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"This time, it’s Konkuk University Station."

I hadn’t spent all my time investigating the JHS cult.

The original purpose of entering Seoul—hunting boss-level monsters and constructing forward bases—was being carried out simultaneously.

While investigating the JHS cult, I naturally ended up hunting monsters near their headquarters in Jamsil. Through this process, I gained a clearer understanding of the conditions necessary for establishing a forward base.

“Hunting monsters of at least level 30, finding a location suitable for forward base construction, and most importantly…”

My will.

Even now, that much was clear.

Looking down from the sky, the territory of Aizenblade spanned a radius of well over 1 kilometer.

However, the only location suitable for constructing a forward base was not the completely destroyed Line 2 but Konkuk University Station, which was located underground along Line 7.

It was the only place that met the conditions.@@novelbin@@

“This distance should be reasonable.”

Among the current candidates, it was the closest location to Jamsil.

“This spot will do.”

One thing I learned while investigating the JHS cult was that their number of fanatical followers wasn’t as large as I had anticipated.

There were people who blindly believed in Jeong Hyeon-su as though they were brainwashed, but they accounted for only about one in ten.

More than 70% of the followers stayed with the JHS cult not out of faith but for safety and food.

“If I issue them citizenship and accept about half of them, they’ll quickly forget about the JHS cult and adapt to life in Busan.”

There were two reasons I was so confident about this.

First, their treatment under the cult wasn’t particularly good.

While people who had awakened various abilities had banded together to form a society, it had its limits.

Food was insufficient to feed the population of over 100,000 adequately, and for drinking water, many had to live in tents near the Han River.

This meant that their living conditions were harsh.

“Once they learn about the environment on our side, many of them will willingly come over.”

The second reason was that they weren’t completely free from the threat of monsters.

The only places that could be called truly safe were Lotte World and Lotte Tower, known as the Sanctuary.

Even at this moment, people were being attacked and killed or injured by goblins.

Some were in critical condition because their wounds couldn’t be treated, and in such cases, Kim Da-jeong personally stepped in to heal them.