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Chapter 279 South Korea, where Salamander's ascension to godhood is reduced to only two cities
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Busan is currently the largest gathering place in Asia for zombie hordes that actively attack humans.
None of the teams that various organizations sent to put in, not even those sent by the Holy Tribunal to try Salam, returned alive.
A 10-member super-tier team from S.H.I.E.L.D., tasked by Chu Ming with intelligence gathering or assassinations, was also completely wiped out!
Roughly calculated, that place is like an abyss that only swallows but never spits out, burying more than 200 super-level mages from various countries and major magic organizations!
These aren't just some weaklings from South Korea; 200 world-renowned super-class mages have been buried here.
This inevitably raises the question: did the Black Vatican's Salam truly achieve godhood through so-called blood sacrifice rituals?!
Chu Ming: ...It seems I really have become a god!
Because of the twenty Undead Blood Clan members and the Light and Shadow Wolf King who were 'temporarily lent' to Salang, Chu Ming could clearly sense that three of the military tokens in the barracks, which he controlled, were directly shattered, and the remaining 17 military tokens all reflected that they were restricted and had companions!
It seems that Salam is aware that he can control these 20 monarch-level units without erasing the control of the unit tokens.
In the end, however, there was no way to erase them, so they had to use their own methods to first restrict the sensing and control of the unit cards, and then add their own methods to the 20 monarch-level units...
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In any case, all the pressure is currently on the Holy City, which is considered the world's number one city!
Let some archangel handle it!
Currently, major international organizations and countries are primarily allocating as much support as possible to blockade coastlines and prevent the spread of the virus.
Furthermore, under the strong pressure from the Dragon Kingdom and the Bear Kingdom, the countries on the Eurasian continent spared no expense to "aid" the Northern Dynasty in building a permanent defense network along the 39th line, doing everything possible to stop the spread of corpse demons and undead.
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Asian headquarters is also a major force, and naturally it also sent two squadrons (Wolf Fang Squadron with 3000 werewolves + 9th Squadron with 3000 men under Song Zhong) and 1,000 Quinjet fighters to support the defense line.
As for the two remaining cities of South Korea, the capital and Busan, even with three or four forbidden spells protecting them, all the major forces tacitly agree that they will perish sooner or later in the endless zombie horde!
In particular, South Korea's forbidden spell, even when fully armed and at its peak in the early stages, resulted in 2/3 of its characters dying in the zombie horde without even seeing the main target!
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"Go and kill the Corpse King."
Chu Ming added, his tone completely calm, "If we succeed, we'll let bygones be bygones and start over with zero merit."
"If we fail, S.H.I.E.L.D. will record your glorious sacrifice!"
The meeting room was deathly silent; you could hear a pin drop.
The agent with the gold-rimmed glasses nearly collapsed to the ground, his legs buckling. He thought he would be imprisoned for life or even executed on the spot, since Commander Chu Ming was known for his skill in launching large-scale purges. But he never expected... to be sent to Busan.
Although it's a near-death experience, at least there's still a way to survive!
The bearded agent gritted his teeth, his knuckles turning white, but his eyes were burning uncontrollably.
He thought of the recruits, colleagues, and allies he had betrayed, and suddenly felt that this punishment carried a hint of forgiveness—at least he could die on the battlefield, instead of being executed like a rat.
General Gao straightened his back abruptly, gave a crisp military salute, and said in a voice that was trembling with emotion yet unusually firm, "Yes, sir! Thank you, Commander Chuming, for sparing my life!"
The elite agents of his faction behind him seemed to wake from a dream, standing at attention and saluting, their uneven responses tinged with the trembling of someone who had survived a catastrophe.
Someone raised their hand to wipe their face, only to find that tears were streaming down their face without them realizing it;
Some people looked down at their hands, the same hands that had once pushed newcomers into the fire pit, but now they were clenched tightly, as if trying to seize one last chance to atone for their sins.
Looking at the expressions of fear, shame, and relief on their faces, Chu Ming said coldly, "Don't be in such a hurry to thank me."
The zombie king of Busan is not easy to deal with!
Whether you survive or not depends on yourselves.
Looking at Chu Ming's not-so-tall but very imposing figure, Gao Jiang suddenly slapped himself hard across the face, then turned around and roared at the others, "What are you all standing there for?"
Hurry back and get ready!
If anything goes wrong this time, I'll kill you all before the Corpse King even lifts a finger!
The atmosphere in the meeting room changed; the former slickness and calculation were replaced by an almost tragic determination.
Everyone knows that this trip to Busan is an opportunity given by Chu Ming—to use the most dangerous battlefield to wash away the dirtiest past.
The sunlight streaming through the window shone on them, carrying a warmth that seemed to come from the brink of disaster.
This also means that Chu Ming has begun to bare his fangs at the factions within S.H.I.E.L.D. that do not belong to him!
The fourth purge seems to be brewing...
really!
"Now, I'm giving the order!"
Chu Ming laid out his well-reasoned plan, leaving no room for doubt.
"The Iron Warriors Corps should be restored to its original strength as soon as possible and be prepared to expand to 10 within 3 years!"
The overall arrangements will be overseen by Helruby, Commander of the Fifth Battle Group; all other departments must cooperate fully in the relevant work!
Updating weaponry and serum production is one aspect.
Recruiting personnel is not difficult due to the national conditions of China; the biggest challenge lies in training.
This is also a key point that Chu Ming emphasized and focused on.
The best instructors, veterans of major battles, expensive training bases, a huge logistics team, daily real-world combat against demons, and daily panoramic simulations of mind-based and light-based formations... they've given us everything they can!
However, the training can only be done as quickly as possible; it cannot be accomplished overnight!
"Also, tell the research institute that the future development of the Iron Warrior should focus on making the elite warriors at the general level invincible and the servant level simplified, without spending too many resources on the commander level and above!"
No, that's not necessary!
There's no time for that!
Chu Ming didn't need to give any specific reasons; that was simply the privilege of those in positions of power!
On the other hand, Chu Ming had to admit that the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Iron Warriors were simply too useful!
The cost of equipment, training, and post-war compensation combined is less than 1000 million!
Yet it can buy a Tier 2 combat power, which is unimaginable in the mage world.
After all, training an ordinary, mediocre mid-level mage might only cost two or three million!
However, the cost of a mid-level mage with considerable combat power is definitely over ten million!
Moreover, this is probabilistic!
No one can match the stability, combat prowess, and loyalty of the Iron Warriors!
As for the development of commander-level and monarch-level steel warriors, they should either develop towards giant mechs, which would be costly and time-consuming, not to mention that they would not have a significant advantage in the face of demons of the same level. Moreover, advanced warriors and mages could be used as alternatives.
Maintaining one's physique requires extremely high-end materials, which conflicts with (magical artifacts, weapons) and armor!
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"Qin Feng, you will lead the Seventh Battle Group to Busan to cooperate with Song Zhong and Lewis (leaders of the Blood Flame Battle Group, one of the three major battle groups of the Undead Blood Clan: Blood Fang, Blood Flame, and Blood Wing).
Zilihowski (leader of the three major battle groups of the Werewolf of Light and Shadow: Wolf Fang, Wolf Blood, and Wolf Head Blood War) is on duty.
And we will set up a new recruit training base within a month; that will then be our training ground!
Since 3 years ago, S.H.I.E.L.D. has never stopped expanding, but each expansion is bigger than the last!
We also need more and more training bases for real combat at various intensities!