Chapter 117: EP5. The Finishing Touch 7
Among them were several quite familiar faces.
Ifrit from Halloween; Velma Eight from Omni-Cell; Assault-3 from Apex; and even Blaky, who kept rubbing his swollen jaw.
Inside Stroud’s enormous trailer, the representatives of the various factions had gathered around the same table.
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A silence as fragile as a layer of ice.
However, there was one considerable difference.
The atmosphere was completely devoid of any sense of unity or determination.
The composition of the attendees was quite similar to that previous meeting in which they had decided to break through the main entrance.
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“And how the hell do you expect us to believe your words?”
Those were the only things filling that confined space.
An unmistakable distrust among those present.
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“A golden Sentinel? accent With a consciousness of its own? adjust Ha! arcade Fuck, at least come up with a believable lie! adopt Or is this just another one of your damned corporate tricks to stop us from continuing to explore Nexus?”
Ifrit was the first to react to his mockery.
Blaky was the first to speak when Ash finished delivering his warning.
“Who the hell invited this bastard?”
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“Do you have proof?”
“What?”
“Don’t you understand how serious this situation is? matrix We’re talking about a Sentinel with a consciousness of its own! acoustic I saw it personally! riddle It tried to kidnap a Technomancer!”
“I’m asking if you have any proof of this supposed ‘golden Sentinel’ you keep talking about. alien You don’t have any, do you? album Of course not! ability Because it’s all a damned lie! abstract Did you think that if you told us that, we’d get scared and stay locked up in Camp?”
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“Ah, fuck. silence This is unbelievable.”
“……Is there nothing in that damned head of yours besides exploring and exploring?”
While Ifrit and Blaky glared at each other from opposite sides of the table, Assault-3, who had remained silent until then, opened his mouth.
“Of course not! advance What else is a Pathfinder supposed to do in the ruins? airport Stand guard at night because you order us to?”
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“A Sentinel with a consciousness of its own…… That sounds quite interesting. arena Very well. acquire That Sentinel will belong to Apex.”
“If it’s a new-generation Sentinel, we at Titan Robotics are also very interested.”
The chief engineer of Titan Robotics, who had remained quietly in his seat until then, interjected.
“And who gave you the right to decide that on your own?”
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“So you are looking for a fight. alien Since when does a bunch of damned tin cans get to covet what belongs to others?”
“I simply want to make things clear. atlas How about we agree that the ‘golden Sentinel’ will belong to whoever manages to eliminate it first?”
“……Are you looking for a fight?”
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“What did you say, you son of a bitch?!”
Assault-3 abruptly rose from his seat.
His attitude was so threatening that he seemed ready to lunge at the engineer at any moment.
“Hahaha. acquire What a curious way of putting it. album Since when does that Sentinel belong to Apex? antenna Besides, I believe you look much more like a tin can than I do.”
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It was then that it happened.
Mr. attic Chad slammed the table and shouted.
“Enough!”
His face was completely contorted with anger.
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Perhaps because everyone depended on Camp, no one dared contradict Chad.
“……”
And so, silence once again settled over that improvised meeting room.
“Have you all lost your minds?! adapt We’re talking about our ‘survival’! arctic Not exploration rights or who gets to keep what! attic We’re talking about a Sentinel with a consciousness of its own!”
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“Velma. ability What do you think?”
Chad swept his gaze over those present and finally addressed Velma, who had not uttered a single word until then.
“……Come on, give me a hand here, damn it. august This isn’t the time to argue! timber Ash went out of his way to come all the way here to warn us! acid Is this really all you can do?!”
After a few moments.
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“I have no particular opinion.”
All eyes turned toward her.
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Under everyone’s attention, Velma adjusted her glasses.
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“We have no intention of suspending our explorations over a threat of that level. antique Omni-Cell will continue exploring as before.”
She continued speaking.
