Breath of The Interferer - Chapter 19
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#19 – Breath of the Interferer_Key – 1641242
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The ultimate weapon, Yeon-ah
Jindo is one of the battlefields. Battles with monsters occur every few days, and the scale of monster invasions is not small. However, the monsters that come are always Bihwang and Jeolgun, and even Ra only come in small groups, so the battle itself is fierce, but there is not much danger.
Shingi, who woke up from a deep sleep, headed to the command center with his group. First, he safely experienced combat through a video in the command center, and then received combat training for about a week. Then, he was deployed to a situation that was deemed safe and experienced combat.
Most of Jindo is a tidal flat. Since tidal flats are the best for suppressing the mobility of the Bihwang and Jeolgun, they are creating and maintaining a large area of tidal flats with the help of magicians. About half an hour after the Shingi party arrived at the command center, a group of monsters swam out of the sea.
If they gain enough acceleration on land, they can run on the sea. However, since they started from Tsushima Island, they were already swimming when they arrived at Jindo. Whether it is the monsters’ instinct or some other reason, most of the monsters that started from Tsushima Island are not heading north, but rather toward Jeju Island. And monsters of level 3 or lower usually go to the places they always looked for.
The size was only slightly larger than that of a normal horse, but the appearance of the horse on the sea was not particularly out of place. However, the appearance of the ox and the ox that appeared on the mud flat was quite strange. The hooves were particularly large, and the yellow hooves of the thousands of oxen were painful to the eyes of those who saw them.
“I’m reporting. We have confirmed 1,300 bodies of Bihwang and 26 bodies of Jeolgun.”
“The 1st class operates 500 guns, the 2nd class operates 1000 guns, and the 3rd class operates 5 guns for sniping purposes.”
Although the number of stray bullets is 1,300, the actual number is over 1,200 and less than 1,300. Since there is no need to count them in detail up to the first grade, only the first two digits are accurate. However, according to military regulations, even if there are 1,201, they must be reported as 1,300. Waste is bad, but if the barrier is breached by saving ammunition, the economic loss is even greater.
Because of the mudflats, the monsters were unable to accelerate and even collided with each other. When all the monsters had landed from the sea, the commander gave an order.
“Use the bait.”
The bait was buried under the mudflats in advance. When controlled remotely, the bait began to lure the monsters. It was to lure them to the place by giving them a feeling similar to a living thing. By alternately activating and deactivating several baits, the group of monsters moved around and eventually gathered together at a much higher density than before.
“I retract the order. Use 500 1st class guns, 800 2nd class guns, and 5 3rd class guns for sniping. Open fire immediately.”
The group of monsters was much better than expected. The first-class has a high rate of fire, and the second-class has high penetration power. The third-class has high destructive power, and it is used for rapid fire when dealing with fast monsters, but is used for sniping when the monsters’ feet are tied up. If the monsters were not tied up in the mud flats and unable to move quickly, at least 30 third-class guns would have been required.
The gunshots were not loud. The video was well-transmitted because they had to be directed, but the sound was transmitted in the middle and was transmitted in a small volume. However, Kim Hoe-gook and Cha Moon-soo turned their heads slightly as they saw the monsters’ bodies being pierced by bullets and parts of their bodies flying away. Although there was no red blood flowing, the scene of blood splattering and fresh blood on the floor came to mind.
Five minutes later, when the shooting stopped, the recovery team was sent in. Instead of entering the mudflat, they attached a hook to a rope, spun it around, and threw it forward. After pulling out the bodies on the hook, they recovered the magic stones. After the recovery team had collected the magic stones as usual and left, the monsters’ bodies ‘evaporated’ after about an hour.
After leading the group to the conference room, Lieutenant Kang showed them various battle videos on the video output device and explained common battle situations and how to deal with them. Sometimes, the monsters are scattered widely due to lack of proper lure, or they are divided into several groups. Lieutenant Kang explained in detail how to deal with such situations.
“The battle analysis and report will be completed soon. I will go back to the command center and explain the various equipment and roles.”
However, Lieutenant Kang’s prediction was wrong. When the group arrived at the control room, a new group of monsters appeared and threw the control room into chaos.
“First report, first report. A group of monsters, estimated at 8,000 in number, are approaching.”
A group of monsters swimming in the sea appeared on the screen that showed the situation in the distance. It is not yet possible to distinguish the type of monster, but it is certain that they are not Bihwang or Jeolgun.
“Second report, second report. It’s a horde of monsters, estimated at 14,000.”
Shin-gi, who had been staring at the screen, shouted.
“It’s a dreamcatcher and a ship. They must be kittens.”
Monggui and Hamseon are monsters that resemble cats. Monggui is a first-class monster and is nicknamed “Gwi-nyang” because its ears are much larger than those of a normal cat. Hamseon has fur that is as colorful as a rainbow, and the second-class monsters are called “Saek-nyang” because they are so colorful, and the third-class monsters are called “Shaman-nyang”. They look exactly like the second-class monsters, but the third-class monsters can use curse magic.
“Final report, final report. 23,000 ghosts and 68 ships have been confirmed.”
When they were about 30 minutes away from the island, the command center accurately identified the types and numbers of monsters. The mantis and the ship do not have much destructive power, but their efficiency in killing people is much higher than that of other low-level monsters. Among the monsters that appear in large numbers, they are the only ones that do not destroy buildings, but instead spend more time killing people.
