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Chapter 119: 119
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My magic artillery 「Final Spark」 slammed into the barrier.
The firepower was truly incredible.
-Kwaaaaaaaaaa!
A massive wave of light surged straight ahead.
A blue beam of destruction.
Overwhelming force that destroyed everything in its path!
-Kwaaaaaaaaaa!
It bore down on the barrier ahead, unleashing a terrifying cracking sound.
Space warped like rippling water around the point of impact. The barrier and magic artillery ground against each other, two immense masses of mana scattering blue flashes in every direction.
This was firepower worthy of my ultimate move.
Danmaku is all about power!!!
But...
‘Tsk... I don't think I can break through this.’
Unfortunately, my firepower seemed to be just a little lacking.
It was a kind of instinct. I was firing magic artillery, yet it somehow felt as though the barrier was recovering faster than I could wear it down.
When it came to magic, my instincts were absolute.
My firepower was definitely insufficient.
So I thought to myself.
‘Ah. Is this too much for me right now? Even after firing magic artillery, I still can't break through.’
I had burned enough mana for a thousand Fireballs in that attack, yet I'd failed by the narrowest margin.
It was disappointing, and it hurt my pride.
That was supposed to be my ultimate move. I never thought it'd get blocked...
A Unique-grade artifact really was powerful.
Still.
A sudden stubbornness welled up inside me.
There was something this body, the Extreme Lunatic Hell Wizard, couldn't destroy?
I was the Extreme Lunatic Hell Wizard Hunter of King Korea, proud possessor of the Ministry of Artillery Defense.
I was also Longbow Apache, the nightmare of ground forces.
The incarnation of Lunatic Marisa, a firepower fanatic.
And my firepower...
Was lacking?
I couldn't accept that.
I absolutely could not accept that!!!
“I don't care about anything else, but I'll never tolerate losing in firepower!”
I gritted my teeth and began adjusting the magic formation on the spot.
I lowered the mana efficiency of the original magic artillery 「Final Spark」 formation.
In exchange, I raised its firepower.
I packed even more Blue Motes between the existing Blue Motes and increased the overall size. It burned far more mana, but unleashed greater firepower.
Sure enough, the efficiency became completely fucked.
Compared to the original magic artillery 「Final Spark」, which consumed the equivalent of 1,000 Fireballs, this version devoured three times as much, 3,000 Fireballs' worth.
Yet its instantaneous firepower was only twice as strong.
But that didn't matter.
What mattered right now wasn't efficiency.
It was firepower!
-Kwaaaaaaaaaa!
The beam's intensity and range visibly expanded.
Then...
-Kwadeudeuk. Kuguk. Kugugugugu...!
A harsh cracking sound began to rise from where the barrier and beam collided.
It was like mana screaming.
Or space itself tearing apart.
As though space itself were being crushed, two enormous forces collided. My vision distorted, and it felt as if cracks were forming in space itself.
The boundary between the towering pillar of light and the barrier shook and twisted.
At that moment, I was certain.
“I won.”
Right after that.
-Jjeojeok.
A large hairline crack appeared on one side of the massive barrier.
Then the fracture rapidly spread.
-Kwarrrrrrrrr!
The barrier began to collapse.
One section of Beijing's city defense barrier, the southeastern portion I had bombarded, shattered completely.
-Paseuseuseu...
Fragments of the torn barrier dissolved into glittering clumps of mana and scattered away.
It looked as though mana rain was falling.
I looked up at the dreamlike sight and wiped away a cold sweat.
“Whew... That was fucking hard. I thought I'd lose my mind and die for real.”
More than half the Blue Motes in my heart had been drained away. I had to move all that mana at once while rebuilding the formation in real time.
It honestly felt like my brain was burning out.
Still, it had been worth it.
Because...
“W-What's happening?!”
“What is that? What the hell is going on?!”
“The sky... the sky broke!”
“Look! Someone's up there!”
“It's a person! There's a person floating up there!”
The foreign Hunters in the Point Farm were all staring at me in stunned disbelief.
Their eyes held panic and shock, but also a strange sort of expectation and hope.
They must have been amazed by my strength while hoping they might finally be freed.
I smirked and gave Iing Iing an order.
“Iing Iing. Descend.”
-Iing!
Ppororong.
Using telekinetic flight, Iing Iing carried me into the Point Farm grounds.
I landed lightly on the ground.
