Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 96



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096

Jinseong’s eyes quickly scanned him.

At least, it could be said that there was no difference in appearance.

It was exactly the same as the appearance of Giselle during the pursuit and annihilation battle that Jinseong remembered.

‘It may change in the Meister’s laboratory or something… … but that’s about it for now. For now, Giselle’s appearance hasn’t changed or anything.’

If the most obvious and primary form of contamination is muscle bulges or using weapons that Jinseong himself could never have imagined, then at least that part is a pass.

“Giselle! No more misdeeds-.”

“What are you guys doing! Hurry up and buy some time! Stop dawdling!”

“-I’m not finished talking yet!”

Giselle wasn’t just joined by regular cartel soldiers.

The UM-9 Electons, DNA mutant life forms he had created, were also forming an escort formation, breathing heavily.

‘And the ZX-5 Sparky Gamma… was it? Anyway, that’s it.’

ZX-5 Sparky Gamma.

It looks like a normal drone floating in the air, but it is actually a mechanical device that is divided into four parts and attacks.

“Be careful when it splits. It fires continuously, and if you get hit, there’s a stiffness check, so it’ll be quite difficult.”

Jinseong advised Vivi in ​​a small voice.

If it’s true, it’s quite threatening, but if you know the attack pattern, Bibi won’t be attacked openly at this point.

“Load bullets!”

“aiming!”

The cartel regular soldiers immediately raised their guns and aimed at Bibi, Niver, and the others.

Partch, partch-!

The ZX-5 Sparky Gamma, which was detached while fully activating its lightning energy, was enough to make even Niver, Kon, and Biyun flinch.

“Hehehe, my whole career can’t end here!”

Giselle let out a frivolous laugh and began to slowly back away.

If all the cartel members block his way as he orders, it won’t be easy to chase him as he tries to run away.

“Tch, Jinsang! First, push it away quickly-.”

Vivi also knew of the danger and tried to take the lead, but there were beings who started to move before her.

Nivern, Con, Biyeon, and Vivi were, of course, unexpected events.

And an action that surprised even Jinseong and Giselle.

“Run away.”

“I can’t die here…….”

It was the sudden words and actions of the UM-9 Electons surrounding Giselle.

Should we say that these are the words that made even Giselle, who was trying to run away, stop and look back while lifting her sunglasses?

It was surprising even as a genuine thing.

‘Did I say something like that? There’s no way mass-produced monsters would have scripts in an epic quest, right? Oh, then… … .’

It doesn’t exist as a script.

However, there are definitely speech bubble lines from monsters within the dungeon.

‘That’s what the UM-9 Electons we met at the supply base said. The phrase ‘I’m Dr. Giselle’s sentinel’ was probably a speech bubble line. So this too… … is not contamination.’

However, I was just flustered because I encountered such an unexpected incident and the significance of it was so trivial that I couldn’t even remember it.

The silver lining was that Giselle also seemed flustered.

“Wh-what are you talking about, you idiots! Who saved those four guys who were dying on the mountain?”

“Save me. Save me……”

“There’s no hope. Run away.”

Giselle kicked the UM-9 Electons and hurled insults at them, but their attitude did not change.

In the end, he thought it was a waste of time and decided to turn around and run away.

“Hey, you idiots! After creating the UM-0 Ultimatum, you should’ve disposed of it all! Retreat to where Mechanic Giselle is!”

Giselle’s back, disappearing into the forest in an instant, seemed like a signal.

“!”

“We have to catch up quickly, !”

Con and Biyeon quickly began using their skills and fighting the cartel regular soldiers.

Niver muttered, pulling down the brim of his hat for a moment.

“I guess so. I don’t have any ill feelings toward those guys, but……”

That was it. There was no longer any hesitation in his eyes as he lifted the brim of his hat again.

It’s the same with Vivi.

Rather, Jinseong could feel her eyes burning.

“It’s a problem enough to force an unethical experiment without the subject’s consent! It’s even worse to run away without taking responsibility and taking any follow-up measures, which is disqualifying!”

Could it be that the unfair treatment of the UM-9 Electron fueled her fighting spirit?

Form changes and skill linking of the G Corona series faster than ever before.

‘It’s a speed that I can’t even achieve if I control the mecha directly with the keyboard. It would be nice if I could always have that level of speed and feel.’

