Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 1. Cube (1)
Chapter 2. Cube (2)
Chapter 3. Cube (3)
Chapter 4. Synchronization (1)
Chapter 5. Synchronization (2)
Chapter 6. Synchronization (3)
Chapter 7. Combat Training (1)
Chapter 8. Combat Training (2)
Chapter 9. Within Everyday Life (1)
Chapter 10. Within Everyday Life (2)
Chapter 11. Change (1)
Chapter 12. Change (2)
Chapter 13. Change (3)
Chapter 14. For Growth (1)
Chapter 15. For Growth (2)
Chapter 16. For Growth (3)
Chapter 17. For Growth (4)
Chapter 18. Connections (1)
Chapter 19. Connections (2)
Chapter 20. Connections (3)
Chapter 21. Second Incident (1)
Chapter 22. Second Incident (2)
Chapter 23. Second Incident (3)
Chapter 24. Mock Dungeon Trial (1)
Chapter 25. Mock Dungeon Trial (2)
Chapter 26. Mock Dungeon Trial (3)
Chapter 27. Mock Dungeon Trial (4)
Chapter 28. The Djinn And Gari Mountain (1)
Chapter 29. The Djinn And Gari Mountain (2)
Chapter 30. The Djinn And Gari Mountain (3)
Chapter 31. Same Bed, Different Dreams (1)
Chapter 32. Same Bed, Different Dreams (2)
Chapter 33. Exam Period (1)
Chapter 34. Exam Period (2)
Chapter 35. Exam Period (3)
Chapter 36. Exam Period (4)
Chapter 37. Intruders (1)
Chapter 38. Intruders (2)
Chapter 39. Intruders (3)
Chapter 40. Intruders (4)
Chapter 41. Sudden Encounter (1)
Chapter 42. Sudden Encounter (2)
Chapter 43. Sudden Encounter (3)
Chapter 44. Sudden Encounter (4)
Chapter 45. After The Trouble (1)
Chapter 46. After The Trouble (2)
Chapter 47. After The Trouble (3)
Chapter 48. Tit For Tat (1)
Chapter 49. Tit For Tat (2)
Chapter 50. Tit For Tat (3)
Chapter 51. Change Of Heart (1)
Chapter 52. Change Of Heart (2)
Chapter 53. Vestige (1)
Chapter 54. Vestige (2)
Chapter 55. Bet (1)
Chapter 56. Bet (2)
Chapter 57. Bet (3)
Chapter 58. Change
Chapter 59. Final Exam (1)
Chapter 60. Final Exam (2)
Chapter 61. Final Exam (3)
Chapter 62. Final Exam (4)
Chapter 63. Final Exam (5)
Chapter 64. Final Exam (6)
Chapter 65. Hatching (1)
Chapter 66. Hatching (2)
Chapter 67. Guild (1)
Chapter 68. Guild (2)
Chapter 69. Break (1)
Chapter 70. Break (2)
Chapter 71. Break (3)
Chapter 72. White Crystal (1)
Chapter 73. White Crystal (2)
Chapter 74. White Crystal (3)
Chapter 75. Short Break (1)
Chapter 76. Short Break (2)
Chapter 77. Attraction (1)
Chapter 78. Attraction (2)
Chapter 79. Attraction (3)
Chapter 80. Teamwork (1)
Chapter 81. Teamwork (2)
Chapter 82. Teamwork (3)
Chapter 83. Scout (1)
Chapter 84. Scout (2)
Chapter 85. Scout (3)
Chapter 86. Words Without Legs (1)
Chapter 87. Words Without Legs (2)
Chapter 88. Words Without Legs (3)
Chapter 89. Fake And Real (1)
Chapter 90. Fake And Real (2)
Chapter 91. Fake And Real (3)
Chapter 92. Worry (1)
Chapter 93. Worry (2)
Chapter 94. Initiation (1)
Chapter 95. Initiation (2)
Chapter 96. Initiation (3)
Chapter 97. Initiation (4)
Chapter 98. Past
Chapter 99. Ghost (1)
Chapter 100. Ghost (2)
Chapter 101. Ghost (3)
Chapter 102. Ghost (4)
Chapter 103. Ghost (5)
Chapter 104. Ghost (6)
Chapter 105. Ghost (7)
Chapter 106. Return
Chapter 107. Rest
Chapter 108. Action (1)
Chapter 109. Action (2)
Chapter 110. Action (3)
Chapter 111. Action (4)
Chapter 112. Truth (1)
Chapter 113. Truth (2)
Chapter 114. Truth (3)
Chapter 115. The First Encounter (1)
Chapter 116. The First Encounter (2)
Chapter 117. The First Encounter (3)
Chapter 118. What Must Be Done (1)
Chapter 119. What Must Be Done (2)
Chapter 120. What Must Be Done (3)
