When I Returned to Farming, National-level Big Juniors Flock - Chapter 53



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53. Ant Hell

“Wait a minute… You’re suddenly asking me to let you go?”

“What? What are you solving?”

The man asked, as if he found it absurd.

It was a perfectly reasonable response to arrest and detain two people who were trying to cross the border using forged identities and documents.

But the radio was filled with even more nagging, and they hesitated before taking off the handcuffs.

“Damn, I don’t know if this is right.”

Crunch!

“oh.”

Oh Hyun-seong, whose arms were free, clenched his fist and stood up from his seat.

It wasn’t a regular pair of handcuffs, but rather an Awakening equipment, so it also had the effect of suppressing magical power, and it was a very frustrating feeling, but I never thought it would be released like this.

Meanwhile, Lieutenant Choi, who had been running hard inside the building, stood in front of him, out of breath.

“I’m truly sorry. I think there was a misunderstanding on our part.”

“No, what kind of misunderstanding is that…”

“You guys stay still!”

He said, clicking his tongue.

“Then can I pass through?”

“Of course. I’ll send it right away. Hey! Turn on the circuit breaker!”

Lieutenant Choi shouted, banging on the barrier in front of the vehicle.

The hunters were confused but had no choice but to follow orders, and the gateway to the other side opened.

“Is there anything else you need? We’re happy to help you with anything we can.”

“Then, can I ask you for just one sturdy vehicle?”

“Oh, yes! I’ll prepare it right away. Feel free to take as much as you want.”

Lieutenant Choi moved briskly and eventually even gave us a military vehicle.

It has the power and sturdiness to navigate harsh environments like outside the border, making it much more suitable than a regular passenger car.

“…?”

Meanwhile, Gil-Sang Lee, who had been watching the whole scene, just looked at Hyun-Seong Oh in a daze.

‘What on earth have you done?’

In an atmosphere that had been tense until just a moment ago.

I thought he was finished because he had committed crimes and was deeply involved in a criminal organization.

But when the forgery was discovered, not only did they let it slide, they even gave him a car.

‘Surely… this person’s hand even reached the military?’

The Special Operations Command is famous for being completely impervious to outside influence.

A military organization comprised of high-level Awakened beings.

The equipment they operated, the rank system, and even their internal culture were all different from those of a regular army.

Even if a superior several ranks higher than you comes to the regular army, you will just laugh at him.

But it’s surprising that a high-ranking official in such an organization would act so humble.

It must have had a truly terrifying influence.

‘I thought you were so calm… and you even looked out here.’

“What are you doing? Don’t ride quickly.”

“Ah… yes, yes!”

They climbed into a camouflaged military vehicle.

As the hunters opened the way, they were able to leisurely pass through the gate.

We passed a long road lined with barbed wire fences.

“You were lucky.”

“Is that so?”

“The road will be rough. Do you think you’ll be able to find your way?”

“Of course. I won’t disappoint you this time.”

Lee Gil-sang said with a pretended serious expression.

Not only did I memorize the coordinates of the destination, I also planned out in detail the route I would take to get there.

It is said that the entire North Korea has become a no man’s land where people cannot live and monsters have filled the space, but even within that area, there are dangerous and less dangerous areas.

If you plan your route properly, your chances of reaching your destination will greatly increase.

Gulp!

“Have you seen it? There’s a monster roaming around over there.”

“If we stay this far, we won’t get caught. Let’s just pass quietly.”

The military vehicles they rode in were not only painted in camouflage, but had also been modified to reduce noise.

This is to avoid being noticed by monsters across the border as much as possible.

Since their numbers weren’t going to decrease even if they hunted, they also avoided the monsters as much as possible and passed by.

‘The condition of the roads is gradually getting worse. It’s worse than it was five years ago.’

As you go north, the roads become worse.

I had to go around in circles because the roads were completely destroyed here and there, and I had to fight monsters head-on several times.

However, it was all within the calculation range, so it was not a major problem.

“Okay, then let’s set off again.”

“great job.”

Without Oh Hyeon-seong having to step forward himself, Lee Gil-sang took care of the monsters blocking the road.

If you are a rank 8 hunter, you are a skilled person who can even enter an A-rank gate.

Monsters at B-rank gates and below are easy to defeat, so I haven’t encountered any problematic power yet.

How many more hours did I run like that?

They finally arrived at the location where the coordinates had been marked, got out of the vehicle, and began searching the forest.

“It must have been around here…”

Lee Gil-sang wandered around the bushes.

The purpose is to find facilities or traces captured in satellite photos.

However, it was not easy to find because the coordinates were not very accurate.

‘Damn, if I’m unlucky I’m going to have to stay in the woods for a few days.’

There is no way I could give up after coming this far.

Lee Gil-sang searched desperately for traces of the path, almost as if he was walking on the ground.

Then, Oh Hyeon-seong, who had been looking around carefully from a step behind, called out to Melts.

“You can find it, right?”

“Wah!”

“Huh…? Why is there a puppy all of a sudden?”

Gil-Sang Lee stopped when he saw the guy.

It looked like a typical country dog, with a somewhat sullen look.

