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Chapter 213

< Resident relief >

Northern Korean Peninsula.

Koo Dae-seong and Men at Arms succeeded in moving south surprisingly smoothly..

"Yes, the North Korean military here is very formal. Yes, we will continue moving south.."

Koo Dae-seong, who reported to Yapi through communication, soon headed to where Kim Do-han and his colleagues were..

"What is the situation in the south??"

"They occupied Kaesong City. They say there was a hostage situation at the Kaesong Industrial Complex, but it ended well.."

"It seemed like if the war broke out, hostage taking would begin there. Ah, wasting all that money to build a factory in a place where there was no money.."

When Captain Kim Do-han heard about the hostage situation at the Kaesong Industrial Complex, he clicked his tongue and blamed the government..

"By the way, if you eat Kaesong, is Pyongyang next??"

Koo Dae-seong shook his head..

"They will attack Pyongyang, but they seem to be planning to occupy the surrounding area first. He is on guard against the army of demons lurking in Pyongyang.."

"okay? I thought the devil would just charge in and hit me.."

Captain Kim Do-han tilts his head as if in surprise. Koo Dae-seong had similar thoughts, but strangely, he felt a tingle down his spine and thought it was a good thing that Leon's policy was good..

A feeling of déjà vu that I have been feeling ever since I entered North Korea. An ambiguous feeling, whether it should be called intuition, made Koo Dae-seong anxious..

"They tell us to go around like this and do public support missions.."

"Well, if you've come in by this point, you've gone quite deep. Where are we even at that level?."

Koo Dae-seong and Men at Arms penetrated into the inland without a fight. On the GPS, it appears as Handong, but it is a place I am not familiar with. I thought about continuing to move like this, but there was a problem..

"Me, South Korean Hunters······."

A girl approaches Koo Dae-sung and Men at Arms. Even though the child knew they were South Koreans, he had no hesitation in approaching them..

That fact became known when hunters were dispatched from South Korea, but that was not the only reason..

The skin was so thin that the bones were exposed, and the eyes were deeply sunken and sunken..

The girl, who was at an age when her dimples were in full bloom but whose flowery beauty was nowhere to be seen, spread her hands as if she didn't know any shame..

"Well, give me something to eat...give me something to eat. I starved for too long."

"······."

Koo Dae-seong could not hide his sorrow at the girl's miserable begging. It's not just girls. The villages we passed through were full of residents who were on the verge of extinction due to the poor food situation..

I've heard a lot about the poor food situation in North Korea, but I never thought it would be this bad..

"It's a little early, but shall we have time to eat??"

"Then."

Captain Kim Do-han laughed at Koo Dae-seong’s words. Koo Dae-seong heads towards the vacant lot in the village with a puzzled expression on his somewhat admirable gaze..

As a group of people armed with swords, spears, shields, and armor flocked in, the villagers began to gather one by one. They are hoping that these South Korean hunters from abroad will at least share something to eat..

But unfortunately, Koo Dae-seong and Man at Arms do not have enough combat rations. We packed as much as we could, keeping in mind activities in conflict areas, but that was only military supplies..

"Captain Kim Do-han, please give me some seeds.."

"Oh, it's here, driver.~"

Instead, what Koo Dae-seong took out was a handful of comb seeds. He looked at the village's barren land with a bitter look on his face..

'It is a barren land..'

The basic soil is not bad. But it took too much of my brain power..

This is because in North Korea, where food self-sufficiency is miserable, corn, which consumes a lot of land energy, was planted in large quantities, greatly reducing the vitality of the land..

The land that had exhausted its intellectual power needed to be put to rest, but in North Korea, where there was no food to eat right away, corn would have continued to be planted, and the vicious cycle would have continued..

"Phew······."

Gu Daeseong began to sow comb seeds on the land that had become barren and dry..

The residents looked as if they were seeing something strange in that act..

Are you just sowing comb seeds without proper water? Even in the middle of winter?"

"Goddess Demera."

But soon something surprising happened. When Gu Dae-seong kissed the ground where he had sown the comb seeds and recited a prayer, sprouts began to grow there..

"······!"

Although the residents were shocked beyond surprise, the Men at Arms members each recited a prayer and acted as if they were used to it..

"Thank you, Goddess of Life and Abundance."

After the Hoeryeong concentration camp incident, Koo Dae-seong was able to use the sacred law..

