The same pattern that unfolded every time a dungeon break involved Seongjun’s party.
Seongjun would deal the first blow with an area-of-effect skill, Yuseon would blast a path to the boss with Spirit Magic Light Cannon, and then Gwangtaek would pull the boss and start tanking.
While Changsu supported Gwangtaek and Yuseon and dealt with the surrounding monsters, Seongjun and Yuseon focused on the boss and dealt massive damage.
This pattern only grew more synergistic over time.
Although during the Jeju Island dungeon break, they had no choice but to yield the boss rewards to Ju So-jeong’s powerful attacks since she had joined early, now that Seongjun had reached S-rank, he was not at all inferior to Ju So-jeong in terms of damage.
As a result, even when Choi Gang-hyeok and Ju So-jeong joined later, they couldn’t surpass Seongjun’s contribution.
Eventually.
“Kiiieeee…….”
Kuung!
The boss collapsed.
“It’s over!”
“Wooooah!”
“G-good heavens! We actually stopped a B-rank dungeon break!”
The Taiwanese hunters, who had been prepared to be annihilated while trying to stop the B-rank dungeon break, instead cheered at the fact that they had stopped it with minimal damage.
Of course, everyone knew that the biggest factor in achieving this near-perfect victory was Seongjun.
“Tch, I could have taken it this time too, but what a shame. Anyway, congratulations. This time, the boss reward went to Healer Kim Seongjun.”
“You’re always the one to open the floodgates on the boss, so it’s only natural, I suppose. Anyway, good work. I wish we could have come a little sooner, but even when we hurried as fast as we could, it took time.”
Even though they lost the boss reward, Ju So-jeong and Choi Gang-hyeok weren’t particularly upset about it.
Because if the target was Seongjun, it was understandable.
To be blunt, they say S-ranks are one-man armies, but that’s just a title to express the strength of an S-rank; it doesn’t mean they actually perform like a one-man army.
But Seongjun was literally no different from a one-man army.
In any impossible situation, having Seongjun alone made it possible.
So they had no choice but to acknowledge it.
“Just having you come is appreciated. Thanks to you, we were able to suppress the dungeon break smoothly.”
Of course, even if they hadn’t come to support, the Taiwanese hunters, Seongjun’s party, and Genesis alone would have been enough to suppress the dungeon break.
Because Seongjun’s individual abilities were sufficient to make it possible.
But it was also true that the Korean supermassive guilds came to support, allowing the situation to be resolved more smoothly.
“Ah, anyway, I really need to go in and rest now. Originally I planned to rest after clearing the dungeon, but then I had to handle the dungeon break right after, so my whole body is drenched in sweat. Ah! Healer Kim Seongjun. If you don’t have plans for dinner, how about having a meal with me? Your party members too.”
Since they had spent several days inside the dungeon without being able to wash properly, they were also quite exhausted.
That’s why they planned to shower and rest right after leaving the dungeon, but because of the sudden dungeon break, they had to rush over here.
So Ju So-jeong wanted to immediately go back to the lodging and shower first.
“Haha, yes. Then I’ll go to the lodging, wash up and rest a bit, and see you in the evening.”
And so, the party that had neatly wrapped up the dungeon break immediately left the scene and headed to the lodging.
—
This B-rank dungeon break incident became a huge topic in Taiwan.
Especially, mentions of Seongjun were overwhelming, which was only natural.
Because Seongjun’s share in stopping the dungeon break was close to 90 percent.
“Big brother. Did you see this? Now they’re calling you a saint not just in Korea, but also in Taiwan? It’s completely crazy.”
Yuseon held out her phone, showing the video and comments.
In the video, Taiwanese experts were analyzing this dungeon break incident, and it was almost entirely praise for Seongjun.
Especially, they compared him to Japan’s Saintess, Kato Asumi, and lavished praise on him, saying that Seongjun was a figure worthy of being called a saint.
Moreover, the comments were also full of praise and adoration for Seongjun.
“Really? I was aiming for it to some extent, but I didn’t expect the reaction to be this fiery.”
To be blunt, even if he had just focused on stopping the dungeon break, it would have been enough to fulfill his role.
Nevertheless, Seongjun spent time treating the injured not just to save them, but largely to further highlight his image as a saint.
And Seongjun’s intention hit the mark exactly.
Thanks to that, Seongjun was enjoying immense popularity in Taiwan, no less than in Korea.
