Chapter 336: The Final Terror

Chapter 336: The Final Terror

[Good morning, everyone. It's Egostic!]

As usual, it began without warning.

He's on the rooftop of a building against a blue sky, laughing hysterically.

As usual, he hijacks all the broadcasters and shows himself to the nation.

On the screen, his arms are outstretched and his mouth is open, looking as cheerful as ever.

[Yes, it's good to see you all.]

[The Great Conquest of Seoul, involving the entirety of the Egostream! That's right. Today, I'm going to take down Seoul!]

He smirks from behind his mask, raises his fist, and proclaims so confidently.

[The terror has already begun. My elite members are probably occupying every corner of Seoul, and you won't be able to escape. Oh, and of course... Stardus, I don't know if she will, so let me declare to you, Stardus, stop my associates, if you can, of course. Hahahahaha!]

So, for that reason, she was currently flying over Seoul.

[Stardus, Seoul is currently under attack.]

"I see."

She said, and was currently flying towards the coordinates that Egostic had given her to come to.

Unconsciously, she smiled.

"....."

To be honest, the last few days, she'd been having fun.

She used to see him once every three months, but lately she's been seeing him almost every week.

The only problem with that was that she had to pretend to be angry with him, but...

"...Ha."

At that thought, she sighed involuntarily.

Actually...It was getting harder and harder to treat him like that. It was because she didn't feel comfortable speaking to him so coldly, even though she knew what kind of person he was, but she didn't know if it was working, or if she was only doing it because he was paying attention to her...

It was hard to imagine life without him anymore.

Shaking off the thoughts, Stardus stretched out her arms again and took to the skies.

First, she'll take care of what Egostic has in store for her.

With that thought, she arrived at her destination.

[Haha. It's been a long time, auntie!]

"Ugh. Please help me~"

In the center of the city, in front of a group of people caged like loot, stood a giant white humanoid robot.

[I'm Southsilver, and I'm going to destroy you today with my final weapon, the Star Finisher!]

Atop it, she saw a familiar, white-haired, cheeky kid she'd seen a few times before...The hacker...

*

[Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha]

[Wow, it's been a while]

[As soon as she got here, Stardus was stomped on]

[Kya Gundam, she knows the romance of a man...]

*

While the helicopter in the sky was broadcasting the whole thing, Stardus clenched her fists at her appearance....It's to save the citizens, not because she's mad at being called auntie...

"One and done."

With that, Stardus charged in.

[Ha!]

At the same time, Southsilver also charged and the fight began.

The battle raged swiftly for a few minutes, with popping sounds echoing throughout the city.

The result.

"Chet! Wait and see...!"

Han Seo-Eun, who escaped in an emergency escape plane, was defeated.

...Of course, no one could defeat Stardus, who was now at the peak of her powers.

"Phew..."

Is it over?

Just when Stardus thought so, clenching her fists, she freed the hostages after defeating one of them.

-Phew.

From the other side of the city, a burst of orange fireworks, so bright they could be seen in broad daylight, erupted.

"Ha..."

Is that the next one?

She muttered to herself, and took to the skies again, hoping to find Egostic there.

*

She realized one thing while dealing with this terror.

The terrorism of Egostic was quite full-fledged.

'...Are they really going to conquer Seoul?'

The attack was big enough to give the illusion.

In the place where Egostic set off fireworks there was only a sinking ship and a helicopter with Lee Soobin in it, machine guns blazing from above.

"Chit."

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo.

That's how she saved the sinking ship from the flying bullets.

Unlike in the past, she was already stronger, so she lifted the ship from the bottom with both hands and saved it without much effort.

'...This reminds me of the old days.'

The first terror unleashed by Egostic was also a ship-sinking terror.

Unlike then, it's a mixed feeling to think that she reached the point where she can save a ship even if it sinks.

The flying bullets didn't even matter.

No sooner had she saved the ship and gotten the people on it back to safety, than another firecracker went off in the distance.

And only then did she realize.

'...In a straight line?'

That the path of terror was a straight line and perhaps at the end of it was Egostic.

...He's got hostages everywhere so I can't go straight to him.

Meanwhile, she's not the only one who realizes something strange.

*

[The content is endless. What day is it?]

[Mango broadcasting is a country-approved drug...]

[Everyone in the company office is watching this...]

[Terrorism watching is a cultural life in Korea]

*

As people slowly realized the magnitude of today's attack, Stardus continued to advance.