It was thanks to the spread of the pantheon faith in Yanbian, the continuous practice of knights, and the reverence for the goddess Demera, which was firmly established in Gu Dae-seong's faith..

"Okay, sprouts are sprouting faster than last time? It will grow big enough to eat in a couple of hours.."

The holy law that Koo Daeseong awakened to was a prayer to bless the land and make crops grow, as the priests of the goddess Demera usually do..

Although he could not completely transform the land into the goddess's fertile soil like Leon, he was able to restore the land's intelligence in the long term and make blessed crops grow, even if only slightly..

"Huh, still, it would have been nice if it was a holy method that was helpful in battle. Only then will you be ordained a knight.······."

"Haha, let’s not be too hasty. But no matter where you go like this, you don’t have to worry about military provisions.?"

That was it. After Koo Dae-seong awakened to this divine law, Men at Arms prepared combat rations focusing on favorite foods..

Anyway, for crops like rice and beans, Koo Dae-seong just had to let them grow on the spot..

"Being able to eat a variety of meals is good for morale. No wonder there is pound cake in the combat rations.?"

"That's it though······."

"Above all, Mr. Koo has now started giving 'God's protection buff'. That's pretty helpful.."

This is not the only power that Koo Dae-seong gained from awakening to the sacred law..

<Knight's Blessing of Life>

A protection trait that continuously regenerates battle damage and restores energy..

Although he was not at the level of a monster that pummeled the entire army with ridiculous buffs like Leon or the Holy Grail Knight, he developed a trait that gave buffs to his troops like other knights of the pantheon who were ordained knights..

Captain Kim Do-han patted Koo Dae-seong on the shoulder as this alone was of considerable help in battle..

Two hours later, while the entire village was bringing cauldrons and lighting fires, they were amazed when they saw the rice that had grown before they knew it..

"Yes, real rice has grown!"

"Come on, let’s soak the rice in the cauldron and light the fire! There is also ramen, so make some soup.!"

Koo Dae-seong and his colleagues skillfully prepared meals and distributed rice to the residents. Residents swallowing their saliva in front of puffed white rice.

"Ah, Abai. Can we eat this rice??"

"Is this really rice cake? No corn mixed in?

In North Korea, white rice was a symbol of the wealthy class. Eating beef soup with white rice is paradise on earth.

Paradise on Earth, which North Korea has been brainwashing its residents with for 80 years, is indeed a precious food that can only be found in paradise on earth..

Excluding the Baekdu lineage, even Pyongyang citizens could eat meat soup made with one or two pieces of pork over white rice only on special days..

Even the ramen soup served by Men at Arms, saying they would get bored eating only white rice, was a stimulating taste they had never tasted before in their lives..

"Do you, South Korean hunters, have Baekdu bloodline??"

"yes?"

"If you are of Baekdu bloodline, that Mr. Kim is pig-- Hmm, should I refrain from doing this in this neighborhood??"

Captain Kim Do-han recalled the old brainwashing education of North Korean people that he had vaguely heard about and paid attention to his words and actions..

"It's not like that. We are just ordinary people."

Koo Dae-sung also showed off the missionary skills he honed in Yanbian to the North Korean people..

The residents were very interested in this South Korean hunter who made rice grow in just a couple of hours, and they warmly accepted the idea that it was a growing faith in South Korea..

"Oh, from today I will become a follower of Goddess Demera! ah···!"

A villager who is shocked by what he says. In North Korea, those with faith were persecuted and executed due to the influence of communism, which believed that religion was the opium of the people..

To them, the world was still the Kims' world, so they couldn't help but cringe at my hasty remark..

Koo Dae-seong did not immediately force faith on them. Since war has already occurred, North Korea's destruction is a foregone conclusion..

Because the Lionheart King is not the kind of person who will leave this unscrupulous Kim family hereditary regime alone..

Above all, I thought there was no way this regime could be maintained in a situation where North Korea was consumed by the devil..

"Comrade South Korea······."

At that time, an old man who appeared to be the village chief approached him. He held Koo Dae-seong's hand, and his strength was full of vitality..

"This old man wants to believe in the goddess from now on. Even if the party does not allow it···!"

"Cho, Chief···!"

"That's a dangerous statement.!"

But the village chief’s will was firm. He had been dying from a chronic illness for some time, but he had just eaten the crop and felt that his body had greatly improved..

It was a chronic disease that the Red Cross visited ten years ago and said it would be difficult to get better without consistent treatment. But there's no way it could have gotten better just by eating this rice..

