Chapter 281: Technological Revolution (3)

A large interior with a heavy, somewhat oppressive atmosphere.

Several magnificent paintings hung on the walls all around the wide space.

Creatures prostrating themselves on the floor and beings looking down on them from the sky.

People running away from storms and tidal waves, and giants laughing uproariously while looking at them from atop the huge waves.

A woman embracing the sick with a warm smile while being wrapped in light, etc….

Although the techniques and styles were different, the themes that the paintings were trying to convey were all the same.

That was that they were works that expressed the relationship between gods and humans.

Click—

In that space, which radiated even a sense of reverence, a small, out-of-place mouse-clicking sound echoed softly.

"Dark magic user Hahoe Mask."

A low female voice followed soon after.

On one side of the office, which could only be reached by passing through the displayed paintings, various reference pictures were displayed on the computer monitor that was prepared there.

Starting with those that had been captured by CCTV, the huge Bone Dragon that had been taken in Japan, and lastly, even the ruined interior of a Shanghai building.

"Vampire Heinz."

Another clicking sound of the mouse echoed, and the actions of another person appeared on the screen in a stream.

The process, from the clashes with the Blood Alliance, to the actions for public security under the name of Phantom, was summarized in a clear manner.

"Unidentified paladin."

The data that appeared next were not as many as the previous ones.

All the contents were only related to one event.

It was all about the miracle-like event that had happened during the large hospital terrorist attack.

"Three special-class targets of interest have newly appeared in one country in a period of less than half a year. And they say that they have failed to track the movements of all of them…"

Along with the mouse-clicking sound, which was in harmony with the woman's languid voice, the data that was appearing on the monitor quickly scrolled past.

The president of the Korean Returnee Association, the head of the southern branch of Seoul, Yoon Ji-yoon, a secret agent of the Power Management Agency, etc….

After checking all the lists of the targets of interest of Korean nationality that had been identified so far, she finally threw out a word.

"They deserve to die."

It was a cold tone that did not contain even a shred of sympathy.

After all, no matter how she checked, the conclusion was nothing more or less than incompetence.

'…Still, I should finish what I was trying to do. It's not like I'm not related to that side.'

The data that had been briefly passed by was displayed again on the monitor screen.

A montage of armor that had been directly drawn by a witness, as well as corroborated by numerous other witnesses.

She stared at it quietly for a moment, and then she slowly stood up from her seat.

'It's a good thing when companions with the same intention increase. Especially if that existence is competent.'

A strange smile lingered around the lips of the woman with ash-colored hair, Scribe.

"…For the salvation of this world."

At the same time.

The investigation team of the Pantheon headquarters, which had been dispatched from the United States, arrived in Korea.

"If I do this… like this…!"

Howard, who had returned from his study abroad on Earth for about 10 days in Auterica time.

He immediately holed up in his workshop as soon as he returned.

And immediately after that, he began to work on grafting the new knowledge that he had gained from "Technological Revolution" into this world.

He had already grasped all of the principles of the necessary technology.

He knew well why those results were created.

All that he needed were only the intermediate processes to reach those conclusions.

Of course, he could not reproduce a technology at the level of the "Mechanical Eye: Callicas" yet.

As it was natural, no matter how much of a dwarf he was, he could not fully grasp that level of advanced technology in just a few days.

'Actually, the most efficient method would be to use it myself, but….'

However, he couldn't pull out a perfectly fine eye just to save some time.

His dwarven eyes were much more outstanding in the aspects related to production, even if the objective specifications themselves were lacking.

In fact, that was also the reason why he had immediately given the prosthetic eye to Hesperon.

'I've roughly grasped the concept, so the rest will be solved with time. If field usage data is added to that, then it won't take that long either.'

Howard was a being who was always under the effect of his innate talents, various growth enhancements, and the precious "Growth Elixir".

By the standards of an ordinary human, he was an irrationality that would be more than enough to be called a genius.

