Chapter 38
The Frog Rebellion began fleeing the scene hurriedly after kidnapping the Porter.
Gukgeorijangdan saw this as an opportunity. A chance to gain the trust of “Him” and rise to greater heights.
“Let me go!!”
They had successfully abducted the D-rank Porter.
Perhaps “He” would reward them with that A-rank necklace. The Porter would endure severe torture and eventually spill the location of the Admin’s hideout.
Gukgeorijangdan being interrogated as an Assistant Admin? As long as they didn’t reveal anything, it would be fine.
It was true that the Admin’s insight was remarkable. But what could he do? He was just stuck in his room.
They didn’t know his true identity, but the fact that he never appeared in person meant he was nothing more than a sharp-witted shut-in.
Such a guy commanding Hunters from his room? This was just a doomed party. A failure.
On top of that, they had exposed the fact that there were 40 of them on the Gallery. Both the Handful Squad and the Admin were equally foolish.
“‘He’ has instructed us to pull back after making a show….”
“It seems ‘He’ expects us to confront the Hunters moderately, then sacrifice our subordinates to escape.”
“That makes sense….”
“That’s truly bad-ass. Exactly what a villain would do.”
They would indeed clash with the Hunters, but only as a pretense. Their true goal was the D-rank Porter and the A-rank necklace.
Fighting was just a distraction—they would flee when the time was right. How? By using the short-distance teleportation scroll obtained by pledging their allegiance to the Frog Rebellion? No.
Admin. We’ll disappear in a way you never imagined. The abilities of the Ggwaenggari are beyond comprehension.
They passed by the T-Leg Press, a former landmark of Neverland, and crossed Panda Land, where everyone’s favorite Panda Pi Bayo used to live.
The exit of Neverland was now just ahead!
But beyond the exit, the outline of a group was faintly visible.
The Frog Rebellion instinctively realized it was the Handful Squad. Of course, they were right.
“All unidentified entities ahead, halt immediately!”
A man with one eye, standing in the center of the Hunters, shouted in an unceremonious tone. He was clearly the raid leader.
“They’ve been spotted at the exit of Neverland!”
“Call in the scattered search team!”
The Hunters sent out bright lights into the sky to request reinforcements.
“Just as Admin predicted. You didn’t flee and chose to confront us. You must have known we’d come. Unless you’re one of those banned fools, that is.”
The Handful Squad Hunters chuckled.
The gathered Hunters numbered around twenty.
“Help me!”
The abducted D-rank Porter was making a scene. They should have gagged her!
“As expected, you’ve already abducted the Porter, just as Admin predicted! If you put her down and disappear from here, we won’t pursue greater punishment. You filthy criminals.”
“You sure talk a lot for someone about to die…. What if we refuse?”
The Gukgeorijangdan stepped forward, casually spinning his dagger.
“This place is under the Handful Squad’s jurisdiction. The former tourist site of Neverland in Yongin, the current capital. Even without a contract with the Admin, we have plenty of reasons to use force against you.”
“You seem confident….”
The Ggwaenggari approached with both hands brimming with malicious aura.
“The Vice Guildmaster of the Handful Squad is even considering an all-out battle with you.”
“Talking big without even knowing who we are. If your Guildmaster spouts nonsense like that, it speaks volumes about your level….”
“Now’s the perfect time to reveal your true identity. Once you’re corpses, you won’t be able to speak, even if you want to.”
“Interesting….”
A tense silence enveloped both sides. No one dared to move a finger.
Breaking this tension would signal the start of battle. The irreversible line was right at their feet.
But who would cross the line first? As everyone pondered this question….
“Dark Tremor. Formula One.”
The Ggwaenggari slowly raised his hand.
“‘Release.’”
With his clap, the world quaked.
[Title]: Handful Squad Report Post (2)
(Video of both groups clashing equally. MP4)
(Video from another angle. MP4)
This is the raid leader.
As Admin predicted, we encountered the criminals.
We have confirmed the hostage is alive.
Engaged in battle at the exit of Neverland.
Awaiting Admin’s next command.
— Wow, the video is so epic.
┗ Have you ever seen Awakened Ones fight like this on such a large scale?
┗ First time.
┗ Who would’ve thought Awakened Ones would fight each other like this….
— The Handful Squad is fighting so well.
┗ Their training is excellent.
┗ They stick to the basics.
┗ The front line is solid with close-combat Awakened.
┗ The rear is providing heavy support with long-range abilities.
┗ Right, and they fill all the gaps in the mid-line too.
┗ Around twenty members total?
┗ Where’s the rest?
┗ IDK?
— The Frog Rebellion isn’t weak either.
┗ They have more numbers, but no proper formation.
┗ Look at them all dressed in black; what’s up with that?
┗ Have you seen guys like that before?
