episode_0635
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“Found one over there!”
widely!
Olivia spotted the bug scout and kicked the ground lightly, rushing into the darkness.
Even though she had thrown away the flashlight she was holding, she continued straight ahead without losing sight of her goal.
Because her pupils, which were torn vertically like a cat’s, were dilated roundly and looked through the shadows.
When you do handstands, it’s not just your strength that increases.
As soon as he first displayed his ability, his reflexes were enhanced to the point where he could stick to the ceiling and land like a feather, as well as his hearing, smell, and sight, which were enhanced beyond those of a simple beast.
Krrr…
Olivia didn’t split the bug in half like Moon Ji-yu had done.
Even her fingernails, no matter how sharp they were, were not long enough for that.
Instead, she displayed more monstrous performances with the abilities and amplified physical abilities she gained through the contract.
Bam!
Her sharp fingers were firmly embedded in the bug’s head and chest.
She made a handle by poking a hole in the shell with her finger, like the hole in a bowling ball, and put strength into her whole body.
“Ugh!”
Wham!
There was a terrible sound as the carapace that had been stuck in my finger broke and the tissue that had been connecting the carapace to the carapace was torn. Then, with that loud noise, the bug’s head was separated from its body.
The brainless torso had been twitching since Olivia had stabbed it in the head, and after it was completely separated from the torso, it could do nothing but lie on the floor and writhe.
She threw the black bug head to the floor. There was a ‘thud!’ sound as it hit the metal floor.
Olivia’s initial concern that the bugs had acidic blood was in vain as she effortlessly shook off the bodily fluids from her hands.
Of course, her face was distorted without mercy. Despite her increased strength, her tolerance for getting her hands dirty in battle had not yet grown much.
“Ugh, gross… I don’t feel anything when I hold a cockroach with my palm, but these are really… ”
“Should I give you a weapon?”
“That sounds good. No, I don’t know if I can use the weapon properly because of these nails.”
She spoke, tapping her sharply grown fingernail with her other fingernail. Judging from the way her lips were pouting, it seemed as if she was experiencing mixed emotions, both liking it and being uncomfortable with it.
Certainly, with nails like that, it would be uncomfortable even if you used something like a gauntlet.
‘Should I look into knuckles or claws? They seem uncomfortable to hold onto.’
“I’ll look for something suitable later. And later, when you learn martial arts, you’ll be able to wrap your hands in energy, so when that happens, you won’t need to get anything on your hands.”
I said, watching Olivia swish her tail wildly, sticking out from her butt.
It wasn’t just empty words to comfort her.
Among the martial arts of the ascending order, there were many that were modeled after the movements of animals. This was especially true of the martial arts of the Kwon Kak method, which mainly used the limbs.
‘I think there’s a suitable one among the martial arts I swept up from the Sura Gate. I’ll have to choose carefully from among the non-magical ones.’
If you think about the minions of Touma and Suramun, they fought with movements reminiscent of tigers.
Surely there must be a suitable martial art that suits Olivia.
That doesn’t mean that only Olivia was running wild.
“Don’t move!”
Unlike Olivia, Sarah was the type who was afraid to even spray insecticide from a distance for fear that the bugs would fly out and scurry, let alone catch them with her hands.
But even she could have dealt with bugs if she had the ability to manipulate barriers.
Of course, the expression on his face was unpleasant because of the bug’s appearance, which was dozens of times more disgusting than a normal cockroach.
“… … !”
The bug trapped inside the barrier flailed its legs and let out an inaudible scream. The hideous appearance of the thing, which had already failed to hide due to the barrier, was clearly visible, and when the flashlight was shined on it, a rather horrifying sight unfolded.
“Ugh… ”
Sarah seemed to be barely holding back the urge to look away. Instead of turning her head, she concentrated all her nerves to reduce the size of the barrier.
You could tell how hard she was trying by the tightening of the barrier and the bugs losing more and more room to move.
Wham!
