＜ Episode 130 ＞
A question aiming for a relaxed mind while the mind and body were exhausted and recharged from the continuous battle.
Odin would have responded normally with a casual expression, but his expression stiffened at John’s unexpected question, and that was enough for him to answer.
“The player was right.”
“…what are you?”
Ugh.
Odin, who jumped up from his stone chair, widened the distance, and at the same time, dazzling brilliance filled the cave.
Ah ah ah ah ah.
The reassuring chant showed hostility toward John, and a concentrated radiance floated around Odin, exuding a ferocious spirit.
Considering Odin’s firepower, it was clear that John’s life would end even in a single blow, but it was a desperate crisis, but John’s expression did not change.
“There’s no way to put up a thorn like that.”
Chick.
John slowly put the tobacco in his mouth and exhaled white smoke.
“Because whether you’re a player or not doesn’t matter much in the current situation.”
Gently passing Odin’s gaze staring at him with terrifying eyes, he turned his gaze toward the cave full of darkness.
“What matters is what’s on the inside. Isn’t it?”
“…not like that.”
Odin, who was staring at John with complicated eyes, nodded, and John smiled.
“sit down. There is no point in taking a break after being so nervous.”
Odin, who had been looking at John quietly, sat back down in his chair, and only then did John nod as if satisfied.
“Everyone who should know about you knows. Were you aware of that?”
“···yes.”
John continued, holding back Odin’s main force, which was still full in all directions.
“Well, to put it in your words, it seems that they are wanted because they don’t treat us NPCs as human beings and grow too fast.”
A voice so subdued that Odin couldn’t even recognize it pierced his ears.
“Honestly, it has nothing to do with me. It’s not that Luna isn’t without discrimination.”
crackle.
The tobacco that only had a filter left turned to dust and disappeared.
“I am from the slums. I’m used to not being treated like a human being.”
“…you might think so.”
Odin nodded at John’s voice, which skillfully pierced his heart.
The timing that penetrates the confused mind, the coy voice, and the reasonable logic.
Above all, he was using a lot of power to cover up the truth, but the words that came out of John’s mouth were not mixed with any lies.
Actually, John wasn’t lying.
All that comes out of his mouth is the truth.
Of course, he harbored a lot of evil thoughts inside, but it is difficult to peek into the hearts of others, even if he is a superhuman shaman.
From the moment he acquired this ability, John did not neglect to study the ability, and because he was well aware of it, he was able to speak to Odin with confidence.
“then······.”
“Sorry, but my story is not over. Listen to me.”
“···Well.”
In order to get what you want from an opponent like Odin, you must not give it the initiative.
John sternly cut off his words and continued his story.
“You know I’m not particularly wary of the players. Honestly, I don’t want to think about complicated things if I can just complete the quest.”
Chick.
John took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth.
“It means that you have no intention of revealing your true identity to the National Guard and Congress.”
“…really?”
“Isn’t the god connected to you affirming it?”
At John’s words, Odin kept his mouth shut.
Because his words were not wrong, and the god lending his power to Odin assured him that John’s words were not lies.
‘It works pretty well.’
Seeing Odin’s reaction, Jon inwardly called for joy.
Advantages and disadvantages of witchcraft to hide the truth.
It means judging only what comes out of the other person’s mouth.
In fact, Jon had no intention of telling Odin’s identity to the National Guard and the Council.
‘It’s enough to inform the other side.’
For example, an organ maker or a mirror.
The ability beyond human common sense is obviously great, but if you rely too much on it, you will fall for such a simple trick.
And these psychological tricks are what John does best.
“All I want is information.”
“Information?”
In response to Odin’s question, John continued.
“This request seems to be going in a completely different direction than I expected. I’d like to ask the client to cancel the request, but seeing how it’s going, it seems like I shouldn’t back down from here.”
“Well.”
I thought it would be easy to subdue because it’s an early form of mutant, but now it’s pouring out specialized types of soldiers that can only be seen in rare.
The productivity is also ignorant, so an unbelievable number is constantly coming in.
Aside from accomplishing the feat of suppressing destruction, it is a situation where you have to worry about survival, and it is not very welcome that a force as large as John leaves.
The part about monopolizing the experience has long since passed.
Odin, determined to capture John, opened his mouth.
“What are you curious about?”
“What is going on down there? Players were told they were summoned to prevent destruction. Then, is that down there destruction?”
“Well.”
At John’s question, Odin adjusted his glasses and wrinkled his brow.
“I’ll give you a cigarette.”
A piece of tobacco flew out of John’s hand and split the air, and Odin, who naturally caught it, bit into his mouth.
Chick.
It seemed that the light was dim, but it caught fire by itself, and white smoke flowed out like a cloud from Odin’s mouth, who inhaled deeply.
“Destruction is right. The common name for the guys down there are mutants. It’s a feature, so you know it well. If left unattended, there is a high probability that Luna will perish.”
“Is it really this fast?”
