Elise called for him, so Junhyuk went to see her. He had to give her another core. Junhyuk didnât ask her what she needed it for, and Elise simply told him to expect her great things and left.
Junhyuk went to his training facility. There, he practiced his sword swing while thing about his duels with Artlan. Junhyuk acknowledged Artlanâs talent. With his sixth sense and his natural talent, getting an attack on Artlan wasnât an easy thing. Artlan could dodge his Dimensional Slash, a skill that equaled perfect defense powers.
Junhyuk had to be able to hit Artlan when Artlan wasnât using his sixth sense, or he had to attack so fast that Artlan wouldnât be able to dodge it. To do that, he needed to find a way to stop time. Otherwise, it wouldnât be possible.
He spent his time thinking about how to overcome Artlanâs sixth sense. Hard work wouldnât overcome that amount of natural talent.
He spent a long time thinking before Elise contacted him and said, âThe dimensional tears will trigger in an hour.â
Junhyuk had lost track of time, but expecting that, Elise decided to warn him.
He teleported back to her lab and saw Elise and Gongon standing there. He smiled at Gongon and asked, âYou havenât gone back?â
âYou have to take me back. I canât do it alone.â
Junhyuk patted Gongonâs head and said, âRight. If you are bored, you should help us.â
âIâll just watch?â
âJust watch?â
âI canât close the tears anyway.â
Junhyuk chuckled and stretched, saying, âIâll run around and stop them.â
âI heard you closed all the tears last time.â
âThatâs right.â
âThis time, things will be different.â
Junhyuk became curious about Gongonâs remark, and the dragon turned to Elise, who said, âThe battleship is finished. Itâs called Elise.â
âCan I see it?â
âThatâs why I called you.â
She smiled at him and showed him her tablet screen.
With a loud noise, the whole lab started shaking. Junhyuk went outside and saw the grounds outside the lab open and something rise from the opening.
It was huge. It was three hundred meters in length and it was covered in weapons.
âHow many people can get on it?â
âNot many. It has its own AI, so thereâs no need for manpower.â
The ship was floating in midair, astonishing Junhyuk.
âIâll help with the monsters.â
âI didnât use the decomposition compound, but the lasers use core energy to fire.â
âGood thinking.â
âIt has one more secret weapon.â
âA secret weapon?â
âIt can teleport.â
Junhyukâs eyes widened, and Gongon smirked.
âYou can input coordinates. The teleportations require a huge amount of energy, which was why we needed the core.â
âDoes that mean it can shift through dimensions?â
âNot that,â Gongon said. âBut donât worry too much. You can carry it over through your Dimensional Shift.â
âI can take it with me?â
âWould that be too difficult?â
âItâs three hundred meters long!â
Gongon shrugged and said, âThen, youâll need to buy a large Spatial Bag.â
âHow large?â
âOne with a radius of at least fifty meters.â
âThe cost of that would be astronomical!â
âYeah? I can build you a private lair if you do.â
Junhyuk was enticed by the prospect. With a new Spatial bag, he would be able to take his private lair to other dimensions.
He nodded and said, âIâll think about it. After we fight the legendâs team, I wonât need the gold, so Iâll get the Spatial Bag then.â
âYou do that.â Gongon smiled and said, âLook at this battleshipâs main cannon.â
Junhyuk looked at it. There was a hole at the front of the battleship. It was a massive hole, and he thought it was part of the ship.
âThatâs a cannon?!â
âThatâs right. Thatâs why I built the battleship,â Elise said.
âIt can be used for taking down large monsters.â
A beam from that cannon would deal tremendous damage. Most large monsters would be killed instantly.
Gogon smirked and gave Elise a little kick, saying, âYou tell him.â
âCan I?â Elise coughed and explained, âThe main cannonâs name is Spatial Collapse Cannon.â
âSpatial Collapse Cannon?!â
Elise nodded and said, âThe core energy can create a dimensional tear. I had to get Veraâs help. Sheâs the one who knows the most about dimensional magic. We created the Spatial Collapse Cannon so that it can close dimensional tears.â
âIs that possible?!â
âThe cannon takes two cores to operate.â
With two cores, it could certainly close dimensional tears.
