I Will Take a Break at Academy - Chapter 304



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How to Live Immortally Episode 304

304 Finally here

“If we move as one person, we have a chance of winning.”

The principle of circulation that Arahan possesses does not stop at rotation, but extends to the realm of consciousness. The boundary between the two opposing selves becomes blurred, and in an instant, one enters the state of oneness with water.

I had already finished the preliminary training with Alice.

X is located on one side of the mind, which is composed of positive sides.

Since the process of changing thoughts is omitted, it is natural that activities can be carried out without loss of power.

widely.

As Gaon takes a step, X, standing across from him, does the same.

Ryoichi, who was closely observing the movements of the two surrounding them, clenches both his fists.

“Curiosity killed the cat. If you really want to find out, go ahead. I’ll do whatever I want.”

The rematch happens without warning.

Kookbang!

The moment of collision leaves no afterimages, and trees fall one after another along with the explosive sound. Land features crumble in seconds.

Only the sight of the stuffed and destroyed bodies told of the three people’s whereabouts.

Gaon and X, dancing in a circle, spinning dazzlingly like wheels. And Ryoichi, who deflects, or rather, strikes back, the sword strikes coming from the left and right.

His gestures were rough and concise, and his struggle for survival was raw and raw.

Bare knuckle.

The most primitive form of fighting, where disputes are resolved with only two fists and no gloves. It is a martial art that became the prototype of today’s boxing and had virtually no rules.

It’s literally unlimited weightless.

For Ryoichi, who handles speed, there is no technique as free-spirited as this.

All you have to do is punch your opponent to make him submit.

Strenuous exercise is prohibited when you are approaching eighty, but this is the 24th century.

He was sustained by genetically engineered, painstakingly transplanted organoids to combat aging.

The fact that he still has the physical age of someone approaching his thirties is proof of that.

Ryoichi’s prime is not over yet.

Kookbang!

Three lines moving at high speeds, clearing the forest. The tall grasses that seem to reach the sky roll down the cold ground, and the ground that has never been bare cracks like a dry rice paddy.

Amidst the dizzying sword fights, a burst of energy shoots out, aiming for Ryoichi’s neck, but his fist has already passed through X’s abdomen without mercy.

Ryoichi paused for a moment at the sight of flesh revealed through the broken protective gear.

“… … Actor?”

This means that there is a separate controlling entity.

It was inevitable that attention would turn to Gaon.

Somehow, the martial arts and techniques that Ryung-young used to restore the organization’s life were similar to those used by others―

“Ha, so it was a set-up? It’s interesting to think what would happen if the Mars Defense Force found out about this.”

“You can say whatever you want, but I’m sure you have evidence before you say anything.”

“I guess we can find it now.”

Ryoichi, who had disappeared without notice, began to persistently target X. Tan probably thought he had found a weakness, but―

‘The moment you get buried, your vision tends to narrow.’

Revealing X’s true identity was not a mistake, it was intentional.

What Gaon has been analyzing so far is not acceleration.

It’s just a tool and a means. What’s important is the human being Ryoichi who uses it.

Distance sense, tempo and stride, priorities, value judgments, and all of those factors that come from it―

‘Behavioral pattern.’

It was still far from catching up with the acceleration. But now Ryoichi’s thoughts could be read.

thud!

Ryoichi, who had been striking the white sword as if he was shaking it off, kicked away Ya, who was stabbing him from behind, with his elbow in reaction.

However, the single-molecule blade that took advantage of that gap pierced me, and I was unable to dodge it, so I had no choice but to expose my side.

That’s when Gaon showed his fangs.

[Arahan’s Third Awareness, Six Paths, Animal Life]

Breaking through Ryoichi’s indiscriminate attacks, Byakuya is sucked into his stomach. And not just one, but two.

“Ugh.”

One step, three steps, five, seven, and eight―

Even though he retreated, losing the reason he was called the Seven Poisons, Gaon never let him go.

It only takes a moment for you to be stuck with the blade on a vertical cliff.

Since there was no escape behind the scenes, it was an inevitable dilemma.

“Ugh.”

“Then I won’t be able to run wild, right?”

The more he struggles, the deeper the twin swords embedded in his abdomen go.

Close enough to breathe.

It feels like Gaon’s shadow is gradually growing larger.

A wall that I have never felt even from the top number Scourge.

A person who ignores age and experience and advances without hesitation is not called a genius.

‘monster.’

It was the moment when I realized why Alice had hired such a rookie problem solver. Of course, that didn’t mean I wanted to just give in to it.

A level 4 metahuman is one with the most advanced abilities within their category.

It is no exaggeration to say that Ryoichi, who is the fastest man on Mars, is not only proud of his footwork. Rather, he is able to demonstrate other skills because they are in a situation where they have nowhere to go.

[Bare Knuckle Final Secret Explosion]

A series of breathless attacks where everything depends on my abilities.

The world’s fastest rate of fire machine gun, 1.5 million rounds per minute.

