A Veteran in a Dead Game - Chapter 206



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206. Civil War (7)

Kyle swallowed the potion he had previously held in his mouth. Since it was of the highest quality, the effects were immediate.

Flesh began to grow in the holes in his body, and the sharply cut edges of his skin began to heal. Thanks to his skills, including the Source of Life, his recovery was surprisingly fast.

‘This doesn’t even seem human.’

The corners of Kyle’s mouth slightly rose. In order to kill the monster, he himself was moving away from being a normal human.

It’s not that he dislikes it. Rather, Kyle feels satisfied with the increased power he has. Power itself can be a possibility or a choice.

Kyle shook off the sudden thought and lightly turned his arm. His body felt heavy.

‘There are several debuffs applied.’

Kyle swallowed the pill he had prepared in advance and injected the syringe containing the potion directly into his bloodstream. After recovering, he removed the debuff and further doped his physical abilities.

‘As expected, the performance is outstanding.’

Even though it was the same potion, the one made by Ratchet was of much better quality. Ratchet also had a skill that raised the effectiveness of the potions he made.

Also, it was thanks to Ratchet’s outstanding skills, such as putting in the ingredients in perfect proportions and measuring the temperature of the fire accurately.

“Phew.”

The recovery time was only about 10 seconds. However, that short moment was also the time when excellent users could exchange attacks and defenses several times.

“Keeeeet!”

Sarah let out a strange scream, as she was the next target of concentrated attack after Kyle.

Kwakwakwang!

Sera, who had become the target of the traitors’ skills, swung her sword and the invisible sword fiercely.

He swung his weapon 24 times in half a breath. Each strike was a powerful slash that seemed to cut through the entire space, repelling, pushing back, and deflecting the incoming attacks.

“Whoaaaa!”

However, even so, it was not possible to stop everything. Thanks to Sarah’s strong body, it did not lead to fatal injuries, but it was inevitable that injuries would pile up to the point where she would have to temporarily leave the battlefield.

“How did you endure this?”

Sarah grumbled as she hid behind her allies. Her eyes were fixed on Kyle. Despite being hit harder than Sarah, Kyle seemed fine.

“…….”

Suddenly, Sarah remembered the first time she met Kyle.

Cambera Canyon. When we met to subdue the dream-eating earthquake, Kyle was not yet a complete user.

At that time, Kyle’s value was in knowledge rather than brute force. But that was not the case now. Kyle was now a true top-tier user.

It was amazing. Not only was it amazing how quickly Kyle had gained strength, but more importantly, he was able to wield his powers with unparalleled freedom.

It takes training to become accustomed to the power you have. People are not even able to fully control the limbs they were born with.

Even drawing shapes with both the left and right hands simultaneously is not easy without training. Kyle acted as if such a process was unnecessary.

Considering that his strength had grown exponentially, it was an astonishing, if not bizarre, display of adaptability.

Kugugugugu-

As Sarah pondered such thoughts, in the fake sky filled with brilliant stars, shooting stars began to fall with long tails.

2nd level skill, Comet.

The fall was beautiful, but it was also a destructive force.

“Intercept!”

Beryl didn’t need to shout, as several users had already activated their skills to intercept the falling comet.

To block the comet, lightning and fireballs shoot out and a shield is formed across the sky.

At the same time, the massive structures that Saladan had raised with his super-strength became shields to protect the comet.

Kwakwakwakwang!

The moment they met, the entire sky of the dungeon seemed to be engulfed in fire.

Just looking at it gives off a blinding amount of light, and from it all sorts of debris and such rain down on the ground.

Gooooo-

Only about 20% of the comets survived the explosion, crashing down to the ground in a hail of light and debris.

KWAWWW!!!

The whole place was dyed red by the bright red explosions and flames. The ground melted like ice cream in the summer, and the heat that seemed like it would roast your lungs in an instant filled the whole place.

Traitors and the betrayed did not escape such an artificial inferno. The distance between them was closing as debris and flames continued to fly in all directions.

Immediately after, all kinds of skills and items exploded, became entangled, and became disorganized.

It looks chaotic, but it’s never messy. They read their surroundings, exchange moves, and complete connections in an instant when necessary.

It was more like a carefully crafted script.

Meanwhile, Saladan also showed off his power.

2nd rank skill, super strength.

