◈ Episode 609 Central Reactor (2)
Steel Raven crossed the sky.
The shock wave created as it tore through the air pounded the air, creating a loud noise.
The people who were confused by the fight taking place all over the island were startled by the sound of thunder ringing in the dark night sky.
Even when I looked up at the sky, there was nothing to see.
A dark, colorless world with cloudy gray steam, dark night skies, and no starlight.
Even if a black line passed through it, there was no way it could be seen with the naked eye.
Ludger, riding the steel bird, headed straight to the center of the third floor.
Isla Machina, which consists of a total of five floors, has an overall cone shape, and it is safe to say that it is like a mountain of steel standing tall.
If most people lived in the mountains, they would make their home on the ridge, but Isla Machina was different.
Just as various caves and mines were dug inside the mountain, there were various paths and passages leading to the interior of Isla Machina.
Ludger headed to the part of the passage where he could reach Nikolai as quickly as possible.
The passage visible from afar was blocked by a large bulkhead.
An alloy door that is 30 meters high and at least several meters thick.
The entrance should normally have been open, but Nikolai had closed the bulkhead because he knew Ludger would come.
Ludger did not stop or take a detour even after seeing that.
Rather, he accelerated Steel Raven’s speed as if to show off.
Piseuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
Steel Raven’s form has become more sleek and sharp.
The tip of the beak elongated and turned into a blade.
Steel Raven became a giant flying shadow sword, cutting through the air and slamming into the bulkhead.
It was a bulkhead made of a special alloy material.
It is impermeable even when high explosives are brought in, and because it has been specially treated, it also has strong resistance to magic.
No matter how Ludger it was, attacking it recklessly like this was clearly an act accompanied by danger.
However, contrary to the expectation of hearing a huge impact sound, there was no noise.
Pow!
Collision sounds also occur when two forces collide at similar levels.
If one side penetrates smoothly unilaterally, the story is different.
There was a round tunnel-like hole in the huge alloy bulkhead.
Nikolai’s men, who were waiting in ambush around the entrance, gaped at the sight.
Steel Raven, who easily broke through the gate of Cheolongseong Fortress, did not stop.
As I was flying through a large, dark passage, hidden devices were activated throughout the passage.
Crash.
Gun muzzles protruding from the floor, walls, and ceiling spewed fire, aiming at Ludger and Steel Raven.
Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!!
In the dark space, flashing tracer bullets continued to flow, decorating the surroundings colorfully.
A sight where the entire narrow, dark space seems to be colored with starlight.
In reality, only the number of tracer bullets was visible, but the number of invisible bullets was twice that number.
No matter how fast Steel Raven moved, it was impossible to avoid it.
‘If you don’t avoid it, stop.’
As more magical power was injected into Steel Raven, the shadows quivering on its body burned like flames.
The shadow made of magical power swallowed up all the flying bullets.
The shadow broke up the swallowed bullet into small pieces.
The disintegrated metal was piled up in Ludger’s shadow.
The rain of bullets that seemed endless stopped. Before I even had time to feel puzzled, a new interruption came.
Squeeze!
Intense electric currents arose throughout the walls, creating a wide net of electric currents and spreading waves throughout the passage.
Kieeeeek!
Steel Raven, which had been flying without any interference until now, reacted violently for the first time.
Beyond slowing down, Steel Raven was blocked by a web of electric current, as if caught in a spider’s web.
Ludger urgently jumped off the Steel Raven and narrowed his eyes.
‘magnetic field? Could it be that there was a Tesla coil hidden in the passage?’
Steel Raven, made of metal, was bound to be strongly influenced by magnetic fields.
However, there was no way the magnetic field emitted by a simple Tesla coil could bind Steel Raven.
As can be seen just by looking at the net of electric current, this was clearly magic engineering with magic added.
However, Steel Raven was not left alone.
Steel Raven must have been quite angry at the fact that she was tied up, even if only for a moment, and violently flapped her wings and tore the net with force.
The scattered electric current crackled and sparked in the air.
The Tesla coil worked furiously, spreading a net of stronger magnetic fields and currents.
Steel Raven also began to spread the shadow on its body and engulf the entire space.
Let’s go!
The two energies collided with each other, creating violent energy in the air.
Kieeeeek!
Steel Raven spread her wings wide, gathered all the energy in her body, and flew straight ahead.
Steel Raven, whose power had surpassed the critical point, was now no different from a bomb in itself.
The moment when the net of current reacts to Steel Raven’s metal material and tries to entangle its body.
The concentrated power spread and caused a huge explosion.
Kwaaaaaaa!!!
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An explosion occurred and the surrounding passageway shook.
Parts of the metal passageway were unable to withstand the impact energy and were distorted, causing significant vibration throughout the island.
In the aftermath of the collision, the defense system installed in the passage was disabled, and the Tesla coil inside the wall melted, unable to withstand the energy.
The passage’s defense system was completely down.
However, Steel Raven was not satisfied either.
Due to the forced overload, the steel body was destroyed and could no longer maintain its form.
Ludgar retrieved Steel Raven’s shadow, wrapped his body in Ather Nocturnus, and collected the remaining steel remains into the shadow.
“Good job.”
Now he had to move forward on his own.
Ludger walked slowly down the aisle.
Although there was only thick darkness inside, I had a gut feeling that our destination was not far away.
Weeeeeee!
Perhaps because of the shock from earlier, red emergency lights came on throughout the dark passage.
Loud siren sounds and red lights flashing repeatedly.
Every time the light was turned on, it took on an ominous color, as if blood had been splattered around the area.
Ludger, with his body covered in shadow, walked through the chaotic blood.
* * *
Weeeeeee!
Nikolai’s men felt like they were going crazy due to the periodic, loud sound of the siren.
