episode_0049

No matter what the opponent’s identity is, once the opponent is an ‘enemy’, it is necessary to analyze their strength.

The given time is at least 3 seconds.

The enemy attacked first, but it was time for the friendly aircraft to immediately perform evasive maneuvers and prepare for a counterattack.

Look at the information.

A capsule-type robot about 4 meters in size.

Although it has limbs, the arms are quite thin compared to the body, like pipes.

The legs are inverted joints, perhaps for movement on land, and have wheels on the knees and ankles.

If not for decoration, its characteristic is that it rolls like a tank in battles on land.

But this is space.

Since it moves only using the booster attached to its back, it must be moved only by using the thruster’s operation controls.

Although it cannot match Harkon’s speed, its instantaneous acceleration is quite fast due to its small body.

then-

“The opponent’s beam bombardment is only a check. It’s really a close combat, so try to prevent them from entering the street.”

This fight is no different from a fight between seven humans and 40 cats.

“Captain.”

“I do it myself.”

Captain Edmund glanced at the empty weapons controller’s seat and then began manipulating the panel himself.

“Numbers 1 to 3, missile launch.”

Kwa-euang!

With the rattling sound of the gun opening, the missile flies away, scattering etheric light.

The space century and the ether era have begun, and all weapons use ether as an energy source.

Existing firearms can certainly be useful, but if the opponent is using ether, it is basic to use ether.

“Tell it to the AS unit. This ship will control the enemy’s movements with explosions, so focus on neutralizing the enemy aircraft as much as possible.”

[La, big!]

Andy answered in a voice full of tension.

Although he was the most dependable senior, he was still very nervous as it was his first time experiencing a ‘blood clot’ in actual combat.

‘The enemy is trying to kill me.’

You must have felt it the moment you blocked an enemy attack with your shield.

‘And now, you have to kill yourself too.’

If you don’t kill me, I will die.

The other person is trying to kill me.

Now, I have to shoot the enemy and kill him.

In that sense, that aircraft, the Rappel Armor, is called a fairly vicious ‘newbie killer’ by those who have only sparred.

The cockpit cover is made of tempered glass that shows through, so you can see at a glance that the pilot is inside.

There is a world of difference between what a person can see and what he cannot see.

Even if there is some filtering when shooting at a mecha because it is not directly visible, there is definitely an emotional delay when shooting directly at something with a person riding it.

A person as steady and sincere as Andy is bound to have hesitation when it comes to shooting someone directly, but-

[Die, you pirates!]

P-yung.

In the case of Jesse, the lid opens immediately after an attack that is meant to kill him and he shoots the enemy.

Which is right?

It varies from person to person depending on the value of judgment.

However, if the enemy is truly trying to kill us, at least in this battle situation-

[Green 2, lead with me.]

According to Aria’s judgment, Jesse is right.

[If it is difficult to shoot the cockpit directly, shoot the arm next to it. Because that’s the only weapon.]

Arya gave some considerate instructions to her subordinates who found it difficult to commit murder directly, then immediately held out Harkon’s beam rifle in front of the shield.

Pa-ang!

[like this.]

The two arms of the Rappel Armor, which moved as quickly as a fly, melted into the beam rifle.

Aria’s skills, in which she only accurately shot both arms with a rifle, were indeed ace-like.

‘It’s too soft.’

Since she has skills, neutralizing the enemy is the answer, but after all, Aria is closer to a teacher as a member of society who entered a military academy than a soldier.

With skill, it is possible to destroy weapons and neutralize them, but if that is not possible, it is closer to trolling in a combat situation.

Because the enemy is not a soldier, but a space pirate.

“Bride 1. Be careful of enemy hand-to-hand attacks and suicide attacks.”

[Self-destruction…? …!!]

The lid of the rappel armor that flew off both arms opened, and soon the space pirate put on his helmet and immediately flew away.

If you just look at him swimming away with the propulsion device attached to his back, it would be like abandoning the aircraft and running away –

[Ugh, charge the aircraft and run away?!]

Aria pointed her gun at Rappel Armor, which had become a flying drone as the pilot turned on the automatic navigation system and escaped through an emergency escape.

Ta-euang!

A direct hit this time.

Because the cockpit cover was open, the gunshot passed through the cockpit and pierced the engine, causing the rappel armor to explode with a pink ether explosion.

‘It’s such a complicated problem.’

If he was prepared to kill someone, it ended with one blow.

But I didn’t want to kill him, so I fired my rifle three times.

-If you were prepared to kill them, your ammo consumption would have been reduced by 2/3!!

Memories of the past come to mind.

