Chapter 433 – Structure
It seems that it will be difficult to find Lynette anymore using only pit bull data.
In times like this, a powerful search tool was needed.
I decided to find Lynette by expanding my consciousness.
Unless you are already out of this forest, you will be able to find it without difficulty.
“Whoa…”
The spirit expands beyond the body and spreads out into the world.
My spirit expands not only to my body but also to the world.
I see and feel the world.
A sense of liberation that the mind is not tied to the body.
And the exhilaration of feeling like a god.
There is a trap in this.
You shouldn’t get drunk on this feeling.
You must hold on to your ego tightly.
What if you get drunk on that sense of exaltation and become one with the world?
The self could be scattered and not return, leaving only the shell of the body.
From what I heard from Bright, there were quite a few transcendents who reached the goal in that way.
Wasn’t that the reason for the anxiety I felt while using my consciousness expansion ability in the past?
On the other hand, I heard that if you have a solid ego, you can exist as a powerful spirit even if you lose your physical body.
That’s how important self-awareness is.
Expansion of consciousness is a fairly high-level ability compared to a simple detection ability.
In short, it is like killing a chicken with a knife used to kill a cow.
Although it is excessive, it is very effective.
Information within the reach of my consciousness is spreading wider and wider, pouring into my head.
Panthera’s avatar wouldn’t be able to withstand the information coming in at this range, but my body accepted the information and filtered out the useless information.
Wherever Lynette was running away to, she couldn’t have been faster than me, just looking around with my thoughts.
‘… I found it.’
I was able to quickly find Lynette.
The place she was in the complete opposite direction from her joining place. And she was being chased by an unidentified machine.
‘Is that a Predator?’
It is a strange-looking robot.
In some ways, it looked like a giant spider robot that had gone on a diet.
It was chasing Linnet, flexibly wading through the trees, with eight long, thin legs extending from the elongated oval-shaped body.
The oval-shaped torso, which seemed small compared to the legs, was only about 2 meters long. And I don’t know if it was an eye or a camera, but bead lenses were stuck here and there on the body.
Electric spheres are shot from the tips of the Predator’s legs. Lynette narrowly avoided the electric sphere.
-Passy!!
The tree that was hit by the electric sphere seemed to be black and then caught fire.
It looks like there will be a forest fire.
The Predator, seeing this, flinched and pointed the end of its leg towards the tree. Water spurts out from the end of its legs and extinguishes the fire on the tree.
‘What the hell…’ .’
After putting out the fire in the tree, the Predator chased after Lynette again.
The distance between her and me quickly narrowed.
It’s a breathtaking sight that will likely be caught soon.
There was no time.
If I were to chase Lynette now with only the pit bull’s abilities, it would take too long.
I decided to use my magic power.
I spread magical energy throughout the Pitbull and made it strong so that it would not be easily broken by any impact. Then, the Pitbull’s gloves begin to develop a subtle sheen.
The pit bull kicked the ground strongly and ran in the direction where Linnet was.
-Thump thump thump!
-Strong string!
Trees that often get caught on pit bulls’ shoulders break and burst.
Nevertheless, the Pitbull, which had received a strong buff from my magical power, did not even flinch and ran straight toward Linnet.
It didn’t take long for the pitbull, who received my magic buff, to reach Linette’s location.
I saw Lynette cornered.
What happened in that split second… Lynette sat helplessly on her floor, her claws on her Predator’s feet reaching out to grab her.
I rushed towards that Predator.
The bead-like lenses embedded in its body spun around and recognized me.
The Predator noticed me approaching and shot its tentacle-like legs at me. The end was pointed and took the shape of a sharp awl.
The pit bull turned its body to avoid the Predator’s legs. Suddenly, her pit bull had a knife in her hand.
My preference is for the bayonet, but the Pitbull is not equipped with such a weapon.
There were only simple weapons such as pistols and knives.
A black haze rises from the knife.
-Clap!
The Predator’s leg was cut off.
Light sparks spatter from the cross-section of the complex machine that was cut with a knife.
The pit bull kicked its thick, weakened mechanical leg and jumped toward the Predator’s torso.
-Boom!
