A pitch black area in the northern lake.Ā A huge lobster with red eyes was staring at Ark.
-???? ā
Type: ??? Danger: ???
Combat Power: ???
You are unable to identify the object.
That was the information window that appeared when he used Clairvoyance.Ā But the name and information only had ā???āĀ This meant the life form wasnāt registered with the federationās database. If he reported it then he could receive experience and fame.Ā However now wasnāt the time to rejoice.Ā The lobster had appeared in the place where the octopuses disappeared.
āDoes that mean all the octopuses were swallowed by this guy?ā
It was natural to reach such a conclusion.Ā In other words, this incident had nothing to do with Charem.
āDammit, is this also a miss?ā
He had dived 50 metres for nothing.Ā But it wasnāt completely useless.Ā At least he found the source of the octopusesā disappearance. He received the Charenjokās token upgrade as a prepayment so he should catch the lobster. The lobster also had no intention of letting Ark leave politely.Ā It separated the water and rushed towards him.
āā¦ā¦ Fast!ā
The speed was difficult to imagine considering the lobsterās large size.Ā He quickly grabbed his sword but the lobsterās pincers were too fast.
Syu syu syu syu! Kung!
There was a dull ring as the dust rose.
āUgh! My movements are too dull underwater.ā
He had tried to avoid it but the pincer grazed his side and his health was sucked out.Ā Ark had the body coating but the lobster was an underwater life form. The movement speed couldnāt help being different.Ā The most difficult problem was the buoyancy.Ā Unless he placed stones to weigh down his feet, it was impossible for his body to move without bouncing upwards.
āThatās the problem!ā
Falalalalak!
Ark opened his mouth and shouted.Ā He was saying Armour Armament! In reality the smart phone wouldnāt recognize his p.r.o.nunciation and work problem but the advanced equipment of the 24th century was different.Ā It even worked when he was just saying speech bubbles! His bag opened and the Elephant fish appeared.
ā¦..Well the speech recognition technology of the 24th century wasnāt that perfect.
Kukung! Kukung! Kukung!
The lobsterās attacks continued while Ark was trying to do this.Ā The lobsterās attack speed gave Ark no time to breathe. Furthermore the buoyancy made it difficult for Ark to stay attached to the ground.
āEat this!ā
He grabbed the Elephant fish that appeared from his bag and threw it towards the lobster.
Saktok!
The Elephant fish flew across the distance and the lobsterās pincer cut it in half.Ā Meanwhile Ark quickly expanded the distance and manipulated his Nymphe.Ā He opened to the main menu and clicked the armour icon. A flash of light appeared around Arkās body.Ā The s.p.a.ce warped and armour like objects appeared. It moved like a living creature to wrap around Arkās body.Ā His limbs, chest and his head were covered with a crustacean like carapace.Ā A red light appeared as the helmet finished covering his face.Ā It was Arkās battle suit Hyper Drone!Ā He had manually summoned the battle suit.Ā The battle suit caused Arkās stats to rise by 30%. However that wasnāt why the desperate Ark had taken out the battle suit.
Kukung!
āThatās it! My feet touched the ground!ā
The battle suit was heavy! The weight caused Arkās floating body to sink.
āBring it on lobster! Iāll turn you into barbeque and eat you!ā
The situation changed 180 degrees once Ark wore the battle suit and his feet touched the ground.
Syu syu syu syu! Kakak! Chwiiiii! Tu tu tu tung!
There were continuous roaring sounds and dust shot up while Ark and the huge lobster collided.Ā In fact Ark had a lot of experience when underwater fighting. He had fought a large number of enemies underwater in New World.Ā Although that was when he had equipment that nullified the underwater penalty by 100%.Ā But Ark wasnāt just a master of fighting underwater because of his equipment.Ā He had gained a number of ingredients from the ocean floor and underwater skills. He had no equipment that nullified the underwater penalty by 100%! Galaxianās combat system was also completely different from New World! The experience from that time was still imprinted in his body.
This experience was Arkās strongest weapon. That experience showed during his battle against the lobster.Ā Arkās feet touched the ground thanks to the battle suit but he still couldnāt move freely. So almost all the attacks were from the lobsterās side.Ā But Ark blocked most of the attacks with his sword and used the chance to counterattack.Ā Of course his movements were slow so he couldnāt block every attackā¦..
-The Mind Shield has been activated.
