＜ Episode 46 ＞
Kwajijik!
Every time Feilong and Zhao used their hands, the Night Stalkers hiding themselves with optical camouflages collapsed, and John watched them and whistled.
“Certainly, in close combat, you shouldn’t think about fighting unmanned.”
“If you have to fight, you have to keep your distance.”
Doyle responded in a calm voice to John’s murmur, connecting an object too large to be a gun to his body.
The fixer and the cyborg, perched on the roof of the building, prepared for an attack while watching the flames that flared up from time to time in the dark.
“Zhao’s martial arts are impressive.”
It was Zhao that caught John’s attention.
I’d heard stories about secular fighters, but seeing them in action completely shattered John’s common sense.
‘It’s like CQB, but different. I might be able to apply that.’
Avoiding close combat as much as possible is John’s way of fighting, but it couldn’t be like that forever, and for John, Zhao’s way of fighting seemed sufficient to be a milestone.
“Among the secular sects, Zhao sect is extreme. I heard that it was originally created in the military.”
“In the military?”
“yes.”
To Doyle’s words, John nodded in agreement.
This ability, which is unknown, and witchcraft, whose ability is determined by someone receiving power, is a power that cannot be standardized, but magic and martial arts are different.
Its nature, which is close to learning, could set the direction according to necessity, and that is why numerous schools and munpas are scattered in Luna.
And in any world, it is the military that is most interested in such power.
Soldiers who operate various high-tech weapons with transcendent physical abilities can be said to be the type of soldier that all armies want.
And that kind of aspiration of the army would have given birth to a warrior like Zhao.
“Zhao’s school is bayonet. It’s a name befitting the military.”
“Is it a bayonet? Indeed.”
After finishing his work in the dungeon, John vowed to find out about the sect called Bayonet.
Although he couldn’t learn the aura, it was clear that if he could learn the form and combat philosophy, John’s combat power would increase.
John looked at Doyle finely adjusting the tightly mounted cannon-like gun with a deep gaze.
“You know a lot about the military.”
“… compared to you, I’m far away.”
The way he dressed up in military equipment and behaved was close to a typical soldier, but he didn’t carelessly talk in front of John.
As far as I know, it is visible.
Every single action of John reflected in Doyle’s eyes was specialized for the battlefield, and it was all the more so because his battlefield prediction and judgment surpassed that of any military commander.
“I am ready.”
Doyle finished his work even though his head was complicated, and John connected the tablet and Doyle by wire.
“You are properly connected. We will start sharing information.”
The wire connected to the socket next to Doyle’s neck linked the information that popped up on the tablet in real time, and Doyle’s eye diaphragm narrowed and his field of vision expanded.
The drone’s camera, which was waiting attached to the ceiling in a power-saving state, moved around and found the target, and John, who was manipulating the tablet, was able to confirm what he was looking for.
“… they are coming. It’s also classic.”
multiple vehicles.
As if the body had been painted black, it was clearly captured on the tablet as the multi-legged tank moved forward in the direction of the party, carefully cutting through the city that had melted into darkness.
“Firefighting following assassination and sabotage. It is the best of the best.”
“Confirmed.”
A voice close to a mechanical sound flowed from Doyle’s artificial vocal cords, and Doyle’s artificial eyeballs linked to the tablet caught the enemy.
jing.
Doyle’s artificial heart, which is incomparable to general standards, began to generate enormous energy, and the energy generated was supplied to the gun through thick wires.
Gee ying.
It was enough energy to run a small factory, but as if that wasn’t enough, the external battery started emitting heat, and the combined energy started heating the coil inside the gun barrel.
“Aim complete.”
“Shoot.”
At John’s calm words, Doyle’s finger pulled the trigger, and at that moment a heavy warhead pierced space through the barrel, which created a temporary vacuum.
Pooh!
The bullet flew with the sound of crossing the air and reached the target in an instant beyond 4 kilometers, and the multi-legged tank’s protection system was activated, but it did not react to the bullet that reached Mach.
bang!
The ultra-high-density compressed high-mass bullet hit the multi-legged tank, and the bullet with enormous kinetic energy stirred the inside.
coo kung!
The huge body of the multi-legged tank collapsed into the city with a roar as dust rose to the extent that it could be seen in the dark.
“hit.”
Pushik!
With John’s words as he checked the tablet, steam rose from all over Doyle’s body and from each part of the gun’s barrel, and the rapid cooling began.
blank.
The external battery, which burned red and emitted white smoke, was ejected, and Doyle took out a battery the size of a child’s torso out of the air and quickly connected it, then took out a bullet the size of a man’s fist with a dark luster and loaded it.
“Twenty-five seconds until relaunch.”
“The speaker is late. Isn’t it a big deal for an individual to generate this much firepower?”
John’s eyebrows narrowed, but he nodded in agreement.
The weapon Doyle pulled out was a product of science that John had only heard about, and the actual power was enough to accept the low rate of fire.
coil gun.
