Ch.7575. Battle in the Sky

The moment one of the engines exploded before my eyes, my mind went numb.

As smoke rose and the plane lost balance, what was I supposed to do?

Devil turned his head and looked at me.

As if challenging me to fight.

The devil charges at me.

Fortunately, unlike before the regression, the plane didn’t explode in mid-air.

I could see the devil rushing toward me at high speed.

My current traits are still in effect.

In Flight (During flight, Agility rank increases by 1), Prey Spotted (When attacking, Strength rank increases by 1), Wide Field of Vision (You can accurately identify and attack distant targets, increasing Stamina by 1 rank.)

I can fight. If I combine cards, it’s somehow possible, but the plane has started to fall.

What can I do with this body? Should I transform into an insect adult form?

But before I knew it, his spear was flying toward me.

I hurriedly dodged, but his speed was truly beyond imagination.

As I evaded with my body, this time a spear came down from above.

I dodge. It’s okay. This form is also strong in aerial combat.

I can do this. Let’s end this as quickly as possible.

I recalled the attack skills I could use. My sub-cards are Attribute Conversion and Output Limit Release Device.

I thought about Devil’s attributes. He has lightning attributes, and earth would be perfect against him.

[Attribute Conversion]

-Earth attribute

[Your stats have increased due to your traits.]

Strength: A

Agility: S

Resistance: C

Magic Resistance: C

Stamina: A

Magic Power: C

[Output Conversion Release Device]

-You can use machine characteristics.

-Can use the machine species trait Data Analysis (parameters increase as you fight)

I need to catch him as quickly as possible. Devil’s movements are agile, but his durability is weak, so one concentrated attack might finish him.

But the plane seems to be trying to turn back, changing direction to the opposite.

Then a gust of wind passes through my field of vision.

“Ugh!”

Once again, Devil terrifyingly brushes past me.

Devil’s speed is indeed nearly impossible to keep up with.

First, I ascended.

Given the situation, I need to take him down in one shot while approaching the plane?

And after approaching?

I rose upward and used the clouds as a smokescreen. As a bird rather than a humanoid form, my movement and vision in the air are superior.

If I can just gain the advantage… Huh?

But he’s not following me. Devil was already moving in another direction.

Is he tracking the plane? Even though it’s falling?

I had no choice but to descend.

As I descended, he attached himself to the side of the plane and looked up at me.

He was pointing at the smoking engine.

He’s smart. As I rushed toward him, he easily dodged and threw his spear.

[Wing Beat of Wind]

When I blocked the attack with wind, it was neutralized. He quickly went up again. The insect adult form won’t work. I can’t keep up with that speed.

At that moment, a small explosion occurred on the plane.

Hearing screams from inside, I turned to see people looking in this direction.

If left alone, it will crash and recreate that incident. Even though I’m here!

What should I do? Should I transform into an adult form and support it? With just a 4M form? If only I could fly…

I gave up on Devil and focused on rescue.

But no matter what adult form I transform into, it’s impossible to land this plane safely.

What should I do?

Amidst pitiful screams, his spear falls.

Not at me. Toward the plane.

“Ah!”

A hole was punctured in the top of the plane, and the situation worsened. He wasn’t targeting me. He was only targeting the plane, as if to torment it.

His spear moves again.

[Feather Release]

As my feathers flew with attributes, they finally neutralized his attack. The devil was relaxed. This time he held spears in both hands.

Just as I was about to curse, I saw him throw the first spear.

[Feather Release]

[Wing Beat of Wind]

The moment I used my strength to defend against consecutive attacks.

I felt a presence behind me.

With a sharp impact, I collided with the plane.

“Kuk!”

As soon as I raised my head, I saw the devil charging.

As if even the time to summon a spear was too precious, he rammed into me with his body.

“Wuak!”

As I rolled through the fuselage, I saw seats. And people screaming.

“Wuaak!”

“It’s a monster!”

It’s chaos.

As I barely got up, I saw the devil looking at people. With me right in front of him?

Is he underestimating me?

In one swift move, I lunged up and firmly grabbed his shoulder joint with my talons.

“~~~!”

A strange bird-like scream was heard.

His wings moved erratically, but I didn’t miss this opportunity.

I grabbed his shoulder and dragged him to the hole. But he had already summoned a spear.

That spear aimed for my body.

Pain felt from inside my body.

“~~~!”

I couldn’t help but howl in pain.

But I didn’t release my talons that had dug into him. I tried to fly up to forcibly pull him out, but this space was too narrow.

My wings hit the seats, preventing me from dragging him properly.

What should I do? I need to get him outside first?

At that moment, with a thud, the plane tilts? This is it!

I threw him in the direction of the tilt.

“~!”

The moment the devil hit, I activated my card again.

[Why is the Eagle’s Beak Yellow?]

-Strength rank increases by 1

In this tilted space, it’s a form of going from top to bottom.

It’s brief, but the condition is met.

The moment the condition was met, I charged at his chest with all my might.

A metallic sound was heard, and soon after, the devil’s screams grew louder.

As the plane’s wall was forcefully pierced, he was falling.

But my gaze was on the plane. Because the plane, which had only had one engine damaged until now, was starting to rapidly lose altitude.

A plane making an emergency landing in an urban area? It’s the worst disaster.

Meanwhile, a person fell out of the plane.

“Aaak! No!”

I caught him as he screamed and fell, and put him back inside the plane.

“Uh…”

Leaving behind the surprised gazes of people, I was now descending with the falling plane.

The direction had been changed again, toward the sea. It was the pilot’s choice to avoid the urban area.

How should I do this? How can I save this plane?

Would a large bird form work? Even if I transformed into a 10M+ form, it seems impossible?

It’s impossible no matter what I do.

