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Episode 114: Shrine Destruction and Tower Defense (5)
This is the Joint Chiefs of Staff Headquarters in Yongsan.
Since the portals lined up along Hangang-daero, Unyang greeted us.
“Well then, I’ll see you again safely.”
“Okay. Be careful.”
Jeonggyeom's father pats Unyang's shoulder.
Yun Yang and the Murim people were leaving Seoul to stop two waves of monsters that would occur in Beijing and Shanghai.
Jiying.
The martial artists disappear through the portal installed by Jeonggyeom, the hems of their robes fluttering.
Jeong-gyeom's father and Kim Sol looked at the mysterious sight with interest.
“Now we are all truly one family.”
My father added softly.
Destruction strikes, and the subspace logistics center becomes your 'home'.
Their homes and yards were expanding indefinitely, and the number of people they could call family and neighbors was also increasing exponentially.
Kim Sol, who had been quietly listening, asked.
“What about other people?”
“Well, they all went to guard their own houses. Now, isn’t it all our front yard?”
While Jeong-gyeom went to Europe, the remaining members of Pax FC each assigned areas they had to defend.
Among the areas occupied by Pax FC, there are a total of seventeen places where red portals have been discovered.
Korea and Japan each had two, the US and Europe each had four, China had five, and finally, signs of a monster wave were detected in Elvenheim.
“They’ll do well. They’re all great people.”
Evacuation orders were issued for China, the United States, and several other cities with relatively small populations, and the defense zone was narrowed down to eleven of the seventeen regions.
The regional representatives of Korea and the Awakened people of each country left to defend their respective territories, while the elves and druids defended Elvenheim, and Kim Sol and her father stayed behind to defend Yongsan.
“So you’re saying we have to stop it among ourselves?”
“I heard that there are soldiers and knights there who will help.”
As Jeong-gyeom's father nodded, soldiers from the Joint Chiefs of Staff armed with reinforced rifles and Paxman Paladins carrying large 'battle hammers' were seen moving in an orderly manner.
And that wasn't all.
Most of the turrets that were just holograms after Jeonggyeom left have been completed.
There were many different types.
From bunkers to protect your riflemen, splash turrets with attached flamethrowers, ballistas that fire pillar-like spears, to special turrets that freeze enemies.
The achievements of leveling up over time were displayed like a trophy along the Han River.
“But Dad, is it really necessary to go this far?”
Kim Sol asked calmly.
While the turret was being built, she had already been shown several holograms and had been in direct combat with them.
Enemies that have been sufficiently predicted by the Chamber of Commerce facilities so far, including the Tutorial Wave.
Experimenting with the soldiers of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, we found that the four waves starting with zerglings, followed by goblins, orcs, and trolls, were somewhat difficult, but could be easily defeated if given enough time.
But her father shook his head.
“It won’t do to just win by a narrow margin. It has to look like we won very comfortably.”
'······why?"
“Wouldn’t Jeonggyeom be worried if he saw that?”
Then, he brought up a story from a few years ago.
“Do you remember? After the college entrance exam, Jeong-gyeom went out with his friends to go on a backpacking trip… and then you came back home because you said you had a cold.”
“······Why are you suddenly bringing that up?”
“I was worried. There was no one at home to take care of him at the time.”
“What the hell are you going to do about taking care of me? You just come in and sleep.”
It wasn't like I was specifically taking care of the sick person.
I just came back home.
Rather, the next day, when Kim Sol got better as if she had just been washed, Jeong Gyeom made a face of deep regret, saying that he was foolish for worrying about the world-famous Kim Sol.
“Anyway, that bastard······.”
Even thinking about it now makes me hot, at the very moment when Kim Sol was about to furrow her brow.
Father added slowly.
“Sola. Jeonggyeom is the kind of person who would take care of his family no matter what happens in the world. He actually did that.”
“That’s because I’m still immature.”
“So we should be able to protect ourselves as well. Then, Jeong-gyeom can rest comfortably or go out and about.”
Coincidentally, just like the day I left for the graduation trip, Jeong-gyeom was not there.
A red-hot gate portal heralds the coming waves of monsters.
