332 – The Past (11)

Dok Soo-hee and Jitter. Jitter and Dok Soo-hee.

The two know each other’s abilities very well. Jeter taught Dok Soo-hee how to utilize her abilities without setting limits for herself, and Dok Soo-hee helped Jeter train herself to deal with various variables.

When fighting in Team Alpha, the two were the most ‘strong’. While the abilities of the others were useful in modern society, the two’s abilities were not only useful, but their power itself was far superior to that of the others.

“Don’t use poison.”

“…I had no intention of writing it.”

If it had been the 3rd floor when there was nothing, then it would have been different. Dok Soo-hee’s inventory was now much larger than before, and it contained various weapons that were considered military-grade. Of course, there were also poisonous gases among them.

It was because Jeter connected the US Department of Defense and Dok Soo Hee. The merit of being able to use guns inside the tower was enormous, and Dok Soo Hee’s abilities were maximized in destructive power when combined with modern weapons.

So the current Dok Soo Hee… could subdue any player with just one pistol. While everyone else was swinging swords or spears inside the tower, Dok Soo Hee could shoot guns blazingly. Modern weapons were the source of her strength.

However, poison gas does not work on Jeter. He has the ability to ‘adapt’, so poison is not a problem, and even if Dok Soo-hee wears a gas mask, it only limits her own field of vision. If anyone is harmed, it will be the other team members watching outside the conference room.

In the end, Dok Soo-hee didn’t have many choices. No, as far as Jitter was concerned, there were no choices at all.

-bang!!!

Desert Eagle. It is said that there are no more powerful weapons among pistols, but the Desert Eagle is also a fearsome pistol. It is a weapon that boasts an absurdly strong power for use against people.

“Dok Soo-hee.”

For Michael Jeter… it didn’t work.

Jitter, who caught a bullet aimed straight at the eyeball out of thin air. His reflexes and muscle strength were already beyond those of a human.

“Give up. Don’t you know it’s meaningless?”

Guns are effective against players, but not against Jeter. No, there wasn’t much on Earth that could harm Jeter in the first place. It was because Jeter’s abilities were fraudulent, but Jeter had already finished ‘adapting’.

To cope with all situations, Jitter jumped into the fire pit himself. He was seriously injured many times while training to dodge bullets, and he had to drink a lot of potions to adapt to poison gas. He even passed out while trying to adapt to water pressure and had to be rescued by a teleporter wearing a diving suit.

But this is all a story of the ‘past’. The current Jitter has finished adapting. If necessary, he is ready to transform his body into a body that suits the crisis he faces. Jitter has already reached the realm of a ‘monster’.

Jitter doesn’t die. No, even if it takes damage, it’s minor. It may feel pain, but that’s it.

This is information that both Jitter and Dok Soo Hee know. It is difficult to kill Jitter, let alone injure him, using normal methods.

“…”

And. Dok Soo-hee had one ‘uncommon’ power. Synthesis ability.

Dok Soo Hee knew about Jitter’s adaptive ability. It was to identify the enemy’s attack and change its body into the most suitable form to deal with it. Does that mean it can only adapt to one enemy at a time? No. Jitter could transform his body indefinitely as long as his magic power allowed.

Yes. That’s what Dok Soo Hee was aiming for. Jitter’s fighting style is extremely efficient.

First, Michael Jeter sees the weapon the enemy is using. Then, he transforms his body to respond to that weapon. Not only does this save magic power, but it also allows him to respond more effectively to the enemy’s main weapon. It could easily expose a weak point, but Jeter’s crazy reflexes make this possible.

Jitter’s ability to never allow an attack that has been seen once. The method of attacking it is simple.

With a first-time ability, he defeats someone in one blow.

Synthesis ability. The power to give the properties of one tool to another. A secret weapon included in Dok Soo Hee’s inventory ability.

Even Michael Jeter didn’t know about this. He had never shown it to anyone on Team Alpha, and he had never used it. He had only used it once on the third floor, so there were only three witnesses. Other than that, he didn’t even know if the ability existed.

One chance. If you fail, you die.

“… go.”

Isn’t that what a player’s life is like? If you fail, you die. If you succeed, you get everything. The life of a player, especially a top-tier player, is like walking on a knife’s edge.

Dok Soo-hee.

I’m ready to risk it all.

-Shururuk!

A thick blanket suddenly appeared in the air. Dok Soo-hee’s special ability ‘Inventory’ allowed her to freely summon objects in it into the air. She used this ability for various purposes, and surprisingly, this seemingly insignificant blanket was difficult for the player.

If you try to cut it, it will remain in the air for at least a second, blocking your vision. If you try to push it away with brute force, it will only break through if you use too much force because its base is heavenly, and it won’t be pushed back. But if you try to use magic here, that would be a waste. It’s an extremely effective attack for simple restraint.

-Pfft!!!

For Jeter, that was not the case. He simply swung his fist ‘too fast’, creating a shockwave that blew the blanket away in an instant.

But at the same time, the conference room shook but did not collapse, thanks to Michael Jeter’s divine control of his power. He used his power so efficiently that he pushed the blankets away exactly.

“under!”

The blankets were still overflowing. If Dok Soo-hee wanted to, blankets could appear out of thin air. Dok Soo-hee summoned blankets out of thin air to buy time.

-Bang! Tata ta tang!

