After cleanly finishing off the B-rank Dungeon Break that occurred in Dangjin, the party returned to the hideout in Seoul as Seongjun had said and was taking a rest.
“Wow, Seongjun oppa is no joke. For some reason, it feels like he’s stronger than me or Chang-su, even though we’re the dealers?”
Among SSS-ranks, it was normal and common sense for a dealer to be stronger than a healer.
And Yuseon and Chang-su, being dealers, could use all SSS-rank abilities through the Guardian’s Authority.
But despite that, Seongjun was showing off even more powerful abilities.
What was there to say about this?
Those watching Seongjun’s performance through the video could only marvel at his overwhelming power.
“It’s Seongjun. Is there any other word needed for that?”
At Gwang-taek’s words, Yuseon let out a small laugh.
“Right, he is Seongjun oppa. Haa, I said something unnecessary.”
As Gwang-taek and Yuseon talked, Chang-su suddenly interrupted.
“But you know, at our level, wouldn’t it be enough to wander around an A-rank Dungeon on our own? I think we could handle four or five monsters alone. If we push it, maybe six or seven.”
That was true.
To those who could use SSS-rank abilities through the Guardian’s Authority, A-rank monsters were no threat.
Even if some unexpected situation occurred, they had the ability to deal with it.
“That’s true. But Gwang-taek oppa is a tanker, so he doesn’t have many attack skills. His basic attack power is also much lower than ours. What could Gwang-taek oppa do if he went alone? One of us would have to go with Gwang-taek oppa, and if that’s the case, it’s better to just go together like before. Or else I’d pair up with Gwang-taek oppa and you go alone, but that seems a bit risky, doesn’t it?”
Gwang-taek, being a tanker, had significantly fewer attack skills compared to Seongjun, Yuseon, or Chang-su.
At most three or four? And even those had long cooldowns, so he couldn’t use them often.
His basic attack power wasn’t high either.
Of course, he boasted immense defense, so even if A-rank monsters swarmed him, he wouldn’t be in danger, but it would take ages to hunt them.
That’s why he needed someone to compensate for the lack of damage, and in that aspect, Yuseon, a ranged dealer, was perfect.
In other words, if they wanted to split the team as much as possible, the best would be for Seongjun and Chang-su to go solo, while Yuseon and Gwang-taek teamed up.
If not, then Seongjun would go alone while Gwang-taek, Yuseon, and Chang-su formed a team.
At Yuseon’s words, Gwang-taek frowned and said.
“What? Are you dissing me now? Didn’t you see earlier? I was slicing up all those B-rank monsters. I’m fully capable on my own!”
“What are you saying? It’s possible, sure. But it takes too long, that’s the problem. I’m also ranged, so my defense is a bit weak, and I have to hunt carefully. What I’m saying is that going together is more certain and faster.”
He didn’t say Gwang-taek couldn’t hunt alone.
But if Gwang-taek went alone, it would take too long, and if Yuseon went alone, she couldn’t take hits and would have to hunt cautiously, which also took time.
So he judged it was better to move together.
“Fine, I got it. I got it. Hmm, I guess I need to look for some tanker attack skills on the auction site. How is it that all I get are aggro or defense skills, and only four attack skills total?”
It wasn’t that attack skills didn’t drop, but the number was too few. He felt the need to supplement attack skills through the auction site.
Just then.
Ring ring ring ring~
Gwang-taek’s phone rang.
“Oh? It’s Seongjun!”
It was a call from Seongjun.
“Hey! Seongjun! I already watched the video. Wow! You were flying around! But are you still in Tongyeong? When are you coming back? Are you staying there overnight?”
Gwang-taek answered the phone and rattled off words.
Then suddenly, Gwang-taek’s face went blank.
“Huh? What did you just say? Come to Gimpo Airport right now? What? We have to go to Taiwan? And right now?”
Gwang-taek made a dumbfounded expression.
Yuseon and Chang-su looked at him with curious expressions.
“Yeah, yeah, I got it. We’ll go.”
After hanging up, Gwang-taek slowly turned his head to look at Yuseon and Chang-su.
