I Became an Illegal Cheat User

83 – You Cannot Pass (2)

Following the sudden bombardment, a barrier appeared.

When an unidentified creature, composed of matte black and gray, emerged atop that barrier.

‘What the hell is that?’

‘What, is he trying to stop us all by himself?’

‘Heh heh, crazy b*stard! He’s completely lost it!’

Corrupted beings who had willingly transformed.

Corrupted beings who could not handle their own talents and had changed.

Corrupted beings who had been tainted by magic, either directly or indirectly.

A cluster of such corrupted beings gathered, and laughter erupted from the black wave.

It was no wonder, as the number of corrupted beings gathered here was at least in the hundreds of thousands. And that number was continuously growing.

Across the Amnok River, thousands, even millions of corrupted beings on the continent of death were marching toward the Korean Peninsula under the orders of named entities.

Of course, the bridge of magic connecting the continent of death and the Korean Peninsula was not extensive enough for a simultaneous advance.

Yet, was this lone figure really trying to stop them? A mere superhuman who only exuded a mid-high level of energy?

‘Hey, you arrogant b*stard! Just wait right there! We’ll come and take that head of yours…!’

‘You presumptuous fool! Do you really think a mid-high level like you can stop our advance?’

‘More arrogant than the arrogant!’

The corrupted beings marching toward the forward base found the creature atop the barrier not just laughable, but infuriatingly arrogant.

The corrupted ones at the forefront began to run, intent on tearing the monster apart.

And when the distance to the wall was about 100 meters away.

“…Huh, my strength…”

“My body’s losing strength….”

The high-ranking corrupted ones were flustered by the dwindling power within them.

“…Ugh, ugh! Monster, monster…!”

“aaah! aaah!─!”

The lower-ranking corrupted ones let out screams of terror, their faces pale, and either fled or went berserk.

Of course, those who fled were caught by the high-ranking corrupted ones and executed, or trampled to death by the pursuing corrupted ones.

But even as new members joined, the lower-ranking corrupted ones remained paralyzed by fear.

And so, chaos descended upon the black wave.

“You lot─!”

A loud, distorted cry echoed from the monster on the wall.

At the same time, 11 mini-guns appeared out of nowhere, their barrels rotating with a harsh, metallic sound.

The corrupted ones at the forefront, who had been running, felt a sense of foreboding and tried to retreat, but…

“What are you stopping for?!”

“Do you want to get trampled and die too?!”

“Hey, you guys! Don’t stop, keep running!”

But they couldn’t retreat due to the corrupted ones pressing in from behind.

And so, with no choice but to give it their all, they ran with all their might.

“We can’t pass through here──!!”

“…Ah.”

The 11 white flashes of light from the mini-guns poured down upon them.

And before they could even react…

“…Kuaaah!─!”

“I don’t want to die…!”

“Monster…!”

They vanished without a trace, consumed by the white flashes.

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KWA-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A───!!

With a fierce roar, eleven flashes shot toward the black wave.

『…Kuhh—!』

『P-Please, save me…!』

『I don’t want to die…!』

The corrupted beings struck by the flashes screamed their last and vanished into ash.

And behind those leaders, the corrupted beings charging forward were.

Puh-buh-buh-buh-buh-buh-bang──!!

『…Uwaaah!』

『Hey, you b*stards! What are you doing!』

『Don’t fly up! Don’t fly up…, Uwaah!』

Due to the effect of ‘Special Explosive Shell (B+)’, one of the abilities of the ‘Specially Modified Angel of Death (A)’, they suffered fire damage (+divine power) and were knocked back as if they were in a game.

As I maneuvered the minigun, pouring out bullets like lasers to halt the advance of the corrupted beings.

“Oh, my….”

“That countless army, all by themselves….”

“No, they said they were an intern….”

Voices of the team members behind me erupted in astonishment.

‘…What’s going on? Why are those people still here?’

Though I had said it was ‘an obstruction’ due to the forced language conversion (?), it wasn’t entirely incorrect.

After all, the members of the first extermination unit below the barrier were merely at the lieutenant level.

