Level Up Machine

Chapter 140 Siege of Leopold (5)

-Tududududu!

“Ugh!”

A barrage of blue energy bullets rained down.

Lee Doo-young roughly kicked off the ground, dodging the energy bullets.

-Boom!

When he kicked off, the ground dented as if an earthquake had occurred.

His main skill, which had elevated him to the position of Deputy Guild Master of the Abaddon Guild, Bulk Up, showcased its power.

Immense strength that was almost foolishly excessive.

The massive power that came from that strength.

Lee Doo-young displayed a fearsome might, like a giant monster scaled down while retaining its full strength.

“Haap!”

Despite wearing heavy armor, he moved with explosive speed similar to an agility-specialized warrior.

Effects like dynamic vision and reflexes, which could be obtained with high agility stats, couldn’t be mimicked with strength.

However, the movement speed itself could roughly keep up with sheer power.

Dodging the energy bullets, he approached Lacteon, lifting his giant greatsword with one hand and bringing it down.

-Kwaaang!

Lacteon used his boost to evade the attack.

The ground exploded terribly as if a bomb had gone off.

Lacteon twisted his body mid-air while using the boost and swung his beam saber.

“Where are you going!”

Lee Doo-young’s greatsword blocked the beam saber aimed at his shoulder.

-Zzzzz! Kaang!

Unable to withstand Lee Doo-young’s immense strength, Lacteon’s body was flung backward.

A regular greatsword would have been split in two the moment it clashed with the beam saber, but Lee Doo-young’s greatsword didn’t even get a scratch, as if it wasn’t an ordinary item.

[Judging that it is impossible to subdue the target with melee attacks. Proceeding with a focus on long-range attacks.]

Lacteon’s judgment was swift.

In terms of sheer strength, Lee Doo-young had power surpassing even Yeong-sik.

It was impossible to face such a being in close combat.

Even just blocking his attacks would strain the joints of the mech, twisting its entire body.

“Do you think you can handle me that easily!”

Lee Doo-young roared ferociously and kicked off the ground.

Not having a hidden class, simply having immense ‘strength,’ the number of battles he had fought to become the second-in-command of the Abaddon Guild was countless.

Among those countless battles, there were naturally encounters with enemies who attacked from a distance and ran away.

‘Stick close and don’t give them a chance to attack!’

This was the most effective straightforward tactic when dealing with classes like wizards and archers.

However, there was one thing he was mistaken about.

-Swoooosh!

Using his boost, Lacteon soared into the air.

“What..?”

Without a skill to fly, Lee Doo-young looked up at Lacteon like a dog chasing a chicken that flew onto the roof.

What he was mistaken about was that Lacteon was neither a wizard nor an archer class but an over-technology android.

-Tududududu!

“Damn it!”

Lee Doo-young cursed roughly as he dodged the barrage of energy bullets.

The ground where he passed was hit by the energy bullets, causing it to burst.

“Ugh!”

Hit by several energy bullets, Lee Doo-young swallowed a painful groan.

His strength was enhanced by Bulk Up, but it didn’t increase his toughness to enhance his defense.

Even after being hit by a few energy bullets, his health quickly diminished, and his flesh started to burn.

“You piece of scrap metal!”

Lee Doo-young roared ferociously and stomped with all his might.

His body shot up at an incredible speed.

Jumping over 20 meters high with heavy armor and a greatsword in hand.

This showed his absurd monstrous strength.

Soaring into the air at a tremendous speed, Lee Doo-young swung his greatsword towards Lacteon.

“Power Smash!”

With a blue light, his greatsword aimed at Lacteon’s torso.

Lacteon increased the output of his boost to escape from the range of the attack.

-Kwajik!

However, he couldn’t completely escape the range of the greatsword.

His knee, grazed by the greatsword, shattered, causing Lacteon’s body to stagger.

“Haha! Got you, you piece of scrap!”

Lee Doo-young twisted his lips into a grin and grabbed Lacteon’s remaining leg with his hand.

Jumping into the air was a gamble.

If the attack failed, he would be vulnerable to attacks while falling.

His life-risking gamble succeeded.

Lee Doo-young, still in the air, pulled Lacteon’s leg and smashed him to the ground.

-Swoooosh! Bang!

Unable to withstand Lee Doo-young’s monstrous strength, Lacteon crashed to the ground. The booster on his back shattered from the impact.

-Zzzt. Zzzt.

[Checking damage status of this unit. Booster damage rate 78.8%. Overall damage rate 27.4%. Judged to be still combat-capable. Continuing the battle.]

Lacteon staggered as he got up.

Sparks flew from the joints of his metal frame.

Lacteon lifted his beam rifle, and simultaneously, the barrel of a satellite cannon emerged from his shoulder.

-Thud!

As Lee Doo-young landed from 20 meters high, a heavy impact shook the ground.

Lacteon, now missing one leg, fired his beam rifle at Lee Doo-young, who had just landed.

-Tudududududu!

“Tsk, it’s not destroyed in one go, huh.”

Lee Doo-young grimaced as he landed and was immediately bombarded by attacks.

