Black Badger - Chapter 343



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343. Luca (1)

I answered in a locked voice.

“The condition is not good.”

“No, so why are you doing that?”

“It’s been like that since I came here.”

I wanted to lie down and sleep.

I was glad that the four-legged starfish creature that approached me was a bit of an intuitive guy with no brains. I could deal with it without having to strain my nerves too much.

It’s large so it’s easy to cut.

After a few sword strikes, the beach became quiet. For now, no one was approaching.

If my sixth sense had been alive, I would have easily been able to tell what objects were left unprocessed.

I stood there dumbfounded, staring at the beach covered with corpses. I put strength into my feet.

After raising his body that had been leaning against the sword, he turned towards Tvein.

“Can I go?”

“You distribute your energy well.”

The senior suddenly said.

“Don’t feel any pain until you shove those things into the emergency core.”

You’re serious.

I smiled bitterly at the man who furrowed his brow.

It wasn’t about my physical strength. It was about what would happen if I collapsed. I would have to take care of everything myself.

Right now, I’m probably the person who wants to not collapse more than anyone else.

I understood, because I too once felt frustrated when I heard a story about a journalist I disliked being sick.

I wasn’t worried at all, but I didn’t like having to take care of his business.

“I will try.”

He answered slowly.

“How many are left?”

Five people died.

It was a death caused by a traffic accident, not a creature.

There were several injured people. There were only a few cars that could be driven. One car that was not involved in the accident was stolen. There were also people who fled in cars that were involved in the accident but were still drivable.

So there were more casualties than there were cars left.

“I can ride up there with you guys.”

Samuel rolled up his blood-soaked sleeves.

“And tell those two to get on top too. That’ll free up some space.”

“Are you sure you won’t fall?”

“I’ll get better quickly even if I fall. But I think I’ll have to burn you.”

Samuel muttered as he saw me shuffling towards him.

I looked at the doctor who was frowning and smiled faintly.

“it’s okay.”

“I’ve never seen you say you’re not okay.”

The gruff doctor took a handkerchief out of his pocket and wiped my face.

“I should have brought some fever reducer.”

I avoided the doctor’s hand that was trying to wipe away more sweat.

After muttering that it was okay, he snatched the handkerchief from his hand. It was a wrinkled, worn-out handkerchief. He stuffed the handkerchief with the letters JS embroidered on it into the doctor’s trouser pocket and returned to the normal road.

Tvein had already pulled his drivable vehicle aside.

There were enough people inside the car to fit in.

A total of three vehicles survived.

It’s fortunate that one of them is an SUV.

Of course, even then, two people couldn’t get on. So Earhart and Shashinsky climbed onto the car.

Shashinsky pushed Earhart into the car I was in.

“The car in front looks like it has a nice view.”

“Push it from the right place.”

As Earhart laughed and joked, the red-haired Aquarius muttered darkly.

“I’ll pretend I don’t know.”

I laughed bitterly.

I didn’t have the energy to add that I was always working hard, so I just nodded.

People preparing to set off again.

I climbed into the trunk and turned my gaze toward the sea.

Even after the car started moving, I continued to look at the sea.

A strong wind passed by, scratching my skin.

Whatever crawls out, I hope it first looks at the things I killed. If you eat the piled up corpses, you’ll be more than full.

There was some quiet for a while as to whether that strategy actually worked.

The car drove along the coastal road without any obstructions. The sea sparkled dazzlingly in the sunlight.

I originally liked the sea quite a bit. Maybe it was because I lived in the forest. I liked the unfamiliar scent of the sea and the wide open view whenever I smelled it. The sailors were rough, but their roughness had its own charm.

However, I did not like creatures that lived in the sea.

I haven’t gotten used to it yet… .

“It’s the core!”

I came to my senses at the sound of people screaming.

“I can see it! I can see it!”

[Oh shit.]

Tvein’s soft curses could be heard through the cheers of the people.

I immediately understood why he was swearing.

An emergency core appears before your eyes.

There were traces of an accident halfway along the way.

These were the cars that had left us ahead of us.

Those who fled in a perfectly good car, saying, “The living should live,” were left with some of the car’s organs lying on the edge of the asphalt.

Earhart looked at the vehicle debris with interest.

“Did it work?”

I have a good feeling.

