I Became an Illegal Cheat User – Chapter 82

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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Following Kali’s order to support the other Extermination Units… Yu-jin and the other members, led by Grey, moved to a room inside the base.

This room, like his and Winry’s, was also in invisible mode, so nothing could be seen… but the doorplate read “Lockheed”.

‘Oh… is it finally appearing?’

The room they were standing in front of, ‘Lockheed’s room’ had a doorplate with the resident’s name engraved on it, like the other rooms, but it wasn’t an actual resident’s room.

[T/N: Thank you Lockheed Martin for sponsoring this novel lmao]

This was because inside the room…

Vice-captain, I’ve opened the door to the hangar.

…a secret door leading down to the hangar, which housed the 9th Extermination Unit’s exclusive transport aircraft, was hidden.

“Okay, good work, Winry.”

Winry’s report, invisible from some point onwards, ended and Grey led Yu-jin and the other members into the room. She approached the bookshelf, which was filled with books, just like his room…

…pulled out a book…

…and pulled a hidden lever. A clicking sound, indicating a lock disengaging, could be heard, followed by…

Rumble.

…a brief tremor.

Then…

Whir…

…the entire room began to descend like an elevator.

And after a while…

Thud.

…they arrived at the basement, where the hangar was located.

Grey led the way, and all the members entered the hangar that Winry had opened.

Inside the spacious hangar, one of the three transport aircraft was waiting for passengers, its engine running.

It seemed like Winry had started the engine while unlocking the hangar door.

‘It actually works.’

He had seen the transport aircraft countless times in the game but it was just a model. It couldn’t be started, let alone boarded.

He had assumed it was just a decoration, but…

‘I can’t believe I’m actually boarding it.’

[But Master, you don’t sound very excited.]

‘…I can’t be.’

If this were a peaceful, uneventful day, it would be a different story… but the reason they were boarding the transport aircraft was because of the Fallen invasion, an emergency situation.

So he couldn’t bring himself to feel excitement.

Or rather, he couldn’t even if he wanted to.

After all, all the members in this room were…

“I’m going to tear those Fallen bastards to shreds.”

“I’ll kill at least a thousand before I die.”

“Only a thousand? I’m aiming for ten thousand.”

…emitting an aura of ‘rage’, ‘hatred’, and ‘killing intent’.

And Grey was no different.

“Everyone board the aircraft.”

Her voice was calm, and her expression impassive… but if you looked into her eyes, you could see the same killing intent burning within her as the other members.

She was just suppressing it because of her position as vice-captain.

Following Grey’s order, Yu-jin and the other members boarded the transport aircraft.

They sat down in the seats and fastened their seatbelts…

“Is everyone on board?”

…when Kali, who had appeared seemingly out of nowhere, entered the aircraft with Grey.

“Yes, all members except Winry, who’s managing the base, are on board.”

Kali nodded at Grey’s report and walked towards the cockpit, where humanoid golems, presumably created by Winry, were seated.

Grey sat next to Yu-jin and he heard Kali ordering the golems to take off.

Whir…

The cargo door, which had been wide open, began to close and he felt the aircraft moving.

He looked at the window next to him and saw them passing through the hangar’s opening and closing doors.

And as soon as they passed through the doors orange lights flashed by, as if they were passing through a tunnel…

Stealth function activated.

…and he heard a monotonous mechanical voice. At the same time, the scenery outside the window brightened, and he felt a floating sensation.

And after a while he saw clouds outside the window.

The transport aircraft had entered the stratosphere.

“I will now announce the team formations.”

Kali, who had been standing in the cockpit without a single sway during takeoff, turned around.

She looked at Yu-jin, Grey, and the other members and began announcing the team formations.

There were 92 members on board the aircraft, including him and Grey.

Kali called out their names and formed teams of ten.

She then assigned each team to one of the outposts, excluding the three that were most critical: the 1st, 5th, and 13th.

One team each to the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Extermination Units, which were less critical.

Grey, the vice-captain, was assigned to the 9th Extermination Unit to lead the members there.

And as for the remaining 1st, 5th, and 13th…

“I will support the 5th and 13th Extermination Units.”

…Kali would support those two…

“And Lee Yu-jin will support the 1st Extermination Unit.”

…and he would support one.

“Yu-jin can handle it alone.”

“Yeah, yeah, he can.”

“Wow, a new legend will be written.”

The members nodded in agreement.

Yu-jin chuckled at their reactions.

They weren’t even worried.

[It means they trust Master.]

‘…Well, that’s better than being worried.’

He nodded at Terra’s message and looked at Kali.

Their eyes met.

“Lee Yu-jin, can you handle it alone?”

Kali asked, seemingly out of courtesy, and Yu-jin chuckled.

“I can definitely handle it.”

A small smile appeared on Kali’s usually impassive face.

It was a sign of satisfaction.

He seized the opportunity and asked,

“Captain, do you have any missiles left?”

