A Veteran in a Dead Game - Chapter 209



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209. Civil War (10)

Boom! Boom!

Saladan, who was struck by Kyle’s lance and wave axe, fell to the ground as if crushed.

“Wow!”

Then, just as Saladan was about to get up on all fours, the fractal illusion, as if it had been waiting, struck Saladan’s sprawling back with a lightning stake.

Kwaarrung!

Lightning strikes upside down from the ground into the sky, sending dazzling bolts of lightning shooting out in all directions.

“Khuh!”

In it, Saladan barely escaped with his life.

Level 7 skill, Glass Shield.

A 7th-grade skill that blocks any damage once. Saladan instinctively deployed this skill, blocking the lightning stake with his glass shield.

“Kyaaaaak!”

Through the lightning that made it difficult to see clearly in front of his nose, Saladan kicked the ground and rushed at Kyle.

The calves spread apart, and the engine inside them started up. Flames burst out from the eight protruding exhaust ports, four on each side of the legs, pushing Saladan’s body forward.

The acceleration was ridiculously fast. However, Kyle just stared at it indifferently.

Kyle had already seen a similar sight several times when dealing with Part Shet. Why should he be surprised to see Saladan, who was charging at him like an animal, even without proper calculation, on a much cruder level?

Roll! Roll!

Kyle calmly swung his Galatine and fired a ray of heat. Saladan tried to dodge it by changing his path at a steep angle, but he was immediately hit by a fireball that Kyle had thrown.

This is because it was already expected that Saladan would turn and move there.

Kaka kaka kang!

As Saladan stumbled, Astra’s bullet flew in and struck his body.

“Kwak, kyaaaaak!”

If Saladan had still retained his senses, he wouldn’t have been beaten so one-sidedly. He would have used his skills and items to somehow escape the situation.

But the current Saladan couldn’t do that.

“Kaiiiiiiiiiiil-!”

You’re just venting your anger without any meaning.

‘That’s funny.’

Saladan called his research results a new species, but Kyle thought it was ridiculous. How could he possibly give such a grand name to something like that?

They claim to be a new species, completely abandoning the intelligence that is the symbol of humanity.

“Ugh, ugh!”

Even as Kyle thought about it, Saladan was being trampled almost unilaterally.

He tried to somehow approach Kyle, but got entangled in chains and rolled around. On the other hand, he tried to distance himself, but got electrocuted by a chain of lightning generated by a fractal illusion that had been deployed in advance, and fell down.

He used his brain, which wasn’t working properly, to activate his super powers, but the way he used them was seriously inferior. He just threw a heavy lump with his super powers, so it was basically just a large-scale stone throwing.

‘It’s quite sturdy.’

The regenerative power and hardness unique to werewolves, and the resilience of a mechanized factory. Saladan’s body, which had acquired these properties, was certainly hard.

Even so, I was still like a sandbag.

‘It would be better to just surrender to the wild.’

Although Saladan was able to escape the limitations of the system to some extent, he ultimately did not achieve the freedom he desired.

Rather, he ended up in a state where even his mind was not sound, trapped in a prison of his own creation, which was his body.

“Ugh, ugh!”

Saladan roared. The skills he possessed exploded indiscriminately, destroying the surroundings. It was brutal. After all, he possessed more than one or two skills.

But even so, it is just running wild.

As for Saladan, who is currently holding onto his senses, there is no way he can reach Kyle.

So, the final moment has arrived.

“This is…!”

The moment when the skills that Saladan had been randomly firing had exhausted their power, Saladan realized belatedly that the gravity chains were unfolding simultaneously on both sides.

Kyle’s body and the fractal illusion simultaneously activated the gravity chain.

Only then did Saladan realize that the skill he had used had blinded his own eyes. It was a ridiculous mistake.

Kwak-

Gravity chains grabbed each of Saladan’s arms.

“Ugh!”

Saladan’s wolf-like face twists. It is only a brief moment of restraint, but he knows that such restraint can lead to fatal results.

