The Villain is Too Good at Sniping - Chapter 113
Only Noblemtl
Episode 113. Puppet (1)
The smoke from the gun’s muzzle dispersed in the night wind.
I saw Eltus with his head smashed. Even though I pushed him this hard, he didn’t break. Instead, he recovered from his wounds without any problems.
The camouflage artifacts are shattered in the process. The guy finally reveals his true form.
“Mr. Zion… … .”
“… … .”
Airi is terrified by a situation that is more intense than she thought.
Iri was initially surprised by my pulling the trigger without hesitation, and was surprised again by seeing Eltus appear alive and well despite having died several times.
Of course, Airi would also understand the situation. Lara Steelheiden was taken hostage, and the other cadets were surrounded by guards.
Even if the opponent didn’t strike first, it must have felt like it was an imminent situation.
I don’t know about Airi, but I’ve dealt with a mine once. I met a mine hiding deep inside a mock dungeon, and I took care of it before it could start digging its way up the dungeon.
So this is my second experience taking a human life.
Clearly, the hand holding the Glock was shaking.
However, the opponent is Mine. A single number of the Mine Association, and someone who must be defeated someday.
If another mine had been here, the situation would have been completely different. For me and Kyle, it would have been burdensome to even deal with mine, let alone the mine association.
Still, my bullet successfully destroyed the bastard’s avatar. This was possible because the mine in this place was not another mine, but Eltus.
‘Now is the only time to get a proper hit.’
With that in mind, I replaced the empty magazine.
Eltus was still alive, easily blocking Kyle’s sword.
No, to be exact, he’s blocking it with his body. Eltus isn’t the type to be good at close combat in the first place. He’s holding out with his overwhelming regenerative power and division ability.
“Why don’t you die…?”
“Because it’s not the main body.”
Clank-
The empty magazine fell to the floor.
Perhaps Eltus was going to suggest to Kyle that they join together like he did in the original, but I didn’t let that happen. I just relaxed my strength as much as I could while he was still off guard.
The Mine Association is full of guys with all sorts of abilities. However, Eltus’s abilities are particularly unique among them.
Self-dissociation through metacognition.
Born with multiple personalities, Eltus can bring out his numerous personalities into reality. Each individual has a different face and personality.
Eltus has created numerous avatars with his powers, and he treats them all like his own hands and feet. He mercilessly discards any that escape his control, and creates another avatar.
With that ability, he had previously infiltrated Arsene and stolen research materials in order to create ‘Adam’, which was displayed during the day.
… It’s a cliché.
The reason why Eltus does not act as his own body but creates an avatar is because the avatar is more powerful than his own body.
And I destroyed all of Eltus’s avatars. Now he only possesses one entity. It was an avatar modeled after his own life, under the name of ‘Eltus Van Siegheim’.
Avatars aren’t something that can be created in a short period of time. Losing more than ten of them would have been a huge loss for him.
However, the reason why Eltus did not lose his easygoing attitude was because even if he lost his avatar, there was no damage to his main body.
As long as the main body is intact, that guy won’t die.
“That guy will die if his body is destroyed.”
“The corpses over there… aren’t all of them real bodies?”
Airi put away her binoculars.
“Then where is the real body?”
“If I had known, I would have gone and paid for it a long time ago. I don’t know.”
“Huh, then it doesn’t mean you can’t stop it… …?”
At that moment, I thought something like flies were floating in the sky, and they started flying in a flock towards me.
It was a drone attached to the outside wall of the event venue like a decoration. Before those mechanical insect-like things poured out fire all at once, I pulled the trigger first.
bang……!
One drone, shattered by a bullet, exploded in the air. The drones began to disperse all at once, perhaps thinking that they would be wiped out if they gathered together.
“oh?!”
Airi raised her sword in confusion. Swarms of drones swept around, pouring out fire. Blue-green beams of light flew in from all directions.
Kwaang! Kukukung… … !
Drones were built from the beginning to secure the exhibition. They have no mercy in their hands. The water tank I was climbing up was smashed and tilted.
Power that can shatter steel frames in one blow.
A mediocre barrier won’t stop it. I took Airi and retreated far away. I threw a smoke grenade to block the view, and hid behind the cover with Airi.
Airi had a fundamental question.
“… Is this okay?”
“at all.”
The empty shell bounced on the floor.
This side is dangerous, but Kyle’s is equally dangerous. In fact, they are even more dangerous since they are directly facing Eltus.
If we could defeat Eltus here, that would be great, but even if we defeat the Baeknalcheonnal Avatar, it would be useless if we can’t capture the main body. It would only bring about an even greater disaster.
In the original, Eltus eventually escapes. Kyle destroys the exhibition hall, and Professor Reyna and Arsene do their best to cover up the incident.
There are small daily episodes like going out to volunteer in the process, but that is a story that will come later.
The most important thing now is to find the main body of Eltus.
The main body is definitely nearby. Eltus did not create Adam because he had time to spare.
Adam is a body artificially created by Eltus, who felt the limits of the Avatar’s performance. Once Adam was completed, Eltus attempted to transplant his own body into Adam.
So, the main body of Eltus must be around here. The problem is that there is no way to track it at this point.
‘There is no information, no clues to follow.’
Even in Esperland, he could not be found, and despite searching intermittently while chasing Aidan, Eltus’s tail was never caught.
