The Origin of Species

I looked up at the sky. There was not a single cloud in the blue sky. Above all, there was only a tall building on a low-mountain continent, so the sky on the other side of the tower was very wide.

"An invisible satellite." ’

I thought it would be easier to adjust the time of the moon. Isn't that what you always imagined? Even the form of the object could be imagined similarly.

“I'm sorry, but it's going to be hard. You can't even see it. ”

“No, sir! Isn't giving up too soon? They keep filming us. Ugh, I feel bad. You have to do whatever it takes to get rid of it. ”

“I feel bad, too. But what can we do? I don't think the science of modern humanity is going to catch it. You have to know what it looks like, where it is, and that much to handle it. ”

The sailor jumped, but there was no way to do it. But I didn't give up completely either. Meanwhile, Surin seemed to be thinking of something, and I came up with an idea as well. It was Nine. Of course she knows what an AND satellite looks like and where it is.

“From the look on his face, I think he has an idea, too. ”

“Uh, I don't know if that's possible, but I have to ask Nine. ”

“I've thought about it, but can you really trust her? ”

“No, it's not like that. You can test her with this instead. Even if I try to do something, I won't get hurt. Well, what do you think? ”

You hear the scratching of your nails in your ears. I don't think I should wear nail polish, but I think I might lose my nails if I keep doing that.

“Why? Is it hard to tell? Stop scratching your nails and just say it. I'll listen and I'll judge. ”

“Oh, you know what? I can't right now. ”

She seems hesitant. Maybe he's thinking about something dangerous. Moreover, the satellite is looking down at us, so it will be too much of a burden to say anything. What she was trying to say might not have been information to leak out over there.

“Wait. Maybe I should talk to Nine in person. We need to figure out how to shut down the satellite first. ”

“Yes, we do. ”

That's how Nine lived. She was talking to Rami. Looking at his face, it seems quite enjoyable. Is it because you're out of danger of a heart attack? Anyway, in our question, she kindly replied.

“It's hard to get away from the AND series completely. But there is a way to prevent information leakage. ”

“What's that? ”

“The time limit for emit. because while Atlanta was trapped there, AND-233 didn't have any information. ”

“Really?"

The question is, can I cast it? That was it.

“Is that impossible? ”

“I don't know yet. ”

I looked at Surin and said,

“Tell the clans to gather in my tent. ”

...

Bonapas, Shinwoo's brother, and all hope were gathered in one place. Honestly, it wasn't a plausible conference room, but there was enough room for the clans to discuss it. Bonapas said as he looked at the basket rising from the ceiling of the tent.

“I like that it's wider than my tent. This is discrimination. We have a horizontal relationship with leaders, and people don't know it. ”

“Since when is this a horizontal relationship? I thought it was a vertical relationship. ”

“Ewing? Leader, was I wrong? ”

“Yes, completely. ”

I turned my head, smiling heavily. From left to right, you sweep the faces of all the clans in turn.

“We're all here. So let's talk about something important. But before I do that, I'm going to try to do one thing, and if it fails, I'm going to pretend there's no conversation. ”

“Which one? ”

“It's a time continuum. ”

I answered Shinwoo's question and focused my mind. A red particle deposited into a cracked hourglass. There was no need to hurt anymore, so there was little pain except dizziness. The next thing you need to do is imagine the time limit.

‘Form of hemisphere. ’

I create a time barrier in the form of a hemisphere around the tent. And it wasn't harder than I thought. Stops the time of air, stops the time of light, and stops until the time of sound. Stopping time of all matter along the hemisphere boundaries. That was the time limit for Emit.

“That's enough. ”

“What? Nothing's changed? ”

“The time in the loop is the same. They won't be able to see us anyway. Nothing gets out of the way. So, Lynn, can you finish what you were saying? ”

“Well, I guess. ”

I still hesitate. That means there is something else besides information leakage. Is it also a serious risk? To the point of risking your life? And that guess came true.

“· · · · · · How about we drink Lee Won's blood? ”

“What?"

“No, it worked on Emit's blood. If so, even Lee Won-ssi's blood. ”

The saliva in your mouth is very bitter. In fact, from the moment I saw Leo's power, I didn't completely dismiss that idea. However, it was a dual substance that simultaneously gave great power and consumed human lifespan. Of course, my powers might have prevented it, but I also had to think about the possibility that my powers didn't work.

