Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 68:
Chapter 68 – Hero’s Mentality (2)
The grilled beef entrails quickly disappeared, and several rounds of alcohol was passed around . Several people were drunk, and their faces were red .
This was especially true for Woo-soonghoon . He had drunk faster than anyone else, and his eyes were already half closed . “Ooh ooh . President is quite strong against alcohol . ”
Woo-soonghoon, who had bragged about playing around a little in the past, couldn’t hold his liquor . He wagged his tongue towards Woojin . Woojin drank his soju, and his expression didn’t change at all .
Woojin grinned .
If he compared soju to Alphen’s alcohol, it was like drinking water .
“Hook hook . President drinks alcohol well, so why did you hit me??”
“Hey . Why are you being like this?”
Sunggoo and Haemin tried to hold back Woo-soonghoon as they were mindful of Woojin .
“It hurt . So what if I overpriced the hand phones I sold? It happens! Hoo-ook . ”
“…… . ”
Should he feel regret about not killing that bastard?
Sunggoo and Haemin saw Woojin’s expression turn sour, so they quickly put Woo-soonghoon inside the car . When Soonghoon was leaned against the back seat, he immediately fell asleep .
“Ooh whew . ”
Sunggoo laid Soonghoon down, then he asked a question using his liquid courage .
“So, hyung-nim . ”
“Uh, what?”
“I worry you don’t pay enough attention to the mass media every time I observe you . ”
Woojin grinned .
“What’s the point of caring?”
“Mmm . Isn’t it annoying? The reporters will flock to you…”
“I’m used to it . ”
“That’s… . ”
How could his words not get through to Woojin? Sunggoo couldn’t coherently get his point across, so he was frustrated . Jung-minchan, who was listening from the side, understood what Sunggoo was trying to say, so he chipped in with his words .
“You will have problems with the law, and you might have to worry about international isolation . What is the benefit of making enemies?”
“I’m making enemies… . ”
Woojin stroked his chin . After he drank a shot of alcohol, he looked at Sunngoo, Minchan and Haemin . They were all Alandal’s guild members, so they would have to know about this eventually .
“In the past, I thought the same as you guys . I was mindful of other nations . I was scared about the public sentiment, and I was conscious of how others looked at me . ”
What happened in Alandal that made him so unreasonable now?
“Laws exists right now since countries exist . How long do you think that will last?”
“What?”
Everyone’s attention was on Woojin when he asked such a ridiculous question .
“The Dungeons will erupt . Moreover, it will explode soon . It isn’t far away . It is imminent . ”
He didn’t have evidence supporting his claim . However, he could feel it . The Dungeon Breaks weren’t far away . Moreover, it will be a widespread Break .
“Try thinking about what would happen if all the Dungeons on earth overflowed at the same time . ”
“…… . ”
An apocalypse .
It was too horrible to imagine, so no one opened their mouth . It felt as if the alcohol drained right out of them .
“However, we have a military . They’ll be able to block it . ”
Woojin snorted .
“If it’s only 6 star monsters, they will be able to block them . What about the higher ranked monsters?”
“What?”
“Do you think this was the endgame? Mmm . Let’s see . The 6 star monsters are like the dogs you grow in your house . The tigers, lions and carnivorous elephants will pour out soon . If it doesn’t end there, dragons might also come out later . ”
“…… . ”
Should they believe his word or not?
“If the Specters come out right now, the modern technologies would be useless . How are you going to block them? Are you going to hack them? It would basically be suicide . If the world falls apart, the border that make up nations would be meaningless . Ethics would crumble, and only the drive to survive would be left . It is in our instinct to do so . ”
“…… . ”
The scary thoughts made Sunggoo’s body shake a little bit .
Woojin continued to speak in a composed manner .
“The entire world would simultaneously fall into anarchy . Do you know what will happen? All the crazy people will crawl out of the woodwork . Rape and pillaging will become the norm . Monsters are scary, but humans are weak . So humans will try to steal from other humans . ”
“I’m sure there will be people like the ones you describe, but I’m sure we’ll unite our strength to fight . ”
Yes . There had been humans who acted that way . There were heroes, warriors, holy knights, and Holy Maidens . There were magicians in their towers, kings of the allied kingdoms, knights, soldiers… .
“It’ll be futile . They’ll keep trying to hold out, but they’ll eventually fall . They’ll eventually be broken up . Then people will be tempted to turn their backs on the human race . ”
There were a lot of races, who had submitted to Trahnet, and they became slaves . Goblins and Kobolds were all Trahnet’s slaves .
“S…so what do we do? Someone has to stop this… . ”
Sunggoo was in mid-sentence when he turned to look at Woojin . That someone might be Woojin? If he thought about it, no one had soloed a 6 star Dungeon before .
