Chapter 87

The Awakened One of the Reinforcement System basically has their body strengthened.

This enhanced body, don’t be surprised, could freely roam outer space bare-handed.

Ignoring decompression sickness, extreme temperatures, cosmic radiation, boiling bodily fluids, and pressure differences—it was a mysterious reinforcement. That’s why I chose the Reinforcement System.

Being able to traverse space bare-handed? That’s just too appealing.

However, it didn’t solve the oxygen issue, so I couldn’t wander space forever. But even then, the lung capacity of an Awakened One of the Reinforcement System was far superior to that of an average person, so I didn’t have to worry much during short battles.

I approached the Giant Battleship at high speed.

Then—*Zing*—the battleship’s cannons opened, and a Plasma Beam shot straight toward me.

The Plasma Beam, which should’ve been fired at the speed of light, seemed slightly different in this world. It tore through space much, much slower.

It was only a few times the speed of sound. If it were truly the speed of light, it’d be too OP, so the developer probably tweaked it a bit.

Using the small thrusters on my wrists and arms, I dodged the Plasma Beam at the perfect moment. *Ziiing*—As if anticipating my movement, more Plasma Beams rained down, but I effortlessly dodged them and closed in on the giant battleship.

Clearly, in a world filled with Awakened Ones, they were well-prepared for enemies attempting infiltration bare-handed.

This was a common strategy, huh?

What kind of world is this, anyway?

*Kwaaang!* The mysterious alliance, which had been on the defensive until now, simultaneously fired laser pulses. They all uselessly bounced off the battleship’s Energy Shield, but it did slightly loosen the focus on me.

Just slightly, though. Most people wouldn’t even notice or take advantage of it, but who am I? A Super Developer, right?

At this point, it was almost like they’d lowered their guard.

I maxed out the thrusters’ power.

Plasma Beams poured down like rain, targeting me. But in the end, it wasn’t a downpour.

I quickly approached the battleship, slipping through the gaps.

And then.

Mechas popped out of the hatches to intercept me.

They actually use those things, huh?

When do we ever get to use them?

The bipedal mechas pulled out beam rifles from their backs and aimed their scopes at me.

Reluctantly, I drew my sword.

The sword I just drew wasn’t a high-temperature plasma sword, a lightsaber, a nano-molecular blade, a gravity sword, a quantum phase blade, a dark matter sword, a bio-organic weapon, or a spacetime cutter.

It was an extremely ordinary sword made of ceramic-reinforced alloy. That’s what I just drew.

However, the power enveloping that sword wasn’t ordinary.

That’s why I said the Reinforcement System is romantic. Even the cost-performance is better than a bowl of *gukbap*.

What, *gukbap* isn’t the cost-performance pick anymore?

I know.

The beams fired by the mechas came at near-sonic speed. What does that mean? It’s about the same speed as a ranged basic attack in *Eternal World*.

The speed was just right.

I’ll enjoy this meal.

Swinging my sword, I sliced the beam in half.

It felt like cutting a bullet mid-air with a sword, and I could sense the enemy flinching. They didn’t expect me to split the beam in half.

Taking advantage of that moment, I closed in on the mecha and smashed its cockpit.

“——!”

The pilot, exposed to the vacuum of space, screamed in agony. Explosion sounds were clear, but voices were muffled, just like in reality.

That’s how games should be. Picking and choosing the good parts is what makes them fun.

I kicked the pilot away, grabbed the controls, and maxed out the thrusters.

My target was another mecha that had been attacking me earlier.

*Kwaaang!*

The enemy mecha exploded upon colliding with the high-speed mecha.

I was slightly panicked as I chased after the now-pilotless mecha. I was planning to dodge and counter, but it ended in one hit, ruining my plan.

Couldn’t you dodge that?

This mecha’s mobility is pretty bad.

Or maybe the pilot just sucked.

Apparently, they didn’t expect someone to take down two mechas bare-handed, as no more mechas came out of the giant battleship.

So it was easy.

I approached the Giant Battleship, cut through the Energy Shield with my Awakening Ability-infused sword, and attached an infiltration bomb to the outer wall.

A small explosion later, a hole appeared in the battleship’s hull.

As I entered, *Eeeeng*—an alarm sounded, welcoming the intruder.

I sheathed my sword and checked my oxygen gauge.

Seeing it slowly fill up confirmed that I had successfully infiltrated.

“It’s Carry.”

———

Han Yoorim! Han Yoorim! Han Yoorim! Han Yoorim! Han Yoorim! Han Yoorim! Han Yoorim! Han Yoorim! Han Yoorim! Han Yoorim!

Please let me play this game too, please let me play this game too, please let me play this game too, please let me play this game too, please let me play this game too.

Damn, even though I’ve never played it, I can tell how insane what just happened was.

From my perspective, if you try to copy that, you’ll end up like those kids trying to copy Thierry, lol.

———

I quickly moved forward.

Seeing CCTV cameras blatantly installed everywhere, it seemed this futuristic world didn’t have an overwhelmingly advanced security system.