As soon as I stepped into its body, I stabbed the dagger in.
-Usik!
Simply stabbing him with a knife won’t cause him much damage. He needs to make a big impact on the inside.
I happened to have the right power to match it.
Ultra-high temperature flames exploded from the tip of the knife.
It is the power of flame possessed by the great evil Leviathan, who died to me and Celestia.
Ultra-high temperature flames flow from the tip of the knife and stir the Predator’s interior. It is not a magic weapon, and it cannot withstand the power of the great devil.
The bead lens embedded in its fuselage cracked, and white steam began to rise from the crack.
The shine of the lens blinks and then goes out.
The Predator, which creaked for a moment, collapsed in its place helplessly.
-Cow…
Seeing that he was incapable of fighting, I drove the pit bull and approached Lynette.
“Bah, Mr. Bark?! Why are you here…”
Lynette suddenly appeared and asked in a confused tone when she saw me who saved her.
“You can’t abandon your colleagues.”
“Bark…”
Although I couldn’t see Lynette’s face because of the helmet, I think she was moved by the way his voice trembled. I think he might be filled with tears.
I was a bit stung by the thought that maybe it was my fault, and her cute face also played a part in me doing this.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, I’m fine. My body is fine, but my suit seems to be a lot damaged. My defense function has been greatly reduced.”
The suit she was wearing didn’t seem like anything special. I think the transport ship also has extra suits.
“Why did you move in the opposite direction from the joining place?”
Because of that, I wasted quite a bit of time.
This means that the return distance to the transport ship has become longer.
“I’m afraid I might cause harm to Mr. Zaid or Mr. Bark…”
Lynette lowered her head as if she was sorry.
She was a bit of a pushover.
On the other hand, it may have been something we thought about, but it should be said that it was a situation that made things a little complicated.
“Ride for me.”
“I wasn’t seriously hurt. I can still move.”
Lynette stood up, feeling helpless as if she was sorry.
“There is no time. Don’t be stubborn and get on.”
“S-sorry!”
Lynette was startled by my firm words and bowed her head and apologized.
I held Lynette in the arms of the pit bull.
‘Cosmos, please launch the navigation to the transport ship.’
Pitbull’s display shows a long line leading to the transport ship.
‘How much time is left?’
「04 : 09…08…」
There are only about 4 minutes left until the transport ship leaves.
I thought that if I ran fast, I would arrive in the nick of time.
I sat Lynette in the arms of the pit bull and ran quickly toward the transport ship while looking at the navigation.
“Wow, a pit bull can move at this speed! What happened?”
Lynette seemed surprised to see the pit bull running faster than expected.
The pit bull was showing an ability that was twice its original ability thanks to my magical power.
It’s not a big secret, but I don’t know how to explain it.
Lynette probably sensed that I didn’t want to answer, so she didn’t ask any more questions.
We were able to get the transport ship right in front of us just in time.
But the transport ship is taking off slowly.
We saw Zaid looking at us coldly from the cargo hold. Even though he saw us, he didn’t show any sign of stopping the transport ship.
‘This guy?!’
If they saw us, they could have stopped for a moment and burned us…
‘That narrow-minded guy…’
Still, as if he had the last bit of conscience, the cargo compartment of the transport ship was left open. I jumped off the ground with all my might towards the open cargo compartment of the spur transport ship.
-Thud…
As soon as we enter the ship, the cargo hold door closes.
“S-sorry.”
Lynette bows her head, even though she can’t slap Zaid’s ear for abandoning her.
“It was unexpected that the Predator showed up so quickly. It’s not something you should be sorry for, Lynette.”
For some reason, Zaid’s eyes, who had said kind words to Lynette, turned to me.
The guy’s gaze was cold.
Even though I did a great job saving Lynette, Zaid looked uncomfortable.
“Huh… Bark. Do you know what you did?”
“What a heroic act to save a precious comrade.”
“H… Hero? Does this seem like a place where your hero hangs out? We still have a mission to do after this. But your actions show that you are abandoning that mission. It’s not a problem for the three of us. If we fail, Don’t you know that if you do that, it will have a big impact on other teams too?!”
