This Universe Needs Old People - Chapter 59



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Apocalypse Needs Old People Episode 059

58. Promise (2)

I quickly scanned the battlefield.

One of the large monsters had already been defeated and killed, and in the distance, on the other side, the commander was seen distracting the monsters’ attention with his black hair fluttering.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I confirmed that the commander was safe.

‘You held up well on your own.’

As for how they held out against this number of large monsters, the soldiers followed the commander’s instructions and repeatedly fired and retreated, driving the monsters into one place and maintaining their battle formation in a circular formation.

It must have been the commander’s first time facing such a large number of monsters, but he responded more calmly than expected.

There was some blood on the commander’s clothes, but it didn’t seem to be his own blood, as he was able to move around without any problems.

The commander was still busy directing his soldiers, as if he hadn’t noticed me yet.

‘It held up better than I thought, but… … .’

This type of encirclement is nothing more than a waste of time.

Even if you’re lucky enough to maintain your formation, you’ll eventually run out of bullets, and when that happens, your formation will collapse in an instant.

If I hadn’t arrived here on time, not only the commander but also the soldiers here would have been in danger.

At that moment, one side of the siege broke apart.

“Ugh!”

One soldier fell backwards and caused other soldiers to fall as well, giving the monsters an excuse to attack.

A monster took advantage of the opportunity to lunge at the soldiers lying face down on the snowfield, its mouth wide open and its sharp teeth flashing.

“Ugh, eww!”

As I watched the soldiers desperately crawling through the snow to escape in a panic, I took out the white bullet in my bosom and shot it at the monster’s eyes.

This white bullet cannot deal a great deal of damage to large monsters, but it is a color that is invisible to monsters, so it is perfect for drawing aggro since they will not dodge even if you shoot them in the eye.

“Kyaak!”

As expected, the monster that had been hit directly in the eye with a white bullet screamed and turned in the direction from which the gunpowder had come, and the soldiers and commander’s gaze also turned to me.

I saw the face of the commander I found standing armed on the snowfield slowly turn into one of shock.

“Heydam! Why are you here!!”

Yeah, it would be amazing if your own son was standing in a place where monsters are swarming.

But I’m also in trouble if ‘Father’ is in danger here.

My bastard’s strategy is to have the commander watch over me until I establish myself here as his successor.

Of course, even if the commander were to die right now, I would have no trouble conquering the area because Daphne, Meursault, and other graduates of the Military Academy would support me.

The problem is that I am too young now.

Therefore, if the commander dies now, the one most likely to become the next commander is not me, but Meursault.

The reason Hayden was able to become the commander of the Cola District was because he married the former commander’s daughter, Daphne, and now Daphne has her heart set on Meursault.

Meursault and Daphne may be kind to me now, but who knows what will happen when they reach the pinnacle of power.

‘And anyway, I promised Luna Moon that I would protect Hayden.’

As I recalled the promise I made when I took the ring out of Luna Moon’s tomb, the portrait of Luna Moon with my mother’s face naturally came to mind, but I tried hard to push away the thought of my mother.

You shouldn’t be thinking of random things right now.

Even though I’m a player, I have to be very alert to fight this many large monsters alone.

I loaded the gun on my back and ran forward to face the monster running towards me.

“Hey!!”

“This is crazy! Haydam!”

Instead of running away from the monster, I ran straight towards it, and people around me shouted.

I lightly ignored it and slid across the snow, getting under the jaws of the rushing monster.

The reason it dug under the chin was because the monster hit by the white bullet did not throw its head back, but instinctively pulled its chin in and held it close to its body as if protecting something.

‘There it is.’

When I put a bullet under its chin, the monster seemed to sense a sense of danger and tried to turn back.

Judging from the reaction, the jewel’s position seemed to be right, but the gun I was holding was designed so that even a child like me could withstand the recoil, so its destructive power was not high.

That is why I gave instructions to Meursault.

Shoot after I shoot.

-Bang! Bang!

Two gunshots were heard in quick succession not far away.

It was not a lie that he could shoot if I told him where it was, because the first bullet that Meursault fired halfway shattered the monster’s jaw, and the bullet that followed flew and lodged itself precisely in the spot where I had shot it.

With a thud and a sound of something breaking, the monster’s body began to tilt, and I escaped from under its jaws, shouting at the surrounding soldiers.

“Get back!”

The soldiers, who were busy checking on my safety and keeping an eye on the other monsters that were rushing after me, quickly dodged when they heard my shout.

Two of the monsters they were holding back were unable to avoid the heavy body of the falling monster and fell down with it.

The rest of the monsters looked in my direction for a moment, but it seemed like they didn’t attract much attention because there were noticeably fewer of them standing here.

The monsters that ignored me headed to where the soldiers were gathered in one place to avoid the falling monsters.

“Huh, huh, Heydam, please refrain from any reckless actions… …!”

Meursault was breathing heavily as if he had come running out of breath.

I held out my hand to Meursault, keeping my eyes on the monster running towards the soldiers.

“White coal.”

Meursault seemed to let out a huge sigh at the sight of me reaching out my hand without even looking at him, but soon I felt a solid white charcoal in my palm.

