My Artificial Intelligence Has Become the Devil

Chapter 35-Disruption of balance (5)

Episode 35 – Disruption of Balance (5)

The invasive species Steam Ghost, first appearing in North America, is a spiritual body monster whose body is composed of black steam spewing out from a breastplate engraved with the face of a demon with glowing red eyes.

Since most of its body is a spiritual body, it almost misses normal attacks. It meant that the clumsy Awakener who had just awakened was not an opponent who could forget his abilities and attack and subdue him with only blood and will.

“Ahh······.”

The young kindergarten teacher who stood in the way of the children looked pale and despaired at the sight of the man’s body lying on the floor.

The awakened man believes in his ability and jumps at the Steam Ghosts to save them, but he is not able to defeat them and is subdued in reverse. Now, there was no Guardian to stand between them and the Steam Ghost.

Seeing the steam of death slowly approaching, she couldn’t help but cry for the children to be saved.

The opponent is an invader from another world where words and common sense do not work. It was a mad monster driven only by hatred of people and intent to kill.

“Kyaaagh!”

“Teacher!”

However, it was then that someone appeared from behind and unleashed blue lightning at them. Startled by the flash of light that burst out with a roar like thunder, she screamed and the children all fell to the floor and flinched.

“······It works.”

However, it was not them who were at the end of this lightning strike, but the monster who tried to harm them. A direct hit from the lightning strike, the Steam Ghost opened its armored eyes and shuddered, scattering steam in all directions.

Magic was not a physical attack like bullets or bombs. A powerful blow made of 100% pure mana.

And that blow inflicted considerable damage on the spirit body, Steam Ghost, to the point of restricting its movement.

“He hasn’t collapsed yet.”

[Looking at the form, it seems that normal elemental magic is less effective. But any other magic will suffice. Please send him.]

The person who fired the electric shock sat down on the floor, tried to ignore the gazes of people staring blankly at him, picked up his cell phone and whispered.

[Start transmission.]

And that’s not the end. He pointed the phone at the still-immobilized foe again. At the same time, she watched the whole scene while taking care of the flashes of light and the children who couldn’t even cry out of fear. She frowned but never closed her eyes.

I was determined to see what the situation was now.

‘Sa, is it gone?’

However, apart from her will, her eyes could not follow the situation. It was because the Steam Ghost, which was definitely there even though it couldn’t move, disappeared somewhere at once. The peculiar gloomy aura also disappeared.

“Hey, hey! Wait!”

After watching the scene in a daze, she hurriedly regained her senses and, as if having accomplished her goal, turned around and called for him to leave. But she herself wasn’t quite sure why she called. It was just instinct.

However, he only glanced back at her and did not stop walking. In the end, she subdued the monster at once and disappeared in an instant, leaving only the back in her trembling eyes.

“Are you all right! Is there anyone inside?!”

And it was only about 30 minutes after he appeared like the wind and disappeared like the wind that a shouting sound was heard from outside saying that the situation was over.

“Guys. For now, let’s just say we’re here. We lived.”

Upon hearing this, she came to her senses and for the time being, she forced a smile and comforted the children.

Afterwards, she and the children shouted out the window to let the rescuers know they were here and were rescued.

“this!”

The person who climbed the stairs with a thud thump is a young female Awakening. Seeing the corpses and children on the floor, she contemplated and approached.

“My name is Jiyeon Lee, the Awakened. Are you all right?”

“We are… yes, we are fine.”

“Forgive me for being late. The steam emitted by the Steam Ghost is a strong electromagnetic wave that disables all electronic devices. That’s why my phone is broken.”

Lee Ji-yeon sighed and explained why they couldn’t report it because their cell phones were down. Even so, he glanced at the corpse of the Awoken who had fallen on the floor, roughly covered with clothes.

‘how?’

It was fortunate, but Lee Ji-yeon could not understand. The man who fell to the ground was obviously killed by the enemy. However, the helpless kindergarten teachers and children survived.

Horrible monsters that cross the dimensional wall do not cover the target, so being lucky to survive could not be an answer.

“that’s right. Someone saved me.”

“······Who is that?”

At that time, she was handed over to the rescue team and climbed into the ambulance with the children and gave Lee Ji-yeon the answer.

And just before the ambulance closed and departed, Lee Ji-yeon heard what had happened to her and froze.

With the testimonies of excited children added, the possibility of it being false was slim.

‘no way.’

Thunderbolt, a powerful fireball that instantly neutralized the monster. And with the bursting flash, the monster completely evaporated.

Lee Ji-yeon’s face turned pale as she wondered if she had caught a clue about the ‘someone’ she wanted to find and meet that had been bothering her for the past few days.

‘Tall, mask, black clothes, young man.’

He succeeded in hearing even impressions that he had not seen before.

“Wow, when did you change your phone…”

The problem is that, as a police officer who just passed by him said, all the electronic devices in the area were consumed by the steam ghost’s rampage outside the controlled area.

