Fatal Bullet (Various x Female Reader)

Chapter Thirty-Four (Gatekeeper Part 1)

        The large metal doors loomed over our party of four as we approached the entrance of the SBC Flugel. I'm quiet as Hikaru calls out for his mother to open the doors.

"Mom, I'm home!" However, an alarm goes off, making my heart skip a beat. A scratchy metal-like sound can be heard over a radio.

"Did we do something wrong? That doesn't sound like a good thing!" I exclaimed. Kirito nodded in panicked concern.

"Be careful! I don't know what it's trying to say, but it's clearly not happy we're here." He exclaimed to the three of us. Hikaru shook his head in disbelief.

"I don't understand, what is the matter? These people are my master and my new friends! They're fine, I swear!" Hikaru yelled back at the door. Kureha looks over at Hikaru, her brows furrowed in concern.

"Hikaru, do you know what it's saying?" He answers her question with a nod. The machine roars mechanically once more, causing Hikaru to flinch back in shock.

"W-what? We can't go inside...? It's saying all trespassers will be eliminated!" That made the rest of us flinch as well. Kirito frowns as he looks back to Kureha and I.

"It sure knows hot to cut to the chase. Let's do this, (Y/N), Kureha!" We nod back at him. Almost right after, the doors open to reveal a mechanical giant.

"It looks like we won't get in without a fight. We can't lose, you guys!" I exclaimed. After I stated that, the robot seemed to narrow its sights onto my form. As right after it had, it fired a rocket in my direction. I gasped and rolled out of the way, my friends yelling my name as I did so.

"I'm all right! You guys handle taking this thing down!" I yelled back at them. I heard Kirito's voice from somewhere nearby.

"Right!" We took turns running behind pillars for cover, however nothing seemed to be working. It was as if our bullets were doing absolutely nothing to the boss' armor. Even shots at what should be critical hit spots did next to nothing. Gritting my teeth tensely made my jaw sore. I must be gritting my teeth in real life as well if I'm able to feel it. Kirito runs up to the pillar next to mine on the bridge leading to the ship. I look over at him, covering my head as a rocket explodes nearby causing the ground to shake. Smoke and dirt fill the air, making it hard to breathe.

"What..." I coughed before I could finish my sentence.

"What are we going to do about this Gatekeeper?" Kirito shouted back, finishing my sentence. Kureha was beside him. Hikaru was beside me at my own pillar.

"That thing is..." Kureha coughs from the smoke as well. "It's crazy strong! I don't think its HP has dropped at all, even after hitting it that many times!" She yells back to us. Kirito nods beside her.

"Yeah, this is something else... I almost feel like it's too strong, and I think I might know why..." Kirito trails off as another rocket is shot out at us. My pillar, to be specific. I let a yelp of shock leave my throat. Kirito notices and makes the call.

"Let's pull back for now! It's clear we screwed up somehow! It's extremely likely this enemy is invincible by design and is supposed to force us to retreat." He yells back at us. Kureha looks around for an escape route. I do the same from my location as well.

"Okay, but how? I'm not seeing a way out of here!" She exclaims back to him. Kirito looks back at me.

"(Y/N), use your UFG and take Hikaru out of here! You should be able to scale these walls and get out while Kureha and I cover you." I frown.