By Zephyria 
A chilling phrase was emblazoned on the screen.
‘Alliance Territory collapsing?’
Mo Yeon-hu could tell from the ensuing conversation among the Alliance Members that this was no ordinary situation.
―I’m going crazy.
―Fucking hell, we’re screwed.
―Run like hell, ah!!!
―Move it.
―Kya!!! What’s going on!! Aah!!!
The Alliance Members in C7 and E7 were all screaming and running towards D8. This made Mo Yeon-hu realize that the Core must be pretty important.
―Except for the people moving now, the rest of you keep repairing and defending!
―Yes!
Mo Yeon-hu, who had almost moved with the others, stopped at those words. Since the Outer Wall repair wasn’t finished yet, he was right to stay in C7.
‘What is the Core?’
Mo Yeon-hu continued repairing and searched for “Core” in the item dictionary.
〈Zombie Village〉 Terminology Dictionary : Alliance Core
Want to inflict fatal damage on the opposing Alliance?
Then find and destroy the Alliance’s heart, the ‘Core’!
In this game, the ‘Alliance Core’ is literally the heart of the Alliance. Huge buildings, Defensive Walls, magic power—all are maintained around this Core!
The moment the Core is destroyed—all structures in the Alliance Territory will collapse, and all stored resources and equipment will be exposed!
(Note that the location of the Core can be changed, so be careful not to fall into a trap!) The Core seemed to be the center that helped the Alliance Territory take root in the field, and a very important object that would cause the Alliance Territory to collapse if damaged. It was then that Mo Yeon-hu realized the importance of the Core.
―How did they get in there? Give me a Factory briefing.
―Wow—only the Outer Wall near that area is perfectly destroyed! What is this! It’s almost the shortest distance, and they’re faster than me!
―On my way!
―They were that fast…? Ah, something’s weird, but fight them for now.
―Cut down one hidden rat bastard….
―Kya! Sending one more~! Is that all?!
―Two in total….
Mo Yeon-hu was relieved to hear the Voice Chat. Fortunately, the Alliance Members had responded quickly, and the Core’s collapse seemed to have been prevented. But there was another problem.
―But after an autopsy, it turns out their Alliance isn’t Hawk or HamHidden. It’s EYE TO EYE….
―EYE TO EYE? Those guys?
―What? Why is that Alliance…….
‘EYE TO EYE?’
The ones who attacked the Core were not Hawk or HamHidden, but a new Alliance called EYE TO EYE. But the Alliance Members couldn’t continue the conversation.
―E7, please come back here! We’re under attack here!
―C7 is also taking hits. Need support.
It seemed like the other two areas were also under attack, and everything was in chaos.
―Bang! Bang bang!
Mo Yeon-hu’s face turned pale as the Hawk Alliance frantically fired Cannons at his side of the Outer Wall. What good was it to fix it with kits? The durability of the Outer Wall was instantly reduced to dust by a single Cannon blast.
―I’m going crazy.
―Ah, support here now….
―I’m on my way!
―We need support here too. When are they coming?
In the midst of the pandemonium, an alert popped up.
[Alliance Emergency Alert – Shin Jadu]
⚠ EYE TO EYE has newly joined at the D8 coordinates [Current Battle Status]
C7 – Hawk
E7 – HamHidden
D8 – EYE TO EYE / Infiltration after confirming Core location ‘All three at once?’
Amidst the shock, everyone checked the alert and said something.
―All three are attacking us.
―Heomi, what is it? Are we surrounded by three~?
―Can we defend with the current manpower?!
―Ha, an alert went out earlier, but most people are at work or school, so it’s hard to log in.
―I’m going crazy~
They could somehow manage up to two, but it didn’t seem easy to handle three Alliances with this number of people.
―No, what are they going to do about the Server War? I’m fucking going crazy.
Then 1BiGwi1 snapped. Hearing those words, Mo Yeon-hu suddenly remembered a YouTuber explaining that in Zombie Village, it was rare for other Alliances to attack the top Alliances with strong military power in a group.
―Server War is one thing, but what about the International War? We’re the representatives.
―Wow~ They’ve really lost their minds!
In Zombie Village, there are ‘Server Wars’ where you fight against other Servers as an event, and ‘International Wars’ where you fight against representative Alliances from other countries. A Server War is a war between Servers, and if you lose, you have to pay resources like taxes to the winning side for a certain period.
Therefore, most Alliances on the same Server form alliances during this time and support the top Alliances with resources to protect their Server.