In addition, the effect of Backstab or Sudden Blow will be nullified by 100%>
A blue sphere wrapped around Arkās body!Ā The Mind Shield decreased all attacks by 40~60%.Ā And the durability of this Mind Shield was 230!Ā It was higher than when he hunted in the forest due to all his practice. Arkās ability to concentrate in a crisis situation was clearly shown.
āButā¦ā¦ā
There was something strange.Ā In theory it should be an overwhelming victory for Ark.Ā In reality it was different. Out of 10 attacks he blocked 6~7 of them. The damage was reduced by a considerable part. The remaining 3~4 attacks were reduced by 40~60% due to the Mind Shield.Ā On the other hand, Arkās attacks. .h.i.t 9 times out of 10. Yet Ark was the one being pushed back as his attacks didnāt do that much damage.Ā The difference gradually started to show.Ā However, the lobster wasnāt a particularly high level.Ā Clairvoyance showed that the lobster was only level 70. That was only a 3 level difference with Ark. Ark also had high stats thanks to the 30% increase of his battle suit.
āWhy canāt I damage it properly? Why?ā
Ark discovered the reason as the battle continued. He deflected the pincer and struck a blow to the lobsterās chest.Ā The lobster stumbled back and opened its mouth. Ark looked inside the mouth and his face stiffened.
āT-that isā¦..ā
Tutung!
Ark felt a sudden pain and he flew back several metres. This was due to the Water Pressure Gun shot from the lobsterās mouth.Ā But Ark wasnāt surprised because of the lobsterās new attack. It was what he saw in the mouth before the Water Pressure Gun was fired.
āMachine! A machine was used to fire the Water Pressure Gun!ā
A lobster had appeared in the bottom of the lake.Ā Naturally Ark a.s.sumed that it was a monster.Ā Yet now there was a machine in its mouth!Ā Ā In other words, this is a mechanical creature. An android!
Why was there an android in the bottom of the lake? And why was it camouflaged as a lobster?Ā Ark didnāt know the reason but he realized why he couldnāt do that much damage.Ā If a sword was used to attack mechanical creatures then a significant penalty would be attached. Right now Ark was using the Impact Blade. It was a weapon with high damage. However, the damage of the sword was only shown 100% when dealing with living organisms.Ā No matter how rare the sword was, it couldnāt exert maximum damage against a mechanical creature.
āYes, this is the reason for the question marks when looking at the information! It is natural that I canāt find biological information when it is a mechanical creature. It is natural for a sword to not damage iron.ā
All his questions were answered.Ā And he also found ways to cope with this problem.
Tutung! Tutung! Tutung!
Ark operated his Nymphe while avoiding the Water Pressure Gun and opened his bag. Impact Blade was sucked back into the bag and automatically stored. At the same time, the right and left side of his bag opened and 2 weapons shot out.Ā It was the Modified Alloy Dagger and Fading Steel-II!
āIt is different if my partner is an android!ā
Ark smiled as he grabbed the dagger and Fading Steel.Ā He had to use bullets to damage an android.
Of course Impact Blade also had a gun attached.Ā The attack damage was 20~25.Ā Fading Steel only did 15~20 damage so Impact Blade was stronger. However the gun attached to Impact Blade had a fatal weakness.Ā It was the mistake he made when fighting the Bellos. Impact Blade only had 4 bullets!Ā The most dangerous time when using a gun was when reloading. Having 4 bullets meant he had to reload more frequently so he was exposed to more danger.Ā Moreover, Impact Blade could only load one bullet at a time in the cylinder. The gun feature of Impact Blade wasnāt an excellent secondary instrument but the gun couldnāt be made as a main weapon.Ā On the other hand, Fading Steel had 12 ammunition!Ā Moreover, the reload time was a lot shorter.
āThis will make up for the insufficient damage!ā
Ark grabbed a magazine that came out of Fading Steel.Ā Once again, Galaxian had special bullets with special effects. Among them were two types of special bullets effective against androids!
A bullet developed by h.e.l.l Lion, one of the 4 big companies. A shock bullet developed by h.e.l.l Lion that gives off a high voltage electric current when it hits.Ā This current has a particularly strong effect on energy shield. In addition, the electromagnetic current can cause the same effects as stiffness to androids.
A special bullet especially developed by the galactic federation for use against heavy armoured enemies.Ā The head rotates like a drill to pierce through iron armour. This will have no effect against general creatures and shields but it is a powerful attack against androids.
