How to Live as an Immortal - Chapter 249
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How to Live Immortally Episode 249
249 Don’t confuse priorities
“I guess you didn’t like my surprise gift. Judging by the way you rejected it so coldly.”
Beyond the consultant’s back, the outline of a cannon that had been hidden in the shadows in the distance is faintly visible.
The ultimate cannon installed on the outskirts of the supply base, a weapon developed to combat alien invasion.
To confront it head-on was suicidal.
The silver lining is that the remodeling seems to render continuous firing impossible.
However, the consultant who devised the plan could not have been unaware of such shortcomings.
Almost simultaneously, a flash of pale light was emitted to separate the Destroyer and processed electromagnetic pulses burst out from pulse cannons that rose from all directions.
The waves spread out in a hemispherical shape, flickering like starlight, killing electrical circuits in the vicinity.
The power was so strong that the power supplied to the mass driver was cut off for a moment.
“The launch time will be delayed, isn’t that self-inflicted damage?”
“If that’s all I can do to gain an advantage, I can do it a hundred times over.”
“… … .”
It was exactly as he said.
The blade that was once transparent turned black and shrunk so much that it couldn’t even get close to the Destroyer.
The inflexible polearm was nothing more than an ordinary longsword.
Needless to say, my skills had been analyzed― Gaon, who had figured out the consultant’s intentions, immediately gave instructions to Justin.
“Go ahead! I’ll take care of him.”
“But Mr. Gaon… … .”
“Don’t mistake your priorities.”
Owen grabs Justin’s shoulder, who looks like he’s about to step forward.
As soon as he saw the two people disappear, Gaon swung the pole like a whip. The tip of it was a hexagonal vortex.
[Nahan’s 3rd form, hexagonal water gate]
For a moment, a vortex like a tidal wave was carved into the air.
But as if they had anticipated that, hard punchers shot out from all directions, firing hardeners along their trajectories.
The liquid reacted with the atmosphere and rapidly expanded, forming a wall that blocked the approaching typhoon.
The moment you increase centrifugal force with the intention of breaking through by force, the ground you are standing on moves vertically.
The wind that followed the wavering focus passed by, scraping against the Destroyer’s armor.
“It’s late to say this, but since this place is used as a supply base, most of it moves like a conveyor belt.”
Designed to move large loads of goods, the entire area flows like a sliding puzzle.
It was a battlefield that was unfavorable to Gaon from start to finish.
Suddenly, parabolic antennas appear as if they are surrounding you. That is the Pain Maker, a unit that targets only the pain points distributed under the epidermis.
When the burning sensation became so intense that even breathing became difficult, Gaon swung his pole as if to shake off the pain.
The storm, sharp as a blade, cut through the lined-up devices like straw, but then a hard puncher’s attack with its muzzle turned was lurking.
A massive barrage of concentrated fire from all directions.
All guns mounted on launchers are double-ended, but such countermeasures are quickly replenished without any problems.
The surrounding hardener expanded in volume and formed a winding trench. It was so high that I felt like I had been invited to the land of giants.
It’s only natural that your view is obstructed.
For a split second, an aurora appears in the distance.
Is there no limit to the punishment that has been shot?
“Ugh.”
Even though I blocked it with my sword, I was pushed back by the unresolved force. The ‘川’ character carved into the ground became clearer, but there was nothing I could do.
The ion cannon, which fires accelerated charged particles, was at a speed comparable to that of light.
Hit at the point of launch.
It would have been more appropriate to say that it was sticking rather than being emitted. Moreover, the explosive power induced the breakdown of molecules.
If I didn’t have an intuition close to foresight, it wouldn’t have been strange if I had evaporated the moment I met him. No, even at the moment of confrontation, my body was falling apart without me knowing.
If it weren’t for the immortality, the contest of strength wouldn’t have been possible.
bang!
Gaon managed to overcome the aurora, but was hit by an armor-piercing bullet fired at him while he was defenseless, and his entire body was embedded in it.
“I heard a lot about you during the Millennium Code Gate. I thought of this tactic back then. How will the strongest human being be killed? The more I think about it, the more interesting the topic becomes.”
It is a well-known fact that the city government bombarded the city with artillery fire in an attempt to kill Yang Hu.
The consultant took that example and decided to prepare a large quantity.
The art of using weapons. Yes, to demonstrate the skills of handling weapons other than military ones.
Parallel thinking, which involves connecting eight slots and sub-brains, is one of the consultant’s specialties.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the 33rd Supply Base, which Vincent had taken control of and given full authority over, was his other body.
“I would have said I wasn’t a sheep.”
“Now, whether you are a noble or not is not a very important question. I have no intention of believing you, and you have no intention of persuading me.”
So what’s left is―
“It’s a question of who will get their way.”
Knock knock.
At the monumental moment when the consultant first closed the distance, Gaon slashed at him with the intent to slaughter him with one stroke of his sword.