Chapter 121. What Must Be Done (4)
Chapter 122. What Must Be Done (5)
Chapter 123. Chae Jinyoon (1)
Chapter 124. Chae Jinyoon (2)
Chapter 125. Chae Jinyoon (3)
Chapter 126. Chae Jinyoon (4)
Chapter 127. Funeral (1)
Chapter 128. Funeral (2)
Chapter 129. Funeral (3)
Chapter 130. Crossroad (1)
Chapter 131. Crossroad (2)
Chapter 132. Crossroad (3)
Chapter 133. Crossroad (4)
Chapter 134. Farewell (1)
Chapter 135. Farewell (2)
Chapter 136. Farewell (3)
Chapter 137. Farewell (4)
Chapter 138. Final Incident (1)
Chapter 139. Final Incident (2)
Chapter 140. Final Incident (3)
Chapter 141. Truth (1)
Chapter 142. Truth (2)
Chapter 143. Truth (3)
Chapter 144. Chameleon Troupe (1)
Chapter 145. Chameleon Troupe (2)
Chapter 146. Chameleon Troupe (3)
Chapter 147. 3 Years (1)
Chapter 148. 3 Years (2)
Chapter 149. 3 Years (3)
Chapter 150. 3 Years (4)
Chapter 151. 3 Years (5)
Chapter 152. 3 Years (6)
Chapter 153. 3 Years (7)
Chapter 154. Entrance Ticket (1)
Chapter 155. Entrance Ticket (2)
Chapter 156. Tutorial (1)
Chapter 157. Tutorial (2)
Chapter 158. Tutorial (3)
Chapter 159. The First City (1)
Chapter 160. The First City (2)
Chapter 161. The First City (3)
Chapter 162. The First City (4)
Chapter 163. Waiting Room
Chapter 164. Jungle (1)
Chapter 165. Jungle (2)
Chapter 166. Jungle (3)
Chapter 167. Change (1)
Chapter 168. Change (2)
Chapter 169. Prestige (1)
Chapter 170. Prestige (2)
Chapter 171. Vacation (1)
Chapter 172. Skill (1)
Chapter 173. Skill (2)
Chapter 174. Skill (3)
Chapter 175. Skill (4)
Chapter 176. Killing Jin Sahyuk (1)
Chapter 177. Killing Jin Sahyuk (2)
Chapter 178. Killing Jin Sahyuk (3)
Chapter 179. Killing Jin Sahyuk (4)
Chapter 180. The Story Inside The Box (1)
Chapter 181. The Story Inside The Box (2)
Chapter 182. The Story Inside The Box (3)
Chapter 183. Imprinting
Chapter 184. Materialized Demon Realm (1)
Chapter 185. The Materialized Demon Realm (2)
Chapter 186. Materialized Demon Realm (3)
Chapter 187. Sign (1)
Chapter 188. Sign (2)
Chapter 189. Sign (3)
Chapter 190. Ranker (1)
Chapter 191. Ranker (2)
Chapter 192. Ranker (3)
Chapter 193. Hierarchy (1)
Chapter 194. Hierarchy (2)
Chapter 195. Hierarchy (3)
Chapter 196. A Not-So Restful Rest Day (1)
Chapter 197. A Not-So Restful Rest Day (2)
Chapter 198. A Not-So Restful Rest Day (3)
Chapter 199. Damned Long Story (1)
Chapter 200. Damned Long Story (2)
Chapter 201. Damned Long Story (3)
Chapter 202. Omen Of Reunion (1)
Chapter 203. Omen Of Reunion (2)
Chapter 204. Omen Of Reunion (3)
Chapter 205. Omen Of Reunion (4)
Chapter 206. A Strange Battle (1)
Chapter 207. A Strange Battle (2)
Chapter 208. A Strange Battle (3)
Chapter 209. A Strange Battle (4)
Chapter 210. List Of Calamities (1)
Chapter 211. List Of Calamities (2)
Chapter 212. List Of Calamities (2)
Chapter 213. Quick Climb (1)
Chapter 214. Quick Climb (2)
Chapter 215. Reason For Meeting (1)
Chapter 216. Reason For Meeting (2)
Chapter 217. Reason For Meeting (3)
Chapter 218. Process Of Fate (1)
Chapter 219. Process Of Fate (2)
Chapter 220. Process Of Fate (3)
Chapter 221. 20F (1)
Chapter 222. 20F (2)
Chapter 223. 20F (3)
Chapter 224. Preparation Period (1)
Chapter 225. Preparation Period (2)
Chapter 226. Mystery Shuffle (1)
Chapter 227. Mystery Shuffle (2)
Chapter 228. Mystery Shuffle (3)
Chapter 229. Tower Of Wish (1)
Chapter 230. Tower Of Wish (2)
Chapter 231. Tower Of Wish (3)
Chapter 232. Individual Motion (1)
