I Got a Monster Spaceship from the Tutorial Tower - Chapter 31

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Episode 31
31
Yeon-woo’s Space Battleship, now with Ha-yun aboard, had.
「We are entering Floor 19 of the Tutorial Tower.」
They arrived on the nineteenth floor immediately.
While every floor carried its own difficulties, the nineteenth was regarded as a nightmare among pilots of comparable skill levels.
The twentieth floor might at least have the excuse of being a boss stage.
But the composition of the nineteenth floor—a regular stage—was considerably cruel by any measure.
Experts and the internet had a name for Floor 19.
‘Beehive Prodding.’
Multiple Goblin Destroyers.
Goblin Fighters that served as their escort.
Goblin Scouts, Electronic Warfare Units, Sniper Units, Squadron Barrier Generators, and more.
The military force docked at the Space Port that would emerge was incomparable to the scout forces that had swarmed in previous missions.
Moreover, the Space Port itself was equipped with several formidable cannons, which meant pilots had to work extraordinarily hard.
The standard strategy was for a single fighter to strike first, gradually whittle down the Goblin forces pouring from the Space Port, and finally destroy the empty station.
Yeon-woo’s prior operations hadn’t differed much from that approach.
But then.
“Are you ready?”
— Yes.
Ha-yun’s arrival changed things considerably.
‘A beehive? Can’t you just smash it to pieces?’
Whether the enemy was a beehive or an anthill.
With this much firepower at their disposal, there was no need for fear.
And on top of that, there was a secret weapon they’d invested three whole Directional Points to prepare for this very operation.
“Markross, Gudru, Sureka—you’re all ready too, right?”
— I… Captain, if you’d said we weren’t….
“Looks like you are.”
Having confirmed the status of his reliable pilots as always, Yeon-woo placed his hand on the Master Ball and spoke.
“Launch.”
At the same time, Urelka repeated the order and began her operations.
“All fighters launching. Runway opening.”
— Uuuuuu… WAAAAAAUGH!!!
This time Markross went first.
Followed by Fullmail and Gauntlet.
The core of this operation was the classical hammer and anvil.
While Hades, escorted by Fullmail and Gauntlet, smashed the Goblin forces head-on.
‘Markross wipes out all the rear forces from behind.’
Markross especially bore the weight of that mission, having to absorb the Port’s own attacks from the enemy’s rear position.
— Cockadoodle-WAAAH!!! Scared! Scared out of my mind!
Even with such a wail, an exception would have to be made this time.
— Heh.
Unlike before, Ha-yun—who had opened all comm channels including both voice and video—let out a slight laugh at Markross’s noisy screaming.
Yeon-woo offered an awkward apology.
“He’s a bit loud, isn’t he? If it bothers you, you can just mute Markross. Gudru’s like that sometimes too… actually, quite often.”
— No, no. I was just thinking, like last time, if a harpy really can have flying phobia—is that even possible?
Markross was shameful no matter where you took him.
Though given how genuine his skill was, there was nothing to complain about.
Like a silver fang, the Silver Edge darted toward the port in a blur.
In contrast, Hades, Fullmail, and Gauntlet formed a formation and advanced at a leisurely pace.
“Captain, I think we’re ready to begin whenever you’d like.”
“All right, let’s go.”
Yeon-woo spoke through the comm.
“Commencing first salvo. Everyone, watch your firing lines.”
Zzzzzzzzzing…!
At the same moment, the Space Battleship’s main cannon fixed its aim squarely on the port and began slowly channeling its power.
The Space Battleship’s cannons could fire once per floor, once per raid portal.
Was he really planning to deploy this decisive game-changer so early?
‘Half right, half wrong.’
An upgrade they’d secured by spending Directional Points before entering Floor 19.
「Main Cannon Enhancement 1.
Effect: Increases the main cannon’s charge capacity to 2 shots.
Required Points: 3」
It allowed the main cannon to fire twice in a single volley.
A single fighter darting about cautiously, drawing out some of the Goblins with jabs? That would never end the siege.