During that gap, he took out his rifle from his inventory and sharpened it, and from outside his field of vision, he threw a dagger and aimed for Jitter’s nape.

“hmm.”

Of course, even if you do that, it will only be a ‘nuisance’ to Jitter. It won’t work at all. Not bullets. Not daggers. Not blankets. Not Dokdo.

Michael Jeter wasn’t just confident that he was the best. He really ‘adapted’ to everything and was able to cope. If it was a country without nuclear weapons, Michael Jeter would be confident that he would win even if he fought the entire country.

Even if Dok Soo-hee drops a lump of iron on his head right now, or a bomb suddenly explodes in front of him, Jeter will be fine. A monster in human form. A munchkin who used the invincibility cheat. That was Michael Jeter.

There was only one reason Dok Soo Hee was still safe. It was because Jitter wanted to ‘subdue’ Dok Soo Hee. If he had wanted to kill her… she would have died a long time ago.

‘Not yet.’

But still. Dok Soo-hee’s eyes were burning with fighting spirit. She was waiting for an opportunity. A momentary opportunity to kill Michael Jeter.

If the timing is right, Jitter will die. Dok Soo-hee believed in it, and so she persevered. She will be the one to win.

“…”

Michael Jeter also read her eyes. In such a disadvantageous situation, she doesn’t give up and burns with such determination? There must be something.

‘I guess I should prepare.’

Perhaps. There is something that Jitter does not know. There is a secret weapon that can guarantee victory just by its existence. Jitter raised his magic power higher than usual and solidified his ‘adaptation’ even more. And in order not to give him any more time, he quickly approached Dok Soo Hee.

And that’s it.

“now.”

It was the one moment of opportunity that Dok Soo-hee had been waiting for.

-Clang!

In a split second, lasting only 0.00001 seconds, Dok Soo-hee’s outfit changes. From a casual hoodie to a thick protective suit. A minigun is placed on the table used for meetings, and her mouth is filled with potions processed into small capsules.

In the empty air, there were dozens of grenades with their pins pulled out.

-Pfft …

As if it had been calculated very carefully, the grenades did not explode all at once, but exploded separately with a time difference. Jitter, caught in the storm of debris, jumped toward Dok Soo-hee without wavering.

-Tudadadadadang!!!

The minigun fired. It was an attack aimed at the head, especially the eyes. Jeter covered his face with his palm and blocked all the bullets.

The floor where Jitter was about to step was covered with silicone oil. Silicone oil is a multi-purpose, very slippery liquid, but Jitter did not slip because he applied vertical force and broke the floor.

Between Jitter’s hand and eyeball, a sharp thorn appeared. It was so sudden that it was difficult to react, but Jitter deformed his eyelid and pushed the thorn away. This lasted only a second. This was the difference between Jitter and other humans.

There is a limit to the number of actions a person can take at one time. It is amazing that Dok Soo-hee threw this many moves in 0.5 seconds. A normal player might have been taken aback.

But Jitter’s time passes slowly. He can calmly deal with any situation, and always has the upper hand in the fight between players where every second counts.

-Clang!

The thick grip of Jitter, who had come close enough, crushed the minigun. In the gap, Dok Soo-hee took a step back, and a steel barrier appeared between the two.

“…”

A thick steel barrier. Normally you’d have to bring a laser cutter or something.

-Kkwaddeuddeuddeuk!!!

Jitter sharply transformed the tip of his finger and stuck it into the barrier, literally tearing the barrier left and right.

A huge gap opens in the barrier with a creepy sound. It is wide enough for a grown man to pass through, and if Michael Jeter were to shrink a little, he could jump over it in one breath.

“Dok Soo Hee.”

“…”

“Give up.”

There was no more room for Dok Soo-hee, who was hiding behind it. The conference room wasn’t that big to begin with, and she had already given Jitter some distance.

In her hand was a Desert Eagle, the gun of the same name. She held it tightly with trembling hands.

“I don’t want to kill you, Dok Soo Hee. You still have a chance.”

Jitter reached out through the gap in the wall. Dok Soo-hee looked down at the hand.

“…Fuck it.”

He aimed his pistol and fired.

‘That’s stupid.’

Jitter thought to himself as he reached out to block the bullet. After blocking the bullet, he went inside the barrier and planned to knock Dok Soo-hee out.

“?!”

But something is different. The color of the flying bullet, the momentum, something is different. Something bluish…?

‘I won.’

And Dok Soo-hee smiled with conversion.

His adaptability is almost invincible. He’s prepared for blades. He’s prepared for explosions. He’s prepared for poison. I expected him to be prepared for everything. I expected Michael Jeter, ‘that’ Michael Jeter, to be prepared.

So, it was a completely unexpected attack. A decisive blow that even Michael Jeter’s reflexes could never counter. An attack that would have been meaningless if Jeter had prepared for it, but he ‘wouldn’t’ have prepared for it.

lightning.

Dok Soo-hee used her synthetic ability to put lightning into bullets.

Items in the inventory remember the moment they were saved. Therefore, Dok Soo-hee’s inventory was full of things like grenades that were about to explode and bullets in flight. Of course, none of them would be effective against Jitter.

But what if it were a lightning rod at the moment when lightning strikes? A lightning rod that retains an absurd amount of current and voltage. And what if it were a bullet that synthesized those properties? Lightning that extends from the bullet at a speed of 10km per second.

-Flash!

It is absolutely unavoidable.