I knew the impression at best, but the evidence was not left anywhere, so that vague testimony was all in the end.

***

“I am on my way home. At least I missed one or two, so it seems like I finished it quickly.”

It was only about an hour after I left the scene that the broadcast telling me to be relieved that I had dealt with all the enemies started appearing.

Honestly, if I hadn’t had a little more luck, I wouldn’t have been able to reap the harvest by the reinforcements that arrived, but with the help of Box D, I was able to quickly recognize and solve only the necessary things.

“How about you?”

[No problem. The summoned Steam Ghost has been completely subdued.]

Box D showed the screen this time. What you see there is a shining magic circle appearing on the floor and a steam ghost firmly restrained by a shining chain protruding from it.

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No matter how hard he struggled, he couldn’t escape from the magic chain made of mana.

As always, Box D was thinking of using this sample I gave him to upgrade his forces again.

“But a Steam Ghost is a spiritual body, so how do you digest and absorb it?”

[A possible analysis is being conducted first to derive the current method.]

I asked just in case, but it wasn’t an easy answer for Box D to answer right away.

[Found a way. And using this method, maybe we can find the clue we are looking for.]

But that evening, as always, Box D found the answer.

“Heart?”

[The source that allowed Steam Ghost to maintain a form called a spiritual body. The source of Steam Ghost’s power lies in its heart, which was protected by armor.]

Box D explained somehow to me who couldn’t understand. Thanks to that, I too was able to understand a little bit what Box D was saying.

It is the body and power of the Steam Ghost that we used to call the spiritual body. The point of the explanation is that it is the same power as the mana that Box D uses to use magic. It was in line with this that Steam Ghost was fatally wounded by Box D’s magic.

[Steam Ghost was able to use this heart to store mana and maintain his body by handling it]

“That’s right. It is unbelievable that mana, which is said to be colorless, odorless, and intangible in its essence, can be clumped together in this form.”

The testimony of YuRia, the magician, was also added. What you see on the screen is a dark red ore the size of a human face that is said to have been ripped out of the breastplate of a steam ghost that has now disassembled and disappeared without a shape.

According to the description, that was his heart and, at the same time, a kind of power organ.

“So your explanation is that you can use that mineral to handle mana?”

[The experiment is well worth it. If we thoroughly analyze the power inside and its structure and make it ours, we will be able to handle the mana we have accumulated so far.]

What BoxD sang about finding a way was how to use mana.

As for mana, no matter how much genetic information was analyzed and researched, it was something that could not be found out.

However, Box D finally found the correct answer. By consuming and analyzing monsters from another world that used condensed mana crystals as parts of their bodies.

“Try it. obviously you did If you can handle mana, the power of your allies will increase dramatically.”

[That’s right. If mana can be manipulated freely even on the battlefield, it is simply impossible to calculate.]

It was to the point where I could feel the excitement in his voice. After the conversation ended there, I watched Box D and YuRia put their heads together and ponder.

It was a matter of method anyway, but if a clear method is decided, calculation and execution are very fast. That is artificial intelligence that is growing terribly.

[First of all, a prototype was developed by remodeling an existing soldier.]

In fact, it only took a few hours before the results came out.

[It is possible to replace the heart, but in that case, the efficiency in battle is low, so I chose to equip it separately.]

“······It sounds like an external power source. Like a battery.”

Box D showed it to me. The thin and tall soldier standing with four arms and four swords looked no different from the existing Orcs and Betas.

“I can’t believe I managed to manage mana like this.”

However, like YuRia’s exclamation, Box D managed to manage mana in a way that deviated from common sense this time after calculation.

In the middle of Orc Beta’s shoulders, thighs, and chest, a fist-sized mineral glowing red was half-exposed and glowing.

[The five organs I defined as strong hearts act on each part to supply mana and resonate. Operating mana in the conventional way increases computational power, so we decided that it would be more appropriate and efficient for us to draw out and operate mana itself in a simple way.]

“I see what you mean.”

After hearing the explanation, I nodded. Unlike YuRia, who couldn’t believe the current situation, I, who didn’t know what mana and magic were from the start, was able to accept Box D’s words.

“It’s a very mechanical idea.”

Box D, the basis of which is artificial intelligence, understood mana as a kind of secondary energy and thoroughly devised a way to use it efficiently.

That is to create an organ that can be charged like a battery and attach it to the body of a soldier. It can be replaced at any time, just like a machine exchanging parts. The result is what you see now.

[There are still many things that can be improved and have limits. Because there are only two circuits engraved in the heart of Steam Ghost, the only sample, energy release and maintenance.]

“That’s fine. It can get better. clearly.”

I laughed at BakxD’s words when I saw red energy bursting out of the sword that Orc Beta held up.

BoxD, which ate this, didn’t seem to be blocked here.