Episode 214
56. Mary Celeste (5)
“Ugh… … !”
The place we arrived at was filled with air that made our bones freeze just by breathing.
An ominous green light flashed throughout the hull.
A deep feeling of discomfort gripped the back of his neck.
Cursed Ark, Mary Celeste.
It had arrived on the roof of a ghost ship built by fallen ancient beings.
I lowered myself and moved cautiously.
Even if it was to impede perception, the fact that we had to be careful has not changed.
That is, until all of a sudden, an ally gets an error.
Pyo-oh!
Perhaps it was a joke of fate, as soon as I thought about it, a concentrated bombardment began from our ship.
‘X feet!!’
Surprised by the untimely shelling, I tried to descend from the roof in a hurry.
After witnessing an unbelievable sight, he froze on the spot.
Jiying- quaang!!
Luminescent seedlings sprouting from the deck of the ark twinkle and shoot beams.
The shells that formed a dense fire network exploded in mid-air before they even reached the hull.
‘what’s this?’
It was a sight that couldn’t help but doubt his eyes. This… … Because it didn’t come out of a fantasy scene.
‘Laser protection system?!’
Even so, the exact name may not be that, but the mechanism itself is very similar to the intercept system installed on a real warship.
‘It’s not that the bombardment didn’t work, was it intercepting all the shells one by one?’
The expedition just looked like it was going to explode, so I thought there must have been something like a shield deployed.
It’s supposed to be an ultra-precise interception system.
Even the latest warships were armed enough to cry.
At that moment, I was able to recall what Elijah had told me.
‘I tried to intercept, but it was said that the location of the holy fire woman, Yura Esther, was traced back and counterattacked.’
At first, I didn’t quite understand what the principle was, but after seeing it with my own eyes, I could understand exactly what it was.
This was nothing less than the state-of-the-art Aegis ship of the fallen Artel.
A battleship capable of intercepting attacks, tracking them, and even counterattacking.
And maybe those saplings are some sort of laser turret and working like a radar.
I was seriously troubled.
Even if we fix bugs, is there any chance of winning?
As long as the turret was there, a ranged attack was of no use.
‘Well, if you cut down all those saplings as soon as you fix the bug… … .’
The yam sword on the waist is still resonating.
No matter how heterogeneous the Magi are, there is no reason not to cut them with yam as long as their essence is Magi.
‘Maybe it’s possible… … .’
I gripped the sword hilt. There is currently no one on the deck.
Did it even have a command room inside like a real modern warship?
However, apart from that, I thought there was no better timing to neutralize the laser sapling.
“It’s the bottom line.”
I lay flat on the roof and manipulated the status window.
[Are you sure you want to edit? YES / NO]
Of course.
No matter how terrifying a sewing machine may be, there is no mercy in my right hand.
When I pressed the YES button without hesitation, my arm was dyed with a turquoise glow.
‘Correction Punch! Fix Punch!!’
Let’s hit the roof of the ark with all our might, repeating the spell of victory in our hearts-
[The bug has been fixed.]
[Fixed bug: 104]
[Bug fix rate: 54.5%]
A console window popped up in front of me. By modifying the missing piece, Mary Celeste was brought into the real world.
“But what is it that fixes 104 bugs?”
It was almost the same amount as when Black Rona stopped the entire Paradise Island and descended Azethos.
Anyway, the bug fix rate has increased significantly, and there are many bugs that I can use, so it’s not bad… … .
I felt something odd.
It was just about the moment I was about to go down to the deck to even remove the laser seedlings.
“It is over there. There it is.”
slurp.
An opaque seal fluttered from the deck where there must have been nothing.
It wasn’t just one or two. Even the number that can be confirmed right away is far more than ten.
‘what… … ?’
This is a phenomenon that I did not see before fixing the missing machine.
No – Is the phenomenon correct?
The moment I had my doubts.
One of them twisted as if it distorted the space, and appeared in the haze.
What stood out the most were the long ears. His ears were much longer than that of Artel, who is called Janggwijong.
Besides, his skin was a dull gray.
It was on a brighter level than Nabe, but for that reason it felt more like a corpse.
His face and arms were also very dry.
The body is so worn out that it has slipped out of its baggy robes, revealing its skeleton.
It looked similar to Artel, but in contrast to the beautiful ones, only unpleasantness was felt from them.
Physiological rejection as if seeing the undead.
‘The fallen ancient Artel… … !’
Just by seeing it once, I thought I could understand why the modifier ‘cursed’ is included.
Their condition was terrible.
To the extent that I could dare to say that I was cursed by God.
‘It was X. Should I get out of here?’
I fell flat on the roof. It was evident that it appeared in the aftermath of the revision of Missingno.
As in the case of the Spirit Forest, when Mary Celeste was modified, even the passengers of the ark returned to the world.
‘Lioner! How is there no way?’
【Isn’t it better to go back at once? You are not something you can deal with alone.]
It has already been over a year since I rolled out in this world.
Since I had grown up quite a bit, I was able to infer their strength without difficulty.
‘If we attack all at once, we will never win… … !!’
Even if you use the power of the Lioner and all kinds of bugs, you can’t win. That one fact was certain.
It wasn’t just a matter of winning.
From now on, it is entirely a matter of survival.
In particular, the one who appeared first on the deck was the most dangerous. Nerves throughout the body were reacting sensitively.
fear of death.
It was the first time since Thanatos that anyone could break the will of a person just by looking at them.
‘It is at least equivalent to Thanatos.’
I raised my head and looked at the expeditionary fleet.
