27.Commander.

27.Commander.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whoong – !

Bbogak!

 

 

A cheerful sound.

The head of the stray dog that was rushing in shattered, scattering blood and brain fluid in all directions.

 

 

“Behind you!”

 

At a squad member’s short warning, the bob-haired woman stylishly performed a turning back kick, hitting the jaw of the stray dog that was rushing to bite her, killing it instantly.

 

 

Then, she noticed a squad member who had dropped his dagger due to the stray dog’s paw swing, and took a large step towards him.

After leaping a couple of steps, she used her right foot, which landed strongly, as a stepping stone for a flying kick.

The head of the stray dog, which was right in front of the terrified squad member’s face, was brutally snapped by her combat boot.

 

 

 

 

After about two minutes of combat, all the stray dogs were eliminated.

The squad members, led by the woman, sat down panting.

Even in the midst of that, some were automatically standing guard and watching the surroundings, like complete pros.

 

“Commander-nim, would you like some water?”

“Yeah. A little.”

 

 

One of the squad members took out a large water container from their inventory, to be exact, one that could keep things hot or cold, which they usually carried when going out for field training.

He poured some cold water from it and handed it over.

 

 

The cup was quite large, so there was a lot of water, so she took a couple of sips and then poured it over her head.

 

 

Her green t-shirt was soaked, clinging to her hair and with water streaming down.

Along with the sweat, her outstanding figure was revealed as it was.

 

 

One might have been tempted to cast lustful glances, but the squad members glanced at her and then looked away again.

Even if it was F-grade, this was a dungeon.

There was no one here with such low training that they would be consumed by mere lust and endanger their own lives and the lives of their comrades.

 

 

Everyone had been selected after undergoing hellish training, and everyone had a clear goal in coming here.

 

 

 

Han Sarang, having regained her senses, and 50 elite special forces soldiers.

They were working hard to improve their abilities, along with some kind of experiment, in the Nonsan Dungeon owned by the military.

 

 

 

Click.

 

 

One of the squad members, having finished a light gun maintenance, quickly reassembled it and neatly attached the magazine.

Surely firearms shouldn’t be usable inside the dungeon, but now that I see it, everyone is armed with guns.

 

 

This is the GODK project being conducted by the National Defense Science Research Institute.

 

After researching the correlation between dungeons and firearms for the past several years, they discovered that there is a repulsive reaction between the magic power of dungeons and ordinary matter.

 

 

The greater the force applied, the greater the repulsive force also becomes, and as a result, if a substance with a strong explosive force such as gunpowder is used inside a dungeon, the user will suffer correspondingly greater damage.

 

 

Using this principle, research is being conducted along two main routes:

 

The first was to create dungeon-use firearms, that is, everything from the gun’s body to the bullet’s body, and even the gunpowder inside, entirely from materials tainted with the magic power of the dungeon,

The second was to develop explosive weapons that reversed the repulsive force between magic power and matter.

 

 

 

 

The first was easy yet difficult.

 

First, the body.

At this point, when Harem Palace was acquiring a large amount of Transmithril, it wasn’t a big deal.

Moreover, Korea was almost the only country that maintained friendly relations with Harem Palace, so they were able to borrow Ah Heuk’s clone, which brought about very significant progress in the development of dungeon-use firearms.

 

 

In particular, it made a very significant contribution to the development of a new substance to replace gunpowder,

When a very small amount of gunpowder is mixed into mana powder, which mainly comes from D-grade dungeons, a very unstable powder is created.

 

This powder contains magic power and at the same time has tremendous potential repulsive force against ordinary matter, and when it is subjected to impact, the repulsive force against matter + the explosive force of the gunpowder are added together, causing tremendous reactivity and firepower that cannot be compared to gunpowder.

 

 

 

Using this, they succeeded in improving the K-2, which was currently used by the Korean military, and developing the world’s first (probably) dungeon-use personal firearm, the KD-1.

 

 

 

And the second.

 

 

An explosive that further maximized the properties of the aforementioned new substance, it was made by burying a small hand grenade inside the new substance itself, with the hand grenade acting as a detonator to explode the external new substance (hereinafter referred to as ‘gunpowder powder’), causing primary damage with the shockwave, and then secondary damage from the fragments of the hand grenade being fired at tremendous speed.

 

 

This weapon was developed for the purpose of defeating monsters that came out to the outside rather than in dungeons because its firepower was so outstanding and its range was wide, so currently, the only weapon being tested by Han Sarang and the special forces was the KD-1.

 

 

 

The results so far have been very successful.

It was expensive, but it had the performance to literally sweep away most dungeons.

 

 

Of course, that would require constant supply and manpower replenishment, but anyway, the fact that a firearm that can be used in dungeons has been developed is very encouraging. If she and her unit return, the scientists in her unit will shout with joy.

