The All-Master of Cyberpunk

Cyberpunk All Masters - Episode 14

14. Escape

Hearing the confirmation that the Impact Gauntlet was functioning correctly, I charged at the mutant ahead of me.

The creature attacking the group was a lower-tier humanoid mutant called a 'Dead Runner.' This particular one specialized in strength.

Though called Dead Runners, they looked and moved exactly like zombies.

Compared to other mutants, they were merely humans infected by a virus, so the approach to dealing with them was straightforward.

Just hit them.

The gauntlet vibrated and generated a reddish force field along its contours.

I then slammed the gauntlet into the Dead Runner's face.

Smash! Crack!

With the sound of its skull shattering, it screamed in agony and was flung away.

Park Hyung-rok, who had been pinned beneath the creature, seemed too stunned to comprehend what was happening.

“Guaaah!”

“Don't just stand there! Get up!”

“Y-yes…”

Hyung-rok scrambled backward, almost crawling.

With no obstacles in my way, it was time to go all out. I faced the Dead Runner, whose face was now half-collapsed and trembling.

Its skin was chillingly pale, and blue veins, like streams, ran across its skin, emphasizing its inhuman nature.

“Raaaargh!”

“Stop wasting your breath.”

With an ear-splitting roar, I winced and raised the Impact Gauntlet.

The Impact Gauntlet wasn't just a supplementary piece of equipment like brass knuckles. If it were, it wouldn't be considered military-grade, nor would I have brought it.

A gauntlet is a rather ambiguous weapon.

In close combat, it’s outclassed by polearms, and it's not even a consideration for ranged combat.

And for mere hand-to-hand combat, a 'tech body,' the alpha and omega of Seoul 2056, would be more cost-effective.