In the end, it was something that had to be done only after the situation arose, and that was why the main characters were sent up on stage. Even if the situation went to the worst, it ended with Eltus being lost, so the risk was small.
While I was looking at my watch, Iri, who had been glancing outside, cautiously opened her eyes.
“Mr. Zion, wouldn’t it be better to run away from here for now?”
I shook my head.
As Airi said, there are plenty of opportunities to escape.
If you attract people’s attention by making a fuss or shooting firecrackers into the air like you did in the dorms back in the day, Eltus will surely have no choice but to back down.
Elysium’s defense forces will storm the fairgrounds, and the students attending Arsene will be able to escape safely.
However, if we do that, we will lose Eltus without any achievements. Even if we cannot defeat Eltus here, we can reduce its power. To completely rule out that possibility is honestly an unattractive option.
‘What should I do… … .’
I looked at the watch. In the end, this wasn’t something we could solve between ourselves.
As in the original, I thought that if I destroyed all the avatars, some kind of clue would come out, but Eltus did not appear with his body wrapped tightly.
‘In the end, is this the limit?’
After thinking about it for a moment, I sent a message that I hadn’t sent until then. It was just a two-sentence message with the address where I and Iri were now. It was probably an irreversible choice, but I had to live for now.
The smoke grenade slowly cleared away. Drones moving through the smoke began to search for traces, emitting red light.
At that moment, I felt goosebumps all over my body. Iri must have felt the same way, because without realizing it, she grabbed my uniform.
“Mr. Zion, that… … .”
At first, I thought a shooting star was falling from the sky. It wasn’t a shooting star. Dozens of arrows split into branches, destroying the swarm of drones hovering over the rooftop in one blow.
thud……!
The wind blowing from behind gave me a chill for a moment. I looked back without showing it. Professor Reina, who had landed beautifully, was radiating a cold glare.
“Professor… I’ll explain the details later, given the circumstances.”
The words came out of my mouth on their own. I had a strong, ominous feeling that I had to say something.
“There will be a lot to talk about.”
“Hipp!”
Airi’s shoulders flinched at the cold voice.
***
Kagang-! Phageok!
Kyle’s sword traced a blue trail. The tank in that spot shattered, scattering glass shards in all directions.
With this, I’ve already destroyed five tanks. But there are still tanks full of chimeras.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Even though Esili’s arrows destroyed several at once, there are still many pieces of the Chimera gathered here.
An unpleasant sensation creeping up from the bottom of my chest. Human blood was used as the material to create Adam. A similar atmosphere was felt from the other chimeras here.
This place, where countless test subjects and unfinished chimeras are scattered, is full of traces of cruelty that has abandoned ethics.
“How many people… … .”
Kyle couldn’t finish his words, because Eltus, who had clearly been cut down, was still standing in his spot.
“The attack just now was a bit sharp.”
“…Eltus van Siegheim.”
“You knew me.”
Even though he cut off Eltus’s arm and cut deep into his chest, he didn’t get a single scratch. Even though he used all the swordsmanship he had trained until then and even the explosive sword style he had learned from Lian, he was unable to inflict any significant damage.
The opponent was unharmed even after being hit directly in the head by Zion’s bullet, so perhaps this was an expected result.
but.
“I saw you at the Grand Saint Hall.”
Even if it didn’t cause any damage, there was no reason not to step forward.
“I saw everything, including how he entered Arsene disguised as a chamberlain and conducted inhumane experiments on countless people.”
Kyle’s sword pierced Eltus’ chest. However, Eltus simply gently pulled out the sword that had pierced his chest. Kyle fought with all his might against the unimaginable power.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I honestly don’t understand what caused this blind anger. I know I’m a sinful person, but I wouldn’t have harbored resentment toward you, a complete stranger.”
But Eltus tilted his head as if he was listening to someone else’s story.
“I don’t even know how you came to be here. So I think I have a lot to talk to you about. Once we settle this situation, let’s set up a conversation sometime.”
Words that set my heart on fire. Kyle’s sword was still held in Eltus’s grasp.
“Since you said you were the chief of the court, I need to recall my memory. Please wait a moment… … .”
Kyle finally put down his sword. The flying fist twisted Eltus’s head. However, the opponent did not feel any pain. The sight of him calmly turning his head and looking at him was incredibly bizarre.
“Oh, are you talking about something from more than ten years ago?”
“what……?”
“It says in the records that the last time I visited Arsene was 15 years ago. As you can see.”
A story told without any agitation or anger, as if it were someone else’s business.
Eltus snapped his index finger. An image that seemed like a photograph appeared on Kyle’s retina.
– Was it that I broke the plate? Or that I ruined the meeting? Or did you just not like me?
-Please tell me.
A scene that a ghost who had borrowed Lara Stillheiden’s body once showed himself.
Kyle realized at that moment.
This guy has no emotions.
This guy can’t feel the countless emotions or affections that a human being should naturally feel. That’s why he was able to conduct inhumane experiments, and why he didn’t react at all when he saw his own corpse.
A fundamental, seething disgust.
“… … !”
Kyle’s eyes turned bloodshot. He twisted the hilt of the sword he was holding onto and pulled it out. The sword swung and sliced ??deep into Eltus’ shoulder.