I Got a Monster Spaceship from the Tutorial Tower - Chapter 57

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Chapter 57
Episode 57
When Yeon-u arrived at the Bridge with Seong-a, Urelka and Ha-yun were already waiting.
“Welcome to our vessel. I am Urelka, the Deputy Ship Captain.”
Urelka crossed one arm over the other and offered a respectful bow.
Seong-a returned the greeting stiffly, clearly unprepared to receive such courteous treatment from a goblin.
“W-well, thank you for the warm reception.”
Lapis, who had been hovering near the Master Ball, briefly took on the form of a child to offer her own greeting.
— Hello! I’m Lapis, the Navigator! I heard you’re a great leader guiding your nation. I’d very much like to learn from you!
The formal, dignified sentence—entirely at odds with the child’s appearance—left Seong-a visibly flustered.
“W-what is this?”
“A Blue Slime.”
“Ah, well, nice to meet you. Though I’m not sure what I could possibly teach…”
As Seong-a awkwardly shook hands, Lapis beamed brightly and returned to the Master Ball.
“Hello.”
Ha-yun, for her part, merely offered a shallow nod.
Given her temperament, warm pleasantries were hardly to be expected, yet even accounting for that, a distinct chill radiated from her.
‘She mentioned not caring much for politicians,’ Yeon-u thought.
It seemed her disdain held regardless of rank—even for a president.
Understanding her past, Yeon-u had deliberately chosen not to ask her to escort Seong-a to the Hangar.
Seong-a, however, brightened the moment she spotted Ha-yun.
“You’re the pilot of the Hades! It’s wonderful to meet you. I’m President Seong-a.”
“Yes. Pilot Shin Ha-yun.”
“Hmm…”
Now Seong-a picked up on it—Ha-yun was not pleased to meet her. Her expression grew awkward.
Surely a pilot of Ha-yun’s caliber would have warranted a substantial intelligence briefing to the presidential office.
It seemed Seong-a had begun to grasp why the reception was so cold.
Before the moment could grow any more uncomfortable, Urelka addressed Yeon-u.
“Ship Captain, I have a status report for you.”
“Right. How are things progressing?”
Though he hadn’t been away long, combat could shift by the minute.
Urelka nodded and unfurled a tactical display in the air.
“Operations are proceeding smoothly. The Hammer of Valor is nearing annihilation, and currently the Yuguan Zhang Trio and—”
“Yuguan Zhang.”
“My apologies. The Yuguan Zhang Trio and the Fierce Tiger Clan are steadily securing airspace above the airport. Target zone occupation appears feasible within the hour.”
“Good.”
From what Yeon-u could see, the situation was unfolding well.
The red markers above the airport were vanishing rapidly, while the blue markers continued to expand their operational footprint.
Particularly striking was the combination of Hyun-su, Guan Yu, and Jang Chae-bin—a trio he hadn’t anticipated working with such devastating effect.
— Jang Chae-bin, take point.
— Yes, sir! Just follow my lead!
— Guan Yu, feint from the flank to keep them guessing.
— Understood.
Having drilled together countless times in the Tutorial Tower, they dismantled enemy strength methodically without needing Torca’s direct command.
— Once this battle’s finished, Zhuge Liang will be joining you, won’t he!
— Of course! And once he does, I’ll finally grasp the secrets of Zhuge Liang’s Three Kingdoms Strategy!
“…”
His motives, however, hardly seemed pure.
Seong-a tilted her head, listening to their comms chatter.
“Zhuge Liang? Three Kingdoms Strategy? What are they even talking about?”
“Well… for some reason, they’ve taken to calling me Zhuge Liang.”
“Ah, the Yuguan Zhang Trio… Haha, I’ve heard stories about them, but they really are something else, aren’t they?”
“By the way, they call Pilot Ha-yun by the name Jo-un.”
“Pilot.”
When Yeon-u innocently shared Ha-yun’s nickname, she glanced at him sideways—a silent warning not to make jokes at her expense in front of an annoying politician.
Seong-a, meanwhile, seemed intent on building rapport with Ha-yun and seized on Yeon-u’s comment.
“General Jo-un, did the sight of these monsters not startle you when you first arrived?”
“…It did startle me.”
Ha-yun frowned slightly, then slowly averted her gaze before answering.

