Chapter 202: Ukobachi

Episode 202

Kim Jinsung didn’t bother answering.

Finlay, interpreting his silence as a confirmation, continued,

“As expected. There can’t be another person who uses the power of ‘Void’.”

A metal arm emerged from the wall, pointing at the shimmering miasma surrounding the clone’s body.

The purple miasma, a symbol of the ‘Void’ power. Only one person in the history of Earth had ever displayed it: ‘Alopsky’.

“Were you a member of Ukobachi, Alopsky? No… Kim Jinsung.”

Kim Jinsung didn’t react to his real name being called.

He had already seen the announcement from the Korean Clan on TV a few days ago.

– Kim Jinsung, disguised as ‘Alopsky’, is now wanted.

The bounty on his head was close to 1 trillion won.

And this time, it wasn’t just the Korean Clan who had issued the bounty. It was issued through the Paladins, making him an officially wanted fugitive in the New Continent.

– He infiltrated the Triunfo Clan and instigated fights between subcontracted clans, resulting in the deaths of countless innocent people.

– He mercilessly killed his fellow participants in the same competition, even though they posed no threat to his life.

They had fabricated all sorts of ridiculous charges against him.

‘That’s the main reason I decided to operate as Ukobachi.’

He thought to himself as Finlay continued,

“Now I understand. Why you were arrogant enough to attack this place alone.”

His opponent was a monster who had single-handedly defeated the FCC Clan’s elite forces, including Master Dumont, Team 1 Leader, and Team 2 Leader.

Among high-ranking government officials, there were rumors that he had already surpassed Yoo Jun-ho, the most promising prospect in the history of the New Continent, and might even be on par with Master Yong.

No one his age had ever received such an evaluation.

Perhaps that was why Finlay’s expression turned serious. He was clearly nervous.

“But this is still my home ground.”

As he spoke, the six walls of the basement suddenly turned red.

Kim Jinsung flinched.

‘The air is strange.’

The air in the basement vanished, replaced by a metallic scent that filled his lungs with every breath.

The gravity increased, making his movements feel sluggish.

He realized that the basement had transformed into an environment unlike anything on Earth.

‘It feels like I’ve been transported to another dimension, like the one the FCC Clan conquered.’

The air and gravity were different there too.

‘Did he create another dimension using a subspace magic circle?’

His guess was correct.

“Void is just another dimensional power. Therefore, it can be countered with another dimensional power!”

As soon as Finlay finished speaking, a metal cage formed around the clone, who had activated the Void power.

The clone quickly threw a punch, his fist covered in Void Mana, but

**Clang!**

His fist bounced back harmlessly.

“Oh.”

Kim Jinsung was slightly surprised.

It was the first time his ‘Void’ power had been blocked.

The gaps between the bars of the cage started to fill with steel, completely enclosing the clone.

The steel cage shrunk rapidly, vanishing along with the trapped clone.

‘So that’s how you can counter it.’

He thought to himself.

Even the seemingly invincible Void power was reduced to an ordinary ability in a dimensional battle.

“You got cocky after defeating the FCC Clan’s elite forces alone, Kim Jinsung.”

Finlay, misinterpreting his reaction as surprise, started taunting him.

“Did you think I was weaker than the FCC Clan’s elite forces? In this home ground, I can even hold my own against the Alpha Clan’s elite forces!”

“I believe you.”

Kim Jinsung admitted readily.

“I thought about it from the start. I know how Ukobachi members were defeated by you, from the survivors’ testimonies.”

He had actually learned about it from Karen’s diary, but that wasn’t important.

“So I thought about it, and I came up with a solution: eliminate your home ground altogether.”

“What? What do you…”

Before Finlay could finish his question,

**Screech!**

A grating sound came from the ceiling, as if metal was being dragged.

He looked up,

“……!”

And his eyes widened in shock.

The incredibly sturdy Mana Suppression Steel was bending at a visible speed.

It was bending downwards, as if a powerful magnet was pulling it from below.

‘How is he…? Wait a minute!’

He finally realized.

The gravity around the building had increased significantly.

It was so strong that,

**Screech!**

“Ugh…!”

Even the steel wall he was embedded in started to bend towards the center of the building.

“It’s a Gravity Field magic circle. I acquired it from an FCC Clan member I captured recently.”

Kim Jinsung explained to Finlay, who was groaning in pain.

“I realized something when I saw the Gravity Field magic circle that immobilized Gian. I thought, ‘If I use this, I can bury any powerful being or building underground.’

So I started working on it before I even entered the building. While we were fighting, I finally completed the magic circle.”

