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Vice Rich Lenus gazes out over the sea with a flash of red eyes.
Between this continent and that island, I could see that many corpses were sleeping.
If he made all available corpses into undead, he would have been able to raise an army of at least 100,000.
‘Most of them are weak, but… they’re good enough to fill your head.’
Lenus stretched out his bony hand toward the sea and began to radiate magical energy.
Then, the blackened magic quickly spreads and crawls into the sea.
It would take some time to find all the corpses and make them into undead, but it was worth it.
‘Among these, useful ones should be taken out separately. You can’t waste your energy on a light game.’
***
The top floor of the Hunter Committee, the chairperson’s office.
A man in his 40s in a suit looks at the monitor calmly while touching his collar.
There had to be a total of seven people over the monitor, but four blackened windows were visible.
It was the place where the Setinos Hunters should be, but due to circumstances, they were not able to participate yet.
“Chairman, the two of you will not be able to attend the videoconference anyway. Now that even three of us have gathered, shouldn’t we have a meeting first?”
The young man put on his glasses and uttered a voice that seemed to have dried up his emotions.
Even while doing this, numerous undead from the north were moving south toward Korea.
The golden sword castle and the subjugation team were dispatched to Cheorwon to investigate the site and calm the situation, but it was only a temporary measure.
“… Red has conveyed the meaning of not being able to attend the video conference because he is subjugating the dungeon. I plan to start as soon as it comes in black.”
Choi Seung-ho, chairman of the Hunter Committee, answered gently without taking his eyes off the monitor.
Just because the mind is ahead of the situation does not mean that the emergency will be resolved.
It would have been better to take a little extra time and get things done perfectly than to rush things and ruin things.
“Even in the midst of this, you are responding calmly. I wouldn’t be like that.”
“It just makes you look calm. Actually, I am quite anxious. I didn’t know that I would experience this kind of situation when I became the chairman.”
“Humanity is still in the midst of disaster. Irregularly appearing gates in various places is close to a disaster. However, since the hunters are subjugating the dungeon, the disaster is only a temporary peace.”
Jung Woo-jin, vice-chairman of the Hunter Committee, looks at the large monitor hanging on the wall and sighs, albeit shallowly.
The screen of the large monitor was divided into a total of eight rectangles, and in one of them, Seungho Choi’s image was being broadcast.
Except for the four black screens, the white saint, the blue spear, and the five-colored spirit king were seated respectively.
“That’s why we exist. Without a committee, there is no way to control the Hunters and Awakeneds in the country. In order to effectively eliminate dungeons and monsters, we have to mediate well.”
“Just because you’re good at mediation doesn’t mean you can solve all problems. The committee is good at mediating strife that arises between hunters, but isn’t it good enough to deal with related crimes or sudden events?”
Jung Woo-jin does not hesitate even in this situation and makes his mantra.
It was something he had always said as a habit, and it would never happen that he would change his mind.
However, Choi Seung-ho listened carefully to Jung Woo-jin’s words, but did not try to change anything.
That made it even more frustrating, and didn’t it just make my heart more urgent?
“You are the same. It would have been time to break the stubbornness.”
“I don’t think so. It would be quicker for you to fire me.”
“You can’t fire a good subordinate. There must be young blood everywhere. They only talk nonsense when they collect only the old legs.”
“Why is someone who knows that doing this?”
“How many more times do I have to say that I am a loser who has adapted to reality?”
“Then why are you making absurd excuses…”
Jijik, Jiying…
A sound of communication is heard and the eyes of the two are focused on one place.
One of the black screens changed color, revealing someone.
Han Yu-jeong, the chairman of Miterichi and the black demon king, was adjusting the camera and holding the position.
“Now let’s start the videoconference.”
“… All right.”
Jung Woo-jin immediately stepped back and sat down in his seat.
Then turn on the recording function and place your hand on the laptop’s keyboard.
I was going to use my laptop to quickly organize things I missed or anything that came to mind while watching the videoconference.
“Looks like it’s been a while. How have you been?”
Choi Seung-ho turns on the microphone and delivers a simple greeting.
Then, the blue light flashes from the left screen to answer sequentially.
The blinking blue light meant that they were going to speak first, so they kept the order while recognizing each other’s meaning.
“As you may have already heard, a large number of undead from the north are moving south. I don’t know what it was, but a great road was created between China and Korea. The road is very hard, and even if destroyed, it will be regenerated. We tried to approach it by boat, plane and submarine, but it was stopped in advance because the power engine was shut down.”
