Nanjing

The Chinese President, Zhang Wei, flashed a satisfied smile at the report he had just received.

“It seems the time has finally come.”

An initial deployment of 300,000 troops, with a potential mobilization of up to one million. Satisfactory. If they threw one million enhanced Hunters into the fray, how long could Korea possibly hold out?

“Excuse me, President. What if the Western powers send reinforcements to Korea? We cannot ignore Japan’s Shinsengumi, nor can we dismiss the potential involvement of nations like the United States or the United Kingdom.”

While relishing the thought of breaking Ha Jung-seok’s pride …