Kim Sol and her father quietly looked at the scenery.
***
Kagagak!
Kagakak!
The real wave has begun.
A horde of Zerglings dash through the narrow gate portal.
The soldiers of the Joint Chiefs of Staff poured out reinforced bullets like crazy towards it.
Doo doo doo doo doo!
Doo doo doo doo!
A reinforced bullet that tears through the flesh of the Juggling, sometimes creating fire, sometimes creating ice.
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There were a thousand Zerglings, but the soldiers were safely protected by the sturdy armor of the bunker, so their claws did not scratch the soldiers.
Keeeee······.
Soon, a thousand goblins appeared.
Bullets were still effective, but the clever goblins crawled forward, using the corpses of their dead comrades as shields to slowly cover the Han River Road.
By the time they had completely surrounded the bunker······.
Swish!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The long flames shot out from the turret instantly burned the goblins.
The wave continued straight ahead.
Orcs armed with shields and armor appeared,
Kuuuuuuu!
With stronger ranks and shields, they easily blocked the flying flames and bullets.
The bastards went up the path one step at a time······.
Wheaaaaaaaaa!
Taaang!
The iron spears of the ballista, which flew in like bombs, pierced the shields of the orcs, while the gunfire that followed turned their bodies into honeycombs.
The trolls that appeared in the final third wave also followed the same path.
They were trolls with hides tough enough to deflect bullets, and reflexes and brute strength strong enough to knock down the iron spears of ballistas······.
“Let’s go! It’s all over!”
“Wow!”
Kim Sol, who came out after kicking open the thick iron door of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Headquarters,
And Paxman Paladins, armed with large hammers, blocked the trolls' path.
Taang!
Kwaaang!
It seemed as if the large clubs and the knights' hammers were entangled in a boiling mess······.
The cold air emanating from the turret made the trolls' bodies sluggish, and the trolls, who were bludgeoned by the fists and hammers that flew in succession, fell flat on their faces, spitting out blood.
Blood-splattered zerglings, blackened goblins, orcs with honeycombed bodies, and trolls turned to blue paste.
The defense line consisting of Jeong-gyeom's family and Paxman was strong, and as a result, colorful corpses filled the Han River Road.
“Phew······.”
Kim Sol took a deep breath.
I had just completely crushed the last remaining troll.
As I was looking at the gate portal that rarely spits out monsters, I was slowly enjoying the peaceful silence.
Kuung.
Kuung.
Ominous footsteps could be heard from beyond the red portal.
What soon appeared was a giant ogre covered in scale armor all over its body.
Kim Sol, who got up again, spat out loud.
“······Anyway, then that’s it.”
I forgot.
That things in this world aren't that easy.
It was a feeling that I had rather forgotten since destruction struck and I was reunited with Jeong-gyeom.
“Wouldn’t it be nice if we could do it together? You can gain the skills to cheat on your own.”
Almost every part was dependent on Jeonggyeom.
The subspace logistics center's replication capabilities provided an abundance of resources, and AI Pax took care of all the little tasks from attacks to supplies.
Taang!
bang!
The ogre deflected the ballista's spear as if it wasn't even ticklish.
The long radiating flames were scattered as if they were annoying, and the knights' hammers were also unable to exert much power, only making the layers of iron scales clank.
“······It’s tough.”
As soon as Jeong-gyeom disappeared, the world quickly fell into destruction again.
Kim Sol, leaving her complicated feelings behind, stood up.
Crunch!
It flew up the outer wall of the turret,
I climbed onto the ogre's forearm and climbed its massive body like a mountain.
Wheaaaaaaaaa!
Taaang!
The heavy hand of an ogre flying towards you, as if chasing away a bug that has clung to your body.
However, he quickly continued to move by using the secret method he had learned through the martial arts book and offsetting the impact with a barrier.
“There are no gaps.”
Kim Sol, who had been wandering around the ogre's body, muttered as if she had given up.
Then he grabbed the steel scales covering the ogre's neck.
Kkwaddeuddeuk······.
Scales that are difficult to remove, like thick tree roots.
Kuuuuuuuuuuu!
