episode_0069

As we had planned yesterday, we left the campsite before sunrise and headed to the mobile headquarters of Darius’ mercenaries.

Iris separated from us on the way and headed towards an old tower, and after changing into light magic armor, I and Laura moved towards a rock that would provide cover.

The experience of being naked outside was not pleasant, but the sense of security provided by the magic armor made me forget the unpleasantness.

‘I already don’t know how I fought without magic armor. ‘Human psychology is really funny.’

I took the lead with a chuckle, and Laura followed behind me, using her better hearing, smell, and night vision to keep an eye on the surroundings.

The beast people have much lower physical capabilities than the animals they are based on, but they are definitely superior to other human races, so they are helpful when they are allies, but they are really annoying when they are enemies.

However, although it is literally just annoying, any race is fair in front of bullets.

‘It’s been a long time since I moved this early.’

I shook my head, recalling the tiring memories I experienced in the old world.

There was still some time left until the sun rose, but I could already feel the dawn’s twilight slowly becoming brighter.

Laura and I hid behind a rock and watched the situation until Iris started sniping.

Looking at the enemy’s movements through the map window, there was no special movement as if they were not expecting our attack at all.

In this state, as time passes and the sunrise begins, enemies will be terrified by merciless sniping.

And when I looked at the armed status of the visible enemies, most of them were armed with magic pistols, there were only a few people with magic shotguns, and no one was seen holding magic rifles.

The magic shotgun can pierce light magic armor, so as long as you watch out for enemies armed with it, you will likely be able to win without difficulty.

‘I’m glad there aren’t any guys with magic rifles like last time. But we have it. ‘And those with good quality and performance.’

Satisfied with the advantage I had over my enemies, I checked my firearm.

When I first came to this world, the Magic Pistol that was in my bag had an automatic recovery function, so I barely needed to maintain it, but other guns do not have such a cheat-like function, so they need to be maintained frequently.

To avoid the vain end of losing your life due to a malfunction at a critical moment, you must take care of your firearm first, no matter how difficult or annoying it may be.

This was not something I had a firm idea about from the beginning, but was the result of Laura thoroughly teaching me.

I learned a lot from Laura, not only about gun management but also about the world.

If it weren’t for Laura, I might have blindly trusted the magic armor and died ridiculously when I got into a fight with Charles’ gang.

I once again felt grateful to Laura for always protecting my life.

After confirming safety through the map window, I called Laura in a very quiet voice.

“Laura, turn your head towards me for a moment.”

“What’s going on?”

“You are so lovely.”

“That’s natural.”

“Even though it’s obvious, there are times when you want to emphasize it.”

I took off my helmet and kissed Laura.

The expression of affection in a situation where one does not know when a battle will occur is even more thrilling.

It’s almost like you want to stop time and just enjoy sex.

“Laura, wasn’t I so unexpected?”

“It could be because you are about to risk your life. Thanks to you, I also relaxed.”

“Thank you for saying that.”

After stroking Laura’s head a few times, I put my helmet back on, grabbed the magic rifle, and prepared myself to fight at any time.

Not long after, the dark blue sky began to take on an orange glow, and the sun began to rise beyond the horizon.

The sunrise was truly spectacular, but it made me nervous today.

And as the dazzling morning sunlight illuminated the mobile headquarters, the yawning sentry’s skull was shattered and he fell sideways, sprawling on the floor with a slightly delayed gunshot.

Another sentry right next to the dead sentry was surprised to see his colleague dying with blood splattering on his face and tried to scream, but he could not say anything because the bullet passed through his neck and he died with blood gushing out like a fountain.

Surprised by the sudden death of the sentries and the subsequent two gunshots, the mercenary group was put on alert.

Not only the existing sentries, but also other mercenaries sleeping in the carriage jumped out and took cover in various places.

However, in the process, four mercenaries were killed by a blow to their underwear, and cries to beware of sniping came from everywhere.

“As expected, Iris’s skills are accurate.”

“Sure. Rebecca, then let’s attack now too.”

Laura held up the magic rifle and smiled a little scary.

Since you need to use both hands to use the magic rifle, I thought you wouldn’t use the sword, but I never thought you’d just use the sword.

