A Legion Grows From My Smartphone

Chapter 59

"Quite strong, huh?"

Yoon Sua deflected the enemy's sword and forced a smile.

Her special ability was [Severance], a power that imbued her sword with the force of cutting through anything.

Thanks to this rather excellent trait, up until now, as long as her sword touched the enemy's body, there had never been an issue with her attack power.

The problem was that the enemy's mana was also a power similar to her ability, something called Formative Power.

No monster she had fought so far had used such an ability, so she was fighting precariously against this new type of enemy.

"Ugh."

Overpowered, she stumbled back.

The issue was that as the monsters grew stronger, battles like this would become more frequent in the future.

And she was well aware of that.

"I must overcome this."

Clenching her teeth, she kicked off the ground.

If it were before, she might have retreated, but now, she could not back down.

She blocked the swing of the large black greatsword, bent low, and quickly closed in.

"Haaaah!"

Then, before the enemy could react, she swung her sword upward, slashing the enemy's breastplate.

The power of [Severance] exploded.

The enemy's breastplate was deeply scored by the force, beginning to shatter.

"Got it!"

She was confident in her victory and the possibility of overcoming this.

Her chest pounded with excitement.

"More of them are coming!"

"It's Noli and Kobolds!"

At the shouts around her, Yoon Sua looked at the bright magic circle ahead.

The magic circle spewing out monsters relentlessly.

Charging herself with confidence, she rushed towards the particularly notable ones among them, supported by covering fire from the soldiers.

"The encampment... it won't fall, right?"

"I don't know. Damn it, why does nothing ever go right?"

In the middle of the encampment, amidst the unending sound of explosions, gunfire, and shouting.

Robert, who was currently on standby, was chain-smoking nervously.

The other mercenaries were the same. Their faces were dark.

All of it was because of the enemies who continuously defied the Allied Forces' predictions.

"Survivor rescue or whatever, they should just end this with a barrage of missiles or nuclear bombs."

"It's come to this point, and you're still spouting such carefree nonsense. Besides, it's doubtful that would even work now. At this point, I'd believe it if those monsters started shooting guns. They already use weird magic; why wouldn't they?"

The anxiety deepened as time went on.

And I felt the same. No matter how hard I tried to calm myself, fear was still fear.

[Unit Summoning Ticket x1]

Before my eyes was my last resort, something no one else could see but me.

The problem was that it truly was a last resort.

Even if I summoned it now, considering the aftermath, it would be an insane move.

Unless I was truly on the verge of death, I couldn't use it.

If the encampment defense were to be breached.

"The defense...!"

"The defense is breached! Elite Demonic Creatures!"

And it seemed like the bad things I imagined kept coming true.

"Fall back to the rear! Our objective is to escort the Company Researchers!"

Robert immediately led the researchers to the rear of the encampment.

The chaos was intensifying.

"Alright. Won't the Apaches take care of everything?"

And that chaos escalated further as the combat helicopters fired missiles and machine guns, advancing forward.

"..."

But then, the helicopters were all shot down by blue beams from the enemy camp, reaching their peak.

I gripped the handle of the gun in my hand even tighter.

[The Legion is always ready to step forward for you.]

"...Not now. It can't be now."

The encampment hadn't fallen yet. Using the Legion's power here in front of so many people was not the right decision.

[Then you'll have no choice but to watch people die.]

"Shut up."

I clenched my teeth. A compromise between reality and desire.

In the end, I didn't use the summoning ticket.

Even when the tanks desperately blocked the path.

Even now, when those who bypassed the blockade were approaching amidst the bombardment shaking the encampment.

I kept repeating my most important goal. My goal was nothing else but survival.

Survival from the enemies and from the Legion. Everything I was doing now was for that purpose.

Drawing attention here and making a mistake would be the worst possible move. I wanted to save it for an even more dangerous, worst-case scenario.

"Looks like we’ll have to fight too."

Robert muttered with a cold sweat.

The encampment, housing tens of thousands, was vast.

Even the urgently reinforced defenses at the front were struggling, so the defenses on the flanks, where the artillery soldiers were stationed, were unlikely to be stronger than at the front.

"It seems we lack Hunter troops to stop the enemy's special forces."

"...If you want to go, you can. I'll make sure you get your hazard pay."

