episode_0027

When I was young, I watched firefighters and dreamed that when I grow up, I would like to become a great person who saves people like those people.

It goes without saying, but in the end, I was weak and could not become such a brave adult.

As long as my body was in good condition, I was fortunate enough to become an adult and barely survive in society.

However, since I have already decided to live my new life to the fullest, I will definitely save Laura and make my childhood dream come true.

“Laura!”

I jumped towards Coco’s mouth, the most dangerous place in this area.

And with the broken greatsword Veronica gave him, he cut off the bundle of tentacles holding Laura in one go and held her in his arms.

Coco tried to close her mouth, but I narrowly escaped the death trap and ran away.

Veronica and the knights worked hard to provide covering fire while I rescued Laura, drawing Coco’s attention and giving us a brief moment of safety.

I carefully removed the tentacles that were still writhing on Laura’s body, took off the cloak attached to the magic armor, and covered her.

“I’m sorry, Rebecca. It’s all my fault.”

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

“Yes, thanks to you, I’m safe.”

“Then that’s enough.”

“But because of me…”

“Who knew that there were people in the world who could survive even if their heads were cut off? Even if it were someone else, the same situation would have happened.”

I patted Laura on the back as she blamed herself.

Then Laura started crying, but endured it until the end.

I can’t tell you how fortunate I am to have been able to safely save such a cute and lovely person.

I wanted to kiss him right away, but it wasn’t the time yet.

“You are disappointing my expectations this time. This is already the second time!”

“Elkahim!”

Without hesitation, I aimed my magic rifle at Elkahim, who approached me without even pretending to know me, and pulled the trigger.

However, rather than piercing Elkahim’s head, the magical armor-piercing bullet floated in front of the damn bitch’s head and fell helplessly to the ground.

Since magic armor could not block human attacks, it was clear that the bullets had been blocked using other methods.

Is it magic? Or improved magic armor? I don’t know what it is, but it hurts my head.

“When someone else speaks, you must first know how to listen! It would be difficult to use violence so deliberately.”

“There’s no reason to listen to a fucking bitch like you.”

I lunged at Elkahim and smashed the bitch’s head with my fist.

joy! I can’t seem to stop this.

El-Kahim’s disgusting blood, flesh, bone fragments, eyeballs, brains and brain marrow were scattered everywhere, and its body collapsed helplessly.

I tried to explode it by stepping on it, but contrary to my expectations, it dodged it at an incredibly fast speed, and I ended up only exploding the floor of the auditorium.

Elkahim’s body, which woke up without a head, wriggled strangely several times and created a new head, including a mask.

I wanted to see what it looked like, but there was no answer because the mask was created first during the regeneration stage.

“We don’t know each other’s faces right now, so don’t be too upset. Because there will be a time when we can talk together someday.”

“Nowadays, do we call killing and watching first a conversation?”

“You guys have no way of killing us anyway, so we will have no choice but to talk in the end. Our great leader has shown interest in you, so accept it humbly.”

“You’re being damned. I have nothing to talk about with monsters like you.”

This time, I lunged at Elkahim with the intention of destroying his entire body, but was suddenly hit by a tail tentacle that struck me and sent me flying backwards.

I was lucky enough to hit the wall and wasn’t blown out, but my magic armor was destroyed in half and my body was in a lot of pain.

“Rebecca!”

“I’m fine. Don’t cry.”

I came to my injured side and gently stroked Laura’s head as she shed hot tears.

The only good thing about having the magic armor destroyed is that you can stroke your loved one’s head and hug them with your bare hands.

“I’d like to play with you guys a little more, but it looks like you’re ready to kill the test subjects, so I guess I’ll just have to go. I look forward to the day when we can meet again someday. Hehehehe.”

“Wait! Ugh!”

I got up and tried to grab Elkahim, but I couldn’t move properly due to the intense pain I felt in my ribs.

Since there were no holes in the body, it seemed like the bones were cracked or broken.

It really hurts so bad.

