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Chapter 273
Chapter 273: White Hole
Whoosh!
It was Etinel Prime that seized the first strike.
The Artificial Superhuman, modeled after the 'Superhuman,' threw a punch with its superior physical capabilities on full display. Packed into it was the force to tear away flesh and bone from any human who so much as grazed it.
It was even highly refined and razor-sharp. A reproduction of a straight punch honed to the extreme limit, with not a trace of wasted force.
Е n̄ūḿ_а
However, facing Etinel Prime's attack, Baek Woohyun sensed that this was bait. Because what it had extended was its right fist.
The area where the supernatural-ability-resistant metal shell had been half torn away by [Black Hole] in the preceding situation—and thus a part that was relatively less damaging to sacrifice.
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The intent was unmistakably to absorb the attack by sacrificing the already-damaged right hand, then attempt the real attack afterwards.
'It's properly grasped [Black Hole]'s weakness.'
[Black Hole], which ignored defenses such as supernatural ability resistance, appeared at first glance to be an absolute means of attack—but in reality, its weaknesses were just as clear as its strengths.
The greatest weakness was, naturally, that it could not be used in succession. Because it demanded high concentration in proportion to its formidable power, a delay arose between uses.
Ŵ е̂ḃǹ о ṽ е ľ E̊ n̈.um ӑ
Even a brief delay of a few seconds at most—time is always relative. For Baek Woohyun and the enemies he had faced, that much would be more than enough to blow a head clean off.
Naturally, Etinel Prime was included among those capable of doing so. The Artificial Superhuman shaped in the likeness of the 'Superhuman' possessed that level of power.
'It comes down to this being a technique shown before.'
This was not the first time Baek Woohyun had used the supernatural ability technique [Black Hole] in 'Reverse Planet.' He had deployed it any number of times whenever he used the telekinesis build.
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More than enough for information on [Black Hole] to have entered Deus—which dismantled and analyzed his every move and action—and for its strengths and weaknesses to be ascertained.
Therefore, it was entirely natural that Etinel Prime, encountering [Black Hole] for the first time, would rapidly devise a response as though it had been hit by it several times before.
W̆ е b̊ ň оv еl E̊ n ü m ӑ
It was reasonable to conclude that the shadow of Deus lay behind every enemy that crossed paths with him in 'Reverse Planet.'
'In that case.'
"How about this?"
He extended his index finger toward Etinel Prime, a fierce smile on his lips. It was the same posture as when using [Black Hole].
However, only the posture taken was the same—the phenomenon it produced was the exact opposite. Rather than condensing toward a single point, it was released with directionality.
If the flow of force could be endlessly converged toward a single point in empty air, then conversely, the flow of force could also be endlessly dispersed in any desired direction—could it not?
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Kwaaaa—!
The supernatural ability technique born from that theory was precisely [White Hole].
The extreme limit of repulsive force created by infinitely unraveling and radiating the space at a fingertip—the polar opposite of the supernatural ability technique [Black Hole].
If [Black Hole] devoured everything, condensed it to a single point, and annihilated it, then [White Hole] could be called the technique that conversely repelled everything and ruptured it in all directions.
Although in the real scientific community the prevailing theory holds that [White Hole] is a celestial body that does not exist, this is the world of 'Reverse Planet.'
Whether the laws applied to supernatural abilities were true or not held little importance. Supernatural ability itself had transcended the laws of physics from the outset.
W ӗb n ӧ vе l Е̇n̄û m̀ a
The only thing worth keeping in mind was a single belief—that he could bring it into being.
Fsshhhk!
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With no time to evade, Etinel Prime's right fist, brought into contact with [White Hole], was caught up in the flow of force extending in every direction and shredded into fine pieces.
Unlike [Black Hole], which cleanly annihilated even its traces, [White Hole] scattered and displayed what it had wrought. Meaning fragments were flung in all directions.
Some of them grazed Baek Woohyun, others grazed Etinel Prime—but neither spared even a glance in that direction.
One person and one machine, human and machine—both knew all too well that if their concentration so much as wavered for even a moment, their opponent would butcher them.
Е̊ ǹu̇_m̂ а̄
Kiing!
The response Etinel Prime chose upon being met with [White Hole] rather than the anticipated [Black Hole] was to press forward even further.
It was because the combat AI, founded on Baek Woohyun, judged that retreating here would mean certain defeat. No matter how hopeless the odds, it had no choice but to advance.
At the point where it had sacrificed its right hand as bait, lost it, and yet gained nothing, blown back by the violent flow of released force—the choices available were effectively one.
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And so the Artificial Superhuman willingly extended its right arm into [White Hole]. Going beyond the hand used as bait, it was as if it had fed the arm itself into a bladed blender.
The extreme limit of repulsive force that tore apart everything it touched did not refuse this. It simply ruptured as desired—nothing more.
Еn̆û m̆а̇
With a chilling fsshhhk, the remains of what had been Etinel Prime's right arm were torn away at tremendous speed. Just as the combat AI had intended.
Shwoosh!
"···Hh!"
As one of the sharp fragments grazed his forehead, Baek Woohyun gave an inward nod. He found himself thinking it had replicated him exceedingly well.
If he himself had a metal body like Etinel Prime's and an opponent used [White Hole], he too would have responded the same way without hesitation.
Even if scraped by fragments flying away at tremendous speed, the Artificial Superhuman's body would be in far better shape than the frail human body of flesh, bone, and blood.
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'Well made.'
Even in the worst of situations, if there was even a sliver of possibility—the will to cling to it desperately, whatever it might be.
That was the very core of the person known as Baek Woohyun—who had started from that dreadful place called a research facility, passed through a hellish existence, and arrived at 'Superhuman.'