But for three Alliances to attack the top Alliance at the same time…….
―Look at how much our military power has already been reduced. Even if they just regenerate Cannons, it’s a huge loss of resources for them.
―They’re even touching the Core? It looks like they’re planning to completely destroy us.
―I’m going crazy~
It was an attitude that they didn’t care if the Server War or the International War was ruined.
―Heum, but usually, if it’s a multi-to-one, don’t they notify you in advance when they’re going to attack? Sending a warning is also manners!
―That’s what I’m saying, Baby, what the hell.
―Touching the Core is crossing the line. Even if you raid the warehouse, you shouldn’t touch that, it’s etiquette….
Seeing them aiming for the Core, which could end the Alliance, Mo Yeon-hu could feel that they had a grudge against 47. This made the Alliance Members look even more unpleasant.
―Let’s focus for now. GoodLuck, please restore the Core as much as possible, and some stay and defend the D direction…. Ah… But EYE TO EYE—that Alliance has some Rankers, so it seems like they came to attack together…… Ha, what should we do….
Above all, the problem was Shin Jadu.
―…They’re building another fucking Watchtower. They keep scraping the Outer Wall with a two-top system, what should we do…. Do we have enough resources? Ah….
Shin Jadu, who had been maintaining his composure until now, was shaken. As pressure came from all sides, he seemed to have lost his mind in the end.
―Ughaaaa!!! Too much stress….
―Calm down~ Calm down~
―Ha, damn…….
The atmosphere instantly sank. Of course, that didn’t mean everyone was doing nothing.
―Just keep repairing. We have to do our jobs.
―Yes….
―Yeah, FUNK is right~ Let’s focus~ Fighting!
―Yes! Fighting! We can do it!
―Okay. Let’s go.
But what good would that do?
―Reinforcements have arrived….
―They’re deploying more people, aigo~
It could be seen that the other side was constantly increasing their numbers.
―Kya! Where are all these people coming from at this hour? It’s disgusting!
They seemed determined to bury 47 completely, and they were far more numerous than 47 could compare.
―They’re building another Watchtower. I’m going crazy.
―Where?
―C7.
In the meantime, FUNK lamented that another Watchtower was being built. Mo Yeon-hu, who was with him, immediately looked beyond the Outer Wall at his words.
‘Three Watchtowers in total?’
Another Watchtower was being built on the side a little away from the Hawk area, where two Watchtowers had been built.
―Judging from the color and the way they’re building the Watchtower, it doesn’t seem like Hawk.
―Then are we adding another ally? Four enemy teams?
―Four is too much.
―Ah… I don’t think this is going to work…. I’ll contact those Alliance Masters first…….
The construction speed of the newly built Watchtower was insanely fast. Mo Yeon-hu felt like the strength was draining from his repairing hands at the extraordinary speed, as if everyone was a master builder.
Either way, other Alliance Members couldn’t come to C7 right now.
‘Is this the end?’
If this continued, FUNK and he would have to stop two teams in C7, which was realistically impossible.
―Huh? Wait a minute. What’s that?
Then FUNK shouted.
―Why is that human there?
Mo Yeon-hu reflexively grabbed his binoculars and looked in the direction FUNK was pointing.
Between Hawk’s two Watchtowers, a third Watchtower stood alone. When he zoomed in a little more with the binoculars, he saw……….
―Our Alliance Master is there…?
……Miu?
―What?!
―Kyaa- What?! The Alliance Master is in enemy territory?!
―Uh… Uh? At this hour? Isn’t the Alliance Master supposed to be at work? Really?
―My Alliance Master?! But why are they there?!
That’s right. Miu was there! As everyone was in shock, the Hawk side moved.
―Hawk is trying to attack the Alliance Master.
As Miu quickly built a Watchtower relatively close to Hawk’s Watchtower, it was natural for Hawk to check them.
But before they could respond properly, Miu suddenly threw something towards the opponent’s Watchtower. Several of them, like crazy….
―What is my Alliance Master doing there? What is it, I’m curious!
―They’re spreading smoke. No, they’re just plastering it with bullets.
Flares, smoke bombs, firebombs. As they threw all kinds of bullets, the entire Hawk Watchtower was enveloped in smoke in the blink of an eye.
‘What are they doing?’
The moment Mo Yeon-hu held his breath.
―Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.
Gunshots rang out regularly from within the smoke.
Five shots at perfectly regular intervals, as if fired by a machine. And at the same time, five Hawk Corpse fell from the hazy smoke.
