Episode 149: Strange events (9)
This wasn’t the first time that stronger monsters were spewed out as if they were waiting for us as we grew up.
However, this time it was a little different. I was aware that I was gradually going over a certain level every time, but I had never gone over a ‘wall’ like I am now.
“… … Can you see it? “It’s a new type of invasive species we’ve named Destroyer.”
A somehow familiar and familiar place where Association President Baek Seung-cheol presents information obtained with government agencies to the people of the Association.
There, like last time, he briefed us on the new enemy that had appeared this time.
However, the atmosphere was quite different from before. The results were even more shocking and absurd than before, and everyone was speechless and just listened to the stories.
‘A huge new invasive species, Destroyer.’
I glanced at the data Jiyeon Lee received.
More detailed information about the giant monster has already been widely spread on the Internet.
It has a body length of 856 m, a width of 90 m, a hard dark brown outer shell, huge tentacles sleeping under the outer shell, powerful power output appropriate for its gigantic body, etc.
Its appearance is even more strange and strange than among invasive species with bizarre appearances.
Unlike existing monsters that at least gave the impression of being a living thing, it looked suspicious as to where the eyes, nose, mouth were, and whether it had any excretory or reproductive organs.
“It looks funny.”
“It’s strange just to see them pulling out the gun barrels and firing. It doesn’t look like an ordinary monster at all. “It’s different from before.”
In fact, just like the two awakened people sitting near me and talking among themselves, most people felt a sense of alienation and awkwardness towards the Destroyer type.
But I was different.
Because I was so used to that kind of thing.
Lucy had already mass-produced such monsters by mixing various genetic data and verifying them after obtaining data from Island, a super-giant floating organism.
‘But that’s just a thing in the other world.’
Of course, what mattered now was not the fact that I was simply familiar with those monsters.
Lucy is still blocked by an insurmountable wall, and we have to find a way to fight the new monster that has appeared right before our eyes.
“Emergency call… … “What?”
“huh. The situation is that serious. “They say the dungeon could explode if you’re not careful.”
Even in the midst of all this, a forced call arrived asking for help from Jiyeon Lee, who had become a world-recognized hero.
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“Whether we investigate or exterminate, we have to fight and kill it anyway. “Before I come back with even bigger anger.”
Jiyeon Lee was summoned by the Awakened Solidarity, a joint effort of several countries. This solidarity, which gave mandatory activities to high-ranking awakened people in each country, has mobilized high-ranking awakened people to overcome crises in each country.
And now, Lee Ji-yeon, who was temporarily excluded from the scene due to magic code-related matters, has been called back.
“Our firepower cannot catch him. Not only regular firearms but also magic weapons. “If we could detonate more than a dozen nuclear bombs in succession, I don’t know if they would accept it.”
The international solidarity official who first informed Lee Ji-yeon of the call said that the military’s firepower would not be able to capture that huge body no matter what they did.
It wasn’t wrong. The reason why Lucy was obsessed with soldiers with huge bodies was because she wanted to use soldiers with bodies that could withstand the output of bigger and stronger strong hearts.
In the end, the soldiers who had raised their weight to the point where they could withstand a strong heart the size of a house, became gigantic monsters that could crush their opponents with just that weight class.
The same was true for invasive species. A body that continues to grow larger in order to handle the power of magical power beyond its limits. By using that body in reverse, a monster of such enormous size that no amount of firepower could even make a dent was created.
“We have to catch such a huge monster?”
“I can’t help it. “You are the only one who can focus your power on one point and pierce his defense shield, and you are the only one who can penetrate inside and make a scratch on his body.”
The mission given to the awakened people, including Ji-yeon Lee, was to attack the large enemy with a small number of elites and strike them from within.
In theory, nothing seemed impossible. If they can infiltrate the enemy’s interior and throw a single nuclear warhead there, the operation can be successful.
“It’s a fight I’ve never had before. “I could never have imagined it.”
“That’s right. We too… … I know.”
The problem is that this fight is one that no one could have imagined, and of course it is an unprecedented fight.
Lee Ji-yeon tried to question him with a puzzled look on his face, but he just lowered his head as if he felt sorry. But you have to do it anyway. Someone has to start and struggle to create data in a situation where there is nothing.
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It might be better to find and establish countermeasures in the dungeon before they pop out from a place like a gate.
“I have no choice but to do it. “If only that were the only way.”
You can refuse if you want to, but Jiyeon Lee, as always, accepted the responsibility given to her. If that’s her choice, I can’t help it either. I have no choice but to follow.
[I think we can learn from humanity on Earth the data on how to attack a huge ship while being outgunned and outgunned.]
But Lucy recognized it and actually liked it. He believed that the data created in this way would be of great help to him now.
