chapter 71
To Mars (4)
I left the Byeongjeom Station Fortress and moved to the place where Black, who had turned into Arachne, was and took out the necessary items.
“Hey, eat all of this.”
Black swallowed 8 Essences of Growth with red aura.
[Arachne’s level has risen.]
…
…
[Arachne’s level has risen.]
The level increased by 1 for each Essence of Growth, bringing Arachne to level 18.
Next is the Essence of Reinforcement.
[Arachne’s HP has been strengthened by 20%.]
The reason why I chose stamina over agility and strength was because I decided that the most important thing was not to die.
Check Arachne’s information.
*Arachne Lv 18.
[Rating]: Rare.
[Classification]: Queen Zombie-Spider
[technology]:
-Cobweb (Premium), Hard Skin (Rare)
-Scratch (Advanced), Poison Injection (Advanced)
[Unique skill]: Egg laying.
-Lays 10 eggs once a day.
– Alpha zombies are born from eggs.
[Abilities]:
– muscle strength 39.2.
– Agility 18.1.
-Health 36.3 +7.2.
[Weaknesses]: Fire, holy power.
[Related Collections]:2.
Again, an incredibly high level of ability.
“Go ahead and clear up the zombies. If you find a soldier, you will fall out.”
-Keah!
Black took the lead, and I slowly walked along the road and looked around.
The situation on the roadside was dire.
Decaying corpses strewn about.
A road clogged with broken cars.
Crows and insects that devour the corpse.
Osan City was fine because I cleaned up the surroundings at Sema Station and burned the body, but it was not Mars.
If left as it is, an epidemic will soon circulate. The problem is not only that.
*Infected Crow Lv 1.
[Rating]: Normal.
[Classification]: Zombies – Animals
[Description]: Infected by zombies, infects people with a low probability.
[Abilities]:
-Strength 0.3, agility 0.2, stamina 0.3.
According to the setting, there is a chance of becoming a zombie due to crows, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get infected. Just like the monk of Doksanseong who became a zombie even with a low probability a while ago.
I put my will into the sphere and moved carefully.
It was blown away near a group of crows who were busy digging up the corpse.
<launch>
As if shooting a bullet, the ball was fired with power.
Do-do-do-do-doo-duk!
Starting with the crow on the left, more than 10 crows, lined up in a row and eating corpses, pierced their bodies.
– Caw!
It wasn’t a cry of pain, but the sound of the sudden attack, and the crows with holes in their bodies flew up into the sky all at once.
Dududuk!
I rotated the sphere and smashed their heads as they were.
[You have acquired the Infected Crow Card.]
Clean up all the crows you see around you.
We walked towards Yunggeolneung.
***
Mars Marine Corps Headquarters Conference Room.
“Commander. It is said that the Byeongjeom Station Villain Fortress was destroyed a while ago.”
A man with a stocky physique.
Captain Park Seong-hwan reported to the commander.
“Are you sure?”
“Yes, Commander. I double checked.”
In an instant, the meeting room became cluttered.
The deputy commander opened his mouth.
“Commander, as Moo-hyul said, it seems that a philosopher at one time was amazing.”
“I guess so.”
The commander remembered what his son had said a few days ago. There was once a mother of a philosopher in the fortress of Yunggeolreung, so I asked her to find it.
As soon as he heard Moo-hyul’s words, he sent soldiers to Yunggeonreung and found Lee Geum-ja, the mother of a once iron man.
Lee Geum-ja was the only surgeon in Yung-geol-reung, a person he knew.
Afterwards, I tried to bring the mother of the iron man to the Marine Corps headquarters to make it a little safer, but he refused, saying he couldn’t leave the patient behind.
So the commander sent more tanks and troops to defend it than originally planned.
And today once iron man merged the dome to meet his mother.
“He is a really great person. Seeing as we have already attacked the second wave and merged the domes.”
“Is that all? In just two hours, we destroyed an enemy fort that we had been fighting for over a week.”
