Chapter 179: 179
Ep. 179
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"Huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh…"
Selene, the warrior of the Temple Guardians, ran on the ice passage.
'shit! shit! shit!'
The silence that fell throughout the passage clearly spoke of what had become of her colleagues. Other members sacrificed themselves to save her after learning the memory storage technique.
Even after knowing that the other person is a demon devouring souls.
'I never thought such monsters would exist in this world!'
As she ran, she remembered the scene she had just seen.
White skeletons standing up to a height several times the height of the cult. When I saw that, at first I thought the giant creature had been resurrected as a bone.
It didn't take long to realize that it was something covered in the bones and carapace of a large creature. Her colleagues were at the head of 'it' rising with the bones.
The first cult member to be seen was the leader of the group, Chrysian. He had been impaled by the horns that sprouted from the monster's head.
Beneath the pointed snout, which resembled a theropod, legs presumed to belong to Danwon were sticking out and struggling.
It was such a surreal sight that all her colleagues, including her, were just staring at it blankly.
Soon, an eerie sound was heard and the legs that were struggling to escape went limp. It was only after hearing the sound of a colleague's death that she and the members came to their senses.
A harsh shouting sound and a sharp metallic sound as weapons were pulled out. This was the sound I heard every time I hunted a monster.
The temple guards who came here prepared the best equipment to catch the three-headed demon.
The Champion Shield, which dramatically increases defense by combining the Demolisher's psychic power and ether to manipulate and destroy matter, the Dragon's Reinforced Suit made from monster scales, the sword forged with the claws of White Gallagon, etc.
Since they were the Temple Guardians, one of the most elite units in the empire, their equipment was bound to be the best.
And what about those who use the equipment? It was the best of the best.
If the opponent were just a monster covered in bones, they wouldn't have been defeated so easily.
There was one reason why the war situation went differently than they expected.
Contrary to their expectations, the enemy was not one.
When the huge monster rose up, other monsters hiding underneath it appeared.
A monster with a human head and the body of a spider. A monster with a pink balloon body and elongated tentacles.
Among these, the spider monster absorbed the Champion Shield, which was composed of complex energy. Every time its claws scratched the shield, the shield's energy fell into chunks.
The monster covered in bones targeted only the Guardians whose shields were weakened. It was so agile that it was difficult to imagine its size. Every time it moved, its companions were stabbed by its horns or crushed by its large feet.
And the last pink balloon monster. Although it did not move as quickly as other monsters, it had very scary abilities.
It was the most powerful psychic power user out of all the monsters she had ever seen. Although it was not as good as the young priest Jason, it was enough to overwhelm those present.
The pink balloon monster made contact with the outside world almost impossible. This is because the enormous psychic power flowing from its body blocked psychic technologies such as telepathy and soul link.
To a cult, psychic power is like limbs. Even though they were members of the Temple Guardians, it was difficult for them to demonstrate their abilities while their use of supernatural powers was restricted.
Her companions did their best to dodge and fire back at the two monsters.
However, despite such counterattacks, the number of members standing quickly decreased.
They moved as if they knew all the characteristics and weaknesses of the equipment equipped by the Temple Guardians.
When the spider monster nullified the temple guardian's shield, the giant monster attacked. When they tried to move to avoid the giant monster, the pink monster restricted the members' movements.
Even though the members holding demolishers tried to fire, it was no use. Even if the monsters were hit by other attacks, they always avoided the Demolisher.
The enemy showed excellent cooperation beyond that of the temple guardians who had been working together for more than several decades.
What happened as a result was a massacre.
They had always hunted monsters, but now they became prey and were slaughtered.
A spider monster digs out the cult's intestines with its claws, and a pink balloon monster levitates members in the air with psychic power and rips out their limbs.
And the sight of the giant monster devouring the cult members who were not dead.
Selene probably won't be able to forget that scene until she dies.
When the number of 12 people was reduced to only 5, Selene's colleagues shouted. He tells Selene, who has mastered the memory storage technique, to run away.
In order for those here to not die in vain, Selene had to survive. She knew that too, so she ran away, leaving her colleagues behind.
'I saved all my memories. If only I could deliver this to Jason…!'
