#179
[The reason we have brought so many people here is to provide guidance for ‘final preparations.’ After many hardships, you have finally qualified to reach the 90th floor. This is the first time this has happened in Elix history.]
“It’s Elix history… ? “What do you mean?”
Someone asked with a frown. At those words, Billwill looked down at the audience in silence. A crowd of people with all kinds of expressions was reflected through his monocle. Some people seemed to have guessed something, others seemed to be hearing something unfamiliar, and each person was looking up at Billwill with a certain expression.
[okay. I think I should explain that part first.]
Just-
As soon as Billwill’s fingertip was lifted, the huge mirror began to tilt, making a rusty hinge sound. When the mirror reached an oblique angle, it stopped with a clattering sound.
And everyone saw a faint afterimage there.
[You are the 42nd road players to visit this place since the current Elix was created. Please take a look in the mirror. There is a long ‘flow’ here, containing a long history from the 1st generation to the 42nd generation.]
The afterimage in the mirror gradually became darker. It was a world filled with waves, as if something was glimmering. There was someone’s back in the trembling afterimage. And when the afterimage became infinitely clear, Sehyun looked over the man’s shoulder and saw the vast world of Elix.
It wasn’t clear who the back was. However, his race was specific to someone Sehyeon knew. The webbed feet covering the hands, the skin color resembling the sea, the gills on the shoulders, and the huge shark’s fin sticking out from behind the back.
It was Kwak Jeong-han’s tribe. I felt Kwak Jeong-han, who was standing next to me, flinch. Starting with that race, the mirror captured many races and empires.
Moments of defeat were frequent. Empires that had repeated revival, collapse, and prosperity disappeared from the Ellix at some point.
It was the defeat of the first generation. From then on, countless repetitions of life began. Lee Jae-young’s tribe was there, and Baek Do-hyeon’s tribe was there too. Not only the Celestial Race but also many other races that passed by were alive and breathing, serving other masters.
and-
“… “It’s Zenka.”
“Lee, why is Lewell…?” .”
“That… “Isis.”
All the archdukes were there. There was also Ruhak, who had not changed. He looked dry and had sad eyes.
They served countless kings and struggled every moment with their vassals in an unfamiliar empire. However, the end was always a life that disappeared as if erased from this earth.
Amid countless repetitions of death and defeat, the princes shed tears and became frustrated. I struggled with sadness and struggled with anger.
The 42nd replacement that followed.
The current road players appeared in the mirror. From Se-hyeon to Lee Jae-young and Baek Do-hyeon, Kwak Jeong-han and Kim Gap-jun, Yoo Si-un, Yoon Je-ha, Aul, Fan, Agatha, Baluk, and countless others whose names I don’t even know.
Everyone was there for the first moment, buried in the crowd, helpless and trembling with fear of the world they had never encountered before.
[Ellix has existed for a long time until many planets have passed through us, and many Lord players have spent their history challenging the Tower of Trials and competing for achievements. However, none of the planets reached the 90th floor and disappeared into history. You are now facing the beginning.]
“Can you tell me why other planets haven’t reached the 90th floor?”
Agatha’s words echoed in the still silence. The afterimage in the mirror had disappeared before I knew it.
“I would also like an explanation as to what it is that we must confront and what our roles and duties are. What is the exact meaning of the player?”
Numerous guides looked down at Agatha. The gazes seemed as if they were oppressing. The answer flowed from Bilwill’s mouth.
[The reason why other planets did not reach the 90th floor is simple. This is because I haven’t achieved enough growth to reach my achievements. I’m running out of time, so I’ll explain quickly. All of you Grand Dukes have certain ‘desires’. And only road players can make that wish come true.]
“What is that hope?”
[Killing ‘Beusbrihel’. No, it would be more accurate to call it a grudge.]
“Beusbrihel… ?”
Just-
When Billwill flicked his fingertips, the afterimage appeared again in the mirror. It looked like something pitch black was crouching and wriggling. The moment it inflated her body, the sound of breathing could be heard here and there. Something horrifying ran down his spine.
It was a monster. It was a huge thing with a hideous face and prominent bones, so hideous that it made you shiver, and it was constantly digging somewhere, looking as if it was infested with all kinds of evil. But every time, something blocked him and his fingertips were crushed.
“Monster, monster… The monster… !!”
“That…” Um, what is that… !”
Those who saw the monster for the first time let out horrified screams and gasps. Among them, there were those who sat down with pale faces, chattering their teeth, and retreated.
