Chapter 78.1

Nameless Mercenary POV

d.a.m.n it, what is going on here? I was told the pay would be good but those guys completely played me.

And it was true. I was surprised when they blindfolded me and took me to the South Pole. Ive gotten a lot of money and food. But the money can only be spent in these underground facilities they have. What is the point? The higher-ups are getting help from the US and EU. Our equipment is too advanced for simple mercenaries.

(Mercenary) Well, whatever. The pay is good so Ill fight for its worth.

(Officer) Hey, you idiot. If you have time to complain, go help at the front gate. Theyre breaking through.

An officer brought from the EU is yelling at me. His face is completely pale. Well, of course. Im a mercenary, but hes an actual officer. If he gets caught here, its over for him.

(Mercenary) Buddy, if they catch us well go to court too for war crimes. You know that, right?

(Mercenary #2) Eh? Do I look like I care? And who are you? Were not buddies. Dont make me mad or youll regret it.

The guy was running to the gate, but he stopped just to say that. He then kept running, but not without staring cold daggers at me. Come on man. The only buddies well have now are those monsters we have to fight with.

Man, Im jealous of those Noah guys.

New world is fighting with an illegal army while those guys are legally backed by the UN. Why are they different from us?

Were even having dumb mercenaries using living weapons that they cant comprehend.

(Mercenary) Yo buddy, doesnt seem like the beam is doing a lot.

(Mercenary #2) What part of Im not your buddy did you not understand. The water wave shut down the turret almost completely. And the ice wall we were using to protect ourselves disappeared.

(Mercenary) What? How?

(Mercenary #2) And how am I supposed to know? It just did. Now theyre free to advance. Apparently after the wall melted you could see a giant centipede and a spider lady in the distance.

(Mercenary) Ive seen those giant centipedes in movies. About 5 meters long.

(Mercenary #2) Yeah. But as long as you can penetrate the armor with bullets it should be fine.

My buddy is optimistic. He thinks we can just pierce the armor and take out the centipede, but its not gonna be so easy. From the footage weve seen, the Noah guys are behind the centipede s.h.i.+elding it. Those powersuits sure are tough. And whats with the spider lady? Man, Noah sure isnt far from becoming a zoo. Especially with that flying dinosaur thing.

(Officer) Mercenaries! The centipede is at the gates! Theyre breaking in!

The EU guy keeps yelling. Do these people have a sort of illness that prevents them from living if they dont yell? Whatever. Guess its time to work. Release security device and-

(Officer) Here it is!

(Mercenary) Hey there!

I shot the first shot with a 20mm railgun while examining the centipede. Prepare the next shot and Did it work?

(Mercenary) Yeah, like I thought. It did nothing. Hey buddy, youre too far ahead.

He was trying to kill the centipede with a regular 7.62mm rifle. I managed to drag him back just in time. When I looked back to where he was standing, a mysterious liquid was on the floor emanating from smoke.

(Mercenary) Ahh, I see. Thats how they melted the ice wall. Also, that 20mm railgun direct shot did absolutely nothing.

(Mercenary #2) Thanks pal, you saved me.

(Mercenary) Dont mention it. By the way, can you shoot that tank over there?

(Mercenary #2) Sure.

(Mercenary) Keep shooting it. Its gonna explode.

I instructed my buddy to shoot at the tank of liquid nitrogen installed next to the gate. The tank exploded and the centipedes outer skin froze. I fired my third shot, which leaves me with 2 bullets.

(Mercenary) Hm, it seems we wouldve managed to do damage to it, but Was it prevented by a magic barrier?

(Mercenary #2) They can create personal barriers as well as s.h.i.+p barriers!?

(Mercenary) Seems like it. Actually, we shouldnt be fighting this. Our squad is not equipped to deal with this situation.

(Mercenary #2) Do we run?

Man, Id like to run but I need my salary. As if the centipede wasnt enough, now they have a spider lady behind them. Wait- Theres something on the back of the spider!

(Mercenary #2) Hey, you said you saw movies about these insects. Is it normal for a spider to have a giant praying mantis on their back!?

(Mercenary) OF COURSE NOT! Thats probably one of Noahs biological weapons! Wait, why is the mantis looking at us!?

(Mercenary #2) Come on, this is too much Hey, that suit

From the other side of the gate I could see Arakawa Kouki wearing the Type-0 suit. The range is approximately 1800 meters. That should be more than what the suits a.s.sisted movement could detect.

(Mercenary) Im gonna shoot him. If I shoot twice, were running away as fast as we can.

(Mercenary #2) Got it.