Episode 170
“This is spectacular.”
No Name clapped lightly and watched the series of events. No one was around, but he kept talking.
“The appearance of good people who stand up to evil, this must be what he wanted.”
Noname touched my chin with his hand. The lower part of the painted face had been peeled off.
“But there is no guarantee that good always wins.”
No-Name’s gaze looked at the end of the track. The surface of the pale moon distorted little by little.
What was visible through the cracks was a huge pupil. It wasn’t just one or two pupils that were created that way.
Dozens of eyes flew towards Gungnir. The pale moon recognized the attack on itself and began to respond.
“I am looking forward to the results.”
A bright smile appeared on the exposed lips.
* * *
Most of the flying tentacles oxidized and burned like comets.
However, it was clear that if the fireballs collided with Gungnir, their plans would be seriously disrupted.
However, Kang Tae-min had a number.
‘I just need to make the interception part.’
Metal rose above Gungnir and formed a shape. The identity of the metal gigantic body was the highest individual of Machina and a huge fortress, ‘Auto Prime’.
The lower part of the body was not needed because it was fixed to Gungnir and used. Kang Tae-min, who built the fortress in an instant, gave the order.
“All bullets fired.”
Hwang Ye-ri’s eyes widened at the command. More magic bullets poured out of the cannon than the mass of tentacles that filled the night sky.
My vision brightened as if it had suddenly become day. Hwang Ye-ri had no choice but to close her eyes at the flash.
And when I open my eyes again
‘… It was Mr. Kang who was crazy.’
I could see the dregs, which had turned into residual fire, fading away. Hwang Ye-ri couldn’t help but be surprised by the overwhelming firepower.
‘At this level, I’d honestly do something like world domination.’
I’m glad he wasn’t a villain. She decided to be careful about her behavior in front of Kang Tae-min.
After that, there were several more tentacle mass attacks, but the result was the same.
As they got closer to a certain distance, the pale moon closed its eyes again.
‘There’s no way he would have given up.’
Kang Tae-min was still tense. Rather, as the distance got closer, he became more concerned.
‘But fortunately, there are soft parts inside.’
The fact that the pale moon had eyes was rather positive evidence. Doesn’t that mean you can break the surface and get inside?
‘Now slowly… .’
While Kang Tae-min was contemplating the next step, a change occurred again in the pale moon.
The tentacles that slithered behind him began to bend and cover the surface.
‘Are you going to defend it? !’
Taemin Kang frowned.
It must have been to block the flying Gungnir with its tentacles to disperse the shock.
If Gungnir fails to penetrate the pale moon, eventually Gungnir has no choice but to fall back to the ground.
Then, rather, the people remaining on the ground would fall into crisis.
‘Rather, it’s going to be like a squatter.’
Of course, Kang Tae-min can block it with his ability. Whether it was absorbing Gungnir or stopping it with his ability.
However, it was clear that the battle would be at a disadvantage as much time or attention had to be spent.
‘It must be pierced.’
Kang Tae-min asked at a distance.
The original plan was based on the penetration of Gungnir.
‘Remove resistance as much as possible.’
Kang Tae-min estimated the timing.
And the moment you decide it’s optimal.
“One point fire!”
With the order, Auto Prime’s gunfire was concentrated towards the end of Gungnir.
The overlapping magic bullets began tearing apart the tentacles like rays.
That wasn’t the end.
When he opened the subspace, Ju Tae-ji came out wearing a suit like Hwang Ye-ri.
“It’s my turn… Wow… !”
Ju Tae-ji, who came out with enthusiasm, immediately lowered his body under the intense pressure. He too was surprised to see Kang Tae-min standing still.
“Coming soon!”
Ju Tai-ji immediately raised his ability at the shout he heard. Then Gungnir’s cutting edge split the tentacle.
Dark red blood poured out like a waterfall and the shock as if the world was collapsing came.
“now!”
“I know!”
At the same time, Taeji Joo’s ability, ‘Quake Impact’, was activated.
“Wow!”
Hwang Ye-ri screamed involuntarily. The shock was so strong that it exploded again. If the world were to end, it might feel like this.
‘Once I got stuck… !’
Kang Tae-min did not take his eyes off the end of Gungnir even for a moment. Cracks in the pale moon’s surface were visible through the torn tentacles.
He went straight to the next level.
“It’s a success!”
“This, I have something to brag about to my son.”
A sub-space opened and Johanna and Pyo Ji-hoon came out.
“Check the tentacles!”
“Leave it to me!”
“Old man, wake up!”
“I’ll have to think about retirement when this is over!”
With the penetration of Gungnir, the tentacles of the pale moon began to move again.
Huge tentacles flew in as if trying to remove a foreign object stuck in my body.
Kang Tae-min gave an order to intercept Auto Prime and entrusted the four strongest players with checks. And he fell straight down.
‘This should be enough.’
Kang Tae-min, who arrived at the bottom of Gungnir, at the bottom of the window, formed an iron plate underneath it.
And I opened the subspace again. The last strongest player, Jung Joon-hyuk, appeared.
“Ohh! Literally heaven and earth!”
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Like the other strongest players, he wore a suit and clenched his fists together with a hearty laugh.
“Ready!”
With those words, Kang Tae-min and Jung Jun-hyeok kicked the iron plate at the same time.
‘Even though I couldn’t finish the resonance.’