Chapter 233. Individual Motion (2)
Chapter 234. Individual Motion (3)
Chapter 235. Third Phase (1)
Chapter 236. The First Death
Chapter 237. Third Phase (2)
Chapter 238. Third Phase (3)
Chapter 239. Black Lotus (1)
Chapter 240. Black Lotus (2)
Chapter 241. Black Lotus (3)
Chapter 242. Sudden Change (1)
Chapter 243. Sudden Change (2)
Chapter 244. Sudden Change (3)
Chapter 245. The End Of The Tower (1)
Chapter 246. The End Of The Tower (2)
Chapter 247. The End Of The Tower (4)
Chapter 248. The End Of The Tower (4)
Chapter 249. The End Of The Tower (5)
Chapter 250. A New Beginning (1)
Chapter 251. A New Beginning (2)
Chapter 252. A New Beginning (3)
Chapter 253. The Unknown Future (1)
Chapter 254. Unknown Future (2)
Chapter 255. Same Goal, Different Paths (1)
Chapter 256. Same Goal, Different Paths (2)
Chapter 257. Orden’S Territory (1)
Chapter 258. A New Episode (1)
Chapter 259. A New Episode (2)
Chapter 260. A New Episode (3)
Chapter 261. A New Episode (4)
Chapter 262. The Omen Of Assembly (1)
Chapter 263. The Omen Of Assembly (2)
Chapter 264. The Omen Of Assembly (3)
Chapter 265. Assembly (1)
Chapter 266. Assembly (2)
Chapter 267. Assembly (3)
Chapter 268. Assembly (4)
Chapter 269. Gathering (1)
Chapter 270. Gathering (2)
Chapter 271. The Meaning Of The Emotion (1)
Chapter 272. The Meaning Of The Emotions (2)
Chapter 273. Vow (1)
Chapter 274. Vow (2)
Chapter 275. Vow (3)
Chapter 276. The Mountain Sage (1)
Chapter 277. The Mountain Sage (2)
Chapter 278. Commence (1)
Chapter 279. Commence (2)
Chapter 280. Commence (3)
Chapter 281. Commence (4)
Chapter 282. Great Change (1)
Chapter 283. Great Change (2)
Chapter 284. Clouds Of War (1)
Chapter 285. Clouds Of War (2)
Chapter 286. Clouds Of War (3)
Chapter 287. Clouds Of War (4)
Chapter 288. Society Of Dead Humanoid Monsters (1)
Chapter 289. Society Of Dead Humanoid Monsters (2)
Chapter 290. Society Of Dead Humanoid Monsters (3)
Chapter 291. Looking Back (1)
Chapter 292. Looking Back (2)
Chapter 293. Looking Back (3)
Chapter 294. Orden Annihilation Operation (1)
Chapter 295. Orden Annihilation Operation (2)
Chapter 296. Orden Annihilation Operation (3)
Chapter 297. Orden Annihilation Operation (3)
Chapter 298. Orden Annihilation Operation (5)
Chapter 299. Orden Annihilation Operation (6)
Chapter 300. Orden
Chapter 301. After The War (1)
Chapter 302. After The War (2)
Chapter 303. After The War (3)
Chapter 304. Lawless Zone (1)
Chapter 305. Lawless Zone (2)
Chapter 306. Lawless Zone (3)
Chapter 307. The Stories That Become Bridges (1)
Chapter 308. The Stories That Become Bridges (2)
Chapter 309. The Stories That Become Bridges (3)
Chapter 310. The Stories That Become Bridges (4)
Chapter 311. Virtual Reality Containing The Truth (1)
Chapter 312. Virtual Reality Containing The Truth (2), (3)
Chapter 313. The Virtual Reality Containing Truth (4)
Chapter 314. Virtual Reality Containing The Truth (5)
Chapter 315. Demon Realm Gate (1)
Chapter 316. Demon Realm Gate (2)
Chapter 317. Demon Realm Gate (3)
Chapter 318. A New Path (1)
Chapter 319. A New Path (2)
Chapter 320. A New Path (3)
Chapter 321. A New Path (4)
Chapter 322. Break-Even Point (1)
Chapter 323. Break-Even Point (2)
Chapter 324. Break-Even Point (3)
Chapter 325. Transnational Peace Conference (1)
Chapter 326. Transnational Peace Conference (2)
Chapter 327. Transnational Peace Conference (3)
Chapter 328. Transnational Peace Conference (4)
