Ark the Legend 1-12

by Yoo Seong

  “Kuack! Catch……no, kill all of them!”

  “Those guys are fleeing!”

  The Katz came flocking out of the cave. Once again, the Katz resembled the Meow from New World. It was the same with the Meow’s agility. The Katz rushed across the basin at an incredible speed towards Irina’s group. They suddenly stretched out 10 cm claws!

  “Irina-nim, it is dangerous!”

  “Sword!”

  Irina turned around and shouted. Two swords popped out from her bag and she grabbed the handles. At the same time, dozens of swords made of light enveloped Irina’s body. It was a great sword! When one sword disappeared another one would appear…..dozens of these swords seemed to form a sphere around Irina. However it wasn’t a simple sphere. A sphere of blades!

  “Kyaak!”

  “This female is strong!”

  The Katz stepped back and bared their fangs. They were familiar with Irina’s skill from when they captured her. However Ark was shocked because he never saw her fight. No, to be honest he never imagined her fighting.

  The first time he met her she was in charge of the prisoner’s supplies. In reality he saw her wearing a dress while attending a party and was about to be humiliated. And this time she had been captured while chasing after escaped prisoners. Therefore an image of a fragile girl was lodged in his brain.

  But it was normal when he thought about it. All users envied those who were selected by the galactic federation. It made no sense if she wasn’t capable of combat. But the Katz weren’t that easy to deal with. With two out of the five crew members injured, it was difficult to stop the Katz flocking from all sides.

  –Kekek! The enemy!

  Tu tu tu tu! Tu tu tu tu! Tu tu tu tu!

  In addition, the Kero had started to flock out of the cave as well.

  ‘There is no chance if we fight here. It is imperative to escape!’

  Ark bounced back the bullets with his lightsaber and ran towards Irina.

  “Hik! Me! Me too!”

  The ignored hamster followed behind him……

  “Khafra Fencing 3rd style! Galaxy Sword!”

  Dozens of swords swirled out like a fan. He pushed away the Katz pressing Irina and Camel on one side. He then joined the group and said to Irina.

  “Irina-nim, follow behind me!”

  “Yes!”

  “Please support the rest and follow!”

  Ark shouted as he jumped onto the railroad tracks. He had ran over 10 metres when dozens of rock snakes sprang out at him. This was the reason Ark took the lead.

  ‘My speed can’t be slow! Concentrate my senses!’

  Wiing! Wiing! Wiing!

  The blue lightsaber continuously followed a trajectory. The rock snakes fell as they were cut. Ark swept through most of the rock snakes before they could attack Irina. However the Katz were caught by the snakes.

  “Kyaak! These damn snakes!”

  The Katz couldn’t increase their speed thanks to the rock snakes. Of course that only affected a small number of Katz.

  –Shoot!

  Tu tu tu tu! Tu tu tu tu! Tu tu tu tu!

  The Kero started firing their machine guns. But like Mt. Fargo demonstrated, their hit rate wasn’t that high.

  Ping! Ping! Ping!

  Most of the bullets only hit the stone around them. These shots were actually useful for Ark. The rock snakes reacted to the vibration. A large number of rock snakes came pouring out as the projectiles recklessly hit the environment. It was to the extent that the rock snakes seemed to cover the entire wall. They were so easy to deal with that he didn’t need to worry about them. The Kero’s hit rate was also so bad that it couldn’t distinguish between friend and foe.

  “Ouch! Where are those stupid frogs shooting?”

  A Katz coughed and cursed as they were hit by a grenade. Thanks to that, Ark’s group could climb up without the Katz catching up to them. The problem occurred when they reached the middle part.

  “RPG!”

  Camel suddenly screamed. Ark and Irina flinched and turned to see a shell heading towards them. A Kero had launched a RPG! Some shells were heading in an unexpected direction. But it wasn’t just one frog firing the RPG.

  Pusung! Pusung! Pusung!

  Quantity rather than quality. 10 shells flew continuously.

  “Everybody down!”

  Kwa kwa kwa kwa, kwa kwa kwa kwa!