They were Shock Bullets and Armour Piercing Bullets.Ā The Shock Bullet was useful against the androidās shield. The lobster was an android but it had no shield. Thatās why Ark never imagined that it was a machine.Ā And if he used the Shock Bullet in a place like this then there was a chance that Ark could also be hit by the electrical shock.
āThen it must be this method!ā
Therefore Ark selected the Armour Piercing Bullet!Ā It was a bullet that dealt 8 extra damage when attacking metal armour.
Cheolkeok!
Ark ran around avoiding the Water Pressure Gun and finally finished changing the weapon and magazine. This meant Fading Steelās damage with the Armour Piercing Bullets loaded was 15~20 +8! It was transformed into a weapon with higher damage then the Impact Blade.
āNow letās start attacking properly!ā
Then the pincer of the lobster descended onto his head again.Ā But Ark no longer ran away. There was no reason for him to flee.Ā Ark lifted the Modified Alloy Dagger and blocked the lobsterās pincer. Then the opposite pincer flew towards him. But Ark no longer had just one weapon. Just before the pincer was about to hit his side, he blocked it with his gun and fired.
āAn appetizer.Ā Iām going to eat you!ā
Tung-!Ā Tung-! Tung-!
The sound of a gun being fired was heard.Ā The attack damage of the gun had no choice but to fall due to the resistance in the water.Ā But Arkās marksmanship was different.Ā After several desperate attempts, he discover that he had no talent in shooting and learnt Close Marksmanship! This meant there was no penalty applied to his marksmanship.Ā Blocking enemy attacks with the dagger and then shooting was Arkās original fighting style against the Nak.u.ma.
Kikikiki! Kikikiki!
The lobster opened its mouth once both pincers were blocked.Ā The lobster had 3 ways of attacking thanks to the Water Pressure Gun.Ā However, Ark also had 3 weapons instead of just 2.
āHa! You want to open your mouth right in front of me?ā
Arkās foot parted the water as it shot up vertically. Arkās battle suit clad feet hit the lobsterās jaw and pushed its head upwards. He pressed the muzzle against the jaw and pulled the trigger.
Tung-!Ā Tung-! Tung-!
-Headshot!
<you>A headshot had occurred!Ā The lobsterās health fell thanks to the Armour Piercing Bullet.</you>
<you>āYes, this is more like it.ā</you>
<you>Damage started to appear once he changed weapons. The battle completely followed Arkās pace after that.Ā He blocked the lobsterās pincer with his dagger andā¦.Tung! Tung! Tung! He kicked the jaw when it tried to use Water Pressure Gunā¦..Tung! Tung! Tung! He changed the magazine andā¦..Tung! Tung! Tung!Ā The lobsterās health nosedived like the price drop of the Taek Mountains by the storm of attacks.</you>
<you>The memory caused anger to well up inside him while he kept on shooting.Ā After 3 minutes of frantically firing.</you>
<you>Kikikikiā¦..Kikikikiā¦..</you>
<you>The lobsterās movements increasingly slowed down and finally stopped moving.</you>
<you>āPant pant pant, phew! It became easier thanks to the Armour Piercing Bulletsā¦ā¦ā</you>
<you>Ark panted roughly as he looked at the metal sh.e.l.l.Ā He still had doubts about why an android was hiding in the bottom of the lake.Ā An android wouldnāt be in a place like this for no reason. It was also strange if the lobster was the reason for the octopuses disappearance. An android couldnāt eat octopuses so their corpses should still be near here.</you>
<you>āWhat is the reason? Who put the lobster at the location where the octopuses disappeared? d.a.m.n, Iām back to the start again. Anyway, Iāll examine this guy for the moment. A clue might appear.ā</you>
<you>Ark approached the wreckage with the idea of searching it.</you>
<you>Ku ku ku ku! Ku ku ku ku! Ku ku ku ku!</you>
<you>All of a sudden the floor started shaking.Ā The sediment acc.u.mulated on the floor rose like a cloud of dust.</you>
<you>āW-what is this? Huk, that isā¦..ā</you>
<you>Ark raised his head and stiffened. A huge object was soaring up from the lake bed. Ark stared at the object and say 10 lobsters.</you>
<you>āOh my G.o.d!ā</you>
<you>His expression instantly darkened.</you>
<you>āPant pant pant. Pant pant pant.ā</you>
<you>The shoulders shook form the intense breathing.</you>
<you>āDammit, I shouldnāt be doing thisā¦ā¦ā</you>
<you>A frustrated sigh emerged from the blond youthās mouth.Ā Once again, he had started Galaxian to meet Ark.Ā That was all.Ā He had no interest in anything other than that. Thatās why he deliberately started that incident in Nephalim. But the government thought he was part of the Tree of Life organization and was tortured.Ā It was good up to there.Ā He was willing to go through that process if it meant meeting Ark. So I endured it.</you>