“Maybe I can handle those monsters in Dongtan.”
The monster that settled in Dongtan meant the Mars branch leader who led the corps of Arachne, Wolf, and Vampire.
“If I do as you say, I will be able to breathe.”
When the atmosphere of the headquarters, which had been depressing for a while with the appearance of an iron man, was about to get better.
The conference room door opened, and the communication officer entered with an urgent face, saluted the commander and opened his mouth.
“Commander. A big deal happened.”
“What is it?”
“A large force is said to be approaching Yunggeolneung.”
The atmosphere in the conference room, which had been friendly with the communications officer’s report, quickly became tense.
“What is the composition of the troops?”
“Arachne, Vampire, Werewolf.”
The communications officer’s report made the commander’s head throb. Even the zombie army led by the strengthened Arachne is too much, but vampires and werewolves…
“Where is Muhyul?”
“It’s in Yunggeolneung.”
Moo-hyul could block it, but if that amount of troops invaded, the damage would be severe.
“deputy commander.”
“Yes, Commander.”
“Send the tank units from the 51st Division to the Eastern Front.”
“All right.”
After the operation meeting, the deputy commander led the officers out of the meeting room.
“It shouldn’t be anything special…”
The commander who was left alone spoke softly. No matter how much the child is a legend grade. As a parent, worrying is inevitable.
So he sent a tank unit with the highest combat power, but the commander still couldn’t erase his anxiety.
….
….
The eastern front to the east of Yunggeolneung.
pop! pop!
The K-2 tanks fired fire at the crowding enemies.
“Hey… There are too many of them.”
Watching the enemies continue to flock even after being knocked down by shells, Kim Moo-hyul rowed the whale.
“Mister, what does your father say?”
“I’ll just hold out a little longer just because I sent a tank unit.”
“Did you say they all came?”
“uh.”
At the regiment commander’s reply, Kim Moo-hyul sighed.
Even the reinforced Arachne, which was impervious to shells, was too heavy with the current troops, but a huge number of vampires and even werewolves were mobilized.
‘I think I’ll have to use a special move.’
Kim Moo-hyul’s gaze turned to the demonic sword, Tarbing.
*Magic Sword Tarbing Lv 3.
[Rating]: Legendary.
[Classification]: Weapon
[Description]: The soul of Engels, once a great demon, thirsts for blood with a sealed weapon.
[Special Move]: Transform Engels.
-Borrow the power of the great devil Engels and transform into a demon, increasing all stats by 20% and granting immunity to curses and debuffs.
– Cooldown 144 hours.
– Consumes 1,000 coins when used.
-Usage time: 1 hour.
[Function]: Visiting Hell.
– Enemies within a radius of 5m are imprisoned in the barrier of hell and sent to hell.
– Can be used 5 times a day.
-Consumes 100 coins when used.
– Cannot be used for targets with hero level or higher.
[Function 2]: Engels’ blessing.
– When Engels’ curse is lifted, it changes to a blessing.
-All stats +20.
[Function 3]: Blood shield.
– When Tarbing absorbs a certain amount of blood from a living creature, a shield is created.
-Absorbs 800 damage.
I’ve never gotten a magic sword and never used it, but I’ve seen an iron man in a game transform into black and destroy an army of ogres in one fell swoop.
I can only use it for one hour a week, but I’m sure I can get over this crisis.
“I will stop Arachne, so please stop the rest of them.”
“Sure. request.”
Kim Moo-hyul held the tarbing in his right hand and ran toward the endlessly advancing enemies.
“Demon Sword Type 1 Devil!”
The tarbing in his hand scattered into blackish-brown mist and swallowed Kim Moo-hyul.
[1,000 coins consumed]
[Transforms into a demon]
[All physical abilities increased by 20%]
The energy that swallowed Kim Moo-hyul swelled up like a balloon, and then exploded! It made a noise and exploded.
Two horns sprouting from the top of his head.
