A Veteran in a Dead Game - Chapter 184



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184. Part Sheet (11)

“Whoaaaa!”

The moment Ray lets out a scream-like scream and throws his body forward, rolling on the ground.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A dozen grenades hit the ground and exploded. Before the sharp squeaking sound of shrapnel ricocheting away had even begun to fade, the Sentinel leaped toward Ray.

Kkwaduk!

Immediately after Ray swept them all away with the acrobat’s dagger and the minotaur’s axe.

Hwaaaaah!

A stream of fire came flying in from far away and burned down everything around it.

“Ugh, ugh.”

Ray, who narrowly escaped the blast, stumbled, panting. She felt as if liquid was rising from her throat. She furrowed her brows.

“Damn, this is the limit. How long will this go on…?”

The moment Ray shook off the soot clinging to his body and tried to move forward again.

Gooooo-!!

On the other side of the city, a massive crater erupted. A mass of flames, as if the sun had descended upon the earth. It rose majestically, melting and collapsing an entire axis of the city.

A heat that will melt your whole body just by getting close. A heat that will make your eyes get used to it just by looking at it from a distance.

Even Ray, who is far away, is being swept away by the craze.

Even that huge crater wasn’t all there was to it. Flames would erupt from time to time, piercing through the city, and pillars of fire would rise up, burning even the clouds in the sky.

“So, we’re dealing with it head on.”

Ray laughed bitterly.

When Kyle first came to the Obsidian Raiders’ headquarters, Ray secretly wanted to test Kyle. Frankly, he was curious about what kind of skills he had that made him an outside advisor to the Regeneration Council.

And now, now, Ray laughed at his past self. Against a monster that could produce such insane firepower, Ray had no confidence that he could last even ten seconds.

Baaang-

Kwakwakwa-!!

A hail of shells fell from the sky above the city. Even the firepower of such machine weapons was mostly directed at Kyle and his group who were directly dealing with the Part Shet.

The rest of the legionnaires are, in effect, only dealing with a fraction of the destructive power that Part Shet unleashes.

“So that’s why you said we absolutely have to close the distance. That way, we have at least a minimal chance of winning-”

Ray’s monologue was not even completed.

Kookung!

Because a golem with infinite tracks appeared, crashing down the wall.

Kkwang!

The long cannon attached to the golem spewed fire, blowing away the people hiding far away along with their cover.

“Phew.”

Now the firepower will be directed at Ray. Ray readied his weapon and took up a stance to charge at the golem.

But, the next moment.

Suddenly.

For some reason, the golem stopped. The caterpillar that had been moving as if it was tearing through the ground stood still, and the main gun that had been slowly turning toward Ray also stopped completely.

“Huh?”

Not only that. The sentinels positioned in every corner of the building also stopped moving. The drones and bombers that had been continuously spraying shells in the sky began to fall slowly.

It didn’t feel real. The explosions and gunshots that had been ringing all around until then died down.

The noise that seemed to test the limits of hearing faded away, leaving only the crackling sound of something burning and someone groaning.

And soon.

“Yeah, I’m alive!”

Such a cry was heard.

At the same time, everyone realized.

The battle between the legion commander, Parth Schet, and those who set out to attack him ended in victory for which side.

Some people laughed in joy at having survived, while others cried in pain at their loss.

“Wow, I’m winning this.”

Or, there were times when he would just laugh hollowly with a hollow smile like Ray.

Either way, they will never forget what happened today, when the entire empire was on fire. And the name of Kyle, who finished off the Legion Commander.

*

The grassland spread out to the left. And the silver metal covering the space on the opposite side. The appearance of Partshet with one foot in each space.

A man looking at Kyle with a somewhat crooked gaze. According to him, ‘that’ was the memory of Part Shet.

“First of all, I should express my gratitude. If you have encountered this memory, it means that you have stopped me.”

“So, does that mean you left the memory to say thank you?”

“Rather than that… I should say there was nothing else I could do.”

“With a faint smile, Parth Chet answered.

“As you may already know, I failed. I was arrogant. I thought I had enough control over my mechanized self, but that wasn’t the case in reality.”

“…….”

“I lost myself. I couldn’t even take my own life. At the moment I left this memory, my body was already out of my control.”

It was unpleasant to even imagine, but Parth Chet simply continued speaking calmly.

“So all I can do is… reflect on what has passed and leave behind these memories.”

Monsters that were born by encroaching on humans move based on memories from when they were still human.

When talking to people, it retrieves answers from records of conversations on similar topics. When a battle breaks out, it uses memories of previous fights as battle data to create patterns.

This was also the reason why Part Shet ran the empire so strangely. The empire was too large to be run simply by referring to memories.

The memory of hating and rejecting God was revealed as an extreme policy of religious persecution, and the compulsion to save humanity with one’s own power probably led to sending out expeditionary forces to conquer surrounding settlements.

