Chapter 179
Chapter 179: Quest Activated!
That day, when the helicopter attacked the bone dragon, the army realized just how terrifying an enraged bone dragon could be .
Dduddudduddu!
At the sudden attack of the bone dragon, the attack helicopter fired its machine gun as a mode of defense, but the result was disastrous .
A high-level monster’s barrier and skin wasn’t something that could be broken through with these kinds of bullets, and the bone dragon was able to easily destroy the helicopter .
Without giving it even time to crash land, it had crushed the helicopter to smithereens .
“ . . . !”
“ . . . !”
This scene was broadcasted live to the officers of the army that had given the orders,
Bang!
Bang!
And two other helicopters that had been sent as back-up were also destroyed soon after . The secret card the government had given them--- the attack through the helicopters--- had just been nullified .
“T-That monster…”
Oh Se-Min murmured, in shock .
He thought that they could kill it . With the hellfire missile, he thought that they could take down the bone dragon . He thought that with this shot, they could show that the army wasn’t just useless .
But he was wrong .
The attacks through the hellfire missile and the machine gun were purely physical-based attacks, so it was like adding fuel to the fire .
Clack!!
The bone dragon that was now in its berserk state flew high up into the sky .
Where the bone dragon headed was towards a skyscraper--- the top of the Jamsil Sinkhole Tower . It was also the tallest building in South Korea .
Bang!
The bone dragon that landed on the very top of the Jamsil Sinkhole Tower…
-Kuoooo!
Roared, as if saying that this building was now in its possession . This was the moment that the capital of South Korea, Seoul, was conquered by the bone dragon .
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The officers of the army weren’t the only ones that watched this occur .
It was currently the era where each person owned a smartphone, and it wasn’t an overstatement to say that everywhere in the world, there were ears and eyes .
Now that smartphones allowed people to watch simple internet streams, there weren’t many things that could be kept as a secret .
This was the same as when monsters appeared in Seoul, and the fight between the Kang Chul-In - Lee Chae-rin duo and the bone dragon was being broadcasted through a streaming platform called ‘Serengeti TV’ . From the very beginning, Kwak-Jung had put up 4 drones in order to broadcast this fight .
So basically, Oh Se-min’s plans to keep this a secret to the public had already been seen through .
-jmn1: What the hell…
-Lu<3: They actually shot that… when someone was fighting…
-erredsl: Damned bastards… Which country owns that helicopter? Is it us? Is it the U . S? Goddammit… Whoever did that, they really are god-damned fucking bastards .
-app1st1: I really don’t have anything to say__ . Who gave those orders to shoot? Is that person even a human?
-cnjw: Now who’s going to protect us… D:
-Dambokchi: Did they really have to shoot right now??? Fuck…
Even the netizens thought that Oh Se-min’s orders were stupid .
The Kang Chul-In - Lee Chae-rin duo had grasped the opportunity at that moment .
Even the netizens realized that Kang Chul-In’s final blow was going to do some significant damage to the bone dragon, but the hellfire missile that came out of nowhere ruined everything .
Not only that, but . . .
“Mr . Chul-In!!!”
The following scene pissed the netizens off even more .
“Mr . Chul-In, are you alright? Please… open your eyes! Mr . Chul-In!!”
Overlord Lee Chae-rin that had now become a summoner grasped Kang Chul-In, who had lost consciousness .
“Mr . Chul-In… Please… Mr . Chul-In…”
After getting hit by the hellfire missile, Kang Chul-In didn’t wake up .
It was obvious .
Even though Kang Chul-In had high defense and magic resistance, he wouldn’t come out unscathed after getting hit by a Hellfire missile .
As proof of that, the unique-rank armor that Kang Chul-In was wearing was now in tatters, and some of Kang Chul-In’s skin that could be seen through the broken armor was covered in blood . No matter who saw it, they would realize that this was a severe injury . Maybe… it was an injury that could be fatal to Kang Chul-In .
“Mr . Chul-In… Don’t die…”
Sobbing, Lee Chae-rin tiredly held Kang Chul-In up . She was trying to move Kang Chul-In to a safe place .
It was truly a stroke of luck for them that the bone dragon decided to ignore them and attack the helicopters instead .
If not… Lee Chae-rin would have to fight against the bone dragon alone, and she definitely wouldn’t be able to protect herself and Kang Chul-In .
