Chapter 258: Reverse City (10)
"······."
Shwuuu—!
Having slipped out of the Villain Association, Baek Woohyun imdiately took to the air and flew. Using the sa ans once demonstrated in 'Reverse Planet'—lifting his body with Telekinesis to fly through the sky—he was astonishingly fast.
There was no uncertainty about where to go. Isaac was already attached to his side and guiding him. More precisely, he was sharing his field of vision to make locating things easier—but regardless.
Right now, his left eye was seeing the original world while his right eye was seeing the code world. Using the information that surfaced in the code world, he had pinpointed the location of the 'Steel Legion' perfectly.
Even seeing two different sights in his left and right eyes, his expression was unchanged. Having experienced far more bizarre sights countless tis before, he had long since adapted.
'Is this it?'
Reaching the outermost edge of Reverse City at last, Baek Woohyun gazed into the empty air.
To ordinary eyes nothing was visible, but to the eye shared by Isaac, those waiting to burst out from behind it were plain as day.
The crouching clusters of data between the downward-flowing streams of code were unmistakably distinct. True to the na 'Steel Legion'—there were a great many of them.
"Can you pull out just one common entity separately?"
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[Of course that's possible]
Isaac's answer to Baek Woohyun's question was imdiate.
According to his explanation, the vision currently being shared with Baek Woohyun was sothing like a developer mode—a view with all permissions enabled.
Therefore, if he exerted Telekinesis with the feeling of focusing and directing it there, pulling out just a single common entity separately was entirely possible.
"Hm."
Narrowing his eyes, Baek Woohyun imdiately used his supernatural ability.
Closing the ordinary left eye, focusing on the world visible through the developer mode right eye. The data cluster in human form was drawn out in accordance with his will.
It was not particularly difficult. Having already reached the realm of Transcendence and possessed senses beyond that of a human before, this was all the more so.
When he opened his left eye again, there it was—an entity that could rightly be called a mass-produced version of Etinel, floating in the air.
A machine with a gaunt silver skeleton exposed instead of being covered in a pure white casing. A form that called to mind the killing machines of old films.
Baek Woohyun examined the exterior, turning it this way and that, then lightly used Telekinesis.
Kkeek—
'It's got a degree of hardness, but it's nowhere near the level to withstand a supernatural ability.'
At the body bending in an instant, Baek Woohyun nodded inwardly. This was nearly weaker than even early-stage Etinel.
Furthermore, its output was also nothing remarkable compared to Etinel. He had not been exerting much force at all in restraining it, yet it was locked in place just as he wanted, unable to move.
This was genuinely an inferior version of Etinel. Simply more nurous.
He had been thinking of reducing the numbers sowhat if others found it difficult to deal with, but at this level he judged it was fine to leave them as is.
The number of 'Steel Legion' units visible in the current field of view was roughly a few thousand. That many would be appropriate for the over several hundred 'Reverse City' personal broadcasters to hold back.
Having casually crumpled and destroyed the common entity, he reached out again.
'Let's check the upper-tier entity as well.'
In the developer view Isaac had shared, upper-tier entities of the 'Steel Legion'—carrying noticeably larger data volus than the common entities—were clearly visible as distinct.
Just as with pulling out a common entity, Baek Woohyun pulled out an upper-tier entity and prodded at it with Telekinesis from various angles to gauge the feel of it.
Naturally, he paid not the slightest mind to the state of the upper-tier entity being crumpled and crushed in the process. The target was a machine that could not feel emotion anyway.
Kkeeeek.
'At best, mid-version Etinel or below.'
That was Baek Woohyun's conclusion after poking at the 'Steel Legion' upper-tier entity with Telekinesis.
Current 'Reverse City' heroes and villains possessed strength at the level of PVP max-level builds, so it amounted to a level they could deal with without difficulty.
With its durability comparatively low as well, even neutral faction mbers without supernatural abilities could handle them if they chose their weapons well.
He felt he now understood why Deus had called it a small gift.
This [Steel Legion Invasion] event was content that Baek Woohyun and the personal broadcasters could enjoy without any disruption and move past.
The number of enemies visible in the developer mode view was sowhat large—well, that was a level overcoable with effort, wasn't it?
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[That Deus. He's put quite a fun little trick into the Steel Legion]
"···?"
However, Isaac's thinking seed to differ sowhat from Baek Woohyun's.
It was likely because, unlike Baek Woohyun who had simply confird whether the 'Steel Legion's' strength was manageable for the personal broadcasters, Isaac had checked various other things.
Baek Woohyun would probably have gotten the sa information if he could also interpret what was visible in the developer view, but he did not possess that capability.
At any rate, according to Isaac's explanation, the 'Steel Legion'—both common and upper-tier entities—had a type of scanning device installed.
Sothing to the effect of scanning the surrounding area just before dying and transmitting it back to Deus's side. Through this, it seed he was trying to find out any sche Isaac might have planted in 'Reverse City.'
He said that since it checked not just the exterior but the interior as well, there was a very low probability that a hidden space could be exposed.
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[It seems I'll need to go and deal with this right away]
"Right."
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[Then I'll head off first. You've worked hard]
Leaving his farewell, Isaac withdrew the shared vision and departed. From his hurried manner, a determination not to permit even that low probability was felt.
