vice-President Kim, congratulations on your promotion.”
“thank you. President. My wife also asked me to say thank you.”
Now that he has risen from the president of a shoe factory that was going bankrupt to the position of vice president of a large corporation, it’s worth it.
“It was nothing. I was promoted because Vice Chairman Kim did a good job.”
“haha.”
“Anyway, the interior has been cleaned up, so let’s work hard again.”
Then, Chan-soo Kang said with a smile.
“By the way, the president has changed a lot. When I first met you, I was surprisingly annoyed, but now I have become a person who really only cares about work.”
I sighed and said.
“You know that? Is there a situation where you have no choice but to make an effort?”
“Yes?”
“There is such a thing.”
Anyway, I was really working too hard.
“By the way, when was the last time you all went on vacation? First off, I don’t have one.”
Then everyone looked awkward and said.
“I don’t think there was anything that could be called a vacation.”
“me too···”
Wow.
This was a total evil company.
“Now that the interior has been cleaned up, go on vacation with your family. After all, I have to focus on the energy business for the time being, isn’t it a big deal?”
Kim Deok-bae said with a surprised expression at my words.
“Are you on vacation? Then, the president…”
“I don’t have a family, I just have to be at work.”
“Hmm···”
Then, after thinking about it for a while, Kim Deok-bae said.
“Then why don’t you go on vacation with my family after all this has happened?”
“Eh?”
With Kim Deok-bae’s family?
“I am very grateful and the president is working, but there is no way I can go on vacation without my mind.”
I think that would be a bit awkward.
At that time, Chansu Kang smiled brightly and said.
“That’s a good idea. Can’t you hug me too?”
Baek Sang-ho also said with his eyes shining brightly.
“Can I? It’s my first time working in a real company, so I’m really looking forward to it.”
I looked at those people and said.
“Is it really a vacation to gather around like this? Isn’t it a workshop?”
Kim Deok-bae said with a laugh.
“haha. What do you care? I’ve been working so hard during that time, so I think it’ll be good and change my mood.”
Let’s all enjoy vacation together…
The undead corps has not come out yet, and business is going well.
Come to think of it, I never came to Earth to play properly.
“Then let’s go ahead together, shall we?”
“good!”
“agree!”
“Where shall we go? Overseas? domestic?”
The thought of being able to enjoy a vacation like a vacation for the first time is suddenly exciting.
It’s like a trial version of the retirement I’ve been dreaming of.
I said with a bright smile.
“like. Then I will take care of all expenses for this vacation.”
“thank you! President!”
That’s when we were talking about vacation.
Whoo!!
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My cell phone, which is set to vibrate, starts to ring.
I said raising my phone.
“Chief Lee Jin-young?”
Director Jinyoung Lee of the Gate Management Office, which is my favorite communication channel with the government and a convenient messenger.
Since I do a lot of requesting, these days, I almost unilaterally contacted me first, but suddenly Lee Jin-young contacted me first…
“Yes. This is Han Ji-hyuk.”
-President. This is information I just received…
“Information?”
-It seems that an SS-class gate has appeared.
“Five!!!”
An SS-class gate that appears very rarely.
I was happy for a moment at the thought of being able to save the corpse of an SS-class monster, but I was immediately disappointed by Lee Jin-young’s words that followed.
– Even in China.
“a. It was good.”
In general, when an SS-class gate appears, the country cannot handle it alone, so it is mostly handled with support from the nearby SS-class Awakened.
However, there are few countries on the planet that can handle this type of SS gate alone, and one of them is China.
China was able to cope with it sufficiently by owning a considerable number of SS-classes due to its overwhelming population.
“I’d rather come to America, why would it be China?”
The United States also has a large number of foreign SS-classes through scouting, so it is possible to deal with them alone.
In the United States, it’s enough to pay money for the corpses of SS-class monsters on the market like that.
But China never judges a corpse from me.
“It was a meaningless SS-class gate.”
However, Jinyoung Lee said in a calm voice.
-If it really meant nothing, would I have contacted you like this?
“Five?! Is there any way to get the body back?”