The type that is not blinded by anger, but rather has more focus.

Jinseong also used to fight off monsters like the helpless old soldier who were around him.

Although cartel members blocked the road here and there, the battle was already over just by momentum.

Literally, with the exception of the last person, Gisele Logan, the entire cartel force currently surrounding Ghent could be considered virtually finished.

However, Jinseong’s expression as he followed behind could not help but be somewhat subtle.

‘As of now, no contamination has been found. There has been no contamination in the monsters we’ve encountered since encountering Giselle. So now it’s one of two things.’

No contamination has been found yet.

So does that mean there is no contamination?

‘No, strictly speaking, there is just one. There is no way there is no contamination… … .’

That can’t be true.

If contamination has not yet appeared, the candidates will now be narrowed down to one anyway.

Gisele Logan.

Niver took aim at Giselle.

“Giselle. This is your end.”

“You can tell who’s here just by looking at them. They’re just strong-bodied idiots.”

More precisely, the final weapon at this point that he succeeded in boarding after many twists and turns.

Wheeee …

Mechanic Giselle, a robot equipped with a giant chainsaw that spins so fast it’s invisible to the eye.

Jinseong faced the boss monster mechanic Giselle.

* * *

Booooooooooo… … !

Mechanic Giselle took off and moved in an instant.

“Waaaaaaah!?”

“Eek!”

It is a sudden advance of a bipedal weapon that is likely to be at least 4 meters tall.

The aftershock that followed the speed at which that enormous weight was being moved was also not to be taken lightly.

Because a dozen or so Imperial troops who were trying to provide aid under the command of Brigadier General Niver were knocked out.

“Die-!”

After disrupting the formation like that, the next attack pattern was swinging a giant chainsaw.

“Kwaaaaat-!”

“Ugh!”

With just one swing, the lush greenery of Mount Halt was instantly covered in blood.

Biyeon hurriedly gave instructions to the imperial forces.

“Blood, bleed! Get in the corner!”

“Oh, Giselle!”

Niver’s gun also fired and hit the mechanic Giselle, but it didn’t even scratch her body.

“These guys, tear them all apart-”

“!”

Among them, the one who was active was, of course, Con.

───────────… … !!

The tremendous sound of iron clashing with iron echoed throughout Mount Halt.

Gae Bolg, a legendary weapon from the heavens.

Although he currently only has the strength to use one arm and one punch, it was the hope of all the celestials that no enemy would be able to withstand Gae Bolg’s punch.

But the moment the rising dust began to settle, everyone here had to keep their mouths shut.

“……no way.”

“This- Gae Bolg Punch-.”

One of the hands of the bipedal mech Giselle has the appearance of a giant chainsaw.

And the other hand is a claw-shaped one.

The tongs were now fully extended and in contact with Gae Bolg’s fist.

“Do you think a punch like this can would work if you don’t gain speed? You idiot!”

It was just as Giselle said.

If it was thrown properly, it would have overwhelming kinetic energy, but in the end, it wouldn’t have enough speed to keep up with the mass, so if Giselle were to approach with a ‘sudden acceleration’ and block it by dispersing the impact with her claws,

Above all, this level of possibility is possible for a mobile weapon made of ‘Teroton Alloy’, the same material as Gae Bolg.

“Ji, Jinsang-nim? Just- just deal with it, right? Are there two patterns?”

Bibi asked, stammering.

Even Vivi, who had been trained well through previous battles, could not help but be unfamiliar with this situation.

Jinseong looked at the mechanic Giselle for a moment and then said.

“It looks like that for now. The sudden rash and the chainsaw swing… that’s what Giselle is like now.”

“Huh? What else do I need?”

“No, that’s not it…….”

Jinseong was sparing with his words.

Mechanic Giselle has changed several times.

From the days when I was running the ‘Pursuit and Annihilation’ dungeon to level up, to the times when I was just killing enemies to keep up with the flow of the current main scenario quest.

‘Back in the old days, they would shoot napalm shells and it was no joke. Compared to then, for now, there are only two attack patterns. It’s surprising that they blocked Gae Bolg’s punch, but… … I guess it’s because they’re ‘possessed adventurers’ and not ‘users’.’