“What? What’s with the sudden airport, and what’s this about Taiwan?”
When Yuseon asked curiously, Gwang-taek let out a sigh and said.
“Haa, he says we have to go to Taiwan right now, so come to Gimpo Airport. Apparently, a B-rank Dungeon Break occurred in Taiwan. And at three places simultaneously. Seems they requested support from Korea, and Seongjun decided to go.”
Hearing that they were going to Taiwan, Yuseon tilted her head for a moment.
“I heard the situation in Japan is also bad, but you’re saying we’re going to Taiwan instead of Japan? Well, Seongjun oppa must have decided that for a reason. Anyway, if that’s the case, we don’t have time to stay here, do we? Let’s go.”
But Seongjun had made the decision, and they didn’t bother to object.
If Seongjun decided something, he must have had his reasons.
In the end, Gwang-taek, Yuseon, and Chang-su, having barely arrived at the hideout and not rested much, immediately moved to Gimpo Airport.
In the car heading to Sacheon Airport.
Having finished the call with Gwang-taek, Seongjun leaned back against the seat.
“There’s no rest at all. And this might not end with Taiwan.”
For now, he planned to focus on suppressing the situation in Taiwan, but depending on circumstances, he might have to go to Japan right after finishing things in Taiwan.
In Japan, A-rank Dungeon Breaks had occurred in two places, and it wouldn’t be easy for Japanese guilds and Korean guilds to handle them alone.
No, even if they only managed to resolve all the B-rank Dungeon Breaks with just them, that could be considered a success.
Of course, it was still uncertain whether Korean guilds would even head to Japan.
Just as he finished the call and sat alone in the back seat with his eyes closed.
Ring ring~
Seongjun’s phone rang.
“Hm? Who is it?”
He opened his eyes and checked the phone.
“Choi Sangjin?”
The caller was none other than Choi Sangjin.
“Yes, this is him.”
When Seongjun answered, Choi Sangjin’s voice came through the phone.
-Are you available to talk now?
“Yes, go ahead.”
-We received contact from headquarters.
The plan to send Grand Overlord Friedrich and ten Monarchs to Korea has been completely withdrawn.
The Grand Overlord Friedrich and ten Monarchs, who were supposed to come to Korea to eliminate Seongjun, were now unable to come for some reason.
Seongjun made a curious expression.
“Oh? Is that so? What’s the reason?”
-I don’t know that much either.
But from the fact that they’ve ordered the resumption of the delayed Dungeon Activation Device tests and forced Dungeon Break Device tests, it seems something urgent is happening.
The Dungeon Activation Device tests and forced Dungeon Break Device tests had been postponed due to Seongjun’s existence.
But now they’re resuming them?
“They must know that if they resume those without eliminating me, the existence of Revolution’s Korean Branch could be exposed to the outside. And they still ordered it?”
-I mentioned that concern, but they said it didn’t matter.
Apparently, tests will be conducted almost simultaneously at Revolution branches all over the world.
It seems headquarters judged that it’s fine even if Revolution’s existence is revealed.
At Choi Sangjin’s words, Seongjun thought deeply for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth.
“It seems Revolution has run into some kind of problem. A problem urgent enough to force them to hastily accelerate their plans, even at the risk of exposing Revolution’s existence to the outside.”
There was no other explanation.
If they had only ordered tests at the Korean Branch like before, it might be different, but they’re conducting tests in all countries where Revolution has branches.
That implied something important had happened within Revolution.
-So I’m troubled.
If tests proceed simultaneously worldwide, not just in one or two places, Revolution’s existence will surely be exposed.
And that might lead to my identity being revealed.
If it were just me, I wouldn’t care, but this would deal a massive blow to Shinhwa Group as well.
Choi Sangjin was not just an individual; he was royalty backed by Shinhwa Group.
If it became known that he was involved with Revolution, especially that he was the branch chief, it would certainly not end as just his personal problem.
It could harm not only Shinhwa Group but also Seongjun, with whom he had a close relationship.
“Then don’t follow their orders. If you don’t move, at least in Korea, no one will know you’re connected to Revolution.”
-Are you telling me to rebel against Revolution?
