Chapter 16: 016
'How will the enemy come out?'
This is not the end.
Those who sent the soldiers and there are more soldiers left.
So what should I do?
With 6 dead, there are a total of 90 soldiers and officers left over there. Those who have received my warning are likely to do everything in their power.
I know this ship lacks armored suits, but the problem is the weapons. If the enemy comes with weapons beyond laser equipment, such as plasma weapons, my chances of winning are slim.
'Plasma level cannot be prevented even from becoming a sub-adult.'
If you get the Physical Enhancement type, you can only last twice, and before that you can't stop it no matter what you do. If you get hit, you die instantly.
Looking at the setting of the plasma weapon, it is inevitable that it is a high-firepower weapon developed with the assumption of fleet warfare. Since it is a weapon used to destroy ships and tanks, its firepower is enormous.
However, most plasma weapons are too heavy to be lifted by oneself. There are also lightweight plasma weapons, but they are eye-poppingly expensive.
'The only thing worth having here is the plasma launcher.'
The plasma launcher is a heavy weapon supplied one by one from Megacorp to each squad. Honestly, looking at the poor supply situation, I don't think there will be a plasma launcher, but you never know.
'It will be difficult to deceive the enemy any further than this.'
Since many of my cards were exposed, I couldn't fool the enemy in the same way. I might be able to take out a few of the lesser enemies, but it would be difficult to fool all 90 troops.
'Arnold will not stop until he confirms my death.'
Unlike Yoosung, who shows amateurish aspects in many ways, Arnold is a thorough soldier. A soldier who also plots. I don't know what his plan is, but he's definitely going to kill me before he gets to C-08.
'Then aim for the head here.'
Now is the time when speed is needed. Let's gather information about myself and attack the leadership before reorganizing the battle lines.
At that moment, team leader level and higher personnel were gathered in the situation room. If you raid the situation room and reduce the number of team leaders, the enemy's command system will be completely disrupted.
After making a decision, I left the body and ran towards the bridge.
On the way, I saw soldiers running to the other side through a ventilation hole in the floor. Their destination was where A1 had reported: the agricultural area.
I think my enemies thought I was preparing for a sit-in, but they were completely wrong. While the enemies were searching in the wrong place, I was right in front of their noses.
A pure white floor can be seen beyond the wire mesh of the vent installed on the wall. The situation room is the cleanest space on the ship next to the laboratory.
In contrast to the marble-like floor, an ink-colored space of space spreads out on the wall. It looks like that because the outside scenery is reflected in real time through a camera mounted on the outside of the ship.
The people in the situation room were just talking noisily as if they couldn't see the beautiful sight of countless dancing stars.
"Crisis management team leader! Where did that crazy monster come from! Or rather, what exactly is this guy?"
You can't see it from here, but just by hearing his voice, you could easily guess that Yoosung was in a state of panic. Arnold's voice was heard not far from him.
"…I do not know. When I checked the material management team leader's list, there were creatures that were not registered in the database. "I think it might be him."
"Where can you find such irresponsible remarks! "I even lent you a reinforced suit for the team leader, but you got nothing!"
That was for the team leader. Reinforced suits are a lifeline in space, so spend more money.
If there had been just a little more mid-level reinforced clothing, or at least just advanced reinforced clothing, I wouldn't have been able to hunt this easily. He was a meteor who ended up reducing his life while trying to reduce his spending.
Perhaps the head of the crisis management team, Arnold, had the same thoughts as me, but his voice was also mixed with anger.
"If the equipment had been a little better, this tragedy would not have occurred. "Captain."
"what?!"
"And it is wrong to say that nothing has been gained. "We have received information that the enemy is a highly intelligent and dangerous creature that can imitate human voices."
"You call that a horse!"
"Gathering information on the battlefield is more important than anything else. "Now that we have minimal information about the enemy, we must move based on that."
"…Tsk."
Although there was a hint of irritation, Arnold's voice did not waver. Yoosung only clicked his tongue as if he had nothing to say in response.
