SPACE 3. Unconfirmed Field

Why did this happen?

Ark sighed and looked around.He had tried to use photon movement to escape. But like Tori said, if there wasnt a perfect balance between systems when using photon movement then there could be an accident.Let alone speak about flying properly.

Ku ku ku ku.kwa kwang!

There was the sound of something breaking during the photon movement.The sound was of the gas overloading. Thus photon movement stopped. At the same time, gas and metal parts floated in the air.Ark was vertically dropping!The airship was turning into fine dust.It was thanks to Tori that the crisis was conquered.

No! Im Tori! I cant die in a place like this!

Tori screamed and ran around frantically banging on the dash. The airship managed to fly 20 more kilometres despite the metal parts falling off before crash landing.

It really isnt easy to be idle in Galaxian.

He knew from his previous encounters that Tori was skilled.Anyway, they didnt manage to escape from Amara but they didnt need to worry about the Katz and Kero.Photon movement mightve stopped but it was triggered for a short while. They had probably flown thousands of kilometres.It would be difficult to chase after them with the state of the remaining airship.However the crucial thing was..

Ark didnt know where he was.The Nymphe grasped the GPS location from the federations satellites.But this was a planet on the space frontier.An artificial satellite from the federation couldnt orbit around Amara. If he steadily explored an undeveloped planet then the Nymphe could update the region information and grasp the location but they had used photon movement.He didnt know how far away they were from the mine. There was one method.It was to use the coordinates tracker mounted on the airship.However..

How about it?

How about it? What are you saying? What are your eyes like?

It looks quite serious?

Thats right you asshole!

Tori snapped angrily at Ark.The airship that Ark and Tori had rode on..pieces of metal were missing and it was pouring out smoke. The airship was battered by being hit by RPGs, scraping the bottom against the Kero and using photon movement. It was crumpled like a piece of paper. But the more serious problem was the interior.

This is in a completely sad state! Do you know what I mean? The inner equipment is like a porridge! It is like all the parts have been put into a blender!

Why are you angry at me?

Then? Who should I be angry at?

Did I do something wrong?

How can you say that? Dammit, if you hadnt rode on the airship then I couldve escaped without them noticing! Then the airship wouldnt have been broken!

What about me?

How should I know? You could go straight to hell!

Tori spat on the ground and glared.

You did it before! You always interfere! I couldve gone unnoticed in the museum if it wasnt for you! Then I was sent to Stael and suffered harassment from those damn cats! I started to look like this! Now you ruined my escape with the airship! Why are you like the mortal enemy that is always interfering with my life? Get out and die! No, just die right here!

Ark also had a lot to say about these claims.The reason Ark needed to rob the museum in the first place was because of Tori.Thanks to that Ark was sent to the -50 degrees Beltana where he died from starvation several times. Ark wouldnt have experienced all of that if it wasnt for Tori.But Ark didnt question it closely.There was no point in getting into an argument about it.Ark knew a more effective method than words.

What? What do you mean? Dont make up excuses! Youre not the one punched in the mouth!

Tori grabbed his collar and flipped out.

Ive been thinking

Ark sighed and looked at Tori.

Are you afraid of the Katz?

W-what? Why did you suddenly mention the Katz?

Scary.Youre scared of them. Didnt you become this ugly because the Katz kept on harassing you? Of course you would be afraid when considering the natural relationship between a cat and a hamster.

So why are you suddenly talking about the Katz? Youre so weird! Do you want to die?

Thats not it. This is a very important issue.

Important issue?

Im not scared of the Katz. Im a man. A cat is just something for me to pet. Didnt you see? I took care of so many Katz in the mine.

Y-yes? So what?

So Ill make a diagram of the relationship between me, you and the Katz.

Ark squatted on the ground and used a small stone to draw.

Tori

The Mind Shield covered his entire body!

Dammit! I cant let the Nakuma eat the airship!

Ark rushed through the hail of bullets while using Sword Defense.He then struck the Nakuma like a whirlwind.Sparks flew and pieces of the Nakumas shield scattered everywhere.

Eat this if you want metal!

Ark quickly loaded the Fire Eagle with Armour Piercing Bullets. He spun around like a spin top and fired everywhere.Fighting with the Nakuma was basically the same as the Kero.He needed to avoid the Nakumas gatling gun and close the distance. The lightsaber smashed the shield while the Armour Piercing Bullets turned it into junk metal!Sometimes they would shoot RPGs but Ark was actually thankful for that.

Sword Defense!

A small bullet was difficult to catch the timing to deflect it. However, the larger shell was relatively slow so there was a high probably that he could direct the orbit in the direction he wanted.That direction was naturally the Nakuma!

Pepepepeng!

The RPG shell hit the Nakuma and it was turned into scrap metal. After going crazy for 10 minutes, the final Nakuma exploded into pieces and the battle ended.The battle was against 10 opponents so Ark was considerably injured.He only had 20% health left thanks to the gunshot wounds.However he couldnt afford to take care of the wounds.

Tori, where are you? Tori!

H-Hyung-nim!

The answer came from under the airship.Tori then came rushing out of the airship with tears in his eyes.

Woo! Hyung-nim, I thought I would die! I really thought I would die!

Tori was making a fuss but there wasnt a single injury on his body. He probably hid as soon as the Nakuma attacked the airship.Meanwhile Ark was bleeding heavily from the wounds he received from the Nakuma.

You bastard!

Hik! I-Im sorry.

Tori protected his head as Ark raised his fist.Ark sighed at Toris reaction and dropped his fist. Tori looked really pitiful. If Tori hadnt hid and was killed by the Nakuma then he wouldnt be able to repair the airship.Right now Tori was just as important as the airship.

