A Space Marine Got a Status Window

‘Is he joking?’

“T-The headquarters?”

The Space Marines, who had rested for eight hours, thought the moment their superior, Sergeant Kim Seojun, said those words.

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They thought Sergeant Kim Seojun was making a very bad joke to ease their tension.

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.

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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.

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.

“I don’t think I’m close enough with you guys to be joking around here.”

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Only then, after understanding the reality of the situation, did the soldiers’ expressions harden.

“I know you don’t understand.”

“And I’m not crazy enough to make jokes when our headquarters has just disappeared.”

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“Uh, Sergeant Kim, isn’t it too dangerous to go there right now?”

“But right now, we’re not on Earth. amateur We’re on a planet in space, and the only wall capable of protecting us is the headquarters base. aspect And now that headquarters has fallen.”

Kim Seojun began to explain.

“It is. timber But at the very least, we need to find out how our headquarters fell. acquire Whether it was an accident, the Mog, or a hostile nation like China.”

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They understood why they had to go to headquarters.

And the moment the word China left Kim Seojun’s mouth, all the soldiers understood.

“Ah.”

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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.

“Whether it was the Mog or humans.”

That wasn’t an exaggeration.

It was that important.

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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.

On Earth, various international conventions had created an environment where wars were practically avoided.

But space was different.

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Space wasn’t covered by those international conventions.

‘Wasn’t it the Mog who did that?’

Above all, space development was practically a lifeline for every nation, and most importantly, space offered the perfect excuse.

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“Or it could’ve been those motherfucking Space Peace Activists. antenna We need to find out exactly what happened.”

“Yes?”

Furthermore, there was also an interplanetary organization of lunatics that proclaimed peace in space while committing all kinds of terrorist attacks.

A truly convenient excuse.

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No one questioned Kim Seojun’s decision to investigate headquarters again.

They hadn’t known him for long, but at least every soldier gathered there knew one thing.

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.

‘Fuck, why the hell is everything getting this complicated?’

‘Sergeant Kim is our only lifeline.’

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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.

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.”

Everyone’s faces were drenched in despair.

And above all, they weren’t old enough to take death lightly.

Then Kim Seojun told them.

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There were only two Space Marines inside the truck.

After finishing charging its battery, the military truck started moving again.

Vroooooom!

Nothing more.

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“We’re only going to conduct reconnaissance. avalanche 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. athlete 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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And that was understandable.

Kim Seojun had much more active-service experience than they did.

He didn’t tell them.

‘You seven are a burden to me.’

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In other words, they didn’t waste their best pieces on a hand they had already given up on.

The truly good ones weren’t sent to places like planet Amotia.

That was why he knew perfectly well.

‘If they were useful enough, they never would’ve been assigned here.’

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And in most cases, that objective was money.

For starters, those who volunteered to become Space Marines usually did so with a very clear objective.

Among those pursuing that money, anyone who demonstrated good ability was immediately assigned to a decent unit after participating in a few battles.

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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.

Furthermore, Kim Seojun had confirmed it during the previous battle as well.

And naturally, planet Amotia wasn’t exactly an assignment for a good unit.

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As a driver, Park Boseop was necessary to Kim Seojun for many reasons.

However, Private First Class Park Boseop was different.

In any case, from Kim Seojun’s perspective, in a situation like that, he had no room to look after such ordinary people.

Those soldiers were completely ordinary Space Marines.

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And there were many other reasons why he needed him.

“Um, Sergeant Kim Seojun.”

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.

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After all, wasn’t Kim Seojun himself the one driving at that very moment?

“Speak.”

Of course, Park Boseop had no way of knowing Kim Seojun’s true intentions.

“W-What am I supposed to do, sir?”

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“Private First Class Park Boseop, sir!”

“Yes?”

“How much money do you need?”

“Park Boseop.”

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Kim Seojun continued.

Park Boseop reacted in surprise at Kim Seojun’s sudden question.

“You came here after volunteering as a Space Marine because you need money, right? arrow And I’m not talking about a small amount, but a lot of money.”

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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? airport 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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“Yes, sir. action It’s always been my dream. afford But I need quite a lot of money for that……”

It was inevitable that he would think that way, because even from Park Boseop’s own perspective, that decision had been insane.

Park Boseop’s voice gradually faded as he spoke.

‘I’m crazy. avalanche 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?’

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Naturally, Park Boseop thought Kim Seojun would make fun of him after hearing that.

“That’s admirable.”

He had said that he was willing to risk his life for racing, but now his life was literally at stake!

He thought that, in the eyes of a hardened veteran like him, his goal must seem ridiculous.

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However, from Kim Seojun’s perspective, Park Boseop was actually quite impressive.

“Yes?”

“Risking your life for a dream isn’t something easy to do.”

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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.”

“R-Really, sir? riddle D-Don’t you think it’s too stupid?”

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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“Yes?”

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.”

“People like you tend to live quite a long time.”

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In a situation where it wouldn’t be strange to die at any moment, encountering a real driver like Park Boseop could only be considered good luck.

On the other hand, those who risked their lives for a dream didn’t die easily.