“But apparently, only about seventy hunters died in this dungeon break. Probably those who died before big brother Seongjun arrived at the defense line. Still, with this level, can’t we consider it almost no damage? As for the injured, big brother Seongjun treated them all, so it’s zero.”
If Seongjun hadn’t treated the internally injured in the middle, the death toll would have been much higher.
Anyway, with only about seventy deaths from a B-rank dungeon break, it was safe to say they had stopped it near perfectly.
“You could say that. Although there are slightly more deaths than during the Taean Incident, with that level of damage against a B-rank dungeon break, even if it’s not perfect, it can be seen as a successful defense comparable to it.”
“That’s why the Taiwanese media is in an even bigger frenzy. During the B-rank dungeon break that happened five years ago, thousands of hunters died, and the civilian damage was indescribably huge. Compared to back then, this time there are only about seventy hunter casualties and no civilian damage at all. Plus, the property damage wasn’t large either.”
Taiwan never had strong hunter power originally, but compared to Southeast Asia, it still possessed considerably strong hunter power.
But then, the B-rank dungeon break incident five years ago caused enormous damage, and with many high-rank hunters dying at that time, it has now fallen to the level of Southeast Asia.
As such, the B-rank dungeon break was a nightmare for them, but since it was stopped near-perfectly thanks to Seongjun, his achievements were even more highlighted.
“Since situations like this may arise where I need to clear dungeons in other countries depending on the circumstances, there’s nothing better than making as many friendly nations as possible. At least in Taiwan, there will be no major problems in my activities.”
“It’s not just that there are no problems. Historically, Taiwan is close to Japan, right? But after this incident, the number of people who see Korea as more of an ally than Japan has increased enormously. It’s not just big brother—it seems that the fact that when support was requested from both Korea and Japan simultaneously during this incident, Korea came and Japan didn’t, also had an influence. It seems that not only us, but other Korean guilds will also find it easier to operate in Taiwan in the future.”
As Yuseon said, Taiwan historically belonged to pro-Japan countries along with Thailand.
Strictly speaking, they tended to follow Japan like a suzerain, while they saw Korea as an equal.
Of course, in terms of national power, Korea had already surpassed Taiwan long ago, but the reality was that there were still many who ignored Korea based on old ways of thinking.
But with this incident, that atmosphere completely reversed.
At a similar time, a dungeon break incident occurred; Korea successfully stopped it, while Japan suffered enormous damage.
Also, because Korea sent support in response to Taiwan’s request, but Japan did not.
“That can’t be helped, can it? Japan is probably too busy dealing with the aftermath to have the mind to send support to another country. Of course, Korea also had the entire Jeju Island devastated, but at least there was no significant blow to our hunter power.”
“That’s true. But what matters to them isn’t that. It’s whether they responded to Taiwan’s request for support or not. Anyway, the younger generation was already friendly to Korea, but I hear that after this incident, even a considerable number of older people have become favorable to Korea. Of course, I don’t know how long this atmosphere will last.”
That’s just how the atmosphere between nations is.
Sometimes an event brings them rapidly closer, and another event drives them rapidly apart.
Right now, public opinion favorable to Korea is dominant, but you never know when it might change again.
“We don’t need to worry about that. Anyway, let’s hurry up and go out. Everyone will be waiting.”
We have a dinner appointment with Ju So-jeong, and the guild masters and vice guild leaders from other guilds also decided to attend, so the dinner gathering has gotten a bit bigger.
And now, since it was almost time to meet in the lobby, Seongjun urged them to hurry.
“Shall we?”
And so, Seongjun, Yuseon, Gwangtaek, and Changsu, having finished a rough rest, headed to the lobby.
—
Seongjun’s party arrived at the international airport to depart for Korea after completing their schedule in Taiwan.
Since they used Genesis’s private jet, Genesis was naturally there too, and Changcheon, Garion, and Path of Glory also planned to depart together.
Fortunately, even though a dungeon break occurred near the airport, the airport itself suffered no damage.
This was possible because the monsters were suppressed at the 1st Defense Line before they could scatter in all directions.
Just as they arrived at the airport.
Flash!
Flash!
Flash-flash!
Flashes started going off everywhere.
Reporters who had heard the news that Seongjun’s party and Korean guilds were departing for Korea swarmed in like bees.
