History's Strongest Manager

Inside GR, among other things, the situation in Salt Lake City in the deep isn't as bad as it used to be.

- Kuang!

In front of the fallen giant, Maria takes off the RCF mask and takes a short breath. The air was sharp as if it were piercing the lungs, and the surrounding area was dangerously sparkling with a mixture of red and white.

And of course, the identity of this thing, wrapped around it like a mist.

It was the energy cloud itself. The fog that rises in this region rises into the sky and becomes an energy cloud.

The fog of light that was expanding the range is now enormous enough to take over all of the outskirts of Salt Lake. So Maria is forced to fight in the energy cloud now.

This place was a living hell, with flashing lightbulbs and random core explosions inside. Visibility is less than 100 meters. It was difficult to see the surroundings through the radar in all sorts of energetic barrels.

“Tsk... We need to figure out what happened. ”

In the mist of the energy cloud, collectively, the mist of light, Maria mutters with a weary expression.

I can't find what I was looking for before GR. Communication using the UE has already been blocked. The blockade from here to the signal suggests something's wrong with the UE, so Castle must have jammed the comms.

That's why the Union members were scattered and unable to contact each other. Each of us is divided and doing what needs to be done in his or her position.

‘The Allied forces have decided to reject our alliance to secure the Red Core. And there is a strong influence on that decision. The Allied forces will advance soon and approach Salt Lake with a portal. ’

‘This is an order. Stop all soldiers and hunters approaching the portal from now on. If you have any strong resistance or attack, eliminate them. ’

Liam Bradley has designated the Allied Forces as enemies. Therefore, it is impossible to retreat to the defense line and summon the scattered Union members with their help. It's a good thing there's no fighting with the Alliance for no reason.

‘What should I do...? ’

Because the Fake point was destroyed, the UE and Castle are probably trying to kill their breath to avoid being spotted. It was a trap in the first place. Is the trap working? I don't know if it's working or not. There was an emergency rally point for this situation, but it was too far from here. I don't know what other Union members have decided.

But Maria has no way of finding them now.

Maria has a choice.

Go to the emergency rally point, follow the mission.

The important thing is, I'm not thinking about it like this right now.

- K-o-o-o!

Another giant beast roars from afar. Even if those monsters make it to the defense line, the conclave might be able to take care of them somehow. But things are different now.

I don't know if they're holding the line, but if they encounter the highest-ranking monsters under the influence of the Energy Cloud, they're going to be devastated.

Even if the Allied forces are enemies, soldiers and hunters have nothing to do with it. As long as he goes to the emergency rally point, meaningless sacrifices will be made.

Union is a selfish group. Cut and conform justice to your will. So, even if you kill them however you please, you don't kill them for nothing.

Ten thousand people will die, and thirty-four thousand will die, if the RCF deviates from an overwhelming operation near the portal.

Powerlessness is also a tremendous concern.

Should I leave here to seek Union's reunion? Wasting at least six hours? It is unclear where other members are fighting.

With the overwhelming driving force of the RCF, he can get to the rally point as quickly as possible, while Versailles and Bradley can move to the rally point in space. Other personnel, however, are not sure of their position, and it takes them a long time to get to the rally point. Even if Wren runs Waschuts, Pryr and Ruchon lack maneuverability.

Gathering at a power rally point may take more than six hours, but more than a day.

The monsters that have not been covered will face the marching army, and it is clear that a vast number of soldiers and hunters will die.

One communication is down. We just don't know where each other are.

However, Mary was left in a state of confusion, overwhelming isolation.

Maria knows what's more important. For the sake of the plan, now is the time to decide the next move. So we need to get to the rally point.

But do we have to do that without the hundreds of thousands of people that we can live with? There's no point in going to the rally point.

In the end, their purpose is clear....

“! ”

Maria thinks about it, and her eyes flash. Nothing's gonna change anyway. Regardless of whether the UE has been neutralized or Choi Jun has launched an attack, the important objective remains unchanged, whether the Allied forces advance.

Secure the red core.

To do that, we hunt the Grand Monarch. Maria can hunt the Great Monarch without the help of other members anyway. Union will gather separately and learn of its intentions for not joining. RCF is a weapon of war designed to hunt great lords.

So, stay close to the portal and wait for the Grand Monarch to reveal himself.

His role remains unchanged. Secure the Red Core to finish GR, collect and return. You can think about everything else later.

- Boom!

Maria puts her mask back on and charges fiercely into the roar of the giant monster.

Maria did not join Union. I just decided to stay true to my goals.

Liam mutters, a rally point in southern Utah.