Red skin, as if covered in blood.
The height of the 3rd floor of the apartment and the huge size.
Kim Moo-hyul, who turned into a demon, appeared.
Kim Moo-hyul, who had transformed into Engels, looked around.
A lot of things that you normally only see when you look up are visible under your eyes, and Arachne and the Wolf Corps, which looked menacing, feel like nothing special.
Kim Moo-hyul’s gaze, full of confidence, turned to Arachne.
At that moment, as a bigger demon approached, Arachne stepped back and only attacked the zombies, perhaps trying to figure out Kim Moo-hyul, who had turned into a demon.
pop! pop!
The zombies were pulverized by the shells that continued to shake the earth, but the number did not decrease at all.
As Kim Moo-hyul ran toward the enemy lines, two giants blocked his path.
“Nuclear Punch!”
Kim Moo-hyul pulled his right foot back and used the centrifugal force to thrust his right arm out.
Pak!
With a dull sound, the giant’s head flew away like a baseball hit by a bat.
“wow. Crazy.”
Then, he thrust his right foot as hard as he could toward the alpha zombie muscle.
Furbuck!
Two or three muscular zombies flew away at once.
As he rushed toward Arachne with great momentum, zombies and werewolves everywhere rushed at Kim Moo-hyul, but to no avail.
Dozens of zombies died with one kick, and the heads of giants exploded with one punch.
“It’s nothing.”
Victory seemed to be quickly passed on to people, but that was not the case.
As Kim Moo-hyul trampled zombies and ran towards the enemies in front, the vampires headed south. Arachne moved north.
“Hey… You’re messing around with the monster topic.”
In fact, it was not the monsters who were rolling the hair, but the Mars branch manager. He is now standing on the roof of an apartment building overlooking the eastern front.
-When I signal, Arachne will merge the zombies and attack the north gate of Yunggeolneung, while the vampire troops will attack the south gate and the elite troops will attack the west gate.
The Hwaseong branch manager used telepathy to give instructions to his subordinates, recalling that the fortress at Byeongjeom Station had been destroyed.
What it meant was clear.
That an iron man once moved.
‘The situation is serious.’
If you hesitate for a while, you will be stuck at Dongtan Station.
If that happens, he will fall outside the eyes of the boss, ‘Gangnam Sachae King’, who believed in himself and pushed items and manpower.
‘We must obtain Yunggeolreung.’
As long as you get it, you can use the items given by the bond king to hold out until ‘Suwon-chan’ comes.
It was so important to obtain Yunggeolreung that much, so he gave up Byeongjeom station and took out the elite troops in the north to the west of Yunggeolreung.
‘There is no time.’
The Iron Man will arrive here soon.
Before that, get Yunggeolreung.
– Team 4, put the hostages in front right now to stop the concept worms.
At the direction of the branch manager, the shelling stopped when people with skin and bones appeared among the zombies.
“Again, it’s a start. Cowardly bastards.”
Annoyed, Kim Moo-hyul kicked the zombies nearby and pulled himself toward the Eastern Front.
Even though the soldiers clearly saw Kim Moo-hyul turning into Engels, they stepped backwards with frightened faces when they entered the temporary fortress. Except for one person.
“No mercy. sorry.”
The regimental commander looked up at Kim Moo-hyul with an expression of shame.
“why? mister.”
“Arachne has escaped toward Yunggeolneung.”
The regimental commander pointed to the north of the makeshift fort, where the chariot had been smashed by Arachne.
“no. It’s my responsibility. I’m sorry I missed Arachne because I was drunk with power. mister.”
While Kim Moo-hyul and the regimental commander were talking, the dispatcher who was radioing next to him stiffened.
“Regimental commander! A big deal happened. Enemies are coming from all sides of Yunggeolreung.”
“Everywhere? Aren’t they north and south?”
“A new Arachne has appeared in the west.”
At the words of the signal soldier, the faces of the regiment commander and those around him became contemplative.
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