Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 98



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Considering the numerical difference, it was absurd.

But Mechanic Giselle was good enough to accomplish such a ridiculous task.

It wasn’t just because his attack power was so powerful.

“Engineers, repair Mechanic Giselle!”

What on earth is going on with the cartel engineers popping out from all over Mount Halt along with Giselle’s voice?

It is no exaggeration to say that the cartel members here have already been wiped out, and Giselle is practically the only one left.

If there were any surviving cartel members, they would have retreated beyond Mount Halt long ago, so it would be normal for there to be no reinforcements to help Giselle now.

“What, what?! Where the hell did those damn cartels come from?”

“If enemies keep appearing, what on earth should we do…?”

In a situation that was incomprehensible to common sense, the expressions on the faces of the Hwangdo Army soldiers continued to cloud over.

And at that point, the one who raised his voice was, again, Niver.

“Ignore them! They’re not important anyway!”

“Yes, yes, I understand, Lieutenant General!”

Niver’s expression as he pulled the trigger toward his enemies wasn’t very good either.

He too was anxious, but he believed.

“Just move according to the plan you were given! That’ll do it!”

The plan of the ‘human whose name I don’t even know’ who showed an overwhelming performance just a little while ago.

“Let’s see if it can move as planned even with the torso separated!”

Mechanic Giselle quickly approached Niver.

The moment when the chainsaw blade, which was spinning at a speed so fast that it was invisible, was about to cut.

“Ugh-.”

“, !”

Jinseong used ‘Invincibility’ to block Niver’s path, and then he immediately started counterattacking Mechanic Giselle using the ‘Invincibility’ skill!

“Innom, what do you think you can do!? You’re not even a celestial being-. Tsk, this is annoying.”

Kaaaaang, kaaaang-!

Giselle tried to vent her anger, but she couldn’t focus on Jinseong.

The swords of were slashing at the Teroton alloy shell of Mechanic Giselle indiscriminately, so I couldn’t just stand there blankly in the middle of it all.

It was Biyeon and Con’s bullets flying towards the mechanic Giselle who was doing an emergency evasion by moving backwards.

And the bullets were only aimed at the boarding area where Giselle was boarding.

“This is bulletproof glass! Do you think a bullet can penetrate it, you idiots?”

Giselle cried out with a frivolous smile.

Of course, Biyeon and Con could not have been unaware of this. Nevertheless, they continued their attacks.

“Don’t be afraid of the napalm! Focus all the bullets on Mechanic Giselle!”

A life-threatening attack without even focusing on evasion.

They continue to attack to a degree that can be seen as meaningless.

Vivi was watching.

What she felt as she stood one step behind was an admiration bordering on a thrill.

‘Amazing… … Jinsang… … No, Jinseong is-.’

There is ample reason and basis for her own belief in the truth.

In any case, Vivi is a user who played in a party with Jinseong in the past game Dungeon & Fighter’s ‘First Server’.

‘Even with my ‘analysis’, I’m not the type of person to be floundering around in a place like this. Yeah, and just like that- I believed I could get through this much with my memories of ‘past DnF’ that I’ve never played… … .’

Based on her own theory and experience thus far, she decided that following the truth would give her the best chance of survival and victory.

So from that point on, I could follow it without any doubts about its sincerity.

But what happened to these people in front of me?

‘I never thought NPCs would become like that. And Niver? A brigadier general? Aren’t they high-ranking?’

This was also something that Vivi herself had been through, so it was embarrassing.

This is a game. But it’s not a game.

‘It’s not a game that always goes back to the protagonist’s favor. Not only am I possessed, but Jinseong is also not a protagonist. Even though I called myself an adventurer, there were times when I couldn’t even get past the security guards who were like gatekeepers.’

Even thinking back to Vivi’s own experience of having a hard time dealing with the NPCs in Arad, it seems the same.

However, it is difficult to explain Jinseong’s ability to instantly take control of an organization with a vertical command system like the military.

‘Proof of skill… … The skill shown against Giselle? Of course, that’s part of it, but more than that… … More importantly-.’

Vivi thought for a moment and then let out a small sigh.

I regret that I cannot express it better, that I cannot express it better.

‘-Is it really a vocabulary problem?’

But there was one word that came to her mind.

Current flows from the clock and mainspring attached to the mechanical Giselle.

“Kkieeeek, these guys?!”

When Giselle gets angry again because things don’t go according to her plan.

And then, from everywhere, familiar sounds began to be heard again.

“Turn back time.”

“Turn back time.”

When the time runners were created in various places and the pattern of the mechanic Giselle was triggered again.

“From now on! According to plan!”

Hearing the voice of the real one shouting, Vivi realized.

‘……charisma.’

It’s not just a lack of vocabulary, but the fact that nothing other than the word charisma can express the true spirit that is leading this situation.

* * *

“According to what he said, there are 10 of them, and we have to gather them in one place, Biyeon!”

“I’ll use martial arts to drive away the scattered guys! !”

Biyeon ran straight towards a single Time Runner who was left alone.

Steam was gushing out from Mechanic Giselle’s legs.

A movement to rush in front of Biyeon and swing a chainsaw at any moment.

“Keulheul, you think I can just leave it alone!? I can’t let it go like that-.”

───────────… … !!

“-Ma, stop it! Protect Biyeon!”

“Shoot, shoot! We must pour everything out as the Brigadier General orders!”

It was the Zodiac Army engineers who stopped it.

Their hands were trembling, their movements were slow, but they were doing their best to protect Biyeon.

“You annoying guys!”

Because they carried out the operation knowing full well what would happen if they attracted attention like that, that is, knowing that napalm bombs were flying straight towards them.

“Scatter!”

“Get out! Everyone!”

It was impossible to spread the net and stop the napalm bomb in the middle.