I shot the white bullet in my hand at the back of the head of the monster that was turning away from me.

The commander noticed that I was deliberately drawing the monster’s attention and was looking at me from beyond as if he was going to eat me, but for now, this was the best for both of us.

I took my brief gaze away from the commander and looked at the monster running towards me, drawn by the white bullet aggro. A sparkling jewel on the bridge of its nose immediately caught my eye.

‘It must be a fairly intelligent creature, seeing as it’s still alive despite the jewel being set in such a prominent place.’

It seemed like the guy had evaded the bullet by raising his head.

Since it was in a location that anyone could see with the naked eye, other guys must have been aiming for it and shooting it, but while the bridge of the nose was relatively intact, the area under the chin was utterly mangled.

In fact, this guy is more difficult than the guy from before who had a jewel under his chin.

Because unless humans can fly, they will always have to stand under the jaws of monsters.

That’s why a typical expedition would involve pouring in massive firepower to defeat the monster and then finding and destroying the jewel.

‘But I’m different.’

If it’s not a part that can fit my body type.

You can leave it to ‘luck’.

Before leaving it to ‘luck’, I glanced at the commander behind the charging monster.

‘It’s okay if the title effect is cut off for a moment since there is a distance.’

After confirming that I was far from the commander, I changed the title from ‘Luna Moon’s Friend’ to ‘Mattan’s Shooter’.

Last time I counted, I still had about 3 shots left before reaching 7, so I could probably use that to deal with one of those guys.

When I aimed my gun at him, he raised his head as if to show off.

Such cute antics won’t work in front of Matan’s shooter.

The bullet I fired without hesitation went through the guy’s chin, a part weakened by concentrated fire, and pierced through the jewel on the bridge of his nose on the other side.

The bastard collapsed on the spot as if a fuse had blown, and his body, unable to overcome the speed at which he was running, slid across the snow and was pushed right up to my nose.

Meursault came closer to shoot me, then looked at me with a horrified face as the monster fell with a single bullet.

“you…….”

“Wow!!”

Meursault said something to me, but it was soon drowned out by the shouts from those around him.

Even though there were still a few large monsters left, when I suddenly appeared and took care of two in succession, they seemed to have forgotten the sense of crisis and were busy looking at me in admiration.

I guess the other team got some breathing room because I took down two of them in an instant.

The two guys who were pushed by the guy I knocked down first and fell with him were wiped out by other soldiers who rushed in without missing their chance.

‘Now there are only four left.’

As I killed two of them in a row, the remaining four were drawn to me.

I checked the number of bullets left and shouted at the soldiers.

“Take care of the wounded and get out!”

For a moment, the soldiers seemed to hesitate about whether or not they should listen to me, but then they noticed Meursault following them and, supporting the wounded, they left my surroundings like an ebbing tide.

As the soldiers retreated, I could see three people approaching me beyond the monsters rushing at me.

The commander, who had in the meantime delegated command to another soldier, was walking towards the monster with his gun pointed at it, Plato with the aforementioned expression, and Banggu-ye-yo, who was running hard on her short legs, although it was not known how she ended up here.

‘I guess I shouldn’t use the Matan’s Archer any more.’

The 7th bullet of the Matan’s Shooter is a title that will definitely hit someone precious to me.

If one of the three gets hit on the 7th shot, it could be a problem, and if you face the commander without the ‘Friend of Luna Moon’ equipped, it could make him feel uncomfortable.

The moment when the title of ‘Mattan’s Shooter’ was changed to ‘Luna Moon’s Friend’.

A strange thing happened.

“…hmm?”

The four monsters that were rushing towards me flinched their huge bodies for a moment, then took hesitant steps backwards, and then started to run away from me as I walked towards them.

Even though the commander was walking right behind them, they just passed him and disappeared across the snowfield.

I lowered the gun I had raised in a hurry, fearing that I might harm the commander.

“what?”

Believe it or not, they ran away in terror, as if they were herbivores being chased by some terrifying beast.

‘Why on earth?’

Of course, among the titles I have, there are some that can scare away monsters, but ‘Luna Moon’s Friend’ is not that type of title at all.

Even if such an effect were to be attached, as far as I know, there is no title in the safe zone that would make four large monsters run away in fear.

In addition, the title of Luna Moon’s friend was on him since he first arrived here, and he briefly switched to Matan’s shooter before returning it.

If the monsters ran away because of Luna Moon’s friend title, it should have taken effect the moment I appeared here.

‘I need to check this out.’

I wonder why they ran away.

It also has to do with the fact that all the monsters ran away from the team area.

This is an issue that needs to be properly investigated.

‘But for now, I’m alive thanks to you running away.’

Even for me, it’s true that it’s overwhelming to be asked to deal with four at the same time.

As I was looking in the direction where the men had disappeared, I heard soldiers shouting in astonishment from the other side.

“Did those guys just run away after seeing Heydam?”

“It wasn’t enough to kill two monsters with two bullets… … .”

“You’re saying you’re going to chase away four large monsters with just your momentum!?”

ah.

Another strange addition to my birth story.