089

Ep. 89

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Port district of T&C Special Trade Center.

The shield door opened and a spacecraft flew smoothly into the Earth.

The exterior of the spacecraft, which landed safely on the dock, had the Moebius strip mark, a symbol of the Eugene family, printed on it.

When the spaceship door opened, crew members carrying metal hard cases got out at high speed.

"There is no time. "Hurry up and get ready."

"yep! Minseok!"

The name of the Hwangin man who commands his subordinates is Minseok Eugene.

He served Jeongwoo Eugene in the past and is currently the butler of Sihyeon Eugene.

The minions serving Sihyeon Eugene moved in perfect order according to Minseok's orders.

They opened the hard case, took out the parts inside, and started assembling it.

"miss."

While his subordinates began work, Minseok lowered his head when he saw the last woman who got off.

The woman wearing a white bodysuit was Sihyeon Eugene, the owner of those present.

"I will leave as soon as the work is completed within 5 minutes."

"…."

Sihyeon looked around without answering.

'Something is strange.'

In the port district, there were countless warships and ships that visited the city to participate in board meetings, but there were hardly any people in sight.

The androids seen occasionally were also unusual.

It was obvious that they were combat androids, as they had three arms, and they were now taking over tasks that regular workers would have to handle.

'A major accident happened that I didn't know about.'

Considering the widespread anti-android sentiment within Megacorp, it was by no means normal for machines to move this much instead of people.

'If there is a shortage of people, there is one of two things. Either a huge accident occurred and there were a huge number of casualties, or…'

The spread of an unidentified infectious disease.

Before coming here, she heard through the media that the Edgerton Knights had committed unpleasant acts.

'However, it is unlikely to be a sabotage by the Silver Lion Knights.'

Because she was also from the shadows, she knew full well that Egerton's Silver Lion Knights were made up of genetically modified humans.

Although they were powerful, they were not at the level of reducing the population of this space city this significantly.

This is because due to the lack of personnel, they will be defeated by the land forces of the defense fleet.

Moreover, there was no mention of mass killings in the media.

Since the Zhao family was at loggerheads with Edgerton, there was no way they would have left it alone if Edgerton knights had killed civilians on a large scale.

Then there is only one answer.

"Pass it to everyone. "Activate the reinforced suit and wear a mask."

"yes?"

"There is an epidemic going around."

Judging by the fact that the White Maiden she was wearing did not react in any way, it was not an airborne disease.

Those in this position will have inevitable contact with certain humans in order to carry out their mission. So, to avoid contagion, you need to prepare here in advance.

When Minseok gave the order, the minions working simultaneously activated their reinforced suits and put on masks.

'Did another force other than us carry out the terrorist attack?'

It is not that there were no speculative forces, but they were all far from terrorists using biological weapons.

'Akira Eugene is still here.'

As the Eugene family was a master of genetic engineering and biotechnology, they also had expertise in biochemical weapons using viruses.

If the head of such a family does not know that an infectious disease is spreading in the city, the virus is usually not dangerous.

'Or maybe he knows but remains silent.'

That cunning old monster could have done just that.

The idea is to put mental pressure on the general manager through the board of directors to prevent them from paying attention to the city.

Of course, since he values his own life more than anything else, he must have taken steps to prevent himself from being infected with the virus.

"It is complete."

It was Minseok's voice that woke her from her thoughts.

Before she knew it, a complex mechanical device assembled by her subordinates was placed in front of her.

This is a Gremlin torpedo manufactured by Star Union that was converted into a time bomb by Sihyeon's minions.

Originally, the Gremlin torpedo was designed to neutralize warships of other powers, and when it explodes, the nanomachines inside come out and eat up all the metal around them.

Sihyeon's subordinates modified it so that much more nanomachines than the original could be spread out over a wide area.

"Good work. "Then let's move."

From now on, they will go to plant this bomb in the underground nuclear reactor at the heart of this city.

'hmm?'

While moving with his subordinates, Sihyeon sensed a strange flow of psychic power.

