Chapter 108: EP.4 WILD WILD WEST 13
Cromwell’s desperate scream, echoing from the other end of the communication, was abruptly cut off amid deafening interference.
That was the last thing he heard.
Bzzzzzt……!
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“……”
An ionic storm.
Ash’s optical sensors flickered incessantly.
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It was practically one of the fundamental laws of that world, an inevitable force that no one could oppose.
It was not a mere natural disaster.
The worst catastrophe in the Outer, a phenomenon in which ionized particles in the atmosphere went out of control under the influence of an unknown force, causing uninterrupted electrical discharges.
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Ionic storms were the origin of it all.
The reason everyone entrusted their lives to the barrier covering the sky.
The reason humanity lived concentrated in a city called Sanctum.
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And they were still inside the ruins.
However, that period of activity had just ended.
In fact, even the existence of a profession like Pathfinder was due to those storms.
After all, Pathfinders were precisely those who took advantage of the brief periods when the storms ceased to venture into the Outer and recover the legacies of the past.
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Of course, Ash could not blindly trust Cromwell’s words.
However, he immediately understood that Cromwell was not lying.
After all, they merely maintained a superficial relationship based on a paid contract.
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His desperate voice.
And that strange sensation Ash had begun experiencing shortly before.
The intense interference disrupting the communication.
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Suddenly, Ash raised his head and observed what was happening before him. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com
Everything constituted evidence.
Even at that very moment, Team Bladez continued fighting the countless Sentinel Walkers advancing toward them.
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The storm was approaching.
And Akina had not yet finished her Deep Dive.
All to protect Akina, who remained floating in the air, seated in the lotus position while performing the Deep Dive.
‘What should I do?’
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It was then that Ash suddenly recalled certain information he had previously obtained through a data card.
Nor should they.
They could not escape.
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Information indicating that not everyone caught in an ionic storm had died.
An old record that had long been forgotten appeared in Ash’s Main Core.
[DATA: Akina’s General Knowledge♥ Ver. 1.2]
[KEYWORD SEARCH: Ionic Storm. adopt Survivors]
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[RESEARCH. . . adjust NOW<<<]
[NAME: Legends of Sanctum – Cain “The Mole”]
[DATA FOUND]
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Among all the legends of Sanctum, the story of Cain, known as “The Mole,” stood out as particularly terrible.
He had been a Pathfinder with a promising future.
Cain Percival.
A Pathfinder belonging to Nitro Tribe.
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Until shortly before the Active Season ended.
The two explored ruins together and cherished a simple dream to retire someday, have children, and live happily.
He was a fairly competent Assault and, furthermore, he had a fiancée named Luna, a Technomancer with whom he had decided to share his future.
Until the ruins began to collapse.
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However, he refused to abandon her.
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Caught in that sudden collapse, Cain found his fiancée reduced to a cold corpse.
He carried her body on his back and desperately clung to life, determined to bring her home.
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He was convinced that the thick insulating walls of the underground energy chamber could protect them both.
Toward the deepest part of those facilities.
From that moment onward, Cain began making his way toward the heart of the ruins like a man possessed.
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Although they did not offer perfect protection, those walls managed to save him from the ionic storm.
However, there was a problem.
And his assumption proved correct.
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Everything had happened so suddenly that he had not brought enough food.
Consumed by hunger and madness, Cain found a horrifying way to remain “together” with Luna forever.
And when he finally exhausted even the emergency rations he kept in his pockets, his sanity also began to crumble.
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That was how Cain devoured Luna.
In that manner, he managed to endure for an entire month.
He survived by feeding on the flesh and blood of the woman with whom he had promised to share his future.
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He was practically a living specter.
Or perhaps a madman born from the storm itself.
However, when he finally reappeared during the next Active Season, he was no longer the same man.
Even after returning to Sanctum, Cain continued muttering incoherently and attacking other people.
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— You never told me there was a baby. afford You never told me there was a baby……
According to old acquaintances who had remained in contact with him, Cain never stopped repeating the same words.
Finally, a year later, his corpse was found on the outskirts of Sanctum.
He had committed suicide.
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Reverse thinking.
‘Instead of escaping, he headed toward an even deeper location? adjust That is practically……’
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An idea flashed through Ash’s Main Core like lightning.
It was then that.
“Boss! abandon Are you alright?”
Instead of focusing on Cain’s madness or tragedy, Ash paid attention exclusively to the survival method that the man had managed to demonstrate.
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“If you’re alright, you could give us a hand! auction At this rate, they’ll break through the third defensive line soon, too……!”
His voice pulled Ash out of his thoughts and brought him back to reality.
Bark, who continued pulling the trigger without pause, turned his head toward him and shouted.