Before entering the building using ‘Ghost Form’,

he had used ‘Shadow Concealment’ and ‘Complete Invisibility’ to move deep underground, undetected by Finlay.

He had used ‘Creeping’, the trait he acquired from killing Dumont, and spread his roots, expanding his range. He had sent his clones to the basement to distract Finlay.

While Finlay was busy dealing with his clones, his ‘Creeping’ range had expanded to cover the entire Celcecheong building.

He then activated the Gravity Field magic circle skill within his Creeping range, and the result was what they were witnessing now.

**Creak! Crack!**

The steel wall Finlay was embedded in couldn’t withstand the gravity and started to crumple.

He screamed and hurriedly escaped from the wall, but that only made things worse.

“Aaaargh…!”

His body started to get crushed by the gravity.

Kim Jinsung looked at Finlay, whose body was now compressed to his waist, and said,

“It was fun while it lasted. Your ‘Iron Master’ ability will be very useful to me.”

“Aaaargh! S-save me…!”

“I’ll leave you with the honor of being the last Celcecheong Director in the history of the Sselepoh Continent. Farewell.”

Kim Jinsung’s main body vanished.

The one who had been talking to Finlay was actually a clone.

**Rumble! Crash!**

The entire Celcecheong building collapsed, creating a deafening roar and a cloud of dust.

* * *

The Paladins arrived, unfortunately, after the Celcecheong building had been completely destroyed.

Or rather, completely obliterated.

“Is this really all that’s left of the Celcecheong building?”

“It seems so…”

The Paladins examined the flattened metal plates on the ground.

“It’s crushed as if someone had pressed it down with force.”

“Did they use a Gravity Field magic circle?”

“No way. To cover the entire Celcecheong building, they would have to create a massive magic circle. Director Finlay would have noticed it.”

“That’s true.”

“Let’s find any survivors first, just in case.”

“The captain has already gone to request reinforcements.”

At that moment,

“Everyone, over here!!”

One of the Paladins shouted urgently.

They all turned their heads.

They rushed towards him, seeing his shocked expression as he stared at the ground.

Their gaze fell on a dagger, stabbed vertically into the ground.

Then, they saw the burning demon skull mark on the dagger.

Their faces turned pale.

“Gasp…!”

“I-it’s Ukobachi!”

* * *

Ukobachi is responsible for the Celcecheong bombing!

The news spread throughout the New Continent like wildfire.

Naturally, the Celcecheong bombing became the hottest topic among hunters the next day.

“Wow, those Ukobachi bastards are amazing. They actually bombed the Celcecheong again, after failing once before.”

“They must have gotten much stronger. They even killed Director Finlay, who they couldn’t even scratch last time.”

“But I heard that only a small number of Ukobachi members were involved in the bombing this time.”

“A small number?”

“Yeah. Some say it was five people, and some crazy guy even said it was just one person.”

“Come on, one person is impossible… Honestly, even five people sounds unbelievable.”

“I know, right? But if it was five people, how strong would they have to be?”

“They would have to be at least among the top three strongest hunters in a Major Clan, right?”

“In other words, they would have to be Rankers.”

“Right.”

“But can a Ranker we’ve never heard of suddenly appear out of nowhere? Even famous cases like Yoo Jun-ho and Kim Jinsung are extremely rare.”

“That’s true… But how else can we explain it?”

“So, the conclusion is that it’s impossible for a small number of people to have bombed the Celcecheong?”

“Hahaha, you’re right.”

* * *

However, contrary to popular belief, the rumor that only a small number of people were involved was true.

“First, I’d like to explain about Ukobachi.”

Inside a spacious conference room,

a single person stood with a microphone, surrounded by powerful individuals whose names alone would make anyone’s eyes widen.

It was Lee Sung-choon, a Paladin executive and the captain of the Korean Clan’s Paladin unit.

“Ukobachi is an ‘anti-government organization’ that opposes the very existence of Major Clans, who currently hold all the power in the New Continent.

There have been many ‘anti-government organizations’ created to terrorize Major Clans throughout history, but ‘Ukobachi’ is known to be the largest and most skilled among them…”

“Skip the introduction and get to the point!”

Lee Sung-choon bowed his head at Yong Hangil’s sudden outburst.

“Yes, sir. I’ll get straight to the point of this incident. After analyzing the CCTV footage recovered from the collapsed building, we’ve confirmed that only one person was responsible for the Celcecheong bombing.”

The screen behind him changed, displaying a CCTV capture.

He pointed at the man in the center of the image and continued,

“It’s Kim Jinsung.”

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