12 Tues – True Power(1)
“You have a purpose?”
[The video was observed the moment you fell asleep]
I checked my cell phone while on the train.
The video, which was observed yesterday, ended with a giant lizard spitting a large fireball at the screen.
“therefore?”
[As always, the Legion rejoiced. stronger opponent. That is, an opponent who will make us stronger]
“…is there any possibility?”
[The enemy is bigger and stronger, but so are we]
Obviously, the Legion had already defeated one of the Earth Dragons once.
And they faithfully made that legacy their own.
The overwhelming arithmetic ability to simultaneously acquire a lot of information and combine them.
I was already thinking that the Legion might be smarter than me.
[Look. They are the strongest soldiers the corps presents]
On the screen, people were seen tearing eggs out.
The base is a lizard, of course.
So far, they are the strongest entities in the Legion’s database.
However, its appearance was different from that of any other lizard.
[Using the most powerful elements acquired recently]
The dark blue carapace flashed.
That carapace was not the usual carapace I used to use.
The shell of a tortoise obtained by hunting a turtle, and the scales of the earth dragon it digested this time were added.
The reason it’s out of the scale’s shape is probably because of its efficiency.
It’s more economical to put on partial hard armor than full body plate armor.
“It’s big, too. I think we can win.”
In addition, the experience of the Legion was constantly accumulating enough to deal with creatures of a certain size.
The soldiers crossed the passage majesticly.
Perhaps a rumor had already spread on this large staircase, and not a single insect flew past the place we occupied.
[The location of the earth dragon is still being monitored. First of all, he’s never stupid. noticed the anomaly. Sniffing his nose, he sensed the change in the air and raised his vigilance.]
“Are you running away?”
[He is an arrogant tyrant]
I saw the shape of the earth dragon, observing from a place where its fire did not reach.
I’m glad he’s alone like that.
If such earth dragons flocked to them, the corps seemed to have no answer.
[We, who can evolve only by preying on them in the first place, are always weak in terms of the strength of each soldier. But they combine and evolve. go beyond the limits Above all, we are a legion]
The legion’s scouts began to draw attention to him in earnest.
It doesn’t stick together.
They meet head-to-head in the huge passage of this great stairway.
[With a high probability, the winner of this battle becomes the ruler of this great stairway. But the legion was convinced. Already part of this great stairway has become part of us, and the arrogant tyrant will be overthrown today]
The earth dragon, who had been deprived of attention by the scouts flying in the sky, began to be attracted little by little.
Despite this, he continues to sniff and is vigilant in all directions.
[This is nonsense. We already know that it has sensitive sensory organs, as we already have the genetic information of 3a, Earth Dragon. There was no ambush in the open passage]
“Kreuk..”
The earth dragon revealed his teeth and growled.
Now the soldiers are marching openly towards him.
Will you fight back, or will you admit defeat and run away?
[We already have some resistance to fire]
The guy spewed out fireballs.
But being burned to death and being engulfed in flames is a thing of the past.
A legionary’s carapace made of the same ingredients as the scales of the same earth dragon based on the shell of a turtle.
Now it has withstood this kind of fire.
“You’re stepping backwards. Are you running away? Are you not chasing me?”
In the end, perhaps feeling a sense of pressure, Ji-ryong slowly backed away, then turned and hurriedly left the seat.
However, the corps did not pursue him.
[This is an efficient calculation. There are still a lot of stairs to absorb anyway. Even if he escapes, he will only be hunted one day. judged that]
Although we didn’t catch it, we were victorious anyway.
What follows is the general predation and slaughter of the Legion, free of all obstructions.
Now this great stairway was also gradually being colored by us.
[The army showed greed. The next step, what will the next world be?]
There was definitely a way to the top.
The explanation is that the Legion is slowly starting to have a desire to see the end of this wide cave.
Its basis, of course, was gluttony.
“Hmm…”
That evening. I turned on my computer and checked the internet with my phone next to me.
The main thing to check was the news.
Especially with the most noisy news these days.
To be honest, I couldn’t help but be concerned.
“These days, there are a lot of hunters whose ranks are suddenly rising. Experts do not know the reason and they are circling around saying they do not know the reason.
