Regress and Eat

The discovery of a cold body by the head of the Grand Croix Guild in the conference room shook the entire country.

There were more than one or two suspicions in the case.

It was the scene of a battle with a Dutch SS class hunter active as a freelancer, but we didn't know why the two of them had risked their lives in the conference room in the first place.

Because the media had no idea what kind of private business Diderek Bandik was running.

Plus, three Ace Hunters in Grand Croix have gone missing. There were traces of them entering the building that day, but no signs of leaving. Police and the Constitution are confident that the disappearances are also involved in the case.

"No matter how hard you look, there's a trail. ’

Turning off the news, I thought,

‘By the way, it's natural to follow orders because of the contract, but · · · the work is quite clean? ’

The first night out without me (?), but the reaction of the corpse returned was never cool.

After having tasted blood for a long time, I wondered if it was a complaint, but the reaction seems to be working.

‘We should often use it in the future. They're mobilizing into Nate's family, so it's easy to recover. ’

That's what I'm thinking.

Pibbybicks.

The phone rings.

“Huh?"

The opponent is a Generator. When he gestures, he remembers the hologram.

“You've been in touch a lot lately. ”

In time, the American side is in the middle of the night.

Is it urgent?

The centurion in the hologram frowns.

“I can't stop talking to you. ”

“The timing tells me that's not good news. ”

There is still time before J/V can release the quantitative artifact to the press.

Just follow the last piece of feedback I sent you and you should be good to go.

“Is this an artifact? ”

He shakes his head.

“No, it's something else. I was wondering if I could get some advice from you. I don't know how far that ability will get me. ”

He doesn't know that I have a unique skill called the [Accessory's Eye], but he is confident that I am capable of information systems.

He said he frowned a little.

“There seems to be a problem on the Chinese side. ”

Oh, it's finally begun?

It was time to leak information.

The problem he mentioned sparked my ears to the thought that it might be the historic event I've been waiting for.

“Which one? ”

“Look.”

He floats a map next to the hologram.

The area indicated by the arrow was a suburb about 30 km from Beijing city center in China.

That's right!

I lied. I pretended not to know anyway.

“Is this a satellite city near Beijing? ”

“The municipality is part of Beijing, as is the administrative district. Anyway, there seems to be an accident at the gate open here. ”

“You keep guessing, huh? ”

“Yes, the U.S. government doesn't have the right information about what's going on here. Look at this.”

The other thing that was floating next to it was a satellite image.

A thick layer of clouds appears to be gathering in the area.

“Winter in Beijing is cold and dry. There's a close 0% chance that it will rain this season. By the way, local rains have been pouring over that gate for a month now. ”

It's not an alien thing to do when looking at style.

I make assumptions.

“The Chinese government has induced artificial rainfall in the region. I held it for a month · · ·. To avoid getting satellite imagery of what's happening there? ”

“Yes, we can talk. ”

Senor's expression became more serious.

“I don't know what you're doing, but it's not a secret experiment. People's army chariot troops and Awakened troops continue to gather in the vicinity, but it seems to be intended to surround the area. ”

As long as artificial costs are not dispersed across China, troop movements initiated in other regions will be compromised.

“The United States is hovering over China through various diplomatic channels, but it keeps its mouth shut and doesn't give a clue. That's why the State Department senior officials are sleeping at night these days. Historically, it turns out that the more China went that way, the bigger the accident later on. Late.”

You nod.

That's an accurate guess.

‘We don't know exactly when that gate attack was successful. because in my past life, the Chinese government did not give out information, and after that, the government collapsed, the data disappeared altogether. ’

Assuming things in your past life continue like this.

Immediately after the gate dungeon in question was targeted, the dungeon boundary would have collapsed.

And just as Ersmen and immortals used to do, other dimensional races came to Earth.

‘The Chinese government failed in its initial crackdown and took over a few kilometers of the gate radius completely. After that, I kept it completely secret. ’

The Communist Party desperately tried to prevent the fact that the Chinese mainland was captured by aliens from being known to domestic or foreign nationals.

‘He thought he was going to lose face. ’

Senor said.

