Chapter 199
Episode 199. [ New York (5) ]
Squeak! Squeak!
Beings similar to humans but different were screaming on the subway platform.
I ran to the sound of the tunnel collapsing, but not only did the tunnel collapse, but my compatriots were also attacked by someone and fell to the ground.
Caw!
When one of the mutants, who was well-dressed, screamed, the faster-legged mutant ran into the unblocked tunnel.
It was to inform others of the situation. The mutants were not yet aware that other stations were also blocked.
However, it was clear that the tunnel had not just collapsed and that the enemy had entered.
A mutant wearing an old suit gave instructions to other mutants.
Wow.
The order was to search the entire area.
The mutants who received instructions ran up the platform stairs.
The mutants disappeared over the stairs and
QUAANG!
It bounced back down the stairs.
The body of the mutant with its armor-like skin had holes in it, and the mutant’s long, blade-like nails had their nails dented.
The mutants thrown down the stairs were already dead.
Jump and jump.
Footsteps were heard from the top of the stairs.
The remaining mutants increased their abilities.
A fireball rose and mana flickered on the platform.
However,
when a man with a sword appeared on the stairs, the fluttering mana hardened.
Jump and jump.
I hadn’t seen him for a long time, but the person coming down the stairs now was clearly a proper human being.
Moreover, he was an awakened person. Gushing out terrifying mana.
Wow.
It wasn’t just mana. The air was frozen.
The mutants didn’t even dare to attack.
A huge amount of mana was swirling around humans.
Ssssss.
It was so powerful that the dust on the floor was rising around him. Mana, which had no form, was affecting reality.
“A captain-level doppelganger? Or the Awakened?”
A mutant in a suit spouted human language.
Kyunghoon looked at him. As expected, there was a monster here that could talk.
Maybe he could get some information, but Kyung-hoon wasn’t interested in that right now.
Kyung-hoon came down the stairs and stamped his foot.
thud.
Kyung-hoon’s figure disappeared in front of the stairs. No, it was so fast that even the mutants saw it as if it had disappeared.
bang!
The dazed mutant’s head exploded. And the waist of another mutant who was a long way away was cut off.
Suddenly!
The torso rose upward and another mutant was thrown against the wall.
It only took a moment for the platform to be cleared.
“I will guide you. If you save me, I will give you information. “I’ll take you to the nest!”
A mutant in a suit raised his hands and chatted enthusiastically with the words he could barely think of.
It seemed quite strange as they were talking with an expressionless face, but the mutant was desperate.
Grrrr.
The sword stopped before the mutant’s eyes.
It wasn’t even touching the black skin, but the mana blooming from the quivering sword was cracking the skin.
-How amazing. A monster that surrenders. It’s human-like behavior. But is he really surrendering?
Listening to Eve’s words, Gyeonghoon put away his sword.
“Guide me.”
“Well thought out. “I will guide you.”
The mutant answered with a bleeding face. It seemed like the monster didn’t even know it was bleeding.
The mutant in the suit looked around, guiding the intruder.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten combat mutants were defeated. It wasn’t usually a strong enemy.
“My name is Jack Brandon. “What is your name?”
The mutant asked Kyung-hoon a question as he went up the stairs.
Kyunghoon chuckled. It was speaking like a human, but it was completely different from what a human would say.
The pitch and speaking speed were constant. It felt like a machine was reading the text.
Kyung-hoon didn’t answer, but the mutant didn’t stop talking.
“Are you human? Are there still humans left? “Where are you from?”
-The way you speak is very interesting. That’s different from what the doppelganger says.
“Cover the outside, right? It’s very cool down here. “Are there any other colleagues?”
Kyung-hoon also had the same thoughts as Eve.
The monster talking in front of me was a being similar to, but different from, a human with human memories and words.
As he walked through the maze of the underground square, the monster continued talking to Kyung-Hoon.
They were meaningless words filled with incoherent questions.
It was clear to me without even asking why the monster was making such a fuss.
Eve whispered in Kyung-hoon’s ear.
-Mutants are flocking from all directions. Everyone is heading in our direction.
Shoo shoo shoo.
The mutants all moved quietly, but there was no way they wouldn’t get caught by the drones and spider robots that Eve had laid down.
Kyunghoon smiled.
As expected, the mutant walking in front had not surrendered.
If a monster that seemed to have little combat power was giving instructions to another monster, there was only one conclusion.
-Is this a trait of telepathy?
It didn’t matter either way.
He was gathering mutants wherever Kyung-hoon wanted.
The road led by the mutant was empty. And little by little, traces of humans diminished.
The walls were covered in dark red blood, and instead of a bed, cloth and straw were piled in the corners of the floor.
What appeared to be a restaurant was filled with piles of bones instead of dishes, and there were skulls instead of books on the bookshelf.
After a while, the guiding mutant’s steps stopped.
The place he guided me to was quite a strange place.
It was a large circular room.
