He strained his eyes. It had been 16 hours since he entered hibernation state.
âI sent the Carrier MR-II so now I just need to wait to be rescued.â
He had sent a help request before entering the hibernation state. But he encountered a ridiculous situation in reality. The real estate where his entire fortune was invested had fallen to 1/10th of the price. If he couldnât solve the crisis then the entire fortune he gathered for 4 years would fly away. He showed a calm appearance in front of his parents and Hyung-nims but inwardly he was feeling the complete opposite. However, there was still a solution.
âThe reason the land value fell is because Lucifer occupied the nuclear power plantâŚâŚâ
Park Woo-seong said that Lucifer would definitely keep his promise. Ark also thought this.
Lucifer would keep his promise whether he won or lost. He wouldnât randomly commit an act of terrorism. Ark was convinced of it like Park Woo-seong.
âIn the end, everything will be settled if I step on Lucifer in Galaxian.â
The situation hadnât changed but Arkâs mental att.i.tude had. It wasnât somebody elseâs problem anymore. He couldnât leisurely explore and relax. Lucifer was somewhere within Galaxian. Right now he couldnât do anything about that. Yet he still connected to his unit as soon as he entered his house. He connectedâŚ..
âWhy am I in a place like this?â
Ark looked around with confused eyes. It was a rusty square room. An iron grille was attacked to a small window on the rear wall and was also stuck on a small window in the iron door. His hands were also cuffed behind his back.
âIâŚ..Iâm imprisoned? Why?â
Ark couldnât understand the situation at all. He had requested help yet he was in a jail when he woke up from the hibernation state?
âSomeone mustâve changed my location while I was sleepingâŚ..did the rescue squad arrive? So why was he stuck in jail? Wait? Hasnât it been a fortnight since I was stranded? Perhaps theyâre treating me like a deserter after having no contact for a fortnight? Is that why Iâm in jail? But that shouldnât happen. I discovered the location of the Ramaâs main base so why am I thrown in jail? This is ridiculousâŚ..â
Ark woke up and raised his body. He started tapping on the door and crying out in a loud voice.
âHey! Is there anyone out there? Hey! Where is this place? Why am I shut in here?â
âHe appears to have woken up.
Then he heard someoneâs voice from behind him. The face that appeared in the small windowâŚâŚ.
âWhat, what the? This guyâŚâŚa Rama?â
Ark winced and retreated. The person who appeared in the grate was a Rama with dark skin and pointy ears.
âThe Rama clan?â Oh my G.o.d! T-then I was caught by the Rama while in hibernation mode?â
Ark grasped the situation too late and fell into a state of panic. After he heard the voice, 2 Rama entered the jail. One Rama was a heavily armoured warrior while the other one was dressed lighter and had a backpack with a cross on the side. The Rama warrior sat down in front of Ark and began to talk.
âYou fell asleep and woke up in the jail. You must be puzzled. However, you wonât understand even if I explain it. Iâll explain the main subject simply. We brought you here instead of killing you because we wanted to ask you some questions.
ââŚâŚ.â
âItâs no use pretending not to understand.
Arkâs heart dropped at the Rama warriorâs words.
âWhat the? This b.a.s.t.a.r.d, how does he know I understand the Ramaâs language?â
The galactic federation and even the Royal Guards didnât know that Ark understood the Ramaâs language. So how could the Rama warrior know his secret? Did they do something while I was in hibernation mode? Ark thought suddenly. The Rama warrior laughed and tapped a machine like a hearing device in his hear.
âThis is a translator that specializes in the language of the galactic federation. I know that you are hearing the federation language. Of course, your words will also be translated into the Rama language. So there is no reason to waste time pretending you donât understand.
ââŚâŚLuckily it wasnât what I first thought.â
It was fortunate but he still couldnât be relieved. He was a prisoner of the enemy. It was impossible to think of that as a good thing.