  Successive explosions occurred around the group lying face down. The ground shook roughly and dirt and rocks poured down on top of them. Part of the ground in the middle area was swept away like a landslide and one member slid away with it. No, they were about to fall! Irina threw her body and grabbed his wrist.

  “Ugh! Ensign-nim!”

  “Hold on tightly! You can’t let go!”

  “I can’t! My injuries are too severe and I’m lacking strength in my hand! Let go and escape with the other members!”

  “Don’t talk so weakly! I’ve already lost a lot of my group! I’m not losing anymore!”

  “B-but…..”

  “Didn’t I tell you to shut up? If you can talk then climb up!”

  “T-that’s not…..above! F-falling rocks!”

  Irina looked up and her face paled.

  Ku ku ku ku! Ku ku ku ku!

  A large amount of dirt and sand were flowing down the slope above them. But the dirt and sand was a problem for later. A rock was rolling ahead of the dirt! It was a huge rock. If hit then it would be instant death! She would turn into a stone frog. Then one man stood in front of her.

  “Armour armament!”

  The man shouting was Ark! A battle suit enveloped him and Ark’s fist stretched out towards the falling rock.

  “Take this! 18 Barrage!”

  It was his special technique 18 Barrage that consumed 100% of the mana! Steam bubbled from his battle suit and there was an explosion of fists.

  ‘One point! Focus all my attacks on one area!’

  Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa!

  His fists flew at 300 km/hr and only concentrated on hitting one point. 18 Barrage was completed in just 1 second. The rock split in half as the final fist of 18 Barrage was driven in. The battle suit split open and removed itself from Ark.

  “Ah, Ark-nim!”

  Irina gave Ark a disbelieving look. However Ark was still looking at the top.

  ‘I did it! But……’

  Hundreds of tons of sediment were pouring down. There was no way to stop the sediment with a sword or fist. Then the only way was to endure it.

  ‘Pay attention! It’s not over yet!’

  “Mind Shield!”

  -The Mind Shield has been activated.

 
  In addition, the effect of Backstab or Sudden Blow will be nullified by 100%>

  The shield wrapped around his body and Ark stepped in front of the group. He crossed his arms to form the letter X.

  “Come!”

  Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa!

  At the same time, hundreds of tons of sediment covered Ark. The rocks among the dirt hit Ark as the landslide swept past him. The shield’s durability was sucked out at a tremendous rate. However Ark continued standing there was his arms crossed in front of him. It was the end if he was buried in dirt and sand. If Ark crumbled then Irina and the group would be wiped out!

  “Never…..give up…..I won’t!”

  Ark croaked with bloody lips. He focused all is efforts and maintained his posture against the sediment falling down. The pressure only loosened after he was pushed back into the basin. His trembling knees finally collapsed.

  “Heok!”

  Cheolkeok! Cheolkeok! Cheolkeok! Cheolkeok!

  There was the continuous sound of iron around him. It was the sound of being surrounded by Kero and having guns pointed at him.

  ‘Damn!’

  Ark cursed as he quickly got up. The Heir’s Sword wasn’t in
his hand anymore. Ark hurriedly looked around and saw the sword hilt buried in the dirt approximately 10 metres away. He had dropped the sword while being pushed by the landslide. And now he was surrounded by frogs holding guns!

  ‘In the end……’

  Ark sighed and looked around. He had survived despite the huge amounts of dirt and sand.Unfortunately 3 members of the crew were already injured so they were no in a critical condition.

  It would end here. 200 Kero were pointing their guns at the group! Ark couldn’t see a way to get out of this. No matter how lousy their hit rate was, if they fired in unison then Ark would be riddled with bullets in seconds. No, it was more like he would become a crushed tomato.

  –Kekekeke, try not to blow up the room.

  A Kero smiled and lifted a RPG. And the moment he was about to pull the trigger!

  “Stupid bastard!”

  Snap! Chwajijijijijik!

