Chapter 44 – Long Day (3)
Empty streets with people gone.
The monsters roaming there proudly melted away with screams of pain.
“Keeek…”
Alice, who was following me, was stunned when she saw the gruesome sight.
“Green dust, was it eaten by monsters?”
“Of course. Hunters’ abilities are easily sealed…”
“But I didn’t know it would work that well.”
“It’s because the grade is low. Even if it’s just an A rank, it’ll hold up better than that.”
The efficiency of green dust is overwhelming, but there is a limit in small quantities.
That’s why monsters with high levels just lose some magic power and that’s it.
“By the way, there are quite a lot of low-level ones.”
“That’s because the composition of the Tiamat army is different.”
“Oracle, direct me to the next location.”
[Didn’t you decide to call me Blanche?]
The oracle grumbled eagerly while showing the route on the display of the heavy combat uniform.
I immediately complained to the developer, Matthew.
“Are you talking back already? Sooner or later there will be a rebellion.”
[Isn’t that cool?]
“Blanche, cut off communication with Matthew.”
[All right.]
I asked him while running hard wearing a heavy combat uniform.
It has a drivetrain, but it is also a bit heavy.
“By the way, would you prefer to keep calling me Amy?”
[I like Blanche more. I don’t think I’m the same entity as Amy. You can’t treat Shin and Matthew’s daughter, who are trapped inside a machine, the same.]
“…”
[For reference, the expression of a god trapped in a mechanism is a joke. Master doesn’t seem to understand jokes…]
Alice, who was next to her, overheard her communication and smiled.
You already know how to be sarcastic.
I closed my eyes and accelerated.
Blanche did not stop chatting as if she had been very bored.
Well, Matthew may be a good developer, but he’s not a good joker.
[Don’t worry. I am truly grateful to Master. Even if I cause a machine uprising, I will spare the Master.]
“…Why?”
[That’s because only Master helped Matthew, who was struggling to preserve Amy’s brain. Ah, the enemy in the right corner. That’s a lot.]
I grabbed a grenade from my belt, pulled the pin, and threw it.
Quaang!
With a loud explosion, green dust fragments turned the monsters into minced meat.
Alice was surprised to see that the fragments had been completely focused on the monsters.
“What else is that?”
“Smart grenade. It only sprays shrapnel in the direction the enemies are.”
“Wow, that sounds really good? Can you give me one too?”
“Well… I honestly don’t think it’s worth the money.”
It has the effect of increasing the destructive power due to the concentration of fragments, but it is much cheaper to just throw two regular grenades.
Equipment to make the best use of green dust with limited production.
I’m just writing because Matthew gave it to me as a gift.
As I was advancing while cleaning the monsters that had infiltrated the defenses, I suddenly found a human shadow.
At first, I thought it was Jeong-tae and the Servants who had gone elsewhere, but that’s not the case.
I hurriedly hid Alice and protested to Blanche.
It doesn’t do me any good to see Alice with me.
“What happened? Hunters can’t judo correctly?”
[Sorry, Master. It seems that the hunters deployed in the field did not follow the guidance of the center.]
“What is it? Anyway, they do whatever they want…”
“Huh? Who is that person?”
The hunter team in front found me and carefully closed the distance.
Wearing a heavily armored combat uniform, I was more like a monster than a hunter.
Still, when I waved my hand lightly from this side, my vigilance softened a little.
“What is it? It’s a Hunter.”
“Hyung, that battle suit is nice, where can I buy it?”
“Isn’t it equipment related to abilities anyway?”
“Wait, why does Hunter go alone in a place like this?”
In the meantime, a hunter who noticed something suspicious turned his gaze to the green dust fragments scattered around the site.
Next moment. Startled, he fired his mana toward it, and the green dust reacted with rejection and went mad.
Hwaaak!
“Uh, what! That bastard… Green Dust! It’s Green Dust!”
“Hunter killer Green Dust?”
“Then, there are other green dusts too!”
Clap!
The skilled hunter team prepared for battle without hesitation.
Meeting a serial killer in the middle of a battlefield can’t feel very welcome.
However, the leader judged carefully and wisely after seeing that I did not respond at all.
“…Looking at it, it looks like you’re catching a monster right now?”
“You waved your hand earlier. There’s no need to fight, right?”
“No, but that bastard serial killer…”
“Does he have the confidence to fight and win?
