I Alone Going To The Tower

Chapter 59

disaster.

The Hunter Association has named it a disaster that is expected to cause serious casualties among ‘abnormal phenomena’ affecting the local area.

And now, Korea is facing a new disaster.

It’s a labyrinth dungeon.

Labyrinth dungeons are a fairly unique type of disaster. A large number of dungeon gates will be opened in a wide area, and like a normal dungeon, they do not disappear even if the boss is defeated and remain there.

And only one dungeon among them has a hidden ‘portal to the labyrinth’.

When you ride this portal and defeat the irregular boss of the labyrinth dungeon, all the dungeon gates will be destroyed and the disaster will come to an end.

If you do not defeat the boss of the labyrinth dungeon within the time limit, monsters will pour out from all the dungeon gates that have been opened in the meantime, causing a terrible massacre.

Korea has already gone through two labyrinth dungeons.

Rank 2 Labyrinth Dungeon held 12 years ago in Daegu City.

It was completely cleared in 2 days.

And 6 years ago, the 3rd rank labyrinth dungeon opened in Gyeonggi-do including Seoul.

It is said that the dungeon leading to the boss zone was discovered in just 30 minutes. The government immediately sent a certified hunter to end the disaster, but at this time players across the country protested and stood up.

I was preparing hard to catch a part, but it was the sound of what to do if the dungeon was closed in only 30 minutes.

The players had the momentum to cause a riot, and in the end, the government postponed the boss zone attack until the 5th day.

During those five days, a riot broke out.

All players in Korea rushed to Gyeonggi-do and roamed the dungeon as if to wash away their thirst for hunting.

The number of players who grew up at this time was enormous. That year, the number of registered hunters reached an all-time high, and numerous star-level hunters were born.

People called them ‘the labyrinth generation’.

As a result, not only did the status of the Korean hunter world significantly increase, but also high-quality magic stone came out to the market.

It recorded a large number of good news, and its magic stone processing technology also rose to the highest level in the industry, earning the envy of the world.

The hunter world in Korea once enjoyed the best golden age thanks to the labyrinth dungeon.

And it is said that the labyrinth dungeon will once again be opened in Korea.

This time up to 4 rank dungeons.

It covers most of South Korea.

Naturally, the whole nation was outraged. People all talked about the labyrinth dungeon, and all the abilities of the hunter world were focused on this catastrophe issue.

Of course, the horse tower cannot be left out of this famous feast.

I was contemplating laying out the books I had brought from the great library in the lobby on the first floor.

Maps were hung on boards installed in various places, and Ea and Jinbora were having a discussion.

“Then this range is not included, is it?”

“There is a need to expand the scope a little more here…”

Everyone is very serious. At that time, Jeong Jeong-jin came down from the second floor with a laptop.

“Top lord, I will report to you. I will collect the information so far and organize it.”

“Oh, you’re here!”

Everyone gathered in front of Jeong Seo-jin’s laptop. Jeong Jeong-jin clicked the mouse and opened several windows.

“First, we looked for labyrinth dungeon cases in the continent of Erendel, but there were too many cases.”

“I will.”

Even the Earth right now. Labyrinth dungeons are widespread disasters that take place not only in Korea, but also around the world.

“When we try to apply the disaster that occurred in Erendel to Earth, there is still only one source we can use, ‘mana coordinates’. Moreover, mana coordinates are not fixed by the terrain, but are flexible, so it takes a little time to search. took this.”

Jeong Seo-jin, who was giving explanations one after another, lightly moistened his throat with EA’s perilla leaf mojito and continued.

“So we calculated other disasters that occurred in Korea around the same time as the starting point. The most likely one is this.”

Jeong Seo-jin calculated the range of the labyrinth disaster recorded in the Erendel literature and made it into a circle, and substituted it for the Korean Peninsula as it is.

“Wow……!”

“Ugh!”

Coverage covering almost all of South Korea.

It includes parts of North Korea’s Gangwon-do and Ulleungdo, but the lower Jeollanam-do and Jeju-do are not included.

“This labyrinth dungeon looks clear. It’s the same as the range stated by the Hunter Association.”

“I think so too.”

“Then, can you guess the location of the ‘portal to the labyrinth’? The most important thing is which dungeon the portal is in.”

Jeong Seo-jin pulled up her glasses.

“Unfortunately, there was no direct mention in Erendel’s record, but it was said that it was in the vicinity of ‘The Territory Cariras’. Roughly substituting the scope for Korea is as follows.”

There is a new red circle range on the Korean Peninsula. Everyone looked up with their eyes wide open.

“It’s roughly in the Gyeongbuk area.”

“Yes. Mungyeong, Andong, Yeongju, Yeongdeok, Pohang, Yeongcheon, and Gumi are the lines.”

“Can’t we reduce this further?”

“Records only indicate the area around Kariras estate, so reducing it further may cause reliability problems.”

So there’s nothing I can do I nodded.

“Okay. For now, we’re going to set it up within this range and search the dungeon to find the ‘portal’.”

“Oh, by the way, senior! How much was the reward for finding the portal to the labyrinth?”

