Chapter 112
Chapter 112
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 112
Chapter Title: The Error Code Incarnate
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Fullminak's sudden push left the Godgold streamers in shock.
["Whoa."]
["Oh my god. Instant sci-fi war."]
["Mysterious mechanical soldiers appear and utterly annihilate the EU forces."]
["They look just like the robot soldiers from Terminator. I wanna ask the director if he ripped that off."]
It was a scene of devastation.
Mechanical soldiers armed with laser rifles attacked the hunters, while tank-like machines lumbered about, firing laser cannons now and then.
The massive EU army was nearly wiped out, swept away like waves.
["That's the main force, right?"]
["Looks like it."]
["They're nuts. Feels like watching a real sci-fi flick."]
["Man, how advanced is that world's tech? Thought it was just apocalypse vibes, but turns out civilians are turning into bioweapons."]
Even by modern standards, the technology on display was jaw-dropping.
Viewers now knew this wasn't some polished VR game backdrop—it was a real otherworld.
[Wow, thrilling]
[Dread intensifies]
[Kaisha could steal that laser tech, mass-produce weapons, and rake in billions worldwide]
[EU dares mess with our God and gets schooled]
[When's sis Kaisha coming back?]
[Convert. Conversion is the only path to salvation]
[Tech like that and humans still can't get their act together—useless]
[Kaisha's OP lol EU sets up meat shields while they sneak off with civilians ㅋㅋㅋ]
On screen, the flustered EU forces began fighting with disciplined precision.
Their numbers kept swelling.
["Uh, where are they all coming from?"]
["Don't know the source, but EU reinforcements are pouring in steadily."]
["Now I see—EU's got insane numbers. How many countries teamed up?"]
["That's dirty."]
Boom—crash!
The screen shook violently as an enormous explosion erupted in the distance.
["W-what was that?"]
["Did they fire a cannon? Or maybe a nuke?"]
["Deja vu hitting hard..."]
["Distance-wise, probably not, but is Fullminak okay?"]
Just as the feed switched—
Thud!
Something dropped.
An unmanned drone that had hurled a mysterious human onto the ground circled the sky before flying off.
* * *
King, who had been secretly messaging Kaisha with a pounding heart, jerked his head up.
"!"
A warning popped up in front of the hunters.
『Warning!』
『Error code (error code: 1_???) detected. If this entity takes physical damage in this field, recovery is impossible.』
His roughly cropped white hair whipped wildly in the wind. Tilting his head revealed eerie, unnaturally blue eyes.
The man in the white uniform swept his gaze over the hunters with a smile, his blue eyes gleaming.
He slowly straightened up.
A human—not a machine—had landed smack in the middle of the allied forces, and anyone could tell he was no ordinary figure.
Hunters began backing away, glancing at each other.
An error code had appeared.
These hunters were originally just game users, not real soldiers.
No one dared risk their lives after a warning that injuries from the 'error code' couldn't be healed.
King, positioned reasonably as commander—not at the front lines—turned his head.
Someone grabbed his arm.
"!"
It was Queen.
The vice master of Britain's Chess Guild gripped King's arm and bolted.
"Wait—"
"Retreat first!"
Queen shouted.
Chess Guild members, who had been eyeing the situation alongside the allies, followed their guild master at her command.
Queen's orders reached only Chess members—not King's.
The executives and members fled desperately toward the territory system hub.
They were relocating entirely.
The white-haired man scanned his surroundings with a mechanical expression, then casually extended his hand.
Whoosh—
Boom!
"?!"
King and the allies, glancing back, gaped.
The overwhelming pressure hit even here.
The forest floor cratered under the man's aura, asserting his dominance. Nearby hunters, overwhelmed by the unknown energy, staggered back.
Some hunters' legs shook like leaves, unable to flee properly.
"What the hell is that?!"
Queen answered King's shocked question without slowing.
"It's a Constellation. They say Constellations have taken physical form through this channel. Damn it. I suspected from the error code."
He was the first one they'd encounter.
As part of Britain's third faction, Queen knew plenty. Only guild master King was aware of that.
Babel Tower loosened Constellations' restrictions significantly.
To be precise, normal worlds often allowed divine intervention, so Earth's current timeline had unusually strict regulations.
To protect humanity, Constellations faced heavy constraints.
King muttered.
"Crazy... Are Constellations always that overwhelmingly strong?"