The only ones who made an effort to remain aloof were the Chun Alliance and the White Coat Alliance, who knew the identity of the monster.
[We call that one who swallows resentment, or one who swallows resentment. The exact name is ‘Beusbrihel’. It is a heretic born out of resentment, and it is the last enemy that you must challenge and defeat.]
“Um, kill that thing by any means!!”
“Ugh!! Me, I can’t! can not! “Better kill us!”
Angry voices rose here and there. Sehyeon watched those scenes with a miserable feeling. Still, this was somewhat expected up to this point.
[No one knows where it came from or where it was created. All that is known is that it is an entity of evil itself, growing by feeding on a planet full of resentment, and wandering around ceaselessly in search of resentment.]
Evil seeking revenge.
[Also, your current empire in Ellix has been swallowed up by ‘Beusbrihel’. To be exact, it must be a planet.]
When Billwill finished speaking, the surroundings became quiet. People tried to understand what he was saying in his dazed mind. Swallowed beings?
[The Grand Dukes are the last kings of the planet swallowed up by ‘Beusbrihel’, and are pitiful people who hate ‘Beusbrihel’ more than anyone else. That is why they are trying to fight against that entity by helping those of you who can interfere with its principles. This is why the Grand Dukes are trying to revive their empire. To save his people again.]
“… “The archdukes were actual kings?”
“If you mean it was destroyed… . then… So, are you saying that the current Grand Duke and his vassals are all dead? “A non-existent entity?”
Until now, many people have lived in denial that this place is not real. The existence of the Grand Duke and his vassals was limited to the game environment, and he lived an obsessive belief that the only real entities were ‘lord players’.
It was an underlying idea that wanted to deny an unbelievable fact. However, that thought was completely washed away as of today.
This means that the grand duke and his vassals who have been together so far were actually people who existed in the past, and are now dead and only vengeful spirits remain. Those words turned everyone’s illusions into reality.
[‘Beusbrihel’ has devoured countless planets in the sector, reaching hundreds, thousands, and even tens of thousands, and is currently trying to devour this Elix. There is only one thing you need to do here. Reach the 100th floor of the Tower of Trials and stand in the final place. This is what our guides want you to do.]
Sehyeon knew that it was the ‘final preparation’. That will start from the 90th floor onwards.
Even as people dazed by confusion muttered something in pieces, Billwill continued to speak.
[We would like to inform you in advance that from the 90th floor of the Tower of Tests, the attack will be conducted using a ‘scenario’. From the 90th to the 99th floor, a ‘destruction scenario’ will be implemented based on the empire ranking within the current top 10 Elix. What you need to do is prevent the ‘destruction’ that will occur there.]
“Are you saying we have to fight that monster from the 90th floor?”
[Of course, the difficulty level will be adjusted downward. What you are dealing with there is not the main body of ‘Beusbrihel’ but a ‘part’ of it. Everything that happens inside the tower is real and not real. Please do not overlook this point.]
Everything was confusing. I couldn’t understand anything, I couldn’t guess anything. There were hundreds of questions, but no clear question came to mind.
“Ha, you idiot. Why do we have to do that? Don’t you guys draw it? What are you talking about by dragging these people in? Would you like me to kill that thing? Why do we have to take on other people’s planetary affairs? It’s sad that I was brought here, but now you’re telling me to risk my life to kill that thing? “Go all the way, you bastards.”
Someone walked out from one side, spitting. He did not belong to any alliance. Her man raised his evil eyes and glared fiercely at Billwill. It was many guides who opened her mouth on behalf of Bill Will.
[You will have to do it.]
[Before it is our enemy, it is also everyone’s enemy.]
[Until we arrived here, our guides had made numerous efforts to prevent ‘Beusbrihel.’ We looked for talented people on planets who showed potential and gave them the opportunity to challenge their achievements, and we put all our effort into maintaining the barrier to hold them back.]
[Nevertheless, no planet has come close to making final preparations. To them, the difficulty level of the tower was absurd. In the end, no planet could maintain the barrier, and we had no choice but to keep bringing challengers from other planets here. That’s the 42nd time.]
“So what does that have to do with us, you idiot!”
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The man gathered up phlegm and spat it out on the floor. There was a short silence among the guides. The silence felt ominous, perhaps because the shadowed face beneath the brim of the hat was dark.
The ominous feeling soon became reality. By the low sound of Billwill’s words.
[If I were to say that the next destination of ‘Beusbrihel’ is Earth, would that be your answer?]
