A Space Marine Got a Status Window

The Mog fundamentally obeyed the orders of the Cyclops.

And the Cyclops only gave two simple orders.

Attack and retreat.

That was why, when a Mog legion was attacked, it normally reacted in a disorganized manner.

This time was no different.

Zzzzzzt!

Suddenly, the air began to vibrate, and one of the Tank Bugs occupying an imposing position within the Mog legion advancing at full speed exploded on the spot.

Splat!

Like a balloon pierced by a needle, the Tank Bug’s body burst apart and its remains flew in every direction.

That threw the Mog legion advancing at full speed into chaos.

Screeeeeech!

Screech! Screech!

The Mogdogs and Thorn Snakes near the Tank Bug that had just exploded were bewildered by the absurd situation and abruptly stopped advancing.

Others, on the contrary, continued running like mad toward their destination.

Toward the Polish headquarters.

That was not a good reaction at all.

A legion only demonstrated its true value when it moved as a unit.

Moving individually like that only gave the enemy an opportunity to eliminate them separately.

That was precisely why Space Marines and everyone else who fought against the Mog feared special individuals.

Because, in the absence of a Cyclops, those special individuals could immediately assume command in real time.

And that Mog legion had one.

Groooan!

That Tank Bug was already different from the others even in appearance.

For starters, it was approximately twice the size of a normal Tank Bug.

Furthermore, the color of its exoskeleton was much darker than that of the other Tank Bugs.

It was as if several layers of black had been applied over black.

Or as if it were wearing several layers of black clothing on top of one another.

Groooan!

That being, whose presence was overwhelming in many ways, let out a brief sound.

Groooan!

Once again.

Groooan!

As those sounds repeated, the Mog legion that had fallen into chaos began reorganizing its ranks.

They resumed advancing at full speed.

In other words, at that moment, the Feather-class Tank Bug considered what had happened to be of little importance.

There was no reason whatsoever to slow its advance.

Above all, it was confident in itself.

Groooooan!

Whatever that was, no matter what kind of attack they were using, it was convinced that it could never pose a threat to it.

And once it reached the enemy’s main base, everything would be over.

That wasn’t merely the arrogant thinking of the Feather-class Tank Bug.

Kim Seojun’s group, which had just detected its presence, had reached exactly the same conclusion.

“It looks like the Feather-class individual is a Tank Bug!”

Park Boseop, who had detected the presence of the Feather-class Tank Bug before anyone else thanks to the high-performance sensors installed in the Thunderclap, reported it to his companions.

Everyone fell silent upon hearing it.

The existence of a Feather-class Tank Bug was so overwhelming that it had left them speechless.

Kim Seojun was no exception.

He said nothing unnecessary.

‘This is bad.’

He wasn’t taking the situation lightly.

Quite the opposite.

He considered it extremely serious.

And that was precisely why Kim Seojun didn’t hesitate.

Because there was only one thing his group had to do at that moment.

“We’ll aim at the next target.”

“What?”

“We’ll continue the battle.”

Park Boseop opened and closed his mouth several times.

Continuing to fight in such an absurd situation seemed completely insane.

Kim Seojun knew perfectly well what everyone was thinking, so he decided to explain it.

“We’re currently about 8.5 kilometers from the Mog legion. Their movement speed is around 60 kilometers per hour, but Mogdogs can exceed 100 kilometers per hour. That means we have five minutes and six seconds.”

“What?”

“We have approximately five minutes and six seconds before the Mogdogs reach us here. And the railgun’s reload time is a little over one minute. Although it could increase from now on.”

As soon as they heard that explanation, everyone understood what he meant.

“If we’re lucky, we’ll be able to fire four more times.”

As soon as she heard that, Lee Hyena was the first to move.

Clang!

She began firmly readjusting the supports with a hammer.

Clang!

Seeing her move, the other two reacted as well.

‘Even if we run now, we’ll have to face them at headquarters in the end.’

‘We have to eliminate at least the remaining Tank Bugs. Only then will our chances of winning increase, even if only by one percent.’

They understood that the best thing they could do at that moment was take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate as many Tank Bugs as possible.

Of course, one question still remained.

‘But what do we do about the Feather-class Tank Bug?’

Kim Seojun was thinking exactly the same thing.

The same question appeared in his mind.

However, Kim Seojun had learned a very important lesson during his years on active duty, and thanks to it, he had managed to survive.

‘If I had enough brains to solve a problem like this after thinking about it for a few minutes, I never would have become a Space Marine.’

