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81 – Imperial Night (5)

A terrible roar echoed through the bars. Even the mages of the General Information Bureau flinched at the fear that any living person could not help but instinctively feel.

I didn’t care about killing people, and I did all sorts of nasty things to torture.

The scene unfolding right in front of their eyes was difficult even for them to accept. Of course, their leader, Yegor Ivanov, was laughing with interest.

“Excellent.”

“I am just grateful that Comrade Inspector General thinks so.”

Major Karl Schumann, manager of the Lymansk arsenal, lowered his head and said. Originally, he was Karl Schumann, who was not from the Soviet Army, but his degree was recognized and he was currently in charge of the experiment as a major.

“But isn’t this just a massacre? He is obviously ferocious and violent, but he is not the warrior the emperor wants.”

“I knew you would say that, so I prepared it like this.”

As Carl Schumann glanced at him, the soldier waiting beside him pulled the lever. The huge gears on the other side engage with each other, and a group of men and women armed with firearms appear.

All of them looked terrified.

“They?”

“These are the criminals captured here. At least, I narrowed it down to those who were in good health.”

“Your equipment is Western-made? These must be the weapons I brought you.”

“As expected, you are skilled. These are the weapons you captured directly from the Ukrnians. I already got the blueprints, but it’s too bad to just throw them away.”

“It was a lot of hard work.”

The major gave a creepy smile and he clapped his hands this time. The same soldier who pulled the lever pulls another lever this time.

Now then.

The bulkheads that contained the monsters and test subjects that had torn the criminals to shreds a moment ago rose slowly.

“Keuuu…… , Kayaaagh!!!”

Smelling the fresh meat, the mutant scratched his neck and charged before the bulkhead could even be opened.

Boom!! A shock wave that can be felt even from a distance. It was just that level of destructive power just by simply bumping into the body.

“You bastards!! We said leave it alone!! I blew everything as I was told!”

In the end, a man who couldn’t stand it lifted a gun and fired it at Major Carl, but the magic barrier worked and the flying bullet ricocheted off powerlessly.

A magical barrier compressed into dozens of layers to the extent that it has strong resistance to physical force.

The man did not give up and fired a few more shots, but it was clear that their fate would not change.

It was a barrier so strong that Major Karl Schumann, a first-class yellow mage, dared to boast that he had honed everything himself.

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“Kuaaa, kayaaak—!!”

“f*ck, sh*t!!!”

“Please help mom!! Mom!!”

At the end of the day, the armed test subjects fired their guns nonstop at the appearance of the mutants who had squeezed through the cracks in the bulkhead.

Bang! Taang!!

A Summerfield rifle that uses Western standard 45 caliber bullets. It had penetrating power that pierced not only human flesh, but even the skin of a black bear, but it did not do much damage to mutants.

The bullet that had penetrated the skin bounced back. Even if the weight fell off, the eyes were gouged out, and the head was pierced, the mutant was just holding on.

And finally, when their ammunition runs out.

“Kuaaa!!”

The laboratory was covered in the flesh and blood of innocent people. I couldn’t even scream, and every time I swung a hand, a person exploded.

That was the literal meaning.

He was simply hit by a fist, but in that instant, he transforms into an unknown form of who he was.

“… ….”

At that horrific sight, inspector Yegor Ivanov and several of the people accompanying him bowed their heads. It was a sight that even they could not bear.

The last thing is to eat the head of the one remaining person by the neck.

Major Karl sprayed gas into the laboratory. As the fuss and sorghum and purple gas poured out, the mutant, who had been rampaging like crazy, collapsed on the spot.

“Sleeping gas. It’s still a prototype, so there’s no other way to put it to sleep.”

“That will need some improvement. When you put it outside, you won’t be easily hit by the gas.”

“Of course. But this time, we are considering a way to control it by injecting drugs directly into the head.”

“However, the result itself is very satisfactory. Weak Westerners will urinate as soon as they make eye contact with that ruthless warrior of the Empire.”

A top-secret project underway in the Soviet Empire, ‘Suber Soldat (супер солдат)’. Aka Soldot Project.

The Soviet Empire was an undeniably powerful country and had a huge army, but the gap with the liberals of the West, who continued to develop beyond it, was gradually narrowing.

Unlike the West, which can benefit from vast plains and oceans, most of the country is a rugged mountainous region, so the Soviet Empire has no choice but to watch.