Actually, if you think about it carefully, Lucy could also be put in a similar situation, or forced to do it. These were the new enemies we encountered in Ravizda.
“It’s a hunch, but you never know, Lucy. “If something big happens in this matter, you might have to step up and help.”
I hinted to Lucy as I prepared to leave the country, which I was now so tired of getting used to. Even though I had very little experience, it was a gamble I took. And when gamblers fail, they pay a high price.
The price had to be prevented.
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“He acts like a sentinel guarding the dungeon! Since they kicked out their allies, they’ve just been protecting their positions! But what if those guys appear in large numbers through gates instead of dungeons! The damage is impossible to imagine! So, it is better to confirm the relative law now!”
The interior of the dungeon is set in a barren wasteland covered in red dirt on all sides. And a transport helicopter crossing inside the dungeon.
About a dozen men and women with nervous faces were sitting in their seats, listening to the voice of a soldier shouting so as not to be drowned out by the sound of the helicopter with the door open.
‘It’s about saving people. ‘No, I’m not scared.’
Among them was Lee Ji-yeon. She closed her eyes tightly, clenched her fists, and gritted her teeth to overcome her fear of heights.
Compared to what was to come, jumping from a high place with a parachute was nothing.
“Ethan, if you can’t break through that shield, all operations are meaningless.”
“I will try.”
Meanwhile, everyone’s eyes turned to one man. The person standing by the window with the door open is one of the strong awakeners who has been competing with Liam for ranking since the beginning of the Gate in North America.
He picked up his weapon, a bow. It was a rather special bow. In fact, even Ethan does not know the source of this bow, which resonates and swirls with the power he has drawn.
Of course, we do not know what principle it uses to assist the user with such strong power.
But that doesn’t matter now. Right now, all I’m asking is whether I can shoot an arrow and destroy the huge red dome-like defense shield that unfolds before my eyes.
“You guys! They’re coming! Ethan, come on!”
At the same time, the enemy who discovered them dispatched troops capable of flight and attacked them.
Other helicopters that came along fired cannons and missiles and blocked the enemies with their bodies. He sacrificed only for them.
‘Concentrate your power on one point.’
In such a situation, Ethan fired a powerful blow using a bow that amplified its power. There was only one point where an intense flash of light struck.
But one shot is not enough. Compared to their overall size, they were no bigger than needles and were in a situation where they had to focus all their power on just one point to create a miracle.
“Sir, it was successful. “Part of the energy shield has disappeared!”
However, Ethan succeeded in that difficult mission. It was thanks to the friendly helicopter exploding next to us and our desperate determination not to let the sacrifices of those on board it be in vain.
“Two, put in! input! “We have to get in before it’s too late!”
Soon, they threw themselves out of the helicopter, which turned sharply towards the gap in the defense shield. The same goes for Lee Ji-yeon, who is very stiff.
Before her eyes, the broad back of a huge monster appeared. Thanks to its large body, its wide, flat back felt like a plain covered with dark stones.
“Ugh, everyone land!”
“Ugh!”
Still, because it was so wide, no one got lost or failed to land. In the first place, they are all elite teams and superhumans who have gathered only those who have awakened to a certain level.
Jiyeon Lee, who landed with the others, stumbled and threw away her parachute while standing on a hard carapace that felt like the ground.
“There is no time to let down your guard. “It seems like the surprised ones are planning to stick together.”
Ethan was the first to reach out to her. However, Lee Ji-yeon, who stood up holding that hand, had to immediately raise her weapon, the shield.
A shield larger than her own body and made entirely of metal. It blocked the magic cannon that was fired.
‘many.’
The Destroyer they were stepping on was not just a large monster. Like the Island Alpha used by Lucy to transport troops, it is loaded with troops inside.
Those monsters running across the wide deck-like back are those troops.
“We need to buy time! Time to bury a nuclear warhead inside this monster’s armor!”
At Ethan’s shout, they hurriedly began preparing for battle.
Fighting on the back of a huge monster with enemies coming from all directions is something that none of them, even with their vast experience, have ever experienced.
So I had to do my best. This time, Lee Ji-yeon, standing in front, swung her sharp hooked feet and thrust her shield with golden light at the charging enemy.
Same as always. I am prepared to die and fight to protect you.
[The method they chose was to break the shield with a small number of elites and infiltrate the inside. However, I am not sure if it will be effective since everything around is already covered with enemies.]
“Let’s get ready too, Lucy. For the worst possible situation.”
There was someone other than the base command staff watching them. While everyone’s attention was focused on the battlefield, where shouts, screams, and explosions of noise erupted, a black creature was seen moving quickly through the air alone.