It was the stage of driving Gungnir deep into the pale moon, as if hammering a nail into it.
‘Jung Jun-hyeok has the most amount of stored mana.’
Kang Tae-min and Jung Jun-hyeok took on the role of the hammer. It was like borrowing the power of the pale moon.
As the two struck Gungnir at the same time, indescribable screams spread.
“Ha ha ha! Does it sting!?”
Jung Joon-hyuk burst into madness.
‘This guy is also a creature after all!’
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Life eventually accompanies death. He laughed even louder, as if trying to shake off the feeling of being overwhelmed when he first started resonating with the pale moon.
“Infiltrate right away!”
Kang Tae-min rode Gungnir with Jung Jun-hyeok.
‘From now on, it’s a race against time.’
I could see the massive forked tentacles slowly regenerating. As expected, it was clear that he, like Manwol, had the ability to regenerate.
However, because of its size, it only seemed to play very slowly.
He had to head inside before the crack he had penetrated with Gungnir could be filled.
‘Recover and go up… !’
The lowest part of Gungnir scattered like dust and seeped into Kang Tae-min’s body.
“Here you are!”
“Inspiration, don’t lose your mind!”
Joo Tae-ji and Hwang Ye-ri recognized the two and said. Then they turned around and started running.
“You literally have no backs!”
“As planned.”
Pyo Ji-hoon and Johanna, who were struggling, quickly changed their stance.
The five strongest men quickly entered the crack.
“This… .”
“Ugh, I feel sick to my stomach.”
Pyo Ji-hoon and Hwang Ye-ri wrinkled their faces when they saw the inside of the pale moon.
“… It’s like a living maze.”
“Don’t touch me hastily.”
It was according to Ju Taiji’s opinion.
Unlike the exterior, which was like the surface of the moon, the interior was filled with unknown organisms everywhere.
It was like a muscle fiber or like a pulsating blood vessel. The organisms, tightly intertwined with each other, were unusual in appearance.
“for a moment… .”
“Something is coming.”
Jung Jun-hyeok and Kang Tae-min spoke at the same time. Then others realized that too.
It was because the grotesque sound of slapping from beyond the darkness came one after another.
What appeared soon after.
‘… full moon?’
They were tentacle monsters that looked like the full moon. The difference is that he is not wearing a robe.
“—-!”
“–!”
It was just the fact that he let out a grotesque cry that could not be expressed. Naturally, it didn’t feel like a favor.
“… It looks like some kind of antibody.”
“Are we a virus?”
A keying echo came in between the voices of Johanna and Pyo Ji-hoon.
Kang Tae-min took the rip-and-tear first and rushed in. In an instant, bloodstains were oozing out.
“Let’s go.”
Following Ju Taiji’s words, the strongest also joined in.
* * *
“Damn, this never ends!”
Hwang Ye-ri skillfully changed the magazine and shouted. The bullet applied with her ability formed a barrage along its trajectory.
However, even as they were being torn apart, the tentacle monsters continued to oppress them.
It had the ability to regenerate like the full moon, and those torn off proliferated on their own like planaria.
‘A full moon without intelligence.’
Apparently, the full moon was a mutant born from a pale moon.
“The increase in their numbers is proof that we are going in the right direction.”
Johanna responded calmly and activated the magic circle. At the same time, white frost began to freeze on the surface of the tentacle monster.
It was a way to freeze the undead, not kill them like they did when dealing with them.
But even that didn’t last long. If she did not maintain her magic, the frozen part would melt quickly.
“But at this rate, we are the ones who end up in danger.”
“I’ll have to go with plan B anyway.”
Pyo Ji-hun accepted Joo Tae-ji’s words. Jeong Jun-hyeok, who was breaking through the front with Kang Tae-min, shook his head.
Plan B was a plan in which only Kang Tae-min, who could take out Sanity, would break through and the rest of the strongest would take care of it.
The original plan was to get to the deepest part of the pale moon together, but it seemed like it would be difficult.
“No matter what, I don’t want to die, so please hurry up.”
Taemin Kang did not answer.
It was a waste of time to even do that.
Kang Tae-min shredded the monsters that stood in his way. The appearance was the same as usual, but the inside was different.
‘I will definitely return.’
Kang Tae-min puts the weight on survival, not the extinction of evil. Unlike before, there was someone waiting for him.
‘She can’t have to go through that.’
The loss of a loved one is hard to bear.
However, Kang Tae-min now knew. Sadness also has a grain. The sadness I felt when I lost my parents is different from when I lost Lee Lua.
He knew how hard the grief would be for Eruah if he died here.
‘I hope people I know don’t go through that.’
What came to mind then were his disciples. Children who deserved to die in the previous life, but must survive now.
‘Good people deserve a better world.’
And finally, I thought of the people who remained on earth. The memories of the clones who carried out the rescue work were intact in his head.
Not all were good people. But there will be many more worth saving.
‘so.’
Kang Tae-min arrived at the deepest part, with the bloodless part more difficult to find.
A thud, thump, and periodic pressure was transmitted to the suit. I followed the source and saw a huge pillar made of tentacles.
At the center of the pillar was a mass of tentacles resembling a cocoon.
A mass of tentacles opened as if they had noticed Kang Tae-min’s arrival. Through the cracks, large and small eyes rolled back and forth.
‘You must die here.’
At the same time, the pupils all gathered in one place.