  The Kero was hit by lightning. The one holding the RPG instantly turned to ashes. The Kero were perplexed by the sudden situation and looked at the robed man who appeared. Sparks were flying from the hands of the robed man!

  “Idiots! Do you intend to ruin the plan I put so much effort into preparing? You can’t use firearms in a place like this! A sword. There is no need to capture them. Just kill with your swords!”

  “Leave it to us.”

  A group of people stepped forward. They were the Katz who had descended the slope.

  “Okay. Take care of these guys.”

  “Huhuhu, you cheeky humans. Shall we start attacking?”

  The Katz approached with their sharp claws. But Ark had no interest in them. Ark’s head was repeatedly replaying the footage with the Kero and the RPG.

  ‘He prevented the Kero from firing their guns. If he intended to kill us then that would be much easier. Despite that, he stopped the guns from killing us. He said it would ruin his plans…..which reminds me, I don’t know what his plan is. Why did they not leave after their lair was discovered? If the use of firearms would risk ruining the plan…..’

  Ark looked behind him. A large antenna was located in the centre of the basin.

  ‘That is the reason why the robed man prevented the use of firearms!’

  200 Kero were gathered in front of Ark’s group. If all of them fired then the antenna would definitely be hit. The Kero’s hit rate was low. Of course the antenna would be destroyed. Just as he was thinking that.

  “Where are you looking? Your opponent is me!”

  A Katz rushed forward and swung his claws. Ark looked back at Irina and shouted.

  “Get down! Shield Emission!”

  Ark’s shield exploded and hundreds of fragments flew around. It was the Mind Shield that had 410 durability! The shield hadn’t been completely destroyed by the landslide. And Mind Shield was still a shield. Ark blew up the Mind Shield with Shield Emission. The shield wrapped around his whole body so the blast range was 360 degrees!

  Jajajajang! Pepepepeng!

  The fragments of the broken shield flew around. The Katz rushing at him only received minor wounds. The durability of the shield was low so it was natural for the damage to fall. But it was enough to push them away for a while.

  “This bastard……!”

  The moment the Katz were going to flock again!

  “Psychokinesis! Come my sword!”

  Ark reached out and the beam sword flew into his hands like a magnet was attached to it. It was the Psychokinesis skill he received from Xanax!

  Wiing! Wiing! Wiing!

  Ark pushed them back with a swing of his lightsaber. He ran to the antenna dish and took out a grenade.

  “Don’t move! If anyone moves even one step then I will throw this grenade at the antenna!”

  “Stop!”

  Sure enough.

  The robed man shouted with a pale face.

  He glared at Ark and angrily proclaimed.

  “Do you think you can get out of here alive if you do this?”

  “If I don’t do this? Wouldn’t I still die?”

  “……!”

  “This is my plan of desperation. If I’m going to die then shouldn’t I blow something up with me? Eh? How about it? Should I do it quickly?

  Ark prepared to pull out the safety pin. The robed man desperately said.

  “W-wait! What do you want?”

  “The key.”

  Ark lifted his finger and replied.

  “Don’t you have the key to the transport ship that the escaped prisoners came on? Give it to me.”

  “…..Give it.”

  The robed man said as he looked at the Katz.

  “Marshal! Why do I have to give the key…..?”

  “You stupid cats! Shut up and give it to him!”

  The man they called Marshal snapped at the Katz. The Katz immediately took out the key as they were threatened with lightning. Ark took the key and looked at Irina.

  “Irina-nim and the other members should escape to the transport ship first.”

  “If we escape first then what about Ark-nim?”

  “These guys have RPGs. If I take the transport ship as well then those guys will shoot us down before we can escape. This is the only way I can stop that situation. Don’t worry. Do you think I want to die? I’ll get out of it alive somehow so go ahead.”

  There was no guarantee he would survive. But this was the best way at the moment. If Irina’s group escaped then he would complete the quest. He could also look good in front of a girl he was interested in. No, in this case wasn’t it a bonus that he would complete the quest? Anyway! There would be benefits even if he died. Irina also knew this much.

  “Yes, I will look for you on Istana.”

  No, she was already treating him like someone dead…..