Chapter 329. Ten Days (1)
Chapter 330. Ten Days (2)
Chapter 331. Ten Days (3)
Chapter 332. One Step (1)
Chapter 333. One Step (2)
Chapter 334. One Step (3)
Chapter 335. The Stories Of Characters (1)
Chapter 336. The Stories Of The Characters (2)
Chapter 337. The Stories Of Characters (3)
Chapter 338. The Stories Of Characters (4)
Chapter 339. The Stories Of Characters (5)
Chapter 340. The Stories Of The Characters (6)
Chapter 341. Final Banquet (1)
Chapter 342. Final Banquet (2)
Chapter 343. Final Banquet (3)
Chapter 344. Meeting (1)
Chapter 345. Meeting (2)
Chapter 346. Meeting (3)
Chapter 347. Meeting (4)
Chapter 348. Meeting (5)
Chapter 349. Pieces (1)
Chapter 350. Pieces (2)
Chapter 351. Pieces (3)
Chapter 352. Pieces (4)
Chapter 353. Final Name (1)
Chapter 354. The Final Name (2)
Chapter 355. Final Name (3)
Chapter 356. Final Name (4)
Chapter 357. Final Name (5)
Chapter 358. Final Name (6)
Chapter 359. Final Name (7)
Chapter 360. Final Name (8)
Chapter 361. Final Name (9)
Chapter 362. Ending (1)
Chapter 363. Ending (2)
Chapter 364. Ending (3)
Chapter 365. Decision
Chapter 366. A Story That Shouldn’T Have Existed (1)
Chapter 367. The Story That Should Not Have Existed (2)
Chapter 368. The Story That Should Not Have Existed (3)
Chapter 369. The Story That Should Not Have Existed (4)
Chapter 370. The Story That Shouldn’T Have Existed (5)
Chapter 371. The Story That Shouldn’T Have Existed (6)
Chapter 372. The Story That Shouldn’T Have Existed (7)
Chapter 373. The Story That Shouldn’T Have Existed (8)
Chapter 374. The Story That Shouldn’T Have Existed (9)
Chapter 375. The Story That Shouldn’T Have Existed (10)
Chapter 376. Epilogue (1), My Story
Chapter 377. Epilogue (2), Their Story (Part 1)
Chapter 378. Epilogue (2), Their Story [Part 2] [Complete]
Categories Genre: Action, Adventure, All, Completed, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural Status: Completed ______
Total Chapters in book: 379
Estimated words: 1205169 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 6026(@200wpm)___ 4821(@250wpm)___ 4017(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 1205169 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 6026(@200wpm)___ 4821(@250wpm)___ 4017(@300wpm)
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[5F, Materialized Demon Realm]
I went back down to the Materialized Demon Realm. The demon castles were completely conquered by now, but there were still secret underground bases that no one knew about and NPCs that hadn’t been rescued.
“Is it here?”
But because the terrain was unfavorable for a sharpshooter, I brought the trustworthy comrade, Cheok Jungyeong, with me.
“Yep.”
We were currently in a secret passageway on the outskirts of the Materialized Demon Realm. Standing in front of the passageway that was hidden behind a huge boulder, I glanced at Cheok Jungyeong’s face.
“It better not be boring.”
Equipped with the armor I gave him, Cheok Jungyeong looked like a giant soldier from legends. Because of the special skill [Secret March], his body had gotten even bigger.
“It’ll be at least somewhat interesting.”
According to my setting, the demons here were high-leveled, and there was even a drake that the demon tamed. As a side note, drake leather was a great material for crafting. I planned to secretly make myself a wrist protector with it.
“Let’s go.”
“Sure.”
We went into the passageway which looked like a manhole.
