Chapter 69: Monsters of the Abyss (8)

Chapter 69: Monsters of the Abyss (8)

"How is he? Whats he doing? Is he happy?

The legion bombarded with questions.

[...Of course, hes currently reviewing the footage you sent. He must be quite busy. Yes, he's very happy.]

"Do you know how hard I worked to optimize this for him?

Kang Do Yeon grumbled from the sidelines.

In truth, Kang Do Yeon deserved recognition for her understanding and refinement of the new fmind technique-. The legion, with its superior intelligence, had enhanced and evolved this technique. However, it was she who played a crucial role in adapting it from their viewpoint to a human-s. Throughout this process, she had pushed her cognitive abilities to their limits with the legions help, leaving her utterly drained.

"However, the newly created Resonance Method is only half complete.

The legion gave a vague verdict on the new mind technique for handling Formative Force.

"Its a technique thoroughly designed for humans, or rather, humanoid forms.

"But all the high-ranking species are humanoid... arent they?

Kang Do Yeon asked, her confusion evident. The legion nodded in response.

In fact, all the high-ranking species that the legion produced to utilize Formative Force were in the form of humans or orcs, possessing arms and legs and using weapons.

"Weve never seen a beast use Formative Force.

The reason was straightforward. The legion had never encountered any creature that utilized Formative Force. They were hesitant to create inefficiently, and thus, never dared to do so.

"Ultimately, because theyre humanoid, they have no choice but to rely on such techniques.

However, these versatile soldiers had a significant weakness. Compared to other types of soldiers who enhanced their size, teeth, or claws, their lethality decreased if they were weaponless.

Therefore, if they were born with arms and hands, it was best to grab anything and swing it around, even if they had a spiked tail.

"We need swordsmanship. Whether it-s spear technique or body technique, we need it all.

The legion-s eyes gleamed behind the mask.

Creating a weapon was simple. However, that weapon was certainly not a part of the body, and it unquestionably required a method of use.

It had to be more efficient. They had experienced this in their fight with the Moonlight Elves, who had developed a somewhat systematic sword technique.

This was the basis for the legion-s judgment that the Resonance Method they developed was only half complete.

"Then it-s solved. The martial arts that Ji Chang Hyun taught him was a type of swordsmanship.

"Tsk.

At Kang Do Yeons words, the legion didnt bother to hide its feelings.

"Tsk?

"It-s not an unusual sound. While he could learn directly from the video, it would make him happier if we were the ones to teach him.

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"...Youre incredibly honest in this regard.

Kang Do Yeon playfully stuck out her tongue in response to the legion-s unexpected reaction, quickly scanning her surroundings.Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

This was not the same legion she once knew, the one she had taught to understand and express emotions.

Now, it didn-t hesitate to comprehend and convey its own feelings.

fI think I understand his concern now.-*

Her understanding deepened now that they were unified as one entity.

Not the fictitious magic known through Earths knowledge, but the magic of the humans of this world, as revealed by the testimony of the Moonlight Elf Chieftain.

"The gaze reflected in the crystal spheres. Its the scenery of the cave. Theyre looking through the golems eyes.

The legion confirmed that the screens visible in the crystal spheres were displaying similar landscapes from various angles, and identified their nature.

"It wasnt automatic...then, doesnt that mean they saw us? But its too quiet for that.

"The total number of crystal spheres is 69, the number of humans is 38. Theyre not watching all the golems from the start.

The legion swiftly completed its calculations and initiated a new one. A Moonlight Elf survivor had managed to evade detection, and it was clear they hadnt yet disclosed their

identity to the humans. This information could be leveraged for a more efficient battle.

"I want to see the outside first.

The legion, momentarily halting its march, dispatched a single scout. The scout quickly caught and devoured a bug to replenish its energy.

The smaller scouts possessed fully functional digestive organs, enabling them to procure energy independently.

[Was the desperation so great that it justified the inefficiency? Then, how does it feel to finally see the outside world youve yearned for?]

The scout moved steadily towards the intensifying light.

Suddenly, the landscape shifted.

The pure sunlight, a stark contrast to the feeble glow stones of the cave that resembled a prison, bathed the entire world with the power of origin and life.

The wind, now free to roam anywhere, was unlike the wind confined to flow within the underground labyrinth.

The soil, teeming with the energy of countless lives thriving on it, was different.

All these elements, which those who lived here and saw daily, couldnt appreciate, were entirely new to the legion, which had just surfaced from the ground for the first time.

It felt like a child seeing the world for the first time. The legions world, which began from a single hive in a cave, had expanded once more.

[Didnt you already know? Whats outside, what the sun is, what this world is?]

<No...it s...different.

They knew, of course, thanks to the vast knowledge they had gathered while growing. But that was merely information they had seen and heard.

The sights they directly experienced through a part of themselves were so overwhelming that their advanced brain momentarily froze.

'The sky. The dwelling place of the gods and the gateway to the boundless universe.

The legion looked upwards. They had always been curious about the sky.

The endless expanse of blue. The scouts specially enhanced vision accurately captured that clear blue color.

'Its beautiful.

For the first time since their birth, they could see the sky of the open world.

The view of this world under the open sky was beyond comparison to even the largest hive.

The legion, which had yet to clearly define what beauty was, found its definition for the first time.

[Then, what are your thoughts on seeing that sky, this world?]

'I want it.

Their obsession momentarily subsided, and the legions inherent desire to consume surged stronger than ever before.

It was a predictable outcome. If they desired something, they would seize it. That was the legions logic.

The entire legion was violently stirred by the intense primal instinct to devour everything, to color it with their own cells.