Chapter 228 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 228

The narrative opens with the narrator, Oh Dok-seo, reflecting on his rapid rise from a civil servant to the de facto ruler of the Korean Peninsula and Mayor of New York, noting the attention he receives. He leaves Dang Seo-rin to continue her light novel pursuits and initiates the defense operation against an incoming blizzard predicted to bring -120°C temperatures. Oh Dok-seo briefs thirty members of the National Road Management Corps on a map of Sinuiju. He warns of potential isolation and assigns them as 'human furnaces' to maintain thermal stability in living quarters, emphasizing fuel conservation. Questions from Lee Ha-seong regarding food supplies and Cha Jae-hee regarding the 'Winter General' anomaly are addressed; Oh Dok-seo commits to securing food via hunting teams and Sword Marquess Hong Bi-cheong if necessary, while personally handling the anomaly's source if identified. The next day, the temperature drops sharply. Dang Seo-rin comments on the reliability of her Weather Forecast ability for unusual predictions, confirming the accuracy of the forecast through logical deduction. By 8 a.m., the operations team gathers in the command center inside the Statue of Liberty. Yu Ji-won, dressed in her white uniform and fur cloak, confirms preparations are ready. Oh Dok-seo deploys twenty prisoners, previously used in the Inunaki Tunnel mission, to augment the thirty-man corps. Yu Ji-won asserts dominance by slitting a prisoner's throat for insubordination, reducing the group to nineteen. She and Oh Dok-seo issue orders: the prisoners must walk north across the Amnokgang Bridge, following radio instructions, with a promise of a 250-year sentence reduction upon returning from the Aiha River, 30 kilometers north. The offer of reduced sentences motivates the prisoners, who gear up and depart. Inside the command center, Jeong Ye-ji, the Saintess, sits bundled in layers. Oh Dok-seo directs her to guide the prisoners telepathically via fake radio communications, planting false reports of an allied survivor and explaining the cold as an anomaly caused by the 'Void.' Oh Dok-seo places miniature models of global landmarks on a hand-drawn map at Jeong Ye-ji's feet. As he knocks over each model (Eiffel Tower, St. Peter's Basilica, Big Ben, Taj Mahal), Jeong Ye-ji relays corresponding in-universe weather reports to the prisoners, who grow increasingly distressed by the sudden worsening conditions. Static eventually crackles over the radios, indicating interference from the actual anomaly. Scout 1 is lost, followed rapidly by Scouts 2 through 18. When only the Statue of Liberty remains on the map, Jeong Ye-ji reports Scout 19 lost. Frost begins to spread across the map, creeping toward the remaining landmark. Oh Dok-seo, referred to as the Undertaker, moves the Statue of Liberty model to cover Sinuiju. The frost immediately shifts, converging on the city. The thermometer plummets through -10°C, -20°C, -40°C, and -80°C to -120°C. Yu Ji-won orders the National Road Management Corps to release their Aura. The base door groans under the pressure of something external clawing at it, signaling that Winter has arrived.

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