Bad Born Blood Chapter 345

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When our brain faces death, it burns out all its potential like a supernova explosion, burning out the nervous system. In the face of death, injuries or permanent damage are trivial. Without thinking about the aftermath, it overloads the entire body, including the brain and nervous system.

Thanks to this overload, humans can demonstrate superhuman concentration and strength in situations where they are on the verge of death or something similar.

… … and the guardsmen who have undergone neurochemical treatment are trained to consciously draw out and use superhuman focus and strength.

‘A brain that can freely use high-speed thinking and high-powered bodies.’

Based on this, I maintain the state of reasoning of Archie’s Victory. It is an area that natural human beings can only access for a short time by taking large doses of mental stimulants.

And I challenge the limits beyond them with a brain nervous system that has been modified to overcome its innate limits.

Limits beyond limits.

In the past, I had a time when I switched my brain to refrigerant and reached the limit zone for a long time. Even after waking up in Border City, I often had temporary access to similar sensations.

An area where time seems to have stopped.

One thing I realized each time was certain.

‘Every time I approach the limit zone, I die quickly.’

The reality we perceive is actually nothing more than what our brain creates by interpreting external signals.

It’s a bit of a philosophical discourse, but no one knows what the real reality is.

If time really flows sequentially, which is an illusion of our brain, and if real time is a frozen river with no distinction between past, present, and future… … .

I, who perceive the world while time has stopped, can shake off my arrogance by thinking that I have glimpsed the realm of the gods, even if only for a moment.

‘I will have to pay the price for seeing the realm of the gods.’

The world that had stopped was truly quiet. Not even a moment passed, and not a single sound could be heard.

‘Adaptive Energy Shield and Ivan.’

Ivan is visible ahead of me. And the two legions beyond him are on the verge of being destroyed by the shadows. Those legions came here knowing they would die. They have no intention of leaving here alive.

Half of the shadows were already watching me. They were about to rush at me.

The shadows that looked at me were bending their knees and touching the ground with their hands. The quadrupedal structure was advantageous for short-distance propulsion. That beastly appearance was also evidence that they used their brains as simple combat calculation devices.

Commands from computer chips are moving the shadows.

‘This is difficult.’

… … No matter how much I thought about it, only a faint glimmer of possibility remained.

‘I promised I’d come back… … .’

To be honest, it’s hard to say that the current Giselle is a good woman. She’s become a villainess that I can’t handle.

I bet Giselle and I are going to have a huge fight. I’m already worried about how many bruises will be on my cheeks.

‘Put aside distracting thoughts and focus on what you can do right now.’

I have experience with adaptive energy shields. They are no longer unfamiliar self-defense devices. Once you know how they work, you can see the strategy.

My future movements stretched out to Ivan like a vision, eliminating them one by one, except for the most optimized ones.

There’s only one move left, and this is only the first.

The movements that follow after the first movement appear to be illusions. Here too, only the optimal one remains.

And then again next… … .

I repeated the optimization in stopped time.

My thoughts and consciousness, accumulated through optimization, have gathered to the extreme and penetrated the future. All that remains is to realize it into reality.

I let go of the time I had been holding on to with great difficulty.

Like an arrow leaving the protest, my body moved along the predetermined future.

Kick!

The movements, which had been simulated countless times, were smooth and free of unnecessary elements, as if they had been repeated hundreds of times.

I aimed for Ivan’s right nape.

Naturally, the first sword strike bounced off the energy shield. Of course, if my sword speed had been faster than the shield’s reaction, I would have killed Ivan long ago.

Kkeeeeek!

I spun around, taking the full force of the energy shield with my body. My body and soul were screaming due to the excessive reverse acceleration.

The second strike went diagonally from below along Ivan’s left waist, following the direction of the force.

Wow!

The energy shield’s positioning was still fast. The shield easily deflected my second sword strike.

I carried it onto my body without killing the repulsion in the same way as before.

My body was spinning in the air. From this point on, my feet didn’t even touch the ground.

Bam!

A dislocated sound came from my body.

I controlled the direction of the force and channeled it into my attack so that my body wouldn’t be thrown too far.

My body was constantly spinning, bouncing, and turning as if it was being pulled by the crucis. The speed gradually increased.

Three times, four times, five times… … .

