Chapter 14: Tank Bug (2)

During World War II, there were many stories.

“During World War II, the Polish cavalry charged on horseback against tanks! absorb What idiots!”

Among them was the story of the Polish cavalry.

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The Polish cavalry of that era not only knew perfectly well what tanks were, but also used fairly effective anti-tank weapons, and the horses were nothing more than a means of transportation.

Upon hearing that story about men who had charged alongside their horses against vehicles covered in steel, people thought that the Polish cavalrymen of that era were so backward that they didn’t even know what a tank was and that this was why they had ended up being occupied by Germany.

Of course, after that story became famous, people eventually discovered that it had actually been a distortion spread by Nazi Germany and that the facts had been different.

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Jan Zabłocki was one of them.

Their descendants also felt pride in the charges their ancestors had carried out.

No one considered the Polish cavalrymen who had charged against the tanks backward anymore.

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“The blood of the Winged Hussars runs through our veins. audit The blood of those capable of charging against anything for their homeland.”

One of his ancestors had been one of those men who, during World War II, had ridden toward German tanks, and Jan had heard that story since he was a child.

He took pride in that, and that was why Jan Zabłocki ventured into space without the slightest hesitation.

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He wanted to display the image of the legendary Winged Hussars, the famous Polish cavalry, in space.

In other words, Jan had also been quite seduced by the prestige of the name and by the fact that, just by managing to enter that unit, he could earn a lot of money and become extremely popular with women.

Of course, it had also played a considerable role that the Polish Space Forces, with the intention of attracting young talent, had created a unit called the Winged Hussars that only the best aces could join.

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His subsequent military life wasn’t bad either.

In any case, Jan Zabłocki enlisted in the Polish Space Forces and distinguished himself as an ace in every respect.

He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Winged Hussars unit.

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Lieutenant Jan Zabłocki was assigned to planet Palabo, and there he witnessed a Behemoth.

He didn’t see it directly.

His life changed when he became a lieutenant.

Since he was a member of the elite, the Polish Space Forces only assigned him to places he could handle without too much trouble.

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However, the Korean headquarters, which maintained good relations with Poland, was within the Behemoth’s territory, so they went there to provide support.

At the time, the area where the Behemoth had appeared was quite far from the Polish headquarters.

Although they didn’t do much after arriving either.

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That was when he heard a story.

They could only observe the situation from afar.

Against an abnormal monster like a Behemoth, anyone who wasn’t a Psyker could practically do nothing.

“A Korean Space Marine, meaning a mere soldier, saved a general from a Behemoth? matrix What kind of madness is that?”

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“In a vehicle? portal He drove straight to where the Behemoth was?”

“I don’t know if it’s true. shadow But from what I’ve heard, it seems he’s pretty famous over there. action They say he’s a fucking lunatic.”

“The general sent out a rescue request, and a soldier who was nearby took a vehicle, went there, and got him out.”

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The story of a certain Korean soldier.

From then on, Jan Zabłocki began seeking out brutal assignments instead of peaceful places.

He wanted to experience a life where he could throw himself into danger for someone else.

At the time, most people heard that story as nothing more than a funny anecdote, but Jan Zabłocki felt something different.

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That moment was now.

But eventually, the price for seeking out reckless places arrived.

Until then, he had never found a place he could truly call hell.

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With the Gate suddenly destroyed, a horde of Tank Bugs was heading toward the headquarters.

In the end, someone had to step forward and buy time against the Tank Bugs.

Meanwhile, the forces at the Polish headquarters had drastically decreased due to the sudden battles.

“Three Tank Bugs are approaching!”

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That was why he didn’t hesitate.

That day had finally arrived.

“I’ll buy time. armor Prepare the hover bikes.”

At that moment, Major Jan Zabłocki understood.

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It was impossible to charge at something like that while in your right mind.

And the moment Major Jan Zabłocki looked down from the transport aircraft at the approaching Tank Bug horde, he realized something.

‘My ancestor definitely was a fucking lunatic.’

He immediately headed toward the Tank Bug unit at the head of three transport aircraft and fourteen hover riders.

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Even more than before, he began to feel boundless respect for that Korean Space Marine.

‘And that Korean soldier too.’