This time, they were literally ready to make sacrifices in order to launch an offensive, and above all, they had to risk their lives to prevent the focus from being focused on Biyeon.

“This side, two units, three units completed! And that side-.”

“Cone!”

Biyeon used the female gunner class’s martial arts such as and as if she was dribbling a soccer ball, and drove the two Time Runners towards another class.

As soon as he confirmed it, Con had already raised one hand at Niver’s shout.

“Three, straight line! I’m done now!”

Three more Time Runners aligned in a straight line with the two that Biyeon had gathered.

It would take quite a bit of running around to deal with them one by one, but Con has the skills.

“!”

Judging by the remaining MP, it was a skill that could only be used once. The giant Gae Bolg Punch that came out of the portal destroyed one Time Runner and pushed back the remaining two with its gust of wind.

One killed machine and five gathered together.

“-, use all skills now! And-.”

While all that was happening, Jinseong detonated one ki and pushed the remaining three ki away with his black ki, gathering them at the agreed upon point.

The moment two ki were destroyed and eight ki were gathered, Jinseong used his skill.

A technique to instantly cut across eight gathered ki.

When the dark energy remaining in the shape of an X passed through all of the Time Runners, both the True Star and the enemies stopped.

“-.”

It doesn’t work on boss monsters.

However, the time runners are normal monsters created by the boss.

The importance of the ‘holding skill’ is something that even the most seasoned veterans would know, although it is overlooked in the current game Dungeon & Fighter.

Literally stops the movement of enemies hit.

Against enemies who couldn’t move or fight back, the next technique that would fly was obvious.

“!”

Vivi, the mechanic of the female gunner profession.

Her rapidly drops the Silver Buster to the requested location and causes it to explode.

“! And-.”

A mechanic from the male gunner class, Brigadier General Niver.

His is to drop small robots such as Red Buster and Steel Smasher to the ground.

“-!”

The order given to the fallen robot was, of course, to immediately self-destruct.

────────────… … .

A loud noise rang out, centering around Jinseong.

Biyeon and Kon, who had helped drive the Time Runner there, were swallowing dry saliva with their eyes wide open.

“I wonder if I could survive that explosion-.”

“…It’s not even Gae Bolg.”

The explosion couldn’t possibly cover Pia.

Nevertheless, Jinseong said:

[When the next Time Runners show up, you need to herd them into one place as quickly as possible. I’ll herd at least four of them, so if you can blow up the remaining six or herd them into one place… … I’ll catch them by the ankles. Don’t miss that moment, and use the most powerful weapons you have left.]

[Is that okay? If I get caught in the explosion-.]

[Yes, it’s okay, Lieutenant General Niver.]

Even while listening to Jinseong’s explanation of the operation, Vivi didn’t have a single doubt or question, and she smiled.

“Hoooo……..”

In the place where all the smoke had scattered, Jinseong, who had swallowed up all of his allies’ explosions through the invincibility judgment of , let out a sigh with a smile.

“……How…… That guy, now that I think about it, you must have used a strange technique earlier too? How could you do that?”

Giselle looked at Jinseong as she wiped her sunglasses.

He continued speaking in a voice that was both incredulous and curious at the same time.

“Well, khehehe, from now on, I’ll just experiment on them one by one. I’ll have to catch you in particular.”

Is a mad scientist really a mad scientist?

Jinseong shook his head.

‘I’m the one who wants to ask how you summoned the Time Runner… … how you utilized a pattern that has already been patched and deleted.’

But it would be pointless to ask the characters in the game about things outside of the game.

That wasn’t what mattered now.

We already know that the standard for when the past Mechanic Giselle would activate her Time Runner pattern was when her health was reduced to less than half, but what if the current situation is that the Zodiac Engineers have already begun attacking Giselle?

‘I don’t even have 1/3 of my HP left. I only have a few lines left. So-.’

Jinseong ran forward holding .

Then he used a new skill combo.

The first material skill used is . Moves a short distance.

“Are you trying to come into my arms? Should I cut off just one arm and study it!?”

Kiiiiiiii──────ㅇ!

Jinseong continued his combo without paying any attention to the gruesome sound of the chainsaw turning.

simply pierces the air, and the sword energy slashed by also only scratches the bare ground of Mount Halt.

The same was true for the follow-up .

It was enough to confirm once again that the [System Judgment] of Arad, where Jinseong himself was possessed, and that the forward-pulling judgment did not work on boss monsters of the Mechanical Giselle level, and that the game Dungeon & Fighter were the same.

“If you can endure this, then endure it-.”

Mechanic Giselle raised a giant chainsaw.

Jinseong shouted, cutting through the air with greater speed and force than Giselle.

“!”

One of the things that Jinseong enjoyed most about reaching level 60.

A skill so powerful that it is definitely included among the ‘main skills’ used by Dark Knight users who have reached the highest level in the current game Dungeon & Fighter!

─────, ─────, ─────!

The giant phantom swords rained down like bombs along the tips of the swords that had been struck by the truth.

By the time the debacle died down, all that was left was the rag-like mechanic Giselle.

The ultimate weapon created by Giselle was completely immobile, with its mechanical joints burning all over.

Passenger Giselle also seemed to have fainted and was lying down with her tongue hanging out… … .

While everyone was just blinking in shock, Jinseong, who had walked out of the midst of the fire as if nothing had happened, looked at Vivi and said.

“What are you doing, Vivi?”

“Ah, that, ah.”

Vivi couldn’t hide her embarrassment and hurriedly picked up her weapon.

The rest was simple.

The moment the eight-row gun barrel rotated, the Mechanical Giselle exploded in flames.

Finally, a confetti-like blast of flames appeared, proving that the cartel had been completely driven out of the zodiac.