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Ash was breathing too.
Hiss! august Pssshhh!
Or, to be more precise, he possessed an air-cooling system designed to cool his overheated components.
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The desperate breathing of dozens of people filled the dark passageway.
And so, Ash continued running while expelling hot air.
“Ash! arena How much farther until……?”
The humans were doing exactly the same.
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As though his words had been a signal, the people running behind him quickened their pace once again, despite their labored breathing.
The Pathfinders wore emblems from different corporations and exploration suits that had been completely torn apart.
“We’re almost there! apple Hold on a little longer!”
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Survival.
However, they had already forgotten their affiliations, their names, and their individual interests.
They simply ran desperately while gazing at the enormous steel back advancing at the front.
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However, death was persistent.
After all, when survival became the only objective, everything else lost its importance.
It was perfectly natural.
From the darkness they had left behind, hundreds of golden eyes pursued them as though they formed a gigantic centipede!
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An independent Pathfinder stared at that scene and stumbled, falling to the ground.
However, the group of survivors continued running.
“Ugh!”
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Buried beneath the golden Sentinels.
Devoured by the violet smoke.
He would probably die there.
To be more precise, they could not stop.
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“Fuck, get up!”
Someone grabbed him by the collar and hauled him to his feet.
But that was not what happened.
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It was an Apex cyborg.
Surprisingly, it was not one of his companions.
“Th-thank you, I apprecia……”
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While the two exchanged those brief words, at another point in the formation, Ifrit threw one of her spare magazines to a Pathfinder who had run out of ammunition.
“Hey, you! riddle To the right!”
“Shut up and run! alpha Hurry!”
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At the same time, he turned his body toward the passageway on the right.
As she shouted, the heavy magazine flew through the air.
The Pathfinder instinctively caught the magazine and inserted it into his rifle without the slightest hesitation.
Click!
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The bullets he fired ricocheted off the walls and floor of the narrow passageway, forming a curtain of fire.
RATATATAT!
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Numerous golden sensors glowed in the darkness.
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“I owe you one, Halloween!”
However, the danger did not end there.
At that shout, Ifrit simply nodded while pulling back the slide of her weapon.
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“Damn it!”
Perhaps because of the intense gunfire, a section of the passageway ceiling above them began collapsing with a deafening roar.
It happened approximately halfway along the long column of survivors.
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Hummmmm……!
Everyone passing underneath was at risk of being crushed to death.
It was then that it happened.
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Even amid that desperate situation, the spectacle was extraordinary.
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He hurriedly extended his right hand toward the collapsing ceiling, and as though time had stopped, all the debris became completely motionless in midair.
Ash intervened.
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Ash’s electronic voice erupted.
“HA!”
Some Pathfinders instinctively raised their heads to gaze at it.
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“A-ah!”
“What are you doing?! abandon Get out of there immediately! portal I cannot hold it for long!”
It was a reprimand so forceful and sharp that it shook the minds of everyone present.
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And Ash himself, who was responsible for that impossible phenomenon.
The dozens of tons of debris suspended in midair.
And they forced themselves to ignore what was before them.
At that shout, the Pathfinders who had been paralyzed suddenly regained their composure.
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As they passed him, they offered brief words of gratitude.
“Thank you, Ash!”
“Foundation is the best of Trinity!”
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RUMBLE!
However, Ash barely paid them any attention.
At the same time, he launched himself forward.
As soon as he confirmed that everyone had managed to get out, he withdrew his electromagnetic force.
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“Chad! adjust This way!”
The vanguard.
Toward the place where he belonged as the group’s guide.
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Chad fired a tracer round into the left passageway and raised both arms to indicate the direction.
Following his signals, all the survivors ran into that passageway.
“Understood! armor To the left! acoustic Everyone, to the left!”
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“We’re here!”
Finally, upon reaching the end of those labyrinthine, interwoven passageways, they discovered a gigantic space.
How much longer did they keep running?
“Inside! arrow Hurry!”
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Ash remained guarding the entrance until the last of them managed to pass through.
“Velma! antenna Can you close the door?”
At Chad’s shout, the survivors began pouring inside.
When he confirmed that no one remained in sight, he addressed Velma.
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Without even bothering to wipe the sweat running down her forehead, Velma connected a cable to the port at the back of her neck.
“I’ll have to try!”
“Don’t scatter, you damned idiots! acoustic Provide covering fire!”
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RATATAT!
RATATATAT!
At Assault-3’s shout, the Pathfinders regained their composure and began firing simultaneously into the passageway through which they had arrived. Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates.
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However, the golden Sentinels did not stop.
