Chapter 113
Chapter 113
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 113
Chapter Title: Let There Be Light
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The sun hung high in the midday sky.
-Whirr...
The holy sword raised its blade.
It was the moment when the sun reached its peak—the time when vampires grew the most lethargic.
"Sorry... I'll only suck a little from now on..."
It had been a month since Judak abandoned her and returned home alone.
This was the perfect opportunity while Erzsebet mumbled in her sleep.
He was sick of playing the role of a body pillow in Judak's place.
-Whirr...
Life was originally survival of the fittest.
The holy sword didn't particularly mind that its master had abandoned it. Probably.
"...Don't go!"
-Whirr!
Erzsebet, who was sleeping standing up despite having a perfectly fine bed, shouted.
The holy sword flinched for a moment.
But fortunately, it seemed to be intense sleep-talking.
Gathering its courage, the holy sword stealthily slipped out of the room.
-Whirrr...
Finally, it succeeded in seeing the sun.
Having escaped successfully, the holy sword basked in the sunlight for a brief moment before swiftly flying off somewhere.
*
[The one-eyed frog beast has been subjugated.]
[Rewards will be distributed.]
"What?"
I had created bounties to encourage participation from the gallery members.
And when a bountied beast was subjugated, I handed out rewards to the gallery members.
In truth, it was a total loss for me.
But I thought of it as an investment for the gallery.
[Variant beast 'One-Eyed Frog' is being assessed...]
[The individual is worth 1,500 mana rice cakes.]
[10% commission will be paid.]
-Thud!
Something dropped into the room at that moment.
Turning at the sudden sound, I saw a delivery package on the floor.
Opening it revealed rice cakes inside.
Exactly 150 of them.
"Is this for real?"
The system structured things so it wouldn't take a loss when acting for the gallery.
Like the 'Precedence' system, for example.
But this time, I had started it on my own.
And yet it was still giving rewards?
"Uwaaaah, System, are you a god?!"
But the rewards didn't end there.
After eating one rice cake, the experience bar rose.
And at the end, there was new text that hadn't been there before.
[82.52% remains until the next level '10'.]
[Achievement reward will be granted upon reaching level 10!]
An achievement reward.
I had no idea what it might be.
But considering the level-up rewards so far, it was definitely worth looking forward to.
Not only had I gained another source of rice cakes, but also an achievement reward on top.
"With this..."
I might actually be able to pull off that thing I'd only imagined in my head.
After a quick calculation, I began devouring the rice cakes.
The bunker was overflowing with them anyway.
[82.51% remains until the next level '10'.]
[82.5% remains until the next level '10'.]
The increase was minuscule, but how could I not get excited?
That was when it happened.
Myoran: Lord Judak, it's an emergency!
Myoran: If you're seeing this, please help us! Meow.
"Huh?"
The village chief of the bunny beastkin tribe.
A desperate plea for help had come from Myoran herself, who was a bunny through and through.
*
Myoran: (Image of the wooden fence on the verge of breaking)
Myoran: (Image of a shotgun snapped in half)
Myoran: The great magic you gave us... the great magic has broken! Meow!
"What?"
Myoran sounded uncharacteristically frantic.
Checking it out, the response showed the shotgun broken clean in half.
"No, how did it break?"
In a medieval world, guns were absolute weapons.
Especially since isekai magic defenses only blocked magic.
Meaning they didn't work against modern weapons at all.
It was impossible to counter modern firearms.
What good was 10,000 magic defense? Guns were physical damage.
"I don't know how it broke, but..."
The situation looked urgent.
I decided to send additional support for now.
Myoran: We're truly sorry, meow.
Myoran: The great magic you gave for our sake, reduced to this pitiful state...
Judak*: No prob, no prob.
There was a common misconception in the gallery.
People thought firearms were extremely rare.
And thus, only a tiny number were circulating on the market.
Judak*: Sent it, did you get it?
Myoran: ?
Myoran: What is all this, meow?
But that wasn't true at all.
Shotguns? They weren't even expensive.
I'd just held back on releasing them to the market because I worried it might spiral out of control.
A beast broke the gun?
Judak*: Weapon support.
['12-Gauge Shotgun' x10, '50 Rounds of Ammo' have been safely delivered!]
Let's see if their firepower is still sufficient.
*
Ten minutes after sending the weapon support.
A new post appeared in the gallery.
[Concept Post: From the Bunny Beastkin Tribe]
Author: Myoran
Hello, gallery members.
And to our pillar of support, Lord Judak.
The entire bunny tribe expresses our overwhelming gratitude to Lord Judak, meow.
(Image of a sandworm pulped into a bloody mess)
(Image of bunnies huddled together holding shotguns)
Lord Judak is a god! Meow.
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- ? What am I looking at
- Holy shit, how many guns are there
- I can't even make out the shape
"Looks like it worked out fine."
It had been a sandworm.
No beast could stand unharmed before a shotgun.
But there was one puzzling thing.
- Judak* So can you tell me now? Why did you get pushed back?
The bunny tribe already had the shotgun I'd sent earlier.
And though limited, they had one round of ammo.