If I do that, they might make an example of me to prevent any impact on other branches.
The current order from Revolution headquarters was one that could not just disband but even cripple each branch.
Strictly speaking, it was a scheme to use each branch as a sacrifice to accelerate the plan.
People at the branch chief level wouldn’t fail to anticipate that, so they must be deeply troubled about what to do.
And if someone openly rebels? And if that is tolerated? Other branches, unable to contain their anxiety, might rebel like a spreading contagion.
To prevent that, if someone rebels, they would surely punish them harshly to set an example.
“I’m not telling you to rebel. Just don’t move. As long as you don’t openly rebel, they won’t act rashly either. So make excuses and stall for time.”
-Stall for time?
“Something urgent has occurred that requires mobilizing even the Grand Overlord and Monarchs they were planning to send to eliminate me. As long as you don’t openly rebel, chances are high that they’ll just keep urging you without taking immediate action.”
-And after that?
Since branches worldwide have already started moving, just one branch not moving won’t solve anything.
Whatever headquarters was plotting, once branches spread across the globe moved simultaneously, one Korean Branch not moving would hardly affect the plan.
No, it would likely deal zero damage.
What then? If Revolution achieved what they wanted, they wouldn’t leave the Korean Branch that didn’t carry out their orders alone.
“Don’t worry about that. They won’t achieve what they want.”
Won’t achieve what they want?
-What does that…
When Choi Sangjin asked curiously, Seongjun smiled wryly and said.
“If they won’t come to us, we’ll go to them. I don’t know exactly what they’re planning, but they will never achieve what they want. I won’t let them.”
That was right.
Originally, he planned to capture Grand Overlord Friedrich and transfer his skills to Yuseon.
After strengthening their forces that way, he intended to go to Switzerland and raid the warehouse with the test equipment.
But since they had decided to come out now, Seongjun didn’t need to be cautious either.
He planned to finish handling this urgent situation and then fly straight to Switzerland.
-You mean personally, Seongjun-ssi?
There, not only the Grand Overlord but also Revolution’s Master.
Of course, I’ve seen enough of your performance wiping out A-rank monsters on video, but no matter how strong you are, it will be hard to face all of them.
Grand Overlords who entered the Realm of Transcendence.
And the Master, known to be far stronger than them.
As someone who didn’t know that Seongjun had the Guardian’s Authority and that all his companions could display SSS-rank abilities, Choi Sangjin naturally had concerns.
“The Grand Overlords are no longer my match. Even if all the remaining Grand Overlords ganged up on me, I’m confident I can suppress them. The problem is the Master… Well, I am curious. How strong can he be? Anyway, I’ll handle that myself. Sangjin-ssi, you focus on managing the Korean Branch. No matter how much you’re the branch chief, it won’t be easy to control all the executives, right?”
-The Korean Branch has a total of eight executives excluding myself.
Among them, three will absolutely follow my orders.
Of course, I know their true identities. But the remaining five are the problem.
On the surface, all executives including the branch chief are considered equal, so if they oppose my opinion… it could get a bit ambiguous.
Currently, the Korean Branch consisted of a total of nine people including Pascal, the branch chief.
And even though Pascal was the de facto leader, on the surface everyone held equal status, so if opinions differed, the majority’s opinion would inevitably carry more weight.
Until now, since the only order was to carry out Revolution headquarters’ directives, there was no reason for opinions to diverge.
But if Pascal—Choi Sangjin—ignored Revolution’s orders, opinions could split for the first time.
In that situation, Choi Sangjin’s line had four members, and the non-line had five.
If they all insisted on following Revolution’s orders in one voice, Choi Sangjin could face a difficult situation.
“I see. That’s actually convenient. I was going to introduce you to someone anyway. Let’s arrange a meeting once this situation is wrapped up.”
At Seongjun’s words, Choi Sangjin asked curiously.
-Introduce me to someone?
“I’ll introduce you when we meet in person. Anyway, let’s discuss details after I come back. I have to leave immediately for support in Taiwan.”
What could he do?
If Seongjun had executed his plans step by step without getting caught, Choi Sangjin probably wouldn’t have openly defied Revolution.
