Chapter.7 Masquerade (14)
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Contrary to initial concerns, carrying two or three more people in the exosuit did not cause any problems in maneuvering.
“Wow! Ugh!”
“no! I have to get on this and go straight to battle! I don’t want to move while smelling like puke all day! professor! “Do something with your friend!”
“Look far away, not closer, Vex! Uh…yes, the sea! “Think of something like the ocean!”
“I’ve never seen it before… the sea… wow!”
It’s just that, except for the person sitting in the driver’s seat, the other passengers suffered from tremendous motion sickness.
“Your friends are so… lively.”
“Hehehe, those guys are a bit unusual.”
“I remember the professor and that friend didn’t have that kind of impression either.”
Ralph and Ian talked while looking at Ezel’s exosuit in chaos next to them.
“What kind of guy was he back in the day?”
“Hmm… First of all, he was far from lively. He’s always thinking about something, he doesn’t talk much, and his eyes are fierce…”
“Him? “I haven’t seen the professor for a long time, but I can’t imagine it at all.”
“I had no idea either. That friend… I don’t think he’d light up like that-”
“Uuuuuuup!”
“Ugh! Come out! “It’s coming out!”
“Ezel! There’s a bullet box! “Hand over the machine gun!”
“Uwaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllll go
“Yaaaa! “I have to return it to the armory!”
“Originally, if you get one, you have to give up the other. “You should at least accept being criticized for the sake of your fighting condition!”
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“Uh… um… I didn’t expect it to get that bright…”
“Hehehe. It must have been 5 years ago, right after the war ended. Professor Park, because that guy was still 19 years old. They say that it takes 10 years to change a person’s personality, but wouldn’t it be enough to change a teenage boy in about 5 years, even if he doesn’t know his personality? Especially if the boy lives in the wasteland. “It’s a town that can’t survive unless it changes.”
“Just deal with the loss! “A single cartridge is no big deal!”
“Damn! Don’t say anything you don’t know! “There’s a sister in the inspection department’s arsenal with a torn eye like this (＼ / ), and if she loses anything, she’ll rush at you with the readiness to eat your raw flesh!”
“Uweeeek!”
Even though I’m used to it. Although victory is already assured, a large-scale battle is ahead. The Professor, Bex, and that guy named Ezel also made such a fuss on their way to kill people.
It’s a scene I’ve seen a lot. Even when they were in the military and in the Raptors, these guys were giggling and making dirty jokes and dirty talk before going into operation.
“I guess it’s a way to relax. “As I face death every day, that way of relieving tension may have been incorporated into my life.”
“Oh, Ezel, it’s not that guy. “That guy had a screw missing even before he joined the inspection department.”
Chi Ji-ik-
“[Director Mong! Vex says, I can see a battery in front of me!]”
“That’s right. The 3rd platoon moved almost immediately after leaving the garage, so it won’t take long to get down and walk to the dome. “You said you would participate in the battlefield. What do you plan to do now?”
Ian craned his neck left and right, looking at the trailer and the angular gray lumps that were starting to look like dots in the distance.
“I know you guys. That’s it…”
“Ian! Take it down when the battery goes down! From here, we’ll go separately for a bit and then join up!”
Smirk.
“It’s up to our leader to decide.”
Ian raised the corners of his mouth as he watched the trailer getting closer and the huge shadow behind it.
A huge city that cannot be hidden even by the thick sandstorm of the wasteland.
The dome was before their eyes.
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Ezel was not a person who was often surprised. Of course, I tend to react twice as much as other people, but when people are really surprised or embarrassed, they don’t scream, but they choke and can’t speak.
“Huh… huh…”
From that perspective, Ezel was very surprised right now.
About 10 minutes ago, Ezel had heard an order from Monclar, ‘There are still people in the inspection department who don’t know about this news, so go to the armory together, explain things, and then join us.’ He had followed the professor and his group to the armory.
‘Obviously, your manager gave permission to open the armory, so you can take whatever you want, right? ‘Did you make it clear?’
‘Okay, give it a try. As the manager said, I will only tell you [I will open the arsenal based on common sense], so you can figure it out yourself! Hehehe!’
I guess he felt bad about fighting the Raptor’s main force with half-broken Aks, so he thought of giving them a few guns. Even if the manager gives permission, this armory has an armory manager named ‘Carel Vivienne’, who is famous for her nicknames ‘the witch of the inspection department’ and ‘the old maid full of iron poison’, who will dig up even a single piece of ammunition and try hard not to hand it over. Since it was an inspection department armory that handled cutting-edge weapons that were not common even in the dome, her poisonousness in loading weapons was enough to make even the worn-out inspector generals shake their heads.
‘Director Mong must have given her permission roughly, believing in her powerful stopping power…’
“This… this! How about this? With the latest electromagnetic rifle from Life and Murder….”
“Umm, I’m sorry, Lady, but I don’t really like firearms with electronic mechanisms.”