âWe recently had a small incident that occurred on the base. Thereâs also a few bikes and soldiers missing. It was difficult to trace it through the storm but we saw evidence of digging when we looked around. We missed the signs for a whileâŚ..but we eventually found you.  We also saw the light signal from the enemy communication so donât try to pretend itâs not you.
Ark frowned after hearing those words. Leaving a trail of holes from digging was clearly Arkâs mistake. He couldâve died from starvation so he hadnât been worried about leaving a trail. He soon realized his mistake and covered up the hole after that. He also applied the method of Swamp Walking to move on the snow without leaving footprints. However, he ruined that by sending a signal which emitted light. The Rama warrior laughed as he saw Arkâs confused face.
âIt is like I expected. You donât have to pretend you donât know. Letâs cut to the chase. Are you the one behind the missing soldiers?
âIs he stupid?â
Ark looked at the Rama warrior with amazed eyes. What crazy person would answer âyesâ in this situation? Ark held his tongue but the Rama warrior acted like it didnât matter and continued.
âIf it was you then how did you manage to get past our defences and sneak into the base? Were you by yourself or did you attack with other colleagues? What about the main army? Do they already know the location of our base? Oh, and another thing. Does your GPS contain the coordinates of the federationâs main base? If you give me the answer then Iâll let you live. Because the chance to catch an enemy is rare.
This guy was stupid as expected. Handing over the GPS information of the military strong hold was like helping the enemy. Naturally he would receive enormous penalties. The penalty would be to the extent that he couldnât continue playing within the galactic federation. Of course, Ark hadnât registered with the Fairy yet so he would lost 13 levels and a 5 star rated skill. If he was killed then everything would be lost. But that would be nothing compared to the penalty received if he helped the enemy. If he didnât want to quit the game then obviously he couldnât answer. So Ark said something to them. It was an answer that often appeared in movies.
âKill me.â
It was regrettable that he would lose everything from the last fortnight but he had to survive. There was no choice now that he had become a prisoner. He would lose a lot of things but luckily he had sent the Carrier MR-II with the position of the Rama base. If the federation won the war with that information then he would still receive huge achievements.
âI have to be satisfied with that much.â
-I told you. This is a rare opportunity. Killing you is too easy.
The Rama warrior smiled and got up.
âYou now understand what I need to know. If you want to tell me then you should say it.
âLetâs see? I will tell you when the army comes.â
-Youâll see soon. Hey, Relief.
The Rama warrior shrugged and turned around. The Relief that the Rama warrior called pulled out a syringe from the backpack with a cross on it. Ark sensed something sinister as the syringe was plunged into him.
-You have received a highly concentrated nutrients injection.
<your>âEh? Nutrients injection? This guy, he is a medic?â</your>
<your>There was also a job similar to a healer in Galaxian. Some possible different jobs were a cleric or a medic. The cleric used a type of recovery magic while the medic prepared supplies and dispensed drugs. There werenât that many clerics in Galaxian at the moment but there were quite a few medics. The Rama warrior smiled and said.</your>
<your>âI canât let you die of starvation.</your>
<your>âIsnât that a waste? That injection, isnât it expensive?â</your>
<your>âIt is worth it as long as I can figure out the base of the enemy.</your>
<your>âIt is futile if you want me to tell you.â</your>
<your>âI said that you would see soon.</your>
<your>The medic then pulled out another syringe. The Rama warrior shook his head when the medic tried to give the injection to Ark.</your>
<your>âNo, thatâll never work. He is a user. You wonât know but a user wonât be threatened by an injection like that. InsteadâŚ..yes, SMT-518 is good.</your>
<your>-Huh? But SMT-518 isâŚâŚ</your>
<your>âMy experience with users shows me that this is better than torture.</your>
<your>âIf you say soâŚ..then I understand.</your>
<your>The medic nodded and pulled out another syringe before sticking it in Ark.</your>
<your>-The special bacteria SMT-518 has been injected.</your>