Solo Resurrection

[The dungeon’s Main Core has been removed]

[A portal leading to the outside will open]

An unexpected message appeared.

Along with it, a blue portal formed between Kang Hyeon and himself.

‘What’s going on?’

It didn’t take long for Bandarenko to understand the situation.

“Ever heard of dungeon escape?”

It was because Kang Hyeon was smiling.

Though he didn’t understand what it meant, it was clear that this situation was intended by him.

“You dare…”

It didn’t matter how he did it.

Kang Hyeon had already pulled out his trump card.

Recalling their last battle, it was clear that he would soon fall into a helpless state.

If he remained calm and continued to pressure him as he was doing now, there wouldn’t be a problem.

The situation was still under his control.

“An invitation to hell.”

Bandarenko immediately used the most powerful fire magic he could.

“Kheuk!? Why..!?”

Suddenly, Bandarenko coughed up blood.

An enormous amount of magic power drained out of him while simultaneously reversing.

When he turned around, he saw his subordinates in panic.

“Everyone, get a grip!”

“But Commander, if we don’t get out quickly, the dungeon will…!”

It was understandable.

The ground was shaking as if there was an earthquake, and space itself was collapsing with loud noises everywhere.

But in situations like this, one needs to be even more cool-headed.

“He’s blocking the dungeon entrance anyway. If you want to get out alive, focus!”

After speaking, Bandarenko turned his gaze back to where Kang Hyeon was.

Fortunately, it seemed the skill had activated properly.

An enormous flame poured out, melting everything around Kang Hyeon.

The heat was so intense that even the ground was melting.

Kang Hyeon would soon disappear without a trace, melted away.

Just as he thought that,

“What!?”

Bandarenko’s eyes widened in shock.

Kang Hyeon was running through the flames.

It was possible that he hadn’t died from this attack.

But at the very least, he should have been hiding behind the terrain, unable to move.

Yet, far from hiding, he was coming out, running towards them while facing the flames.

“I’m not interested in anyone but Bandarenko. Everyone else, get lost!”

At that moment, Russian words burst from Kang Hyeon’s mouth.

The pronunciation was clumsy, but there was no problem understanding the content.

The subordinate’s unrest grew even stronger.

“Kheuk!”

With the magic power fluctuating unstably, Bandarenko hurriedly ended the spell.

As the magic was suddenly canceled, the subordinates coughed up blood from the backflow of magic power.

“You useless fools! Do you all want to die!?”

“We’ll die anyway at this rate!”

Someone’s rebellion became the spark, and it quickly spread to everyone.

“Save me! I don’t want to die yet!”

“Look at him. We can’t beat him now…”

“He said he’s only interested in the boss. Now’s our chance! We have to run!”

“Aaaah!”

The fear of death.

It didn’t take much to trigger it.

As one person couldn’t endure and started running, fear poured out from everyone’s hearts as if a blocked stream had burst open.

The Alliance members all started running towards the portal.

“Kukukuk…”

Kang Hyeon was passing through these fleeing people with a smile.

“You…!”

Kang Hyeon’s entire body was burned, his skin melting disgustingly.

The unextinguished flames were still burning on his body, but the smile on Kang Hyeon’s lips showed no signs of disappearing.

It was a sight that sent chills down one’s spine just by looking at it.

This demonic appearance must have played a part in unsettling the subordinates.

“I told you, didn’t I? That I’d come back, so wait.”

Bandarenko felt fear and anger rising simultaneously, but he maintained his composure as much as possible.

‘He’s exhausted.’

Despite his strong demeanor, Kang Hyeon’s steps were not the same as before.

He looked unsteady and precarious.

It was clear that the duration of the skill he had used had ended and the side effects were showing.

Kang Hyeon was pretending to be calm, but it was clearly visible to Bandarenko’s eyes.

‘He’s like a zombie. If we keep fighting here, we’ll both die.’

Kang Hyeon was on the brink of death anyway.

He would die if he couldn’t escape from here, and even if he got out, he could be killed outside the dungeon.

So he needed to quickly push Kang Hyeon aside and get out himself.

“A dying man putting on airs. Whirlwind!”

As Bandarenko used magic, blade-like winds shot towards Kang Hyeon.

The wind swirled around Kang Hyeon, slashing at him.

