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Ep. 73

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Operational camp set up in the commercial district.

It is a temporary facility installed to carry out joint operations between the Knights Templar and the National Guard.

There, Denver was observing the crisis management team leader's command of the operation.

Although Denver was an outsider, the atmosphere was not bad.

He is the head of Prime Capital Egerton, but he was also a hero who participated in several wars. Since he understood the nature of soldiers well, he was avoiding actions that were offensive to the National Guard as much as possible.

The National Guard also expressed gratitude for his consideration and treated him favorably.

The friendly atmosphere of the operation camp was broken by a new visitor brought by Laila.

"Haha, it's been a while since I saw you. "Denver."

"Khum Wei Zhao."

The new person at the camp was a yellow man with hair dyed blue.

His name is Wei Zhao.

He is the head of the Prime Capital Zhao family, which competes with the Edgerton family for control of Mars.

Denver looked at him with a shocked expression as he came inside and calmly took out a cigar.

"…What's going on here?"

Although Denver had a friendly attitude toward everyone, it could not do so only to the people of the Zhao family.

The two families have been fighting to become the sole ruler of Mars for hundreds of years. This is not the first time I have seen bloodshed due to family disputes.

Even now, in Hwaseong, where the original family is located, an invisible fight between the two families is in full swing.

So it is natural that the two do not get along well.

To Denver, who showed hostility, Way responded with a relaxed smile.

"No, I heard there was something interesting happening. "Even so, I am also a journalist. Shouldn't I cover when a new incident occurs?"

Denver looked at Lila's face as she came with Wei.

Her expression, too, was extremely cold. Just looking at it, it was clear that she was forced to ask for it even though she didn't want to.

'At a time like this…'

The Zhao family owns Daily Mars, the largest media company within Megacorp.

The news that an accident occurred in a special trade center ahead of the board meeting must have been delivered long ago.

"Everything is under control without any problems. way. "I don't think there's anything here that would attract their attention, right?"

"haha. Please don't be upset. I also came here to vote. "You can't miss a good opportunity to judge whether what you're voting for is legitimate or not."

"…."

Wei Zhao supports Akira Eugene's re-election.

As Denver knows, the Zao family is divided into those who support Akira Eugene and those who do not.

In other words, from Wei's perspective, the most important thing is to find out how incompetent Akira's rival Saddam Chamberlain is.

If we do that, we will be able to unify public opinion within the family.

'…I'll have to hope that Vickers does well.'

The most influential head of yellow media in Megacorp is here. What if things go wrong here?

Saddam and Denver's plan is completely ruined and the next board meeting has to be scheduled.

In Laila's case, she may have to take responsibility and step down from her position as general manager.

"Anyway, this is my problem, so don't worry about Denver. Hmm? Hey, what's that camera?"

After silencing Denver, Way asked the crisis management team leader a question with a cigar in his mouth.

"This is the personal camera of the squad leader of each National Guard unit participating in the operation. You can easily check the progress of the operation here…."

While the crisis management team leader was answering, the entire camp was greatly shaken.

"Earthquake?!"

"Everyone be careful!"

The earthquake, which shook the computers, equipment, and people inside, ended quickly.

But everyone present had an expression of bewilderment.

An earthquake in an artificial structure floating in space.

The first person to come to his senses was Laila, the city's ruler.

"Contact the dome management team leader immediately and confirm whether it was due to a meteorite impact."

"All right."

The secretary quickly ran out of the camp.

Wei, who lost face by falling alone, stood up with a stiff expression on his face.

"…I heard that T&C has a reputation for colonial development. "Is it like this often?"

"no. It's not like that. "This is the first time this has happened."

"You have to be able to trust it."

"Lila, Wei, please both calm down. This vibration seems to come from the floor. Hey, crisis management team leader. "Can you check with the unit that went down?"

At Denver's request, the crisis management team leader glanced at the signal soldier. The soldier hurriedly sent a message underground.

"This is the operation headquarters. "Is everything safe down there?"

"National Guard Team 1. It's a crackling sound. The vice-captain and the knights are in good condition."

"Chijik Defense Chijik Army Team 2. The sewer collapsed, causing some crackling and bruising. Currently receiving treatment for injuries. ｣

｢National Guard Team 3. The ground collapsed around the camp, and personnel underground have lost contact. "

Communication status is unstable. "Send additional support to Team 2 and ask Team 3 to try contacting you again."

