I Became an Illegal Cheat User – Chapter 91

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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Chirp, chirp, chirp.

The sound of birds chirping outside echoed around me.

I opened my eyes, yawned, and got out of the cot.

Then, I took a Spirit Energy Pill from my inventory and popped it into my mouth.

“Hmm.”

A refreshing sensation spread through my mouth, which had felt dry.

At the same time, the unique energy of the Spirit Energy Pill spread throughout my body, and my sweat-drenched body felt clean and refreshed, as if I had taken a bath.

Feeling refreshed, I hummed and changed from my casual clothes into my combat uniform. Then, I took out a Golden Apple for breakfast, crunched on it, and went outside the tent.

A cool breeze and morning sunlight greeted me.

Flutter!

Two sparrows, who had been engaged in a passionate love affair on top of the tent since early morning, were startled and flew away.

I had unintentionally interrupted their lovey-dovey moment, but I didn’t mind and put the entire tent, along with the cot, into my inventory.

Then, as I activated Infinite Stamina, which I had deactivated for sleep, Terra sent me a message as if she had been waiting.

[Good morning, Master.]

I nodded at Terra’s greeting and said,

“Anything happen while I was asleep?”

[No, nothing happened except for some wild animals roaming around.]

“That’s good. But just in case, please keep guarding.”

[Yes, sir. Leave it to me.]

I nodded again at Terra’s confident words and tossed the almost-finished apple into my inventory.

Then, I took out the ‘Broken Spear of Courage (S-)’ and ‘Astra (S)’, two items I had purchased but hadn’t tested yet.

“First, let’s test the spear.”

I lifted Astra into the air with telekinesis and gripped the spear with both hands.

Then, I slammed it into the ground.

Thump.

A sound like a vibration echoed from the spear embedded in the ground, and red and purple waves spread out.

The waves spread out to 1km, as stated in the item’s effect, and then disappeared.

I opened my status window. My stats were the same.

“As expected, the spear’s installation buff doesn’t apply to me.”

Well, it wouldn’t be Rank S- if it applied both the self-buff ‘When used’ and the area buff.

Still, I couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed.

After all, buff stacking was a given for anyone who played RPGs.

I clicked my tongue and pulled out the spear. Then, the black line that had been drawn on the shaft of the spear cracked open.

“…It cracked just from pulling it out?”

Wasn’t the durability too weak?

“I can’t install this in the middle of a battlefield.”

Sigh, that’s what happens when you buy used goods.

I sighed deeply as I saw the crack, which had been only on the shaft, spread to the blade.

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…I finished organizing the spear’s effects on the notepad of my smartwatch and closed the holographic screen and keyboard.

Then, I continued testing Astra, which I had paused.

“This doesn’t work, this doesn’t fit, this… sigh.”

Spit, spit.

I sighed deeply, watching Astra spit out some items and swallow others.

“…In the game, it registered everything.”

I muttered and looked down at the items on the ground.

Spears, training and crafting firearms, Aegises, various materials and consumables, etc.

Various items were scattered on the ground.

“So it accepts almost any item as a sacrifice, but not for registration?”

As I said that, I held out the Potion Auto-Injector (A).

Then, as if slurping noodles, the item was sucked into Astra.

“…It’s pickier than I thought.”

I sighed again and checked Astra’s information.

The number of items registered in Astra was only four.

Atlas Armor, (Special Modification) Thunderbolt, Angel of Death, and the Potion Auto-Injector I had just registered.

That’s right.

Astra, this weapon, was a very picky item, unlike in the game.

It accepted almost any item as a sacrifice for Imitation and Descent, as long as it wasn’t a low-grade item below Rank C but for Transformation registration, it only accepted equipment, and only Rank A or higher, and it couldn’t have a minus.

That’s why only four items were registered in Astra.

Because that was all the Rank A equipment I had that didn’t have a minus.

“…I’ll let it slide because it’s so powerful.”

