The Returner Wants Complete Victory

51 – 051. Colony exploration (5)

The Chimera Legion is a type of biological warfare weapon created by the Empire.

And the war weapons could be classified into five types according to their role and eight types according to their appearance.

“At this point, it seems certain that there is a colony… . I really don’t know where this is? Are you digging in the ground and hiding?”

Saying that, the man pulled out the sword stuck in the armor monkey’s neck.

Freddie Carter. He is a member of the Wild Fang who has no shield and uses only a short short sword.

Expected stats are around 60 on average.

“How about coming back and seeing the status of other groups? “If there is a direction with higher density than ours, it would be a good idea to go in that direction.”

The man who was extracting the armor monkey’s magic stone said.

Ben Pierce. He is a Wild Fang member who uses a balanced long sword that is slightly longer than Freddie Carter.

The expected stats for this one are also in the 60s.

“Aww… . I really hate armor monkeys… .”

A blonde woman holding a longbow cried next to her.

Laura Wasser. Agility and senses seemed to be around 50, but strength and stamina seemed a little lower than that.

“… .”

Saga and Renya.

A Japanese boy using a katana kept his mouth shut, as if he were mute, and was helping extract the magic stone.

At first, I thought it was a reticent concept, but after a few days, I realized that it was just a timid personality.

Expected stats… Probably barely over 40.

Although its specifications were slightly superior to those of the Galaxy, its actual combat power fell short of that due to the lack of technology.

“Captain. As Ben said, why don’t you come back and check to see if you’ve seen anything? “If only one type of chimera was found on the other side, isn’t it almost certain that there is a colony nearby?”

Freddie said, wiping the blood splattered on his cheek.

“I think you’ll know even if you don’t go. “Probably only one type came out on the other side.”

In response to his question, I spoke assertively.

As mentioned earlier, chimeras are classified into five species and eight types.

Among these, the form is not very important.

Type 1 is a humanoid that walks on two legs like a gladiator.

Type 2 is a beast type that walks on all fours like Hondemon.

Flying birds are type 3. Among them, bug types are grouped into four types.

Type 5 are the ones that change their shape freely, like slimes or doppelgängers.

Spirits like Nightshade are type 6. Turtles and snails are type 7. Snakes and earthworms are type 8.

Although it is important during battle, it is completely useless information when exploring colonies.

What you need to explore a colony is a species.

All we encountered around here were chimeras that fought in close combat, like armored monkeys or horndemons.

All types of disease are classified as type 1 chimeras.

And among them, chimeras are constantly occurring, wandering around because they cannot be controlled by their commanders.

Commander entities have a set number of chimeras that can be controlled through telepathy for each class.

The fact that chimeras are continuously occurring out of control and flowing into Kirnyu means that chimeras are continuously being produced somewhere.

Wild Fang must have been convinced that a colony was nearby based on these two clues.

In fact, the existence of a colony itself is not strange.

In a way, it is natural that there are chimera production facilities within the imperial territory.

It’s just that the mayor who was appointed to Kirnew this time couldn’t bear to see it happen.

“Let’s go over there.”

I looked around at the magic stones that Ben had extracted, then pointed in one direction and said.

“yes.”

Freddie and Ben seemed to have a lot to say, but they obediently obeyed what I said as the leader.

Today is already the 5th day since the search began.

There has been no significant progress yet.

The first day of the search ended with everyone taking a quick look around and returning.

The full-scale search began on the second day.

Starting from the base camp, the search party spread out in all directions.

Since we did not slowly search and push up, but first entered the middle of enemy territory and planted a flag, there may be a colony in the place we passed by.

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“Captain.”

Ben called me in a low voice.

The area we are currently searching is a wasteland, but not a plain.

A hilly terrain made up of sand and rocks that was probably covered with grass and trees in the past.

“Shall we engage?”

As such, both we and Chimera have a relatively limited field of view compared to the plains.

“yes. “Let’s take care of it and leave.”

Bo-kyung and Laura fired arrows at my answer.

The opponent is seven marauders.

It is a bipedal chimera with the head of an animal, and is characterized by swords instead of hands on both arms.

Classificationally, it is type 1 and type 1.

Although both the Gladiator and the older brother belong to the same category, this one is a low-class chimera and cannot be compared in terms of physical specifications.

Stats are around 50.

My senses were pretty good, so even though I was a little far away, I started to be alert to my surroundings as if I felt something strange.

Ping─ Ping─

When I gave the signal, the two archers fired arrows at the same time.

Sigh!

Crunch─

As the arrow penetrated his body, the marauder let out a low cry.

Then, as if it had spotted us, it started running towards us.

fault!

When I gave the signal, our close combat troops also jumped out of their seats and ran out.

Me, Bo-kyung, and Laura provide rear support.

Hyril, Galaxy, Ben, Freddy, and Renya were in close combat, with roles divided to some extent.

I was very careful to intervene right away if I thought Eunha would get hurt in the first battle.

Wow─

The distance narrows in an instant.

The one at the forefront was Hyril.

Pow!

The head of the marauder who was running against Hyril was immediately smashed, blood spraying out.

Two other marauders passing by on the left and right of Hyril suddenly stopped and turned around.

Buung- Kaang!

Hyril’s flail was blocked by the raider’s blade.

However, the head of the flail is bent once and continues to move forward.

Hook─

The Marauder tilted his head and avoided the flail.

