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The basics of strategy (2)
[Gangwon-do Sokcho-20071229-0001]
[Siren’s Nest]
[Boss – Siren]
[Appearance Monster Type – Seawater Monster]
[Collapse date – July 9, 2024]
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2007.
A gate has appeared in the waters off Sokcho. Since it occurred only 100m away from the coast, it was easily observed with the naked eye.
The dungeon appeared quietly in the middle of the night and consumed all the exploration parties that entered the dungeon for the next three years.
After three years, only one survivor returned.
The dungeon is a sea with nowhere to step. A place where a siren sits on a pile of reef and sings, attracting hunters and feeding them to the monsters in the sea.
The survivor damaged his own eardrums, resisted the temptation, and managed to return.
Since then, the Siren’s Nest has become the tomb of many hunters.
Such a dungeon exploded.
After all, the dungeon was created on the sea. Except for the siren, the monsters in the dungeon were sea beast types that roamed around in the sea. In a way, the compatibility was very good.
The Siren, with a swarm of monsters roaming the sea, settled down in the waters off Sokcho and sang.
The Sokcho sea was covered with people who drowned. The monsters were so full that they couldn’t eat anymore.
Kim Chae-min was not originally called to catch Siren. He went to rescue civilians who were walking into the sea, mesmerized by the song.
A normal plant would wilt if it touches salt water, but not Kim Chae-min’s vine. Kim Chae-min’s unique magic, nourished by his magic power, made roses bloom on rough waves and on corpses. They rescued those who were still alive, recovered the bodies, and even helped the hunters who were on their way to catch the Siren.
It is said that after the surroundings were somewhat settled, Kim Chae-min also contributed in earnest to catching Siren… If that unfortunate incident hadn’t happened, he would have been able to kill the Siren safely, although it would have taken some time.
Sirens are not given the name Siren for nothing. A beautiful woman’s face and a voice that captivates people. Wings with fluttering strong feathers and sharp claws.
Usually people only pay attention to things that look good. I didn’t even look at the red-stained wings or claws.
A hunter who had been awakened for only about a month approached the Siren by climbing Kim Chae-min’s vine. She didn’t seem to understand why hunters were so obsessed with a pretty monster who was just sitting still and singing. You probably didn’t even think that the hunters were moving carefully, giving up their hearing to avoid the song.
Unfortunately, Siren was the first to notice the novice hunter’s movements. Before the others could react, the Siren possessed the Hunter. Hunter, who didn’t even have the courage to pierce her own ear, was bewitched… She stabbed Kim Chae-min as Siren wanted.
Kim Chae-min was stabbed even though she knew it. This is because if you move to block the hunter, the unique magic will be released.
Stunned civilians and hunters catching sirens were hanging from the vines that were tangled like a spider’s web.
“… sir? Teacher Wu?”
Kim Chae-min left the hunter who was stabbing her in place, entangled him with magic, forcibly pinned him down, and then used his last remaining strength to subdue the hunter.
Hunter, who was caught in a vine full of roses, was found on the sandy beach with not a single hair injured.
Next to the body of that foolish archmage.
“Mr. Wu!”
I slowly raised my head.
The Siren’s Nest disaster occurred just before the Supernatural Ability Management Office was established. The first task of my uncle’s management office was actually the aftermath of this disaster.
As such, the magic clock recorded what happened that day in more detail than necessary.
A rose flower blooming on the sea. A rose flower broken on the sand. Blood spread around Kim Chae-min.
“Do you have any information for me?”
Lee Mi-seon asked in a worried voice.
Was he worried that the Ark might be involved because of the Bangi-dong dungeon incident? There was something meaningful about the Myeongdong dungeon, so if there was anything suspicious, it had to be relayed to the raid team before entering the dungeon.
I wish I had more information.
Information after the dungeon is opened is of no help in conquering it.
Moreover, the old man has never entered this dungeon. The same goes for Kim Chae-min.
I stayed up all night searching the magic clock, wondering if I had mistaken the dungeon. However, during this time, there was only one dungeon in Sokcho, Gangwon-do. Even if I wanted to be mistaken, I couldn’t be mistaken.
Kim Chae-min died while fighting the siren that came out of this dungeon.
“teacher? My face doesn’t look good… . What happen? “I’m starting to worry now.”
Know.
At least it’s not a story about Kim Chae-min dying.
The dates are different. There is a difference of almost three years. It’s not even a dungeon break.
There won’t be any beginner hunters like that.
Of course, Hong Seok-young wasn’t there either.
No, but can the human mind operate only rationally?
Kim Chae-min does not die. Even though I fully understand that fact, there is nothing I can do about my racing heart.
It’s out of my reach, so I can’t do anything about it.
This is why people need power. At the very least, I should be in a position where I can participate in the work. If Kim Chae-min had been a hunter under me, I would have diverted him somewhere else to prevent him from going to the Sokcho dungeon… !
“No, really! “What’s going on, Teacher Wu?”
“… … .”
… By the time I’m at the management office, Kim Chae-min will already be dead.
done. Didn’t you decide to focus only on what was in front of you? Let’s leave the unmanageable affairs of Gangwon-do to Hong Seok-young. That guy has that level of skill.
I looked at Lee Mi-seon with a much more relaxed mind.
“it’s nothing.”
“It’s nothing?”