“It wasn’t a very pleasant experience.”

The result of his efforts so far was being destroyed by the monster himself. Parth Chet must have had to watch this with his eyes wide open.

Kyle’s eyes sank as he looked at the memories of that part sheet.

How much willpower would it take to leave such a vivid memory?

What you see before your eyes, if you must describe it, is a kind of sophisticated echo, or an automatic response machine modeled after a human being.

Or, you could say that Partshet is an NPC that was created by weaving together his own memories as code.

To produce such a result, Part Schet must have had to repeat the process of chewing over, overwriting, and draining emotions from his memories over and over again.

This must have been the result of the fear of losing control of one’s own body and losing one’s own self. It must not have been easy to accumulate memories and leave such a calm feeling while looking at death that slowly approaches.

“I am…”

Parth Schet lifted his gaze. It was a sky where he could glimpse the system where information and knowledge were visually expressed.

“I wanted to save this world in my own way. I wanted to escape from the hands of the transcendent beings, such as the System and God. So that I would not have to worry about such absurd destruction any longer.”

“…….”

“The skill of the clockwork craftsman and the disaster of the mechanized factory were like a revelation to me, and the wisdom of the dragon that appeared at that time felt like a kind of salvation.”

but.

“It was just my imagination. The disaster was uncontrollable, and the dragon had no interest in salvation.”

Trapped in the prison of his own body, Parth Chet repeatedly reflected on himself and realized why he had failed.

But it was already too late.

“This is also a warning. Even if my life ends up meaningless, at least I can give you some advice so that you don’t follow in my footsteps.”

It wasn’t something Parth Shet had to worry about. Kyle wouldn’t surrender himself to disaster, and he wouldn’t trust dragons.

Either return to Earth, or somehow save this world.

Kyle, too, is still trying to figure out a way, but at least he has no intention of leaving his fate up to others.

“Don’t repeat the same mistakes I made.”

“…….”

Even Kyle couldn’t help but feel something when he saw that sight. However, he didn’t have the luxury of ruminating on such sentiments.

For a moment, Partshet’s body became blurry.

‘Looks like you don’t have time.’

The time allowed for the last echo of Part Shet was not long. Part Shet’s own ego had already been erased, and even his body had been shattered into pieces.

It was natural that the consciousness was stretched out due to the special nature of this space where one could glimpse the system, but in reality it was only a fleeting moment.

It’s unfortunate, but it means that we can’t just sit back and listen to Part Shet’s regretful words.

“You wanted to make this world independent of the system. I am the same. I am still finding my way… but the end result will be similar to what you wanted.”

What you see before your eyes is nothing more than a memory left behind by Part Shet.

However, there is something that cannot help but remain. It is emotion. Because human memories cannot help but contain emotion.

It doesn’t mean that the memory of the Part Shet in front of you makes you feel any joy or sadness. However, it will affect the degree of bias in which answer you give.

And so it happened.

“I will give you what you wish for.”

“I see. That’s enough.”

The memory of Part Shet, who had obtained the answer he had been hoping for, came to Kyle. With just one step, the distance between the two had narrowed to the point where they could shake hands.

“Take it.”

Parth Chet raised his hand. In his hand was a notebook.

The moment Kyle receives it.

The vast plains divided into the swirling sky of information, the grasslands, and the golden land disappeared.

A burning earth and ruins reduced to ashes appeared, and at the center of it all, the remains of Part Shet collapsed, dispersing static electricity.

I came back to reality, having left the space where I could glimpse the system just a moment ago.

“…….”

Even the notebook that Part Shet had given him had disappeared, but Kyle didn’t care. What Part Shet had wanted to leave behind was definitely still in Kyle’s mind.

“Coolook.”

Amid the rising smoke, Kyle managed to exhale, his lungs having regained at least some of their function.

My already battered body was further shattered. I felt pain as if my entire body was being torn to pieces.

“Ugh, gasp.”

Kyle had cut the number of parts and designed the path. He was confident that he could defeat the enemy without dying. That was why his current injury was something he had already prepared for, and it was proof that things were going well.

Still, it hurts. It feels like blood is boiling and your organs are being boiled.

“Phew.”

With the dust still covering the sky, Kyle managed to get up. With every step he took, his skin scattered like ash, but he was able to walk somehow.

My legs creak with every step I take, with the creepy sound of bone grinding against bone as a bonus.

I wanted to collapse at any moment, but I couldn’t. There was something I absolutely had to finish.

‘There it is.’

A metal sphere that bounced off the burst body of the Partshet.

Erosion iron.

A byproduct of the mechanized factory disaster that turned everything it touched into metal. Something that Part Shet used to arm his empire.

Bam.

Kyle’s chain moved, and the dagger at its end pierced the erosion iron. The erosion iron convulsed for a moment, then snapped in half.

That was the end of it.