Transformation or Death - Transformation or Death chapter 284

284 – Life and Death (13)

Amundsen’s eyes are special. You can see more than others.

Among the many things, there were sound waves, temperature, movement of gases, and the energy of the other person.

He observes more things faster and more precisely than others. This was Amundsen’s greatest specialty and the greatest force that created his overwhelming technique.

Overwhelming body vision and sophisticated skills serve as significant advantages in battle.

However, no matter how perfectly you can read the opponent’s attack and identify the loopholes, it is useless if you cannot execute it.

Amundsen did not have the physical ability to avoid a read attack and attack the gap.

That’s why it rushed forward with great force and then stretched out to meet Argo’s attack. The attack was clearly visible. But I couldn’t do anything. My body doesn’t follow suit.

“Damn it…!”

Amundsen gritted his teeth in exasperation.

It wouldn’t be unfair if I hadn’t seen it. But even though I could see everything, I couldn’t do anything. I felt angry and broke down, and bloody tears seemed to be flowing.

That glimmer of hope that seems like it will work out but doesn’t. That hope is dashed just before it is achieved. However, even after failing, I still saw the possibility of success, so I was so frustrated that I was going crazy.

This was like a kind of torture.

‘…But anyway.’

Unlike Amundsen, the Watcher took down Argo very easily. Argo’s head fell off after being hit by the Watcher’s fist and fell into the sea. A spray of water rose from his fallen head and wet Amundsen’s face.

‘Even if I reached it, it would be useless.’

The attack, which would have killed any living creature, was of no use to Argo. The giant monster regenerated his head as if laughing at the Watcher’s struggles.

“Oh shit.”

[Imitate Scorpio and try making poison!]

“If it were easy, would I be doing this right now?”

Watcher glanced around to see if anyone was seriously injured.

It is a monster that is more than simply the combination of Hercules and Jason. The power used by such a monster was enough to shake heaven and earth, split the sea, and cut down mountains. To counter it, the Watcher also needed to generate similar power.

In that case, of course, the aftermath is significant. An emergency situation in which casualties can occur only in the aftermath of battle.

‘I guess the story will be okay…?’

Yun Seol-hwa, suffering from fever due to poison, was caught in the field of vision. She was breathing heavily while being held by Silver Luna. Fortunately, she was not in serious danger and her transformation was not forcibly canceled.

Besides Yun Seol-hwa, there were quite a few people who were tired or injured.

Red Vega used the supernova explosion twice in a row without stopping, and Odette, who used galactic magic to awaken people around her and keep them away from death, also looked quite exhausted. The other magical girls were similarly exhausted and injured.

[hey! Don’t worry about them! Because I’m having a hard time too?!]

“That’s really sad news.”

Spica, who was adjusting the output, also clearly looked tired. If this situation continues, the machine may become overloaded and control of force may become difficult for a while.

“It’s the same for me too, but….”

Above all, Jaejoong Han’s physical strength is reaching its limit.

The long fight took away most people’s energy. If even a simple machine is operated without stopping, its performance will deteriorate, but this is even more so for these machines, which are living beings. I needed rest, sleep, fluids, and food.

However, during this fight, there was no time to sit down and rest for a while, let alone eat or drink anything.

Of course, they couldn’t help but get tired. The brain or body cannot perform properly.

On the other hand, the enemy was fine, without any wounds, and showed no sign of fatigue. It was even getting stronger.

‘If you have the will… you are not dead…’

Watcher recalled what Jason had said. If the will is alive, the body can also live. If the will is strong, the power becomes stronger, and if the will exists, even if both soul and body are lost, one can come back to life.

His will is greed.

It is the most human desire. Of course it will be powerful, and everyone in this world will have it…

‘He may seem bold, but he is petty when it matters. There will still be crew members outside these boundaries. He can’t be caught physically.

I really wanted to fight without my brain. The Watcher smiled bitterly and rushed at Argo again.

Amundsen was looking at the scene with envy.

A hero must be someone like that.

In the midst of his own hardships, he takes care of others and takes the lead in fighting the enemy. Moreover, he has enough ability to achieve it all.

It was brilliant. Much more than the stars in the night sky.

My past self also had that brilliant starlight.

With the belt on his waist shining, he spoke of justice and fought against evil.

“ah.”

But I felt like I had already come too far to go down that path again.

The belt on my waist was all broken and there was no light, and I had done too many things to speak of justice, so it became hypocrisy. In fighting against evil, he himself was no different from evil.

“That sucks.”

Amundsen thought about his future.

There was only darkness. There was no glory on the way. Even with those special eyes, I couldn’t see anything. It was better. Since there was no hope, it was okay not to even have expectations.

In a way, I was even fortunate.

Amundsen believes in karma.

He hated hypocrites who killed people behind their backs and were later praised by others. You must be punished for your mistake. I believed that no wicked person should be forgiven without any agony, pain, or atonement.

