I Got a Monster Spaceship from the Tutorial Tower - Chapter 28

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Episode 28
Episode 28
[Relic-Grade Universe Warship (Super Carrier), Identity/Nationality Unknown, Floor 16]
└ There it is, my dopamine fix!
└ ?? But this is a live broadcast?
└ ?????
└ Out of nowhere?
Until now, the Universe Warship had only seen recorded footage uploaded after successful clears.
Yet the sudden live broadcast left viewers bewildered.
Though their confusion was short-lived.
└ But didn’t the experts say Floor 16 would be difficult even for a Universe Warship?
└ lol so what if it’s difficult, isn’t it over once you fire the main cannon?
└ There’s also analysis saying it can only fire once…….
└ When did the experts say it couldn’t clear? They said an S+ Clear would be structurally difficult.
└ Warship fanboys smh;;
Soon viewers flooded the chat with eager speculation about how the Universe Warship would clear Floor 16.
Would it overwhelm all enemy aircraft with sheer superior firepower like before?
Or would it showcase a spectacular battle using carrier aircraft?
Perhaps a new fighter would even appear?
But then.
Sssliiiide…….
└ ???
└ What is that?
The moment the clear attempt began, before the first Wave even started, those watching the suspicious movements of the Universe Warship and the Unmanned Cargo Ship could hardly believe their eyes.
The Unmanned Cargo Ship, which seemed to be heading straight toward the Universe Warship’s front.
Sssliiide…… Thud.
Soon it disappeared entirely inside the runway of the massive Universe Warship.
└ ……?
The flood of chat that had been pouring in came to an abrupt halt.
Someone left this comment:
└ Now I want to be a Universe Warship…….
* * *
“Is this actually working?”
Yeon-woo couldn’t hide his astonishment at this incredible sight.
Just dump the cargo ship inside the warship and be done with it.
It was his own suggestion, but he’d never really imagined it would actually be possible.
If the Unmanned Cargo Ship moved at his command, the other pilots would have had a much easier time clearing Floor 16.
The cargo ship normally just followed its designated path obediently—enemy aircraft ahead or obstacles be damned—which meant the pilots had to handle every single variable themselves.
But this time it entered the warship as docilely as a well-trained puppy.
Of course, there was a critical difference between Yeon-woo and the other pilots.
“I couldn’t speak to enemy drones, sir, but since the cargo ship registers as a friendly unit, it’s possible. I thought you already had this in mind when you mentioned it.”
Urelka said, manipulating the panel.
In other words, to manipulate the Unmanned Cargo Ship this way required the ability to access its systems and issue commands.
There was no way Earth’s pilots possessed such capability, which meant they’d never even been able to attempt it until now.
“That’s why you’re the vice-captain.”
Yeon-woo exclaimed with admiration, giving Urelka a thumbs-up.
Though in reality, from what the other crew members told him, it was no simple task.
Only Urelka, with a title befitting a vice-captain and skilled in handling these kinds of systems, could pull it off.
In any case, now that things had come to this, the cargo escort mission—which had been rated as troublesome for the Universe Warship—had flipped on its head completely.
All the warship and its carrier aircraft had to do was annihilate the incoming enemies.
Meanwhile, information was reaching Yeon-woo through the Master Ball.
“First Wave, beginning.”
The enemy aircraft attacking the cargo ship on Floor 16 were creatures called Goblin Scout Squads.
Goblin Fighters at the center, flanked by five Goblin Scouts each.
In other words, a single Goblin Scout Squad consisted of six aircraft.
Two such squads were approaching at high speed.
Though to be fair, individual Goblin aircraft weren’t particularly threatening by nature.
The steel plating haphazardly bolted to their hulls was spotted with rust in places.
As for armament, laser machine guns would be a stroke of luck.
Most fired conventional metallic rounds from automatic cannons.
With their numbers reaching a full twelve, Yeon-woo’s forces were simply outnumbered.
Yet combat often defied mathematics in unexpected ways.
It happened precisely when an overwhelming qualitative gap existed.
