Chapter 2194 – 2194. Dark Moon
“You managed to get this far. The path is so complicated that most people would get lost.”
This place was near the core of the Floating Island. No matter how much you destroyed the terrain, it wasn’t a place you could reach directly.
“We had an excellent guide, so it wasn’t difficult to get here.”
Woohee replied. I looked around at the corporate employees wearing identical uniforms. A guide would be someone with an ability specialized in finding paths. I didn’t expect them to bring such high-level talent here.
‘A variable. I have to kill the guide before things get more complicated.’
Bang!
The musket in Woohee’s hand spat fire. The bullet ricocheted off the ceiling and fell to the floor.
“This is a warning. If you don’t want to die, tell us how to open that door and get inside.”
Woohee pointed to the door behind her. A huge metal door was firmly shut. They were gathered here because they couldn’t open that door.
“You can open it with a key card.”
Their gazes turned to me and Orsia. Before entering this place, Invisible Blade had entered stealth mode using the power of her cyber suit. I could faintly sense her presence. She was slowly moving behind them for an assassination.
“In more detail.”
“…If you open the door on the right and go straight, you’ll find a circular space. If you search there, you can find a key card.”
“Ah, thanks for the kind explanation. But seeing as you guys came here, it seems like you have the key card. Take it out.”
Takeshi, who was holding a katana, grinned.
“We didn’t bring a key card separately. That’s unfortunate news for you.”
Since I had a special resident ID, I didn’t need a key card. If I got close, the door would open like an automatic door.
Did my words sound provocative? A cruel smile appeared on Woohee’s lips.
“Oh ho. You’re going to be uncooperative? This can’t be helped. We’ll have to force your cooperation. We’ll take you after cutting off your limbs. Activate the mana wave device.”
“Don’t give orders, you pirate.”
A corporate employee with a large machine on his back growled, but diligently operated the machine.
In an instant, mana waves surged around him. They were using irregular mana waves to interfere with magic casting. In this state, even a small spell required several times more concentration.
“If you’re properly prepared, killing a mage is nothing.”
Takeshi approached me with a savage, beast-like smile.
“How long do we have to wait?”
I asked the invisible sword. The invisible sword answered in its own way.
“Kyak!”
A sword was plunged into the back of the man carrying the mana wave device. The figure of Invisible Blade wearing a fox mask appeared. She slashed down, destroying both the man and the machine at the same time. The mana waves stabilized in an instant.
“Yujin.”
“It’s okay, Orsia. Conserve your strength. We’ll handle these guys.”
[Electric Field]
Blue currents raced across the ground. The enemies flinched but didn’t collapse. They weren’t low-level enough to be taken down by just one Electric Field.
“Damn it! Takeshi! You guys deal with that damn bitch! We’ll deal with this mage! The opponents are an electric-type mage and a space-type mage! Don’t stick together, spread out! If the space warps, report it immediately!”
Two people jumped out in front of me. A man and a woman with similar faces. They seemed to be siblings. They aimed for my right and left sides respectively. At the same time, their faces and bodies changed. Fur grew rapidly, and their nails became long and sharp.
‘Werewolves, huh? A moment.’
[Using a Moment (刹那). Remaining stacks: 11]
Looking at them, I unconsciously thought of the Thunder Heaven Style. Evading attacks with footwork and counterattacking with daggers. That series of actions naturally came to mind.
‘Thinking of a way to deal with it and actually dealing with it are completely different. There’s no way my body can do those complex movements. Forget the Thunder Heaven Style.’
The effect of a Moment was enough to respond.
I calculated the spell while chanting in the slowed-down world.
[Reverse Gravity]
Gravity reversal. The bodies of the werewolf siblings who were attacking me lost their balance and floated upwards. They also tried to regain their balance using mana, but my magic casting was faster.
[Chain Lightning]
A lightning bolt that manifested from my right hand moved and electrocuted the siblings alternately. The werewolf siblings, who were electrocuted dozens of times using each other as a medium, died, emitting a burnt smell.
Then, bullets poured in from all directions. The barrier I had prepared in advance blocked the bullets.
“What kind of casting speed is that….”
“He’s definitely not an ordinary mage. Is there any information on that bastard?”
“Shut up and pull the trigger. Even if it’s a level 5 or higher barrier, it’ll break if we hit it with the latest anti-magic bullets.”
I felt like the barrier was being chipped away little by little. I couldn’t rely on just the barrier to last long.
[Ice Fog]
I spread cold air in all directions. The surrounding temperature began to drop rapidly.
“He’s also skilled in ice magic. Be careful. Ice magic is compatible with electric magic. You know what happens when it gets extremely cold, right?”
Woohee said, avoiding the cold air.
“Our bodies will freeze to death before the superconductivity phenomenon occurs. And you’re not our teammate, nor our leader. Don’t forget that you’re just a field collaborator.”
“You guys fight so frustratingly, that’s why I’m doing this. If you’re elites, show us what elites look like.”
“We’re going to do that without you telling us.”
The corporate employees, agitated by Woohee’s provocation, rushed in unison. Not simultaneously, but with a certain difference in movement. It was a coordinated attack completed through highly trained teamwork, with each person having a specific role.
‘I can see everything, and my senses are catching everything.’
[Using a Moment (刹那). Remaining stacks: 10]
Using the time of a Moment to cast.
[Chain Lightning]
A lightning bolt extended. One of the enemies jumped forward and took the Chain Lightning with his body. He desperately held onto the lightning to prevent it from transferring.
