Chapter 507 – Transformation
After discovering the giant tree, we headed southwest again according to Veronica’s information.
It was not easy to find the correct direction in the forest, but except for Veronica, there were beings who had that level of ability.
Above all, I had strong navigation skills.
It was okay to expand my consciousness and look at a radius of several kilometers, and I thought that if Veronica’s information was accurate, finding the research center wouldn’t be difficult.
-Khuong!
As I was moving like that, a beast from the Dark Forest appeared.
It is a huge monster that resembles a mountain lion.
It lunged at me, baring its teeth.
Isn’t it right to attack the weak?
Maybe they thought that if I just took care of it, the rest would be a piece of cake.
The moment I was thinking about such a useless thought and trying to deal with the guy.
Veronica rolled in front of me, aimed her pistol at her gun and pulled the trigger.
The bullet of electricity erupted from the tip of her pistol and hit the demon beast.
-Passy!!
-Crrrr!!
The puma monster hit by the bullet falls down, closes its eyes and convulses. It looked like he was in shock from a strong electric shock.
The pistol Veronica gave us looked similar to the weapon I received from Rebellion.
“Phew… Mr. Bark. It was dangerous!”
“Danger… Danger?”
Veronica looks at me intently with sparkling eyes.
It’s an expression that says, ‘I did well.’
She doesn’t know that I could kill this demon with just the snap of her fingers.
“Thank you.”
It wasn’t a crisis, but it is true that it helped.
And for some reason, Veronica’s eyes were warm, as if she needed to say thank you.
“Nothing to say!”
Veronica smiled brightly and made a proud expression.
“… You’re pretty good at shooting guns.”
“In preparation for coming here, I have been working hard on my shooting and self-defense skills.”
Does this mean that I have been training for this day?
“…”
… It seems that Veronica is desperate to make up for her own mistakes.
Dark Forest entered with great momentum as the lead of Veronica.
Unexpectedly, ‘Link’ stopped working, and at the same time, she became a stray who couldn’t properly distinguish between East, West, and South and North.
When Veronica, who lived in a developed civilization, became disconnected from that civilization, she immediately revealed her fatal flaws.
It can be said that the plan to lead the exploration by showing us the image of a great leader went awry.
No one said anything big about it, but it seemed like they were secretly concerned.
Well… If it weren’t for us, we might have been put on the list of missing persons in the Dark Forest.
Fortunately, Veronica’s information was correct, and we walked for about a day and found a building that appeared to have been a ‘research laboratory.’
The building, which was about the size of a small library, seemed almost at one with nature.
The entire building was covered with bushes, so it had an appearance that could not be seen at all from above.
“This place…”
The eyes of the incarnation of Celestia who saw that building took on a faint glow.
「Woonho: Why are you doing that? Celestia. “Do you know this place?”
「Celestia: That’s right. Unho, this place is familiar to me.”
「Woonho: Familiar?」
「Celestia: Yes… I had a hard time exploring this forest. But I think I know for sure now. I guess this is where I was born.”
Helena did not create all demons.
But it started with Helena.
Celestia was the only demon created by Helena that survived until now.
If Celestia said this, it seemed like that old building was really Helena’s secret laboratory.
That means it is a building that is thousands of years old… I think it can be called a relic at that level.
Before entering the lab, we decided to take a short break.
“I can’t say it’s empty. If I’m right, the organization might have installed a device to monitor that place.”
As soon as the destination was in front of her, Veronica’s face became stiff, as if she was nervous.
Although she didn’t seem to be in control on the outside, she decided to take a closer look.
The consciousness extending from me scans the lab.
Information from the lab enters my head.
And I was able to perceive that there were still working machines in the lab.
There is no one.
However, as Veronica said, secretly hidden security equipment such as surveillance cameras and security robots were visible.
Looking at the equipment that was originally in the lab… I could feel the flow of magical power moving out of the lab.
Not going in is a safe choice.
However, since Celestia stamped it as Helena’s laboratory, she cannot refuse to enter.
“It would be better to hide your identity just in case. Knowing this would happen, I brought an item to hide my identity.”
Veronica took out her black mask from her backpack.