Yeon-woo opened the communication channel and spoke to the pilots already standing by.
“Sweep them clean.”
— Warship actually swallowed a cargo ship. Gudru’s clever.
— Um… this paper airplane really is sturdy, yes?
— For the captain’s honor!
Each pilot offered their quip, but
Vroooom……!
one by one, they began to lift off.
Sureka’s Gauntlet was first.
Then came Gudru’s Fullmail.
And last — the crown jewel of this engagement.
— Kee-kee-kee-kee-ooooow!!!!
Screeeeeee!!!!!
Markross’s Silver Edge made its debut across the live broadcast.
* * *
The Control Center’s conference room fell into relative silence once the Universe Warship had drawn the Unmanned Cargo Ship into itself.
From the very first move, they had surpassed not only their own expectations but those of so-called experts; the prevailing mood was to simply observe what unfolded next.
‘Since there’s no longer a need to escort the cargo ship… our existing forces should be more than sufficient, shouldn’t they?’
Yet Tae-geun privately believed the Universe Warship had nothing more to prove here.
It wasn’t so much dismissal of the warship as a judgment that this was enough.
The confidence to broadcast it live had already been vindicated.
It was a solution almost absurdly simple, yet an audacious method no one but the warship could replicate.
“Goblin Scout Squad approaching. Two formations.”
“Twelve fighters…”
“Still, our Carrier Aircraft should manage…”
The other executives seemed to share the sentiment.
The Thunder Hound and Fullmail combination had already proven they could dispatch Goblin Fighters without difficulty through the Raid Portal.
With the Gauntlet joining the fray, Floor 16 was now guaranteed an easy Clear.
As expected, the Carrier Aircraft began launching one by one.
“Gauntlet confirmed. Fullmail confirmed…”
Now only the Thunder Hound, that looked like a yellow streak, remained.
Screeeeeee!!!!!
“???”
“What, what is that?”
This time was different.
A fighter seemed to vanish from the Runway in an instant — did something just blur past their eyes?
Even the Control Center executives, who had watched strategy videos hundreds, thousands of times, were seized by sudden confusion.
It wasn’t the Thunder Hound.
Not from the color alone — silver, not yellow.
The new fighter had shot forth as if carving a silver line across the black void of space, at a speed that defied comprehension.
Moreover, that speed grew faster still, so rapid that the video itself couldn’t capture it clearly.
“Wait, just a moment please!”
The Analysis Chief hastily powered on his laptop, slowed the footage, and began his examination.
Even at maximum slowdown, the shape remained barely discernible, distorting at the edges.
“What is… I’ve never seen a fighter like this before. Let me search the Control Center database.”
A fighter the Analysis Chief — whose trade was analyzing aircraft footage — had never encountered.
Moments later, he found the result and announced it to the room.
“B+ class, Silver Edge! It’s the Silver Edge!”
“Silver Edge…?”
The Control Center executives found it unfamiliar as well.
Though unfamiliarity was understandable.
The plus-grade variants were rare and wildly varied, distinct from the common standard models that dominated most fighter classifications.
But at that speed, surely this craft should have been famous.
Tae-geun turned to the Analysis Chief.
“If it’s in the database, it must be registered, but I’ve never heard of it?”
“Yes, sir. The thing is… a pilot in Spain did awaken to it three years ago. However…”
The Analysis Chief, wearing the expression of someone unsure how to explain, hesitated for a moment before speaking in an awkward voice.
“The speed was too high…… The pilot lost control, collided with an enemy aircraft, and the system marked it as a total loss.”
“…….”
There was a reason why something with specs that impressive remained unknown.
Paradoxically, it was because the specs were too exceptional.
Several of the executives opened their mouths slightly at the absurd information.
‘So what you’re saying is…… the Universe Warship is confident it can control that fighter?’
Tae-geun tilted his head and shifted his gaze to the screen.
The Analysis Chief’s explanation continued.
“And the special ability of the Silver Edge is…… a stealth type called White Fang.”
“Pardon?”