“I can't. It could be dangerous. Feeding on blood will drastically decrease your life expectancy. Have you seen Leo? ”

“But you can give him his life back. ”

“What if it doesn't work? ”

“Speaking of which... ”

She hesitates again. What are you going to say this time? Looking at it quietly, Surin smiles and says.

“You can experiment. ”

“What?”

“Experiment with someone else, and then we'll do it. It's quite fascinating, isn't it? ”

At the same time, Lindsey's expression frowned.

“Sis, but it's the same as Maruta. ”

“Lindsey's right. Should we do that? ”

Surin's eyes open wide.

“Oh my, you two just said you have to deal with the Molas. ”

“But still · · · ·. ”

“There you go. There's nothing to worry about. I'm not even going to experiment on someone I'm close to. ”

As expected, Iran and Sohee seem to be in agreement.

“I think it's a good idea. ”

“Me, too. We can target the enemy. ”

In Sohee's words, Lindsey and the sailor seemed to think a little more. So it doesn't matter if the enemy is supposed to be killed? And the decision was made.

“Then let's do it. ”

“I agree.”

We were no longer adult soldiers. Of course, so was I. No matter how favorable the situation was, if we didn't do our best, we could have been hit by a public garden. At least I thought there was no compromise between our lives and conscience.

The question is, what enemy are you going to target?

And the answer was already known to all of us.

“Atlanta would be great. ”

“That's right. You can't be normal, can you? At least it's more real than we are. ”

“Yes. The fewer differences we have, the better. ”

You think with a big smile about what the clans are talking about. We're surprisingly good people. Just, I think.

After clearing the timer, I spoke to Nine again.

“That's the AND. And at what height, what kind of trajectory are you circling? ”

“You're going to break it?”

“We have to try. Whether or not the powers work. ”

Nine shakes his head.

“It's probably hard because of the shield. If you destroy the shield by directly hitting it · · ·. ”

“Does the satellite have a shield? ”

“Yes. All power comes from planetary energy anyway. Mothers only know the principle, they just use it well. ”

It's a problem. I'm guessing, but the airfield knew how the refinery was powered up. It also meant that the public gardens could use a lot of power.

“Explain yourself first. We're gonna have to deal with this one time anyway. ”

“Yes, I understand. ”

According to Nine's story, the number of satellites orbiting the Earth was 233. I thought it might be called AND-233. Fortunately, the development of AND-233 did not end up developing any more satellites, and their shape was not much different from the usual satellites.

But the bigger problem always comes out of places I never thought I'd be.

“We have our replicas. ”

“What are you talking about? ”

“There are machines that look just like us. ”

Suddenly, I felt strange in her words. I've never called myself a machine before. Rather, he acted as one creature.

“Says it looks the same, and it says · · · · Machine? ”

“Yes, because it looks the same. because they don't have emotions, and they think differently than we do. ”

“And what about the nuclear bomb? ”

“No, they're just like me. Fear of Mother · · ·. and desperate to be loved at the same time. ”

I asked after a little silence. That might be a little offensive, but what does it matter? She and I were not at the level of courtesy yet.

“You were produced first? ”

“Yes, we were born first. ”

I'm the one who empowers you to say you were born poisonous.

I asked in succession.

“And then they're being made? ”

“Yes, they're being produced in bulk, unlike us. ”

I looked into Nine's face and asked. He would, too, because those that were originally produced in the production process could be prototypes.

“You know what that means, don't you? ”

Her voice grows smaller.

“Yes · · ·. We were experimental, and we failed. Of course, other numbers seem to think differently. ”

“Other numbers? ”

“Yes. Similar to me. People with emotions. They think they were chosen by Mother. No, you want to believe that. ”

“ · · ·. ”

She bites her lip slightly and then talks.

“Maybe that's not the problem. I think this emotion betrayed her. Honestly, where would a mother put a bomb in her child's heart? ”

That's right. The courtyard sees them as tools, not children.

“Mother probably predicted enough things like me. So you don't have us anymore. There's gotta be a traitor or a mistake. ”

I couldn't fully understand the intentions of the public gardens either. However, Nine's words arose reasonable doubt. If she's right, the enemy we have to deal with could be an enormous army of machines.

‘Hmm, we should get this ready as soon as possible. ’

Now it was our turn to take a breath.

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I didn't think of it like Leo did...