Surviving in the 121st Century - Chapter 60



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While Jincheol and Owl Mask were running wild among the armored soldiers, Ramien lay flat in the bushes.

It was absolutely not a situation where she could step forward. It was a battlefield where hundreds and thousands of bullets were flying every minute, and buildings were being torn apart by those bullets. It was not easy for an ordinary person, or even a well-trained soldier, to run in front of those gun barrels without having a malfunction somewhere in their head. Besides, she was a Battlewing pilot, not a guerrilla.

And Ramien felt a great sense of guilt over that fact. One of the reasons Jincheol was fighting the armored soldiers over there right now was because they had taken her lover.

Of course, if I said this, Jincheol would have said that he was also looking for the White Butcher, so he was looking for him as well. He was such a ruthless person after all these past few days. However, even though he expected such a reaction, his self-deprecation did not go away.

When she lifted her head slightly with her ears back, the Jincheol she saw now looked like a beast of burden, covered in blood and oil, tearing apart the armored soldiers. The light shooting out of his hands looked like his teeth and claws.

If it was Stone Fist, would he have rushed out like Jincheol and fought against those armored soldiers? Since he was not here, it was impossible to know. In any case, Ramien, who was just a Rabito, could do nothing but watch. She didn’t know if it was because of her racial limitations or her personal limitations, but either way, she was truly helpless.

At that moment, her eyes, which had been watching Jincheol’s fight, turned to the airship across the camp. Domichi, who had now left for Solkain, said that the young Rabitos, including her lover, had boarded the airship naked.

“···”

There must be something she can do. Ramien carefully got up, lowered her posture, and started running. Since Rabito was small, she couldn’t be seen well in the dark night as she ran like that.

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The AI ​​of Shiol, the Holy Spirit, or the Spirit. Whatever other races call it, Jincheol calls it Jindallae, a lightsaber gifted to his left forearm.

There were many things that Jincheol didn’t understand, such as how it worked, where the energy for the blade came from, what would happen if the skin on the tattooed area was peeled off, and how long it could be used. But hey, did you understand the operating method and program of a smartphone and use it? You just used it.

Jincheol also used a light saber. Fortunately, the magic of the azalea had great light and heat, so it melted the armor of the armored soldiers cleanly. When the light trail was drawn, one or two lives of the armored soldiers were lost at once.

The problem, if there was one, was that since there was no physical form, there was no sense of resistance when cutting down the enemy. Jincheol felt like he was swinging his fist in the air. In fact, this was somewhat true.

Before he knew it, the corpses of the armored soldiers were piled up at his feet. The armored soldiers who rushed out from inside the camp upon hearing the gunshots mostly failed to shoot Jincheol and Owl Mask, who were mixed up with their comrades. Some did shoot, but those guys were the first to be targeted by the two men.

The lightsaber was powerful, but its duration was short. Jincheol immediately rolled over, retrieved the sword he had thrown earlier, and stood up. The lightsaber had subsided, but he held the sword with both hands. The white blade drank blood again.

Now I was starting to get the hang of it. Instead of just bludgeoning the large, tough iron plate, I just cut the joints cleanly, which took less effort and created less resistance on the blade.

As Jincheol quickly figured out the trick, Owl Mask also saw his movements and started to move in the same way. The two of them became expert can openers, cutting off the heads, shoulders, and hip joints of the armored soldiers and incapacitating the enemy.

Some armored soldiers, realizing that they could not fire machine guns, simply threw away their guns and went for hand-to-hand combat. The sound of steam and the outstretched fist split the air. The blades on their arms were a bonus.

It was difficult for Jincheol, who had to be careful of all sides because of the self-imposed encirclement, to avoid all of those attacks. To do that, he really had to learn the martial arts of a martial arts novel. Oh, I should have learned some from the dog-like swordsman.

Still, I twisted my whole body to dodge the attack and at the same time stabbed the bastards in the eye with my sword. Sometimes, there were some who tried to dodge the attack in response, but since I had already anticipated that kind of reaction, I just moved my wrist and the armored soldiers fell silent, leaving only a short scream.