That belief was also a kind of wish.

Amundsen hopes for a world where the wicked are judged.

At the same time, I hope for a world where good people are rewarded.

I hoped that those who were kind, devoted, and merciful would have a better life than those who were deceitful, extortionous, and stingy.

I prayed that the happiness that one deserves would come to those who deserve it.

Ironically, Amundsen also had the opposite dream.

‘Can happiness come to those who are not qualified?’

Can happiness be achieved even if one’s original nature is evil?

Even though we were born with a bad fate, is it possible to overcome that karma and achieve legitimate happiness?

No one can give an answer. It’s uncertain. So, it’s like an adventure.

Amundsen wanted to see the treasures of that adventure.

Because he wanted to see uncertain things, his eyes were able to see even uncertain substances.

However, all that is contained in those eyes is one’s own sin.

‘I can’t be that kind of person.’

I looked down at my rusty hands filled with sin.

‘…But, we can lead you to that kind of existence.’

I made a promise while holding my rusty palms.

‘My comrades can be a treasure of adventure. ‘If it’s a monster that can sacrifice itself for humans…!’

For that, it was necessary to take him out of Jason, the captain of the Argo.

Amundsen’s will burned.

Those eyes captured a whitish, shimmering possibility, like a worm in the summer sea.

It was neither the present nor the past, but a future possibility.

A future possibility that can only be reached when one day, enough atonement has been completed and the power has become more skillful than the prime of the past.

It is impossible to recreate all that power here now. Not only am I not ready, but I still lack experience.

But just one technique.

I was able to follow through with the final blow.

A blow that threw away my entire body. It was literally the final blow, risking his life, but it didn’t matter.

“Wait, comrade…”

It is beneficial if you can find treasure by giving up your life. It is very cheaply priced. In this way, Amundsen channeled the power of his entire body to imitate the future blow.

“hey.”

At that moment, someone blocked Amundsen’s arm.

“What are you doing?”

It was Odette.

“Don’t stop me, idiot.”

“What do you think a suicide attack will solve?”

“…! Uh, how…”

“I know because I did something similar in the past.”

Amundsen frowned in displeasure. Odette sympathized with him.

“So what should I do! “Are you and I the same?”

“Sacrifice is a manifestation of inferiority complex. It is an act of self-harm that a narrow-minded person covers up and attempts without thinking that there will be consequences if he gives away the most precious thing. “You may not get results worth the sacrifice you make.”

“The fuck I got it all?”

“Everyone who gambles says that, you crazy person!”

The Watcher approached Odette and Amundsen, who had started arguing.

“What is it?”

“This b*stard is trying to commit suicide.”

“Oh, the touching sacrifice scene. But since I do that often, it would be less effective.”

“I’m not bragging, you b*stard.”

“Don’t laugh at me!”

Amundsen shook off his grasped arm and took Odette’s hand away.

“Weren’t you busy fighting that guy?”

“Red Vega has exploded again and we are fighting. “You can feel the vibration.”

thud-! thud-! A huge tremor was felt as if a nuclear test was taking place on the sea. Each and every vibration was an attack from Red Vega.

“The problem is that I don’t think the answer will be found simply by suppressing that guy.”

“Of course…”

“Now, simply suppressing it and coming up with a solution doesn’t work. “It’s a bit urgent.”

The Watcher raised his finger and pointed beyond the horizon.

“Look. “The boundaries of the territory are expanding.”

As he said, the horizon was gradually receding. At the same time, rocks, birds, islands, etc. appeared in places that previously existed on the horizon.

The terrain and creatures that appeared turned golden and merged into the current Argo.

“If the boundary of the territory has expanded, it means that the storm has expanded in reality… and then the storm will soon hit the Japanese mainland. If that happens, everyone will be absorbed into that Argo.”

“You are saying that we are absorbing not only people but also inanimate objects such as land and sea…?”

“Well, didn’t you say you had the world? “There’s nothing strange about that.”

In the end, the wreckage of the ship that Amundsen was standing on turned golden and disappeared, and he almost fell into the sea.

If the Watcher had not quickly grabbed his arm, it was clear that he would have sunk into the sea.

“So we need a quick and clear answer.”

Watcher said, looking at Amundsen.

“The suicide note you tried to write. Are you sure you can defeat that guy with that?”

“that….”

Amundsen trailed off. He couldn’t answer that question for sure.

“No.”

When Watcher noticed the hesitation, Amundsen got angry at him in return.

“Oh, what should I do! If I had power like you, I wouldn’t have done that shit! “If only I had the strength I had when I could use a belt…”

“what. Do you need that?”

“what?”

“I should have told you sooner.”

“uh?”

Amundsen was perplexed. Watcher’s attitude seemed to really give him strength.

“Do you want power?”

When he opened his palm, countless starlight twinkled within it. Each of those lights formed a circle, creating a complex shape like a magic circle or geometric pattern.

