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Chapter 6 Episode 28 – Last resort 1

Crack-duck-crack-duck.

Under the dim moonlight, a fierce wolf girl with flashing red eyes is ravenously devouring meat. It was meat with many hard bones, but in front of the wolf’s teeth, it was nothing more than cartilage.

The knights and crusaders watching the scene could not easily attack. The two knights who had already attacked with great vigor had so easily become Ker’s meal.

‘I’m going crazy. Where on earth did such a monster come out?’

Knight Louren tightly held the sword in his hand.

The feeling that there is a huge wall in front of you that you cannot climb. Lauren had already experienced this sensation.

It was when I was sparring with special engineer Philia. Since she was evaluated as the weakest among the special knights, Lauren was secretly looking down on her. However, the title of special article is not given for free. Lauren knelt down due to the immeasurable difference in capabilities.

If there is such a difference with Philia, who is said to be the weakest of the special knights, how big is the gap with Lufia, the strongest knight? Lauren trained to death in order to close the gap even a little.

Effort is not betrayed. Lauren’s skills have improved significantly compared to the past. Right now, I was confident that I could hold out at least 3 matches against Philia.

However, I doubted whether I could even survive, let alone win, against the monster in front of me.

A raw, suffocating life. Although he had a wealth of practical experience, this was the first time he had been exposed to this type of life.

‘no. Wake. There is still a chance of winning. There are many who survived.’

Lauren looked around. I saw team members who had been working together on missions for a long time and were working together.

There was no need to have a conversation. Because you can figure out each other’s intentions with just a few glances. Lauren told his colleagues.

‘When I give the signal, you strike at once.’

The colleagues nodded quietly with stern expressions.

Lauren concentrated his mind.

The deep presence of death further stimulated my sensitive senses, inciting fear, and my entire body began to stiffen and shrink.

Is this what it feels like to be a prey in front of a predator?

But thanks to that, I was able to capture a moment when the intense intensity of life faded away, even if only for a moment.

“Now!”

Lauren, who chewed his tongue vigorously and woke up his stiff body from pain, sent a signal to his colleagues. Afterwards, without hesitation, he aimed his sword and rushed at Ker.

At that moment, Ker also leaped towards Louren. The speed was much faster on Ker’s side.

Without even having time to react, Ker bit his neck. Lauren collapsed helplessly in front of the fast and sophisticated hunter. Blood gushed out uncontrollably from the half-torn neck, and along with it, consciousness disappeared.

‘ah… . So vain… .’

Was it just hubris to think there was a chance of victory? I never thought I would even be an opponent like this. Lauren closed his eyes while listening to the screams of his colleagues.

‘…Do you want to live?’

At that time, a voice echoed in my head.

‘Our Lady… ?’

The voice was the voice of the Virgin Mary, one I had heard before.

‘You are a person who should not die like this. Come on, take my hand. I will give you a miracle… .’

A strong light greeted Lauren as he opened his eyes with great difficulty. And within that, a hand of salvation is extended to oneself. Lauren held her hand as if possessed.

Sigh!

Instead of warmth, I felt a stinging pain in the hand I was holding. Like a small animal biting your hand. But Lauren had no spirit left to feel pain.

A hand unconsciously stretched out to survive, and an unclean force penetrating through that hand. Originally, it was a force that should not have been accepted and should have been resisted, but denial was meaningless in the face of death.

“Keuugh–!”

The plague spread throughout his body through his blood vessels and began to mutate his body. The skin turned purple, and the wound on my neck healed quickly.

“Kaaak–!”

After the transformation was over, Knight Louren no longer remained in that place.

“……Loyalty to the Queen… .”

The Lord of Plague’s faithful servant stood up and took the sword in his hand again. To annihilate the monarch’s enemies in front of us.

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“This… . It’s beyond my imagination. I vaguely knew it was strong, but I never thought it would be this much. Kerr wasn’t just a cute puppy girl.”

Sergeant Reese, who was concentrating with his eyes closed, was roughly relaying the situation inside the building.

It’s not like she has a gift like clairvoyance. Should we just say that it is an applied version of the technology that detects presence? Because the scale of the battle is so large, it is said that you can sense how the situation is going even if you don’t see it in person.

Originally, I planned to sneak into the Patriarchate during the day. However, the timing was lost due to the sudden gathering of knights and crusaders, and the sun set as they waited for the gathering to end.

I could have just stayed in the hideout and waited until the next day, avoiding the moonlight, but since it was impossible to hide under such strict surveillance, I decided to just send Kerr on a rampage.

In order to stop Ker from running away, troops will be concentrated at the entrance, so the Seongdong Raid Operation is aimed at that time and secretly invades the Virgin Mary’s room. It is a strategy that I always use and it works well.

“Umm… ? Is something strange?”

At that time, Sergeant Reese tilted his head.

“What is strange?”

“A very faint, unpleasant feeling… . It suddenly grew enormously. This… . It’s the energy I felt from the demons… . One driver… I feel like I’ve become a mine.”

“As expected. I knew that would happen.”

