Episode 613: New reinforcements (1)
Chii Ik.
White smoke began to rise inside the laboratory.
The white smoke was a paralyzing gas.
“…!”
Gariel instinctively tried to stop time, but stopped.
Even if you tried to stop time in an enclosed space with nowhere to escape, you would ultimately be the one losing time.
Gariel’s legs became weak and she slumped down in her seat.
After checking Gariel’s condition, Nikolai opened the tightly locked door and came inside.
Nikolai, who was wearing a gas mask on his face, rolled his eyes as he saw Gariel writhing on the floor.
“I thought it was a rat that had sneaked in, but when I looked at it, it looked like an insect that had been sprayed with insecticide.”
“You bastard….”
“Even your mouth is harsh. This is why you shouldn’t have anything to do with trivial things.”
Nikolai took off his gas mask, took a nearby chair, sat down and crossed one leg.
“Doing something like that after learning such magic is like petty theft and gambling. “Only in this way will your dead teacher lament, shedding bloody tears.”
“shut up!”
Gariel glared at Nikolai with murderous eyes.
It seems like that’s all that can be done.
thud! thud!
Dust fell from the vibrations from the ceiling.
Nikolai glanced up and smiled.
“You are fighting tenaciously. “Even if I did, I wouldn’t be able to last long.”
“What on earth have you done….”
“Are you curious? Well, I feel lonely enjoying this kind of fun alone. “I’d like to show it to you as a gift before I send it to you.”
Nikolai said so and took out a crystal ball from his pocket.
Light came out of the crystal ball and illuminated the situation outside like a hologram in the air.
In the enlarged view taken from afar, there was a mechanical god floating solidly in the air with four huge mechanical arms.
The surroundings were full of signs of destruction.
The earth turned upside down. A fire caused by gas leaking from various places. Broken down cars and people’s bodies strewn everywhere.
“monster?”
It was Gariel’s first impression of the god of mechanical devices.
“No, it’s God. “A god who judges and purifies arrogant humans who become as dirty as they become.”
“That’s God?”
“I’d like to ask the opposite of that question. What is God? Is God an ancient and great being? An incarnation of an ideal that is omnipotent and looks down on humans with benevolence?”
you’re welcome.
Nikolai let out a twisted sneer.
“That is God. An absolute power that no one can dare to challenge. Good and evil don’t matter. “If you can destroy everything and create something, that is God.”
God created humans.
The human creates a new god again.
Like a snake biting its own tail.
An infinite vortex that spins endlessly.
Nikolai was convinced that he was the connection.
“John Doe is going to die there. The majority of this island will be purified. And this Isla Machina will become a new place. To the Tower of Babel to overthrow the old gods.”
“Crazy guy. Do you think it will work out the way you want? “Your plan will never succeed.”
Nikolai frowned at Gariel’s point.
When I poured cold water into my car, which was in a very exciting mood, I became very irritated.
Nikolai stood up from the chair and kicked Gariel in the chin with his shoe.
Gariel’s jaw rolled around, but she didn’t stop laughing.
“It doesn’t even tickle. “They personally gave me anesthesia so I wouldn’t get sick.”
“…under.”
Nikolai looked at Gariel and was about to kick again, but suddenly he changed the image of the crystal ball as if he had a good idea.
“okay. It wouldn’t be fun if I killed you here. “There are so many things you need to see, but what if you’re already dead?”
The video Nikolai showed showed a girl lying on a bed.
Gariel’s eyes widened to tears.
“Rine!”
“You even had to attack the New Magic Tower to save that girl, right? “It seems like that girl is that important.”
“….”
“So, try to look at it clearly. “The sight of that girl dying before your eyes.”
Currently, Cravat was next to Line, casting a curse hard.
The black power of the curse rising around Rine’s body formed a magic circle.
Cravat was concentrating his mind to eliminate the sacred power that was shaking in Linne’s body.
“It’s an interesting situation. yes?”
“How on earth?”
There was no device left inside the hideout to monitor that appearance.
There would be no way to clearly see the inside of the room right now.
“Why do you think there isn’t one? “There was a monitoring device that was always by your side.”
“Could it be… an automaton?”
Gariel thought of a special automaton.
“Did you think the Eye of God simply created a surveillance device for me? you’re welcome. You can catch a glimpse of anything as long as you can see it. “Even in the case of home automatons.”
