WuxiaWorldEU

Vol 1 Chapter 9

s.p.a.cE 9. Invader

<gear>Tori’s Ironworks.</gear>

<gear>From ships to small screws! All orders custom made!</gear>

<gear>Ark looked at the sign with flashing eyes. It had been 3 times since he arrived at Nephalim and was tricked by the hamster into a sponsor contract and sold to a mercenary troop.</gear>

<gear>‘At that time I had wanted to shoot a bullet in the hamster’s head……’</gear>

<gear>Now he changed his mind. He thought it was like human trafficking at first but the Silver Hand was a surprisingly excellent experience. Clem might have an intimidating experience but he is a friendly and kind NPC. The only complaint was the small salary. That was probably the reason why Clem wanted to hire a worker. However, that dissatisfaction was resolved with the incident last time.</gear>

<gear>“Hmm, it might be a Debris but you managed to defeat 2 of them by yourself. You might not have the skill of an Attacker but…..we would’ve lost all the parts we gathered in 3 days if it wasn’t for you. You fixed our mistake so I should reward that. You will be an Attacker for the next hunt. Hey, Attackers! Do you have any dissatisfaction about this youngster being an Attacker?”</gear>

<gear>“Okay. Then Ark will become an Attacker in the next hunt!”</gear>

<gear>He had been promoted to an Attacker. While this was what Ark wished for, Heksu had become grumpy. The Attackers received double the salary of the Scavengers. It was 5% of the dividend. He was able to receive 5% of the huge number of metal components gathered from the pursuit hunting. He also additionally got tremendous experience! Ark obtained even more from the Debris’ appearance.</gear>

<gear>-A new skill (Common Occupation ☆) has been learnt.</gear>

<gear>Close Marksmanship (User, Pa.s.sive): An essential basic marksmanship technique in Galaxian.</gear>

<gear>Various guns can be used in Galaxian like rocket launchers, long range sniper rifle, shotguns, close range a.s.sault rifle, SMG (Sub machine gun) and portable hand guns. If you master the performance of a wide range of weapons at 100% then the probability of survival on the frontier will increase.</gear>

<gear><close>Marksmanship was registered as a skill after the battle with the Debris.</close></gear>

<gear><close>Ark sent a warm look towards his heavy bag. The Silver Hand had collected about 2,500 metal parts in three days. Original Ark worked as a Scavenger so he only received a 2% share. That was 50 pieces. But now Ark’s bag contained 550 metal parts! Ark’s achievement in killing the Debris was recognized and he received the 20% bonus metal parts. It was worth looking through the swamp for 3 days! Therefore he didn’t feel like shooting Tori anymore. Of course, that didn’t mean Ark was grateful. He was able to receive 100% results from the mercenary troops thanks to Ark’s efforts. The hamster had just happily sold him. Furthermore, Ark was deceived with his sweet talk and entered a provisional contract of 200 gold……</close></gear>

<gear><close>‘I might not want to shoot him but I can still kick his fat stomach! But I can learn the hacking skill and then terminate the contract. Until then I just have to endure it. It won’t take a long time now that I’m an Attacker.’</close></gear>

<gear><close>Ark imagined kicking the hamster as he entered Gear.</close></gear>

<gear><close>-Critical Hit! You have received a surprise attack!</close></gear>

<gear><close>He felt an impact to his side and a red warning message appeared.</close></gear>

<gear><close>Ark grabbed his bleeding side and turned his head with surprise. And some guys flocked out of the junkyard and pushed Ark. Ark fell down and raised his head with surprise.</close></gear>

<gear><close>“Didn’t I tell you? I’ll make you regret it.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>Ark glared at Mald. He was the gangster who confronted Ark at the plaza and was arrested by the androids. Mald shook his dagger as blood fell and growled.</close></gear>

<gear><close>“b.a.s.t.a.r.d! Do you know how long we’ve been looking for you?”</close></gear>

<gear><close>“Ugh, you…..are you crazy? This is a city. This…..”</close></gear>

<gear><close>“City? Heh, do you think I care about my reputation anymore? It doesn’t matter if I become chaotic inside the city or outside. It won’t change. You miscalculated if you thought I would leave you alone. It doesn’t matter if I end up in prison as long as I can kill you.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>“A visitor? Are you a visitor?”</close></gear>

<gear><close>The Tori entered the junkyard. His eyes widened as he saw Ark bleeding heavily.</close></gear>

<gear><close>“Eh? Ark? And……blood? What, what the?”</close></gear>

<gear><close>Mald angrily stared at Tori. Tori looked wildly between Ark and Mald and said.</close></gear>

<gear><close>“Yes! Yes! I’ll do that! So please take care of that quickly!”</close></gear>

