AutoTerra: Operating Systems

Chapter 19: Shield Alpha

Mutant Frog or what can be called mutant frog, mutant frog, toad-japan, dedemit frog, they are Easy Level monsters that do like to play a game when fighting enemies and sharing prey.

On the surface of the water, the edge of the land, even in the trees there were many Mutant Frogs blocking Astan and Arni without giving a gap to run. If they tried to move just a little to run, then the Mutant Frogs would attack in a horde.

“They.... surround us..?” arni said in a soft voice. “I... a-I didn't expect them to come this much.”

“I also did not know that the number would be this much. Usually their number can still be calculated if you want to attack people. If this, really one village invited to war,” comments Astan bluntly.

“Bluguk.”

The voice of Mutant Frog sounded.

“Blogok.”

“Bludok.”

“Bleeerrr…. Glodok.”

“Eee…. The sound of frogs like that?” Arni idly asked with a flat face.

Both of Astan's yellow-silver heterochrome eyes glared in all directions, looking for anything conspicuous among the Mutant Frog herd. His hands were holding tightly to the rifle, preparing and being alert in case it was necessary to make an attack or counterattack abruptly.

“Ah, that's it.”

Astan found one of the largest mutant frogs. It was a shiny dark green, plump round with flippers shuffled along its back, and on its head were clumps of crown-shaped yellow flesh.

[Name : Alpha Mutant Frog]

[Type : Monster]

[Nature : Massive]

[Status: Hard]

[Warning: High defense. If it is successfully killed, it will activate Amuk Mode on the group in place]

Arni's brown eyes followed Astan's direction of view while slowly approaching her, tightly holding the Sniper Rifle in hand. He ber-oh, realizing that there is indeed one frog that looks most striking from the others.

It looks like a pity.

“He must be Alpha from the Mutant Frog horde,” hiss Instant quietly.

“Alpha?” Arnie remembered something. “Did he have Luna?”

“Luna?” Astan raises the eyebrows.

“Iya, Luna…. The couple who usually make the Alpha. Mate. Mate...”

At first glance Astan patted Arni's arm softly, “Elah~ Believe very much the same romance of kayak nuts so. This is ‘nih the leader of the Mutant Frog herd. We don't know what he's got no partner. My soul mate is still questionable, even sok-sok’an want to know the soul mate of people.”

Arni took a little break with Astan's response.

“Certain, how is this? I don't think we can beat them all.”

Astan told me, “Sepengelamanku for six months as a hunter, although take a hunting mission only about 2-3 times a month, we should be able to subvert the Alpha. You could say, he is the big boss in a game.”

“Soalnya gini, Alpha frog most bahenol have the ability to call more Mutant Frog to attack his enemy. If not defeated first, the Alpha will continue to summon his flock, and we will never end up defeating them all. Had died silly mob ganged later, like we raided the masses because of caught raving in bushes-se— Adoh!”

Astan complained as his muscular shoulder pinched hard Arni.

“Why wear pinched..?” hiss Astan quietly while stroking his arm.

“Ish, seriously..!” reply hisses Arni. “So, we need to target Alpha first?”

“It should. But it's not that easy, Fergisa.” Astan again explained, “Sang Alpha has a strong enough defense. If you want to defeat it quickly, at least our Squad has hunters who have Martial or Summon abilities. Sonic can also spam attacks, but better Martial, anyway. But the thing is I wear Shield, and you wear Invisible.”

“Actually, with a Sniper like you will be able to do great damage to the Alpha, because usually Sniper Rifle has a fatal and critical attack effect. But, since you still suck, so I can't trust your abilities completely.”

Arni's expression became flat, but the girl could not dodge because what Astan said was true. Astan really likes to give an outspoken response that is quite piercing.

“And even if we manage to defeat it, the remaining herds of Mutant Frog will enter Amuk.” Mode

“Amuk Mode?” Arni is curious.

“Mode Amuk it happened when the Alpha from the herd Mutant Frog successfully defeated. His subordinates would be furious in this mode. Their attack rate will increase, speed will also, but defense will decrease.”

“Enemies of various types also have this mode, but depending on what kind of creature and what is the cause of its Amuk Mode can be active.”

Arni again asked, “So, what should we— Eh?!”

Arni and Astan are shocked when some mutant frog tongues almost hit their feet.

“Aish! Looks like we have too much cincong,” said Astan.

“I-iya, continue what should we do? Attack Alpha or take out all his men?”

