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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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In the center of the arena, clad in bulked-up armor, I fired miniguns into the sky, standing within the protective formation formed by my classmates.
Four miniguns roared – two mounted on my shoulders, and two held in my hands – their barrels spinning furiously, spitting out a storm of white flashes.
Countless flashes soared upwards, a relentless barrage at a rate of 4,000 rounds per minute.
Guided by the Super Accuracy cheat, the flashes abruptly changed trajectory.
Like homing missiles, they rained down upon the monsters and Fallen I had locked onto, those I deemed hostile.
“—?! —!”
“—! —!!”
“—!!”
Monsters and Fallen exploded, struck by the white flashes, the bullets imbued with holy blessings.
I could see them screaming as they were caught in the holy explosions.
But unfortunately, due to Clairvoyance’s sole drawback – its muting effect – I couldn’t hear them.
It was a shame. Hearing their screams would have been so enjoyable… Ah, there I go again.
‘Activate Injector 7.’
Sensing my thoughts, my emotions turning destructive, I immediately activated the Potion Injector, injecting a stabilizing concoction of Spirit Energy Pills and Golden Apples.
And soon, the effects kicked in.
The simmering rage, the hatred, the destructive urges subsided.
‘…I need to raise my rank quickly.’
Because of the Demon Slayer (S) talent, my emotions surged every time I saw a Fallen.
It was more than just annoying now, it was infuriating.
‘But I just need to endure this one time.’
I had two quests active.
A Main Quest and a Great Achievement Quest.
While the rewards for one of them were rather underwhelming, if I played my cards right, I could use these two quests to ascend from a mid-high rank to a high rank.
‘…The arena is clear, so I should start preparing to move.’
Of course, since monsters and Fallen were constantly pouring out of the Rift in the black sky above…
…the area outside the coliseum was still teeming with them.
But I wasn’t worried. Breaking through enemy lines was my specialty.
‘First, I need to restore everyone’s condition.’
I transferred boxes filled with elixir juice for health and stamina recovery, and boxes of mana potions, to the area around me.
Then, I deployed the defensive golem I had asked Winry to create at the coliseum entrance.
While lacking mobility, as it was designed solely for defense, it possessed formidable defensive capabilities.
Moreover, I had modified it, attaching numerous Aegis shields and miniguns to its front, turning it into a near-impregnable fortress, especially in a location with a limited entry point like the coliseum.
Unless a Named Fallen intervened, the monsters and Fallen would have a very difficult time breaching its defenses.
‘Oh, right. I need to deploy these too.’
I almost forgot.
“…? …!”
“… ….”
“…”
I could see the monsters and Fallen, and my classmates, looking bewildered.
But while they all looked confused, their underlying emotions were different.
The enemies, shrouded in a dull purple aura, felt their strength weaken.
The allies, enveloped in a brilliant red aura, felt their strength increase.
They were reacting to the buff and debuff effects of the Broken Spear of Courage (S-).
‘The effect range is 1 kilometer, right?’
Since I had already deployed one, I might as well deploy more.
‘Transfer’s maximum range is currently 1 kilometer.’
I transferred the spears to safe, hidden locations within that range, out of reach of the monsters and Fallen.
Each time a spear was transferred, a wave of mixed purple and red energy pulsed outwards.
However, since the spears were deployed at high altitudes, the monsters and Fallen didn’t notice.
They felt the change in their bodies and looked around, but since the energy pulse only occurred once, they couldn’t pinpoint the source.
I embedded holy bullets in the heads of the oblivious monsters and Fallen while searching for the instructors within Transfer’s range.
I spotted a group of them holding out in a building.
I transferred the supply boxes (with instructions) and holy grenades I had prepared for this situation.
I transferred a temporary barrier kit to the crumbling exterior wall of the building and activated it with telekinesis.
“…?!”
Having transferred the supplies, I dropped the defensive golem I had deployed at the coliseum entrance onto the horde of monsters and Fallen, giving the instructors time to utilize the supplies.
—!!
Countless monsters and Fallen were crushed.
The golem, its anchors firmly embedded in the ground, switched from standby mode to defense mode.
And the miniguns, or rather, the turret miniguns, mounted on its front, began spinning and firing.
“…?”
“…? …?”
The instructors looked back and forth between the supplies and the golem, bewildered.
Well, it was understandable.
There was a sudden barrage of white flashes from the sky, followed by the appearance of supplies and a golem.
It would be quite a shock.
But their bewilderment was short-lived.
“…! …!”
Like the instructors they were, they quickly grasped the situation.
Some of them gathered around the supplies. They read the instructions and gave me a thumbs-up, as if expressing their gratitude.
Then, they pulled grenade belts, each loaded with ten holy grenades, from the open grenade box and started throwing them at the clusters of monsters and Fallen.
Following their lead, the other instructors also retrieved grenade belts.
And white explosions erupted all around.
‘I’ve supplied them with enough resources for about three days, so they should be able to survive until this is over.’
Of course, being supplied didn’t guarantee survival.
But it significantly increased their chances. And I had done everything I could from a distance.
All that remained was to pray for their survival.
I released the triggers of the miniguns, praying for the instructors’ safety.
And I deactivated Clairvoyance.
My expanded vision returned to normal.
I lowered my head and saw my classmates sitting on the ground, drinking elixir juice and mana potions.
