Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 122

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

 

Chapter 122

Advance Preparation (2)

 

 

 

Four years ago, the leader of the special forces unit ‘Blue Thunder’ with the codename ‘Jet’ saved tens of thousands of Gangwon Province residents during the Gangneung incident and single-handedly sealed the Dungeon Gate.

Once called a national hero, he vanished one day, and his name has never been mentioned anywhere since.

According to internal Ministry of Defense documents obtained by our reporting team, Jet was confirmed to have suffered severe neurological damage from dungeon collapse aftereffects at the time.

However, no national compensation, rehabilitation treatment, or medal ceremony was ever conducted for him.

More shocking is that all personnel from the Blue Thunder unit who worked with him were either discharged or transferred within six months to a year, and the unit was effectively disbanded.

……

A former intelligence agency official who requested anonymity gave the following testimony to our publication.

“The disbandment of the Blue Thunder unit and the ban on mentioning Jet was not a matter that could be resolved as a simple internal military issue.

Multiple circumstances were detected indicating that China and several other countries pushed for ‘classified agreements’ to check South Korea’s Hunter strategic system.

After the Gangneung incident, the work to erase him was ‘intentionally’ initiated.”

In fact, immediately after the Gangneung incident, the Ministry of Defense classified all pre- and post-operation records as ‘invisible grade’ citing unofficial agreements with overseas intelligence agencies, and Jet’s physical and mental condition records were also confirmed to have been deleted.

……

Additionally, our publication secured further testimony related to this matter.

A former Blue Thunder unit executive said the following.

“He disappeared because he was abandoned. He protected the city, but what ruled the city was politics.”

……

 

└What’s this? Is this real?

└Isn’t this too plausible to be fake news? Damn

└When things go well, he’s our son; when they don’t, he’s your son. Ah. Behold. This is the very taste of Korea.

└In Hell Joseon, anything is possible. Never underestimate Earth’s writers again.

└Ah… Don’t you know? This is called “Joseon.” It’s a Korean Peninsula tradition.

└But wasn’t it really strange though? Thinking back four years ago, public opinion was really buzzing about Jet.

└True. The Blue House and Ministry of Defense, who love to brag so much, were unusually quiet, weren’t they?

 

The starting point was a single article.

An article published by an internet news company marked as ‘exclusive.’

Since it could be easily seen anywhere, most people clicked on it with a light heart,

and soon comment debates began to follow with heavy hearts.

The news quickly spread to various online communities.

 

└Hey, isn’t this too plausible?>

└If it’s Korea, it’s so damn possible that it’s infuriating.

└└My friend also tore his ACL playing soccer in the military but got no compensation

└Damn, how is that military soccer the same as this?

└But shouldn’t we really dig deep into this? If it’s true, it’s really a problem.

└└That’s what I’m saying. Back then, there was so much damn talk about closing a 4-star dungeon, High Rankers moving busily, and the UN organizing peacekeeping forces or not.

└Thinking about how stocks crashed back then and I wanted to go to the Han River, I still shed tears of blood…….

└└Hey, you too? Hey, me too.

└But it was a domestic matter, so why did China and other countries interfere? Anyone else not understand this logical structure?

└└Yeah. Only you.

└└└No. Me too.

└Did they use AI to write the full article? They made it damn hard to understand, crazy

└Reveal the list of traitors who eliminated the Blue Thunder unit.

└└Starting the movement from today. Day 1 of petition to reveal the Gangneung Five Traitors list.

└└Gangneung Five Traitors, crazy damn crazy, what did Gangneung City do wrong

 

All sorts of speculation and conjecture that started in communities rolled like a snowball, forming internet public opinion.

Major broadcast media and the four major newspapers, smelling a scoop, also rushed to release similar news.

 

 

Investigative and in-depth reporting also followed.

 

 

Multiple articles poured out like bombs as if they had been waiting.

Especially when suspicions of foreign intervention, including China, arose, public opinion deteriorated instantly.

The Blue House hastily released a press statement.

 

The Blue House has been proceeding with necessary measures for the treatment and protection of Agent Jet in consultation with the Ministry of Defense since the Gangneung incident, and matters related to this individual’s personal safety are directly connected to operational achievements classified as state secrets.

The Blue Thunder unit disbandment was part of regular organizational restructuring, and foreign government intervention theories are groundless.

 

A defensive press release with a strong tendency to avoid political responsibility.

It only added more fuel to the already worsened public opinion.

 

└Crazy, they call that thing an explanation?

└That’s not an explanation, right? That’s shit, right?

└But even if the Blue House is suspicious, isn’t dragging China into this too much of a stretch? No evidence, no logic. They were actually the only friendly nation that supported Korea four years ago.

└└Your word choice is a bit strange.

└└Hey, you’re not Korean, are you? Back then, China wasn’t the only country that supported us, damn it. The US and Japan helped too.

└I am Korean though?

└└I traced this guy’s IP and it’s a bit strange? Hey, say “Pooh likes honey pots.”

└Get lost, you reactionary son of a bitch.

└└What? Was it North Korea, not West Korea?

└└└Whoa. There really are people doing espionage work.

└The China intervention theory seems real? Related article came out.

└└Really? Link please.

└└└Click below

 

 

Follow-up articles ignited the fire once again.

 

* * *

 

Lee Hyeon glanced over to see what Sha Wujing was doing with his mobile phone.

He usually played mobile games quite a bit, but today his usage time was much longer than usual.

However,

‘……This is Hunter Web, isn’t it?’

Hunter Web.

It was a large community used by Hunters worldwide.

