I Became an Illegal Cheat User

82 – You Shall Not Pass (1)

As the order came down for Kali to support the various extermination units,

the members, including myself, moved to a certain room within the base under Gray’s guidance.

And that room, like the one Winley and I had, was in an invisibility mode, a room where nothing could be seen.

On the nameplate attached to the door of that room, the name ‘Lockheed’ was inscribed.

‘Oh…, is it finally time?’

The room before us, ‘Lockheed.’

This room had a nameplate like the other rooms around it, engraved with the resident’s name, but it was just a nameplate; there was no actual resident in this room.

And no wonder, because inside this room…

– Commander, the door to the hangar is open.

A secret door leading down to the hangar, which housed the transport aircraft exclusive to the 9th extermination unit, was hidden.

“Alright, Winley, good job.”

At some point, Winley’s report, which had been invisible, came to an end.

Gray led me and the other members into the room. He approached a bookshelf, densely packed with books, just like my room,

pulled out one book, and yanked a hidden lever. At that moment, a clunk echoed as the lock disengaged, and simultaneously…

Kugung.

For a moment, it felt like the floor was shaking,

and then…

Wiiiiiing….

The entire room began to descend like an elevator.

And not long after…

Thud.

We arrived at the underground hangar.

At the same time, led by Gray, all the members entered the hangar that Winley had opened.

Inside the spacious hangar, one of the three transport aircraft was idling, waiting for its passengers.

It seemed that Winley had pre-started the engine while unlocking the hangar door.

‘So, it does work after all.’

The transport aircraft I had seen countless times in the game.

But it had only been modeled; I had never been able to start it or even board it.

So I had thought it was just a decoration, but…

‘I never imagined the day would come when I would board it.’

[But Master, you seem rather unenthusiastic for someone saying that.]

‘…It can’t be helped.’

If it were an ordinary, tranquil day where nothing happened, perhaps it would be different.

But the reason we are on this transport aircraft now is due to the emergency caused by the invasion of the Fallen.

So, I cannot dare to feel any excitement.

No, even if I wanted to, I couldn’t.

After all, everyone here is currently…

“Those damn Fallen, I’ll tear them apart and kill them.”

“I’ll kill a thousand before I die.”

“Only a thousand? I’ll kill ten thousand before I go down.”

They were radiating feelings of ‘anger,’ ‘hatred,’ and ‘malice.’

And Gray was no different.

“Everyone, board the transport.”

His calm voice and expressionless face.

But when you looked into Gray’s eyes, you could see malice swirling just as fiercely as in the others.

He was merely holding back because of his title as the squad leader.

Following Gray’s orders, the team and I entered the transport.

Once we sat in the seats installed inside and fastened our seatbelts…

“Is everyone on board?”

Kali, who had arrived at some point, entered the transport with Gray.

“Yes, all members except Willy, who will manage the base, are on board.”

Kali nodded at Gray’s report and walked toward the cockpit, where the golems shaped like humans, created by Willy, were seated.

As Gray sat down in the seat next to me, I heard Kali give the command for departure to the golems.

Vwooosh…

The cargo door that had been wide open began to close.

At the same time, I felt the transport start to move.

I turned to look out the window beside me.

I could see us passing through the hangar’s opening.

And as we completely passed through the opening, the orange lights flashed by like we were going through a tunnel.

– Stealth mode activated.

As the stiff, mechanical voice echoed, the outside world suddenly brightened, and I felt a sensation as if my body was floating.

And not long after.

Clouds began to appear outside the window.

The transport plane had entered the stratosphere.

“I will now organize the teams.”

Even at the moment of takeoff, Kalie stood unwavering in the cockpit and turned around.

She began to form teams, looking at me, Gray, and the other members.

There were a total of 92 members on the transport plane, including Gray and me.

Kalie called out the names of the members, forming groups of ten.

Then she assigned teams, excluding the most urgent units 1, 5, and 13.

Units 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12 were less urgent, so each received one team.

Unit 9 was assigned to Gray, the unit leader, for better command.

And the remaining units 1, 5, and 13.

“I will go to support units 5 and 13.”

Kalie announced for the two units.

“And unit 1 will be supported by Lee Yu-jin.”

I was assigned to support one unit.

“If it’s Yu-jin, she can handle it alone.”

“Well, of course.”

“Ah, a new legend is about to be written.”

At that, the members nodded as if in agreement.

Seeing their expressions, I couldn’t help but chuckle.

‘Is it because I swept through the Fallen Village alone during the last operation?’

No one seems worried or anything.

[Doesn’t that mean they trust you that much?]

‘…Well, that’s better than worrying, I suppose.’

I nodded at Terra’s message and looked at Kalie.

Our eyes met as she was looking at me.

“Lee Yu-jin, do you think you can manage alone?”

Kalie asked, seemingly out of courtesy, and I smiled slightly as I replied.

“I can manage perfectly well.”

A small smile appeared on Carly’s expressionless face at my response.

It meant she was satisfied.

Seizing the moment, I asked Carly.

“Commander, do you happen to have any leftover missiles?”

“Missiles? …Ah, you mean the silver missiles forged with holy water.”

They were forged with holy water?

No wonder I felt a divine power emanating from them.

“Yes, those missiles.”

