I Gained Powers as the World Ended – Chapter 121

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
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“But Sung-hoon, are you really okay? The wound on your stomach looked serious.”

Sung Kyu-hyuk looked down at my stomach.

I chuckled and lifted my t-shirt.

Not a scratch, just a stomach.

My six-pack was looking pretty good.

“I’m perfectly fine.”

Sung Kyu-hyuk’s eyebrows furrowed strangely.

Then, he smiled.

“Sung-hoon. The more I learn about you, the more I’m surprised. And I’m surprised again. I definitely saw your stomach being torn open.”

I shrugged and smiled.

“Just torn open? It was a gaping hole. I didn’t know I would recover this quickly, but it just happened.”

The Stamina 100 Achievement Skill.

Hooray.

Sung Kyu-hyuk smiled and looked up at me.

“…What should I say. I’m envious of your abilities, and I also find them very reassuring. It’s a bit late to say this, but I’ll be counting on you. I owe you a lot for the morning’s operation.”

He held out his hand.

I nodded and shook his hand.

Sung Kyu-hyuk smiled and said,

“You look like you’re going out. Where are you headed? Do you need a team member?”

I shook my head.

“No. I’m just going out for some air, right in front. It’ll be fine. I’ll go alone.”

Sung Kyu-hyuk nodded and then gestured for me to wait a moment.

What was it?

Sung Kyu-hyuk walked over to the reception desk at the hospital entrance and then pulled out a box from under the desk where a few nurses were sitting.

Something was sticking out of the box.

My weapons.

Sung Kyu-hyuk smiled and said,

“The sword fell out when the bat leader was struggling. Our team members recovered the bow and the Ingram MAC-10s that were scattered around.”

My weapons.

Joyful.

I took the box from Sung Kyu-hyuk and put them on one by one.

The lifting belt with two swords, the bow and quiver. And the leather straps for both thighs.

After I had put on the Ingram MAC-10s, Sung Kyu-hyuk said,

“There were a lot of ammo boxes in your duffel bag, Sung-hoon. Ga-yeon filled all the magazines. I told her to leave them because it would damage the springs, but she said you always keep them full.”

…Huh?

I was kneeling on one knee and slowly looked up at Sung Kyu-hyuk.

There was a strange nuance in his words.

Sung Kyu-hyuk was biting his lower lip and smiling.

Then, he looked away and walked past me.

And he said,

“Ga-yeon doesn’t have a boyfriend right now.”

Thump, thump.

…Why did I need to know that the tall, beautiful woman didn’t have a boyfriend…?

…I had never looked at Sung Ga-yeon that way.

Whatever. I was busy.

I shook my head, tightened the straps on my thighs, and stood up.

The weight of my body felt so familiar.

The foreigners who were coming in and out of the hospital entrance saw me and smiled or nodded.

They weren’t soldiers, they looked like civilians.

It seemed I had become quite famous among these people after the morning’s battle.

I gave a slight nod and left the hospital.

It was the middle of the night.

I pulled out my phone from my pants. Battery 7%.

…I needed to charge it.

It was almost midnight.

Except for the hospital, which was suddenly swarming with patients, the other areas were very deserted.

I walked slowly across the road and onto the runway.

I could see the barracks, its sides collapsed.

I could also see the American soldiers.

They all looked very tired.

From their faces and demeanor, it seemed there were no survivors in the debris.

The American soldiers who raised their hands or nodded at me in greeting, I simply waved back and entered the runway.

“Phew.”

It was quiet.

After a short walk, there were few people.

I could see to some extent because of the lights and streetlights in front of the various buildings, such as the hangars lined up on the right side of the runway.

“…Alright, let’s…”

Time to test Spatial Claw…

…Ah.

I had forgotten.

I said,

“Achievements.”

Hmm.

Achievements 15 and 16 were new.

I hadn’t killed 10,000 Akche yet.

I was hoping for the Akche achievement to unlock, so it was a little disappointing.

The Akche achievement gave a Soul Tattoo reward.

I had hated tattoos for a long time, but now, after recovering from my injuries…

Tattoos were the best.

Give me more!

I couldn’t help it since there weren’t any, but it was still disappointing.

Well, I had a fifth specialization, so I would be able to achieve it soon.

I opened the 16th achievement, the title achievement, first.

This was the achievement that increased my storage.

I still didn’t know what to do with the storage, but if I kept increasing it, I would probably find a use for it someday.

After confirming the message that my storage had increased to 5 slots, I looked at the remaining achievement.