“Looks like Maria won't be joining us. ”

“RCF would be more helpful if you stayed there.... Ugh..."

Versailles, who looks tired, injects an awakening agent into his arm.

“Anna, you look exhausted. ”

“Because the dimensional coordinates are distorted, it's hard to move this long distance space.... ”

Due to the influence of the energy cloud, Versailles' dimensional abilities were also struggling. Bradley's spatial movement and Versailles' spatial movement were the same, but the mechanisms were completely different. Liam's magic was easier to trigger in this case.

Currently, there are only three gatherings at the rally point: Liam, Versailles, and Hashimoto Ren, who flew the Washts. Lujon and Pryor were in the middle of nowhere.

It's almost impossible to find each other in Salt Lake due to the fog of light. The fog embedded in the entire vast area makes navigation completely impossible. The comms were down, of course.

He was the first to disable Union's communication because he knew the fog of the highest intensity light. Eventually, they will have to fight in the fog of overly widened light, and eventually they will have to fight in extreme environments called the hundred meters of visible distance.

And it prevents communication, the only link between them. So Union was forced to gather at the emergency rally point.

With this, Choi Jun bought time until Union decided on a later policy.

“I wonder if the UE is safe. ”

Hashimoto Ren, checking the equipment status of Watchuts, said so.

“The UE must be absolutely preserved. Wynsor's judgment is not bad. ”

According to Versailles, Liam nods.

“If the UE is destroyed, the plan will be delayed by at least five years. If we think about building an archival in five years, we will have to hit 3rd GR. ”

The goal of Union was to go straight after the second GR to build the Arkship. There was a 12-year time gap between the New Planet and the first GR in 2015 and now 2027. A simple calculation suggests that even if you cross this GR, the 3rd GR may occur within 12 years.

And the ARK project is 12 years fast. And if we destroy the core tactical satellite called the UE, we might have to go through the fourth GR, not the third GR.

In addition, the GR was larger in many ways than the first. If the next GR is bigger than it is now, even Union's low power might not be able to stop it.

That's why Wynsor's decision to give up communication and conserve the UE was best. But they had no idea that the UE was already disabled and Castle was under attack.

Ren frowned as he watched the monsters move forward.

“I'd rather…. Maybe it's better to destroy the portal.... ”

“Ren.”

According to Versailles, Ren nods. It was a gesture that I knew without even saying it.

“If we destroy the portal now, our choices in the first GR become meaningless. ”

Now, if you're going to break the portal and erase the monster from the world, you should have done it before. During that time in the 1st and 2nd GR, the victims of the monsters become worthless. You betray a colleague you killed with your own hands.

You shouldn't have killed her if you were going to go along with the chaos.

As the saying goes, you've come too far to go back.

They chose one side of the crossroads facing in the opposite direction, and there were many things they abandoned to take back the path they did not choose then.

“Choices are your responsibility. And we have no choice but to go this way. Destroying the portal in this situation... We must somehow find meaning in this sacrifice. ”

That is the role of Union.

Liam Bradley grins bitterly. But one of them doubted Union's choice, and decided to turn back all sacrifices, death and treason.

Going all the way to the end, choosing to turn back the path you've been on for a long time.

Which one of them needs more courage?

Liam Bradley ponders.

‘In fact, all this is just inertia. ’

Liam stares down at the monsters that flow with a stiff look. Like monsters killing humans with inertia, Union may be just afraid to overturn their choices. I don't even have to say faith, so I just took one more step. Just like inertia.

Maybe he's just going ahead because he's afraid to turn around.

Don't you think Union is just a bunch of cowards? The world needs monsters. So even though we know that the choice was not right, we are just trying to make it right.

Ultimately, the best courage is overwhelmingly great.

Should we call the act of betraying our friends who love us so much and trying to nullify all our choices by killing them? That's actually the greatest courage of all.

Courage to turn back, courage to betray, courage to turn back.

Courage to admit a mistake.

Compared to that, Union is only wearing swarms. My choice isn't wrong. I'm just howling and struggling and trying to come up with an answer that doesn't exist.

Versailles speaks to the silent Bradley.

“Shouldn't we check on Castle? ”

Liam said.

“If you were ambushed, it would be too late, and if you were safe, you wouldn't have to go. ”

Kang Jun Choi is not a fluttering style. Even if they were trapped, they would try to reach Castle, or they would have already begun to advance in preparation for the Union raid. If anything has been chosen by Choi Jun, it can't be anything but an attack.

If it was safe, it would still be safe, and if it was raided, it would already be over.