"Haha! Stardus, you're finally here!"

[Kahahaha! My time for revenge has finally come!]

"Hah... Hmm?"

The next thing she saw were three people standing in a large clearing. Electra, Death Knight, and Mist.

*

[No, no, no, no, no, no, three to one is too much.]

[What kind of existence is Stardust in Egostic..?]

[???: Oh, this holds up too? Does this work too?]

[Kyahahaha lineup legend hahaha]

*

"....."

'...What kind of day is this?'

Stardus thought to herself, clenching her fists.

So far, so good.

...If only to meet Egostic.

[Come on, Electra, Mist, give me strength!]

"Suck!"

"Eat."

[Heh heh heh! Power to you!]

With that, Death Knight was empowered by Electra and Mist, and his left helmeted eye glowed yellow and his right glowed purple.

The trio lunged at Stardus, but she gritted her teeth and fended them off.

*

"We'll see!"

[Kghhhhh. I hope we get to see them again someday!]

"Hah... Last time..."

With that, she defeated the trio.

Flying back to the source of the flames, Stardus stifled a laugh at the sight before her.

"Haha..."

[Cackle, cackle, cackle, cackle!]

"Stardus, I will defeat you!"

On the Mapo Bridge stood a giant white dragon and on top of the dragon was a woman with blue hair.

From what Stardus heard before, there was even a person with the power to control water called Ariel.

*

[Wow, the entire Egostream is out in full force!]

[If you are a mango player who was impressed by the All-Star Game, then it's cool haha.]

[And if you're a Stardus group that's impressed by the Stardus defeating all of them, then it's also cool haha]

[Right now, I can sense that everyone is going up to the roof of the company building and trying to see Stardus fight the dragon. It's so funny haha.]

[Breaking news] Deputy manager (42 years old): "Let's watch terrorism and play today"... Employees "Tears of emotion."]

*

'...Slowly, it's hard.'

Thinking so, Stardus frowned.

Still...

'I just have to get over this bridge. I'm pretty sure that's the building where Egostic is.'

With that thought, she clenched her fists.

And so began her fourth battle of the day.

*

She was definitely stronger and more powerful.

It was harder to deal with than last time.

Basically, the dragon flew in the sky and forced a dogfight...

"Hahaha! Eek, ei!"

There was a smiling blue-haired woman named Ariel flying, and her attacks were made more threatening by the fact that she kept freezing the water she shot at her but through the blizzards and laser beams Stardus survived.

The good thing was that each attack didn't last long, so she didn't have to exert herself too much.

[...ha ha. What am I doing at my age...]

"Stardus, I had fun today!"

And with that, they ran off.

Stardus flew over the bridge, heading towards the building where Egostic was located.

And just before she got there...

"...Finally, it's my turn."

Suddenly, a giant purple circle of magic spread out in front of the building, enough to cover the entire building.

A red-eyed, black-haired girl dressed in a white shrine maiden's robe stood silently in the sky, blocking her way.

The Moonlight Maiden, considered one of the strongest in the Egostream, stood in Stardus' way.

"So, you'll have to deal with me."

"....."

'...I wonder if this is the last time.'

Stardus thought quietly.

All she wanted to do was see Egostic face and have a conversation. It was so hard...

"...Ha."

Still.

If she could just get over this hump, she could do it.

She made up her mind.

Clenching her fists, she charged toward the magic circle.

Zangraaaaaaang-!

"Ugh..."

Finally, she smashed all the illusions and magic circles of the Moonlight Maiden.

Stardus was victorious.

*

[Kya]

[Great Stardus]

[Terror Pentakill DDDDDDDDDDDDDD]

[This is the S-class hero Stardus!!!]

[Egostream and Stardus skill real story? Real Korean skill players are legends...]

[Egostream and Stardus are legendary...]

[I'm struggling to watch this one...]

[Finally mango's turn to come out!!!]

*

Just like that, Moonlight Maiden disappeared with her magic.

"Whew..."

Finally,

'At last, I'll get to meet the Egostic.'

Stardus sighed, and stifled a smile that threatened to overtake her.

...It's so stupid to smile for the sake of smiling, yeah. And...and she had to keep that cold demeanor.

Okay, calm down... Phew.

"...Mm-hmm. Chill, chill..."

She muttered that quietly, with absolutely no idea of what was to come today.

Stardus climbed up into the sky with helicopters flying all around her.

Cold winds whipped through the air as she flew toward the top of the building in front of her.