Could I support this plane if I transformed into an adult form?

I need magical means.

Adult form, cards. I’ve always handled things by transforming into an adult form, but wait?

At this moment, I remembered my sub-cards.

Whatever it is, what’s needed for magic are sub-cards.

If a good sub-card appears, I could create a miracle.

As we continued to fall and the ground was getting closer, I exchanged DNA points for M points.

-DNA point exchange (3,000 points -> 30,000 M points)

And I pressed the 10-pull.

-Special Sub-Card Purchase: 3,000 M points

The moment I purchased 10 special sub-cards, cards began to appear on my status window.

Cards above the basic level were being displayed.

[Strength Amplification], [Stamina Supplement], [Berserk], [Wind Tuner], [Ultrasonic Emission], [Firepower Amplification], [Spatial Cut], [Combat Manual], [Sand Storm], [Dinosaur’s Step]

The moment all 10 appeared, my eyes were scanning the contents faster than ever before.

[Berserk]

-Forcibly berserks all species except dinosaurs, increasing stat and skill power by 2 ranks, but after 3 minutes, all stats and skill power decrease by 3 ranks.

[Wind Tuner]

-Birds: Enhances wind-handling skills and adjusts them according to the situation. (Affected by stamina value)

[Stamina Supplement]

-Common: Increases stamina rank by 2 ranks for 10 minutes.

As I selected useful cards for this situation, the plane was descending even lower.

I replaced existing cards with these three and activated them without exception, preparing for the final moment.

Before the plane fell, I tried to support it with wind. Any doubts about whether I could do it had already disappeared.

Because we were really about to crash into the ground.

As the plane tilted sharply forward, I flew to the top of the cockpit and grabbed it with both legs.

[Wind Tuner]

The wing beat of wind began as I flapped my two wings. Until now it had been an attack, but not anymore.

I used the wind to support lifting the upper body along with my two legs.

I desperately tried to lift the upper body, determined not to let go even if my talons broke.

Please…! With a desperate cry, I applied force, and surprisingly, the upper part of the plane lifted.

It was shaking severely, but it was gradually rising with the power of the wind.

It worked. This will do!

After achieving some level of balance, the plane now headed toward Songdo’s coastal waters.

Yes, if we can make an emergency landing in the sea first…

But the plane was descending faster than I thought.

The front of the plane was losing altitude so rapidly that it might not even clear the beach.

“Even from here…!”

I desperately used the wing beat of wind.

Gathering all my stamina and magic power, I was slowly reducing the plane’s falling speed with the wing beat of wind.

The wind drove the waves far out to sea. The shoreline was extending like during an ebb tide.

It’s painful. A burning pain courses through my entire body. And the wound from the devil too.

I desperately tried to reduce the speed with wind until the moment the plane barely skimmed over the beach.

Just as the pain that felt like it would reverse flow was engulfing me, at some point my body lost all strength.

As my body felt as heavy as a thousand pounds and I collapsed from exhaustion, I saw waves rushing in.

The plane had stopped. About a third of it was submerged in the sea, but it had stopped without exploding.

“Is it over?”

As I painfully raised my head, I saw a large structure connecting the plane’s entrance to the ground, just like the evacuation method I had seen as a child.

People were sliding out like on a slide.

“Finally… it’s over.”

As I was watching with my exhausted body:

“There’s that bird!”

One of the people looking around pointed at me.

“My goodness! It’s on top of the plane!”

“Is it exhausted?”

“What about the devil?”

Murmuring sounds and gazes. Normally I would have flown away, but now even that is difficult.

I plan to fly away after resting as much as possible.

Phones are pointed at me. How impressive in this situation.

“Is it a monster? A real eagle?”

“It’s a monster. It looks like a black eagle but slightly different. It’s bigger. And it has something wrapped around its body. Must be a new species.”

Yeah, yeah. Keep talking. I’ll fly away as soon as I recover.

Just as I was trying to move my wings a little:

Suddenly people started screaming and backing away.

“Huh?”

As I turned around, Devil, with a hole in his chest, was glaring at me from the air.

That thing didn’t die?

With a face full of anger, Devil summoned spears in both hands.

Damn, I don’t have the energy to fly… I’m doomed.

Just as the devil was aiming at me with two spears and showing an annoying smile:

Suddenly, the space next to the devil began to distort.

Ah, I’ve seen this before. As I panted weakly, an old memory surfaced.

Yes, I’ve seen it on TV. It’s the pattern that appeared when Jo Seong-hui sent Dok Go-jun to catch Devil. Which means?

The space transferred, and Dok Go-jun’s killing intent was felt throughout my body.

Devil’s body was split before it was even visible.

[Monster News Mission Success!]

-Gained 3 Monster Points!

-Reduced Risk of Extinction

I’m grateful it’s been dealt with, but I’m still in trouble.

This is the worst.

The moment Dok Go-jun landed on the plane’s fuselage, my body lost balance and fell to the ground.

“Even your escape is creative. What kind of creature are you? Is this a Goegyeopdan strategy?”

With a face full of killing intent, Dok Go-jun came down to the ground again and pointed his greatsword at me.

There’s no way for me to escape in this injured state with decreased stats.

A truly different crisis situation from before.

Dok Go-jun approached with his greatsword and began to stare beyond me.

“Until now, I was trying to capture you to find out what you were, but now it’s unnecessary. Since you’re a monster, I’ll kill you.”

Just as the greatsword full of killing intent was about to swing:

The greatsword stopped. Dok Go-jun had stopped his sword.

“Huh?”

A person ran between us while we were frozen, and then spread his arms as if to protect me.

“Stop it.”

A man blocked my front. An ordinary-looking man, not a Jaeger, was now blocking Dok Go-jun.