The Returner

Yoon Young-min smiled bitterly looking at the situation in front of her eyes.

It was a little funny.

This was supposed to determine the fate of the world. A global countermeasures meeting should have been held, but it was only South Korea, the United States and two countries that actually participated.

It feels more like a Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States than a global crisis meeting. even though it's a nation-class meeting of two ministers of defense, the Korean president, the prime minister, and practically the United States head of state.

“The European kids aren't coming? ”

“He's busy defending himself. ”

“Still, you'd better get over here. ”

At Lee Hyuk's words, Christopher smiled.

“It has to be, but it can't be easy. ”

“Why?”

“We can't hold the line wide enough. ”

“Huh? What do you mean? ”

“The number of 3,000 on this vast planet is literally a mound of dust. Protecting both Europe, the United States and Korea in such a number of ways is cruelly impossible. ”

“Mmmm... ”

“They know that, too. And if we're going to do it this way, we actually have to give up places other than the United States. I don't intend to defend the entire U.S. territory either. ”

“I'm going to protect Korea. ”

“It's Korea. It's small. There won't be that many monsters coming your way. It's possible to use a teleport to simultaneously defend both sides. But Europe is vast. Even in the United States, cities outside of the East are halfway over. ”

“Well, Europe has many countries. ”

“Yes, it is. Even if they are the same 1,000 talents, they are a coalition of dozens of countries, each one of whom will move to defend its own country. ”

“Mmmm... ”

Lee Hyuk nodded his head. Even if I am confident, Korea is under attack, but I can't go to Europe to fight.

“These things have been educated.... ”

Lee Hyuk tasted bad.

The situation was understandable, but it was unfortunate that power could not be used.

It was not a problem that they would not move under him, but it was a shame to see what the end would be like if he told them to stop Europe with that power alone.

“Well, thinking that there is no power.... ”

Fast giving up was the advantage of Lee Ji-hyuk.

“What about the defense lines?”

“Basically……. ”

Christopher started explaining his vision.

“Building a line is meaningless. The other day, I proved that Barbase could open a gate anywhere I wanted. Given that it's not just monsters spilling out of the open gate, you won't be able to cope with the monsters spilling out from behind the line. ”

“Let's just cut to the chase. ”

Christopher nods.

“Protect only the city. ”

“Well……. ”

Lee Hyuk's face was slightly stiff.

“Evacuate as many people as you can to get out, and set up defensive lines in the city with points. Even if the gate opens from the inside, we will move quickly to capture the monsters coming out of the tribe. ”

“Hoho?”

Lee Hyuk said as if it was interesting.

“So what city do we have to defend? ”

“In the United States, we give up Washington. ”

“The capital?”

“Yes.”

The spleen on Christopher's face was young.

“Abandon Washington and Baltimore and focus your defenses on Philadelphia and New York. ”

“That doesn't look like a very good number... ”

“It's important that we get to shore. While monsters have not appeared at sea, they have generally shown a preference for land. So if you go into the ocean, you can narrow down the line of defense that you have to block. ”

“Well……. ”

Lee Hyuk nodded, looking at the map.

“What about Korea?"

“The same is true of Korea. There's only one place we can defend by crossing and reducing the coastline. ”

“Incheon?”

“… Busan. ”

“Phew.”

Lee Hyuk turned his head and looked at Song Jeong-soo.

“Are you okay? Giving up the capital? It's going to take a lot of time to recover. ”

“Better than destruction. ”

“And can you hit them all in Busan? That population?"

“I'm going to come to a conclusion in one day, what can I do if it's a little cramped and stuffy? ”

“Oh, these guys... I'm serious. ”

I really felt like I was going to fight for everything. to the extent that even Lee Hyuk was frightened of that splendor.

“... Are you sure you want to do this? ”

“Yes?”

Christopher asked me again.

“Is this Barbacce guy a good liar? ”

“... I think they're the Devil, but they're not. ”

“Well, aren't you going to bring her in today anyway? They have to come to a conclusion today in order to put their word into practice. ”

“Mmmm... ”

“Moreover, in this case, it's better to give up somewhere else. He said he was going to cripple humanity, not destroy humanity. According to his plan, civilians are more likely to survive. It might be safer to pull it forward, not backward, but it's not just a symptom that we can do. ”

Lee Hyuk nodded.

“Well, let's do that. ”

“Yes, I'm aware of that. ”

“You're already on the move, right? ”

Christopher laughed.

“Of course. I thought it was only half done. ”

“Well, I get it now. Then I'll take good care of it. ”

“We are.”

Christopher's eyes sank low as he looked at Lee Hyuk who had risen from his seat.

‘You don't tell me to apply. ’

Although there are differences in territory, if we reduce our defenses to one or two cities like this, there will be only a difference between two thousand U.S. defensemen and thirty Korean defensemen.

