Chapter 4: Headquarters Disappeared on My First Day as an NCO (1)
‘Is he joking?’
The Space Marines, who had rested for eight hours, thought the moment their superior, Sergeant Kim Seojun, said those words.
“T-The headquarters?”
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Until three days ago, Kim Seojun and the Space Marines gathered there hadn’t even known of each other’s existence in that vast universe.
For starters, Kim Seojun wasn’t the type of person who liked joking around like that on the battlefield, and besides, only 33 hours had passed since they met.
Of course, that wasn’t the case.
They thought Sergeant Kim Seojun was making a very bad joke to ease their tension.
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They absolutely did not have the kind of relationship where they could exchange jokes at a moment like that.
Indeed, Kim Seojun wasn’t joking, and he made that clear to them.
“And I’m not crazy enough to make jokes when our headquarters has just disappeared.”
“I don’t think I’m close enough with you guys to be joking around here.”
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Kim Seojun began to explain.
“I know you don’t understand.”
Only then, after understanding the reality of the situation, did the soldiers’ expressions harden.
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“It is. silence But at the very least, we need to find out how our headquarters fell. aluminum Whether it was an accident, the Mog, or a hostile nation like China.”
“But right now, we’re not on Earth. agent We’re on a planet in space, and the only wall capable of protecting us is the headquarters base. wizard And now that headquarters has fallen.”
“Uh, Sergeant Kim, isn’t it too dangerous to go there right now?”
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And the moment the word China left Kim Seojun’s mouth, all the soldiers understood.
They understood why they had to go to headquarters.
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It was that important.
“Whether it was the Mog or humans.”
The reason Kim Seojun had been able to finish his active service and return home with all four limbs and his mind intact, avoiding serious injuries to the point that, as soon as he got back, he could sit down to eat homemade food, shout at his younger sister, “Hey, water!”, hear her answer “What?”, and end up getting into a full-blown fight with her, was precisely his ability to understand the situation.
That wasn’t an exaggeration.
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On Earth, various international conventions had created an environment where wars were practically avoided.
But space was different.
Furthermore, the possibility that humans had been responsible wasn’t exactly low.
In particular, depending on who the enemy was, the way they would have to act from that moment onward would be completely different.
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Above all, space development was practically a lifeline for every nation, and most importantly, space offered the perfect excuse.
‘Wasn’t it the Mog who did that?’
Space wasn’t covered by those international conventions.
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“Yes?”
“Or it could’ve been those motherfucking Space Peace Activists. harbor We need to find out exactly what happened.”
A truly convenient excuse.
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No one questioned Kim Seojun’s decision to investigate headquarters again.
Furthermore, there was also an interplanetary organization of lunatics that proclaimed peace in space while committing all kinds of terrorist attacks.
In any case, he had finished convincing them.
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They knew perfectly well how they were supposed to act when a rope descended from the sky to save them.
Of course, regardless of that, everyone was tense.
They hadn’t known him for long, but at least every soldier gathered there knew one thing.
‘Sergeant Kim is our only lifeline.’
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‘Fuck, why the hell is everything getting this complicated?’
All the soldiers gathered there had volunteered for that assignment, but none of them had volunteered to join the military.
‘If I can’t avoid going into the military anyway, then I might as well use it to make a good amount of money!’
Their mindset had simply been.
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And above all, they weren’t old enough to take death lightly.
None of them had come there intending to die.
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“Only two of us will go on this reconnaissance mission, Private First Class Park Boseop and me.”
Then Kim Seojun told them.
Everyone’s faces were drenched in despair.
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Vroooooom!
There were only two Space Marines inside the truck.
Nothing more.
After finishing charging its battery, the military truck started moving again.
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“We’re only going to conduct reconnaissance. echo If we all go together, the only thing we’ll accomplish is making more noise and drawing more attention.”
The reason was simple.
“Sergeant Kim, isn’t it too dangerous for just the two of us to go, sir?”
Of the eight soldiers, the other seven, everyone except Private First Class Park Boseop, had remained in the bunker.
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‘These guys are useless. action No, they’d only get in the way.’
Of course, Kim Seojun didn’t bother saying out loud what he was really thinking.
They weren’t going there to fight a huge battle.
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‘You seven are a burden to me.’
Kim Seojun had much more active-service experience than they did.
He didn’t tell them.
And that was understandable.
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The truly good ones weren’t sent to places like planet Amotia.
‘If they were useful enough, they never would’ve been assigned here.’
That was why he knew perfectly well.
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For starters, those who volunteered to become Space Marines usually did so with a very clear objective.
In other words, they didn’t waste their best pieces on a hand they had already given up on.
And in most cases, that objective was money.
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In an era of space warfare where competent personnel were always in short supply, the value of a good soldier was incalculable.
