Chapter 67
Chapter 67
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 67
Chapter Title: Ambush (2)
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The minigun's nickname wasn't "Angel of Death" for nothing.
Thwooooooom—!
With a deafening roar, the barrage of bullets shredded the oncoming monsters.
No, it went beyond shredding—it erased their very existence.
Boom! KABOOM! Boom!
Explosions rocked from every direction.
At the same time, holy light flashed brilliantly.
My classmates were lobbing holy grenades nonstop.
Thud!
"Barrier's down over here!"
"Someone hurry up and set up a new one!"
"...On my way!"
Shouts rang out from somewhere—a barrier had crumbled.
I whipped the minigun's barrel toward the noise.
And unleashed hell on the monsters trying to pour through the gap.
BRRRRRRT—!
- Kieeeek—!
The grotesque beasts were ground to paste by the minigun's savage firepower.
At the same time, one of the weapon's effects, Explosion (B-), took out the surrounding monsters too.
Meanwhile, a classmate who'd rushed to the broken barrier dropped a 2-meter crate and touched the shattered fragments.
Just as I'd instructed beforehand, he used the "infinite item" rules to dissolve the destroyed barrier (a consumable).
The moment the barrier vanished, he hit the button in the center of the crate he'd set down.
Whirr! Clank, clank!
The crate popped open and expanded into an 8-meter barrier in seconds.
"Barrier's back up!"
The second he yelled that, cries erupted from another spot—a barrier down there too.
A classmate who'd been chucking grenades from atop the wall leaped down, grabbed a barrier kit from the stack, and sprinted toward the breach.
The guy who'd just installed the previous one filled the empty spot on the wall.
I nodded at their swift handoff and swung the minigun's barrel back to its original position.
The moment I resumed spinning the barrels and pulled the trigger—
Bang!
The minigun's barrel assembly blew out.
It couldn't handle the strain from the special ammo, Holy Blessed Bullets (A).
No big deal.
I had infinite miniguns in my inventory.
Fling.
I chucked the wrecked minigun over the barrier and pulled a fresh one from my inventory.
Then I grabbed a new ammo crate, hooked it up,
and whirrrrr—!
While I'd been distracted, monsters had closed in on the barrier. I hosed them down.
...Thwooooooom—!
- Kieeeek!
The beasts trying to smash through with claws and hideous bodies—dodging the grenade barrage—were swept away in an instant.
The distance between the wall and the horde opened up again.
I must've blown out three miniguns by then.
Thump..., thump....
A heavy thudding started echoing.
It began from the darkness.
Not from one spot, but several.
Thump..., thump..., thump....
Growing closer.
Thump, thump, thump, thump!
And faster.
Before long—
- Rooooaaar—!
A massive bear-like bipedal monster lumbered into view.
About 10 meters tall, its body armored in rigid scales like plate mail.
"Giant monster incoming!"
"One here too!"
"Got one over here!"
"Here as well!"
Shouts from all sides—giants everywhere.
I yelled to my main aces right away.
"Lee Seo-yeon! Asuka! Arthur! Leave the small fry to the others—take out the giants!"
"Got it!"
"On it!"
"Roger!"
They bolted toward the giants the instant I gave the order.
I saw sword auras erupt from their blades, then pivoted my minigun toward the giant charging my section of wall.
BRRRRRRT—!
- Grooooar—!
The behemoth screamed as white holy tracers lit it up.
But unlike the small fry that got atomized—
Thump, thump!
Even as scales shattered and flesh pulped, its insane regeneration knit it back together. It kept coming.
"Regen, huh? You're a tough one."
I ditched the minigun and grabbed a new one.
This time, I loaded it with cryo ammo.
"Let's see how you like this."
Pulled the trigger.
Whirrrrr—!
The barrels spun up,
and... Thwooooooom—!
Up to 4,000 rounds per minute hammered the giant.