So, Saladan began to think of a defensive measure with his blurred reasoning and calculation skills. However, it was too late to think about it now.

puck.

Kyle did not directly hit the bound Saladan. Instead, he shot out the chain and drove the offering sword attached to it into Saladan’s chest.

Ugh!

The offering sword is an item that can use the sucked blood as a blade. The strength of the blade is not enough to inflict a critical hit on the current Saladan.

This was enough to damage all the mechanical parts that filled the body.

Level 5 skill, Wound Explosion.

All the small wounds created in this way were burst by the wound explosion skill.

Boom!

The device inside Saladan’s body creaked and became misaligned.

“Kuuuuuuuuu!”

Chains spread out like veins inside Saladan’s body. Saladan’s body is transformed and he fires bullets and missiles, but his aim is messed up.

A machine is a complex system of intricate parts that work together. With the impurities created by Kyle mixed into it, it can’t possibly work properly.

“What the hell are you…?”

Kyle didn’t answer. He simply activated the lightning stake and held it in his hand. He had exhausted all of Saladan’s defenses, so he couldn’t stop it anymore.

Saladan was so devastated that he couldn’t even do such basic calculations.

“I can’t die here. I, I…!”

“It’s the end.”

“Kuaaaah!”

Saladan lived only for himself. For someone like that, his own death would be more terrifying than anything else.

“Kyle, kylie!”

Saladan’s roar was drowned out by a blinding flash of lightning and ear-piercing thunder.

3rd level skill, lightning stake.

Everything around was bathed in a flash of golden light. And when the light faded away.

All that remained was a blackened, charred corpse.

“…….”

At the last moment, what did Saladan think? Did he regret his choice as a cold-hearted egoist? Or did he feel only beastly rage?

Nobody knows.

However, after all the fuss he had caused to live forever, Saladan ended up dying an early death. And now no one will mourn his death.

*

Immediately after the situation was resolved, the members of the Regeneration Society and Kyle gathered again at the entrance to the dungeon.

“Mr. Chairman, the cleanup is over.”

“Report it.”

Beryl said with a somewhat somber expression.

“I lost three. Lorraine, Kind, and Mael.”

Lorraine is a name I don’t know, but Kyle knows the other two. I had a brief conversation with Mael, and Kind had worked together on the Harmful Agitator event.

“Really… what a pity those people are gone.”

Peña raised her hand and placed it on her forehead. Peña’s expression was hidden because she was still wearing her gas mask. But everyone present could sense her heartache.

“What happened to those traitorous guys?”

“There is only one survivor. It’s Mars.”

Mars was killed by Kyle once. After that, he was able to revive in a safe location nearby thanks to the skill called Blessing of Immortality. However, he was soon discovered by other members and captured.

“He didn’t offer much resistance. Instead, he asked for a deal.”

“transaction?”

“He said he would tell me everything he knew, so please just spare my life.”

Peña said in a cold, mocking voice.

“That’s funny. What he should be doing now is not trading, but begging.”

“What would you like to do?”

“I will talk to you directly. Of course, I have no intention of showing mercy. He was a comrade who worked with me for many years, but now he is nothing but a traitor.”

Immediately after saying that, Peña slumped his shoulders.

“The damage is enormous.”

In fact, it wasn’t enough to just say that the damage was severe. This time, the total number of people lost by the regeneration group was eleven, including the traitors.

Even before this incident, the regeneration association had already complained of a lack of manpower.

Because while keeping the Demon King’s army in check and blocking the vampires’ southward advance, he was also preparing to subdue the spirits at Kyle’s request, and also finishing the construction of the ark.

For a normal person, just imitating the same thing would have been a murderous schedule that would have led to death from overwork.

In the meantime, since there are so few people, there is no choice but to drastically reduce the amount of work being done.

Now the regeneration council will have to make a choice and focus. Kyle thinks that the direction will most likely be to prepare for the restoration and closure of the Ark.