Of course, that didn’t mean he was going to turn the transport aircraft around either.

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The blood of the Polish cavalry.

They had already come too far to turn back and, one way or another, that blood flowed through Major Jan Zabłocki’s veins.

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The blood of those willing to advance for their homeland.

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“Everyone, come back alive!”

With that order, the fifteen hover bikes jumped out of the transport aircraft.

Wiiiiing!

That was why Major Jan Zabłocki said.

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And Major Jan Zabłocki’s hover bike was the first to charge toward the Tank Bug horde.

As he charged, Major Jan Zabłocki shouted.

“God, watch over us!”

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Upon hearing Private First Class Park Boseop’s words, Kim Seojun took a deep breath.

The time had come to enter combat, and Kim Seojun began eliminating, one by one, all the unnecessary thoughts filling his head.

“Two kilometers!”

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‘A One Shot, One Kill mission……’

The first thing he pushed out of his mind was the mission the Status Window had given him.

‘It’s fucking impossible nonsense. beacon Tank Bugs can withstand even artillery shells.’

The reward was extraordinary, but at that moment, Kim Seojun paid no attention to the mission.

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What was truly terrifying about Tank Bugs was their external defense, which couldn’t even be compared to that of Mogdogs, and even terrifying explosives couldn’t easily penetrate that defense.

In fact, to humanity, merely being large meant having an enormous target that was extremely easy to attack.

Tank Bugs weren’t considered terrifying simply because they were gigantic.

‘Even with this rifle, I’ll barely be able to penetrate its shell.’

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It was like an extremely sharp needle it could hurt a person’s body, but it couldn’t cause a wound capable of killing them.

Without a doubt, a Gauss sniper rifle possessed power that was on a completely different level from conventional gunpowder-based weapons.

The same was true of the Gauss sniper rifle Kim Seojun was holding at that moment.

But even with it, inflicting significant damage on a Tank Bug was practically impossible.

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Even so, the reason Kim Seojun trusted the Gauss sniper rifle and had decided to provide support was the Tank Bugs’ eyes.

‘Except for the eyes.’

Of course, aiming for their eyes wasn’t easy either.

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He literally had to take advantage of the blink of an eye.

They only opened them at certain moments, such as when they changed their trajectory or when a major disturbance occurred.

For starters, their eyelids also possessed monstrous durability, and furthermore, Tank Bugs didn’t keep their eyes open constantly.

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‘Just by attacking their eyes, I can reduce their movement speed.’

In other words, from the beginning, Kim Seojun’s objective wasn’t to hunt the Tank Bugs, but to delay that army’s arrival at the Polish headquarters even a little.

‘I’ll only aim for the eyes.’

And even if he managed to hit them in the eyes, he still wouldn’t be able to kill them.

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He lay completely flat on his stomach in the back of the truck.

At that point, nothing existed in Kim Seojun’s mind except the Tank Bugs’ eyes.

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Then he took position.

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All to somehow withstand the weapon’s recoil.

The recoil of a Gauss weapon wasn’t something an ordinary Space Marine could control.

Of course, Kim Seojun knew.

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That was why he had prepared.

And the recoil of that Gauss sniper rifle, far more powerful and belonging to a completely different category, was far beyond what an ordinary Space Marine could handle.

Even the Gauss Rifle Lee Hyena had given him had to be used practically as if it were a shotgun.

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“Please get on top of me.”

He pinned him down using that monstrous strength with which she was capable of splitting a Mogdog in half with an axe.

At Kim Seojun’s request, Lee Hyena placed her knees and both arms on Kim Seojun’s body.

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“I’m going to inject myself with a Stimpak.”

And at that instant, Kim Seojun immediately injected himself with a Stimpak.

With that, all preparations were complete.

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As soon as he finished speaking, the Stimpak entered his body.

In truth, that was madness.

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And normally, that time was respected.

Because the moment someone ignored that recommendation and injected themselves with a second Stimpak, their physical endurance rapidly declined.

Normally, the recommended recovery time between Stimpaks was 72 hours.

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It meant literally becoming unable to move one’s limbs.

‘Ah, I’m tired. agent I’d better go to sleep today.’

Furthermore, when people spoke of a drop in endurance, it didn’t mean something like.