And with only about ten of them at most, even if they wanted to help me.

KWA-A-A-A─! KWA-A-A-A-A-A──!!

They couldn’t be of more help than the ten miniguns I was currently controlling with telekinesis.

And above all, the reason I couldn’t accept their help was.

Kwah-zzik…!

– Master, the third minigun on the left has been destroyed.

‘Understood.’

Even if a minigun was destroyed, I could just pull it out again.

“…Shouldn’t we be climbing up over the barrier right now?”

“That intern said we’re a nuisance.”

“No… even if we are a nuisance, we can’t just let them fight alone like that.”

Because they only have one life.

So, the only thing they can do for me right now is one thing.

‘Tera, please tell those people to hurry and get out of here.’

Retreating from this outpost.

That is the only help they can offer me.

– Yes, understood.

As soon as I gave the order, the drone I had set aside for transmission soared into the air.

And not long after.

– Master, command executed successfully.

The drone that had descended below the barrier rose back up, and Tera’s voice echoed.

As I spread my senses, I realized I couldn’t feel the magic of the team members who had been huddled below the barrier.

‘Good job, but how did you persuade them? They seemed ready to climb over the barrier to help me at any moment.’

In response to my question, the drone controlled by Tera approached.

– Surprisingly simple.

As Tera said this, the bottom of the drone opened, revealing a grenade (+sacred).

– I told them I’d blow it up if they didn’t retreat, and they all complied without hesitation.

‘……’

Wow, I came to support them.

Instead, I’m about to gain a notorious reputation.

‘…Still, Tera’s threats are definitely effective.’

It’s not a good situation to coax and soothe them with kind words right now.

So, forcing them to retreat, even through threats like Tera did, is the right approach.

As I thought this, I heard Tera’s voice, eager for praise.

– Did I do well?

‘…Yeah, you did well.’

But this is the last time.

Next time, don’t threaten without my permission.

– Yes, understood.

Hearing Terra’s assurance, I let out a short sigh and exchanged the melting miniguns for new ones.

Then, while taking various magical and ranged attacks head-on, I fired the miniguns.

After all, being hit by their attacks would do me no harm thanks to the effects of Aegis and Armor’s “Damage Absorption.” So, rather than moving around unnecessarily, it was far more effective to stay rooted like a turret and shoot.

But it seemed that I would have to stop that now.

“Our high-ranking members will take the lead!”

“Everyone, surround yourselves with a magical barrier!”

“Expend all your magical energy!”

I wasn’t sure if it was the commands of the named ones, but the high-ranking corruptors began to step forward.

They advanced little by little, blocking my bullets with their full-powered magical barriers.

Of course, due to the effect of “Super Accuracy,” the barriers were pierced, causing the bodies of the corruptors to burst apart.

Still, the damage that needed to reach the back was rapidly reduced as it was first blocked by the barriers and then by the bodies of the corruptors.

“It’s about time to dive into the wave.”

– Master, I am ready.

“Alright, shall we do some warm-up exercises before diving into the wave?”

As I said this, I activated the skill “Clairvoyance (A).”

Whoosh!

My field of vision soared into the sky.

I kept a close watch on the immense number of corruptors marching toward the forward base.

Then, I sent all my magical energy, except for a tiny bit to avoid exhaustion. Instantly, a radius of about 100 meters above the black wave turned white.

Grenades, created in white due to divine power, appeared above the heads of the corruptors.

『…! ……!!』

『……!!』

『…!』

I could see the corruptors’ faces filled with horror as they screamed.

Seeing their expressions, I took Aegis out of my inventory and switched it to a shield.

I then thrust it forward and commanded Terra.

“Terra, detonate.”

– Yes, Master.

As Terra’s response echoed, my vision returned to normal.

The Clairvoyance was dispelled due to a lack of magical energy.

Wiiiiiiiiing!

The drone beside me whirred with a fierce motor sound, darting toward the falling grenades, pulled by the law of gravity.

And the moment the drone collided with a grenade—

KWA-BOOM────!!

Every grenade within a 100-meter radius exploded simultaneously, unleashing a deafening roar.