“…Are you being serious?”

“I’m being serious.”

Amundsen said as he looked at the mysterious light.

“I could take that power and use it for evil?”

“Is your star the only way to reach it?”

“….”

“No. So I’ll give it to you. Even if you decide to be evil again, I can take responsibility and collect it.”

It reminded me of a contract with a star. Like starlight responding to will, the Watcher saw his star and offered to give it its power.

The price of the contract is simple.

“Say it again. Do you want power? Do you want the strength to save your friends and fulfill your dreams, the strength to carry out your human resolutions?”

Save your friends and work toward your dreams.

“…of course.”

Amundsen nodded.

“Then that’s it.”

The Watcher smiled in satisfaction at the decision and accelerated the figure.

“Ayun, help me.”

“Oh my god, you too….”

Even though I grumbled so much, I didn’t take it out. Odette folded her hands over his. The numerous feathers on her wings, the butterfly-shaped flashes of light, spun around the Watcher’s wings.

“Miracles can sometimes happen unexpectedly.”

The key was created under the blessings of the galaxy and the universe. However, its shape was closer to a thin, round glass plate than a key.

“To tell the truth, it was a spell I was thinking of in advance so that I could use your belt someday.”

The Watcher smiled as he moved the key into Amundsen’s palm.

“You want to change too.”

It is a key that has the power to open a path that connects the possibilities of the future and the glory of the past.

The key to changing your body according to your mind.

“Because transformation is romantic.”

It was a key with the power of transformation.

**

Argo is still expanding its territory and absorbing things outside its territory. Rocks and clouds, birds and bugs, fish, the sea and even the sky. By integrating all of that into himself, he became bigger and stronger.

“Hey you b*stard! Are you planning to destroy the world?!”

Looking up at Argo, Amundsen shouted loudly.

Argo answered.

“What destruction! I’m not a crazy person who destroys my own things! “This is just an act of proper possession!”

Amundsen laughed at that answer.

“Damn it!”

In his hand was the key that had been handed over to him.

“My comrade Jason wanted a comrade. But it was never owned! It was an equal and equal bond! “You are now insulting my comrade with my comrade’s body!”

“That’s a long story. That’s not my true self. That was your mistake. This is my essence. Infinite greed! “I will take this world into my own hands!”

“Long words are the same for both you and me.”

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Amundsen adjusted the key and moved the belt.

“But I can’t finish it with words.”

The scrap metal sphere clanged, leaving a gap for exactly one glass plate to fit into.

“Victory comes to the prepared, and people call it luck. “Defeat comes to those who do not prepare in advance, and people call this bad luck.”

Amundsen muttered.

“These are famous words spoken by the great man whose name I took.”

Argo moved following those quiet breaths. An enemy he had once lightly swatted away. There was no need for him to fight with careful warning. He thrust the huge spear towards him. A blazing heat rose around the window where the air was rubbing against it.

“Do you believe you will be lucky today?”

Amundsen’s eyes clearly scanned the window.

“I don’t believe it.”

I saw it before and couldn’t avoid it. But not now.

“Because I already saw that I would be lucky!”

Now, I can see and move. There is no need to avoid it. once. All you have to do is move your arms a little.

“Transformation.”

Amundsen put the key on his belt.

A flash of light obscured his and Argo’s vision.

The fleeting flash of light ceases.

Amundsen disappeared. The spear had nowhere to go and was quietly taken away.

Amundsen is not alone. Everything around disappeared. The clear sky and sea, the expanding territory, and the annoying magical girls and monsters. Everyone disappeared.

What is there is darkness where you can’t even see an inch in front of you.

In the midst of the darkness, there was something brightly shining.

“Did you think you were the only one with a territory?”

The light source was the belt around Amundsen’s waist.

The light and the rusty armor surrounding Amundsen’s body broke and began to scatter. It shattered like a piece of glass caught in an explosion, revealing what was inside.

True appearance.

There was no need for his appearance to be as brilliant as a hero. What he wants to be is not a hero. There is nothing he wants to be. To put it bluntly, he just has something he wants to see.

I want to see a hero who overcomes evil.

But I wanted to go find the treasure myself, because there was no point in just relying on luck. Sometimes, even if you have to create the treasure yourself.

I will definitely see it.

Therefore, the appearance he takes is not that of a hero. A look at finding treasure. Efficient and humane. In a way, it is like a monster.

The skin, like the shell of an insect, sparkles. An additional pair of arms protruded from the back like wings. The extra hands are enough to handle the numerous weapons he can wield. The figure was thoroughly black, shiny, and hard.

Everything is inhumane.

“ruler.”

But central. The belt was shining brightly, as was his will.

Although his appearance may have changed, his heart did not change.

“Let the adventure begin.”

A lot of time has passed since he died as a human, and this time, he exerted his will as a monster.

Ironically, it was only when he became most inhuman that he was able to become human again.