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Skeletons that stop and work repeatedly as if a light bulb was turned off and on again due to insufficient power.
Naturally, Korea and the Seron group were in an uproar.
It’s a Chinese SS-class gate that has already been announced that several SS-class people have died.
When this happened, Korea was turned upside down by rumors of Han Ji-hyeok’s death and injury, but Yu Rung-chi was still hesitant.
That’s why the damage to China was enormous.
However, at that time, another news came from Yu Rung-chi, who was gathering the Awakened People and conducting a meeting.
It was that the skeletons that had stopped immediately were restarting normally.
“Did it restart?”
Those words meant that Han Ji-hyuk had regained his energy.
“Ahh······.”
Park In-gwi, who had been thinking for a while, said while he was hesitating, Yu Rung-chi was stunned at the thought that his last chance might have flown away.
“But it’s strange. Han Ji-hyuk is now seriously injured. But wouldn’t it make sense to restart worker skeletons that are not necessary for battle?”
“What do you mean?”
“If I were Han Ji-hyeok, I would have stopped all worker skeletons in order to survive the company contract or whatever. That way, we can focus on recovery and combat, and in addition, we can make a misjudgment that Han Ji-hyeok is already dead and avoid additional attacks. Then, can Han Ji-hyeok have time to quietly recover from his injury?”
At Park In-gwi’s words, Yu Rung-chi said with a firm expression.
“Go ahead.”
“Nevertheless, we can assume that the worker skeleton was restarted for two reasons. The first is that he recovered to some extent from his injuries and regained his energy. However, the injuries I inflicted were at a level that it would not be strange for a normal person to die on the spot. It doesn’t make sense to recover from an injury in such a short time without even receiving proper treatment, no matter how SS-level.”
And Park In-gwi thought.
‘Of course it’s all acting.’
In a situation where all sides were in a mess due to the battle of the skeleton and the awaken, Han Ji-hyeok and Park In-gwi performed as they had envisioned in advance.
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Moreover, as Han Ji-hyeok ran away on the skeleton right after it looked like he was attacked, no one directly checked the wound, but as soon as Han Ji-hyeok, who was pushing hard, was injured, the skeletons retreated, so everyone can only take the injury for granted.
“right. An injury of that magnitude would take a long time to heal, even with the ability to regenerate.”
As the awakened people agreed, Park In-gwi continued to speak.
“Then the second thing is that he wants to show off his health now. And show off is a last resort when you are in a corner.”
Yurunchi said with a blank expression.
“A show off? Falsehood?”
“It seems certain that Han Ji-hyuk has come to his senses. And I made a choice after realizing that the connection with the skeleton was unstable. Do you stop everything or restore it to show off your health? It’s my guess, but it’s probably the latter.”
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Many awakened people nod their heads at Park In-gwi’s words.
But not everyone agreed with that opinion.
Said an SS-class Awakener, who had been quietly silent.
“It’s just speculation, isn’t it? Director Yoo, let’s just keep the gate entrance. When the critical point is reached anyway, the gate vomits out all living things inside. Then he’ll come out too, so we’ll mobilize a large number of Awoken to deal with him at once. We are the only ones with a restraining order in this area, so this is the most certain thing.”
A very reasonable opinion.
But then, Park In-gwi sighed and said,
“Do you think it would be that easy? There is already a lot of fuss about sending a rescue team from Korea. Japan is also woven with rare earth elements, so the hips are shaking. In short, all countries are watching with unparalleled interest. Do you really think it is possible to handle Han Ji-hyeok without a sound or rumor?
Everyone here has personally experienced Han Ji-hyeok and the strength of the skeleton.
Of course, they all knew right away that it was impossible, as Park In-gwi said.
Park In-gwi looked at Yu Rung-chi and said.
“It’s your choice, Director Yoo.”
Do you judge it to be false and try again, or do you wait and attack Han Ji-hyeok, who has recovered from his injury, from outside?
In the end, after a long time of deliberation, Yurunchi said.
“Let’s do it one more time, really one last time.”
*
The third attack after the first.
I said looking at the Awoken rushing in.
“This is the last time.”
The Chinese government has already suffered too much.
And this time, thanks to the skeleton fake, I was tricked once more, but unless I’m an idiot, there’s no way I can’t continue being deceived in the same way.
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More than this is greed.
So I have to end it here.
Anyway, backtracking is a problem.
“how will we do it.”
There are two ways.
The first is to kill all the people who have just come in, then go out and spread the word about China trying to assassinate me.
If this happens, China will probably receive tremendous international condemnation.
But will that cause China to collapse?
I can’t.
China still possesses close to one hundred SS ranks, even if excluding the SS ranks, which were lost to me thanks to the population of nearly 30 times that of Korea, and it is a powerhouse with the world’s second largest economy.