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However, Kim Seojun was injecting himself with his third Stimpak before even 48 hours had passed.

‘I can’t expect the effect to last long.’

Had it not been for the increase in his Endurance stat thanks to the Status Window, it would have been impossible.

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Even so, he didn’t care.

It was then.

Of course, since this was the third one, the amount of time Kim Seojun had was limited.

Because if he managed to stop even a single Tank Bug, dozens or even hundreds of people might survive because of it.

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Booooom!

A Tank Bug’s eyes opened.

Within that slowed world, Kim Seojun saw it.

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Of course, it was only for an instant.

The Tank Bugs had briefly opened their eyes because of the commotion caused by the hover riders of the Polish Space Forces.

Literally for the blink of an eye.

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The bullet shot forward.

In that brief instant, Kim Seojun pulled the trigger.

Fwooosh!

Its speed was absurdly high.

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Rrrrrrrrumble!

And the moment that sound was heard, the military truck driven by Private First Class Park Boseop shook violently.

For starters, even the sound was completely different from that produced by a conventional bullet.

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Because the velocity of the Gauss sniper rifle was several times greater than the speed of sound.

But the most surprising thing was that all of that had happened after the bullet had already struck its target.

The recoil had been enough to make the vehicle stagger.

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Kiiiiirarararara!

So by the time Park Boseop began controlling the steering wheel to regain the vehicle’s balance, the result had already occurred.

“Uaaaaah!”

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In reality, due to the change caused by the Tank Bug’s pain, the Bomb Bugs it carried inside had sensed danger and were shrieking.

Tank Bugs had no mouths.

A shriek began to emerge from the Tank Bug’s body.

To be exact, it wasn’t a sound produced by the Tank Bug itself.

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It was then.

“Wow, this is fucking insane, shit!”

Upon realizing that, Park Boseop was about to exclaim.

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That was how sudden it had been.

A second shot was heard, and the military truck staggered violently again.

Fiiiiiiiiiu!

The shot made Park Boseop swallow the exclamation he had been about to let out.

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That was part of his plan.

But Kim Seojun was different.

Lee Hyena was also surprised.

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Two Tank Bugs lost their eyes.

Now only one remained!

‘If one of the Tank Bugs gets hit, naturally the other will open its eyes to check what happened.’

The plan worked.

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‘The third one……’

Kim Seojun couldn’t predict how the third Tank Bug would react.

At that point, Kim Seojun hesitated.

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‘It opened them!’

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Within Kim Seojun’s slowed world, he saw the third Tank Bug open its eyes.

It was then.

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But then it happened.

Faced with that opportunity, Kim Seojun was about to pull the trigger.

‘Wait.’

It was an opportunity that wouldn’t come again.

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‘Could it be possible?’

Within that world slowed to the extreme, he noticed something strange.

He had a hunch.

Upon sensing it, Kim Seojun relaxed the finger with which he had been about to pull the trigger.

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Booooom!

He waited for an instant.

And then he saw it.

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And as they rolled, during that situation unfolding literally in the blink of an eye, Kim Seojun saw it.

Beneath the Tank Bug’s tough exoskeleton.

One of the Tank Bugs that had lost its eyes twisted violently and collided with the Tank Bug that still hadn’t been attacked.

The impact caused both Tank Bugs to begin rolling sideways.

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‘They’re armed!’

It was equivalent to a grenade whose safety pin had already been pulled.

The Bomb Bugs completely filling its interior.

And among that enormous number of Bomb Bugs, he saw three glowing with an intense blue light.

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They only armed themselves when the Tank Bug gave them the order.

Bomb Bugs never entered an armed state while they remained inside a Tank Bug’s body.

In truth, that was normally impossible.

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However, in that unprecedented situation, the Tank Bug had given the wrong order or the Bomb Bugs had reacted incorrectly.

Because any mistake could cause them to explode inside the Tank Bug itself.

Much less would they arm themselves when subjected to an external attack.

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Ping!

And at that instant, Kim Seojun didn’t hesitate.

He pulled the trigger while aiming at one of the Bomb Bugs glowing intensely blue.

It was then.

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That was only the beginning.