“Healer Kim Seongjun! You made a great contribution to perfectly stopping this B-rank dungeon break. Could you share your thoughts?”
“There are many comments comparing you to Healer Kato Asumi, the Saintess of Japan! In Taiwan, public opinion is that Healer Kim Seongjun is far above Kato Asumi. What are your thoughts on this?”
“If a similar incident occurs in Taiwan again, would you be willing to come and support us?”
“I heard you refrain from international activities and mostly operate only in Korea. I’m curious if you plan to continue doing so in the future.”
Reporters’ questions poured in, but the Taiwanese security personnel blocked them and cleared the way to the airport.
With that, Changcheon and the other large guilds entered the airport first, and finally Seongjun’s party passed through the reporters.
Then at some point, Seongjun stopped and looked at the reporters.
“It would be discourteous to just leave like this, so let me say a few words just briefly. Just now, someone said we perfectly stopped it, but I don’t think so. The word perfect can only be used when not a single person has died. I understand that as many as seventy people lost their lives due to this incident. If I had arrived just a little earlier, or if I had cleared the dungeon a little earlier to discover the break dungeon’s formation sooner, perhaps they wouldn’t have had to die. First and foremost, I offer my condolences to the bereaved families.”
Having said that, he bowed his head in front of the reporters.
Then, Gwangtaek, Yuseon, and Changsu also bowed their heads in unison, showing a moment of silent tribute.
After a moment, Seongjun raised his head and continued.
“A natural disaster like a dungeon break isn’t something that can be stopped by a single person. Of course, one person can have a big impact, but one person can’t do everything. It’s naturally only possible when everyone joins forces. Therefore, the Taiwanese hunters who risked their lives to maintain the defense line before I joined are the true heroes.”
The reporters were busily moving their hands, trying not to miss a single word of Seongjun’s speech in their notebooks.
And looking at them, Seongjun spoke one last time.
“Someone asked me, right? Whether I would come if a similar incident occurred in Taiwan again. Of course I would. Of course, what my situation is at that time also matters, but unless it’s a truly unavoidable situation, I will naturally come to help.”
Having finished speaking, Seongjun bowed his head again lightly, and then entered the airport with his party.
—
The dungeon break incident in Taiwan was a significant issue in Japan as well.
Especially, the story of Seongjun, who became called a saint in Taiwan following Korea, was the main headline, and at the same time, more people began comparing him to Kato Asumi.
It seems that as this Japanese incident was compared to the Korean incident, it led to a comparison between Japan’s Saintess and Korea’s Saint.
On top of that, Taiwanese media featured hunters who had been treated by Seongjun and saved, as well as hunters who had regained severed body parts thanks to him, and they began to praise him. In Japan, people started sharing those Taiwanese videos and comparing them to Kato Asumi.
Perhaps that’s why Kato Asumi’s mood was extremely unsettled.
“Are these people out of their minds, daring to compare me to that bastard? And what? That I’m several notches below him? That I’m just a mere healer and the title of saint suits him? How dare they do this to me!”
When even fellow Japanese people started criticizing her, Kato Asumi’s anger reached its peak.
And well, in Korea, although Jeju Island was devastated, the loss of life was not as great thanks to Seongjun, whereas in Japan, despite having the Saintess Kato Asumi, wasn’t the loss of life enormous?
The anger of the Japanese people over this incident was directed not only at the Association but also at Kato Asumi.
Meaning that if she bore the title of Saintess, shouldn’t she have shown at least an achievement comparable to that of Korea’s Saint, Seongjun?
“They are just meaningless malicious comments from people who like to talk. Please calm down as time passes. Once the situation is more or less resolved, it will naturally quiet down.”
The vice guild leader, Sasaki Genshiro, told her to calm down, but her pride was deeply wounded and her anger did not subside.
“Enough! What about Takahashi Mamoru? Several days have passed already, so why is there no news from him? Damn it! If that bastard had done his job properly back then, things wouldn’t have come to this!”
Her anger shifted to Takahashi Mamoru.
Because she thought that if he had properly copied Seongjun’s skills, she wouldn’t be suffering this humiliation now.
“We hired people separately in Korea, but it seems we haven’t found him yet. Korea isn’t a small island, so if someone wants to hide, it’s not easy to find them. But it will just take time; we will eventually find him. Please don’t worry too much.”
The remaining Ookami guild members had hired people separately in Korea and then re-entered Japan.