– That’s not it. However, there is information that may be of interest to Chairman Han. So···
As Jinyoung Lee’s explanation continues, my expression becomes more and more hard.
“Is that true?”
-Yes. According to the information I got, yes.
“···All right.”
After the call, I talked to Kim Deok-bae and the people, who were also making serious faces.
“I think the vacation will have to be postponed until later.”
“What’s wrong? President?”
“It’s not for business, it’s for personal business.”
I said with a firm expression.
“I need a Chinese visa. I think I may have to go to China.”
An SS-class gate that was made in China.
It doesn’t matter so far, but the identity of the monsters that appeared in this SS-class gate was the problem.
“Undead…”
Jinyoung Lee, who informed me that an undead in a form I had never seen before appeared through an unofficial route, and that several Awoken who entered the gate were missing.
After that, I applied for a visa and waited, in the meantime, the Chinese government made an official announcement, and the information was confirmed to be true.
“It might be the Undead Corps.”
If you enter an SS-class gate, at least S-class to SS-class.
Disappearing at the gate usually means death, so killing an Awoken of this level means you’re likely to be part of my undead corps.
“If it’s a real undead corps… we should go.”
i hate china
However, that doesn’t mean we can’t keep an eye on the sacrifices of innocent ordinary people.
The Undead Legion is a disaster that arose when I returned to Earth, so I have to deal with it.
“Once the visa is issued, we wait and intervene as soon as it is confirmed that they are a real undead corps.”
But aren’t these guys refusing to issue visas?
But then I get a call from the number I see for the first time.
“hello.”
-Are you right, Chairman Han?
“Yes. who are you.”
– My name is Wang Cha, the Chinese ambassador to Korea.
Chinese ambassador?
-I applied for a visa, can you tell me what the purpose of your visit is?
I said in a calm voice.
“It’s just a trip.”
-Isn’t it because of the SS-class gate?
If it’s true, you’ll never allow it, right?
“No.”
– That’s a pity.
sorry?
-If you applied for an SS-class gate, I was thinking of asking for some help.
I said with a stern look.
“Help?”
-As you know, a powerful undead monster has been discovered at the SS-class gate. Thanks to this, many Awoken have gone missing, including two SS-Class.
Are there two SS ranks?
Does this really look like an undead army?
– Then there was talk of getting help from Chairman Han Ji-hyuk, who is an SS-level awakened.
“Ohh.”
-Are you sure your visa application has nothing to do with SS-class gates?
“What if there is?”
-I am planning to officially invite you as soon as the visa is passed.
Good.
It will be much easier for those who cooperate and intervene right away.
“Right…”
The moment I was about to answer that right away, I suddenly stopped.
-···Chairman Han?
At first, I thought I was lucky to be able to go right away, but after thinking about it, even if it’s weird, it’s just too weird.
The bastards who made a fuss not to even sell the corpses of S-class monsters are nothing else and ask for my help at the SS-class gates?
“But, Ambassador. Did the Chinese government just say that they would ask for my help?”
-This proposal was requested by the Awakened, not by the Chinese government. Our government continued to oppose it, and we had no choice but to condone it.
It’s a plausible story for a normal country, but the opponent is none other than China.
There’s no one else out there and you’re asking me for help?
“Why do you have to fold it? I’m not the only one with SS rank.”
– The situation is a bit special. It is said that Chairman Han’s ability is essential… I do not know the details.
You need my power…
I thought for a moment, then smiled and said.
“All right. It’s a life-threatening issue, and we have to help.”
– Really? Fortunately, the. Then I will issue a visa and invite you.
“Yes. thank you.”
After the call, I said with a smile.
“This is suspicious…”
Something smells fishy.
But the savory scent that comes out of that smell is so seductive that I can’t stand it.
“Anyway, thank you for inviting me.”
‘Cause I’m fine with this and that
If the real undead corps is right, this is an opportunity to work together with other Awakeners to get things done early before the situation escalates.
But if it’s something China planned this thing…
“It’s absolutely awesome.”
No matter how publicly you’ve done something like this, there’s no way it’s going to end with a threat.
Of course, SS-class Awoken will be mobilized in the process.
“This is good and that is good. Perfect.”
