Chapter 1126 – Aggro

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Bang! Bang!

As gunshots rang out again and again, what followed was the shock of a huge fist hitting the ground.

Quang! And the destructive power using the muscles created by the intertwining of countless blood vessels and flesh was such that it made the body sway even if it was not hit, as if an earthquake had occurred.

Artis must have felt that way when he saw the fist that fell right in front of him.

Still, if it doesn’t hit, there is no actual damage.

Thinking like that, Artis took a few steps back to increase the distance, then took out a magazine from his pocket and replaced it with a new one.

＂…＂

Reloading takes place quietly, and a huge fist is slowly raised.

Just once.

If you hit it right just once, Attis would be reduced to nothing more than a lump of blood and die.

Just now, it’s already the fifth time.

Even though Darwin felt uncomfortable seeing his fist miss Attis instead of hitting him.

“Ah. It’s like that. I wondered why it wasn’t right.”

Soon, we will talk while looking at Artis.

“I thought I was looking down from too high up and couldn’t gauge the distance properly, but that wasn’t the case.”

＂Then?＂

As Darwin spoke leisurely, Artis asked back as if he was curious about what she had realized.

Then, she answered.

“The cause was not mine, but something you had.”

And, her hand – her huge hand moves and spreads her index finger, aiming for Artis.

＂Is it your white coat? It was equipped with a device that created a sort of hologram-like screen around her body to confuse the opponent’s target location. I’ve seen Descartes use clothes with that kind of function.”

That’s why her own fists kept missing.

“Hey. How is it?”

Artis responds to Darwin’s words after completing her analysis with a nuance such as ‘So?’

She couldn’t help but click her tongue inwardly.

It was true that she was using the device she said, attached to her white coat.

Anyway, she can’t defeat Darwin with her firepower.

So, her role is to stop time.

That’s why she continued to provoke her with her words and turned her hate on her side.

Such efforts were in vain, only five times.

In terms of time, this trick was discovered in just over a minute.

Unfortunately, Artis himself is known as a genius in archeology, but he also has some knowledge of other knowledge.

Darwin was also a scholar from the same family, and a person who had also been called a ‘genius.’

Like Artis, there was no doubt that he was a person with the ability to understand the principles and performance of an object even if it was his first time seeing it and to deal with it.

However, the disassembly was short-lived.

“Then. “You mean you can launch a difficult attack by sneakily dodging like that?”

As he said that, the arm of the huge body connected to Darwin once scattered.

As if untied by a string, her tendons and blood vessels were released and spread out like a net over her hands.

They became sticky and tangled together once again, and this time, they formed a huge square-shaped ‘noodle’ instead of a fist.

When Artis saw the shape of that hand, his expression hardened.

＂… Could it be that, a fly swatter?＂

＂Correct answer♡＂

No one would feel good about being treated like a fly, but Artis felt even worse when that person was Darwin.

Nevertheless, what was important now was to do something to cover one’s head and create a huge shadow.

＂Professor!＂

When she heard what sounded like screams from her disciples next to her, Attis sprinted towards the wall to get out of range.

At the same time, she quickly put her hands in her pockets.

However, with Artis’ poor athletic ability and stamina, it was a difficult task from the beginning to get away from the giant fly swatter before it hit her.

In the end, just before Attis escaped, her disciples who witnessed the scene of her muscle hair touching her head must have closed their eyes tightly.

But.

＂Kwaaaaah…!!＂

Just before the fly swatter hit the ground with a thump, there were people holding on to it as if supporting it from underneath.

That is, including the two Yuni who fell here along with Attis, and Nemeia.

They were three demonic beasts.

Because they had much stronger strength than ordinary humans, they were able to hold on to a muscle mass several times larger than themselves for a while.

＂Quick, quick… In the meantime…!＂

As Yuni says that, she turns to Attis.

＂Huh?＂

However, Artis had somehow escaped from under the fly swatter and had moved far away, all the way to the wall.

＂Eeeeek!?!＂

They tried to save him by throwing themselves, but when he escaped alone, Yuni raised her voice in embarrassment.

“Well, I’m sorry about something.”

In Artis’ hand, who answered that, was the pistol she had been using as a weapon earlier.

And something additional was attached to the muzzle of the pistol, a rope that was fired, and an anchor attached to the end of the rope.

Should I call it a kind of wire gun?

In the circumstances, it would be better to assume that he escaped by shooting the wire gun at the wall just before the fly swatter hit him.

In the end, the three people, including Yuni, had no choice but to quickly get out from under the flyswatter that was weighing them down after confirming that Artis was safe.

It was only then that the hand of the fly swatter touched the ground with a ‘thud’.

“I never thought I could get out from under it on my own.”

