Chapter 769 – Apocrypha 272) the Chaser(171)
272) The Chaser(171)
A man was sitting alone in a spacious and luxurious office, watching something of himself. The man’s name was Hong Dae-yong, and he was now one of only five rulers left in Red Town.
“…”
Hong Dae-yong was looking at something with a serious face. What was on the desk was none other than a map. It’s not even Red Town, it’s a map outside of Red Town, where humans are prohibited from entering.
Red Town’s ruling family uses their own blood to block the occasional monsters from outside. Unlike Dark City, which completely blocked access by building a huge wall, Red Town chose to deal with monsters with blood.
There is no one way that is right. Each of them chose the method they could take immediately.
In terms of game, Red Town chose a defense game, but they didn’t just take a defensive position. Sometimes, the allied forces were formed, or families individually led troops composed of psychics into the forest to hunt monsters.
That’s why the ruling families had maps made based on the information obtained while pioneering the land of monsters.
The map Hong Dae-yong was looking at now was that map.
“The dragon’s grave…”
Hong Dae-yong pointed to a place on the map and muttered in a low voice.
The location marked on the map is where the most powerful dragon in the Hong family, the man Hong Dae-yong respected the most in the world, is sleeping.
“…”
With longing, he stroked the place marked as the dragon’s grave. Then he immediately hardened his expression and clenched his fists as if he was thinking about something.
Smart-
“Brother, I’m Nayeon.”
“… Come in.”
Hong Dae-yong hid the map he was looking at at the sound of his brother’s only voice coming from outside. He then allowed Hong Na-yeon to enter.
“Are you busy?”
“Even though you’re busy, you’ve come and you should make time for it. So what are you doing at such an early hour?”
“… What is it? No way, brother… Have you forgotten what day it is today?”
“Hmm?”
Seeing Hong Dae-yong asking about his business, Hong Na-yeon’s face hardened. She snapped at him, but Hong Dae-yong couldn’t remember what day it was.
“What day is it today?”
“Haa… I really can’t live. Today is the day I go to the common management area.”
“… Ah.”
At Hong Na-yeon’s explanation mixed with a sigh, Hong Dae-yong was able to recall that it was today.
“…”
But for some reason, Hong Dae-yong’s expression was not good. When her brother’s expression was not good, Hong Na-yeon also became serious. After thinking about something for a moment, he opened his mouth.
“Na Yeon-ah.”
“Yes, brother.”
“There… Can’t we send someone else?”
“Yes?”
“I want someone else to go there and you protect the family instead of me.”
“Suddenly, what are you talking about, brother? You know how important that job is, right?”
Hong Na-yeon was taken aback when she was told to send someone else to her common area.
The work to be done in the common area was very important to Hong Na-yeon and the Hong family.
Hong Na-yeon tried to seduce Joo Yeong-cheong, the only son of King Ju, to take over the Ju family in the future.
However, this plan was stranded without even starting when Hong Na-yeon was caught on Steel Armor’s harem radar. Rather, Hong Na-yeon became the woman in steel armor that my older brother hated so much.
However, that plan was actually a plan that would have failed even if it hadn’t been caught by Steel Armor. She should have sent someone who could use it properly if she wanted to use the beauty world, but it was because Hong Na-yeon, a lump of pride, went out herself and rather than seduce her, her relationship with Joo-yeong-cheong deteriorated.
For reference, Joo Young-cheong still doesn’t know who Hong Na-yeon is. Joo Yeong-cheong had no interest in the affairs of his family, and he was even less interested in other families. His only interests were games.
Anyway, back to the main topic, when the beauty world failed, Hong Na-yeon prepared the next plan for the family’s revival, and that was the joint management area.
Families secretly entered into agreements about common areas.
As troublesome villains flocked to common areas that became lawless, the areas ruled by ruling families became relatively safer.
The ruling families who saw the unexpected effect decided to take advantage of this situation and decided to spread a rumor.
Steel armor can be a load when you become the king of common areas.
Those who spread this rumor were none other than the ruling families. They minimized intervention in common areas, creating an optimal environment for villains to kill each other.
And as they intended, countless villains lost their lives at the hands of each other every day in the common area.
As much as the citizens living in the common area suffer… The current ruling families didn’t care. Because they were not their people.
“You know my older brother. What is the current situation in the common area?”
Hong Na-yeon, an ambitious woman, decided to take a step further for the growth of her family. It was decided to strengthen the control of the common area while exercising the influence of the Hong family in an invisible place.
She foresaw that this situation, stained with blood, pain and screams, would eventually end. There is no way that the greedy ruling families will quietly hand over this vast land to the villains.
