The Origin of Species

“Across the mountain. ”

Xinwoo's words were enough to buy sympathy for all of us. Showers of traceability obstructing vision. Wet clothing adheres to your body and makes you feel uneasy. Lindsey pulled off the t-shirt that was attached to her chest and filled it with water once.

“Ugh, gross. Sir, I don't think this is just a rain storm. ”

The invisible ceiling. I held out my tongue slightly towards the raindrops falling from that height. It's salty. It's like seawater. Suddenly, the ninth floor of the tower comes to mind. There were salt crystals like human sardines there, too. But there were crucial differences. This crazy rainstorm. In the case of the tower, it sometimes rained, but not this much. By the way, how did the rain in the tower taste?

At that time, I was so tense that I couldn't confirm these trivial things. But the feeling tells me. The rain in the tower must have been salted as well. It could only be seen by salt crystals that resemble human sardines. There's no way a monster made salt, is there? What's left of the rain evaporating from the ceiling is the salt crystals.

Surin said, excavating the floating salt crystals.

“Sir, I hope it didn't rain like this. ”

“Yes. If the rain continues, the salt must be dissolved. ”

“Ha. Does this have something to do with the end of the world? ”

“I don't know about that. Whether it's this time of year or the real apocalypse. Hmm, I have to keep my mind on the water level. It could be higher. ”

We looked severely at the saltwater that was filled to the ankles. I feel like my whole body is salted. I applauded the idea that it was going to be chopped up.

“Let's hurry. It'll take us a month to get here. ”

Hope cried out in my words.

“I'm so excited! It's been raining for a month! This is the first time I've been born! ”

Oh, boy. It's our first time together.

Showers pouring through the ceiling. The hopeless clans look up at the invisible ceiling with an unknown look on their faces. What does salt water falling from the sky mean? Are ancient and divine humans purposely designed these towers? Or · · ·.

“Hyung, is there any sea water up there? Was the world underground? ”

Ailan shakes his head at Fei's words.

“Huh, is that possible? There must be a salty country in the ceiling. Dig the ground right now. Can we really make a world like this? Fei, you are not common sense. ”

“Is that what you think, Iran? ”

“Of course, Surin. Isn't that what everyone thinks? The ceiling is full of salt. ”

What the hell does a salty country look like? The clans nod reluctantly at Iran's words. Surin also listened to Iran's words, but it was clear that suspicion had already arisen. I also had no choice but to doubt the appearance of a nine-story mural.

Let's think about it.

A small circle drawn inside a big circle. And the six towers that hold the circles. Doesn't it feel like the six towers are supporting a big circle? What if a big circle meant the perception of a planet? Means there are six towers under the surface.

Perhaps the answer is the end of the ninth layer.

You can see it at the entrance of Cederesis.

March as slowly and safely as possible. Unfortunately, there is almost no information on the ninth floor of the tower. These are all liquid monsters that look similar, so they don't name each individual after themselves. It's a rough measure of their strength with only color and size. So, unlike Lantis, the data that would have been gathered by the Great Release was also quite poor.

Iran confronts the Supreme Executive as if it were a complaint.

“Did you say Ray? Why didn't you gather information about the monsters? Since the dawn of history, there would be much less risk to monsters if we kept gathering information at all times during the Great Release. ”

“Mmm-hmm. Why didn't you think of that as us? But we had a big war a long time ago. In short, it was like Atlantis in Lantis. In the process, a lot of our history, academia, artifacts were lost. The same amount of information is accumulated for every major release. I've been rewriting it ever since, but luckily, nine-tier monsters rarely come out. ”

“Well, that's what happened. ”

Iran nods and strokes his stomach with a worried expression. It's one of her new habits. Another habit is to keep the shields on all the time? It was inefficient to use it all the time because it consumed the mind by using the original protective shield itself. But I couldn't help it because I was pregnant. The child in her womb was also my child.

“Don't worry. Knowing nine layers of information beforehand doesn't make a difference. ”

“Well, my lord. What did he mean by that? ”

“The monsters that came out in the Great Fire were nothing. Some kind of downward version? Especially when generals are more rational than generals, but don't you think it's silly to look at the big picture? ”

“But there must be reason. That's what we've been analyzing and putting down for a long time. It's just that I can't speak, and I'm a little out of my wits. ”

“Just in case. Maybe he's smart in the tower. ”

Indeed, it was. It was evident from past experience. At the time of the great release, the monsters who looked stupid acted with more reason than anyone else in the tower. And that was the cause of defeat in the past.

It was then.

“Mister! There's something coming from the front. ”

“Battle stations, foreman, more information, please."

“I don't think it's that dangerous. Hey, mister! Monster appears to have fallen behind! Hostility continues to rise. I can feel the urgency from the monster! ”

This was the point of hitting the ninth floor. A monster's reasoning. It's a bigger problem than I thought.

“It's a front.”

“Yes! Chase them?" ”

“Yes. Catch them and buy us some time. If you miss it. ”

“What if I miss?”

“No, thank you. Go quickly. Don't miss out. ”

“Chi.”

You look at the rest of the clan and the enforcers and say,

“Everyone else is chasing us. I'll move beyond the desk. The rest of you wait here. ”

“Yes! I understand. ”

That's definitely a loud answer. If I do this, it'll be a lot easier to deal with the monsters. But then what? And then what? The monster in front of you is just a scout. If he's been preaching our news to nine-story monsters, it's been the start of war ever since.

