Chapter 81

For a moment, silence fell. The unidentified user and Miu both stared blankly at Mo Yeonhoo, who had appeared out of nowhere and shouted, “Don’t b-bugde.”

So, so embarrassing....

He had tried to make a cool entrance, only to make a typo like that. Mo Yeonhoo became deeply awkward.

(CH03) Miu: Was that you being cute..?

(CH03) Miu: Cut—

(CH03) Miu: Your ears are round

Maybe the situation was too absurd, because Miu said something completely random. But he soon came back to his senses and sent a rapid burst of urgent chats.

(CH03) Miu: Are you trying to fire the bazooka??

Mo Yeonhoo was holding the bazooka instead of his (Necromancer) spirit gun. It was an obvious choice.

My gun’s damage is too weak.

The spirit gun was practically trash-tier in PVP. So he had run over and picked up the bazooka, which had high damage and a wide impact range—but what good did that do? In this situation, he could not fire it.

(CH03) Miu: You’re too close

(CH03) Miu: It’s dangerous from there

Because the position where the bazooka had been left was awkward, the three of them were close. Far too close. At this range, a single shot would instantly kill the enemy, but the same went for Mo Yeonhoo and Miu.

(CH03) Miu: If you’re lucky, you’ll just get incapacitated, but you could die too

(CH03) Miu: I have a lot of revive cooldown left, so just run

(CH03) Miu: My goal is his name anyway

(CH03) Miu: Don’t waste gold for nothing, go

Today, Miu was paying particular attention to Mo Yeonhoo’s survival. Normally, he would have been moved by Miu’s consideration, but right now, there was something suspicious, so he could not.

He’s not going to kill Miu and suddenly grab it and run, is he?

He watched the front, tense about any possible unexpected development, and the user in the standoff suddenly lowered their combat stance and moved even closer to Miu.

As if they had noticed that Mo Yeonhoo could not attack them because of Miu, they acted playfully.

(Notification) ??? shrugs.

(Notification) ??? draws an X.

Wow, they catch on fast.

Looking at the situation, the best method seemed to be getting them to back off on their own. In the end, he had no choice but to coax them with words.

(Global) 0momo0: I saw it

Of course, even at a glance, Mo Yeonhoo was not exactly an attractive piece of bait. Weighing things against Miu would be far more appropriate, so naturally, the user’s attention was not on Mo Yeonhoo.

However, the user, who had seemed wholly focused on Miu while repeatedly loading and unloading their gun, froze completely at Mo Yeonhoo’s next words.

(Global) 0momo0: You broke the core and received an item

The user slowly looked at 0momo0.

(CH03) Miu: What does that mean?

(CH03) Miu: Something comes out if you break a core?

Miu, who did not know hidden items existed, asked Mo Yeonhoo in confusion.

(Global) 0momo0: That’s why you’re trying to kill Miu and take it, right?

But Mo Yeonhoo simply aimed the bazooka and continued his deduction.

(Global) 0momo0: <47>’s Core Blueprint

At the anonymous enemy who was after the blueprint Miu possessed in order to loot <47>’s core.

(CH03) Miu: ?

(CH03) Miu: Wait a second

(CH03) Miu: The Core Blueprint I have??

(CH03) Miu: Why would they want this..

(CH03) Miu: Hidden??

(CH03) Miu: Momo

(CH03) Miu: No way

Now Miu seemed to have guessed it too.

(CH03) Miu: Their goal isn’t destroying cores and collapsing alliances... They’re after something like hidden items?

That what the VITA bastards were after was not simply the collapse of alliances, but hidden items that could be obtained from cores.

But Mo Yeonhoo was already at his limit just aiming the bazooka, so there was no room for a detailed conversation.

I can’t let the aiming point drift.

He did not know how accurately he had understood the situation. Maybe he had guessed wrong. But this much was clear.

We can’t let it get stolen. Absolutely not.

That person was currently aiming for their core’s blueprint.

Then.

—Chararang, clink!

The user suddenly unloaded their gun and reached a hand toward the sky.

Mo Yeonhoo raised his head in surprise at the abrupt action, and there was something in the user’s outstretched palm. Something like a shining gold coin floated up.

—Ping!

The instant the coin split apart, a loud sound rang out, and the screen turned red.