“Rebecca! Avoid!”

I looked up at Veronica’s urgent cry.

Then I saw Coco running towards us.

All the knights had already been suppressed, and Veronica, who had warned me, seemed to be in bad shape.

There was no one left to protect us or attract Coco’s attention.

I hugged Laura and turned her back, which still had her magic armor intact, towards Coco.

Even if I get chewed up, I will save Laura, and even if I get thrown out, I will sacrifice my body to save Laura.

Just as I was making that firm determination, I witnessed a cannon-like weapon being fired from the rooftop of a building of similar height across from me.

An unknown long projectile passed over my head, and soon I heard the sound of a muscle being torn deeply, and then Coco started screaming in pain.

I carefully turned my head back to see what was happening.

Coco, who was rushing to kill us in some way, had a small pillar stuck in her throat, and soon another shot flew out and pierced Coco’s torso.

Then Coco lost her balance and fell at an angle.

“Now! Anyone who can move, shoot the enemy ship!”

I endured all the pain in response to Veronica’s desperate cries, got up from my seat, ran to where I could see Coco’s ship, and poured out as many magic bullets and magic armor-piercing bullets as I could, and if that wasn’t enough, I even poured magic pistol bullets at her without hesitation.

This was the same for the knights, so all the remaining bullets were fired at Coco’s weak spot, the center of her stomach.

“Fuck! Just die!”

I became angry at Coco’s persistent vitality that got back up again even though she stumbled.

I was so angry that I kicked Coco’s leg pointlessly.

But suddenly Coco collapsed.

what? Did the kick work?

Of course not.

Once again, Coco’s torso was pierced twice in a row by something that looked like a flying pillar, and she completely lost her strength. It could no longer regenerate, and black biological material and metal fragments poured out from its tattered stomach.

It was clear that the metal fragments came from the magic armor or magic guns of the knights who had been eaten, but the flesh and bones had already been completely digested, so there were no traces left.

Coco took a few deep breaths, vomited a large amount of biological material from her snout, and died.

Even though it’s level 80, it seems like it’s just a beast in the face of strong firepower.

However, more than 20 knights were killed or injured by such a beast, and while we were firing the last shot, Elkahim leisurely ran away.

It was really crazy and I was jumping around, but I still feel fortunate that Laura was safe.

If the Knights’ support had been a little later, we would all have been doomed.

“This is definitely dead, right?”

I tried to tap Coco’s head with my foot, but there was no movement.

The tentacles that had caused so many hardships as it swung so hard and the snout that had eaten so many people were hanging limp, and the huge hole in its torso and numerous gunshot wounds on its stomach showed no signs of regenerating.

It was a meaningless death considering that he suffered so much, but it doesn’t have to be absurd, so I wonder how much better it would have been if he had died sooner.

If that had been the case, at least one more person might have survived and been able to capture El Kahim.

But there is no need to linger over things that have already passed.

“Rebecca, how are you feeling?”

“That? Ugh! When you said that, I suddenly felt like I was in pain.”

“Yes? Is it because of me again? I’m sorry.”

“Hahaha, just kidding. Ouch… I’m just resting there for now. It’s a bit dirty here.”

I fell to the ground in a mess, feeling great pain in my side again.

I felt bad because the floor was covered in highly toxic biological substances, but I couldn’t help it.

I wanted to be comforted by Laura, but I didn’t let her get close because I was afraid she might have injuries on her body.

I was worried about Laura, who was naked and wearing only a cape, but I was glad that the sun had risen and the weather was getting warmer.

I wanted to get out of the dirty and broken magic armor and go to Laura’s side, but I couldn’t take it off because the magic armor was broken.

While I was whining and trying to somehow take off the magic armor, Veronica came up to me.

She took off her cloak and covered my exposed skin.

“I’m so glad you guys are safe.”

“Veronica too.”

“Thank you. Are you hurt a lot?”

“I’m not sure, but it hurts like my ribs are cracked.”

“I’m glad you stopped. The medical technician will be here soon, so please be patient.”