The buildings that were still floating in the sky were crushed and compressed, and the debris that was scattered everywhere was stuck there.

All of these things were compressed in such a way that they were transformed into a giant blade-like shape.

Gugugugu-

They began to fall to the ground, each weighing in the thousands of tons, a literal super-mass attack.

In any case, it would be difficult to inflict damage on the members of the Regeneration Society by simply scattering small fragments with super-strength. That is why Saladan launched a heavy attack.

“Where!”

In the midst of all this, a giant about 10 meters tall raised his body and let out a scream.

3rd level skill, corrupted giant.

It was a grotesque monster whose skin and muscles constantly melted like a waterfall.

Level 4 skill, giantization.

As it gets bigger and bigger.

3rd level skill, current concentration.

Level 4 skill, Lightning Beam.

A dozen pillars of thunderbolts rose from beneath the giant’s feet.

Level 4 skill, manipulation system.

8th level skill, border.

The pillars of lightning quickly drew flexible curves, intertwining with each other and wrapping themselves around the giant. Instead of shocking the giant, the electricity covered him tightly, transforming into a kind of armor.

“Woahhhhhh-!!”

The moment the completed corruption giant roars and waves its arms.

Kwarrrrrr-!!

A pillar of lightning stretched out, bursting and pushing back the super-heavy spear blade that Saladan had swung down.

“Tsk.”

Saladan clicked his tongue and clenched his outstretched hand. Then the ground shook with a jerk.

In most cases, the floor and walls of the dungeon cannot be destroyed. This is because the dungeon floor is also an indestructible element in the system. However, the reason the floor keeps turning over is because the Ark Dungeon here has covered the floor with dirt brought in from outside by the Regeneration Society.

And then all that ignorantly laid dirt and rocks began to tremble and rise up all at once, creating a tidal wave made of dirt.

“Whoa!”

Then the giant roared and slammed both his fists into the ground, causing all the electricity surrounding the giant’s body to escape, forming a wall of lightning.

Kwaaaa!

It exploded as it was hit by the tidal wave of earth created by Saladan.

Kugugugugu-

The fragments that had been flying in all directions stopped for a moment. And then, after two breaths, when the battle became even more intense, all the fragments converged into one point.

Crack, crack!

A sight of huge fragments converging and collapsing into one point.

2nd rank skill, super strength.

3rd level skill, Tokamak.

3rd level skill, gravity point.

Items, satellite cores.

The combination of these elements compresses the massive mass into smaller and smaller chunks, making it difficult to even guess what the total mass is.

Enough dirt to make a hill and enough iron to make a huge ship were gathered into a single bar.

It was a single sword with a spiral-shaped blade.

Kyle has seen it in WOU. It’s just a bunch of mass, so it’s not an item. So it doesn’t have a proper name.

Just let Saladan call for that sword.

‘Super heavy sword.’

Saladan, who was floating in the air, grabbed the super-heavy sword.

Even if he had super-strength, he couldn’t control an object with that density from a distance. That’s why Saladan swings his super-heavy sword by precisely controlling his super-strength in a posture that makes it seem like he’s holding it in his hand and swinging it.

Immediately afterwards, Saladan slashed down with his super-heavy sword as if he was falling. The target was none other than the chairman of the Regeneration Society, Peña.

Peña also knew about the super-heavy sword, so he never confronted him head-on. Even if he had been healthy, he would have chosen to evade as well.

Because a mass of that size would in itself be a terrible violence.

Kwaaaaang!

The moment Saladan’s super-heavy black sword was embedded in the ground, it showed off its power. Just by the tip of the sword being embedded in the ground, the ground within several dozen meters around it creaked and jumped up simultaneously.

The injured Peña couldn’t bear the shock. So she gave up on enduring it and flew backwards as if surrendering to the shock.

As if taking turns with Peña, who was being thrown back, Beryl charged towards Saladan with her trident in front.

As if he had anticipated Beryl’s reaction, Saladan raised his super-heavy sword upward at that precise moment.

Kaaaaang!

The blade struck Beryl’s spear. This trident, a holy relic item called Triaina, was struck by the super-heavy sword, but it bent with a loud noise as if it would break, and in an instant, it flew to the other side.

If Beryl hadn’t let go of Triaina in time, his wrist would have been completely cut off.

