I Have Returned, but I Cannot Lay down My Gun

Chapter 510

The scene continues with a flurry of humorous, chaotic exchanges among the characters in response to new developments, alongside some dark humor and sarcastic remarks regarding the ongoing operations and the state of the world. Here's the continuation:

"[General] Proud of playing this game? Upvote it! LMAO!!"

[Purple New Mecha Eugene faint silhouette image]

"First off, me! LMAO!!"

[All Comments][Sort by Newest]

• "Extreme upvote! LMAO!!"

• "Mom, I wanna join Icarus when I grow up! Mom, I wanna join Icarus when I grow up! Mom, I wanna join Icarus when I grow up!"

  • Fact: Icarus International is a giant corporation worth 700 billion dollars, so no DalkBung can even dream of joining."
  • "What, can’t even dream of it? Didn’t you all write ‘astronaut’ as your career aspirations during elementary school? Damn, you guys!"
  • LMAO!!!
  • "Haha, that’s some serious violence, huh?"
  • "Is it wrong to even look up anymore?!!"
  • "Sorry, my bad!"

• "Mecha Eugene??? Actually, I like it!"

• "I haven't even touched the EU mode, but look at them releasing this as a PVE raid, just waiting for it with my fingers crossed! LMAO!!"

• "Using a character based on a user as content in the game? That’s crazy!"

  • "It’s possible because Biyaam allowed it. Otherwise, they probably wouldn’t have even released it."
  • "Did they buy some kind of copyright? Ridiculous, but since the person hasn’t said anything, they must have figured it out."
  • "They must have worked it out! LMAO!"

• "Looks like it’s not going to be EU mode, but they’re releasing a new version in Incursion? Maybe it’s the final boss?"

• "No, damn it! Can we at least get some Mecha Biyaam back?"

  • "Please, just hold your breath for an hour!"

• "Broken Mecha Eugene parts for sale at high prices!"

  • "Please, just give me an hour to hold my breath!"

• "This time, they’re going to devour everything except Biyaam again!"

• "I swear, this time, I’m going to convince them to come to HQ!"

  • "Can’t say a word in reality, but convincing them in VR is crazy."
  • "Where do you live?"
  • "Ouch, that hit me!"
  • "Why are you bullying me? What did I do wrong? Why are you making my life hell?"
  • "Take it easy, LMAO!"

• "Artemis<<< GOAT if you upvote!"

  • "Who dares to misuse the name of the moon goddess?!"
  • "Yeah, Artemis idiots got their heads cracked by Eugene long ago—now they’re all dying off."
  • "In the end, the story was kinda shit except for making Mecha Biyaam. Everything else was JOAT."
  • "…The humanoid design team better leave unless they want to die."
  • "If the difficulty of this Incursion gets as messed up as I think, the public opinion will be back in the gutter, LMAO!"

• "Thinking about it, no one fits the role of the final boss more than this character!"

• "They put out such an amazing trailer, but now we have to wait until mid-November? Icarus, you guys are crazy!"

  • "So what? What can you do about it?"
  • "These guys always cause server issues and recruit new developers to pump out Incursions. In other games, you’d get 3 or 4 a year, but not in theirs, LMAO!"
  • "Fact: They do work hard. Can’t really criticize them… makes them even more impressive."

"Everyone, I’m going to reach enlightenment… Wake me up by mid-November..."

• "Where are you going?"
• "Seriously, Biyaam lovers are ridiculous, LMAO!"
• "Hey, stop the nonsense and practice!"
• "If you wake up in mid-November, you won’t make the Final Championship, you idiot!"
• "Totally lost it, LMAO!"

Harmony, after watching the new trailer, nearly fainted.

In fact, it wasn’t exactly fainting, but it was close enough to that, considering the shock it caused.

At this point, Eugene had quite a few disciples, but among them, Harmony and Dice, classified as first-generation and Eugene’s prized disciples, had long since become true Biyaam enthusiasts.

Of course, they had reasons to be. It wasn’t just a subjective excuse of wanting Eugene’s tail, but the countless contents they had participated in with him had inevitably transformed them into Biyaam enthusiasts. This was the key argument.

And the viewers weren’t oblivious to this.

"Wow, it feels like just yesterday we were struggling to get rid of Artemis, and now a new Biyaam has appeared. Brings back memories... I wonder how this will turn out."

Harmony.

She was one of the few who participated in Operation Ouroboros, which had a massive difficulty level, and cleared it. But that wasn’t all. Unlike Dice, Harmony had pushed through many main missions with Eugene to Omega Rank—though technically she had been carried by Eugene. She had also spent a lot of time exposed to the Biyaam tail.

Someone might have said it wasn’t like a virus or anything, but it wasn’t exactly wrong. Continuous exposure to the snake’s tail, which was a matter of personal taste, had indeed diminished her repulsion over time.

Regardless of that, Harmony started to analyze the new trailer seriously.

"This time, it seems unlikely there’ll be a small elite team mission with decapitation tactics. The Incursion might proceed similarly to the West Coast recapture, where we’ll probably circle around and then all converge at the end."

[I’m a thought-provoking watermelon donated 10,000 won!]

