Ep. 107
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「Suseon! “Emergency, emergency, chijijik, pop”
“Why is this happening again?”
The pirate pilot in the cockpit suddenly slammed down the communication device that had stopped working.
I tried hitting it a few times and turning it back on, but the communicator didn’t work at all, probably because it was completely broken.
“I think the kids sent it.”
I don’t know what it is, but it was clearly a communication sent from colleagues who visited Camp 17.
The pilot called a fellow pilot outside to move the transport plane.
“Hey, I got a call from the kids. “We’re leaving, so get in quickly.”
“I’ll just smoke this and then go in.”
“I said we have to go quickly!”
「Actually.」
“Close the door properly when you come in.”
“Yes, yes.”
After confirming that his colleague, who had gone out to smoke, was grumbling, the pilot prepared for takeoff.
Just as the transport plane was about to take off, it shook violently as if it had hit something.
“what?”
When the pilot hurriedly checked the aircraft warning lights, he discovered that the cargo compartment door located at the rear of the transport plane was not properly closed.
“This idiot told me to close the door and come in.”
The pilot turned on the communicator and called his colleagues on board.
“We’re leaving, so close the door properly and come in quickly.”
「Chijijijik」
“I told you to close the door!”
Instead of answering, the red light on the cargo door setting on the instrument panel changed to green. The cargo compartment door was closed.
“Shut up already, bastard. “We’re leaving, so hold on tight!”
The pilot grabbed the control stick and pulled, and the transport plane flew into the sky.
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“Yes, yes. It’s true! The skin peeled off and fell on the tree… huh? Ah yep. “I will take a picture and send it now.”
The pirate, who was reporting to his superiors through a communicator, activated a small camera mounted on his helmet.
The camera next to the lantern moved and transmitted images of corpses on the floor to headquarters.
Removing the body was not difficult because the wire rope attached to the walker was connected to the large tree.
“What kind of devil would do something like this…”
Just like any other Space Dog Cartel, the Pirates of Humanity also had many cruel sides. Before they came here, they had done unspeakably horrible things to innocent Wolfs.
However, even they had never thought of hanging a completely skinned human on a tree.
While his colleague was reporting and taking video, an eagle-eyed pirate examined the bloody corpse.
“…I can see that the blood is warm, so it’s been a while since he died.”
That means that the culprit who committed a terrible act may be nearby.
“Fuck… didn’t the bio scanner show anything?”
“…If the information is not registered, it will not be captured.”
The Humanity Cartel has collected most of the biological genes that inhabit the Saintopia 02 continent, but they can’t help it if it comes from outside.
The pirates felt their stomach tingle at the thought that an unknown enemy, as well as a monster that made raw fish out of people, was nearby.
“When will the transport plane arrive!”
“I called, so right away…ah, he’s coming!”
The branches and leaves of the trees shook violently. With a deafening roar, the light of the transport plane illuminated the deep forest.
“good. “Let’s all move.”
There is only camp 17 around here where a transport plane can land. The pirates naturally thought that the transport plane would fly that way.
“huh?”
“Why are you doing that?”
The transport aircraft, which was flying well, stumbled and began to rapidly decrease altitude. It’s as if it’s about to hit the ground.
And the direction the transport plane was heading was where the pirates were standing.
As the distance from the transport aircraft rapidly decreased, the pirates’ complexions turned pale.
“Avoid everyone!”
The pirates quickly hid behind nearby trees and rocks.
Walker tried to avoid it too, but it was already too late. The falling transport plane mercilessly crashed down on Walker.
The transport plane that crushed one walker exploded, and flames soared over the giant tree. A loud noise echoed throughout the forest, and the sleeping bird-like creatures were startled and flew into the sky all at once.
“What is happening!”
“Our transport plane!”
The pirates who had taken refuge behind trees or rocks looked at the burning wreckage of the transport plane with devastated faces.
They cried out in despair because the transport plane carrying them was destroyed.
But their misfortune is not over yet.
Something pitch black came out of the fire and attacked Walker.
Because it was much larger than the walker, the walker was unable to fight back and fell down.
After defeating the walker, it stabbed the pirate sitting in the cockpit with the spikes on its tail. Because the thorn was so long that it was almost like a spear, the pirate died instantly without even being able to scream.
The guy who neutralized the walker ran straight into the forest.
It happened so quickly that the pirates just stared blankly. Only after the guy disappeared did the pirates come to their senses and started yelling and screaming.
“Aaaah!”
“Ceeeeeebaaal!”
“Fuck you, what was that just now?”
“I don’t know either!”
The pirates, who lost two transport planes and walkers in an instant, fell into complete panic.
“It’s dangerous here!”
“Everybody run to camp 17!”