He’s cute, but he’d have a hard time surviving in a place like this.

But in Oh Hyun-seong’s eyes, in this situation, he is better than hundreds of hunters.

“This guy will show you the way.”

“Huh? What is that…”

“Just keep quiet and follow me.”

***

“I… really do.”

Lee Gil-sang stood there dumbfounded.

The entrance to the ventilation shaft is revealed through the bushes.

It matched the vent exactly as seen in the satellite photo.

“I guess it’s around here.”

“Hey, how did you find this?”

“I told you that guy would guide you.”

A rear view of a dog walking while wagging its tail.

The two men started to chase after the guy.

Melts can read the marks on the ground.

In addition, a more extensive detection was possible, especially below ground.

Once we had located the vent that was supposed to be connected to the facility, it was a simple matter of finding the nearest entrance.

“Found it.”

They discovered the entrance to the facility leading underground.

Lee Gil-sang was surprised at how he found this place and tried to look at the puppy, but Melts had already disappeared.

While he was dumbfounded by the sight of her disappearing without a trace.

Oh Hyun-seong ripped open the tightly closed door of the facility.

Kkwaduk!

“Let’s go in.”

They stepped inside and were greeted by a dark facility.

Oh Hyeon-seong, who was floating in the light of the spirit, took the lead.

“The facility in the photo seems to be correct, and it also seems to be a seed storage facility. However…”

The size of the facility is far below what was rumored.

Above all, the internal condition was not good.

I wasn’t expecting the interior to be squeaky clean, as it was a facility that had been abandoned for a long time, but that wasn’t the issue.

“Oh, it’s empty.”

“… also.”

Entering the storage room, they were faced with an empty space.

There is nothing called a seed.

And it’s not just that it doesn’t exist.

Cases had disappeared entirely, and the facility’s equipment was strewn about, non-functional.

There were signs of intrusion from outside.

“It was all razed down a long time ago.”

“That, that…”

“Is this a waste of time?”

Oh Hyeon-seong looked around with a short sigh.

It didn’t seem like it was completely false, but it wasn’t information of such little significance that it could be called false.

However, the same goes for the rice seeds he acquired a while ago.

It was questionable where the seeds that were said to have leaked out recently came from.

Although it is not uncommon for collectors in this field to put up rare seeds on the market, the original seeds of several species are not something that an individual would likely own.

“It was all in vain…”

“for a moment.”

Pfft!

Oh Hyeonseong called back the light of the spirit.

A space that became dark in an instant.

When he winked, Lee Gil-sang quickly went into hiding.

‘There is something.’

Oh Hyeon-seong also hid in the darkness and watched the entrance to the storage room.

Then a man who had made as few noises as possible came in, holding a sword in one hand.

Oh Hyun-seong felt a faint murderous aura and cautiously followed the man who had begun to search inside.

Still!

The man with his neck twisted fell down with a thud.

A man fell down without even making a sound.

“What, who is this guy? Are you a soldier?”

“No, the military doesn’t usually come here. Maybe near the border. More importantly, this guy is a foreigner.”

Chomp!

Oh Hyun-seong took off the man’s balaclava.

Then the face of an exotic foreign man was revealed.

“First of all, it looks like they’re from South America, and they’re wearing mercenary-like clothing, but they’ve taken off all the patches.”

“Why is a South American hunter here out of nowhere?”

“I don’t know. But I don’t think it’s a coincidence that we met here.”

Sling.

Oh Hyun-seong picked up the sword that the man had dropped.

A guy who makes a sharp sound when you swing it around.

It wasn’t his usual passing grade for weapons, but it wasn’t a shoddy piece of gear.

‘I haven’t had a sword since it broke last time, but this one’s good enough to use for a little while. I can go back and sell it.’

With this level of equipment, you can get at least tens of millions of won.

The farm is doing well and doesn’t need money right away, but wouldn’t it be good for the environment to find new owners for the items?

He gathered his loot and turned his gaze.

“Surely… you wouldn’t be traveling alone in this faraway land.”

Ugh.

Oh Hyun-seong knelt on one knee and touched the ground.

His magic flowed through the ground.

Oh Hyun-seong closed his eyes and concentrated, expanding his senses.

With the help of the earth spirit, Multz, you explore your surroundings.

I was wondering if things would be okay since it had been a while, but then I caught sight of some moving things above the ground.

‘As expected, there are more of them inside the facility. They must have just come in. Did they see us coming in?’

Hunters searching inside the facility.

It was not one or two people, but dozens.

Also, since they were all hunters of some level, they hid their presence properly, so even Oh Hyeonseong could not be detected here.

However, the ability to hide one’s presence becomes meaningless in front of Melts’ ability.

‘Is this a trap that was meant to lure us here from the beginning? Or did they come here after getting false information?’

Whatever it was, it seemed clear that they had noticed their presence.

They also stationed personnel at the entrance to the facility and blocked it off.

It definitely looked like he was being hunted.

‘Well, either way, you can just ask them directly.’

By now they probably thought they had cornered their opponents.

But rather the opposite is true.

Since you crawled all the way here on your own.

Kookookookook!

The entire ground surrounding the underground facility began to shake and tremble.

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