Surviving in the 121st Century - Chapter 78



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Jincheol, holding a flaming blade, and the special agent with a blue light emanating from his left arm faced each other.

The envoy seemed puzzled by the light shooting out like flames from Jincheol’s left arm. He seemed confused, as if he was wondering why it was there and couldn’t understand the current situation.

[How did the ‘Proof of Blood’… fall into the hands of an outsider, not even a colony…]

In contrast to the confusion of the envoy, the mutants surrounding the area moved with a clear goal. They let out a roar and began to charge towards the Urata Special Forces.

“Kueeeeek-!”

As the mutants drew near, the special forces’ guns blasted again. Nets of copper and flame swept into the mutants. Black blood and white flesh were torn to shreds.

“This way!”

Aiman ​​quickly led his party to the back of the overturned tank. It was a smart decision. It would be difficult to avoid the fire of the special forces in such an open space anyway, so he wanted to protect himself until the mutants’ charge cleared the way.

Besides, the mutants didn’t seem interested in them at the moment. So it was better to get away for a while than to get your back broken between the mutants and the armored soldiers.

But Jincheol did not move. He could not back down from the standoff with the special envoy.

Moments ago, the envoy blew up a tank and blew up a truck with a wave of his hand. If you don’t keep your eyes on him, that gesture will come back to haunt his party.

Then, did Jincheol have a means to defend against that attack? He didn’t. The artifact wrist guard that created the defense shield was still broken. It would have been okay for Jincheol to be standing in front of the gun barrel with his bare body right now.

Still, he wasn’t completely without faith. It seemed that the envoy had as many questions as he had for the envoy. He wouldn’t kill him outright like he had just turned Rahiman into blood just to hear the answers.

Jincheol’s eyes glanced at Rahiman’s traces. The blood that had spilled on the floor was now scattering on the hands and feet of the mutants running. It was hard to tell whether it was a vain end befitting a dictator of a country, or the last resistance of a man who had learned the truth about his race.

[Where did you get that ‘proof’?]

Even amidst the screams of the mutants and the gunfire of the armored soldiers, the envoy’s voice was heard clearly. Jincheol took his eyes off Rahiman’s traces and waved the lightsaber on his left arm in the air.

“Why? You want one too?”

[···I’m becoming more and more curious about your true identity. I thought the last traitor was killed a thousand years ago.]

“Oh my. There was a traitor too? Whether it’s Ophesis or something, it’s just a bunch of beans.”

[Does one born with sacred blood dare to blaspheme the name of the empire?]

Jincheol chuckled.

“What the hell is divine? Why did such a great bloodline perish? And I am a non-religious person.”

The mutants did not interfere with the confrontation between Jincheol and the special envoy. They circled around the place where they were, as if some kind of barrier was blocking them. Amid the gunshots and the howls of animals from all directions, only the place where Jincheol and the special envoy were facing each other was peaceful.

[I dared… I only intended to subdue you briefly. Judging from your rude tone, you seem to be extremely shallow compared to your natural bloodline. You will need to be disciplined accordingly.]

As he was thinking that way, Jincheol saw the special envoy’s left arm shining brightly. He immediately flew to the side, and the spot where he had been standing sank down with a bang as if a giant’s fist had struck him.

[Wow. That feels good-]

Jincheol didn’t end his movements by dodging his body. If he had just dodged one attack and collapsed, it would have been a waste of his experience, his body, and the martial arts he had stolen.

He immediately kicked the ground and ran towards the special envoy. The dash was made at the same time as the sideways step, drawing a line that was almost perpendicular. The special envoy, who was about to continue speaking, quickly raised his left fist and took a posture as if he was defending his upper body.

Blue light flowed out from between his arm and the armor, and a translucent wall appeared in front of him. Jincheol extended his left fist straight without thinking too much. The light from the lightsaber continued to follow the movement of his fist.

For a split second, the lightsaber’s flame met the translucent wall. The translucent wall resisted the light and heat only for a moment. The wall made of energy was easily destroyed by the more intense energy. The blade of flame passed through the wall and aimed for the special envoy’s smooth skull.

The envoy didn’t just stand there blankly. The moment the wall met the lightsaber, he had already turned his body to one side, narrowly avoiding Jincheol’s attack that was coming straight at him.

At the same time, his right fist struck Jincheol’s side, which was close by. The punch itself was nothing special, but immediately after the fist made contact, a metallic sound of something snapping came from his right forearm, and Jincheol’s body flew backwards as if he had been hit by a car.

As the special envoy watched Jincheol rolling around on the floor, a clanking sound was heard and what appeared to be a bullet shell was ejected from his right arm.

