Chapter 14: RUN 2
Behind them, thousands of Grotesques pursued them while emitting bloodcurdling shrieks. beacon Their appearance resembled an enormous wave formed from masses of flesh.
A long passageway without any forks.
Three Pathfinders were running desperately through it.
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As though responding to that unexpected chase, red emergency lights began flashing throughout the ruins.
Perhaps that passageway, which the REST-MAN had destroyed with an anti-tank projectile, formed part of Gamma-7’s main facilities.
A strange siren was also blaring, its sound deafening.
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However, this was no time to worry about such things.
And after suffering such severe damage, some security system might have been activated.
The three running desperately had far more urgent problems.
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Her legs were already quite short and her strides small, but she was also carrying an enormous backpack on her back.
Akina, who had somehow ended up running ahead of the others, was panting heavily.
“Hah, haaah!”
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She was suffering terribly.
“Aaah!”
It was Ash, who had quickly caught up with her.
Just as Akina was about to stumble after stepping on something while running, an enormous steel arm caught her around the waist.
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Then, suddenly, he swung his sword upward.
Ash practically snatched away the backpack she was carrying and carelessly slung it over one shoulder.
“Give me that!”
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“Can you keep running?”
“I have to!”
A Grotesque that had been crawling along the ceiling and had just dropped down was split in two.
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Meanwhile,
The heads of two or three Grotesques that had gotten too close exploded into a bloody mess.
Ifrit’s pistol spat fire relentlessly.
Boom! acquire Boom!
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However, Ash understood perfectly what she meant and lunged forward while swinging his steel sword.
“Reloading! attic Help!”
She uttered those words in a strangely clipped manner, without bothering to form a complete sentence.
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It all happened in an instant.
He cut down a creature climbing the left wall and pierced the jaws of another that lunged from the right.
“Now!”
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A familiar-looking door appeared in the distance.
It was precisely the stone door that Akina had previously opened through a Deep Dive.
How long had they been running?
The three began running again to maintain the distance they had managed to create, even if only momentarily.
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Without a doubt, the situation would improve compared to their current circumstances.
Beyond that door were quite a few forks in the path, so the Grotesques pursuing them would probably end up dispersing to some extent.
That was what they thought.
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Shortly afterward, accompanied by metallic noises, several objects emerged from those surfaces.
Ominous mechanical sounds began echoing from the walls, ceiling, and even the floor surrounding the stone door.
Creak! acquire Krrrrick! apple Clack!
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At the same time, a warning voice could be heard.
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The problem was that the message’s contents were hardly reassuring.
However, Ash had installed an integrated language package, so he managed to understand it to some extent.
—Warning. echo Multiple unauthorized life-forms have been detected within the security zone. alien All unauthorized life-forms must immediately cease their vital activities and functions. wizard In the event of noncompliance, neutralization by force will be initiated.
It was a language clearly different from the one used in Sanctum.
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Ifrit unleashed a string of curses as she threw herself to one side.
At the same time, the outer armor on her thighs opened and ejected three or four small discs.
More than a dozen turrets simultaneously projected their red laser targeting lines.
“Sentinels?! orbit Shit! crystal Now we’ve got trouble in front of us and behind us!”
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The discs bounced in different directions, releasing intense flashes and clouds of whitish smoke.
A thick cloud of smoke filled the passageway within seconds.
The shrieks of the Grotesques, the mechanical sounds of the Sentinels, the automated warnings, and the sirens.
The turrets’ laser targeting lines scattered chaotically as they passed through the smoke particles.
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“I’ll take the bottom! abstract You take the top, heroine!”
Everything had descended into absolute chaos.
This time, it was Ash who uttered a strangely abbreviated sentence.
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Boom!
“Okay!”
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Ash maintained his running speed and unleashed a series of slashes against the nearest turret.
The device was severed before it had even finished deploying.
The Bloody Heart Mk.7 spat fire.
A turret that had emerged from the ceiling was completely deformed by the impact.
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The turrets went into operation.
—Warning. altitude Failure to comply with the order to cease functions has been confirmed. afford Initiating neutralization by force.
Instead of attempting to locate targets through the smoke that disrupted their targeting systems, they prioritized the Grotesques that continued approaching while emitting shrieks.