<you>ā¦ā¦Yet it was useless.Ā The disputed planet he was sent to was Hanan.Ā It was a planet dozens of light years away from Beltana.Ā He had only entered the game to meet one person.Ā Why was it so difficult?Ā Fortunately the life of a prisoner on Hanan wasnāt that harsh.Ā It was because of what happened on Istana.</you>
<you>-The prisoner Ark who became Beltanaās Hero has returned!</you>
<you>-The hero Ark visited each city and talked about the troubles that prisoners faced on Beltana.Ā Therefore questions about the prisonerās human rights have surfaced again.</you>
<you>āThere are rumours that federation officers used the plight of the prisoners to received bribesā¦..</you>
<you>āThe federationās Secretary of Defense has ordered that the treatment of the troops be improved!</you>
<you>Ark had gone around various cities and given interviews.Ā Thanks to him the treatment of prisoners had improved! The prisoners on disputed planets were now provided with 1 free food a day.</you>
<you>ā¦ā¦Of course he wasnāt happy at all.Ā However the blond youth was glad to hear the news.Ā Thanks to Ark going around the cities and promoting the galactic federation, the public opinion against the war was reduced. This was a great opportunity for the galactic federation! The galactic federation could reinforce their military budget thanks to the improved opinion and could now support more troops on the battlefield.Ā 50% of the troops were dispatched to the right place!Ā Hanan in the Bellin constellation was the battlefield that was fought over the hardest.Ā 5 tanks, 30 combat androids and hundreds of troops were sent there.Ā The numbers were sufficient to change the war situation. Luck followed from there. By the time reinforcements arrived, the Hanan garrison had acquired the GPS information of the Ramaās main base.Ā The commander of the Hanan garrison was excited by the good luck that kept on coming.</you>
<you>āNow is the time to show the power of the federation! Advance!ā</you>
<you>And ordered an a.s.sault towards the enemy lines.Ā The blond youth was excited.</you>
<you>āIf the federation wins in this attack then I can return to Istana!ā</you>
<you>āButā¦ā¦ā</you>
<you>The blond youth looked around with a dark look.Ā Smoke bombs were covering Hanan so he could only see 10 metres around him. But that was enough to confirm the military situation. 8 out of 10 bodies belonged to the galactic federation.</you>
<you>āWe were tricked. The GPS information form the Ramaās scouting unit was just bait!ā</you>
<you>The Hanan federation army was attacked by the Ramaās main forces while they were marching. The result was clearly seen through the corpses of the federation soldiers.Ā They suffered a crushing defeat!</you>
<you>āBut even soā¦ā¦ā</you>
<you>It wasnāt that easy to defeat the federation soldiers with a surprise attack.Ā He had a lot of experience with online games before Galaxian. He had led a lot of subordinates and won many battles in New World.Ā Therefore he knew.Ā A surprise attack wasnāt always profitable. All the variables had to be considered and the soldiers had to be able to handle the situation flexibly for it to have a tactical effect.Ā And looking at the Ramaās surprise attackā¦ā¦</you>
<you>āPerfect! There are no gaps at all!ā</you>
<you>The Ramaās surprise attack had no gaps.Ā Even with the reinforcements, the federation army was overwhelmed.</you>
<you>āBut I canāt fall in a place like this! This is a chance to raise my achievements quickly! If I hesitate then it will be more difficult to meet Ark in the Outlands!ā</you>
<you>Kakakaka! Kakakarak!</you>
<you>While the blond youth was thinking.Ā The dust blurred and he could see some Carack.Ā The blond youthās hand movements quickened.</you>
<you>Tang-! Tang-! Tang-!</you>
<you>On R-14 the blond youth couldnāt move his body properly. On R-14 and Nephalim, he diligently practiced and now his hand techniques were more agile than most users.Ā It was hard to imagine that the blond youth had grown up in a rich environment.Ā He fired his gun and the bullets accurately hit the Carackās leg joints. The blond youth then narrowed the distance and hacked at the Carack with his sword. In only 1 minute!Ā The 3 Carack couldnāt attack and collapsed.</you>
<you>āIt is useless no matter how many Carack I destroy. I should join the main army!ā</you>
<you>He looked around and was about to move a step.Ā Then a shadow shot out from the dust. He knew just by the silhouette. The opponent was a Rama warrior! The hand of the blond youth once again moved.</you>
<you>Ting-! Ting-! Ting-!</you>
