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I felt a little wronged, no, very wronged.
The one who annihilated the nobles in the torture facility was Iskan. The only one I killed was Bao Zakanaan.
But even if they knew that fact, the nobles who were blinded by revenge would not distinguish between me and Iskan.
Too- Woong!
The helicopter’s machine gun fired its first shot. It was a large-caliber bullet that could shatter my prosthetic arm and leg.
pop!
At first glance, it sounded like a joke, but it was the sound of a human head exploding. The human brain was scattered in all directions into fingernail-sized pieces of flesh.
Before anyone could hear anyone screaming, a barrage of gunfire ensued. The gun barrels slashed at the entire banquet hall as they chased me.
Doo doo doo doo!
The glass wall shattered with the gunfire, sending tables and utensils flying. The nobles standing near the glass wall were swept away by the pressure difference and fell outside.
‘What a nobleman of great power to do something like this.’
I squinted my eyes hard.
The armed helicopters continued to attack innocent victims without any concern. The people standing in a straight line with me were riddled with bullets.
‘Illai, please take care of Giselle.’
I looked at Giselle and Ilay. Ilay was evacuating Giselle and the others. Most of them were fools who had frozen feet and were still unaware of the situation.
“This way!”
Ilay screamed. He immediately realized that the armed helicopter was after me and was leading the crowd in the opposite direction.
‘In the middle of the upper district, in a gathering of noble families… … .’
It was a reality that even I couldn’t believe.
The majority of the crowd at the banquet hall are nobles. They would never have imagined that they would die in a place like this. They always live as if death belongs to someone else.
… … But it is not strange. Their perspective is shallow and their thinking is short.
The aristocratic society of the Empire is full of intrigue. Extraordinary monsters are smiling and pointing their swords at each other, pulling the trigger. For now, that distant malice has only briefly risen to the surface.
Creak, creak.
The machine gun followed me.
I guided my shots in a direction where there were no crowds. Since my mobility was faster than the muzzle rotation, evasion was not difficult as long as I secured space.
“Phew.”
I exhaled and focused. Thanks to Ivan’s advice, I was preparing for battle, so my nervous system was just right.
The only weapons are the dagger Graken Boots and the supply pistol. Crucis and Ruina are gone too. I miss them already.
If I had my own special weapons, I could easily destroy an armed helicopter like that. But if you look for something that isn’t there, it won’t just fall from the sky.
‘It’s a bad situation in many ways.’
I am so used to bad environments and bad conditions that I am sick of them. No matter how much I whine about the bad situation surrounding me, nothing will change. I have to somehow solve it with what I have.
My tactical thinking has drawn a path. Considering the machine gun’s turning radius, I should advance while going back and forth between the walls and ceiling. If I continue like this, there will never be a case where the gun barrel and I are in a straight line. It is a perfectly safe path.
But someone was in my path.
‘Enrico Lagan!’
I frowned. Enrico was in front of me. He was sitting there, not knowing what to do.
Enrico’s position, which overlapped my path, was extremely bad. If I moved as planned, Enrico’s body would be torn apart by a hail of bullets. He would die for sure!
I quickly plotted another path. Now I have two paths.
Should I take the safe and sure path and let Enrico die, or take some risks and save Enrico?
We need to make a decision right away.
Squeak!
I applied the brakes by scraping the ground with my right foot. I slowed down and ran in the opposite direction. This way, my path would not overlap with Enrico’s.
‘Save Enrico.’
This is not my weakness. I owe Enrico a debt. And this situation is my fault anyway. If I let Enrico die here, I will feel uneasy for years.
The gun barrel of the armed helicopter caught me. It was time to pay the price for giving up safety measures. The situation that users of ballistic control techniques most dislike is irregular suppression fire, and this is exactly the situation now.
Avoiding bullets is not a matter of reflexes. It is a matter of high-speed thinking and computational prediction. The more irregular it is, the harder it is to predict.
‘Think of it as a range of circles, not a trajectory of lines.’
There may be some errors, but if you limit the machine gun’s firing range to a circle and move, then even if you make a mistake, only the extremities, such as the hands and feet, will be broken.
As always, theories and words are easy. It’s just that actions and practice are difficult.
Whirl!
I jumped high and did somersaults. My body was barely out of the firing range. Countless bullets were blasting away at the spot where I was.
I jumped up and fell. I didn’t have time to get my bearings and land on my legs.
Taang!
I accelerated again, hitting the floor hard with my fingertips. My left fingers twisted and shattered from the impact.
Thanks to that, I was able to quickly retreat and completely get out of the machine gun range.
‘The safe zone has been secured.’
My lips twitched and I smiled ferociously. Once again, I fought for life on the edge of life and death. My brain pumped out hormones as if it had taken drugs.
Fear paralyzes me. I want to do the same stunts again.
Yeah, fighting for your life is something only a lunatic would do. It’s not something a sane person would do.
The gun barrel of the armed helicopter had to move quite a bit to catch up with me. I bought myself time to catch up in a straight line.
Ta- Ah!
I kicked the ground and ran. The surrounding scenery passed by quickly. It was a scene filled with the smell of oil and blood.
‘The debt has been paid, Enrico.’
Enrico also came to his senses only then and ran away in a panic. I no longer owed him a debt of gratitude. If the same situation ever came up again, I would let him die.
Crunch!
I took out my supply pistol and aimed. The distance from the armed helicopter was getting closer, and my stance was stable. I had a moment to fire accurately.
