Ruler of the Game 436

Chapter 436 – Return After Long Absence

“Sounds like a big deal! First of all, doing so is difficult, and even if it succeeds, the residents of the area where the rumors spread will be thoroughly massacred by the aliens and their hounds, who are tightly controlling information and security. There.”

***

You can understand with reason, but you can’t relate to Yoo Jun-kyung’s words with emotion. With a slightly flushed face, Seong-il asks him back.

“…You can lie or be silent.”

“You don’t know, these aliens are bastards who can scan every single human mind, so they can’t get away with lying.”

“!!!”

“In addition… It would be better if I killed them. In the worst case, they could remodel the minds of the residents, or remodel their bodies and turn them into mutants, and then spray them inside the Seoul subway to turn them into hounds.”

Yoo Jun-kyung’s words are cruel even if you just listen to them. In the end, Seong-il, unable to control his emotions, speaks to him in a sharp voice.

“So you’re neglecting it like that? Tell the truth and call the living to the ark…”

“You speak easily! Little boy.”

“…”

Yoo Jun-kyung glaring at Seong-il with a firm expression. He replies in a slightly angry voice, as if admonishing him.

“Since the size and resources of the ark are limited, the number of people that can be accommodated in the end is fixed. Therefore, we are in a situation where resources are tight to select and scout only valuable talents who will help us.”

“…”

“Don’t forget! We are now at war with a hopelessly powerful enemy! Even if we efficiently use the resources given to us right now, we’re in a situation where we can’t even fight against the enemy, let alone hit them. Are you serious?”

Yoo Jun-kyung’s cold words. At that time, Seong-il, who was speechless at his piercing words, kept his mouth shut. The rugged man continues his conversation with an inappropriately pitiful expression.

“We want to help them too! But, our current capabilities are limited, and we are not well prepared. Even if we go out like that, if we’re not lucky, the ark’s location can be caught and the organization can be destroyed.”

“…”

“And… Even though there are quite a few humans left alive now, they are well controlled by the minions, so the aliens are leaving humans halfway free, but if the truth spreads to all of humanity and gets out of control, What will they do with them?”

“…”

Yoo Jun-kyung’s premise gives goosebumps just by hearing it. To his party with a hard look on his face, he begins to rant.

“What if they decided to kill all ordinary humans who became uncontrollable with panic and anger? If they decided to give up some of the doctrine and compromise with reality because they couldn’t control it? So in the end, they gave up on breeding humans naturally, What if, after building a pregnancy factory, they decide to breed humans like animals to produce children?”

“…”

“Then how are you going to stop it then?”

Yoo Jun-kyung’s words give me goosebumps just by hearing them. When Seong-il struggles to open his mouth in disgust, he continues with a troubled voice.

“…It’s hard for us too. In my heart, I want to expose all the truth and feed the aliens and those who betrayed humanity a big taffy.”

“…”

“However, if you do such a thing without countermeasures, innocent civilians will suffer greatly in the end. Those who do not know anything.”

“…”

“So we really are trying to delay their plans as long as possible, only harassing the aliens in the form of local warfare or terrorism at key facilities, until everything is ready. No!!”

“…”

“I know! I don’t like it. But, we, the guardians of reason, have our own plans, and the organization’s life and death are betting on them.”

The determination felt in Yoo Jun-kyung’s words. Seong-il, who grasped the sincerity with emotion, asks a question with a serious expression.

“What’s the plan?”

“Are you crazy? Tell a kid who’s been on the ark for less than a week an important plan that only the highest officials know about?”

“Hmm…”

Yoo Jun-kyung’s words hit the mark. Seong-il flinched at the words, and he smiled and continued.

“To be honest, I only have a mid-level position, so I don’t know the core content. I only briefly know about the ‘grand strategy’. If you work hard and get a job, the ark will share information. So work hard. Get ahead of yourself, okay?”

Yoo Jun-kyung answers with a slightly forced smile, perhaps to ease the awkwardness. In the end, Seong-il, speechless at his words, shuts her mouth and quietly follows her.

