Episode 95 – Predation and Evolution (5)
An invasion of heterogeneous beings that only appears in creative works such as movies. And murder and predation. In fact, it didn’t just happen in Korea.
With this incident, testimonies and information about bugs that had been spreading around the world at the level of ghost stories began to come out.
As if a small hole in a dam eventually becomes a huge crack that causes the dam to collapse, people’s suspicions and attention are pouring out, reaching a point where the governments of each country cannot hide or control them.
“There will probably be an official announcement soon. In this day and age, it is impossible to completely hide it. “This is all I have picked up, but it seems that several countries, including our country, have caught a clue.”
“It was expected. “With all this happening, not all users will be like me.”
Soyeon Lee, who was now able to talk on the phone instead of just chatting, told me some urgent yet secret news. When I heard that phone call, I knew it was time.
I had a hunch that users like me would now be at the forefront of this world. There is no reason not to come forward as there is so much evidence and necessity.
As a small-minded person by nature, I was reluctant to receive attention, but there are people in this world who actually enjoy attention.
“Let’s watch what they say and then move accordingly. They might try to force you to do something, right? “They talk nonsense about justice and morality.”
Sitting in front of the computer, I suggested to Soyeon Lee that we shouldn’t take the initiative.
In the end, the bugs that crawled out were eliminated and the cracks were closed, so the duty was fulfilled. We decided that there would be no loss if we took our time to see what the world would think of us.
I was convinced after moving it myself yesterday, and it didn’t seem like it would be impossible to move secretly as long as I had the hermit’s cloak.
‘In the end, what’s important is managing the residents.’
After ending the call with her, I grabbed the mouse and checked the status of the residents who were already up and active.
There was no problem last night when I was away from home. Of course, the current residents have the strength to survive on their own for at least one night no matter what happens. We aimed for that from the beginning and have been nurturing them until now.
‘Will it increase further in the future?’
Now that I’ve quit my job, I’m glued to the computer almost all day to be with them, but I can’t guarantee if something like last night continues to happen.
Because the time we would have to be away from them would inevitably increase, we had to put even more effort into nurturing our residents.
“—!”
First of all, the village was fine. The same goes for games where you harvest resources, hunt monsters, and farm loot.
When I turn the screen to the northern fortress, which has the second largest concentration of residents after the village, the soldiers stationed there are also active.
As I confirmed while reading Larsen’s concerns last time, it appears that Racoum is personally leading the scouts to penetrate another screen.
‘We have to deal with them before their nests proliferate further.’
I could see why they were so obsessed with scouting the surrounding area.
You need to know the size of the enemy hive so that you can mobilize your troops and eliminate them one by one.
First of all, there are a total of 4 hives that I have confirmed through the screens they revealed.
With only one item cleared, every time I turned the screen, there was always one big and small thing that seemed like a nest.
“In the end, it’s all over the place.”
I watched Rakum and the scouts ride across the land, wondering which hive to attack first.
When viewed from above, it looks the same no matter which side is attacked.
However, I wonder if it would be right to attack the one closest to the existing fortress first and attack the surrounding hives in a stepping stone fashion.
“–, —!”
Meanwhile, Rakum and the scouts began fighting the enemy sentries. They desperately tried to block their allies, perhaps to protect their nest.
However, the glitches that acted as sentinels could not stop Rakum, who was quite superior among warriors.
He turned into a spearman, and every time he swung a spear with flashing blue energy, their bodies exploded and were cut down.
If Rakum stepped forward and reliably blocked the area, the other residents could more easily shoot arrows and catch the enemies.
‘If it continues like this, we will win. If it continues like this.’
When I saw that, I predicted our victory. It was a judgment made after looking at the battles that had taken place so far.
We did whatever it took to continue to grow stronger and develop.
Power was also distributed through the game to dwarves who joined by chance, and by continuously farming the essence of monsters, residents who were unable to awaken mana were transformed into warriors with mana awakened.
If we do this, it may take a long time, but those bugs that look like ants will eventually be defeated and destroyed by our hands.
However, the reason I can’t let go of my heart is because the enemies have also shown themselves to be getting stronger.
Of course, it may be that they think that way because they have various forms and abilities in the first place.
[lv 4 bug]
“—!”
As you can see now, it is not surprising if a stronger entity appears at any time. Biting my lip, I activated the desktop destroyer and quickly took out my chainsaw so I could help at any time.
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“Warrior Commander! Look over there!”
