How to Live as an Immortal - Chapter 248
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How to Live Immortally Episode 248
248 Consultant
Gaon and Justin exchanged meaningful glances and glared at Beth. Their gazes were as sharp as an arrow, but Beth responded with a snort.
“I don’t know what you’re trying to say, but it’s pretty unpleasant.”
“It’s still too early to be whining.”
Gaon, who reached Beth’s chin in one go, twisted her arms and made her kneel. Then, as a 9th-grade advisor, he fixed the lockdown he had been given to him on his device.
“You’re out of your mind. Are you trying to threaten an officer in a military unit right now?”
“There is a polite expression called interrogation.”
Not only Vincent, but also all of his entourage were transferred to the supply base. This was probably a matter that was agreed upon in advance.
The higher-ups may have taken this as a sign of self-reflection, but considering the original purpose, it seemed like they were planning to make a grand comeback from this point on.
“Where is Vincent?”
“Do you know what you’re doing, Justin? What are you doing, not subduing this thug?”
Even though the spark of the heated argument flew towards him, Justin responded calmly.
“If the lieutenant really helped you, it would be an unlawful act that cannot be overlooked. I already know the purpose.”
Gaon opened his mouth as he turned Beth’s arm outward even more forcefully as if to interrupt her words.
“Come on, hurry up and embroider yourself so you can find the light.”
“… … .”
Beth quivered as if she was thinking about something, but what she chose was not confession, but a scream.
“Emergency! The weightlifters have invaded! Take them out immediately!”
However, such a struggle was in vain the moment Owen took the canceller out of his bosom and threw it on the floor.
“If you want to call for support, you’ll have to build up your courage. That way, even a rat won’t hear you.”
Owen sneered, but Beth couldn’t hear him.
A situation where one is surrounded on all sides.
Realizing that he was cornered, he opened the forearm of his broken arm. In an instant, the barrel of the miniature railgun was thrust into Gaon’s face.
However, Gaon avoided the beam of light by slightly turning his head, twisted his forearm, and sat down on Beth’s back, using that arm, which was curved like a snake, as an anchor.
A counterattack so powerful that the ground swirls.
The shoulder joint, unable to withstand the impact, falls apart with a snap.
“Craft.”
“Okay, now it’s time for some fun self-introductions.”
* * *
A man, limbs severed and strewn about like recyclable trash. There was no cube steak, but there was one still attached.
That’s a lifeline.
This was also evidence that Beth had been armed with conviction. In the face of endless suffering, he chose not to become a martyr but to confess.
It was a good thing for Gaon, because he was able to hear the full story of the incident without having to go through the final stages.
“There are two places that have been revealed.”
The two places Beth confessed to were the 33rd and 66th supply bases. What was really strange was that their locations were extremely divided between the west and east of the seed colony.
Beth didn’t seem to know where to put the blobsieve.
It’s obvious as day that this is a ploy to cause confusion.
Owen clicked his tongue briefly and measured the distance.
“Do we have to split up again due to time constraints? It must be quite risky.”
“No, let me take care of one place.”
A distorted voice echoed through the room. Gaon frowned as he turned his back on the unexpected sound.
The optical camouflage gradually disappears as the footsteps become clearer. Eventually, the silhouette that is revealed is very familiar. Why not? I have met this person once in the Set Colony.
“Alice?”
It was the Martian Defense Force that recovered the blob.
“This is a matter of the utmost importance, so I won’t explain it in detail. You and I will split up and stop the consultant.”
Justin shook his head, as if he was going to fry beans in the lightning. He had heard about Alice’s existence from Gaon. But―
“Do you have any evidence that you are on our side? Or maybe you are a member of the extremists?”
“Caution is a virtue of a gentleman, but not now. But I see. I might win.”
Alice rested her chin on her hand for a few seconds, as if she was convinced.
She held out the back of her hand without hesitation. At the same time, a recognition tag appeared above it.
A double cross erected at an angle.
It is an emblem indicating the group she belongs to.
“Let me introduce myself formally. I am Alice Hori. I am a colonel in the Punitive Squadron.”
“Punishment Unit… … ?”
Justin swallowed dryly without realizing it.
A strong one-man army, each with their own authority and guaranteed independent operational rights. Their rights were comparable to those of general-level officers.
No one can command them or punish them.
It is the last bastion of humanity, built with technology and funds by the Mars Defense Force.
That was the appearance of the punitive force.
* * *
Everyone’s dream car, the Arctrasen, races across the vast red land. Its majesty is no different from that of a runaway train.
The shape shifting for off-road use has also been completed. The low height has been raised, and the tire wheels have been widened. Naturally, as the body has been transformed, the suspension has also changed.
That is why it can accelerate rapidly to over 300 kilometers per hour even on gravel roads.
Owen, who was watching the scenery passing by outside the car window, suddenly opened his mouth.
No matter how much I reviewed the conversation between Alice and Gaon just now, there was a question that couldn’t be resolved.
