This Universe Needs Old People - Chapter 109



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Apocalypse Needs Old People Episode 109

69. Candy (5)

We took a plane and headed to the burning candy area.

Argon growled at us not to approach his territory, but in this situation, he wouldn’t have time to care whether we approached or not.

As we got closer, the burning Christmas forest became more clearly visible.

“Why did a fire suddenly break out?”

“I don’t know.”

“Dopamine addict, what have you done?”

“It’s not me.”

Of course, it wasn’t me who did it.

This situation was a bit tricky.

Given the circumstances, it could easily be seen as suspicious, as the fire started after we were kicked out of the candy district.

That’s also why I didn’t even confront Han Yeo-bom’s stupid question of whether I did it or not.

Putting aside the possibility that we might be accused of being the culprits, the fact that the Christmas forest is on fire is a pretty serious matter.

Since this is an area that uses meteors as a power source, there is no need to light a fire, and since most of the buildings are wooden and the Candy area is located in the middle of the forest, it is natural that all NPCs are very careful about handling fire, so it is difficult to believe that a fire occurred accidentally.

A situation where someone’s intentional arson is suspected.

If the fire was set with this much malicious intent, the safety of the Candy District residents and my newbie’s safety are not guaranteed.

As if the fire had been set with great deliberate intent, the forest was burning in a circle, surrounding the area with no escape.

The fire, which appeared to have started at the edge of the forest, had not yet spread to the area, but it seemed only a matter of time before it did.

Outside the forest, monsters swarmed at the sight of the light.

Even if we made it through the fire like that, we would definitely become monster food.

“You guys wait outside the forest and protect the Candy District residents if they escape.”

When I said that, Taejung was surprised and asked me.

“Huh? Just us? What about you, hyung?”

“I have to turn off the lights.”

“Are you thinking of using your powers to attract people?”

I nodded when Mickey Parker, who had the highest level of understanding of powers among us, asked that question.

But Mickey Parker didn’t look too agree with me.

“I admit that you are good at handling your powers. But that is not a fire that can be put out at your current level.”

That wasn’t a wrong statement.

I’ve never had rain fall over such a wide area before.

I had no idea how long I would have to use my powers before the lights went out.

Since I haven’t had many opportunities to use my abilities to their fullest potential, I don’t know what my limits are.

“This is my chance to see how far I can use my powers.”

“You crazy… you’re going to jump into that fire just to check it out?”

[I’ll help you.]

When Luna blurted out like that, we both looked at her at the same time.

“You’re helping?”

[I told you. The more meteors I collect, the more powerful I can be. There happens to be a huge meteor in the Candy District, and that should be enough to amplify your abilities.]

Can Luna amplify my abilities?

“Enough to put out all those lights?”

[Still remains even after turning it off.]

This can’t be happening.

I didn’t expect much since I had the earring that Shin Jo had left behind as lodging money and the Home Protector’s pistol, but I could only send telepathy.

The release of power was proportional to the size of the meteorites, not the number?

Luna’s words about being able to amplify abilities were so sweet that I wanted to try it out with the Candy Zone meteorite.

I can’t just jump into that fire without checking.

“Is it possible to amplify your abilities with just the meteorite you have now?”

[Hmm… You already have abilities that are more powerful than I can amplify, so even if I help you, it won’t be noticeable.]

“Then what about that guy?”

As I said that, what I was pointing at was Mickey Parker.

Mickey Parker glanced back, then realized that I was referring to him and looked at me with a face that asked if I was serious.

“…Why are you dragging me in, little boss?”

[If it’s that sloppy, it’ll be noticeably different.]

“I’m speaking carelessly because I’m afraid someone might say I’m a cat-”

“Go, Luna.”

[Meow!]

“What?! Wait, what are you going to do-”

Mickey Parker, who instinctively closed his eyes and crossed his arms in an X to block Luna’s flight, opened his eyes at the feeling of soft jelly on his arm.

Luna looked ecstatic at the golden aura that began to swell from where her feet had touched.

Well, that expression was soon distorted by the flash of an axe blade flying towards the nape of his neck.

From what I’ve seen, Mickey Parker’s powers can handle bullet-sized metal, and he can barely block metal the size of a knife.

An axe can’t be stopped by power alone.

As expected, instead of using his supernatural powers to block the axe, Mickey Parker tried to dodge it by tilting his head back.

“Han Yeo-bom!”

