40. Reflux

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-Alright, just wrap things up roughly and come back quickly. It’s a mess here too.

“If it’s a mess there too, did a new dungeon open up or something?”

-It’s worse than that.

 

 

Yu-eun was talking to Yuna after a long time.

As requested by Lieutenant Commander Eun, they used the equipment brought from the homeland to set up basic infrastructure and opened a dimensional gate.

Thanks to this, they could use Wi-Fi and other communications smoothly, so he contacted his wives in celebration.

 

 

The problem was that this was the first contact since coming to the Murim world, so when the call first connected, he was bombarded with all sorts of curses. Especially from Sora.

 

 

-Do you remember when we raided the Gangnam Dungeon?

“Of course, how many memories do I have there.”

-There are zombies in D-class dungeons like the Gangnam Dungeon, right? These guys don’t have infectious abilities inside, but they become infectious when they come out of the dungeon.

“Huh? Don’t tell me they came out?”

 

 

The fact that she even mentioned it meant they must have come out.

He wondered if the zombie apocalypse he’d only seen in movies was being realized in Gangnam, but no matter how he thought about it, that was impossible.

If limited to dungeons and monsters, Gangnam would be the safest place in the world. It didn’t make sense that it would be overrun by a mere D-class dungeon.

 

 

As he expected, thankfully it wasn’t Gangnam.

 

 

-Yes. Something happened in the Middle East.

“The Middle East… but I know they have quite a bit of adventurer power there too. Are they so weak they can’t stop zombies… what did they spend all that oil money on?”

-The Sixth Middle East War broke out while you were gone. They neglected that area while fighting with Israel. They dragged all the military and adventurers to the front lines, and a dungeon appeared at that timing, so they couldn’t properly defend it.

“Heh… is it pretty serious?”

-…Slightly? Honestly, if we intervened, it would be over quickly, but it’s in a sluggish state. The UN isn’t actively intervening either… and D10 is just so-so. Of course, if the zombies spread beyond that city, international organizations won’t stand by any longer, but… that’s the current situation.

“Even so, that’s a bit strange. Usually, they rush to help when such a situation breaks out.”

-That’s true, but Israel is at war with the Middle East. If anyone tries to help the Middle East situation, they use their capital and influence to put pressure on them, so they can’t do anything about it.

“Wow. No hope. What about us? We don’t have to care about Jews.”

-We were going to intervene, but the 위~대하신 (wi~daehasin) Emperor of the Great Bojinia Federation keeps canceling it. What can we do? If that human says no.

 

The Emperor of the Bojinia Federation… that’s Sonya.

Why did she cancel it?

 

 

-Anyway, come back quickly… because I miss you.

“Huh?”

 

The moment he reflexively asked back, the phone hung up.

It wasn’t a situation where the signal was bad, Yuna hung up.

 

 

“…Hmm.”

 

 

Yu-eun stood there blankly, as if he had been caught in a surprise attack.

He felt quite strange and was confused.

 

 

 

“Juin-nim?”

 

As he was staring blankly at his phone, Seo-hyun, who noticed his appearance, found it strange and approached him.

 

 

“Is there something wrong?”

“Huh? No… just…”

 

Yu-eun, who was caught in Yuna’s surprise attack, couldn’t explain it properly because he didn’t even know what he was feeling.

 

 

“You might think it’s weird if I say this.”

“?”

“It made me realize there’s someone waiting for me.”

“Yes?”

 

Yu-eun, to Seo-hyun who asked back with a face that said, ‘What is he talking about?’, mumbled ‘Just saying’ and glossed over it.

 

 

“Anyway, how’s the occupation status?”

“Ah, Zhejiang is almost completely occupied, and Anhui still needs a lot of time. It’s only this much because a large number of maids from the Namgung Clan have been flowing in.”

“Hmm….”

 

Yu-eun gestured as if to follow him and entered his room.

There were occasional dark marks on the hallway leading to the room, all traces of Yu-eun’s lewd behavior.

He would commit acts on the spot if he saw a woman he wanted while walking down the hallway, so the resulting semen, vaginal fluid, and menstrual blood remained as marks like this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When Yu-eun entered the room and sat on the bed, Seo-hyun approached Yu-eun with a blush.

 

“How long will it take to occupy the entire Central Plains?”

“Yes? Ah… the Central Plains. Hmm… just a moment.”

 

Just as she was about to take off her clothes in front of Yu-eun, who was sitting on the bed, the question came flying at a perfect timing.

Seo-hyun licked her lips and calculated.

 

 

“To be honest, it’s impossible within a year, no matter how fast we go.”

“A year…”

“If you use modern weapons, including those from Bojinia, you can shorten it much more… but if you continue as you are now, it will take a really long time.”

“Ugh… does it really take that long…”

“Well… considering that our power will grow later, it might be shortened a lot… but it will still take more than a year.”

“I was just going to enjoy the Murim world, but that also takes a lot of time.”

 

 

Only then did Seo-hyun roughly guess Yu-eun’s feelings.

After talking to his wife, he asked about the time to occupy the Central Plains, so it seemed like he was feeling pressured about time.

 

 

Certainly, unless his wives came with him, he couldn’t just stay put forever.