Seeing that sight, Seong-a offered a faint smile.
She knew that the Space Battleship and Hades had built their relationship through joint raids, but now they seemed almost like true comrades.
For a president bearing responsibility for the Republic of Korea’s safety, it was far from a bad situation.
Meanwhile, though the Yuguan Zhang Trio was putting on a respectable showing contrary to their reputation, the true highlight belonged to the carrier fighters.
— Gudru, you’re back.
— Welcome back. Without the full-mail unit, our operational scope narrowed. Don’t lose the tempo—keep up the pace.
Markos, Gudru, Sureka, and finally Torca.
Using Markos as their spearhead, cutting through enemy lines with fluid brilliance, the carrier fighters advanced according to their tightly coordinated formation like tanks weaving through infantry.
Fundamentally, they crushed enemies that tried to cluster together with sheer force.
And whenever the Fierce Tiger Clan or neighboring clans found themselves in danger, they broke from their positions and rushed to the rescue with a freedom of movement that was almost reckless.
“Ah!”
Seong-a, who had been gazing out beyond the observation window of the bridge, captivated by the view outside visible from the warship, let out a gasp of wonder.
The ground forces, which had been unable to even attempt an approach due to the enemy aircraft covering the sky, were now advancing toward the airport with surprising speed.
At that pace, reaching the building where Seong-a had been hiding and rescuing the security team and staff seemed only a matter of time.
But it wasn’t simply the favorable kind of time constraint.
Yeon-u spoke with a grave expression.
“I think it’s about time for it to show up…….”
“Yes, Ship Captain.”
They had already captured all the Elite Squadron—the mid-tier bosses of the Named Portal.
The remaining common fighters were being mopped up.
Which meant it was time for the portal’s final guardian—its boss—to reveal itself.
‘An orc Named Vessel.’
Even a goblin Named Vessel, belonging to the weakest category among monsters, had commanded an impressive presence.
Honestly, if Ha-yun hadn’t consumed the defense mechanism with her dazzling movements, subduing the portal would have been quite difficult with the warship’s firepower alone.
So what in the world might emerge from an orc Named Vessel, something far above that?
Crunch-crunch-crunch!!
At that moment, a violent tremor shook the Space Battleship.
Urelka cried out.
“Named Vessel confirmed! Location is…….”
There was no need to wait for an explanation of its location.
Everyone could see it clearly.
The orc Named Vessel hung directly before the Space Battleship, high in the distant sky.
It revealed itself boldly, straight ahead.
Ssssshhhhh…….
Without any portal to speak of, it slowly thrust its massive form forward as if seeping down from the heavens themselves.
Though smaller than the Space Battleship, it bore no comparison to the Orc Cruiser in scale.
It was an enormous bulk, towering even above the Greenskin Spear.
“My goodness…….”
Seong-a, who happened to be standing near the observation window of the bridge, could not conceal her shock.
A hull pure white, reminiscent of snow-capped mountains that had not thawed once since the Upheaval.
Or rather, it was a snow-capped mountain itself.
Not constructed of sleek wings and fuselage like ordinary fighters.
This one—its rounded hull surrounded by massive armor plating whose thickness one could scarcely fathom—
Seemed to declare itself a fortress moving through the cosmos.
It gave the impression not of a fighter but of a natural phenomenon drifting through the sky.
“……What in the world is that thing.”
Yeon-u, too, could only shake his head at the sight of the Named Vessel, which radiated a crushing weight greater than any fighter he had yet encountered.
Urelka, who had fallen briefly silent, told them its name.
“The Shield of Harsh Cold…… A mobile attack base of the orcs has been summoned.”
The Shield of Harsh Cold.
A vessel designed not for general warfare but for a specialized purpose.
「Announcement: Jeju Named Portal of the Republic of Korea.
Named Vessel, the Shield of Harsh Cold, has appeared.」
The system itself confirmed Urelka’s words to be true.
Yeon-u tilted his head.
“Attack base? Not defense?”
He wondered if Urelka had misspoken.
There were no visible weapons to speak of, and its exterior seemed covered entirely in metal plating as formidable as the Space Battleship’s own.
It was puzzling how such a vessel could be designed for attack rather than defense.
It was then that Seong-a offered a theory.
“The target of the attack must be different.”
“What do you mean?”
“If this isn’t fighter-to-fighter combat, but rather a war against an entire planet?”
