episode_0545

“The real enemy may be in the sea. Do you think that the Western United States might take advantage of the confusion in the alliance to do something?”

“I don’t know that either.”

“···?!”

Was my answer different from what I had secretly expected?

Helena’s eyes widened slightly, but that was my truth.

If you don’t know that it’s a human matter, how can you be sure of it?

Nevertheless, the reason I made such a request to Helena was because it was a type of gamble that wasn’t a bad idea to try at least once.

The leader of the 1st Magic Corps listened to my advice disguised as Helena’s advice and strengthened the defenses along the Atlantic coast, but if the enemies flock there, it will be good for me.

With just a few words, you’ll owe a huge debt to the Magic Tower Alliance.

If that doesn’t happen, what then?

At that time, well… I end up being a no-nonsense idiot.

‘Even if I borrow advice in Helena’s name, the Russian front is much more urgent right now, so the number of troops that can be devoted to the Atlantic coast will not be much…’

In fact, the expression ‘dedicated…’ is also a bit funny.

That’s because most of the troops being redeployed to Russia are likely to be troops previously deployed in the Atlantic Ocean.

So, it may be more accurate to say that it is less allocation rather than allotment.

‘I was originally going to take 100, but even if I reduce it to about 80…’

My judgment was that it would be sufficiently useful when the time comes.

It would be impossible to completely crush an attack attempt along the Atlantic coast with that much force, but it could buy some time.

If we buy time, the west probably won’t be pushed back in vain.

In that sense, the truly worst-case scenario is that the Magic Tower Alliance does not even listen to the advice given to be careful of an attack that may come from the west…

The reason why we singled out the leader of the 1st Magic Army and designated him as the channel to convey our message, rather than anyone else, was actually because we were concerned about this.

By now, Helena’s performance in Hanoi may have been widely spread within the Magic Tower Alliance, but if not yet, there was a high possibility that even if Helena relayed her message to the temporary leadership of the alliance, it would not be properly received.

From their point of view, it would be like their brains were being forcibly overclocked in real time as they thought that they had to do something about the hordes of zombies that were pushing towards Russia, even though the terrorist attack was a control. In such a situation, they listened carefully to the advice given by someone who was only a senior wizard. Would you do it?

It would be a good thing if he didn’t criticize Helena for worrying needlessly after receiving her advice.

In contrast, what if we made that woman, the leader of the 1st Magic Army, the speaker to convey our words?

Even the temporary leadership of the Magic Tower Alliance, who does not know who they are, will not be able to completely ignore those words.

How can you ignore it?

These are the words of the person who leads the Union’s highest power in the current situation.

In order to maintain a good relationship with her, he would at least pretend to listen.

“That’s exactly what I want.”

“If it goes as Su-hyeon said, the risk in case of failure will be small, but the return in case of success will be enormous.”

“Well…there’s nothing bad from the coalition’s perspective, right?”

Wouldn’t it be better to leave at least some troops and maintain a base that can withstand attacks from enemies rather than leaving Muju Communist and being blown up like some other country and being mid-open in 6 weeks?

Instead, the number of troops heading to the Russian front should be reduced accordingly…

“A small decrease will not have a significant impact on the general trend.”

Didn’t Helena say that?

With zombies constantly creeping out from the Russian side, the number of undead gathered there may have exceeded a million by now.

What does that mean?

“It means that they are preparing for a volume war over there as well.”

And what if the battle turns into quantity versus quantity?

The influence that a small number of troops could have on the battlefield could not help but be reduced.

Of course, if that minority were a minority with a strength equivalent to that of the 1st Magic Corps, the story would be a little different… but I heard that the Atlantic coast was an area that received relatively less attention even within the Magic Tower Alliance.

So the forces originally deployed there would only be second-class, even if we were to give them a good rating.

“No?”

“···I do as Su-hyeon said. In the first place, in the case of the Atlantic Coast Unit, there is a perception that it is a place where newcomers to each magic tower or wizards about to retire are mainly deployed.”

