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Chapter 604 all I want? [1/2]
Chapter 604 all I want? [1/2]
[I delivered your message, my lord. The Sirens are all angry.]
'Haha, thank you Exa. I am sorry for forcing this on you.'
It was unfortunate that Lilly still had the subspace of this area blocked. Because of this, nothing worked except {Store} and {Retrieve}, the most basic of the {Store} family.
As a result, I couldn't summon Burger and Fries. I couldn't use {Portal} either. Not that I wanted to use it to run away.
During the enlistment, after we learned that there was a second boss, my girls and I all ran away. The Stalker ran after us, but it was delayed by the other survivors it had slaughtered.
I couldn't do the same thing now, because there were only the Sirens and me. I would rather die than let that son of a bitch touch my girls.
With Sunday, I aimed the M134D minigun and pulled the trigger. The whirling rotors spun and fired 7.62×51mm NATO rounds. With six barrels, nothing short of a rotary machine gun could compete in rate of fire.
But the Alpha crouched down and lunged forward. The Alpha no longer looked like a lizard, it looked like a dinosaur. I guess they were both kind of the same?
The Alpha now had the appearance of a seven-foot raptor. Instead of claws, it had large scythes like a praying mantis. On its head was the same face as the land dragon. With a head similar to a giant centipede, I wondered how this bastard maintained a sense of balance.
'CODE!'
At my command, my brain went into overdrive. Oddly enough, the effect seemed to affect my other avatars as well. As the world slowed to a crawl, I had all my avatars aim and fire. At this distance, none of the 40mm would fire. But just the shells would be enough to push this thing back!
My soul avatars all fired. The shotgun shells and the 40mm managed to score a lot of hits! While our attack failed to push it back, it now had dents from the various calibers.
The bullets that peppered the Alpha Raptor's body were just normal rounds. It was incredibly surprising that it had any effect at all.
This was the complete opposite of what had just happened earlier. [Penetrator] the {Fate} {Program} I created to maximize damage did not even make a scratch.
'And normal lead bullets did? That makes no sense.'
Wanting to investigate further, I had Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday charge in. The three of them had 12-gauge shotguns. Monday and Tuesday had an AA-12 while Thursday had the Benelli M1014.
The three of them were my shock troopers, in addition to carrying shotguns for close combat, they all had a short barrel carbine. Monday and Tuesday had the bullpup Thales F90, while Thursday had the SCAR-H.
Wednesday and I were in charge of enemy suppression. He had the FT-5 and the HCAR, while I had the Minigun. Friday and Saturday were our snipers. The former had the Faxon AR-10 while the latter had the M107 .50 Cal.
Wednesday and I made sure to keep the heat on the Raptor. While Friday and Saturday tried to snipe the bastard. Despite having {Perceive}, {Aim}, and {Snipe}, we had trouble hitting it. It was just way too fast.
"FUCK YOU! YOU SLIPPERY BASTARD! EAT LEAD!"
But we achieved our goal; the machine-gunners and snipers were just there to slow the monster down. The three shock troopers would do the final blow.
I shfited my vision to Monday and raised my shotgun to fire.
Even under the hail of bullets, the shock troopers and I continued to attack as we ran. But the monster suddenly made its move and accelerated! In one sudden lunge, it came forward and severed me at the waist. Explore new worlds at empire
Unknowingly, my upper body flew into the air. In fact, I was still shooting at the Alpha. But then I saw the lower half of my body fall to the ground. And it wasn't just me. Another pair of legs crumbled to the ground alongside mine.
Both lower halves had nothing above the waist after that one attack. The pain had yet to arrive. But Thursday, who came running a little later, saw the carnage firsthand.
More than damage, the psychological horror of seeing people around you suddenly split in two was intense. But rather than that, I feared having two of my avatars die would have me go into a breakdown.
'Exa! Deal with the pain! NOW!'
[Shifting all settings to [Berserker].]
[[Wizard] setting shifting to [Berserker]. [Berserker] levels up to [Lunatic Berserker].]
[[Sniper] setting shifting to [Berserker]. [Lunatic Berserker] levels up to [Primalist].]
Due to Exa's intervention, rather than my body collapsing from the shared trauma, all we felt was an excruciating pain. It was like something was stuck between our ribs. It was immensely painful, but not to the point where we could no longer function.
A half a second after I shifted to Thursday, the Alpha that split Monday and Tuesday was already in front of me. And with less than a second to act, my heart was beating wildly from terror.
Gritting my teeth, I turned my body, bent my knees, and slid sideways to the ground. A sharp pain shot through the side of my head.
After the Alpha passed, I raised the FN SCAR-H and continued to fire at my opponent. It flicked its tail, which struck the battle rifle out of my hand. it then brought down his almost 3-foot-long scythe!
I raised the Benelli above my head to block the blade. But it was useless. The Alpha's scythe came down and sliced the rifle and my body in half. The pain caused my mind to collapse from shock.
My other avatars were slightly better off. We concentrated our fire to avenge Thursday. But like a wild animal, the Alpha just jumped back and ran away.
Despite my earlier success, the 2nd attack was a complete failure! The enemy in front of me was not to be underestimated. I was contemplating what to do when {Sonar} picked up numerous signatures.
Jo's monsters finally arrived along with Bella's minions. Grateful for the help, I stopped shooting and unsummoned {Day by Day}.
Immense agony and a splitting headache washed over me. Even though I was in [Primalist], the pain was really terrible. I felt two people pick me up and cast {Regen} on me.
One of them even gave me a {Heal} tablet through mouth to mouth. When I opened my eyes, I saw Bella and Jo. Both had faces on the verge of tears.
"DARLING! ARE YOU OK? PLEASE DON'T DIE!"
"Mr. Code! Do you enjoy worrying me to death like this? IT IS LIKE YOU WANT TO DIE!"
Immense worry and relief flooded their {Kindred} links. I pulled them both closer and hugged them tightly. Before I could ask where the others were, I felt chaotic emotions coming from the rest of my girls.
Robyn and Aki were so angry that I could almost feel myself burning from their passion. In contrast, Liv and Lilly were filled with worry, disappointment, and irritation.
Finally, Jas was having a nervous breakdown. Her link was drowning in confusion. I tried to talk to her to distract her.
'Wifey. Are you certain this fucker can kill us even with {Recursion}.'
'Yes, Husband. {Variance} confirmed it. For some reason, his scythes bypass {Fates}. That is why Liv cannot defend against it.'
'I see. But it decided to slash the rocket I shot at it. Then it is not as tough as I presume? '
'Husband! Please let us retreat for now! I have seen Liv, and you die to this monster over a hundred times! It's too powerful! I cannot lose you like this!'
I see, Jas was distraught because of all the times she tried to alter the future. I felt grateful that she suffered for my sake.
'Wifey. But despite all that, you saved me just now, didn't you? '
'I...'
Something was wrong; the girls were all acting erratically. Was it because they had all killed a lot of monsters earlier? From the nature of malice that Philip shared, killing a lot of monsters would soon turn you insane if you lost your cool.