I Got a Monster Spaceship from the Tutorial Tower - Chapter 58

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Episode 58
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[Named Portal appears in Jeju, South Korea. Korea is finished!]
[Japan and China draw lines. They will take measures to minimize damage to their own nations.]
The world’s reaction after the Named Portal opened was remarkably consistent.
It was an unfortunate accident, but ultimately something Korea would have to resolve on its own.
By cruel coincidence, the president of South Korea happened to be in Jeju at the time, which deepened the tragic atmosphere considerably.
However, with the emergence of the Space Battleship and Hades’s solo destruction of the Void Sphere, the tide shifted dramatically.
Could Korea truly handle even a Named Portal without significant casualties?
If they proved capable of such a feat, South Korea would essentially leap into third place in the world, right after the United States and China.
Portals, unlike the Tutorial Tower, aren’t broadcast on Earth’s Heroes.
Yet people worldwide watched the crude footage of Jeju reaching them, waiting to see how it would all end.
No matter how promising the progress, the conclusion of a Named Portal—
How they conquered the Named Vessel—could completely change the evaluation.
And then came the Shield of Bitter Cold.
An A-Rank Dreadnought, a B-Rank Phantom, and a Phalanx launched their assault only to be swept away and tumbled like dust by the sheer wind pressure—an overwhelming display of might.
The world gasped in horror.
Korea sank into despair.
Whirrrrrrrr…….
As faint light began emanating and the Main Cannon below started to charge, that despair only deepened.
News programs shifted to emergency alert mode as debates intensified over what the Shield of Bitter Cold might unleash.
[Professor, this Named Vessel—according to data gathered by our pilots, it’s called the Shield of Bitter Cold. But what do you make of that light at the base?]
[It’s premature to say definitively, but judging by its appearance and movement, we should regard it as a Laser Cannon of tremendous destructive power.]
[A Laser Cannon? Then if we don’t shoot it down in time, that means the Laser Cannon will be fired?]
[I’m afraid so…… Ah, we must resolve this as quickly as possible.]
As it stood, even President Seong-a had not yet left the Airport, according to reports.
If an attack from the Named Vessel in the sky landed directly on the Airport?
It would be catastrophic.
While everyone’s minds naturally drew desperate scenarios—
One broadcast panelist alone turned their gaze from the Shield of Bitter Cold to the Space Battleship.
[The Space Battleship’s Main Cannon hasn’t fired yet, has it? I believe there’s plenty of hope.]
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Whoooooom!
Enormous energy was gathering in the base of the Shield of Bitter Cold.
Yeon-u moved without hesitation to operate the Main Cannon.
“How much time do we have?”
“The Shield of Bitter Cold charges its Main Cannon very slowly. We have plenty of margin.”
Fortunately, the Shield of Bitter Cold had been summoned at roughly the same altitude as the Space Battleship.
Unlike the Orc Cruiser incident in Incheon, he didn’t need to worry about the cannon’s firepower backfiring.
‘In a situation like that, I’d have had to adjust the angle to fire, but…’
The Main Cannon’s charge was complete.
Yeon-u fired without delay.
Booooom!
With one tremendous vibration, the Space Battleship’s Main Cannon blazed toward the Shield of Bitter Cold.
“Ah……!”
Ha-yun and Seong-a let out involuntary exclamations at the blinding intensity of the beam visible from the Bridge.
Ha-yun had seen this firing sequence several times while conquering dungeons alongside him.
Yet witnessing the Main Cannon’s power from the Bridge felt entirely different.
Could there truly be a target that such a terrifying weapon couldn’t destroy?
‘A weapon like that…… used all this time.’
Seong-a, seeing it for the first time, was affected even more profoundly.
At least for that single instant when the Main Cannon fired.
Lost in that violent beauty, she forgot that this was a Named Portal situation, forgot that a Named Vessel floated before her eyes.
Viewers watching the broadcast likewise erupted in cheers, suddenly remembering the Space Battleship’s Main Cannon they’d momentarily forgotten.
└ Now that’s what I’m talking about!!!
└ What? Shield of Bitter Cold? This is the spear that pierces anything.
└ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ That smug Named Vessel’s going straight to hell
The catharsis delivered by the Main Cannon was immense.
And thanks to the overwhelming conquest records accumulated thus far, people’s confidence remained unshakable.
Craaaaaash!!!
The massive cannon’s beam struck the Shield of Bitter Cold head-on.
With a deafening roar, the Shield of Bitter Cold—despite its massive frame—was sent hurtling backward for a considerable distance.