[Ouch-!]

[Sigh···]

As he cut down and cut down his enemies, Jincheol realized that there were no enemies around him. No, there was one behind him. He turned around with a start, and there was an owl mask that was also surprised and turned around. What is it? Why are you standing so close?

Jincheol turned around again and quickly scanned the surroundings. Just as he had felt earlier, there were no living enemies around them. The armored soldiers were standing awkwardly a little way away.

Jincheol, who saw them, immediately tried to raise the translucent shield again. He thought that since there were no allies in the open, the enemies would immediately pour out machine guns.

“···?”

Jincheol’s movements to raise the shield stopped. Likewise, Owl Mask, who was trying to fly to find another cover, also stopped. This was because they didn’t fire their guns.

[I, I haven’t heard of two monsters like that…]

[Damn, even if one is the target, what’s the other one···?]

The armored men neither fired their machine guns nor rushed forward to engage in close combat like their dead comrades. Instead, some of them retreated back hesitantly. They were scared.

Jincheol suddenly lowered his eyes and looked at the disaster he had created. The armored soldiers who had been walking proudly in their armor of steel and civilization just a moment ago were now all dead bodies lying around, cold and cold. The sight of the blood, oil, broken screws, rolling bullets, spilled entrails, and the remains of the armor that still worked without stopping and spewing steam came into view.

His eyes sank deeply. It was horrible to see a single person die in a place where dozens or hundreds of people clashed during a war, but here was a place where dozens of people were killed by one person. He also saw his bloody hands and knife, and his own disheveled clothes.

Shit, there’s no day when the blood on my hands will dry. Jincheol, who was mumbling like that, suddenly noticed Owl Mask standing silently next to him. She was looking past the hesitating armored soldiers, and Jincheol followed her gaze and was able to find a single Rabito screaming behind the armored soldiers.

“What are you guys doing! Forward! Forward! Go and kill those two monkeys!”

[Ha, but···]

“But there is no such thing! If you are the special forces of the Great Urata Union, you should be able to overcome a crisis of this level with will! Forward! Jeonjiiin!”

The screaming Rabito was wearing armor like the other armored men, but his face shield was pulled up. Thanks to this, his voice didn’t resonate like the other armored men, but his crackling sound seemed to reach the end of the camp. Aha, you’re the head?

When Jincheol, who had discovered the bastard, took a big step forward, the armored soldiers who had been hesitating and not approaching him took a step back in fear. Then, he pointed the machine gun in his hand, making it seem like he was going to shoot in all directions without any discernment of enemy.

Commander Rabito, who had been shouting, also noticed it. He crumpled his face and looked at the armored soldiers who were more frightened than Jincheol with angry eyes. Was he also scared, but was he trying to hide his fear? We wouldn’t know that unless we opened the guy’s head, but Jincheol also saw him silently motioning for a certain armored soldier behind him to come forward.

“Oh··· What···”

The armored man standing behind the commander. As he stepped forward, his size became more noticeable. The average Rabito was about as tall and as big as Jincheol. The armored men wearing armor of a strange technology were much taller, and they were about the same height as Jincheol, but with a wide body.

But the guy walking forward was a huge guy, two heads taller than Jincheol. It was hard to believe that he was Rabito’s size.

The bastard’s armor clanked, the steamy sound of his joints could be heard, and the rough breathing sound of his face could be heard. In addition, in his hand, instead of a sword or a gun, he was holding a heavy two-handed hammer. Hey, what a hammer. Does he know something?

The one who pushed the other armored soldiers aside and stepped forward let out a loud roar.

[Khuu …

Immediately afterwards, he rushed forward and swung his hammer with both hands behind his head. It seemed as if he was going to smash Jincheol’s head with one blow.

Instead of trying to back away or block it, Jincheol ran towards it instead. He slipped through the bastard’s side and thrust his sword into the gap in his armor, which had grown larger as it grew. The white blade neatly passed through the bastard’s side and dug into the inside of his ribs, right up to his most important organ.