“Well…”
“Of course, you can’t control it remotely, but you can at least watch it in real time like this. “My subordinates will take care of the rest.”
Even as Nikolai said that, the sound of the crash outside grew louder.
“Are we still fighting? Well, then, shall we be kind and let everyone see it?”
The video of the floating crystal ball was divided into two.
On one side is the image of a mechanical god destroying a three-story city.
On the other side is Cravat, who is diligently treating Line.
Even though Gariel wanted to close her eyes, she couldn’t.
This is because in his field of vision, he could still see Ludger fighting against the god of mechanical devices.
Ludger, who had been caught by the mechanical arm, unleashed his magic power to shake off its grip and lunged at the mechanical god, holding a weapon made of magic power in both hands.
-Are you going to give up?
Why on earth do I remember what Ludger said now?
Does struggling really change anything? What if this becomes a pointless struggle?
If you know you will fail, wouldn’t it be wiser not to even try?
Why would you do such a stupid thing to make yourself suffer?
-Because just trying is worth it.
I heard Ludger’s voice that I couldn’t hear.
It was an auditory hallucination.
Ludger had never actually said anything like that.
Nevertheless, the reason Ludger’s voice was heard was probably because Gariel firmly believed that he would give this answer.
“Just doing it is worth it.”
Although you don’t like it.
Although I really don’t want to admit it.
but yet.
I think this is correct.
Gariel closed her eyes.
Nikolai tried to laugh at that, asking if he had given up on everything.
Unless something was happening on the other side of the screen.
“what?”
* * *
Inside the crater, Huron stretched out in a large shape.
His condition, caught in a huge explosion, looked serious at first glance.
Muscles were torn, bones were broken, and exposed skin was charred black and full of red blood stains.
Even though he looked like a horrible corpse, Hwiron was alive.
Write it. Phew.
Hwiron caught his breath.
By inhaling and exhaling oxygen, magical energy was circulated throughout the body.
The stimulated regenerative cells worked busily and increased metabolism to the limit, healing the wound.
Stamina and regenerative power that are unbelievable for a human.
The God of Mechanical Devices who fights Ludger understood Huron’s condition and sent a mechanical arm.
A mechanical arm with sharp claws flew toward Hwiron’s heart.
No matter how crazy it may be, there is no way to stop it or escape it now that you are lying defenseless.
“Lord Hyron!”
Loteron called out to him and Huiron looked at the mechanical arm flying towards him with half-hearted eyes.
Damn, if only I had a little more time.
Just as Hwiron, who sensed his own doom, was about to give up everything, a dark red slash flew out and hit the mechanical arm hard.
Kwak-ga-ga-ga-gak!
The crescent-shaped slash was pushed with the force of cutting off the wrist of the mechanical arm.
The mechanical arm that was targeting Huron had no choice but to change direction to resist the force of the slash.
Strange waves flowed from the mechanical arm, and the power of the slash weakened.
At that moment, another slash of dark red energy flew out.
Quang!
Hwiron’s eyes widened when he saw the mechanical arm bouncing off.
His pupils, trembling as if in disbelief, captured the back of the Black Knight who had landed in front of him.
“you… Who is it?”
The black knight carrying a greatsword on his shoulder only slightly turned his head to answer Huron’s question.
“A person in debt.”
“Debt?”
“If you take on a debt and then just leave.”
The Black Knight emitted a huge amount of energy from the great sword in his hand.
“It’s against chivalry.”
First Order Black Knight Berom.
Wearing living armor again, he grabbed his great sword and rushed towards the mechanical god who was fighting Ludger.
The God of Mechanical Devices stared at Berom at the presence of a new enemy.
“Avoid!”
Ludger thought of the eye light emitted by the God of Mechanical Devices and sent a warning to Berom.
At that moment, Berom’s body spun in the air.
The black cloak hanging behind his back spun like a top, covering Berom’s body, and immediately after, an eye glow filled with enormous energy hit Berom’s cape.
Pow!
A black cloak with a hole in the center.
But Berom, who was supposed to be beyond, was nowhere to be seen.
The God of Mechanical Devices turned his head to follow Berom’s movements.
The moment I looked at where Berom was, Berom had already stepped on the wreckage and jumped to another place.
When I turned my head to follow, Berom had disappeared again, as if teasing his gaze.
