Chapter 92: Masquerade Party (6)

Chapter 92: Masquerade Party (6)

Gyosus plan was simple.

For now, he was going to follow the scenario and guide Old Picture to the last stage.

In that process, even if they somehow seamlessly executed the scenario, because of the nature of the script, Old Picture was definitely going to explode at some point.

Gyosus group just had to be on the watch for when that was going to happen to find the right time to leave and watch the model garden and Executive Department fall into chaos and destruction together from afar. The only dangerous part about this plan was that there was the possibility the stage setup was poorly made and

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Peeeeew!

Was what I thought!

Gyosu! What the hells happening? Did they tell you that this was going to happen?!

Do you think they would have? Those damned motherfers! I know its for the realism of the play, but this is a little too much!

The group had been crossing the street without much trouble with the massive monster and its puppets by repeatedly taking cover and moving forward, but with the sudden change of events, they had hidden in a nearby alleyway and raised their voices.

The opponent, which had been doing a good job with the play using blank shots, started to use actual bullets.

Hepburn! We ended a little rough with the Executive Department back there; they might just be trying to kill us! The guy seemed to dislike the fact that you were alive based on that!Fôllôw new stories at novelhall.com

Youre right! Even I would rather kill a pawn that has a grudge against the allies!

Baanggg!

Cr-rumbleeee!

S**t! Instead of keeping them alive! And they have a lot to take from us when we die too! Lots of weapons, and that key too!

Then what about the play? This project has the political life of the Executive Department on the line; its weird that theyd ruin the entire thing just to get rid of a few dangerous factors! Look! None of the bullets are going near that building-sized monster, so it means that they dont plan to end the act just yet! Its probably just a little overly realistic setting! Theyre shooting at the buildings right now, but if we go out, theyll try to avoid

Spt-pew!

Bang! C-c-clang

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This is just an act? Huh!! Simo Hyh would get up from his grave and applaud if it was! This is most definitely 58000% an aimed shot! Those guys are trying to kill us! Its not the time to twiddle our thumbs and continue this play!

Looking at a bullet piercing the helmet on the gun that Ian had carefully stretched out, Gyosu was unable to continue what he was saying.

Theyre clearly trying to kill us. And the opponent is well-trained too. Their shots are pinpoint accurate, but theyre only using mortars to destroy the nearby buildings, probably because they dont want to mess with Old Picture.

They dont plan to end the play. But theyre still trying to kill the main character.

Ah.

Suddenly remembering something, Gyosu immediately pulled out the script from his uniform.

Flap flap

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#2 The main characters squad jumps in front of the civilian family and saves them. The father of the family gains trust from the soldiers actions.

#3 The group makes it through the shower of bullets and heads to the escape point. The soldiers comfort the family in the foreign situation and safely arrive at the escape point.

#4 End of act. Act accordingly to the situation.

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That was all that the directions said. The rest was an explanation of where the mortars were going to hit, locations for cover, and how to treat Old Picture.

Shake their hands. Jump in front of them to save them. Comfort The overall flow of the play makes it look like the soldiers are willing to sacrifice themselves for their families. Making them feel trust with the sacrificial actions, then killing those people in front of it? That sort of simplistic and stupid method wont make it willing to comply with orders at all. They couldnt be dumb enough to not know that this plan will fail! I cant understand. How exactly are they planning to tame.

Thunk.

At that moment, a shiver passed through his entire body.

When one cannot understand one case in front of them, it is because of their carelessness. It means that they missed a clue somewhere. But if one cannot understand the entire situation and context, then one must return to the start. Because it means that the premise itself is wrong.

Its a living organism, able to comprehend its surroundings, and is somewhat controllable.. Doesnt that mean its possible to train it as well?

Hahahah! This was all that the people in the Dome have been talking about. This is going to be the official occasion that brings that massive monster, Area 47s celebrity, into the Domes control!

Hah, hahahahahah

When he thought about what they said, a laugh of despondence left his mouth.

Break down the assumptions built on top of the received information and look only at the facts placed in front of him.

The Executive Department is an ally, hostile, and is attempting to use or dispose of us.

They are trying to do something using Old Picture.

The Executive Department is one of the core organizations in the Dome. Theres no way they would be alive if they were dumb.

And those people showed them an obviously dumb plan and a dumb director.

As a result, the allies who judged that the simple plan was going to fail followed their guide and stood in front of Old Picture, who would go berserk if they went even 10 meters forward, with guns shooting at them without any weapon to defend themselves.

Why didnt he realize it? Even though he already knew that they were hostile opponents. Why did he judge the situation based on the information the enemy gave him?

Fk. We got tricked.

Why? Did you figure something out?

Yeah. Roughly. These damned bastards. No wonder it was so loosely planned out.

The information he believed was true disappeared into thin air like dust, and the truth hidden beneath was revealed. The actual real, massive plan where the dumb, big plan to tame Old Picture was merely a pawn.

To believe even a portion of what a man using an alias said. It was my mistake.

