Hiding A Logistics Center In The Apocalypse Chapter 221

Hiding the Logistics Center in the Apocalypse Chapter 221

Headquarters (1)

Kugugugu······.

The red and black striped portal rotated slowly.

The portal leading to <Headquarters> was right before my eyes.

The reformists who brought down the moderates are inside.

The goal is to awaken the last remaining Gradiva.

If Gradiva were to awaken and continue growing, this entire vast multidimensional world would soon be 'purified'.

'······I guess I should go in.'

It was inevitable to prevent Gradiva's awakening.

But that doesn't mean I can just rush in without any countermeasures.

Because I still couldn't tell what was out there.

It is a portal that greedily devours the remains of <Nightmare>.

Maybe your body will be torn to pieces as soon as you step foot in, or maybe the reformist forces will be setting up camp at the entrance.

“Umm······.”

“Cheer up, sir.”

That was why.

Buendia was seated in front of a portal that was spinning around.

Kukuku······.

Buendia, sitting cross-legged and sweating profusely, sensed the energy of the portal.

It must have been about 10 minutes.

Finally, Buendia got up.

When I handed him a handkerchief, he wiped away the sweat that was forming on his wrinkled face.

“I can feel the faint energy of Gradiva. It seems true that the reformists have turned inward. There is a strong magical power emanating from them.”

It seems that the words of the dead elder of the blood alliance were true.

The fact that a strong magical power is emanating from it is also evidence of this.

Even without that, the Kaehwapa already included a large number of arcane magicians.

'Wizards······.'

They were the enemies we had to deal with from now on.

Buendia handed me back the handkerchief and asked me.

“You said you sucked up the remains of <Nightmare>?”

“Yes, and then it blew up right away.”

“I see······, this inside seems to be a space completely isolated from the outside. Rather than sucking in the debris to gain energy, I think it might be to create some kind of passage. Just like sucking in the debris of <Nightmare>······, it must be to spread the power inside to the outside.”

It wasn't hard to guess why.

After waking up Gradiva in <Headquarters>, the plan is to release him into the outside world.

Naturally, the next question followed.

The last Gradiva who was said to be sleeping inside <Headquarters>.

What kind of power do the reformists have that makes them risk their lives until the end?

Buendia, who had cleared his throat, continued speaking.

“I’ve heard the story about <Headquarters> a long time ago. It’s said to be the source of the first awakening and its power. I didn’t know that its true identity was Gradiva either······.”

“Is that why wizards get entangled?”

“You could say that. The roots of magic and awakening are closely connected. Finding the source of power would be of great significance to magicians.”

He was an Arcane who searched the entire universe to find the bones of his ancestors.

The first awakening, and the place where magical powers were recorded.

Through Gradiva, they were trying to vividly bring that record to life.

Even if it means destroying the world.

“The power of magic inside will be even stronger. There’s also Gradiva’s influence… In isolated places, the magic will be more sophisticated.”

The first thing to do was to prepare for Arcane magic.

Perhaps, the moment you enter <Headquarters>, all kinds of magic may come flying in.

“Let’s bundle up and go in.”

I also got up right away.

I was thinking of asking Kim Sol to put up a shield for me.

***

Jeeeeing!

The striped portal vibrated violently.

Breaking through the waves crashing against the ground, I finally boarded the portal leading to <Headquarters>.

Tsk tsk tsk······.

A golden curtain of light enveloped his body.

It was a defensive barrier that Kim Sol had developed, but it was strengthened beyond comparison to before.

Kim Sol smiled as if she was satisfied.

“Huh, is this good?”

“That’s right, since I’ve leveled up a lot.”

Now it was almost an infinite magic stone.

I've leveled up as much as I can without putting a strain on my awakening abilities.

Thanks to this, the power of the defensive barrier also increased by leaps and bounds.

As much as Buendia would admit.

“It’s a defensive barrier that also has magic resistance, so it’ll be hard to break through. It won’t be invincible, but it’ll definitely be helpful.”

That's how we arrived at <headquarters>.

But despite the preparations, no attack came.

There was just an endless, desolate stretch of white, empty space.

Wheeee······.

There was only one thing visible.

A round dome made of translucent color.

It was so huge that it filled my vision even though I was quite far away.

'Is this <headquarters>······?'

It was a truly desolate place for a chamber of commerce's flagship location.

But this too is only temporary.

As we moved towards the dome, we encountered an unusual sight.

The Arcane wizards were expected to attack as soon as they arrived at <Headquarters>.

Because the floor was strewn with the corpses of those wizards.

Kim Sol muttered in confusion as she looked at the bright red blood gushing out on the pure white ground.

“What, they’re all dead?”

There was just an endless expanse of white plains.

No matter how much I looked around, there was absolutely nothing that could be considered a threat.

“Did the moderates come all the way here?”

“For something like that, the only corpses are wizards. It doesn’t seem like the work of a moderate group······.”

Then all that was left was that huge dome.

Even though it was clearly a translucent color, strangely the inside was not visible very well.

And then······.

Ddddddddd······.

The membrane forming the dome began to vibrate violently.

And then,

Poof!

Poof!