“Crazy.”
It was Miu’s one-shot, one-kill.
Chapter
42
Mo Yeon-hu’s eyes sparkled, glued to the screen. Even Miu’s retreating figure disappearing into the smoke after killing five looked like something out of a movie.
He involuntarily covered his mouth with both hands as he watched the screen, and the Alliance Members seemed to be doing the same.
―Kyaaaa!!
―Wooh-!! That’s so cool?!
―Where did they suddenly come from? They’re amazing, wow.
―Oh~! Alliance Master, nice!
Some Alliance Members who heard the news came over to Mo Yeon-hu and cheered belatedly.
―What, I want to see my Alliance Master too! I came to transport resources again!
―Ah… I’m curious….
The Alliance Members who hadn’t seen it grumbled in disappointment.
―But how could they shoot so well when it was all smoky just now? Do they have some kind of infrared Skill…?
Shin Jadu smiled and explained at MouseTrap’s question.
―They originally have a very wide field of vision. And they’re so good at sound play
too….
Mo Yeon-hu was shocked, but he understood.
‘That’s right, even when I was going around giving gifts… they knew where I was like a ghost.’
That beast-like sense that made them spray bullets towards Mo Yeon-hu even when he used a stealth item. And the wide field of vision they used.
―Heok, not a hacker?!
―Ahahaha, no. I think they just thought their field of vision was decent?
Shin Jadu’s voice, answering cheerfully, was much less tense than before.
‘That’s what they call a clear field of vision?’
Mo Yeon-hu was dumbfounded. It was all covered in smoke grenades, and he couldn’t see anything…….
While they were talking, Miu, who had somehow entered the Alliance Territory, was naturally climbing the Outer Wall.
(Alliance) Shin Jadu: An-ny; Alliance Master; when did you get here?!!
(Alliance) Shin Jadu: You should have said something when you got here!!!!
(Alliance) 1BiGwi1: Alliance Masterooooooooooo! King of the Zombie Village! King of the 47!!!
(Alliance) ConfessionInEnglishGlobal: Alliance Master Baby!!!!!!!!!
(Alliance) Kim Factory: Heok? My Alliance Master is here?ㅠㅠ I want to see them tooㅠㅠㅠ My Alliance Masterㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
The Alliance atmosphere instantly livened up with the appearance of the Alliance Master.
Miu seemed to have gone through quite a bit of hardship for someone who returned so leisurely. Their clothes, with lower durability than usual, were grimy, but Mo Yeon-hu didn’t notice any of that.
‘My heart is racing…….’
The sight of the Corpse falling one after another with constant gunfire and no time to react, and the image of Miu disappearing leisurely, kept coming to mind.
(Alliance) FUNK: I missed you, Alliance Master…
(Alliance) BBQ: Alliance Master niiiiim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Alliance) dude: hihihihi
(Alliance) YouGonnaSue: Kya!! Alliance Master!!! Welcome!!!T_T
‘They’re so popular.’
Is this what a team is? Mo Yeon-hu smiled contentedly as he watched the touching scene of everyone welcoming Miu.
Our sweet Baby Rabbit also greeted the Alliance Members warmly…….
(Alliance) Miu: A7 Southwest (Check detailed coordinates) (Alliance) Miu: G9 North (Check detailed coordinates) ……They sent coordinates?
“Huh?”
Mo Yeon-hu blinked at the coordinates that flew in before they even said hello.
―No, is it real that they didn’t even acknowledge our greetings?
―Kya! I know! I’m so sad!
Of course, the Alliance Members grumbled as if they were dumbfounded, but they had no choice but to shut their mouths at the following chat.
(Alliance) Miu: Late because I was raiding their Shelter The Shelter was such a core and important structure that the Zombie Village tutorial taught how to install it, so Mo Yeon-hu knew its function.
‘It’s a place to respawn, right?’
In Siege Warfare, isn’t the attacking team at a disadvantage in terms of distance? Therefore, it is a temporary respawn point built by the attacking team near the enemy camp, and a space that shortens the return time.
(Alliance) Shin Jadu: Heo? You found a Shelter?! At those coordinates?!???
(Alliance) ConfessionInEnglishGlobal: Ho Shelter?!!
(Alliance) MouseTrap: Eh..? How did you find it there?
Because it was so important, it was generally difficult because people hid their Shelters very well…….
(Alliance) Shin Jadu: Did you take care of the Shelter??