“Why did you choose the 33rd Supply Base? The odds would have been higher for the 66th Supply Base.”
The 66th Supply Base was launching supplies to Space Station 5.
Although it was the last to be built, its size was not the only factor. It boasts the largest hangar among existing space stations and is capable of building battleships in times of emergency.
If Vincent was going to aim, there couldn’t be a better place to do it.
“On the other hand, the 4th Space Station, which is under the command of the 33rd Supply Base, is a desolate place. It is even nicknamed a place of exile among the Mars Defense Forces.”
“Is that also a result of studying?”
“It is the result of vigilance.”
“It’s great that you studied on your own, but that’s all. You’re not good at applying it.”
“Enough with evaluating my academic performance, just ask questions and answer.”
Why did Gaon choose the 33rd Supply Base? It was simple.
“Surprisingly, the 11th Guard Squadron stationed at Space Station 4 is finishing its rotational deployment mission and taking over from the 12th Guard Squadron.”
As it is a period of handover―
“For a moment, the available personnel exceeded that of Space Station 5.”
Moreover―
“It’s bound to be hectic, as all the equipment and supplies have to be replaced. The security is bound to be lax.”
If you explain that it’s the soldiers’ luggage, whether it’s Blobshiv or Grandpa Blobshiv, it’s a free pass. It’s not like they have the luxury of checking them all.
Owen let out an exclamation of “Huh,” then shook his head as if he was fed up.
Justin, who was listening from the side, realized one thing and let out an exclamation with a different meaning.
“Then he also knew that the 33rd Supply Base was more powerful? Why did he just give it up?”
“You owe me something.”
Alice was someone who had a clear bond with me, even though we had only met a few times. In return for handing over the blob, hadn’t she left a hint to help us figure out who that guy was?
This time too, it will be similar to that.
“Well, maybe it was called as a substitute for a meat shield.”
* * *
33rd Supply Base.
Although it was a military facility established for the same purpose as the 21st Supply Base, its severity was different.
That’s why I watched the situation from a hill far away.
Even though darkness had fallen, to Gaon it was no different from daylight. A body that was one step outside the human realm guaranteed a field of vision superior to a scope.
“It’s strange.”
“What is so strange?”
“There is no one walking around.”
“Maybe the check-in process is already complete.”
As if to give Owen some support for his opinion, the lights on the runway came on for a moment.
“Isn’t the mass driver’s launch time that far away?”
“What are you going to do? It will be difficult to go in head-on.”
“Then just go underground.”
The moment Owen touched the ground, the ground gave way and a hole appeared.
* * *
The floor of the supply warehouse where no one had ever been suddenly sank. Owen, who had stuck his head out between the empty pits, jumped with a nimble movement.
Justin, who followed her, couldn’t help but feel suspicious, seeing that she didn’t have a speck of dust on her despite having passed through a cave.
“It’s a strangely familiar movement.”
“Ah, that makes sense. He was a grave robber before he became a mafia member.”
Gaon could only look at Owen with distant eyes as he revealed his past history as if it were nothing.
“Don’t come to my house.”
“Where did you hear me say that? I’m interested in unclaimed graves, not kennels for fighting dogs.”
Although the three of them were chatting and bickering, their footsteps never stopped.
Owen was ahead underground, but Gaon was in the lead above ground.
Under Dobby’s guidance, who had completed a bird’s-eye view of the supply base using the power of his personal satellite, he was able to head straight to the runway where the mass driver was located without running into any other soldiers.
“There’s no one else like I saw from the hill. If we go quickly… … .”
The moment Justin, who had been looking around, took his first step, Gaon hurriedly ran out and kicked him in the back before immediately pulling out the polar night light.
A fleeting moment―
Kookbang!
A light so powerful it’s blinding is emitted.
It’s so hot that even just getting up close to it makes your skin melt. The ground you stand on starts bubbling, and then eventually subsides.
Even the blade that cuts the beam of light in two couldn’t withstand it and turned red. Although it was a polar night that boasted extreme durability with its single-molecule structure, it screamed as if it was impossible this time.
There weren’t many weapons that could force such humiliation on Hexagon Dice’s weapons.
What’s more, if it was such a dazzlingly pure white aurora, it was only one thing – the Destroyer, one of the main guns of the space battleship. It was the ion cannon, also known as the destruction beam.
It guarantees operational capabilities equivalent to MUG-7, a number that is only given to weapons useful in space warfare. It is an unrivaled material for surprise attacks.
Pushik.
Gaon realized it almost at the same time as the blinking light disappeared.
Applause rings out as if to fill the void.
“This is really surprising, considering that it was forcibly removed from a battleship and its power was reduced. I was planning on ending it with this one shot.”
When the old man with a cane appeared and laughed heartily, Gaon also smiled back.
That thing just now was really dangerous.
So much so that my identity was almost revealed.
As he had promised beforehand, the old man pulled out a threatening number.
“consultant.”