Broken Ranker Devours Myths - Chapter 82

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

 

Chapter 82

Jet (2)

 

 

 

A famous high-end restaurant in Beijing.

 

Feng Jinghao sat in front of a round table with his eyes quietly closed.

He appeared to be organizing his thoughts.

The two attendants standing behind him nervously licked their dry lips.

“…….”

“…….”

Feng Jinghao’s behavior these past few days had been very different from usual.

Gone was his warm demeanor of remembering the faces and names of lower-ranking personnel and greeting them kindly,

Recently, he had only shown cold eyes while sunk in deep silence.

It was the same now.

The two attendants wondered if they had made some mistake, their insides burning with anxiety.

Moreover, this meeting was extremely important for the Committee.

If there was even the slightest mistake…

Slide-

Just then, the sliding door opened and the awaited guest appeared.

“Sorry for being late. It happened to coincide with rush hour.”

Upright features, sharp impression.

A man who exuded a cold temperament as if carved from ice.

Xu Changyou (Seo Chang-woo).

The father who gave birth to Ping Xin, and one who had recently suspended external activities to become a top ranker, had reappeared in the world.

At Feng Jinghao’s summons.

However,

Despite his words of apology, Xu Changyou’s actions and tone were arrogant.

Only then did Feng Jinghao open his closed eyes.

“Sit down. We have much to discuss.”

But Xu Changyou didn’t sit immediately and checked his wristwatch instead.

“I can’t spare time for too long. I made time while deeply immersed in ice waterfall training.”

His tone was as cold as ice.

“Don’t forget that I was the one who found that ice waterfall for you. This much is fine. Sit.”

“Very well.”

Snort.

Xu Changyou let out a light sneer as he sat across from him.

Then the awaited dishes began to appear one by one.

Trickle-

Xu Changyou watched the tea being poured into his cup, then crossed his legs and spoke.

“I heard you’re having quite a difficult time lately.”

“I thought you were too busy concentrating on training to pay attention.”

“Even so, I must keep my ears open to outside news.”

“…….”

“What I hate most is that. Having my position suddenly disappear overnight. Or having it stolen.”

Words loaded with resentment.

He was recalling his time in Korea when he had lost the leadership position of Blue Thunder that had originally been his.

“So what are you planning to do now? Not just Korea, but many other overseas branches have been badly damaged too, which must be quite painful.”

As Xu Changyou’s lips twisted, the wrinkles around Feng Jinghao’s eyes deepened.

Not only had the entire foundation built on the Korean Peninsula over the past 10 years been blown away,

White Burn had launched a second attack, raiding as many as 21 secret hideouts and facilities installed around the world.

A massive offensive that showed they wouldn’t care even if war broke out.

The Committee tried desperately to stop them, but under their fierce assault, all 21 facilities were completely devastated without exception.

How they knew the exact locations of so many facilities was impressive enough in terms of White Burn’s intelligence capabilities,

But the fact that they had built up enough capability to deceive their eyes and execute such simultaneous operations was also shocking.

Of course, the Committee also tried to counterattack by targeting White Burn’s major overseas facilities, but the result was failure.

In the end,

This entire operation ended in complete failure for the Committee…

Naturally, Feng Jinghao’s position, who had been leading all of this, had also become precarious in an instant.

“That’s why I told you repeatedly, didn’t I? That you should be careful of this Lieutenant General.”

Xu Changyou said while picking up a chopstick full of Peking duck skin that the chef had respectfully prepared and placed on the appetizer plate.

“And the Mountain God even stepped in? Haha. It certainly wouldn’t have been easy.”

“That’s right. My misjudgment was significant.”

“Then there’s only one place left now.”

It was just one chopstick full.

Xu Changyou put down his chopsticks as if he had finished eating and picked up his teacup.

The tea’s aroma was profound.

Feng Jinghao hadn’t picked up his chopsticks even once until then.

“That’s right. Ulleungdo.”

“Are you confident about that place?”

In fact, Ulleungdo was at the endpoint of the Korean Peninsula operation.

It meant that even if everything else failed, success there would be enough.

If a dungeon break occurred and the Korean Peninsula fell into the Committee’s hands, and they recovered the Demon King’s person as a bonus…

‘Then a bridgehead to the Pacific would open again. And we could uncover the secrets about myths too. The destruction of overseas facilities could be more than compensated for.’