Old, outdated server equipment was lined up against the wall, and inside was a circular vault door like the one seen in bank basements.
-Has confirmed. That door is the basement vault door of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
They said it was the World Trade Center area, and it seemed like the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was in the same area.
Kyunghoon looked around with a bewildered expression. This is the place where the largest amount of gold in the world was gathered.
But the gold was not here now.
It had been moved to an underground fortress in the Rocky Mountains a long time ago, and was now in Gyeonghoon’s arms.
“Could it be an empty safe?”
-well. Why not check it out?
Kyung-hoon nodded at Eve’s words.
To confirm, there was something I had to take care of first.
“Just like I said, I came to the nest. “I hope you answer my question.”
The inside was relatively clean and the computer servers were still operating. The mana stone generator was still running.
Bones were piled up in the center of the circular room, and behind them was a chair made of bones.
As the mutant said, it seemed like a monster’s nest.
But I couldn’t see what a nest should be.
“Where is the owner of the nest? “Are you really the owner?”
The mutant responded to Kyung-hoon’s words.
“Is that the information you want? I am not the owner. “The owner is not here.”
The mutant in the suit bared his teeth.
“And this is where you will die. Let’s leave the head so that it can be praised by the master.”
Rumbling.
There was the sound of mutants coming from behind. As if there had been an order, the mutants broke their silence and screamed.
Kyung-hoon! Gyeong
-hoon turned around.
Here . I thought I knew why they guided me there. This room was a dead end room with no other exit. If you
blocked the direction Kyung-hoon came in from, there was no way out.
Kyung-hoon smiled. That means you only have to fight enemies in one direction. That was the story.
Mutants appeared on the narrow, boarded-up road.
Wow!
It was a strange group of old and young, men and women mixed together.
Half of them were not human and most of them were not even wearing clothes.
-70 79 103—. The crowds keep coming.
Gyeong-hoon held out his sword.
The Samjeonggeom burned red.
The alley was filled with monsters. It was like a group of running zombies you see in a movie. Mutants
that did not resemble humans jumped forward. .
The thorns became longer, the skin became thicker, the claws became sharper, and the hair became wire-like.
Various auras flickered around the mutants that followed. They were all activating their characteristics.
The mutants were not worried about their nest being destroyed. It was the same.
The enemies were approaching, but Kyung-hoon did not
dodge. -I will support you. I will inject mana. The entire area may collapse due to an overcharge attack. Please prepare for space movement. A
strong attack was possible, but the power was difficult to control. Eve advised ,
but Kyung-hoon shook his head.
“Don’t support me. This time, I’ll do it alone.”
-You may get exhausted after using the skill. Danger…. Ah, I understand.
Eve stopped giving advice when she saw the sword filled with red light.
Uuuuuung.
The sword became even redder. The sword was filled with mana.
Monsters are right around the corner. It came close.
Flames poured towards Kyung-hoon, thorns shot out, and hair extended towards Kyung-hoon.
Before swinging the sword, Kyung-hoon briefly wondered why he was so angry. Although
Isabel’s situation was pitiful, there was no reason for him to be so angry. There was none. But Gyeong-hoon was sad and angry until now.
But the doubt disappeared the moment he swung the sword.
He filled his anger and sadness into his mana. The red light became stronger.
The appearance of the mana contained in the sword was different from before. All around. The mana that was running wild came together as one.
The moment Kyung-hoon swung the sword, the mana contained in the sword spewed out. A new blade stretched out from the blade.
Shuaaaaaa!
It was a blade made of mana.
But this blade did not change into hundreds of blades like before. No.
It was just one blade.
A sharply forged blade spread out wide and spread out. The blade
made of mana cut through the wall made of iron plates, cut off the wire-like hair, and cut off the flying thorns. It cut down the running mutants. I threw it away and cut off the monster that was flying flames.
Suddenly.
A red line split the world in half. Neither
the suit-wearing mutant who was watching from behind nor the mutants who were running toward Kyung-hoon could understand the situation for a moment.
The legs of the mutants who were running forward continued to run forward. They went out. But the upper bodies of the mutants couldn’t keep up with the legs.
All the monsters were cut in half. Blood was rushing out.
Chuaaaaaaa!
There were no exceptions. Both the first and last mutants were cut in half.
Boom!
The wall that created the maze was also split in half.
The walls, which had been stained black with hardened blood, were filled with red blood.
The same was true for Kyung-hoon’s body. His body was covered in red blood.
Kyung-hoon turned around. He
was standing there blankly . I saw a mutant in a suit.
He stumbled and asked.
“Are you human? “Could it be an S-class awakened person?”
Kyunghoon grinned at his words.
“Until a little while ago.”
Hwaaaaaaaaaaa!
The red blood that was gushing out rushed toward Kyung-hoon.
Mana was flooding in.
Kurrrrrrrrrr.
The walls shook and blood danced.
All the mana sang.
An expression appeared on the mutant’s face. He was terrified.
The mutant muttered.
“A human is a monarch…”