27. Commander.

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“Eueum….”

 

 

My mind came alive, and my brain awakened.

 

 

My vision was still…

I felt a throbbing pain all over my body, along with a warmth that seemed to be healing me.

 

 

“What…is it…?”

 

 

I slowly lifted my heavy eyelids.

The world, which had been seen as lines, gradually grew larger and took on a vague outline.

 

“Are you awake?”

A person’s face.

 

 

A woman wearing a steel helmet pulled down low, her beautiful features showing concern.

A face I’d never seen before.

 

She touched me here and there as if examining me, constantly asking questions.

 

 

“Can you hear me well?”

 

Han Sarang gradually regained her senses, and her hearing also recovered.

 

 

Then I heard a murmuring sound.

It’s quite noisy.

 

 

I could hear the voices of the squad members who had been with me all this way, as well as the sharp, shrill voices of women.

And even the sound of metal clanging.

I have no idea what’s going on.

 

 

“Who…?”

 

 

I opened my lips with difficulty.

 

Although I obtained a hidden job in a world dyed black, that doesn’t mean that my body, which was being beaten to death by Im Hak-bong, would suddenly come back to life.

Severe pain slowly washed over my entire body, and I didn’t even have the strength to move my lips.

 

 

“Medic!”

 

When the woman confirmed Han Sarang’s reaction and shouted, I heard a tak tak tak sound from somewhere.

 

And then the follow-up measures.

I don’t know what they’re doing, but Han Sarang, realizing that they’re healing me anyway, relaxed.

 

 

 

The hidden job of , and the female soldiers I’m seeing for the first time. The chaotic sounds coming from all directions gave me an idea of the general situation.

 

 

These female soldiers were probably summoned due to the job effect, and it seemed that Im Hak-bong was suppressed by these female soldiers, and then the surroundings were being cleaned up.

 

Just before she lost consciousness, Im Hak-bong was rampaging and killing the squad members, so there must have been quite a few casualties.

Quite a lot of manpower would have been put into treating or transporting them.

 

 

 

 

There is almost no possibility that support will come from headquarters.

 

Communication from inside the dungeon to the outside is still known to be impossible, and of course, it is impossible for the national army as well.

I had thought about laying a durable cable into the dungeon by wire, but this also failed countless times thanks to the dungeon’s unique initialization phenomenon.

 

 

So, the headquarters naturally wouldn’t know that a disaster caused by Im Hak-bong had occurredㅡ,

 

 

 

 

 

“You’re awake. You can’t die in a place like this. Master-nim would be sad.”

“Lieutenant Colonel Han Sarang is a soldier with excellent mental strength. Still, I’m glad I came quickly.”

 

 

 

 

 

I thought that would be the case, but aside from the words of a woman who appeared to be Yoo-eun’s maid, even the person who could be said to be her superior was here.

 

 

What the hell is going on?

Could it be that time has passed to the point where someone went and told them the situation in person? Is that possible inside the dungeon?

If it’s possible, it would have been better to just transport me.

 

 

As Han Sarang was worrying like that, the maid approached.

 

 

“I heard about the situation. You obtained a hidden job…and among them, a ‘Family’. I was surprised.”

“Fa…mily…?”

When I barely opened my mouth, she nodded.

 

 

“It’s a type that is considered the highest-ranking job among hidden jobs. Of course, it can’t be compared to Master-nim’s, but anyway, there are only two cases that have been discovered so far, excluding Han Sarang-nim. One is Master-nim (Jo Jung), and the other is Agnes Isabella (Noblesse), the current head of D10.”

 

Seo-hyun could have given a longer explanation, but she ended it here.

 

 

“Let’s talk about the details when we get back. It’s still the emergency treatment stage.”

Han Sarang nodded slightly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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It was about an hour after Han Sarang was transferred to Gangnam, Seoul, that she fully recovered her senses.

 

 

Originally, it would have been much faster to be transferred to a hospital in Nonsan or the Army Training Center hospital, and appropriate measures could have been taken, but now it’s the dungeon era.

Especially in Gangnam, there is Yoo So-ra, who was called ‘Saintess’.

 

 

Han Sarang will probably be judged as an ally, so she will be fully recovered just by going nearby.

 

 

Of course, if Yoo So-ra doesn’t think of her as an ally, she won’t recover even 1, but I thought the possibility of that was low.

 

 

 

 

“Eueum….”

 

 

Han Sarang, who got up from the bed, examined her body.

 

Several of my internal organs must have been ruptured, but I felt clean and refreshed as if I had been reborn.

I feel much more energetic and full of energy than usual.

 

 

Is it the effect of the job? Or is it Yoo So-ra’s effect?

 

 

Either way, I lived.

It’s safe here. Even if Im Hak-bong escaped in the middle, he wouldn’t come all the way here.

 

 

 

 

Knock knock.

 

 

“Commander-nim, may I come in?”

 

 

The voice from before.

It was that of the woman who had shouted loudly for the medic.

