Chapter 60
Chapter 60
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 60
Chapter Title: If I Can Bring It, I Can Probably Send It Too
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“This, this is too many.”
The place they entered by breaking through the dirt and debris collapsed by Paeng’s power.
In a cavern hundreds of meters in diameter, there was an enormous number of bio-armor minions.
And though they couldn’t be seen, at the center of the cavern were the demons who had built an underground base in Cheonjung Village and brought the bio-armor gene to Earth.
“Director Kang.”
The commander looked at Geon-woo with trembling eyes.
At a glance, the number of enemies in the cavern was far too many.
“Sorry, but from now on, I don’t think I can protect you guys anymore.”
“Yeah. As you can see, this place is too wide, so we’ll end up fighting while surrounded. It’s impossible for the two of us to protect all five of you.”
Paeng chimed in agreement with Geon-woo’s words.
For a moment, conflict flashed across the commander’s face.
The order he received from Baylor was to stick with Geon-woo’s group as much as possible and contribute to capturing the base.
If that wasn’t feasible, then “witness Geon-woo and Paeng’s exploits with his own eyes and report back.”
But now, to continue the mission, he’d have to risk his life.
And with a high probability of death, completing the mission would be impossible.
In that case, the best option was to abandon the mission and at least save the special team’s lives.
“We’ll withdraw.”
The commander ultimately made that decision.
“Withdraw? Do you even have a way out?”
Paeng asked from inside his helmet, his eyes gleaming.
In a situation where abilities were almost perfectly restricted, how did he plan to withdraw from here?
Geon-woo also looked at the commander with a curious expression.
Then, the jumper standing beside the commander stepped forward.
He pulled out a small box from inside his armor and opened it.
“Huh? That’s...?”
Paeng couldn’t hide his surprise at the item from the box.
“It’s from Onbiroad.”
Geon-woo also identified the origin of the item in the box.
“A gem that activates teleport magic, right?”
He asked the commander as if he’d already guessed its function.
“It’s originally something that can’t be used on Earth. Because you can’t set the movement coordinates.”
“That’s right. The Onbiroad natives who make them can’t specify Earth’s coordinates. And Earth users can’t input coordinates into them either.”
The mystery of original Onbiroad, untouched by the system.
The system didn’t allow users access to original Onbiroad items.
They could somehow bypass the system’s restrictions for using tools, but learning and applying the knowledge itself was impossible.
That’s why spatial movement tech from Onbiroad was known to be unusable on Earth.
“We still can’t input coordinates. But fortunately, the jumper can use a workaround.”
“Workaround?”
“This gem doesn’t have set movement coordinates. It simply activates teleport magic on the target it’s applied to.”
“So, it randomly teleports?”
“Yes. If we can just get out of this semi-ability field somehow...”
“The jumper will use his ability right away?”
Geon-woo cut into the commander’s words midway.
“Yes.”
“Sounds like a dangerous gamble.”
“No. It’s a challenge we’ve already succeeded at once.”
“I see. Well, you must have something to rely on. Alright, then go on ahead.”
Geon-woo tossed out those words and turned his back to the commander’s group.
He didn’t have the luxury to worry long about their escape.
The minions, who had taken defensive positions in response to Geon-woo’s group’s appearance, were radiating an aura like they’d charge at any moment.
“Then, we’ll see you outside. Safely...”
“Sorry.”
“W-We’ll go first.”
“......”
Shwaaah!
He barely heard the Guardian special team’s voices behind him when a powerful surge of mana flowed.
“Wow, they really left?”
As their presence vanished, Paeng sidled up next to Geon-woo.
“Now it’s just us.”
Geon-woo wore a refreshed expression.
“Yeah. Then from now on, I can take it easy too.”
Paeng also removed his helmet that covered his face, smiling brightly.
With the commander’s group gone, there was no need to hide Geon-woo’s abilities anymore.
“Yeah. Take a break.”
And Geon-woo didn’t betray Paeng’s expectations.
“It’s a bit tiring, but this is different from the system in a way, so it’s easier to use than mental energy.”
As he spoke, Geon-woo opened a dimensional space.
From within, ten elite guard jiangshi and the jiangshi century corps poured out rapidly.
“What? What is that? Kill them!”
“That guy’s calling reinforcements!”
“W-We have to stop them!”
“Fuck, too late! We should’ve attacked sooner!”
“Then why didn’t you go first!?”
“Uwaaaak! The attack order’s come down!”
“F-Fuck, this isn’t right......”
Many of the bio-armor minions were bound by restrictions forcing them to obey superiors’ commands.
So when the direct order to attack came, they immediately charged at the jiangshi.
Kwachijik! Puffung! Seogeuk! Seogeuk!
“Kraaak!”
“Aak, the, the armor......”
“What? How’s it doing that to our armor?”
“W-We can’t block it at all!”
Geon-woo’s elite guards and the century corps captains were all bio-jiangshi, and bio-jiangshi fundamentally possessed mana propulsion techniques and amplification skills.