Veronica sat next to me.

I could catch a glimpse of her face through her half-broken helmet, and she had a very distressed and bitter expression.

As expected, it seemed heartbreaking to have lost so many of his subordinates.

I wanted to say something to comfort her, but I couldn’t think of anything suitable to say.

While I was thinking about it, Veronica suddenly changed the subject, as if trying to shake off her depressed mood, and began to explain the weapon that killed Coco.

“The weapon that ended that monster is the latest type of weapon called the magic cannon, which has recently begun to be distributed to knights in each region. Do you see that pillar-like thing over there? That’s a magic cannon. It is made from the same material as magic bullets, but has an iron core embedded in the center.”

According to Veronica’s explanation, looking at the magic cannon, it reminds me of a weapon called Daejanggunjeon, which is said to have been made during the Joseon Dynasty.

I was surprised that the shapes and sizes were so similar, and I had the illusion that one of my ancestors might have fallen into this world like me.

“But I had no idea that suppressing gangs in this way would lead to the first real-life case.”

“The first practical example?”

“That’s right.”

“That’s…an honor.”

“It was an honor for me to fight with you. This is my first time seeing someone other than a knight fight so bravely.”

I said it in a subtly sarcastic way, but Veronica took it sincerely and was happy.

This person is secretly naive.

“That’s too much praise. But don’t you think Veronica and I will need to recuperate for a while?”

“That’s right. I think I should ask the lord to postpone the invitation to a later date. Don’t worry. The lord may be blunt, but he listens well to my requests.”

“It looks like you two are close to each other?”

“Actually, the lord is my uncle. You have cared for me since I was young.”

“Really? Veronica is a person of much higher status than I thought.”

“I am just a knight protecting the people. Now I think I need to check on my subordinates again, so I’ll just go. Laura, start a fire with this. If you catch a cold, it’s a big problem.”

Veronica got up and threw the flint at Laura.

He is a very considerate person, including covering me with a cape.

Veronica grinned at me and then went back to the injured knights gathered on one side of the auditorium and comforted them.

The knights seemed to be more sad for their dead comrades than for their own wounds.

They are clearly much stronger people than ordinary people, but in the end, they are human, so they felt emotional pain and sometimes even shed tears.

‘It must be very difficult for everyone. It’s definitely going to be much harder than mine. The same goes for Laura, who lost sight of her enemy right in front of her nose.’

I turned my attention to Laura, who was moving her body a little away.

Laura, who had already gathered enough firewood, skillfully lit the fire using the flint that Veronica had thrown her.

It’s really lovely to see her squatting down and warming herself in front of an improvised bonfire.

“Rebecca, I’m not cold, so don’t worry. Snow leopards are resistant to cold.”

“But isn’t it a bit cold naked? No matter how warm the day is, winter is winter.”

“In my hometown, the current temperature is considered warm enough to go on a picnic.”

“Really? amazing. I want to go there someday. Okay, shall we set the destination of our trip to your hometown?”

I proposed excitedly, but Laura’s expression was not very positive.

I think I made a mistake with my words.

“My hometown has already disappeared due to the orcs attacking it. It was an inevitable choice for my family to leave our hometown.”

Fuck… Laura’s hometown disappeared because of the worldview I set up.

In the end, it was because of me that Laura’s parents met a terrible end.

At the very least, Laura would not have suffered any damage if the orcs had been set as an ordinary race rather than a nomadic-style demon race.

It’s my fault for setting something like humanity’s natural enemy for fun in the first place.

“Rebecca, why are you crying all of a sudden? Is there any pain anywhere?”

“It’s because my heart hurts.”

I covered my face with my hands and shed tears. I tried to endure it somehow, but it was impossible.

It’s something I’ve already done and can’t be undone, but I resent the old me who created the world with such a light heart.

If even the game had been treated with a serious attitude, Laura would certainly not have faced a tragic fate.

In the end, I ended up crying like an idiot until the medics arrived.