He could feel it without fighting.
Far beyond any mere human.
Like a god.
"It's not full incarnation from their homeland—they seem to have manufactured a body here. It's disposable, so relatively weak for them."
"What?!"
As King reeled from Queen's words—
The man, glaring down imperiously at the hunters, curved his lips in a faint smile before vanishing.
He reappeared where allies were thickest and drew his sword.
Clank! Whoosh—
The sword aura exploded outward on a massive scale.
"Run!"
Someone bellowed.
Ziiing—!
A suffocating surge of brain-force erupted. The man's sword spun, sweeping the area dozens of times without mercy.
Slashslashslashslash—
Shraaa!
The clean devastation shredded screams of terror. Allies scattered in blind panic.
Aaaah!
Help!
Hunters who died here normally vanished like in a game, but those felled by the error code lay as real corpses.
"!!!"
King froze at the horrific sight, but Queen yanked him firmly.
"Hurry!"
It was a one-sided slaughter.
Screams of terrified hunters echoed everywhere as blood—real blood, no graphics—splattered.
Per the warning, the dead here couldn't return to reality.
Overwhelmed by death's terror, the EU allies fled desperately from the error code without fighting back.
* * *
Boom—crash!
An explosion rocked the forest.
Smoke rose from afar, halting the guild members moving with a few civilians.
Offen grimaced.
"That's definitely the military's lab."
Locals had said the military created the forest residents.
The various forest monsters they'd captured? Military scientists had made and released them from labs too.
"With Lenox's android army here, they probably sent forces there too. That blast just destroyed the lab."
Kaizen flinched at Offen's words, staring toward the explosion.
He clenched his fists tight.
"Survivors..."
"No way. Military brass bailed long ago, but test subjects were all locked in."
Offen scolded Kaizen.
"..."
Kaizen's eyes shook—he clearly wanted to check.
Whatever his game, Lenox was deploying androids to forests and military sites to finish something off.
I glanced at my privacy-heightened chat window.
[King: (Translated) The alliance was basically semi-forced. Everyone's plotting escapes, so it won't last.]
King said the allied nations were eyeing chances to betray each other.
Subtly watching for backstabs. He suggested sharing info judiciously for mutual benefit.
In short, King was reaching out for insurance.
Jackpot for me.
But wars being wars, such deals vanish with shifts—don't overtrust.
I responded warmly to King anyway.
I'd already dispatched swift Abyss scouts to assess the EU battle.
"Kaisha-nim!"
My scout Abyss rushed in, uncharacteristically alarmed.
"Error code detected! Allies already took heavy losses!"
"?!"
"Permanent death!"
Gasps rippled. Guild members fell silent in shock.
Someone asked Abyss.
"Warning popped up?"
Abyss nodded, adjusting his warning's transparency for all to see.
He'd gotten close during recon.
『Error code (error code: 1_???) detected. If this entity takes physical damage in this field, recovery is impossible.』
Everyone swallowed hard.
Maya, as stunned as the rest, said to me.
"B-better that it says 'error code' outright, right? Just dodge smart..."
Death by error code invaders means permadeath.
I nodded, eyes off the warning, then eyed the oddly shocked Abyss.
"Why so rattled?"
"..."
Abyss bit his lip, pride bruised.
First time seeing it.
Male Abyss's game face was usually blank, sarcastic, angry, or contemptuous.
Before Abyss replied, Offen told me.
"If it's too risky, head to base. Nearby bunker connects to village underground."
I nodded.
"Everyone, follow Offen to base."
Then chat lit up with a voice request.
King.
We'd texted till now—first voice.
["King here."]
"Yes. Kaisha."
["Error code triggered full alliance retreat. Dangerous foe appeared; unity's actually strengthened."]
Hearing what Abyss reported verbatim boosted trust in King.
Babel's auto-translator made cross-language talk seamless.
King continued.
["The error code we saw had white hair and blue eyes."]
"!"
["Many died in seconds. Some quit parties and killed wounded for forced logouts as emergency."]
"!!"
["Results unknown—they took error code damage. If wounded survive, we'll handle in reality."]
Unexpected intel brought surprise and subtle感动.
Even uncertain, it showed efforts to save guildies in crisis—huge info.
"Truly grateful. Won't forget this, King."
King paused at my sincere thanks, then ended with one line.
["...Sign something later?"]
Click.