Absolute Dweller

After defeating Shadow Master and erasing the Reverse World, everything progressed swiftly.

The Earl’s Domain on the outskirts of Gwangju was successfully completed without issue, becoming the stronghold for the Jeonnam region, absorbing a large number of survivors from Naju and Damyang.

In Daegu, where Team 3 was stationed, a Viscount’s Domain spanning 3km in radius was completed, securing a safe zone.

Meanwhile, in Gangwon Province, ten forward bases were established in Chuncheon, Hongcheon, Hoengseong, Pyeongchang, Yeongwol, Gangneung, Yangyang, Sokcho, Goseong, and Inje, allowing for the reception of survivors.

However, after relocating all citizens from Gangwon to Seoul, most of these forward bases were abandoned.

The lack of a significant survivor population made it unnecessary to establish domains.

The total number of people rescued throughout Gangwon Province was less than 10,000.

‘The environment was just too harsh.’

Unlike major cities, resources were extremely scarce, and the mountains were crawling with monsters.

Only factions strong enough to resist the monsters descending into cities in search of prey had managed to survive.

Thus, the Gangwon campaign was concluded by simply establishing forward bases in key areas and quickly absorbing survivors.@@novelbin@@

At this point, with every retainer being a valuable asset, it wasn’t worth the manpower loss to keep ten people stationed just to maintain forward bases—so I decisively abandoned them.

Instead, this freed up more forces to reinforce other regions.

‘The Daejeon campaign is progressing smoothly, too.’

Daejeon, which was overrun with monsters, was handled with overwhelming numbers.

Cha Hyeon-seung’s beast army and Jung So-ra’s spirit army spearheaded the operation, with a total of 39 retainers deployed, alongside the hunting teams that had previously been part of the Seoul reclamation operation.

Unlike in Seoul, where the high average monster level had made things tense for the hunting teams, in Daejeon, where the strongest threats were mere goblin swarms, they completely dominated.

‘The job effects played a major role, too.’

The Sharpshooters, who received buffs to all ranged attacks, were nothing short of nightmares for the goblins.

• Jung So-ra was sent to her apartment in Seoul.
• Those with homes in Busan were teleported to Busan.
• Cha Hyeon-seung and his beast army were moved to Yongsan via North Gate.

• One point into Household Restoration
• One point into Absolute Dweller’s Vault
• The last one was reserved for Absolute Dweller’s Shop, since I was nearing the slot limit.