The Paju Rift is the most critical rift in South Korea.
It’s located near hostile territory, close to the capital, and, most importantly, it is stronger than any other rift in the country.
To contain it, a massive defensive structure was built, and a monster-kill zone—known as the Kill Zone—was established in front of the rift.
Anyone seeing the Paju Rift for the first time would be stunned by the otherworldly dimensional portal and then further awed by the sheer scale of the defensive fortifications built around it.@@@@
Over 2,000 fixed artillery pieces were aimed directly at the rift, while hundreds of howitzers and multiple rocket launchers were positioned in the rear, ready to fire at any moment.
There was also air force support, but I won’t go into details as I don’t know much about that.
Around 100 tanks were stationed there, specially designed with downgraded main guns to avoid penetration by reflective shields, earning them the nickname “Dummy Tanks.” Despite the name, they were reliable allies, moving to reinforce secondary lines immediately if the front line was breached.
For smaller monsters, two tank shells were enough to overload their reflective shields, while mid-sized monsters required about five direct hits to nullify their defenses.
During my time in Paju, there were only two incidents where monsters breached the general soldiers’ zone.
One time, I handled it with the help of dispatched hunters.
The other time, the situation was so dire that I had to send the armed soldiers back and deal with the monster myself, using just my two axes.
The first incident was witnessed by hundreds of soldiers; the second, by only about ten.
Not long after that, I left Paju and began my path as a doomsday prepper.
It seems many of the soldiers from back then survived, given that, even three years into the war, there are still people around reminiscing about the past.
“I saw you kill that monster.”
It was probably the first incident.
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