Bang! Taang!
I pulled the trigger repeatedly. The bullet I fired hit the joint between the armed helicopter and the machine gun. The bullet got stuck in the narrow gap, and the machine gun stopped moving left and right. All I could hear was a creaking sound.
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“Just now, what, what did you do?”
Someone exclaimed in admiration at me. I just blinked.
It was Garcia Kartica. Like a soldier, he did not run away but prepared to fight back. He was hiding behind a pillar, warming up an energy rifle he had brought from somewhere.
I didn’t even turn my head in Garcia’s direction and just sent a hand signal asking for cover. Judging from his actions, he seems like a capable soldier, so I guess it will help.
But instead of moving forward, I moved to find cover. The movement of the armed helicopter was unusual.
Kkwadduk!
The helicopter, with its machine gun disabled, charged forward and thrust its body into the banquet hall. The propeller scraped the ceiling and floor, making a terrible noise.
Kwaaaaaaaah!
I also hid behind a pillar, hiding from the debris and rubble.
The door of the helicopter, which had been destroyed by the forced entry, opened. Five combat androids walked out from inside. They were illegal androids whose owners and affiliations were not even identified.
-If you surrender, I won’t kill you, Lucius Custoria.
Android’s dry voice flowed out.
“fu*k, are these guys after you?”
Garcia yelled at me as if blaming me.
“Be quiet, give me cover.”
I said angrily. Finding the blame can be done after the battle is over.
‘It seems like you want to capture me and torture me to death. That would be a better revenge than killing me outright.’
That’s why they don’t use explosive weapons.
The banquet hall had already been evacuated of the general public. This was thanks to Ilay’s diligent work. Only Garcia and I were left to face off against the androids.
Kwajik!
Suddenly, the android’s head flew off. The force was so great that it felt like a bomb had exploded. The red residual heat was burning the neck where the head had disappeared.
The gunshot originated at the entrance to the banquet hall. It was obvious who had fired the shot. It was Ille who evacuated the people.
“Hey, Luca. I didn’t know you still had all your limbs intact.”
Ilay spoke with a grim expression and aimed the gun again. It was a gun, but the barrel was as long as a forearm. At first glance, it looked unnatural, with the balance tilted forward.
‘Illei’s exclusive weapon.’
It wasn’t made in the Imperial workshop. The pistol had the seal of the Kartika family engraved on it. No matter what its structure was, it was probably a gun that maximized Ilay’s specialty.
“If you’re going to help me, help me quickly. I’m dying from pain.”
I let out a sigh of relief and leaned my back against the pillar.
Gulp.
Blood was flowing from my nostrils. My nervous system was going into overload. The battle was short, but it was difficult. In particular, I had to perform acrobatics like passing through a needle’s eye to save Enrico.
“Fighting a helicopter with a machine gun with just a supply pistol? Haha, you’ve become quite the monster.”
Ilay said as he fired repeatedly. His pistol far surpassed the power of personal firearms. It wasn’t as powerful as my stun pistol, but it exploded every time because it used explosive rounds.
Shhhhh.
A cloud of smoke and steam rose from Ilay’s pistol. The pistol seemed to be quite durable, as it could withstand high temperatures without any special cooling devices.
Cheeeeek!
Ilay’s hand was melting from the heat of the gun. The artificial skin was peeled away, revealing the original form of the mechanical prosthesis.
Ter- Huh!
Every time Illei fired, the androids would explode. Since it was a combat weapon, it would be possible to calculate the trajectory to some extent, but they couldn’t keep up. It was because the bullet speed and firepower were outside the pistol standard.
Illei killed all five androids. He continued to search the inside of the helicopter to check for any threats.
“You’re the one who caused this trouble, right? Answer me, Lucius Custoria. People have died, not just one or two. They’re from our Kartika family.”
As soon as the situation was over, Garcia questioned me.
I didn’t even look at Garcia. Instead, I was looking at Ilay, who was fiddling with the android’s gun.
Crunch.
I heard the sound of loading. My pupils must have dilated.
“Ilay, wait a minute… … .”
Before I could finish my sentence, Ilay’s aim was complete. As soon as he pulled the trigger, a bullet went through Garcia’s temple.
dump.
Garcia collapsed helplessly in front of me. I frowned, not hiding my unpleasant feelings.
“I didn’t kill you to protect you. It was just a good moment to eliminate a rival. If I did this, it would look like I died in an accident.”
“I said calmly,” Ilay said, throwing the android’s gun through the broken glass.
“He wasn’t a competitor who was threatening enough to kill me.”
Ilay smiled complicatedly at my questioning.
“… … You’ve been left behind by Custoria, Luca. You’ll die if you do that. The noble society isn’t that easy.”
I stared at him, one lip curling.
“I’m from the bottom, just like you said, so I don’t know much about this business. But I do know this one thing. Your actions just now were cowardly, Ilay Kartika.”
“Then you take the honor. I’ll take the profit.”
We stared outside with our mouths shut. The police’s aerial vehicle was arriving late.
Crack.
I gritted my teeth.
I was getting irritated. And my temper was boiling. I was angry at Ilay. But when I thought about it, I could understand Ilay’s behavior.
What really made me angry was something else.
‘Ilay is right. I… … .’
Since I became a member of the Custoria family, I have been rusting and losing my sharpness quickly. The blade called Luca is becoming dull.