It grew fiercer as it absorbed Kang Hyeon’s blood and flames.

‘He doesn’t even have the strength left to dodge magic.’

For a moment, Bandarenko considered killing Kang Hyeon on the spot, but soon shook his head.

‘My life takes priority now.’

It wouldn’t do for a great man like himself to be held back by someone like that.

Just as Bandarenko was about to hurriedly pass by Kang Hyeon,

“Where do you think you’re going, you bastard!”

A thunderous shout erupted, and he felt something grab his ankle.

“You crazy bastard!”

There was Kang Hyeon, so damaged that his form was barely recognizable.

“Let go of this!”

He was holding Bandarenko’s ankle with one hand, while the other was thrust into the ground to anchor himself.

Bandarenko frantically kicked at Kang Hyeon’s face.

-Thud! Whack!

“Let go! I said let go!”

The space that had been collapsing from afar was now approaching nearby.

That collapse would reach here in a matter of seconds.

“You madman! Blade of Death!”

Bandarenko used the magic with the strongest cutting power among those he could use.

Although the situation wasn’t good due to the earlier magic backflow, fortunately, the magic succeeded.

The crisis of death made Bandarenko exert abilities beyond his limits.

-Slash.

Kang Hyeon’s wrist was cut off effortlessly.

As soon as Bandarenko confirmed this, he started running again.

No, he tried to run.

“Argh?!”

An incredible pain in his ankle.

When he turned his head, he saw Kang Hyeon biting his ankle.

Those eyes were clearly smiling.

-Rumble rumble rumble!

The collapse was now right in front of them.

“No, no!”

But the portal for escape was also right in front of him.

He could still survive.

He absolutely couldn’t die like this.

“Die! Die! I said die!”

Bandarenko pulled out a knife and struck down madly.

But it only managed to scratch Kang Hyeon’s skin.

From the beginning, Bandarenko was an ability user whose physical abilities other than magic power were not particularly impressive.

There was no way Bandarenko could harm Kang Hyeon with a hastily struck knife in such a flustered situation.

“Blade of death..! Kuhurk!”

At the moment he tried to squeeze out magical power to use magic, it backfired again.

‘Damn it, damn it! Damn it!’

The backflow of magical power is excruciating pain, but Bandarenko couldn’t even feel it now.

“Kheuk, keuk…”

Kang Hyeon was still laughing.

“No! Please, I beg you. Let go!”

The collapse point of the ground had really come right up to the front.

Bandarenko made a decision.

If he couldn’t detach Kang Hyeon, he had to cut off his own leg.

“Kuaaaaargh!”

After several attempts, Bandarenko’s leg was raggedly cut off.

Blood spurted like a fountain from the cut surface.

“I did it!”

But Bandarenko laughed.

Now he just had to run towards the portal.

Even with one leg missing, he was still a strong ability user.

He could reach it sufficiently even if he had to jump with both arms.

“Huh…?”

It was then.

Something grabbed him.

When he turned his head, he saw Ganghyeon holding onto him with one arm and biting onto a protruding steel structure to endure.

Those eyes were still laughing like an evil spirit.

“You crazy bastard…”

The dungeon collapsed.

***

Ippotranslation

***

Jeong Yeong-sik is a specialist in stealth.

He was also a loyal subordinate who had been with Choi Min-jun from the beginning.

Jeong Yeong-sik often took on missions that utilized his strengths, and his main job was to cause dungeon breaks according to Choi Min-jun’s orders.

During this, Jeong Yeong-sik was caught by Kang Hyeon in the D-rank dungeon ‘Harpy’s Cliff’ and handed over to Shin Tae-gil.

Originally, he should have been locked up in a dark basement that no one knew about, but he was in Russia.

“The dungeon has completely disappeared.”

In this operation planned by Kang Hyeon, Jeong Yeong-sik was in charge of the most crucial part.

It was to forcibly clear the dungeon.

Kang Hyeon predicted that when they tried to lure him in, they would definitely use a low-rank dungeon.

This was because it was a way to reduce variables in pressuring Kang Hyeon.

-Mr. Shin Tae-gil. Remember that subordinate of Choi Min-jun we caught before? The one who was hiding?

-Yes.

-What’s he doing now?