The fighter jets that had just taken off from the enemy’s runway were caught in the storm of force unleashed by the impact against the armor plating, torn apart and reduced to dust before they could so much as cleave the air.
As they had done with every target marked so far.
This time too, the Main Cannon’s full force had struck the Named Vessel directly.
Blinding light and thunderous sound.
No one would have suspected, given the spectacular display, that the Shield of Bitter Cold—despite its grand name—had been destroyed.
‘That’s impossible.’
Only Yeon-u’s brow furrowed.
The thing had survived.
The sensations relayed through Lapis made that fact unmistakably clear.
Once the cannon’s beam dissipated,
everyone watching fell silent.
The Shield of Bitter Cold had not been destroyed; it hung stubbornly in place.
Of course, it was not without damage.
The fortified armor plating that had seemed impregnable was grotesquely warped.
The energy gathering in the lower section for the Laser Cannon had also seemed to halt, at least temporarily.
But the real problem was that the Main Cannon had struck it without causing critical damage.
Once it recovered internally, the Main Cannon would resume firing soon enough.
“…One more shot.”
Yeon-u immediately prepared the next barrage.
Until now, no enemy he’d encountered had withstood the Space Battleship’s Main Cannon.
Was it true, then? That an Orc’s Named Vessel was still far too formidable an opponent at his current level?
Whirrrrr…!
Once again, vast quantities of energy converged in the Space Battleship’s Main Cannon.
The decision had to be made quickly.
If the Shield of Bitter Cold somehow managed to turn undamaged and change direction, they’d be in real trouble.
Whoooom!
Fire again!
Regardless of how those watching felt, the cannon projected its overwhelming might just as before.
Crack! Boom!
‘This time it landed properly!’
Yeon-u’s grip tightened around the Master Ball.
The armor plating that had been warped beyond recognition in the first strike was now completely pierced.
Its interior must have taken tremendous damage from the advancing armor of his own vessel alone.
Indeed, unlike the first strike, this time considerable cracks were observed in the armor plating on the opposite side of the Shield of Bitter Cold.
“Unfortunately, no penetration through, Ship Captain.”
“I know… Perhaps the Main Cannon is a bit underpowered?”
Yeon-u and Urelka exchanged wry looks of disappointment.
Witnessing this, Ha-yun and Seong-a wore expressions of utter bewilderment.
‘What are they even talking about?’
Certainly, when the enemy had endured the first cannon strike, the two of them had been shocked as well.
But that shock had stemmed from the Shield of Bitter Cold’s ability to survive such an onslaught, not dismay.
It was absolutely not disappointment with the cannon’s power itself.
To begin with, merely delaying the enemy’s Laser Cannon had already been a monumental achievement for the Space Battleship.
They had at least prevented Jeju from being erased from the map.
And to capture a Named Vessel in just two strikes?
Nothing short of the Space Battleship could have accomplished such a thing.
If the Space Battleship hadn’t been here, how relentlessly would all the other fighters have had to pound that impregnable fortress to break it?
‘It would have been impossible…’
Seong-a, who had studied and personally analyzed countless reports all this while, understood this instinctively.
Even Ha-yun felt, with visceral certainty, that without the battleship, success would have been impossible.
Just as those watching were beginning to cautiously anticipate the Shield of Bitter Cold’s destruction and successful conquest of the Named Portal,
a grinding, creaking sound emerged from the shattered ruins.
“?!”
From the brutally ravaged Shield of Bitter Cold came an impossible noise.
If it had simply crashed, it would have been another matter, but this sound was unmistakable—
“Engine signature detected. …It appears it still has life in it.”
It was the dying groan of a shield that had not yet breathed its last.
Screeeech… screech.
Clearly, it was not in good condition.
The Laser Cannon was out of the question—the Shield of Bitter Cold was descending slowly, lowering its altitude as if preparing to land.
“We—we have to stop that landing!”
Seong-a cried out at the sight, her voice sharp with alarm.
Each Orc fighter carried more than ten Orcs aboard.
If a vessel of that magnitude touched down, hundreds—easily hundreds—would pour onto Jeju like a flood.
Seong-a’s eyes pleaded with Yeon-u, but he had no ready answer either.
“The Main Cannon can only fire twice a day…….”
Of course, even this much was an enormous contribution from Yeon-u’s end.
But human desire knows no limit, and the damage that hundreds of Orc landings would inflict on Jeju was all too easy to imagine.
