AutoTerra: Operating Systems

Chapter 10: Arni Training

At the end of the field, there is a row of podium tables standing firmly there. The podiums are actually terminal controls to enable facilities in the field, equipped with touch monitors and also a small scanner on the side.

Arriving at Astan at one of the terminal's control podium tables, Astan activates it and fiddles with the touch monitor.

“Well, Arni,” Astan called the girl next to him. “Now, you scan your AutoTerra bracelet on the scanner. Later the system in this field will create an enemy like the boy faced.”

“Gardin means?”

For a moment Arni noticed Gardin who returned to training against wooden dolls in the middle of the field.

“I have to fight them at once?” tanya Arni pointed at the wooden puppets.

Astan's eyes follow Arni's direction. “For the beginning will be given one, which is still not moving as well. If you have managed to beat one, it will appear two, then three, and so on. Gradually, until you manage to reach level 5 and open Wood Rank level 1.”

“OK, okay. I understand.”

Arni walked over to the podium table, started scanning his bracelet on the scanner there. Automatic streaks of greenish light scan the code from the blue line along the bracelet from end to end. Suddenly a few holographic notifications appeared in front of Arni.

[Welcome, Arni Siragan]

[You are welcome to conduct training as a new hunter before reaching the Wood Rankings]

[For prefixes, we provide one target]

After finishing scanning the bracelet, in the middle of the field with a considerable distance from the distance Gardin was practicing now, there appeared a single wooden doll that appeared completely motionless.

[Name : Wooden Doll]

[Type : Robot]

[Nature : Passive]

[Status: Easy]

“Wah! Dikasih know his enemy's data too?” ask Arni when the target data appears suddenly, then disappears after it is finished reading.

“If you are first dealing with a new type of enemy, you will see the data.” Astan began to explain, “Julukan is the name or name of the enemy. The type is yes the type of enemy, there are robots like this, monsters, aliens, infections, and parasites.”

“What kind of infection and parasite is the enemy? Sounds unusual,” asked Arni astonished.

“Infection is a creature that can transmit some kind of disease. If hit, there is a high chance that the victim will experience poisoning, or until mutated into like them. If the parasite is a type of creature that can absorb enemy life energy and control it at once. These two types of enemies are rare. Once found, it must be the level of status in Danger to the top.”

“Well, if the status level is like how?”

“What is shown only as status,” replied Astan. “That's actually a status level that shows how dangerous the enemy is. The degree itself starts from Easy, Normal, Hard, Danger, Extreme, and Nightmare. There was once a rumor that frightened hunters in various circles if there was another level of the most difficult, namely Inferno. But the rumor was debunked because Inferno is actually a Bug of the AutoTerra System part of the data scanner.”

“Most feared, yes..?” Arnie thought for a moment. “Indeed how difficult Inferno is if it really exists, not the system bug?”

“It will be very difficult. The level of Nightmare alone had overwhelmed the Diamond and Crystal Rank hunters, let alone Inferno. If there really is, even a mid-level Crystal Rank will not be able to conquer it.”

Arni got creepy imagining it. The Diamond and Crystal rank was already considered the strongest rank. If the hunters in the two ranks alone could not conquer Inferno's enemies, it could be a disaster throughout the galaxy.

Astan also spoke lightly. “But rumors, yes rumors. It's just mouth-to-mouth nonsense with no evidence. And once proven, the fact is that Inferno-level enemies never existed. Even if there were, a lowly hunter like us wouldn't be involved in the mission of conquering him. Ehe…. Eheheh For a moment he laughed crisply.

“Ya, already. Mending you start the exercise. I'm waiting for you there.” Astan pointed at a row of benches on the sidelines.

“Eh? Not helping?”

“Mana can? Even if we are a Squad, I who are in the Iron Rank can no longer access the training here. If I try to shoot a Wooden Doll, there is even a hologram object without response.”

The two began to walk apart, Arni to the middle of the field, while Astan to the edge of the field. On the sidelines, Astan began to sit on one of the benches. When you see available Vending Machine drinks and snacks nearby, Astan so kepengen to buy snacks.

In the middle of the field, Arni had already stood a considerable distance between himself and the Wooden Doll. As per Astan's previous explanation, Arni began to try to bring up his weapon from the storage part of the AutoTerra System.

Astan who just finished buying a can of drinks and food from Vending Machine saw the difficulty of the Arni.

With the nature of cherry blossom ingrained, Astan also commented, “Why? Mind it? Salah himself choose weapons kayak so.” Then sit down and open the soda can.

An irritated Arni yells from afar, “Ish! I told you, I chose this weapon so I can later like Veena—.”

“Mustarim? If you are not able to, yes free.”

“Muskarov! Ergh!” Arni pointed at Astan. “I'll show you that I can!”

Astan said so not because he wanted to insult the girl, he just wanted to know how serious Arni became a sniper like an idol that he always wanted long enough.

Without any preparation, Arni took aim and directly pulled the trigger of the rifle.

But, nothing happened.

“Loh?”

Several times Arni pulled the trigger, but there was only a sound ‘clek-cklek’ without happening anything.

“Kok can't shoot? Broken, yes?”

Instant drink soda, then say, “Not filled ammunition. The new weapon is still empty.” Then back to drinking.

“Oh...”.

Arni begins to bring up some ammunition from the storage system. Because he still does not understand the mechanism of the Sniper Rifle, he learned from the guidance shown by the system. While studying, while Arni filled his rifle ammunition.

“Hadeh~ Will be this long.” Astan unwrapped the cassava chips, and played his phone.

While Astan was casually eating while tinkering with his cell phone, Gardin, who had just finished training, headed for the Vending Machine near Astan, to buy a drink. The young man's face was exhausted with sweat soaking his body and shirt.

“Udah done?” ask Astan to Gardin.

After finishing paying via QR code scanning, Gardin nodded, “Udah.” He took an isotonic drink from Vending Machine. “Newly done. Successfully enter the Wood Rank.” Then drink the drink.

“Congratulations, yes,” said Astan flat, not so interested in saving it.

Still tired, Gardin decides to sit next to Astan while looking at Arni. Astan also began to pay attention to the girl again after finishing his business with a mobile phone.

“OK, ready!”

After ascertaining his rifle filled with bullets, Arni tried to lift the rifle again although sometimes staggering because of objections.

“Eh, eh? Uh! Uh..!”

Arni almost fell off balance with the Sniper Rifle, lucky his body managed to be held by the rifle so it did not fall.

Astan who saw it tried to hold back the laughter. It's funny to see a short-bodied girl like Arni trying to lift the Sniper Rifle.

Once again Arni tried to lift it, cocked according to the guidance of the system earlier, trying to aim, and he shot the Wooden Doll until sound blaring his shot.

The shock from the shotgun shot was strong enough for Arni's weak body that was still unaccustomed, thus causing his body to be pushed back several steps until it fell to the floor.

Not exactly hit the Wooden Doll, the bullet shot far from the position of the Wooden Doll is located, even so it leads to hit the roof of the field. Luckily the roof and walls of this indoor field are bullet and explosion resistant.

Gardin gaping wide, dumbfounded to see Arni's fatigue. While Astan is no longer able to withstand this feeling of wanting to be softened.

“ASTAGA, OH MY GOD! YOUR SHOTS ARE ROTTEN, BABY!!”

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