Black Badger - Chapter 391



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391. Code Red (4)

Rose muttered something, covering my nose and mouth with both hands.

I couldn’t hear what he was saying clearly because his palm blocked it.

I let out a hollow laugh.

“I’m glad you look okay.”

I thought my heart was going to drop.

I’m glad I got it on time.

If I had been even a little bit later, she would have been seriously injured. I let out a sigh of relief and placed Rose, whom I had been holding in my arms, on the floor.

There doesn’t seem to be any particular injuries.

I thought he would do well since his skills were so outstanding. Wasn’t he a criminal who once caused a stir in the empire?

Rose looked up at me with tearful eyes.

“Chief… .”

“Come to your senses.”

I lightly tapped my subordinate on the back.

“Go inside the trench and support the Badgers. I’m going to clean up outside the trench.”

I wonder if the seniors are in perfect condition.

Weren’t we all sick and out of our minds? We prepared weapons in preparation for this situation, but we never imagined that it would turn into a full-scale defense battle like this.

I ran, trembling with fear that I would be late.

The fear I felt the moment I sensed a horde of monsters swarming the library still lingered inside me.

I suppressed the urge to run to the trench and check on my seniors.

Ricardo, Yoon, Jonathan, they all had severe symptoms… .

That’s later.

First, you have to push away the creatures that are endlessly rushing in.

Phew!

A dagger flew and struck the creature that was running towards me, aiming for my neck.

I turned my head and saw the one who had swung the dagger.

“Yow. Thanks.”

Kwakwakwakwakwakwak!

A truck approaches the trench while crushing creatures.

Youga, sitting in the passenger seat of the heavy truck, frowned.

The truck was being driven by Igor.

They were driven with the intention of easily traversing the grounds covered with creatures.

Creatures crushed by the wheels of a giant military truck.

I looked back at Rose, pointing to the path the truck had taken.

“Follow me.”

“Palde!!”

From the trenches, Roga shouted loudly.

“Aren’t you sick!!”

“Senior.”

I looked at Ro and laughed.

“I’m fine.”

“Hilde.”

Yehyun walked towards me.

“The bomb that closes the space travel-.”

[Core creation is complete.]

A loud voice echoed throughout the headquarters premises.

The badgers raised their heads.

The sky appears to have become translucent.

It was a notification that the creation of the core surrounding the headquarters was complete.

[Core creation is complete.]

“Commander.”

Good timing.

When I lowered my head and called out to the other person, Ye-Hyeon blinked.

He closely observed his condition and reported on it.

“First, let me clean up the surrounding area.”

My boss stared at me intently.

A look of pale exhaustion, but clearly showing that he is holding his wits tightly.

Ye-Hyeon, standing behind the trench core that was built up to the waist of an adult male, nodded.

“okay.”

“Go inside, I’ll push the monsters away.”

I turned my gaze towards the military truck.

“Into the trenches! And Del! Don’t look at the floor!”

“I told you it’s okay!”

The truck door swings open as it stops next to a mountain of corpses.

Igor and You jumped down to the ground. They walked towards the trench, quickly dispatching any creatures that the truck couldn’t crush.

On the loading side, Kairos jumped down, carrying Deltey in his arms.

The minister holding the woman in question jumped over the corpse with a smile on his face.

“I’ve seen enough monster corpses! Put me down! Put me down! I can run by myself!”

“Never give it up.”

Deltay is a person who stumbles while walking on an empty road.

It was a strangely savage statement. What kind of disaster would occur if we left her to walk through this place covered in ammunition, corpses, and debris?

Kairos smiled softly.

“Okay.”

A man who runs quickly and quickly reaches the trench.

He handed Deltay, with his swollen face, into Jason Tvein’s arms.

“thank you.”

The greeting minister jumped over the trench core that was being created and went inside.

“They all came in.”

“good.”

I brushed away the creature corpse impaled on my sword.

After slashing the necks of the creatures he was dealing with in a row, he bent his upper body down and adjusted his sword stance.

And then, with all of his senses alert, he entered a state of battle readiness.

A familiar hunting scene.

“I will push.”

In both directions.

Like a gently fluttering feather.

Kwaaaaang!

Pushed away the sword strike.

He swung his sword while keeping his balance and struck in all directions.

Sending forth a relentless assault to the east and south, over mountains of corpses, crawling creatures, burning gas, and military trucks.

To draw a natural curve.

With enough strength to not be blocked by anything placed in its path.

Kwakwakwaaang!

The corpses, the ruins, and the approaching monsters were all swept away.

It’s dirty, so let’s clean it up and start.

Only after clearing the floor can we move on to the next step.

I entered a state of immersion where I was focused solely on the sword.

I felt the surrounding sounds fading away and let out a loud sword strike.

***

“What is that?”

A reporter who unfortunately couldn’t escape.

“I’ve been getting beat up by other reporters on pandemic-related stories, so I’ve decided it’s time to change jobs,” muttered Liam, a tabloid reporter.

“what’s this?”

The scene unfolding before his eyes.

Liam muttered to himself as he watched the unbelievable scene with his own eyes.

“Is that a human?”

Even if it’s a Black Badger.

It’s impossible for a single human being to have such fighting power.

He had no idea what was happening. To his uninformed eyes, all he saw was a white-haired badger blowing white wind.