This was precisely why Feng Jinghao had summoned Xu Changyou.

“That’s something I’d like to ask you in return.”

Xu Changyou tilted his head.

“I should provide an answer?”

“Can Ping Xin really do it?”

Xu Changyou let out a hollow laugh as if absurd.

“I did help create Ping Xin, but didn’t the Chairman take the operational rights?”

“But you’re still the leader.”

“Even so, I’ve withdrawn my hands from it…”

“Jet has returned.”

“…….”

Xu Changyou’s words were abruptly cut off.

Jet.

Jang Lee Hyeon.

Xu Changyou’s long-standing trigger.

Instantly, all emotion drained from his face. Only an icy coldness remained.

Feng Jinghao continued speaking.

“He’s behind all of these incidents. He moved Lieutenant General Lee Gun-san, and caused the Mountain God to rise. He killed Wei Gang-ning and Jeong Gyu-han and even took the Golden Headband.”

“…….”

“I don’t know how he overcame the curse, but it appears his strength has almost fully recovered as well.”

Xu Changyou’s eyes gleamed.

“Intelligence just came in that he’s moved to Ulleungdo. On top of that, Lieutenant General Lee Gun-san has even assembled the former members of Qinglei (Cheongroe).”

“……!”

In Xu Changyou’s widened pupils, Feng Jinghao was smiling coldly.

“Lieutenant General Lee Gun-san seems to intend to revive Qinglei by putting Jet at the forefront. By suppressing Ping Xin, whom he had made as his successor.”

“…….”

“Now, what do you think? Can you still definitively say this matter has nothing to do with you?”

Xu Changyou pressed his lips into a tight line.

Feng Jinghao’s lips twisted into an even wider grin.

“That Jet who took your position has returned.”

“…….”

A deep silence flowed.

Xu Changyou glared at Feng Jinghao with an ice-cold gaze.

Meanwhile, Feng Jinghao just smiled quietly.

It was no longer the kind smile he used to have.

It was the smile of a ruthless strategist who moves the chessboard of the world.

And…….

“……Your provocation is childish. Truly.”

Xu Changyou organized his thoughts and let out a light snort while crossing his arms.

“Normally, even if it were Chairman Peng, if you said such things, I would have frozen your blood solid,”

Suddenly, a fierce snowstorm blew in, and the interior was instantly covered in ice.

 

[A blizzard of extreme cold rages!]

 

Crack crack crack!!

On the icy floor, Xu Changyou’s eyes blazed.

“The problem is that provocation worked too well. This time, I’ll just go along with it obediently.”

Xu Changyou, reflected on the mirror-smooth ice, smiled brightly.

Like a demon, wickedly.

“What do you need?”

“Didn’t I say? Whether Ping Xin can really defeat Jet and Qinglei.”

“I don’t know what the clear standard for winning is…… But we just need to make it so they can, don’t we?”

Feng Jinghao read the rage boiling like hellfire beneath Xu Changyou’s ice-cold pupils.

He could feel the will to capture Lee Hyeon by any means necessary.

‘This should be enough.’

The sharpness completely disappeared from Feng Jinghao’s eyes. He returned to his good-natured impression.

“Heh heh heh. As expected, it’s refreshing and good. Then I’ll trust only you and get up first. Getting old makes it difficult to stay outside for long. Oh my.”

“Please go carefully.”

Feng Jinghao, supported by his two attendants, patted Xu Changyou’s shoulder as if to say ‘work hard’ and disappeared.

Left alone.

Xu Changyou looked coldly at the now completely cold food and twisted his lips.

“Jang Lee Hyeon…… So you’ve finally returned? I don’t know how you escaped the Ring of Extreme Cold,”

Crack!!

The ice sheet covering the interior shattered into dozens and hundreds of pieces.

“You must be expecting that I’ll come looking for you soon, right?”

On those transparent fragments,

Xu Changyou’s face was reflected.

“Let’s meet soon and catch up, friend.”

 

* * *

 

Thud thud thud-

A military helicopter passed through the sky above.

The pilot and co-pilot from the White Night Unit flying the helicopter briefly made eye contact with each other.

Though they didn’t exchange words, they could have a long conversation just through their eye contact.