<gear><close>Tori turned around and quickly left.</close></gear>

<gear><close>Ark glared at the back of the hamster’s head.</close></gear>

<gear><close>“This is the ideal chance. We’ve been waiting for you in front of Nephalim’s gate. Because you’ll have no choice but to pa.s.s through the gate. And I finally found you in the vicinity of the gate a short time ago. But do you know the reason we followed you to this place? You haven’t registered with the fairy yet.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>Ark cringed at the end of Mald’s words. Ark had returned to Nephalim but he hadn’t registered with the Fairy yet. He was in the city so he thought he didn’t need to hurry.</close></gear>

<gear><close>“You seem to have been hunting quite a bit while avoiding us. And you ate quite a bit of experience? Therefore if you die before registering with the Fairy then you’ll be completely turned into jelly.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>It had been three days since he had encountered Mald and his gang. No, Ark had completely forgotten about Mald until now. He had gained almost no experience while working as a Scavenger. He gained a level from defeating the Debris but it wasn’t that much experience. Dying then would’ve been okay…..</close></gear>

<gear><close>“So we waited for a good opportunity for a deserted place. If you’re here then you will die before the androids arrive.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>Mald shook his dagger and stepped closer to him. The 4 henchmen also surrounded Ark. 5 thugs were encircling him with knives! And Ark……</close></gear>

<gear><close>“Hah, you guys really are boring. It doesn’t matter if it’s inside the city or outside? You want to kill me? You seem to be using your head a little bit. If you kill me then all 5 of you will be chaotic? Isn’t that common sense? Won’t you rot in a prison cell if you become chaotic? Yet it is fine? It is huge damage no matter how you think about it.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>“Don’t be c.o.c.ky. Don’t tell me you’ve already forgotten? I was locked up for 2 hours and wasted 30 gold already. No, I don’t care about money. You stirred the wrong opponent. Don’t think it will end with one time. I will continue to kill you in the hunting grounds and the city until you quit the game.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>Then a voice filled with laughter was heard from behind him. Mald turned around with confusion and paled.</close></gear>

<gear><close>“What, what the? These guys…..”</close></gear>

<gear><close>“This punk doesn’t have any manners. You should spend some time with adults.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>The person smoking a cigarette and speaking was Clem, the leader of Silver Hand! And 15 people aiming their rifles at Mald’s gang were standing behind Clem. They were the reason why Ark was calm. Ark was still a part of the Silver Hand. The Silver Hand had only returned to Nephalim because the contained was filled with 3 days of hunting and in order to replenish their supplies. While Clem went to visit the federation to receive the reward for hunting Nak.u.ma, Ark had gone to Tori to learn the first part of the hacking skill. Clem then went to the junkyard to repair the broken container and procure supplies. Mald had messed with him on the wrong day.</close></gear>

<gear><close>“He is a member of our unit. I particularly feel a strong attachment to him.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>Clem blew smoke towards the confused Mald. And he glanced at Ark.</close></gear>

<gear><close>“Hey squirt, did they attack first?”</close></gear>

<gear><close>Ark laughed and shrugged. Galaxian had the same basic rules as other online games. In other words, if the opponent attacked first then he wouldn’t become chaotic if he killed them. The names of Mald and his gang had turned grey after attacking Ark. Clem laughed and nodded.</close></gear>

<gear><close>“It is self-defence.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>Cheolkeok! Cheolkeok! Cheolkeok! Cheolkeok!</close></gear>

<gear><close>At the same time, the 15 Attackers loaded their guns. It was a total of 15 guns. Despair appeared on the faces of Mald’s gang. And just as the 15 guns were about to fire!</close></gear>

<gear><close>“Wait a minute.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>Ark had been thinking for a while and he stood up while raising his hand. He approached Mald who was pale and sweating.</close></gear>

<gear><close>“To be honest I don’t really care what happens to you. But I don’t want you to bother me the whole time I’m playing Galaxian. So how about we reconcile? Of course it’s not just a reconciliation. Weren’t you eager for the toy before? Do you still want the toy?”</close></gear>

<gear><close>Ark eyes lit up at Mald’s words. However, he nodded like he was oblivious and said.</close></gear>

<gear><close>“I don’t understand why you want such a toy but I’ll give it to you at a cheap price. Will you promise to forget our bad relationship?”</close></gear>

<gear><close>“A cheap price…..how much?”</close></gear>

<gear><close>“What? 6-60 Gold? Are you making fun of me?”</close></gear>

<gear><close>“Eh? Didn’t I tell you before? The original price is 100 gold. I already discounted 10 gold and I’ll take away 30 gold because of the bail fee. Isn’t that a cheap price?”</close></gear>

<gear><close>“Did you want a better price? There is no benefit for me.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>Ark interrupted Mald’s words and retorted with an angry expression.</close></gear>

