Episode 135 Tyrant (5)
‘It’s absolutely terrible.’
Raon, who went to war, barely managed to hold on to his devastated spirit.
Repetition of war, slaughter, war, and slaughter. In fact, the basis of it was Lucy, an artificial intelligence, so it was able to endure without any problems, but it was impossible for those who maintained their selves as elves or humans to perform it as steadily as a machine.
However, Raon endured with his mental strength.
It was to see and learn everything Lucy did and understand her way of thinking. Because he felt that the evolution and growth that Lucy was calling for was necessary not only for himself but also for his fellow countrymen.
In fact, Lucy gave him rewards such as strengthening his strength every time he chose a major, so he secretly felt a sense of accomplishment. Just like when Evelia was first given the power of growth.
[These guys are a bit strange. I don’t know about the others, but the ones who were dark elves are especially worse.]
“What do you mean?”
The time when the spirit Titania asked him a question was when he returned to the nest to recharge his strength after fighting endless waves of enemies.
Titania discovered something strange in the infected dark elves and reported it to him.
[If all the dark elves in this world had turned into monsters like that, of course the traces of the spirits should have been cut off a long time ago, but there were some who were not. As if it had recently turned into such a monster.]
“no way.”
The possibility raised by Titania was a story about a dark elf survivor. Even if there were no survivors anymore, it was possible that they might have survived until recently and resisted.
“It is a completely impossible hypothesis based on the functional formulas I have accumulated so far, but the spirit’s abilities are an area I cannot overcome, so I cannot rule it out.”
Lucy found this story interesting.
According to Lucy’s calculations, the dark elves, who were no different from the elves on the continent, could never survive for long against the infectious bacteria.
However, since Lucy does not know the data for everything in the world, there is a good possibility that there are variables that are outside the scope of the calculation formula.
“If they are alive, where on earth are they? No matter where I looked, I saw nothing but a wasteland of death, drained of all nutrients. Even if there is a place where infectious agents cannot come, how can they survive if there is no nutrients in this land?”
“Until now, we have directly explored less than 10% of the area of this planet. Only 60% has been explored indirectly. “No one knows what lies in the west, in unknown space.”
Lucy felt that she needed to explore more actively while fighting against the infected entities that still had plenty of strength. Because this is literally a new world.
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“We have to explore. To be honest, I’m more amazed at the fact that you are fighting against an enemy worth billions of pounds and are able to withstand it. “What will people on the continent think when they see this?”
[The ultimate goal is to unite the scattered nests and nutrients so that they can move, but it cannot be denied that the probability of victory is higher now that we have progressed to this point.]
When Lucy reported on possible survivors. I was so dumbfounded that I laughed. No matter how I look at it, I’m more worried about those who are currently fighting fiercely than about the few survivors.
At first glance, what was visible on the screen was a mountain of corpses and soldiers from both sides crowding in on the corpses.
The fight taking place in the Demon World and the fight between the Church and the Alliance on the continent is a war of incomparable scale. At this point, I was already convinced that the Demon King’s army could take on the continent alone.
It’s just that most of that power is still tied up.
“Anyway, I’m glad that it seems to be holding up well, unlike what I initially worried about. “Things are going well here too thanks to you.”
Lucy would know anyway, but I insisted on telling her. This is because the magic code created with a bit of spontaneous thinking rather than careful calculation had a surprisingly large effect, and the landscape of dungeon and gate attack was slowly changing.
I could almost feel it. Because the awakened people of the company, who had been rolling around without a break, were able to find some relaxation.
I don’t know the details, but it seems like releasing the code to the world has had a big effect. He said he no longer saw any suspicious movements toward Lee Ji-yeon or me.
“But that doesn’t mean complete stability has come.”
I put my phone away and stood up. This time, we visited a dungeon in Korea for the first time in quite a while.
“A medium-sized dungeon opened in the Gangwon-do region. “I received an urgent call asking me to watch the newly formed unit take the lead in fighting and conducting experiments in case of emergency.”
“I heard. “Let’s go first.”
I picked up Jiyeon Lee and headed straight there. It was not a scheduled event, but an urgent request from Baek Seung-cheol, the president and president of the association. I was barely prepared, but I wasn’t going to fight.
“It seems like I’m hearing only good news these days. Who won, who blocked, etc.”
“that’s right. “Because the military can now use the power that can penetrate the special power of the enemy, a power that only the awakened can possess.”
When I glanced at her looking at her phone, she smiled faintly and nodded.
Humanity’s counterattack, people’s salvation. It was all what she had hoped for. Although the source of the miracle is not her constellation as others know, there is no way she would not be happy.
However, her expression soon hardened again.
“I have overcome a crisis so far and almost won it several times since then. But the same goes for those monsters.”
The dungeons and gates, and the invasive species coming out of them, were not at the current level from the beginning.
