Chapter 57
Chapter 57
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 57
Chapter Title: The Meeting
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“Kyaaaaaaah!!”
“Aaaaaaaah!!”
Shin-ju found it hard to watch, but he calmly assessed the situation.
Then, suddenly, Shin-ju's eyes widened.
A way to get information came to mind.
Thinking about it, it was a very simple problem.
Why not just talk to her?
It looked like a conversation might be possible if he handled it right.
Bol-code was a machine race that communicated with hand signals.
If he spoke in the Bluerobic language, there was no way Bol-code would understand.
It would raise suspicion, though.
But that wasn't a problem.
She was still screaming.
Shin-ju stared intently at her face.
*Twitch.*
The Bluerobic female elf's eyes slid down to look straight at Shin-ju.
Shin-ju didn't miss the moment and acted quickly.
He muttered quietly.
"Furen."
Hearing the name Furen, her cheeks began to tremble.
*Gasp, gasp.*
The mouth on her face began to move.
One could see the strong mental fortitude characteristic of her race.
Shin-ju stared intently at her face.
Gelu…s…ni…euh.
What?
O…pu…nai…s.
Mine…a…tsu…ua.
Shin-ju squeezed his eyes shut.
Damn it! I almost read the next word aloud.
He deliberately turned his face toward Bol-code.
Bol-code, knowing nothing, sent Shin-ju a hand signal.
[AS.EX.PECT.ED.THE.BLUE.RO.BIC.SIDE.IS.STRONG.ER. HUH?]
[IN.DEED.]
Shin-ju felt a chill run down his spine.
Could it be that they anticipated my arrival and took measures?
No way…
Shin-ju stealthily turned his head to look at her.
The Bluerobic woman had stopped muttering and was now trembling from the electrical signals.
No. It's not a device…
This woman has also met the 'Planet Destroyer' in person…
Wait a minute.
A Bluerobic who faced the Planet Destroyer during the war survived unscathed and came directly into this factory?
Shin-ju bit his lip slightly and looked down at the Bluerobic woman.
This woman.
‘She definitely came here directly from where the Planet Destroyer is.’
It's one of two things.
Either someone smuggled her out without the Planet Destroyer's knowledge.
Or they persuaded the Planet Destroyer to switch to live experimentation.
The former was more likely.
The Planet Destroyer never leaves Bluerobics alive, as it needs to reduce their numbers.
Shin-ju swallowed.
Because he knew how to open a gate to where the Planet Destroyer was.
He pulled himself together.
I need to have a conversation with her.
The moment Shin-ju opened his mouth to try and talk again.
*Whirr, clank-!*
A strange mechanical sound came from the distance.
Shin-ju knew immediately.
That wasn't the sound of Bol-code moving.
*Whirr, clank, whirr, clank.*
“Goddamn it!! Why is it moving on its own?! I haven't pressed anything yet!!”
Sharin's complaint echoed loudly.
“You must have pressed something for it to move! Don't deny your mistake!”
Furen's voice followed.
“Please, you two, you can't do this!!”
And Jekovic's crying voice was heard belatedly.
Shin-ju had a feeling something was going wrong.
*Clank, clank, clank.*
A moment later, two giant mechanical robots slowly revealed themselves.
The absurd sight of Furen and Sharin, riding in the bodies of bipedal military robots, reflected in Shin-ju's eyes.
Shin-ju stared blankly, his mouth agape.
‘What... are those two doing right now?’
Damn it! Those troublemakers!
Shin-ju's mind went blank.
He already knew that Bluerobics were impatient.
He had expected them to make a move even with Jekovic watching, but he never thought they'd cause trouble so openly.
Then again, who could stop those two...
Two giant bipedal robots staggered out.
Bol-code twisted its hands around.
The red eye in the center of its hand began to glow fiercely.
Sharin and Furen came into its view.
[NEW.BLUE.RO.BIC.TEST.SUB.JECTS.]
Shin-ju looked up at Bol-code.
The two of them were reflected in Bol-code's eye.
[STRONG.ER.PLAY.THINGS.TEST.SUB.JECTS!]
*Ruuuuuumble-*
The factory's interior began to writhe like the stomach of a giant monster.
Shin-ju staggered.
He took the Old Book out of his pocket.
Should I have done this from the start?
“The factory is moving!”
