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◈ The Precious Demon King

Chapter 64: Dungeon Intrusion

Busan, Dungeon B-97.

The conquest team from the guild "Full Course," which held exclusive conquest rights to this dungeon, waited at the entrance.

"Ah, how long are we supposed to wait?"

"Hss, they said they're checking for support personnel."

"No, but when? Hyungnim, Busan will be up in flames at this rate."

"So what are we supposed to do?"

"We should go in there ourselves!"

"How do you expect to raid it in four hours and forty minutes?!"

"We've got four Rank 1s. Why can't we?!"

"Seunggu's right. It's our guild that earned the conquest rights, so it's our responsibility."

"Hyungnim, seeing how the Hunter Management Bureau has been stalling, looks like they've given up on Busan."

"Rather than waiting pointlessly for support that won't come, let's go in now and at least secure more time for the conquest!"

As the discussion dragged on, the members leaned toward the idea of challenging the dungeon before wasting this golden opportunity. Finally, Full Course guild leader Kim Sangjung made the decision.

"All right, let's go in! It's our job anyway. Damn it, what's the worst that could happen–we die?"

"Let's enter together!"

As the Full Course guild members shouted in agreement, a Hunter Association employee voiced concern.

"Uh, please wait just a little longer."

"Until when?! Time's already running out."

"The Hunter Management Bureau will soon assign support personnel. If you could just wait a little longer..."

"You've been saying that for over twenty minutes! Forget it, we're raiding!"

"That's right. We have our pride. Who needs help."

"Let's finish this quickly and grab some gukbap!"

Twenty members of the Full Course guild pulled out their phones, scanned the dungeon, and vanished simultaneously.

"Haah, we're screwed."

Yang Seungmin, the section chief of the Busan branch of the Hunter Management Bureau, rubbed his forehead. Their confidence and sense of responsibility were admirable, but their actual combat strength was barely passable.

Furthermore, Dungeon B-97 hadn't even been half-explored, making conquest extremely risky.

Conservatively, it would take twelve hours. Even if they cut it close, it would take seven hours at best.

That was Yang Seungmin's assessment of Full Course's strength. Succeeding in under four hours and forty minutes would require them to overextend themselves. It was obvious that there would be injuries.

"Damn. Junior, request additional ambulances. Taejong Guild has a healer, right? Bring them here urgently too."

"Yes, Section Chief."

At that moment, with a pop, someone appeared in front of the dungeon.

"Huh? Special Advisor?"

"Oh, yeah, that's me. Do I know you? It's the first time I've seen you."

Yang Seungmin's face hardened instantly.

Shit.

He had acted as if he knew the man without thinking, even though it was their first meeting.

I should've pretended not to know.

Special guidelines for the Special Advisor. The number one rule for protecting his modest life was to be indifferent and pretend not to notice. He had just broken it.

But Yang Seungmin wasn't a section chief for nothing. His seasoned experience allowed him to improvise naturally.

"Ah, it's an honor to meet you for the first time. Headquarters has already contacted me. I'm Yang Seungmin, the section chief of the Busan branch."

"Oh, really? Then you know the situation. I'm going into this dungeon."

"Oh! But the Full Course guild is already in the middle of a conquest."

"What?"

Did Choi Hyunju not tell them? Then what now?

Kim Junyong raised his phone and used the camera app to scan the dungeon.

< Dungeon Information >

Knight of Ruin Yondru

Rank: B

Time Remaining: 4 hours - 37 minutes

[ In Progress ] [ Kim Sangjung + 19 ]

[ Entry Not Permitted ]

"Wow, it really won't let me in."

"Yes, unfortunately...Full Course couldn't wait any longer and entered. They were worried that if they delayed further, they might not be able to attempt the conquest at all."

"What? Are you blaming me for being late?"

"Hhhk! Absolutely not!"

As Yang Seungmin prostrated himself, Kim Junyong accessed the Demon Realm Forum. It was the only channel for communicating with God Earth without entering the Demon Realm.

[ Kim Junyong: If I can't enter the dungeon, I'm going on strike. ]

[ Kim Junyong: Busy? ]

[ Kim Junyong: Sleeping? ]

[ Admin: My goodness! Hyungnim! I just lifted the restriction on your account. ]

[ Kim Junyong: OK. ]

Even amid the update or whatever it was, it seemed communication wouldn't be completely cut off.

"I'm sorry you came all this way. Would you like to wait at a nearby hotel for now?"

"No, it's fine. It's working now."

"Pardon?"

Instead of explaining further, Kim Junyong lifted his phone again to scan the dungeon.

[ Would you like to enter? ]

The message that had read "Entry Not Permitted" changed.

Flash.

As Kim Junyong vanished, Yang Seungmin was startled.

"Ah!"

When he quickly checked the dungeon information, he saw that it had changed from "Kim Sangjung +19" to "Kim Junyong +20."

"No way!"

There was no time to be surprised.

> Special Advisor appeared at Dungeon B-97.

> Re-entry into an already active dungeon is possible.

> Just entered the conquest.

After filing the report, he finally calmed down.

"Hahh, my heart is still racing."

Meeting the Special Advisor was shocking enough. But something that defied common sense happened right before his eyes. A dungeon intrusion, of all things.

Didn't that mean the Special Advisor could jump into any dungeon mid-progress?

"Hahh, I need a cup of coffee..."

Yang Seungmin was just about to catch his breath when the dungeon suddenly began to shrink.

"H-Huh?"

Only seven minutes and thirty-nine seconds had passed since the Special Advisor entered.