And I could hear their voices again.
“Wow… what is this? This is delicious!”
“…Holy crap, this is an elixir!”
“They’re giving us elixirs as a survival reward? …That’s worth risking my life for.”
Ah, some of them were drinking it for the first time.
I had been giving it to the main characters so casually that I had given them the Golden Apple infused elixir, which was meant for health recovery.
‘Well… it doesn’t matter.’
And my careless act had actually turned out for the better.
I had been planning on giving elixirs to my classmates after the Duel Season anyway. But my unintentional act had satisfied their desire for rewards.
It was an unintended, but positive, outcome.
Of course, only those who had remained here and fought alongside me would experience this dramatic effect.
Those who received the elixirs later in the classroom would consider them gifts, not rewards, so the positive effect would be less significant.
‘Hmm… I should reconsider just handing out elixirs.’
Especially Golden Apples.
I should hold back on the Golden Apples, which were classified as divine medicine, not ordinary elixirs.
Giving the same elixirs to everyone might make those who risked their lives for me feel a sense of deprivation.
I revised my plan, stored the miniguns in my inventory, and deactivated Astra’s Transformation.
Perhaps because I had applied the Transformation over Atlas Armor, only the minigun barrels on my shoulders disappeared.
I held Astra, in its default form – an arrow containing the universe – and deactivated only the helmet portion of Atlas Armor, pouring a mana potion into my mouth.
And as I crunched on the pill-shaped potion…
“Lee Yu-jin.”
“Yu-jin.”
“Top Student-ssi.”
…Arthur, Lee Seo-yeon, and Asuka approached.
“Yu-jin, I was so worried.”
“Me too. I was really worried.”
Lee Seo-yeon and Asuka, their faces filled with concern and relief, each took one of my hands. Arthur, who had been looking at me with the same expression, then…
“…Lee Yu-jin, I’m sorry. I should have noticed sooner…”
…pulled me into a hug, apologizing.
I was momentarily surprised by her action, but…
“No, why are you apologizing?”
…I comforted her, seeing her self-reproach.
“There’s no need to apologize. What happened to me was something even a top-tier superhuman wouldn’t have noticed.”
And I praised her profusely, saying things like, “As expected of Arthur, you’re amazing for noticing that.”
And my praise seemed to have its intended effect.
“S-stop… I get it, so stop it.”
Arthur blushed and pulled away.
Seeing that, I knew her self-reproach had vanished.
‘That’s the Arthur I know.’
A self-reproaching Arthur? It didn’t suit her, and I didn’t want to see it.
So, if this happened again, I would shower her with praise, just like I did now.
As I was having that thought, I felt intense gazes from both sides.
“…What’s wrong?”
Lee Seo-yeon and Asuka were looking at me with pouting expressions, as if they were displeased about something.
I asked them what was wrong, and…
“Yu-jin, do that to me too.”
“Yes! Do it to me too!”
…they asked for head pats, just like I had done with Arthur.
‘…You were jealous of that?’
I chuckled inwardly, slightly dumbfounded.
But that thought was fleeting.
I whispered in their ears, praising them profusely, saying things like, “Thank you so much, you saved me.”
Lee Seo-yeon blushed deeply and lowered her head.
And Asuka, her face not just red, but also seemingly losing strength…
“…Haa…”
…made an expression she shouldn’t be making in public and clung tightly to my arm.
Seeing that, Arthur pouted, just like the other two, and said,
“Me too… Do it to me too.”
I shook my head at her request.
“Not you.”
“Why… why not?”
Arthur looked at me, shocked that I had refused her so readily.
But I couldn’t.
“Look at yourself.”
You’re dressed as a man right now.
“Ah.”
Arthur realized her current appearance.
I sighed and shook my head.
“Has everyone recovered their mana?”
They all nodded.
“Good.”
Now that their health, stamina, and mana had been fully restored…
…we needed to head to the safe zone.
But the area outside the coliseum was swarming with monsters and Fallen.
We had no choice but to fight our way through.
“And…”
I pointed upwards.
Everyone followed my finger and looked at the Rift in the black sky.
“Monsters and Fallen are constantly falling from there. So, if you fall behind, even for a moment, consider yourself dead.”
Of course, I would do my best to prevent that from happening.
Still, I wanted to keep them on their toes, just in case.
Seeing the tension on their faces, I nodded briefly and continued.
“The plan is simple.”
I transferred golems behind me.
Thud, thud.
The golems materialized in mid-air and landed on the ground with heavy thuds.
And they transformed from their vehicle forms into humanoid forms.
– Iron MK. 87, ready for deployment.
– Iron MK. 87, ready for deployment.
– Iron MK. 87, ready for deployment.
– Iron…
Similar to the ones I had deployed at the 1st Extermination Unit outpost, but modified like the defensive golem, they lined up behind me.
The appearance of the Iron Golems surprised my classmates, except for the main characters. Some of them looked back and forth between the golems and me with sparkling eyes.
“I’ll clear a path with explosives. Then, we’ll form a defensive formation with the golems and run.”
Non-stop.
I said, activating the helmet of Atlas Armor.
I held an Aegis shield, transformed into shield form, in each hand and added,
“So, don’t fall behind.”
Oh, right.
I needed to come up with an operation name.
I thought for a moment and decided.
‘Yeah, this is good.’
Operation name:
Mad Max.
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