『Kw.a.n.g Hwi Baek’s Mission』

『Obtain the necessary medical supplies from Dongd.u.c.h.eon General Hospital . 』

『Mission Rewards: Unlock

Kw.a.n.g Hwi rubbed his eyes in disbelief, but the mission reward remained unchanged . ‘In addition to unlocking

“Dongd.u.c.h.eon General Hospital?”

He knew where that was . With the ambition of becoming the largest hospital in Asia, it had only opened last year after 22 years of construction . But what he couldn’t wrap his head around was why .

In the grand scheme of things, there were plenty of other places to secure . Military camps, police stations, fire departments, and the city hall were all crucial to their plans of conquest . He glanced at the whiteboard in his office . It listed their current status and future plans per Kw.a.n.g Hwi and his subordinates .

Weapons – Secured

Land – Secured

Troops – Ongoing

Energy – Limited

Advertis.e.m.e.ntSupplies – Ongoing (Medical Supplies URGENT)

For a long time, he couldn’t take his eyes off of the whiteboard .

‘Could that be it…?’

Last time, when they went to secure supplies at the L-mart, they were only able to secure basic supplies . Hygienic supplies, food, and clean water were abundant, but they were low on proper medical supplies . That, alongside with their lack of doctors and nurses meant any injuries had a serious chance of escalating . The system appeared to be reading his mind as it a.s.signed him a mission to secure supplies from the hospital . Grabbing his walkie-talkie, he ordered Soo Min to come to his office .

“Tell me what the minimum number of people needed to defend the base is . ”

While others would have been perplexed by Kw.a.n.g Hwi’s odd question, Soo Min didn’t bat an eye and answered immediately .

“10 people . ”

Kw.a.n.g Hwi agreed with his compatriot . In fact, 10 was a bare minimum . As they expanded further, that number would progressively increase .

“Did something happen?” asked Soo Min carefully .

“We need to secure a hospital—a reasonably large one, so I’m planning a full force expedition . ”

Looting every single minor hospital in their way would dig into their time . While he would prefer to go with only his subordinates, he understood that they needed to provide some semblance of protection for their base . With the substantial reward, there was danger lurking beneath the surface . Soo Min caught on to his boss’ thoughts and did his best to a.s.suage his concerns .

“Boss . I understand how you feel, but we can’t keep treating them as recruits . ”

“…You’re right . ”

Kw.a.n.g Hwi had to accept that casualties would occur during the mission . The new recruits needed to learn in a trial by fire, but it was also too dangerous to take them to such a place . Any mission worth 300,000 MP was most certainly fraught with danger . Taking them to build experience was one thing, sending them out like lambs to the slaughter was something entirely different . Soo Min could see the moral dilemma going on in his boss’ head .

“Boss, we know how much you care, but you need to believe in us and the recruits we’ve trained . ”

Kw.a.n.g Hwi nodded . They weren’t flowers in a greenhouse . Only through hards.h.i.+p would they be able to grow into capable, diligent soldiers that sneer in the face of danger .

“Form a team that will plunder the hospital by 22:00 today . You’ll stay here as the temporary Commanding Officer . ”

Within the team, Soo Min occupied an unusual position . During regular operations, he acted as the sniper . In the absence of Kw.a.n.g Hwi, he was the acting Commanding Officer . While unreliable at times, Soo Min was someone that he could trust . After he left the room, Kw.a.n.g Hwi opened up the Merit Shop and made some final preparations for the mission tomorrow .

Next morning, Kw.a.n.g Hwi did a final check on the men’s equipment before they headed out . For their mission, there were 8 people on the team: 4 recruits and 4 of his subordinates . Naturally, Kw.a.n.g Hwi was leading them .

“Today, we’ll be heading to the Dongd.u.c.h.eon General Hospital . Our objective is to salvage medical supplies and bring them back to our base . ”

Some of them were surprised that they were sending such a small crew to raid the hospital, but Kw.a.n.g Hwi pretended not to notice .

“Don’t think that 8 people is too small . We are now the only military force around . Follow my commands and we will survive . Everybody, on board . ” Kw.a.n.g Hwi boarded the SUV and waved the rest of his troops in . Whoever was left settled in the Medium Tactical Vehicle .

“Yes, sir!”

With a loud whirring, the SUV and Medium Tactical Vehicle lurched forward . Blades were attached to the front of the trucks—another perk from the Merit Shop . It tore apart obstacles on the road, such as stationary cars from before the incident and monsters charging at them at a breakneck pace . In less than an hour, the blades were covered in the stench of monster flesh and black blood . As the trucks screeched to a halt, Kw.a.n.g Hwi ordered them to start reconnaissance .

The drone that was used last time was sent in to scout . Discarded cars littered the side of the slope leading to the hospital . As the drone got past the slope, it entered through the parking lot entrance .

Corpses were strewn across the parking lot, most likely shredded by monsters . It had been some time since they had been murdered and the corpses had been rotting for a little while now . A dreary feeling crept up behind them . An ambulance was stuck in the lobby of the first floor, but a strange feeling washed over him .

‘Are there no monsters?’

The drone hovered in the vicinity of the hospital for a long time, but no monsters were caught on camera .

“Carry on . ”

— “Roger . ”

The Medium Tactical Vehicle continued to wade through the obstacles, driving over corpses, bulldozing other cars, and paving the way for the other soldiers . Once stopped, the team exited the vehicles and fanned out to secure the perimeter . Despite the loud noises, nary a response was to be found . Without the emergency power, the only source of light in the entire hospital was the natural light coming from the windows . The deeper they headed into the hospital, the more the darkness flooded their vision and left them blind .

Kw.a.n.g Hwi didn’t panic and opened up the Merit Shop .

『GPNVG-18』

『Night-vision goggles used by special task forces such as the DEVGRU in the United States . Compared to the traditional dual-tube goggles, it offers a wider range of vision . Additionally, it blocks strong sources of light to prevent glare . 』

“Wear these . ”

Kw.a.n.g Hwi distributed night vision goggles to each of his troop . Now their vision was clear, albeit tinged in blue . As they continued further into the hospital the darkness swallowed Kw.a.n.g Hwi and his men, one by one .