episode_0062

As long as you can freely select the aircraft, 4 minutes and 33 seconds is a pure test of the pilot’s skills.

Airframe difference?

From the very beginning, when you first take on the challenge, choose the aircraft you are best at handling.

In the past, when humanity was at war, pilots drove AS in a way that maximized the performance of the given aircraft.

‘Now I’m adjusting the aircraft to a person.’

At this point, when resources are abundant and there is a bit of peace, the pilot is free to choose his aircraft.

It’s even a simulator that eats up some etheric power?

-What are you doing if you don’t choose the number of generations?

If you can handle AS, which is like a cheat, it is natural to choose that aircraft and fly it.

Of course, it is impossible to insert Genesis Water because there is no actual data at all, but it is not impossible to deal with an aircraft that has defeated Genesis Water or produces output similar to the AS in which Genesis Water resided.

G.Raven is such an aircraft.

If I dare to compare the speed of that aircraft traveling through space with an anti-gravity engine –

‘Even if he’s worse than Fenrir, he’s at least barely able to catch up.’

Similar to Fenrir, or just a piece of paper different.

Of course, it cannot be compared to Fenrir’s full speed, but through technological development, mankind has created a machine so powerful that ordinary humans cannot ride it.

in other words.

I say this again and again.

‘If the pilot can handle it, it’s a monster that displays the power of a minor creator.’

Ji-eu-ing!

The ether beam bombardment from G.Raven’s crossing unit instantly hits the battleship.

The medium-sized battleship was unable to avoid the anti-gravity buster on the other side and was pierced right in the middle, and soon its trajectory rose diagonally upward and reached the bridge.

Flashing.

The huge screen hanging behind me flashes brightly.

If I just looked at the screen, I would have to spend my days with sore eyes from dawn, so I turned my back and looked at the situation through the mini-map data on the panel.

“3 medium-sized ships, down.”

“…….”

Maria said nothing.

There seemed to be a lot of things he wanted to say, but he couldn’t even say a word to Lavender, who showed overwhelming skills.

“Current elapsed time, 2 minutes 18 seconds.”

“I know, so you don’t have to say it.”

Maria gritted her teeth and answered me in a hard voice.

“You think I don’t have eyes?”

“Haha. Maria. Is it something to be so nervous early in the morning?”

Captain Edmund spoke in a calm voice.

“Just watch, enjoy, and rejoice in the birth of a new ace.”

The sight of him leisurely enjoying a mug of warm morning coffee was truly like an old man who had gone to the park to watch a sports game.

“Why would Cloud be right next to you and teach you 1:1?”

“….”

“Don’t get so angry. As you said, the Taurus colony is recruiting excellent pilots? Then you shouldn’t get angry when you see such a talented pilot.”

“…….”

Maria clenches her fists and tries to calm her anger.

While they are talking, G.Raven flies quickly, spinning around in space.

“Missiles! AS unit’s missile attack!!”

“Wow, it’s like watching a circus.”

Dozens of missiles follow to shoot down G. Raven.

[Aaaah?! U.S., how many missile responses are there?!]

Equipped with guidance and real-time tracking functions, the missile continues to follow G. Raven even if it changes direction.

“Ha…! This isn’t such an easy simulation! It may be easy to defeat at first, but the AI soon develops new tactics and responds customizedly!”

As Maria said, as soon as the three medium-sized battleships were hit, the enemy formed their formation again.

‘If it were a person, the captain of the large ship would probably have shouted for him to die. ‘Don’t give up your angle.’

Increase your distance to avoid being bombarded in a straight line.

A triangular formation will be formed with large ships at the center, and ASs will be concentrated around the area where large ships and medium-sized ships are aligned.

Quagwagwagwang!!

The missile explodes, lighting up space in flames.

Although it is a flame expressed on a 2D grid dotted line map, the extent of the battle can be fully understood.

[Haha, this is flare!]

Lavender cheers and continues to run through space.

“Those guys are amazing. G. I’ve never met Raven in person, but I can’t believe she realizes that her back is her weak point.”

“You have to turn to attack from behind, but that is impossible at that speed.”

The gun ports of the beam rifles mounted on the crossing unit are all facing forward, so if you want to attack from behind, you must run forward faster, make a U-turn, and shoot.

“Lavender solved that problem by shooting flares.”

Instead of shooting backwards, it fires an ether barrage forward.

Instead, the direction is slightly turned upward and the output is lowered, causing the ether bombardment that should be fired forward to be fired radially.

“Perhaps it’s thanks to my experience visiting the Debri area a few times, it’s amazing. Who would have thought that it would adjust the ether beam output on its own to create its own debris area.”

