Bad Born Blood Chapter 270

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If an inferior weak force wants to compete with a strong force, it must create a ‘variable.’

Akies Victory is at its best in situations where it is hard to predict what will happen. The more chaotic the situation, the better.

The darkness of chaos was growing thicker.

It was chaos that started with me and Kinuan. Kinuan and I fought a battle of wits, trying to predict each other. In order to break the opponent’s expectations, we boldly took out our cards and introduced variables into reality.

‘To bring the direction of chaos to a more favorable direction.’

With a decent opponent, you can achieve your goal by taking a favorable position with just a little chaos.

However, Kinuan and I are experts in Aki’s Victory. We can easily predict each other, and we have to bring in variables outside of common sense to catch the other off guard.

So we gambled countless times.

It was like loading five rounds into a six-shot revolver, aiming at my temple, and pulling the trigger.

We had to go through this risky gamble countless times before we could achieve our goal.

Our rule was that if we failed even once in the process, we would be consumed by the chaos and confusion of our own making.

The number one enemy of my spleen was the empire.

I have dragged the Empire into the center of this chaos.

‘Ivan won’t miss the chance to get his hands on me.’

I’m currently outside of Border City, and things are chaotic. It would be a good time to take me.

The Emperor’s Shadow Legion, the Federation’s Demonstration Unit MAU, Mushir Al-Kashra, and me, Luca.

A powerful group with different goals has gathered in one place. I have to find the right answer in the midst of a complex web of interests.

OMG.

Mushir Al-Kashra gazed into the sky. The clear sky was sparkling.

‘A ridiculous monster.’

Normally, Archie’s Victory is not compatible with the full-armor body, as the full-armor body consumes a lot of brain resources and computations.

However, Mushir Al-Kashra used multiple brains to overcome the weakness. He also used the full-armored body’s fighting power and Akies Victima.

‘… … Just as Barbara can easily transfer into another person’s body, controlling multiple brains in an integrated manner is Kashura’s ability.’

If training or bio-modification could produce soldiers like Kashura, the Empire would already be doing it. It would be an ability closer to personal traits.

Kashura did not move even when the Imperial Legion was heard to be coming, and Ishmael’s MAUs also maintained a standoff from a distance.

‘How clever, Ishmael.’

Ishmael had no intention of confronting Kashura head-on. He also noticed that Kashura’s fighting ability was different from last time. As a high-ranking official of the Federation, he must have seen Kashura’s combat records.

‘If we lose all the MAUs of the demonstration here without any income, Ishmael’s career will be over. We have no choice but to be careful.’

A dark dot stopped in the sky with a loud noise. It was an imperial high-speed transport.

The Legion will fall soon. Ivan will project the fastest available Imperial power into it.

“Luka, I hope you don’t waste any more brain power in this battle. I want to use your precious brain efficiently for a long time.”

“I appreciate your patience, but that’s difficult.”

I crossed over to Crucis and Ruina and got off. I was ready to fight at any moment.

‘Worst case scenario, I… … .’

I have no intention of living for decades as a part of that monster. I am prepared to put a gun to my head and pull the trigger.

“Well, I expected you to say that. And you’re probably going to kill yourself. You’re more than capable of doing that. So let me make a suggestion. Are you looking for Miss Giselle Custoria?”

My eyebrows must have twitched. It was hard to control my emotions at the moment.

‘You must not listen to what I say next.’

But there’s no way I can stop him right now. That’s the plight of the weak.

“I will find Miss Giselle Custoria for you.”

“Ha, even the rulers who command the planet and the intelligence agents who deal with tens and millions of lives don’t know?”

I laughed out loud and mocked him. But it seemed like Mushir al-Kashra had a way out.

“There is a way that surpasses your imagination, hoo, hoo, hoo. Now, all the main characters of the stage are gathered.”

Kashura let out a mechanical laugh and stepped back, accelerating the wheels on his feet.