A refrigerant cartridge was seen bouncing off Ivan’s back.

Now my rotation was so fast that my flesh and blood could not bear it. The impact caused a concussion, and the blood in my head rushed to the direction of the rotation, causing me to lose consciousness and then come back repeatedly.

Kiiiiiing!

Accelerated, I was like a sphere of blades. I spun around in front of Ivan, and sword strikes poured down like a storm.

My body couldn’t handle the acceleration. My skin was ripping and bursting due to air resistance.

… … It seemed like my blinking consciousness would soon evaporate.

Loss of consciousness is expected. My limbs and prosthetic body will move on their own following the delayed signals.

Either the adaptive energy shield fails from overheating, or the blade moves faster than the shield can reposition itself.

And then I lost consciousness.

Thud!

… … I came to my senses because the rotation slowed down a little and the sensation in my fingertips changed.

The blade of Crucis was halfway through Ivan’s neck. My sword speed was faster than the shield’s position change.

Ivan’s splitting neck is slowly visible. He is looking at me. He has an expression on his face that doesn’t seem to understand what is happening.

I am an expert in combat, violence, and killing. Your mistake was to rely on a single piece of machinery to stop me.

Swish!

I let go of the crucifix. If I hold it any longer, my body will be dragged away.

Kiaaaaang!

Crux flew like a disc with tremendous acceleration and a loud noise.

My body was still spinning under the effects of acceleration. Ivan’s head was visible through the confused vision. He wasn’t dead yet, since I only cut off his neck.

Splash!

I grabbed Ivan’s hair and put my left foot on the floor first. It was time to stop spinning. I felt like I was going to fall over.

Kwajik!

As soon as my left foot touched the ground, it buckled as if it were going to break. However, for some reason, due to some internal mechanism, my left leg held on despite the cracking sound.

Picky!

The impact of the landing was going up to my left foot and knee. If it went up to my abdomen, my internal organs would burst.

Woohoo!

The shock-sensing shock absorbers on my knees and thighs activated and began to vibrate violently.

Tick! Tick!

Parts of the bridge and the outer shell absorbed the shock and some of them disengaged.

I, no, Lazuli 21’s prosthetic leg successfully absorbed the impact! It didn’t even break.

Tsuzuzuzuzu!

A thick puff of smoke came out of my left leg. My right foot, which had landed, also touched the ground lightly. I had landed prepared to lose one leg completely, but both of my legs were fine.

… … Lapis Lazuli is the best. If she were here, I would hug her tightly and kiss her on the cheek. Even if Giselle were there.

“ha ha ha.”

Blood was gushing from my throat. I didn’t know what was wrong, but my vision was also narrow. The area around my vision was dark and red.

Knock knock.

The joints of the limbs were also warm with blood.

But I wanted to laugh. No, I laughed on my own. The pleasure hormones surged to the point where they numb the pain that felt like my body was being torn apart.

It’s a situation I’ve experienced several times.

I overcame near-impossible odds to realize my violence.

But it’s not over yet.

Crunch.

I lifted Ivan’s head and thrust the muzzle of Ruina’s gun at him.

Squeak!

The shadows ran toward me and then stopped. The shadows that had been digging into the legion like ravenous beasts raised their heads and looked at me with red eyes.

‘Take Ivan hostage and get out of here.’

Ivan’s head, which I was holding, vibrated and a voice spread out.

-Luka, you won’t kill me. That’s the kind of guy I am.

I laughed, tasting the blood spreading in my mouth. Blood dripped down my lowered head.

What I did next, damn it, I don’t know. I didn’t even think long, just flashes of thought.

Turns out, everything went according to plan. Let’s leave the movement to instinct. Even if the brain is crushed, the body will somehow do it.

I slowly stepped back, staring at the shadows. The shadows followed me, maintaining a certain distance.

-Do you remember the day I rose from my despair? I know the destiny of my reign. You will not pull the trigger. And when this storm passes, my reign will be more solid.

It makes me laugh.

“Are you still not out of your thoughts from that day?”

That’s just a coincidence.

-You’ll know when you try it. ‘Attack.’

Ivan gave orders to the shadows.

Dduk dduk!

But the shadows malfunctioned like androids that had gone wrong, trembling and blinking their eyes.

‘The Shadow’s Code and Ivan’s command are in conflict.’