You actually had to verify that you were a Hunter to join, and the bulletin boards were divided by rank, making it quite useful.

Information exchange and item trading were also possible, so Lee Hyeon practically lived here when he was younger……

Surprisingly, auto-login seemed to still be active, as Sha Wujing appeared to be using the site with his account.

But what exactly was he doing here?

 

└Your dungeon may have open gates, but the truth remains closed, huh? Kya. How cool.

└└Stop following us around, you bastard. Go play in your own neighborhood.

└Well, this isn’t your neighborhood anyway, is it?

└└Seriously, just get lost!!!

 

“……What are you doing, Sha Wujing?”

「Hmm? Oh, this? Kekeke! I saw a few accounts that keep talking behind our master’s back. I was giving them a good beating.」

“You’re beating… accounts?”

「From what I can see, they seem to be overseas IPs using VPN to bypass. So I was hitting them with facts. Kekekeke!」

“……”

Sha Wujing laughed triumphantly.

Lee Hyeon anxiously snatched the mobile phone away from Sha Wujing.

「Aah! What are you doing! I was working hard on beating them up!」

Lee Hyeon quickly checked the account posts.

 

<"China: Won't you settle for a draw…? (crying while looking at Jet's photo)"

 

“……”

Lee Hyeon was left speechless looking at the list.

It was far more than what any typical community addict would leave behind.

There were even traces of diligent activity over the past few months, not just today.

At this level, he had practically been a permanent resident of Hunter Web……

‘No wonder the battery has been draining so fast lately.’

How did you even learn to use communities?

Especially after internet public opinion started boiling over Jet-related matters, he had practically become a bound spirit.

Nothing but pure Jet praise.

If there were any posts criticizing Jet, he would manipulate public opinion through comments.

When Lee Hyeon looked at him with a displeased expression, Sha Wujing proudly puffed out his chest instead.

Ahem!

「You don’t need to thank me too much. Everyone in the world knows our master is wonderful…… Aah! No! Why are you deleting that!」

“This is my account. It’s not good if rumors like this spread unnecessarily.”

When Lee Hyeon tried to press the delete all posts button, Sha Wujing hurriedly jumped up and snatched the phone.

「Do you think I would do such a thing without proper preparation!!」

Sha Wujing frantically pressed the cancel button repeatedly.

“Then what?”

「This is my account!」

Bewilderment appeared on Lee Hyeon’s face.

“How did you create an account, Sha Wujing?”

「Kekeke! There are ways for everything! Using curse incantations, I can create several accounts!」

“Several? Don’t tell me there are more?”

「Of course! I have about 15 for now! This is just a sub-account!」

“……”

If that’s a sub-account, just how active are the other main accounts?

Community veteran Sha Wujing.

It was hard to imagine.

「Huhu, I’m running VPN through several loops, and I mainly operate only on anonymous boards, so there’s absolutely no chance of getting caught. Don’t worry. From now on, call me Electronic Brain.」

Lee Hyeon decided not to worry about Sha Wujing anymore.

‘No wonder he was so well-versed in recent memes I didn’t even know about.’

“What do you think the reaction is like on communities and the internet?”

「Kekekeke! What’s there to say? Everyone is very favorable toward you, master! Actually, isn’t it material that’s enough to touch people’s emotions? The unfortunate hero abandoned by his country, his years-long struggle to return to the world. Kekeke!」

Lee Hyeon let out a hollow laugh.

He had indeed intentionally requested Lee Gun-san to release articles related to himself,

but the aftermath seemed much bigger than he had expected.

‘At this level, those connected to the Committee should start feeling pressure soon……’

The star generals of the Ministry of Defense didn’t disband Blue Thunder and erase Jet-related records simply out of loyalty to China or other great powers.

It was because doing so helped preserve their positions and interests.

Therefore,

the method to deal with them was actually quite simple.

They just needed to feel pressure that mishandling Jet would make it difficult to preserve their positions.

‘Still, this isn’t enough yet. I need to pressure them more intensely. So that the Committee absolutely cannot step forward.’

The bullets were already sufficiently prepared.

Every time they responded, he planned to immediately return fire.

Public opinion would catch fire more and more.

After articles related to Jet came out, as soon as the Blue House released rebuttal materials, follow-up articles related to the Central Hero Committee came out immediately for exactly that reason.

「Next, the story of forming ties with White Burn and reviving Blue Thunder will come out, right?」

“Yes. Team Leader Im has already agreed to actively help. It’ll be effective for the guild’s image too.”

「Kekekeke! That young lady is trustworthy! She’s someone who definitely secures her own rice bowl!」

Sha Wujing looked very pleased.

Son Wukong and the Bull Demon King were the same.

Even without saying much, they were watching Lee Hyeon with excited faces.

It seemed to be because they were comparing their situation with the Heavenly Realm.

‘Speaking of which, it’s about time for contact to come.’

Lee Hyeon was waiting for contact from Lee Gun-san.

Currently, Lieutenant General Lee Gun-san had received contact from the Ministry of Defense since morning and was at Yongsan.

But there had been no news for several hours.

‘Is this still not enough? Do I need to stoke the fire more?’

Just as Lee Hyeon was narrowing his eyes.

Buzz buzz. Buzz.

His mobile phone rang.

 

―Lieutenant General Lee Gun-san.

 

The text message was simple.

 

 

‘He asked.’

Lee Hyeon answered with a satisfied smile.

 

―Please tell them I declined the judging position due to personal circumstances.

―I will.

 

Though he couldn’t actually see him,

Lee Hyeon had a feeling that Lieutenant General Lee Gun-san on the other end of the mobile phone was smiling just like he was.

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