Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 207

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The Broken Ranker

 

Devours Myths

 

Chapter 207

 

U.C.O. (4)

 

Kang Yun-su.

 

Lady of Darkness.

 

As the X Team leader, he always took infinite pride in his career.

 

‘I joined White Burn right after becoming a Hunter, caught the Guild Leader’s eye, and was able to rise straight to team leader as pure blood.’

 

He was different from other team leaders who were scouted from other guilds or joined as experienced hires for better careers.

 

Even so, he had built up to the top team that symbolized White Burn.

 

This was a result achieved solely by learning from Mo Jeong-gyeon and embodying Mo Jeong-gyeon’s techniques and perspective.

 

In the end,

 

if asked to name Mountain God Mo Jeong-gyeon’s disciple, he had the pride that he would be the only one.

 

‘There is Team Leader A, but Team Leader Im is blood-related. So I’m the only true first disciple. And someday… I too will be able to rise to the Executive Group.’

 

It wasn’t particularly acknowledged by Mo Jeong-gyeon, but he still had faith that she would acknowledge him the same way.

 

However,

 

“There’s Z Team Leader, isn’t there?”

 

A few days ago, while having a casual meal with Y Team Leader Oh Jin-taek, he heard something strange.

 

“Jet… was it? Why him?”

 

“There are rumors lately that the Guild Leader is keeping him close and taking him around?”

 

“What?”

 

“You didn’t know? He got White Tiger Great Kill right after joining.”

 

“…That’s something all team leader-level people got,”

 

“What about Tiger King Style?”

 

“…!!”

 

“The intermediate point leading to Mountain God Style. None of the team leaders have been taught that, right? Same goes for you, who claims to be a disciple. Even the Executive Group could only imitate Tiger King Style at best.”

 

“…”

 

Oh Jin-taek laughed heartily.

 

“So don’t get too complacent. The Guild Leader is getting on in years now, so it seems like she’s trying to organize the succession structure.”

 

Oh Jin-taek was popular among employees for his refreshing and bold personality.

 

So he probably didn’t bring up such words to provoke Kang Yun-su, who didn’t like socializing,

 

but the fire in his heart had already grown large.

 

And Executive Director Ho, whom he went to see, said,

 

“Ah, Manager Jang? He’s an interesting fellow. Good personality, excellent skills. It’s true that the Guild Leader is keeping an eye on him.”

 

“…”

 

“He’s a bit different from you. If you’re upright and honest, that fellow is…”

 

He could no longer hear Executive Director Ho’s remaining words.

 

‘Disciple… huh.’

 

If it was jealousy, it was jealousy.

 

‘I need to see for myself. With my own eyes.’

 

If it was envy, it was envy.

 

Kang Yun-su hastily applied for deployment to the Middle East Front.

 

And,

 

―Approved by Guild Leader’s authority.

 

Approval came down.

 

The word ‘Guild Leader’

 

felt like Mo Jeong-gyeon’s voice telling him to go ahead and do well.

 

* * *

 

“I didn’t know either until this morning when I received a separate briefing. There was a request from White Burn’s CEO Office saying they wanted to increase the dispatch teams by one more.”

 

The military aircraft was flying through the sky.

 

Michael scratched his cheek with a troubled expression and handed the documents to Lee Hyeon.

 

Lee Hyeon skimmed through them roughly and let out a hollow laugh.

 

“There was a recommendation from the Guild Leader.”

 

“Yes. Headquarters had no reason to refuse when they said they’d increase elite personnel. Sorry for the late confirmation.”

 

“What does Michael have to be sorry about? We from the same company didn’t know about this fact either.”

 

Lee Hyeon shook his head while returning the documents to Michael.

 

Meanwhile,

 

it seemed like he could hear what Mo Jeong-gyeon was trying to say in his ears.

 

―Match your pace. You can fight or work together. Whatever it is, if you both have something to learn from each other, learn it properly.

 

‘Team Leader Kang Yun-su… He was said to be the person most influenced by the Mountain God among the team leaders, right?’

 

Working operations with Kang Yun-su might teach him a lot related to Tiger King Style.

 

Kang Yun-su would also continue to be concerned about Lee Hyeon, so he could be a good stimulus.

 

It was a win-win situation for both,

 

but it was still a bit awkward since they hadn’t properly talked before.

 

‘He’s a professional person, so he won’t do anything foolish… Let me think positively instead. I’ll use this opportunity to catch both rabbits – Tiger King Style and the team leader group.’

 

Lee Hyeon hadn’t been at White Burn long yet, so he was still awkward with other team leaders too.

 

Especially since his position had risen in the shortest time, there were quite a few who were wary of him.

 

Lee Hyeon wanted to have a long company life.

 

So he had a desire to get along well with them someday.

 

‘I wasn’t good at that kind of thing during my military days. Let me try something different this time. If necessary, I can approach them warmly first.’