The problem was that on that vast land of Korea, finding someone who had decided to hide was not easy.
So Sasaki Genshiro said he planned to take his time and search slowly.
“Nothing is going right. That damn Joseonjok Kim Seongjun! Where did he suddenly pop up from to block my path?”
“Now is not the time to worry about Kim Seongjun. Even to calm the current atmosphere, Guild Master must show yourself moving actively. Donate excessively if necessary, and show yourself visiting the damaged areas to console the victims. If you remain still like this, even if the controversy dies down, the image of the Saintess will be damaged. You can’t lose the image you’ve built up all this time in an instant, so you must act as much like a saintess as possible.”
How much effort had she put into being called the Saintess in Japan?
Even if she was a saintess only recognized in Japan, the entire guild had stepped up to support Kato Asumi in acquiring that title.
But that image was being greatly shaken by the Japanese incident and the Taiwan incident.
Sasaki Genshiro judged that, above all, he had to somehow prevent that.
Because the moment the image of the Saintess was broken, she would fall to the level of a mere healer, and Ookami’s influence would also shrink considerably.
“Aaaah! I won’t let it go! The people who made me like this! I will never let them go!”
Kato Asumi, screaming while clutching her head, vowed revenge with rage-blazing eyes against everyone who had put her through this humiliation.
—
At that moment, Seongjun was meeting with Takahashi Mamoru along with Gyu-taek.
“Stay here. I’ve spoken to the Association President, so you’ll get a new identity soon. By the way, are you studying Korean hard? If you’re going to disguise yourself as a Korean, you need to become a Korean properly.”
Just like Lee Seon-hwa, Seongjun had also asked the Association President to launder Takahashi Mamoru’s identity.
Of course, he planned to create an identity as a Korean, and to be thorough, he had also hired a private tutor to teach Korean language and culture.
“I’m working hard, but it’s still quite difficult. It seems like I’ll need time. However, even if I get a new identity, won’t someone recognize me with this face? I’d like to get some plastic surgery to make my face a bit more Korean…”
It was true that he was anxious about the possibility of being recognized, but the truth was that Takahashi Mamoru wasn’t very fond of his own face.
So while he was at it, he wanted to get his face fixed up as well.
“Plastic surgery? I don’t think you need to go that far, but if you want to, go ahead.”
“R-really? Can I really? Will you cover the surgery costs too?”
It’s only tens of millions of won at most for plastic surgery.
For Seongjun, who had over 100 billion won in his account from a recent transaction, it was pocket change.
“I can support that much. But you’ll have to do it through President Choe Gyu-taek. By the way, big brother Gyu-taek. The Ookami bastards who returned to Japan. Did you find out who they contacted?”
In response to Seongjun’s question, Gyu-taek nodded and spoke.
“I checked, and they were loan sharks. The loan sharks they contacted were three in total, and they all operate with Japanese funds. And it seems they also contacted a few private investigation agencies, all of which I know. I think I can handle the investigation agencies on my end. But the loan shark side seems like it needs to be approached cautiously.”
The places the Ookami guild members who remained in Korea contacted were private investigation agencies and loan sharks.
He suspected they probably went around places skilled at finding people and made contact.
Especially, since the loan sharks operated with Japanese funds, he judged that they might be connected to Ookami in some way.
“Is that so? Then, big brother, you handle just the investigation agencies. I’ll take care of the loan sharks.”
“Huh? How will you do that? Surely…”
In response to Gyu-taek’s words, Seongjun gave a faint smile.
“There’s someone I know in that field, right? I should use him in a time like this. As for the loan sharks, just leave it to me. Just give me the information.”
The loan shark Go Jae-seong, who had a fiery encounter related to Park Yoon-su.
Seongjun planned to use him to deal with the loan sharks that Ookami had contacted.
Since they’re in the same line of work, it could just look like an industry dispute, which is perfect in many ways.
“Hmm, got it. Oh! And about the CEO of Shinwha Electronics, Choi Sangjin. We’ve been keeping an eye on him, but nothing special yet.”
“Is that so? Please watch him a bit longer. It won’t take long.”
It was almost certain that Choi Sangjin was connected to the Organization in some way.
So he was confident that if he kept him under surveillance, they would surely catch something.
I Became an EX-Grade All-Rounder Priest Chapter 112
E-book Publication Date: 2025.11.14
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