“Umm… I’ll be arriving at my destination soon… Kids!!”

“Yes?”

“Check the smart band each person is wearing.”

At Yoo Jun-kyung’s words to check the smart band without going on the street, the party quietly raises their hands to look at the band.

“Would you like to press the third button?”

“…”

Seong-il and the others calmly press the button without replying to his words.

“…Oh.”

Then, interestingly, the band creates a strange wave of energy to Seong-il and wraps his body around him. And not long after, the attire of the holy day turned into shabby clothes close to half rags at some point.

‘Not only the clothes… But also the face is getting dirty? It’s strange…’

Looking at his disguised self, Seong-il naturally recalls the first time he met Min Ye-jin in the past.

‘Did Minye Jin also use this function to disguise her shabby clothes…?’

That time when I was lost in thought for a while. Yoo Jun-kyung, who saw that everyone in the party had completed camouflage, naturally started briefing.

“Unlike Park Dong-woo and Yoon Tae-hee, who have lived in the Under City, Han Seong-il and Lee Ah-hyun are visiting the Under City for the first time, so please briefly explain the area.”

‘An-3?’

The name of the area you’ve never heard of. Just when Seong-il wondered, Yoo Jun-gyeong continued to explain to the party.

“An-3 is the name of a city built by refugees underground using Anyang Station as the entrance. It is a fairly large underground city with thousands to 10,000 residents.”

‘Is this a city made using the alien technology I mentioned earlier…?’

“Of course, it’s not an integrated city… It’s spread out like an anthill, but… Anyway! It’s a place where all sorts of people live: dissenters, criminals, refugees, and even criminals who resist the government and associations. You should know that.”

“Okay.”

“Anyway…You just have to know that the reason we came here is that we came here to the black market to buy equipment called the Ovidium Reactor for our underground city.”

“All right.”

A description of the city that follows. When Yoo Jun-kyung finishes explaining, he picks up Seong-il and Ah-hyeon and tells them.

“And… This is basically a place where a lot of people who rebel against the government gather, so it’s perfect to get suspicious and get into trouble if you show an awkward appearance. So you two should keep your mouth shut. Okay?”

“Ah, I see what you mean.”

Seong-il, who showed a foolish appearance for some reason, understood Yoo Jun-kyung’s words not to be suspicious. He, of course, and Ahyeon meekly accept his request.

“Let’s go.”

After all the explanations, Yoo Jun-kyung moves toward the city without hesitation. Soon after, someone crawls out from under a pile of collapsed stones to block the group.

“Stop! What are you guys up to?”

‘Hmm? Are you superpowers? Roughly level C… Vigilante?’

Superpowers with terrifying impressions wearing dirty bulletproof vests. To them, Yoo Jun-gyeong lifts up the bag she brought and tells them.

“…They’re merchants who came to sell their goods on the black market that’s going to be held today. Well, shouldn’t we be able to recognize each other at this point?”

“Ah, someone said… Was it Mr. Yoo from the bundle? Are there a lot of people today?”

“Yes. I brought a newcomer this time and brought him in to teach him this and that.”

“Aha, well… It can be done. Go in.”

Yu Jun-kyung must have been quite used to it, and the psychic people who let the party go inside without any restraint.

Thus, the party crouches between the collapsed walls and begins to struggle through the cracks. Shortly thereafter, a fairly large cavity appeared in front of the group’s eyes.

‘Oh… There are quite a few crypts around the cavity, right? And, that’s… What kind of light is it? Is that alien technology too?’

The appearance of a lamp emitting a strange light. The strangely colored light, which is difficult to pinpoint, was illuminating the darkness so that people could be active in the dark cavity.

And the appearance of people going in and out of the crypts. As Seong-il looks around with a curious expression, Yoon Tae-hee, who was nearby, quietly whispers to him.

“…If you look around too much, you’ll get suspicious.”

“!!”

Seong-il feels that her mind is being lifted by her words. He fixes her gaze on Sir Yu-jun’s back and starts following her in silence.

“I came to buy a reactor.”

“Um…? Oh, Mr. Yoo is here?”