<you>However the bullets bounced off the opponentās shield.Ā The blond youth felt despair as he saw the features of his rival.Ā In fact, he knew the person who commanded the Ramaās surprise attack.Ā It wasnāt just him. All the soldiers on Hanan knew his ident.i.ty. It was the Rama warrior that pushed the federation soldiers to despair during the many months fighting on the Bellin constellation!Ā The nickname showed the overwhelming powerā¦ā¦</you>
<you>āThe Red Slaughterer!ā</you>
<you>The Rama warrior received that nickname due to the blood red battle suit he used!</you>
<you>āYou seem quite skilled. Shall I play with you?ā</you>
<you>The Rama warrior wearing the red battle suit smiled and lifted his sword.</you>
<you>Bugul bugul, bugul, bugul.</you>
<you>It wasnāt just the sound of bubbles rising.Ā Arkās shoulder shook as he gasped.</you>
<you>āDammit, why are these lobstersā¦ā¦ā</you>
<you>Ark breathed roughly and looked around.Ā Sediment was scattered around him but he could see through it with Clairvoyance. And the red light opposite him could be clearly seen. 10 minutes before a group of android lobsters had appeared from the bottom of the lake.</you>
<you>āIt is impossible!ā</you>
<you>Facing 1 wasnāt a problem as he already proved.Ā But that changed when he was facing 10. It was impossible with his level to take care of each one. If all 10 attacked together then his chances of victory was 0.1%.Ā And Arkās expectations proved correct.Ā He became tattered after encountering the lobsters for 10 minutes.</you>
<you>Bbok! Bbok! Bbok! Bbok!</you>
<you>-You have recovered 2 health.</you>
<you>-You have recovered 2 healthā¦..</you>
<you>Ark was still alive thanks to the battle suit.Ā And he diligently attached the Charenjokās token to him.</you>
<you>If it wasnāt for the battle suit and the Charenjokās token then he would already be a b.l.o.o.d.y rice cake. No, now he only had 8% health left. The lobsters were also really quick so he couldnāt run away either. But Ark believed something.</you>
<you>āI canāt die like this!ā</you>
<you>Ark took out his trump card.Ā It was the STK-VII grenade with destructive power!Ā He shed tears as he threw the remaining STK-VII towards the lobsters.Ā Howeverā¦..</you>
<you>āIām screwed!ā</you>
<you>The lobsters only had their health reduced by 50%.Ā He understood why the moment the STK-VII exploded.Ā The problem was that Ark was fighting in a place 50 metres deep. Just like the power of the bullets were deduced by the water resistance, the same thing applied to the STK-VII.Ā The STK-VII was used in vain.Ā The tattered Ark had to clench his teeth and keep on fighting.</you>
<you>āBut! But I canāt just die like this!ā</you>
<you>The odds werenāt in his favour.Ā However he couldnāt just give up. If he gave up here then the results of the past 10 days would fly away. He would be resurrected back in Nabe and he didnāt have any STK-VII left.</you>
<you>āDonāt make me laugh! All the levels that I gained!ā</you>
<you>Ark glared at the lobsters.Ā The last STK-VII was a dud. But that didnāt mean it was ineffective. The lobsters had lost 50% of their health. Therefore Ark attacked the lobsters until they had 20% health left.</you>
<you>āThere is only one way out! This is an opportunity! I can use 18 Barrage to escape from their siege.ā He would be affected by the buoyancy as soon as the battle suit was stripped off so he needed to escape as quickly as possible. If he reached the surface and got on the air board then he could escape them. This is the only way! Concentrate Ark! Letās go!ā</you>
<you>Ark prepared himself and was about to rush forward.</you>
<you>Ku ku ku ku! Ku ku ku ku! Ku ku ku ku!</you>
<you>The ground started shaking again and a roaring sound was heard.</you>
<you>āHeok! W-what is this? Donāt tell me another lobster is appearing?ā</you>
<you>Ark turned around with apprehension.Ā Something unthinkable occurred. Until now the ground vibrated every time a lobster climbed out. But this time the lobster hid back underneath the ground?</you>
<you>āWhat, what the?Ā This is? Theyāre acting scaredā¦ā¦ā</you>
<you>Ark asked with a befuddled look.</you>
<you>Kuwaaaaaaaah!</you>
<you>A huge vortex started swirling in the water.Ā The words of Bak.u.m, the Charenjok elder appeared in his head.</you>
<you>āYes, thatās it! This is the whirlpool that Bak.u.m mentioned would sometimes appear in the prohibited area. I donāt understand but the lobster knew this vortex was happening and hid in the ground. It is a great opportunity for me to get away! I can run away while these guys are hidingā¦..run awayā¦..ehā¦..eh?ā</you>