If he had been that smart, he never would have had to enlist as a Space Marine to earn money.

Above all, from Kim Seojun’s perspective, the current situation wasn’t even bad.

How could a situation where they could eliminate one Tank Bug every minute be bad?

That was why Kim Seojun focused.

‘We’ll only eliminate the Tank Bugs.’

Naturally, at that moment, Kim Seojun wasn’t even thinking about the event mission that had appeared.

He didn’t even take it into consideration.

He simply waited.

Until he finally heard what he had been waiting for.

[The railgun is available.]

As soon as the reload finished, Kim Seojun immediately pressed the firing button on the controller without hesitation.

KRAAAANG!

Along with that strange, deafening shot, another series of notifications rang in Kim Seojun’s ears.

[You have eliminated a Tank Bug. You have obtained 500 points.]

[You eliminated it with a single shot. You have obtained 1,000 points as a One Shot, One Kill bonus.]

[You eliminated it from a distance greater than 5 kilometers. You have obtained 2,000 points as an Expert Marksman bonus.]

Then the Thunderclap’s voice system was heard.

[72 seconds remaining until reloading is complete.]

“Huh? Has the reload time increased?”

Kim Seojun answered Park Boseop’s question.

“It overheated. It’s natural for reloading to take longer.”

As soon as that brief explanation ended, everyone immediately began preparing again.

Clang!

Lee Hyena firmly secured the supports again, and by that point, even Major Jan Zabłocki began helping install the supports, although there wasn’t much he could do.

Park Boseop also sharpened all his senses so that he could move at any moment.

And so, everyone remained silent and waited.

KRAAAANG!

Shortly afterward, the third shot of the railgun rang out.

[79 seconds remaining until reloading is complete.]

And 79 seconds later, they heard it again.

KRAAAANG!

The fourth shot.

[You have eliminated a Tank Bug.]

Just as that notification rang in Kim Seojun’s ears, it happened.

“Sergeant Kim Seojun!”

Lee Hyena spoke.

“I request that we retreat!”

It was a completely reasonable request.

If they added 66 seconds, 72 seconds, and 79 seconds, that came to 217 seconds.

Three minutes and 37 seconds.

And Kim Seojun had calculated that it would take five minutes and six seconds for the Mogdogs to reach them.

That meant only one minute and 29 seconds remained.

[88 seconds remaining until reloading is complete.]

And there were 88 seconds left before they could fire the next shot.

In practice, they would inevitably encounter the Mogdogs before they could fire the next shot.

It was a situation where they had to run!

Above all, the remaining individual wasn’t an ordinary Tank Bug.

“It’s Feather-class! And anyone can see that it has a reinforced exoskeleton!”

They didn’t even know whether it would be possible to eliminate it using the railgun!

It was a situation where retreating was clearly the most appropriate choice.

However, Kim Seojun spoke.

“Give me twenty seconds.”

“Twenty seconds?”

“I’m going to think about it.”

Everyone was stunned by those words.

This wasn’t something they could afford to stop and think about.

Kim Seojun knew that too.

‘Now I understand why Hawk Eye would call me a fucking lunatic.’

Even from his own perspective, what he was doing was insane.

He was trying to think in a situation where there was no time to do so.

‘But.’

Even so, there was a very simple reason that made him hesitate.

‘This is an opportunity.’

He could see it.

‘Its eye is completely open.’

Beyond the approaching Mogdogs, the Feather-class Tank Bug advancing from an even greater distance was looking at them with its enormous eye completely open.

That was extremely rare.

Normally, Tank Bugs didn’t open their eyes unless something special happened.

In other words, the current situation was also extraordinary in many ways for that Feather-class Tank Bug.

‘If I aim at the eye.’

And from Kim Seojun’s perspective, that was his only opportunity to eliminate a Feather-class Tank Bug whose exoskeleton was several times more powerful than that of a normal Tank Bug.

It was obvious that the railgun didn’t seem capable of penetrating that exoskeleton.

Even if he managed to damage it, he probably wouldn’t be able to inflict a truly decisive blow.

But the eye was different.

No matter how powerful it was, it didn’t seem possible for that eye to withstand a shot from the railgun.

‘I can hurt it. Critically.’

And even if he failed to kill it, inflicting a wound on the Feather-class Tank Bug would already be an enormous advantage.

Of course, the risk was also enormous.

For starters, they barely had any time left.

Even if he hit the shot, it would already be impossible to avoid a battle against the approaching Mogdogs.

And there was a high probability that someone would die during that battle.

