Genius Salsu of the World to Be Destroyed - Chapter 53
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Episode 53
Instant death due to skull fracture from a bare-handed blow.
That was Mammoth’s signature.
“Oh, my wrist hurts. That’s why I don’t like using a book.”
Yeongsu muttered and turned his wrist.
The painter who was watching from the side was dumbfounded.
“…You could catch that with your bare hands?”
“Huh? It’s nothing.”
Youngsoo said, pointing to the sunken area of the mammoth.
“The weakest point of a mammoth is where its skull and nose meet. If you can hit that exact spot, you can do this.”
“… … .”
He was even more dumbfounded.
‘Is it possible to accurately target and strike that tiny area that is about 3cm wide and long?’
While he was so absent-minded, Youngsoo was lost in thought.
Speaking of the problems with mana batteries.
‘Capacity itself is not a big problem.’
The reason the battery is completely dead is because I kept firing empty steps on my way here.
And the problem of insufficient capacity can be solved by obtaining high-density magic stones and increasing the battery capacity.
The real problem was something else.
‘There is no intuitive way to know how much mana is left in the battery.’
That means there’s no way to know how much mana is left in the battery until it runs out.
This was a serious problem.
Because the skill could have been suddenly canceled in the middle of a fight like before.
In a battlefield where life and death are determined by 0.01 seconds, canceling a skill activation was tantamount to suicide.
Youngsoo took off the battery just in case and examined it carefully.
‘There is no device that displays the remaining mana.’
And there was another little problem.
The weight of the battery is too heavy.
The weight itself was bearable, but the problem was that the weight was all bunched up on my back.
Because of that, my body’s balance was slightly shaken.
‘I wish I could spread this weight over my entire body.’
At that time, I was thinking about the new external mana battery.
“I… thank you.”
The three players who had their lives saved by Youngsoo expressed their gratitude.
Yeongsu responded with a slight bow.
“But, actually, I came here to catch this guy.”
“You came to catch a mammoth?”
“Yeah. But how did you end up disturbing this guy’s hideout?”
“While he was on a reconnaissance mission under orders from his superiors, he suddenly… … .”
“Higher up? Are you from the guild?”
“Yes. All three of us belong to the Cheonghwa Guild.”
“Cheonghwa? There it was.”
I’ve heard of it.
Back when the Hongryeon Guild was still alive, and the term “four major guilds” was still valid, it was a large guild that ranked second to Hongryeon.
“Excuse me, but teacher… … .”
“Cheon Yeong-su. He is the Undercovers Guild Master.”
“Undercovers… …?”
“The name was changed in KPA.”
“ah!”
That was because he had heard the name Cheon Yeong-su here and there.
“Anyway, I hope you get back safely.”
As he said that, Youngsoo started wrapping a rope around the mammoth’s body.
“Are you going to take away the Mammoth’s body?”
“huh.”
Because you can’t put a monster corpse of this size in your inventory.
“I will help you.”
“Huh? No, you don’t have to go that far.”
“You saved my life, so I should help you like this.”
“Then please, please.”
The four of them started to drag the mammoth carcass towards the wild market.
Although the Mammoth was quite large, it wasn’t that heavy when pulled by four players.
What had become heavy was the atmosphere around them.
As we got closer and closer to the wilderness, we began to notice human corpses strewn all over the place.
Plus, there are abandoned guns, cartridges, and military equipment.
These were leftovers from the war between the KPA and the Hongryeon Guild that had taken place some time ago.
So they arrived at the Wild Gate.
Their eyes widened as they looked up at the wild castle walls.
Because of its scale beyond imagination and the red petals blooming here and there.
“Thank you. From here on out, I’ll go alone.”
“Yes, go ahead and take a look.”
After Youngsoo disappeared beyond the main gate, the three turned around and started walking back to the Cheonghwa Guild.
I think it took about 3 minutes.
The Hwakwonsa player opened his mouth.
“… Did you see it?”
