Reincarnator – Chapter 346 : Inhabitants (1)

“Are… are you really Kang Hansoo?”

Hansoo shrugged his shoulders at the other’s expressions—they were staring at him in disbelief.

“I told you my name earlier.”

Jack thought to himself.

‘…Who would believe that?’

There were too many people pretending to be Kang Hansoo.

Especially among those who were a bit stronger.

And it was easier to treat the people calling themselves Hansoo as fakes when Hansoo had been missing for the past two years.

But watching this man’s reckless actions, he seemed to be the real deal.

There were a lot of people pretending to be him, but none like this one.

Jack continued to mumble, delight filling up his face.

—chiiiii—

Kiriel muttered worriedly as she used her Psychometry on the demolished artificial transcendent.

“It’s not going to be easy.”

—boom! boom! boom!—

Countless attacks rained down from the sky…

Kiriel’s expression turned sour as she saw this scene with her Psychometry.

‘This isn’t going to be easy at all.’

She saw it in this thing’s memory.

The clear recollection of its birthplace, the Main Research Center.

Thanks to this, she had been able to figure out what guarded the research center.

‘…At least twenty more like this have been made.’

At least.

‘…I knew the 5th zone received more high-quality abyssal crystals than the 4th, but still. I guess finding a 1-Star is quite easy.’

Only twenty 1-Star transcendents had been found after combing the entire zone below, but here they were found with alarming ease.

At least twenty in this floor alone…

Thankfully, every single one of these things were only at the 1-Star level, but it still wasn’t a situation where they could relax.

Since more of them might be made after this.

And there was the issue of the environment as well.

The enemy forces held the absolute advantage in this environment.

They were all resistant to the flames falling down from the skies.

She and Hansoo had to dodge those attacks while they fought—it was not a favorable situation at all.

Normally, she could’ve easily crushed them, but instead she’d almost died in that last battle.

In addition, their foes had thousands of foot soldiers.

And despite being foot soldiers, they were also protected by the repulsion coating. This meant that the soldiers could freely attack them from behind while they were focused on fighting the artificial transcendents.

‘This is suicidal.’

—rumble—

Kiriel mumbled as she watched the countless pillars of flames descending all around her.

After using his trait to read her emotions, Jack asked carefully:

“Isn’t it better to go up? Do we have to stay and…”

‘Just die like that?’

Jack looked towards Hansoo.

Why would someone charge into the factory where these monstrous robots were being made?

“Let’s just go up… Wouldn’t the 6th zone be better?”

Of course, they didn’t know what the 6th zone was like.

But would it be any worse than this place?

They could just fill up the runes on the way up.

‘It’s not like those guys are lacking in crystals anyway.’

Jack mumbled to himself as he glanced at Kiriel and Hansoo.

That would be perfect.

But—

Hansoo didn’t give Jack the answer he wanted.

‘Damn it. If he was a girl, I could have charmed him away.’

He didn’t want to deal with a male, nor did he feel like it would work.

Jack looked at Hansoo, who seemed to be lost in thought after hearing his words, and continued to speak.

He wanted to get out of this hell as fast as possible.

“It’s not like there’s anyone to help you, right? The other transcendents have already gone up… and it’s not like us ordinary people could help out. Are you planning to charge into the research center with just the two of you?”

But Hansoo smiled at these words.

“What do you mean? There are people who are willing to help.”

The expressions on Jack and the others turned grim.

“…Us? F***.”

Why were they trying to swing at a dragon’s scales with a butcher knife meant for killing chickens?

Maybe they might have been able to do something if flames weren’t raining down their heads, but they were barely holding onto their own lives.

To charge into a whole factory swarming with these things?

Insane.

Hansoo chuckled.

“Don’t worry. I’m not asking you to fight.”

“Then who?”

Kiriel asked Hansoo as she was also curious.

She didn’t know if there was anybody else of use around.

‘…For real, though. We’re the only two around.’

Hansoo replied.

“I know someone that Melchizedek would hate even more than me.”

And Jack cursed at these words.

‘F***… Who the hell is this bastard?’

He knew as well.

There was a reason why he hadn’t mentioned them.

This ‘Hansoo’ guy seemed like he’d charge straight into the factory as soon as his chances of winning rose by even a single percent.

If he really did just come up, then he shouldn’t be able to know, but…

Jack’s expression turned grim at Hansoo’s next words.

“Wouldn’t the people protecting Melchizedek’s masters…be quite angry right now?”

The ones who had brought Melchizedek to Nelkipa, but had lost their power due to Melchizedek’s revolt.

‘And we have a guide to take us there as well.’

Hansoo smiled as he looked at Jack, whose expression had darkened at the mention of the inhabitants from , muttered as she looked at Nelkipa that had now turned bright.

“…We will win, right?”

“…”

The five other N-levels stayed silent.

They didn’t know as well.

These shouts should only come out when their nation, the , actually won the war.

They didn’t know anything about this giant creature as well.

Despite all their research.

At that moment—

—beep! beep!—

The sounds of an alarm were ringing out throughout the entire armored vehicle.

“Huh? I can detect some strange energy outside!”

“What the hell… How can lightning shoot up from the ground!”

A magical sight.

And at that moment—

‘…Could it be those monkeys?’

That extremely violent and empty-headed race.

“That bastard!… Prepare to counter!”

N-Maria clenched her teeth as she thought of those apes that called themselves ‘transcendents’.