24. A-class dungeon appears.

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A serene sky.

It was the same as usual, no, even more peaceful than usual, but for some reason, it felt like the calm before the storm.

 

It felt like something huge was about to happen any minute now.

 

Could it be because of the situation I’m in?

The continuing gloomy days and the pitch-black, unseen future are turning everything in this world gray.

 

 

Agnes was gripped by such emotions today as well.

 

 

 

“It’s fading.”

 

 

She murmured, looking at the panorama of Washington beyond the large glass window.

It was a representation of the emotions she was feeling now.

The deeply ingrained feeling of hatred is changing day by day, being chipped away day by day.

Feeling a sense of incongruity and threat at the same time, she caressed the glass window again today.

 

 

Her husband was murdered, and she and her daughter were even violated, her family was destroyed, and her entire life was blown away,

But, funnily enough, that burning emotion is fading.

 

 

How can this be?

How can such an intense emotion be chipped away?

 

She didn’t want to believe it,

She didn’t want to admit it,

But the emotion she feels now is proving this phenomenon more clearly than anything else.

 

 

“Yoo-Eun, you son of a bitch….”

 

 

In the end, all she can do is curse her ‘master’ on the other side of the planet.

Even that is getting weaker day by day.

 

 

“Haa…what should I do….”

 

 

Just as she was sighing, a bright red LED suddenly lit up in the office.

 

 

No, the entire building was taken over by flashing red lights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

– BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!

 

 

“What?”

 

 

-Emergency! Emergency!

 

 

A chilling message echoing throughout the building.

 

Of course, in a world where dungeons appear, emergency messages can ring out at any time. Sometimes dungeons appear without any warning.

But at most, it ends at the branch level. That’s how it was when the first D-Rank dungeon appeared, and that’s how it was when the Manhattan Dungeon (C-Rank), which blew away half of New York, appeared.

 

 

In the case of the Tokyo Dungeon (B-Rank), there were enough warning signs to know in advance and prepare for it, and even if that wasn’t the case, it would only end with an emergency at the relevant branch.

 

 

But now, the emergency is ringing at the headquarters where Agnes is.

 

 

 

Kwaang!

 

 

“Chairman-nim!!”

 

 

The office door burst open, and a woman came in.

Disheveled hair and sweat on her forehead. And slightly trembling lips.

None of it looks good.

 

 

“…What’s going on?”

“It’s an emergency!!”

“I can see that.”

 

 

Agnes was surprised inside, but pretended to be calm on the outside.

 

 

“A dungeon has appeared in Incheon, South Korea! It’s a sudden appearance without any warning signs!!”

“South Korea? I don’t think we need to worry about that. Why are you making such a fuss?”

 

Korea, where Yoo-Eun and his forces are located, is probably the safest place in the world. For dungeons, at least.

And even if it’s not him, they have an unusually strong army, so it should be easier to fight a dungeon defense war than in other countries.

 

But as if denying her thoughts, the woman shook her head wildly.

 

 

“It’s A-Rank! An A-Rank dungeon has appeared!!”

“A…Rank?”

 

Only then did she grasp the situation.

 

 

The appearance of an A-Rank dungeon.

And it’s a sudden appearance without any warning signs.

 

 

When the B-Rank dungeon appeared last time, how much fuss did D10 and the world make? They gathered high-ranking adventurers from all over the world and even allowed South Korea to arm itself with nuclear weapons to bring in the Korean army and barely managed to fight the dungeon defense war.

 

And luckily, Yoo-Eun, a super-powered person, was participating, so it didn’t take even 1/10th of the expected time to deal with the boss.

 

 

Even after doing that, the center of Tokyo was devastated, and Japan collapsed to the point where serious discussions were held about moving the capital.

 

 

But this time it’s A-Rank.

Why? How long has it been since the B-Rank appeared?

 

 

“….”

 

 

Agnes lost her words.

The family problems with Yoo-Eun are serious, but this side is just as serious.

 

 

To update the upper dungeon in just a few months. If this continues, a dungeon that humans can’t handle may really appear.

 

 

“First, form an emergency support team and prepare for immediate dispatch. Call the branch managers of (D) Rank or higher.”

“Yes!”

“And inform the leaders of the United States, Japan, South Korea, China, and Russia of the emergency and have them attend the branch manager meeting.”

“We’ve already informed them.”

“Finally, declare a state of emergency to the world and issue a first conscription order to all adventurers in the Asian region, and a second conscription order to all registered adventurers in other regions.”

