Chapter 219 – Episode 24. Demon Kyung (魔京) New York.
“Junior, where are you going this time?”
“Go towards the Brooklyn Navy Yard.”
I answered Mimata Chieri’s question while riding a motorcycle. During World War III, the Brooklyn Navy Yard produced a variety of combat ships and factories from various defense companies gathered nearby to ensure delivery as quickly as possible, but now, eight years after the end of the war, a significant number of abandoned factories have opened up.
My goal is to take care of the high-performance equipment hidden in that abandoned factory. Hidden in the Brooklyn Navy Yard factory area were high-performance, high-cost prototype weapons that were too expensive to mass-produce. The company may have gone bankrupt because it produced such weapons, and the factories may have been ruined.
“But why didn’t you get more angry at that woman called Otagi Yuka? “It was my fault for making a fuss and being misunderstood, but if it had been an ordinary person instead of my junior, she would have died in that attack.”
“Like you said, there were some things that caused us to misunderstand, but more than anything, the goal was to make Otagi Yuka more rampant and draw attention to Kurotsuki Dou, so we held back.”
“Your gaze?”
“That way, it can be safer while the sugar digestion and new tissue being created are normalized. A normal person might almost die, but since I’m not, I can endure it at least once. “If I got angry for no reason and Otagi Yuka became more cautious and less violent, the Kurotsukido headquarters might attack Dangsohwa first, so I took practicality rather than giving priority to emotions right away and getting angry.”
“That’s also true. “I would worry about this first because if the New York branch disappears completely, I would have to start from zero again, rather than the Northeast Asia branch, which can be attacked at any time because it is on the same continent and still has a human network.”
“Yes.”
Even if Otagi Yuka was not careful and ended up in danger, it was none of my business, and the safety of my people, Dan So-hwa and Yang Seol-hee, was more important to me. Even if Otagi Yuka is about to fall into danger, Eve, who is collaborating with Otagi Yuka, holds the dark information power tightly, so she will let you know if it becomes dangerous.
We rode our motorcycles and headed south to Brooklyn. As the sun went down, there was a sunset. We arrived at our destination while watching the orange sun, similar to the color of Mimata Chieri’s hair, gradually sink into the sea.
The words Energy-Link Industrial Company were written on one side of the large, rusty factory, and some crude graffiti was drawn on the other wall.
There was graffiti painted all over the abandoned factory, so it felt like a place that ordinary people would never go near, as it seemed like gangsters would come out at any moment. Of course, there was nothing to eat here, and since it was near a military base, there were no gangs, so it was just a dirty ruin.
We hid the motorcycle in a corner, looked around slowly, and entered the factory.
The inside of the factory was bathed in the glow of the sunset, along with many abandoned and rusty facilities. There was a strange odor and a strange atmosphere, but perhaps it was because of the ‘thing’ I knew.
As we took a few steps further, we heard the sound of a machine starting up, and two eerie red lights stared in our direction.
‘It’ revealed in the sunset light outside the window was a mechanical wolf. TMC and Megacorp’s youngest son attacked innocent users trying to find items in New York and made them angry.
The origin of this mechanical wolf was Energy-Link Industrial Company, the owner of the current factory, but the now-dead CEO was a psycho, so these monsters were often scattered around the world and would appear out of nowhere.
Seeing that the mechanical wolf’s Ai was not attacking and was just looking at us with its eyes shining, it seemed like the mechanical wolf’s Ai had not yet learned how to fight properly. Still, the intruder at the factory must have killed how many people, and the strange stench that was coming out right now seemed like the smell of rotting humans or something like that. The bodies were not visible inside the factory, as they had been disposed of separately, and dark blood stains were visible on the floor.
Weapons made during World War 3 often had this type of killing AI built into them. During World War 3, these AIs were leaked and used in various ways, causing various accidents even after World War 3 ended. So in the end, all countries were strongly regulating AI.
The most problematic incident occurred in Japan, where murderous AI was programmed into a drone equipped with a gun, resulting in the deaths of over 300 people, including a sitting member of the National Assembly, at a local festival.
Starting with that incident, terrorist groups and mentally ill social misfits in each country began to use it, leading to very strong regulations on attaching guns or bombs to drones, and a similar level of regulation on murderous AI.
“Junior, it’s a mechanical dog!”
“Be careful.”
