I try to sit up but I wince in pain and reach for my back, only to see it covered with bandages wrapped around my shoulder and body.
The bandages seem to be made from those
I finally sit upright and look at my surroundings. Lots of stores have already collapsed, and in the middle of what seemed to be an arena, I see Kom and the Bilby fighting.
Their fight seemed to be vicious, both exchanging blows with no advancements from either side. They were at a standstill, but soon enough Kom would definitely tire out. I try to stand up but I feel extremely light-headed and collapse back onto the floor. Ranko runs up to me as I fall, telling me to stop trying to fight, but I knew that I had to tell Kom crucial information.
I try to get up again but continued falling, and I was so far from him that it would probably take days to reach him. I would've asked Ranko to fly me over but that would too dangerous, and it was hardly practical in this situation.
The only thing I really needed to do was to get my voice to him, and I start thinking on how I could do it.
It was during this time that I was surprised by a different voice, namely, [FMC]
"You awake?"
"Oh yes, I just got up"
"I thought you died, I already waited ten minutes for your response."
"Nah I just got knocked out."
"...Well anyway, what are you going to do now?"
"I don't know...I am trying to figure something o-"
Damn, I'm slow.
I have a pistol capable of creating machinery.
Why don't I just make a megaphone?
"Never mind, just wait for me!"
[FMC] seems to be in confusion, but stays silent.
Now, how to create a megaphone?
Well you really just need a speaker, some wiring, a small microphone, and some building materials.
I first build the cone which will set the structure of the megaphone and help amplify the sound. Proceeding after that, I build a small microphone, but its a lot more complex then it seems. When sound hits a microphone, it hits the diaphragm which causes vibrations to occur and moves a coil back and forth which creates an electrical current. Angling the diaphragm is the most important, and the coil must be tight with consistency. After creating the microphone part, we need to amplify the sound, so connecting the electrical current produced by the coil and a battery to an amplifier will create a larger current based off the smaller current.
I was busy working on this project when I feel a wave of despair come across me. I snap my head towards the source and see the same red aura around the Bilby start to form again.
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I realize that the same attack that almost killed me was about to happen again, so I try to quicken my pace on the megaphone.
The final part is the speaker, where it converts the electrical signal into a sound wave via another coil, but it takes a while to build the voice coil and I had little time.
Kom doesn't seem to realize what's going on, and still stares straight at the Bilby, preparing to defend. The Bilby scratches its claws against the floor and the aura thickens; the Bilby bends downwards about to attack.
Shoot! I don't have time!
I frantically build the last couple parts, and [FMC] fills it up with an activation bullet.
A megaphone appears in my hands, and I scream into it,
"BEHIND YOU!"
I made it in time, and Kom suddenly turns around to my voice. The Bilby rises behind him striking down with its claws, only to be countered by Kom's axe.
"Thank you, my friend!"
Kom grins and seems to regain some strength from parrying that attack. The Bilby, visibly shocked, still does not stand down and continues to swings its claws at Kom.
The megaphone in my hand disappears but,
More things from the menu seem to update as well, with
Another set of conditions must be met huh...
It seems that if we continue fighting the Bilby like this, it'll soon end up as our defeat.
I must figure out these conditions fast, or else there is no use for me being alive.
The mall has already almost completely collapsed, save the North corridor we were currently fighting in.
I sat atop a roof, observing my surroundings, trying to see what may be wrong in this mall. I look out and scrutinize the mall in front of me, but nothing catches my eye.
I see the large square platform still standing and wonder if that's the key to defeating the Bilby.
"Ranko, fly me towards the platform."
She nods her head and picks me up, carefully flying towards the center of the platform and setting me down. I again look into my surroundings but see nothing wrong, and still can't rack my brain over what these conditions could be.
Right as I was thinking, and axe came flying towards me, but it luckily missed and landed only a few inches to my left. I look towards Kom and see him weaponless, with only a shield and a small dagger to hold his ground. His movements were getting sluggish, his body didn't seem to be able to handle the work he was putting it in.
Damn it!
I smack my head a couple times and look up to get blood flowing, when I suddenly see the glass ceiling above me. It triggers a memory in my head and I look back at my menu and see the key words I was looking for,
"The illuminated Bilby..."
The Bilby is still alive because it has light, and the glass ceiling is the only thing here that could emit light. I grab my gun and shoot a bullet straight at the middle of the cross, and the glass shatters, with all brightness leaving the mall. It was almost like the whole arena was an illusion, with my vision fading in and out as the mall I was standing in disappears.
I only heard one notification before I fell into deep sleep,