In a nutshell, this work is beneficial to me in one way or another.
I said with a smirk.
“I wish it was a present. I look forward to it. China.”
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My visa was issued at super speed and I headed to China.
Naturally, he had an argument with Jinyoung Lee in the process.
Jinyoung Lee who grabbed me and dragged me away saying that I could never send it to China.
However, when I stubbornly insisted on going to China, I even asked other SS-classes to go with me, but of course I refused.
If China prepared a gift, I wouldn’t have to unpack it alone.
Anyway, after resisting Lee Jin-young’s disapproval and arriving in China, I got on the prepared limousine and headed straight to the SS-class gate.
“Hmm.”
I said waving at the picture.
“Is this all?”
When they asked for information, the Chinese side gave them a picture that was out of focus, making it difficult to even distinguish objects.
There was nothing that could be known from this other than to guess that it was a skeleton by taking a rough picture.
“There are bodycam footage found on the deceased, but it won’t be of much help.”
“Show me.”
Park In-gwi, a Korean-Chinese SS-level Awakener who played the video at my words.
-OMG!!
In the video, he said something in Chinese and ended up showing nothing but empty space.
“Is this over?”
Park In-gwi said with a look of embarrassment.
“sorry. Since no one has ever come back alive after meeting this monster, it’s only through videos like this…”
“Then you don’t even know if this guy is a real undead, right? Isn’t it just a white monster?”
Park In-gwi shook his head at my words and said.
“It is not. You may not understand it because it’s Chinese, but the video clearly says it’s a skeleton.”
I checked the video again and said.
“A skeleton appeared, and all the Awoken that he met were either missing or dead? Are there two SS-class among them?”
“you’re right.”
If true, I mean at least my elite bodyguard level.
“Are you one?”
“For now, we are estimating one.”
“You don’t know where it is, do you?”
“That’s right.”
A powerful skeleton with an unknown identity.
They don’t even know where Manna’s family is because they’ve been missing or killed.
Park In-gwi said with a sad expression on his face.
“The hunting itself was completely stopped because of that one skeleton. However, if it reaches a critical point like this, not only that skeleton, but also other SS-class monsters inside will burst out and cause tremendous damage.”
The basics of gate hunting is to reduce the number of monsters by processing the monsters inside as much as possible, and then deal with the remaining monsters that pop out when the critical point is reached.
However, two SS-level monsters disappeared in the pasture, and they could not even hunt properly, so there are still many SS-level monsters left inside.
‘It’s plausible.’
He suddenly invited me, so I thought it might be a trap, but if all those words are true, the situation is more serious than I thought.
“Then we have to solve that skeleton first.”
“you’re right. So, I invited a president. President Han doesn’t have a skeleton. We use the skeleton to scout, then find that monster skeleton and dispose of it.”
So you asked for my help?
It is true that there is no one like me in the current situation, because if you use a skeleton, you can find a skeleton without human sacrifice.
The situation fits so tightly that I am now at a level where I am too long.
‘What. You’ll find out.’
I said looking at Park In-gwi.
“What is your plan?”
“First of all, the 12 SS-level Awoken who were mobilized for this operation will enter the gate with Chairman Han.”
Also, China is China.
The number of SS-level Awakenings mobilized in one operation is twice that of Korea.
By the way, there are 12 people… If all 12 of them attacked at the same time, it would be a pain in the ass.
No matter how much I am an Archmage, it is by no means easy to deal with 12 SS-level people alone at the same time.
Of course, I’m not alone.
“Can you help me?”
I thought for a while and said.
“let’s go. Let me help you.”
At that time, Kim Deok-bae, who had followed me from Korea with an anxious expression, grabbed my wrist and said,
“President. Anyway, I don’t think this is it. It’s too dangerous!”
“Don’t worry. Because I am stronger than I thought.”
“Then, as Commissioner Lee said, get some help from the Korean SS ranks. Otherwise, I will never let you in!”
Umm… well.
Even if my opponent is the strongest of my undead corps, the five decisive battle weapons, I have the confidence to come back alive even if I can’t win.
Of course, not to mention the surprise attack by SS-class Awoken.