Plus, it was a sandworm that had invaded before, so one shot should have been enough to suppress it.
ㄴ Myoran: Please look at this, meow.
ㄴ Myoran: (Image of countless eyeball beasts parasitizing the sandworm's body)
ㄴ Euaaaak!!!!!
ㄴ What the hell??
ㄴ No way, I'm getting trypophobia
"Euaak!"
The problem was that it wasn't just the sandworm.
Myoran had flung something like a tactical nuke sneak attack— a disgustingly horrifying image.
They were eyeball-shaped beasts parasitizing the sandworm.
But that only raised more questions.
"No, what's the point of eyes underground?"
I got that the eyeball beasts parasitized the sandworm to serve as its eyes.
But wasn't it common knowledge that underground creatures had degenerated eyes?
Yet these eyeball beasts on the sandworm were the exception.
I easily found info on the Destruction Gallery Wiki.
[Topic: Beasts/Eyeball Flea]
[1. Overview]
A beast with a massive body that's basically an eyeball, with countless legs beneath it.
[2. Features]
Fucking gross.
Instead of parasitizing other animals or beasts, it shares vision.
Pairs well with beasts that have excellent reflexes.
Matches especially well with sandworms.
"This is a new type of beast."
On its own, it's just like Professor Parasite—zero attack power, grossness as its only tool.
But the moment it parasitizes, it shares vision with no blind spots, maximizing the host beast's response capabilities.
- Myoran: It dodged the shotgun, meow.
"No way, that much?"
It had the guts to dodge a gun.
In reality, it had sensed the threat and turned its body away from the barrel first.
But that alone made it plenty threatening.
- Judak*: How many rounds left?
ㄴ Myoran: 24 rounds remaining, meow.
"Looks like shotguns alone won't cut it."
It could hold them off.
But this way, there was no end in sight.
This time luck was on their side with no casualties, but if there were injuries, who knows.
They had healing potions, but anesthesia for the pain would be a hassle too.
"Hmm..."
The sandworm itself was weak.
One shotgun blast would kill it instantly; it wasn't particularly tough.
[Title: My Small and Humble Field... :( ]
Author: Quivering and Soft
(Image of a field torn up by the sandworm)
(Image looking up with wide round eyes)
What am I supposed to eat and live on now...? ㅠ o ㅠ
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- Can I farm it for you?
- Wow
- Heh heh heh
ㄴ Author: ㅗㅗㅗ
But it was fast.
If you couldn't kill it in one hit, the village would suffer massive damage.
- Eyeball Flea ←Disgusting name from the start
- Can't you just one-shot it?
ㄴ How do you one-shot that, idiot
Something was needed to counter that speed and reflexes.
[Flashbang] - 130p
The SAS special forces said it.
Let there be light.
And the shop always had the answer.
*
The bunny beastkin lived gathered underground.
Being inherently weak, they had fled underground to escape both humans and beasts.
But this wasn't a good idea.
"Village chief, they're coming again!"
"Eek...!"
Beasts existed underground too.
It was only a matter of time before the bunny village was discovered.
Choosing underground had backfired, binding the bunny tribe in place.
-Crack!
"The fence is broken!"
The sharply sharpened wooden fence shattered like a toy under the sandworm's attack.
"Fire!"
-Bang!
Myoran's cute bunny paw pulled the trigger of the waiting shotgun.
It was a monstrous great magic that could one-shot a sandworm...
-Swish.
"But meow..."
Dodging made it pointless.
Sandworms were slower than bullets.
But faster than the finger on the trigger.
Of course, it wasn't completely ineffective.
-Kieek!
Some sandworms collapsed, hit by stray pellets flying everywhere.
But it wasn't enough.
"Aaak!"
Casualties began piling up.
"We don't have many bullets left now..."
At this rate, they'd be wiped out.
As despair flickered in the eyes of the ever-calm Myoran—
['Flashbang' x5 have been safely delivered!]
['Earplugs', 'NRR 33 Earplugs' x20 have been safely delivered!]
A notification suddenly appeared before her eyes.
"Th-this is?"
At the same time, several oddly shaped metal lumps dropped from thin air.
Only one being could do this: Judak.
Myoran instinctively opened the gallery.
And sure enough, a message from Judak had arrived, just as expected.
- Judak*: ABSOLUTELY double up on earplugs, cover your ears with your hands, close your eyes, open your mouth, and yell 'Ah' for a few seconds. Do NOT skip.
"!"
Myoran and all the bunny beastkin took in Judak's words.
They exchanged glances and promptly rolled up their long ears, curling up as instructed.
"Duck!"
Myoran yanked the pin from a grenade with all her might and hurled it beyond the fence swarming with sandworms.
'I’ve seen it before. That thing definitely...'
Another type of magic Judak occasionally deployed.
Small and similar in shape, but the effects varied wildly.
Some spewed flames like divine fire, others scattered blade fragments across the world.
"Ugh..."
The gallery members who had witnessed it knew its power and didn't even dare lift their heads.
-Swish?
But the sandworms differed.
The sandworms and eyeball fleas turned toward the flashbang on the ground.
And in that instant...
-Flash!
Let there be light.