But with Revolution acting so recklessly, Choi Sangjin had no other choice.
-Haa, understood.
Then let’s meet later.
The call ended, and Seongjun leaned back in his seat again.
“Phew, so Revolution has decided to go all out, huh? They’ve been operating in secret until now. What reason could they have? There’s not a single peaceful day.”
There was already chaos from Dungeon Breaks occurring worldwide, and now Revolution had started moving openly.
With so many things to worry about, Seongjun couldn’t help but have a headache.
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
*
Not only the Taiwan Awakened Association president and association officials but even government officials had all come out to wait for someone.
“Oh! He’s here! It’s healer Kim Seongjun!”
The person they were waiting for was none other than Seongjun and his party.
Immediately after hearing that Seongjun’s party was coming to Taiwan instead of Japan, the Taiwan Association began moving busily.
Because the only hope to resolve the current situation was coming to Taiwan.
And now.
“Haha, healer Kim Seongjun! Welcome! We’ve been waiting!”
The Taiwan Association President greeted Seongjun warmly.
Bang! Bang! Click! Click!
Along with that, reporters gathered at the airport were capturing Seongjun’s party on camera.
“It hasn’t been that long, but we meet again like this.”
Seongjun and the Taiwan Association President shook hands.
“I thought you would go to Japan, so thank you for coming to Taiwan like this.”
“Come on, didn’t I say last time? If such an incident happens again, unless there are unavoidable circumstances, I would come to help. A Dungeon Break occurred in Korea too, so I couldn’t come right away, but I’m finally keeping my promise from back then. What is the current situation?”
When Seongjun asked about the current situation, the Taiwan Association President immediately answered.
“Dungeon Breaks have occurred in Hualien, Taichung, and Kaohsiung. We were deliberately scattering the monsters and then eliminating them little by little through guerrilla warfare. But when the boss appeared, the scattered monsters started gathering around the boss, so now even guerrilla warfare is difficult. Fortunately, they haven’t left the Dungeon Break areas, but at this rate, damage could spread to adjacent areas.”
As the monsters started gathering around the boss, guerrilla warfare was off the table.
The only fortunate thing was that they hadn’t left the area, but that was a matter of time.
Because the boss groups were moving quickly.
“Which boss group is closest, and which is farthest?”
“The boss group in Taichung is currently closest, followed by the boss group in Hualien. Geographically, the boss group in Kaohsiung, located in the south, is farthest.”
At the Taiwan Association President’s words, Seongjun looked at his companions.
“I see. Gwang-taek. You lead Yuseon and Chang-su to Kaohsiung. Since the monsters are gathered around the boss, three hours should be enough, right?”
Gwang-taek nodded and said.
“Dealing with the ones already gathered will be a snap. But there will be residual monsters that aren’t gathered yet, since they keep pouring out of the portal. Taking care of those might take a bit more time. Where are you going?”
When Gwang-taek asked back, Seongjun replied nonchalantly.
“I’ll first go to Taichung, handle the boss group, then immediately move to Hualien. Once the boss groups are dealt with, the crisis will be averted for now.”
Leaving the other boss groups to his companions, Seongjun planned to handle the two closest ones in Taichung and Hualien alone.
Even with a boss, it was only B-rank.
A few area-of-effect attacks would take care of them, so he intended to quickly eliminate the boss groups first, then slowly take care of the remaining monsters.
“Alright, but is there an airport in Kaohsiung? It would take quite a while by car.”
At Gwang-taek’s question, the Taiwan Association President hastily replied.
“There are airports in Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Hualien. We have a private jet prepared at this Taoyuan Airport, so you can take that to move. For now, one private jet is ready from the association, and I will request each airline to prepare an aircraft that can depart as quickly as possible.”
Only one private jet was prepared by Taiwan.
But since Seongjun and the rest of the party needed to move separately, a total of two were needed.
So the association president requested cooperation from each airline to prepare an aircraft that could depart as quickly as possible.
I Became an EX-Class All-Rounder Priest Chapter 140
E-book publication date: 2025.11.14
Author: Kim Hyeon-jun
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