＜ Episode 78 ＞
“Well?”
Facing Gregory’s terrifying gaze, John opened his mouth calmly, and Gregory was convinced of that attitude.
‘this guy. You know me!’
Information is the difference between life and death on the battlefield.
If the enemy knows me but I don’t know the enemy, nothing could be as deadly as that, and that’s why Gregory’s head started to get complicated.
There wasn’t much change in his expression, but John smiled as he rolled his eyes.
It is encouraging to have a slight advantage in any way on a life-and-death battlefield.
If these things continue to pile up, in the end it will be John himself who survives.
That time when we stared at each other, lost in thought.
bang!
John pulled the trigger so naturally, without any intention or intent to kill him, that 50 BMG bullets flew in to crush Gregory’s body.
If he had been an opponent up until now, he would have deserved to take fatal damage from this surprise attack, but Gregory was definitely different.
bang! bang! bang!
As if he knew it would happen, he naturally stepped aside and fired a pistol at John.
Of course, John also stepped aside to avoid the bullets, and the two men’s eyes bloomed again with a chill.
“yes. That’s not what’s important now.”
A voice like a growl came out.
“It’s okay to ask after cutting off the limbs.”
“You were right.”
bang!
With John’s words, the two men rushed at each other again.
***
Awakening as a person with special abilities, John’s body was transformed once.
His physical ability to surpass that of ordinary people was more than that of a first-class athlete, and he was able to produce three times the strength of a normal person.
Even this level was enough to be called a superhuman, but it was a point of view based on the standard of an ordinary person.
If the opponent was capable, it could be said that it was lacking for a long time.
No matter how unique and powerful the ability is, in the end, the basic thing is the body.
Unless awakened as a body strengthener, those with special abilities had no choice but to stay in the rear, and in the event of a melee, those with special abilities were the first to drop out unless there was no other means of defense.
That’s why it’s not uncommon for people with special abilities to implant implants in their bodies or change to artificial bodies.
Of course, people with special abilities also have advantages.
Due to the nature of intuitive abilities, there were quite a few cases where the output was superior and abilities that could not be understood by common sense were displayed, so the value of the person with this ability is high.
However, it is a story when you can fully demonstrate your abilities while forming a team and receiving protection from team members.
When working alone like John, it was difficult to expect such protection, and even if they were on a team, it was difficult to fully trust them.
This is Luna.
Betrayal that happens for trivial gains is a very common place.
That’s why John has been looking for a way to enhance his physical abilities, and eventually got hold of rigid body.
And the rigid body technique he obtained opened up a completely different world to John.
***
exhilaration!
Gregory’s knife flew with the sound of cutting through the air.
The target is the brachial artery.
It was clear that the blade endowed with this ability concentrated enough to emit soft light would easily cut through John’s arteries beyond his defense.
Not only can one arm be incapacitated, but if it is wrong, it is enough to cause death from shock due to excessive blood loss.
In addition, judging from the slight shaking of the tip of the knife, it seemed ready to change the target of attack at any time according to John’s response.
The other knife covered the center line of the body, so it seemed to be focused on defense, but at the slightest gap, it would try to hack John’s entire body.
All these phenomena clearly entered John’s eyes like slow motion, and John’s body moved slowly in the infinitely slow reality.
It’s not that reality has slowed down, but John’s brain has gone into high-speed thinking beyond common sense.
John’s hands, which were moving so slowly that it was frustrating, reached for Gregory’s knife, and the knives engaged with each other.
visor!
It was hard to believe that the blades collided with each other, and a fire broke out with a clear sound, and Gregory’s knife, which was aiming at the brachial artery, was blocked by John’s knife.
Kigigi Geek.
At that moment, Gregory’s knife slid along the blade.
Gregory’s neck jerked, and the slipped blade moved smoothly, then deflected John’s knife and moved it toward his wrist.
The blade that approached as if to cut the blood vessels passing through the back of the hand at once was emitting a strange light, and it was clear that it would inflict fatal damage to the blood vessels even if it was only brushed.
‘Suck!’
John’s wrist slid down and spun until the upward-pointing knife rose, targeting Gregory’s wrist.
Getting hurt is unavoidable, but the blood vessels can be saved, and John’s blade reversed and cut Gregory’s artery.
Gregory, whose face hardened, hurriedly moved his wrist to block John’s blade, and the knife that was defending the center line of his body moved slightly and reached toward John’s hip joint.
A technique that does not target the abdomen and chest, which can cause fatal damage.
It is a technique that is not usually used in knife fighting, and it is a method of accumulating damage by outwitting the opponent who focuses on protecting vital points.
A smile formed on Gregory’s lips.
The more skilled the opponent, the more effective his moves were, and the opponent he was facing was obviously first-class.
The moment when Gregory’s blade was about to sever the blood vessels near the hip joint and the local area.
Shuk.
So naturally, John took a step back, and Gregory’s knife barely touched John’s body.
