Chapter 312

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Episode 312 – Monster Hunting (3) – Multiple cults walked in a dark underground maze. Most of them wore suit-like reinforced clothing, but some wore very large armor. Their true identity, which appears to be two heads taller than the surrounding cults, is the fully armed Priests of the Eye of Revelation. The reinforced suits they are wearing are special reinforced suits made to fight against the Vortex One cult. No matter how skilled a cult is in psychic power, it is difficult to remain sane if exposed to the power of Vortex One. Even warriors who had been trained for decades often turned into madmen in a split second while fighting cultists. To prevent this, the Priesthood provides means to protect the most important warriors. The name of this reinforced uniform issued to the most elite priests is the ‘Heresy Interrogation Uniform’. This equipment is made by processing a large amount of Nova Metal into dark matter and provides immunity to various energy attacks. In addition, it has excellent physical defense and can withstand bombardment from battleships. In terms of defense alone, it is superior to its rival, the ‘Yonglinbok’ of the Temple Guardians. The downside is that it cannot receive any assistance from psychic techniques that are helpful in combat due to its unique resistance effect, and that it is very heavy, making its movements slow. Moreover, some of those currently underground were carrying special weapons. The warriors standing in the middle of the group are walking in pairs while holding one weapon. The name of the weapon, which looks like a spear wielded by a giant or a mythical being, is ‘Slayer’. It is a remodeled version of the ‘Demolisher’, mainly used by the Temple Guardians, into a standard heavy weapon. Although it is an entry-level model, it is large in size and has far superior firepower than the Demolisher. Thanks to this, it is mainly used when fighting outspacers with hard shells. Considering the specs of the being they had to deal with now, the Slayer was absolutely necessary, so they brought it with them. The speed of the punitive force was very slow due to the priests wearing heavy equipment as well as the warriors carrying heavy weapons. But no one was to blame for this. Their opponent is a monster with great strength, high intelligence, and even the ability to transform. If you don’t have this level of equipment, you will most likely be killed if you encounter him. Didn’t the punitive force that came in before them actually suffer great damage? So, the punitive force chose a strategy of building a siege network that could drive the bastards in, albeit slowly. Because of this, it took a full day, but the results were clear. In addition to them, there are now thousands of cult warriors waiting underground at each location. When the punitive force or the warriors waiting at each point encountered the ‘three-headed devil’, the warriors at other points reconstructed the siege network targeting the devil’s movement path. While the siege was being built, it attempted to attack the defenders and punitive forces at each point, but the damage was minor. Conversely, the punitive force succeeded in injuring the man. About 3 hours ago, while they were moving ahead of a crossroads, this guy suddenly appeared in front of them. Strongly acidic liquid and chunks of corrosive mold poured out from the mouth of this hideous-looking creature. Two types of attacks came, but this time, the punitive force was properly prepared. The punitive force led by heavily armed priests easily defended against the attack. While the priests blocked the attack with the Inquisitor’s defensive effect, the warriors holding the Slayer began shooting. Even its hard shell could not block the Slayer’s material decomposition bombs. Two of the eyeless head’s horns were hit by bullets and destroyed. It probably didn’t expect this, but it ran away as soon as its horn was damaged. The punitive force was greatly encouraged by their first success after entering the underground. Because if you can hurt, you can also kill. It didn’t show up again after that. Instead, he simply used his unique voice imitation ability to deceive the punitive force. However, from the point of view of the punitive force, there was nothing to regret. The longer the game of tag lasts, the more advantageous it is not the guy, but the punitive force. The owner of this planet is a cult. The punitive force can receive unlimited support, but they are not bastards. And in a few hours, reinforcements from the Temple Guardians will also arrive. If experts in monster hunting join, the battle will definitely turn towards the punitive force. “Movement occurs within 500m ahead.” “It’s going smoothly. Please share with priests in other branches.” “yes.” The vice-leader of the Eye of Revelation Priests, who served as the temporary commander of the punitive force, nodded at his subordinate’s words. The warriors holding the Slayers were ready to fire at any time, and the priests wearing the Inquisition uniforms tightened their hands holding their weapons. The sounds of the cult members’ breathing and footsteps as they moved were made on the dirt. As the distance between the point where the movement occurred and the punitive force