Chapter 76
Chapter 76
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 76
Chapter Title: Counterattack
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‘If the enemy thinks I can teleport, that's not a vivid imagination—it's just plain stupidity.’
I cast Warp once more, slipping through the darkness toward the rooftop where the sniper was holed up in the high-rise.
Sure enough, there were two men on the roof. The snipers operated in pairs. One was prone with his sniper rifle, while the other lounged against the wall a short distance away, smoking a cigarette and taking a break.
‘Found you.’
I used Warp to approach silently behind the guy puffing on his cigarette.
I clamped my left hand over his mouth and drove the dagger in my right hand deep into his throat, twisting the hilt hard.
“……!?”
I dispatched him in an instant and pulled out the dagger. Blood gushed from his neck.
“...Hey. Piss off somewhere else to take a leak. It stinks like urine.”
The sniper, face buried in his scope as he lined up his shot, grumbled. He'd mistaken the sound of spurting blood for urine.
Of course, I didn't bother correcting him.
Sensing something off from his partner's silence, the sniper turned his head. By then, I was already straddling his back.
“W-Who the hell are you!?”
My dagger sliced across his throat.
And that became the enemy's last words.
“Warp is seriously useful for assassinations.”
Now it was time to farm.
I looted items from the bodies: the sniper rifle and ammo, bulletproof vest, and some rations and cigarettes.
Before pocketing everything, I peered through the sniper rifle's scope. It had night vision, letting me clearly see Titan Security's C-Team military vehicle even in pitch-black darkness.
‘Variable magnification scope.’
The scope was divided into 8x, 16x, and 24x. The sniper had been using 16x, meaning the vehicle was about 1.6 kilometers from this building.
I switched it to 8x and swung the rifle around. Under the water tank on the rooftop of the opposite building, another sniper lay in wait.
The guy across the way had no clue what was happening here.
‘I could hit him if I fired, but no need to make a racket.’
I set down the sniper rifle and Warped to the opposite building. This time, I'd take out the sniper first.
He was alone. No spotter in sight. They must have been taking shifts in the night—one on duty, one resting.
Lucky for me. I handled the sniper the same way and slipped inside the building. In the nearest room, the spotter was out cold, clutching his rifle in his sleep.
No need to get close. From a distance, I targeted his neck with Warp. His head popped off with a thud.
Grabbing just the head, I stepped out, fixed it in place on the nearby floor, and unleashed a soccer kick.
“Quit sleeping and wake up, asshole.”
Thwack!
“G-Gaaah!?”
The head spun through the air before smacking the hard floor and rolling. The impact fully jolted the spotter awake.
“U-Uwaaah! M-My body!?”
Realizing he had no body, he screamed. He couldn't accept his reality.
“Shut up.”
I stomped on his mouth with my boot. Staring straight into his eyes, I asked in a cold voice,
“From now on, answer only what I ask. Lie or spout nonsense, and I'll chop off your limbs one by one and toss them to the zombies below. Your choice.”
Terror flooded his eyes at my words.
“Who sent you?”
“C-Can't say...”
“Is that so? Don't wanna talk, huh.”
I kindly picked up his head and carried it back to the room with his body, then shot both knees with my pistol to pin it down.
“Gaaaaah!!!”
Next, I drew my trusted sword from the top world inventory and severed his writhing right arm in one stroke.
‘Sharp blade. Shop-bought gear lives up to the hype.’
“G-Gaaaghh!!!”
“Asking again. Who sent you?”
He was foaming at the mouth. But no answer meant business as usual. I raised my sword toward his intact left arm.
Unfortunately, the arm stayed attached.
“Y-Yuseong Group!”
He'd barely clung to sanity and shouted desperately.
Pain really is the best negotiation tool.
“Who in Yuseong Group?”
“Th-The one who hired us... Director Yujin-hyuk of Yuseong Group!”
“Yujin-hyuk?”
He nodded.
‘Yujin-hyuk. The chairman's own son.’
The story was already forming in my head.
‘Classic heir dispute. What else?’
“Why's he trying to kill his own sister?”
“I-I don't know that far! We just took the money and followed orders! We're PMC mercs from ‘Blackwater’! I'll surrender, so please, just spare my life...!”
Trembling, he spilled everything he knew. Their goal: eliminate VIP Yui-na and frame Titan Security for it.
“Got the intel. Now rest easy.”
“W-Wait, you said you'd spare me...!”
“Too much hassle to keep you around.”
Bang!
I pulled the trigger, granting him a clean death.
In this zombie-infested world, dying by human hands was a luxury.
I Warped the unclaimed gear into my inventory and tossed the bodies to the zombies below, erasing the evidence.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ With everything done, I Warped back near the military vehicle. I'd been gone about fifteen minutes, and no one had noticed.
I was about to slip quietly into the open vehicle when—
“Who goes there!”
A sharp voice rang out, and a cold gun barrel pressed against my temple. I reflexively raised both hands.
I slowly turned to meet her gaze. In the darkness, Sera's orange eyes stared back at me.
“Oh, it's you.”
Sera sighed in relief and lowered her gun.
“...Wait, why are you coming in from outside?”
“Drank too much water earlier. Went to take a piss.”
“Are you insane? What if a sniper spotted you!”
Sera scolded me like it was unbelievable.
“Didn't die, so it's fine.”
I shrugged.
“Next time, just piss inside.”
“Not into exhibitionism.”
“Who said to do it in front of me? Go to the corner, cover up so no one sees.”
Her nagging sparked my playful side.
“Mine's too big to hide easily.”
I grinned slyly and patted my crotch.
“Ha, you're ridiculous. Had to go for the sex joke. I know your size anyway.”
She let out a disbelieving laugh.
‘Oh, right. She was my ex.’
I finally recalled the original owner's relationship with her. Then a sudden curiosity hit me.
‘When I started, the body looked just like my real one. Wonder if the dick size matches too?’
With a mischievous smile, I stepped closer to Sera.
“Wanna check? See if it's changed since before.”
Her face flushed at my blatant come-on. She stumbled back, flustered.
“W-What nonsense! Go to sleep!”
Her ears were bright red. As I chuckled silently at the sight,
A cold voice echoed from the darkness.
“Getting annoying. Take your flirting elsewhere.”
It was Lea. She'd woken up at some point and was glaring at us with half-lidded eyes. Disgust and irritation were plain on her face.
“Flirting? Hey, now Lea's got the wrong idea because of you!”
Sera jabbed my side, feeling wronged.
“Misunderstandings clear up later. Why so mad? It's not even true.”
“You just can't let me have the last word...”
Sera stared at me in exasperation, then blushed faintly and asked quietly,
“But... is it really safe outside?”
“Pretty sure.”
I glanced around as I answered. We were still deep in the mountains near Gangwon Province. Far from the city, it was so quiet not even zombie howls reached us. And the biggest threats—the snipers—were already handled.
“...Okay. Cover me for a sec then.”
“Suddenly?”
“I've needed to go since earlier. You threw off my timing.”
Sera grumbled and hopped out without waiting for my reply. I followed with a sigh.
She headed to some bushes a bit from the vehicle, scanned around, and started pulling down her pants.
In the dark, her white ass and smooth thighs gleamed clearly under the moonlight.
“Hey, what are you doing?”
“Taking a piss. Why.”