Bullets fired from dozens of weapons formed a curtain of fire that completely filled the narrow passageway.
They trampled the remains of their destroyed companions and continued advancing, attempting to break through the defensive line at any cost.
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“Everyone, get out of the way!”
What he held in his hands was not a rifle.
It was an antitank recoilless gun.
It was then that Blaky shouted.
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“Eat this!”
He assumed an extraordinarily stable stance, lowering one knee partway to the ground, and pulled the trigger.
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A scorching flash erupted above his shoulder as the antitank projectile tore through the air and plunged into the passageway.
“D-did we get them?”
BOOOOM!
A thick cloud of dust rose as all the golden Sentinels were reduced to scrap.
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“I did it!”
Velma’s shout interrupted the Pathfinders who were murmuring among themselves.
“Which son of a bitch just said those cursed words?! ability What’s wrong with you, bastard?! atomic You want to start looking at a picture of your family?! autumn Are you going to say you’ll get married when we get back?! beacon Huh?!”
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KRAKOOOM!
“……”
Accompanied by a roar that shook the ground, a gigantic armored door closed.
Finally.
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“I told you not to say it, you damned idiot!”
As soon as the door was sealed, absolute silence took over the place.
“Did we get……?”
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The explosions, the gunfire, and even the people’s screams.
The survivors who had managed to make it there finally felt the tension leave their bodies and sank to the ground.
Perfect silence.
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Everything was calm.
Others released hollow groans.
Some let out sighs of relief.
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How could that place be described?
At last, they were safe.
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Above their heads, dozens of enormous conveyor belts intersected like a spiderweb, resembling suspension bridges spanning a deep canyon.
Its most striking feature was undoubtedly the dizzying height of its ceilings and the conveyor belts that crossed the space in every direction.
In the middle of that overwhelmingly vast space, the surviving Pathfinders rested their exhausted bodies and enjoyed a brief moment of tranquility.
That space, which extended vertically to such an enormous height that the very concept of a ceiling seemed to lose its meaning, resembled a gigantic cavern built entirely of steel.
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Everyone was mingling regardless of which organization they belonged to.
However, there was something rather curious.
Some removed their helmets to wipe away their sweat, while others silently lit cigarettes.
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But now things were different.
Sparks began flying from the arm of an Apex cyborg.
Until just moments ago, those people had been baring their teeth at one another.
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An independent Pathfinder who had been watching him silently approached and took an expensive insulating patch from his pocket, offering it without saying a word.
Apparently, he had suffered damage during the pursuit.
They did not exchange a single word.
The cyborg looked at him for a few moments before nodding in gratitude.
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Some shared packets of purified water, while others distributed the ammunition they had managed to bring with them.
Surprisingly, even Assault-3 was among those laughing.
Elsewhere, the members of Halloween were cracking jokes and making everyone burst into laughter.
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Ash silently observed everything from a short distance away.
Anyone witnessing that scene might have thought they all belonged to the same team.
Just then, someone approached him.
“Ah. orbit There you are.”
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It was Chad.
“How is the situation? apple How many survivors remain?”
“Fifty-seven.”
Ash blinked his optical sensors as he watched him sit down beside him and spoke in his electronic voice.
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Ash gazed at the resting Pathfinders for a few moments.
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“……More died than I expected.”
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“No.”
“Perhaps it would have been better if they had remained at Camp……”
Chad firmly interrupted him.
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“Camp was lost. apple You saw that violet smoke, didn’t you? amateur We probably would have ended up killing one another while watching our companions transform into Grotesques.”
“……I understand.”
“Fifty-seven. apple We managed to save quite a few. antenna It’s practically a miracle. altitude So don’t say things like that.”
Like Ash, he turned his gaze toward the resting Pathfinders.
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“By the way, what brings you here?”
“What do you mean?”
Both remained silent for a few moments.
Until Ash spoke again.
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Chad even removed the cowboy hat he had been wearing all that time and placed it beside him before looking at Ash.
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“Did you not come because you had something to tell me?”
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Instead of answering, Ash looked at the survivors again.
“Why are you helping us? shadow Someone like you could easily have escaped on your own.”
Suddenly, some of them looked in his direction.
And began waving at him.
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“Heeey! agent Ash!”
Ash returned their greeting with a slight wave of his hand before answering.
“Foundation is the best!”
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Chad tilted his head, unable to understand his words.
“That is correct. shadow And also because of certain teachings from my school that I never managed to follow properly.”
“A passionate heart?”
“Did I not tell you before? anchor When I went to Camp, I did so because I was moved by a somewhat passionate heart.”