Among the pirates here, the ones with the most firepower are the two walkers equipped with plasma launchers.
This forest is full of dangerous creatures that are difficult to deal with unless you are a walker.
Now, in addition to the unknown attackers, forest dwellers will also be targeting them.
In addition, the smell of blood can be heard from a corpse whose skin has been peeled off. It was obvious that monsters would soon arrive, so the pirates ran.
Eight pirates run between giant trees.
Among the leaves of the trees above their heads, countless eyes were watching them.
“It’s not far to camp! “If you run just a little more…!”
The pirate in the lead couldn’t finish what he was saying. This was because something that looked like a long snake came down from the tree, grabbed his head, and dragged him away.
The pirates behind them had no choice but to watch as their colleague disappeared up the tree.
“Enemy raid…!”
Just as they were about to freak out, another snake came down and snatched one of the pirates. Blood poured out along with the horrifying sound of bones breaking on the tree.
“Everyone go together!”
“Ugh!”
The six remaining pirates took out Gauss rifles and started shooting at the trees.
I could see a large figure moving here and there among the dark trees.
“shit! “I can’t see it!”
The pirates fired hard at their target, but the bastard continued to move as if nothing had happened. And it wasn’t just the monsters in the trees they had to worry about.
“Ahhhh! Help me!”
“Huh?!”
Dozens of bugs clung to one pirate who was only looking upward while shooting. Insects the size of palms were chewing on the pirate’s reinforced suit, their white, sharp teeth shining.
“Agyagyagyagak!”
The reinforced suits worn by pirates are specially improved mid-level reinforced suits and have high defense power.
Thanks to this, the reinforced clothing wasn’t pierced, but that didn’t mean I could ignore the pain of my bare skin being chewed.
“I’ll help you!”
Another pirate stopped shooting and shouted at his comrade. Those were the last lines he left behind.
“be careful!”
“Huh?”
A bright red snake came down and dragged him away.
As the other pirates turned their gaze and tried to shoot at the place where the snake appeared, thorns flew out of the darkness and stuck in their necks.
“100 million!”
“Ugh!”
They stumbled and fell like drunk people.
Now there are only two pirates standing unharmed.
Without hesitation, they lowered their guns and ran straight toward the camp.
In fact, there was nothing they could do about going to the camp, but they did not have the luxury of making such rational decisions.
As they ran away, they heard heavy footsteps behind them.
The footsteps, which at first seemed like they were coming from far away, suddenly became louder and now seemed like they were coming right behind me.
Was it because of that pressure? One pirate was running frantically and tripped over a tree branch.
“Help me too!”
“…it was fun so far.”
“You damn bastard… ahhh!”
He ran, leaving behind the screams of his colleagues.
“Huh huh huh huh.”
I ran for a while, but I couldn’t see the camp.
The branches of the trees swayed softly overhead, and all the trees I could see looked the same.
It was as if the entire forest was surrounding him and taunting him to run away.
But that didn’t mean I could just stop. It’ll catch up to him in no time.
The moment he thought that, something hairy attacked him from behind.
The pirate fell to the floor. The thing that attacked him pressed down on his back with eight legs.
“Don’t do this! help me!”
The pirate pleaded with the invisible enemy, but the answer he received was sharp teeth.
Its sharp teeth sank into the back of the pirate’s neck. The deadly poison spread throughout the body through the blood vessels.
“Kwaaaaaak!”
The pirate screamed at the top of his lungs in pain as the blood vessels in his entire body melted.
The monster Nightstalker that attacked the pirate was satisfied after confirming that its prey had been neutralized.
The moment the guy bit down, something grabbed his head.
“Kung?”
“Uh·dil·gam·hi·”
He could no longer continue his thoughts after hearing a discordant sound he had never heard in the forest.
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‘Why do you eat that?’
I looked at the pirate in front of me, holding the corpse of a Nightstalker with his head half crushed.
‘He’s dead.’
Unfortunately, the pirate was struck by Night Stalker’s poison.
Corpses that I did not personally kill are treated the same as genetic samples.
What this means is that the probability of the predation effect occurring on corpses that I did not kill directly is very low.
Even if you use the symbol of hunting, unless you obtain the same characteristic twice, you can only use it as a transcendence system material and you cannot enjoy any effects.
‘This is the problem with the forest.’
There are many competitors other than me, so if I don’t move quickly, I will end up losing food like I am now.
I calmed down my frustration by eating the Night Stalker’s corpse.
‘It’s okay.’
To put it simply, the taste of the Night Stalker with all the entrails still in it was like a croissant with pepperoni.
Its intestines had a spicy yet unique taste. I don’t know if it was the poisonous glands in the body or the strong digestive juices, but it had its own flavor.