When the situation is sorted out, the ruling families will tear the common area into five pieces in earnest and divide it into five pieces.
It was so uneasy to appoint and dispatch the right person to be in charge. Because you can join hands with the villains or join hands with other families.
Therefore, Hong Na-yeon decided to go by herself. Because she has no reason to betray her family.
“But if I remain in the family, I might have to stop this plan itself. No matter who is in charge, my brother and I will be anxious.”
“…”
“Why on earth do you not go… Wait? Wait a minute. Brother?”
“…”
“I’m sure my older brother… Told me this earlier? Ask me to protect the family on behalf of my older brother. Why did you say that?”
“That…”
“Are you leaving? Why? For what?”
“…”
“Brother, please tell me. If it’s really important, if it’s for the sake of the family, I’ll gladly stop planning the common area and follow my brother’s advice. So tell me.”
“…”
Despite Hong Na-yeon’s urging, Hong Dae-yong kept her mouth shut.
Because he intends to head to the land of monsters where the great dragon of the Hong family died, and that alone.
Even S-class villains who were active in different areas were concentrated in the joint management area. However, a more dangerous place than the joint management area was the land of monsters.
An uncharted land where powerful and outlandish assassins and predators lurk everywhere.
No matter how strong Hong Dae-yong is, it is not easy to survive there alone. Hong Dae-yong shut his mouth, as it was obvious that Hong Na-yeon would object if he told him about his plan.
After a while, Hong Dae-yong opened his mouth again. He was looking at my brother with worried eyes.
“I’m sorry. I made a mistake. I said it because I was worried… Since the common area is so dangerous. In fact, I wondered if it would be better for me to go there instead of you.”
“Haa… No brother. Then you can just say yes. Why are you saying strange things to make people worry? I was really surprised.”
“Haha. I’m sorry, Nayeon.”
“No. I will refuse your proposal. It is the role of the head of the family to protect the family. The head of the Hong family is my brother, no matter what anyone says, right?”
“Aren’t you more suited to being the head of household than I am? You do a better job.”
“What suits me? Hmm? No, wait.”
Then, Hong Na-yeon found something on her desk and frowned at her.
“Could it be, brother…”
“Huh?”
“You don’t want to work right now, so you want to go to the common area instead of me?!”
Hong Na-yeon shouted and pointed at the desk. On the desk was a pile of paperwork, with a little exaggeration.
Haha! Oops! You got caught after all. I’m afraid someone might not be my sister, so you know me so well!”
“Haa… I really can’t live!”
“Na Yeon-ah.”
“Why.”
“Take care of yourself. Now you are my only blood relative.”
“Brother…”
Hong Dae-yong approached Hong Na-yeon and hugged his younger brother tightly. Feeling his sincerity, Hong Na-yeon also erased her frown and hugged her brother.
“Don’t worry. No one can hurt me there. The strongest man in the world will protect me.”
“Hmm? What did you mean by that?”
“Oh, it’s nothing. Anyway, I’ll go. People are waiting outside.”
“Yes. Take care of yourself.”
Leaving the worried Hong Dae-yong behind, Hong Na-yeon went outside. She and she, along with the powers on standby, got into the car and headed to the common area.
“…”
Hong Dae-yong stood by the window and watched them. After confirming that several vehicles were leaving, he called an attendant.
“Is there anyone out there!”
“Did you call me, my lord?”
“Tell Wang Ja-kyung that I’m looking for him.”
“All right.”
Hong Dae-yong, who made the servant work, looked at the window again. And he murmured softly.
“I’m sorry, Nayeon. But no matter how much I think about it, I’ll have to go to the dragon’s grave.”
*****
“Haa… I really can’t live.”
Hong Na-yeon, who got into the car, sighed as she remembered her older brother. Then her driver in her driver’s seat asked, looking at her in her rearview mirror.
“Why? What’s wrong?”
Oh my god!
It’s not enough for the driver to talk to my employer, Hong Na-yeon, who can be said to be the second person in the Hong family, so he’s talking rudely!
“Because of some guy who doesn’t like to work.”
However, rather than blaming the driver for his arrogance, Hong Na-yeon said, instead, she treated him with respect. It was as if he was a person higher than himself.
It had to be.
“What the hell is going on?”
“I won’t talk.”
“Really? So that’s how it is. Why did you sit behind him? Sit next to him.”
“…How do you sit in the front while people are watching?”
“Shit… I wanted to get fella from you on the way.”
The driver licks his lips with regret.
He was none other than Steel Armor (Alter Ego 1) in the form of another person.
