199 Robot Legion

First, verify which skills from the current inventory are usable.

Though stated as having no skills, not all are entirely unusable.

Skills that act internally within the body remain effective.

Thought Superspeed functions without issue.

Otherwise, there would be no leisure to think at this pace.

Thought Superspeed is available.

Future Sight, however, is not.

Evasion, Accuracy, and Probability Boost—these may be usable.

These skills use system power to make automatic micro-adjustments to actions, guiding movements toward optimal outcomes in any given situation. Essentially, they are correction skills that allow novices to perform like seasoned warriors in evasion and accuracy.

Since the original purpose was to elevate personal technique, they are immune to interference.

For the same reason, throwing maneuvers are likely usable as well.

Partial failure of the Golden Evasion Combo, yet evasion capability remains adequately secured.

Magic-based skills are entirely non-functional.

Telekinesis and projectile-like abilities that affect external targets are invalid.

Spatial mobility is invalid—this is particularly problematic.

All eye-based abilities are completely unusable.

Generation-type skills such as poison synthesis and potion crafting are invalid.

Threads fall under the generation category, so they cannot be used.

Various attack enhancement skills function by externally supplementing attribute bonuses based on system judgment, so they are likely unusable as well.

This part is somewhat complicated; I cannot confirm with certainty.

Status enhancement skills from Demon God Arts and Battle God Arts are partially functional.

They are effective, except for the thinnest layer.

Divine Dragon Power is identical in function, except for the inability to use magic cancellation.

Dragon Barrier is invalid.

I had hoped the magic cancellation effect from Divine Dragon Power and Dragon Barrier could counter magical interference, but it was not that simple.

The magical interference here appears to be highly advanced—overcome with ease.

Only physical enhancement-type skills are available for use.

In essence, the only option remains raising levels and defeating opponents through brute force.

Hope for rapid HP recovery, but it is not reliable.

The robotic legion is fully armed—indeed, their very existence is a weapon.

They likely do not suffer from magical interference, placing us at a decisive disadvantage.

These units operate using technology that once brought the world before system construction to ruin.

Without magical interference, they would not be defeated, but each should be considered as powerful as a dragon.

One hundred of them.

What now?

Abandoning this position is not possible.

But is victory even feasible?

Retreat for now and send word through the network?

No.

Even if it means returning to the egg death state, we should push forward as far as possible.

If one can escape from the Demon King, they should be able to withstand magical interference.

Fortunately, escape routes are plentiful.

Consuming them here won’t matter.

Status will drop temporarily, but even if the Demon King attacks before resurrection, another egg can be used to return.

If I manage to secure this location alone, I might outmaneuver the Guryuguryu and obtain it.

There’s no way a facility of this scale would lack it.

Must obtain it.

Possession of it could accelerate my plans.

Even with death return as a baseline, the effort is worthwhile.

In the end, even if I fail, Guryugyuru will just clean this place up anyway.

Thus, concluding the lengthy internal monologue, shifting focus to combat.

The robot rises, raising its weapon toward me.

After all that thinking, the opponent has only just entered combat stance.

Thought acceleration at full efficiency.

With magic unavailable, close combat is my only option.

If the enemy with a firearm maintains distance, it will be dangerous.

Dash toward the closest robot.

Speed isn't significantly reduced.

But... is it just me, or does my leg hurt?

Pushing through the pain, I charge forward and deliver a full-force punch to the robot’s torso.

The robot is thrown back.

Hard!

Pain!

Ugh.

The skin on my fist has split.

Considering it—my defense is now just a single thin layer.

Even the recoil of my own attack is causing damage.

The pain in my leg—was this the cause?

If not for pain suppression, I’d have flinched already.

Pain suppression allows me to perceive the pain while ignoring it.

No recovery.

Slight recovery is occurring, but externally, no change is visible.

Even a superficial wound will take over an hour to heal.

Best to assume no recovery will occur.

While thinking this, I attempted to follow up on the robot I’d knocked back.

More precisely, I tried to.

Another robot fired a weapon, interrupting the attack.

My evasion was slightly delayed due to the lack of foresight, but I still managed to escape the bullet’s trajectory before it was fired.

The bullet passed at a speed barely perceptible even to me.

Seriously?

Even with thought acceleration and enhanced senses, I nearly couldn’t see it.

There is no evasion once targeted.

It is clear that I will be riddled like a sieve if this continues.

Worst of all, the robot’s firearm appears to be a machine gun capable of rapid fire.

Rapid fire at that velocity—unimaginable.

I immediately approach the fallen robot.

The robot’s body becomes my shield at nearly the same moment as the barrage of gunfire strikes.

Countless bullets pierce the robot shielding me.

Parts of my body not fully concealed are blown away.

Not pierced—blown away.

What kind of force is this!?

And how is this robot’s armor holding up!?

Yet the robot’s armor is clearly sustaining damage.

If this continues, it will eventually be penetrated.

I wrench the firearm from the robot’s hand.

A bullet strikes my arm, tearing it open—but at this point, there is no time to consider it.

Transfer the firearm from the severed right hand to the left.

Extend the barrel through the gap in the robot’s body and pull the trigger.

A tremendous recoil travels up the arm.

Good thing I switched hands.

If I’d pulled the trigger with the right, it would have been completely severed.

Counter the robot’s barrage.

But the ratio is one to approximately one hundred.

Given the building’s scale, around ten robots are targeting me—still a tenfold disadvantage.

Ammunition remains, but defeat is imminent.

I advance forward while keeping the robot as a shield, finger on the trigger.

Each impact jolts me, threatening to collapse—but I grit my teeth and press on.

Then I collide with the formation of robots, using the shield robot as a battering ram.

Discard the ruined shield robot and immediately adopt the next robot ahead as a new shield.

If it comes to this, I’ll go down fighting—no regrets, no second chances.