I have no interest in blades at all, and the output of magic armor is enough to easily cut a person to death even if it is lightweight, so I never thought about using a sword.

“Good. Instead, take your life first. Got it?”

“Um… Yes, Rebecca.”

Although I felt uncomfortable with Laura’s inaction, I should trust her because she absolutely obeys my orders.

We leaned out from the rock and started firing magic rifles at the confused mercenaries.

The mercenaries, who were busy avoiding Iris’s sniping, suddenly responded faster than expected to our attack from the side.

Although we don’t know about attacks coming from so far away that we can’t respond, we don’t seem to have anything to fear from attacks coming from close quarters where we can respond immediately.

Numerous bullets rained down on the rock we were taking cover in. Laura took cover behind the rock and I continued shooting, eliminating the enemies one by one.

It felt as if hundreds of pickaxes were hitting the rocks and magic armor at the same time without stopping, but there was no need to worry because the magic pistol’s firepower was limited to causing scratches.

However, because the magic shotgun was sufficiently threatening, I first selected and killed the enemies holding the magic shotgun, and then attacked them in the order in which they were closest.

Looking at the map window while hiding behind a rock to reload, the enemy seemed to be planning to fire suppressing fire at us, use smoke bombs to block our view, and then send a separate unit to launch a flank attack.

However, in front of the power of Iris’s magical eyes, the smokescreen was meaningless.

The separate unit, which once showed its presence in the map window, was quickly erased from the map.

The enemies were so surprised by Iris’s accurate and fast sniping skills that they exceeded their expectations, so they even stopped shooting at us.

“I think those guys are really scared of Iris.”

“You would never have imagined that you would be able to see through the smoke screen.”

“Now then, let’s take advantage of the smoke created by the enemies and approach them. There are limits to continuing to fight here.”

“Yes, Rebecca. It seems like the smoke is getting thinner, so I’ll shoot more smoke bombs.”

“Okay, let’s go!”

I handed the small magic shield to Laura and, while protecting her thoroughly, went into the smoke screen made by the enemies and hid myself.

It seemed like there was still enough smoke, but Laura fired an additional smoke bomb a little distance away, completely blocking the enemy’s view.

Then the enemies began shooting recklessly at the place they suspected was where we were.

I sent Laura behind me and used my magic armor to block blinding bullets as I reached the nearest carriage.

Since the carriage was tall and had many gaps in the wheels, I broke the wheels of the carriage as quickly as possible and made it sit on the ground to provide good cover.

The enemy came out of the smoke screen and started firing accurately at us hiding behind the carriage, but they could not reach us who were hiding in the thickest part of the carriage.

And seeing the screams coming from all over, it’s clear that Iris is constantly harassing them with sniping.

The number of enemies visible on the map window continued to decrease, but the speed became slower.

This means that there are fewer and fewer situations where Iris can have fun with sniping.

In other words, if we do not take action, the war situation will become stagnant.

“First, confuse the enemies with wind bombs and then I’ll rush in. You provide covering fire.”

“Yes, Rebecca.”

We loaded wind shock bullets into our magic pistols and at the same time reached out of the carriage and fired the wind shock bullets at the enemies who were huddled together to avoid sniping among the crowded carriages.

However, contrary to expectations, all the wind escaped between the wheels of the carriage caused the enemies to stumble a little.

It’s funny to me that I expected a bullet to come through it, but didn’t expect the wind.

“Then I guess I should use ice charcoal.”

I was not disappointed by the results, which were very different from my expectations. I immediately reloaded the ice bullets and fired wildly at the feet of the enemies.

My goal was to make the ground slippery without having to hit the enemy, and this time it went as expected.

Enemies were unable to move due to extreme pain because their ankles were frozen solid, or they were seriously injured when they slipped and fell on the suddenly formed ice.

I took advantage of the enemy’s confusion and charged with the magic shotgun in my hand.

The enemies hurriedly fired their magic pistols at me, but it was meaningless and they couldn’t aim properly because of the ice, so most of them missed.

On the other hand, every time I fired a shot from the magic shotgun, the enemy’s head or body exploded spectacularly, scattering blood and flesh everywhere.

Normally, I find it really hard to see people’s corpses, but I don’t mind no matter how cruel things happen to my enemies.

