＜ Episode 54 ＞
Episode 54.
“Whoup!”
With one inhalation, the remaining tobacco burned up in an instant, and a considerable amount of smoke came out of John’s mouth.
Surprising at the lung capacity that transcends the normal body, the party just looked intrigued and did not say anything.
Pushy!
The third warhead headed in the direction where Doyle flew, and the warhead, which crossed the short space in an instant, reached its target and fulfilled its role.
Kwak Kwa Kwak!
It was quite large, but because it was an enclosed space, the arsenal shook violently, and the sight of flames shooting up and burning everywhere did not seem like anyone in the world could survive in it.
but.
“As expected, this is not enough.”
Empty!
John’s muttering, as he threw the projectile to the ground, roused the group to their stance and regrouped.
“How is the situation? zone.”
“It looks like it’s taken aback, but there doesn’t seem to be any damage.”
There was no one who did not believe John’s words in answering Zhao’s question.
John’s detection ability, presumed to have a space-related ability, had already been sufficiently verified, and the party was aware that if it was John, it was so.
“It’s something the player has been trying to secure by wasting time. There is a high probability that it will be a golem or an implant.”
At Zao’s words, Lucas and Fioren’s heads turned complicated.
There is no way that Fei Lung, a soldier, and John, a slum native, have deep knowledge of items and weapons from the Great War era.
It is the wizard’s job to infer the identity of the enemy, and the two wizards, who have extraordinary skills, began to search the memory library.
“······ I said berserker. There are roughly 40 that have been described as berserkers.”
“Among them, people should be excluded. If so, weapons, among them, should be compressed into humanoids.”
Pushy!
Kwak Kwa Kwak!
As the two mages were seriously discussing, they heard a familiar sound, and once again explosions and flames roared.
“ah. never mind. I’m just trying to wait until I can guess the information.”
The two wizards shook their heads as they watched John take out the projectile with a calm expression and hit him on the shoulder, then put their heads together again.
***
Life is not equal.
It will be the same in any world, and it is a fact that everyone who has experienced both Luna and Earth can relate to.
Doyle’s life was neither good nor bad.
It was good that he was born into a fairly wealthy family and lived without scarcity, and it was unfortunate that he could not properly go outside due to his naturally weak body.
There is no shortage, but an uncomfortable life.
Since they can’t behave properly, their human relationships are limited, and they want to go out into the wide world, but they can’t.
So Doyle fell in love with the game.
Because there was nothing like that in contacting others without moving the body.
I made friends in the game at a time when I was supposed to form my personality while hanging out with friends, and I learned the world that I needed to learn in the game.
Fortunately, because of his talent, Doyle was able to have a good time, and since the limitations of his body, which could not behave properly, were freed in the virtual world, Doyle could do everything he wanted to do.
Sometimes good, sometimes bad.
An RPG is about playing a role, and Doyle was a user who was more faithful to his concept than anyone else.
But virtuality is empty.
It was a sense of desolation that came after a fun time, and Doyle’s spirit was gradually worn out in such repeated time.
In the midst of wandering around in various virtual worlds, what came into Doyle’s hands was Future Cyber.
Doyle was deeply immersed in Future Cyber, and was able to experience a sense of freedom he had never felt before in a world that pursued extreme degrees of freedom.
And the time of choice came.
Doil, who desires more than a sense of liberation, did not hesitate at all to abandon reality and enter a new world.
***
Amidst the kinetic energy of the explosion and the flames burning all around, Doyle crouched with both arms covering his face.
The small, smooth body with no special features looked like it would turn into ashes at any moment, but the body obtained after years of waiting did not disappoint Doyle’s expectations.
If he was playing a seasoned soldier, he would have shone the flames and counterattacked the enemy with his eyes shining, but now Doil is a gamer who got the item he wanted after a lot of hard work.
He understood that this kind of attack did not violate his body, but it took time to accept it with his head and fully agree.
Kwak Kwa Kwak!
Another explosion and flames ignited and Doyle’s shoulders twitched as he covered his face with his arms.
The status window that floated on one side of the artificial eye gave a briefing on the external situation in real time, and I felt a sense of despair as if I was in the middle of a bombing raid, but surprisingly there was no damage.
The body Doyle obtained was worth it.
The day I was summoned by Luna.
Although Doyle’s powerful ability was awakened, Doyle’s body was too weak, and he did not hesitate to replace his body with an implant even though he had a moment’s troubles.
It was only for a while that a sense of desolation settled in Doyle’s heart after cutting off his limbs and replacing them with steel bodies.
For the first time in his life, Doyle felt a great sense of release as he felt the power filling his body.
“······ yes.”
Roaring!
Doyle slowly lowered his arms in the flames that seemed to burn the whole world.
The face, which still had the shape of a boy, emitted a metallic luster, and the eyes that emitted red light were constantly moving and collecting visual information.
Kwap.
When I clenched my fist, I felt an indescribable concentration of power.
The body that belonged to him just before was also quite high-spec, but it would be a pity to compare it with the current body.
Although there are countless players, the berserker body, which is said to count among those who know its existence, was worth it.
