I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship, so I Became a Space Mercenary

Five sharp claws are about to tear my body apart at about the same time. If you don't do something like this, those claws could tear my body apart with every armor. However, I don't want to keep sticking up and trying out my new armor's defenses or scratching my armor. It was quite an expensive purchase.

"---!"

The direction of his body was left forward. I slashed one of the enemy's right forelimbs, so I have fewer claws. Along the way, he slashed the joints of each of the two legs and the base of the foot.

EEEEIG!?

Hmm? I was worried that this armor would follow my movements when I stopped breathing. Maybe this ability of mine works on what I'm wearing? There was no way to verify it. Well, if I can use it, I can do anything.

But what is this iron spider all about? Kuki says he's a living creature, but I can only see him as a melee combat bot or something. I've seen combat bots in a form that resembles a true sphere when they're not in operation, so I'm probably trapped in a preconceived notion.

Rush in!

"Get down! Get down!"

At that moment, I turned around and turned to the iron spider that had lost three of the four legs on my right.

Soldiers in power armor came through holes in the walls. It is a group that focuses on firepower when viewed from the perspective of a group armed with heavy weapons. The cavalry arrived at a good time.

"I'll take care of it."

I wouldn't have to take the risk myself if the rest of you fought for me. With the sword in my hands, I quickly move to the entrance of the room where Kugi and the shopkeeper are hiding. Yeah, this armor's good. The maneuverability was different from RIKISHI's.

Who are you?

While the three lost legs, the slow moving iron spider and the people in power armor launched a focused attack, only one of them did not participate in the attack. One of them has a slightly different armor paint. Commander?

Well, that's it, yeah. When we went into the building after the objective, a mysterious figure in an unfamiliar power armor was engaging the target first. I'll ask whoever I am. I think everybody will.

“A customer came to this store to pick up the armor I'm wearing. Should I also disclose my affiliation and name?"

Saying that, I shrugged my shoulders while holding my sword in both hands.

"...... Were you an aristocrat?"

The Power Armor soldier who saw my sword asks in a slightly confused tone. Well, it's only natural for an aristocrat to fight with a sword in the Empire.

"No, you're an aristocrat... ah, no, you're an honorary aristocrat? Well, I'm not a raw nobleman. I'm a mercenary."

Mercenary...? Could it be Captain Hiro who won the previous match?

"Ah, yes, but... can I leave you alone in the back?"

I've been listening to him, and there's been a lot of fighting behind him. Although the Iron Spider had lost three legs, it was still pinning, and the heavy weapon that the Power Armors were releasing was hitting the Iron Spider, but it hadn't been decided yet. Well, it's a heavy weapon for power armor - a laser launcher, but a plasma launcher, so it's still working when attacked.

"Why is this thing made of..."

I agree. Yeah, it's slowing down.

Overheated?

The laser weapons in this world are extremely powerful. Due to its high output, the surface of the object evaporates at the moment of impact, causing a small explosion that not only generates heat but also destruction by impact. Normally, that's what happens when a laser with a kill output irradiates it. But that iron spider doesn't seem to be the case. A direct laser strike does not cause an explosion and only appears to have no effect on the surface.

And plasma weapons such as plasma launchers instantly destroy targets with tens of millions of degrees of heat. A substance that doesn't have countermeasures will evaporate in an instant, but that iron spider even stood up to it. Maybe it's extremely strong against photovoltaic weapons.

However, as a result of constant exposure to attacks from laser and plasma weapons, the iron spider has finally stopped its movement and has fallen apart from piece to piece. Hmm, it looks like you broke the joints and fell apart. Is the internal structure burnt out?

It looks like it's been cleared up, but am I going to ask you something or something?

"Ah... no, I'm sure you'll be fine if you just let me talk to you for a minute here." We'll put a name on the report, but that's all. ”

"I'd like to refrain from that... but who are you guys?" The security team at the colony? Or a Marine of the Imperial Air and Space Forces? "

I thought it was the latter from the gear, but I checked it first. Power armor and heavy weapons are too heavy for the colony's security team.

It's classified.

"I get it."

In other words, the Imperial Aerospace Force. I don't know if he's a Marine, but maybe he's on some kind of special assignment.

"But that's a big deal." I wasn't scared when I attacked with a laser or plasma.

That's how the Power Armor Man looks across the helmet with the iron spider's legs I slashed. Certainly, the sword attack was effective even though it was so heat-resistant.

"Maybe physical destruction is better than lasers or plasma." Live ammunition or something. "

A live ammunition weapon... an EML weapon isn't very user-friendly.

"I know that."

There is an EML weapon for power armor, but it's not very popular. There are several reasons, but the biggest difficulty is that the breaking and piercing forces are too high.

If you release something like this in a white soldier battle in a colony or on a ship, you may lose airtightness if you pierce through the structure. This can be fatal damage to structures in outer space, so the class of live ammunition is obsolete as a white soldier's weapon.

Also, it's simply big and tense and heavy. And the firing interval is also long. It was a very bad weapon for a white soldier.

Isn't it the only way to take out antiques of the gunpowder type?

"Such antiques will not be left in the stones of a good army."

There were signs of a bitter smile coming from the other side of the Power Armor. In this world, gunpowder live guns are antiques dating back hundreds of years.

Shield technology was developed to protect spacecraft from space debris when sailing at ultra-light speeds. Of course, it is impossible to break through with a bullet fired from a powder gun. During the transitional period, there was a lot of activity, but eventually the live ammunition for infantry was destroyed by shield technology.

Well, the ship's live ammunition is still alive. With live fire weapons in the ship's gun class, they could incorporate anti-shield technology into the shells and cannons themselves. Krishna shotguns and Black Lotus large EMLs benefit from such anti-shield technology.

"Then I'll be rude." You should pay the shopkeeper properly. "

In my words, the Power Armor man shrugged his shoulders and seemed to reply. Ever since you involved a good public. You just have to write a final disposition.

Nevertheless, I wonder if we can transport this armor properly in this situation, this store. I hope it doesn't get too much trouble.