Episode 223 [ Brood Lord (2) ]
“Shane and I will handle it from now on.”
People looked at Kyung-hoon with blank expressions.
Shane approached Kyunghoon.
“You must have been busy.”
“yes. “It seems like even ten bodies are not enough.”
Kyunghoon shook his head with a tired look.
Kyung-hoon was so busy that he couldn’t come with them.
We had to coordinate with multiple countries and talk to combat support rear logistics and EV partner companies.
Of course, EV took care of a lot of the work, but there were many things that Kyung-hoon had to show his face in person.
The two started running through the desert, leaving the others behind.
“Is it really going to be just those two people?”
“well. “K said it was okay, so it wouldn’t be okay, right?”
Vasily responded to Rosalia’s words.
Rosalia leaned against the wolf as he calmed his breathing. She continued to watch the two executioners disappearing into the sandstorm.
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Whieeeee.
Although the sandstorm was so strong that it could blow away people, Kyung-hoon and Shane continued to run after the monster without difficulty.
This was because Shane’s weight was several times heavier than that of a human, and Kyung-hoon also held his body to the floor with a weight.
Unfortunately, it was impossible to fly a drone in this sandstorm.
As he ran, Shane explained to Kyunghoon what he had just confirmed.
“…That’s how we were all able to escape safely thanks to the wolf.”
-In the end, the colony monster that resembles sand is the main body of that monster.
Shane nodded at Eve’s words and continued.
“Shooting sand wasn’t very effective either. “I think the only way is to find the core and destroy it.”
“It looks like we have roughly figured out where the core is, so let’s test it with the rail gun.”
When the monster approached about 2 km away, Kyung-hoon took out a rail gun from subspace.
Kyung-hoon installed a mana stone on the rail gun he took out.
Seeing that, Shane shook his head.
“One mid-level mana stone per shot. “I didn’t know this before, but it’s such a wasteful weapon.”
In the other world where mana stones were abundant, it was not taken very seriously.
However, looking at the Arab branch leader who was disappointed that he had used up a single mana stone to move the portal, I could see how wasteful this weapon was.
“It’s about $2 million. It costs about the same as three Tomahawk missiles. “It’s expensive if you use it as a personal weapon, but considering the firepower, it’s not that bad of a cost-effectiveness.”
-Think back a few years ago. That’s right, it’s expensive.
Kyung-hoon infused mana into the rail gun while listening to Eve’s babbling voice.
Kyung-hoon aimed the rail gun at the rock monster’s back and pulled the trigger.
Chaaaaang!
The mana stone was fired.
Quaguaguagua.
As the sandstorm split, a long hole was created.
And a large explosion occurred from the rock monster’s back.
Kwasik.
A translucent membrane appeared and then broke. It was a protective shield on the monster’s body.
Quaaaang!
Then, an explosion covered the monster’s entire back. Blood-red sand was scattered everywhere.
Coo coo coo coo coo.
Rocks and waste materials poured down.
But Kyunghoon frowned and Shane also shook his head.
-Contrary to expectations, it seems that it can create a shield even on rocks attached to its body. Additionally, it is a self-repairing monster. I think it’s going to be annoying.
The broken shield was being repaired again, and the monster’s dented back was being patched up.
The rocks that had poured down were pulled up again by red sand strands, and the remaining part was filled with desert sand, mixed with the red sand and hardened into stone.
“Should I approach and grab him…”
Aside from the fact that mana stones are expensive, it took time to use the rail gun again. If the wound was filled like that, the rail gun was no answer. Boom. Boom. The
rock
monster. I stopped walking and turned around.
It looked like it was going to attack me.
“There’s no way I could just go away after being attacked like that.”
Kyung-hoon took out a greatsword from subspace.
At that time, Shane, who was glaring at the rock monster, opened his mouth.
“Get my attention. I’ll try it.”
He raised his bandaged hand.
Woohee.
The mechanical hand rotated like a drill. The bandage on his hand was torn off.
“Wouldn’t it be dangerous?”
“I guess the monster doesn’t recognize me.”
The red sand that came into the helicopter a little while ago ignored Shane.
In the past, quite a few monsters did not recognize Shane, who was a machine.
Of course, they counterattacked when attacked, but before that, there were many monsters that recognized him as an ordinary object.
“Anyway, now . “Because I wasn’t the one captured by that monster.”
It was just as Shane said.
Buuuuuung.
A large rock was flying this way.
It was a rock that protruded from the arm that the monster swung in the air.
