＜ Episode 86 ＞
Kwak!
The vibration of battle that can be felt even from quite a distance along with a loud explosion.
Those who secretly moved through the forest shone in their eyes.
“It looks like the thorn you put in is doing its job.”
“No matter how you think about it, the guild leader is resourceful. Well, that’s why I believe and follow them, though.”
It was a small whisper, but communication was not a problem.
Player Guild Higher.
The guild leader, who led the guild with aspirations to rise to the highest level, had entered Luna’s mainstream society before he knew it, and made numerous connections there.
One of them is Richard Armstrong.
It would have been easier if we had lined up with the city council, but another guild was already lined up there, and the action members were Gregory and Lithium.
The guild leader, who had no choice but to turn around, contacted the National Guard and succeeded in getting to know Richard in gear.
It wasn’t too difficult after that.
The guild leader, who has a mysterious charm, was able to make friends with Richard not long after, and they became friends with sensitive conversations.
In the meantime, the declaration of Stephen Armstrong that happened.
If Steven ever came to life, it was clear that the game would change, and Richard felt compelled to do something about it.
However, the battlefield is the place where the attention of the city council and the National Guard is focused.
If he recklessly sent troops under his command, it was obvious that rumors would come out, and the aftermath was difficult to imagine.
And the guild leader scratched that itch.
I was preparing for the outskirts of the forest just in case, and in the midst of that, Leah’s sudden action occurred.
“Come on, gather around.”
The eyes of the party members gathered at the words of the man in the lead.
“The thorn will hold Armstrong. In the meantime, we’re going to annihilate all the people in the mansion. Isn’t it difficult?”
It was a light tone, but the contents contained the smell of blood.
Even if he couldn’t catch it, it would take the lives of more than 40 people, but there was no hesitation on the faces of the man and the party members.
“Would you like to level up?”
“Didn’t I say that there are also talented people? It must taste good.”
“Wouldn’t Armstrong give you the most experience? It’s difficult for buggers to deal with.”
His face was smiling, but what came to his eyes was an unbelievable life.
The man smiled viciously, as if he liked the attitude of the party members.
“It will be fine. It is said to be a high-end master. There, Armstrong has the nanomachines. Nothing to worry about.”
At the man’s words, the party members clapped their hands in agreement.
“Oh right! there was that Do you have any extras?”
“I need you too. The competition will be fierce.”
Armstrong is one of the important NPCs and of course there is research on him.
And among them, there was also an item about rooting by grabbing him.
An ampoule called a nano machine.
It is a kind of quest item that allows the player to maintain fairly strong physical power at all times when injected into the body.
Regardless of occupational aptitude, it can be used in common and there is no penalty, so players considered the quest about Armstrong almost essential.
However, now that there is only one Armstrong in Luna, killing him will not bring him back to life, so he went crazy with that item.
Greed welled up in everyone’s eyes, and the man clicked his tongue at the sight of the party about to be torn apart because of one item, but he also agreed with his heart.
life is one
There is an item that increases the chance of keeping that life, but if you can’t turn your eyes, you wouldn’t have been alive until now.
The atmosphere subsided.
The smiles gradually disappeared from the lips of the party members who had just laughed and flirted with each other, and I could see their bodies subtly relaxing.
They were tied together under the name of a guild, but in the end, if they reached the end, there would be only one player left.
The bond built over the past time is by no means light, but if you put survival in front of you, it becomes infinitely lighter.
“···hey.”
The moment when the man stepped forward as if he had to do something in the subdued atmosphere.
frown
The ‘sixth sense’ skill sent a strong warning, and at that moment the man’s body sank and shouted.
“Keep down!”
Great!
Reflexively, everyone lowered their bodies to the ground, and almost simultaneously something crossed their place with a loud roar.
Kwaji support!
Its power was so strong that it did not lose its power even after penetrating several trees.
“It’s a sniping!”
“Protection Spell!”
As if the bloody atmosphere just before was a lie, the party members who were close to each other raised their skills all at once.
A magical barrier envelops the party members, the ground trembles and the soil rises, but it is firmly united.
Empty!
At the same time as a large shield was erected behind the earthen wall, a powerful shock shook the party.
Zeng!
As if the tightly packed earth and magic barrier couldn’t stop him, the bullet that penetrated hit the shield directly.
“Kuk!”
A moan escaped from the mouth of the large man who was supporting the shield with his body, and at the same time the shield shone softly and sent shock waves in all directions.
Took.
A lump of distorted metal flowed down the surface of the shield, and at the same time the wizard’s spell was completed.
“Damage Awareness!”
The presence of the five faded, and it even affected John, who was aiming at them through his scope.
John’s organs pulled these powers out vigorously, and a radiating array of abilities was sown to search for them, but nothing caught.
‘This is amazing.’
There was a part that was unclear exactly, so the observation itself was possible, but it was not definitely caught, which meant that sniping was no longer useful.
“…Are the high levels different?”
“What did you say, John?”
“Nothing.”
Fioren, who was waiting beside him to help observe, asked, but John shook his head.
“I didn’t do any damage. I thought it would hit, but he dodged it.”
“…that?”
Fioren made a puzzled expression.