 

 

 

 

Yu-eun thought for a long time and then opened his mouth as if he had made a decision.

 

 

“Okay. Then let’s do this.”

“?”

“Let’s wage a blitzkrieg.”

“A blitzkrieg?”

“Yeah. Honestly, just waiting for 100 percent occupation takes too long. So, we’ll just shut up and advance, taking all the major strongholds.”

“Ah, I see.”

“The remaining detailed occupation can just be left to others, right? There’s no need for me to wait and do it, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Since the Murim world is largely divided into two groups, if we just destroy each of them, the rest can be pushed with the maids we got here.”

 

 

The Murim Alliance and the Black Heaven Alliance.

If these two groups are defeated, the rest will be disorganized.

It’s only one province away to Henan, where the Murim Alliance is located.

Moreover, the Murim Alliance always has its main forces in Hebei to check Korea. It’s a very good situation to attack.

 

 

“Then let’s aim for the Murim Alliance first. The government troops are gathering there, but it won’t be difficult.”

“Okay. Let’s eat the Murim Alliance first, and then destroy the major large sects. We’ll hit and run like that.”

“There are many large sects around Henan. Shaolin, Beggars’ Sect, Mount Hua Sect, Wudang, Jongnam, Zhuge Family, and Hwangbo Family. There are as many as seven. And if you go up to Hebei, there’s also the Hebei Pang Family on the front lines.”

“Oh. That’s our Pang So-ryeon-chan’s main family.”

“If you take care of that much, you’ll have roughly occupied the orthodox side. There are several large orthodox sects in the unorthodox area, but it will take a lot of time for them to come all the way here.”

“Come to think of it, there’s the Emei Sect in Sichuan, where the Black Heaven Alliance is located, right? A Buddhist sect made up only of women!”

“Yes.”

“Very good. Then we’ll attack and destroy the Murim Alliance first, clean up the major nearby sects, and then clean up the Hebei Pang Family. By that time, the Emei Sect and the others will have come here, so we’ll intercept them, then invade Sichuan and smash them along with the Black Heaven Alliance.”

 

 

Yu-eun nodded in satisfaction.

It’s impossible to wage a blitzkrieg with ordinary infantry, but this is the Murim world.

Even if a perfect blitzkrieg is impossible, it would be possible to some extent.

 

 

“I’ll go and blow up the Murim Alliance and the Black Heaven Alliance myself.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Your arrogant appearance is still the same. To build such a splendid palace, it must contain the will to dare to reach the sky?”

“…Why do you interpret it that way again.”

 

 

Joo Ye-ryeong, who arrived in Henan, visited the Murim Alliance with Lee Ja-sung.

The Jinyiwei and Dongchang warriors were with her, and their power was more than that of the elite of a large sect.

 

 

“Open it.”

“…Th-Those who came from the Jinyiwei and Dongchang. First, check insideㅡ,”

 

The gatekeeper, who was about to send a message, had his head cut off before he could finish his words.

 

 

“If I tell you to open it, you open it. Are you telling me to ask for permission from a mere commoner?”

“!!”

 

The Murim Alliance warriors immediately drew their swords.

Joo Ye-ryeong scattered the blood on her sword with a cold face.

 

 

“Now you dare to draw your sword in front of the Jinyiwei. You don’t even know your place.”

 

 

Before they could even answer, her sword flashed again, and those who drew their swords had their heads cut off without even knowing they were dying.

 

“…What are you doing already.”

 

Lee Ja-sung grabbed his head at the dizzying sight.

Murder from the start!

 

 

“What the hell is this!!”

 

 

One of the elders, who witnessed the situation and rushed over, looked at them as if asking what kind of rampage this was.

An elder of the Murim Alliance is a possessor of power that even ordinary local officials cannot face.

 

However, this is not the case for Joo Ye-ryeong, a Jinmu of the Jinyiwei and a distant relative of the Emperor. Unless they are a direct descendant of the Imperial Family, no one can make her bow her head.

She kicked down an elder who looked old at a glance.

 

 

“Kuwek!”

“How dare a commoner raise your head? Do you want to die too?”

“Oh, come on. I told you not to do that…”

 

 

Lee Ja-sung barely stopped her and helped the elder up.

 

 

“This person is Joo Ye-ryeong Jinmu-sa-nim from the Jinyiwei, and I am Lee Ja-sung Cheomhyeong-gwan from Dongchang. We have business with the Alliance Leader, so please guide us quickly.”

“….”

 

 

The elder glared at Joo Ye-ryeong and Lee Ja-sung alternately for a while, then turned around without a word.

 

“I don’t like it?”

 

 

And he died with a knife stuck in his back by the enraged Joo Ye-ryeong before he could even raise his internal energy.

 

 

“No! Why are you doing this!!”

“Those with stiff necks are useless.”

 

Aren’t you the worst one?

Lee Ja-sung, who almost blurted out those words, sighed deeply.

 

 

“Then there won’t be any cooperation…”

“Cooperation? You do as you’re told, what kind of cooperation? Do you think I came all the way here hoping for that?”

“….”

 

Lee Ja-sung suddenly became gloomy.