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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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Ominous words came out of a hero’s mouth.
At those words, not only me but the gazes of all the heroes nearby turned towards him.
Then, the hero who realized he had spoken loudly hurriedly shut his mouth and looked down from the castle wall.
“Mom, how long do we have to stay here?”
“Dear, what did the heroes say earlier?”
“They said they would get us out of here soon….”
“Yes, so let’s trust the heroes and wait a little longer. Can you do that?”
“Yes…, Mom.”
…But fortunately, it seemed the sound didn’t reach below the castle wall.
At this, the hero wiped the cold sweat flowing on his forehead and let out a sigh of relief.
Well, just until a moment ago, he had confidently declared that he would get them out of here soon.
Not even a minute had passed, and he blurted out that the heroes who were supposed to destroy the main core were annihilated.
He must have felt his heart sink.
“…The communication really isn’t working.”
“Is there anyone whose communication is working?”
“No, it’s not working for us either….”
Perhaps because the news of the annihilation was so shocking.
All of the heroes tried to communicate with their team members with anxious faces.
But as time passed, there was no one whose communication worked.
Eventually, the heroes who had to accept their annihilation sat down on the floor with faces filled with despair.
“The people who went to destroy the main core must have all been mid-to-high tier….”
“No matter how abnormal the rift is…, how could all those people….”
“We’re all dead, all dead……”
I clicked my tongue, frowning at the miserable appearance of the heroes.
No matter how desperate the situation is, they were showing these appearances when there were people below?
These bastards, were they really heroes?
I shook my head in disappointment and went down from the castle wall.
Then I went outside the fortress and summoned the white commander who was standing in formation like a stone statue.
– O Hero, did you call for me?
The white commander who immediately ran over at my call knelt on one knee and bowed his head.
I looked down at the white commander and ordered.
“From now on, I’m going to attack the black faction’s main base. So mobilize 30 knights and 300 soldiers in good condition.”
– …The number is too small to attack the main base. The last time I came from the main base, the number was a whopping……
Suddenly, the white commander stopped speaking midway and raised his head to stare at me intently.
Then, muttering ‘Well, you’re the one who faced us alone,’ he bowed his head again.
– …I misspoke.
I didn’t say anything.
– …I will quickly mobilize the troops. Please wait a moment.
The white commander, who talked and understood on his own, jumped up from his spot and ran to the front of the formation to start mobilizing troops.
Seeing the white commander like that, I let out a hollow laugh and opened my inventory to check the remaining explosives.
“Good, it’s still abundant.”
Perhaps because the supplies were piled up like a mountain.
Despite using bombs like water, the amount of supplies in my inventory was still uncountable.
“With this much, even if I blow up their main base, there will be leftovers, right?”
The reason I was only mobilizing 330 troops was because that number was suitable for carrying bombs, not for combat.
That was because if the number was too small, installing the bombs would be slow.
If it was too many, not only would the defense of this fortress weaken, but the risk of being detected by the enemies would increase.
So, 330 troops was just the right number in my opinion.
‘There’s no need to face the enemies.’
If the explosives were few, that was one thing, but with this many, there was no need to suffer unnecessarily.
We just had to install bombs throughout the main base and detonate them.
The fortress would break.
The enemies would break.
The core would break.
With one bomb, you could achieve three goals at once.
But there was one problem.
And that was the ‘something’ that annihilated the mid-to-high tier heroes.
In my opinion, that ‘something’ was presumed to be a high-tier Fallen.
Otherwise, there was no way the mid-to-high tier heroes who could use the ultimate skill of Sword Energy would be annihilated.
With that thought, I planned to install as many bombs as possible without encountering the Fallen and detonate them.
No matter how many cheats I had and almost infinite bombs, a high-tier Fallen was too much.
But if, by any chance, I did encounter the bastard…, then……
‘I’ll have no choice but to use what I purchased from the manufacturing instructor.’
Making that resolution and closing my inventory, I headed to where the troops were, following the white commander’s words that the mobilization was complete.
No, the moment I was about to head there.
“…Excuse me, wait a moment!”
Someone urgently called out to me.
When I turned around to check, it was the male hero who first mentioned the annihilation of the heroes.
“Where…, where are you going?”
Perhaps because I suddenly mobilized troops.
The man in front of me looked very flustered.
I slightly turned my gaze and looked at the fortress.
And I could see.
Everyone, regardless of being a civilian or a hero, was looking at me with anxious faces.
At this, I let out a deep sigh and said to the man.
“I’m not running away. I’m going to destroy the main core.”
“What nonsense…!”
The man shouted with a face full of shock.
“Why do you think it’s nonsense?”
“…It’s a place where 15 mid-to-high tier heroes went and were annihilated. And you’re saying you’ll destroy the main core alone, do you think that’s possible?”
