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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
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Alright, should I give it a try?
As I got on the Whirlwind, the headlight flashed on, illuminating the path ahead.
Rumble
When I placed my hands on the handlebars, the Whirlwind responded.
Listening to the Whirlwind’s lion-like roar, I pulled the handlebars.
The Whirlwind, with me on its back, shot forward.
As if it had been waiting, it cut through the wind and raced down the runway like an arrow.
The displaced air whipped my hair.
I didn’t know if it had an engine or how it worked.
All I could hear was a faint whirring sound amidst the pleasant wind pressure.
…This was the best.
I rode the Whirlwind, racing down the runway.
The dust cloud raised by the Whirlwind followed me.
“…Haha.”
This felt good.
I wanted to test how fast I could go.
But the important thing was that the Whirlwind had no instrument panel.
No speedometer, no fuel gauge.
I had no idea how fast I was going or how far I could go.
I just had the feeling that, as its name suggested, it was extremely fast.
I raced back and forth on the runway several times, then twisted the Whirlwind and came to a sudden stop.
Screeech
The sideways wheels scraped against the ground.
After bringing the Whirlwind to a complete stop, I put one foot down and caught my breath.
“Phew.”
I had never ridden a motorcycle in my life.
But as soon as I got on, it felt like my body had been programmed with how to ride it, and I could ride it naturally.
As if I had been riding it my whole life.
The feeling of cutting through the wind on the Whirlwind was truly the best.
Now that I’d had my fun, it was time to… experiment with a few things.
I got off the Whirlwind and opened the weapon storage compartment.
The dust seemed to be faintly sucked in.
I didn’t know how this was possible.
The fact that a massive object the size of a motorcycle could appear and disappear was a mystery in itself.
I took out the two Ingram MAC-10s from my thighs with both hands and held them to the weapon storage compartment.
One was sucked in with a swoosh.
And the compartment closed.
What about the other one?
Couldn’t it hold two?
I tried putting various weapons I had into the weapon storage compartment, testing what would go in and what wouldn’t, and how many it could hold.
The result was that it could only hold one at a time.
But size and weight didn’t matter.
Seeing that even a sword that was over a meter long, including the hilt, and a bow that was quite large for its size, could fit into this small storage box, it seemed that it could store one weapon regardless of its size.
I tried to put other things in, but it didn’t work.
My shoes wouldn’t go in, and my phone wouldn’t go in.
Only weapons were possible.
Or, something that I personally considered to be a weapon.
Other than the storage compartment, it was no different from a normal motorcycle.
It was heavy and sleek, sharp and sophisticated, like a racing motorcycle.
A pure white motorcycle with a silver sheen.
I patted the seat, a gesture to express how much I liked the motorcycle, even though no one was watching.
Next…
How did I put it back?
I couldn’t just keep the motorcycle with me all the time.
The way to put it back…
As I was thinking that, I slowly stroked the seat, and the Whirlwind began to swirl faintly and its form began to collapse.
Like the Shadow Warrior.
And then, it became a whirlwind in my hand.
I smiled.
So I could do it at will.
I opened the storage and held it to an empty slot, and it was stored immediately.
A beautiful pure white motorcycle with a silver sheen.
To be able to take the Whirlwind out and put it away whenever I wanted.
…I was really happy.
The next thing left was Spatial Claw.
I had to test various ways to use it.
Using it in the heat of battle was something I had already experienced when I was falling earlier today.
I needed to use it a lot to get used to it.
“…By grasping a space…”
I muttered and held out my hand.
And I slowly curled my fingers.
I was standing in the middle of the runway.
Around me were only the hangars and the rice paddies.
My outstretched hand.
About 30 to 40 meters ahead.
In the direction I had held out my hand, something shimmered.
It was a strange shape, as if the air were gathering, or as if space were clumping together.
That must have been the range of Spatial Claw.
…I had fallen from that close to the wild boar.
It had been incredibly dangerous.
I held my hand out, neither clenched nor open, and thought for a moment.
I clearly remembered that if I clenched my fist, I would move to that spot.
So what about now?
I tried to walk forward.
Scrape, scrape.
My shoes were dragging on the ground.
I couldn’t go forward.
I couldn’t go back either.
The space between me and that spot was completely fixed.
“…Ha.”
So this was how it worked.
…Then what about sideways?
I held onto the space and slowly moved sideways.