‘What?!’
For a moment, I felt a sense of embarrassment.
“Kuk!”
Gregory gritted his teeth as the fiery pain shot through his side.
Seobik.
Avoiding the ribs, the blade that dug diagonally upwards dug into the liver without any resistance, and John’s superpowers dug into the monomolecular blade and vibrated violently.
“Cheak!”
The pain caused by the nonsense of vibrating the blade inside the organ was beyond imagination, and even Gregory, who was used to pain, could not tolerate it.
Duduk.
John, who had changed the quality of the handle and the connected blade loosely, shook his wrist lightly, and at that moment, John’s knife shattered against Gregory’s torso.
stiletto.
It was a cruel hand that left the blade inside the opponent’s body and made it difficult to remove it easily, and Gregory’s mouth bubbled at the pain and sensation of the foreign substance digging into the liver and chopping it up.
“Kaaak!”
He cried out loudly to alleviate the pain for an instant, then swung his hands dizzy and aimed at John’s whole body.
Adrenaline and endorphin were secreted through body control unique to those with physical abilities, enhancing the mind and relieving pain.
Although he was attacked enough to take his life at once, the appearance of reorganizing his posture and counterattacking in an instant showed that Gregory was by no means a formidable person, and based on that, he must have had the experience of the battlefield he had passed so far.
Indeed, it could be said that it was an exemplary soldier, but John could not feel any special inspiration.
As soon as he threw away the dagger that only had the handle left, John grabbed the dagger that appeared and raised both arms to cover the vital parts, and dug into Gregory’s arms.
It was applauded for maintaining a posture even at the moment of fatal damage, but it couldn’t be momentarily flawless, and at the level of John and Gregory, that was enough to make the difference between life and death.
rot!
The first is the brachial artery that passes through the armpit.
rot!
Next, I severed the muscle on the inside of my elbow.
hooked!
The blade that rode down like a shadow rose obliquely and slashed the stomach, and gastric juices leaked out and began to dissolve the organs.
Shut up!
An artery on the inside of the wrist split and blood gushed out like a fountain.
hooked!
The blade pierced the inside of his collarbone, ripping through the inside.
Dozens of daggers dug into Gregory’s body, which was hesitant due to shock and shock.
Fufufufufufufufu!
The dagger penetrated between the ribs and pierced the heart and lungs, and the dagger stuck like an awl at every joint.
Suaak.
When the muscles, including the Achilles tendon, were severed, Gregory’s body could not stand it any longer and collapsed.
thud!
Gregory’s legs, which had lost their strength, could no longer support his body, and he fell to his knees.
“…Huh.”
Dozens of daggers were pierced all over the body, and blood spurted out from the veins.
All internal organs have been damaged, and the digestive juices from the stomach are melting them.
Whether it was nerves or endorphins, he didn’t feel much pain, but Gregory already knew he was wrong.
“…Khehehehe. I knew I would die one day, but…”
A shriek came out of Gregory’s mouth, and John, covered in blood, looked down at Gregory.
just for a moment.
A single moment of gap could have made the difference between life and death, and it was clear that their positions would have changed if John hadn’t done his best to develop his abilities.
Gregory’s face turned white as his limbs were stretched out and blood was dripping from all over his body.
It was a state of shock due to excessive bleeding, and he was enduring it because he was a person with the ability to strengthen his body.
A new knife was lifted from John’s hand, and he aimed the blade at it to finish.
John and Gregory’s eyes met.
“···yes. I remember now. In Africa . . . . .”
A memory flashed through Gregory’s mind.
There was an operation in a small town in Africa, blowing up the city administration and forming an anti-government force.
Black ops to condemn the cause of the government by massacring the foreigners remaining in the city and to empower the anti-government forces.
The operation was a semi-success.
Although the city administration was blown up and anti-government forces succeeded in taking control of the city, the targeted foreigners fled the city.
Gregory, the mercenaries he hired, and anti-government forces attacked, but were caught in the city, and in the meantime, the targeted personnel escaped.
All of them covered their faces with hoods or masks, so their identities could not be identified. Afterwards, there were various words, but in the end, the work was finished like that.
It is right that all operations must succeed, but sometimes they may fail, and that’s how Gregory erased it from his memory.
What was impressive, however, was the look in the eyes of the soldier who stopped Gregory and his party until the very end.
I couldn’t see his face, but I remembered the soldier’s eyes, which showed no emotion.
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Memories that have now faded came to mind as if they had waited, and if so, it would not be a coincidence.
“···you. you······. P-P-P-Kuk!”
“Shh.”
Gregory, who wriggled his motionless body and desperately tried to open his mouth, saw John’s blade lodged in Gregory’s torso.
The heart that had barely endured stopped its movement, and the light in Gregory’s eyes disappeared and he soon bent his head.
John turned to see Gregory disappearing into light.
＜ Episode 78 ＞ End