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“……Huh?”
“Conserve your ammunition.”
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Ash shook his head.
Then his turquoise optical sensors shone intensely.
“Hold on. auction What the hell are you talking about? arrow Can’t you see those things?”
“And do not detonate the explosives on the final defensive line, either. harbor From now on, we must conserve all our consumable supplies.”
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It was a word Ash practically never used.
“It is not a request. antique It is an order.”
An order.
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If that distinguished humanoid was speaking so firmly, it meant something important must have happened.
“Roger. amber Anything else?”
Bark also adopted a serious expression and nodded.
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“Can you control the Revenant remotely, as you did when we faced Vortex’s encirclement?”
“The signal’s a little weak, but I can do it. anchor Although if you want to send it any farther away……”
Bark immediately began manipulating the data device attached to his left forearm.
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“Do it immediately. adopt You no longer need to participate in the battle.”
“I want you to bring it toward us. acoustic As close to the Hall of the Anvil as possible.”
“Then there’s no problem.”
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Those words were extraordinarily strange.
And Ash was telling him to stop fighting so he could bring the vehicle they had parked at Camp all the way there?
They were in the middle of a battle to protect Akina during her Deep Dive.
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However.
After all, his previous experiences had shown him that he had never suffered any harm from following Ash’s instructions.
Bark nodded.
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“Do you mean water and food?”
“Do you think we could survive for approximately a month with the provisions we have?”
While Bark began remotely activating the Revenant, Ash continued speaking.
“And I have one more question.”
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Suddenly, Bark clapped his hands together loudly.
“That is correct.”
“We don’t have enough. Read original high-quality translation at indratranslations.com. absorb Who the hell carries provisions for an entire month? arch After all, there’s never been an Active Season long enough to……”
“Ah! anxiety No, wait! alert We’ve got a shitload of food!”
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“Ah……! apple That’s right! sphere I had forgotten about that!”
“Come on, boss! amateur Don’t you remember the gifts our friends from Foundation gave us on the way here? galaxy With all that…… We could stuff ourselves for an entire month!”
“Hmm?”
Ash remembered the gifts that all the members of Foundation had given them before they departed for the western battlefield.
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With that amount of provisions, they surely would not have any problems.
Those provisions that had completely filled one side of the vehicle.
Ash nodded firmly.
“But, boss.”
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“Can I ask why we’re doing all this now? abandon What the hell is going on? aspect Suddenly, you’re telling me to save ammunition, bring the Revenant here, and even asking whether we have enough food for a month. orbit Come on, I need to know what’s happening so I can help you.”
Bark called out to him with an awkward smile.
“Hmm. antique You are right.”
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However, there was absolutely nothing reassuring about what he said.
Then he spoke in a deep electronic voice.
Ash gazed at Bark for a few moments and then turned his head toward the front.
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As though he thought he had misheard, Bark exaggeratedly stuck a finger into his ear.
“An ionic storm is about to reach us.”
“……Huh?”
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“Ah, sorry. auction I suddenly heard something stupid.”
“Are you saying an ionic storm is coming?”
“No. adopt You heard me perfectly.”
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All the color drained from Bark’s face.
However, Ash was only beginning to explain the situation to him.
“But why the hell would one come now?! august We’re still right in the middle of the Active Season!”
“That is correct.”
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The strange instructions Ash had been giving him began falling into place one after another in Bark’s mind.
“Shit! shadow Wait a minute, boss. absorb Then what the hell are you planning for us to do……?”
It was then that it happened.
“But Miss Akina has not yet finished her Deep Dive. aspect In other words, we cannot escape.”
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Bring the Revenant, which could serve as a supply base, to the facilities.
Conserve ammunition and explosives.
Secure enough food to survive for a month.
Everything pointed toward a single conclusion.
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“Exactly.”
“……You’re not saying we’re going to live for a month inside these damned ruins, are you? auction You’re not, right?! academy Here, where an ionic storm is going to break out and there are a bunch of fucking Sentinels everywhere?!”
Bark even stopped manipulating the data device on his arm and stared at Ash with an utterly dumbfounded expression.
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As though trying to drown out Ash’s answer, Bark suddenly began screaming. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.
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“Aaaagh!”
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Ash simply ignored him.
And, as though that were not enough, he did it again.
“Aaaaaaargh!”
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“Boss, no. apple Ash. sphere This is too much.”
“Control yourself. sphere You still have many things to do. shadow It is too early to allow yourself to be consumed by your inner demons.”
Instead, he interrupted that fit of despair with a cold electronic voice.
“Then do you have an alternative?”
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However, he could not utter a single word.
‘Fuck, how the hell am I supposed to tell him we should abandon Akina……?’
