Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 99



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099

Vivi swallowed dry saliva.

It wasn’t because of the heat that some of the Mechanic Giselle’s explosions gave off.

It would be more accurate to say that it was because of Jinseong, who was still holding the and glaring fiercely right next to the heat.

‘The deal calculation is perfect… … .’

He said to himself.

If he gathered the Time Runners together, he could tie them all up with a ‘hold with invincibility’, and in the meantime, he could use Vivi’s and Niver’s skills to kill them all at once.

The plans for what followed were also detailed.

[If my skill hits while I have remaining blood, it’ll probably drop to two lines? I guess I should say it drops to the point where there aren’t even two lines left.]

[Huh? Does it really lose that much? I survived the Gae Bolg punch earlier.]

[Yes. It will work. is a level 60 skill and is often used as a main skill, and if you use it as the last skill in a combo and apply the 200% damage increase… … . It will probably reach a similar level as Gae Bolg Punch. Hehe, Vivi, do the math. Anyway, it’s good at finishing attacks!]

He said that he could drive the mechanic Giselle to the brink of defeat with the combo he had prepared, so he asked Vivi to take care of the situation after that.

And it really happened.

‘Attack power is probably… … It will vary depending on the patch version that I know of, but if you apply the increased damage multiplier to the damage of , it will be about the same level as Gae Bolg Punch.’

Even Vivi herself was able to analyze it only after hearing Jinseong’s story.

You could make excuses like it took time to retrieve the numbers that were on the other side of your memory, but what’s certain is that Jinseong had already completed all these calculations a long time ago, so he was full of confidence.

Even if you analyze it according to theory, it is still amazing.

Vivi was now frozen and looking at him, having let everything flow smoothly since the failure of the first pattern of the time reset.

‘Before that pattern started, I felt like I was just standing back and watching. Jinseong… … What the heck is that guy… … .’

One of the biggest questions that came to Vivi’s mind was this:

It seems like he already knew the strategy perfectly and could have destroyed it without having to go through a crisis, but why was he more of a bystander in the early stages of the battle?

And that’s not all.

There were certainly some aspects of it that Vivi herself found a bit embarrassing.

This was also another reason why Vivi hesitated and lost her mind before hearing Jinseong’s words to strike the final blow.

‘And when using the skill – what was seen at the last moment was… … .’

When I saw the mechanic Giselle rushing towards me and tried to attack.

What was the look on Jinseong’s face like when he jumped into the arms of Mechanic Giselle and swung his sword just before he raised and swung the giant chainsaw?

More specifically, what were his pupils like?

‘It’s changed. It’s not the eyes I have now… … Like the eyes of the Dark Knight I know, the Dark Knight from the game.’

Black and white eyes.

The whites of the eyes were dyed black.

Where there should have been a black pupil, a bright yellow pupil was flashing.

The eyes that Vivi could see now were not the gentle eyes that even seemed kind.

It was only at that point that Vivi began to have doubts.

‘Why…? Why is Jinseong different? Let’s say I picked up these glasses and put them on – but an avatar? You can change the eye color with an avatar, but to say that…? ‘

Those eyes that you usually see can be said to be like that.

But how can we explain the sudden change in the point at which the skill is used?

During that time, you unequipped your avatar and then put it back on?

‘No way. He wouldn’t act so inefficiently.’

If not, then there is clearly another reason.

It just couldn’t have been like that.

There is a reason for everything.

In other words, it means that Jinseong has ‘something special’ that cannot be known through Vivi’s own general thoughts, knowledge, and rules of experience.

Vivi’s scientific mindset was now completely absorbed in Jinseong.

Pachi, pachichichichi──────… … .

“Eww?!”

“This, this is…….”

“It’s dangerous, back off!”

So Vivi could shout straight away.

“Mr. Jinseong! There is a possibility of a second explosion-.”

“I know!”

The sound coming from the shattered Mechanical Giselle, the electricity flowing abnormally, seemed to suggest the possibility of another explosion, but Jinseong did not back down even after hearing Vivi’s scream.

Rather, he was only looking for something with even more fierce and sharp eyes.

