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Episode 112. Bet
Cheers echoed throughout the theater.
The beings were thrilled by Man-gyeong’s victory and the birth of a new star.
But among them, there was only one who couldn’t laugh.
“… …Why?”
K looked at the screen and asked.
When the Absolute did not answer, he turned around and asked again.
“I don’t understand. How dare a mere human dare to follow my scenario… …! And to top it off, your Majesty, awakening your abilities. Isn’t that a violation of the rules?”
K looked up at the Absolute, his body trembling.
The Absolute was still sitting on the throne, looking at the screen.
Then he burst into laughter.
A very sweet and captivating laughter echoed inside the VIP room.
The Absolute praised K with slow applause.
Clap-. Clap-. Clap-.
“No. It’s really great. K. You have such great insight. The way you chose that man, led this war, and created this situation is all great. It doesn’t matter how the process is. Whether it’s a failure or a success, this scenario you created is truly a great achievement. Ah-. What kind of human is this? To destroy a scenario designed by a demigod, and achieve something that even the gods could not have predicted. Hahaha.”
The Absolute rose from his seat.
Then he walked slowly and stood next to K, looking at the screen.
The two were silent for a while.
The first one to speak was the Absolute One.
“Are you angry?”
“… … .”
“Are you angry that a mere human could figure out your scenario?”
“… … .”
K clenched his fist.
And answered carefully.
“… … Yes. I’m angry.”
“Don’t worry, K. Just look at what you’ve accomplished.”
Beings who cheer enthusiastically.
Whatever the process, K’s streaming service ended up being a huge hit.
Still, K couldn’t believe it.
Because his plan was absolutely perfect.
The outcome that Park Ji-soo would lose was not even considered in the first place.
It didn’t matter how strong the defense positions at Man-gyeong’s Bisan-dong were.
Because if there was enough time, the players could have wiped out all of Man-gyeong’s defensive positions.
But then a new awakener appeared in Man-gyeong.
Even though this was a clear violation of the rules, the Absolute remained silent.
That was the cause of the first defeat, and the second was Park Ji-soo’s silence.
‘Why, why. Why on earth. Why. Why.’
Park Ji-soo didn’t move.
It was beyond K’s expectations.
In fact, those who supported Park Ji-soo were greatly disappointed and some even left the theater.
Park Ji-soo was a key player within the league.
He was the one who would play a key role in the final round, where the biggest battle would take place.
The main scenario for Park Ji-soo set by K was structured like that.
K raised Park Ji-soo to the third round, and designed her to ‘develop’ by absorbing Kang Si-on.
In the middle of the first round, when Ji-su Park was about to be raped, the manager intervened and saved her, which was also to make her the top predator in the scenario.
Park Ji-soo’s ability may not be the strongest, but it has the highest efficiency.
From the beginning, Park Ji-soo was not interested in anything other than her own pleasure, so she hoped to use Kang Si-on as a sacrifice to awaken her.
If that were the case, Park Ji-soo could have grown into an apex predator.
But the story didn’t go as K intended.
This was the first time in the league’s thousands of years of history.
‘… … .’
K was angry.
Because his scenario was completely blocked by an inferior species worse than cockroaches.
Then the Absolute said:
“Let’s make a bet.”
It was a rare proposal from an absolute being.
K quickly withdrew his expression and looked up at the Absolute.
A pair of fierce eyes like an eagle were looking down at K.
“Try to eliminate the author within 3 rounds.”
“… … What do you mean?”
“If you knock that guy out of the league within 3 rounds, I’ll give you a higher letter.”
“Are you… speaking… of the superior?”
A, B, C.
A top character class that has gained absolute status within the league.
It was a position that every manager desired, and one that offered tremendous benefits to the administration.
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K had no reason to refuse.
The upper ranks were ones that even the administrators who had served here for thousands of years could not attain.
In addition, the absolute being’s suggestion to eliminate Kang Shi-on.
K accepted that it was the Absolute testing itself.
In fact, it wasn’t a big deal for the manager to eliminate one person from the league if he wanted to.
K knelt before him.
“certainly.”
The manager eliminates the player.
This was the first time in the league’s thousands of years of history.
Instead, the Absolute set one condition.
“Instead, if you lose, give up eternal life.”
K flinched at the voice of the Absolute.
“Look forward to it.”
After saying those words, the Absolute turned around and walked away.
Asking the manager to give up eternal life meant death.
Death has different values for different dimensional beings.
Just as the value of a cockroach’s life is different from the value of a dog’s life.
The difference between the value of a human life and the value of an administrator’s life was greater than that.
But K had no intention of refusing.
Because it was a bet he couldn’t afford to lose.
“yes.”
Her bright red lips twitched.
* * *
Three days have passed since the Battle of Bisandong.
Man-gyeong was being rebuilt, and the pursuing force continued to advance across Anyangcheon and into Dong-an.
Today, Kang Si-on’s unit captured Buheung High School, which was Park Ji-soo’s forward base, and now the advance party has arrived near the Beomgye Station defense position.
Kang Shi-on returned to Ilbeonga.
I walked among the citizens who were restoring the downtown area and asked the chief of security.
“Did you find Park Ji-soo?”
“We are giving it our all.”
“How many enemies were captured?”
“About two thousand. We locked them all up in the school as you ordered.”
“Handcuffs. Aren’t they not enough?”
“We are using cable ties to replace the insufficient quantity.”
Kang Shi-on walked with the chief of police and looked at the warriors huddled together in the alley.
They were all tied up with their hands and held in groups of ten.
The soldiers ridiculed such warriors.
“Whew-!”
“You fu*king warrior bastards!”
“You guys are worse than beasts. Come on. Are you thirsty? Open your mouth. Drink is coming in.”