She continued to try telepathy as she ran. As the distance from it grew, its power weakened. Perhaps if I go a little further, I will be able to convey these memories to my colleagues.
"!"
At that time, as she was running with all her might, she heard a sound. She quickly activated the champion shield on her wrist.
'where are you?'
Holding the champion shield that glowed softly in gold, she looked around.
I thought I heard it wrong, but I heard it again. There was something mixed in with the sound of the wind blowing in the passage.
'shit! Where on earth…'
Her eyes wandered frantically. All she can see is her distorted image reflected in the ice. The distorted faces of the cult looked as if her peers were laughing at her.
You too will join us soon.
The Temple Guardians are a group that fights monsters, so they learn not to be upset even in serious situations.
But is it because the situation is like this today, or is it due to some unknown factor? She couldn't come to her senses, like a rookie fighting for the first time.
"Damn it! "Where are you!"
She lost her composure and howled like a wounded animal. A sound that comes as if to answer that question.
The sound was similar to the sound a flag makes when it waves in the wind.
Only then did she realize what sound she had heard.
It was the sound of a creature with large wings flapping.
And the sound was very close, unlike what I had heard before. As if it could be heard above her head.
"…."
Her gaze slowly turned upward.
A place where there should be nothing but ice.
A green winged creature was hanging upside down, looking down at her.
She met his purple eyes and tried to pull out her sword.
Before her hand touched the handle of the knife, its wings spread wide. The moment she recognized that fact, she felt strength leaving her body. The world she saw turned upside down and a familiar ankle came into view.
Selene's mind was immersed in darkness.
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｢Prey｣｢Escape｣｢Block｣｢Success｣
[Zuzuz (Good job)]
Aadhai, who was hiding outside and decided to sort out the runaway kid, has returned. A cult was hung on the guy's back, with only his upper body remaining.
Looking at the guy's body covered in blood, it was clear that he had hit it at high speed.
'It looks like there are no injuries.'
He appeared to have fully mastered the fighting method of charging with his body wrapped in psychic power.
'A remarkable guy.'
I stroked its head with my fighting arms and picked up the cult corpse on its back with my eroding tentacles.
'The 12 people who came here have all been eliminated.'
The tooth fairies that came out of my body started the battle, but this is the first time I have fought in person.
Their skills were as I expected. However, there were a few unexpected things.
'The equipment is better than I expected.'
My eyes turned to the equipment the cult had brought with them. A sword forged using Yongrinbok Champion Shield Gallagon as material, and even a Demolisher. These are all expensive weapons.
Among the weapons scattered on the floor, I picked up a weapon that resembled a spear gun.
Although it looks unsightly, it is a weapon with such destructive power that it ranks among the top five standard weapons for ground troops in the space survival world.
'You're bringing a Demolisher. Have you come to hunt Gallagon?'
Demolisher is a weapon that synthesizes dark matter and various other rare substances and shoots them as bullets. Demolisher's heat ray has a material manipulation effect, so no matter how hard a material is hit, it breaks down and turns into sand.
The Ice Horror's carapace, which No. 26 and I did our best to destroy, was torn apart by the Demolisher.
In order to defend against Demolisher attacks, you must have special defense measures. I don't have that kind of defense yet.
'And this knife is also a fairly expensive weapon.'
This white sword tied to the waist of the cult is a weapon made by carving out the claws of the White Gallagon. The effect is to create a supernatural sword technique that can cut down enemies from a long distance. It has the same effect as Gallagon's claw that Sihyeon Eugene pulled out from the back of his hand, which he fought before.
There is no way people with this much good equipment would come here for no reason. I woke up the beasts attached to the carapace of my head.
"Why did you come here?"
"That…"
The five human beings tried their best not to speak, but it was no use.
All the human beings that appear in my body are beings reconstructed from Amorph's body. Just as my arms and legs listen to my commands, they cannot refuse my commands.
In the end, they told everything.
Their explanations were by no means long, but they contained very important information.
What are they here to catch and who is leading them?
It was high-level information that could put everyone at great risk if I didn't check it now.
'The young priest is targeting me.'
He was the one who advocated sending an imperial carrier and carrier group to subdue the three-headed demon that appeared on the planet PH-101 cultists called Saigil 08.
It is said that when the plan failed and he lost influence in the Imperial Council, he personally led the temple guardians and came here to make up for his failure.