Then...
“W-Who are you?!”
“Did you come to save us?!”
“They aren't Chinese! That person isn't Chinese!”
“The restraints! Please, take these restraints off us!”
Thousands of Hunters with grimy faces and ragged clothes surrounded me and began firing questions at me all at once.
Of course, I couldn't understand a single word they said.
I didn't know any foreign languages.
An Indian language, Vietnamese, Thai, Mongolian...
All kinds of languages I couldn't even identify poured in from every direction. There was no way I could understand them.
So there was only one thing I could say in this situation.
“It's me.”
* * *
“The southeastern section of the city defense barrier has been breached!”
A scream-like shout erupted in Xi Jinping's office.
It came from the chief of the Central Military Commission.
“He, he's entered Beijing!”
“...”
“He's coming! What, what do we do?! Comrade Chairman! Should we deploy troops?! Or should we launch a nuclear weapon now...”
“...”
“Comrade Xi Jinping?”
The chief screamed in a panic, but no answer came.
He urgently looked for Xi Jinping.
But there was no one where he should have been.
“Comrade Chairman? Where in the world did you...”
“The Chairman evacuated first.”
Cui Qiu answered the chief's question.
Holding a smartphone, he let out a brief sigh and continued in frustration.
“And... a nuclear weapon? Don't say something so insane. A nuclear weapon against someone who's already reached Beijing? Are you trying to get us all killed too?”
“...”
“Let's evacuate for now. That bastard is a monster. A fucking insane monster.”
Cui Qiu turned toward the southeast of Beijing, beyond the garden outside the window.
What Cui Qiu saw was part of the enormous barrier that had protected all of Beijing, shattered to pieces and collapsing.
Cui Qiu watched the scene and muttered quietly.
“We can't send the army... Looking at that, our soldiers won't be able to fight calmly either. We'll be lucky if they don't get scared and run.”
“...”
“I only hope that bastard turns back at this point...”
Kwarrrrr...
The southeastern section of Beijing's city defense barrier completely collapsed.
China's military did not move any further.
It was practically a declaration of surrender.
* * *
After entering China's Point Farm, I immediately began the liberation operation.
That meant making Iing Iing do the work.
“Iing Iing. Take off all the restraints on those Hunters.”
-Iing!
Ppororong!
Iing Iing flew off energetically.
She used telekinesis to undo every restraint on the Hunters. Normally, you needed keys, but she could directly manipulate the insides of the keyholes.
-Click! Clank! Clatter! Click!...
Metal restraints fell everywhere.
Looking closely, they were exactly like the ones Han Seonga had put on Reimu before.
They were mana-restraining artifacts that came from the Tower.
After Iing Iing quickly removed all the restraints, I slowly looked around the farm.
I muttered quietly.
“Hm... There should be troops guarding the farm. But there isn't a single one. Did they all run away?”
It seemed the Chinese troops guarding the Point Farm had all fled.
Well, the Beijing barrier had suddenly activated, then a dazzling pillar of light smashed it apart, and then I confidently landed in the farm.
Of course they had no choice but to run away in terror.
It was a shame.
I should've killed every last one of them if possible.
Those Auschwitz gas-valve-turning bastards...!
I wanted to chase them down and kill them all right now!
As I was getting a sense of the situation, the Hunters who had been freed from their restraints began rushing toward me one by one and talking at me.
“D-Did you... save us?!”
“Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh... oh my god!”
“Thank you, our benefactor! We will definitely repay this...”
“Freedom! We're free! Waaaaaaaaah!!!”
Naturally, I couldn't understand what they were saying.
I didn't know any foreign languages.
But their eyes made their meaning easy enough to grasp.
Longing, joy, respect, and deep emotion shone in their eyes.
I knew that look.
After all, I had seen it enough to grow sick of it in the High Floors.
It was the look people gave their savior.
When I killed the High Black Mage on Floor 39, the people there had looked at me in exactly the same way.
Anyway, it was satisfying.
I had rescued Hunters oppressed by those Chinks!
I had freed several thousand Hunters, regardless of race or nationality!
As I rubbed beneath my nose with a pleased expression...
-Step, step, step.
Someone walked out from the middle of the crowd.
The Hunter looked Southeast Asian. Still, the sharp air around him, along with his serious, cold expression, made him seem to be one of the more capable Hunters imprisoned in the Point Farm.
Step.