“Now!”
Kiiiiiing.
The knives in their hands sliced through the barrier. A blue flame erupted as a reaction to the mana friction.
‘Barrier cutter equipment, huh? The three barriers I prepared were cut at once.’
In return, the knives shattered, and the man’s hand was burned by the intense mana friction reaction.
Fists, swords, and bullets surged towards me, who was momentarily defenseless.
[Telekinesis]
Using telekinesis, I took out the [Plasma Battery] from my pocket and discharged it in an instant. A blue lightning storm exploded, engulfing the surroundings in an instant. The swords fell, the bullets were deflected, and living beings were electrocuted by the electromagnetic force.
Of course, it had no effect on me. All of these lightning bolts were under my control.
Bang!
An explosion occurred, scattering the clustered and surging lightning. Woohee rushed in through the gap.
“Is this some new suicide method? Can’t you see the lightning remaining around me?”
“If you want to kill a monster like you, we have to take risks too. And it’s not like I came empty-handed.”
The lightning scattered in the air tried to penetrate her body, but as soon as it touched her coat, it slid down and disappeared.
‘A suit with a discharge effect? Even so, there should be a limit, right?’
Bang!
As she pulled the trigger of her musket, another explosion occurred, scattering the current.
‘It’s not a special technique or magic. Is she causing explosions with a kind of shooting technique?’
I moved my hand. Following my gesture, the current remaining in the air gathered and covered Woohee. Woohee rotated her body and musket as if dancing, reloading and pulling the trigger at the current.
Bang!
It only looked like a musket, but it was actually closer to a shotgun.
‘This woman is determined to kill me.’
Woohee wasn’t unscathed either. She was electrocuted and burned all over her body because she couldn’t completely deal with the current remaining in the air. Nevertheless, she grinned and stubbornly approached me. She was a madwoman.
“You’re a madwoman.”
“If you want to kill an enemy stronger than you, you have to go mad. Goodbye, mage.”
The muzzle of her musket was pointed at me, and she pulled the trigger.
[Telekinesis]
I used telekinesis to block the muzzle of the musket. Bang! The explosion occurred inside the musket, and Woohee lost her right arm. Woohee, who was collapsing as if falling, regained her balance in an instant and grabbed a knife, her secondary weapon, with her left hand.
[Lightning Strike]
Lightning fell from the ceiling and pierced through the top of Woohee’s head. Woohee fell and never got up again.
‘The current from the Electric Field flowed from the floor, up the walls, and to the ceiling. This place is already my domain.’
I looked ahead. The corporate employees who were still alive came into view.
Click.
As I snapped my fingers, lightning fell on them.
Kwakwakwakwa!
Pillars of lightning appeared, connecting the ceiling and the floor. Inside those pillars, humans burned and fell. The fallen humans never moved again.
“…Amazing. You completely control lightning. If the head of the Raytheon School saw this, he would be moved.”
“It’s nothing. Are you hurt anywhere?”
“I’m fine, thanks to you.”
“What? I played a part too. It was thanks to me stirring them up from behind that you could deal with them so easily.”
Invisible Blade approached. Behind her, seven sliced corpses came into view. Among them was Takeshi, the island owner of Donghae Island.
“If you’re going to stir them up, can’t you do it in front of me? I told you your role was the vanguard.”
“Honestly, these guys weren’t dangerous at all. I’ll do it when it’s necessary, so stop nagging. It’s not like I didn’t do my part.”
I nodded. Without her, the battle would have been more difficult. Especially since she destroyed the mana wave device first, things went smoothly.
I checked to make sure there were no enemies pretending to be dead, then walked towards the door.
“Beep! Special resident ID confirmed! Yujin-nim! Please enter!”
Fifteen minutes after entering, a large cavity appeared. The core area of the Floating Island had appeared. A space made entirely of superconductors, from the walls and floor to the ceiling. In the center was an altar.
“An altar? Are we supposed to do some kind of ritual? But the position is strangely low for an altar.”
“Suddenly a magical ritual… kind of a letdown?”
I raised my hand to calm them down.
“We have to be solemn here. Don’t open your mouths until I tell you to. And do as I say.”
I carefully walked towards the altar. The atmosphere was important from here on, so I had to be careful with every action.
I picked up a flat, rectangular metal box that was lying under the altar. It was a high-performance tablet. I inserted it into the center of the altar’s edge, the place where the tablet should be. I also took out the candles I had prepared in advance, placed them on both ends of the edge, and lit them with magic.
“Yujin, a descendant of Great Korea, offers a sacrifice.”
Ziiiiing.
The tablet turned on, and a holographic table setting unfolded on the altar. Behind the altar, a holographic folding screen with Chinese characters unfolded.
The face of an old man appeared on the turned-on tablet. It was the former leader of this Floating Island.
The cyber ancient ancestor smiled contentedly at me.
“I see a descendant after a long time. The spirit and culture of the Korean people have not been broken. Hmm. I am Shin Jang-gu, the 122nd descendant of the Gangneung Shin clan. Who are you?”
“I am Yujin, the 999th descendant of the Hanwoo Yu clan.”
I said whatever came to mind. I was a little nervous. I was worried that my lie would be exposed.
“Hanwoo Yu clan… I’ve never heard of that clan before… But a lot of time has passed, so it’s not strange for a new clan to appear. The important thing is that you have Korean DNA. Descendant. Did you bring the liquor?”
“Yes, ancestor. I brought cheongju.”
“Good! Let’s offer a drink.”