<you>Ark finally realized an important fact.Ā Once again the size of the lobster was 5 metres. They were more than twice Arkās size. Moreover, their true ident.i.ty was an android. The interior of the lobster was filled with metal parts.Ā If placed on a scale then the lobster would probably weigh hundreds of kilograms.Ā Despite weighing hundreds of kilograms, the lobsters had hid in the ground to escape from the vortex.Ā However, Ark was much lighter than them!Ā Ark was caught by the swirl of water.Ā He couldnāt do anything once he was caught.Ā No matter how much he struggled, he just spun around like a c.o.c.kroach caught in a toilet bowl. Ark realized some strange points while facing motion sickness.Ā An ordinary vortex would normally be shaped like a pyramid.Ā But the one Ark was caught in was different. It was a big circle focused on a particular spot.Ā To his surprise, the centre of the vortex wasā¦ā¦</you>
<you>āW-what is that? A black ball? No, a hole? Why is there suddenly a hole in the lake?ā</you>
<you>A huge black hole opened in the centre of the vortex.Ā Ark and the lakeās water was being sucked into the hole at an incredible speed. No, it wasnāt just Ark. This was probably why he couldnāt find the bodies of the octopuses.Ā And why none of them ever came back.</you>
<you>āIt canāt be! This canāt be!ā</you>
<you>Ark struggled with a desperate feeling but it was impossible like he expected! Ark was drawn into the black hole. Andā¦ā¦</you>
<you>āHeok! What the? What?Ā What the?ā</you>
<you>Ark looked around and screamed. He had just been drawn into the black hole thanks to the momentum of the water. And he rose to the surface of the water. However, the place that his eyes saw wasnāt the large northern lake.Ā It was a pipe with extravagant sizeā¦..no, a pipe!Ā Surprisingly it was a pipe dozens of metres long. Ark was dragged along the pipe by the current of water.</you>
<you>āWhat on earth is going on?ā Where is this place? Why am I here?ā</you>
<you>Ark was in a state of panic and turned his head like crazy. Suddenly he saw a dark object in the direction he was headed towards.Ā It was an iron net.Ā He didnāt know where this was but he could determine the purpose of the net right away. It was a net meant to catch fish. The purpose of the net was to filter the fish from the water.Ā He didnāt know where this was!Ā But he knew what would happen!Ā If he was caught in the net then it wouldnāt be a good thing.</you>
<you>āI have to pay attention! This isnāt the time to be discouraged!ā</you>
<you>Ark took a deep breath and looked at the quickly approaching net.Ā The moment the net approached!</you>
<you>ā18 Barrage!ā</you>
<you>Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa!</you>
<you>At the same time, steam emerged from the shoulders of his battle suit. His arms moved like motors were attached to it and hit the metal net.Ā One hit! Two hit! Three hits! Four hits! The top of the net was bombarded with his fists.</you>
<you>-The mana of the Hyper Drone has been exhausted.</you>
<you><hyper>The battle suit was recalled the moment he ripped a hole in the net.</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>āThatās it! Iāve escaped from the net!ā</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>Ark cried out as he burst through the hole.Ā But his cheer changed into a scream after 20 seconds.</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>On the opposite side of the net was a propeller rotating at a quick speed.Ā If he touched the propeller then he would be cut to pieces. Ahead of him a small Mouse fish had pa.s.sed through the net and disappeared without a trace thanks to the propeller.</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>āN-no! This canāt happen!ā</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>Ark frantically looked around.Ā His Clairvoyance skill allowed him to see in the darkness and he saw a ladder near the propeller. The ladder went to the upper portion of the pipe!</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>Ark attached the Wire Camera to his Nymphe and threw it towards the ladder.Ā If it was connected to his Nymphe then it would move in the direction he desired. Ark manipulated the Nymphe and the wire wound around the ladder. He pulled the wire and managed to grab the ladder.</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>Ark climbed up a few metres and looked down.Ā Thanks to the hole in the net, the Elephant fish was also sucked towards the propeller.Ā Andā¦..it was gone without a trace.Ā Ark wouldāve also been like that if it wasnāt for the Wire Camera. But it was still too early to be relieved.Ā He still didnāt know where this place was.</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>āAnyway I need to climb out of this pipe and check.ā</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>He raised his head and saw a manhole cover near the end of the ladder attached to the pipe wall.