 

In a way, Kang Yun-su was that first button.

 

Of course, the impression Kang Yun-su gave was that he looked very meticulous,

 

but still, how should I put it, the person didn’t seem particularly bad.

 

Rather, should I say he looked like a chihuahua full of wariness?

 

‘And no matter how difficult he is, well, could he be as difficult as Son Wukong? What kind of hobbies might he have?’

 

Thinking of the Seven Great Sages and Three Lawkeepers who were no different from masters,

 

Lee Hyeon stroked his chin with his hand.

 

* * *

 

“This is my baby. Cute, right?”

 

“Ooh. Looks like a newborn but already has distinct features. Really handsome! When he grows up, he’ll make many girls cry,”

 

“It’s a daughter?”

 

“…Just kidding. She’ll become a beauty,”

 

“I was joking too. It’s a son.”

 

“A pretty son is even better! He could debut as a K-POP idol later!”

 

The members of Z Team and ASTRA were busy gathering together and chatting.

 

The psychological distance had grown closer after running operations together.

 

Especially in front of the baby photo Oh Su-heon showed, they all melted sweetly.

 

“Ah, no!! Put away the baby photo right now!”

 

“Why is that guy acting like that again?”

 

“Looking at family photos before entering an operation is raising a flag,”

 

“That otaku bastard is making annoying sounds again. Hey, step on him.”

 

“Ugh, uaaaah!”

 

With playful pranks between team members, the transport aircraft was quite noisy.

 

On the other hand,

 

“….”

 

“….”

 

“….”

 

The area where X Team was located was uniformly quiet.

 

Many were spending personal time either sleeping peacefully with headsets on and eyes closed, reviewing plans to organize operations, or quietly discussing opinions with superiors.

 

It looked like an isolated island, you could say.

 

There was no sign of wariness toward this side or desire to join conversations.

 

Even the outgoing ASTRA unit members felt a bit uncomfortable with that side.

 

“Chinkys usually just like math and are quiet, but you guys weren’t like that which was nice, but why are they like that… Huh? Why is everyone suddenly glaring at me like that?”

 

Denovon Black was speaking while looking toward X Team, then got startled when he felt the cold atmosphere.

 

Everyone around was glaring at him. His fellow members covered their faces with their hands and sighed.

 

“That stupid bastard again…”

 

“Hey you, you nigger bastard. Would you feel good if we called you nigger?”

 

“Are you crazy? Suddenly wanting to die—”

 

“What you just said to them is the same thing, you know?”

 

“Uh, huh?”

 

“This ignorant bastard… Hey, follow me.”

 

“Aah! Let go of that hand before talking! My ear’s going to fall off! Aah! Aaaah!”

 

Another ASTRA member grabbed Denovon’s earlobe and dragged him toward the back.

 

Screams of “I’m dying” could be heard all the way to the front.

 

“Denovon absolutely didn’t do it with malice, he’s just lacking in thought and committed rudeness, so please understand…”

 

“Don’t worry. Everyone knows that now.”

 

Oh Su-heon cheerfully responded while looking at the fidgeting guys.

 

“Instead, make sure he doesn’t make the same mistake twice. We won’t tell your superior either, so don’t worry.”

 

“If you’ll do that for us! Of course! Hey, what are you all doing? We need to go stomp that bastard!!”

 

The members who had been worried about Michael hearing rushed toward the back where Denovon had been dragged, all brightening up.

 

Even during this commotion (?) that wasn’t quite a commotion,

 

X Team remained indifferent to this side.

 

“Those guys are really something. I heard they were originally the most incompatible team within the Strategy Headquarters, but it’s pretty severe, isn’t it?”

 

Oh Su-heon asked Kim Min-jeong, who was sitting in the adjacent seat, while putting the baby photo back in his wallet.

 

Kim Min-jeong slightly lifted the eye mask she was wearing to look that way, then covered it again and clicked her tongue.

 

“Since there are so many teams in the Dungeon Strategy Headquarters, the atmosphere of each team is quite different. Especially elite teams like A, X, and Y often conduct independent operations, so they’re not that close with other teams. X Team in particular has a strong closed-off atmosphere.”

 

“Really? Is it because they have many long-term external assignments? Other teams don’t seem to be like that.”

 

Kim Min-jeong lifted her eye mask again.

 

Surprised eyes.

 

“You’ve already gotten acquainted with other teams?”

 

“Yesterday I even went to Team B’s company dinner? The day before yesterday I had lunch with Team E and F team leaders. Everyone was nice people.”

 

Kim Min-jeong unconsciously let out a hollow laugh.

 

Well, Oh Su-heon was famous for being an incredible social butterfly even during his university days. Good affinity, good social skills.

 

“But I heard those guys volunteered directly for this operation? Even returning their vacation that was nearly a month long.”

