Upon arriving in New York, Seong-jun and his party headed straight to the Holy Emperor’s main branch.
The American Association had offered to arrange separate lodging and suggested they go there, but since they also needed to handle matters related to the Revolution, they made an excuse and came to the Holy Emperor instead.
“Wow! As expected from a mega-guild, the main branch is no joke. It’s incomparable to Changcheon or Genesis.”
Changcheon and Genesis’s main buildings were among the largest in Korea, but they couldn’t compare to the Holy Emperor’s.
“I know. It’s really flashy.”
“Aw, but I still like our hideout the best. It feels like home and it’s comfortable. Hahaha.”
As they were chatting in the lobby like that,
“Let’s head up.”
William guided them to the elevator.
But at that moment,
Riiing~
Seong-jun’s phone rang.
“Oh? Mr. Karl Buckman? One moment.”
It was a call from Karl Buckman.
“Yes, it’s me.”
-Kkhuck! Seo, Seong-jun.
But the voice coming through the phone sounded unusual.
“Hmm? Why does your voice sound like that? Did something happen?”
-Cough!
Cough!
I, I had a clash with a guy called the Grand Overlord.
“What?! What did you say? Where are you now?”
If he had clashed with the Grand Overlord, there was no way he came out unscathed.
The fact that he called despite that meant he had somehow escaped that place and was now hiding somewhere safe.
So Seong-jun first asked where he was.
-A safe house.
Cough!
Cough!
The exact location… Khuck!
William knows.
“You’re at a safe house, and I should ask William for the location? Got it. I’ll head over right now. Hold on a bit.”
-The Revolution bastards are scattered around.
Cough!
This, this place might be discovered any minute, so I hope you hurry.
“Understood. I’ll be there soon.”
After finishing the call, William looked at Seong-jun with a puzzled expression and asked.
“What happened? It seemed like you got a call from Karl. Did something happen?”
Because Seong-jun’s expression was very dark and serious, William guessed that something was wrong.
“Where is the safe house, by any chance?”
“The safe house? Why do you suddenly ask that…”
“It seems he clashed with the Revolution’s Grand Overlord. He’s currently injured and hiding in a safe house, but the Revolution’s members are searching the area, so he said it’s uncertain when he’ll be discovered. I think we need to go there right now.”
Upon hearing that Karl Buckman was injured, William’s face turned pale.
“Karl is injured? Damn it! Reina! Sarah! Gather the guild members immediately and move to the safe house in Brooklyn! I’ll go ahead with Hunter Kim Seongjun!”
Since they didn’t know how many Revolution members there were, William ordered Team 2 Leader Reina and Team 3 Leader Sarah to gather the guild members.
He intended to mobilize the entire guild if necessary and sweep them away.
Seong-jun quickly stopped William.
“No. If we move in large numbers, they might go into hiding. Besides, the Grand Overlord could also disappear. It’s better to move in a small group without letting them notice our movements. I will take responsibility for saving Mr. Karl Buckman, so please follow my lead.”
Seong-jun was worried that if they moved in a large force recklessly, the Revolution members would disappear.
If that happened, it would be hard to find them again, and they might even lose the Grand Overlord.
“But we don’t know how many of them there are. If we respond with a small group, we might waste time…”
“Why worry when we’re here? No matter how many of them there are, it’s nothing to worry about.”
After all, the American branch executives were mostly A-class at best, and even if there were S-ranks, it would be just the branch chief.
Of course, the possibility that the Grand Overlord came with Monarchs instead of alone couldn’t be ruled out, but even so, there was nothing to fear.
There were four SSS-ranks here, and if necessary, he could use Guardian’s Authority on William, Reina, and Sarah as well.
“Understood. Then let’s move quickly. Reina! Sarah! Only you two follow me!”
“Got it!”
Thus, Seong-jun and his party headed to the safe house in Brooklyn with a small number of Holy Emperor members.
—
The Revolution’s American branch members were scouring the Brooklyn area under the orders of the branch chief and executives.
Their only goal was to locate the injured Karl Buckman.
The executives, including the branch chief, had spread out to key points and were commanding the search.
“Where the hell is he hiding?”
“I wonder. I heard he was badly beaten by the Grand Overlord. He couldn’t have gone far in that state. He must be hiding somewhere nearby.”
He was seriously injured, so he couldn’t have gone far. He was definitely somewhere around there.
Just then,
Ssskkk!
-We found a place where Karl Buckman is likely hiding! There are bloodstains, so it seems certain. What should we do?
Finally, one of the members found a spot where Karl Buckman was suspected to be hiding.
“Oh? Really? We’ll come over. Don’t move rashly; just keep watching until we get there!”
-Yes, I’ll share the location information now!
Immediately, the location was displayed, and the executives began to move.