One of Astan's hands prepared with the Assault Rifle, while the other was hidden behind his back. From that hand, a small-sized advanced grenade emerged from the storage of his system automatically.

It was seen that the surrounding Mutant Frog hordes began to gap, revealing irregular sharp fangs, and sticking out tongues ready to attack them at any moment.

“You how else...?”

“Strong first!”

Astan threw the grenade right at the Alpha. The grenade exploded, toppling a tree near the Mutant Frog leader.

As a result of the explosion, some Mutant Frogs were immediately killed, injured, and hit by a large tree earlier. While the Alpha Mutant Frog managed to dodge by jumping far away, and there was a kind of transparent blue Shield that seemed to be at a glance enveloping his body.

“Basic toad demon!”

Astan shot the mutant frogs blindly, randomly trying to distract them from Arni. The man continued shooting while running around, dodging any attacks from the Mutant Frog horde.

“Arni, activate your Invisible! Find a safe place to shoot the dying Mutant Frogs!” instant's command while running, shot the Mutant Frogs who were chasing him.

“You are still thinking of me to quickly level up?!”

Astan jumped onto one of the tree branches, continuing to shoot. Sometimes if there is a Mutant Frog who managed to reach the branch using the tongue, he immediately kicked it to fall.

“I didn't just do that to help you. I don't need to level up! So, all Bonus Scores should you get!” Then Astan shot the head of Mutant Frog who almost climbed into the branch of his tree.

Arni followed Astan's orders.

[Invisible Type-1: Active]

Instantly, Arni's body disappeared. His eyes searched for a place safe enough for him to shoot, until he found a large tree some distance away from the edge of the swamp. Arni ran towards the back of the tree, hiding there until the effects of his General Ability were gone.

From behind the tree, Arni cocks her rifle. Start aiming, looking for any enemy who is dying after being attacked all-out by Astan. With the help of the system, Arni was able to see the Health Status of each monster.

[Health Status: 89%]

“No. Not that one. Still thick.”

[Health Status: 56%]

“Still can't.”

[Health Status: 30%]

“OK!”

Arni shoots Mutant Frog with Health Status remaining 30%. But instead of being hit, even misses about the leaves of the tree.

“Malah wear misses, pulak!” Arni cursed himself who still sucked at shooting.

Realizing he was shot by someone, the Mutant Frog immediately ran to hit Arni. Astan who was still trying to shoot the Mutant Frogs to death saw him. Immediately the man plunged from the tree towards the Mutant Frog.

“Fucking basis!”

Astan landed while hitting the Mutant Frog hard using his assault rifle until mentally towards Arni.

“Shoot!”

The black haired girl was ready to aim. But unexpectedly, the Mutant Frog's body even stuck in the snout of the Sniper Rifle. Of course Arni glared at the spot realizing that Astan's hard punch had instead made the mental monster stick in his weapon.

“Nancep, Bang!”

“Shoot aja!”

According to the order, Arni cocked his rifle, then shot the monster until it was destroyed.

[Enemy Defeated!]

[C]

[Score :27]

[Score Bonus: 101]

Arni felt disgusted when he realized some of his clothes were dirty by Mutant Frog's blood again.

“Oh…. It's disgusting.” Arni shook her hands and feet from the blood. “I have to wash this clothes many times it becomes.”

“Arni, focus!”

Hearing Astan's voice, Arni immediately disappeared and went back to hiding in a safe place to shoot the dying Mutant Frogs, according to Astan's orders.

Astan seemed busy running around, jumping while shooting all the monsters. It looks like Arni managed to shoot dead the remains of the monster that he had beaten. But crazy, as long as the Alpha is alive, other mutant frogs will come back from the swamps, trees, to the forest.

“Cih! Damn it.” Astan grieving. “If the boss has not been killed, then more and more Mutant Frogs will come to surround us. It's a difficult situation for us who are still ranking and low level.”

Now Astan decided to try to attack Alpha Mutant Frog once again. He shot a tree near the Alpha until it fell.

The Alpha was about to jump to avoid it, but Astan jumped directly on top of the tree trunk, overlapping the trunk to hit the Alpha. Even if the tree had been overstretched with Astan on it, the leader of the mutant toad still stood firm with a flash of blue Shield effect around it.

“You...” Astan pointed his rifle. “Switch..!”

Astan shot the Alpha. But in vain because all the bullets of his sniper rifle failed to penetrate the thick Shield belonging to Alpha, only causing small holes that can close back by themselves.

“Sial, she's too thick!”

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