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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
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Buzzzzz
The hail of fire from the roof of the barracks was completely blocking any aerial approach. The soldiers, the special forces leader, and Sung Ga-yeon were running, splashing through the mud. I was running too, my eyes fixed on the monster wild boar.
Buzzzzz
The monster wild boar whipped its head around. Damn it, its head alone was the size of a one-ton truck. To think there was a beast that big! My heart pounded. The creature shook its black fur. Then, it raised its snout and roared.
Roaaaargh!
I gritted my teeth. I looked away. The US military barracks. The building that was unleashing a hail of fire from its roof. The flashing lights and the sound of gunfire had caught its attention. The creature lowered its head.
Splash!
A huge spray of water. It was going to run. I put my finger on the trigger of my Ingram MAC-10. And I looked back and forth between the creature and the barracks. The US military barracks. The monster wild boar. And me. This triangle was a distance I could never cover in time, no matter how fast I ran.
Roaaaargh!
The monster wild boar raised its head. And it began to run across the river with a thunderous roar.
Crazy!
If that monster crashed into the building, everyone in there would die!
Acceleration!
[Auto Cast: Acceleration]
The first time I had activated Acceleration today. The ripples in the air left by the people running ahead of me. The gentle breeze from afar. The shockwave left by the monster’s roar. Everything blended together, shimmering in front of my eyes like a pushed jelly.
The monster wild boar, cutting through the river, sending fragments of the human beasts that had been at the bottom of the river flying with the water, was slowly running towards the barracks. I ran towards the center of the creature and the barracks. The slowed-down special forces members, Sung Ga-yeon, and the US special ops team members were passed by on my left and right like a blur.
Every time I stepped on the ground, the mud was trampled, and the sound was pushed back.
Splash, splash
I passed the people who were blocking my view. Now, what lay before me was a wide field of farmland. As I ran across the field, I held out both arms. A transparent circle bloomed in front of each Ingram MAC-10. A left circle, a right circle. The monster wild boar was so huge that I could barely fit it into both circles combined, even from a distance. The creature glowed red. Dozens, no, hundreds of red lights spread across its entire body like pastel colors. I gritted my teeth.
Grind.
And I pulled the trigger.
Rat-a-tat-tat, rat-a-tat-tat.
The bullets, twisting the air into a spiral, shot out of the muzzle. The bullets that shot out flew past me. The spiral of air, twisting and widening. As it flew sideways, I pulled the trigger until the magazine was empty.
Rat-a-tat-tat, rat-a-tat-tat, click.
Magazine!
I stopped, stomping my foot on the ground, and immediately ejected the magazines. At the same time, I let go and pulled out the magazines from my thighs, replacing them. Two magazines, spinning slowly in mid-air. I grabbed them, put them in my thigh pouches, and then grasped the two Ingram MAC-10s that were spinning on their own.
The monster wild boar, which had leaped out of the river. Its front legs had touched the land. Its hind legs were about to step on the ground. I immediately ran forward, my arms outstretched. The transparent circle. I pulled the trigger.
Rat-a-tat-tat, rat-a-tat-tat.
The sound of wet footsteps and the firing of the Ingram MAC-10s. The dense air, spreading in a spiral. And the slow noise of the heavy weapons. As I ran, pulling the trigger, I realized. I couldn’t reach it. I couldn’t stop it from crashing into the building. But I had to do as much damage as I could! Damage!
Rat-a-tat-tat, click!
I emptied two magazines in an instant, replaced them with new ones, and held out the Ingram MAC-10s. The creature was already pushing off the ground with its hind legs. I didn’t know how many times I had used Acceleration. I just ran and shot. This was the last magazine.
And finally. My bullets began to hit the creature’s body. In the neck, the jaw, the eyes, the front legs, the hind legs, the stomach, and the thighs. My bullets rained down on it like a storm. I pulled the trigger until the end.
Rat-a-tat-tat, rat-a-tat-tat.
And I ran. Still far. Too far. A little more. If only I were a little faster. If only I could run faster!
Neeeeeeigh!
The monster wild boar was hit and roared. And it pushed off the ground and shot forward. Instantly. Even in an accelerated state, the creature’s form was a blur. It was incredibly fast.
Rat-a-tat-tat, rat-a-tat-tat, click.
…The magazine was empty. …There were no more.
I ran with all my might and at the same time, I holstered the Ingram MAC-10s on my thighs. A bow. I had to shoot this…!
Just as I was turning to grab my bow. The wild boar’s head, which had charged at an incredible speed, collided with the barracks. And Acceleration ended.
“Ugh!”
Damn it! As I was cursing inwardly, the wild boar’s head smashed through the barracks and went in.
Rumble, crash!
In an instant, the walls and pillars collapsed, and the creature fell. The sound of it collapsing was like thunder.