I had the illusion that I could hear the bug’s joints snapping.
The guy was still alive for a long time, opening his mouth even after his legs were completely broken.
In the end, the bug somehow managed to suffocate her, and only after Sarah changed the shape of the barrier this way and that, was she able to break all the joints in her body and free herself from the pain.
In some ways, her methods seemed more cruel than Olivia’s.
Although it was inevitable because Sera’s barrier magic wasn’t yet strong enough to completely crush the bug’s carapace and squeeze out the oil.
Sarah released the barrier with a pale face.
The bug’s corpse, its joints all broken and limp like a puppet, rolled around on the floor.
I cut off the guy’s head with my sword just in case.
“Ugh… ”
“Here, drink this.”
I didn’t know if it would be effective, but I opened the cap of the motion sickness medicine that was included in the first aid kit that I had in my inventory and handed it over.
Originally, it was a medicine to prevent Jeong Su-jin from getting dizzy after seeing the future city, but I didn’t know it would be used in this way.
She bent over and retched, unable to answer, so she reached into the air and took some motion sickness medicine.
Unlike the two people who were experiencing some inconvenience, Moon Ji-yu and Janie were handling the bugs very skillfully.
In particular, even though Janie was already an excellent fighter, Moon Ji-yu, a singer-songwriter who had no connection to such a bloody battlefield, was even more dazzling.
They were bugs who ate Noir Black and had their genes mutated, allowing them to hide in the shadows, but in the end, those shadows were Moon Ji-yu’s domain.
Moon Ji-yu prioritized dealing with those who tried to surprise her or those who tried to escape by falling behind. This way, the rest of the group could practice fighting bugs and she could save her stamina.
Jajajajajak!
She turned the bug into a shadow, just as she said.
Those who were hiding in the dark, waiting for their chance, were transformed into disgusting lumps of meat without even making a sound.
The bugs couldn’t stop the darkness that had kept them safe from turning into a blender in an instant.
“I think I’m getting used to it now.”
“Yeah. I think I’ll think of some more ways to apply it if I just wait a little longer.”
Moon Ji-yu said that with a proud face.
Janie was indeed the most combat-savvy member of our group, aside from me.
It was clear that the Alvaroi martial arts she had learned were martial arts that required information on the opponent’s movements and strength to maximize one’s strength, but she did not hesitate to approach even bugs with bizarre appearances.
Crunch!
She used her ability to manipulate wind to assist her movements and block her enemy’s movements, toying with the bug’s legs and antennae, and then cutting off its throat.
Jeong Su-jin sometimes served as a warning to the party when the bug behaved unexpectedly.
It’s still hard to see the future perfectly, but it helps a lot.
Overall, the group did a great job of doing their part without me having to step up.
We walked without hesitation and arrived at the control room.
Unlike the passage we had previously headed through, this door was firmly shut.
‘Maria.’
-yes.
It is said that Maria’s quantum computer-level brain cannot be used because her body is gone, but even with the functions she currently possesses, she is more than capable of opening at least one door.
Because my souvenir definitely contained the item [Biometric Computer].
I placed my hand on the panel next to the door and waited for Maria to hack.
It took some time.
‘There’s definitely a difference. If there had been a main body, I could have opened the automatic door without touching it.’
They say that even if you don’t know where you are, you know where I am, but the feeling of being without Maria’s body was quite strong.
– This isn’t a problem with hacking performance, but rather a lack of power in the system.
Maria grumbled that it wasn’t a performance issue.
The priority is to power the lock with nanobots.
I roughly understood it as using a 5V battery when the door lock is locked due to a dead battery.
Within moments, the unlocked door to the control room opened with a soft creak.
Slurp-
The interior of the control room remained in the same condition as when we left. It was only natural, considering that the only living things left in the facility, aside from our party, were bugs.
So, just as I was about to pass by, Maria, who was accessing the control panel, caught me.
-Master.
‘why?’
-The Manta Ray is back.
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