As if she understood what everyone was thinking, Kitty Ranger then said, "The submarine can only go up to 600 meters upwards. That's why I didn't think it was worth mentioning."
Upon hearing her words, Sungjun waved his hands, "That isn't a problem."
Sungjun then pointed at a young woman in a black shirt and black pants, "If my memory serves me correctly, Ms. Wang possessed the ability of a water dragon that can carry people within its body and can move as fast as the speed of sound on the water surface. After exiting from the rest stop at 600 meters, she can carry us to the top. Even if the tunnel isn't wide enough at a later stage, we can burst through the force. All we need is to make sure Ms. Wang has enough Mana energy reserves. We will be able to reach the crypt without much trouble."
Sungjun pointed at the imaginary place right below the altar displayed on the screen and dragged it to the right. "Here, there are stairs that will lead to the rusted armory and skeletons, which probably belonged to the humans from decades ago. If we follow the straight, narrow path, we'll get to the heart of the temple. However, there might be a few werewolves patrolling around. So, we have to take them out quickly. And the other major problem is a giant eye."
"Giant eye?" This time, even Kitty Ranger appeared to be surprised.
Sungjun continued, "According to Captain Qin Sheng, there's a pillar in the center of the altar that has a giant eye on top of it. We don't know its function, though. But, he was sure that it was blinking as if it were alive."
Taking a breath, he turned serious as he glanced at Jaden, "As you all know, I'm only a rookie and am only strong enough to run away on my own. My task is to guide you all there and return. The rest will depend on you."
Cyro narrowed his eyes, staring at him… specifically at his eyes…
Sometime later;
A medium transport helicopter was flying above the sea of Blythena. Inside the vehicle, eight Hunters and Sungjun were sitting in silence. As the mission has a huge life-threatening risk, some of the Hunters couldn't help but become nervous despite their years of experience.
Sungjun was sitting at the edge of the seat with Cyro beside him. Like others, he was also nervous. He might have put on a brave front earlier, but he doesn't want to go on this mission.
The reason: He wasn't strong enough.
In fact, he barely escaped alive just a while ago, and he has to go back to the place? Just the thought itself raised his heartbeat.
From the start, Sungjun knew that he would have to completely depend on himself in every situation. Hence, he decided not to use his ocular abilities unless it is necessary.
As Sungjun tried to meditate to calm his nerves, he felt a tap on his shoulder. Sungjun opened his eyes to find Cyro looking at him. "Captain?"
Cyro then asked, "Mr. Han, I know that we got off on the wrong foot in the first meeting, and it might not be polite for me to ask you at this point, but it would be helpful for me if you explain everything that you know regarding the dungeon. I feel like there is something you have been keeping from us. It wasn't just your mentor. You went to this dungeon and survived, didn't you?"
As Cyro's voice is loud enough for everyone to hear, some of the Hunters abruptly turned their heads in curiosity, paying attention to Sungjun. The latter ended his silence and narrated the story.
"Well, the story begins with an anonymous tip received by my mentor, Captain Qin Sheng."
Half a month ago;
Department of Finance, Alsacian Federation HQ, Nanhai city, Ospana;
In a place that looked like an office room, 19-year-old Sungjun was sitting before a computer with atleast half a dozen files on his desk. Instead of a Hunter who was known by the Codename: White Wolf, he appeared more like an office worker.
Every Black Commando of the Federation had a public government job so that they could hide their true identity. Only a fellow Black Commando will be aware of their colleague, and it becomes their responsibility to cover up for each other. And Sungjun was working as an accountant in the Department of Finance.
A 40-odd-year-old woman from the next cabin got up from her seat and put another file along with a USB on his desk as if the young man was leisurely napping. "Mr. Han, I have a blind date tonight and I can't miss it. Please check the errors in the balance sheet for me, thank you."
Without bothering to hear his reply, as she left while skipping with a smile, an annoyed Han Sungjun mumbled, "As if that guy would marry a bi*ch like you. No, I shouldn't blame her. It's all that old man's fault for throwing me in this place. Ugh… I guess I won't be able to get back home until midnight, once again."
While Han Sungjun is working for the three months at the Headquarters as an accountant, he is at the beck and call of his mentor, Qin Sheng, a veteran S-rank Hunter who put him in this office.
Because of his excellent academic grades, he was instead given the work in the account section that handles the financial budget of Hunters (pensions, salaries, loans, equipment, etc…) and their missions.
With a 3-month experience in the finance department, he would be able to apply for a civilian job in the account section at a Hunter academy, somewhere in one of the 18 countries that belonged to the federation, too.
Since his current situation will only end up helping him with his livelihood, Sungjun put up with all the work he was given.
However, he was a special being, the owner of the most powerful ocular abilities in the universe, a Godkin born to Divine Beast, Zmey Gorynych, the three-headed dragon of the Siberian continent. How could his life be anything ordinary? And soon, the biggest challenge of his life knocked on the door of his life.
It was around 3 o'clock in the morning. A tired Han Sungjun didn't return to his apartment and just slept in the office with his head resting on the desk.
All of a sudden, his mobile phone started ringing, waking him from his sleep.
"Hmm… who is at this time?" Sungjun lazily yawned and picked up the call with only half of his eyes open. "Hello?"
"Kiddo, I'm at your house. Open the door." A familiar-aged voice was heard from the other side.
"Oh, Geezer… It's you. Good morning," Han Sungjun continued to talk in the same tone with his mentor, "512274 (pin number). You can sleep in the bedroom, instead of on a couch. I'm at the office anyway."
Every time Qin Sheng comes from the mission, he has a habit of eating ramen at Han Sungjun's apartment and sleeping in the living room, considering the flat only has 1 bedroom. Hence, Han Sungjun didn't think much, this time, either.
Just as he was about to disconnect the call, Qin Sheng said, "Wake up, kiddo. We are going on a mission. Once this is over, you can choose your own office and destination."
"Eh?" Han Sungjun felt like his body received a sudden jolt of electricity. His sleep was gone in an instant. "You are not kidding, right?"
Qin Sheng replied, "Wait at the entrance gate-8. I'll pick you up."
"Alright." Han Sungjun then disconnected the call and raised his fist with a smile on his face, "Finally, I can say goodbye to these damn files…"