Tearing the Gate Apart - Chapter 75

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Episode 75.
Crack! Snap!
Something broke with a sickening sound, but at least he wasn’t dead.
Everyone had been pounding him with technical precision, after all.
And top-tier Healers were standing by.
Though they too had been taking their turns kicking him.
In any case, everyone seemed to feel a little better.
“Phew! That feels good.”
“Since we’ve come this far, why don’t we drag him along and beat him some more?”
“If we smack him every time those bastards spout nonsense, maybe he’ll get scared enough to open the way for us?”
“Thank you, Ha Gyeong. Thanks to you, we’ve eased our frustration.”
The team members thanked Ha Gyeong.
They’d been about to explode from stress.
Now that it was vented, they said, things felt better.
Ha Gyeong smiled sheepishly and walked over to Park Jung Jin.
“Captain?”
“Excellent work out there. What skill is that? That grayish rope stretched out for dozens of meters.”
“Not a skill exactly—just a trick. Solidified mana.”
“To control it so precisely… truly impressive.”
“You’re too kind. But what do you plan to do with him?”
“Use him as a negotiating chip for now. Wasting time bickering with them is just a loss.”
The Korean Awakened Ones were obsessed with maximum efficiency.
Every moment spent here was a moment not hunting—and that was profit lost.
In any case, there was still a process to go through before negotiating.
Ha Gyeong gestured toward the foreign Awakened One, now a pulpy mess.
“First, should we extract some information? We need to know who these people are, after all.”
“Good idea. But… do we have an expert in this area?”
“I do know someone I could recommend.”
“Ah! I think I know who you mean without you saying it.”
Ha Gyeong and Park Jung Jin looked at John simultaneously.
John shrugged his shoulders dramatically and spoke.
“Time to show off the skills I honed on GTA.”
“You play games?”
“Bro. Where I come from, real-life GTA is everyday stuff—why are you surprised?”
“Well then, let’s see what you can do.”
“Leave it to me.”
John stepped forward, spinning his Flail lazily.
His playful expression hardened in an instant.
His face became even more serious than when raiding dungeons.
Then he began methodically grinding the prisoner with the Flail.
Whoosh! Crack! Thud! Snap!
“Ahhhhh! What—what do you want?! Ask first before you beat! You bastard!”
……
The man thrashed about, but John said nothing.
He merely swung the Flail mechanically.
It was horrifically cruel, but no one on the team looked away.
That was the nature of the Abyss.
Those who bragged on social media had only scratched the surface.
They’d never seen this cursed place’s true face.
Awakened Ones were creatures buried in blood and flesh, grinding monsters down.
If one turned enemy, even comrades could be cut down without hesitation.
Before long, the foreign Awakened One’s demeanor changed.
“P-please, let me… let me say something… anything… I’ll answer everything!”
John stopped the Flail inches from the man’s face, then spoke in a sinister voice.
His tone was completely different from his usual manner—entirely fluent.
“Who the hell are you?”
“We’re an Awakened One organization called the DRC. We originally operated in the Mekong River Region, but……”
The captured foreign Awakened One’s name was Chai Bannakh.
The DRC—Dragon River Compact—was a multinational organization of Awakened Ones.
China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar.
They primarily operated in the Mekong River Region.
In reality, they were villains.
In the Abyss and the real world alike,
they committed all manner of crimes.
Yet they faced no punishment whatsoever.
Their influence was extraordinary.
Ha Gyeong and all the team members’ faces hardened.
“This is far more serious than I thought.”
“Bro. This group brought over a thousand soldiers—equivalent to combining all the Awakened Ones from the Four Major Guilds.”
“And they’re all skilled enough to enter the Abyss. This looks deliberate.”
“Their ambition reaches to the heavens.”
As John said, the DRC’s operations were excessive.
They’d have Gates in their own countries.
The Abyss regions nearby would be vast as well.
Weren’t they a five-nation coalition to begin with?
The reason they’d come all the way to Korea was simple.
Ha Gyeong found himself muttering under his breath.
“They think this place is easy prey.”
Korea had remarkably few conflicts between Awakened Ones.
Groups like the Raiders were treated as aberrations.
The reason was simple.
It was the Korean national trait of valuing efficiency and order.
To the DRC villains, this would look like a delicious meal waiting to be devoured.
Conflicts here ended at the duel level, after all.
For the Raid Party, this was a crisis.
Ha Gyeong sought Park Jung Jin’s opinion.
“The DRC will likely keep pushing like this.”
“Probably. They didn’t even consider who we are.”
“What will you do, Captain?”
“Hmm……”
Park Jung Jin seemed lost in deep thought.
There were roughly two options.
Push forward as is.
Or prepare for a future confrontation.
But in Ha Gyeong’s view, the answer was already clear.
‘Either way, we have to deal with the DRC. And now is the better timing.’
If they recruited a suppression force, information would inevitably leak.
Then the enemy would prepare even more thoroughly.
At that moment, Park Jung Jin suddenly looked up.
“To deal a fatal blow, we must move unexpectedly. Let’s strike now.”
“I agree.”
“Me too.”
Ha Gyeong and John nodded immediately.
Most of the team seemed to follow the captain’s lead.
Some looked less than satisfied.
But none voiced outright opposition.
They all agreed the DRC had to be dealt with.
Soon after, Park Jung Jin’s Raid Party began to take a detour.
* * *
An ominous atmosphere swept the edges of the Abyss.
The stale air was thick with killing intent.
The scent of death bloomed like wildflowers across the landscape.