It seems like there was definitely a feeling of resistance in the past, but now it actually feels exhilarating.

‘What my enemies who want to kill me need is not mercy, but more bullets.’

With firm conviction, I quickly emptied all the magic bullets in the chamber and killed more enemies.

And as he was hit by bullets, he quickly reloaded, giving a simple death to those who only fought back with the magic pistol.

While I was reloading again, the enemies who recklessly rushed at me with their swords, looking for gaps in my magic armor, simply hit me with their fists, crushing my face, or kicked me, causing me to spit out my internal organs through my mouth and anus.

It is certainly less powerful than heavy magic armor, but the result is the same: a person dies.

I fearlessly killed all the enemies who made a melee attack, then finished reloading and attacked the fleeing enemies, breaking their bodies into several pieces.

After I killed all the enemies blocking my way, my whole body was covered in the blood and flesh of the enemies, and there were corpses and soon-to-be corpses scattered everywhere.

Laura, who was fighting around me, was also covered in blood. I think it was the result of her not being able to overcome her desire for close combat and swinging her bayonet wildly.

“Rebecca, even if you think you are neutralized, it is best to confirm the kill. Humans may seem weak, but they are secretly persistent.”

Laura gave me advice as she drove her bayonet into the vital parts of the enemies who were still alive, completely suffocating them or making confirmed kills on the corpses.

“I will do that from next time. And since there are still enemies left, let’s quickly regroup and move.”

“Yes, Rebecca.”

As I wiped the blood off my firearm, I looked at the map window to see how much the number of enemies had decreased.

The corners of my mouth went up as I looked at the mercenary group, whose number had already been reduced by less than half and one or two people were still dying.

You attacked me and tried to kill Veronica, so you have to pay for it. Isn’t it?

“I will take the lead this time too. Follow me carefully.”

“Please leave the rest to me.”

Laura and I headed to the large carriage where the enemies were preparing for their final stand.

The enemies killed the elephants pulling the headquarters and used them as shields, which I think was a cruel but effective method.

A living elephant is completely helpless in the face of the power of a magic rifle, but a dead elephant’s thick flesh will make an excellent barricade that can block various bullets.

‘I feel sorry for the elephants, but I have to take the ivory with me. Bonuses are important no matter what.’

With a greedy expression on my face, I fired into the carriages lined up around me.

As expected, the bullet did not completely penetrate the elephant’s body, so it could not cause damage to the enemies hiding behind it.

“Laura, let’s use flame bombs on the elephant corpse. Be careful not to hit the headquarters.”

“Yes, Rebecca.”

I had no choice but to use flame bombs to prevent the enemies from using the elephant carcass as a barricade.

At first, I planned to use fire from the beginning and burn all the enemies to death, but I thought that if I did that, all the important evidence would be burned, so I deleted it from the option.

But now, if we can’t neutralize the barricade, we’re in a difficult situation, so there’s nothing we can do.

After loading fire bullets into our magic pistols, we reached between the carriages again and fired fire bullets concentrated at the elephant corpses.

Soon the elephant corpses were engulfed in flames, and the mercenaries hiding behind them fled in haste.

I mainly killed the guys who were charging forward and reloading so as not to give them a chance to choose the option of using flame bombs like us.

Then, Laura jumped on top of the carriage and jumped between carriages, shooting at the enemies, or jumped down and bayoneted the hiding enemies.

In addition, the large-diameter magic rifle bullets fired by Iris penetrated the carriage, killing the enemies we missed and providing cover for us.

The final resistance prepared by the mercenary group ended with Laura cutting off the last enemy with her sword, separating his head and body.

Compared to the people who attacked me and Veronica, there was nothing special about them.

Perhaps it was the main unit that attacked us and this is the reserve unit.

Thanks to this, three people were able to easily win against enemies that were nearly 20 times larger.

Iris’ excellent sniping ability, Laura’s aggressive fighting ability, and my lightweight magic armor were a big help.

“Laura, thank you for your hard work. Now, let’s put out the fire with ice bombs and go into the headquarters to find evidence.”

“Rebecca, you worked hard too.”

After Laura took off my helmet, she gave me a deep kiss.

The kisses before the battle started and after the battle was over were extremely thrilling.