If that happened, the tragedy of two Overlords in Pangaea disappearing would become big news .
“Mr . Chul-In… Mr . Chul-In… I’ll save you… Mr . Chul-In…! Now is my turn to save Mr . Chul-In…”
Lee Chae-rin mustered the last bit of her strength and tried to save Kang Chul-In .
It was difficult for Lee Chae-rin, who was about 163cm to carry Kang Chul-In who was 183cm and was muscular . It seemed that she was dragging him with her, rather than holding him up .
This sight was broadcasted live through the 4 drones that Kwak-Jung had, and the reactions of the people watching were explosive .
-akrkadms: Ah… fuck… I really can’t watch this anymore…
-wlsWk: I’m crying right now…
-glaemfek: How could they strike a person that was fighting against a monster? Is this something a human can do?
-123ehakdclrh: Get better… Please…
-tlvek: Don’t die… Stand up… ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
And quickly, the emotions of the viewers turned into rage .
-tnlrhtlvek911: I really don’t have anything to say… much less help him, look at what they…
-tkadlfaks: Such a shitty world… I wonder if we’ll bomb our own troops if a war breaks out .
-vnr: Hahahaha… Who’s the bastard that gave these commands LOL! I really can’t believe someone came out with such a shitty idea, hahahahaha!
It made sense that the viewers became pissed, watching the ‘team-kill’ done by the korean army .
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After fainting, Kang Chul-In was moved to a safe place, and was moved to a hospital where the person in charge was a friend of Old man Kwon .
“Sob sob…”
Inside the ambulance carrying Kang Chul-In, Lee Chae-rin held tightly onto Kang Chul-In’s hand, and sobbed .
“Mr . Chul-In, don’t die… Please don’t die… Sob…”
“Who says I’m going to die?”
“Of course, Mr . Chul-In definitely…”
At that moment, Lee Chae-rin was startled .
“M-Mr . Chul-In?”
“Sh…”
Grunting in pain, Kang Chul-In put his left index finger to his mouth, signaling Lee Chae-rin to be quiet .
“My head hurts . So… please speak quietly . ”
“A-Are you alright?”
“Of course . ”
“Really?”
“It’s just a minor concussion, nothing major . If I drink some potions, I’ll be fine . ”
Kang Chul-In spoke, as if nothing was wrong .
“What on earth…”
“What…”
The doctor and the medical staff riding on the ambulance together with them looked at Kang Chul-In as if they were looking at a monster .
“H-How…?”
“Before that…”
Kang Chul-In stared at Lee Chae-rin’s hands that were gripping onto Kang Chul-In’s right hand .
“Please… let go . ”
“Sorry?”
“My right hand is a mess right now . I’m pretty sure that at least 5 places on it are broken, so if you hold it like that, it hurts . A lot . ”
“S-Sorry!”
Startled, Lee Chae-rin quickly let go of Kang Chul-In’s hand .
Since Kang Chul-In had fought the bone dragon with his bare hands, his right hand was completely messed up . He had to hit the sturdy bones of the dragon with his bare hands, so it would be weirder if his hands were fine .
“I need a weapon . ”
Kang Chul-In spoke, as if it was a shame .
“A weapon?”
“There’s a limit to fighting with my bare hands . It’s getting tiring . If I keep fighting with my fists, they might break again . ”
“Should I buy you one?”
“An epic item?”
“W-Well…”
Lee Chae-rin turned speechless at Kang Chul-In’s response .
An epic item was something that one couldn’t just simply buy .
“It’s okay, so you don’t have to pay attention to me . ”
“Huh?”
“I know some dungeons where I can get epic items, so I’ll just go there . Even though I can’t get a truly useful weapon at the moment… There might be something that I can use for the current situation . ”
Kang Chul-In said, looking through his past memories .
He had conquered countless dungeons with Dorian before . It made sense that he could come up with at least one dungeon that gave a suitable weapon for this situation .
The weapon I need right now… is a light-element based sword .
Kang Chul-In had always used a sword as his weapon of choice, and they definitely needed a light-element based weapon to take the black bone dragon down .
Since I’m level 64 right now, a light-element sword that I can get from a level 70 dungeon…
Kang Chul-In thought of a few items, but there didn’t seem to be one that fit the current situation .
Even though he could think of some fire or dark based epic weapons, they wouldn’t be of much use in this situation .
“This might be bad…”
Kang Chul-In murmured, unable to think of anything .