"So is there a way?
"I've already sent soldiers, but I have an additional request."
"What is it?"
"Please authorize the use of the plasma launcher in the armory."
"What!"
Plasla Launcher. I wondered if he really had it. Looking at the nuance, it does not seem to have been distributed to the entire squad.
The plasma launcher is a magic wand that solves most problems, but team leaders were not enthusiastic about it.
"Are you crazy? "That weapon wasn't meant to be used to fight pirates!"
"This is not a ship! No matter how much you converted a battleship into a research ship, you still use a plasma launcher on board! "If you want to commit suicide, go out into space alone!"
"It's noisy!"
When the navigation team leader and the technical team leader squealed, Arnold shouted and scolded them. They seemed to hesitate for a moment, then pounced on Arnold again.
"Are you yelling at us now?"
"I absolutely cannot approve of using a plasma launcher on a ship!"
In the past, Arnold had achieved excellent results no matter what task he took on, but this operation was a huge failure. As a result, his charisma plummeted beyond recovery. As expected, it was a response befitting a member of Megacorp, where performance is everything.
'It's time to leave.'
The superiors are losing their senses and talking, and the subordinates are confused as to whether they should stop it or not. With the enemies in confusion, this is the perfect moment to suffocate the prey.
Eimov's delicate auxiliary organs began the search. The target was all movements that occurred inside the situation room.
The tentacle at the tip of its chin twitched and groped the air. Then, a wave of information, like a swirling milky way, poured down upon me as if sweeping me away.
The electromagnetic waves and heat generated by computers and electronic devices. Every time the ship AI operates, the subtle mechanical sounds made by the movement of precise parts. The sound of human breathing, the sound of clothes rubbing against each other, the smell of sweat, the tremors of muscles, the pulsation of the heart, and the sound of blood flowing in blood vessels.
It was a world that humans could never perceive. I peered into the extrasensory dimension and looked for a target to attack.
Arnold is my top target, but he is too far from my position. It was clear that they had deliberately positioned themselves far away because they knew I was going through the vents.
'The person closest to me is…'
The information detected was that of a familiar person I had seen several times before.
The name of the timid-looking man with half-bald hair is Wei.
He was the temporary head of the research team in place of Yujin Kisaragi, and he was still torturing No. 26 every day.
'Aiming for the author.'
The author also planned to kill himself someday. A good opportunity has come at the right time, so there is no need to turn it down.
I broke the vent's wire mesh with my fighting arm. The thin alloy mesh was shattered by my arm, which was strengthened as it became fluid.
AI will send warning signals, but humans must respond. It's all over before they see AI's report.
The 'leg strength strengthening' characteristic gave strength to the strengthened legs. My body jumped high as if it had stepped on a spring. While I was hovering in the air, Arnold was the first to react to the sound of the wire mesh breaking. His eyes turned to the broken vent.
His eyes widen. Recognizing the attack, he opens his mouth wide. Soon a shout will come out of his mouth, but by then one person will already be dead.
Because I'm already on Wei's head.
Only after my body hit him did he react. I jumped on his shoulder and bit his face.
His face was instantly covered in blood by my razor-sharp teeth. The skin on his face was tattered, and his eyes and nose were damaged to the point where they could no longer function properly.
"Kwaaaaaak!"
As Wei, whose face was torn apart from his senses, screamed in pain, the other team leaders who were watching him in a daze were shocked.
"Ugh! "It's a monster!"
Leaving Wei lying on the floor, I rushed to the other team leader next to me. Megacorp's unique bright uniform was stained with blood and flesh.
"Aaaahhh!"
"Please save me!"
"Sat signalman! "Notify the ship!"
You can't leave it like that. I stopped looking at the team leader and turned to the signalman.
"Huh?!"
