＜ Episode 72 ＞
The forest in District 22, which seemed to be secluded and full of peace, was set on fire.
Dozens of drones flew in and tried to extinguish the flames by spraying fire extinguishing fluid, but the flames mixed with napalm were not easily extinguished, and people from the upper classes, who wanted to enjoy the future war in the refreshing forest, hurriedly left the forest.
Perhaps, today’s event will be talked about endlessly in Luna’s high society for the time being.
Some will be outraged, some will be intrigued, and some will burst into laughter.
The time when black smoke soared into the sky and acrid smell polluted the forest.
With flames and smoke in the background, John returned to the mansion.
“You worked hard.”
“There was no such thing as suffering.”
John’s costume, which ran through a burning forest and slaughtered countless enemies, was not stained with dust, and it made Robin’s heart flutter.
“Don’t delay your surveillance. Shake it once, so there will be a reaction. There may be night raids.”
Seeing John giving instructions in a calm tone, Robin replied with a bow.
“I will take action.”
“Enemy information?”
“I got it.”
It is said that the city council’s kick is stronger, but this side is also not easy.
Just as the party’s information was passed over, the allies also secured information.
“Good job. zone.”
John, who took over the tablet, entered the annex, and Fioren stepped forward while everyone was watching John with nervous faces.
“Now is the beginning.”
“Right.”
Fioren had a friendly smile, but he was also cold-hearted.
Having worked together, I thought I knew a little about John, but I realized that I was very much mistaken.
He was smiling because he was at least a little immune, otherwise he would have been hardening his face and wary of John.
– I haven’t checked yet. I think it will take a little longer.
John nodded slightly at the magic voice that secretly penetrated his ear, but then turned his gaze to the gathered talented people.
Their shoulders, each of which had a tense face, twitched.
He felt a sense of incongruity in the appearance of John, who had no emotion in his eyes to say that he had stained a certain area with flames and blood.
“Pay attention.”
Everyone’s eyes focused on John’s low words.
“Information about the enemy came in. Let’s talk while watching.”
As I adjusted the tablet, a large hologram appeared.
“PMC Kodiak Bear. They are skilled people who have conducted more than 10 local battles. The leader is Gregory Bear. It is a body strengthening ability. They say that they do not choose the means and methods to carry out the operation. Does anyone know?”
When the figure of a large, bear-like man came to mind, several eyes changed, and John’s gaze did not miss the change of the party.
“I have heard of it. They say he likes bold strategies and isn’t afraid of losses. If the commander is him, he could attack right away.”
“Remember.”
A mechanical sound flowed from the mouth of the cyborg who had exchanged his whole body for a prosthetic body, and everyone nodded.
“Kodiak Bear consists of six squads. It is said that there are 4 executives including Gregory among the 48 members. 52 people. If you subtract 16 people, you get 36 people. Keep it in your head.”
No one was curious about the 16 people who disappeared.
“There is no accurate information about the person with the ability. The other side must have also entered information control. We could check it out if we had time, but we won’t have that much time.”
“The four executives should be considered competent. You will have to consider the numbers that are added to that.”
Tyrone’s words pierced everyone’s ears, and after examining his expression, John turned his gaze to the hologram.
He couldn’t tell what he was thinking just by looking at his hardened face, but his eyes were shaking, and John didn’t miss it.
“Shouldn’t we also consider the troops joining us?”
John nodded his head at the words of the warrior with two daggers slung around his waist.
“I guess so. This is only the confirmed military force. At least, additional troops will join us. but.”
John met the eyes of the group and continued.
“A week at the most. If you can hold out for that amount of time, consider the request a success. It could have been shorter.”
“Thank you for shaking it up. Well, thanks to that, I think I’ll run to die or live.”
Everyone smiled bitterly at Fioren’s words.
It is commendable that the enemy’s troops were reduced and confused by a successful attack that even the allies never predicted, but isn’t it another story to deal with an enemy who is full of poison thanks to this?
“Anyway, when a battle breaks out, you die and you die. Nothing much has changed.”
Everyone took heart at John’s cold words.
To people living in Luna, blood and violence are like air.
Especially if it was a mercenary or a solver.
“There is no policy change. The defense of the mansion is dedicated to the servants. We are committed to intercepting the enemy. Everyone get ready.”
John continued, glancing at the flames that lit up the darkness of the night.
“Because tonight is going to be quite long.”
***
“Attack.”
“write!”
At Gregory’s words, all the remaining Kodiak Bears sighed and gathered their equipment.
There were people guarding the mansion anyway, so there was no need to leave troops, and all the remaining 36 men hid themselves with optical camouflage and permeated into the forest.
– Move carefully. The enemy may be in an ambush.
– write!
The soldiers, with Gregory at the center, narrowed the gap and continued their steps with careful movements.
Gregory smiled at the sight of the soldiers advancing with hardened expressions and bloody faces.
“You look a little soldiery now.”
16 people who went on reconnaissance, annihilated 2 squads.