A small hole opened and something was spat out through it.

Objects fall to the floor with a splash of bright red water.

“······As expected, they’re dead. They’re Arcane wizards.”

“It looks like something is going on inside.”

This time again, it was the pale corpses of wizards.

The magicians who won the fight against the moderates and arrived at <Headquarters>.

I had no idea why they were dying here.

'I have to go in and see what happens.'

There was no need to think about it for long.

The <headquarters> we finally arrived at was an empty space.

If this white dome is the only thing there is, then I have no choice but to get in somehow.

The hole that had spewed out the wizards was tightly sealed, as if nothing had happened.

A situation where a direct path leading inside must be made.

"shipment."

This time too, an 'ideological bomb' was launched towards the dome.

It was an item with a greatly reduced amount of explosives, so that there was no need to worry about being caught in an explosion.

Kwaaaaaaaah!

Easy······.

There was a piercing noise, but that was it.

A place where purple smoke rises in a puff after being hit by a bomb.

But there wasn't even a single scratch on the dome.

Pusheeee······.

Like other Gradivas, it didn't have a shell, nor did it have any special properties.

The object in front of my eyes was nothing more than a colorless, odorless, and translucent shield.

I had no idea how to get through it.

'hmm······.'

While I was thinking about how to enter, Kim Sol took a step closer to the dome.

“Wait a minute, it’s dangerous!”

“No, hey. Look at this.”

Kim Sol pointed in front of me with her finger.

A golden protective shield that wraps around Kim Sol's body.

The shield was in contact with the dome's translucent outer curtain.

in result······.

'Huh?'

Tsk tsk tsk······.

That's exactly it.

The translucent dome that came into contact with the shield began to melt away.

Kim Sol's defense shield had already neutralized the dome.

Kkuddududuk!

Knock knock!

Along with the bubbles, smoke rose.

A translucent dome that was unaffected by ideological bombs.

It was impossible to penetrate completely, but the edges were clearly recessed.

I immediately shipped an item from subspace.

“Huh? What is it?”

“Hold this and look.”

Phalang.

I handed the paper straight to Kim Sol.

A test of her ability to build her defenses.

It was an essential process for creating the <Rocket Barrier>.

***

Pfft!

Pfft …

There was a continuous, loud noise.

But the target is not the enemy, but ourselves.

The rockets containing Kim Sol's <Barrier> hit the Bond Dragon in succession.

Jeeeeeeing!

The bone dragon took no damage.

Far from being destroyed, a round golden shield simply envelops the body of the Bone Dragon.

and······.

“Hey!”

Taat!

With Yongsu Lee's shout, the bone dragon shot forward at high speed.

With Buendia's help, I was able to add a few bones to the existing bone dragon.

We were all riding on the back of the Bond Dragon's neck.

He created horns on his head and bent them like a handle, and attached a saddle to his neck, which made him a 'vehicle' that applied Lee Yong-soo's abilities.

Dalgrak!

Dalgrak!

Lee Yong-soo roughly grabbed the horn.

The bone dragon moved forward quickly and precisely.

It felt like I was going to hit the translucent dome curtain······.

Shuhwaaaaaaaah!

We just passed through the curtain.

Thanks to the neutralizing effect of Kim Sol's <Barrier> in <Rocket>.

It slowed down for a moment, like cutting through a rapid stream, but that was it.

As we passed through the curtain, a strong wind swept past us.

I was watching the front, and soon nodded along with Buendia.

“There it is again.”

“I knew it!”

As expected, there was more than one curtain.

If you break through, another curtain appears, and if you break through again, yet another one appears.

And every time that happens, I ship out a <Rocket Barrier> with a defensive ability.

Not towards the curtain before our eyes, but towards us who are breaking through it.

Paaaaang!

Swish!

Paaaaang!

Swish!

It was a repetition of the same process.

Repeatedly tearing through the curtain and entering while wearing a protective shield.

It was a bonus to find the corpses of Arcane Wizards strewn here and there.

Poof!

Boom!

The corpses were still being pushed out.

The giant dome carried the corpses of the wizards out as if it were sweeping away impurities.

Hwaaaaaaaah!

Even though we had penetrated through a dozen layers, the interior space was still spacious.

As we went deeper through the curtain, the previously opaque curtain became transparent like glass.

At the same time, unidentifiable sculptures began to gradually fill the white space.

'What is this?'

Hexahedron, sphere, cylinder, etc.

Transparent cubes appeared.

As we went inside, the changes in the cubes became more evident.

As they were broken down into smaller pieces, their number gradually increased, and their shapes became more complex, with decorative patterns appearing.

The floating cylinders began to form vertical lines and were arranged like pillars.

Wheeeeeeing!

Feeling the wind in my hair, I asked Buendia in a loud voice.

“······What on earth is this!”

“I’m not sure yet! What I do know is that… someone inside is creating the space of <Headquarters>! It’s clear as the image is becoming clearer!”

We are the ones who embodied the image of <Nightmare>.

Maybe something similar is happening here.

Shhhhhh!

The scenery becomes more and more complete the further you go inside.

If we could get to the center, we would be able to see who and what created it.