The area where Jeon Yu-gyeong lived was a barren wasteland stretching eastward. Once filled with countless greenhouses and farmland, it had now devolved into a cracked, desolate terrain, with its surface split open like the pages of a forgotten story.


    Here and there, reservoirs dotted the landscape—one of the few places where water remained. But even those reservoirs bore the frozen remnants of time, coated in the grime of years gone by, revealing the traces of past human habitation.


    If someone were to ask why no one lived here, my answer would be simple: there are better places to live.


    The abundance of zombies, mutations, and monster-controlled zones in the area is one of the primary reasons small groups of survivors avoid settling here.


    Nominally, this wasteland fell under the Corps Faction''s jurisdiction. Though far from their main stronghold in the Yeongdong region, it was relatively close to their forward base in the Yeongseo area. However, due to the poor state of the roads, only vehicles capable of off-road driving could traverse this terrain.


    For someone like Bang Soo-byeon, a general in the Corps Faction, acquiring an off-road jeep wouldn’t have been difficult. That’s likely how he managed to set up a hideout for his mistress here.


    According to Bang Soo-byeon, Jeon Yu-gyeong’s hideout was on the northeastern ridge beyond the church.


    Through the grass and dirt-covered slope, faint traces of concrete emerged. Slowly, I approached with my firearm ready.


    Sure enough, there was a house.


    The yard, untended, had bamboo growing wildly as if an explosion had gone off. The house itself bore signs of neglect—stains and cracks marring its structure. Yet, by pre-war standards, it was a remarkably well-built country house.


    Its experimental architecture and the sleek, modern interiors visible even in its decay made it clear that this house was once carefully designed. Below the ridge lay a green-covered hill and a lake, likely a former golf course.


    The scenery was impressive—worthy of a general’s hideout.


    As I approached, signs of habitation became apparent: a firepit with charred remains, recently discarded coal briquettes, and a small flowerbed hidden behind the bamboo thicket.


    "General Bang Soo-byeon is, in fact, an incredibly powerful Awakened, possessing abilities that even make the savior Kang Han-min wary..."


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