I heard a loud noise, and dodged the falling palms several times like lightning.
The ogre shook his body like crazy to shake her off, but······.
Crunch!
He exerted his wicked power and dented the steel scales,
He gripped the round, dried scales like a handle.
Ogre came to the conclusion that he could no longer remove the sack attached to his shoulder.
The guy who changed his strategy immediately ran down Hangang-daero.
Doo doo doo doo doo doo!
Taang!
Phew!
Bullets, spears, and bombs flew, but nothing could penetrate the ogre's scales.
Knock knock!
Knock knock!
An ogre that continues to charge forward fiercely, ignoring the bunkers and turrets attacking it.
Kim Sol was shocked when she realized that the guy was heading to the Joint Chiefs of Staff Headquarters.
“······Wouldn’t it be difficult if I put it there?”
It was truly one of Pax FC's main strongholds.
Jeonggyeom will definitely return soon, but if things continue like this, we will see the headquarters building lying there in ruins.
The result was very different from what my father had planned, which was to cleanly deal with the wave and erase the guy's worries.
“No way. No way.”
Like an automated logistics center, everything should look easy and simple.
You have to make it seem like the world is flowing by itself, like a magical delivery box that's waiting for you when you wake up.
Above all······.
“······The world is in such a mess, so even the corners of the house need to be safe.”
Kim Sol bit her lip.
That way, the reckless Kim Jeong-gyeom can go out and about without worry.
Wheaaaaaaaaa!
Short hair blowing in the wind.
Kim Sol exerted her strength again and turned the steel scales over.
Crack!
Beneath it, the colorful flesh of an ogre was revealed.
I immediately took out the dagger from my waist and stabbed him, but······.
Boom boom!
The ogre's repulsion could not be overcome.
“What’s so hard about it?”
My bones are frozen.
Kim Sol, who recently achieved 7th rank.
The fact that her attacks were impervious meant that the ogre was of a higher rank.
Wheaaaaaaaaa!
The citadel of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was drawing near.
A situation where a collision is expected in the near future.
Then, what Kim Sol discovered was······.
"······dad?"
It was my father who was pulling the ballista installed on the turret and aiming the lance at the ogre.
Because it was a turret built using awakening abilities, it did not match the specifications of the Holy Spear that Jeonggyeom had strengthened.
We also confirmed that automatic firing was impossible and that the accuracy was severely reduced.
But my father was manually pulling the trigger and forcefully aiming at the ogre.
“Ah!”
She moved quickly.
He climbed over the ogre's neck as if he were rock climbing, and roughly grabbed the scales covering its Adam's apple.
Boom! Boom!
A gaze that twists with the ogre's movements.
Kim Sol, who had barely managed to shake off the motion sickness that had come upon her, put strength into her fingertips.
And the result······.
Kwaaaaang!
The amplified 'barrier' exploded, sending Kim Sol crashing to the ground along with her scales.
Kim Sol absorbed the shock with the curtain she had hastily released.
What she witnessed was······.
“······Caught.”
It was the appearance of a giant ogre collapsing, its neck pierced by a holy spear.
***
It was only about 10 minutes later.
As she expected, it wasn't long before Jeong-gyeom returned to Yongsan.
He was drenched in sweat, as if he had just come from a battle.
Kim Sol, who had caught her breath after sitting on the cold dead ogre, slowly walked out.
“Why are you rushing in like that? You little bastard, with a liver the size of a soybean.”
Jeonggyeom stared blankly at the ogre's corpse lying behind her.
And then, as if finally feeling relieved, he let out a sigh.
“What, how did you······ catch it well?”
A deep sense of relief appeared on Jeonggyeom's face.
The moment when my father's wish of not causing any worries was achieved.
But somehow, Kim Sol, who was furious, grabbed Jeong Gyeom's chestnut with her fist that had lost all its strength.
Bam!
"ah!"
“What time is it, you little punk? Why are you coming in now?”
“Why are you suddenly like this?”
Kim Sol added, pretending not to know.
Because the sweat that had been flowing excitedly had all dried up by then.
“I don’t know, you little punk.”
Temple Breaking and Tower Defense (6)