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Ha-jin Kang's original plan was to get things done in Korea and then go to another suspected area with cracks.

He got the hint from Antarctica.

The Awakeners of the Defenders there did not know the exact information, but there were a few things that they could guess.

Taken together, another fissure was most likely in the Sahara Desert, the Arctic Ocean, or the Australian side.

So I was planning to visit them one by one.

As it was originally, it was.

However, because of the Defenders, I became interested in Japan.

Jason and William leading the Defenders didn't seem to know the future.

However, it was clear that he knew roughly how the Demon King's invasion using the dungeon would work.

Looking at their movements, they often moved by guessing what was going to happen in the future.

Perhaps if Ha-jin Kang hadn't intervened in the middle, the world would have been very different from what it is now.

Being such a Defender, it is clear that they know that the appearance of the huge dungeon that is currently taking place is a natural flow.

He actually attacked a huge dungeon, but he wasn't obsessed with it.

If the conditions were not met, he boldly gave up.

Since there were not many huge dungeons yet, governments in each country used to set the conditions a bit strict.

The Awakeneds who were gradually nurtured grew smoothly, their level increased, and their skills also increased, so they had no regrets.

Because it became possible to mobilize Awoken to attack the huge dungeon on its own.

Of course, since there are quite a few other dungeons, it was a little burdensome to share the power.

If you didn't know how things would go in the future, you would have accepted most of those conditions and took over the dungeon.

There are many things that can be obtained by hunting in a huge dungeon.

Leveling up is easy, you can hunt powerful monsters to get corpses with excellent properties, and if you're lucky, you can get good items.

In the huge dungeon, the probability of getting them was much higher.

So I just had to be greedy.

However, more giant dungeons will be opened in the future.

At that time, there was no need to timidly tune and push.

Because everyone wants to attract an Awoken who will somehow manage the dungeon, so the child will ride.

If one or two gigantic dungeons appear, deal with them comfortably. Might take some time.

But what if five of them open at the same time? What if 10 or 20 are opened beyond that?

The country will be turned upside down.

If even one gigantic dungeon explodes, the damage would be so great that it was impossible to calculate.

That was the reason why the Defenders and Guardians are not struggling to lobby governments around the world right now.

In such a situation, the Defenders were concentrating on Japan.

They lobbied so strongly that there was no room for the Guardians to get in.

Of course, even if there was a gap, I had no intention of squeezing it in.

Anyway, if the Defenders are obsessed with Japan, there must be a reason.

Hajin Kang liked that part.

From what I know now, most of the Defenders' activities were led by William and Jennifer.

Spencer took a step back and focused on the business ties to the Defenders.

He started a potion business using DM as one of them. Other than that, he was preparing for various projects.

So what are Jason and Ash doing?

The two decided to go to Japan.

Of course, it was not officially announced. It was information that Myung In-hyuk had a hard time finding.

If the two of them go to Japan together, doesn't it mean that there is something in Japan?

I don't know what that is, but it would never be a good thing.

So what do you do? You should go to Japan and check it out yourself.

In the past, there was no choice but to use a boat to go to Japan. But now the plane is flying.

Because there was an airport at the base of the Guardians.

On the other hand, if you wanted to go to a base in another country, you had no choice but to use a ship.

Or go to the Guardian's base and go overland.

Traveling between bases via land in Japan was really crazy.

Unless you're strong like Ha-jin or Baek-ho.

Jason and Ash will surely be strong enough to move Japan by land.

But they will never come to the Guardian's stronghold. it shouldn't be revealed.

'Maybe it's still over the sea.'

Hajin Kang got off the plane with that thought.

Before long, we arrived at the airport prepared at the base of the Guardians in Japan.

* * *

Japan was still in an unstable situation.

I could tell just by looking at the huge dungeon that kept opening.

In Japan, even after the first large dungeons were opened, giant dungeons were continuously opened one by one.

Currently, there are as many as 30 gigantic dungeons in Japan.

Maybe when they start popping up properly, there will be a riot.

Still, there were too many regular dungeons and the monsters increased tremendously because they exploded everywhere.

In that situation, if the huge dungeon explodes, you may have to give up on bases in other countries and leave Japan.

‘Did you say that the defenders secured through lobbying in England and Spain?’

The U.S. side decided to solve its own base in the United States.

Recently, as the Defenders resumed their activities, the number of dungeons on the American side has drastically decreased, so there is room for Awakened supply.

All of those free awakenings were returned to Japan.

The countries that set up their bases in Japan tried to maintain it somehow because they believed that Japan would become a very important land for the awakened in the future.

So, this opportunity has greatly expanded support.

Britain and Spain should do the same, but when the Defenders intervened, they gave up their stake in the base.

Of course, they also had their own ideas.

Is there no reason to leave the bases of many countries alone? There is no need to attack them directly. They only create a situation where they can't stop the monster and it's over.

And in Japan, there was nothing unusual about when such a thing happened.

There are many ways.

You can drive the monster towards it, or you can interrupt the defending Awoken when the monster attacks.

Anyway, that's the situation in Japan right now.

Japan was a very dangerous land, but not all regions were like that.

There were areas where the density of monsters was low, and there were areas that were relatively stable.

However, if you were to find the safest land in Japan, it was definitely the Guardian's base city.

