A Space Marine Got a Status Window

People had been talking about the space age since the beginning of the 21st century.

And around the 2020s, topics related to space began to be seriously debated, so people thought.

“Even in the space age, the United States will end up taking everything!”

That prediction wasn’t too far off.

As time passed, the gap between the technological level of the United States and that of countries that couldn’t compete with it gradually widened.

However, everything changed with the appearance of Doctor Space.

The difference between his technology and everyone else’s was as if, in the middle of an argument over whether it was better to use chipped stone tools or polished stone tools, someone appeared and said.

“This is called a gun. If you shoot it, everyone dies.”

With all previous technological advantages reduced to something irrelevant, two things became important in the space age.

How many human resources did a country possess?

And how cruelly could it use those human resources? In other words, to what extent could it ignore human rights?

“The space age is the age of China and India!”

In that regard, no country on Earth could surpass those two nations.

And that ultimately became reality.

China and India established a powerful two-superpower system during the space age.

Thanks to that, humanity was able to discover something.

“I never imagined a world with China in first place would be so fucking horrible.”

An era far worse than they had imagined.

In any case, China was extremely powerful in the space age and, at the same time, devoted itself to committing all kinds of abuses.

Among those abuses, stealing the belongings of other countries was practically insignificant.

Vroooooom!

The same was true of the three Chinese soldiers who were currently traveling across planet Amotia aboard a military truck.

“You definitely have to live as a good person. Who would’ve imagined we’d end up getting something like this!”

The three belonged to the Space Forces of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and looked at the enormous metal crate loaded onto the back of their truck with happier smiles than ever.

The Korean flag was clearly stamped on that crate, but they didn’t care.

Nor was it that they were unaware that it belonged to a Psyker.

In other words, it belonged to an existence whose belongings an ordinary soldier shouldn’t even dare touch.

“Supplies for a Psyker? I wonder what’s inside.”

Rather, that was precisely why they had traveled such a long distance to steal it.

“But isn’t it a little dangerous to touch a Psyker’s belongings?”

“Dangerous?”

Precisely because they were convinced of something.

“What the fuck can those bangzi do to us?”

They were certain that a country like Korea would never dare do anything to them.

“They won’t even know it was us. Besides, haven’t you heard the rumors? It seems like something happened at the Korean headquarters on planet Amotia. We only have one thing to worry about how we’re going to remove the lock on this thing. Nothing else.”

“But can we open it? We haven’t even managed to open any of the ones we recovered so far.”

“If we can’t, we’ll blow the fucking lock off with a bomb and that’s it.”

“By the way, Sergeant, those Psyker supplies at the workshop…… they say they belong to Hawk Eye. Is that true?”

“What the fuck are you talking about? Why would Hawk Eye come to a shitty planet like this? Huh?”

Bang!

At that instant, an explosion suddenly rang out, and the military truck they were riding in shook violently.

“Uaaaaah! W-What’s happening?!”

At that shout, Xiaofeng, the driver, exclaimed.

“S-Sergeant! A-A tire exploded!”

Upon hearing that, the other two frowned.

That was all.

“Fuck, what bad luck!”

Neither of them thought much of it.

After all, having problems with tires on a planet as rough as Amotia was completely normal.

“Why the fuck are the tires from other countries perfectly fine, but the ones from our country blow out every other minute?!”

In particular, Chinese tires caused far more problems than one might imagine, so this was even less surprising to them.

And it wasn’t something they needed to worry too much about either.

“I’ll slow down a little.”

After all, no country would use a vehicle as a military truck if it was incapable of continuing to move just because one tire had blown out.

They could still drive without any problems.

Baaang!

“U-Uaaaaah!”

However, when another one of the rear tires blew out, the situation changed.

Now they were having trouble continuing forward.

Screeeech!

At that point, they didn’t simply slow down.

They came to a complete stop.

The three immediately got out of the vehicle at the same time.

