by Yoo Seong
Sword Defense was now an intermediate level so it wasn’t that hard to change the direction. But changing the orbit to return it wasn’t that simple. The orbit was changed many times in a short period. It required enormous concentration and sword skills. This was the reason Ark increased his concentration. His target was the Nakuma’s legs!
Pepepepeng!
The shells hit the Nakuma and it stumbled. The shower of bullets aimed at Ark was pushed to the side. Ark’s eyes brightened and he shouted.
“Now! Super Board!”
Ark took out the air board and rushed to the Nakuma. A long blue light crossed the space.
“Now it is starting!”
Tu tu tu tu! Tu tu tu tu! Pepeng!
The Nakuma recovered as the bullets once again aimed at the centre. Ark used Sword Defense while rushing at full speed and used the air board as a springboard to shove his sword into the Nakuma’s legs.
Snap! Chwajijijijijik!
Sparks flew as the sword got stuck in between machine parts.
“…..That’s it!”
Ark exclaimed as he struck. Then his body started ascending at an absurd speed. The Nakuma was shaking his leg.
–Get off!
Kwa kwa kwa kwang, kwa kwa kwa kwang!
He fell down as the whole area shook. Ark shoved his sword into his bag and hung onto the leg with both arms. But the Nakuma wasn’t made with one piece of smooth metal and he became injured from sharp parts sticking out.
-Your skin has been torn by rusty iron.
To make matters worse, he also got tetanus! However……bbok!
“This is useful in times like this.”
Ark had attached the Charenjok’s token on his head. It was the Charenjok’s Token that healed 2 health every 4 seconds. It was a very useful item even if he only had 1 health left. However the value wasn’t in its recovery effect. The most troublesome thing about abnormal status was the penalty to his ability. But if he used the Charenjok’s token then he could become invincible to abnormal statues for 10 minutes. Of course he had no intention of getting into that state again.
“Armour armament!”
Ark immediately pulled out his battle suit. He grabbed the machine parts with his left hand and held the lightsaber in the other before climbing the leg.
–You insect! You’re still attached? Get off!
The Nakuma’s hand fell towards Ark. It didn’t dare shoot bullets or RPGs. That’s because Ark was hanging from its body!
‘This guy’s firepower is at the standard of dozens of troopers. If it starts shooting then it will be damaged. This is one way to seal of its guns! Use its body!’
Ark was no different from a bug to that Nakuma. It couldn’t shoot its own body just to get rid of a bug. But that wasn’t all.
Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa!
Metal parts fell off as it shook its leg. However the scale of the movement was different.
‘The movement is slow!’
Ark rushed to the back of the legs. He used his lightsaber again to climb its body. The Nakuma’s body was being struck by the lightsaber. Ark could decrease its health just by climbing the body. There was even more. Every time the Nakuma would shook its legs or waist to get rid of Ark and metal parts would fall. Of course, the damage wasn’t that large compared to the Nakuma’s overall health. Ark didn’t expect to take care of the Nakuma like this.
Kwa kwang! Kwa kwa kwa kwa! Kwa kwa kwa kwa!
Ark continued climbing the Nakuma. The Nakuma tried to slap its body but Ark moved around like a cockroach. The fierce battle continued for 10 minutes!
“There it is!”
Ark was finally able to stand on the Nakuma’s shoulders.
–You!
The Nakuma’s head turned towards Ark. Ark could see hundreds of mechanical components that formed the face. Ark’s face was covered with a few minor wounds but he was smiling.
“Watch carefully. You will never see this face again!”
Ark shouted as he ran along the shoulders towards the Nakuma’s head. The lightsaber was driven into the Nakuma’s eye. Ark then placed the muzzle of the Fire Eagle against the other eyeball and pulled the trigger.
“Set Bullets Shooting!”
Cheolkeok, cheolkeok, cheolkeok! Pepepeng!
The red light disappeared from both sides. This meant that the Nakuma had lost both of its eyes.
-Kuaaaah! Y-you!
The Nakuma screamed angrily.
“It will be troublesome if you die too early. I’m only just starting.”
Ark grinned as he held on tightly to the Nakuma’s shaky body. And…..a full scale attack was launched. The lightsaber and Fire Eagle continuously attacked. The attacks were poured on the Nakuma’s head.
Pepeng! Pepeng! Pepeng!
-Headshot!
It was a headshot! The Nakuma’s health started going down quickly. Of course the Nakuma wasn’t just politely being attacked. Both arms swung like crazy as it tried to hit Ark. However the Nakuma’s sensors was its eyes and they were destroyed. And Ark wasn’t a slow user that could be hit by fists recklessly swung.
Kwa kwa kwa kwang! Pal pal pal pal!
He avoided the flying hands and struck with his lightsaber.
Kwa kwa kwa kwang! Pal pal pal pal!
He avoided the flying hands and pulled the trigger of the Fire Eagle. Ark jumped around the shoulders and persistently only attacked the head. The Nakuma’s health dropped enormously from Ark continuing to hi its head. The machine parts fell off each time until the Nakuma only had 10% health left. At that moment the Nakuma’s movement stopped. Then it kneeled down like a doll with its threat cut.