The Guardian's base has now become a city.

Dungeons were often opened within the city, but there was no reason to be afraid. Because there are always a lot of Awakened people in the Guardian's base city.

In the case of normal dungeons, they usually close before 3 hours have elapsed.

Newtype dungeons took a few more hours, but people didn't feel much different.

Because it closes so quickly, it was difficult to see the dungeon in the city.

Not only was it safe inside the city, but it wasn't too dangerous around the city.

The search team operated by the base city was always monitoring the surroundings of the city.

If they find a monster, they hunt it right away, and if they find a dungeon, they contact the city and dispatch an Awakening unit to close the dungeon.

At the center of all those systems were 100 Awoken.

They were core members of the Guardians, and they were all made up of strong players over 1000 levels.

They all did not leave Japan even after reaching level 1000.

It was because Japan was much more advantageous for leveling up than other places.

If the Guardians lacked talent, they would have had to leave Japan and disperse around the world.

However, the Guardians were no longer caught up in the problem of talent supply and demand.

The Guardians have become a world-class guild, so talented Awakeners who want to enter are lining up.

Ha-jin Kang met 100 members of the guild including Ji-hye Kim and Ji-young Lee after a long time.

Everyone was bright.

It looked like it had crossed the 1000 level wall.

In the past, there were people who did not have the qualifications of a commander among them, but now they all obtained the qualifications of a commander.

As soon as Ha-jin Kang confirmed it, he immediately upgraded him to a commander.

And he even promoted him to the highest level he could afford.

Even now, the number of combat soldiers around the world was steadily increasing.

“You seem to have hunted really hard.”

Hajin Kang said with a slightly startled look.

As soon as he saw it, he checked the information first, and everyone's level had risen tremendously.

It just didn't go over 1000.

All 100 people were at a higher level than Hajin Kang.

Of course, the higher the level, the stronger it wasn't, but it was great anyway.

“It’s so much fun to level up.”

After saying that, Kim Ji-hye looked at Kang Ha-jin with a meaningful expression and looked at Baekho in her arms.

“I don’t think I can beat that cat yet.”

Hajin Kang smiled and stroked Baekho.

“This guy is eating hard too.”

If Baekho didn't cross the second wall, Jihye Kim could win enough, but Baekho didn't even get past the second wall, so he leveled up quite a bit after that.

Even so, she did not think that Ji-hye Kim would unconditionally lose to Baek-ho.

If Ha-jin Kang looked at her with luck, she thought that Ji-hye Kim could defeat Baek-ho.

Of course, it was still a long way from being overwhelmed.

“Still, it feels good because it feels like there is not much left.”

Jihye Kim smiled happily. Then she smiled with similar expressions to the rest of the guild members behind her.

Everyone was overflowing with confidence.

“By the way, did the Master come here to hunt in Japan too? It seems to be noisy with huge dungeons open all over the world these days.”

“Dungeons in other countries took too much time to tune, so I gave up a lot.”

“How many dungeons we closed?”

“It has to do with the image I have built up over the years. Well, sooner or later, people who used to strain their necks will have their backs bowed.”

At Ha-jin Kang's words, Ji-hye Kim's eyes widened.

“Then wouldn’t it be a little more difficult?”

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“As the Master said, it means that there will be a lot more giant dungeons around the world... Then what will happen to Japan?”

Japan is much more unstable than other regions. So many dungeons are opened and the monsters that appear have many mutations.

Ha-jin Kang smiled at Ji-hye Kim, who had a worried expression on her face.

“Are you still confident?”

Jihye Kim nodded her head with a determined expression.

"Sure."

She looked behind her. She saw 99 guild members with the same expression on her face.

Kang Ha-jin looked at him happily.

These were the core of the Guardian. So, she can trust the Japanese side.

“When do you expect Master?”

At Kim Ji-hye's question, Kang Ha-jin thought for a moment.

"I do not know. I don't know for sure, but when I look at the reversing trend..."

Ha-jin Kang, who had been resting for a while, finished his speech.

“It will be within a month.”

"one month······!"

Time was tighter than expected. She was what Jihye Kim thought she was.

“Before that, I want to clean up the area around the base city as much as possible.”

“Aren’t you still tidying up enough?”

“I’m talking about a giant dungeon.”

All large dungeons near the base city were closed. However, the giant dungeon further away was still neglected.

It took a considerable amount of time to close the huge dungeon, so he didn't pay attention to that point.

If you want to organize all the dungeons that are farther away, which may be a threat to this city in case of an explosion, the operation of the base city will be very tight.

Because of that part, Jihye Kim is asking her permission.

Hajin Kang smiled brightly and nodded his head.

Being active is a good thing.

“You do that. It is important to organize people as efficiently as possible, but safety is paramount. You know?”

A warm smile lingered on Kim Ji-hye's lips.

"of course."

When the conversation was over, Jihye Kim led her guild members and left.

As soon as the story came out, she was in a hurry to go to the dungeon.

Kang Ha-jin looked at Kim Ji-hye's back like that, and she muttered softly.

"Then...before I start in earnest, I'll have to relax a little to give some help."

When Baekho, who was in Kang Ha-jin's arms, heard those words, he raised his head and his eyes lit up.

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