The village chief had no fear as he sensed that the sacred power contained in the rice would heal him..

"Comrade South Korea... There is something you comrades need to know.."

The residents could not hide their fear at the appearance of the village chief. Because in this situation, I couldn't know what the village chief wanted to say..

But no one could stop the village chief. They also felt the blessings of the benevolent god residing in Ibab and were in awe of that miracle..

"A few months ago, the People's Army set up a strange facility nearby. Many of my comrades were taken there."

The testimony from the village chief surprised Koo Dae-seong and his colleagues..

* * * *

There is a pantheon with the South Korean army, which quickly occupied Kaesong, but the advance to Pyongyang was slowed..

"The missile is swallowed?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. It is said that our ROK Army's Guided Missile Command fired hundreds of missiles at Pyongyang, but they were all intercepted by some force.."

It was because of some huge force surrounding Pyongyang..

A force so great that it surrounded the entire city swallowed up all the missiles that the South Korean military had poured into Pyongyang from the beginning of the war..

"hmm······."

Leon looked around at the South Korean troops concentrated in front of Pyongyang..

Considering artillery fire from Pyongyang's defenses, knights were assigned to each unit and long-distance defense techniques were deployed, but there was no counterattack from the enemy and they were just waiting for our attack..

'It's a trap..'

That's also very blatant. You won't know what's prepared unless you hit it with your own body..

"Lord Tarhan."

"yes! your majesty!"

Leon gave orders to the Knights of the Burning Sword.

"Newly captured serfs. Did you eat well??"

"Of course, Your Majesty! It's in a good condition because it's only fed half the amount of sugar and salt.!"

"It's time for the poor serfs to pay for their meals.."

With just a glance from Leon, Lord Tarhan of the Burning Sword Knights understood his intention..

"To the serf recruits!"

At Tarhan's instructions, a group of people moved from somewhere in the camp. They were wearing People's Army uniforms, and as they moved in unison, the South Korean military seemed to be on alert..

"Your Majesty! What are you trying to do?······."

"Shouldn't we check how well the enemy's fortress is defended?."

The ROK military general, who realized the intention of those words, was astonished..

'I'm not saying I'm just going to commit suicide.?!'

Leon grabbed his shoulder after seeing his astonishment..

"Don't feel too bad. They are the most vicious of serf soldiers. They are scum who plunder and even murder the people they are supposed to protect.."

The serfs who were subjugated by the power of Tartar, the god of the sun and judgment, confess all the sins they have committed so far and receive appropriate punishment..

Leon gathered the worst of the worst among the People's Army serfs he acquired in this war, and in his opinion, they were slightly less reprehensible than the devil's followers..

"Sir Tarhan. As an example, let's just charge 50 people.."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Lord Tarhan gave orders to the serfs in a loud voice..

"1From number 50, move forward until you die.!"

-Uh, uhh?

-Poetry, I hate it! I won't go---my body!

-Wow!

The People's Army, which entered into serf contracts under Tatar law, did not have the right to veto..

Thanks to the Lionhearted King's merciful consideration, they were able to run toward Pyongyang with at least one rifle in their hands..

-Yeah, yeah! Let’s just surrender to Pyongyang and receive the protection of Abadi, the leader.!

-It was much better than being stuck next to those crazy South Korean gangsters.!

Some ran toward Pyongyang with such hopes, but they had to read between the lines..

'move forward until death'

In other words, regardless of whether there is anything in Pyongyang or not, and whether there is a cliff or the sea at the end of the run, an 'order' was planted to keep moving forward..

'If you look closely, these guys look more like devils than devils.······.'

The general of the ROK Army suddenly thought of these words:.

When I look into the abyss, the abyss also looks into me.······.

Could it be that as we deal with demons, we have evolved to become more demon-like? The Knights of Lionheart······.

-Kwasasak!

-Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

It was then. At some point, the People's Army serfs close to Pyongyang burned down and scattered like black ink..

"Hey, look over there.!"

The South Korean military, who was watching the scene through a telescope, shouted. Even the knights of the pantheon saw it with the naked eye..

The black ink of the remnants of the People's Army gathered together and mutated into something strange..

It was like a monster without any biological characteristics..

"Is it there?."

Leon's hand gesture was aimed precisely at the place where the People's Army serfs had mutated..

-Crying···!

God's wrath struck Pyongyang..