They prepared to change the tires.

It was then.

Just as they were heading toward the rear wheels with the emergency tire repair kit.

Crack!

The sound of a battle suit helmet breaking was heard.

At that instant, a stream of blood sprayed out through the helmet.

“Guuugh!”

A scream was also heard.

That meant that even after being shot, he still hadn’t died.

On Earth, that would have been extremely fortunate.

However, this wasn’t Earth.

It was planet Amotia.

And the atmosphere of that planet was like poison to humans.

“G-Kaaaaagh!”

The instant he inhaled Amotia’s atmosphere while screaming, a grotesque sound came from his throat.

Thud!

His body immediately fell to the ground.

At that point, the other two flinched and began frantically looking around.

“W-Who is it?!”

“W-We’re from the P-People’s Republic of China!”

They carefully watched their surroundings.

However, they couldn’t see absolutely anything.

And it was only natural that they couldn’t.

Because the person attacking them, Kim Seojun, was one kilometer away.

From that enormous distance, Kim Seojun was aiming at his target with a rifle equipped with a scope.

In truth, this was rather strange for Kim Seojun.

For starters, most Space Marines didn’t use scopes.

The reason was simple.

If a Mog was so far away that you needed a scope to shoot it, it was better not to mess with it.

And if you ended up entering combat, the Mog would get close enough that you would no longer need a scope.

Kim Seojun was no different.

It was the first time he had done something like this.

Of course, that didn’t mean it was difficult.

‘I never imagined sniping would be this easy.’

After all, for the current Kim Seojun, hitting a target located one kilometer away was trivial.

Bang!

Kim Seojun pulled the trigger again.

Immediately, one of the Chinese soldiers he could see through the scope fell to the ground.

Bang!

After firing once more, Kim Seojun took his finger off the trigger and observed the situation through the scope.

After remaining silent for a few moments, he opened his mouth.

“It looks like there’s no one else. I think we can approach.”

The other two didn’t respond.

They simply stared at Kim Seojun with eyes full of astonishment.

“Major, your orders.”

“Ah.”

Only after Kim Seojun called out to Lee Hyena did she finally come to her senses and say.

“We’ll approach.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

The moment she gave the order, the three approached the Chinese military truck on foot instead of using their vehicle.

They did so while taking into account any unforeseen situation, such as the possibility that more Chinese soldiers might appear nearby.

“There’s no one else.”

Finally, the three reached the military truck. Kim Seojun quickly inspected the surroundings and indicated that everything was clear.

However, his words didn’t even reach the ears of the other two.

‘How is it possible to do something like that?’

Both of them simply stared, completely stunned, at the corpses of the Chinese soldiers scattered across the ground.

Kim Seojun understood perfectly well how they felt.

Even he thought it was absurd, so to everyone else, it had to seem extraordinary.

Regardless of that, Kim Seojun’s body didn’t stop moving for even a moment.

Because he knew.

He knew they wouldn’t gain anything good by staying there too long.

For starters, Kim Seojun confirmed that the highest-ranking soldier among the Chinese was a sergeant.

‘This isn’t something a mere sergeant can do.’

No matter how much China practically did whatever it wanted during the space age, things still hadn’t reached the point where a sergeant could steal a Psyker’s belongings.

To be exact, it was impossible for a mere sergeant to have obtained information of that level on his own.

That meant there was someone else behind all of this.

And considering the magnitude of the matter, it surely wouldn’t be limited to the NCO level. Unless they were complete idiots, the moment they discovered that there had been a problem with the delivery, they would undoubtedly take action.

That was why Kim Seojun said.

“Private First Class Park Boseop, bring our vehicle.”

“Yes? Ah, yes, sir!”

After sending Park Boseop away, Kim Seojun addressed Lee Hyena.

“Major, can you remove the lock right here?”

Lee Hyena didn’t ask any questions.

She simply unlocked it.

Psssssssh!