No matter how strong I am, there is still a limit to the amount of blood. You want me to go through all this trouble and take everybody to Senderesis? Nothing like that would have happened if I had become the expedition commander. I don't want to create my own crisis, but I don't like free rides.

Moreover, what you do with the help of others will soon be lost. The returning guild, the Natsin, the 101st, the Enforcer, and all of these should advance with a thorough experience of war. We needed time to blend in, and we needed to keep moving under common goals. I can't stop thinking about what happened after Cenderosis.

The public gardens that continue to be mentioned in murals and ancient texts. Assuming it's an artificial intelligence spacecraft created by Science, that means it's still out there. If I kept thinking about it, I might have to do business with the public garden as expected.

‘You have to do it harder. ’

This was kind of my last chance. Can make an entire expedition into a force.

Then you hear an explosion from a distance.

Guava Guava!!

Oh no! It's a sailor. You make a fuss. The subsequent blast sounds like clan members and enforcers are launching a series of random attacks.

No such behavior on the ninth floor is prohibited.

But he didn't say it deliberately. So far, even if the Clan members or others make mistakes, it's still covered. Yes, we have to make a mistake here in advance. I know from my past experience that I can never understand it in words.

Do you know what the problem is with our clans and the people of None continent? It means you've been fighting monsters with no reason. Sometimes there is a battle between people, but it is also quickly ended by a few overwhelming people. So at some point, the shape of the battle will simply change. From now on, we had to experience the real war. For the future.

I turned on the radio.

“Ray, retreat to the mainland. ”

Retreat? Almost all monsters are captured.]

“So you're gonna disobey an order? ”

[Ah · · · ·, No. I'll follow.]

It was a slightly saggy voice. At that time, the voice of the front appeared faintly on the radio.

[Shit. There's a lot of monsters coming from the front. I'm going to have to fall back!]

Then Ray's voice is heard on the radio again.

[I'll retreat straight away. Master Away.]

A voice of trust again. I knew you'd have to go through it. There will be less work for her to disobey my orders. One experience like this was more clear than a thousand words.

As soon as the sailor returned, he shouted.

“Ahjussi, more than 500 monsters ahead!! And they're a mix of stronger ones! ”

Paydo, what a mess.

“Hiic! These nine-tier monsters are no joke. I think a 1: 1 might be worth it, but the more the merrier." ”

The ambiance of subordinate executives is becoming chaotic.

“If they say it's dangerous. ”

“Shit, we're not even a match, are we? ”

“Bullshit! You've been training hard. ”

“No, you can't train! We can't withstand their attack for more than a second. But monsters are stronger than them? ”

Executives aren't the only ones. There were relatively weak and inexperienced junior executives. Once started, the turbulence spreads everywhere with a quiet whisper. Then Ray stepped up and calmed them down.

“Enforcers, get your uniforms in order! At the same time, think about what our uniform means. ”

“Yes!”

Executives tried to keep their uniforms clean. Like a trained habit. As time passes, their atmosphere feels stable again. The sailors and Fei saw it and scratched their heads beautifully.

You don't have to nag me.

Now you realize that even when you pass on information, you shouldn't be so careless.

I'm sure you've realized two more things by now.

Looking at the forefront, she looks shy.

“I'm sorry. I must have attacked you too frenzily. I think the monsters are coming from the sound. ”

“Anything else? ”

“Well, I've been feeling it for a while, but there's something wrong with the monster. I know what rationality is. Monsters aren't attacking us right now. First one out the back. But aren't you the only one more rational than the general? So the first one was a general? ”

You nod.

“He's a general. ”

“But the monsters that showed up. Are they all more than generals? Well, that's a little weird, isn't it? ”

That was the question I was looking forward to. The clans, the enforcers, look at me with questionable expressions. As long as I have the power of time, you think I know everything? Fortunately, this was the fact that I knew. I tapped the shoulder of the stern and turned on the radio.

And I yelled out loud to everyone.

“All nine-tier monsters listen and act! From the ranks of the ninth grade generals, the Emperor! I say again, they are legions. Commanders are rational, soldiers are an army without fear of following orders without reason. ”

Silent.

There was silence on the radio.

“I won't tell you for long. Shouldn't we be an army if we're going to beat an army? But we are different from them. They do not fear death. Whereas we want to live. They don't doubt their orders. Whereas we suffer endlessly. ”

I kept shouting in the endless rain.

“But suffer to the very end, and live like a villain! That's how we can win! Let's do that. Together!”

[Return Guild, acknowledged. We will go to the end with the commander.]

[Healthy, confirmed. We want to live too.]

[It's Dion. He won't be behind the end of the world anyways. We'll take the lead from here. With the lives of 50 million Nonenese Empires in our hands.]

It was then.

“Sir! The monsters are falling back! ”

That means the monsters felt our strength.

Tactical retreat? You want to call in more reinforcements? That's all we had to do to leave them alone.

Now.

“It's the beginning of a war! ”

“Whoa!”

You hear Surin's ear whisper right next to you with a loud shout.

“Sam, stretch my hands and feet. ”

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