"yep. "This is the operation headquarters…"

While the signal soldier was delivering instructions from the crisis management team leader, Denver did not show it on the outside, but was quite embarrassed on the inside.

'If there's anyone who went underground from Team 3, it's only Tennessee.'

Currently, the Knights of Denver are participating in National Guard operations in the form of reinforcements.

In line with the National Guard organized into teams, the structure was divided into three groups to support the operation of each National Guard team.

All three groups set up a joint camp with the National Guard on the ground, and among them, Vickers and Jacob of Group 12 were directing the members from the ground.

Only the vengeful Tennessee went underground directly. Even volunteering to take care of the bait.

Denver said he had some business to do and left the camp.

After confirming that no one around him cared about him, he sent a message to Vickers.

"Your Highness Chijik? "What's going on?"

"Check Tennessee. "Something is strange."

"The current state of government is unstable. "I will go and check in person."

Until then, Denver wasn't too worried.

The collapse of the sewer system due to the earthquake was unplanned, but everything is still under control.

I believed so.

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City vessels cast with advanced smelting technology.

A metal passage that never deteriorates even when all kinds of contaminants enter.

That great sewer has now been cut.

'It's more powerful than I thought?'

The psychic breath mercilessly destroyed everything that stood in its way.

Of course, the inside of the passage was devastated, and even the walls filled with metal and concrete were pierced.

I expected it to be stronger due to the type effect, but I never thought it would be like this.

'It looks like not only the passageway but also the surrounding ground collapsed.'

Because the underground is forced to become empty due to the psychic breath, the ground above cannot withstand it.

The scale of the destruction seems to have become much greater as a chain reaction occurred where the ground sank beneath the ground and the buildings above it collapsed as well.

Probably about a fifth of the commercial district where I live is in ruins.

'The kids will be okay, right?'

I shot a wave at number 26.

[Zuzuzu Zuzuzu (Are you okay over there?)]

｢Big baby, you just thumped! Are you hurt?」

[Zuzzuzuzuzuzu (I'm okay. Are you okay?)]

｢The little baby thumped and warned me in advance, so I avoided it.'

Thank goodness.

Although he is a mutant, he is clearly Blue Gallagon.

Gallagon is sensitive to the flow of psychic power.

I guess they said you need to feel the flow of psychic power and escape to a safe place.

[Zuzuzu Zuzuzu (hide for now)]

"Yes."

After confirming that the kids were safe, I stood up.

The place I was in changed from a narrow passageway to a wide cavity.

Thanks to the collapse of the ground, light came in little by little from above.

'Things are going to get a little complicated.'

If the enemy finds out that I am a monster capable of collapsing an entire city, they may act recklessly.

'It's unlikely, but we could bombard the fleet.'

If it doesn't work even if you send troops into the sewer, there's no other way left.

To be honest, trying to catch one bed bug would be like burning the whole thing down, but you never know.

Because humans are not such rational animals.

'Let's take care of the remaining genetic essence first.'

There is no point in worrying about something that hasn't happened yet. It is much more beneficial to take care of what needs to be done right away.

Of the knights who chased me, there were only two left. They are not far away.

I exited the passageway that had become communal.

'The sewer collapsed, so it's probably a chaotic situation over there right now. It doesn't seem like it will be very difficult to attack by surprise, but the problem lies behind it.'

As I was walking while thinking, I felt the flow of water coming from the opposite passage.

The knights I was looking for were coming this way.

'Let's deal with it from there first.'

It is difficult to hide here because there is little water.

This is because the purple heat rays evaporated the sediment and created holes in the walls here and there, lowering the surrounding water level.

'no. I don't think there's any need to hide.'

When I sensed it as an auxiliary organ, I saw that one person was supporting the other. The female knight's paralysis did not go away, so it seemed like another person was supporting her.

That means the enemy's strength is less than 0.5. There is no need to save yourself.

I moved in the direction where they were, sticking to the wall so that the current of the waves wouldn't get caught by them.

The knight's voice is heard from across the aisle.

"Chief Yanek! Captain Vickers! "Damn, communication is completely dead!"

"Ugh…."

"Oh my! Catherine, are you okay?"

"Ugh! eww!"

"what?"

The driver couldn't see me because he was too focused on the female driver.

When the female knight saw me first and reacted, she raised her head.