Seong-a’s urgency was not greed—it was the only natural response.
The remaining fighters attempted to inflict damage however they could.
— Hostile aircraft in pursuit, aft sector! We’re in danger!
The remaining Orc forces would not simply let them pass.
A moment of absolute crisis.
Then, across the Bridge, came an unexpected sound—a rooster’s crow.
— Cock-a-doodle-doooooo!!!
“???”
Seong-a froze, glancing around in confusion.
But Yeon-u and Ha-yun knew exactly what that sound was.
— This’ll be big—haaaawk!
A silver flash cut across the sky, thick with the Shield of Bitter Cold.
It was the magnificent acrobatic display of the Silver Edge, which they thought had vanished long ago.
“What does he think he’s doing?!”
Yeon-u demanded urgently.
He trusted Markos’s flying skill, but he couldn’t imagine what the Silver Edge could possibly accomplish against something that massive.
Yet Markos gave no answer, deploying the White Pang as he dove the Silver Edge at full throttle toward the Shield of Bitter Cold.
The Shield of Bitter Cold, meanwhile—
Whoooooosh!!!
It unleashed the same crushing wind pressure that had scattered the Yuguan Zhang Trio in all directions, attempting to eliminate the Silver Edge as a variable before it could get close.
Normally, deploying the White Pang would render the Silver Edge invisible.
— Cock-a-doodle! Cluck-cluck-cluck! Not leaving! Not leaving!
The wind pressure was so fierce that slowly, gradually, the Silver Edge became visible once more—pushing forward with desperate determination toward the section the battleship’s Main Cannon had destroyed.
The Silver Edge’s thrust was extraordinary.
Moreover, its wedge-shaped design minimized wind resistance, allowing it to hold its ground barely.
— Markos, pilot! This is far too dangerous! Fall back immediately!
Even Torca urged retreat—the maneuver looked utterly reckless.
But Markos, visible through the screen, showed no sign of backing down.
Instead, he rolled his eyes and began muttering to himself.
— The Silver Edge’s top speed is fifty thousand kilometers per hour…… reaches ten thousand km in just five seconds…… if this damn runaway fighter can…….
Shrieeeek!
The exhaust flame from the Silver Edge’s rear engines began to turn white as it intensified.
Clatter-clatter-clatter……!
Impossibly, Markos’s Silver Edge was overcoming the wind pressure, inching toward the Shield of Bitter Cold bit by bit.
And finally—
Click.
The nose of the Silver Edge lodged into the jagged hole torn in the Shield’s flank by the Main Cannon strike.
There, the wind pressure could no longer maintain its hold.
Markos let out a triumphant cry.
— Cluck-cluck-cluck! Did you see that, Captain? The Silver Edge has a Laser Cannon too! If I just fire this now……!
Hummmmm!
The Silver Edge’s secondary cannon elegantly drew in its energy.
It was a small weapon compared to the battleship’s Main Cannon or the Shield of Bitter Cold’s massive artillery, yet for an enemy already mortally wounded, it would be the finishing blow.
In that moment, everyone across the Bridge spoke as one voice.
“Fire!”
“Fire!”
Yeon-u, Seong-a, and Ha-yun on the Bridge—and beyond—
└ Fire!
└ Come on, Silver Edge!
The internet viewers as well held their breath, waiting for that final, decisive shot.
— Cluck-cluck! Three, two, one……!
But then.
Crash-crash-crash! Boom! Thud-thud-thud!
Before the Silver Edge’s Main Cannon could even fire, explosions erupted across the massive frame of the Shield of Bitter Cold.
Whump-whump-whump……!
The colossal body began to fragment into hundreds of pieces, plummeting earthward.
— Cluck-cluck?
Markos, who had been about to fire the Laser Cannon, let out a bewildered chirp and tilted his head in confusion.
“……?”
Yeon-u, tense and braced for impact, felt the same disorientation.
Urelka analyzed something on the panel, then offered her interpretation.
“It appears the battleship’s Main Cannon strike had already pushed it to the brink of detonation. It attempted an emergency landing to regain control, but it had reached its limit.”
“……Then what about Markos?”
Yeon-u, Ha-yun, and Seong-a all turned their attention to Markos on the monitor.
Urelka slid her glasses up slightly as she spoke.
“Remarkably, that burst of wind that pushed the Silver Edge back appears to have been the last output the Dreadnought could muster.”
Hearing this, Markos asked in a reluctant tone.
— Cluck-cluck…… Ship Captain, could you possibly credit this victory to me?

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