Eternal Adventurer (WN): Chapter 523

 

Elevator



A big beam of light on the wall


It falls slowly


Seeing that scene, I understood that Elfriade still had superior technology to the Empire.



"Shiro-san, did you notice?"


"No way, would anyone from the Empire even notice something like this."


"That's right..."



Part of the wall is open


That's the elevator door.


Even though we had been searching the lower layer for quite some time, I never noticed that there was a door in a place like this.



"What kind of mechanism did they use to fill in the gap in the door?"



There's no way I could know that.



"More than anything, these people who came out are human beings."


"Twenty gunmen, five tools... Who's in command from behind?"


"Isn't it a machine for carrying luggage? ...Actually, I don't smell gunpowder or metal coming from a gun."



I can't see any gaps where the cartridges could come out.


The magazine-like structure is also mysteriously cylindrical.


As I was observing from a distance, it started doing something.



"Hey, hey…"


"Are they keeping their mouth shut?"



They began shooting and killing the lower layer residents around the entrance.



"Shiro-san, you don't smell gunpowder, do you?"


"No, instead it's the smell of burnt blood. Is it an optical weapon?"



That's bad


Even if the knights can handle bullets that travel at the speed of sound.


If it's the speed of light...



"No... can you guys handle it?"


"You guys can do it, right?"


"""No problem"""



I see



"Then, let's neutralize everyone. As much as possible, without killing."



It's simple.


Even if the bullet is at the speed of light


In the end, humans determined the aim with their eyes.


Pull the trigger with your finger


There was no way the knights couldn't handle it.





―――――










"The Irregulars are currently activating the elevator!"


"Show me the surveillance camera!"



Something abnormal is happening


Nothing like this has ever happened before


The remote terminal for the manhunt had been destroyed


Contact with those who went to respond was lost.


An unknown group is heading towards the middle layer.



"Where are the troops placed in front of the elevator?!"


"Already there."



I give instructions to security forces via communication



"Listen. There's a possibility that they're holding a hostage, but don't hesitate."


-Understood-



The bosses at the top are angry.


They were playing rabbit hunting when the rabbit bit them.



"The elevator will be arriving soon."


"Countdown"


"Understood, 5... 4... 3... 2... 1..."


-Fire! Fire!-



The sound of a laser rifle firing echoes over the communications.


In no time, the elevator door was full of holes.



"Elevator will be forcibly released."



There is a corpse full of holes in the elevator with the door open...



-Commander! Commander, can you hear me?-


"What's up!"


-Everyone inside that was heading from the lower layer! Not a single one of them! Everyone here looks familiar!-



The guard captain's voice is shaking.



-Shit! Shit! They got us! Up! The irregular was on the elevator, there was a hole in the ceiling!-


"Above! Where does the gap at the top connect to!"



No reply from the guard captain.


He's constantly vomiting frustration


The correspondent answered instead.



"This elevator connects all over the middle layer!"


"Shit! If the pests get into the cracks, they'll multiply in no time!"


"Ah...wait!"


"What is it this time?!"


"Um… instructions are coming from the upper layer."



A very short message came from the upper layer.


It's very unbelievable.



[Leave the invading irregulars alone]



That was all.





No comments:

Post a Comment