• "From the large-scale bombing at the beginning of the trailer, it seems like they might just wipe out Savannah from the start, but since they’re deploying operators, I guess they must need something recovered from inside?"

"That’s a possibility. It’s quite common. This time, it might not be a decapitation mission, but more like avoiding and withstanding the attacks of the new Mecha Eugene, while recovering important intel and extracting it..."

Though Harmony had heard more information than others in Hawaii, as always, plans tend to fall apart from the start, and situations never flow in expected directions.

Since Eugene hadn’t told her anything, it could be embargoed information, or perhaps something even Eugene didn’t know. But logically, the latter seemed unlikely. It was, after all, an upcoming raid, and there’s no way they wouldn’t tell the person involved.

Maybe someone like Lorentina, who had a much heavier mouth, had heard something.

With this in mind, Harmony spoke again.

"Not just the Dagger team, but also operators from Task Force Laser will be showing up, right? And by the way, Eugene successfully recruited Kato last time, so it seems like this time, the team will be moving together, just like before. I’m not sure if Blooming will come though..."

- "Kato, LMAO!"

• "Ah, that wasn’t recruitment, it was kidnapping!"
• "Poor Kato, LMAO!"
• "Kato’s crime: Falling into Eugene’s trap!"
• "What crime is that, LMAO!"

The viewers were stunned and questioning what crime Kato had committed, but Harmony, who had long since become accustomed to Eugene’s way of thinking, knew well that it was indeed a huge crime.

In the wild, it was normal for prey to be killed if they caught the attention of a predator. So, what happens when the top predator, Biyaam, turns its attention to you so enticingly? Especially with Kato being dragged away screaming, it was popular not only among Biyaam but also among the viewers.

It wasn’t exactly fair to call it karmic retribution, but what could be done? It was already too late.

Later, she hoped Jin and Rain would be able to console Kato properly.

"The timing of the release is perfect. We can do it right after the Asia qualifiers end."

It was a shame that Eugene, who could probably even speak Russian, couldn’t accompany them, but Harmony thought it through and concluded that it couldn’t be helped.

Eugene was a busy man, after all.

As she thought about it, Harmony quickly checked the list of people currently connected to the VR system. But to her disappointment, Eugene wasn’t on the list.

‘Where did he go?’

Well, maybe he was wandering around Seoul with Olivia, eating delicious food. She pushed the curiosity aside and refocused on the broadcast.

It was the end of October, and there wasn’t much time left until the departure.

"Eugene? Rookie? You’re really going to leave me with Shark?"

"Go and catch up on what you’ve been doing all this time. You still have a lot to learn from Lorentina-senpai, don’t you?"

"Then why with this Shark of all people? Wait, don’t pick me up!"

"Newbie, act like a newbie and come here. How about we start with a Central Park HQ tour?"

"Yuuuuuugeeeeeen!"

I can’t hear you.

I had asked Shark to give Olivia a quick lesson on what had happened with the Dagger team so far so that she could participate in upcoming missions. Shark had gladly accepted the task, showing off her sharp shark-like teeth.

Even though Olivia was screaming my name, it would pay off in the long run. If she entered the front lines late, she had to make quick progress.

"If we search through Jin’s directory, we might find something. Didn’t they steal the facility control and take all the critical data? There should be a high-level authority somewhere in there..."

"Stop talking nonsense, just give up. Facility control and sub-unit control are completely different things."

"But we can’t just sit around and wait until mid-November. Even if I fail, nothing happens, and if I succeed, it’s a jackpot. It’s like scratching a Powerball ticket for free."

"How do you even know where the key to the Savannah facility is?"

As the conversation progresses, the characters continue to discuss their next steps, focusing on their mission and the possible secrets hidden in the data. They are preparing for the operation, as they plan to investigate the facility and retrieve key information about the ongoing events.

Their focus shifts to the Savannah situation, and the interactions between the characters continue to be filled with a mix of humor, sarcasm, and tension. Harmony, who has been deeply involved in past operations, reflects on the difficulties ahead, while the group remains focused on the task at hand.

The final part of the scene highlights the preparations for an operation, where the team, including Harmony, is strategizing their next move while dealing with the ongoing complexities of their mission. The situation involving the mysterious Mecha Eugene and the secrets behind Artemis are becoming more critical as they uncover more about their objectives.

"Before the trip to Savannah, it looks like we’ll be handling a few smaller operations."

"…Are you going out again? Personally?"

"I just need to guide the bombing from the outside, nothing difficult."

Then comes the shocking revelation:

"And there are still remote-controlled humanoid operators that haven’t been fully decommissioned. They’re not as good as Jin or Rain, but they can still manage the physical capabilities of an operator with the Lambda energy limit lifted. If you're really worried, we can use those."

"Wait, what? The ones that look just like me?"

"Yeah, we’ve still got about five of them stashed in the warehouse. Can’t just leave them there after spending millions of dollars on each one."

The scene shifts, and it’s clear that these humanoid operators, resembling Eugene, could be used for future operations, adding another layer of complexity to the mission. However, Eugene is not happy about the idea of using them.

"These things are still sitting there? After spending millions on them, they’re just sitting around. This is the economy, huh."

"Well, it’s not about the money, it’s about saving lives, isn’t it? We can use them to save our team members."