Darwin, too, would say that he was surprised by Artis’ behavior.

Of course, Artis also came to the Four Dragon Mountains with the intention of having a life-or-death battle with Darwin.

Including this wire gun, there were various gadgets hidden in the pockets of the white coat.

She had brought all the equipment she could muster, and her white coat was actually much heavier than it looked on the outside.

But Artis didn’t show it and just glanced back at her.

＂…?＂

Darwin didn’t miss Artis’s returning gaze and turned his head towards her, but he couldn’t see anything.

Could the location be around the thighs of the huge body controlled by Darwin?

“Now that I think about it.”

At that time.

Attis’ words suddenly ring out.

Of course, Darwin didn’t need to pay attention to such things, so he probably just ignored it and tried to look more closely at the place that Attis was looking at.

＇Something, a sense of discomfort…＇

“Is the person you’re riding on now your son? I’m sure you said his name was… William.”

However, at Artis’ next words, Darwin could not help but look back at her.

What I feel in Darwin’s eyes is both surprise and anger.

＂Why did you say that name…?＂

Darwin was the type of person who would never forgive a human being who did not deserve to be called by that name, using that name.

Then, Attis will say.

＂Let me just say that as a result of investigating this and that to make sure I kill you…＂

Her attitude even seemed somewhat relaxed.

But that, in turn, made Darwin even more angry.

“How dare you put my son’s name in your mouth?”

Boom! Her arms swinging once again.

This time, not with one hand, but with both hands.

Also, one side is Artis.

The other side was towards her disciples, who were crouching in the corner and trying to avoid getting caught up in the battle as much as possible.

‘Yes, it will come out like that.’

Attis clicked his tongue and felt sorry for his disciples.

And at the same time, while feeling grateful to Darwin for looking over, he once again evades the attack with the wire gun.

＂Geugeut…!＂

And in the meantime, this time, the beastmen, including Yuni, were trying to buy time for Attis’ disciples to escape from under Darwin by repelling Darwin’s attack.

“Poor William! The mother-in-law uses her body as if it were a tool, and there is no way to resist!”

At the same time, Artis will continue to mention that name and provoke Darwin.

Then, from the hand of the flyswatter, which was swung against the wall aiming at Darwin, several tentacles came out and chased Darwin, who flew away with a wire gun.

The speed was as fast as Darwin moving on a wire.

Ting!

And if you think you hear the sound of metal snapping.

As something was thrown out of Artis’ hand, something like a ‘pine cone’ flew towards the tentacle.

And after a while.

Kwaang!

With a huge explosion hitting their ears, a huge explosion occurred, blowing away all the tentacles flying towards them.

＂Kuh… Even such a weapon… ＂

Darwin must have clicked his tongue when he saw Artis’ behavior.

Originally, Darwin had no intention of dealing with Artis quickly.

Thanks to Laplace scattering everyone, including themselves, at the right time, they became separated from Cleon, who was the biggest threat.

Meanwhile, Darwin ordered his terminals left outside to proceed with the underground laboratory’s self-destruction sequence.

The only person who can survive the explosion is himself, along with his son, William, who can predict the timing of the explosion and becomes a huge wall of meat.

In a sudden explosion, no matter how much Cleon and his party are, they will not be able to react and will be caught up in it and reduced to ashes.

So, there is no need to confront Cleon directly, and he takes his anger out by wasting time and harassing Artis.

That was Darwin’s goal now…

Conversely, doesn’t Artis use adamantite bullets to harass himself?

I don’t know how he knew, but he mentioned William’s name.

Darwin’s stress was slowly reaching its breaking point.

“Phew… Targeting civilians even in a battlefield is a crime. Why are you touching my disciples who are still?”

“I’m sorry, but I’m just a researcher, not a soldier. If you don’t like me, you have to die.”

Darwin answered Artis’ question with a snort.

“But, you are the one who dragged them into this situation, right? Just for your own personal revenge.”

＂…＂

When Darwin said that, Artis silently pointed the tip of her gun at her again.

＂Ahaha! Since you don’t have anything to answer, is that what you’re saying? In the end, you too are from the Slainen family like me. As long as it’s for my own purposes, I don’t care who gets caught up in it.”

Darwin raised his voice as if to ridicule Artis’ attitude.

Yes, she doesn’t need to be impatient.

In the end, the destruction of all of them was predestined.

But.

“I look like you… Sure, that might be true. I tend to do things as I please, without talking to people. There are quite a few cases of causing inconvenience to others. No matter how much I am a genius and decadent white girl who advanced archeology by 100 years even at the academy.”

＂…＂

Artis’ answer was somewhat shameless.

Because it wasn’t something he would normally say to himself.

