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#277. Sky Train (1)
The sudden explosion shook the passengers inside the cabin.
“What? W-What’s going on?”
“Father, you definitely heard it from the front, right?”
That wasn't the only change.
The train then began to slow down gradually and then came to a complete stop on the tracks high above.
Ray, who was looking down at the buildings and streets on the ground outside the window for a moment, whispered to Joshua, who was sitting next to him.
“Judging by people’s reactions, this doesn’t seem to be a common occurrence.”
“It’s absolutely uncommon. I’ve never heard of an air train stopping on its tracks.”
Joshua, who had been lost in thought for a moment, muttered with a serious face.
“Maybe… no, I guess not.”
“Is there anything you find interesting?”
“It’s a possibility, but….”
According to Joshua's words, the city is currently experiencing the most intense conflict between the magic towers in its history.
In recent months, the situation has rapidly escalated and turned into something like a battlefield.
“That’s why there have been so many articles like that lately. Like a certain magic tower being attacked. A spy who infiltrated a certain magic tower being caught. Or a key figure from a certain magic tower being attacked.”
“They say this train may have become the scene of a power struggle.”
In other words, it meant that it might have been hijacked by some force.
“That’s right, if the explosion I just heard came from the engine room, then that would explain why the train stopped. But it’s only a possibility. Even if it was a hijacking, the situation would be resolved quickly.”
Joshua said so and gave a trusting look to the crew members who were calming the passengers in the carriage.
“The condition for being an aerial train crew member is 4 circles. It’s not uncommon, but it’s a level that ordinary people can never reach in their entire lives. It’s like the standard for being recognized as strong as a magician.”
The number of daily users of the sky train is enormous.
For this reason, a large number of crew members were on duty on each train at all times to prepare for any eventuality.
“Our personnel have now headed to the vehicle in front. We will take action as soon as the situation is identified, so please wait with peace of mind.”
The crew's firm tone.
Could it also be because of the image of trust they have built up over time?
The chaos that had been floating around in the room quickly calmed down.
But soon.
Taaang──!
The sound of gunfire woke up the anxiety and fear that had been fading away.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
A loud noise and footsteps could be heard from the car right in front of me, and before I could respond, the door flew open.
“Level 1 emergency! Whoever the opponent is, subdue them with all your might─.”
Taang──! Taang──!
The crew members collapsed helplessly, blood pouring from their heads.
The door opened and a group of masked men appeared.
“Wow, that’s amazing. You broke through the defenses of a 4-circle wizard in one go.”
“Where on earth did Boss get these things?”
They held various types of guns in their hands as they laughed.
I could see the mana flowing through the barrel of the gun, flowing into the magazine, forming dozens of bullets.
“I heard you bought it from that mad scientist. Using all the public funds from the last case.”
“At this point, we can’t complain that we wasted money. Otherwise, how would we have caught the 4th circle wizard?”
Ray looked at their chests, and saw that they had three shining rings.
“Stop talking and let’s do our work. Shouldn’t we hurry up and get the payment and then move on to other projects?”
“Yeah, it’s the last car, so I guess I have to stay here.”
Bang! Bang!
A gun was fired toward the ceiling.
“Whoa!”
“Hey, save me!”
The masked man who shot the passengers who were shaking with their heads bowed said with a satisfied smile.
“Come on, brothers, we may look like this, but we are still weak-hearted and do not want to commit needless killings. As soon as we find just one person, we will leave this train. Do you understand?”
Ray, who was holding his head up stiffly unlike the others, muttered softly.
"lie."
“What, what? Raya…! Quickly lower your head…! Get noticed…!”
“I plan to kill all the passengers and leave, whether I find anyone or not.”
Joshua quickly pressed the back of Ray's head, but he didn't budge.
Fortunately, it seemed like no one heard him and the masked man continued his threats.
“Okay, I am the head of the McQueen Lab of the Weed School. Come forward, let’s go.”
A quiet silence flowed.
The masked man raised his gun-wielding hand toward the ceiling.
Bang─! Bang─!
“Hee, eek!”
