Rachel, who had been teasing me endlessly, eventually seemed to tire of it and cautiously spoke up.

“So, our little dragon who makes weird bombs... are you done going on expeditions for now?”
“Hmmm. Not sure.”

Honestly, I’d love to head down to Gyeongsangbuk-do, but with the Sins in play, it’s too risky. Even pushing into Chungcheong-do took significant effort. If I were to press further into Chungcheong and a Sin were to appear, China could capitalize on the chaos and drive south with sheer numbers.

China initially invaded with a force of 300,000 Hunters. The war ended when …