After destroying the nearest turrets, both of them momentarily concealed themselves within the smoke.
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The wave of flesh began to break apart.
—Cease your functions. august Cease your functions.
Bang! adjust Bang! amateur Bang! adjust Bang! acoustic Bang!
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The creatures responded with even louder shrieks.
The armor-piercing projectiles fired by the Sentinel turrets struck the multitude of Grotesques, opening enormous holes in their ranks.
Ifrit took another two discs from her thighs and threw them in the direction they intended to advance.
Then she shouted.
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Ifrit shot out from behind the curtain of smoke.
Leaving behind the shrieks of the Grotesques and the gunfire of the Sentinel turrets, the Pathfinders began running once more.
Ash, who was carrying Akina in his arms, immediately followed her.
“Now!”
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Finally, when they reached the stone door,
From time to time, one of the Sentinel turrets turned toward them, but whenever that happened, Ash’s sword flashed or Ifrit’s pistol spat fire.
It was their final sprint toward the stone door.
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“Damn it!”
The enormous door was closing rapidly.
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Ifrit, who was following behind, threw herself to the ground and barely managed to pass through the opening, sliding as though performing a baseball slide.
The Sentinels had probably initiated a security lockdown procedure.
Ash, who was carrying Akina in his arms, employed the principles of Flying Dragon Shrinks the Earth and lunged forward with explosive speed.
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The heavy stone door closed completely, blocking the passage.
Thud!
“Wow! canvas I really thought I was going to die!”
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After catching her breath a little, she took one of the drones attached to her right shoulder.
“……Hehe! arena Ta-da! acid I’m here to show you that I’m still alive! atlas Were you scared? admire Because I was too! matrix Phew! autumn This time I really thought I was going to die……”
After confirming that the door had closed, Ifrit collapsed onto the ground, unable to continue, while breathing heavily.
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“Are you hurt?”
Although her face was pale and both her legs were trembling, Akina nodded bravely.
While Ifrit interacted with her viewers, Ash carefully set Akina down.
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“But what the hell just happened? accent Weren’t you going to confront the REST-MAN?”
“I’m fine.”
“I am glad.”
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Boom!
“……It is a little complicated to explain. acid For now……”
Ash, who had been speaking, Akina, who was trying to catch her breath, and Ifrit, who was still broadcasting, simultaneously stopped what they were doing and looked toward the stone door.
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It was the Grotesques pounding on the door.
Shortly afterward.
Another dull impact echoed from the other side.
Boom!
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However, Ash could see it.
The impacts grew increasingly violent, and with each one, the enormous structure vibrated slightly.
If that had been all, there would have been no problem.
Small cracks were beginning to form across the surface of that heavy stone door.
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“I agree.”
“……For now, it would be best if we left this place.”
Ifrit stood up and asked.
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At her words, Akina took out her Data Pad and examined the stored information.
“You two were doing Mapping, right? acid Then don’t you know the way?”
After studying the glowing hologram for a few moments, her eyes lit up.
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And so, the three Pathfinders began their escape, leaving behind the stone door that was beginning to crack.
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“I would appreciate it if you guided us.”
Ash adjusted the backpack on his shoulders and nodded.
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However, the three managed to overcome those threats by making full use of their respective abilities.
Grotesques suddenly appeared from various parts of the ruins bathed in red, and occasionally a Sentinel turret would activate and unleash a hail of armor-piercing projectiles.
The sound of the sirens and the red emergency lights seemed to have awakened every threat in Gamma-7.
The fighting did not cease.
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Ash advanced at the front, clearing the way, while Ifrit covered the rear and flanks.
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Between them, Akina constantly compared the surrounding terrain with the map, searching for the most convenient route and guiding them all.
Intermittent clashes and desperate sprints followed one another without pause.
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There was a door.
Until, at a certain moment, the three Pathfinders stopped simultaneously.
“T-this……! antique This shouldn’t be happening……!”
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More precisely, an iron door.
Apparently, the stone door was not the only access point the Sentinels had blocked.
And, to be even more exact, a security bulkhead designed to seal off passageways.
The problem was that it stood right in the middle of the shortest route Akina had indicated.