He approached me and spoke.
“Thank you for saving us, benefactor.”
“Oh!”
I couldn't help but brighten up.
He was speaking the language of King Korea!
“Wow! You know Korean?”
“Haha. I used to work in Korea before the Tower appeared. I learned it then.”
“If you worked in Korea... what country are you from?”
“Vietnam.”
The Hunter in front of me seemed to be Vietnamese.
For reference, Vietnam was one of the countries China had hit the hardest.
Its population had fallen to thirty million because of Hunter kidnappings and repeated population losses.
Now, it was supposedly no different from a Chinese colony.
Anyway, this was a Hunter from Vietnam.
“My name is Nguyễn Hoàng Long. Once again, thank you for saving us.”
“It's me.”
“One day, I will repay this debt, even if I must give my life.”
Nguyễn placed both hands over his chest and bowed his head.
It seemed to be a Vietnamese gesture of gratitude.
His attitude was quite serious.
I smirked and waved a hand.
“You don't need to give your life for it.”
Seriously, ordinary people...
Why did they all swear to devote their lives to doing something for me?
When weak ordinary people were saved by me, a simple word of thanks should've been enough.
Anyway, while we were having that heartwarming conversation, Nguyễn turned around and shouted loudly.
“Everyone! Move according to the plan!”
I couldn't understand what he said.
Vietnamese?
Then, right after that...
“I never thought we'd escape like this...!”
“Raid the warehouse, quickly! Secure the vehicles too!”
“Teams Three and Four! This way!”
-Rumble!
Dozens of people began moving in perfect order.
Their skin colors and languages were all different.
Indians, Southeast Asians, and people who appeared to be Chinese ethnic minorities quickly split the others into groups and began directing them.
What they all had in common was their particularly strong presence and bearing.
‘High Floor Hunters?’
They must've formed an escape plan centered around the High Floor Hunters, and were now putting it into action since the chance had arrived.
And so began the Point Farm reverse looting.
-Rattle!
-Bang! Crash! Thud!
-Bang! Bang! Bang!
Just moments ago, they had been prisoners with their heads lowered and bodies curled up.
Once their restraints were gone, the atmosphere changed completely.
Warehouses opened, and food and bottled water poured out.
Vehicles abandoned by the guards started one after another.
They even raided the armory, taking out Hunter weapons and arming themselves.
I blankly watched the process, then admired them.
‘They're incredibly organized. Did they do nothing but make escape plans every day?’
Well, they had spent at least a year imprisoned here.
They must've run through escape simulations hundreds, thousands of times in their heads.
Now that their chance to escape had finally arrived, they couldn't help but move that quickly.
A little later...
-Rattle! Bang!
-Vroooooom!
The Point Farm's main gate opened wide.
Vehicles began streaming out.
The line of cars continued, and the Hunters who couldn't get into them ran after the vehicles.
It was a mass escape involving several thousand Hunters.
As I watched them go...
“Benefactor!”
“?”
Nguyễn, who was about to leave, turned back and called out to me.
“There is one thing I want to ask.”
He hesitated for a moment before asking with a serious expression.
“May I know your name?”
“My name?”
“Yes. I want to remember it forever.”
Oh, that was all?
My name wasn't even a secret.
I answered casually.
“I'm Blue Dot from Hunter Gallery.”
“Hunter Gallery... Blue Dot...?”
“Yeah. Take care. Let's go, Iing Iing!”
-Iing!
Ppororong.
I received Iing Iing's telekinesis and took flight.
I quickly rose into the night sky.
The Point Farm grew distant beneath my feet.
Beyond it stretched the long line of escapees.
The lights of their vehicles cut through the darkness in a long trail.
Not a bad sight.
I nodded in satisfaction and turned east.
“I should hurry home and check Hunter Gallery...”
Let's go home.
I'll eat the soybean paste soup my sister makes, then tell Hunter Gallery all about what I did today.
But then...
Something behind me caught my attention, so I glanced back.
“...”
Thousands of people had stopped walking.
They were blankly looking up at me in the sky.
What were those guys doing?
Feeling embarrassed, I cleared my throat and urged Iing Iing on.
“Iing Iing, let's go. This is kind of embarrassing.”
-Iing!
And so I left China.
It was the end of a night walk that had lasted all night.
A rainbow-colored trail streaked across the night sky.
* * *
That day, the entire world fell into chaos.
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