Ch.165165. Victor of the Rotation

Seong-hee Jo was truly ghostlike. With her ability, she infiltrated various key points of the broadcasting station and installed “doors.”

Simultaneously, Tae-sang Park was using the vibrations from his horn to analyze the entire building.

He was checking who was where, sensing the presence of people.

This information would be shared with the current participants to formulate a strategy.

Excluding NTS internal personnel, they could determine the scale of the enemy forces.

Tae-sang, who tracked movements through sound, judged that about 10 people had the “freedom” to move around on each floor.

In other words, the enemy had taken hostages.

Seong-hee was installing doors near those locations to prepare for infiltration.

“It’s been a while since I’ve used this.”

Seong-hee watched as a door suddenly opened.

The moment a strange being made eye contact with her, a space was already moving from top to bottom.

Like a sharp blade, it severed the neck.

‘I’m getting old.’

Seong-hee sighed as she carried out the operation.

Once the hostages were rescued, unrestricted combat would be possible.

‘Are these fools? Even if told not to come, Jaegers will come anyway.’

In any case, the three major guilds and other Jaegers would definitely participate in such emergencies.

That means they planned this knowing full well what would happen.

‘This feels bad. Like we’re being played in the palm of someone’s hand.’

Shortly after Seong-hee installed a spatial door and escaped, she moved together with the Jaegers.

Seong-hee’s door opened, and Tae-sang was the first to emerge, successfully disorienting the enemies with a powerful musical movement.

After that, Jaegers sprang out from all directions and began combat.

[What the! Where did they come from!]

[It’s that Seong-hee woman’s doing! Kill the hostag— Argh!]

The Jaegers had divided into combat and rescue teams. Their overwhelming numbers made this possible.

The broadcasting station was being subdued in an instant.

“Sister, isn’t this too easy? Something’s strange.”

Tae-sang expressed his doubt as he shattered the head of one of the strange beings.

Seong-hee felt the same way.

“Strange indeed. It shouldn’t be this easy.”

What should be here is a confrontation between the monster (Do Jong-hyun) who had been helping humanity and the strange beings.

They were nowhere to be seen.

“What is this? Nothing but small fry!”

They expressed their confusion while hearing reports of successful subjugation from various locations over the radio.

Why were they all here? They had gathered to face a powerful monster.

Even Si-u Jin and Chae-rin Lee were focused on this location right now.

‘Was it a predictable trap?’

Just as Seong-hee looked outside, a massive explosion was occurring there.

‘…Could it be?’

Something they knew nothing about was happening.

*

NTS was ultimately bait.

Astro was watching the scene where the battle was “becoming the sky.”

‘Even because of the hostages, their main forces are concentrated on the broadcasting station. In the end, if they eliminate dozens of strange beings, Dokgo Jun, and the monster, it’s a profitable venture.’

Dokgo Jun’s hammer pierced through his body, but it soon returned to normal.

[Too bad, Dokgo Jun. Conventional attacks don’t work on me.]

‘Synchronization’

The ability of his summoned spirit works in a way that has no answer from the opponent’s perspective.

It’s similar to the Void Monster but more powerful.

This is because while the Void Monster violates the laws of this place, attacks can work if that gap is removed.

The whole world succeeded in finding ways to disrupt the Void Monster’s nullification. They recruited counter-ability users to temporarily remove abilities or captured them with firepower that could shake even space itself.

But Astro has no such limitations. Even Do Jong-hyun’s trait nullification doesn’t work.

Because in addition to this ability, his body is a special slime.

Even if attacks connect, he just revives.

In reality, when Do Jong-hyun’s missile exploded near his body, it was meaningless, like smoke quickly gathering back together.

Soon, a giant fist formed in the sky. Astro’s body began to stretch.

When it struck down as if this space itself belonged to him, all the surrounding buildings were blown away.

A destructive force close to a bomb spread.

Blood spewed from the wolf’s body, and even Dokgo Jun collapsed to the ground.

But they were pulled into another space by Ah-sun Kwon’s power, cutting off information.

Here, the executives’ actions were divided.

Jino pulled Ah-sun Kwon.

[That wolf is breaking through your ability, sis. Keep creating! I’ll block it!]

Je-moon Park and Astro approached Dokgo Jun’s side.

This wasn’t all.