But people who don’t know about it can’t help but be anxious.
After thinking for a while, I dragged Kim Deok-bae to a quiet place, then took out small bones from the subspace and made them into mini-skeletons and handed them to Kim Deok-bae.
“Take this.”
“What is this?”
“If I need help or something goes wrong, this will give me a signal. If you don’t have this signal, you must never do anything. Because I have my own plans.”
“Do you have any plans?”
“Yes.”
Then Kim Deok-bae, who was silent for a while, handed the mini skeleton and said:
“I know there are plans for now.”
“And the existence of that mini-skeleton should only be known by Vice Chairman Kim. Did you know?”
“of course. Anyway… you have to be careful. President.”
I said with a confident look.
“Don’t worry. It’s not me who should be careful.”
As I entered the gate with the Chinese Awakened, I released the Scout Worker Skeleton and scattered them everywhere.
But something is a bit odd.
“There are no monsters.”
I sprayed so many scouting skeletons, but I haven’t encountered a single monster so far.
Then Park In-gwi said with a surprised expression.
“Are you talking about even one?”
“Yes.”
“I can’t… have all of those skeletons killed me?”
…isn’t this a real undead army?
If it was an undead corps, it would be more than enough to annihilate the monsters that were scattered and attacked according to the algorithm.
‘I should be more serious.’
In my heart, I saw the probability that it was an undead corps and the probability that it was a Chinese scheme in half.
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Me and the Chinese Awakened who continued to advance with the skeleton at the forefront.
But then.
“uh?”
I can feel the skeleton in the lead being smashed.
I hurriedly took control of the nearby skeleton and checked the situation.
“It’s that skeleton!”
Sharing the view of the worker skeleton, what I saw was a monster skeleton that was going into the forest after smashing my skeleton.
‘It really was.’
That monster skeleton really existed.
By the way···
‘I’ve never made a skeleton like that?’
A skeleton with a bunch of colorful decorations on it.
I mean, since I value efficiency, I’ve never put on such a cumbersome thing.
However, there is no way that the skeleton that moves with the algorithm would decorate it on its own.
Anyway, that’s not what’s important.
“It’s over there! I’m in the forest now!”
At my words, everyone runs towards it.
But then.
“what?”
This time, I can feel the skeleton being smashed in the opposite direction.
I checked in the same way, and here, too, the monster skeleton that looks the same has smashed my worker skeleton and is running somewhere.
“Isn’t it just one? It’s over there!”
“Yes?! Damn it!”
Park In-gwi pondered for a moment and then said.
“Let’s split it into two teams. Six people will be enough to respond.”
Then he looked at me and said.
“Chairman Han keeps checking to see if there are any additional monster skeletons, and if there are more, please let us know. Then I might have to retreat.”
“All right.”
So the Chinese awakened people left me alone and divided into 6 people and started to pursue both sides.
“…what the hell is that?”
It’s not my skeleton, and it’s not attacking me either.
“Isn’t it supposed to be an SS-class gate that has nothing to do with my undead corps?”
Then it’s Kim Sae.
The monsters inside have already disappeared somewhere, and there is no way to save the corpse.
“Ahh. disappointed. Disappointment.”
But what… I’ve come all the way here, but I have to work.
At that time, he was scouting using a worker skeleton with such a gloomy expression.
Weird signs were detected.
The team that went to catch the skeleton that was discovered first finds and tracks the monster skeleton, but the team led by Park In-gwi suddenly turns and comes this way.
“what. Have you given up on tracking?”
After waiting for a while, Park In-gwi’s team appeared.
However, there is something strange about Park In-gwi’s expression.
Park In-gwi, who is staring at me with a cold, hard expression, has no urgency on his face.
Then he says
“Han Ji-hyuk.”
Not Chairman Han, but Ji-hyeok Han?
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My heart is pounding as I look forward to something.
“You have crossed the line too far.”
Right?
That’s what I thought, right?
Then, Park In-gwi and 5 SS-class Awakeners who pulled out their weapons.
“Die for China.”
I said with a bright smile.
“damn. You thought it wasn’t a gift because it was wrapped so many layers! Why do you lift people up and put them down!!”