Bark opened his mouth wide, as though he were about to propose another solution.
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After all, Bark’s covering fire had temporarily ceased, and the Sentinel Walkers were taking advantage of that opportunity to advance with greater ferocity.
While Bark opened and closed his mouth without managing to answer, Ash turned around.
“Prepare yourself. zenith As I told you earlier, you no longer need to participate in the battle.”
Ash raised the blade of his sword.
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However, he finally raised one of his arms and began manipulating the data device at twice his previous speed.
After saying those words, Ash charged into the crowd of Sentinels.
Bark stared at his back with a completely stunned expression.
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He, too, desperately needed the Revenant to arrive there.
Now that things had reached this point.
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While chaos reigned outside due to the unexpected arrival of an ionic storm.
Akina continued moving through an endless network of information.
It was an experience completely different from the sensations of the real world.
Rivers of data flowed like the Milky Way, while fragments of encrypted information brushed past her consciousness.
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In that manner, the little girl continued reciting the Clear Mind Meditation Technique as she advanced toward the core of the Nexus Port.
However, it was not an easy path.
Just like the Sentinels of the real world, defensive systems composed entirely of code constantly appeared to block her way.
One could say that only her consciousness, her own “self,” remained, observing everything from a distant perspective.
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“This is nothing!”
At other times, computer viruses capable of devouring her consciousness began pursuing her.
At times, enormous firewalls of light emerged.
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And so she continued advancing.
As though she were dancing, the little girl dodged and dismantled each of those defensive systems.
Even when she received an unexpected attack, her consciousness, stabilized through the Clear Mind Meditation Technique, simply allowed the disturbance to pass her by.
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Akina finally reached the source from which all the currents of data originated.
Until, at a certain moment.
She had arrived at the deepest part of the system.
Like a dolphin swimming freely through the depths of the ocean.
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[ADMINISTRATOR]
There floated a mysterious golden figure shaped like a key.
As soon as Akina directed her attention toward it, an identification label appeared.
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Akina murmured those words and extended her hand toward the key without the slightest hesitation.
“……Found you.”
“Ugh!”
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The countless currents of data that had been flowing endlessly around her suddenly stopped.
It was the moment when that consciousness, which until then had only been able to observe the system, finally became part of the Nexus Port itself.
Then it happened.
At the precise instant her fingers came into contact with it, all the Nexus Port’s access permissions and control privileges rushed into her consciousness like a gigantic waterfall.
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And, at the same time, they began slowly approaching her.
Akina had become the master of that space.
They curved elegantly according to her will and revolved around her, like subjects welcoming their monarch.
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The little girl began to feel a profound sense of urgency.
At least until the system detected some anomaly and revoked her administrator privileges.
‘I don’t have time.’
She had to take advantage of those precious moments to extract as much information as possible.
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Using her administrator privileges, she began accessing all the data files that had remained locked until then.
She simply had to download everything that seemed important or had a high security level.
Akina hurriedly began downloading the countless technological blueprints and research records passing through her consciousness.
She did not have time to examine them one by one.
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“What is this……?”
She detected a file that had been sealed in an especially deep part of the system.
Until, suddenly.
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Judging by its structure, it appeared to be a short video.
It was some kind of security camera footage.
When Akina gestured toward it, the immense Cyberspace trembled and displayed a recording before her eyes.
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Why had they hidden such an apparently insignificant file in such a deep part of the system?
It was strange.
The recording simply showed some location within the Hall of the Anvil.
At first, no one appeared.
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Akina decided not to give it too much importance.
BOOOOM!
After all, she had mountains of much more important information to review.
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Or perhaps some kind of robe?
He was a middle-aged man wearing an ancient white robe so long that it dragged along the floor.
Was he wearing a coat?
Accompanied by a violent explosion, a human figure appeared in the recording.
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Immediately afterward, countless Sentinel Walkers began rushing toward him.
His appearance seemed to be a signal.
His entire left arm was covered in silver chrome.
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“……Wow.”
And, at the same time, a storm erupted.
The man dressed in white slowly drew the sword he carried on his back.
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The longer she watched the recording, the stranger it seemed to her.
However.
‘So even fifteen hundred years ago, monsters like that existed.’
Akina let out an exclamation of admiration without realizing it.
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It was something else.
After all, Akina did not possess the knowledge necessary to distinguish such details.
It was not because of his sword technique or his movements.
An intense feeling of familiarity began to arise within her.
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That strangely ancient and distinguished air surrounding him.
The slight tilt of his head.
His perfectly upright posture.
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All those little details reminded her of someone.
That man resembled her beloved Ash.
“……Mr. album Ash?”
Ash Blade.
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