Whir.

I flicked Astra, which vibrated slightly as if responding, and put the scattered items back into my inventory.

Then, I held Astra and tried using Form Transformation.

Click.

As soon as I thought of transforming it into ‘Thunderbolt’, Astra, which had been in arrow form, instantly transformed into a pistol.

And when I thought of ‘Angel of Death’, it transformed from a pistol into a minigun. But the form of the minigun was slightly different.

The minigun, which had been coated in black, was now coated in blue and white like Thunderbolt, and the heavy form had become slightly sharper.

Crackle, crackle.

Moreover, the blue lightning unique to Thunderbolt was flickering around it.

I checked Astra’s information, which I had left open.

Thunderbolt was written as the main, and Angel of Death as the sub, in the Current Form.

“…This is a new discovery.”

Perhaps because it was reality, there was a function that didn’t exist in the game.

Like a child who had discovered something interesting, I tried various Form Transformations.

Angel of Death with Thunderbolt.

Atlas Armor with Thunderbolt and Angel of Death, Potion Auto-Injector.

I mixed and matched the two weapons with Atlas Armor and Potion Auto-Injector.

“This is fun.”

My dissatisfaction disappeared.

Now that I knew ‘Transformation’ wasn’t just a simple transformation, but also a ‘combination’, there was no need to be dissatisfied.

“It was picky for a reason.”

I stroked the fletching of Astra, which had returned to its default arrow form. Astra vibrated, brrr.

I continued stroking Astra as if I was petting a puppy and proceeded to the next test.

The number of items offered was full.

I had filled it up last night before going to sleep, so I was only testing it now.

“I wonder if it’s random like in the game.”

Or would there be a new function like the one I had just discovered?

I used Form ‘Imitation’ with anticipation.

[Number of Items Offered: 0 / 100,000]

The number, which had been 100,000, instantly dropped to 0.

Brrr, brrr, brrr!

Astra, which I was holding in my hand, began to vibrate violently.

At the same time, the surroundings darkened.

I looked up…

“…The universe?”

The blue sky, where the sun had been rising just a moment ago, had transformed into a universe filled with stars.

“…Should I call this different?”

In the game, only the form changed… but in reality, the universe appeared?

I chuckled at the grand, too grand, Imitation transformation and opened my hand. Then, as if waiting for that moment, Astra floated into the air and flew towards the universe, whoosh.

And a moment later…

…a star was twinkling in the universe.

At the same time, Astra, which had ascended into the universe, flew back towards me as if reversing time.

The moment I reached out and grabbed Astra…

Flash!

…a brilliant light burst from Astra.

And when the light faded, what appeared was a harpoon made of white bone.

It was the weapon used by Cú Chulainn, the hero of Ulster.

“…It got a permanent imitation patch.”

I chuckled at the duration and cooldown displayed.

But that laughter was short-lived.

“Well… this is how it should be.”

I accepted the restriction on Imitation.

Even with the restriction, Astra was still a broken item.

Most of the effects were usable, even though it was an ‘Imitation’, not the ‘real thing’.

And I didn’t have to go through user testing, no matter how picky the item was.

Of course, the ultimate move-like effects were restricted, but still, this was amazing.

As I thought this, I swung the harpoon.

Then, as if I had been using it my whole life, it fit perfectly in my hand, and the harpoon drew a precise trajectory.

And just as I was about to throw the harpoon at a bird flying in the sky, stepping on the ground, thump…

Whirrrrrrrr!

…a strong wind blew from behind me, accompanied by the sound of turbines and motors.

I turned around…

…and saw the 9th Extermination Unit’s transport aircraft descending from the sky. And as the cargo door opened…

“Lee Yu-jin—!”

…Arthur, whose voice had become androgynous, no… slightly more feminine, jumped out.

Then, she ran towards me…

“I missed you, Lee Yu-jin!”

…and hugged me tightly.

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