"C-Crazy!"

There were wild rumors that he had conquered an A-rank dungeon in just five minutes. As usual, however, Yang Seungmin figured they were exaggerated stories!

He quickly reported it to headquarters.

* * *

Whup-whup-whup.

The helicopter carrying Choi Hyunju lifted off. To join the team waiting in Jeonju, time was of the essence.

Ring–

The call was from the Baekje Love guild leader waiting in Jeonju.

"Yes, this is Choi Hyunju."

[ Deputy Bureau Director! The dungeon has just been conquered! ]

"...?"

Ah, she couldn't hear well because of the helicopter noise. She put on her noise-cancelling earphones and asked again.

"I didn't catch that."

[ The dungeon has been conquered. With the Hunter Management Bureau's help, we managed to overcome the crisis. ]

"What do you mean?"

[ Huh? Didn't the bureau dispatch him? ]

"Who?"

[ What? The Special Advisor. ]

"What did you just say? The Special Advisor went to the Jeonju dungeon? Where is he now?"

[ He disappeared right after, so... ]

"...Understood."

Choi Hyunju hung up and immediately called the director of Dungeon Management at headquarters.

"What happened? Wasn't the Special Advisor in Busan?"

[ That's right. He conquered the Busan dungeon, then immediately conquered Jeonju and Paju as well. ]

"Hah, he really didn't need to go that far..."

Choi Hyunju steadied the surge of emotion that welled up. Taking care of Busan alone would have been enough, but to help this much...

[ Oh? A dungeon conquest report just came in: Gwangju's C-876 Dungeon, the Special Advisor stole the boss and disappeared. ]

"Hm?"

[ Ah, there are more reports. In Dungeons C-772 and C-612, someone suddenly appeared mid-conquest, killed the boss, and the dungeons were conquered. These two also seem to have been done by the Special Advisor. ]

"...All right, I understand for now."

She told the pilot to turn the helicopter back toward headquarters. On the way, five more C-rank dungeons were conquered.

"So you're saying the Special Advisor has conquered all the B-rank dungeons and is now conquering the C-ranks one after another?"

"Yes, at a frightening speed."

"..."

This wasn't the extent of the help she had hoped for...

Still, Choi Hyunju quickly gave orders.

"Suspend all C-rank dungeon conquests. Reassign all manpower to D-rank and lower dungeons."

"Yes, Deputy Bureau Director."

The joker card. It had to be used sparingly, but its effectiveness was undeniable.

"Director, keep monitoring, and call me if anything unusual happens. I'll go see the bureau director."

"Yes, understood."

SR-rank Choi Hyunju. Without her even having to step forward, South Korea's high-risk dungeons disappeared in rapid succession.

I need to hurry and buy those houses.

There was no need to drag it out. She intended to take care of it today.

She needed to buy the two houses next door that she had been eyeing: one for Kim Jangmi and one for Kim Junyong. His current house was serving too much as a restaurant.

There are too many jackals around.

According to the National Intelligence Service, most countries had dispatched agents. The influx was so heavy that the formerly dead commercial district of Hansan 2-dong was on the verge of revival.

The flood of outsiders posed its own problems. It had become too difficult to protect everyone from the Special Advisor.

Ideally, the Special Advisor's residence should be separated from the restaurant as well.

At first, she had thought it was just a bucket-list item. She thought it would operate like an ordinary restaurant, but it didn't.

Jun Dragon Kitchen.

This restaurant, named after the Special Advisor, instantly shot to fame.

Free food! And the food tastes phenomenal!

What more could you need? It blew up instantly, and in this hyper-connected society, the intense attention called "trend" blazed across SNS.

Half of the people waiting in line since dawn were agents dispatched from overseas, and the other half were passionate foodies.

They'll realize soon enough it isn't really free.

If they regarded paying with "luck" as nothing more than an event slogan, that would be a serious problem. The Hunter Management Bureau had deployed a large number of staff in the restaurant's early days and was quicker than anyone to grasp the truth of "luck payment."

By now, even the foreign agents must be starting to catch on.

In any case, the best move was to separate the restaurant entirely from the Special Advisor's residence to block contact with the general public.

"Bureau Director, I'll proceed with the Hansan 2-dong property purchase we talked about."

"Ah, that."

Park Taejun's expression was strange. Feeling uneasy, Choi Hyunju asked.

"Don't tell me...was it rejected?"

"Hmm."

"Hah, did they say the budget was too big?"

Park Taejun grinned as he handed over the documents.

"A Ministry of Land official just stopped by."

"...?"

"Here's the certified copy of the registry. The purchases are already complete."

"What?"

She hastily looked it over and saw that there were five houses adjoining Kim Junyong's home and three more across the street. There were eight property registrations in total, all under Kim Junyong's name.

"Wait, how did this happen so soon...?"

"Ah, well."

Park Taejun chuckled as he launched into a tale of exploits.

"The president heard the report and practically wanted to buy all of Hansan 2-dong outright. I had a hell of a time stopping him. I managed to stop him at just eight."

"..."

"When it comes to the Special Advisor, the president pushes everything through lightning fast. He even talked about designating a special zone. I had to work hard to rein him in."

"Wow."

"Anyway, trust me with these administrative matters."

All the more, Choi Hyunju felt reassured by Park Taejun. Perhaps noticing her gaze, Park Taejun shrugged his shoulders.

"As for our Deputy Bureau Director, just focus on managing the villains and dungeons well. Hahaha."

In the bureau director's office of the Hunter Management Bureau, Park Taejun's laughter did not stop for some time.

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