‘That person, that’s him, right……?’

‘It, it seems like it might be?’

It was only regrettable that they couldn’t look back because they had to hold the controls.

Certainly, the clothing of the people who had boarded their helicopter earlier was similar to theirs but different.

The old model suits that had been changed 4 years ago.

But the blue lightning unit mark engraved on the left shoulder was particularly eye-catching.

If their memory was correct, that was definitely from ‘that place’ which had become legendary even within the military…….

Especially, their gaze kept being drawn to the person sitting in the center of the three.

Though he covered the area below his eyes with a black mask to hide his identity,

The sharp temperament that occasionally showed through,

The waves that spread out calmly,

Even his flashing eyes.

It was an absolutely unmistakable face.

It was a face they had seen countless times in videos at the Awakener Military Academy and during unit training theory lectures.

Of course, due to thorough personal information protection, all the cadets had seen were videos showing only the eyes.

Still, those eyes themselves felt very familiar to them.

Eyes that brought terror to enemies,

And victory to allies.

He was a legend among legends.

And to meet such a person right before their eyes…….

They felt like cheering if they could.

‘The person our unit commander praised so much that he spat while talking about him every single day without rest……! This person is that person. I can really feel something different about him(?)’

‘Ah, I’d like to get a handshake.’

‘An autograph…… if I request it later…… would that be rude? Damn! If I had known this would happen, I should have brought something!’

But none of those present dared to speak to him carelessly.

He kept his eyes closed, lost in some thought.

Was he running operation simulations in his head?

Or was he steeling his mind before being deployed on a mission?

They heard that beings of this caliber always have some kind of ritual they perform before carrying out any mission.

Thinking it might be something like that made them feel even more that they shouldn’t interfere.

Crackle.

『Are you guys also from the private academy?』

Then, Go Jin-woo brought the boom mic of his helmet close to his mouth.

『Yes! That’s right.』

『Yes. I’m from the 21st class.』

『I’m from the 22nd class.』

『Heh. You’re chicks. Just chicks.』

Kim Min-jeong, who was beside him, looked at Go Jin-woo with an expression of disbelief.

『How is it seeing Jet in person?』

『Th, that is,』

『Don’t freeze up just because I’m your senior. Speak comfortably.』

『He, he’s cool!』

『Cool…… you say?』

Suddenly, Go Jin-woo’s expression changed strangely.

It wasn’t the answer he had expected.

Kim Min-jeong turned her head to the side, trying to suppress the laughter that was about to burst out.

Whether he knew this or not, the junior soldier nodded vigorously with a completely flushed face.

『Yes! That’s right! The way you’ve been mulling over the operation details and steeling your resolve just now,』

Just as this embarrassingly earnest exclamation that could be mistaken for a love confession echoed through the internal communication,

Lee Hyeon suddenly opened his eyes sharply.

『We’ve arrived.』

Go Jin-woo, Kim Min-jeong, and all the members of the White Night Unit turned their gazes toward the window.

Beyond the blue sea, Ulleungdo was truly visible.

And they were right above the operation site.

Crackle.

『We have arrived at the operation area. I repeat. We have arrived at the operation area. Beginning descent now.』

Along with the pilot’s announcement, the aircraft attempted a steep descent. The engine noise began to rumble low.

‘How on earth did he know!?’

‘D-did he sense some kind of aura…?’

‘As expected of Jet…!!’

The soldiers’ eyes had now reached a level of worship that surpassed mere respect.

Then, when the helicopter stopped its steep descent at a certain altitude,

『Altitude 30 meters! Opening doors!』

Whirrrr-

The helicopter door opened.

Riding the rushing gust, the smell of gunpowder wafted strongly.

Still too high an altitude to attempt an assault.

But for Lee Hyeon, it was nothing.

Down below.

Between the high mountains and vast forest, the Dungeon Gate was visible.

‘…Blue Thunder.’

There, his former comrades were.

From the place he had fled from…

『Assault deployment!』

『Go! Go! Go!!』

The moment the red light went out along with the eardrum-splitting engine noise, the passengers began their descent in order.

Lee Hyeon was at the front.

Kwarrrrrrung!!

 

[The war epic, ‘Daylight Goblin Dance Formation’ appears!]

 

The blue lightning blade was driven into the ground.

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