Hiding A Logistics Center In The Apocalypse Chapter 212

Hiding the Logistics Center in the Apocalypse Episode 212

Rocket Delivery (2)

Boohoo!

Boohoo!

It's green, and green again.

Every time the bone dragon struck Gradiva, large and small broccolis burst out like cotton.

'It's so amazing.'

Gradiva was full of corrupt energy.

Even from this great distance, an ominous feeling was transmitted as if it were a whisper.

Greenery was blooming in abundance, an unbecoming sight on a planet filled with death.

And that wasn't all.

“The World Tree! It’s the World Tree!”

“Is that it?”

“Yes! Judging by the energy, it’s definitely true.”

Ellie was rejoicing.

The elves in Elvenheim who raised the leaves that were dying with great care.

But <Rocket Fresh> had placed a giant world tree in the middle of Gradiva.

“I thought it would be effective, but I didn’t know it would make the World Tree bloom.”

“The World Tree is in fact the very manifestation of natural power. It must have reacted with Gradiva’s enormous energy. The rotten outer shell must have also served as fertilizer.”

Buendia also looked satisfied.

I smiled as I watched the powerful natural power of <Rocket Fresh>.

Crunch! Crunch!

Crack!

The world tree has spread its roots.

The roots, as strong as steel, swung in all directions like a whip,

We quickly dug into Gradiva's outer shell, which was wrapped in <corruption>.

As a result, the characteristic blue flesh of Gradiva, which had not yet hardened, was finally revealed.

'It's done now.'

It was safe to say that the shell had been removed.

Now, all we have to do is pour out our thought bombs through the gap created by the World Tree.

But before I finished Gradiva, I asked Ellie and Findrick one last question.

“Do you mind if I destroy it? After all, it’s the World Tree.”

These are elves and druids who terribly treasure the World Tree.

If you destroy Gradiva, the World Tree planted on its surface will also disappear.

Since it was overwhelmingly larger than the World Tree grown in subspace, it was understandable that they would feel sorry about it.

But Ellie shook her head.

“It would be best not to be foolish. It doesn’t seem like a natural force of a scale we can handle. If it were that level, we elves would be absorbed by the natural power of the World Tree just by getting close.”

Buendia's eyes lit up with interest at Eli's words.

While he was observing Gradiva again, Findrick also added the same opinion.

“The World Tree that the representative is currently growing in the subspace may be just the right size for us. People often try to worship the grandeur of nature itself. However, just as an unintentionally encountered beast tries to eat us, nature without building relationships simply tries to devour everything.”

“Oh, I see.”

Well, I wonder if the World Tree that we raised and comforted in the subspace might be more suitable for us now.

This is a world that has already been destroyed once.

Even if they obtained the mature world tree, the elves and druids could not return to the past.

“Then there is no need to hide it.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

I turned my head and looked at Gradiva again.

The entire body was covered with green broccoli, and the green flesh of the Gradiva was clearly visible between the roots that stretched out like veins.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Gradiva, covered in corruption, let out his last cry.

Where on earth do you go and how do you cry?

No, can you even call that a living thing in the first place?

"shipment."

I didn't hesitate.

Gradiva is the source of thought and the power to make it real.

However, just as the grand nature devours humans, so too does runaway reason endanger humans.

Shuhwaaaaaaaah!

Did you say you were having an exchange?

As I was flying the <Rocket>, I felt like I was unknowingly receiving the guy's thoughts.

Gradiva's strong desire to 'corrupt the whole world', instilled in him by the reformists.

Pfft …

I erased that desire from a corner of the universe.

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.

.

Shuhwaaaaaaaah!

The finishing process was the same as before.

By installing portals on each of the hundreds of asteroids orbiting the area, <Product Recovery> is activated.

Gradiva gathered the debris to try to repair his broken body, but the amount being swallowed up by my portal was overwhelming.

'What a relief.'

The original installed portal does not move along with objects.

Even if you install it on a moving object, only the portal will remain in the air.

However, it was possible to install it in a moving form around Gradiva, especially on the asteroids orbiting it.

Shwahahahahahaha!

It was thanks to that.

An asteroid that slowly orbits around itself.

It was then that I saw Gravida being eaten by those asteroids.

The fate of a celestial body that was destroying itself by its own power felt quite ironic.

But there was no time to relax.

Because Buendia brought terrible news.

“Yes? Everything?”

“That’s right. The remaining thirteen have all bloomed. There is just one that has an ambiguous signal.”

“What happened so quickly······!”

It was a speed beyond imagination.

While we were destroying the Gradivas that were combined with <Corruption>, the reformists woke up all the remaining Gradivas.

It wasn't even just a simple awakening.

“There are two Stage 2s. They’re probably at a similar level to what they are now, but they’re trying to merge again.”

For convenience, we decided to express Gradiva in steps.

The first Gradiva is stage 1, the two bodies combined are stage 2, and so on.

The two bodies, now in stage 2, were approaching, meaning that stage 3 was imminent.

“Okay, let’s go right away.”

“Okay, I’ll get ready too.”