‘Are you looking for Giselle? But she won’t die here.’

Is Jinseong trying to kill Giselle?

Vivi tilted her head.

Even if you don’t know all the recent main scenario quests, there’s no way Vivi wouldn’t know.

‘I have to fight Giselle in the Demon World too… … Isn’t there still a lot of work left to do?’

At this point, Giselle must eventually survive and retreat.

Still, is Jinseong looking for him?

To take that life or capture it?

“Hehe, hehe, these damn guys, one day-.”

“G, Giselle! Are you alive!?”

“-shit!”

When everyone except Jinseong retreated from Mechanic Giselle due to the possibility of a secondary explosion.

Giselle jumped out and started running.

“Where are you running to! Catch me, chase after Dr. Giselle!”

Although Brigadier General Niever and Zeldin Schneider, who arrived late as reinforcements, shouted, they could not pursue him.

It was a situation that Vivi, of course, couldn’t understand.

‘The closest one, Jinseong, isn’t following. Then why on earth is he standing there like that? What is he looking for?’

If it was true, Giselle could have been subdued before she could take five steps.

Why did you just watch Giselle, even though she was the one who was taking the risk?

Gulp, gulp, gulp… … .

“huh?”

Vivi turned her head at the sound she heard right next to her.

The sound of Conn’s throat as he quickly gulps down the drink from the blue bottle.

He immediately threw the bottle down, emptying it.

“I’m ready, Lieutenant General.”

“Catch him, Con. Don’t let him go. And-.”

Niver nodded.

And then he shouted.

“-Everyone split left and right!”

What they will do.

Her blue eyes grew wide as Vivi could tell even though she hadn’t done it yet.

‘I, I’m going to kill Giselle-.’

MP filled.

And what if you let everyone off to either side of Giselle and then let Con attack?

The strongest attack that extends in a straight line towards Giselle.

It literally contains the will to crush every single bone without leaving any trace… … .

“Okay, wait a minute-.”

“!”

Before Vivi could say anything, Con shouted.

The moment a blue portal was created behind him, space-time was distorted, and Gae Bolg’s right arm, known as the anti-Bacal weapon, stretched out towards Giselle.

───────────… … !!!!

“……knell?”

What I heard was like the sound of a bell.

A sound, a wave of air, like a heavy lump of metal being struck by another heavy object.

“what……?”

“No, what- huh?!”

How did the bass sound that made my body tremble occur?

Soon, when Gae Bolg’s arm disappeared into the portal, everyone knew it.

That someone had come between Gae Bolg’s fist and Giselle.

That powerful punch made such a loud noise as it collided with ‘someone’.

“Huh? Mr. Jinseong?!”

“Why…….”

“Now, wait a minute- what did you do!? No, more importantly, Giselle-”

“He’s running away! He’s running away!”

In the end, the itself was nullified, and even Giselle’s back was moving away in an instant.

The main character who made everyone gathered at Mount Halt momentarily dumbfounded.

“Ah-haha, of all things! You made such a big attack just when I was about to attack to catch Giselle – I’m sorry.”

Jinseong smiled awkwardly.

The entire Imperial Army was so flustered that they couldn’t even utter a sound.

It wasn’t like that because Giselle ran away.

Is this something to laugh about?

The person who was hit by the Gaebolg punch?

Is this something you can laugh about?

It was hard to believe that they had survived the bombing of Niver and Vivi, but at least in such a chaotic situation, there were cases where it was difficult to even understand what was going on.

But what about now?

The summoned by Con went straight through without any problems.

However, Jinseong just got in front of him with the skill .

Except for Vivi, it would be natural for NPCs who don’t know the concept of ‘invincibility’ to be dumbfounded like this.

However, the reason Vivi didn’t make a fuss and just looked at Jinseong was because she also had some embarrassing moments.

‘… … I jumped in on purpose. The current Jinseong-nim… … is like protecting Giselle from getting hit by Gae Bolg’s punch.’

Vivi also thought that Giselle should be the flow that doesn’t die.

One, did it really have to be protected like this?

Are you going to protect Giselle like that by ‘taking the blame instead’?