After that, as Jincheol moved past the giant armored soldier, the blade also came out cleanly. Jincheol changed from his violent movements to a leisurely gait and took a couple more steps.

[Kuhuh···]

The giant armored man stumbled forward a few steps, missing the slash he was about to strike. Then, with trembling hands, he took off his helmet, and the face revealed inside was not Rabito, but Olog. He could not tell if he was just a mercenary, or if he was from another race working for General Rabito, as he had heard before.

Now, he would not be able to hear the truth from his mouth. He had an expression on his face that said he was having trouble breathing, and soon his eyes opened and he fell forward. The ground shook slightly from the weight of his armor and his original body.

Jincheol said as he heard the sound of a giant armored soldier collapsing behind him.

“You over there. Come out here.”

“···!”

The Rabito that Jincheol was glaring at was Commander Rabito, who had been yelling at him a moment ago. He stared blankly at the Olog armored soldier falling, but came to his senses upon hearing Jincheol’s voice. And then he yelled again.

“Protect me! If you stop him, you’ll get a two-level promotion! Charge!”

Was it because he coveted that special promotion? Rather, it would be more accurate to say that he felt threatened by Jin-cheol who approached him, and that it was a reflex action due to long training. The armored soldiers who were hesitating to move again fired their machine guns at Jin-cheol. Jin-cheol ran at them with a semi-transparent shield floating, and again his fishing sword began to lick the gaps in his armor.

Commander Rabito, who had ordered his men to charge, turned around and ran while beating the radio.

“Brigantine! Brigantine cockpit! Get ready for flight!”

[···Are you talking about now?]

“Yes! Now! Start the engine right now!”

But a bewildered voice came out of the radio.

[That’s right, the cockpit right now… Someone is locked in the cockpit and occupying it right now…]

“what?”

Commander Rabito looked back in surprise. He saw Jincheol and Owl Mask, who were killing the armored soldiers. So it wasn’t just the two of them?

“Are you saying that both of them were occupied?”

[Oh, no! Only the control room of Unit 2 has been taken over! Should we start Unit 3?]

“Yes! Right now!”

The commander shouted as he ran to the airship that was slightly behind him instead of the one that was nearby.

And the armored soldiers who were fighting Jincheol also discovered him running away.

[Damn it! Those guys are monsters!]

[Run away! This is dog death!]

Eventually, the armored soldiers stopped fighting and started to turn around and run away. They rushed towards the medium-sized airship that had been set up at the back of the camp.

Those airships were similar to the reconnaissance ships of Siapo that Jincheol had dropped in the past, but they looked like warships with wings and propellers and gun barrels that went here and there. Their size was incomparable to that of Donchava’s battleships or even the Comintern of the revolutionary army, but they were still the size of a building. They were large enough to accommodate at least a few dozen people.

The propeller of the airship far away began to turn rapidly. However, the airship nearby did not move at all, and the armored soldiers were quickly running away to the nearby airship.

At that moment, the still airship’s gun suddenly opened fire. The machine gun, much larger in caliber than the machine guns the armored soldiers were holding, poured out bullets toward the ground.

[Eww!]

[B, Brigantine! Are you crazy? We are allies!]

But from the cockpit radio of the machine-gunned airship came a voice different from the one they had known.

[Everyone, throw down your weapons and surrender! We are, what the heck, the revolutionary army! Surrender if you don’t want to die!]

[what?]

The machine gun once again fired at the feet of the armored soldiers who were questioning in surprise. The armored soldiers, who were screaming and falling backwards, immediately threw the machine guns they were holding onto the ground and raised both hands above their heads. The long belt and heavy machine gun were scattered on the dirt floor.

“what?”

Jincheol was also dumbfounded and stood there blankly staring at the airship. Then he was able to spot Ramien waving his hand in his direction through the glass window of the cockpit in the bow section of the airship.

“Haha. You managed to sneak in there.”