“Eh? What the? Its giving up even with health remaining……”
Ark tilted his head with confusion.
Syu syu syu syu! Syu syu syu syu!
Then dozens of metal wires rose from the Nakuma’s neck and wound around Ark. At the same time, the Nakuma stood up and swung its fists.
“T-this!”
Panic spread on Ark’s face. But Ark couldn’t afford to think. He had 50% health left after the start of the battle and climbing the Nakuma decreased it to 30%. He attacked one-sidedly from the shoulder but that didn’t mean he didn’t receive any damage. Considering the Nakuma’s offense, he would die if hit by the hand! But now his movements were sealed. He couldn’t avoid the Nakuma’s punch! Ark judged the situation and clenched his fist.
“Yes, let’s see who is stronger in fists! 18 Barrage!”
Steam gushed out from the battle suit and his fists poured out.
Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa!
The Nakuma or Ark’s fists! Their two fists conflicted. Ark’s 18 Barrage couldn’t stop the fist of someone larger than him. Ark was pushed back the moment he felt their real weight.
Kwakwang!
The roaring sound resounded through the dark space again.
Space 5
Silver Star
“Ugh!”
A scream burst out from some rubble dozens of metres away from the airship.
“He’s dead! Dead! What do I do now? Dammit! You bastard! What will I do if you die in a place like this? That’s why I was subservient to you! It was for the opportunity to escape after we left Amara! What will happen if you die here? You screwed up! Dammit! I didn’t follow you here just to end up like this!”
Tori pulled his hair and screamed.
“Khafra Fencing 3rd style! Galaxy Sword!”
Then blue light came from the body of the Nakuma. The light continuously cut the Nakuma’s body and the one wielding it was Ark. Then he rolled to the ground.
Ku ku ku ku! Ku ku ku ku! Kwa kwa kwa kwang!
The underground space started rumbling. The Nakuma was taken apart and fell to pieces. Tori watched this scene with wide eyes.
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br /> “Y-you….no, Hyung-nim! How…..that guy’s fist clearly hit you……?”
“My fist is mightier than its finger.”
The dirt covered Ark laughed. Just before the Nakuma had hit him, Ark battered its finger with 18 Barrage. Ark only aimed for the Nakuma’s finger. Even if the Nakuma had high health, its durability had no choice but to fall when hitting that one part. When he focused the firepower of 18 Barrage, the finger instantly separated into parts. An empty space was left behind. Ark was able to survive by using that space. Ark plunged inside the Nakuma and hacked away at its wires with his lightsaber! Then he used Galaxy Sword to vertically penetrate the stomach.
-Your level has risen!
-Your level has risen……
The Nakuma turned into a pile of metal and he gained 5 levels.
“Ohhh! Hyung-nim! You’re too awesome! I knew Hyung-nim could do it!”
“I heard everything.”
Ark looked at Tori with a disbelieving expression.
“You were looking for an opportunity to escape once we left Amara?”
“No, t-that’s not……”
Tori stuttered as he broke into a cold sweat. But Ark had no interest in doing anything. He had no expectations that Tori was sincerely following him. Ark knew he had other plans. It wouldn’t work of course. He had no intention of letting Tori get away with it but now he had verified his plans.
‘I saw it while going through the Nakuma’s body…..’
Ark approached the pile of metal that was the wreckage of the Nakuma. After digging through the centre of the pile, he managed to find what he was looking for among some machine parts. The material felt like the shell of an insect!
‘There’s no doubt about it. This is the Rama’s battle suit!’
This was wat Ark saw when going through the Nakuma’s body. A man covered in the Rama’s battle suit was intertwined with the machine parts inside the Nakuma.
‘Don’t tell me he’s still alive?’
Ark’s hand touched the battle suit. The battle suit was engulfed in a blue light and turned into an octagonal object.
-You have obtained the core of a new battle suit!
Therefore the Rama’s battle suit can gain experience through combat like a user. But the Drone has no ability to grow on its own so it needs to absorb other Drones to turn that experience into power.
Accumulated experience and a Drone’s core. These two are necessary conditions to evolve the battle suit>
* Necessary experienced needed for evolution: 86,000/50,000
-You have met the required conditions to evolve your current battle suit.
Would you like to evolve the battle suit? (Y/N)
“This is great!”
This answered all his questions. The information window regarding the Hyper Drone had a level attached to it. That level attached meant that it could grow. And he could see that experience was accumulated every time he used the battle suit. However the level didn’t increase no matter how much experience he gained. This was the reason why! A new core was necessary for his battle suit to grow. It didn’t state the conditions necessary to level it up so he never thought about it. There was no reason for him to think about it.
“Evolve!”
-The battle suit has evolved!
Hyper Drone Lv.1 → Hyper Drone Lv.2
* Mana regeneration of the Hyper Drone has increased by 10%!
* The ability of Hyper Drone to strengthen the body will increase by 5% to 35%!
* The damage of Hyper Drone’s battle technique 18 Barrage has increased by 10%!
* Hyper Drone has absorbed the memory of the new core and learnt a new skill!
