210 episodes – Black Lightning (4)
[It is the same as what we have been doing so far. But, I think we need to hurry a little more]
Cha Ji-yeon’s player, Casaras Player Las, was creating and manipulating the situation for his own purposes even at this moment.
He also knew that Cha Ji-yeon’s attitude had changed a little. What happened before and how it happened.
But he was not human. The unit wasn’t either. I didn’t even bother to tell you more. Structurally anyway, Cha Ji-yeon was a being who had to live and die according to her own will.
“Too…too many!”
She clenched her teeth. It’s been like that until now, but this time the enemies’ attacks were stronger. They have already taken over air rights in this area, and ground forces have been pouring in at random.
‘no way.’
In this situation, Cha Ji-yeon had no choice but to assume the worst possibility. Quite a lot of people she is guarding now. A family that cannot fully protect them.
[Humans will lose their people and fear them, and at the same time worship the hero who protected them even more]
And her assumption came true. Lars was planning to give orders to the troops on the field, committing more than she could handle, and eventually harming some of the people.
“Hold on a little bit, please. Support is going there now..!”
An urgent communication rang from Cha Ji-yeon’s communicator. Support is coming, but she clenched her teeth. No matter how hard I tried, I didn’t have enough time.
[What is this…Stop it now! Article!]
It was at that time that the incident that even Las was perplexed occurred.
It was one Casaras knight who kicked off a nearby building, slashed the sky, and rushed to the ground. The knight with shining golden eyes stood in front of her, raised a sword, and grinned.
[This is nonsense!!!]
Lars, who was in a panic, was startled. Because that knight didn’t listen to any orders from his superiors.
This appearance, which shakes the laws and fundamentals of the race itself called Kasaras, gave Lars a shock beyond the upside of the sky.
[Stop him now!]
The target of the Kasaras forces has changed. They rushed towards the mysterious knight who suddenly broke in.
But the article was faster. The knight slammed the ground avoiding those who tried to cling to him, and swung his sword at Cha Ji-yeon.
“no way.”
Cha Ji-yeon’s eyes widened. Even Lars, a player who has always used him as a tool relentlessly, could immediately recognize that it was an emergency that could not be controlled.
Soon after, she was prepared for something, and once again drew an electric shock to her body.
“come!”
Cha Ji-yeon spewed out a huge thunderbolt that she had raised towards the knight who rushed at her. Suddenly, the words of his promise to help flashed through her mind.
The knights of Casaras, who have the form of telekinetic power, do not use weapons at all. But now, the person in front of him was running down the floor like a swordsman with a sword.
‘thank you.’
She smiled faintly as she fired the lightning bolt. A being who had only been playing in the hands of a player until now, this time it was a moment to feed him once against that player.
A momentary flash of red light from his golden eyes, the knight swung his sword towards the lightning that was shot at him.
According to the principle of resonance, this powerful lightning shot resonates and amplifies some of its power instead of attacking the user.
[This guy…!!]
The split lightning strikes electrocuted and burned the countless forces of Cassaras that were pursuing them in an instant.
For a moment, only Cha Ji-yeon and the knight are left at the scene. Player Lars lost control of the scene in this brief moment.
“no!!”
“Hunter!”
Cha Ji-yeon moved voluntarily while Lars was in a panic like this. Leaving behind those who cried out to him, he exploded with lightning and ran forward.
‘This is the place where I must die.’
She laughed as she ran. A sense of liberation erupted. Noticing her decision, Lars was startled and tried to stop it, but it was already too late.
“Cuckoo…”
“…”
Her hands, which were dyed blue around the flashing lightning, pierced the knight’s shoulder, and at the same time smashed the knight’s black nanosuit, which was fluttering in dark red flames, and pierced her stomach.
“You, you…”
‘Sleep as a hero. And wake up again with the sword of the faithful legion.’
Cha Ji-yeon was unable to speak. His consciousness quickly clouded with the vomit of blood.