“Ah, as expected, you know the arts! Then this! It’s not enough to be called a classic, but it definitely doesn’t have any electronic mechanisms! It’s a 2037 hand cannon! It is useful for suppressing people in a wide area…”
“Oh. That’s okay. “Can I take it?”
“yes yes! However much!”
“Heuhuh….”
“Heuhuhuh….”
“Joe…. has that kind of ability?”
Next to Ezel, the Professor and Bex, who had received only a gun and a belt of ammunition from Vivienne, whose eyes were raised like snakes, were looking at the armory with similar vain expressions as Ezel.
Right cheek flushed red.
Twinkling eyes.
He reacts quickly to even a small gesture or a short word, and seems impatient because he can’t do anything more.
Perhaps because he wanted to look good somehow, he even made noises that were a mixture of coquetry and charm.
The armory manager, who a few minutes ago had been puffing on a cigarette, her skin as pale as a corpse, and her harsh, harsh tone, had been pushing them away, had turned into a girl in love after a brief conversation with Ian, and was at a loss as to what to do.
“Tsk! This should be enough. I’d like to take more, but…”
“Oh, as much as you want! “You can take as much as you need…!”
“No, no. Just enough to fit in my bag. So… did you say Vivienne?”
“Ah Anne! Please call me Anne!”
“Yes, Anne. “Thank you for your help, Lady.”
Click, click!
“Umm, the lighter ran out of oil….”
“At least it’s the lighter I use!”
“No, something better is right in front of you. “Excuse me for a moment.”
“Uh what…!!!!!”
With a cigarette in his mouth and a lighter in his arms, Ian moves closer to Vivienne and wraps his arms around her neck with one hand… a lit
cigarette
in her mouth . He brought the cigarette to his mouth and inhaled deeply.
Ian’s rough face filled my eyes and her rough breathing was glowing like a bellows, bringing fire to Ian.
Whoa!
“Thank you. “There is no need to look for fire separately on the battlefield, so this is enough for now.”
‘Aw, you’re so cool!’
Vivienne eventually lost consciousness as Ian stroked her reddened cheek with his large, rough hand.
Ian leisurely leaves the armory, leaving behind Vivienne, who has fainted.
Clap,
clap, clap,
clap, clap!
Seeing that relaxed appearance, the professor and Bex Ezel applauded without realizing it.
“Hehehe! Shut up you bastards. “My jaw will drop.”
“How on earth… could that witch…”
Ian responded by punching Ezel on the forehead in confusion as if he had just witnessed his parents’ affair.
“Aya!”
“That thought was wrong, you overgrown guys. Every lady has beauty that shines like a diamond inside her. “I just gently touched the beauty that Anne didn’t even know about.”
The sight of him scolding the bewildered three with his eyes looking at his pitiful younger brother. Seeing Ian like that, the professor discovered a new side of his friend that he had never imagined. The image of a man in his mid-30s with a lot of experience with a relaxed woman.
“What kind of life have you been living?…”
“Casanova…. Casanova of steel….”
“Tongue, tongue….”
“The manager of the Dome’s arsenal. “There are plenty of reasons to hoard goodwill.”
“So, then… you took advantage of that woman’s heart? “Because of the gun?”
“This trash…”
“Tsk tsk tsk.” So, you guys are kids. “Look at Anne over there.”
The three people turn their gaze towards the armory after being scolded by Ian. There, still blushing, was Vivienne, who fell down last, holding on to the hem of Ian’s clothes.
“Look. That happy face. Anne’s image as a woman has been buried inside her until now thanks to you people looking at her like a witch or an old maid every day. Basically, a woman needs to be in love to become pretty. I got a weapon and she became the woman she longed to be. Not a bad deal, right? Win-win? “I traded dreams for weapons”
“Hey Hepburn. Did you hear? Deal… They say it’s mutually beneficial…”
“You bastard…”
“Brother, when things get quiet, please visit the inspection department. “I want to learn something seriously while having a drink.”
“Hehehe. Those sloppy little brats. “Let’s just stop admiring them and let’s go, Cherry guys.”
He said as if nothing had happened and looked at Ian’s heavy iron bag as he went ahead. The professor looked at the weapons in his and Bex’s hands. A
2040 model semi-electronic rifle. A single-shot bolt action bolt rifle. (Bolt action Volt rifle). For civilian hunting.
One passive small shield.
Vex.
Two vibrating knives.
A portable equipment for 2050 riot control. Impulsor. Commonly known as impulser. Shock wave generator.
VZ81 Scorpion submachine gun.
Do your best. I cleared my throat, but I kept repeating things like, ‘It’s difficult to take firearms, especially weapons capable of sniping, out’ and the weapon the armory manager threw at me, ‘You’re having a hard time because you’re old.’ Out of respect for the old man who gave it to me, I received a little more Vex weapons.
And.
Another Day Fusion submachine gun. 2050 type. Full parts.
Throwing anti-tank guided missile ‘Good Boy’ three-shot
Royal Gauntlet hand cannon. . Left-handed mounted 950JDJ / 24.1mm bullets capable of firing 4 rounds. Includes joint auxiliary parts.
