Black Badger - Chapter 415



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415. A moment

Dozens of drones spotlighted the Black Badgers on the front lines.

Most of the Center Core people would be watching the drone footage. The quality of the footage wasn’t great. The footage kept cutting out due to the attacks of rampaging humanoid creatures. Even if it didn’t cut out, it wasn’t easy to watch due to the swirling wind and unknown attacks.

There are even people who give up watching because their eyes get tired.

In addition, most drones lost their signal during important scenes.

Yehyun’s side must be writing the numbers.

Eric Earhart thought as he watched the footage from his drone. He sat lazily in his armchair, his eyes scanning the images on the numerous screens.

The past of the Titans known as Hildebert and Cecil was not conveyed to the public.

Instead, the images of the badgers desperately trying to approach Cecil were repeatedly shown. Their skills had improved in the meantime. Earhart smiled faintly.

Ye-Hyeon finally learned how to create a story that resonates with the public.

I used to have the naive idea that honesty was appealing.

It seems like he’s learned something from his many years of experience in leadership.

A work of this caliber would be more than enough to counter Colton Wiseman’s counterattack.

[Hilde!]

The youngest daughter of the Choi family walked across the monitor holding a small badge.

The pouring Titan’s attacks were so powerful that it was difficult to hear her words clearly.

[-ga! … Now… . In… !]

However, her eyes are clearly visible.

The desperation of those who are being attacked on the front lines was also clearly captured.

Hildebert’s repeated attempts.

Whatever emotion his desperation was motivated by, Hildebert’s unwavering determination stirred the emotions of the citizens of Centercore.

And that will be his shield.

Eric Earhart would make that happen.

“In the end, I became a hero.”

Shashinski sighed as he muttered leisurely.

“Falcon won’t stay still. He knows this is a fight for his life, so he’ll do whatever it takes to suppress the author.”

“Yes. The blood purge will begin again soon. It must have been a long time since you realized that I was in league with Prometheus, so this time I might die.”

As I smiled peacefully, the sharp gazes of the water creatures flew towards me and struck me.

Earhart, as usual, brushed aside their silent reprimands.

Instead, I watched the opera unfold in real time.

He said that after savoring the story that suited his taste very well.

“Whether it’s the last or not, fighting alongside Prometheus will be unbearably fun.”

The story is originally meant to be interesting when death constantly hovers over the characters’ heads.

Even if you become one of the characters, the rule does not change.

“I hope we win, but if we lose, there’s nothing we can do. Please take care of us until the end of the festival.”

“Be prepared to win.”

“Do I really need to do that? I plan to do my best even without any preparation.”

First, let’s start by making Hildebert a hero.

The elder watched the fight, thinking about the stories he would tell in the future.

***

It didn’t hurt as much as I thought.

No, it barely hurt.

It was only after I realized that I felt human warmth instead of pain that I realized what was wrong.

The sword quickly raised its head.

And he becomes aware of the blood soaking his body.

The warmth of the liquid warmed his skin.

“senior.”

Carl made a hoarse voice.

Jin’s eyes rolled.

The blurry eyes slowly came back into focus. Carl saw Jin’s mouth forming a curve. It was a soft, yet weak smile.

I lower my gaze, feeling my insides growing cold.

The knife saw the hole in Jin’s heart and side.

ah.

In the midst of the ruins riddled with holes, Carl Doe had a gut feeling.

This is irreversible.

Even Black Badger’s enhanced body could not heal a wound of this magnitude. Carl had been in service for a long time. He knew very well when Black Badger would face irreversible death.

The realization comes in the form of an intuition.

This time, Carl had a gut feeling. Jin was dying.

Because it covered himself and this company employee.

Bingryong was right. He was destined to lose his life in the middle of summer.

But as Bingryong said, fate changed course due to Jin’s intervention.

I don’t know when on earth I came running.

“Cheer up….”

Jin muttered, leaning on the sword’s arm.

“I… have lived a long time… .”

I was speechless.

A rebuttal popped up in his head. The rebuttal was that the age difference between them wasn’t that big. He said that he had lived a long time. And then he replied that living a long time had nothing to do with it.

None of it came out of his mouth.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Instead, he gave a deep greeting.

“I learned a lot from my senior.”

“what….”

“hey!”

A sharp shout came from behind Jin.

When I raised my head, I saw two seniors running towards me at full speed.

Chen Koenig and Jason Tvein.

Those who were covered in blood but did not see the shadow of death came running. Carl saw Chen Koenig hastily take out a blood syringe from his pocket. Jason Tvein, who arrived first, quickly grabbed Jin’s shoulder and checked the wound.

The blond senior’s face crumpled without mercy.

“What are you doing?”

A sharp question burst from his mouth.

“You ran away to die and came back?”

Jin laughed briefly.

“You guessed right.”

Badger, who had deserted, spoke with difficulty.

“I really came here to… die as a Badger. Not to die alone as a deserter outside the core…”

Karl gritted his teeth.

He knew that Jin Silver had been a very exemplary Badger before she deserted. It was no exaggeration to say that he had learned a lot from her. There is a reason why Jin was called the Black Badger’s Druid.

A person who often grows amazingly green vegetables in the ruins outside the core.

Chen lost his temper.