“I request the use of the magic weapon Yeon-ah above.”
Yeon-ah is a magical weapon equipped with Blizzard, the highest level of ice magic. In the Korean Empire, it is called Bingpungbokseol (氷風暴雪), but it is only used in official documents, and all magicians and soldiers call it Blizzard. It is sometimes used in large-scale battles because it can gather monsters that are weak to cold and also reduces their activity level.
“Your request has been approved. Magic Weapon Yeon-ah will arrive at the Jindo Command Center within 15 minutes.”
“I heard that a new type of monster has recently appeared in Jeju Island. Does that have anything to do with it?”
The commander nodded in response to Yoon Jeong-yeon’s question.
“As everyone knows, the behavior patterns of monsters change every few decades. However, according to statistics, the cycle is getting shorter. If things continue this way, chaos will likely occur in about two hundred years.”
The movements of monsters have characteristics and rules. However, after the monsters appeared, a hundred years later, those rules changed. Humanity lost all the territory they had barely expanded and crouched in the north. Humanity, which expanded its territory again through enormous sacrifices, was once again helpless against the changed patterns of monsters.
Hundreds of years have passed, and now we can deal with it to some extent. However, according to scholars’ research, the cycle of pattern change is getting shorter and shorter, and one day, chaos will come when monsters move indiscriminately. In addition, global warming continues, and the temperature is rising, so if there is no breakthrough, humanity will be destroyed by monsters.
The person who arrived fifteen minutes later via the moving ship was a soldier with the rank of colonel. He was only a colonel in rank, but his actual job was to manage the magic weapon. The soldier who unlocked the magic weapon received the paper signed by the commander and handed Yeon-ah over to the commander.
The commander ordered the east wall of the command room to be opened. The wall split open like a door and a large magic circle appeared. When the magic weapon was placed in the center, the magic circle began to activate.
“There are not enough magic stones.”
The colonel who brought the magic weapon shouted in surprise.
“It was used once a few days ago in Jeju Island. So, it wasn’t fully charged, so I told you to prepare plenty of magic stones, but they weren’t delivered?”
Perhaps someone in the central control room should take off their clothes and serve 10 years of hard labor. But that won’t solve the situation in Jindo.
“Move all magic stones here immediately. Don’t bring in the magic stones you just recovered, and move them here immediately. I will take full responsibility.”
When the magic stones are recovered, they are measured strictly and recorded one by one before being brought in. This is to eliminate military corruption that involves stealing magic stones, and if you ignore this process, you may end up in a military court. In order to minimize damage, the commander ordered that the magic stones that have not yet been brought in be brought here, even at the risk of harm.
“I’ll raise one arm too.”
Yun Jeong-yeon stepped forward and injected her magic power into the magic circle. With only 5% of her mana remaining, Yun Jeong-yeon took her hand off the input terminal of the magic circle. The two teachers also injected their mana into the magic circle. And immediately, the magic stones began to move to the control room. After putting the magic stones into the injector, she injected magic power into the magic circle through the input terminal.
The magic stones that were just mined were not processed and thus could not become magic stones. Processing only increases efficiency, not changes their properties, so there is no difference between magic stones and magic stones except for efficiency. However, even after putting in magic stones, there was still not enough magic power to operate Yeon-ah.
“Commander, you have five minutes left. If you don’t activate the magic weapon within five minutes, I will have no choice but to leave this place with the magic weapon.”
There are less than thirty magic weapons capable of using high-level magic such as Blizzard in the British Empire. There are less than ten in the Korean Empire. The creator of the magic weapon, Yeon-ah, created the world’s first magic weapon capable of Blizzard and revealed its production method, earning respect from all over the world. However, despite revealing the production method, no more magic weapons capable of Blizzard were created. The military’s position is that they must protect Yeon-ah even if it means sacrificing progress.
“Let me try.”
Shingi put his hand on the input terminal. The difference in magical power density caused the magical power inside Shingi’s body to be sucked out. This is exactly why lower-level magicians are powerless against higher-level magicians. Magic power that is influenced by will tends to gather in the direction of higher density.
The values of Mana Capacity 10 and Mana Recovery 10 were shaking. Shingi, whose mana was running low, began to practice mana. He only had one thought: to recover as much mana as possible to activate Yeon-ah. If the magic weapon did not activate, everyone in Jindo would die. Of course, Shingi and his party could escape through the moving ship. However, most of the soldiers and civilians would have to die at the hands of the monster. Just like Shingi’s mother.
The 10 mana recovery quickly accumulated the consumed magic power. The 10 mana capacity accumulated new magic power separately from the recovery. The additional magic power and the recovered magic power were sucked into the magic circle without any time to stay in the divine body. At some point, the divine body simply became a passage. It was a miracle with a mana affinity of 10.
The magic circle used the divine body as a conduit to greedily suck in the mana in the air. When enough magical power to operate the weapon was gathered, the colonel urgently requested coordinates. After obtaining the coordinates of the command room and the target from the commander, the colonel entered them into the device and held the device to the data input terminal. Yeon-ah sparkled mysteriously and a transparent crystal appeared in the sky above the eastern sea of Jindo.
The decision exploded, sending snow and ice crashing down on tens of thousands of monsters. The seawater soon froze over, and the Grim Reaper brought life back with his ice scythe. A smile like a blizzard formed on the Grim Reaper’s face as he hummed.
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