Special operation type infantry grenade ‘Atom’. 2 pcs.
Improved anti-tank mine magnetic claymore ‘Flambejour’ 2 pcs. Wireless trigger type.
Lighter and more compact. In addition to the
‘Aegis’, the first six-sided compressed shield generator that succeeded
in The professor was overcome
with a strange sense of defeat as he looked at Ian’s equipment, which was incomparable to the shabby items he and Bex had received.
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Chijik-
[RM-01 This is EZ-07. Operation We have completed returning to the battlefield with the support forces.]
[You can say it comfortably since we haven’t reached the radio range yet, Ezel. You came sooner than expected? Could it be that Vivienne sent you back empty-handed?]
At Monclar’s words, the Supervisory Department’s communication system bursts into laughter. I heard a lot of noise and things like ‘BDSM’, ‘Arsenal’, etc. In the last communication, we had told them that these guys were joining the group and that they had only given vague permission and had attached a newborn chick to Ezel and pushed it into Vivienne’s mouth, so the people in the inspection department had roughly expected what would happen.
[Oh, that’s it…]
[There’s nothing I can do about it! Vivienne, that friend does one thing really well! It can be said that the fact that the Inspection Department’s arsenal remains so abundant despite the characteristics of high-tech weapons, which consume an overwhelmingly high amount of consumption compared to production, is largely due to her contribution! Don’t be too disappointed, just come here and have a quiet look around. My major will be taken care of. You can’t fight without a weapon! Hahahahahahaha!]
“I heard that’s true?”
“Hey, by the way. Brother Ralph has become a real raccoon too. Well, even if it was an old-fashioned weapon, I wouldn’t have been able to intervene between the raptor’s main force and the exosuit war with just one gun, an impulser, and a few daggers. Then, naturally, the rights to the loot would have been reduced to a piece of tissue paper. It was a great way to take care of both the cause and the practical benefit, Monghyung. “If I were to be harsh, I would have made porridge and given him a dome.”
“If it weren’t for me. “Hehehe!”
“Hehehe!”
Slam!
Ezel hurriedly opened the communication line as he watched the professor and his group open a large iron bag at the back of the exosuit he was riding in and take out weapons that looked vicious at first glance.
[Um… Manager Mong?]
[Hahahaha! Ezel, you worked hard too. Since I told you that we need to open the arsenal to outsiders, you must have heard what Vivienne said. Send your BDSM friends back inside the dome and join the ranks. Slowly, they start to be caught on radar.]
[No, I’m talking about that weapon…]
He glances
, “Hey, do you know how to use this?”
“You know. The gunpowder is whispering to me. Let me go! Let me explode!”
[Well… it seems like BDSM members can participate as well-]
“Oh, it’s frustrating. Flip through Ezel’s communications.”
“Aww! Hey miljimeuek!”
Before I knew it, the professor, who had all kinds of equipment attached to him, crushed the edge with his heavy weight and put his mouth to the communication equipment.
[Ah, everyone from the inspection department, it’s me. That BDSM leader from earlier.]
[Huh? Ah, Professor Park! I feel sorry for that. I also give permission. I can do it, but the arsenal is managed by Vivienne-] [
That’s it! Let’s check the rights granted by my brother. If capture is possible, follow the mercenary rules, right? The host is responsible for indirect destruction and securing, and the guest is responsible for direct destruction and destruction. Do we have the right to secure it?]
[Uh… that’s right… are you really going to intervene? No matter how much support there is from the city’s defense facilities, it’s still war? Even if we assume victory is a foregone conclusion, there won’t be any damage on our side. There is no. There is a very high probability that you BDSM friends without even the equipment-]
[OK. Confirmed. See you on the battlefield later!] Since the rules for loot were confirmed, there was nothing to worry about politically now.
“Professor .
Are you ready?!”
“Oh! I got the answer clearly! I even recorded it! You!”
“Hehehehe. It’s me. If you’re ready to explode something-”
Clap!
“Anytime!”
“Joe, if you go crazy again, you’ll be in big trouble! If you blow up the exosuit and eat it, you’ll have to pay for it for the rest of your life!”
“Hehehehe! You’re not looking at the enemy with clear eyes! Then you’re going crazy!”
“Hmm… Hepburn? I think Joe has already gotten used to it.”
“I guess he has his own battle mode. You take care of it. Just like last time.”
“Keeek.”
Sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssb-vuuuu.
The professor took a deep breath as he looked at the group warming up. The smell of iron and oil permeated through the familiar smell of dust. And the visible tension flowing through the air. The
familiar scent of the battlefield was more intense. was saying that there was no need for a complicated strategy. All that was left now was to fight against each other with all our might.
Oops!
The professor slapped his cheeks vigorously with both hands, tightened his nerves and saw a cloud of dust starting to fly over the distant horizon. “ Come on,
friends! Then why don’t you go kill people and make money!”
Ezel’s radar, which was barely visible, was full of red dots indicating the enemy on the other side of the friendly defense line.
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