053

Ep. 53

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｢Damn it! "Why is the mountain crawler here?"

"It's a cub, so you don't have to worry. "Your legs and stomach are weak, so aim for those areas."

Jade was looking down at the battlefield from atop a container crane.

Specially made goggles were placed on his head. This equipment is mainly used by snipers and is equipped with various functions such as heat detection and long-distance target magnification.

This was equipment that Jade spent a lot of money on to strengthen the connection with her teammates.

"Hey tin can! Since I've got my cover, aim for his legs!"

"Are you okay?"

"I'll be watching you."

"I'll support you with Frost sniping."

Just as Jade thought, her colleagues quickly adapted to the Mountain Crawler bastard.

Frost lunged at him and whacked his leg, and when he tried to fight back, Dwayne sniped him in the eye, blocking his vision. Meanwhile, when Frost was out, Hope rained down grenades on him.

｢Grrrrr….｣

Mountain Crawler, who was just a wild animal, had no choice but to be helplessly defeated by Jade's group's team play. The cries of the creature, full of anger and resentment, could be heard all the way from afar.

'But where did he go?'

At some point, Jade realized that she couldn't see him.

I was so focused on the mountain crawler that I missed its movements.

'It's definitely not far away.'

Jade manipulated the goggles to find the most dangerous monster that Jennette had warned her about.

When Dwayne first discovered the men with Gallagon, Jade ordered him to kill the unidentified man first.

It wasn't an order that had been given with much careful consideration. Of all the enemies they had hunted, the most dangerous ones were humans, not monsters.

However, Jennet objected to Jade's order.

The truly dangerous being is not a man, but a monster carrying a gallagon on its head.

Cult member Jennet said she felt a flow of psychic power that she had never seen before. In her words, it was the most ferocious yet majestic flow of psychic power she had ever seen in her life.

Jade was momentarily shocked because it was the first time Jennette had said such a thing. This was because it was clear that if he gave his genes to Sihyeon Eugene, she would become much stronger than before.

'Capturing him alive would help the young lady…'

However, Jade knew well how dangerous the unknown psychic power was. If the operation failed while attempting to capture him alive, that would have been a complete reversal of truth. So he ordered Dwayne to target him first.

'Unfortunately the surprise attack failed, but we were able to escape our gaze… huh?'

Jade, who was looking for the guy, heard a strange sound in her ears. It was like the sound of the wind or the vibration of a maglev car as it rises.

'Where does that sound come from?'

Even when looking under the crane, there was nothing to see. Jade called out to Dwayne, who was wearing the same goggles as her.

"Around Dwayne Crane…"

"New enemies!"

"They support the Mountain Crawlers."

"Aren't they the ones we saw earlier? "The guys who went with Gallagon."

After hearing the voices of her colleagues, Jade hurriedly checked the battlefield again.

As Hope said, Blue Gallagon caught my eye. Behind him was a large balloon the size of a person's thigh. A thin man could also be seen hiding behind a container at a short distance from them.

Jade found the Gallagon she was looking for and quickly picked up the communicator.

"You must not attack Gallagon! "If he gets hurt, the operation will fail."

"Then what should I do? Because of Gallagon, we decided to attack those guys later."

It wasn't a big problem for Gallagon to get hurt. If you don't die, you can treat it somehow.

'The problem is that Blue Gallagon can call his own people.'

Although he is not a Gallagon in this city, I heard that he made a great sacrifice in kidnapping another Blue Gallagon before. At that time, two White Gallagons and one Black Gallagon appeared to rescue the Blue Gallagon, but they caused so much damage that 10 warships were lost.

'I don't know if it's fortunate, but the guy I brought in seems particularly calm.'

Perhaps heaven is helping Jade, but she still hasn't called her compatriots.

However, I don't know how long his patience will last. We need to knock him out and put him in the freezer as quickly as possible.

'…I guess I'll have to have an adventure here.'

Jade made her decision and gave orders to her colleagues through the communicator.

