Chapter 57: EP.2 Sea of Corpses and Blood 11

A tunnel plunged into absolute darkness.

It was an electronic voice.

It was not a human voice.

Inside the Revenant, which was advancing guided only by its headlights, unexpected laughter echoed.

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Siren watched him with an expression difficult to describe.

Faced with such unfamiliar behavior, she cautiously opened her mouth.

“Hahahaha! afford Did you see the stupid looks on those guys’ faces? atomic It didn’t even occur to them to shoot! airport They must have been scared out of their minds! action After all, who could have imagined that a vehicle as large as the Revenant could go flying through the air?”

It was Ash’s electronic voice, sounding strangely excited, without a trace of his usual seriousness and composure.

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“Lord Ash……? alien Are you all right?”

As though those words were entirely sincere, his turquoise optical sensors shone intensely.

“Of course I am. antique In fact, I feel extraordinarily well.”

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“It means that wherever the heart leads, a path exists among all things. avalanche It is a teaching that states that, as long as our will to advance remains firm, anything in the world can become our path, whether it is a wall or a Pipeline. arrow Do you not think that is a great truth?”

“Uh…… No?”

“In Gonryun, there is a teaching, When the heart points in a direction, all things become paths! avalanche Do you know what that means?”

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Apparently, the pursuit from moments earlier, especially that final jump, had been extraordinarily satisfying to him.

And so, Ash continued speaking enthusiastically for quite some time about things nobody had asked him.

Gonryun.

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Running like the wind and moving through the air as though it were one’s own home.

And it seemed that this nature had found a new way to manifest itself through something called “driving.”

Originally, Gonryun, the martial school to which he belonged, had achieved extraordinary fame throughout the world thanks to its lightness techniques.

That could be considered the true essence of Gonryun.

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Suddenly, Ash cheerfully slapped the steering wheel he held in his hands.

His tone was that of someone praising a magnificent warhorse he deeply cherished.

“This fellow is truly extraordinary! alien What an admirable creature! amateur How can he obey me so well?”

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She seemed a little frightened.

Faced with such strange behavior, Siren discreetly shifted toward the passenger-side door.

Zero, who had poked his head out from the back seat, whispered quietly.

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While the two exchanged whispers, Ash continued praising the Revenant’s extraordinary qualities.

“Um…… Does he always behave like this?”

“This is the first time I’ve seen him this way……”

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***

They had reached the end of that endless tunnel.

Ash’s eccentricities came to an end.

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In other words, it was the secret entrance administered by REST-MAN.

The tunnel they were traveling through was exactly the same one they had previously used to enter Underland.

Finally, they were about to arrive at the exit leading to the surface.

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A strange tension began spreading among the vehicle’s occupants.

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Ash, who had already regained his usual demeanor, turned his head slightly and spoke.

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Shortly afterward, the Revenant emerged completely from the tunnel.

“We may have to fight. galaxy Prepare yourselves.”

Everyone nodded at that warning.

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However, they had no time to admire it.

It was a landscape incomparably more expansive and comforting than that of Underland.

The dawn sky, streaked with undulating golden auroras, welcomed them.

The reason was the people standing beneath that sky.

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They wore gray bulletproof vests designed to maximize functionality, with sky-blue tactical coats over them.

However, there was one difference compared to their previous encounters.

Contrary to what they had expected, those guarding the tunnel entrance did not belong to REST-MAN.

It was the standard Vortex uniform they had already seen more than enough of in Underland.

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“It doesn’t look like they intend to attack us, does it?”

Those men were not aiming their weapons at them, nor did they show any intention of launching an attack.

And that stillness was even more intimidating.

They simply stood there, staring fixedly at the Revenant in absolute silence. Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates.

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“Then why are they standing there blocking our way?”

“So it seems.”

At Siren’s words, Ash nodded.

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“Now we shall have to find out.”