Among those pursuing that money, anyone who demonstrated good ability was immediately assigned to a decent unit after participating in a few battles.
And naturally, planet Amotia wasn’t exactly an assignment for a good unit.
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In any case, from Kim Seojun’s perspective, in a situation like that, he had no room to look after such ordinary people.
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Furthermore, Kim Seojun had confirmed it during the previous battle as well.
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As a driver, Park Boseop was necessary to Kim Seojun for many reasons.
And there were many other reasons why he needed him.
For starters, if there came a moment when Kim Seojun could no longer drive, the only person capable of saving his life would be a driver.
However, Private First Class Park Boseop was different.
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“Um, Sergeant Kim Seojun.”
“W-What am I supposed to do, sir?”
“Speak.”
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After all, wasn’t Kim Seojun himself the one driving at that very moment?
Of course, Park Boseop had no way of knowing Kim Seojun’s true intentions.
“Private First Class Park Boseop, sir!”
“Park Boseop.”
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“Yes?”
Park Boseop reacted in surprise at Kim Seojun’s sudden question.
“How much money do you need?”
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“You came here after volunteering as a Space Marine because you need money, right? acoustic And I’m not talking about a small amount, but a lot of money.”
Kim Seojun continued.
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“N-No, sir.”
“Do you need money for an operation or something like that?”
At Kim Seojun’s question, Park Boseop hesitated.
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“Motorsports? antenna Car racing?”
“I-I want to get into motorsports.”
At Kim Seojun’s follow-up question, Private First Class Park Boseop immediately shook his head inside the helmet of his battle suit and answered.
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‘I’m crazy. airport Fuck, how could I have been such a fucking idiot that I volunteered to become a Space Marine just because I want to race cars?’
Park Boseop’s voice gradually faded as he spoke.
“Yes, sir. artist It’s always been my dream. voyage But I need quite a lot of money for that……”
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He had said that he was willing to risk his life for racing, but now his life was literally at stake!
It was inevitable that he would think that way, because even from Park Boseop’s own perspective, that decision had been insane.
He thought that, in the eyes of a hardened veteran like him, his goal must seem ridiculous.
Naturally, Park Boseop thought Kim Seojun would make fun of him after hearing that.
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“Risking your life for a dream isn’t something easy to do.”
“Yes?”
“That’s admirable.”
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“Stupid is coming here because you went into debt gambling, or because you bought a sports car, didn’t get insurance, and ended up killing someone.”
However, from Kim Seojun’s perspective, Park Boseop was actually quite impressive.
“R-Really, sir? abstract D-Don’t you think it’s too stupid?”
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And most of those who had become Space Marines for reasons like that hadn’t lasted long before dying.
“It might seem funny to suddenly talk about this in a situation like this, but I’m glad it’s you, Soldier Park.”
As he spoke, several cases of people who had become Space Marines for truly stupid reasons passed through Kim Seojun’s mind.
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On the other hand, those who risked their lives for a dream didn’t die easily.
“People like you tend to live quite a long time.”
From Kim Seojun’s perspective, that was a good thing in many ways.
“Yes?”
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Of course, even during that conversation, Park Boseop still had absolutely no idea why Kim Seojun had brought him along.
Whoosh!
It was then.
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Kim Seojun didn’t respond.
Suddenly, Kim Seojun sharply turned the steering wheel, and the truck speeding forward also violently changed direction.
“W-What?!”
Park Boseop let out a startled cry.
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Dozens of red lines were flying toward the vehicle he was driving.
He couldn’t.
Because he had seen it.
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His assumption soon became reality.
‘So being able to see projectiles doesn’t mean I can only see my own.’
And he also understood what that meant.
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With a sharp sound, a completely black thorn resembling a one-meter-long spear embedded itself exactly where the military truck had been only an instant earlier.
Whoooooosh!
“T-They’re Thorn Snakes!”
Park Boseop, who saw it from the passenger seat, screamed in horror.
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They were one of the Mog species, snakes approximately five meters long.
Thorn Snakes!
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Rather than snakes, they gave the impression of self-propelled artillery that had developed the ability to walk.
Of course, they weren’t snakes like the anacondas that could be found on Earth.
‘We’re fucked!’
Even someone who knew absolutely nothing about them would automatically think upon seeing them.
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Like artillery!
And that really was the case.
Normally, they crawled along the ground, but the moment they found a target, the Thorn Snakes raised their bodies in place and fired the thorns stored inside them.
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That was why Thorn Snakes were a genuine nightmare for Space Marines.
Whoooooosh!
The fact that they could penetrate a tank meant that they could destroy not only the Space Marines’ battle suits, but even the bases and bunkers where they stayed.
And the thorns fired by a Thorn Snake had enough power to penetrate even a tank’s armor.