Vivi pushed up her glasses and examined Jinsung.

Yet it was not visible from the angle she was standing at.

Jinseong hides his left arm behind his body and secretly puts his hand in his pocket.

What was being held, what was being put into it.

Only Jinseong knows that.

* * *

“Damn… I missed it. It took out all the machines. I couldn’t catch it because it ran away, abandoning its own soldiers to save itself.”

Zeldin, the captain of the zodiac guard, clicked his tongue in regret.

Jinseong felt awkward for no reason and had to clear his throat.

“Ahem, I’m sorry. I didn’t know the timing would be like that-.”

“Huh? No, Jinseong… you don’t need to say something like that. Everyone here knows who the person who contributed the most to this pursuit and annihilation battle is.”

The eyes of regret and resentment were only directed at Giselle, and there was no sign of reproach in Zeldin as he spoke while looking at Jinseong.

It was the same with Niver.

“That’s right. We’ve lost him now, but we’ll definitely catch him. The war has grown this big because of the guy who provided the Cartel with the knowledge and technology of Seven Shards.”

“So, Gae Bolg Punch-.”

“Cone.”

“-yep.”

Only one person, Conman, who had almost achieved greatness, tried to add a word of regret, but he had no choice but to keep his mouth shut as soon as his immediate superior, the brigadier general, called his name.

Zeldin spoke again.

“Even though we missed Giselle… we defeated the cartel. For that alone – thank you so much for your help.”

Then he bowed his head.

Vivi waved her hands, unable to overcome her awkwardness and embarrassment.

“No, what did I do-”

But the action had to stop immediately.

The direction in which Zeldin’s master’s wife is facing.

Because the person Zeldin bowed his head to was not Vivi, but Jinseong.

“-No, you weren’t really talking to me.”

Zeldin suddenly raised his head at the sound of the dead Vivi’s voice.

He tried to tell Vivi that he didn’t mean it like that, but there was no way anyone here wouldn’t know what it meant for Zeldin, a former honest soldier, to bow his head to Jinseong, and what it meant for him to act like that even when ‘adventurer’ Vivi was by his side.

“That, that’s not it-. Of course, you were a great help to me too, Adventurer! It was thanks to you that Jinseong-nim was with me in the first place-.”

“That’s right, in the end it’s because of you, Jinsang. But I guess it makes sense, so I have nothing to say.”

“yes?”

Of course, the same was true for Vivi.

Vivi also knows very well why Zeldin bows his head to Jinseong… … .

“Mr. Jinseong.”

“yes?”

“Thank you.”

Rather, he realized that it was Vivi who should be thanking him.

Vivi bowed her head deeply toward Jinseong.

Jinseong was taken aback by her sudden actions.

“Wh, why are you suddenly asking me this… I feel embarrassed hearing this greeting from Vivi-ssi-.”

“But I have to do it anyway. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without you, Jinseong. No, it would have taken at least several months to get here. Thank you.”

Vivi spoke seriously while looking at Jinseong who was acting awkward.

How great was the adventurer’s activity.

Zeldin, Niver, and of course Con, Biyeon, and the other Zodiac engineers are well aware of that point.

Yet the reason none of them vomited was simple.

This meant that everyone here recognized that Jinseong was the one who showed an overwhelming performance beyond the adventurer Vivi’s activities.

Jinseong coughed in vain in the quiet situation and pointed towards the remains of the Mechanic Giselle.

“Ahem, well, you were going to help me anyway, right? There’s something Vivi needs you to do after you get away from Mechanic Giselle, so do that.”

First of all, the ‘contamination’ is over.

So the next thing to do is of course loot!

Even before facing Mechanic Giselle, Jinseong had already thought about what he could do with Vivi, so he hurriedly brought it up.

“Yes, what can I do for you?”

“Uh… First of all, on the weapons side-”

“Oh, by the way, Jinseong.”

“yes?”

Vivi suddenly called out to Jinseong.

Then he asked in a quiet voice that no one around him could hear.

“You’re not an adventurer, are you, Jinseong?”

It wasn’t exactly a question, but rather a confident confirmation.