Screeech!
It screamed as it fell. The shattered bricks and pillar fragments instantly created a cloud of smoke.
Twang
I drew my bow.
[Level Up x3]
Never mind the message!
That’s not important right now!
As I ran, drawing an arrow, a question flashed through my mind. The monster wild boar. The way it screamed and fell was strange. The bullets I had just poured into it. 180 rounds. All of them had hit their weak points perfectly. The left side of the creature had been almost completely wiped out. Was that why? I gritted my teeth and ran, nocking an arrow on my bow. An arrow. It was slower than a bullet, but I could definitely hit a weak point. I was just about to draw back the string.
The corner of the barracks cracked and collapsed.
Rumble!
The American soldiers on the roof were swept away and fell. And I realized. It had stopped. The hail of fire from the heavy weapons on the roof had stopped. Was it because they were surprised? Or was it because of the shock of the building collapsing? Whatever the reason, at this moment, no one was pulling the trigger. Everyone was staring at the collapsed side.
“Sung-hoon-ssi!”
A woman’s voice. Who was screaming? Ah, Sung Ga-yeon. Why was she screaming?
I ran and glanced back. And at that moment, the sky turned black. A chill ran down my spine. Just as I was about to look up, something squeezed my body tightly. I couldn’t breathe!
“Gak!”
I dropped the bow I was holding.
Flap!
The sound of a tent flapping in a storm. The ground instantly moved away. The people became tiny in an instant. I could see the roof of the building!
“Kuk!”
My stomach was in agony. I looked down at what was gripping my stomach. Thick claws were digging into my stomach. I looked back. The first thing I saw was black fur. Each strand was like a rope. And,
Flap!
A fierce wind whipped my hair. And my body was bent and twisted.
“Kuk!”
It felt like I was being sucked into the sky. It felt like I was flying dozens of meters with each flap of its wings. I raised my head and forced my eyelids open against the wind. I could see it. The giant bat that was gripping me. It was so huge, it felt like it would blot out the sky.
Flap!
“Gah!”
My body was twisted. The claws dug into my stomach.
“This…!”
I gritted my teeth and grabbed the foot that was gripping my body and tore at it with all my might.
Rip!
A handful of scaly skin was torn off. It was tearing! I watched the droplets of blood from my stomach fall far below, and I continued to tear at its foot.
Rip!
At that moment, the creature that had been flying endlessly into the sky twisted its body. My body was also thrown around and twisted in all directions. I couldn’t control my body! I gripped its claws and gritted my teeth. Hold on! I have to hold on!
At that moment, my body was lifted up. I looked back instinctively. The creature had opened its mouth. It roared.
Screeech!
It felt like my ears would burst. I gritted my teeth and endured its roar. The creature’s wide-open mouth rapidly grew larger. Countless teeth, even on the roof of its mouth. I instinctively reached out and grabbed its teeth. And I lifted my foot and stomped on its lower jaw.
“Bite!”
You think I’m going to be eaten?!
The creature roared.
Screeech!
It felt like I was going to be pushed back by the sound. I was going crazy.
Grind!
An unpleasant feeling rose in my chest.
“Gah!”
I couldn’t breathe. It had broken my ribs when it grabbed me.
“Gak!”
Cough.
The taste of iron instantly spread in my mouth. Red blood coughed out of my mouth. The creature was trying to close its mouth. My arms and legs were trembling.
Grind.
It felt like my chest would burst. The claws dug into my stomach. It was painful. I trembled, my arms shaking. I lowered them. And I gritted my teeth and said, “You think I’m going to die…!”
With one hand gripping its teeth,
and one foot stomping on its jaw,
I drew my sword and threw it.
From my fingertips, my eyes, my arms, my legs, my body, afterimages gathered and leaped out.
Whoosh!
The Shadow Warrior gripped my sword. I commanded,
Kill it.
The Shadow Warrior, which had appeared, gripping the sword, immediately reached out and grabbed its whiskers. And, with incredible speed, it spun, stomped on its jaw, and began to swing its sword. Stabbing, slashing, stabbing. Blood and flesh flew in all directions. The monster bat’s jaw began to tremble. I could feel it clearly. It wasn’t me who was trembling. It was the creature.
Screeech!
The creature raised its wings. And it flapped them. It soared higher into the sky. My body swayed. A dull feeling rose in me. It felt like I was being electrocuted.
“Gah!”
Grind!
My ribs broke again. I gritted my teeth and endured it. Cut it, cut it! Cut this thing! So it can’t fly into the sky anymore!
The Shadow Warrior, which had been stabbing at the bat’s head, hesitated. The Shadow Warrior, its brains exposed, stomped on its head and ran to its back. I couldn’t see it. I could only hear the sound. The sound of the monster bat’s back being slashed and cut.
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