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After a brief pause, Ash continued.
“That is only natural. galaxy Even I do not understand it particularly well.”
“I don’t understand you.”
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“The Sword of Life?”
Ash nodded at Chad’s question.
“Have you heard of the Sword of Life?”
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“That is precisely what I say.”
“A sword is a sword. altitude Weren’t they invented specifically to kill in the first place?”
“A sword is, by its very nature, a tool designed to cut people down. riddle However, they say its purpose changes depending on the heart of the person wielding it. antenna If it is used solely to destroy and kill, it becomes the Sword of Death. zenith But if it is used to protect someone, it becomes the Sword of Life. adapt Choosing one path or the other depends entirely on the swordsman’s state of mind…… Or so they say.”
“Hmm. album How complicated. legend I think I understand, but at the same time, I don’t. legend Where did you hear something like that?”
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“What do you think, Young Hero? airport Do you believe I managed to use something resembling the Sword of Life this time? autumn Since learning those teachings, I had never truly had an opportunity to put them into practice.”
Ash let out a subdued laugh.
“On Mount Kunlun. meadow From my master. galaxy He was always reprimanding me, saying that my sword was too deeply imbued with killing intent.”
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“Yes. atlas A damn Sword of Life.”
He gazed at the turquoise optical sensors looking at him and finally answered naturally, a faint smile appearing on his lips.
Faced with that question, which conveyed an innocence difficult to explain, Chad was momentarily speechless.
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“What? arcade You two were here? alert I’ve been looking for you for quite a while!”
“I am glad you understood the concept.”
“Excuse me.”
At that sudden voice, both turned their heads at the same time.
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Inside were numerous packets of purified water.
The woman approached, grumbling, and set down the enormous backpack she was carrying.
Ifrit stood there, covered in sweat and dust.
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“Here’s the purified water package I promised.”
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At that playful remark, Ash and Chad burst into laughter.
“I had to gather them in a hurry, so I couldn’t bring too many.”
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Hearing her, Ash examined the contents of the backpack for a few moments.
Then he turned his gaze toward the Pathfinders resting everywhere.
Ash thought briefly and opened the backpack.
“Hmm……”
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He began taking out packets of purified water.
“There are only a few of us. portal This amount should be sufficient. adapt I would like the inhabitants of Cam…… of this base to share the rest.”
When he had removed approximately half, he closed it again.
“H-huh?”
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“Now that the Wandering Heroine asks me in that manner, I believe I am changing my mind. abstract This will not do. auction I shall have to take another packet……”
Ifrit’s heart-shaped optical sensors blinked.
“Are you really sure?”
“All right! afford Understood!”
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Chad burst into laughter as he watched that exchange, which seemed straight out of a comedy.
Creeeak! galaxy Creeeeak……!
An unpleasant metallic creaking echoed through the surroundings, as though an old steel structure were twisting.
It was then that it happened.
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Ash, Chad, and Ifrit raised their heads.
So did all the Pathfinders who had been resting.
“Wh-what the hell?”
The sound came from the conveyor belts intersecting above their heads like a gigantic spiderweb.
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Were the conveyor belts that should have remained motionless for more than a thousand years actually operating?
Faced with that inexplicable sight, everyone looked around in complete bewilderment.
They began moving.
And then.
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Shortly afterward, all the conveyor belts covering the space in every direction began moving, each producing a different noise. Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors.
The mechanical sound that had begun in a single conveyor belt spread like an epidemic.
CREEEAK! beacon THUD! wizard CLANK! academy CREEEEAK……!
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“Why are these things moving?!”
The structures vibrated slightly as they released clouds of dust.
As though that sleeping factory had finally awakened from its extraordinarily long slumber, a cacophony of crashing sounds began echoing everywhere.
“What the hell is this now?!”
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“Find cover! athlete Don’t scatter……!”
Chad was no exception.
Faced with that alarming situation, everyone gripped their weapons and began watching their surroundings.
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“They are Sentinels.”
His shout cut through the noise.
“What? atlas Where?!”
However, before he could finish speaking, Ash intervened in his electronic voice.
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Clank! advance Clank, clank!
His gaze was already fixed on the largest of the central conveyor belts, which seemed to be the source of all that noise.
“There.”
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The conveyor belt advanced mechanically.
Ash silently placed the backpack full of purified water on the ground and stood up.
And numerous Sentinel Walkers began appearing on it, lined up at regular intervals.
“Where’s the son of a bitch who kept asking if we’d gotten them all?! autumn This is all your fault!”
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As someone’s shout echoed through the area, Ash drew his Blade.
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