Level Up Machine

Chapter 65 Armor of the Demon God (10)

?Ssssss.

[“Attempting information interference with ‘Multipurpose Functional Combat Suit Lacteon Type 2’.”]

[“Requesting user change…

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…in progress.”]

[“Failed. Failed. The current security level is too low to change the user of ‘Multipurpose Functional Combat Suit Lacteon Type 2’.”]

[“Attempting to request partial usage rights.”]

[“Partial usage rights for ‘Multipurpose Functional Combat Suit Lacteon Type 2’ have been approved.”]

“What the hell is this…?”

Yeong-sik frowned at the mysterious voice echoing in his ear. He couldn’t understand the meaning behind phrases like user change and partial usage rights, let alone the name of the suit.

-Ssssss.

At that moment, a white steam started to emit from the Armor of the Demon God as it slowly began to open.

Click. Click.

The sound of gears meshing together reached Yeong-sik’s ears. A space large enough for a person to enter had formed within the suit.

‘This is Lacteon Type 2…’

Recalling the name of the suit he had heard earlier, Yeong-sik laid his body into the open space of the suit.

Click. Click.

With the sound of gears meshing together, the black suit wrapped around Yeong-sik’s body. It fit perfectly, as if tailored specifically for him.

As soon as he put on the suit, a familiar mechanical voice echoed in his ear once again.

-Ssssss.

[“Confirmed wearing of ‘Multipurpose Functional Combat Suit Lacteon Type 2’.”]

[“Due to partial user rights, the suit’s maximum output is limited to 20% and the usable time is restricted to 5 minutes.”]

“Maximum output of 20% and only 5 minutes?”

A hint of disappointment crossed Yeong-sik’s face. It was fortunate that he could use it partially, but honestly, 20% of maximum output didn’t seem very substantial.

However.

Ssssss.

[“Activating Multipurpose Functional Combat Suit Lacteon Type 2.”]

Thick steam filled the room. Visual information visible beyond the suit’s visor streamed into Yeong-sik’s mind.

An overwhelming torrent of power surged through his entire body.

“Grrk?!”

Yeong-sik hurriedly opened the window and stepped outside. It was difficult to control the power surging through his body.

Ssssss!

White steam billowed out from the suit. Yeong-sik’s body soared into the air at an incredible speed.

**Boom!**

A sonic boom erupted as he surpassed the speed of sound. Violent winds swept through the surroundings.

“This… is 20%?”

Yeong-sik looked down at his body clad in the suit with an incredulous expression. An immense power, as if it would cause his entire body to explode, surged through him.

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“Ss…o.”

Hu, …?

Information about the suit’s functions and the weapons contained within it flowed into Yeong-sik’s mind. A torrent of massive information scrambled his thoughts. As he absorbed this information, his eyes wavered.

‘This is incredible.’

The suit contained countless functions beyond what he had imagined. Among them, one feature stood out as the most decisive.

“It can link with… my weapons?”

The suit’s feature was its ability to link with Yeong-sik’s own weapons.

“Blade.”

Yeong-sik tried using the blade as an experiment.

Click!

The back of his left hand opened, and the blade, which should have emerged, extended from the back of the suit’s hand instead. It was a blade with a black edge.

Yeong-sik instinctively knew that this blade possessed a power far beyond that of his usual blade.

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“All my other weapons have also become stronger by linking with the suit…”

Yeong-sik frowned, unable to comprehend.

The question of why flashed through his mind.

It was great that his weapons could link with the suit. If they couldn’t, he wouldn’t have been able to use the shotgun or the blade while wearing the suit. Furthermore, the enhancement of abilities made it an incredibly beneficial feature.

The problem was that he couldn’t understand why the function to ‘link with his weapons’ was included in the suit.

‘What… exactly is going on?’

This suit, known as the ‘Armor of the Demon God’, was an artifact discovered during the ‘Great War’ between the Ingrim Empire and the northern monsters, long before Yeong-sik was summoned to this world.

He couldn’t fathom how such an artifact could link with the weapons contained within his body.

“What exactly… am I?”

As time went on, Yeong-sik felt he understood himself less and less. He floated in the air, lost in thought for a while.

-Ssssss.

[“The usage time for ‘Multipurpose Functional Combat Suit Lacteon Type 2’ is down to 1 minute.”]

The mechanical voice in his ear cut through his thoughts. Snapping out of it, Yeong-sik extended a hand and tried using the energy blast.

-Woooooong!

An enormous amount of energy gathered as if the sun had descended from the sky. Yeong-sik aimed the energy blast towards the sky and fired.

-Kwooooong!

A concentrated mass of energy, larger than a person, pierced the sky. The clouds touched by the energy blast couldn’t withstand the immense heat and evaporated instantly.

“Huh?”

A hollow laugh escaped from Yeong-sik’s lips as he once again felt the power contained within the suit. The word ‘overwhelming’ seemed insufficient to describe its strength.