Shane started running towards the rock monster and Kyung-hoon threw himself to the side.
Qua. Ahh!
The sand dune exploded after being hit by a rock. The impact was severe for an ordinary rock hitting it.
But no one was hit by the flying rock. Neither of them were awakened people or robots who would have been hit by an ordinary rock.
Kyung-hoon broke through the pouring sand. It popped out to the side.
“Okay. It’s a long distance, but if it’s that size, it should be possible!”
Gyeonghoon ran to the side, raised his greatsword and pointed at the rock monster.
The mana of the SS-level expert rushed into the greatsword.
Damn it.
The greatsword glowed brightly. And cracks spread over the greatsword.
The greatsword could not withstand Kyunghoon’s mana. .
Bang!
The great sword exploded. Even at the moment the sword exploded, Gyeong-hoon desperately controlled the mana scattered throughout the sword.
All the broken fragments, loaded with mana, flew to one side. In the direction of the rock monster.
Shuaaaaaaaa!
Glowing fragments tore through the sky.
Running through the sandstorm, Shane glanced at the fragments passing overhead.
Kwakwakwak!
Most of the fragments hit the monster’s body. Small explosions continued to occur, but this time it was not easy to break the shield.
Unlike the mana stones shot with the railgun, the greatsword fragments were not very effective.
“Good.”
But Shane was satisfied. It was enough to attract his attention.
The rock monster was walking towards Kyung-hoon, scattering rocks and materials on its body.
The monster didn’t care, although the rocks and building fragments on its body were shrinking
. Thanks to this, Shane safely arrived at the monster’s feet.
Boom.
The moment the giant rock foot stepped next to him, he fired a hand with wires upwards.
Swoooooouch!
The mechanical hand soared up, emitting flames.
Eve. The newly modified wire boasted twice the tensile strength and twice the length, and the mechanical hand was also equipped with a rocket thruster, allowing it to soar upwards up to 200 meters. From a distance, it looked like a rocket fist from a children’s cartoon, but Shane was satisfied and Kyung-hoon was satisfied
. was envious.
The mechanical hand that rose upward got stuck in the rock that made up the monster’s body.
The shield tried to block it, but the fragments of the great sword that flew in just in time tore a hole in the shield.
Srrrrrrrrr.
As the wire wound around, Shane’s body rose upward.
Thump. Thump.
The wire that hung Shane under the body of the walking rock monster swayed.
But even as it swayed, the wire continued to wind and Shane was able to land on top of the monster’s body.
Clang.
The mechanical hand joined his arm again.
Shane raised his head.
The monster’s body, made up of rocks and sand, was staggering and moving.
“Is it rock climbing this time?”
It was climbing a moving rock wall.
Moreover, there were no ropes or pickles, but Shane had two hands.
With his hands stuck in, he took off his helmet and threw it away. There was no reason to wear a helmet that would block his vision when no one was watching. Kwasik
. .
The mechanical hand penetrated the rock.
Perhaps because it was attached to the body, the shield did not stop it.
He began to climb upward, sinking his fingers into the wall one after another.
Passing through rocks and boulders, passing through lines of moving red sand.
As expected . Neither the monster nor the red sand recognized him.
Thanks to the monster’s violent movements, he almost fell several times, but he was eventually able to land on the chest of the monster that Rosalia had pointed to.
Pugh.
He stuck his left hand into the rock wall and held it against the other side. He pushed his hand deep into the hardened sandstone, a mixture of red sand and ordinary sand.
He then rotated his right hand, which was embedded in it.
Whoosh!
The mechanical hand became a drill and continued to dig into the sandstone.
‘Where is the core!’
He clung to the monster’s chest and stretched the sensor to its maximum.
The sensor began to search for the monster’s core through his hands, where the mana flowing through his body penetrated the monster’s body.
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-Shane began searching for the core . .
Eve’s voice came to the ears of Gyeonghoon, who was running frantically.
Bang! Bang!
Rocks, concrete rebars, and asphalt were falling around him.
All the things falling around him were what made up the body of that rock monster.
If it was an ordinary rock or building fragment, there was no need to dodge so hard, but the things flying now had a subtle light. Everything flying was filled with
mana.
Monsters can carry mana not only from things attached to their bodies.
-Flying It seems that being able to load mana into a sword is not only the master’s ability.
“Are you kidding me!”
-No. I’m just confirming the information. If it’s not the master’s unique characteristic, there may be more monsters that can attack like this in monarch-level monsters and above. It was an ordinary word, but it was something I didn’t like. Now Kyung-hoon is running away
hard
. It was hitting, but it wasn’t that dangerous.