-Hyper Drone Exclusive Skill-
Hyper Booster (User, Active): The battle suit has absorbed the core of a new Drone. The Hyper Drone has accepted that power and acquired the new ability Hyper Booster. Using this technique, you can move up to 100 metres at a top speed of 200 km/hr. It will consume the mana of the battle suit.
Mana consumption: 5%
His battle suit evolved! The numerical gains was enormous. A mana regeneration buff and the stats of his battle suit increased! The attack of 18 Barrage also increased! His battle suit also gained the skill Hyper Booster! These would be useful in close combat.
“By the way…..”
Ark looked down at the dead body among the machine parts. It was the body that had been wearing the battle suit. However he wasn’t a Rama like Ark expected. The mummy like body was something he had seen several times before. He was a Murat.
‘According to the Elim’s Memory, the Rama originally served the Murat. The Murat were probably the ones who created the original Drone battle suits and transferred them to the Rama. In the end the Rama used the technology the Murat gave them to destroy the Murat? Ha, this is why Xanax felt betrayed by his own people. But why did the Murat die in a place like this?’
The mummy’s hand was holding a circular crystal. It was a circular crystal that the Murat held onto even when he died!
-You have acquired the
“Ohu!”
Ark’s eyes shone brightly.
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Cheolkong! Pushu!
There was a mechanical sound and the door of the airship opened.
“The name of this airship is Silver Star.”
Ark muttered as he stared at the streamlined hull. He felt refreshed as soon as he grabbed the circular crystal. There was a circular groove in the door of the airship. Not surprisingly, the crystal that the Murat mummy was clutching was the key to the airship.
‘The locking device is functioning properly. Maybe……’
There were several cabins on both sides of the aisle in the airship. However Ark didn’t even glance at them and looked at something across the hallway. It was the cockpit where various panels were attached. When he looked at the cockpit, a circular groove similar to the door lock caught his eye. Ark inserted the crystal in the groove.
Woong woong woong woong……Woong woong woong woong……
The hull vibrated and light turned on.
“Ohh, it’s moving!”
In Galaxian, airships were generally classified into two types. One was the airship that he escaped the mine from. That one was a general airship capable of flying within the atmosphere. The other ship could sail through the universe. The Silver Star was a ship like that. Needless to say, those airships could cost thousands of gold! Ordinary or poor users could only dream of owning such an airship. Moreover, it was also a battleship! Ark had found a battleship like this. The owner died a long time ago so the first person to find it could obtain it. If it worked properly then it would be a jackpot!
“Tori, check the systems!”
“Yes, Hyung-nim!”
Tori sat in the cockpit and pressed the buttons. Then an information window appeared on the monitor.
“Heok! T-this…..?”
Tori let out a cry of confusion as he stared at the monitor.
“I-I can’t read it! What language is this?”
Tori’s confusion was reasonable. The characters floating on the information window were ‘◎☆∇△∴∴△○…….’ which was more like shapes than letters. But Ark didn’t panic.
The man holding the Silver Star’s master key was the Murat. Naturally the characters on the monitor would also be Murat. And Ark could decode Murat letters. The information window that Ark translated……
-Ship’s Basic Information: Silver Star
Hull: Medium-3 Classification: Battleship
Firepower: 25,000
Speed: B Turning: A
Shield: C Energy Efficiency: B
* Hull Damage Rate: 30%
Precaution: Damage to some major facilities has been detected. Flying is possible but the risk
can’t be guaranteed. It is recommended to repair before operating
* Hull Energy Charge Rate: 20%
Danger: Energy is not secure enough. The ship is now switching to sleep mode. 50% energy is required in order to switch to navigation mode
“Then flying is impossible right now?”
When thinking about it, it was the inevitable result. If the Silver Star was capable of flying then it wouldn’t be in a place like this.
“The hull damage rate isn’t that high. The problem is the energy……”
Ark thought for a moment before looking back at Tori.
“That reminds me, didn’t we find some fuel rods from the Nakuma? How about it? Can we charge the energy of the airship with the fuel rods?”
“Well, I can’t answer without checking the parts. But it might be possible if they use the same type of energy. There might be a problem if the fuel rods of the airship we came on is different from the Silver Star.”
“Can you or not?”
Tori quickly replied after Ark yelled.
“If the fuel rods use the same type of energy then I can charge it.”
“That’s it!”
Ark clenched his fists. The probably that he could occupy the Silver Star was increasing.
“Then check the Silver Star’s energy type!”
Ark was shouting at Tori when he heard a sound. A crackling noise was coming from an instrument panel.
-I Murat…..belong…..Silver Star 1st mate…..Ensign Enkaru…..
“What? This?”
“Shhh! Be quiet.”
Ark cut Tori off and looked at the 3D image. The holograph showed the battle clad Murat who had been holding the crystal.
–We’re left on the planet Amara in the Harmadon constellation……at the end of a fierce battle…..I succeeded in a forced landing…… The hull isn’t damaged but several fuel rods have been destroyed and the energy is in flux……fortunately I sensed ether in Amara……the captain and crew went to secure the energy……it has been one month and they haven’t returned…… And…..
The Murat called Enkaru coughed before continuing.
