Chapter 58
Translator: Seven
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Editor: Ana_Banana
[9 days have passed since the players entered the dungeon, will the attack fail?]
Tadak!
A reporter who had just typed that title, raised his head . All around him, other reporters also typed away on their laptops, some of them sitting in uncomfortable plastic chairs in front of a convenience store . The number of reporters was substantial, many of them hailing from all over the world .
All the languages blended together confusingly, there was some English, some French, even Japanese could be heard .
But this was nothing strange .
This was a historical event . No one had ever successfully hunted a Needle Snake, and only a few groups in the world had successfully cleared an rank Dungeon .
‘They will fail . ’
Of course, the reporter never considered the possibility of this attempt being successful .
“It’s been nine days, but there’s still no news . ”
“There’s no news? It’s not like we expected any in the first place . ”
Most reporters there had never considered that the players would succeed .
“But there are so many people here . ”
“Well it would be quite shocking if they are successful after all . ”
This was because there wasn’t a single factor which could help to increase the chances of success .
“Ah, whatever happens, I hope it happens soon . We can’t stay here forever . ”
To be honest, the reporters weren’t here because of their professional spirit of wanting to report historical events . Most of them were simply following orders from the higher ups and were in fact very reluctant to be there .
Because of this, the reporters were unprepared to take a photo when the first person exited the dungeon .
“Huh?”
“Eh?”
The reporters didn’t know how to react . Rather it was the players who’d just left the dungeon who began to move urgently .
“Gather people!”
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“Haitai Guild! Where are the Haitai Guild support team!”
“Hey! Come on!”
Players covered in signs of intense battle began to call out to people .
“Who is the person in charge here?!”
“Official! Official!”
Some even called for Government Officials . The reason was simple .
“Russian! Stop the russians!”
“They hunted the Needle Snake! Stop them!”
“Uh, brother! You should come over here at once . ”
They wanted to prevent the Needle Snake’s hunters from leaving this place .
Soon after, they discovered Lee Jin-ah and Kim Woo-jin who just walked out of the dungeon gate .
“There! There they are!”
“They hunted the Needle Snake!
“Huh?”
However, they could not stop Kim Woo-jin and Lee Jin-ah as they walked toward a black Mercedes S-class sedan that had been waiting for them .
Of course, it wasn’t the fact that it was a luxury car that stopped them . If you checked any player who had entered the Second Floor you could easily find someone who owned a Maybach or similarly upper class car .
No, it wasn’t the car that stopped them, it was the number plates that were on them .
‘Damn, it’s a diplomatic plate . ’
Even if the players were angry enough that they found it hard to control themselves, they could only control and suppress that anger when they saw a number plate belonging to the Russian Embassy in Korea .
And so Kim Woo-jin and Lee Jin-ah were able to easily escape a tense situation .
“Hey, Se-chan is really amazing . ”
In fact, Lee Jin-ah who was sitting in the back seat of the car couldn’t help but exclaim .
“Mercedes-Benz, did he have to spend some money?”
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Rather than being impressed by the fact that it was a diplomatic vehicle, he was admiring the fact that it was a Mercedes S-class .
“I wonder how he feels about the oil prices . ”
Lee Jin-ah repeatedly exclaimed in admiration and surprise as he prepared to use this opportunity to its fullest .
He laid down in the back seat .
“Now I can rest a bit . ”
Kkik!
Then the car slowed down .
“Huh?”
As the vehicle stopped on an old abandoned road, Lee Jin-ah sat up .
Click!
The lock on the door released and it’s meaning was simple .
“We’re getting off?”
“There is another vehicle waiting for you . ”
An affirmative answer came from the driver seat . So Lee Jin-ah had no choice but to get out, his expression sour .
Kim Woo-jin also got out of the car .
As soon as they got out, they saw a light car parked on the other side of the road . Lee Jin-ah, could only mutter helplessly when he saw the car .
“This is more like it . Damn, that guy really hates spending money!”
In fact this was to be expected . It was impossible for them to take the diplomatic car to the embassy . Instead switching vehicles in the right place was the perfect way for them to hide their true identities .
Lee Jin-ah was also aware of this .
“No, no matter how much it costs, did he really have to prepare a car like this? Did he get it out of a junkyard somewhere? Just look at it . How are we supposed to ride in this huh? Is there a human who would drive this?”
He couldn’t stop complaining after he started .
“There’s none?”
Kim Woo-jin answered Lee Jin-ah’s question .
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“This is my car . ”
“Huh?”
Instead of answering, Kim Woo-jin opened the door, got into the car and started it up with great familiarity, proving it was his .
“Hahaha…”
As he saw this, Lee Jin-ah could only smile awkwardly and walk around to the passenger side .
“Yes, in a country where oil prices are so high, you should drive a light car . Driving an expensive car that only sucks oil isn’t worth it . ”
Lee Jin-ah did his best to make excuses .
“Ah, did anything good come from the Needle Snake? It wasn’t a big weapon or anything, but I think there was an inner core or spirit orb or something, no?”
Then he changed the topic .
“You took something out of its hide didn’t you?”
Kim Woo-jin ignored him and took a cellphone out of the dashboard instead . After he opened the flip phone, he held the number 0, activating the speed dial .
“This is Oh Se-chan . ”
Oh Se-chan answered the phone immediately .
“The Skull Guild has declared war on Park Yong-wan . There’s a lot of details so we’ll later . For now, go to the nearest rest stop and relax for a bit . ”
Tuk!
The call ended immediately after .
When Kim Woo-jin ended the call and folded the flip phone closed, Lee Jin-ah leaned over/
“What? What’s up?”
In response, Kim Woo-jin smiled .
“Something good . ”
Hwangsanbeol Rest Area .
This place, which had once been extremely quiet, had been booming with activity recently .
This was because of the dungeon that had appeared in Nonsan . Whenever dungeon gates appeared, they would attract the attention of the whole world, and the area they were in would become swarmed with people .
-The player who is said to have successfully hunted the Needle Snake is Isaac Ivanov of the Russian Mokosh Guild .
When the news of the successful hunt of the Needle Snake was released, everyone began to pay attention .
“What? A Russian’s got it?”
“Why didn’t our country hunt it?”
Many people were angry .
“I knew it! Players in our country only know how to talk . They’re useless . ”
“If it were me, I’d let the Messiah Guild handle it!”
“Why did the government open an dungeon to the foreigners? We should choose a new president!”
It was anger towards the incompetents who allowed the sweet fruit that was the Needle Snake, to be stolen .
It was at that moment that a man walked into the rest area filled with people staring at their smartphones . However no one paid attention to this man who appeared to be in his mid twenties who was wearing a hat .
The man walked toward a convenience store that was at the side of the rest area and handed the employer a thousand won bill .
“Please change this to coins . ”
“Yes? Ah!”
The convenience store worker, who had been focused intently on his phone as he watched the news about the Needle Snake, quickly came out of his thoughts . Then he handed some coins from the cash register to the man .
“Sorry, I didn’t see you there . ”
He quickly apologized and made an excuse, as he hadn’t been paying attention to his job .
“Did you know? The dungeon in Sinpung . The one with the Needle Snake . It’s been cleared . ”
The man didn’t answer, but the convenience store worker continued to speak .
“But you know, it was a foreigner who did it . They should’ve let the Messiah Guild do it! Shouldn’t they?”
In response to that, the man replied with a smile .
“That’s right . ”
A bright smile could be seen on the man’s face .