I Returned, But My Power is the Same

A long rest was given before the last occupation of Hallasan.

Yes, it would be a week or so, but considering that it took a day or two to take a lot of rest, it is a long enough time.

It wasn't just about taking a break.

He was prepared for the upcoming battle by adapting the newly supplied equipment to his body and equipping various shields.

“Put it in even if it doesn’t taste good. That's all your fighting power."

"Yes… … .”

Meals consisted only of combat food and buff food.

The former is what I eat all the time, so I just eat it, but the problem was the latter.

It was very painful to eat at any time.

wow.

“Isn’t it delicious?”

Lieutenant Young Sojin sits on his buttocks in front of me, holding a plate.

It seems that they have just received the meal because of the order number.

“Ha, yes. I will die.”

“Should I sprinkle some chocolate or something on it?”

“Then won’t the effect diminish?”

“Um, that’s right.”

"Yes. It is said that buff food should be eaten on its own to make straight bread.”

“Okay, that’s right.”

As he nodded his head, Lieutenant Young So-jin's taste buds changed as if it were a pity.

Hmmm, but no matter how tasteless the buffalo dish is, doesn't it get weirder if you sprinkle chocolate on it?

I don't know if it's chili paste.

Oh, is red pepper paste weird?

“Wow, this is getting worse and worse.”

Lieutenant Young So-jin's face, after taking a bite, is wrinkled as if he ate something he couldn't eat.

Did my face just look like that?

“How can I not renew my buff food?”

“So.”

Actually do it later.

In the next five years or so... … .

“You should swallow it right away.”

Lieutenant Young So-jin is afraid that it will be impossible, so he scoops it all up at once and puts it in his mouth. Then he swallows the filth without chewing it a few times.

I burst out laughing haha.

“Then what are you going to do?”

“It’s better to put them on top, I will lose my taste after eating one by one.”

“If you vomit on top of it, you have to eat it again.”

Lieutenant Young So-jin, startled by my words, raises a water bottle.

Then he tilts his neck and drinks the water as if inhaling.

When managing soldiers or fighting in a dungeon, he looks so charismatic, but in this case he seems like a completely different person.

“What are you going to do after eating this?”

Lieutenant Young So-jin wipes her lips and says:

“Aren’t we going to incinerate the traps around us? There are a lot of undead undead on the Dulle-gil, too, so I practiced that as well.”

“I will. Traps are dangerous if you hit them with force alone.”

As a result of a separate investigation by the drone and the advance team, it is said that there are many traps operating around Mt. Halla.

Thorn vines are rising from the floor.

Like arrows or rocks flying.

It's not just traps.

There are also barriers to entry.

It's going to be a rough road, but it's the last one, so I'll have to bear it.

And I spent three days and three nights wallowing with those terrifying undead.

what is there to be afraid of

“Dojin-ah, did you hear that?”

Lieutenant Young Sojin asks with his mouth watering.I swallowed all of the buff food before, so those puffy cheeks will now contain only combat food.

That's why her face is so bright.

the world looks happy

She secretly swallowed her smile and looked at her.

“What is it?”

“There are people who look up to major as soon as they get promoted to captain.”

“As soon as you are promoted to captain, you will become a major? Huh, who is it? Amazing, Great."

“It’s about you.”

I almost spit out what I ate.

"Yes?"

“It’s such a good performance. They talked a lot with each other.”

“Ah, the crew. The commander in chief too. I was surprised to find out that it was true.”

“Why, you don’t know.”

“Still, I’m not a major. There is a gap.”

If the difference between a lieutenant and a captain is simply a difference in combat ability, the difference between a captain and a major has a plus alpha.

leadership ability.

tactics.

soldier management.

Performance.

etc.

Realistically, it is impossible to have them right now.

Lieutenant Young So-jin also seemed to agree with him.

“Yeah, it can be a little difficult right now.”

However.

Immediately after that he said:

“Isn’t this operation over yet? I really don't know what's going to happen when I get to Hallasan. Even if it doesn’t, the accumulated performance may be reflected later and have an impact.”

“Tactical evaluation and soldier management, right?”

“Okay, it’s all over once you get an education.”

Well… … It's not wrong though.

“Next year or the year after that, there may be bamboo flowers instead of diamonds.”

Considering the average promotion period from captain to major, the next year is incredibly fast.

But, as Lieutenant Young So-jin said, if we build up some achievements in the current situation, that is, in the wartime situation.

There are plenty of possibilities.

but.

Nothing has happened yet to be excited already.

Hallasan did not even enter, let alone occupy.

Just because there is a possibility in the first place doesn't mean that it will always happen.

I replied with a smile.

“It would be great if that was the case.”

* * *

A newly built joint command post near Hallasan Mountain.

Each commander was gathering in one place to discuss the future of the operation.

Lieutenant General Yoo Kyung-pil, the commander in chief, said.

“What is the current military status?”

“Of the total 3,052 people, 759 people were seriously injured and 1,283 people were lightly injured.”

“The damage is greater than I thought.”

“It has increased dramatically in Halla Ecological Forest.”

“If the Death Knights came out in such a big pile, it would be even weirder if the crimes were okay. Maybe it was because of the dark clouds or something, so I got a buff and my fighting power was higher than before.”

"Yes."

“It is fortunate that there are no fatalities. Good job getting the medical officers to the front line.”

“Even in the headquarters situation room, it is said that the operation is positively evaluated because of that.”

“It’s a positive review… … Wouldn’t it be meaningful to come out when such evaluations are completely over?”

“Hey, he’s like that too.”

Lieutenant General Yoo Kyung-pil tapped his baton in the palm of his hand and said.

