Broken Ranker Devours Myths - Chapter 67

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

Chapter 67

First Hunt (1)

Feng Jinghao. Chairman Peng was quite fond of the tea ceremony.

Whenever he drank tea, he could always organize his complicated thoughts comfortably.

Receiving reports at times like this was also quite pleasant in many ways.

“They say they’ve found traces of the ‘item,’ sir.”

Zhao He, who had recently become the new secretary replacing Liu Xin who had disappeared for unknown reasons during a major audit, bowed his head.

In that moment, Feng Jinghao smiled warmly.

“Oh, is that so? Everyone must have worked hard. It must have been difficult adapting to the environment while working abroad.”

“Wasn’t this a plan you had been working on for years, sir? So we had to do our best.”

“Hehe. What’s so important about this old man’s request when I don’t have many days left to live.”

Feng Jinghao burst into hearty laughter as he asked.

“So they found the dungeon where that fellow is hiding?”

“That’s correct. The location is right here.”

Zhao He brought over a tablet PC and showed it to Feng Jinghao.

In the center of the Ulleungdo map, it was showing the Seo-myeon area. Mountains stood tall against the backdrop of the blue sea.

“Haha. The location is good too. At this level, it won’t easily catch the eyes of people from that small nation either.”

Small nation was the term Feng Jinghao mainly used when referring to Korea.

“I’ve instructed them not to neglect guarding the surrounding area.”

“Well done. What good would come from this matter spreading noisily to the outside.”

Feng Jinghao’s eyes curved even more.

“Though it might be different after we recover the ‘item.'”

“I’ll give those instructions.”

Zhao He bowed his head while retrieving the tablet PC.

How could he not understand the intention hidden in those last words.

‘…As expected, sir wants to thoroughly erase even the traces of traces that might remain, and the final traces as well.’

He must be doing this out of concern that other countries or forces might catch onto their tail by chance later.

‘Given what the item is, there’s no choice but to do so.’

Zhao He recalled the identity of the item and let out a hollow laugh.

‘The Sage Who Pacifies Heaven, Peng the Demon King… Who could have imagined that the demon king who was also Son Wukong’s sworn brother would fall to such a miserable state?’

A fact known only to a very few worldwide. The war between the Seven Great Sages and the Main Gods ended with the downfall of the Seven Great Sages.

The Committee moved quickly and succeeded in securing two of the fallen Seven Great Sages.

They were respectively the Sage Who Pacifies Heaven, Peng the Demon King, and the Sage Who Drives Away Gods, Yu the Tamarin King.

The Committee was using them as test subjects.

To find out what the origin of gods was, how the composition principles and operating methods of divine power worked…

But midway through, an incident occurred where Peng the Demon King accidentally escaped from the research facility.

From this point, the Committee’s relentless pursuit began.

But Peng the Demon King defiantly traveled around the world searching for traces of Journey to the West.

Because of this, various incidents occurred, including the destruction of the Sage Who Drives Away Wind, Mi the Monkey King (different characters from Son Wukong’s Beautiful Monkey King), which India had been keeping.

Then for a while, he disappeared completely and was thought to be missing entirely,

‘His traces were discovered again. On this small peninsula.’

Zhao He actually didn’t understand it well either.

Like with Sha Wujing, traces related to Journey to the West were frequently discovered in Korea.

‘The research facility recently suggested that perhaps it’s because an apostle of Son Wukong, who is the foundation of Journey to the West, is scheduled to emerge in Korea… Even if that’s not the truth, it’s not an opinion to be taken lightly.’

In any case, the Central Hero Committee dispatched massive manpower to Ulleungdo where traces of Peng the Demon King were discovered.

With diplomatic friction already occurring with the Korean government over the Pied Piper incident, if this matter were also discovered, they’d have to worry about American intervention too…

‘That means, conversely, as long as no evidence remains, it’ll be fine.’

That’s why what Feng Jinghao ordered earlier was precisely ‘cleanup.’

Dungeon Break.

After recovering Peng the Demon King, intentionally collapse the dungeon where she had been hiding to erase all traces.

In that process, there was great concern that the dungeon’s mobs would pour out and devastate Ulleungdo,

‘Actually, the bigger the Break, the better. That way, even fewer traces will remain.’

Anyway, to Feng Jinghao and Zhao He, it was another country’s affair. Nothing they needed to worry about at all.