Sharin and Furen, inside the robots, barely managed to keep their balance.
Jekovic had already climbed a wall and settled in a corner of the factory ceiling.
*Whirr, clank, clank, clank, clank.*
The factory's interior moved rhythmically, like a Rubik's Cube.
A moment later, a massive hatch opened in the center of the factory.
And from within, a dark red gate appeared.
“That's...!!”
Shin-ju's face twisted as he recognized the gate instantly.
“Damn it!! The gate that leads directly to the Planet Destroyer was here!!”
Enri, Jason, and Speeder quietly looked around.
The light leaking from a furnace shimmered before their eyes.
Each time molten metal poured into the furnace, the vast factory interior brightened and dimmed with a yellow, sunset-like glow.
Something inside Speeder's sleeve began to vibrate.
*Beep!?*
Speeder, startled, looked down at her sleeve in confusion.
She looked at Jason and Enri and urgently signed.
“I think a gate has been detected?”
Enri interpreted Speeder's sign language.
“Looks like another one opened somewhere.”
Jason had already pressed his gun close to his face and leaned against a wall.
He took a magazine filled with special bullets from a pouch on his waist and replaced the current one.
A strange sound, out of place in a factory, came from somewhere.
“Let's follow that sound.”
Jason led the way, his gun raised. Enri and Speeder followed him without a word.
The dark red gate on the floor spread out like a thick swamp.
Meanwhile, Shin-ju's Old Book was glowing in response.
Preparing for the worst, he began to ready his most powerful spell, steeling himself to blow up the entire planet.
“Damn it! I didn't expect this...”
Furen, having spotted the gate, looked troubled.
Having faced the Planet Destroyer herself, she recognized the gate instantly.
When she had met the Planet Destroyer, that ominous gate had opened in the skies of Bluerobic.
“Sharin!!!”
“Huh?!”
“Find the weapons, quickly!!”
Furen urgently called out to Sharin and looked down at the control panel.
Countless buttons were spread out before her.
The waves of the dark red gate began to grow stronger.
“It's coming!!”
“Damn it, I need to know what's here first!!”
*Click, click, click, click.*
Sharin pressed various buttons arranged on the control panel.
“Ooh?!”
Suddenly, the robot's arms transformed, and laser cannons were installed.
“Ooh, lasers!!”
Sharin's eyes shone with satisfaction.
*Whirr, clank!*
Immediately, something was equipped on the arms of Furen's robot as well.
Furen turned her head to check the equipment.
The robot's arms were equipped with circular saw blades and sharp, pincer-like blades.
A green, glowing liquid, like poison, trickled down the surface of the weapons.
“Damn it... of all things, melee equipment. Sharin!!!”
“What!”
“Let's switch places!!”
“No!! I like this one!!”
At her sister's defiance, she clutched her throbbing head.
“I like this one!!! Khaha!! Let me try shooting a gun too!!”
“Besides, I only have one arm anyway, so it's pointless to switch!!”
Sharin excitedly raised the robot's arms to the sky.
“That girl...”
Furen's previously grim expression changed to one of exasperation, as if looking at a clueless younger sister.
On the other hand, she worried that these weapons would be no match for the Planet Destroyer.
Furen looked at Shin-ju, who was standing in a corner chanting a spell.
Just then, a white light poured out from his Old Book.
I have no choice but to trust that man.
[IT.IS.COM.ING.]
Bol-code gestured while looking down at the pool-like gate.
The gate surged like a waterfall.
*Kurorororo-*
The cry of an alien beast echoed from within the gate.
Shin-ju's expression was grave.
That wasn't the cry of an ordinary alien beast.
This must be SS-Class or higher...
At that moment, the surface of the gate churned violently.
The head of a giant, dinosaur-like alien beast began to slowly rise out of the gate.
Shin-ju looked at the monster.
A large collar was fastened around its neck.
“Damn it.”
As if mocking him, the corners of the monster's mouth split wide open.
*KURORORORO!!!*
“Ugh, what is that sound?!”
Jason winced as if his ears hurt.
Enri's face turned pale.
“That's no ordinary alien beast!!”
*Beep-beep-beep-beep-!!*
Enri knew instinctively.
That Sharin and her Bluerobic comrades were where that alien beast was.
She pushed past Jason and ran forward.
“Wait, Enri—damn it!!”