A swordsmanship that can only be described as a flash.
One, the consultant leaned back as if he had been waiting and avoided the attack. Now, all that was supporting his delicate figure was a cane.
“Do you know that in order for the prey to survive, they have no choice but to learn all the methods of the predator?”
Life was something that could be secured only by learning everything consciously and unconsciously, and always keeping in mind the best and worst moves.
At least that was the consultant’s life.
Of course, the way he fought also followed that kind of life, and although it looked petty and crude, it was like a swamp that you couldn’t get out of once you fell into it.
Moving the base’s ground, calling in armed drones, detonating booby traps, spreading nerve gas, using flashbangs and grenades, firing machine guns and sniper rifles—a firepower that would make a battalion gasp in awe was unleashed on a single man.
The consultant turned the pile of weapons like wheels according to a set schedule and sequence, as if he were the conductor of an orchestra.
Blood was flowing out of his overheated head due to reckless slot operation, but he did not hesitate to become a moth to the burning embers in order to catch Gaon’s footsteps.
One, Gaon did not retreat despite having numerous chains hanging from his body. Instead, he intercepted. No, he counterattacked.
A single stride covered a distance of tens of meters, and a single swing of the sword broke apart the thick cloud of dust.
If there was one thing that Gaon didn’t expect, it was the consultant’s skill in holding the cane horizontally to block the polar night.
“Ability?”
The two exposed arms looked like dry firewood, but the strength contained within them was not that of a human.
“If you were following me, you would have guessed it. Wouldn’t you?”
“okay.”
Reviews of the consultants were mixed.
Samuel, who grants supernatural powers.
Owen, who eliminates powers.
I was wondering for a long time whose words were true, but after going through a series of events, I was able to realize that both were true.
The principle was simple, considering that the origin of the ability lies in the soul and cannot be copied.
It extracts the ability and grants it to a random target. That’s why it looks like it’s disappeared or granted.
“If I had to call it that, I would say it was a transfer.”
As Gaon had expected, the power that the consultant had passed on to me was a strong body. It was an ability that would dramatically increase my overall physical abilities, including my nerves, muscles, and blood vessels. It was simple and had no flaws, so I thought it would be useful in one-on-one combat―
“That’s not it either. It belongs to a child who is close to level 4. Ha, this is really absurd.”
He was a consultant who made a lot of noise, but he could do it because he knew that he would be bombarded.
As expected, an aurora crosses the battlefield and the shadows that had touched split in two.
At the same time, a hot wind rushes between the two people standing at the symmetrical point with the mass driver as the starting point.
A signal that launch is imminent.
“You seem so anxious to get to me that I guess I have to touch you to take it from you?”
“Maybe so, maybe not. Maybe it was already taken away.”
That’s just a joke to cover up your flaws.
Transmission required as much effort as it did exceptional efficacy.
Of course, it was necessary to first understand the ability, and even obtain consent. It could be said to be a half-baked ability that only works in friendly relationships, such as between allies or acquaintances.
When I first awakened, I was pessimistic about my situation, but now that I’ve reached stage 4, it’s different. If it’s a power below stage 3, I can steal it without the other person’s consent as soon as I understand the principle.
However, the premise that there must be contact could not be overturned.
That’s why a war of attrition was forced.
Now is the time to reap the fruits.
The moment the supply ship is launched from the mass driver, the destroyer glows.
As the last output restriction was lifted and the aurora swept across the area with a thunderous roar, the consultant ran out in its wake.
A beat later, the staff held forward like a spear split left and right, revealing the transparent blade characteristic of a single-molecule blade.
He was a consultant who was targeting Gaon’s behind-the-scenes, but his offensive was off-track from the start.
Suddenly, my oxygen saturation level dropped, and the overwhelming pressure pressed down on my shoulders.
One, he didn’t give up and even while being pushed, he moved the surface and positioned himself in a favorable position.
And without caring about the damage to his reinforced body, which had been assisted by the Rigid Body, he thrust the single-molecule blade into Gaon’s back.
The consultant’s eyes, which were stretched out with one hand and the other, using the blade as an anchor to sail against the rough waves, were filled with passion that did not match his age.
Half a step forward.
‘If only I could fill that gap… …!’
Unfortunately, nothing happened. The light beam died down just before the tips of his fingers and fingernails touched Gaon’s nape.
It is only natural that the free-spirited Geukya would change course to eliminate any impure intentions.
Crunch.
Even though his head was spinning in vain, the consultant did not give up and kept his determination burning even in the moment when he lost consciousness.
It was then that the body, which had begun to experience rigor mortis, began to recoil and fill in the last millimeter.
It was truly a stroke of luck.
What’s the point of taking away someone’s abilities when their head is gone?
But know this.
The gamble of a lifetime is one that comes with a corresponding price.
The consultant had no doubt that Gaon’s supernatural power could even reverse death.
And the bill was settled.
With new life.