Well—in a fight with not only his dream but his very life on the line, there was no way he would be complacent with an attitude of 'eh, there's no way it'll get caught.'
A defeat from biological limitations as before was one thing, but a defeat from his own carelessness—he would not even be able to offer an excuse for that.
"······."
Left alone, Baek Woohyun fully crumpled the 'Steel Legion' upper-tier entity the sa as he had done with the common entity, then gazed for a mont at the empty air where the 'Steel Legion' was waiting.
Without the vision Isaac had been sharing, all that was visible was nothing but the blue sky—but his eyes glead with an ashen light.
As if asserting he could still see beyond. As though that were why he could still exert influence beyond that of a re player.
'For now, let's head back.'
But only for a mont.
Soon turning his body, Baek Woohyun began making his way back toward the Villain Association.
He had confird Deus's sche and finished assessing the 'Steel Legion's' combat strength, so it was now ti to step forward again as the Villain Association leader.
By this point, Kang Soyul standing in his stead would have finished the rough personnel distribution.
Shwuuu—!
The return to the Villain Association was carried out at the sa speed as the flight out. Natural enough, having flown freely without being caught in any traffic.
Furthermore, flight via Telekinesis ant will was equivalent to speed, so as long as various difficult conditions were t, even breaking the sound barrier was possible.
For Baek Woohyun, difficult conditions were effectively nonexistent—aning he could fly at sound-barrier-breaking speed.
"Looking for party mbers for District D! Anyone want to join?!"
"Fruits Crew and Osung Crew are planning to work together to hold District B!"
"Ruden's Echo—assemble—!"
-Ruden's Echo lmao
-I was wondering why the crew is called Echo lol
-What does that even an, you otaku!! Stop talking about stuff only you guys understand!!
-It's an old ga item na
"Hellcat has the most mbers, so naturally they got assigned a really wide area."
"At this rate we'll probably have to split up too."
"Boss! Let's do a headcount!"
And so what Baek Woohyun witnessed upon returning to the Villain Association auditorium was a scene bordering on absolute chaos, with villain broadcasters each shouting over one another at full volu.
Kang Soyul had respected their autonomy—loosely dividing the districts and leaving the rest to them before stepping back—so naturally it had descended into uproar.
That said, even amid the chaos, role and personnel assignnt was proceeding more smoothly than expected. Everyone had the air of experienced broadcasters who got things done regardless.
The likely reason Kang Soyul had opted to divide only broadly by district rather than specifying who would defend what in granular detail was probably this prediction.
Even the apparent raucous nonsense was a form of WWE.
Ttak—
""······!""
-? Why is it suddenly quiet
-Still don't get it? He's 'entered'
-Suddenly goes quiet = Hackphysical has appeared
-??? : Silly debates are hereby prohibited
Baek Woohyun stepped in right around when the personal broadcasters were wrapping up their discussions.
With a light snap of his fingers and the supernatural ability that ca with it, he silenced everyone in the auditorium and descended slowly among them.
anwhile, the viewers, growing increasingly accustod to it, were chattering away about how a sudden silence was equivalent to Baek Woohyun's appearance.
Of course, this ti the reason for the silence was different from before. The personal broadcasters had not even noticed Baek Woohyun's arrival.
The current silence was entirely because Telekinetic force, exquisitely calibrated, had controlled the movents of the personal broadcasters—the area around their jaws especially—and forced their mouths shut.
Though if anyone were to say the more impressive thing was having perfectly dominated the actions of so hundred people—there would be nothing to say to that.
"It's about ti to depart."
"Finally!" "Let's goooo—!"
-Next door already finished deploynt and these guys are just now heading out lol
-The main character always arrives late, that's how it goes
-Didn't he co to tell them to hurry up because they've been chattering too long?
-???: Why are they still at the Association
[Notice] The [Steel Legion Invasion] event has begun!
"Run! Move move move!"
"No assists for latecors!"
On top of Baek Woohyun's declaration, the event start notification appeared as if it had been waiting. At this the personal broadcasters ca scrambling out.
They had realized they should have gone to their pre-designated positions before the event started, but had been taking it easy and fallen slightly behind.
Given the 'Steel Legion' premise, this event would fundantally be a defense format. It was obvious that having defensive preparations in place in advance would make holding the line far easier.
"······."
Watching the personal broadcasters pouring out ahead of him, Baek Woohyun glanced to the side. Kang Soyul, who had drawn near at so point, was standing there.
Receiving his gaze, she gave an exaggerated shrug. An attitude that seed to protest 'I clearly told them~.'
That was indeed the feeling—which beca evident in the words that followed.
"I clearly told them I could also move everyone with my supernatural ability once personnel assignnt was done?"
"Then those people···."
"Forgot all about it and ran off on their own."
The supernatural ability Kang Soyul had chosen in 'Reverse City' was dark movent. The darkness that always spread when Baek Woohyun made an appearance—that had been her supernatural ability.
Using it to send the personal broadcasters affiliated with the Villain Association to their respectively assigned positions—that had been her intended role.
And yet the very people who stood to benefit had completely forgotten the offer and gone running off.
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