Han Yeo-bom, who had been watching this situation with interest, immediately grabbed Mickey Parker’s head at my call and held him back from dodging the axe.

A thoughtful Mickey Parker shouted until the blood rose in his throat.

“Hey, you crazy kids!!”

And the next moment.

Wajajak-

Before it could even touch Mickey Parker’s body, the axe blade rolled up like a piece of paper and flew away with a thud!

The axe blade hit the wall of the airplane… no, the sound of the axe rolling on the floor resonated feebly.

I looked at it with satisfaction and smiled.

“Okay. Verification complete.”

[Is Luna right?]

“Yeah. You’re the best. You’re the best hyung.”

[Lu, Luna is the best hyung, boy… …!]

While Luna and I were rejoicing, Mickey Parker was sitting on the floor of the plane, his legs giving out, and he barely managed to utter a word.

“… you little shits.”

[Luna is a cat.]

“You damned mythical creatures with no human heart!!”

You’re swearing strangely.

“The kid who sent you as a gift said you could do whatever you wanted with him. If you’re going to blame him, blame him.”

“this person……!!”

Mickey Parker was so angry that he couldn’t speak and just kept swearing at me, but Taejung went over to Mickey Parker, put his hand on his shoulder, and spoke to him in a soothing tone.

“Give up. We also grew up stabbing ourselves in the back of our hands with forks since we were ten years old.”

“This… crazy… … .”

When Tae-jung, who always followed me around the most and called me his older brother, said, “Yes, my older brother is crazy. Why?”, Mickey Parker, who had nothing more to say, let out a sigh.

Okay, leave it to Tae-jung to appease Mickey Parker.

Now I really need to go test the Candy Zone meteorite’s performance.

“Come here, bro.”

As I held out my hand with the ring on it, Luna disappeared into the ring.

After putting Luna in the ring, Han Yeo-bom and Tae-jung looked at me with anxious eyes as I got on the hoverboard.

“Hey… Don’t push yourself too hard.”

“Brother, you have to be careful.”

Mickey Parker muttered with a look of incomprehension next to the guys who were worried about him.

“If we’re going to hang out with that kid, we should be careful.”

Yeah, our pilot teacher seems quite worried about me too.

I waved my hand to the three of them as if to reassure them, then flew towards the forest on my hoverboard.

As we descended above the forest, we were struck by a terrifying heat.

It was the first time I felt such intense heat in this frozen world.

When we got to the middle of the forest, we saw residents running around frantically.

It looks like they’re running away because the fire is relatively light here, but the fire is fierce up ahead.

I descended at a lower altitude to give a warning.

“Stop. There is no path ahead!”

“What, what is it!”

The Candy Zone NPCs, who were startled by the voice coming from above, soon noticed me and started to panic.

Well, it’s surprising to see someone flying in a bow and arrow area.

“The fire is raging ahead. Go back to your area.”

“Is that true?”

“But even if we return to the area, there is no place to avoid the fire… … .”

“No, do you believe him? You’ve never seen him before! He might be the one who set the fire.”

The NPCs were wandering around, unable to trust me or go back, but one of them, a familiar NPC, pretended to know me.

“Oh! The one who saved the saint during the day… …!”

Upon closer inspection, I saw that it was an NPC who had been injured by a unicorn tiger and was lying on the snowy ground.

Now I see that all the people who escaped here were either injured, elderly, or children.

It seemed that Argon had taken steps to have the elderly and weak escape first.

“That guy saved the saint?”

Public opinion turned in my favor after I was told that I had saved the saint.

They are truly innocent people.

“Yes, that’s right. I saved the saint. I want to save you too. There is no way out from here. You have to go back to the district.”

“Ha, but even if I ran away to the middle of the forest… … .”

“I plan to put out the fire. So, go back safely.”

The NPCs became noisy when I told them I was thinking of putting out the fire.

Meanwhile, as I was examining the NPCs one by one, I realized that the saint who should have been among the injured was not there.

“But is it all of you? What about the saint?”

“Oh, the others are helping Argon put out the fires in the area.”

Are you left to guard the area in this situation?

It was a bit of a stretch for them to stay behind and put out the fire, but it was a good thing that fewer people left.

“Let’s go back to the area first. I’ll go first and help Argon or something.”

As I flew into the middle of the forest on my hoverboard, I saw people moving busily.

Argon and able-bodied residents were carrying water to put out the fire that had spread to their homes.