“In the Outer, we are always surrounded by threats. anchor A Sentinel with a consciousness of its own? attic It is certainly interesting, but if we think about it, how is it really any different from a humanoid?”
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“See?! airport Fuck, I was right! anxiety You’re all in league with each other, aren’t you?! aspect Isn’t that right?! artist We demand that the Freelancers’ Union also have the right to participate in the explorations!”
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Blaky practically jumped out of his seat upon hearing her.
“See?!”
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A disaster.
Ash silently watched the entire scene from a short distance away.
This was an absolute disaster.
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There no longer seemed to be any point in continuing to participate in that pointless discussion.
‘I expected as much, but even so……’
A conversation that should have revolved around an omen threatening their survival had turned into a dispute over personal interests.
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Therefore, Ash silently rose from his seat.
All eyes turned toward him.
When his enormous steel body began moving, the commotion filling the trailer was momentarily interrupted.
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Seeing that Ash was about to leave the trailer immediately, Chad hurried over.
“Very well, then. auction I wish you all the best.”
“Wait, wait a moment……!”
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“Already?”
“I am going back.”
“Where are you going?”
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“But we can’t leave things like this! orbit We have to discuss together how we’re going to overcome this situation……!”
“I came here to warn you. apron Now that I have fulfilled my duty, is it not time for me to leave?”
“Is that necessary?”
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No one responded to his words.
So Ash continued.
“Because it does not seem so to me.”
His turquoise optical sensors swept over everyone present.
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“I have no intention of continuing to participate in this meaningless farce. anxiety So I shall return to the place where I belong.”
“When I came to this Camp, I did so out of sincere feeling. meadow Out of compassion and a desire to help those in difficulty. action Although we are not bound by particularly close ties, we are all ‘human beings’ living under the protection of Sanctum. legend That is why I thought we should help one another and survive together. autumn However, look at yourselves. audit Look at what you have become.”
His electronic voice sounded colder and more rigid than ever.
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“Ash, wait a moment!”
Ifrit’s voice echoed behind him.
After uttering those words, Ash left the trailer without hesitation.
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Without even turning his head, he replied coldly.
However, Ash did not stop walking.
“I know what you intend to tell me, Wandering Heroine, but as I mentioned before, I have no intention of involving myself any further in this matter.”
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However, the response he received was completely unexpected.
Ash finally stopped and looked at Ifrit.
“But that’s not why.”
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“You asked Lamia to get you some purified water, didn’t you?”
Under his gaze, the woman gave a broad smile.
“……Ah.”
“No matter how angry you are, you should at least take what you came here for. Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates. arctic Wait here. portal I’ll go get it.”
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“I’m doing you a favor, you know! athlete Don’t forget it!”
Ash gazed at her silently for a few moments and finally brought his hands together in a martial salute.
“You have my gratitude. autumn I nearly left empty-handed. anchor Miss Akina would have been very disappointed.”
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Ash took the opportunity to observe Camp.
“Hehehe. meadow Of course not.”
Certainly, it was much larger than the base where Team Bladez was staying and housed many more people.
For a few moments, both remained silent.
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After reflecting briefly, Ash addressed Ifrit.
However, its members seemed like grains of sand incapable of holding together.
“Huh?”
“How would you feel about Halloween staying with us?”
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“……Are you serious?”
“In other words, how would you feel about leaving with me right now?”
At that unexpected proposal, Ifrit blinked in bewilderment.
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“Then, what do you think?”
“It seems to me that you would be much safer with us than remaining in a place like this.”
“What you just said is pretty convincing.”
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However, she finally shook her head.
Ifrit’s characteristic heart-shaped optical sensors lit up.
“Honestly, the offer is very tempting. canvas Besides, it sounds like it would be fun. beacon But…… I’m sorry, Ash. palette I’ll have to turn it down.”
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Ash nodded involuntarily.
“Hey, think about it for a moment. voyage If I leave too, what will happen to Chad? action You saw what happened a little while ago, didn’t you?”