Unlike the soldiers who invaded the ventilation shaft, he seemed to lack much combat experience. When he saw me covered in blood, he froze and couldn't do anything. I didn't have any intention of looking at him like that, so I rushed at him.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
After using all my strength to knock him down, I finished him off with my tail. The tail's stinger, now as big as a dagger, pierced his eyes and destroyed his brain inside.
As I was retrieving the tail that had blown a hole in my head, an energy bullet flew out of nowhere and hit my back.
When I turned around, it was Arnold. In his hand was a small laser pistol.
'It looks like an officer's pistol.'
I thought he would run away, but I was surprised. I shook my tail loudly to shake off the blood.
Perhaps because he had faith, he did not back down and fired the pistol again. I lightly turned my body to avoid it and then approached him.
'I'm not even wearing a reinforced suit. What's wrong with me?'
His attire was a uniform like other team leaders. Perhaps because it was a soldier, its color was red rather than white, and it had no defensive function whatsoever.
In other words, if I waved my arm, his upper and lower body would be separated and the white floor would be soaked with blood.
"Keuggeugguk…."
After finishing Wei, who was moaning next to me, with my tail, I prepared to leap towards Arnold.
The moment I tried to kick my leg, the auxiliary organ vibrated loudly.
｢My body rose in the air.｣
｢Arnold belatedly fired his pistol, but it all missed.｣ ｢
My tail pierced Arnold in the abdomen.｣
｢He pulled out a plasma pistol from his chest.｣
｢I tried to avoid it, but the tail It was stuck in his body and he couldn't escape.'
'The plasma bullet destroyed my head.'
'I'm dead.'
'Oh no!'
Scenes passed by at incredible speed, as if the video had been sped up dozens of times. It was an effect of predicting the future through the sense of predator.
'A plasma pistol!'
Arnold had a weapon that was completely unexpected.
The plasma pistol is one of the few plasma weapons that has succeeded in being lightweight. It has excellent killing power and is as light as a pistol, so it can be said to be a very good weapon, but it has one drawback.
The price is incredibly expensive. That one pistol is equivalent to the price of three of these ships. Unless you have the wealth of Noble Capital or Prime Capital, this is equipment that you cannot even see in your life.
'Damn, it seemed like he had something to do with the Eugene family.'
That hippopotamus plasma pistol can kill me. If you hit the head or chest, you will die instantly. Even if you get hit by a stray bullet, it is at least fatal. So you have to move carefully.
Arnold frowned as my movements became cautious.
"Did you notice it too?"
He took out a silver, thin pistol-shaped plasma pistol from his pocket. Yoosung and the other team leaders, who were hiding in the corner and watching us, let out a scream-like exclamation.
"Plasma pistol?!"
"That expensive weapon!"
Arnold smiled leisurely, as if his nervous face a moment ago was just an act.
"I don't know who you are, but I feel like déjà vu."
｢Grrr….｣
"It's a monster that uses a variety of abilities. "You look like my master, Sihyeon Eugene."
As he spoke, the muzzle of his gun was pointed at me. I, who had read his body in advance by extremely activating my auxiliary organs, quickly jumped away.
A green bullet exploded where I was. The alloy plate, which was resistant to rock fragments flying in outer space, was shattered with that single blow.
"Before He comes, variables are ruled out."
To avoid his weapon, I took cover behind the computer.
The location where we are standing is the bridge. Since it was an important facility, he couldn't shoot it carelessly, but he didn't know how long he could hold out. Time was not on my side. Everyone on the ship was an enemy, so the longer I waited, the more disadvantaged I was.
'The situation is not good.'
This is the biggest crisis I have faced since I was born in a cargo hold. There have been many factors threatening survival, but death has never been as close as it is now.
no.
To be precise, since 'after possessing Aimorph's body.'
'I've been through countless dangers worse than this.'
In Space Survival, I really experienced the worst situations.
But have I given up? Or were you defeated?
Not at all. The last person standing was always me, Eimoff.
'Excluding me?'
Arnold was wrong.
It's his master, Nabal, and no matter who comes, it will be me, not Arnold, who will greet them.
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