Ark The Legend Vol 11 Chapter 4

s.p.a.cE 4. Asteroid E-2036

“Newcomer.”

Ark looked at his team and said. He was standing next to a man wearing the black helmet, the gunner.

“There were various situations so he has decided to go with us from now on. Hey! What are you doing? Take off the black helmet and say a word to your colleagues.”

Ark elbowed the gunner in his side while speaking. The gunner was Rapid, Rapid was Alan! That’s right. Ark finally decided to accept Alan as his colleague. Of course, it wasn’t a simple decision.

Who was Alan? Since Ark started New World, he was a strong user and his rival for 2 years. He couldn’t blindly trust him now. But he could believe one thing. He held a bigger grudge against Lucifer than Ark.

It was a common strategy. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. As long as Lucifer was a common enemy in Galaxian, Alan wouldn’t betray Ark.

‘If I’m convinced he won’t betray me……’

Ark knew him better than anyone else.

‘A user like Alan who demonstrates competence in all areas is rare. Isn’t he like Guan Yu from Romance of the Three Kingdoms? I might’ve beaten him in New World but his military strength and political power can’t be underestimated.’

The evidence of Alan’s skills was his previous stay in S-20.

While Ark was away for 10 days, S-20 developed into a place he didn’t know. At the time he was surprised because of Rapid. But know that he know it was Alan, he wasn’t surprised at all. Alan had shown the same competence in New World.

‘I don’t think he is lying and my biggest enemy is Lucifer. And Lucifer is also Alan’s target. He will move more eagerly than anyone else if it is to stop Lucifer. I also believe in his ability. In that respect, Alan is the companion most needed right now.’

There was no reason to refuse! That was the conclusion Ark came to. However there was a bit of noise.

“What? What are you saying all of a sudden?”

Slayer looked at Alan and started complaining.

“Have you forgotten? Melina-nim and Park died because those black helmet guys suddenly attacked us! And that guy was with the black helmets! But now he is our colleague? How can I believe a man like him? Isn’t that right?”

“Yes. It isn’t right.”

“See! Kaya….eh? What?”

“What reason do I have to oppose it? Didn’t you hear Ark? That guy wasn’t friends with the black helmets from the beginning. He stuck to that group due to various circ.u.mstances.”

“How do you know that?”

“You should think a little more with your head. We were able to escape unharmed from the laboratory because of his help. If he hadn’t stopped them from manning the entrance and installed a bomb on their s.h.i.+p then we would’ve been wiped out. Would he do such a thing if he is with the black helmets?”

“T-that….”

“So there is no reason to oppose the addition of a strong peer. Didn’t you see? When he fought the Rama. He is definitely strong. In addition, he has the most important thing.”

“The most important thing?”

Slayer asked with confusion. Kaya replied with a laugh.

“His face, it is handsome.”

“Kaack! This stupid woman! Why does that matter?”

“Why does it matter? Don’t you know that a rice cake won’t look good to eat if it wasn’t for the red coating?”

“W-what does it have to do with eating? Should a woman be talking like that?”

“Why are you hung up on that part? It wasn’t what I meant. Are you a pervert?”

“You’re the pervert! This player like girl!”

“P-player? What did you say?”

“I said it! What are you going to do? Speaking of that, how is he handsome? He just seems like a beggar type guy. He just made his game character look like this. You’ll see. That guy probably has a lot of pimples on his stomach. He probably casually touches his snot and farts openly!”

“Why are you going into such details? Are you sure you’re not talking about yourself?”

“It’s sad but you can’t deny it.”

Leon looked at Slayer with a regretful face. Then Kaya said with a hateful expression.

“Yes, I knew it. Okay.  I’ll be sure to say it when I met Melina again. That you dig out your snot with your hand and fart openly.”

“Ah,no! I wash my hands!”

“You probably touch the snot after was.h.i.+ng your hands and then eats food with it.”

“No that’s not me! It is him!”

Slayer spat and pointed towards Alan who took off his helmet. Then Alan turned towards Ark and asked.

“So…can I put a bullet in that guy’s forehead?”

