Chapter 34 Part2 (2/2)
”But s.h.i.+n Woo, are you going to keep bringing them with you?”
Jin asked. He thought that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo would've sent his troops away once they left the mountain range, but Lee s.h.i.+n Woo instructed Jin to move slow enough that they could keep up.
”Mm, well...”
”I'd really like to start running now...”
”Just wait a little while longer. I'm thinking right now.”
”What about...?”
As if waiting for him to ask, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo spoke.
”I've been thinking about this, but I confirmed my suspicions when I accepted a portion of Metafel's troops and the Giants. ...I can't keep these guys hidden anymore.”
”...Yeah, that's true.”
Metafel's defected troops numbered 3,000, and each and every Giant really stood out. Because they weren't golems, the Giants had to live with their large size, as they had no means of miniaturizing their bodies.
”I made these guys move around in small teams thus far as an investment, but I have too many troops for that to be a viable option anymore. Even so, I can't just keep them holed up in a safe base. If I don't use them, then I'll be losing out on my investment.”
”So...?”
”I'm going to keep using a few teams of elites like I've been doing, and gather the rest of them into a huge army.”
That was quite a rational decision... No, it was actually just a decision he was forced into, as his army had grown too much. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo knew that this would happen eventually and that's why he sought an item like Huginn's Eye.
”What if they're found by a hero?”
”Normally, heroes wouldn't choose to fight against these guys.”
”s.h.i.+n Woo, so you realized that you're not a normal hero yourself...”
If it were Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, he would've agonized over the amount of level 7 elites, but he'd charge in and sew chaos; then, once he'd profited from that, he'd retreat. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo sweat at Jin's words but continued.
”The problem's the 12 generals. Because of them, I hid my forces for as long as I could, but... when you think about it the other way, you could bait the 12 generals by commanding such a huge army.”
”s.h.i.+n Woo, only you could think about it like that.”
”You already killed two of the 12 generals. The other heroes are just cowards.”
”Yeah, that's right.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's goblin fire intensified. This is what he would look like when he was talking about something serious.
”I think that time's coming soon. When Paul Zero meets with the heroes.”
”You're going to try?”
”Yeah. Since I'll have to do it eventually anyway.”
He was still bothered by what Lee Man Bok had told him, but even so, he had to at least try. There was nothing good about maintaining this three-way stalemate for Lee s.h.i.+n Woo.
”But Lee Man Bok concerns had merit, so I'll have to approach them as cordially as possible.”
”How?”
”As reinforcements.”
”!?”
If an undead suddenly showed up in front of the heroes, who enjoyed such peaceful days, and said 'can I hang out with you too?', they would definitely look at him with suspicion.
But if they were struggling against one of the 12 generals, and his righteous undead army suddenly appeared to save them, then... There wouldn't be any heroes who would go 'kill them too!' without thinking, would there? Even if there were, wouldn't the heroes focus on killing one of the 12 generals first?
”If we fight on the same battlefield and on the same side, then it'll be difficult for them to attack us. And that's how we'll gradually change their perception of us.”
”But how are you going to make such a convenient situation for yourself?”
”Normally, it would be hard, but we have Ethan Cruz, now don't we?”
”...”
Jin was speechless at Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's statement. Kratia silently applauded. They couldn't even imagine how many problems he hoped to deal with using Ethan Cruz.
”We already know how Ethan Cruz thinks. Who knows, he might've allied himself with one of the 12 generals already. If that's the case, then all the more reason for him to put the heroes into a difficult situation. But think about it. That's when we appear! And what happens when the Paul Zero Corps comes in to save the day?”
”s.h.i.+n Woo... have you ever lost before?”
”I have. When I was negotiating with G.o.d and got stuck in an undead body.”
”...”
Honestly, that wasn't really a negotiation, but more like stubbornness. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo thought back to that time, calmly a.s.sessed himself, and nodded his head.
Back then, he'd tried his best to remain level-headed, but he had died, he came face to face with G.o.d, and he would have to fight against the Empire ruled by the dead as a hero; all these factors overlapped, so he hadn't been able to stay calm. Thus, he thought he did pretty well back then, all things considered.
”It's a good thing you're not an enemy, s.h.i.+n Woo...”
”I feel bad for Ethan Cruz.”
While Jin and Kratia muttered in the outfield, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had made his decision and announced.
”So, let's practice moving as a corps.”
”How?”
”We're going to attack a level 3 danger zone. Wouldn't it be cool if we split the army into two and attacked two at the same time?”
”...”
”Why don't you just split them into five and attack, making them into a cute star or something?”
”Oh, that's a good idea.”
”...”
It was almost time for the 'Paul Zero Corps' to spread their name far and wide throughout the Empire.
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