The reason why knights and paladins were gathered in one place is obvious. The plan must have been to infect them all and turn them into subordinates.

“Are there any other special issues? I heard there is a guy who feels that unpleasant energy particularly strongly.”

“Umm… . I’m not sure about that.”

Isn’t Patricia in the lobby? So, that means the disease is being spread using another medium.

“Uh… . Zeke? Is something strange?”

“What is it again this time?”

“That… . therefore… .”

“Ah. You don’t have to say anything. Because I think I know what it is.”

Sergeant Reese stuttered as if he was embarrassed. I could clearly see the reason with my own eyes.

Countless swarms of rats flock to the Patriarchate.

It was an obvious abnormal phenomenon.

Squeak–.

Are there any stragglers among the flock of rats? An unpleasant-looking rat was baring its teeth at my feet.

Kwasik–!

Its physical durability was no different from that of an ordinary rat, so when you put your weight on it and stepped on it, it exploded and died.

‘…The Black Death was spread through rats.’

To be exact, the cause is fleas that live on mice, but in this game, we won’t worry about such details.

“This is not the time to relax. Karjen, get ready.”

Karjen, who was in my arms as a fox, bit my forearm and started sucking blood.

“Uh, are you okay? The fox’s arm… .”

Sergeant Reese, who had stopped spying on the building, looked worried at the sudden act of bloodsucking.

Come to think of it, Sergeant Reese doesn’t know about Karjen. Ever since she joined, Karjen has been in a fox state and has never spoken.

“Don’t worry. This is no ordinary fox.”

Karjen’s body was crushed like red clay. Instead of fox feet, human arms and legs extended from within the mass, soon forming a complete female body.

“Heo-up… .”

Sergeant Reese, who witnessed the rare scene of a fox turning into a human, covered his mouth.

“Phew… . I thought I was going to die of frustration.”

A tentacle extended from the tailbone of the now human Karjen and attached itself to my forearm. It sucked the blood from the teeth marks again and came closer to me with strides.

“Master, do you need strength?”

“What, once again.”

“Hmm… . If so, please ask more earnestly.”

“When I let him go, he started climbing again.”

I grabbed Karjen’s face, who was looking down on me with an arrogant attitude, and pressed her muzzle to hers.

“Hiik… !”

Reese’s pupils, who were watching this, began to vibrate violently.

Either way, I’m waiting for it to end quickly. Strangely, I didn’t feel as energized as before.

“…?”

Perhaps because she sensed that I was puzzled, Karjen’s eyes widened.

“This… .”

I parted my lips to urge Karen, but this time she grabbed my face and pushed her face in.

And all the energy was sucked out of my body, my legs became weak and I collapsed.

“Hehe. This too has its own taste.”

Karjen looks down at me, licking my lips with her tongue. I felt like I was going to die from that overbearing attitude, but I couldn’t get up because my blood was rushing and my energy was gone.

“Next time, I will taste every nook and cranny.”

Karjen is stroking my body with her tentacles as if she wants to taste me at any moment.

“Stop talking bullshit. And I feel bad, so take these away.”

Karjen’s tentacles are as soft and warm as human skin, which makes me feel bad. It would be better if it were sticky or hard.

“Be patient, master. We have no choice but to move you safely.”

It’s safest for Karjen to take care of me.

While I was forced to endure my discomfort, I made eye contact with Sergeant Reese, who had come to his senses.

“Ho, perhaps… . Is there anything more surprising for me?”

“……”

Without saying a word, I took out the last resort from my inventory.

“Uh, magic? I didn’t even cover my hand, so how could I… ?”

A tool similar to a pistol appearing in the hand, a last resort. It looks like a double barrel because it has two muzzles, but it is a bit odd because it hangs up and down instead of left and right.

Clap –.

As a last resort, I put the gun to my chest.

“Uh, huh? Zeke? What now… ?”

“Wait, what are you doing!”

“I won’t die. Don’t worry.”

When I pulled the trigger, a small ticking noise rang out, and at the same time, I felt a sharp pain in my chest.

Seeing the blood seeping out from the punctured clothes, it seemed like I was well prepared.

Afterwards, as a last resort, the muzzle of the gun was tightened, and the position was changed with the muzzle below. When I put it back into my inventory, a tentacle crawled over and started sucking the spilled blood.

‘Noble people are not good.’

If you’re going to throw it away anyway, it’s better to give it to Karjen. The feeling of being surrounded by tentacles and being sucked wasn’t a very pleasant feeling.

‘Anyway, I hope it goes well.’

It’s been a long time since I experimented with the last resort, so there’s no guarantee that it will still work.

bug… . No, since it is a game that is close to being expedient, it may have been patched and blocked without my knowledge.

In fact, there were often moments when it seemed like the developers had intervened, so it wouldn’t be surprising if they released a submarine patch.

‘Thinking like that makes me a little uneasy.’

Still, it’s a last resort. It’s best not to use it.

Plus, there are other insurances, so even if it doesn’t work, it won’t be ruined to the point where you have to reset it.

‘…If you think like this, you’ll be ruined.’

I hope my worries don’t act as foreshadowing.