As the meaningless shelling battle continued, Mary Celeste and the fleet were much closer than before.
‘You can’t touch me like this.’
It felt instinctive.
If they approached hastily, the entire ship would sink.
‘I have to go back to the flagship now and turn the players back… … !!’
At that moment, the direction of Mary Celeste, who was moving forward, twisted.
“-!!!”
I almost fell off the roof in the sudden change of direction.
If he hadn’t put his sword on the roof quickly, he would have fallen straight to the deck.
Even if the blindness bug is still being applied, if it falls on the deck, they will be caught.
‘I lived.’
I breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the direction of the ark was a bit strange. The ship in the player’s path was not the flagship Black Pearl.
“It is over there. over there.”
“Look. We are back.”
What Mary Celeste was looking at was the Arin Faculty’s ship ‘Kantrisser’ on which the Artels boarded.
As soon as I realized that, goosebumps arose.
At the same time, the voices of the fallen Artels are starting to resonate throughout the ark as if resonating.
“The day of judgment has come. Our blood will be the same.”
“Do not forget your essence, do not forget your history, do not forget the ancestors of oblivion!!”
An almost mad cry.
The object of the howling murder and curse is none other than Artel.
as soon as you realize that.
I immediately activated the coordinate return order.
“What kind of guy are you!!! Aaahhh!!!!”
Perhaps it was too late to notice my presence, one of the corrupted Artel screamed and jumped up from the roof.
Paah!!
If the activation had been delayed a little, they would have been caught.
“Cuckoo… … !! Heh heh heh!!”
I was out of breath.
Corrupted Artel’s bizarrely twisted face glimmered in front of him.
All the strength in my body loosened, and I sat down on the floor.
“Sa, Sanwoo!?”
Lona-senpai, who confirmed that he had returned, approached in surprise. I got up with her support and immediately cleared the cognitive impairment bug.
“it’s okay? What’s up… … !!”
“Now is not the time! Right now, right now, you have to go to the country clerk!”
“What, go, suddenly become a country secretary?”
“They aren’t looking for Paradise Island, but Artel from the beginning!!”
Lorna-senpai turned and looked at Mary Celeste.
She, too, seemed to immediately realize where they were going.
“Oh My God… … .”
The moment Mary Celeste approached the country, it was clear that there was going to be a catastrophe.
It just had to be stopped.
Even if this ship crashes into the ark.
* * *
Aidan Christopher, who was watching the war, felt his stomach burn.
It had been a while since the artillery battle had begun, but the expedition had not been able to give a proper effective blow until now.
Of course, in addition to physical bombardment, he tried magic bombardment, but Dean Dalfner realized that it had no effect and stopped the bombardment.
He must have judged that he was just wasting the magical power of the professor and students.
“Is this correct?”
【I don’t know either. Fallen Artel and Mary Celeste… … And the tree of Sephiroth. It’s a very distant story.]
“It’s a race that has disappeared from the memories of the 4 Spirits.”
This expedition will never be easily resolved. The hero’s intuition was telling it so.
“Wait, why are you there?”
From a place not far away, the mysterious voice of the sailor was heard.
As he turned his gaze unconsciously, Aidan’s eyes caught on to the scene where Moby-Dick, who was in charge of the camp’s left, was trying to make a sharp turn.
“… … ????”
A heavy sailing ship’s fighter turns and moves forward as if drawing an arc.
As Aidan confirmed with the public eye, the path that Moby-Dick was headed was toward the country sergeant who was in charge of the formation’s right wing.
‘The artillery battle is going on and you’re coming this way?’
A change of direction may be necessary, but the problem was that Moby Dick overlapped exactly the diagonal line of the Black Pearl.
Aidan turned his head toward the rear deck he was using as his command post.
Dalfner, the leader of the expedition, also realized the surprise, and his embarrassment was evident.
“What’s going on?”
Things were going weird.
When I checked Moby-Dick’s deck, which was looming, he was a sailor and a student, and he was busy moving around.
In a way, it seemed confusing.
Carrying swords and spears, it looks like they are preparing for battle as they are armed quickly… … .
‘Are you already preparing for hand-to-hand combat? suddenly?’
The bombardment was still in full swing. In the beginning, in a hand-to-hand battle, the two ships in charge of the left and right wing were encircling and annihilating at the same time.
siege annihilation.
Even if the opponent is a race that is only talked about in legends about the ark that uses strange powers, this is the All-Stars of Paradise Island.
There was no reason why they couldn’t annihilate if they poured all their energy into the three ships that had been remodeled to be battleship-class.
However.
Something was strange.
If the Illuminati, above all else, the ship on which the Baeksanwoo was on board made such a sudden action, it might have been a big change in the current war situation.
-Stop shooting the fleet!!
As Moby Dick grew closer to Black Pearl, Dalfner’s voice, linked to World of Warzone, resounded.
This was to prevent any mishaps that might happen.
The smoke of the mekehan gunpowder that had been rising non-stop was dissipating.
Aidan stood in front of the player and looked at Moby-Dick silently.
That moment.
Similarly, Baek San-woo, who was standing in the athlete, makes eye contact.
The moment Aidan met those eyes, he had an intuition as to what to do.
【Aidan.】
“I know.”
Whatever it was, I had no choice but to answer that call for now.
The hero’s guide, Sanwoo Baek.
It was his duty as the only hero to follow him and live up to his expectations.
Black Pearl and Moby-Dick pass by narrowly. Aidan did not miss that moment and flew away.
Boo-! fart-!!
On Moby-Dick’s deck full of trumpet blasts telling him to prepare his horn.
The hero has landed.