 

 

The fact that she calls Han Sarang ‘Commander’ must mean that she is a woman related to the job. She told her to come in.

 

 

The person who opened the door and came in was also a woman in military uniform.

It was the same outfit I had vaguely seen inside the dungeon.

 

 

She continued her salute and greeted me in a loud voice, and Han Sarang reluctantly accepted it, even though she was reluctant.

 

 

“How is your body?”

“More than that, there’s something I want to ask.”

“You don’t have to use honorifics.”

“…Who are you?”

“I am the Commander-nim’s direct subordinate, a summoned being…and an individual of . My name is ‘Shirley.D’, which is enough.”

 

Shirley took a seat and began to talk about this and that.

 

 

 

 

The job that Han Sarang obtained, , is a ‘Family’ job, as the maid mentioned earlier.

Like Yoo-eun’s or Agnes’ , you can give jobs to others besides yourself to form a force, but it is extremely rare even among the already rare hidden jobs, and there are only two discovered cases: Yoo-eun and Agnes.

 

 

Han Sarang also obtained , making her the third.

 

 

 

 

To put it simply, is about building your own ‘warlord’.

 

 

Most of the skills are related to the military, and the number of soldiers (units) that are summoned by default varies depending on the level and stats.

Han Sarang’s stats were quite high compared to ordinary adventurers, but they were far below the highest level because she had not traded stats with Harem Palace.

 

 

Even so, the number of soldiers summoned exceeded a hundred.

 

 

 

 

“Ah. But what about Im Hak-bong?”

“Im Hak-bong? What’s that? Is it a new chicken dish?”

“No…the guy who did this to me.”

“Ah.”

 

 

Shirley, who barely understood, answered simply.

 

 

“His limbs have been cut off and he’s locked in a mobile prison.”

“Hmm…were there any casualties during the battle?”

“Well…there seemed to be quite a few before we appeared, but none after that. He’s too weak.”

“…I see.”

 

 

She was beaten to death by such a weakling, and her unit was almost wiped out. I felt a strange feeling.

 

 

“It’s a bad relationship until the end…with that guy.”

 

 

Suddenly, I felt a faint feeling.

It’s not like I had good feelings for that bastard, but he was once a reliable colleague and subordinate. It would be a lie if that memory wasn’t faint.

 

Human relationships are so unpredictable.

 

 

 

While I was blankly thinking about that, there was another knock.

This time, it was a maid from Harem Palace.

 

“Sora-nim has asked to see you, is that okay?”

 

Han Sarang nodded to the maid who asked politely.

 

 

“I’ll go.”

“No. Even though you’re fully recovered, Sora-nim doesn’t think it’s good to move a patient. Please wait a moment.”

 

The maid left like that, and Shirley also greeted me and left.

 

The room was filled with silence again.

 

“…But can’t they be reverse summoned? Once summoned, do they stay out forever?”

 

Han Sarang, left alone, rummaged through the stat window and skill window to find information.

As a result, I learned that once a soldier is summoned, they cannot be reverse summoned, and they remain summoned until they end their lives as an individual living being.

 

 

At first glance, it may seem like an incredible scam, and it was actually a scam skill, but there were also disadvantages.

 

 

If summoning/reverse summoning was possible, I could have reverse summoned the entire army, then Han Sarang could have infiltrated the enemy camp alone and summoned the army to carry out an absurd surprise attack, but unfortunately, it is impossible because reverse summoning is not possible.

 

 

In addition, the summoned soldiers needed more food than ordinary people…or even more, and they also needed measures such as washing and resting, just like ordinary people.

 

 

In other words, people themselves.

 

 

They were soldiers with lives, only bound to Han Sarang in the form of ‘summoning’.

 

 

“…I feel tired for some reason.”

 

 

From ancient times, the most important thing a general had to do was feed his soldiers.

It wouldn’t be difficult if it was just a few people, but if the number reached hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands, it would be more than just a headache, it would be on the verge of exploding.

 

 

Fortunately, there are basic supplies given from the time of summoning.

Until it is all consumed, I can lead the army without difficulty.

 

 

 

 

 

Knock knock.

 

 

-Can I come in?

 

 

Yoo So-ra’s voice.

Han Sarang answered with an unnecessarily nervous face, then slipped off the bed.

 

 

“Is your body okay? It should be okay. Because you’re at full HP.”

 

 

Sora came inside, spreading a brilliant halo.

Her purple-dyed bobbed hair swayed slightly as she moved.

 

“…Thank you for healing me.”

“What did I do? I just stood still.”

 

 

While Han Sarang unusually couldn’t make proper eye contact, Yoo So-ra sat in a chair and stared at her.

 

 

“…?”

 

It’s a very subtle and complex face.

 

We’re not that close personally, and we’ve never had a conversation.

But she’s my husband’s lover.

 

 

We haven’t built a particularly hostile relationship, and there hasn’t been any uncomfortable incident.

But she’s my husband’s lover.