Chapter 198 – Black Dragon (8)

“A-level gate alert?”

“Yes. It’s just popping up in that research area.”

“I have no luck. Then all the nearby hunters come in droves.”

“Yes. Right now, the B-class hunters who were nearby announced their intention to apply and are leaving. The military unit is also starting in the direction of research.”

Lee Hyun-woo looked at his car window with a bug-bitten expression. He always had a bright smile on his face and was so bloody that it didn’t match him, who was nicknamed the smiling angel. When I looked beyond the car window with fierce eyes, I could see the signboard of the institute in the distance. Hyunwoo Lee asked the secretary again.

“What is the situation over there now?”

“Yes. We’re currently on our way the fastest, so there’s no way to figure out what’s going on. Sorry.”

“Under.”

Lee Hyeonu sighed deeply and leaned his head on his backrest. The opening of the gate was unintentional. The sudden crowding of people was not what I had intended. Lee Hyun-woo didn’t like the slight deviation of the plan. He said, clicking his tongue.

“Tread more. More. You should arrive earlier than anyone else.”

“All right.”

When Lee Hyun-woo tilted his head and pressed him, the secretary nodded and stepped on the car even faster.

[〈-Paradise Almighty Fragment Lab]

The car stopped in front of a sign telling us to go uphill. Hyunwoo Lee stuck his head out through his car window. There were no buildings to be seen here. Did the entire building get caught up in the gate? The secretary grabbed a large bag from the trunk and stood up. Lee Hyun-woo confirmed that no cars were coming yet. He moved his steps into the air.

Lee Hyun-woo’s figure was scattered in the air, then reappeared at the end of the uphill road. Hyunwoo Lee frowned as he looked around him with his hands in his pockets. The situation was serious.

The [Fragment Research Center of the Almighty] Built in Paradise was literally turned to dust. The building debris was evenly scattered, making it hard to believe it was candy powder sprinkled on donuts. Hunters were scattered on the floor.

Hunter Lee Jun-hyeok, Kim Yoo-jung, and Seong Ha-yeon of Black Dragon. And the Japanese Ichigaya Ichie. And Jung Soo-hyeon, the possessor of Almighty Shards. The secretary came running after Hyeonu Lee, exhaling heavily. Lee Hyun-woo kept his mouth shut and wrote down his notes on his cell phone.

[Should I kill them all?]

The secretary quickly took out his cell phone and wrote down the same note. In the meantime, Hyunwoo Lee erased all the notes he had written and waited for his secretary’s opinion.

[We need to find the bodies of Choi Sun-hong and Choi Yeon-ju. I need to know where they are.]

[Alarm?]

[The alarm has been turned off.]

[So, didn’t they both fly to the gate and die? I guess we can just take care of them and then push them to the gate?]

[You don’t know. I’ve taken care of all the S-class, but I don’t think there’s any need to kill them to make useless boils.]

Lee Hyeon-woo thought deeply about the secretary’s words, then erased his memo and said.

“You are right. First, let’s sort things out.”

Lee Hyeon-woo laid all the fallen people down neatly and the secretary checked their condition. Jeong Su-hyeon was seriously injured, but her life was not affected, and the injuries of others were good. Lee Jun-hyeok seemed to have his nose broken, and Kim Yoo-jung seemed to have injured his hand, but he was almost fully recovered.

Seong Ha-yeon fainted but had no trauma. Her reason had one arm wrapped around her tightly, and she felt like she needed to go to the hospital and have it checked out. Lee Hyun-woo checked the health status of the personnel once again and then looked around.

There was no longer a sense of presence in the ruins. The people who should have been there seemed to have disappeared beyond the gate. The Class A gate warning that had been ringing fiercely was also silenced, and the sound of braking could be heard from below the uphill road.

Two and a half money and soldiers in military uniforms came up, sweating. And even the gate installation equipment prepared for military use, everyone was looking at the ruins with puzzled faces. After looking around the ruins once, the soldiers looked at Lee Hyeonu again with eyes demanding an explanation.

Hyunwoo Lee said.

“Can you move them to the hospital first?”

A car was heard. They were the hunters who sped up the news of the appearance of the A-class gate. Lee Hyun-woo closed his eyes and lifted his head. It felt good to be in the sun.