┗ Nope. Never.
┗ That guy clapping is so strong….
┗ I’ve never seen an ability like that before either.
┗ Every time he claps, it sounds like a Ggwaenggari.
┗ Every time he uses his ability, their formation breaks.
┗ Look at the ground splitting.
— That dagger-wielding guy isn’t weak either.
┗ Isn’t that [Gukgeorijangdan]?
┗ Admin said he’s one of their officers.
┗ Seeing how strong both the clapper and the dagger-wielder are, they must be officers.
┗ Totally lol.
┗ They’re really flaunting their officer status.
┗ Lmao.
— Where’s the Porter?
┗ Slightly visible behind the officers.
┗ You can faintly see them.
┗ Is that really them?
┗ Yeah, they’re wearing the necklace, so it must be.
┗ They’re alive, thank God.
┗ Are they a guy or a girl?
┗ Hard to tell….
┗ And why does that even matter, lol.
As I expected, the Frog Rebellion revealed themselves and chose to fight. They’re trying to showcase their power.
The Porter seems to be alive. I didn’t think they’d kill them outright.
That clapping Awakened is strong. Probably around fourth in their hierarchy?
The magic he’s using vibrates the earth. It’s a rare magical school but not overwhelmingly powerful.
It seems like he’s holding back on purpose too.
Gukgeorijangdan is just a Rogue-type Awakened. A nobody full of bluster. A relief, really.
If he knew magic, that would’ve been trouble. In any case, this was within my predictions.
“No variables left now.”
My biggest concern, asymmetrical overpowering forces, is gone.
The Handful Squad Hunters are holding up better than expected. No, they’re slightly ahead.
If the forces are evenly matched, it’s obvious the side with tactics will win. And that’s us.
The most effective and efficient tactic: hammer-and-anvil.
— [Admin]: Deploy the hammer.
┗ [Admin]: Be cautious with the D-rank Porter.
┗ Raid leader: Understood.
— Ah, so the missing twenty were the hammer lol.
┗ Hidden ambush squad lol.
┗ Ambush hits differently lol.
┗ It was the hammer lol.
┗ Admin’s tactics are solid lol.
┗ It’s just basic tactics lol.
┗ Frog Rebellion, get ready for a smackdown lol.
┗ Just imagining their panic makes me feel at ease lol.
[Title]: Handful Squad Report Post (3)
(Video of the hidden Handful Squad ambushing. MP4)
(Video of the villains suddenly vanishing during the ambush. MP4)
The kidnapped D-rank Porter and the suspected criminal officers have disappeared.
The only ones left on the scene are what appear to be the subordinates of the criminals.
Awaiting your next command, Admin.
— What… how the hell did they vanish?
┗ Admin mentioned that they got a short-distance teleportation scroll.
┗ Then they used the scroll, right?
┗ No, there’s no footage of them tearing the scroll in the video.
┗ Then what is this?
┗ I imagined ambushing them and taking those guys down….
┗ Same here.
┗ I imagined capturing them and interrogating them IRL….
— So the officers ditched their subordinates and ran off?
┗ Looks like it lol.
┗ They’re such scumbags lol.
┗ What about the subordinates left behind lol.
— So it’s definitely teleportation, right?
┗ Watching the video again, there’s a zziing! sound. Seems like it?
┗ Can teleportation also be used as a skill?
┗ Watching the video again, it looks like the Ggwaenggari guy used it.
┗ Yeah, that guy raised his hand, and they vanished.
— If teleportation can be used as a skill, doesn’t that put him on Vandalf the Rogue’s level?
┗ Is Vandalf really that strong?
┗ Vandalf was the Guildmaster of one of the three strongest guilds.
┗ So the officer on the field is as strong as a Guildmaster?
┗ What the hell is their identity?
— Are we never going to find the D-rank Porter?
┗ We don’t even know where they fled to.
┗ They just ran off.
┗ Admin, what do we do…?
┗ What can we even do….
┗ Come on! You think Admin hasn’t thought of this?!
┗ How could Admin predict teleportation?!
┗ Admin!
┗ The Porter is screwed!!!
┗ Full panic mode!!!
— Honestly, we all saw this coming lol.
┗ Ever since he said he’d command from afar lol.
┗ Is this the strategy Admin came up with?
┗ It was bound to fail….
┗ Didn’t I say this was a doomed party lol.
┗ The Porter is going to show up as [User Not Found], huh….
┗ Even if not, they’re probably being tortured.
┗ 😢
┗ Admin-oppa….
┗ I trusted you 😢.
[Admin Chat]
— [Gukgeorijangdan]: Admin, I told you.
— [Gukgeorijangdan]: You’d regret this.
— [Gukgeorijangdan]: I also told you we’d take the D-rank Porter.