“I admit my subordinate is a bit out of control but he will calm down. It is because the relations.h.i.+p between my subordinates are important.”

“That’s why I asked you first if I could put a bullet in his head.”

“You brat, you sure are keen.”

Ark moved forward with a smile. He looked at Slayer who had dug out a booger with his hand and was trying to touch Kaya with it and said.

“I know this is abrupt. But there is a reason this guy needs to travel with me. Of course, that reason is between this guy and me. But you are also affected by this event. This mission was harder than we expected. So think of it as a chance to reinforce our power. But I am a fair leader. So this decision will be democratically chosen by the majority. If there is more in opposition then I will exclude this friend from this mission at least.”

This actually wasn’t fair or impartial.

Currently the team had 10 people excluding Ark. Among them was Slayer, Leon, Sadain and Kaya. Milan, Hegel, Ellain, Kurakan, Kalliben and Hedro. The majority of the team including the 6 members of Dark Eden.

“We will unconditionally follow Hyung-nim’s will!”

The staff who regarded Ark’s words as a law voted in his favour!

“I also agree of course. There has to be at least one man like that.”

Kaya also voted in agreement due to her own selfish reasons!

“It doesn’t matter to me. But if our power increases then there is no reason to oppose it.”

Sadain also voted in agreement.

“Uh….I agree as well.”

Leon sensed what side it was tilting towards and decided to be on the side of the majority. 9 to 1, it was GAME OVER with an overwhelming majority of votes!

“d.a.m.n! Whatever! Bah! Che! Byong!”

Thanks to Slayer’s graceful (?) resignation, Alan officially joined the team. And the formalities were completed!

-Aram has joined Dark Eden as an intern.

 

Name: Aram (User)

Profession: Gunner

Level: 92

Related Skills: Quick Fire, Consecutive Fire, Manoeuvre Fire…..

The name Rapid used in Galaxian was Aram. He wanted to use Alan that he originally used in New World but it was sold out so he went with a similar name.

‘Even so, Aram……’

It seemed somewhat weak. It made him feel like laughing for some reason. So Ark decided to just call him Rapid.

“Any complaints?”

“I don’t care about my name.”

“But you’re level 92?”

“Yes, is there a level restriction to enter your company?”

“No, that’s not it…..”

Rapid had killed the 2 people with Valencia instantly, even if they were caught off guard and engaged in a fight with the leader of the Red Front Keiko. Therefore Ark had expected Rapid to be at least level 100. But the level listed in his employee ID was only 92. Despite that, it didn’t feel like he was weaker than the level 110 Slayer.

‘It means he covers his lower level with skill proficiency. Hasn’t he barely recovered enough to walk alone at home? At any rate, I can’t be careless.’

Anyway, Rapid was now Ark’s subordinate! Ark closed the staff information window and laughed.

“Don’t you know? I am the President.”

“I know what you want to say. I won’t put a bullet in the back of your head until Lucifer is taken care of.”

“Well, don’t betray me. I will be watching carefully.”

“Are you going to keep on talking such nonsense?”

Rapid loaded the bullets in his pistol and stared at Ark. d.a.m.n, an employee that was threatening the President! This guy was acting like this when he just joined but now wasn’t the time for joking or relaxing.

‘But……’

Ark sighed and looked out the window. Grey rocks were the only thing that came into view. The reason Ark and his companions were here went back to several hours ago.

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“Ether fusion system error! Oh my G.o.d! The engine received damage during the battle with the Asura! During the voyage, the balance control system failed so there is an error in the warp navigation! In this state we won’t be able to endure the gravity distortion and will be thrown out of orbit!”

Shortly after they left Impeltus and began warp sailing. The ominous words emerged from Hegel’s mouth.

And…..pepepeng!

The prediction was a reality. There was a ringing sound and the Silver Star was thrown out of warp orbit. It was fortunate that the accident occurred shortly after entering warp.

Warp technology created a multidimensional portal through outer s.p.a.ce. The s.h.i.+p was already in a different dimension once warp began. In that state the s.h.i.+p was thrown out of orbit.