As a regeneration society, there wouldn’t be much of a choice.

“Saladan, you are…”

Peña shook his head as he murmured, shaking off his thoughts. There was a lot to think about, but now was the time to look forward, not back.

Immediately afterwards, Peña quickly took care of a few things. The entire Ark City was in shambles, so at least some minimal measures had to be taken.

“thanks.”

At that point, when the members each went off to find their own work, Peña suddenly said to Kyle.

“I just did what needed to be done.”

“Are you serious, or are you just feeling embarrassed?”

“…….”

“Either way… I mean it when I say thank you. Your help was truly great. I owe you a great favor.”

Peña bowed his head slightly.

“I’ll say hello later. The work isn’t over yet.”

We’ve overcome one crisis, but aren’t there bigger problems still waiting to be solved?

The Rider of the Plague.

The traitors even touched the seal that held the disaster in place.

“What’s the condition?”

“The seal has already been broken. The bunker is already full of diseases, making it difficult to even observe. The members outside have retreated and are preparing to face the plague.”

It was bad news. In the worst case scenario, you might already be trapped in a dungeon.

Of course, it is still possible to escape. You just have to endure it by using up all the prepared disease countermeasures.

Or maybe the members outside could just lead the plague riders to another direction.

But if we do that, even the little bit of energy we have will be wasted. That is not a desirable direction.

Whatever, first of all.

“I guess I’ll have to check it out myself.”

“I was thinking of doing that anyway. Are you thinking of checking it out yourself? It might be dangerous.”

It is something that cannot be avoided because it is dangerous. It is also something that cannot be postponed.

So, after completing only the bare minimum of maintenance, Kyle joined the members of the Regeneration Society heading out of the dungeon.

“You came.”

“Come in.

They, consisting of two guns, greeted Kyle warmly.

It was Beryl and Sarah.

It was a reasonable personnel arrangement. Sera would be able to survive in any harsh environment much better than others thanks to her many passive skills, and Beryl has the skill of being invulnerable to poison, so her disease resistance is incredibly high.

“That bastard Saladan, please tell me later how he died.”

“I’d like to hear that too.”

There are bound to be many things to be curious about. Why did Saladan choose to betray? What was his real past? How did he seduce the other members?

But I can’t explain everything in detail right now.

“later.”

Kyle reserved explanation.

Kyle drank the potion he had prepared and put on the disease-resistant items he had brought from the Regeneration Society’s warehouse.

“Let’s go.”

Finally, Kyle, wearing a mask-like item, went through the purple curtain-like entrance to the dungeon.

The view suddenly brightened and the surrounding scenery appeared again. It was an underground bunker filled with gloomy darkness.

Paat-

The moment Beryl, who had followed Kyle, activated her light bead skill, illuminating the surrounding area.

Barrrrr-

Kyle felt a strong vibration in the hem of his coat.

The Badge of Nol. An item that detects poison and increases resistance. It was shaking violently.

As Peña had said, the disease and poison had already escaped the seal.

Crunch!

Kyle immediately took the bottle out of his glove and poured out its contents. The silvery liquid, like mercury, solidified into a spoon shape the moment it hit the ground.

Silver spoon potion.

An item that detects poison and grants resistance to poison and disease to those around it.

Knock, knock!

The spoon shook and popped like popcorn, its tip quickly turning black.

“It’s more serious than I thought.”

Kyle frowned.

This place had already become a devil’s paradise where even a normal person would contract all sorts of diseases and be given a terminal diagnosis just by breathing in.

“Is that all?”

“It wouldn’t be strange if the plague rider appeared before our eyes right now-”

That moment.

polygonal, polygonal-

The sound of footsteps echoed. It was different from the sound of a human being. It was a little more rhythmic and cheerful.

‘The sound of horseshoes.’

There is only one disaster that makes this sound.

‘The Rider of the Plague.’

The guy got released.