To be honest, I was looking forward to it.

The specialization achievements had mostly given me items.

All of those items were very useful.

…Huh?

Wait a minute.

Come to think of it, I wasn’t wearing my gloves.

It was only when I thought about the items that I noticed.

I looked at my quiver. The replication band wasn’t there.

Damn it, I hadn’t lost it, had I?

I immediately opened my storage.

“Haa…”

They were all in here.

…Did they automatically go into storage when they were far from my body?

Hmm…

I hoped so.

It must be, right?

Otherwise, there was no way they would all be in here when I hadn’t even put them in.

I chuckled and took out the gloves and the replication band and put them on my hands and quiver.

And I opened the achievement window.

Now, all that was left was number 15.

“Phew.”

Come on, item.

Item.

What would it give me this time.

I pressed the 15th achievement, the fifth specialization achievement.

A message appeared.

[You have acquired the Whirlwind.]

…?

…Whirlwind?

What was that?

I opened my storage again.

…It was in there.

It was just a word, so I had no idea what it was.

Whirlwind, was it an item that created a whirlwind or something?

I tilted my head and pressed the Whirlwind slot.

And at that moment, a grayish-white whirlwind began to wrap around my hand.

A small whirlwind, about the size of a hand.

But it was quite bright, glowing faintly on its own, so I could see my hand well in the dark runway.

I looked at the whirlwind that was wrapping around my hand.

…I had experienced a lot of strange things since I got my abilities, but this was a first.

What was this?

Was it an item?

What was it?

I just stood there.

And I waited for something to happen.

But nothing happened.

The faintly glowing grayish-white wind just continued to wrap around my palm and the back of my hand.

“…What the…”

What was this.

Was I supposed to hit something with it?

Was this a Kamehameha?

I thrust my hand forward as if I were shooting a Kamehameha.

At that moment, the whirlwind spread out from my hand.

The faintly glowing wind spun and settled on the ground.

And it began to take shape.

It took shape very quickly, from the bottom up, and from the top down.

Even before it was fully formed.

I realized what had appeared before my eyes as soon as I saw it.

I froze.

The thing that had appeared before me.

The thing that had appeared as if a faintly glowing wind had wrapped around itself and built itself up.

Elegant, and sharp.

Beautiful, and combative.

It had those lines, it was a pure white motorcycle with two wheels, front and back.

It was over 2 meters long.

It was thick from side to side, but it had a sleek impression.

In front of the black seat, two leather straps, exactly the right size to hold magazines.

“…Crazy…”

A motorcycle.

A motorcycle had appeared!

A specialization linked to Agility, Spatial Seeker.

The skill was a mobility skill.

The perk was a means of transportation!

Crazy…!

I felt my heart swell as I approached the motorcycle, the Whirlwind.

It was completely off.

I looked. There was no keyhole.

…How did I start it?

I placed my hand on the handlebars.

And at that moment, it started.

Vrooom

It was like a lion’s low roar.

“…Phew.”

It started when I touched it.

That probably meant that I was the only one who could start the Whirlwind.

I slowly moved my hand from the handlebars of the motorcycle and ran it along the back of the seat.

“…?”

The back of the seat.

There was a streamlined rectangular box.

When I opened the handle, a small ring came out.

“…What is this?”

…It didn’t give me a user manual.

I had to figure it out myself.

I put my finger on the ring and pulled it.

The inside opened, and a black hole appeared.

Swoosh

It sucked in the air.

What was this?

I looked at the hole, but I didn’t know what it did.

…It looked like some kind of storage space…

At that moment, I hesitated.

I looked down.

On my thigh, the Ingram MAC-10.

I took out the Ingram MAC-10 and held it to the hole.

And I shook my head.

Ah, the Ingram MAC-10 was too big…

The Ingram MAC-10 disappeared.

It had vanished from my hand, as if by magic.

And the door closed with a click.

“Huh.”

I opened the box on the back of the seat again.

And I pulled the ring.

“Huh.”

In my hand that had pulled the ring, there was an Ingram MAC-10 instead of a ring.

…It was a weapon storage compartment.

There was no way the Ingram MAC-10 could fit in this small box.

But it did.

And when I pulled the ring, it was immediately in my hand.

…That meant that I could carry a weapon that was larger than its own volume.

“…Ha.”

I stood up, the Ingram MAC-10 in my hand.

In front of me, the massive. But sleek.

The motorcycle, the Whirlwind.

I looked at the beautiful form of the Whirlwind and smiled.

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