The underground passageway was naturally pitch-black. But my eyesight wasn’t hindered by darkness in the slightest as it quickly penetrated the walls and detected the presence of several heat sources.
There were at least 30 enemies in this underground base, and the NPCs I was trying to rescue were located on the bottom floor.
[Quest discovered!]
[Rank – High]
[Summary – The demon ‘Ryukai’ has hypnotized and enslaved many NPCs. The NPCs will only regain their sanity for three hours per day.]
[Goal – Rescue all trapped NPCs and undo Ryukai’s mind control magic.]
[Reward – Mystical Whetstone, Mandrake]
A quest popped up. Cheok Jungyeong seemed to have seen it too as he was squinting at the air.
“Mm… so what’s our plan?”
“Just follow me.”
I led Cheok Jungyeong forward, but before I could even take many steps, the base’s defensive system activated.
Koong— Koong— Koong— Koong—
Large rumbling sounds rang out. Cheok Jungyeong glared at the epicenter of the noise and frowned.
“…What are those?”
“Obviously, they’re demons.”
Cheok Jungyeong had frightening hardware specs of 2.16 meters and 140 kilograms.
However, the two giants that appeared in front of us were even bigger than Cheok Jungyeong.
[Lv.10 Demon Giant]
“Leave this place—”
One of the giants spoke mechanically. His voice was loud and deep enough to cause the earth to rumble.
Crack, crack.
Cheok Jungyeong stretched lightly before asking.
“Newbie, I’ve been wondering for a while, what’s the difference between Djinns and demons?”
“Huh?”
“I’m just curious.”
Cheok Jungyeong thought about such things? Well, Cheok Jungyeong was a general in his past life, so he was technically a strategist as well.
“…Demons are born in the Demon Realm and Djinns are humans who borrow the Demon Realm’s power.”
“Demon Realm? Is that something that really exists?”
“Who knows?”
I shrugged.
“But why wouldn’t it? The universe is vast.”
The Demon Realm certainly existed. In fact, parts of Earth would soon be devoured by the Demon Realm. This was the core event that started the latter half of the story. In the first place, the goal of the Evil Gods, who commanded the Djinns, was to conquer Earth as part of the Demon Realm’s territory.
“I won’t repeat myself a second time—”
The demon giant spoke once again.
“Leave—"
“You better shut your trap, kiddo.”
Cheok Jungyeong stepped forward. The sound of his footstep was far quieter than the giant in front of him, and his body looked far weaker.
“Take care of them however you want. I’m going ahead.”
“Sure.”
I left Cheok Jungyeong to deal with the demon giants and used Parkour to kick off the wall and stick to the ceiling like Spiderman. Of course, Parkour itself wasn’t enough to ignore the laws of physics, so I had to use a little bit of Stigma’s magic power.
In any case, I shot past the two giants blocking the passageway.
As I was about to peacefully get to the lower floor, a huge wind pressure swept out from behind my back.
KWANG—!
Cheok Jungyeong’s punch resulted in an explosive shockwave, and a demon giant flew backwards and smashed into the wall.
I smiled in satisfaction as I went downstairs. A total of nine demons were on the second floor. After hearing the ruckus upstairs, they were quickly getting ready for a fight.
—Get your weapons!
—Intruders!
—Report to Count Ryukai!
I transformed Aether into a bow and took out five dark ore arrows. I could have used my Desert Eagle, but it was a waste to use bullets on these small fries. I fired the arrows simultaneously without hesitation.
Chwaaaa….
Arrows that were darker than black shot forward.
It didn’t matter if my targets were hiding behind a wall. These arrows were unhindered by any obstacles since they would penetrate them equally.
With a simple move, the five arrows pierced the vital organs of the nine demons. Only a split second had passed since they even spotted me.
“You done?”
Cheok Jungyeong came down immediately afterwards. The black blood on his face told the result of the fight upstairs.
“Yes, follow me.”
After confirming that our combination was undefeatable, we continued to crush our way down. In just five minutes, we found ourselves on the bottom floor of the underground base. There, we found a Dracula-like demon and a chubby drake.
[Lv.12 Ryukai]
“Haha, foolish humans. You dare to come to my abode?”
A ferocious giant charged toward the elegantly murmuring Dracula. Cheok Jungyeong grabbed Ryukai’s neck in an instant and slammed him down on the ground.
“Auu… uuuk… ek… kek….”
