Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 121



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121

Jinseong had to swallow dry saliva.

Giselle here? Suddenly?

‘I too was curious about Giselle’s whereabouts. Since she was working with the cartel, I vaguely thought she might have fled from the capital to here, to where the cartel headquarters was located… … .’

At least, this flow does not appear in the main scenario of the game Dungeon & Fighter.

Giselle being here is a reasonable inference, but there is no cutscene or script showing her smiling with such an ulterior motive.

However, if contamination does occur, there is ultimately only one reason.

‘As expected… … When Beric tried to figure out Enzo Sipo’s true identity, was that a signal of contamination?’

The silver lining is that Jinseong himself had already thought about the possibility that contamination might occur.

However, what is unfortunate is that we cannot be certain that the target of the contamination would be in this way, in the way a character like Giselle would appear.

‘Giselle’s actions must be corrected based on what she has shown since then. If it is Giselle’s actions right after the cartel war… … .’

Jinseong tried his best to recall his memories.

Where is Giselle, where did she run away to?

Amid concerns about this, there is also a scene where celestials like Melvin and Zeldin warn adventurers to be careful in the future.

The flow of the story is that as time goes by, the ‘Castle of the Dead’ becomes the next scene where Giselle encounters him.

‘The Castle of the Dead… … No, that’s not it. It’s too far in the future. And the ones that appear then will be hiding somewhere and using a portal, they’ll just show up.’

So what happens immediately after that?

Jinseong thought rationally while worrying.

Giselle is a being with virtually no physical combat ability. It can be assumed that she has been following along, hiding behind the cyborg Enzo Sipo, up until now.

‘First, let’s watch Vivi and Ban defeat Enzo Sipo… … Then, should we follow Giselle?’

Wouldn’t the moment when Enzo Sipo is defeated be the moment when Giselle makes her move?

Isn’t that when Jinseong himself needs to move?

‘Anyway, you have to be careful. That human in particular.’

Even though he had some idea of ​​the situation, Jinseong couldn’t relax.

Because it’s none other than Giselle Logan, the character who has a bad relationship with the adventurers in the game Dungeon & Fighter.

Jinseong couldn’t help but glance at Giselle while watching the battle between Vivi, Ban, and Enzo Sipo.

And fortunately or unfortunately, the battle itself was one-sided.

“Hurry up and cut it! You were acting so smart!”

Vivi, with her improved marksmanship under Beric’s guidance, stopped Enzo Sipo with a ‘normal attack’, and Ban quickly rushed towards the flinching Enzo Sipo and swung his sword at his steel body.

“Don’t you know I’m doing this on purpose, adventurer?! Just look at this body! I wonder how long it can endure!”

Is what half of what he says a bluff or is it sincere?

In any case, the battle itself seemed likely to end soon, as the cyborg’s body, presumed to be made of Teroton alloy, was gradually being damaged.

So Jinseong turned his attention towards Giselle again.

‘It’ll probably be over soon. There doesn’t seem to be any particular problems… … As long as Giselle doesn’t show up for no reason-.’

I thought there wouldn’t be any problem.

At least until I heard him mutter a few words.

“Magic… is that the kind of power that guy uses? If it’s the power that inspector uses… Kekekeke.”

Jinseong got goosebumps from his words, which were so small that he almost missed them if Heukgu hadn’t told him.

In addition to the twisted corners of Giselle’s lips, what is the hidden meaning behind the one word she just muttered?

‘……no way.’

Ban, who began to take an interest in celestial science and machinery not only for personal purposes but also for the sake of the De Los Empire.

And after the cartel collapses, Giselle has nowhere to go and can no longer satisfy her desire to research.

What if two people hold hands just by one chance?

What if Giselle rides Magatha down to Arad and wanders around the De Los Empire?!

‘This is crazy, this is… this is contamination – and at the same time a precursor to future contamination?! We have to stop it!’

Jinseong felt his heart pounding.

So what should we do?

Enzo Sipo has already been significantly damaged by Vivi’s fatal blow.

Jinseong was worried.

Then I quickly decided.

Meanwhile, the cyborg Enzo Sipo’s body was spread out on the floor.

“Main system restart…unable. Mission failed. System shutdown.”

“I never thought I would see such technology. It was worth the effort to come to Heaven.”

Half a faint smile appeared on her face as she looked at the machine body that couldn’t even stand up again.

* * *

Did you hear the voice of the other half?

Giselle adjusted her sunglasses and fixed her gaze on the class.

“Yeah, Kheelheel, that guy seems interested in technology too. If so, I’ll use my technology as bait to trade for his power-.”

That was the moment.

Knock knock.

Giselle turned her head in surprise at the touch on her shoulder.

But there was nothing he could see.

“-Hyat!? Huh, huh-!”

Because in an instant, sand was sprinkled on his face as his sunglasses were snatched away.

Giselle tried to scream, squeezing her eyes shut so tightly that the fine sand wrinkled her entire face.

Of course, I couldn’t scream freely.

Because a black hand was already covering his mouth.

That was the true choice.

“Cartel scientist Giselle. You are wanted not only in the heavens but also on the continent of Arad beneath the Middle Ocean. You are under arrest, Giselle Logan.”

Jinseong said, covering Giselle’s mouth with one hand and restraining his wrist with the other.

The low, growling voice could practically be seen as a sincere threat.

If someone were to hear this story with their eyes and mouth sealed, their legs would immediately lose their strength.

But Giselle struggled and finally shook off Jinseong’s hand.

“Keep on kicking, you idiot! I don’t know who you are, but I’m not going to be taken in that easily-.”