Berom jumped around like a spring, stepping on metal debris floating in the air.
Its movements were much more agile and faster than when it fought Ludger.
So much so that the God of Mechanical Devices could not capture its movements.
Tooung!
A black line that had been intricately drawn in the air was shot towards the god of machinery.
A mechanical arm spread its palm wide and blocked the front like a shield, but the black line slid down as soon as it reached the palm and ran smoothly along the forearm.
A black blade flashed sharply at the end of the line.
Kaang!
The mechanical god raised his main arm and blocked Berom’s sword.
Berom’s appearance revealed during the struggle was quite different from before.
If this battle was a form of full-body armor that looked heavy and sturdy, the current one was much sleeker.
‘The armor has changed?’
The thick armor was compressed to form a tight fit on the body, and instead of the cloak thrown off the back, red mane-like hair flowing from the back of the helmet fluttered in the wind.
The great sword was also slightly thinner to match the shape of the armor, taking on the shape of a typical long sword.
Instead of lowering the defense, the mobility has been raised to the maximum.
Perhaps because the power output had decreased accordingly, Berom was unable to maintain the momentum it had rushed into and began to slowly fall back.
At that moment, a red light flashed in the distance and flew towards the body of the mechanical god.
Berom stepped back just in time, and an explosion erupted around the God of Mechanism.
Berom, who retreated, landed on floating debris near Ludger.
“You were thinking of coming back.”
“Because I can’t live with debt.”
Berom answered without looking at Ludger.
Berom’s own tone of voice was different from when he was swayed by Living Armor.
“Have you finally accepted the curse?”
“I guess I’ve grown fond of him after being with him for ten years now, whether it’s when I sleep or when I eat.”
Berom muttered openly as if he did not understand this choice.
However, even if you say that, looking at the newly changed form of Living Armor, it means that Berom has accepted the armor.
“Are you saying that one way to escape the curse is not just to forgive it, but also to accept it?”
“Well, it just happened to be like that. “That’s not what’s important right now.”
“okay.”
Ludger nodded and agreed to Berom’s words.
The artillery fire coming from afar pounded the god of machinery without stopping.
Isla Machina had a national guard that could be called a guard guarding the interior.
Armed with the latest magic engineering weapons, they had armament and skills comparable to that of a country’s regular army.
And there were defense lines all over the islands that made up Isla Machina to prepare for invasion by foreign enemies.
The artillery fire coming now was also the result of turning the artillery batteries installed on the outskirts of the 2nd and 4th floors to focus on the God of Mechanical Devices.
“It seems to be the final test object Nikolai created out of confidence, but no matter how strong it is, if it’s bombarded at this level…”
Berom couldn’t even finish his sentence.
This is because the god of mechanical devices, engulfed in red explosions, looked completely fine.
The god of mechanical devices, with four mechanical arms wrapped around him like a cocoon, remained unharmed even under such bombardment.
After confirming this, the National Guard fired another cannonball from afar.
Tracer bullets flying in the air, scattering red light.
Seeing this, the God of Mechanical Devices swiped out one of his mechanical arms.
A strange wave spread from the palm and swallowed up the incoming tracer bullet.
The tracer bullet that was flying stopped high in the air.
“what?”
Berom was astonished at the sight.
“I guess the ammunition and shells used by the National Guard are specially made so that they are not affected by electric or metal magnetism?”
Since it is an island full of wizards, they must have made sufficient preparations accordingly.
However, the only thing they overlooked was that they did not assume a single attribute wizard who could handle metal.
The direction of the cannonball that stopped in the air slowly rotated.
180 degrees, fixed in place.
Tooung.
With a flick of its finger, the mechanical arm returned faster than the speed at which the cannonball flew.
Burbububbung!
The defensive batteries installed on the island were engulfed in red flames.
“Is it possible to catch this crazy thing with the National Guard?”
“The National Guard is not enough.”
Modern weapons do not work against the gods of mechanical devices.
He was an absolute master of modern warfare and a master of weapons.
“The only thing that needs to be defeated is a knight’s auror or a wizard’s magic. “What is the New Magic Tower doing?”
“It’s strangely quiet. It looks like they’re keeping an eye on each other while taking care of internal affairs.”
“okay?”
Ludger’s eyes sank heavily.
“If they don’t come out, the only way is to let them come out.”