Ryukai groaned in pain. He tried to resist Cheok Jungyeong’s physical strength, but it was futile. It was no different than a human trying to push an elephant.
The demon noble’s face turned blue as he flailed and tore apart his fancy suit.
“…Kuk.”
Soon, Ryukai’s breathing stopped.
Crack—
Cheok Jungyeong twisted Ryukai’s neck and confirmed his death.
“The real trouble is there.”
“I know.”
Cheok Jungyeong glared at the drake, which was looking at its dead master, with joy.
I asked.
“You don’t need my help, right?”
“Of course.”
Since he said so, I walked past them and headed to where the enslaved NPCs were kept. To my surprise, the place didn’t look like a prison. The entire bottom floor looked like a noble’s mansion, and the enslaved NPCs were doing physical labor in a stupor.
I walked up to them and took out the Mystic Key. I put the key in their heads and unlocked the spell that was controlling their minds.
When the NPCs snapped out of it, they panicked for a moment before choosing a young man as their spokesperson.
[Lv.9 Yuken]
This handsome young man was also an NPC full of potential. As he was a master in city management as well as stronghold defense and offense, he was a needed talent for Prestige.
“Everyone, I’ve come from Prestige to rescue you. My name is… Kim Huijuin. Let us return to Prestige.”
Hearing me, the NPCs hesitated.
Meanwhile, a fierce battle was in progress nearby.
KWANG—! KOONG—!
Thunderous roars rang out as Cheok Jungyeong’s fist crushed the drake’s bones and claws.
“…Is Ryukai dead?”
Yuken asked hesitantly.
“Yes.”
“Then… we refuse.”
Yuken shook his head. I had expected as much.
“If Ryukai is dead, it’ll be better for us to live here…. To us, Prestige is no different than hell.”
According to my settings, they had left the 3rd floor to escape from Prestige. Although they were captured by demons and forced to become slaves, to them, being sent back to Prestige would be equivalent to moving from one hell to another.
“Don’t worry.”
I shook my head.
“It’ll be okay. Prestige has changed a lot since you were there.”
But that was all in the past. The current Prestige was…
KOONG! KOONG!
Cheok Jungyeong was
KOONG!
kind of noisy
KWANG—!
, but I used hypnotic suggestion regardless.
“A sun is currently being created in Prestige. Its citizens are working and living meaningful lives, and children can run around the streets with smiles. There is also no shortage of food and water.”
My voice gently flowed into the NPCs’ ears.
“Moreover, Prestige needs your administrative talent.”
**
With Demon’s Cunning Speech, I easily convinced Yuken and the 15 NPCs following him. I guided them back to Prestige.
“This… where… what…”
“Where are we…?”
“Is this really Prestige?”
Seeing the change Prestige underwent, the NPCs couldn’t hide their shock. Meanwhile, Prestige’s most famous named NPCs, ‘Henry’ and ‘Kiri’, appeared.
“Welcome, everyone~ Come here~”
Henry and Kiri took them away, and I sent them away with a smile. After staring at them until they disappeared from my view, I turned to Cheok Jungyeong.
“Cheok Jungyeong.”
“Huh?”
I handed him a parchment.
“…What’s this?”
Cheok Jungyeong’s eyebrows perked up. I retorted.
“Locations where NPCs are trapped on the 5th floor.”
“What? Why are you giving this to me?”
I smiled at Cheok Jungyeong, who looked confused.
“You see, I don’t have time to go around saving all of them.”
“…You’re telling
me
to save them?”
Cheok Jungyeong shoved his intimidating face forward.
“Look at you, ordering me around now!”
Truth be told, it was really scary, but I had already prepared a reply.
“…Your shoes, clothes, and armor.”
Each time I pointed at something he was wearing, Cheok Jungyeong flinched slightly.
“There isn’t a single one that didn’t come from me.”
“….”
“I didn’t ask for anything when I gave them, did I?”
Cheok Jungyeong dodged my gaze and scratched his head. Now that he was somewhat convinced, I just had to give him a reason that wouldn’t hurt his pride.
“It’s Boss’ order.”
“Huh? Oh, then just say so from the beginning~!”
Cheok Jungyeong laughed heartily and snatched the parchment out of my hand.
“It should be a piece of cake anyways… let’s see… ah~ there’s only five people.”
“Five places. There should be around 100 NPCs in total.”
“…Tsk.”
His face quickly contorted as he put away the parchment.
“Fine, I’ll get it done within four days.”
“Thanks.”
It was then.