From Kim Seojun’s perspective, that was a good thing in many ways.

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Whoosh!

It was then.

Of course, even during that conversation, Park Boseop still had absolutely no idea why Kim Seojun had brought him along.

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Park Boseop let out a startled cry.

Suddenly, Kim Seojun sharply turned the steering wheel, and the truck speeding forward also violently changed direction.

“W-What?!”

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Because he had seen it.

Kim Seojun didn’t respond.

He couldn’t.

Dozens of red lines were flying toward the vehicle he was driving.

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And he also understood what that meant.

His assumption soon became reality.

‘So being able to see projectiles doesn’t mean I can only see my own.’

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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.

Of course, they weren’t snakes like the anacondas that could be found on Earth.

Thorn Snakes!

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Even someone who knew absolutely nothing about them would automatically think upon seeing them.

‘We’re fucked!’

And that really was the case.

Rather than snakes, they gave the impression of self-propelled artillery that had developed the ability to walk.

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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.

And the thorns fired by a Thorn Snake had enough power to penetrate even a tank’s armor.

Like artillery!

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Whoooooosh!

That was why Thorn Snakes were a genuine nightmare for Space Marines.

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 now those Thorn Snakes were firing their thorns at Kim Seojun’s group.

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Despair was heading straight toward them.

“Soldier Park, it’s time to work.”

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? arctic Drive.”

As he spoke, Kim Seojun let go of the steering wheel.

“Yes?”

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That was the reason he had brought Private First Class Park Boseop with him.

Kim Seojun knew perfectly well what kind of existence a Space Marine was on the battlefields of space.

“Meanwhile, I’ll take care of them.”

“The most important thing for a Space Marine is to come back. afford Don’t think about earning military merits or anything like that. palette Just come back alive. adjust Anyway, if you manage to return alive from the battlefields they send you to, the military merits will come on their own.”

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He was more careful with his own life than anyone else.

Quite the opposite.

In other words, Kim Seojun never fought reckless battles.

Furthermore, Kim Seojun had put that fundamental principle of the Space Marines into practice better than anyone.

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Kim Seojun was certain.

‘This is an opportunity.’

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.

That was the reason he had managed to make it safely to the end of his service and return home with his body intact.

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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.

‘Right now, the group of Thorn Snakes is moving on its own.’

He could kill those Thorn Snakes.

For starters, in the distance, Kim Seojun could only see Thorn Snakes.

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‘And the fact that they attacked us when they saw us also works in our favor.’

‘They fell behind the horde while returning after a battle.’

Furthermore, the Thorn Snakes had attacked Kim Seojun’s group.

Furthermore, among the Mog monsters, those with relatively slow movement speeds, such as Thorn Snakes, occasionally ended up becoming separated from the horde.

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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.

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.

That wasn’t easy for them either.

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‘And there’s no sandstorm either.’

That meant they became stationary targets.

Of course, there was something he trusted even more.

Furthermore, the sandstorm had stopped, so they now had a clear line of sight.

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It extended an incredible distance.

Hundreds of meters.

The moment he raised his weapon, a red line shot out from Kim Seojun’s barrel.

‘I have this ability.’

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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.

He didn’t even need to inject himself with a Stimpak.

Even beyond a kilometer.

Vroooooom!

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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.

He held down the trigger, intending to empty an entire magazine, and the hail of bullets struck the Thorn Snake’s body directly.

Rat-tat-tat-tat!

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[You have eliminated a Thorn Snake.]

Because of the enormous distance, he couldn’t hear what had happened to the Thorn Snake or the sounds it made.

Instead, he heard a notification.

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‘Good.’

Kim Seojun shouted with joy inwardly.

A notification confirming that he had successfully hunted a Thorn Snake.

[You have obtained 10 points.]

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‘Huh?’

It was then.

[You have eliminated a Thorn Snake for the first time. alien You have received a Silver Ticket as a reward.]

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One immediately after the other.

The moment he heard them, Kim Seojun showed an expression more bewildered than pleased.

He heard another notification.

[You have hunted a target located more than 1 kilometer away for the first time. alien You have received a Gold Ticket as a reward.]

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He hadn’t expected something like that to happen.

He didn’t have time to remain bewildered.

However, his surprise didn’t last long.

There were still dozens of Thorn Snakes before his eyes.

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There was nothing to think about either.

Kim Seojun immediately used both tickets.

Then he heard.

“Use both tickets.”

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A notification.

[You have acquired the skill X-Ray Vision (F)!]

[Congratulations! avalanche You have obtained a Platinum-grade reward from a Gold Ticket!]

[You have obtained Endurance from a Silver Ticket. alpha Your current Endurance is below 30 points. sphere A stat bonus will be applied. album Your Endurance has increased by 3 points.]

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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.

And then came a second notification.

Suddenly, Kim Seojun’s field of vision began to turn brown.

It was then.

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At the same time, he murmured quietly.

Upon hearing that, Kim Seojun turned his head to look.

— Sergeant Kim Seojun, sir! echo It’s a sandstorm! auction I can’t see anything!

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“X-Ray Vision.”