Ubermensch – Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Abundant prey overflowed before them.

“Left flank, fire at will!”Seo Yeonhee shouted.

At her command, the ranged dealers on the left simultaneously unleashed beams. The Steel Snake flinched momentarily, but that was all. There wasn’t even a scratch, let alone a fatal wound.

But the next moment…

“Deroa! Pull it!”

Deroa raised her staff high in the air and yelled,”Skill: Thunderbolt!”

Crackle!

From the orb of lightning that appeared in the air, bolts of lightning began to pour down consecutively.

As the lightning struck the Steel Snake’s body, it trembled violently.

Each bolt of lightning was more powerful than the combined beams of dozens of newbie players.

The Steel Snake turned its body towards Deroa.

Hiss!

Seo Yeonhee signaled them to cease fire.

The moment the distance between the Steel Snake and Deroa was reduced to about two of the Steel Snake’s body lengths…

“Everyone, fire at will!”

If the previous attack was limited to the left flank, this time, it was a concentrated strike with the firepower of everyone.

Not only ranged dealers and mages, but even tankers and melee dealers poured out their firepower with their secondary firearms.

Hiss!

This time, their firepower surpassed even Deroa’s lightning.

The Steel Snake turned towards them.

At that moment, Deroa swung her staff once more.

“Skill: Wave of Cold!”

A wave of cold swept over the Steel Snake’s body. The part that touched the ground froze, and frost formed on the rest of its body.

At that moment, Seo Yeonhee rotated the players’ formation.

The tankers and Deroa blocked the front and rear, while the ranged dealers covered the sides.

Trapped in this encirclement, the Steel Snake could only be repeatedly beaten, unable to move.

It was because it couldn’t be sure who the most dangerous enemy was, who to attack first.

The newbie players, emboldened, poured out a barrage of attacks.

‘The dribble is working well so far, but…’

Usually, they would fight after the tankers held the enemy in place, but if the low-level tankers faced the Steel Snake head-on, they would surely be slaughtered.

Deroa, or the players?

The dribble tactic was all about making the Steel Snake hesitate.

And it all depended on Deroa’s delicate control of firepower.

The moment the Steel Snake decided which side was more dangerous, the formation would surely crumble.

‘Deroa, please.’

Deroa was holding the Steel Snake at bay by adjusting the types and power of her spells.

Seo Yeonhee looked at Mason.

He was also struggling desperately.

‘The matchup is bad!’

The snake’s body was flexible and resilient. Especially because of its bones, woven together like chains, it was hard to inflict significant damage unless you struck its head.

Furthermore, the Steel Snake’s bones and scales were made of metal. It was bound to have high resistance to physical attacks.

The problem was that Mason could only resort to beating it.

‘What should I do? Should I increase the damage on this side?’

It was a difficult question.

Should she burden Deroa and the players, or burden Mason?

A choice with no right answer, with risks on both sides.

But if she didn’t choose either… destruction was the only option left.

‘What should I do?’

Seo Yeonhee gritted her teeth.

It must have been because of the pressure.

That she made a terrible mistake.

‘Oh no!’

One second. It was only a single beat late.

As the battle command slowed by a tempo, the Steel Snake stopped in its tracks.

The confusion that the Steel Snake had fallen into from being beaten from all sides. The unanswered question.

The answer to that question had been revealed.

“Deroa!”

Deroa sighed deeply.

“Ugh, I knew this would happen.”

The dribble formation crumbled.

Deroa had to pour out her spells without reservation to protect herself.

“Skill: Wave of Cold!”

“Skill: Ice Arrow!”

She unleashed a series of cold spells to slow down the Steel Snake, even if just a little.

However, with a single wriggle of its long body, the Steel Snake was flying towards Deroa.

“Get away from me! Get away!”

The Steel Snake coiled around the broadcasting tower.

Unable to watch any longer, Seo Yeonhee grabbed her two daggers and charged.

“Ha!”

In an instant, multiple strikes pierced the Steel Snake’s hide.

However, the difference in size was too great. Even when she plunged the daggers up to their hilts, it was no more than a thorn prick to the Steel Snake.

“Don’t come! Don’t come!”

Deroa continuously cast spells, but the Steel Snake relentlessly climbed upwards. As if to avenge all the pain it had suffered…

Deroa desperately climbed up the tower.

The newbie players were in a panic.

“Call for backup!”

“How can we with the tower destroyed?!”

They all knew.

The moment those two high-level players died, their lives would be over as well.

But there was nothing they could do.

Even firing their rifles instead of their weak core beams couldn’t pierce the scales.

It was at that moment of despair.

“Roooar!”

With a roar that seemed to shake heaven and earth, they heard something fly through the air.

It was Mason.

Realizing the danger at the camp, Mason had thrown the Steel Snake he was fighting.

Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud…

Running towards the camp, Mason shouted,”Sword! Someone throw me a sword!”

“Catch!”

A dozen tankers and melee dealers threw their swords, and one of them landed in Mason’s hand.

Thud!

Mason, landing on the ground, shot up like an arrow.

“Haaaaaaa!”

Thud!

Mason headbutted the snake’s head directly.

With a crunching sound, they heard something break in the Steel Snake’s skull, and Mason grabbed its neck, ripping it off the tower.

“Deroa! Get out of the way!”

Deroa jumped down, and Seo Yeonhee caught her.

“Good, you did well…”

It was the moment everyone felt a glimmer of hope.

Hiss!

The Steel Snake that had been fighting Mason lunged.

With its mouth wide open, it aimed for one thing.

“Mason!”

Mason was floating in the air.

Chomp!

It was the moment Mason was swallowed by the Steel Snake.

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However, Mason only grinned.

“I’ve been waiting for you, you insignificant creature…!”

Due to the snake’s inherently flexible body, blunt weapons or strikes couldn’t inflict much damage on the Steel Snake. Even stabbing it with a sword wouldn’t make much difference because of its metallic scales and thick body.

There was only one weak point Mason could target.

“I’ll tear apart your insides!”

Crack!

The sword Mason was holding pierced through the Steel Snake’s tongue.

Simultaneously, Mason roared and began to charge forward.

“Uwaaaaa!”

Inside, deeper and deeper.

Fierce poison and digestive fluids washed over Mason, but he didn’t stop.

Hiss!

The Steel Snake writhed and screamed in agony.

However, Mason’s blade was splitting its belly in two…

“Uwaaaaaaa!”

Finally, he sliced the Steel Snake into two pieces.

Sizzle…

Mason’s body was covered in digestive fluids and poison.

Smoke rose from his limbs as his flesh melted, and the black discoloration of the poison covered his body.

His face was in a particularly dire state.

His eyes, nose, and lips were all melted.

However, Mason was still standing.

“Seo Yeonhee!”

“Yes!”

There were still enemies to kill.

There were still people to save.

Why should he stop now?

“I can’t see!”

That was enough.

Those words were enough for the two seasoned veterans.

Seo Yeonhee looked at the remaining Steel Snake.

Having seen its companion’s demise, it wouldn’t fall for the same tactic again.

Now, she had to target its exterior.

Then… there was only one place to aim.

Swish!

One of Seo Yeonhee’s daggers pierced the neck of the Steel Snake coiled around the tower.

Swish!

Her second dagger struck the first dagger embedded in its neck…

Clang!

It made a small but distinct metallic sound.

That was enough.

Mason kicked off the ground and soared into the air.

“Uwaaaaaaa!”

Towards the snake’s weak point, its neck!

Crack!

The moment it touched the Steel Snake’s neck, the low-level longsword snapped in half.

But there were still weapons left.

The dagger Seo Yeonhee had planted!

“Haaaaaaa!”

With the short dagger, no matter how hard he tried, he could only cut through flesh.

“If I can’t kill it by hitting or cutting…!”

But it was enough.

A scratch was enough.

Thud! Thud!

“I’ll tear you to shreds!”

Rip… rip…

Starting from the long wound on the snake’s neck, the sound of flesh tearing could be heard.

Mason’s monstrous strength was ripping the Steel Snake’s neck apart.

Hiss! Hiss!

The Steel Snake spewed poisonous fumes and twisted its body.

To tear off the monster clinging to its neck.

Mason’s limbs were trembling. Fatigue, pain, poison, and digestive fluids. It wouldn’t be strange if he collapsed right now.

He could only rely on one thing.

The fire burning in his chest.

‘Kill.’

Mason put more strength into his arms.

‘Kill the monsters!’

Rip… rip…

The snake’s neck muscles were completely torn, and white bone was exposed.

‘To protect the people…!’

The snake’s bones were woven together like chains.

Mason’s two hands grabbed onto those links.

Crack. Crack…

Mason roared.

“Uwaaaaa!”

Snap!

Surprisingly, it was a small, insignificant sound.

The sound of a superhuman ripping off a monster’s head.

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Thud!

The Steel Snake’s head fell to the ground.

And a little later.

Thump…

Mason’s body also crashed to the floor.

“Mason!”

He, too, had lost consciousness.

Deroa, flustered, looked at Seo Yeonhee.

“Tank, he’ll be fine, right? He has regenerative abilities.”

“No, this is… not good.”

Mason’s body was regenerating. He could recover from injuries caused by physical attacks or digestive fluids.

The problem was the poison.

Without removing the poison lodged inside his body, regeneration would only prolong the damage.

‘What should I do?’

Seo Yeonhee felt despair creeping in.

Mason’s body structure was different from a normal person’s.

He was an augmented human, closer to a biological cyborg than a human. What he needed now wasn’t a doctor, but a programmer.

A programmer who could give his body the command to expel the poison.

The problem was that the only person who could give that command was Mason himself.

“We need to get the poison out!”

At that moment, someone approached.

“Poison… you just need to get rid of the poison?”

“Yes.”

It was the survivor Seo Yeonhee had rescued.

“Leave it to me.”

A healer.