At that same moment, the Silver Edge visible on the screen blurred as it trailed white smoke in its wake.
* * *
With Markross’s Silver Edge being the last Carrier Aircraft to sortie,
Yeon-woo activated a Barrier and settled in to observe the situation.
“Honestly, since the Silver Edge is my first time piloting it, I thought it would take time to adjust.”
Even switching a phone to a different model requires an adaptation period,
so what of a fighter far more complex than that?
Yet the harpy Markross with flight anxiety was proving it splendidly.
“It seems you’re saying such time is a luxury.”
“My thoughts exactly.”
— Kawk-kawk-kawk-kawk!!
Accompanied by Markross’s resounding cry, as though a bluish dawn sky had taken wing,
the Silver Edge carved edges into the battlefield, true to its name.
Fwish!
A silver edge that divided life from death.
White Fang.
Though classified as a stealth function, it was far from mere stealth that kept the aircraft off enemy radar.
The Silver Edge, vanishing amid white smoke,
reappeared behind enemy lines and unleashed four Plasma Machine Guns while trailing white smoke like a tail.
The enemy aircraft, already mortally wounded by the plasma, had no time to react
before it froze solid.
The instant the smoke touched it, that section froze completely, leaving the aircraft immobilized.
Not mere stealth, but perfect visual deception—and on top of that, a freezing attack as well.
Moreover, the Silver Edge’s overwhelming speed was itself an excellent mobility tool.
Markross, who had shaken the entire battlefield with only Thunder Hound, was now a winged tiger…….
‘Though really, she already had wings as a harpy.’
She reigned over the enemy aircraft like a nightmare.
Zing!
Even the occasional Laser Cannon fire demonstrated quite impressive destructive power.
Boom! Boom!
By comparison, Gudru and Sureka, performing adequately as always, seemed somewhat dull.
Of the twelve Goblin Fighter frames attempting to raid the cargo ship, six had already been shot down, with most of the rest pinned in place.
Only a pair of Goblin Scout frames were approaching the Universe Warship.
“What should we do?”
At Yeon-woo’s question, Urelka adjusted his glasses and replied.
“You may leave them be. The weapons equipped on those Goblin Scouts exceed their effective range even within the Barrier’s perimeter.”
He was right.
Slow…… slow……
As though certain a cargo ship should be here, the approaching Goblin Scout reduced speed and circled near the Universe Warship’s Barrier.
Soon they seemed to reach some decision and accelerated once more,
but then—crash! Boom!
“……Why?”
Strangely enough, they rushed headlong into the warship’s green Barrier and met their end in this senseless fashion.
No matter how strong their hostility, wasn’t such a reckless charge more than a little odd?
At Yeon-woo’s question, Urelka spoke in a somewhat subdued tone.
“Because that is how they are…… programmed.”
“Programmed?”
Yeon-woo asked.
When he’d first met Urelka, he’d worried his throat might be torn out at any moment,
yet no matter how monstrous, living beings were still living beings.
The term “setting” hadn’t quite fit from the start.
Urelka turned back to Yeon-woo and spoke.
“It’s connected to the secret I mentioned earlier. It’s also why we’re climbing the tower alongside you, Captain.”
Yeon-woo recalled what Urelka had once said to Ha-yoon.
That it would be better for them to stay together, even if only to deal with the monsters.
When he thought about it, their present enemy was goblin.
The same species as Urelka, Sureka, and Surika.
Yet they seemed to harbor no regret in destroying the fighter craft.
‘What in the world is this secret they keep talking about?’
The Empire—which Gudru had let slip by accident.
Urelka’s secret.
A setting that made them charge headlong into a barrier, certain death, simply because there was a target cargo ship waiting there—like moths drawn to flame.
Yeon-woo’s mind grew turbulent.
Yet in sharp contrast to that turmoil.
— W-we’ve got them all! Bawk-bawk-bawk! Captain, order a retreat! Retreat!
“……We still have three more waves to clear.”
— Bawk-bawk……!
The battle outside, and the conquest of Floor 16, proceeded with remarkable smoothness.

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