Etinel Prime's combat AI had reproduced that aspect exceedingly well. As if to show that Deus had not been stalking him for nothing.
'But—in the end, the one who wins is me.'
*
Ё ṅúm а .і̆ d̀
"Something just came to mind."
— ? What is it
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— What did you think of now
— Nonsense loaded and ready to fire!
— Out of nowhere, honestly impressive
Jeong Nayeon, who had been watching the battle between Baek Woohyun and Etinel Prime in the hologram footage, opened her mouth to speak.
We b̊ n̄o v̄е̂ l̄ .Е̊ n̆ ū ṁӑ
Even as she spoke, their battle was growing increasingly fierce. The fragments scattered in every direction and the blood drawn as they grazed were vivid.
Even so, being a battle beyond that screen, it had not the slightest effect on her as she leaned back comfortably, watching as if enjoying a film.
"[Black Hole] and [White Hole]. Convergence and divergence. Honestly, doesn't this feel like 'those things'?"
"—Ah!"
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"Hmm?"
— Randomly spouting nonsense
Е n̆u̇ m̊ а́.і̂ď
— Hey Jeong, stop the nonsense and give us reactions
— lol I think I know what she means
— Attractive force and repulsive force··· blue and red··· Ugh! My head···!
When Jeong Nayeon shrugged and said her piece, Cha Seongcheol, who had considerable knowledge of subculture, caught on immediately, while Chloe tilted her head in incomprehension.
The viewers' reactions were likewise divided. The quick-witted among them sniggered, while others treated it as the usual nonsense—an understandable reaction, given that she had been the one handling reactions and nonsense alongside Cha Seongcheol, who provided accurate commentary, and Chloe, the story expert.
'Beombu' donated 10,000 won!
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[Lol kkk]
— Aka lolll
— Murasaki lolll
— Something about Guang, something about crows, something about polarized light
— lol what did she just say lololol
"Ha ha. To be honest, I had a similar thought myself. I was wondering whether a technique made by colliding the two would end up appearing as well."
Ėńũ m а́
"Right? Right?"
"I don't know what you mean, Nayeon."
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"Chloe can't help it. It's otaku talk."
— I'm not an otaku though?
— People who say they're not otaku are always the biggest otaku
— Isn't that King Sword Rotation mainstream-fan territory??
Е̇ nu m̄a . і̀ d
— That so-called mainstream-fan thing lolll
***
Kwagagak!
"—!"
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Kiing!
The clash between the supernatural ability user who freely wielded two flows of force—attractive and repulsive—and the Artificial Superhuman possessing a mechanical body was ferociously intense.
Ẃ е́ b nоv е̃l Ėn úm̈ӑ
A knife-edge tightrope continued to unfold where even the briefest, truly single stumble could result in irreversible damage.
When they were fighting with a ferocious killing intent at a distance where either could reach out and tear the other's throat out, this was only natural.
Yet apart from the fierceness visible on the surface, who had held the advantage in this battle was abundantly clear.
Unlike Baek Woohyun, who was shedding blood but only from grazes, Etinel Prime had sustained enormous damage from [Black Hole] and [White Hole].
This was not simply a matter of the right arm it had expended first. Beyond that, Etinel Prime had been thoroughly smashed all over its body.
Ki···ing···!
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'Is this as far as it goes.'
True to being the Artificial Superhuman—and an entity possessing a combat AI copied from Baek Woohyun—Etinel Prime had shown truly desperate contortions.
Even just looking at the wounds it had sustained across its entire body, that was evident. Those were less proof of being unilaterally beaten by Baek Woohyun, and closer to traces of desperate resistance.
It had gotten that way because, by evading [Black Hole] as much as possible and even deliberately taking hits from [White Hole] to scatter fragments and somehow force bleeding, it had wrung out whatever it could.
Because he knew that fact better than anyone, having faced it in combat, Baek Woohyun rated Etinel Prime's combat AI highly.
He had faced combat AIs copied from him before, but this combat AI had shown the highest reproduction rate of any.
Wё b n о̊vê ĺ Е̊ ň ü m̂ а̃
He even found himself thinking that given more time, a battle against a truly perfectly reproduced version of himself might become possible.
"······."
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Even so, the one who won would ultimately be himself.
Baek Woohyun leveled his index finger at Etinel Prime, which had by now been completely drained of strength and could no longer move as it had before.
Despite its superior combat AI having completed the calculation of the end coming for it, Etinel Prime did not stop.
Over its marble statue-like face, it simply tried its utmost to move, bathing its main sensors in red.
Ẅ.е b̂ ǹó.v̆ ѐľ Е n ū m̂ а
Crunch!
[Black Hole], manifested without hesitation, silenced the Artificial Superhuman that was filled with far more tenacity than any human.
With the upper half of its body including its head blown away, even the formidably built Etinel Prime could not continue moving.
No matter how superior it was to the frail body of a human made of flesh, bone, and blood—in any case, there was a limit.
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"Huu."
Having finished the battle, Baek Woohyun exhaled lightly and looked around. The corridor inside the research facility, where the fierce battle had played out, was already in a state of total ruin.
Wе b n̂ оv̀ е̄l Ёn̊ ū ma
The corpses of the security guards he had fought before were gone without a trace, to the point where even bloodstains were hard to find, and the corridor itself appeared to already be on the verge of collapsing.
Moving a little further ahead, a reasonably intact area appeared—but strangely, the emergency lights and speakers maintained silence.
Even now, with Etinel Prime, the last weapon, having fallen, an evacuation order should have been issued.
'It's Kim Youngjun.'
Having encountered the same situation several times on 'that side' already, finding the reason was not difficult.
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