How to Live as an Immortal - Chapter 275
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How to Live Immortally Episode 275
275 Good evening, Professor Paulo
Armed drones form a line at the commanding Houston’s beckoning. They spread electromagnetic pulses at every intersection, creating a blank zone, and set up a [No Entry] line with augmented reality to catch pedestrians by their ankles.
The entire Isabella Public University is a chessboard.
It is possible to control dozens of armed drones simultaneously with a human head thanks to the availability of multiple slots. However, it cannot escape the difficult problem of heat generation.
Pusheeeeee—
The faster I go with computation, the more my head starts to boil.
Just before the brain is cooked, the wig that has released its fever turns red. Its true identity is a bundle of fibers woven by cultivating microorganisms that coexist with the alien species.
Because of its characteristic of living off of warmth, it is said to be very compatible with integrated circuits.
So that you can use it as you wish without any problems.
“Okay, it’s time to play soldier.”
* * *
The helix of the dump passes through the steel wire. The bullet, multiplied by the principle of circulation, pierces the target. Just before firing, the spreading atmosphere is controlled by a mandala, so that the gunshot sound is almost nonexistent.
Because of this, the armed drone that was suddenly attacked falls helplessly.
This is already the third time.
This time, it was not equipped with a needle, but rather an ice pick. It was a refined tool for a natural death, but it was the same as before in that it disappeared before fulfilling its purpose.
“Ahh!”
Sari’s reaction grew louder and louder.
“You won’t die if you don’t take ten steps around me.”
“Even if you say so.”
How could you not be afraid of an armed drone that is neither audible nor visible?
“Don’t you think that they’ve prepared well just by looking at the absence of people?”
“If we’re going to look at the cause and effect, it’s our fault for choosing a quiet place.”
Blind bullets were still pouring down at this very moment. There were also guys sneaking around behind trees, bushes, or benches, waiting for their chance.
However, I couldn’t avoid Gaon’s eyes.
Wireless communication is essential for remote control. As the routes between armed drones become more complex, the amount of data transmitted is bound to increase.
Although the exchange of information occurred outside the visible realm, Mandala detected the flow of electromagnetic waves.
It seems like you can foresee the signs of an incident in advance.
But that was only a lukewarm measure. It couldn’t extend hundreds of meters. Third-party assistance was essential.
“Dobby.”
[Tracking]
He was in a position where he had to protect Sari. If the target of his escort died, everything would be useless. His opponent must have confused his priorities, as he persistently targeted only her.
It seemed difficult to gain an advantage in an open space. It was also a bad idea to just go into a building. There was a high chance that innocent people would get caught up in it.
A closed, uninhabited place.
As it turned out, there was one suitable place.
‘In the basement of Isabella Public College.’
This is a secret space that the Lucesia family deliberately created to host the Black Market.
There must have been an alternative. Gaon, with the sari draped over his shoulder, ran straight to the underground parking lot. He pulled the trigger as soon as he spotted the armed drone chasing him.
* * *
As they enter the sewer system where not a single ray of light enters, the armed drones’ control becomes more and more blatant. It is a move that clearly shows that they decided that it would be better to tear them to pieces and erase their traces than to pretend that they died naturally.
The projected firepower was also off track.
It was then that the armed drones that had been gliding in a line fired a net.
pop!
It ignites once in the middle, accelerates, and opens wide enough to block the passage.
It is obvious that the sparks flying between the warp and weft are not simply for suppression. The mandala is spread out to suppress the target’s motor skills.
The moment the net stopped in midair and was about to lose its thrust and fall to the ground, a drone net fiercely rushed in between them. With its thorn shield facing forward.
A momentum no different from the gallop of heavy cavalry.
Gaon pulled the trigger without even looking at the trajectory of the approaching group.
A bullet ricocheted off the wall and aimed for the drone’s side. It entered through a gap in the armor and broke the rotating propeller in an instant.
Behind the shield soldier who was falling down pitifully, another drone slowly appeared. It was a type armed with heavy weapons. Perhaps because of its weight, its mobility was the lowest, but once it had its sights on the target, its firepower was―kook, kook, kook, kook.
It was comparable to a steel downpour. He was standing with his back to the wall, but in an instant, it was being threshed to reveal his frame.
“Whew, hoo, hoowa.”
The chase continued on and on. Sarye, who realized anew that she was the target of that stubborn hunting dog, let out a gasp of breath without realizing it.
“It’s okay, just breathe.”
Although it was a daily routine for Gaon, it seemed like a difficult stimulus for an octopus that had lived its entire life eating only ink, as Sari’s pupils were constricted to the limit.
If things went on like this, it seemed like they would change their orders for another reason, so Gaon, who had been holding onto the wall, found the secret door with his familiar hand movements. Last time, we confirmed that there was a cave dug by the Lucesia family to use in times of emergency―
“Hide here.”
“Rather together… … .”