“Hey! If that’s the case, why did you wear a prosthetic arm?”

Karl heard Chen’s voice faintly shake. The blood injection that had not been injected was held feebly in the senior’s hand.

Jin laughed again.

“I’m not a deserter anymore… I’ll be treated as a Badger who died in action, right?”

An ominous boiling sound was mixed in his voice.

Karl pricked up his ears so as not to miss a single word he said.

“You ran away in the middle of the road… Can I be forgiven now?”

Those were his last words.

There was no need to ask for forgiveness, he said, and he tried to tell him that he had always thought of him as a great badger.

Before he could speak, Jin Silver’s breathing stopped.

May you sleep peacefully.

Sitting in a mixture of guilt, gratitude, and sorrow, Carl said a silent greeting.

Have you had a happy life?

Even if you ask, you won’t get an answer.

Jin Silver’s classmates hurled abuse at him.

Listening to their anger, Carl carefully laid his stiffening body on the floor.

After closing the other person’s eyes, I turned my gaze towards the civilian I was protecting.

The office worker was crying silently.

“sorry.”

“Let’s survive.”

Carl answered shortly.

“That is enough.”

He resumed his rescue operation silently.

I picked up the fragments without even looking at the sky that was starting to brighten again.

***

Cecil’s elbows turned black.

What started as a blackening from my fingers has now spread up to my elbows.

Even crumbs fell from his hands. However, his magical skills did not rust because his body was burning, and this time Cecil shot a spell of light into the sky.

Pavabavaang!

I cut off the things that were pouring out, feeling like I was going to vomit.

I bounced off the stem and was looking up at her from the ground again.

In the meantime, I learned her attack patterns and increased my striking power. But this time too, I was busy blocking the pouring attacks.

This can’t go on like this.

I braced myself as I watched the Archmage return to Mana Circle at an even faster rate, rather than stopping.

If there is no change in the next attempt, I will absorb it too.

I heard that Jin passed away.

At first Gilbert didn’t want to tell, but when he saw me, frightened and accepting Carl’s death as a foregone conclusion, he told me the truth.

Carl survived thanks to Jin.

Jin died in battle.

The civilians Jin was trying to protect were safe.

As of yet, that is.

They say they are conducting rescue operations with the support of Tvein and Koenig.

“Any support for that side?”

[I’m watching, so just focus on Cecil.]

“Yes, Igor. You. I’ll try climbing the stem one more time, and if that doesn’t work, I’ll start absorbing it too.”

“heartbreak.”

[Just a moment.]

Igor turned to me with a serious expression, and You quickly replied.

I tried to run towards the stem, watching my subordinates’ reactions.

But You’s words were quick.

[You haven’t tried that yet!]

“I told you that Aura can’t be used. I can’t even confirm if what I saw was Aura….”

[No, it’s not just Auror, but the swordsmanship of the commander, Sir Kisis, is incredibly impressive!]

The bookseller shouted.

[Do you think I don’t know that I’ve been practicing under Sir Kisis’ swordsmanship all along?! Bring Cecil down and use that swordsmanship to stab him!]

ah.

[That unconventional swordsmanship is definitely worth identifying!]

I was reminded of Kisis’ swordsmanship.

And I had no choice but to reluctantly agree with the bookworm’s words.

It was worth a try.

Just one last time.

***

[Jin Silver has been killed.]

Ye-Hyeon received a report from her subordinate.

[It is said that he died due to an attack by a stage 10 creature. There have been no additional deaths yet.]

He closed his eyes.

And then it didn’t move for a while.

I think about the disaster that happened overnight.

I thought about the mistakes I had made and how I could avoid making the same mistakes in the future.

I know Cecil meant no ill will.

This was a natural disaster. But too many people had died. If she wasn’t stopped, there would be more victims. He had to stop it at all costs.

We cannot allow something like the First War to happen again.

The last battle of the First War still remains a scar on all of humanity. It traumatized a generation. It is the reason why daily life has come to a halt in other cores, not just the Center Core.

So, if things got that big, and if Hildebert couldn’t stop the situation from getting that big, it was clear that society would be harsh on them.

We have to stop it.

Ye-Hyeon was desperate because she knew she could no longer protect her subordinates.

Even though so much has already happened.

There is hope, as the front line has not collapsed yet.

“Sordi.”

“yes.”

“Even though Hilde said she was just a nuisance.”

Fortunately, most of the civilians in the area had already been evacuated.

It was thanks to the on-site staff nearby, including Ricardo Sordi, Jonathan Cudo and Tom Hutson, who dealt with the enemy.

There weren’t many casualties from creatures because they were caught one by one while they were running wild during the chaos.

Of the Badgers who helped sort things out, the one with the best command was Ricardo Sordi.

Yehyun ordered.

“Still, gather the badgers around you and go to the front line.”

“I will do that.”

“Prioritize finding the survivors, but support Hilde if she requests anything.”

Even though she knew this decision could be a disaster, Yehyun decided to send the Badgers.

I couldn’t leave everything to those who were currently in the lead.

“Don’t come forward… .”

At that moment the communicator rings.

I thought it was Skana Gilbert, but then another familiar voice jumped into my ear.

[Commander.]

It was Hildebert.

[Request for support.]

The inspector general of the Golden Eye said that as many badgers as possible were needed.