＜ Episode 6 ＞
Whoops!
The vibrations from Sleep’s entire body began to affect the surroundings, and John had no choice but to step back.
As I took a step back, John’s body disappeared as if it were turning off, and I moved about 5 meters away from Slip.
Hard!
Cracks were seen on the alley walls and ground where Slip was leaning, and several pieces of Slip’s violently vibrating body could be seen.
bang!
After quickly reloading, the shotgun spewed slugs again, but the result was different from before.
Jjiing!
Along with tinnitus that seemed like it would tear his ears apart, the heavy 12-gauge bullet bounced off Slip without even reaching his body.
“…a vibrator.”
John muttered, clicking his tongue.
The vibrating device that vibrates the whole body to create an intangible curtain was a rare item even in the upper levels, but this rare item was attached to Slip’s body, which is why Slip is called the strongest solver in the slums.
Uh!
The violent vibration gradually faded and Slip’s body, which seemed to be several, also found stability, but John glared at Slip with deep eyes.
it is stabilized
The vastly expanded field of vision allowed him to see things that would normally be invisible, and Slip’s body, visible to John, was vibrating so minutely that it was almost imperceptible.
This meant that the device had stabilized and that Sleep was ready to release its power.
“I’m sorry about this.”
Saliva, oil, and faint red blood mixed with it.
Slip, who lightly stole the corner of his messed up mouth, raised the corners of his mouth.
Slip usually gave a good impression thanks to his flawless face, which was not like a solver.
Slip, who showed his original expression, continued with a bleak tone.
“yes. If that’s the case, it’s understandable enough. Anything that can grant this ability to an insignificant piece of junk deserves to get out of this trash can right now.”
There seemed to be a solid misunderstanding, but John didn’t confirm or deny it.
“Now that you’ve acquired this ability, it’s only right to look down on cyborgs. I was being cheeky.”
An evil light flashed in Sleep’s eyes as he giggled.
It’s not that I remodeled my whole body just because I liked it.
strength.
Since he was not born with it, he had no choice but to acquire it through birth, and the only thing he could do in the slums was to change his body.
Slip, who was glaring at John with eyes full of anger, jealousy, and desire, took a step forward.
shit.
The appearance of the floor cracking in a circle is probably not simply because of his heavy weight.
“It has already been used, so its value will drop, but if it is that much, even the shell is enough.”
Kiyin.
A sharp awl protruded from Slip’s fingertips, and soon the air began to vibrate and vibrate.
I don’t know, but I can’t guarantee that anything in the world is safe the moment I brush my fingertips.
“No matter how talented you are.”
Both of Slip’s arms were lifted.
“It’s ridiculous to be a novice who has only been able to acquire the ability for a day.”
Slip, who sacrificed his body in the desire to gain power, deserved to say that.
Doo Doo Doo!
The artificial heart began to move, emitting enormous output, and the power that was emitted supplied energy to Sleep’s entire body.
“I’ll tear you to pieces!”
At the same time as he shouted, Slip’s body shot out at John like a cannonball.
***
John stared straight ahead with cold eyes as Slip rushed forward with his fingertips that seemed to be capable of crushing anything in the world.
keying!
Slip’s fingertips, which had arrived in an instant, were aiming for John’s chest and head, and at that moment, when it seemed that John’s body would be crushed to powder, John took a step to the side and activated the device he was holding in his hand.
Geeying!
An intense electromagnetic field spread out and generated a local EMP, and no matter how slipped, it could not be free from its influence.
bang!
The shotgun was fired without hesitation at Slip, who paused for a moment, and it was clear that a blow aimed at the head, not the torso, would at least do more meaningful damage than before.
“no use!”
Kakakang!
However, as if he was hesitant, Slip, who turned around for a few seconds, struck the slug bullet with one hand, and at the same time the other hand, sharply raised, reached out to crush John’s chest.
Unlike the crappy stuff in the slums, Slip’s body was equipped with countermeasures against EMP.
Cheer up!
I thought it was out of reach, but with a mechanical sound, Slip’s joints widened and his arms stretched out, and John hurriedly raised his shotgun.
Kwajijik!
It was strong enough to suppress the recoil of the 12 gauge, but the moment Slip’s fingertips touched it, it twisted around and shattered as if it had gone into a grinder.
John narrowed his eyes as he lost his cherished weapon, but he thought it was a relief that his life was saved.
“It seems to be a bona-mana ability to strengthen the body, but it’s a pity, John! After all, you met me!”
John had no choice but to move around and avoid the attack from Slip, who stretched out his arms with a vicious smile and swung like a whip.
Quad light!
The alley wall where John avoided was shattered and cracked by Slip’s fingertips, and the place where the whip-like arm had passed was deeply dug as if it had been hit by a building crusher.
What Slip said was not wrong.
Physical enhancement skills with good versatility are treated everywhere, but Slip, who is equipped with a spear and shield called Vibration, is not very good.
Quite a few bullets are pulverized before they even reach Slip’s body, and the arms that are indiscriminately swung like whips are lethal just by brushing.
Although he would not be an opponent to a high-ranking person with physical abilities who deeply understood his abilities, Slip was a natural enemy to John, who had now awakened his abilities.
