I Became an Illegal Cheat User

105 – The Scheduled Assault (3)

In the center of the arena, within the protective formation of my comrades, I fired the minigun toward the sky, clad in bulked-up armor.

The barrels of the four miniguns—two mounted on my shoulders and two held in my hands—spun at a furious pace, unleashing white flashes of light.

Countless flashes shot up into the sky, matching the staggering rate of up to 4,000 rounds per minute.

The flashes, guided by the effects of cheat-like super accuracy, all veered in unison.

And like homing missiles, they plunged down toward the monsters and fallen that I was targeting.

“─?! ──!”

“─! ──!!”

“───!!”

The white flashes, the blessed bullets inscribed with sacred markings, struck the monsters and fallen, causing them to explode with a resounding bang.

I could see the ones caught in the holy explosion screaming in terror.

But unfortunately, due to the only flaw of my clairvoyance—the silence—I could not hear their cries.

I’m really disappointed. Hearing their screams would be truly delightful… Ah, here we go again.

‘Activating Injector No. 7.’

Sensing the destructive shift in my thoughts and emotions, I immediately activated the potion injector, administering a stabilizer mixed with the essence of the Spirit Guild and the Golden Apple.

Before long, I could feel the effects of the potion starting to circulate through my body.

The simmering anger, hatred, and instinct for destruction began to subside.

‘…I need to raise my rank quickly.’

Every time I see a Fallen due to my talent as a Demon Slayer (S), my emotions boil over.

Now, it has crossed the line from annoyance to irritation.

‘But if I can just endure this irritation for now, it should be fine.’

Currently, I have two quests assigned to me.

A main quest and a feat quest.

The rewards for one of the quests are rather meager, but if I play my cards right, I believe I can elevate my rank from mid-tier to high-tier with those two quests.

‘…The arena is set, so I should start preparing to move soon.’

Of course, above me, the rift in the dark sky continues to pour forth monsters and the Fallen.

Outside the Colosseum, monsters and the Fallen are still swarming.

But I don’t care. Breaking through is what I do best.

‘Then first, I need to restore the kids’ condition.’

As soon as I thought that, I summoned boxes filled with health and stamina recovery elixirs, as well as mana restoration potions, around me.

I also deployed a defensive golem, which I had requested from Winley at the entrance of the Colosseum.

Since it was solely for defense, it had no means of transportation, but it possessed formidable defensive capabilities.

Moreover, I had heavily modified the golem by attaching Aegis and mini-guns to its front, making it almost fortress-like in a confined space like the entrance of the Colosseum.

So, unless a named entity steps in, it would be incredibly difficult for any monster or Fallen trying to enter here.

‘Ah, right. I need to set this up too.’

I almost forgot.

“…? ……!”

“…. …….”

“…….”

I could see the monsters, the Fallen, and the kids in a state of confusion.

But it seemed like mere confusion; the emotions underlying it were different.

The enemies wrapped in a murky purple aura were feeling their strength diminish.

Wrapped in a brilliant red aura, our allies felt their strength surge.

They exhibited contrasting reactions to the buffs and debuffs of the ‘Shattered Courage Spear (S).’

‘The effective range was 1 km, right?’

Since I had already set it up, I should install it in other places as well.

‘The maximum transmission distance is currently 1 km.’

Within that range, in a safe place where monsters and corrupt beings could not reach, and where we wouldn’t be detected, I transmitted the spear.

Each time the spear was transmitted, waves of mixed purple and red radiated outward.

However, perhaps because the location where the spear was sent was elevated, the monsters and corrupt beings remained oblivious.

They sensed something was off and glanced around, but since the wave only spread once, they couldn’t pinpoint the source.

As I embedded the Christmas tree in the heads of those monsters and corrupt beings, I searched for the instructors within the transmission range. I soon discovered a group of instructors barricaded in a building.

In response, I transmitted the supply materials (with instruction manuals) and a box of holy grenades that I had prepared for such occasions.

I sent a makeshift barrier kit to the crumbling exterior of the building, activating it with telekinesis.

“……?!”

After transmitting the supplies, I dropped a defensive golem I had stationed at the entrance of the coliseum into the air to buy the instructors some time.

────!!

Countless monsters and corrupt beings were crushed beneath it.

The golem, anchored deep into the ground, switched from standby mode to defense mode.

Simultaneously, the barrels of the mini-guns, affectionately known as turret mini-guns, began to rotate and unleash fire.

“……?”

“…? ……?”

The instructors exchanged bewildered glances between the supplies and the golem.

Well, it was understandable; a blinding white flash had suddenly poured from the sky, and with it, the supplies and golem had appeared.

They must have been quite startled.

But that moment of shock was brief.

“…! ……!”

True to their roles as instructors, they quickly grasped the situation.

Some of the instructors gathered around the supplies. After reading the instruction manual atop the supplies, they seemed to convey their gratitude by giving a thumbs-up towards the sky.

Then, they retrieved a belt of ten grenades from the open box and began to hurl them towards the mass of monsters and corrupt beings.

Starting with that instructor, the other instructors also pulled out their grenade belts.

From all directions, there were flashes and white explosions erupting.

“I’ve supplied enough provisions for about three days, so they should be able to survive until the situation is resolved.”

Of course, just because supplies were provided doesn’t guarantee survival.

But the chances of survival would rise sharply. And from a distance, I had done all I could do.