The flying rocks and concrete piles were loaded with mana, but it was okay if they didn’t hit.
With Kyung-Hoon’s mana detection ability, he was able to tell the location of the flying rocks even from behind, and his SS-level body was able to detect the flying rocks. He was able to escape faster than a rock.
Of course, the distance from the monster was getting closer, but that was what Kyung-hoon wanted.
Right now, Kyung-hoon couldn’t destroy the monster, and the monster couldn’t kill Kyung-hoon.
But Kyung-hoon He had a friend.
-Found it!
Bang!
The rocks that were flying along with Eve’s words suddenly snapped.
Gyeonghoon looked back.
A huge monarch stood tall in the middle of the desert.
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Kwagwagwagwa.
The drilled hand kept digging. He was holding it. The core was barely 5 meters in.
The monster had just stopped.
The red sand that had flowed over the monster’s body was now lost and wandering around frantically.
“Just a little more…”
But Shane continued. I just moved my hand. The distance to the nucleus was getting closer and closer.
4m 3m 2m..
“Gotcha…!”
It was the moment the mechanical hand arrived at the core.
Kwasik.
The wire connecting the mechanical hand and arm was broken. No, the mechanical hands and wires were all shattered.
I felt the long wire getting shorter and shorter.
Something was approaching, gnawing on the wire!
Surprised, he cut the wire and pulled out the impaled arm.
Crumbling.
Blood-red sand was filling up inside the hole where the arm was pulled out, gnawing away at the wire.
It was different from other red sands. Clearly the sand recognized him and was hostile to him.
It was sand that could instantly eat up a reinforced mechanical arm or a wire of enormous strength.
‘Is that the leader of the colony protecting the core?’
Even as I thought about that, the sand was quickly approaching, filling the hole.
It was too fast. Even if it left my body, it seemed difficult to avoid the sand that turned into tentacles.
It was then.
-Escape! The master will attack!
Eve’s cry was heard through the antenna.
There was no need to worry. Shane pulled his hand out and kicked the rock with his foot.
puck!
Shane was launched towards the floor.
And the red sand sticking out of the hole turned into a tentacle and chased him as he fell.
Shane didn’t see the sand tentacle following him. He looked at the sand dunes in the distance.
I could see Kyung-hoon aiming his rail gun beyond the sandstorm.
Flash!
Light exploded from the railgun.
puck!
The mana stone flew at Mach 7 and went right through the hole made by Shane.
The weakened shield could not stop the Mach 7 bullet, and the red sand could not stop the mana stone.
The mana stone bullet penetrated deep into the hole and arrived in front of the monster’s core.
The blood-red sand surrounding the core frantically embraced both the mana stone bullet and the core, but could not stop the mana stone, which had already surpassed its critical point.
Kaaaaagh!
A scream came out from the sand.
The mana stone exploded.
thud!
A heavy tremor echoed through the desert.
The next moment,
Kwaaaaang!
The rock monster’s upper body exploded.
Stones, sand, and debris flew everywhere.
It was a bigger explosion than expected. Debris flew hundreds of meters and kilometers.
“You’ll be okay, right?”
Kyung-hoon looked at the explosion while breaking out in a cold sweat.
-I almost got into big trouble! The firepower should have been reduced further!
“I was afraid it wouldn’t break through. “Shane, are you going to be okay?”
-I do not know. It doesn’t communicate and isn’t picked up by sensors!
Kyunghoon’s face became even paler.
At the same time, the sandstorm stopped.
The swirling sand began to settle and something flashed and appeared in the place where the monster exploded.
“Rosalia?”
It was Rosalia riding a silver wolf.
The wolf began digging hard.
A moment later, a bandaged arm appeared from under the sand.
Rosalia’s face turned pale. I couldn’t see my hands.
The wolf just sat there and continued digging in the sand.
A moment later, the entire body was revealed.
Rosalia’s expression became increasingly strange.
What her pet found wasn’t a person.
The robot lifted the camera and looked at Rosalia.
“You’ve already been caught.”
The robot took out a mechanical hand from its back and inserted it into its arm.
He took out a cowboy hat, put it on his head, made his hand into a gun shape, and pointed it at Rosalia.
“Now, if you don’t want to die, forget what you just saw.”
At his words, the silver wolf approached and began licking the camera with its tongue. Saliva covered the camera.
Rosalia looked at the robot being tormented by wolves with a mesmerized expression.