I hurriedly went out to call Lee Yong-soo.

The Gradivas, destroyed and combined, are now reduced to only 11.

Nevertheless, the situation was gradually becoming more urgent.

***

Swoosh!

With the crosshairs in our hands, we raced through the multidimensional realm.

I've jumped through dimensions several times and crossed dangerous space rifts.

It was a route that would have been impossible to imagine without Buendia's precise guidance and Lee Yong-soo's possessed manipulation.

“It’s exactly the midpoint, right?”

“Yes, at this rate, we should be able to get there before the union takes place.”

Two Gradivas are rushing towards each other.

Buendia had given us their speed and direction, and we were flying towards the predicted point where the two would meet.

“If possible, it would be better to handle it before the combination takes place.”

“That’s right. Even just in stage 2······.”

In stage 1 there were no characteristics.

However, at stage 2, the characteristic called <corruption> appeared.

A powerful shell that cannot even be destroyed by an ordinary thought bomb.

The two Gradivas we will soon encounter are already in stage 2.

If those two were combined to form the third stage, it would be impossible to predict what other variables would arise.

Ultimately, it's a battle of timing.

Even as he breathlessly traversed the space, Buendía tried to read the characteristics of the Gradivas in order to reduce any delay.

Just like how we were able to defeat the corrupted Gradiva with <Rocket Fresh>, if we could know its characteristics, we could create a <Rocket> that could respond to it in advance.

“Khuhmm······!”

Buendia's forehead was furrowed.

Even though he has excellent mana sensitivity, it is by no means an easy task.

This was especially true in a situation like the present where more than ten Gradivas were running wild in various dimensions at the same time.

Knock knock.

Cold sweat dripped from his forehead and down his beard.

The wrinkled hands clutching his temples trembled weakly.

Yes, a long time later.

"under······."

Buendia let out a pale groan and collapsed on the seat.

I quickly supported him, and he spoke in a groaning voice.

“First of all, I had no choice but to interpret it in a larger context. The desire given to Gradiva, who came from the west, was <weakness>, and the desire given to the guy coming from the east was <division>. I will only be able to see the exact form after I arrive there······.”

<Weakness> and <Division>.

Now it was time to get creative.

Just as we dealt with <Corruption> with natural power, we will need to find awakening abilities that can counter those two characteristics and put them into the rocket.

'That might work, I guess.'

There were some who came to mind.

Their abilities should be able to deal with <Weakness> and <Division>.

But I wasn't sure if I could actually 'put' it on a rocket.

“Is it possible for any ability to exist? Not just abilities that are emitted, but abilities that are embodied?”

Ellie's 'purification' and Findrick's 'natural power'.

All of this was a form of power that could be released outwardly.

But what if that power is directed toward oneself rather than outward?

What if it was a power that strengthened and developed you rather than something you projected outward?

I thought about it for a moment and then shook my head.

Then he answered the question he had asked Buendia himself.

“I guess I have no choice but to give it a try.”

Buendia smiled faintly.

Even though he was tired, he looked satisfied with the answer.

Bam!

I hurried to the logistics center in the subspace.

We don't know yet.

But the only ones who can fill the empty box are people.

***

“Oh, what?”

James, his father, and even Cooper and Brock.

The first ones brought in were the producers of Pax FC.

The desire that East Gradiva harbors is <division>.

It was unclear exactly which division it was referring to.

However, it was clear that the desire of these creators was to gather the fragmented things and <assemble> them into one.

James is a creator with awakened mechanical abilities.

Father specializes in construction using materials, Cooper can create items of exceptional quality through his magic reactor, and Broke can create items of exceptional quality through his reinforcement stone crafting.

'It doesn't have any abilities like firing things or anything, but······.'

That's the only catch.

They only demonstrate the ability to awaken, but do not emit it.

It would have been comforting if the ability had been radiant like Elina Findrick's, but perhaps someone's ability was more often hidden within themselves.

“Ellie will explain first. Everyone, brace yourself, because it could be dangerous.”

The ideological bomb can explode at any time.

Even if it's just one drop, it has enough power to blow away the entire interior of a logistics center.

Fortunately, Ellie's <Purification> ability was quite effective in stabilizing the explosives, so she became an indispensable member of the production team thereafter.

While Ellie explains the method to her father and other producers.

I called in some other characters.

“Mr. Jeonggyeom.”

“Ancestor! It’s been a long time!”

Princess Veronica, and Retelin, and Tereb.

The desire that West Gradiva harbors is none other than <weakness>.

Because I was planning to incorporate the vampires' physical enhancements using essence and the Lethelians' brute strength into <Rocket>.

If we were to name it, it would probably be something like <Rocket Healthcare>.

This time, Findrick came forward and explained the crafting method to the princess and Tereb.

Groan, groan.

On one side, it started to swarm with creators including dwarves, and on the other side, it started to swarm with Veronica's vampires and Lethelians.

To prepare a <rocket> made up of each of their own abilities.

like that···

“Let’s just bump into each other.”

We were flying like rockets.