Despite that, Kim Seojun continued thinking about it.

It wasn’t because Kim Seojun was someone willing to risk his life without thinking twice.

It was precisely the opposite.

‘If I want to survive.’

Because he clung to survival more than anyone else, Kim Seojun was hesitating at that moment.

‘If I want to survive, I have to eliminate it.’

And Kim Seojun’s survival instinct was screaming at him that he had to eliminate the Feather-class Tank Bug.

Having reached that point, Kim Seojun stopped hesitating.

He spoke.

“I’ll fire one more time.”

As soon as he said those words, Park Boseop and Major Jan Zabłocki showed expressions of disbelief.

Lee Hyena, on the other hand, spoke.

“I’ll hold off the Mogdogs. Take your time and fire.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Lee Hyena grabbed her axe and ran out to face the first group of approaching Mogdogs.

Then silence fell.

No one said a word.

No one even let the sound of their breathing escape.

It was out of consideration for Kim Seojun.

They feared that even the sound of their breathing might disturb Kim Seojun while he aimed.

Amid that silence, when ten seconds remained until the reload was complete, Kim Seojun held his breath.

Without breathing, he continued moving the controller and aligned the red light, which only he could see, with the eye of the Feather-class Tank Bug.

For Kim Seojun, under the effects of the Stimpak, those ten seconds felt like an eternity.

And finally, they came to an end.

[You may fire.]

As soon as the notification rang in his ears, Kim Seojun fired the railgun without the slightest hesitation.

KRAAAANG!

The sound rang out immediately, and Kim Seojun’s world shook.

Amid that shaking, he heard it.

[You have eliminated a Feather-class Tank Bug. You have obtained 3,000 points.]

[You eliminated it with a single shot. You have obtained 5,000 points as a One Shot, One Kill bonus.]

[You have fulfilled the mission conditions. You have obtained a Skill Upgrade Ticket (A).]

Notifications announcing that a miracle had occurred.

And the moment those notifications rang out, Park Boseop shouted.

“T-They’re coming! The Mogdogs!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lee Hyena began running toward the Mogdogs.

Crack!

“Come at me, you bastards!”

As she shouted, she began taking down Mogdogs with her axe.

There was no time to rest.

Kim Seojun completely forgot about the sweetness of that reward and spoke to Park Boseop.

“I’ll take care of the Thunderclap.”

“What?”

Instead of responding to Park Boseop’s surprise, Kim Seojun opened the Thunderclap’s door.

Click!

As soon as he heard that sturdy door open, Park Boseop didn’t respond.

He immediately got out of the driver’s seat and jumped outside.

Meanwhile, Kim Seojun immediately took the driver’s position and shouted.

“Inventory.”

At that instant, his enormous Inventory appeared before his eyes.

Kim Seojun moved the Thunderclap inside.

The gigantic battle tank disappeared before everyone’s eyes.

It was an extraordinary sight, and everyone was momentarily stunned as they watched it.

‘Sergeant Kim Seojun’s ability really is absurd. How the hell can he make a battle tank disappear?’

Even Park Boseop was distracted for an instant despite the urgency of the situation.

‘Ah!’

Of course, he immediately regained his focus.

He thought.

‘I have to get ready to get out of here!’

Kim Seojun would take the Wulong out of that Inventory, and they would escape from there at full speed.

However, Park Boseop saw something different.

Rrrrrumble!

The Thunderclap had entered the Inventory.

And in its place, a Black Panther came out.

‘Huh?’

“Private First Class Park Boseop.”

Kim Seojun spoke to Park Boseop, who was staring at it with a bewildered expression.

“The battle begins.”

“What?”

“All the Tank Bugs are gone. Only Thorn Snakes and Mogdogs remain. And we have a battle tank.”

Even after hearing that explanation, Park Boseop’s mind was still in chaos.

It was true that the situation had improved enormously after eliminating all the Tank Bugs.

However, the Mog legion still wasn’t made up of just a few hundred.

There were still more than nine thousand left!

And they intended to face all of them with a single Psyker armed with an axe and one battle tank?

It was enough to make anyone lose their mind!

“Private First Class Park Boseop, handle the driving. We need your ability more than ever.”

However, as soon as he heard those words, the bewilderment disappeared from Park Boseop’s eyes.

He immediately climbed toward the open door of the Black Panther and shouted at the top of his lungs.

“Yes, sir!”

Park Boseop took the driver’s position.

And thus, the battle began.

Two hours later, Kim Seojun heard it.

[You have won the battle!]