“When you think about the nature of your government, it's obvious that they're trying to deal with it by their own power without telling the outside world. But it's taking too long. If it hasn't been resolved in a month, it's likely that it won't happen again. And the concern here is: ”

“I'm worried about splashing fire into other countries because of a problem I haven't solved in China. ”

“Precisely. If there's a problem with the gate, it's either one. Dungeon Brake or some kind of alien invasion. Either way, if you don't catch it early, it'll be a big problem for you. ”

That's exactly what happened in my past life.

“First of all, I don't have any information in my hand right now. ”

I lied.

“I'll see what I can do. ”

Avoid mentioning in detail how to find out.

“Oh, don't even think about going to China. ”

The centers lay their hands on you.

“You know what it's like there, right? There are more than one hunter who went missing after stepping on Chinese soil. I can't be relieved that you're an SS class hunter. ”

“Oh, I know. ”

China is forcibly recruiting all the Awakenings in the country and operating its troops.

Foreign Awakeners who enter the country are famous for disappearing often without a sound.

“And you're not even an American citizen! You won't even notice! ”

“Don't worry about that. ”

After finishing the call with the generator, I muttered.

“There won't be any formal visits. ”

*

I went straight to Adam.

“What's going on? ”

Without saying anything, I showed him the back of my hand and focused Mana.

Then comes a unique pattern.

Adam's face lit up, knowing who he was at first sight.

“Oh! Is it finally elected by the system? ”

I nodded.

“Yes, I got the screening quest. ”

It's been a while since I actually received it.

“Okay, how many quests can you do now? What is the content? ”

Adam explained that he heard my answer.

“I've already explained it, but it's a good idea to start with quests that give you as many Achievement Points as possible, rather than aiming for small things from the beginning. The list is variable and the quests are intertwined. If you break a quest with a higher reward from the beginning, the next quest will also level up and change the composition of the list! ”

He continued:

“Then, the most rewarding quest you can do at this point is · ·. ”

I held up my hands.

“Oh, wait a minute. ”

Speak decisively

“I've already decided what to do first. ”

“What?”

When Adam heard this, he frowned.

“Obviously that gives you the most accomplishment points, but · · · you can't just do it because you want to! ”

“No, now is the perfect time. ”

“What do you mean? ”

This was the quest I pointed to.

- Quest name: Dimensional Guard.

- Description: Stop another level of invasion in the tutorial.

- Reward: From 500,000 Achievement Points.

This was the biggest prize of the 108 quests I was given.

It says, ’From 500,000,' it looks like more points may be awarded depending on performance.

Adam said as if he was frustrated.

“That quest is not considered successful because it catches any aliens. The opponent dimension should also be in the tutorial and occupied by entering and occupying certain territories on a large scale. ”

“Now, listen to me. ”

I'm delivering the information that Senor just told Adam.

Adam's lips were lifted. · ·

“Hahahaha!”

Blows out a big smile.

He smiles at me for a while and says,

“You're very lucky. Perfect timing! ”

“So let's get going. ”

“Huh? Now? ”

I say it like it's natural.

“You said you'd give me points for my achievements. You have to contribute that much to be rewarded. ”

He didn't refuse.

“Hehehe! Yes, let's go! ”

I floated the map and pointed to the destination, Beijing.

“Last time I saw her, she sprouted wings from her back. We have to fly here while keeping [Hidden]. It'll take about an hour at my speed. Can you follow me? ”

“I don't care if it's faster. ”

“No, I have to think about Mana, so let's keep it that way. ”

Nate and Hibiki, whose objective power lags behind, have decided not to infiltrate due to security items yet.

“Come on, let's go. ”

*

Beijing, Miwin District.

Close to the Hubei border, some 600,000 inhabitants of the city were in strict control.

After being forcibly introduced to even the nearby citizens without even knowing it, it took place in the People's Army.

While the surrounding barricades were surrounded and sealed off the city, the large-scale operations and troop movements had never been covered by Chinese media.

Although the scale and method are not secret at all, the commander of this operation, who was forced to keep the secret, uttered a profanity.

“Dammit! Extinction again? ”

“· · Yes, we lost power to the Awakened Unit this time. ”

It was the third time already.

A barricade, like a man-made barricade built by the People's War Engineers.

The space beyond that was completely occupied by the heretics, presumed to have come out of the gate.