“This is because it feels like a rear unit and training unit.”

“That’s right, new wizards also need time to gain experience.”

I expected that their power would be lower than that of the front-line units, but that’s about it…

That may not be enough to slightly reduce car outings…

Thanks to that, I even thought about that, but I asked him to proceed with what I asked for.

Still, it is better than no preparation at all.

“First of all… Soohyun, I did convey the message through the communication, as you said. I have made a sincere request, so they will take care of the rest.”

“That’s enough.”

“Then I think the story is over… Let’s talk now.”

It’s our story…

“By our story, do you mean going to Russia?”

“Yes.”

And as soon as Helena nodded, the ones who came forward were Hayoung and Soso, who had remained silent until now.

“I… am against it. Go.”

“That’s right, it’s too dangerous.”

Thanks to this, I had no choice but to express my doubts.

“Is it dangerous? What?”

“I’m talking about the land called Russia itself.”

“Hmm…?”

“What do you think is the reason why the country called Russia collapsed? It’s not like we were hit with a nuclear weapon like China.”

“That’s…”

That’s what I heard…?

It’s true that Russia was pushed out by monsters, but there shouldn’t be any cracks here.

Even if we assume that China has received compensation for fooling the head of the Earth, why has Russia ended up like that?

“In the aftermath of nuclear war, a huge number of refugees arose. Among them, there were even units that guarded each province in China.”

“···.”

“Where have they all gone?”

“Could it be…all to Russia…?”

“Yes.”

···It’s worth ruining.

Even if a country with a population of only a few million collapses, hundreds of thousands of refugees will be created.

So what if China, one of the one-two punches that once contributed enormously to the total population of the Earth along with India, goes bankrupt?

‘Even most of China has become so radioactive that it has become a barren land where life cannot survive…’

From the refugees’ perspective, they would not have been able to remain stuck in the ruined land of China.

So, they would have started escaping here and there.

What if the majority of those refugees were flocked in one direction?

The conditions of the countries located in that direction could not have been better.

“Today’s Russia…is a land of barbarism even greater than that of the Middle Ages.”

It is said that the military that escaped China among the refugees banded together and became warlords, and that the Murim people who were among the refugees used their power to form a band of magic bandits and plunder everywhere.

“I even heard that some of the bandits who were called Nokrim in the past claimed to be the new Nokrim and established a bandit association.”

‘hmm···.’

Wouldn’t it be okay to say, “A Chinese person did something Chinese here?”

Anyway, if you just listen to what has been said so far?

Currently, Russia seems to be filming a martial arts version of Mad Max.

But crawling into that place with my feet?

As they say, it will inevitably become dangerous in the end.

Because you don’t have to insert a knife directly into the body to kill someone.

There are literally enemies everywhere, so once we set foot there, we would have to take care of everything ourselves, starting with food… Even if the people who had already taken over the land were so bitter that their clear-field tactics were unreasonable. What would happen if you wrote it?

‘Actually, there is no problem with eating or drinking…’

If it’s difficult to get regular food, just open the inventory and cast Storehouse Release.

So, you can just deal with that part that way, but… the problem is sleeping.

No matter how expert you are, if you don’t get enough sleep, your mind and body will become exhausted, which is not much different from that of ordinary people.

In that sense, if they were determined to engage in a wheel-to-wheel war, it was inevitable that they would end up bleeding.

“Then it would not be possible to jump over that section through Asari Terminal.”

That method might have been possible if we had not yet revealed our existence.

However, with his outstanding performance in Hanoi, attention may have been drawn to our side as well.

Therefore, it was virtually impossible to enter deep into Russia through the terminal.

That’s because, as Helena said, if zombies are constantly crawling out of Russia, it would be correct to say that that side has already fallen into the hands of warlocks.

Therefore, sufficient preparations must have been made on the terminal side.

“Then shouldn’t we go over there through a temporary magic circle like we did in Hanoi?”

“It will be possible.”

“Then…?”

“Instead, we will have to fight the devil who will notice our presence and come running as soon as we arrive.”