*Beep!*
Jason and Speeder immediately ran after Enri.
Bol-code looked down at the monster and sent a hand signal.
[SS.CLASS.SSS.CLASS.BLUE.RO.BIC.TEST.SUB.JECTS.DIS.COV.ER.ED.OKAY.TO.KILL.BUT.CAP.TURE.A.LIVE.USE.FUL.FOR.EX.PER.I.MENTS.]
The dinosaur-like alien beast seemed to understand the signal.
Shin-ju was horrified by the sight.
That alien beast was an extremely intelligent creature.
“What are you standing around staring for?!”
Sharin thrust both arms forward.
The giant laser cannons on the mechanical robot aimed at the alien beast.
Energy began to condense in the barrels.
*Click.*
Sharin pulled the trigger with her index finger.
*Pew-wooooong.*
*KWAAAAAAA-!!*
An immense amount of energy erupted from both barrels.
Sharin's bangs flew back as if they would be torn out.
“Khahahahaha!!”
The surroundings were instantly engulfed in a violet light.
*Kurorororok!!*
The laser beam struck one part of the alien beast's body with concentrated force.
The monster's form began to disappear in the overwhelming light.
The military robot's body began to shake violently.
Shin-ju's mouth was agape, his hair flying wildly.
The destructive power was greater than he'd thought.
But he didn't have high hopes.
There was no way it would fall from something like that.
*Fwoooosh-*
As the laser light faded, a massive amount of smoke billowed out.
Two eyes gleamed from within the smoke.
*Whoosh-!!*
Something shot toward Sharin's face at high speed.
Sharin's expression turned to one of shock.
*Clang-!!*
A blade flashed.
A drop of cold sweat trickled down Sharin's face.
The eerie tip of a massive, tail-like skewer was stopped right before her eyes.
“That was close.”
Furen's voice came from the side.
The pincer blade of Furen's robot had barely caught the skewer.
“What, this isn't so bad, is it?”
Sharin calmed her startled heart and smiled faintly at Furen's agility.
The skewer caught in the pincer blade began to struggle to get free.
“Hmph, where do you think you're going!”
Furen tightened her grip on the pincer blade to prevent it from escaping.
*Ggrrrrr-*
*Snip-*
The skewer fell to the floor.
*Shwaaaaa-*
The smoke slowly cleared, gradually revealing the gate.
The alien beast was still looking at Shin-ju and the others, with only its head sticking out.
There was only a slight scratch where it had been hit by the laser attack.
“As expected, this isn't nearly enough...”
Suddenly, the alien beast started rolling its eyes around.
The monster ignored them and looked at the space beyond.
The monster's eyes narrowed.
*Kurorororok-*
The monster threw its head back and let out a cry in a different tone than before.
The sound of countless things running could be heard from the distance.
For a moment, Shin-ju flinched.
Is it calling other alien beasts...
Crap, the refugees!
The hidden refugees flashed through Shin-ju's mind.
The alien beast had instantly noticed that the refugees were hiding.
“Damn it! I have to change the spell!”
The sound of running grew louder and louder.
*Gororororo-*
A moment later, countless alien beasts began to pour out of the gate.
Watching the scene, Sharin and Furen's bodies stiffened.
“Damn it-!! There are too many of them!!”
*Whirr, whirr, whirr.*
Sharin began to recharge the laser's energy.
*Shink- Chwak- Chwak-*
Furen was already skillfully piloting the robot, slicing through the alien beasts with the pincer and saw blades.
“Our comrades are in danger!!”
Furen shouted urgently.
*Chwak- Chwak- Chwak-*
Every time the sharp blades flashed, pieces of alien beast corpses flew into the air.
*Gorororok!*
An alien beast leaped over the head of Furen's robot.
“No!!”
A bullet flew from somewhere.
*Gororok!*
The bullet pierced straight through the alien beast's body.
The alien beast slid down over Furen.
“...What?!”
The figure of a man, panting and holding a smoking pistol, came into view.
A blue shadow swiftly passed in front of the man.
A woman planted her foot on a part of the factory and leaped high.
Then, she drew a three-section staff made of dragon bone and, as she fell, smashed the head of an alien beast.
*Thwack!!*
An alien beast collapsed in front of her.
Furen quietly watched the back of the Bluerobic elf woman holding the three-section staff.
“...En...ri??”