At the same time, the piercing wound quickly infused with the Swarm’s Infectious Bacteria and began to take over her body.
***
“We’re going to win. To those damn aliens.”
“The morale of the soldiers is already enough!”
Regardless of their position, whether they were evacuated civilians or soldiers of the Federation, everyone was angry and sad.
Victims kept coming out. Many people have already died in this war. The sacrifice of a famous hero was a good oil to kindle the will of those who were still burning.
“…Strength, please.”
One of the officers patted me on the back, bowed my head and walked out. I looked at his back without saying a word.
This is an evacuation facility in the rear where Cha Ji-yeon’s belongings were quickly retrieved.
The player may have been embarrassed by Cha Ji-yeon’s death, but the enemy’s offensive has intensified. However, the local people were even more fervent. Civilians, too, went out to find something they could do, rather than mourn and mourn her.
‘It’s over, right?’
‘okay. All that’s left is to sort things out.’
In the screen I see, Eve, who had healed her wounds, was moving again with her body, which was known to have been lost due to bombing and fire at the scene.
Eve used the coordinates of the gate she had picked in advance from an uninhabited place to open the door to Eden, her true nature, and threw Cha Ji-yeon’s body there.
“Turn over complete.”
The gate was closed and it was another Eve who was there to retrieve her body from the floor.
“Open your eyes.”
Eve quietly ordered Cha Ji-yeon, who did not embrace her.
“Ahhh…”
At the same time, with her eyes wide open, black veins spread across her face, and she vomited blood and took a deep breath. It was a face he couldn’t believe.
“Hey, Eve?!”
“Now is the time to choose. But I think you’ve already made up your mind.”
When she regained consciousness, Eve threw her down to the ground. Still in disbelief, she stroked herself with her trembling hands.
“You are dead and alive. Your body stopped breathing and the connected soul was disconnected. But you found true freedom through death, and succeeded in taking measures to prevent brain damage from the infectious bacteria I put in.”
“…it wasn’t a dream. Eve, and even him, CNU.”
At the words of Eve who revealed her identity and looked down at her with a monster body, Cha Ji-yeon bit her lip and muttered.
It wasn’t that she didn’t see or hear anything while she was dead. Meanwhile, Eve informed her about the Legion in her mind. about who you are.
Thanks to that, I was less surprised now.
“Why are you staring at me? As a result, I saved you from despair without an answer.”
“You are the same as a human-eating monster.”
“That’s right. I’m a predator. That’s my way of life.”
Even at her words, Eve didn’t blink. Her eyes, which were staring at him, quickly closed. In fact, she knew it herself.
“Why did you save me?”
“If it weren’t for this, I wouldn’t have freed you in the first place. But I’m making an offer that’s definitely not bad for you either.”
Eve entered the persuasion he had already tried several times. The most important thing is her voluntary participation. Her gaze followed Eve’s finger to the puddle of slime in the corner of the nest.
“Let’s be reborn as one with me. As you may know, there are already subminds that are active within the corps. They also accepted to become one with me for their own purposes.”
“I don’t kill people. In any case.”
“What if it’s not human? For example, the Purdingding aliens who used you and other units as tools and treated them rudely, or the pointy-eared nobles… Demons like Orcs and Goblins.”
Eve responded with a smirk. Because the enemy of the Legion wasn’t just humans. Then Cha Ji-yeon’s eyes fluttered. More than anything else, it was great that revenge began to burn.
“The choice is yours. Cha Ji-yeon. Whether it’s a sub-mind of the corps and a corps commander and spearheading it, or it is disassembled and absorbed here to become one nutrient.”
“…it’s not a choice, it’s a threat.”
She smiled bitterly and shook her head. But the worries didn’t last long and the decision was quick.
“I’m telling you to become a tool again and attack the former owner. I don’t like it very much, but I can’t help it. Revenge is a very … attractive proposal.”
Eventually she got up and stood up towards the puddle.