"What?"

At Cox's words, Robert, misunderstanding something, tapped me on the back.

Flustered, I had no choice but to move.

This was my burden to bear.

If I didn’t step up here, the strongest justification I had ever explained to the Legion would lose its power.

'Maybe I could just lie and say I stepped up...'

Of course, I was hesitant. And since the Legion could only know what I told them, maybe deceiving them was possible.

[Are you confident?]

However, my weak heart was reprimanded by just one phrase that appeared before my eyes.

Taking a deep breath, I kicked off the ground.

"Make sure you tell them! What choice I made now, and how much I despise these demonic creatures!"

I ran towards the left side of the encampment, where the enemies were approaching.

I steadied my resolve. It wasn’t just about the Legion. These demonic creatures were my nemesis too.

Helping people wasn’t just about building a justification.

*

[He joined the allies and fought against the attacking enemies, helping people. Compared to the black-armored enemies advancing from the front, these were somewhat weaker forces. The special forces using Formative Power only managed weak enhancement spells. They seemed to have intentionally driven weaker ones here as bait, knowing artillery fire would concentrate on the flanks.]

"He's now..."

"My brother?! Is my brother okay?!"

Kang Do-Yeon, who had been quietly listening to the report, finally couldn't hold back and raised her voice.

"Ugh..."

The Legion silenced her unsettled emotions by covering her mouth.

A mask formed only around her lower face, covering her mouth and jaw.

"I can interpret the torrent of emotions. Excitement, extreme excitement, relief, and then excitement again. He just killed one of the enemies, didn't he?"

[Correct. He shot and killed a gnoll that was attacking a soldier with a gun. Now, an enemy wielding Formative Power has charged at him.]

"And the result?"

[He calmly leaped backward, struck the enemy's head with the stock of his gun, and kicked him down. Then he took the enemy's sword and drove it straight into him.]

"He's fighting well, but I don't understand."

The Legion frowned from within the mask.

Of course, the Legion wanted him to survive, to fight and grow stronger.

But he wasn’t fighting to become strong.

"Why?"

The Purpose of Battle for the Legion is solely Growth and Devouring.

Therefore, the concept of fighting to save and help someone was something inherently difficult to comprehend.

All the more so because the emotions flowing in from him made it clear that he was serious.

"Mm! Mmm!"

At that moment, Kang Do-Yeon tapped her mouth repeatedly.

Seeing that, the Legion released the mask.

"There isn't just one kind of battle, is there?"

"Fighting to protect someone? Why? The weak naturally perish and are devoured. That’s the Law of Life. Let me make it clear, don’t try to impose your human Value of Life on me."

"I don’t know about all that, but either way, isn’t Oppa trying to teach you something? His own thoughts. Are you going to ignore even that?"

She cautiously opened her mouth.

The new ideology that the siblings were trying to teach together was something the Legion found difficult to understand.

[If you don't understand, then just observe. He fights for you and for his Conviction.]

"An act that doesn’t help Growth at all... But I don’t get it. It would be faster for me to grow much stronger and help him. If I devour all humans, he wouldn’t need to protect anyone, right?"

"Th-that’s definitely not what Oppa would want. He’d be sad."

Kang Do-Yeon desperately tried to persuade and guide the Legion.

She was fully aware of her role.

[In front of him, who was helping the Injured People, a particularly strong-looking figure appeared. The Equipment it wore was unusual. When Energy was supplied to the Sword Blade in its hand, it began to glow blue. The Equipment in its other hand emitted a bluish Energy Barrier to block Bullets.]

"...I don’t know about anything else, but I want to chew up and swallow all those primitive Furballs someday."

The Legion grew enraged.

Kang Do-Yeon didn’t stop that anger. Rage and hatred towards the Demonic Creatures.

The Legion was somewhat accepting one of the lessons the siblings were trying to teach it.

[He used the Sacrifice you gave him. The Legion's Power Core crafted from the Sacred Tree's power. It only emitted Energy, but that was enough. The Enemy died crushed by the Explosion, Shield and all.]

"I should give him more."

Hearing that the formidable enemy had been killed using the weapon she had provided, she quickly broke into a sly smile.

Worried that the mask might be placed on her again, Kang Do-Yeon refrained from speaking much further, only observing cautiously.