Through dense fog,
dozens of figures moved.
Park Jung Jin’s Raid Party, taking a detour around DRC-controlled territory.
Ha Gyeong was the first to sense the Gate’s presence.
“There it is.”
Thanks to the transcendent perception granted by Soul Stigma.
The moment he pinpointed the location, the team’s expressions shifted.
Park Jung Jin especially couldn’t hide his confusion.
“I can’t see anything. How do you know so precisely?”
“I’m rather sensitive to these things.”
“You’re extracting information from Chai Bannakh’s rambling and finding your way with ease. You’re far more impressive than I thought.”
“Thank you for the kind words.”
“Ha! You’re so humble I can’t even be jealous. Anyway, I’m truly grateful to have you with us.”
Park Jung Jin’s assessment of Ha Gyeong reached to the heavens.
His eyes practically had hearts in them.
Though admiration was short-lived.
Park Jung Jin and the team soon fell into grim silence.
They were about to face the DRC villains, after all.
Amazement aside,
combat took priority now.
Park Jung Jin spoke quietly.
“Don’t hesitate if the situation demands it. Strike without mercy. I’ll take all responsibility.”
“Yes, Captain.”
The Raid Party descended ten meters from the narrow cliff path.
One misstep and they’d plummet to the chasm below.
But eyes squeezed shut, they descended into a new passage.
Completely invisible from above,
and imperceptible from afar due to the fog—a perfect secret passage.
Ha Gyeong walked the cliff path with fresh wonder.
‘I never would have known this existed if we hadn’t captured Chai Bannakh.’
Thanks to this, the Raid Party could approach the Gate easily.
The problem began now.
The terrain was unsuitable for combat.
Discovery meant annihilation.
Even a few ranged attacks would send them plummeting into the chasm.
The team members moved forward in absolute silence, each step careful.
Then, just as the vanguard neared the Gate’s side,
tension reached its peak.
Whoosh! Clink!
Ha Gyeong and John clambered over the jagged stonework.
Fortunately, the Gate showed no response yet.
Ha Gyeong released a breath of relief.
‘Thank God.’
Though only to himself.
A quick glance back showed the same expression on every face.
Soon the team managed to climb safely atop the Gate.
Now they just had to suppress the DRC villains.
But a sudden, heart-wrenching feeling washed over him.
Ha Gyeong instinctively raised his head.
‘What is it?’
Then countless shadows appeared atop the higher wall section.
As if they’d known all along the Raid Party would come here.
Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh!
Countless weapons trained on the team.
Then someone stepped into view atop the jagged stonework.
“Hehehehe! So Chai Bannakh was captured, and you came here just as expected. Koreans really are simple. That’s what makes you so easy to rob.”
Unlike Chai Bannakh, his frame was massive, his face broad.
His Korean had a slight tonal accent,
with a dialect like that of Yanbian.
The man was likely Chinese.
Ha Gyeong glanced sideways at his teammates.
They responded like seasoned Awakened Ones.
In that brief moment, they’d formed a defensive formation.
But Ha Gyeong’s expression wouldn’t brighten.
‘This is still too disadvantageous. We’re like rats in a trap.’
If they unleashed their skills from above, there was nothing to do but endure.
Though admittedly better than the secret cliff passage.
At least they wouldn’t plummet into the abyss from a single hit.
Ha Gyeong quickly scanned the wall.
‘It looks hastily built, but well-structured. There has to be a weak point somewhere….’
While his thoughts lingered,
the DRC villains launched their attack.
Boom-boom-boom! Whoosh-whoosh! Crash!
Five tanks held the line, but they were clearly overwhelmed.
The enemy outnumbered the Raid Party two to one.
Moreover, they were all Ranged Dealers.
There might be additional forces yet unseen.
It was a perfect trap.
Ha Gyeong positioned himself directly behind the tanks, assessing the situation.
John gritted his teeth and shouted.
“Bro! Any ideas?”
“None. The front passage is sealed, and we can’t retreat.”
“Damn it, so we just take hits? My arms are killing me.”
“How about that thing? Boost.”
“You sure? They’ve got seventy Ranged Dealers alone. Could be more.”
“Better than getting beaten to death here.”
“True enough.”
“All right. Get ready.”
Ha Gyeong rushed toward the cliff edge of the wall.
Immediately, countless attacks converged on him.
Whoosh! Boom!
Mana Guns roared to life,
and arrows and spells came pouring down.
Ha Gyeong unfurled the Wall Rope, descended past the cliff, and shot back up in an instant.
It was truly an incredible feat.
Even the DRC villains seemed baffled,
their confused chatter filling the air.
“What the hell?”
“He fell into the chasm—but he came back up?”
“Maybe he was just dangling?”
“But he moved to the side way too fast for that.”
“Hey! Stop talking and shoot! That bastard’s got no cover!”
While the villains hesitated,
Ha Gyeong was building momentum.
Soon he sprinted at maximum speed toward John.
“Here I go!”
“Bring it, bro!”
Thud-thud-thud! Boom!
Ha Gyeong’s feet crashed down on John’s shield.
The impact was so violent
that for a moment his balance nearly shattered.
But John’s strength was monstrous beyond measure.
He pure-powered through the shock and launched Ha Gyeong upward.
In an instant, Ha Gyeong shot skyward like a mortar round.
But the vista that unfolded before him exceeded all expectation.
Ha Gyeong couldn’t help but mutter to himself.
“……Why so many?”
A thousand DRC soldiers dispatched to Korea.
Impossibly, they were all stationed at this Gate.
Breaking the Gate
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