—Pieeeek
Spartan suddenly appeared in the sky and flew down onto my shoulder.
There was a group trying to challenge the World’s End Bridge.
“Where did this birdhead come from?”
Cheok Jungyeong stared at Spartan who appeared out of nowhere.
“I’ll be off now. Don’t lose that parchment!”
I took out the portable crystal stele. This was my third time using it, but the crystal stele was just as bright as when I got it. It was because I was recharging its use with the Orb of Regeneration.
To me, items with limited use were no different than permanent items.
Sssss—
When I infused Stigma’s magic power into the crystal stele, the ground I was standing on instantly changed from a brick pedestrian walkway to a wooden board.
This place was a temporary watchtower I built. From a height that could reach the clouds, I looked down at the ground.
Far away, a group… no, an ‘army’ was slowly marching towards the World’s End Bridge.
“…The Chinese Alliance.”
I could tell at a glance given how many of them there were.
One, two, three, four… sixty-seven.
It seemed they were planning on using sheer numbers to break through my defense.
“Like that’ll work.”
I muttered coldly.
The Aether bow and dark ore arrows were already in my hands.
As always, the first arrow was a warning. Since the 9th floor had to be opened as late as possible, I was telling them not to get closer.
Of course, like most other Players, they would ignore the warning.
Chwaaak—
I shot a single wooden arrow.
**
…The next day, 8-3F Crevon.
Day of the ‘Martial Tournament’.
Drawn by the first-place prize, I applied for the Martial Tournament and was currently looking through the Community in my waiting room. Although I pushed myself a bit yesterday, I should be able to pass the preliminary round with ease.
===
[Another failed attempt to pass the bridge of death.]
The Chinese Alliance challenged it this time, and Black Lotus absolutely destroyed them. Half of them died and the other half ran away.
—RIP Chinese Alliance ㅋㅋㅋ That’s what they get for always pushing people around with their numbers. I’m not even mad.
ㄴDon’t be racist ^^ You should be sad that people died. Their nationality shouldn’t matter, right?
—Wow… You really have to hand it to Black Lotus. He’s amazing. But isn’t he being a bit selfish? He’s saying he’s the only one who’s allowed to train on the 9th floor!
ㄴNo, we didn’t get an alert that a Player reached the 9th floor. He probably can’t go up either, so I think he’s blocking the way until he can.
[Black Lotus is going wild, but what’s the Divine Archer Jin Seyeon doing? Isn’t it common sense that a sharpshooter should deal with another sharpshooter?]
Since she’s in the Tower, she should really do something about it.
—Divine Archer’s in the middle of her training montage.
—Considering what Black Lotus has shown so far, I don’t think Divine Archer has a chance either…. She only came in recently, so her stats are restricted even more.
[The Hero Association told Black Lotus to stop.]
Apparently, the Hero Association ‘advised’ Black Lotus to stop blocking the way. They used the word ‘advise’, but it seems more like a threat. This is the first time that the outside world interfered with matters inside the Tower. They must have realized that there was no one inside the Tower that could do anything about it, so they took action form the outside.
—But who the hell’s gonna listen to any warning from the outside world? Not even the Association Head has any power in here.
ㄴ I wouldn’t say that…
ㄴNo, he’s right. I can beat up Chae Joochul as long as he enters the Tower.
ㄴYou must have lost your mind…. You should look to get that treated.
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The Community was practically on fire and because Black Lotus’ name was constantly on the news in the outside world, I had finally reached 5000 SP. I was able to cook up a good Gift now.
—Preliminary round 37! In the blue~ corner! The beautiful obsidian jewel, ‘Boshy’!
At that moment, the host of the Martial Tournament announced the 37th preliminary round battle.
Boshy was Boss’ alias.
—In the red~ corner! The chickenhead ‘Conrad’!
Conrad.
I didn’t know who that was, but I was up next.
When I was about to stretch…
Tiriring—
My messenger suddenly rang.
Nayunjajangman: 「Hyung-nim, what’s your main weapon?」
Nayunjajangman: 「Do you want to do a quest with me?」
Because I haven’t even opened her messages for three weeks, Nayunjajangman’s messages poured down like rain.
Nayunjajangman: 「Hyung-nim, why haven’t you been replying to me lately?」
Nayunjajangman: 「Did something happen? You’re not dead, are you?」
Nayunjajangman: 「Message me if you see this」
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[8-3F, Crevon Mainland]
Crevon had a variety of stone buildings. Although Crevon’s buildings looked like they came from the Middle Ages, there were buildings that looked similar to shopping malls as well.