After walking for a while, the group entered the crypt. When Yu Jun-kyung sees a man of an older age who appears inside and says that he will buy something, he greets the group with a calm expression.

“Hey guys, if you’re not going to live now, come next time.”

“Hmm? Seniors!! I haven’t seen enough stuff yet.?”

“I’m sorry. I have a contract with that friend.”

“Wow…”

Guests complaining about the old man’s words. They tinker with odd-looking gadgets, put things down, and start leaving the store.

“…Come this way.”

When the guests leave, the old man gestures to Yoo Jun-kyung and the others to move somewhere.

‘Oh, there’s a hidden secret room?’

A secret room appeared when the shabby exhibition stand was opened. When the old man starts to enter the place, the party also begins to follow quietly.

“You are suffering a lot.”

“What is the hardship… I’m only getting information here. You guys who are fighting directly are the ones who are really struggling.”

After saying that, the old man hands Jun-kyung Yoo an item that looks like a briefcase.

“It’s data on the recent trends in the ‘Factories’ on the ground and the talented people residing in the Under City.”

“Thank you.”

‘Are you an agent collecting data related to aliens and psychics?’

The identity of the old man roughly inferred through the contents of the conversation. Perhaps, he seemed to be an undercover agent who disguised himself as a merchant here and acquired various information.

“Huh… You’re going to solve the dungeon that appeared near An-3 here?”

“Yes. First of all, 30 B-A rank hunters, excluding me, will form a group and attack 6 grade 4 dungeons at the same time. Don’t worry too much.”

“Haa… It’s fortunate. Some kind of dungeon was created in one morning, 10 of them… The Under City vigilantes tried their best to stop it, but the number of dungeons was too many and they couldn’t do it. At my request, this place Thank you for choosing to help.”

“You’re welcome. This is the elder’s spy base, isn’t it? Considering the usefulness of the information the elder brings us, our action seems delayed.”

“Whoops… People say empty words… Anyway, I’ll ask you a favor.”

Yoo Jun-kyung had a light chat with the old man. After receiving the goods from him, he starts moving his body somewhere.

“…What was it just now?”

“Hmm? What?”

“Wasn’t it clearing the dungeon? Why, out of the blue, that old man…?”

Seong-il looked at Yoo Jun-kyung and asked a question because he did not understand. To his question, Yoo Jun-kyung answers with a smile.

“It’s the old man who reported the dungeon and asked for help. Seeing that the situation in the dungeon couldn’t be resolved on its own, he secretly requested help from us.”

“Aha…”

“By the way, that old man is a spy who was conciliated from the ark. He is the one who identifies competent ‘talents’ residing in the Under City and gathers information. He created the scouting report for Dong-woo and Tae-hee, who are by your side.”

“Ohh…”

At Yoo Jun-gyeong’s words, Seong-il realizes that the old man is a kind of ‘recruiter’.

“But? Why is he telling me to solve the dungeon?”

“Oh, he’s also a ‘junction’.”

“…A tangent?”

“There is such a thing. If our agents directly encounter the leadership of the Under City, personal information may be leaked, so the middleman secretly coordinates it.”

“Aha…”

“And… I’ll leave Undercity alone for now, but if we know that we’ve been in contact with the ‘Guardians of Reason’, the government or aliens may not leave this place alone, so there are some that don’t make direct contact…”

“Hmm…”

“…Actually, what I just said was too rough… You guys don’t need to know the details, so just let it go.”

“All right.”

Perhaps because of information security, it seems to have been omitted a lot. Seong-il had a lot of questions, but he suppressed his curiosity and decided to keep his mouth shut.

***

“We have arrived. This is the dungeon you must attack.”

The appearance of the dungeon that appeared after walking for about 30 minutes in the underground city. As always, seeing the dungeon sprinkling strange waves around for the first time in a long time, Seong-il feels a strange inspiration.

“What… Is it a 7th grade dungeon… I don’t need any explanation, right?”

“Yes.”

“Then let’s go.”

At Yu Jun-kyung’s words, the party starts to move into the dungeon, regardless of who does it first.