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nChapter 359: Breeding City (2)

n“Hmm…mmm…”

nAs they made their way to the third floor, Kiriel made a strange expression as she touched various parts of her armor.

nNoticing this, Hansoo asked:

n“Is there an issue?”

n“No… it’s just…”

nKiriel smiled awkwardly at Hansoo.

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nDragon God Armor.

nA revolutionary gear that allowed a normal person to fight on the same level as a transcendent.

nShe’d expected to become at least twice as strong once she equipped it.

nNo, even stronger than that.

nSince she’d be able to use both her strength as well as the Dragon God Armor’s powers.

nBut the result was a bit different.

nAs a piece of armor, it was amazing.

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nThe material, its efficiency, as well as the special options inside.

nBut the core thing was missing.

nThe energy that controlled the Dragon God Armor.

nThe ‘battery’ that powered the armor to the point that it could fight evenly against her—it wasn’t included inside.

nAnd it wasn’t like R-Korun Nell had a tremendous amount of energy hidden inside his body like herself—that’s what confused her.

n‘Well…I could just use my own energy to power it.’

n—ssssk—

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nKiriel stared at the armor that had started to glow as she poured energy into it.

nHansoo shrugged his shoulders.

n“An internal battery is dangerous in such a dangerous weapon.”

nDragon God Armor.

nA weapon that could turn the tide of a large-scale battle in an instant.

nThe Dragon God Armor received its energy through a transmission.

nFrom the within Angkara.

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nThen—

n—rumble—

nThe elevator stopped moving.

n—boom!—

nAnd the sound of something exploding resonated from outside the still-closed elevator doors.

nHansoo spoke to Kiriel:

n“Let’s go out.”

n‘Hold on for just a bit longer, Enbi Arin.’

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nHansoo thought as he glanced at Enbi Arin who was on Kiriel’s back.

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n—rumble—

n“Woah…”

nKiriel whistled at the scene as the doors of the Elevator opened.

nShe thought back to when the Fusion Reactor had gone through the Quantum Transmission.

n‘If that explosion… if it occurred before my eyes, then this would’ve been the result, huh?’

nBack then, she could only see a tiny, flashing star.

nBut seeing it happen right before her eyes, it was like an apocalypse.

n—rumble—

nThe machines that were apparently prepared to ambush them had all melted down from the Fusion Core explosion.

nKiriel heard Hansoo’s voice as she stared at the sea of flames.

n“I’ll leave it to you.”

n“Yes.”

nKiriel nodded.

nIt didn’t seem like they’d bought enough time.

nSince she could already see the lights approaching from the distance.

n‘There’s no need to get mixed up in something like that.’

nThe reason why they had blown up the Fusion Core was to buy this small bit of time anyway.

nAnd as Kiriel activated her skill—

n—kiiiiing—

n—the Dragon God Armor on Kiriel’s body activated with her skill, creating a transparent barrier around her and Hansoo.

nThe stealth barrier had been useful in the lower floors but was even stronger now, and it quickly hid their presences.

n‘Nice. This is quite useful.’

n—kiiiiiing—

nHer spinal area released a strange current of energy that enhanced her skill.

nKiriel smiled at this.

nIt was like acquiring a very versatile supporter.

nAlthough she had to supply the energy herself, the result wasn’t half bad.

n—whooosh!—

nThe second the barrier surrounded them, Kiriel and Hansoo dashed off the ground and headed towards the metal city in the distance.

n—swoosh!—

nEvery step was hundreds of meters long, but Kiriel could only make an expression of discomfort.

n‘…What is that?’

nA strange fog surrounded the giant city.

nKiriel looked at the scene in front of her with disgust.

nIt didn’t look natural at all.

nThe fog remained undisturbed from the wind created as they ran; there was no way it was natural.

nAt that moment—

n—kiiiiing!—

n“…Huh?”

n—they felt a strange energy in the distance, above the fog.

nKiriel quickly raised her head and saw the objects floating outside the atmosphere.

n‘…So that’s the fleet of flames. They’ve already arrived.’

nShe hadn’t noticed them because it was so far away, plus the giant city in front of her had taken up her full attention.

n“Shouldn’t we dodge?”

nThe concentration of energy from above was not something they could ignore.

nThe direction of its attack was headed right for their location.

nWell, it was aiming for the city, but the strength of such sheer firepower could easily sweep them away too.

nHansoo shook his head.

n“If it could get easily swept away from that, it would have long fallen by now.”

nHansoo said leisurely, glancing between Aokan and the fleet above.