And she handed out the masks to her group one by one.
Veronica, who was trying to hand me the mask, was shocked.
Only then did Veronica look at my bulky physique and make a troubled expression.
“… Mr. Bark is so… Big. Should we just go in and leave Mr. Bark here?”
Unfortunately, my enormous size is too easy to pinpoint. A mask was not enough.
‘Should I take care of all the security devices before entering?’
… I don’t think that would have much meaning.
Even if the security equipment is paralyzed anyway, it is obvious that the people monitoring this place will notice.
It would be nice if we could finish the investigation and leave before the guys watching this place come, but it’s hard to be optimistic about that.
「Chaos: Master, I have a good idea.」
「Woonho: What is it?」
Chaos brought his ideas to me.
「Woonho: Okay, let’s proceed.」
If it was Chaos’ idea, it seemed like there would be no problem if we showed ourselves.
“President Veronica, please leave this to me.”
“Chaos, you?”
“Yes.”
A fist-sized metal bead is created in Chaos’ hand. She handed out the beads to her group one by one.
“That?”
“It’s Chaos Armor.”
“… Chaos Armor?”
The metal beads become mushy and begin to cover the bodies of the group.
“W-what?!”
Veronica is embarrassed by the change in the metal beads.
“President Veronica. You can accept it comfortably.”
“W-What is that…?”
Before Veronica could finish her sentence, mushy metal covered her face and covered her entire body.
And Veronica became a robot about 2.5 meters tall.
It was a sleek-looking robot that was smaller than the pitbull I used in Rebellion.
Not only Veronica but all of her companions were transformed into robots of similar size.
And for some reason, Chaos made each of our armors a different color.
I am black.
Veronica is yellow.
Celestia’s incarnation is blue.
And Chaos… Was red.
The method that Chaos proposed was to use her ability to dress everyone in armor to match their body size.
For Sunni, who creates armor for giants tens of meters long, this was a piece of cake.
Moreover, if we looked like this, there was no way to know our identities. No, rather, it seemed that showing this could cause greater confusion in the organization that Veronica was talking about.
『W-what is this?!』
Veronica looks around at herself wearing large armor, as if it’s fascinating.
『Hehe… It’s Chaos Armor.』
『Chaos Armor? Chaos, did you create it?』
『Of course. If not me, who else could make such amazing armor?』
『… Chaos. If you have this level of ability… Won’t you be able to enter the Magic Pilot Department?』
『The Majanggi Pilot Department… Is a truly insignificant place to pursue my dreams.』
『You must be the only one who evaluates the Magic Pilot Department that way.』
Veronica moves the Chaos Armor around.
『It’s amazing… Is this what it feels like to ride a magic horse?』
『… I’m disappointed. President Veronica.』
“Huh? Why?』
『Magic machine?! Did you say magic trick? You’re comparing me to such an insignificant piece of scrap metal. I didn’t see it that way, but you’re disappointing me.』
『The magic device is a piece of scrap metal…』
Veronica seemed like she wanted to make a rebuttal, but Chaos’s spirit was so vicious that she couldn’t say anything and just shrunk.
『Do you have something else to say?』
『I’m sorry…』
Veronica flinched at the sparkling eyes of the Chaos aircraft and apologized.
『Hehe… Chairman Veronica. Let me take a look just this once. Don’t ever compare me to that piece of scrap metal again. 』
Chaos didn’t like me coveting the magic device before.
Is that why?
There was considerable hostility towards Majanggi.
Considering the resources poured into Chaos, it would have been unfair if its performance was inferior to that of the magic machine.
What are the disadvantages of Chaos Armor?
It is clear that it is a comfortable and strong armor, but it has no digital convenience at all.
『Now that I think about it… Chaos. I think your aircraft is a little different.』
Veronica pointed out a sharp point.
There’s something about Chaos’ aircraft that looks even cooler.
And the color is red.
It literally gives off the feeling of being a large intestine.
『Hmm… There is no difference in performance. President Veronica! This is not the time to worry about such useless things! Let’s enter the lab!! Follow me!』
Chaos glanced at me and hurried to the research lab.