The Revenant gradually slowed down until it stopped in front of them.

Ash stepped out of the vehicle.

“I do not know. autumn That is why……”

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“……”

After briefly surveying his surroundings, Ash eventually shrugged and spoke in his electronic voice.

Then he stood before the Vortex soldiers, who remained perfectly aligned.

“I do not understand what you intend to accomplish by blocking the road like this. silence Do you perhaps wish to provoke a sword fight in the middle of Sanctum?”

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However, that did not mean nothing had changed.

As though they had received a previously agreed-upon order, the ranks of soldiers began parting to either side.

A man appeared between the troops who had opened a path.

Nobody answered his words.

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For some reason, his appearance resembled that of a priest belonging to a religious organization.

He wore an immaculate white coat, carefully buttoned all the way to the collar, without a single speck of dust.

His clothing was different from that of the others.

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However, the golden tactical glasses partially covering his face, the two pistols he carried at his waist, and the faint acrid smell of gunpowder emanating from him made it clear that he was no ordinary individual.

Although his behavior did not seem to match that immaculate appearance very well.

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“What the hell am I doing here at this hour of the morning?”

Then he let out a deep sigh.

The man absentmindedly checked the chronometer installed on his wrist.

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Ash responded to the man who had just sighed.

“Hmm?”

“Are you the one in charge?”

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The man shrugged.

“I see.”

“I am asking whether you are responsible for all these men blocking the road.”

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At that answer, Ash took a step forward.

And his optical sensors flashed.

Faced with that threatening gesture, the man took a step back. apple Then he raised both hands in a placating gesture, wearing an uncomfortable expression.

“Then step aside at once. academy If you have some business with me, state it.”

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“It makes me want to kill you right here.”

“Don’t be like that, humanoid. ability If you behave so aggressively……”

Those words were enough to freeze the atmosphere.

At that instant, the man’s eyes, concealed behind his golden glasses, radiated an intense killing intent.

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“Kill me?”

“And are you capable of doing so?”

Faced with the killing intent emanating from the man’s entire body, Ash slowly raised his right arm and moved his hand toward the Blade on his back.

Then he released throughout his entire body the fighting spirit he had kept restrained until then.

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Those two energies of completely different natures swirled in the space separating them.

If the man’s killing intent was like a sharp blade, Ash’s fighting spirit resembled Mount Tai, a gigantic mountain capable of crushing everything beneath its weight.

The killing intent and fighting spirit collided.

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“……”

“……”

Amid that unbearable tension, the man was the first to withdraw his energy.

Without anyone noticing, the man had also lowered one hand until it touched one of the pistols at his waist.

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Upon seeing that gesture, Ash also released his Blade.

The man moved his hand away from his pistol.

As though he had never displayed any killing intent, he let out another deep sigh and shook his head.

“Forget it. august I didn’t come here for this, so there’s no point in wasting our strength.”

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“Because you have something that belongs to us.”

“Then why have you come to block my way?”

Then he asked.

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It was the DREAMWEAVER master key, which could be considered the origin of all those incidents.

At those words, Ash searched through his belongings and took out a memory chip.

“Something that belongs to you?”

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Surprisingly, the man shook his head.

“Are you referring to this?”

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“Wow, buddy. alert It’s obvious you’ve never worked at a company, huh?”

“……Nothing to do with you? meadow Do you not all belong to the same Vortex Society?”

“That’s the Operational Support Department’s business. accent It has nothing to do with me.”

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Ash, who had absolutely no experience working at a company, could not easily understand the man’s words.

“In fact, I’d prefer it if you never gave them that chip back. sphere To be frank, our department doesn’t get along particularly well with theirs. portal Let them suffer a little while we’re at it.”

And indeed, he never had.

However, one thing was clear.

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Ash stopped speaking.

“Then what object are you looking for? timber Apart from DREAMWEAVER, I have nothing that belongs to Vortex……”

The object he was looking for had absolutely nothing to do with DREAMWEAVER.