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nIn the distance.

nA massive amount of energy gathered in front of the flagship of the Kalkuroun Fleet.

nThen—

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n—a laser beam cut across space and slammed down onto the planet below.

nAlthough it didn’t release a sound, its speed and aura allowed one to estimate the power behind the attack.

nThe meteor-like strike of that beam was slower than the Photon Strike, but there was a vicious technology implemented onto this attack.

nR-Particle Reactive Artillery.

nA weapon filled with the R-Particle that reacted with all surrounding matter to quickly fold space.

nA tactical weapon used to blow apart giant fortresses or the cores of small moons.

nThis weapon, which basically created a miniature black hole, turned everything within a 10 km radius into a singularity the moment it exploded.

nBut the moment the artillery shell entered the white fog surrounding Aokan, something strange happened.

n…chiiiii…

nThe artillery shell quickly lost its momentum.

nThe attack, which should’ve turned everything within 10 km of the city into a tiny dot the moment it blew up, quickly fell to the ground.

nR-Koronaita Nell mumbled as he looked at the artillery shell, which had cost as much as the yearly income of a large city, turned into a piece of metal.

n“…It’s well-built. Whoever built it, they did a very good job.”

nThe ultimate weapon of electronics—it reacted to anything electronics-related and controlled it.

nNeropa Union’s creation, .

nResembling a white fog, it covered a range of several dozen kilometers around Aokan and was made up entirely of nanomachines.

nUnauthorized artificial weapons or systems would quickly lose their power and ability to function when they entered the fog.

n‘…It really prepared well. Damned brat. What’s really hidden underneath?’

nR-Koronaita Nell gritted his teeth as he looked at the giant city, now completely obscured as the fog thickened.

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n“…”

nKiriel frowned as she noticed that the giant fleet was unable to do anything.

nIt felt good to thwart the ones above, but she realized that the city before their eyes was not a simple one at all.

nKiriel asked Hansoo:

n“Are we going to charge straight in?”

nThe giant metal walls of the city made it resemble a massive Pandora’s box.

nA box that hid countless sorrows, but still attracted many with hope.

nTo gather crystals, they needed to deal with the Abyssal race inside the walls.

nAs well as Melchizedek’s forces.

nMelchizedek knew their strengths.

nAnd it would have definitely prepared for their arrival.

nHansoo nodded.

n“Let’s go.”

n“…”

nKiriel nodded at Hansoo’s words.

nIn order to attain the power to fight on the upper floors, they needed to raise their level in this place anyway.

nIf they could survive this, both she and Hansoo would at least become a step stronger.

n‘Enbi Arin… If she could survive, then it would be a huge help.’

nKiriel clenched her teeth as she felt her mind calming down at the thought of saving a life.

nShe realized what she was truly feeling.

n‘…It’s hard.’

nThere was no one who could help them.

nThe world was large, and there were so many enemies.

nAnd there were only two of them.

nShe’d never truly experienced hardship throughout the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd zones.

nHer abilities were quite good, and the rulers of each of those zones were human.

nThe 4th zone was alright as well.

nAlthough there were many others stronger than herself, she had used her abilities to quickly rise up into a transcendent.

nShe had no long-term enemies as well.

nBut the moment she met Hansoo, everything changed.

nOf course, she had enemies.

nExcept her enemies were spread around, preparing to flip the world upside down.

nShe just didn’t know who they were.

nHansoo and his comrades had been fighting them since a long time ago.

nAnd they probably still were.

nMelchizedek.

nClementine.

nBeings that had the thoughts and the abilities to flip the world many times over.

nAnd as she thought up to this point, Kiriel unconsciously blurted something out.

n“If we keep fighting like this, will there ever come a day when we can smile with true happiness?”

nIt sounded like a complaint, but she felt like she needed to hear how Hansoo would answer.

nIf there was no light at the end of this tunnel filled with battles.

nThis whole fight might lose all meaning.

n‘No… Does the tunnel even end?’

nEnemies after enemies after enemies.

nGo up, enemies.

nLook around, enemies.

nAt this rate, she felt like her mind would end up exhausted even before her physical body could.

nHansoo smiled at Kiriel and asked:

n“How were the lower floors?”

nKiriel replied instantly:

n“Of course, they were much bett…”

nAt that moment—

n—Kiriel came to a realization, and Hansoo continued:

n“If we win, this place will become like that. I hope you liked how they were.”

nAnd as she heard this—

n—Kiriel felt a spring of emotions burst out from inside her chest.

n‘…So that’s what they meant. When they told us that it was like hell.’

nShe’d deluded herself.

nThings hadn’t gotten hard just because she went up.

nThe 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th zones were originally all like this.

nIt was only that Hansoo and his old comrades had changed it.

nHansoo chuckled at Kiriel, mumbling as he thought of his old comrades who’d had to shoulder these kinds of jobs because of him.

n“If you make bad friends, you will suffer. It’s not too late. There’s nothing really good… about having a friend like me, you see.”

nHansoo looked at Enbi Arin with a bitter expression and then gazed upwards.

n‘I wonder… What are you guys doing now? Just wait a bit longer. There are a few things I need to smash apart before I get there.’

nHansoo’s bitter expression soon turned ice-cold as he stared at Melchizedek’s metal box.

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