There would be no knowing when the conquest would finally conclude.
Once Yeon-woo confirmed the main cannon had charged sufficiently,
‘Fire.’
Whooooom!!!!!
He unleashed the main cannon toward the Space Port without hesitation.
The Space Port was structured like a long rod with various branches extending from it, fighters moored along those branches.
Yeon-woo’s target was none other than
Crack-boom! Screeeech!
the center of the Space Port.
A position that would bisect the port while simultaneously hurling several destroyers into the void.
The thick cannon’s beam, as if finally finding an opponent worthy of its caliber,
completely severed the massive port’s central column.
Not merely striking, but a clean, total severance.
Weeee-oooooo!!
Red warning lights and alarm sirens erupted across the Space Port before
Whoooosh!
the Goblin Fighters, plunged into utter chaos, began launching in a frenzied scramble.
Yet fighters whose base had been destroyed so abruptly could hardly expect proper coordination.
Goblins were already famous for their improvisational flying—
Crack! Crack! Crack!
and now, with Goblin Fighters launching haphazardly from every corner of the port, collisions between them erupted in a farcical cascade.
Even with the upgrade, the Space Battleship’s main cannon could only be used twice.
“That should be more than enough effect, yes?”
“Without question, Captain.”
Accounting for that limitation, the conquest had clearly entered its optimal trajectory.
Yeon-woo, satisfied with the accuracy of his own volley, decided to observe the battle’s progress with a measured ease.
The Goblin numbers were so vast that many fighters survived the initial chaos and collisions.
“Hades, full combat engagement imminent.”
— Understood. Advancing now.
“Gudru, Sureka.”
— Protecting the black fighter.
— As you command, Captain!
Hades gradually increased speed,
while Fullmail and Gauntlet, unwilling to let Hades advance alone, split its flanks at an even greater velocity.
From the front, it appeared as if the two craft formed an unshakeable shield protecting Hades.
And against these three fighters,
“Enemy formation approaching. Thirty contacts total. Five… four… three….”
thirty Goblin Fighters, the first to break free from the chaos, began streaming in.
They lacked proper formation, but Goblins were creatures whose specialty lay in close-quarters melee.
Indeed, this sort of reckless, free-for-all combat had long since proven more troublesome to opponents.
But then—
Boom-boom-boom-boom!
Before the Goblins could close within firing range, Hades unleashed its Antimatter Cannon.
Hades possessed superior mobility specialized for close combat,
yet the Antimatter Cannon was a versatile weapon capable of engaging at medium range as well.
Hardly by accident was it S+ Grade.
By tonnage alone, it was the singular master of this airspace—second only to the Space Battleship itself.
A barrage of black shells, like the void itself, descended upon the Goblin vanguard.
The projectiles found their mark with devastating precision, again and again.
In an instant, several fighters fell away, their hulls gouged with massive ruptures.
Boom-boom-boom-boom!
Hades fired once more, and several more enemy craft fell away in ruin.
But this time, the Goblins answered in kind.
Rat-a-tat-a-tat-tat!
From multiple angles, centered on the faster Goblin Scouts, machine gun fire erupted.
Burst!
Most of the volley was intercepted by the Fullmail and Gauntlet’s barriers, doing little real damage.
Machine gun fire of that caliber couldn’t inflict meaningful harm on a machine-class vessel like the Hades.
But Ha-yun would not tolerate even that much.
The Hades plummeted sharply the instant enemy fire came down, weaving between barrier gaps to dodge every stray round.
Then it surged forward at full throttle, rocketing upward from below in a piercing strike.
From a blind spot beneath them, the assault of a vastly superior machine was nothing short of catastrophic.
Yeon-woo watched the maneuver unfold and muttered with a wry expression.
“It reminds me a bit of Markross, somehow.”
Those sharp maneuvers that pushed the machine’s performance to its absolute limit.
If Hwa-ryeon saw it, she might well bristle with indignation—but the movements themselves were undeniably dazzling, drawing involuntary admiration.
Urelka nodded in agreement.