He angled his greatsword and hid behind it like a shield. The energy bullets bounced off the greatsword.

‘That barrel on the shoulder.’

Lee Doo-young’s eyes glinted sharply. He could see light gathering at the barrel emerging from the robot’s shoulder.

He couldn’t feel any particular magic, but the heat prickling his skin suggested that the light gathering at the barrel was no ordinary force.

‘I need to kill it before it fires.’

The unknown robot had lost one of its legs.

It seemed that the jet engine on its back was also damaged.

The situation was overwhelmingly in his favor.

“Charge!”

Lee Doo-young lifted his greatsword to block the front and used a skill.

Originally, it was a skill primarily used by shield-bearing warriors, but since he was also a warrior class, it wasn’t difficult for him to learn.

His body was enveloped in blue light as he charged towards Lacteon.

[Detecting severe damage risk to this unit. Activating evasion mode until cannon charging is complete.]

Lacteon’s green eyes gleamed as he used the beam rifle like a staff to get up.

“Ha! Do you think that’ll work!”

Lee Doo-young sneered as he watched Lacteon get up in a posture similar to using crutches.

-Whoosh!

His swiftly swung greatsword sliced through the air.

-Flash!

“Ugh!”

At that moment, an intense light burst from Lacteon’s eyes. The powerful green light momentarily blinded him.

Taking advantage of the moment, Lacteon used his boost to widen the distance from Lee Doo-young.

The almost broken boost emitted black smoke and weak jet propulsion, but it managed to create some distance.

“You bastard!”

Lee Doo-young shouted angrily as his vision returned.

[Requesting assistance from A-rank android legion.]

-Thud! Thud! Thud!

Following Lacteon’s command, three A-rank androids stopped their attacks on the Ixis Kingdom’s forces and charged towards Lee Doo-young.

Lee Doo-young’s expression twisted ferociously.

-Whoosh!

-Crack!

Lee Doo-young swung his greatsword, as if annoyed by the A-rank androids clinging to him.

With his monstrous strength, the body of the A-rank android was split in half at once.

“Damn it!”

He swung his greatsword with an anxious expression.

Facing three A-rank androids simultaneously was not difficult at all.

However, the reason he wore such an expression was because of the increasingly intense heat from the barrel.

“Damn it!”

He thought he couldn’t afford to deal with the A-rank androids constantly flying at him.

Ignoring the A-rank androids, Lee Doo-young charged towards Lacteon.

A hail of bullets from the A-rank androids poured towards his body.

-Crack! Thud!

“Arghhh!”

Lee Doo-young brute-forced his way through the shower of bullets.

Holes were punched in his heavy armor, and dark red blood flowed from his body.

“Move aside, you pieces of scrap!”

Ignoring the A-rank androids, Lee Doo-young charged at Lacteon, raising his greatsword high and bringing it down towards Lacteon.

-Whoosh!

“Ugh!”

However, the satellite cannon finished charging faster than he could swing his sword.

With a green light, Lacteon’s barrel emitted a beam.

Lee Doo-young instinctively took a defensive stance against the attack containing dreadful heat.

-Boom!

“Aaaargh!”

Lee Doo-young’s body was blown backward by the explosion.

His heavy armor melted away, leaving terrible burn marks all over his body.

He trembled with terrible pain coursing through his body.

“Ugh, ah.”

Sizzling, his skin peeled away, releasing white smoke.

The pain was so excruciating that he felt faint.

Desperately, Lee Doo-young planted his greatsword into the ground and stood up.

Even amidst the melting heat, his greatsword remained intact.

“You piece of scrap…”

With his body trembling, Lee Doo-young lifted his greatsword and glared at Lacteon with burning eyes.

After using such a powerful attack, Lacteon also stood still.

“Dieeeeee!”

Lee Doo-young roared ferociously, mustering all his strength, and charged at Lacteon.

Every step brought terrible pain, but he didn’t care.

[Used most of this unit’s energy for the satellite cannon. Evasion of further attacks is impossible.]

Lacteon, speaking in a mechanical voice, slowly raised his right arm towards Lee Doo-young.

His tightly clenched fist was aimed at him.

[Searching for suitable weapon based on Master’s combat information. Found a suitable weapon. Using all remaining boost on the weapon.]

-Whoooosh!

Intense flames began to erupt from his right arm.

Lee Doo-young’s expression stiffened as he saw this.

“Wait, you can’t be serious…”

His voice trembled with confusion as he staggered towards Lacteon.

-Bang!

With a powerful explosion, Lacteon’s right arm shot forward.

The solid metal arm pierced through Lee Doo-young’s chest.

“Ugh, argh!”

He looked down at the arm that had pierced his chest with an expression of disbelief.

“You… you bastard… why are you using Rocket Punch…”

Lee Doo-young’s body fell to the ground.

With a face full of injustice, he mustered his last strength to speak.

“This… is a setup error…”

Lacteon, with his green eyes glowing, spoke to the fallen Lee Doo-young.

[This unit’s name is not ‘setup error,’ it is Lacteon.]