No, well done. It would be more troublesome if you died.

Oh, thank you for realizing that.

Tori answered as he stroked his chest.He didnt show a trace of shame about his ego.

He really has a strong talent are surviving.

A weak guy created his own techniques to survive.Anyway, he had dealt with all the Nakuma attacking the airship. But he looked at the bony skeleton of the airship left behind by the Nakuma and sighed.However there was no need to despair yet.The Nakuma hadnt actually ate the metal parts.They just tore it and attached it to its body.If the Nakuma died then he could regain the metal parts and attach it back to the airship.

The problem is the time it will take to gather them..

Ark sighed and muttered.Tori noticed Arks expression and opened his mouth.

The truth is..

What? Whats with this reaction? Dont tell me you dont think you can repair it?

T-thats not it. Just..

Just?

The ones that Hyung-nim took care of arent the only Nakuma to attack the ship. There were a few more big ones. They ate the airship first. The other guys flocked only after they finished.The Nakuma that Hyung-nim defeated only ate some of it. The big ones ate the main systems and important engines. Even the emergency repair kit..

What? T-then?

If you dont regain all of that then repairing

Ttiring.

Youve crash landed in an unknown area on the planet Amara.

But this isnt a safe place.

The Nakuma attacked and stripped away a few key parts of the airship. Now you have two choices. Take a risk to chase the Nakuma and retrieve the parts or give up on the airship.

* Target: Parts Recovery 0/100%

Difficulty: B

A quest was registered.It was a Selection Quest but Ark had no choice.Right now he didnt know where he was.If he gave up on the airship then he would have to walk in an unknown direction to try and find a city.

Dammit!

Hik! I-Im sorry! I.I..

Tori screamed as Ark glared at him. Tori wrapped both arms around his head and asked in a troubled voice.

W-what are you going to do?

Do you have to ask? Can you repair the airship in this situation? Then dont I have to chase after them and bring back the parts?

W-what will I do when Hyung-nim is gone?

What else? You stay here with the airship..

Ark then thought of something and bit his lips.It wasnt safe to leave the hamster with the airship like it was already demonstrated. Tori would most likely die if the Nakuma came back.If I leave the airship then it is like throwing a chunk of meat at the hyenas. Parts might disappear without a trace when he came back.

It cant be helped.

Ark sighed and pulled out a shovel.

Now, take this.

Shovel? Why are you giving this to me..heok! N-no way! Digging my own grave..Hyung-nim, save me! I dont want to die here! Im willing to lick your shoes! Anything! As long as I dont die

What are you imagining? Am I part of the mafia? Or abnormal? Why would I want you to lick my shoes? Who is forcing you to dig a grave?

Eh? It isnt like that?

In this situation I cant leave the airship alone while looking for the parts. However I cant bring it with me. So what are the other methods? The only way is to hide it.

Hide it? Burying the airship in the ground..

You dont want to? Then do you want to dig a grave?

Ah, no its fine!

Tori started shovelling like crazy.This was the best way Ark could think of at the moment.Of course it wasnt as easy as it sounded.Even a small airship was 3 times the size of a bus. It would take a considerable amount of time to dig the ground enough to hide the airship. Luckily Ark knew that the Nakuma didnt leave a certain area.In other words, the Nakuma who ate the main parts couldnt have escaped far! So he could afford to hide the airship even if it took some time.Also, Ark first learnt the Dig skill when creating the tunnel to rob the museum.But Ark wasnt the one who originally created the tunnel.Half of the tunnel had already been completed by the time Ark saw it.That tunnel was created by Tori!Tori was a hamster who specialized in digging.

Tell me if you think it is tough. Then I will make a place for your grave.

Pant pant pant! No! It isnt hard at all!

The hamster really wanted to live.

Pa pa pa pa! Pa pa pa pa! Pa pa pa pa!

As expected, Tori started digging at a tremendous pace when a threat was added.Seeing Tori like that brought up memories of Nephalim. He had dug a tunnel for one week without seeing any sunlight.At that time, Tori had just thrown the shovel at Ark and watched him dig.

Yes, this is good.

Ark nodded with a look of deep emotion.

I dont have many fond memories of this guy. Therefore this is great. From now on I will pay back those memories!

Ark wanted to record his grudge on Toris bones!

Hey, are you slowing down? Do you want to stop?

Pant pant pant! No! Ill work hard! So put that shotgun down! Sob, scary!

Tori shouted as he desperately swung his shovel.Thanks to Toris tearful efforts, a pit large enough to cover the airship was created after 10 hours. Ark pushed the airship in and covered it with iron mold.

Thats it. Now it is time to collect the parts.

Ark turned around after covering the airship.It wasnt hard to chase after the Nakuma. Unlike the swamp area of Nephalim, this place was made of iron mold. And the Nakuma were basically made of iron. Therefore their trail on the ground remained intact.He followed the trail for 10 minutes.

There is a dungeon in a place like this.

He managed to find a gap in between the hills. The walls and ceiling of the cave was covered in iron mold!An information window flashed once he stepped foot inside.

Many planets in the galaxy are filled with beautiful sights. But there are many hidden areas on those beautiful planets. Some planets hat look gorgeous are filled with toxic gases while some contain fearsome monsters.

You have found a dungeon made of iron mold on the planet called Amara. No signs of life can be detected. However you can see signs of non-biological creatures.These signs seem to warn you of danger. But there is no rewards without risk. In order to grow, a pioneer needs the courage and skill to face this danger.

* Adventure Points +600