Chapter 497

Episode 497. What you want!!! I will absolutely!!! Not!!! Give it to you!!!

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[‘4th Anniversary Random Box’ x10 purchase complete!]

[10,000 Gold spent]

[Remaining Gold: 10,045]

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As for my actions, Jessica, who was next to me, tapped my head with her bunny ears, giving me a look as if to ask why I did that.

“So you ended up buying it after all.”

“It’s fine to do it once before the event ends, right?”

Of course, my behavior made me look like a gangster smoking what he thought was his last cigarette.

I sighed deeply and shook my head.

And just as I was about to open the boxes after seeing Jessica’s reaction…

Suddenly, I wondered how other top rankers were doing, so I decided to check the gallery for box opening posts before opening mine.

Luckily, I found the top rankers’ posts pretty quickly.

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Title: Why though

Author: Antares

Content: [Result of opening at least 300 random boxes: Only one B-class Patrol Ship!.jpg]

Why

How

Why?

Comments:

– [It’s something everyone experiences at least once in life.]

– [The inevitable has finally arrived.]

– [LOLOLOLOL]

– [As long as it’s not meeeeeee!]

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Title: All the top 10 rankers are posting their results now

Author: Anonymous

Content: [A toad wearing sunglasses with a rotten smile.jpg]

What they’re doing is hilarious, so check it out if you’re bored.

Antares: 380 attempts, 1 B-class Patrol Ship

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Raksha: 95 attempts, 2 S-class Cruiser Battleships

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Icarus: Hasn’t done it yet

Arcadia: Only did free attempts, got nothing

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Betelgeuse: 889 attempts, 1 SS-class Super Dreadnought, 3 A-class Heavy Cruisers

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Laura: 520 attempts, 3 SS-class Battleships

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Indypatible: 190 attempts, 2 A-class Destroyers

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Menaldu: 200 attempts, 1 S-class Battleship

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Königs: Only did free attempts, 2 A-class Heavy Cruisers

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Mona Lisa: 400 attempts, 2 SSS-class Battleships

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Comments:

– [The rates are absolutely terrifying.]

– [LMAO the 1st place guy is the only one with a lonely B-class ship.]

-˪[And it’s a Patrol Ship, so it’s practically useless LOL.]

-˪[Can’t you use it as an evasion tank?]

-˪[B-class is basically retired from active duty at this point.]

– [Antares’ mental state must’ve exploded after getting a B-class Patrol Ship after 380 attempts LOL.]

-˪[[Screenshot of Antares raging in the Humanity Clan chat room]]

-˪[That’s understandable LOL.]

– [There’s no such thing as an eternal 1st place.]

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“Everyone in the top 10 has posted their random box results.”

“Yeah, seems like it.”

Seeing that other top rankers had already posted their results (aggressively?), I realized that people’s thoughts are pretty much the same everywhere.

And just as I was thinking that…

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Title: Now only the 3rd place in the top 10 hasn’t posted their random box results

Author: Anonymous

Content: [Image of a toad smoking a cigarette]

What are you doing, 3rd place?

Everyone is waiting for your glorious failure.

Comments:

– [You devilish bastard LOL.]

– [Others’ suffering is my happiness!]

– [But seriously, why hasn’t 3rd place posted their results?]

-˪[Would you want to focus on random boxes after ranking 3rd in the unluckiest user event last time?]

-˪[Now that I think about it, you’re right.]

-˪[Oh, that 9,980th place?]

– [LMAO.]

– [I wouldn’t do it either if I were them. Plus, not posting results probably means they already failed miserably.]

-˪[For real LOL.]

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In the gallery, comments like “All the other top rankers are verifying, what are you doing, Icarus?” started to dominate.

Seeing this, I nodded and decided to prepare to post a “brutal explosion” verification shot as usual.

“Alright, Jessica, make sure to cover my face and take a good-looking angle shot.”

“…What do you mean by a good-looking angle if you’re covering your face?”

“Like Duran?”

“Ugh.”

Even though Jessica had a moment of confusion over my sharp wit during the process…

‘What does it matter? It’s all going to be resources or equipment boxes anyway.’

With the famous saying of “If you don’t expect, you won’t be betrayed” by To-Rena engraved in my heart, I didn’t pay much attention to it either way.

Looking at the shiny golden random boxes in front of me, I started opening them with a very relaxed mindset.

But right after I opened all 10 random boxes in a state of complete detachment…

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[Results of opening ‘4th Anniversary Random Box’ x10]

[Brilliant Equipment Box x5 obtained]

[Brilliant Resource Box x4 obtained]

[Kraken-Class Assault Battle Carrier x1 obtained]

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“…What the heck?”

“What the heck.”

“Commander Icarus! We’ve detected a massive warp reaction outside Tanhoizer!”

“This reaction… it’s a Kraken-Class!”

“Whoaaaaa!”

Maybe it was because I was too deep in a state of detachment.

The gacha… no, the random box’s desire sensor must have been broken, as suddenly the 3rd Kraken popped out of warp.

Then, it tore off the game’s unique dimensional erosion prevention cover and stretched its massive tentacles, going “chubby chubby.”

Seeing this, I felt a strong brain freeze for a moment.

Of course, that was just a “moment” as I mentioned earlier.

Unlike Nerañzara, which I had kept hidden all this time, the Kraken was something I couldn’t hide…

“Jessica, contact Tiamat.”

“I already connected her.”

-“Commander! I heard a new Kraken popped out?!”

“Yeah, so immediately align the other two Karkens in front of the base and bring the new one there too.”

-“Ah, got it, I’ll do that right away!”

After calling Tiamat, who is in charge of our base’s aircraft carriers (?) and also acts as a caretaker, and waking up the two Karkens sleeping soundly inside the base…

I placed all three outside the base and decided to take a screenshot first.

After taking the screenshot, I quietly posted a message in the gallery along with the screenshot…

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Title: Requested Random Box Verification

Author: Icarus

Content: [Random box opened 20 times, with a Kraken clearly marked at the end.jpg]

Yep.

Indeed.

[Three Karkens floating in space in a horizontal line.jpg]

For real.

Now, a Craveros worthy of the 3rd place name has been born.

Comments:

-[WTF]

-[Die]

-[ROFL]

-[Damn you]

-[You ate all the Karkens that should have been mine, damn it]

-[Why did I even bother telling this guy to verify]

-[You’re the root of all evil]

-[Damn itttt]

-[Why, why only me]

-[Wanzzaaa! This damn cheater… damn it, this guy has a badge]

-[LOLOLOLOLOLOL]

-[In terms of luck, this guy who was 3rd from the bottom got three Karkens, damn it LOL]

-[Don’t save up your luck, just blow it all at once]

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‘Ah, so this is why cheaters do what they do.’

Seeing the fiery reactions of the users, I was able to spend the last moments of the event in a very refreshing and enjoyable way.