Chapter 211
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 211
Chapter Title: Spec Up
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"Minguk-ah! Hurry up! The broadcast's started!!!"
Hyun-ah, sprawled on the sofa, called out to Minguk with exaggerated excitement. The massive TV screen in the living room was just flashing the title sequence for My Precious Hero.
"You ordered chicken? When did you get two whole birds?"
Minguk had been holed up in his room, studying strategies for the Seongnam Ruins battle he was currently tackling, along with other 【A-6】 difficulty dungeons. He stepped into the living room and asked. On the table in front of the sofa sat two steaming-hot chickens, steam rising lazily.
"When I snuck into your room earlier. And chicken's obviously one bird per person. Delivery took forever, though."
Hyun-ah handed him a plate and plopped a drumstick on it.
Fried, seasoned, soy sauce—you name it. She'd cherry-picked the highest-rated ones from the reviews.
"Delivery took forever?"
"Yeah. I ordered early just in case, but it still took an hour and a half. Guess everyone orders a ton to eat while watching you come on."
"...What? It's not like it's a soccer match."
Minguk shrugged and grabbed a piece of chicken.
Even before the Dungeon Breaks, he'd drawn tons of attention as the rare male hero. But after taking down Garai in Vietnam, he was practically a national icon—no exaggeration.
Politicians were even scrambling to meet him, or so he'd heard. Of course, Minguk had zero interest in wasting time on some old ordinary woman.
"This place's chicken is pretty good, huh?"
"Right? Great reviews. Three thousand won pricier, but best around here."
With the money he and Hyun-ah were raking in, three thousand won was pocket change. And so, they devoured the chicken while ads played.
The world might be a terrifying place under constant threat from darkness monsters, but damn, the chicken was still delicious. Even if it was lab-grown artificial meat, courtesy of advanced mana tech, rather than some farm-raised bird.
I thought it was real chicken at first...
Turned out it wasn't.
Think about it—despite all the monster threats, satisfying humanity's meat cravings should've been impossible. Sure, it was pricey, but not that pricey.
And land for raising animals? Forget it. Void-tainted soil was lethal to humans and all life forms alike.
Even Seoul had plenty of those contaminated patches—dungeon sites, all of them.
Unlike walled cities, remote areas could spawn monsters from nearby dungeons. And those weren't lone stragglers; they hit hard and lethal.
Hence the boom in artificial meat. Without it, humanity's quality of life would've tanked from food shortages. Chicken made from the stuff? Still love at first bite.
"Oh..."
Hyun-ah, munching away while glued to the screen, let out a gasp of admiration.
Minguk had appeared. The broadcast feed erupted in chaos as the writers spotted him and lost their minds.
"Our guy's the best. Totally hot."
"Me, just a little?"
"Heehee. Cocky looks good on you."
A camera then zipped after Minguk, filming relentlessly. The opening kicked off, followed shortly by the heroes' backstories for coaching.
Personal stories, huh...
This was all new to Minguk, so he watched intently.
Shin Ji-min and Yoo Bo-ra, the ones he'd tangled with in the dungeon, had their own tales that made the cut.
Shin Ji-min wanted to become a hero to flip her rock-bottom life, thanks to her "lucky" mana awakening. Pure self-interest.
Yoo Bo-ra? Revenge against monsters—the classic reason. Her older sister, just a few years her senior, had burned to death in a Korean Dungeon Break. The worst disaster in the nation's history: Daegu.
"So sad..."
Hyun-ah stomped her feet, eyes misty as she watched Yoo Bo-ra tear up on screen.
Minguk felt it too. Not his personal tragedy, but the editing tugged at his chest anyway.
And on this tiny peninsula, we've had two Dungeon Breaks.
Vietnam had two just this year, sparking a mass exodus. But it was home to the Tower of Birds, epicenter of the Twelve Calamities—bad luck central. Plus, way bigger landmass meant fewer casualties proportionally.
Korea's story was different.
Fifty years back, complacency blew up the Gumi dungeon, unleashing the first Break. Massive deaths, Chungbuk, Chungnam, and Daegu reduced to ash. Pure catastrophe.
Worse? Despite that lesson, another Break hit years later.
The second one: Daegu, just over a decade ago. That's what claimed Yoo Bo-ra's sister. Fallout turned Daegu and North Gyeongsang into void-polluted deadlands.
Which is why Seoul to Busan means flying or detouring through Jeolla.
Fixing it? Clear every dungeon around Daegu.
But packed with top-tier 【A】 dungeons, Korea's raid forces could barely reset timers, let alone conquer.
That duty fell to ranker clan Memoria.
