The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 299
Episode 299
“A strange creature appears ahead! What should I do?”
Kieck. Crrrrr.
A small, hideous monkey-shaped creature crawled out of the gate, which was emitting an ominous red light.
Crash. Cracking.
Soldiers waiting on a temporarily installed concrete barricade pointed their rifles at him, and the non-commissioned officer asked the commanding officer for instructions.
“All troops stand by! Don’t open fire yet! “There was no order to shoot.”
“yes? “Wait?”
Murmur.
A strange creature that is truly ominous at first glance.
As the number gradually increased, the soldiers’ agitation also became more severe.
“They’re all coming! What should I do?”
More than 50 strange monkey monsters were slowly approaching the barricade.
“Don’t shoot! “This is an order from superiors to survive and subdue him!”
“what? Overpower?”
“Captivate that thing?”
“Aren’t you crazy?”
How on earth are you going to catch that?
“Everyone’s on the sword!”
‘This is crazy!’
What on earth would an ordinary monkey want from soldiers who have never stabbed him with a sword?
The officer also knew this, but instead raised his voice.
“It’s an order! Immediately land your sword and prepare for close combat!”
The military was that kind of place.
A place where you have to at least pretend to do what you’re told, whether it’s right or wrong.
And this wasn’t the only place where this happened.
At various defense lines nearby, the number of soldiers who couldn’t believe their ears was increasing due to the nonsensical order to hold the sword.
“This is crazy! It’s not an animal, it’s a monster! At that level, I would have to reach at least level 20 in Connect to even try it! Are you really going to put these kids out on a limb?”
Among the non-commissioned officers, there were many who enjoyed Connect.
Of course, it was enough to figure out what kind of squire the guys in front of me were.
Even if the system is calibrated, you can barely fight with a bayonet against people who are difficult for ordinary people to deal with?
It was an order that was tantamount to telling everyone to shut down.
It was natural for dissatisfied voices to come out from all over.
“damn. Just wait. Because I’m still making suggestions to the higher-ups. “Do you even know the situation on site?”
The officers weren’t fools either.
There was a continuous radio call confirming orders back to the headquarters.
And the building behind the barricade and the drone’s camera were filming the scene.
* * *
“Why are there so many complaints? I’m not asking you to kill people. In our time, we never even thought of voicing complaints when orders were given. “Everyone’s discipline has become lax!”
A general with a twinkling star on his shoulder muttered, his expression distorted.
“I’m sorry for making this look so ugly. “I can’t tell you how grateful I am, lawmakers, for showing such encouragement even though you are busy.”
“Hahaha, that’s possible. It would be easy for them to just shoot, but when you think about the future, what could be better than capturing someone alive? “Isn’t this all for the future of the country?”
“Of course. Isn’t that why they trained you and even paid you a salary? Of course, we must cooperate in doing the country’s work.”
The operational command center contained not only military generals and commanding officers.
There are several people wearing suits with shiny gold badges.
And even executives from some large companies were sitting on one side.
-Because it is not a life form on Earth, its research value is truly infinite. If you get the right sample, you can literally sit on a cushion of money.
That was precisely why the precious members of the National Assembly went to the operation room.
Since the emergence of Gate, there has been a huge influx of lobbying from various corporate research institutes and academic societies to somehow obtain research samples.
“Anyway, please take care of me. “As you dedicate yourself to the country, the country will reward you accordingly.”
“Hahaha, is there any question?”
The safety of soldiers and citizens was not even considered by those who acted like that.
* * *
Boom.
Major Kim Jeong-hwan, the company commander, roughly put down the radio and snorted.
“Damn it, everyone, get ready to shoot!”
The noncommissioned officer next to him looked at the company commander with a surprised face.
“Are you okay? The order is clear…”
“X8. What if it’s not okay? But are you telling me to leave it like this when all my babies are dead? Even if I take off my military uniform, you won’t see me like that.”
Then the non-commissioned officer gave a military salute with a determined expression.
“If that happens, I will be there too. There is no need for young people to waste their lives in a place like this.”
“If I’m going to quit at this point, I’ll have to dig up a proper connection. Surprisingly, it was a good fit. And there are strange things.”
Although he said that, Kim Jeong-hwan’s expression did not look bright.
Fazizik.
A small spark flew from the palm of his hand as he held the rifle.
Even though he only logged in while he was sleeping, he was a significant ranker, ranked above 3,000 in the connect ranking.