Seong-a turned toward Yeon-u, her face drained of color.
Urelka confirmed it.
“The President is correct. The Shield of Harsh Cold relies on overwhelming defensive capability to withstand a planet’s anti-air network and is specialized in obliterating targeted installations with the main cannon mounted on its underside.”
“Mm…….”
Only then did Yeon-u fully grasp the situation.
Right now the Shield of Harsh Cold was showing only its side to the battleship.
But underneath it hung an enormous laser cannon—powerful enough to erase an entire region from any map.
There was one more reason why Urelka had called it a mobile base.
Whine! Whine! Whine! Whine!
A considerable swarm of Orc carrier fighters erupted from the gaps across its massive deck.
Not quite the scale of the initial portal summons, but more than enough to demoralize our already exhausted pilots.
Yeon-u spoke through the communication network.
“Named Vessel identified: Shield of Harsh Cold. Enemy fighters are pouring out—prepare for engagement.”
— Understood. Enemy reinforcements at this timing—not good, Captain.
Torca answered as if there were no problem, yet his tone carried an edge of concern.
The battleship’s carrier fighters were fine, but the human pilots from the other clans were already approaching their limits.
A considerable number had already begun pulling back for various reasons.
Yet there were those whose fighting spirit burned even brighter at news of the enemy commander’s appearance.
— The enemy leader is here!
— I’ll bring back the enemy commander’s head, brother!
— Little one, I’ll be back before my tea goes cold!
Screeeee!
The Yuguan Zhang Trio, having just finished off one Orc fighter below, surged upward with brimming confidence.
‘Are they seriously going to bring down a Named Vessel with just three of them?’
Yeon-u had confirmed their skills weren’t bad, but they were facing an Orc Named Vessel.
It was far beyond the trio’s level.
Zzzzzing! Fwip-fwip-fwip!
Still, the three of them worked their weapons, pummeling the fortress-thick armor plating.
Their confidence was so overflowing that for a moment, Yeon-u found himself thinking they might actually succeed in taking down the Named Vessel.
But then.
Fuuuuuuushhhhhhh!!!!
— Gh, gaaahhh!
— The engine—the engine’s freezing up, brother!
— My tea went cold……!
The instant a real attack landed, the Shield of Harsh Cold ejected an enormous volume of gas from the gaps in its armor.
Not even a proper weapon like a laser or plasma cannon—just this frigid discharge sent the fighters careening backward at full speed, unable to muster any real resistance.
Urelka offered a terse explanation.
“The Shield of Harsh Cold lacks dedicated weapons, but it scarcely needs them. Most fighters cannot even approach at this intensity.”
“Yeah, looks that way.”
Yeon-u nodded.
Ha-yun seemed to decide something and moved toward the exit of the bridge.
“I’m going back out.”
“Where?”
“To bring down that Named Vessel!”
He understood her urgency, but the world contained many things that will alone could not accomplish.
“Hwa-ryeon, what’s the status on the Hades?”
— Don’t say such ridiculous things! The Deathside cooldown still hasn’t finished, and I’ve pushed it so hard there’s damage in more places than I can count!
Hwa-ryeon, who’d apparently been listening, cried out in a voice tight with agitation.
“……So that’s how it is?”
“…….”
No matter how skilled a pilot, one could not fight without a machine.
Ha-yun and Seong-a’s expressions hardened into stone.
According to Urelka, the vast laser cannon mounted beneath the Shield of Harsh Cold was a catastrophe itself—capable of dealing annihilating damage not just to Jeju Airport but to the entire Jeju province.
Even if Korea, pouring all its strength into defense, had somehow managed to hold back the Named Portal without significant damage so far.
A single shot from that cannon could reduce everything to nothing.
In that dire moment, Yeon-u smiled and spoke.
“Don’t worry too much. I’ll figure something out.”
Both women’s gazes turned toward Yeon-u.
But instead of answering, Yeon-u placed his hand on the Master Ball.
Lapis’s amplification sharpened his senses further, sending a surge of awareness through his entire body.
‘A main cannon designed to destroy military bases.’
If a cannon mounted beneath a vessel of that size unleashed its full power, the destruction would be staggering.
But he possessed something equally formidable on his side.
‘Mine is designed to destroy planets.’
You came at just the right time.

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