“Even if you don’t clear it yourself, the reward for discovery alone is 10 billion won.”

Everyone’s mouths opened.

“We haven’t been able to estimate the exact location, but at least it’s true that we are a few steps ahead of others. Let’s find out.”

“Of course! 10 billion fighting!”

“Top Lord. When you find a portal, what do you think about the boss monster in it?”

“I’ll go and think about it then.”

I’ve caught an irregular boss in a level 2 lava cave before. However, the next level of progress is the regular boss of the 4th rank dungeon.

Will I be the right match? Irregulars are beings with unmeasured strength, so I haven’t figured it out yet.

First of all, it is beneficial to find and report only the location of the dungeon, so we decided to move flexibly according to the situation.

I called right away.

“This is CEO Shin. Yes, yes. I would like to inquire about the composition of the party.”

* * *

As it was a national disaster, this hunting was different in scale.

The government launched the ‘Emergency Disaster Response Committee’ led by the president.

The Hunter Association has built a groundbreaking hunting system that includes all players in Korea except for power in the ‘attack team’.

In fact, since 90% of the Korean peninsula fell into the scope of disaster, the cooperation of regular players as well as certified hunters was essential.

First of all, any player who has hunted rank 2 monsters or higher could form a party.

If you submit your ID and register your party at the nearest ward office, you will be able to use the leadership web service provided by the association.

The association’s command team observes the dungeons open on the Korean Peninsula, determines the location and rank, finds a party suitable for attacking the dungeon, and gives instructions for the attack.

After being put into the dungeon and cleared, the party checks whether there is a ‘portal’ to the labyrinth and delivers it to the association.

If the attack is successful, the reward is accumulated and can be received after the disaster is over. Of course, all magic stones and by-products from the dungeon are the responsibility of the hunter himself.

The hunter world heated up.

In particular, this labyrinth dungeon was a chance for genius Il-woo that would never happen again in their lives for those with a license who aim to be certified level 5.

The Hunter Supplies Store screamed of joy at the good news of the sell-out, and the guild and management announced that they would use all their spare power to train players.

Even ordinary people were working as ‘scavengers’ who process or store the corpses of monsters, trying to get their share.

-Chinese authorities announced that they plan to dispatch a total of 209 hunting teams to Korea.

-Amid the promise of support for this labyrinth dungeon in 7 European countries… … .

– This is Tokyo. In front of the association, there is a long line of players who want to apply for dispatch to Korea.

In the event of such a national catastrophe due to the World Hunters Convention, aid comes in from all over the world.

However, the government and associations were struggling. I will too.

– We’re going to die because we don’t have anything to eat, so why are we getting support for overseas hunters?

– I hate things that try to take one step. Hunt in your land.

-Don’t bring any diplomatic issues to domestic hunting. How long will you keep your eyes on China?

– If you give this permission, all the people will be turned. Guess I won’t vote for the ruling party again.

Domestic public opinion was quite pessimistic about external hunting support.

Perhaps it is because the prevailing perception is that someone else is stealing the rice cake for one’s own food, everyone poured out nervous criticism.

As I skimmed through the article comments, a bitter laugh came out without me knowing.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

‘… … Because the world turns so strangely.’

This is an era in which anomalies in which people-killing monsters pop up become a value and a right.

Can you describe this situation with the words that adults often say ‘the world has changed a lot’?

In the end, the government announced that it would limit the number of external hunting people due to negative public opinion.

Several countries, including China and Japan, expressed strong regret. Hunter support is being done on a moral level to prevent human casualties, but there was a backlash as to why it could be restricted according to the gain or loss of interest.

But with the government ahead of next year’s elections, the public is skeptical. There was no redemption.

As I was looking through these and other articles, I woke up to the time floating on my smartphone.

‘I have to wake up soon.’

I am now in Mungyeong. Our party was going around Yecheon and going through Yeongju and Andong to cover the Gyeongbuk area.

‘Who was the party member?’

I checked the file sent by Shin Nara.

[Certified 5th grade Yang Hee-jong.][Certified 5th grade Jo Yoon-ji.]

‘… … Ugh, did the CEO hold the party too tight?’

The party composition was all delegated to the management and I didn’t care, but I didn’t know that the two certified 5th graders would join.

‘In this case, I will inevitably have no choice but to listen to a word.’

After making some preparations, I headed to the parking lot of the park, the meeting place.

As people fled the city due to the disaster, the parking lot was sparse, with few cars to be found. So I was able to quickly find a team member.

A man is sitting in front of a trailer vehicle. Around him, people who appeared to be technicians were dressing him in suits. The man was talking on the phone with a serious expression while looking at the documents as if he was checking the dungeon briefing.

“Hunter Yang Hee-jong. Check the suit on-off function.”

“Please also check the sphere object function.”

If it is Yang Hee-jong, then the person on the list is correct.

If you go with a professional technical team, you are almost treated like a large guild.

At that time, Yang Hee-jong, who was checking the function of the suit, raised his head and met my eyes.

“Oh, you’re also from the H-D1 team, right?”