The moment she inserted the key she carried with her, the enormous crate, 1.5 meters wide, long, and tall, opened by itself with a harsh sound.

The first thing that appeared before their eyes was a suit.

At first glance, it didn’t look too different from a Space Marine battle suit.

It was even the same ochre color that was so common on planet Amotia.

However, Kim Seojun knew.

‘Agent Suit.’

The price of a single Agent Suit would be enough to save Kim Seojun’s life five times over, a man who couldn’t stop thinking about money, money, and more money.

That was how absurdly expensive it was.

And it had a number of functions befitting that price.

‘It uses an alloy made from Behemoth scales.’

Among all its features, what made that Agent Suit so expensive was precisely the fact that it used materials obtained from a Behemoth.

It was extraordinary in many ways, so it inevitably drew his gaze.

The next thing he saw was an axe.

And there wasn’t just one.

There were three axes.

Their appearance also seemed fairly ordinary, but the feeling they gave off was completely different.

It was then.

“I want to put on the suit immediately.”

“Please wait.”

At Major Lee Hyena’s words, Kim Seojun immediately took a box containing an air tent out of the backpack he was carrying on his back.

Psssssssh!

While the air tent deployed, Lee Hyena began gathering the Agent Suit, the axes, and the rest of the supplies.

It was then.

“Sergeant Kim Seojun.”

“Yes, go ahead.”

“Use it if you need it.”

While gathering the supplies, Lee Hyena pointed toward a spot with her chin.

And the moment he saw it, Kim Seojun showed a surprised expression.

“Do you mean this Gauss Rifle?”

Its official designation was KG-16, although in space it was known as the Gauss Rifle.

Unlike conventional weapons that used the explosion of gunpowder, that weapon used a powerful magnetic force, like a coilgun, to launch projectiles.

Its power was on a completely different level from that of the weapons used by Space Marines.

Naturally, the same was true of its price.

To buy one, an ordinary Space Marine would have to invest his entire salary for approximately five years, without spending a single cent, in a fund with a fairly good rate of return.

Only then could he afford to buy it.

And it was a weapon that was difficult to obtain even if you had the money.

“I have no talent for using firearms. I think it will be much more useful if Sergeant Kim Seojun uses it.”

However, Lee Hyena handed it to Kim Seojun without the slightest hesitation.

Kim Seojun didn’t need to think about it for long either.

“Thank you.”

After all, in the military, refusing something handed to you by a superior could instead be considered disrespectful.

It was then.

Vroooooom!

Park Boseop returned with the military truck.

The moment he arrived, he hurriedly began transferring the things inside the Chinese military truck into theirs.

By the time they finished the work, Major Lee Hyena came out wearing her new suit.

Seeing her, Kim Seojun felt more secure than ever.

Because the combat power Lee Hyena could demonstrate from that moment onward would be on a completely different level from what she had shown a few hours earlier against the Fly-class Mogdog.

‘And me too.’

Furthermore, Kim Seojun, who was now holding the Gauss Rifle in his hands, was also certain that he could demonstrate completely different performance from before.

Their chances of surviving on that planet, which had turned into an apocalypse, had increased considerably.

Precisely because of that.

‘So now I have to make this clear.’

Kim Seojun spoke.

“Major Lee Hyena, may I ask you a question?”

“Ask.”

“Do you have any other mission besides the Queen?”

At Kim Seojun’s words, Lee Hyena’s eyes narrowed.

However, Kim Seojun wasn’t intimidated by that reaction and continued.

“Eliminating the Queen is an important mission. But planet Amotia isn’t particularly beneficial to our country. There’s too little to gain for Korea to send a Psyker Agent to eliminate a Queen.”

In truth, that was something he had wondered about from the very first moment he saw Lee Hyena.

And he had already more or less reached an answer.

“Unless something like a Prophet’s artifact is involved.”

At that conclusion, Lee Hyena nodded without hesitation.

“My God.”