“You’re quite right, Captain. It appears he drew inspiration from Markross’s piloting style.”
“Even so, of all pilots to emulate…”
Yeon-woo clicked his tongue in frustration.
There were so many skilled pilots in this world.
Yet the effect was undeniable.
With the Hades appearing suddenly from below, the enemy fighters fell into disarray once more, losing their bearings entirely.
Gudru and Sureka seized the moment, deploying barriers as they charged toward the Hades’s position in close-quarters assault.
Their ramming attacks were calculated—dodging fighters while specifically targeting scouts.
The scout craft, unable to overcome the size disparity, were simply knocked backward.
Counterattacks met with immediate evasive rolls.
Then the Fullmail and Gauntlet joined the fray.
Yeon-woo had not spelled out such tactical details, yet the three pilots moved with the seamless fluidity of a squadron that had fought together for years, each action flowing naturally into the next.
But even that overwhelming combat had its limits.
“Captain, enemy second and third waves approaching. Thirty units each.”
“Transmit the tactical display to the fighters… and I suppose it’s time to call them in.”
Goblins were streaming out of the port in mounting numbers, converging on the Hades in a tide.
Even with perfect coordination among the three, numbers of this magnitude would be untenable.
Yeon-woo summoned the white beast that had been holding its breath in silence all this while.
“Markross.”
— Kee-ooooooo!
A powerful cry echoed through the void.
Whirrrrr!
A silver streak resumed its charge across space.
Markross had concealed itself within the White Fang from the moment of sortie.
Now it revealed itself behind Urelka’s reported third wave.
Crack-crack-crack!
Everything in Markross’s path was frozen solid by the White Fang’s effect.
With their engines locked in ice, the Goblin Fighters had no choice but to suspend themselves motionless in the void.
And that was merely the beginning.
Fwoom-fwoom-fwoom!
The Silver Edge’s Plasma Gun, too, liquefied several enemy craft in a heartbeat.
The Goblins, focused solely on the Hades and its two escorts, had no defense against the Silver Edge carving through their rear at speeds barely visible to the eye—they offered their napes to the slaughter.
On the tactical display projected in the bridge, the red dots vanished with accelerating speed.
The pace was relentless, front and rear alike.
— Kee-kee! Destroyer! Destroyer! Terrifying!
Shrieking its alarm, Markross hurled itself toward a Goblin Destroyer positioned near the center of the second wave.
Scout craft surrounding the destroyer belatedly scattered in defense.
Burst!
The destroyer itself attempted to raise its own barrier.
Bang-bang-bang-boom!
But Markross had already scraped the destroyer’s flank and torn free before it could even react.
‘D-damn, that really is fast.’
And it wasn’t some reckless barrage, either.
The weapons atop the destroyer’s deck went limp and sagging, while the barrier module that had been initializing exploded outright before it could fully deploy.
A destroyer—among the higher-class Goblin vessels—found itself combat-disabled without mounting any meaningful defense.
Markross wove through the Goblin formations like silver thread drawn through fabric, threading cleanly out of the formation’s edge.
Four machines were all they had.
Yet the Goblin fleet—more than ten times their number—was collapsing with brutal efficiency.
— Gudru, go. The black fighter goes too.
— I’ll catch up with you.
The main force of Hades, Fullmail, and Gauntlet pressed forward rapidly, obliterating every enemy in their path.
“No matter how much they’re on our side… this is really insane.”
Yeon-woo watched the battle unfold with overwhelming dominance, far beyond his initial projections, and felt his breath catch.
The Space Battleship and Super Carrier—vessels that had analyzed Yeon-woo’s disposition with perfect precision.
Yeon-woo himself had intended to proceed safely by simply launching his carrier aircraft, nothing more.
But could he really ascend this safely?
Urelka pushed his glasses up and spoke.
“Surely all of this success is thanks to your brilliant leadership, Captain?”
What am I doing.
Yeon-woo looked down at Urelka with a bewildered expression.
‘No matter how I think about it, that doesn’t seem right.’

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