“Yes!!”

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Haa…Han Sarang, you bitch…Agh….”

 

A curse came out of her pretty lips.

It was a position where cursing would do no good at all, but the people around her were too busy nodding and agreeing to point it out.

 

 

“S, still, there’s not much left, malimnida.”

“Not much left, my ass…ass…!”

 

 

She would have thrown curses and kicked stones if it were normal, but she doesn’t even have the energy to do that now.

She doesn’t even remember how many laps she’s run with this heavy military gear, and her whole body is as heavy as water-soaked cotton.

 

 

“It’s not just the military gear. How long do I have to carry it with my bare body? Huh? What the hell is the Agency for Defense Development doing? When are you going to make an exosuit!!”

“….”

 

 

Everyone shook their heads at Eun Yul-ryung’s appearance, shouting as if she were almost a tough woman.

 

There might have been other high-ranking officers, but she’s the most senior here now. That means no one can stop her temper.

 

 

 

A few days ago,

The entire regiment was being punished due to Private Han’s monumental screw-up + wish fulfillment, and all soldiers above the rank of corporal + officers were running around the unit with military gear, a very famous, simple, yet frustrating punishment.

 

 

Still, the good thing is that they take turns getting punished every other day because it’s still a wartime situation. She might have to thank Yoo-Eun for this.

 

 

 

Anyway, Eun Yul-ryung is also an officer of the Han Sarang Regiment, so she is being punished with the company members.

 

At first, she thought it was half a joke. When she said, ‘Okay. You can get it too,’ she retorted, ‘Why me?’ but she didn’t think she would really get punished….

 

 

She’s really getting it.

 

 

Of course, it’s strange for her, as the company commander, not to get it alone, but people’s hearts are not that easy. They’re the same age, classmates at the military academy, and have some personal acquaintance…in other words, they’re ‘friends,’ but she’s so cold-blooded.

 

 

‘No, in the first place, how are you supposed to filter out such a crazy bastard one by one in a conscription country? You say manage, but are you telling me to read minds? Does that make sense? How great is she? If you were in my position, you would have been the same, you bitch.’

 

She repeated walking while chewing out Han Sarang in her mind.

Finally, she completed today’s quota.

 

 

“Haa…I have nothing to say, so go in quickly.”

“Yes!”

 

Originally, she would have stood on the platform and rattled off words like, ‘The company commander is disappointed in you,’ but she had no intention of doing that.

The soldiers must be tired, but her body is at its limit. It’s amazing that she, as a female soldier with no stats, has endured to the end without falling behind. She disbanded the company, satisfied with herself today as well.

 

“Ah. I want to go in quickly and take a shower….”

 

 

In that happy and joyful moment,

As if she didn’t want to see that, a chilling sound struck her ears.

Wondering what it was, she looked up at the sky…

 

 

“…Huh?”

 

A scene that would only appear in cartoons or movies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sky was torn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sky was literally torn, and the black gap gradually widened until it became a complete sphere.

 

 

The sky was already dark, almost like night, and the energy felt endlessly eerie.

 

 

“Wh, what?”

 

It’s not good.

It feels like something is about to pop out any minute now.

 

 

“Could it be a dungeon??”

 

 

When the thought reached there, she forgot about the fatigue in her body and quickly took out her phone and contacted.

 

 

-Communications officerㅡ,

“This is not the time for that!! Come outside! No, at least look out the window!”

-…I’m already watching.

“Ah.”

-It seems to be a dungeon. All troops on emergencyㅡ,

 

 

 

 

Kuaaaang

 

 

 

-Jijik. Jjik

 

 

The call didn’t continue.

It was because something that momentarily turned the darkened sky white poured down from the sky, and at the same time, all electronic devices went out of order.

 

 

“…Shit.”

 

It’s like computer graphics.

The light fragments that poured down from the sky blew away the buildings in the vicinity from the point where they were planted like dust and created a major disaster, sweeping away at least several kilometers.

 

 

After that, something slowly came out of the hole.

It looked like a giant spaceship, a city, or a castle, and it literally ‘descended’ and slowly began to descend.

 

 

The huge thing landed in the district that had been prosperous, boasting the elegant and luxurious appearance of high-rise buildings just a few minutes ago, but was now devastated.

 

 

 

Kuuung.

 

 

 

 

The vibration can be felt from afar.

 

 

 

“What the hell is that…”