Dribble dribble dribble-.
“Hehehe. Hey-. Aim for the mouth. Why are you so weak?”
“Be quiet. This bitch has a mean look in her eyes. I’ll shoot her in the eye. Huh? Don’t close your eyes? I told you not to. Glare at me again like you were glaring at me earlier.”
The captured warriors had no choice but to take the punishment in silence.
The soldiers had a deep-rooted grudge against the warriors, so they continued to harm them.
Kang Shi-on and the Chief of the Order Department stopped in their tracks for a moment and looked at them.
Then the giggling soldier, upon seeing the monarch, jumped up in surprise.
“Hey, hey, hey! Hey! Your Majesty. Your Majesty!”
“How is it~ Is it refreshing~ Hehehee. What, what?! Hey! Your Majesty!”
In a jiffy-.
The soldiers who had been mocking the warriors until just now approached Kang Shi-on in unison and bowed their heads.
They trembled, as if they were going to faint.
“… … .”
“… … .”
But Kang Shi-on had no intention of condemning their actions.
However, the prisoners of war who were captured will later become citizens of Mankyung.
Each and every one of them would be a valuable source of labor, so their lives had to be spared.
At the same time, the soldiers’ fatigue, stress, hostility and resentment towards their fellow warriors had to be relieved.
If they can let that go and feel better, then it’s right to let them.
In a way, it was a reward for the soldiers.
But there has to be some kind of line.
Any retaliation that crosses the line, such as s*xual crimes, sadistic violence, and torture, will be prevented in advance through discussion with the Chief of the Order Department.
After going through the proper procedures, the prisoners will now live as second-class citizens within Man-gyeong, no, in the now-integrated Anyang City.
Second-class citizens will be used as a labor force for power development, discriminating them from the existing residents of Man-gyeong.
Bam.
Kang Shi-on answered by placing a hand on the soldier’s shoulder.
Then he walked away again.
* * *
The warriors retreated across Anyangcheon to Dongan-gu.
Their parade of defeats was utterly miserable.
This is because they were busy running away without even having the basic military uniform.
The war has now reached its end.
All that remains is to subdue the remnants and capture Park Ji-su.
Two days have passed since the victory in the Battle of Bisan-dong.
The current state of war damage in Man-gyeong has been roughly summarized.
●Total casualties: 2,316:
1,059 dead, 756 wounded, 501 missing.
●Damage status:
1 Ogre, 103 Crossbows and Bows, 4,512 Bolts and Arrows, 1,045 Assault Weapons, 854 Molotov Cocktails, 89 Shields.
The reason why the Man-Gyeong clerks were able to produce such accurate statistics was thanks to the innate work ability of the Chief of the Order Department.
Since she had the exact numbers of weapons and resources beforehand, she could calculate the amount lost after the battle by deducting them.
This information was immediately relayed to King Kang Shion.
“Most of the injured are unable to fight, and many are between life and death.”
“… … .”
Kang Shi-on and the Chief of the Order spoke in front of the corpse of an ogre that had crashed into a building and died.
“As of now, there are approximately 3,500 troops available, and the remaining troops are currently returning to Man-gyeong and resting.”
Phalang-.
Zion continued to listen to the report, flipping through the papers inserted in the chart.
He was surrounded by escorts.
It was to protect the monarch from possible enemy snipers.
“Chief General Choi Myeong-jun is currently leading the elite force past Bisan and advancing to the vicinity of Beomgye Station, and Jin Jae-hee is waiting behind him.”
Phalang-.
Zion turned the paper over again.
The list of dead was densely written.
This was also the work of the Chief of the Order Department.
There are more than 30 secretaries directly under the Chief of the Order Department.
The officers would collect all administrative matters and information pertaining to the power, write the information down on paper, and report it to the monarch.
The reason they were able to process such a vast amount of information was because they stayed inside the police station and did office work instead of fighting.
“When will you attack again?”
The Chief of Police asked Zion.
Zion covered the chart again and handed it to her, and the Chief of Order politely accepted the chart from Zion.
Zion opened his mouth as he looked at her.
“We have to do it right away. There won’t be any problems. The area is already in a state of total annihilation, and they won’t have the strength to defend our attack force anymore. We’ll wipe them all out within a week, and bring back Park Ji-soo’s head.”
“… … How about accepting the surrender instead? Any further civilian casualties will make it difficult to maintain power in the future.”
Zion nodded at the Chief of Order’s opinion.
“That would be best. But I don’t think Park Ji-soo will surrender.”
The Chief of the Order was convinced by Zion’s words.
Because she, too, has seen Park Ji-soo.
Park Ji-soo is not the type of person who would easily bow her head to others.
I will fight to the end and try to protect the realm.
To put it nicely, it was a sense of responsibility, but to put it badly, it was just stubbornness.
But no matter what Park Ji-soo does, it’s no use.
Kang Shi-on promised.
The war is now over.
“Don’t worry. The war is over. Now, Chief, you should focus on rebuilding your forces. I will attack Beomgye with about 1,000 men. Send the remaining soldiers back to their original positions and resume your labor as you wish.”
After the war, there were two things that came back to the monarch.
The first is war damage recovery and approval rating management.
The second would be the enormous war gains that would be gained by taking over the war.
The territory will more than double in size, and everything will change – resources, population, weapons, etc.
And most of all, you will be able to obtain information about the ‘location of your younger brother’ that was promised to you by K.
Zion didn’t want to dawdle either.
The expedition will follow immediately.
And the good news came quite early.
From a distance, a soldier ran up to Zion and knelt down.
“Park Ji-soo… … The hidden place. I think I found it… …!”
(Continued in the next episode)