Haaah

He couldnt help but sigh, but he decided that it was at least a relief that he realized it now. They did stupidly lean their throat out to the knife, but the knife hasnt dug into their skin just yet. They still had some time to act.

First, he needed to confirm if this new assumption was true.

Do either of you have something that can be used to check outside? Looking at the situation, it looks like were going to get shot when we peek out the corner.

This plan was based on all of the behavior patterns of Old Picture. But there was one truth that didnt get into the reports.

Why?

Why did he die? How, when, in what situation, and why exactly is it so sad? Why did the last memory the host held onto happen to be the image of him and his family walking down the street hand in hand?

Gyosu partially knew that reason. A few years ago, when the normal play had just about ended, there was a single, small memory that the monsters psycho-wave left as it returned home.

Gyosu tore off a small part of the t-shirt he wore inside the uniform, then handed it to the two others.

Add some saliva to it and block your ears. Push them in deep enough to the point where it feels like it has reached your eardrums. Im going to make an opening right now, and Im probably going to faint doing it. So try and hold on somehow and carry me to our car.

What about the snipers?

They wont be able to aim. Guys who learned it through words wont be able to endure it. But just in case, Vex, you go clear up the alleyway towards 1 oclock.

..Ill clear it up as best as possible.

Within his playful tone, a certain tensity he couldnt hide came out with it. After looking at Vex get further away, Ian grabbed onto Gyosus shoulder and quietly pushed the pieces of cloth into his ear.

What percent?

.About sixty percent.

And if you make it alive as well?

Thirty percent.

Fing bastard.

Although his growling voice was clearly drowned in concern, Ian let go of his shoulder. He knew that Gyosu wasnt going to tell him the plan or send someone instead of him even if he asked.

I cant guarantee that I can stop Vex if you die.

Try breaking his legs.

Nor do I plan to stop him.

Tap.

As if he didnt have anything more to say, Ian pushed Gyosus back.

Go, you a gambler. I pray that the goddess back from the coin toss is still with you.

Thatd definitely be reassuring.

It was an odd feeling. Thirty percent. It meant that in seven out of ten chances, he was going to die. But looking at the bulky man whos trying to light his cigarette while sniffling or the midget with the old face scanning the inside of the alleyway like a hawk made him have the weird thought that This isnt that bad.

He really didnt plan to die, but it was still an odd feeling.

Oy, Mr. Dojin!

That must have been why there was an odd confidence to Gyosus voice when he walked to the middle of the road and shouted to the monster.

There was a male mannequin that carefully peered out, tightly holding on to his family and the flesh that controlled them.

Gyosu smiled brightly at them and then pointed the guns muzzle to his chin.

Its been a fun ride, mister Dojin. Ill let you go now, so make sure you dont get lost!

Creak Creaaaak

[What is that]

Bang!

At that moment, the trigger was pulled and fire shot out of the barrel.

The sound of the shot pierced through the bewildered question of the doll.

Thud.

Gyosus body collapsed like a stringless puppet in front of the mannequins.

[U.h? Dead? Where did he. ah uh aahhhhHHHH!]

Gurgrgrgrle

The dolls body started shaking vigorously, and the mass of flesh bubbled up like boiling water.

Splt!

It melted down into a formless liquid and seeped into the ground.

After confirming that the monsters main body had disappeared, he slowly pulled his hands to his ears while maintaining his position. Even though it was just a blank, he still took the impact of the gunshot at point-blank distance. Although he did somewhat block the shot by pulling up the uniform collar, he couldnt completely prevent his head from ringing.

Ziiiiiiiiing

And a psycho-wave came up from the ground that shoved its way past that headache.

It looks like you guys wanted to increase the scale of the show Well, lets see if youll be smiling. even after it gets too big to handle

Leaving a pile of shoes and the three mannequins behind, Old Picture completely submerged into the ground.

It wasnt that he disappeared.

Rumbleeeeee

Bang!

The convenience store behind them exploded, and the black, ash-like substance hidden within exposed itself.

Excluding this place, where Dojin Kim had died as a person, the entire street exploded as if a creature was breaking out of its shell, and from there, Old Pictures hidden, real body revealed itself to the world.

Damn it Its gotten a lot bigger in the past few years

Once, when the Investigation Bureau triggered the monster in order to create this model garden. Once, when a dumb actor continuously asked about its family and completely awoke it.

And, now

The true body of Old Picture, which has only been out in the world three times since its creation, was the top half of a massive giant that was half melted down by the fire.

The monsters Achilles heel isnt just the fact that he lost his family. His trigger is a person ending their life in front of him, and the helplessness from his inability to stop them.

GRRRRAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Kvoom!

A blood-curdling scream left the mouth of the monster that was the size of the model garden, and a massive psycho-wave shot through the entire region of Area 47.

Its trigger was my suicide..! Argh! So its anger shouldnt be..direc

Thud!

Gyosu, who had been enduring the psycho-wave with every last bit of willpower he had failed to overcome the sound that was coming directly into his ear from the ground and lost consciousness.