Phew!

Beryl put down her weapon and struck Saladan’s head with her empty hand. A heavy impact exploded, and the air was pushed away.

It was more like a loud noise and destructive force like a shell exploding rather than a person’s fist.

Blood gushed from Saladan’s mouth and nose, several of his teeth were broken, and one of his eyes was ruptured.

But even in the midst of all this, Saladan glared at Beryl coldly with his remaining eye.

At the same time, iron bars snaked out from various parts of Saladan’s body, trying to wrap themselves around Beryl’s body. In a split second, Beryl managed to ward off most of them, but missed one.

The iron bar wrapped around Beryl’s ankle.

Hoooooooow-!

As the super power of Saladan took effect, it soared into the sky.

“Salaaaaan!”

With a single roar of anger, Beryl flew into the dungeon sky like a rocket shooting into space.

Even for Saladan, Beryl is a burdensome opponent. Not wanting to confront her head-on, Saladan chose to take Beryl out of the battlefield for a moment, even at the risk of injury.

It must have been with this in mind that Saladan was aiming for Penya from the beginning. The reason he took out the super-heavy sword was probably to focus Beryl’s attention there.

“Kyle.”

Immediately afterwards, Saladan’s gaze turned to none other than Kyle.

There is murderous intent in Saladan’s gaze. He also knows. The one who ruined his plan is none other than Kyle.

Their eyes crossed each other.

Kyle quickly scanned the surroundings. While everyone was caught up in the complicated chaos, only the area between Saladan and Kyle seemed to be calm.

“…So this is what happens in the end.”

“…….”

Kyle took a deep breath and grabbed his weapon.

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Right. Right. Top. And bottom, and left at the same time.

Kyle fired his Astra to shatter an incoming three-story house, pushed away a large, dim searchlight with a chain, and blew up a spinning truck as it flew towards him.

These are all things that Saladan threw with his super powers.

‘You don’t give up easily.’

Saladan’s skill set is not suitable for close combat. So he quickly retreated and fired his skills, and Kyle chased after him.

As a result, Kyle and Saladan ended up crossing the middle of the Ark City.

Kwarrrrrr-!!

Buildings that were standing still collapse one after another. Signs and neon signs caught in the destruction pour out, scattering their brilliant lights like flower petals.

Saladan is trying to physically block Kyle’s path.

But now, such interference cannot stop Kyle.

Boom!

Kyle slammed his shoulder through the wall of a ten-story commercial building blocking his way, then roughly cleared a collapsing pillar from within with a flick of his hand before placing his right hand on the ground and slightly bending both legs.

Level 8 skill, leap.

The moment his bent knees straightened, Kyle’s body shot forward with tremendous momentum.

Bam.

The sound is left behind and shot forward. All the surrounding scenery seems to stretch. In the midst of the tremendous speed, Kyle captures the enormous mass rushing in from the left, right, and above.

Three large buildings are pressing into Kyle’s path.

5th rank skill, Holy Spear.

Kyle threw it head-on, his strong physical abilities and his catapult skills helping him throw it.

The golden-glowing lance pierced through the buildings that were rushing in from the front. In an instant, a cavern was created through the huge steel and concrete.

And when Kyle was halfway through the cave.

Kkwaduk.

The building twists and compresses in an instant, as if someone were squeezing a can, in order to crush Kyle inside.

Ki-ki-gi …

Before a breath could pass, the three buildings had collapsed into one giant cone.

Paget-

And so, through the cracks in that twisted, crushed mass, static electricity shot up. The static electricity that escaped from the crushed building transformed into the shape of Kyle.

The 3rd level skill was Brain Snow.

A movement skill that changes the body into a single bolt of lightning. Immediately after, what caught Kyle’s eye was Saladan holding a glass bottle.

Inside it was a strange liquid with silver spots and hair floating in a dark red liquid. It was an object that was so unpleasant that it felt ominous.

It’s a given.

The silver spots were evidence of the erosion of the mechanized factory, and the fur was that of a werewolf.

“I guess I can’t win.”

As he said this, Saladan tore the neck of the glass bottle with his super strength. The contents of the glass bottle shook dangerously as if they would overflow at any moment.

“I guess I’ll have to take a gamble.”

After saying that, Saladan poured the contents down his throat without a moment’s hesitation.