The broadcast rolled on. PDs and writers earned their pay—raw footage felt aimless, but edited? Gripping.
And then...
[From A to Z in raids, nothing's prepared. What the hell do they teach at Hero Academy?]
Minguk on screen, brow furrowed, voice ice-cold.
"Whoa..."
Hyun-ah gasped involuntarily. Peak cold city guy fantasy—gorgeous, too.
No surprise: communities exploded.
My heart nearly stopped watching the broadcast.
Ah, no sleep tonight... Minguk-ah, visit my dreams, please.
Too much competition ㅠㅠ. Who will Minguk date?
I raised my hand without thinking when Han Minguk spoke. Thought I was at Hero Academy—felt scolded ㅠㅠ.
Anyone messing with Han Minguk from now on is challenging me.
You're not challenging Han Minguk, dummy.
Next up: picking heroes for coaching, with special guest Minguk.
"Who'd you get? Healer? The one with bobbed hair?"
"Who knows?"
The edit played up expectations he'd coach a healer, given his own class. Classic twist setup. And...
[No. I'm thinking of coaching Hero Shin Ji-min.]
His words dropped with dramatic subtitles and thumping SFX.
Cut to sparring with Shin Ji-min. Minguk effortlessly dominating a female hero—cast and Han Da-mi faces captured pure shock.
Hyun-ah fumed briefly at Shin Ji-min's attitude, but a few head pats calmed her. Still...
"Why pick her, though? Raid Leader's eye spot special talent?"
Minguk scratched his head at Hyun-ah's sudden question.
How to answer? Honesty it was. She knew him too well anyway.
"Nah. Her collarbone and thigh tattoos looked sexy?"
"Whoa...!"
Hyun-ah stared in disbelief, then scooted right up against him.
"Should I get a light tattoo on my thigh? Anyway, you said one-on-one coaching in the dungeon? Just coaching?"
"Nope. Obviously fucked her."
"Han Minguk, you...!"
Her voice dripped reproach, but her hand was already groping below.
She burned with jealousy over non-Cartel girls. But only she got alone time like this at home.
The living room turned steamy fast.
"How was it? Pounded her crazy like me? Kept going even when she said stop, creampie and all?"
Her husky whisper tickled his ear.
Minguk kneaded her ass in response. Hyun-ah, stroking him over his pants, bent low and tugged them down with her lips—pants and underwear gone.
"......Hngh."
She nuzzled his massive cock, inhaling deep, then looked up with pleading eyes.
"Suck."
Permission granted, Hyun-ah devoured him greedily.
Broadcast still on, but Hyun-ah was lost in him, ignoring the rest. Some chicken left? Cold chicken still slapped.
[God's visuals! R’s Clan’s Han Minguk graces ‘My Precious Hero’!]
[‘God Descends’ Han Minguk drops cold city guy vibes, hearts fluttering nationwide.]
[Han Minguk’s sharp words. But beneath? Warm care for heroes.]
[Memoria’s Kang Chae-young: “Minguk’s DPS? Saw it during the Break—top-tier in Korea.” Give him sets and gear, she’ll surpass him soon.]
[Han Minguk Effect! ‘My Precious Hero’ ratings top 57%!]
First episode dropped, and Korea went full Han Minguk fever.
Shin Ji-min rode the wave too. Minguk's tough love editing meshed into solid chemistry with her complaints-yet-compliance.
Her shocked-good performances always earned his warm praise—her breathless face became a meme. Communities flooded with "Train me too, Minguk!" posts.
"Filming with Hero Han Minguk? We'll inquire."
"Ads? Uh... we'll ask, no guarantees."
"Clan recruitment via email. Got your license?"
Oh Hyun-jung's plan worked: massive hero interest in R’s Clan. Even small clans angling for mergers.
Amid the hype, Minguk and Team GGW raided as usual.
Clearing dungeons multiple times daily—brutal pace. Fully geared Minguk jumped straight to 【A-5】.
Hunting Grade 7 specials for blue crystals.
"Ugh... straight to raiding?"
"R-Raid Leader! No vacation?!"
"Nope. Garuda, Baykon, Twelve Calamities—who knows when they'll strike? We hit 8-star minimum first."
Nine women bowed their heads at his words.
They knew times were tough, but others took days per dungeon—they cleared a dozen daily.
Minguk had the perfect morale boost, though.
"But starting today: two per day! Get it?"
Eyes sparkled wildly at the whirring sound.
Dungeon runs and his shoot had cut sexy time short.
"Bear Tank charging!!!"
Tanya Ruth especially—no action since Korea return—dove in hardest.
Thus, geared Team GGW's grind for 7-star hero status—experience, not battles—resumed.