  Ark cooled down at Irina’s words.

  Ku ku ku ku! Ku ku ku ku! Ku ku ku ku!

  Suddenly the entire mine started to vibrate. The Marshal murmured in a voice full of ecstasy.

  “Oh! The time has finally come! The time to resurrect the Great God!”

  “God? What nonsense is this…..?”

  Ark raised his head as a wind rushed through the mine. Red rays shot out from 4 planets that could be seen above the mine? The 4 rays then connected with each other above his head!

  Kwa kwa kwa kwang, kwa kwa kwa kwang!

  A pillar of red light rose from the antenna that Ark was holding hostage. It overlapped with the 4 rays of light.

  ———————————————————————————-

  The northernmost corner of the galaxy changed. There were 5 planets that made up the constellation Harmadon. Right now a massive event was taking place there. The five red lights formed a huge pattern in space. That pattern was a pentagram! The pentagram was several million kilometres large. After a while……

  The space in the centre of the pentagram distorted and enormous flames spurted. A huge fireball had started to appear from the space. However this fireball wasn’t made of light.

  Darkness!

  It was a deeper darkness than outer space! The darkness swallowed up any light that hit it.

  Ohhhh! Ohhhh! Ohhhh!

  The black existence stretched out in all directions. At the same time, all users logged into Galaxian received the same message.

  – [Episode II: Dark Omen] has begun.

  TO BE CONTINUED

  Ark

  The Legend

  (아크 더 레전드)

  Volume 08

  Yoo Seong

  (유성)

  Space 1

  Escape

  Ku ku ku ku! Ku ku ku ku!

  Flames rose out of the darkness in the centre of the Harmadon constellation! In the midst of those flames was a black entity.

  –I’m back!

  –The resentment that was never erased!

  –I will bring an end to all living beings in this star system!

  –There will be a flurry of despair!

  -Endless dar
kness!

  Sound poured out from it. It wasn’t a language. It could only be called a sound. Will! It was the intense will emitted by a higher dimensional being. Any debris in the vast space of the Harmadon constellation was eaten by the darkness…..

  – [Episode II: Dark Omen] has begun.

  The new century had started.

  ——————————————————————

  ‘What, what the?’

  Ark was confused. He couldn’t understand what was happening. A red flash shot out from the antenna and it became dark at the same time. Even with Ark’s Clairvoyance ability, he could only see many silhouettes in the darkness. It was impossible to see what was going on in space. No, he wasn’t even interested in what was happening in space.

  ‘…..Dammit!’

  It was so dark that it was difficult to discern the area in front of him. It wasn’t a good situation for Ark.

  “Irina-nim, hurry!”

  “B-but I can’t see anything……”

  Kakak! Ka ka ka ka!

  The sharp sound of iron interrupted her words. Voices with the distinctive accent of the Katz could be heard.

  “Kikit! You cheeky humans! Where are you looking?”

  This was the reason Ark was in a rush. The Katz had the characteristics of its species and specialized in catching its prey in the darkness. The Katz used the darkness to attack Irina’s group without mercy. The Katz and Irina’s group were only a few metres away from him but he couldn’t distinguish between friend and foe. Ark hurriedly shouted in a menacing voice.

  “Stop it! If you don’t stop immediately…..”

  “What will you do?”

  The answer came from behind him. Ark jumped as he met a golden-eyed gaze. The Katz hadn’t just approached Irina’s group under the cover of darkness. Ark stepped back but the sharp claws had already scratched his wrist. He lost strength in his hand and dropped the grenade.

  “Kekeke! That’s it! Now!”

  “Kyaak! Shall we start earnestly attacking? I’ll tear you apart!”

  A Katz who had been waiting on the side jumped towards him. The Katz’ claws were sharp enough to tear less quality armour! Ark rolled along the ground and stretched his arms towards the grenade.

  “Psychokinesis!”

  It was the power to move an object with his mind! The grenade was caught with his telekinesis power and flew towards him. However the sharp claws hit Ark’s hand just before he could grab the grenade.