And, as always.

It was always the role of a very few geniuses to lead the changes in the world.

"…It's done."

After spending several days holed up in his workshop and devoting himself to his work.

He was overwhelmed with emotion as he looked at the small metal gauntlet that was placed before him.

The smooth silver surface and the futuristic exterior that drew elegant curves created a mysterious atmosphere under the light of the forge's fire.

"Phew, then where."

Howard, who had been staring at it as if he were possessed, then put it on his left hand without hesitation.

Since he had made it in a size that was a perfect fit for his arm from the start, the gauntlet tightened seamlessly from his fingertip to his elbow.

'The fit is not bad, either.'

With his hand covered by the gauntlet, Howard walked to the experiment space in the corner of the workshop.

There, various metal plates of various materials, that had been made for testing the performance of the products, were firmly fixed and lined up.

'Let's start lightly, since it's the first time.'

The material was steel, and the thickness was about one span…

He took a light breath and clenched his left hand, having finished the preparation for the test.

Click

Whoosh—

Along with the sound of metal friction, compressed energy was ejected through the nozzle.

At the same time, the magic stone attached inside his wrist glowed, and the lines of light that stretched out from it covered the entire gauntlet like the circuit of a circuit board.

'I'm going now!'

Howard was a one hundred percent pure artisan who had never fought, but to an avatar, who shared the experiences of everyone, such trivial things were not a problem at all.

The small, solid body of the dwarf made a perfect stepping motion, and that impact was transmitted through his flexible waist and the rotation of his shoulder into his fist.

"Urachacha!"

Whoosh—!

The moment his fist was extended, a torrent of energy was ejected from his elbow, like a rocket—.

Right after that.

Boom—!

Along with the roar that shook the workshop, a violent gust of wind swept through the interior of the workshop.

"Cough! Cough!"

Howard, who had burst into coughs from the scattering dust, frowned slightly.

'Uh, maybe this is a bit too much…?'

It goes without saying.

He, who had gotten excited and went into a sudden burst of speed, finally realized the situation and made an awkward expression.

Of course, it was already too late.

Bang!

"What is it? Who is it! Is it an attack? Howard! Are you okay? Howard!"

Following the sound of someone rushing over, Jaonic burst through the door of the workshop, glaring all around while holding a huge hammer.

His vigilance continued until he made eye contact with Howard from beyond the dust that was scattered all around.

"..."

"...Hmm, well then. Heheheh!"

Howard, who had planted his feet firmly on the ground and extended one arm forward, with his fist out in a perfect stance that looked like it was straight out of a textbook, let out an embarrassed laugh.

While he was using all his might to pull out his left arm that had been completely lodged inside the steel plate, which was one span thick.

'…It's not coming out. It would be a big problem if this happened in an actual battle, this is a problem. I'll need reverse-eject too.'

Amidst the busy footsteps of the workshop guards that were beginning to gather, Howard subtly avoided the gaze of Jaonic, whose face was gradually wrinkling, while making an effort to continue his random thoughts.

It was an extremely normal and smooth development site.

While Howard was studying abroad on Earth and developing new technologies, time in Auterica was also flowing by quickly.

The super large-scale event that could not help but affect everyone on the continent—the Pope's funeral—had also ended without any problems, and the unofficial third continental summit meeting that had followed after that was also successfully completed.

"Even if you call it a summit meeting, there were only obvious things that were being discussed."

Heinz II, who had buried himself in the soft chair, closed his eyes and was lost in thought.

Of course, he had not attended that meeting.

He had only dispatched Duke Bright as a representative of the Thalia Kingdom.

No matter how smooth their relationship had become recently, wasn't it strange for him, the king of the vampires, to go to the Pope's funeral himself?

'I was also busy with all sorts of things recently.'

He had had to be aware of both Auterica and Earth at the same time, until just a while ago.

