How the Villain Lives

49. It's been a long time!

"And I don't think it's going to be easy to get out of here."

"Yes?"

"Hmph, that's enough."

As if I didn't know English, Rachel with her head curled was no longer Jack's concern.

You don't have to see it for yourself. Just a few lines of information in the patch history allowed Jack to anticipate and plan for the current situation and what to do in the future.

'Five new regions have been added. The final stage is reduced to four regions, considering that there are entry restrictions, and this is precisely consistent with the four forces that currently exist. I'm not sure, but maybe those four areas are the gateway to the final stage. If so, how should we act?'

Jack was already thinking a few steps ahead of him when other people were just rushing into the snow. However, Jack had no choice but to stop thinking about Bourne.

"You're an enemy. You don't look good, but you look like an Oriental, so it's okay to say you're from a city called Shinshi, right? That's pretty awesome."

"The count shows only about 44,000 numbers right now."

"How many did we drag out?"

"A little over 50,000."

"Hmmm."

Unlike Jack, who is an uncompromising soldier, who looks a little closer beyond the horizon, Rachel quickly opens her mouth and eats her heart firmly.

"Shouldn't we be prepared?"

"Who told you to go in peace?"

"... The benevolent master may go peacefully, but he may not solve it through conversation. Even if you're not willing to fight, I think you need to change the facts a little bit."

"That's it. I'm just going like this."

"Got it."

'Interesting.'

Jack's feelings as he watched people get closer and closer were admirable.

Tens of thousands of people who move around with a constant vacuum and heat. Of course, much better disciplined of the two was Jack's army. However, if you dig into the details, it wasn't necessarily the same thing.

'This side's troops are slaves to most of the tyrannical warfare, so they can operate at this level. But it's not like there's any deceptive skills over there, but a lot of people are just moving like one body. If you fight, you have more thread than gain.'

No one gave a stop order as if it were a big deal if it stopped first.

And when it was folded to less than a hundred meters away, Jack raised his hand with a bitter smile. The current distance was narrower and closer to the level of warriors. Jack, who was looking sharply at the line to see who he was, who was bold enough to step back first, or who had a swollen liver, smiled brightly at someone coming from a distance.

"I was wondering what he was like, but he knew it."

"Master, escort!"

"I don't need that. You stay and be sure."

I couldn't believe I was alone among tens of thousands of hostiles, but Jack deserved it. Jack's power was overwhelming enough that no one could argue with him.

"It's been a long time. What can I call you? Pick one of King Kong, Hulk and Golbin's fools."

"I would appreciate it if you would call me impotent. Is the jaw better than the last one? You said you'd be proud to show an overwhelming force gap, and then you almost got your tongue cut off. It's a little late, but can I get you a potion? Huh?"

"That's a pretty thing to say."

"Do you know the proverb that the words that go are good and the words that come are good?"

If the gaze alone had killed a man, Jack and the mighty would have died dozens of times by now. I don't have to say the grudge of the mighty who once took his life in a compulsory mission. Jack won the battle, but he was hurt in pride because he was violent while dealing with the mighty and Yoo-yeol at the same time.

If only there were two of them, it wouldn't have been weird to make a decision right away. However, it is not a situation where we can do that now.

'I can't. Maybe if there's more distance.'

After closing his eyes for a moment and sighing lightly, Jack suddenly became completely different. With all due respect, he turned into a glorious pupil and said with a slight smile, forgetting that he had just given and received a harsh speech.

"That's a good proverb. Let me remember."

"Huh?"

"Why not?"

"I was wondering if I should say I'm good at controlling emotions or if I should just say I'm crazy."

"Let's cut to the chase and get straight to the point. I want to hear why you brought such a large force all the way here."

"It must be the same reason you're here."

"We're just here to ensure our safety."

"We're roughly the same."

Conversations that began for pretentious reasons, even when a child snorted, began to degenerate into conversations to somehow take advantage of the notice.

"Why don't we just bite each other's troops and make a brief, temporary alliance?"

"The Temporary Alliance?"

"Yes. I'm glad you've met each other for the first time, but there are still two more cities here, and the people in those cities may not be able to talk as well as they are today. He's taking the lead, and there may be a madman to wage a war in the end."

Of course, it is extremely unlikely, but it is never zero. Jack, who's talking about making an alliance right now, was the lunatic. Personally, Jack did not like it, but his proposal itself was not bad, so he repeated his strong intentions seriously.

"Temporary alliances aren't bad. What's the approximation?"

"We said we'd make an alliance, but now that we've met, there's no way we can trust each other perfectly. We will build a frontier at the origin of where we are now in contact, and we will defeat the forces behind us as soon as the alliance is formed."

Jack continues to speak with a thump on the ground.

"After that, only troops agreed between each other can move and in some cases support each other. But there's also the possibility of being betrayed if the army or individual approaches or crosses the border without their permission after this, with the intention of waging war, until an immediate all-out war."

"If we don't only approach the border, there will be no hostilities on either side for now."