(Alliance) Shin Jadu: No, but when did you actually log in (Alliance) Shin Jadu: And why were you outside instead of in the Alliance Territory!!!!
(Alliance) BBQ: Jadu’s rapping? keke
(Alliance) Shin Jadu: I’m going crazy, please say something!!!
(Alliance) FUNK: Vice-Alliance Leader is rapping Shin Jadu, as if it wasn’t enough to just type in the chat, ran towards Mo Yeon-hu, where Miu was, and Miu simply answered calmly.
(Alliance) Miu: I logged into the game about 30 minutes ago and it was a mess, so I went to the center first and teleported outside (Alliance) Miu: I was going to destroy their Shelter first, so I scraped the outskirts and found Hawk and HamHidden’s Shelters and set them on fire (Alliance) Miu: So
Then Miu stopped chatting and held out their hand.
(Alliance) Miu: I went shopping
(Alliance) Shin Jadu: Shopping, don’t tell me…
Then items poured down like rain between them.
Item List
Emergency Kit (Large) × 16 (Rare), Emergency Kit (Medium) × 11 (Rare), Emergency Kit (Small) × 20 (Common), Stamina Bar (Energy Bar) × 6 (Common), Medium Rifle Magazine (5.56) × 6 (Common), High-Pressure Coil Pack × 2 (Rare)…….
New chats continued as they watched Miu suddenly scattering items.
(Alliance) Miu: I used some while coming
(Alliance) FUNK: allthesmokegrenadesandfirebombsthattheyusedtoraideverythingovertherejustnow (Alliance) Miu: yep
(Alliance) Miu: All theirs
(Alliance) FUNK: wowcrazytheycleanedupnicely
(Alliance) YouGonnaSue: Kya! Legend!!!
(Alliance) Shin Jadu: Ah, so that’s why they’re all quiet now (Alliance) Shin Jadu: They’re all checking to see if their Shelters have been raided;; That’s right. Miu not only burned down the Shelters so that they couldn’t regenerate.
(Alliance) Miu: I took everything except the canned ham (Alliance) FUNK: that’salsoagooditemwhydidntyoutakeit (Alliance) Miu: I think that Alliance likes ham (Alliance) Shin Jadu: Eh? Who..?
(Alliance) 1BiGwi1: kekwaitaminute
(Alliance) 1BiGwi1: no way?
(Alliance) dude: HamHidden..?
(Alliance) 1BiGwi1: shibalㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
(Alliance) GoodLuck: wtfㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
(Alliance) 1BiGwi1: d;;ddㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋso1fuckingㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋareyoucrazyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
(Alliance) dude: no way, did you.. hide the ham..?
(Alliance) Miu: yep
(Alliance) dude: where did you put it?…
(Alliance) Miu: They asked me to hide it, so I collected it in the vault (Alliance) Shin Jadu: You raided the vault too?????
(Alliance) Miu: The vault was open.. so I took all the emergency kits (Alliance) Shin Jadu: Eh??? That can’t be, the vault always has a password???
(Alliance) Miu: If the password is 0000.. doesn’t that mean they wanted me to raid it (Alliance) ConfessionInEnglishGlobal: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋoh..man…!!!jesus!ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
(Alliance) 1BiGwi1: Open book is too much…?
(Alliance) YouGonnaSue: kyaㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋsofunnyㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
‘Baby Rabbit is killing it!’
Mo Yeon-hu couldn’t help but burst out laughing. Miu, who not only raided the items in the Shelter thoroughly but also put the canned ham in the vault for all to see, was so cute.
(Alliance) FUNK: whateverhappeneditsnicewhiletheywerequietwealmostfinishedrestoringtheouterwall (Alliance) BBQ: our side too keke
(Alliance) GoodLuck: our Core is growing~ filling up with health~
‘So that’s why it was so quiet.’
It seemed that the three Alliances that were attacking 47 had become quiet as they each checked their own Shelters.
Thanks to that, the Alliance Members were able to catch their breath.
‘The atmosphere can change this much just because one person came.’
It’s only natural since that one person is doing the work of a hundred. Even as he admired this, Miu was receiving a situation briefing from Shin Jadu via chat.
As Shin Jadu’s report continued for a while, Miu, who had been listening quietly, moved.
(Alliance) Miu: Nice
And finally, the chat that everyone had been waiting for came up.
(Alliance) Miu: Let’s counterattack now
Footnote
Footnotes
Refers to sound play. It means attacking or defending by listening to the enemy’s footsteps or surrounding environmental sounds and reacting accordingly.