Chapter 108
After beating up Ha Jeongseok, I returned to the Penthouse. Since I had beaten up the Head of State so thoroughly, Cheongwadae would be weakened for a while. And the Nation would likely return to being centered around the Association.
It was Yeonsu-dong, the same place I'd once met Yu Jinseok. Kate was quite perceptive, so I patted her head.
Bang-bang-drrrrrk!
-Squeal!
-Aaaargh!
Somehow, I could hear signs of activity from afar. People screaming. Mechanical noises. Gunshots. It was probably the sound of Mutants armed with Golems and Magic Guns fighting the Guild Alliance. And this place was being guarded by Eumseupmari.
Several Rosemarys called my name, as if they'd been copy-pasted.
Oh, that's quite hot. That's five of them calling my name at once.
Imagining five of them spreading their legs at once, ah, that's incredibly hot.
Five *pussies*! My lower abdomen heated up again.
Anyway. This isn't the time. I need to take out the Guild Alliance quickly.
“Is the Guild Alliance attacking?” “Lee Yujeong seems to be handling that. The Golems are fighting the Guild Alliance over there.”
The main Eumseupmari pointed to where the sounds were coming from in the distance.
“Hmm.”
Then there's no need for Eumseupmari to step in right now. But the Guild Alliance isn't fighting with all its might either. If they were serious, the Ice Empress, Noah of Flowers, Shin Jiun, and others should have stepped forward. They're probably just sending Guild Hunters to fight Songdo's Mutant Unit to gauge its strength.
“Are you just observing the situation from here?”
Reina asked Eumseupmari. The two had already introduced themselves. After her body became like this, her emotions seemed to have diminished somewhat, but her eyes widened in surprise at the fact that all the famous Saengdos from the Academy had become Villains or Mutants.
“Yeah.”
“What's the battle situation? Are we being pushed back?”
When Han Suji, who had become close with Reina around the same time, asked, Eumseupmari sent her Unit 1 forward, wearing a Smile Mask, and spoke.
“The Golems and Magic Autocannons are holding their own. Mom and I don't really need to step in.” “Hmm. Still, someone from the Ice Empress's side or another Guild Member will eventually show up. How many troops do they have?” “The Guild Alliance has a total of 500 people.” “Hmm, not bad.”
At this rate, Songdo seems even easier to defend. Since the ROK Armed Forces have pulled out, it's become easier to deal with their numbers. At most, they probably haven't sent everyone, so it might be a good opportunity. While this would be a small number for an Army, for Hunters, that force would be equivalent to tens of thousands of soldiers. Moreover, considering the abilities of those Guild Masters, they could probably cover even greater numbers. We have similar numbers, but there's a significant difference in experience, command, and troop quality. The Baekhwa Cultists are relatively strong among the mixed forces, which include those who accidentally became Villains in human form without becoming Mutants within the magic, and Ordinary Mutants. In an all-out war, they would probably all die.
“Do you have a Magic Gear that can see over there?”
“Yeah.”
Eumseupmari Unit 2 brought a Magic Gear connected to a CCTV Magic Gear. Looking through the Magic Gear, I saw the Guild Alliance continuously fighting Villains and trying to advance at Yeonsu-dong. The path from Yeonsu-dong to Songdo had three routes. After the cities were ruined by the Great Cataclysm, they were rebuilt, but then collapsed again due to the Great Flood, becoming paths of Ruins opened up by Mutants, Villains, and Monsters. It was certainly commendable that they had pushed through so diligently.
“Is the Ice Empress leading the charge? If that woman steps forward herself, she'll certainly be difficult to deal with.”
“Is she that strong?”
“Because she lays down ice that can't be broken by any elemental affinity. It absolutely has to be destroyed by physical force.”
After all, it was her ice that stopped the surging magic from the Great Flood.But that's also its weakness.The fact that elemental affinities barely work against it usually means physical force is its weakness, so if you have stronger physical power than the Ice Empress, you can certainly deal with her.In other words, if I were to step in, the Ice Empress's Ice Attack would just be a simple Elemental Attack.It might be a bit tricky to deal with, but it's not impossible.
“Alright, then, shall we boost morale a bit? *Ahem, ahem*. Ah, mic test.”
I imbued my voice with magic and shouted so everyone could hear.
“This is Baekhwa, the Idol of all Baekhwa Cultists! Baekhwa has returned after plucking out all of Ha Jeongseok's hair! Everyone, cheer up! I am by your side!”
Waaahhhhhh!
Cheers erupted from a distance. Good, this should be enough. I trust they'll handle it well on their own. But the opponent didn't seem to want to just take it, as a man's voice rang out.
[“Fallen Nun Baekhwa, listen!”]
“Hmm?”
[“We don't want to suffer any more damage! How about you come out and we settle this once and for all?!”]
Oh, I've seen this in historical dramas. To think I'd be the Person Involved. Amazing.
“Between your Leader and our Leader?” “That's right! I will step forward!” “That Baldy over there... no. Tell a pretty Older Sister to come out instead.”
My words were met with about three minutes of silence from the Guild Alliance's side.
“Cha Jieun says she will step forward! Is that acceptable?!” “Okey-dokey.” “Then pull back the Baekhwa Cult's Mutants and Golems! We will also retreat a considerable distance! How about we both withdraw 300 meters?” “Yep.”