Kwa- Ang!

An explosion occurred where Kashura had been. It was a gunshot that fell from the sky.

Easy!

Five dark legions descended from the sky. They were the Shadow Legion under the direct command of the Emperor. They landed on their backs and knees.

Kwuung! Boom!

The dark cloaks of the legions fluttered as if they were sobbing. They looked back and forth between me and Kashura with their red lenses.

The legions took their positions between me and Kashura, as if protecting me.

Whoosh.

One of the legions threw a communicator at me. I put it to my ear.

Crackle, crackle.

The Empire’s highest security line was opened. The external circuit of the communicator was glowing red. The line must be changing thousands of times per second to avoid being intercepted.

-This is a life or death situation, Luca. Did you really need my help?

His voice shook as the line changed in real time. But even the noise could not drown out Ivan’s beautiful voice.

“You don’t trust me and you send shadows without permission.”

-Haha, let’s stop the puns. I came to Border City knowing that I would send someone. If things were as they are now, I could come up with any number of excuses to take you away.

“The Kinuan you were looking for is nearby, badly injured.”

-I know. I already sent another team there.

I flinched. Imperial forces might clash with Equusian mercenaries. That’s not what I want.

“You promised me freedom if I caught him.”

-Well, if I catch it here, I caught it. You didn’t catch it.

I knew this would happen. Even if I offered Kinuan on my own, I wasn’t the kind of person who would give him his freedom. If Ivan was someone I could trust, I would have returned to the empire long ago.

“I pulled it out, Your Majesty.”

I grumbled meaninglessly.

-I wish we had more time to talk leisurely, but the other person is Mushir Al-Kashra. He is one of Novas’ troublemakers…

Ivan’s next words were a message to the shadows, not to me.

-… … Faithful and holy guardians. Put an end to all this chaos, and bring Lucius Custoria before me in the name of order. Eliminate all who stand in the way.

One of the largest Shadow Legion units stood firm before me, shield raised.

-Hey, from now on, it’s not your place to step forward. This is the point where individual violence is useless.

I couldn’t bring myself to deny that.

Yeah, I knew it. What happens next is chaos out of my control.

… … The chaos I created has escaped my grasp.

The ‘war’ that was triggered by me began. Both the Legion and the MAU were the nation’s weapons of war.

There were so many loud noises that it would be pointless to describe them one by one. The field of vision was filled with such splendid explosions that it was difficult to even identify enemies with the naked eye.

The Shadow Legion and the Testbed MAU formed an implicit alliance. Without saying a word, it was clear that Mushir Al-Kashra was the priority.

Energy projectiles and high explosives flew back and forth, shattering the earth and engulfing the atmosphere. The land was turning into a black ruin.

‘State violence.’

Even that Kinuan was ultimately an individual. He waited for decades for the moment that would shake the empire.

The violence of the state is absolute. The power of an individual cannot surpass the violence of the state. That is the condition for the establishment of a state.

‘One-man army, Mushir al-Kashra.’

Now I understand why Ivan called Kashura a troublemaker.

‘Kashura is an entity that should not exist from the perspective of the country.’

The individual was enduring the violence of the state. Strictly speaking, he was not an ‘individual’. Mushir al-Kashra was a group.

‘An army that exists alone, outside the confines of the nation.’

That was Kashura. Of course, he usually had many limitations that made him vulnerable to me, but Kashura’s peak fighting power was a force that even the nation had to be wary of.

Drones separated from Kashura’s armored body floated in the sky. The drones seemed to have their own will and moved around the battlefield, defending against attacks.

The MAU’s electronic missiles crashed as if they had been hacked by drones, or their propulsion systems were activated in reverse. Some even fell on the Legion.

‘The brain of a good hacker is in a metal box.’

Kashura’s positioning and movements were optimized to match the unique characteristics of Aki’s Victory. Others might not understand the positioning, but… … In my opinion, it was the right answer.