Mimata Chieri’s fuss stopped me from getting any closer. Doesn’t a mechanical dog look really scary? It’s a metal wolf with saw-like teeth and glowing red eyes.
Although it looks scary, the mechanical wolf is just annoying as it hides and aims for the back of the neck, and players who have grown up to a certain level can catch it easily.
I slowly approached the mechanical wolf. The mechanical wolf looked at me and crouched down, preparing to jump.
As I got closer to a certain point, the mechanical wolf jumped up, aiming for my neck, as if a heavily pressed spring had bounced up. I dodged slightly. It was very fast, but it moved in a straight line, so it was easy to avoid.
I grabbed the mechanical wolf as it passed through the air, unable to bite my neck, and slammed it to the ground. When I was about to hit the mechanical wolf’s neck with one hand and hold the abyss with the other hand to completely destroy it, something suddenly occurred to me.
If I heal Ai and put her fur on her, she’ll be good as a puppy and bodyguard, right? However, although I can destroy it, I cannot stop it. I turned my head and looked at Chieri Mimata and opened my mouth.
“Senior, do you know anything about machines? “I want to stop him.”
“Maybe we just need to cut off the energy supply. “Please hold on tight for a moment.”
I don’t know what I learned at the Taira Group’s agent training school, but while I was holding the mechanical wolf, Chieri Mimata touched it here and there and put his hand inside its stomach.
“I think it’s probably this wire. Shall I remove it?”
“Yes.”
The mechanical wolf that was struggling to get away from me stopped moving as if it were a lie when Chieri Mimata cut the power cord.
“I’m going to take this with me when I go and find out what I came for.”
I left the mechanical wolf where it was and headed to a corner of the factory. If I remember, it’s probably here… As I touched the designated location as I had done in the past, the iron wall of the factory opened and a small space appeared.
“Wow! “How did you find it?”
“I saw it from the future.
Chieri Mimata asked with admiration, but I made the usual excuse for foresight. On the workbench in a small space, there was a sci-fi gun that looked like something out of a movie or game, each about 45 centimeters long.
This gun, officially named EL-0001 and nicknamed EL1, is a next-generation rifle promoted by Energy-Link Industrial Company as an American standard gun during World War III. It is not a gun that fires bullets like it looks futuristic, but fires energy bullets with a battery pack. It was a rifle that fired .
The power was decent and it was an attractive product with a rechargeable battery pack, but it was disqualified in the first round of screening because it could only fire ten shots per battery pack and the battery was very heavy. Maybe that’s why the president turned black and unleashed the steel monsters.
Initially, it was treated as an entertainment item in the game, but it was brought to light by a user who posted on the TMC community that when a user with the Pyrokinesis trait used it, the number of bullets greatly increased and even fire damage was added.
This discovery led to numerous studies, as it became known that this gun was linked to certain supernatural powers. Results showed that natural abilities such as pyrokinesis and electrokinesis are compatible with this gun.
Coincidentally, we had Kiyona Marina with Pyrokinesis ability and Alexandra with Electrokinesis ability, so it seemed like they could be quite useful.
“This is my first time seeing a gun that looks like this. Take a shot, junior!”
“Is that so?”
As I packed up the gun and battery packs, Mimata Chieri, who was watching from behind, said. I smiled slightly and aimed at the ground.
Ugh… The El1 was launched with a driving sound. In an instant, my abyss was sucked out by the gun, and a black tentacle-like energy bullet flew to the floor.
Quang!
There was a loud noise and the ground cracked… Does this go well with Abyss? Is it quite powerful?
“But why are the tentacles firing?”
“I don’t know that either. I heard a loud noise, so someone will come here. “Let’s leave quickly.”
I handed over the gun and battery packs to Chieri Mimata and picked up the disabled mechanical wolf. There are a few more things to eat in this factory area, but since it’s near a military base, there will be soldiers walking around, so I won’t be able to do any more today.
Since I wasn’t sure where to put the mechanical wolf, I put it on my lap and rode a motorcycle. Chieri Mimata put the gun and battery pack in the trunk of his motorcycle and rode next to me.
We soon left the Brooklyn Navy Yard area and headed back to the Dark New York branch. We need to send this gun and the mechanical wolf to Japan. Since I don’t know much about smuggling, I was thinking of leaving it to an expert undercover.
—–Bike Chieri.