The bullets hit, and—
Crackle-crackle-crackle—!
Its body flash-froze from the cryo effect.
Moments later—
- Grooo... aaa... aa... a...
An ice statue stood 3 meters from the wall.
"Nice. A masterpiece."
Whoever made it did killer work.
I smirked, tossed the minigun and ammo crate over the wall.
Then swapped in a fresh minigun with explosive rounds.
Aimed at the statue's legs. Fired.
KABOOOM—!
Legs vaporized.
Rumble-crash...!
The top-heavy statue toppled, shattering on impact.
The shockwave crushed or battered nearby monsters.
But that barely dented the horde.
Still a ridiculous number charging us.
I sighed at the endless feast of targets and opened up again.
How long is this gonna take at this rate?
Part of me wanted to teleport a grenade crate into their midst and blow 'em sky-high.
But that'd wreck the outpost too.
No choice, then.
Just keep hosing 'em with the minigun.
KABOOOM—!
The gun's Explosion effect plus explosive rounds? Big booms.
But all flash, no real damage, apparently.
- Kieeek!
- Kiiiiaaak!
- Kikikikik!
Blasted monsters got right back up like nothing happened.
Figured. For demonic beasts, only holy (light) attributes pack a real punch.
I ditched the setup and loaded holy ammo.
Fresh minigun, chambered and fired into the horde.
- Kiiiiaaak...!
Finally, proper death shrieks.
As I watched them drop, I felt mana stirring in my necklace—Clairvoyance cooldown done.
Activated it on the spot.
Fwoosh.
My mind floated free; vision soared upward.
Wonder where the Bewitchers are by now.
Applied the filter I'd set on Clairvoyance.
Suddenly, colored dots lit up across the dark Uninhabited Island.
And I freaked.
...Shit, what the hell!
Five minutes ago, just one white dot. Now? A swarm.
And they were rocketing straight for us.
Which ones are the Bewitchers?
I fiddled with Clairvoyance frantically.
But I couldn't isolate Bewitchers by color.
Change their color, and all the whites changed too.
Suited its B- rank—friend/foe ID only worked on groups, not individuals.
...Gotta thin the herd first.
With this many monsters swarming,
Fallen piling on would overwhelm us.
Especially not knowing where the Bewitchers lurked. Time to regroup, fast.
I zoomed in on the outpost—the only lit spot on the island.
Then raked every visible monster with the minigun.
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……!
...! ……!!
……!
Clairvoyance muffled all sound.
But I could see it fine.
Countless white tracers arcing from the skyward minigun.
Raining down on every monster around the outpost.
Clairvoyance lasts 30 seconds.
Need to wipe 'em... no, exactly 20 seconds left.
10 seconds scoping for Bewitchers, yeah.
I ditched the minigun as its barrel gave out.
No time to open inventory—teleported in a new one with ammo and kept firing.
But not enough time to burn through the full crate.
Clairvoyance timed out.
...Thwooooooom—!
Vision snapped back; sound returned.
I lowered the barrel from the sky.
Mowed down the still-endless horde.
Then bellowed with mana-boosted voice.
"Fallen incoming soon!"
"Get ready, eve—"
Pheeeeeew..., bang!
A red flare shot from the lighthouse.
Noah's signal—trouble.
And I knew what kind.
"...Fallen—!"
Mingled in the monster surge from the dark.
Fallen charging alongside.
And they cradled something in their arms.
"Ah, crap!"
I cursed at the sight.
Then poured mana into a roar.
"Boom Bombs incoming—!"
The kids on the walls blanched and bailed off.
I did the same.
...Sizzle-sizzle-sizzle!
The second my feet hit ground, fuses hissed everywhere.
I shouted a name.
"Park Ga-ram—!!"
He flung up a hand at my call.
Gray mana surged as he slammed the ground.
「Shuuuvaaaaam—!!」
KABOOOOOM—!
Every barrier detonated.