-Actually… He’s currently released and leveling up. Jeong Yeong-sik’s ability is useful. But don’t worry, he’s still under my control.

-Let’s use that guy this time.

Kang Hyeon demanded from the beginning that Jeong Yeong-sik follow him closely in a hidden state.

And once inside the dungeon, destroy the main core of the dungeon as quickly as possible.

It was a highly risky operation, but if successful, he was confident he could definitely catch Bandarenko.

-Even if we fail, only Jeong Yeong-sik and I will die. Meanwhile, Ms. Han Se-yeon can enter their empty headquarters.

-Won’t you be resurrected, Mr. Kang Hyeon?

-That’s right. In the end, only Jeong Yeong-sik will die, so it’s a gamble worth trying.

Once the outline of the plan was set, Kang Hyeon prepared meticulously.

-They will definitely have the ability to detect magical power.

-Then even if I hide, I’ll be caught. I have a skill to hide magical power, but it’s uncertain whether it can deceive high-grade detection…

-That’s why! From the start, I’ll waste and emit an enormous amount of magical power. So they won’t be able to detect you. Meanwhile, you run without looking back and blow up the core.

-Hmm…

-Time is of the essence. If you’re even a little late, we fail.

At first, he didn’t want to agree.

If Kang Hyeon’s prediction was even slightly off, or if there was even a small mistake, it would mean death.

But the conditions were too sweet to refuse.

-We will remove the surveillance on Mr. Jeong Yeong-sik and simultaneously delete his criminal record. If there’s anything else you need, just say it. I’ll match all conditions within my ability.

In the end, Jeong Yeong-sik fell for Shin Tae-gil’s temptation and succeeded splendidly.

“Phew, I should report.”

In the distance, he could see the Russian guys wandering around with bewildered faces in front of the vanished dungeon.

Jeong Yeong-sik took out a satellite phone and called somewhere.

-The mission?

“Successful. Bandarenko and Kang Hyeon. Neither of them made it out of the dungeon.”

-Good work. Hold on a little longer, we’ll send transportation within 3 days.

“Yes.”

Jeong Yeong-sik, who finished his call with Choi Min-jun, smiled with satisfaction.

“I should eat something first.”

He hadn’t brought anything with him in order to stay hidden.

Even for an ability user, it’s almost impossible to endure on the Russian plains in midwinter with bare hands.

“Hmm, it looks okay.”

The hamburger given to him when starting this mission.

Strangely, it was an item that could go into the inventory.

Perhaps because the tension had eased, Jeong Yeong-sik was hungry and immediately took a big bite of the hamburger.

“Blegh! What kind of taste is this!?”

The hamburger tasted really awful.

***

Ippotranslation

***

Han Se-yeon and Choi Min-jun.

And the top powerhouses from Dangun Guild, Korea’s best elite guild, were gathered.

“The primary objective is to secure the safety of the hostages.”

Everyone nodded with stern faces at Han Se-yeon’s words.

“Once we secure the hostages, the Russian government will handle the transportation issue. After that, we collect their equipment.”

Choi Min-jun knows the location of Bandarenko’s base.

Bandarenko probably can’t imagine that Choi Min-jun would have sided with Kang Hyeon.

And today is the day Kang Hyeon and Bandarenko have their final battle.

“It doesn’t matter whether Mr. Kang Hyeon succeeds or fails there. We just need to use this opportunity to save people and get what we want.”

As Han Se-yeon was speaking, a phone rang from somewhere.

“The mission?”

Choi Min-jun, who answered the satellite phone, silently nodded and hung up.

“What happened?”

“He says it was successful. BandaRenko and Kang Hyeon. Neither of them made it out of the dungeon.”

Han Se-yeon smiled at Choi Min-jun’s words.

“That makes our job easier. How long until we reach the destination?”

“3 minutes to arrival!”

The helicopter soon arrived at its destination.

“I trust everyone has mastered how to use the equipment. Then first…”

As Han Se-yeon was speaking,

“I’ll go first.”

Choi Min-jun jumped out of the helicopter without any equipment.

It was hundreds of meters above the ground, but it was no problem for him.

“Hmm, nothing much has changed since then, I guess.”

Choi Min-jun, who landed softly on the ground, looked around.

The place he was standing was Beslan, Russia.

It was the land that had shaken the world with the Chechen incident.