“If you approach within 30 meters, fire! Everyone, stay alert and aim and fire!”
And the company commander himself pointed his rifle at the monsters.
However, not all officers had such beliefs.
“To safety at the controls! “Any bastard who shoots until the order to fire is out of my hands!”
Despite the dissatisfaction of the enlisted men and non-commissioned officers, the majority of officers steadfastly followed orders.
Gurgling.
Perhaps because they were intimidated by the unfamiliar environment, the monsters that were in groups finally began to move.
And the response was not a bullet, but a loudspeaker.
“iced coffee! Warn the monster! You have now trespassed into the territory of the Republic of Korea without permission. Disarm and surrender immediately or we will attack. “This is…”
Was he conscious of the camera?
Or maybe there was a manual on alien encounters?
The company commander raised a loudspeaker and politely issued a warning to the monster.
The faces of the soldiers who enjoyed Connect turned pale.
‘It’s done. What are you going to do by provoking the monster?’
‘Crazy If you want to die, die alone!’
The soldiers’ worries became reality.
The heads of the group of monsters, which were carefully scattering in all directions, turned towards the loudspeaker.
The ears of the monster monkeys, showing their saw-like teeth, flapped and then.
Rumble.
A group of people started running toward the loudspeaker.
“Stop it! Warning! “If you come closer… gasp.”
There was no time for the soldiers to raise their bayonets, which they held with trembling hands.
Whirling!
A group of monkeys running near the barricade jumped high into the sky.
Wow.
Fu shoot!
Seokyeong.
“Aaaah!”
“Company Commander Joo!”
“What are you doing! “Stab!”
A group of monkeys jumped a good 20 meters and tore the company commander holding a loudspeaker to pieces.
And the close combat that began was disastrous.
Most of the soldiers’ bayonets passed through the air, and the agile monkey monsters scattered to all directions of the formation, waving their sharp claws here and there.
“evil! “My feet!”
“Medic! “Oops.”
“Die, you monkey!”
Geek!
The human soldiers were weak compared to the monkey monsters, which moved fine even if they were stabbed once or twice with bayonets.
Even if a non-vital area, such as an ankle or an arm, was cut, it was impossible to continue the battle.
“Save me…”
Those who had been attacked in vital areas such as the neck, stomach, or chest collapsed with blood foaming in their mouths.
at that time.
bang! Ride! Tutututu!
The sound of a rifle being fired was heard from somewhere in the distance.
“Fuck you. Shoot! “Kill them all!”
Only then did the soldiers realize that they were holding guns and quickly began to respond with guns.
But it was already too late.
Half of the people are so stupid that they can’t even change the control stick to the correct position.
And the other half…
Bang!
“evil!”
“Don’t shoot! “Don’t shoot!”
“Die, you bastards!”
Tadadaang.
It really showed the dangers of shooting inside the camp.
Even though I aimed and shot from a close range, most of the quick monsters dodged it, and the bullet ended up in the body of a friendly soldier.
It took an instant for a company to be neutralized like that.
* * *
Boom!
“You idiot! “You’re just getting beaten up by monkeys?”
Videos of each battlefield shown in the operation command room.
Most of the units, except those commanded by a few company commanders with strong convictions, such as Major Kim Jeong-hwan, were suffering enormous damage.
In the first place, it made no sense to think of such a reckless idea of fighting a monster with a bayonet, but the shooting stars here didn’t seem to understand that fact itself.
“What should I do?”
When the subordinate officers asked with puzzled expressions, the general in the command room shouted angrily.
“Why? Take care of it yourself! “Do I have to order that one by one?”
‘What the fuck.’
Evasion of responsibility has already begun.
Even if he does this, he will later deny that he never gave such an order.
Still, the officers had no choice but to move.
‘It was better. ‘It happened anyway.’
If you are incompetent, it may be helpful to just stay still.
The young operational staff began hastily delivering orders to the military.
The order to shoot was belatedly given and the support firearms opened fire.
And the units that were on standby began to move to control the damage.
“Hmm. “We were never here today.”
The gold badges were seen hurriedly running away from the operation room.
But do you know?
The fact that officers in the operation room already have footage of them.
bang!
“Holy shit. What a fucking disgrace! “How on earth did they train me!”
Aside from the shooting stars who still couldn’t come to their senses, the situation wasn’t over yet.
“Huh! Orange gate! The orange gate is starting to open!”
“There are reports that the yellow gate has also started to light up…!”