Park Boseop, who had been carefully listening to the conversation, was horrified.

Was there really a Prophet’s artifact there?

Of course, inside Lee Hyena’s body in front of them, there was also a Prophet’s artifact.

However, the Prophet’s artifact they were talking about now was something different.

To be exact, if a Prophet’s artifact was a raw gemstone, what the Psyker Agents used were fragments of that gemstone.

Even the value of one of those fragments was incalculable.

As for the original gemstone, its value was, just as the expression suggested, literally infinite.

Above all, it wasn’t something that could be bought with money.

In the space age, it was a genuine national strategic asset.

It was important enough to send a Psyker Agent to planet Amotia even if Korea didn’t even have a headquarters there.

That was why Kim Seojun had asked such an extremely sensitive question.

“……That’s right.”

And Lee Hyena answered willingly.

That was surprising and, at the same time, demonstrated that she now trusted Sergeant Kim Seojun.

“I sincerely appreciate you answering me.”

That was why Kim Seojun thanked her from the bottom of his heart.

However, his expression wasn’t good.

‘Then this planet is going to be full of Psykers.’

Because, from that moment onward, the difficulty of surviving there had just increased once again.

‘My life really is fucking shit.’

Kim Seojun lamented inwardly.

However, he didn’t hesitate.

“Then give your next orders.”

Because no matter what the situation was, it was still true that he would have to fight with all his strength to survive.

Furthermore, since he had already anticipated something like this, he wasn’t too surprised either.

“Can you give me your opinion?”

At Kim Seojun’s question, Lee Hyena asked for his opinion, and he answered as if he had been waiting for precisely those words.

“The vehicle the Chinese soldiers were using had destination coordinates entered into it. It’s probably the place where they gather the stolen goods.”

At that, Park Boseop and Lee Hyena nodded.

No matter how arrogant China was, they still wouldn’t take the things they had stolen directly to headquarters.

It wasn’t because they felt remorse.

Naturally, the supplies had location-tracking devices, and to remove them, they had to go through several ‘laundering’ processes.

That was common knowledge.

Precisely because of that, they had a question.

Why was Kim Seojun explaining something everyone already knew?

“I think our best option right now is to loot that place.”

“What?”

“Yes?”

Naturally, both of them were horrified by those words.

Had he just proposed that they commit robbery?

Kim Seojun spoke to the two of them as they stared at him in surprise.

“It’s true that we would be committing a crime. If we’re discovered, besides whatever punishment we receive, it could become an issue between countries.”

He also knew perfectly well that this wasn’t a good thing.

“However, there are several differences. For starters, they attacked us first. From a general perspective, our subsequent actions can be considered self-defense.”

But now they had a justification.

“In a situation where we urgently need supplies, we won’t have many opportunities to obtain a large quantity of them while also having a justification for doing so.”

And now they weren’t in a position to be picky about the means they used.

Above all, Kim Seojun thought something else.

“And even if we’re punished for this, that’ll happen after a rescue ship comes for us, saves us, and we return to Earth.”

Upon hearing that, Park Boseop showed an expression of greater bewilderment than ever.

It wasn’t that he didn’t understand Kim Seojun’s words.

Rather, he deeply agreed with them.

The problem was Major Lee Hyena’s reaction.

Hadn’t Kim Seojun just asked that great and noble Psyker Agent to become a thief?

Furthermore, Park Boseop was a mere soldier and Kim Seojun an NCO, but a Psyker Agent was different.

If she added ‘robbery’ to her professional record, it would become practically impossible for her to continue rising through the ranks in the future.

In many ways, it was obvious that she would react in a completely unexpected way.

‘The Major might execute him right here!’

While Park Boseop worried about that, Lee Hyena opened her mouth.

“Sergeant Kim Seojun.”

“Yes.”

She looked directly at Kim Seojun.

And then she said.

“From this moment onward, I delegate all command authority to Sergeant Kim Seojun.”