As such, the streets of Crevon looked like a strange mix of the Middle Ages and the modern era, giving Crevon a somewhat mystical and beautiful look.
Rachel was walking through Crevon’s main street like a tourist. Every view carried an element that was special enough to store in her memory.
“The scenery is indeed better than Prestige’s.”
Rachel nodded at Vice Team Leader Davin’s words. About four days ago, Rachel and eight other elite members of the Royal Court guild charged through the Field of Trials with Rachel’s elementals’ help, then cleared several quests on 8-2F to reach Crevon Mainland.
Just like they’ve been hearing on the public forum, Crevon’s level of civilization was far above that of Prestige.
“It looks like a mix of London and the Middle Ages. I’m in awe no matter where I look.”
However, Rachel didn’t feel that the investments she made to Prestige were wasted. She continued.
“But this place has beautiful scenery that wouldn’t lose to Prestige.”
The Tower of Wish now had close to 60000 Players.
Only 3000 tickets were found for the first wave, which multiplied to 9000 on the second and 18000 on the third. Now, there were close to 30000 Players in the tutorial.
“I agree.”
However, only one or two thousand had managed to reach the 8th floor. Many Players were still living in Prestige, unable to obtain enough performance points to climb up.
Furthermore, since ‘outsiders’ were unable to buy living space in Crevon, investing in Prestige turned out to be the right decision.
“Anyways, Vice Leader, I’ve noticed that you’re almost always wearing that armor.”
“…Ah.”
Rachel laughed shyly.
“…It’s a suit, not armor.’
“Is it?”
The [Lv.4 Black Suit] Rachel was wearing was acquired after a fierce battle of wits. As Rachel’s favorite armor, it had performed fantastically until now.
“Yes, I can’t recall how many times it saved my life.”
“Haha…. Ah, by the way, have you heard the news? The alliance that was trying to cross the bridge was slaughtered.”
“…Yes, I have.”
Rachel’s smiling face quickly froze cold.
Yesterday, another group had challenged the ‘World’s End Bridge’.
It was the 8th attempt, and this time all of the Chinese guilds had formed an alliance. A total of 67 people were excited at the prospect of showing off their nation’s greatness, yet they were cruelly massacred by Black Lotus’ arrows.
“As long as it isn’t too expensive, buy the footage of the battle when it comes out.”
“Yes, understood.”
Parties that challenged Black Lotus always filmed their attempt and sold it. If not, third parties filmed them and sold the video themselves.
The most famous video was the Djinn Alliance’s attempt. A single arrow had completely blasted the bridge like a tactical nuke, instilling catharsis and fear into the hearts of many.
“Ah, we’re here.”
Davin muttered. They reached the place they’d been walking towards.
[Lv.11 Phiunel’s Mansion]
This was the meeting spot for their mission.
Rachel talked to the guards in front of the entrance and was led into the mansion by the mansion owner’s servants.
“It’s here.”
They arrived in front of a door with the sign [conference room] above it.
The servants soon took their leave, and Rachel slowly opened the door.
“Hello.”
Before walking in, Rachel gracefully bowed. The people inside reacted uniquely to her greeting.
“Ah, nice to meet you, Elementalist Rachel.”
“Hello.”
“Hi!”
“It’s been a while, my old friend.”
Rachel scanned the room.
Hunter of the Vast Expanse, ‘Kim Junwoo’.
Desolate Moon’s ‘Shin Jonghak’.
Essence of the Strait’s ‘Yi Jiyoon’ and ‘Miyamoto Yohei’.
One of the recent rising Rankers, ‘Chae Nayun’, and Essence of the Strait’s Chief Officer ‘Kim Youngjin’.
Rachel was faced with old acquaintances that soothed her heart as well as powerful veterans who made her tremble. Rachel walked up, trying her best to act calm, and sat down on a chair.
“Hiya.”
“….”
When Rachel returned Chae Nayun’s greeting with a light bow, the door opened once again, and a gentle, white-haired old man walked in.
“Welcome, Outsiders.”
The following name was shown above the old man’s head:
[Lv.??? Phiunel]
Total Chapters in book: 379
Estimated words: 1205169 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 6026(@200wpm)___ 4821(@250wpm)___ 4017(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 1205169 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 6026(@200wpm)___ 4821(@250wpm)___ 4017(@300wpm)
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