NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 4
Extra Case File 4 Different Warriors
Wild Flower’s doubts were left unanswered as the unknown red warrior continued to step and pull the trigger repetitively.
The huge fist swung down heavy and slow, with the thrusters on his feet blasting air jets. Ash surged against the attack direction, effortlessly dodging the moves as if playing with the enemy.
His flame visor began to automatically play instructions about how to use his “DVDEFENDER (DV Guardian),” but Ash didn’t need them as he had already recalled his past combat methods.
The DV Guardian, armored like a dinosaur, spun around his hand several times. After pressing the center red button, he poured in more energy.
“DV conversion, Gatling mode.”
Switching from scattered high-speed beam shots to focused beam irradiation mode, the Gatling mode produced a crimson light ray extending from gun barrels, almost like an infinitely long beam sword. With his palm swinging, it detonated a series of pink sparks on the Final Monster.
Each beam hit the monster’s vulnerable parts perfectly. Wild Flower, who had spent many years exploring the weaknesses of these monsters, found these easily at the hands of the new warrior.
Seeing this scene, a slight sense of defeat surged in Wild Flower, and the desire to question the opponent became stronger. But her still-painful arm didn’t allow movement. After struggling, she decided to stay put.
Not only Wild Flower, but the surrounding ordinary people who had just escaped also noticed this new warrior.
“Keep going! Unknown red warrior!!”
Despite not knowing the identity or purpose, since they were fighting the Final Monsters, they believed the warrior was there to protect them. The cheers echoed among the people.
The new warrior showed powerful combat strength, making them see hope even after Pretty Cure struggled.
“Final Monster!!” Again and again, attacking vital points, the creature let out angry roars.
Seeing the tired Final Monster, the people cheered louder.
“What a nuisance…”
They thought they were having a festive celebration?
Ash quietly complained, unsure whether he was grumbling at the monster or those cheering for him.
“But it’s time to end this.”
The constantly beaten Final Monster could no longer stand and roared in anger, smashing its giant hand down and pushing straight forward for an AOE attack.
“DV conversion, Guardian Sword mode.”
Facing this, Ash remained unfazed. He pressed a button on his gun while giving voice instructions, and the mechanical sounds kicked in. The pistol’s muzzle closed and extended a sharp blade, while the grip stretched into a handle.
He lunged high in the air, evading the monster’s strike gracefully. Raising the Guardian Sword above his head, he struck downward forcefully. The red warrior’s figure seemed stalled in the flow of time, leaving the monster behind as he moved rapidly.
The burning golden glow flashed repeatedly, adding several deep wounds to the Final Monster. Losing the will to support itself, the monster fell to one knee, barely standing.
No longer able to roar from pain, the monster let out cries of agony while kneeling. Standing grounded and holding a wrist controller, Ash raised it and gave the command, perfectly timed:
“Final Mode DV Re-Freezer Standby.”
“Now you can proceed to compression-freezing.”
“Compression-freezing? It seems unnecessary, but let’s finish this… DV—!”
“Hold on!” Interrupting Ash’s instructions, Wild Flower stood beside, now partly recovered and ignoring her pain. Summoning the Melody Holy Sword, she slowly approached Ash.
“Final Monster needs the Melody Holy Sword…”
“Boom, boom, boom!!!”
Responding to her were three sudden gunshots, smoke rising from beam hits on the ground.
Ash didn’t listen to Wild Flower; instead, he switched the Guardian Sword back to gatling mode and fired three shots toward her.
“Now that looking useless, stop moving forward. Next shot might be unpredictable.”
Wild Flower insisted:
“There’s nothing—”
“I don’t take orders. Furthermore, keep your friends away. Useless people shouldn’t get too close.”
All cheering halted.
People looked at Ash in confusion and disapproval. They didn’t hear the exchange but saw Wild Flower heading toward the mysterious red warrior while he fired three shots.
Was he stopping Wild Flower or creating conflict?
During the confusion, Ash’s words stirred anger.
“For what reason say Yell is useless? She protected us!”
“Indeed, always working, unlike you who understands nothing!”
“Boom!!” Responded by a gunshot near his feet, that person hit the ground in fear before crawling backwards.
This triggered public outrage. Voices grew louder, condemning Ash.
Responding to the crowd’s reactions, Ash kept firing shots near their feet, each causing shock and fear.
After the shots stopped, silence fell over the area. Ash nodded, pleased with their silence.
“Just hate trouble.”
But… he smiled inwardly, actually defending a hero willingly, better than other worlds’ troublemakers.
Seeing Yell injured, he felt intense disgust rise within him.
Always protecting them? What a joke.
For someone like him, good or bad wasn’t important.
“Good. Shut up and run far away until healed. Stay quiet.”
“Even you.”
“Final Monster!!”
Previously knocked down, the Final Monster regained some mobility, pouncing on the nearest audience.
“Ahhh!!!”
Due to fear, cries echoed again when the black arms crashed down. All eyes shut in fright, including Wild Flower’s.
Gunshots rang out again.
Unwilling to wait for death, they opened their eyes to see the monster with one arm struggling to rise, screaming in agony.
“Troublesome…”
A mischievous smile crossing his face, Ash blew on the still-smoking barrel, then turned his gatling back to guardian sword mode.
Regardless of whether it was for himself or others, they all sensed the cold from the blue blade.
“Not bad,” he mused, pleased with the weapon.
High speed, Ash charged the struggling monster. A faint blue flash crossed the monster’s side, followed by pain-filled roars.
“DV Re-Freezer!!!”
Power flared behind him, he shouted, striking a V-shaped slash.
Two more flashes, turning back to gatling, holstering on his leg, he watched the monster explode in a cacophony of lights and screams.
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This passage has been translated directly and adheres closely to the source material.