chapter 37
37 Tue-Secrets of the World (3)
[The survivors we have found in these ruins were not normal. Therefore, the corps stopped reconnaissance and sent corpsmen to subdue him]
An all-round legionnaire was dispatched urgently.
It seems that the opponent’s condition is not normal, but this one is 2M tall and the power it can unleash is several times higher than that of an Orc.
[I was thinking of putting it on one-on-one and judging its power]
The legionnaires, who had already arrived, approached the target without any hesitation.
But at that moment.
“Unbelievable.”
It was the opponent who ran first.
The legionaries stretched out their arms towards the enemy who was screaming and running madly on the ground and grabbed it.
Due to the difference in height and arm length, the opponent was crushed as it was.
“Kyaak! Kiik…”
However, the opponent, who was not at all timid, flashed madly in his grasp, clenched his teeth and screamed.
[The state of losing reason is similar to, but different from, the ghosts who were enchanted. First of all, I didn’t feel any strange power.]
As if she was not tired, the woman continued to struggle.
If I keep looking at it, it makes my heart feel uncomfortable.
[You will find out if you suppress it and analyze it. However, an unexpected situation occurred at this time]
The variable was then created.
Struggling, she suddenly stopped and bit the legionary’s hand that was holding her.
[The Legionnaires’ whole body was covered with armor, and the exposed joints were treated with rough and tough leather to improve their defense. However, this attack was enough to cause microscopic scratches on the skin of the knuckles. Of course, in a normal state, such a scratch that is invisible to the eye would be meaningless]
“What’s going on…?”
[See for yourself]
In the first place, this video is a record of what has already happened.
Suddenly, the speed slowed down and the screen started to enlarge.
More, more and more.
More than a finger that fills the screen.
It was only on the enlarged screen, as if seen through a microscope, that I knew what was going on.
[War at the cell level has been in the works for a long time, but the problem is that the cells of the current legionnaires have removed most of their autonomous functions for energy efficiency, so they had no choice but to be helpless]
“No, this…”
[The thing mixed in his saliva is not poison. Numerous living bacteria. The toxin they spit weakened the legionary’s hide, and his frail teeth gave him a scratch.]
“You’re a zombie!”
No matter how you look at it, it was the zombie I knew.
A creature that bites and infects people.
Now the screen shows two cells.
One side is the normal native cells, and the other side is the invaders.
As soon as these bizarre invaders saw intact cells, they spewed out thorns and stabbed them to death.
[The affected cell destroys all organs and soon becomes a part of them. The overall action is like a cancer cell]
The screen is reduced again.
The legionary’s arms were swollen and twisted.
Enemies that spread throughout the body through the bloodstream quickly took control of the Legionnaire’s body and corrupted it.
[Interesting. Although it infects other cells, it’s a fast-growing anyway. Furthermore, even though the Legionnaires had no brain to control their bodies, they continued to erode without problems. We can’t know for sure yet, but it’s at least the possibility of another ‘colony’ other than us.]
“Is it interesting to respond…? Is it possible to respond? Right now our legionnaires are pointing their swords at us.”
[…Of course]
The video ended there.
What you see now is real-time.
“You can win!”
I saw Kang Do-yeon running.
For a moment, I clenched my fists, fearing that my brother might be in danger.
[Don’t worry. The Legion will not put your brother in danger.]
“How do you know for sure? The Legion is still…”
[Because it’s your brother. I assure you, the Legion doesn’t want you to be sad.]
I was speechless.
Meanwhile, Kang Do-yeon aimed her sword at the attacking infected legionnaires and leapt to the ground.
[A legionary who has left the arms of the corps, can he give up half of his strength? It was designed solely with the teeth and claws of the Legion.]
Kang Do-yeon’s sword split the opponent in half.
Obviously, from my point of view, the movement of legionnaires not under the control of the legion is terrible.
“You’ve got a sample. The question is whether you can analyze that or not. It’s a biological weapon that can be reversed if you don’t.”
[Of course, it can be analyzed. It is the same with other living things that are helpless and unable to fight against those unidentified bacteria. Our corps, capable of manipulating even the cell level, will rather be the only match against those tiny predators who have decided on a brilliant civilization and species]
it’s a gossip If so, I have no choice but to believe.