Giselle, who had not yet recovered her eyesight and was shouting in an arrogant manner, was only a scientist in the first place, so how could she have escaped Jinseong’s bonds without any help?

Jinseong kicked Giselle’s body, who was smiling confidently.

“-Hh …

Giselle’s screams as she rolled around echoed throughout the valley.

The sight of Giselle quickly moving away must have been amusing to Heukgu as well.

[Keep on going, it was good that you borrowed my power, but… … If you were going to kill me like this, why didn’t you just dispose of me, Jinseong?]

“I didn’t kill him. This side is the gentlest. And when I shook his hand off, he put a potion in his bosom.”

Jinseong sighed as he heard Heukgu’s playful voice.

Above all, I know that I am not the type of person who deserves to die like this.

‘How tenacious it was in-game. Looking at its vitality… … . Ugh, was there really no need to put in a single potion? Was I being a bother?’

Jinseong thought for a moment and then shook his head.

, using the power of the Black Ball to approach and subdue Giselle at a speed that even Giselle couldn’t notice, and then planted the anxiety in his mind that ‘it is dangerous to approach individuals/groups that are wanted in Arad, whether they are guilds or countries.’

At least Jinseong has achieved what he set out to do, so there is no need to worry unnecessarily.

* * *

“Mr. Jinsang! What is it!? Where did you go- but you didn’t hear any sound?”

“No? What’s the sound? Oh, Enzo Sipo took care of everything! As expected of Vivi. And……”

Vivi, who had come closer, asked.

Jinseong gave her a thumbs up and turned his head, looking at her expression that showed he knew nothing.

The squad that retrieves the torso of the cyborg Enzo Sipho.

He was also looking at the truth.

The two men glared at each other as if they were going to clash at any moment, but they did not make a move.

“As a member of the Magic Guild’s Paranormal Emergency Response Committee… I would like to advise you to focus on what you need to focus on right now.”

Jinseong spoke in a soft tone, but with a firm voice.

The same was true for the other half.

“As the commander of the Iron Wolf Knights of the De Los Empire, I accept your offer.”

A public scene where there is no sign of them keeping each other in check, whether they use formal or informal speech.

It was further evidence of the significance of the cyborg Enzo Sipo’s corpse.

‘… … As expected. Just because you’re good at swinging a sword doesn’t mean you can become a captain.’

Even though he was always lighthearted and playful, this part allowed us to see what kind of position and influence Ban, who had such a serious demeanor, had in the De Los Empire.

There was a brief commotion at the Imperial Army camp in the Western Lawless Zone after Enzo Sipo’s body was confirmed.

In any case, since it was proven that one axis of the cartel had completely collapsed, there was no way Zeldin could remain silent.

As a result of the preliminary reconnaissance by the Iron Wolf Knights, including Hearts, the location of the canyon where the Cartel’s headquarters is located has also been discovered in detail.

“Okay. If you ride this, you’ll be able to fly all the way into the canyon.”

“I guess there are as many of these as there are soldiers?”

The means to climb up such a canyon was also solved by Melvin, who had moved to the lawless western region.

However, the reality of lack of resources has not been resolved.

“What? I made a few more as spares, but how did I make them all by myself?”

When Melvin asked again with an annoyed look on his face, Zeldin muttered in embarrassment.

“Then… the soldiers still have no choice but to go by land. Hmm… I guess we’ll have to send the soldiers in while the special forces rush in and cause commotion inside the cartel headquarters. If there are any snipers, we’ll have to take them out too-”

There was no need to say who she would see if she turned her head slightly.

Vivi and Jinseong.

In reality, everyone understood the outline of the operation, in which the two people who would become special forces would ride the flying machine made by Melvin over the canyon and shake up the cartel headquarters, while Ban, the Imperial Army, Zeldin, Nils, and the other members of the Imperial Army would move over the canyon by land.

“Mr. Jinsang, will you go with me?”

Still, Vivi asked.

“Huh? That’s it-.”

Jinseong nodded as if it was obvious.

“Please go with me until here. I won’t pressure you any further than that.”

However, I had to tilt my head for a moment at Vivi’s remark that interrupted his words.

“……Huh? What is that now? Yes?”

What does it mean?

Just come with me to this point, I won’t pressure you any further?

Jinseong blinked his eyes quickly.

At least one thing was certain.

The fact that since the fight between Ban and Jinseong took place until now, Vivi has not asked Jinseong a single question about himself.

‘That’s right. Come to think of it… … What is the Magic Guild, what is the paranormal phenomenon, Vivi’s personality wouldn’t have let that go.’

There was never a single situation where he would have embarrassed Jinseong by asking questions randomly and without notice as usual.

She returned quietly to the base with the squad that was collecting the corpse of the cyborg Enzo Sipho, and is now preparing to move while listening to the operation outline.

If you were to say something to Jinseong himself during that time… … .

‘Yeah. Maybe… … .’

There was even a time when Vivi asked Jinseong herself in the zodiac.

Above all, Jinseong himself knows.

Vivi’s unpredictable words and actions make people flustered, but it’s not because she’s stupid or an idiot.

Rather, since Jinseong’s thoughts have progressed to a level that even he himself could not think of, what could Vivi be thinking now, who is showing a genius-like appearance by approaching things from a completely different direction than Jinseong himself?

What would Jinseong think as he listened to the conversation between himself and his class?

“Adventurer Vivi! Let’s set off together with Jinseong!”

The adventurer, who raised his hand and became a sharp blade, smiled and shouted.

Her gaze was directed at the ice maker, who didn’t have to be a blade.