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Despair was heading straight toward them.
And now those Thorn Snakes were firing their thorns at Kim Seojun’s group.
Park Boseop was about to panic at that reality when, at that moment, Kim Seojun spoke.
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“You asked me earlier what you had to do, right? alien Drive.”
“Yes?”
“Soldier Park, it’s time to work.”
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As he spoke, Kim Seojun let go of the steering wheel.
Kim Seojun knew perfectly well what kind of existence a Space Marine was on the battlefields of space.
That was the reason he had brought Private First Class Park Boseop with him.
“Meanwhile, I’ll take care of them.”
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“The most important thing for a Space Marine is to come back. antique Don’t think about earning military merits or anything like that. palette Just come back alive. aspect Anyway, if you manage to return alive from the battlefields they send you to, the military merits will come on their own.”
In other words, Kim Seojun never fought reckless battles.
Quite the opposite.
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That was the reason he had managed to make it safely to the end of his service and return home with his body intact.
In other words, the fact that he had now left the steering wheel in Park Boseop’s hands and moved into the spacious cargo bed of the military truck didn’t mean that he was mustering some extraordinary determination.
He was more careful with his own life than anyone else.
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He could kill those Thorn Snakes.
‘This is an opportunity.’
Kim Seojun was certain.
‘Right now, the group of Thorn Snakes is moving on its own.’
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The radar installed in the vehicle, although not particularly good, wasn’t detecting the presence of monsters like Mogdogs in the surrounding area either.
Furthermore, among the Mog monsters, those with relatively slow movement speeds, such as Thorn Snakes, occasionally ended up becoming separated from the horde.
For starters, in the distance, Kim Seojun could only see Thorn Snakes.
‘They fell behind the horde while returning after a battle.’
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Furthermore, the Thorn Snakes had attacked Kim Seojun’s group.
That wasn’t easy for them either.
‘And the fact that they attacked us when they saw us also works in our favor.’
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That meant they became stationary targets.
They weren’t absurdly unbalanced monsters capable of moving and attacking perfectly at the same time, as though they completely ignored any concept of balance.
‘And there’s no sandstorm either.’
Thorn Snakes possessed a powerful ranged attack, but in order to use it, they had to drive more than half of their tails into the ground.
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Furthermore, the sandstorm had stopped, so they now had a clear line of sight.
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Of course, there was something he trusted even more.
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The moment he raised his weapon, a red line shot out from Kim Seojun’s barrel.
‘I have this ability.’
It extended an incredible distance.
Hundreds of meters.
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At that moment, Park Boseop was driving violently while gripping the steering wheel, but that posed no problem for Kim Seojun.
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Even beyond a kilometer.
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He didn’t even need to inject himself with a Stimpak.
Rat-tat-tat-tat!
He moved the barrel of his weapon.
And the moment the red line touched the body of a Thorn Snake, he immediately pulled the trigger.
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Instead, he heard a notification.
Because of the enormous distance, he couldn’t hear what had happened to the Thorn Snake or the sounds it made.
He held down the trigger, intending to empty an entire magazine, and the hail of bullets struck the Thorn Snake’s body directly.
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[You have eliminated a Thorn Snake.]
[You have obtained 10 points.]
‘Good.’
A notification confirming that he had successfully hunted a Thorn Snake.
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It was then.
Kim Seojun shouted with joy inwardly.
[You have eliminated a Thorn Snake for the first time. autumn You have received a Silver Ticket as a reward.]
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He heard another notification.
‘Huh?’
One immediately after the other.
[You have hunted a target located more than 1 kilometer away for the first time. arena You have received a Gold Ticket as a reward.]
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He hadn’t expected something like that to happen.
There were still dozens of Thorn Snakes before his eyes.
The moment he heard them, Kim Seojun showed an expression more bewildered than pleased.
However, his surprise didn’t last long.
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“Use both tickets.”
There was nothing to think about either.
He didn’t have time to remain bewildered.
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Then he heard.
[You have obtained Endurance from a Silver Ticket. aspect Your current Endurance is below 30 points. arena A stat bonus will be applied. palette Your Endurance has increased by 3 points.]
Kim Seojun immediately used both tickets.
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A notification.
[You have acquired the skill X-Ray Vision (F)!]
[Congratulations! adopt You have obtained a Platinum-grade reward from a Gold Ticket!]
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At the same time, Private First Class Park Boseop’s voice came through the earphones integrated into the helmet of his battle suit.
Suddenly, Kim Seojun’s field of vision began to turn brown.
It was then.
And then came a second notification.
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Upon hearing that, Kim Seojun turned his head to look.
At the same time, he murmured quietly.
— Sergeant Kim Seojun, sir! arctic It’s a sandstorm! atom I can’t see anything!
“X-Ray Vision.”
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