<gear><close>“This is the frontier. You can’t revive for free. Each revival will cost at least 20 gold. Five times is 100 gold. And can’t you see? You guys talked about revenge but I’m a member of the mercenary troop. Do you really think you can get revenge? In the end you will just die an embarra.s.sing death. Isn’t 60 gold a good price to clean up the bad feelings? You will also get the toy you desire.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>Mald stuttered and glared at Ark.</close></gear>

<gear><close>But Ark knew. Mald had no choice but to accept. That guy obviously knew that there was something hidden in the toy. If there was a chance to obtain it then he would accept. Besides, if he rejected then the death penalty would be 100 gold. He had no other choice.</close></gear>

<gear><close>“O-okay. That should be sufficient.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>Mald finally nodded after struggling. He gave 60 gold for the toy and ran out of the junkyard. However, Mald was unaware of one thing. Ark had already removed the memory chip from the toy. In the future he might come after Ark again…..</close></gear>

<gear><close>“Those stupid b.a.s.t.a.r.ds.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>Ark laughed as he held the 60 gold.</close></gear>

<gear><close>A blond young man looked at the electric bulletin board with a complicated expression. The same message was still floating on R-14’s electric bulletin board.</close></gear>

<gear><close>-Achievement: The first mission related master of R-14 has been born.</close></gear>

<gear><close>It was the message that caused chaos among the users of R-14. The name Ark had already become a legend among gamers. So they speculated that the registered person was the same Ark. But they came to the conclusion that it was a different user. Ark was the stronger person who reigned over New World and he was also the advisor so there was no way he would play a compet.i.tor’s game.</close></gear>

<gear><close>However, the blonde youth knew. He didn’t understand the reason but the legendary gamer Ark had come to Galaxian. And……</close></gear>

<gear><close>‘That is clearly Ark.’</close></gear>

<gear><close>The blond youth was sure about it. Ark had just started and his name was being announced in Galaxian. It might be a famous name but the user wouldn’t possess that ability.</close></gear>

<gear><close>That was the reason why the young man started Galaxian. And his heart started beating fast when he found Ark’s name on the bulletin board.</close></gear>

<gear><close>He stared at his body with a gloomy look. In reality his body was lying down disabled in the unit. However, a character in a virtual reality game moved according to brain waves. A disability in reality wouldn’t be a problem. That was what he thought. However, he spent a year disabled so even his mind was affected. He had lived for more than 20 years but it felt like he was moving his arms and legs for the first time. It had only been 1 year. In the 1 year, he lost his natural movements. It took him a few hours just to raise his body. It took him a couple of tries to walk properly. He was a tyc.o.o.n’s son, had a handsome appearance and an excellent education so he was used to receiving eyes of envy and longing. Yet the users frowned after seeing him barely able to talk on step. And he was engulfed in despair.</close></gear>

<gear><close>“What? You can’t even use a knife?”</close></gear>

<gear><close>“Why are you standing like that?”</close></gear>

<gear><close>“Ah, really! What is that? At least speak when someone is talking to you.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>“Ah, it can’t be helped. Hey, get rid of this guy.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>There were still a lot of users on R-14 so the farm areas were full. He had to wait several hours just to join a party. But his body couldn’t move properly and he still had trouble talking. Thus he was always kicked out of the party.</close></gear>

<gear><close>‘As expected…..’</close></gear>

<gear><close>He tried to raise his body again. All of a sudden, a small alien approached him. The octopus ran a sucker down his should and said with a deliberately calm expression.</close></gear>

<gear><close>–Young man, do you want to raise your level?</close></gear>

<gear><close>He was the main character of the rumour secretly spread among the users of R-14! The president of the paid hunting ground, Burum.</close></gear>

<gear><close>“Captain-nim, there is another one at your 3 o’clock.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>“The numbers?”</close></gear>

<gear><close>“Around 10 of them.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>“That is only enough for a snack.”</close></gear>

<gear><close>Clem put out his cigar and shouted while lifting his rifle.</close></gear>

<gear><close>“Okay. Now it is time to finish it. Everybody! Let’s take care of these guys!”</close></gear>

<gear><close>The Attackers turned their body towards the direction that Clem indicated. After a few minutes, several red lights appeared on the other side of the swamp. Around 10 mechanical life forms were approaching. Various machine parts to form a new creature! The SOS signal that the Nak.u.ma broadcasted had been amplified many times by the Silver Hand. Thus the Nak.u.ma approached from dozens of metres away!</close></gear>

