2-17: Science vs Fantasy I (3/5)

2-17: Science vs Fantasy I (3/5)

Just what is this guy?

The criminals were confused and afraid just as the boy had expected.

These men were skilled at many things but they werent particularly good at any one of them.

They were thugs with no blood or tears to shed for others. They were the sort who wouldnt balk at the idea of committing murder even for a paltry sum.

They have been living like this even before the cultural exchange 8 years ago, so as far as they were concerned, the change in times only meant more money for them.

By being able to adapt to the change in technology and having some decent stats, they came to be valued, and as people grew more and more displeased with society, so did the opportunities for their work increase.

Their work this time was simple. They were to start a commotion on the appointed day.

How they were to cause that commotion didnt matter as long as they could get the attention of the Countermeasure Department and keep them preoccupied.

Given the requests of their client, these men thought that locking themselves in an area would be a good way to go about it.

So until the appointed day, they picked out a place for their operation, set up the equipment theyve been lent, and recruited people and incited them.

The easiest kind of people to gather and incite were those whove lost something in the exchange with the otherworld.

Such people also made it easy to cover their tracks once they were doing with them.

Everything had gone without a hitch.

In a short time they were able to gather about 30 people including those that they hired with money.

They even prepared some small arms both for camouflage and to help them start their commotion.

Any other equipments they needed, they were able to get from their client for relatively cheap. Their preparations were perfect.

They would cause a commotion somewhere, leave when the time was right, and blame everything on the people they incited.

It was an easy job that paid remarkably well Or at least it was supposed to be an easy job.

What is this guy!?

The boy that stood in their way was strange from the start.

He did not fear guns and even after he was sent flying and was surrounded, he never once stopped hurling abuse.

No matter how much he was beaten, the sharp glint in his eyes and his attitude never waned.

He caught bullets with his bare hands, instantly destroyed dog-type drones unarmed, and even after they showed him their simplified exoskeletons, he just smiled at them as if nothing was amiss.

The boy was abnormal. So much so in fact that it was almost creepy. Thats why the criminals used their weapons against him without mercy.Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience

Unfortunately, because they didnt think they would actually need it, they only had a few weapons with them.

Specifically, the only weapons they had on them were the HF Vibration Knife and the Pistol-Type Beam Gun.

That was the limit of the pseudo photon equipment meant for the general public.

Fool, dont group me with the likes of you over something on this level

The criminal had to muster all of his courage just to hurl that abuse at the boy, but the boy didnt care about it.

This was someone who could stop an HF Vibration Knife with his bare hands. And that was while he was much smaller than him.

He didnt even budge an inch, and when the criminal had struck out with his knife, it felt as if hed struck a giant rock rather than a little boy.

Never before had the criminal thought it was pointless to struggle against someone with a greater status than his own, but this situation was simply too strange and different. It was completely unlike anything he knew.

Now then, lets see how sturdy these things are.

Huh? Oh, heh heh heh

As the boy held the vibrating knife, he took his other hand and formed a clenched fist with it.

Its okay. It was an unarmed fist, so it couldnt possibly hurt him.

Even if the armor the criminal was wearing was a simplified version, it was still the same protector that made small arms worthless.

No matter how powerful the boys punch may be, the protector is shrouded by a film-like energy barrier. Theres no way he could penetrate that.

Unfortunately, it didnt occur to the criminal that the only reason he was thinking that was because his brain had long been paralyzed by fear.

Heh heh The mans face broke into laughter as he tried to escape reality, but in one fell swoop, his face suddenly twisted. GAHA!?!?

The chest part of his protector had suddenly caved in.

The sudden impact choked him, and before he knew it, his world had been dyed in white as his consciousness left.

Unu?

A confused voice resounded as the man who had been hit fell down on his back.

The portion of the armor covering his chest cracked, and upon hitting the ground, it broke apart.

Is this barrier? I feel like Ive punched something similar somewhere before, though.

That nonchalant curious attitude of his terrified the other two criminals even more.

When things had finally reached this point, the criminals finally realized that this boy was not an opponent they could take on.

Flames shot out from their boosters as their protectors that already bolstered their agility propelled them even faster.

Oh? Where do you think youre going?

The two remaining criminals tried to run as fast as they could, but a voice suddenly resounded from behind them.

They immediately stopped in a panic, but the boy only greeted them with a smile so bright it was creepy.

They didnt even have the right to leave anymore as their screams resounded throughout the floor.

Fortunately, the girl and the hostages had already gone down to the second floor, so they didnt hear them.