Kashura, with his bulky body slightly larger than that of the Legion, skillfully evaded the attack. Some of the Legion attempted to engage in close combat with their spears drawn.

Kiing, King!

Kashura’s two auxiliary arms drew two swords and engaged in close combat with the Legion, while Kashura’s other arm held a firearm and engaged in ranged combat.

Kiiiiiing!

Kashura’s single-molecule blade sliced ​​through the waist of one of the Legion’s units.

Chorrrrrr!

Kashura stored the knife, the single-molecule coating of which had been removed, in her thigh. After five seconds, the blade popped out again.

‘Single molecule coating was done on the spot.’

He applied a single-molecule coating directly to the blade on the battlefield. Since it was a temporary coating, its power seemed to be lower than before, but it did make up for the weakness of the single-molecule coating, which was weak durability.

Too- Kang! Thud!

Kashura fired two shots from his shoulder sniper rifle in quick succession. They were continuous fire, but the trajectories of the shells were completely different.

A hole was made in the cockpit of the MAU that was moving at high speed in a circle. The MAU also evaded the first shot, but the second shot predicted the evasion point and crossed it.

The MAU that the pilot was hit with lost its balance and rolled to the ground.

… … It was around this time that I realized.

‘My gamble failed.’

I missed Kinuan too. The forces I brought were being crushed by Kashura.

Instead of withstanding the joint attack with overwhelming skill, Kashura was launching a counterattack.

‘I thought the worst outcome would be being captured by the Empire, defeated by Kinuan, killed, or captured.’

The outcome of being caught by Kashura was not in my expectations.

The world is a series of unpredictable situations and outcomes. You learned something today, Luca.

Creak.

Strength entered the fingers holding Ruina.

‘Giselle.’

Kashura said he would find Giselle. Those words grabbed my hand.

Chijik.

There was static on the Empire’s communications.

-Luka! I’ll be there in 12 seconds. Get ready to run.

Illei’s voice was heard on the communicator.

Gooosh!

The legion that had been protecting me ran out, blocking Kashura’s sight.

Kiiiiiiiiit!

At the same time, a sharp sound rang out from behind. Ilay and his men were coming towards us on their aerial motorcycles.

‘Ilay Kartika.’

Illei was coming this way, with five of his subordinates.

‘Are you coming under Ivan’s orders? Ilay.’

I wanted to ask that.

‘Perhaps the team that was exploring Kinuan was Illei.’

It was another team looking for Kinuan, as Ivan had mentioned.

‘So Ivan withdrew the search order and gave me priority?’

Even if he was Iley, he wouldn’t be able to blatantly leave me alone. He had five subordinates by his side.

-Trust me now, Luca.

Ilay spoke as if she knew my conflict.

… … Damn, there’s no other way anyway.

Ilay ran towards me with her arms outstretched to the side.

Kashura also looked this way and opened fire on the Iley unit.

The legions used their bodies as shields to block Kashura’s attacks and prevent further fire.

Kiiiiiing!

Illei’s aerial motorcycle skimming the ground tried to pass me by.

I also closed my eyes, opened them, and stretched out my hand.

Percussion!

Ilay’s prosthetic hand held my hand tightly.

Kiriririririt!

As soon as I got on, Ilay quickly twisted the aerial motorcycle to change its course. The sound of the vehicle’s underside scraping was loud.

Wow!

But the aerial motorcycle changed direction with amazing turning ability and hovered low. The acceleration was almost non-stop, and the bottom part was strangely wobbly.

“That guy with the Korrasan anti-gravity engine. He’ll be done with it, huh?”

“Bragging later, just run! He’s coming.”

I rode upside down on the back of the air scooter and aimed at Ruina.

Squeak! Squeak!

Mushir Al-Kashra was slashing and cutting down the advancing Shadow Legion. He looked this way, ignoring the MAU who was raining down ranged attacks.