 

“Yes. That’s what they say. I don’t know what their purpose is though.”

 

“Crazy. It’s madness, madness. What company employee in the world would return a month-long vacation to work?”

 

As Oh Su-heon shuddered, Kim Min-jeong laughed lightly and glanced toward X Team.

 

‘Certainly, they wouldn’t have come simply because of Team Leader Kang’s jealousy… Is there something else?’

 

Kim Min-jeong quietly fell into thought while looking at X Team.

 

* * *

 

“That side seems quite curious about us, Section Chief?”

 

“Don’t say useless things and focus on your work, Assistant Manager Park.”

 

“Of course, of course.”

 

Assistant Manager Park Jin-hwan’s sly response.

 

X Team’s deputy leader, Section Chief Oh Yeong-geol frowned slightly but didn’t give any particular reply.

 

Instead, he also subtly turned his gaze to steal glances at Z Team…

 

‘Z Team, said to be the successor to Blue Thunder. Their power is certainly not to be underestimated. They all look relaxed, but the occasional glimpses in their eyes are impressive too.’

 

Section Chief Oh Yeong-geol had been keeping a close eye on Z Team since first boarding the aircraft.

 

Skill, [Eyes of Greed].

 

It was effective at reading the power or characteristics of targets within his field of vision.

 

‘I wonder if we can collect ‘that thing’ while avoiding Z Team’s eyes? It doesn’t seem like it’ll be easy.’

 

Just as Section Chief Oh Yeong-geol was lightly massaging his slightly tired eyes with his thumb and index finger,

 

Beeeep!

 

Beep!

 

Suddenly, a high-frequency alarm sound that seemed to tear their eardrums.

 

『MISSILE! MISSILE! MISSILE!』

 

All eyes, including X Team’s, turned upward.

 

“…Damn!!”

 

Michael stood up with a completely hardened face. ASTRA members began moving urgently to their positions.

 

There was no time to think about how enemy missiles had penetrated their surveillance infrared and even ignored the senses of experts like Lee Hyeon and Kang Yun-su.

 

“Everyone fasten your belts tight! It seems our position has been exposed to the enemy!!”

 

Instantly, the entire aircraft was bathed in red light.

 

Flash!!

 

Kwaaaaang!

 

Kukukukuku!!

 

Plus tremendous vibration.

 

“Flare, to port!!”

 

Screaming sounds came from the cockpit.

 

In an instant, the sky turned upside down. Gravity tried to throw bodies sideways like twisted metal.

 

“Fuck!”

 

“Damn!!”

 

“Aaaaah!!”

 

People who hadn’t fastened their belts properly were tossed around, and even those sitting had to grip chair armrests or equipment tightly.

 

Lightning-like trajectories streaking past the outer windows stabbed at their vision. White flames could be seen bursting in succession.

 

At that moment,

 

Bang!!

 

Something hit the aircraft’s tail.

 

Instantly, an explosion sound ringing inside their ears.

 

“Fire! Fire!!”

 

Plus flames entering the aircraft from behind.

 

The floor shook. The bodies of crew members hanging from belts swayed and eventually hit the ceiling. Several were rolling and falling.

 

Kwaaaaang!!

 

At the same time, a roar as if one wing had been completely severed. The fuselage shook like mad.

 

“Hydraulic line damaged! Fuel leak!!”

 

While red warning lights flashed, the aircraft interior was instantly filled with black smoke.

 

“Jet!! We need to get out of here quickly! Hurry!!”

 

At that moment, Michael’s urgent gaze met Lee Hyeon’s eyes.

 

Lee Hyeon nodded and unfastened his belt.

 

‘Not only did it deceive me, but it also bypassed Michael and Astra’s surveillance systems to approach with missiles. This is absolutely not something to take lightly.’

 

Son Wukong’s group was also currently focused on treating the aftereffects of Wuyong Wang and Jiaoma Wang at Flower Fruit Mountain, so they weren’t in a situation to pay attention to external matters.

 

But even so,

 

this was absolutely not a matter to pass over easily.

 

‘Feng Jinghao. Has that bastard acquired other weapons? The first thing that comes to mind is… could he have incorporated techniques related to Sata Wang?’

 

There was also the possibility that he had developed magical engineering while studying the Seven Great Sages all this time.

 

‘If not that, then even after leaving the Committee, he’s still receiving the protection of 【Heavenly Teaching】.’

 

Considering the Jade Emperor’s madness to somehow deal with Son Wukong, this wasn’t a strange speculation either.

 

But,

 

all of this was just speculation he could make for now.

 

‘The details can be confirmed after saving everyone first – it won’t be too late.’

 

The view outside the window he glanced at was, fortunately or unfortunately, a barren wasteland without a single house.

 

Following emergency descent protocol, Lee Hyeon shouted.

 

“Everyone grab your gear!! We’re making an emergency drop here!”

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