…I could move.
Like a compass with its point fixed, I could move in a circle around the space.
And I smiled.
…This could be useful.
I nodded and then opened my hand.
This was another thing I needed to check.
Had I just activated Spatial Claw or not?
I hadn’t moved.
I had just held onto the space and walked sideways.
“Status.”
…It had been activated.
My Agility had been reduced by 5 points.
Currently, 10 points.
Once I grabbed a space, whether I moved to it or not, Spatial Claw was activated.
Alright.
I understood the rules.
So, I had 2 uses of Spatial Claw left.
…What should I try this time?
I stood in the middle of the runway and looked around.
It was quiet and peaceful.
I looked up at the night sky, feeling the gentle breeze.
The moon was beautiful.
…I had a good idea.
That would be fun.
“…Haha.”
I held out my hand to the sky.
I slowly curled my fingers.
The stars in the night sky moved strangely and shrank.
I had grabbed a space.
Alright.
I clenched my fist.
“Hup!”
Instantly, I shot up into the sky.
The ground below me receded in a flash.
I could see the hangar roof!
I was floating, and I felt nauseous.
Damn it, I was going to fall!
I immediately summoned my storage and grabbed the Whirlwind, throwing it down.
Whoosh!
The whirlwind dispersed and the Whirlwind formed beneath my feet.
Acceleration!
[Auto Cast: Acceleration]
Damn it, I was falling, falling…!
Thwack!
I landed on the Whirlwind and sat down.
I was now floating in the sky.
The Whirlwind was moving slowly in the air.
“…Haha!”
Right!
The Whirlwind was not affected by Acceleration!
When I was on the Whirlwind, I could activate Acceleration in the air and move on my own!
I clenched my fists.
A bright smile spread across my face.
I had discovered something amazing!
Getting the Whirlwind and Spatial Claw was the best gift I could have asked for.
I looked at the ground, which was slowly getting closer, from the slowly tilting Whirlwind.
I grabbed the handlebars with one hand and the ground with the other.
And I clenched my fist.
Boom!
The Whirlwind crashed into the ground, which had expanded in an instant.
Like a bomb had exploded, a shockwave sent dust flying in a circle.
And I was fine.
Immune to impact!
“…Haha.”
This was the best, really.
People started to appear from the collapsed barracks.
They must have heard the explosion.
I got off the Whirlwind, put it in storage, and walked towards the barracks with a relaxed attitude.
A special forces member who was helping with the body recovery and debris removal approached me and asked,
“What was that sound? Are you okay?”
“Ah, I’m fine. I was just trying something over there. Sorry for the loud noise.”
“Ah. Yes.”
The special forces member said something in English to the American soldiers and civilians who were murmuring behind him.
I smiled and waved at them.
Hey, surprised? Sorry.
I wasn’t confident enough to say that in English.
I remembered the words vaguely, but I just wouldn’t say them.
Hey you! Surprise! Sorry!
…Hmm…
No.
I asked the special forces member and headed to the armory.
The armory, which was filled with a huge amount of personal firearms and support weapons to be loaded onto the Chinook.
An American soldier and a special forces member were talking in front of the armory.
“I came to take a look. Can I look around?”
The special forces member translated for the American soldier.
“Of course. The commander has granted you unlimited access.”
Hmm. That was good.
The armory at the Pyeongtaek base was quite large, unlike the one at the Yongsan base.
As I entered, a feast of all kinds of weapons filled the walls and shelves.
It reminded me of the movie The Matrix, with a huge amount of personal firearms and ammunition stored here.
But I couldn’t see any explosives.
Was there a separate explosives depot?
Anyway, I hadn’t come to see the explosives, so it didn’t matter.
“I’ll just look around.”
“Yes, Sung-hoon-ssi.”
The American soldier and the special forces member stood at the door and waved at me.
I went into the armory and looked at the displayed weapons.
There were all sorts of firearms here, including rifles, shotguns, and pistols.
And then, I stopped walking.
The gun displayed in front of me.
There were fewer of them than the other guns.
And they were much longer.
I smiled and picked up the gun.
It was incredibly heavy compared to the Ingram MAC-10.
What kind of gun was this?
I opened Google and searched for it.
…M107.
An anti-materiel sniper rifle that used high-explosive incendiary armor-piercing ammunition.
A weapon to keep in the Whirlwind.
…This was it.
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