Those who came out in the beginning were so weak and few in number that they are now classified as low-class. However, as we fought against them, became stronger and found ways, the invasive species responded by producing stronger individuals and more soldiers.
I saw this relationship somewhere and got a little goosebumps when I realized it.
It is very similar to Lucy’s Demon King Army and the Corrupted World Tree’s Infected Army, which were fighting each other like crazy and evolving like crazy.
[It is a natural law to evolve and grow through competition.]
Lucy probably sensed my feelings and said it wasn’t such a big deal, but I didn’t take it lightly.
“If, according to one of the hypotheses, the dungeons and gates function ‘separately’ from the invasive species, like the Awakened system.”
“You mean to encourage invasive species to become stronger?”
“No, invasive species are already strong. “We are the ones who grow stronger and grow through fierce fights and competition.”
I smiled bitterly and answered Jiyeon Lee, who was tilting her head.
Although it is not as bad as infectious agents, in which everything, including growth, reproduction, and life activity, stops if there are no competitors, even Lucy said that it is impossible to evolve on its own without any competitors or without any inspiration.
And the status window given to the awakened ones was clearly intended to fight against invasive species. The constellations were clear evidence of that. However, those who had just awakened their magical powers became weak both as individuals and as a group.
If the gates and dungeons are to whip and punish them and the entire human race step by step, of course.
“If that prediction is true, then who?”
Jiyeon Lee spoke as if she was genuinely curious. Of course, I couldn’t even guess at that question and kept my mouth shut.
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“Loyalty, wow, Lee Ji-yeon…!”
“I can come in, right?”
“Of course!”
This is very convenient because Lee Ji-yeon is famous. We passed through the checkpoint in one go, skipping any special procedures, entered the controlled area, and were able to reach the front of the dungeon where people were crowded in less than a minute.
“You’re here. “I was waiting.”
“I heard it was urgent.”
The person who greeted us was an awakened man in military uniform. The name Yoo Ji-hoon was visible on the name tag along with the rank insignia of captain.
“This is a magic weapon battalion newly formed by the ROK Army. So far, he has only served as an assistant and has proven his power. “Today the roles will be reversed, and the Awakened Squad will assist them.”
The favor he had for Jiyeon Lee was just visible. Well, objectively speaking, she was a person with no shortcomings. Beautiful and strong. Also, her heroic aspect, always standing in front and blocking the enemies, had a stronger effect on those fighting on the battlefield.
“I thought it would be okay, but during the previous reconnaissance, an individual presumed to be a superior species was discovered. We will try to handle it, but if something dangerous happens, please be kind to us then.”
“sure.”
He guided Jiyeon Lee inside. Looking at what’s going on, it doesn’t seem like there’s anything particularly dangerous going on.
[That male is in heat toward Jiyeon Lee.]
“Please don’t say anything weird.”
[I think it fits well.]
“… … no.”
Lucy, who often says nonsense whenever she gets involved with Jiyeon Lee, said nonsense again this time. Of course I just passed it on, but this time I felt a little sad.
I was so surprised myself. I wonder if my reason and my heart, which were in denial, are opposites.
“Let’s just watch.” Lucy, how well the magic you created is being put to good use. “If you look at the reports, there doesn’t seem to be any enemies that could be of help to you.”
I also went into the dungeon with the soldiers. As soon as I passed through the space crack, which I didn’t pass through once or twice, the sight that unfolded before my eyes was an extremely barren desert.
“The guys protecting the core attack first this time!”
“You’ve been quiet so far, why did you wait for us?”
However, the moment we entered, the reconnaissance troops who were watching the enemy’s movements simultaneously alerted us to an emergency. The monsters that had been standing still like monsters in an ordinary dungeon began to flock to this entrance first, as if they had been waiting.
“Say, it doesn’t matter. You came here to fight anyway! “Move quickly!”
The commander in charge of the unit hurriedly urged his subordinates. Seeing soldiers running around with stiff faces makes me feel very sad, as someone who once served in the military.
They are not even fighting the North Korean soldiers, who were fellow human beings. They fight against terrible monsters that don’t know anything about prisoner agreements.
“Shoot, shoot!”
Soon, according to the command of the commander, the firearms fired firepower at the approaching monsters. From anti-tank missiles that can be used by individuals to large-caliber missiles that can be mounted on top of a vehicle and fired.
The weapons, which come in various sizes depending on the size of the dungeon core used as power, shoot out magic made of magical power.
When I took a quick peek at the drone screen filming the battlefield, I saw a large black rhino-like monster running from the front with something shining purple on its front.
That shield, which Lucy said was made of pure magical energy, was clearly something that ordinary firearms could not pierce.
‘also.’
But this time was different. Even without the awakeners, the enemies’ special powers disappeared as they were completely pierced by the allies’ attacks.