“Well, unfortunately, the ones we used back then were the last of them.”

Carly informed me that it took 150 days just to manufacture a single missile.

And since they were forged with holy water, the costs were astronomical.

I couldn’t help but accept Carly’s words.

Still, I couldn’t shake off the feeling of disappointment.

‘What a shame. If only we had missiles, we could wipe out the Fallen in an instant.’

Even so, the equipment we currently possessed was more than enough to hold back the Fallen.

No, we could wipe them out. So I decided to shake off my disappointment here.

– One minute until the arrival of the First Extermination Unit.

The mechanical voice echoed again.

I unbuckled my seatbelt and stood up.

At that moment, Carly approached me and handed me an object.

“Commander, this is….”

“I’m sorry, Lee Yu-jin. I was supposed to give this to you on your first day of internship, but I was so busy back then that I’m only giving it to you now.”

It was none other than a dagger emblazoned with the symbol of the Ninth Extermination Unit.

And, as a side note, it was also the key to the base.

“Welcome to the Ninth Extermination Unit, Lee Yu-jin.”

As I accepted the dagger along with Carly’s words, I felt a surge of purpose.

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「Evil (惡) is met with Evil (鍔)」

Resentment and hatred, revenge and death.

This is the talent forged from the resolve of the Ninth Extermination Unit to eradicate all evil.

– 10% additional damage to ‘evil’ entities.

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One of the reasons I wanted to join the 9th Expeditionary Force was the emergence of a talent.

“Wow, 10% extra damage!”

In the beginning, it was a useless figure, but for me now, it’s an incredibly sweet effect.

No, not just now; as the stakes rise, that 10% additional damage will prove to be immensely powerful.

With a proud expression, I placed the dagger into my inventory and expressed my gratitude to Kali.

“No, I should be the one thanking you.”

Kali smiled gently and patted my shoulder.

“For growing up so well.”

Just as I was about to let out an awkward laugh at her warm words—

– 10 seconds until arrival at the 1st Expeditionary Force.

With the mechanical voice, the cargo door began to open.

As the cargo door opened at just the right moment, I let out a sigh of relief inwardly and said to Kali,

“Well then, I’ll be off.”

“Yeah, let’s meet up after it’s all over.”

Nodding at Kali’s farewell, I approached the cargo door, which was now half open.

Then, as I activated the Atlas Armor, I prepared to jump.

“Yujin! Don’t forget your parachute backpack!”

Gray, who had risen from his seat, approached me holding the parachute backpack.

To him, I pulled out the Aegis from my inventory and switched it to a shield, saying,

“I don’t need it.”

Then, without a moment’s hesitation, I jumped from the transport plane, following the voice that announced, “Arrival at the 1st Expeditionary Force, begin descent now.”

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“Intern of the 9th Expeditionary Force.”

A short phrase slipped out before I even realized it.

Originally, I intended to say, “I am Yujin, an intern of the 9th Expeditionary Force. I have come to support you.”

However, the moment I caught sight of the corrupted beings from the sky, the boiling power within me and the intense urge to tear them apart made it impossible to articulate my words properly.

In that moment, I realized that the ‘Wrath’ passive, one of the effects of the ‘Demon Slayer (S)’, had been activated.

‘…This was the effect of the Wrath passive, right?’

‘You will rage until the evil before you is vanquished.’

When I first acquired the ability, I hadn’t thought much of it.

But now that the effect was in play, I understood just how dangerous this passive truly was.

‘It’s hard to control my emotions.’

I wanted to engage in battle immediately.

I wanted to leap into that black wave, tear the heads off the corrupted, and rip them apart.

Yet, the more I felt that way, the more I tried to remain calm.

In response, my Strong Will (A) resisted the ‘Wrath’ passive of the Demon Slayer (S).

“Hey, Demon Slayer. I’ll let you do what you want soon, so for now, just listen to me, okay?”

After all, once the barriers were set up and the members of the First Extermination Unit were safe, I would jump into the black wave on my own.

And I would use every means necessary to sweep away the corrupted.

As I thought this, I muttered to myself.

‘…Oh, it’s getting better.’

As if the talent understood my words, the fury that had been boiling in my head began to subside.

I hurriedly sent the barrier kits from my inventory at regular intervals.

Then, using telekinesis, I pressed the buttons on all the barrier kits.

Whirring! Click, click!

An 8-meter barrier was erected at the forward base of the First Extermination Unit.

At that moment, the members who had been staring blankly from behind rushed towards me, shouting.

“We, we will help too!”

“It’s impossible to do it alone! We will assist you!”

“Let’s fight together!”

To those members, I pulled out my minigun and said,

“You’re a distraction.”

‘Isn’t this a forced language conversion?’

I cursed inwardly and stomped my foot in frustration.

With a single leap, I climbed over the barrier and aimed my minigun at the black wave rushing toward the forward base.

At the same time, I sent ten miniguns connected to Christmas from my inventory—five to the left and five to the right.

Then, lifting the miniguns with telekinesis, I shouted at the corrupted beings I was about to obliterate.

“You all—!”

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing……!!

As I shouted, the barrels of the eleven miniguns began to spin.

“You cannot pass this place──!!”

And just as I finished my shout.

Kwaaah───!!

Eleven white flashes erupted toward the black wave.