[…why do you ask me that]
“Different races… Then different players? To be honest. Are those diverse races including humans?”
Perhaps it is a vain delusion that others will never understand.
It’s such a bizarre and strange idea.
It would have been impossible for me to even imagine if it wasn’t for the app installed on my phone right now.
[All possibilities are open]
“Am I delusional too much?”
In the first place, even after more than 10 years of research on Hunter and Gate, there is still very little that has been fully understood.
[Even if so, what’s the problem?]
“What?”
[The ‘duty’ you and we have to do doesn’t change no matter what happens around you]
That’s right. I have nothing to say.
If my predictions are true, since I’ve already come this far, all that’s left for me is this.
So far, I’ve been acting too leisurely.
[The others don’t know. The existence of us who climbed up from the bottom floor. look at the screen]
“This…”
[Something very interesting is happening. inside this cave. Interesting…very interesting. It seems to be the trace of a new ‘force’ that our corps has met for the first time since the white cave ant group]
What was reflected on the screen were bloodstains and traces of battle discovered by the scouts.
The corps thought it was buffering for the first time, and the accident slowed down.
Because it was the first trace to be acquired.
And it was the same with me.
Once the earth dragon we kicked out was hunted, it was quite possible.
But it was shocking to me that the hunters use metal weapons such as swords and arrows.
“…needle? an awl?”
Even more so, if that metal weapon was something I was familiar with.
[Did you feel uncomfortable?]
“Even if we made concessions a hundred times, even if there is such a force, this has crossed the line.”
How on earth do you mine and smelt iron in this cave?
Above all, I did not understand that needles, which should be used to make clothes, are used as weapons.
“It’s another player.”
[And it is our enemy. keep in mind The Legion has not yet developed enough to interact with you. They haven’t even learned the language yet. So the Legion will, as always, try to prey on the enemy]
“…do you really want to lose?”
How the hell did you catch the dragon?
It uses needles as a weapon, and has small footprints compared to the lizards of this great staircase, and there are traces of dragging its tail.
It meant those who collectively used tactics, used tools, and knew how to wage war.
It’s said that if you catch a Earth Dragon, there’s only one shot.
[Fortunately, the Legion has already built up its own experience. A new type of enemy. gathering information. I know that’s the first priority]
There was little chance that the other party would know who we were.
There was no sign of going down.
In the first place, gluttony in the Legion was the purpose of the race.
That’s why we’ve come all the way up here, but if it’s other guys, there’s no need to risk it.
*
“Hey! Aren’t you just looking at your phone too much these days?! You didn’t listen to me again!”
“Huh?!”
Noisy classroom as usual.
Gang Do-yeon, who frowned, finally said a word to her friend.
Surprised, her friend Oh Yoon-ah hurriedly turned off her phone and flinched.
“What the hell kind of game is that? Or are you doing something like a coin to keep watching?”
“Oh, no, that’s it. I won’t watch it anymore.”
Oh Yoon-ah apologized for not being able to focus on her friend’s story and only looking at her phone.
Kang Do-yeon’s face was full of dissatisfaction, but she couldn’t say anything more.
“I used to live a sweet life when I was watching dramas…”
“It’s not like a drama.”
“Then what is it?”
She grinned as if it wasn’t a big deal.
Oh Yoon-ah, who was the real party, twisted the corners of her lips.
“Very…fun thing. A very fun game that you can’t get out of once you get into it. There’s another world out there.”
“…do you mean that part of it? Are you really an addict?”
“Of course.”
Oh Yoon-ah, who muttered in a dark voice for a while, smiled broadly and nodded as she smiled awkwardly, slightly embarrassed.
‘Tattoo?’
When the class bell rings and they disperse again to their respective seats.
Kang Do-yeon saw something in her friend’s hand that was covered in a cardigan.
A black pattern engraved on the back of the hand.
In fact, small tattoos and body painting were not a big deal among students these days, but she felt strangely uncomfortable when she saw the patterns.
The reason is obviously because I’ve seen something similar to it recently.
As she sat down with a slightly shaky feeling, she quickly opened her book and listened to the class, and naturally changed her mood.