It may feel exhilarating right now, but I am not getting much benefit, and at the same time, it was clear that China would somehow stumble and fall for me in order to relieve the responsibility.
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Maybe you could argue that I did my best to get the corpse of an SS-Class Awakener.
Then the second way.
“The second way… quietly shut your mouth and then rip it off the Chinese.”
After blaming the monster for all the damage that has occurred so far, I and China worked together to deal with the monster! I am announcing this
If this happens, China won’t be able to chime in on the corpses of the Awakened, and in return, you’ll get a lot of concessions.
“nice. They also ripped out the body, and in return for silence, they ripped out money and interest.”
After all, China is a tree of giving generously.
“I go the second way. Of course, before that…”
I said with a smirk.
“First, open the third gift.”
*
Believing that Han Ji-hyuk is on the verge of death, the awakened people scattered everywhere and started looking for traces.
But that was what Han Ji-hyuk wanted the most.
‘It must have started slowly.’
Han Ji-hyeok’s plan is to quietly deal with the awakened people scattered everywhere.
A considerable number of Awoken have probably already lost their lives.
However, since they are all scattered, they are not aware of that fact.
At that time, the SS-Class Awakener, who was moving with Park In-gwi, said:
“Park Guild Leader, how is Han Ji-hyuk so strong?”
At the words of the SS-class Awakener, Park In-gwi thought.
‘That’s nothing.’
The image that Han Ji-hyuk showed them is strong, but if done well, it is a form that can be killed.
The SS-Class Awakener said with a firm expression.
“Anyway, you must kill me this time. If he comes back alive, there will be no chance like this again.”
Park In-gwi nodded and said.
“you’re right. Even though there was a surprise attack, it was this much, but I hate to imagine Han Ji-hyeok, who has completed all the preparations.”
At that time, we exchanged stories and moved forward.
“uh?”
A man appeared from behind a tree.
It was Han Ji-hyuk.
“Hey, Han Ji-hyuk!”
Originally, he was an SS-level Awakener who would have rushed to him immediately, but when he saw Han Ji-hyuk’s appearance, he said with a bewildered expression.
“Boo, weren’t you injured?”
Han Ji-hyuk appeared calmly with a pale face.
“Bar, Guild Master Park, it is clear that Guild Master Park pierced his stomach…”
But then, when Han Ji-hyeok chin, a fingernail sticks out of Park In-gwi’s hand.
Then, Park In-gwi cut off the head of the SS-class Awoken who was standing next to him.
“Uh-huh!”
The Awoken, who had been decapitated by an unexpected attack, said as he grabbed his bloody neck.
“You… this betrayal… well.”
“sorry. I had no choice but to live.”
After making such an apology, Park In-gwi puts his nails into the Awakened’s stomach.
“This… like a dog….”
An SS-class Awakener who lost his life in vain after being betrayed by a colleague who was right next to him in a panicked state, unable to even resist properly.
Han Ji-hyuk said as he put the corpse of such an SS-level Awakener into the subspace.
“Good work.”
“no.”
“Did you do a good job? Much more than I expected.”
Han Ji-hyuk said with a smirk.
“It’s true. You were going to kill me too, didn’t you?”
At those words, fear rises on Park In-gwi’s face.
But Park In-gwi desperately shook his head and thought.
‘Doesn’t it mean that you have changed your mind now that you said those words in front of me?’
Park In-gwi, who has already been completely succumbed to Han Ji-hyuk, is looking for a string of hope rather than resisting.
Looking at Park In-gwi like that, Han Ji-hyuk said.
“But he did a better job than I expected, and I had to negotiate with the Chinese government, so I changed my mind. Ingwi, are you confident that you will be useful in the future? More than a skeleton?”
Park In-gwi nodded desperately and said.
“of course!”
“great. I’ll believe it. are you my future? Understand?”
Park In-gwi is finally freed from the fear of death and skeletons.
Park In-gwi said with a happy expression on his face.
“thank you! Thank you very much!”
“okay. If you ever betray, go straight to Skeleton. okay?”
“of course!”
Park In-gwi said with a face full of hope.
“Now what should I do?”
“Once they come in, I will kill half of them. If I kill them all, the picture I was thinking of won’t come out. Then it’s simple.”
Han Ji-hyuk said with a smirk.
“You have to go and plunder the Chinese government.”
*
Yurunchi anxiously waited for the Awakened to come out.
“Die, Han Ji-hyuk. Please die.”
When Han Ji-hyeok dies, everything goes back to its original place.
But if you fail to kill, everything about you will collapse.
When he prayed and prayed so earnestly, the gate shook and Park In-gwi appeared.
But this time, it doesn’t look like it’s different from before.
“Park Guild Leader, how is it?”