"…The plan was to strike after the surrounding area was cleared, but I had no choice. "Kill everyone except Gallagon."

"Just watch out for Gallagon, right? Okay."

"Yes."

"Be careful with the Hope grenades."

"Okay, Mom."

"Wait, there's something suspicious about that pink balloon!"

"What?"

Jade's eyes turned to the balloon-like creature after hearing Jennet's urgent radio call.

The balloon looked different from before. Fins appeared at the bottom of the round body, and six long, thin tentacles sprouted from the body.

As the monster waved its tentacles, Frost, who was confronting Mountain Crawler, froze.

"oh my god! It's psychic power!"

"This is crazy! " Is that guy a monster with superpowers too?!"

"Frost! "Get back now!"

Frost, who was unable to move due to his psychic power, was hit by Mountain Crawler's charge and was sent flying far away.

"do not worry! "Frost's frame has been replaced with black silver, so he'll be fine!"

"that's right! That tin bastard has a whole bone, so he'll be fine!"

"Hope!" Activate the shield immediately! I'll strengthen it!」

「I'll replace it with AP (Anti-Psychic) bullets.」

「Hey! "Gallagon is trying to attack too!"

"Gallagon must not attack! Repeat! "Do not attack Gallagon!"

｢Holy shit!｣

The communicator has become busy due to the new enemy that has appeared. Everyone in the group was distracted by the super-powered balloon, and Jade was the same.

So he didn't notice. The fact that a huge beast was flapping its wings above his head.

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'No. 26 is fighting well.'

I looked down at the guys fighting in the sky.

No. 26 was working in conjunction with Mountain Crawler to block enemy attacks. Perhaps thanks to his experience hunting with me, he was able to support me well even though it was my first time fighting a monster.

As the Aadhaiya race was Gallagon, they were keeping their enemies in check with their psychic impact.

Of course, since the enemies had cult members as their allies, they were equipped with means to prepare for supernatural attacks. It is no exaggeration to say that he has the best defense against supernatural powers of any enemy I have ever met.

'It's an AP bullet for the shield.'

Unlike the low-grade items carried by the armed police before, what they were carrying was a real shield attached to a high-grade reinforced suit. If it weren't for that, the massacre of No. 26 would have unfolded, so it's just a shame.

'It looks like the cyborg has been converted to black silver.'

Black silver is a metal that weakens the effect of psychic power and is one of the main materials of the shield. If it had been another cyborg, No. 26's psychic attack would have separated his upper and lower body, but perhaps because he had been converted to black silver, he was unable to move but was resistant to the psychic power.

'Originally, the Soul Link would have been invalidated because of Black Silver…'

The enemy seems to know this and has prepared another means to compensate. Unlike his colleagues, Cult wore a tiara on his head instead of goggles.

Ring of reinforcement. It is an artifact that strengthens the user's psychic power abilities. Thanks to that tiara, I was able to establish a soul link with the cyborg who had black silver implanted in his body.

'I brought everything with me.'

It almost seemed as if an experienced player was recommending a beginner to dress like this.

'no way. 'That can't be possible.'

I erased my random thoughts and flew slowly, landing behind him.

The enemy was only focusing on the battlefield in front of him.

I quietly walked up to his back and clamped my fighting arm over his mouth.

"!"

After covering his mouth, I grabbed his right arm with my other arm and crushed it. The pain made him tremble, but it wasn't over yet.

I don't need his limbs in my plans.

"Woof!"

The guy whose limbs were all instantly crushed was foaming at the mouth. It seemed like he wanted to alert his allies by screaming or something, but it was no use.

Currently, I was holding his head and holding it in the same position it was in before the attack.

Thanks to this, the enemies only thought that his vision was shaken and had no idea that he had been attacked.

'Soul Link is canceled when the subject loses consciousness or leaves the range of application.'

In other words, it also means that I can take advantage of enemies with Soul Link as long as I avoid the release conditions.

I slowly lowered the crane while holding on to him. While imitating the movement of him normally holding on to the ladder and coming down.