— [Gukgeorijangdan]: Did you really think we’d fight to the end? lol.
— [Gukgeorijangdan]: What can you do from your room? Command? Strategy? lol.
— [Gukgeorijangdan]: Or are you going to ban me? lol.
— [Gukgeorijangdan]: The rear ambush was an obvious move lol.
— [Elsa]: Shut up, you bastard!
— [Elsa]: Admin, I was heading to Neverland from the start.
— [HunterYaKaeYo]: Admin, I was on my way too…
— [HunterYaKaeYo]: Porter, are you seeing this?
— [Elsa]: Answer me, you Porter!
— [Gukgeorijangdan]: To all the Assistant Admin Hunters working hard on the field lol.
— [Gukgeorijangdan]: Keep struggling. We’ll meet ‘personally’ next time~~
— [Gukgeorijangdan]: ~Yup lol.
….
They’re having a blast.
I can almost hear the dialogue somewhere.
Admin, are we losing…?
“We’re winning.”
— [Admin]: Gukgeorijangdan lol.
— [Admin]: In your rush to teleport, you didn’t count how many you were facing lol.
— [Admin]: 20 for the anvil, 10 for the hammer. That’s 30.
— [Admin]: So where are the remaining 10?
From the moment their kidnapping plan was exposed, it was obvious the Frog Rebellion would flee.
This is Handful Squad territory, after all. No way they’d fight to the end.
The short-distance teleportation scroll they used can only cover about 1 km max.
At that range, they’re not escaping—they’re getting caught. The answer is clear.
It means someone on the Frog Rebellion’s side has a long-range teleportation skill.
Other possibilities like stealth veils or high-speed movement were considered, but the Handful Squad can handle those, so they’re irrelevant.
— [Admin]: This is terrifying, isn’t it?
— [Admin]: I anticipated you’d teleport.
— [Admin]: So I deployed the remaining troops to the location you’d arrive at lol.
— [Admin]: And they’re specialized in close combat.
— [Elsa]: Is that… even possible?
— [HunterYaKaeYo]: How did you know where they’d arrive?
How did I know? People tend to return to familiar paths.
The Frog Rebellion encountered the Handful Squad near the Neverland ‘exit.’ The exit connects to a ‘road.’
That means the mountains surrounding Neverland are unfamiliar to them, and they’d instinctively head back to the familiar ‘road.’
If they had used the mountain path to abduct the Porter, they’d have been spotted near the mountains.
— [Admin]: I have my ways of knowing lol.
— [Admin]: I used to be a Hero lol.
— [Elsa]: ….
— [HunterYaKaeYo]: I see….
A long-range teleportation skill can cover about 3 km.
As I’ve said before, teleportation relies on the user imagining their destination.
People subconsciously imagine familiar locations.
The most recognizable structure within 3 km of the Neverland exit is the Neverland Station.
I had already asked the raid leader to confirm whether the station’s structure was intact.
— [Admin]: Gukgeorijangdan, did you arrive at Neverland Station safely?
— [Admin]: Answer.
— [Gukgeorijangdan]: What trickery is this?! Damn you, Admin!!!!
— [Gukgeorijangdan]: No…. This can’t be…. This can’t be happening….
— [Admin]: Show me some flair~~ Yup lol.
— [Gukgeorijangdan]: So what if there are 10 Hunters? Ggwaenggari and I can handle them!!!
— [Admin]: Ggwaenggari? That’s such a lame officer nickname lol.
— [Admin]: I’ve sent teleportation scrolls to the entire raid team.
— [Gukgeorijangdan]: Wh-what?!
— [Admin]: The strategy is shared, so the main team will arrive soon.
— [Gukgeorijangdan]: N-no….
— [Admin]: Good luck handling this on your own lol. Good Luuck~~ Yup~ lol.
— [Gukgeorijangdan]: Admin!!!! You damn…!!!
The chat cut off. He’s probably getting mobbed.
— [Elsa]: Is Gukgeorijangdan really at Neverland Station?
— [Admin]: Yup. It’s dangerous, so don’t engage.
— [Elsa]: They’re all dead lol.
— [Elsa]: Admin’s kind of cool sometimes.
— [HunterYaKaeYo]: Gukgeorijangdan, get ready lol.
So, are the Assistant Admins having a meetup? Why wasn’t I invited….
I left a comment on Handful Squad Report Post (3).
— [Admin]: Raid leader, did you receive the items safely?
┗ Just arrived, Admin.
┗ [Admin]: The Frog Rebellion will probably abandon Gukgeorijangdan.
┗ [Admin]: Capture him alive if they do lol.
┗ Understood, Admin.
A new post went up shortly after.
— Handful Squad Report Post (4) [9435]
I suddenly feel like waving a feathered fan. Shall we reveal the results?
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