Ah-sun Kwon created fields to move the surrounding strange beings and block the Jaegers.

[I don’t care about the wolf, but it would be troublesome if they helped Dokgo Jun.]

Ah-sun Kwon, seemingly trying to forget her previous humiliation, transformed her field.

Within the field she creates, she exerts power close to reality manipulation.

But only within her own field. The wolf was just being thrown here and there, suffering painfully.

Jino sneered at the girl the wolf was holding.

[What’s a monster like you doing protecting a child?]

The mockery continued. The wolf couldn’t fight properly now.

This was truly fortunate for the executives.

From the beginning, the ideal scenario was for the two to fight and mutually destroy each other, or to target them when they were exhausted from fighting each other.

The very fact that they were fighting meant that the Monster Apocalypse Group was leading advantageously.

Now barriers created by Ah-sun Kwon appeared, and Jino used them to freely attack the wolf.

The wolf was desperately defending. Eventually, it was just running away aimlessly.

[Sis, if it nullifies the ability, you need to recreate it immediately.]

[Kid, who do you think I am?]

Indeed, just as the barrier was about to disappear, Ah-sun Kwon restored it. The wolf tried to escape but was trapped again.

It runs away again.

Ah-sun Kwon warned Jino.

[Don’t play around too much and finish it! It might pull something.]

[I know!]

Jino instantly moved to the front using the Void Monster’s power.

For him, the barriers set up by Ah-sun Kwon had no effect, like driving on a highway.

Jino charged with the resentment from that time. As he twisted space, Ah-sun Kwon responded by throwing that twisted space in front of the wolf.

The executives’ coordination turned into a massive explosion, and the wolf couldn’t use its power because it was protecting the child.

Just a little more and they could win.

Jino was grinning as he pursued the wolf.

And this time too, it would fail.

‘I need to land one big hit.’

That wolf had ruined his proud first operation.

He would deal with it with that grudge. Just as Ah-sun Kwon’s space was collapsing again.

‘Now…’

But at this moment, Jino looked at his own abdomen.

A great sword had pierced through his body.

[Huh? Huh?]

At the edge of the field being restored by Ah-sun Kwon’s power, Dokgo Jun was glaring at him.

[Damn it…]

Fortunately, it wasn’t fatal, but he had missed. The wolf was escaping now.

“No, shit!”

The wolf barely escaped. Jino turned his gaze toward Dokgo Jun in anger.

[What are you doing! Keep him properly…]

It was at this moment. An explosion occurred right before his eyes. The scale was so intense that it couldn’t maintain Ah-sun Kwon’s field.

Astro, who had been enveloping like the sky, was falling to the ground.

Jino raised a question mark over his head.

‘What? Wasn’t he almost dead? He’s still bloody and staggering.’

But the magical power was strange. It was shining with majesty, like armor enveloping him.

In the moment Jino blinked, the wind swept by.

As if death had passed by his side, the great sword was now in Dokgo Jun’s hand.

‘Did he just pass by me?’

Cold sweat was flowing.

Fear was creeping in, and his whole body was trembling.

What suddenly happened? There, Dokgo Jun caught Je-moon Park who was trying to ambush him.

“Summoned spirits have stages. Generally, becoming a contractor is common, then disciple, and then avatar.”

[Ava…tar?]

Jino was intimidated by the presence. What avatar was he talking about here?

At this moment, Astro shouted.

[‘Not yet’! Attack now! We can win! He’s only opened the door!]

Despite Astro’s desperate cries, the others didn’t dare to charge.

In reality, Dokgo Jun was on the verge of fainting.

“Haha, you were right after all. The desire to protect was the reason summoned spirits gave power to humanity. I’m growing again.”

Je-moon Park’s body had been pierced long ago. The executives didn’t even know when he had attacked.

They just saw the result of him being pierced.

Astro forcibly got up. He synchronized his body with space.

[Ah-sun Kwon! Combine with my ability! We must kill him here no matter what.]

“Your ambition is great, old man.”

When he uttered just one word, Astro’s synchronization was broken.

Like Islamic forces before the Lion Heart King, his body froze as if “he was watching.”

“Seems your ability can’t be maintained.”

At this moment, Astro’s body split.

Jino and Ah-sun Kwon trembled in fear, but Dokgo Jun’s majesty, which was about to brighten, suddenly extinguished.

“?”