“Huu…”
At that moment, Lee Chae-rin sighed .
“Why are you sighing?”
“It seems that Mr . Chul-In only has fighting in his mind, even after just waking up . ”
“There’s no choice . Now that the bone dragon is in its berserk state, it will rampage around for at least 4-5 days . In that time, thousands will die . ”
“Is there no way to beat it right now?”
“The only chance is if it somehow comes out of its berserk state, or if I have a light-element sword . ”
“Is that so…?”
Lee Chae-rin shook her head, and continued to talk .
“Still . . . ”
“ . . . ?”
“I’m glad… Mr . Chul-In didn’t die . ”
“Well…”
Kang Chul-In’s words were interrupted by Lee Chae-rin hugging him .
“Mr . Chul-In…”
Lee Chae-rin sobbed .
“I was worried… I thought Mr . Chul-In would die… Sob…”
“ . . . is that so?”
“Sob…”
“Umm…”
Kang Chul-In was startled .
He didn’t know how to calm her down .
It seemed that due to his addiction to working, all of his ‘romance cells’ had dried up, and died .
“Well… it’s okay . I’m alive . ”
Kang Chul-In said, somewhat foolishly .
“Hmph!”
Lee Chae-rin pouted .
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Kkiii!
The ambulance suddenly stopped .
“The road in front of us is blocked . I think something might be in the way…”
“Then turn the car around towards Bangbae-station . Even though that place will have bad traffic too… Wait a minute… Is that a monster blocking the way?!”
It seemed that the road had been blocked due to the appearance of a monster .
What a hellhole . I mean, it wouldn’t be Seoul otherwise .
Seoul was a city that was extremely densely populated, and there were also a bunch of cars . It would make sense that the traffic would become hellish if a monster appeared, since it was bad in the first place .
“Hello, there . ”
At that moment, a lieutenant commander came by, and talked to the man driving the car .
“Ah, yes . Hello . ”
“Is the person inside in grave danger?”
“Uh… Well…”
The man that was driving stared at Kang Chul-In, who was talking to Lee Chae-rin .
“He’s not in ‘grave’ danger, but he is a VVIP…”
“Ah…”
“He’s director Kang of the Galaxy Corporation . He got injured while fighting a monster…”
“Ah, is that so?”
Even though the lieutenant commander didn’t know what had happened, he knew that Kang Chul-In was the one that warned people of the monsters beforehand .
“Hmm…”
After thinking to himself, the man spoke again .
“If you need to go quickly, then I think I can let you pass . ”
“Huh? Isn’t a monster blocking the road right now?”
“Oh, well… no . ”
“Then?”
“Something similar to a monster gate popped up near Sadang-station… But nothing’s coming out from it, so… I think that it’ll be okay if you pass by quickly . ”
“Hmm…”
The driver hesitated .
Even though Kang Chul-In looked fine right now, they needed to take him to the hospital to do a proper check-up .
“Hey, you there . ”
After listening to their conversation, Kang Chul-In interrupted .
“What color was that monster gate?”
“Sorry?”
“I asked what color the gate was . ”
“It… was grey, I think . ”
“Then it’s okay . ”
“What do you mean…”
“No monsters will come out of a grey gate . ”
Kang Chul-In spoke .
“Really?”
“If the gate is grey, that means that the dungeon inside is shaped like a maze . There won’t be monsters that come out . Maybe 1 or 2 at most, and the strong monsters are deep inside the maze, so there’s no need to worry . ”
“Aha!”
Understanding Kang Chul-In’s explanation, the lieutenant commander nodded .
“Thank you, director Kang . ”
Saying this, he saluted towards Kang Chul-In, and made way for the ambulance to pass by .
“Hmph, to choose a maze dungeon out of everything . ”
Kang Chul-In laughed .
And while he was laughing, the ambulance passed by Sadang-station, where the dungeon was .
But at that moment---
-A hidden quest has occurred!
As the ambulance passed by the maze gate near Sadang-station, Kang Chul-In’s inventory opened up automatically, and a scroll floated up .
“ . . . !”
Kang Chul-In’s face stiffened .
This scroll was one of the rewards he had gotten for getting 1st place in the lord meetings, the epic item called ‘The Trace of the Holy Light Sword’ .
That meant,
“Holy light sword? . . . Mitra?”
That a quest, related to the legendary sword Mitra, had just occurred!