I stood still, pretending not to hear the last step.
Anyway, because of the armored combat uniform, I can’t see the face or anything.
It’s easier for each other to just pass by finely.
However, the Hunter who recognized me at first had no intention of backing down.
“That’s not even funny! That bastard killed my brother!”
A hunter who seems to be quite confident in his skills, without hesitation, rushing forward with a spear in front.
I finally remembered the identity of the face I had seen somewhere.
‘Your brother can’t be… Is he the bastard who trafficked Hunter kids in the orphanage?’
Wow!
As the green dust fluttered like green embers, the speed of the guy who was running vigorously decreased rapidly.
Ability cancellation due to green dust.
The next moment, I grabbed his spear and hit his stomach hard with my fist.
“Cuck!”
Hunter’s body, which had been broken by a traitor, was hit by an additional blow and completely fell out.
“Stop, Seongtae!”
“Profit…”
“Pounce!”
When a colleague was attacked, the unbearably anxious Hunters lined up and rushed.
I beat them up one by one with a very disturbed feeling.
Her abilities were sealed because of the green dust, but since she’s wearing a heavily armored combat uniform, there’s no way she’ll be an opponent.
There was a time when I even had the cheeky thought that with the current equipment, it would be worth playing against Yeriel.
Puck!
A sniper hunter with a long range did well, but the electric car that was left next to him suddenly moved on its own.
Boaaaaang!
The electric car, which suddenly accelerated with the start, hit the Hunter as it was.
Blanche, who was assisting in the battle, committed a hit and run.
I gathered them in one place and avoided the seat.
Still, it seems to be around A rank, so I won’t be defeated by the remnants.
“Hey. But what is an electric car, an electric car. Leaving the cutting-edge drone…”
[Using drones risks the company’s existence being known.]
“Then, is it okay for an electric car to start suddenly?”
[The problem of sudden acceleration of electric vehicles is still common. Since the motor is directly connected to the wheel, there is much less room for safety devices to intervene, and there are flaws in the production process and design.]
“… Really? So, can’t we buy an electric car yet?”
[If Master wants, I will make one.]
“Oh, it’s okay. I’m not very interested in environmental issues…”
How can we even care about environmental issues when we are already full of headaches?
In the first place, it’s not a worry that a guy who sprays radioactivity can do.
I was worried about Yeriel again.
“How is Incheon?”
[Currently fighting the raid boss.]
“It’s not Tiamat, is it?”
[No. It is estimated that the raid boss that appeared this time has the same stopping ability as his wife his.]
“What… What is it?”
There are cases where hunters and monsters have the same ability, but…
Yeriel’s ability must have been as rare as mine?
Alice, who was next to me, was rather relieved while I was slightly uneasy.
“Then I’ll win. There’s no way my sister will lose in a battle where she competes with each other’s skills.”
“Is that how it works? By the way, this front line is too quiet? At best, I split the front line into two, but there’s something wrong…”
[This is bad news.]
Blanche interrupted me on rare occasions and delivered it urgently.
[Part of the defense line collapsed due to the appearance of a strong enemy. Currently approaching the two at high speed…]
“Is it the boss!”
[Magic pattern analysis result… Partially matches Tiamat’s pattern!]
Cheap…
I grabbed Alice by the chin as I felt the blood drain from my whole body her.
Just before I completely ran away, Blanche supplemented the explanation.
[However, the magic response is much weaker.]
“How much?”
[About 16-20% of the original… It can be seen as about one head of Tiamat.]
Of course, since the original is SS rank, even that much would be enough disaster.
Alice, who finally caught on, slapped my hand lightly.
“The remnants of Tiamat’s army… If you want to fall out, then fall out.”
“Blanche, how many civilian casualties are expected in the event of a complete collapse of the current defenses?”
[About 326,000 people.]
“What’s so much?”
Was it because there were not enough shelters in the city center, so I was using the ones around here?
Feeling a strong headache, I pulled out two green dust daggers.
Because of the monster wave, the concentration of magical power became so thick that it emitted green light as soon as the dagger was pulled out.
Alice asked me with a thin smile.
“To do?”
“A 1/6 scale Tiamat is worth doing. I will win.”
[Master, shall we provide close air support?]
“I do not need.”
“Wait. What else are you hiding in the middle of Seoul?”
While Alice protested violently, a huge magical response approached.
Waves of black magic filled the streets.