What does that mean?
'A player who supported Muriel.'
It was the player who judged him to be a Black Gallagon-level powerhouse. A player with much stronger power than Muriel.
If your opponent is a player, you will need to revise the plan you have made so far.
'Because you probably know me well.'
It was obvious that if they were a ranker, they would at least know what to watch out for when fighting Aimorph.
'Once the enemy has joined, it is impossible to deceive them with parasites or assassins.'
The original plan was to lure the enemy into a cavity where the Ice Horror was located. The walls and ceiling of the cavity were so damaged that they were weakened to the point where they could collapse at any moment.
There, I planned to collapse the walls and ceiling and bury the entire glacier overhead. No matter how strong the enemy was, there was little chance of surviving being crushed by an ice block hundreds of meters thick.
Can a Black Gallagon-level strongman survive depending on what psychic power technology he possesses? If he survived, I and the kids would launch an all-out offensive to subdue him.
'But if you assume that I am the enemy…'
Since you will know that I set a trap, it is unlikely that it will act as I intended. To deceive him, you have to be more intelligent.
'…I'm glad I found out now.'
As soon as I heard the explanation, I slightly modified my original plan and called PS-111.
"A variable has emerged. "Take the kids and go to the place I told you about first."
"All right."
The guy put No. 26 on his back and prepared to leave with Adhai.
"See you later, big baby."
[Z(Okay)]
After saying goodbye to the kids, I hurried to the nest. On the way, I didn't forget to place my auxiliary device on the ground to check the enemy's movements.
'The distance is a bit dangerous.'
There were only a few minutes left before the two remaining groups gathered together. The group attacked by PS-111 and the Heavenly Mother were moving with extreme caution around their surroundings, so they could not join in yet.
'If I stop by the nest, I'll be late.'
You have to strike back before the enemies join you.
I stopped moving in the middle of the aisle. Then, it placed its head close to the ice and attempted to link with the nest using the auxiliary organ under its chin.
As the nest expands on its own, the area around me is turning black. Although no spores have formed yet, the mucus from the nest has spread to this area and hardened, so it is possible to give a signal.
'She would know right away.'
I felt around the floor with my assistive device, looking for a place to link to. Meanwhile, the auxiliary organ reached the stem of the nest that had just begun to spread.
Some of my senses felt like they were spilling onto the floor and the wide passage began to feel like my body. The link with the nest was successful.
'good.'
I popped a few spores inside the nest. Then the two objects lying in the swamp reacted. Soon, an object started moving in this direction along with other objects.
The captive Heavenly Mother must have read the signal I sent.
I maintained the link and re-checked the passages in this underground space. Enemy Player The group he led showed no sign of moving.
While they were constantly watching over them, the Mother of Heaven appeared. She was holding a female cultist in her beak.
The lower part of the cultist's neck did not move at all, as if they had broken his neck when he was captured. The Mother of Heaven probably took such measures because she knew that Yongrinbok had the function of sustaining the life of the wearer.
I was handed to the cultist carefully so that they wouldn't look at me. You might not know if there is No. 26, but if not, you need to be careful about Soul Link.
"What happened? This wasn't in the plan, right?"
[Zuzuzu zuzuzuzu (Plan has changed)]
I explained to her what I heard from the person in charge. A fire lit up in her amber eyes as she understood my wavelength.
｢He came here?｣
[Zu(Yes)]
｢…I can't miss it.｣
[Zuzuzuzu(Of course)]
Player I can't let a player who knows about me go like this. We must catch him at all costs.
｢What are you going to do?｣
[Zuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzuzu (sort out the subordinates first)]
The subordinates brought by the player are holding swords made from the Demolisher and Gallagon's claws. Since both are weapons that can inflict fatal wounds on me, they can be said to be enemies that I cannot feel at ease with.
If you receive direct command from the player there, it becomes very difficult to deal with them.
'So we have to strike before they gather.'
I looked down at the captured cult.
Originally, I was going to use it to instill fear by peeling off the skin in front of the enemy. However, now that the situation has changed, I think I should slightly change the purpose.
'Of course a player wouldn't be fooled.'
What about those who haven't joined yet?
I reached out to the paralyzed cult member.
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