Among them, Argon was particularly desperate.

Being a cripple, he could have easily escaped from the crowd of other wounded people.

It seems that his love for the area was genuine, as he did not run away even though he knew that the problem would not be solved by putting out the fire in the area.

That doesn’t mean you can exploit my newbies though.

“Will that put out the fire?”

As I said that while riding on the hoverboard, Argon, who had been looking around not knowing where the voice was coming from, looked up at me and flinched.

“You! Hayden’s son!”

Argon yelled at me and swore at me.

“Is this really your doing?! Like father, like son… !”

“I don’t know why you keep bringing up my father.”

It was a situation that could have easily been misunderstood, so instead of getting angry, I calmly explained.

“I didn’t set the forest on fire. I came to help you.”

“You came to help us?”

“Otherwise, would I have flown all the way to the middle of a burning forest, saying I was crazy?”

Argon looked at me with long, questioning eyes, as if he couldn’t believe me.

Then, I suddenly jumped when I saw the NPCs that had just encountered me return behind me.

“You guys! Didn’t you run away? Why did you come back!”

“Well, that person said that area was safer… … .”

“Heydam! Are you planning to kill us all?”

[If we continue like this, misunderstandings will only pile up?]

The moonstone on the ring sparkled and Luna’s voice was heard.

[Let’s go to the meteorite. If you turn off the lights, I’ll believe you!]

okay.

It’s faster to show with actions than to explain with words.

I ignored Argon, who was getting very angry, and flew towards the meteor.

As I got off the hoverboard and stood on the meteorite, the NPCs, including Argon, all looked up at me with anxious eyes, not knowing what I was going to do.

I said to them,

“Everyone, please take cover around me.”

“What on earth are you trying to do… … !”

“It’s going to rain.”

“what?”

No further explanation was necessary.

Luna popped out of my ring and landed gently on the meteorite.

From where Luna had landed, golden rays of light began to stream down.

It was a ray of light I had seen before.

A cave under a crevasse.

As I had seen from the magic circle that remained there, the overflowing golden light soon took the form of numerous tentacles that flailed in the air and began to cling to my body.

The tentacles that held my body felt heavy, as if they each had their own weight.

‘what!’

Although I was also moved by the tentacle party, the expressions on the Candy Zone NPCs’ faces as they watched me were close to shock.

“Luna! Is this okay?!”

[No problem!]

No problem?

Are the tentacles wriggling and crawling up my body right now?

…I don’t know.

If I don’t trust my brother, who will I trust?

Right now, putting out the fire comes first.

I pulled up my abilities to the max.

‘surely…….’

It seemed like it wasn’t a lie that I could amplify my abilities, as it was incredibly easy to increase my strength.

Luna once said that handling one’s powers was like handling one’s limbs.

Now it was as natural as breathing.

As I took a deep breath, dark clouds gathered at a frightening speed above the night sky brightened by the forest fire, covering the entire forest in an instant.

As I exhaled, the sky split open, and raindrops fell.

Raindrops.

It started to rain heavily.

“This can’t be happening… … !”

Argon’s voice, shouting in disbelief, could be heard from afar.

At this moment, I was a raindrop, a raindrop, a downpour.

In an instant, the fire that had been burning the forest began to subside, and as the fire was put out, the movements of the monsters entering the Christmas forest while trampling on the fir trees that had turned to ashes could be clearly felt.

As far as the raindrops could reach, I could feel everything in this space.

“Whoa! The monsters are here… …!”

The burnt Christmas tree could no longer stop the monsters, and countless monsters were drawn towards the area by the flames and the sounds of people.

I couldn’t understand why people were afraid.

Phagejik-

A spark flew over my body, and soon a golden current spread out from the meteorite, frying every single monster that approached it, turning them pitch black.

“Hey, what is that?”

“Gyaaaaaaah!!!”

“Eww!!”

As I fried the monsters, for some reason, a louder scream than before erupted from the surroundings.

It wasn’t that annoying.

It all felt so easy and natural.

As I raised my hand, a bolt of lightning shot out from me and split the snowfield in two, and I felt like I could do more than that.

No, I wanted to see how far I could go.

The moment I was about to raise my other hand.

Something soft and smooth pressed against my forehead.

[No more than this.]

I felt the strength drain from my body, and then I suddenly came to my senses.

The golden beam of light that had been holding my body had disappeared.

All that was left was the smoking meteor and people looking at me with expressions of fear and awe.