“Everyone should have received the location info. Move to that spot now! The enemy is Karl Buckman, who was at the top of the S-rank even if he’s half-crippled now. Absolutely no solo actions.”
-Got it.
Just don’t be late and come.
Just as they finished their radio call and were about to move,
Spurt!
Thump!
Someone emerged from the shadows and struck the executive from behind.
“Guhk!”
It was so powerful that even as an A-class dealer, he lost consciousness in one hit.
Thud!
Startled, another executive beside him quickly drew a weapon.
“What? Who…!”
But he met the same fate.
Thump!
“Guhk!”
These were Seong-jun and Chang-su, who knocked out A-class hunters like ordinary people in one blow.
They had borrowed Chang-su’s stealth and mobility skills, quickly flanked them, and knocked them unconscious.
“Let’s move them to a corner first.”
Seong-jun and Chang-su swiftly dragged the American branch executives to a secluded spot.
Meanwhile, Seong-jun used Memory Theft.
‘Memory Theft!’
The target’s memories flowed into Seong-jun’s mind at incredible speed.
In the short time it took to move them to the corner, Seong-jun absorbed almost a full day’s worth of memories.
Of course, even though it was a day’s worth, the actual reading time was only 24 seconds.
‘Ha! So the safe house’s location has been discovered, and all the executives except the American branch chief have moved there? I need to hurry.’
If the branch chief had been there, it would have been ideal, but unfortunately, he wasn’t.
He seemed to be with the Grand Overlord.
But since he had identified the branch chief’s location from the memory he just read, he planned to save Karl Buckman first and then head to where the American branch chief was.
“Mr. William! How long until we reach the safe house?”
In response to Seong-jun’s question, William quickly answered.
“About 10 minutes—no, maybe 5 minutes to get there.”
If Seong-jun moved alone, he could get there instantly, but since he didn’t know the exact location, he had to move with William.
That slowed things down.
“Let’s hurry. It seems the safe house’s location has been discovered. Fortunately, it looks like they ordered everyone to hold off entry until all the executives gathered, so we still have some leeway.”
If the executives that Seong-jun and Chang-su subdued didn’t arrive, the gathered executives wouldn’t dare enter rashly.
After all, they had agreed to enter only once all executives were present.
But they couldn’t afford to be too relaxed.
If the missing ones didn’t show up after some time, they might decide to go in on their own.
“Damn it! Let’s hurry!”
Hearing that the safe house had been discovered, William, Reina, and Sarah’s expressions twisted sharply.
Though there was some leeway, they couldn’t be sure how long it would last.
That anxiety was evident in their hurried footsteps.
—
Karl Buckman had performed emergency first aid using the medical kit in the safe house, but his condition still looked critical.
His gaze was fixed on a monitor placed on the table.
“Khuck! To be discovered this quickly…”
Cameras were installed outside the safe house, thoroughly camouflaged so they were hard to spot at first glance.
That was why the enemy didn’t know their every move was being filmed, and they were gathered outside the safe house.
The problem was that the moment they entered, Karl Buckman was as good as dead.
“The key is how long the doors can hold.”
At least the safe house doors were built very sturdy, capable of withstanding even monster attacks for a while.
There were two such doors: one before going down to the basement, and another after descending.
These two solid doors were all Karl Buckman could rely on now.
If he held out until Seong-jun arrived, he lived; if not, he died.
Meanwhile, the expressions of the executives gathered outside gradually soured.
“Hey, why aren’t Red and Purple here yet? They told us not to be late, but what the hell are they doing?”
“Hey, Yellow, calm down. They’ll be here soon.”
The branch executives used American-style code names, and the American branch executives used color names.
Of course, they all wore black robes with deep hoods.
“How about we go in first without them? Even if he’s S-rank, he’s half-crippled, and that half is seriously injured by the Grand Overlord. Isn’t it enough with just us?”
“I agree. Even though people aren’t going out much due to the Dungeon Break incident, if we hang around here like this, someone might find us suspicious. We should resolve this as quickly as possible and pull out.”
The Revolution American branch executives decided to enter without Red and Purple.
The number of American branch executives, excluding the branch chief, was ten.
With two missing, that left eight, all A-class.
Against a half-crippled S-rank and eight unregistered A-class hunters, anyone would think the A-class hunters had the advantage.
Moreover, the regular members here were mostly B-class, numbering nearly thirty.
Of course, the total number of American branch members was in the hundreds, but most were spread across the country.
These were all those active in New York.
“Hmm, shall we try entering then?”
Eventually, they chose to enter without waiting any longer.
Creaaak!
Opening the rusty old iron door revealed another door.
Clank! Clank!
They grabbed it and shook, but the door didn’t budge.
“Tch, do you think it’ll open just by shaking when it’s clearly locked? Move aside.”