“This is why we are getting ready . ”
Earth was Woojin’s home planet . His mother, sister and friends lived here . This was why he was trying to protect this place .
“You want me to be careful and care about what other’s think? The negative articles from the press? Requests to appear before the police? It’s all useless . Instead, I have to let everyone know . ”
What was he trying to inform everyone?
“I want them to know how brutal, vicious and tyrannical I am . . ”
He didn’t care if the world talked about him as he became the focus of their attention . For the most part, Woojin didn’t have a sense of justice or a conscience . The past 20 years was too brutal for those ideals to have survived within him .
“I don’t care what they world says about me . I’m not trying to be a hero . ”
A powerful sovereign .
“No one ran away in my country of Alandal . Those who fought bravely found sanctuary in Alandal . The ones who ran away was turned into the Undead, and they marched against the enemies . ”
Woojin grinned as he saw everyone’s serious expression .
“At the very least, humans didn’t fight each other in Alandal . If they did, the king would assign them to a life-time military service . They all knew the score . They all knew how ruthless, and tyrannical the king was . ”
Sunggoo swallowed his saliva .
“Perhaps… Does the country called Alandal have something to do with our guild… . ”
Woojin grinned .
“Of course . I was the king of Alandal . ”
No wonder he hummed a song even when he was kill Bae-dohsooh’s party . (TLN: 2 star Dungeon where he saved Sunggoo)
“…… . ”
Minchan, Sunggoo and Haemin shut their mouth tightly . They couldn’t help, but put on a serious expression .
Minchan asked carefully .
“Shouldn’t you be informing the world, and ask for help?”
“Poot . ”
Woojin couldn’t help but laugh .
“Who’s going to give us aid? The people of this world? Should I tell everyone to gather strength and get ready, since the whole earth will become a field for the monsters?”
“Wouldn’t that be prudent?”
“I’m pretty sure they won’t do anything . ”
“If they feel a threat, then I’m sure we will all come together . ”
Woojin popped a piece of beef entrail into his mouth, and he started chewing .
Shit . It was undercooked .
He spat out the beef entrail on an empty dish, then he cleansed his palate with cider .
“We still excavate fossil fuel even when we know it is destroying nature . ”
Wasn’t this a problem on a different stratosphere with destroying nature . The human race could become instinct .
“Hey, Minchan . Do you think you will be able to stop people from extracting fossil fuel just by saying, ‘Let’s protect nature?’”
“…… . ”
Woojin took out his hand phone then he place it on top of the table .
“The moment I saw this I gave up on that idea . ”
“What does the hand phone have anything to do with…”
Crazy Red .
It was a modern device using bloodstones as a new energy source .
“What would happen if I immediately tried to stop people from excavating the bloodstones from the Dungeons? They can only clear the Dungeons, and they will have to come out empty handed . ”
“…… . ”
If there was no loot from raiding the Dungeon, no one would risk their life to clear the Dungeons .
“Even if the excavation of bloodstones were halted, the amount of mana on earth will still increase by a minute amount . It will delay the Dungeon Breaks . It will give humans the time to get ready . What do you think? Isn’t it quite logical? Do you think the humans will be able to do so?”
“…… . ”
Minchan lost the words he was about to say .
They wouldn’t stop . There was absolutely no way people would stop .
The Dungeon Business was already too closely intertwined with the way of the world . The rulers, and people with wealth would want the resource called bloodstones .
The train filled with bombs had already left the station .
“W…what should we do then?”
The words spoken by Woojin seemed perfectly plausible, so even a logical person like Minchan was in a near panic . It felt as if a threat had suddenly crept up on him .
Woojin grinned .
“What should we do? We drink soju like this, then we grow in power by clearing Dungeons . ”
How would they be able to drink alcohol after hearing such serious matters? The effects of the alcohol quickly dissipated from the three people .
“Kyahh . ”
Woojin emptied another shot of soju, then he chewed on a crispy piece of beef entrails .
The three of them looked at Woojin with serious expressions on their faces .
“Well? What? What do you expect from me?”
Even if he asked everyone to protect earth, people wouldn’t listen to him .
Humans didn’t unite from being in danger . They united for profit .
“If they die, they die . If they live, they’ll live . Those who will fight will fight . . ”
“…… . ”
Even a Philosophy Professor wouldn’t be able to talk in such a casual manner .
“There is some hope . The bloodstones brings the monsters over, but it also levels up the Roused on earth . ”
This was the first time hopeful words had been spoken by Woojin’s mouth . The three people looked on with anticipation in their eyes .