I nodded shamelessly. Lee Mi-seon opened her mouth and then laughed with a shocked expression on her face.
“You know it’s really bothering me, right?”
“Me?”
“Does it come out like that?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
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Lee Mi-seon frowned heavily and then smiled.
“are you okay.”
“are you okay?”
“yes. are you okay.”
“… why?”
“Are you dissatisfied even if I tell you it’s okay?”
No, it would be easier for me if I passed on it, but it would be uncomfortable. If you change your position, I will never let you go.
And the Lee Mi-seon I know is not the kind of person who will let things go so smoothly.
“I’m trying to trust people.”
Words that should never come out of Lee Mi-seon’s mouth come out.
Did you feel the heat? It’s not that hot yet, is it?
“What do you think of me when you look at me like that?”
“what… .”
“Hmph.”
Lee Mi-seon twitched her lips and smiled.
“I guess my name is known to the Ark? “It makes me feel good to think that way.”
I didn’t know what to say in response, so I just shrugged my shoulders.
Would it be okay to hand everything over to Ark like this? It’s not like the real insider who was in contact with Mr. Kim suddenly appears, right?
“I got permission from my brother, so don’t worry.”
“If you say oppa.”
“Seungyeon’s father.”
Mi-seon Lee continued calmly.
“You saved my youngest son, but shouldn’t you do something to save him? Actually, I had various compensations in mind, but Hunter Hong said that it would be difficult if he received unnecessary attention, right?”
That guy!! Life is no help!
Why did I save Seungyeon Lee? … No, saying it this way makes me look like trash.
Even if he wasn’t the youngest child of a chaebol family, I would have saved him. But since I’ve already done a good deed, isn’t there something to look forward to?
However, since neither Lee Mi-sun nor Lee Seung-yeon showed any particular reaction, I thought they were just going to wash their mouths like this.
It didn’t seem like it was worth asking for with my mouth, and since Hong Seok-young had solved important issues like identity issues, it was also because there wasn’t anything too urgent.
But was Hong Seok-young blocking what Dayeon wanted to do? Dayeon has pride, why are you doing as he says?
From my perspective, I was even more annoyed because Hong Seok-young’s claim wasn’t wrong!
“So you’re saying you trust me in return?”
Lee Mi-seon narrowed her eyes.
“As long as Teacher Wu doesn’t kill anyone on the main street, I can cover it.”
To say that this is something a businessman in a country governed by law can say… .
I quietly looked at Lee Mi-seon. Hong Seok-young’s errand boy. Healing office. Master key.
Let’s pretend we don’t know. That seems to be beneficial for mental health.
“ah! Yes, yes. Teacher Wu, don’t you want to join our guild?”
“Guild?”
“Honestly, even if you try to avoid attention, it’s all over once the runes are announced.”
yes.
“I plan to announce the runes with the smallest impact as possible first, and if it seems okay, I’m planning to show the magic shield rune… . It’s easy to control information if the teacher is in our guild. If anything happens, we can simply crush it with our guild’s name.”
It was not difficult to understand what Lee Mi-seon was saying.
But I shook my head.
“I have no intention of joining the guild.”
“You don’t have to be active. “Are you just posting your name?”
“it’s okay.”
“Then there’s nothing we can do.”
Lee Mi-seon walked away without saying another word.
“Hunter Hong said that Teacher Wu would not join the guild. “He may be an annoying person sometimes, but his eyes are as accurate as they are when he sees people.”
“… … .”
I thought for a moment.
I know there’s no need to say this. She confidently said that Lee Mi-sun would watch my back, but she didn’t know if that was true. She doesn’t really believe in oral contracts.
Above all, there is no guarantee that what I said will not fall into Hong Seok-young’s ears.
… On the contrary, maybe I should say more.
“This Hunter.”
My throat got clogged. Only after clearing her throat a few times did she open her mouth.
“Since this Hunter said so, I am also saying it.”
“yes?”
I lowered my voice. As if we were telling some big secret.
“Everyone who knew my face on the ark was dead. So you don’t have to worry.”
“Was it a natural death?”
This is what I’m asking right away without hesitation. I laughed to myself.
Even the Lee Mi-seon I know would have asked that question. After all, the same person is the same person. There is no flower that blooms where there is nothing.
I squinted my eyes like Lee Mi-seon did to me.
“It depends on what you think.”
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Shoot… .
The sea is salty.
I can feel the salty sea from beyond the dungeon gate.
Even in the silence, I could feel footsteps following behind me. Even though she knew they couldn’t hear each other, before Hong Seok-young entered her gate, she looked back and opened her mouth.
‘Enter the gate. ‘Start the attack.’
The entire dungeon is dark blue.
Instead of the sky, there is a deep blue sea with waves. There is a universe with twinkling stars beneath your feet.
It is a dreamlike scenery that will captivate you if you look at it quietly.
The endless universe adds to the unreality of the dungeon. It felt like I would fall into the light of countless stars at any moment.
However, Hong Seok-young was not fooled.
The ears are protected with magic to block the siren’s song. Even though the waves crash like that, there is no sound.
Hong Seok-young moved the spear lightly. The tip of the spear points to the other side of the sea.
The universe doesn’t move. It didn’t even suck Hunter in.
Hong Seok-young took a step forward.
Around Hong Seok-young’s neck, a small piece of metal with nothing written on it was hanging on an old leather strap and swinging.
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