There are various ways of dealing with snipers, but in general, the majority are senses.
It is a kind of sixth sense, and as the ability deepens, the sixth sense of the talented person continues to develop, and when it reaches the realm of a superhuman, it is said that it can even be compared to foreknowledge.
If a human has murderous intentions, in any form, those with abilities will feel it.
The developed sense of ability is to detect murderous intent, and as this develops, it will predict an attack against oneself with a probability of almost 100%.
If you say it like this, it seems that the ability will be able to avoid sniping unconditionally, but it is not necessarily so.
Shouldn’t the sniper have the intent to kill?
Of course, it’s hard not to have murderous intentions as long as you’re human, but you just have to suppress it and pull the trigger toward the target before the person with powers senses the suppressed murderous intention.
If you aim at a target for a long time, the senses of the capable person will grasp and respond to the murderous intent, but if aiming and triggering are done at the same time, they will not be able to respond.
That’s why a skilled sniper always boasted a high ransom, and Fioren saw John as a first-class sniper.
It was judged that it would be difficult to avoid his sniping even for quite a few peak masters, but I was surprised to hear that he had avoided such a sniping.
“It could be prediction magic or sorcery. If it’s not that, it’s said to be a superman, but it’s not.”
“A superman would have already invaded.”
Hearing Fioren’s muttering, John opened his mouth.
“It must be the player’s ‘skill’.”
“… that’s right. They’re fucking bastards anyway.”
The ability of the players who survived and hid into Luna’s depths was amazing, but Luna’s ruling class hadn’t played for a while.
The Inspector Corps, the National Guard, large corporations and a few special people knew of the players’ existence, and succeeded in capturing some players.
Naturally, intense interrogations and experiments were conducted, and significant information was extracted.
Although the players pride themselves on knowing Luna’s future and secrets, the NPCs are now in a situation where they have roughly grasped the player.
Of course, it’s top secret, but John and Fioren, who have to face and deal with players directly, were given some information, and one of them is the existence of skills.
And skill was one of the biggest factors separating players and NPCs.
Naturally, John and Fioren couldn’t take a good look at the players who had the level of foul skills called skills.
However, he couldn’t do anything about what already existed, and John defined the existence of a skill as another level of superpower.
‘I mean someone else had something like that when they were rolling on the floor.’
When I think of the player’s abilities, including John’s skill, which has no significant emotional change, it’s almost grinding my teeth, but what do the general Luna people think?
Fioren’s anger was natural.
“Is there a wizard?”
“there is. Fortunately, there was only one. Finished marking.”
At Fioren’s answer, John nodded and put the anti-materiel sniper rifle into his inventory.
“great. Then execute as planned. tie it up for sure It doesn’t matter if I kill you.”
“hehehe.”
Leaving Fioren’s murderous laughter behind, John put his hand to his throat.
“Can you hear me?”
– yes. zone.
Along with Tyrone’s voice, the voices of those with abilities echoed across the communication network.
“The level of the expected enemy is the peak adherence. You guys have to take care of the three. Would that be possible?”
– . . . It must be difficult.
John responded firmly to the cyborg’s voice.
“It’s a defensive position. With the help of the landmarks and the soldiers, anything will work. it’s not a kill Hold on. If not.”
– Lives will fly. Know.
Everyone agreed to Tyrone’s voice, and the talented people who had their own thoughts came together for one purpose.
“As long as you are holding on on this floor, you must have at least a trump card. Throw away the idea of hiding the base. What can you do with life?”
– yes!
A voice full of determination rang out, and John smiled lightly.
It seemed that the players had invaded, but there was no certainty that they would actually annihilate the people in the mansion.
If you are an agent who is put into such an operation, it would be standard to quickly eliminate only the target and escape.
However, John’s words were very persuasive to the people of Luna, where blood and violence were rampant, and everyone was convinced.
“I contacted the National Guard. Reinforcements will arrive. Take your time.”
– I get it.
Hope added to it.
Given the hope that they can survive, they will demonstrate more than their ability, and since they survived all sorts of chaos as mercenaries and solvers, no matter how many players they are, they will not be able to do anything about them in a short time.
Kwak Kwa Kwak!
“I think you’ll still be fine over there.”
“Armstrong might win.”
Armstrong’s power to infuse nanomachines into his body is incomparable, but such power cannot be without cost.
“What. It will work out somehow.”
“That is irresponsible.”
John shrugged at Fioren’s accusation and took out an elongated object from his inventory.
“What more can I do? If you’ve laid this level of board, then you’ll have to take care of it.”
“Tsk. It moves.”
Fioren’s body lit up with a soft light and a magical letter emerged, and she quickly moved on.
A wizard is one who prepares.
It is to go to prepare to take on the enemy in a place prepared for oneself.
“Okay then.”
With the magic wand mounted on his shoulder, John turned his muzzle toward the forest.
“As expected, the beginning of the battle is Allah’s magic wand.”
Poop!
John’s finger pulled the trigger along with a low voice, and the bullet pierced the forest at high speed.
Kwak Kwa Kwa Kwam!
As he watched the flames rise with the explosion and the figures rising through the flames, John took out his revolver.
＜ Episode 86 ＞ End