The officers’ complexions began to turn pale.
* * *
Boom! Pubbung!
Da-da-da-da, drool!
Tang tadadang!
“Shoot! “Don’t rest and keep shooting!”
“The artillery is still there!”
“Medic! “There’s an injured person here!”
In the middle of the city center.
I wondered if this was really Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
In addition to the sounds of rifle fire heard from all directions, the harsh crackling sounds of supporting firearms swept everywhere.
Moreover, they even fired artillery fire from tanks stationed on the road.
This place has been a battlefield for a long time.
And behind the defense line they formed, police and reserve forces were busy moving around.
“Dodge quickly! “A shelter is available in the direction of Sadang Station.”
“This place is dangerous! “Children and the elderly, please board the prepared bus.”
After the monster appeared, those hurriedly deployed were busy evacuating citizens to a safe area.
But the constant sound coming from their walkie-talkie made them despair.
‘Crackling.’ The shrine’s first to third shelters are already full. Please guide me to another place.’
‘The area near Nakseongdae is already full. Is there anywhere else?’
‘First, lead them to an empty commercial building! ‘For now, the priority is to get as far away from the gate as possible.’
densely populated area.
The monster incident that appeared in the middle of Seoul, known as the highest peak, caused uncontrollable chaos.
An unprepared evacuation order had no future in sight.
There were not enough places to evacuate citizens and no supplies were prepared.
However, there was no choice but to move, because several defense lines had already been breached, causing direct damage to citizens.
Ride it!
“Damn it, why don’t you die!”
“Captain, the shells don’t work!”
“We are done! “That’s a force field!”
It was still possible to respond up to the FE grade gate, which is called the lowest level.
Even though the monsters that came out there were fierce, bullets worked.
However, it was different from D grade.
A faint curtain surrounding their bodies.
It was a defensive force field that neutralized physical attacks.
‘But I thought the bullet would work!’
Cold weapons, such as swords, spears and arrows, actually had limits to their physical destructive power.
However, for guns that use gunpowder, the physical power itself is different.
These so-called experts were on the air every day, boasting that even if Connect’s monsters appeared, they would be able to stop them.
But the reality was harsh.
Mana’s twisted laws of physics disabled Earth’s modern weapons.
Bullets and shells did not do their job against the force field.
“Stop talking nonsense and shoot! “If you shoot it, it will break through!”
Of course, it wasn’t completely ineffective.
A force field is also a phenomenon created by the action of mana.
The bullets worked on the monsters whose mana was depleted and the force field disappeared.
The problem is that hundreds of bullets had to be poured into the guy to make it happen.
“Even if you can’t kill it, you can stop it! “Keep pouring in so they never get close!”
I couldn’t hit him, but I was able to push him away so he couldn’t get close.
That was the reason why the unit was still able to maintain its defensive network.
“Medium-sized monsters appear from the front!”
“Damn it, focus your firepower!”
“It’s not possible! Unstoppable. It just keeps coming!”
pop! Pubbung!
The identity of the monster approaching, catching the tank’s shells with its body, was a Lizardman warrior nearly 3 meters tall.
The lizard-faced lizardman warrior covered his face with his hands and walked forward with great strides, then lifted the trident he was holding onto his shoulder.
Shhh boom!
The spear he threw hit the front of the tank, over the heads of the troops.
The trident, which was full of mana, penetrated an enormous thickness of armor and even penetrated the engine, silencing the tank.
Woah!
The Lizardman warrior raised his fist and cheered, and behind him, smaller Lizardmen began to walk out with great momentum.
“I don’t have enough firepower! “I can’t stop it. Damn it!”
‘Ah, is this the end?’
Before we knew it, the group of Lizardmen had approached the front of the unit.
Crrrrr.
Now, the moment when their rotten fishy smell was immediately smelled.
“Get back!”
“Please stop shooting!”
Shhh!
A sharp iron pipe pierced the head of the Lizardman in front.
Burbububbung!
Fireballs the size of human heads collided with them and exploded.
Piyung puk!
A barrage of arrows flew from somewhere and pierced their bodies.
“Stop shooting.”
The company commander, surprised by the sudden change, stopped shooting.
Whirling.
A black shadow appeared as if rising up, blocking the path of the Lizardman warrior.
“Where are you going?”
Kim Il-woo and the Purple Guild members appeared on the C-grade gate battlefield in Seoul.
(Continued in the next part)