It would be an impossible plan for an ordinary human, but it was possible thanks to Aimorph's body, which has more arms than humans and possesses transcendental senses.

｢Captain?｣

｢What? "Why are you coming down all of a sudden?"

I could hear the confused voices of my colleagues coming from the communicator. The owner of the communicator who is supposed to respond is not currently in a position to respond.

When I was first shot, it was highly likely that the enemy had already prepared for our member.

'I guess they judged it to be one human, one Gallagon, and two unidentified monsters.'

If there were more humans among us, or at least I was an intelligent being, my enemies would have questioned the current situation. Because humans can threaten their enemies and force them to move.

But the only human among us is hiding there, shivering, next to Gallagon.

Therefore, they only think that their colleague is acting unexpectedly, but they do not think that the monster is 'carrying him and moving without killing him'.

Of course, unless the enemies are stupid, they will recognize that a problem has arisen with their colleague and try to respond.

And what I'm aiming for is for my enemies to take common sense actions.

"Jade! Answer me!"

"Dwayne!" Jade is heading that way!"

"I can't see. "Let me check right away."

"Ouch…"

I think the man I caught was Jade Russell, the man who brought Adhai to this city. I haven't been able to look at his face closely yet because my identity is revealed when I face him.

'For some reason, it seemed that way, but it was real.'

"Off…"

The man, no Jade, was holding me captive with his limbs crushed, but he tried his best to somehow tell his colleagues about this.

'I can't leave it like that.'

I bit his shoulder. The neurotoxin flowing through my body fluids quickly penetrated its body.

"…."

Jade, stiff as a startled goat, became quiet with that.

Holding the doll with limp limbs, I moved toward the next target.

'Next is the sniper.'

I didn't know its location when I was attacked earlier, but not now.

The sniper is within the range of Soul Link and at the same time is in a position to fire within the sight range of the Jade I am holding.

When calculating the enemy's location through this, the range is greatly narrowed.

'If you get closer, the sniper will also appear to check on your colleague.'

After coming within range where I assumed the sniper would be, I laid Jade down on the floor next to the container. Outside of Jade's field of vision, I waited for the enemies to react.

'It's time to move on.'

The sniper will also share Jade's line of sight, so he will immediately know where Jade is. I focused on the auxiliary organs and continued to monitor the area.

After a few minutes, my auxiliary organs sensed movement. The movements were so agile that one could mistake them for rats or cockroaches.

'It's a guy.'

I quietly took a detour so as not to be caught by the agile sniper. In all likelihood, the sniper will be wearing vision aids similar to Jade, so you should stay away from this spot.

'It'll be okay at this point.'

I gained some distance and waited, hiding in the shadows. The sniper was approaching cautiously, like a rat aiming for a piece of cheese in a trap.

Even though it was barely visible to the naked eye, the creature was nowhere to be seen. Instead, looking at what appears to be an auxiliary organ, the opponent appears to be wearing optical camouflage equipment.

'That's right, if you hit your head, you'll all die.'

When it stops moving to check on Jade's condition, that's your chance.

"Mountain Crawler has been sorted out! The rest will be sorted out soon!"

Bad news came through Jade's communicator. If Mountain Crawler is dead, No. 26 and Aadhai won't last long either.

'…no. Let's trust them.'

Negative thoughts came to mind, but I shook my head.

Based on my experience so far, No. 26 is not weak. He should be able to hold out long enough until I come to help him.

I waited patiently. I kept hearing bad stories through the communicator, but I gritted my teeth and endured it.

And finally my assistant brought me good news.

News that a sniper is standing on the roof of the container ahead.

I aimed at its location with the spine launcher. The target is the opponent's heart.

Although it is invisible to the eye, the auxiliary organ's superior senses sufficiently captured the quiet sound of the sniper's heart.

"This is Dwayne. Checking on Jade…"

As he radioed in a very low voice, spikes were fired from my fingertips.

Of course, Eimov's senses did not betray me.

The sniper fell under the container without even finishing his sentence.