“Oh, God. Please, protect me.”
Several more gunshots were heard, but McQueen did not come out.
As the echoing gunshots died down, the masked man growled ferociously.
“Well, okay, I have no intention of coming out until the end. Thanks to that, I’m going to waste a lot more time. Hey, let’s get started.”
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“This is becoming a nuisance.”
The rest of the masked men began to walk between the seats and lift passengers by their hair.
“Ugh!”
“Check carefully. They might have some kind of illusion magic or fake skin covering their face.”
“I, I, I’m not.”
“Damn, not this guy.”
“I don’t think this is the year.”
The search was getting closer and closer to the final location where Ray and Joshua were.
Ray, still raising his head, looked at the masked men and asked quietly.
“It doesn’t matter if I kill them all, right? I might not be able to control my strength.”
“What, what? What are you…?”
And at the same moment.
Across the aisle from the two boys sat a middle-aged woman.
There was a briefcase with several locks on the seat next to him, and there was a look of conflict in his eyes.
“This is your last chance. If you don’t come out before the search is over, I will kill all the passengers in this car.”
That threat must be sincere.
The moment when I was finally about to get up from my seat.
“… … ?”
I witnessed an unfamiliar situation.
A hooded boy was out of his seat and into the hallway.
“What the heck, kid, do you want to die? Huh? Don’t you have the brain to figure out what’s going on? Or do you just want to go to the bathroom?”
The masked man was embarrassed when the boy appeared and blocked his path.
But soon he regained his composure and began to shout fiercely, while the other masked men behind him snickered along with him.
“I guess he’s so scared he’s about to pee himself.”
“That’s right, send it, send it. I don’t want to smell like urine.”
But they soon noticed something was strange.
There was no sign of fear or horror on the boy's expressionless face.
Rather, beyond that, the cold gaze seemed to see right through my mind.
Crunch.
“If you want to die, I have to kill you.”
The masked man, his face hardened, brought the gun's muzzle close to the boy's forehead.
But the boy did not respond.
It was just annoying.
The fact is that the arrival of uninvited guests is delaying the time it takes to reach the destination.
“How many of you are there in total?”
"what…?"
“Because I have to calculate how long it will take to lay them all down.”
“This is crazy…! Die!”
Taang─!
The masked man, unable to bear the ominousness and fear, pulled the trigger.
However, the moment the gunshot rang out, the boy disappeared from his spot.
Wood crack!
The neck of the masked man wrapped around two arms enchanted with strengthening magic was snapped and turned.
and.
Kuung─!
The masked man's body fell to the ground after Ray had already rushed towards the second enemy.
“Shoot, shoot! Shoot it!”
“It’s a magician from the Reinforcement System! Don’t let him get caught!”
Taang─! Taang─! Taang─!
Ear-piercing gunshots and a hail of bullets.
Ray checked the direction of the gun, turned his body, and ran, closing the distance in an instant and swinging his fist.
“You can’t break through the defenses with your bare fists…!”
Kwajik!
The fist that broke the defense smashed the masked man's face.
“Ugh, you crazy! I, I, I never heard of such a monster being attached as an escort!”
“Run away!”
The rest of the masked men quickly turned around and tried to run away, but they were all caught by Ray and had their necks turned in an unusual position.
Kuung─!
After defeating the last enemy, Ray opened the door without delay and moved to the next carriage.
“What the hell was that boy just now… .”
“Who, who could it be?”
The remaining passengers breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt gratitude and suspicion toward the boy.
It was the same with McQueen, a middle-aged woman who was targeted by the masked men.
'The bullets are all embedded in the hallway floor. You even adjusted them all so that the passengers wouldn't get hurt…?'
I got goosebumps.
The characteristic of reinforcement magic is that the higher the level of reinforcement, the more difficult it is to control your own body.
But it's amazing that such precise movements can be made at such a fast speed.
Even in the Enforce School, the pinnacle of magic in the reinforcement system, there would be no one who could display this level of skill.
Who the hell is it?
What is the identity?
Even if he was a kid who worked in the shadows, with this level of skill, it would be impossible for his name to remain unknown.