“……I see.”
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“That is a reason I understand perfectly. athlete So much so that I find it difficult to insist.”
It was precisely then that it happened.
“Hahaha. advance That’s how things are. academy At the very least, he needs someone nearby he can talk to reasonably. acquire Otherwise, that poor bastard……”
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“……Ah, fuck. autumn And here I thought we’d have a peaceful day today.”
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“What is the cause of such a commotion?”
A shrill emergency alarm echoed throughout Camp.
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The two made their way through the crowd of Pathfinders hurriedly emerging from the trailers and reached Camp’s outer perimeter, where they climbed onto the improvised wall made of vehicles.
Although she was grumbling, Ifrit immediately began running.
“The Sentinels, what else?”
Ash followed her as well.
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An endless tide of steel advancing from the depths of the ruins’ darkness.
What they found there was a tide.
Ifrit loaded her weapon, Dragon Breath, aimed at the enemies leading the wave, and shouted.
“What the hell? atomic There are tons of them!”
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The incendiary projectile fired by Ifrit exploded amid the crowd of Sentinels.
The barrel of her weapon spat fire.
“Well, all the better. agent I’ve been wanting to smash something anyway……!”
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Slash!
“I shall help as well.”
Ash also drew the Blade he carried on his back and cut down a Walker attempting to climb the wall of vehicles.
That was the signal for all of Camp’s firepower to begin firing simultaneously.
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She was probably referring to that battle in which they had recovered Nexus alongside Halloween.
“Oh. accent Doesn’t this remind you of the old days?”
“All we are missing are Miss Akina and the two young heroes from ROA.”
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While her flames swept across the battlefield, Ash silently cut down the Walkers approaching through the fire.
A spear of flames and a shield of steel.
“Hahaha. amateur You’re right!”
Ifrit burst into wild but cheerful laughter and began firing Dragon Breath without restraint.
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Perhaps he had come upon hearing the alarm.
Their coordination was so perfect that it seemed to be the only thing maintaining any semblance of order on that suddenly erupted battlefield.
“Fire!”
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Following his instructions, the automatic turrets installed at various points on the trailers began firing.
BOOOOM!
Mr. artist Chad appeared and shouted an order.
The other Pathfinders joined them.
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However, at a certain moment.
Ash sensed a strange feeling of incongruity.
In a matter of moments, the surroundings of Camp were engulfed in an inferno of explosions, gunfire, and screams.
Projectiles fired by more than a hundred Assaults tore through the air and destroyed the Sentinel Walkers advancing in waves.
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‘Hmm?’
At first, he could not identify what seemed so strange to him. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.
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That was not it.
Or perhaps it was because of his left arm, whose maintenance he had not yet finished?
No.
Was it because his electromagnetic senses were functioning erratically due to the ionic storm?
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The strange sensation he was experiencing was related to the battlefield itself.
Ash continued swinging his sword tirelessly while trying to discover what seemed so different.
Something had definitely changed.
It was not a simple discomfort of that nature.
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Until, at a certain moment, he finally understood what it was.
‘They…… aren’t making any noise?’
There was no sound.
There was a difference.
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It might seem like an insignificant difference, but why did it trouble him so much?
And by that, he was referring specifically to the sounds emitted by the Sentinel Walkers.
It was like the calm before a storm.
That voice that constantly repeated the same order, demanding that they cease their functions.
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However, calling it a Walker would not be entirely correct.
It was then that Ash’s optical sensors detected a strange presence.
‘What is that?’
It was a Sentinel.
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Its black, streamlined armor resembled that of an agile panther, while its inverted, twisted joints resembled the legs of a deer.
After all, it propelled itself forward on four legs, like a beast.
It was smaller than the other Sentinel Walkers and incomparably faster.
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However, it was not a creature of flesh and blood.
But something caught Ash’s attention even more than all those characteristics.
And therefore, it was a Sentinel.
It was undoubtedly a machine.