“If this is 20% of maximum output…”

Just imagining how powerful this suit could be if he could fully utilize its power was dizzying. In front of this suit, even S-grade rare items would seem like insignificant trinkets.

‘With this suit…’

A woman’s image surfaced in Yeong-sik’s mind. A woman with an uncomfortable long sword and a fierce look—Kang Ha-rin of the White Sword Guild.

Later, he heard she was a ranker at level 103. Considering that from level 100 onward, a single level difference meant a significant stat difference, this meant she was stronger than the average ‘ranker.’

Although he had never seen her exact strength, he felt that in his current state, he could certainly hold his own against her. No, he even thought he might be able to defeat her.

‘Ah… come to think of it, with a 5-minute usage limit, I can’t win.’

The biggest problem with the Lacteon Type 2 suit right now wasn’t that its maximum output was limited to 20%, but that it could only be used for 5 minutes.

Yeong-sik descended back to the ground while still wearing the suit. As he landed, white steam billowed out from the Lacteon Type 2 suit. He felt the overwhelming power that had filled his body seep out.

-Ssssss.

[“The usage time for ‘Multipurpose Functional Combat Suit Lacteon Type 2’ has ended. A 72-hour cooldown period is required before it can be used again.”]

[“Higher security levels are needed to increase maximum output and usage time.”]

“Hoo…”

Yeong-sik frowned at the peculiar sense of powerlessness that spread through his body.

A moment ago, a massive power had surged through him to the point of trembling, but now it had vanished in an instant, making it natural to feel this way.

“Come to think of it, Tiria said she could fight on equal terms with a level 103 ranker when using the Archangel’s Blessing.”

Yeong-sik muttered in a low voice, referring to her more familiarly as Tiria rather than the formal Ms. Tiria.

If Tiria’s power, once she reclaimed the Archangel’s Blessing, was that strong, he thought he could ask her to test the suit’s power later.

‘I’ll have to talk to her about it separately.’

Thinking this, Yeong-sik stored the suit in his inventory. His inventory had expanded as his level increased, now large enough to store the suit comfortably.

Yeong-sik lightly used a boost to jump to his room on the second floor through the window.

“Kyaa!”

As he entered the room, a short scream rang out. The scream belonged to Ara.

“Why, why are you coming in through there all of a sudden!”

Ara shouted, looking at Yeong-sik who had suddenly entered through the window. Yeong-sik responded with an awkward smile.

“I was just stepping out to take care of something for a moment.”

“Something…?”

She looked at him with a puzzled expression.

“I’ll tell you later. But what’s going on here?”

Yeong-sik deflected the question and asked her. Upon hearing his words, Ara pursed her lips and swallowed hard.

“Tell me.”

“What?”

“Tell me what happened now.”

She spoke in a tone that seemed almost like whining, something unexpected considering her personality.

“Hmm… Alright, I’ll tell you.”

Yeong-sik sat on the bed and began to explain about the Lacteon Type 2 suit he had obtained. From discovering the item by chance at the palace report, to learning from Hendrick that it was an artifact found during the ‘Great War’, and finally, to the inexplicable things that occurred when he tested it.

He recounted the events of the past few days calmly.

Ara listened intently, her expression somewhat blank throughout.

“What’s wrong?”

Yeong-sik asked, noticing her dazed look.

At his question, her face turned bright red.

“N-no, it’s nothing.”

She bowed her head, her face flushed. She closed her eyes tightly and thought to herself.

‘How am I supposed to tell him I’m just so happy to talk like this after such a long time?’

Ever since Yeong-sik responded to Han-seong’s call and arrived at the Sirentium Mountains, he had been leading the Salvator Guild with such charisma that it wasn’t strange for people to call him the guild master.

Watching him grow closer to others, especially Tiria, Ara felt a peculiar anxiety that she couldn’t understand. It was the anxiety of feeling he might disappear to a place beyond her reach.

That’s why she wanted to forcefully create time alone with him, even if it meant being a bit unreasonable.

“Um, Yeong-sik…”

She called out to him in a trembling voice, swallowing dryly. The charged atmosphere in the room made her heart race.

As if intoxicated by the atmosphere, she leaned closer to Yeong-sik with a somewhat dreamy expression. Her breathtakingly beautiful face slowly approached his.

“Ar…a?”

Yeong-sik looked troubled by her sudden actions. Ara cupped his cheeks with her hands, murmuring nervously.

“Stay still.”

She leaned in even closer, reducing the distance between them.

That’s when it happened.

Bang!

“Yeong-sik! The guild master said there’s a party today and to gather in the lobby…!” Bursting energetically into the room, Gil-soo froze at the sight before him.

“Ahem. I made a mistake… Enjoy your private time. I’ll inform the guild master myself…”

“Kyaaaaaa!”

Ara’s scream echoed throughout the inn.