The sacrifice was painful, but thanks to it, morale rose and the soldiers became prudent, so it wasn’t just a loss.
In this way, skilled recruits who have passed through the battlefield become veterans, and when such veterans gather, they will be able to accomplish everything Gregory has planned.
‘The real war!’
Other players seemed to be running around trying hard to prevent Luna from perishing, but Gregory hadn’t had that in mind in the first place.
‘Only war!’
He never forgot the battlefield, and he loved watching the soldiers he raised with his own hands overthrow the government, usurp and loot.
In order to wage a war to one day overthrow Luna, Goregory is working hard toward the future today.
“What’s special about it?”
“Not yet.”
As if answering Gregory’s murmur, a voice came from the air.
Above the dense forest, in a place where there seemed to be nothing, Lithium floated by magic and moved forward at Gregory’s speed, hiding with an optical camouflage.
“Pour firepower at the slightest oddity. After conquering the battlefield, we enter.”
“I know.”
Air support is essential in modern warfare.
Among them, the presence of ground attack helicopters is nothing short of despair for ground troops.
With that in mind, Gregory brought in battle mages.
If you float your body with floating magic and bomb the ground with magic, how is that different from a helicopter?
It was clear that it would be far superior to helicopters in terms of maneuverability and usefulness, and battles involving combat wizards always brought only victories.
– I see a dead body.
As they advanced, they saw the corpses of former comrades in their eyes.
– Approach carefully. There will be a trap.
An urgent voice escaped from Gregory’s mouth, and the soldier’s body, which had just approached the corpse, stopped.
– Take a good look around you. Remove the trap and check.
– write!
Placing booby traps on enemy corpses is the basic of basics.
– ···there is. This is Claymore.
– Remove carefully and check the body.
The soldier who listened to Gregory’s order manipulated the iris of the artificial eye, and at that moment the field of view changed.
“There you go again. He’s a funny guy.”
A thin line connected to the corpse was visible in the reversed view, and the soldier with a fishy smile carefully removed the line.
How many times did he follow Gregory around the battlefield?
The young man, who was just a bully in the neighborhood, has grown into a soldier who can do his part, and this level of work is not that difficult.
“It’s a double trap. It’s definitely not too hard. It’s no use though.”
The soldier who carefully cut off the taut thread laughed.
All he knows is what Gregory taught him, and there is no warfighter better than Gregory.
The enemy who annihilated two squads was certainly great, but since Gregory himself stepped forward, he thought victory was certain.
beep.
“···What?”
A flash of light exploded with a short electronic sound, and that was his last.
***
Kwak Kwa Kwak!
Thanks to the drones working hard, the fire was incinerated to some extent, and flames rose again with an explosion in the forest where silence fell.
“You came over there.”
John, who was taking cover on the roof of the mansion, touched the communicator mounted below his ear.
– It is in the direction of 9 o’clock centered on the front door. intercept
– i get it.
With a heavy word, several people climbed over the fence of the mansion and entered the forest.
Four unmanned people, including Tyrone, ran out confidently, and the wizard backed them up from the mansion’s fence with magic.
Fioren, who was considered to be at least reliable, was putting up a barrier in the center of the mansion, and a person with special abilities was placed next to the wizard just in case.
“Has the location been confirmed?”
“Wait a moment.”
And sorcerers and cyborgs were with John.
The shaman’s eyes were covered with white, staring into the sky, and at that moment, the map of the forest that had been floating as a hologram expanded.
The shaman, who responded to the forest with magic, used the explosion as a trigger to filter out the target.
“Check location.”
“Shoot.”
At John’s calm words, the cyborg aimed the large gun barrel aligned with his shoulder and body.
A cyborg aiming at a huge gun barrel that couldn’t even be called a gun pulled the trigger, and a 40MM shell was fired with a loud explosion.
bang!
The shells that flew with the aftershock instantly closed the distance and reached the target, and at that moment, flames rose with a large flash.
Kwak Kwa Kwak!
The shaman’s mouth opened as he shuddered at the power of the shells, which caused shrapnel to spread in all directions and damage a vast area.
“Thought two.”
“It’s not too hard. Go on.”
“I get it.”
Using the shaman as an observer, John glanced at the cyborg, who started shooting 40mm shells, and mounted the object he had prepared in advance on his shoulder.
– Robin.
– Mr. Doe.
Calling Robin through the communicator, John put the scope of the object mounted on his shoulder to his eyes and checked the condition.
– Is the power okay?
– do not worry. You are free to use it.
– That’s nice to hear.
Wheein!
An enormous amount of electricity flowed from a wire the size of a child’s forearm, and the gigantic gun, taller than John’s, emitted a faint light, awakening its function.
Jiing.
Eight panels that were taken out of the inventory were deployed around John, and he aimed his charged coil gun to deploy this ability.
The media scattered here and there in the forest responded with this ability, and a smile appeared on John’s lips when he found what he was aiming for through the media.
“Long time no see. Gregory.”
With a cold smile, John pulled the trigger.
＜ Episode 72 ＞ End