*****

Lying in the hospital room, Jeong Su-hyeon let out a sigh, resting her head on his pillow. I pressed his remote control with one arm, and a news broadcast came on. Seong Ha-yeon was hospitalized to rest because she was pregnant, and Lee Jun-hyeok was waiting for surgery because his nose was broken. Ichie suffered a crack in his arm bone and was currently undergoing treatment. Only Kim Yoo-jung, who recovered with her own resilience, was discharged early and sat next to Jung Soo-hyun.

On the news, the announcer was summarizing the case in a somber voice.

[Due to the raid on the Paradise Research Institute on the 10th, Choi Yeon-joo Hunter and terrorist Choi Soon-hong disappeared over the gate. As a result, there is now only one Hunter Lee Hyeon-woo left as an S-class hunter in Seoul. We will invite Hunter Lee Hyun-woo to talk about how the defense of Seoul will develop in the future. Hello. Hyunwoo Lee Hunter. The current atmosphere in Korea is not good due to the successive S-class deaths.]

When Lee Hyeon-woo’s face came out, Jeong Su-hyeon frowned. Strangely, when only Lee Hyun-woo came out, he felt bad. He couldn’t see contemplation, but he didn’t know that this might be the aura of a criminal.

[Yes. I am also very sorry. In particular, I feel very sorry that Hunter Choi Yeon-joo, who I have respected for his research achievements and cool handling of work, passed away. Now that I am the only S-rank hunter in Seoul, I feel like my shoulders are heavier. We are currently adjusting the schedule in consultation with various guilds.]

[Yes. What do you plan to do in the future, such as filming a movie or appearing in a variety show?]

[Yes. Because I’m the only S-class Hunter. For the time being, it seems that it is difficult to appear in variety shows. Lastly, I think I will focus on my hunter life from now on with the movie The Battle of the City Chunma coming out this time. I would like to express my gratitude to those who have loved me as a celebrity.]

[Yes. Thank you for your kind words. Currently, they say they are looking for Hunter Choi Yeon-joo and terrorist Choi Soon-hong while opening the gate, so I would appreciate it if the viewers would wait with hope. Next news.]

“That person has a handsome face, but something doesn’t like it.”

Kim Yoo-jung said that and induced Jung Soo-hyun’s response. She was a remark to divert his consciousness elsewhere. Suhyun nodded his head and said:

“So. I have a feeling that something is cheap, but I don’t know exactly what it is. When Mr. Lee Jun-hyeok is discharged from the hospital, we need to talk together.”

“Noboru-san came to Ichie’s hospital room.”

“Is it so?”

Hearing that Ichie had been caught up in the incident, he seemed to have come running in a hurry. Ichie’s screams could be heard through the slightly open hospital room door.

“Okay, I was wrong! Sorry!”

Noboru’s angry voice followed. When I heard him get angry in Japanese, it seemed that he was scolding me for lying about going to Jeju Island and causing an incident. I didn’t know it because he usually spoke in a relaxed and relaxed tone, but Noboru had a stern and intimidating voice.

Kim Yoo-jung gently closed the hospital room door. The nurses passing by in the hallway laughed. I laughed as I heard Ichie say he was wrong.

“Is it over now?”

“Well. I wish it was over now.”

But it couldn’t be over. Even before Soon-Hong Choi defected, the terrorists were active. The identity of the head of the alternative terrorist group was still shrouded in mystery. And, people were trembling with fear because they didn’t know what kind of weird guy would come out now.

It was no exaggeration to say that the only hope of the people of Seoul was Lee Hyeon-woo.

Suhyeon couldn’t get rid of the feeling that the whole situation was like a cleverly arranged chessboard.

Current affairs news was passing by. It was news that a company called [Green Construction] Had decided to reorganize the landmarks promoted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government this time.

“Green construction?”

“Your name is unusual.”

And with the next news, Connor, the entrepreneur of the month, appeared. Jung Soo-hyun and Kim Yoo-jung focused their attention on TV. The entrepreneur of the month was Park Seong-jin, president of [Green Construction]. Seeing the president’s face, Kim Yoo-jung and Jeong Su-hyeon opened their eyes at the same time.

“Uh?”

“That person, isn’t that him?”

“That’s right. Our landlord.”

That man was the president of such a big company.

Jung Soo-hyun nodded and changed the channel.