The power of the allies and enemies increased simultaneously .
The fight would vary depending on how those power would be assembled .
“This is why I am very aggressive . ”
He had always wanted to come back to earth, and the situation here was very different from Alphen . This was earth . This was a place Woojin must defend at all cost . He didn’t want to see Trahnet’s underlings traipsing around freely .
“I’ll probably continue to get into trouble . I’ll never break the rules I established . ”
His actions was in line with Alandal’s law .
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth .
Never show weakness .
Those who stab him in the back must pay a price .
Woojin’s rules took precedent over following earth’s laws . In a world where law and morality was gone, his rules would restore order .
When the pandemonium arrives, people would search and gather around a pivotal figure . Woojin was readying himself to become this pivotal figure .
He’ll even become a ruthless demon to achieve it .
“This is how it’ll be, so do your best to keep up with me . ”
“…… . ”
A special command was given to the support division of Alandal .
However, unlike before they felt a heavy sense of duty .
“If they mess with me, then they are **** . I have to instill this concept . ”
He had to instill it into the people of this world .
Woojin had planned for this, and he was already erecting boundary of Alandal .
*
Hwarang Guild Headquarters President’s Room .
Di-ri-reek .
The hand on the mouse roughly scrolled down using the wheel .
“Eeeek . ”
Lee-sahngho grinded his teeth .
He became angrier as he saw more articles on Kahng-woojin .
“Shit . How is this possible?”
[The Hero who Saved North Korea from a Crisis]
[The beginning of a North South Roused organization? Largest benefactor Kahngwooin . ]
[Rapid Progress between North and South Korea . The 20th Meeting of Separated Families is being Readied . ]
[Dungeon Closer Rank AA Roused Kahgn-Woojin . The World’s attention is on Him . ]
[Focused Study . There will be no future Dungeon Breaks with Kahng-woojin around . ]
“What kind of a **** situation is this? They treat this violent man as a hero? Huh . Good going, South Korea!”
Kahng-woojin was still under suspicion for assaulting him yet there wasn’t a single line in the articles mentioning that fact .
Lee-sahngho’s insides were boiling, and there were no methods that could calm him down .
Ddi-ri-ri .
When the interphone rang, he pressed the interphone’s button in annoyance .
“What?”
[President . The chief of the police is on the line . ]
“What? Put him through . ”
The police chief was a big fish, and Lee-sahngho had met him only once before . He had steadily worked to become close to this person, and it hadn’t been easy . He couldn’t believe a person of such stature was calling him first .
“This is Hwarang guild’s president Lee-sahngho . ”
[It’s Lee-chuldong . ]
“Yes, Chief Lee . We’ve met previously on senator Che’s 60th birthday . ”
[I won’t beat around the bush . Let’s close Mr . Kahng-woojin’s assault case . ]
“What? It was an incident that was live broadcasted to the entire country , Chief . More than 50 million citizens witnessed it yet you want to cover it up?”
[It was an order that came down from the top . I know it is unfair, but let’s just cover it up . ]
“…this doesn’t make any sense . ”
[I’ve delivered the message . I’ll presume you understood what I’m saying . I’m ending this call . ]
Ddoo, ddoo .
“Chief . Chief?”
A vein popped out on Lee-sahngho’s forehead .
He threw the phone in his grasp .
Kwah-dahng-tahng .
The line coming off the receiver was connected to the interphone, and the whole system was thrown to the floor .
“Those sons of bitches!”
They have all gone mad .
“Good going, citizens of South Korea! Shit . Doesn’t this country respect personal rights anymore?”
They were all rotten to the core .
After venting for a while, Lee-sahngho opened a safe hidden within a wall . He took out an old memo note, then he took photos of all the business transactions listed on the the paper .
“Shit . Let’s see if he could resist calling me after I do this . ”
Chairman Kim had been avoiding his call for the past several weeks, so Lee-sahngho sent him the picture . Before several minutes could pass, the phone rang .
Lee-sahngho put on a dirty smile as he pressed the talk button .
[Are you really going to be like this? Are you threatening a mutual suicide!]
“If you agree to my single request, then I will destroy the ledger . ”
[What is it?]
“I know you dealings in the Middle East . Please connect me to them . ”
[…… . ]
After a long silence, Chairman Kim had no choice, but to assent to his request . He would be put in a very bad position if his ledger was revealed .
[All right . Let us meet, and you bring the ledger . ]
“Yes, Chairman . ”
After ending the call, Lee-sahngho put on a gruesome smile .
“You dared to hit me?”
He picked a fight with the wrong opponent .
He dared to lay his hands on Hwarang’s Guild Master Lee-sahngho .