</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>He climbed up the ladder and pushed it but it was locked. But the manhole wasnāt just locked with a simple key.Ā It was the future and all locks were electronic.</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>āIām thankful for this.ā</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>He connected his Nymphe and a message popped up.</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>-This door is protected with a security device.</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>Enter the security code or use Invaders to hack and release the lock.</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>Attempt to hack? Y/N</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>His 4 star rated skill Hacking!Ā Furthermore, this looked like a sewage treatment plant so the lock shouldnāt be that complicated. When he attempted hacking, the game to release the lock was Tetris.</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>-The current lock accessed is āTetris: Level 1.ā</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>The bricks falling from above are the lockās intrusion prevention programs. Ā Remove all the hacking prevention programs to release the lock.</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>Please donāt hesitate. If you canāt release this type of lock then youāre not worthy to be called a hacker!</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>It was only a level 1 lock.Ā The Tetris with an easy difficulty was quickly destroyed!Ā But Ark didnāt lift the lid and exit yet. He said it a few times but Ark still didnāt know where this was. Therefore he didnāt know what was beyond the manhole cover.Ā He couldnāt relax until he registered with the Fairy. His mistake was blindly entering the prohibited area. He had to be careful if he didnāt want to repeat the same mistakes.Ā Ark lifted the lid slightly and pushed the Wire Camera through. He had bought the Wire Camera for a use like this.Ā It wasnāt a fishing rod or an escape rope!Ā Anywayā¦ā¦</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>āThere seems to be no one around.ā</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>A 1 metre pipe was shown on the screen of the Nymphe.Ā Once Ark confirmed that no one was around, Ark lifted the manhole cover and climbed into the pipe. He skillfully scanned around with the Wire Camera and moved easily through the pipe thanks to his experience as a pipe cleaner on R-14.Ā After a short time Ark was able to find a light in the pipe. The pipe became wider as he approached the light.</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>āThatās great. Iāve been wondering if the pipe led outsideā¦ā¦ā</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>Ark pushed the Wire Camera through a gap.Ā Then a scene he never imagined showed up on Arkās Nymphe.</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>āWhat, what the? This place is? Why is there a place like this outside?ā</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>The reason he was surprised was because the camera showed a huge city.Ā There was a huge variety of buildings, people and alien cities moving around the city! When he turned his camera to the other side, an even more amazing scene appeared.Ā The city outside the manhole was covered by a huge sphere. And outside the sphere was the sky! The city was floating in the sky with clouds underneath it.</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>āP-Perhapsā¦..?ā</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>Ark stuttered with surprise.Ā The landscape on his Nymphe screen changed to an information window.</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>-You have found the hidden city āCharem!ā</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>You heard from Marquis Martin that Charem was located near the northern lake of Istana. But even Marquis Martin doesnāt know a lot of information about Charem. As Charem is officially a lawless smuggling city so communication with anything outside the shield is difficult.Ā Although the correct GPS information was determined, the most crucial unknown fact is that Charem is an aerial city floating in the sky.</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>All smuggling organizations a.s.sociated with Charem have to sign a confidentiality agreement and only one person has permission to access it. Only a small percentage of people have discovered this hidden city so you will receive some adventure points.</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>* Adventure Points +200</hyper></you>
<you><hyper>The city that shone in Arkās Nymphe.Ā The smuggling city wrapped in a veil of mystery was Charem.</hyper></you>