Chapter 367

The black smoke that was blocking my eyes disappears for an instant. The heat burning my body disappeared for a moment.

This is because of the wind blowing from afar.

The center raised its head and faced the direction from which the wind came. In the distance, a mushroom-like pillar of fire can be seen between the border of heaven and earth.

It is a nuclear cloud created by the explosion of Star Union’s deployable bomb weapon, a gamma-class antimatter bomb.

‘It seems I arrived just in time.’

After waiting for four hours, hiding in a cloud filled with volcanic ash, they attacked the scout fleet.

The first targets I targeted were those who landed on the volcano. Those who went down to plant the bomb were the ones who had to be eliminated first because they could be detonated manually.

With that, I gave the kids the roles they needed to play. Isabel and No. 26 were to disrupt the main unit floating in the sky, and Adhai was to destroy the communication satellite in the planet’s orbit.

Entering battle mode, No. 26 used the powerful psychic technique ‘Fear of the Deep’ to completely capture the souls of his enemies. Even those on the ground were unable to react properly after seeing his hallucinations.

Thanks to this, I quickly cleared out the ground troops and checked the bomb.

And waited.

If it were Salman, he would have made it possible to remotely control it in case of an emergency. As I expected, the bomb’s timer went off just a few minutes after the fleet was attacked.

When there were about 10 seconds left until the bomb was activated, I used ‘Starlight Coordinates’, one of the signs of a strong enemy. We deliberately aimed for close timing because the enemy could confirm the location of the bomb and stop it midway.

The target is the location of the parasite that was left to PS-111.

An hour before the start of the operation, Parasite reported that Heavenly Mother and PS-111 had left the base. One hour was enough time for the two to escape the area of influence of the antimatter bomb.

Convinced they were safe, I moved the bomb to starlight coordinates. A bomb as big as Isabel disappeared in front of me along with a flash of blue light.

The result is a nuclear cloud rising in the distance.

‘For now, things have gone well up to this point.’

What really matters is what comes next.

There is a 50/50 chance that Salman is alive and not dead. If it were a game, he would 100% die, but there are a few variables with him.

One is the equipment possessed by the returning faction.

It is unclear what equipment those who have stayed for a long time in this world, which is very different from the game, are hiding. Honestly, I don’t think there’s any armor that can survive an anti-matter bomb, but you never know.

If he was wearing such equipment, there is a chance he would survive.

‘Other than that, the variable is the creature it controls.’

This is the guy who was targeting Magmasaur. The specs of the creatures you dominate will also be quite high. There is no way to know whether it will protect its owner even in such a large-scale explosion.

‘No matter what, fatal injuries cannot be avoided.’

Even if it were an adult, it would be quite dangerous to be hit directly by a gamma-class antimatter bomb. Even if he were lucky enough to survive, he would have been seriously injured.

So what should we do here?

By now, Aadhai would have seen the explosion on the ground and cleared out the communication satellite. It is impossible for Salman, who survives, to make contact with the outside world.

However, we cannot rule out the possibility that he may have already requested assistance before. You must finish your work as quickly as possible and prepare to intercept the enemies.

‘So let’s hit Magmasaur now.’

Here, it will take time to confirm whether Salman is alive or not. It would be a good thing if he died, but maybe not.

‘If he’s alive, he’ll try to kill time somehow.’

Something that bothers me until outside help comes. That’s the only way he can survive.

Of course, he may have been overconfident and did not call his colleagues. Or maybe they decided that it wouldn’t be too late to contact them after the bomb exploded.

I don’t know what he did.

So, leave the matter of him to Heavenly Mother and PS-111.

「...Rain, you damn Amorph bastard!」

Salman, who barely survived the explosion, gritted his teeth.

His base, which had been floating on a lava lake just ten minutes ago, was nowhere to be found. There was nothing but flames beneath his feet.

Gamma-class antimatter bombs boast the power to easily blow up cities. I don’t know what he did, but a bomb of terrifying power fell on his base. Because of this, the base, subordinates, and ships were all blown away, and most of the creatures they controlled were also lost.

‘I almost died.’

Originally, it would have been normal for Salman to also die. However, there are two reasons why he was able to survive.

The first of these is thanks to that being that slowly rises from the fire.

Its identity, which resembles a rocky mountain, is a mountain crawler that has grown over thousands of years. It is one of the most powerful weapons Salman has.

Mountain crawlers, which mainly inhabit rocky planets, are creatures with very high defense. Even the weakest ones have a shell tough enough to bounce off reinforced alloy bullets.

But the real strength of mountain crawlers is that they grow continuously like plants. There is no limit to growth, so the older you get, the stronger you become.

This characteristic was reflected in the game, and there were cases where mountain crawlers that survived for a very long time appeared as raid bosses. The Mountain Crawler that Salman dominated was also a case where he became incredibly strong after spending a lot of time.

「Marid (مارد)! Don’t hesitate and move quickly!

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Of course, even for such a being, being hit directly by an anti-matter bomb was quite a bit of damage. Because it was caught in the explosion, no part of the carapace was intact, and in some parts the carapace was peeled off to the point where the bones were visible.

However, since he was caught in Salman’s special privilege, the ‘Beast God’s Lasso’, he could not disobey his master’s orders.

An ancient mountain crawler named ‘Marid’ stood up with difficulty. Salman clicked his tongue when he saw the guy’s legs shaking.

‘Damn, it would be useless like that.’

His original plan was to use Marid as a tank when fighting Magmasaur or Eimorph. However, its shell was severely damaged while protecting its owner from an anti-matter bomb.

Now that we don’t know when Eimoff will strike, Marid cannot help him survive.

‘Should I abandon him?’

Marid boasts tremendous defense and attack power, but moves slowly. No matter how you look at it, running away from an Amorph that can fly is impossible.

‘...Now that I’ve taken the drug, I can run away from him alone.’

Salman looked down at his body transformed into a fantasy beast.

The name of the phantom beast he transformed into is ‘Simurgh’.

It is a being that takes its motif from the sacred flying beast that appears in Persian mythology.

Like the image in the myth, he was transformed into a beast with the head of a dog, the body of a peacock, and beautiful wings. In games, Simurgh was also popular due to his unique handsome appearance and strength.

However, his current appearance was very different from the Simurgh commonly seen in the game.

First of all, it was so large that it was difficult to regard it as a normal phantom beast. Originally, it should not have exceeded 3m from the head to the tip of the tail feathers, but now it has reached almost 10m.

The colors of the feathers covering the wings and tail were surprisingly colorful. The beautiful feathers that seemed to be made of emerald and lapis lazuli radiated a mysterious light. Additionally, the head, torso, and hind legs were covered with gold translucent armor.

Among these, the golden armor is because the equipment worn before transformation was modified to match the transformation, but the other parts are not. His size and colorful feathers are all changes thanks to the drugs he took.

Reinforced Psionium Ampoule.

This item was previously received from a returnee colleague and had the effect of increasing his deification level by one level for 8 minutes.

Thanks to this, I was able to transform into the river god mode that can only be used if I am the incarnation of Wolf. Without the drug, he would not have escaped fatal injury even if the ancient mountain crawler protected him.

‘We don’t have much time left, so we have to run away quickly...’

At that time, something resembling emeralds came into his eyes.

‘What about that?’

Above the sky raining fire.

A creature with agate-colored wings was flying towards them, carrying a large spider-like creature.

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