“That guy!”
The soldiers shouted urgently and pointed somewhere to Rakum, who was catching his breath after killing all the enemy guards who tried to stop him.
Rakum’s eyes widened when he saw that. A different type of bug has appeared than the ‘ants’ that have appeared so far.
‘knife?’
The first time he saw the ant, Rakum thought it was holding two large blades. This is because the ant, which is similar in size to a 2-ton truck, actually has huge, highly developed jaws like army ants.
When the sharp jaws crossed each other, it seemed like they could cut through anything caught between them.
“Unbelievable! “They are forming up and charging!”
But what really surprised them was not that a new type of bug had appeared.
The soldiers, who had been resisting by shooting arrows all at once to take advantage of the distance, were astonished to see the ants coming together in formation, using their hard head armor as shields.
This is the first time that these guys, who had been blindly charging forward until now, used this tactic for the first time.
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“Ugh, everyone retreat!”
Rakum, who decided that it was impossible to deal with them with what he had at this moment, broke into a cold sweat and quickly ordered a retreat.
“They are chasing me!”
The enemies are not fools and there is no reason not to chase them as they run away.
Since they could not resist while running away, it was a crisis situation where casualties could result.
“Oh oh! “Guardian God!”
“He was watching us!”
At that time, a huge chainsaw fell from the sky and pulverized the enemies chasing them.
The bug tried to resist the chainsaw by raising its crossed jaws towards the sky, but soon its jaws were destroyed and its body was torn apart.
So the glitches died without even being able to resist.
After receiving that help, Lakum and the scouts hurriedly returned to the fortress where the troops were stationed.
“I wasn’t able to scout as closely as I wanted, but I confirmed that they were forming a group in the northwest as well. “This is just my gut feeling, but I don’t think we should give them any more time.”
“Do you mean to say that they knew how to form a formation? how…”
Rakum urged the warriors and soldiers to quickly attack the enemy’s nest and relieve them of their strength.
The basis was that we didn’t know how they would mutate if we gave them more time.
The others did not object to the idea, but were shocked and upset.
This is because they implicitly regarded bugs as mere beasts.
I especially thought that way because I had won the recent battle anyway.
“Wow, we’re in big trouble! “From the three nests we have identified so far, a huge number of enemies are emerging from the same time and heading here!”
But the real problem was different. As if they had decided the timing of the battle, the bugs they were planning to attack all led their troops out of the hive and began to approach the fortress where they were stationed.
“Tell the village. hurry!”
Racoum, horrified, ordered the village to request assistance. Clearing out the enemy’s nest was ultimately possible only after winning this war.
‘After all, they aren’t stupid.’
He too was watching the whole thing. Biting his lip, he flipped through the screens to see the enemies starting to approach the residents from three sides.
This is not a quantity that can be eliminated by using a chainsaw for a few seconds.
‘I think there’s still a lack of defense towers.’
He checked the defense towers he had installed. Using the defense towers as a reference point, residents were preparing their own defense by mobilizing miners and transporters to build fences and trenches.
However, in order to upgrade or install additional defense towers, you must ultimately overcome bugs that are treated as mobs and obtain resources.
They also said that fighting is unavoidable, even in order to become safer.
“Hurry up and grab your weapons! “If we don’t stop them there, this will be the next place!”
The village where the news was delivered was also in an emergency. The Varuns urged the villagers to quickly arm them and send them north.
They had no choice anyway. If you give up the northern fortress and stay in the village to fight a little safer, one day you will be destroyed like the dwarf kingdom by an all-out attack by more and stronger bugs.
“They were like black waves. A disaster that comes endlessly no matter how many times you kill. Even elite dwarf soldiers couldn’t fight all their lives.”
“Don’t worry too much. Because we are different. That’s not why we work like this. “With the strength God gave me.”
Kherson, who was watching this, let out a rough breath and trembled.
It was a trauma that forced him to desperately run away with his family as he watched his hometown and village being destroyed.
Maureen comforted him with a sad look.
Even though the reasons were different, we could share the situation of having to abandon the place where we lived.
“First, let’s complete the remaining wall. Everyone has their own role. And all of those roles were given to him after recognizing each person’s talents.”
Maureen looked around at the wall, which was almost finished.
The wall, which took several days to build by stacking blocks together, now almost surrounds the village.
Although it may be a bit frustrating for those who have always lived in open grasslands, it is a huge barrier that provides reassurance at the same time.