[Fool. Do you think you are a superhuman just because you have the ‘Holy Blood Proof’? When dealing with lowly beings, the light and heat you so foolishly emitted would have been enough. But in front of a true warrior of the Empire…]

The special envoy who had been speaking leisurely suddenly closed his mouth. He saw Jincheol standing up, patting his side. He lifted his clothes and checked his side. The skin there was a little red, but it didn’t seem to be seriously injured.

[···You withstood a vibration explosion grenade with your bare body? And a direct hit from zero range?]

“You have a weapon on your right arm too? Why are you carrying it around like that?”

Jincheol began to walk sideways slowly, speaking lightly. The short-lived lightsaber had disappeared back into his forearm. Instead, the white blade of the fish sword was spinning in Jincheol’s right hand.

[He has proof of bloodshed, but no equipment… He only has a sword, so he looks like a primitive person.]

“Hearing that from a techno barbarian makes me feel like a caveman.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Jincheol’s body stretched out. An optical illusion that occurred because he was running too fast. The special envoy pulled back and swung his right fist at Jincheol. A loud cracking sound erupted from his forearm once again, and a powerful vibration wave emitted. The vibration was so strong that the air itself distorted like a mist.

The range of the wave was quite wide, so it was difficult to dodge sideways. Jincheol immediately kicked off the ground and jumped up. His body spun nimbly in the air like a gymnast.

[As expected, you’re so foolish.]

The envoy extended his left hand towards Jincheol in the air. Along with the blue light, an invisible force different from the vibration wave tried to grab Jincheol.

However, Jincheol, who was spinning in the air, sensed the hand with a sense close to a premonition, even though he could not see or hear anything. At the same time, he realized that he could not avoid the hand that was floating in the air.

If you can’t avoid it? It’s simple. Just pierce through it. The sword disappeared from Jincheol’s hand that was spinning in the air. The sound of the air being torn ping was heard after a white blade had already sprouted like a branch from the special envoy’s left shoulder.

[Ugh!]

As his shoulder was pierced, his concentration also disappeared. The strength that had been trying to grab Jincheol disappeared. Immediately after, Jincheol’s body fell to the ground, and as soon as his feet touched the ground, he ran towards the special envoy.

The moment the special envoy, groaning in pain, raised his head to check Jincheol’s location, Jincheol’s fist struck the smooth face of his helmet.

[Ugh-]

The special envoy’s body was thrown back in the opposite direction of the blow, and the black glass shattered into pieces, scattering shards. Along with the shards, the liquid inside his face also gushed out.

Through the broken glass, a corpse-like pale man with a strange appearance, not only without hair but also without eyebrows, was visible. The man was also glaring at Jincheol through the broken glass.

“[You, you…!]”

His voice buzzed. The voice inside the visor mixed with the modulated voice outside, making for an extremely unpleasant noise.

“A healthy kid. This is when you call him a fucking kid.”

Jincheol immediately rushed close to the special envoy and raised both fists close to his face. Immediately afterwards, he kicked the special envoy’s right arm, which was about to be aimed at him, away with his left hand, and cut off the bastard’s side with his remaining right hand.

The groan of the special envoy was heard. This is revenge for earlier, you punk. A vibration wave that lost its target emitted from the special envoy’s right arm, which he had kicked aside. Only a few random mutants were blown away.

Jincheol took a step closer to the special envoy who was staggering back. Then he quickly raised his left fist to the man’s chin from below. Not only was the face visor already shattered, but the reinforced suit protecting the chin was also shattered, scattering fragments.

The jaw was shattered and visible to the naked eye. Jincheol prepared his right fist to deliver the finishing blow, but at that moment, the special envoy’s knee suddenly appeared from below. A sharp blade rose up along with a “Clang” sound as a bonus.

As Jincheol took a big step back to avoid the blade, the bastard raised his left arm and aimed it at Jincheol. A lightning flash came from his forearm.

“Oh shit.”

Jincheol quickly jumped to the side. The lightning that had poured down a step later supported the empty space and continued to spread out, reaching the mutants and armored soldiers. The lightning that spread like tree branches melted a dozen of them into blood.

Jincheol, who had been flying, immediately changed direction and rushed at the special envoy just like before. However, the special envoy, as if he was not going to just take it, swung his right fist at Jincheol, who was rushing in this direction. It was clear that vibration waves were occurring inside him.

There, Jincheol’s two hands naturally wrapped around the special envoy’s right fist and arm like a snake wrapping itself around its target. Jincheol, who was still holding on, pushed the tip of the fist aside and at the same time applied strength to the wrapped hands.

The moment the shockwave shot into the air with a bang, Special Envoy Wooddeuk’s right arm twisted.

What is this? Jincheol was slightly flustered right after breaking his arm. He had clearly twisted and broken a person’s arm, but the special envoy’s reaction was not pain, but seemed to be focused on getting away from Jincheol. It was a stark contrast to when he had been hit in the side and groaned a moment ago.