He had been diligently filming videos even though he was gripped by fear, but now he had forgotten that he had to film at all.

Liam was blown away by the wind that swept through the trench.

“You can do that with a sword?”

In fact, I wonder if it’s not a sword at all.

“How is that possible….”

“Are you taking nice pictures?”

I felt a presence.

“Chief, how did you get the picture taken in the meantime?”

“Eww!”

Liam screamed.

The black badgers around turned their heads.

But Liam was oblivious to the reactions around him.

I was so surprised that I just collapsed on the ground. I instinctively covered my pounding heart with my hand.

But the one who took Liam’s breath away didn’t even blink.

The red-eyed woman grabbed the camera without even looking at the reporter.

“You use a good camera.”

A person who handles equipment skillfully.

She handled the expensive camera as if it were her own.

“As expected! You even filmed the captain’s appearance!”

“No, over there.”

“Oh, but you came so quickly that I couldn’t get a good picture of your face.”

Rose checked the footage and muttered to herself.

“The focus isn’t on the captain… It’s too bad…”

“hey?”

Liam barely came to his senses.

He extended his hand towards the woman.

“Hey? That… That’s my camera.”

“I’ll take a picture for you.”

The woman spoke softly.

He made his demands so boldly that I couldn’t even object.

I just watched the woman standing up with the camera naturally, speechless.

“I’m really good at taking pictures of things like this.”

“uh….”

But this is definitely my scoop.

As a reporter, I can’t miss this. If I just survive here, I’ll become the most famous reporter in Center Core.

Liam didn’t dare say those words.

Because just a few minutes ago I saw her shoot down a creature with ridiculous skill.

It was also because he was looking down at himself with bright red eyes.

An eerie smile somewhere… .

“yes.”

Liam muttered hoarsely.

“Yes… . As you wish… . Feel free… . Ah, if you could take a good picture of me, I would be grateful… .”

“you’re welcome.”

“It’s over.”

Jonathan Kudo muttered.

Rose, who had been smiling brightly, turned her head as soon as she heard that sound.

The surroundings have suddenly become quiet.

People were watching Hildebert slowly standing up, speechless.

Objects that had been piled on the floor were pushed toward the bottom of the core surrounding the headquarters.

The fire that had been rising threateningly gained momentum.

And so, a white-haired man stood on the strangely neat lot.

For the first time since the opening of the space teleportation zone, the being that pushed away a swarm of creatures to the space teleportation zone.

“Okay, now get out of here.”

The man with golden eyes gave instructions to his subordinates.

“Let’s close Lee Dong-jin.”

The men who had been called rushed out of the trench.

***

“Del, del.”

I called out urgently to the woman who was walking towards the trench boundary.

“You have to stay inside.”

Deltey glared at me.

“It’s much more effective to receive divine power from up close!”

“You have enough divine power to sing a song on your cell phone. Just stay there. That’s enough… No. Senior Tvein. Please protect her.”

Jason Tvein seemed surprised that I called him out of the blue.

But the senior, who still didn’t look that good, soon snorted and answered.

“Of course. Do you think I would let a civilian woman get hurt?”

“Thank you. I’m a guy who suddenly falls down and gets hurt even when I’m just breathing.”

“I’m not that bad!”

Deltey blushed and became irritated.

“I’ve been working out lately! And don’t you see him coming over here? He’s no match for any divine power!”

You really send out some tricky stuff.

I sighed after seeing the giant bean-like creature crawling from the south.

A grayish bug with dozens of short legs.

That thing with something like a horsefly hanging from its front was a monster that could only be fought by a priest. This was because the moment it curled up like a bean worm, most attacks were ineffective.

To some extent, attacks at the Sword Expert level did not work.

Only after reaching the level of Sword Master could one counter it without a priest.

Fortunately, we have Deltay now.

“How about you two sing a hymn to stop them and make a wall?”

Youga suggested, pulling out a poisoned needle.

“It has some height, so if you stop it with divine power, it could be a pretty useful defensive barrier.”

That’s true.

There is nothing that cannot be pushed back with a sword strike, but as You said, if there is a shield, the battle will be much easier. It will also be helpful when the subordinates approach there with bombs that close the moving formation.

I nodded, cutting down the ones coming from the east.

Deltey smiled slightly.

“Then let us call the Golden Branch.”

The saint urged in a seductive voice.

“You go first.”

…uh.

My hair turned white.

…oh.

…what was the first verse?

“How did it start?”

It’s been so long since I sang it that I can’t quite remember.

He swung his sword and cut off the head of the demon possessed by the evil spirit.

“hey!”

Then an angry shout came from behind.

“You sure you forgot?!”

“No… It’s been quite some time… .”

He made an awkward excuse.

To hide my shame, I just cut down things that were approaching me faster.

“Just tell me the first lyric. Then I think I’ll remember it… .”

“The Golden Bough? Don’t you remember the first verse of the Golden Bough, which is not a single hymn?”

“… I still remember the middle part.”

“You grew up in a temple!”

The saintess who had the highest divine power in the empire was furious.

“You’re from the choir! Hildebert Taleb!”

“Holy Branch.”

Kairos, who was nearby, spoke softly.

Thanks to the hint he gave, I remembered the lyrics later.

I gave him a look and expressed my gratitude.

And then he opened his mouth to begin singing.

The most famous imperial hymn.

He started singing its first verse.