No matter how many general capabilities and military support there are, there will be fewer burdens for the South Korean side to defend Busan with 30 people at the center, but Lee Hyuk did not cry.

“Oh, instead……. ”

Of course it is.

Christopher confronted Lee Hyuk with the idea that he should have minimal support.

“Drag the Japs to the front of us. ”

“… Yes? ”

“I don't see island bastards looking at me comfortably. I want them all to come over here and back me up. ”

Christopher chuckles.

“Roger!”

* * *

“What should I call you? Dooms day?”

“That's kind of boring, isn't it? ”

“Nevertheless, there seems to be too little naming sense to name it the last day of humanity. ”

“What about First Impact? ”

“Thank goodness. Go away.”

I sat crouched down with the face that Kim Da Hyun was hurt and wrapped my arms around my knees.

“... give me that face if you're going to use it like that. ”

“Oh, no. I'm a real piece of shit without a face. ”

“… you know. ”

Yoon Hyuk-gyu smiled as she looked at Kim Da-hyun's depressed face. However, the atmosphere was not so bad because this guy acted as an atmosphere maker.

“Busan.... ”

Kim Da Hyun raised his hand.

“Why?”

“I was born in Busan. Busan man.”

“Okay, shut up. ”

“Yes.”

Yoon Hyuk-gyu, who neatly confiscated Kim Da-hyun's Nan, looked around. Even if you build a defense line in Busan, all you see around you is mountains and fields. Could the road passing by be a sign of civilization?

“... Can I go sightseeing in Busan? ”

“Tourism is frozen to death! ”

Yoon Hyuk-gyu stared at Kim Da-hyun while grinding his teeth.

He was not as serious as before, but I felt worse every day.

“Is there a tourist story in this situation? Maybe we'll all fall apart today. ”

Kim Da Hyun raised his head and said.

“So if you live to see the end of the day, don't you think you're welcome to visit? ”

“Huh?"

“That ends today. If you hold out today, you win. Then that damn horse and monster will all be gone, so now we can live more normally. ”

“… weren't you the goal of life to stand out? ”

“I quit.”

Kim Da Hyun sighed and said.

“I'm sick of it. I just want to go to work and live normally at the same company. It's money. I've earned enough. ”

“Well……. ”

Yoon Hyuk-gyu nodded.

I thought it best not to say that even if I win according to the outcome of today's fight, the money could become a piece of paper paper. Yoon Hyuk-gyu wasn't exhausted enough to say to the person who was dreaming it was just a dream, wake up quickly.

‘But is defeating the Magic Cube going to make the gate disappear? ’

According to Lee Hyuk, monsters do not come from the horse system. Obviously, there was a clear distinction between the horseshoes in the spot and the monsters that had appeared before.

In other words, getting rid of the magic system means there is no guarantee that the monsters will disappear. Getting rid of the Magic Cube will only bring you back to your old NDF life, but you can't live a life separate from the battle.

‘But that's where it is. ’

At least I don't think I'm going to die, but I don't want to go back to my old life.

“Are they coming this way? ”

“I don't know.”

Yoon Hyuk-gyu shrugged.

“He said he'd come to us on his own. ”

“Then it would be better if we retreated toward no one. ”

“That's what they said, too. They said they wouldn't be afraid to leave civilians defenseless, just trusting in the possibility of words. And that's a normal reaction. ”

“Hmm.”

Kim Da Hyun nodded.

“By the way, if you give it to me today, I'm going to live with Dasom. ”

“Dasom doesn't seem to want to live with you. ”

“… No! Not my Dasom! ”

“We should get married. How long are you going to stay married? ”

“No, crazy! What a married girl who's barely going to college! ”

“You seem to be burning with will. Honestly, isn't Lee Hyuk a good husband? You have abilities, lots of money, character.... ”

“Filthy.”

“Yes, it's a dirty personality... I don't know about anyone else, but being a family man isn't a bad thing. ”

“Do you want to be a family with Lee Hyuk? ”

“… No. ”

Yoon Hyuk-gyu shakes her head vigorously. Being involved in the workplace with that human is enough. I was someone who didn't want to get involved, whether I was related or educated.

“Instead of seeing that... ”

Kim Da-hyun kept his mouth shut.

Come to think of it, the odds of that were very high, so it seemed good not to be so clumsy.

What do you think of anyone? ’

If we can survive today, anything else is fine. No matter what life leads to, living alone is meaningful.

I'd be better off rolling in the dog litter.

“Well……. ”

Yoon Hyuk-gyu turned her head.

You can feel the excessive Mana gathering in front of you.

“Is this the beginning?”

His face begins to twitch with tension.