“Yeah. They built a fortress right in the middle of the city.”
“I knew that the KPA had destroyed Hongryeon, but I didn’t know it had gotten this big… … .”
The three fell into silence again for a moment.
“What should we do with them?”
“Why should you worry about that? We should move according to the Master’s judgment.”
“but.”
So they returned to Qinghua.
* * *
At that time, a wild shopping district.
Youngsoo was sitting across from Kwak Gisoo and Kim Seokgu discussing the problems with the new Mana Battery.
“I see, the fact that I can’t immediately check the battery’s remaining mana is a bigger problem than I thought.”
“Is it possible to put up a device that displays the remaining mana?”
“It’s quite bulky. It’s not very durable. That’s why it was removed during the miniaturization process.”
“Hmm… … .”
Yeongsu closed his eyes and thought quietly about this matter.
The rider and the stone also began to think deeply.
At that moment, for some reason, a certain scene flashed through Youngsoo’s mind.
I’m talking about the battlefield with Hongryeon that we just passed.
Dead soldiers, scattered guns and scattered shell casings.
The hint was there.
“… There is no need to know the exact remaining amount in numerical units.”
“huh?”
“It’s a cartridge.”
“cartridge case?”
“If I count the number of shells, I can tell how many shots I fired.”
“That’s true. But why is that suddenly… … .”
“Then it is possible to determine the remaining carbon dioxide.”
“Wait a minute, if you do that… … !”
“We make the battery into a bullet shape. When it runs out, we eject the bullet.”
“… … !”
A cartridge-ejecting mana battery.
It was a good idea.
Because I could immediately see the consumption and remaining amount.
“But then we have to completely overhaul the design, right?”
“That sounds familiar.”
Seok-gu, who had been quiet, opened his mouth.
“I experienced this a lot when I was a graduate student.”
“…sorry.”
“But it’s an idea worth trying. Let’s implement it as soon as possible.”
In this way, work on improving the new weapon began to progress steadily.
* * *
At that time, the Cheonghwa Guild headquarters building.
It still had an imposing appearance, but the interior was not.
Because the electricity and gas had all gone out, the inside was in a bad state.
Because of this, most of the members of Cheonghwa’s guild were busy with renovation work inside the building.
Master of Qinghua, Jin Jia Ling, was no exception.
She was working with other guild members to change lightbulbs into glowstone.
The painter approached Ga-ryeong.
“I’ve just finished my reconnaissance.”
“Oh, Kyung-seok is here.”
The name of this painter was Yeom Gyeong-seok.
For example, Ga-ryung said to Gyeong-seok.
“Thank you for your hard work. But why do you look like that?”
“that is…….”
He briefly described what happened.
“…That’s how I came to live after touching the mammoth.”
“Yeah, so the head of Undercover saved you.”
“yes.”
“You’ve worked hard. Go and rest for a while.”
“Master, please leave the work to us and get some rest.”
Certainly, it was not a common sight to see CEO-level figures working on the front lines with rank-and-file employees.
But Ga-ryung shook his head.
“No, I have to join so that the work can be finished quickly.”
“Then what… Well, by the way, KPA, no, Undercovers now. Anyway, what do you plan to do with them?”
“What should I do?”
“You originally intended for Hongryeon and KPA to perish together, didn’t you?”
“Hmm.”
After thinking for a moment, Garyeong asked.
“What do you think?”
“yes?”
“What kind of head of what organization did he look like? You can get a general idea of the organization’s feel by looking at its head.”
He thought quietly and then said.
“He seemed like a good person. There was a bit of a bloody smell in the air, but… Anyway, he saved us and didn’t ask for much in return.”
“Strong?”
“yes?”
“Are you strong? I heard that guy named Cheon Yeong-su saved you. You must have seen him fight.”
“Yes, I saw them fighting.”
“Then you can probably guess how strong it is. How does it compare to me?”
“Uh… um… … .”