So Ping Xin, who was conducting secret activities, was preparing to make the Break’s scale very large.

If possible, even larger than the Gangneung incident from four years ago.

“Hehe. Don’t do things too hastily. If you suffer too much when you’re young, you’ll regret it when you’re old.”

“Thank you for your concern. Then I’ll,”

Just as Zhao He was bowing his head and about to withdraw.

Suddenly the door burst open.

Subordinate Han Zhi rushed in urgently, dripping with sweat.

“It’s, it’s a disaster.”

“What on earth is going on? Acting so recklessly in front of sir.”

“The thing is,”

“Don’t scold him too harshly. So, young friend. What’s the matter?”

Han Zhi urgently bowed his head and spoke.

“It seems Department Head Wei Gang-ning’s activities have been exposed.”

“What…!?”

“Tell us in detail.”

In that moment, Feng Jinghao’s eyes sank deeply.

“Please look at this.”

Han Zhi turned on the TV installed in the conference room.

Korean news channel. Breaking news was broadcasting footage of Magic Dragon fighting someone.

Zhao He felt his mind going blank for a moment.

“Hehe. Our Magic Dragon has become a big star overnight. Even making such a flashy debut in a neighboring country.”

Only Feng Jinghao burst into laughter.

Then came suffocating silence.

Zhao He shouted at Han Zhi.

“…What exactly happened? Why is Department Head Wei there when he should be at Ulleungdo!”

“We’re currently investigating the exact reason, but the two unit members who were with Department Head Wei are also currently out of contact. They’re presumed dead.”

“……”

“It appears he filed a false report saying he was moving toward Ulleungdo in his previous report, but actually remained in Seoul…”

Han Zhi couldn’t properly see Zhao He’s face contorting hideously in real time and continued his report.

“Department Head Wei is also unreachable, so we’re currently moving agents in Seoul to urgently assess the situation.”

“…What’s Korea’s reaction?”

“The NIS demanded clarification of the current situation through the hotline.”

“So they’ve already finished identifying him. Damn it! Just stall them for now! Understanding the current situation is more important right now! Was there any word from America?”

Zhao He felt his insides burning up.

The Ulleungdo plan could be discovered before it even began.

“There’s no news from America yet. However, suddenly the City Cartel and Zeus’s sons…!”

“Hehe. The young people are all busy, yet this old man has been thoughtlessly getting in the way.”

Thud!

Feng Jinghao struck his staff on the floor and slowly rose from his seat.

“Ah, elder…”

“Don’t overdo it too much. Both small countries and us, aren’t we all just trying to live well and eat well together?”

“I-I will keep that in mind…!”

Patting his shoulder gently while offering warm encouragement.

But Zhao He felt a chill down his spine when he saw Feng Jinghao’s emotionless eyes.

It meant to manage carefully so that not only the Ulleungdo plan, but also the foundations painstakingly established in Korea over the past few years wouldn’t be damaged.

Dragon Horse Wei Gangning was an important executive of the committee.

If he spoke carelessly, many things could become dangerous.

Of course, he didn’t think the silence restriction would be broken, but still, human affairs couldn’t be completely certain…

“Well then, excuse me.”

Feng Jinghao half-listened to Zhao He’s greeting and slowly left the conference room.

On his face, which had suddenly lost all traces of laughter,

‘That scene from the news earlier… it seems familiar somehow? I need to check where Magic Dragon has been meddling.’

Various thoughts were swirling.

* * *

Lee Hyeon came out immediately after the interrogation ended.

Lee Gun-san and Go Jin-woo hurriedly approached.

“Did you find out something?”

“Chairman Peng has been planning quite interesting things behind the scenes.”

“Interesting things…?”

Lee Gun-san’s expression hardened.

He had always considered Feng Jinghao one of his lifelong enemies.

Lee Hyeon nodded.

“To cut to the chase, Ping Xin is plotting a dungeon break at Ulleungdo.”

“A dungeon break…!?”

“Yes. And it’s much bigger than the Gangneung incident.”

“…!”

“…!!”

Consecutive shocking declarations.

Lee Gun-san pressed his lips tightly together, and Go Jin-woo trembled.

Having directly experienced the Gangneung incident, they couldn’t say anything right now.

‘They must be speechless. I was the same way.’

The Collapse Demon King was in that very Ulleungdo dungeon.