Jincheol twisted the special envoy’s right arm with the intention of breaking it. Then, with a “titiding” sound of metal breaking, the special envoy’s mechanical arm was torn off. Inside, instead of bones and muscles, there were screws, wires, cylinders, and iron muscles made of carbon fibers.

The envoy succeeded in giving up his right arm and taking a few steps back. The blue light began to shine again from his remaining left arm. Jincheol also threw away the mechanical arm he had torn off and attacked the bastard again. It was Jincheol who was at a disadvantage if he gave him some distance.

Jincheol reached out to the fish sword still embedded in the envoy’s left shoulder. The envoy, with a distorted face, aimed the blue light from his left arm at Jincheol, but at that moment, the fish sword embedded in his left shoulder slightly missed his aim. At that moment, Jincheol grabbed the handle of the fish sword, and a blue light burst out.

Jincheol’s body flew backwards. Even as he flew, he thought. It’s not like I’m a flea. If I do something, I’ll fly backwards.

Still, I couldn’t roll around like a thrown sack of rice. I was able to get down on my feet by bouncing my waist in the air and straightening my posture. Even after I got down like that, I still had the strength to push myself back.

When I sat down like that, I could see that the area around my chest was blackened. When I shook it off, I saw that my clothes and skin were only slightly burned. It hurt, but not enough to prevent me from moving.

When I raised my head to check on the envoy, his condition was much worse. Not only was his right arm torn off, but part of his upper body was also torn off, indicating that he had been injured in the explosion earlier.

And the inside was quite different from Jincheol, as well as from previous humans. Beneath the reinforced suit, instead of human flesh, there were cylinders, wires, and artificial muscles that resembled the mechanical arm that had just been torn off.

What appeared to be human flesh was a very pale, hairless face, and the left and lower parts of the upper body. The suit had not been completely removed, so it was impossible to tell exactly how much was human and how much was machine.

“Wow, a cyborg from the future. How cool.”

[···]

The bastard looked as if he had heard Jincheol muttering, and stood there with his body covered in wounds for a moment, glaring at Jincheol.

While the two continued to fight, the fight between the mutants and the armored men was also coming to an end. The armored men, who had been gaining the upper hand with machine guns that could fire hundreds of rounds per second and armor that could not be broken by teeth, later ran out of ammunition and fought the mutants with their bare hands, and were pushed back as the armor plates were gradually torn apart. They could not overcome the numbers that were advancing like waves.

Jincheol stood up slowly and said.

“Are you going to do more? You’re really going to die if you do that.”

“···Ugh. Are you worried about the enemy?”

“Don’t worry, brat. You have to answer my questions before you die.”

The special envoy stumbled and laughed at Jincheol’s words. Then, in a flash, he raised his left arm and aimed it at Jincheol. Jincheol shook his head, looking at the blue light slowly blooming there.

“I haven’t learned anything. Do you think I’m fit for that?”

“Yes. That was an amazing feat. I’ve never seen someone so fast without any equipment. His reactions, as if he sensed my attack in advance, were also amazing.”

“If you are afraid, surrender. I will give you your life.”

“Save me? Well, you’re the one who should be begging for my life.”

Jincheol’s expression hardened as he twirled his sword. The special envoy’s left hand, which had been aiming at him, moved to aim at a different place. The overturned tank. Aiman ​​and his group could be seen peeking out from beyond it, watching the situation.

Aiman ​​also saw the special envoy’s hand aimed at him.

“Everyone spread out!”

The moment he shouted that, all movements occurred simultaneously, just like when the special envoy attacked just a moment ago.

Aiman ​​and Haitha ran, Snow took care of Ramien and the nameless revolutionary soldier, and a blue light flashed from the special envoy’s left hand.

Jincheol approached the envoy much faster than before, but the light that shot out from the envoy’s left arm wasn’t lightning this time. It was the light that fell in the middle of the mutants and turned them into ashes.

Jincheol’s kick hit the center of the guy’s chest once again. The special envoy’s body flew backwards, and Jincheol could see the guy’s triumphant expression at that moment. He had been kicked on purpose. He was relying on that force to escape this place.

Immediately afterwards, the light he had shot exploded. The tank, which had already flipped over, flew back like a piece of paper. The special envoy rolled backwards with the same force as Jincheol had kicked him, then jumped up and ran into the hotel lobby where they had been fighting, that is, into the hotel.

“This kid···”

Jincheol’s body, which was about to follow the guy, froze. His gaze turned to the place where the light had burst just a moment ago. Aiman, Haita, Snow, and the Rabitos she had brought were safe.

The only ones who couldn’t escape the explosion were the mutants around it, Stone Fist, and Maro.