However, Hyril pushed the handle and twisted his wrist, and Flail’s head spun and bounced, aiming for the predator’s chin.

Pow!

In a split second, the head of the looter who missed the flail’s movement is crushed.

Kaang!

Then, he used the tip of the handle to accurately hit and deflect the blade of the raider approaching from behind.

Looking at it this way, the levels are definitely different.

Physical ability and technical perfection.

Ben and Freddie were managing to keep up with their opponents, but Renya and Eunha were having a hard time.

The slightly encouraging fact here is that Eunha is fighting better than Renya.

Unlike Renya, whose stats were 40, Eunha’s stats were still only around 30.

In addition to her physical abilities, Eunha was able to easily respond to enemies who used anomalous weapons such as dual swords.

It must be a weapon you’ve never experienced before.

Is that also an influence of intuition or an area of talent?

However, it was still not enough to defeat the opponent in front of him.

Whoop─

Near the head of the raider that Renya and Eunha were dealing with, a noticeable contraction of space occurred.

Eunha opened her eyes wide as if she was surprised when she saw that, but she didn’t yet have the agility to see and react.

Quang!

“Tsk!”

An explosion erupted from the heads of two marauders.

Two marauders with black heads fell to the ground, kicking up dust.

Eunha, who hit her butt on the floor due to the impact of the explosion, glanced at me with a resentful expression.

I tried to look away, pretending not to see.

Phew! Sigh!

Ben and Freddie also finished off their opponents shortly afterwards.

They extracted the magic stone with familiar skill and brought it to me.

I looked at the magic stone I had received, turning it around like I did before.

“Captain. “If it’s not rude, may I ask you a question?”

Ben asked in a cautious tone.

I was busy looking at the magic stone, so I nodded roughly as if saying so.

“Is there a reason you are looking at the magic stone like that? No matter how I look at it, it looks like an ordinary magic stone… .”

“Ah. yes. there is.”

I answered half-heartedly and looked at the magic stone.

hmm.

Mmm.

Ah, no luck. Isn’t this the direction?

I swallowed with regret and put the magic stone in my pocket, and I saw seven pairs of eyes looking at me.

Only then did Ben’s question come to mind again.

Did you ask about the reason for looking at the magic stone?

I guess everyone was curious.

“Everyone knows that a magic stone is the heart of a person, right?”

“yes.”

Ben nodded at my words.

It was the attitude of a model student who did not want to miss a word of what the teacher said.

After seeing that, I decided to kindly explain.

“So, if you think of a chimera as a human being, the body was created first, and the heart was inserted at the end to make it move?”

I held it between my index finger and forefinger and waved it at eye level so that the magic stone could be seen clearly.

“It goes without saying, but chimeras are living things, and there are bound to be differences between each individual. “Even if they are the same person, if you transplant an adult man’s arm to a young girl, it won’t feel strange.”

“… Yes?”

People seemed to have no idea what I was trying to say.

“So, if this magic stone is lodged in the body of a chimera for a long time, it will undergo transformation to suit that individual. Not only is it so fine, but the characteristic disappears just a few hours after extraction… . anyway.”

“Ah, so on the other hand, if there is a magic stone that has not undergone any transformation, then it is a chimera that was recently created?”

Then Bo-kyung clapped her hands and spoke as if she understood.

… Are you smart?

As I looked at him in surprise, Bo-kyung showed a proud expression.

“Is that possible?”

The person who asked the question in surprise was Hyril, who surprisingly stayed quiet the entire time.

Unlike the rest, who thought it was just because they had no basic knowledge of magic, the shock Hyril received seemed quite significant.

Of course, this is a method that was discovered by Raviola Ensis only a few years later, after the war began in earnest.

At this point, no one knows.

“I do it because I can.”

“How on earth… . ah. “Can you please tell me how to do it?”

“There’s nothing that can’t be done.”

As I said that, I took out a magic stone from another low-level chimera that I caught yesterday.

Holding two magic stones in my hand, I shook them vigorously to mix them well, then opened my palm and said.

“Now, which of the two is the Marauder Magic Stone we just caught?”

“… well?”

“I don’t know? “Look carefully and talk.”

“I do not know.”

“really?”

“yes.”

Hyril, who had been staring at the magic stone for a long time at my words, shook his head as if he had no idea.

It’s a shame.

“Then you can’t do that.”

“yes?”

“If you can’t tell the difference just by looking at it, it won’t work.”

“… .”

“It’s true. To put it a little harshly, it means that there is nothing we can do about it because the nun is not that sensitive to mana. it’s a shame. “I guess I don’t have any talent.”

Crash.

This is a f*cking joke.

“—I won’t lose, so let’s try to overcome it through training.”

I was about to take the opportunity to make fun of him, but quickly stopped talking.

“To destroy the cradle of hateful evil.”

Hyril took my words and recited them briefly like a prayer.

The blood of the chimera that had been killed was caked on the flail hanging from Hyril’s waist.

… Honestly, if I were to fight, I would win.

Why are you pecking?

There was something about that damn weapon that triggered an instinctive fear… .

“thank you.”

Hyril bowed his head as if thanking me for giving him these lessons without any compensation.

“Hey, what? “It would be nice if there were more people who knew how to do this.”

I said that and smiled at Hyril.

To be precise, towards Irene, who was looking at me through the eyes of Hyril.

I’m on your side.

I would really appreciate it if you misunderstood me like that.