Chapter 56
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 56
Chapter Title: Explosive Pulverizer
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So, there's someone in 3rd channel who awakened the 'Infinite Ammo' ability, and you're looking for a gun that can wipe out 200-300k zombies through that person?
Yes. Doesn't exist?
I contacted Quick Fix Doctor, then immediately explained the situation in 3rd channel.
After that, I asked through the Assault Captain if there was a weapon that could sweep away zombies, and fortunately, the response I wanted came back.
Got it. If it's the Infinite Ammo ability I think it is, there's a perfect weapon for it.
Really? Is it in the exchange?
If it was in the exchange, I could just buy it with the points I had.
'No way it's 600k points.'
But unexpectedly, Quick Fix Doctor gave a negative response.
Nope. It's military-grade, so it doesn't show up in the exchange.
Military-grade?
Don't worry. I'll pull some strings.
If it's too much trouble, any other weapon from the exchange is fine.
I figured there'd be decent weapons in the exchange if I looked properly.
Of course, I'd have to repair them once after buying.
It's fine. Consider it payback for the Awakening Stone you gave me before.
1:1 conversation has ended.
Quick Fix Doctor ended the 1:1 chat, apparently planning to look into it right away.
While I waited quietly, someone approached and spoke to me.
"Hey, Castaway. What're you doing?"
It was Sirien, the Beastkin tribe chieftain.
She seemed to be enjoying the feast, looking quite cheerful.
"Just checking the gallery for a bit."
"The gallery? That's good. There's not much else to do in this bleak labyrinth."
Her voice had a slight slur, probably from the alcohol she'd drunk.
Regardless, she seemed to like the feast itself, so spending the points felt worth it.
'Man, she's really pretty here too.'
Even setting aside her long, fluffy white hair, her face was stunningly beautiful.
With big, pretty eyes and the upturned corners typical of a cat-like beauty.
'How old is she, though?'
Her face had an overall youthful look, so I wondered if she was pretty young.
"What? Something on your mind?"
"Just thought about your age for a sec."
"My age? Hmm? Twenty-one, I think."
Sirien answered casually and chugged straight from the bottle of liquor I'd bought for her.
"......"
For reference, the liquor Sirien was drinking was 40-proof vodka.
I was speechless watching her gulp it down from the bottle.
"Kaaah. Good stuff. Want some, Castaway?"
"Nah. I started hating alcohol at some point."
Specifically, right after drinking with my friend and ending up in this world.
"Anyway, stuck in a labyrinth all the time—who cares how old I am? Or do you wanna hear 'oppa'?"
My actual age was 23, older than Sirien, but...
"No way."
"Yeah, figured. You're too weak for that."
Huh?
"Does being weak matter?"
"Of course! Strength is everything to Beastkin!"
Sure enough, Sirien had gone to the surface, hunted monsters, and earned points.
That alone showed she was strong, but it made me think of other Beastkin.
"What about herbivore Beastkin then?"
"They're basically civilians, so they don't count."
"I'm a civilian too."
"You?"
Sirien tilted her head and scanned me up and down.
"Nah. You're way stronger than a regular civilian."
"......"
It was probably because I'd eaten the heart from Yoo Hyun-min in 7th channel, the Raestall heart.
Eating it gave me E-rank hunter physical abilities, and Sirien had noticed.
'Come to think of it, I don't feel intimidated in front of Sirien.'
Why's that?
"Anyway, I came to say thanks. Thanks to you, we could have a festival like this in the labyrinth."
"No big deal, don't worry about it."
"Can't do that. In return, I'll help hard with conquering the labyrinth."
Sirien grinned brightly, showing renewed resolve for labyrinth conquest.
Friend 'Quick Fix Doctor☆' has requested a 1:1 trade.
'Huh?'
He'd already gotten the military gear?
I accepted Quick Fix Doctor's 1:1 trade, and soon his usual curt tone appeared.
Got it.
You didn't overdo it, right?
Actually, I kinda did. If trouble comes later, feed me or something.
"......?"
Trouble for real?
Not sure yet. But better safe than sorry.
Quick Fix Doctor had never said anything like this before, so I started getting worried.
What the hell happened?
I threatened to blow up the jelly factory I'm running if they didn't hand over the military gear.
"......"
Jelly factory?
'Isn't that mutual destruction?'
Quick Fix Doctor was supplying food not just to 4th channel but other channels too.
There were still people in 2nd and 3rd buying his jellies.
Dude, threatening to blow it up? That's too much.
You think they'd give it up without something like that? No way.
If they don't give it, they don't. There are other weapons.
I wasn't gonna blow up the factory anyway. But those guys are too cheeky.
Quick Fix Doctor explained why he found the presumed military folks so infuriating.