gradually narrowed, a sound was heard. “Everyone stop.” Everyone stopped moving at the vice-captain’s words. In the silence where not even the sound of breathing could be heard, a sound was heard again. “Help me!” In the darkness yet to be revealed, someone was asking for help. However, the vice-captain did not move hastily. “Is there a waiting point around here?” “There is one.” “How can I contact you?” The subordinate who quickly made contact shook his head. The vice-captain immediately gave an order. “Everyone be careful. “He’s nearby.” “yep.” “If you see something moving, start shooting immediately. “It’s an order.” Until now, he had been deceiving them by imitating their voices. It is unlikely that that opponent is an ally. Moreover, the above had already issued an order in this regard a long time ago. It can imitate the voices of other intelligent beings, so if in doubt, attack immediately. The punitive force that received orders from the vice-captain slowly walked toward the sound of the voice. “Help me! “Help me!” “No need to worry. Be faithful to your duties. “I will take responsibility for everything.” ‘Then move again... oops.’ As I was about to go find those who had not yet encountered Red Worm, I remembered something I had forgotten. I raised my fighting arm and grabbed the two horns on the left side of my head. And I broke the horn with all my might. Number 26 saw me breaking the intact horn and tapped me with its tentacle. 「Big baby, why are you breaking the horn?」 [Zuz zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zu zuzu (I’m acting because I’m not healed)] 「Acting? I know acting! When I imitate bad kids, it’s also acting!” [Zuzuzu (exactly)] “I’m good at acting too! Look!” He said and took out a ‘mutant tentacle.’ The ordinary tentacle wriggled and transformed into something similar to the left head with a broken horn. It was just pink in color, but it looked exactly like my hair does now. [Zuzuzu (You’re good)] 「I’m good!」 [Zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzuzu zuzu (When you meet bad kids, do what you normally do)] 「Yes. “It’s acting.” The guy who had changed his tentacles to their original ones climbed on top of my head. After that, I went around with him and played tricks on the enemies. Even after Aadhai joined along the way, the plan did not change. As expected, the enemy chose to reduce the Red Worm. However, a lot more people were sent underground than I expected. ‘I never thought they would even mobilize the temple guards.’ The temple guards are the priest’s bodyguards and experts in monster hunting. Originally, they were not stationed in Berzan 02. This is because there is no need to do so because there is a priesthood of the Eye of Revelation. However, seeing warriors wearing dragon uniforms walking around here made it clear that they had been hastily brought in from another planet. ‘I guess you really want to catch me...’ But the method was wrong. Numerous people mistook Red Worm for me and wasted time killing him. Thanks to this, I was able to survive underground for two days without major damage. ‘An hour to go.’ After about one more hour, the cooldown for ‘Organic Evolution’ will end. After that, you can leave this place in a transformed state. Heavenly Mother and PS-111 had already made preparations to escape me a long time ago. He must be waiting for me at the meeting place out there. ‘Before I go, should I try to keep the enemy far away one last time?’ [Zuzzu zuzuzu zuzu zuzuzu (I have business to do, so I’ll go first)] 「Yes.」「Hurry up」「Come」「I ‘ll wait for you」 I patted No. 26 and Aadhai, who had worked hard so far, once and sent them off first. I left them behind and headed towards the direction where the cult group was gathered. ‘huh?’ When the distance between them was short, my auxiliary organs sensed a strange energy. These underground cults never moved in small numbers. However, this feeling of popularity that I feel now was never the feeling of the majority. ‘And I think I definitely felt this familiarity somewhere.’ The being coming towards me showed very faint footsteps and refined movements like a machine. It was clearly the movements of someone I had encountered in person, but I couldn’t remember when I had seen it. ‘Just in case.’ I prepared my acid breath in the direction the opponent was coming from. The moment the suspicious-looking owner appeared from beyond the cave, I fired my breath. A cannonball of green, gritty liquid traversed the passageway and hit its target. “...Acidic mucus. “Nothing has changed.” ‘what?’ The other person’s voice was heard in a passage filled with acidic smoke. Then, an intangible wind blew through the fog and ripped off one of the horns on the center’s head. ‘How can this be?’ “Do you remember me?” I was more surprised by the other person’s identity than by the fact that the tip of the horn was cut off. Long black hair, a slim body, and eyes with a cool, calm glow. Of all the people I have met, there is only one person who has these characteristics. The first powerful enemy I faced after falling into this world. A genetically modified human who was defeated by me after a battle for his life. ‘Sihyeon Eugene?’ She, once dead, emerged from this dark underworld.

Chapter 312

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