Mana propulsion could apply to any movement, and amplification could overlay any skill.
On top of that, with each having their unique skills, the bio-jiangshi rampaged ahead, slicing through the bio-armor minions like scarecrows.
“What? They’re stronger than me?”
Paeng, watching, widened his eyes and glared at Geon-woo.
“What?”
“Those guys! They’re stronger than me!”
“So what?”
“You gotta make me like that too! I’m half jiangshi too! Look, they’re even using abilities.”
“Not abilities, skills.”
“Then you can use them too?”
“Nah. They act like abilities for me.”
“But how do the jiangshi use skills?”
“The jiangshi themselves aren’t part of the system, so maybe that’s why? My avatars are part of the system.”
“I guess? Anyway, make me like that since I’m half jiangshi!”
“Tsk. You’re not a jiangshi. Want me to really turn you into one?”
“Honestly, ability-wise it’s tempting, but those things don’t have free will or anything, right?”
Paeng backed off slightly at Geon-woo’s words.
“They have judgment, but my orders take priority.”
“Mm. Pass then. I’d stop being me. And I couldn’t go back to my original body either.”
Paeng smacked his lips at Geon-woo’s words and declared his refusal.
Still, he watched enviously as the bio-jiangshi weaved through the bio-armor minions.
“Why act so jealous? If you could use abilities too, you’d be stronger than the bio-jiangshi. You just look a bit lacking because this is a semi-ability field.”
“Well, true.”
Geon-woo’s consolation worked, and Paeng’s expression brightened.
“Kill them! Kill!”
“What? This is a no-ability zone!”
“Kraaaak!”
“P-Please let us escape!”
“Fuck, release the restrictions!”
“Uwaaaaak!”
Puhiak! Puhiak!
The minions were no match for the jiangshi.
Unlike the jiangshi who wielded skills equivalent to abilities, the minions had to rely solely on their bio-armor’s performance.
The defense and physical enhancements from the bio-armor weren’t minor, but most couldn’t even match the regular dead jiangshi of the century corps.
Even the better ones were laughable compared to bio-jiangshi.
So whenever a minion that could overpower a dead jiangshi appeared, it became a target for the bio-jiangshi and fell.
“Wow, even I think it’s OP. Poor guys, what to do.”
Paeng made insincere remarks at the sight.
* * *
The ones who brought the bio-armor gene to Earth and spread it to create a new form of demon race were the Ravolas tribe.
Originally, they were a minority tribe even among the demon race dimensions.
There were various reasons for their small numbers, but the biggest was their strong individualistic tendencies.
They preferred scheming alone, so pairing up and producing offspring was rare.
As a result, many Ravolas were born by growing from bug creatures into demons.
But for a minority tribe to be recognized as a race in the demon dimension and participate in tribal councils meant they had the qualifications despite their numbers.
Paradoxically, each one was powerful because their numbers were few—that was the Ravolas tribe.
Now, one of those rare Ravolas possessors stood with his back to the magic circle, glaring forward with a hardened expression.
There, Geon-woo’s jiangshi were sweeping away the demon-possessed and bio-armor-clad demon minions.
“Urgh. Where’d these things come from!”
Rheatrohit, the Ravolas tribe’s Earth expeditionary, was flustered by the jiangshi ignoring the system in the semi-ability field.
“Easter egg, irregular, something off-spec.”
But he roughly understood what the jiangshi were.
Entities beyond the system’s constraints.
That wasn’t unfamiliar to the demons, who had a long history of dimensional expeditions.
The problem was that these were among the strongest even in all of demon dimensional expedition history.
“Bad luck? But retreating now would waste all our efforts so far.”
Rheatrohit was the only Ravolas on Earth.
If he retreated like this, the Ravolas tribe’s share in this Earth expedition would shrink drastically.
Of course, the bio-armor genes they’d already spread meant they wouldn’t lose all share.
But that wasn’t enough to justify the time, effort, and resources poured in.
“No helping it. Shame, but...”
Rheatrohit steeled his resolve and turned to the magic circle behind him, extending both hands.
As Rheatrohit focused on activating the magic circle, Geon-woo and Paeng broke through the minions and arrived. But the two didn’t charge right away; they watched.
“We just gonna let him?”
Paeng asked Geon-woo, eyeing the demon-possessed tampering with the magic circle.
“I was waiting on purpose. To see how a magic circle connected to the demon dimension works.”
Geon-woo glared at the demon-possessed activating the magic circle from afar, his expression cautious.
And he focused his awareness on the Illyeong holding a talisman above the possessed’s head.
‘How’s the magic circle?’
= My lord, no need to worry. I’ve already fully analyzed it. And I’m observing how to activate it right now.
‘Good work.’
Geon-woo communicated with the Illyeong while also monitoring the magic circle’s changes through its eyes.
‘If I can bring it, I can probably send it too.’
Geon-woo’s eyes flashed sharply.