“How many seriously injured people will be treated within the next week? By the way, I’m talking about a state where you can jump right into the front line.”

“We are trying to figure out about 100 people.”

“Unless there are any special circumstances, minor injuries will be fixed unconditionally, so after a week, there are about 2,400 people who can go to Mt. Halla?”

“It seems to be the case.”

“2,400 people… … If there is a lot, it is a lot, but if it is less, it is a small number.”

Lieutenant General Yoo Kyung-pil muttered as if it was a pity, and the other commanders brought out one word at a time.

“How about extending the rest period a little?”

"Yes. Half of the 759 seriously injured will come back in about a fortnight.”

“If the problem is that the gate is regenerated, why not just remove it again?”

“Isn’t this the place where you left it for years anyway? It doesn’t seem like it would have much effect if we subtract a few more days.”

Lieutenant General Yoo Kyung-pil listened to them one by one.

And he slowly opened his mouth.

“You are right. If you wait a few more days, the number of operating personnel will increase. But it's not that simple. Aside from the gate being regenerated, an entirely different kind of anomaly may appear.”

“Is this an anomaly?”

“It means that the dark clouds are moving to a place that has already been occupied.”

“That word… … .”

“Yeah, the undead could come out of other places.”

Even in places that have already been occupied, troops are stationed there.

However, they were general troops, and the number was not that many.

This is because it is for simple expenses.

“Isn’t it better to just maintain and move right away than to have the operation itself twisted due to anomalies?”

“Yes, that would be better.”

The commanders then nodded their heads.

Commander Kyung-pil Yoo said, clapping a couple of times.

“Now, let’s plan a strategy for how to fight most effectively with 2,400 mobile personnel.”

* * *

The week passed quickly.

rest and maintenance.

And tactical training tailored to the operating personnel.

Even if you are resting for a while, the battlefield is a battlefield, and what kind of tactical training is it? As I said before, the undead are not the only enemies.

Be prepared for traps.

So it was.

“Listen to the entire crew!”

A week later, early in the morning.

A total of 2,413 troops were gathered at the garrison, including those who had recovered from injuries.

Conditions were all the best.

I also got enough rest.

I also ate buff food until I got tired of it.

The equipment was immediately re-supplied.

Everything was perfect.

Of course, if you want to be really perfect, you have to occupy Mt. Halla.

“After a while, we will enter Hallasan Mountain! As I heard from each commander, from now on, let's move battalion by battalion!"

Three directions along the perimeter.

Three battalions take charge of those three directions one by one, and so on.

It seems like a simple tactic, but within it, it is divided into companies, platoons and squads, and additionally assigned missions.

This is because Dulle-gil is also Dulle-gil, and Hallasan itself is so large and wide.

“But the final destination is the same! The three battalions will unite again on Baengnokdam!”

On top of Baengnokdam, now sits the Black King (黑王) who is tired of his name.

Defeating him is the finale of occupying Mt. Halla.

and.

This is the finale of the operation to retake Jeju Island.

“Above all, all crew members should move to the assigned area!”

"Yes!"

With a loud and loud voice, the crew dispersed in battalions.

I was in the 1st battalion, so I moved along.

Finally, the road to Hallasan.There was nothing special.

As we have done so far, we removed the monsters and gates we saw while moving forward.

Most of them were undead.

"Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

It was said that Death Knight came out as the lowest level when entering Hallasan Mountain, and it was true.

There were no ghouls or skeletons to be seen, and only Death Knights appeared.

There was nothing difficult though.

If it was a Death Knight, it was very different from Halla Ecological Forest.

So did the other crew members.

He skillfully stopped them from breathing.

Even the lieutenants said that, so they said it all. I tried to force myself to catch it with several people.

“From here on, we move by platoon.”

The entrance to Hallasan Mountain.

Under the direction of the battalion commander, Major General Jeon Kwan-young, it was split into a company unit and then into a platoon unit again.

The lieutenants were completely separate.

“Lieutenants go around this place and mark the remnants.”

This is the beginning of Hallasan Mountain.

But to only visit this place means that you cannot go up to Baengnokdam.

It's very unfortunate for the lieutenants, but there's nothing we can do about it.

Because it was happening right before my eyes that I had no choice but to do that.

Koo!

Koo!

It was a twin-headed ogre that appeared with the mountain rumble.

It is literally an ogre with two heads, and its power is so strong that it cannot even be compared to a normal ogre or a red ogre.

A bigger problem was the trap.

Whoops!

Whoops!

Rock-like masses rolled down from all sides.

If it explodes, it does not take any damage, but if it is not detonated, it has so much destructive power that its limbs may be blown away.

Of course, the power of the lieutenants could not break the mass.

“Go ahead!”

The captains were different.

As much as Giant Kelion and Death Knight were caught one-on-one, they advanced by killing and destroying whatever appeared.

But.

As we approached the roundabout, the story changed.

“Damn, what’s so hard?”

“I don’t budge.”

Our squad was tasked with removing obstacles installed in the path, and even if the crew rushed to hit it, it did not break, let alone shake.

The situation became more ambiguous as the lieutenant colonel's squad leader and the major sub-leader were busy with other things.

Breaking is also breaking because you have to finish it as quickly as possible.

That way, other crew members won't be restricted in their movement.

I cleared the monster in the back line and arrived in front of the obstacle late.

transparent wall.

It looked like a barrier in a dungeon, and it wasn't usually hard just looking at it.

Still, once I picked up the sword.

Then, after activating the sword, he swung it with all his might.

Quajiic!

But the wall cracked right away.

Whoops!

And it broke with a loud noise.

Very shattered.

“… … !”

“… … !”

“… … !”

Surprised eyes flew towards me at the same time.

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