In the worst case scenario, it would be trapped in a different s.p.a.ce and time and the s.h.i.+p would blow up. Fortunately, warp hadn’t started for that long so the Silver Star wasn’t severely damaged but further flight was impossible. Ark was able to use the emergency engine to land the Silver Star on the closest planet.

This place was where he made the force landing. It was an asteroid with the number E-2036. Although it was lucky he managed to land here…..

“Many of the Silver Star’s systems were damaged when it collided with the Asura. The damage worsened when we were thrown out of warp orbit. Some important parts of the engine became overloaded and have completely melted.”

Those were Hegel’s words when he checked the engine.

“The time required for repairs?”

“It will take at least 5 days to just repair the engine.”

“5 days……”

He naturally sighed at Hegel’s answer. The problem wasn’t the time it would take for repairs.

“The biggest problem right now is the fuel rods. The energy flowed backwards when the engine overloaded so 2 fuel rods have ruptured. No, it is because the fuel rods can’t handle the energy flowing backwards that there is a problem with the engine. Anyway, only 3 fuel rods remains. Even if we repair the engine, if the missing fuel rods aren’t replaced then the Silver Star can’t move.”

‘d.a.m.n, this is why I shouldn’t buy used items!’

In fact, the Silver Star’s fuel rods were used. When he found the Silver Star on Amara, all the fuel rods had already been destroyed. Ark had seized the fuel rods from the Kero’s airs.h.i.+p to move the Silver Star. However, airs.h.i.+p had been attacked by the Nak.u.ma so the fuel rods were quite damaged. Ark knew he should’ve bought new products……

‘The price of one fuel rod is 500 gold!’

And the Silver Star used 4 fuel rods. If he wanted to replace all the fuel rods then it would require 2,000 gold. So Ark thought about it.

“There is still plenty of energy despite being used. It would be a waste to discard perfectly fine energy like this. Discarding the fuel rods when there is still energy remaining is a crime, a crime! Yes, my pocket is tight so I can’t waste money on something like this. Well, I’m a little nervous but no problems have occurred. There should be no trouble in using it to move the Silver Star.’

Yet an incident ended up occurring in the end. The fuel rods couldn’t endure the energy flowing backwards and ruptured. If he had changed to a new product then this situation wouldn’t have occurred. Rapid clicked his tongue after hearing about the situation.

“Really, a guy like you…..”

“I know. Don’t say anything. I’m also upset.”

“So? What will you do?”

“There’s nothing to worry about.”

Then Kaya interrupted.

“If the fuel rods are destroyed, doesn’t that mean the Silver Star can’t sail even if it is repaired? So there is only one way. Send a request to Turan and wait. Either way, we’re all part of the investigation team. If Hawk receives the distress signal then wouldn’t he send some fuel rods or come to tow us?”

“That won’t work.”

Ark answered without thinking about it. In fact, he discovered several things since meeting with Rapid. Ark learnt that the one who gave the location of the secret laboratory to Valencia was Hawk.

According to Rapid, Hawk had visited Marquis Jyubel on Istana and proposed the ‘Anti-Ark Alliance.’ Shortly after the investigation team left Turan, he had sent the information that Ark was heading to Impeltus to Valencia.

‘Dammit, I knew something was strange the first time I saw him……’

The fact that he secretly told Valencia Ark’s location meant he was an opponent.

‘Perhaps it isn’t an accident that the Red Slaughterer showed up on Impeltus. When looking at the Red Slaughterer’s att.i.tude, there is no way we could meet accidentally. He was clearly aware that I was on Impeltus. Clearly someone from the study group leaked the information. Hawk! I don’t know why he is so hostile to me but there is no doubt that he is an enemy.’

How could the Silver Star send a rescue request to a guy like that? He would rather be shot in the head. It was more likely that the Red Slaughterer would come instead of a rescue party. No, if he hadn’t heard the circ.u.mstances from Rapid then the Red Slaughterer would probably already be here.

‘It is due to this!’

Ark looked down at the USB in his hand. He had sensed something when Ark heard that Hawk told Valencia his location. The USBs were randomly distributed so Hawk so have no way to know Ark’s location! Then there must be something in the USB device.  Sure enough.

-Hegel has used ‘Item a.n.a.lysis.’