Now that there was no longer any power to send even Heinz to Earth due to various reasons, his Phantom activities had naturally been put on hiatus…

'No, actually, come to think of it, I'm not really free now either.'

No matter how much he entrusted most of his work to his capable crew, he could not simply sit idle as the captain.

Now that he had risen to the position of Vampire King after absorbing Ovaipho, the fate of the race itself was at stake. So how much work did he have to personally check?

If it hadn't been for the management system perks that he had gained at the same time as achieving the Vampire King achievement, "The Majesty of a Ruler," he would have been spending his days busy without even having a spare moment for other thoughts.

It was also true that most of his work was proceeding smoothly, thanks to those perks.

'However, if there is one thing that is bothering me…'

Of course, not all things were going as he intended.

The search for the missing people, which was taking longer than expected, and the issue regarding Vice President Kayla Macleare's son were such matters.

The search, which he had thought would be finished quickly after investigating all of the vampires of Ovaipho, was being delayed more than he had anticipated.

Of course, there was a legitimate reason for that.

'I never thought that the revolutionary would directly intervene in that matter.'

The existence that he had reached at the end of the tenacious pursuit.

It turned out that the leader of the Reverse of Heaven covenant, the revolutionary, who was already dead, was at the very end of it.

'…What a useless guy.'

Naturally, even he, who controlled all of the intelligence organizations on the continent, was unable to continue his pursuit even in this situation.

He was someone that even Hans had struggled to track the movements of, and it was absurd to try to track his movements from 20 years ago.

Although it was unsettling, he had no choice but to guess that he had been sacrificed in some sort of ritual and move on.

'Still, I'll continue tracking them. I was the one who avenged them, so I'll have something to say to Kayla.'

The giant who had appeared in the Thulc Kingdom and attacked Tarak was the revolutionary himself.

Somehow, he had ended up acting as his proxy in his revenge.

With that much, he would be able to save face.

"Then, next."

Heinz, who had been muttering like that, shut his mouth.

He could say that he had already accomplished all of the goals that he had set in the beginning: unifying the vampires, and bringing them into the light.

If there were no particular problems, he would be able to leave them be as they were.

Then, what should Heinz II aspire to?

What goal should he set for himself going forward?

'…Is it finally time?'

The work he had to do in Auterica was roughly finished.

Then, what was next was obvious!

"Earth."

Come to think of it, now was the perfect time.

Beoncheonhoe was in a situation where their branch that had been in charge of the entire East Asia had been wiped out.

The sensitive guys would probably be on high alert, focusing all of their attention on that area.

'Hahoe Mask, a target of interest, has left Korea and stretched his foot into China, which is basically his own backyard. Those guys won't stay still like this.'

Moreover, although it was unintentional, the paladin Heinrich, who had been a hot topic until before Hahoe Mask's reappearance, was also one of the things they were interested in.

He had found out from the fragmented memories of Yullyeongja that they were trying to collaborate with a guy named Scribe, who was the head of the North American branch.

'I could know more definitively if the memory loss hadn't been so severe.'

Although it was a shame, it was something that couldn't be helped.

He should be content with the fact that he knew beforehand that the guy named Scribe was in a key position in the Pantheon.

Anyway, one thing was for sure. If the eyes of those guys were focused on East Asia, chasing Hans and Heinrich, then the other side would be a little bit more vulnerable than usual.

He didn't know how much of an effect it would have, considering the scale of those guys, but still, it was better to collect as much benefits as possible if he was going to go anyway.

'That way, I'll be able to definitely break through any trap that may be there.'

Heinz, who had been sitting quietly,'s eyes turned cold.

It was an opportunity to break past the limit that had been blocking his path and grow one step further.

And wasn't it not possible to keep running away every time things seemed a little dangerous?

After putting his thoughts together for the last time, Heinz quietly stood up from his seat.

And he licked his lips and whispered to himself as if declaring it.

"Then, shall we go. To Europe."

The land where the vampires had their strongest power on Earth.

To the center of global cuisine.