It’s definitely something I heard over ten years ago, but it still rings vividly in my ears.

It’s not like he’s going to kill himself.

The boy, who for some reason did not want to climb into the cockpit and kill people, got into an argument due to his resistance, but in the end, it was a complaint that did not work in the cold reality.

Still, there is something fortunate about it.

“Cloud to all AS units. The opponents are not the trainees or the opposing teams in the academy competition. They are a group of murderers who are purely trying to kill us.”

I used to think that way on the inside, but now I’m in that position, but I haven’t degenerated into a person who would force me to commit murder.

“You can kill me. It’s okay to neutralize it. However, if you are going to incapacitate it, smash the limb so that it cannot move and explode the booster.”

[Instructor, instructor…!]

“It is understandable to destroy the enemy’s limbs because you do not want to kill him, but the enemy does not surrender just because his aircraft is damaged.”

The doctrine of non-killing is acknowledged.

“Keep in mind that the bullets fired by an enemy who is secretly hiding a gun that you miss can kill an ally. Definitely.”

However, the principle of complete non-killing lies in ‘complete neutralization of enemy aircraft’ without causing any damage to friendly forces.

“Keep in mind. Murder on this battlefield is not a sin.”

As long as the enemy tried to kill us first, killing the enemy is recognized as self-defense under the Outer Space Treaty.

“Not shooting the opponent or weakening the output of the weapon is not a crime. Because you are students.”

Forcing non-soldiers to kill the enemy by talking about ‘reality’ or ‘real combat’ is violence.

“But.”

This is clear.

“Keep in mind that if a colleague dies due to your own fault, it is your fault both as a student and as a human being.”

For mercy to end in consideration, the enemy must be crushed and neutralized with overwhelming force.

“The choice is yours.”

Although I could not do that, I can create such an environment for those who will lead the future.

* * *

Space pirates are literally pirates, but they are fundamentally thieves.

Stealing from others, this includes property or life.

The pirate group encamped in this area, the Debri area – [Lovstar Pirates] cannot be said to be larger than other pirate groups, but they were operating a stable pirate group.

The derogatory title for those who call them is ‘Harkon Killer’.

They specialize in hunting the mass-produced Harkons, which are the most widespread in the world.

In particular, these are the people who make money by selling Harkon, who has a hole in his chest after accurately sniping at Harkon’s cockpit.

That’s why I came forward with the information that the opponent only had Harkon…

[Ugh!! Me, change me! That was a real cockpit shot!]

[Noisy! Shoot the cockpit at the right time when the shield is lowered! If we kill the pilot, the aircraft is all ours!]

[Well, the shield’s ether shield is not exposed! Those guys are avoiding it like they’re showing off!]

“Damn.”

A woman with an eye patch who was observing the situation on the bridge scratched her head at the shouts of her subordinates.

“He said he was a student. He said he was a beginner. But what…!”

“Aren’t they completely soldiers?”

“That can’t be possible! I heard there is a soldier over there right now!”

There are seven enemy aircraft.

“How can a soldier be the worst at fighting!!”

I know that among the seven, there is a soldier on the aircraft who is just watching silently in the last row.

“Hey! Aren’t you guys embarrassed! Not from the 12 Constellations Colony, but from the military academy students of the scum colony!”

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t even a military academy, but the woman had no choice but to raise her neck and scream at her subordinates.

“Damn it, now that it’s like this, I’m going out myself! You did well to bring Daitan!”

“Great, Captain! Are you really going to sortie?!”

“Then?! Who can catch those crazy monsters if not me? Students are not students!”

“Well, then…!”

A strange look appeared in the eyes of his subordinates who were full of despair.

“Can we finally see your ‘transformation union’?!”

“Ha…yeah, these. Really, I wasn’t going to bring this up.”

The pirate woman sat in the pilot’s seat, which resembled a captain’s seat, and operated the panel.

“Ah. You guys. From now on, the main ship will be transformed into a ‘combat type’, so return to Debri by taking care of the return!”

[yes?! I’m bare right now?!]

[No, what happens to us if the flagship goes into battle mode?! Time to go back, wow!!]

“I don’t know! If you guys don’t take the time to mount it and can’t transform, we’ll die! Let’s go!!”

Rattling.

“Daitan Mk.3, transformationㅡㅡ!”

Behind Debry, the body of a small ship began to twist and take on a gigantic humanoid shape.

“To the weak Harkons…”

Smirk.

“I will clearly show you the power of the super-robot.”

“…What is it, that salty guy. Is it made in China?”

An unidentified, twisted giant robot appeared.