They've been living off the food I've supplied this whole time, and they won't give up one piece of military gear? That's bullshit. That's why I hate dealing with other people.
......Somehow I feel sorry too.
But.
At that point, Quick Fix Doctor replied as if to say not to worry.
You're fine. Everyone so far's just tried to use me, so you're kinda refreshing. Not bad.
"......"
Is that a compliment? Yeah, probably.
Anyway, the military gear I got is the 'Explosive Pulverizer'.
Weapon name is Explosive Pulverizer?
Yep. With this, 300k zombies? It'll wipe 'em clean.
Military-grade, and so confident—now I was curious what kind of weapon it was.
Can I ask what kind of weapon it is?
It's a gun that fires 32,000 rounds per minute. Nothing special so far, but it uses specially made bullets.
32,000 per minute is already special.
The bullets are even more special. When fired, they scatter like buckshot into a dozen micro-bombs that obliterate the area.
Each bullet contained a dozen micro-bombs that spread like shotgun pellets.
In other words, firing for one minute was like launching 320,000 micro-bombs.
300k zombies? If you can see 'em, gone in 10 minutes.
Got it. Thanks for the gun, but I'm worried about you getting in danger.
I can escape with the ability you gave me. If you're still worried, toss me some bloodstones.
'How many bloodstones do I have now?'
After maxing Telekinesis at level 10, I'd stopped, so some were left.
Checking my inventory, I had 272, so I decided to give 70.
I'll give you 70 of my bloodstones. That'll bump your ability to level 5.
Level 5 means 5 minutes of stealth infiltration. Big help.
And so, I traded the Explosive Pulverizer and 70 bloodstones.
Trade completed.
Anyway, 3rd channel? If you can, record a video or something.
Video?
They're probably streaming right now. Can't you just watch that?
Stream? Oh, 3rd channel stream's on? I'll check it out.
1:1 conversation has ended.
Right after the 1:1 ended, I checked the Explosive Pulverizer in my inventory.
Even just looking at it in inventory, the design screamed ridiculously huge weapon.
'Gatling gun? And four of them?'
For now, I took it out to inspect and repair it.
Thud!—
The moment I did, an unimaginable weight hit the ground.
Sirien, standing nearby, eyed the Explosive Pulverizer with curiosity.
"What's that?"
"Weapon for 3rd channel."
The Explosive Pulverizer was a long, thick cylinder with four gatling guns attached.
Already huge, but the attached components behind the gatlings were no joke either.
'Not a handheld gun.'
It looked like something you mount somewhere and fire.
Anyway, it was insanely heavy, but thankfully I could lift it.
'No, feels like the Raestall heart let me.'
The old me couldn't have budged it.
With that thought, I used product repair on the Explosive Pulverizer.
Product inserted.
Repairable components confirmed.
Repair cost: 5,204 points.
'Not badly damaged.'
Product repair completed.
The repair cost was relatively cheap compared to other 4th channel weapons.
Figuring it probably worked fine, I finished the repair and tuned into the 3rd channel stream.
'Hm.'
Thankfully, the stage 5 entity Giggas was dead—no sign of it.
But the zombies had mostly reached them and were attacking the walls.
'That'll make it hard for the nightmare wraith to attack.'
Plus, Ice Queen was moving the nightmare wraith toward the frozen zombies on the opposite side of the wall, for some reason.
'Feels a bit late.'
Still, better than nothing, I thought, and used item rental on 3rd channel's Assault Captain.
3rd channel.
As soon as Assault Captain Kim I-seo started getting pushed by zombies, she decided to use her Infinite Ammo ability.
"Everyone, battle stations!"
"Yes!"
The 40 members, including Kim I-seo, prepared for battle, activating their abilities.
"Durability boost!"
"Power boost!"
Finally, with Kim I-seo's Infinite Ammo applied.
"Wipe 'em all out!"
The squad unleashed on the charging zombies with their machine guns.
No reloading needed, unlimited ammo—it was beyond expected firepower, dropping zombies fast.
'But too many.'
Zombies didn't die unless the head was pierced.
Stage 2-3 ones needed sustained fire to penetrate skin, harder than thought.
'Maybe 20k? No, 30-40k?'
Plus, over 100k zombies crowded the walls now.
Still, the nightmare wraith taking down the stage 5 variant Giggas averted the worst.
Rat-tat-tat-tat!!—
Kim I-seo focused fire with her repaired plasma rifle, dropping a stage 3.
The old M60 would've taken 10-15 more seconds, but this was much faster.
Of course, Kim I-seo wasn't satisfied.
'Need a stronger gun. Overwhelmingly stronger.'
The moment she thought that.
Castaway has rented the following item to you for 1 hour.
Item: Explosive Pulverizer.
Accept rental?
[Yes] [No]
As if reading her mind, Castaway sent a weapon.