âYou built it?â
Elise smirked at him and said, âAfter the first Spatial Collapse shot, thereâll be a five-minute recharge time. Itâll be slower than you in closing tears.â
âThatâs fine. It cuts my work down by 20 percent.â
Elise nodded and said, âI wanted to help.â She hugged Gongon and added, âWithout Gongon and Vera, this ship wouldnât have been possible.â
âWhy am I just Gongon?â
âShould I call you Mr. Gongon?â
âNo. That makes me sound old.â
Sarang contacted him then, so Junhyuk went to see her. She grabbed her rifle and teleported back with him. When Gongon saw the rifle, his eyes widened, and he asked, âWhat did you make?â
âItâs a magical artifact. You only have to pull the trigger, so itâs most definitely not for public use.â
âAre you going to use it?â
âNo.â Sarang smiled and added, âIâll give it to Eunseo. I can cast spells of my own.â
âThatâs good thinking.â
Junhyuk and Sarang went to see Eunseo, who was getting ready for the monster waves. There were a lot of monitors with different feeds surrounding her.
She looked at him and Sarang when they appeared, and Sarang handed her the rifle.
âBig sister, this is for you.â
Eunseo took the rifle, and Sarang pulled out an orb and chanted a spell. A blue light tied Eunseo to the rifle, and a chain bounded them with runic language. Then, the blue light disappeared.
Eunseo found some strange engravings on her hand and looked at the rifle. The engravings were the same as those on the rifle.
Sarang handed Eunseo a book and said, âThis is the manual for how to use it.â
It was a thin booklet. Leafing through it, Eunseo asked, âI can use magic?â
âYes. You wonât be able to use the rifle in the Dimensional Battlefield, but you should get it engraved there.â
âI can really take this?â
âOf course!â
âThank you.â
The rifle did not need mana, and it would shoot off magic. It would come in handy when killing monsters. Eunseo wouldnât be in danger anymore.
âYou should have made a pistol. That wouldâve been easier to carry.â
âWith the rifle, the magic will be stronger.â
Junhyuk nodded with understanding.
âYouâve worked hard.â
Sarang smiled and said, âI used the entire core, and I canât make more without more cores.â
It was a superior weapon, but mass production wasnât possible. It was definitely a nice artifact.
Junhyuk caressed her head, and Sarang gave him a tight hug. Eunseoâs eyes turned cold, and Junhyuk pushed Sarang away, saying, âWeâll head out to deal with the monster waves.â
âSure.â
Junhyuk and Sarang teleported back to Eliseâs lab, and Sarang pouted, asking, âDid you have to push me away?â
Junhyuk patted her head and said, âHave you seen Eliseâs ship?â
âEliseâs ship?â
Sarang hadnât seen it yet, so Juhyuk teleported with her again. The three-hundred-meter battleship was floating above the ground.
When she saw it, Sarang gasped.
âElise, you built this?â
Elise had built an entire battleship while Sarang had built a rifle, but Elise shook her head and said, âGongon and Vera helped me.â
âBut you built it.â
Sarang was stunned, and Junhyuk smiled and said, âYouâll see it in action soon.â
Elise turned to Sarang and asked, âCan you cast teleportation spells?â
âI can with coordinates.â
Elise handed Sarang a pair of goggles and said, âWear these, and youâll get your coordinates.â
âYeah? I canât close tears though.â
âBut youâll save novices and experts from dying.â
Sarang nodded and put the goggles on.
At that moment, Elise said, âItâs time. The dimensional tears are starting to appear.â
âHow many?â
âTwelve hundred of them.â
âWeâll move faster this time. Where is the largest one?â
âSydney, Australia.â
âIâll go.â
âSeoul has the second biggest tear, so Battleship Elise will stay here.â
âSeoul?â
âSarang, Eunseo and I can close it.â
Junhyuk smiled and said, âThen, Iâm off.â
He teleported to the Sydney Harbor Bridge. The tear would appear soon, so he summoned his swords and looked up at the sky.
As soon as the tear appeared, Junhyuk used his Dimensional Slash against it. Instead of growing further, it closed.
âThatâs one.â
He teleported again.