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An unknown device attached to its back.
Or perhaps some kind of gas cylinder?
The transparent container was completely filled with a mysterious violet liquid.
Was it a glass tube?
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“Wandering Heroine.”
Ifrit, who had been firing enthusiastically, turned her head.
“Hmm?”
Ash instinctively understood that this was no ordinary Sentinel.
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“What?”
“Can you see that?”
“That Sentinel running on four legs, like a beast.”
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Because of its small size and the low posture in which it advanced, it was difficult to make out.
However, Ash continued pointing at it until she finally managed to spot it.
Ifrit followed the direction Ash was pointing and narrowed her eyes.
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“Exactly.”
“Ah! atomic That thing that looks like a dog? aluminum And I’m not insulting it, okay? alien It really does look like a ‘dog’.”
“I see it now. academy What about it?”
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“Quickly.”
“Huh?”
“Shoot it.”
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It was about to reach Camp.
Perhaps because she also sensed something strange, she quickly raised her weapon.
“Understood.”
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BOOM!
And then.
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It was precisely at that instant that something extraordinary happened.
All the Sentinel Walkers surrounding that creature lunged toward the projectile, as though intending to use their own bodies to intercept it.
And they did so while their optical sensors glowed with a golden light.
She fired Dragon Breath.
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While Ifrit pointed in that direction in absolute shock, the beast-shaped Sentinel finally reached Camp’s wall.
The Pathfinders who spotted it too late concentrated their gunfire on it.
“Huh?! avalanche Th-that!”
However, it was useless.
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Immediately afterward, a rupturing sound rang out.
PSSSHHH!
Perhaps because of the impact, the mysterious device attached to its back shattered.
The creature crashed into the wall without slowing down.
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A cloud of violet smoke, the same color as the liquid contained in the vessel, burst forth and spread violently in every direction.
“What the hell is this?!”
“Uwaaah!”
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“Aaaargh!”
However, that lasted only a short while.
At first, the Pathfinders who were suddenly engulfed in that cloud of smoke merely appeared bewildered.
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A succession of horrifying screams echoed throughout the area.
“My eyes! august My eyes!”
They all came from the people who had come into contact with the violet smoke.
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“A-aaah……!”
Dark, reddish blood poured from their eyes, noses, and ears.
Unfortunately, that was not the worst of it.
Almost simultaneously, they began clutching their faces, chests, or abdomens while writhing on the ground.
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Horrifying sounds of flesh tearing and bones twisting could be heard.
After writhing for a few moments, vomiting blood and desperately clawing at their faces, their bodies gradually began to deform.
Immediately afterward, the Cyberware replacing their arms and legs began to detach, while enormous masses of bloody flesh erupted from the places they had occupied.
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“KIEEEEEEE!”
Their human forms had completely disappeared.
In their place stood deformed monsters.
Shortly afterward.
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“Wh-what the fuck is that?!”
[The violet smoke covered the city. altitude Everyone turned into monsters. echo My friends, my wife, and my children. arena Everyone.]
While Ifrit screamed in horror, a fragment of the administration log Ash had found in the Ghost Tower flashed through his main core.
They emitted monstrous shrieks that could no longer belong to any human being.
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That was the true identity of the violet smoke.
‘The anomaly disease!’
A chemical weapon against human beings developed by the Dragonkin.
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Ash, who had even forgotten to control the incessant blinking of his optical sensors, shouted to all the “human beings” in Camp.
“Wandering Heroine, you must also……!”
“Ash!”
“Everyone, get away from there! audit Immediately!”
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Ash turned his head toward the direction Ifrit was pointing.
“That’s not it! accent Look over there!”
Those dog-like creatures he had seen moments earlier were lunging toward various points around Camp.
“……Primordial Heavenly Venerable.”
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And all of them advanced with their optical sensors glowing intensely gold.
Polymorph.
Each carried on its back a chemical weapon against human beings developed fifteen hundred years ago.
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