Magicless Extra: The Villain’s Survival Method – Chapter 177.1

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟕𝟕.1: 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐝𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 (3)

With additional support from the Imperial Empire, Oswald made thorough preparations to quell the plague army.

At that moment, Colonel Michael, the intelligence officer of the dispatched army, entered and reported the latest news.

“The King of Zhou requested our assistance to become a vassal state?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Ha. . . . . .”

It seemed that the Great Zhou Empire was so ruined that it had to submit to the Imperials.

“Ah! And there’s one more thing I need to tell you.”

“Tell me.”

“The Yue Kingdom has invaded the Miandian Province border, which was originally the territory of the Great Zhou Empire. During the process, there was a clash with the Miandian Province defense forces, and the defense forces are currently retreating.”

“These guys. . . . . . Are they trying to expand their territory while taking advantage of this opportunity?”

“That seems to be the case.”

“What did the CID say?”

“For now, they have sent a warning to the Yue Kingdom. However, the Yue Kingdom responded that since the Great Zhou Empire has collapsed, someone needs to manage the security of the remaining areas.”

“Tsk, what is the solution?”

“We have a way to warn them from the Imperial Empire, but we lack a justification.”

“A justification. . . . . . Will we gain one if we accept the King of Zhou’s request?”

“Yes, we will be able to claim sovereignty over Miandian Province and the surrounding Siam Province and Annan Province.”

“Hmm. . . . . . Ah! Has there been any contact from the Feng Kingdom?”

“It seems that they are taking an independent approach. Judging from the fact that they have now advanced their troops into Hunan Province and Jiangxi Province. . . . . . That seems to be the case.”

“Tsk. . . . . . There’s no choice. I guess it’s best to accept the King of Zhou’s request.”

If it were possible, he would have preferred to establish a relationship with the Feng Kingdom first, acknowledge their territory, and expand his influence by recognizing their country. However, since the Feng Kingdom did not come forward. . . . . . In order to prevent the expansion of the Yue Kingdom, he had no choice but to accept the proposal of the Zhou Kingdom.

Incidentally, the Yuan Kingdom also wanted to become a vassal state of the Imperial Empire. . . . . . If he recognizes the Hebei Province they have as their territory, the territory that the Feng Kingdom can advance into will be reduced.

If the Huan Kingdom were to seize the eastern coastal area in addition to this, the Feng Kingdom’s advance would be further reduced.

‘𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬.’

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Henan Province Kaifeng County.

【How much has the army been restored?】

【It is only about 20% compared to the existing forces.】

【Hmm. . . . . . The problem is that there are no marquises or higher-level demons. It seems that the appearance of Chronos’s champion last time was a problem.】

Although there was a duke in the 2nd Army waiting in the Chaos world. . . . . . It was almost at the level of a marquis of the 1st Army, so it didn’t make a difference.

At that moment, a demon with a different aura appeared in the space where they were.

【You are. . . . . . the demon of Sin?】

【It is a pleasure to meet you, Phaast-nim. I am the Marquis of Greed, Bernhardt.】

【Did Mammon send you?】

【Yes, that is correct.】

【Mammon has been here for tens of thousands of years, but I have never seen him do anything properly.】

【He almost conquered a continent in this world. . . . . . But Chronos’s champion interfered and things went wrong.】

【What is he doing now?】

【He is currently healing his wounds after fiercely fighting against the Lich Dragons in the northern part of this continent.】

【Tsk. So he’s going to hide again this time?】

【No, this time he plans to support you with his army.】

【An army? Does the Army of Sin still exist?】

【It is an army created by corrupting the natives.】

【Ah, you mean the monsters and dimaens. I don’t know if they will be useful, but. . . . . . It’s better than nothing.】

【Then I will prepare them.】

【Do as you wish.】

Soon after, the Marquis of Greed, Bernhardt, opened gates all over Henan Province and poured out the Chaos monsters and Chaos dimaens that he had gathered over time.

Some of them were beings corrupted in this world, and others were summoned from other worlds through dungeons. The number of such troops reached 1 million.

This fact was confirmed by the CID’s floating island observatory located above Kaifeng County. The CID immediately relayed this information to Oswald in Oromukje City.

“Wow. . . . . . Is this what they’re doing?”

Suddenly, the plague army. . . . . . No, the Chaos army swelled. The number of plague demons was less than 20,000, but with the appearance of these new beings, it instantly increased to 1.02 million.

Checking the footage taken from the observatory, they were not the plague army. More precisely, they were in the form of dimaens and monsters that had been encountered in the New Continent. This meant that Mammon was involved in this incident.

‘𝘏𝘢. . . . . . 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘥?’

Soon after, a large fleet of the Huan Kingdom crossed the Yellow Sea and landed in Shandong Province, Jiangsu Province, and Zhejiang Province. 300,000 troops landed in each province, totaling 900,000.

As the Huan Kingdom landed troops in the three provinces, the Yuan Kingdom also stationed 100,000 warriors in Hebei Province. They were fully prepared to cross the provincial border and advance into Henan Province whenever Oswald’s orders came.

At the same time, 100,000 Federal troops from the New Millennium Federation landed in Shandong Province. 1 million troops gathered to the east of the plague army.

Next, the Yue Kingdom raised an army of 700,000. Of course, this was on the condition that they would cede Miandian, Siam, and Annan.

‘𝘋𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘺-𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴?’

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