So all that remained was to wish for their survival until the very end.

I released my finger from the trigger of the minigun, praying for the instructors’ survival.

Then I ended the use of my clairvoyance.

The view that had soared into the sky returned to normal.

As I lowered my head, I saw the kids sitting on the ground, drinking elixir juice and mana recovery potions.

At the same time, sounds that had been absent began to filter in.

“Wow… what is this? It’s really delicious!”

“…No way, this is also an elixir!”

“They’re giving us this kind of elixir as a survival reward? …It’s worth risking our lives for!”

Ah, there were kids who were trying it for the first time.

Since I had been handing them out casually to the main characters, what was meant to be a stamina recovery potion turned out to be something infused with golden apples.

“Well… I guess it doesn’t matter.”

And in fact, my thoughtless actions had turned out to be a good deed.

I had planned to distribute them to the class after the duel season ended anyway. But my unconscious actions had satisfied the kids’ sense of reward.

Though it wasn’t intentional, it had a positive effect.

Of course, only those who remained here and fought for me would experience the dramatic effect.

The kids who would later receive elixirs in the classroom would think of them as gifts rather than rewards, so the positive effect would be lessened.

“Hmm… I should think a bit more about just distributing elixirs.”

Especially the golden apples.

The golden apple, classified as a divine elixir rather than a regular one, should be withheld.

If I gave the same elixir, those who had risked their lives to protect me here might feel deprived.

As I revised my plans, I stored the miniguns I had been holding in my inventory and ended the transformation effect of Astra.

Perhaps because I had applied the transformation effect over the Atlas Armor, only the miniguns on my shoulders disappeared.

Holding the arrow containing the universe, which is Astra’s basic form, I deactivated just the helmet part and popped a mana recovery potion into my mouth.

And since it was a pill-shaped tablet, I chewed on it, crunching away.

“Lee Yu-jin.”

“Yu-jin.”

“Mr. Su-seok.”

Arthur, Lee Seo-yeon, and Asuka approached.

“Yu-jin, I was really worried.”

“Me too. I was really worried as well.”

Lee Seo-yeon and Asuka each took my left and right hands, their faces filled with concern and relief. And Arthur, who was looking at me just like the two of them.

“…Lee Yu-jin, I’m sorry. I should have noticed sooner….”

He suddenly pulled me into a tight embrace, apologizing.

In that moment, I was taken aback by Arthur’s actions.

“No, why are you sorry?”

I comforted the self-reproaching Arthur.

“You don’t need to apologize. What happened to me was something even a top-tier superhuman wouldn’t have noticed.”

And just like that, I thought, it’s so like Arthur to pick up on that, impressive and all.

I showered him with praise. And whether that praise had an effect or not.

“Th-that’s enough… I get it, so stop.”

Arthur blushed and pulled away from me.

In that moment, I realized that the self-reproach he had been holding inside had vanished.

‘Yeah, this is how Arthur should be.’

Arthur feeling guilty? It doesn’t suit him, and I don’t want to think about it.

So if he does that again later, I’ll have to shower him with praise just like

I let out a laugh that was absurd in my heart.

But such thoughts were fleeting.

I whispered into the ears of the two, truly grateful, thanks to you, I survived, and so on.

Then Lee Seoyeon, her face flushed, lowered her head deeply.

And Asuka, beyond just blushing, seemed to have lost all strength.

“…Heh.”

…She clung tightly to my arm, making a face that shouldn’t be seen by others.

Arthur, watching that scene, made a sulky expression just like the two of them and said,

“I want to too… I want to do it too.”

I shook my head at Arthur’s whining.

“You can’t.”

“Why, why can’t I?”

Arthur looked at me with a shocked expression, as if he hadn’t expected such a direct refusal.

But a no is a no.

“Look at yourself.”

You’re dressed as a man right now.

“Ah.”

Arthur realized what his appearance was.

Seeing that, I sighed and shook my head.

&

“Is everyone’s magic restored?”

At my question, everyone nodded.

“Yeah, good.”

With our stamina, energy, and magic all restored

“Over there, monsters and fallen ones keep dropping. So, the moment you stray even a little from the ranks, think of it as a death sentence.”

Of course, I would do my best to ensure that didn’t happen.

Still, to prepare for any unforeseen circumstances, I raised everyone’s tension.

Seeing the anxiety etched on their faces, I nodded briefly and continued speaking.

“The plan is simple.”

As I said this, I summoned golems behind me.

Thud, thud thud.

The golems, transmitted into the air, landed heavily on the ground.

At the same time, they transformed from vehicle forms into human forms.

– Iron MK. 87, ready for deployment.

– Iron MK. 87, ready for deployment.

– Iron MK. 87, ready for deployment.

– Iron….

They were similar to those I had taken out from the first strike force’s forward base, but these were modified golems created for defense, lined up behind me.

The appearance of these iron golems startled everyone except for the main characters, and some looked back and forth between the golems and me with shining eyes.

“I’ll clear the path with explosives first. Then, I’ll arrange the golems into a defensive formation and we’ll run.”

Non-stop.

After saying this, I activated my helmet.

Gripping the Aegis, which I had switched to a shield, in each hand, I added one last instruction.

“So, don’t fall behind.”

Ah, right.

I need to decide on a codename.

I pondered for a moment before settling on one.

‘Yeah, this will do.’

Codename.

Mad Max.