Then a voice was heard.
“Ray… what the hell are you?”
Joshua was speechless in shock.
'ray.'
Mrs. McQueen reflected to herself.
I have a feeling that I will be hearing that name countless times in the city in the future.
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“Hey, save me!”
“Stop it! Stop it!”
“Open the window! There’s a parachute prepared! Jump! Aaaah!”
Behind the road Ray ran, there were only cold corpses left.
Of course, they were all masked people.
“Lord, die!”
Bang─! Taang─!
The mana-shooting guns they possessed were powerful weapons, of course, but they were useless against Rays who couldn't hit them.
The same goes for magic, not just guns.
This was because the elements were torn off before manifestation.
There were also some who learned the situation through radio and launched a surprise attack.
Kwak! Kwang!
It didn't work on Ray, who could see the ring even beyond the structure.
After running nonstop like that, we arrived at the door leading to the engine room at the front of car number 1.
[No entry for non-authorized persons]
“… … .”
He paused for a moment, holding the doorknob.
Beyond the door, a number of rings were visible.
The estimated number of people is 10.
According to surviving crew members we encountered as we passed by, the engine room was connected to the forward engine room.
One is a captured engine driver.
Everyone else is the enemy.
Ray, who had made his decision, opened the door in an instant and rushed in.
In a fleeting moment, I captured the scenery with my eyes.
─Shoot!
─Kill him!
Masked men aiming guns at us from all directions.
'There is no way to avoid it.'
It didn't matter anyway.
Because there were many ways.
Ray gathered the mana in the air into beads and placed them into the tip of each gun barrel.
And the moment the masked men's fingers pulled the trigger.
Boom! Boom! Bang!
“Ah …
“Ahh! My hand─! My hand─!”
The masked men sat down, holding their hands that were dripping with blood.
Ray then stunned them all with a lightning bolt and slowly approached the masked man who had not fired his gun.
“Are you the captain?”
“You, you? Wei, there was a monster like this on the Wei Tower?”
“I don’t belong to Weed Tower.”
“Then, then, why, why are you interfering with our work?”
“You guys are the ones who interrupted the work.”
Crunch!
“Don’t come any closer! If you come any closer, I’ll shoot you!”
“If you’re confident that your wrist won’t fly off, then go ahead and do it.”
“… … !”
The masked man didn't pull the trigger until Ray got right up to him.
Slap.
"iced coffee…."
He knelt down and sank to his knees.
Ray's slowly approaching hand was reflected in his fear-filled eyes.
Boom! Boom!
A fallen body.
Ray picked up the masked men's guns and examined them for a moment, then turned around and headed towards the engine driver who was lying in the corner.
The back of his head was soaked in blood, as if he had been hit with a blunt object.
Woof!
I used a simple healing spell and then shook her body to wake her up.
Since there was no response, I immediately created some cold water and poured it on.
“Ugh…!”
“Get up.”
“Ahhh…!”
"wake up."
“Stop, stop, stop…!”
The engineer regained consciousness and looked around with a blank expression on his face.
“You… ah, no, did the teacher make it like this?”
"that's right."
Ray briefly explained the situation and then asked.
“Can we leave right away?”
“First of all… I think we need to check the condition of the engine.”
The engineer staggered to his feet and approached the huge machine in the center of the room.
“Oh my god…! You destroyed the mana tank. At this rate, we’ll have to stay here until the repair and support teams arrive.”
“How long will it take for them to arrive?”
“Based on the current coordinates, it will take 30 minutes even if we go fast.”
30 minutes, it was too late.
Ray thought for a moment and then asked.
“It’s because there isn’t enough mana to run the engine.”
“That’s right. It’s impossible for me, the crew, and the passengers to combine our efforts to inject mana. It would take a huge amount of mana to move this huge lump of iron.
“Then there’s no need to wait.”
"yes?"
“You don’t have to wait for someone to come help.”
In Ray's grasp, green and yellow mana were swirling wildly.
It was the mana of the two jewels, like an infinite spring that never dries up.