Of course, it was possible because Jincheol was causing chaos at the camp, but it was remarkable that she was able to steal the airship without any special plan. If you look closely, it seemed like she had a talent for stealing.

Ramien, who had been waving his hand while looking at Jincheol, suddenly turned his head in surprise. Jincheol could also hear the sound. It was because the other airship behind him rose from its place with a rumbling engine sound. Does that thing take off vertically? Oh, that’s only natural for an airship.

At the same time, the propeller of the airship that Ramien was on also started to turn. It was starting. Jincheol also ran towards the airship right away. Only the owl mask remained, blankly staring at Jincheol and the airship.

As they quickly boarded the airship, several Rabitos wearing military uniforms were looking at Jincheol with frightened faces. When Jincheol silently pointed outside the airship, they all got off in a hurry.

After that, I continued forward towards the airship and found a bulkhead that seemed to be the cockpit door. At that time, I felt a floating sensation beneath my feet, and it seemed like the airship had taken off.

Jincheol stuck his sword into the gap in the tightly closed bulkhead and twisted it. He heard the sound of metal twisting, and then a space appeared. He put his hand in there and ripped it open, and the door opened.

“What? Oh, Jincheol?”

Ramien greeted Jincheol in a cockpit that was big enough for two or three Rabitos. It was a space filled with a myriad of switches and buttons, and Jincheol felt a little dizzy the moment he saw them.

“Why are there so many?”

“What? Oh, that’s because it’s a medium-sized ship. Since it’s big, there are a lot of things to worry about.”

Ramien grabbed the joystick and pulled hard. Then, the airship began to tilt towards the sky and its altitude began to increase. And ahead, Urata’s airship, which had departed first, appeared.

“I checked while riding here, and there was no one on this airship.”

“no one?”

“There were only soldiers.”

“Then what about the people who were caught?”

“I don’t know. That’s why we have to catch that airship now. There might be people on it.”

Jincheol also confirmed the airship visible ahead.

“Then I can’t just shoot it.”

He grabbed Ramien’s shoulder and continued speaking.

“Get as close as you can. If possible, upwards.”

“Huh? Wait, what are you going to do?”

Jincheol just smiled silently at Ramien, who was looking at him, and left the cockpit. Ramien felt embarrassed, but pulled the joystick hard.

These medium-sized airships did not have living quarters like the large airships, but instead, they were faster and more versatile. However, since they were not fighters like the Battlewing, moving around violently like they were now would cause a lot of strain on the hull. That is why the Urata airship flying ahead was gaining altitude with a slightly slower but more stable flight.

Ramien didn’t care about the durability of the hull. After all, he had just captured it, and he had no responsibility if it was damaged.

There was an unpleasant vibration coming from the wings and engine, but Ramien pulled the joystick even harder. Thanks to this, the airship they were on was able to reach a higher altitude than the other airship, even though it took off a little later.

After that, Ramien flew close to the top of the opposing airship. It was a flight where if they were not careful, they could collide and both fall, but she trusted her hands and the hands of the opposing airship pilot. Her thinking was right, and the opposing airship stopped increasing its altitude.

Meanwhile, Jincheol opened the cargo door of the airship and stuck his face outside. He was already hundreds of meters up, and the cold wind was hitting his face.

He muttered, sticking his face out and looking down at the airship.

“···If this continues, I’ll become a real professional hijacker.”

Jincheol chuckled at what he said, then flew out of the airship.

His body, which had fallen down the hook, landed on top of the Urata airship. He immediately stabbed himself with his sword to stop himself from sliding down, and then tore through the ceiling.

Inside the airship there were gunshots, screams, and flashes of light.

After a while, Ramien, who was holding the joystick, was able to hear a radio transmission.

[···There are no people here either. It seems they sent them first on an airship that isn’t here.]

Jincheol’s voice. A startled Ramien moved the airship’s position and altitude to a position where he could see the cockpit of the opposing airship.

And inside the cockpit window, I could find Jincheol waving towards me with his face splattered with blood here and there.