I didn’t have the energy to respond, so I just nodded.

The elder did not seem particularly offended.

“What did you eat?”

“It looks like shadow teeth.”

He answered while lying down in the car.

It wasn’t certain. It wasn’t detected. However, the accident happened on a road that was quite a distance from the sea, and it was the only monster that could cause such a disaster here and now.

He must have come up from the beach and was sitting curled up near the road.

It is a monster that can become transparent like milk.

A species of monster that once tried to eat Hesi. This species is difficult to detect without a sixth sense because its body is as flat as paper.

It must be big since it swallowed two cars.

I couldn’t tell if it was curled up on the edge or if it was full and had moved away.

When I told this to Tvein, the senior swore at me.

[Can you avoid it when your mouth is open?]

“It depends on the size, but it’s not impossible.”

[Then step further.]

The senior didn’t hesitate for long.

The experience gained from dealing with creatures for a long time was evident.

I also thought that it was better to break through than to stop.

[It’s right in front of the core, so go through it. If there’s a problem, you back it up.]

“yes.”

[Request to activate core.]

The senior put in a request to the emergency core.

[Speed ​​up!]

The first vehicle to accelerate.

The vehicles, which were set to maintain a certain distance from the car in front, increased their speed to match the first car.

The wind is getting stronger.

Shashinsky urged Earhart to hold on to the body of the car.

I crouched low on the car body and peered through the approaching prey.

I still can’t see anything.

I couldn’t tell if it existed or not.

I wish I could just leave because I’m full.

If we had gone further into the island… .

Woohoo!

There was a sound of the core opening.

The civilians inside the car cheered as they saw the core starting to open.

A small puddle of water catches the eye at the same time.

“Senior!”

I still wasn’t sure if there were shadow teeth.

But if there was, I just knew it was already too late.

The moment I shouted, the first vehicle was passing by the puddle.

“caution-.”

Phew!

The tire blew out.

The first car had a puncture in its right front wheel.

Fortunately, it only bit the tire of the car. The car passed by so quickly that it didn’t have time to open its mouth.

The unfortunate thing is that the car was going fast and the accident happened the moment the tire got a puncture.

Squeak, bang! The car flipped over violently on its side as it lurched down the road. Tvein and Shashinsky, who were on top, jumped to the ground at the same time. I saw them curl up into a ball and roll around on the asphalt.

But I didn’t have the luxury of caring about the safety of the first car.

Civilians screaming.

The second vehicle passed the Shadow Teeth safely thanks to the sacrifice of the first vehicle.

The last vehicle I was in also quickly closed the distance.

I took out the dagger I had stored on my right.

Phew!

The dagger struck the tooth that had been transparent.

Shadow Tooth screamed.

Oh my god!

“Whoa!”

Samuel’s body swayed.

Shadow teeth rippling on the floor.

As I passed over it, the car body shook like crazy. But it didn’t fall over. It was a sedan, not an SUV, so the center of gravity was low, which was a huge relief.

Earhart and I both grabbed the doctor’s chin as he tried to fall backwards.

The moment he was pulled up, the car passed the creature completely.

I turned around as soon as I felt my tires safely touch the asphalt.

Samuel looked at me in horror.

“What are you doing!”

“I’ll go help with the first car.”

If it were just Tvein and Shashinsky, then it would be different, but with five civilians left, they needed extra help.

I jumped onto the asphalt, ignoring Samuel who was shouting, ‘With that body?!’

“Doctor, please!”

“Don’t worry.”

Earhart answered calmly.

“I’ll hold on tight.”

My body feels so heavy.

I didn’t jump as I wanted. Normally, I would have landed well and jumped in a way that would have caused less impact. But when I landed, there was quite a bit of impact and I didn’t gain any speed.

If you just hold on a little longer, you’ll be able to rest.

He consoled himself. Then he ran to Tvein, who was giving Shadow Tooth a final kill, and Shashinsky, who was pulling a person out of an overturned car.

The red-haired man turned to me and flinched.

“It looks like you’re happy to be in.”

“Earhart is safe.”

“That’s not it.”

The second and third vehicles were properly seated, but the water tank refuted the claim.

“It looks bad.”

I know that too.

However, the civilians involved in the accident are in a more serious situation. I was just feeling unwell, but the civilians were involved in a pretty serious accident.