'Cult? no. That's…'

A very strange psychic power flashed for a moment inside the city and then quickly disappeared.

'no way?'

"miss?"

When Sihyeon stopped, Minseok called the owner.

She looked back and forth between the bomb and the center of the city.

One side is Sihyeon Eugene's long-cherished wish.

A golden opportunity to eliminate Akira Eugene and at the same time wipe out the enemies of the Eugene family.

On the other hand, the other one….

"Miss, you need to move right now."

"…."

In the first place, it is a choice that should not be shaken.

Because she is Sihyeon Eugene.

After standing silently, she finally made a decision.

"…I had something to think about for a moment. "Go now."

As she moved, she glanced one last time toward the center of the city.

'I'm not sure if it's a guy or not. Even if he were a bastard, he wouldn't be able to survive in a collapsing space city.'

"It" that killed her will be buried with the city when it falls.

'…if he survives.'

At that time, she herself will break the chains that bind her.

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After using Psychic Breath twice in a row in a short period of time, I barely regained my fading spirit.

Even though the force equivalent to White Gallagon's breath exploded, the Necrofactor did not fall.

"I am the greatest…"

With all of its outer skin torn off and only bones and muscles visible, it stumbled a few steps and fell.

Its heartbeat slowly slowed and then stopped.

The black shroud that covered its body also returned to the appearance of black mourning clothes.

'phew.'

I was concentrating on the auxiliary organs and only felt relieved when the guy's death was confirmed.

'It was a scary enemy.'

If I were alone, I wouldn't have been able to win.

'No. 26 was a big help.'

Also, Adhai, who went to deal with Code Red instead of me, did his job.

I looked at number 26.

The guy was on high alert to see if Black, who had become a corpse, would come back to life.

The guy who felt my gaze sent a wave of concern to me, asking if I was okay.

[Zuzuz, zuzu, zuzuzu (I'm fine. Are you?)]

｢I'm fine. "A wound like this heals quickly."

As always, he worries about me before he worries about himself.

I was about to send a wave of gratitude to the guy, but I felt a change in my body.

'The symbol of the hunt is over.'

The feeling of being glad that it didn't end before killing Black coexisted with the feeling of being disappointed that it ended without being able to eat the corpse.

'Still, it's beneficial to obtain at least one of Black's genes… huh?'

My thoughts did not continue until the end. Because an extremely strong instinct took complete control of my mind.

'What is it?'

A terrible appetite struck my brain, enough to drive me completely crazy.

I thought I was familiar with it, having experienced it a few times, but this was on a different level.

'No way, the fatigue and side effects caused by the psychic breath…'

Suddenly, I felt like everything was useless.

I was just hungry.

"Big baby! "Eat quickly!"

Someone is saying next to me, but I don't know.

It's a strange feeling, but the voice smells appetizing.

And without betraying my expectations, fragrant meat appeared before me.

I swallowed the piece of meat in one gulp.

'It's not enough.'

Text boxes pop up in front of me and I say something, but I don't know what they are saying.

More than that, I'm hungry.

Why do I have to be so hungry?

'If you need it, you can get it.'

This is something I've always heard since I was young.

If you need something, just take it. That's the life of a winner.

｢■■■ ■■ ■■ ■■■■■!｣

'It's right there.'

A whispering voice. If I eat that, I think this terrible hunger will go away.

The moment I thought that, food appeared in front of me again.

Compared to the food from before, the smell was strange. So much so that even though I'm hungry, I don't feel drawn to it.

'Shut up and eat it.'

Suddenly I remember my childhood.

If you don't eat now, you won't be able to eat in the future. You must eat it unconditionally.

I forced myself to eat the tasteless food.

My stomach is full, so my mind goes back and forth.

Eat it all up right now. no what am i no. It's still not enough. Wait a minute. Can't wait!

'There's a nice-smelling delicacy in front of you.'

No wait.

I don't know why I thought that way, but that delicacy has thorns.