However, Ryoichi crushed that record with his batting average. He even followed up with a follow-up hit before the aftermath of the compressed air being emitted had even subsided.

Boom, boom, boom!

The entire ground sinks, making a loud noise as if it were a drum.

The area spanning tens of kilometers was shaking, giving a sense of the magnitude of the shock at its center, but Gaon did not back down, but instead dug into Ryoichi’s arms.

I fully expected this to happen―

His face is sunken and his entire body is fractured, but he does not put away his twin swords and twists them while sticking them in.

If Ryoichi ran away from here, even Gaon wouldn’t have been able to catch him.

“Stop searching now!”

“It’s you who will die.”

Pain runs through his entire body, but Ryoichi is also a hero who can turn the tables. He enters the brawl while allowing himself to be opened. The structure is such that the first person to lose consciousness is the loser.

The lifelines, swaying precariously like wind-blown lanterns, compare each other’s lengths against a yardstick.

The time when one could only judge someone by their compatibility and skills is over.

Only the more desperate will survive.

‘Just a little more, just a little more!’

Ryoichi, cornered, increased his speed even further in an attempt to escape death. It was then that his supernatural power, which had not moved for decades, resonated.

Kookbang!

A wall of shattered sound reaches all the way to the night sky, piercing through the clouds.

The blast of lightning from the white night tore through Ryoichi’s insides almost simultaneously with his fist crushing Gaon’s face.

Before both can stagger and get into position, a third party intervenes.

“ah.”

That’s the X I’ve been waiting for so far.

Phew-

As if to make up for that long wait, a cold blade pierced Ryoichi’s forehead.

* * *

Awakening begins with lack.

What you want and what you hope for.

Wishes and hopes.

How would humans react if a dream that they had given up on and turned away from because they thought they would never be able to achieve it in their lifetime became a reality?

There is nothing to ask.

Just enjoy and fully enjoy as much as you have endured.

Obsessed with desire, it was inevitable that ideals would become distorted.

Therefore, from the moment of awakening, the growth of metahumans does not stop.

The power derived from longing is the life of the object itself.

The word abstinence was not a suitable word.

but-

As with all things in life, there is no miracle without a price.

The reason we feel that it doesn’t exist is because it has been postponed to a future so distant that we cannot yet see it.

Metahumans gradually come to recognize the outlines of their fate as they go through thick and thin with their abilities.

The more you abuse without moderation, the more you indulge without restraint―

[Finally here]

You will realize that there is something at the root of your abilities. The moment you pass the 4th stage, the vague anxiety will come rushing right in front of you.

Only after looking into my heart do I finally acknowledge that I am a metahuman.

That powers are not a fortune prepared for humans.

It is dangerous to go any further than this.

No one ever told me this, and no one ever taught me how, but my natural instinct as a living being rejects my powers.

There are two paths for metahumans who have reached their limit.

Either I go into an indefinite hibernation with cold sleep or I castrate the future where I grow by turning my body into a machine.

However, Ryoichi denied the set future.

By being extremely self-restrained and not using your powers.

Not only did he change his disposition from a martial artist to a strategist, but he also trained his tongue more than his eight minds in order to operate secretly.

If I said I wasn’t anxious though, I’d be lying.

But he had faith, he had belief.

That is why I admired the vision presented by Dogma. To the unawakened, it may be nothing more than a suspicious religion, but to the awakened Ryoichi, it was an irreplaceable lifeline.

[Don’t forget, this is also a ‘respite’]

Like this―

Dogma is a group that will save metahumans, so how could they not be dedicated?

* * *

Gaon, who had been sweeping his blood-soaked bangs back, paused. This was because Ryoichi’s shoulders, who had ended his life with his head down, were shaking.

The moment I got closer, thinking it was rigor mortis, the wound between my eyebrows healed. It was as if only that part had accelerated.

“… … What.”

Gaon was surprised and stretched out his arms, but it was already too late.

Ryoichi deflected the twin swords with a holographic halo floating above his head.

Kookbang!

Although it was only one match, the impact was so different from the previous one that Gaon had no choice but to slip backwards helplessly.

“Even a common man like me has returned from the dead. This is God’s care. I bow down infinitely to His grace and mercy.”

The tone of voice and tone of speech were different from Ryoichi’s.

No, strictly speaking, it was ambiguous to even call him a human. His pronunciation was slurred and gloomy, as if a bug was crawling.

The same goes for appearance.

It was as if he had fallen into the River Styx once and his skin and gloves had become one. In an instant, he lost his metallic color and turned into a chitinous shell.

Yet its surface pulsated like a muscle, as if it were forcibly suppressing what was swelling inside.

like-

‘A monster?’

You could call it a shedding or a transformation. I felt like grabbing someone and asking them what was going on, but it seemed like I wouldn’t have to go far.

Because I was stimulated by a familiar face that I couldn’t help but remember from the past.

‘Set Colony.’

Yes, Ryoichi’s appearance was similar to the Blob that used to control Blob Kids.