Kim Seojun had completely exhausted his Endurance, and all his senses began shutting down one after another.

The last would be his ability to think.

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Kim Seojun lost consciousness.

And before even his thoughts shut down, Kim Seojun managed to hear.

That was the last thing.

[The mission……]

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Babababooooom!

Everything happened in an instant.

From the perspective of the hover riders of the Polish Space Forces, a monstrous roar simply erupted behind them without warning.

The first to turn his head upon hearing it was Major Jan Zabłocki.

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With dozens of Mogdogs chasing him, Jan Zabłocki was luring them while deliberately controlling the distance so that it seemed as though they were about to catch him without actually doing so.

He turned his head.

Kieeeeeek!

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At that sight, Major Jan Zabłocki couldn’t react.

He simply couldn’t.

The Tank Bugs had suddenly begun exploding and overturning.

And then he saw it.

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The system composed of his reasoning ability and common sense was incapable of understanding what was happening in front of him.

The blood of the Polish cavalry made him understand one thing.

What managed to move Major Jan Zabłocki at that moment was the blood of his ancestors.

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The most terrifying part of that army had just been stopped.

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‘They brought down the Tank Bugs.’

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It wasn’t a reaction born from thought.

That meant they no longer had any reason to remain in that hell.

“Everyone, retreat!”

The moment he gave the order, the hover riders who had come with Major Jan Zabłocki, the eleven hover riders who were still alive, reacted.

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It was the instinct of soldiers hardened by countless battles, men experienced enough to have volunteered for an operation as absurd as that one.

They no longer needed to maintain a short distance to deliberately lure the Mogdogs, so the hover riders accelerated to maximum speed.

Of course, escaping from there wasn’t easy either.

Wiiiiiiing!

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If they managed to escape from there with approximately half their men still alive, they could already consider it a good result.

And behind them they also had some particularly troublesome enemies the Thorn Snakes.

For starters, Mogdogs were extremely fast.

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Precisely because of that.

After repeating that order, Major Jan Zabłocki changed the direction of his hover bike.

Toward the Tank Bugs.

“Everyone, maximum speed! echo Run at maximum speed!”

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Everyone immediately understood what he intended to do.

“Major?”

He didn’t hesitate.

Major Jan Zabłocki intended to become bait to save his subordinates.

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He was even glad that he could become bait in that way.

On the contrary, Major Jan Zabłocki thought.

‘God, thank you for giving me this blood that I can be proud of!’

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Like a ghost, he dodged the Mogdogs lunging at him and the thorns fired by the Thorn Snakes, drawing the attention of all the Mogdogs and Thorn Snakes toward himself.

And the riding Major Jan Zabłocki displayed next was so extraordinary that it wouldn’t have been an exaggeration to call it divine.

He bought his subordinates time to escape.

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He maintained that acrobatic run for no less than four minutes.

A tremendous amount of it!

Put another way, four minutes was his limit.

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The hover bike lost its balance and crashed directly into the ground.

Crack!

Finally, one of the thorns fired by a Thorn Snake pierced Major Jan Zabłocki’s hover bike.

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Thanks to his riding suit, he didn’t suffer any serious injuries, but by the time he managed to get up, he was already half-surrounded by Mogdogs.

He prepared to fight to the death.

Major Jan Zabłocki’s body rolled across the ground like a stone.

In that situation, instead of hesitating, Major Jan Zabłocki pulled out the rifle he carried on his back.

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Vroooooom!

And at the same time, a shadow appeared above Major Jan Zabłocki’s head.

It was then.

Suddenly, the sound of a military truck rang out in the distance.

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The shadow landed right in front of Major Jan Zabłocki.

And the person who had just landed said.

Bam!

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Upon hearing that voice through the translator, Major Jan Zabłocki naturally showed a stunned expression.

The person who had just appeared split a Mogdog that had already approached in half with the axe she held in her hand.

However, his bewilderment didn’t last long.

“I’m reinforcements. timber Evacuate.”

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The person in front of him was a superhuman capable of treating Mogdogs as if they were nothing.

The moment he saw that, Major Jan Zabłocki understood.

‘A Psyker!’

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“Yes, sir!”

And he also understood that, before that person, there was only one thing he had to say at that moment.