You must not eat that delicacy. no. Must eat. If I eat it, I can obtain the essence I desire. You can't eat that. I don't have time to wait.

I pounced on the delicacy.

A dizzyingly appetizing scent tickles my auxiliary organs.

'What are you going to do?'

As expected, there were no thorns.

｢■■■■ ■■ ■■!｣

He was making so much noise that it made the back of my head itch. no. Why would anyone talk about food having a mouth? Stop it now. It's all an illusion.

'thank you for this food.'

I was about to open my mouth but stopped. He wants you to eat it?

'thank you for this food!'

no.

That guy…

｢■■■, it's okay.'

The waves he shot flowed through the tentacles behind my head. Intangible signals are sent to my brain and I interpret what they mean.

'Eat it quickly!'

I closed my mouth. A tentacle sprouting from its body caresses my chin.

And my auxiliary organ and his tentacles were gently entangled.

Then I felt a small spark fly from the end of the auxiliary organ. At the same time, a text box appeared before my eyes and glowed intensely.

Two lights reminded me of something very important.

'No. 26?'

The moment I realized who I was oppressing, the world became brighter.

The foggy feeling in my head cleared up and I regained sense of my body.

I was so hungry that it made my stomach ache, but it wasn't so bad that I lost consciousness like before.

I relaxed my grip on number 26.

'How did this happen?'

My actions just now were far outside of my will.

'Is it because the fatigue of the psychic breath and the side effects of the hunting symbol overlap?'

Psychic Breath drains mental power to the limit.

When I fought in the apartment before, I used psychic breath and lost consciousness.

Thanks to the psychic power enhancement type effect on a complete organism, the limit of how I can use psychic breath has been increased to two.

Additionally, I would have passed out after using it twice in a row, but thanks to the characteristics and type effects, I was able to maintain my sanity.

However, it seems that the fatigue caused by the psychic breath and the loss of reason, a side effect of hunting, overlapped and created a synergy in a negative way.

The negative mental effects have become worse than usual.

To be exact, it wasn't at the level of a bad influence, but at the level where my instincts had completely consumed me.

'oh my god. 'I can't do this again.'

The result of the double-overlapping side effects of the two characteristics was so serious that it far exceeded my imagination.

｢Big baby?｣

No. 26 called me, probably thinking I had come to my senses.

It almost took No. 26 against my will.

I immediately apologized to the guy.

"I'm fine. "Are you sure you weren't hurt?"

[Zuzuzuz (I just went crazy. I'm so sorry.)]

"You don't have to apologize. "It's okay if the eldest baby is okay."

The boy beamed as if he was okay, but I examined his body carefully.

The good news is that I didn't attack No. 26.

If it had attacked to eat it, the problem would have been much more serious.

'Because No. 26 has no healing ability.'

Unlike me, when he gets an injury, it takes a long time to heal. If you suffer even a fatal injury, that is the end.

I looked again several times, but I couldn't see any new injuries on the guy's body, other than the ones he sustained during the fight with Black.

I was surprised to see that some of the tentacles were covered in blood, but when I smelled it, it wasn't his blood, but the blood of the cult.

'After Black, you picked up the corpse of a cult member from the ruins around here and gave it to him.'

He did his best to get me back.

While I was feeling grateful and inexplicable about that fact, I suddenly thought of a number of text boxes floating in the air.

When I looked at the text boxes, there was one that was particularly shiny.

｢Humanity activated!｣

That was a human trait I had acquired while catching and eating pirates in the past.

A trait that was previously thought to be useless ended up playing an important role at a critical time. I'm not sure what exactly was the catalyst.

'The characteristic was definitely activated when it came into contact with No. 26's tentacle.'

I tried to touch No. 26's tentacle again to recreate the situation from before.

"Big baby, there's a little baby over there."

[Zu (huh?)]

Number 26 slowly pulled out a tentacle and pointed at the sky.

Just as he said, Adhai was flying this way.

'this.'

With several patrol ships attached at the back.

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