I jumped from the ceiling towards him. I crushed the driver and the three of us ended up lying on the floor of the sewer.

"profit!"

The knight quickly pulled out his blade claw to fight me.

But the distance between us is too close for him to swing his arms. I grabbed both of his arms with my fighting arms and bit down on his helmet with my mouth.

"What?"

My jaw, strengthened by the force of my teeth, crushed his helmet. The tempered glass that made up the visor for the viewing area broke and spilled inside.

"Argh!"

The knight screamed as his helmet collapsed, crushing his entire head and sending broken glass into his eyes.

His legs, which had been shaking as he was held by me, became calm after a while.

After confirming that the knight had stopped breathing, I removed my mouth from the helmet.

His helmet was completely crumpled and reduced to a third of its original size.

"eww! Ugh!"

The female knight groaned as she watched her comrade die next to her.

I was about to throw the corpse I was holding on the floor, but at that moment I saw equipment that I had not seen on other knights.

'Is it a plasma launcher?'

The knight had a plasma launcher strapped to his back.

I unlatched the launcher from his back and held it in my hand.

'You came very prepared, didn't you?'

If nothing else, launchers are dangerous.

Even if it uses the symbol of hunting, its firepower is strong enough to be dangerous if hit twice or more in a row on the head.

'If it's the National Guard, it's right to have a launcher, but why the Knights?'

Since the National Guard under the Defense Fleet is a regular army, it naturally possesses a plasma launcher. From what I remember, it was one of the standard weapons issued to each platoon.

On the other hand, the Edgerton Knights do not use plasma launchers.

Their main weapon is the plasma bolter. This is because it lacks firepower compared to launchers, but is much more versatile.

However, since that is a story in a game and this is reality, it may be different.

Since he is wearing a reinforced suit, it would be possible for an individual to hold a launcher and shoot.

'I have to write this.'

I took the launcher and looked back at the female knight.

'From what you said earlier, it seems like there's a problem with the communication function.'

Enormous psychic power can cause radio interference.

Of course, it's not long-term. It will be restored in about 10 minutes.

'I need to deal with as much as I can before then and get out.'

As the ground in the commercial district collapsed, many abandoned buildings would have appeared.

I should consider using one of those places as a temporary hideout.

'Then what should this woman do?'

If the communication function is messed up, it would be difficult to use her as bait.

'I'll just give it to the kids.'

I don't know how much longer I will have to starve in the future.

Considering that the kids are barely full of carcass catfish, it would be a good idea to give them some tasty food at this point.

'If you think about it, I ate almost all of the articles.'

My first goal is to become stronger myself through genetic essence, but it is also necessary to help others grow.

'Because all the knights were well-nourished.'

If the kids eat and become stronger than before, it is a benefit to me.

Because they are great fighters with great potential.

I left the female knight and started eating from my fellow knight.

The thick armor was removed and the strong muscles inside were ripped out.

As I put the pieces of flesh in my mouth and chewed them, I felt the chewy texture created by the delicate muscle fibers.

'This person tastes like pork?'

To be exact, it tastes like pork shoulder.

Usually, when you eat pork neck, it has a rich taste but feels a bit dry, but the article's meat had a good texture, so it was superior to pork neck.

'It's surprising that there are no pigs in Space Survival.'

In the game setting, Earth has become a barren land due to a nuclear war between the seven major corporations and governments.

Thanks to this, pigs have become extinct, and chickens are an endangered species, so only Prime Capital and above can taste them.

'It's a miserable dystopian worldview where chicken and pork belly have disappeared.'

I quickly ate the knight's meat while thinking about random things.

'Tsk. 'I already ate it all.'

The last thing left is the knight's wrist.

It felt good because it was a familiar taste, but it was disappointing.

'It's a shame, but there's nothing we can do.'

But that doesn't mean you can't eat it.

I thought that chewing for no reason would only leave regrets, so I swallowed my wrist in one gulp.

The moment the wrist passed through the throat.

｢Predation effect activated! Succeeded in acquiring the 'suspended state' gene essence. ｣ ｢

Takeover the 'suspended state' among the creature characteristics of 'Horned Hyena'. ｣

｢Do you want to apply the 'suspended state'? ｣

'Oh?'

Is it because it's been a while since I've had delicious food?

The semi-transparent text box that appeared for guidance somehow felt more welcoming than usual.

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