“You’re even in the same class as me, so you know my strength better. So what if you compare me to that guy?”
After thinking for a moment, he said.
“Master, can you catch a mammoth with your bare fists?”
“magazine.”
“No, I don’t use skills, I just use my physical strength.”
For a moment, Garyeong looked dumbfounded and then said.
“…Just with bare fists?”
“yes.”
“Did he do it?”
“Yes. And in one blow.”
For example, Ga-ryung’s eyes shook.
But that was only for a moment.
Her eyes began to glow brightly.
It was a look of triumph.
It was the look in her eyes when she saw or heard of someone stronger than herself.
‘Here he goes again.’
If I had to pick a word that most clearly represents Garyeong’s personality, it would definitely be competitive spirit.
This is the kind of personality that only feels better when you meet a strong person and fight them and make them kneel.
This competitive spirit made her the master of Cheonghwa, the second-largest guild in Korea.
That is why I have been waiting for an opportunity to destroy Hongryeon.
In fact, there was another reason why Ga-ryeong wanted to completely destroy Hong-ryeon.
This is because Hong Mu-jong, the master of Hongryeon, had once persistently courted Ga-ryeong.
“I hate that old bastard!! What kind of bastard is this, twenty-four years older than me… …!”
The problem was that, in addition to the age gap, Hong Mu-jong casually uttered crazy words like, “Both excellent people should marry and have excellent descendants” during the courtship process.
From the perspective of the other party, it was only natural that they would want to kill him.
As a result, Moojong was killed by Yeongsu.
So, for this reason, Cheonghwa and Hongryeon were on the verge of war.
The reason why war did not break out was because the subordinates worked hard to mediate.
Anyway, that’s when she started to take a little violent interest in Youngsoo.
bang!!
There was a sound of something collapsing not far away.
The sound of a wall collapsing.
There could only be one being who could do such a thing.
Monster.
“Fuck, again… … !”
“It’s a monster!”
“Taurus, you damn… … !”
The monsters that invaded were Tauros. A monster with the strength and size of a bull, the body of a human, and high intelligence.
Moreover, these guys were iron-clad Tauros with iron armor covering their bodies.
A high-grade monster that is impossible for even the average player to catch solo.
They broke through the wall of the Cheonghwa Guild and came in.
It was something that would have been unimaginable in the past.
Because the guilds had a tight grip on the hunting grounds, and when a labyrinth or ruins was discovered, there were many players who would rush in and clear it.
But now, almost all of the infrastructure that supported society has collapsed.
It is no longer a time when you can take risks to make money like in the old days, but a time when survival itself has become a problem.
So, monsters started to overflow from hunting grounds and ruins and attack humans in this way.
Clang, clang!
With a heavy clang, the armored Tauros began to charge.
Those who hesitated in fear and could not escape were hit by their hammers and axes and fell down.
“Ugh… … !”
“Ugh!!”
The ordinary guild members had no way to stand against Tauros.
The nearby player guild members were only able to temporarily halt the Tauros’ advance.
Moreover, there was no way for players in other places to rush over immediately.
Because of the collapse of civilization, all means of electronic communication were cut off.
It was a situation where radio, alarms, calls, and messengers were all impossible.
Of course, the Taurus were going to be annihilated.
However, in the process, it is inevitable that there will be significant casualties.
At that moment.
“… How dare you lay a hand on my staff?”
For example, Ga-ryung stepped forward with a voice full of anger.
Blue flames were blooming here and there on her forearms.
The employees who saw Ga-ryung’s appearance shouted urgently.
“Get behind Master!”
“hurry!!”
Knock knock knock!
A dozen or so iron-clad Tauros rush forward.
For example, he held out his palm towards them and activated his skill.
The skill of the firefighter, ‘Flame Shot’.
Throw it in!
Flamethrower?
No, it wasn’t at that level.
It was a wave of flames.
Kwaaaaah!
Blue flames, blue fire, engulfed Tauros’ squad.
A flame that can even melt armor.