Moreover, ordinary citizens are being held hostage who can't even tell how many there are.

An Awakened Troop tries to infiltrate three times to rescue them, but they all go back to failure.

“I can't handle this. Even though the country has the most Hunters in the world, it only consumes lives in vain. We have to ask for help from another country. More SS-grade Hunters · · · No, SSS-grade Hunters are needed to rescue hostages. ”

The Chief of Staff looks at you with a dark expression.

“However, the · · · · party's permission will not be lost. ”

South Korea has asked for foreign aid to attack the Siheung 8 dungeon.

However, the Chinese government has no intention of following the precedent at this time.

“Only the hunters who love it keep getting sacrificed! ”

Boom!

Excited commander slams the field table.

“ · · · · · ·. ”

Meanwhile, the commander and the chief of staff had no idea that someone was eavesdropping on them while hiding in the air.

*

Adam and I quietly escaped from the Tent of the People's Army Command.

None of us noticed our movements.

After clearing some distance, Adam kicks his tongue.

“Hm, so the other side of the barricade has been occupied by other factions for over a month now? ”

We were just about to hear a long conversation in the command room.

“Well, it's none of my business. I'm surprised you can keep something of this magnitude a secret. What are you gonna do with him later? ”

What to do later.

After a missed time, the Chinese government ignored the hostages and launched a massive air raid on the occupied area.

“Let's cross over there. ”

We crossed the barricade without anyone taking notice.

It was like a ghost town.

“There's no sign of any humans around here. ”

Eight colonies emerged from his clavicle.

With it aimed in all directions around it, Adam insists that there are no humans around.

“You must have caught them all and put them all in one place. That's where we saw it on the board. ”

I had just infiltrated the command tent for more than just eavesdropping.

We used the data there to understand what was going on inside and how confrontations with the xenogens were going.

“Let's go deeper. ”

It wasn't long after we started moving like that.

It seemed to have caught something in Adam's detection range.

“Hmm? That's the first creature I've ever seen. ”

The slight excitement on his face.

The closer I approached, the lighter the earth felt.

And then, as we turn the corner,

Whee.

Adam whistles in awe.

Kurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

The faint vibration from afar is now shaking the earth violently.

Big and small noises resonate all over the place simultaneously.

And...

Cough!

A building collapsed from afar.

There were building debris rolling around that would have been destroyed through a similar process.

The subject of this earthquake.

“That's him! ”

Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

A giant worm rises through the ground.

Uuurrgghhh!

Drill a hole through the air and reveal a red head.

You shake your body a few times on the ground, knocking down everything you come into contact with and sweeping it away.

Push yourself back into the ground.

Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Giant creatures were stabbing all over the earth like living excavators and perforated air and devouring enormous amounts of land.

While you move like that, the human building collapses one after the other and splits into small pieces, leaving nothing but debris.

The giant worm was working to completely erase human remains from the city.

I didn't know Adam's gaze was fixed on it and would fall.

I ask.

“I thought you specialized in dungeon monsters. ”

“The biological distinction between dimensional conventions, dungeon creatures, and dungeon monsters is actually meaningless. Now, he may be a dimensional anomaly, but he may one day strike a Mana Core through the heart in a dungeon somewhere and attack the Awakened. ”

You're absolutely right.

“I know you're interested, but we'll do the swabbing later. ”

“I know. Those giant creatures are the real target. ”

When the faction from the gate takes control of another dimension, the first thing they do is release the worm.

That giant creature then breaks down and dismantles all existing architecture.

We eat and digest foreign matter covering the surface of the earth, and even the rocks and soil that is hidden in them, and we excrete the changed properties of the soil as it passes through its digestive organs.

As a result · · ·.

“Oh, I think we're almost there. ”

The color of the land I was treading on changed completely.

The asphalt and concrete that humanity laid down, the earthly soil that we are used to, disappears, and increasingly green, strange soils spread out.

And · · ·.

“There he is. ”

I can see the worm's owner, the tribe.

“I haven't found this side yet. ”

I draw the sword. Adam and I met.

“You know, just catch them and kill them all. ”

“I'm still comfortable with the simple quest content. ”

Adam changed his body with a smile.

“Well, let's give it a try, shall we? ”

The two fly the new statue with arrows to the front, almost simultaneously.