“What are you asking?”
Deed deed deed.
John stood up after confirming the sound of vibrations from far away in the cave, and Odin also stood up.
“We are talking about the level of monsters. It’s not usually because it’s called perish, but it’s still out of Sangri. You are asking whether the object will become unified this quickly.”
…Kiaaa.
Along with the sound of footsteps, the sound of scratching the soul echoed in the distance.
“…not so. Something intervened. Probably the researchers in the basement of that facility. They would have mutated into mutants and supported their mother.”
“···Right.”
As it is a situation where we have to enter the enemy camp, we have obtained quite meaningful information in a situation where we need to add even the smallest information.
‘It’s a story about being human. It won’t be easy.’
The reason people are scary is because they have intellect.
But if a monster had intelligence, that would be the worst thing ever.
Kyaaagh!
At that time, the two men started preparing for battle against the wave of mutants who were now close enough to feel the ferocious force.
······!
“Suck!”
“···Damn it!”
Infinitely ominous and infinitely menacing momentum rose from the depths of the cave, and even the mutants who were running to hack the two men stopped at that intense momentum.
aaa!
But that’s for a while.
The two men hardened their faces at the sight of the mutants screaming and moving forward again.
Joy.
Joy mixed with the shouts of the Mutons, who had only the intent to kill, meant that a situation that Odin could not even imagine had occurred.
“…do your best.”
“Do you have any tips?”
Ah ah ah ah ah!
The chant, louder than ever, filled the cave, and the halo added its power to completely envelop Odin’s body.
“It seems that a king has been born.”
“king?”
aaang!
The light that filled the cave exploded forward, burning everything in its path and moving forward.
“Literally.”
Odin, with a hardened face, ran quickly.
“He is the king of mutants. You have to kill him now.”
John hardened his expression as he watched Odin run away without answering.
***
The mother body is the alpha and omega of mutants, but it specializes only in production.
To be precise, it could only produce, so it needed troops to protect itself.
Originally, it would have produced mutants with numerous personalities and produced standard products based on feedback from such mutants, but the support of the mutated researchers shortened this process rapidly.
It was Rupert Hindel who appeared there.
Hindel, a fully matured peak master, was the best material for the mother body, and the powerful energy drawn from the surrounding sectors made the mother body gamble.
king.
It was decided to create a king that could only be made after reaching the hive.
It could have been done after sufficiently expanding and maturing the nest, but the reason the mother gambled was simple.
presentiment.
The mother body, which can be said to be everything of a species, had a little bit of aura, and it was a foreboding of the approaching danger.
The intense danger that the children born of the researchers as a base were not weak, but that they were not enough.
That’s why the mother wanted to give birth to the most powerful object she could create according to her instincts, and Rupert had no choice as it was the best material the mother could obtain.
The data collected so far and the enormous amount of energy that could roll one sector were used to transform Rupert, and Rupert’s body and mind, which had reached their peak, were able to overcome the process.
chin.
The feet, which were not at all different from those of humans, touched the floor, and the sound was not loud, but to the ears of all the mutants gathered here, it was louder than any other sound in the world.
“···boss.”
While everyone bowed down, the head researcher who was in charge of the nest raised his head with a thrilled face.
Rupert didn’t answer, just staring at his hands.
Rupert didn’t look much different, except that his head was clinging to him because he was soaked in bodily fluid.
His strong body with a slight bronze tint was no different from that of a human, and he did not look like a mutant at all.
But everyone here was already aware that Rupert was not human.
awesome
Just lightly holding my hand compressed the air, and the air that couldn’t get out between my palms heated up rapidly and eventually turned into plasma, turning into a flame that could melt anything in the world.
Hwareuk.
White flames crossed the blue sky and tried to burn Rupert’s hand, but Rupert’s expression didn’t change.
Not only his expression, but also his bronze body was unaffected by the flames.
“Ohhh!”
“As expected, boss!”
Happiness bloomed on the faces of the researchers who watched the scene.
Because they were so brilliant, they fully understood the situation in front of them, and that led to a single conclusion.
immortal body.
Rupert means that he has obtained an immortal body that cannot be harmed by anything in the world, and it is like the gospel that reveals the future of mutants.
“Wear your clothes.”
The head researcher politely held out his clothes, and Rupert, who received them, slowly put them on.
He put on his pants, carefully buttoned his shirt, and tightened his tie.
A female researcher carefully tidied up her hair, put on a suit, and put on polished shoes.
He looked and dressed like the owner of Hindel Bionic, but he was standing in a place full of ugly flesh and pollutants everywhere, so he looked terribly foreign.
Rupert’s gaze, transformed into a perfect entrepreneur, turned to the mother, and the mother’s body vibrated as if in response.
That moment when a smile appeared on Rupert’s face, which had been expressionless all along.
Kwajijik!
The flesh of the tightly sealed nest was torn, and at the same time a red mist rushed in.
＜ Episode 130 ＞ End