Yu Rung-Chi spoke with anticipation.
However, Park In-gwi’s reply was completely different from Yu Rung-chi’s imagination.
“You have dealt with the monster.”
“···monster?”
“The SS-class monsters that killed the Awoken and inflicted damage have been dealt with.”
“What nonsense is that all of a sudden? An SS-class monster.”
But then.
A man appeared as the gate shook again.
It was Han Ji-hyuk.
And Park In-gwi, who politely points to Han Ji-hyuk and speaks.
“With the help of a president here.”
Then Han Ji-hyuk said with a wink without a single wound.
“Thank you, I will decline. Because I was just helping what I was supposed to help as a fellow person.”
Park In-gwi translated those words.
“Thank you. He said that as a person like me, I helped because I had to help.”
Seeing this, Yu Rung-chi’s face, who had been dazed, was distorted.
“Park In-gwi! You must have betrayed me!”
At that, Park In-gwi said with a calm expression.
“Isn’t it time to mention that now, Manager Yoo? Do you want all the facts to spread like this? This is an opportunity now, a chance to put everything back on the monster and bury it quietly.”
“Hey, like this dog…!”
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Most of the Awoken have already entered the gate.
Therefore, the power remaining outside the gate was at a level that even the SS-level Park In-gwi, let alone Han Ji-hyeok, could not handle it.
In other words, there are no options left for Yurunchi.
As long as Han Ji-hyuk flies like this and appears in front of people, that’s the end of it.
“Do you want to negotiate, or go all the way?”
In the end, Yu Rung-chi bit his lip enough to bleed and said.
“I will contact the upper level … I will …”
*
In the end, the Chinese government set up a negotiating table.
And it was Park In-gwi who accompanied me to the negotiating table.
Then the Chinese side appeared at the negotiating table.
“My name is Baekyang, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
“Who is that Yurunchi?”
“They say they are in custody for investigation.”
“Uh-huh. That’s sad.”
I heard that he is the culprit?
Of course, all plans have been shattered, so there will be a price to pay.
“First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to China for exterminating monsters.”
In fact, it was almost as if they had reached an agreement to blame the monster for everything that had happened so far.
With this, China’s E-class gate will be recorded as one of the worst SS-class gates, which killed more than 200 Awoken and dozens of SS-class people.
“It was nothing. I just did what I had to do.”
I deliberately scratched it a bit, but I’m pretty sure he’s a diplomat, so he’s good at poker faces.
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Manager Baekyang answered with a calm expression.
“Still, being grateful is saying thank you.”
“Ohh. That’s pretty good.”
okay.
That’s the negotiation.
“Ask the remaining Awoken and the deceased Awoken.”
When Park In-gwi delivered my words, Manager Baek Yang said.
“The deceased Awoken will be honored as a hero who sacrificed to block the SS-class gate and will be rewarded sufficiently. The same goes for the rest of the Awoken.”
You mean we all agreed to shut our mouths?
but.
Because nobody can say that they failed to assassinate with their mouths.
I said with a bright smile.
“Everything is perfect. Now I just have to enjoy the peaceful daily life. Of course, before that… I’ll have to get paid for dealing with the monsters.”
In fact, I demanded the price of silence.
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Manager Baek Yang nodded and said.
“You tell me what you want.”
“First of all. I will take Guild Leader Park In-gwi here, the members of the guild, and their families to Korea.”
Park In-gwi is the strongest Korean-Chinese awakener who ran the Korean-Chinese guild.
Naturally, there were many Awakened Koreans under him.
If possible, it wouldn’t be convenient to have a lot of subordinates.
So, take this opportunity with you all.
Of course, China doesn’t want to let Park In-gwi, the traitor and the main culprit of this incident, be so docile, but China has a priority to deal with this situation somehow.
If the day the assassination case becomes known, it will receive tremendous criticism from the international community and may be subject to sanctions for crimes at the national level.
In addition, from the standpoint of the self-respecting Chinese government, the fact that it was not able to deal with me despite mobilizing a lot of power is a stain that leaves a huge scratch on my pride.
Therefore, the best thing for China is to make this event itself something that never happened.
Even though there were more than 200 deaths, the assassination was unsuccessful. Even though 200 were sacrificed, I managed to protect the safety of the people by dealing with the monsters at the gate! Because it looks much prettier.
In the end, Baekyang, who had been quietly silent, nodded and said.
“I will know.”
Of course, he might try to get revenge by trying to assassinate Park In-gwi later on, but that’s for later, and for now, China just lets him go.
“OK. Then second.”
I said looking at the white sheep.
“The permit to purchase energy in China and the complete abolition of tariffs that China has imposed on Korea, more precisely, Ceron. Shouldn’t these conditions be met to pay for monsters?”