"Yes. We don't have to waste our troops to be wary of each other. And let's take the time and step through the conversation to decide if we're going to fight together or be enemies. What do you think?"

"That...."

Never!

If you accept the offer, I'll leave you there and make fun of you.

It was not so bad, so the force to nod unwittingly forced me to brake the words that rang simultaneously in my head and in my ears. One was a white cow, one was a ghost.

It's like defining a territory. If they don't allow it, they won't be able to send a single person out here unless they start a full war. Even if there's a new region or a final stage in the land over there!

You don't have to explain it, but you know this determines each other's territory, right? We've been tracking their movements and moving late. If you're not sure how far you've traveled, you can come up with an unorthodox spit here that recognizes the enormous territory over there. I want you to think about it and say it.

Gulp.

As it passed, I could not imagine hiding such an intention in a reasonable and equitable proposal from the outside. In addition, I was able to check again how immature I am in this area.

"I can't do that."

"There's a suggestion that we can both relieve each other's anxiety and become allies. Is there anything you don't like about it?"

"I don't like the part where you can only send people if you have their permission."

"Ho?"

Jack didn't just fight with force.

Until the final battle, I fought with the forces, connections, wits, and so on, and I was able to guess roughly what the force was, what the mindset was, and to what extent the head turned.

And at the level of compulsion, the proposal that had just been put forward was normal. Otherwise, my head has rolled quite well in the meantime or...

'Someone must have advised you.'

When he looked at coercion, Jack immediately began to explore the people behind him who had not even paid attention until now. And as soon as I found someone I didn't even think of in the crowd, the look I made disappeared and Jack's 'real' face was revealed.

Jack's face was so innocent that he could even feel his surroundings brightening up. However, looking at that pure smile, he was forced to step back in a footsteps that he did not even know. I couldn't understand why I stepped down. I just acted instinctively.

What was that just now? Some kind of skill? '

"Let's make another offer. The territories on both sides are not here, but as the exact midpoint where the castles come into contact with each other and the rest of the provisions remain as they were before. And if you need it, we'll help you free of charge with about 30,000 Second Awakening Soldiers, including skilled warriors, wizards and archers in collective warfare. You can do anything with those troops. Whether you hit other forces or use them as arrowheads."

"Wait, we have troops to support you..."

"Something seems wrong, but troop support is just a gift I give you."

"What?"

"Suck?!"

This time, I was forced to panic, not only because I was overwhelmed, but also because I was listening to the story behind me. Unlike before, it was rather a condition that Jack was overwhelmingly disadvantaged, or just spreading. In that brief moment, I wonder if Jack is not a spy for Shinsi.

"I mean, are you insane? Why would you make such an unprofitable offer?"

"Oh, of course I'm not just going to spread it. If you do me a favor, I'll let you do what I say."

"What's the favor?"

"Simple. A masked bastard hiding behind a woman's back. Was it a ghost? Just give me one of those and I'll be done. Easy, isn't it?"

At that moment, the thoughts of those who were listening to the two conversations came together.

What the hell did you do? '

What would you think if you knew that there was only one person who wanted to give up territory and put 30,000 troops on it? If she was the beauty of the Gogol Dong, she wouldn't understand much, but Jack and Ghost were both men.

People who knew Jack's personality were surprised because they had never seen him move so emotionally. People who knew the ghost's personality smiled as if they had done something before. Sung-hoon, who was trying not to get as far from behind Miri's back as possible, realized that everyone's gaze was drawn to him and took a small sigh and moved his steps aside.

"Hey! Who are you, Jack Apron? It's been a long time!"

"Hhhhh, yes, it's been a long time. I thought you'd be alive by now. If you see the oil running all over your face, you must have gotten pretty good with the money you gave me back then, right?"

"If anyone hears it, do you really think it's a scam? Jack got what he wanted, and I got what I wanted. Isn't that a fair deal?"

"... Yes."

Jack, who murmured in a low voice, took his gaze off Sung-hoon and turned his gaze straight to the violent man.

"Have you thought about my offer? Instead of giving 30,000 troops to the Territory, just leave him to me for a moment. Don't worry, I'll never kill you or do anything."

There was no one in the world who didn't know what it meant to never kill. As Sung-hoon, he opened his mouth with a feeling of tension very rarely.

"Do you think you'll accept the offer? Isn't that right, Mr. Coward?"

"……."

"... coercive sir?"

"... Chet. Very, very close, but no matter what conditions you offer, you cannot sacrifice your colleague. It's too bad."

After a brief silence and a feeling of sincere regret that followed, the back of the Holy Hun was dampened with sweat.

"I can give you more conditions."

"But I won't say no."

"Whenever you change your mind, tell me. I'll always be waiting. Then get back to the point and talk about boundary issues.."

"We're not the only ones here to decide that story."

The strong limit, which confirmed the message echoing in his head, shrugged his shoulders and told him exactly what Yu White Woo said.

"All four forces must come together to decide."