117 – Battle while tilting a wine glass
Intuition sometimes tells us something we can’t know with clear evidence or information.
In this respect, intuition used to act as an important factor that could never be ignored on the battlefield where a moment’s carelessness could lead to death, and it often became an important weapon enabling people to prepare for invisible dangers.
In this respect, she…
Talos, who was searching the room alone, acted swiftly in response to the warnings sent by his sharpest senses.
and..
-Tada da da da da da da da da!!
– Clink!
The sound of gunfire the next moment, and the windows breaking with a loud sound.
Right after that, she took a defensive stance as she watched ‘it’ attacking her from behind.
It is neither a Hunter nor an Abyss, and thanks to that, it is an existence that can reduce the presence to a minimum and launch a surprise attack secretly.
Even though it was right next to me, I could only feel an ominous feeling, and I couldn’t figure out the exact existence.
All of this was possible because it was a machine, not a living thing.
“drone?”
What I saw in front of me was a drone the size of a human head.
It is believed to have been hidden among the wreckage of the machines.
Purple paint from the paint bullets that had just been fired was dripping from the drone’s muzzle, and through this, Talos could recognize that the reason why this guy appeared was not a simple coincidence, but the ‘bonus’ of the problem that Adjutant Lee Jin-hyun talked about earlier. could
‘I never thought I would have prepared it this way.. It’s definitely not normal? That person named Jinhyun Lee…’
It was unknown how many drones were deployed on this battlefield.
However, given the circumstances, there was a high possibility that one or two of these strongholds were deployed, and perhaps even in the forest, a battle with drones was already taking place before a battle between the same hunters.
‘If you carelessly careless, you’re out right away..’
While thinking that, Talos looked at the drone in front of him with cold eyes.
If it’s a normal automated drone, it’s not that difficult to handle with her skills.
No matter how much he erased his presence and launched a surprise attack, it was a drone that could only do simple exercises anyway, and it was impossible to keep up with her movements as a hunter.
However, apart from that fact, Talos was feeling that the movement of this drone in front of him was quite unusual.
Instead of attacking right away, it was a deceptive movement as if it were reading its own movements.
The moment he saw this, a fact suddenly flashed through Talos’ mind.
‘..this is.. no way..’
That moment.
-Tadadadadang
The drone fires paint bullets in this direction again.
Dodging it with quick movements, Talos aimed the rifle he was holding in his hand.
“Tadadang! Tadadang!”
Accurate shooting by predicting the opponent’s movement path.
It was an attack that was almost impossible to evade by scattering bullets and attacking in a plane rather than a point.
By the way..
“!”
Talos’s expression stiffens as he watches the ensuing scene.
It was the appearance of a drone that lightly evaded its attack like a lie.
“Avoiding this?”
A drone that behaves deceitfully as if it reads our movements.
Talos felt perplexed by this unexpected situation, and at the same time, he automatically began to recognize one fact.
‘In a normal case, it is impossible to avoid the previous attack no matter how good the artificial intelligence is.
An action impossible with mechanical power, and in this situation, it meant only one thing.
“… Could it be that you… are you?”
Talos talking in a low voice while looking at the drone.
And… as if to answer this, the drone started firing again at Talos.
Complex obstacles on the floor got in the way, and a room that could never be said to be spacious in terms of evasion.
Inside, however, Talos evaded the drone fire with near-perfect motion, trying to move his body as far as possible into his blind spot.
‘Even though the movement is great, there are limitations as it is a machine. In places where the camera’s range is out of reach, the response is one beat slower. If you attack that point well…’
Faced with this formidable ‘enemy’ in front of him, Talos began to bring out the ‘sincerity’ that he had been hiding in consideration of his new allies.
‘It’s difficult to drag this battle out for a long time, short and thick. See the end at once!’
*
The appearance of Talos in front of the eyes.
Then, as the words came out of her mouth, she…
An interesting smile began to spread on the lips of Glass, who was an A-class hunter and who was absent from this test with the declaration.
“Oh… you noticed it sooner than I thought? Anyway, I thought it would take a little longer.’
A wine glass in one hand.
And Glass, who looks interesting while holding a terminal for drone control in the other hand.
Then, she began to deal with Talos in front of her eyes, handling drones more skillfully than when piloting fighter jets.
Considering the formidable speed and the rule that if even one hit is out, the situation is not that easy.
However, in the first place, apart from Adjutant Lee Jin-Hyun’s request, from Glass’ point of view, this was just a simple game, so she was happily working as a helper in this ‘exam’.
“Yes, but… it’s not easy. To avoid this attack by a narrow margin and counterattack at the same time… Is this really different from the former Abyss?”
In terms of drone piloting ability, Glass is the strongest being in Dreamers and possesses the ability of an S-class hunter.
Despite the fact that she was dealing with her opponent with her best skill, Talos did not show any gaps until the end. .
And, seeing her like this, Glass put on a slightly serious expression, drank a sip of wine, and finally began to hold the terminal with both hands.
“As Aide said.. After all, the situation is somewhat tense, so I am showing my skills in earnest.”
Glass nodded slowly as he watched Talos show off his physical abilities that were incomparable to those of the previous tests.
right after that…
“Oups!”
Glass, which showed a short elasticity, and at the same time, the paint bullet hit the lens of the drone that was transmitting the screen, and the glass recognized that normal control was no longer possible.
In addition, even if it is not necessary, drones that hit paint bullets are treated as ‘dead’ like hunters.
In response, Glus slowly put down the terminal, but apart from this, she began to smile slightly at the fact that she had achieved what she had set for.
Even though it was an attack using drones, this alone would not be able to bring out 100% of her power, but at least this was enough to show Talos’ sincerity, as Lee Jin-hyun had requested.
“This is enough for the special bonus Aide promised, right? Anyway… He is a person who is really meticulous in everything.
Adjutant Lee Jin-hyun, who wanted to take this opportunity to grasp the hunters’ power as accurately as possible
In that respect, Talos’ behavior, which was to hide his skills as much as possible and focus on self-interest, made him feel uncomfortable in many ways, but as a result, he succeeded in extracting more accurate information about Talos’ abilities.
‘But.. even so, this is a bit excessive. From that point of view, maybe Aide is considering something else… a more serious factor.’
With that thought in mind, Glass picked up the device he had put down for a while and started switching screens.
The appearance of other hunters who began to appear immediately after that.
towards them…
the glass
Unlike before, the drones slowly began to move with a slight relaxation.
At this moment, just like my colleagues who are already rampaging elsewhere.