It''s been a while since I''ve felt this way.


    From a distance, I spotted a man named Kim Byung-cheol.


    He wasn’t particularly tall.


    His physique was average, and nothing about him really stood out.


    His hair was cropped short, and he wore a neatly pressed military uniform, a simple medal pinned to his chest.


    The only odd thing was the unusual gleam in one of his eyes. I was puzzled until I looked closer and realized he was wearing a monocle.


    I’d heard that monocles weren’t suited for East Asians due to the lack of a prominent supraorbital ridge, but Kim Byung-cheol seemed to have figured something out. Every time he turned his head, sunlight glinted off the lens, scattering light in all directions.


    In front of Kim Byung-cheol, Kim Daram stood stiffly, explaining the operation.


    She was likely arguing that the current situation was highly unfavorable and that it would be better to wait for another opportunity.


    Kim Byung-cheol listened to her in silence, then suddenly threw his head back and let out a bizarre cry.


    "Achtung!"


    And once their numbers grew, they would solidify their defenses, turning the building into an impenetrable fortress.


    "But what do we do? I don’t see a way in."


    Reinforcements had arrived, and the zealots had entrenched themselves throughout the Assembly building. Hours of work on our end had been rendered useless.


    We’d have to start over, wiping out each defensive position one by one. It was the safest way to minimize casualties while eliminating the monsters.


    But it was already 4 PM.


    The sun was beginning to set.


    This had to end before nightfall.


    "Wait. Let’s think this through."


    I went with Kim Daram into the command tent to reevaluate the plan from scratch.


    Ideas came and went in my head.


    It had been a while since I had to rack my brain like this.


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