One of the executives said and used a skill on the door.
Bwoooom!
Kwaang!
He unleashed a powerful skill with his sword, but contrary to expectations, the door only got a slight scratch and didn’t break.
“Huh? It can withstand this? This doesn’t seem like an ordinary door.”
“Well, it makes sense that Karl Buckman would hide here if it’s this sturdy. Good. By the time we break this, Red and Purple should arrive.”
After all, this was Karl Buckman, the Vice Guild Leader of the Holy Emperor and an S-rank, even if half-crippled.
There was a reason he chose this place to hide.
Seeing a door that could withstand an A-class hunter’s skill only made them more certain that Karl Buckman was inside.
“Hey, you guys! Break this door. We need to conserve our strength to deal with Karl Buckman.”
The executives left the door-breaking to the B-class regular members.
They didn’t want to waste energy on the door and then be unable to fight Karl Buckman properly.
“Yes!”
The regular members began unleashing skills at the door.
Bwooom! Fwoosh! Ba-ba-ba-bam!
Bang! Bang! Boom! Bwoom! Kwaang!
As powerful skills rained down, the door shook violently.
But still, it held.
The door was made of a special alloy designed to withstand monster attacks, so it could endure the B-class hunters’ barrage.
However, that didn’t last long.
Under the continuous assault, the door began to crack.
Kwa-kwang! Bang! Boom! Bwoom!
And finally,
Crack!
The door that had held so well finally broke.
“The door is open!”
With the door destroyed, stairs leading underground appeared.
“Heh? So it goes down to the basement? Then shall we go meet Karl Buckman? Let’s go!”
The executives stepped over the broken door and descended, followed by the regular members.
But there was still another door underground.
“What? Another door? Damn it! How many layers of defense are there? Hey, you guys need to work again. Break the door.”
“Yes!”
Again, the executives stepped back, and the B-class members moved forward, unleashing skills on the door.
Fwoosh! Bwoom!
Bang! Boom! Kwaang!
As expected, the door didn’t break easily.
While they were busy breaking the last door,
Fwoosh!
Bang!
“Guhk!”
An arrow from outside pierced an executive’s back.
“What? Who’s there!”
“Who the hell are you!”
Looking up the stairs, they saw Seong-jun and his party casually looking down at them.
“As long as they’re alive, just sweep them all away.”
The moment Seong-jun’s words fell,
“Hehe! Should I go wild? Chain of Light!”
Chrrrrrrrlink!
“Ugh!”
“What the hell is this!”
“Uwaaah!”
As the skill level of Chain of Light increased, Gwang-taek could now conjure up to twenty chains.
But there was no need to use all of them.
Gwang-taek only used eight to pull in the executives.
“I won’t kill you.”
Fwoosh!
Bang!
“Guhk!”
The light arrow Yuseon fired contained immense power.
With that one shot, the A-class executives fell one after another.
“Since it seems hyung-nim and noona can handle the executives, I’ll take the small fry.”
As Gwang-taek and Yuseon dealt with the executives, Chang-su moved past them toward the regular members.
Spurt!
“What? Bl, block him!”
“Kuhk! What, what is it! He disappeared!”
Chang-su, having vanished, appeared among the regular members and began ruthlessly knocking them out.
Slash! Thud! Slash! Slash!
“Kyaaah!”
“Kuhuhk!”
“Da, damn it! Aaah!”
What could mere B-class do against an assassin wielding SSS-rank abilities? They could only take the hits as he cut through them.
Thus, the situation was resolved in an instant.
Seong-jun, as well as William, Reina, and Sarah, who had come along, didn’t have to do anything.
Gwang-taek, Yuseon, and Chang-su had handled everything on their own.
“Oppa! We’re all done.”
William, Reina, and Sarah were speechless, watching Gwang-taek, Yuseon, and Chang-su take down eight A-class hunters and over twenty B-class hunters in an instant.
“Good work.”
Seong-jun said and headed down the stairs.
Arriving at the door, he knocked lightly.
Thump!
“Mr. Karl Buckman! It’s me, Seong-jun! If you’re inside, please open the door.”
The moment Seong-jun finished speaking, the door opened.
Click!
Karl Buckman had been watching the outside through the cameras, so he knew Seong-jun and his party had arrived.
He had been waiting for the situation outside to be resolved, and upon hearing Seong-jun’s voice, he opened the door immediately.
“Cough! Cough! I, I was waiting.”
It was clear at a glance that his condition was very poor, so Seong-jun quickly said.
“This is bad. You’re in terrible shape. Go inside first. I’ll treat you right away.”
Thus, Seong-jun entered the safe house with Karl Buckman.
I Became an EX-Class All-Rounder Priest Chapter 151
E-book release date: 2025.11.14
Author: Kim Hyeon-jun
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