Ivan also seemed embarrassed.

This is a phenomenon that would not have occurred if a person had an ego.

The Shadow is not a fighting machine created by Ivan. It was the work of the previous emperor.

‘You will not do anything that could harm the Emperor?’

There seemed to be an absolute internal rule that took precedence over any other command. Ivan was unaware of this.

“If you move, I will pull the trigger.”

I muttered threateningly. The shadows stopped moving.

-Luka can’t kill me.

Ivan’s words passed empty through the shadows. They are not people with egos.

“Do you think he listens to my orders more than you do?”

Hmm, I still have the energy to complain. Ivan fell silent as I continued to complain.

I walked towards the broken wall.

The shadows followed me, stopping and moving as if they were playing a street game.

It seemed like quite a walk. Only about a minute at most.

‘This is a big deal.’

In fact, it takes almost no strength to move the body.

I was forcibly holding on to my consciousness. Even though I was running wild like that, the cold was creeping into my bones.

My body was sending out strong signals that it was going to collapse. I didn’t have the strength to walk out of the palace.

Interest, pleasure.

My legs are slow.

If those chasing me were veteran guards, not shadows… … they would have attacked me long ago, taking advantage of my gap.

Bam.

There was a sound of something falling. I realized the situation belatedly.

-You’ve reached your limit.

Ivan’s head slipped out of my left hand.

‘This fu*king ready-made!’

My body is Lapis’ masterpiece, Lazuli No. 21. However, my left arm was destroyed and I had no spare, so I was using a ready-made one.

His left arm, unable to overcome the accumulated shock and fatigue, was ruined. His fingers became loose and he lost control of Ivan.

If I were okay, I would grab Ivan’s head, but right now I’m a mess.

I watched Ivan’s head roll with my eyes wide open.

I tried to aim at Ruina by stretching out my right hand, but the shadow was faster than my aim.

Kaang!

A shadow rushed forward fiercely and grabbed Ivan’s head, moving at high speed.

The shadow that had secured Ivan leapt into the crowd, while the other shadows huddled together as if forming a barrier.

-Ha, hahahahaha! Hahahahahahahaha! Luca! If this isn’t the ruler’s will, then what is! I am the one chosen by this universe!

Ivan’s laughter spread loudly.

Kiiing, kiiing.

The shadows’ eyes glowed with a burning red.

Ivan escaped from my grasp for no reason, simply because my left arm was a finished product.

At this point, even I began to suspect that Ivan might have some kind of protection.

“Ha, shit.”

I aimed at the shadows with Ruina. My aim was not precise and my fingers were shaking incessantly.

The shadows that looked like they would rush in at any moment were standing there. Instead, they were trembling as if there was a conflict between orders and regulations.

The shadows raised their heads as if screaming.

-This is… … .

-It’s proof of my feelings.

-Evidence that it is not just ugly, obsessive, and possessive… … .

-Look straight ahead and run.

Words flowed out one by one from the shadows’ mouths.

Knock!

I didn’t have time or space to think. I ran out into the passageway.

Even I thought it was so damn slow. I was so ashamed of myself that it drove me crazy.

‘Barbara?’

Barbara was leaning against the wall in the hallway.

Cheeeeeee!

Barbara’s body, especially her head, was smoking due to overheating. There was a crackling sound of electricity and sparks, and the chips in her head were exploding one after another.

The empire’s greatest hacker, who had exhausted his brain, could only gain ten seconds or so against the shadows.

Shadows began to move at high speed, chasing me along the walls and ceiling.

“… … Support will arrive in 5 seconds, go.”

Barbara lowered her head and muttered, extending her fingers inward.

I couldn’t just leave Barbara alone, so I picked her up and ran clumsily.

“Idiot… … .”

Barbara couldn’t get the words out.

Gurrrrrr!

In less than five seconds, the wall next to us collapsed. It was as if the walls of the palace collapsed so easily. Of course, it couldn’t have happened. It was because that much force had been exerted.

-I factored in your clumsy shaving time, good boy Luca.

A fox-shaped helmet appeared through the smoky dust.

It was the legion of Ilay Kartika.

Ilay passed me and walked down the hallway. He drew his Catastrophe sharply as he faced the shadows running towards him.

-Go ahead, Giselle is waiting for you. This isn’t a lie.