A small groan and the car windows scattered like shards on the asphalt.

I was glad to be back to help, helping to get people out of the vehicle.

Two men were bleeding profusely from their heads.

One of them was completely unconscious.

We hastily stopped the bleeding from their wounds.

After we finished stopping the bleeding, Tvein, who was standing behind us, lifted the unconscious man.

The senior looked down at me with his blue eyes and nodded.

“You take the other one.”

“yes.”

Fortunately, this person is conscious.

Even if I hadn’t been injured, I wouldn’t have been able to run. I carefully lifted the fairly old man.

And he looked at Shashinski with eyes that said, “Please take good care of the other three.”

The red-haired aquarius nodded.

“Don’t worry.”

“Hey, what if you leave us behind!”

The one left behind suddenly stood up and shouted.

“We should start by saving those who have a higher chance of survival!”

I ignored it and walked on.

If I had taken the car, it would have been quick, but if I walked, it was quite a distance to the emergency core.

We need to go and see a doctor right away.

Because of my age, it will be a big blow… .

“Michael.”

For a moment I thought I had a fever and was hallucinating.

I blinked and looked down at the man in the horizontal position. The old man looked up into my yellow eyes.

“Are you here to kill me?”

… you must be seeing things.

We must prevent excessive self-consciousness.

I saw an angel in front of me.

The injury seems more serious than expected, so we need to get him there quickly.

“Don’t worry, it’s not time yet. I’ll bring you there right away.”

“It’s not the time.”

The old man chuckled.

Even as his heavy body was being urged on, the old man spoke with a grunt.

“Everyone thought that way. They lost their lives after meeting Michael.”

Since you’re older, you probably have a lot of friends who have passed away before you.

“You probably didn’t know I existed until now….”

I guess?

“But now that you know of my existence, you’ve come to kill me. Do as you wish. I’ve lived long enough.”

“Elder, the core is right in front of you, so just hold on a little longer. If you receive proper treatment, you will be able to get up soon.”

“You would do this just to kill me!”

The old man burst into laughter.

“You disabled the core device! Just to drag me out! It’s as incredible as the rumors say!”

… No.

Is this person the famous person from the rumors?

I saw an old man holding me without being able to make a decision.

I checked again because I thought maybe I didn’t recognize it because of the time.

But, as expected, it was our first meeting.

Do you have any mental issues?

Or is it true that the rumored doctor is right, but he also has mental problems?

I walked along, carrying an old man who laughed hysterically.

“The core device was disabled due to lack of maintenance. It was a simple device error.”

“That’s ridiculous. The moment the core device was disabled, Michael came out of nowhere? Are you expecting me to believe such a coincidence?”

“Hilde!”

A welcoming voice interrupts the conversation.

As I looked up, I saw Samuel driving towards me from Core.

Tvein was driving.

Wow. Looks like you went into the core and came back from there in a perfectly good car.

“Get in quickly!”

“Samuel!”

“I always hear people say that you should be more careful with gray hair than black hair.”

I called the doctor’s name cheerfully, but the old man in my arms muttered in a gloomy voice.

“If one day a golden-eyed man with white hair down to his waist stands next to your bed, just ask him to give you time to write your will.”

ah?

“He said he would be happy to give you time to do so, and that he would let you end your life without pain, while you were writing the ‘With Love,’ part. Like a merciful angel would say.”

If so, then my story is correct.

I suddenly stopped walking.

I opened my eyes wide and looked down at the old man’s gaunt body that was in front of me.

Blood-soaked, matted, ash-gray hair. Veins prominent on his neck. Hands with sharp joints.

Brown eyes looking straight up at me.

“You broke through that ironclad defense and ended up killing Olivia.”

“Olivia?”

Who is that again?

“That being called the Ice Woman!”

Oh, ice cream?

“So it was my fault for trying to run away from you.”

The old man gradually raised his voice, his voice boiling.

I quietly looked down at the person who became more excited the more he spoke.

Even when the car driven by Tvein stopped next to him with a squeaking sound.

Samuel and the senior watched the rumor’s owner closely until the door opened and they came out.

“So kill me, Michael!”

The old man was angry.

“Michael!!”

Jason Tvein looked at us with an expression that said he had heard a strange sound.