‘It’s delicious, so I guess I’ll skip this one.’
I died anyway.
After eating all of the Night Stalker’s corpses, I took the pirate corpses.
Since I can’t eat it anyway, I’ll have to use this pirate corpse to scare my enemies.
‘Just in case, the skinning tactic works well in real life.’
Even in space survival, where extreme freedom was implemented, skinning a corpse was not impossible.
Players with the Butchering skill could obtain leather from the carcasses of rare animals.
The leather is often used as a material for reinforced clothing or to accomplish important missions.
‘…Well, there are no cases where it is used to scare the enemy.’
Aimorph can also be used to skin animals. Due to the nature of the race where obtaining genetic essence is the top priority, there is no reason to obtain leather, so I just don’t do it.
Nevertheless, the reason I used this method was because it was effective for hunting.
The skinned corpse did not specifically debuff the players, but it was effective in inflicting mental damage. As far as I know, there aren’t many people who would enjoy looking at a corpse with all its muscles exposed.
‘Especially people who broadcast on the Internet really hated it.’
Because the broadcast level was forced to rise because of me.
Anyway, I’ve had fun with this tactic many times and used it often when fighting on planets with the previous four clans.
I used it so much that I eventually stopped using it because people weren’t afraid of it.
If it were a game, it wouldn’t have worked, but this is reality.
The enemies were greatly disturbed by the sight of the corpses for the first time, and thanks to this, they were able to annihilate them without difficulty.
‘There are still more enemies left… hmm?’
As I carried the pirate’s body over my shoulder, I saw a small light shining from above the helmet. It was a small camera for video shooting.
‘It worked out better.’
I grabbed the helmet with my fighting hands and braced my hands. The metal helmet was crushed and blood flowed from the head of the pirate inside.
‘They must have seen me through the camera, so they will come to catch me too.’
There are more than dozens of pirate camps in this forest.
Not only is it inconvenient to search the campsite one by one, but if the other side, which has many powerful weapons, sets a trap, there is a high possibility that I will be the victim.
‘If it were any other time, I would have gone there myself.’
Not this time.
Making them fall into the trap I created on their own.
That is the core of this fight.
They must have seen me hanging the corpses on the tree, so their alertness must have been at its peak.
They will do their best to catch me somehow.
Of course, if enemies pressure me from all directions with powerful weapons, it would be a bad game for me, but fortunately, that is impossible.
‘It’s difficult to travel here by transport plane. Because landing sites are limited.’
The pirates who came to the camp with no contact also landed in an empty space some distance away and then moved on.
In order to catch me, there is no other way than to land in a designated place and move on foot.
In other words, it is not difficult for me to predict the enemy’s movements.
Unless they take a cruiser and burn down the entire forest, it’s as good as the palm of my hand.
‘Then let’s get ready.’
I moved with the pirate corpse and the night stalker corpse.
A group of tooth fairies followed behind me, grabbing the paralyzed pirates and dragging them along.
“….”
The pirates who were dragged in with marks on the floor looked like they wanted to escape at all costs, but they became calm after seeing me chewing on my comrade’s head as if I was chewing a cookie while walking.
The night is not long.
The remaining tools from the walker camp they brought with them and even the pirates.
There are a lot of pitfalls that need to be made using these.
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“….”
A temporary command camp set up by Dylan, the vice pastor of Humanity.
The inside of the operational command tent was silent.
It was none other than the video sent by the people who went to investigate Camp 17.
Dylan watched the video several times with cold eyes and called his deputy aide.
“Take my equipment and select 30 of the best fighters.”
“…Is it okay if I don’t tell the boss?”
“Fuck, I’m in charge here, huh? “Do you think the boss will leave me alone if I stop this shit?”
Although Dylan was a cult favorite, that didn’t mean he was loved enough to overlook all his mistakes.
His boss is a woman who considers all her subordinates expendable.
Dylan was also just a toy to be loved by the boss.
If the leader knew that there was a problem at the camp, he would be kicked out right away.
“Anyway, the Wolf village around here has been cleared out. “It won’t be a problem if I tease that damned asshole before I go.”
“All right.”
After the subordinate who received the order left, Dylan played the video again.
The purpose was to find out as much as possible what type of creature it was and its means of attack or habits.
“How dare you provoke me? You know who I am.”
Although he is treated as a toy by the leader, Dylan is still the vice leader of Humanity, a large cartel.
He is an expert at hunting dangerous creatures.
Gritting his teeth, Dylan checked the video over and over again until his subordinate came with his special equipment.
But even though he had prepared so much, there was still an anxiety in a corner of his mind that did not go away.
A monster that moves through the darkness and slaughters pirates.
I don’t know why, but he smelled similar to the boss.