 

 

‘…It’s not enough.’

 

 

However, Han Sarang’s expression wasn’t very calm after actually using the firearm.

 

 

It was definitely a great weapon.

There’s no doubt it’s a great development.

 

Soldiers who were being massacred almost helplessly inside dungeons can now overwhelm and sweep away monsters instead.

Without even stats!

 

 

But even so, it wasn’t enough.

It was woefully inadequate.

 

 

 

The tens of thousands of regular soldiers of Barkana,

The officers who lead them,

 

 

Each and every one of them has unbelievable power.

 

 

She can’t be satisfied with just this level of weapon.

 

 

 

“How much supplies do we have left?”

“We have three days’ worth of food and water, and the ammunition will be exhausted after only three more battles.”

“We’re retreating.”

 

 

Still, one step.

Anyway, she took it.

 

 

Somehow crawling out of the swamp of deep despair,

Regaining her senses,

Rebuilding her body,

Like she returned to the military,

 

 

Anyway, humanity also took one step.

 

 

Then we can just keep doing this.

That’s definitely the right answer.

 

 

“Is there any soldier who has obtained a hidden job?”

“No, there isn’t.”

“That’s a shame.”

Han Sarang nodded and got up from her seat.

She roughly wiped the butt of the gun, which was covered in stray dog’s blood and brain fluid, and then inserted the magazine and loaded it.

She also lightly stretched her body.

 

 

“By the way, Commander-nim, what are your stats anyway? You have tremendous strength.”

“My stats aren’t that great. It’s all about the equipment.”

 

She tapped her feet.

 

 

From before, the military had been making pretty good equipment, except for firearms.

The combat boots she was wearing, as well as her military uniform and even her rank insignia, were all military items with stats and effects attached.

 

 

“Still, to break a stray dog’s head with a kick. It’s unbelievable.”

“That’s because you’re weak.”

“Ayy.”

 

Han Sarang, who smiled at him as he shook his head in denial, encouraged the warriors.

 

It’s time to really move.

In dungeons, staying in one place for a long time is forbidden, except for certain spots. If monsters respawn, you have to engage in battle without being prepared.

 

 

If that happens, even if it’s a familiar monster, the unit can be annihilated.

 

 

“Let’s go back. To the base.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chuk. Chuk.

 

 

Rough mountain terrain.

It was an area where mountains were artificially created for military purposes after the appearance of dungeons.

 

 

The so-called ‘Nonsan Dungeon,’ an F-grade dungeon.

Owned by the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, the entry of civilians – including adventurers – is strictly controlled.

 

 

In addition, in preparation for any emergencies, one division is always stationed nearby, and in case of emergency, about 20 tanks and dozens of machine guns are pointing their barrels at the dungeon entrance for immediate suppression.

 

 

If a dungeon backflow phenomenon occurs, as in the previous case in Tokyo, all firearms will be immediately triggered to annihilate the impudent monsters.

 

 

Anyway, in such a gruesome place, a man appeared.

 

 

Irregular breathing, roughly moving shoulders.

He looked quite tired, but his expression was quite different.

 

 

Rather than exhaustion, it was more like anger and distorted desire.

 

 

 

 

-Don’t you want to do something about Han Sarang…?

-What do you mean…?

-I know everything. Your relationship with that woman.

-….

-This world is so unfair. How can some 27-year-old brat be a colonel? It doesn’t make sense! It’s all because of that bitch’s father. It’s not fitting.

 

 

He looked down at the busy military camp and recalled the past.

 

 

 

He was lying in a hospital bed, having lost all hope and will, just waiting for the day he would die.

A man came to him.

 

 

 

Although Han Sarang was publicly doing well, experiencing many things and having a lot of supporters due to her brilliant beauty and ability,

That meant she had just as many enemies, so he was probably one of them.

 

 

He told him about the project that Han Sarang was being put into this time and made a tempting offer.

If he only participated in the plan, he would get mechanical arms and legs to replace his lost limbs, and he would also have his military status restored.

 

 

And above all….

 

 

 

-Anyway, if the plan succeeds, that bitch will be processed as a casualty. It doesn’t matter who does what to a casualty. Does it?

 

 

“Han Sarang….”

 

The best reward for him.

 

 

He muttered in a voice mixed with love and hate.

 

A farewell that ended seriously badly.

No, it can’t even be expressed as a farewell. She and he were just a superior and a subordinate.

 

 

She would have seen him as just one of the countless officers who passed by.

 

 

“It’s all…because of you…if you hadn’t…liked that trash…!”

 

 

As he clenched his fist, the stone he was holding crumbled with a crunch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Chung! Seong! Welcome to Major Lim Hak-bong-nim’s visit.”