<img alt="warning2.png" src="https://webview-cache.ridibooks.com/3302047545/epub/images/Images/warning2.png"/>

ZOMBIE WAVE!

Due to abnormal weather, an WAVE has occurred in Sector A-3!

It is currently approaching your coordinates. Prepare immediately!

<img alt="warning2.png" src="https://webview-cache.ridibooks.com/3302047545/epub/images/Images/warning2.png"/>

ZOMBIE WAVE • 00:00:15

Only fifteen seconds remained. When Mo Yeonhoo snapped his head up and looked around, zombies were approaching.

They’re running!

At that moment, the user moved nimbly and jumped right into the military truck beside them.

I can’t let them leave like that!

The moment he confirmed the bastard had separated from Miu, he fired the bazooka.

—Bang, bang!

But.

<img alt="warning2.png" src="https://webview-cache.ridibooks.com/3302047545/epub/images/Images/warning2.png"/>

CRITICAL WARNING: ZOMBIE WAVE STARTED!

You have entered the radius of the WAVE that occurred in Sector A-3!

Current status: evasion impossible / forced entry into combat situation

Survival difficulty: Danger (RED)

—Gruk, grrrk.

—Graaaah, gguuuk....

Because the zombie WAVE had started, the bullets could not reach the truck. Now the only things that could die were zombies. The vehicle the bastard rode in crushed countless zombies beneath it and vanished in an instant.

This won’t work!

After confirming the receding back of the truck, Mo Yeonhoo quickly ran to Miu and jabbed him with a treatment agent.

Even in the meantime, zombies swarmed in like bees. It was a strangely familiar situation.

For Mo Yeonhoo.

(CH03) Miu: Don’t tell me those bastards caused the last abnormal-weather WAVE too

And for Miu.

The two of them felt the same thing at the same time.

The recent attack on the alliance core, the spy, the Core Blueprint, the WAVE...

(CH03) Miu: We have to kill him

(CH03) Miu: Right now

All of it was deeply connected to the user currently running away.

(Notification) Emergency treatment agent used on Miu!

(CH03) Miu: This damn cooldown

After receiving the treatment agent, Miu immediately stood up, but he was not in good condition. Staggering, Miu drank a potion and injected an antidote into himself.

(CH03) 0momo0: I think we need to run for now

The problem was the zombie WAVE. Seeing the zombies pouring in as a horde, Mo Yeonhoo’s face crumpled miserably.

How are we supposed to break through this?

Every visible place was a field of zombies. There were so many that he was debating whether he should pick up the bazooka again, but then Miu took something out.

A remote?

Mo Yeonhoo was staring at it, wondering what it was, when Miu pressed the red button.

—Tudududududu, dudududu, dudu....

The roar of spinning rotors struck his ears. It was a familiar sound.

No way....

Remembering how Miu had gotten here, Mo Yeonhoo lifted his head, his eyes going round.

A ladder fluttered down beneath the helicopter approaching overhead. Miu, who had somehow already climbed on, was reaching out his hand.

(CH03) Miu: Do you like helicopters?

Then the system window appeared.

Would you like to board the helicopter?

YES

NO

What is this? This is way too...

(CH03) 0momo0: Yes

(CH03) 0momo0: Yesyesyesyes

(CH03) 0momo0: Absolutely yes!!

Cool!

Mo Yeonhoo stared blankly at the hand stretched out toward him, then pressed accept as if entranced, and their hands intertwined.

(CH03) Miu: ???

(CH03) Miu: Let’s get in and chase him

(CH03) Miu: Tell me if you see the truck on the way

(CH03) 0momo0: Okay okay

Miu seemed somewhat puzzled, but the situation was urgent, so he apparently let it pass. Mo Yeonhoo also had no time to sink further into appreciation.

—Graah, graaaah.

As time passed, the zombie WAVE grew even more intense. Countless zombies lunged madly to attack the two of them. Miu turned off the autopilot function and immediately grabbed the controls to pilot it himself.

Miu did not say anything. He simply advanced in the direction where the truck had disappeared.

Where are you?

Mo Yeonhoo desperately wanted to lose his mind over the fact that they were riding a helicopter together, but given the situation, he too was busy searching for the bastard through the window.

(CH03) 0momo0: There it is!!

Mo Yeonhoo shouted when he spotted the military truck parked at an angle. That was definitely the vehicle.