“I want to watch more. I can’t.”
[As usual, it does not matter as special matters are notified and recorded]
I had to turn off my phone there.
After several hours of hiding, the target revealed itself.
“A unit…?!”
“As Shin-woo knows, I am currently in a state where I cannot move hastily.”
When I met Cha Ji-yeon and received a request.
She gave me one suggestion.
“Thanks to that, even if we find out the unit’s information, we can’t move around. So, we practically gave up our activities in Korea.”
“…that’s right. On the land of Korea, there are only a handful of people with blitz ability.”
“Instead, my player said that he would give this to Shinwoo if he succeeds in this quest.”
she handed me something
In the past, it was a piece of stone like the one I had seen when I first met her.
“What the hell is this?”
“Mana Stone. A precious jewel engraved with a spell that my player made himself.”
She explained to me the concept of mana stones.
One thing that came to my mind as I listened to that explanation was the jewel embedded in the gold pit found by the corps.
Engraving complex spells into ore containing energy to activate them.
Isn’t that a very similar concept?
“Is it useful?”
“Yes, I will. And it’s not really like this anyway.”
I nodded.
The real purpose was not this kind of compensation.
The purpose was to get recognition and participate in the upcoming gate expedition.
Anything that can be rescued from there will definitely help the Legion’s rapid growth.
“then…”
“Oh, don’t worry too much.”
With her dark blue eyes, she seemed concerned about me.
It deserves it. Because I didn’t seem to be in a good state right now, as she knew.
“Thank you. See you next time.”
But now I am more confident than ever.
My brother, who was driven to death because of me, was made part of the corps with my own hands.
Other things are nothing compared to that.
Even if it’s murder.
After all, whether it’s a unit or a player, the moment you join this app, you’re all jumping into the wild, right?
Dying and dying is the law of the ecosystem.
If I don’t kill, I will suffer.
“Uh, it’s me. I’m going in now.”
Back in the present, my target passed me while talking on the cell phone.
On the outside, he’s just a normal big guy.
However, according to the information provided by Cha Ji-yeon, he was a unit receiving instructions from the player.
I drank the potion I had previously filled in the drink bottle.
*
[Now he has begun his mission. only for you]
“…a lie. He doesn’t know about me.”
[Why didn’t you tell him of your existence?]
Why?
It shook its head.
Meeting and communing with him was what he had longed for so much the moment he recognized his existence.
But now that he actually got the means, he hesitated.
“What is God…? God is…”
Kang Do-yeon also taught me the concept of God.
Of course, it was a bit of a lengthy, ordinary high school girl’s level of knowledge, but anyway, the core was there.
And the legion made a decision.
[Isn’t he a god? Then what is he to you?]
“Well.”
The corps frowned under the mask.
It was one of the ways to express emotions that I learned from Kang Do-yeon.
who the hell is he
not a god Parents, but not parents.
player? unit?
It was clearly a unit belonging to the system, but that wasn’t even a handful of considerations for the Legion.
“one.”
He put his hand on his chest and muttered softly.
The souls of each other are connected by one connection.
We can share our feelings with each other. The more you develop, the better you feel.
He has been involved with him since he was a cell.
The entire corps, including the nest, was pounding.
“We are one.”
[…the sample arrived at the nest. It is time to dismantle and analyze the new enemy]
Nothing is clear yet.
After the accident, the corps turned their attention elsewhere.
A corpse brought by Kang Do-yeon.
The enemy’s information still remained on the corpse.
[They can reverse infect the nest, but that is only the case when we lose the war]
The corps started digesting it as it had been doing.
In the corpse submerged into the six walls of the nest, bacteria that were still alive saw the new cells and attacked them, recognizing them as prey.
In order to infect and increase their own kind.
But this time, it was completely different from the opponent I had been with before.
[At the stingers, allied cells with reinforced cell walls and equipped with tentacles and tongs rushed in groups]
In the end, it was the same war that had been fought so far.
The corps steadily killed the enemies and disassembled them.
Faster and stronger than the rate of infection.