Choi Seung-ho briefly explains the current situation and shuts his mouth for a moment.
It was the turn to hear the opinions of the Setinos Hunters.
Then, a man in his 30s reflected on the screen flashes a blue light and opens his mouth straight away.
“Did you find out the cause of the appearance of the undead?”
“With cooperation from the Chinese side, we are currently investigating. We haven’t found the gate yet, and we know there are no traces of the Summoner.”
“If there was no gate, there would be a summoner. You can’t come up with a number like that without going through the gate.”
Oh Seong-hyeon, the creator of blue, quickly draws conclusions and is deeply troubled.
It was like a meeting place, actually, it was no different from calling all Setinos Hunters.
Perhaps after this meeting, all Setinos Hunters would lead their own subjugation team to the old truce line.
“Can I know which undead are mainly seen?”
Yoon Se-in, the king of the five spirits, takes the next order and asks a question.
It wasn’t that he could handle all the undead just because he was a lich, and he wasn’t able to easily secure various corpses.
If you could specify the number and type of undead, you would be able to find a strategy based on your subjugation records so far.
“Basically, we have the highest number of skeletons and zombies. If there are other monsters that stand out, there are Minotaurs and Cyclops.”
“…Isn’t that a combination you’ve seen a lot somewhere?”
Han Yoo-jeong suddenly intervenes and catches the attention of other people at once.
Of course, Choi Seung-ho and Jung Woo-jin knew about it too, but they were still in the speculation stage, so they tried to bring up their opinions later.
The other Setinos Hunters immediately remembered the incident and listened quietly.
“I know that these two were mainly found when North Korea was occupied by monsters. Later, even after detonating the nuclear bomb hidden by North Korea, it survived for a long time.”
“… Could the demonic creatures become undead because of the radioactive material contained in the nuclear bomb?”
“no. That’s impossible. You can’t transform magic with that. I know that there are other experimental cases about it.”
Shin Da-hee, a white saint, responds to Oh Seong-hyun’s words with a serious expression on her face.
Shin Da-hee has already been advising the committee regarding this undead Namha incident.
Perhaps if we put together various parts, Han Yu-jeong’s words would give strength, but at the same time, there was no choice but to raise questions.
“Then the conclusion is roughly like this. I don’t know who they are, but they turned the corpses sleeping beneath the seabed into undead. That side was where the original North Korean territory was, and a nuclear bomb exploded, killing a lot of people. The Korean side took care of all the monsters, but the corpses they couldn’t get back became undead.”
“Then there’s a good chance that someone is a lich. Could it be that he sneaked out of the gate to find the body?”
“I agree, but there are a few odd parts. First of all, the lich can’t handle that many undead. Even if it is dealt with, there is no reason to attack only Korea. Isn’t it suspicious that not a single one goes to the Chinese side?”
There is a momentary silence at Shin Da-hee’s remarks, and no one speaks.
Choi Seung-ho thought he should watch a little more, and Jung Woo-jin was making his own hypothesis.
Dahee Shin clears her throat for a moment and then resumes the conversation.
“There is a way to deal with a large number of undead by joining forces with several lichs, but I don’t feel that way. The undead descending south this time have a system in place and are marching towards Korea through a pre-made path. My guess is that a powerful lychee that has never been reported is trying to attack Korea with some purpose.”
Dahee Shin took the last words out of the microphone and started to look at the reactions of other Setinos Hunters.
Although it was conjecture, it was not lacking in evidence.
Above all, knowing this fact did not come up with a proper solution, so we had to think about the future battle.
“If the words of the saint are true, the hunters on standby, including us, will have to be dispatched to the vicinity of the old armistice. There could be a way to ask for help from other countries, but it won’t be easy to lend.”
“Then, except for the Purple Shrine, do you have to send in all Setinos Hunters?”
“I think it would be good to leave at least one person. Unexpected things can happen.”
Seungho Choi waits for questions to come, feeling that he no longer needs to go out.
His role was to mediate and enable them to cooperate.
Now that the purpose has been achieved, all we have to do is to find the best possible way.
‘The current hunters may not be enough. I think we should mobilize students from training institutions…’
***
The first meeting room of the Miterichi Main Office.
Seo Hyun-woo, Baek Seo-yeon, and all the managers were gathered in one place.
This time, Min Ha-young and Lee Da-jeong had no choice but to attend the meeting.
It was a meeting in which the president and president of Miterichi participated in person, and it was related to the undead Namha incident.
‘Is the undead subjugation battle finally starting? They’re probably trying to get some students into the front lines. Who would you like to take?’