Even Darwin closed his mouth as if he was dumbfounded.

＂Decadent beauty…?＂

＂Beautiful girl…? How old are you?”

It was such an outrageous remark that even her students revolted.

“I guess your student doesn’t think that way?”

＂Tsk…＂

At Darwin’s words, Attis clicks her tongue.

But soon, she will talk to Darwin.

“Still, nothing compares to you. How much harm have you caused to the world by trying to bring back a son who was left behind because you couldn’t control it? Isn’t this self-righteousness or a nuisance? Just for that reason?”

＂!＂

Artis’ words seemed to gently scrape Darwin’s nerves with a razor blade.

＂Are you a professor? ＂

Of course, her students seemed appalled by Attis’ words and Darwin’s reaction.

“Your sons will be in big trouble. One side had to remain alive and serve as his mother’s tool for hundreds of years. On the other hand, if I were to come back to life, my mother would go crazy and sacrifice the humans on the continent to bring herself back to life.”

＂…＂

“If I were your son, I would be crying, ‘Mom, please stop!’ ‘We didn’t want this!’ Ah, dead children can’t speak.”

Next moment.

The blood vessels that made up Darwin’s gigantic body spread out in all directions simultaneously.

In fact, it is denser than a spider web.

＂!＂

Even if you could move with a wire gun, it was impossible to avoid all those tentacles.

In an instant, Artis was caught by their limbs and pinned in the air.

That’s not only her, but also her students and her students.

“Now, wait a minute…! I feel bad…!”

＂Kuh…!＂

When the sticky and slippery texture wrapped around their limbs, Uni and Nemeia would have had no choice but to make such sounds.

＂Yes… If you say it that way, it means you want to die quickly.＂

And Darwin speaks in a quiet but nonetheless clear voice of anger.

Playing with it is over.

Artis’ words did not exceed the line set by Darwin.

It was like jumping on that line, breaking dancing, and then suddenly turning the windmill.

＂Ugh… Haa… Haha… I was just telling the truth, Mrs. Darwin. Can my son, who sacrificed so much to get it back, bear the weight of it? He would be lucky if he didn’t kill himself.”

“That doesn’t happen. Because I will stop. Even if the child despairs, will he lose it again? Even if it’s by force, I’ll let you live.”

As Darwin said that, he tightened his grip on Artis’ arms and legs.

When you hear a popping sound.

It would not have been difficult to tell that it was the sound of bones breaking inside her thin limbs.

But Attis endured it without letting out a single scream.

When she screams in pain, Darwin is satisfied.

As Artis, he didn’t want Darwin to feel that way.

If she felt she would…

The only emotions that fit Darwin are resentment, defeat, and despair.

“So William asks me to stop his mother.”

＂… What?＂

At Artis’ mockingly muttered words, Darwin once again flinches and reacts loudly.

“You didn’t know, right? The fact that William, who had turned into such a monster-like figure, actually had his own will. Well, the only thing he could move of his own will was a strand of his tentacles.”

＂…＂

Sigh…

A stronger tightening sound was heard.

＂Okay…! That kid…! You’re talking to us while bowing your head…! To stop her mom. Your reckless driving… Even in the eyes of my sons, it is said to have gone too far!”

“Shut your mouth!”

Soon, the newly extended tentacle blocked the corner of Artis’ mouth.

＂Eup…!＂

“What are you planning to do by deceiving me with words like that? In the end, your defeat is decided, and the fact that you all die here is an unchangeable fact.”

Yes, this is.

In the end, this cheap provocation is nothing more than a lie born out of the loser’s resentment.

There is no evidence whatsoever in what she says.

Of course, that would be the case.

＇Why, just do what this guy says… ＇

If William and George were alive-

If you saw yourself in that state, those children would definitely…

＂Hot…!?＂

But the next moment, Darwin shook his head.

Apparently, he seemed to be a little sentimental, as if he was drawn to Attis’ words.

Just ignore these words, clean up here, and start again.

Then, your dream will come true.

Meeting my family again.

You can apologize to them at that time.

“… I’ll praise you for making me so angry. Artis Slainen. You are, after all, the woman of our family.”

As she said that, with the tentacle now covering her mouth.

The very moment when Attis was about to be completely destroyed by completely shattering his lower jaw.

Darwin saw.

Attis’ eyes, she was smiling.

＂!?＂

And Darwin felt it.

Right next to her own. No, back?

That something is coming towards you.

Why? She didn’t notice until just before, right?

With her neck fixed, only her eyes move first and capture it.

What was there-

With a cloth on her face and something like an amulet in her mouth-

The appearance of a girl stabbing an ‘ivory-like bone fragment’ towards us.

＇Taking time. Success.’

＂I-＂