“hey. “Someone please turn off that annoying sound.”
“Well, the shock from a little while ago has completely damaged the system and it won’t turn off.”
“Damn it. “Only in this way will both the enemy and us fight with the same perspective.”
If it weren’t for this red light, the newly created night vision goggles would have been able to capture the enemy’s appearance from afar.
However, it was clear that if I used night vision goggles when the light was disturbing my eyes like this, I would go blind.
“Everyone, focus. Even if there is only one opponent, its power is equivalent to that of an army.”
“Anyway, is it possible to break through that bulkhead? “I heard that even though wizards tried to break through it several times, all they did was make a few scratches.”
“I don’t know.”
“Besides, wasn’t there a defense system spread all over the passage leading here? That alone is enough to wipe out an entire battalion and liquidate a War Mage unit in no time.”
After saying that, the subordinate gave one answer.
“Actually, didn’t the intruder die in the explosion a little while ago?”
The captain should have told him to stop talking nonsense, but he couldn’t.
Because deep down, he also had similar thoughts.
No, it was more like a wind than a thought.
If a monster was capable of attacking a place like this on its own, no matter how well-prepared they were, there was bound to be damage.
I don’t think I’ll lose.
However, the fear and pressure that if someone died here, and that it could be them, gnawed at their hearts like a bug.
Phew. Phew.
The sound of heavy breathing mixed in with the sounds of sirens.
“hey. “Shut that bastard down.”
The captain spoke because the sound was annoying, but there was no reply.
In fact, my breathing became heavier than before, and anxiety and agitation spread like an infectious disease.
“You bastards, you’re not coming to your senses!”
While the captain was talking like that, he noticed something wrong with his body.
Barre.
My fingertips trembled involuntarily.
‘W-what is it?’
It felt cold, but it was actually hot around here. This was because a compressed pipeline of endlessly circulating hot steam passed through this area.
But the captain felt his lips becoming dry and his body trembling.
Something is strange. This was too far removed from normal phenomena.
“Still, he’s a boss so he’s quick to notice.”
The captain felt his heart drop as he heard a voice whispering in his ear.
The reason he didn’t scream in fear was because he was a veteran who had fought and experienced many battles over the years.
The arm moved reflexively and pointed the mouth of the specially designed gun at the enemy.
Because it was a bullet using special gunpowder that could withstand the silence of fire, it could instantly kill the opponent, whether a wizard or not, at close range by simply pulling the trigger.
“Ahhh.”
But he couldn’t strengthen his fingers.
The moment he saw the black shadow staring at him under the blood-red lighting, a feeling of helplessness washed over his body and he lost all strength.
I was overwhelmed just by making eye contact.
My head screamed that I could somehow pull the trigger, but my body didn’t move.
One arm of the black shadow moved.
“uh?”
The captain finally lost consciousness as his vision began to spin.
When a corpse appeared like that, the space that had been suffocating gave a proper response for the first time.
“No, you’re a bastard! “He appeared!”
“The captain is dead!”
“Shoot! “Shoot and kill!”
Normally, they would have surrounded Ludger, built a fire net, and attacked using various tools.
But they were immersed in confusion and fear and were unable to respond rationally.
It was not that those gathered here lacked experience.
I was just overwhelmed.
Beyond the pressure of the atmosphere, beyond being psychologically intimidated by the intense magic that Ludger scatters around, it was even to the point of hallucinations.
That meant Ludger was sincere, and it also meant that he was quite angry.
Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!
Fireballs flashing from all directions.
Emergency lights that turn on and off periodically.
Noisy gunshots, alarm sounds, and screams mixed together, creating a scene reminiscent of hell.
In it, Ludger, clad in a black shadow, revealed his form when light appeared, and was immersed in darkness when the light disappeared.
Flashing.
When it flashed once, the image appeared blurry, and when it flashed again, there was nothing left in its place.
The moment you become mesmerized by it and look away, what awaits you is a cold death.
Ludger weaved his way through the enemies in all directions, and those who fell helplessly formed a path of corpses.
Clap. Clap.
Large automatons came out.
The size of the automaton has been unlocked at will, making it comparable in size to a steam golem.
Not only had all the limiters been lifted, but it had also been equipped with a weapon, so it could now be called a murder weapon beyond a tool.
The mannequin-like automaton extended the blade protruding from the back of its hand towards Ludger.
However, the automaton’s body was disintegrated by the extended blade.
Ludger’s powerful magic cannon did not stop there and swept away all of the automaton soldiers lined up behind him.
The test subjects also came rushing in after hearing the commotion.
Good!
Pale-skinned humans crawled on all fours on the walls and ceiling and rushed at Ludger like a swarm of insects.
Ludger didn’t stop even after seeing that.
Black trails wandering in the darkness, staining everything around with destruction and despair.
The test subjects died as their bodies were torn apart, burned, or frozen to death.
Some objects were melted, others were pierced by countless pieces of steel, or others were buried and crushed under the ground.
The forms varied, but the results were the same.
quiet death.
Eventually, Ludger found a door in the distance, raised his hand and blew the door apart.
* * *
Quang!
Nikolai clicked his tongue after seeing the huge door reminiscent of a bomb shelter fly away with ease.
“Still, these are things that push me to hold on, but they can’t even hold my ankles.”
Even though he knew that all his faithful followers were dead, Nikolai’s expression did not change.
An attitude as if it had nothing to do with him no matter how many people died.
Eventually, in the darkness beyond the door from which acrid smoke was flowing out, blue eyes appeared.
The owner of the eye came inside, shaking.
Unlike the dark passage, this wide space was bright and consisted of a huge sphere.
Nikolai welcomed Ludger with open arms, as if he was happy to see him like that.
“Welcome, John Doe. “To the center of Isla Machina, Central Reactor.”