A hidden peace that Doyle found out by chance.
In the end, it came into Doyle’s hands, so Doyle did not think it was a mere coincidence.
“······ All are mine!”
It is said that this kind of power came into Doyle’s hands, after all, he is the main character of this world.
Of course, if you are the main character, you have to get everything in the world, and there is no distinction between things and people.
“Be different from the soft guys!”
He showed determination to the point of cutting off his limbs for the purpose, and now only a handful of parts that can be called living bodies remain.
If he is not the main character, then who would be the main character?
“I am Ha Do-il, the main character!”
Standing tall on his own two feet, Doyle raised his hand, looking at his enemies through the flames.
The inventory opened and a weapon too large to be called a gun clung to Doyle’s hand.
giggling!
The cable moved by itself and dug into Doyle’s body, and the shape of the gun swayed like a liquid, but soon merged with Doyle’s body.
Whoops!
The artificial heart nestled deep in the body extracted an enormous output of energy and instantly supplied the necessary power to the coil gun.
Whoa!
Powerful power that overheats in an instant beyond sufficient power compared to when relying on auxiliary batteries.
A cruel smile formed on Doyle’s lips.
belt. belt. belt.
A prosthetic eye designated a target beyond the flames.
“First of all, it’s you. zone.”
Fuquahak!
A warhead the size of a man’s fist was fired at the speed of sound.
***
“It moves.”
Everyone in the party nodded at John’s words.
No matter how much flames were blocking it, the armory was an enclosed space, and no one was unaware of the movement in this space.
“I wanted you to crouch like this.”
Peirong raised his spear and took a stand, while Zhao checked the bullets of the heavy machine gun.
And during the time John had earned, the two wizards who had been confronting each other were able to draw some conclusions.
“… keep in mind that I’m not sure.”
“Better than nothing.”
Lucas wet his lips with his tongue at John’s words.
“It is said that the end of the Great War was full of madness. It is said that all kinds of forbidden techniques and experiments were conducted in real battles. Thanks to you, nonsensical things came out. yes. Chimera is an example of that.”
John’s expression darkened at the unexpected words.
“The Berserker is one of them. There is no clear record that it was put into practice, but there are records that it was.”
Fioren moved his hands and built up layers of barriers to block the party.
“It’s only a rumor, but they say he aimed for an ultimate weapon in a different direction from Chimera. Of course, it is a compilation of all the latest technologies. It’s something that’s on a whole different level from the normal shell.”
“Only the point.”
The party hiding behind Fioren’s barrier prepared their own defenses.
Panels the size of a human torso poured out from John’s arms, and the panels that floated in the air swayed here and there as if they were wary of enemy attacks.
“······The performance of the body is said to be at the level of a fairly superhuman. By actively introducing liquid metal, it is said that the resilience is close to that of a person with regenerative ability. But the trickiest is…”
“come!”
With a loud cry, Peirung raised the spear forward, causing an aura, and Fioren’s barrier shone, illuminating the surroundings.
The panels moved in perfect order and overlapped, and Zhao rolled to avoid what he assumed was an oblique line.
Kwak Kwa Kwak!
“Kuk!”
The warhead, which blew away all the flames that blocked the front just by the aftermath of the shot, jumped the speed of sound and hit Fioren’s barrier directly, and Fioren’s face turned white.
The barrier shuddered and emitted light, and everyone’s gaze turned frighteningly, confirming a single warhead tearing the barrier apart.
“Quickly!”
“Chahahaha!”
With a great spirit, Peirung’s spear pierced the lower part of the warhead, and the distorted warhead headed for the ceiling of the armory.
bang!
While everyone was stunned by the power of the warhead that flew through the armory’s ceiling with a loud explosion, a second shot flew in.
Kwareung!
At the moment when contemplation appeared on everyone’s faces at the warhead that flew with the sound of thunder, the panels controlled by John blocked their way.
Quagga gag gag!
“Well!”
A light of disbelief flashed in the group’s eyes.
Isn’t the panel that hit the warhead not penetrated?
Although the middle of the panel was distorted terribly, it was not penetrated.
Empty!
A warhead the size of a man’s fist fell to the ground, and the dented, cracked and messed up panels looked like they would stop functioning at any moment, but somehow floating in the air was a wonder.
It could be said that it was a victory for John, who implemented the principle of space armor by spacing the panels apart and strengthened the structure of the panels with this ability.
Everyone was astonished by John’s unexpected ability, and perhaps Doyle was the same, but no additional shots flew.
“What next?”
“······ It is written that you can control the weapons on the battlefield at will. However, it is known that it ended up unfinished.”
“Then it seems to be complete.”
Fioren built a barrier once again, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth with his hand.
“Or it’s the ability.”
Everyone’s faces hardened at John’s words.
“I said that all players are capable. However, Doyle is a cyborg whose whole body has been changed into a prosthetic body. Then all I can think of is this ability.”
“No matter how you look at it, you’re a good bugger. zone.”
A resonant voice that could not be called a mechanical sound rang out.
＜ Episode 54 ＞ End