“Missiles? …Ah, you’re talking about the silver missiles refined with holy water.”

They were refined with holy water?

No wonder he felt holy power from them.

“Yes, those missiles.”

“Unfortunately, the ones we used before were the last ones.”

Kali said, adding that it took 150 days to manufacture a single missile.

And since they were refining silver with holy water, the cost was astronomical.

He had no choice but to accept her explanation.

But he couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

‘Too bad. If I had those missiles, I could wipe out the Fallen in an instant.’

But the equipment he currently had was enough to stop the Fallen.

No, it was enough to wipe them out. So he decided to cast aside his disappointment…

1 minute until arrival at the 1st Extermination Unit.

…as the mechanical voice announced their arrival.

He unbuckled his seatbelt and stood up.

Kali approached him and handed him something.

“Captain, what is…”

“I’m sorry, Lee Yu-jin. I should have given this to you on your first day as an intern, but I was too busy then, so I’m giving it to you now.”

It was a dagger with the symbol of the 9th Extermination Unit.

And incidentally, it was also the key to the base.

“Welcome to the 9th Extermination Unit, Lee Yu-jin.”

He accepted the dagger from Kali…

…and the talent he had been aiming for, one of the reasons he wanted to join the 9th Extermination Unit, was created.

‘Wow, 10% additional damage!’

It was an insignificant amount in the early stages, but it was a godsend for him now.

Or rather, not just now, but as his grade increased, that 10% additional damage would become even more significant.

He put the dagger into his inventory with a proud expression and thanked Kali.

“No, I should be the one thanking you.”

Kali smiled faintly and patted his shoulder.

“For growing up so well.”

He was about to chuckle awkwardly at her heartwarming words…

10 seconds until arrival at the 1st Extermination Unit.

…when the mechanical voice announced their imminent arrival. The cargo door began to open.

Relieved by the timely opening, he said to Kali,

“Then I’ll be going.”

“Okay, see you when it’s over.”

He nodded at her farewell and approached the half-open cargo door.

As he activated the Atlas Armor and prepared to jump…

“Yu-jin! Don’t forget your parachute backpack!”

…Grey, who had gotten up from her seat, approached him with a parachute backpack.

He took out Aegis from his inventory, transforming it into a shield, and said,

“I don’t need it.”

Then, following the mechanical voice’s guidance, “Arrival at the 1st Extermination Unit. Please descend now.”…

…he jumped out of the transport aircraft without hesitation.

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“An intern of the 9th Extermination Unit.”

Those were the only words he could manage.

He had intended to say, “I’m Lee Yu-jin, an intern of the 9th Extermination Unit. I’m here to support you.”

But from the moment he saw the Fallen from above, his body surged with power and an overwhelming urge to tear them apart, making it difficult to speak properly.

He realized that the ‘Rage’ passive of ‘Demon Slayer (S)’ had activated.

‘…Was this the effect of the Rage passive?’

‘You rage. Until the evil before you vanishes.’

He hadn’t thought much of it when he acquired the talent but now that it was activated, he realized how dangerous this passive was.

‘It’s hard to control my emotions.’

He wanted to fight right now.

He wanted to jump into the black wave, rip the Fallen’s heads off, and tear them in half.

But he forced himself to be calm.

And Indomitable Spirit (A) responded to his will, resisting the ‘Rage’ passive of ‘Demon Slayer (S)’.

‘Hey, Demon Slayer. I’ll let you do what you want later, so just listen to me for now.’

He would jump into the black wave anyway after setting up the barriers and ensuring the safety of the 1st Extermination Unit members.

And he would obliterate the Fallen, using any and all means.

As he muttered those thoughts to himself…

‘…Oh, it’s working.’

…the rage that had been consuming his mind began to subside, as if the talent understood his words.

He hurriedly transferred barrier kits from his inventory, placing them at regular intervals.

He then used telekinesis to press the button on each barrier kit…

Whir! Click, click!

…and 8-meter tall barriers were erected around the 1st Extermination Unit’s outpost.

The members, who had been watching blankly from behind rushed towards him and shouted,

“W-we’ll help you!”

“You can’t do it alone! We’ll help you!”

“Let’s fight together!”

He took out the minigun and said,

“You’re in the way.”

“”….””

…No, that’s not what he meant!

He had clearly intended to say “It’s dangerous”…

…but why did those words come out of his mouth?

‘Is this some kind of forced speech conversion?’

He cursed inwardly and kicked off the ground.

He leaped onto the barrier and aimed the minigun at the black wave rushing towards the outpost.

At the same time, he transferred 10 miniguns from his inventory, 5 to his left and 5 to his right, each connected to Holy Bullets.

He used telekinesis to lift the miniguns and shouted towards the Fallen he was about to slaughter,

“You shall not—!”

Whir!

The barrels of 11 miniguns began to spin simultaneously with his shout.

“—pass!”

And the moment he finished…

…BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!

…11 white flashes of light poured towards the black wave.

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[YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!!]