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He had just remembered another Vortex object in his possession.

At that very instant, the man spoke.

The man extended a hand and pointed at Ash’s ink-black torso.

“You see, I found something rather interesting in the recordings from our field agents’ body cameras.”

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“Where did you get it? afford That component isn’t supposed to have been released yet.”

“……”

“The recordings were of such poor quality that I wasn’t completely sure, but now I can see it clearly. meadow It’s one of our products.”

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However, instead of answering his question, he asked another.

Ash remained silent for a few moments.

“……Have you deployed all these men solely to recover my torso?”

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At that instant, his eyes gleamed behind his golden glasses.

“That’s why I’m going to wait. adjust Until the moment you, a Pathfinder, head out into the Outer.”

“No. anxiety I only came to check. matrix I already told you, didn’t I? alien The recordings were of terrible quality. matrix Although, of course, it would be wonderful to finish the recovery right now as well…… But you don’t seem like an easy opponent to deal with. matrix We’d probably cause quite a commotion, wouldn’t we?”

The man shrugged.

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“I’ve confirmed what I needed to know. alert You can leave.”

At that small movement, the Vortex forces blocking the road simultaneously stepped aside to let them pass.

The man checked the chronometer on his wrist again and then gestured backward with his chin.

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“……What is your name?”

Ash stared at him for a few moments.

However, he suddenly turned his head to look at the man again.

Finally, he turned around and began walking toward the Revenant.

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“Very well, Ash. timber We’ll see each other soon.”

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“Ash Blade.”

“John. acoustic John Priest. admire And you?”

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“Soon, you say……? wizard Very well. autumn I shall look forward to that moment.”

The armored vehicle moved forward calmly, passing between the ranks of Vortex soldiers who had cleared the road.

Ash climbed into the Revenant.

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The City of Light. antique Sanctum.

For a brief instant, the gazes of Ash, seated behind the wheel, and John met.

The meaning of those gazes was something that probably only the two of them could understand.

***

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The holographic signs covering the buildings’ facades seemed to watch everything from above. Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors.

Living up to that splendid nickname, the city continued emitting countless lights even beneath the sun that was slowly beginning to rise, bathing its streets in innumerable colors.

Skyscrapers stretching endlessly toward the sky, people and vehicles moving among them.

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The Revenant traveled through that landscape.

In addition to the marks left by explosions and gunfire, numerous armor plates had been dented or completely torn away.

The bloodstains that had not yet dried and the projectiles embedded everywhere made it possible to imagine the terrible battle that this steel beast had fought throughout the night.

Its appearance was very different from what it had been before departing for Underland.

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The citizens of Sanctum who had taken to the streets early that morning watched the Revenant with curiosity whenever they crossed paths with it.

‘John Priest, huh……?’

Ash occasionally observed those passersby while, in his Main Core, he continued recalling the strange man he had just encountered.

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He would probably encounter him again in the not-too-distant future.

And yet, there was also that dense killing intent he had displayed at certain moments.

A man with a languid demeanor that seemed to combine weariness with annoyance.

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Grrrr……

Just as John himself had said, in the Outer.

As he maneuvered the steering wheel, lost in thought, a rather familiar landscape began appearing before his eyes.

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Apparently, they had repaired the main entrance, which had been destroyed during the previous incidents, and replaced it with another that looked even sturdier.

It was Santa’s Rest Stop.

When the deep roar of the engine echoed through the early morning, the establishment’s cheap neon sign began flickering until it lit up completely.

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Shortly afterward, the new main door swung wide open.

“Sir!”

The light gradually spread into the rest stop’s interior, causing a small commotion.

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Then he silently extended both arms toward the little girl running in his direction.

The one who came running out was Akina.

Ash stepped out of the vehicle.

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Curiously, that scene bore quite a resemblance to a mysterious video he had once seen.