「……」

「……」

Son Wukong and Sha Wujing had also been silent for a while.

On one hand, there was also unspoken trust that they would leave everything about this matter entirely to him.

“…That old bastard, I’ll right now,”

Lee Gun-san was about to make a phone call somewhere while cursing, but Lee Hyeon reached out to stop him.

“Calm down first. It’s not such a simple problem.”

“Don’t tell me there’s even more?”

“What do you think is the reason Chairman Peng can plot such ridiculous schemes?”

The moment Lee Gun-san met Lee Hyeon’s ice-cold eyes, he snapped back to his senses.

“Right. He has a solid foundation domestically. Hah… Has he already built it up that solidly in just 4 years?”

Various operations the Central Hero Committee conducted domestically were always thwarted by Lee Hyeon and Lee Gun-san.

But it had been 4 years since both of them left the military.

It wouldn’t be strange if something had changed, but still, the pace was too fast.

“Is there a collaborator domestically?”

“Executive Director Jeong Gyu-han of White Burn.”

“…Night Lamp, that bastard? I always thought he’d cause trouble someday, but he finally did. Ha!”

Night Lamp Jeong Gyu-han.

One of the less than ten High Rankers in the country.

Lee Gun-san, also a High Ranker, knew him well.

“Executive Director Jeong lends his name or his associates’ names to help the committee’s business.”

“What a variety of schemes.”

“Among them, they recently built a secret research facility.”

“Research facility?”

“Magic Dragon didn’t seem to know the exact details either, but their movements have been very active recently.”

“There must be something important there.”

“Yes.”

Lee Gun-san’s eyes sparkled.

Lee Hyeon nodded and continued.

“I’ve confirmed all the locations of Chairman Peng’s foundations that Magic Dragon was involved with. If we’re going to strike, shouldn’t we hit them all at once?”

A clean sweep.

Lee Hyeon thought they needed to strike like a typhoon.

“With Magic Dragon’s incident preventing them from moving rashly, now is the best opportunity. I’ll handle Night Lamp.”

“Then I’ll take care of the Ulleungdo side and the foundations in the provinces.”

Lee Gun-san grabbed his jacket.

“We don’t have much time, so I’ll get going first. But what about that Magic Dragon bastard,”

“He still has his uses. Leave him to me.”

Lee Gun-san let out a hollow laugh.

“You plan to squeeze him dry to the bone. Fine. See you after the job’s done.”

“Good luck. Take care of yourself.”

“You be careful too, hyung.”

Go Jin-woo patted Lee Hyeon’s forearm and followed Lee Gun-san out of the bunker.

A coldly settled silence.

Lee Hyeon took a deep breath and bowed his head toward Son Wukong.

“I’m sorry, Great Sage.”

An apology for choosing to strike Executive Director Jeong nearby first, rather than Ulleungdo where the Collapse Demon King was.

Son Wukong calmly shook his head.

「I’m disappointed, but… I understand. In the end, kid, it’s a choice you made because that was the priority from your perspective.」

“If not now, I felt we wouldn’t be able to completely cut off Chairman Peng’s hands and feet.”

No matter how critical the Ulleungdo situation was, it was ultimately just limbs that Feng Jinghao controlled.

Even if cut off, they could regrow at any time.

But Executive Director Jeong was different.

‘Night Lamp is like Feng Jinghao’s main body. If we cut him off when we have the chance, it’ll be hard for even the limbs to regrow.’

Even if they did regrow, it would be difficult to easily infiltrate domestically again like now.

Eliminating Feng Jinghao’s influence established domestically.

This was Lee Hyeon’s primary objective.

‘The General is much more veteran than me, so he’ll definitely clean up the Ulleungdo side. It won’t be too late to find the Collapse Demon King after that.’

And probably the people Lee Gun-san would mobilize were…

Lee Hyeon shook his head to organize his thoughts and took out his mobile phone.

To hunt Executive Director Jeong, he first needed allies.

Fortunately, there was someone who would eagerly jump into this matter.

But before that,

‘I need to understand the Mountain God’s intentions first.’

Lee Hyeon didn’t think Mo Jeong-gyeon, whom he had seen, would be unaware of Executive Director Jeong’s true identity.

Ring ring. Click.

He made a phone call.

And the voice that could be heard.

“Yes, Team Leader Im. Do you have a moment to talk?”

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