The coil gun, which accelerates and fires bullets with a magnetic field by flowing current through a coil, has been actively researched as a future weapon along with the rail gun.
However, I heard that research is having difficulties due to low acceleration compared to power and difficulty in miniaturization, but it seems that it has been put to practical use in Luna, where magic and science coexist.
Of course, it is difficult to call it a mobile phone because it is too large for an individual to carry and requires a lot of power, but it was possible to carry it if only a few conditions were met, and didn’t Doyle actually prove it?
It is enough to break through the defense of multi-legged tanks, so it will be possible to subdue quite a few defensive positions or main battle tanks in one shot, and in that case, it will be okay to put aside minor problems.
Pupperpuppung!
Just when John was lost in his thoughts, something came out of the toppled polygonal tank with a loud sound.
The objects that soared up along with the white smoke seemed to stop in the air, and soon they headed towards the building where the party was located and started accelerating all at once.
Wow!
John and Doyle’s complexion changed when they saw the small missile emitting red flames and rushing at them, and they were about to leave quickly.
Whoa!
As the floor of the building they were standing on began to glow, countless letters of light emerged and wrapped around the building.
***
Numerous letters shining in red developed around the building, but soon became a curtain and covered the building.
At the same time, isn’t the film of light wriggling here and there and then scattering light in all directions?
It felt like watching a laser show, but the results revealed were nothing compared to the show.
Kwak Kwa Kwa Kwam!
The light that split the air split the small missiles, and the missiles that collided with the light exploded all at once in the air.
John groaned in disbelief.
“…CIWS?”
“…I’ve heard rumors of this kind of magic, but I didn’t know it actually existed.”
Even with Doyle’s machine, embarrassed emotions came out, and a sullen laugh flowed from behind them.
“hehehe. How does it feel to see a great magic miracle?”
“… Lucas.”
Lucas, with a fishy smile and madness in his eyes, came up to the roof, and it was embarrassing to see him shrug his shoulders and condescend, but John and Doyle didn’t show it at all.
The magic they saw was astonishing.
It was as if a bare-body person without any special equipment had built an anti-aircraft position in an instant, so Lucas was proud of it.
“This is now the magician’s manor. And in the wizard’s estate, the wizard is nothing short of the Almighty!”
Following Lucas’ confident shout, Fioren’s voice flowed into their ears.
– Completed goal setting.
“great!”
Lucas raised his right hand with a confident attitude, and in an instant, enormous power rushed into the raised hand.
“Even if you hide with optical camouflage, you can’t hide in the magician’s territory that has melted into darkness!”
With a resolute cry, Lucas clenched his fists, and at the same time dozens of lights shot out in all directions from the light-drenched building.
Gyyyy.
Dozens of lights shot out with a sound like burning air embroidered the air without reaching the party at all, and the space shook to reveal dozens of Night Stalkers.
thud! thud! thud!
Fortunately, a few Night Stalkers who had been hit directly in the head stopped their activities and sat down, and the rest of the objects that did not seem to suffer any damage showed that their optical camouflage was not working.
“her!”
“… that’s amazing.”
Fei Lung and Zhao, who had been destroying the Night Stalkers by relying on their senses, stuck out their tongues, and Lucas stepped on the railing while looking down at them.
“What are you doing? I set the table for you, so take care of it quickly!”
The brows of Peirong and Zhao twitched at the arrogant behavior of the sorcerer, but they shook their heads and added strength to their movements.
“yes! Well done! in action!”
John looked at Lucas with satisfaction and went mad, then turned his gaze to the tablet.
“Cooling done. Request for target designation.”
“Confirm.”
While listening to Doyle’s machine sound, John’s hand quickly operated the tablet, and soon he was able to find another target.
“Aim complete.”
Doyle, whose sights were interlocked, confirmed the target and completed his aim at the same time, and a calm word flowed from John’s mouth.
“Shoot.”
Pooh!
bang!
Once again, bullets from the coilgun pierced the air, and Doyle went into cooling and reloading.
The night isn’t over yet.
***
Push Yi Profit!
A thick layer of steam gushed out from Doyle’s body, and John stood up as he watched the light scattering in the gradually brightening ceiling lights.
“What is the weapon status?”
A mechanical sound flowed from Doyle’s mouth as he separated the coil gun that emitted a formidable amount of white steam from his body.
“so so. It was a little overbearing, but there won’t be any problems with future operations.”
“Right. You worked hard.”
John, who entered the building with light words, saw the companions in his eyes.
Looking at the image of Fioren floating in the air in the middle of the complex magic circle, Lucas touching and adjusting the magic circle, and Peelung and Zhao looking a little tired, John recalled the entirety of the party he had seen the night before in his head. sorted out in
The appearance of the night may not be everything, but it will be an approximation, and we need to adjust our future steps accordingly.
Not even 24 hours had passed since the party entered the dungeon.
＜ Episode 46 ＞ End