<gear><close>“Murdock, now!”</close></gear>

<gear><close>Tung! Tung! Tung! Pajijiji!</close></gear>

<gear><close>A sphere buried in the mud emitted intense electromagnetic waves. Ark might have a handgun but the Silver Hand were experienced warriors with rifles. It was natural that they could deal damage to the Nak.u.ma while hunting. However, they had difficulty with the Nak.u.ma’s shield. So the Silver Hand used an electromagnetic mine!</close></gear>

<gear><close>-Electromagnetic Mine</close></gear>

<gear><close>Item Type: Mine (For Shield Removal)</close></gear>

<gear><close>A type of mine that works after being buried in the ground. The mine will emit a powerful electromagnetic energy in a 10 metre s.p.a.ce and will remove the shield for 5 minutes. An explosives expert with the necessary skill is required in order to operate the electromagnetic mine.</close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>An electromagnetic field that neutralized shields for 5 minutes! When the electromagnetic mine was activated, holes appeared in the Nak.u.ma’s shield and melted.</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>“Now, let’s finish this!”</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>Tung-! Tung-! Tatatata! Tatatata!</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>The rifles and machine guns fired. The Nak.u.ma responded but they had already by caught by the Attackers initiative. The bullets fired everywhere and 2 Nak.u.ma started collapsing. The shootout continued for a few minutes.</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>“Captain-nim, 2 Nak.u.ma are approaching from behind.”</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>“Sheesh, how annoying.”</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>When the Silver Hand amplified the SOS signal, the Nak.u.ma didn’t always come from a certain direction. The Nak.u.ma normally communicated with 10~20 others through the radio waves but sometimes the Nak.u.ma would approach from a different direction.</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>“Hey, squirt.”</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>Clem changed the magazine of his gun and turned.</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>“It is your turn. 2 of them….can you handle it?”</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>“Of course.”</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>The man with black hair who smiled was Ark! This was Ark’s job after becoming an Attacker.</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>Ark couldn’t do long-distance shooting. He couldn’t even hit an empty can 10 metres in front of him. That’s why Ark took over the special duty. The Nak.u.ma approached from a different area so they weren’t hit by the electromagnetic mine. So Ark was in charge of taking care of them with close combat.</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>“I’ll leave the back to you.”</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>“I’ll take care of it quickly.”</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>At the same time, Ark used Swamp Walking to cross the area. He moved dozens of metres with Swamp Walking and 2 Nak.u.ma entered his eyesight. He identified with the Infrared Scope that the Nak.u.ma was level 25 and level 30. It was an opponent he wouldn’t have been able to fight when he first entered Silver Hand. But it was a fortnight later and things had changed.</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>“Shield!”</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>Ark stopped the bullets with his shield and approached the Nak.u.ma. And attacked with his dagger! Sparks flew every time the dagger hit and the Nak.u.ma’s shield was broken. Then the Nak.u.ma’s Gatling gun folded back and the blade appeared. Ark used his dagger to do an uppercut to the jaw and pressed his revolver there.</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic>-Headshot!</electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic><you>The continuous shooting! Constant headshots! He had learnt Close Marksmanship after the incident with the Debris. Ark had been steadily practicing his marksmanship since entering the Attackers. And he had wasted hundreds of bullets.</you></electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic><you>‘I don’t have any talent in shooting!’</you></electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic><you>It was a waste of time to train in something he had no talent in. Of course, if he didn’t have talent then he needed to find another way or else he was bound to die. Marksmanship was an indispensable skill in Galaxian. And Ark had discovered another method. Close Marksmanship!</you></electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic><you>‘This is the only way for me to compete with mechanical life forms!’</you></electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic><you>At first that was his only use for marksmanship. But he changed his mind. Unlike regular marksmanship, close marksmanship could be used in close combat. And close combat was Ark’s style of fighting. Once he got the knack for it, he started to show power beyond his expectations.</you></electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic><you>‘This realization alone is worth joining the Silver Hand!’</you></electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic><you>In the last fortnight, Ark had practiced and was now an expert at this fighting style. And he hadn’t just polished his fighting skills. During the last fortnight, Ark had flown around more eagerly than anyone else and used his dagger and revolver. Thanks to that……</you></electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic><you>Character Information WindowNameArk (R-02788)Level27SpeciesHumanOccupationBeginner PioneerFame500 Health 500 (+15)Mental Power 250Strength75 (+3)Agility115Stamina95 (+3)Wisdom15Intelligence45Luck15* t.i.tle: Cleaning Foreman (Agility + 3)</you></electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic><you>* Sponsor: Tori Ironworks ‘Gear’ (Contract)</you></electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic><you>-Equipment Information-</you></electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic><you>Weapons: <modified>, Revolver></modified></you></electromagnetic></close></gear>

<gear><close><electromagnetic><you><modified>Equipment: <bhurad><beginner>, <beginner>Secondary Equipment: