Chapter 52 : Uninvited guest (12)

AKR-74 Assault Rifle.

This firearm was fundamentally different from the Colt garrison B-09 or the B686 Double Barrel Shotgun that I had used up until now.

While the previous two firearms were used for personal defense, concealment, or hunting, the AKR-74 Assault Rifle was made thoroughly and efficiently to kill humans.

A weapon specialized for mass killing.

A weapon not made for hunting or protecting people, but solely for the war of killing fellow humans.

In fact, the reason why automatic rifles capable of automatic fire were strictly banned from civilian hands, even in countries where firearms were legalized, was also because the loss of life was enormous when a firearm-related accident occurred.

It meant that the AKR-74 Assault Rifle wasn’t one of the weapons that had killed the most humans in history for no reason.

In any case, the important thing now was that such a weapon was currently in my hands.

To annihilate my enemies.

[Kyaooo!]

Dire Wolves rushed in from all directions.

Click.

The AKR-74 Assault Rifle, as its manufacturing background implied, was a firearm designed so that anyone could handle it easily.

Therefore, I was able to intuitively understand how to handle the AKR-74 Assault Rifle without much difficulty.

‘If I do this here…….’

Clack, clack.

There was nothing difficult here.

I just had to pull the trigger.

Taang!!!───

The AKR-74 Assault Rifle used 7.62×39mm rounds.

Meaning, it possessed destructive power to match.

Just like right now.

Kwaang──!

As soon as the trigger was pulled, the head of the Dire Wolf that had been rushing toward me exploded as if it had detonated.

[Kyaoo!]

As if that were a signal, Dire Wolves rushed in from all directions.

【Lv.3】

【Dire Wolf】

At a glance, five or more Dire Wolves rushed in all at once.

Their numbers were too many to shoot and hit them one by one.

‘In that case…….’

I reflexively felt for the selector switch of the AKR-74 Assault Rifle, which my thumb touched.

I didn’t know if it was because of the highly intuitive design, but I could tell at once which one was automatic.

To be precise, I got a feel for it.

[AUTO]

The selector switch was changed to automatic fire, and I sprayed at the Dire Wolves rushing from all directions, as if sweeping them away.

Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat!!!

Just one burst.

With just that, the Dire Wolves that had rushed at me were riddled with holes and thrown to the ground.

[Whine, whiiine…….]

[Yelp! Keoheoheong!]

Because it wasn’t a very precise shot, a few of the Dire Wolves hadn’t stopped breathing yet, but it didn’t matter.

The important thing was that the Dire Wolves had now fallen into a combat ineffective state.

‘No matter how great the life force of demonic beasts was, they wouldn’t last long with such critical injuries.’

That wasn’t the only effect created by the gunfire from a moment ago.

Due to the spraying just before, the remaining Dire Wolves had become extremely wary of me.

[Grrr…….]

[Yelp! Keoheoheong!]

The bastards knew it too.

The fact that the one to rush in first now would be the first to die.

In a way, it was natural.

Demonic beasts were also living beings.

They naturally possessed a fear of death, and going out hunting like this was, in essence, just a series of actions to find food.

But rushing at me now was an act that went against that instinct, so their hesitation was, in a way, inevitable.

And I had no intention of missing the gap their hesitation created.

‘There’s nothing good for me in continuing this standoff anyway.’

If time passed, their hesitation would eventually be diluted little by little, and if the bastards reformed their encirclement and came at me then, it would inevitably become troublesome for me too.

That was why I intended to end it for sure, right now, while the Dire Wolf pack’s encirclement had collapsed.

Taang!

With the pulled trigger, one of the Dire Wolves that had been stealthily surrounding me was blown away.

Taking that as some kind of signal, the Dire Wolves that had just been watching cautiously rushed toward me once again.

[Grrrrr!]

Among them was a level 4 individual that had been watching for an opportunity from the back until now.

【Lv.4】

【Silver Mane Dire Wolf】

The moment I turned the muzzle and pulled the trigger toward the bastard.

Clack, clack.

Even though I pulled the trigger, no change occurred.

The bullets had all run out.

‘Tsk.’

I did think it was about time for the bullets to run out, but to think it would be right now…….

[Kyaooooo!!!]

Whether it sensed the unexpected event that happened to me, the Silver Mane Dire Wolf let out a bestial roar and rushed in.

There was no need to be suddenly flustered.

Because I had plenty of other weapons, not just the AKR-74 Assault Rifle.

[Activating ‘Weapon Summon(??)’.]

[A ‘Lv.2’ weapon is summoned.]

[Summoning weapon, ‘B686 Double Barrel Shotgun’.]

The B686 Double Barrel Shotgun that appeared in my left hand was aimed at the Silver Mane Dire Wolf that had opened its maw toward me.

[Kyaoo!]

“Where do you think you’re going?”

I could see the fangs of the Silver Mane Dire Wolf that had reached right in front of my nose.

However, those fangs never reached me.

Kwaang!!!

With the pulled trigger, the 70mm 12 gauge shotgun shell fired from the B686 Double Barrel Shotgun blew away the Silver Mane Dire Wolf’s jaw at once.

[Kkuuuuu!]

Despite its jaw being blown off, the Silver Mane Dire Wolf persistently glared at me.

Truly life force worthy of a level 4 individual.

In that gap, another Dire Wolf attacked me from the rear.

A situation too late to avoid.

[The ‘Orb of Water’ protects the wielder.]

[The ‘Orb of Water’ deploys the ‘Rotating Shield of Water’.]

At that moment, the power of the Orb of Water that protected the wielder activated, and the rotating shield of water struck the Dire Wolf.

[Kkaegaeng!]

And I threw away the AKR-74 Assault Rifle in my right hand and extended my right hand.

[Activating ‘Weapon Summon(??)’.]

[A ‘Lv.1’ weapon is summoned.]

[Summoning weapon, ‘Colt garrison B-09’.]

In my left hand, the B686 Double Barrel Shotgun.

In my right hand, the Colt garrison B-09.

If I were an ordinary person, it wouldn’t have been easy to hold the B686 Double Barrel Shotgun with one hand and handle its recoil, but my current stats and the ability of Haima’s Pendant that supplemented them made it possible.

Kwang!

Taang!──

Gunshot overlapped gunshot.

But there was a limit to the power of the Orb of Water, and one Dire Wolf, aiming for that gap, bit my right arm.

Chomp!

[‘Haima’s Curse’ is active.]

[Due to ‘Haima’s Curse’, the wielder’s blood rampages.]

[The ‘Bleeding’ status abnormality does not recover and persists.]

The blood flowing from the spot the Dire Wolf bit did not stop and continued to flow.

It was a side effect from the effect of Haima’s Pendant.

Even though it was a situation where I should have been writhing in pain, I calmly aimed the muzzle of the shotgun in my left arm at the Dire Wolf’s jaw.

“Yeah, hold on tight.”

Clack.

With the pulled trigger, the Dire Wolf’s head completely exploded.

Exploded flesh fragments and blood splattered everywhere, but I didn’t mind and continued the fight.

Chomp!

Kwa-chomp!

The Dire Wolves continuously bit and clung to me.

No matter how much I had the Orb of Water, it couldn’t block all of the Dire Wolves’ attacks.

“Keuk!”

It hurt.

It hurt like hell.

Even the mind of the Postponer of Ruin couldn’t hide the pain, but at least it allowed me to avoid the weakness of fainting on the spot.

“These dog bastards……!”

I tried to shake my body to throw the bastards off, but even with my physical ability enhanced by demonic energy, I couldn’t overcome the bite force of a level 3 demonic beast.

‘Persistent bastards…….’

Having no choice, I moved both hands to cross the muzzles at each other, and then pulled the triggers as they were.

Taaaang!!!

With that, the heads of the Dire Wolves exploded, and the bodies of the Dire Wolves that had persistently clung to me went limp.

And the armor on my whole body, including my exposed arms, was tattered like a rag, but fortunately, thanks to the armor’s performance, it wasn’t a critical injury.

[Kwaaaang!!]

Even in the meantime, the Dire Wolves continued to rush in.

“I won’t fall for it twice.”

With that, a frosty water spray began to rise slowly around me.

[The ‘Orb of Water’ activates its power according to the wielder’s will.]

[The ‘Orb of Water’ deploys ‘Raging Waves’.]

Kwa-kwa-kwa!!!

The power of the Orb of Water swept over the Dire Wolves once, and the ensuing power recovered my wounds.

[The power of the ‘Orb of Water’ seeps into the user.]

[The ‘Orb of Water’ heals the user.]

As the power of the Orb of Water enveloped me, I felt my body become a little more at ease.

“Hoo…….”

Having gained a moment of respite, I looked at the Dire Wolves.

And I discovered one fact.

That from a moment ago, the Dire Wolves’ bodies were wet due to the power of the Orb of Water.

Hadn’t I just obtained a piece of equipment good for utilizing at a time like this?

‘It wouldn’t be bad to test it out this time.’

Utilizing the synergy between equipment and equipment.

It was the most basic of basics for surviving in the World of Justice.

[According to the wielder’s will, the power of ‘Nak’s Legacy─Jeon’ is unleashed.]

[Activating ‘Protective Current’.]

With that, the electric shocks that arose around me spread out in all directions, following the water paths created by the Orb of Water.

Pajeuk, pajijik──!

Although the electric shock itself wasn’t a strong one, it was enough to make the Dire Wolves’ bodies flinch momentarily.

[Kkeuk, kek!]

[Kkaeng!]

The brief gap when the Dire Wolves shuddered and momentarily retreated.

For me, that was enough.

“Now it’s my turn, you dog bastards.”

With the gunshots that continuously echoed, the time for a one-sided hunt began.

[Kkeuuuuu……!]

[Yelp! Keoheoheong!]

Soon after, the Dire Wolf pack completely lost its will to fight and immediately turned its body to start fleeing.

Of course, there was no way I would just let the fleeing demonic beasts go.

Tang──!

Kwaang!!─

Pulling the trigger, and pulling again.

Every time flames shot out from the muzzle, the Dire Wolves’ heads exploded, and holes were punched into their bodies.

No matter how thick the hide of a level 3 demonic beast was, the physical force possessed by a gun was not something that could be recklessly ignored.

Tick, tick-tick…….

‘Hm.’

At some point, the flames that had been shooting from both hands ceased, as if all the bullets had been exhausted.

The bullets had all run out.

[Kiihiing…….]

[Grr! Grrr!]

However, there were still Dire Wolves remaining.

Even though they couldn’t rush at me right away, some of the bastards were trembling in fear, and some were revealing their hostility, still baring their fangs.

“Let’s slowly finish this.”

Such persistent wolf bastards.

[A personal weapon is summoned.]

[Summoning weapon, ‘Fang of Blazing Fire’.]

The Fang of Blazing Fire, which appeared with a blue halo of light, spewed flames.

The blade danced.

There was no need for plausible arts or magic.

Just swinging the Fang of Blazing Fire and burning everything in sight.

[Kaeheeeng!]

[Kkeu-uk, kkeuuuk!]

The beast, the demonic beast, cried.

Afraid of the blazing fire that incinerated all, pained by the flames that greedily devoured its own flesh.

Hwarereureuk──!

Everything in the surroundings became stained with the color of blazing fire.

On and on, on and on.

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