Project: Alternative

Chapter 23: The difference between me and them (Jun)

 There was one strange thing about this situation that bothered me. If Shien Kageyama was just another victim of Mithra's accident, then it should be almost impossible for him to become an influential person in a rebellion.

After all, he shouldn't be able to speak this Server's language. Even if someone would use Soul Talk on him, it would be difficult for him to actually influence the rebels and make him lead them.

That was why when I found out that he was involved in the rebellion after encountering a Hacker, I was alarmed. If he had the help of Hackers, then things would be much easier to understand but more difficult to solve.

"W-What are those things?!" Aiyu asked when she saw the large Dump Files.

"Focus on the enemies in front of you. I'll deal with them", I said.

Since Developer Mode was active, that meant I could freely use my Coder abilities as well without worrying much about creating contradictions. I inputted commands on the violet screens that were surrounding me and several missiles materialized.

The missiles launched at the Dump Files and exploded. If they were that large despite being less than 1 GB, then that meant they had no other tricks on their sleeves. They should be an easy kill.

Everyone stopped fighting when they saw a miraculous sight. Thousands of swords appeared and floated above them. After a press of a screen, they flew at fast speeds at the Dump Files and exploded after stabbing them.

With that much damage, the Dump Files were easily defeated. I pressed another screen and instantly teleported beside the Hacker.

I threw a punch but he blocked it. No matter how I tried to punch or kick him, I couldn't land a direct hit. It didn't matter what kind of martial arts I was using, he managed to read all of my moves.

"A Patch will only give you a slight advantage over other lines of codes. You must be quite inexperienced since you think you could fight me with that", he scoffed.

Several magic circles appeared in front of me and shot out beams of light. The Hacker put up a barrier in front of him and protected him from my Saber Lights.

I materialized a sword and swung it at him but it was no use. Even if I combined magic and martial arts, he continued toying with me.

"How naive. You may be a Coder but you think like any other lines of codes", he said.

"Thorn Bind Hostage!" I chanted.

Several violet thorns wrapped around him. I knew it wouldn't last for long but I needed all the time I could get. During our fight, I was secretly gathering mana on my right fist. If I fulfilled the conditions, I could use a magic that could give me an opening to strike him down.

"Eh? Lightning crash!" I heard Aiyu's voice shout.

All of the mages on both our side and the rebels' were confused. I gritted my teeth as I felt the magic I was preparing fade away. Even the Thorn Bind Hostage surrounding the man disappeared.

"Seriously. You don't know how to fight. We're Coders. We can easily give inconveniences to our enemies and that includes making the entire area of Developer Mode become an area where magic is nonexistent", he said.

I charged at him and he easily dodged my attacks once more.

"You're not thinking like a Coder. Are you really a 1412?" he taunted me.

"Shut up!"

My body couldn't move as I began to float in the air. His palms were facing me and it didn't take long for me to figure out that I was under his influence and floating helplessly.