“You know that won’t solve anything. Don’t worry. I’ll finish it as quickly as possible and come back.”
Gaon, who had thrown the sari into the emergency shelter, went outside without hesitation.
As he slid down the road, the first thing he aimed for was a drone that supplied batteries and ammunition from the rear. It was a device that served as the central axis of an organic link that resembled a military organization.
The moment I stuck the folding knife into that soft glove, numerous armed drones started to convulse―
“Slow.”
Even that was Gaon’s prediction. Gaon slaughtered a total of seventeen drones in one go—six before turning, five before aiming his gun, and six before firing—and lowered his posture when he saw the armed drone that had belatedly descended underground.
It was the first time I had seen such an entity.
If there’s a feature, it’s that it’s symmetrical in all directions, front, back, left, and right—wheein.
At that moment, the guy who had been quietly hovering began to turn around violently in place. With plasma cutters shooting out from both ends, it looked like the blades of a crusher.
“Are you playing with firecrackers by yourself and going crazy?”
With a squeak, a clear cutting sound, the floor and ceiling split apart. At the same time, different shapes of lines are drawn on the wall depending on the direction the drone is looking.
A situation that can never be overcome again.
There couldn’t have been a more threatening number in a confined space, but it was clearly visible to Gaon’s eyes.
The eye of the typhoon is quiet.
Knock knock.
Stepping on the wall and jumping, he stabs the armed drone’s heart. Arahan’s foundation is circulation. He can detect the weak points of rotating objects even with his eyes closed.
It’s scary to kick an armed drone that has lost power and is falling down helplessly.
[I found the guy’s location. I’ll send it to your device.]
The news of victory is heard.
He runs straight along the path Dobby leads him on. Gaon, who has come up to the ground, sees a clock tower standing tall nearby.
“You’re hiding in a great place.”
It was one of the landmarks of Isabella Public University that no one would climb unless it was for regular maintenance. The distance between them was about 150 meters. They could cut it off in seconds.
Don’t you take into account the time it takes to get up?
‘no.’
That was included too.
Gaon ran diagonally along the outer wall of the research center near the clock tower and jumped straight up. And he maintained that speed and went up against gravity. Vertically.
Movement where the boundary between the ground and the wall collapses.
Gaon even trampled the armed drones that followed him, using them as stepping stones to reach the top.
So, under the giant clock we arrived at, a man with a clearly agitated look on his face brandished a triple-barreled shotgun without saying a word.
However, it didn’t work on Gaon.
If the man is a long-distance specialist, Gaon is a close-range specialist.
A number of shotgun shells stopped within his grasp.
“Stop it!”
Houston, who knew what had happened to his own dedicated unit, the Toy Soldier, just wanted to stop the fighting.
It was a mistake to overlook the information that he possessed inhuman powers. I thought it was a metaphor or a metaphor, but who would have thought it was literal?
“I surrender, Togui. I will give you all the commission I received. So… … .”
“Please save me?”
“I’m saying this because I think there’s a minor misunderstanding. If my target was your client, I wouldn’t have come here.”
As the situation changed, he made a crude excuse on the spot. The truth behind it was so transparent that it was shocking.
“You may think of me as a partner, but I’m not. Especially if you’re a guy who’s passionate about killing civilians. That’s not a problem solver, that’s a murderer.”
“Okay, so please just listen to me one thing.”
“What is that?”
“that…….”
It was then that Houston, realizing that he could not persuade her, opened his lips and shot out a poisonous stinger.
Gaon, who had just looked at her and had her conversion blow nullified, laughed cheerfully.
“Everything was as expected, you piece of trash, right up until your last struggle.”
Gaon, holding a folding knife upside down, delivered a divine punishment to Houston’s head.
* * *
[Request Completed]
It was a short message, but it was reassuring. It meant that the problem had been resolved in a dry and simple way, without any need for embellishment.
It was definitely worth it to receive Purcell’s recommendation.
Maestro, Houston Tate.
He is a tough problem solver who receives offers from many Numbers. It seems that the rumors that he is not affiliated with Megacorp are not false.
I suppress the corners of my lips that are about to go up.
Sari was gone, but he must never let it show. It would be best to act as usual and then mourn like everyone else when news of her death comes.
Even if you don’t act hastily, the world will change when you become Naesol. It was meant to be.
“Ugh.”
Paulo, who suddenly got up from the cold that brushed his cheek, looked at the seat next to him. But there was no one there. Feeling an uneasy atmosphere that he couldn’t explain, Paulo got up from his seat.
“Pursle?”
He went into the living room and called his wife’s name. He sat down in surprise. A familiar face was hanging from the ceiling. His tongue was sticking out.
What does that mean?
The old brain comes up with the result at once. How can it deny it when there are already many values entered?
“no way…….”
Did it fail spectacularly?
“Good evening, Professor Paulo.”
The gamble of a lifetime.