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Chapter 6 Episode 20 – Apocalypse 4

Taang–!

A powerful gunshot rang out, tearing the sky. The bullet fired from the muzzle tore off Mine’s head without mercy, causing his death.

“There is no end to the crowds.”

Leger roughly threw the shotgun that had run out of bullets on the floor and took out a new shotgun from his bag. And then he immediately fired at the charging demon.

Bang, bang!

Mine did not fall down even after being hit twice. As the number of stronger individuals increased, Leger threw away his bag and gun.

Afterwards, he took out the two knives he had on his back and neatly cut off the staggering Myne’s head.

Boom – boom –.

The sound of heavy footsteps coming from behind.

“Is it you again?”

A huge monster that appears to be over 3 meters tall.

Since demons are originally mutated beings from humans, there is not much difference in appearance from humans. Of course, it can be clearly distinguished because it has a strangely distorted shape like a mutant, but it does not grow an additional arm or suddenly grow taller than it used to be.

However, this giant demon that was persistently chasing Leger was different from the demons he had seen so far. At least as far as Leger knew, there was no man taller than 3 meters here in Eli, so perhaps there were deformed beings among the demons that did not have a human appearance.

Anyway, Leger quickly widened the distance. Her goal is to pave the way for Zeke to move as easily as possible.

Additionally, the slow and lumbering giant Majin is not much of a threat to Zeke. Rather, small, weak, but agile guys would be more of a threat to Zeke, so Leger was mainly dealing with those guys.

Chiik–.

As a small spark bloomed, the demons wandering around began to flock. The flame on the lighter moved to the end of the cigarette, and the demons who used this as a guidepost were mercilessly slaughtered by Leger’s blade.

“Phew… .”

There are still some demons left for a long time. Since almost all of Eli’s residents have been turned into demons, there is no end to killing them.

‘Looking at it like this, I can feel that it is an abandoned land.’

Eli is a crime-ridden city with the worst security in the southern part of the empire. Even the police had withdrawn from the place, so there was no manpower to protect them when the demons came out.

In the end, Eli’s residents either became demons or were killed by demons. Even the hospital, which was the last shelter, was completely destroyed by demons that appeared from within, literally turning it into a city of death.

After dealing with all the members of the organization who had become mines, Leger went to the hospital belatedly and realized that it was already too late to deal with it. Bir came to visit us only after we had cleaned up the inside of the hospital.

As Leger was reviewing the series of events, he suddenly realized that he was thinking about something else during the battle.

Wow!

She quickly came to her senses, but Mine’s nails had already scratched her abdomen.

The battle lasted for several hours, and on top of that, they had not been able to eat properly due to lack of food recently. My concentration was broken. The physical strain was also severe. In the meantime, he was bleeding, so it was only a matter of time before he died.

“……Phew. Rather, it worked out well. The hesitation is gone.”

As the possibility of survival disappeared, any remaining regrets also disappeared. Now you just have to worry about killing enemies.

After slitting the neck of the demon that had scratched him, Leger roughly tore off his jacket, tied his abdomen tightly, and cut down the demons surrounding him one by one.

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The end of the road made up of demonic corpses was the outskirts of the city. As it was a sparsely populated place, the number of corpses was significantly low. A few cars that looked fine caught my eye.

There are quite a few miscellaneous skills learned while playing this game, including opening doors and turning on the engine. Thanks to this, you can make any car your own as long as it is in good condition.

‘There will be no need to walk to the capital.’

I don’t know if there will be enough gas, but wouldn’t it be okay to rob a gas station along the way?

As I continued walking, I saw a strange figure in a corner. A silhouette of a normal human being, different from the demon.

A half-torn suit stained with blood. Blonde hair curled up on both sides. And two familiar long swords. It was the body of Mr. Leger, the person who created the path so that he could walk safely from the hospital.

After lowering her half-lidded eyelids, I searched in my arms and pulled out a crumpled cigarette pack. I took out the last cigarette left in it, put it in my mouth, lit it, and sucked lightly.

“Cough, I don’t understand why this is being done.”

When I put a cigarette that was starting to burn moderately to Ms. Leger’s mouth, it looked as if she was alive and smoking a cigarette.

“Ugh. Let’s go together… .”

This guy isn’t usually stubborn either.

The reason Ms. Leger decided to stay at Eli was because she decided to make a fresh start here.

Eli, a famous crime city even within the empire. It was literally a lawless area, with the police having neglected their hands, public order was in shambles, and criminal organizations were dominating the citizens.

Originally, the interest in this place was controlled by a branch of the Rud Zetas, but it was swept out by the Management Bureau during the Rion event, and a war broke out over the empty space.