Jinseong thought for a moment that it was contamination, but in a way, it was something that could be accepted.

Because the user of that skill was classified as an ‘APC’ and not an ‘Adventurer’.

The APC’s attack should not destroy the mechanic Giselle, and unlike the users who have to watch through the monitor, the possessed can watch the entire battle in real time with all personnel participating.

‘Anyway, you can think of it as the most recent Mechanical Giselle pattern. There’s nothing awkward about it. So… … .’

Where is the pollution?

Jinseong thought for a moment and then gave instructions.

“Try dealing with it first. While pulling out Sparrow Factory, move while paying attention to G-Corona Transform. Can you do it? With Vivi’s current skill, there shouldn’t be much danger.”

“yes!”

When Vivi heard those words, a bright color began to appear on her face.

How much strength his one word gives her.

How much faith do you have in those words?

The truth will never be known.

‘It looks almost exactly like I remember. There’s a napalm bomb behind it, and there’s something like a clock and spring sticking out from behind Giselle-… … but. Uh… … .’

Jinseong’s eyes, fixed only on Mechanic Giselle, were quickly analyzing them.

Even though it was equipped with napalm bombs, it did not fire them.

That appearance was the very evidence that led Jinseong to conclude that there was no contamination from Mechanic Giselle.

Still, what caught his eye was the watch.

Behind Giselle, who was riding the Mechanical Giselle, the clock that stood tall like a backrest and the springs surrounding the clock were getting on Jinseong’s nerves.

‘… … If it’s about Giselle and time and dimensions… … Yeah, it’s not like there were no clues at all. It was on Heroes difficulty.’

As Jinseong pondered how Giselle came to possess the power of the portal, a past event occurred to him that could provide another clue.

In the past, when playing the Pursuit and Annihilation dungeon in the game Dungeon & Fighter, there were cases where the attack pattern of the mechanic Giselle was added or changed depending on the selected difficulty.

Among them, the ability that boasted the most evil pattern was that of the mechanic Giselle, which existed in the ‘Heroes’ difficulty level.

‘It was different back then. You could tell just by looking at the watch that it looked like this… Hmm?’

Jinseong compared the mechanic Giselle of then and now and tried to think about whether he had forgotten any information.

────, ────, ────!

“Kyaaaaah, you fucking bitch!”

“Who are you calling a bitch?! You’re the one who’s the culprit! My weapon is a machine gun modified from the GT-9600 you made!”

Vivi pulled the trigger of the automatic pistol.

This fire was spewed by a machine gun that had been modified from the basic four-row to an eight-row multi-barreled machine gun.

Overwhelming firepower that sounds like a single gunshot rather than a burst of fire!

Jinseong was watching the scene.

So Jinseong could no longer think about the past.

The moment Vivi’s attack reached Mechanical Giselle, Jinsung saw it.

Electricity flowed from the clock and mainspring in the Mechanical Giselle.

The clock hands began to move.

The mainspring began to turn. Another mainspring was created in the empty air, and the gears of the mainspring meshed with each other.

“huh?”

Even Vivi, who had been attacking for a long time, realized something was wrong.

Patch, patch, patch… …!

While electricity was engulfing the mechanic Giselle.

“Bibi! Back off! Everyone, stand back, it’s napalm!”

Jinseong’s voice rang out.

Tukwaaaa …

At that moment, a napalm bomb was fired from the mechanic Giselle, who had been thought to be a decoration until then.

Vivi looked at Jinseong in confusion at the suddenly added attack pattern.

“Mr. Jinsang?! Isn’t this a pattern that you didn’t tell me about?”

“Ms. Vivi, attack more! You can’t just sit there!”

Jinseong ordered Vivi to attack with a louder voice, but the overlapping orders to dodge and attack only confused Vivi.

“Huh? I told you to avoid it-”

“If I don’t catch it now, then again-… Damn it, it’s too late.”

But I don’t have time to explain, so what can I do?

In a battlefield where napalm bombs explode everywhere, causing flames to spread… … .

“Turn back time.”

“Turn back time.”

“Turn back time.”

Small clockwork robots began to appear, chattering the same tune.

Everyone retreated in confusion, but Jinseong drew his weapon and stepped forward.

Because only Jinseong knew what it was.

“……Time Runner.”

Jinseong muttered.