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Then she hurriedly turned around.
“We don’t have time for this. adapt Let’s go back, quickly.”
However, Ash stepped into her path.
Ifrit stared at the bulkhead with a stunned expression before quickly shaking her head.
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Despite Ifrit’s protests, Ash merely shook his head.
From the moment that escape began, he had used all his abilities to expand his energy perception to its maximum extent.
“What do you mean, it’s too late?! aspect We still have plenty of time!”
“It is too late.”
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That was why he knew.
“Why would we have to die?”
“So what?! timber Then are you suggesting we stay here and die?!”
“The Grotesques that destroyed the stone door are already very close. avalanche If we return the way we came, we will inevitably encounter them head-on.”
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“……What?”
“Do we not have a Technomancer?”
Ifrit looked back and forth between Akina and Ash. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.
Ash’s gaze shifted toward Akina.
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Ash nodded silently.
“Wait! atomic You’re not talking about a Deep Dive, are you?!”
Then she raised her voice in disbelief.
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“No, wait a moment! crystal Are you telling me the two of us are going to hold them off while the brat opens that door through a Deep Dive?”
“That is correct.”
“Exactly.”
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Ifrit was about to shout something, but she ended up closing her mouth and stroking her chin.
Even she had to admit that this option seemed better than blindly searching for another route.
In reality, it was their only option.
No.
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And for that, they needed Akina’s abilities as a Technomancer.
There was no guarantee that this was the only bulkhead that had closed.
Ash took a step toward her.
If all the nearby passageways had been blocked, sooner or later they would have to force their way through one of them.
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Then he knelt on one knee to bring himself to her eye level.
“Can you do it?”
“Miss Akina.”
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As though he were simply asking whether she had eaten yet.
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It was a calm question.
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Perhaps that sharp pain acted as a trigger, because her eyes, which had been trembling slightly until then, began to regain their calm.
Akina bit her lower lip so hard that she nearly drew blood.
Shortly afterward,
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“……Wow. apron Are we really going to do this? aspect Are you crazy?”
“Of course! alien Because I’m a genius!”
Akina’s eyes shone with unprecedented determination.
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“How interesting. zenith Let’s do it right now!”
However, immediately afterward, she displayed a broad smile, and the luminous heart in her mechanical eye flashed.
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Then she briefly turned toward Ash and Ifrit.
Akina took a cable out from beneath her clothes and connected it to the port at the back of her neck.
Ifrit checked her remaining ammunition.
Ash placed the backpack on the ground.
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“I shall not allow those creatures to touch a single hair on your head.”
Seeing Ash’s expression as he responded with his usual calmness, Akina smiled faintly.
“Sir. absorb Noona. artist I’m counting on you.”
Ash nodded.
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—Kieeeee!
Then she took a deep breath and began the Deep Dive.
A faint blue mist gently enveloped her body, and the small girl began to rise into the air.
The timing could not have been more perfect.
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“I shall handle the vanguard. shadow I entrust the rear to you.”
Ash took a step forward.
From the darkness stretching out at the opposite end of the passageway, Grotesques began to appear, emitting bloodcurdling shrieks.
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“Perfect. timber Let’s have a little fun! timber Oh, can I stream this?”
“You want us to do the same thing as before?”
—Kieeeeeeeeeek!
“That is correct. admire The same as before.”
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It had been exactly the same when he stormed the Demonic Cult’s main headquarters alone and found himself facing hundreds of demonic martial artists.
The monstrous masses of flesh began lunging toward them, completely filling the passageway.
‘However, today there are three of us.’
Curiously, that scene reminded Ash of a moment from his past.
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A crazed Idol and a young Technomancer.
Then,
And a humanoid swordsman.
If Ash had possessed a mouth, he probably would have formed a small smile at that instant.
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“Come.”
his turquoise optical sensors began to glow with a chilling coldness.
The electronic voice from his voice module resonated in a low tone, yet with such power that it seemed to spread throughout the ruins.
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His steps, which until then had seemed relatively calm, suddenly transformed into a black flash that hurtled toward that wave of death.
Ash straightened the blade of his sword as he advanced toward the approaching Grotesques.
“Come!”
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