Of course, it is encouraging that the advantage due to surprise has not completely disappeared, so the slip is not completely output, but even so, it does not change that the zone is at a disadvantage.
but.
“Well?”
Even in the midst of the destruction of the alleyway where no light shines through and becoming a mess, John, whose expression did not change, opened his mouth.
“I don’t think so.”
That time when Sleep was taken aback by John’s attitude that was too calm.
bang! bang! bang!
A series of explosions occurred on the floor where Slip was standing and on one side of the wall, and at that moment John took a step forward with his eyes shining.
***
The time when the old woman asked what kind of ability she would have.
After careful consideration, John chose this ability.
It wasn’t that he didn’t like magic, martial arts, and sorcery, but it didn’t suit John’s situation.
I don’t know in what form they will accept power, but magic and martial arts are more like studies in the first place.
There was a merit that the more you study and train, the stronger you become, but isn’t it a situation where John can spend such time leisurely?
The same goes for alcohol.
The magical ability that depended on someone else’s will, not his own, didn’t fit John’s personality in the first place, so the only thing left was this ability.
He wanted power, but he had no aspirations of shaking the world or becoming the strongest.
He just wanted the ability to masturbate himself, and in that sense, this ability called Intuition was a choice that suited John’s situation in many ways.
I don’t know what kind of ability will come out, but at least it will be better than now.
That’s how he accepted the power, and John didn’t know, but the result was different from the normal ability.
***
While avoiding Slip’s attack, the secretly equipped C4 exploded, creating a momentary gap, and John did not hesitate.
When Slip, whose sensor had been temporarily blocked by the shock of the explosion, recognized John, the situation was right in front of him.
“No way!”
Although the enemy approached at close range, Slip shouted loudly and overheated the artificial heart that was generating output roughly.
Pleasant love!
The enormous output further intensified the vibrations that shook Sleep’s entire body, and the tremors even affected the surrounding air.
In this state, Slip had the defensive ability to deflect even anti-tank shells, and it was clear that a person with weak physical abilities would be able to turn them into blood clots in an instant.
At the same time, he shrugged his shoulders and brought his long outstretched arms together inward.
The extended arms entwine around and, like snakes, rushed to encircle John.
The moment John’s body was entangled like that, it was almost certain that John’s body would be reduced to powder, so a proud expression appeared on Slip’s face, who was sure of victory.
“Kahahahaha!”
The sadistic joy of killing a newly bloomed supernatural power with his own hands secreted adrenaline, and when dark red saliva flowed down the corners of his mouth.
John’s hands slowly stretched out.
Perseok.
“···uh?”
John’s hand, casually digging through the air barrier that offsets any physical force, touched Slip’s body, and Slip’s reinforced alloy body, which was protected by vibration, collapsed.
It was neither broken nor cracked, but literally turned into powder and collapsing like a scene in a movie.
John’s hands touched the artificial heart and the battery in his abdomen, and at that moment, Sleep’s body stopped.
thud! thud!
Both arms, which were trying to wrap themselves around John’s body while coiling like snakes, fell violently to the ground, both knees bent on their own, and Slip’s body collapsed.
“Ahh?”
The artificial heart and battery, which had been violently emitting heat, quickly cooled down, and the function of the life-sustaining device that maintained the living body stopped functioning.
“Cool!”
A mixture of saliva, blood, and driving fluid vomited from Slip’s mouth, and the artificial eyeball lost its luster.
The armor on the chest and abdomen had been shattered, and Slip’s head, revealing the inside, slowly lifted.
Even for John, the job just before had not been easy, and his face was white with cold sweat, but his expression was the same as the first time.
“…what, what is it?”
Sleep asked John as if he couldn’t understand even in a situation where his function was stopped and he was on the verge of death.
Sleep’s expression as he looked up at John’s face as he raised his head with all his remaining energy and desperately supplied power to the artificial eyeball that was dying out, was full of only the desire to somehow get an answer.
The dying man’s last question.
But John put his hand into his bosom, and in that hand was a .45 caliber revolver.
“You don’t need to know.”
“sleep······!”
The revolver’s muzzle dug into Slip’s mouth, and John pulled the trigger, noticing that the muzzle was pointed at the roof of his mouth toward his brain.
bang!
A hollow-point bullet loaded with enormous kinetic energy pierced the roof of his mouth and pierced Slip’s brain, and with that, the situation was over.
Confirming that it was Slip who was leaking cerebrospinal fluid along with the smoke, John lifted Slip’s clothes and wiped the revolver that was messed with saliva and drive fluid.
John, who was quickly searching Slip’s body with his hands, dug into Slip’s wide open chest, and soon removed a small implant and put it into his bosom.
John stood up and looked around.
The gloomy but peaceful alley had become like the middle of a battlefield, and it was strangely quiet.
“You are tired.”
John shook his head and took a step forward.
It was a fierce battle, but less than 30 minutes had passed, and John still had more than 23 hours left, so he couldn’t stop.
A moment after John disappeared into the darkness of the alley.
Dozens of pairs of eyes crept up from here and there in the alley, and soon small shapes flocked to what had been Slip.
After a while, the united forms scattered and nothing remained in place.
＜ Episode 6 ＞ End