So the emperor issued a special order.

Let each one create a soldier as strong as the Archmage.

The great mage is a tremendous weapon from the point of view of a nation. By itself, it acts as a deterrent to military action, including war.

In the case of a normal great mage, it’s because it has strength comparable to at least one legion.

Even if they can’t change the outcome of a war, if people like them gather one by one, a fearsome weapon that will overturn even the unfavorable war situation someday.

The Soldat Project was a project that mass-produced such ‘infantry’ soldiers.

“Then, when do you think the next result will come out?”

“I think about 3 months later.”

“I will visit you again then.”

Yegor Ivanov was quite satisfied. It was a project that had just started in earnest.

Still, with this level of results, after a few years of preparation, you should be able to deploy them in real combat.

It was the right choice to trust and entrust Major Karl Schumann.

“Come to think of it, the pearl of omen that was stolen from the Ukrnians. Did you get a rough idea of where they were going to use it?”

“Ah…… That’s it. I didn’t do anything special, but the magic circuit of the artifact was slightly exposed. It just felt like I was just tearing it apart.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, I wonder if I can make something like a blueprint for a degraded version. Only that much research has not progressed. It is said that the Pearl of Omens grants the power of a great mage to those who know magic…….”

“I know that much. I mean, it’s on the level of catching up to the archmage’s toes.”

“Yes, that’s why it’s a fairly low-key artifact on our side. I don’t know what the plan is, but they won’t research the same technology as us.”

Yegor Ivanov nodded his head. Anyway, it’s an artifact. It was completely unknown what the Ukrnians were up to, but there was nothing they could do when the artifact was already stolen.

It’s not like they’re artifacts that you’ll try to steal by crossing the mountain range.

“It is fine to use it as a research material in moderation and then discard it.”

“Thank you, Comrade Inspector General.”

“Well, what should be thanked for that effort is rather the empire. Comrade Carol.”

The two officers met each other’s eyes and burst into laughter. Madmen, paying attention only to the emperor’s orders and their own interests, not even paying attention to the remains of people who exploded before their eyes.

The heartwarming picture they created was truly horrifying.

That was the time.

Bang!!

A gunshot was heard faintly. No, it wasn’t a gunshot, but some other machine sound. Yegor Ivanoth’s ears twitched.

After that, the white-faced commander of the guard company ran into the test site and shouted.

“Intruder!! The ground is in an uproar now, comrades!”

“Intruder? Are there any identified?”

“I don’t know. Whether it’s the Red October ones or the others…… !”

Taang! Bang!! Suddenly, gunshots began to be heard. Considering the fact that the sound is not clear due to the nature of the closed underground facility, it is as if a gunfight is taking place right above it.

“Huh…… !”

Major Karl Schuman let out a sigh.

“Are you making a fuss about capturing a few people and using them as test subjects? They are fearless.”

“Looks like the guard company barracks and guardhouse have been overrun a long time ago! This is not the time! Immediately destroy all related materials and escape…… !!”

“Comrade company commander.”

The captain of the guard company, who was very excited by the chilly voice, stepped back.

“Escape? I’m sure the company commander doesn’t know how important this facility is.”

“So, shouldn’t we dispose of or transport the materials soon?”

“Wrong. Can’t we just let them run away?”

Yegor Ivanov asked, looking at Major Karl.

“How prepared are the soldiers?”

“Three generations including that one, except for the scraps that don’t even become prototypes.”

“Untie them all. Shouldn’t we check how they are performing on a free stage, not a simply decorated stage?”

In a way, it was a very good opportunity. Red October is a reactionary organization that has its own system.

If you can get rid of the rebels and get the experimental data of Soldat, isn’t this killing two birds with one stone?

“If it dies, it cannot be called Soldat. Of course, it needs to be supplemented.”

Yegor put his hands behind his back and nodded.

“But if I could wipe out all those rebels… …. What happened at this arsenal will be an event that will remain for a long time in the weapon history of the Soviet Empire.”

Those indifferent and at the same time terrifyingly cold eyes are pierced by Major Karl.

“I knew what that meant.”

The major pulled all the remaining levers with a grin. Then, the mutants who were imprisoned in it came out of the laboratory all at once.

Like a monster, they growled and cried.

“aaa!!!”

Following the gunfire coming from above, they started to run.