Haaah. Ice Vagina. Haaah. It's a relief that I get to face her. It's not because I'm of a Warrior Race and my body is itching for a fight. No, this is completely a blind date. They might be coming out to fight, but I'm going on a blind date with Cha Jieun. Of course, I'd be happy to see such a damn beautiful woman up close. She's even the Master of the renowned Emperor Guild, the world's best Ice Mage.
Are you sure about this?
Han Suji asked, sounding worried.
Totally doable. Don't worry.
I left behind the Heroines who were worried about me and stepped out. I met the Ice Empress, Cha Jieun, at the midpoint where the Baekhwa Cult and the Guild Alliance had retreated.
“I am Cha Jieun of the Emperor Guild. I'm known as the Ice Empress among the public.”
“Yes, Older Sister! I'm Baekhwa of the Baekhwa Cult!”
I naturally clung to Cha Jieun. Using the fact that I was a woman, I expressed familiarity by touching her here and there. Her breasts, her butt. And so on.
Cha Jieun had a somewhat cold personality.
A rather merciless personality towards enemies? Seeing how she was treating me with indifference now, it was clear she saw me as an enemy.
Ah, her blue hair, like frost flowing down, this cold body. Her slender figure. Her breasts, her butt. So good.
*What would she be like in bed? Would her pussy be cold too? I want to poke-poke her tail. Haaah. I want to make the inside of her pussy hot.*
Indeed. Was my sexual harassment unexpected for her too? She frowned.
“You're quite a lively one. We're about to fight, you know.”
“Do we really have to fight? Hehe.”
I twisted my body and approached her.
“Then will you give up everything and join us in Seoul?”
“Oh, come on. That's not it.”
“Then we have no choice but to fight, do we?”
“Honestly, if I hold out here, it'll be the Guild Alliance that's in trouble, won't it?”
Our main base is currently in Songdo, and Yeonsu-dong is close to Songdo. Furthermore, Mutants don't even need to eat food. The more we fight, the more difficult it becomes for the human-centric Guild Alliance, which struggles with food supplies here. More importantly, the Guild Alliance proposed this duel because it doesn't actively intend to take Songdo; it just wants to achieve a feat like “We tried our best.” If I decide to play hardball, Cha Jieun won't have many options.
“...Do you think we'll lose?”
Yes. Honestly, if we fight, we'd have to be prepared for Songdo to be completely destroyed. Only the Heroines and I would barely survive. Our identities might also be exposed. In the end, both sides could self-destruct. But we are a Villain Group. What does it matter to us if the Guild Alliance is annihilated, given that we've been abandoned by the Nation? Cha Jieun must know that too.
“Even if you win, you'd have to endure considerable damage, wouldn't you? Ha Jeongseok lost all his Hunters, and the Guild Alliance would lose even more Hunters? That would be news the Chinese Hunter Warlords would absolutely love, wouldn't it?”
China is targeting Korea. If Korea didn't have its current Guild forces, it would probably have immediately aimed for North Korean territory and moved south.
“What are your terms?”
“Spend one night with me.”
Serve me (in bed)! Offer me your Ice pussy! Just imagining it makes me hot. Seeing the Previous Work Heroines is really damn hot.
“They say you caused a controversy by kissing Kim Jihye. So you really were *that* type.” “So, will you accept? If not, I'll have no choice but to order the Baekhwa Cult to *Fight to the Death*.”
At my words, she frowned and let out a cold breath. Even her sigh was cold. I want to kiss her.
“Alright. Fine.”
“You promised? No regrets? Alright, then, one, two, three. We fight then? One, two. Three?”
*Fzzzzzzzt*
Ice Crystals began to gather around Cha Jieun.
“Why do you think I accepted those terms?”
“Huh?”
“Because there's no way I'll lose.”
A cold killing intent instantly enveloped my body. I quickly retreated. In an instant, the surroundings dropped below freezing, and everything began to freeze. Centered around her body, the road and the surrounding buildings froze. Everything froze. It froze in an instant. If I hadn't instantly ignited the White Flame inside my body, at least my feet would have frozen.
*Crackkkle*
What's terrifying about her ice is that it doesn't just affect a target; it *turns* the target into ice. That is, the moment a person freezes, they become an ice sculpture in their own shape. Of course, depending on the target's abilities, they can resist the Freezing. It's not as if there's no way to counter it. But even setting that aside, her Ice Attack is monstrous.
“You're quite fast.”
“Even if I look like this, I'm quite seasoned.”
I am perhaps even more seasoned than you. If you add my Aži Dahāka days and the hundred years I spent in the Archive, the Ice Empress was just showing off in front of a snail compared to me. There's a way to just activate White Flame and crush her with overwhelming power, but for now, I need to play the part of someone hiding their strength.
“But you won't be able to use your Specialty, will you?” “Really?” “Your Mental Attack is mostly more effective in Man-to-man Combat, but it doesn't work well in one-on-one fights. More importantly, the stronger the opponent, the less effective it becomes.”
This is troublesome. Really. What should I do? I want to crush her with overwhelming power.
But I'll hold back. I'll slowly and subtly toy with her, and later, an opportunity will arise to show her my true strength.
Actually, it's somewhat understandable for someone like the Ice Empress to be complacent.
After all, Mental Abilities are among the top-tier abilities. So, there's no way she'd have additional abilities.
“Actually, Melee Combat is my Specialty.”
I pulled out an axe from my waist.