A voice filled not with disbelief, but with despair.
I knew his belief as a hero had been completely broken.
But I didn’t feel particularly sorry for him.
Rather, I thought it was a disgraceful sight.
That was because there were not only superhumans here, but also ordinary people.
Yet, a superhuman called a hero was falling into despair, leaving behind the people he should protect?
If this wasn’t a disgraceful sight, then what was?
Thinking that, I said to the man.
“Why are you concluding it’s impossible?”
“That’s because…, you’re a student….”
“Student? Speak properly. I’m here as a hero right now. Unlike you.”
“…You’ll die.”
Look at him saying I’ll die because he has nothing to say.
I let out a sneer and said.
“You seem to be already dead?”
Look at your state.
Do you look like a hero?
Saying that, I turned my back.
“Take a good look at the sky.”
When the flare is shot, it means I’ve destroyed the core.
With those words, I moved my steps towards the troops waiting for me.
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I was currently inside the magic energy fog of the main core.
Inhale…, exhale.
Inhale…, exhale.
And the reason my breathing was rough was because I was wearing a gas mask with a purification magic engraved on it.
But even that was not enough, so I was surrounding my body with mana.
At most, it would all be exhausted in 30 minutes.
Literally, I had 30 minutes left of my life.
‘It’s about time for the main base to appear.’
Even with two lanterns attached to my tactical vest, the surroundings were not clearly visible.
It meant the main core was close.
At this, I tapped the white knight next to me and asked.
“Do you see anything?”
– Yes, I see it.
“Oh, really? Is it close?”
– Yes, it’s close.
Is that so?
At the white knight’s words, I opened my inventory.
And the moment I was about to take out a bomb box.
“…!”
With a chilling sensation, I felt something flying towards my left chest.
And I knew this sensation very well.
It was one of the effects of ‘Aged Gunman’s Discernment’, ‘Can intuitively know the direction the enemy will attack from.’
At this, I immediately went prone.
Swish!
Then something heavy passed over me, creating a blast of air pressure.
Kwaaaaang!
The sound of golems being destroyed behind me could be heard.
“We’re under attack!”
I shouted that and jumped up, quickly throwing a flashbang towards the sky.
Now that we’d been attacked first, the plan to sneakily install bombs had gone wrong.
So there was no choice but to chase away the darkness!
Bang! Piiiiiing!
Hwaaaak!
As soon as the flashbang exploded, the darkness retreated, and I could see what had attacked.
“…Ballista?”
It was a projectile from a catapult.
– Another one is coming!
At the knight’s shout, I looked ahead.
As the knight said, the fortress was close, and another ballista shot was flying this way.
As soon as I confirmed that, I took out the grenade launcher and fired.
Pong!
The grenade fired from the grenade launcher broke the speed limit with the cheat’s effect and quickly flew towards the ballista.
Kwaang!
The grenade exploded and a shock wave burst out.
But it only reduced the speed of the ballista and was still flying towards me.
At this, I raised my rifle and fired wildly.
Tadadadadang!
All the bullets hit the ballista.
Every time, the rifle’s ‘knockback’ effect gradually twisted the direction of the ballista, and it crashed downward.
Seeing that, I detonated another flashbang.
“Tsk.”
I clicked my tongue.
I tried to work secretly.
Now that we’d been discovered, we could only work quickly.
But I didn’t know what those bastards were thinking.
Even though they discovered us, they only shot ballistas from inside the fortress.
They were not opening the gate and sending out troops.
Don’t tell me they’re looking down on us because we have few troops?
If so, I’ll have to make grateful use of that thought, right?
I opened my inventory and started taking out bomb boxes recklessly.
“Everyone, move according to the plan!”
– But the ballistas…
“I’ll stop them, so move quickly!”
– …Yes, understood!
The white knights and soldiers moved in perfect order.
Each of them took two bomb boxes and started running towards the fortress.
Ballistas were fired at the white troops, but.
Pong! Kwaang!
Tadadadadang!
With my interception, forget about hitting the target, they only crashed downward.
Like that, when I had about 10 minutes left of my life.
Pew!
A flare was fired from a place slightly away from the fortress.
That meant all the bomb boxes had been placed in position.
I threw another flashbang and detonated it, brightening my field of vision.
Then I immediately put my eye to the rifle’s scope and magnified my view.
As soon as a bomb box was spotted in my shaking field of vision.
Bang!
I fired the gun.
And after a moment.
Kwaaaaaaaang!
Light descended.
….
……
………
Kwaaaaaaaaaaang!
With the explosion of the fortress.
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The magic energy disappeared.
That meant the main core had been destroyed.
I got up from the ground, dusting off the dirt on my body.
And as I took off my mask and breathed in fresh air.
“You’re doing something fun, huh?”
I faced a Fallen.
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