The person who ended the war was none other than the Fresco family led by Mr. Leger. Originally, her main stage was not Eli, but as she became smaller due to the management bureau, she lost power in her original area and made Eli her new home.

Originally, the Fresco family was going to swallow up the Ruud Zetas’ businesses. I also thought that I would tolerate the illegal business because it was better for the Fresco family to be in control rather than other uncontrollable organizations.

However, Mr. Leger made a bold decision for his own ambitions, not for immediate short-term gain.

She led her family to take down all of the major organizations remaining in Eli, and then joined hands with Eli’s vigilantes to form a private security organization.

Thanks to this, Mr. Leger’s approval rating within Eli increased significantly, and based on this, the nominal mayor was toppled and Mr. Leger himself was elected as the new mayor.

she said There is a limit to growing bigger through illegal work alone. The Fresco Family, which does not have a point structure like the Rud Zetas, will not be able to avoid the attention of the police if it grows too large.

Therefore, she decided to raise her family in a legal way. He decided to become the mayor of Eli, build a foundation, and then take the path of a political gangster, taking a place in politics in earnest.

Of course, not long after becoming mayor, the Mine Incident suddenly broke out and the empire collapsed and went to waste.

‘If we solve this event… . ‘I might become a member of the National Assembly in about three years.’

Ms. Leger is an unusual heroine in many ways. Should I say that it feels like a different genre? While other heroines have abilities suited to fantasy, Leger seems to be alone in noir.

There are no superpowers like Gift, and although his physical abilities are superhuman, they are within the category of common sense. They do not possess ridiculous superintelligence, nor are they of a different race. In addition, it seems even more heterogeneous in that he prioritizes his own ambitions over mine.

‘In some ways, he is also the most realistic person.’

She breaks away from the narrative and pursues her own goals, and continues to change and develop every time we meet. It feels like a real human being, not an NPC in a game whose actions are attributed to the player.

That’s why the advice she gave me is all the more meaningful.

“Do your best no matter what the situation is… .”

I feel like I’ve heard this before somewhere, but this term is often used in various versions.

I got up and got up.

To do what I can now.

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Why do bad things happen one after another?

The car I chose stopped shortly after for unknown reasons. As I was tinkering with things to try to fix it, a giant started chasing me.

He’s slow and clumsy, so he’s not catching up, but the problem is that his physical strength is slowly reaching its limit. And, befitting a man of his size, that giant never gets tired.

thud-. thud-.

The heavy sound coming from behind started to get closer and closer. I had no choice but to buy an energizer and drink it.

A double-edged sword energizer that grants infinite stamina the moment you drink it, but is discharged and collapses immediately after its duration ends. I tried running faster with doping power, but the speed was just enough for a giant guy to catch up with me after taking a few steps.

‘There is no answer to just running away.’

While I was quickly looking around to find a way to kill this giant, I caught Jeonghwaseok in my arms.

‘okay. After all, that bastard is also influenced by demonic energy.’

I needed to experiment anyway. Does this purification stone really purify demon energy? And what effect does it have on monsters and demons affected by demonic energy?

I intentionally slowed down my running speed. As the distance got closer, it reached out to grab me, stopped in response to a sound coming from behind, and rolled backwards.

Because of my sudden stop, the giant made a fuss, and I threw the purification stone between his crotches.

Cheeek—!

“Kooo—!!!!”

As a man, I feel sorry. But I can’t help it. I have to live too.

Smoke billowed out as if the giant’s crotch was burning, and he fell forward, clutching his crotch in pain.

After picking up the purification stone that had fallen on the floor, I climbed on top of the guy’s body.

“Kooo–! Wow~!!!”

The guy still couldn’t get over the shock of the critical attack, so he was writhing in pain.

“Fuck, stay still! Back. Let’s see the back!”

I don’t know if it’s flesh, clothes, or leather, but I can feel its spine while fiddling with its thick shell. I just put the purification stone there.

“Koo–…. Oh… . Ooook—!”

The giant trembled with an unpleasant groan and then fell limp.

“……Did you get rid of it?”

I tried spitting out a magic spell, but there was no movement. Only then did I feel relieved and was about to come down from the giant’s body, when strong smoke spewed out and the creature’s body slowly began to shrink.

The height, which appeared to be about 3 meters long, gradually decreased and stopped at about 2 meters, and the grotesquely distorted and discolored body gradually returned to human skin.

“Oh, is it cured?”

I checked for a pulse with great anticipation, but there was no movement.

“Hmm. I have cured the pain called life.”

At least I know that I can restore it to its original state in Mine, so there is a big benefit in its own way.

With that thought in mind, I set out on the road again, leaving behind the large man’s body.

“I feel like I forgot something… .”

Oh shit, Energizer.

It became dark before my eyes.