He collapsed right there. His body had reached its limit due to the fierce battle with Do Jong-hyun and the subsequent fights.

At this point, Ah-sun Kwon and Jino’s judgment was only revenge. He had collapsed, so they would kill him.

The loss of two executives was regrettable, but if they were sacrifices to kill Dokgo Jun, it was a profitable deal.

Dokgo Jun couldn’t even resist. Kill him. Kill him no matter what.

Just as the two were about to charge, Ah-sun Kwon’s space collapsed again.

“!”

There was only one being that could destroy space so instantly.

The wolf.

When Jino turned his head, he saw not the previous wolf but one running on all fours.

*

Dokgo Jun saved me. When my strength was failing, Dokgo Jun let me escape.

Why?

No, asking why is an insult to Dokgo Jun. He’s a Jaeger too.

He just put aside his pride and let me go. If I hadn’t been concerned about this child, I might have been able to fight back!

I ran with the child in my arms.

Too slow. I need to run faster. I need to go back.

I can’t leave the child at the battle scene, so I need to get to a safe place first.

I took out my sub-card, Restoration.

[Restoration]

-Lowers your rank and restores your physical condition.

-The drop is greater in evolved form.

Who cares. I’m going with it.

As the restoration began, walking finally became easier, but that didn’t mean I was safe.

Above all, there were still many enemies.

Strange beings and guilds playing hero were targeting me.

Should I fight? No.

What I need to do is rescue this child. I move solely for that purpose.

-Detachment (Discard equipped weapons to greatly increase speed and magical power. Special weapon “Primal Claws” becomes available)

At this point, all the armaments equipped on me were released. Moving lighter, faster.

This isn’t all. It’s time to use another sub-card that I’ve never used before.

-Machine Conversion (Modify your body to increase necessary stats.)

The moment this card activated, I placed the child on my neck.

And I crouched down.

Faster on all fours.

My body began to transform. What I’m raising is only agility and judgment.

My head changed to look upward, and my two legs moved more powerfully than before.

[Trait change due to transformation]

Human Tool -> Beast’s Obsession (Store all senses of remembered targets to apply debuffs and increase your skill power and stats)

The circuit made a judgment and escaped from this place. Running like lightning to a safe place for this child.

That destination appeared not far away.

Tae-sang Park.

This man was blocking my path.

Since it’s impossible to avoid someone of Tae-sang’s caliber, I stopped.

In a situation where hostility was felt, I put the child down.

“…”

“…”

As the child went into Tae-sang’s hands, I turned around again.

And the Jaegers and strange beings who had followed me belatedly surrounded me.

“Mr. Tae-sang! Attack!”

“Now’s our chance!”

“We should kill that demon!”

Ignoring the voices full of complaints, I ran, and behind me, I heard what sounded like someone boiling a pot.

“Hey! You idiots! You didn’t even think about finding this child from this monster! You should be ashamed!”

“But…”

“Isn’t it pathetic that none of you could stop this monster from handing over the child? Moreover, you’ve been attacking all along, right? The monster came to me while protecting this child!”

As Tae-sang’s scolding continued, I ran again.

This time, I go to save Dokgo Jun without any interference.

[Beast’s Obsession]

As my Beast’s Obsession activated, the enemy appeared in the optimal judgment shown by the circuit.

The woman maintaining the field was caught.

I jumped in one breath to catch the mastermind.

In a corner of the building, a being that was identical to the formation of the field was hiding.

[Skill change due to transformation]

Skills also change. My two claws grow longer, and propulsive force is generated in my hind legs.

[Will of Pursuit]

The moment I broke through the wall with my skill and charged, I saw that mastermind and bit into them.

[Changed Skill: Shredding]

My claws emit energy and mercilessly tear apart the enemy.

[Aagh! Run away!]

This woman was telling someone to run away.

The moment the monster point appeared, I also confirmed that this one was an executive.

What remains is one little kid. Despite the pain that feels like I’m breaking apart, it’s fine. Now the enemy’s ability is weakening, and there was the kid I saw then.

The distorted space around the kid disappears powerlessly.

A last-ditch effort, huh.

[Obsessive Pursuit]

-Unable to identify the target.

The kid disappeared, and silence returned to this place.

The commotion subsided as if it had been a lie, and I too escaped from here.

The bloody battle at NTS Broadcasting Station had concluded.