“Thanks to that, the missile that hit it directly caused a chain explosion.”

Kwa-euang.

[Oh yea! Now with this… wow?! Three minutes have already passed!]

Kwa-ang!

This is not the sound of an object exploding in a simulation.

This is the sound of Maria hitting the iron table with her fist.

“You cocky guy!”

There are many reasons why Maria is angry.

“For a newbie, how dare you try to exceed 4 minutes and 33 seconds?!”

This is because I am genuinely nervous as I hear Lavender talking to herself and see her performance.

“No, Maria. It’s not 4 minutes and 33 seconds that you’re worried about.”

Captain Edmund turns his back and laughs lowly.

“Your-”

“Stop it!”

“Well, I wouldn’t be that angry, but.”

The moment he was about to say more, Maria made a fuss and Captain Edmund raised his hands and shrugged.

“Can you really overcome the 10-minute barrier?”

“This…!”

“Okay. Now, phase 2 begins.”

Three medium battleships were shot down.

Strategic analysis of aircraft other than the database possessed by the enemy AI has been completed.

“I know this well because I am the captain, but how can one rise to captain of a medium-sized ship through personal connections, bribery, and working as a junior?”

In that case, at the very least, the fleet commander should start responding accordingly.

“But I am not the captain of a large ship. Even if you cover all of these things, you can only become the captain of a large ship if you have the skills. Maria, just like you. Hehehe!”

“…….”

Although he is talking as if he is letting Maria fly, Captain Edmund is scratching her insides with his sharp tone of voice towards Maria.

Did the negotiations not go well?

Or was Maria just trying to scratch Captain Edmund’s pride in that way?

‘The captain is a vain man, so on the outside he looks somewhat weak, but he is a strong man at heart.’

It’s just that he wasn’t able to build a track record due to lack of luck, but it’s clear that he is a trustworthy captain and senior.

But still showing this attitude…

‘There was no recruitment offer, or it was rejected.’

There was an attempt to recruit Captain Edmund, but the contract probably fell through for some reason.

The most likely part is that Maria tried to add Captain Edmund to her fleet as a ‘subordinate’.

“Hehehe. As expected, that side responds appropriately.”

While I was lost in thought for a moment, the enemy AI instantly changed its fleet and AS organization.

“Cloud. Isn’t this a familiar herpes?”

“Okay. What are you saying?”

Herpes is a familiar sight.

An extreme formation optimized for dealing with a single enemy and specialized in suppressing a single ace –

“Isn’t that the famous [Encirclement and Extermination]!”

The siege was destroyed.

It is not a one-man siege, but of course the battleship mobilizes many ASs to surround the enemy.

This is a camp that spreads out widely and attacks by surrounding the enemy.

‘Even if you say he’s a Hak Ik-jin, he’s like that.’

Although I wondered how a nobleman unfamiliar with Chinese characters could destroy a siege, I decided to focus on the battlefield again.

‘How are you going to move?’

For Lavender, this is her first experience like this.

Although I’ve only driven the older Harkon and experienced combat a few times, this will be my first time facing so many enemies alone.

There is an enemy full of monitors, full of murderous intent.

A situation where guns are pointed at oneself, and all the guns and missiles of the fleet are aimed at oneself.

You can’t run away.

You must defeat it at all costs, and you must not back down.

In this situation, the choice of lavender is-

[Whoa-a-a!]

With deep elasticity.

[end!]

I boldly pressed the end button.

“What…?”

For a moment, Maria frowned.

“Wait a minute. Now, what-”

Pusheeee.

Smoke rises from the simulator capsule.

“Wow, this is really hard!”

Lavender jumped out of the opened capsule, drenched in sweat, smiling brightly and fanning herself with her hands.

“Instructor, how was it?”

“It was an overwhelming achievement. If I cleared it like this, I really thought I would have reached 4 minutes and 33 seconds.”

“Really? Wow, awesome!”

“What are you doingㅡㅡㅡ!”

Maria screamed loudly.

“Ending in the middle, what the hell-”

“Because it’s hard.”

Lavender still smiled and answered.

“The main purpose was to test the aircraft. Hehe.”

While laughing, he lightly smiled at me.

chuck.

I gave Lavender a thumbs up, without Maria seeing.

‘I can’t give you data.’

Are you trying to secretly steal someone else’s battle data?

Of course, the simulator retains operation records and data.

‘Where are we going to use our children’s battle data to create AI pilots?’

so that.

“Wolverine 01. Lavender. End of test.”

I ordered Aria and Lavender to use ‘moderate’ strength.

Because with that alone, ‘I’ can test my power.

‘There is no such thing as the ‘powerful’ battle data you want.’