Just like how the in-game Plasma Beams weren’t at the speed of light but only a few times the speed of sound, this part also seemed nerfed by the developer.

If the enemy used map hacks in a stealth game, it wouldn’t work.

I avoided the CCTV and entered a nearby Storage Room, closing the door. Immediately, *thud thud thud*—the sound of people rushing outside reached my ears.

And then.

*Creeeak*—the storage room door opened.

“Is anyone here?”

“No one.”

Like Spider-Man, I hung from the ceiling and only dropped to the ground after the search team left.

So.

“What do we do now?”

<ㅇㅇ donated 10,000 won>

-Crazy girl. If you had no plan, why did you even come here?

“It’s common sense to try infiltrating when you see a giant battleship.”

<ㅇㅇ donated 10,000 won>

-Bunny Run! Release the common sense-altering hypnosis right now!

I crossed my arms.

What can I do here?

Seems like nothing, should I just go back?

That’s when it happened.

Creak. The door opened.

It was so sudden and stealthy that I couldn’t react.

I froze and locked eyes with the person who opened the door.

A woman about my height and build, but as soon as I saw her dazed expression, I realized why she was here.

No.

Even with an intruder coming in, you were trying to sneak into a corner for a nap?

Are you a failure?

“Huh?”

“Our kid doesn’t bite.”

I covered the woman’s mouth, dragged her, stripped her down to her underwear, and took her uniform.

I changed into the stolen uniform.

I checked my appearance in the mirror in the storage room.

The chest part was a bit loose, but since our builds were similar, it fit perfectly. This way, it didn’t look awkward.

The basics of infiltration games. Disguise successfully completed.

Let’s take a little walk.

I stepped out of the storage room and confidently strolled through the ship.

I needed to familiarize myself with the ship’s layout for future sabotage.

Over there is the crew quarters, there’s the break room, the dining area, the medical facility, and ah, that’s the hangar leading outside. Let me jot that down.

Hmm.

So where’s the armory?

“What’s your affiliation and name?”

At the sudden voice, I quickly turned around.

There stood a man who, if I had to compare, looked unfairly similar to the supporting actor who played the killer in the movie <The Slaughterer>.

The man who resembled Kim ○-ho spoke.

“I asked, what’s your affiliation and name?”

“Victory! New maintenance soldier! Chloe!”

I copied the greeting I heard inside the storage room.

This should keep me from getting caught—.

“…What the hell is this kid doing?”

Click. The man who resembled Kim In-○ pulled out a gun and aimed it at me.

I was stunned.

It was perfect, so why did I get caught?

I shouted in an aggrieved voice.

“Pointing a gun all of a sudden! This is harassment on the ship!”

“This bitch has some nerve. Hey, kid. If you were really new, would there be anyone on this ship who doesn’t know that? Someone who looks exactly like the captain just walked in.”

“Goodness. That’s such an unbelievable accusation.”

Could it be that the captain of this spaceship looks exactly like me, leading to my exposure? Damn developer. Why did you use someone else’s face without permission?

“Surrender quietly—.”

In an instant, I closed the distance and snapped the neck of the man who resembled ○in-ho.

Then I quickly gathered his weapons.

It seemed that just changing clothes for infiltration was a bust.

I needed to use a different method.

First, I used the skill points I had earned to strengthen my awakening ability.

Now my body could regenerate at ultra-fast speeds.

With that maintenance done, I needed to decide what to do next, but hmm….

I don’t know.

If I just go with the flow, it’ll work out somehow.

*

Pape maintained orbit and observed the giant battleship.

The giant battleship, which had nearly annihilated the mysterious alliance, had suddenly gone quiet, allowing Han Yoorim’s team to monitor the situation without issues.

Pape furrowed his brow and spoke.

“So, does anyone know what Han Yoorim is doing over there?”

“No idea!”

“…Should we try approaching?”

At Chaenarin’s suggestion, Pape pondered and then spoke.

“Just a taste?”

“Just a taste.”

“Alright. It’s just a game anyway. We just started, so if we die, we can just restart. Let’s approach—.”

―――――!

At the sudden impact, Pape stopped mid-sentence.

Pape turned his head toward the source of the impact.

And as he saw the giant battleship neatly split in half, he muttered softly.

“What is Han Yoorim doing?”

“What is it?”

“What? When did you get here?”

Han Yoorim’s sudden appearance startled Pape.

Ignoring Pape’s reaction, Han Yoorim proudly drew her sword.

“It’s a nano molecular sword. Pretty, right?”

“Where did you get that?”

“Spoils of war.”

Putting the sword away, Han Yoorim then pulled out a somewhat anachronistic USB that didn’t fit the world’s setting.

“By the way, I also grabbed some map data. There seems to be an empire where humans have united. How about we check it out?”

“What exactly did you do over there?”

“I brought gifts.”

“What gifts?”

“They loved it when I made the black hole engine go berserk.”

“What exactly did you do over there?”