– Master, the shockwave is coming!

As Terra’s warning echoed in my ears, an immense force slammed into my body.

At the same time, not just the barriers but all the buildings in the outpost were swept away like dust in the wind.

Bang! Bang, bang, bang bang!

My body, propelled by the shockwave, crashed into the ground like a rubber ball, flying backward.

Of course, thanks to the damage absorption of the Aegis and Atlas armor, it didn’t hurt.

Still, the impact on my body was palpable, leaving me feeling quite unsettled.

It was as if my insides were churning.

To steady myself, I decided to stop bouncing around first.

“…Huff!”

KWA-BOOM!

That meant driving my fist into the ground.

KRAKAKAKAK─!

The earth split open in a long fissure.

Simultaneously, the speed at which I was being pushed back began to slow, as if the brakes had been applied to a car.

And when a certain length of distance had been created, the force that had been propelling me finally ceased.

“Phew… finally stopped.”

Free from the biological rubber ball, I withdrew my arm from the ground and stood up.

Then, I discarded the now-gray Aegis onto the floor and activated the fourth injector of the ‘Potion Auto-Injector (A)’ strapped to my waist.

Whoosh.

I felt a needle-like device pierce into my side.

At the same time, my nearly depleted magical energy surged back rapidly.

– Master, the corrupted ones are closing in.

“Yeah, I see them too.”

It seemed like I had wiped out about 50% of the black wave with the grenade bombardment.

Still, perhaps because I kept crossing over from the continent of death, the waves were filling up again.

“Hey, Terra.”

– Yes, Master.

“Can the weapon I have take out the legs of the demon?”

– If I create a large explosion like before, I believe it can be done.

“Then five boxes of grenades per leg should suffice?”

– Yes, that is correct.

“Hmm… so that’s the case.”

To think I could eliminate a leg with five boxes of grenades.

‘That means a total of twenty-five boxes will be needed.’

I quickly devised a plan on how to destroy the legs and eliminate the corrupted ones, sending ‘(Specially Modified) Thunderbolt (A)’ to both my hands.

Then, I sprinted towards the black waves with all my might.

Of course, I also created barriers to prevent the corrupted from escaping elsewhere.

Thus, I arrived at what was once a ‘forward base,’ constructing barriers like a fish farm to contain them.

As I watched the corrupted swarm towards me like a horde of cockroaches, I shared my completed plan.

“Terra, I think I’ll need your help to blow up the legs.”

– I am always ready, Master.

“Alright, then let’s first gather our forces.”

I opened my inventory.

Whiiiiiiiiing!

Drones buzzed out of the inventory, their motors whirring as they poured forth.

And following them,

Thud, thud thud!

Cars from the underground parking lot on the third floor of the association expanded the opened inventory, crashing down to the ground.

“Hey, I need to send this myself.”

Unable to just stand by as cars fell atop one another, I activated the injector filled with mana recovery potion.

As my mana replenished, I parked two cars that had just been teleported outside and eighteen from the inventory, a total of twenty cars, ten on each side of me.

Only after bringing out all the devices that Terra could control to the maximum did I proceed.

– ‘Iron Golem’ transformation initiated.

Whiiiiing! Clank, clank!

The golems, under Terra’s command, began to transform from the shape of vehicles into human forms.

And it wasn’t long before.

– Iron Mk. 83, ready for deployment.

– Iron Mk. 83, ready for deployment.

– Iron Mk. 83, ready for deployment.

– Iron…

The ‘replicated’ golems shouted in unison, announcing their readiness for battle.

– Master, Terra is ready for deployment.

“Just a moment.”

I transmitted mini-guns equipped with Christmas ornaments to each of the Iron Mk. 83’s wrists.

Then, I sent five boxes of grenades inside the golems to blow up their legs.

Of course, I ensured that the golems could move without issue, following Terra’s guidance.

With the bomb golems created and Aegis and Armor newly exchanged.

– Master, are you finished with your preparations?

Terra inquired if I was ready.

In response to that question, I loaded the Thunderbolts in both hands.

Boom, crash─!

I answered by unleashing a storm of lightning.